Broadway musical drops actor after backlash over anti-trans remarks by Carsen Holaday

Jasmin Savoy Brown, Kayko, Amber Iman and Norbert Leo Butz will take the stage September 1

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh: August 3rd to the end of September, 2026 by Ghoover

Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages this week and through the end of September, from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regula…

‘Hadestown’ Parts Ways With Hades Actor Geno Segers After Online Controversy by Mya Copeland

Geno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway’s “Hadestown,” will no longer be part of the Broadway production. “Hadestown” announced a new principal cast earlier this …

Cats: The Jellicle Ball to Record a Cast Album by Zach

Zachary Stewart| The album will be released this winter on Atlantic Records. ||Broadway|”Tempress” Chasity Moore,Atlantic Records,Cats: The Jellicle Ball [...] Read More... from Cats: Th…

Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ Parts Ways With Actor Geno Segers Following Online Controversy by Greg Evans

Earlier this week, the producers of Broadway’s Hadestown – Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy – announced a new principal cast for the long-running musical,…

Geno Segers Withdraws from Hadestown on Broadway by Zach

Zachary Stewart| The actor had been announced to play Hades beginning September 1. ||Broadway|Geno Segers,Hadestown [...] Read More... from Geno Segers Withdraws from Hadestown on Broadway T…

Cabaret Review: Christine Andreas “S’Wonderful” at 54 Below (Friday. July 31 at 7:00 p.m.) by David Roberts

If you are in love, think you might be in love, looking to be in love, or thinking love will not ever find you, Christine Andreas’s “S’Wonderful” provides assurance that love is real…

Breaking News: Geno Segers No Longer Joining HADESTOWN

Just days after it was announced that Disney star Geno Segers would join Hadestown along with other cast changes in September, the production has announced that he will no longer be joining …

Who We’d Like to See Cast in a Potential GLEE Reboot

Grab your slushies, Glee fans! Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy recently sent fans of the beloved high school musical comedy into a frenzy when he said that he’d be open to revisiting the p…

‘Hadestown’ Parts Ways With Actor Geno Segers After Online Outrage by Caitlin Huston

Segers had initially been announced as part of the upcoming cast, but the news quickly drew backlash online.

Following Backlash, Geno Segers Will No Longer Join HADESTOWN On Broadway

Earlier this week, it was announced that Geno Segers was set to join the company of Hadestown as Hades on September 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Following the news, many took to social medi…

Florida’s Urbanite Gives Voice to Stacey Isom Campbell, Mantra Radhakrishnan, Joz Vammer  by Kenneth Jones

Urbanite Theatre, the intimate Sarasota, FL, company devoted to contemporary voices, will develop new plays by Stacey Isom Campbell, Mantra Radhakrishnan and Joz Vammer in its 2026 Mode…

Exclusive: Janet Krupin Developing Original Musical CHEMICAL DRIVE Into a Film

Janet Krupin, an original cast member of Broadway's Bring It On: The Musical, is developing her queer musical thriller Chemical Drive into a film, BroadwayWorld has learned. Shooting for …

A ‘Death of a Salesman,’ Edged in Darkness by Laura Collins-hughes

Every Broadway production of “Death of a Salesman” has its distinguishing features. Willy Loman’s Chevrolet is a powerful character in the latest production.

Take a Look at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe With Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week we hear from some of the performers in exciting …

Broadway musical stars to inhabit Shakespeare's battling duo in Old Globe's 'Much Ado'

Broadway musical stars to inhabit Shakespeare's battling duo in Old Globe's 'Much Ado'. Tally Sessions and Eden Espinosa will play the secretly ...

To make it on Broadway, 'Purple Rain' needs new script and new star - Star Tribune

But much more surgery is necessary to salvage the production, especially for Broadway's tough crowds. Star Tribune critics Rohan Preston and Jon Bream ...

GALA Hispanic Theatre launches 51st season with world premiere of ‘GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World’ by News Desk

Based on a true story of one of the most decisive moments in World War II, original thriller written by GALA Artistic Director Gustavo Ott runs September 3-27.

“Orphans” Finds Family in a Dark and Uneasy Power Play by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Lyle Kessler’s “Orphans” turns a Philadelphia row house into a battleground for family, identity, and control By Ross As I walked down the stairs into the V…

‘Hacks’ Stars Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs on the Legacy of ‘Hacks’ and Which Character Needs a Spinoff First by Michael Schneider

Hannah Einbinder says working with Gillian Anderson on the new film “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” has actually given her a new perspective on the end of “Hacks” and its lega…

piss.jpeg (Working Title) is a Delightfully Deranged Double Act by Eyal Solomon

By Yani Perez... Fast, physical, and fabulously strange, piss.jpeg (Working Title) finds unexpected humanity within a gleefully illogical world.

AJ Chronicles: When Selling Out Is No Longer a Business Model by Douglas McLennan

The Paramount merger and Broadway and non-profit theatre are strangely arguments circling the same idea. Paramount essentially argues that there's no such thing as the movie business anymore…

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock Surprise Fans at ‘Practical Magic’ Screening in Hollywood Forever Cemetery for L.A.’s Cinespia by Angelique Jackson

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman made a surprise appearance at a screening of “Practical Magic” on Saturday night in L.A. Attendees came to the place, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, for…

Cats: The Jellicle Ball to Release Original Broadway Cast Recording This Winter by Jamie Kravitz

The cat's out of the bag! Cats: The Jellicle Ball will release a cast album this winter on Atlantic Records. "Tempress" Chasity Moore (Grizabella) announced the news from the stage of the B…

Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Sisters of Broadway? by Playbill Staff

For National Sisters Day, how well do you know these fictional musical sisters.

