Dance Up Close to Miki Orihara and Her Solo Show "Resonance" by The Dance Enthusiast

"After working diligently on the other established choreographers’ works, Orihara fortuitously discovered that her minimalistic style was an appropriate addition to Resonance, balancin…

Anthony Giardina's The City of Conversation, Starring Jan Maxwell, Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The City of Conversation opens at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on May 5. The play, which is written by Anthony Giardina and directed by Tony winner Doug Hughes, stars five-time Tony nominee…

Romantic Drama Sea Marks, Starring Patrick Fitzgerald and Tony Nominee Xanthe Elbrick, Opens May 5 at Irish Rep by Carey Purcell

Irish Repertory Theatre concludes its 2013-14 season with a revival of Gardner McKay's Sea Marks, officially opening May 5 following previews that began April 23. 

League of Professional Theatre Women Presents Oral History With Tony Winner Bebe Neuwirth May 5 by Carey Purcell

The League of Professional Theatre Women presents an interview with award-winning actress Bebe Neuwirth May 5 at 6 PM.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Winners Announced May 5 by Adam Hetrick

The winners of the 2014 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards are announced May 5.

Drama League Gets Up Close With Tony Winner Julie Taymor May 5 by Carey Purcell

Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor participates in the Up Close series at the Drama League May 5 at 7:30 PM.

August Wilson Monologue Competition Held at August Wilson Theatre May 5; Kenny Leon Emcees Free Event by Carey Purcell

The 5th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, featuring high school students from throughout the country performing monologues by the late Wilson, is held May 5 at 7 PM at the August W…

Jason Graae Offers 49½ Shades of Graae May 5 at Birdland by Andrew Gans

Jason Graae, the singing actor whose Broadway credits include A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos and Stardust, offers 49½ Shades of Graae May 5 at Birdland.

John Aylward, Kristen Bush, Beth Dixon, Barbara Garrick, Jan Maxwell Star in LCT's City of Conversation, Opening May 5 by Andrew Gans

The Lincoln Center Theater production of Anthony Giardina's The City of Conversation officially opens May 5 following previews that began April 10 at Off-Broadway's Mitzi E. Newhouse…

Julie Halston, Betty Buckley, Charles Busch, Mary-Louise Parker, John Patrick Shanley Celebrate T. Schreiber Studio May 5 by Andrew Gans

An evening celebrating 45 years of the T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre, one of the country's foremost professional theatre organizations, is presented May 5 at the Metropolitan Club.

Tony Nominee Jeremy Jordan Makes Los Angeles Solo Concert Debut May 5-6 by Andrew Gans

Chris Isaacson Presents and Upright Cabaret present Newsies star Jeremy Jordan in his Los Angeles solo concert debut May 5-6 at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood.

Whitney Bashor, Jason Gotay, Marla Mindelle and More Join Songwriter Jonathan Reid Gealt May 5 at 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Composer-lyricist Jonathan Reid Gealt makes his solo 54 Below concert debut May 5. Whitney Bashor (The Bridges of Madison County), Jason Gotay (Spider-Man, Bring It On) and Marla Mindelle (C…

Jackie Hoffman, Jake Epstein, John Tartaglia Join Songwriters Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond for May 5 Ebb Award Concert by Michael Gioia

Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray, The Addams Family), Jake Epstein (Beautiful, Spider-Man) and Tony Award nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek) are among the artists joining Fred Ebb Award-winni…

A LETTER FROM LONDON: Powerful Dramas Pack the Stages and May is a Memorable Month by Ruth Leon

The monthly missive from Across the Pond pays a visit to Other Desert Cities and reports on the stage adaptation of Fatal Attraction. 

Kyle Dean Massey and Ciara Renée Are "On the Right Track" as New Leads in Broadway's Pippin by Michael Gioia

Meet Kyle Dean Massey and Ciara Renée, who recently took over as the new Pippin and Leading Player, respectively, in the Tony Award-winning revival of Pippin.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Sunday, May. 4

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, May 4, 2014.

Dance Up Close to Francesca Parker and "The Look of Feeling" by The Dance Enthusiast

“I always felt very honored to be so close to someone who didn’t question her purpose here on earth.” Francesca Harper on her mother, Denise Jefferson.

