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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 5am (Broadway Time)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Ready to Make a Meal of Broadway by Alexis Soloski and Thea Traff

The actress, last onstage over four decades ago, had a “terrifying” desire to return to the stage. “Other Desert Cities” will be her Broadway debut.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:25am☆⚑

In ‘Wanted’ on Broadway, Outlaw Sisters Pass for White to Settle the Score by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Myesha Evon

The new musical, set in the late 1800s in Texas, originated from the family lore of the book writer and lyricist Angelica Chéri. Its journey to Broadway took a dozen years.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:25am☆⚑

Attorney discusses vote to close the Kennedy Center after judge blocked Trump's name by Leila Fadel

The Kennedy Center's board voted to close for two years, after a judge ruled against adding President Trump's name. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney Nathaniel Zelinsky about the embatt…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:05am☆⚑

Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge again rejects adding Trump's name by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Kennedy Center's board of directors voted to close the historic arts center Tuesday, just minutes after a federal judge once again stopped a plan to put President Trump's name on the bui…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:05am☆⚑

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2am (Broadway Time)

Miriam’s Full English: A Grand Tour of All Our Best Bits

The post Miriam’s Full English: A Grand Tour of All Our Best Bits appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 2:46am☆⚑

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 1am (Broadway Time)

Anthony Nocera’s LOG BOY to premiere in Adelaide this October

The post Anthony Nocera’s LOG BOY to premiere in Adelaide this October appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 1:42am☆⚑

Vitello’s presents “A Killer Night in Studio City” by Pauline Adamek

Noah Blake directs and stars in a new musical supper stage show, A Killer Night in Studio City, now playing at Vitello’s Italian restaurant in the Valley. Unfolding like a mild comedy m…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 1:25am☆⚑

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and August Wilson Top This Year’s Most-Produced Lists by American Theatre Editors

Kimberly Belflower’s popular drama will be the most-produced play in the 2026-27 season (apart from ‘A Christmas Carol’), and Wilson will be the most-produced author (aside from Shakes…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:10am☆⚑

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at midnight (Broadway Time)

Our Sinatra Returns With the People Who Made It Sing by Suzanna Bowling

Twenty-five years after Our Sinatra became one of Off-Broadway’s unexpected musical pleasures, Eric Comstock, Christopher Gines and Hilary Kole have returned to the material that started i…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:22am☆⚑

UK ska icons Madness to make their Opera House debut on the Forecourt this March

The post UK ska icons Madness to make their Opera House debut on the Forecourt this March appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 12:06am☆⚑

Broadway’s Biggest Treasure Hunt Returns as Flea Market Auction Bidding Opens by Suzanna Bowling

There are Broadway events, and then there are Broadway rituals. The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction belongs firmly in the second category. On Sunday, September 27, the Theatre Distr…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04am☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 11pm (Broadway Time)

Lean-To by Tony Marinelli

A multi-day hike is supposed to be restorative: an interval in which the civilized world recedes, the body remembers that it has muscles, and the mind, deprived of its usual electronic distr…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:48pm☆⚑

The Children, Lyric Hammersmith review - an instant classic given a jaunty revival by Helen Hawkins

The Children, Lyric Hammersmith review - an instant classic given a jaunty revival Helen Hawkins Wed, 09/16/2026 - 08:09 Lucy Kirkwood’s chiller emerges a…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 11:35pm☆⚑

Kennedy Center board votes to close it, as judge again keeps Trump's name off by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:05pm☆⚑

Day Five at TIFF, and the Movies Pack a Punch by Ross

The TIFF51 Experience: Day Five | When Performance Gets Personal By Ross Day Five at TIFF hit me with a huge, magnificent emotional brick, and I couldn’t have been more pleased. Maybe yest…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 11:01pm☆⚑

More Data About Arts & Economic Trends by Joe Patti

Some more interesting insights from the Q&A session on arts research data Colleen Dilenschneider & IMPACTS Experience recently hosted. (subscription required) I have shared this befo…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:00pm☆⚑

