“Paris Is The City Of Lights” – ‘Saturday Night Live’s Low-Key, No-Cold-Open Tribute by Jeremy Gerard

There was no cold open. Cecily Strong appeared alone and said “Paris is the City of Lights,” adding a moving, and movingly brief, tribute to the people of the city and of France.…

Free youth opera tickets focus of program by David Garrick

Eighteen young people will get free season tickets to the San Diego Opera next year under a new program sponsored by City Council members Scott Sherman, Chris Cate, Todd Gloria and Lorie Zap…

Watch Fun Home Kids Give Adorable Ham4Ham Performance! by Carey Purcell

The untold stories of Alexander Hamilton’s children were told at the Nov. 14 Ham4Ham performance, when cast members of Fun Home joined the latest in the series of impromptu concert…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/14/2015

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Larry Wilmore On Paris Attacks: “At Times Like This, People Do Need To Laugh” – New York Comedy Festival by Jeremy Gerard

Astrophysicist and sometime Nightly Show guest Neil deGrasse Tyson led a panel Saturday afternoon with host Larry Wilmore and top staff from the Comedy Central program, leading off the discu…

How VERY! Heathers Oz heads to Melbourne by Erin James

It’s happening. Like, really, happening. Another Westerberg field trip! The smash hit Australian premiere production of Heathers The Musical, which opened at Hayes Theatre Co this yea…

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces Shakespeare 400 Chicago by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was joined by Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines, Executive Director Criss Henderson, and leaders of the City’s cultural institutio…

MCA Chicago Debuts New Visual Identity by Michael J. Roberts

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago announces the launch of its new visual identity, developed by internationally renowned design studio Mevis & Van Deursen (MVD).The design includes …

THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER SETS SAIL AT THE MERCURY THEATER CHICAGO by Michael J. Roberts

Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, announces that The Christmas Schooner will be sailing for its fifth year at Mercury Theater Chicago, running November 25 through December 2…

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with EMPIRE VAMPIRE’s KAT AUSTER, WILSON JARAMILLO, ISIS MASOUL & ROGER INGRAHAM by Michael J. Roberts

EMPIRE VAMPIRE is a short musical film about epic change, starring The Goodnight Darlings, featuring performers from Cirque Du Soleil, The Orlando Ballet, and a cast of dancers, actors, magi…

First Floor Theater presents ANIMALS COMMIT SUICIDE Nov. 15- Dec. 12 by Michael J. Roberts

First Floor Theater (FFT) is thrilled to announce the first show of their fourth season, the world premiere of ANIMALS COMMIT SUICIDE, playwright J. Julian Christopher’s high-octane and da…

‘On Your Feet’ at The Marquis Theatre in New York City by Richard Seff

On Your Feet joins its fellow juke box musicals Jersey Boys and Beautiful in the growing list of this new genre that delivers a full evening’s entertainment using pop hits of another e…

Theatre Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by Shannon Stiffler

The 1971 controversial hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar is hitting the stage and impressing audiences at the Kensington Arts Theatre.  The classic musical, featuring pieces written by the…

‘Hair’ at Woodrow Wilson High School by Bev Fleisher

Lauren Kaplan Holland (Dionne), in all her tranquil beauty, set the mood perfectly for Wilson High School’s production of Hair. Action jumps in as Kellic Dawson (Hud), and Zac Nechbar-Sec…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 11/14- ON YOUR FEET, ALLEGIANCE, DAMES AT SEA, and More by Sally Henry

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup

Review: Knock Knock by Jemma Lanyon

A door is something very symbolic. A closed door can mean security, entrapment, an ending or the unknown. An open door can mean hope, beginnings, unknown possibilities. Knock Knock – the …

STAGE TUBE: FUN HOME Kids Crash #Ham4Ham as the Rest of the Hamilton Children by Stage Tube

HAMILTON's Ham4Ham lottery performance has quickly become one of Broadway's favorite traditions as fans gather in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre to see what Hamilton writer Lin-Manuel …

Win a double pass to The Sound of Music, Sydney by AussieTheatre

We’ve got a few of your favourite things up for grabs (and we’re not talking raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens!). We are delighted to be giving away TWO DOUBLE PASSES t…

‘A Wonderful Life’ at Reisterstown Theatre Project by Peter Wilkes and Catherine Dickey Wilson

