Typical of Singer stories about 19th century Polish Jewry, these three dramatizations combine Jewish mysticism and demonology with Baker as the narrator of two of the stories while also playing the demons in bo…

The director Jamie Lloyd, whose production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard is currently playing Broadway's St. James Theatre, will direct another musical by the composer in London in the summer of 20…

Complete casting is set for the upcoming Encores! production of Urinetown, running at New York City Center from February 5 through 16, 2025. The Office's Rainn Wilson will play Caldwell B. Cladwell, the vill…

You’ll never find an audience or a cast more invested than at a seasonal show, where kids find their feet in front of you. But performing arts provision for the youngest is in peril What’s your favourite pl…

The critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald, starring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw, has entered its final four weeks of performances

The post Apocalypse Now: How “Waiting for Godot” (at the Geffen) Meets This Cultural Moment appeared first on Stage Raw - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

The 'Office' star and the 'Daily Show' veteran bring Samuel Beckett's absurdist classic to the Geffen Playhouse: “Is it [about] God? Maybe. Is it about capitalism? Maybe."

In this week's podcast episode, Conclave and Gangs of London star Lucian Msamati about taking on the gruelling Samuel Beckett masterpiece Waiting for Godot alongside Ben Whishaw. The London Theatre Review is a…

In this week's podcast episode, Conclave and Gangs of London star Lucian Msamati talks about taking on the gruelling Samuel Beckett masterpiece Waiting for Godot alongside Ben Whishaw. The London Theatre Revie…

By ALAN SMASON, WYES Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Playwright Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu has said the concept of Pass Over is similar to that of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and that it was born out of…

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Theatre Royal Haymarket; Olivier; Young Vic, LondonBen Whishaw and Lucian Msamati add star power to James Macdonald’s thoughtful Beckett; David Oyelowo’s Coriolanus is dwarfed by epic staging; and an Elvis …

Brilliant revival of this key absurdist play stars Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw Modernism is us. Today. For the past two decades plays by Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter – which once upon a time bewildere…

Lucian Msamati (Game of Thrones) and Ben Whishaw (Paddington) star in a landmark new production of Samuel Beckett’s towering masterpiece Waiting For Godot, from multi award-winning director James Macdonald (W…

Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonJames Macdonald’s production sacrifices tension for slapstick but ultimately delivers pathos Samuel Beckett’s 1953 tragicomedy about two woe-begotten men waiting by a willow t…

Millennial Notes Samuel Beckett Explores Friendship vs. Domination by Hamilton Nguyen Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” offers a unique and haunting exploration of the human condition. The post-WWII cl…

There are casting announcements, and then there are casting announcements. When the news broke that Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter—the duo best known as Bill and Ted—would play Vladimir and Estragon in Waitin…

Godot, Driver, MACNEAL, etc. By: David Sheward August 5, 2024: Keanu Keeves and Alex Winter, co-stars of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and its two sequels, will reunite for a Broadway revival of Samuel…

Tese dei Soppalchi; Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceHip-hop meets Samuel Beckett in one of two new commissions by Italian choreographers, while the other struggles under the weight of its ambition One of Wayne McGregor…

Two-time Tony Award® nominee and multiple Olivier Award® winner Jamie Lloyd will direct a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves (as ‘Estragon’) and Alex Winter (as �…

Today, producers announced that director Jamie Lloyd will bring a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter to Broadway. The production will open at an ATG the…

Excellent! Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are having a "Bill & Ted" reunion.

Keanu Reeves is set to make his highly anticipated Broadway debut in the iconic play ‘Waiting for Godot.’ The revival

The pair will appear together in a production of Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’

Two-time Tony Award-nominated director Jamie Lloyd will helm the production.

Two-time Tony Award nominee and multiple Olivier Award winner Jamie Lloyd will direct a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Learn more about the product…

The actors will star in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot from award-winning British director Jamie Lloyd The Bill & Ted co-stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are set to head up a new take on Waiting for…

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter—otherwise known as the cinematic slackers Bill and Ted—are gearing up for a new excellent adventure. The duo will star in a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godo…

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are reuniting for a new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” directed by Jamie Lloyd. Reeves will play Estragon and Winter will play Vladimir in the sh…

Keanu Reeves will make his Broadway debut in Waiting for Godot this winter.  The play, directed by Jamie Lloyd, will come to Broadway in fall 2025. Reeves will play Estragon and Alex Winter, an actor and co-st…

Bill & Ted are planning another excellent adventure: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will star in a Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot in fall 2025, with Jamie Lloyd directing. Ree…

Um, like, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are really going to star in a Broadway play. The former stars of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” movies will play Estragon and Vladimir in Samuel Beckett’s cl…

They played slacker buddies in three “Bill & Ted” films, and next year they plan to reunite for Beckett’s classic tragicomedy.

