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Perhaps one of the greatest trickeries in the current Broadway revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, is not the drawing room antics of La Marquise de Merteuil (Janet McTeer) or her lover/neme…
Continuing its role as the broadcast leader in bringing event programming to a national audience, it was announced today that NBC is joining forces with Jennifer Lopez for "Bye Bye Birdie Li…
The much-anticipated revival of William Finn and James Lapine’s Falsettos opens tonight on Broadway with an all-star cast that includes Stephanie J. Block (Wicked), Christian Bor…
Producers Paul Blake and Mike Bosner announced today the Broadway return of three-time Tony Award-winner Glenn Close in her most iconic role, Norma Desmond, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Awa…
The American Playwriting Foundation (Executive Director David Bar Katz), established to make annual grants to new American plays, has selected Aleshea Harris for The 2016 Relentless Award, t…
Musicals are a totally American experience. Their optimism, energy, inventiveness and infectious showbiz spirit reflect the country in so many ways. They're a mix of kitsch and schmaltz, sat…
Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. This month …
Producer Scott Rudin announced today that, beginning Tuesday, June 13, two-time Tony Award-winner and one of Broadway's most treasured stars, Donna Murphy, will step into the role of Dolly G…
by Jon L Jensen Every human interaction is fraught with risk and uncertainty. This idea is one of several compelling themes driving Simon Stephens' enigmatic Heisenberg, now playing on Broad…
In celebration and support of GLAAD and ‘Spirit Day’ (October 20), the Curran had released a music video of the song "Ring of Keys," from the Tony Award-winning musical Fun…
by Ryan Leeds To paraphrase the famous song from My Fair Lady: "I Could Have Danced Most of the Night." I'm referring to The New York Pops' recent concert at Carnegie Hall that celebrated th…
by Samuel L. Leiter I don't usually find comics like Nick Kroll and John Mulaney funny. Cartoonish characterizations of grumpy old men in bad gray wigs and tastelessly grungy clothes deliver…
by Ryan Leeds The Real Actors of NYC is proof that lavish costumes, gigantic sets, lush orchestras, and full-scale dance numbers are not a prerequisite for a great musical. Quite the opposit…
by Samuel L. Leiter Imagine a nerdy, standup comic who wears horn-rimmed glasses, is slight of build, has a tuft of hair, and whose material stems from personal issues of depression, self-wo…
Dress Circle Publishing will release The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 3, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Tuesday, November 15. Have…
Sondheim fans love the cult favorite, Merrily We Roll Along, the 1981 bomb that lasted only 16 performances on Broadway. Atlas Media has announced that its upcoming feature-length documen…
Host committee members Betty Buckley, Misty Copeland, Kelli O'Hara,Bernadette Peters, and Janice Reals Ellig present the 20th Anniversary of Nothing Like a Dame on Monday, October 24, 201…
The Drama League (Executive Artistic Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks) has announced the roster of special guest performers for the 33rd Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway honoring To…
by Ryan Leeds After leaving Paper Mill Playhouse earlier this week, where a terrific production of The Producers is being staged, my guest turned to me and asked, "I wonder if, in 70 year…
by Samuel L. Leiter Jean Genet's once-controversial 1947 play The Maids (Les Bonnes) has had a substantial number of revivals despite its challenging avant-garde style and subject matter, in…
The York Theatre Company will honor legendary Oscar and Tony award-winner Joel Grey with the 25th Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre at 201…
by Samuel L. Leiter A headline in the Times (October 3) notes: "For 'Birth of a Nation,' Goal Is to Inspire, Not Incite," pointing to the political implications of the soon-to-open movie abo…
It's show time! After a gloomy late summer when Broadway shows were shuttering like a hurricane was about to blow into town, things are picking up with a slew of new openings. This month, wh…
by Jon L Jensen Molly Pope brought back her critically acclaimed act, "A Star is Born," to Feinstein's/54 Below on Wednesday, September 28. The show not only highlights Pope's stunnin…
by Ryan Leeds It's good that solid ground rests under the enormous pop-up tent where Cirque du Soleil's KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities is currently enjoying a limited engagement at Ra…