'9 to 5: The Musical' at Fairfax High School by Sophia Howes

  You Deserve a Break Today We've all heard those jokes about the corporation. In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation, came out as "Pepsi w…

A Rollicking 'How to Succeed' at Porchlight by Bob Bullen

Tyler Ravelson, Matthias Austin and John Keating in Porchlight’s ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ When the hit musical comedy How to Succeed in Business W…

Met, Singers at Odds Over Public Talks

The Metropolitan Opera is scheduled to kick off high-stakes negotiations on Monday with an unusually public standoff: Despite management's objections, the singers' union has invited members …

Children and Art " Tyran Parke at the Art Gallery of NSW by David Allen

Tyran Parke never fails to astound and delight in live performance. His new one man show Children and Art, which debuted at the Art Gallery of NSW on Friday is no exception. A masterful crea…

Website Coordinator " Metropolitan Opera by Dte

WHO: Metropolitan Opera POSITION: Website Coordinator DESCRIPTION: The Website Coordinator, who reports to Director, Website & Presentations, is a member of the web team ensuring the Met…

Theater Review: In Forbidden Broadway, Parody That Falls Short on Craft

A spoof without craftsmanship feels shoddy.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

Lucille Lortel's: And the Winners Are by Suzanna Bowling

Lucille Lortel's: And the Winners Are: The first of the award season happened tonight as the 29th annual Lucille Lortel Awards, were announced.

Fun Home, Here Lies Love & More Honored at the 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards by Broadway.com

The 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards took place on May 4, honoring the best of off-Broadway theater. Here Lies Love led the pack of winners with five awards, but losing out in the category of Outs…

Off Broadway's Lortel Awards Like 'Here Lies Love,' 'Fun Home' and 'The Open House' (COMPLETE LIST) by Gordon Cox

"Here Lies Love," the immersive staging of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim tuner about Imelda Marcos, got up and walked away with five Lucille Lortel Awards, the New York legit industry's Off Br…

STAGE TUBE: #ASTEPsings WHERE YOU LEAD, Featuring Chenoweth, Danielle Brooks, Samira Wiley, and More! by Stage Tube

Artists Striving To End Poverty ASTEP connects performing and visual artists with underserved youth in the U.S. and around the world to awaken their imaginations, foster critical thinking, a…

'Forbidden Broadway' neatly nails excesses of theater season by Frank Scheck

It couldn't have come at a better time " the end of a theater season that just kept on giving. Much like "Rocky," one of its hapless targets, Gerard Alessandrini's...

'An Octoroon' shocks, awes with outrageous riff on slavery by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you thought Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" was a provocative poke at race relations, wait till you see off-Broadway's "An Octoroon." A black actor puts on whiteface to play a...

Fun Home, Here Lies Love, Buyer & Cellar Win Lortel Awards by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway musicals Here Lies Love, Fun Home and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 are among the winners of the 29th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which were presented May 4 …

ArtsBeat: 'Fun Home' and 'Here Lies Love' Win Lortel Awards by Patick Healy

The Public Theater was the big winner on Sunday night at the Lucille Lortel Awards honoring Off Broadway works.

Off Broadway Review: 'Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!' by Gordon Cox

Anybody who got through this Broadway theater season alive deserves to see “Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!” — the latest edition of the irreverent satirical revue t…

'An Octoroon': Theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

The boldly hilarious button-pusher "An Octoroon" gets lots of lift by tearing things down. First to fall is the fourth wall, with actors talking directly to the audience about the making of …

Reviews: ''An Octoroon'' by Zachary Stewart

Theater Review: 'An Octoroon,' a Slave-Era Tale at Soho Rep by Ben Brantley

"An Octoroon," by the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is an exhilarating, booby-trapped production.

Fun Home, Here Lies Love, Buyer & Cellar Win Lortel Awards by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway productions of Here Lies Love, Fun Home and Buyer & Cellar are among the winners of the 29th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which were presented May 4 at the Skirball Cen…

Review: A Test of Faith by Michael Block

Honoring the roots of the classics is a noble mission to undertake. Discovering a cohesive way to pay homage to the past while still remaining contemporary and distinct seems to be something…

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, May. 4

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, May 4, 2014.

