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After helming last year's Tony winning musical 'Kimberly Akimbo,' Stone brought seven-time Tony nominee 'Water for Elephants' to the Broadway stage.
This rock musical begins in glorious dive-bar grunge mode, and Lauren Patten and Taylor Iman Jones radiate so much charisma you may not care if the story feels a little generic.
Lewis made her Broadway debut at 18 in the original cast of 'Dreamgirls.' Now the dream continues with her role in the Alicia Keys' musical 'Hell's Kitchen.'
Dave Malloy juggles book, music, lyrics, and orchestrations in this musical triptych about Covid Times. The score is entertainingly eclectic, but the dramatic tension and character developme…
This interview-based docu-play revolves around a mysterious photo album donated to the Holocaust Museum that showed the lives of those running Auschwitz.
Keen says that Russia's invasion of Ukraine turned 'Patriots' " a play about the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky and the rise of Putin " into a show that's in "constant conversation"…
The jazz-based score ventures into funk, Disney princess ballad, and a touch of Britpop. But none of the songs stick, and the staging is busy yet unfocused.
All of the characters are halfway to madness, but I had a ball going bonkers with them.Â
It's hard to describe exactly what happens in this show. Scenes zig and zag in dream logic. But the acting and staging are impeccable. Book a table now.
How do you write about a play you cannot hear?
Steve Carrell and a stand-out Alison Pill lead a strong cast in a modern-dress revival of Chekov's 'Uncle Vanya' that never quite gels.
I don't like Eddie Redmayne; I love Eddie Redmayne. I have admired his work in all of his films and plays and consider him one of the few genuine icons in the world of acting. But not in …
The Bell Theater's programming for 2024 ranges from musicals and dance performances to concerts and film.
The 84-year-old actor"currently off-Broadway in 'Tuesdays With Morrie'"looks for shows without a Wednesday matinee so as not interfere with the shooting schedule for 'Blue Bloods,' now in it…
The veteran film and TV actor on his role in 'The Notebook,' his first Broadway show in 46 years.
Toby Stephens talks about 'Corruption,' the new play about the UK phone hacking scandal. "We're still living in the aftermath of all the stuff that came out," he says.
Everything is so exaggerated and phony that it's hard to believe the director is the same Jessica Stone responsible for the charming, imaginative Tony Award winner 'Kimberly Akimbo'
The playwright talks about the revival of his Pulitzer Prize winning 'Doubt' on Broadway and his new show Off Broadway.
Justin Peck first suggested a staged adaptation of 'Illinois' in 2014, but it took several years for Sufjan Stevens to agree to it.
Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood deserve a better showcase.
Is it love or a side effect? Lucy Prebble's 2012 play interrogating the difference between spontaneous emotions and drug-induced moods is given a cool, minimalist makeover in a revival at th…
This ripped-from-the-headlines story has a strong cast and a worthy message. But it ought to be more thrilling than it is.Â
'Doubt,' one of the top ten American dramas of this century, is now back on Broadway in an impressive revival.
The veteran playwright-director tosses together two soiled souls"played by Cecily Strong and David Zayas"adds softener, and gives 'em a whirl.
Between now and the end of April a whopping 18 plays and musicals will open on the Great White Way. Here's the best of what's coming, both on and Off Broadway.
