Buena Vista Social Club, the musical telling the story behind the landmark Afro-Cuban jazz album of the same name, begins performances at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 21. The official openin…

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Rajiv Joseph, playwright of Dakar 2000 premiering at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Rajiv Joseph. Credit – Rohit Chandra “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s cur…

Live theatre, NewcastleA South Shields family are torn by opposing forces as Ishy Din cleverly taps into the emotive memories of a weekend in the summer of 1977 It is a reasonable question. Billy has just annou…

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb What do we need for a just world? Are the answers in the songs and poetry created throughout time? Liberated Muse presents The Soundtrack for Social Justic…

One day after a royal visit, the boxing icon hit South Shields at his own expense, played darts, had his marriage blessed, and trounced Elizabeth II’s turnout. Our writer explains why he has written a play ab…

Bunin & Rafaeli Translate Tween Suffering to Spectacular Staging by Jennifer Charron Showcasing the complexities of adolescence is an impossible feat. Yet playwright Keith Bunin and director Tyne Rafaeli ha…

Keith Bunin Adapts Ali Benjamin’s Tantalizing Tale of Life & Jellyfish by Emily S. Mendel What do jellyfish possibly have to do with 12-year-old Suzy’s sudden inability to speak? The world premiere of …

Next up at Manhattan Theatre Club is the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Dakar 2000, directed by May Adrales, and starring Abubakr Ali and Mia Barron. Watch in this video as Joseph and the rest of the team ch…

Hell's Kitchen, the Alicia Keys-scored Broadway musical now running at the Shubert Theatre, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The honor was announced at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards cerem…

Unverifiable unverifiable unverifiable: in Ali Smith’s new novel, two young siblings navigate the powers and failings of language in a dystopian future. Gliff, by Ali Smith, Pantheon Books, 273 pages, $28 …

Additional casting and performance dates are set for Free Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night, the production that will re-open the newly renovated Delacorte Theater. Directed by Saheem Ali, the show will …

Next up at Manhattan Theatre Club is the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Dakar 2000,  directed by May Adrales, and starring Abubakr Ali and Mia Barron. Watch in this video as Joseph and the rest of the team…

Ali Benjamin tells the Chronicle about writing her bestselling novel about a griefstruck girl, and what’s exciting about its theater adaptation. 

Keke Palmer will soon take the stage again on Broadway, but don’t hold your breath for a musical return — “anything can mess up these vocals,” she asserted on The Kelly Clarkson Show in a recent appeara…

Rachel Potter has revealed that recording is completed for her forthcoming Broadway album, 'Stages.' In a new Instagram post, the Evita star also shared the artists that will appear with her on the album, inclu…

Norbert Leo Butz joined Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ali Stroker, Julia Murney and more join together for a star-studded finale of Concert For America with the Hair classic “Let The Sunshine In.” Filmed & edited…

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ali Stroker, Norbert Leo Butz, Julia Murney and more join together for a star-studded finale of Concert For America with the Hair classic “Let The Sunshine In.” Filmed & edited by @b…

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ali Stroker, Norbert Leo Butz, Julia Murney and more join together for a star-studded finale of Concert For America with the Hair classic “Let The Sunshine In.” Filmed & edited by @b…

PLAYBILL.COM. Born to Lied: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week ... PLAYBILL.COM. Ali Stroker, Ann Harada, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli ...

The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 19-25 includes comedians Ms. Pat, Orlando Baxter and Ali Siddiq and a range of music acts from the Isley Brothers to G. Love & Special Sauce.

