Music News: Tony Winner ''Kinky Boots'' Leads Nominees of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Review: The Jungle Book (Glasgow)

A production which lacks the power or the heat of man's red flower.

Review: Dick Whittington (Stockport)

Sarah Bloomer is left underwhelmed by this underpowered panto at the Stockport Plaza.

Review: The Snow Queen (Chester)

The Snow Queen at St Mary's Centre plays around with a well loved tale and doesn't always work - says Carole Baldock.

Review: Little Red Riding Hood (Liverpool)

Janie Phillips finds Little Red Riding Hood to be a pleasant show this at the Liverpool Actor's Studio Theatre - this Christmas.

There Are Worse Things She Could Do! Madonna’s Daughter, Lourdes Leon, is Rizzo in High School Grease by Broadway.com

Does Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes “Lola” Leon, have dreams of following her mother on the Broadway stage? Time will tell, but the 17-year-old high school senior is currently…

The Sound of Cinderella: Watch Laura Osnes & Santino Fontana Sing 'Ten Minutes Ago' by Broadway.com

Hear this full song from one of the best Broadway albums of 2013, the original cast recording of Cinderella featuring Laura Osnes & Santino Fontana.

The "new" Nutcracker dazzles again by Thomas Garvey

The dancing snowflakes now drift through silver birches.This city clings to its traditions - perhaps it even clutches them - and so it should have come as no surprise that Boston Ballet's re…

The Pigeoning by Theasy.com

HERE, Off Off Broadway By Jack Smart BOTTOM LINE: A whimsical tale about security and a testament to the power of puppetry. HERE’s Dream Music Puppetry Program is one of many cont…

Stephen Wallem and Mary Testa Join James Barbour at 54 Below, Beg. Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Laughing Dog Media has announced Broadway star and vocal powerhouse James Barbour'S Special Guest Artists at his Sixth Annual Holiday Concert. Stephen Wallem will join Mr. Barbour on stage t…

Jonathan Groff Makes Ravinia Debut Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Jonathan Groff will make his Ravinia debut tonight, December 7th of this year, in Bennett Gordon Hall. For this performance, Jonathan Groff will be accompanied by Mary-Mitchell Campbell on t…

Heidi Blickenstaff, Matthew Scott and More Set for SING FOR YOUR SUPPER in Brooklyn Tonight by BroadwayWorld

On Stage at Kingsborough has announced its presentation of Sing For Your Supper, featuring leading Broadway performers, in association with Merkin Concert Hall's Broadway Close-Up Series. Si…

Matthew Morrison Headlines The Grand's 2013 Gala Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The 2013 Grand Gala, one of the philanthropic highlights of Wilmington's social calendar, will feature Emmy-nominee Matthew Morrison from Glee as the featured performer. Morrison will perfor…

Exclusive Photo Coverage: Harvey Fierstein, Annaleigh Ashford and KINKY BOOTS Cast Sing Carols For A Cure by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up have been busy in the studio, recording for the 2013 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 15. Singing traditional and original holiday songs…

BWW's On This Day - December 7, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

DVR Alert: Lea Michele to Perform 'Cannonball' from New CD on ELLEN, 12/12 by TV News Desk

On Thursday, December 12th, GLEE star Lea Michele will appear on ELLEN. The actress will not only talk with Ellen, but also perform 'Cannonball' from her upcoming solo debut CD, 'Louder'

BWW Interview: Melissa Errico on MORE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH and Her Year of Letters and Corsets! by Nicole Rosky

Errico took the time to chat with BroadwayWorld about the couple's romantic relationship, getting to reprise the role, working with Erica Gould, and more. Check out the full interview below

dog & pony dc’s ‘Toast’ (a Workshop Production) by John Stoltenberg by John Stoltenberg

“Audience integration” is a buzzword that has been flying around awhile but only recently landed in my brain. In live theater, it means going beyond removing the fourth wall; it means er…

Blog: An actor writes – Why isn’t theatre interested in women? by Briony Rawle

Being an unemployed actor, I have lots of time to sit and wonder why I’m an unemployed actor. It could be that I’m terrible at acting, which would be unfortunate. Maybe I’m OK at it bu…

Fuse Theater Review: “Becky’s New Car” — A Song of the Open Road by Robert Israel

"Becky's New Car" turns out to be a ride worth taking, especially if we suspend our disbelief long enough to embrace the notion that malice is not necessarily aforethought even though our ac…

Who won the tickets to Annie on Broadway? by Ken Davenport

Before we announce who’s sun will be comin’ out tomorrow when they see Annie on Broadway for free . . . let’s take a look at the results of our poll. We asked what you th…

SantaLand Diaries Good For Seasonal Laughs, But Has Its Share Of Bah-Humbug Moments by Bill Hirschman

While David Sedaris' The SantaLand Diaries has its share of funny, when his script stoops low for laughs, he dashes all the other precious gifts he doles out in this very inventive one-perso…

Hurrahs for Celebrated Moments in the Theater by Broadaway & Me

Last night my theatergoing buddy Bill and I went to see an NT Live encore presentation of  the 50th anniversary celebration that London's National Theatre threw for itself last month.&n…

Christmas with Bing (1947) by Trav S.D.

