Time Warner CEO won’t drop support of Public Theater by Kate Feldman

Time Warner is standing by the New York Public Theater.

Permoveo Productions to present 'The CiviliTy of Albert Cashier' by Morgan Greene

Permoveo Productions, in association with Pride Films and Plays, will present the world premiere musical "The CiviliTy of Albert Cashier" this summer, it was announced Friday. Inspired by a …

Interview: Playwrights Hanna Eady and Edward Mast on ‘The Return,’ Now in US Premiere at Mosaic Theater Company of DC by Ravelle Brickman

Seeing The Return, the stunning new play that has just burst upon the stage at Mosaic Theater Company of DC–is like watching fireworks up close. In fact, the heat from this drama is s…

Opera Australia’s 60th anniversary costume and memorabilia exhibition and auction by Arts Review

Opera Australia is diving into sixty years of costumes, accessories, artworks and memorabilia in an anniversary exhibition at The Opera Centre in Surry Hills. The week-long event will culmin…

Photo Flash: The League of Professional Theatre Women Stages 5th Annual WOMEN STAGE THE WORLD by BroadwayWorld

On June 13th as audiences lined up to see Broadway shows , The League of Professional Theatre Women LPTW, a not-for- profit organization promoting visibility and increased opportunities for …

Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Norm Lewis and Carolee Carmello lead the new cast of the acclaimed off-Broadway revival.

Ryan Gonzalez: Hispanic Attack by Arts Review

Ryan Gonzalez is a singer, dancer, telenovela star, three-time Eurovision Song Contestant and ex-bestie of Menudo Bandmate, Ricky Martin … or so he would have his audience believe. He’s …

Morton sings the hot pants off ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ songs by Nelson Pressley

The 1998 punk rock musical still wigs out.

REVIEW: Boris and Sergey’s Preposterous Improvisation Experiment, Pulse Festival ✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Boris and Sergey’s Preposterous Improvisation Experiment. Pulse Festival, New Wolsey Theatre. 10 June 2017 4 Stars And here is a great way to close the Pulse Festival, Fla…

Sweeney Todd by Jk Clarke

          by Brian Scott Lipton   They have over two dozen Broadway credits (and four Tony Award nominations) between them, but Norm Lewis and Carolee Carmello …

MTC Announces NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program by Arts Review

Melbourne Theatre Company has launched its NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program – a $4.6 million investment in Australian writers funded by the visionary donors of MTC’s Playwrights Giving…

Artists, Activists Rally to Support New York’s Public Theater by Gordon Cox

An independent rally for New York’s Public Theater brought out a crowd of about 150 people in support of the organization that’s currently under fire for a controversial producti…

Unknown Jamael's star role in Hamilton

Jamael Westman - a 25-year-old actor from Brixton, South London - has won the coveted title role in the eagerly awaited London version of smash-hit musical Hamilton.

Review:Somebody's Daughter at curtainup.com/ by Charles Wright

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson proves herself a sharp-eyed observer of character with an up-to-the minute ear for how Americans of differing ages and backgrounds speak and interact.

Theatre Review: ‘Will on the Hill’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) by Kaley Beins

This June, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) hosted their 15th annual “Will on the Hill” performance, a night where members of Congress and other influential Washingtoni…

Hamlet starring Andrew Scott – review at Harold Pinter Theatre, London – ‘hypnotic’ by Natasha Tripney

His performance is one of complexity, clarity and control: In its move from the Almeida to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the

REVIEW: Hello Dolly!, 2017 Broadway Revival Cast Recording ✭✭✭✭✭ by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Hello Dolly! 2017 Broadway Revival Cast Recording Masterworks Broadway 5 Stars BUY A COPY As soon as it was announced that the role of Dolly Levi would be played by the one …

Bradley King Wins Best Lighting Design Of A Musical At The 71st Annual Tony Awards by CBS

Tchaikovsky in Dance, American Contemporary Ballet by Christina Campodonico

By Christina Campodonico At first glance, 19th century story ballets -- about women trapped in swan bodies, a princess in a perpetual sleep, and a Nutcracker Prince transported to a Land of…

Los Angeles Theater Review: MYSTERY LIT: HOLMES, SHERLOCK, AND THE CONSULTING DETECTIVE (Santa Anita Train Depot) by Dale Reynolds

ELEMENTARY BUT AMUSING Unbound Productions takes original material and sets it in vaguely similar settings using carefully-chosen actors and company directors; the company has been producin…

Noises Off by Sonny Clarke

QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre) may need to consider installing oxygen masks in the Playhouse to see Brisbane audiences through the June season of Noises Off by Sam Strong (Director…

Monsoon Wedding Musical: Broadway Bound at Berkeley Rep by New York Theater

Mira Nair, the filmmaker of such celebrated movies as Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala, is directing a musical adaptation of her 2001 film Monsoon Wedding that is currently on stage at t…

Man Dies in Fall at Times Square Marriott Marquis Hotel by Playbill Staff

The incident took place late afternoon June 15.

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2017: Turbulence! by Steven Morris

Turbulence!  Robot Teammate & the Accidental Party  Reviewed by Vanessa Cate Sacred Fools Theater Through June 22 RECOMMENDED Musical improv comedy troupe Robot Teammate & the Acci…

Features: Meet the West End cast of Hamilton

As the final lead actors are confirmed to play in the upcoming London production of Lin Manuel Miranda's musical, we list who they are and what they've done so far

Theatre News: Further casting announced for Hamilton

Jamael Westman and Ash Hunter will play the titular role in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about the founding father of America

Theatre Review: ‘The Return’ by Mosaic Theater Company of DC at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Brittney Allen

On June 12, 2017, the Mosaic Theater Company of DC, as a part of their 2017 Voices From a Changing Middle East Festival, presented its opening performance of “The Return.” Co-written by …

Jamael Westman Will Play Titular Role of Hamilton in the West End; Olivier Nom Michael Jibson Set as King George by Broadway.com

Let's get this guy in front of a crowd! According to Baz Bamigboye, newcomer Jamael Westman is set to take on the titular role in Hamilton in the hit musical's West End premiere; Ash…

Krysta Rodriguez, Michael Mayer & More Prep for Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Season by Lindsey Sullivan

Hamilton, The Humans, American Idiot and The Wolves are just a few buzzed-about productions that have Vassar & New York Stage and Film roots. On June 15, those involved in the 33rd …

London's Hamilton Finds Its Star in Jamael Westman by Ryan McPhee

The British actor will play the title role in the West End engagement of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical.

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE PRIDE (The Wallis) by Samuel Bernstein

LOVING YOUR OPPRESSOR The audience is delighted when a character in Alexi Kaye Campbell’s beautifully written play The Pride tells another, “Stop sucking the dick of your oppressor!” I…

Report: Source Festival 2017: ‘Best of 10-Minute Plays’ by David Siegel

A destination awaits for theater-goers ready for a high-quality evening taking in a marketplace of intriguing 10-minute plays. The destination is DC’s ever-changing 14th Street and this ye…

Theatre Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by The Collaborative Theatre Company at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Mark Beachy

Down the rabbit hole Alice falls, landing into a wonderland full of talking creatures in The Collaborative Theatre Company’s imaginative production of “Alice in Wonderland”…

Spencer Liff, Nick Adams, Christopher J. Hanke, and More Will Lead Broadway Dreams Summer Intensive by Andrew Gans

The intensive will culminate in a public performance showcase directed by Liff.