Is there anyone who does not know the heartwarming story of A Wonderful Life? Following closely the original plot of the 1945 film, the musical version, with a book and lyrics by Sheldon Ha…

BWW Review: Richard Tucker Gala Anoints Jamie Barton 2015 Prize Winner at Geffen Hall Concert by Richard Sasanow

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual galas--celebrating each year's winner of the Tucker Award to young American singers--are known for two things. First, they are notoriously fun ev…

Review: The Long Christmas Ride Home (Strawdog Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Strawdog Theatre's The Long Christmas Ride Home similarly makes us aware of the multiple journeys with one destination, the importance of the landmarks, of moving on, of pulling back from th…

Donald Trump the gringo bogeyman? Mexican theatre troupe lampoons Republican presidential candidate by Joshua Partlow, Joshua Partlow

Actors mock the Republican presidential candidate, who wants to build a wall along their country’s border with the US

Fuse Dance Review: Process Pieces From Harvard Dance Project by Arts Fuse Editor

Each of the ten or so music-less sections showed us a different way of composing movement.

Dorado Schmitt and the Django Festival All-Stars at The Kennedy Center by Robert Michael Oliver

Dorado Schmitt and the Django Festival All-Stars came to The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater last night. And for a beautiful 80 minutes, the terror of the day vanished, syncopated out…

How Can Theater Help In A Time Of Crisis? by New York Theater

“There is nothing more important than the arts in a time of crisis,” Judith Light says in the video below, asked at the annual Sardi’s luncheon at the American Theatre Crit…

Theatre Review: ‘Oliver!’ at Arena Stage by Kaley Beins

Cobblestones. Train tracks. Sewer grates. Each of the exits of Arena’s round stage featured a different piece of street life in London. The catwalks below the lighting formed an X and were…

John Patrick Shanley gets his Irish up with 'Outside Mullingar' by Mike Boehm

Playwright John Patrick Shanley, who lives in Brooklyn overlooking the East River, spoke over the phone from this aerie, frequently breaking into a raspy, rust-encrusted laugh that sounded l…

Bruce Willis meets Marines at Broadway show by Wenn Newsdesk

At Metropolitan Opera, Support for Paris Sounds Out With Singing of France’s National Anthem by Michael Cooper

Led by Plácido Domingo, the opera cast and audience sang "La Marseillaise" on Saturday.

Leonard Bernstein’s Batonmaker by Christopher

Today we learned of the death of Dick Horowitz at the age of 91. You perhaps never heard of him. If you went to the Metropolitan Opera or listened to its broadcasts any time from 1946 until …

Theater Review: A glorious 'West Side Story' opens new Asolo Rep season by Jay Handelman

Joey McKneely makes an old favorite feel fresh and new... Read more » The post Theater Review: A glorious 'West Side Story' opens new Asolo Rep season appeared first on Ticket Sarasota.

Guest Blog: Relaxed Performances – “Disabled access is not a work of charity” by David Bellwood

It has been two years since Globe Education ran our first Relaxed Performance as part of its Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank programme. This annual programme aims to increase access i…

Theatre Review: ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at The Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society by Jennifer Minich

Wednesday night was the opening night of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Hart Auditorium of the Georgetown University Law Center. Wait, you didn’t know that the Georgetown Gilbert …

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

“Without our traditions, life would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof!” Those satiric words are spoken by Tevye (Brian Lyons-Burke), the narrator and main character of the enduringly …

Danceworks Fall 2015′ at George Washington University’s Department of Theatre of Dance by Ravelle Brickman

International Guest Artists Bring Polish and Pizazz to MainStage at George Washington University Some of the most exciting new choreography in town is on view at this season’s DanceWorks …

The Wiz Live! Debuts a New Commerical! by April Reign

In a word, YYYYYAAAAASSSSSS!!! At least that’s what I said when I saw the BRAND NEW COMMERCIAL for The Wiz Live!, which will be broadcast on NBC December 3. The colors! The costumes! The c…

‘Galileo’ at the U.S. Naval Academy Masqueraders by Wendi Winters

Presenting Bertolt Brecht’s play, Galileo, is a terrific feat for Director Christy Stanlake of The Masqueraders. It is a production, a spectacle, filled with color, light, and delight – …

