According to Variety, Asian-American actor James Shigeta, known for his role as 'Wang Ta' in the 1961 film adaptation of the Broadway musical FLOWER DRUM SONG, died today, July 28, 2014. He was 81.

Although Dani Girl is about a nine-year-old, this is not a play for children. Dani Girl touches on almost every subject that is scary and serious to adults – divorce, religion, cancer and the death of a child…

Former "X-Files" star Gillian Anderson brings damaged diva Blanche DuBois full circle in this stylish Tennessee Williams revival, which takes place on a revolving turntable stage. re…

The Metropolitan Opera singers union resumed contract talks after a two-month hiatus, but union officials said they had little hope of reaching an agreement before a threatened lockout.

Theresa Rebeck's 'Poor Behavior,' performance artist Cynthia Hopkins plays Union Hall, the Neo-Political Cowgirls in the Hamptons and more in this week's On Stage.

Nellie McKay - singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author, stand-up comedian, performance artist - often is seen as an unorthodox entertainer. And her new show will do nothing to change that.

In Part 2 of interviews with the cast of The Flying Muskrat’s Gruesome Playground Injuries, meet Caity Brown. Joel: Where might DC theatre-goers have seen you before? Caity: Most recently, I was in Perfect …

Second Stage really knows how to show a girl a good time, the proof being its excellent track record of producing vital work by important women playwrights. Chalk up another win with “Mala Hierba,” …

A young woman finds herself caught between her rich but abusive husband and her lesbian lover in Tanya Saracho’s new play “Mala Hierba.”

Creator Adam Horowitz took to Twitter today to reveal two new members of the FROZEN storyline for ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME. John Rhys-Davies is lending his vocal talents to the role of Pabbie the Troll King -- ad…

ET went behind the scenes with HAIR stars Kristen Bell, Amber Riley, Sarah Hyland and more in rehearsal for The Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of the musical and asked if any of them will be baring it all…

Actor Blair Underwood, in "Othello," recognizes woman in the front row at Old Globe

Tanya Saracho's moral brainteaser, inspired by Latin-American culture, makes its New York debut with Second Stage Theatre's uptown series.

The Old Globe today announced additional performances for the second production of the 2014 Summer Season, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods, which made its World Pre…

Tonight, Broadway's favorite cheerleader, Patti Murin, is sharing her expert insights into THE BACHELORETTE's season finale. Patti is going to be live-tweeting throughout the show before writing her full recap …

Theaterspeak will present WRITE OUT FRONT, an installation of over 125 award-winning and up-and-coming playwrights writing new plays in the storefront window of the Drama Book Shop during store hours, August 1s…

Whatever man, King Lear is a bullshit play and seeing even good productions of it makes me think that maybe Shakespeare was a hack/want to tweet some incendiary shit about how Shakespeare is the worst, and I…

Last week, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opened the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins to thunderous standing ovations. Mary Poppins continues its run through Sunday, August 3, …

Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I is currently playing in Melbourne at the stunning Princess Theatre and this national tour marks the professional music theatre debut of many up-an…

Twenty years before he touched Howie Mandel’s scalp on national television – mysteriously taking away the talent-show judge’s ability to read – Leeman Parker fell in love with magic at t…

Gillian Anderson gives the performance of her career as Blanche DuBois in a raw, emotional and deeply unsettling Young Vic production

This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014.  In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the plays at this year�…

Young Vic, LondonAlthough this modern update of Tennessee Williams's play isn't always plausible, Gillian Anderson's performance is stellar Continue reading...

Intrepid finds tricky harmony with a solid take on Shakespeare favorite.

A satisfying world premiere from Redtwist Theatre, company member Tommy Lee Johnston’s two-act heartwarmer Geezers belies its dismissive title. Rising above insult, Jan Ellen Graves’ charming staging delive…

President Barack Obama presented the National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals this afternoon, July 28, 2014, in an East Room ceremony at the White House. First Lady Michelle Ob…

Iconic crooner Tony Bennett teams up with chart-topping pop superstar Lady Gaga for a new standards duets album and a new live tease of Gaga performing a showstopper from PAL JOEY is now available to view.

GERSHWIN’S GRANDEUR:    SPLENDOUR ON THE GRASS   From the moment Nicola Hughes wanders onto the stage in the overture, pulls on a strident red dress, sniffs her “happy dust” and flings herself int…

SALZBURG Austria (Reuters) - The Berlin-born Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon left behind a body of watercolors and text she called "Life? or Theatre?" before she was killed at Auschwitz in 1943 at age 26, carry…

Comprised of essays, interviews, play-text, photographs, illustrations, lists, and collage, the book is a body of work birthed in collaboration ... The post The Neo-Futurists: Body appeared first on The Neo-F…

A great, big Broadway season is on its way, with fourteen productions already slated to open in the next few months. With several weeks until the craziness begins, there is plenty of time to catch up on what's …

Get a first look at Second Stage's latest main stage production.