Review: ‘Woody Sez’ Sings of a Land Not Always Made for You and Me by Andy Webster

The words and tunes that Woody Guthrie, the Dust Bowl troubadour, made famous are at the center of this high-spirited show at the Irish Rep.

Need to Fake an Orgasm? There’s an ‘Intimacy Choreographer’ for That by Laura Collins-Hughes

For an adaptation of “The Bacchae,” the Stratford Festival hired Tonia Sina, who teaches a codified method of approaching onstage intimacy.

New Victory Theater Announces 15-Show Season, Including Believe in Magic Premiere by Adam Hetrick

The family friendly theatre will also present an immersive production based on Oscar Wilde’s short story The Young King.

Tempers in Bloom: A Review of Native Gardens at Victory Gardens Theater by Mary Kroeck

Photo Flash: First Look at Janeane Garofalo and Lili Taylor in Marvin's Room

Opening night for Scott McPherson's drama is set for June 29.

The astrophysicist's rom-com: 'Constellations' at the Geffen by Charles McNulty

The opening scene of “Constellations,” the play by British dramatist Nick Payne that had a Broadway production in 2015 with Ruth Wilson and Jake Gyllenhaal, offers variations of the meet…

Krysta Rodriguez, Michael Mayer & More Prep for Vassar's Powerhouse Season by Lindsey Sullivan

Hamilton, The Humans, American Idiot and The Wolves are just a few buzzed-about productions that have Vassar roots. On June 15, those involved in the organization's 33rd Powerhouse Theat…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Rachelle Ann Go of Miss Saigon by Broadway.com

Rachelle Ann Go stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Miss Saigon and more with Paul Wontorek.

VIDEO: Hal Prince Chats with Andrew Lloyd Webber Live At the Other Palace! by Stage Tube

Earlier this week,Live at The Other Palace streameda conversation between Broadway legend Hal PrinceandAndrew Lloyd Webber, who is currently represented by four shows on Broadway. Watch belo…

BWW Interview: KINKY BOOTS' Blair Goldberg Talks Chipotle, Her Childhood on Broadway and Panic! at the Disco Heartthrob Brendon Urie by Matthew Blank

A chat with KINKY BOOTS' Blair Goldberg, who made her Broadway debut as a child opposite Bernadette Peters in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.

Deborah Grace Winer Steps Down as 92Y's 'Lyrics & Lyricists' Artistic Director by BroadwayWorld

After presiding over her 50th original show as Artistic Director for the 92Y's Lyrics amp LyricistsAmerican Songbook concert series, Deborah Grace Winer announced she will be leaving to expl…

A Look at the 1990 New York of Six Degrees of Separation

Get a look at life in 1990, the year Six Degrees of Separation is set.

Oskar Eustis: 'I felt my job was to try to make the issues of “Julius Caesar” as pertinent as they could be.' by Peter Marks

Eustis directs the production of the Shakespeare play that has come under attack from ultraconservative websites and even from one of President Trump's sons.

An Appraisal: A Patrician Older Gentleman Morphs Into an Angry Young Man by Ben Brantley

A.R. Gurney’s passion for theater spilled over the edges of his work, from “The Dining Room” through “Love Letters”

Review: Angels in America, the Opera

New York City Opera presents the New York premiere of Péter Eötvös and Mari Mezei's adaptation of Tony Kushner's groundbreaking play.

Theater News: The Birds Begins Performances at Barrington Stage Company

Kathleen McNenney stars in Conor McPherson's play.

Theater News: Steven Pasquale to Star in Ayad Akhtar's Junk on Broadway

Doug Hughes will direct the new play.

Victory Gardens sets 'Fun Home' cast by Morgan Greene

Danni Smith will star as Alison in Victory Gardens Theater's production of "Fun Home," the company announced Thursday. The cast also includes Preetish Chakraborty, Leo Gonzalez, Sage Elliott…

Stage preview: Lincoln Park in Midland ends 2016-17 season with Disney's 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" comes to Beaver County as the grand finale to the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center season. The Disney musical based on the Victor Hugo novel, with …

Celebs are flocking to see New York’s hottest magic show by Michael Kaplan

After selling out its initial run and attracting a star-studded audience, illusionist Derek DelGaudio’s hot one-man show, “In & of Itself,” has been extended through Sept. 3 at the…

Finalists Announced for Samuel French’s Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival by Ryan McPhee

32 artists will have their work presented during the week-long event.

Classical CD Reviews: “Recurrence” and “Thrive on Routine” (Sono Luminus) by Jonathan Blumhofer

Why do such a high number of significant contemporary composers hail from Iceland?

Steven Pasquale to Make Broadway Return in Ayad Akhtar's Junk by Lindsey Sullivan

Steven Pasquale is coming back to the boards—in a play! Fresh off of the news that he will be playing John Wilkes Booth in the highly anticipated City Center production Assassins, Pasq…

Will Amy Schumer Make Her Broadway Debut in Steve Martin's Meteor Shower? by Broadway.com

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer looks likely to make her first Broadway appearance in Steve Martin's new play Meteor Shower, according to The New York Post. The work, which had previous…

Here's A First Look at Janeane Garofalo, Lili Taylor & More in Marvin's Room by Broadway.com

The 2017-2018 Broadway season is already in full swing! Marvin's Room, starring Janeane Garofalo and Lili Taylor, is playing at the American Airlines Theatre. Opening night is scheduled …

The Broadway.com 2017 Tony Awards Special Takes You to the Red Carpet & Beyond This Weekend by Broadway.com

We've loved GIF-ing, Pop Poll-ing and talking Tonys with you this season, and you loved the performances, speeches and red carpet looks! Now, we've got your ticket into everything yo…

Odds & Ends: Newsies to Seize the Screen This Summer, Audra McDonald Named Honorary NYMF Chair & More by Broadway.com

Newsies to Seize the Screen This Summer Come August, we’ll be out there carrying the banner—and all the popcorn we can eat! Newsies is heading back to the big screen in select mo…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the first theatre in North America to the birth of Margo Jones's Theatre ’47 and VASTA's first conference, June was a hot month for theatrical milestones.

FRINGE RAW: “Narcissus & Echo”, “Turbulence!”, and “A Steady Rain” by Steven Morris

Ashley Steed weighs in on some of her top picks for The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017. The post FRINGE RAW: “Narcissus & Echo”, “Turbulence!”, and “A Stea…

Good Fences Don’t Necessarily Make Good Neighbors in Native Gardens by Robert Loerzel

Karen Zacarias’ play presents Latino characters as “full-bodied members of American society.”

I Interview Playwrights Part 953: Matt Lyle by Adam Szymkowicz

Matt Lyle Hometown: Atlanta, Texas Current Town: Dallas, Texas Q:  What are you working on now? A:   I'm terrible at describing my plays but I'm going to just lean into my in…

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

by Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Impro Theatre's 11th anniversary season continues with the company's 2nd annual Pledge Drive UnScripted benefit, encompassing a 30-hour improv mara…

1984 Is So Intense Olivia Wilde Broke Her Tailbone by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor confesses why she wanted to do Broadway so badly, her physical commitment to her debut role, and more.

