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Friday, February 1, 2013

Alan Cumming Brings 'Macbeth' to Broadway by David Rooney

The Tony-winning Scotsman takes on all the principal roles of Shakespeare's Scottish play in this avant-garde production set in a psychiatric ward.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:11PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Heads to Broadway by David Rooney

The transfer of Christopher Durang's Off Broadway hit comedy reunites the complete original cast, led by Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:34PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Theater Review by David Rooney

Scarlett Johansson, Ciaran Hinds, Benjamin Walker and Debra Monk star in Broadway's third revival in a decade of Tennessee Williams' 1955 drama of greed, mendacity and death.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Picnic: Theater Review by David Rooney

Maggie Grace and Sebastian Stan play the lovers in this Broadway revival of William Inge's 1953 drama, with an ensemble that also includes Ellen Burstyn.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Other Place: Theater Review by David Rooney

Wild acclaim Off Broadway for Laurie Metcalf's powerful lead performance prompted an uptown transfer for Sharr White's play, making the actress a Tony Award contender.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Water by the Spoonful: Theater Review by David Rooney

Playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes' winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama receives its New York premiere. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]

Fiona Shaw Returns to Broadway in 'The Testament of Mary' by David Rooney

The solo play about the mother of Jesus, written by Irish author Colm Toibin and produced by Scott Rudin, reunites the actress with her frequent creative collaborator, director Deborah Warne…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:04PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 7, 2013

Bette Midler Returns to Broadway as Uber-Agent Sue Mengers by David Rooney

Midler will star in "Skyfall" screenwriter John Logan's new single-character play about Hollywood's first female super-agent, directed by Joe Mantello.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:37PM[SHARE]

Maura Tierney and Courtney B. Vance Join Tom Hanks in 'Lucky Guy' by David Rooney

The actors are the latest cast members to board the Broadway premiere of Nora Ephron's final play, which opens April 1.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:55PM[SHARE]

Sheryl Crow's 'Diner' Musical Delays Broadway Service by David Rooney

The stage musical adaptation of the 1982 MGM film has been postponed from its scheduled spring opening to a fall target.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:48AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Theater Review: Ben Rimalower's 'Patti Issues,' at the Duplex Cabaret Theater by David Rooney

"Patti Issues," Ben Rimalower's solo show, is much more than any ordinary young gay man's account of his obsession with a Broadway legend.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:20PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Broadway House Records Smashed in Bountiful Holiday Week by David Rooney

Among several productions that broke records in their respective theaters, "Wicked" reset the Broadway high for a weekly gross with $2,947,172, while "The Lion King," "The Book of Mormon" an…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:40PM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Broadway Dims Its Lights in Memory of Charles Durning, Jack Klugman by David Rooney

In addition to their celebrated film and television careers, both actors, who died on Christmas Eve, were beloved veterans of the New York stage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:45PM[SHARE]

David Rooney on the Record Year in New York Theater by David Rooney

THR's theater critic rounds up his picks for the top stage productions of 2012, both on Broadway and Off.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Theater Review | 'Restoration Comedy': 'Restoration Comedy' by Amy Freed at the Flea Theater by David Rooney

"Restoration Comedy," by Amy Freed, reimagines and seriously glams up some classics at the Flea.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:28PM[SHARE]

Theater Review | 'Working': Studs Terkel's 'Working' Revived at 59E59 by David Rooney

"Working: A Musical" has been updated to reflect the current unemployment picture as well as changes in the jobs people perform as some old fields dwindle and new ones are born.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:57PM[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite!' at Here by David Rooney

"Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite!" is a campy reinvention of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker," which Mr. March calls a "trailer park ballet."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:40PM[SHARE]

Hollywood On Broadway: A Year of Hits and Misses by David Rooney

Jessica Chastain, Katie Holmes, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jim Parsons, Al Pacino, Debra Winger and Paul Rudd were among the film and TV names emblazoned on New York theater ma…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad Take 'Trip to Bountiful' by David Rooney

The new cast members join previously announced lead Cicely Tyson in the racially reworked Broadway revival of Horton Foote's modern classic.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Disney's 'Newsies' Recoups in Record Time by David Rooney

A surprise success story for the studio's stage division, the show has recovered its $5 million investment faster than any Broadway production in Disney Theatrical's history.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:07PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

'Glengarry Glen Ross' Recoups on Broadway by David Rooney

The revival of David Mamet's play, starring Al Pacino and Bobby Cannavale, is the first of this season's Broadway productions to recoup its investment.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:16PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

'Big Fish' Musical Splashes Down for Pre-Broadway Tryout in Chicago by David Rooney

Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman, the stage adaptation of the 2003 Tim Burton film will premiere in the Windy City in April.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:26PM[SHARE]

Theater Review: Studs Terkel's 'Working' is Recycled Again for the Stage by David Rooney

"Working: A Musical" has been updated to reflect the current unemployment picture as well as changes in the jobs people perform as some old fields dwindle and new ones are born.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:23PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Emilia Clarke Samples Holly Golightly Look for Broadway's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (Photos) by David Rooney

First images are released of the "Game of Thrones" star in the role made famous by Audrey Hepburn.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:57PM[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'Restoration Comedy' by Amy Freed at the Flea Theater by David Rooney

"Restoration Comedy," by Amy Freed, reimagines and seriously glams up some classics at the Flea.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:16PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

'Evita' to Exit Broadway With Original Cast by David Rooney

Producers of the musical revival have ditched plans to recast following the departure on Jan. 26 of Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:26PM[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'Bare,' Rock Musical, at New World Stages by David Rooney

The retooled "Bare," a pop-rock chronicle of ill-fated gay love at a coed Roman Catholic boarding school, is akin to a particularly sappy and extra-long episode of "Glee."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:46PM[SHARE]

Holly Hunter Drops Out of Off Broadway's 'The Vandal' by David Rooney

New York theater regular Deirdre O'Connell will step in for the Oscar-winning actress, who has withdrawn due to scheduling conflicts.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Matt Lauria and Zosia Mamet to Partner Off Broadway in 'Really Really' by David Rooney

Directed by David Cromer, the drama by Paul Downs Colaizzo chronicles how ugly morning-after gossip seeds friction in a close circle of undergrad friends.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:06PM[SHARE]

Shia LaBeouf Making Broadway Debut in 'Orphans' by David Rooney

The actor joins previously announced lead Alec Baldwin in the spring revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play about two desperate North Philadelphia brothers who kidnap a wealthy older man.read m…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:01PM[SHARE]

Bo Bice to Join 'Pump Boys' on Broadway by David Rooney

The "American Idol" season four runner-up will star in the spring revival of the heartland rock musical, directed by Tony winner John Doyle.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:16PM[SHARE]

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