Magic Time! ‘Occupied Territories’ at Theater Alliance by John Stoltenberg

The theater is no a stranger to the wounds of war. Countless plays and performance pieces have opened our hearts and minds to that which is unhealed and raw, to that which persists as pain a…

Vive Piaf! by Sandi Durell

          by: Paulanne Simmons                     This December 19 will be one hundred years since the birth of...…

Art Creates Wealth by Vickie Ramirez

(This post is part of the blog salon curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton for the 2015 TCG National Conference: Game Change. The following questions will inform the final plenary session, “A…

Review: The Qualms

Bruce Norris sets his latest play at a spouse-swapping party that balloons out of control.

Review: In ‘This Is Mary Brown,’ Mom Has Troubles but Is Quite a Character by Ken Jaworowski

Winsome Brown’s one-woman show remembers the performer’s cigarette-smoking, alcoholic and Dublin-born mother in a flesh-and-blood portrait.

Theater Review: Review: In ‘The Qualms,’ a Sex Party Winds Up Being All Talk by Charles Isherwood

This comedy, the latest play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning provocateur Bruce Norris, is directed by Pam MacKinnon at Playwrights Horizons.

"All My Sons" Opens by Barry

                                Opening Night @ Guild Hall Alec Baldwin and Laurie Metcalf star in a gripping production of "All My Sons" at Guild Ha…

Jekyll and Hyde full cast announced! by Cassie Tongue

Another Opera Australia and John Frost co-production, another big cast announcement! Following in the footsteps of OA and Frost’s previous successful co-productions including South Pac…

Aisle View: Swingers with Qualms by Steven Suskin

Kate Arrington, Jeremy Shamos and Sarah Goldberg in The Qualms. Photo: Joan Marcus Bruce Norris, who has given us...

This Week on Broadway for June 14, 2015: Luba Mason by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Luba Mason. We review An Act of God @ Studio 54,  Ever After @ Paper Mill Playhouse, and The Qualms @ Playwrights Horizons…

The Qualms by Sandi Durell

            by: Michael Bracken     The quintessential party pooper. That would be Chris, played with prickly precision by Jeremy Shamos, in Bruce Nor…

In ‘The Qualms,’ an orgy comedically goes off the rails by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Party time! There’s tenderloin on the grill and artichoke dip on the coffee table. The guests gab about real estate, traffic and overextending your neck at Pilates. You know —...

‘Bring It On’ at Drama Learning Center by John Harding

The wonderful young talents at the Drama Learning Center in Columbia are pushing youth theater ahead by leaps and bounds — literally. There are so many back flips required by their newest …

‘The Qualms’ review: Swingers, zingers and stingers

‘The Qualms’ review: Swingers, zingers and stingers Joe Dziemianowicz 'The Qualms' by Bruce Norris looks at sex, swingers and monogamy.

Bernie Sanders Can Take Heart From a Broadway Champ by Patrick Healy

IF you want to support Senator Bernie Sanders for president but worry that he doesn’t have a shot against Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, take heart from the Broadway…

The Qualms Review: An Orgy That Isn’t by New York Theater

“I’m not that kind of person,” Chris (Jeremy Shamos) says right before the orgy is set to begin, in “The Qualms,” the latest comedy by Bruce Norris. What Chris means is he is not t…

'The Qualms': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A swingers' party goes disastrously awry in this new black comedy from Bruce Norris, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Clybourne Park.'read more

Reasons to be Pretty at The Bakehouse Theatre by Mick Searles

When you add self centred-ness, concrete thinking, closed-mindedness and power struggles to a serious dose of intellectual and emotional immaturity and superficiality, the results in terms o…

A Little LAMB Who Shines on New York Cabaret Scene by David Dow Bentley III

She is a member of America’s oldest theatrical club, The Lambs established in 1874, and those fellow Lambs who have been fortunate enough to hear talented singer and cabaret performer,…

Theatre Review: ‘Pirates of Penzance’ at Wolf Trap by Amy Juras

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players visited Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia this past weekend to perform Pirates of Penzance, one of the most beloved Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks: Choreographer Mary John Frank about "Debutaunt" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Even though the evening is intended to follow strict protocol, something is brewing under this perfect veneer. We become witnesses to a transformation as these young debutantes grapple with…

