Oldham Coliseum at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldhamafshan d’souza-lodhi’s play, commissioned to celebrate the saved-from-closure Coliseum, fails to rise to the occasion Seven months after the Oldham Coliseu…

Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie shine in a multifaceted portrait of motherhood The theatre director Anna Mackmin has written and directed an extraordinary play about a mother and daughter relationship: extraordina…

92NY on Broadway at & Juliet made my week!!! 💖 It was SHO cool seeing 92NY host a talkback on the Stephen Sondheim Theatre stage! The audience waited with bated breath (William Shakespeare) to hear from ca…

From Matilda to Dear England, she is the movement director everyone wants to work with – and her work has lit up hit after smash hit. But, she says, it’s time this under-appreciated art received proper reco…

Following a successful 2022 run at the Atlantic Theatre Company in NYC, Sarah Silverman’s “The Bedwetter- A New Musical” arrives at Arena Stage in DC, giving the audience a laugh we wouldn’t dare try to…

Glass Mask theatre, DublinSimon Stephens’s update of Franz Kroetz’s stark 1972 play sees butcher Charlie and welder Victor amid knives and flanks of meat, the threat of violence palpable In the tiny Glass M…

I was invited behind the barricade by Dina at the stage door to film the audience and Dina wanted to share a message. See you at the SHO!

Doyle’s storytelling skillfully blends didactic commentary with humorous anecdotes, holding the audience’s attention throughout and resulting in a thoroughly satisfying evening of entertainment. Whether you…

Garrick, London; Orange Tree theatre, RichmondErin Doherty, Stephen Mangan and Nicola Walker rise to the challenge in Mike Bartlett’s witty dissection of a throuple. And Roger Allam makes a magnificent Church…

Alfonso Losa & Patricia Guerrero's electric duet have the critics raving, "flamenco has rarely felt as charged and alive" (The Reviews Hub). Buy tickets: https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2024-2025/flamenco-fe…

"Night Sings Its Songs" by Norwegian author Jon Fosse (pronounced FAH-suh), the 2023 Nobel Prize-winning playwright, explores alienation and emotional disconnection by a couple in a dysfunctional marital relati…

There’s a powerful appeal to the idea of leaving behind the turbulence of the personal — or for that matter, the political — and escaping to a place of beauty, safety and solace. A separate peace within a…

Director Kenny Leon is hard at work crafting a brand-new Othello, Shakespeare's tale of vengeance starring Denzel Washington as the title general and Jake Gyllenhaal as his sociopathic ensign Iago. Leon's vis…

Watch Sara Bareilles sing 'What's Inside' with the audience at the Mexican production of Waitress which begins performances at Teatro San Rafael on February 13, 2025. The production stars Aitza Terán.

Just in Time, the Bobby Darin biomusical, is ready to swing into Circle in the Square Theatre.  Directed by Alex Timbers as an immersive nightclub experience, the cast stars Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff…

Hear what the audience for Mystic Pizza has to say about the show! Mystic Pizza is a new musical based on the 1988 rom-com that starred Julia Roberts. Adapted by Sandy Rustin (Clue) and directed by Casey Hushi…

Actress Kim Stanley (1925–2001).February 11, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler The actress Kim Stanley (born Patricia Reid) was born 100 years ago today. On Broadway in 1950s, alongside Julie…

This spectacular concert found its home at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, a venue revered for its pristine acoustics and intimate setting. Located in the heart of New York City, the center provides an …

On a crisp February evening, the magnificent Cathedral of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn became a portal to the cosmos. The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Philip Nuzzo, took the au…

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…

There is a moment in the finest musical theater when lyrics, acting, direction, and, above all, the music meld into a power-driven force that almost physically lifts the audience out of their seats and illumina…

Review of the Friday, February 7, 2025 evening performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler. With Gabby Beans, Daniel Bravo Hernandez, Jasai Chase-Owen…

By LOU HARRY I’ve only seen Liza Minnelli once live. That was at a concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, where her batteries seemed fully charged and she treated the audience like we were all gues…

The stars were out and so was the moon. The audience gathered, as always, on the terraces at City Beach’s Quarry Amphitheatre with the traditional picnic baskets and wine to hand. The dancers of West Australi…

Nothing says 'I love you' like tickets to a Broadway show! This February 14, celebrate love and romance from the audience of a Broadway theatre. Need help picking the perfect production? We've got you covered!…

