A Walk in the Woods by Joel Benjamin

The two talented, delightfully understated actors have taken on these roles with energy and sincerity.  Manning makes Honeyman both simple and complex at the same time while Van Treuren min…

Watch School of Rock's John Arthur Greene and Kid Band Perform Jesus Christ Superstar's ’Heaven on Their Minds’ by Andrew Gans

The video celebrates the upcoming NBC broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live.

Review: ‘The Orphan Sea’ at Cohesion Theatre Company by Guest Author

By Kylie Miller Cohesion Theatre Company opened their third production of the season with La Llorona by Cecelia Raker and The Orphan Sea by Caridad Svich, which are playing in repertory. The…

VIDEO: John Legend Gives the Students of Drama Club NYC a Behind the Scenes Look at JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE! by Stage Tube

As preparation for the upcoming broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live this weeked, John Legend and Let's Free America have teamed up with Drama Club NYC to bring its members along on a be…

Block Talk: Episode 51- Vicky Boofont by Michael Block

In this episode of Block Talk, I sit down with Vicky Boofont to talk about her drag journey, 4 Girls 4 at 54 Below, and so much more!To listen to the podcast, visit iTunes or SoundCloud! And…

Interview: Dancer Sebastian Haynes on ‘Nederlands Dans Theater’ by Jane Franklin

Nederlands Dans Theater makes its Kennedy Center debut April 4-6. Artistic director Paul Lightfoot brings a program of distinctive works: “Shoot the Moon” (Glass/León & Lightfoot), …

People You Should Know . . . Timothy Doyle by Zack Calhoon

Timothy Doyle-Broadway: Fortune’s Fool (dir. Arthur Penn), Salomé (dir. Estelle Parsons), Peter Pan. Off-Broadway & Off-Off Broadway: Uncle Vanya (d…

VIDEO: The SCHOOL OF ROCK Kids Gear Up for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE! by Stage Tube

Andrew Lloyd Webber'smusical worlds collide Broadway'sSchool of Rock - The Musicalhasreleased an all new music video for Heaven on Their Minds, played by the show's kid band and featuring ca…

How much does race matter onstage? It's all about context. by Judith Newmark • St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The answer varies from show to show.

R.I.P. Mel Gordon by Trav S.D.

Thanks to Travalanche’s top benefactor Bruce Schaffer for relating the sad news that theatre scholar/author Mel Gordon has passed on at age 71. To clarify: this is not the swing era so…

Video Flash: The Kid Band of School of Rock Pays Tribute to Jesus Christ Superstar

The youngsters of the Andrew Lloyd Webber show rock out to "Heaven on Their Minds" before this Sunday's live broadcast.

Interview with Luis Salgado of R.Evolución Latina by Jose Solis

We attended a rehearsal of To be Or Not to Be…A Shakespearean Experience, a new spectacle put together by the folks of R.Evolución Latina and Pregones, who have assembled a cast of ne…

Photo Throwback: Tony Vincent Plays Judas in 2000 Revival of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Walter McBride

We're taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographer Walter McBride for exclusive flashbacks to Broadway past. Today, check out this shot of Rocktopia star Tony Vincent from…

New York Public Library to Host OKLAHOMA! Sing Along Show and Tell: 75th Anniversary Celebration by BroadwayWorld

Celebrate 75 years of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II See Rodgers and Hammerstein treasures from the Library archives, play musical theatre games, enjoy special guest appearances, a…

Is "Hyper-Liberalism" A Danger To Our Academies? by Artsjournal

Practices of toleration that used to be seen as essential to freedom are being deconstructed and dismissed as structures of repression, and any ideas or beliefs that stand in the way of this…

Will Jason Bateman or Elisabeth Moss join 11 others in Emmy history for 2 lead nominations in the same year? by Riley

Elisabeth Moss is expected to be nominated at the Emmys this year for her lead performances in both the drama series “The Handmaid’s Tale” and the limited series “Top of the Lake: Ch…

14 Chicago shows to see now

"Anna Karenina" ✭✭✭ There aren't many towns in the world where you can roll up and find a completely new adaptation of the jottings of Leo Tolstoy. As you can currently find in "Anna K…

Aladdin Tour Star Adam Jacobs on Saying Salaam to Magic Carpet Rides, Being Proud of His Twin Boys & More by Ryan Gilbert

In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway perfor…

Review: ‘Migratory Tales’ at GWU Corcoran School of the Arts & Design by Amy Kotkin

The inspiration for Migratory Tales comes from multiple sources, according to the play’s creator and director, Leslie Jacobson. Our current and painfully divisive debate on immigration was…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Eric Petersen of Escape to Margaritaville by Broadway.com

Eric Petersen stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Escape to Margaritaville and more with Paul Wontorek. 

Musician Plays Flute While Surgeons Operate On Her Brain by Artsjournal

During deep brain stimulation procedures, doctors implant electrodes in the brain to try and control tremors. The patient must be awake during surgery, so doctors can see the effects of the …

VIDEO: On This Day, March 30- Idina Menzel Starts Over (and Over) in IF/THEN by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 2014, Idina Menzel did it all again in the new musical from the Pulitzer Prize-winning duo behind Next to Normal, IfThen.

The Phantom of the Opera Star Raquel Suarez Groen Takes On Seven Questions About Humanizing Carlotta, Singing for ALW, & More

The Phantom of the Opera's new star Raquel Suarez Groen talks all things Carlotta.

American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces 2018 Richard Rodgers Awards Winners by American Theatre Editors

This year the academy recognizes the musicals 'Gun & Powder' and KPOP.

Dinner with Georgette by Darryl Reilly

Michel Foucault and Walt Whitman are quoted offstage at the beginning of "Dinner With Georgette." It’s riddled with pretentious nonsense masquerading as profundity and this bit is a harbin…

What Distinguishes How Humans Think by Artsjournal

How is it that human thought is so deeply different from that of other animals, even though our brains can be quite similar? The difference is due, Andy Clark believes, to our heightened abi…

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - FROZEN! 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 …

Hello, Dolly! by Billboard

Santino Fontana, Kate Baldwin, Molly Griggs and Charlie Stemp stop by to chat about the blockbuster new production of the classic show.

Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda's kids shared a 'slobbery kiss' on 'Mary Poppins' set by Patrick Ryan, Usa Today

Lin-Manuel Miranda's son Sebastian planted one on Blunt's daughter Hazel during a play date on the London set of 'Mary Poppins Returns.'        

When MS sidelines his football career, Missouri man turns to dance by Joshua Hartwig Southeast Missourian

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. • As an athletic incoming freshman at Southeast Missouri State University, Micheal Curry had hopes of becoming a football star. But a medical diagnosis sidelined those …

Odds & Ends: Keala Settle, John Legend & the Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar Rule New Music Friday & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Hear Keala Settle’s Amazing Cover of Sia’s ‘Bird Set Free’ Listening to Keala Settle’s powerf…

How London sometimes outshines the lights of Broadway by Peter Marks

Drinking in West End theater, while literally drinking in the theater.

Investigating Easter in the Provocative New Play PILATE by Mary-Anne Wright

Jasmin Maria Gauguin talks about the challenges and rewards of her role as Margaret in this new production. As well...Continue Reading The post Investigating Easter in the Provocative New Pl…

Was This The Reason MoCA Fired Curator Helen Molesworth? by Artsjournal

You can’t measure schmoozing skills in auction data—or, can you? Trustees and big-name art collectors, after all, tend to collect (and, therefore, want to see exhibited) the kind of expe…

Mel Gordon, 71, Drama Scholar of the Fringe, Is Dead at 71 by Richard Sandomir

An insatiable curiosity led him to contemplate Jewish superheroes, bad acting, the sexualized worlds of Weimer Berlin and Risqué Paris, and more.

Does Going To Concerts Improve Your Health? by Artsjournal

To determine the results of the study, test subjects participated in "psychometric testing and heart rate tests" as they did activities that were positive for their health including attendin…

Once More Unto the Breach: Rafael Goldstein Takes the Crown at A Noise Within by Vanessa Cate

by Vanessa Cate In 2012, I accepted a small part in Hamlet at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group because I heard that Rafael Goldstein would be playing the lead. I wanted to witness h…

Upcoming Auditions for Beetlejuice, Aladdin, Lion King, Annie, Book of Mormon, and More by Playbill Staff

Here’s a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York City area and around the country.

Akron Civic Theatre working to raise $1.6 million for Grand Lobby renovation by Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, Cleveland.com

The Akron Civic Theatre is working to raise the $1.6 million needed to renovate the Grand Lobby and its entry arcade. The money will come from multiple sources, including proceeds from the …

Three Small Irish Masterpieces by Joseph Pisano

It’s impossible to discuss the history of modern Irish drama without reference to William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory, and John Millington Synge, who, at the beginning of the last century, …

First Look at the World Premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Coraline Opera by David Gewirtzman

The Royal Opera House production, based on Neil Gaiman’s novella, runs at London’s Barbican Theatre through April 7.

The Broadway.com Show: Andrew Garfield Opens Angels in America, Laurie Metcalf Hits the Red Carpet for Three Tall Women & More by Broadway.com

It's a superbly starry week as we hit with the red carpet on opening night of Angels in America with Andrew Garfield, Lobby Hero with Chris Evans and more. Plus, The King and I national …

Inside Opening Night of Three Tall Women on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama opened March 29 at the Golden Theatre under the direction of Tony winner Joe Mantello.

‘Three Tall Women’ Sets the Benchmark for Broadway in 2018 by Rex Reed

Glenda Jackson returns to Broadway—alongside Alison Pill and Laurie Metcalf—to star in Edward Albee's 'Three Tall Women,' the writer's vengeful depiction of the woman who raised him.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Mean Girls, Harry Potter & More April Save the Date Picks by Lindsey Sullivan

The month of April is better than any holiday or birthday for theater lovers. With the Tony Awards eligibility cutoff date on the horizon for April 26, a slew of new productions will be open…

BWW Review: THE LION KING First International Touring Production Is Goosebump-Inducing Spectacle by Vince Vicentuan

Philippine theater enthusiasts will surely take pride in the Manila kickoff of the first-ever international touring production of Disney's 'The Lion King,' hailed as 'the world's 1 musical.'

New York Theater Quiz March 2018 by New York Theater

How well were you paying attention to New York theater in March? Answer these 14 questions to find out.

The Miles Davis/John Coltrane Tour That Changed Jazz by Artsjournal

In a backstage interview with Coltrane during intermission at the Stockholm concert, a local jazz DJ noted that some critics were finding his new sound “unbeautiful” and “angry,” the…

Dance Top 5: April 2018 by Sharon Hoyer

It's Chicago Dance Month and picking just five is near impossible. We made sure to put some free shows in the mix.

Thought-provoking, timely ‘Smart People’ tackles heady topics by Steven Oxman - For The Sun-Times

We could just say the play can be called brainy, which is both its strength and its weakness.

The Broadway.com Show: Watch The King and I National Tour Star Elena Shaddow ‘Whistle a Happy Tune’ by Broadway.com

Elena Shaddow, currently starring as Anna Leonowens on tour, performs a classic song from The King and I.

Lena Hall Will Cover The Cranberries on Upcoming Obsessed EP by Adam Hetrick

An April 2 concert will celebrate Hall’s year-long Obsessed project.

Industry Editor Exclusive: THE STONE WITCH- Donations to a Non-Profit with a Commercial Upside by Cara Joy David

Very rarely do you hear of new ways to invest in, or contribute to, the theater. Something surprised me recently however--on the website for the off-Broadway commercial production of THE STO…

VIDEO: Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA! with Rodgers & Hammerstein's Retrospective on the Hit Musical by Stage Tube

Celebrating 75 years on the stageRodgers amp Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on March 31st, 1943, forever changing what we thought musical theatre could be.

The Broadway.com Show: Chris Evans, Michael Cera & More on Bringing Lobby Hero To Broadway by Broadway.com

Chris Evans, Michael Cera and the cast of Lobby Hero talk about Kenneth Lonergan’s timely work.