Another in our series of Christmas themed show posts… Here’s Bing Crosby’s 1947 Christmas special on Philco Radio Time. Skitch Henderson is musical guest! Selections includ…

A Maude Findlay Christmas by Trav S.D.

Another in our series of Christmas themed show posts… This is one of several Christmas episodes of Maude, this one from the show’s second season in 1973. Bea Arthur is always …

Tom Waites: Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of that amazing mutt-like creature Tom Waites (b. 1949). True American romantics also tend to be cynics. I don’t know of any other country in the world about whic…

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Julia L.Exline by Julia L. Exline

Providence Players of Fairfax presents the holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol, based on the novella by Charles Dickens and adapted for the stage by Janet Allard and Michael Bigelow Dixon. K…

Madonna’s daughter plays part in ‘Grease’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

Madonna’s teen daughter Lourdes smoked cigarettes, chugged wine and got boy crazy in front of hundreds of people on Friday. But it was all just an act. Lola, as she’s known, made her deb…

Cleveland Play House captures the look, fun of 'A Christmas Story' by Andrea Simakis

the star of this sugarplum of a Cleveland Play House production is the set by Robert Mark Morgan, built to approximate the nimbleness of film, the medium that first introduced America to lit…

Actor celebrities just blend in with the crowd

Actors playing Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins chat with fans

Review: The Snowman, Peacock Theatre by Samuel Sims

I think everyone will agree that the idea of Christmas without a flying snowman is a horrific and offensive one and, well, actually it’s just blasphemy. Every year Raymond Briggs’…

Review: Don Juan: The Destiny of a Libertine, Cockpit Theatre by Adam Foster

The legend of Don Juan has been the subject of countless versions, adaptations and interpretations, from Patrick Marber to Mozart. Only last month Don Jon, a feature film written and directe…

Sigourney Weaver Breaks Ground Off-Off Broadway With The Flea Theater by New York Theater

Before she portrayed an action hero, an astronaut, an activist or an alien on the screen, actress Sigourney Weaver says, “I was always doing new plays Off-Off Broadway. The spaces were alw…

Filichia on Friday: ‘Betty & Adolph & Jule & Sammy & Saul & William & Larry & Bob & André’ by Peter Filichia by Guest Author

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers …

Sally Struthers struts her stuff in Hello Dolly by Alec Harvey

review of Sally Struthers in Hello Dolly in Birmingham, Alabama

Photos: Richard Fleeshman, Eden Espinosa and Cynthia Erivo perform at WhatsOnStage Awards Launch

Take a look at some of the photos from the performances at our Awards Launch Party yesterday (6 December 2013), plus guest presenters Robert Lindsay and Nigel Harman

Playwriting Exercise: Western Taglines by Lindsay Price

For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra.  We only started including a PDF download of these exercises in Au…

‘The Sound of Music Live’ by Kevin Daly

How do you solve a problem like Maria, that chipper almost-nun turned nanny who saves a broken family and outwits the Nazis? Not only is she based on an actual person, but she’s a st…

From Orthodox Teen Lesbians To the Holocaust, An Author Courts Controversy

Leanne Lieberman, who has written about Orthodox teen lesbians is no stranger to controversy. Her latest novel, ‘Lauren Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust’ is no exception. Click here …

Your Days Are Numbered... and So Is Just About Everything Else

Gematria is the rabbinic term for finding significance in the numerical value of the letters of Hebrew words. The practice goes all the way back to Greek geometry. Click here for the rest of…

Analysis & Opinion: Trials and tribute acts by Michael Quinn

A recent European court ruling highlights how musical homage can mean walking a legal tightrope. Michael Quinn investigates

Audio Share: Malcolm-Jamal Warner Takes on Memories of Sidney Poitier in Arena Stage’s ''Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner'' by David Gordon

Grammy Whammy: Only Three Cast Recordings Nominated in 2014 Musical Theater Category by Broadway.com

Grammy nominators showed their stingy side this year, only honoring three Broadway cast albums in the category of Best Musical Theater Album for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, a race that tr…

Manhattan is awash with actors waiting tables: from the archive, 7 December 1983

Given the delectability of all those slender, young, Nautilus-raised male waiterettes, with whom Manhattan is now stocked eyebrow to plucked eyebrow, who would want even the pertest, cutest …

Edith In The Dark, That Day We Sang, The El Train: what to see at the theatre this week by Lyn Gardner, Mark Cook

