Fuse Theater Review: “In Bed with Roy Cohn” — Turns out to be a Provocative Place to be by Arts Fuse Editor

is one high-energy spectacle: it is far more of a performance art piece than a 'well made' play.

Theatre Review: ‘Women Laughing Alone with Salad’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Jennifer Minich

  Women Laughing Alone with Salad is Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s contribution to the DC-based Inaugural Women’s Voices Festival and the first production of their 36th Season. I…

BWW Review: Your're Not Watching Patrick Stewart's New Show BLUNT TALK, But You Should Be by Matt Tamanini

Did you know that Sir Patrick Stewart, star of stages and screens large and small had returned to television this season No, I didn't think so. In BLUNT TALK on the Starz network, the Shakes…

‘An Inspector Calls’ at Everyman Theatre by Gina Jun

Everyman Theatre officially opened its 2015/16 season by reviving J.B. Priestley’s multi-Tony Award-winning play, An Inspector Calls,a classic English drawing-room mystery à la Ag…

This Week on Broadway for September 13, 2015: Rory Max Kaplan by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere chat with Rory Max Kaplan. Kris Vire joins us to talk about Time Out Chicago’s 2015 Theater Awards. Reviews this week include Wh…

Sienna Miller Turned Down Broadway Return Upon Learning of Her Male Co-Star's Much Higher Salary by BroadwayWorld

Sienna Miller almost returned to Broadway, but turned down the role when she found out she would be paid much less than her male co-star for no apparent reason.

Breaking News: Liza Minnelli Cancels UK Concerts by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has just learned thatLiza Minnelli's upcoming appearances at the London Palladium and Sheffield City Hall have been cancelled. According to a statement from the star's rep, it'…

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Sep. 13 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, September 13, 2015 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

2015 Rob Guest Endowment Finalists Announced! by Cassie Tongue

The Rob Guest Endowment finalists for 2015 have been announced: these are the best of the best emerging performers in Australia. The winner will be decided at a gala concert, where each of t…

Pics! See Mamma Mia! Alumni, Celebrity Guests and Final Cast Dance the Night Away by Matthew Blank

It was the last dance for the "Dancing Queen": Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' international hit musical Mamma Mia! played its 5,773rd and final Broadway p…

Just for Fun: TDE Asks StylePointe's Emerging Designers and Choreographers by The Dance Enthusiast

Frank D. Gilroy, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Dies at 89 by Dan Stewart

Best known for his 1964 play The Subject Was Roses

Off Broadway Alliance 20at20 by Barry

Off Broadway Alliance Presents 20at20: 40 Shows Offering Tickets for $20 Through October 4                     By: Ellis NassourThe Fall Season is upon us and The Off Broa…

PONDING - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

A word to the wise: Take a good look at the girl in the photo that accompanies this review. Should you see her approaching on her My Little Pony bicycle, you would be well advised to turn ar…

by David Gersten & Associates

WHAT – has been running for 36 years in Boston – has been running for 28 years in Washington DC – has been translated into 23 foreign languages for 105 productions worl…

Frank D. Gilroy, Playwright Behind ‘The Subject Was Roses,’ Dies at 89 by Robert D. McFadden

Mr. Gilroy won a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony and a Drama Critics’ Circle Award for that play, his 1964 Broadway debut, but it was his only major theatrical success.

With 'doodlestones,' artist tries to spread joy through a pained St. Louis region by [email protected]

Local artist Bryan Payne has a simple goal: to spread happiness, one river stone at a time.

'All the Way' opens the Rep season in its St. Louis debut

Tony-winning drama opens the Rep season in its St. Louis debut

Photo Flash: HAMILTON Cast Poses With Ben Stiller and Queen Latifah Following Performance by Sally Henry

Even more A-list celebrities made it over to the Richard Rodgers Theatre to catch a performance of HAMILTON This weekend, Queen Latifah and Ben Stiller attended the show and posed with cast …

Neil Patrick Harris, Lena Hall, Stephen Trask, and More Join Final HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Curtain Call for Farewell Speeches by BroadwayWorld

After the curtain call, Stephen Trask, John Cameron Mitchell, and more took the stage to say a few farewell words to the crowd. Click here to check out the high-powered bows, emotional speec…

What do the Old Vic and Labour Party regime changes have in common? Ed Miliband… by Terri Paddock

I’ve witnessed at first-hand two regime changes over the past few days and curiously they have a man in common: Ed Miliband. The political regime change, the announcement of Jeremy Cor…

First Nighter: Matthew-Lee Erlbach's "Sex of the Baby," Phil Blechman's "The Black Book" by David Finkle

Although Matthew-Lee Erlbach appears to have written myriad plays and tele-whatevers, I've only seen his one-man Handbook for...

