Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 11/7-11/8/2015

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, November 8, 2015 - Sunday, November 8, 2015.

The Widow of Tom’s Hill by Courtney Marie

This post is by Courtney Marie In Aleks Merilo’s play, "The Widow of Tom’s Hill," human nature is tested in the face of a life-threatening plague. Under Rachel Black Spaulding’s direct…

James Taylor: Bittersweet and Low by Arts Review

Musician and performer John Fleming will return to the stage in November when he premieres his latest show, James Taylor: Bittersweet and Low for an exclusive four show season over three da…

Allegiance review: George Takei can't save Broadway's mediocre pledge by Alexis Soloski

Musical revisits an important and shameful past of the internment of Japanese Americans but story on stage fails to deliver distinctive and rich performances The forced internment of 120,000…

Review: Hir

Taylor Mac smashes the patriarchy in this new work about self-identification at Playwrights Horizons.

Night of Bond-age; Daisy Eagan and Jordan Kai Burnett Bring ‘Rejected Bond Girls’ to Feinstein’s/54 Below by Steve

On Sunday (11/15), Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden) and her comedy partner, Jordan Kai Burnett (Seussical, “Brunch of Shame”), will mount, “Rejected Bond…

Melbourne Music Week 2015 by Arts Review

Back for its sixth year, Melbourne Music Week (MMW) kicks off later this week with a jam-packed 2015 program featuring over 100 events across the city from 13 – 20 November. For eight day…

Matt Raftery Shines In Drury Lane’s WHITE CHRISTMAS by Russell Goeltenbodt

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED REVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT For the last decade, theater has been run amok with our favorite holiday or more precisely Christmas films making the transition to the s…

Review: ‘Hir’ Sorts Through a Family in Transition by Charles Isherwood

A son comes home from war to a home in chaos in Taylor Mac’s work at Playwrights Horizons.

Review: ‘Allegiance,’ a Musical History Lesson About Interned Japanese-Americans by Charles Isherwood

This Broadway musical with George Takei and Lea Salonga sets out to illuminate a dark passage in American history.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS by Laura

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is one of the most strikingly beautiful shows I have ever seen.  The dancing is exquisite, a jeté above your average Broadway musical.  The acting is charming, the si…

Review: More Than Just a History Play by Michael Block

There are moments in history that seem to go unnoticed or wash away over time. The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 was deadly. In Aleks Merilo’s The Widow of Tom’s Hill, Merilo uses the his…

'Allegiance' on Broadway is inspired by life of George Takei by Chris Jones

NEW YORK - George Takei is widely beloved for his role as Hikaru Sulu on "Star Trek." Now 78 years old, his eyes still pulsing with life and charm, the veteran actor is at center stage of "A…

Moving onto #SparkleNY and #uglyxmasrashie by Fairyprincessdiaries

The Fairy Princess has done about ALL she can do to tell everyone about ALLEGIANCE and why it’s opening is so historic and important, if you still have not decided to go and see it, ta…

Dead and Breathing ***1/2 by Barry

                        By: Patrick ChristianoThe New York premiere of Dead and Breathing by Chisa Hutchinson, a GLAAD Media Award winner, opened at Barbara Ann Teer's…

"Dead and Breathing" Opening by Barry

        By: Patrick ChristianoThe New York premiere of Dead and Breathing by Chisa Hutchinson, a GLAAD Media Award winner, opened at Barbara Ann Teer's NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE, the old…

Over 675 Performances Later, This Superfan Still Can’t Take Her Eyes Off Jersey Boys by Michael Gioia

Jersey Boys celebrated its 10th Broadway anniversary Nov. 6, and Jo-Ann Wordley has been there for more than 675 performances of the musical that chronicles the showbiz story of The Four…

Review: Allegiance

George Takei stars in a new musical about Japanese internment during World War II.

The top five things to do this week: Les Mason, Carl Barron, Future Classic by Emma Froggatt

The graphic design pioneer’s retrospective launches in Melbourne, Carl Barron drinks with a fork in Darwin and Future Classic teams up with the MCALes Mason: Solo, in Melbourne Continue re…

'Allegiance' review: George Takei on WWII Japanese-American camps

Early in "Allegiance," there is a procession of refugees carrying their few belongings -- an all-too-familiar global image of confusion, helplessness and dislocation. What makes this moment …

Camus: Why I Work in Theater by Tracey Paleo

Howlround:  “Camus died in a car accident in January 1960, eleven months before Theatre Arts published his essay Why I Work in the Theater… The essay reads much like his philoso…

The 180-Degree Decision to Stage Shakespeare With Only Women by Tracey Paleo

Playbill: “[Director Phyllida] Lloyd was inspired to direct an all-female production in reaction to the fact that for every job available to a woman in the theatre, there were two avai…

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 8 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 8, 2015 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

First Nighter: 'Allegiance' Attempts to Musicalize World War II's Japanese-American Internment Camps by David Finkle

