Nominations for the 28th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards have been announced, with Signature's revival of The Piano Lesson leading the group with six nominations. MTC's Murder Ballad scored the most nods of any musical with five nominations. Jake Gyllenhaal, Vanessa Redgrave and Danny Burstein are among the nominated actors. The Lortels honor outstanding achievements in off-Broadway theater. Hosted ...

She's "outta here!" Tony nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph will take a break from theater to star opposite The Office's Ellie Kemper in the NBC pilot Brenda Forever, according to Deadline.com.

Penned by Andrew Leeds (Broadway’s Falsettos and Les Miserables), Brenda Forever juxtaposes tales from Brenda’s (Kemper) past and present to show how a heavy ...

Lena Dunham's acclaimed comedy Girls returns to HBO on January 13, and we can’t help but feel like those edgy Brooklyn girls could use a bit of Midtown Manhattan in their lives. Though the show already features hunky Broadway alums like Andrew Rannells, Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver, there’s definitely room on the bench for a fifth ...

You’re never too old to learn something new, and that’s most definitely the case this week, as we found out a ton of surprising new life lessons over these past seven days. We learned that David Beckham can pull focus from his seat, Yvonne Strahovski is the ultimate Australian, Tom Hanks is going to revisit an old buddy ...

What Rhymes with America follows Chris Bauer as a recently divorced dad juggling his teenage daughter, dating and one crazy co-worker. See what the stars had to say about  Melissa James Gibson’s new play.

A recently divorced dad adjusts to life on his own in the world premiere of Melissa James Gibson’s hilarious and heartbreaking new play What Rhymes with America. The one-act show stars a stellar four-person cast led by True Blood standout Chris Bauer and featuring Tony nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Seana Kofoed and Cartoon Network’s Aimee Carrero. The ...

Theater stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors. Da'Vine Joy Randolph burst onto the scene in the spring with a Tony-nominated performance as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost, and now the Yale-trained actress is co-starring ...

Broadway.com is spreading holiday cheer all season long, spotlighting tons of must-see events! Read on for this week’s top picks, from the arrival of The Grinch to the star-studded Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular at 54 Below with Jeremy Jordan, Susan Blackwell and more.


MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
CHRISTIAN BORLE GETS A BREAK
Before Tony winner Christian Borle goes back ...

Melissa James Gibson’s divorce comedy What Rhymes with America is receiving its world premiere at off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company. The play features True Blood star Chris Bauer as Hank, a man in the middle of a divorce juggling a new job, re-entering the dating world and forming a better relationship with his teenage daughter. The show co-stars Aimee ...

The new comedy What Rhymes with America begins performances off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company on November 19. The world-premiere production is set to open on December 12 and run through December 30.

Directed by Daniel Aukin, Melissa James Gibson’s new play poignantly explores the relationship between a daughter (Aimee Carrero) and her father (True Blood's Chris Bauer ...