Photo Flash: First Look at Janeane Garofalo, Lili Taylor and Celia Weston in MARVIN'S ROOM by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the Broadway premiere of Marvin's Room, by Scott McPherson, directed by Obie Award-winning director, Anne Kauffman Detroit making her Broadway debut. Jane…

Exclusive: Go Behind The Scenes at The Muny's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the brand new production of Jesus Christ Superstar at The Muny, which has taken St. Louis by storm to rave reviews

Steven Pasquale to Lead Ayad Akhtar's JUNK on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

As previously announced, Lincoln Center Theater and The Araca Group are bringing Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's new play Junk, directed by Doug Hughes, to Broadway this fall. And, accor…

Broadway's BANDSTAND to Swing and Sing on GOOD MORNING AMERICA by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award winning production of the new musical Bandstand, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler Hamilton and featuring music by Richard Oberacker and a bo…

Josh Radnor, Duncan Sheik, Abigail Spencer, and More Meet the Press for Vassar’s Powerhouse Season by Hannah Vine

The 33rd season will run June 23 through July 30.

Can You Guess How Many Tonys These Most Nominated Shows Actually Won? by Betsy Kaplan

Test your Tony Award knowledge with this week’s Playbill Trivia.

Review: How I Learned What I Learned

Round House Theatre presents an autobiography of August Wilson.

Video Flash: First Look at World Premiere Musical Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

The iconic '90s film has been adapted for the stage at 5th Avenue Theatre.

Touring musical 'The Bodyguard' heavy on the spectacle by James Hebert

If theatrical overkill could, you know, kill, you might need a bodyguard for protection from the excesses of “The Bodyguard.” Not that bombast is all there is to this movie-based musical…

Review: Great Feminism Survives In Absurdity by Michael Block

By Ed MalinSometimes it’s not just the words, it’s how they slap you that leaves a lasting impression. The witty and enigmatic Kim Katzberg and Tom X. Chao have a new show entitled Hot F…

DC Theater Friday: August Wilson’s flame still burns by Nelson Pressley

Two Wilson shows open, and the annual Source Festival rolls along.

'Constellations': Theater Review

'Once Upon a Time's' Ginnifer Goodwin and 'Downton Abbey's' Allen Leech star in Nick Payne's enchanting 'Constellations,' making its Los Angeles premiere at The Geffen Playhouse read more

Take a First Look at Janeane Garofalo and Lili Taylor in Marvin’s Room by Hannah Vine

The Broadway premiere of Scott McPherson’s play is directed by Obie winner Anne Kauffman.

'Fun Home' at the Forrest Theatre: Achingly personal, with a great cast

Part of the Kimmel Center's Broadway Philadelphia series, "Fun Home" arrives at the Forrest Theatre trailing clouds of glory - five Tony Awards in 2015. It's an achingly personal memory musi…

A playwright with a Powerful Voice by Broadway Select

Intellectually intriguing and masterfully crafted, Broadway Select interviewed playwright Haley Rice on her production LOU presented by Theater4ThePeople.   Q:...Continue Reading The post A…

Will Amy Schumer and Laura Benanti Co-Star in Steve Martin’s New Broadway Play? by Adam Hetrick

The absurd comedy Meteor Shower is aiming for a fall Broadway arrival.

Steven Pasquale Will Star in Ayad Akhtar's New Play Junk on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The Lincoln Center Theater production begins October 5.

Snoop Dogg was afraid that Tupac might attack him by Hardeep Phull

Back in April, Snoop Dogg lovingly referred to Tupac Shakur as his “brother” while inducting the late rapper into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Barclays Center. But as explored in th…

Dear Jane by Broadway Select

The post Dear Jane appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

Come From Away, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Bandstand, and More Set for Broadway in Bryant Park by Andrew Gans

The free series of lunchtime performances from Broadway and Off-Broadway shows launches July 6.

Steven Pasquale Takes Lead In Pulitzer Winner Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Junk’ On Broadway by Jeremy Gerard

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Steven Pasquale (Mark Fuhrman in FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson; soon to be recurring on HBO’s Divorce) will return to Broadwa…

John Lithgow Recalls His Broadway Debut on the Tony Awards Red Carpet by Betsy Kaplan

The two-time Tony winner discuss his “anxiety free” role in the 71st Tony Awards.

Flamenco fans know it’s a tough discipline | Brief letters by Letters

MPs’ health | Spanish dance teachers | Rail privatisation | Ivanka Trump factory | Michael GoveJames Graham may well be correct about the physical and mental stress that is “part and par…

Play Makes History as First Olivier-Winning Production with a Trans Protagonist by Rino16

Art usually represents social progress before other mediums, and theater has certainly done that for the LGBTQ community recently with its history-making Rotterdam play. This is the first Ol…

Developmental Lab of Moulin Rouge Musical Set for the Fall by Andrew Gans

A choreography lab of the Alex Timbers-directed musical is also scheduled.

B Street Theatre Announces 2018 season by American Theatre Editors

Next year will mark the first in the theatre’s new venue, the Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts.

Breaking: Steve Martin Eyes Amy Schumer & Laura Benanti to Lead METEOR SHOWER on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

According to the New York Post, Steven Martin has his eye on Amy Schumer and Laura Benanti to take his new play to Broadway. Meteor Shower, which broke box office records at San Diego's Old …

Berkeley Rep's Tony Taccone Talks Free Speech, Art of Risk in Relation to The Public's JULIUS CAESAR by BroadwayWorld

Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Tony Taccone has responded to the recent controversy surrounding JULIUS CAESAR at The Public Theater.

Review: ‘Cost of Living’ at The Manhattan Theatre Club by Richard Seff

The Manhattan Theatre Club is presently offering a 4-character play set in “the urban east of America” in the “near present day.” That description in the Playbill is …

Album Review: Celebrating Key Moments in 2017’s Tony-Winning Musicals by Andrew Kendall

Rachel Bay Jones and Gavin Creel picked up Featured Performer Tony Awards last Sunday for their supporting work in Dear Evan Hansen (Best Musical winner) and Hello, Dolly! (Best Musical Revi…

A.R. Gurney dead; 'Dining Room,' 'Cocktail Hour' playwright was 86

Gurney, who chronicled the vanishing New England WASP establishment in more than 40 plays, including "The Dining Room" and "The Cocktail Hour," died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan.

Broadway Bucket List: Get Ready to Gasp as Spamilton Star Nicole Vanessa Ortiz Sings Three of Her Dream Roles

Watch insanely-talented Spamilton Nicole Vanessa Ortiz sing from Hamilton, Wicked and Smokey Joe's Cafe

Deborah Grace Winer Steps Down As Artistic Director of Lyrics & Lyricists by Andrew Gans

Winer guided the past nine seasons of the acclaimed concert series celebrating the American Songbook.

Steve Martin wants Amy Schumer for new B’way show by Michael Riedel

Amy Schumer is in negotiations to make her Broadway debut in Steve Martin’s new play “Meteor Shower,” theater sources tell The Post. Her co-star is likely to be the lovely Laura Benant…

The Conduct of Life by Steven Morris

The Conduct of Life By Julio Martinez Hero Theatre at Inner City Arts Runs Through June 25 Maria Irene Fornes’ 1985 Obie Award–winning play The Conduct of Life is a more brutal exam…

WATCH: The 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet with John Lithgow

On Broadway's biggest night, join John Lithgow moments before stepping inside for this years Tony Awards ceremony.