The Dance Enthusiast Hits The Streets to Celebrate a Book and Film Launch by The Dance Enthusiast

Review: The Diary of Anne Frank, New Theatre, Newtown by Jeannette Delamoir

“Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” This statement—the final words spoken by Anne Frank in this play—have particular resonance. The young girl appea…

Competition: Win tickets to National Theatre Connections by Rebekah Ellerby

National Theatre Connections 2015 Connections 2015 – the biggest youth theatre festival on the planet Win tickets to see The Edelweiss Pirates and The Accordion Shop on Monday 6 July. …

Opera hits a younger note at N.C. festival

All performers are younger than 30 — some still in high school — and at various stages in their careers.        

Kelli O’Hara Misses Weekend Performances of The King and I  Due to Illness by Olivia Clement

Tony-winner Kelli O'Hara has been out of performances of The King and I since Friday night due to a severe flu. Her standby, Betsy Morgan, has been playing…

Photo Flash: THE MIDTOWN MEN Perform 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' on TODAY SHOW by BroadwayWorld

They took Broadway by storm in one of the biggest hits of all-time. Now on their 5th national tour, THE MIDTOWN MEN are bringing their magic to audiences everywhere, singing their favorite '…

Robert Cuccioli to Lead York Theatre’s ‘Rothschild & Sons’ This Fall by Musical Theatre Magazine

The York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Rothschild & Sons, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Sherman Yellen. Jeffrey B. Moss is set to …

On Stage Review: "Consent" by Joseph Cervelli

A descent into the abyss. Review will appear this Thursday in North Jersey Media Newspapers.

THE QUALMS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Taboos do not last long around Bruce Norris.

Tidewater Founders by Trav S.D.

A mild setback in my genealogy journey this week. I seem to have spit wrong! They didn’t like my spit sample at the DNA testing lab so they’re asking for a do-over. I had planned…

Review: ‘The Old Masters,’ Art Found, Artist Lost and Another Adrift by Laura Collins-Hughes

Sam Marks’s play, at the Flea Theater, tackles art-world pretensions and a frustrated painter and father-to-be’s existential crisis.

Review: Summer Series (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, 2015) by Scotty Zacher

Resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo is not so much an artist as a maestro. It’s only fitting that Hubbard Street’s Summer Series is an evening-length celebration of Cerrudo, who’s…

Kyle Dean Massey to Teach Exclusive Masterclass in Montreal by BroadwayWorld

Broadway star Pippin, Wicked, Next to Normal, Xanadu, passionate masterclass instructor and co-star on the hit TV series Nashville, Kyle Dean Massey will hold an exclusive masterclass for lo…

Theatre Review: ‘The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife’ at Theater J by Amy Juras

Theater J presents The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch, on stage now in Washington DC at the Morris Cafritz Center of the Arts from June 3rd thru July 5th 2015. The autho…

Chicago Theater Review: THE AMERICA PLAY (Oracle) by Lawrence Bommer

HISTORY IN A HOLE The America Play was inspired when author Suzan Lori-Parks observed a professional African-American Lincoln impersonator hard at work pleasing a crowd. This strange early w…

Review: 'Two Women' simmers but never soars by Georgia Rowe

World premiere of Marco Tutino's 'Two Women' treats audience to another spectacular performance by Anna Caterina Antonacci.

RSVP: Denver Stories' tribute to Wellington and Wilma Webb by Joanne Davidson

Wellington and Wilma Webb are a package deal. Always have been, always will be. Which is why Curious Theatre Company didn't even think of featuring one without the other at the 10th edit…

N.J. native Dale Soules appears on stage and screen this summer by Ronni Reich

The actress is appearing at Lincoln Center Theater in 'Shows for Days,' a new autobiographical play by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Jerry Zaks, and on the Netflix series 'Orange Is the …

Theater Review: Joyous 'Six Guitars' shares life lessons through music by Jay Handelman

Chase Padgett plays six different characters and styles of music to share humorous life lessons... Read more » The post Theater Review: Joyous 'Six Guitars' shares life lessons through …

CATS Citations by Thom Dibdin

The winners and the critics' citations in full: The Royal Lyceum dominated the awards at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland, held at the Glasgow Tron theatre on Sunday 14 June 2014.

