http://dir.salon.com/topics/broadway/?source=rss&aim=broadway en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/23/grey_gardens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/23/grey_gardens/index.html?source=rss An upcoming PBS doc traces the bickering Beale women of Albert and David Maysles' 1975 cult hit from their squalid Hamptons mansion to the bright lights of Broadway. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/04/15/every_little_step/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/04/15/every_little_step/index.html?source=rss Go behind "A Chorus Line" with a riveting backstage doc; the amazing Hiam Abbass in "Lemon Tree"; and the greatest documentarian you've never heard of. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/index.html?source=rss Pierce Brosnan sings! Meryl Streep dances! Can't you hear ABBA's "SOS"? By Judy Berman Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/16/nine_to_five/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/16/nine_to_five/index.html?source=rss Dolly Parton brings the feminist cult classic to the stage. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/13/tonys_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/13/tonys_love/index.html?source=rss But those big-belting dames and over-the-top dance numbers bring out my inner theater geek -- and give my heart a wedgie. By James Hannaham Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/11/stew/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/11/stew/index.html?source=rss Composer Stew bares all about his raucous Broadway hit "Passing Strange" -- and why his song "We Just Had Sex" won't be on TV on Tony night. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/07/20/hairspray/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/07/20/hairspray/index.html?source=rss John Travolta is no Divine. And this shiny musical just doesn't have the crazy, messy charm of John Waters' original. By David Cote Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/07/political_theater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/07/political_theater/index.html?source=rss The Broadway season was surprisingly rich in idea-driven, civic-minded plays, but don't call it a rebirth of political theater. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/06/sheik/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/06/sheik/index.html?source=rss In this interview and podcast the "Spring Awakening" composer discusses how he's helped redefine the Broadway musical. By Ada Calhoun Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/05/ebersole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/05/ebersole/index.html?source=rss Christine Ebersole feels a deep spiritual connection to the women she portrays in Broadway's "Grey Gardens." Will the Tony gods smile on her? By Robert Simonson Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/04/musicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/06/04/musicals/index.html?source=rss Move over, "Spamalot." The surreal, smart "Grey Gardens" and "Spring Awakening" are redefining Broadway. By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/02/11/grease/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/02/11/grease/index.html?source=rss The dreams of aspiring Broadway stars and white rappers are crushed while a nation looks on, delighted! Plus: "24" gives shark jumping a good name! By Liesl Schillinger Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/03/04/theater_lives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/03/04/theater_lives/index.html?source=rss In an increasingly flat-screen world, stars like Al Pacino and Gwyneth Paltrow look to theater for a human connection. Will the rest of us follow? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/06/19/brooks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/06/19/brooks/index.html?source=rss The comedy impresario currently steamrolling Broadway owes "Blazing Saddles," fart humor and his dancing Hitler to a red rubber ball. By Gregg Kilday Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/10/fullmonty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/10/fullmonty/index.html?source=rss The musical is twice as expensive as the movie, and the cast has been relocated to Buffalo. Can "The Full Monty" still shake its stuff onstage? By Amy Reiter Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/12/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/12/npfri/index.html?source=rss Halle Berry joins the Whitney "Scot-free" Houston club; James Haven happy for Angelina -- no, really. By Amy Reiter Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/26/np_wed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/26/np_wed/index.html?source=rss Katie Couric exposes innermost self, Matt Lauer learns more than he'd like; Gwyneth Paltrow pulls a Halle Berry; Matt Damon and Winona Ryder say bye-bye. By Amy Reiter Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/01/24/np0124/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/01/24/np0124/index.html?source=rss Yikes! John Waters is coming back and he's bringing a gerbil with him; Peta Wilson chats about lesbian S&M; place your bets: Courtney Love vs. David Geffen. Plus: George Clooney to play Dr. Feelgood? By Steve Vineberg Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/11/29/rainmaker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/11/29/rainmaker/index.html?source=rss Woody Harrelson brings his trademark touch of self-parody to the Broadway stage. By Steven Scott Smith Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/11/16/contestant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/11/16/contestant/index.html?source=rss In which our hero braves technical difficulties, arctic temperatures and too many geography questions in his quest for a fast fortune. By Amy Reiter Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/10/np1110/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/10/np1110/index.html?source=rss Cindy, Rebecca and Daisy on the trials and tribulations of being paid to stand; Bill and Hill moving in next door? There goes the fictional neighborhood; Venus on Mars: La Hurley makes the Red Planet blush. Plus: Seinfeld, bride-poacher. By Gavin McNett Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/11/04/fever/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/11/04/fever/index.html?source=rss Broadway reduces the complex, ambivalent "Saturday Night Fever" movie to campy clothes and blockbuster dance numbers. By Donald D. Groff Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/10/07/advisor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/10/07/advisor/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert offers advice on convent and church accommodations in Poland, trips to Baja and finding that perfect hotel/Broadway package in New York. By Jake Tapper Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/24/ny_senate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/24/ny_senate/index.html?source=rss Even new resident Monica can't handle this one, as Rudy and Hillary prepare to take their fearsome domestic quarrel to upstate New York. By Jeff Stark Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/06/28/bash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/06/28/bash/index.html?source=rss Director Neil LaBute's "Bash" explores the dark secrets of ordinary people.