372 stories by "Barbara Hoffman"
The hottest new musical to watch for is "Almost Famous," which starts previews Oct. 3 at the Bernard B. Jacobs.
It's the only theater on 42nd Street that offers stroller parking " and tickets that start at $20. Welcome to the New Victory Theater, where productions from across the country and around th…
"We're getting more attuned " no pun intended! " to singing together."
Welcome to "Karaoke and Chill," Andrea Macasaet's two-week, self-recorded marathon.
Terrence McNally, a prolific playwright whose love of opera and compassion for human frailties wove their way into many of his works, died March 24 from complications of the coronavirus in a…
You don't have to wait until Broadway reopens to get a taste of what's playing. Beyond the obvious " the movies of "Moulin Rouge!," "Mean Girls," "West Side Story" " here are a few things to…
Talk about pressure! Tony Yazbeck's feeling it. It's not easy playing Cary Grant, the man he calls "the greatest movie star of all time." Especially when Grant's tap-dancing while tripping o…
Within our smartphones is a world of smiley faces, flowers, royals . . . and a pile of poo. And now many of them have come alive, in the off-Broadway musical "Emojiland." Several key players…
Before he goes onstage, he listens to Count Basie and the blues; afterward, he decompresses by cooking.
Mary Jane is a suburban tiger mom, addicted both to opioids and to keeping up appearances. That we end up caring so deeply about her, Alanis Morissette says, is a tribute to Elizabeth Stanle…
The legendary "West Side Story" songwriter suffered a fall that left him unable to attend the opening of his namesake theater in London.
"It's so crazy!" says Emily Walton of co-starring with her uncle Jim.
Adrienne Warren and Steven Skybell deserve Broadway's splotlight.
Could she be the greatest actor of all time?
On Broadway, she's playing the Ghost of Christmas Present, but LaChanze, a Florida native, remembers a snowy Christmas past, her family's first in New England: "Me and my brothers and sister…
Tired of the same old carols, nutcrackers and Grinches? If so, these off-kilter Christmas shows may be just the ticket. "A Very Meow Meow Holiday Show" Imagine a Christmas spectacular gone a…
He's been the leading man in so many Broadway shows, it's hard to believe there's anything left on his bucket list. And yet, Brian Stokes Mitchell says, there is: "Sweeney Todd." Mitchell, 6…
Broadway found its Gloved One " and he's coming fresh from the Temptations. Ephraim Sykes, currently kicking up his heels in Broadway's "Ain't Too Proud " the Life and Times of The Temptatio…
The stage lights go up and there, standing against a shower door holding a big red hat, is … Bella Abzug? Actually, it's Harvey Fierstein, the writer and also the star " Patti LuPone and B…
For nearly six years, Carole King has watched her life " the early years, anyway " flash before her eyes at "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," which ends its Broadway run Sunday. "In a li…
Those who remember him as TV's John-Boy Walton are often shocked to find that Richard Thomas is a lifelong Manhattanite. "It confuses people all the time," says Thomas, 68, who spent most of…
As a wise frog observed, it's not easy being green. But, boy, Kermit " it's sure fun to play a man-eating plant. So say the puppeteers behind Audrey II, the star " with Jonathan Groff's timi…
What do the Man in Black of "Westworld," a former Evan Hansen and a recurring "Fargo" figure have in common? Starting Nov. 5, they'll all be in Broadway's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Joining "W…
Want some fries with that murder? The fragrance of fast food is all over "Scotland, Pa.," the Roundabout Theatre Company's riff on "Macbeth." Like the quirky, 2001 film of the same title, th…
"We definitely had chemistry, but we kept it on the DL to be professional."