Edinburgh dominates CATS by Thom Dibdin

All but one Critics' award for Edinburgh companies: The Royal Lyceum has triumphed at this year's Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland, with three productions winning a total of six gongs…

‘Something Rotten!’ Ad Celebrates Tony’s Best-Musical Defeat by Michael Paulson

A new ad from the creators of “Something Rotten!” draws attention to the company the musical joined when it lost the Tony race for best musical.

Kulturfestnyc – For Souls of All Kinds by Sandi Durell

  You Don’t Have to be Jewish to Love Kulturfestnyc, but Having a Soul of any Affiliation Couldn’t Hurt       by: Myra Chanin     I grew up,... The post Kul…

A TWIST OF LEMMON Transcends Theater Walls by Michael J. Roberts

Reviewed by: Michael J. Roberts/  June 13, 2015 Last night was one of those rarified nights that a theatre critic may witness once or twice in their lifetime if they are lucky.   It was j…

Theatre Review: ‘Tartuffe’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Elizabeth Bruce

Tartuffe, David Ball’s sleek adaptation of Moliere’s classic skewering of a scumbag grifter hiding under the skirt of piety, receives a gloriously wicked co-production with South Coa…

Spotlight On...Becca Ballenger by Michael Block

Name: Becca BallengerHometown: Boise, IdahoEducation: BA in Theatre from Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Moscow Art Theatre School, Interlochen Arts Academy.Select Credits: Steel Magnolia…

Re-Designing Women by Sandi Durell

  A hilarious parody within a parody taking aim at a beloved sitcom.    By Joel Benjamin   Jamie Morris’s Re-Designing Women is a parody within a parody within a... The post Re…

Muny fans should know: Top 12 essential musicals

Because of the Muny, St. Louisans have long enjoyed song-filled summer nights – and incidentally, the best “class” in musical theater that anyone could take.

Musician Marcus Miller plays jazz with a touch of funk by Calvin Wilson

Bassist has collaborated with both trumpeter and Alton native Miles Davis and saxophonist and Kirkwood native David Sanborn.

Review: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Glyndebourne)

A powerful, truthful staging of Mozart's comedy is a big hit for Glyndebourne

Robert Cuccioli to Star in Revamped Rothschild & Sons by Matthew Blank

Broadway vet Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark) will lead the cast of the York Theatre Company's world premiere of Rothschild & So…

Abraham Lincoln was a ... what? by Chris Jones

The sexual preference of the 16th president of the United States has long been a matter of politically charged curiosity; Tony Kushner grappled with the issue when he wrote his Oscar-nominat…

VIDEO: Cyndi Lauper Talks KINKY BOOTS and Sings 'I'm Not My Father's Son' on Graham Norton Show by Stage Tube

Singer-turned-Broadway-composer Cyndi Lauper KINKY BOOTS recently visited the Graham Norton show to discuss her Tony Award-winning Broadway venture and of course perform. Check out the inter…

INTO THE WOODS Skewered In Extensive & Hilarious 'Everything Wrong With' Video Breakdown by Pat Cerasaro

Extensive INTO THE WOODS analysis

Impressive New AMAZING GRACE Video Promo Featuring Josh Young by Pat Cerasaro

AMAZING GRACE is getting ready for Broadway

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Celebrates Tony Awards Losses In Hilarious New York Times Ad by Pat Cerasaro

Something Rotten celebrates being a Tony loser

John Waters Visits HAND TO GOD On Broadway by Pat Cerasaro

The Pope Of Trash visits HAND TO GOD

Justin Bartha & Cast Of PERMISSION Say Farewell In Group Shot by Pat Cerasaro

Justin Bartha and cast say goodbye to PERMISSION

Jerry Mitchell to Develop Two Brand New Musicals for The West End; HONK! Team Joins by BroadwayWorld

Jerry Mitchell is setting his sights on the West End and becoming the next Hal Prince.

