Her natural performance in Willy Russell’s masterpiece seemed effortless but Collins found it hugely challenging – and still made every day a party Pauline Collins was a unique phenomenon: a superb light-co…

In Anne Washburn’s darkly enigmatic play, a countercultural community hides the death of one of its own. But why?

How can you sell your soul if you don't have one to begin with? That's just one of the many confounding aspects inherent in the flavorless new musical The Queen of Versailles that opened tonight at the St. Jame…

The way an actor physically inhabits a character? A model’s distinctive runway walk? Credit a movement director, who can make an ad, movie scene or fashion show feel intensely alive.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 8, 2025 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 H…

Buzzy comedian becomes one of the only female stand-ups to host the show, following in the footsteps of Joan Rivers and Amy Schumer It was a night of fresh faces at Saturday Night Live. In the illustrious half-…

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Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie’s record-breaking mystery, says ‘we all fancy ourselves as detectives’ Audiences left hungry for more suspense after the nail-biting Celebrity Traitors finale s…

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And Chenoweth is a wonder, sounding a little bit country whenever Jackie is most herself, as in “Each and Every Day,” a love song to the infant Victoria; taking her high notes out for a spin in “The Royal…

Saddled with an unmemorable score by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) and a confused book by Lindsey Ferrentino (Amy and the Orphans), Versailles glides by as bland bio-musical for much of its excessive runtim…

This A-list team has been able to create some genuinely arresting moments, but they are fleeting in a busy show that still doesn’t quite know what story it wants to tell. It’s like a house that continues to…

There is a two-hour-and-40-minute luxury-car crash happening at the St. James Theatre. If I were the litigious type, I’d be trying to figure out how to sue for whiplash. Instead, here I am staggering homeward…

The performances, including a megatallented ensemble, are also excellent. As expected, Chenoweth is a force, and though Jackie isn’t really a “likable” figure, the Emmy Award winner draws out aspects of h…

Like the 90,000–square-foot, $100-million palace that the Siegels are determined to build for themselves in Orlando, The Queen of Versailles is nothing if not ambitious. But like that same palace, it also fee…

I hoped the tag-team of Chenoweth and Arden would have magic to do. No such luck. The actress is a theatrical force, as everybody knows, but Simone Biles can’t do a back handspring on a toothpick, either. Wit…

Much like the ill-fated Tammy Faye from last year, Versailles (directed by Michael Arden) toggles between different modus operandi — in this case, campy comedic sendup, surface level social commentary on inco…

But The Queen of Versailles isn’t camp. It’s cheap tat, queasy spectacle, grubby glitz. It doesn’t burrow beneath its surface wealth to ask anything of substance. The post Kristin Chenoweth’s Return to …

The new Stephen Schwartz musical starring Kristin Chenoweth opened at the St. James Theatre November 9.

The Tony nominee, who originated the role, is stepping into Gatsby's pink suit once again.

At the St. James Theatre, The Queen of Versailles opened as a star-studded, ambitious musical—with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Schwartz, book by Lindsey Ferrentino, and direction by Tony winner …

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“I RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLE IN YOUTHE TIMES THAT YOU HATED BEING YOUIF YOU COULD SEE, WHAT I SEE IN YOUI SEE GOD IN YOU.” These are not just lyrics—they are the soul-spoken prayer of Oh Happy Day!, a searin…

Opening night at Queen of Versailles and the celebrity guests included Annaleigh Ashford Francois Arnaud Sara Bareilles Jason Robert Brown David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris Shayok Misha Chowdhury Victoria Cl…

Material excess can never be too excessive for the central character of this gilded Broadway musical, based on the 2012 film.

★★★★☆ Kristin Chenoweth rules in the role of a lifetime as a true believer in the American Dream The post The Queen of Versailles: Chenoweth Is Crowned As Broadway Royalty appeared first on New York S…

If the pieces of The Queen of Versailles aren’t cohesive, Kristin Chenoweth’s performance is. The post ‘The Queen of Versailles’ Review: An Unfinished Musical About an Unfinished House appeared first on…

Jackie Siegel, the buxom pageant queen turned billionaire’s wife who was the subject of Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles, was present at the performance of the Broadway musical a…

Theatrely's Broadway review of The Queen of Versailles on Broadway starring Kristen Chenoweth in New York City.

In 2012, award-winning documentarian Lauren Greenfield’s film, “The Queen of Versailles,” became a Sundance darling. The documentary followed Jackie and David Siegel, billionaires and owners of Westgate R…

At the center of the Broadway musical “The Queen of Versailles” is an unfinished, 90,000-square-foot house in Florida — one of the biggest private homes in America.

★★☆☆☆ Stephen Schwartz-Lindsey Ferrentino musical, Michael Arden directing, tell rich Jackie Siegel's tale The post The Queen of Versailles: Kristen Chenoweth Vehicle Breaks Down appeared first on New…

The queen's reign has begun! Tony and Emmy Award Winne Kristin Chenoweth has officially returned to Broadway in The Queen of Versailles, which is now open at the St. James Theatre. The Queen of Versailles also …

“The Queen of Versailles,” Stephen Schwartz’s latest musical, which stars Kristin Chenoweth as the real-life billionaire’s wife Jackie Siegel,  comes far closer to Jackie’s favorite childhood TV sho…

Theater Lab 's world premiere of Matthew Capodicasa’s kaleidoscopic, fantastical The City in the City in the City is a roller coaster ride, full of twists, turns, blind corners and about-faces. To keep up y…

Kristolyn Lloyd, Adina Verson, Betsy Aidem and Audrey Corsa in a scene from the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Bess Wohl’s “Liberation” at the James Earl Jones Theatre (Photo credit: Little …

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Can a solid cast hold together a play which is built to come apart? The answer, happily, is yes. The post The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire appeared first on The Front Row Center.

