The new Lorenz Hart biopic “Blue Moon” gets a lot right about the creation of musicals that a spate of 1940s films got wildly wrong.
Category: Theater
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Tom Morello Brings Rage to an Unexpected Genre: the Musical
This firebrand guitarist pulled songs from his lesser-known catalog for “Revolution(s),” about family of activists, now playing in Chicago.
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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86
She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.
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‘Bull Durham’ Review: This Musical Version Is a Bunt
Adapted for the stage, the baseball rom-com is now less sexy and sophisticated than the ’80s classic.
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‘Paranormal Activity’ Wants to Scare You From the Stage
Like “Stranger Things” and “Harry Potter,” this horror film franchise is branching out with an original story that aims to pull the rug from under theatergoers.
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Ari Emanuel Buys TodayTix, Gaining Footing on Broadway and West End
The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.
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Debut of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Musical in Minneapolis Draws Fans
There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota.
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‘Oh Happy Day!’ Review: And God Told Keyshawn to Build an Ark
An urgent family mission propels Jordan E. Cooper’s pain-spiked supernatural comedy, a very loose riff on the biblical story of Noah.
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Ben Stiller Honors His Parents In ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’
How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.
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Review: Aubrey Plaza Shines in Ethan Coen’s Retrograde ‘Let’s Love!’
It’s unusual for an Atlantic Theater Company production to feel so uninspired, but in this set of one-acts, committed actors are let down by juvenile language.
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‘Can Art Bear This?’: How Carolina Bianchi Explores Trauma Onstage
For her performance piece “The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella,” which opens in New York later this month, the artist drugs herself as the audience looks on.
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The Breakout Star of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
“I wanted to tell a story that encompassed the gender spectrum,” said Tonatiuh, who transformed his body to play the queer window dresser Luis Molina.