Once Again, Once Soars And Lands As Paean to Love by Bill Hirschman

What the musical Once illustrates on the stage of Actors Playhouse is the unparalleled power of song to capture and then share the pure pain and pleasure of love.

Todd McKenney and Shane Jacobson set to join the cast of The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne by Arts Review

In electrifying news for the Rocky Horror Show, it was announced today that theatre, film and television stars Todd McKenney and Shane Jacobson will join the cast for the forthcoming Melbour…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/3/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 332018.

The Amateurs by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Jordan Harrison’s "The Amateurs" is certainly an ambitious new play acted to the hilt by its cast of six. However, at times it bites off more than it can handle, at other times its anachro…

RIP David Ogden Stiers by Ken Levine

Devastating news that David Ogden Stiers has passed away.  He was only 75.   Probably best known for playing Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester on MASH he had a long distinguished…

Oscar mystery explained: How voting works for Best Picture [Video] by Tom O'Neil

Huzzahs to Gold Derby user Ryan Casselman for producing this handy-dandy video that does a rather smart job explaining the mysterious, convoluted, antediluvian process of voting for Best Pic…

Review: ‘Gypsy, A Musical Fable’ by Ovations Theatre Senior Company by Wendi Winters

Gypsy, A Musical Fable, a Broadway classic that debuted in 1959, has become intertwined with the DNA of most Baby Boomers, Gen Xs, Gen Ys, and even Millennials. The book by Arthur Laurents …

David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on ‘MASH,’ Dies at 75 by Pat Saperstein

David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role as the arrogant surgeon Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on “MASH,” died Saturday. He was 75. His agent, Mitchell K. Stubbs, tweet…

Review: ‘Othello’ at American University’s Studio Theatre by William Powell

A play like Othello raises many questions in the minds of theater-lovers: Should art be recuperative? Should plays written long ago be redeemed to suit the tastes of modern-day audiences? Ot…

Do This Year’s Best Picture Oscar Nominees Pass the Bechdel Test? by Monica Racic

Revisiting an imperfect but useful litmus test in light of #MeToo

Lethal Indifference: real-life story exposes failures in protecting vulnerable women by Steph Harmon

For years, Anna Barnes tried to get the media interested in a story of domestic violence. Now she’s turned it into a playFor 90 minutes each night for the past few weeks, Emily Barclay has…

Accessorize in Style With New Broadway Pins Featuring Eartha Kitt, Julie Andrews, and Kristin Chenoweth by Stephanie Wild

Broadway Pins has launched three new additions to their collection Eartha Kitt, Julie Andrews, and Kristin Chenoweth The new pins are available at broadwaypins.com for 10 each.

Photo Flash: Isabelle McCalla Mourns Her Final Saturday in Broadway's ALADDIN and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

Today is Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week, Isabel…

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Name Names in Their Film Independent Spirit Awards Monologue by Halle Kiefer

“Last year, everyone famous died. This year, everyone famous wishes they were dead.” John Mulaney and Nick Kroll wasted almost no time before wading into Times Up territory in their…

Todd McKenney joins Rocky Horror cast for Melbourne by AussieTheatre

It was confirmed this morning that Todd McKenney, one of Australia’s most celebrated triple threat performers, will step into the role of Frank N Furter for The Rocky Horror Show’…

BWW Review: Taylor Trensch Brings Darker Shades To The Title Character of DEAR EVAN HANSEN by Michael Dale

One of the great characteristics of live theatre is that, as opposed to film and television, no matter how iconic a performance is, no matter how indelibly attached an actor may seem to a ro…

Exclusive Photos & Report - Desmond Child 'Woke Up in New York City' by Bww Special

As a nor'easter surrounded New York City on Friday, March 2nd, the REAL storm was on stage in Midtown's Feinstein's 54 Below, as Desmond Child hit the stage after an absence of 38 years, pl…

Review: Harold and Maude at Charing Cross Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Mother and lover: Amelia Forsbrook reviews the new stage adaptation of Colin Higgins' cult classic film The post Review: Harold and Maude at Charing Cross Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Ma…

Ben Fankhauser at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

  by Matt Smith   “Are you ready to get fanked up?!” Such is the question of the hour at “Ben’s Fanked Up Broadway,” the sensational solo debut from its namesake, Ben Fan…

Music review: 2 debut artists, 1 outstanding concert for St. Louis Symphony Orchestra by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Conductor Christian Arming and pianist Rémi Geniet make a great impression.

‘Beautifully paced and observed’: TREADING WATER – Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

Kathryn Gardner’s script for Treading Water at The Vaults is beautifully paced and observed, drawing nice humour as well as poignancy from the three characters, each of whom variously find…

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda and Weird Al Yankovic Lip-Sync “The Hamilton Polka” on The Tonight Show by Playbill Staff

The latest in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “#Hamildrop” series was released March 2.

