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'Carousel' Too Cute in Concert by the NY Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic’s staged concert of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Carousel,” starring Nathan Gunn, Stephanie Blythe, and Kelli O’Hara, values music over drama.

Sundance Announces Winner of First Tennessee Williams Award

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will be the first recipient of the inaugural award supporting the development of new work for the stage.

New Version of ‘Phantom’ Headed to U.S.

A national touring production of "Phantom of the Opera" will begin traveling across America in November.

VS. Theater Company Readies World Premiere for April

The opening of VS. Theater Company's first production in its new home has been pushed back as the ensemble cast four outside actors for its world premiere of "Cops and Friends of Cops."

'The Wild Bride' Tells an Unflinching Story With Courage and Heart

Kneehigh Theatre’s “The Wild Bride,” a self-described “feminist folk tale” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, is magical, high-spirited, and musically rich, a gale-force theatrical storm.

Loquacious 'Years of Sky' Smothers in Semantics

Barbara Blatner’s “Years of Sky,” at 59E59 Theaters, a study of the 30-year relationship of a mixed-race couple, is blighted by unconvincing characters saying implausible things.

8 Stage To Screen Female Icons (Slideshow)

Quvenzhane Wallis—the youngest Oscar nominee ever for “Beasts of the Southern Wild”—just landed one of the most iconic roles for young girls: Annie. The title role in the film remake of the classic tale, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, was originall set with Willow Smith, but ...

Elaine Stritch Needs Your Help

A new documentary about the legendary Stritch is currently conducting an online fundraising campaign for its final phase of production.

Naked Angels Finds New Home at New School

The downtown theater company is partnering with the New School for Drama and will be housed in the schools’ facilities on Bank Street.

‘The Madrid’ Evaporates Before Our Eyes

It’s hard to fathom how Manhattan Theatre Club allowed Liz Flahive’s undercooked comedy-drama “The Madrid,” starring Edie Falco, to get all the way to City Center’s downstairs stage.