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Sir Ian McKellen, 85, hospitalized after falling off theater stage during performance

Reps for the "Lord of the Rings" actor told Page Six that he underwent scans at the hospital and doctors assured he will make "a speedy and full recovery."

Tony Awards 2024 predictions: 'Hell's Kitchen' or 'Outsiders' — which will win Best Musical?

It’s not just the humidity that has Midtown Manhattan sweating bullets -- it’s the Tony Awards.

Inside Pat Sajak's acting role in Hawaii after 'Wheel of Fortune' retirement

"To be honest, I didn't know he could act that well until I saw him live," the theater manager said about Pat Sajak.

Kim Kardashian roasted for matching North West's wild 'Lion King' look: 'Can't let anyone have their moment'

The 10-year-old donned ERL for her role as Young Simba in "The Lion King" production at the Hollywood Bowl over Memorial Day weekend.

Audience left helplessly hoping for Stephen Stills at Crosby Stills & Nash fundraiser event

One Crosby Stills & Nash bandmate seems to have gone MIA.

Why this year's Tony nominees for Best Musical have never been so unpredictable

This year, the nominations carry almost as much weight as the coveted prizes themselves. 

'Uncle Vanya' review: Steve Carell's Broadway play is funny, not feeling

While the revival of Anton Chekhov's play has got the jokes down pat, it is quite a bit shakier when it comes to the pathos and hardship that spring from...

'Mary Jane' review: Rachel McAdams is a strong mom in teary Broadway play

Rachel McAdams brings an instantly heartbreaking quality to her performance in “Mary Jane”: Her steadfast optimism.

'Patriots' review: 'Crown' creator's Putin play is a bore on Broadway

It’s as slow and frigid as a cross-country skiing expedition through Siberia.

Patti LuPone is coming back to Broadway — with Mia Farrow — even after she ditched the actors union

In 2022, LuPone very publicly left Actors Equity, the professional actors union that a performer must be a member of to work on Broadway.

Ex-Green Beret reveals how he saved own life with play set to be staged in NYC

"Last Out," coming to Staten Island's St. George Theater for a one-night performance Tuesday, tells the story of the heartbreak and healing that veterans face as they return home from...

'Doubt' writer John Patrick Shanley gets advice from Bugs Bunny

John Patrick Shanley likes to run ideas, in his head, past an assembly of people who populated his youth growing up tough in the Bronx.

Off-Broadway is booming — and it's a lesson for theaters everywhere

While theaters in the city and around the country have struggled in the face of skyrocketing expenses and flagging attendance, a group of commercial off-Broadway shows have bucked the trend...

'An Enemy of the People' review: Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli duke it out on Broadway

There is an unintentionally funny line in the compelling revival of “An Enemy of the People” that opened Monday night on Broadway. “We’re behind you like a wall!” a small-town...

'Oh, Mary' star Cole Escola had no idea how toxic Abe Lincoln's marriage was — even after writing script

The hottest ticket in town features a hilariously scheming Mary Todd Lincoln who dreams of returning to her cabaret roots but is stuck aimlessly wandering around the White House while...

'Doubt' Broadway review: Nun play still scorches — even in a so-so revival

John Patrick Shanley wrote an immaculate work that can stand up to even adequate productions like the one starring Amy Ryan and Liev Schreiber that opened Thursday on Broadway.

'Oh, Mary!' review: Wild West Wing comedy is the funniest show in town

Director Sam Pinkleton stages this fabulously overdramatic display with both scrappiness and sheen.

'Succession' Emmy winner Sarah Snook will make her Broadway debut

She's ditching Waystar Royco for the Great White Way. Sarah Snook, the “Succession” star who won the Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama on Monday night, plans to...

Texas high school will still show 'Oklahoma!' after sparking controversy over cutting transgender boy from major role

The show will go on next month at a Texas high school following controversy that erupted when a major part in the school's production of "Oklahoma!" was taken away from...