Yes, There Are Shows I Like: "Edward Albee's At Home At the Zoo" and "Hangmen" by Jan Simpson

A couple of weeks ago, a friend remarked that most of my recent reviews have been negative. "Haven't you liked anything you've seen," she asked. Well, yes I have. But since starting the Stag…

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See where in Sacramento ‘Lady Bird’ will star again

A “Lady Bird” mural is coming to midtown, and another bearing the movie's creator will follow in East Sacramento. Sacramento artist Maren Conrad, 37, is scheduled to begin painting a …

Deborah Grace Winer Presents The Classic American Songbook Series by #cota

Three jewel-box revues created especially for a supper club setting by Deborah Grace Winer (former Artistic Director of Lyrics & Lyricists at 92Y) have been announced by Feinstein’s/54…

BWW TV: What's MCC's TRANSFERS All About? The Cast Explains! by Tv - Press Previews

MCC Theaterwill soon presentthe fourth show of its 2017-18 season the World Premiere production ofTransfers, written byMCC Theater's Youth Company Playwriting Lab Director and Obie Award win…

‘Hits all the right buttons’: THE WEDDING ROOM – Vault Festival by Michael Davis

Some plays are great for most of their duration, but they’re let down by their ending. The Wedding Room is solid entertainment throughout, with a twist at the end that satisfies.

In the Moment: Interview with Joe Calarco about ’12 Million Footsteps’ by David Siegel

For nearly two decades, the inventive Signature in the Schools education program has exposed Arlington County public high school student actors to highly-charged, real-world issues well beyo…

‘A solid rather than enlightening evening’: Macbeth – Bristol ★★★ by Kris Hallett

Macbeth is an obvious box office draw for the theatre and the work is fundamentally solid, but it’s hard to shake the feeling it’s all a little safe, except for one performance that Bris…

Broadway Faves Who Only Need an Oscar to EGOT by Eric King

Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch... What do these and only eight other artists have in common? They’ve each racked up an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy and …

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, he's here and got a problem all week by Zach Freeman

“Problem is … I got a problem with everything.” So says comedian and Arlington Heights native Sebastian Maniscalco early on in his wide-ranging (but primarily problem-focused) set Frid…

‘Riotous exploration of all things male’: TESTOSTERONE – Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

Testosterone is an extraordinary piece of theatre – thought-provoking, powerful, emotional, and a highly enjoyable one too. Not to be missed.

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Debbie Kurup

The actress tells us the musicals she couldn't live without

Visual Arts Review: “Art in the Age of the Internet 1989 to Today” by Timothy Francis Barry

Yes, digital technology can add real value to museum art exhibitions.

VIDEO: John Lloyd Young Talks Upcoming Vegas Show and Performs 'Unchained Melody' by Stephanie Wild

The Tony Award-winner and original Jersey Boy, John Lloyd Young, appeared on Morning Blend in Las Vegas to promote his upcoming two-night engagement at The Space. Young talked about the upco…

People You Should Know . . . Maggie Alexander by Zack Calhoon

Maggie Alexander is a New York City based theatre and film actress and the founder of LungTree Productions. Some of her favorite theatre credits include her roles as Jan in Fifty Words,…

People You Should Know . . . Joan Kane by Zack Calhoon

Joan Kane (director) is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus and directed I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row, Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka’…

Social: Go Behind The Scenes of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG on BWW's Instagram by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld is taking you behind the scenes of THE PLAT THAT GOES WRONG on Broadway today on our Instagram

BWW TV: Chita Rivera, Bebe Neuwirth & More Preview What's Coming This Spring at Feinstein's/54 Below! by Tv - Press Previews

Earlier this week, Feinstein's54 Below welcomed stars from some of its upcoming shows- two-time Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera March 6-22 two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth Ma…

‘Fearless, provocative & unapologetic’: JUBILEE – Lyric Hammersmith ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

The world would be a better place if we had the room to express like Jubilee at the Lyric Hammersmith does. The honesty and severity of this piece is its crowning glory.

New play 'Wild Horses' is strained, lacks innovation at N.J. Repertory Theatre: review by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

'Wild Horses' seems like that stranger at the bar late in the night who is just dying to tell a story. Nobody likes that person.

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Weird Al Lip Sync 'The Hamilton Polka' With Jimmy Fallon by Stage Tube

Last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Weird Al' Yankovic appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about their new collaboration, The Hamilton Polka. The Hamilton Polka was re…

Theater Review: “Ripe Frenzy” — American Guns by David Greenham

Playwright Jennifer Barclay has created the perfect vehicle for generating a discussion about safety in our communities.

