“A Walk on the Moon,” a musical about a Brooklyn mother whose life is transformed during a trip to a Catskills bungalow colony, will have its New York premiere this summer at The Laura Pels Theatre. The sto…

I think we’re learning that classic comedy loves #47 on the Period Table of the Elements. Back in the day, there was Phil Silvers, Sid Silvers, Joe Silver, Monroe Silver (from “Cohen on the Telephone”) an…

EXCLUSIVE: The critically acclaimed, Nashville-set Off Broadway musical Music City, featuring the music of multi-platinum hit songwriter J.T. Harding, has found a new home weeks after plans to begin performance…

Callie Khouri, who penned the original 1991 film, has written the adaptation with music by Neko Case

... we are being seduced from the first moments of sound.  Iyer starts on the Fender Rhodes keyboard, which he manipulates into soft bells ringing out a beautiful summer day and calling in the sunset.  Dutton…

By Ron Fassler . . . The Annual fundraiser concert for Broadway Inspirational Voicers (BIV) was held Monday night at City Winery. As the sun set on the Chelsea Piers, a festive and happy crowd gathered to honor…

In this high-energy comedy of creative frustration, history—and hubris—repeat themselves to hilarious effect.

Today, we have the next in our series of seating articles based on many of your emails requests and questions, namely "how were your seats?" Sure, I'm aware of another website that provides a similar service th…

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Olivier-winning solo thriller begins previews Off-Broadway following a celebrated London run By Ross Kenrex, when I saw it in London, England, last December, did not ease its way i…

The Young Vic Theatre's Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall has announced details of the 2026-27 season, which includes international storytelling from world-class theatre makers and new voices, many of whom a…

First look rehearsal images have been released for Bank of Dave The Musical as preparations continue for the world premiere next month The post First look rehearsal images released for Bank of Dave The Musical …

Union Theatre is set to present Mary by Rona Munro at Hill Street Theatre in Edinburgh The post Union Theatre brings Rona Munro’s Mary to Edinburgh this June appeared first on Theatre Weekly.

Maria Friedman will return to the stage to star in the European premiere of Kimberly Akimbo at Hampstead Theatre later this year The post Maria Friedman to star in European premiere of Kimberly Akimbo at Hampst…

Conspiracy theories step into the spotlight this May as The Forbidden Realm of Conspiracies: Uncovered embarks on the first leg of a 33-date UK tour The post The Forbidden Realm of Conspiracies: Uncovered launc…

English National Opera has announced the appointment of Helen Shute as its new Chief Executive Officer The post ENO appoints Helen Shute as new Chief Executive Officer appeared first on Theatre Weekly.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced details of its 2026/27 season including the world premiere of Thelma & Louise, a new musical adaptation of Callie Khouri’s Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film The post …

It is said that the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine. Fortunately, few of us can claim to have had first-hand experience in testing this adage, especially the "slowly" part. But for one…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click…

A musical stage version of Thelma & Louise, the 1991 feminist outlaw classic written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott, will receive its world premiere at London’s Young Vic Theatre in the fa…

Multi-award-winning sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun has been announced as a Barbican Artist in Residence The post Jasdeep Singh Degun announced as Barbican Artist in Residence for 2026–27 appeared f…

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EXCLUSIVE: Carlette Norwood was sat next to her colleague in a car when she discovered he was a convicted sex offender. Norwood runs an award-winning independent theater in Birmingham, UK, and had hired the man…

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David Auburn’s Proof opened on Broadway 26 years ago and went on to win three Tony Awards and the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001. It has never been revived on Broadway. Until now. Thomas Kail’s produ…

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Nick’s got a story to tell you. About how a routine traffic stop turned into a conviction for murder. About how he spent the next 22 years on death row. About how he finally petitioned the court to ask not fo…

Ferrentino’s choice to make Nick look like he might be an unreliable narrator thus becomes bizarre; it certainly works against the clearer passions of the documentary. If you don’t know the back story, then…

Brody is expectedly watchable and uber-committed, though the white-boy-swag vibe he loves to affect becomes grating in the wandering play, whose first 80 minutes or so are mostly just Yarris/Brody doing his thi…

I had no such ambivalence viewing The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s stage adaptation, now at Broadway’s James Earl Jones Theatre. I knew it was bullshit within minutes of Adrien Brody pimp-rolling onstag…

“The Fear of 13” is deeply moving. Yet it falls short of being remarkable with uneven pacing and its ever-shifting tone. Translating a documentary into a Broadway production is no easy feat. Despite some bu…

Even in the harshest descriptions of the violence and almost unbelievably cruel twists of fate that Yarris endured (the DNA testing keeps getting accidentally mucked up), Brody lends him a vital indomitable spa…

In his Broadway debut, Brody brings the same intensity and hangdog vulnerability that underscore his best film performances, and if his hip-hop Yo! MTV Raps street mannerisms seem an actorly affectation in flas…

Ferrentino struggles to synthesize the true story’s larger themes, so even if Brody has some affecting moments in the closing scenes, the play is flat, emotionally ineffectual. It’s a disappointment that tw…

