Windows down. Music blasting. The wind in your hair. Exit signs, strange billboards, a succession of identical-looking sleepy little Midwestern towns. A clutch of empty 40s and tequila bottles clinking against …

Meet Gigi Pritzker and Jamie Forshaw, two producing powerhouses behind Madison Wells Live. Some of their credits include Swept Away, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Hadestown, Shucked, Company, We Live in Cairo…

The partnership between the theatre group and facility will include an opening production of 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding' by Jocelyn Bioh and free community events.

False Bottoms Gary Lucas December 17, 2024 - 17:40 Topics Theater Review Tags drama LI…

Jacksons Lane, London Tove Jansson’s beloved creations have their hibernation interrupted by snowball juggling and jolly ukulele tunes in this sweet adaptation Anyone approaching the fest…

2156 Likes, 43 Comments. TikTok video from playbill (@playbill): “Ask, and you shall receive! #stickertok #Playbill #Broadway #MusicalTheatre #NYC ...

5 Classic Musicals of the 1950s  A few Fridays ago, we talked about 5 classic plays that have stood the test of time and remain as entertaining and relevant as ever. When I tried to make a list of just 5 cla…

PHILADELPHIA — Kurt Vile has released a new video for his Christmas song, "Must Be Santa," ahead of two benefit shows in January for a Germantown learning center. The Philly rock star, known for his long hair…

The announcement gave me pause. The Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild announced five nominees in the new category of “Broadway and International” for its 12th Annual MUAHS (Makeup Artists and Hairstyli…

Ralphie and the gang reflect on life in "When You're A Wimp" from Goodspeed's A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/shows/a-christma…

Watch the iconic "pink nightmare" scene from A Christmas Story! A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/shows/a-christmas-story Goodspeed unwraps a glit…

The kids of Goodspeed's A Christmas Story know that Santa is "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana". A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/shows/a-christmas…

At This Theatre: The Al Hirschfeld On November 11, the Al Hirschfeld Theatre turned 100 years old! Back then, it was known as the Martin Beck Theatre, and it stayed that way until June 21, 2003, when the name …

The film adaptation of “Wicked” was also recognized.

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 12th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards, with honors going to Broadway's The Great Gatsby, Cabaret, the Wicked …

Review of the Saturday, December 7, 2024 matinee performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Darren Criss, Helen J. Shen, Marcus Choi, Dez Duron and HwaBoon. Music by Will Aronson. Lyrics by H…

The phenomenal Christopher Riley as Ralphie dreams of getting the best Christmas present ever - a Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://…

Jenn Gambatese capturing the heart of the season in "What A Mother Does" from A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/shows/a-christm…

The standup on the power of strange shirts, the importance of never Googling yourself and how he came to specialise in one-liners How did you get into comedy?I tried to be an actor, but nobody else wanted me to…

Need an early Christmas gift? Here you go: four brand-new Netflix holiday movies, filled with sexy snowmen, festive male stripping, five-part harmony and Lindsay Lohan’s hair. What more could you possibly wan…

Gavin Creel, the Tony Award-winning star of “Hello Dolly!” and “Hair” who died in September at the age of 48, was celebrated Monday as a passionate artist and activist in an emotional memorial service f…

Everyman, LiverpoolThis ‘rock’n’roll’ panto is far from Grimm, but not in a good way Somewhere within this show’s knot of plot twists and tangles, you may find Rapunzel. While it is traditional for pa…

5 Wicked Thoughts After months of movie hype, we finally saw Wicked (Part 1). Did it live up to the hype? Was it as good as the Broadway show? Was it better? We have thoughts on that... and they may contain …

When a scene calls for violence, it’s combat choreographers who prevent actors coming a cropper during the action. They explain the rules of stage conflict Philip d’Orléans points the sword to my sternum. …

Warning: Seeing A Christmas Story may cause sudden bursts of laughter, holiday cheer, and an overwhelming desire for a leg lamp! Get your "major award" when you get your tickets for A Christmas Story, on the G…

The Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald as Momma Rose, begins performances at the renovated Majestic Theatre on November 21 ahead of an official opening night on December 19. “It's overwhelmin…