Playwright A. R. Gurney, who “found that thread that linked us all” has died at 86 by Lorraine Treanor

Playwright A. R. Gurney died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 in his home in New York City. He was 86. A native of Buffalo, NY, the beleaguered city appeared as the setting for some of his 86 plays. �…

Why ‘Flash’ Songwriters Were So ‘Weird’ to Michelle Williams by Gordon Cox

Fresh off the Tonys, from which their musical “Dear Evan Hansen” emerged with six trophies including best musical, songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have a horse in the Emmy rac…

Blogs: 'How my work as a death row investigator was turned into a play'

The novelist Rene Denfeld on how her work as a death row investigator inspired her book and a new play

Cirque du Soleil will take on ice in 'Crystal' by Morgan Greene

Cirque du Soleil is bringing winter to Chicago early with its latest show "Crystal." The company, no stranger to incorporating the natural world into its large-scale spectacles, is taking o…

Gate Theatre reschedules festival event after Grenfell Tower fire by Georgia Snow

The Gate Theatre in west London will open its doors to local community members affected by the Grenfell Tower fire this weekend.

Design Miami/Basel 2017: review of the fair

The fair has expanded and the quality is high, from postwar Italian design to furniture by contemporary architects

Richard Serra films, Kunstmuseum Basel — ‘hewn from light’

Often described as the world’s greatest living sculptor, this is the first dedicated show of his films

Liste 2017: the edgy charm of Basel’s hip fair

This is a place mostly for young art, where the cognoscenti can find today’s hot artists

Playbill Pride Roundtable: Artists of Trans Experience

Artists of the Trans Experience Open Up About Identity, Casting, and Art as Activism by Ruthie Fierberg

In honor of Pride, Playbill gathered three transgender artists for an open discussion about identity, representation, auditions, and activism.

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Co-Creator Aline Brosh McKenna on Season 3, Biggest Challenges by Jenelle Riley

Aline Brosh McKenna, the co-creator (with star Rachel Bloom) of the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” is hard at work on the third season of the musical comedy, after the season-two finale s…

Photo Flash: World Premiere Play Napoli, Brooklyn Releases First Photos

Gordon Edelstein directs the limited engagement, which runs through September 3.

Theater News: New Victory Theater Announces 2017-18 Season Lineup

The New York children's theater will offer a variety of international programming.

Review: 'The Book of Henry' loses sight of its own plot by Mark Kennedy

When film students in the future search for terrible movies in 2017, they'll have a hard time locating "The Book of Henry." Not because it's good - trust …

Summer Heats Up at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola This June and July by Scott H. Thompson

Among the high-profile performers swinging by to enthrall audiences are Kurt Elling, Allan Harris, and Barry Harris.

Nick Cave Brings Dark Tales of Death and Loss to the Beacon Theatre by Craig Jenkins

The Beacon Theatre is a peculiar Upper West Side fixture: The colorful paintings and gilded pillars inside the decadent space run in stark contrast to the mix of stately sophistication and r…

Judge Overturns Verdict in Jersey Boys Copyright Infringement Case by Andrew Gans

A Nevada judge ruled that the creators of the Tony-winning musical are not guilty of copyright infringement.

Ingrid Michaelson Steps into ‘The Great Comet’ by Matthew Wexler

Multi-platinum recording artist Ingrid Michaelson will join the cast of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 as ‘Sonya’ beginning July 3,…

Photo Flash: Audra McDonald Auditions Pooches for 'LADY DAY' Companion in London by BroadwayWorld

Audra McDonald and director Lonny Price recently held auditions for the dog that will appear onstage with the actress as Billie Holiday's pup in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar amp Grill, which be…

SPAM or HAM? How Well Do You Know Hamilton? Day 1/6 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld is quizzing our readers How well do you know your Broadway We're teaming up with SPAMILTON to find out Take our quiz below is it a SPAMILTON or HAMILTON lyric Check back daily …

Audra McDonald to Chair NYMF 2017; Lesli Margherita and More to Star! by BroadwayWorld

The New York Musical Festival NYMF has announced Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald Shuffle Along Ragtime The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess as 2017 NYMF Honorary Chair.

The Country Girls review – Edna O'Brien returns to a vanished Ireland by Michael Billington

Minerva, ChichesterO’Brien has revised her 2011 stage adaptation of her evocative novel about two friends who move from rural Ireland to DublinRitually burned in the grounds of her local p…

Alvin Ailey Comes to Lincoln Center With 6 New Works by Lisa Jo Sagolla

The acclaimed company will also present a new production of The Winter in Lisbon and Ailey's masterpiece Revelations June 14–18.

Features: A maypole, a fountain and a three metre hedge: the perils of designing Ayckbourn's House and Garden

Designer Neil Irish on creating the sets for the Watermill's production of Alan Ayckbourn's plays

Alvin Ailey's Revelations

Gardens Bloom, Cultures Clash: Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías by [email protected] (ramona)

By Trevor Boffone. Trevor Boffone looks at the provocation of Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías in Houston and the conversations it’s starting about Latinx theatre.

Offscript: Live in Stumptown by American Theatre Editors

For this week's Offscript, recorded live in Portland, Ore., guests Amy Wang, Dámaso Rodríguez, and Maureen Porter gave us a primer on the local theatre scene.

Charles Busch, Donna McKechnie, and More Celebrate the Opening Night of Zero Hour by Hannah Vine

Drama Desk Award-Winner Jim Brochu stars as Zero Mostel at the Theatre at Saint Clement’s.

John Heffernan to star in NT’s Saint George and the Dragon by Georgia Snow

John Heffernan is to star in new play Saint George and the Dragon at the National Theatre. Heffernan will take the lead

I HEAR YOU AND REJOICE – Tricycle Theatre by Laura Kressly

I Hear You And Rejoice is a tribute to the power of the single storyteller. Lighting, costume and staging are simple, revealing the power of the skilled actor. The result is a joyful play f…

Theater News: Disney's Newsies, Starring Jeremy Jordan, to Return to Cinemas

The filmed version of the Broadway musical will enjoy an encore presentation this summer.

Photo Flash: Jim Brochu-Led Zero Hour Celebrates Opening Night

Piper Laurie directs the production.

Theater News: Audra McDonald to Serve as New York Muscial Festival's 2017 Honorary Chair

Initial casting for the festival has also been announced.

PLAYBILL TRIVIA: How Many Tonys Did the Most Nominated Shows Actually Win?

The 71st annual Tony Awards took place June 11 at Radio City Music Hall hosted by Oscar and Tony winner Kevin Spacey. 13 shows in Broadway history have been nominated for 13 or more Tonys in…

Audra McDonald Named Honorary Chair of New York Musical Festival by Adam Hetrick

Initial casting for the new works fest includes Tony Award winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tony nominee Emily Skeggs, Lesli Margherita, and Mitchell Jarvis.

A boisterous Taj Express at the Peacock Theatre, London

This Bollyood-inspired dance show is clichéd but energetic

Labour MP Tracy Brabin: ‘Schools can’t afford theatre’ by Georgia Snow

Improving theatre in education and forging more robust links between secondary schools and higher education will be key to diversifying drama school

Meet our 2017 Fringe crew writers by Lorraine Treanor

results.   The post Meet our 2017 Fringe crew writers appeared first on DC Theatre Scene.

The Stage’s 13 weeks for £13 offer ends soon by Sally Longstaff

Subscribe to The Stage with this special offer – 13 weeks for £13. Offer ends June 20. For only £1 a week get weekly

Making It Happen: Four Questions with The Play That Goes Wrong Stage Manager Matthew DiCarlo

Broadway stage manager Matthew DiCarlo talks being the "new guy" in The Play That Goes Wrong, advice for aspiring PSMs, and a typical day at the theatre.

