Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Bridge, LondonLuke Thallon is a compelling, all-at-sea Hamlet, Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston sizzle as Beatrice and Benedick, while B…

“Lynchtown” (1936), probably Weidman’s best known work, is an indictment of lawlessness and group anarchy. It is one section of a three-part work called “Atavisms.” Members of the Sokolow Theatre/Danc…

The UK’s most celebrated Hip-Hop dance theater company, Boy Blue, returns to Lincoln Center for three nights only, bringing movement at its most fluid, distilled, and skilled. Get your Choose-What-You-Pay t…

Blue Moon, the portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart from Richard Linklater, has just made its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. Find out what critics think of the movie here!

Blue is the color of the blockade, hunger, and war: eerie portraits of everyday street life in late twentieth-century Ukraine. Boris Mikhailov: Refracted Times, installation view. Courtesy the artist and Maria…

This ad was the best image I could find recording the existence of vaudeville harmonica player Ted Waldman (1899-1987), who was born of a February 12. You can see him and his brother Al mentioned on this bill o…

By Andrew Poretz . . . . The very young cabaret singer Madalyn Matthews recently made her 54 Below debut with Fill My Cup With Blue. Madalyn first came to my attention at the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Cabaret…

Unicorn theatre, LondonWinsome Pinnock adapts the story of a teenager whose heart transplant causes controversy but the comedy drowns out the issues Some set designs instantly make sense. Paul Wills’s clever …

Bush theatre, LondonA woman comes adrift from reality in babirye bukilwa’s chilling character study We are at sea at the start of babirye bukilwa’s visceral play about one Black queer woman’s experience o…

  It’s a dream theatregoers have to somehow end up in the middle of an out-of-the-blue dance number à la “The Music Man,” “Oklahoma,” “Brigadoon,” or the like. Part of Kennedy Center’s Broadwa…

Part of the 2025/26 main Mirvish Subscription Theatre Season Subscribe now! https://www.mirvish.com/whats-on/subscriptions Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE  is the upli…

Pianists Carlos Avila and Jun Cho performed a duet rendition of George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” in the Atrium this past December. Check out this clip from their mesmerizing performance!

Blue Man Group’s final performance in New York will take place on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Learn more about the long-running production and see how to purchase tickets.

Over 34 years, the show gave Fred Armisen a drumming gig, “Arrested Development” a hilarious story line and more. Now the cultural sensation comes to an end in New York.

Bristol Old Vic; Royal Court; Barbican, LondonThe spirit of Duke Ellington pulses through a glorious musical spin on Twelfth Night; neighbourliness has its limits in Amy Jephta’s South African satire; and pup…

Once in a blue moon, the subject of one of our centennial posts is being celebrated elsewhere. Maria Tallchief (1925-2013) is being remembered in a program of dances associated with her this season at New York …

Killian Donnelly and Lucy St. Louis in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Photo: Johan Persson. Seattle Theatre Group and Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount announce the stellar 2025-2026 season featuring ten …

Blue Moon, Richard Linklater's new film about lyricist Lorenz Hart, will make its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival during the 2025 edition from February 13-23.

Seaview, the Tony Award winning production company behind such Broadway shows as Stereophonic, Romeo + Juliet, Once Upon a Mattress and All In and recent Off Broadway stagings of Hold Onto Me Darling and Danny …

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/performances-and-programs/performances-for-prek-12-school-groups/24-25-season/250115-grey-skies-blue/ PRESENTED BY SHAPESHIFT Dance Company OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN Grey Skie…

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/performances-and-programs/performances-for-prek-12-school-groups/24-25-season/250115-grey-skies-blue/ PRESENTED BY SHAPESHIFT Dance Company OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN Grey Ski…

January 11 was the birthday of Native American actor Monte Blue (Gerard Montgomery Blue or Bluefeather, 1887-1963). Blue was part Osage, Cherokee and French on his father’s side, Irish on his mother’s. His …

Debbie Gibson comes into the audience during Out of the Blue at her 2024 Winterlicious Concert at Gramercy Theatre in NYC. She comes into the lodge seating and when she sees me (Adam Rothenberg), she says hello…

As Norma Desmond says, "It's a return." So far in 2025, here are five Broadway folk who are not making a comeback that we can't wait to see again! Friday 5: 5 2025 Broadway Returns Nicholas Barasch - Frede…

Christine Jones accepts the Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design for Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at the Olivier Awards with Mastercard 2017. Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebra…

He directed the playwright’s “The House of Blue Leaves,” and they helped turn “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” into a hit musical.

