In the world of Broadway musicals, here's a question to ponder. When is a concept no longer just a concept but a full-out and successful marriage between book and music? Applied to the revival of Chess, opening…

Readers ask about the most environmentally friendly thing to do with an unwanted program. And by the way, why is it always yellow?

Icke dusts off the classics the way a restorer brightens an old master painting. His latest project stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.

The jazz pianist and composer wrote music for the World War II hit “Early to Bed,” which was running when he died at 39. Two concerts will bring its songs back to life.

The first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS officially opened at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre last night, Sunday, November 16. Check out a video from curtain call, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas …

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Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it. But a new openness about mental health has companies and schools focusing on their well-being, both physical and emotional.

One of the most prolific and popular actors of his generation, he reflects on therapy, homophobia, why he suspects now is the worst time in history for trans people, and his secret life as a geek Russell Tovey�…

Thikra: Night of Remembering is Akram Khan Company’s last touring show. Here, the choreographer and dancer’s collaborators recall how he motivated them Nitin Sawhney, composer, collaborated on multiple proj…

This madcap variety show sees its titular lead direct proceedings from her control desk. Rachel, her co-star sister and their mum explain what it reveals about disability in the UK Rachel O’Mahony doesn’t …

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Alex Newell is officially back on Broadway, now as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. Succeeding Angela Grovey, Newell takes on the role after finishing performances of Bat Boy: The Mu…

Bay Street Theater’s Fahrenheit 451 reimagines Ray Bradbury’s dystopia for 2025, under the sharp direction of Stephen Hamilton. Scenic and projection design by Mike Billings expands the unsettling world wit…

Enter to win a copy of "Simply More" by Cynthia Erivo. BroadwayWorld is giving away 10 copies of the Wicked star's new book, Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much. Enter the form bel…

It’s early on Election Day, and Oedipus, populist candidate confident that he’ll be swept into office, makes two off-the-cuff public promises that will blow up in his face: He will release his birth certifi…

Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, and Aaron Tveit lead the new Michael Mayer-directed production at the Imperial Theatre.

Theatrely Broadway's review of Chess starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.

Step inside the wild, razor-sharp world of VAPE! The Grease Parody, where creators Billy Recce and Danny Salles reveal how parody becomes true theatre — from the chaotic genius of “Green Lightning” to the…

This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years.

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★★★★☆ The cult musical’s Broadway revival highlights its addictive ABBA melodies and lively Tim Rice lyrics The post Chess: Thank You for the Music appeared first on New York Stage Review.

With music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the 1988 show revolves around rival American and Soviet chess wizards and the woman caught between them.

How do you solve a problem like “Chess”? With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, and now with a new version of Rice’s book by Danny Strong, “Chess” tells of…

★★☆☆☆ Two musical theater kings and a queen strive mightily with a famously elusive concept album, but play to a draw The post Chess: Just Another Bored Game appeared first on New York Stage Review.

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the Imperial Theatre. Chess made its highly anticipated return to Broadway on October 15. Fi…

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Check out photos of the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on the opening night red carpet for the Off-Broadway production running now at New World Stages. The show stars Philippe Arroyo (& …

Check out photos from opening night of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Off-Broadway at New World Stages. The show opened November 16, 2025 for a 15-week limited engagement. Photo credit: Jennifer Bro…

However, like its characters in their narrow world, the play itself—which premiered last year at Chicago’s dynamic Steppenwolf Theatre—seems small and isolated on a Broadway stage, even at the relatively …

Just when you thought Pleasance’s gloriously camp Christmas extravaganza Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! couldn’t get any more magical, they’ve conjured up another showbiz legend The post Sir Ian McKe…

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"Ready for Company and Other Family Tales" is at times quite heartwarming. Amidst jokes and cakes, Kim Ima explores her family history across a century of change in the United States. The tone is light, Ima is …

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In “Working Girl,” an upwardly mobile Melanie Griffith embodied Tess McGill, a secretary from Staten Island with big hair and even bigger dreams. She thought her new boss (played by Sigourney Weaver in the …

Seventy-five years ago, C.S. Lewis began his renowned “The Chronicles of Narnia” series with the beloved classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. This children’s literature phenomenon has been appr…

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography David Sabella, best-known for originating the role of Mary Sunshine in the 1996 revival of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago the Musical on Broadway, is a m…

CHESS opens on Broadway Sunday night, and ahead of its first official performance, the production released official photos and video to give audiences a sneak peek at the star-studded revival. Aaron Tveit (Moul…

Lorde brought out recent John Proctor Is the Villain star Sadie Sink during her "Ultrasound" concert in London. They danced to "Green Light," which was heavily featured in the Tony-nominated Broadway play. The …

The Sandbox Collective announced the cast for its production of Spring Awakening in the Philippines, including Lea Salonga's son Nic Chien as Moritz. The production opens on February 13, 2026 at the Black Box a…

