There's a reason Charles Dickens's novella "A Christmas Carol" has never been out of print since it first ...

Every so often a careless gesture can end up becoming, in hindsight, quite a happy accident. So it ...

NEW YORK—Most younger people probably remember Carol Channing (1921–2019) as someone with a larger-than-life persona and a somewhat ...

NEW YORK—There is perhaps nothing more painful than the forced separation of two people who are truly in ...

In the wake of the current pandemic, theatrical performances must try to present the same emotional effect that ...

Phineas Taylor ("P.T.") Barnum (1810–1891), of Barnum & Bailey Circus fame, almost certainly never said "there's a sucker ...

With works ranging from those which have long since attained classic status—such as the 1952 MGM musical "Singin' ...

It can be a challenge to create a complex portrait of a man when any mention of his ...

For better or worse, actress Joanne Woodward (born Feb. 27, 1930) will always be linked with her late ...

A key element of any biography is the author's ability to truly capture the essence of the subject, ...

NEW YORK—Vivian Neuwirth's drama "Mr. Toole” is a fictionalized take on the real-life story of John Kennedy Toole ...

NEW YORK—Death statistics should not be simply filed and forgotten. What writers Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen set ...

NEW YORK— Can two people from completely different worlds find common ground? This is the underlying idea of ...

NEW YORK—The great thing about a classic is how, in the right hands, it can be transformed into something ...

NEW YORK—Each of us has links to our past, no matter how we may try to deny them. ...

NEW YORK—The sin of pride leads to more than a few comeuppances in Dion Boucicault's 19th-century farce "London ...

NEW YORK—Few shows start off with as much promise as the new off-Broadway musical "Sing Street," at New ...

NEW YORK—Len Cariou gives a virtuoso performance as a man determined to live his life on his own ...

NEW YORK—More often than not, the answer to solving a riddle is staring you right in the face. ...

NEW YORK—The old saying that blood is thicker than water is a point made quite clear in Joshua ...

NEW YORK—When the character of Roxanne (Jasmine Cephas Jones) bursts into song in the opening moments of the musical ...

NEW YORK—People love the idea of second chances, which goes a long way in explaining the staying power ...

NEW YORK—Musical comedy and pathos walk hand in hand in "Little Shop of Horrors." Based on the 1960 ...

NEW YORK—Just because something can be done, doesn’t mean it should be. Playwright Brian Friel makes clear this ...

NEW YORK—When you’re in a downward alcoholic spiral, it's only a matter of time before you hit rock ...

NEW YORK—Any good magician can confound his or her audience. But orchestrating things so those attending are nothing ...

NEW YORK—By the end of the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's 1978 play "Betrayal," there are no winners, ...