One leaves the Fear of 13 certainly horrified by the injustice done to Yarris, and moved by his journey to freedom, but it’s a fleeting feeling. Ferrentino and Brody have not burrowed deep enough to make the …

Brody comports himself well enough. He is poised and relaxed, and the delicate, damaged spirit he brings to his heartbreaking films transitions smoothly to the theater. It’s just that “The Fear of 13,” as…

Masquerade is not simply a revival of The Phantom of the Opera—it is a full-bodied reinvention. This immersive, two-hour experience transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical into something closer to a…

Today, the Boston Theater Critics Association have announced the nominees and five awards for visiting productions in the New England Area. The awards will take place Monday, June 1, 2026 at 7pm at the Huntingt…

The play stars two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody opposite recent Golden Globe nominee Tessa Thompson.

The dark side of a Dahl's life.

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Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make confident Broadway debuts, but the uneven script makes for a narratively slippery prison drama.

Reviews are in for The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play now open on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The production marks the Broadway debuts of Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, who lead a …

James Earl Jones theatre, New York There’s a strong emotional pull to this fact-based story of injustice, but on stage it’s all a little too polite to truly soar If the meat and potatoes of Death of a Sales…

★★★★☆ Lindsey Ferrentino dramatizes David Sington's eye-opening documentary, David Cromer directs The post The Fear of 13: Adrien Brody Acquits Himself as Death Row Convict appeared first on New York …

“Time can be a blisteringly fast thing, where in the blink of an eye – ten years are gone from your life, but the next week is agony.” Nick Yarris (Adrien Brody) opens Lindsey Ferrentino’s “The Fear o…

The latest film-to-stage adaptation to land on Broadway is a curious fact-based yarn about a Pennsylvania man unjustly convicted of a brutal rape and murder who sat on death row for two decades before he was ex…

Our Sufferer Laureate plays Pennsylvania inmate Nick Yarris in “The Fear of 13,” Lindsey Ferrentino’s curiously unmoving and talky, talky, talky play that opened Wednesday night at the James Earl Jones Th…

At age 21, Nick Yarris was stopped during a routine traffic stop, arrested and sentenced to die for the rape and murder of a young wife and mother. Though Yarris did not commit this crime, he would spend the ne…

Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make affecting Broadway debuts in The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s based-on-a-true-story play about a falsely accused death row inmate and the woman who loves him from the …

Theatrely's Broadway review of The Fear of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino and starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in a new production directed by David Cromer at the James Earl Jones Theatre in New York City.

★★★☆☆ Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make their Broadway debuts in this true-life drama about a prisoner on death row. The post The Fear of 13: Prison Drama Feels Like a Long Stretch appeared first …

Adrien Brody in his Broadway debut tells the true story of a man who spent more than two decades on Death Row for a murder he did not commit. Lindsey Ferrentino’s play is also the story of a jailhouse romance…

The Huntington has announced its 2026/27 season, featuring seven productions including world premieres, regional premieres, and new interpretations of classic works. The season will begin in September, with per…

Laura Main has been announced as the new patron of Aberdeen Arts Centre, marking a homecoming for the stage and screen star The post Laura Main announced as patron of Aberdeen Arts Centre appeared first on Thea…

Alicia Keys' jukebox musical features some stirring design elements and a predictable plot.

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Octet Set Have we died and gone to musical theater heaven? Hamilton multi-hyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced the stacked cast for his forthcomi…

Jordan Fein will direct the stage version of Deborah Feldman's memoir at The Huntington.

In an era where regional theatre seasons are looking bleaker and bleaker, the Huntington in Boston has come out strong with a bold 2026/2027 season including new world premieres putting Boston on the map. Next…

The Outsiders North American Tour Company. Photo by Matthew Murphy Broadway In Syracuse is proud to announce its highly anticipated lineup for The 2026-2027 M&T Bank Broadway Season. “These productions sp…

A reimagined revival of DAMN YANKEES, directed and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, is headed for Broadway next season! According to new casting notices, a new version of the musical is aiming for a spring 202…

Get a first look at footage of Brazil production of SHREK THE MUSICAL, the beloved stage adaptation of DreamWorks' animated film, now playing for a limited season at the Teatro Renault in São Paulo. …

You can now get a first listen to Jordan Fisher and Joy Woods sing the new track Crazier Than You from the cast recording of Love Somebody Now: A New Musical from Andrew Lippa! The album, which will be rele…

By Paulanne Simmons April 13, 2026: Billie Dawson’s mamma has died, and she’s headed back home to close up the house where she was born and raised. Memories surround her, but it isn’t until the end of th…

Reunited and it feels so good! After competing together on Dancing with the Stars, Mark Ballas and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt have reteamed to take on Broadway’s Chicago. Leavitt ha…

We now have proof of Proof. David Auburn’s Pulitzer-winning play Proof began performances on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on March 31, ahead of opening night on April 16. A story about the power of legacy, t…