We all know about the importance of being earnest, but it's likely we all underestimate the importance of not being earnest. That importance struck me while watching Allegiance, the new mus…

How to deal with nerves – Rachel Cole with Wil Anderson by Rachel Cole

Every performer under the sun has to deal with nerves at some stage. I know it’s audition day when I’ve done 3 poos before 9am, my top notes are airy and thin and I’m sweating more tha…

Call Answered: Comedian Joel Creasey: The Hurricane at The Laurie Beechman Theatre by Call Me Adam

Call Answered: I love to make people laugh and put a smile on their face. I also enjoy someone who can make me laugh out loud. When Australian comedian Joel Creasey was presented to me, I to…

Are We Entering a Special Period for Cuban Musicals? by American Theatre Editors

While 'On Your Feet!' is conquering Broadway, the promising, musically vibrant 'Cuba Libre' bows in Portland.

Review: Hir by Brian Scott Lipton

Kristine Nielsen Is Superb In “Hir”

'Allegiance': Theater Review by David Rooney

Starring opposite Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, George Takei makes his Broadway debut in this musical inspired by his childhood experiences in a WWII internment camp for Japanese-Americans.re…

Theatre review roundup: Oliver! and Roaring Trade by Susannah Clapp

It's already a smash hit, but this telly-hyped Oliver! just reheats tired clichés that belong in the 1960sOliver!Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London WC2 Roaring TradeSoho, London Continu…

Allegiance Review: George Takei, Lea Salonga in Musical about Japanese-American internment by Jonathan Mandell

Some 120,000 Japanese-Americans were incarcerated a few months after Pearl Harbor, by order of President Roosevelt. George Takei and his family were among  them.  The actor, best known as …

‘Any Given Monday’ at the Greenbelt Arts Center by Ramona Harper

Darkness can be a guilty pleasure. Bruce Graham’s Any Given Monday, currently onstage at the Greenbelt Arts Center, is a dark comedy-drama that makes you laugh in all the wrong places.  U…

George Takei, Lea Salonga Survive WWII Internment In Broadway’s New ‘Allegiance’ – Review by Jeremy Gerard

George Takei, who would grow up to play Lt. Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek, was five years old in 1942 when his family and some 120,000 other Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast were forci…

Hir Review: Taylor Mac’s absurd, realistic transgender family drama by New York Theater

The Connor family is like any other middle class American family, except that Father Arnold is catatonic, and wearing a clown wig, makeup and a diaper; Mother Paige is morally opposed to cle…

Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster by Arts Review

A white stage stained with a faint water-like projection and Nicole Gunn dressed in her ‘happy any day’ casual getup talking to you. It’s all you need for an engaging night at the thea…

'Hir': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Kristine Nielsen stars in this dark dysfunctional family comedy by playwright and performance artist Taylor Mac, written in a style he describes as "absurd realism."read more

Takei, at 78, Boldly Goes into a Painful Family History by Robert Kahn

A new musical inspired by the "Star Trek" actor's childhood internment follows one family in the years after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Review: ‘Rainbow’ a moving look at icon’s last days by Pam Kragen

San Diego’s Eileen Bowman gives a tour de force performance as fading star Judy Garland

Essential Arts & Culture: An outdoor opera, an indoor storm and 'Moby-Dick'

I'm Kelly Scott, the arts and culture editor of the Los Angeles Times. A computer controlled artificial deluge, back-seat opera, simulated whale hunting - it's been an unconventional stretch…

Second City, Hubbard Street's often-visionary fusion of comedy and dance by Lewis Segal

The West Coast premiere of “The Art of Falling” brought to the Ahmanson Theatre on Friday night some uproarious sketch-comedy supplemented and occasionally eclipsed by first-rate contemp…

Opera Colorado "Aida" review; new season to include transgender theme by Ray Mark Rinaldi Denver Post Fine Arts Critic

Opera Colorado began its Saturday performance of "Aida" with some victorious news, then followed that up with a winning show.

Behind the Scenes: Players Theatre finds an edge Backstage by Jay Handelman

Second stage allows community theater to broaden its reach... Read more » The post Behind the Scenes: Players Theatre finds an edge Backstage appeared first on Ticket Sarasota.

Derek Klena, Matthew James Thomas, and More Lead DINER at Delaware Theatre Company by BroadwayWorld

Delaware Theatre Company serves up a musical adaptation of a classic film with the upcoming production of DINER, written by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson with music and lyrics by nine-…

BWW Review: Daring Musical ALLEGIANCE Tells Of Racism and Loyalty During World War II by Michael Dale

An original new musical drama that gives a history lesson about institutionalized racism in America.

