A murder-mystery musical and more on area stages

“No Way to Treat a Lady,” “Tartuffe,” “The Best of Enemies” and “Slowgirl” are kicking off spring in area theaters.

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Queen to Kristin Scott Thomas: Playing me quite a challenge

LONDON (AP) — It's often unnerving for actors to meet the people they play — even more so when that person is the British monarch. Kristin Scott Thomas came face-to-face Thursday with Queen Elizabeth II, whom she is set to play on the London stage in "The Audience." The actress was at Buckingham Palace to...

Peter Gallagher fights infection to return to Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — If there's one thing that musical theater performers fear most it might be silence — their own. Imagine opening your mouth to sing and nothing comes out. Peter Gallagher knows that sinking feeling all too well. He has battled a severe sinus infection to be able to star opposite Kristin Chenoweth...

Actor Dan Lauria takes his mob comedy off-Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Lauria is taking his madcap play about the mob from New Jersey across the river to New York. "The Wonder Years" star said that "Dinner With the Boys," which he both wrote and stars in, will begin preview performances April 21 off-Broadway at the Acorn Theatre. The plot centers on...