"Submissions Only" Begins Its Third Season

The drama in the drama continues on in the third season of the theater-themed web series "Submissions Only."

Queen musical We Will Rock You to close in West End after 12 years

Queen musical We Will Rock You is to close in London at the end of May after a 12 year run.

Jay and Silent Bob announce UK tour by Nancy Groves

Duo who began life in Kevin Smith's 1994 film Clerks will appear live to showcase their new animated film Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon MovieJay and Silent Bob are striking back �…

Blog: Theatre should not talk about climate change by Richard Pettifer

Theatre is a life-affirming medium that involves people coming together in a social space and sharing experience. This does not naturally lend itself to climate change, an anti-social subjec…

Review: Urinetown (St James Theatre)

Jamie Lloyd's UK premiere production proves a formulaic but 'stunningly well performed' spectacle

Feature: Pests – “dark and brutal and fierce and dreamy and nightmarish” by Tom Powell

Pests is about two sisters, Rolly and Pink, who live in a tiny, rotting room and have nothing in the world but each other. They even communicate in their own way. That’s the very first thi…

‘Pretty Woman’ heading to Broadway as a musical by Michael Riedel

Here’s a good idea for a musical: A girl is struggling to make ends meet. She’s selling all that she has. A man comes along and is willing to buy...

The Disney Princess Project: “Frozen” by Monica Reida

Previously: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cinderella Sleeping Beauty Beauty and the Beast Pocahontas Hercules Atlantis: The Lost Empire The Little Mermaid The Princess and the Frog Brave T…

Review: King Lear (Cockpit Theatre)

Stage veteran David Ryall impresses as the eponymous monarch in Darker Purpose Theatre's production

Review: Cleopatra (Grand Theatre)

Following on from its successful 2011 premiere, Northern Ballet's Cleopatra returns to Leeds before moving on to Sheffield.

Is Arts Education the Key to Building New Audiences? by Colin Mitchell

Not according to playwright Mike Lew as described in this fascinating post he wrote last month entitled Arts Education Won’t Save Us from Boring, Inaccessible Theater. Mike’s th…

Roger Allam, actor – portrait of the artist by Laura Barnett

'My beloved helped me shave my entire body once a week with a beard trimmer'What first drew you to acting?I went to this very odd school, Christ's Hospital – like Eton for poor boys. I rem…

PHOTO CALL: Pippin's Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller, Charlotte d'Amboise and Rachel Bay Jones Honored with Sardi's Portraits by Joseph Marzullo

Pippin stars Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller, Charlotte d'Amboise and Rachel Bay Jones were honored Mar. 11 with portraits that now adorn the walls of the famed eatery.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, Mar. 11

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, March 11, 2014.

New Edition of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY to 'Come Out Swinging!' at the Davenport, 3/17 by BroadwayWorld

Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway returned to New York in February at the newly refurbished Davenport Theatre 354 W. 45th Street, Between 8th and 9th Avenues with Forbidden Broadway A…

BP Oil Spill-Inspired Play, SPILL, Premieres at LSU's Reilly Theatre Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Swine Palace Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive - LSU Campus will produce the world premiere of Leigh Fondakowski's SPILL, which will play today, March 12-30, 2014. SPILL is a multimedia play inspi…

Scotty Arnold and Alana Jacoby's MORTALITY PLAY Reading Set for Joe's Pub Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Rock out at JOE'S PUB tonight, March 12th at 7pm with this one- night-only concert reading of MORTALITY PLAY, the new hybrid rock showmorality play by Composer Scotty Arnold and BookwriterLy…

Atlantic Theater's THE THREEPENNY OPERA, with Laura Osnes and F. Murray Abraham, Begins Previews Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Atlantic Theater Company's highly anticipated revival of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's musical The Threepenny Opera, directed and choreographed by Martha Clarke, begins previews tonight, M…

Review: Eternal Love (Tour - Blackpool)

Eternal Love will leave a lasting impression on you, says Nikki Wilcock.

Jane Howard’s Adelaide fringe diary: Love-Song-Circus, Asking For It, Birdman by Jane Howard

From love in a dark, sad time to a contemporary take on sex in this final instalment of our fringe diary for 2014. Plus: how an audience can make a show so much more special Jane Howard

Adelaide Fringe: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat by Mick Searles

From the youth of Melbourne comes a vibrant show which surely must be one of the highlights of The 2014 Adelaide Fringe. This vibrant, enthusiastic young troupe fills the theatre with its en…

Art museum restaurant gets new boss, menu

Panorama was losing more than $5,000 a week.

Ontroerend Goed's Fight Night: the audience gets its revenge?

‘In the black box, you can do really anything. And we have always abused that,’ says the Belgian theatre collective’s artistic director Alexander Devriendt

Adelaide festival podcast: episode five by Vicky Frost, Alex Needham

In our final podcast from the Adelaide festival we discuss the highs and lows of festival programming.Vicky FrostAlex Needham

Clifton Oliver, Allison Semmes Set to Star in Motown the Musical Tour by Diamond Grant

Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, and Berry Gordy made the announcement that Clifton Oliver and Allison Semmes will star in the touring production Motown the Musical as Berry Gorsy and Diana Ross…

Theatre News: Cast: Royal Exchange's Much Ado About Nothing

Former Shameless star Gerard Kearns returns to the Exchange, following previous success at the Manchester venue in The Accrington Pals.

