Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is know for her provactive, poetic portfolio, which includes plays like the acclaimed Topdog/Underdog and Venus. Her latest outing, The Book of Grace, follows in the same tradition, weaving the story of one young man's nightmarish reunion with his estranged father in rural Southern Texas. The drama, starring Elizabeth Marvel, John Doman ...

Last June, West Side Story star Karen Olivo found herself making headlines across the country. No, not for winning the Tony Award for her electrifying performance as Anita. Instead, the down-to-earth (and very married) diva became the subject of tabloid fodder when pop icon Prince spotted her on the Tony telecast and immediately hit the streets to meet her in ...

The Vineyard Theatre gathered an all-star cast at the Hudson Theatre for its March 8 gala celebration of legendary songwriting team John Kander and the late Fred Ebb, the minds behind hits like Cabaret, Chicago and The Scottsboro Boys, currently enjoying a sold-out run at the off-Broadway theater. This was one cabaret we were happy not to miss—the show ...

Oh, dahling! Tallulah Bankhead, the outrageous Hollywood party girl, is back! Valerie Harper (forever beloved as TV’s quirky Rhoda Morgenstern) channels the boozy, bawdy Bankhead in Matthew Lombardo’s new play Looped. The play follows one hellish day in the life of a film editor (Brian Hutchison) and a sound engineer (Michael Mulheren) trying to get the over-the-top star ...

It looks like Jackie Hoffman, The Addams Family’s hilarious Grandma, gets no respect. Nevertheless, Hoffman is on a quest to boost her self-esteem backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where the new musical is in previews. Hoffman compares her dressing room to those of her co-stars, checks out the show’s merchandise for signs of her character and tries to ...

Oh no! It's Kyle Dean Massey's final backstage video blog at Next to Normal! But don't worry--Kyle's packed a lot of fun into this closing installment. In these eight precious final minutes, see him chew the biggest gumball known to man, rave about his new favorite YouTube video, tell his embarrassing Anne Hathaway story, laugh with ...