434 stories by "Ashley Lee"
Playwright David Auburn, producer Mike Bosner and more explain the drama’s implications given its new lens.
How she managed the schedule and the physicality of creating two very different Broadway shows
The behind-closed-doors dramatization of Roald Dahl’s real-life scandal riffs on the “inherently artificial” aesthetic of English country house dramas, said playwright Mark Rosenblatt …
From an area in front of the stage to a pit beneath it, from room six floors up to converted dressing rooms, Main Stem musicians play live while handling the challenge of modern configuratio…
Through casting, choreography and costume design, the ball culture reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is an authentic celebration of the queer community.
Stage blood specialists and prop masters explain the mechanisms behind some grisly scenes in Broadway's "Bug," "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" and more.
Producer Jenny Gersten and writer Danny Strong weigh in on the process of updating theatrical work.
From "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to the upcoming "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," directors, choreographers and marketers weigh in on the advent, evolution and usage of the musi…
The director and playwright discusses his adaptation of the classic " currently on Broadway.
The revival's stage and screen director Maria Friedman and producers Jon Kamen and Dave Sirulnick on what factors to consider when filming a show and how they executed their vision with 'Mer…
Producers, directors and writers of recent transfers "Oh Mary!," "Stereophonic" and "Liberation" share the ins and outs of the process.
How the playwright made his decision, plus his advice to other writers considering the pandemic era
Designer David Rockwell and director Scott Ellis describe the ironically painstaking process to create the piece at the center of the conflict.
Production designer Soutra Gilmour describes her design philosophy; Jamie Lloyd reflects on their partnership; and more.
New company .merch has shaken up the industry with its fresh variety of goods and unpredictable product drops for Best Musical Tony Award winner "Maybe Happy Ending."Â
With shows like "The Wiz," "Mamma Mia!" and "Beetlejuice" including Main Stem engagements in their tours, the closer integration of the road and the Rialto has been a boon for both markets.
Plus, see videos of Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert, Phillipa Soo performing Andrew Lloyd Webber's songs.
The season includes new works from Roxana Ortega, Rudi Goblen and Beth Hyland, as well as notable premieres of plays by Douglas Lyons and Sara Porkalob.
This intimate spectacle was a hit in Asia for years, before the isolation of the pandemic and the existential threat of AI. The Times spoke with the cast and creative team about the musical'…
The bold stage show '3 Summers of Lincoln' " starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack and Saycon Sengbloh " will play at La Jolla Playhouse through March 30.
IAMA Theatre's workshop production of Douglas Lyons' time-travel adventure "Don't Touch My Hair" runs through Feb. 24.
The office-set farce "Fake It Until You Make It," starring Julie Bowen and Tonantzin Carmelo, explores "race-shifting" and nonprofit organizations.
'When people are in pain and trauma the way our community is right now, I don't think the show has to go on,' says the Pasadena Playhouse's Danny Feldman.
The duo behind music for 'La La Land' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' reach EGOT status with an Emmy for co-writing Steve Martin's 'Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?'
After making its world premiere last year in London's West End, the sci-fi/horror spectacle, based on the blockbuster Netflix series, is coming to New York in 2025.