The concert presentation of Little Shop of Horrors in Los Angeles has been canceled due to the California wildfires. The one-night-only event was scheduled to take place at the Catch One nightclub on January …

Original Theatre in association with Wiltshire Creative presents Ali Milles’ critically acclaimed thriller The Croft on tour, opening at Salisbury Playhouse

Did you know the real-life Miss Liza Jane performs in the show every night? 👀 The one and only Aziza Miller—who mentored a young @AliciaKeys (!!) —breathes life into Hell’s Kitchen with her soul, heart…

Watch Kecia Lewis be honored as one of The Root's most influential Black Americans, celebrating her incredible career spanning over four decades 🧡 Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com…

Original Broadway Cast, 2024 (Alicia Keys Records/Interscope) Hell’s Kitchen is one jukebox musical — in this case, celebrating the artistry of R&B singer-songwriter Alicia Keys through the semi-autobio…

The rain couldn't stop this shine! ☀️🗽 Go behind the scenes of our @macys Thanksgiving Parade performance! 🧡 Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com/ Cast Album is out now: https…

Broadway Games: Musicals in 3 Clues III DIRECTIONS: Can you name the Broadway musical we are looking for based on the three clues we provide? We'll give you a character's name, a song and a setting clue for e…

Wish you could watch Disney on Broadway’s performance in the "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" again? WISH GRANTED! Watch our Disney on Broadway stars, Kalilah Black, Lauren Nicole Chapman, Daniel G…

Tony Award winner Alex Newell will star in the one-night-only concert presentation of Little Shop of Horrors at the Catch One nightclub in Los Angeles on January 17, 2025. Newell will perform the role of Audrey…

This year, HELL'S KITCHEN: The Hit Broadway Musical from Alicia Keys' very own Kecia Lewis recognized as one of The Root's most influential Black Americans, celebrating her incredible career spanning over four …

Jessica Vosk will make her debut in the role of Jersey in the Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen on December 12. She replaces the show's original Tony-nominated star Shoshana Bean, who played her final perfo…

Casting is complete for the Broadway transfer of Buena Vista Social Club. The musical, telling the story behind the landmark Afro-Cuban jazz album of the same name, will begin performances on February 21, 2025…

Written by Zack Zadek, “The Turning” will feature direction by Sammi Cannold.

Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com/ Cast Album is out now: https://hellskitchen.lnk.to/CastAlbum Follow Hell's Kitchen: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellskitchenbway Twitter: ht…

HELL’S KITCHEN: The Hit Broadway Musical from Alicia Keys performs ‘Gospel’ and ‘Empire State of Mind’ at the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! 🔥 Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.he…

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced casting for the two remaining plays in its off-Broadway 2024-25 season, We Had a World and Dakar 2000. Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, Little Shop of Horrors) w…

See the cast in WE LIVE IN CAIRO now through November 27 at NYTW! Learn more: https://www.nytw.org/show/we-live-in-cairo/ Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets amidst the throes of the Arab S…

Ali and Matt have a candid conversation on Ali's TOMMY journey, what he learned from the COMPANY tour, and the role of art in fostering social change. Matt sits down with actor, musician, and his ex-show-hus…

“Ali” was scheduled to bow in Chicago in April 2025.

The Chicago run of ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, has canceled what it had billed as a pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago.

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  Fifty-four years ago movie audiences wept uncontrollably at Love Story, based on a novel by Erich Segal, in which glowingly golden college students Oliver and Jenny, p…

Opera and cabaret performer Ali McGregor will investigate the life and career of 1880s Australian actress, affectionately known as ‘The

GOOD BONES By James Ijames Directed by Saheem Ali Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dream in his sharp, funny new play, GOOD BONES.…

New York Premiere GOOD BONES By James Ijames Directed by Saheem Ali Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dream in his sharp, funny ne…

Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed the full cast & creative team for the return of A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

James Ijames’ new play now at The Public Theater is quite different from his satiric Pulitzer Prizing-winning "Fat Ham" which appeared there two years ago.  "Good Bones" is a realistic depiction of black on …

★★★ AUTUMN, PARK THEATRE Adaptation of Ali Smith's acclaimed novel drifts when it should bite Promising production, beautifully acted, slides into side plots and confusion Theatre is a strange dish. A r…

Park theatre, LondonIt is a treat to see this kaleidoscopic meditation on stories and the nature of time brought to the stage, even if at times the play struggles to hold the full weight of its ideas What a tre…

Jessica Vosk will take over the role of Jersey in Broadway's Hell's Kitchen, beginning performances at the Shubert Theatre on December 12. She replaces the show's original Tony-nominated star Shoshana Bean, wh…

New York Premiere GOOD BONES By James Ijames Directed by Saheem Ali Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dream in his sharp, funny ne…

Donna Vivino will star as Jersey in the Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen from December 3 through 11. Vivino, who is the current standby for the role, takes over for Tony nominee Shoshana Bean, who plays he…

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…

Her gossipy portrait of singlehood as a celebrity is a sunny contrast to the darker view of her Netflix stablemate Hannah Gadsby.

