Glue Factory Project dissects fact versus fiction in new show 'What's Missing?' by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder " but what about truth?

What Happened When the Cast of Sweat Brought the Play to the City that Inspired It by Olivia Clement

The Broadway company took the play to Reading, PA—the city that inspired Lynn Nottage’s timely drama.

Roger Bart, Kerry Butler, Kevin Chamberlin, and Seth Rudetsky Play Feinstein's/54 Below by Andrew Gans

The Broadway favorites and friends, who shared the stage in Rudetsky’s Disaster!, offer evenings of song and laughter beginning March 27.

Latin History for Morons Opens at the Public Theater March 27 by Olivia Clement

John Leguizamo’s solo show makes its Off-Broadway debut.

Carnegie Hall Takes a Risk and Presents a Twist on the Passion by Gail Wein

With The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the opera takes the female perspective on the biblical tale.

Spotlight On...Edward Heinemann by Michael Block

Name: Edward HeinemannHometown: Philadelphia, PAEducation: Coker College B.S. Psychology Minor in Theatre Arts; Two Year Conservatory Program The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (NY…

'Once' in Paramount's 2017-18 season by Morgan Greene

The Paramount Theatre in Aurora will present the Broadway hit "Once" as part of its 2017-18 season, the company announced Monday. Opening the Broadway series, and returning to Chicago …

Reviews: Sweat by Diane Snyder

Lynn Nottage's piercing look into the lives of blue-collar workers in Reading, Pennsylvania, post-NAFTA, is a cry from working-class America.

A Need for Musicalization? - New Musicals Reviews

Sousatzka - Elgin Theatre - Toronto, ON - **1/2 (out of 5 stars)Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., Book by Craig Lucas, Directed by Adrian NobleRuns until Apr. 9th 2017The G…

Lord of the Flies by Arts Review

In what promises to be one of the theatrical events of this year, Arts Centre Melbourne presents Matthew Bourne's production of Lord of the Flies on the State Theatre stage from 5 &…

Blue-collar drama 'Sweat' marks the Broadway debut of Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage by Peter Marks

After Arena Stage and Public Theater versions, Lynn Nottage's economic justice play officially opens on Broadway.

Review: truth and reconciliation (Sideshow Theatre) by Lauren Whalen

Sideshow Theatre's truth and reconciliation isn't perfect, but it is incredibly ambitious. On the whole it succeeds, exploring the nuance and humanity behind conflicts small and large. With …

Review: 'Los Otros' at Everyman Theatre by David Gerson

It may be more by chance, rather than design, that Everyman Theatre's production of Los Otros, with book and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh and music by Michael John LaChiusa, takes on an urgen…

Girls Recap: Let Me Be Your Star by Kathryn Vanarendonk

After a run of not-so comedic episodes " unless you count the performance by The Michaels Sisters, which I found too painful to be straight funny " Girls returns to some more explicitly come…

Girls Panders Directly to Smash Fans With Elijah’s Rendition of ‘Let Me Be Your Star’ by Jackson McHenry

Fade in on a boy, with a hunger for fame, and a face and coiffure to remember. On Sunday night's episode of Girls, Andrew Rannells's Elijah decided to chase his Broadway dreams by auditionin…

Review: 'Sweat' Imagines the Local Bar as a Caldron by Ben Brantley

Lynn Nottage's bracingly topical play explores the working-class anger and anxieties that put Donald J. Trump in the White House.

Theatre Review: 'Mad Libs Live!' at Red Branch Theatre by Pamela Steinik

“Mad Libs Live!” lets the audience fill in the blank. The musical, featuring four high school kids competing for the title of Teen Superstar, uses adjectives, adverbs, nouns and …

'Sweat' review: Lynn Nottage gives intimate glimpse of lost factory life

For a brief moment before the November election, the news was filled with stories about disenfranchised blue-collar voters in the Rust Belt. At the same time, smack in the eye of the news cy…

Broadway Review: Lynn Nottage's Timely Drama 'Sweat' by Gordon Cox

Following an Off Broadway run at the Public Theater last fall, “Sweat” opened on Broadway March 26. The cast was largely the same, with the exception of new addition Alison Wrigh…

Big Little Lies Recap: Game, Set, Match by Hillary Kelly

Big Little Lies has never shied away from the the more, ahem, corporeal aspects of humanity. We've witnessed cyber sex, shower sex, sex in a closet, sex in a car, sex in a theatre dressing r…

Hysteria by Arts Review

Two of the world’s greatest and most eccentric minds collide when Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dalí meet as Darlinghurst Theatre Company presents the Sydney premiere season of Terr…

Kinky Boots and Aladdin on the move by Erin James

Major musicals Kinky Boots and Aladdin both completed their Australian premiere engagements last night and the hit shows are set to switcheroo next month. Aladdin, which has been p…

VIDEO: Jessie Mueller Hangs Up Her Apron and Bids Farewell to WAITRESS by BroadwayWorld

Jessie Mueller took her final bow today as Jenna in the cast of Broadway's WAITRESS. The musical's Facebook filmed live as cast and creatives bid farewell to the songstress and wished her ha…

Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' on Broadway at Studio 54 " theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

"Sweat" is a group of portrait of lost American dreamers adrift in an economic wasteland.

Sweat " A Powerful Potion by Sandi Durell

    by Michael Bracken   Talk about the disaffected working class. Just watch the locals have a drink at Stan's (James Colby) bar in Reading, Pennsylvania. That's where factor…

Arthur Miller's The Price, with Mark Ruffalo and Tony Shalhoub, Extends on Broadway by Broadway.com

The new Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Price has extended its run one week, through May 14, at the American Airlines Theatre. The production was initially scheduled to clos…

Review Roundup: SWEAT Drips Onto Broadway - Updating Live! by Review Roundups

SWEAT, the acclaimed new play by Pulitzer Prize winnerLynn Nottage, directed byKate Whoriskeyopens tonight on Broadwayat Studio 54 254 West 54th Street. With warm humor and tremendous heart,…

Broadway Review: In 'Sweat', Trump's Pipe Dream Deferred; 'Dear Evan Hansen' by Jeremy Gerard

Sharp and threatening as a box-cutter blade, Lynn Nottage’s drama Sweat opened last fall at the Public Theater shortly before the election, an unnervingly prescient reality check even …

'Sweat' is Lynn Nottage's new Broadway play about working-class frustrations by Chris Jones

NEW YORK " The white working-class voters who, conventional wisdom has it, put President Donald J. Trump into office are a dinner-party obsession among progressives. There are two prevailing…

The Dark Matters by Arts Review

In a new exhibition at Sydney’s White Rabbit gallery, artists plunge into the darkness and emerge with brilliant new takes on tradition and modernity in The Dark Matters on show until …

Sweat on Broadway: A Timely Look at American Desperation by Jonathan Mandell

Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat,” opens tonight at Studio 54, marking the Pulitzer-winning playwright’s Broadway debut, as well as that  of five of its nine cast members. Â…

BWW Review: Cole Porter Meets Jimmy Durante as Encores! Reconstructs THE NEW YORKERS by Michael Dale

The authors who wrote the books for even the most successful Broadway musical comedies of the 1920s and 30s often get a bum rap for the flimsiness of their plots and the nonsensical nature o…

Even without Lin-Manuel, 'Hamilton' opens in San Francisco as vital as ever

"Hamilton" has finally planted its flag in California. The unofficial Broadway musical of Barack Obama's presidency has arrived in San Francisco, America's bastion of liberalism, at the dawn…

ABC Radio Melbourne to put a smile on your dial this Comedy Festival by Arts Review

Melbourne International Comedy Festival and ABC Radio Melbourne will co-present a series of special events as part of the Festival's 2017 program, providing listeners and audiences with mult…

Review: 'Wiseguy Kitchen Dinner Show' at Germano's Piattini by William Powell

Wiseguys, also known as those certain individuals the U.S. Government considers a bit more organized than they should be, descended on the quaint restaurant Germano's Piattini in Baltimore, …

SWEAT - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

When Lynn Nottage's new play Sweat opened at The Public Theater last year right before election day (November 3, to be exact) it made one kind of political statement.

Sweat ★★★☆☆ by David Hurst

Michelle Wilson & Johanna Day in "Sweat" (photo: Joan Marcus) Roundabout " Studio 54 March 4, 2017 thru (open ended) Opened March 26, 2017 Written by Lynn Notage Directed by Kate Whorisk…

Come Back, Little Sheba " William Inge in Rep ★★★☆☆ by David Hurst

Heather MacRae & Joseph Kolinsky in "Come Back, Little Sheba" (photo: Carol Rosegg) Transport Group Theatre Company Gym at Judson February 23, 2017 thru April 23, 2017 Opened March 26, 2…

Picnic " William Inge in Rep ★★★★☆ by David Hurst

Michele Pawk & Ginna LeVine in "Picnic" (photo: Carol Rosegg) Transport Group Theatre Company Gym at Judson February 23, 2017 thru April 23, 2017 Opened March 26, 2017 Written by William…

What Do Critics Think of Sweat on Broadway? by Playbill Staff

The award-winning play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage opens at Studio 54 March 26.

