In the black and white world of the new Broadway musical Chaplin, newcomer Rob McClure provides a burst of color with his funny and moving star turn as silent screen icon Charlie Chaplin. Besides skillfully and expertly embodying Chaplin’s signature character, the Tramp, McClure proves he has the star power to anchor a brand-new Broadway musical with his sharp ...

As the acclaimed run of One Man, Two Guvnors heads toward its final week, leading man James Corden is walking away showered in awards glory, and Tom Edden has earned bragging rights as a Tony-nominated surprise stand-out. Their co-star Oliver Chris deserves equal praise for his turn as Corden's sensationally smug, slightly sadistic and dim-witted boss, Stanley Stubbers. Playing ...

In her new film adaptation of the 2010 off-Broadway comedy, writer/director Leslye Headland has expanded Bachelorette past the confines of a hotel bridal suite, letting the badly behaved bridesmaids run wild on the streets of New York. Kirsten Dunst stars as Regan, the maid of honor trying to smoothly manage the big day for her friend (Rebel Wilson), while ...

The grand musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein are always welcome on Broadway and it's fine time for perhaps their grandest, Carousel, to ride back to town. Keen, budget-conscious producers should look no further than director Rob Ruggiero's current revival at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, which is scaled down in size from past stagings (especially in comparison to ...

After a 20-year absence from the cabaret scene, powerhouse performer Jenifer Lewis has returned to the stage with a captivating and brazen new show, Black Don’t Crack at 54 Below. To judge from her no-holds-barred performance on July 25, not only does Lewis not crack, but she gets better with age. The diva transports her audience back to a ...

Thanks to a big screen adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough, '80s music fans can get their Rock of Ages fix in an air-conditioned movie theater this summer. But the heat is still on at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, thanks to Rock standout Justin Matthew Sargent as Drew Boley, the Bourbon Room busboy with rock star dreams. While ...

At most shows, the program insert alerting audience members that the marquee star is not performing is rightfully greeted with groans and sighs. But if this happens to you at the Marquis Theatre, sit tight: Evita is in very capable hands with Ricky Martin understudy Max von Essen as Che and Eva alternate Christina DeCicco in the title role when ...

Diamonds come in all shapes, colors and sizes, but none sparkle quite as bright as Megan Hilty as gold-digging blonde Lorelei Lee in the Encores! charming revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. From her over-the-top “entree” to her subtle winks and nudges to the audience, Hilty's Lorelei is utterly delightful. She finds the perfect blend between her own bubbly personality ...

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By the time Tom Edden makes his entrance as elderly pub waiter Alfie, the zany comedy of One Man, Two Guvnors is already in full swing. With a single physical sight gag, however, Edden elevates the fun to a whole new level. The scene-stealing ...

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“Are you high?” With those three words aimed at Gabriel Ebert, Mary Louise Wilson sets in motion the comic chemistry that makes 4000 Miles [now at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater] one of the season’s most delicious treats. It’s ...