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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Photo Flash: Lincoln Center Theater Opens its World Premiere Production of Nikolai and the Others at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater by David Gordon

Last night, Tony Award-nominated playwright Richard Nelson celebrated the world premiere opening of his new play, Nikolai and the Others, at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Dire…

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Review: Core Values by David Gordon

Is there any other contemporary actor who does middle-aged existential despair as well as Reed Birney? From Circle Mirror Transformation to Picnic, Birney has made a career out of playing pu…

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Theater News: Orphans, Starring Alec Baldwin, Will End Broadway Run Over A Month Early by David Gordon

The Broadway revival of Lyle Kessler's Orphans will end its run at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on May 19, producers have announced. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the Tony Award-nominated re…

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Photo Flash: Leslie Bibb, Jake Gyllenhaal, Christopher Lloyd, and More Celebrate Off-Broadway at Lucille Lortel Awards by David Gordon

The theater community celebrated Off-Broadway on May 5 at the annual Lucille Lortel Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Maura Tierney and Aasiv Mandvi at New York University's Skirball Center…

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Theater News: Shuler Hensley and Billy Crudup Will Join Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in Broadway's Waiting for Godot by David Gordon

Tony Award winners Billy Crudup (Arcadia) and Shuler Hensley (The Whale) will join Sirs Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the upcoming Broadway double bill of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for …

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Theater News: Jay Armstrong Johnson, Elizabeth Stanley, Tony Yazbeck, and More Will Star in Barrington's On the Town by David Gordon

Broadway veterans Clyde Alves (Nice Work If You Can Get It), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Hands on a Hardbody), and Tony Yazbeck (Gypsy) will lead the cast of Barrington Stage Company's season-ope…

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Interviews: Unmasking Peter Jöback, the Newest Phantom of Broadway's Phantom of the Opera by David Gordon

"I think I'm the fourth Swedish person to do Broadway," says Peter Jöback over coffee at the Intercontinental Hotel, just up the road from the Majestic Theatre where he is currently making …

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Theater News: New York Drama Critics' Circle Names Vanya Best Play, Matilda Musical of 2012-2013 by David Gordon

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike the Best Play and Matlida the Best Musical of the 2012-2013 season. The selections were …

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Theater News: Broadway's Jekyll by David Gordon

The first-ever Broadway revival of Jekyll

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Theater News: The Nance, Starring Tony Award Winner Nathan Lane, Extends Broadway Run by David Gordon

The Nance, Douglas Carter Beane's new drama about the backstage life of a homosexual burlesque performer in 1930s New York City, has extended its run at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre through Aug…

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Theater News: It's a Hit! Broadway Premiere of Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, Starring Tom Hanks, Recoups Investment by David Gordon

The Broadway premiere of Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, starring two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, has officially recouped its $3.6 million capitalization , producers have announced. Nomina…

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Theater News: Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Lois Smith to Star in Horton Foote's The Old Friends Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, and Lois Smith will star in Signature Theatre Company's upcoming world premiere production of Horton Foote's The Old Friends, set to begin performances on August…

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Theater News: Spice Girls Musical Viva Forever! Will Say "Goodbye" to London's West End by David Gordon

Viva Forever!, the new London musical with a score culled from the hits of the Spice Girls, will end its West End run at the Piccadilly Theatre on June 29 after six months, WhatsonStage.com …

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Music News: Off-Broadway's The Last Five Years, Starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, to Receive New Cast Recording by David Gordon

Second Stage Theatre's hit revival of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, will be preserved on a cast album, set to be released and recorded in th…

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Photo Flash: Tony Award Nominees Tom Hanks, Cyndi Lauper, Laura Osnes, Tony Shalhoub, and More Meet the Press by David Gordon

Just a day after being awakened by the news of their awards recognition, the 2013 class of Tony nominees gathered at the Millennium Broadway Hotel on May 1 to celebrate their honors and get …

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw, Will Close on May 5 by David Gordon