Review: 'Twisted Melodies' at Baltimore Center Stage by Gina Jun

Despite affecting nearly one in every five Americans, including '70s soul singer and songwriter Donny Hathaway (perhaps, best remembered for his chart-topping collaborations with Roberta Fla…

Broadway Producers Reckon With A Crowded Season by Jeff Lunden

With 18 new shows " half of them musicals " opening this March and April, just before Tony nominations are announced, producers have to take risks to get their shows to stand out.

Visual Arts Review: A Luminous "Lumia" at Yale University Art Gallery by Arts Fuse Editor

The result is reminiscent of a Mark Rothko painting -- if it was projected through the refracted light of a prism.

Dance Review: Boston Ballet's Twofer by Arts Fuse Editor

Kylián's astute choice of musical selections helped gave a structural shape to "Wings of Wax."

Magic Time! 'Well' at 1st Stage by John Stoltenberg

"Social ills" is a term often used to name a problem without caring about the people affected by it"as in the phrase "racism and other social ills."  It's a way of keeping one's distance …

Broadwaysted Celebrates the Game Master's Wedding with Betrothed Broadway Stars Whitney Bashor & Jared Zirilli by Broadwaysted

It's finally here, folks. Game Master Kimberly's wedding to EnemyoftheShow Jay Schmidt yes, we now have our own red-headed Kimmy Schmidt was yesterday To celebrate the upcoming special day, …

Review:  NSO Pops:  Sophisticated Ladies:  100 Years of Ella & Company     by Ramona Harper

Acclaimed vocalists Capathia Jenkins, Sy Smith and Montego Glover joyously hopped the A train to Harlem along with the NSO Pops in tribute to the Queen of Jazz in Sophisticated Ladies:  1…

Review: 'Sam & Dede,' 2 Giants Forming an Unlikely Bond by Alexis Soloski

This play about Samuel Beckett and Andre the Giant is based on fact and the imaginings of the playwright Gino Dilorio.

Womb of Fumes: A Review of Mother of Smoke at Walkabout Theater Company and Red Tape Theatre by Kevin Greene

Brahms played brilliantly, with an L.A. back story to boot: Christoph Eschenbach at Disney Hall by Richard S. Ginell

An awful lot of Brahms has been performed around town lately for no particular reason, and Christoph Eschenbach " fresh off a local appearance last month with the touring Bamberg Symphony " …

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Avenue Theatre, Ipswich by Libby Purves

A HANDBAG FROM THE PAST..     This is a joyful thing, and it needn't have been. There is always peril in a play you know too well from schooldays and through a score of performance…

Exclusive Podcast: 'Behind the Curtain' Welcomes Broadway Super-Producer, Barry Weissler by Behind The Curtain

The words 'Just Do It' should be emblazoned across the office walls of Tony Award winning producer Barry Weissler. On a beautiful Spring day, Barry invited Rob and Kevin into his offices to …

Review: 'The King and I' at the Academy of Music by Tim Dunleavy

More than sixty years after its debut, The King and I remains one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most popular and enduring musicals. The handsome national touring company of the recent Broa…

Review: Dark Vanilla Jungle, Theatre N16 by Daniel Perks

It feels fictional but never absurdist, outlandish but never untenable. Andrea's (Emily Thornton) situation is shocking and slightly outrageous, but is ultimately believable. Philip Ridley a…

Julius Caesar/Antony & Cleopatra, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon " demonstrative

Strengths and weaknesses in the RSC's productions of two Roman plays

From Trump to Grieg, a 'Terrifying' Soundscape by Erik Piepenburg

The sound designer Ben Williams talks about the sonic elements that inspired his work on the play "The Terrifying," at the Abrons Arts Center.

