ANNIE'S SHAKESPEARE SHAKEDOWNFor an inventive immersive theater experience you might want to visit Solas in the East Village at 232 East 9th Street where director Ann…

"This is a story that is highly relevant in Australia, where one-in-six couples are infertile and more and more are seeking overseas surrogates." …

Delicate, rich, genteel, were all words which immediately came to mind the moment this extremely talented and accomplished band started playing on their period instruments, with the majority of the players arri…

These dogs have scored further with these men than most of us will. #factsoflife

By Mark A. NewmanPhoto by Christopher MuellerAdmittedly, the number of rock stars who have made the jump from the iPod to the stage has been a mixed bag. For every Kinky Boots by Cyndi Lauper there’s a half d…

Haddon Hall is an enjoyable English ‘light opera’ with a melodic score by Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sulivan fame) and a libretto by Sydney Grunday. It retells the legend of Dorothy Vernon and�…

Kill the Messenger is so alive that it constantly interrupts itself to remind the audience that it has a very real beating heart.  Nakkiah Lui, playing herself, tears down the fourth wall of Kill The Messenge…

In what might be the most bizarre, unique, immersive, and interesting performance I have ever seen, The Events, an event all unto itself - part play, part documentary, part musical interlude - is unfolding down…

'Great Kills' by Tom Diriwachter is a darkly comic tale of a get-rich-quick scheme in Staten Island that goes awry. Theater for the New City TNC will present the play's debut run March 26 to April 12, featuring…

Her Majesty’s, Adelaide festivalEric Mingus’s staged ‘re-imagining’ of the 1969 concept album gutted both music and plot, leaving fans frustrated and newcomers none the wiser Continue reading...

By Judd HollanderPlaywright David Ives looks beyond the surface of what seems normal in Lives of the Saints, his latest batch of one act works. Presented by Primary Stages, this collection of tales can now be s…

Reinventing its business model for long-term growth, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center NJPAC has announced the creation of a cutting-edge broadcast solutions package, and a significant expansion of in-house…

Academy Award nominee Diane Lane and Tony nominee Tony Shalhoub return to the New York Stage in Bathsheba Doran's The Mystery of Love & Sex, which officially opened Off-Broadway March 2 at Linco…

Deadline writes that BRIGHT STAR book writer and legendary comedic actor Steve Martin has signed on for Ang Lee's upcoming film BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK.

        By: Sandi Durell       As I was thinking about how cold it was here (3 deg.), the phone rings and it’s Lani Hall (Mrs.... The post Lani Hall Talks Emotional – Memo…

Roundabout Theatre honors ‘The Audience’ star at its spring gala, with performances from Alan Cumming, Kelli O’Hara, and Laura Osnes and presentations from Jennifer Garner and Alec Baldwin.

A Nellie McKay Barnes amp Noble event is happening

Encinitas' Scout Forsythe returns to SoCal to dance in ABT's "The Sleeping Beauty"

Welcome to Stage Door Shrink, a regular column aimed at helping performers chortle their way to a #win. Before I interviewed Guy Simpson, I sat down and thought about what I’ve learned about audition material…

We're goin' courting Take a look backstage with Carver Duncan Caleb and Corinne Munsch Sarah of the National Tour of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' In Episode 5, 'Twitter Questions Alice's Adventure,' Carve…

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FINDING JUST A BIT In his solo show, playwright Nicholas Guest describes his life and travels around the world.  He’s accompanied by Hillary Smith on the cello and by Tony Carafone on the guitar (in the play…

Impact Theatre's Richard III is unusually slow for either the company or the play.

Harlem Stage is pleased to present the world premiere of Notes of a Native Song, a new work by Tony and Obie award-winning playwright, singer-songwriter Stew Passing Strange, co-composed with his long-time coll…

CYMBELINE, a film by Michael Almereyda, opens in theaters and on demand on March 13, 2015.

Slow Burn Theatre Company gives the perennial favorite The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as excellent a production as we’ve seen of it, hitting the perfect balance between the hilarious and poignant,…

Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson's new musical INVISIBLE LIFE is coming to the Apollo Theater this summer. Presented by Proteus E2 Productions, the show will begin Thursday, June 25 for a limited run through Ju…

Yesterday Thomas Cott tweeted two articles taking a Pro and Con view of the value of arts degrees. The first talked about how you don’t have to appear on Broadway to have derived value from your theater d…

Oh, Los Angeles Theater, you are nothing if not a creative bunch of merry pranksters. This is such a perfect response to this whole mess, hell, I might have to even check this one out myself. And I hate musical…

According to the New York Post, Cirque du Soleil is looking for a permanent home in New York City and could be the Lyric Theatre's next resident company, after Broadway's ON THE TOWN closes.

Look What Happened to Mabel Jerry Herman's beloved score explodes onto the stage of 54 Below in this one night only musical extravaganza. Tap Your Troubles Away when some of Broadway and cabaret's finest regale…

Six key stories from TheaterMania summarising this month's theatrical goings-on in New York City

The Atlantic Theater Company turns 30 this year! Click for photos from the spring gala at the Pierre Hotel on March 2, 2015.

                by: Brian Scott Lipton   The Atlantic Theater Company held its landmark 30th Anniversary Gala on Monday, March 2 at the Pierre... The post Atlantic T…

John Cameron Mitchell returns to his most famous role

Actresses including Juliet Stevenson, Ann Mitchell and Meera Syal have spoken out about the prospects for older women in the performing arts

Signature in the Schools, Signature Theatre's flagship education program, presents the world premiere production of Veni, Vidi, Vici, written by writerdirector and Signature Theatre's Resident Director of New W…

What a great take on Jack and the Beanstalk. Deliciously dark and a touch chilling, it dines out on the drama in this classic kid’s tale, holding the children in the palm of its hand, from start to finish. Ja…

Fitting the Canadian Opera Company's Semele into the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Gilman opera house required technical ingenuity.

