A History of Three-Handers on Broadway
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper
- Oct 5, 2025
While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers. Yet, three-person plays are just as common a genre on Broadway as pieces with only two players. Currently, Art, by Yasmina Reza, is receiving an all-star revival at the Music Box.
Review: TOOTSIE at Arizona Broadway Theatre
by Herbert Paine
- Aug 19, 2025
Arizona Broadway Theatre's staging is a mixed bag – lifted at times by sharp comic performances and spirited choreography, yet hampered by a lackluster book, uneven score, and a central transformation that never fully convinces.
Beanie Feldstein Joins Ariana Grande in MEET THE PARENTS Sequel FOCKER-IN-LAW
by Josh Sharpe
- Jul 30, 2025
Broadway's Beanie Feldstein has joined the cast of Focker-In-Law, the upcoming fourth installment in the Meet the Parents comedy series. Feldstein will star in the movie alongside Wicked star Ariana Grande as well as original cast members Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo.
Review: Joyous, Funny, Tender, and Thought Provoking: TOOTSIE Takes the Stage at MSMT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Jun 27, 2025
Following on the heels of a nostalgically, romantic ANASTASIA, Maine State Music Theatre’s second main stage show this season, TOOTSIE, demonstrates the company’s ability to turn on a dime. The 2018 David Yazbek musical, based on the 1982 film starring Dustin Hoffman, is a big, boisterous Broadway show that is joyous, tender, and thought provoking all at once and provides the audience with an evening filled with exhilaration and elation.
Spotlight: TOOTSIE at Maine State Music Theatre
by BWW Special Offer
- Jun 25, 2025
Heels On, Laughs Up! Tootsie Hits the MSMT Stage. Tootsie is a hilarious and heartwarming musical comedy about actor Michael Dorsey, who disguises himself as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, to land a role in a Broadway show. Based on the iconic Dustin Hoffman film of the same name, Tootsie explores themes of identity, gender roles, and the challenges of navigating personal and professional life.
Interview: TOOTSIE Star Dan DeLuca Embraces Characters Who Experience Deep Transformation
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Jun 17, 2025
“I am always drawn to characters and stories in which there is a deep transformation. In TOOTSIE Michael’s huge catalyst for change occurs when he begins to step into the shoes of another person – a woman.” His journey awakens “new empathy, new compassion in him. He is able to see that Dorothy is a part of him. All of us have a masculine and feminine side within us; the trick is to balance the two, to dissolve old stereotypes, and to discover how powerful the softer feminine side can actually be.”
Video: Ben Stiller Teases Ariana Grande's Role in MEET THE PARENTS Sequel
by Josh Sharpe
- Jun 9, 2025
At the end of May, it was announced that Ariana Grande had been cast in her first project post-Wicked: a new Meet the Parents sequel. In a recent interview with the TODAY Show, cast members Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Teri Polo teased the movie, specifically Grande's role.
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