
'Odd Couple' star Jack Klugman dies in LA at 90
For many, Jack Klugman will always be the messy one. His portrayal of sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison on TV's "The Odd Couple" left viewers laughing ...
Review: Hooper's 'Les Miserables' is relentless
Tom Hooper's extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical "Les Miserables" is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless Inspector Javert ...

Jack Klugman dies in Los Angeles
Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's "The Odd Couple" and the ...

In bite-sized roles, Gandolfini ubiquitous again
In the five years since "The Sopranos" ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, instead disappearing into a heap of character actor ...

Witch burns, audience on fire at Vienna opera show
At the end of the evening, the witch was toast Sunday — or more precisely a gingerbread cookie — and the audience at Vienna's Volksoper loved it.

The AP picks its Top 10 theater moments of 2012
Al Pacino came back again and Jessica Chastain showed up for the first time. "Annie" returned and so did "Evita" and "Elf." Katie Holmes made a second ...
Author, 'Whorehouse' playwright Larry L. King dies
Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated ...

'Pippin' is back, and surrounded by Broadway buzz
"Everything has its season, everything has its time," goes a famous song from the musical "Pippin." Well, maybe, but for the many fans of that '70s ...

With 'Les Miz,' a new kind of speech for Hooper
Tom Hooper, the director of intimate character studies like the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech," the HBO miniseries "John Adams" and the TV drama ...

Broadway's 'Newsies' recoups its investment
The boys from "Newsies" now have one more thing to dance about — they've made their money back. Disney Theatrical Productions said Thursday that the ...

Broadway musical 'Chicago' to enter history books
The musical "Chicago" is about to swagger into the history books again. Thursday night's performance of the edgy musical will be its 6,681, meaning ...

Scarlett Johansson tones down the sex as Maggie
In a decision that will make many a man sigh unhappily, Scarlett Johansson won't be bringing sexy back to Broadway. The actress with the pouty lips ...

Renowned opera singer in Vienna going strong at 95
It was 1947 in post-war Vienna, and Hilde Zadek remembers taking a deep breath behind the curtain. A rookie on her first opera gig, she was about to ...

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...

Al Pacino wins as 'Glengarry Glen Ross' recoups
The Al Pacino-led revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross" on Broadway has plenty to be happy about this Christmas. Producers said Wednesday that the show, ...

Musical about rise of a superstar heads to Vegas
Some key figures who helped manage Michael Jackson's career are teaming up to create a stage musical about the behind-the-scenes making of a superstar ...

Dancing cop stops holiday traffic in Rhode Island
Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator's ...

Dee Snider promises a very twisted nightclub act
Some classic Broadway show tunes will soon be getting the headbanging treatment. Dee Snider, lead singer of the '80s heavy metal band Twisted Sister, ...

Review: Secrets swirl in 'The Great God Pan'
Suppose you found out something terrible might have happened to you, yet you still couldn't remember it. Amy Herzog's thoughtful new play, "The Great ...

Jessica Chastain: 'I want to do it all'
"I want to do everything!" Jessica Chastain is getting animated. Even though she's managed to pack more films into an 18-month period than would seem ...

Strauss-Kahn drama hits the French stage
The calamitous moments inside the New York hotel that cost Dominique Strauss-Kahn his career, his dignity and possibly even his wife have now been ...

'Grinch' Jeff McCarthy - a warm man in a cold role
This Christmas, Broadway veteran Jeff McCarthy's heart will be growing a few sizes — as much as 13 times a week. McCarthy is playing the green, hairy, ...

Labor headache on Broadway may be averted
A union representing hundreds of Broadway theater cleaners, porters, elevator operators and bathroom attendants reached a tentative agreement with ...

Streisand, Rogen bond on 'The Guilt Trip'
Barbra Streisand would really rather relax than star in a movie. "I like not to be bothered," she said during a recent interview. "I like to look at ...

Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement
Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional ...