The future of the Provincetown Playhouse — a home of the early plays of Eugene O'Neill and a significant Off-Broadway site — is unclear.

Developer Joseph Moinian, who purchased Manhattan's Biltmore Theatre and a large adjacent tract in March 1997 from the Nederlander Organization, plans restoration of the fire and weather-damaged theatre, which was given landmark status in 1978, and to build a 43-story hotel adjancent to it.

From the Special Tony Playbill:

Paul Zindel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, died of cancer March 27 in Manhattan.

On the Town, the classic musical about a trio of sailors exploring New York on 24 hours of leave, received glowing reviews and a slew of awards nominations. But the critically-praised revival is struggling to fill its theatre with audiences, and it's not alone: the previous productions of the musical have faced the same problem. Playbill.com explores the reasons why.

This week's column discusses the 1954 television cast album of Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin's Lady in the Dark and Philip Chaffin's album of vintage songs entitled "Warm Spring Night."

This week's column discusses the 1954 television cast album of Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin's Lady in the Dark and Philip Chaffin's album of vintage songs entitled "Warm Spring Night."