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.
Category: Theater
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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.
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Review: Is Dylan Mulvaney ‘The Least Problematic Woman in the World’?
In her bold, funny solo show, the social media influencer details a life of identity-searching, controversy and a determination to be absolutely herself.
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Wicked Broadway Garden Blooms This Month in New York
Striking plants of deep pinks and dark greens conjure the visual world of “Wicked” this month at the New York Botanical Garden.
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How David Henry Hwang Remade Theater in His Own Image
Long the leading Asian American playwright, he was writing autofictional works about identity politics decades before those were cultural obsessions.
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Glenn Close on ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ ‘Fatal Attraction’ and Her Storied Career
For half a century, she’s brought her singular talents to the stage and screen. Now, the actress wants one more shot at the role that helped make her a star.