Physician, Sing Thyself
By BARRON H. LERNER
“Allegro,” a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about father-and-son doctors, is being revived Off Broadway, creating a new chance to consider the medical themes it raises.
As “Tamburlaine, Parts I and II” prepares to open, a look at productions which have needed that most theatrical of special effects.
Members of the Robertson family of the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty” have convinced a team from Broadway to bring their story to the stage, in Las Vegas for starters.
“Allegro,” a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about father-and-son doctors, is being revived Off Broadway, creating a new chance to consider the medical themes it raises.
“Grand Concourse,” by Heidi Schreck, goes behind the scenes at a soup kitchen in the Bronx.
“Basetrack Live” draws from video testimonials, photography and a website to recount the experiences of Marines in Afghanistan and their families stateside.
Thomas O. Kriegsmann is to be its director of programs, a new position that will include artist development projects.
Mr. Grammer is to play the largely comic role of Charles Frohman, the theater producer of “Peter Pan” playwright J.M. Barrie.
A petition is calling for the restoration of two awards, for best sound design for a play and for a musical, that were eliminated by a Tony committee in June.
The lingering theatrical convention of casting Caucasians in roles that call for Asians incites exasperation in Han Ong’s play “Chairs and a Long Table.”
American Dance Machine for the 21st Century, a repertory company for musical-theater dance, made its debut at the Joyce Theater on Tuesday.
Rachel Tucker talks about her role in “The Last Ship,” and about growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Recommended shows from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times.
Recent show reviews from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times.
Mr. Grande, an ex-captive on ‘Big Brother,’ returns to his Broadway roots.
That season in hell commonly called mid-adolescence promises to turn especially hot — and chilly — in Simon Stephens’s “Punk Rock.”
Top-grossing Broadway shows for the week ending Nov. 9.
A critical guide to productions in New York City, including shows in previews.
A man and a woman, both facing crises, keep slightly uncomfortable company in David Auburn’s small-scale and sleepy new play, “Lost Lake.”
In “Livin’ la Vida Imelda,” Carlos Celdran delves into many corners of Imelda Marcos’s life.
“Powerhouse,” on the life of the composer Raymond Scott, sustains the controlled mad dash of the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons that used his music.
“Odd Birdz,” from the ensemble Tziporela, features sketches with a wide range of characters and situations.
Kathleen Marshall directs “The Band Wagon,” a stage adaptation of the beloved 1953 MGM movie musical.
In Nikkole Salter’s “Carnaval,” three men travel to Rio de Janeiro, in an exploration of black masculinity and friendship.
The Broadway producers of “The Audience,” with Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, have turned down $400,000 to let “It’s Only a Play” continue in the Schoenfeld Theater.
Toby, the rat kept by the teenager with autism in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” is so popular her role has been expanded.
Mr. Tallmer, the first theater critic for The Village Voice, also conceived its award for Off Broadway theater, the Obie.
The actress plays Emily Dickinson in the new production of William Luce’s biographical play.
Many of these shows are currently in previews.
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