'Cats' Is Returning to Broadway, This Time With Heels Instead of Paws
The reimagined "Jellicle Ball" version of the musical is set in the ballroom scene " the queer subculture built around dance competitions.
The reimagined "Jellicle Ball" version of the musical is set in the ballroom scene " the queer subculture built around dance competitions.
The Broadway League and unions representing actors, stage managers and musicians are trying to negotiate new contracts, but workers are increasingly frustrated.
George Steinbrenner's theater-loving granddaughter Haley Swindal is taking a big swing with a revival of the musical, slightly retooled for a new generation.
Nicki Hunter will succeed Lynne Meadow in December, taking charge of a major nonprofit that stages shows on and off Broadway.
A night out with the composer as he attended his latest project: "Masquerade," a $25 million reimagining of "The Phantom of the Opera."
With the cost of staging song-and-dance spectacles skyrocketing and audiences drawn to older hits, none of the musicals that opened last season has made a profit. Fewer are planned this seas…
At least 23 regional theaters are planning productions of this story of hope after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The drama, which has had two runs in Britain, won London's Olivier Award for best new play earlier this year.
A revival of the much-loved 1981 musical is planned for next fall, directed by Camille A. Brown.
The revival will now end its run on Sept. 21, much earlier than previously hoped for.
The play, by David Auburn, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2001.
The play was written by Tracy Letts, who is married to Coon. It's about a down-and-out duo for whom motel room insects prompt paranoia.
Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)", a musical charmer with a cast of two, will open at the Longacre in November.
The Hollywood upstart has upgraded the Cherry Lane Theater for plays and more. Coming this fall: films chosen by Sofia Coppola, food from Frenchette and the voice of Barbra Streisand.
The show is the sixth musical to announce a closing date since last month's Tony Awards, reflecting financial challenges facing producers.
The Berkshires mainstay is trying something different this season: just three weekends, but eight shows, including two Tennessee Williams plays and even ice dancing.
The production, of a Samuel D. Hunter play that got strong reviews in Chicago, will be the first produced by Scott Rudin since news reports of his bullying behavior in 2021.
He is moving on from 33 years at Lincoln Center Theater and will head to Rome to focus on his memoirs.
The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" next spring.
Jordan Roth owned five Broadway theaters and produced a string of hits. Now he's pivoting to performance.
Lynne Meadow was just 25 when she took a job running the Off Off Broadway Manhattan Theater Club. Now the nonprofit is a major player on and off Broadway.
'Boop! The Musical' imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak.
The first Powerhouse: International will feature works from South Africa's William Kentridge, Brazil's Carolina Bianchi " and 10,000, $30 tickets.
Videos and projections depicting an A.I.-generated actor, the digital memories of robots, a redwood forest and more: High-tech storytelling is having a moment.