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‘The Great God Pan’ Makes It Three in a Row for Playwright Amy Herzog

A charge of long-ago sexual abuse triggers the action of Amy Herzog’s “The Great God Pan,” a moving and unsettling look at the nature of identity, from Playwrights Horizons.

'A Christmas Story' Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Write For Actors

The songwriting team who are making a promising Broadway debut with “A Christmas Story” began as performance majors at the University of Michigan.

Attend an Upcoming Actors’ Equity Membership Meeting

Regional meetings for Equity members will be held in January in New York, Chicago, and Hollywood, where nominating committees will be selected for the union’s 2013 elections.

Broadway Labor Strike Averted

Theater service employees union SEIU Local 32BJ reaches tentative deal with Broadway producers and theater owners to avoid holiday season shut-down.

Cheyenne Jackson Employs a Full Chorus of B'way Hunks for New Video

In the music video for his new single "Don't Wanna Know," Jackson cavorts and twirls with a slew of Broadway hotties, including Nick Adams and Matt Cavenaugh.

Becky Ann Baker Channels Her Maternal Instinct in 'The Great God Pan'

Baker plays a mother coping with her son's unknown past and the potential ramifications it might have on their future in Herzog's play, which opens Dec. 18.

Leslie Kritzer on Creating Characters and Spreading Holiday Cheer

It’s a good thing too, since Kritzer is currently starring in "Elf," the musical adaptation of the hit film that returned to New York this holiday season after a successful 2010 run.

'Soldier' Offers No New Insights on the Horrors of War

A dead Nazi soldier implicitly seeks the audience’s approval in “Soldier,” Jonathan Draxton’s well-acted, poorly staged exercise begun as a class assignment and now at Here.

'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol' Tells Parallel Stories

In “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” Tom Mula’s revisionist take on Dickens, at Six01 Studio, Marley’s ghost must redeem Ebenezer Scrooge in order to escape an eternity in hell.

Forgettable 'Bumbug the Musical' Brings on Humbug Fever

“Bumbug the Musical,” which resets Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in a modern convenience store, with Scrooge as its Indian-immigrant owner, is a stale holiday cookie.