Proceeding on from yesterday’s post… The next leg of our journey was focused on the background of my paternal grandmother, Flora Parker (1912-1991). I remember Flora as a scary and primitive hillbilly woman…

Today’s new Travalanche posts for November 16, 2025 are about radio star Mary Margaret McBride, Ken Burns’ American Revolution, and Part Six of the Southern Sojourn Series. Earlier Travalanche posts for Nov…

Alex Lauer joins us from Minneapolis to give us a review of the pre-Broadway production of Purple Rain. Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Compa…

By Walter Murphy … Celtic Christmas – A Taste of Ireland, which ran earlier this month at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, offers a smorgasbord of Irish artistry, step dancing, traditional and po…

  MOCA is staging a symposium with esteemed musicologists, historians, composers and musicians in November. Organized by artist Hague Yang and MOCA, Star-Crossed Rendezvous: The Musical Legacy of Isang Yun, a…

In a Montana farmhouse worn thin by grief and memory, The Harvest exposes the fractures beneath a family’s final crop. What begins as a quiet drama of duty erupts into a raw reckoning—where a mother’s lon…

The actor moved to LA 22 years ago. Now she’s back in the UK to star alongside Bryan Cranston in All My Sons. She talks about the frightening rehearsal schedule, how she’d work again with Mike Leigh in a he…

By Alix Cohen Unequivocally star of the production, Kristin Chenoweth was the moving force behind this glossy, twelve million dollar disappointment. Having originated Glinda in Stephen Schwartz’s megahit Wick…

On November 16th at 5 PM, the Jewish Museum of São Paulo presents the event "Night Stories: Tales by Avrom Sutzkever," with Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Shane Baker. In the performance, the writer Avrom Sutzkever b…

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, she's celebrating the upcoming release of Wicked: For Good with …

Douglas Adams’s trippy, plotless voyage into the cosmic and absurd is this week becoming an immersive theatre production and, according to its producer Arvind Ethan David, it makes perfect sense

The Baker’s Wife – 15 November 2025 Classic Stage Company is bringing to life one of Stephen Schwartz’s lesser-performed musicals, The Baker’s Wife. Set in a small town some time ago, this ensemble piec…

The "Death of a Salesman" actress lost her battle to cancer.

Well, I am appropriately excited, and you should be too. The American Revolution, Ken Burns’ six part documentary series, co-directed with Sarah Botstein and co-produced by David Schmidt starts airing on PBS …

Here’s a major figure from broadcast history whose memory has fallen by the wayside. Mary Margaret McBride (1899-1976) was a major star of radio, but unlike many entertainers or the kinds of journalists who c…

Royal Opera House, LondonIn an engaging triple bill, a new work from Cathy Marston explores the emotional charge of Britten’s Violin Concerto, while works by Justin Peck and George Balanchine showcase the sim…

The Illharmonic, which combines classical and hip-hop sounds and features around two dozen live performers, is performing in New Haven on Nov. 22.

Michael Wilson is returning to Hartford Stage for another revisiting of his adaptation of "A Christmas Carol," which he first brought to the theater in 1998.

The legendary stand-up comic and TV host shares memories of his favorite teachers, tales of doing comedy in Boston and how New Englanders keep him humble.

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He stands, staring, questioning the room and, in a way, his own existence. Each movement is deliberate, one halting step at a time, as if testing the floor beneath him for meaning and safety. A ladder is pulled…

Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, and Aaron Tveit lead the new revival at the Imperial Theatre.

In “Hamilton,” no moment captures the actor’s emotional expansiveness, artistic breadth and vocal depth better than this number.

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The New Group Announces First Season in New Home at The Theater at St. Clement’s The award-winning, artist-driven company ushers in a new era with the launch of its 2026 season in…

Reunion's lyricist Scharf and Composer Calire explore how two forgotten one-acts became a musical about second chances, memory, and the courage to reconnect. The post Interview with Reunions lyricist Jeffrey Sc…

Elizabeth Franz — the Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated Death of a Salesman actress, whose performance was lauded by the seminal playwright Arthur Miller himself — has died at the age of 84. She died Nov. 4 a…

The Queen of Versailles – 13 November 2025 Opulence and decadence abound as Jackie Siegal, embodied on stage by Kristin Chenoweth, transforms Broadway’s St. James Theatre into a lavish home for expensive dr…

Finding your place in this world, loving what you do and never giving up your dreams, no matter how young or old you are, reverberate throughout the entertaining musical Water for Elephants that revolves around…

William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays (10 tragedies, 10 histories, 17 comedies) and 154 Sonnets — 884,647 words in all.He is said to have invented 1,700 words in the English language, including addictionassassin…

The Fall 2025 season is in full swing, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zaney comedies, there's something for everyon…

Tamara Jade, a versatile artist from Maryland, embraces her diverse musical influences. Now starring in Jeanine Tesori's contemporary opera "Blue," she highlights the need for authentic storytelling. Jade seeks…