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‘Rear Window’ Finally on Its Way to Broadway

By Judy Berman on

Many have attempted to bring Rear Window to the stage, but one team has finally secured the rights… and it’s producer Charlie Lyons and director Jay Russell, of Ladder 49 fame. Well, OK. Deadline reports that their Broadway adaptation of Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder,” on which Alfred… Read More

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Alison Bechdel’s ‘Fun Home’ Musical to Premiere in New York

By Judy Berman on

Finally, some news for fans of musical theater and comics who weren’t impressed by Julie Taymor and U2′s endless Spider-man disaster: Alison Bechdel’s genre-defining 2006 graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic is about to make its stage debut. For those who aren’t familiar with its plot, the book — which happens to be one… Read More

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Katie Holmes Heading to Broadway This Fall

By Caroline Stanley on

Well, it looks as if Katie Holmes has made the first big decision of her post-Tom Cruise career; and it’s an interesting one! According to ArtsBeat, the actress — who received mixed reviews for her role in the 2008 revival of All My Sons — is headed back to Broadway this… Read More

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15 of Tom Stoppard’s All-Time Greatest Lines

By Emily Temple on

Happy birthday, Tom Stoppard! The prolific and highly acclaimed playwright and screenwriter turns 75 years old today. Stoppard is one of our favorite playwrights of all time, and is particularly known throughout the world for his wit, winking meta-narratives and deft language-play — not to mention the fact that his plays are wildly entertaining yet still concerned with deep philosophical concepts. So, to honor Stoppard on this milestone of a birthday, we’ve collected fifteen of our favorite, lip-smackingly good lines from across his body of work. Click through to remind yourself of some of the best Stoppard moments (or discover them for the first time) in our collection of our favorite lines from his dramatic work. And of course, these are only our favorites — please chime in with your own in the comments! … Read More

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A Cher Musical Could Be Headed to Broadway

By Caroline Stanley on

Even before she rose to fame with “I Got You Babe” in the ’60s, Cherilyn Sarkisian had a pretty interesting life. She spent some time in foster care (her mother, an aspiring actress, was having financial issues), and dropped out of high school at 16 after struggling with undiagnosed dyslexia. She dated Warren Beatty. She… Read More

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Is Tom Hanks Headed to Broadway?

By Caroline Stanley on

We thought at this point in his career there was nothing that Tom Hanks hadn’t done, but apparently we were wrong. He’s never been on Broadway. Until now, that is. ArtsBeats reports that the generally beloved Hollywood actor is currently in talks to play Pulitzer Prize-winning Daily News columnist Mike McAlary — a… Read More

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Flaming Lips' 'Pink Robots' Musical Set to Debut This Year

By Alison Nastasi on

Flaming Lips fans have a new album to look forward to this April, and now the musical version of their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots will be making its world premiere this winter (with a debut at California’s La Jolla Playhouse). The production will be written and directed by… Read More

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Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ Coming to Broadway

By Judy Berman on

Score one for smart little girls who love books: Roald Dahl’s beloved Matilda is slated to hit Broadway in 2013. The show comes to the US via Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company, which debuted Matilda: The Musical in Starford-upon-Avon in 2010 before upgrading to London’s West End in October. Directed by Matthew Warchus and written by… Read More

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Woody Allen’s ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ Is Headed to Broadway

By Caroline Stanley on

Evidently Woody Allen isn’t quite done with the 1920s just yet. PopWatch reports that the Midnight in Paris director is adapting his 1994 film Bullets Over Broadway into a musical that will debut on the Great White Way some time next year.

Set in 1929, the comedy focuses on a struggling playwright… Read More

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Pop Culture Madlib of the Day: Kathleen Hanna and Insane Clown Posse

By Judy Berman on

The wave of Juggalo-mania may have ebbed over a year ago, but that doesn’t mean our cultural obsession with Insane Clown Posse, their fans, and what it all means is entirely over. This morning, the Village Voice brings us the news that downtown fixture Neal Medlyn will present a show called … Read More