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'Fade Out–Fade In' Gets the Musicals Tonight! Concert Treatment

Musicals Tonight! gives the Betty Comden–Adolph Green–Jule Styne flop “Fade Out–Fade In” the old college try, but this creaky 1964 Carol Burnett vehicle is a tough nut to crack.

Attend Actors’ Equity Membership Meetings in Your Region

Events for Equity members will be held in Oct. and Nov. in San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Atlanta, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Detroit, and Milwaukee.

Nonmusical Revue 'How to Be a New Yorker' Is Bland Tourist Fare

“How to Be a New Yorker,” the nonmusical revue of New York facts, sketches, and stereotypes playing at Sofia’s Downstairs Theater, mines obvious material in unimaginative ways.

Gabriel García Márquez’s ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’ Makes an Uneven Play

Playwright Caridad Svich and director José Zayas team up to adapt Gabriel García Márquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera” for the stage, at Repertorio Español, with mixed results.

Read for Pasadena Playhouse

The Pasadena Playhouse is accepting submissions for roles in its upcoming Hothouse staged readings series.

'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' Is Long but Compelling

Dave Malloy’s “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” beautifully staged by Rachel Chavkin, drags slightly but offers an insightful musical adaptation of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.”

Tyne Daly to Be Honored by Primary Stages

Tony Award winner Tyne Daly and producers Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon will be honored at Primary Stages' annual gala.

'Les Mis' Film Stars May Take the London Stage; And Who's Raking It in on Tour?

Laura Motta and Aileen McKenna of The Craptacular share the latest gossip! "Les Misérables" movie film stars may be making their debut in the West End version of the musical, and one may also be joining Anne Hathaway at Joe's Pub.

Do You Look Like the Little Tramp?

"Chaplin" is launching an Instagram look-alike contest to find the lucky fan who most resembles the Little Tramp.

In 'A Celebration of Harold Pinter,' Julian Sands Is Warm, Witty, and Winning

Julian Sands’ “A Celebration of Harold Pinter,” now at the Irish Rep in a production directed by John Malkovich, winningly remembers the human side of the Nobel Prize–winning author.