Rebecca Frecknall Is Bringing ?Cabaret? Back to Broadway

The British director Rebecca Frecknall?s immersive revival of the Kander and Ebb musical was a hit in London. This spring, she?s bringing it to Broadway.

How the Gory Sex Scenes in ?Teeth? Came Together

Creating the sex scenes for the horror musical required close attention to detail, extra communication and some strategically placed silicone.

?Opening Night? Review: Ivo van Hove Makes a Stylish Movie Into a Sludgy Travesty

Ivo van Hove?s stage adaptation of the 1977 John Cassavetes film, with music by Rufus Wainwright, turns a taut character study into a corny melodrama.

A British Scandal Intrigued J.T. Rogers, Then He Went Down the Rabbit Hole

The playwright thought News International?s phone-hacking scandal could make for a sweeping thriller. Twelve years later, here it is.

Review: Sarah Paulson Makes a Horrible Discovery in ?Appropriate?

Making a blistering Broadway debut, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins?s 2014 play about the legacies of hatred feels like a new work entirely.

Review: In ?American Rot,? the Painful Legacy of the Dred Scott Case

Kate Taney Billingsley?s play starts with a fictional apology, but then segregated choirs and a racist waitress create tonal dissonance.

On London Stages, Uplifting Tales of Black Masculinity

?For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy? and ?Red Pitch? offer generous portrayals of male bonding.

With ?Tommy? Revival, Pete Townshend Is Talking to a New Generation

He?s also still working through his childhood trauma. Considering his musical?s legacy, he sees a story about how ?we prevail ultimately, by turning toward the light.?

?Water for Elephants? Review: Beauty Under the Big Top

The circus-themed love story, already a novel and a movie, becomes a gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.

Nicole Scherzinger to Star in ?Sunset Boulevard? on Broadway in the Fall

The revival, birthed in London, is a radically reimagined version of the 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a 1950 Billy Wilder film.

Cynthia Nixon Knows What Poem She Wants Read at Her Funeral

?I love ?I heard a Fly buzz ? when I died,?? said the actress, currently performing Off Broadway in ?The Seven Year Disappear.? ?That one gets me every time.?

Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher to Star in Broadway Play

The duo will lead the cast of ?Left on Tenth,? a stage adaptation of Delia Ephron?s best-selling memoir.

?Like They Do in the Movies? Review: Laurence Fishburne Widens His Lens

In his solo show, the screen and stage star shines a light into his formative dark corners and on the people who made an impression.

Why ?Uncle Vanya? Is the Play for Our Anxious Era

Despite debuting 125 years ago, Anton Chekhov?s drama of claustrophobia, resentment and despair feels perfectly suited to present day America.

?Dead Outlaw,? a Mummy Musical, Is So Strange It Can Only Be True

The creators of ?The Band?s Visit? reunited to tell the story of an outlaw whose body toured carnivals for decades.

Review: In Charles Busch?s ?Ibsen?s Ghost,? a Widow?s Work is Never Done

In Charles Busch?s satire of Henrik Ibsen?s plays, a widow faces a rather catty fight to save her husband?s legacy.

Review: An Affair to Dismember, in the Gory Musical ?Teeth?

A cult horror film about a teenage girl with a surprise set of chompers gets another surprise: the song-and-dance treatment.

?Illinoise,? a Sufjan Stevens Dance Musical, Is Moving to Broadway

The production will make its transfer unusually fast, with an opening set for April 24, just 29 days after it wraps up a sold-out run at the Park Avenue Armory.

Review: Ibsen?s ?Enemy of the People,? Starring Jeremy Strong

The ?Succession? star headlines a Broadway revival of Ibsen?s play about a lifesaving doctor and the town that hates him.

Hollywood Actors Are Leaping Into Video Games

Onscreen stars have increasingly been going virtual. Jodie Comer and David Harbour are making their video game debuts in a remake of the 1992 horror game Alone in the Dark.

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