Highlights From Stephen King Thriller Misery Starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf

Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf star in Misery, the new stage adaptation of horror icon Stephen King's bestseller. When novelist Paul Sheldon (Willis, making his Broadway debut) is recus…

BWW TV: SHEAR MADNESS Finally Opens in New York- Go Inside Opening Night! by Tv - Opening Night Special

The open-ended Off-Broadway engagement of Shear Madness just opened at New World StagesStage 4 340 West 50th Street. Bruce Jordan directs a cast that features Adam Gerber,Jeremy Kushnier, Ka…

Photo Coverage: Inside SOPHISTICATED LADIES After-Party with Montego Glover, Capathia Jenkins, Sy Smith, and More by Stephen Sorokoff

Last night, November 13, 2015 at 800PM, The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, will continue its 33rd season at Carnegie Hall's Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage with SOPHISTI…

Take the “A” Train to Sophisticated Ladies at the NY Pops by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell         They say there’s always another train, but in this case I don’t think so. It was a once in a lifetime ride as three Sophi…

Important Hats of the Twentieth Century by Doug Marino

My reaction after about 10-15 minutes of bewilderment in Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage II at NY City Center was one of utter confoundment (if that's a word).  What on earth possessed M…

On Your Feet! The Gloria & Emilio Estefan Reality Show by Oscar E. Moore

By the time ON YOUR FEET! comes to its rip-roaring finale one wonders if you are standing and cheering for the actors portraying this couple or the couple themselves.

I Interview Playwrights Part 802: Daria Miyeko Marinelli by Adam Szymkowicz

Daria Miyeko MarinelliHometown: Hartsdale, NY Current Town: Astoria, NY Q:  Tell me about Untameable. A:  Untameable is an immersive diamond heist play. Ten Actors, Three Locatio…

Playwright, Clarion University issue dueling statements on cancelled play by Rich Lord / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The author who this week nixed a planned Clarion University performance of his play "Jesus in India" issued late Friday a statement defending his action as reflecting the fact that…

STAGE TUBE: IT'S HERE! Watch Brand New THE WIZ LIVE! Trailer by Stage Tube

Finally We've got a new trailer for NBC's upcoming broadcast of THE WIZ LIVE, featuring the song, 'Brand New Day,' with a first look at Queen Latifah and more. Check it out below

Call it hell, call it heaven… by Stephen Farrow

Or, some collected thoughts on Wednesday’s matinee performance of the pre-West End tour of Chichester Festival Theatre’s (mostly terrific) revival of Guys and Dolls: First, heaven. Guys …

Theatre News: Actor Warren Mitchell dies

The actor, best known for his portrayal of Alf Garnett in the TV series Till Death Us Do Part, has passed away at the age of 89

Offer: £10 Tickets to Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls at King’s Head Theatre by A Younger Theatre

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls | 16-17 Nov; 19 Nov; 21-22 Nov | King’s Head Theatre Written and Directed by Jake Westow Miller Minimum wage job, no girlfriend – how,…

Warren Mitchell obituary by Philip Purser

Actor best known for his TV role as the comic monster Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do PartWarren Mitchell, who has died aged 89, was the supreme example of a good actor kidnapped by one char…

In Memoriam: Victims of the Paris Massacre by Broadway & Me

It seems somehow frivolous to chatter about what I've seen at the theater on the day after more than 100 people were massacred in the terrorist attack at the charming 150-year old Bataclan t…

Spotlight On...Dan Morrison by Michael Block

Name: Dan MorrisonHometown: Lake Tahoe, Ca.Education: BA from San Diego State University, MFA from The American Conservatory Theatre in San FransiscoSelect Credits: Charlie in The Foreigner,…

Dance review: Attack Theatre takes audiences into children's imaginations in 'Remainder | Northside' by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Attack Theatre knows a thing or two about tapping into the pedestrian and making it performance worthy. Its latest creation, “Remainder | Northside,” which premiered Friday night at…

Photo Coverage: Go Backstage with Montego Glover, Capathia Jenkins, and Sy Smith at Carnegie Hall by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Last night, November 13, 2015 at 800PM, The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, will continue its 33rd season at Carnegie Hall's Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage with SOPHISTI…

