BWW Personality Quiz: Which Jukebox Musical Should You Compose an Original Song For? by Louisa Brady

If you had been hired to compose one original song for a jukebox musical, which would you be best suited to compose for Find out in this week's quiz

Southwark's IN THE HEIGHTS Headed to London by BroadwayWorld

WhatsOnStage has confirmed that Southwark Playhouse's IN THE HEIGHTS will transfer to London. No word yet on dates or a venue, but BroadwayWorld will bring you the news as soon as we have th…

Toronto's KINKY BOOTS, Starring Alan Mingo Jr., Extends Into November by BroadwayWorld

The Toronto Star writes that the Canadian premiere of the Tony Award-winning KINKY BOOTS, which opened June 28 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, has been extended through November 8, 2015.Tick…

Gloria **1/2 by Barry

                                         By: Paulanne Simmons Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins is certainly well qualified as the writer of his newest play, Glo…

Significant Other by Doug Marino

Joshua Harmon has penned yet another "summer play" for all to enjoy.  It is being presented off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater at Roundabout and the venue and timing couldn't be mor…

The rebel spirit who inspired Canada’s best dancers by Deirdre Kelly

Patricia Goss, a 95-year-old retired art teacher, has spent decades instilling creative confidence in the brightest students of the National Ballet School

In the Moment: Helen Pafumi and Kristen LePine on The Hub Theatre’s ‘Leto Legend’ by David Siegel

The Hub Theatre is opening its world premiere of a work by a woman playwright, directed by a woman and with an all-female cast. It is the Hub’s Leto Legend which opens on July 10, 2015. Hu…

Perfect Crime: Performance #11,568 by Darryl Reilly

This post is by Darryl Reilly By: Darryl Reilly Catherine Russell Including me there were 28 people at the Wednesday matinee on July 1, 2015, of the 11,568th performance of Perfect Crime. Th…

A History of the Comedy Western #5: 1990-present by Trav S.D.

This is part five of a five part series. For part one, covering the years of silent comedy, go here.  For part two, on the 30s and 1940s, go here. For part three, covering the 1950s and …

An email that reminded me of why we’re lucky to be independent. by Ken Davenport

There’s a lot of things to whine about in this one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The health care system is still a mess.  We disagree about things like why…

Los Angeles Theater Review: BEST OF ALBUQUERQUE FRINGE 2025 (Hollywood Fringe Festival) by Tony Frankel

THE WORST OF THE BEST Let me say that I have no idea what I just saw. Clearly, some very clever folk have come up with the very clever idea to spoof a Fringe Festival, which Fringe Festivals…

Pinocchio brought back to life by National Theatre in time for Christmas 2016

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The show will combine elements from the classic 1940 Disney animated movie and the fantasy’s original source, The Adventures Of Pinocchio.

Michael Ball laughs with Rebecca LaChance during Mack and Mabel rehearsal

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Comic timing is all-important in Mack & Mabel for Ball, leading lady Rebecca LaChance and director Jonathan Church.

Life is a Cabaret: Westcoast Troupe revives its first show to mark its 15th season by Jay Handelman

A revised version of troupe's first show recalls two pasts this summer.... Read more » The post Life is a Cabaret: Westcoast Troupe revives its first show to mark its 15th season appear…

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ellen Greene in 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Music-comedy rookie Jake Gyllenhaal and seasoned vet Ellen Greene lead gleeful "Little Shop of Horrors."

Boy George talks reunion with Culture Club by Jim Farber

The world seems eager to accept a Culture Club reunion.

Billy Joel bests Elton John record at Madison Square Garden

Billy Joel set a record for most performances by a single artist at Madison Square Garden with his 65th show Wednesday night.

The Joe D Show: Chilina Kennedy, Judy Kuhn on solo albums by Joe Dziemianowicz

Chilina Kennedy, of "Beautiful," and Judy Kuhn, of "Fun Home," discuss new solo albums.

Hartford Stage's Darko Tresnjak seals his passion for risk with 'Kiss Me, Kate' by Patrick Pacheco

Darko Tresnjak arrived in this country from the former Yugoslavia at age 10, during the many 1976 bicentennial celebrations. He and his mother, Maria, saw the festivities and fireworks first…

Review: Cirque du Soleil's "Kurios" wows in Denver by Lisa Kennedy

Okay, let's just get this out of the way. Ooh. Ahh. Whoa. Zowee.

Colorado Theater Openings, 7/3/2015 by Mark Collinsspecial To The Denver Post

Theater Openings Emerging Voices' "The Pillowman" July 6-8: Dark play by Irish writerMartin McDonagh about a fiction writer who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his stories.

‘Catch Me If You Can’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre by Lauren Honeycutt

Think back to when you were 16 years old. What were you doing? Going to football games? Getting ready for the Homecoming Dance? Obtaining a machine to make fraudulent checks and then trickin…

Little Shop’s Audrey II Auditions to be Hedwig!

With The Encores! Off-Center production of Little Shop of Horrors wrapped up, Audrey II is once again out of work. What's a poor plant to do but seek out another role? Just in the n…

Stage review: 'Brewed' stirs up trouble for six troubled sisters by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Even in its lightest moments, a feeling of impending doom looms over “Brewed.”

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: June 27- July 2 by BroadwayWorld

Scrolling frantically throughLittle Shop of Horrorspictures Getting ready to see some musicals for 4th of July Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news Well don't worry B…

BOMBSHELL to Make a 'Smash' Onstage; BWW Looks Back on How It All Began by Caryn Robbins

BWW has put together a SMASH retrospective, from inception to TV series to benefit concert to stage Travel back in time with alook back on how it all began

'The Fantasticks' charms at Insight Theatre

The longest-running musical in the world takes yet another stage

Off the Main Road review – Inge's lost play loses the audience by Alexis Soloski

Williamstown Theatre FestivalVeering from melodrama to realism to pornography, William Inge’s play flummoxes both actors and audience as it careers to an unintentionally comic conclusionWh…

Spotlight On...Christopher Geary by Michael Block

Name: Christopher GearyHometown: Natick, MAEducation: Fordham & Yale School of DramaSelect Credits: Morgan Gould’s groundbreaking re-imagining of “Shrek” that we did in that women …

Theater Review | New Jersey: Review of ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ by the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey by Ken Jaworowski

“Love’s Labour’s Lost,” presented in an outdoor amphitheater, displays exceptional Shakespearean wordplay that makes it hard to produce, requiring a mastery of language and pacing.

A quest to re-discover the magic of theatre, starting in a high-school drama studio by J. Kelly Nestruck

After a decade of writing about the art form he loves, critic J. Kelly Nestruck found himself in a moment of crisis. Theatre, it seemed, had grown elitist and out of touch with the country i…

Photo Call: J.K. Simmons Goes Backstage at Amazing Grace by Joseph Marzullo

Academy Award winner and stage veteran J.K. Simmons took in a preview performance of Amazing Grace the evening of July 2. He greeted the cast afterward.

The Watershed: Montreal playwright tackles our most precious resource by Robert Everett-Green

How much do we value clean water, and our industrialized standard of living, and how much do we care about solving the puzzle of how to stop one from degrading the other?

Highland Park’s Music Theatre Company to cease operation by Hedy Weiss

After seven seasons, The Music Theatre Company (TMTC), the Highland Park-based professional theater dedicated to ... The post Highland Park’s Music Theatre Company to cease operation a…

Little Shop of Horrors review - Jake Gyllenhaal blossoms in plant musical by Alex Needham

New York City CenterThe 1982 musical about a man-eating plant rides again in an uproarious concert performance – and to the audience, Gyllenhaal isn’t even the biggest star onstagePart o…

Guillaume Tell's gang-rape scene caused uproar at the Royal Opera House – but the portrayal of extreme sex and violence on stage is nothing new