Review Roundup: George Takei Makes Broadway Debut in ALLEGIANCE- Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

The new American musical Allegiance opens at the Longacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street tonight, November 8, 2015. Let's see what the critics have to say

Allegiance on Broadway: Pics and Review by New York Theater

Some 120,000 Japanese-Americans were incarcerated a few months after Pearl Harbor, by order of President Roosevelt. George Takei and his family were among them. The actor best known as Sulu …

Larry David Played Bernie Sanders on Saturday Night Live Again, Because He Listens to the Will of the People by Jackson McHenry

The American people might have thought that Bernie Sanders’ campaign was a one-debate-and-done deal, but whaddaya know, after his strong showing in SNL's last democratic debate the polls c…

Flesh and Bone’s Ethan Stiefel and Sascha Radetsky Talk Center Stage and How Male Dancers Are Stereotyped by Rebecca Milzoff

To hardcore ballet fans, Ethan Stiefel and Sascha Radetsky are two of the greatest male dancers of the past decade, both of whom retired after storied careers at American Ballet Theatre. To …

Former Pennsylvania Ballet dancer gets TV break as star of 'Flesh and Bone'

It took several years for Sarah Hay's ballet career to get off the ground. But her first major acting role found her.

New and Noteworthy: Theater

New This Week Black Nativity (Theatre Horizon) This reiminaging of Langston Hughes' iconic play ranges from Africa to New Orleans, employing gospel and dance to tell the Christmas story. Pre…

'Flesh and Bone': Beautiful show about ballet's ugly side

The dance world has gained a lot of exposure in recent years from reality TV, YouTube, and social media. Shows like Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance have led to more loo…

Elf, Dominion Theatre, London, review: Absurdly expensive musical is a ridiculous hoot by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

An exhilarating and sharp satire of those Christmas films in which a parent thaws and bonds with a wayward child

HIR - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

What price — if any — is too high to pay for progress?

ALLEGIANCE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

How many today would even try to defend the internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II?

$1.3 million investment in independent arts in Victoria by Arts Review

Victorian artists will work in regional areas, renowned international venues and unique outdoor spaces in 2016 thanks to more than $1.3 million in grants through Creative Victoria’s VicArt…

Review: Treasure Island (Lookingglass Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

For all its shortcomings, Treasure Island does succeed in spectacle. This is a grand staging of a classic tale that countless contemporary stories have borrowed from. But ultimately, this c…

Before Your Very Eyes by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell     It can be rather depressing when you’re a kid thinking about death, but that’s what seven kids, ages 9 to 14, find themselves not only …

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Miki Orihara About her World Premiere “IN THE BOX: Where Technology Meets The Body” by The Dance Enthusiast

Impressions of: Ballet Memphis at The Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ballet Memphis brought two evenings of new, somewhat startling American choreography—repertory whose images address large, philosophical issues." Mindy Aloff, New York.

IMPRESSIONS OF: Stefanie Batten Blands "PATIENT(CE)- A PHYSICAL REQUIEM" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Stefanie Batten Bland doesn’t simply choreograph bodies, she orchestrates environments." Christine Jowers, New York.

Is Graduate School for You ? Check out the New MFA n Dance Rutger's Mason Gross School of the Arts! by The Dance Enthusiast

“Given our proximity to New York City," says Kara Golden director of admissions at the Mason Gross School, "the new MFA degree program is ideal for any dance artist who has already establi…

Impressions of Aakash Odedra Part of The White Light Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"Wielding his body as both brush and paint, he inscribes the air with arcane, profound gestures...Elite ballet dancers could look messy next to Odedra’s extraordinary refinement." Erin Bom…

Perth International Arts Festival announces 2016 program by Arts Review

The Perth International Arts Festival has announced its program for 2016, inviting audiences to join them on a big, bold adventure throughout February and March. Perth International Arts Fe…

NEWS: National Theatre Scotland 2016 Season by Thom Dibdin

Edinburgh tickets on NTS list: Big hits and tight flits are among the Edinburgh shows and events announced in the first six months of the National Theatre of Scotland 2016 season.

King Charles III by Sandi Durell

      by: Michael Bracken     The Queen is dead. Long live the King. And there you have a bare bones synopsis of Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III, set in the neari…

On the Couch with Christian Heath by Arts Review

Who is Christian Heath? A British-Australian actor/writer/producer. What would you do differently to what you do now? Apart from wanting to be a pilot or vet when I was at school, I honestly…

'White Christmas': Just like the one you used to know by Chris Jones

In "Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin," currently at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago, it is noted that Berlin wrote the song "White Christmas" while lounging, drink in hand, around the poo…

Review: ‘Chang(e)’ Explores a Woman’s Self-Immolation by Laura Collins-Hughes

Soomi Kim and Suzi Takahashi recount the life and death of Kathy Change, a political protester who died in 1996, in a work at Here Arts Center.

Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, Garrick Theatre, review: Judi Dench inspires in a marathon for theatre lovers by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

A resplendent day showed the different sides of Branagh's personality and reunited him with actors of an older vintage

Time for the Holiday: Montego Glover on Lady Day and Celebration of Other “Sophisticated Ladies” with the Pops by Steve

On Friday, November 13, the New York Pops will celebrate the holiday – Billie Holiday – in honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth. The evening, billed “Sophisticated Ladie…

Untameable by Theasy.com

Untameable Off Off Broadway, St. Paul's Hall, Highly Impractical Theatre and the Unsoft War Reviewed by Emily Cordes BOTTOM LINE: Settings and stories artfully collide in this immersive sag…

Double Trouble: The Comedy of Errors by Jk Clarke

    by JK Clarke     The thing about Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors that both has the potential to make it completely fascinating, but also logistically challenging…

THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE – London Theatre Workshop by Laura Kressly

If a play includes the BBC, lesbians and emotional instability within the arts, it would be fair to assume it’s a contemporary text. The Killing of Sister George, written in 1964 by Frank …

Two Playwrights Earn New Award in Remembrance of Philip Seymour Hoffman by Sally Henry

The inaugural recipients of the 'Relentless Award' have been announced.

Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Picks for November 9-15, Featuring Andr?a Burns, Matt Doyle, 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…

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with Civil Rights Activist DAVID MIXNER by Michael J. Roberts

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with Civil Rights Activist DAVID MIXNER from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Civil rights activist DAVID MIXNER discusses his upcoming Chicago show, “Oh, Hell …

‘The Voice of Anne Frank’ by Miřenka Čechová at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Eliza Anna Falk

Yesterday, Miřenka Čechová, the acclaimed author of physical theater, actor, dancer, choreographer, and director from the Czech Republic, returned to DC for a one night-only performance …

Review: The Winter’s Tale, Garrick Theatre by Daniel Perks

When Kenneth Branagh announced the formation of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company in April 2015, the West End was understandably buzzing with excitement. The last time Branagh had graced t…

Review: Harlequinade / All On Her Own, Garrick Theatre by Daniel Perks

Another of the ‘Plays at the Garrick’ series from the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, Harlequinade and All On Her Own are two works that truly showcase the versatility of Terence Rattig…

2 Second City alumni cast in Lena Dunham pilot for HBO by Darel Jevens

Lena Dunham and her team have tapped two veterans of Chicago’s improv scene for a ... The post 2 Second City alumni cast in Lena Dunham pilot for HBO appeared first on Chicago Entertai…

Victorian Opera: Seven Deadly Sins by Anne-Marie Peard

Victorian Opera commissioned four young Australian composers to write Seven Deadly Sins, with a sin for each of seven Australian cities. They were inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s assignin…

REVIEW: ‘Trip of Love’ at Stage 42 by Steve

By D. Lane Trip of Love is a psychedelic journey through some of the most popular songs of the 60’s, with a cast who gives their all to its nostalgic trip down memory lane, offering of…

REVIEW: ‘Thérèse Raquin’ Starring Keira Knightley by Steve

By Senior Writer, Shari Lifland (@ShariOnTheAisle) Love, lust, betrayal, and guilt—some things never go out of fashion. That’s why Roundabout’s new adaptation (by British playwright He…

Tony Winner John Benjamin Hickey on Why Dada Woof Papa Hot Scared Him, How He Can 'Out-Bacon Bacon' & Turning Straight for Cait by Broadway.com

Paul Wontorek sits down with longtime stage fave John Benjamin Hickey to talk about the very modern new play Dada Woof Papa Hot.

Review: Gigi, Tabard Theatre by Lydia Lakemoore

Last night I was treated to one of the most delightful shows I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Gigi is a play based on a French novel written in the early 1940s, which on the face of i…

Manual Cinema entrances with 'My Soul's Shadow' by Morgan Greene

At the beginning of Manual Cinema's latest feat of sophisticated shadow puppetry, director Sarah Fornace announced that the audience could sit, stand, lie down or walk around during the show…

Theatre that's a breath of fresh air: the force of rural touring by Jo McLean

Everyone should have access to high-quality artistic experiences, regardless of location. The Touring Network takes theatre to remote communities with the help of local peopleIn August this …

Renee Fleming, Danielle de Niese headline Chicago’s Christmas tree lighting in Millennium Park by Miriam Di Nunzio

The city of Chicago’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 24 ... The post Renee Fleming, Danielle de Niese headline Chicago’s Christmas tree ligh…

Manual Cinema entrances with 'My Soul's Shadow' by Morgan Greene

At the beginning of Manual Cinema's latest feat of sophisticated shadow puppetry, director Sarah Fornace announced that the audience could sit, stand, lie down or walk around during the show…

Review: La Soirée, Southbank Spiegeltent by Manuel Muñoz

Olivier-award winner show La Soirée returns to London for the festive season, amid Christmas shows and candle-lit concerts, proving to be the perfect alternative show for un-Christmassy Lon…

ArtsBeat: Leslie Uggams to Star in Colman Domingo’s ‘DOT’ by Andrew R. Chow

Ms. Uggams will play a matriarch with dementia and squabbling children.