A mesmerising evening with Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales at the Barbican, London

The singer and the pianist wove songs and stories around the Chateau Marmont's Room 29

Hurray for the Riff Raff at the Railway, Winchester, UK " street tales of New York

The band's show focused on their recent concept album about the city

Pack extra handkerchiefs for Madama Butterfly at the Royal Opera House, London

Ermonela Jaho gives an emotionally shattering performance in Puccini's opera

BWW Feature: The Original Stage and Screen Cast of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Where are They Now? by Rachel Crawford

The first BEAUTY AND THE BEAST came out in 1991 and starred both new and veteran actors and actresses. The Disney classic was so successful it transferred to the stage only three years later…

Review: After Party, Pleasance Theatre by India-Inés Levy

In a world ruined from the Holocaust, nuclear warfare, post-fact politics, artificial intelligence, climate change, the erosion of rights to privacy, the increasing polarization of society, …

Five New York Broadway Plays Are Must-Sees In March by Rino16

Broadway shows rarely disappoint theater patrons. The main issue with seeing a play is getting tickets when you want them, especially if you are a visitor. There are several new productions …

Still-relevant 'Awake' gets a vibrant revival at New Village Arts by James Hebert

The people in "Awake and Sing!" can sling a quip or an insult like nobody's business " although pretty much everyone is up in everybody else's business in the cramped and often combative hou…

REVIEW: John Pollono's RULES OF SECONDS receives its World Premiere at LATC. by Rob Stevens

Pollono's play about the Code Duello is set in 1855 Boston and under Jo Bonney's tight direction reaches the heights of Jacobean Tragedy in its near abattoir finale.

Danny DeVito Says He's Separated from Rhea Perlman After 46 Years of Marriage by Roger Friedman

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Aaron Sorkin Reportedly Surprised to Learn That Women and Minorities Have ‘More Difficult Time Getting Their Stuff Read’ in Hollywood by Karen Brill

It's going to take a lot of walking-and-talking to wrap Aaron Sorkin's head around this one. The writer participated in a discussion at the Writers Guild Festival this weekend, where he was …

Elton John celebrates 70th with performances from Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder by Usa Today, Usa Today

Of course, they sang 'Happy Birthday' at the bash in Hollywood.        

Photo Coverage: Inside the Gypsy Robe Ceremony for MISS SAIGON by Walter McBride

BroadwayWorld was on hand for the sacred Gypsy Robe ceremony at MISS SAIGON. Check out photos of recipientCatherine Ricafortwith the company

Dance Review: WHIPPED CREAM (American Ballet Theatre World Premiere) by Tony Frankel

WHIPPED INTO SUBMISSION Explaining the creation of his 1924 two-act ballet, Richard Strauss stated, “I cannot bear the tragedy of the present time. I want to create joy.” Thus wa…

Review: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Walnut Street Theatre by Tim Dunleavy

The Walnut Street Theatre is doing The Importance of Being Earnest in high style. The Victorian era was noted for its excesses in decoration and costume, and Robert Koharchik's set design…

'By the Water' is about homes and lives washed away on Staten Island by Chris Jones

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last week, one-third of Americans say they would struggle to raise $2,000 in the event that they were hit with an emergency. That indication…

Comedian Katt Williams has no interest in traveling light by Zach Freeman

Katt Williams may have a rocky relationship with the law " the impetuous comedian has been arrested more than a handful of times in the past decade " but judging from the laughter at Saturda…

Coming Attractions: March 26 through April 11 " What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

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

A Jazz Icon, An Operatic Treatment: A Review of Charlie Parker's Yardbird at Lyric Opera of Chicago by Aaron Hunt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum Have Movie Musical in the Works by BroadwayWorld

In an exclusive tip, Variety has learned that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to direct and star in a movie musical. Channing Tatum isslated to co-star.

The Profane by Doug Marino

This one by Zayd Dohrn creeps up on you.  In the beginning you are quite sure there will be some cultural issues - but even up to intermission you are not entirely sure with whom they w…

Aaron Sorkin Gets an Education on Hollywood's Diversity Issue at WGFestival by Mannie Holmes

Aaron Sorkin had some burning questions about the lack of diversity in writers’ rooms — an issue that he apparently didn’t know much about until he visited the Writers G…

BWW TV: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Gang Gets Back Together at Paper Mill Playhouse- Go Inside Rehearsal! by Tv - On The Road

Paper Mill PlayhouseMark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director,Todd Schmidt-Managing Director, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced casting for the smash hit musi…

Mike Tyson suffers rare loss in noisy Latin America bout by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Over his career, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson recorded 50 wins and six losses. But he recently notched another big loss in Latin America - this time as a co…