Bruntwood Prize appoints Scott and Bailey stars as first ambassadors by Georgia Snow

Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp have become the first ambassadors of new writing award the Bruntwood Prize. The performers, who star in

by wing, fin, hoof, or foot: a movable conversation by Amy Gijsbers Van Wijk

It feels almost as though I am watching a fairy tale, or an animal documentary about conflict within an ecosystem.

Sing Along With the Cast of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ + More in L.A. This Week 6/15-6/22

Grab your pencils and calendars and make a note of these happenings this week. Embrace the lazy, hazy days of summer by hunkering down at a classic movie palace or spend sunny afternoons che…

Philly hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris gets a new off-Broadway show

"Funkedified," at 42nd Street's New Victory Theater, will draw on his roots in 1970s funk. It's slated to open next June.

Newsies, Starring Jeremy Jordan, Will Return to Movie Theatres by Andrew Gans

Two encore broadcasts are scheduled for August.

Anti gay marriage MP appointed new arts minister by Giverny Masso

An MP who voted against gay marriage has been selected to represent the arts in a new government role. Former minister for

Video: Andrew Scott: 'Benedict Cumberbatch saw my Hamlet, but we haven't talked about it yet'

As the Almeida production transfers to the West End, we sat down with Andrew Scott, Jessica Brown Findlay and Robert Icke to find out more

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Presented by SeatGeek: June 15, 2017 by BroadwayWorld

Looking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theater

Kelsey Grammer Will Star in Candide at L.A. Opera by Adam Hetrick

Francesca Zambello will direct Leonard Bernstein’s classic.

Remnants review at the Print Room, London – ‘deeply affecting, sensitive and intelligent’ by Anna Winter

Remnants is a powerful exploration of literal and metaphorical excavation, skilfully rendered through a combination of electronic and Balkan folk music, dance

Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre to reopen in new home by Giverny Masso

Newcastle upon Tyne’s Alphabetti Theatre has found a new home after closing its doors in March this year. Construction for a new

Slack Bay — darkly funny

Bruno Dumont’s weird comedy risks offending almost every PC constituency

Churchill — near-Shakespearean

Brian Cox stars as the wartime leader in his hours of darkness

By the Time It Gets Dark — hypnotic

A film from Thailand that’s puzzling but enchanting

Destination Unknown — powerful, unremitting

Twelve stories of Nazi-persecution survival are intercut in this moving documentary

Pop Star Ingrid Michaelson Joins Broadway’s ‘Great Comet’ by Jeremy Gerard

Multi-platinum recording artist Ingrid Michaelson will join the cast of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, the epic-scale musical on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre, beginning J…

The Little Foxes Tony Winner Cynthia Nixon Discusses the Importance of Live Theatre on the Red Carpet by Betsy Kaplan

Watch the actor share her thoughts on the art form before winning her second Tony Award.

Logo’s Trailblazer Honors Will Pay Tribute to Alvin Ailey by Ryan McPhee

The fourth annual ceremony will also honor Cyndi Lauper and Will and Grace creators Max Mautchnick and David Kohan.

Welcome to the Rock: Backstage at Come From Away with Jenn Colella, Episode 5: Tony Time by Broadway.com

Welcome to the Tontys* (*not a typo, Jenn Colella likes to call the Tony Awards that)! In this episode, Colella invites us to see Come From Away's exciting prep for the Tony Awards!

Julius Caesar starring Julian Glover – review at Bristol Old Vic – ‘strong and lucid’ by Jeremy Brien

This politically-charged, modern-dress version of Julius Caesar marks a second collaboration between the Bristol Old Vic and students from the independent BOV

Miss Daddy Long Legs? It’s baaaaaack!

Remember that time we live streamed Daddy Long Legs, and it was the first ever Broadway or Off Broadway show to get that digital treatment . . . ever? And remember when over 150,000 peo…

Wicked Stars Megan Hilty and Shoshana Bean Will Reunite for Seattle Concert for America by Robert Viagas

Kerry Butler and other Broadway names will sing at Fifth Avenue benefit for human rights organizations.

LIFE OF GALILEO – The Young Vic by Olivia Mitchell

Part planetarium and part theatre-in-the-round, Life of Galileo invites us to look to the stars in an inspiring look at a revolutionary time for science. Some of the audience are able to sit…

WATCH: The 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet with Cynthia Nixon

On Broadway's biggest night, join Cynthia Nixon moments before stepping inside for this years Tony Awards ceremony.

Stadium review at Birmingham Repertory Theatre – ‘a mishmash’ by Fergus Morgan

The first fruit of Furnace, the Birmingham Rep’s community theatre initiative, was We’re Here Because We’re Here, the Somme centenary memorial that flooded locations

Aaron Harrington as Tom Collins in Rent, coming to the National by Keith Loria

On January 25, 1996, a new musical by an unknown writer who had tragically died the night before, opened Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop, and the landscape of theater changed f…

John Malkovich Addresses SCAD's 2017 Commencement Ceremonies by BroadwayWorld

The Savannah College of Art and Design SCAD announced that its largest graduating class was addressed by John Malkovich on Saturday, June 3.

Film Review: The Sublimely Refined Touch of Ernst Lubitsch by Arts Fuse Editor

In Trouble in Paradise, Lubitsch makes us feel complicit in the best of ways; he makes us feel clever.

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — June 15 by Doug Briscoe

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

Taj Express review at Peacock Theatre, London – ‘a colourful tribute’ by Neil Norman

The guitarist calls himself Flash. Which is as good a description of this tribute to the prolific Bollywood composer AR Rahman as

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - Jim Brochu in ZERO HOUR by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …

VIDEO: Olivia Wilde Says Broadway's 1984 Is Like 'A Really Scary Ride' by BroadwayWorld

Actress, producer and busy mom of two, Olivia Wilde is now making her Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel 1984. She stopped by this morning's TODAYto tell S…

Breaking: NEWSIES Will Seize Another Day (Or Two) in Movie Theatres This August! by BroadwayWorld

Due to an immensely successful and record-breaking cinematic debut, 'Disney's Newsies The Broadway Musical' returns to movie theaters nationwide for a two-day encore presentation. Captured l…

BWW TV: COME FROM AWAY Actor to Present Reading of New Play NC-17. by BroadwayWorld TV

A new play by COME FROM AWAY's Rodney Hicks, titled NC-17., a fast-paced, original story about six 17-year-olds living in South Dakota in today's America, is about begin casting for an NYC i…

Craig Zadan Teases: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE! Will Be 'Something Completely Different' by BroadwayWorld

In a new interview with Gold Derby's Zach Law, prolific producing duo Craig Zadan and Neil Meron discussed their mission to bring live musical theater to television viewers across the countr…

FOOTLOOSE – Touring Belgrade Theatre, Coventry by Helen McWilliams

Footloose as an individual track is a tune I have been familiar with and known the words to since I can remember. Footloose as a show with a full range of foot-tapping musical numbers (which…

National Arts Centre names Kevin Loring as Indigenous Theatre head​ by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Nlaka’pamux actor and playwright will begin planning his first season to launch the theatre company in Ottawa in the fall of 2019

Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes of “(Not) Water” by Victoria Myers

"(Not) Water" is an immersive theatre piece that explores people’s relationships with water, climate change, and how to create a play about both of those things.During a day of tech, photo…

A Slice of (professional) Life: Colby Minifie by Victoria Myers

This week we’re highlighting some emerging artists in theatre and finding out how they view their careers and structure their lives. Colby Minifie is currently appearing on Broadway in "Si…

