Review: ‘Pal Joey’
The Rodgers and Hart songs in "Pal Joey" are certainly easy on the ear, but what makes the Roundabout revival of their 1940 show so compelling is Richard Greenberg's trenchant adaptation of the…
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Review: ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’
Sometimes you just need a hug, which makes the timing right for "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas," a new feel-better tuner that serves as theatrical comfort food for our increasingly desperate times.
Review: ‘Cherry Bomb: The Worst Act in Vaudeville’
Managing with sly wit and tonal dexterity to make a very good show out of a very bad one, "Cherry Bomb" takes up the improbable history of the Cherry Sisters of Iowa, five backwoods women who decided…
Macy, Butz replace Piven in ‘Plow’
William H. Macy and Norbert Leo Butz will take over for Jeremy Piven in the Broadway revival of "Speed-the-Plow."
Cross, Mount, Blum join ‘Mourning’
Joseph Cross ("Running With Scissors"), Anson Mount ("In Her Shoes"), Mark Blum ("Twelve Angry Men") and Robert Hogan are among the thesps to join the cast of the New Group's Off Broadway production…
‘Christmas’ duo lure audiences
In the search for new shows that could become holiday perennials, two Connecticut theaters this month are offering high-profile premieres, both of which are drawing outside interest that just might…
Cast set for ‘Mary Stuart’
Brian Murray, John Benjamin Hickey, Maria Tucci, Michael Countryman and Chandler Williams are among the supporting cast of the upcoming Broadway staging of "Mary Stuart" starring Janet McTeer and…
Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
As a dramatization of the man from Nazareth's final week on Earth, "Jesus Christ Superstar" would seem most appropriate as an Easter-time attraction. No matter; this new touring version comes to…
‘Sleepwalk’ extends run
Mike Birbiglia's popular solo show "Sleepwalk With Me" has extended its Off Broadway run by two months.
Piven speeds away from ‘Plow’ play
Jeremy Piven will abruptly end his run in Broadway's "Speed-the-Plow," after missing Tuesday evening's performance and a Wednesday matinee.
Shakespeare shaky in bad economy
Another nonprofit legit org has put out a distress call in an uncertain economy, with Shakespeare Santa Cruz announcing it will have to shutter permanently if it cannot raise $300,000 by Monday.