Review: Theater spoof 'Forbidden Broadway' awesome

The theater spoof revue "Forbidden Broadway" wasn't kidding when it titled its latest edition "Comes Out Swinging." Its jabs leave few Broadway stars unbloodied and even a shiny Tony Award d…

Top 10 Greatest Musical Theatre Couples by Mallory Delchamp

Top 10 Greatest Musical Theatre Couples 10.  Jamie and Cathy from "The Last 5 Years" Probably the most believable pair in recent musical theatre, the young couple featured in the Jason Ro…

Multitasking the way to go for Broadway icon Betty Buckley

Whether she's acting on a New York stage or riding on a Texas horse farm, Betty Buckley has no trouble keeping busy.

Review: Theater spoof 'Forbidden Broadway' awesome by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The theater spoof revue "Forbidden Broadway" wasn't kidding when it titled its latest edition "Comes Out Swinging." Its jabs leave few Broadway stars unbloodied and even…

Arts, Briefly: Hearing Help in Theaters by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Three theater organizations have agreed to provide listening devices, like headsets or hearing loops, to audience members with hearing loss.

'Les Misérables' at Kensington Arts Theatre by Amanda Gunther

I dreamed a dream in time gone by that one of Broadway's most moving stories came to the Kensington Arts Theatre. Life has made the dream I dreamed a reality as Les Misérables opens the …

2014 Lortel Award Winners - Updating Live! by BroadwayWorld

The 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway will be handed out tonight at NYU Skirball Center beginning at 700pm EST, and hosted by acclaimed husband and wife act…

NIDA Open Day " Saturday 17 May 2014 by Cassie Tongue

On 17 May, the National Institute of Dramatic Art is throwing its doors open for one day for anyone and everyone to find out more about everything the centre has to offer " from training awa…

First Nighter: Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! Sure Does by David Finkle

When Forbidden Broadway comes out swinging, not everything receives a knockout punch, which is more or less Alessandrini's usual result. Enough does, however, and after the kind of season we…

Critic's Notebook: Top Five Parodies in 'Forbidden Broadway' by David Rooney

A New York theater institution since 1982, the annual roast skewers everyone from Idina Menzel through Neil Patrick Harris to Mandy Patinkin and Carrie Underwood.read more

2014 Lucille Lortel Award Winners: Best of Off-Broadway: Fun Home; Will Eno, Alex Timbers' Sweet Revenge by Jonathan Mandell

Fun Home won Best Musical, and both Will Eno and Alex Timbers offset whatever disappointment they felt with the Tony nominations, by winning Best Play and Best Director of a Musical, respect…

Once, headed to Australia, wins two Olivier Awards by Cassie Tongue

With all the international theatre talk of late eclipsed by the Tony Award nominations, it’s important to not forget the West End’s own Awards, the Oliviers. Australia has hosted…

BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the 2014 Tony Nominees- VIOLET's Joshua Henry Talks the Icing on His Broadway Cake! by BroadwayWorld TV

Today we continue our Tonys coverage with Joshua Henry, a nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Violet, who chats about screaming at his iPad when his name was announced, the show…

Review: Thebans (ENO)

Julian Anderson's first full-scale opera, 'Thebans', impresses at the English National Opera

Review: Thebans

Julian Anderson's first full-scale opera, 'Thebans', impresses at the English National Opera

Fuse News: "Cambridge: A Novel" " A Vision of a City and a Childhood by Harvey Blume

"Cambridge" is being marketed as a novel, which means the author has included embellishments

Steinbeck Festival by Barry

Amie Sponza, Tracy Mitchell, Jill RappaportExecutive Director of Bay Street Theatre Tracy Mitchell and her husband graciously hosted a VIP  reception at their sleek modern  home design…

Royal Ballet stages real Nutcracker Bride proposal

It was a supreme test of Leanne Cope's professionalism when the ballerina was slipped a note by her handsome prince during the closing scenes of the Royal Opera House's Nutcracker.

Theater Review: In 'Family Play (1979 to Present),' Intimate Moments Unfold by Alexis Soloski

"Family Play (1979 to Present)" loosely tracks the lives of its three playwrights.

