5 Things to Know About 'Southpaw's' Oona Laurence by Hilary Lewis

The Tony-winning actress plays Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters' daughter.read more

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 7/25/2015

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 7252015.

BWW Reviews: New Asian Tour of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER by Rocky Christopher Fajardo

Tony Manero--of Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's ATEG 2015 Asian touring production of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER SNF, which is based on John Badham's '70s landmark film of the same name-…

People You Should Know . . . Lipica Shah by Zack Calhoon

Lipica Shah is so excited to be part of this team, sharing a story that’s close to her heart. Recent Off-Broadway: I Like To Be Here (The New Ohio), Bunty Berman Presents… (The New …

A dimmed version of Light Up the Sky: review by Richard Ouzounian

Moss Hart's comedy was never great to begin with, but Shaw Festival production plays up its weaknesses.

Chicago Theater Review: 15 BREATHS (About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble) by Lawrence Bommer

STILL BREATHING 15 years ago a new show called First Breath launched the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble. Appropriately, the current showcase 15 Breaths is presented by the next generati…

Kristin Chenoweth, Kenny Ortega Celebrate Premiere of Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants’ by Mannie Holmes

A high school film filled with show tunes fared well for Disney Channel nine years ago. The network gives the “High School Musical” recipe another try with helmer Kenny Ortega in…

Kenny Ortega to Helm HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 10th Anniversary Special in 2016? by Sally Henry

Kenny Ortega might have a new HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL performance in mind for next year.

VIDEO: Got HAMILTON? Laura Benanti, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and More Test Their US History Knowledge with Susan Blackwell by Stage Tube

Susan Blackwell is at it again with Part 2 of the GotHamilton History Quiz So, how did George Takei, Helen Mirren, Tituss Burgess, Laura Benanti, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the gang do Check o…

Play It Again, Sam at Artistry by Erin Nagel

In Artistry’s (formally Bloomington Civic Theater) debut production, Play It Again, Sam, audiences are treated to a laugh a minute romantic comedy which is every bit an ode to its writer W…

RoboPop: The Midtown Theater Festival Variety Act by Sandi Durell

        by: Bre Northrup   Part of the 16th Annual Midtown Theater Festival’s variety performances, New York City’s high energy hiphop improv team, Robop…

People You Should Know . . . Lauren LaRocca by Zack Calhoon

Lauren LaRocca is a Brooklyn-based actor and theater-maker. Regional credits include 4000 Miles at Baltimore Center Stage (dir. Lila Neugebauer), and Remix38, Our Town, Dracula, and A C…

Roger Rees Memorial Set for September 21 at The New Amsterdam Theatre by BroadwayWorld

A memorial celebration of his life, which will be open to the public, has now been set for Monday, September 21, 2015 at 1pm at The New Amsterdam Theatre, currently home to Disney's ALADDIN.

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, July 25- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, CINDERELLA, OF GOOD STOCK, and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup

Manuel Versus the Statue of Liberty: Documenting the Undocumented In Song by New York Theater

Manuel Versus the Statue of Liberty, we are told, is inspired by the true story of Dan-el Padilla Peralta, an undocumented and once-homeless immigrant from the Dominican Republic who got a …

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Answers Fan Questions with A CHORUS LINE Lyrics at Today's HAMILTON Lottery by Sally Henry

Lin-Manuel Miranda tributed A CHORUS LINE again at today's HAMILTON lottery.

Eden Espinosa Launches Kickstarter to Fund New Album by BroadwayWorld

Eden Espinosa is headed back to the recording studio.

BWW TV: Happy 40th! HAMILTON Cast Sings 'What I Did for Love' in Honor of A CHORUS LINE's 40th Anniversary by Stage Tube

Today, Broadway celebrates the 40th anniversary of the opening of one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Below, take a look back at the performance, and watch as the original cast of A…

So Fetch! BWW Readers Want Musical Versions of MEAN GIRLS, THE BREAKFAST CLUB and More High School Classics by Sally Henry

They might not be Orson Welles caliber you probably won't study many of them in film classes, and they certainly wouldn't receive Oscars, but despite all that, high school-centric movies are…

STAGE TUBE: Watch Live-Stream of Randy Newman & More in Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Series; Tune in at 7PM! by Stage Tube

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will be live-streaming eleven concerts this summer from its Out of Doors series and Mostly Mozart Festival, making concerts from the world's leading pe…

Legit Review: ‘Kafka on the Shore’

Lincoln Center Festival can always be counted on to inject some class into the soporific summer theater season by hosting avant-garde work by celebrated international companies. This year&…

Los Angeles Theater Review: FAILURE: A LOVE STORY (Coeurage Theatre Company at GTC in Burbank) by Jason Rohrer

SUCCESS You have had at least one dream in which the universe of potential joy is realized in a moment. The moment is ethereal and tangible, in the way of dreams. For me this dream is always…

