All four pieces, making up GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. are joined by their asking of the audience to place ourselves in a fantastical, undetermined space and time. We release expectations and embrace da…

Tom Moran has brought his one-man show to New York as part of the Origin First Irish Festival, and it is the kind of production that makes this sort of festivals so wonderful. Moran is a charming, thoughtful an…

Whether in soap operas or stage work, it’s all about honoring the craft, respecting the audience, and telling stories that matter. Hear what John Wesley Shipp and David A. Gregory […] The post From Daytime …

Whether in soap operas or stage work, it’s all about honoring the craft, respecting the audience, and telling stories that matter. Hear what John Wesley Shipp and David A. Gregory say about their journey from…

FLOYD COLLINS star Jeremy Jordan surprised the audience at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater tonight following the performance, announcing exclusively from the stage that the highly anticipate…

Brent Comer of Broadway’s THE OUTSIDERS sings the musical’s number “Runs In The Family” in his Broadway dressing room. Recorded at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City, our brand-new perform…

Smash, inspired by the NBC TV series, is all about the uphill battle of getting a musical to the stage. The cast of the new Broadway show, now running at the Imperial Theatre, celebrated that very feat on ope…

The comedian, who plays journalist Shirley Wershba in the Broadway adaptation of George Clooney and Grant Heslov's film, reveals how audiences are reacting to the show's relevance to current politics. "There ar…

It’s hard to believe we’re celebrating our15th Off-Mirvish season. As we prepare to present the 2025/26 programme, we’re reminded how grateful we are to bring together artists and audiences for unique, en…

And as events unfold that could break a small town apart and almost certainly make national news, the characters stick to a sit-com style. That’s the play that Belflower wanted to write, and there’s somethi…

“Must Come Down” by Cameron Barnett and Fiona Schlegel opened as musician and songwriter Bernadette Bradley emerged through a white door, shuffled her sheet music, plugged in her guitar, and began to sing, …

Act One of David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross” currently running at the Palace Theatre takes place at a well-apportioned Chinese restaurant. Skillfully navigating Mamet’s iconic wordy text with rapid-fi…

Lyric, BelfastNancy Harris, the writer of acclaimed dark comedy The Dry, reveals her early mastery of family power games in this taut new production of her 2012 play that feels fresh and relevant Since the prem…

“Museum,” originally written in 1975 by Tina Howe, is a day in the life of a museum art exhibit—closing day, to be exact—and all the odd characters that pass through the gallery. The audience is a fly o…

Photos by Jeremy Daniels. The show: The Manhattan Theatre Club production of “We Had a World” by Joshua Harmon and starring Joanna Gleason Wh…

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonZürich Dance Ensemble’s extraordinary dancers, led by choreographer Harrell, all but embody the pianist’s free jazz musings, with a little help from Joni Mitchell In essence, A…

Although there are humorous moments, the production doesn't work for various reasons, including characterizations and technical issues with sound reproduction. None of the eight songs are memorable, and the cha…

“Old Friends,” the joyous Sondheim revue now gracing the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, is less a show and more a heartfelt celebration—a Broadway party where every guest is an absolute legend! With Bernadet…

Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran If Blanche duBois were in the audience, she wouldn’t sit through this production.   Blanche, as played by some actresses, would refuse. She would demand, indignant and offended,…

This is a tough one and news of infinite sadness. I just learned that composer William Finn has died at the age of 73. “March of the Falsettos” in 1981 was a revelation to me and his follow-up “Falsettola…

  Anne DiGiovanni performs as deegie in the new solo show EXES: The Musical, which plays at The New York City Fringe Festival April 2 - 8. The idea for deegie's EXES album and EXES: The Musical was sparked …

It’s got sex jokes, Hitler gags and endless gallows humour. The comedian once famed for being ‘ignorant-arrogant’ reveals why she’s written a show about the deaths of her stepmother and the father who t…

Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk I lost track of the number of times I thought, “It was a different time,” while watching Glengarry Glen Ross. …

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, Paige hands over the queue to the audience. Listen to favorites fr…

Broadway got a special treat on 3 April when Wicked legends Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited onstage more than 20 years after their original run. Kristin was in the audience for Redwood, the new musi…

As everyone knows, big name movie and TV stars have been invading Broadway this spring (click here for a rundown of who is doing what) and theatergoers are paying big bucks for the bragging rights to say that t…

Wilton’s Music Hall, LondonEvery character is distinct in this bewitching solo performance by Mark Lockyer, a masterclass in pacing and emotional clarity Shakespearean performance has been a curse for Mark Lo…

An empty reassembly of their screenplay, with period chicness substituting for tension, the play doesn’t trust the audience to see the parallels between past and present, creating little more than a well-inte…

Like television journalist Edward R. Murrow’s historic broadcasts, the stage adaptation of the 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck” has a seriousness of purpose that is again dramatically stark, soli…

It comes as a surprise that the impression left by the dusty historical drama as the audience pours out onto Broadway is so small and fleeting. Good Night, and What’s For Dinner?