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, June 15, 2017 by Susan Grace

Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

Why bucket drummers and jugglers could soon frequent Sacramento streets

A walk through downtown Sacramento these days isn’t often accompanied by the music of street performers. Mayor Darrell Steinberg wants to see - and hear - that change. At an … Click …

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR • The Muny by Andrea

When Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s concept album was released in 1970, it was a big deal. Considered blasphemous by some, Superstar depicts the last week of Jesus of Nazareth’s life…

Next season, Bedlam is back as Folger twists the classics by Tim Treanor

Folger Theatres’ 2017-18 season, announced yesterday morning, will be full of plays by the usual gang: Shakespeare, Congreve, Shaw. But not everything will seem familiar. The theater t…

Yes, that's Mayor Darrell Steinberg on the bucket drums

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg (front-center) joins members of the local arts community and the Sacramento Mandarins drum line in a performance outside the R Street Warehouse Artist Loft…

Yes, that's Mayor Darrell Steinberg on the bucket drums

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg (front-center) joins members of the local arts community and the Sacramento Mandarins drum line in a performance outside the R Street Warehouse Artist Loft…

Photos: Exclusive: First look behind the scenes at Miss Saigon UK tour

The tour of Cameron Mackintosh's production opens in Leicester in July

Judge Finds JERSEY BOYS is of Fair Use of Copyrighted Material by BroadwayWorld

After almost a decade in court and two law suits later, a Nevada judge has ruled that the producers, writers, and director of JERSEY BOYS did not violate copyright law.

New Theatre in the Circle to perform 'I Do! I Do!' in University Circle by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland's youngest company is back with a new production.

Bigger than Edinburgh: Romania’s Sibiu bursts with pride and vision by Nick Awde

Romania’s international theatre festival is going from strength to strength under the guidance of founder Constantin Chiriac. Nick Awde reports. Sibiu has

Livestreaming the 2017 Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas Conference “Access, Activism & Art”—Thurs, June 22 - Sat, June 24— by [email protected] (thea)

By HowlRound TV. Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas presents the 2017 LMDA Conference “Access, Activism & Art” livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced …

AISHA – Hen & Chickens by Shanine Salmon

In the opening scene, the titular character’s no-holds-barred description of her life as the forced wife of a man three times her age leaves the audience of Aisha in stunned shock. This in…

Why Broadway is Booming by Mark Shenton

Broadway is mirroring West End trends with record sales, defying the past decade’s economic pressures and rising ticket prices. Mark Shenton meets

Yoko Ono to share 'Imagine' songwriting credit with John Lennon by Joe Dziemianowicz

Turns out the woman who "broke up the Beatles" (kidding!) helped her husband write his classic song.

BWW's On This Day - June 15, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

The General Slocum Disaster and Its Impact on American Popular Culture by Trav S.D.

June 15, 1904 was the day the P.S. General Slocum burned and sank. I write about this dark day today for two reasons: 1) I constantly encounter people — even well educated people ̵…

Ode to Leeds review at West Yorkshire Playhouse – ‘a celebration’ by John Murphy

Zodwa Nyoni’s third production for West Yorkshire Playhouse may be entitled Ode to Leeds but it’s also a celebration of adolescence. It’s

WATCH: The official trailer for The Quentin Dentin Show has arrived

Get ready because THE QUENTIN DENTIN SHOW is rockin' & rollin' its way to the Tristan Bates Theatre this month after an awesome run last year at Above The Arts. With just a few days to go be…

Julius Caesar review – populism's power reverberates in modern Rome by Lyn Gardner

Bristol Old VicJulian Glover’s ruler faces down youthful conspirators in a smart staging by Simon Dormandy that brings together veteran and student actorsWith the rise of populist movement…

Competition: Win tickets to see La Strada at the Other Palace by The Stage

From the Olivier Award-winning producer of West End hits Top Hat, The Play That Goes Wrong and Hetty Feather. Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning

‘Beyond Kinky’, Kinky Boots Australia beyondblue fundraiser this Sunday in Sydney by AussieTheatre

The Australia cast of Kinky Boots will be performing a one night only concert entitled Beyond Kinky to raise money for beyondblue. The night will take place at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre…

Helena Blackman and Daniel Boys announced for A Spoonful of Sherman this August

A SPOONFUL OF SHERMAN will run 7 - 20 August at Live at Zedel this summer and casting has now been announced for this musical theatre cabaret filled with classics...

Review: ‘Zero Hour’ Has Lots of Pluses by Sheila Kogan

By Sheila Kogan, Contributing Writer, June 15, 2017 Zero Hour is the one-man show written and performed by Jim Brochu about the legendary performer Zero Mostel. This current incarnation play…

Review: Review: Death of a Salesman (Royal and Derngate)

Nicholas Woodeson stars in the role Tim Pigott-Smith was due to play before passing away earlier this year

Theatre News: John Heffernan to star in Saint George and the Dragon at the National Theatre

Casting has also been announced for Beginning

Review: Review: Ode to Leeds (West Yorkshire Playhouse)

Zodwa Nyoni's play is about five young poets from Leeds who compete in an international poetry competition

Interviews: Matthew Tennyson: 'I hope gender fluid casting is the future of theatre'

The actor playing Salomé in the new RSC production of Oscar Wilde's play explains the intentions behind swapping the gender of the central role

Musical.ly Launches Original Shows From MTV, NBCU, Hearst by Todd Spangler

Musical.ly, the lip-syncing social video app popular among teen girls, is stirring professionally produced content into its mix of user-generated content. The fast-growing startup has inked …

You saw them at the Tonys - when on a Chicago stage? by Chris Jones

So you watched the Tony Awards. Now you're wondering when you might get to see all those new shows in Chicago. I've talked to a few insiders on the matter, and here's my best analysis of the…

WORKING – Southwark Playhouse by Daniel Perks

A stonemason or a delivery boy; a cocktail waitress or a trucker. Whether they be a housewife or factory worker or retiree, the ordinary man is often overlooked. Working is a musical for the…

Legendary Writer Bill Russell brings PAGEANT back to London

It's PAGEANT time this August as this fabulous musical comedy comes back to London this August as part of the Camden Fringe. Legendary musical writer and director Bill Russell (Side Show, El…

Woyzeck by John Morrison

Understudies don't get much recognition in the theatre unless the lead actor has to withdraw for an extended period. So I'm happy to blow the trumpet for Theo Solomon, who stepped in to play…

Review: Julius Caesar at the Bristol Old Vic by Rosemary Waugh

Serie A in the senate house: Rosemary Waugh reviews a production of Julius Caesar featuring final year students from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The post Review: Julius Caesar at th…

BWW Morning Brief June 15th, 2017 - Kevin Spacey in CLARENCE DARROW and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's big news Tonys host Kevin Spacey stars in CLARENCE DARROW in Flushing tonight

Kiss Me, Trafalgar Studios, London, review: Claire Lams is enchanting as Stephanie by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Richard Bean's two-hander 'Kiss Me' about a woman in 1929 desperate for a baby who has a brief encounter with a sperm donor is strikingly different from his mega-hit 'One…

Forest Fringe to quit Edinburgh by Giverny Masso

Experimental arts organisation Forest Fringe has announced that it will no longer run a venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Forest Fringe

Battersea Arts Centre to hold fundraiser for Grenfell Tower victims by Georgia Snow

