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"BETRAYAL is nine scenes of extraordinary tension...and you have to watch." Artistic Director Susan V. Booth gears up to direct Harold Pinter's famed masterwork, featuring stage and screen stars Helen Hunt, Rob…

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Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Irish choreographer and his company, Teaċ Daṁsa, weave dances of folksy complexity in their stirring, absurdist new production In eight weeks at their home base in south-west Kerr…

When queer visual artist and writer Komail Aijazuddin was growing up in Lahore, Pakistan, he knew he was attracted to boys. But it wasn’t easy being gay. At his all-male prep school where, as an overweight, e…

Though many people rushed to them post election, the musical of our political moment is not “Suffs”, nor is it “Ragtime”. It is, for better or worse, New York Theatre Workshop’s “We Live in Cairo”…

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…

Review of the Saturday, November 9, 2024 evening performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Starring Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, David Thaxton, Sydney Jones and Diego Andres Rodriguez. Music by…

Now, director Jamie Lloyd has taken the clunky—but entertaining—Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Sunset Blvd." (1993) and stripped it of all realistic scenery—and a few songs—hoping to get to the nitty-grit…

Trust us, the considerable verbal dribbling and turnovers in Rajiv Joseph’s season opener at Gablestage is only the top layer over the profound examination of the underlying defining themes of friendship and …

AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is the electrifying smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall o…

Numerous directions of morality and betrayal are questioned. Is a public debate democracy or theater? Are “good” journalists shit stirrers?—those that are willing to put their lives at risk to tell the st…

Adultery is the great staple of modern British playwriting. The anguish of marriage, and the temptations of infidelity run like a red thread from John Osborrne’s Look Back in Anger, via Harold Pinter’s Betr…

The Broadway revival of Shakespeare’s Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, will play the Barrymore Theatre. Performances will begin on February 24, 2025 with an official opening set for…

Naomi Iizuka’s ‘Play On Shakespeare’ Pits Loyalty vs. Betrayal by Kim Waldron You may get lost during this tale of a tragic king, but if you can follow the story, it offers plenty of rewards. This work is…

The full design team has been announced for the upcoming Kenny Leon-helmed production of Othello, starring Denzel Washington (Othello), Jake Gyllenhaal (Iago) and Molly Osborne (Desdemona). The production wil…

Tony and Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver and Tony and Emmy nominee Tom Hiddleston will separately star in two back-to-back Shakespeare productions directed by Jamie Lloyd in London. Weaver will make her West En…

Christopher Donahue has also joined the 2024-2025 season at the Chicago venue.

Jermyn Street theatre, London Adrian Lukis’s self-penned one-man show revisits the character he played in Pride and Prejudice on TV in 1995, but doesn’t discover much Those who watched Andrew Davie…

Get your first look at the high-flying, heart-pounding new show from The 7 Fingers, playing summer 2024 at The Old Globe in San Diego. The triumphant return of the company that brought Globe audiences last sum…

YOUNG GENTLEMEN (AND LADIES) TO CELEBRATE      This is very good fun indeed. Who does not want an onstage dog called Crab, benignly upstaging a rarely seen Shakespeare clown? And  a riotous rendering o…

A thrilling interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic tragic novel is interpreted as an acclaimed ballet. Considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written, Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina deal…

NEW YORK - Address Unknown at The Town Hall, a splendid, compelling story of love, tragedy, and betrayal.

The Chicago theatre company will also present a world premiere from Jordan Harrison, directed by David Cromer.

Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt will star as Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. The production will begin performances in the Albert Theatre on February 8, 20…

The Goodman Theatre has revealed its 2024/25 season! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, BathBourgeois boredom is pervaded by fantasy and betrayal in these one-act plays with an astute cast including David Morrissey and Mathew Horne Truth, lies and fantasies in long-t…

This production could be more balanced in the performances, with some characters being solidly played and others being line-readings lacking body movements that add to the dialogue. There are also changes to ho…

Patricia Lynn is a NYC-based theatre-maker. As a writer, Patricia fancies herself to be a gothic feminist; she aims to reclaim the traditionalist genre by writing contemporary gothic plays that ask provocative…

Giselle is a haunting story of innocence and betrayal – a timeless tale about the redemptive power of love. Following five-star reviews in 2024, Mary Skeaping’s enthralling production returns to the London …

Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actors Brian Cox (Succession) and Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects) make their return to the London stage in Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Often rega…

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Frog and Peach Theatre Co. presents a sensational performance of King Lear and it's jam-packed with narcissism, betrayal, love and death, and so much more.

In January, New York City broke it's 700-day no-snow streak and I encountered some real stellar dramas. ************************************* Gyeongsang Creature Gyeongseong Creature sets an incredible stage f…

Tom Holland will star as Romeo in a new version of Romeo & Juliet in the West End this spring.  The play will be directed by Jamie Lloyd, the director of the retooled Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Sche…

New Diorama theatre, LondonEphemeral Ensemble use music, movement and puppetry to astonishing effect in a devastating show about the right to protest There are few words in this startling hour-long production a…

Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago on January 29. In an interview in the Bravo Clubhouse on Watch What Happens Live, former Roxie Hart and fellow Bravolebri…

The Effect, a play by Succession co-executive producer and writer Lucy Prebble, will play a limited engagement at The Shed’s Griffin Theatre at Hudson Yards. The production, directed by A Doll's House and Be…

One self-proclaimed “bad bitch” is getting ready to play another. Ariana Madix will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. The bartender and Bravolebrity will take to the stage for an eight-week…

Bush theatre, LondonKwame Owusu’s language dances on the tongue of athletic performer Tienne Simon in this monologue about a young, sci-fi-loving gay man’s struggles to fit in and find love Inner demons man…

Coliseum, LondonA colossal cast of singers, dancers, acrobats and contortionists take your breath away in this epic and moving story of betrayal and parental sacrifice This show, about the glories of ancient no…

The Tempest is Shakespeare's timeless play of love, betrayal, and revenge that continues to draw audiences and applause 400 years after its first performance.

