Who is Dylan Singh? Dylan is a young indigenous artist hoping to become an ambassador for the arts and all things black to help not only indigenous issues but issues for his community and all humans alike. What…

  by Linda Amiel Burns   The last concert of the 18th season of Scott Siegel’s revered series Broadway By The Year began and ended with two fabulous production numbers that Danny Gardner starred in …

Sam Shaber: Life, Death, and Duran Duran  Reviewed by Julia Stier  The Ruby Theatre at The Complex Hollywood (Hollywood Fringe Festival)  Through June 21 Sam Shaber has known a lot of joy and a lot of pain…

1. ‘Dancing in My Cockroach Killers’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre. “…the cast, in a swirling, fervent recitation/celebration of Puerto Ricans and their culture, deliver a knock-out of a show.”…

Australia’s only Baroque opera company, the acclaimed Pinchgut Opera, presents a striking new production of Handel’s Athalia for four performances ony from 21 June at City Recital Hall Sydney. It is based …

Frankenstein  Reviewed by Dana Martin  Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group  Through June 30th Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group has created a monster. An unsettling, innovative re-imagining of …

After opening approximately three years ago on Broadway (after a run at The Public) and winning countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize and 11 Tonys in 2016, are there any more praises that can be heaped o…

Len Blavatnik’s entertainment firm Access Entertainment bought the 67-year lease remaining on the Theatre Royal Haymarket, for a reported £45 million.

Freebird Goes to Mars  Reviewed by Iris Mann Lounge Theatre (Hollywood Fringe Festival)  Through June 24 RECOMMENDED Rarely do 45 minutes fly by as quickly as they do in this solo show co-created (with dir…

Life on Hiatus  Reviewed by Iris Mann  Lounge Theatre (Hollywood Fringe Festival)  Closed Australian writer/ performer Lachlan the Bray has crafted an intricate piece of spoken word poetry in Life on Hiatus…

Tar Reviewed by Neal Weaver Playwrights’ Arena Through July 2 RECOMMENDED It’s Los Angeles in 1939. Count Basie and his band are scheduled to play at the Palomar Ballroom — one of the first African-A…

“Love is always better.” This line takes many meanings in the musical adaptation of the iconic film, “The Bridges of Madison County,” now playing through June 24th at the Gaithersburg Ar…

This Manhattan Theater Club production, written by Donja R. Love and directed by Saheem Ali, is set in the antebellum South.

Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle is back in town with her stunning solo performance 'Frances Ruffelle LiveS in New York' an intimate evening of song that whispers seductive secrets, lays bare the naked truth …

Hans always knows how to make a grand entrance and nothing can be grander when you’re carried out to the stage on the shoulders of a handsome young man with the theme song of Hawaii Five-O belted out from th…

Upstage center in Donja R. Love's Sugar in Our Wounds is, as the Playbill says, "a tall, tall tree."

★★★★ Donja R. Love looks unflinchingly at lynchings and their aftermaths in the deep South The post Sugar in Our Wounds: Salt Effectively Poured in Civil War Wounds appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

After a sold out season at La Mama’s Explorations 2017, Chronic returns for a full season in 2018. In the aftermath of a fire that gutted the Melbourne theatrical icon on Faraday Street, despite the tragedy �…

Part One in playwright Donja R. Love's The Love* Plays trilogy explores the beginnings of a queer relationship in the Civil War-era South.

I-Chia Chiu and Mason Rosenthal’s SoLow Fest entry 'Aisle' makes magic from the mundane. Jessica Rizzo reviews.