Science Suggests Another Reason You Should Be Reading Books by Artsjournal

According to research conducted at the University of Toronto, study participants who read short-story fiction experienced far less need for "cognitive closure" compared with counterparts who…

The Mix — Some cool things to do March 30-April 5, 2018 by Miriam Di Nunzio

It’s time to make big plans. Here are some cool things to check out in the coming week: SCREEN SCENE The 34th Chicago Latino Film Festival takes place April 5-19 at AMC River East, 322 E. …

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE Album is Now Available for Limited Streaming by BroadwayWorld

If you're dying for a preview of the upcomingJESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE, head over to iTunes and listen to a selection of songs now available to stream through Apple Music.

Why Did God Punish “Wholly Moses!”? by Trav S.D.

Passover begins at dusk, so there’s still a few hours left to be sacrilegious. And by that, I mean irreverent towards the worship of cinema. Well do I remember the poster advertising W…

The Broadway.com Show: Laurie Metcalf & More Towering Talents Talk Three Tall Women on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Get the scoop on Three Tall Women from Laurie Metcalf, Glenda Jackson and Alison Pill as they celebrate opening night.

Bite of the Best – Restaurant Reviews and More by Sandi Durell

  by Bonnie Tandy Leblang The Best (and Simplest) Chocolate Birthday Cake! My daughter-in-law asked me to bake and decorate my granddaughter’s first birthday cake; she sent me a photo…

Loverly! Catch Me If You Can Pals Aaron Tveit & Norbert Leo Butz Reunite at My Fair Lady by Lindsey Sullivan

Life is great with two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz back on the boards, and it's even better when his Broadway bestie Aaron Tveit pays him a visit. Butz is currently playing the rol…

Flip Through Our Exclusive Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Playbill by Playbill Staff

Get ready for NBC's next live musical broadcast with our special Playbill—complete with cast bios, song listing, and more.

The Broadway.com Show: Andrew Garfield & More Talk Angels in America’s Broadway Return on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Hit the red carpet on opening night of the hotly anticipated revival of Angels in America with Andrew Garfield, Lee Pace and more.

Cultural Appropriation Is Like Pornography ('I Know It When I See It') by Artsjournal1

Alyssa Rosenberg, considering Isle of Dogs: "At this point, there's a fairly clear consensus that white people shouldn't be cast as characters who are meant to be of other races, and that de…

‘Tightly written play portrayed by a superb cast’: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BOBBY (OFF EASTENDERS) – King’s Head Theatre by Shanine Salmon

George Attwell Gerhards has written a very thought-provoking play. For a 60-minute piece he manages to give us a full range and depth of experiences which crack open difficult subjects.

‘Full of small moments that are actually quite telling’: UNDER THE SKIN – Old Red Lion Theatre by Michael Davis

Based on Anneliese Kohlmann’s Belsen trial transcript and Holocaust survivors’ testimonies, Under The Skin tells the story of a Jewish ballet dancer who attracts the patronage of an SS g…

Margot Robbie to Produce Female-Focused Shakespeare Project + More Industry News

Carrie Bradshaw is Team Miranda.  Sarah Jessica Parker took to Instagram to endorse her “Sex and the City” co-star Cynthia Nixon in her run for governor of New York. Ni…

Review: A Salon With Strangers in a Freewheeling ‘War and Peace’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

Familiarity with Tolstoy’s novel is no prerequisite for enjoying this antic show by the Berlin-based troupe Gob Squad.

You Took Advantage of Me: Rodgers and Hart on Love by Sandi Durell

    by Susan Hasho    Deborah Grace Winer is presenting three new jewel box revues and calling it The Classic American Songbook Series at 54 Below. The series kicked off Marc…

Bringing the World of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Briefly, to Stage by Andrew R. Chow

Mr. Coates’s “Between the World and Me,” which began as a personal address to his son, is being adapted for a communal performance at the Apollo Theater.

Friday Playlist: The '90s Jams of Cruel Intentions The Musical

Get ready to feel super nostalgic as we rock out to the pop songs featured in the off-Broadway musical Cruel Intentions.

US Congress Votes To End "Government-Funded Oil Paintings" by Artsjournal

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy's wish has come true, with President Donald Trump signing his Eliminating Government-Funded Oil-Painting -- or EGO -- Act into law on Wednesday. The cheekily nam…

Jody Christopherson interviews Babette’s Feast Director Karin Coonrod | New York Theatre Review by Jody Christopherson

A play is nothing, if not a revealing of truths to an audience. In the spirit of this sentiment, NYTR asked Director Karin Coonrod to respond to a Proust questionnaire, made famous by French…

Harvey Granat on Fred Astaire: The Composer’s Singer by Sandi Durell

  by Alix Cohen   Harvey Granat began a new season of his midday Songs and Stories at the 92nd Street Y with a salute to the incomparable Fred Astaire. Author/journalist Will Fried…

Andrea Martin Gets Pulled Over in Exclusive Clip From The Good Fight by Ruthie Fierberg

The two-time Tony winner returns to the series as a guest star on the April 1 episode.

WATCH: The CW Shares Official Trailer For Upcoming CARRIE: THE MUSICAL Based RIVERDALE Episode by Stage Tube

RIVERDALE returns from its hiatus in soon with the highly anticipated episode 'Chapter Thirty-One A Night to Remember'. As previously reported, The CW's high school drama RIVERDALE will be s…

BWW TV: Hangin' with the Three Women of THREE TALL WOMEN on Opening Night! by Tv - Opening Night Special

Edward Albee'sThree Tall Women.Three Tall Womenstarring two-time Academy Award-winnerGlenda Jackson, Tony Award winner, three-time Emmy Award winner, and 2018 Academy Award nomineeLaurie Met…

An American in Paris impresses onstage with wonderful dancing and a new, darker story line by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic,michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Theatre critic Karen Fricker and dance critic Michael Crabb find much to love in the stage adaptation of the 1951 movie musical.

Where are the plays from British black writers? by Victoria Sadler

When it comes to looking at racism and what it is to be black, we are currently in a phase of importing US stories rather than encouraging and platform black British writers.

