There’s a reason that Sport for Jove have so thoroughly caught the eye of critics and audiences in Sydney. Their fresh, open-hearted, contemporary approach to classics (largely Shakespeare) is appealingly unp…

This post is by Ryan Mikita Founded by Albert Bergeret in 1974, he continues to this day as artistic director for the NYGASP, and on this occasion served as director and conductor, with an assist by choreograph…

Review of Kiss Me, Kate at Hartford Stage Granted, Kiss Me, Kate is, as a play, more silly than shrewd. But then this 1940s’ musical isn’t noted for its Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack, but for its music a…

When you go to one-night-only theater, you never know what you’ll get. There’s no word of mouth, no buzz, no yelping from critics. It’s like speed blind-dating And if the one-night-stand in question, Next…

Jon Viktor Corpuz, who currently plays the role of Prince Chulalongkorn in Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of THE KING AND I, is set to make his 54 Below solo debut, titled 'Confessions of a Drama Kin…

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, May 24, 2015.

Marney McQueen loves doing character cabaret. But none of McQueen’s characters have ever sashayed off the stage and into real life in the manner of celebrity beautician Rosa Waxoffski. Rosa is the character w…

From the outside, the “theater” looks like a shipping crate, the kind roadies roll around, except that it’s customized with various lights and bump-outs and a door that says AUDIENCE. Ushered inside by a …

                  Review: Leslie Bruce   Melissa’s Choice is a Pro-Choice play that takes the decision, and its intricate pros and cons, and... The post Melis…

The House of Ramon Iglesia sits comfortably in the Old Fitz season, a seemingly odd choice that has settled into place very well indeed. Helmed by Anthony Skuse, the play – which opened at New York’s Ensemb…

"How can you not grin, or laugh hysterically (as much of the audience did) as he pulls a drill out to carve sticks that become his dancers." Deirdre Towers, Brooklyn.

                    by Myra Chanin   Don’t believe lightning doesn’t strike twice. I was struck by theatrical lightning, two times during the same... …

“Of course, in the very beginning nobody believed that we could do it,” says Michael Flatley. “We’re 20 years long in the tooth now, and the show is, I would say, more powerful today than it was even in…

Jonathan Miller’s new King Lear is rustic to its core, spoken in broad Northern accents, and the whole production could be packed onto a travelling theatre’s wagon and taken around Britain pulled by a coupl…

John Misto’s The Shoe-Horn Sonata is Sandra Bates’ swan song. In her final year as Artistic Director of the Ensemble Theatre, she is, along with Lorraine Bayly, reprising her performance from the Ensemble�…

Thom Southerland’s versatile new production of the 1997 musical at the Princess of Wales reveals itself capable of stirring heart and mind simultaneously.

The questions asked by Blood Red Roses: The Female Pirate Project are fascinating ones. How did certain women in history to break away from stifling expectations and become pirates? How did these wome…

Welcome to Stage Door Shrink, a regular column penned by Rachel Cole aimed at helping performers chortle their way to a #win. This question may have never crossed your mind if you’re young, single or disi…

Reynold Levy, who stepped down last January, was given a $600,000 in 2013, his last year with the organization, according to recent tax filings.

You have only one more weekend to catch one of the most interesting pieces of theatre in Baltimore, a tragic parody of the plight of the B-horror screenwriter longing to create art. Mike Jancz penned this offbe…

In Susan Stroman’s “apocalyptic vaudeville” at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac play two survivors passing the time.

Anne Meara, actress, playwright and half of the comedy team of Stiller & Meara, died May 23 at age 85. The cause of death was not immediately reported.

Anne Meara, actress, playwright and half of the comedy team of Stiller & Meara, died May 23 at age 85. The cause of death was not immediately reported.

Anne Meara, actress, playwright and half of the comedy team of Stiller & Meara, died May 23 at age 85. The cause of death was not immediately reported.