Edith In The Dark | That Day We Sang | The El Train | The Brontës Of Dunwich Heath... And Cliff | Fortune's Fool | Wendy And Peter PanEdith In The Dark, HarrogateThe panto season is now in …

This week's new live comedy by James Kettle

Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People | Mae Martin | British Radio new comedy awards 2013 finalNine Lessons And Carols For Godless People, LondonThe news that Robin Ince is calling time…

This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

Scottish Ballet: Hansel & Gretel | Rosemary Lee And Echo Echo Dance Theatre: WithoutScottish Ballet: Hansel & Gretel, GlasgowChristopher Hampson, the recently appointed artistic director of …

creating a/broad, December 7, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Home: A Place Called Montreal (for now...)by Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI get the bureaucratic side-eye every time I cross the border into Canada. Every time. I’ve learned to accept it. I d…

Full Of Shine And Full Of Sparkle: Top Ten Jerry Herman Songs by Ben Rimalower

Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of his favorite songs by Tony-winning composer Jerry Herman. *

Lee Breuer's La Divina Caricatura Begins at La MaMa Dec. 7 by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of La Divina Caricatura, Lee Breuer's mixed-media pop opera with puppets, begins performances at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre Dec. 7. 

Spring Awakening's Jonathan Groff Makes Ravinia Festival Debut Dec. 7 by Andrew Gans

Jonathan Groff, the Tony-nominated Spring Awakening actor who will be seen in the upcoming HBO film version of The Normal Heart as well as the new HBO series "Looking," makes his d…

Rob McClure and Ben Dibble Co-Star in Delaware Theatre Company's Story of My Life, Opening Dec. 7 by Andrew Gans

Rob McClure, a Tony nominee for his performance in Chaplin, co-stars in the Delaware Theatre Company's production of the two-person musical The Story of My Life, which officially opens D…

Heidi Blickenstaff, Ryan Silverman, Erin Mackey, Matthew Scott and More Sing For Their Supper Dec. 7 in Brooklyn by Michael Gioia

On Stage at Kingsborough, in association with Merkin Concert Hall's Broadway Close Up series, presents Sing For Your Supper, hosted by Sean Hartley, Dec. 7 at Kingsborough Community…

One Woman Show: A Work In Progress, Starring Shakina Nayfack, Plays Joe's Pub Dec. 7 by Michael Gioia

One Woman Show: A Work in Progress, written by and starring theatre director, producer and transgender performance artist Shakina Nayfack, is offered Dec. 7 at Joe's Pub.

Ryan Scott Oliver Series The Rehearsal Room: New Writers Premiering New Work Plays Urban Stages Dec. 7 by Michael Gioia

Composer Ryan Scott Oliver's series The Rehearsal Room: New Writers Premiering New Work, featuring the work of new composers and writers of contemporary musical theatre, continues Dec. 7…

Gallery Players Production of Peter Shaffer's Equus, Starring Alfred Gingold and Dean Thomas, Opens Dec. 7 by Michael Gioia

The Gallery Players, the award-winning Brooklyn theatre company now in its 47th season, presents Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play Equus beginning Dec. 7.

Boys Will Be Girls — The Waxing, Wigs, Couture and Corsets of Shakespeare's Leading Ladies by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Mark Rylance, Samuel Barnett and Paul Chahidi share some of the secrets behind their performances in Twelfth Night and Richard III on Broadway. *

Bringing The Bard to the Boroughs — The Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit Performs Throughout the City by Harry Haun

The Public Theater takes free Shakespeare to prisons, homeless shelters, at-risk-youth centers, senior centers and rec centers as a part of their Mobile Shakespeare Unit. * 

THE WEEK AHEAD, Dec. 7-13: "Smash" Hits 54 Below and HBO Presents "Six By Sondheim" by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Orlando Bloom exits the stage... "Smash" lives again! (sorta)... Six essential Sondheim songs get the HBO treatment... and Gypsie…

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: The Sound of Music, Oliver!, James and the Giant Peach, Disaster! and More by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.

STAGE VIEWS: Stars of David and Wicked Star Donna Vivino by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.

Sutton and the City! Two-Time Tony Winner Foster to Get Younger on New TV Land Pilot by Broadway.com

Broadway darling Sutton Foster is headed back to the small screen as the star of the new TV Land pilot Younger, written and produced by Sex and the City creator Darren Star. According to …

A Report on a Dramatic Reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Endeavoring to raise the ghost of an idea, in true Dickens’ spirit, Dignity Players presents a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol just in time for the holidays. Adapt…

Peter Filichia Talks About His Play “Adam’s Gifts” – Free This Holiday Season (see video) by Sandi Durell

By: Sandi Durell   Peter Filichia is one of the theater’s most treasured critics, and former New York-based critic for The Newark Star Ledger and New Jersey’s TV News 12;...The post…