Tonys: A Reminder That Not Even Major Nominations Can Save Some Struggling Shows by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst weighs in on "Velocity of Autumn" and "Bridges of Madison County," which both received best actress noms -- and posted closing notices -- last week.read more

The Gospel According to...Janice Amaya by Michael Block

Name: Janice Isolina AmayaHometown: Dallas, TXEducation: MFA Candidate, American Repertory Theater at Harvard University; BA University of Washington - SeattleWho do you play in The Mysterie…

Vitals more than just a gimmick: review by Richard Ouzounian

Script and acting shine in production, running until May 25, which takes audience through a Toronto house.

Review: Killing Roger (tour " Chelmsford)

When is it permissible, possibly even desirable, to take the life of another human being? during battle? to save other lives? by a lawful court's judgement? at the request of a person wh…

Daniel Radcliffe Works His Magic on Broadway

Tuxedo by Antonio Azzuolo, shirt by Hamilton Shirts, bow tie by Thomas Pink and hat by JJ Hats.The Bill: Last summer's sold-out West End production of Martin McDonagh's black comedy The Crip…

Review: 'Man of La Mancha'

Act 2's small staging seeks intimacy but reduces the scope and power of this musical.

Leighton Meester Makes Her Broadway Debut

shirt by Carven, pants by See by Chloé and a jacket by Longchamp.The Bill: Leighton Meester joins James Franco and Chris O'Dowd in the Anna D. Shapiro-directed revival of John Steinbeck's 1…

Alan Cumming Is the Host With the Most

Bra by VPL and an ascot by Turnbull and Asser.The Bill: Alan Cumming, director Sam Mendes, costume designer William Ivey Long and co-director/choreographer Rob Marshall reunite to update the…

Review: 'Grease' a well-oiled winner at Welk

Lightweight but durable show boasts strong cast, good laughs.

Classic, Comedic and Over-the-Top; BWW's Top 10 Tony Opening Numbers! by BroadwayWorld

Awards season is in full swing, and leading up to the big event you know which one next month, we're kicking off a weekend feature series highlighting all the extraordinary elements that go …

Review: Le nozze di Figaro (Royal Opera)

A superb cast makes Mozart's comedy come brilliantly alive in an effervescent performance at Covent Garden

A Closer Look At The 2014 Tony Award Nominees by Rmchatelain

The countdown to the Tony Awards has begun.

Maud Le Pladec's disorderly 'Democracy' by Laura Molzahn, Special To The Tribune

DANCE REVIEW: "Democracy" at the Museum of Contemporary Art ★★½ Who knew politics could be fun? In Maud Le Pladec's 2013 "Democracy," her five dancers and the four drummers o…

The Velocity of Autumn by Broadway's Best Shows

TimeLine's 'Juno' shows us what we've been missing

HEDY WEISS: The gem of a musical, based on Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock," has its overdue Chicago premiere.

Music by Radiohead, set by Richter: it's ballet like you've never seen it before

Abstract artist Gerhard Richter and Radiohead drummer Philip Selway have been recruited by Britain's leading contemporary dance company to broaden the cultural appeal of its new production.

Irish musical 'Juno' comes with mixed blessings by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Juno" at TimeLine Theatre ★★½ THEATER REVIEW: "Juno" at TimeLine Theatre ★★½ Sean O'Casey's dark, restless drama begins with the brutal shooti…

Photo Coverage: WALL to WALL CABARET at Symphony Space, Featuring Andrea McArdle, Karen Wyman, and More! by Stephen Sorokoff

Symphony Space's free signature event, Wall to Wall, took up the theme with Wall to Wall Cabaret on Saturday, May 3. The lineup of nearly 50 performers was a veritable roll call of cabaret i…

#NOTBLESSED: Always a Bridesmaid by @actor_friend

The Tony nominations came out last week and I wasn’t nominated. Most of us weren’t. Whatever! You know what sucks balls more than that? The New York Times’ recent article, …

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 5/3, Part 2- ROCKY Snapchats Home, ALADDIN Opens Mail, and More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our May 3rd SIP round-up Check out part one HERE.

