January on the London Stage: Billy Crudup in High Noon, Levi Kreis' Already Perfect, Another Mary Todd Lincoln Play by Matt Wolf

Theater is quick out of the starting gate in 2026. January is hosting a range of Olivier and Tony winners, and film names too, in a mixture of revivals, adaptations and new shows that promis…

‘Dancing on bones’: Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale by Shaun Walker, Pjotr Sauer and Artem Mazhulin

Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian city The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022…

Forget Keanu: Ulster Scots translation of Beckett classic takes on spate of celebrity Godots by Caroline Davies

Tragicomedy will be performed outdoors in Northern Irish countryside as part of new festival celebrating Irish playwright Beneath a stark steel tree in a bleak upland bog, a literary masterp…

‘Shakespeare? I’d have a go!’ Paul Chuckle on his 50-year comedy career and his new gangster film by As Told To Rich Pelley

As he dons sunglasses to play a tough guy on screen, the actor, AKA Paul Elliott, answers your questions about moustaches, Gogglebox, Bond, Judge Jules, Liam Gallagher and missing his brothe…

Rick Hurst Would Be 80 Today by Trav S.D.

Country character actor Rick Hurst (1946-2025) would be 80 years old today, had he not passed away back in June. Standing 6′ 5″ and gifted (or if you prefer, afflicted) with a a wide and…

What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2026? by Ken Davenport

What better way to kick off the New Year than... The post What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2026? first appeared on Ken Davenport.

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Is a HEATED RIVALRY Musical Coming to Broadway?

Will Crave's hit, new, queer hockey series be skating to Broadway? Maybe! In a recent interview with Variety, Heated Rivalry book series author Rachel Reid revealed that she hopes the series…

Top Off-Broadway Shows for January 2026

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. Start the new year off right with shows featuring big stars, like An Ark with …

Broadway Streaming Guide: January 2026 - Where to Watch THE BEAUTY, New Mel Brooks Doc & More

2025 has ended its run to make room for a brand new year. With 2026 officially here, Broadway fans have lots of new titles to stream, along with returning favorites. January will see the str…

Kennedy Center renaming divides musicians leaving and staying by Tribune News Service

Grammy-nominated trumpeter Wayne Tucker is the latest artist to cancel his performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, following the board’s decision to add President Donald Trump’s…

9 bands you may have missed in 2025 by Tribune News Service

PITTSBURGH — In an alternative universe, the mainstream isn't just Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny and Beyoncé. It makes room for the rock bands that are making noise below the rad…

Happy New Year From Me by Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals

Lots of exciting things to look forward to in 2026.

Cary Elwes channels ‘Princess Bride’ in a final farewell to Rob Reiner: ‘Life is pain without you’ by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — "The Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes says he will remain in mourning long after the shocking deaths of beloved friend Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, earlier …

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing by The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her ot…

bts Times Square New Year’s 2026 by bwaySHO

Wanda Richert 42nd Street Interview (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

Richert got her big break in 1976 when she joined the national company of A Chorus Line. For two and a half years she understudied and played several roles in the production including the ro…

Richard Kiley "A Christmas Carol" Interview (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

A native of Chicago, Richard Kiley was the rare performer who could both act and sing beautifully. A longtime favorite narrator for documentary films and broadcasts, Kiley was even featured …

Marilyn Cooper "Woman of the Year" Interview (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

Born in New York City in 1936, Marilyn Cooper was an actress best known for her work in musical comedy. She made her Broadway debut in Jule Styne and George Gilbert’s musical Mr. Wonderful…

Celebrity castings can help theatres in hard times, says new head of Bristol Old Vic by Jamie Grierson

Big names can attract audiences as venues struggle with fallout from pandemic, austerity and high costs, Rebecca Dawson says Casting big stars in stage productions is sometimes needed becaus…

The satirical genius of John Antrobus and Spike Milligan | Letters by Guardian Staff

Philip Allen recalls a funny moment at the end of a performance of Antrobus and Milligan’s The Bed-Sitting Room in 1963 I remember, as a student in 1963, going to see the play The Bed-Sitt…

The best theatre to stream this month: the rollicking return of One Man, Two Guvnors by Chris Wiegand

James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach’s baroque music Ric…

A Wish and What Comes After: “Into the Woods” at the Bridge Theatre by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Bridge Theatre’s Into the Woods by Ross “I wish.” And they have a way of coming true at Christmas time, sometimes spectacularly, sometimes in ways that su…

From 30,000 Feet: Five Year-end Observations about Arts and Culture in 2025 by Douglas McLennan

We posted more than 6,000 stories across all forms of culture in 2025. When you pull back and look at them in aggregate, the individual crises—the closures in San Francisco, the lawsuits i…

New Year’s 2026 report from Times Square in New York City by bwaySHO

New Year’s 2026 from Times Square by bwaySHO

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