The Education Issue: Teaching a Different Shakespeare From the One I Love by Stephen Greenblatt

After discovering that students don’t share his passion for the playwright’s command of language, a professor concludes that all’s well that ends well.

An Inspector Calls | Theatre review by Brian Logan

Novello, LondonWhen Stephen Daldry's An Inspector Calls appeared at the National Theatre, it was lauded for its three-way timeframe. This expressionist refit was set in 1912 (when its action…

After 14 Years, Mamma Mia! Celebrates Our Last Summer! Emotional Pics From the Final Curtain Call by Matthew Blank

It was the last dance for the "Dancing Queen": Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' international hit musical Mamma Mia! plays its 5,773rd and final Broadway pe…

Humanity Struggles To Cope With Disaster in Tsunami by Bill Hirschman

What is endlessly worth examining and celebrating is how human beings cope with tragedy and what that says about who we are, what we are capable of and some insightful guidance on how our so…

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Finding myself centrestage at my public birthday party by Mark Shenton

This week I had another birthday -- but it wasn't any birthday: Scott Alan threw a public birthday bash for me. And it was the best of my life!

Arts Fuse Music Feature: Jackie Greene Talks About Going “Back to Birth” by Arts Fuse Editor

Singer-songwriter Jackie Greene's new tunes are comfortable without being lazy -- this is a musician who flourishes in a more relaxed environment.

Opportunity: Young Everyman Playhouse accepting applications by A Younger Theatre

Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) is looking for young creatives based in Liverpool to join its award-winning theatre making programme. The free courses offer young people aged 16 to 25 the opp…

Review: Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios by Mimi Launder

Mouthful is a relentlessly harrowing reminder that humanity is getting it dangerously wrong. Upon entering, we are cheerily told there will be an opportunity to eat cricket at the interval; …

Offer: Future Conditional at the Old Vic by A Younger Theatre

See Rob Brydon in Future Conditional for just £20 and get a free Meantime Lager or Pale Ale! The Old Vic presents Future Conditional, a bracingly topical and boisterously funny new play dir…

Harrogate by John Morrison

The relationship between middle-aged men and their daughters seems to be in the news at the moment, which means that Al Smith's excellent and unsettling new play may turn out to be more topi…

A Fond Farewell to Mamma Mia!

After more than 5700 performances, the final curtain will fall on Mamma Mia! on Sept. 12. The Broadway phenomenon is based on the hit songs of ABBA, the Swedish sensation that brought lush o…

Frank Gilroy Dies: Award-Winning Playwright, Screenwriter Was 89 by Mike Fleming

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, director and author Frank D. Gilroy died last night from natural causes at age 89. Gilroy leaves behind his wife Ruth of 62 years, his three …

Review: Porn Minus Porn/Under The Gun Theater by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED When you hear “Porn Minus Porn,” that is, porn without the sex and all of the naked people, you might think, “Why?” After all, the most deplorable part about porn, okay, …

Drama asks: Can we call a truce in the culture wars? by Chris Jones

Some of the arguments made by Kim Davis, the determined Kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to gay couples despite that being the law of the land, are forcefully articulate…

‘The Hero of Everything’ at InterAct Story Theatre by Lauren Katz

In Former British Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen’s June 2014 Guardian article on arts education, he provides a checklist for teaching artists to keep in mind. The list has ten ideas t…

Your Own Thing by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1968 (RCA) “‘Tis wonder that enwraps me thus, yet ’tis not madness. What a groovy lady!” And there you have the central joke of this hit Off-Broadway musical,…

Ben Willbond, Pleasance, Edinburgh by Phil Daoust

Pleasance, EdinburghBen Willbond's new show is not easy to pigeonhole. It's partly a character comedy, with Willbond playing a series of monsters and inadequates, from an incompetent hitman …

