Broadway Theater

'Little Miss Sunshine' musical heading off-Broadway

2013-05-23 07:30:00

The "Little Miss Sunshine" minibus is fueling up to head cross-country again, this time from the West Coast to New York. The stage musical based on the Oscar-winning 2006 movie will reportedly open at the off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre in New York...

Bette Midler's 'I'll Eat You Last' cashing in at Broadway box office

2013-05-21 06:50:00

Bette Midler might have been snubbed when it comes to Tony nominations this year, but she seems to be having the last laugh at the box office. The Divine Miss M's one-woman show "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" is becoming one of Broadway'...

Tony Awards 2013: 'Pippin,' Christopher Durang gain momentum

2013-05-20 08:35:00

Like the Oscars, the Tony Awards are preceded each year by a bevy of award shows that renders the main event something of a foregone conclusion. This Broadway season, many of the front-runners have become clear relatively quickly, with the big-top-...

Zachary Levi to make Broadway debut in 'First Date'

2013-05-20 13:06:00

“Chuck” star Zachary Levi will make his Broadway debut opposite stage and screen alum Krysta Rodriguez in "First Date,” a musical romantic comedy with a book by “Gossip Girl” writer Austin Winsberg. Previews will start July...

August Wilson's words came straight from his soul

2013-05-19 07:00:00

Stage and film legend James Earl Jones once said, "It's hard for an actor to go wrong if he's true to the words that August has written." As an actor and writer, I have found that statement to be true of only a few playwrights. There is usually at least...

East Coast: Meet the people behind NPR, PBS broadcasts

2013-05-20 07:30:00

Fans of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service can meet the people behind the broadcasts on the seven-night “Newsmakers and Tastemakers” tour of Washington and New York City. Notables (subject to change) are expected to...

Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize

2013-05-17 12:49:00

Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House. Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded...

Broadway's 'Legally Blonde' to set sail

2013-05-14 07:30:00

"Legally Blonde" is headed for the high seas. Norwegian Cruise Lines will bring the Tony-nominated Broadway musical on board its Getaway, a 4,028-passenger ship set to debut in January 2014. And "Blonde" isn't the only musical to sail. CHEAT SHEET:...

'Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' heads to Broadway

2013-05-16 13:32:00

The musical comedy “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” may be nearly as nimble as its lead actor, Jefferson Mays, who plays multiple characters and dies no less than eight times in the production. In its third incarnation, the...

Ricky Jay documentary reveals his magical life and mentors

2013-05-16 07:00:00

Renowned sleight-of-hand magician, actor, author and historian Ricky Jay learned his craft from the best in the field, including Al Fosso, Slydini, Cardini, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. These men never made a lot of money during their long careers,...

Jed Bernstein, Broadway producer, to head Lincoln Center

2013-05-15 16:18:00

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York has tapped a prominent producer from the world of commercial Broadway to serve as its next president. Jed Bernstein, whose credits include the successful revivals of "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Hair," is...

'How I Met Your Mother' finally reveals the mother [Spoiler alert]

2013-05-14 12:44:00

It's taken eight seasons, but "How I Met Your Mother" finally delivered on Monday night its essential promise: the identity of "the Mother" was revealed. For those who don't want to know, turn away here. On the show's eighth season finale, the...

The Riviera Theatre along Broadway in Uptown, just down the street from the Uptown Theatre.

2013-05-21 21:30:00

A scene from the Broadway revival of the musical "Pippin" at the Music Box Theatre in New York.

2013-05-19 21:33:34

"Dreamgirls," the Broadway musical, plays at Ferguson Center for the Arts on May 17-18.

2013-05-16 11:14:52