Real Play Isn’t Meant To Prepare For More Work by Joe Patti

Justin Neuman wrote a piece about play for Aeon recently. In the piece he talks about the Greek ideals regarding different type of play as well as the thoughts of different philosopher on th…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:00pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 10pm (Broadway Time)

Water for Elephants by Steven Morris

The post Water for Elephants appeared first on Stage Raw - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:47pm☆⚑

Macbeth. West Australian Ballet, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, September 9, 2026 by Deborah

Sex, violence, fabulous frocks, industrial-strength design and a banging score: what’s not to like about Alice Topp’s Macbeth? Topp has wanted to make this ballet for a long time and a…

SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 10:47pm☆⚑

Theatre Review: ‘Come From Away’ presented by The Potomac Playmakers at Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center by Kate Mankowski

Where were you on September 11, 2001? Almost everyone has a visceral memory of that day and finding out about that day. “Come From Away” by duo Irene Sankoff and David Hein picks up the …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:23pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 9pm (Broadway Time)

The curtain rises on new exhibition ENCORE! at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts

The post The curtain rises on new exhibition ENCORE! at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 9:53pm☆⚑

Theatre Review: ‘Somewhere Over the Border’ at Mosaic Theater Company by Aidan O'Connor

“The Wizard of Oz” isn’t inherently an immigrant’s tale, but a bit of digging uncovers a staggering plethora of parallels difficult to overlook. Like Oz, the United States held promi…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 9:53pm☆⚑

1812 Productions presents Jennifer Childs and Mary Carpenter’s This Should Never Be a Musical by Cameron Kelsall

1812 Productions creates an outlandish new work every night in This Should Never Be a Musical. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 9:10pm☆⚑

A Decade of Festive Filth: A Very Naughty Christmas returns to Brisbane for its Tenth Year

The post A Decade of Festive Filth: A Very Naughty Christmas returns to Brisbane for its Tenth Year appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 9:02pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 8pm (Broadway Time)

Philly Fringe 2026: The Lemonade Stand presents Lindsey Walko’s Bog Man by Kiran Pandey

The Lemonade Stand hub of the Fringe presents Lindsey Walko’s Bog Man, an intriguing one-woman show that struggles to fully explore its concept. Kiran Pandey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 8:06pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7pm (Broadway Time)

Ntozake Shange’s “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” at The Yard Theatre: Legendary 1970s Choreopoem Fina by Aleks Sierz

Some legendary shows are rarely revived, rarely seen in London: one of these is surely Ntozake Shange’s celebrated choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainb…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 7:53pm☆⚑

More cast revealed for The Shawshank Redemption

The post More cast revealed for The Shawshank Redemption appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 7:53pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 6pm (Broadway Time)

Philly Fringe 2026: BETTY presents Dickie Dickie Dicky Donnie by Josh Herren

The theater collective BETTY (MK Tuomanen, Shelby Richardson, and Paul Kruse) premieres Dickie Dickie Dicky Donnie, an ode to the human experience of infants, in this year’s Fringe. Josh H…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:23pm☆⚑

A political and powerful ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ by Linda Ferguson

Review: Clackamas Rep's production of Jocelyn Bioh’s play uses color, humor and warmth to make a potent statement about the United States' attitude toward immigration.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 6:22pm☆⚑

Bo, Mary! See Bowen Yang Make His Broadway Debut in Oh, Mary! by Sophia Rubino

Ooo, look over there! Saturday Night Live alum Bowen Yang makes his Broadway debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! on September 15. The Las Culturistas podcaster will be joined onstage by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 6:05pm☆⚑

Trump Threatens Closure of Kennedy Center If Name Not Added to Building by Diep Tran

The board of the Washington, D.C. institution voted to close September 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:03pm☆⚑

Photos: First Look at Bowen Yang in OH, MARY! on Broadway

Actor, comedian, and "Las Culturistas" host Bowen Yang will join the company of Tony Award-winning hit comedy Oh, Mary! on Broadway. The five-time Emmy Award nominee makes his Broadway debut…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 6:01pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 5pm (Broadway Time)

