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Monday, July 28, 2025

thoughts on the next Broadway season... | my early opinions on all the 2025-2026 plays and musicals

by MickeyJoTheatre

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Monday, July 21, 2025

The Gospel at Colonus ****, Sunday in the Park with George ****

by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward July 21, 2025: Musical styles are mixed to maximum emotional effect in unusual productions in one new outdoor venue in Manhattan and at the 50th anniversary season of a long-established festi…

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Oedipus the King, Mama!

Theater to Stream: Morgan Freeman in ‘Gospel at Colonus’ and More

by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Can’t catch the live revival of this retelling of “Oedipus at Colonus”? Stream a version with Freeman and Robert Earl Jones, or four more stage-related shows.

Monday, July 14, 2025

‘The Gospel at Colonus’ Review: Singing Hallelujah on the Hudson

by Laura Collins-Hughes

In an open-air revival on Little Island in Manhattan, Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s musically sumptuous play follows Oedipus at the end of his life.

Monday, June 30, 2025

New Broadway Season Shaping Up: Punch, Oedipus, Chess, Taraji! Phantom Goes Immersive. Stageworthy News of the Week.

by Jonathan Mandell

Sure, five more Broadway shows closed over the weekend, but not everything has come and gone (30 still running), and there are several exciting new announcements: Taraji P. Henson will make her Broadway debut i…

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

by Matt Tamanini

‘Oedipus’ announces Broadway dates, Trensch will be Bat Boy, Jimmy Award winning performances Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headline…

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Robert Icke’s ‘Oedipus,’ starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, sets Broadway dates

by Beth Stevens For Broadway.com

The production will begin performances at Studio 54 on October 30 and officiallly open on November 13.

Robert Icke’s Oedipus, Starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Sets Broadway Dates

by Beth Stevens

The Olivier Award-winning West End production of Oedipus, created and directed by Robert Icke after Sophocles, has set Broadway dates. The previously announced production will begin performances at Studio 54 on…

Mark Strong, Lesley Manville-Led Oedipus Sets Broadway Dates

by Logan Culwell-Block

Robert Icke directs and has newly adapted the Sophocles tragedy, coming to the Main Stem after a West End bow.

‘Oedipus’ Starring Mark Strong & Lesley Manville Sets Broadway Dates

by Greg Evans

Oedipus, the West End hit starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, will begin its 14-week engagement at Broadway’s Studio 54 on Thursday, October 30, with an opening night set for Thursday, November 13, prod…

OEDIPUS Starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville Sets Broadway Dates

The Broadway transfer of the recent West End production of Oedipus – an adaptation created by Robert Icke – will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, October 30, 2025, with an opening night set for T…

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

From Hadestown to Hercules: ancient myths are the gods’ gift to musicals

by Arifa Akbar

Newly arrived in the West End, Disney’s demigod is the latest mythological A-lister to knock out showtunes. Why are deities such as Hermes and the ‘half-blood’ Percy Jackson having a moment in musical the…

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Broadway Real Estate: Current and Future Theatre Bookings

by James Miller

Broadway News Broadway Real Estate: Current and Future Theatre Bookings Keep track of the shows booked into each Broadway theatre. Like to keep track of which show is book…

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Oedipus at Colonus/Electra review – a double shot of Sophocles in Sicily

by Chris Wiegand

Greek theatre, Syracuse Two searing new productions, performed in a hallowed space by intense ensembles, bring strikingly fresh energy to the ancient dramas Concurrent London productions recently presented Oedi…

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Tony Winners Celia Keenan-Bolger and Tony Shalhoub to Take on Sophocles' Antigone Off-Broadway

by Darryn King

Tony Award winners Celia Keenan-Bolger and Tony Shalhoub will star in Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), a reimagining of the ancient play by Sophocles, at the Public Theater in 2026. Tyne Rafaeli dire…

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Oedipus El Rey

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Lesley Manville wins Best Actress for Oedipus | Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard

by Official London Theatre

Lesley Manville accepts the award for Best Actress for Oedipus at the Wyndham's Theatre presented by Much Ado About Nothing co-stars Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell at the Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard a…

Oedipus wins Cunard Best Revival | Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard

by Official London Theatre

Robert Icke accepts the award for Cunard Best Revival for Oedipus at the Wyndham's Theatre presented by The Seagull co-stars Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke at the Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard at the Royal …

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Boston’s Huntington Theatre Announces A Bevy Of Broadway Favorites For 25/26 Season

Today, The Huntington Theatre announced their upcoming 2025/2026 season including favorites from Broadway and world premieres including the sixth installment of Boston’s city-wide Ufot Family Cycle. The Hunt…

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Manhunt, Royal Court review – terrifyingly toxic masculinity

by Aleks.sierz

After his Olivier Award win for Oedipus, Robert Icke turns to a modern “monster” Are we really in “a new era of male anger, societal discontent and rage”? This is what Royal Court artistic director Davi…