Performances are underway for The Public Theater's GOOD BONES by James Ijames and directed by Saheem Ali. Check out all new clips from the show in the video here!

New York Premiere GOOD BONES By James Ijames Directed by Saheem Ali Through October 27, 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dre…

Directed and edited by Bruce Johnson, the song, conducted by Roosevelt André Credit, features 11 women Broadway singers including Julie Benko, Ali Ewoldt, Allyson Tucker, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, Danielle Nicol…

★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a wise, well-acted four-hander about marriage, gentrification, more The post Good Bones: James Ijames’ Sophisticated Fat Ham Successor appeared first on New York Stage Revie…

The Public Theater just celebrated opening night of GOOD BONES by James Ijames and directed by Saheem Ali. Check out photos from inside the big night!

The Public Theater is presenting GOOD BONES by James Ijames and directed by Saheem Ali. Read the reviews!

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of James Ijames' Good Bones now at the Public Theatre in New York City, directed by Saheem Ali

★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a one-acter that only scratches the surface of the gentrification debate The post Good Bones: James Ijames’ Urban Renewal Project appeared first on New York Stage Review.

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…

The Public Theater is presenting GOOD BONES by James Ijames and directed by Saheem Ali. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dream in his …

To read PART I of this interview, go to this link.    Hayel Ali Al-Mathabi: In light of this technological storm that theater faces, like all forms of the arts and aspects of life in general, what are the man…

A Broadway production of the acclaimed new musical Buena Vista Social Club will hit Broadway in early 2025. With a book by Marco Ramirez (Drama Desk Award, The Royale), director Saheem Ali (Tony Nominee, Fat Ha…

LA-based Lebanese American actor, writer, and producer Myria Ali-Ahmad brings her award-winning solo show, Handala: A Celebration of Palestine, to this year’s Philly Fringe. Krista Mar reviews.

Buena Vista Social Club, a new musical about the acclaimed group of Cuban musicians who recorded a seminal 1997 Grammy-winning album and were the subject of an acclaimed 1999 documentary, will open on Broadway …

Buena Vista Social Club, the musical that tells the story behind the legendary Grammy-winning album (now celebrating its 27th anniversary), will open on Broadway this winter. Previews will begin February 21, 20…

The acclaimed new musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB is coming to Broadway! A band of renowned musicians from across the globe will  tell the legendary story of the artists who recorded the original album. The n…

GOOD BONES By James Ijames Directed by Saheem Ali Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames delves into the complexities of gentrification and the high cost of the American dream in his sharp, witty new p…

James Ijames’ New York premiere of GOOD BONES, directed by Saheem Ali starts previews on Thursday, September 19 at The Public Theater. The company is hard at work in the rehearsal room preparing for the…

Tony Winner Ali Stroker took the stage on Sunday to perform a rendition of the National Anthem to close out the Paralympics, passing the flag to Los Angeles which will host the next Summer Olympics ceremony in …

Get a first look at rehearsal photos from Shakespeare Theatre Company's second show of 24/25 Season, Babbitt. Based on Sinclair Lewis’s classic satirical novel, the play was adapted from the book by Tony Aw…

Ruidosa Fest 🤝 Lincoln Center = a takeover to remember! 🎉 Shout out to performers iLE, Buscabulla, Francisca Valenzuela, Salt Cathedral, Renee Goust, Khylie Rylo, Riobamba, Mireya Ramos, Ali Stone, Nell…

Ali Louis Bourzgui will star in We Live in Cairo, the new musical inspired by the events of the Arab Spring. Performances begin at New York Theatre Workshop on October 9, with an official opening set for Octob…