This weekend, Tony Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda delivered the commencement speech to his alma mater, Wesleyan University. In his address, he relates the ticking clock of life to characters from HAMILTON, tal…

Ms. Meara began her comedy career as the partner of her husband, Jerry Stiller; won an Obie Award for her stage work; earned four Emmy nominations; and became a playwright in her 60s.

The production is an absurdist update to Spain in the 20th century

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt o…

BroadwayWorld has learned that Anne Meara has passed away, though no word yet on the cause of death. She was 85.

On this Holiday Weekend, the unofficial start of summer, whether you're together with friends amp family, or opening up your summer homes, take a breaktonightand cuddle up with Michael Urie and Joel Grey for a …

Preview the new THE KING AND I cast recording

Excerpts from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s commencement speech at Wesleyan College, where he graduated in 2002, in which he mentions the genesis of In The Heights, and quotes from Hamilton. The school awarded him…

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, June 7 8PM on CBS. Ear…

Anne Meara, the Emmy- and Tony-nominated comedian long paired personally and professionally with Jerry Stiller and the mother of actor-director Ben Stiller, died Saturday, her husband and son told the Associate…

Simon Godwin’s first words to me are: “Can we start this on the balcony? I’m allowed to smoke out there.” You can certainly forgive the director a few urgent drags of nicotine: there is, as he says, “…

A new play, World Factory, asks the audience to run a clothing factory in China – and even the creators have been surprised at how people have behaved Continue reading...

Paula PoundstoneBay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presented MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND with PAULA POUNDSTONE. The comedian, considered by many to be one of the great humorists of our time, flew in from Santa Monica, …

Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar in 2006 for playing Queen Elizabeth in "The Queen" is nominated for a Tony for playing Elizabeth again in "The Audience."

“When most audience members watch Wong perform, on the set of ‘Is It True?’ or at one of his theater shows, they’re not just seeing him for the first time: It’s their first exposure to liv…

I Promised Myself to Live Faster, produced by Pig Iron Theatre Company, featuring Dito Van Reigersberg, Mikeah Ernest Jennings, Jennifer Kidwell, Mary McCool, Michelle Tauber, costumes by Machine Dazzle, sound …

Tulla Booth Gallery hosted an opening reception of WATER 2015 "Ode to the Sea"  A Photography Exhibition with artists: Daniel JTulla Boothones, Roberto Dutesco, Blair Seagra,Tulla Booth,Herb Friedm…

Making Archie's Betty compelled Gerald Peary to confront his inner Archie: “The more I made this movie, the more personal it got.

  Retro Productions Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Season with The Butter and Egg Man by George S. Kaufman     Review by Susan Hasho   The Butter and Egg Man is... The post The Butter and …

What's more exciting than the Tony Awards Your wedding day, perhaps The birth of your first child, you say WRONG The answer is, in fact, nothing. The Tonys are the most exciting thing ever to happen in life, an…

When anti-capitalist protesters set up camp on the steps of St Paul’s in London, its canon chancellor found himself at the heart of a crisis that shook the church even more than the City. As a new play, Templ…

This post is by Darryl Reilly Founded in 1968, this theater company is, “…committed to the discovery and nurturing of new voices, and the continued support and growth of artists throughout their creative li…

OnMonday, May 25ththe Theater People Podcast welcomes Tony-nominated composer Jeanine Tesori. In the interview, she talks of the five-year journey that she took alongside lyricist andbook writer Lisa Kronadapti…

Dealing with ticket touts is one of the uglier aspects of the job

https://youtu.be/5sGOwFVUU0I If it’s late May, it means it’s time for the annual Pop Apocalypse, aka the Eurovision Song Contest. Because when it comes to over-the-top, cray-cray musical dementia, the ESC..…

Book of Mormon's Christopher Rice gets #Tappy with some fellow Broadway performers in this brand new tap dance music video! Hear Meghan Trainor's hit song as you've never heard it before!