The Broadway premiere of Colm Tóibín's The Testament of Mary will end its run at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Sunday, May 5. The production, starring Fiona Shaw and directed by Deborah W…

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Theater News: Broadway Playwright Larry Kramer to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Award at 2013 Tonys by David Gordon

Playwright/AIDS activist Larry Kramer will receive the 2013 Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 2013 Tonys, held Sunday, June 9 at Radio City Music Hall. The honor recognizes an individual from …

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Theater News: Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker Lead World Premiere of Amanda Peet's The Commons of Pensacola by David Gordon

The Commons of Pensacola, a new play by actress Amanda Peet (Barefoot in the Park), will have its world premiere this fall at Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City Center " Stage I. Blythe …

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Theater News: Rocky, a New Musical Based on the Classic Sylvester Stallone Film, Will Play Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre by David Gordon

Rocky, a new musical inspired by the classic film of the same name, written by Tony Award winners Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Thomas Meehan, will play Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre…

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Photo Flash: A Look Back at the 2012-2013 Broadway Season by David Gordon

The 2012-2013 Broadway season officially opened on June 14 with Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of the comedy Harvey, and closed on April 25 with the American Repertory Theater's reviva…

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Four Matildas Ineligible as "Best Actress in a Musical"; Will Instead Receive Special Tony Award by David Gordon

Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, and Milly Shapiro, the young ladies who share the title role in the new musical Matilda, will receive special Tony Honors for Excellence in the Th…

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Photo Flash: Glory! Ricky Martin, Ben Vereen, and More Join Broadway's Pippin on Opening Night by David Gordon

Diane Paulus' revival of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's classic musical Pippin, which played an acclaimed run this past winter at

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Theater News: The Glass Menagerie, With Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, Will Play Broadway This Fall by David Gordon

Tony Award winner John Tiffany's revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, which recently concluded an acclaimed run at American Repertory Theater's Loeb Drama Center, will arrive …

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Photo Flash: Inside the Recording Studio With Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody by David Gordon

The cast of the recent Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody headed to MSR Studios on April 25 to lay down tracks for the production's forthcoming cast album, which will be releas

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Theater News: Tony Award Winners Brent Carver and Chuck Cooper Join Broadway's Upcoming Romeo and Juliet by David Gordon

Tony Award Winners Brent Carver (Kiss of the Spiderwoman) and Chuck Cooper (The Piano Lesson) will join Orlando Bloom and Tony Award nominees Condola Rashad and Jayne Houdyshell in David Lev…

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Theater News: James Cromwell, Ari Graynor, Adam Chanler-Berat, and More Cast in Williamstown Theatre Festival Productions by David Gordon

James Cromwell, Ari Graynor, and Adam Chanler-Berat are among the actors who will spend their summer in the Berkshires and take part in this season's Williamstown Theatre Festival production…

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Photo Flash: Bette Midler's Broadway Return in I'll Eat You Last Cheered on by Ali MacGraw, Jon Hamm, Kathy Griffin, and More by David Gordon

A starry crowd at the Booth Theatre helped welcome Bette Midler back to Broadway in John Logan's new bioplay, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With S

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Nice Work If You Can Get It to Close on June 15 by David Gordon

The Broadway production of Nice Work If You Can Get It will end its run at the Imperial Theatre on Sunday, June 15 after 27 previews and 478 performances. The show officially opened on April…

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Theater News: Christina DeCicco Joins Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark by David Gordon

Broadway veteran Christina DeCicco (Evita) joined the Broadway cast of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark on Tuesday, April 23 at the Foxwoods Theatre. The actress plays the role of Arachne, previ…

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Theater News: Anne Hathaway and Alan Cumming May Star in a Broadway Revival of Cabaret by David Gordon

Alan Cumming will reprise his Tony Award-winning performance as the Emcee and Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway will make her Broadway debut as chanteuse Sally Bowles in an upcoming revival…

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All that Chat

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Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off