Theatre Review: Disney's 'The Aristocats Kids' by Carroll County Arts Council by Pamela Steinik

"Everybody wants to be a cat… because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at." And all the cool cats are at Carroll Arts Center, which is currently presenting Disney's 'The Aristocat…

Mandy Moore and the Horrified Look on Her Face Do Not Endorse Your Grim Tangled-Frozen Fan Theory by Karen Brill

Fan theories have increasingly become an integral, compulsive facet of the way we enjoy art. Which, whatever rocks your robots' socks off, you do you, whatever. But if you don't want to terr…

'Beauty and the Beast' dances off with top box-office spot by Lindsey Bahr | ap

Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" has continued to enchant audiences in its second weekend in theaters.

On The Exhale: Interview with Playwright Martín Zimmerman by Ted Sod

Ted Sod: Please give us some background information on yourself: Where were you born and educated? When did you decide to become a playwright? Martín Zimmerman: I was born in Maryland out…

Invisible Disability in Theatre: Why I May Not Want to Tell You I Have a Disability by [email protected] (ramona)

By Ricky Young-Howze. Ricky Young-Howze writes about why people with invisible disabilities might be wary to disclose that information.

Vows: A Sound Engineer, a Props Guy and Their 'Beautiful' Wedding by Jane Gordon Julien

After a Wednesday matinee, Jessica Weeks and John Bryant, more comfortable behind the scenes, took center stage to say, "I do."

This Week on Broadway for March 26, 2017: Encores! The New Yorkers and How to Transcend a Happy Marriage by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere review Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don’t You Ever Forget It), Encores! production of The New Yorkers, How to Transcend a Hap…

One Love: the Bob Marley Musical review " tricky tribute to a mighty talent by Lyn Gardner

Birmingham RepTerrific performances turn Marley's songs into a great night out, despite the elusive singer emerging as an ambivalent characterClearly made with love by writer and director, K…

Roundabout's THE PRICE Announces Extension by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced that their currently running production of THE PRICE will be extended for one week past the original closing date. The extension will include th…

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Wakey, Wakey by Lauren Yarger

Wakey, WakeyWritten and Directed by Will EnoSignature Theatre CompanyExtended through April 21By Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?A man named Guy (Michael Emerson), who really is "every guy,…

FROM DOWN UNDER: The Princess and the Pea by Simon Parris

Victorian Opera presented another authentic introductory opera experience with this highly accessible, sweetly amusing production of The Princess and the Pea.

The Arts on the Stamps of the World " March 26 by Doug Briscoe

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS by Laura

946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS details a fatal WWII military maneuver, as told thru the eyes of a young girl.

Broadway Jukebox: Countdown the Greatest Songs of Boublil & Schonberg! by BroadwayWorld

Warm up your vocal chords and turn up the volume.MISS SAIGON is officially back on Broadway, and in this edition of Broadway Jukebox, we're paying tribute to the songwriting team that has br…

The Bush is back by Daniel Perks

To mark the occasion, Younis and executive director, Jon Gilchrist, invited friends, family and collaborators to cut the ribbon and open the theatre doors once again. The message was clear "…

In searching for the real Godot, a time out from Trump by Ian Brown

Seeking refuge from the tweets of a U.S. President who never betrays doubt about his own singular importance, Ian Brown delves into a many-mirrored theory about Samuel Beckett's meditation o…

The Missing Light " widow's plight takes flight in fantastical live film by Lyn Gardner

Old Vic, LondonCrafted in real-time using puppets and animation, Mark Arends' family tale of a fisherman lost at sea has an unhurried charmMark Arends' miniature masterpieces, in which tiny …

Spring arts: The Roustabouts hope to offer something to shout about by James Hebert

The dictionary lists a colorful clutch of definitions for "roustabout": deckhand, odd-jobber, circus worker, oil-field grunt. Now you can add another one to that motley roster: drama-slinger…

Spring arts: Theater events for your calendar by James Hebert

Spring brings a major crop of musicals to San Diego's stages " including a high-profile world premiere that showcases the songs of Jimmy Buffett. But there are some plays worth watching for,…

And Scene #0 - We're In Previews! by Andscenepod, Michael Salerno

Hello, and welcome to the preview episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  Meet your hosts Michael and Meghan as they describe what awaits you in this new podcast focusing not only on B…

Soulpepper's Spoon River returns to T.O. before its New York debut by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Also on the Top Ticket, an indigenous dance showcase from Native Earth and Anusree Roy's latest at Factory Theatre.