The mass booing that greeted the gang-rape scene at the first night of the Royal Opera’s production of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell this week might almost lead one to believe that extreme, a…

Theatre News: New Billy joins Billy Elliot - The Musical in London

Nat Sweeney is to join the cast at the Victoria Palace Theatre this evening

World premiere of “Beaches” (the musical) at Drury Lane Oakbrook by Hedy Weiss

They meet cute, as kids, in Atlantic City. The year is 1952. Cee Cee desperately craves an audience, and Bertie can only be dazzled by this child who is bursting with such talent and moxie. …

Wales Millennium Centre enters partnership with S4C by Georgia Snow

Wales Millennium Centre is to collaborate with Welsh-language channel S4C on a series of projects marking a “major new creative direction” for

EU treaty could threaten UK arts subsidy by David Hutchison

Actors and directors have voiced fears that new trade laws being negotiated by the European Union could negatively affect subsidised arts organisations

Stiles and Drewe’s Peter Pan to be staged as London concert by David Hutchison

A concert production of Stiles and Drewe’s Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure is to be staged in London in October. Part

Welsh Les Miserables leads Family Arts Festival by Georgia Snow

A Welsh-language version of Les Miserables will be performed as part of this year’s Family Arts Festival. The national event will be

DIALOGUE PLAY WITH SHABANI THE ATTRACTIVE GORILLA ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. by Nick Hart

  The post DIALOGUE PLAY WITH SHABANI THE ATTRACTIVE GORILLA ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. appeared first on The Neo-Futurists.

'Wonder.land': Theater Review by Stephen Dalton

Co-written by Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz, this high-tech British stage musical reboots Lewis Carroll's classic novel for the social media generation. read more

Preparing For Anti-“Rent” Messages From Tennessee Pulpits by Howard Sherman

If you are a musical theatre fan in general, and a Rent fan in particular, and you’re going to church in or around Tullahoma, Tennessee this Sunday, there’s a chance you may not like a b…

Competition: Win a pair of tickets to The 39 Steps by Rebekah Ellerby

The 39 Steps at The Criterion  ★★★★ “Clever, very funny and brilliantly acted” – The Guardian ★★★★ “What the West End has been waiting for” …

The Diver Comes To the Rag Factory by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo The Diver is a playful,imaginative show drawing on puppetry, physical theatre and clowning to explore the depths of the Ocean and the fear that can stand in our way. The Diver w…

Susan Elkin: How do schools pick their shows? by Susan Elkin

I’ve been to several interesting drama school shows in the last few weeks as graduating students stage their final productions. These have

Michigan Funeral Details Set for Danny McNie by BroadwayWorld

As our readers have been asked since we shared the sad newson June 19, 2015 that Danny McNie, 34, beloved son, brother, friend, singer, actor, and humanitarian, quietly passed away, services…

NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Curator Doug Reside on Telegraphing Rhymes by Nypl For The Performing Arts

BroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, an…

Review: Drury Lane's 'Beaches' finds its wind by Kerry Reid

In the pantheon of tear-duct-depleting buddy films, 1988's "Beaches," starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, is up there with "Brian's Song." But instead of the gridiron, the battlefield…

2015 Capital Fringe Festival Preview #31: ‘Wrestling with the WIP’ by Nicole Y. McClam by Guest Author

From birth stories and mother/daughter relationships to Black Velveteen and badassness: Wrestling with the WIP seeks to create woman in her own image. Wrestling with the WIP premiered last …

Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Return to London Stage by David Rooney

The rising screen star of 'Belle' and 'Beyond the Lights' will play the title role in 'Nell Gwynn,' about the 17th century brothel-keeper's daughter who became the king's mistress.read more

This Holiday Weekend: Celebrate the Diversity of American Theatre in Los Angeles by Mandi Moss

Happy Independence Day weekend! Check out five American stories being told on LA stages.

James Bond musical in the works from Goldfinger producer's daughter

Buckle up your Aston Martin seatbelt.