Women’s Work: Firebrand Theatre Artistic Director Harmony France On Celebrating Feminism In “9 to 5: The Musical” by Emma Couling

Firebrand Theatre artistic director Harmony France discusses the second production of their inaugural season, "9 to 5: The Musical."

Theater News: Harriet Harris, David Rasche, and More Join New Berkshire Theatre Group Season

The company has announced casting for its lineup of summer productions.

Token Theatre Friends: Snow Day Edition! by American Theatre Editors

This week, Diep and Jose saw 'Escape to Margaritaville' and 'Amy and the Orphans' and picked which one they would see again (if they had to pay for it). Plus actor André Holland drops by!

Tori Scott Returns to Joe’s Pub for Spring Residency Ahead of Edinburgh Debut by Adam Hetrick

Following a sold-out London engagement, the nightlife entertainer is back with an all-new night of true stories.

Women, united: Evil stirs 'The Madres' to action in Argentina by Daryl H. Miller

Evil can look benign. It can appear official. It can masquerade as kind. It can show up at the door in the form of a boy you watched grow up, now wearing a crisply pressed military uniform a…

NPR Ratings At All-Time High by Artsjournal

"According to Nielsen Audio Fall 2017 ratings, the total weekly listeners for all programming on NPR stations is 37.7 million people – a record that has been maintained since the Spring of…

Paid Graduate Assistantships in Arts Administration by Artsjournal

Beginning in the Fall 2018 semester, Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., will offer two paid graduate assistantships to students in the College’s growing Master of Science in Arts Administ…

A.R. Gurney's The Fourth Wall to Receive First Off-Broadway Revival by Olivia Clement

Theater Breaking Through Barriers, the company that works with both able-bodied artists and those with disabilities, is behind the production.

VIDEO: Alex Newell Performs 'Being Good Isn't Good Enough' From HALLELUJAH BABY at MCC MISCAST by BroadwayWorld

On Monday night, the best of Broadway gathered in celebration of one of the most anticipated events of the theatrical season-MCC Theater's annual Miscast gala. Check out Victoria Clark perfo…

Harriet Harris, Graham Rowat, and More Head to the Berkshires for the Summer Season; Full Casting Announced by BroadwayWorld

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced casting for the 90th Anniversary Season. BroadwayWorld has the full list of upcoming productions and their casts below

VIDEO: Victoria Clark Performs 'Be A Lion' From THE WIZ at MCC MISCAST by BroadwayWorld

On Monday night, the best of Broadway gathered in celebration of one of the most anticipated events of the theatrical season-MCC Theater's annual Miscast gala. Check out Victoria Clark perfo…

VIDEO: FROZEN Stars Caissie Levy & Patti Murin Discuss Their Emotional Opening Night on NBC TODAY by TV News Desk

Caissie Levy and Patti Murin stopped by NBC TODAY to chat about the success and magnitude of Frozen on Broadway, plus their emotional and empowering opening night

Is The Next Nobel Prize Winner For Literature Tending Bar Deep In The Australian Outback? by Artsjournal1

"A strong case could be made for [Gerald] Murnane, who recently turned 79, as the greatest living English-language writer most people have never heard of. ... Yet his work has been praised b…

‘Keeps the young audience enthralled’: FRIENDS FOR ALL – Touring ★★★★ by Kristy Stott

Since becoming a father, Simon Mole has tapped into younger audiences – his show – Friends for All – is aimed at ages five and up and is about having the confidence to be yourself and …

Tony Kushner, thinking citizen: The playwright on 'Angels in America,' 'West Side Story' and surviving Trump by Charles McNulty

The Times' theater critic sits down with the playwright to discuss two new productions of his masterpiece, "Angels in America" — one at Berkeley Rep and the other in New York, where Kushne…

Theatre News: Bryan Cranston, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Strictly Ballroom make our top pics of the week

Venues across the world celebrated #WorldTheatreDay with some exquisite photos

Review: Review: Coraline (Barbican Theatre)

Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel becomes an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage

Theater News: Lena Hall Sings the Cranberries in New Obsessed EP

Hall celebrates the memory of Dolores O'Riordan in the fourth installment of her musical series.

Theater News: Acclaimed Musical Comedy Desperate Measures to Run at New World Stages

The York Theater Company production will transfer to an open-ended off-Broadway run.

What to do this week, April 1-7 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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DESPERATE MEASURES To Play New World Stages Beginning 5/30 by BroadwayWorld

DESPERATE MEASURES, a musical comedy gone wild with music by David Friedman Listen To My Heart, book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg Anna Karenina, and directed by Bill Castellino Cagney, Marry …

Sara Bareilles & John Legend Songs Get a Jesus Christ Superstar Mash-Up in Time for Live Event by Broadway.com

Just in time for the NBC broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, musician Michael Korte is back with one of his trademark musical theater/pop mash-ups. This time, it's Jesus Christ Su…

Kardashians, Olsen Twins & More! Watch Frozen's Caissie Levy & Patti Murin Talk Starry Sisters by Lindsey Sullivan

As we've learned throughout Frozen's magical journey to Broadway, stars Caissie Levy and Patti Murin have become besties, sharing an on and offstage sisterhood similar to their chara…

Tony Nominee Alessandro Nivola to Star in TV Series Based on Olivier-Winning Chimerica by Olivia Clement

The actor is in talks to head the cast of the screen adaptation of Lucy Kirkwood’s play.

David Friedman-Peter Kellogg Musical Desperate Measures Will Return Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The open-ended run will begin performances at New World Stages May 30.

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by David Kaufman

Nathan Lane as Roy M. Cohn and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Belize in a scene from Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” (Photo credit: Brinkhoff & Mögenburg) David Kaufman, Critic Full…

News: “Hamilton” tickets go on sale April 8 for upcoming Fox Theatre performances by ArtsATL Staff

Tickets for the Broadway smash Hamilton at the Fox Theatre will go on sale April 8 at 10 a.m. The highly-anticipated show will be at the Fox May 22 – June 10. Tickets will be available…

Caissie Levy and Patti Murin Talk Frozen on The Today Show by Ruthie Fierberg

The stage sisters discuss bringing the Disney animated film to Broadway.