BWW's On This Day - March 26, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE " Theatre N16 by Daniel Perks

It feels fictional but never absurdist, outlandish but never untenable. Andrea's (Emily Thornton) situation is shocking and slightly outrageous, but is ultimately believable.

Seven shows to see in April 2017 by Emma Clarendon

As March zooms by, here's a guide to many of the shows which are opening in April...

Is crowdfunding the future of the arts? by Shanine Salmon

I love theatre but I already question if it is getting enough of my money. Will donating for shows we haven't seen yet become the norm? Will Audience/Producer become a new title?

SOCIAL: Is Kelli O'hara Returning to Broadway in KISS ME KATE? by Alan Henry

BroadwayWorld has learned that last night at a concert in Norfolk, Virgina Kelli O'hara hinted to the audience that she might soon be returning to Broadway in a revival of KISS ME, KATE. Aud…

THE FROGS Jermyn St WC1 by Libby Purves

AN AMPHIBIOUS SONDHEIM ROMP   Here's the god Dionysius, deprived of his Noel-Coward smoking jacket and unconvincingly disguised as Heracles in a lion skin. He's having a panic attack on…

Filthy Business review " if Arthur Miller lived in north London… by Kate Kellaway

Hampstead, LondonThe funny and foul-mouthed Sara Kestelman steals the show in Ryan Craig's lively portrait of a Jewish familyFilthy Business, by Ryan Craig, was inspired by memories of his f…

Love in Idleness review " Eve Best lifts second division Rattigan by Kate Kellaway

Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonBest shines as a flirtatious widow in Trevor Nunn's update of a Terence Rattigan rewriteLove in Idleness is second division Rattigan, a 1944 rewriting of Less…

Roman Tragedies review " Ivo van Hove's superb Shakespeare marathon by Kate Kellaway

Barbican, LondonCoriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra all together, in Dutch, fly by in Van Hove's extraordinary critique of the way we consume newsIvo van Hove has, with his co…

The Kid Stays in the Picture review " from mogul to minor player by Kate Kellaway

Royal Court, LondonRobert Evans all but disappears in Simon McBurney's adaptation of the Hollywood producer's rollercoaster memoirRobert Evans, the Hollywood producer, maintains that what ma…

Tim Webb of Oily Cart theatre company: 'It's very smelly and touchy' by Interview By Nick Curtis

The director on the challenges and rewards of making interactive theatre for the very young and for young people with complex disabilitiesDirector and writer Tim Webb, 70, co-founded Oily Ca…

Bausch, Forsythe, Van Manen review " a company awakening by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells, LondonEnglish National Ballet's latest triple bill offers a chance for company dancers to shine. Some hesitate, but others seize their momentIn the five years since she was m…

From Melchior to King George, Celebrate Jonathan Groff on His Birthday by Hannah Vine

The two-time Tony nominee celebrates his birthday March 26.

Walnut Street Theatre presents Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Mark Cofta

Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' gets the big-stage treatment at the Walnut Street Theatre. Mark Cofta reviews.

Lynn Nottage Makes Her Broadway Debut as Timely Play Sweat Opens by Andy Lefkowitz

Following acclaimed runs at DC’s Arena Stage and off-Broadway’s Public Theater, the new play Sweat, by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, has reached its Broadway opening night …

Get to Know the Cast of SWEAT on Broadway- Opens Tonight! by Stephanie Wild

Sweat, the new Broadway play opens today at Studio 54.The critically acclaimed new play from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lynn Nottage, comes to Broadway following its sold-out run at The P…

Review: 'The Shattering Frame: A Bridgette Miakowski Mystery' at Annex Theater by Patricia Mitchell

It was night like any other night in Charm City; me and my fella were sitting home, gabbin' about what to do. We remembered hearing some buzz about a brand new play that ain't never been see…

2Do this week, March 26-April 1: Cultural events around Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SUNDAY

The Woman at the Center of Sunset Boulevard"and It's Not Glenn Close by Kelly Wallace

Kristen Blodgette takes center stage on Broadway’s Palace Theatre and provides a whole new sound for this revival.

Did You Know Boy Meets World's Mr. Feeny Was 1776's Original John Adams? by Harry Haun

Actor William Daniels recounts a life spent on the stage and on the screen and that infamous rejection of a Tony nomination.

Sweat Opens on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The award-winning play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage opens at Studio 54 March 4.