Natasha Maimba, Minahil Sarfraz and Victor Flores took their first trip to the theatre to see Fiddler on the Roof.

Nathan Alan Davis takes a fresh look at history at New York Theatre Workshop.

This shocking play from the Philadelphia-based Lightning Rod Special troupe is about finding ways to speak to one another about an unspeakable American institution.

Nathan Alan Davis’s contemplative and largely inert play depicts the famous leader of a slave uprising as a biblical martyr and prophet.

    by Michael Bracken     In August, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginia, Nat Turner, a self-styled preacher and soldier of God, led a slave rebellion that resulted in the deaths of mor…

  Career Transition for Dancers is a program of the Actors Fund that took place at the Marriott Marquis on September 26 honoring Joe Lanteri/The NYC Dance Alliance and philanthropists Barbara and Donald To…

“The Golfer” and “Broken Bone Bathtub” (pictured) were among the big winners of the 2016 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, which honor excellence Off-Off Broadway. Complete list of wi…

New York Theater Workshop, New YorkA new drama imagines the slave rebellion leader’s final night in prison before being hanged. The result is a static two-hander in which the leads fail to connectIn 1831, Nat…

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will erect barriers this week to shield viewers from works in “Direct Drive” that critics are calling racially charged and exploitative.

Ticket sales are down, and theater leaders are hoping new shows will help grosses catch up.

The cast of NBC's WILL AND GRACE, including Megan Mullally, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Eric McCormack, reunited on Saturday, September 24, at Mullally and husband Nick Offerman's comedy show.

Narratives don’t get much more contested than that of Nat Turner, the leader of the infamous slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. To begin with, our knowledge of the events is largely based …

The new off-Broadway drama, 'Nat Turner in Jerusalem,' concerns the leader of the 1831 slave rebellion played by Nate Parker in his acclaimed upcoming film, 'The Birth of a Nation.' read more

Over the years I have frequently cautioned against becoming invested in the current hot thing that everyone is doing because the fad could pass quickly and you will have spent a lot of time and resources on som…

Nearly two centuries after he led a slave revolt, Nat Turner is having a proverbial cultural "moment"

Nat Turner in Jerusalem, a new play by Nathan Alan Davis at New York Theatre Workshop, is yet another retelling of Nat Turner’s 1831 slave insurrection, a story that has been told and retold for nearly two ce…

The Dance Enthusiast staff share what they're enthused about this fall season in dance and beyond.

"I cannot create anything if I do not live it personally. I need to viscerally experience these emotions to start the creative process." Caterina Rago, New York.

Thinking like an artist serves many of our world's leaders as well as professionals in the service industry. Curious? Check out these videos!

"I created the project not to travel around the world as a tourist or an observer, but to experience world cultures through an intimate exchange. I didn’t want to consume a culture, but to add value to the cu…

The image of Loie Fuller’s billowing flower-like, pink-hued sleeves captured in the 1896 film La Danze Serpentine by the Lumiere brothers is infamous even a hundred years later. This hypnotic image is the sta…

Today Michael Gennaro, Goodspeed's Executive Director, announced the six sensational shows set for next season. Gennaro explained, 2017 is going to be an exciting year at Goodspeed. We're producing a classic mu…

Critic Matt Trueman described Elinor Cook‘s Pilgrims, about a pair of young mountain climbers, as the “peak of playwriting”. I got to talk mountain climbing, metaphors and much more with this…

On October 22, 2016, civic leaders and theater lovers will gather at We're Over the Moon -- a night of stellar Broadway entertainment celebrating Half Moon Theatre's 10th Anniversary Season. Laura Osnes, two-ti…

It's a sad comment on both human nature and American nature that we never seem to learn our lessons properly the first time.

Nat Turner in Jerusalem, a new play by Nathan Alan Davis at New York Theatre Workshop, is yet another retelling of Nat Turner’s 1831 slave insurrection, a story that has been told and retold for nearly two ce…

The original tunes from “La La Land” might get some tough competition at the Oscars from Peter Gabriel. He has released a new tune, “The Veil,” that is featured in the Oliver Stone f…

Featuring more than 60 events, over 350 international artists, 25 new commissions or premiere works with more than 15 Asia-Pacific nations represented, the full program for the inaugural Asia TOPA: Asia-Pacifi…

Molly Pope drops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about her Feinstein's/54 Below show A Star is Born and more with Paul Wontorek. 

A hot shot gallery with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel? This Monday just got so much better!

BroadwayWorld is pleased to present the opening number from the Broadway bound musical Come From Away. The performance was recorded today in Toronto at the annual Mirvish season launch event, and features the e…

    The iconic Charles Aznavour will be returning to Madison Square Garden on Saturday October 15 at 8 pm. After more than 70 years and thousands of concerts, Aznavour continues to spread his warmth a…

With songs by the team that wrote Dear Evan Hansen, the film won the People's Choice Award in Toronto.

Opening at NGV International on Friday 30 September, a spectacular display of jewels from the Bulgari Heritage Collection, including emerald and diamond jewellery from the personal collection of Elizabeth Taylo…

It’s Tarantino meets Deadwood in the backblocks of 19th century Australia, as Belvoir in association with Oombarra Productions presents Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife – a full-throttle d…

The Tony Award-winning director-playwright will join a September 30 panel discussion that also features Anne Bogart and Larry Kramer.