The York Theatre (Joseph Hayward, Producing Artistic Director, Wendy Hall, General Manager) announced the launch of its 2025 Fall Benefit Auction. This special online event invites theatre lovers, supporters, a…

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Billy Collins's "Introduction to Poetry" describes an instructor's efforts to encourage students to engage with a poem both intuitively and emotionally. Instead, "All they want to do," the speaker says, "is tie…

★★★☆☆ Anne Washburn’s absorbing study of collective existence melts into something else at the finish line The post The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire: What the Hell Was That All About? appeared fir…

Anne Washburn is one of our most gifted young playwrights, often interested in the nature of storytelling and the sense of community that can be built from shared public narratives. The Burning Cauldron of Fier…

By David Sheward November 9, 2025: I was looking forward to Anne Washburn’s The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire, a co-production of The Vineyard Theatre and the Civilians playing at the former’s Off-Broadwa…

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Listen, Sting never cancels a show. But two in Florida — tomorrow and Tuesday — had to be rescheduled because he says he’s under the weather. The shows in Tampa and Jacksonville are sold out — and I mea…

The Holocaust is universally recognized as one of the most traumatic eras in world history during which six million Jewish people lost their lives in unfathomable acts of evil. During this harrowing time, Jewis…

Murder is always a little more entertaining under flashing bright lights and with a punk-rock score. This is especially the case when it surrounds one of the most infamous, acquitted cases of the 1800s: the mur…

Today (November 9) is the closing day of Asheville’s centennial celebration of a seminal series of recording sessions that took place in that city during August 1925, which featured such pioneers as Emmett Mi…

Today’s new Travalanche posts for November 9, 2025 are about Earlier Travalanche posts for November 9 (in no particular order) include ones on the Gentry Brothers Circus and some seminal 1925 recordings in As…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Kyoto @ Lincoln Center Theater, Out of the Box Theatrics’ production of Beau The Musical, The Queen of Versailles, Messy White Gays @ The Duke …

Something flitters among the green leaves of bramble and the brown leaves of a previous autumn. There is movement, there is sound – the hum of traffic and a labor of breathing. Hands are seen manipulating obj…

November 9 was the natal day of circus impresario Henry B. Gentry (1864-1940). Gentry was a farm boy who lived with his large family on a spread outside Bloomington, Indiana. When the Van Amburgh Circus came to…

Denver Film Festival closes out with premiere of documentary about the Colorado sports icon.

The latest episode of Oh My Pod U Guys (hosted by Jayke Workman) is here! Oh My Pod U Guys is a weekly musical theater and pop culture chat show, in which Jayke discusses current events in the world of theater …

"The Yellow Wallpaper" is an enthralling new stage adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 short story of the same name. Gilman’s original narrative is written as a series of diary entries by a woman …

Experience the transformative power of Motown's most outstanding songwriting trio at the 92nd Street Y's spectacular celebration, featuring Broadway stars and world-class musicians. Two performances remain (Nov…

In the Royal Court’s Porn Play, Ambika Mod stars as an academic hiding a damaging addiction. She and the drama’s creators discuss the challenges of staging masturbation, and getting audiences to relate to i…

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 honoring listener requests and playing songs from musicals i…

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) At the beginning of Bess Wohi’s play Liberation, the character of Lizzie breaks the fourth wall to greet the expectant audience. She makes some qu…

Hampstead theatre, LondonOverbearing life coach Winston and reluctant daughter Joy take a road trip through repression and half-spoken feelings Nancy Farino’s debut play looks at the fault lines in a father-a…

By Alix Cohen This is, or will be, the third revue in a trilogy of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire’s songs. Starting Here, Starting Now (1976) focused on young adulthood, romantic beginnings, and urban am…

Do you have a burning Broadway question? Dying to know more about an obscure Broadway fact? Broadway historian and self-proclaimed theatre nerd Jennifer Ashley Tepper is here to help with Broadway Deep Dive. Br…

The Toronto Theatre Review: Soulpepper’s The Comeuppance and Icarus Theatre’s DNA By Ross Death has been lurking on the edges of Toronto’s stages lately, threatening and messing with the lives of those wh…

Kelli Barclay has been involved with multiple Goodspeed shows, but the upcoming “White Christmas," running Nov. 14 through Dec. 28, is particularly close to her heart.

Since a management shakeup in 2021, the unique museum has worked to further its ties with the community, curating exhibits and a wide range of programs with more diverse appeal.

"Pronounced Ah-Beetz" explores everything from how the world-renowned pies are made to the parts of New Haven it comes from.

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By . The play, adapted by Nurit Chinn, explores the little-known experiences of Jewish women imprisoned in fascist internment camps in Italy during the Holocaust.

By . Join us for an evening commemorating the late Morgan Jenness, whose passing on November 12, 2024, left an indelible mark on the worlds of theater and dramaturgy.

“Prepare to be gooped,” we are told, wisely, as we slide onto the slick with absurdity slopes at the SoHo Playhouse, where Gwyneth Goes Skiing returns for another limited run, gleefully lampooning celebrity…

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Martyna Majok, who has specialized in plays about the immigrant experience like Ironbound and Sanctuary City, has revised her play Queens first seen at the Claire Tow Theater a…

Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performer Eddie Izzard brings her acclaimed one-person performance of The Tragedy of Hamlet to the Opera House in June 2026, following sold-out seasons in the United …