“Someone said in one of the reviews that [the play] was a combination of Stephen King and the Brothers Grimm meets Quentin Tarantino.” — Jeff Goldblum
Like a creepy ghost story with startling twists and turns, Broadway’s “The Pillowman” is hard to explain without spoiling it. But Jeff Goldblum takes a stab.
“It’s so compelling and smart […]
There’s been countless films made about Broadway in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s - the thrill of the spotlights, the greasepaint, the roar of the crowds, all of that. But as obvious an idea for a film as it may seem, a documentary has never been made about Broadway. Until now.
US Broadway lover and filmmaker […]
Roundabout Theatre Company is planning on a Broadway revival of August Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie at Studio 54 this fall, according to the non-profit’s website.
The work has seen a number of productions in recent years since the company had scrapped plans for producing the play in fall of 2002.
Scott Schwartz (Golda’s Balcony, The Foreigner) staged […]
Film star Denzel Washington stars as Marcus Brutus in a new Daniel Sullivan- directed production of Shakespeare’s military tragedy Julius Caesar, opening at the Belasco Theatre on April 3, after previews March 8.
“Et tu, Brute,” will be spoken by William Sadler, who takes on the role of Caesar in Shakespeare’s rendition of the most famous […]
In musical theatre, the words “fun for the whole family” invariably send alarm bells to purists everywhere: Beware screaming teenagers and their oversized, red-state, mid-American parents who have a knack for unwrapping their candy at the most inopportune moment. Wicked, however, may well be the exception to all the rules of old and new Broadway.
This […]
Who needs New York when Broadway-bound shows play San Francisco first? The 2005-06 Best of Broadway season announced by producers Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott E. Nederlander features four high-profile pre- Broadway tryouts.
World premieres of “Lestat,” an Elton John musical based on the novels of Anne Rice, and “Ring of Fire,” a theatrical portrait of […]
The Manhattan Theatre Club production of DOUBT, the critically acclaimed new play by John Patrick Shanley, will celebrate its Broadway opening tomorrow Thursday, March 31st at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue).
The production, directed by Doug Hughes, stars Cherry Jones as Sister Aloysius and Brían F. O’Byrne as […]
It was on. Then it was off. Now it’s back on again. Broadway will see Sweet Charity at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 11 with Charlotte d’Amboise in the lead, and Christina Applegate joining the show on April 18, producer Barry Weissler told Playbill.com.
Opening night will be May 4.
Barry Weissler said in a statement: […]
Mexican film, television and recording star Jaime Camil will make his Broadway debut starring as Nestor Castillo in the new Broadway-bound musical, THE MAMBO KINGS, producers Daryl Roth and Jordan Roth announced today. Camil will star in THE MAMBO KINGS opposite Esai Morales, who will play his brother Cesar, along with Albita, Justina Machado and […]
The Broadway bound production of Sweet Charity, announced to begin performances April 4th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, will play its final performance at Boston’s Colonial Theatre at 7:30 PM this Sunday, March 27th.
The show played at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis February 8-20, and Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre February 24-March 13.
Christina Applegate played the […]
Chicago will welcome two new faces to the cast next month. Mary Testa has been cast as Matron Mama Morton, and Solange Sandy will play Annie, also known as the “Six” of “Cell Block Tango.”
Sandy will slink into her role on April 10th, replacing current Annie Christine Brooks. Testa will portray the raunchy female warden […]