The Public Theater’s upcoming one-night-only benefit concert of The Pirates of Penzance has added four stars to its already epic cast. Jonathan Groff, Montego Glover, Norm Lewis and Anika Noni Rose will join a starry group of actors including Glenn Close, Eric Idle, Martin Short and original star Kevin Kline, who will reprise his Tony-winning role as the Pirate ...

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike star Sigourney Weaver garnered 2013 Critics’ Choice TV Awards nominations on May 22. The awards will be presented June 10 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, CA, hosted by Parks and Recreation star Retta.

Foster earned a nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for ...

CBS will keep its "eye" on the Tony Awards through at least 2018, thanks to a newly inked deal between the network and the Broadway League and American Theatre Wing, which present the annual theater awards show.

"We’re pleased to renew our commitment to the performing arts and look forward to continuing this great and long-standing partnership by bringing ...

The world premiere of Erica Lipez’s comedy The Tutors begins performances May 22 at off-Broadway’s McGinn/Cazale Theatre. Directed by Thomas Kail, the Second Stage Theatre production stars Luis Ozawa Changchien, Matt Dellapina, Aubrey Dollar, Keith Nobbs and Chris Perfetti. Opening night is slated for June 5.

No one dreams of being a tutor: just ask Heidi (Dollar ...

Lights, camera, action! The world premiere of Rod McLachlan’s Good Television begins performances off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 on May 22. Directed by Bob Krakower, the Atlantic Theater production features Mad Men and Homeland star Talia Balsam, Zoe Perry and Kelly McAndrew and officially opens June 4.

In Good Television, Connie (McAndrew) is an intervention counselor and producer on ...

Murder Ballad, a sexy and dangerous new musical by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, opens May 22, starring Caissie Levy, Will Swenson, Rebecca Naomi Jones and John Ellison Conlee. Directed by Trip Cullman, Murder Ballad is scheduled to play a limited engagement through September 29 at off-Broadway’s Union Square Theatre.

Murder Ballad tells the story of Sara (Levy), a ...

It’s been four long months since Ricky Martin took his final bow in Evita—but never fear, Ricky fans! The pop star revealed he’s hoping to return to Broadway after taking a hiatus to record his new album. Broadway.com recently caught up with Martin to chat about the theater project he’d like to take on next ...

Time Warner Cable will launch a new theater news series called On Stage Across America beginning June 1. The first episode in the series, broadcast each month on local TWC news channels, will feature interviews with a handful of this year’s Tony Award nominees, a chat with Broadway favorite Aaron Tveit and a look at regional high school musical ...

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s critically acclaimed musical Here Lies Love has announced an additional four weeks of performances at the Public Theater. This is the fourth and final extension for the world premiere musical, which will now close on July 28.

Set to the beat of a throbbing dance club score, Here Lies Love tells the story of ...

Missi Pyle, who most recently appeared off-Broadway in Bare, will return to Joe’s Pub for an encore engagement of her solo show Sexy as Hell. Pyle share boozy tales of summer hook-ups on June 15.

Directed by Samantha Jones, Sexy as Hell combines Pyle's hilarious, quirky, ornery and sometimes heartfelt original music with music from her three bands ...