Ben Brantley News

By Popular Demand, Theater Talk is repeating their much-discussed conversation with BEN BRANTLEY and CHARLES ISHERWOOD of THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Billy Crudup, Jeff Goldblum and the cast of Martin McDonagh's smash hit play The Pillowman celebrate their 100th performance at Broadway's Booth Theatre Thursday, July 7th.

The Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie, directed by David Leveaux, will shutter early on July 3rd

BroadwayWorld.com and DRG Records invited you to come up with a parody in the style of Forbidden Broadway and here are the winners!

Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets will once again star in Finian's Rainbow at the Westport County Playhouse for a run that begins on June 16th

Enter and Win a copy of the Forbidden Broadway Special Victims Unit CD by creating your own parody!

A Streetcar Named Desire's Natasha Richardson will be featured on Topic A with Tina Brown on Sunday, May 22nd

Win tickets to see Kathleen Turner & Bill Irwin in Edward Albee's legendary Tony Award winner 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'

The tour which was announced yesterday to star Pacino and Tomei has now been called off

Contest Closed! Winners of tickets to the 2002 Olivier Award-winning 'Shockheaded Peter' courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com Announced!

The National Theatre of Great Britain's critically acclaimed production of DEMOCRACY, a new play by Michael Frayn, directed by Michael Blakemore, will play its final performance on Sunday, April 17th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street).

The Michael Frayn political drama will close within the next few weeks

On Monday, March 7, the 92nd Street Y presents The Rage of Achilles-the world premiere of Kathryn Walker's adaptation for the stage of Robert Fagles' translation of The Iliad.

CONTEST CLOSED! Enter to win a framed poster signed by the cast PLUS the new live album!

The first roundup of 2005 kicks off with lots of exciting news - Nathan Lane leaves Producers early, Jerry gets Christian boycott and Jane Krakowski comes to London!

Producers of BUG, Tracy Letts's hit psychological thriller directed by Dexter Bullard (Four Lortel Awards, including Best Play, and 2 Obie Awards), announced today that the long-running play at the Barrow Street Theatre will close on Sunday, January 30, 2005.

DOUBT playwright John Patrick Shanley and star Cherry Jones will be interviewed live on 'The Leonard Lopate Show' today beginning at noon. The interview will air locally on WNYC (93.9 FM).

Brooklyn Records will release Brooklyn The Musical, a one-of-a-kind live recording of the original cast album from the brand new Broadway musical, available December 14th, and distributed by Razor & Tie.