Theater Articles
The Biggest Buzz on Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Is Now in Its Second Hit Year
If you haven't as yet seen "The Bee," you are in for a C-O-L-O-S-S-A-L T-R-E-A-T.
2006-2007 Tony Award Nominations Announced
On Tuesday morning, the Tony Award nominations were announced at the New York Public Library. Spring Awakening led the way with 11 noms, while The Coast of Utopia and Grey Gardens were right behind with 10 each.
Spring Awakening: A New Hit Musical Rocks Broadway
New Year's Day, 1999: As the world threw empty champagne bottles into the trash, playwright/lyricist Steven Sater met singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik for the first time. Before their encounter had ended, the two had written a song together and were laying the groundwork for a new musical.
Tony Awards 2007: The Race Is On
On May 15, not only will this year's Tony nominees have been announced, but Radio City Music Hall -- where the awards ceremony is set to take place -- will be busy testing the sound system and unpacking statuettes for American Theatre's gala-est of galas: Tony Night, 2007.
April Showers Bring Star Power: A Look at Legally Blonde, 110 in the Shade, and More
Just when you thought April was reserved for bunnies with baskets, erratic rainfall, pastel outerwear, and stacks of matzo, along comes Broadway's springiest of flings: the pre-Tony parade of new shows previewing in April.
In Your Face, On The Air: Talk Radio Hits Broadway
Liev Schreiber gives a brilliant performance as the nasty, nihilistic, rude, contentious, loud, erratic, obnoxious, arrogant nighttime talk-show host in the Broadway premiere of Eric Bogosian's celebrated play.
Prelude to a Kiss: Revived and Well and Living on Broadway
Craig Lucas's bittersweet fantasy is back in a new Roundabout Theatre Company production with a must-see cast: John Mahoney, Annie Parisse, and Alan Tudyk.
On Broadway: Big Stars and Options 'Off' the Great White Way
Did you know Spy Kids star Alexa Vega recently took over as Penny Pingleton in the hit musical Hairspray -- or that you can see all three plays in Tom Stoppard's star-studded Coast of Utopia trilogy on "Marathon Saturdays" throughout March?
Broadway's Avenue Q to Mark 1500 Performances
On Monday, Mar. 5, the multiple-Tony winner commemorates the achievement with a ceremony featuring original cast members and more
The Gazillion Bubble Show (...But Who's Counting?)
To say The Gazillion Bubble Show is unique is like saying Titanic did well at the box office: it totally disregards the "wow" factor -- and this show is nothing short of one whopping "wow" after another
On Broadway: Her Song Salutes Female Songwriters and the Men of 'Fraiser' Return to the Stage
The fairer sex is front and center during this month of hearts, flowers, and badda-bling courtesy of Her Song.
On Broadway: A New Twist on Improv -- Plus: Broadway's Biggest-Ever Audition
In search of an incomparable theatre experience you'll be talking up for years to come? Grab a couple of tickets to TJ & Dave. Plus: Are you the one that they want?
2007 Broadway Preview
A look at the musicals and plays scheduled to go "on the boards" during 2007, including Legally Blonde, a new musical from the creative team behind Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and stars such as Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Cerveris, Donna Murphy, Liev Schreiber, and David Hyde Pierce.
On Broadway: Great Performances, Great Seats, and American Idols
Theatre aficionados know that there are a handful of actors whose presence on any stage pretty much guarantees a knockout evening of theatre.
Chicago: Broadway’s Longest-Running Revival Welcomes Back Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth, one of theatre’s brightest talents, has returned to the smash Broadway revival of Chicago just in time to celebrate its 10th anniversary. But don’t expect to see her playing jailhouse vixen Velma Kelly, the role that brought her a Best Actress Tony when the show debuted a decade ago.
Not Dead Yet: Monty Python Sends Up the Great White Way
Clapping coconuts. Flying cows. Rabbits with big pointy teeth. Sir Bedevere, the Strangely Flatulent. The Fish-slapping Dance. Ni! Do any of these things ring a bell? If so, you’re a Monty Python fan and need to get thee to the Shubert Theatre ASAP.
Grey Gardens: Christine Ebersole Brings the Two Edies to Broadway
There are those rare, glorious instances when an actor experiences a head-on collision with a role that instantaneously sets off personality fireworks — and this is the case with Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens.
Broadway, On and Off: A Chorus Line and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
For anyone who’s fallen under the spell of musical theatre, A Chorus Line is nothing short of heaven: a full-bodied classic from its score, to its book, to its backdrop. Plus: Cynthia Nixon shines in ...Brodie
Mamma Mia!: The Smash Hit Marks Five Years on Broadway
Five years into its Broadway run, Mamma Mia! looks like it might go on forever. While most other jukebox musicals have departed, the show endures, with its 22 bouncy songs by the Swedish supergroup ABBA.
The Lion King: A Look at the African Roots of a Broadway Smash
Many musicals have been derived from the African-American experience. But the way in which director Julie Taymor and her collaborators transformed The Lion King is without precedent.
Tarzan: Disney’s Latest Blockbuster Soars Onto Broadway
Last September, Disney Theatrical Productions announced the return of Tarzan — only this time in a brand-new Broadway musical. The company that introduced an animated Tarzan would reinvent the tale once again.
Broadway Banter: Pop (and American) Idols Storm the Great White Way
While Broadway’s new season doesn’t really kick into high gear until mid-October, the Great White Way remains a magnet for big-name personalities stepping into long-running shows
The Fantasticks: The World’s Longest-Running Musical Returns
For over 40 years, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s musical enthralled audiences, and now the show that broke all Off-Broadway records is poised to have another long run
The Drowsy Chaperone: A “Fabricated” 1928 Musical Comedy Comes to Life
The lead character in The Drowsy Chaperone bears the innocuous name of Man in Chair, but he is clearly the star — which isn’t easy, given that the best-known cast member is the hugely talented Sutton Foster.
On Broadway: Gay Marshall Channels the Esprit de Brel at the Zipper Theatre
With its seating — a comfy hodgepodge of vintage auto seats — and vaguely turn-of-the-20th-century performing space (they’ve got footlights, for God’s sake!), the Zipper Theatre is the perfect venue for a revival of the groundbreaking 1960s revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.