Battersea Arts Centre is to hold a fundraising show in order to support those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Seventeen people

Children’s theatre in rural areas to expand under new project by Giverny Masso

A new project designed to bring children’s theatre to rural audiences has announced six companies that will make up its inaugural touring

Andrew Scott and Robert Icke: ‘Theatre must woo Netflix generation to survive’ by Georgia Snow

Actor Andrew Scott and director Robert Icke have claimed that theatre must attract the Netflix generation and tap into box-set culture if

Debra Stephenson to join Son of a Preacher Man cast by Georgia Snow

Debra Stephenson has been cast in the forthcoming Dusty Springfield musical Son of a Preacher Man. She joins the previously announced Diana

Death of a Salesman review at Royal and Derngate, Northampton – ‘monumental performances’ by Mark Shenton

“I’m tired to the death”, says Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s searing family drama. It has an even more chilling resonance for

THE ENGLISH HEART – Etcetera Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Matthew Campling’s work is set during Brexit and just before the 2017 election (presumably so we can all have a night off from wondering if Theresa May will still be Prime Minister tomorro…

Melbourne Festival announces an extraordinary dance event for 2017 – Tree of Codes by Arts Review

Melbourne Festival has announced an extraordinary dance event for 2017 – Tree of Codes: a collaboration between choreographer Wayne McGregor, visual artist Olafur Eliasson, musician J…

Throwback Thursday: The Very Best of Broadway Bares 2011–2014 by Hannah Vine

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ annual burlesque fundraiser takes place June 18.

Review: Sad Little Man at the New Diorama by Brendan Macdonald

A stand-up tragedy act: Brendan Macdonald reviews Pub Corner Poets at Incoming Festival 2017. The post Review: Sad Little Man at the New Diorama appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

On the Couch with Danielle O’Malley by Arts Review

Who is Danielle O’Malley? I am a friend, a sister, a daughter, a mother (to my beautiful daughter Abby, who also happens to have a lot of fur and four legs), an animal rights activist, a p…

We need to talk about Hedy Weiss. - the hawk chicago by Mark Schreppe

Chicago Sun-Times​ writer Hedy Weiss is no stranger to controversy. Edward Albee once called her "irresponsible." Tony Kushner states that Hedy is "incapable of understanding standards of …

The Rat Pack is back! For a limited West End run and UK tour

The boys are back in town! THE RAT PACK - LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS will return to the West End for a strictly limited season this winter during a UK tour. So don your best suit, slick back your h…

Why 2017 is the year of queer culture

Plus: Twitter’s favourite poet Patricia Lockwood remembers growing up in the American Midwest

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Love in Idleness star Anthony Head by Kate Gould

People of a certain age will know Anthony Head as the suave coffee drinking chap from the hugely successful Nescafe ads of the 1980s. Others will know him as the Prime Minister in Little Bri…

The Children of ‘1984’: Dystopia Down the Decades by Jennifer Schuessler

George Orwell’s novel has led to adaptations and variations since its publication in 1949, including a coming Broadway version. Here’s an overview.

With ’1984’ on Broadway, Thoughtcrime Hits the Big Time by Jennifer Schuessler

A British adaptation of George Orwell’s classic arrives on Broadway with Tom Sturridge and Olivia Wilde, bringing contemporary political resonance.

Competition: Win tickets to see Holy Crap at the King’s Head Theatre by The Stage

Nick Thompson Productions present: Holy Crap The Kings Head Theatre, 7th June – 8th July The Heather Brothers, writers of the hugely

Theatre News: Orange Tree Theatre announces new season

Paul Miller's season includes the first major revival of David Storey's play The March on Russia

Review: Review: The Country Girls (Chichester Festival Theatre)

Lisa Blair makes her Chichester debut directing the stage adaptation of Edna O'Brien's first novel

Review: Review: Julius Caesar (Bristol Old Vic)

Julian Glover stars in the titular role in Simon Dormandy's production

Theatre News: Daniel Kitson to host Grenfell Tower fundraiser at Battersea Arts Centre

The line-up will include comedians Mark Thomas and Josie Long

The Country Girls review at Minevrva Theatre, Chichester – ‘gentle and lyrical by Natasha Tripney

The cover of a recent reprint of Edna O’Brien’s first novel, The Country Girls, makes it look like any number of chick

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Common at the National Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Anne-Marie Duff and Cush Jumbo star in Jeremy Herrin’s production of DC Moore’s new play now playing at the National Theatre. But what have critics been saying about it?

Jonathan Church: ‘Audiences are like voters – easy to lose, hard to win back’ by Mark Shenton

Dubbed ‘the turnaround king’, the former Chichester Festival Theatre artistic director says he is back where he belongs after a surprisingly short-lived

The Editor’s View: New Drama UK snubs students and employers by Alistair Smith

It’s tempting to regard the new Federation of Drama Schools as a like-for-like replacement for the now defunct Drama UK. But it’s

‘Dancing with Maria’ at Cinema Maldà, Barcelona by Blouin Artinfo

“Dancing with Maria” will be screened at Cinema Maldà in Barcelona from June 22, 2017.Maria Fux is a 90-year-old Argentinian dancer who is still dancing and teaching in her studio in Bu…

‘Krotkaya’ at Louxor - Palais Du Cinéma, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

“Krotkaya” will be screened at Louxor - Palais Du Cinéma in Paris from June 28, 2017.One day, a woman who lives in a small village in Russia receives a parcel. The same parcel that she …

Playwright A.R. Gurney Dies by Jk Clarke

      Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright A.R. Gurney, whose work was known for its depiction of American WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) families, died at home Tuesday i…

Top 100 Greatest Musicals Poll – Number 1 – Les Miserables by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Les Miserables has topped our 100 Greatest Musicals Poll by several thousand votes. The epic musical retelling of Victor Hugo's classic novel has music by Claude-Michel Schon…

TRISTAN & YSEULT Shakespeare’s Globe, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED?     This is a famously significant piece of theatre: created in 2003 in a Cornish field , it was one of the first successes of Emma Rice’s Kne…

‘Ignacio de Loyola’ at Palau Balaña Multicines, Barcelona by Blouin Artinfo

“Ignacio de Loyola” will be playing at Palau Balaña Multicines in Barcelona from June 16, 2017.Directed by Paolo Dy and Cathy Azanza, the film tells the story of Iñigo, a young soldier…

‘Trespass Against Us’ at Anteo Spazio Cinema, Milan by Blouin Artinfo

“Trespass Against Us” will be playing at Anteo Spazio Cinema in Milan from June 28, 2017.On the outskirts of Gloucestershire, three generations of Cutlers, the infamous family of profess…

‘Bonheur Académie’ at MK2 Beaubourg, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

“Bonheur Académie” will be playing at MK2 Beaubourg in Paris on June 23, 2017.Directed by Kaori Kinoshita and Alain Della Negra, the film follows Lily and Dominique as they travel to Cr…

‘Un paese di Calabria’ at Majestic Bastille, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

“Un paese di Calabria” will be playing at Majestic Bastille in Paris on June 30 and July 1, 2017.Located in the south of Italy, Riace, like many small villages, has long been suffering a…

‘Don Carlos’ at Opéra Bastille, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s prominent work produced in French titled “Don Carlos” will be staged at the Opéra Bastille, Paris from October 10 through November 11, 2017.Premiered…

‘La Bohème’ at Teatro alla Scala, Milan by Blouin Artinfo

Renowned Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s creation, the opera titled “La Bohème” is presently being staged at Teatro alla Scala, Milan until July 14, 2017.Performed at operas worldw…

