theater

London Theater Comes to Broadway in “Farinelli and the King”

Oscar and Tony winner Mark Rylance will return to Broadway in the critically acclaimed Farinelli and the King. The play,…

6 years ago

What’s on Top of Your List of Can’t Miss Million-Dollar Ideas?

I was strolling past the magazine counter yesterday at the airport on my way to Fort Lauderdale to cover the…

6 years ago

Lost Gay Artist J.C. Leyendecker Profiled in “In Love with the Arrow Collar Man”

By the time of his death in 1951, American illustrator J.C. Leyendecker had so drifted into obscurity that his partner…

6 years ago

Actor Jonno Davies: “A Clockwork Orange” is a Ballet of Sex and Violence

Jonno Davies will surprise you: He's one of the brightest talents to watch coming out of Britain. (more…)

6 years ago

No More Tours? No Worries. A New Cher Musical is Broadway Bound

An all-stops-out extravaganza based on the life of singer, actress and superstar Cher is in the works, with plans to…

6 years ago

“Torch” Is Passed From Harvey Fierstein to Michael Urie

Actor, director, producer and TV show host: Is there anything Michael Urie can't do, or won't try? Sitcom fans first…

7 years ago

Clive Owen Brings “M Butterfly” Back to the Broadway Stage

Love, Espionage and Betrayal take center stage this October as Broadway welcomes the revival of M. Butterfly. The play was…

7 years ago

“Torch Song” Brings Fierstein’s Classic Back to the Stage

We talk to Moisés Kaufman, deft examiner of LGBT life through theater, as he brings a landmark play by Harvey…

7 years ago

Levi Kreis Jumps from Stage to Screen in “A Very Sordid Wedding”

Levi Kreis knows what it’s like to be ones own worst enemy. In A Very Sordid Wedding — the latest…

7 years ago

Dave Grusin Presents: Jazz from West Side Story

May 7 The Sondheim songbook really stands up to reinterpretation. Here, pianists Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes take classics like…

7 years ago

Flipping the Script on Chekhov with Stupid F#@king Bird

April 21-22; 25-29 Even people who love theater enjoy hating it — sometimes. Just like NPR's cerebral navel-gazing and an…

7 years ago

See The View Upstairs at the Lynn Redgrave Theater

Musicals are so often thought of as “gay,” it can be easy to forget that every once in a while…

7 years ago