Theatre News: New operas while you wait

A week of masterclasses at the Arts Theatre will bring three unperformed operas to the stage

Jackie magazine was our only beacon in the dark ages before Instagram by Jane Shilling

A new musical based on the classic teen mag conjures memories of a time when there were no Youtube makeup videos, and certainly no Snapchat

In Memoriam: Harlan Haimes, 69, Chicago theater enthusiast by Hedy Weiss

Dr. Harlan W. Haimes was the audience member every actor dreamed of having at a show. He didn't just love the theater; he understood what was involved in the art of performing and he admired…

Waste: How the revival of Harley Granville Barker's play proves theatre can still speak truth to power by Boyd Tonkin, Boyd Tonkin

108 years after it was banned by the Lord Chamberlain Waste is as timely, outspoken and provocative as ever

Fuse Book Review: A Chance for Peace — “Killing a King” by Harvey Blume

People like [Yigal Amir] emerge in many social movements, people who regard protest within the bounds of democratic process as insufficient.

Richard Jay-Alexander Directs Jennifer Diamond Tonight at Feinstein's/54 Below by BroadwayWorld

Feinstein's/54 Below presents the debut of Jennifer Diamond, currently co-starring in the smash hit musical RUTHLESS!, tonight November 8th at 9:30 PM. Jennifer's new show IT'S MY FIRST TIME…

‘God’s Favorite at The Thurmont Thespians by Rick Weldon

The best aspect of great community theater is you never know where you’ll find it. It could be an elaborate setting in an old movie house. It could be in a modern black box in the local co…

CIRCUS: No Man’s Land – by Collectif And Then… by Katharine Kavanagh

No Man’s Land is all about borders and boundaries, and what happens when you cross them. It starts with the audience being ushered, military style, into the space and commanded to turn off…

Lee Roy Reams’ Dolly Is At His/Her Best Inhabiting The Widow’s Resurrecting Reveries by Bill Hirschman

The first question that everyone wants answered is: Is it possible to buy Lee Roy Reams as Dolly Levi in The Wick Theatre’s Hello, Dolly! The answer is “sometimes.” The answer also dep…

BWW Interview: AFV's Alfonso Ribeiro Chats Growing to Appreciate 'The Carlton,' New Hosting Gig, Return to Theatre by Matt Tamanini

Whether it was while making his Broadway debut in THE TAP DANCE KID, or on THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR as the up-tight Carlton, or while winning DANCING WITH THE STARS' 19th Mirror Ball Trop…

BWW TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- MATILDA's Christopher Sieber! by Richard Ridge

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITHRichard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and at their favorite…

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week — Nov 8 through 16 by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

THE POSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE HOUSE – Touring by Kristy Stott

Being a huge fan of Sheffield based experimental theatre company Forced Entertainment – I was very keen to find out more about their first production for young people, The Possible Impossi…

ArtsBeat: Two Playwrights Will Share Prize in Honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman by Michael Paulson

The award has roots in a settlement from The National Enquirer.

The Verdict: Read Reviews for Allegiance on Broadway starring Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Le by Playbill Staff

The musical inspired by actor George Takei's life, Allegiance officially opened on Broadway Nov. 8 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre. Read what the critics have to say.

‘Painting Churches’ at The Montgomery Playhouse and The City of Gaithersburg at The Arts Barn by Rick Weldon

It’s sheer joy watching three performers execute their craft with passion. Add in an incredibly-written, intelligent and thought-provoking narrative and a warm and intimate venue, and …

The Verdict: Read Reviews for Broadway’s Allegiance, Starring Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Le by Playbill Staff

The musical inspired by actor George Takei's life, Allegiance, officially opened on Broadway Nov. 8 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre. Read what the critics have to sa…

Michael McIntyre hits back at critics by Matt Trueman

The millionaire standup comedian tells those who have sneered at his routines: 'If it's so easy then why don't you do it?'Michael McIntyre's brand of observational comedy has made him comedy…

Poles Apart review – frank, uncensored language of John Godber's scaffolding play by Alfred Hickling

Hull Truck theatreGodber’s construction trade piece doesn’t break new ground, but has enough passion to see it through John Godber has always had a fondness for punning titles: Perfect P…

Update: Nina Arianda & Sam Rockwell Out of FOOL FOR LOVE on Sunday by BroadwayWorld

This just in from the Manhattan Theatre Club, after announcing that they duo was out last night as well, today's message reads 'Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell are both sick and unfortunately …

Review: The Lilliput Troupe by Diana Rissetto

The Lilliput Troupe By Gaby Febland Review by: Diana Rissetto. Directed by Alex Benjamin I have written three plays that include both “Holocaust” and “comedy” in their descriptions. …

Why is talking about race so hard? by HowlRound

By Kitty Felde. Playwright Kitty Felde discusses the challenges of producing her play The Luckiest Girl , which features the Dutch character Zwarte Piet.