Threading my way through a snowy Times Square Tuesday, I came across a pitiable sight: A lone young man, dressed as sailor, trying to pass out discount fliers for the...

The Sarah Siddons Society's Artistic Director, Dominic Missimi, announced plans to bestow on Jessie Mueller the organization's prestigious Actress of the Year Award. Ms. Mueller won a Tony award in 2014 for her…

Jim Taylor presents A Closer Look at Broadway for Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Sparkly. Dirty-sexy. Performing fast-paced, high-risk goings-on that fill the lush red-velvet tent. And that’s just the filthy two-person team who host this cabaret/circus/vaudeville show. In the intimate spa…

Beautiful Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller will be honored in her hometown of Chicago with the Sarah Siddons Society's Actress of the Year Award. The April 27 evening promises several stand-out musical …

Two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes Ella in CINDERELLA, Bonnie in BONNIE AND CLYDE spent 3.5 hours working with 16 lucky students at Manhattan's award-winning acting studio for kids and teens, A Class Act NY on S…

The co-creator of "Seinfeld" and the creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David is known to TV audiences for creating hilarious and often outrageous comedy built upon the mu…

Old Town theater brings back reconceived but still intimate take on classic musical.

The stage play features four actors playing dozens of roles.

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A first peek at the unveiling of WAITRESS THE MUSICAL showstoppers

  Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, March 3, 2015    Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway @MTC_NYC announces world premiere of Simon Stephens…

Yesterday was the first rehearsal of THE 39 STEPS, which will be returning to New York City starting April Fools' Day at the Union Square Theater. The production will officially open on April 13. Scroll down fo…

A star is born: With the run at the Public Theater sold out and arrival on Broadway this summer assured, the producers of Hamilton unveiled their striking new logo for the show. Striking because Miranda, the u…

BroadwayBox goes backstage at the Imperial Theatre for a rapid-fire Q&A with Les Miserables new Marius, Chris McCarrell.

BroadwayBox goes backstage at the Imperial Theatre for a rapid-fire Q&A; with Les Miserables new Marius, Chris McCarrell.

Click for photos from the official opening night of The Mystery of Love & Sex on March 2, 2015 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre.

On the heels of Broadway actress Krysta Rodriguez's announcement that she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, a Playbill reader shares his story about living with lung cancer and the healing power o…

Behind the songs of FINDING NEVERLAND

The 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize was awarded to Tena Stivicic for her play 3 Winters yesterday, March 2, in a celebration hosted by New York's Playwrights Horizons. Scroll down for photos from the ceremony

The completely original new musical comedy Something Rotten, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, will begin previews Monday, March 23 and officially open …

Virginia's Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of Kid Victory, a new musical from legendary composer John Kander Chicago, Cabaret and acclaimed playwright Greg Pierce Slowgirl. The producti…

Glitterland is a country where the politicians perform daily. It is an act in which they deny their corruption, and an act in which they must present themselves as perfect citizens of a “wonderful world”. O…

Tenor Brandon Jovanovich has played heroic tenor roles here and around the world but this month is revealing two other sides of himself: playing the role of Walter, a German diplomat and husband of a former Aus…

With a decades-spanning career and an unmatched list of accolades including Kennedy Center Honors and Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk awards, Broadway icon Barbara Cook is beloved for her legendary performances in…

Six photos from this month's theatrical goings-on in the West End.

Theatre 167 shows us a week in the life of a beloved Upper West Side church.

The famed Broadway composer collaborated with Greg Pierce on the Signature Theatre world premiere.

It is a grim reality, rarely acknowledged in our everyday lives, that most of us have little idea of where our food comes from. Each time a video surfaces that demonstrates the horrific slaughter of a squad of …

The Croatian playwright has won the biggest and oldest prize for female playwrights.

Theatre for a New Audience has announced that due to popular demand, performances of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' widely acclaimed play An Octoroon will be extended. Originally scheduled to close Ma…

Adapted from her own book of the same title, Soho Theatre welcomes Sarah Cameron’s The Red Chair into the throng, in all its linguistic richness. A delectable, albeit overlong, flowing monologue, Cameron comb…

BroadwayBox chopped up the 32-second Fish in the Dark teaser to make seven all-new Larry David GIFS.

Peter Pan will not fly at Lincoln Center after all

Boundary-busting troupes like the Civilians, Pig Iron and Native Voices have staged plays in partnership with---and in counterpoint to---the art on the walls.

The Nomad Off Broadway, The Flea Theater Reviewed by Jan Rosenberg BOTTOM LINE: A vibrant musical odyssey chronicling the life of a wandering rebel with a rich score and ensemble. Who is Isabelle Eberhardt? …

Taking inference from Ben Okri’s novel The Famished Road, Benji Ried brings his 2007 show Mr Sole Abode to Shoreditch Town Hall. Constituting a brief insight into the solipsistic and fabricated world of Sole,…

The beloved film adaptation of The Sound of Music celebrated its 50th anniversary March 2! Here are some of our favorite Marias.

Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E Newhouse, New YorkAn actor with a face built for discontent animates a drama about a young interracial couple whose family keep butting into their low-watt romance Continue…