theater

'Fallen Angels' Is Crackling Coward

Pasadena Playhouse’s sparkling production of “Fallen Angels,” Noël Coward’s 1925 farce about the lure of lustful sex, has expert direction and outrageously hilarious performances.

Evan Jonigkeit on ‘Really Really,’ Baseball, and Getting Naked Onstage

Jonigkeit spoke with Backstage about how he found his theatrical bearings and his advice for aspiring actors.

Amusing and Touching, 'The Man Who Laughs' Evokes Chaplin and Keaton

Stolen Chair’s “The Man Who Laughs,” an adaptation of a Victor Hugo novel about a freak, is rivetingly rendered by five adept actors in the fashion of a 1920s silent-movie melodrama.

Kelli O'Hara, Will Swenson To Guest Star in Season 3 of 'Submissions Only'

The “Submissions Only” group launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a third season in November and was able to raise $60,000, exceeding their fundraising goal by $10,000.

Columbia’s Theater Productions Move Downtown

MFA thesis productions from Columbia University School of the Arts’ Theatre Program will be moving to new off-campus venues, including 3LD Art and Technology Center, the Connelly Theater, and La MaMato, to be closer to the heart of Off-Broadway.

Broadway’s ‘Pippin’ Matthew James Thomas on Tackling a Musical Theater Icon

Matthew James Thomas, who will play Pippin on Broadway, talks about landing the role, preparing to take on a musical theater icon, and how he trained his dog to act.

Playwrights Tommy Smith and Lucy Thurber on Using Readings to Find Actors

Smith will present “Zero” on Feb. 6 and 7 and Lucy Thurber will present “The Locus” on Feb. 20 and 21. All readings will be held at the Bank Street Theater.

James Van Der Beek on Moving Out of 'Apt. 23' and On To the Stage

“Dawson’s Creek” heartthrob James Van Der Beek has moved out of “Apartment 23” and back onto the stage. He began his professional acting career as a teen in New York City and is now returning to his theater roots in “The Gift,” by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith.

'Women of Will' Offers a Female Perspective on Shakespeare

“Women of Will,” at the Gym at Judson, playwright-actor Tina Packer’s enlightening and delightful survey of Shakespeare’s female characters, could nevertheless stand less lecturing.

Detective Story 'Bodega Bay' Pulls You in Quickly

Elisabeth Karlin’s “Bodega Bay,” at Abingdon Theatre Company, an involving dramedy about a young woman seeking her mother, proves an effective vehicle for Susan Louise O’Connor.