There's no doubt about what moment in Hadestown is Jessie Shelton's favorite! Listen as she answers this and other fan submitted questions.

Oldham Coliseum at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldhamafshan d’souza-lodhi’s play, commissioned to celebrate the saved-from-closure Coliseum, fails to rise to the occasion Seven months after the Oldham Coliseu…

Hal Holbrook on the left and his alter ego, Mark Twain, on the right.February 18, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Yesterday marked 100 years since the birth of Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr., the …

Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker and Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge join the cast of Hadestown at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre on February 18. Known for originating roles on Broadway in Shrek: …

Review of the Saturday, February 8, 2025 matinee at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, Kevin Csolak, Lesli Margherita, Lili Thomas and Mylin…

Ustinov, BathIn an emphatic production that prowls around the mess of human motive, Peake’s Sister Aloysius doggedly pursues a suspicion of abuse John Patrick Shanley’s play first appeared in 2004, the era …

Rainn Wilson is an amateur sociologist of geek culture, and he has a working theory: “The theater geek is the king of the geek food chain.” He would know, as someone who’s identified as most every link�…

Few could doubt this satire's relevance, given the alarming results of November’s election: a convicted felon, whose minions lean into racist and sexist tropes, is back in the White House.

  5 Favorite Classic Musicals of the 1960s  Last month, one of our Friday 5 lists was our Favorite Classic Musicals of the 1950s, and now we move into the decade of love and the end of Broadway's Golden Era…

George S. Kaufman, as photographed by Edward Steichen (1930).January 23, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler It’s a pity that today, for the most part, George S. Kaufman is largely forgotten. …

Cary Grant, actor ((1904–1986).Born 121 years ago today, Cary Grant is far from a forgotten figure. His excellent work as an actor could easily have faded from popular culture like many film stars of Hollywoo…

As Norma Desmond says, "It's a return." So far in 2025, here are five Broadway folk who are not making a comeback that we can't wait to see again! Friday 5: 5 2025 Broadway Returns Nicholas Barasch - Frede…

EXCLUSIVE: Signature Theatre Co. — which raised the bar off-Broadway by devoting entire seasons to the work of major dramatists while offering $25 tickets across the board — is struggling to stay afloat. Lu…

Keith Andes and Lucille Ball in a playful moment in “Wildcat” (1960). Photo by Friedman-Abeles.January 4, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler When an actor is involved in something they want …

Yngvild Aspeli, whose staging of the Melville novel forms the centrepiece of this year’s MimeLondon festival, explains the eerie magic of her craft It is unnerving to be taken backstage after a show only to f…

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the People, Water for Elepha…

Theatre Royal Bath Productions confirms full casting for John Patrick Shanley’s award-winning drama DOUBT a parable at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio

People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Just ask the characters in Once – A Musical who would no doubt agree. At the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Once tells the story of two young people w…

Don't expect a Hamilton movie anytime soon. Despite the enormous success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical, the creator explains why he is hesitant to bring it to the big screen. 

Craig Lucas Deconstructs Dickens with Spectacle & Spirits  by Jenyth Jo & Barry David Horwitz We know the story: Dickens contrasts Scrooge, a miserly, old, rich man with Tiny Tim, a poor, doomed child.…

A FREE limited engagement from Monica Bill Barnes and Company, presented by Playwrights Horizons. Runs January 09 - January 18, 2025. It’s a dance version of a memory play. With movement and language, Monica…

The Dukes, LancasterWith a cumbersome script and no sense of danger or atmosphere, this production loses its way If you are in any doubt that this adaptation of the 1952 Mary Norton novel has lost its way long …

The comedian, actor and Matilda songwriter on the benefits of quitting social media and why happiness is like an orgasm Tim Minchin does not arrive at lunch with the highest hopes. He has only had a couple of h…

"'Doubt Comes In' is this mirky limbo that is creepy and lost. I think you really feel the fear." Director Rachel Chavkin reflects on staging THAT moment of Hadestown.