Western Musical Desperate Measures Will Head to New World Stages by Lindsey Sullivan

Giddyup! After an extended run at the York Theatre Company last year, the new musical comedy Desperate Measures will ride on to off-Broadway's New World Stages beginning on May 30. With …

Lena Hall's New EP 'Obsessed: The Cranberries' is Now Available For Pre-Order by BroadwayWorld

SKB Records has announced the fourth month of the groundbreaking new music and video series LENA HALL Obsessed from the Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee. Obsessed The Cranberries - explo…

Video/Photos: First International Tour Of Disney's THE LION KING Premieres in Manila by BroadwayWorld

After a week of sold-out preview performances, the world's 1 musical has opened its 25th global production and first international tour at The Theatre at Solaire lastWednesday, March 28. A s…

How To Diversify Orchestras? by Artsjournal

“Diversity isn’t enough. The end game is not just having more black or brown people on stage, though that certainly has an impact. That is meaningful, but on its own it won’t change th…

New Yiddish Rep – Hanoch Levin Squared by Sandi Durell

  New Yiddish Rep Juxtaposes Hilarity and Heartbreak in English, Hebrew and Yiddish in Hanoch Levin’s Doubleheader   By Myra Chanin   Hanoch Levin is the greatest modern He…

Lobby Hero Review: Chris Evans, Michael Cera in Modest Comedy of Moral Quandaries by New York Theater

“Lobby Hero,” which presents a quartet of characters (two security guards and two cops) in the lobby of a high rise apartment building in Manhattan, is more than just the modest comedy i…

Kate Bornstein Will Star in Readings of Stu for Silverton, Based on America's First Openly Trans Mayor by Andrew Gans

The cast will also feature Mary Testa, Stephen Bogardus, Julia Murney, and more.

Photo Coverage: High School Students Learn From the Best at HAMILTON's Latest #EduHam by Walter McBride

EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only 10. This…

Tony Winner Matthew Broderick Returns Off-Broadway in The Seafarer by Olivia Clement

Performances begin March 30 for the Irish Repertory Theatre production of Conor McPherson’s play.

'We Wanted To See If It Was Possible To Stage A Mind' - Choreographer Crystal Pite On Her 'Betroffenheit' by Artsjournal1

"We wanted ... to figure out how to use the whole space of the stage to create an image of an injured mind. After that initial impulse, we tried to take a personal story of loss and trauma a…

‘Evoking nostalgia from every pore’: A SPOONFUL OF SHERMAN – Touring ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Overall, A Spoonful of Sherman is a sweet little show that is guaranteed to make you feel nostalgic, slickly performed by a talented cast – you will leave the auditorium still humming the …

BWW Review: Retired From Parliament, Glenda Jackson Returns to Broadway in Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN by Michael Dale

It's been nearly three decades since the superb stage artist Glenda Jackson took her last opening night bow on Broadway, playing Lady Macbeth in 1988. Since then she's been working in the so…

Photos: Devil with the Blue Dress' Daniella Isaacs: a week in the life

The actress plays Monica Lewinsky in the upcoming production at the Bunker Theatre

Rumorville: ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Vacation’ Musicals are on Their Way to Broadway + More News

Welcome to Rumorville! Here you can learn about casting news that’s about to break in Hollywood. These speculations might be only rumors, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fo…

Snapshot: ‘Tales from the South Side. 1970s Chicago Clubs’ by Michael Abramson

The photojournalist caught the stylish nightlife of the funk and soul era in full, alluring swing

Photo Flash: First Look at Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf, and Alison Pill in THREE TALL WOMEN on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

Edward Albee'sThree Tall Women.Three Tall Womenstarring two-time Academy Award-winnerGlenda Jackson, Tony Award winner, three-time Emmy Award winner, and 2018 Academy Award nomineeLaurie Met…

‘The Sting’ Is Back — Now As a Musical With Harry Connick, Jr. at Paper Mill Playhouse by Helaine Feldman

By Helaine Feldman, Contributing Writer, March 30, 2018 If you remember the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, The Sting; if you loved seeing Paul Newman and Robert Redford together on screen …

Concerto For Cheesesteaks And Orchestra: Tod Machover's New Score Captures The (Literal) Sounds Of Philadelphia by Artsjournal1

Philadelphia Voices is the eighth in a series of "crowd-sourced symphonies" - symphonic scores incorporating sounds recorded on the streets and submitted by residents - Machover has done for…

Why Three Tall Women’s Opulent Set Was Designed By Skype by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch director Joe Mantello and stars Laurie Metcalf, Glenda Jackson, and Alison Pill share behind-the-scenes info about their new play.

Call Redialed: Shane Shane: "Tonight's Special with Shane Shane" at The Duplex by Adam Rothenberg

Photo Credit: Alesia Exum It's so great to catch up with Shane Shane to talk about the return of his hilarious variety show Toni…

YouTube’s 12 Best Performances of “Gethsemane” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar

Before John Legend & Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert, take a look back at some other incredible vocalists singing Jesus' big song.

Frank Gaylord, Sculptor Of Korean War Memorial, Dead At 93 by Artsjournal1

"Mr. Gaylord, a World War II Army paratrooper who received the Bronze Star Medal for valor during the Battle of the Bulge, said he intended his sculptures to 'confront visitors with the real…

BWW Album Review: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER UNMASKED: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Packs Gems Within Its Density by David Clarke

For many, musical theater and Andrew Lloyd Webber are synonymous. Whether you love him or hate him, there is no denying that his music has been influential within and outside of the world of…

Stage Top 5: April 2018 by Kevin Greene

As the weather warms up, so do Chicago stages with adventure, intrigue and good old fashioned rock n' roll.