Good news for Jonathan Groff fans who have secured their tickets to see the Tony-winning actor croon as Golden Age dreamboat Bobby Darin: You'll also get to see him as... Jonathan Groff. At a recent press eve…

The Broadway League has released their annual Broadway audience demographics report for the 2023-2024 season. This research report is a profile of the audience at Broadway shows from June 2023 through May 202…

With concerns about Covid on the wane, aging theatergoers rebounded on Broadway last season, according to a new report by the Broadway League. As the audience shrank modestly in 2023-24 for every age group und…

Riverside Studios, London Barney Norris’s adaptation of David Foenkinos’s novel shows us a man who just missed out on stardom and is now facing fatherhood If one of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues…

Even as fans who flocked to see Imminence, the quintet from Sweden became more immersed in the show, the audience didn’t always get to “see” the band members, at least not in the literal sense. They didn�…

The Reading Room Festival at the Folger Theatre kicked off Thursday with a deep dive into the historic-minded Shakespeare. Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels invited a few friends to help her get things starte…

Fruitmarket, Edinburgh Multi-art form company Magnetic North celebrate 25 years with a drifting musical journey that moves from isolation to belonging Scottish theatre company Magnetic North reached their 25th …

The Place, LondonSean Gandini’s intricate and artful show about magic shows plays with the audience and the malleable sense of reality There’s a quote, Sean Gandini tells us, from the French father of moder…

Creating space for grief is an essential part of the practice of resilience. To do so with the buoyancy, grace, and imagination that these collaborators bring is an unforgettable theatrical event. Through spell…

When the Palestinian playwright Khawla Ibraheem began working on her one-woman show A Knock on the Roof a decade ago, it was a 10-minute monologue. Now the show, which is currently playing at New York Theatre …

A Knock on the Roof from Khawla Ibraheem follows Miriam, who lives under Israeli occupation with her son “How far can you run in five minutes?” It’s a critical question the actor and writer Khawla Ibrahee…

When the curtain came down on Act 1 of Gypsy, my friend Susan said, "She's so wrong and she's so good." Excellent summation! I was one of those who greeted Audra's casting with, she's miscast, her voice is misc…

Broadway Bares, the industry’s one-night-only striptease event, will take place on June 22 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The NYC Pride Month spectacular, created by director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell an…

On a visit to The Tonight Show, Shailene Woodley talked about making her Broadway debut in Cult of Love, why she enjoys knowing which celebrities are in the audience, and more. Watch the interview now!

A nameless terror has upended the fragile homeostasis in Agnes and Tobias’ carefully-ordered uppercrust existence, all the more frightening because its anonymity makes it uncomfortably universal for the audie…

    “An Act of God,” presented by Iron Crow Theatre, is playing at Baltimore’s Theatre Project to rave reviews. Written by David Javerbaum, it is directed by Sean Elias, Iron Crow’s artistic director.…

When the audience enters the theater, they are asked to fill out a slip of paper with one word that has been on their mind. Part of the show is made up of audience participation and these slips of paper come in…

The creators of Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers open up about how Stranger Things: The First Shadow expands the Stranger Things universe to give the audience more insights into the backstory of Henry Creel…

Not only are the paintings massive but they also cover all sorts of modern periods of art without Kissajukian having known their work (abstract work by Picasso, Matisse, Joan Miró, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline…

Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like “Swing!” as well as ballets and Hollywood films.

Tracey Ullman and Jordana Brewster are both set to appear as guest stars in Season 2 of the CBS crime drama. The guest star generally serves as the murderer in the episode, with the audience following along wit…

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hypnotic tale of an orbiting spaceship ponders big questions about what it means to be human In this sci-fi dystopia, Earth has been destroyed and a spaceship is orbiting an unk…

Royal Albert Hall, LondonA clown’s funeral procession is the pretext for some of the most skilled performers in the business to swoop, float and fly through the air There’s a procession passing through the …

The maverick magicians return to the Sydney Opera House and beyond with a delightful new tour that emphasises the audience – and the doubters More summer essentials The uncomfortable bedfellows of religion an…

As of January 1, the production company Seaview has acquired the Tony Kiser Theater, an off-Broadway house formerly owned by Second Stage Theater. The 296-seat venue, located on W 43rd Street, will undergo a tr…

The Place, LondonYouthful ambition and vision always charge the atmosphere with optimism at this festival of future dance talent For 35 years The Place has been offering up an abundance of brand new choreograph…

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Justin Honard, co-writer and co-star of the "Drag: The Musical," a show that takes the audience inside the world of drag performances.