Director Jessica Robblee has summoned a deep bench of local talent for this production.

Mitchell & Trask’s Rock Musical Transforms Marginalized into Stars by K. Marguerite Caronna Shotgun Theater’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” dazzles with a rocking, electric journey from lonely despair…

Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffThis Welsh-language retelling of an ancient myth is a huge endeavour, with great performances and lots of promise Here is a Welsh-language theatrical rarity: a smash hit. Adapted…

George Chavez, Delilah Shafer and Emma Yarian (Photo by Jan Glasband)     Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreActors’ Repertory Theatre of SimiThrough Nov 12 They’re creepy, they’re kooky, and they’re just in t…

★★★★THE WHITE FACTORY, MARYLEBONE THEATRE Dazzling treatment of a notorious moral betrayal Dazzling Russian production finds fresh relevance in the Lodz ghetto massacre This powerful play’s immediate…

40 Years of Broadway: 1993 - 2003: Top Flops, Revivals and New Shows When you see my list of my Top 10 favorite Broadway shows from August 20, 1993 - August 19, 2003, you'll probably be more surprised at wha…

Octagon theatre, BoltonIn Holly Race Roughan’s thrilling and dynamic production, Arthur Miller’s classic about a Brooklyn longshoreman and his family roils with primal passions If Arthur Miller had not got …

In the Public Theater's musical adaptation of The Tempest, currently running at the Delacorte Theater, Shakespeare’s convoluted story of betrayal, revenge and love has been condensed into a feel-good allegory…

A View from The Bridge   Reviewed by Martίn Hernández Ruskin Theatre Through October 8 RECOMMENDED In the early 1950s, playwright Arthur Miller and his friend Elia Kazan pitched Miller’s dockworker-based …

If I were forced to name one favorite show, it might well be Sweeney Todd. (Actually, it would be Sweeney-Night Music-Follies, but that's cheating.) Sweeney's size, wit, pathos, beauty, and lushness add up to a…

A playwright's guilt, and a playwright's ego Tennessee, Rose Pleasance Dome ★★★ Clare Cockburn's new play posits the notion that all the women in Tennessee Williams' work were inspired in some way by hi…

Zoo Southside, EdinburghPolish company Song of the Goat strip Titus Andronicus back to tell a brutal tale of postwar violence, betrayal and revenge If you are going to tell Shakespeare’s tale of tongue slashi…

Alex Moffat Makes His Entrance with Broadway’s The Cottage By: Iris Wiener August 7, 2023: Alex Moffat has mastered making an unforgettable entrance. He proved to be superb at farcical comedy in his six…

The Cottage stars Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”), Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde), Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper (Tootsie), Alex Moffat (“Saturday Night Live”),…

HAMLET at The Delacorte Theater through August 6, 2023 Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Kenny Leon Returning once again to Free Shakespeare in the Park, director Kenny Leon commands The Delacorte stag…

"Gods Cry" Music written by Jason Michael Webb and Colby Lewis Lyrics by Colby Lewis Gods Cry is dedicated to the memory of Colby Lewis’ cousin Shironda Williams Glaz. HAMLET at The Delacorte Theater through…

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HAMLET at The Delacorte Theater through August 6, 2023 Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Kenny Leon Returning once again to Free Shakespeare in the Park, director Kenny Leon commands The Delacorte stag…

Based on the hit Spotify podcast series of the same name The Horror of Dolores Roach is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism and survival of the fittest. The se…

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HAMLET Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Kenny Leon Returning once again to Free Shakespeare in the Park, director Kenny Leon commands The Delacorte stage with a nine-week, tour-de-force production of…

Review of the matinee performance on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. Starring Ben Platt, Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Sean Allan Krill, Howard McGillin, Paul A…

Park theatre, LondonThe tension is raised in Neil LaBute’s dark comedy as entitled Evelyn sets about remoulding unworldly Adam from geek to good-looking boyfriend To those uninitiated with Neil LaBute’s the…

Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll…

Expand your Shakespeare vocabulary in PART 3 of Shakespeare Slang! Featuring Norman Yeung, Kevin Kruchkywich and Michael Spencer-Davis. Hamlet is now available on STRATFEST@HOME ✨ https://www.stratfordfestiv…

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Digital+Virtual+Hybrid Production: Sarah Gancher (Writer), Jared Mezzocchi and Elizabeth Williamson (Directors) Russian Troll Farm (The Civilians, Theater Works Hartford, and TheatreSquared) It’s the fall of…

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A guide to 20 upcoming musicals and plays --- Get your calendar out: There are 17 productions opening on Broadway this spring, plus three big musicals bowing in early summer after the season officially ends. Th…

The sports biography is a great focus for drama and at the Park Theatre the focus is on boxing legend Vernon Vanriel who is telling his own story in the world premiere of On the Ropes, a play he has co-written …

‘Girls and Boys’ made a splash in Stratford last summer, a quick jaunt from the behemoth Stratford Festival. Its upcoming remount will play at the Streetcar Crowsnest in Toronto.

The complete cast of the new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, starring Jessica Chastain, is set. Directed by Jamie Lloyd and adapted by Amy Herzog, the production will play the Hudson Theatr…

Due to travel, I am behind on my drama posts. I also had some trouble watching shows while I was on the road so my viewing got interrupted.  But I finally fulfilled my early pandemic plan to make a trip to Kor…

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Ro…