The New York Pops – Sophisticated Ladies ★★★★☆ by David Hurst

Sy Smith, Montego Glover & Capathia Jenkins with Steven Reineke and The New York Pops (Photo: Richard Termine) Carnegie Hall – Isaac Stern Auditorium November 13, 2015 Steven Rein…

If Twyla Tharp Is Dracula, Dance Is Her Lifeblood by NPR Staff

Since she was in her 20s, the dancer and choreographer has been rewriting the rules for what dance can be. Now she's on her 50th anniversary tour, premiering new works with longtime collabor…

Photo Coverage: Montego Glover, Capathia Jenkins, and Sy Smith Lead NY Pops' SOPHISTICATED LADIES at Carnegie Hall by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Last night, November 13, 2015 at 800PM, The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, will continue its 33rd season at Carnegie Hall's Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage with SOPHISTI…

Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds Comes To The Dominion Theatre by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo Following 8 years of international arena tours, Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds will make its theatrical stage debut at the Dominion Theatre in February 2016. Since its…

‘Shutter’ at The Alliance Theatre by Emily Dillard

In a house of Southern discomfort past history and brokenness is finally brought to the family dinner table after nearly 40 years. Shutter by Leslie Anne Ross captures the story of failure a…

First NIghter: Beauty Salon Crime Comedy "Shear Madness" is, as Advertised, Sheer Madness by David Finkle

Shear Madness has just arrived in Manhattan for the first time after playing for decades(!) in Boston. How appealing does a seeming farce sound that's been fruitcaked with broad topical joke…

Laila The Musical UK Tour 2016 by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo From the creators of acclaimed award-winning musical Britain’s Got Bhangra comes a new contemporary musical – Laila. Director and Writer Pravesh Kumar (The Deranged Marr…

Review: Morgen und Abend (Royal Opera House)

The Royal Opera stages a new work about birth and death that is bold, original and affecting

STAGE TUBE: HAMILTON Newcomer Daniel Watts Blows us All Away with #Ham4Ham Performance by Stage Tube

Yesterday's Ham4Ham featured a sensational rap by new HAMILTON cast member Daniel Watts, accompanied by fellow ensemblist, Ephraim Sykes. Check it out below

BWW TV Exclusive: Stephanie J. Block, Christopher Sieber, Jackie Hoffman & More Help Celebrate the Launch of SETH'S BROADWAY DIARY, VOLUME 2 by Randy Rainbow

Earlier this month, DRESS CIRCLE PUBLISHING hosted a special celebration of the new book by Sirius XM radio host Seth Rudetsky. The launch event for SETH'S BROADWAY DIARY, VOLUME 2, featured…

Review: No More Worries and Misty, Bush Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Radar 2015 is the Bush’s signature, eclectic mix of new writing presented as a festival each year. Some of the work is new and fresh but already famous (This is How We Die by Christopher B…

Review: The Bogus Man, Omnibus by Laura Peatman

This production of The Bogus Woman was first seen at Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake, and audiences around the country have now had the opportunity to see the show as part of the theatre’s…

How I Learned to ‘Like’ the Apocalypse – a response to ‘fawnbook’ by Dan O'Neil

In Ayun Halliday's new play, all dialogue is culled from social media.

‘Marisol’ at Montgomery College’sTheatre Department by Ilene Chalmers

Marisol keenly follows the traditions of Magical Realism and Theater of the Absurd. It is clear that Eugene Ionesco and Samuel Becket, who are known for this genre, are major influences of …

New Partnerships Grow in the Garden State: An Experiment in New Play Commissioning

By John McEwen, Andy Donald. John McEwen, Executive Director of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, introduces the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Stage Exchange and talks with the three part…

‘Loud, fat and chaotic’ music gets Canadian debut by Trish Crawford

Esprit Orchestra performs Andrew Norman's Play at Koerner Hall Nov. 15

REVIEW: The Station Master, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭✭ by Stephen Collins

By Stephen Collins Connor's score owes a considerable debt to Sondheim, but, that said, it treads in very interesting paths. Complex and intricate, the melodies and harmonies reward careful …

Parenting and Playwriting: Coffee Spoons

By Catherine Trieschmann. Playwright Catherine Trieschmann discusses tracking her writing output, and her daughter tracking her reading.