Rosalind Franklin would be 'astonished' to be cast as feminist icon in play starring Nicole Kidman by Anita Singh

Family of scientist whose key role in discovering DNA was effectively written out of history are delighted she is being commemorated in Photograph 51 but wonder if she he been misinterpreted

A Tale of Two Judys: Final Performance of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! Filled with Laughter, Cheers and Tea by Andrew Gans

It was the last dance for the "Dancing Queen": Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Catherine Johnson' international hit musical Mamma Mia! played its 5,773rd a…

Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for September 14-20, Featuring Will Swenson, Whitney Bashor, and More! by Louisa Brady

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, a…

ArtsBeat: “Shear Madness” Opening in New York for the First Time by Andrew R. Chow

“Shear Madness,” a comedy that opened in Boston 36 years, is coming to Off-Broadway this October.

Review: In ‘Judy,’ Societal Regression, Circa 2040 by Charles Isherwood

Max Posner’s play depicts the households of three siblings in the future, when everyone seems to spout bizarre thoughts.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Michael Portantiere

Studio Cast, 1966 (MGM/no CD) Long out of print, this recording was one of the first musical theater “concept albums.” Few people seem to be aware that You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown…

Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Kendall Mostafavi

Laurel Mill Playhouse is a non-profit community theater group, originally known as the Burtonsville Players Inc., which has been putting on shows for local audiences for over the past 35 yea…

Review: In ‘Genet Porno,’ Yvan Greenberg Leaves Little to the Imagination by Alexis Soloski

Inspired by a Jean Genet novel, this misbegotten mash-up includes nudity, cross-dressing and a bathroom break.

Cosi fan Tutte, Mozart’s opera in the Torpedo Factory by Susan Galbraith

As the title of one of last of Mozart’s operas suggests about women, “so do they all,” indeed! How perfect then to set this young lovers’ romp in the hedonistic, cynical and self-ref…

It's not just you, Roger Moore - modern actors really do mumble too much by Jane Shilling

Once upon a time our actors' enunciation was clear as a bell. But the art of projecting your voice seems to have fallen from favour

Exclusive Pics! Ben Stiller, Star Jones, Jennifer Tilly and More Hit Hamilton by Joseph Marzullo

Ben Stiller, Star Jones, Jennifer Tilly and Brian Grazer were on hand at the Sept. 11 performance of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed new musical that fuses the contemporary …

Aisle View: Laughter From the Panhandle by Steven Suskin

A comedy about drag queens might have a somewhat limited audience. The Legend of Georgia McBride, though, is not so much a comedy about drag queens, but a comedy which incorporates characte…

Abigail Lawrie: ‘Ours can be a brutal industry’ by David Hutchison

The breakout star of BBC1’s The Casual Vacancy – an adaptation of JK Rowling’s novel of the same name – Abigail Lawrie

BWW Flashback: Pack Up That Wig! HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Closes Tonight on Broadway by Jessica Khan

The hit, Tony-winning revival of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH closes onBroadway today, September 13, 2015.Taye Diggs, the show's current star, wraps the run.At the time of closing, HEDWIG AND T…

And Somehow, Miraculously, We Have A Season

By Bill Rauch. In this first post in our series on season planning, Oregon Shakespeare Festival artistic director Bill Rauch discusses the process for programming his eleven-show seasons.

Review: WELCOME TO MY WORLD premieres in Burbank by Rob Stevens

Bruce Kimmel's latest is a one teenage girl musical.

‘A Sensation Novel’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Morgan Woodle

The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre kicks off their 54th season with the North American premiere of A Sensation Novel, a play in three “volumes” written by W. S. Gilbert. If t…

You Arms Too Short to Box With God by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1976 (ABC/no CD) Just as The Wiz was an all-black version of The Wizard of Oz, this show might be considered an all-black version of Jesus Christ Superstar. That’s …

You Never Know by Michael Portantiere

Pasadena Playhouse Cast, 2001 (Fynsworth Alley/Ghostlight) This 1938 flop is a musical adaptation, with songs by Cole Porter and a book by Rowland Leigh, of Siegfried Geyer’s By Candleligh…

Wisdom of a Fool: Play about Norman Wisdom will show the desperation behind the slapstick

A stone’s throw from the entrance to London’s Victoria Station, a small man in an ill-fitting tweed suit, mangled tie, scuffed shoes and cloth cap with an upturned peak threads his way t…

Manchester: a city united by football in By Far The Greatest Team by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Play to debut this week at the Lowry tasked playwright fans of both City and United with the importance of football to life in Manchester A play exploring the passion, rivalry and loyalty of…

A Year With Frog and Toad by Michael Portantiere

Original Cast, 2002 (PS Classics) Although A Year With Frog and Toad played only a short time on Broadway in 2003, previous runs at the Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis (where the…

Drama asks: Can we call a truce in the culture wars? by Chris Jones

Some of the arguments made by Kim Clark, the determined Kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to gay couples despite that being the law of the land, are forcefully articulate…

New City Kids Theater Presents ‘The Story Thief and The Prince of Dreams’ 9/19&20 and 9/26@27 in Georgetown by Guest Author

City Kids Theater brings professional theater for young audiences, and theater and arts classes for youngsters to historic Georgetown. The Story Thief and the Prince of Dreams is an exciting…

The Theater People Podcast Welcomes Tony-Winner Laura Benanti by Matt Tamanini

On Monday, September 13, the Theater People podcast welcomes Tony-winner Laura Benanti. This is the first of two interviews in which Benanti will be featured on the podcast, The second part …

BWW Exclusive: It's a Jukebox Jamboree at 54 Below- CRY BABY Cast Reminisces Before Reunion Concert! by Nora Dominick

Nothing bad's ever gonna happen again Because for one night only, most of the original stars of the Broadway musicalCry-Babywill reunite on the stage of 54 Below to revisit and perform the 2…

Off-Broadway Bargains! Broadway Closings. Week in New York Theater by New York Theater

This week starts 20at20. Next week starts Off Broadway Week Both are ways to get tickets to Off-Broadway shows that are even cheaper than usual. And, there’s plenty new to see. The Week i…

MCQUEEN – West End by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

As we take to our seat we see an open stage where Stephen Wight (Lee) cuts an isolated and tortured figure, pacing the stage, lost in his thoughts almost as if obsessive compulsive tendenci…

‘Underground Rooftop Coffee House: Voices from the Edge’ at Arts Collective at Howard Community College by Susan Brall

Opening their 2015-2016 season, Howard Community College’s Arts Collective presented an evening of improvisations by their own improv group called What Improv Group?!?! or W.I.G?!?! This …

Review: So Here We Are, Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall by Laura Peatman

Winner of a 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Luke Norris’s debut play is now co-produced with the Royal Exchange Theatre and is heading for a Manchester transfer later this month. It�…

Fall Broadway calendar

From Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles, a revival of the 2006 musical about repressed teenagers in turn-of-the-20th-century Germany. The production blends hearing actors who speak and sing an…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics 9/12 Part 2- JERSEY BOYS Thanks MAMMA MIA! 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 September 12 SIP round-up Check out Part 1 HERE.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 9/13/15- PORGY AND BESS by Stage Tube

Today in 1943, Porgy and Bess opened at the 44th Street Theatre, where it ran for 24 performances. First performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and ly…

Overheard… Some questions I won’t answer… by Vinnie

In honor of Mamma Mia’s long-running show’s end, I give you my favorite Mamma Mia Overheard… Sassy Brown: “May I ask you a question?” Bartender: “If you a…

Cafecito: Diane Rodriguez

By Christopher Goodson, Diane Rodriguez. Christopher Goodson interviews Diane Rodriguez about her process for developing The Sweetheart Deal .

Fringe Review: ALIAS ELLIS MACKENZIE by Toby Zinman

I Interview Playwrights Part 785: Raquel Almazan by Adam Szymkowicz

-->Raquel Almazan Current Town: New York City – Astoria, Queens Q:  What are you working on now? A:  I’m currently working on two large projects that I received fundi…

Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company Offers $30 Tickets for All Previews in 30th Season by Robert Viagas

In honor of its 30th season, Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company will offer $30 tickets to every preview performance of all seven shows being offered during 2015-16. The seas…

Photo Coverage: Broadway Kids Team up For LYRICS FOR LIFE Benefit by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Oona Laurence Matilda, Southpaw and Owen Judge Fantastic Four hosted 'Lyrics for Life' on Sept 9th at Symphony Space, and BroadwayWorld was on the scene. Below, check out photos from the kid…