On Twitter Watch, Ira Glass wrote 'JohnLithgow as Lear tonight amazing. Shakespeare not good. No stakes, not relatable. I think I'm realizing Shakespeare sucks.Same thing with the great Mark Rylance shows this …

When you do a S.W.O.T. analysis for your organization (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats), Opportunities and Threats were where you listed external situations that could help or hinder you. When I wor…

Sidebar Goto:  Summer Hummer: Ménage à Trois 1. What was the first show you ever saw…

Last week, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opened the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins to thunderous standing ovations. Mary Poppins continues its run through Sunday, August 3, …

Name: Jesse SchreckHometown: New York, NYEducation: Yale University, B.A. (almost!) in American StudiesFavorite Credits: Fall of Man (Yale Playwrights Festival), "Underachievers" (short film), Generations (Yale…

Below, get a first look at Broadway's Rory O'Malley and Kelsey Grammer, starring in the new FX comedy PARTNERS.

Let's see what the critics had to say...

Lesli Margherita Matilda, Zoro, Jenna Leigh Green Wicked, Bare, Ashley Moniz Sister Act, 9 to 5 National Tours, Derek Klena Bridges of Madison County, Melissa Mitchell LES MISERABLES, Catherine Ricafort Cindere…

The poster for the upcoming Kennedy Center premiere production of the new Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical LITTLE DANCER is now available to view.

Later this week a star-studded revival returns to Broadway- YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU. Get your tickets now while you can

Based on Mark Haddon's 2003 best-selling novel, the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will begin performances Sept. 10 at Broadway's Ethel Barrym…

Based on Mark Haddon's 2003 best-selling novel, the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will begin performances Sept. 10 at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Adapt…

Government lawyers dropping attempt to return 3,200-year-old mask of Ka-Nefer-Nefer to Egypt, which claims it was stolen decades ago.

The musical spoof will offer nine benefit performances this fall.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 7282014.

Choreographer Spencer Liff - hot on the heels of HEDWIG on Broadwaybig Tony win - joins Goodspeed's creative team this fall to bring some hot moves to this cool new musical. Fans of SoYouThinkYouCanDance will g…

Midsummer tourism brought another big-money week to Broadway with 11 shows raking in more than $1 million apiece, including James Franco-Chris O’Dowd starrer “Of Mice and Men,” which claimed…

      The Gig, Academia Nuts, Bayonets of Angst take Many Awards! The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2014 Awards for... The post And the Winners Ar…

Brett Neveu-Upcoming and recent theatre productions include Red Bud with Signal Ensemble (Chicago) and Detective Partner Hero Villain with SkyPilot Theatre Company (Los Angeles) and Strawdog Thea…

The New York Musical Theatre Festival NYMF has announced the winners of the NYMF 2014 Awards for Excellence. Awards are voted on by the NYMF jury and the awards were presented at the closing night celebration o…

Martin Blank is the author of nine produced plays. His full-length drama, The Law of Return, was produced at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Center Stage, Jerusalem, and was last seen at Kennedy Center. Hi…

Broadway For All launches its third annual Summer Conservatory with a host of Broadway faculty artists, culminating in one-night only showcase at New World Stages. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the students i…

Karen Kessler is a proud member of the ensemble of A Red Orchid Theatre where she recently directed the US premiere of Solsticeby British playwright Zinnie Harris. Prior, she directed the origina…

Menu pages menupages For Where to Eat Before or After the Theater An overview of the Williamstown Theatre Festival's likely to be Broadway bound revival of Sam Shepard's dark and sweaty love stor…

"American Horror Story" executive producer Tim Minear revealed further casting for the fourth installment of the FX series that will be titled "Freak Show," according to the Hollywood Report…

  NY Theater Review by Sherry Amatenstein         Mr. Confidential – the sprightly but over-long, semi-truthful 2014 New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) offering about Bob Harris…

The final selected cast of musical theater writing team Sam Carner and Derek Gregor's 6th Annual Barely Legal Show-Tune Extravaganza were announced today.

At "Motown the Musical," written and authorized by Berry Gordy and now playing its final weeks in downtown Chicago, the legendary founder of Motown Records is painted as a big-hearted patriarch who turned singe…

THEATER REVIEW: "The Marvelous Marvelettes" at Black Ensemble Theatre ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "The Marvelous Marvelettes" at Black Ensemble Theatre ★★★ ... At "Motown the Musica…

Audra McDonald sat down for an interview for “Popcorn” with Peter Travers to discuss how she transformed into Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. In addition, they discuss A…

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater kicks off the 201415 season with the world premiere of Morris Panych's The Shoplifters, a biting comedy about society's haves and have-nots and how much they …

Recent 'Frozen' smash 'Let It Go' ranks fourth        

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, July 28, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Individual tickets for AMAZING GRACE go on sale this Friday @broadwayc…

59E59 Theaters has announced the line-up of shows for Fall 2014.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced the winners of the NYMF 2014 Awards for Excellence. Cloned! took home this year's Best of Fest Award, with The Gig receiving honors for music, lyrics, orc…

Complete casting has been announced for the world premiere of Morris Panych's The Shoplifters, a satirical comedy about class and privilege in society at Arena Stage. 

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Lea Michele Will Guest Star on Sons of Anarchy Glee star and Broadway baby Lea Michele will guest star on Sons of Anarchy, her “favorit…

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will offer a tribute to the folk singer Odetta, as well as works by Robert Moses and company staples.

The festival draws to a close with the annual awards presentation.

A musical adaptation of the romantic fantasy novel and film is in the works.

The WhatsOnStage Award-winner will lead the cast of Chris Thompson's play