The limited engagement will play the Theatre Royal Haymarket under the direction of James Macdonald.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: ABA International Touring UK and The Arts Theatre present the definitive homecoming of Samuel Beckett's existential masterpiece Waiting For Godot, presented by AC Productions, as i…

There is a moment in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot that I return to whenever I think about the relationship between dance and language. It’s an often misquoted scene, but it happens when the traveling …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on the red carpet for WAITING FOR GODOT, where he chatted with Orlando Bloom, Luke Evans, Cory Michael Smith, Suzanne Bertish and more before they…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Go on stage and off with the best theatre show on the net, meet the talented men of 'WAITING FOR GODOT', and celebrate the recent Broadway opening nights of 'Irena's Vow' and 'HAIR…

Tony Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Bill Irwin will return with his award-winning show On Beckett. Conceived, written and performed by Irwin, On Beckett explores the writings of Waiting for Godot playwright…

Despite pacing issues, Bas Bleu Theatre's production of Waiting for Godot is elevated by strong performances and innovative design. The post Oh Godot, why are we still waiting? appeared first on OnStage Colorad…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson. Wait…

Live theatre, NewcastleStewart Pringle’s play unfolds with wit and abrasive lyricism on the sidelines of a chaotic miles-long pitch, where the action definitely isn’t If you despair at how little work the g…

  Jenn Colella, center, Carrie-Chapman-Catt and the Suffs Company. Photo: Joan Marcus The Cast of Stereophonic. Photo: Julieta Cervantes Outer Critics Circle Awards 2024 Winners noted in bold   Outstandi…

Off-Broadway’s Dead Outlaw leads the musical pack with nine nominations. Stereophonic is the most nominated Broadway show, with seven. Nominees for the 2024 John Gassner Award for New American Play areJo…

The southern city of Ōtepoti/Dunedin has played an important role in the history of Samuel Beckett production in Aotearoa. In 1959, one of the earliest New Zealand productions of Waiting for Godot was performe…

Geffen Playhouse has announced the six productions that will make up the 2024/2025 season lineup. The productions will include Waiting for Godot, Noises Off, and more.

 Geffen Playhouse has announced six productions that will make up the 2024/2025 season lineup, marking the inaugural season from Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney.

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeRon Hutchinson’s comedy marks 100 years since the first radio play but succumbs to cliches and jarring humour Playwright Ron Hutchinson sets his tribute to the birth of British ra…

Circussy classics | Secondhand clothes | Curtain calls | Cold showers Lyndsey Winship’s review (Ockham’s Razor: Tess review – circus spin finds light and laughter in Thomas Hardy’s tale, 1 February) was…

The limited engagement will play the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Actors to make ‘merry mischief’ in Samuel Beckett’s play at Theatre Royal Haymarket in September Ben Whishaw is to star in a new London production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, the play that in…

The long-awaited Theatre for a New Audience production was originally slated for March 2020.

The long-awaited Theatre for a New Audience production was originally slated for March 2020.

Ironically there is no rapport or chemistry between Shannon and Sparks playing friends who have been traveling together for 50 years. As Estragon, in need of sleep and with shoes that don’t fit, Shannon’s d…

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s two-act, existential tragicomedy, was first performed, in French, as En attendant Godot, in 1953, and in English in 1953; its fir…

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Waiting For Godot starring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks. The play is now in performance at Theatre for a New Audience in New York City.

Known as the play where nothing happens, twice, Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is back with us starring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, and is currently playing in Brooklyn at Theatre for a New Audience.

The Theatre for a New Audience production stars Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks.

The Theatre for a New Audience production stars Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks.

The second production in TFANA’s 2023-24 season is Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, staged by Arin Arbus and starring Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks and more. Read the reviews for Waiting For Godot he…

Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks star in Arin Arbus’s pandemic-delayed production at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.

Paul Sparks's Vladimir brings seeds of hope to Beckett's bleak classic. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Waiting for Godot at Polonsky Shakespeare Center appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

★★★★☆ Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks deliver lived-in chemistry in this sturdy revival of the absurdist masterpiece. The post Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Classic Play Revived and, Spoiler Alert, …

★★★★☆ Arin Arbus directs scrupulously, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks act at the top of their forms The post Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Masterpiece Revived, Worth the Wait appeared first on New York…

In the Theatre for a New Audience production of 'Waiting for Godot,' Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks bring uncommon clarity to Beckett's classic.

On this, the seventieth anniversary year of the signature work of Nobel Prize winning author Samuel Beckett, a play in which (as one Beckett scholar famously put it) “nothing happens, twice,” Paul Sparks …

The Theatre for a New Audience production was originally slated for March 2020.

Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot brings Vladimer and Estragon back in the forms of Paul Sparks and Michael Shannon at TFANA (Theatre for a New Audience) November 4 thru December 3, 2023, directed by Arin Ar…

The Theatre for a New Audience production was originally slated for March 2020.

Season includes plays by Karen Zacarias, Will Enos, Jordan Harrison and a return to form with Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' The post Bas Bleu announces 2023-2024 season appeared first on OnStage Colorado.

It looks so simple: two people occupy a stage, waiting for something and talking about nothing. But Waiting for Godot works because Samuel Beckett was a genius, and because waiting itself was his subject. Few …

A United States premiere, a revival of Shayok Misha Chowdhury's Public Obscenities, and more have been announced for TFANA's 2023-24 Season.

Discover the exciting lineup for the TFANA 2023-24 season, featuring the talented duo Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks in the iconic play Waiting for Godot. Get all the details on the dates and venue, and make s…

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; Theatre Royal Stratford East; Hampstead theatre, London Seasoned actors turn Shakespeare’s romcom on its head in an enchanted RSC production; US race relations …

I left with questions about what I had just experienced. It was not a feeling of dismissal but one of consideration for the experience. It was and is not a question of good or bad but whether it works or not as…

New Kennedy Center “Spamalot” Casting, “Color Purple” Film Shifts Release Date, Is A Potential “Waiting For Godot” Revival Waiting For Keanu Reeves? “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday throug…