In one of the more bizarre one-man shows staged on the Vegas Strip, the former heavyweight champion tries to explain his life
Fine Arts
Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita: One Sings, the Other Doesn’t
Two Andrew Lloyd Webber revivals recall the composer’s glory days. But only one measures up
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Newsboys Striking, Garland Freaking: Broadway’s Newsies and End of the Rainbow
A disappointment from Disney, and a starmaking performance by Tracie Bennett
Broadway’s Old New Hit: Death of a Salesman
Even a flawed production proves, yet again, that it’s the indestructible play
Once Too Often: A Wrong Turn on Broadway
Not too long ago, the very idea of a Broadway musical adapted from a little Irish film called Once would have been inconceivable. The 2006 movie was a teensy, micro-budget independent feature about a Dublin street musician and …
Carrie Is Back: The Resurrection and the Life
Carrie. Just the name is enough to provoke shivers of fear and anticipation in the bones of any theater buff. In 1988 a musical version of Stephen King’s horror novel (filmed memorably in 1976 by Brian de Palma) opened on …
Celebrating Black History: 50 Cultural Giants
A Sondheim Musical Rolls Back to Life
In its revival of the 1981 Merrily We Roll Along, the Encores! series resurrects a famous old flop and gives it a happy ending
8 Ways to Better Enjoy the Nutcracker
Though it was composed by a Russian and choreographed by a Frenchman in 1892, The Nutcracker is a decidedly American phenomenon. Somewhere in the mid-20th Century, the Tchaikovsky ballet caught on to become a stateside holiday …
The Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2011
Often the hardest part of picking the 10 Best Plays and Musicals of the year is deciding which one deserves the No. 1 spot. This year it was the easiest: War Horse, the spectacular stage version of the World War I-era …
Neil Diamond Unites Washington at the Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime achievement awards for performing artists and an annual love-in for the entertainment world. It’s also a moment for the staid Washington D.C. social scene to bask in the glow of …
Fall Theater Roundup: Can Hugh Jackman Save Broadway?
His new one-man show is a rare musical in a fall season filled with earnest dramas. A look at this fall’s hits, misses and the in-between.