Northern Ballet – Madam Butterfly with Perpetuum Mobile by Jonathan Baz

Churchill Theatre, Bromley****Choreography by David NixonVisiting Bromley for the first time and for two nights only, the Northern Ballet - Europe’s Best Dance Company as recognis…

The plays are the things at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival by Philip

The 13 plays in the Stratford (Shakespeare) Festival’s 2015 season, its 63rd, include four that represent the breadth of Shakespeare’s output. His (anyone’s) greatest play “Hamlet”…

Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh wins big at Scottish theatre awards by Matthew Hemley

Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre has dominated at the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland, winning in six categories. The Lyceum picked up

Breaking: Robert Cuccioli to Star in World Premiere of ROTHSCHILDS & SONS Off-Broadway by Bock & Harnick by BroadwayWorld

The York Theatre Companywill present the world premiere of Rothschild amp Sons, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Sherman Yellen. Jeffrey B. Moss is set to dir…

Final Group Photo Of THE VISIT Onstage & Jason Danieley Comments by Pat Cerasaro

A last look at Tony nominee THE VISIT

HFF 15 – “Uncle Impossible’s Funtime Variety & Ice Cream Social” and “Straitjacket Society Sketch Comedy” – Hollywood Fringe Festiva by Kurt Gardner

NOTE: Different material and different performers are scheduled for each show. This review is for the Thursday, June 11th performance. The famous but deceased kiddie show host, Uncle Impossi…

An Evening of Theater Celebration at the 16th-Annual Cappies Gala by Charles Miller

My first foray into the world of high school award programs began last year when I attended The National Capital Area Cappies award event. And, leading up to this year’s program, celebrat…

Medieval Mishigas (Why We’re All “Noble”) by Trav S.D.

The Mad Marchioness was amused to inform me the other day that some of the obits of the late Sir Christopher Lee breathlessly reported the interesting tidbit that “Christopher Lee was …

ArtsBeat: Adaptation of “The Rothschilds” to Come to Broadway by Andrew R. Chow

“The Rothschilds,” a musical by “Fiddler on the Roof” team Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, is being adapted for Off-Broadway.

Punk or Provocateur with...Max Hunter by Michael Block

Name: Max HunterHometown: Bedford, NYTell us about The Roaring Girl: A bawdy and brash Jacobean comedy that deals with surprisingly relevant social themes; a commentary on sex and class in s…

Theater Review | Connecticut: Review: ‘Good People,’ in Hartford, Deals With Characters in, and From, Southie by Sylviane Gold

The playwright David Lindsay-Abaire drew from the Boston neighborhood he came from for his Tony Award-winning work, being staged at TheaterWorks.

Thinking Cap Hosts Comic Daffiness In The Book Of Liz by Bill Hirschman

A naïve young woman from an isolated religious cult called the Squeamish (think Amish) finds herself in an oversized Mr. Peanut outfit on a highway giving the finger to honking motorists. S…

Israeli artists protest against 'anti-democratic' government by Mairav Zonszein In Tel Aviv

Prominent artists claim they are being silenced for holding views that do not agree with those of government ministersMore than 2,000 Israeli artists have signed a petition warning against w…

‘Body/Soul’ and heart, in dances of the many shades of love by Sarah Kaufman

“All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is love,” wrote Isadora Duncan. The revolutionary’s romanticism was on view in “Body/Soul,” a program by Word Da…

Tony Takedown. Broadway Sneak Peek! Bombshell! The Week in NY Theater by New York Theater

Here is the list of winners of the 2015 Tony Awards. Here is a seven-minute video of highlights of the three hour broadcast. Entire 3 1/2 minutes on Tonys to Best Play nominees — less …

Can You Make ‘Othello’ Fresh With Your Casting Choices? by Suzi Steffen

“Might [race] be erased, no longer an issue between the two men – or for the audience, who just get to watch two top-drawer actors? Or might it be highlighted, even encouraging us to…

News Analysis: Bernie Sanders Can Take Heart From a Broadway Champ by Patrick Healy

An unlikely Tony winner could offer hope for the presidential candidate.

Play Set in Israeli Prison Imperils Arab Theater by Diaa Hadid

The play, “Parallel Time,” explores the personal details of prison life for a Palestinian convicted of killing an Israeli soldier.