A Place at the Table Revisited by HowlRound

By Jonathan Norton. Local playwrights in Dallas have the difficult task of competing for that one slot against some of the most talented and well established playwrights on the national scen…

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet of the GLAAD Awards by BroadwayWorld

BOOGIE STOMP! Rent Party Edition by The Rum House

In honor of BOOGIE STOMP!'s arrival in New York City, The Rum House is hosting a special night of boogie-woogie piano.

In the Spotlight Series: In the Tonys Photo Booth with Nominee Idina Menzel by Walter McBride

Below you can check out photos of Idina Menzel, nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for IfThen, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walte…

Afro Latin Jazz Composer Pays Tribute to Father with Apollo Premiere

As the Apollo Theater celebrates its 80th anniversary, it has commissioned a brand new work by Brooklyn composer and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill that's set to premiere this coming Saturday.

Raw Material: Llareggub Revisited review quirky tour around the village that inspired Under Milk Wood by Alfred Hickling

Laugharne, CarmarthenshireReal-life locals are obligingly stranger-than-fiction in this live-art installation-cum-walking tour around the place that inspired Dylan Thomas's Under Milk WoodLa…

Photo Coverage: Inside the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards! by BroadwayWorld

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 16 of this year's 29 media categories at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented nationally by Ketel One Vodka, Wells Fargo, and Hilton W…

Menzel and Chenoweth 'Too Old' for Film Adaptation of WICKED by BroadwayWorld

According to Attitude Magazine, Universal Pictures is trying to push the film adaptation of Wicked to the big screen sooner rather than later.' The recent movie success of Les Miserables re…

Annapurna by Theasy.com

Annapurna Off Broadway, Theatre Row, The New Group Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman BOTTOM LINE: An absorbing two character drama about the hold past loves can have, especially the all-consu…

The Rivals by Wendy Caster

Decades ago, the brilliant and beloved acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were doing a play together. Lunt was surprised and pleased when his line asking for a cup of tea received a…

Tony Award nominee Lauren Worsham sings theater, opera and rock by Ronni Reich

Worsham is nominated for her role in 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'

Spotlight On...Boo Killebrew by Michael Block

Name: Boo KillebrewHometown: Gulfport, MSEducation: Boston UniversityFavorite Credits: KitKat in The Deepest Play EverWhy theater?: I love that, for a couple of hours, strangers sit in a roo…

Ticket Offer: £10 Tickets to Archimedes' Principle at Park Theatre by Lucia Genziani

£10 tickets for Archimedes’ Principle at Park Theatre. Fox Trotter Theatre Company in association with Park Theatre presents Archimedes’ Principle by Josep Maria Miró i Cor…

Photo Coverage: TOMMY TUNE Closing Night at the Cafe Carlyle by Stephen Sorokoff

Tommy Tune, the nine-time Tony Award-winning singeractordancer, made his Cafe Carlyle debut with More Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales. The show featured Musical Director Michael Biagi on piano an…

'On the Wheels of a Dream': Shayla Lowe and Jamar Brown on Playing Sarah and Coalhouse in 'Ragtime' at Arts Collective@HCC by Amanda Gunther

They call it Ragtime, yes they do! Continuing on in the 'On the Wheels of a Dream' interview series, I've sat down with Shayla Lowe and Jamar Brown, playing Sarah and Coalhouse in the HCC Ar…

STAGE TUBE: Farewell Speech at Hugh Panaro's Last PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Stage Tube

Hugh Panaro is ending his run as the Phantom in Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Before playing the phantom, Panaro played the role of Raoul, which he played for 900 performances. As t…

This Week on Broadway for May 4, 2014: Tony Nominations, Cabaret, Act One by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere discuss the 2014 Tony Nominations, Cabaret, Act One, Kristin Chenoweth, and Here Lies Love.     Please take the BroadwayR…

Freeze Frame Exclusive: Kristin Chenoweth Conquers Carnegie Hall! by Kevin Thomas Garcia

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and, this morning, BroadwayWorld.com has the picture.