Tomorrow at MOMA: Hondo by Trav S.D.

Tomorrow at 4:30pm at the Museum of Modern Art, as part of their 3D Summer series: the classic John Wayne western Hondo (1953), directed by John Farrow.  Warning: we always include spo…

“A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660-1715″ at the Getty Museum – Los Angeles art exhibition review by Pauline Adamek

Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death on 1 Septemb…

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: VANESSA GARCIA by Marisa Arellano

FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: VANESSA GARCIA The Crocodile’s Bite will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Thursday August 6th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. Originally from M…

FRAN DRESCHER'S GAY NEW YORK HARBOR CRUISE by James Edstrom

RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL entertained the crowd on Fran Drescher’s New York Harbor cruise to kick off Gay Pride Week last Sunday, June 21st. A benefit for Cancer Schmancer, the floating party …

Why does the Royal Opera House pay directors so much? by Rupert Christiansen

The eye-watering salaries of Kasper Holten and Antonio Pappano seem inordinate when compared to other arts institutions - or even the Prime Minister, says Rupert Christiansen

‘Throwback’, by Silver Lining by Katharine Kavanagh

Jackson’s Lane; 1st July 2015 In this second full length show from Silver Lining, commissioned by Jackson’s Lane as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, our collective me…

Photos: First look at Michael Ball and Rebecca LaChance rehearsing for Mack and Mabel

The production opens in Chichester on 13 July

Fuse Concert Review: Expecting the Unexpected — Brian Wilson Delights at Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion by Jason M. Rubin

This was probably the loudest, rockingest Brian Wilson show I’ve ever seen.

Review: The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival/Underscore Theatre Company by Aaron Hunt

How To Run For Mayor The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival provides an important birthing-space for Chicago-connected, nascent musical theater to access our city’s storefront-ethos, where n…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT SERIES: WELL-STRUNG Opens Their New Residency in Provincetown Tonight! by Walter McBride

Walter McBride was given exclusive access to a rehearsal in New York and we have some wonderful pictures to share with you as we enter this 4th of July Weekend.

SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 7/3/2015 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 732015.

Filichia Features: Thousands of Thespians by Peter Filichia

The late, great acerbic comic Phyllis Diller had plenty of memorable one-liners, but there’s one I remember most. With half-closed eyes that said she’d seen more fire than rain, Diller d…

Some choice off-Loop shows return by Chris Jones

Some of the better off-Loop shows of the last 12 months are enjoying a summer reprise.

Keegan Theatre reopens with powerful Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (review) by Jennifer Clements

“There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity.” This one line offers up the theme of Tennessee William’s renowned Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in ten simple words. But, as…

Peter Pan at Threesixty Theatre at Tysons Corner Center (review) by Keith Loria

The moment you take your first steps inside the 100-foot-high tent and the one-of-a-kind Threesixty Theatre, you know this isn’t going to be your usual production of Peter Pan. As someone …

Stars and Stripes Forever! by Trav S.D.

OK, this card is a little hard to read, so I’ll tell you all you need to know. Our friend Lefty Lucy is presenting this patriotic burlesque show at Coney Island USA tonight at 10pm, fe…

My Revolutionary Relatives by Trav S.D.

It’s Independence Day weekend!  I’ve recently uncovered details about several ancestors who fought in the American Revolution. Today seems like the ideal time to share the infor…

In Fog and Falling Snow review – full steam ahead for epic railway play by Alfred Hickling

National Railway Museum, York‘Railway King’ George Hudson is the inspiration behind this unforgettable walking tour celebrating York’s locomotive historyYork has been a Roman city, a V…

Liam Williams webchat at MIF – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

Live from Manchester international festival, outsider comedian Liam Williams will be answering your questions on Monday 6 July from 2.15pm BST onwards – post them in the comments below 3.1…

Theatre News: Confirmed: In the Heights to return to central London venue

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STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/3/15- Audra McDonald by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Audra McDonald The actress earned three Tony Awards by the age of 28 - for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, and Ragtime. She was nominated for another Tony Award fo…

Arts Fuse Theater Appreciation: “Miracle of Miracles” — The Priscilla Beach Theatre Redux by Arts Fuse Editor

The venerable Priscilla Beach Theatre was in danger of crumbling away -- but it has been fully restored and is swinging into a summertime season of musicals.

