Liev Schreiber was smoking onstage, Boyd Gaines played just about everyone, two energetic new musicals really rocked out—and ten Scotsmen in Brooklyn starred in the best drama yet about the Iraq war.

Not only do the principals in 'Cymbeline' include Michael Cerveris, Martha Plimpton, and Phylicia Rashad as the Queen, but 23 other actors make up what Cerveris calls “a really deep bench” in this lavish production.

When did striking writers become more sympathetic than stagehands?

Tumbleweeds may be blowing through Shubert Alley, but for those intent on catching a show, all is not lost.

Numbers quickly became a PR tool in the stagehands’ strike. Some key figures in the battle for your sympathy.

Why Jennifer Garner had to take her chances on Broadway.

After a slew of films, this year, Brian Cox returned to the theater as Max in Tom Stoppard’s Rock ’n’ Roll, in a part written for him. He spoke with Boris Kachka.

Ah, the joys of starring alongside Claire Danes in her Broadway debut. It certainly helps with ticket sales. But then there is the issue of being semi-eclipsed, even when you’re Jefferson Mays and Boyd Gaines.

De Niro, DeVito, and Chazz: How A Bronx Tale got told.

No art form lives and dies by word of mouth quite like the Broadway show. And this fall, you’ve likely heard that quite a few shows are supposed to be good.