‘The Tempest’ Turned Upside Down In Brooklyn
The third Shakespeare play directed by Phyllida Lloyd and performed with an entirely female cast is now at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
‘Split’ star Betty Buckley on the M. Night Shyamalan film's controversy and ending
Betty Buckley has come a long way since she saw her first scary movie. On a family outing to see The War of the Worlds in 1953, the five-year-old child had to leave the movie theater and be calmed by her father in the lobby.
Josh Groban: how the pop sensation became Broadway's leading man
Last year might have been an annus horribilis for most, but for Josh Groban, 2016 couldn’t have gone much better. The multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter, who shot to fame as a teenager, made the transition to Broadway star after making his debut in the musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.
The Front Page
Written by former newspapermen Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, this unapologetically vulgar comedy was first produced in 1928, and its age is showing. Directed by Jack O’Brien, the star-studded cast is all white, mostly men and incredibly misogynistic.
Mariah MacCarthy On Her New Show ‘Baby Mama’
When asked, “What is scarier—doing live theater or giving birth?” Mariah MacCarthy responds without hesitating, “Doing live theater.”
8 ‘Trumptastic’ Holiday Gifts
Ten years ago, I worked at Trump magazine, the short-lived publication that aimed to attract a readership of wealthy men with an unending parade of luxury.
Dead Poets Society
When stripped of cinematic close-ups and intimate camera work to heighten the experience of this simple and bittersweet story, it is lessened rather than heightened.
Dear Evan Hansen
This new musical, with a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson, follows the titular character, a painfully shy and anxious teenager who finds himself skyrocketing to popularity and online fame.
The Hard Nut
The set is cartoonish but the emotions are anything but in The Hard Nut. Mark Morris’ adaptation of The Nutcracker remains timeless in its appeal to outsiders longing for a special place where they belong.
American political history has plenty of precedent when it comes to politicians abusing women: Trump’s was totally outrageous, not too outrageous to get elected
There was no shortage of scandal surrounding Trump’s presidential campaign…
Performance Artist Cecilia Corrigan Kisses Her Muse, Hillary Clinton, Goodbye
Like many Americans, artist Cecilia Corrigan was expecting to spend the final months of 2016 celebrating Hillary Clinton's election to the presidency.
How ‘Hamilton’ Star Lexi Lawson Brings One of History's Inspiring Moms to Life
Lexi Lawson may be a newcomer to Broadway, but she has stepped into the role of Eliza in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton with short notice and apparent ease.
Molly Ringwald on the "Mystery" of Hollywood's Gender Inequality
For more than 30 years, Molly Ringwald has been a beacon for teens everywhere, thanks to her endearing and relatable adolescent characters in “16 Candles” and “The Breakfast Club.” These movies — and her inclusion in the group of young stars in the 1980s known as the Brat Pack — easily cemented her star status.
Aaron Tveit, Hamilton Stars and Wicked Creator Imagine Election 2016: The Musical
On the eve of the 2016 election, Broadway’s brightest gathered at the Dramatists Guild Fund Gala at Gotham Hall in New York, NY for Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars: The Presidential Edition.
Heisenberg
A one-act, bare-bones look at the baffling interactions between two underwritten characters, Heisenberg offers a pretentiously philosophical take on the myth of the maniac pixie dream girl.
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn, which was written by Chad Hodge and Gordon Greenberg, follows a song-and-dance team who part ways when Jim, determined to escape showbiz, buys a farm in Connecticut.
Stuffed
First loves are often the subject of works of drama, but the first loves reminisced about in Stuffed differ greatly from those of a Shakespearean tragedy. Instead of a next-door neighbor or a classmate in school, these loves are food. Sugary, fatty, deep-fried and almost always forbidden.
The Encounter
The meaning of time is constantly pondered, discussed and perhaps even escaped from by the protagonist of The Encounter, Simon McBurney’s new play on Broadway, but, for theatergoers at this overstimulating and exhausting production, it is never forgotten.