BWW TV: Go Inside Rehearsal with the Company of CLEVER LITTLE LIES by BroadwayWorld TV

Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro's critically acclaimed new comedy Clever Little Lies begins previews on Friday, September 18th for a strictly limited 16-week engagement. Opening night, origin…

Photo Coverage: Oona Laurence, Owen Judge, Trent Kowalik, and More Lead LYRICS FOR LIFE Benefit by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Oona Laurence Matilda, Southpaw and Owen Judge Fantastic Four hosted 'Lyrics for Life' on Sept 9th at Symphony Space, and BroadwayWorld was on the scene. Below, check out photos of the kid p…

Tonight (Tomorrow) on TCM: Harold Lloyd in “The Kid Brother” by Trav S.D.

Tonight (tomorrow morning really) at 12:30am (EST) on Turner Classic Movies:  Harold Lloyd’s 1927 feature The Kid Brother. In The Kid Brother, Lloyd stretched somewhat, venturing into…

Roald Dahl – Did You Know? by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo There’s a lot about Roald Dahl and his amazing children’s books that many people don’t know. Our friends at Show And Stay put together this incredible infograp…

‘Conversations With Chita Rivera’ Interviewed by Richard Ridge at The New School in NYC by Richard Seff

I think we can safely call her the last Broadway Diva of the golden age. For she’s been putting together a career that is unique in this day and age in that it has been lived almost …

VIDEO: First Look- Disney Reveals First JUNGLE BOOK Footage by BroadwayWorld

Walt Disney Studios' official Instagram account recently posted a short series of snippets from their new JUNGLE BOOK film. Check out the video below

Blud review – rough-edged play with lashings of vim by Lyn Gardner

The Other Room, Cardiff All-female company otherMother tackle football, fighting and family life in their first showThere’s definitely something stirring in Cardiff where the amount of the…

Jessica Swale: ‘Shakespeare’s Globe is a tricky and magical place’ by Nick Smurthwaite

Jessica Swale can hardly remember a time when she didn’t want to work in the theatre. Growing up in Berkshire with a

‘UPRISING’ Plays September 17-October 25th at MetroStage as Part of The Women’s Voices Theater Festival by Guest Author

Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin is pleased to announce that MetroStage will open the 2015-16 season with the Rolling World Premiere of UPRISING by Atlanta playwright Gabrielle Fu…

Feature: Theatre for food with “Mouthful” at Trafalgar Studios by Connie Bennett

Mouthful offers a unique theatrical collaboration: it is written by six highly esteemed playwrights alongside six world-renowned scientists. These two worlds are clashing together to create …

JOBS: AYT Weekly Jobs Round-Up: September 13 by James Lillywhite

Are you looking for work in the arts industry? Each week we at A Younger Theatre are featuring the best job applications from across the arts spectrum. Whether you’re looking for permanent…

Nicholas Guest “Finding Nick” by Sandi Durell

      Review by Joe Regan Jr.     At 54 Below on September 11, Nicholas Guest did an unusual act about his very unusual life entitled “Finding Nick.”... The post…

Joe Iconis, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and Jason SweetTooth Williams are #musicalBFFs by The Team

Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Joe Iconis (The Black Suits, Be More Chill) interviews …

Chazz Palminteri Brings His One-Man 'Bronx Tale' To CT by Christopher Arnott

Chazz Palminteri has carved out a fine TV and movie career as a character actor, mostly in gangster roles. He also, whenever he feels likes it, returns to performing the one-man show that pu…

Dorrance Dance Troupe Taps At Wesleyan by Christopher Arnott

Dorrance Dance/New York, the troupe founded by accomplished tap dancer Michelle Dorrance in 2011, taps into a whole new consciousness of tap. The company performs some of its signature works…

Comedian Kathleen Madigan At Foxwoods by Christopher Arnott

You can see Kathleen Madigan's latest comedy special, "Madigan Again," on Netflix. You can see Madigan again as a regular panelist on "The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore" on Comedy Central.

'Nunsense' Revival At Seven Angels For 25th Anniversary by Christopher Arnott

The show that led to the creation of Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury was a December 1989 production of the wacky Catholic comedy "Nunsense."

