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Theater: "Joe Turner's Come..." To Broadway And Will Stay For A While

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Director Bartlett Sher's revival of August Wilson's magnificent play Joe Turner's Come and Gone has just opened on Broadway to rave reviews.

Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sarah Jessica Parker & More At 'Mary Stuart' Opening (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment


The opening night of 'Mary Stuart' at the Broadhurst on Sunday night brought out some of New York's acting royalty to watch Janet McTeer and Harriet W...

Anne Hathaway To Play Judy Garland On Stage AND Screen

AP | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Anne Hathaway is heading somewhere over the rainbow. The Oscar-nominated actress is set to play Judy Garland in both film and sta...

Exclusive Interview with Jane Fonda: Back on Broadway

Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.19.2009 | Entertainment


Marianne Schnall

Jane Fonda: In a way, 33 Variations shows that even in the face of physical adversities and age, passionate commitment and inspiration do not have to wane.

Natasha Richardson: A Daughter Of The Theater

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 04.18.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Natasha Richardson starred on Broadway in a quintet of strikingly different productions _ each one demonstrating why the actress was ...

Stacy Keach Hospitalized, Misses "Frost/Nixon" Stage Role

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — A spokesman for Stacy Keach says actor was recovering after having a mild stroke. Publicist Dick Guttman said Wednesday the 67-ye...

Broadway Theaters To Dim Lights For Ron Silver

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Broadway theaters will dim their lights Wednesday in honor of actor Ron Silver who died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophagea...

Steve Martin Offers To Pay For Banned High School Play

AP | Posted 04.15.2009 | Entertainment


LA GRANDE, Oregon — Actor and comedian Steve Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of his play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," wh...

Jane Fonda (And Her Dog) Conquer Broadway

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — To meet Jane Fonda these days means first getting past her 8-pound fluffy gatekeeper. Tulea, a white Bichon-like dog, is never very ...

33 Variations: A Lyrical Inspiration

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 04.10.2009 | Entertainment


Ashley Van Buren

33 Variations evokes a glimmer of hope for future playwrights, and perhaps in these new playwrights' work we'll catch a similar turn of phrase, note, or heady emotion.

Kirk Douglas, 92, Stars In One-Man Show

AP | RYAN PEARSON | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment


CULVER CITY, Calif. — Kirk Douglas emerges from behind a black curtain and walks purposefully, if a bit unsteadily, to center stage. "When you ...

Stage Door: Sleepwalk With Me, Lansky

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.03.2009 | Entertainment


Fern Siegel

Now playing at the Bleecker Street Theater, Sleepwalk With Me stars Mike Birbiglia, who delivers a hilarious stand-up routine in just over an hour.

Robin Williams Coming To Broadway

AP | Posted 03.30.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — First Will Ferrell. Now Robin Williams is coming to Broadway this season. The comedian says he will perform his one-man show, "Weapo...

Brad, Angelina And The Oldest Four See "The Little Mermaid"

Bauer Griffin | Posted 03.29.2009 | Entertainment


Color us jealous. Big time. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie just took kids Zahara, Pax, Maddox, and Shiloh to see Disney's Broadway musical The Little ...

No Agreement From Jeremy Piven Poisoning Hearing

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 03.29.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — No agreement has been reached in the Jeremy Piven grievance hearing. Piven appeared Thursday at the session requested by the produce...

What Caused Bobby Jindal's Speech to Be a Disaster?

Howard Fine | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Howard Fine

If you looked at Jindal's eyes and listened to his voice in the speech, you can sense the hollowness. True emotions travel. Manufactured emotions remain static.

U2-Scored "Spider-Man" Gets Broadway Start Date

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Spider-Man has conquered the movies. Now, with a little help from Julie Taymor and U2, it's Broadway's turn. "Spider-Man, Turn Off t...

Jane Fonda's Broadway Play Picketed By Vietnam Vets

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — It's been decades, but Jane Fonda still can't shake her "Hanoi Jane" image from the Vietnam War. About a dozen Vietnam veterans and ...

Will Ferrell's Play Recoups Investment, Breaks Records

New York Times | Posted 03.24.2009 | Entertainment


Will Ferrell's "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush" has recouped its original investment of $2.09 million, one of the show's pro...

James Gandolfini Preps For Broadway Debut

NY Daily News | Posted 03.24.2009 | Home


James Gandolfini had people praying for their lives on a regular basis as mobster Tony Soprano. But to land a role in Broadway's "God of Carnage," wh...

Jerry Springer To Star In "Chicago"

AP | Posted 03.20.2009 | Entertainment


LONDON — Talk-show host Jerry Springer says he will perform in the musical "Chicago" at London's West End. He will play the slick lawyer Billy ...

Anna Nicole Smith's Life To Become An Opera

AP | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment


LONDON — The fine line between opera and soap opera just got blurrier. Britain's august Royal Opera said Thursday it is planning a show based o...

Maggie Gyllenhaal And Peter Sarsgaard Now Together On Stage

NY Times | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment


there is an added frisson to their coming collaboration in "Uncle Vanya" (which opens on Thursday and runs through March 8), one of the rare instances...

Condi Lap Dance Steals Will Ferrell's Bush Show

Daily News | By JOANNA MOLLOY and MEREDITH KOLODNER | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment


Will Ferrell's spoof of former President George Bush may be the hottest ticket in town, but it's a lap-dancing Condoleezza Rice - and her red panties ...

Your Guide To R.E.A.L. Change

Jason Mannino | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

More than three weeks into 2009 you have ambitiously begun to tackle resolutions to bring forward in your life changes to enhance your quality of livi...