As it gets set to launch its sixth edition, San Diego’s sprawling celebration of unorthodox performance might be in danger of an identity crisis. After all, what happens when a fringe festival is no longer on…

The Biennale of Sydney has announced Brook Andrew as the Artistic Director of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020). “The artist is at the centre of our work at the Biennale of Sydney. We are therefore delighted…

New York City has always suffered from a lack of space and Broadway has been far from exempt. Incoming shows battle for theatres in order to find their stage however, this isn't the only venue that leads to iss…

According to The New York Times, Frozen writer Jennifer Lee and Inside Out director Pete Docter have been named Chief Executive Officers within the DisneyPixar companyfollowingJohn Lasseter's resignation. Lee w…

  By Bernie Furshpan (#7 in the Series)   Think about a stressful situation you experienced at home or at work. Did you feel like you were being stretched in two different directions? Going through s…

    By Myra Chanin   On May 17, 1954, Thurgood Marshall, Esq. convinced the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education that separate was not equal — just unconstitutional. The Cour…

By Meredith Ganzman Honest Iago: a name that could not be further from the truth. The painful irony is that the character is about as evil and deceitful as they come. But this is also what makes him such a del…

Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter will take over as the chief creative officers at Disney Animation and Pixar following the resignation of John Lasseter.

reTHEATER's revival of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' sacrifices character and story to present an exuberantly loud concert with meandering monologues. Mark Cofta reviews.

Game of Thrones actors Lena Headey and Indira Varma star alongside refugees in a video produced at Shakespeare’s Globe to mark World

The latest incarnation of Alan Govenar and Akin Babatundé’s evolving musical tribute to Blind Lemon Jefferson, following their award-winning productions of Blind Lemon: Prince of Country Blues (2001) and Bli…

Broadway's hottest dancers and two explosively responsive audiences came together for a fierce and steamy evening of fun and sensational striptease at Broadway Bares Game Night, this year's record-breaking edit…

Saturday night, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the 2nd Annual Kristi Awards took place, culminating the end of a week's work and training at the 4th year of Kristin Chenoweth's BROADWAY BOOTCAMP.

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Pharrell Williams & Kenya Barris Are Developing a Juneteenth Stage Musical Kenya Barris, creator of TV's Black-ish, is teaming up wit…

Corey Cott stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Bandstand's big screen debut and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

Chiaroscuro lighting and distressed surfaces set the tone in Geraldine Alexander’s production of The Crucible. It’s an atmospheric staging, wit the set

The social satire played just seven performances on Broadway in 1933.

In the lovely confines of The Vanguard, Yasmin Reza's modern classic Art comes to life in New City Players' finely curated production.

On Tuesday, Black Button Eyes Productions announced casting for its world premiere of “Nightmares and Nightcaps: the Stories of John Collier,” written and directed by the company’s artistic director, Ed R…

This year's annual striptease spectacular benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS took place June 17.

"I get new perspectives each time. The first time you see it it's this big, spectacular show. After that, there's always something new."

Given the nature of the event -- a movie screening of 1982's now-classic (and still franchise-best) "The Wrath of Khan," followed by Shatner on stage taking questions from the audience -- he certainly expects p…

The tenth annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards will take place June 25 at the Minskoff Theatre.

Would you Adam and Eve it? Could it be possible for one of the greatest poems in the English Language, John Milton’s Paradise Lost – the story of the Garden of Eden - to be converted in a new rock musical b…

Knight Foundation’s New Work Miami initiative hopes to showcase Miami as a city of art and innovation.

The new musical features a book and lyrics by Emmy Award winner Eileen Bluestone Sherman and music by Gail C. Bluestone.

The Tony Awards just toasted the best productions and performers of the past Broadway season, and in a few weeks two of the big winners there — Tony Shalhoub and Laurie Metcalf — may find themselv…

‘The broken among us teach us to be human’: Duška Radosavljević reviews Anna Deavere Smith's verbatim show as part of LIFT 2018. The post Review: Notes from the Field at Royal Court Theatre appeared first…

The 2018 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts opens Wednesday, June 20 with the third oldest ballet company in the world, the Royal Danish Ballet, and Minneapolis-based Indian dance comp…

Perfect Picture, a new musical inspired by the dramatic life of Norman Rockwell and his quest to paint the 4 Freedoms will play The Arkell Pavillion at the Southern Vermont Arts Center 930 SVAC Drive in Manches…