Tonight, the role of ________, will be played by_______. by Patrick Roberts

One night back in the fifties, a producer from Paramount Pictures attended a little known musical called The Pajama Game (a personal favorite of mine) on the Great White Way. Carol Hanney, w…

Wonder.land review: Damon Albarn's wonderbland musical is hardly cutting edge

Damon Albarn set high expectations for his new musical Wonder.land. Perhaps too high.

The Play That Goes Wrong – New Cast Announced by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo The Play That Goes Wrong has announced a new cast as it enters its second year. The new cast will perform from 18th August 2015. The show which won the Olivier Award for Best Ne…

GRACE NOTES: Friday, July 3, 2015 by Susan Grace

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Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 7/3; HEATHERS in Austin, KINKY BOOTS in Canada and More! by BroadwayWorld

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Austin, Milwaukee, Toronto, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include HEATHERS in…

Review: BITTER HOMES AND GARDENS by Toby Zinman

Review: To Kill a Mockingbird (Barbican)

Robert Sean Leonard returns to play Atticus Finch in the award-winning production

The 10 best things to do this week by Steve Rose, James Kettle, Nick Gillett, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Lyn Gardner, John Robinson, Julia Raeside, Robert Clark & Oliver Basciano

From Dave Chappelle’s first ever UK stand up shows, to a night with dub master Dennis Bovell and Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse biopic, here are some of the most interesting cultural activ…

News: The Gift Theatre Adds Nine New Ensemble Members by Zach Freeman

The Gift Theatre announced Monday the addition of nine new playwrights, directors and actors to their ensemble, expanding the group to thirty-one full-fledged members. The new ensemble membe…

35 Years of America’s Birthday on PBS: Q&A with Capitol 4th Producer, Jerry Colbert by Steve

This year, A Capitol Fourth celebrates 35 spectacular years on air with an all-star musical extravaganza broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.  America’s biggest and bri…

Arts Fuse Appreciation: Ornette Coleman’s Horn of Plenty by Arts Fuse Editor

So there was the Ornette Coleman Quartet, leading off the final side of vinyl with a cut that changed my life, “Lonely Woman.”

Theatre News: Northern Broadsides tour Winter's Tale

Conrad Nelson's production opens in September

Theatre News: Rufus Hound joins Nunn's Wars of the Roses

Further casting has been announced for the Rose Theatre production

REVIEW – Aliens Love Underpants Live (The Lowry) by Kristy Stott

Date: 2 july 2015 THINGSTARS:  This best-selling children’s book Aliens Love Underpants, written by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, is pretty much staple bedtime reading in our hous…

Love Me Tender Trailer Released by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo From the producers of Hairspray, Jersey Boys and West Side Story, Love Me Tender is a hilarious feel-good musical featuring Elvis Presley’s greatest hits. In a small town in 1…

Barry Manilow to Perform at Capitol Fourth; Says “Freedom is Really Who We Are” by Steve

By Steve Schonberg 2015 marks the 35th year that PBS will air America’s national Independence Day celebration live from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. One of many 4th of July tradi…

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘America Eats Tavern Holds Inaugural Virginia Festival, Bloomsday Celebration, Blue Duck Tavern Rhapsodizes About Ice by Jordan Wright

As expected tons of events are crammed into the month of June. Why? There seems to be a totally unfounded impression that we are all darting off to faraway lands. We wish! Here’s where we …

Steen Raskopoulos review – audience improv can't match standup wit by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe character comic is charismatic and subtle, but his attempts to get the audience to deliver the laughs sometimes fall flatWant to be a duck? Want your face lathered in…