One review Mani Soleymanlou's under-developed exploration of Persian identity by Lyn Gardner

Brighton Dome studio theatreMani Soleymanlou's one-man exploration of his Persian heritage has a few nice stories, but suppresses too muchThe title is intriguing: it could refer to the fact …

Yes, Voigt still has the voice by Thomas Garvey

Deborah Voigt and Brian Zeger in concert at Symphony Hall. Photo: Robert Torres.If there were any doubts that Deborah Voigt still has command over a truly glorious sound, these were laid to …

Competition: Win Tickets to Circles at The Tricycle Theatre by Lucia Genziani

We've teamed up with our friends at The Tricycle Theatre to bring you the chance to win a pair of tickets to award-winning Rachel De-Lahay's new play Circles at The Tricycle. Prize ticket…

Molière's 'The Miser' Continues Today at 2 PM and Through May 11th at Rockville Little Theatre at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and Interview by Guest Author

Rockville Little Theatre's 2013-14 season closes with Molière's classic comedy The Miser, at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre through May 11th. There is a 2 PM matinee today. Produced by Nan…

How Valuable Is Rarity? by John Simon

A good many people are content to be part of the ordinary multitude. A good many others are not thus content. There is the not infrequent desire to be special, outstanding, even unique. This…

Red-Eye to Havre de Grace by Theasy.com

Red-Eye to Havre de Grace Off Broadway, New York Theatre Workshop Reviewed by Angel BOTTOM LINE: One of the most interesting and adventurous musicals in recent memory, based on the last t…

Let The Awards Begin. Loving Santino, Anika. The Week(s) in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Judgment is nigh; now that the theater season has ended,  the awards season begins. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama has already been bestowed (see April 14 below.) The winners will be announ…

LA stage show fuses Mexican wrestling, striptease by John Rogers

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's hard to say which zany circus-like act wins over the audience at Lucha VaVoom....

Interviews: Lowri-Ann Richards: cabaret performer by Liz Arratoon

Welsh actress, singer, cabaret and music hall performer Lowri-Ann Richards trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and also has an MA in actor coaching from Central School of S…

Stevie, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, review: by Charles Spencer

Chichester's Minerva Theatre kicks off the season with this highly ingenious piece

Photo Flash: The Heat is BACK On! MISS SAIGON Returns to West End - First Look! by BroadwayWorld

London's West End has been abuzz for weeks about the highly anticipated return of Miss Saigon, featuring a new 25th anniversary production, directed by Laurence Connor, who's helped bring us…

BWW TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge- SAG Foundation Conversations Series with CINDERELLA's Fran Drescher by Richard Ridge

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the un…

STAGE TUBE: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's 1860s Newspaper Critic Takes on the Tonys by Stage Tube

Everybody's getting into Tony season mania On Saturday Night Live last night hosted by Andrew Garfield, 1860s newspaper critic Jebidiah Atkinson returned to the Update desk to review the 201…

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Tommy Tune "Law & Order" Didn't Come To this Party by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Tommy Tune "Law & Order" Didn't Come To this Party: Unlike Tommy Tune's party in his penthouse to celebrate the broadway show After Midnight the end of Tommy's…

2014 Lortel Awards Presented Tonight - HERE LIES LOVE and NATASHA, PIERRE... Lead Noms by BroadwayWorld

The 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway will be handed out on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at NYU Skirball Center beginning at 700pm EST, and hosted by acclaimed husba…

BWW TV Flashback: Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella Close THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN Today by BroadwayWorld TV

THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN will play its final performance at Broadway's Booth Theatre today, having played 22 preview and 16 regular performances. Starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons …

News Briefs: Ehly's Baby GirL Takes Big Step, Gheridian Honored, FPTA & PPTOPA Auds by Bill Hirschman

Breathtaking, earth-shattering news of international importance that will change the way you look at your spouses, your children and your lives.

MARX MOVIE MADNESS MONTH #4: THE COCOANUTS by Trav S.D.