Theater Review: Family is all in FST's charming 'Over the River' by Jay Handelman

Family dynamics on stage often lean toward the dysfunctional, but Joe DiPietro finds a sweet spot of love, caring and humor in “Over the River... Read more » The post Theater Review: …

Theatre Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Synetic Theater by Heather Hill

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Synetic Theater is Shakespeare like you’ve never heard before! Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili and choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili, this spe…

Fringe Review: ‘Song of Myself: The Whitman Project’ at the Hyman M. Perlo Studio Dance Place by Heather Hill

It should probably be stated right from the beginning that I have never been a Whitman fan and I don’t like grass, so going to see Robert Michael Oliver’s production, Song of Mys…

HEADVOICE & HELD MOMENTARILY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray takes a look at HeadVoice & Held Momentarily at The New York Musical Theatre Festival 2015

Walter Brennan: The Westerns by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great Hollywood character actor Walter Brennan (read more about his early career beginnings here). For better or worse, Brennan is chiefly remembered today almos…

‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ at The Alliance Theatre by Karim Doumar

A heartfelt story of family loyalty and triumph, The Alliance Theatre’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, directed by Elaine Wilson, starts as the tale of a loving father who tries his hardest to m…

BWW TV Exclusive: Broadway Answers- What Do You Do After a Show to Wind Down? by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, BroadwayWorld asks a slew of stars what they do to wind down after a show. Find out how they answered below

Review: Karaoke Bacchae

Meta-Phys Ed. offers a dizzying spin on a 2,400-year-old play for Ice Factory 2015.

Is UK justice for sale to the highest bidders? (VIDEO) by Terri Paddock

If you have never been unlucky enough to find yourself in the middle of a legal dispute, I can almost guarantee you – or, at least, 99% of you – that you can’t afford it. Certainly not…

Kyle Jean-Baptiste Makes History As First Black Jean Valjean In Les Miserables by Andrew Shade

When Kyle Jean-Baptiste stepped on stage July 23rd he made history in a show that already has a very long history, Les Miserables. Not only did he become the youngest actor to play the role …

Review: Sheridan's "Hedwig" by Michael Block

Have you ever walked into a show with no knowledge of what you’re about to see only to be blown away after mere moments and realizing you’re witnessed theater history? That is Songs for …

BWW TV: Happy 40th! HAMILTON Cast Sings 'One' in Honor of A CHORUS LINE's 40th Anniversary by Sally Henry

Today, Broadway celebrates the 40th anniversary of the opening of one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Below, take a look back at the performance, and watch as the original cast of A…

Carnaval 2015: Day 2 by [email protected] (ebaar-Bittman)

By Olga Sanchez. Olga Sanchez reports on Carnaval 2015, Day 2, sharing summaries of conversations and the three readings of the day.

The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt holds harrowing moments but doesn’t quite jell: review by Richard Ouzounian

Michel Marc Bouchard's play, which opened at the Shaw Festival on Friday, has a whole that doesn’t equal the sum of its parts.

Filichia on Friday: ‘It’s Kristin’s Birthday!’ by Peter Filichia by Peter Filichia

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week:  July 24, 20…

SETLIST: ST. LOUIS CABARET FESTIVAL, ST. LOUIS, MO. 7/23/15

A real honor to be featured at this year’s St. Louis Cabaret Festival, alongside such amazing performers as the incredible Marilyn Maye and the truly magnificent Christine Ebersole. No…

Photo Flash: HAMILTON Continues Second Week of Performances by Sally Henry

Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest musical, HAMILTON recently started previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, in advance of its August 6 opening. Below, check out photos of the cast in action, tak…

BWW TV: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Reigns Again Over Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, watch as Jeremy Stolle, Jeremy Hays and Julia Udine and the rest fo the cast belt out The Phantom of the Opera, including 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'All I Ask of You,' and 'The Musi…

Photo Coverage: UP ON THE MARQUEE: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Starring Danny Burstein by Walter McBride

The marquee for the new FIDDLER ON THE ROOF revival, starring Danny Burstein, is now up Performances will begin on Thursday, November 12, 2015, with an opening night scheduled for Thursday, …

Dandy Darkly FREE Sneak Preview Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Filed under: Contemporary Variety, Drag and/or LGBT, Horror (Mostly Gothic), Indie Theatre, PLUGS Tagged: Dandy Darkly, Dixon Place, HOT! Festival, Trigger Happy

"Amazing Grace" is Far Too Ordinary by Broadway & Me

Whatever happens to Amazing Grace, the first musical to open in this new Broadway season, Christopher Smith, the main creative force behind the show, should consider himself a winner. For ag…

Meet the Cast of ‘Spamalot’ at the Port Tobacco Players‏: Part 3: Carmel Ferrer by Joel Markowitz