REVIEW ROUND-UP: LA TRAVIATA at English National Opera by Emma Clarendon

Daniel Kramer directs La Traviata, his first production for ENO after becoming the company’s artistic director (playing until 13 April 2018). Here’s what critics have been making of it…

This Movie Romance Scandalized a Nation. Now It’s a Drama Onstage. by Michael Hoinski

For the prizewinning journalist Lawrence Wright, the affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on the “Cleopatra” set was made for the stage.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, March 30, 2018 by Susan Grace

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See Neil Patrick Harris, Allison Williams, and More Celebrate A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Season 2 Premiere by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony winner taps into his evil side for the return of the original Netflix series.

Houston Gets Its Own Version Of An Anish Kapoor 'Bean' by Artsjournal1

Cloud Column, a very shiny, 21,000-pound stainless-steel ellipsis by Anish Kapoor that has just been installed on the campus of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. It's almost impossible to av…

The War Of The Beans: Chicago And Houston Papers Totally Diss Each Other's Anish Kapoor Sculptures by Artsjournal1

As Kapoor's Cloud Column is being installed in Houston (and drawing inevitable comparisons to Kapoor's Cloud Gate in Chicago), the Chicago Tribune's Kim Janssen and the Houston Chronicle's L…

Opening Night: Fans have their say about ‘Pretty Woman: the Musical’ by Ji Suk Yi

When it comes to romantic comedies, the 1990 movie "Pretty Woman" is as close as it gets to an adult fairy tale.

Tavis Smiley Sued PBS For Breach Of Contract; Now PBS Countersues Smiley - And Includes Detailed Sexual Harassment Charges by Artsjournal1

In December, PBS suspended Smiley's nightly talk show in the wake of allegations that he had behaved improperly with female members of his staff; within weeks, Smiley, furiously denying the …

The Russians Are Coming: ‘A Walk in the Woods’ by Matthew Wexler

The Barrow Group revives Lee Blessing's play about an American and a Russian diplomat with vastly different agendas.

Chicago Dance Month a feast for the feet by Kyle Macmillan - For The Sun-Times

The 2018 installment of the annual throws the spotlight on the city’s teeming dance scene, with dozens of classes, performances and special offerings.

Lee and Dean: 'The word 'again' makes almost every sentence funnier' by Harriet Gibsone

Miles Chapman and Mark O’Sullivan, creators and stars of the builders sitcom, on the things that make them laugh the mostMC: Most things by Vic & Bob. Top two Shooting Stars sketches h…

Podcasts: Shows That Shaped Me: Drew McOnie

We chat to the Olivier Award-winning director and choreographer

The 99-Seat Beat: Neil Simon, family dysfunction, one-woman shows and more by F. Kathleen Foley

This week on the small-theater scene: Neil Simon's "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" in Burbank, the new play "Damaged Furniture" in Sherman Oaks, the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival in Veni…

BWW's On This Day - March 30, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

‘The greatest Dahl adaptation to date’: MATILDA THE MUSICAL – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

Matilda is THE family musical of this generation and a must-see for musical theatre aficionados for Minchin’s score alone. The fun and mischief are infectious and I can’t remember the la…

Look for Theater J’s next season on 4 familiar stages around town by Tim Treanor

Theater J will be all around town during the 2018-2019 theater season, as the Edlavitch DCJCC makes significant renovations to its digs on 16th Street. While the Jewish Cultural Center will …

20th Century Boy UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The epic story of Marc Bolan and his band T Rex are brought to the stage in the 20th Century Boy UK Tour. This post 20th Century Boy UK Tour first appeared on British Theatre…

Metropolitan Opera Produces A Work For Infants by Artsjournal1

This may not be the first time someone has said that the Met's audience is a bunch of babies, but it'll be the first time that it's literally true. "The company will present 10 free performa…

Review: The Inheritance at Young Vic by Brendan Macdonald

Honouring the past: Brendan Macdonald reviews Matthew Lopez's two-part play inspired by E. M. Forster The post Review: The Inheritance at Young Vic appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

Without Warning, Beloved Brancusi Sculpture In Paris Cemetery Is Boxed Up by Artsjournal1

"The Cimetière du Montparnasse is at risk of losing one of two of its most distinctive occupants. A famous Constantin Brancusi sculpture of a couple embracing, Le Baiser (The Kiss, 1909), h…

The City and the City, BBC2 — odd, stylish and complex crime drama

David Morrissey brings a glorious melancholy to the role of heavy-handed but sympathetic inspector

Marie-Agnès Gillot, Paris Opera Ballet's Most Unlikely Étoile, Retires At 42 by Artsjournal1

"Everything was against Marie-Agnes Gillot becoming a ballerina - never mind a great one. She was too tall, broad-shouldered and most of all, she had a double scoliosis, which sometimes give…

Hamlet, BBC2 — surprisingly funny at odd moments

Robert Icke’s production never feels gimmicky, and Andrew Scott is a revelation

Kiss Me First, Channel 4 — outsider in a virtual world

An introverted young woman is drawn to exist online in a secret pocket of a video game

Jean Grae and Quelle Chris: Everything’s Fine — ‘sardonic and surreal’

The rap duo’s music has a psychedelic drive, dense with sampled dialogue, jazzy instrumentation and hypnotic basslines

The Garden: Mirror Might Steal Your Charm — ‘an excess of sensation’

The music is anchored in US punk but with diversions through rock-rap, rave, post-punk and quirky pop

Bettye LaVette: Things Have Changed — ‘Dylan reinterpreted with originality’

The singer pays tribute to Bob with 12 covers that reimagine his songs as robust, old-school soul and R&B

Régine Crespin: A Tribute; Christa Ludwig: The Complete Recitals — ‘a pair of handsome collections’

Warner Classics celebrates two star singers of the postwar era

Kurt Elling: The Questions — ‘a supple jazz score’

The vocalist juxtaposes protest songs with poetry and follows showtune classics with literate vocalese

Reich: Drumming — ‘an alluring blend of sonorities’

The recording draws on the Colin Currie Group’s experience in perfecting the music’s intricate rhythmic patterns

‘Three Tall Women’: ‘Exquisite’ Glenda Jackson stars in ‘torrentially exciting’ Edward Albee ‘classic’ by David Buchanan

Edward Albee won three Pulitzer Prizes over the course of his distinguished career, with two of those award-winning plays (“A Delicate Balance,” “Seascape”) bowing on Broadway during…

Olly Wilson, Composer Who Brought West African Material Into Western Avant-Garde Music, Dead At 80 by Artsjournal1

"Mr. Wilson, a longtime professor at the University of California, Berkeley, grew up listening to jazz and spirituals. He studied African music in Ghana under one of his two Guggenheim Fello…

‘Provides more than enough food for thought’: OUR BIG LOVE STORY – Hope Theatre by Liz Dyer

In Our Big Love Story, Stephanie Silver explores the idea of radicalisation of teenagers – only not, as one might expect, that of young Muslims.