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Dutch National Ballet: Cinderella | Whelan/Watson: Other StoriesSergei Prokofiev’s ballet score has been choreographed dozens of times since it was composed in 1935. In this version, creat…

This week’s new theatre by Mark Cook & Lyn Gardner

Volpone | Camelot: The Shining City | Silent | Orson’s Shadow | She Stoops To Conquer | Oliver TwistThe critic Harold Hobson once described Ben Jonson’s 17th-century comedy about the lus…

This week’s new live comedy by James Kettle

Dave Chappelle | Bristol Comedy Garden | Steen RaskopoulosDave Chappelle is probably most famous for being the comedian who had everything and gave it all away. As the star of his own Chappe…

Stephen Merchant webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The star of The Office and new play The Mentalists is joining us to answer your questions at 1pm BST on Tuesday 7 July – post them in the comments below 12.18pm BST Stephen Merchant is one…

BWW's On This Day - July 3, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Elf musical to donate opening night ticket sales to Alzheimer’s Society by Matthew Hemley

Ticket sales from a gala opening night performance of the musical Elf will be donated to charity Alzheimer’s Society. Starring Ben Forster,

Ovalhouse’s new home to be a centre of excellence for disability arts by David Hutchison

South London venue Ovalhouse is to make its new building in Brixton a centre of excellence for disability arts. At its current

Rufus Hound joins Trevor Nunn’s The Wars of the Roses by David Hutchison

Rufus Hound has joined the cast of The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston. The actor will play Bedford

Playwriting Altar–an Inspiration Treasure Trove by Aileen Lambert

This past year, my playwriting teacher required every student to fill a shoebox with items that were inspirations or resources for their current plays. She referred to this shoebox as our pl…

London Odds & Ends: John Tiffany, Disney Theatricals & the National Theatre Team Up for Pinocchio & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today from the U.K. (which funnily enough doesn't have a day off celebrating July 4!). John Tiffany, Disney & National Tea…

To Kill a Mockingbird, Barbican, review: 'take a hanky' by Jane Shilling

The Barbican's revival of this Harper Lee adaptation is touching and full of charm, says Jane Shilling

Gossip: James Bond musical sets sights on Broadway?

The 007 franchise has been granted a licence to thrill in the theatre

Theatre News: New cast announced for The Play That Goes Wrong

The new company will take over from 18 August

Review: Three New Plays Put Britain’s Penchant for the Classics to One Side by Matt Wolf

Premieres of "Luna Gala," "hang" and "Violence and Son" remind theatergoers of the thrill of the new.

Around the World in 80 Days review – an exceptionally witty adventure by Lyn Gardner

Tobacco Factory, BristolJules Verne’s novel is reimagined as a family-friendly summer pantomime that pokes fun at Victorian colonial attitudesAnyone can now circumnavigate the globe in wel…

REVIEW – 4 x 4: Ephemeral Architectures (The Lowry, Salford) by Kristy Stott

 Date: 1 JUly 2015 Upstaged Rating:  4 x 4 Ephemeral Architectures invites two beautiful, but integrally different, art forms to share a stage for the first time. Directed by inter…

Half Past What? A Capital Fringe Peek by Casey Bauer

The enemy of the writer is not the bad review, an empty bank account or even the dreaded rejection letter. It’s that little voice inside chirping: “Why would you write that? Why would yo…

I Feel Funny: A Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

For the performer, stand-up comedy is a really weird experience.  It’s not like going into your day job, where you know how many steps there are between the parking lot and your desk,…

The Life of King John: A Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

When I first read the scene in Shakespeare’s The Life and Death of King John in which the prince tries to save himself by crawling out a tower window to disastrous results, I had to start …

Two for the price of one by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review a New Hampshire revival of A Garden Fête, one of the eight plays from Alan Ayckbourn’s Intimate Exchanges cycle, and the Lincoln Center Theater p…

