Audra McDonald

For all the controversy that has surrounded Diane Paulus' revisionist Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess," or, as it now is billed, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," the considerable strengths of this production, which opened Thursday night at the Richard...

Broadway fell fast for "Once," the melancholy but moving movie-to-musical about a lovelorn Irish street musician and his Czech guardian angel, which scooped Disney's chirpier "Newsies: The Musical" for the award for best musical at the 2012 Tony Awards....

The most reassuring TV news I heard last week: “The Good Wife” has no plans to take on “The Walking Dead” and woo young viewers. It's not an issue for the acclaimed CBS drama, which attracts older adults. “We really at this...

Pity the people stuck at the multiplex. They don't have all the choices coming at you this weekend from television, the multiplex in your house. The highlights by night: SUNDAY 1. “The Walking Dead,” at 9 on AMC, should do extremely well in...

Nobody does New Year's Eve like ABC. That was true in the Dick Clark era, and it will be true as the network marks the first New Year's Eve since Clark died in April. “America Idol” host Ryan Seacrest takes over for his late mentor. But first,...

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Television has big plans to usher in 2013 on Monday night. Your choices on New Year's Eve include: ABC: The network marks the first New Year's Eve since Dick Clark died. “America Idol” host Ryan Seacrest will be...

This may be the end of "Parenthood" at 10 on NBC. It is billed as the season finale. The show does well with young adults, but will that be enough to win renewal? We're told that Sarah (Lauren Graham) will pick between Hank (Ray Romano) and Mark (Jason...

The main TV highlight this week: “The Following” arrives on Fox. TV needs another serial-killer drama the way Bill Gates needs more money. Yet “The Following,” a brutal drama debuting at 9 p.m. Monday, jolts a tired genre. This...

Was "Follies" robbed? The highly-regarded and well-reviewed revival of the Stephen Sondheim classic musical that was directed by Fleetwood native Eric Schaeffer, seemed a shoe-in for a Tony Award for best revival of a musical. The production which came...

The Tonys will feature a number from "The Book of Mormon," last year's winner for best musical. The charming "Once" seems to have the edge this year in the musical category over Disney's "Newsies." The musical revival contenders are "Follies," "Jesus...

Audra McDonald left ABC's "Private Practice" to return to the stage for "Porgy and Bess." For her dynamic Bess, she earned a record fifth Tony, tying her with Lansbury and Julie Harris for most wins by an actor....

The Barbara Cook tribute, falling in the middle of the show, is the evening's peak. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick talk about Cook's legendary career; Cook was the original Marian the Librarian in "The Music Man" on Broadway....