Celebrating Alan Jay Lerner’s lyrical gift to musical theatre by Nick Smurthwaite

The lyricist of some of the best-loved musicals of all time would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Music academic Dominic

Bolder Colorado by American Theatre Editors

How theatre in the college town 25 miles from Denver is rising to the occasion---and raising the stakes for the region.

Miss Nightingale in 250 words

The words “World War II” and “romance” are almost inseparable from the cliché of a brave soldier and his devoted fiancée, torn apart but ultimately reun…

REVIEW: Three Tall Women by JK

Review of the Saturday, March 24, 2018 matinee preview performance at the Golden Theatre in New York City, New York. Starring Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill, with Joseph Mede…

Sonido Gallo Negro: Mambo Cósmico — sci-fi psychedelia

The Mexican band widen their horizons with imagery from Ancient Egypt and the Hispanic old world

Misère by Linda Nochlin — the wider canvas

In her last work, the late Linda Nochlin finds a 19th-century social critique in realist art more often lauded for line, form and colour

In Mosul, Rebuilding The Centuries-Old Book Culture ISIS Tried To Destroy by Artsjournal1

In the years they occupied Iraq's second city, the extremists burned tens of thousands of books and torched the widely admired university's library. NYRB's reporters meet with librarians, la…

Download: A Fanatic Heart: Bob Geldof on WB Yeats — ‘unmissable’

A triple-disc celebration of the great Irish poet with readings by an impressive roll-call of actors, writers and musicians

Beginners review – the rainy holiday that changed the world by Lyn Gardner

Unicorn, LondonThe enterprising children in Tim Crouch’s moving comedy learn that growing up is hard to doIf you’ve ever looked in the mirror and seen a glimpse of your 10-year-old self,…

Download: Happy End — ‘exquisitely acted’

Michael Haneke’s film is an impressive litany of cross-generational dysfunctionalities

UK Ruling On Hearing Damages Will Have Big Impact On Orchestras by Artsjournal

"It effectively says an orchestral workspace is no different from a factory," said Mark Pemberton, director of the Association of British Orchestras. "What it says is that musicians will nee…

Download: Battle of the Sexes — ‘long build-up, limp spectacle’

Emma Stone and Steve Carell star as tennis great Billie Jean King and self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig Bobby Riggs

Edward Said: a legacy of speaking truth to power

The work of the late Palestinian intellectual is the starting point for an innovative series of concerts in Berlin

Eels frontman Mark Everett: ‘I didn’t ask to be Tragic Guy’

The American rocker talks about how loss has shaped the band’s music

Review: White Guy on the Bus at Finborough Theatre by Frey Kwa Hawking

Seething resentment: Bruce Graham's play applies the heat to an exploration of prejudice and hypocrisy in Philadelphia. The post Review: White Guy on the Bus at Finborough Theatre appeared f…

Drama’s virtual reality check: Ready Player One and Kiss Me First

New movie and TV show look to engage with technology’s potential for social good rather than just its dangers

When the art world tilts to the east

High prices at Art Basel Hong Kong; Long Museum gets a Mark Bradford; Art Central highlights housing crisis

Three Tall Women, Golden Theatre, New York — ‘unflinchingly mordant’

Glenda Jackson makes her first appearance on Broadway for 30 years alongside Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill

Passio, St John’s Smith Square — ‘pure austerity’

Arvo Pärt’s work is one of the major statements to have come out of the new age of religious music

‘Crude, disgusting, shocking, amazing, outstanding’: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE – The Vaults ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Crude, disgusting, shocking, amazing, outstanding. Just a few words to describe this mental but incredible production. Trainspotting Live, based on Irvine Welsh's 1993 book, follows a group …

Natalie Weiss Makes Solo Show Return at the Green Room 42 Next Week by BroadwayWorld

YouTube singing sensation and Broadway Performer, Natalie Weiss, recently featured on the Tony and Grammy winning Dear Evan Hansen and Golden Globe-winning, Billboard chart-topping, Oscar-no…

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 3/30 - PRETTY WOMAN, LES MIS, BOOK OF MORMON, and More! by Bww Special

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

The Overcoat is slick, visually rich and an arresting night at the opera by John Terauds - Special To The Star

It’s a must-see for anyone who appreciates good writing, brilliant orchestration and great stagecraft but fails to make a human connection, writes John Terauds.

‘Cannot fault the cast’: RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL – Arts Theatre ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Ruthless has its good moments but also its flaws. It has moments of humour and glamour but there is sadly no standout moments.

BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater by Peter Danish

BWW Review ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater

The enduring avant-gardism of the Wooster Group

The company has been making experimental drama and baffling audiences since the 1960s — and has no plans to play it straight now

VIDEO: Emily Blunt Finds The Idea Of Mary Poppins A Little Creepy by Stage Tube

Emily Blunt appeared on last night's Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she discussed the enjoyment of playing Mary Poppins, and the strange feeling she gets when thinking about the chara…

£10 Tickets to Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident at Omnibus Theatre by Shaun Evelyn

The remarkable story of India’s first recording artist, a tale interwoven with scandal, intrigue and invention. This is a multilingual play fused with music and dance that celebrates the e…

Review: Macbeth, Royal Opera House by Anna Zanetti

According to Operabase, Verdi’s Macbeth is the 29th most performed opera, ranking higher than Cavalleria Rusticana and Salome. Perhaps with the intention of helping it climb up a few posit…