Philly Fringe 2026: Lemonade Stand presents Carly Polistina’s Jane Eyre Wasn’t a Whore by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Imagine a jukebox musical where the jukebox plays audiobooks and there’s only one actor onstage, and you might get Jane Eyre Wasn’t a Whore, onstage in this year’s Fringe. Jill Ivey re…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:55pm☆⚑

LW Theatres launches new global advisory and venue operations division by Lee D'amato

The new branch, LW Partners, will bring LW Theatres’ venue expertise to institutions worldwide.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 5:47pm☆⚑

‘The Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour’ – A Whizz-Bang Good Time by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen... From hotsy-totsy to wiki-wacki authentic jazz and ragtime - A Whizz Bang Good Time

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:40pm☆⚑

Philly Fringe 2026: Savannah Reich presents The Groundhog by Evan Schares

Savannah Reich’s hilarious The Groundhog, imagining one professor’s career-ending class on the Harold Ramis film Groundhog Day, gets its world premiere in this year’s Fringe. Evan Scha…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:34pm☆⚑

Photos: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON in Rehearsal

Following a production in London's West End, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will make its North American premiere at The Public this fall. Get a first look at rehearsal photos! Olivi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 5:30pm☆⚑

Tartuffe (Remixed), Marylebone Theatre review - false teeth not needed in this curate's egg of a production by Rachel Halliburton

Tartuffe (Remixed), Marylebone Theatre review - false teeth not needed in this curate's egg of a production Rachel Halliburton Wed, 09/16/2026 - 11:16 Inter…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 5:30pm☆⚑

Philly Fringe 2026: The Colored Girls Museums presents Say It Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud by An Nichols

The Colored Girls Museum, a real home in Germantown that also serves as a museum celebrating the Black community, joins this year’s Fringe with a special interactive tour. An Nichols revie…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:13pm☆⚑

Photos: See Bowen Yang in Oh, Mary! on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The SNL actor and Las Culturistas host begins performances September 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:01pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 4pm (Broadway Time)

Singer/actor Danielle Brooks says 'gratitude should always lead the way' by Terry Gross

Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars If I Go Will They Mi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:55pm☆⚑

Judge blocks plan to return Trump's name to the Kennedy Center by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The judge ruled that the arts center's board may not put Trump's name back up on the building, saying such a change needs Congressional approval.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:55pm☆⚑

Broadway Originals of This Season’s Revivals by Jonathan Mandell

Below are photographs from the original Broadway productions of shows that are being revived in the 2026-2027 Broadway season: Awake and Sing (1935) with Stella AdlerThe Sound of Music (1959…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 4:43pm☆⚑

Pre-Existing Condition by Tom Storch

Marin Ireland’s Pre-Existing Condition, which made waves with its original run in 2024, is back off-Broadway and playing at Greenwich House Theater through January 8th. If you don’t have…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 4:37pm☆⚑

Kennedy Center’s Abrupt Plan to Shut Down May Spark Further Legal Battles by Caitlin Huston

A federal judge had issued an injunction earlier in the day blocking the board from adding Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:28pm☆⚑

See Who's Joining Lauren Ambrose and Tom Riley in The Unbelievers Off-Broadway for MTC by Andrew Gans

Knud Adams will direct the American premiere of Nick Payne's drama about the power of hope.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:26pm☆⚑

Video: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Performs 'Bruca Manigua' And 'Candela' On GMA

The cast of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB brought a special preview to Good Morning America, performing the numbers "Bruca Manigua" and "Candela" live. The cast of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB curre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 4:18pm☆⚑

Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close Immediately

The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to immediately close the main building of the national performing arts center, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited sources fami…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 4:02pm☆⚑

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 3pm (Broadway Time)

Ed Sheeran Openers Finneas, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe Depart Tour in Solidarity With Macklemore by Caitlin Huston

Finneas wrote that "artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed," adding "I stand with Palestine and its people.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:41pm☆⚑

Video: Ariana Madix Reveals the Connection Between DANCING WITH THE STARS & JUST IN TIME

Ariana Madix is back on Broadway, this time with a special twist. While her debut in Chicago on Broadway was in a traditional proscenium stage, playing 'Connie Francis' in Just In Time will …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 3:41pm☆⚑