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL To Receive Cast Recording

From the stage of the Broadhurst Theatre, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, who made history as the first trans woman to play the iconic role of ‘Grizabella,’ delivered the news that CATS: T…

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Will Release Cast Album Through Atlantic Records by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-block

The album will be recorded later this month.

Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

Famous pianist Hershey Felder has toured the world with his many shows about legendary composers from Chopin and Tchaikovsky to Gershwin and Irving Berlin giving over 6,000 performances. Now…

‘A Quick 5’ with Colby Chase, Actor in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ presented by Reston Community Players at South Lakes High School by Lynne Menefee

Colby Chase is making his Reston Community Players debut in the title role of Evan Hansen. Evan is a high school senior struggling with severe social anxiety who finds himself caught up in a…

Theater Review: ‘The Immigrant’ presented by Synetic Theater at Thomas Jefferson Community Theater by Nancy Blum

Just in time for the America 250 celebrations, Synetic Theater provides us with this most American of stories: the wide-eyed newcomer to our shores searching for safety, prosperity, and happ…

Vincent Pastore, Actor on ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 80 by Clay Risen

He played Salvatore Bonpensiero, a mobster’s foot soldier turned F.B.I. informant known to his friends as Big Pussy, on the celebrated HBO series.

The Saviors Review by Jonathan Mandell

What’s most exciting about “The Saviors,” a play ostensibly about two altar boys, is the feeling that you are witnessing the literal early stages of several major talents: Playwright B…

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Vincent Pastore, Who Played ‘Big Pussy’ on ‘The Sopranos’, Dies at 80 by Jack Dunn

Vincent Pastore, who is best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died, according to TMZ. He was 80. Pastore was a key player on the fir…

Review: Paragon Theater’s ‘Something Rotten!’ Is Anything But by Ghoover

By JESSICA NEU Something Rotten! is tagged as “the funniest musical in at least 400 years.” Given the sustained, uproarious response from the audience at Paragon’s production last nig…

How is the mysterious new ‘Game of Thrones’ play?: ‘Like binge-watching HBO onstage’ by Johnny Oleksinski

A spy — let’s call him the Master of Whisperers — who caught a preview in the UK this week was unimpressed. 

August on the London Stage: Christine Lahti, Cats, Death Note: The Musical & More by Matt Wolf

August is often a time for theatrical hibernation, but not in London. This summer finds the capital busier than ever, as it plays host to Oscar, Tony and Olivier Award winners across a range…

14 Off Broadway Shows (and 1 Festival) to Elevate Your August by Laura Collins-hughes

Bridget Everett, Patti LuPone, Alex Moffat, Ben Folds and Michael R. Jackson are all slated to perform on New York City stages this month.

Boy George speaks out after quitting Jesus Christ Superstar over pro-Israel song backlash by Lauren Morris

Culture Club singer, 65, quit ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ role to allow production to ‘remain the focus’

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Returns to the Stage, This Time Just a Little Closer to Home by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: After capturing my heart in London’s West End, the Olivier Award-winning musical arrives this fall Off-Broadway at The Public Theater. By Ross There are very few …

Barn Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Yes, Prime Minister by Staff Writer

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced the full cast and creative team for Yes, Prime Minister, which runs from Friday 28 August to Saturday 3 October The post Barn Theatre Announces …

Stage One announces 10 producers selected for Bridge the Gap programme 2026/27 by Staff Writer

Stage One has announced the 10 producers selected for its Bridge the Gap programme for 2026/27, a year-long initiative dedicated to supporting underrepresented voices in commercial theatre p…

First look rehearsal images released for Disney’s High School Musical by Staff Writer

New rehearsal images have been released for Disney’s High School Musical, offering audiences an early look at the highly anticipated first UK non-replica production of the hit stage musica…

Betting on a graveyard of Cybertrucks with Mary Roach by NPR

This week, we're live in Sonoma with special guest Mary Roach! Plus panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa, and Shane Torres talk gambling, Cybertrucks, and wrinkles.Support public media…

Paul Sanasardo, Creator of Intense (and Even Brutal) Dances, Dies at 97 by Brian Seibert

His dreamlike, expressionistic style influenced the vividly theatrical works of the German choreographer Pina Bausch, an early collaborator.

Tao of Glass, Soho Place review - a crafty storyteller with a mesmerising tale to tell by Helen Hawkins

Tao of Glass, Soho Place review - a crafty storyteller with a mesmerising tale to tell Helen Hawkins Sat, 08/01/2026 - 07:00 Phelim McDermott, with his magi…

Sweeney Todd, The Rep Birmingham review - still a cut above by Gary Naylor

Sweeney Todd, The Rep Birmingham review - still a cut above Gary Naylor Sat, 08/01/2026 - 06:45 ★★★★★ SWEENEY TODD, THE REP BIRMINGHAM Strip…

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: On Location For Meet and Greet of The New Musical Brooklyn Bridge by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but today we went on location for a meet and greet of the new musical Brooklyn Bridge. …

On ‘Ted Lasso,’ Hannah Waddingham Is Ruthless. Off Camera, She’s ‘Quite a Goofy Nugget.’ by Eleanor Stanford

Hannah Waddingham is a rare British actor to beat a path from musical theater to the screen.

Alan Cumming: ‘This ain’t your granny’s Pitlochry’

The festival theatre’s artistic director wants to up ‘the gasp factor’, balance radicalism with ‘bums on seats’ — and bring big money to Scottish arts