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Kerrmoor’ at The Interrobang Theatre Company and The Strand Theater Company by Morgan Woodle

Three women, bound by blood and tradition. One community in dire straits. And a centuries old rite that can mend all ills. Kerrmoor, written by Susan McCully and directed by Eve Muson, takes…

All Eyes on Me (whether I like it or not): Tourette Syndrome in the Theatre by HowlRound

By Gardiner Comfort. Actor Gardiner Comfort discusses his experiences as a performer and audience member with Tourette Syndrome, and how it has inspired aspects of his solo show The Elephant…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 11/8/15- YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN by Stage Tube

Today in 2007, Young Frankenstein opened at the Hilton Theatre now the Lyric Theatre, where it ran for 485 performances. Young Frankenstein is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas …

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 11/07 Part 2- THE KING AND I, IF/THEN and More by Sally Henry

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our November 7 SIP round-up Check out Part 1 HERE.

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Paul Taylor-Mills

The producer picks the musical numbers he couldn't live without

Somersaults in six-inch heels: the punishing world of Peking Opera by Andrew Dickson

They start as young as nine and wear costumes so lavish, heavy and painful some of them faint. As Chinese opera heads for Britain, our writer goes behind the scenes at its Beijing HQAn elabo…

Sarah Franken review – smart, scabrous satire, if not jolly by Brian Logan

Museum of Comedy, LondonIn this luridly populated show – her first after becoming a trans woman – Franken gives an intermittently persuasive vision of a culture in meltdownIf you’ve co…

Baby Jane Dexter “It’s Personal” by Sandi Durell

    by Joe Regan Jr.       If you’ve seen Baby Jane Dexter’s previous multi award winning shows or, if you are one of the unfortunate ones who has never seen any…

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with RABBI JACK MOLINE by Michael J. Roberts

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with RABBI JACK MOLINE from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Interfaith Alliance Executive Director RABBI JACK MOLINE discusses his spiritual road to becoming a Rabbi…

Overheard… Selling doesn’t work that way… by Vinnie

Mrs. Brown: “I’d like four tickets to Kinky Boots, please.” Agent: “No problem. I’ve got four great seats in the Mezzanine, that’s the second level, for o…

HARLEQUINADE / ALL ON HER OWN Garrick, SW1 by Libby Purves

A DOUBLE BILL: RATTIGAN AT PLAY AND IN GRIEF There may be voices which jibe at Kenneth Branagh for being producer, deviser and co-director of a year-long season, finding starry casting like …

The Seagull at Chichester by John Morrison

Anna Chancellor's Irina Arkadina is the highlight of this production, offering a superb demonstration of how to play a character whose life is a series of overacted performances without upst…

A Wolf In Snakeskin Shoes by John Morrison

Moliere wrote quite a few farces, but his greatest play Tartuffe isn't one of them. It's a sophisticated dark comedy about a family being preyed on by a fraudster. The best production I ever…

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with RABBI JACK MOLINE by Michael J. Roberts

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with RABBI JACK MOLINE from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Interfaith Alliance Executive Director RABBI JACK MOLINE discusses his spiritual road to becoming a Rabbi…

Standup Michael McIntyre says rivals' nastiness spoiled his big night by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

Stadium-filling comedian Michael McIntyre tells Desert Island Discs of 'amazing hostility' from other comicsThe comedian Michael McIntyre has admitted to being shocked by the "hostility…

Michael McIntyre hits back at critics: 'I got more laughs, so they don't like it' by Caroline Davies

Britain’s highest-earning standup comedian says fellow comics who accuse him of playing safe are ‘doing everything except make people laugh’Michael McIntyre, Britain’s highest-earnin…

Too Good To Be True: Ten Years Worth Of Frankie Vallis Talk Starring On Broadway In JERSEY BOYS by Michael Dale

Find out what it's like to play a pop music legend on Broadway from the boys who did it.

Lee Roy Reams Talks Tackling Title Role in HELLO, DOLLY! at The Wick Theatre This Month by Sally Henry

Rehearsals are in full swing for the November 5 opening of HELLO, DOLLY, starring Lee Roy Reams in the title role. This is the first time that the part of 'Dolly' will be played by a man in …

Trump Tells ‘Saturday Night Live’ Audience: “It’s Going To Be Even Better” by Jeremy Gerard

Here’s Donald Trump’s first sketch on yesterday’s Saturday Night Live, hosting for the first time since 2004. Doubtless you’ll be seeing a lot of it, possibly mistak…

Midcentury modern exhibition includes hands-on activities by Sarah Bryan Miller

Midcentury Modern Dollhouses; Big bright prints

Soprano Christine Goerke returns to sing a masterpiece by Sarah Bryan Miller

Her voice has grown into Wagnerian proportions since she was a young artist at Opera Theatre of St. Louis

'St. Louis Modern' showcases designers who changed the look of the world by Sarah Bryan Miller

