Theater-loving New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez rubs off on teammates

Lee Blessing's George W. Bush bash has low-impact controversy by Joe Dziemianowicz (**)

Backstage at 2010 Tony Awards: Mark Sanchez out with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, wows Kristin Chenoweth by Frank Digiacomo

2010 Tony Awards review: Grammys could learn something here, by David Hinckley

The real measure of Sunday night's show, however, may be that it was strong enough to survive without either Betty White or Neil Patrick Harris. Their cabs probably just got stuck in traffic.

Tony Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones regrets 'crass' acceptance speech about Michael Douglas

It wasn't exactly a little night music, it was more like a lewd rap song.

2010 Tony awards: Scarlett Johansson, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Viola Davis bring the star power by Joe Dziemianowicz

Tony's leading man: Sean Hayes preps for Tony awards hosting gig BY Joe Dziemianowicz

NYPD cops are one West Side Story that will win Tony Award tonight! BY Heidi Evans

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo cracks down on scalping of Shakespeare in the Park tickets BY Glenn Blain

So much for free: Businessman sells pricey tickets to skip long line for Shakespeare in the Park by Joe Dziemianowicz

'Glee' tour strikes an ideal balance between TV and stage with plentiful song delivery by Jim Farber

Gatecrasher

Mariah Carey abruptly dropped out of her next project - a role in Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf" - on Tuesday, fueling rumors that she…

'Dusk Rings a Bell' tolls enough emotion to get you through this thoughtful drama by Joe Dziemianowicz

Musical is warm-hearted take on 1960s coal mining country by Joe Dziemianowicz (*** 1/2)

Kristoffer Diaz's wrestling ring packs a punch by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

Neil Patrick Harris: Guest spot on Fox's 'Glee' as Bryan Ryan was like 'factory work' By Soraya Roberts

'That Face,' by British playwright Polly Stenham, deadens rather than devastates by Joe Dziemianowicz (** 1/2)

Gatecrasher: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane get a laugh at NY Restoration Project picnic at Joan Collins' expense

Cannes Film Festival 2010: Salma Hayek set to make comeback BY Roger Friedman, SHOWBIZ411.COM

Jessica Biel will star in the Broadway musical version of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."

Blogging En Plein Air By Howard Kissel

Reviewed by Joe Dziemianowicz

A satisfying slice of kitchen-sink realism, This Wide Night follows Lorraine (Edie Falco) and Marie (Alison Pill), who are trying to get on with life after being released from an English prison. In some ways, it recalls Marsha Norman's Getting Out, but British playwright Chloe Moss breathes fresh life into the subject with a tough and tender story that flows like an indie movie.

'Gabriel,' by Moira Buffini, electrifies at the start then suffers power outage by Joe Dziemianowicz (*)

Senior actresses Betty White and '30 Rock' star Elaine Stritch give birth to the new 'eldercool' By Joe Dziemianowicz

Dan Savage's 'The Kid' musical is boring baby that needs to grow up by Joe Dziemianowicz (** 1/2)

Dianne Wiest pinches pennies in Alexander Ostrovsky's 'The Forest' by Joe Dziemianowicz (** 1/2)