His way into the story is through an elderly Cockette, Juju (played by Ansloan), reminiscing to a young student (Bryan Andrew Lambe) who is doing research on the group. The student then takes on the role of the…

This post is by Darryl Reilly In addition to his superior writing achievement, Mr. Roberts also plays the complex old codger, Uncle Jim. He has written a grand vehicle for himself, and his performance is as tr…

In her program note, director (and founder of Venus Theatre Company) Deborah Randall has this to say about her company’s newest play, dry bones rising: “The style… could be described as ee cummings meetin…

Heartbreak Off Off Broadway, The Bushwick Starr, New Georges Reviewed by Teddy Nicholas BOTTOM LINE: A daring new play about family, aging, company meetings, and heartache. Sometimes in life, you get lost. Th…

Musical theatre star Betty Buckley recently spent time backstage at THE VISIT with Chita Rivera. In an Instagram post, Buckley wrote, 'Backstage at 'The Visit'with the incredible Broadway Star, Ms. Chita Rivera…

What matters more than hitting your high note in your next audition? Why are musical theatre role models like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Ashley Tepper important in the theater community? Why should contem…

THE VISIT's Tony-nommed scribe Terrence McNally on his crush on Chita Rivera, late-night ice-cream habit and music indulgenc

Today 1985, the first Broadway revival of The Wiz opened at the Lunt-Fontanne THeatre, where it ran for 13 performances. The Wiz is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown…

Jonathan Goad takes up the gauntlet in Stratford Festival version opening May 25. A look at others who played the melancholy Dane.

The opening play at Manchester's new arts venue is a daring move, but does it backfire?

On Friday night, THE LAST SHIP's Sting stopped by THE TONIGHT SHOW to chat with Jimmy Fallon about writing a musical, and Fallon pulled out a guitar for the singer to play his song, 'The Night the Pugilist Lear…

The Visit's Tony-nommed scribe Terrence McNally on his secret crush, late-night ice-cream habit and music indulgence.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our May 23 SIP round-up Check out Part 1 HERE.

Mrs Brown: “I need to know if there are tickets available for Avenue Q, tonight?” Agent: “There are. With the service charge, handling fees and taxes, it’ll be $110.00 per ticket.”…

The Lion King tour, presented by Broadway at the Kimmel, reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire t…

Capsule reviews of three new Broadway musicals

by Samuel L. Leiter When Jess Burkle’s adaptation of Molière’s 1665 comedy, Don Juan, opens, we hear the offstage voices of the titular lothario (Justin Adams) making heated love to a woman; suddenly, he�…

Ticket prices are not an obstacle to interested theatergoers once again this summer through the South Florida Theatre League’s annual Summer Theatre Fest that provides free tickets to major productions and ne…

Make your pick for 15 of the 24 categories in the 69th annual Tony Awards, honoring Broadway’s best. The awards ceremony will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, and will be broadcast on CBS. This …

BroadwayWorld previously reported that early poll results indicated that the 'yes' votes for a referendum to the Irish constitution legalizing gay marriage would win. Ever since the news broke that the people …

From being a hairdresser in Australia to a performer in internationally renowned circus troupe Company 2, mononymous Mozes has come a long

Talented tenor turned away from a corporate career.

It's one of OTSL music director Stephen Lord's favorite operas

When the moment of romantic consummation finally arrives between the main characters of Stephen Sondheim's Passion, the man and woman who have been pondering, dismissing, and obsessing over each other are stand…

Nuffield, Southampton Far from simply retreading familiar ground, this brilliantly designed adaptation highlights the Coens’ debt to 1920s American theatre Continue reading...

A new musical by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz premieres in Red Bank

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 24 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

✭✭✭✩✩ Noisy experiment: It's hardly silence in which the Ludens Ensemble perform their three person take on Macbeth, seen in its first work-in-progress outing in the Peely…