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427 stories by "Brent Lang"

Maia Novi's 'Invasive Species' Announces Off-Broadway Run (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Maia Novi's "Invasive Species" has announced an Off-Broadway limited engagement at The Vineyard's Dimson Theater. The production will reunite the cast and creative team from the dark comedy'…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:07am on April 4, 2024[SHARE]

Christopher Durang, Writer of 'Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You,' Dies at 75 by Brent Lang

Christopher Durang, a Tony Award-winning playwright who specialized in a particular form of brainy and absurdist comedy, has died. He was 75. The cause was complications from a form of demen…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:22am on April 3, 2024[SHARE]

Andrew Scott Makes History With Critics' Circle Theatre Awards Win for 'Vanya' by Brent Lang

With his victory on Monday at the Critics' Circle Theatre awards, Andrew Scott has made history. The British performer, recognized as best actor for his one-man West End show, "Vanya," previ…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:29pm on March 25, 2024[SHARE]

'Merrily We Roll Along' Broadway Revival Recoups Investment, Redeeming One of Stephen Sondheim's Most Embarrassing Commercial Failures by Brent Lang

A star-studded revival of "Merrily We Roll Along" has managed to accomplish something that eluded the ill-fated original production of the Stephen Sondheim musical. Turn a profit. The show's…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:30am on March 20, 2024[SHARE]

Theater Historian Ben West Writing 'The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form' by Brent Lang

Musical theater artist and historian Ben West is writing a new book, "The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form." The book will be released by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & …

SOURCE: Variety at 5:12pm on March 14, 2024[SHARE]

Broadway Licensing Global Founder Sean Cercone Steps Down, as Ted Chapin and Dan Markley Become Interim Leaders (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Sean Cercone has stepped down as head of Broadway Licensing Global. It's unclear why he left the company that he acquired in 2019. Broadway Licensing Global has announced who will lead th…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:44pm on March 1, 2024[SHARE]

Inside Broadway Across America's 2024 Conference as 'Purple Rain,' Alicia Keys and More Make Their Pitch to the Theater Industry by Brent Lang

Things kicked off with Alicia Keys singing the galvanic ode to the five boroughs, "Empire State of Mind," and ended with Pete Townshend rocking out to "Pinball Wizard." Those performances we…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:56am on February 27, 2024[SHARE]

Shipwrecks, Cannibalism and the Avett Brothers: Why 'Swept Away's' Next Stop Could Be Broadway by Brent Lang

Four whalers are set adrift after a violent storm sinks their ship. Lost at sea, exposed to the elements and on the brink of starvation, the men must make horrifying decisions in their strug…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:55pm on February 21, 2024[SHARE]

Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol Honor the 40th Anniversary of 'Sophie's Choice': 'It Is as Relevant as Ever' by Brent Lang

Like much better dressed students, Ethan Hawke, Cate Blanchett, Claire Danes, Holland Taylor and Sarita Choudhury filed into the basement theater at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday to ho…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:59am on February 7, 2024[SHARE]

Amy Ryan Replacing Tyne Daly in Broadway Revival of 'Doubt' by Brent Lang

Tyne Daly will leave the upcoming revival of John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt" after she was "unexpectedly hospitalized" on Friday. She will be replaced by Amy Ryan, the Oscar-nominated star of…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:10pm on February 6, 2024[SHARE]

'Purple Rain' Stage Musical to Debut in Prince's Hometown of Minneapolis by Brent Lang

A stage adaptation of "Purple Rain" will have its world premiere in Minneapolis. The location makes sense because Prince, the musical superstar behind the cult classic film and mega-selling …

SOURCE: Variety at 3:30pm on February 6, 2024[SHARE]

Tom Holland Starring in London West End Revival of 'Romeo and Juliet' by Brent Lang

Tom Holland is hanging up the spandex and taking on Shakespeare's most famous doomed lover. That's right, the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" star will play Romeo this summer in London's West End.…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:37am on February 6, 2024[SHARE]

Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James on Bringing 'Days of Wine and Roses' to Broadway: 'There Deserves to Be More Things That Are Challenging' by Brent Lang

It happens after almost every show.  As "Days of Wine and Roses" stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James are leaving the theater they will invariably run into an audience member with a …

SOURCE: Variety at 7:36am on February 1, 2024[SHARE]

Michael Stuhlbarg Starring in Broadway's 'Patriots,' a Look at Vladimir Putin From 'The Crown' Creator Peter Morgan by Brent Lang

Michael Stuhlbarg will play billionaire Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who bolstered and then broke with Vladimir Putin, in a new Broadway production of "Patriots." The show, whic…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:22am on January 22, 2024[SHARE]

'Big River' Movie Adaptation in the Works From 'Chicken and Biscuits' Writer Douglas Lyons (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Douglas Lyons, the writer of "Chicken and Biscuits," is adapting "Big River" as a film. The show, which features music influenced by country and gospel, is based on Mark Twain's …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:11am on January 16, 2024[SHARE]

'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,' Off-Broadway Play Starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott, Recoups Investment (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

"Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," a buzzy revival of one of John Patrick Shanley's early plays, has recouped its initial investment. The show features Aubrey Plaza of "White Lotus" and "Parks a…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:45am on January 11, 2024[SHARE]

Prince Movie Classic 'Purple Rain' Becoming a Stage Musical by Brent Lang

Forty years after "Purple Rain" topped the box office, winning an Oscar for its iconic soundtrack and solidifying Prince's status as the high priest of pop, a new stage adaptation of the fil…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00am on January 8, 2024[SHARE]

Trey Curtis Taking on Role of Alexander Hamilton in Broadway's 'Hamilton' (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Trey Curtis will take on the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton." The actor, musician and rapper has been connected with th…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:30am on January 4, 2024[SHARE]

Nicole Scherzinger Bringing Her Norma Desmond to Broadway in 'Sunset Boulevard' Revival by Brent Lang

Nicole Scherzinger is ready for her close-up. The "X-Factor" judge and Pussycat Dolls singer is bringing her acclaimed interpretation of legendary diva Norma Desmond to Broadway with a new p…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00am on January 4, 2024[SHARE]

'The Lost Boys' Being Made Into Musical With 'Parade' Director Michael Arden, The Rescues by Brent Lang

These bloodsuckers can hit some high notes. "The Lost Boys," the cult vampire film from the 1980s, is being turned into a musical. The show will feature music from The Rescues and will be di…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:00pm on December 13, 2023[SHARE]

How 'Lempicka' Producers Are Using Art Deco Masterpieces to Sell a Broadway Musical by Brent Lang

It's a dramatic way to sell a new Broadway show. The Longacre Theatre is getting a high art overhaul as the home of "Lempicka," a new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka. The the…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:01am on November 29, 2023[SHARE]

Steve Carell Making Broadway Debut in 'Uncle Vanya' Opposite Alfred Molina, William Jackson Harper and More by Brent Lang

Steve Carell will make his Broadway debut playing the title character in a revival of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya." The production, which will be performed at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumo…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:42am on November 14, 2023[SHARE]

New Works Provincetown Commissions Slate of Projects Including Musical of 'Love Is Strange' (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

New Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by producer Mark Cortale with Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese to create and develop new theatrical works, has commissioned its ne…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:52am on September 19, 2023[SHARE]

'Back to the Future: The Musical' Star Casey Likes Reveals Michael J. Fox's Amazing Opening Night Advice by Brent Lang

Casey Likes fully expected to be performing on Broadway this year, but the plan was for him to be riding shotgun with Stillwater instead of sitting behind the wheel of a DeLorean. He'd appea…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:38am on September 14, 2023[SHARE]

Rachel McAdams Making Broadway Debut in Amy Herzog's 'Mary Jane' by Brent Lang

Rachel McAdams will star in the Broadway premiere of "Mary Jane," a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. Anne Kauffman, who recently oversaw an acclaimed revival of "The Sign in S…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:02pm on September 11, 2023[SHARE]
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