What color is Othello? by Terry Teachout

And what color should he be? That’s the subject, more or less, of my “Sightings” column in today’s Wall Street Journal. Here’s an excerpt. * * * In this country, Steven Berkoff is …

Replay: Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois by Terry Teachout

An excerpt from Abe Lincoln in Illinois, starring Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln. The film, released in 1940, was directed by John Cromwell and adapted by Robert E. Sherwood from his orig…

NEWS: Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars in new play about Nell Gwynn at the Globe by Press Releases

Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce that Gugu Mbatha-Raw will star as Nell in Jessica Swale’s new play Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe. Gugu recently starred in the…

Gossip: Disney to team with National on Pinocchio musical?

It's no lie - a spokesperson for the NT confirmed that talks are 'ongoing'

Theatre News: Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars in Nell Gwynn at Shakespeare's Globe

The play charts the rise of the 17th century actress

NEWS: New West End cast for The Play That Goes Wrong from 18 Aug by Press Releases

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, has announced that there will be a new, second cast taking to the stage at the West End’s Duchess Theatre from 18 Au…

Hands across the sea by Terry Teachout

I’ve been reading All My Yesterdays, Edward G. Robinson’s posthumously published 1973 autobiography. Contrary to his celebrated tough-guy screen persona, Robinson was an exceedingly lite…

Almanac: Alexander Hamilton on our national mission by Terry Teachout

“It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example, the important question, whether societies of me…

wonder.land review – Damon Albarn musical goes down digital rabbit hole by Michael Billington

Palace Theatre, Manchester This bold and ambitious reimagining of Alice in Wonderland for the online age boasts a score from the Blur frontman – but ends up a little oversaturatedAlice in …

Press pass: Everything you need to know about Damon Albarn’s wonder.land by Terri Paddock

Is it all a Blur? That’s a pun you may hear frequently in relation to the musical theatre debut of the seminal 1990s band’s frontman, Damon Albarn, which opened in Manchester last night.…

Review: wonder.land (Manchester International Festival)

Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini's new musical premiered at the MIF last night

13 Edinburgh previews to catch before the festival starts by Natasha Tripney

With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe looming ever closer, theatre companies are prepping their wares and testing their material around the country. Natasha

The Return of RUTHLESS! by Peter Filichia

September 16, 1991. Studio B in the John Houseman Theatre on 42nd Street. I’m seeing a staged reading of a new musical called RUTHLESS!

Richard Jordan: There’s a big difference between good acting and great acting by Richard Jordan

It takes something special to make a show truly memorable. You can tell at the time – there’s a spine-tingling, gripping and unforgettable

Cinema for the Stage: Minimus 3D Arkestra by Joe Clarke

    by Marcina Zaccaria   When it comes to movie-making, how do we take elements, pull them apart, and put them back together?   An inventive way to see... The post Cinem…

Mark Shenton: The heat is on… in the West End by Mark Shenton

“The heat is on in Saigon,” sings the male chorus in Miss Saigon. And in Kiss Me, Kate the second act begins

Video Flash: Tony Yazbeck Previews Classic Irving Berlin Tunes for Upcoming Tribute Concert

The On the Town star will perform at supper club 54 Below on July 8.

Theatre Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at Keegan Theatre by Morgan Halvorsen

At just shy of three hours long, Tennessee Williams’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof can be a difficult play to sit through–there are few moments of levity to lighten what amounts to an e…

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #30: ‘A Family Reunion’ by Larry Blossom by Guest Author

Abducted and missing for fifteen years, Sarah and Joey miraculously return home to their family. Is it a cause for celebration or the beginning of a new tragedy? Raised apart in captivity, b…

The Royal Ballet 2015: Program B by Joel Benjamin

This post is by Joel Benjamin he Royal Ballet’s second program of its ridiculously short season at the David H. Koch Theater was disappointing as much for what was on it as for what wasn�…

Jeffrey Bean Stars in THE FOREIGNER, Beginning Tonight at the Alley Theatre by BroadwayWorld

The Foreigner isthe last play in the 'Alley Theatre UH' season, starringAlley Resident Company member Jeffrey Beanin one of his signature roles as Charlie Baker.