‘War With the Newts’ at Georgetown University by John Stoltenberg

When an actor comes on stage and tells you to silence your cell phone, etc., then identifies himself as a newt, you might be a bit perplexed. And when, further, he announces that all the hum…

Standing Ovation for ON YOUR FEET by Corine Cohen

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Shakespeare a welcome guest at 'Globe for All' stop by James Hebert

Performance of 'Much Ado' at Chaldean center is part of theater's outreach tour.

Review: New ‘Grinch’ lifts Globe classic by Pam Kragen

J. Bernard Calloway is larger than life as the grumpy Dr. Seuss character

'Chicago' revival is a class act: 1996 review by Howard Kissel

"Chicago" is about the way we make celebrities of criminals, a theme more pertinent today than it was in 1975.

Lord & Taylor’s window display rings in the holiday by Joe Dziemianowicz

And Austin Mahone was on hand to get everyone into the spirit.

How To Be A Broadway Diva, Or At Least How To Fake It

Lesli Margherita singing "Wall Street" in Dames at Sea. Jeremy Daniel Lesli Margherita is used to being told to tone it down. After all, the Broadway actor, now starring as diva Mona …

Melissa Errico and Adam Gopnik on 'Sing the Silence' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Actress Melissa Errico and writer Adam Gopnik discuss her show 'Sing the Silence.

Review: 'Master Builder' a well-built comedy by Karen D'Souza

The Amy Freed sendup of Ibsen and pretentious artists follows an arrogant architect who may or may not get his just desserts. It plays at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre through Dec. 6.

1 Resource for Latino/a Playwrights

In 2012, one of the earliest initiatives conceived by the newly founded Latina/o Theatre Commons (LTC) was simple: give Latino playwrights a platform to showcase their work. Three years late…

Actor does double duty as two servants in FST's 'One Man, Two Guvnors' by Jay Handelman

A comedy set in 1960s England but based on an Italian commedia classic... Read more » The post Actor does double duty as two servants in FST's 'One Man, Two Guvnors' appeared first on T…

Don’t Miss: Duncan Sheik & More at Carnegie Hall by Matthew Wexler

The WFUV Live at Zankel concert series, presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with WFUV 90.7 FM, kicks off its 11th annual series on Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 p.m. with a performa…

'Lost Girls' - Terrifically Compelling Family Drama by Andy Propst

Tasha Lawrence, Meghann Fahy, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Piper Perabo in Lost Girls (©Joan Marcus) In John Pollono’s Lost Girls, Linda, a fiftysomething grandmother, proudly tells …

‘Bachelorette’ at American University’s College of Arts and Sciences by Jacqueline Brown

Does validation of a woman’s self-worth come with being independent or having a husband? In American University’s exceptional production of Leslye Holland’s Bachelorette,�…

Now I’ve seen it all… by Vinnie

I thought I’d seen everything… At one theater’s bar, the hearing device kiosk is right across. At a particularly slow drinking show, I had the opportunity to witness this&#…

Remembering Warren Mitchell: one of Arthur Miller's favourite actors by Martin Chilton

Martin Chilton pays tribute to the fine actor, who had mixed feelings about playing one of the most notorious bigots on TV

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 11/14/15- CHICAGO by Stage Tube

Today in 1996, the first Broadway revival of Chicago opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, and it continues to run at the Ambassador Theatre. Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chi…

STAGE TUBE: SAY YEAH! KINKY BOOTS Cast Performs on BBC One's Children in Need by Stage Tube

The Children in Need viewers were in for a West End treat this week as the cast of KINKY BOOTS performed the hit, 'Say Yeah' on BBC1's broadcast of the event. Check out the performance below

REVIEW: The Killing Of Sister George, London Theatre Workshop ✭✭✭✭ by Danny Coleman-Cooke

By Danny Coleman-Cooke The Killing of Sister George is a play that feels ripe for a revival; the cast and crew have certainly done it justice. It’s high quality theatre that will certainly…

BWW TV: LORD OF THE DANCE Has Arrived! Michael Flatley Finally Dances to Broadway by BroadwayWorld TV

Following an acclaimed sold-out run in London, Live Nation and Michael Flatley present the Broadway and New York premiere of Lord of the Dance Dangerous Games, created, directed by and starr…

Theatre review: Visiting Mr Green / Trafalgar Studios, London by Michael Billington

Trafalgar Studios, LondonHaving put a girdle round the Earth, Jeff Baron's 1996 American play finally gets a West End showing. But, for all its global popularity, it strikes me as a thin-tex…

Review: Ibsen’s Ghosts/Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company by Kevin Greene

RECOMMENDED With a few high-profile exceptions, Scandinavians aren’t exactly known for their sunny dispositions. Artists like Jens Lekman, Ingmar Bergman and, of course, Henrik Ibsen, …

Photo Flash: EXCLUSIVE: Sara Bareilles, Angela Bassett, and More Visit Broadway's Hamilton

How to Get Away With Murder star Jack Falahee was also on hand to check out Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed musical.