Brief 3/30: Katharine McPhee Talks Upcoming Debut in WAITRESS, Read the Reviews on PRETTY WOMAN, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Katharine McPhee discusses her upcoming debut in Waitress, see what the critics had to say about Pretty Woman's out of town tryout, and more

Hello, Dolly! Lookin’ Swell by Jk Clarke

        by JK Clarke   If Hello, Dolly! were edited down to a mere 10 or 15 minute version of the glorious set piece featuring the title song, it would stand up on i…

Review: Is This Thing On?, Old Red Lion Theatre by Frey Kwa Hawking

Frigg Theatre is a Nordic company with an explicitly feminist focus, which aims to create original work “about subjects that are generally considered taboo”. Domestic violence, the theme…

Design classic: Home Desk

The Swag Leg Desk’s elegant form and colourful cubbyholes made it a perennial favourite for the home office

Review: Ruthless! The Musical, Arts Theatre by Sebastian Calver

I was recently told that the most common form of comedy is through the subversion of social behaviour, the unexpected anti-social behaviours. Ruthless! qualifies this advice with its narcoti…

‘A brave and epic piece of new writing’: THE INHERITANCE – Young Vic by Ian Foster

The Inheritance is a brave and epic piece of new writing from Matthew Lopez, taking a scalpel to contemporary gay life in New York, asking what does it mean to be a gay man today and just ho…

Today on Broadway: Friday, March 30, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Critics Love “Three Tall Women,” but Not So Much “Pretty Woman,” London “Fun Home” Casting Announced, and MCC Releases Sara Bareilles’ Edite…

Coraline review at Barbican Theatre – ‘magical opera based on Neil Gaiman’s novella’ by George Hall

Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new opera Coraline represents a departure for its 57-year-old composer. Its source is a multi-award-winning children’s novella by Neil Gaiman,

Finding New Meaning in ‘Mean Girls’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

The movie is beloved. But it also pits girls against girls. How, then, do you make a stage musical that satisfies fans and meets our cultural moment?

‘This is what children’s theatre can & should be’: BEGINNERS – Unicorn Theatre by Laura Kressly

Whimsical design, innovative dramaturgical devices and an unwilling to patronise young people with obvious storytelling combine to create Beginners, a marvellous and thoughtful piece of thea…

AIDS, death and the modern family take center stage

Andre Gerard was a handsome aspiring actor who enjoyed Shakespeare and Mozart, made many friends, was attracted to people with a vibrant sense of humor and was in a loving, … Click to …

WATCH: #PalladiumPicks... @joemcelderry91 sings "Close Every Door" from @joesphmusical

He may have shot to fame after winning the X Factor all those years ago but Joe McElderry is now a musical theatre actor in his own right. His leading performance in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING T…

Christian Boltanski: ‘We give ourselves things to do so that we don’t die’

Peter Aspden meets the man routinely described as France’s greatest living artist

Actor from Harry Potter films will appear at this year's Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

Christian Coulson of the Harry Potter film series will play the title role in Shakespeare's "Richard III" and the role of Wessex in "Shakespeare in Love" at this summer's Pennsylvania Shakes…

MICF: Rich Hall by Arts Review

Winner of the 2013 MICF Barry Award and Edinburgh Fringe’s Perrier Award, the widely-toured and irascible Rich Hall is a frequent visitor to Australia. As for his last trip in 2016, he st…

MICF: The Escape Room by Arts Review

An “Escape Room” gives you the chance to work with friends against the clock to solve puzzles and secure your release. The business world has seized on the concept for “team building�…

Lily James familiarises herself with Beatles' hits for role

The actress, who appeared alongside Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, has been cast in the film musical All You Need Is Love, written by Richard Curtis and directed by Danny Boyle.

Howard Sherman: Buyer Beware controversy does Lenny Bruce and playwright Michael Weller a disservice by Howard Sherman

It is possible that you’ve heard of Michael Weller’s play Buyer Beware. But unless you were among the roughly 85 people who

Mark Shenton: Student theatre magazine offers a refreshing antidote to the online playground by Mark Shenton

As Trump continues to band the term “fake news” at every media outlet except Fox News, we are more in need of

Three Tall Women review – Glenda Jackson's astounding return to Broadway by Alexis Soloski

Golden theatre, New York Edward Albee’s psychodrama spells out the crueller fortunes of life for three ages of the same woman, leavened with some comic sympathyExistential dread comes very…

92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists Series: “Irving Berlin: American” by Darryl Reilly

This biographical survey concert fused together several strands. There were the zesty performances by Danny Gardner, Emily Hsu, Holly Butler, Richard Riaz Yoder, Jada Temple and Bryonha Mari…

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Tony Vincent Made Jesus Christ Superstar His Own Rocktopia

Prime yourself for NBC's live production with Vincent's face-melting version of Judas's big number.

Ready Player One Stars Reveal Who They Would Hang With in the Oasis by Young Hollywood

Ready Player One Stars Reveal Who They Would Hang With in the OasisYoung Hollywood is in the Oasis of Austin for the premiere of 'Ready Player One' at SXSW where we catch up with stars Tye S…

Babette’s Feast **** by Barry Gordin

By: Lauren Yarger March 30, 2018 An exquisite and tasteful staging of the New York premiere of Babette's Feast serves up this week's Easter message of love and grace.

Interview: A Conversation with Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra by David Rohde

The orchestra that makes its home in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall has only had one American music director in the last two generations. So it’s easy to forget that the 100-strong band i…

Young Sheldon - Stage Fright by CBS

Ellen Harvey and Tally Sessions Open Sweeney Todd at Kansas City Rep by Adam Hetrick

Chris McCarrell and Emily Shackelford are also featured in the production that officially opens March 30.

The 8 Oldest Performers to Win a Tony Award by Logan Culwell-Block

The definitive list of the oldest performers to win in each acting category.

Can Conservative Values and Progressive Politics Coexist? - Playwright Abby Rosebrock tries to work that out in 'Dido of Idaho'

Playwright Abby Rosebrock tries to work that out in Dido of Idaho---Abby Rosebrock did sketch comedy and worked in academia before becoming a performer-playwright. She was most fulfilled whe…