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Port Tobacco Players’ Spamalot, meet Carmel Ferrer. Tell our readers where they may have seen you on local stages. I’ve don…

Accabonac House by Barry

                         ACCABONAC HOUSE LAUNCH PARTY Artistic Director Alex Kilgore hosted a launch party and first annual silent auction to benefit Accabonac House …

Brandon Victor Dixon To Star in The Odyssey At The Public Theater by Jazmine Harper-Davis

The Public Theater has announced casting for Todd Almond’s musical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Headlining the cast will be Brandon Victor Dixon as Odysseus, who recentl…

Audra McDonald Soars In Doc McStuffins by Tanya Isley

Just when you thought six-time Tony-winning actress Audra McDonald couldn’t get any higher, she continues to defy the gravity of normalcy and soar to new heights. McDonald’s most recent …

Photo Coverage: Liza's Back! Minnelli Performs First Concert in More Than a Year by BroadwayWorld

As previously reported, Liza Minnelli appeared in her first concert in more than a year this summer, on Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi. Below, B…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/25/15- A CHORUS LINE by Stage Tube

Today in 1975, A Chrous Line opened at the Shubert THeatre, where it ran for 6137 performances. A Chorus Line is a musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The …

Spotlight on the Regional Alliances: Colectivo Teatral Nuevo México

By Café Onda. The third installment of the Café Onda series on Regional Alliances focuses on Colectivo Teatral Nuevo México .

The Playwright’s Playground – The Playmakers CATF 2015: Part 4: Playwright Sheila Callaghan on ‘Everything You Touch’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground begins ‘The Playmaker Series: CATF 2015.’ In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the…

VIDEO: Ben Platt and More Talk DEAR EVAN HANSEN, Plus New Performance Footage by BroadwayWorld

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Ben Platt Pitch Perfect, The Book of Mormon in the original world-premiere musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN which just debuted on July 10…

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Collabro's Michael Auger

Find out which musical numbers this Britain's Got Talent winner couldn't live without

BWW TV Exclusive: The Bard in the Berkshires! Go Inside the 2015 Season of Shakespeare & Company by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge recently stopped by the theatre company in the beautiful Berkshires to chat with some Shakespeare amp Company insiders for a scoop on the summer season. Below, …

Fuse CD Review: The Old Ceremony – Not Just Cool By Association by Arts Fuse Editor

None of these pedigrees guaranteed that The Old Ceremony's music would live up to the promise. After all, cool by association does not equal great on one’s own.

Fuse Book Review: How Science Fared in the Enlightenment — At the Halle Orphanage by Justin Grosslight

Kelly Joan Whitmer does two things very well: she tells a vibrant tale of intellectual reform and shines a light on less prominent historical actors in the history of science.

Sunday at AMMI: John Ford’s Fort Apache by Trav S.D.

Hey, New Yorkers! Tomorrow at 4:oopm, as part of their John Ford series, the American Museum of the Moving Image will be showing the classic Fort Apache (1948). (Warning: we always include…

We Need This Show! 40 Fun Facts in Honor of the 40-Year Anniversary of A Chorus Line by Gemma Wilson

Forty years ago, A Chorus Line, the beloved downtown musical celebrating the lives of Broadway's hard-working dancers, made its way uptown to the spotlights and footlights of Broadw…

Naomi Kuyck-Cohen: ‘Characters are important for designers’ by David Hutchison

Fresh from her training at Wimbledon College of Arts, Naomi Kuyck-Cohen got a design job for Clout Theatre’s newest production, The Various

MANUEL VERSUS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY & WHAT DO CRITICS KNOW? - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray takes a look at Manuel Versus the State of Liberty & What Do Critics Know? at The New York Musical Theatre Festival 2015

Paul Bhattacharjee and Cory Monteith deaths: is acting today just too tough? by Michael Simkins

Are the recent deaths of high-profile actors tragic one-offs? Or is the profession now too precarious? Michael Simkins, a veteran of stage and screen, lifts the lid on a lonely worldPaul Bha…

Stage review: Go ahead and jump on over to PCLO's 'The Wedding Singer' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Full Episode by Christina Knight

Natalie Portman hosts Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil on Great Performances Friday, July 24 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Itzhak Perlman is the spe…

'Bent' at Mark Taper lets defiant love shine amid the Holocaust by Deborah Vankin

The Mark Taper Forum is dark and still during a tense scene in a preview performance of "Bent," Martin Sherman's 1979 play about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals.

The Full-Throttle Campaign to Keep Ballet Kicking

Jennifer Homans thinks ballet is a dying art form. To prevent that, she founded the Center for Ballet and the Arts, inviting everyone from pop singers to puppeteers to come help shake up the…

Amazing Grace - Let Freedom Sing by Oscar E. Moore

AMAZING GRACE! HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW AM FOUND WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE! Most of what precedes this song is merely superfluous.

