The hit off-Broadway show Love, Loss and What I Wore welcomed a new roster of stars on November 18. The new cast, which consists of Lucy DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Katie Finneran (graciously stepping at the last minute to replace an unwell Kristin Chenoweth), Capathia Jenkins and Rita Wilson, share stories about clothes and the memories they trigger. With big names ...

Age: 27

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona

Currently: Playing everyone’s favorite swamp-dwelling ogre, who sets out to rescue a feisty princess with a very chatty donkey in tow, as the title role in Shrek the Musical. Crawford replaced original star Brian d’Arcy James on November 10.

Destiny’s Child: Crawford was a self-described “goofy kid,” who loved performing but didn ...

In response to ticket demand and enthusiastic reviews, The Brother/Sister Plays has extended at the Public Theater by one week. The trilogy of new works, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Tina Landau and Robert O'Hara, began previews October 21 and was originally slated to close on December 13. The run will now continue through December ...

Mr. Schue has a new assignment for the Glee Club: pair off to sing a ballad while looking into your partner’s eyes. The kids pull names from a hat, but a student is absent, which means Mr. Schue steps in to even out the numbers. Suddenly, he finds himself singing a duet of “Endless Love” with a scarily intense ...

The innovative East Village Opera Company will work its magic on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music in a one-time concert performance at the Highline Ballroom on December 21. EVOC founder and arranger Peter Kiesewalter will play keyboards alongside guitarist Ben Butler, bassist Richard Hammond and drummer Jeff Lipstein.

Describing their creative process as “old school meets new school ...

The off-Broadway production of David Rambo’s The Lady with All the Answers, starring two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey as advice columnist Ann Landers, will extend for three weeks at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The solo show began previews on October 7, opened on October 14 and was scheduled to end on November 29. The run will now continue ...