Review: Gordy Triumphs by Michael Block

October 2012. A superstorm strikes New York. Her name was Sandy. Serving as the backdrop of Sam Byron's invigorating and mesmerizing new play, Gordy Crashes explores the psychology of pain, …

BWW TV: 2015 Tony Award Winners Send Thank Yous to People They Forgot to Mention by BroadwayWorld TV

On June 7, 2015, a whole new group of Broadway community members were honored with 2015 Tony Awards for their excellence in theater this past season. From first time winners to veterans, the…

All That Fall review – a chance to savour uncanny Beckett in the dark by Michael Billington

Pit, Barbican, LondonPan Pan’s recorded production of Samuel Beckett’s 1957 play about a woman’s trip to meet her husband off a train is a remarkable aural tapestry“It is a text writ…

Why Do So Few Comedians Receive Knighthoods? by Suzi Steffen

“The idea of a mirth-maker being granted a title was preposterous. No entertainer ever received a knighthood before the actor Henry Irving in 1895.”

Hurrah! Why We Must Stay Foolish by Jamie Franta

The Halfwits’ Last Hurrah is a return to the Four Clowns' stake in original work.

Feature: Shelter Me takes flight at Theatre Delicatessen by Caitlin Clark

When I first heard of Shelter Me, an immersive circus performance where the company communicate with their audience not only through acrobatics, but through mass texting, it’s fair to say …

Cheyenne Jackson with Guest Laura Benanti – Town Hall by Sandi Durell

        by: Elizabeth Ahlfors   It was a hot sticky evening on Broadway but Cheyenne Jackson, was as cool and hip as a matinee idol in a... The post Cheyenne Jackson…

Edward Hibbert on His West Village Studio by Joanne Kaufman

For years, the actor Edward Hibbert lived contentedly in a studio apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, an area that “has become so chic we now call it Chez Hades,” said Mr. Hibbert, 59, who is…

Columbia Festival of the Arts: Day Two at the Lakefront by Susan Brall

It was a hot day and a hotter night at the Lakefront but that did not keep the crowds away. Good music, especially free for the listening, is always a way to attract an audience. Folks liste…

Chicago Theater Review: ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS A F*GG*T (About Face Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

CLOSET EMANCIPATOR For what it’s worth, the other “F-word” is now a play’s title, presumably rivaling the “N-word” for shock effect. Well, anything called Abraham Lincoln Was A F…

Jordan Peimer makes his mark on ArtPower by James Chute

Jordan Peimer's first season as ArtPower director blurs boundaries

L.A. stage website causes a stir by asking theaters to buy reviews by Mike Boehm

The old adage, “you get what you pay for,” has acquired new meaning on the Los Angeles theater scene, where a busy stage website, Bitter Lemons , is making this offer to theaters: Send …

The women of "Wicked" are part of a theatrical movement by Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Theater Critic

Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming had just begun their Tony Awards co-hosting duties Sunday night when the former's signature show came up.

Theater Review: 'Reborning' draws you into edgy human story at Urbanite Theatre by Jay Handelman

An involving story about people trying to deal with haunted pasts.... Read more » The post Theater Review: 'Reborning' draws you into edgy human story at Urbanite Theatre appeared first…

Andrew Lloyd Webber Announces Sierra Boggess for Broadway’s ‘School of Rock’ This Fall by Musical Theatre Magazine

Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that Sierra Boggess will take on the role of ‘Rosalie Mullins’, the school principal, in School of Rock—The Musical when it starts performances on Bro…

Of Good Stock by Doug Marino

Melissa Ross seems to be under the delusion that messed up and messy people who were born to cheating and unhappy parents are considered to be born "of good stock" or are "good stock" themse…

Is Technology Killing Collaboration In Theatre Sound Design? by Suzi Steffen

“Any good sound designer understands that technology is making our jobs more fulfilling and manageable. But it is also making it easy for noncollaborative design to emerge. Anyone can,…

The Corridor/The Cure review – Birtwistle unveils lyrical sequel to Orpheus story by Andrew Clements