Blue Man Group will conclude its history-making residency in New York City next month. As part of the farewell celebration, Blue Man Group co-founders Chris Wink, Matt Goldman, and Phil Stanton will return to t…

Bristol Old VicIn Sonali Bhattacharyya’s tale, Liana Cottrill’s striking and gracefully realised mermaid is driven to leave her home not for a crush on a prince but in order to save the seas In Hans Christi…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Performances We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we considered in all categories fo…

Blue Thunder Sound provided full production for the London Film Music Orchestra concert at the St Paul's Cathedral, using over 200 lighting fixtures, including 102 PROLIGHTS Smart Bat units. Blue Thunder Sound …

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Design Elements (6 Categories + 2 Special Citations) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the sh…

New York jazz stylings make their way to L.A. next year! The Blue Note Jazz Club is one of the most iconic and renowned jazz clubs in the world. Located in New York City, the relatively intimate venue has becom…

Join the Broadway Bradshaws as Lindsay Jared and Georgia finish another amazing Disney Cruise on the Magic! What sets Disney Cruise Line apart from other cruise lines is its magic. Can anything on the islan…

Titanique, the Céline Dion-scored send-up of the 1997 film Titanic, will have its Paris premiere this spring. Performances will begin at the Théâtre du Lido on the Champs-Élysées on April 24, 2025. The…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Writing & Direction (6 Categories) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we consid…

MINNEAPOLIS — Even with many other small-scale music festivals around the country drying up, western Wisconsin’s Blue Ox Music Festival keeps plowing along and just announced one of its best lineups yet for…

Director Shira Milikowsky keeps increasing the tension as the 85-minute play peels away revelation after revelation. Each man has a guilty secret and may have betrayed a friend which is eating him up. Although …

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

Max Clayton and Casey Garvin perform the "Sisters Reprise" from Irving Berlin's White Christmas! Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extr…

Max Clayton and the cast of Irving Berlin's White Christmas perform "Blue Skies"! Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza. Two a…

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 …

Ashley Blanchet and Keely Beirne perform "Sisters" from Irving Berlin's White Christmas! Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza…

“Sleep No More” is closing after almost 14 years, “Blue Man Group” after almost 34 years and more than 17,000 performances. The longevity of these shows strikes me as reason enough to catch them before …

Dominion theatre, LondonIt is dressed to impress and has powerhouse singing from Vanessa Williams but this retread of the hit book and film rings hollow ‘Go big or go home” seems to be the guiding principle…

Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza. Two army buddies enlist the help of their showbiz pals to put on a show at a picturesque…

Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza. Two army buddies enlist the help of their showbiz pals to put on a show at a picturesque…

Country music group Midland has taken to the road for the Get Lucky Tour with a lighting system provided by long time vendor, Bandit Lites. The Grammy-nominated group (comprised of Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson, a…

Paper Mill Prologues offers our audience an extra layer of insight and context for our productions. In this video, we discuss the second production of our 86th season, Irving Berlin's White Christmas! Based on…

Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and now Audra McDonald: The Broadway stars of Gypsy represent a Who’s Who of stage divas over the past 60 years. One of the greatest m…

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThere are spirited singalongs aplenty and fun and games with audience interaction in this warm and colourful panto – albeit not a lot of complexity or cross-generational ap…

Dan McCabe's play about ageing hiphop stars makes a winning European debut Watching Dan McCabe’s 2019 play, older folk might be reminded of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s indelible lyrics, “Can blue men sin…

‘Wicked’ Has Record-Breaking Box Office Opening, ‘Blue Man Group’ to Close, Beyoncé Visits ‘Death Becomes Her’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recappin…