John Proctor is the Villain hosted a student matinee performance. Following curtain call, a dance party to Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go!” was held for the audience. Check out photos and video here!

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Back by popular demand! Based out of Washington, D.C., Carly Harvey combines blues, jazz, and Soul to produce a unique sound. She is the originator of the…

Unicorn theatre, LondonRejected by adults, the far-from-home heroine is embraced by cheering children in Debbie Hannan’s comical show If you took one of Tove Jansson’s Moomins, sprayed them with custard, ad…

Officers attended theatre in Southend after reports of altercation at end of Paul Chowdhry’s show Police were called to a comedy show in Essex after a fight broke out in the audience, which reportedly led to …

While most of the audience will probably not have graduated in the last ten years (though you never know), the play speaks to all of us about the closeness and personal relationships of our college years. Playw…

Showdown, a high-energy, satirical circus show, is set to embark on a national tour from 1 May to 24 July

Reviewed by Judd Hollander Be it filled with the joy that comes with beginning a new chapter in life, political satire about truth and electability, or a somber ballad of how a musical instrument can restore on…

In "Amm(i)gone," Mansoor masterfully delves into the delicate nuances of cultural and personal differences, exploring the connections that bind us even in our diversity. Co-directed with Lyam B. Gabel, this met…

  Every American town has some marker that sets it apart from every other American town. I’m not talking about geography, population, values, or even baseball teams, but rather, those quirky pieces of trivia…

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonJules Cunningham explores themes of marginalisation in a masterful collaboration with Le Tigre’s JD Samson and a piece that echoes Merce Cunningham Last time Jules Cunningham work…

Kara Young is blessed with the ability to jumpstart a scene the moment she steps on stage. This small but mighty actress manages to simultaneously disappear into a role while commanding the audience’s attenti…

Michael Urie earned consistent laughter in the recent revival of Once Upon a Mattress thanks to the mannered way in which his infantilized Prince Dauntless called for his mother. “But Maw-MAW,” he’d cry …

This World Theatre Day, it’s all hands on deck as we get ready for a fabulous season. But there’s time to pause and reflect on the impact theatre has on the world. Canadian theatres employ more than 30,00…

Photos by Monique Carboni The show: “Curse of the Starving Class” by Sam Shepard, revived by off-Broadway’s The New Group What makes it sp…

Andrew Scott in the one-man show “Vanya” after Anton Chekhov at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (Photo credit: Julieta Cervantes) A playful thought came to mind watching Andrew Scott (Sherlock on PBS) in his fas…

Natalie Joy Johnson is bringing her own kind of March Madness to the Green Room 42 this week, but she's making it cabaret! The Broadway veteran is letting audiences vote on the setlist, which is already coming …

It can’t be a love letter to Broadway without ALSO being insanely unhinged. Thank you to everyone that has come out to experience the madness and magic of SMASH on Broadway!

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Othello” premiere, one of the hottest tickets on Broadway, had Oscar-winning actors, Grammy recipients and legendary directors in the audience on Sunday night — …

Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts has long been recognized as a devastating examination of family, duty, and moral corruption. In this condensed adaptation by Mark O’Rowe, currently staged at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Thea…

J.S. Streible was born in the bosom of Atlanta, Georgia, adopted at birth and swept to be raised in the temperate rainforest of the Southern Appalachians. Growing up as a statistical unicorn ingrained in him an…

At first blush, a one-person take on Uncle Vanya might sound like a terrible idea—a belabored theatrical stunt destined to wear thin pretty quickly. But in the hands of Andrew Scott, one of the most magnetic …

Jon Michael Hill and and Namir Smallwood in Pass OverPhoto by Jeremy Daniel Originally published in the Lincoln Center Theater Review View this s…