St. Louis Art Museum exhibition coincides with the Arch's anniversary year

Harlequinade/All on Her Own review – Branagh and co send up vanished theatrical world by Michael Billington

Garrick, LondonZoë Wanamaker is in soul-baring form in Rattigan double-bill depicting the actor-manager tradition the Branagh season is designed to subvertIronically, co-directors Rob Ashfo…

The Winter's Tale review – Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench offer intriguing touches by Michael Billington

Garrick, LondonIn a production unafraid to hint at the darker elements of Shakespeare’s fable, Branagh and Dench are surrounded by a first-rate teamThe image of the West End suddenly brigh…

Photo Coverage: Andrea Dora, Amma Osei, and More Rehearse ROCKERS ON BROADWAY by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

ROCKERS ON BROADWAY is a fun and unique charity concert that will feature Broadway's best rockers performing the biggest hits in 80's Rock n' Roll. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Bro…

Trump’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Cameo Was The Drake’s Cake Of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Gig by Jeremy Gerard

A pre-taped parody of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video offered last night’s SNL audience something mostly absent from the rest of the show: Host Donald Trump looking loo…

Thomas Tallis, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by Alexandra Coghlan

Jessica Swale’s Thomas Tallis is the first new play commissioned for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – the beginning, hopefully, of the same relationship the Globe itself has always had with…

Review: After Midnight, Before Dawn, Drama Barn by Adam Bruce

You know what I thought while in my workshops today? I could really do with seeing some psychologically realistic drama about a bunch of people condemned to die for witchcraft. Okay, so I di…

David Hare: The Blue Touch Paper by Aleks Sierz

David Hare is one of those playwrights who talks with enormous imaginative sympathy about the work of other writers. To read what he says about John Osborne or Harold Pinter is to have your …

Shank’s Mare by Sandi Durell

    by Samuel L. Leiter     Anyone even slightly familiar with premodern Japanese literature should recognize the words “shank’s mare,” which form part of A Shank�…

JEOPARDY! Champ Ken Jennings Tweets American Theatre Soon Will Be Dead by Matt Tamanini

On Saturday night, while much of America was either engulfed by college football or preparing themselves for the circus of Donald Trump hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, record-setting JEOPARDY c…

BWW's On This Day - November 8, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Heartlands tours Scotland before London’s King’s Head by Thom Dibdin

Urban Fox has announced a short tour for its Edinburgh fringe hit Heartlands to the home towns of its company before a short stay at London’s King’s Head Theatre as part of its #Festival…

JOBS: AYT Weekly Jobs Round-Up: November 8 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…

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Odd one out

Think you really know your theatre? Find out with this week's quiz

NEWS: Shortlist announced for £10,000 children’s theatre award by James Lillywhite

The shortlist has been announced for the 2016 Arts Foundation Children’s Theatre Award, which gives candidates the chance to win £10,000. Dancer and choreographer Liz Clark, spoken word a…

Review: The Winter's Tale/Harlequinade (Garrick Theatre)

Kenneth Branagh kicks off his season of plays at the Garrick with this Shakespeare/Rattigan pairing featuring Judi Dench and Zoe Wanamaker

On my radar: Ben Whishaw’s cultural highlights by Kate Kellaway

The actor on a lost classic by novelist Elizabeth Harrower, Todd Haynes’s Carol, the punk spirit of artist Maria Lassnig and the dirty, energising energy of Captain Beefheart’s Clear Spo…

Susan Elkin: It’s not all about the pretty face by Susan Elkin

How much do buildings really matter? It seems to be the year, indeed the decade, of new premises and facilities for drama

Feldberg: 'A View From The Bridge' gets unlikely treatment in Broadway revival

It’s being staged by Ivo van Hove, the Belgian-born director who’s been both celebrated and reviled for his experimental productions of classic American plays.

New shows in the Hothouse at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre by Thom Dibdin

Urban Fox has announced a short tour for its Edinburgh fringe hit Heartlands to the home towns of its company before a short stay at London’s King’s Head Theatre as part of its #Festival…

East Street Arts Center is coming to Frederick and Landless Theatre Company Has Found a New Home by Andrew L. Baughman

The Landless Theatre Company is opening the new “East Street Arts Center” at 919-B N. East Street in Frederick, MD. The 12,000 square foot former church space will include a 180-…

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Ten Crazed Days (and Nights) Before I Go Away Again by Mark Shenton

I've had ten days in London between a holiday in Gran Canaria and heading to New York -- and have been to fifteen shows. But I'm finally giving up on going to live concerts.

