Broadway Season Bets On Big Stars, Short Scripts

Sep. 11, 2010
If last June’s Tony Awards -- Broadway’s annual end-of-season bash -- looked a little bit like the Academy Awards, it was no accident.  A lot of the winners were movie stars: Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson and Catherine Zeta-Jones.  And this fall, more big stars are coming t

A West End Test For The Broadway-Bound

Sep. 11, 2010
The new Broadway season is about to start, and it's likely some of this year's biggest hits -- or biggest flops -- will be from London.

'Trek In The Park': Drama In The Final Frontier

Jul. 31, 2010
Shakespeare in the Park is a common summer event, lending outdoor picnics a touch of classic drama. In Portland, Ore., a local theater company has taken the concept from Elizabethan England to the 23rd century.

Actors Retreat To Shakespearean Haven

Jul. 31, 2010
Deep in Wisconsin is a midsummer night's dream. The home of late theater legends now welcomes actors to refresh their art under the guidance of today's biggest Shakespearean stars. Guest host Jacki Lyden visits Ten Chimneys to watch the Bard reborn.

'Theater Geek' School's Real Life Drama

Jul. 18, 2010
For 35 years, in bucolic Loch Sheldrake, N.Y., Stagedoor Manor has been the place for pre-teen, tweens and teenaged performers to practice their craft.

'Disappearing Number': A Vivid Theatrical Equation

Jul. 14, 2010
Mathematics, string theory, death, infinity -- and telephone call centers in India? The stuff of drama? A Disappearing Number, the Olivier Award-winning play by Simon McBurney and London's Theatre Complicite, does in fact tackle these issues, and in a uniquely theatrical way.

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