Britten Studio, Snape, SuffolkPart two of Harrison Birtwistle’s Greek myth double bill lacks The Corridor’s dramatic impact, but performers and production are exceptional and beautifully…

Now This Is Not the End review – family-history drama hums with life by Lyn Gardner

Arcola, LondonRose Lewenstein’s heartfelt play – about the pains and surprises of rediscovering the past – is flawed but watchable and well scriptedWhat is history, and how much are ou…

Tim Robbins: 'I know Republicans who love their children and are not evil' by Ryan Gilbey

He’s one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but these days you’re more likely to find Tim Robbins on stage. He talks about shouting at Fox News, punk Shakespeare and finding common cause wi…

The Qualms by Cameron Kelsall

Photo: Joan MarcusBruce Norris can write. His dialogue crackles, his jokes mostly land, and occasionally he creates surprisingly vivid, three-dimensional characters. He's also a polemicist, …

Feature: Irish Stay True to Beckett at the Barbican by Chris McCormack

Photo: Hazel Coonagh. On a brisk autumn night two years ago, I found in the corner of a Dublin city centre car park a lost statue of the Virgin Mary and a torn copy of the 1916 Proclamation …

Feature: Pints and Performances – Jimmy Fairhurst on Early Doors by Heather Kincaid

If you think theatre is in danger of becoming too staid and inward-looking to be reclaimed as a popular medium, Jimmy Fairhurst may be the man to change your mind. Not Too Tame, the company …

Othello: 'Freshly minted' RSC production is the latest twist for a play that needs radical casting

An intriguing bit of casting might just make Iqbal Khan’s new production of Othello at Stratford-upon-Avon feel – in the words of RSC artistic director Gregory Doran – “freshly minte…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 6/14/15- SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK by Stage Tube

Today in 2011, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre, where it ran for 1066 performances. Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's B…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 6/14 Part 2- FUN HOME, MAMMA MIA!, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, 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 June 13 SIP round-up Check out Part 1 HERE.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Climbs to Top 100 in Billboard 200 Chart; Tonys Cause Broadway Album Sales Increase by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Awards have spurred a significant increase in Broadway cast recording sales this week.

Guards at the Taj by Theasy.com

Guards at the Taj Off Broadway, Atlantic Theater Company Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis BOTTOM LINE: Guards at the Taj is a staggering, uncomfortably comedic, and deceptively simple play ab…

Minding Your P’s & Q’s – Tipping ain’t a city in China. by Vinnie Costa

Some questions I get so often, I’ve often thought I should create a mimeographed handout…so here we go…etiquette class is now in session. But remember what I always say, &#…

Politics + Broadway + Patrick Healy

In today's New York Times, former Broadway beat writer Patrick Healy, who has since moved (quite successfully) back into the political world from which he came, manages to combine both i…

BWW Flashback: Final Kander & Ebb Musical THE VISIT Concludes Broadway Run Today by BroadwayWorld

The original Broadway version of Kander and Ebb's Tony-nominated musical THE VISIT closes today, June 14, 2015. The Visit began performances at the Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street on Thu…

Green Room Recap: June 14, 2015 by The Team

From reasons to attend the theatre solo to two different bloggers’ reflections on the importance of contemporary musical theatre in their lives, The Green Room got personal this week. …

James Freedman: ‘My mentor was a criminal’ by David Hutchison

A self-described “honest thief”, James Freedman doesn’t use his nimble fingers for criminal gain. On the contrary, he has performed as a

Fuse Theater Review: “Three” Equals Zero by Ian Thal

In truth, Three is not much of a play at all, but an anthology of “very special episodes” of an unproduced television or web series.

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Musical theatre PQRS

Another chance to test your musical theatre knowledge

The King and I – CD Signing at B&N (photos) by Sandi Durell

          Photos: Maryann Lopinto Tony Nominated The King and I cast were on hand at Barnes & Noble for their CD album signing as well as some... The post The K…

An American In Paris – CD Signing at B&N (photos) by Sandi Durell

                    Photos: Maryann Lopinto The cast of the Award winning “An American in Paris” was on hand at Barnes & Nob…

BWW's On This Day - June 14, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 14 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Jason Alexander on Being Larry David -- on Broadway now

The comedic actor replaces Larry David in Fish in the Dark.