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Clarke Thorell will assume the role of Zoltan Karparthy in its award-winning production of Lerner amp Loewe's MY FAIR LADY beginning Tuesday, June 26 at the Vivian Beau…

Clarke Thorell is returning to Broadway. The stage alum will step into the role of Zoltan Karparthy in the acclaimed revival of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady at the Vivian Beaumont Theater beginning on …

Lady Gaga is five-foot two inches tall and still growing. “I’m actually five-foot three and three quarters,” she clarified at Saturday’s MTV Movie and TV Awards. The New York-born pop ma…

We couldn't very well end our 10th season without celebrating pride And what better way to celebrate than with an Open Mic having friends new and old come wave their freak flags high

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality would be the law of the land in America. Three days later, Tom Andersen, an award-winning, out singer-songwriter released a music video that wed …

'Headlong, hormonal passion': Anna Winter reviews Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet at Sadler's Wells. The post Review: Romeo and Juliet by Birmingham Royal Ballet appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

David Sedaris, whose acid-tongued memoirs of family life have made him a favorite of just about everyone, will be swooping into the Paramount Theatre on November 20 to read from his newest book, “Calypso.” …

The season will feature a world premiere adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Emma.'

The Front Page actor will take on the role of Zoltan Karparthy, replacing Manu Narayan.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A musical inspired by the life of late pop singer Michael Jackson will open on Broadway in 2020, Jackson's estate and its producing partner said on Tuesday.

The co-bookwriter and co-director of what would become a 1,584 performance smash hit talks to the audience of an evening performance.

The Shakespeare in the Park production officially opened June 18.

Juneteenth, African-American Independence Day (it’s today! Google it!), is still not a federally recognized holiday, but it’ll soon be a national celebration for musical theater. Pharrell Williams and Black…

Skeleton Crew, by Dominique Morisseau. Peoples Light Theater, Malvern, PA, through July 15, 2018.   Skeleton Crew takes an issue that’s normally associated with Trump supporters and sees it through the l…

The Indianapolis theatre's founding producing director departed after 35 years.

In 1964, Playbill sat down with the critically acclaimed writer to discuss his Broadway show and how he viewed the state of the American theatre.

PIX11, Tribune Broadcasting's New York flagship station, has partnered with The Broadway Channel to present Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, a monthly series of specials about Broadway and the theater c…

The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production ofOthello opened just last night at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Check out the photos below

The JimmyAwards announces the industry coaches for the tenth annual awards ceremony on Monday, June 25th at 730PM at the Minskoff Theatre. The six coaches -Lisa Brescia, Maryann Hu, Adam Kantor, Howard Mcgillin…

Vassar amp New York Stage and Film have announced the next wave of casting for the highly anticipated 34th Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY, which starts this Friday, June 22 and runs through Sunday, July …

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The non-profit institution honored the Pulitzer Prize winner as well as director James Lapine.

The city of Sacramento has released architectural drawings of a renovated Sacramento Convention Center before a key City Council vote Tuesday night. … Click to Continue »

Lowans will begin her new position on Aug. 1.

On Tuesday, Teatro Vista announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, including the world premiere of “The Abuelas,” a sequel to 2017-18’s “The Madres.” First will be “American Jornalero” by Ed Ca…

The performances are part of the Broadway Buskers concert series hosted by Ben Cameron.

The summer lineup from Vassar and New York Stage and Film includes the new musicals The Waves and Alice By Heart.

In honor of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band, which was written in 1968 and made its Broadway debut this May, Samuel French is thrilled to announce a Limited Edition publication of this groundbreaking play.

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Sugar in Our Wounds, a new play by Donja R. Love, directed by Saheem Ali opens tonight - Tuesday, June 19. Get a preview of the show below with all new video footage

According to Variety, Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams will collaborate on a stage musical about Juneteenth, the African-American holiday honoring the date that U.S. Army ships forced Texas landowners to free…