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Music-industry veteran Tommy Mottola is making his first go as a lead producer on Broadway, helming 'A Bronx Tale the Musical,' based on a one-man show by Chazz Palminteri that became a 1993…
This Saturday, at the Met Cloisters, lovers of modern classical music can see the Calder Quartet giving a rare performance of Morton Feldman's 1983 piece 'String Quartet No. 2.'
Books about Neil Simon and Eugene O'Neill are hitting the shelves, and more theater news: Bookish theater fans will have many pages to turn this fall, as two books about great American playw…
Some cast members read Tolstoy's novel to prepare for 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.'
Theater company and producers agree on credit for 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.'
With their contract set to expire Sunday, actors are lobbying for more money, but off-Broadway theaters and producers say their offer is a significant increase.
Decades before 'Modern Family,' New York theater embraced 'Falsettos,' about a father who leaves his wife for his boyfriend. Now a revival puts this prescient musical in front of modern audi…
Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller and more at the Public Theater's revival of 'Plenty,' starring Rachel Weisz.
'Hamilton' opens this week in Chicago, the first stage in an expansion hitting San Francisco, Los Angeles, D.C. and London
'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' now in previews at the Booth Theatre, takes its scene changes so seriously that director Josie Rourke hired a movement director to choreograph them.
Choreographer Jessica Lang's 'Her Notes,' commissioned by American Ballet Theatre, has its premiere Oct. 21 at the David H. Koch Theater.
The pre-emptive step promises to avoid one of the most contentious backstage issues when a show looks like a hit. 'Hamilton' cast members negotiated their profit-sharing deal well after the …
In a new revival of the Chekhov classic, language, design and casting signal a world in transition.
Joseph Polisi, Juilliard's longest-serving president, said he would step down from his position at the performing-arts school in 2018.
Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé DÃaz, who perform as Ibeyi, have had a banner year: from singing at Chanel's resort show in Havana to appearing in Beyoncé's Lemonade.
To assemble the cast for "The Front Page," a Broadway revival opening Oct. 20, Nathan Lane, Jack O'Brien and Scott Rudin put their heads (and Rolodexes) together.
Broadway dreams crash and soar in two new documentaries at this year's New York Film Festival: one celebrates the historic 'Hamilton,' while the other explores the bittersweet legacy of 'Mer…
Ticket sales are down, and theater leaders are hoping new shows will help grosses catch up.
The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "A Delicate Balance" died at his home in Montauk.
While sound design on Broadway is usually most effective when barely noticed, 'The Encounter,' which starts previews Sept. 20, puts it front and center with the use of technology new to New …
Nearly 15 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, revised plans for the downtown cultural hub are released. Barbra Streisand is named chairwoman.
Some 21 small theater companies have been selected to launch A.R.T./New York's new stages at West 53rd Street and 10th Avenue, where their costs will be subsidized.
Director Gordon Greenberg brings 'Holiday Inn' into the 21st century.
Initiative brings free musical theater to underserved neighborhoods in New York City.
Despite a record low in paid attendance last season, the Metropolitan Opera is on track to balance its budget for the second year in a row, company officials said.