Top 5 theatre jobs of the week – Royal Albert Hall, New Theatre Oxford, Hull Truck Theatre, and more… by The Stage

This week’s top theatre jobs on The Stage Jobs includes a technical manager for the Royal Albert Hall, various backstage theatre jobs for the Jersey

‘My Cousin Rachel’ at Clapham Picturehouse, London by Blouin Artinfo

Featuring an exemplary star cast, including Weisz, Sam Claflin, and Iain Glen, the novel movie “My Cousin Rachel,” written and directed by the gifted Roger Michell, is currently screenin…

‘From the Land of the Moon’ at Ciné Lumière, London by Blouin Artinfo

Written and directed by acclaimed director Nicole Garcia, the 2016 French film “Mal de Pierres (From the Land of the Moon),” which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milen…

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs  by Arts Review

Named one of the most fun people in show business by Time Magazine, Olivier and Tony Award winning actor, singer and author, Alan Cumming returns to Brisbane and Melbourne this week, followi…

Andy Hogarth to replace John Crabtree as Birmingham Hippodrome chair by Giverny Masso

The Birmingham Hippodrome has announced that its chair John Crabtree has stepped down from his role after 16 years. Andy Hogarth, a

Top 100 Greatest Musicals Poll – Number 2 – Wicked by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo It's been great to see two relatively new musicals make it into our  Top 100 Greatest Musicals Poll. Firstly with Hamilton and now taking our Number Two spot – Wicked!…

Brighton Institute for Contemporary Theatre Training to offer unique performing arts course by Promoted Content

Providing diploma and degree-accredited training in acting, dance and vocal technique, Brighton’s new performing arts college aims to plug the gap in

Theater openings June 16-22

Friday "The King and I": This Bartlett Sher revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's East-meets-West musical sails into Chicago. Through July 2 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; 800-7…

Christie Whelan Browne: Vigil by Arts Review

Over the years the Adelaide Cabaret Festival has provided the launching pad for several musicals, perhaps the most notable being Eddie Perfect’s Shane Warne – The Musical. Receiving …

How to build a theatre season: something old, new – and a bolt from the blue by David Jays

Assembling a distinctive programme of work is a balancing act for directors. The team at Richmond’s Orange Tree theatre explain how they pair revivals of quirky classics with bravura exper…

Goalmouth drama: football fans become players in their clubs' stories by Mark Lawson

From the terraces to the post-match showers, two new theatre shows let Cobblers, Blues and Villains supporters tackle their teams’ histories and rivalriesFootball and theatre can both rang…

Richard Jordan: To protect theatre’s future, we mustn’t rely on bankable stars by Richard Jordan

Only a small handful of actors are critic proof. These are the performers who can be cast in almost any production and

Mark Shenton: 6 potential successors to David Lan at the Young Vic by Mark Shenton

At the start of the week, David Lan announced his intention to step down from the helm of the Young Vic that

Matt Trueman: Look to Broadway for lessons in developing new writing by Matt Trueman

In New York, musicals were the talk of this year’s Tonys. Even if there was no stand-out best new musical nominee –

Don’t Look To Musical Theatre For National Anthems by Joe Patti

Given all the controversy about the depiction of presidents as stand-ins for Julius Caesar, I thought I would offer a somewhat more light-hearted example of how what we think we know about a…

Maddie Ziegler Talks Intimidation With Book of Henry Co-Stars by Young Hollywood

Maddie Ziegler Talks Intimidation With Book of Henry Co-Stars The YH Studio welcomes a trio of young talent that are sure to take over Hollywood soon, Maddie Ziegler, Jacob Tremblay, and Jae…

Maddie Ziegler, Jacob Tremblay, & Jaeden Lieberher Play Jinx by Young Hollywood

Maddie Ziegler, Jacob Tremblay, & Jaeden Lieberher Play Jinx We're hanging out at the YH Studio with actors Maddie Ziegler, Jacob Tremblay, & Jaeden Lieberher where we decide to see how well…

Open House Melbourne Weekend 10th Anniversary Program announced by Arts Review

The annual Open House Melbourne Weekend 2017 Program was launched this morning at RMIT’s New Academic Street precinct, celebrating the organisation’s 10th Anniversary. On Saturday 29…

Adam West to be honored on ‘Family Guy’ rerun this weekend

“Family Guy” is set to honor its delusional mayor. Entertainment Weekly reports that the Fox cartoon will re-air the episode “The Dating Game” on Sunday in tribute to actor Adam R…

Angela Lansbury, Jeremy Jordan, and More at Irish Rep’s Sondheim Tribute by Hannah Vine

Melissa Errico, Len Cariou, and Rebecca Luker also performed at the June 13 gala.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lillias White, and Funkentine Rapture Coming to Feinstein’s/54 Below by Robert Viagas

See all the theatre-related events scheduled June 15–22 at the intimate venue.

Victory Dance Project Will Salute Chita Rivera’s ‘Vision’ June 15 by Robert Viagas

The two-time Tony winner will be honored with a dance program, From This Movement On.

'Fun Home' Broadway Musical Arrives At The Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

"Fun Home" is the consummate "alternative" comic that became a maverick Broadway musical. The national tour of the show comes to The Bushnell June 20 through 25. The original format for "Fun…

Connecticut Playwright A.R. Gurney Dies At 86 by Christopher Arnott

A.R. "Pete" Gurney not only lived in Connecticut, he became one of the most produced playwrights at the state's regional theaters. The eminent dramatist died Tuesday at the age of 86. He had…

Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline Begins Previews June 15 by Olivia Clement

The Lincoln Center Theater production stars Disgraced actor Karen Pittman.

Michael Feinstein Is Still Wowing Audiences Around the World by Ruthie Fierberg

The foremost interpreter of the Great American Songbook dives into his historic career and why he had to be a part of Playbill’s Broadway on the Danube River.

IMPRESSIONS: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg in Boris Eifman's "Tchaikovsky: Pro et Contra" at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg in Boris Eifman's Tchaikovsky: Pro et Contra at New York City Center, "What could be more poignant than the scene in Eifman’s work in which…

Celebrating the Stage Work of Neil Patrick Harris by Hannah Vine

The Tony Award winner celebtrates his birthday June 15.

Stage preview: There's hell to pay in Kinetic Theatre's 'The Christians' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The Christians” opens with a 20-minute sermon by Pastor Paul, the head of an American megachurch that he has built from a tiny storefront. He has had a revelation, and this is his momen…

Here’s what’s happening the weekend of June 15-18

ALL WEEKEND

Pittsburgh Festival Opera's 'Gathering of Sons' looks at white officer's shooting of a black man by Elizabeth Bloom / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When Pittsburgh Festival Opera was looking to develop an opera about social justice and race, Jonathan Eaton first looked outward, and then he turned inward.

What Happens When There's Class Conflict in the Workplace? - A new drama at Manhattan Theatre Club explores the ever-growing economic divide

A new drama at Manhattan Theatre Club explores the ever-growing economic divide---At Abe Koogler's new play Fulfillment Center, a wooden runway cuts MTC's Center/Stage II in half so that the…

Tracking Digital Spies In 'Black Code' by WNYC

Filmmaker Nicholas de Pencier joins us, along with Bill Marczak, senior research fellow at Citizen Lab, to discuss his documentary, “Black Code,” which will be shown during the Human Rig…