Office Politics by Sandi Durell

      by: Alix Cohen   These days, far too many headlines call out racism we should’ve put behind us decades ago. That office politics stemming from bigotry should... The p…

Peter Wright: ‘I wanted to be Ronald Pickup – not Olivier’ by Nick Smurthwaite

The scene is a cramped interview room adjacent to the National Theatre press office. Enter Peter Wight, bearing a plate of fish

Review: Lungs, Southbank Centre by Grace Watts

Roundabout is a pop-up theatre created by Paines Plough in association with the Southbank Centre. Its dome space gives you a 360 degree, intimate experience of some of the greatest new writi…

Review: One Arm, Southwark Playhouse by Ben Rogers

Southwark Playhouse’s One Arm is a piece that seems as interested in its own origins as it does about the story it is telling. The tale goes that in 1942, Tennessee Williams published a sh…

The Crystal Maze: Richard O’Brien confirmed to return as more details revealed about show's rebooted format

Crystal Maze presenter Richard O’Brien will be involved in the reboot of the popular Nineties show when it returns as a live immersive experience in central London later this year. 

An Audience With Jimmy Savile review – an obscene jester is brought to account by Kate Kellaway

Park theatre, London An unsensational attempt to analyse how Savile got away with abuse on such a scaleAs the Jimmy Savile story has unfolded, one of the strongest feelings has been outrage …

NEWS: Stage Door Records Announce Lost West End Album by Matt Merritt

We’ve always been fascinated by those shows that never make it… the ones that arrive in a furore of excitement and almost immediately disappear again. So as you can imagine, this…

Diary of a theatre addict: from the Tony’s to future Tony winners at ArtsEd by Mark Shenton

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The Big Interview: Lucy Osborne by Jo Caird

“So many people had told us it wasn’t possible. That’s such a cliche but I don’t know how else to say it.

Madame Butterfly review – fluttering life of a geisha bride by Luke Jennings

Richmond theatre; then touringNorthern Ballet’s take on Puccini’s opera is movingly acted and expressive – though it could do with fewer oriental clichesDavid Nixon created his danced …

The Red Lion review – Patrick Marber waxes lyrical about the beautiful game by Susannah Clapp

Dorfman, London Fine performances add clout to Patrick Marber’s changing-room three-handerIt is 20 years since Patrick Marber burst on to the stage of the National with his sharp-witted po…

Spotlight on… R.I.O.T by Luke Jennings

Thwack! Kapow! Panic Lab’s latest show features awesome, spandex-clad, comic-book superheroes and supervillainsWhat is it?The latest outing from avant-garde performance company Panic Lab a…

Have Your Circumstances Changed? review – magnified domesticity by Susannah Clapp

Former Fads shop, Archway Mall, LondonThree wordless studies of old men in a shop window make a surreal spectacle of ordinary lifeArtangel’s new show could hardly have a more suitable sett…

The Hook review – Arthur Miller’s lost 50s tale of union corruption by Clare Brennan

Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonThis version of the screenplay that was never made is atmospheric but shows its ageThe idea of the “common man” as tragic hero is central to Arthur Mille…

Andrew Lloyd Webber Confirms Alex Brightman for Broadway’s ‘School of Rock’ by Musical Theatre Magazine

Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed that Alex Brightman will star as Dewey Finn in School of Rock—The Musical when it starts performances on Broadway this fall. Previews are set to begin Mon…

Dance mixes with airborne circus arts for 'Shifting Limits' by Laura Molzahn

Aerial Dance Chicago leaves the circus in the dust in "Shifting Limits," a well-paced program of 10 works - 8 of them new - running Saturday and June 27-28 at the Ruth Page Center. Founded i…

Win a double pass to Ian Shaw at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival by Matt Edwards

AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Ian Shaw at the Banquet Room on Thursday 18 June 7pm. A delicious confectionary of witty songs and stories Plumbing the depths of popula…

Multitasker Robert Ainsley heads the musical staff at Opera Theatre of St. Louis by Sarah Bryan Miller

He's chorusmaster, pianist, scheduler and more

The first Emmeline comes to opening night of 'Emmeline' at OTSL by Sarah Bryan Miller

Yes, that was soprano Patricia Racette in the audience.