  In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire t…

BWW's On This Day - May 4, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 4 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Breakin' Convention: an architecture critic reviews the street-dance festival by Oliver Wainwright

Breakin' Convention is back and this year we've sent architecture, film and comedy critics to see what they make of it allWhipping their elbows, popping their groins and stomping their Cater…

ACT ONE " celebrating the life of Moss Hart magnificently by Oscar E Moore

Something new and wonderful has been added to the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center " a gorgeous, traditional, translucent red show curtain trimmed in gold for its produ…

Raw Material: Llareggub Revisited, Laugharne, Wales, review: 'imaginative' by Jasper Rees

This Dylan Thomas-inspired landscape-cum-installation pleasantly absorbs the audience into its canvas, says Jasper Rees

Century of Slapstick #36: Caught in the Rain by Trav S.D.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s debut as solo director of a film, Caught in the Rain (1914). The film is a fairly routine little Sennett style Francophile …

Interview: Stella Feehily and Max Stafford-Clark on This May Hurt a Bit, the NHS play by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: STELLA FEEHILY and MAX STAFFORD-CLARK. The playwright and Out of Joint's artistic director talk about This May Hurt a Bit, which tracks the embattled NHS since its foundation in 1…

Laurel and Hardy in "Unaccustomed As We Are" by Trav S.D.

  Today is the anniversary of the release date of Laurel and Hardy’s first talkie, Unaccustomed As We Are (1929). The boys hit the ground running in this short; it’s among …

Brighton Fringe Review: The Lonesome West, The Warren by A Younger Theatre

The Lonesome West is set in the dysfunctional community of Leenane, Galway, where petty squabbles, drunkenness and crisis of faith abound. The play is darkly comic where murder and suicide a…

Cleveland Public Theatre 2014-15 season promises diverse new voices and the return of monster hit 'Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant' by Andrea Simakis

"Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant" returns to Cleveland Public Theatre. One of CPT's most popular seasonal entertainments is back for a final farewell. Hailed as "a deliciously …

Thebans, ENO, London Coliseum, review: 'adequate but not inspired' by Rupert Christiansen

This new interpretation of Sophocles' dramas is just too short, says Rupert Christiansen

Miss Saigon returns to West End stage by Telegraph Staff

As Miss Saigon marks its 25th anniversary, the show returns to London's West End

Miss Saigon: new Sir Cameron Mackintosh production - in pictures by Telegraph Staff

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Boublil and Schonberg's Miss Saigon will open in May at the Prince Edward Theatre, London

Perth International Comedy Festival: Sammy J and Randy's Difficult First Album by Claire Condry

I have seen Sammy J and Randy as a double act and also as standalone artists. Most recently Randy wowed audiences in the Perth Fringe Festival in January this year. Together they are a formi…

'Amadeus' at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

I don't believe it. Salieri. What does he cry? Salieri. We won't believe it! Salieri! I know who started the tale. What a story! What a scandal! And the only way to discover the truth is to …

Betty Buckley Reflects On CATS & Talks Master Classes by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar and recognizable screen presence Betty Buckley discusses her iconic role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS as well as touches upon her acclaimed master clas…

'4 Girls 4' at The Music Center at Strathmore by Terry Byrne

For one night only, North Bethesda, MD., was Diva City. Four luminous songbirds swept in to The Music Center at Strathmore on Friday night to lead a largely snowbird audience on a mind-jog d…

Christian Borle Joins Patrick Wilson 'In Conversation' at Montclair Film Festival Today by Movies News Desk

Tony award-winner Christian Borle will be Patrick Wilson's special guest at the Montclair Film Festival today, May 4 at 1200 noon.

DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES SING AND PERFORM FUNNY GIRL Now Available On iTunes by Pat Cerasaro

Iconic pop music group The Supremes, led by Diana Ross, recorded a tribute album to hit Broadway Jule StyneBob Merrill musical FUNNY GIRL titled DIANA ROSS amp THE SUPREMES SING AND PERFORM …

Act One - stage adaptation of Moss Hart's 1959 autobiography is a perfect production written and directed by James Lapine by Oscar E. Moore

You don't have to be an aficionado of the theatre to love this production. Anyone who has a dream, who has the hunger, the desire to succeed in whatever will be given enlightenment and enco…

Missouri History Museum's 'American Spirits' brings back days of Prohibition

Exhibition is inspired by Daniel Okrent's acclaimed book, "Last Call."

