John Frost and Suzanne Jones announced today that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz will be coming to Australia in 2017. Set to open in Brisbane in November the production…

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4292017.

Ahead of its September premiere at the newly refurbished Sydney Lyric Theatre, Producer Michael Cassel has revealed the full company of the Australian production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Beautiful…

The National Theatre's former boss is wonderfully insightful about everything but himselfAfter the first preview of Mike Leigh’s play Two Thousand Years at the National Theatre, a young Guardian reporter…

Provocative, startling, and theatrical, "Her Opponent" is a recreation of the 2016 U.S. presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The twist is that actors of reverse genders portray them. …

Anthony Warlow will star as The Wizard in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz, when this enchanting revision of the all-time classic has its Australian premiere in Brisb…

Stephen Unwin on 'All Our Children', his play for Jermyn Street Theatre about Nazi persecution of the disabled“I’ve got a terrible confession to make”, I said to my long-suffering partner who ha…

Leading theatre producer John Frost and Chief Executive Officer of Arts Centre Melbourne, Claire Spencer, have announced that they would unite to reinstate the tradition of the annual summer musical in the Sta…

The heirs of Abbott and Costello asked the Supreme Court of the United States to hear their case against the Broadway show "Hand to God" over using the "Who's on First" routine without their permission.

“Bandstand,” a new musical about a group of traumatized World War II veterans who form a 40’s jazz band with a Gold Star widow as their singer, attempts to combine an original score of period music and ex…

The full cast of Beautiful the Musical was announced this morning by producer Michael Cassel ahead of its opening at the newly refurbished Sydney Lyric on 17 of September this year. Joining previously announced…

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week ANASTASIA stopped for a coffee …

After 10 years of self-imposed exile, the playwright is enjoying a renaissance. However, she says that female dramatists are still being disregardedPlaywright Timberlake Wertenbaker was once one of Britain’s …

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts theatre season for 2017-2018 looks like it will be an exceptional one with the highly anticipated Broadway hit musical “Hamilton” and the critically acclai…

      By Sandi Durell     Playwright Lucas Hnath thinks he has the answers in this smarty pants sequel to the 1879 Ibsen classic A Doll’s House. After walking out, slamming the door, …

Rep Stage’s original world-premiere musical “Dorian’s Closet” will open your heart, mind, and soul to the life and times of Dorian Corey, a legendary female impersonator and fashion desi…

James Corden presented many laughs along with an award at UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s 22nd Annual “Taste for a Cure” event, which honored Yael and Scooter Braun, at the Beverly…

An unusual choice and subject matter for a musical, Grey Gardens tells the story of the dysfunctional relationship between mother Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter “Little” Edie Beale. The two women were the…

A really fun sequel to Ibsen's classic features a really large door and an amazing performance by Shannon Cochran.

Idina Menzel took to Facebook to post a video flashback all the way to 1996. The video centers around opening night of Jonathan Larson's RENT, famous for kicking off the careers of nearly the full company. Back…

Broadway's best shared playful parodies, stirred emotions and delivered dance-driven delights at the 31st annual Easter Bonnet Competition. Video of was released through BCEFA's Facebook page, check out THE LIO…

THR's awards columnist discusses the lifetime achievement Tony, Phillipa Soo's decision to do 'Amelie' rather than 'The Great Comet,' a "student matinee" of 'The Price' and more.read more

Melbourne is welcoming back its beloved “Summer Musical” this year with David Campbell’s star turn, Dream Lover, at Arts Centre Melbourne. After a world premiere season at Sydney’s Lyri…

Strong and dramatic – the two words that continuously came to my mind as I watched Dorian’s Closet at Rep Stage last night. This production is the world premiere of the new musical based on the life of fema…

Suppose your two best friends were really talented and you invited them over to sing and tell stories and a few of your other friends found out and showed up to listen and it turned out to be a really fun, inti…

Turning children's books into Broadway musicals has become very popular over the last few years. There is just something about seeing your favorite book from childhood coming to life on stage that just brings a…

Year of the Bicycle Off Off Broadway, The Cell Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Joanna Evans' ethereal play tells the story of an unlikely friendship that sustains the spirit of two people even in moments of …

