Theater

Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Zoe Caldwell, a four-time Tony Award winner who brought humanity to larger-than-life characters, whether...
1:50 19 February 2022

Review: Bios put spotlight on director Lumet, actor McKellen

“Sidney Lumet: A Life” by Maura Spiegel; “Ian McKellen: A Biography” by Garry O’Connor (both St. Martin’s)
17:41 23 January 2022

Elizabeth Banks to be honored by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of t...
16:00 14 January 2022

Andrew Lloyd Webber beams as ‘Cats’ film has its premiere

NEW YORK — It was a special night for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber as he walked the red carpet for the world premiere of the film adaptation of his Tony Aw...
15:31 17 December 2021

The Latest: Swift wins top honor at AMAs, breaks MJ record

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the American Music Awards, being presented Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (all times local):
4:01 25 November 2021

A tour inside a Broadway theater is the place to geek out

NEW YORK — Walking into a Broadway theater at show time is something special — the electricity, the excited murmurs, the shared anticipation. But, it ...
15:32 19 November 2021

Count community theater among holiday traditions for many

The Railsback family in North Carolina enjoys lots of conventional holiday festivities — get-togethers, special meals, exchanging gifts. But for the l...
13:59 12 November 2021