To the delight of children and children at heart, Adventure Theatre’s 2016/17 season kicked off yesterday with Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical. Based on Mo Willem’s first Knuffle Bunny book, the musical…

The Clinton and Trump puppets made their debut in a Town Hall-style debate - a preview to the actual first scheduled debate between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump - earlier today, September 26, at New World Stages …

Duane Richards II is a native Washingtonian who is appearing in Blackberry Daze at MetroStage. Here’s his journey… Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers about your theater and vocal …

Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks are codirectors of the new musical from Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, and Chazz Palminteri.

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend. Molly Ringwald Set for Terms of Endearment Off-Broadway Stage and screen favorite Molly Ringwald has been tapped to headli…

Name:  Weston Chandler LongHometown: Waterford, CT Education: Currently attending Pace UniversitySelect Credits: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (Off-Broadway); John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean (National…

Hamilton, Wicked and Rotten!, oh my! Musical theater fans and performers alike flocked to Shubert Alley on Sunday, September 25 in anticipation of the 30th annual installment of the Broadway Flea Market, hoste…

Lincoln Center Theater has announced two new productions for its 2016-2017 season HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE, a new play by Sarah Ruhl, and an LCT3 production of BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, a new play by Bryna…

Strangemen amp Co., the company that brought you the critically acclaimed, Obie Award-winning production of THE WOODSMAN, once again welcomes you into their process as they present their Fourth Annual aPlay amp…

KILLER ROSES AND A HUNCHBACK HORROR As disease follows famine, the 100 Years War succumbed to the War of the Roses. It makes sense that the titles of the two parts of Barbara Gaines’ massive compilation Tug …

Scott Rudin's starry revival grossed enough to offset the losses of seven other shows combined.

The Mogador Theatre is currently closed to the public after a fire broke out in the morning hours of September 25.

Winner of the 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award for Ensemble, ChipandGus— written, directed, and performed by John Ahlin and Christopher Patrick Mullen, and produced by Fat Knight Theatre, where Ahl…

On March 24, 1962, at Madison Square Garden in New York, welterweight boxer Emile Griffith killed a man in the ring. If you were around back then and a boxing fan, you likely watched the death on WGN-TV. Griffi…

Ghostlight Records has announced that Close to You Bacharach Reimagined from KYLE RIABKO is now available from Spotify and other streaming services.

Rehearsals began today for the Broadway premiere of A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menke…

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The Alan Menken musical will arrive at the Longacre Theatre in November.

California may be in a drought, but inside Walt Disney Concert Hall it’s cloudy with a chance of rain. Nebulous slate-colored thunderheads loom above the escalators that transport visitors from the parking ga…

If you notice something suspicious at a play, musical or concert Downtown, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust wants you to alert an usher or call 911.

The theatre announced two new additions to its season line-up.

It’s been a long road for Leo in “4000 Miles,” a play whose title refers (in part) to a cross-country bike ride that put this free-spirited young wanderer in the path of immense tragedy. His second odysse…

Rebecca Taichman and Lee Sunday Evans will direct works from LCT's upcoming season.

Who is Mark Cuthbertson? In a nutshell, I am an artist based in regional Victoria and I have been designing and collaborating works with Back to Back Theatre for the past 19 years, including their latest major…

It looks like Broadway’s fall season has officially begun, with four plays starting previews last week and one of them — “The Front Page” — leaping into the Top 10 at the Broadw…

The fall season is beginning to light up the marquees of Broadway, and instead of a splashy musical, it’s a classic play shining brightest. The revival of The Front Page began previews on September 20, an…

Get a taste of Fox's Rocky Horror Picture Show remake as Victoria Justice, Ryan McCartan and Reeve Carney share their tips for Rocky Horror virgins who watch when the all-star TV version premieres on Octobe…

With Falsettos beginning performances on September 29 at the Walter Kerr Theatre, Lincoln Center's 2016-17 season is already shaping up to be an impactful one. In the Next Room scribe Sarah Ruhl's new p…

Two performing arts students have been awarded the first college scholarships from a fund honoring Bernie G. Yvon, the longtime Chicago actor who died in an automoble accident in 2014. Kamilah Lay from Greenda…

Six shows in previews bulked up the new Broadway season and all of them drew audience interest across a wide range of genres, from seasonal songfest (Holiday Inn) to modern classic (The Cherry Orchard) and n…

By Priscilla Page. Priscilla Page on Ricardo Gamboa and Sean James William Parris’ Space Age at Free Street Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

The John W. Engeman Theater presents1776nowthrough Sunday, November 6, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below

What happens when mayors meet We found out over the weekend when NYC's Mayor Bill de Blasio met another mayor... well, sort of. De Blasio attended a recent performance ofBerkshire Theatre Group BTG's sold-out p…

The playwright also will receive this year’s Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award.

As he releases a new cookbook, “EveryDayCook: This Time It’s Personal,” the very private host reflects on a difficult time in his life.

Just got wind that the “Godfather of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis has passed away.  An interesting dilemma for his afterlife: shouldn’t his “heaven” be some sort of funhouse repre…

The Rob Guest Endowment Committee have announced the 2016 Rob Guest Endowment Grand Final Concert will take place on Monday 14 November at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. The concert will be a night of exhilarating …

Should Maresca’s Broadway dreams come true, Broadway would only be richer for it.

“With a Little Bit of Love,” Eliza Masters the King’s English by Barry David Horwitz How did Lerner and Loewe get U.S. audiences to accept a simple formula about class conflict, taken from the socialist p…

The Pulitzer winner made an out-of-the-blue appearance at Radio City.