The cast of the new comedy Dead Accounts was thrilled to spill the details on the show’s dysfunctional family, its modern-day message and its odd obsession with ice cream. Let’s hope nobody got brain freeze!

Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy Dead Accounts may be loaded with mystery and money, but at the heart of the show is a small-town Midwestern family led by Lorna (Katie Holmes) and Jack (Norbert Leo Butz). The show’s leading duo joined director Jack O’Brien and co-stars Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer and Jayne Houdyshell at Sardi’s Restaurant to ...

Tickets are on sale for Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy Dead Accounts, which will have no shortage of star power come opening night. Katie Holmes, Norbert Leo Butz, Judy Greer, Jayne Houdyshell and Josh Hamilton star in the new play about money, greed and a family in frenzy. 

Directed by three-time Tony winner Jack O'Brien, Dead Accounts revolves around ...

Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton and Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell will round out the Broadway cast of Dead Accounts, the new comedy by Theresa Rebeck. The trio joins previously announced stars Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes. Directed by Jack O’Brien, the play begins previews on November 3 and opens on November 29 at the Music Box Theatre.

Dead ...

Tony nominees Hallie Foote and Jayne Houdyshell will star in Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote at off-Broadway’s Primary Stages. Directed by Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park), Harrison, TX will play July 24 through September 15 at 59E59 Theaters.

In addition to Foote and Houdyshell, Harrison, TX features Devon Abner, Mary Bacon, Jeremy Bobb, Alexander Cendese, Andrea Lynn Green ...

Tony Award winner Jason Alexander has signed on to star in a film adaptation of Lucky Stiff, according to Variety. Directed by Christopher Ashley (Memphis, Leap of Faith) and choreographed by Joey Pizzi (Burlesque), the film will begin production in mid-June in Southern California. The cast of Lucky Stiff also features Tony Award winner Nikki M. James, two-time Tony nominee ...

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2012 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Jayne Houdyshell
Nominated for Best Featuresd Actress in a Musical, Follies

“I’m just ...

Casting is complete for the upcoming Broadway-to-Los Angeles transfer of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s musical Follies. As previously announced, Broadway stars Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines and Elaine Paige will reprise their Broadway roles in the production, joined by Tony winner Victoria Clark who is replacing Bernadette Peters. Eric Schaeffer will again direct. The production which will ...

The highly anticipated cast recording of Follies is in stores now, and on December 1 Follies fans headed to Barnes & Noble to scoop up the CD and say hello to the show's stars! Headliners Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige and more were joined by none other than their legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim, to sign copies for an enthusiastic ...

The current Broadway revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, which began at The Kennedy Center, will transfer to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a six-week run beginning May 3. The production, which closes on Broadway on January 22, will run through June 9, with an official opening on May 9. Follies will fill the gap ...