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Theatrical Attraction: Glenn Close Returns to Broadway

By Maya Rhodan

Tony Nominations: A Morning for Snubs

By Richard Zoglin

The Full List of Nominees for the 2014 Tony Awards

By Laura Stampler

Estefan Musical Will Turn the Beat Around on Broadway

By Samantha Grossman
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Broadway Bummer: The Play's Not the Thing

Three end-of-the-season disappointments: The Velocity of Autumn, Act One and Casa Valentina

By Richard Zoglin

19 Hollywood Stars Who Took to Broadway

Big-screen royalty (and a few musicians) flock to Broadway to stretch a different set of acting muscles

By Joseph C. Lin

Today Might Be Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday

The playwright's birth is marked every April 23 but experts disagree on whether that's true, as some believe baptism records from April 26, 1564, suggest he was born three days earlier, as was typical, but others say it might not have occurred so quick or long afterward

By Lily Rothman

Stars and Warhorses: James Franco and Denzel Washington on Broadway

Two classics, A Raisin in the Sun and Of Mice and Men, look good in their new starry outfits

By Richard Zoglin

Photos of the Cast of 'Hair' Before the Show Stormed Broadway

On the anniversary of the April 1968 Broadway debut of 'Hair,' LIFE pays tribute to the self-proclaimed 'American Tribal Love-Rock Musical' with photos from rehearsals prior to that legendary opening night.

By Liz Ronk

Book of Mormon Cleans Up at the Olivier Awards

The musical created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone snagged four statues at Britain's answer to the Tony Awards

By Megan Gibson

Benedict Cumberbatch to Play Richard III

The Sherlock star has followed in the footsteps of his co-star Martin Freeman—who will also play the Machiavellian king in another project—in detective series to be adapted for television by the BBC and executive produced by Sam Mendes

By Megan Gibson

*NSYNC, Destiny’s Child Singers Headed to B'Way

We don't think you're ready for this jelly: Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams and *NSYNC member JC Chasez will star in Jesus Christ Super Star's upcoming national tour. The all-star cast also includes Incubus’ Brandon Boyd

By Laura Stampler

Martin Freeman To Play Richard III on London Stage

A hobbit, a hobbit, my kingdom for a hobbit! The "Sherlock" star, who plays Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's movie trilogy, will rise to the challenge of playing Shakespeare's Richard III in a West End production

By Megan Gibson

Bryan Cranston’s Great Society

The "Breaking Bad" star captures LBJ’s blunt charm on Broadway in "All the Way"

By Richard Zoglin

Woody Allen’s Big Number

The writer adapted his own film gem, Bullets Over Broadway, for his first musical

By Richard Zoglin

Smells Like Nirvana May Hit Broadway

Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana's late frontman who was found dead two decades ago, says a Broadway show is "very likely" to happen after she and daughter Frances Bean warmed up to fans' idea of a theater show

By Megan Gibson

Is Broadway Only for New Yorkers?

If/Then and Mothers and Sons: two more shows trapped in a New York state of mind

By Richard Zoglin

PHOTOS: Heathers: The Musical Costume Sketches Are So Very

The show's costume designer talks to TIME about perfecting the look

By Lily Rothman

REVIEW: Aladdin: More Magic From Disney

The Genie is out of the bottle: Disney musicals deserve some respect

By Richard Zoglin

LIFE Behind the Picture: Children at a Puppet Show, Paris, 1963

LIFE.com celebrates Paris in the spring through the lens of Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous puppet-show picture -- and many more photos of Parisians and their city made around the same time.

By Liz Ronk
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