Uh, Nessa… it’s good to see them, isn’t it? Ethan Slater and Christopher Fitzgerald join Boq WICKED Broadway and film forces to present at this year’s 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring the best of New York theat…
Winners have been announced for the 2026 Drama Desk Awards, honoring the best in Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theater in the 2025–2026 season. The ceremony was held on May 1…
The Masquerade and Light in the Piazza alum steps into the role of Christine Daaé.
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Vincent E. Thomas has been making choreography in the DMV for over 20 years, but this was the first opportunity I’ve had to see his work live onstage. Thomas himself is a compelling perfor…
Gangsters and Broadway, a natural combination for entertainment! Enter “Guys and Dolls,” the classic, Tony Award-winning show, captivating with every roll of the dice. Whether you are ne…
Earlier tonight, talented students from across New York City gathered at Symphony Space for the Roger Rees Awards, hosted by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. The winners of Outstanding Performance in a…
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Things are not yet as bad as the reality presented in the play. But it urges us to beware, to speak up for ourselves at the ballot box, and not allow the promise of 1776 to continue down the…
Southbank Centre, LondonBetween a sci-fi concert for eggs and an interview with a bee, the scarecrow broadcasters in Philippe Quesne’s oddball performance piece make the case for art as sa…
The 70th annual Drama Desk Award winners, announced as they unfold at Town Hall, with host Marla Mindelle, honoring achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway an…
There is one day every Tony Awards season when the campaigning quiets down. No one has won anything yet, no speeches have been delivered, and for a few hours the nominees simply get to celeb…
The artwork is part of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's "Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón" exhibition.
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Eliya Smith’s disturbing teen dramedy explores the ambivalence and confusion of life on the brink of adulthood.
Spellbinding Strauss was a luminous reminder of why the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony has become indispensable to New York's cultural landscape. Maestro Bernard and Sara Beth Pearson delivere…
Christiani Pitts is having a star-turn this season carrying a show (and a cake) eight times a week at the Longacre Theatre. She stars opposite fellow 2026 Tony nominee Sam Tutty as 'Robin'. …
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Meg Bussert. Peter was in London and saw seven shows: The Karate Kid @ New Wimbledon Theatre, An Ideal Husband @ Lyric Hammers…
A new novel from Sara Lippman follows a young woman who grows up in the Philly burbs, and then faces the secrets of her teenage years 20 years later. Emma Riverso reviews.
Philly novelist A.E.S. O’Neill’s latest thriller dives into the world of Philly politics. A bitter New York PR executive with a loose relationship to the truth comes home to manage his n…
In her debut novel And the Ancestors Sing, Philly author Radha Lin Chaddah tackles a sweeping multigenerational tale set in China after the Cultural Revolution, including the plasma economy …
Philly-based sex educator Erica Smith brings her passion for shame-free knowledge to her new book, The Purity Culture Recovery Guide, building on her popular platform for those recovering fr…
Philly author Sara Nović, whose 2024 novel True Biz was a One Book, One Philadelphia pick, is back with a singular memoir exploring the world of deafness, parenting, adoption, disability, a…
Local author Stephen S. Francis Decky combines hallucinatory haunting with a fable about Philly-area musicians who meet a supernatural monster disguised as a smooth record-label exec. Kiran …
Tonys season is here at last! Did you know that 21 plays opened on Broadway in the 2025/26 season? 18 of them have a big reason to celebrate this month because they all earned nominations fo…
Actors’ Playhouse’s flawless Dial M For Murder, readapted from the orginal play, is stylish and enjoyable from curtain to curtain call. The post Dial M For Murder Enjoyable From Curtain …
Review by Ron Fassler . . . In the mid-70s, pop composer Rupert Holmes was doing well writing and performing hits like “Him” and “The Pina Colada Song”, though their success did ha…
For nine years, writer Anndee Hochman told unexpected stories about how families came to be in her popular Inquirer column, The Parent Trip. Now many of those pieces are collected in a new b…
Today’s new Travalanche post for May 17, 2026 is about child star Baby Early Gorman. Also Happy Ride a Unicycle Day. Earlier Travalanche posts for May 17 (in no particular order) include o…
Revolutionary-era Quakers, spurned by both loyalists and patriots, had to find their own way in 18th-century Philadelphia. A new book dives into their legacy. Rob Laymon reviews.
Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is celebrating Cher's big birthday, bakin…
As she explores three losses at different times in her life, memoirist Fredricka R. Maister reflects on the messy yet transformative power of facing grief in Three Times a Mourner: Personal …
The best of the New York City theatre community is at Town Hall tonight for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrica…
The annual London fundraiser is celebrating the 25th Serpentine Pavilion by the Mexico City-based LANZA atelier.
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Baby Early Gorman (Earle Gorman, 1906-1982) was a child star, very much in the vein of Baby Peggy, Baby Marie, Baby Rose Marie, Baby June, and Baby Leroy. She was the niece of actress Elsie …
Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should beIt’s a chilly spring evening in what was once a Catholic church in a left-behind …
Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonForgoing Brecht’s usual distanciation, Anna Jordan’s new translation and Michelle Terry’s lovable performance bring out the humanity of a woman doing what�…
The Great Gatsby's Damani Van Rensalier is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Van Rensalier takes our Instagram followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical. Go…
Hampstead theatre, LondonA first love is rekindled on stage and off in Sarah Ruhl’s metatheatrical romance and farcical send-up of hammy old musicalsIt doesn’t take long for the protagon…
Our chief theater critic looks at this year’s nominees and makes some predictions (and recommendations).
Derek Klena was a successful actor with a Tony nomination to his name. But he’s found a bigger audience with the barnstorming baseball sensation.
For a short time, Rauschenberg made dances. He used roller skates, pointe shoes and parachute wings for “Pelican” (1963), now reimagined by Trisha Brown’s company.
Frontmezzjunkies reports: “Liza! at 80” Takes Carnegie Hall for One Night Only By Ross The moment I saw the announcement for Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance, I felt that fam…
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There are award shows that celebrate celebrity, and then there are award shows that celebrate the heartbeat of Broadway itself. This Monday, the Chita Rivera Awards once again shine a spotli…
The Glee favorite became a two-time Tony winner with the show, as both an actor and producer.
Alex Lippard, David Lee, and Ron Passaro's new musical plays 54 Below.
Ben Andron’s "Broken Snow" has an interesting premise: two half-brothers who never knew of the others existence meet in an abandoned house which was their father’s last known address. Th…
Ok- here it is: Jared Bradshaw of Broadway’s Jersey Boys and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Walt Disney World’s Finding Nemo blasts through 260+ impressions in 22 minutes. How …