The week in theatre: Manhunt; Jab – review

by Susannah Clapp

Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court; Park theatre, London Robert Icke’s pulsating new drama about the 2010 hunt for killer Raoul Moat boasts a powerhouse performance from Samuel Edward-Cook. And a sharp-e…

Monday, April 7, 2025

Tony Talk: Olivier Award winners ‘Benjamin Button,’ ‘Giant,’ and ‘Oedipus’ could make a splash at the 2026 Tonys

by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. No, your eyes do not deceive you! We are in fact discussing the 2026 Tony Awards …

Winners of the Olivier Awards 2025: full list

by Ross

Olivier Awards 2025: full list of winners The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant, Oedipus, and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony Best new musicalThe Curious Ca…

From Amsterdam to the West End: the avant-garde hit factory behind The Years and Oedipus

by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

A pair of electrifying London shows bagged four prizes at the Olivier awards. Both were developed by Dutch company ITA, which has an eye for British talent Olivier awards: full list of winners Backstage at th…

John Lithgow in Giant, Broadway-Bound Oedipus, Titanique and More Win 2025 Olivier Awards

by Darryn King

Giant, starring John Lithgow as children’s author Roald Dahl, the Broadway-bound Oedipus, and the off-Broadway hit Titanique were among the biggest winners at this year’s Olivier Awards. Fiddler on the Roof…

‘To my wife for managing my vast collection of neuroses!’ – the Olivier awards’ best quotes

by Guardian Stage

Amid awkward kisses and fears of fainting, winners at the Royal Albert Hall thanked their collaborators, spouses … and chartered accountants Director Robert Icke on the unexpected effect of staging the traged…

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Lesley Manville calls for better funding for UK regional theatre

by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Actor, who won an Olivier for Oedipus, says her ‘bugbear’ is that venues outside London do not get enough money Stars come out for theatre’s Olivier awards 2025 – in pictures Lesley Manville has called …

Thursday, March 27, 2025

ROBERT ICKE’S MODERN-DAY OEDIPUS TRIUMPHS AT CRITICS’ CIRCLE THEATRE AWARDS

by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/17. Photo: From left: Jordan Scowen (Eteocles), Mark Strong (Oedipus), and Lesley Manville (Jocasta) in Oedipus. Photograph: Manuel Harlan. West End.)  Ot…

Robert Icke’s modern-day Oedipus triumphs at Critics’ Circle theatre awards

by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Other winners include Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet, Danny Sapani as King Lear and Giant playwright Mark Rosenblatt A modern-day version of Oedipus, which turned Sophocles’ tragic leader in…

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Broadway 2025-26: Jean Smart, Kristen Chenoweth, Mamma Mia, Punch, Oedipus, Rocky Horror. Stageworthy News

by Jonathan Mandell

The current Broadway season is about to rev up, with 18 shows scheduled to open in its final six weeks, but next season is already starting to come into focus: Jean Smart (“Hacks”) returns to Broadway after…

Friday, March 7, 2025

Today on Broadway: Friday, March 7, 2025

by Matt Tamanini

‘Oedipus’ and ‘Rocky Horror’ Coming to Broadway Next Season, Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne in Coward Classic on Broadway, Norm Lewis to Lead Revival Off-Broadway, Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has…

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Kelli O'Hara, Rose Byrne, ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’ ‘Oedipus’ and more feature in Roundabout's 2025-26 Broadway season

by Darryn King For Broadway.com

The Roundabout also announced that the Todd Haimes Theatre will undergo major renovations starting in August and expected to last eight months.

Kelli O'Hara, Rose Byrne, The Rocky Horror Show, Oedipus and More Feature in Roundabout's 2025-26 Broadway Season

by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the shows in its 2025-26 season. The season lineup kicks off at Studio 54 in fall 2025 with the Broadway transfer of Oedipus, starring Olivier Award winners and current…

‘Oedipus,’ With Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Will Come to Broadway This Fall

by Caitlin Huston

The Roundabout Theater Company season will also include a revival of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' directed by Sam Pinkleton.

‘Oedipus’ and ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Are Returning to Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The Roundabout Theater Company will also present Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels,” starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara.

West End Hit ‘Oedipus’ With Mark Strong And Lesley Manville Sets Fall Broadway Transfer As Part Of Roundabout Season

by Greg Evans

Oedipus, Robert Icke’s West End hit reimagining of the Sophocles tragedy starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, will transfer to Broadway this fall for a 14-week engagement as part of the Roundabout Theatr…

OEDIPUS, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, & FALLEN ANGELS Are All Headed To Broadway Next Season

Today, Roundabout Theatre Company announced their plans for the 2025-2026 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. While the Todd Haimes undergoes a renovation, this fall Robert Icke’s Oedipus will head to Studio 54…

Rocky Horror, Mark Strong & Lesley Manville in Oedipus, on Tap for New Roundabout Season

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