The Curse of the Experienced Eye by Joe Patti

Ken Davenport recently talked about how he enjoyed Broadway shows much more when he was younger. Part of the reason he has a harder time now is because he analyzes the show with the eye of a…

Urinetown, St James Theatre by Matt Wolf

It's tempting with this show less to write a review per se than to simply pile on the puns, but that would be to piss on - sorry, I meant do a disservice to - both the musical that is U…

Final Bow: Final Bow: Dearbhla Molloy Reflects on Her Relationship with Debra Messing and the Whole Family of ''Outside Mullingar'' by Bethany Rickwald

Reviews: ''Beaches'' by Keith Loria

Broadway Gives Back: Broadway Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell Has a Second Full-Time Gig: Fighting Poverty by Bethany Rickwald

Interviews: As Apollo Creed, Terence Archie Packs a Punch in Broadway's ''Rocky'' by David Gordon

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Tony Winner and Bullets Over Broadway Star Karen Ziemba Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience. …

The Seagull, With Mother-and-Son Actors Kate Burton and Morgan Ritchie, Opens March 12 at the Huntington by Michael Gioia

Real-life mother and son, Tony and Emmy Award nominee Kate Burton and Morgan Ritchie, play mother and son on stage for the first time in the Huntington Theatre Company's new production o…

50 Shades! The Musical, Featuring Ashley Ward, Adam Hyndman, Casey Rogers, Opens March 12 at the Elektra by Carey Purcell

50 Shades! The Musical, a parody of the best-selling book series, officially opens March 12 at the Elektra Theatre following previews that began Feb. 21. 

The Threepenny Opera, Featuring Laura Osnes and F. Murray Abraham, Begins March 12 Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

The Atlantic Theater Company's production of The Threepenny Opera, featuring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham and Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Mary Beth Peil, begins performa…

World Premiere of Leigh Fondakowski's Spill, About the BP Oil Spill, Begins March 12 in Louisiana by Michael Gioia

Swine Palace presents the world premiere of Spill, a multimedia play inspired by the 2010 British Petroleum (BP) oil spill that is written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski (head writer of T…

Rent, Featuring Andrew M. Mueller and Adam Michaels, Begins March 12 at Paramount Theater by Carey Purcell

Performances of the rock musical Rent, starring Andrew M. Mueller and Adam Michaels as Mark and Roger, respectively, begin at the Paramount Theater in Aurora, IL, March 12. 

Let Yourself Go: An Evening with Irving Berlin, Guided by Sutton Foster, Plays Joe's Pub March 12 by Andrew Gans

Let Yourself Go: An Evening with Irving Berlin, which is presented in association with Ball State University, plays Joe's Pub March 12.

PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: "Dead Sexy Songs" from Matt Doyle, Allison Scagliotti and Cast of Off-Broadway's Jasper in Deadland by Michael Gioia

Ryan Scott Oliver and Hunter Foster's Jasper in Deadland — a new musical that follows 16-year-old Jasper as he journeys into the afterlife to save his best friend — will…

Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's Harmony, With Leigh Ann Larkin and Shayne Kennon, Opens March 12 in L.A. by Michael Gioia

Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's Harmony — starring Leigh Ann Larkin and Shayne Kennon, who also starred in the 2013 Atlanta production of that musical — officially ope…

Mackie's Back in Town! The Threepenny Opera Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

The Atlantic Theater Company's revival of The Threepenny Opera, starring Emmy winner Michael Park, Tony nominee Laura Osnes, Sally Murphy and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham begins perfor…

Hanky Panky Hits Off-Broadway! 50 Shades! The Musical Parody of E.L. James' Bestseller Officially Opens by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Where did we put those handcuffs? 50 Shades! The Musical, the original parody of E.L. James’ erotic bestseller, opens off-Broadway March 12. Directed by Al Samuels and Rob Lindley…

Video of the Week, March 12, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

The great Louise Lecavalier in So Blue, at Usine C

In a Word: Actor Rob Salvador on The Forgiveness Project by The Charlebois Post

Collectives, Not Clusterfucksby Gaëtan L. CharleboisRob Salvador is an accomplished stage and screen actor, and co-founder of Vancouver's Glass City Theatre.  For the company's 2011 pr…

Broadway Gives Back: Broadway Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell Has a Second Full-Time Gig: Fighting Poverty

The founder and executive director of anti-poverty arts organization ASTEP discusses balancing her two passions.

Review: Beaches

A "shore" bet for Broadway?

Interviews: As Apollo Creed, Terence Archie Packs a Punch in Broadway's Rocky

After playing and performing the role in Hamburg, Germany, Archie gets his chance at Broadway, this time in English.

Final Bow: Final Bow: Dearbhla Molloy Reflects on Her Relationship with Debra Messing and the Whole Family of Outside Mullingar

Molloy also reveals her favorite audience members (including Meryl Streep and a host of young Will and Grace fans).