Sacramento is not a city most recognized for live theatrical shows. New York City and Broadway do garner most of the attention. Touring theater is, of course, popular all across the world. Sacramento is home to…

Early on, when that iconic red door that has marked the gateway to Elizabeth Arden’s swank Fifth Avenue salon since 1910, rolls onto the stage, it’s clear we’re in good hands. This good-looking musical ab…

Think back to 2001. If you went to the art-house cinema at all that fall, chances are it was to catch Jean-Pierre Jeune’s wide-eyed ingénue Amélie. With its many super-tight shots of newcomer Audrey Tautou�…

Swallow, by Scottish playwright Stef Smith, was first seen at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015. This American premiere is produced by Inis Nua Theatre Company (which specializes in works from England, Wales, Irel…

A look at the 2017 eligible plays, musicals, and revivals, on video.

Don't mention the F-word: Geoff Mills reviews Alistair Beaton's play about - whisper it - shale gas extraction. The post Review: Fracked at Malvern Theatres appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

By Cecilia Cackley, Gabriela Céspedes. Puppeteer Cecilia Cackley interviews Gabriela Céspedes, a leading caja lambe - lambe puppet artist based in Argentina.

Friends until the end of time: Rosemary Waugh reviews Alice Nicholas's new play about transgender teenagers. The post Review: Eclipse at The Station, Bristol appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

For a long time I have wondered if the talented quintet of players at Houston’s evermore popular MUSIC BOX nightclub wouldn’t eventually run out of cleverly planned and executed themes for their numerous sh…

By Jack Paterson. Jack Paterson meets with Winfried Wrede to talk about the development program Flausen he runs in Oldenburg, Germany.

Following a successful UK tour marking the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War, Dare Devil Rides To Jarama comes to Tara Theatre for a limited run.I caught up with writer and actor Neil Gore to discuss th…

A Personal Memorial by Mark Scharf If you’re lucky, you will be blessed with the gift of someone in your life like Anthony Hinkle. When I got the call letting me know he was gone I refused to accept it �…

By Douglas Mayo American comedian and musician Claybourn Elder brings his one-man show You and Me and Sondheim to London for one very special performance on April 30, 2017, at 7.30pm at the Arts Theatre London.…

Photo credit: Brett Beiner Photography Drury Lane Theatre opens its electrifying new production of Chicago, featuring [...]

Following its critically acclaimed, completely sold-out run at the Berger Park Coach House this winter, Broken [...]

Broadway In Chicago and the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour are excited to announce A SEASON OF LOVE BENEFIT [...]

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with David Korins, and Paloma Young, who acted as scenic a…

On Wednesday, beloved filmmaker Jonathan Demme died at 73. While Demme won an Oscar for directing Silence of Lambs, his subsequent film, Philadelphia, is regarded as some of his most groundbreaking work. Coinci…

By Mark Ludmon The show is worth seeing for the cutting-edge visuals alone but, while it stylishly captures much of the theme and substance of the novel, it is lacking in emotional engagement – something …

This is sweet and haunting music; and, like rose oil, it lingers.

Everyone on Broadway is talking Tonys. Nominations for this year's Tony Awards are announced on Tuesday, May 2 and everyone has an opinion on which shows and talents will be remembered and honored for their…

First thing to point out about this show is that unless you have some solid knowledge about how the theatre industry works or have a love of musical theatre then this show probably won’t be for you. However, …

FINDING NEVERLAND is touring city to city teaching imagination and aviation.

During his lifetime, Sergei Rachmaninoff was more famous as a pianist than as a composer. Logically, therefore, The Philadelphia Orchestra’s current Rachmaninoff Festival is concentrating on the keyboard. The…

A young woman in search of her past. A country in the midst of a revolution. Two schemers looking to escape the violence of a new Communist regime. These grand scenarios have the making for an opulent musical f…

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is using a controversial Yiddish play more than a hundred years old as the basis for her first Broadway production.

