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ArtsBeat | London Theater Journal: Revenge Served Sticky, and Cleanly Staged ...
The zippy new National Theater production of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" is a clear reconception, while the Young Vic's hot-and-sticky new interpretation of "The Changeling," a Jacobean revenge tragedy, is mired in pudding.

ArtsBeat: Intiman Theater in Seattle Will Stay Alive
The Intiman Theater, which has been under financial duress for a year, said it has raised over $1 million in pledges and would present a four-play season in the summer.

Theater Review : Pascale Armand in ?The Convert,? by Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira?s ambitious new play, ?The Convert,? about the arrival of colonialism in 1895 southern Africa, is having its premiere at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, N.J.

Theater Review: Along the London Stage's Intimate Edges
In "Outward Bound" and "The House of Bernarda Alba," emotions play big at some smaller theaters.

Television Review: ?Smash,? on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston
?Smash,? NBC?s series about backstage Broadway, comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d?Arcy James).

54 Below, Restaurant-Nightclub Under the Former Studio 54
The nightspot named 54 Below, a 160-seat space, is scheduled to open in early June with a two-week engagement by Patti LuPone.

Arts & Leisure: ?Carrie,? a Huge Stage Flop, Is Reinvented by MCC Theater
One of Broadway?s greatest flops, ?Carrie? is being dressed up, and toned down, for another onstage dance.

In Its Next Life a Song Cycle Is a Musical
The Prospect Theater Company?s revamped version of Adam Guettel?s ?Myths and Hymns? has the potential to convince theaters everywhere that the piece is viable as a stage property.

Critic?s Notebook: Porcelain Portrayal of a Fragile King
God save the king, as portrayed by Eddie Redmayne in the Donmar Warehouse's production of "Richard II," because he sure isn't up to saving himself.

ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' Tops Broadway Box Office For First Time
"The Book of Mormon" topped the Broadway box office last week, thanks to premium ticket pricing and the fact that it remains in a relatively small theater.

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