Jocelyn Bioh Celebrates Harlem’s African Women, Brilliantly by Mary Lou Herlihy & Barry David Horwitz Playwright Jocelyn Bioh dazzles us with intimate insights, fabulous hair, and a stunning climax. By de…

The fan-favorite tongue-stuck-to-the-flagpole scene comes to life on the Goodspeed stage in A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/s…

If you remember Tammy Faye Bakker at all from the peak of her ’80s televangelical fame, you’ll most likely remember the scandals, the mascara, the tarantula-leg eyelashes, the big, big hair, the prescriptio…

Watch Rashidra Scott and the kids of A Christmas Story tap up a storm in "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"! A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/shows/a-chr…

In a country that just elected a xenophobe president, Jocelyn Bioh’s West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep is a necessary corrective.

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonOcean Chillingworth’s show depicts a brutal fight that turns into something altogether messier This much we know from the title: there will be blood. We’re given plastic ponchos…

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this continent. I…

The Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago, has its complete cast. Directed by Kenny Leon, the production begins performances at the Barrymore Theatre…

The cast of Goodspeed's A Christmas Story rehearse the opening number "It All Comes Down to Christmas. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goodspeed.org/shows/a-ch…

Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas at Alexandra Palace Theatre this December. It’s a celebration of Christmas in the most wonderful, funny and moving way you’ll ever see. Wh…

Casting Society has announced nominations in the theatre, television, commercials, short film and short-form series for the 2025 Artios Awards. The awards will be presented in multiple locations on February 1…

As the coach for shows like “Suffs,” “Hamilton” and “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Dawn-Elin Fraser is an expert of speech and accents.

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford and her husband, actor Joe Tapper, welcomed their second child on October 8. The couple shared exclusive photos of their new family of four with People, featuring Ashford …

By ROY BERKO Bye Bye Birdie, Hair, Grease, Carrie, 13 (The Musical), Dear Evan Hansen and Mean Girls. What do all these Broadway musicals have in common? They placed the spotlight on teen angst. OMG! Think ba…

Audra McDonald, currently in rehearsals for a Broadway return in Gypsy, says late friend Gavin Creel first brought her the idea of playing the classic role of Momma Rose. “He put it in my head,” she told B…

Death Becomes Her, the new musical adapted from the camp 1992 horror-comedy film that starred Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis, is springing to life at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on October 23.�…

The creator of Hamilton and the writer Eisa Davis explain why they turned the classic film into a Jesus Christ Superstar-style concept album, with the help of hip-hop royalty – from Ghostface Killah to Lauryn…

“I’m smaller in real life,” Laura Donnelly tells me after I admit that I didn’t recognize her, standing pensively by the entrance to the midtown bar where we’re meeting, scanning the room. Indeed, the…

Live theatre, NewcastleBrogan Gilbert gives an extraordinary performance as the troubled nurse caring for a terminally ill dancer in a compelling adaptation of the 2019 horror film With its extreme closeups and…

Slinging razor-sharp guitars, thundering drums, and raw emotion, Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group present a groundbreaking reimagining of Green Day's American Idiot. This electrifying production, perf…

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals        What's in a name? A lot, when it's doing the heavy lifting of being the title of a big Broadway (or off-Broadway) show! DIRECTIONS: Match the titles with the …

The role of Charlotte ‘Big Jugs’ Hinchcliffe made her a star – then she spent years trying to get the respect and the roles she deserved. Now, at the age of 34, she’s been having the time of her life sh…

Who deserves to have Broadway’s bright lights dimmed when they pass away? There’s now an all out war between the theater community and the Broadway League over decisions concerning two popular stars who die…

The late Gavin Creel once expressed his love for a particular Broadway venue and the cast that had joined him there. “When I die, the Heavens will open and we’ll all go to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre – all …

Broadway theaters will dim their lights in memory of actor Gavin Creel, who died on September 30, aged 48, after a brief battle with cancer. One theater from every theater owner on Broadway, including the Circ…