Sunday Feature: Interview - Marie-Hélène Falcon, Artistic Director, Festival TransAmériques by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Julie Gauthier)The Pleasure of an Audienceby Chad DembskiMarie-Hélène Falcon's career has followed a path that explores the ever-shifting frontiers where art and ideas meet and i…

Special Reports: Julie Rose is Serving Signature Cocktails and Sex Appeal at ''Cabaret'' by Zachary Stewart

No Show Is Safe! Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! opens officially at the newly refurbished Davenport Theatre on May 4. New York’s longest-running comedy revue returns…

This Week's Picks! Wake Up with NPH, Hang Out at the Y with the Gents & Bid Vanessa Williams Adieu by Pete Croatto

Still reeling over all those totally unfair, completely ridiculous Tony nomination snubs? Fret not, friends! The coming week is chock full of entertaining distractions to keep your mind off …

Michele Pawk & Stephanie DiMaggio Star in 17 Orchard Point, Now Open Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Leave your baggage at the door, or at least the lobby! The world premiere of 17 Orchard Point celebrates its official opening on May 4 at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row. Tony winner Mich…

ON THE RECORD: The Bridges of Madison County by Steven Suskin

This week's column explores the original Broadway cast recording of Jason Robert Brown's #The Bridges of Madison County.

Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan Makes 54 Below Solo Debut May 4 by Adam Hetrick

Daisy Eagan, a Tony Award winner for The Secret Garden, makes her 54 Below solo concert debut May 4 with her new autobiographical show One for My Baby.

Lucille Lortel Awards Presented May 4; Here Lies Love, Fun Home and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 Lead Nominees by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway musicals Here Lies Love, Fun Home and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, as well as new plays by Joshua Harmon, Will Eno and Bruce Norris are among the nominees fo…

Velocity of Autumn, Starring 2014 Tony Nominee Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, Closes on Broadway May 4 by Carey Purcell

The Velocity of Autumn, starring Academy Award winner and 2014 Tony nominee Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella, ends its Broadway run May 4.

World Premiere of 17 Orchard Point, Starring Tony Award Winner Michele Pawk, Opens Off-Broadway May 4 by Carey Purcell

The world-premiere production of 17 Orchard Point, the new familial drama by Anton Dudley and Stephanie DiMaggio, officially opens Off-Broadway May 4, following previews that began …

Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! Opens Off-Broadway May 4 by Andrew Gans

The latest edition of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway, which is entitled Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!, officially opens May 4 at the newly refurbished Davenport Thea…

Christian Borle Is Part of Patrick Wilson & Friends Discussion May 4 by Andrew Gans

The Montclair Film Festival presents an afternoon entitled Patrick Wilson & Friends May 4 at the Montclair Art Museum.

Amber Gray, Jocelyn Bioh, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Shyko Amos, Danny Wolohan, Ben Horner Star in An Octoroon, Opening May 4 by Andrew Gans

The Soho Rep world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon officially opens May 4 following previews that began April 23.

Sam Anderson, Jackie Chung, Stephen Ellis, Monica Horan, Alyson Reed Star in Different Words for the Same Thing, Beginning May 4 by Andrew Gans

The world premiere of Kimber Lee's different words for the same thing begins previews May 4 at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City prior to an official open…

Kennedy Center's Camelot in Concert, with Laura Michelle Kelly, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tony Sheldon, Offered May 4 by Andrew Gans

For its 22nd annual Spring Gala, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts salutes the more-than 13-year tenure of Kennedy Center president Michael M. Kaiser with Camelot in Concert May 4 a…

The Tragedy of Comedy — Daniel Radcliffe Returns to Broadway in Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan by Ruth Leon

Film and stage star Daniel Radcliffe discusses taking on the demanding title role in the Broadway production of The Cripple of Inishmaan.

PLAYBILL POLL: Who Should Play Danny and Sandy in 2015 Live TV Presentation of Grease? Readers Respond by Jared Clough

Fox recently announced that it will broadcast a live presentation of the hit musical Grease in 2015. This news made us wonder: Who should star as Danny and Sandy in this upcoming TV pro…

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Daniel Radcliffe, Idina Menzel, Sutton Foster, Ramin Karimloo and More by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.

THE CALL BOARD: Available Theatrical Internships by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's Job Listings offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry. From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill.com is the online source for car…

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CT Actress Anika Noni Rose Hopes To Inspire Youth On Her Visit Home by Frank Rizzo

Bloomfield Native To Be One Of Three Guests At Charter Oak Visions Gala Some actors who win Tony Awards, become stars in films, TV and on the concert stage, don't look back from where they b…