@ShowRiz's Checklist: 'The Illusionists,' 'An Opening In Time' by Frank Rizzo

How's tricks? Big, bold and hip, at least that's how "The Illusionists" - seven men in all - are branding themselves as they tour the country following its hit Broadway run last year. (Andre…

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Roald Dahl

To celebrate Roald Dahl Day, find out how much you know about the author's work on stage

Wadsworth Atheneum Unveils Final Phase Of Years-Long Renovation by Susan Dunne

Starting this week, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will be something it hasn't been in recent memory: overwhelming.

BWW's On This Day - September 13, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

HighTide festival review – an express train of sex, death and social outcasts by Michael Billington

Aldeburgh, Suffolk Ninth time round, the festival showcases three impeccable new plays using sharp writing to deal with testing topicsNow in its ninth year and transferred from Halesworth to…

AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS – Theatre 503 by Johnny Fox

Sometimes the thing you didn’t want to cross town to see becomes the play you absolutely must recommend. Until they open the new venue in Balham, Theatre 503 is the most tedious fringe…

Feature: Christopher Oram – “Passion is everywhere” by Mimi Launder

“She is absolutely adorable, lovely… She wants to help,” is Christopher Oram’s verdict on Nicole Kidman. Not that I’ve met many, but anyone who can make any personal comment on Kid…

NEWS: RSC announces season marking 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death by James Lillywhite

The Royal Shakespeare Company have announced their 2016 Spring/Summer season, which marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. The Bard died on April 23 1616. The RCS have…

Harvey Fierstein: ‘I saw a way to make Kinky Boots sing to everyone watching’ by Mark Shenton

There’s no one quite like Harvey Fierstein on (or off) the Broadway stage. From fringe figure in the Off-Broadway scene of the

Photo Flash: Thank You for the Music! Mamma Mia! Says Farewell to Broadway

Photos from the closing-night festivities for the long-running musical.

Album Review: Jumaane Smith, ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ by Mark Beachy

It was at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore when I first heard trumpeter Jumaane Smith play a few songs during Jackie Evancho’s Songs of the Silver Screen Tour in 2013. Aft…

It’s not easy getting laughs out of the migrant crisis by Stewart Lee

I wish Isis, Tony Blair and President Assad would think of the hidden costs of their actions. I’m trying to make a living hereOn Monday, David Cameron revealed that a Welsh Isis recruit ha…

Revivals are alive and well in the upcoming fall Broadway theater season

Though there are new plays and musicals as well.

A busy season for local theater

North Jersey theater ranges from community to professional

The Oresteia review – visceral in every sense | Kate Kellaway by Kate Kellaway

Shakespeare’s Globe, London By the end of the second play, two bloodbaths down and hoping for a cathartic finish, the viewer is reelingWe have had Robert Icke’s celebrated version of The…

Song from Far Away review – anguish offset by mournfully funny moments by Kate Kellaway

Young Vic, LondonEelco Smits performs much of the show naked – a risk that pays off in a chamber piece about vulnerabilitySimon Stephens’s Song From Far Away is one of the saddest plays …

Le Corsaire review – pirates, panache – and Putin by Luke Jennings

Mikhailovsky theatre, St PetersburgBackstage politics aside, the Mikhailovksy’s Le Corsaire is a winnerLast week the Mikhailovsky Ballet unveiled their new production of Le Corsaire, an or…

Dusty review – a painful failure of a jukebox musical by Alex Clark

Charing Cross theatre, London This musical biography of Dusty Springfield is forlorn and misguidedIf you can’t get the wigs right, you’re in trouble, which is not as flippant as it sound…

Future Conditional review – an entertaining assault on the UK’s divisive education system by Kate Kellaway

Old Vic, London Rob Brydon is outstanding as a Welsh teacher at the end of his tetherThe play is the thing that will catch the conscience of…. parents at the school gate. Tamsin Oglesby’…

Brave New World review – impressive but frustrating by Clare Brennan

Royal & Derngate, Northampton Melodrama and anticlimax weaken an often dazzling adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s futuristic classicThis new adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 satirical …

Martin McDonagh: ‘I’ve accepted that theatre is never going to be edgy in the way I want it to be’ by Sean O'Hagan

