It's going to be a busy time for playwright Lanie Robertson. Not only does he have a new play opening at Penguin Rep in upstate New York, but a revival of his Billie Holiday-themed show, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, is poised to move from New Jersey's George Street Playhouse to an Off-Broadway venue in early February 2002.

Eli Wallach, who had one of the most far-ranging and long-lived acting careers of his era and was one of the last exemplars of a post-WWII generation of American actors who brought the earnest and hard-hitting style of Method acting to stage and screen, died June 24. He was 98.

Eli Wallach, who had one of the most far-ranging and long-lived acting careers of his era and was one of the last exemplars of a post-WWII generation of American actors who brought the earnest and hard-hitting style of Method acting to stage and screen, died June 24. He was 98.

Here is a list of shows announced to open on Broadway during the 2000- 2001 season and beyond. (Information as of Aug. 23, 2000.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 2000-2001 Broadway season began June 1, 2000. The 2000-2001 Tony season began May 4, 2000.

Here is a list of shows announced to open on Broadway during the 1999-2000 season and beyond. (Information as of Nov. 25, 1999.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 1999-00 Tony season officially began April 29, 1999; the 1999-00 theatre season began June 1, 1999.

Here is a list of shows announced to open on Broadway during the 1998-99 season and beyond. (Information as of July 14, 1999.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 1998-99 Tony season officially ended April 28, 1999; the 1998-99 theatre season ended May 31, 1999.

Screening the 50th anniversary edition of the award-laden "Ben-Hur"; new Blu-ray remasterings of Disney's "The Lion King" and Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"; and second-season sets of "Glee" and "Modern Family."

Screening the 50th anniversary edition of the award-laden "Ben-Hur"; new Blu-ray remasterings of Disney's "The Lion King" and Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"; and second-season sets of "Glee" and "Modern Family."

Meet the first-nighters of Broadway's Joe Turner's Come and Gone.

Meet the first-nighters of Broadway's Joe Turner's Come and Gone.

Here is a list of shows announced to open on Broadway during the 1999 2000 season and beyond. (Information as of Sept. 20, 1999.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 1999-00 Tony season officially began April 29, 1999; the 1999-00 theatre season began June 1, 1999.

AS TIME GOES BY: The nearly three-hour Pera Palas, recently at Off-Broadway's McGinn/Cazale Theatre, spanned 70 years of Turkish history, filtering it through three generations of one dysfunctional family (yes, Turkey has 'em, too). Sinan Unel named his play after the legendary Istanbul hotel which inspired Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Rick's American Cafe in Casablanca -- both, you'll recall, important cinematic stops for Ingrid Bergman. . . . A four-hour Oedipus, directed and newly adapted by Dare Clubb, lifts off this month at CSC under the aegis of the Blue Light Theatre Company. Billy Crudup and Oscar winner Frances McDormand co-star. . . . At one point recently, three out of four Wallachs were appearing on the New York -- in three different plays: Eli Wallach could be found in Visiting Mr. Green at the Union Square Theatre, wife Anne Jackson in Mr. Peters' Connections at the Signature Theatre, and their daughter, Roberta Wallach in "It's Only Play, It Doesn't Hurt" at Theatre for the New City. . . The 82-year-old Eli has since relinquished his title role to the grayer but younger Hal Linden -- and will rest a while on his laurels. There have been plenty of those -- nominations for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, plus the first annual Edith Oliver Award for Excellence Off-Broadway -- and if his Mr. Green visits ever London, he'll likely grab an Olivier to go with his Oliver.

While theatres remain dark, revisit some of your favorites with Inside the Theatre, and get a closer look at the details you might miss before the show.

Joseph Papp was many things in his lifetime — visionary, tyrant, activist, nurturer, pain in the ass. And now he’s a trend.

Joseph Papp was many things in his lifetime — visionary, tyrant, activist, nurturer, pain in the ass. And now he’s a trend.

Mr. Schisgal was Tony-nominated in 1965 for his absurdist comedy Luv.

Happy birthday, Nathan Lane.

George Gaynes, and opera and stage performer whose career bloomed late as a character actor, leading to success on the big and small screens, died Feb. 15 in North Bend, WA. He was 98.

Big Fish, the new musical with songs by Andrew Lippa, book by John August and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, is planning to make a splash in Broadway's pond in spring 2013 rather than the previously announced spring 2012.

Susan Stroman, a 2011 Tony Award nominee for her direction and choreography of The Scottsboro Boys, has signed to stage the new Broadway-bound musical Big Fish, producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen announced on June 8.