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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Lincoln Center Looks to Broadway for New Leadership by Gordon Cox

With the selection of Broadway producer Jed Bernstein (pictured) as the next president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, one of Gotham's major nonprofits looks poised to inject its …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:19PM[SHARE]

'Glass Menagerie' Books Broadway's Booth Theater by Gordon Cox

The Broadway transfer of “The Glass Menagerie,” toplined by Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, has snagged the Booth Theater for its upcoming Gotham run, beginning previews at the …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:04AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

'King Kong': Monkey Business Down Under by Gordon Cox

With the eyes of the Gotham theater industry focused on the current Tony race, you might not notice that in an under-the-radar Down Under locale, there's a big new stage show swinging into p…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]

Roundabout Adds 'Winslow Boy' to 2013-14 B'way Season by Gordon Cox

Roger Rees will topline a Broadway revival of Terrence Rattigan’s play “The Winslow Boy” as part of the 2013-14 Broadway season at the Roundabout Theater Company, which als…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Broadway Road Report: Tonys' National Influence on the Rise by Gordon Cox

Producers grumbling about the revenue lost from all those comp tickets they have to hand out to Tony voters can now take heart: Tony noms and awards seem to be exerting a stronger influence …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:08PM[SHARE]

Billy Crystal Brings '700 Sundays' Back to Broadway by Gordon Cox

Billy Crystal has marked his calendar for the Broadway return of “700 Sundays,” the autobiographical solo show that proved a box office powerhouse when it preemed on the Rialto i…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:13PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 13, 2013

'I'll Eat You Last' Leads Rising Broadway Box Office by Gordon Cox

It didn't hurt to be a Tony nominee last week, when a general upward trend at the Broadway box office proved most likely to bring increases at those individual titles currently enjoying a sp…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:25PM[SHARE]

Outer Critics Circle Vote 'Pippin,' 'Kinky Boots' by Gordon Cox

The Broadway revival of "Pippin" scored seven awards from the Outer Critics Circle, with the musical notching kudos for musical revival, director (Diane Paulus) and lead actress in a musical…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:03AM[SHARE]
Sunday, May 12, 2013

Legit Review: 'A Family for All Occasions' by Gordon Cox

There are two things you can pretty much count on in a LAByrinth production: fine ensemble acting and innovative shows. True to company form, a terrific LAB cast helmed by Philip Seymo…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 10, 2013

Broadway Hits Are Kudos-Proof by Gordon Cox

Every year at this time, there's usually a Broadway show that legiters say really needs a Tony " a worthy but underselling title for which an award looks like a potential box office savior. …

SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Legit Review: 'Passion Play' by Gordon Cox

"Annie Hall" remains celebrated for the scene in which Woody Allen and Diane Keaton's spoken words are wittily contradicted by their thoughts presented in subtitles. Four years later, Peter …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:51PM[SHARE]

Beatles Are Latest Bet for Concert-Friendly Broadway by Gordon Cox

After a legit season that has underscored the financial viability of concert engagements on Broadway, the Beatles are back to give it a go: West End title "Let It Be" is gearing up for a Ria…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:46PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Cherry Jones Books Off Broadway Gig in 2014 by Gordon Cox

Cherry Jones, the Emmy winner (“24″) already lined up for a fall Broadway stint in “The Glass Menagerie,” has also locked in a 2014 run in the Manhattan Theater Club&…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]

Tom Hanks Among Winners of Theater World Awards by Gordon Cox

The legit awards season has barely begun, but Tony nominee Tom Hanks has already notched one trophy to take home with him once his toplining stint in Broadway play “Lucky Guy” en…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:40PM[SHARE]

Megan Hilty, Aaron Lazar Star in Pre-B'way 'Can-Can' Reading (EXCLUSIVE) by Gordon Cox

Megan Hilty and Aaron Lazar have been tapped to star in a staged reading this summer of "Can-Can," the Cole Porter tuner gearing up for a Broadway revival helmed by TV vet David Lee. A thesp…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 6, 2013