BWW's On This Day - July 25, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

AMAZING GRACE – the end almost justifies the means by Oscar E Moore

This ambitious and epic original musical will be remembered for three things:  the Act I faux underwater finale where anti-hero John Newton (Josh Young) is saved by his slave/friend/confida…

Alistair Smith: Subsidised culture shouldn’t be chasing economic impact by Alistair Smith

Last week, I attended a launch event at the Shard – that shiny phallic temple to capitalism on the south side of

Review: Songs For a New World (St James’s Theatre) by Johnny Fox

At a professionally-packed first night for Songs For A New World even long-time theatre diehards were squeaky with anticipation: never before have so many been longing for a ‘decent…

Why is Sophie Hunter taking Britten’s Phaedra to a Beckett festival? by Sophie Hunter

How the experimental stage director joined the dots between Benjamin Britten, Jean Racine and Samuel BeckettThe curatorial vision at the heart of Happy Days, the Samuel Beckett festival…

Lydia Leonard: ‘There’s pressure when you play real people’ by Matthew Hemley

When it comes to playing characters based on real people, Lydia Leonard is about to score a hat-trick. She appeared as Jackie

Limmy: ‘In my mind, I can joke about anything’ by Libby Brooks

He’s the sweary Glaswegian comic with a selfie obsession. But Brian Limond is also taking on taboos around identity, outrage and mental health… Related: Confessions of an internet troll …

Michelle Fairley interview: 'Hollywood? I hate everything about it' by Serena Davies

The Game of Thrones star tells Serena Davies why she's switching Westeros for the West End

Pound by Wendy Caster

Pound, the fabulous Marga Gomez's satirical exploration of the depiction of lesbians in old movies, has only one more performance (Dixon Place, on July 25, 2015). If you have any interest in…

Collaboration Games: Three Things in Common by Lindsay Price

Use this exercise for the first week of class, especially if you have a group of students who don’t know each other very well. The point of the game is to get students to not just talk to …

Constantine Maroulis Joins ROCK OF AGES Band For Gig Tonight by Pat Cerasaro

A standout ROCK OF AGES star teams with the Rock Of Ages band

54 Below Presents Blake Pfeil's Ode to Joni Mitchell Tonight by BroadwayWorld

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Blake Pfeil in The BBC, 1970 tonight, July 25. On October 9, 1970, the BBC aired Joni Mitchell in Concert, an intimate and acoustic portrait that s…

AMERICAN HORROR STORY's Mat Fraser Curates CRIPFEST Today by Pat Cerasaro

An AMERICAN HORROR STORY star shines a light on a host of talented performers

West End's THE AUDIENCE, with Kristin Scott Thomas, Closes Today by BroadwayWorld

Stephen Daldry's hit production of Peter Morgan's The Audiencecompletes its run at the Apollo Theatre today 25 July 2015.

THE MELODY LINGERS ON Irving Berlin Tribute Set For Tonight With Lee Meriwether, Sarah Rice & More by Pat Cerasaro

A tribute concert to one of America's greatest songwriters

Why Fox should let ‘Wayward Pines’ die after one season by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Wayward Pines” ended its 10-episode run in such a way that we never want to see the mysterious Idaho town of the title again. Don’t get us wrong: Thursday’s finale...

They Keep Coming Back! Onstage Couples Who Have Stayed Together From Show to Show by Carey Purcell

Jose Llana stepping into the role of the King of Siam in the Tony-winning revival of The King and I marks a reunion for Llana and his onstage wife, Lady Thiang, played by Tony Award winn…

Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: July 25 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Doug Nevin

1853 Birthday of Broadway impresario David Belasco, namesake of the Belasco Theatre, who wrote and/or produced dozens of plays including The Return of Peter Grimm and Laugh, Clown, Laugh!, a…

10 Pop Singers We Want To See Write a Broadway Musical by Ben Rimalower

Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of pop singer-songwriters that he thinks should bring their talents to the genre of musical theatre. 

Playbill Video Week in Review: Heather Headley Goes Into the Woods, Sutton Foster’s New Wild Party S by Mark Ezovski

Playbill was out and about at the New York Musical Theatre Festival's Women of Note concert which celebrated songwriters like Jeanine Tesori, Kait Kerrigan, Georgia Stitt and Lynn Ahrens…

Revival of John Patrick Shanley Play Begins Tonight at the Flea by Olivia Clement

Off-Broadway's Attic Theater Company stages John Patrick Shanley's The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at the Flea Theater, beginning July 25. It is the second revival of the play si…

First Revival of John Patrick Shanley Play Begins Tonight at the Flea by Olivia Clement

Off-Broadway's Attic Theater Company stages John Patrick Shanley's The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at the Flea Theater, beginning July 25. It is the first official revival of the…