Theater

Harvey Fierstein will play former New York Rep. Bella Abzug in "Bella Bella," a one-man show he's written. The play will premiere in October at Manhattan Theatre Club.

Producer-director Ryan Murphy, a fan of the Broadway musical "The Prom," announced on Instagram that he will host a performance on April 9 to benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute, GLAAD and The Trevor Project.

Richard Thomas will portray composer Dimitri Shostakovich in "Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy" on April 12 at Stony Brook University's Staller Center.

Rick Grossman's uncle originated the role of Sancho Panza in "Man of La Mancha" on Broadway. Now he follows in his uncle's foosteps by playing the role for Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue.

There's murder, music and mayhem in the Tony-winning musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport through April 28.

The two leads' performances make for a fitting finale to the Argyle's first season.

Roman Polanski, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford and even Walt Disney are some of the characters who pop up in John Guare's wild but fascinating play "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" starring John Larroquette.

The Greek composer-keyboardist will perform at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre May 28-June 2 with a program called "Pure Yanni."

Leonard Nimoy, best remembered as Mr. Spock on "Star Trek," also wrote a play in 1976 called "Vincent." Now the drama that deals with artist Vincent van Gogh will be performed at Patchogue Theatre April 12 and 13.

Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase are sublime in the Broadway revival of "Kiss, Me Kate," which has undergone a few changes to make its battle of the sexes story more relevant in the #MeToo era.