Hollywood luminaries gathered for the Albie Awards; and the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera drew a crowd of philanthropists and Broadway stars to Lincoln Center.
Category: Theater
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Maggie Smith, Grande Dame of Stage and Screen, Dies at 89
She earned an extraordinary array of awards, from Oscars to Emmys to Tonys, but could still go almost everywhere unrecognized. Then came “Downton Abbey.”
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Andrew Scott Will Perform One-Man ‘Vanya’ Off Broadway Next Spring
The Olivier Award-winning revival, in which the actor plays all of the parts, is to begin previews March 11 at the Lucille Lortel Theater.
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‘A Face in the Crowd’ Isn’t About Trump. It Just Seems Like It.
Elvis Costello and Sarah Ruhl’s musical adaptation of the 1957 film, a satire about a hustler turned power-hungry TV personality, hits the London stage.
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The Wicked Witch of the West: A Heroine for Our Time
“Wicked,” which arrives to the big screen this fall, redeems the villain who is barely a character in L. Frank Baum’s classic novel.
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Ian McKellen Has Clapped Back at Critics. Now He’s Playing One.
In the new film “The Critic,” he plays the titular acid-tongued reviewer in 1930s Britain, who is terrified of being outed as gay.
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‘Real Women Have Curves’ Musical Plans Broadway Bow Next Year
The show, adapted from the play and movie, was first staged last winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass.
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Wendell Pierce and Courtney B. Vance on James Earl Jones’s Influence
The two actors talk about how the stage and screen great was a one-of-a-kind inspiration to them, and many others.
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Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Are Star Crossed in Central Park
As the stars of the “Romeo + Juliet” that opens on Broadway, they will die for love. And to make that convincing, they need to become friends first.
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James Earl Jones’s Rich Career in Theater: ‘Othello,’ ‘The Great White Hope’ and More
In addition to Broadway crowd-pleasers, the actor deftly navigated classics, experimental theater and new works by major contemporary playwrights.