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Isabelle McCalla & Adam Jacobs Sing "A Whole New World" for Disney on Broadway at Walt Disney World

The DISNEY ON BROADWAY concert series is back at the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, featuring a variety of Broadway favorites. See Adam Jacobs, who originated the role of Aladdin on Broadway, an…

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Roger Allers, Co-Director of THE LION KING, Dies at 76

Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King, passed away at 76 years old. Longtime collaborator and visual effects supervisor Dave Bossert confirmed the death of his colleague and friend in a Facebook post, s…

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Review: What to Wear at BAM Harvey

by Loren Noveck

Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson restage a Richard Foreman opera with panache for Prototype. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: What to Wear at BAM Harvey appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

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Yale Center for British Art probes the artistic influence of a ruthless global conglomerate

by Christopher Arnott

“Painters, Ports, and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850," on view through June 21, highlights artists from India, Britain, and China that worked during that era.

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R.I.P. Cafe Un Deux Trois

by Trav S.D.

I sometimes come to regret my obituaries for famous businesses and restaurants that fold, because unlike people, some of them come roaring back to life (e.g. The Laurie Beechman, and Halloween Adventure). But C…

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This Week on Broadway for January 18, 2026: Bug

by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Bug @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, The Opening @ The Pla…

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My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon

by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr…

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How the original company of ‘Ragtime’ was cast

by Ruthie Fierberg

Jan. 18 marks the 28th anniversary of the musical’s opening — here’s how the star-studded cast first got together.

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Yale Center for British Art probes the artistic influence of a ruthless global conglomerate

by Christopher Arnott

“Painters, Ports, and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850," on view through June 21, highlights artists from India, Britain, and China that worked during that era.

Linked From Hartford Courant at 05:30

‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre

by Kate Wyver

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back …

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Being Alive: When Toronto’s Talk Is Free Theatre Trusts Sondheim, “Company” Soars

by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: TIFT’s Company By Ross Two men enter quietly. One takes his place at the piano, the other at center stage. As a radio dial searches for a familiar frequency, snippets of static and…

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Theatre Review: ‘Shakespeare in Harlem’ presented by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in collaboration with UMBC

by Ben Pierce

“Shakespeare in Harlem,” originally a collection of poems by Langston Hughes, first opened in New York City in 1960. Though it was widely loved, its run was cut short due to politics of the day, and the pla…

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Tina Packer, Powerhouse of Shakespeare Performance, Dies at 87

by Richard Sandomir

She was a founder and the longtime artistic director of Shakespeare & Company, a repertory theater in western Massachusetts, and directed all his plays.

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Washington National Opera Finds New Venue Following Kennedy Center Split

by Meg Masseron, Diep Tran

Stephen Schwartz is also returning to host the company's annual gala.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Teaser | Stratford Festival 2026

by Stratford Festival

Magic and mischief by moonlight. ✨ A Midsummer Night’s Dream transforms the Tom Patterson Theatre into an enchanted forest where lovers lose their way, spirits stir up trouble and nothing is quite what it s…

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my first weeks of theatre in 2026 | Twelfth Night, Ballet Shoes, High Noon, Woman in Mind, and more

by MickeyJoTheatre

check out my brand new substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY…

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Drink up, brothers.

by Hadestown

#broadway #hadestown #musical #allisonrussell

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Review: What to Wear at BAM Harvey

by Loren Noveck

Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson restage a Richard Foreman opera with panache for Prototype. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: What to Wear at BAM Harvey appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

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My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon

by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr…

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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Teaser | Stratford Festival 2026

by Stratford Festival

Magic and mischief by moonlight. ✨ A Midsummer Night’s Dream transforms the Tom Patterson Theatre into an enchanted forest where lovers lose their way, spirits stir up trouble and nothing is quite what it s…

Linked From YouTube at 18:54

My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon

by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr…

Linked From ShowRiz at 17:01

‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre

by Kate Wyver

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back …

Linked From The Guardian at 07:18

Lost to the Rock: Ambition, Mystery, and the Overcrowded Limits of Picnic at Hanging Rock

by Ross

As a gentle piano ushers us in, the dreamer and the dream disappear into the night. There’s a quiet but decisive shift in the final moments of that first song, opening our eyes to a crowded school overflowing…

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This Week on Broadway for January 18, 2026: Bug

by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Bug @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, The Opening @ The Pla…

Linked From BroadwayRadio at 16:00

How the original company of ‘Ragtime’ was cast

by Ruthie Fierberg

Jan. 18 marks the 28th anniversary of the musical’s opening — here’s how the star-studded cast first got together.

Linked From Broadway News Subscription at 00:01

This Week on Broadway for January 18, 2026: Bug

by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Bug @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, The Opening @ The Pla…

Linked From BroadwayRadio at 16:00

My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon

by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr…

Linked From ShowRiz at 17:01

Roger Allers, Co-Director of THE LION KING, Dies at 76

Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King, passed away at 76 years old. Longtime collaborator and visual effects supervisor Dave Bossert confirmed the death of his colleague and friend in a Facebook post, s…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 21:59

My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon

by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr…

Linked From ShowRiz at 17:01

An Ark: Mixed Reality Theater Provides Mixed Results

by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Ian McKellen is among the performers appearing virtually in this one-act play by Simon Stephens The post An Ark: Mixed Reality Theater Provides Mixed Results appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

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my first weeks of theatre in 2026 | Twelfth Night, Ballet Shoes, High Noon, Woman in Mind, and more

by MickeyJoTheatre

check out my brand new substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY…

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My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon

by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr…

Linked From ShowRiz at 17:01