LES MISERABLES 25th Anniversary Concert Airs on THIRTEEN Tonight by TV News Desk

New York's flagship public media station THIRTEEN will air a special re-broadcast of the famed London Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert this evening, June 14 beginning at 7 pm.

Interviews: Charles Shaughnessy Rehearses My Fair Lady While Performing Ever After...Three States Away

The Nanny's Maxwell Sheffield is bringing his particular brand of charming "arrogance" to two roles.

EXIT REVIEW of “Hamlet-mobile” — Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015 – an ArtsBeatLA vlog – Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

New up! Here’s the latest Exit Review for “Hamlet-mobile” which is now playing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015.     INFO: Hamlet-mobile. Now playing at the Hol…

Your Sunday Afternoon Zen: Jacqui Dark goes rogue with “Everything About You” by Cassie Tongue

She’s going to be singing “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” as Mother Abbess in the 2015 national tour of The Sound of Music, and while she might not be musical theatre’s…

Bryan Cranston & More On FINDING NEVERLAND In New Promo Video by Pat Cerasaro

A new view of FINDING NEVERLAND

Stay creative between contracts – Make your own work and diversify. Rachel Cole talks to Jacqui Dark and Kanen Breen by Rachel Cole

Welcome to Stage Door Shrink, a regular column penned by Rachel Cole aimed at helping performers chortle their way to a #win. There comes a time in every performers life, when work dries up …

This Week Picks! See the Buff Bottoms of Broadway, Go Inside the Mind of Jim Parsons & More by Pete Croatto

Hey, you, trying to jimmy open a fire hydrant to beat the increasing heat! First off, don’t do that. Second, we’re pretty sure a spork is not the right tool for the job. A much b…

Playbill Poll: What Was Your Favorite Moment of the 2015 Tony Awards? by Olivia Clement

Following the 69th Annual Tony Awards, Playbill.com asked readers to share their favorite moments from the CBS broadcast of Broadway's biggest night, which was held June 7 at Radio City …

Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: June 14 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1929 Birthday of Broadway composer Cy Coleman, (1929-2004) whose multidextrous scores for shows like Sweet Charity, I Love My Wife, On the Twentieth Century, The Will Rogers Follies, The…

Advice For Your Younger Self? Matthew Morrison, Chita Rivera and 10 More Broadway Stars Answer! by Carey Purcell

Playbill.com asked both newcomers and veterans of the New York theatre scene what advice they would have given themselves when they were starting out in their careers.

Billy Stritch Among Musical Directors Being Saluted Tonight by Robert Viagas

There is no Tony Award for Broadway's music directors, possibly because few people, even in the theatre business, fully understand what they do and how important they are to the way show…

“My Trans Identity Shouldn’t Affect Me,” Says Dominique Jackson On Not Being Cast, Health Care and H by Olivia Clement

As part of Playbill's 30 Days of Pride, transgender artists, playwrights and directors speak about the importance of advocating trans voices and staging trans stories as a tool for chang…

The Visit, Kander and Ebb’s Final Musical, Closes On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Visit, the final Broadway musical written by the Tony Award-winning team of Kander and Ebb, ends its run June 14 at the Lyceum Theatre. Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera st…

National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Honoring Two Tony-Winning Broadway Stars, Held Today by Andrew Gans

Two Tony-winning Broadway favorites are part of the 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Tony Hosts and TV Stars! Where Is the Cast of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Now? by Logan Culwell

The cast of the 1999 Broadway revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown was filled with many stars-to-be just starting their careers, like Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart and BD …

Playbill Video Week in Review: On the Town and The King and I Dance Off, School of Rocks Rocks Out, by Mark Ezovski

On the Town and The King and I had an "Uptown Funk" dance party, James Monroe Iglehart joined Seth Rudetsky for a new "Obsessed!", School of Rock — The Musical …

Would You Swing? Bruce Norris’ The Qualms Opens Tonight Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Off-Broadway premiere of Pulitzer and Tony winner Bruce Norris' The Qualms, in which various couples attend a swingers party, officially opens June 14 at Playwright Horizons. An …