Ben Forster Reprises Role in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in Athens This Weekend by Pat Cerasaro

SUPERSTAR hits the amphitheater

New Beat Fund on Their Origin and Musical Influences by Young Hollywood

New Beat Fund on Their Origin and Musical InfluencesGet a sneak preview to our new series Backstage Diaries with New Beat Fund! YH catches up with the band and finds out how they got started…

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Johnny Carson Is No Match for Ellen Greene's Eccentricity

The pair's wide ranging conversation slid from hair highlights to Mr. Snuffleupagus.

War and Peace. Rebecca Metz, on Actors’ Equity Association and Its Plan for L.A. by Steven Leigh Morris

What now? A conversation between Steven Leigh Morris and Rebecca Metz on the next steps for 99-seat theatre.

Fire Up the Grill! Have the Ultimate Fourth of July Party with Broadway.com’s BBQ Playlist by Lindsay Champion

For theater nerds like us, there’s no better way to spend the summer than hanging out in the sun and rocking out to showtunes all day long—preferably in the pool. No Fourth of Ju…

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Who Should Play Cher in the Clueless Musical? by Lindsay Champion

The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and rank your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic to …

FLASH FRIDAY: USA, USAl! HAMILTON, 1776 & Many More Patriotic Musicals by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are shining a solo spotlight on the historically-based musicals celebrating American figures in honor of July 4

Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: July 3 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Ernio Hernandez and Doug Nevin

1878 The original Yankee Doodle Dandy, George M. Cohan (1878-1942) is born on the 3rd of July, (not the 4th as was family legend) says. A member of the vaudeville team The Four Cohans wi…

From 1776 to Sunset; Celebrating the Greatest Stage Moments of Birthday Gal Betty Buckley! by Joseph Marzullo

Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, who will be seen later this summer in the Bay Street Theater production of the Tony-winning musical Grey Gardens, celebrates her birthday July 3. Playbil…

Diva Talk: Stars of Tonya & Nancy, Claudio Quest, Deep Love Discuss New Musicals, Stage Mishaps, Cov by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

Composers Offer Reasons to Take a New York Musical Theatre Staycation by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com asked several composers whose work is featured in the annual New York Musical Theatre Festival the number one reason to take a Staycation and see their NYMF production. For more…

The Age of Aquarius Continues! Where Are They Now? The 2009 Revival of Hair by Logan Culwell

The 2009 Broadway revival of Hair made quite a splash with its stellar vocal performances by a cast that became committed to real-life political activism during the run of the show. Chec…

Broadway’s Stars Confess Their Celebrity Talent Crushes! by Carey Purcell

Stars of the stage share which celebrities they have talent crushes on.

Visit Hamilton’s Home or Belt Showtunes in a Bar 10 Ways to Spend Your NYC Staycation by Robert Viagas

Theatre fans spending their vacation in New York have endless opportunities for fun, many of them completely free. Here are our top ten suggestions for a theatrical summer in the city.

Chicago Shakespeare’s 75-Minute The Little Mermaid Begins Tonight! by Andrew Gans

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 75-minute version of Disney's The Little Mermaid, a Broadway musical adaptation of the beloved film, is presented July 3-Aug. 16.

Happy Birthday, Audra! We Look Back at the Six-Time Tony Winner’s Most Thrilling Roles by Joseph Marzullo

Six-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald, who will return to Broadway in 2016 in Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, celeb…

State give $50,000 to preserve August Wilson's childhood home by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Plans to restore the childhood home of the late playwright August Wilson received a boost this week with a $50,000 Keystone grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Little Lake Theater holds training for backstage technicians by Margaret Smykla

When Nathan Bell was 14, he and his mother volunteered for backstage work, with the Old Schoolhouse Players community theater group in Hickory, Washington County.