Second Stage Theatre, the not-for-profit Off-Broadway company founded in 1979 by director Carole Rothman and actress Robyn Goodman, has acquired the rights to purchase Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre, a spokesperson for the plan confirmed.

Playwright Richard Greenberg has fashioned his late-blooming love of the great American pastime into riveting theatre with Take Me Out

Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre on West 44th Street turns 100 on March 12. Martin Markinson and Jeff Tick, who own and operate the venue — first called The Little Theatre back in 1912 — will celebrate with a toast with friends, staff and guests. A more formal private centennial celebration is planned for May 24.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

Broadway's A Little Night Music welcomes two new Leading Men, both rising from the supporting ensemble of the revival at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

Broadway's A Little Night Music welcomes two new Leading Men, both rising from the supporting ensemble of the revival at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

For the past two years, producers have been frustrated by the lack of big Broadway houses in which to bring new shows. Long runs of mega musicals, combined with the popularity of big-scale touring musicals have often flummoxed Broadway's money men, who would (apparently) bring more shows to Broadway if only they had the open theatres to do so. Meanwhile, one big Broadway house has been sitting empty since 1987. And, as reported by the New York Times, that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Some lucky dancer is going to get a chance to make their debut on a Broadway stage the easy way.

In Martin Markinson’s new memoir Come On Along and Listen to My Life in Theatre, the owner of the Little Theatre turned Helen Hayes spills details of his 40-year theatre career.

This week’s column discusses Sierra Boggess' cabaret act, Awakening, and Patrick Page and John Cullum in the belated cast recording of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

This week’s column discusses Sierra Boggess' cabaret act, Awakening, and Patrick Page and John Cullum in the belated cast recording of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

In the winter and spring months ahead, Broadway offers Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig, Idina Menzel in a return to the stage and Bryan Cranston going All the Way.

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In the winter and spring months ahead, Broadway offers Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig, Idina Menzel in a return to the stage and Bryan Cranston going All the Way.

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Screening the iconic thriller "The Bad Seed"; two celebrated British miniseries; a deluxe gift box of "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"; "The World of Sholom Aleichem" with Zero Mostel and more.

Screening the iconic thriller "The Bad Seed"; two celebrated British miniseries; a deluxe gift box of "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"; "The World of Sholom Aleichem" with Zero Mostel and more.

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate today's column to one of the most gifted comedic actresses of her time, Madeline Kahn, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer last week. Kahn, who received a Tony Award for her riotous portrayal of Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, was equally at home on the stage or on screen, earning Tony nominations for her work in In the Boom Boom Room, On the Twentieth Century and Born Yesterday while meriting Academy Award nominations for such screen roles as "Blazing Saddles" and "Paper Moon." Though difficult to choose from her eclectic array of characters, I think my favorite Kahn performance was in the aforementioned "Paper Moon" as the good-bone-structured Trixie Delight, opposite the father-and-daughter team of Ryan and Tatum O'Neill. The operatically-trained performer had the ability to make you laugh with a simple inflection of the voice, and she could also move you in both song and the spoken word. This unique, multi-talented actress will be much missed. In lieu of flowers, Kahn's family asks that donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (One Penn Plaza, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10001).

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate today's column to one of the most gifted comedic actresses of her time, Madeline Kahn, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer last week. Kahn, who received a Tony Award for her riotous portrayal of Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, was equally at home on the stage or on screen, earning Tony nominations for her work in In the Boom Boom Room, On the Twentieth Century and Born Yesterday while meriting Academy Award nominations for such screen roles as "Blazing Saddles" and "Paper Moon." Though difficult to choose from her eclectic array of characters, I think my favorite Kahn performance was in the aforementioned "Paper Moon" as the good-bone-structured Trixie Delight, opposite the father-and-daughter team of Ryan and Tatum O'Neill. The operatically-trained performer had the ability to make you laugh with a simple inflection of the voice, and she could also move you in both song and the spoken word. This unique, multi-talented actress will be much missed. In lieu of flowers, Kahn's family asks that donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (One Penn Plaza, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10001).

BETTY BUCKLEY
Betty Buckley fans will be thrilled with the just-released cast recording of Triumph of Love, the Susan Birkenhead/Jeffrey Stock/James Magruder musical loosely based on the Marivaux play. Buckley sounds terrific on the CD, whether she's belting the opening lines of "This Day of Days," tenderly caressing the notes in the quartet of "Teach Me Not to Love You" or bringing an emotional intensity to her duets with Susan Egan ("You May Call Me Phocion") and F. Murray Abraham ("The Tree"). And, her two solo pieces, "Serenity" and "If I Cannot Love," are masterfully crafted and delivered. Just listen to the way she builds "Serenity" from a quiet remembrance of her youth to a full-voiced declaration of love's surprise arrival. She is also equally effective on "If I Cannot Love," which was unfortunately cut during previews but is thankfully preserved on this JAY Records release.