According to Forbes, the descendants of Abbott and Costello have appealed their copyright claim against the play HAND TO GOD all the way to the Supreme Court. The case originated when the heirs discovered that …

Listen: Special Episode! Critics Review “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Drama Desk Nominees Announced, and Rob Fisher Chats “Lyrics & Lyricists.” “Today on Broadway” is a…

NEW YORK (AP) - Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks paid tribute Friday night to the late director Jonathan Demme, the man who brought them together on his film "Philadelphia," which won each of them Oscars.

Laurie Metcalf has won three Emmys for her role on “Roseanne,” but a Tony win still eludes her despite three previous nominations. That could change this June thanks to a heavy hitting role in Lucas Hnath�…

A stunning piece of provocative performance art, Cock and Bull grabs Tory political rhetoric by the pussy, slaps it on the arse, tells you to 'calm down dear' and then dares you to look away.

David Byars' documentary 'No Man's Land' provides a fly-on-the-wall account of the 2016 occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. read more

There’s the daily ordeal of truth, imaginary facts, and shifting identities. There is wealth and privilege and assumptions based on hearsay, without understanding. Within all of this lies the day-to-day news …

In this crisp revival of Martin Crimp’s 1993 play The Treatment characters frequently struggle to be understood. In a lurid New York

I went through a period of being obsessed with Greece’s bailout referendum in 2015. It wasn’t because I was a politics geek but mainly to do with my crush of Vanis Varoufakis, the country’s economy minist…

Meridith FriedmanHometown:  Honolulu, Hawaii (by way of Madison, Wisconsin) Current Town:  The East Side of Manhattan Q:  Tell me about your play going up at Curious Theater.A:  The Lucki…

Jerry Herman's bouncy score plus Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce . . .no wonder this old-fashioned musical is the season's hottest ticket. .

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

This is the largest exhibition of Botticelli paintings ever mounted in North America. Bigger may not always be better, but this is a gorgeous show.

Following the stunning success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, 'Hamilton', renewed interest in the life and history of the nation's first Treasury Secretary has taken hold among its legion of fans.

According to Goldderby, Cynthia Erivo won a Daytime Emmy yesterday, April 28th, which puts her only one award away from EGOT. The Daytime Emmy win came from a nomination of The Color Purple cast's performance o…

Summed up in a single photograph: April 29th marks the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency. Here are press accounts and comments. “The tradition of looking to that period as a presidential milest…

As each and every photograph from the experience proves, Barack Obama has enjoyed vacationing tremendously. So it should be easy enough to assume that Tom Hanks, beacon of affability that he is, would tremendou…

    By Sandi Durell   Look at the old girl now fellas . . . an especially poignant line in the title song for the Divine Miss M who, with a wink and a nod, has the audience eating out of her hand…

First of all, we no longer say “Hottentot”. The proper name for this tribe of Southern African hunter-gatherers is Khoikhoi; Dutch colonists dubbed them “Hottentot” in mockery of their c…

Operas are no use sitting in dog-eared scores on the shelf. Operas are made to be heard and experienced and enjoyed. Blancke Knochen Opera takes Massenet’s score for sumptuously melodious opera Werther off th…

I love theater and have been covering it for over 15 years and in my lifetime I have never seen Hello, Dolly on Broadway until last night. I never saw the original as I was not born so I watched the movie last …

Paper Hearts is an uplifting rom-com musical set in a high street bookshop. Think ‘You’ve Got Mail’ but this time it has an awesome pop/folk score and it’s half set in Russia. It sounds unusual but stay…

The irreverence of 'The Book of Mormon' + the heart and soul of old Broadway.

Like most talented playwrights these days, Annie Baker has no doubt been asked to spend some time in a writers' room for one of the prestige TV shows. But on the basis of her new play The Antipodes, which has j…

The cast of the National Theatre's 2017 revival of Tony Kushner's landmark workAngels in AmericaincludesStuart Angell,Mark Arnold, Arun Blair-Mangat, Susan Brown, Laura Caldow, Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Ka…

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Alan Bennett’s Forty Years On is a curious play. His first outing as playwright (back in 1968) is charmingly eccentric, wonderfully witty and every bit a Bennett play. In fact it comes across as if the Histor…