His Irish plays and punk spirit made him the most talked-about dramatist of his generation. As his new play, Hangmen, opens in London, Martin McDonagh talks about his roots, maturity and his…

Thoughts on “Fun Home” by Monica Reida

“Fun Home,” Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about her relationship with her closeted father and her coming to terms with her sexuality, was a book I found heartbreaking and…

‘The Addams Family’ at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children’s Theatre by Johnna Leary

Imaginatively directed by Justin M. Kiska and excellently musically directed by Jordan B. Stocksdale, The Addams Family at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children’s Theatre is def…

Why Doesn’t L.A. Get the Cool New Plays Like Those Cities Back East? by Tracey Paleo

L.A. Weekly:  Los Angeles has a lot going for it when it comes to theater. It’s filled with creative types, has a large and vocal 99-seat theater scene, is home to some heavyweight la…

The kings of dot-comedy by Stuart McGurk

The new comedy revolution is not being televised. Stuart McGurk goes online to enter the twilight world of gay ducks, psychotic puppets and soft-rock rivalry ...Within the last six hours, I …

Video Flash: Josh Grisetti Gets Ready for His First-Ever Solo Concert

Watch the It Shoulda Been You star sing a sweet tune from Enter Laughing, the musical that launched his career.

Special Reports: How the Women's Voices Theater Festival Is Paving the Way for Gender Parity

The women of the festival share their thoughts — and their diverse voices.

Night Out With: Penny Arcade is Still a Force in Edinburgh by Steven McElroy

The pink-haired former Warhol superstar just completed a show at the annual fringe festival.

Your Sunday Afternoon Zen: Daniel Assetta & Ed Grey take on Ivy & Karen in “Smash” by Cassie Tongue

Remember Smash? The short-lived drama about putting on a Broadway show? The first season focused most heavily on Bombshell, a new Marilyn Monroe musical being written, most delightfully, b…

Les Miserables raises over $90,000 for Beyond Blue by Erin James

On Sunday August 23, on the set of their blockbuster musical at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, the Aussie cast of Les Miserables presented a one-off charity concert in support of beyondblu…

This Week’s Picks: See Clive Owen Squirm, Catch Javert and His Friends & Stay in with NPH! by Pete Croatto

Hey, you, crying over the end of three-day weekends. Buck up! In another month, you’ll have another opportunity to fritter away your free time and complain about work. There’s st…

Playbill Poll: Who Should Be Next to “Live By the Hook” in Finding Neverland? by Joe Gambino

Finding Neverland may be looking for a new Charles Frohman/Captain Hook, the roles originated by Kelsey Grammer, when Anthony Warlow's limited engagement ends Sept. 27. Playbill.com aske…

Hedwig Takes Her Final Bow Today! Angry Inch Will Go International by Robert Viagas

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, plays its final performance at the Belasco Theatre Sept. 13 at 3 PM. Taye Diggs is the show's final star.…

This Week in Nightlife: Brian Stokes Mitchell, A Justin Vivian Bond Revival & The Ensemblist at 54 B by Olivia Clement

Playbill.com offers the best of after-hour shows; click on the links to take you to the events' websites and to purchase tickets directly.

Alex Sharp Looks Back at the Year (and the Show) That Changed His Life in an Instant Injuries and Al by Michael Gioia

Alex Sharp takes his final bow in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time today. He looks back on the "best year" of his life and winning the Tony Award and says good…

From the Mickey Mouse Club to the Great White Way, Disney Stars Who Danced Their Way to Broadway by Sydney Arndt

The stars of Broadway and the Disney Channel have more in common than it might seem. Many veterans of the popular TV channel's shows and movies have made their way to the bright lights o…

15 Broadway Stars You May Not Know Commanded the Courtroom in “Law and Order” by Joe Gambino

You love them onstage and could probably name every role they've performed on the Great White Way. But, did you know that many of your favorite Broadway stars have also appeared on "…

After Three Decades, Vanessa Williams Returns to Miss America Stage Tonight by Andrew Gans

For the first time since she was crowned Miss America in 1984, Tony-nominated actress Vanessa Williams returns to the Miss America stage, Sept 13.

2Do this week, Sept. 13-19: Cultural events around Pittsburgh

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