In 1978, Mary Martin has her final Broadway opening night in Do You Turn Somersaults?

Can you guess which shows fared better on Broadway the second time around?

We say farewell to Edward Albee, James M. Nederlander, David Bowie many more, from onstage and behind the scenes.

What happens backstage at Broadway shows is supposed to be secret, private and not really important compared with what is happening onstage. But try telling that to the public.

Your favorite theatre stars — Laura Benanti, Patrick Wilson, Katie Finneran, Mandy Patinkin, Cherry Jones and more — will appear in TV shows this fall and winter. Here's a tube tour.

Your favorite theatre stars — Laura Benanti, Patrick Wilson, Katie Finneran, Mandy Patinkin, Cherry Jones and more — will appear in TV shows this fall and winter. Here's a tube tour.

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

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

This month we chat with Željko Ivanek and Victor Garber, and take a look at "Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing Up with Eileen Heckart" (Back Stage Books), a sterling new biography written by Luke Yankee, the youngest son of the late actress.

This month we chat with Željko Ivanek and Victor Garber, and take a look at "Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing Up with Eileen Heckart" (Back Stage Books), a sterling new biography written by Luke Yankee, the youngest son of the late actress.

Well —to begin a sentence with a noun—is alive and well and living at the Longacre Theatre happily-ever-afterish after two years of playing Off-Broadway and on the road and five years of writing and revising, including a last-ditch overhaul at the finish line.

Well —to begin a sentence with a noun—is alive and well and living at the Longacre Theatre happily-ever-afterish after two years of playing Off-Broadway and on the road and five years of writing and revising, including a last-ditch overhaul at the finish line.

This week's column discusses Kay Swift's long-lost 1930 musical Fine and Dandy and the first-time-on-CD transfer of the hit 1944 operetta Song of Norway.

This week's column discusses Kay Swift's long-lost 1930 musical Fine and Dandy and the first-time-on-CD transfer of the hit 1944 operetta Song of Norway.

Kristin Chenoweth is preparing to return to Broadway as Lily Garland in On the Twentieth Century, but she's been keeping audiences in stitches for over 20 years. Take a look at Kristin Chenoweth's incredible career with this retrospective.

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate this week's column to the late, glamorous stage (and screen) star Dolores Gray, who died June 26, 2002, at the age of 78. I only became aware of Dolores Gray a few years ago when a good friend and loyal diva fan treated me to some vintage TV appearances of the singer-actress whose greatest achievements were on the London stage in productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Follies. Another friend then sent me a copy of the Merv Griffin talk show that featured Gray along with three other Broadway and/or film legends, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller and relative newcomer at the time Karen Morrow. Gray took part in the show's delightful opening number (featuring Griffin and all four ladies belting "Everything's Coming Up Roses") and also offered a solo on "Here's That Rainy Day," a song she debuted in the short lived musical Carnival in Flanders. From just these few television appearances, it was evident how striking a stage presence she must have been, possessing the talent, self-confidence and aura of a true star. Gray had a dark, rich voice that she poured out with remarkable control, one of those distinct sounds that was simply a joy to hear. For those who have never heard Gray's velvety tones, you should check out the original Broadway cast recording of Destry Rides Again, which was recently re-released on the Decca Broadway label. That recording features Gray's luscious singing on such tracks as "Ladies," "I Hate Him," "Fair Warning," "Are You Ready, Gyp Watson," "That Ring on Her Finger" and the gorgeous ballad, "I Say Hello." Gray can also be heard on the most recent London cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which boasts her thrilling rendition of the survivor anthem, "I'm Still Here." Dolores Gray's complete Broadway credits follow:

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate this week's column to the late, glamorous stage (and screen) star Dolores Gray, who died June 26, 2002, at the age of 78. I only became aware of Dolores Gray a few years ago when a good friend and loyal diva fan treated me to some vintage TV appearances of the singer-actress whose greatest achievements were on the London stage in productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Follies. Another friend then sent me a copy of the Merv Griffin talk show that featured Gray along with three other Broadway and/or film legends, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller and relative newcomer at the time Karen Morrow. Gray took part in the show's delightful opening number (featuring Griffin and all four ladies belting "Everything's Coming Up Roses") and also offered a solo on "Here's That Rainy Day," a song she debuted in the short lived musical Carnival in Flanders. From just these few television appearances, it was evident how striking a stage presence she must have been, possessing the talent, self-confidence and aura of a true star. Gray had a dark, rich voice that she poured out with remarkable control, one of those distinct sounds that was simply a joy to hear. For those who have never heard Gray's velvety tones, you should check out the original Broadway cast recording of Destry Rides Again, which was recently re-released on the Decca Broadway label. That recording features Gray's luscious singing on such tracks as "Ladies," "I Hate Him," "Fair Warning," "Are You Ready, Gyp Watson," "That Ring on Her Finger" and the gorgeous ballad, "I Say Hello." Gray can also be heard on the most recent London cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which boasts her thrilling rendition of the survivor anthem, "I'm Still Here." Dolores Gray's complete Broadway credits follow:

Behind the scenes of opening night of the Broadway revival of David Hare's Skylight.

A clutch of Chicago veterans will be among performers trying to recreate the heyday of the lavish Broadway revue, when "Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert" presents its concert revival of Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 March 25-29 at City Center.

Here are 50 premieres or noteworthy adaptations likely to be making waves in theatre during 1996. The preview of Broadway is listed separately.