Kathleen Marshall

NEW YORK — In the annals of showbiz, the chance encounter between lyricist Marcy Heisler and composer Zina Goldrich 21 years ago may not rank with Rodgers and Hammerstein's first meeting or Lerner linking up with Loewe. But it could prove to be a...

Michael Andrew rode the height of the 1990s swing revival and now is playing the Broadway game with his musical, "The Nutty Professor." But Saturday he comes back to his roots as he performs American standards with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and...

Preservationists have their lists of endangered buildings; conservationists, their list of endangered species. I have my list of endangered artistic experiences. You come home from work, exhausted. You rally, dress up a bit. You hop a train or a bus...

In his 1934 review of the frothy musical “Anything Goes,” New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson wrote that Cole Porter “has written a dashing score with impish lyrics.” Porter’s singular talent was similarly praised for...

"The Book of Mormon" knocked down the door of the 65th annual Tony Awards at New York's Beacon Theatre on Sunday night, snagging a worshipful total of nine Tonys, including best musical. In the winner's circle: composers Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt...

Shakespeare, Molière, musical romps, contemporary classics, comedies of all Jordi Galcerán's descriptions, cutting-edge new work — theater in Southern California is varied, plentiful and far-flung, from the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and...

Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park,"  Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities,"  Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher,"  Rick Elice "Venus in Fur,"  David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...

Mike Nichols picked up his sixth Tony Award on Sunday for directing the recent revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Nichols, 80, thanked Rebecca Miller, the daughter of the playwright, as well as the cast and crew of the production. The...

Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," a sharp-toothed satirical drama about the vagaries of race and real estate, won for best play, and "Once," a starry-eyed romance centered on an Irish street musician and a Czech immigrant flower seller, topped the best...

It most certainly is "Nice Work If You Can Get It," but the new Broadway musical starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara is otherwise tough to define. It's not really a jukebox musical, since we don't associate the songs of George and Ira Gershwin...

Julie Andrews will direct a new musical, "The Great American Mousical," based on a children's book the award-winning actress wrote with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton. The show will receive a workshop production Nov. 8 to Dec. 2 at    Goodspeed...

We've got good news and bad news for those clamoring to see how the iconic Baltimore movie "Diner" is adapted into a musical. First the good news: The show's debut is set. It will open in San Francisco this fall. The less good news: Because of the...