Cynthia Nixon on sex, death and acting by Richard Ouzounian

Actress is known for Sex and the City, but dying has been a theme of some of her other roles, including James White.

GOP candidates should not throw away their shot to use these 51 sick burns from Hamilton - Vox by Dara Lind and Caroline Framke

They will tear each other into pieces.

ON YOUR FEET! Una historia de amor con mucha musica by Oscar E Moore

It’s all about the songs!  And Cuban immigrants Gloria Garcia Fajardo (a stunning Ana Villafane) and Emilio Estefan (a macho and sexy Josh Segarra).  A real love story and a real crowd-p…

Warren Mitchell dies aged 89 by Press Association

Actor known for starring in Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health has died after long period of illness, says his family Actor Warren Mitchell, best known for starring as Alf G…

Ballet superstar Wheeldon tackles Shakespeare's dark Winter’s Tale by Michael Crabb

Choreographer stripped play to essentials for National Ballet version, getting North American premiere Nov. 14.

Paris Theatres and Concert Halls Closed After Terror Attack by Robert Viagas

The French cabinet ordered all theatres, concert halls and other performing spaces in Paris closed until further notice after a series of terror attacks Nov. 13 left more than 120 people dea…

Review: Cabaret, Drama Barn by Adam Bruce

How is it the end of Week Seven already? And how are we halfway through November?! These are questions I can’t answer, I’m afraid. However, I can tell you what’s on in the Drama Barn t…

Review: Stick Man, Leicester Square Theatre by Tom Evans

Following the trials and tribulations of the eponymous Stick Man, this hour-long performance at Leicester Square Theatre is a good shout for those with young children. The Stick Man is a pup…

BWW's On This Day - November 14, 2015

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

Review: Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, Trafalgar Studios by Tal Fox

Di (Kate Maravan) confronts her husband David (Jonathan McGuinness) with their teenaged son Jack’s bloody shirt. From this point a series of events unravel before them, making them questio…

How to do NYC like the hilarious star of ‘Hamilton’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Few actors have a monster Broadway hit on their résumés — but Andrew Rannells has two: After co-starring in “The Book of Mormon,” he’s filling in for Jonathan Groff in “Hamilton�…

Paul Gross vs. Martha Burns by Richard Ouzounian

Real-life couple have a real-life debate over the fictional characters they play in Domesticated.

Missing Reel, Leeds by Alfred Hickling

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsSometimes life can play the cruellest tricks. Five years ago, Toby Jones was a jobbing actor who thought he had finally hit the big time with a minor part in N…

THE FORCE OF DESTINY – London Coliseum by Edward Seckerson

Whenever the name Calixto Bieito is mentioned, it’s invariably to mention ‘the toilets’ – not the reasons for them, just the fact that they were there at all. That production of Verd…

Review: The Lisbon Traviata/Eclipse Theatre Company by Aaron Hunt

Eclipse Theatre Company ends their Terrance McNally season with “The Lisbon Traviata.” The author of the Maria Callas-centric play “Master Class”, “The Lisbon Traviata” …

Rodgers & Hammerstein celebration at William Paterson Nov. 14

Grandson Oscar Hammerstein III talks about a Broadway revolution

Acting Warm Up: Magic Putty by Lindsay Price

Here’s a great warm up that also works as a communication exercise. Magic Putty. Instructions Everyone stands in a circle, including the teacher. The teacher cups his/her hands and says, �…

Interviews: Love, I Hear! Couple Jessica Stone and Christopher Fitzgerald Create an All-Male Forum

Stone and Fitzgerald talk Sondheim, Plautus, and zombies.