John Proctor is the Villain, a play by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor, begins performances at Broadway's Booth Theatre on March 20. The production, starring Sadie Sink of Stran…

Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance. The Social Club was a real place for locals in Havana in the …

What a delight it was to be an audience member for the NYC’s Children’s Theater production of “Pocket Park Kids.” Playwrights Anika Larsen and Orlando Bishop bring an interactive show, targeted for ch…

Hearing a symphony orchestra from a distance is one thing, usually from a seat in the audience below the stage. It is entirely different when you are inside the orchestra—to feel the strings’ vibrations, wi…

The theatrical kamikaze that destroys all the mechanisms of the world and itself—that is, theatre as such—is the performance Nexxt, directed by András Urban, which premiered at the Novi Sad Theatre/Újvid�…

By Paulanne Simmons March 17, 2025. If you’re a fan of country music, and especially the music of songwriter JT Harding, you’ll definitely like Bedlam’s Music City. The show is directed by Eric Tucker…

Lancaster Academy, LeicesterRoss Willis and Ned Bennett’s audacious adventure for schools is a cult in the making, with a post-apocalyptic plot, snappy gags and a trash-talking baby This is a textbook example…

My ticket stub from 56 years ago (note the tape marks). It used to hang on my bedroom wall.Fifty-six years ago yesterday afternoon, I took my seat as a just-turned twelve-year old in seat E 102 in the last row…

“You have to work to get the audience in your pocket—they have to be in your story, in the music.” Associate Music Director and guitarist David Oquendo honed his style and craft with guidance from his Ha…

It is essential for the audience to become fully engaged with the story and to care about the characters. When that does not happen, the show falls flat. While Homeyer and McGrath make an effort as Father and M…

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ love, the strength of …

The Place, London Tom Cassani outlines conjuring techniques with a beguiling routine, while Compagnie Les Vagues make a teasing performance from tiny movements Throwing shapes is expected at this dance space bu…

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These haptic qualities enable the audience an imagined point of entry into the onstage sensations, inviting vicarious feeling of the braided hair, the waxiness of plant fronds, the lightness of linen clothing a…

Under guest conductor Osmo Vänskä, the Philadelphia Orchestra transfixed the audience with Beethoven’s Third after a splendid rendition of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for Left Hand and Michael Tilson Thomas’…

Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThe new joint boss of the Royal Shakespeare Company makes an impetuous king in Daniel Raggett’s production of Marlowe’s history play The temptation is to see Christopher Mar…

That the American justice system is worse than broken--dangerous, dishonest, racist--is not news. Some innocent people have been coerced into confessing, others have accepted plea bargains rather than risking d…

The play’s title, "Georgia and the Butch," is fitting. Only O’Keefe is named, while Maria Chabot is simply “the butch,” reflecting both how she devoted herself to O’Keefe completely (to the point of n…

The cast of Liberation. Photo by Joan Marcus. “The personal is political” was one of the many rallying cries of the second-wave feminist move…

On the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special the other night, one participant you might not have noticed (for he was seated in the audience, and at 5’2″ is easy to miss) was former cast member Tim Ka…

Reviewed by Judd Hollander True believers, no matter where they may be on the political, social or economic spectrum, always believe they are doing the right thing. Even if there are those who refuse to see it …

The author lies to us for effect and the characters lie to each other and themselves, all leaving the audience on constantly shifting sand. The post Dakar 2000 appeared first on The Front Row Center.

A lot goes on in an epic -- three acts over three hours with two intermissions --- and there’s boatloads for Kate Hamill to dramatize and for the audience to digest.

Conor McPherson’s adaptation of the hit YA sci-fi novels and films – which starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen – will begin in October, having been delayed since last year A new theatre in Londo…

A live stage adaptation of The Hunger Games will open in London in 2025. The Hunger Games: On Stage will begin performances on October 20 at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre, which has been purpose-built fo…

Belgrade theatre, CoventryThere are ideas aplenty in this high-concept musical retelling of Shakespeare, but it gets off to a bumpy start This telling of the age-old tragedy begins with modern-day fractiousness…

He was Spike the gormless comic in the holiday camp hit and also bagged roles in You Rang M’Lord? and Dad’s Army. As he publishes a memoir, Holland talks about frisky stallions, today’s ‘over-sensitive�…

Kenny Leon's Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago, begins its Broadway engagement February 24 at the Barrymore Theatre. The production's officia…