Rumors of the death of off-off-Broadway have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (the organizing entity, such that there is one, of off-off-Broadway companies) will tel…

Tom Block has been a leading figure in Jewish-Muslim peace-building and forensic history for over 30 years. His book, Shalom/Salaam: The Story of a Mystical Fraternity, explores Jewish-Muslim spiritual ties an…

The Arthur Miller Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing theater education to New York City public schools, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Theater Education Programs at its annual ga…

Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers sure are getting a work out these days, what with Tom Holland’s recent stab in London, the enduringly popular girl power take of & Juliet and no doubt one or two others…

How do you define 'trauma?'  Is it Pain?  Fear?  Desperation?  Doubt?  For the characters In Ashes & Ink it's all of that and more.  They wrestle with undercurrent of their individual traumas, under c…

  Mike Roche credits include In Uniform (dir. Joan Kane w/ Nylon Fusion Theatre Company), Arthur Miller's The Hook (Brave New World Rep dir. Claire Beckman adapted by Ron Hutchinson), Night Over Taos (INTAR…

5 Broadway Debuts We Are Looking Forward To This Fall Every season, we are enchanted by the thrilling Broadway debuts of a variety of actors, singers and dancers. Some are debuts by talented individuals who are…

The Hippodrome is no doubt thrilled to host the North American Tour launch of “& Juliet” as their season opener, but it is a woefully short run. This jukebox musical poses the question, “what would ha…

Kiln theatre, LondonThis Q&A-based delve into the politics of vaccination is a fascinating, thorny and sometimes wilfully opaque take on a divisive topic for our times Rob Drummond tells us to trust him. Ex…

Tony Award winner Lindsay Mendez, recently seen on Broadway as Mary Flynn in the acclaimed revival of Merrily We Roll Along, gave birth to her second daughter, Ruby Beck Brinson, on September 19. It is her fi…

Folks in the New York area! Please join me, Wednesday, October 2, 7pm for a simultaneous celebration of Groucho Marx’s birthday and the release of my new book The Marx Brothers Miscellany. The other Marx Brot…

Park theatre, LondonCarey Crim asks a series of moral questions in her play about a woman facing the aftermath of her teacher husband’s conviction for sexual misconduct Tom, a beloved drama teacher, enjoys no…

‘Isn’t being shocked, surprised, stirred the point?’ actor asked

  Following up on the recent Broadway revival of his Tony and Pulitzer-winning play “Doubt” and his new Off-Broadway hit “Brooklyn Laundry,” John Patrick Shanley has written another new play this year,…

Broadway continued its downward trend during these dog days of summer leading up to the fall season, with last week’s total grosses of $25,343,599 down about 10% from the previous week. The drop no doubt refl…

Tracking the Changes of My Life Via a Survey of Constantly Changing Communicating Tools By Elyse Sommer My first writing tool was a fountain pen and the "platform" on which my scribblings landed was a sheet of …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as Broadway favorite Karen Ziemba opens up about her latest role in Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning Doubt at Theatre Aspen.

Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghWith superb performances, Julia Grogan’s lyrical and often extremely funny play follows three young women’s friendship There are raucous teenage kicks in Summerhall’s fri…

★★★★ THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, USTINOV STUDIO, THEATRE ROYAL BATH Landmark play revived to shock and surprise all over again Jane Horrocks garners the laughs in a very dark comedy for the ages Before a word …

Summerhall, Edinburgh Friends facing an uncertain future attend a boisterous party in this authentically played, vibrant drama Luton has one of the youngest populations in the country. Playwright Sam Edmunds gi…

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, EdinburghThe former SNP wunderkind brings her popular touch to the standup stage, pairing irreverent personal stories with a gasp-inducing exposé of Westminster flummery You can s…

At the beginning of “Job” which is currently running at the Helen Hayes Theater, Jane (a frenetic yet oddly focused Sydney Lemmon) enters Lloyd’s (a seemingly focused yet not fully at ease Peter Friedman)…

So winningly sung and so lovingly directed one cannot help but be wooed by its charms, despite a final scene that is so never in doubt. The post The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical appeared first on The Front Row C…

The summer between graduation from high school and college, for those of us who went, was a shaky time filled with its fair share of doubt, anxiety, and questions. Meet Sam. She’s just graduated high school a…

Comments ; Jonathan Groff Channels His Inner Sutton Foster to Perform "Anything Goes". Playbill · 3.1M views ; Winona Ryder Takes a Look Back at Her Most ...