The league of extraordinarily misogynistic gentlemen: Olga Tokarczuk’s new novel is a hair-raising horror story of patriarchy and male desire. The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story, by Olga Tokarczuk, t…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set to welcome several new cast members, beginning performances at New York’s Lyric Theatre on November 12. Joining the company are Matthew James Thomas (Pippin) as Harry…

A pale Ophelia (Maryam Najafzada), dressed in neutral taupe with roses in her now-loosed red hair, picks waterlilies from the fingertips of the ensemble as she wades into the river of their upward-reaching limb…

In the second episode of A Whole New Vlog, Adi Roy has a brief identity crisis, welcomes the Golden Bachelorette to the stage, gets his hair done with Rich and takes us on field trips to Broadway Bowling and th…

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford completes the Broadway cast of Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love, directed by Alex Timbers. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 11 with a rotating ca…

Actor, who appeared in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Waitress, Hair and Hello, Dolly!, has died of a rare form of cancer Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony award for Hello, Dolly! opposi…

The Big Gay Jamboree has postponed its opening night due to the illness of its co-creator and star Marla Mindelle. Standby Cortney Wolfson will step in for Mindelle at tonight's gala performance at the Orphe…

The first time I saw Gavin Creel was as Jimmy in Throughly Modern Millie on Broadway. He was very talented and very kind. I met him at numerous red carpets, parties and he was the sweetest guy. I loved him in L…

Gavin Creel, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway musicals such as “Hello, Dolly!” and “Hair,” died Monday in Manhattan, his partner confirmed. He was 48.

Gavin Creel, a Tony-winning Broadway star who appeared in “Hair,” “Hello, Dolly,” “Into the Woods” and more, died Monday at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarc…

Broadway actor Gavin Creel died Monday at the age of 48.  The Tony Award-winning star, known for his leading roles in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hair, Hello Dolly! and the recent revival of Into the Woods, amon…

He won the award playing a Yonkers feed store clerk in “Hello, Dolly!” and was also nominated for roles in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Hair.”

Nominations for the 2025 honors will be announced in December.

The Public Theater has added two musicals to its 2025 roster: the New York premiere of Goddess, inspired by the African myth of Marimba, opening in spring 2025; and The Seat of Our Pants, a world-premiere ad…

UPDATED with new category: Brush up on those contenders: The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild has revealed the timeline for its 2025 MUAHS Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements for make-up a…

The actor famous for playing Gerri Kellman on starring opposite Mark Rylance on the London stage, her recent emergency operation, and her thoughts on the US election When J Smith-Cameron tells me that she wishe…

Just days apart, two plays have premiered in the DMV, each exploring themes of the African immigrant experience in America. The first is the vibrant “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” at Arena Stage, and now …

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe resurrected company revives rarities by Kenneth MacMillan and Ashley Page alongside enticing new work – all performed with brio and belief Christopher Marney’s affection for the …

With a 2023 world premiere on Broadway, it would seem that “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is already bound to become a canonical part of American theatre. The first leg of its tour kicks off right here in…

A Tony Award nominee for Best Play, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” by Jocelyn Bioh opened September 6, 2024 at Arena Stage. It is a very funny comedy that gives insight into one of our country’s many fa…

The artifacts will be a part of the “Entertainment Nation” exhibit.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History recently acquired several new artifacts, including objects from the culturally significant Broadway musical HAIR. Learn more about the new additions to the …

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Jocelyn Bioh's, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Meet the cast of the show as they try to describe the acclai…

Jocelyn Bioh has been named the 2024 winner of the Horton Foote Prize for her play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. The Tony-nominated playwright will be honored at a private celebration at New York’s Lotos Cl…

The 2024 Horton Foote Prize has been awarded to Jocelyn Bioh for her play, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.

playbill.com/artic… ... For the hostages. For my dad (z”l), who would have turned 88 yesterday. For all of us. Shabbat Shalom. May the world know peace.

The producers of Funny Girl, the sensational musical comedy revival, are thrilled to announce Broadway veteran, Hannah Shankman, as Fanny Brice. Shankman is assuming the role having previously been the standb…

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/5/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike and Ian are back with their podcast How To Do Everything. On their first episode: how to cut your hair in space, how to clean your tutu, and how to tell if you smell.Y…