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…

In March 2022, the largest theatre in Mariupol – while in use as a bomb shelter for 1,000 people – was hit by a Russian air strike. A re-enactment based on survivors’ testimonies has been moving audiences…

For audiences, it has a campfire vibe and immersive appeal. Performers and directors explain the rewards – and challenges – of ‘acting 360 degrees’ An actor strides down the stairs inches from where I s…

Mildred Natwick (on the moon) with the cast of “70, Girls, 70” (1971). Photo by Martha Swope.January 7, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Between the years 1965 and 1997, eleven John Kand…

By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — An average of 10.1 million viewers tuned into the 82nd Golden Globes across CBS and Paramount+, Dick Clark Productions said Monday, roughly matching the audience for last year’…

The 2024 Opening Number for Red Bucket Follies emphasized the importance of honoring those who have fought for justice and equity, and inspiring us to rise up and fight for those marginalized today. The numbe…

When one first sees Connecticut actress Kate MacCluggage on stage in the Broadway rom-com “Left on Tenth,” she’s a sunny California friend of the main character played by Julianna Margulies. Then minutes …

Suffs played its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, January 5. Following the performance, Shaina Taub addressed the audience with her thoughts on the show's closing. Watch the video now!

Keith Andes and Lucille Ball in a playful moment in “Wildcat” (1960). Photo by Friedman-Abeles.January 4, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler When an actor is involved in something they want …

Known for her countless leading roles in the theater and on-screen in film and television, LILY RABE has paved her own path as a critically acclaimed, versatile actor. She joined host NATHAN WINKELSTEIN, Red Bu…

Artist Linda Fennimore’s poster design for “Tru,” starring Robert Morse (1989).December 25, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It’s odd that I hold one Christmas memory that is like no…

Leslye Headland has developed a following for her acclaimed Netflix series “Russian Doll” and for “The Acolyte,” the Disney Channel’s latest installment of the “Star Wars” saga. And if Cult of Lov…

Scott Avett, Seth Avett and Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers surprised the audience at the curtain call of Swept Away for a post-show performance of “We Are Loved” and “Ain‘t No Man,” ahead o…

The main difference is the delightfully over-the-top, campy production that takes the audience into the fertile mind of Mark Morris and his artistic colleagues. The mostly black and white scenic design by Adria…

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: This unique holiday show is a musical celebration inspired by the Christmas sing-alongs that Grammy Award® winner Dan Zanes and jazz vocalist/music therapist Claudia Zanes e…

After watching the glitziest pantomime in London, I had a night out at a hilarious ‘adult’ show. It was a good reminder that you don’t need big money to deliver big laughs They call the Palladium Christma…

Olivier; Lyttelton; Dominion; Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonAt the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly faithful take on Th…

The production was delayed for 15 minutes after the audience member returned from the bathroom

By Melissa Lin Sturges. The premise of the immensely popular solo show ha ha ha ha ha ha ha is simple: Julia Masli will seriously solve the audience’s problems through comedy.

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Founded by Ukrainian professional duo Solomia Gorokhivska and Andrei Pidkivka, musicians of Gerdan bring the fire and the edge of melodic ideas and rhythms that capture the l…

On a recent visit to GMA3, All In: Comedy About Love stars Hank Azaria and Reneé Elise Goldsberry talk about the rotating cast appearing in the show and shed some light on what the audience can expect. Watch t…

Yard theatre, London The drag queen’s ho-hum ‘anti-Christmas’ show is delivered with delinquent charm and a lot of third-hand double entendres The festive season can be isolating – so here comes drag qu…

Apollo theatre, LondonThere’s plenty of festive, fact-filled fun at this kids’ show hosted by the cheery TV presenter Maddie Moate’s USP is maximum enthusiasm. She never stops smiling, as any parent who h…

‘Alone: un/tethered’ takes the audience on an immersive journey

Sadler’s Wells, LondonClaire Cunningham’s affecting solo performance is a meditation on how we find our way along unexpected paths A dance performance that credits two mountaineering consultants – now tha…

Thespians recognize continuing to rehearse is a perilous business – but they are determined to fight on In a dimly lit rehearsal room in a city under attack, Jenny Cadet raised an imaginary pistol and fired …

Julie Halston, who plays Grover’s Corners' delightfully gossipy Mrs. Soames in the current Broadway revival of Our Town, welcomed The Broadway Show behind the scenes of the production. Featured on the tour: …

NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience is coming to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on April 19, 2025. NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience is a live concert that brings the beloved anime to life on a grand sca…