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Eugene O’Neill’s mighty drama, returning to the West End with Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson, has drawn generations of stage greats and casts its spell with a story we can all recognise

Retired Yale School of Drama professor Gordon Rogoff died at 92. Theater critic Charles McNulty, his former student, shares an appreciation of Rogoff's legacy.

NOISES OFF (A PLAY BY MICHAEL FRAYN)

Joe Locke, star of the hit Netflix series "Heartstopper," will make his Broadway debut in the revival of the Tony-nominated production "Sweeney Todd."

In 2000 Michael Blakemore became the first director ever to win two Tony Awards.

In 2023, the theater lost many notables with long careers, including Michael Gambon, Frances Sternhagen, Glenda Jackson, Barry Humphries and Michael Blakemore. Praising those we lost makes the remembrance dear.

Just in time for the holidays, the kid actors in 'A Christmas Story' at the Ahmanson share holiday cheer and backstage snacks.

Michael Blakemore, the only director in Tony Award history to win twice in one year, died Sunday, Dec. 10, following a short illness. He was 95. His death was…

Michael Blakemore, the Australian-born director, who has died aged 95, made his name in London with his premieres of plays by Peter Nichols; he cemented his reputation by staging the majority of plays by Michael Frayn and – in a long-lived career that spanned half a century – became identified as a director with a meticulous eye, a potent feel for the theatrical and a sure touch in the commercial sector.