Legit Review: 'Nikolai and the Others' by Gordon Cox

In Richard Nelson’s new play, “Nikolai and the Others,” George Balanchine, Igor Stravinsky, Maria Tallchief and a full complement of other notable Russian emigres spend a C…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00PM[SHARE]

As Broadway Box Office Holds Steady, 'Rascals' Stands Out by Gordon Cox

Last week’s Broadway box office saw the trends established on the prior week’s sales chart hold true one more time, with a quartet of spring titles still camped out in the millio…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM[SHARE]

Broadway's 'Orphans,' Starring Alec Baldwin, to Close by Gordon Cox

The Broadway revival of "Orphans" becomes the latest Tony contender to post a closing notice, with the Alec Baldwin topliner now set to shutter later this month. Like “The Testament of…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:45PM[SHARE]

Billy Crudup Joins McKellen, Stewart on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Billy Crudup and Gotham legit vet Shuler Hensley have been tapped to join Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in "No Man's Land" and "Waiting for Godot," the Harold Pinter-Samuel Beckett double…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:24PM[SHARE]

Off Broadway's Lortel Awards Like 'Piano Lesson,' 'Whale' by Gordon Cox

The Signature Theater Company's much-lauded revival of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" scored with four Lucille Lortel Awards at Off Broadway’s annual kudofest. The Playwrights Hori…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:34AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 3, 2013

New York Drama Critics Anoint 'Vanya and Sonia,' 'Matilda' by Gordon Cox

The New York Critics Drama Circle weighed in with its picks of the 2012-13 season, naming Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" top play and "Matilda" top musical. Both …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:22PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Four on the Floor: These Legiters Are Ready to Climb to the Next Stage by Gordon Cox

With the legit producing landscape and the nation's network of nonprofit theaters evolving in major ways over the years, the 37-year-old Humana Festival of New American Plays may not occupy …

SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]

After Tony Nominations, Good News for Two Plays by Gordon Cox

Some years, the Tony nominations are announced and Broadway shows fall like dominoes. But this year, two days after the nominations, the news is good: Tom Hanks starrer "Lucky Guy," nominate…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tony Noms Won't Save 'Testament of Mary' by Gordon Cox

Ink on the Tony nominations is barely dry and already one show has called it quits: Sales-challenged "The Testament of Mary" will shutter May 5 after a short run. It's common for struggling …

SOURCE: Variety at 01:27PM[SHARE]

Tony Nominations: Tweens Vs. Queens by Gordon Cox

The nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards shaped up into a title bout between two strong-selling and well-reviewed new tuners, with “Kinky Boots” notching a whopping 13 noms and &…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:50AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 29, 2013

Larry Kramer to Receive Honor at Tony Awards by Gordon Cox

Playwright and activist Larry Kramer will be receive the annual Isabelle Stevenson Award as part of the 2013 Tony Awards June 9. The laurel, named after the former prexy of Tony co-presenter…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:18PM[SHARE]

Broadway Boasts Budding Quartet of Big Earners by Gordon Cox

The spring season on Broadway already looks to have yielded a bumper crop of B.O. earners, with no fewer that four recent openers breaking the $1 million mark and landing in the Top 10 last …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:21PM[SHARE]

'Hands on a Hardbody' Goes the Distance with Drama Desk by Gordon Cox

Score one for the underdog: Short-lived Broadway musical "Hands on a Hardbody" led the Broadway pack of nominations for the Drama Desk Awards, with the tuner racking up nine nods and tying w…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 28, 2013

'Rocky' Musical Set for a Bout With Broadway by Gordon Cox

The musical version of “Rocky” looks to K.O. Broadway next spring, confirming a U.S. opening in March 2014 at the Winter Garden Theater. Following a well-received world preem las…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:32PM[SHARE]

'Curious Incident' Sweeps London's Olivier Awards by Gordon Cox

Marianne Elliott's National Theater production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" swept the boards at this year's Olivier Awards with seven wins, equaling last year's rec…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Legit Review: 'Pippin' by Gordon Cox

The Broadway revival of “Pippin” opened April 25 at the Music Box Theater after a world premiere earlier this year at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. The follo…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM[SHARE]

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