Comedian who formed a popular duo with his wife, Anne Meara, has died of natural causes The comedian Jerry Stiller has died at the age of 92. His death was announced on Monday on Twitter by …
What is it like to be both a black father and a police officer in America? Kenneth Kellogg, a D.C. native who plays The Father in Blue, learns lessons from a police officer.
Kathryn Gallagher, who was starring in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway before the COVID-19 shutdown, had a childhood few could imagine. Her father is film and television star (and '90s …
Gilbert "Gib" Hartke was the son of an interdenominational love match that transcended the social norms of late-nineteenth-century Chicago. His father, Emil, the offspring of a prominent fir…
A celebration today of minor movie star Virginia Grey (1917-2004) who appeared in films with many classic comedians. But first a detour into the life of her father, whose career was also rel…
This expletive-heavy family comedy elicits resigned smiles rather than belly laughs
James Morton's ambitious debut play spans three generations and explores the turbulent relationship between fathers and their sons. Morton cleverly articulates the
The brief, scorching career of Jarry " eccentric creator of Père Ubu " is celebrated in a New York show
Pasadena Playhouse, Los AngelesThe actor brings out the dark humour in Zeller's modern classic about a man with dementia, fluctuating from absurdity to despair in a heartbeat It is more tha…
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PAPA, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Every once in awhile a play comes along that reminds what " and how exciting " theater can be. In The Father (Le Père), French playwright Florian Zeller doesn't just …
Pasadena Playhouse, The State Theater of California, presents The Father, written by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Jessica Kubzansky, now through March 1,…
The three-time Tony nominee plays André in Florian Zeller's drama about Alzheimer's disease.
She's playing the role of Anne Austin in the George Street Playhouse stage rendition of MIDWIVES, a book written by her father and noted author, Chris Bohjalian. "I feel so grateful to get t…
The Alexander in the title is Dr. Alexander Wiener, a pioneering scientist in the use of blood to identify individuals in ways similar to fingerprints, and co-discoverer of the Rh factor in …
Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father, Luis, recently sat down for a chat with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival.
Jack Coogan (1886-1935), originally from Syracuse, started out in vaudeville as a dancer and comedian. In 1913 he married fellow performer Lillian Dolliver. Their child John Leslie "jackie" …
Ari Brand discusses his personal new play about unearthing the truth about his father, Natan Brand, a famed classical concert pianist who died of AIDS in 1990.
Today we celebrate Philip Astley (1742-1814), generally acknowledged to be the father of the modern circus, and by extension, one could argue, all the modern variety forms, be it vaudeville,…
Ivo van Hove might be busy at the Broadway Theatre as the director of the new revival of West Side Story, but his creative energy will move to a new project this spring.
Dutch actor Hans Kesting will star in the world premiere of the French author's third book, premiering in Antwerp this spring.