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Scarlett Johansson Leads Hollywood's Broadway Takeover

Just four years after the last revival of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Scarlett Johansson will tackle the iconic play—proving once again power of casting movie stars on Broadway.

2012 IT Awards Take Over Kaye Playhouse

Hundreds were in attendance when the 2012 New York Innovation Theater Awards took over the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College on Monday night. The IT Awards, now in their tenth year, were created in 2005 to celebrate New York City’s Off-Off-Broadway theater community.    Performer Sky Seals kicked off the ...

Passion and Dedication Wins at the NYIT Awards

The winners of the New York Innovative Theatre Awards share advice for aspiring actors at Monday night's awards ceremony.

Nora Ephron’s ‘Lucky Guy’ Begins Casting, Opening on Broadway in 2013

Casting directors Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths are holding auditions in early October for the late Ephron’s last play, set to open on Broadway in 2013 with Tom Hanks.

Katori Hall's Ambitious ‘Children of Killers’ Reaches High But Fails to Illuminate

The American premiere of Katori Hall’s “Children of Killers” at the Castillo Theatre examines the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath, but it doesn't add much to our understanding of the atrocities.

VIDEO: Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale on 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

The upcoming revival of the David Mamet play, scheduled to open Nov. 11 at the Schoenfeld Theater, marks the 30th anniversary of its first Broadway production.

‘Justin Love’ Asks, Will Movie Stars Ever Come Out of the Closet?

With a book co-written by one of L.A.’s most noteworthy publicists and a delightfully irreverent score screwing the movie business to its sticking place, the fresh new musical “Justin Love” emerges as a great Hollywood love story.

Audiences May Develop a 'Habit' for Voyeurism

Jason Grote’s clichéd play about a trio of lost, aimless souls proves to be utterly fascinating when presented as a theatrical installation that turns theatergoers into voyeurs lurking just on the fringes of the actions.

Ethan Lipton's 'Red-Handed Otter' Is Purposefully Anticlimactic

Playwright Ethan Lipton has his finger on the pulse of humanity, and while “Red-Handed Otter” is not an uplifting story, it’s an honest one.

Japanese Internment Camp Musical 'Allegiance' Deals With Disturbing History but Stays Aurally Pleasing

This world premiere musical about Japanese internment during World War II features George Takei and Lea Salonga in a cast of talented performers.