A PRINCESS UNDONE Park Theatre N4 by Libby Purves and Friends

MA’AM , THE MINION AND THE MACHO MAN     “I never boasted an education. I learned tricks” says Princess Margaret, bitterly, at a late point in Richard Stirling’s interestin…

‘Creatively manages to balance entertainment & education’: THE AUDIT – Touring ★★★ by Kristy Stott

A play which goes into the details of the economics behind the 2008 banking crisis might sound like a pretty dull way to spend an evening, so credit to Proto-Type Theatre for not shying away…

Play helps Alcott Prep HS students learn about gender identity — and pronouns by Pete Grieve

Alcott College Prep freshman Melciades Somarriba was directing a scene from a play for the first time in his life. “If you could get in Jack’s face when you start arguing, that would be …

Time is Your Friend, Not Your Enemy by Rolando Teco

I was reminded recently of a director I once had the displeasure of working with who saw his job more or less as moving actors around like set pieces on his set. As one of those...

The Miracle of Barney Martin by Trav S.D.

Character actor Barney Martin (1923-2005) was born on this day. When I learned the name of the face I knew so well, it made me laugh: could there be a more Barney-Martin-looking Barney Marti…

New York Theater Quiz Winter 2018 by Jonathan Mandell

How much theater did you see in the first two months of 2018? How well were you paying attention to the theater news? Test your theater IQ with these 11 questions, two of them about performe…

‘Game played with the audience is vintage quality’: The MOUSETRAP – West End by Aleks Sierz

Although The Mousetrap is often dismissed as a mere genre piece, all plot and no characters, I think this does an immense disservice both to Christie’s skill and to the pleasure that murde…

BWW's On This Day - March 3, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Join Faves founder @TerriPaddock for @Nightingale1942 post-show Q&A on 29 March @hippodromeLDN

Did you see MISS NIGHTINGALE at The Vaults last year? Now's your chance to see it or see it again along with, on 29 March 2018, another unmissable post-show Q&A chaired by #StageFaves founde…

‘What really makes the show buzz is the music’: Electra – Bunker Theatre ★★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Ancient Greece & punk collide to make an inspiring piece of theatre in Electra, performed with heart and spirit – a real call to arms.

Cloning A Beloved Pet May Be A Tempting Idea, But There Are Pitfalls by Scott Simon

Barbra Streisand's story of cloning her late dog, Samantha, prompted NPR's Scott Simon to muse on the ways cloning falls short, and the alternatives to trying to recreate a beloved pet.

‘Barrel-scraping wit’ – PIPPIN – Southwark Playhouse ★★★ by Johnny Fox

What shafts this production of Pippin royally in its fishnet and suspender-clad buttocks is its slavishly dated adherence to Fosse style costume and choreography as though no other interpret…

Jimmy Geeks Out with Lin-Manuel Miranda and "Weird Al" Yankovic Over Hamilton and Music by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Stagecraft: Hammaad Chaudry, “An Ordinary Muslim” by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.   Guest: Hammaad…

No joke: comedians should not be silenced by Sarah Solemani

Comic Louise Reay is being sued by her estranged husband for revealing details of their marital breakdown on stage. Kathy Griffin went into hiding after her Trump joke. But without artistic …

We chat to the cast and creatives of Pasek & Paul’s Edges at The Adelaide Fringe by Jennifer Trijo

The names Pasek and Paul are often met with a knowing grin. The songwriting duo are a household name with successful credits such as La La Land, The Greatest Showman, and Dear Evan Hansen. B…

Exercise: Same Lines, Different Meanings by Kerry Hishon

One of the exciting aspects of rehearsal is experimenting with the text of the script and figuring out what the characters are saying and how they should say it. Each approach to the text wi…

Special Reports: Celia Mei Rubin on How She Gives Back on the Road

The Chicago actor talks about balancing community service with a tour schedule.

MET too Dance Company: The pre-professional-professional bridge

At this point, the struggle of a young dancer trying to make it into the professional world is cultural fodder. Think Flashdance, the Center Stage films and several musicals. Outside of New …

Sydney Opera House reveals its first-ever Mardi Gras float by Arts Review

The soaring sails of Sydney’s icon set to sparkle in tonight’s 40th anniversary Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. For the first time in Mardi Gras’ history, a specially designe…

Your Two Sweet Dads Weird Al Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lip Sync ‘Hamilton Polka’ by Halle Kiefer

In five years when you’re sobbing in the back row of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new polka pop musical, you’ll remember when it all started. Okay, technically it started when the Hamilton cre…

Look Back at John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, and Norbert Leo Butz in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Hannah Vine

The show opened March 3, 2005, at the Imperial Theatre.

Kenneth Lonergan Explores What’s Changed—And What Hasn’t—Since Lobby Hero First Premiered by Ryan McPhee

The Oscar-winning playwright’s 2001 play makes its Broadway premiere this season with a cast including Michael Cera and Chris Evans.

Lindsay Ferrentino Tells Another Underrepresented Story in Amy and the Orphans by Olivia Clement

Inspired by her aunt’s story, the new Off-Broadway play at Roundabout Theatre Company highlights the perspective of a woman with Down syndrome.

Lindsey Ferrentino Tells Another Underrepresented Story in Amy and the Orphans by Olivia Clement

Inspired by her aunt’s story, the new Off-Broadway play at Roundabout Theatre Company highlights the perspective of a woman with Down syndrome.