The show: “South Pacific” at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT. , through Aug. 11. What is it?: A Rodgers & Hammerstein musical based on James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Producers IMG Original Content and Carole Shorenstein Hays (Fences, Caroline or Change,Doubt, Take Me Out, Fun Home, A Doll's House, Part 2) announced just yesterday that Academy…

Soho theatre, London She’s a convivial host, but 70 minutes of shops chat, family home videos and the odd song about our comic’s love life may leave you eyeing the exit Many is the standup show where – w…

Quincy Tyler Bernstine returned to Broadway this season after fifteen years away to star in Roundabout's acclaimed revival of Doubt. Now she is a Tony nominee! "I love the play. I love the part. I still love t…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Meryl Streep, who stars in the film as the stern Sister Aloysius, sat down with BroadwayWorld.com to discuss the riveting film, the power of the story and how she came about winnin…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In Doubt, Amy Adams plays Sister James, the innocent but passionate young nun who may have witnessed a horrible incident that will lead to the very fabric of her belief being teste…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright-director John Patrick Shanley brings his searing drama Doubt to the silver screen. Shanley wrote the screenplay and directs the fi…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Viola Davis plays Mrs. Miller in the film adaption of the Broadway play, Doubt. Ms. Davis sat for an interview with BroadwayWorld.com to share her thoughts on the story, her fight …

Paulson beat out fellow nominees Amy Ryan For Doubt: A Parable, Betsy Aidem For Prayer for the French Republic, Jessica Lange for Mother Play, and Rachel McAdams For Mary Jane.

Young beat out fellow nominees Quincy Tyler Bernstine for Doubt: A Parable, Juliana Canfield for Stereophonic, Celia Keenan-Bolger for Mother Play, and Sarah Pidgeon for Stereophonic.

Strong beat out fellow nominees Michael Stuhlbarg for Patriots, William Jackson Harper for Uncle Vanya, Leslie Odom, Jr. for Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, and Liev Schreibe…

This year’s big Broadway winners so far include Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe and 70s-set play Stereophonic Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Rep…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The upcoming film adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's DOUBT released its newest trailer, available right here on BroadwayWorld.com. The film is due to be released in the United St…

It's Tony time again. Was this an exciting year on Broadway? Yes! Was it a disappointing year on Broadway? Yes! Same as it ever was. And here we go: (A complete list of nominees is provided at the end of this…

Amy Ryan, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Sister Aloysius in the Broadway production of Doubt, visited Live with Kelly and Mark on Wednesday to talk about some of her latest proje…

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonAs part of the Royal Ballet’s season devoted to the British choreographer, the Florida company brings three of his works to radiant, graceful life For an art form obs…

John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Play Remains Relevant   by Mary Lou Herlihy Before the play begins, I chat with the woman next to me. She shares a painful story about her local church where accusations of se…

It’s been quite the banner year for Amy Ryan. The Tony and Oscar nominated actress played an alcoholic rock star on the Apple TV+ crime drama “Sugar,” and has earned her third career Tony nomination for h…

The veteran performer earns her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Previews are underway for Doubt: A Parable, which is getting ready to open on Broadway at the Todd Haimes Theatre. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, April 14, 2024. Ch…

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal catches up with several of this season’s Tony-nominated artists, from the ones who stand center stage to the ones who make their mark behind the scenes. The latest episode …

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Incognito, the American premiere of the new play written by Nick Payne (Constellations) and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (The Father, Doubt, Outside Mullingar), is cur…

Sister Aloysius, the prickly principal of a Catholic school in a working-class part of the Bronx, is feared by students and colleagues alike. But when she suspects nefarious relations between the charismatic pr…

Set for revival at the RSC, this perfectly structured revenge comedy has an earthy vitality that no aristo or scholar could have created I have a question for those theatrical luminaries (and I’m looking at y…

Review of the Sunday, May 12, 2024 matinee performance at the John Golden Theatre in New York City. Starring Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon and Chris Stack.…

Review of the Saturday, May 12, 2024 evening performance at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City. Starring Ali Louis Bourzgui, Allison Luff, Adam Jacobs, John Ambrosino, Bobby Conte and Christina Sajous, wi…

In uncertain times, religious sisters are often invoked as vessels for collective doubt.

Amy Ryan, who was recently nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Sister Aloysius in the Broadway production of Doubt, visited The Daily Show on Wednesday to discuss her experience doing the play wit…

Review of the Saturday, May 11, 2024 matinee performance at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. Starring Brody Grant, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Dan Berry, Emma Pittman, Daryl Tofa…