A sneak peek from the White Christmas rehearsal room! Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza. Two army buddies enlist the help …

A sneak peek from the White Christmas rehearsal room! Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza. Two army buddies enlist the help …

A sneak peek from the White Christmas rehearsal room! Ashley Blanchet performs "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me" from Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, Irving Berlin’s …

Group had their New York debut in 1991 and will play their last show in the city in February The Blue Man Group will conclude its off-Broadway New York run in February 2025 after playing 17,000 plus performance…

Blue Man Group will conclude its New York run in February 2025. The off-Broadway sensation featuring the marshmallow-catching, paint-splattering, toilet paper-spraying antics of a trio of wide-eyed, blue-faced …

Pitlochry Festival theatreThis captivating production of the evergreen musical is a fitting swansong from Pitlochry’s outgoing artistic director, Elizabeth Newman Light breaks through darkness; love heals rup…

Blue Man Group, the renowned theatrical troupe known for its wordless performances featuring drum-beating and paint-splashing bald blue characters, will conclude its New York run on February 2.

The troupe is also closing its Chicago company, but continues to perform in Berlin, Boston, Las Vegas and, soon, Orlando.

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir takes the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra in the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall. https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2021-2022/nso-pops-bob-weir/ Bobby We…

Benzes and benzos, images of images: in a two-channel film, the artist explores fantasy, desire, and duplication. Sara Cwynar: Baby Blue Benzo, installation view. Courtesy the artist and 52 Walker. Pictured: B…

From Glinda’s airy, blue bubble dress to Elphaba’s earthy, black frock and jaunty hat to match, the costumes associated with Wicked— crafted for the stage by Susan Hilferty—have become sacred iconograph…

“Blue” is a powerful and moving new work deeply rooted in the continuum of operatic tradition.

Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera in “The Rink” (1984). Photo by Martha Swope.November 20, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. In 1984, Liza Minnelli co-starred with Chita Rivera through a roc…

The fall Broadway season has been a pretty busy one for musicals this year. The newest of them, Swept Away, has one of my favorite logos. Everything about it intrigues me. I can say for sure that I am not alone…

Frank Sinatra is coming to the famed Apollo Theater on Thursday for a very special evening Producers of “Sinatra, The Musical,” as well as the Chairman of the Board’s estate, are bringing their musical in…

The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast Recording) on special edition blue vinyl is now available for purchase. Find out where you can purchase the vinyl album here!

The first thing you notice about Seattle's I-5 Colonnade Park is the light. Or lack thereof: On a clear October morning, the freeway nearly 100 feet overhead eclipsed the sky, leaving only slivers of blue. Next…

Alphabetti, NewcastleWritten and performed by Matt Miller, this tender solo show weaves in bittersweet childhood memories with car maintenance metaphors We have signed up for a 12-week course in vehicle mainten…

Mary Zimmerman Celebrates Mozart in Earthy, Erotic Fantasy by Barry David Horwitz Extraordinary designer/director Mary Zimmerman triumphs at Berkeley Rep with her ethereal, funny Magic Flute, taking us to brave…

These days, it is important to raise awareness and support completely original new musicals. With no movie name recognition, jukebox music, a famous biographical subject or even a name writing team, advertising…

Last week, the wonderful MasterVoices presented the Gershwins' Strike Up the Band. In 1927, its book, about a war over cheese tariffs, was written by George F. Kaufman with a pretty satiric point of view. Whe…

The post Queer-gothic play Unnatural to premiere at The Blue Room Theatre this November appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Oct 27, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 | Sylvan Adams Theatre All aboard this new, must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning blockbuster film …

At This Theater: The Minskoff Theatre Named for the man who developed the building where it is located, the Minskoff Theatre opened in 1973. It's first production was a splashy revival of the musical Irene,…

Happy Halloween! onboard the Disney Magic with The Broadway Bradshaws as Jared and Lindsay Bradshaw of Finding Nemo: the Big Blue...and Beyond bring Georgia along to the Bahamas on Disney Cruise Line! They …