theater

Sam Shepard’s Enactments of Manhood
In the elder Rogers' case, alcohol and trauma produced a profound transformation; he became paranoid about his family and flew ...

“White Christmas” at Paramount Theatre
It's always “White Christmas” somewhere in Chicago. I keep a diary, perhaps incomplete. Marriott brought the show to Lincolnshire last ...

“This World of Tomorrow” and “Oedipus” Dramatize the Power of the Past
To write Tomorrow, Hanks and Glossman adapted several of Hanks's own short stories, most notably “The Past Matters to Us,” ...

Tom Hanks’ ‘This World of Tomorrow’ a charming slice of yesterday
A good portion of the audience Barn I don't think I recognized it Tom Hanks when he first appeared on ...

Yasmina Reza’s “Art” Feeds Our Appetite for Argument as Entertainment
According to Judith Thurman's profile in this magazine, Reza completed “Art” in six weeks because she writes “improvising as she ...

‘Lion King’ star among displaced after 5-alarm Manhattan fire
Broadway actor Vincent Jamal Hooper, currently starring as Simba in “The Lion King” was among the tenants evicted last weekend ...

Gilt or Guilt? ‘The Queen of Versailles’ Can’t Decide
Kristin Chenoweth in The Queen of Versailles. Photo: Julieta Cervantes There is a two-hour-and-40-minute luxury-car crash happening at the St. ...

From child actor to star: Lea Michele’s return to Broadway’s Imperial Theatre
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Michele was a child actor backstage at the Imperial Theater on Broadway ...

“The Capulets” by Chicago Repertory Ballet
When William Shakespeare wrote his tale of star-crossed lovers—one a Montague, the other a Capulet—he said little about what everyone ...







