Broadway

'Kinky Boots' Musical Sets Broadway Opening Date

August 15, 2012 By Lisa Fung 39 weeks ago

"Kinky Boots," based on the 2005 film of the same name, features music by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein

  

Jon Favreau Tweets He's Directing 'Jersey Boys'

August 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 40 weeks ago

Jon Favreau says there's an open casting call for the big-screen adaptation of the hit jukebox musical

  

Broadway Dims Lights in Honor of Marvin Hamlisch

August 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 40 weeks ago

Marvin Hamlisch composed the music to "A Chorus Line," "Sweet Smell of Success" and "The Goodbye Girl"

  

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' Set to Bow on Broadway in 2013

August 7, 2012 By Lisa Fung 41 weeks ago

"Cinderella" was created for television but has never been seen on Broadway

  

Sheryl Crow's Musical 'Diner' Cancels San Francisco Run to Retool for Broadway

August 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

"Diner" will debut on Broadway in 2013

  

'The Odd Couple' Just Got Odder - in China

August 3, 2012 By Dan Bloom 41 weeks ago

Guest Blog: Neil Simon's Broadway play has hit the Chinese stage, featuring a cast of Western actors performing an all-Mandarin version

  

Post-Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Returning to Broadway

July 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 43 weeks ago

Katie Holmes will star in "Dead Accounts” by Theresa Rebeck 

  

Celeste Holm, Broadway Star and Oscar Winner, Dead at 95

July 15, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 44 weeks ago

After soaring to fame in "Oklahoma!" on Broadway, Celeste Holm went on to win the best supporting actress Academy Award for 1947's "Gentleman's Agreement" 

  

'The Heiress,' Starring Jessica Chastain, Sets Broadway Opening Date

July 9, 2012 By Lisa Fung 45 weeks ago

"The Heiress," starring Jessica Chastain and "Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens, will play a limited run on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre

  

Martin Pakledinaz, Broadway Costume Designer, Dies at 58

July 8, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 45 weeks ago

Two-time Tony Award-winner Martin Pakledinaz was nominated 10 times, twice for shows currently on Broadway. He had been suffering from cancer

  

Cher Planning Broadway Musical About Her Life (Updated)

June 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 47 weeks ago

"Moonstruck" star is writing a show about her rise from variety show host to Oscar winner that will feature her music

  

Mike Tyson Coming to Broadway with 'Undisputed Truth'

June 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 48 weeks ago

Mike Tyson is updating his Las Vegas show for a run on the Great White Way, with Spike Lee directing

  

Al Pacino Returning to Broadway in 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

June 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 48 weeks ago

The Oscar winner will star in David Mamet's drama as  Shelly Levene, a down on his heels salesman

  

6 Things You Didn't Know About Sunday Night's Tony Awards

June 11, 2012 By Lisa Fung 49 weeks ago

The Tony Awards' best moments are sometimes the stories behind the story.

  

Tony Awards: 'Once' Wins Best Musical

June 10, 2012 By Lisa Fung 49 weeks ago

"Once," a low-key musical based on the indie film of the same name, received 11 nominations

  

Tony Awards: Hugh Jackman Surprised as Wife Presents Award for Charity Work

June 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

Jackman says wife Deborra-Lee Furness told him she was going to the "loo"

  

Tony Awards: Audra McDonald Wins Best Actress for 'Porgy and Bess'

June 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

The Broadway star wins her fifth Tony Award for the musical revival

  

Tony Awards: Nina Arianda Wins Best Actress in a Play for 'Venus in Fur'

June 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

Nina Arianda won her first Tony for playing an actress auditioning for a role 

  

Tony Awards: 'Clybourne Park' Wins Best Play

June 10, 2012 By Lisa Fung 49 weeks ago

"Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, almost didn't open on Broadway.

  

Tony Awards: Christian Borle Wins Best Supporting Actor in a Play

June 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

"Smash" star wins for his villainous turn in "Peter and the Starcatcher"

  

Neil Patrick Harris Kicks Off Tony Awards Welcoming Crowd to '50 Shades of Gay'

June 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

Harris was joined by Patti LuPone, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the cast of "Book of Mormon" in an opening that mixed singing and wise-cracks

  

Tony Awards: The Complete List of Nominees and Winners

June 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

Keep checking back as we update the complete list of winners for the 2012 Tony Awards

  

Tony Awards: Broadway's Brightest Stars Hit the Red Carpet (Slideshow)

June 10, 2012 By Wrap Staff 49 weeks ago

Broadway's biggest stars turned out in their finest for the red carpet at the 2012 Tony Awards at the Beacon Theater

  

Debra Winger Coming to Broadway in David Mamet Play

June 5, 2012 By Brent Lang 50 weeks ago

"Terms of Endearment" star Debra Winger will play a prison warden in "The Anarchist" on Broadway

  

Michael Shannon to Make Broadway Debut in 'Grace' With Paul Rudd

June 4, 2012 By Lisa Fung 50 weeks ago

Joining "Boardwalk Empire" star Michael Shannon and "40 Year Old Virgin" star Paul Rudd will be Ed Asner, returning to Broadway for the first time in 25 years

 

  

'Hands on a Hardbody' Musical Plans Broadway Move

May 29, 2012 By Lisa Fung 51 weeks ago

"Hands on a Hardbody" is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright with music by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green