theater

The last time anybody saw a fully-orchestrated production of Gershwin's "Primrose," it was 1925.

On Broadway, the show must go on—and understudies are the people who make sure that happens.

New York Public Library via The Public Theater

A special branch of New York City’s Public Theater brings the Bard’s plays to underserved communities in the metro area.

They're basically MacGyver.

Iglehart spoke with Mental Floss about prepping to play Lafayette and Jefferson, his dream Broadway roles, and how karaoke changed his life.

For a bloody good time, make sure to book a seat in the "splatter zone" for 'Evil Dead The Musical.'

Tennessee Williams is best known for having written 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' and 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.' He also hobnobbed with presidents and worked on a film that shocked the censors.

Some Shakespeare fans want to spend eternity as a prop.

William Blake, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is the most frequently performed Shakespeare work since 2011.

Terrible occurrences have dogged performances of the Shakespeare play ever since its premiere.

Mel Brooks wears a Red Nose for Comic Relief in England in 1989.

Mel Brooks is a 10,000-trick pony who has made us laugh as a performer, writer, musician, and, of course, a director.

It has to do with a few seats (and a couple million dollars).

Let's raise the curtain on 'barnstorming,' 'catastrophe,' and other terms that have their origins in the theater.

The classic novel's 600 pages were condensed into a terrifying, two-hour performance.

William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this month.

The Supreme Court justice will play the judge presiding over Shylock's trial.

Feel free to read our little tribute in your best Cockney dialect, guvnah!

From beloved classics to contemporary bestsellers.

'Springtime for Hitler' was at least fictitious.

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in Grease (1978).

Shot a budget of $6 million budget, 'Grease' made nearly $400 million at the box office—making it one of the highest-grossing musical movies of all time.