The Moderate Soprano review – David Hare’s romantic side by Susannah Clapp

Hampstead theatre, LondonRoger Allam and Nancy Carroll hit all the right notes in David Hare’s play about the founders of GlyndebourneThe soprano in David Hare’s new play has nothing of …

The Duchess of Malfi review – a suitable intensity of vision by Clare Brennan

Nottingham Playhouse Fiona Buffini’s production does justice to John Webster’s play – even if at times the sense of his words is lostTwo kinds of musicality can make or mar a productio…

3 Stages for Lazarus review – God’s relationship with man, puppet style by Susannah Clapp

JW3, LondonLaz’s struggles with his wasting limbs are especially poignant in this adaptation by the late Christopher LeithThis year, the Suspense festival of puppetry has included an adapt…

As You Like It review – out with merriment, in with humour by Susannah Clapp

Olivier, LondonPolly Findlay’s ingenious reimagining of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy is a visual and aural delightAs You Like It? Absolutely. But not as it has been seen before. Polly F…

Rambert: Love, Art & Rock’n’roll review – squaring up to the cubists and the Stones by Luke Jennings

Sadler’s Wells, LondonChristopher Bruce rocks, Didy Veldman takes on Picasso and Kim Brandstrup gets to grips with Schoenberg in Rambert’s triple billRambert’s latest triple bill turns…

‘Henri IV Part 2’: The Re-Gendered Henry IV Repertory at Brave Spirits Theatre by Katie Bogdan

After stifling a rebellion and slaying your opponents to the throne, what else is there to do? According to Shakespeare, you commiserate on themes of life and death while making a lot of sex…

Weekly Theatre Podcast: The Winter’s Tale, The Hairy Ape, A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes by As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast

This week the London theatre bloggers discuss The Winter's Tale, starring Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench and opening the year-long Branagh Theatre West End season, The Hairy Ape starring Ber…

The Australian Ballet’s 20:21 by Deborah Jones

Sydney Opera House, November 5 After a year dominated by Giselle, Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella, the lavish new Sleeping Beauty and Graeme Murphy’s Swan L…

Interviews: As the Star of Beautiful's American Tour, Abby Mueller Is Taking Carole King Back on the Road

Fans from across the U.S. are showering Mueller with their love for the Grammy-winning songwriter.

Opening Night: Allegiance, Starring George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung, Set to Open on Broadway

Takei makes his official Broadway debut in the new historical musical.

Congratulations to George Takei, Lea Salonga & Telly Leung as Allegiance Officially Opens on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

George Takei, Lea Salonga, Telly Leung and more will pledge their Allegiance as they officially open in the new tuner on November 8. Directed by Stafford Arima, the production, which is base…

This Week’s Picks: See Jennifer Hudson’s Purple Reign, Enjoy Misery with Company & Solve a Hair-Raising Murder! by Pete Croatto

Hey, you, upset that the Mets lost the World Series! You are this close to the holidays. That’s six weeks of celebrations, fueled by alcohol, butter and presents. And it’s sports…

Donald Trump Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’ – With A Hand From Larry David by Jeremy Gerard

Donald Trump met his two mini-me’s in the opening monologue of tonight’s Saturday Night Live (Taran Killam and Darrell Hammond), but the the best joke came from Larry David. Davi…

Schools of the Stars: Where Allegiance Cast and Creators Went to College by Sarah Jane Arnegger

Where the principals of the new Broadway musical Allegiance pursued their college studies.

“I Remember Dreaming About Them,” Says Sarah Ruhl Of the Supposed Soul Mates Who Inspired Her Newest by Olivia Clement

During her pregnancy, Sarah Ruhl became enamored with the collected letters of poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Her fascination with their correspondence — over 400 letter…

Starry Group Pays Tribute to Late Director-Producer Mike Nichols by Andrew Gans

A memorial for Mike Nichols, the director, producer, writer and performer who died in November 2014 at age 83, is being held Nov. 8 at an undisclosed location, according to Showbiz411.com.

Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung Take Pledge of Allegiance, Opening Tonight on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The new American musical Allegiance, inspired by the life of veteran actor George Takei, officially opens on Broadway Nov. 8 following previews that began Oct. 6 at Broadway's Longacre T…

Playbill Poll: Which Show Are You Most Excited to See Perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? by Joe Gambino

It was recently announced that The Wiz Live!, Fiddler on the Roof, Something Rotten! and more will be performing in the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We took to Twitter to …

“60 Minutes” Explores the Hamilton Phenomenon Tonight! by Robert Viagas

The CBS-TV magazine show "60 Minutes" features a segment on the phenomenon of the Broadway musical Hamilton Nov. 8.

Matt Doyle, Montego Glover, Chilina Kennedy and Andra Burns: What Not to Miss in Nightlife This Week 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.

Jersey Boys Celebrates 10 Years on Broadway! by Robert Viagas

Jersey Boys, the musical biography of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, celebrates its tenth anniversary on Broadway with a special Nov. 8 curtain call at the August Wilson Theatre.

Stage preview: Director finds 'The Piano Lesson' key to his recovery from accident by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mark Clayton Southers was not his own first choice to direct “The Piano Lesson.”

2Do this week, Nov. 8-14: Cultural events around Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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