Sandra Mae Frank & Katie Boeck on Their Intense Connection as They Share the Role of Wendla in Spring Awakening by Kathy Henderson

Creating a character on stage is a very personal act of transformation, which makes the double casting of Spring Awakening so unusual. Sandra Mae Frank gives a blazing performance as Wendla …

AN ACT OF GOD's Christopher Fitzgerald Leads '...FORUM', Beginning Tonight at Two River Theater by BroadwayWorld

Two River Theater presentsA FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, directed by Jessica Stone and featuring an all-male troupe led by An Act of God's Christopher Fitzgerald as 'Pseudol…

Tony Award Winner Susan Stroman Debuts in Lyric Opera of Chicago's THE MERRY WIDOW Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the sparkling operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar in a new-to-Chicago production directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. …

Klea Blackhurst, Walter Willison and Karen Ziemba Set for JERRY HERMAN ON BROADWAY at Molloy College Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Madison Theatre at Molloy College presents JERRY HERMAN ON BROADWAY at 800 p.m. tonight November 14, 2015.

Sondheim on Hamilton, Steely Dan, Lady Gaga and His New Musical by Robert Viagas

Master Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim gave Billboard magazine a wide-ranging interview in which he talked about the Hamilton phenomenon, his taste in popular music and his upcoming n…

Broadway’s Chicago Celebrates Milestone Today by Andrew Gans

The long-running, Tony Award-winning hit revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Chicago, which currently plays the Ambassador Theatre, celebrates its 19th anniversary on …

Andrea McArdle Returns to New York Stage Tonight by Andrew Gans

Andrea McArdle, the Tony-nominated star of the original Broadway production of Annie, returns to the New York stage Nov. 14 in an open-ended engagement of Jerry Mayer's new comed…

Memorial Service for Company’s Dean Jones Held Today by Andrew Gans

A memorial service for Dean Jones, who passed away Sept. 1 at the age of 84, is held Nov. 14 in California.

Mary Louise Wilson Documentary “She’s the Best Thing in It” Screened in NYC Tonight by Andrew Gans

DOC NYC, America's largest documentary film festival, presents a screening of "She's the Best Thing in It," about Tony-winning actress Mary Louise Wilson, Nov. 14 at 7 …

Gloria and Emilio Estefan Candidly Chat About Their Lives (and Why They Still Cry Watching On Your F by Brandon Voss

Gloria and Emilio Estefan describe themselves as stoic and private people, but the first time they saw their story onstage, they began crying, and they haven't stopped yet. Here's wh…

“Calendar Girls” Musical Premieres Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Girls, a new musical adaptation of the 2003 Tim Firth film and subsequent London stage play "Calendar Girls," premieres in the U.K. Nov. 14 featuring a score by Finding Neverla…

A 36-Year Out-of-Town Tryout! What Took Shear Madness So Long To Finally Make it Off-Broadway? by Meredith Ganzman

Shear Madness, the comedic who-dunnit murder mystery, has finally bowed in New York after 36 years on the road. What took it so long? Creator Bruce Jordan and star Patrick Noonan tell us…

Disney’s Tangled Stage Musical Opens at Sea Tonight! by Adam Hetrick

The new stage adaptation of the animated film "Tangled" opens Nov. 14 aboard the Disney Magic Cruise Ship. Go behind the scenes and get to know the cast of the new 60-minute ad…

Christopher Fitzgerald and Michael Urie Head Cast of All-Male Sondheim Musical by Andrew Gans

Performances begin Nov. 14 for New Jersey's Two River Theater's all-male production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the Tony Award-winning musical farce wr…

Jake Robards Stars in Off-Broadway Political Drama Promising, Beginning Tonight by Olivia Clement

As the next U.S. presidential election gathers momentum, InProximity Theatre Company presents the New York premiere of Michelle Elliott's Promising, starring Jake Robards (Our Town) as a…

Playbill Video Week in Review: Disney’s Tangled Musical, Allegiance Opens on Broadway, Lena Hall and by Mark Ezovski

This week, Allegiance opened on Broadway; Lena Hall, The Book of Mormon, Rob McClure and Leslie Odom, Jr. celebrated Alan Cumming at the Only Make Believe gala; On Your Feet's A…

A Charlie Brown Christmas Begins in Chicago Tonight by Olivia Clement

The Peanuts gang get together to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse Nov. 14 as performances begin for A Charlie Brown Christmas, based on th…