Theater

Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett Return to Broadway After 20 Years (or More) Away

What a night on Broadway: "The Mountaintop" opened, with incendiary performances from Samuel L. Jackson respectively as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Angela...

“The King’s Speech” Sets Actors for UK Run, Broadway Will Follow

"The King's Speech" is headed to Broadway. But readers of this column know I broke this story last year--that David Seidler wrote the script...

Alicia Keys Writing Music for Broadway Play

Alicia Keys -- Grammy winner, newcomer from a decade ago--has really spread her wings in showbiz. She's now writing music for the new Broadway...

Broadway Spider Man: Casting Call for New Female Leads

Broadway's $70 million "Spider Man: Turn off the Dark" actually started performances in mid November 2010, if you recall. Coming up on the year...

Alicia Keys Broadway Play Sets Cast With Stars from “ER” and “Psych”

Alicia Keys is producing a Broadway play. Why not? She's conquered pop music, that's for sure. The play, "Stick Fly," will star Ruben Santiago...

James Franco: Cancelled Broadway Play Not His Fault

I read with some amusement in the last few days that Oscar nominated actor James Franco "backed out" of doing "Sweet Bird of Youth"...

Broadway Spider Man Reeve Carney to Play Jeff Buckley in Film

Reeve Carney can really thank Julie Taymor now. He's been plucked from his grueling job playing Peter Parker in "Spider Man: Turn off the...

“The King’s Speech” Headed to Broadway in Fall 2012

I told you first, and quite a while ago, that "The King's Speech" would head to Broadway after its run as a film. Then...

“Funny Girl” Coming to Broadway, But Without Lea Michele

Exclusive: The revival of "Funny Girl" is on its way to Broadway, but without "Glee" star Lea Michele. There was talk that Lea was...

“Harry Potter” London Premiere Cost Daniel Radcliffe’s Broadway Show $400K

This is how not to succeed in business: Broadway's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" had to shut down for two nights...