19th-Century Playbills to Be Restored and Digitized by Andrew R. Chow

A grant to the Museum of the City of New York will allow for the conservation of hundreds of theatrical broadsides.

‘Mean Girls’ on Broadway: Omg, you’ll lol. by Peter Marks

Tina Fey and company learn from a Washington tryout and fashion an evening of pure fun.

“A Different Long Stretch of Earth”—New West Wrestles Old, at Ragged Wing, Oakland by Kim Waldron

Addie Ulrey Asks Questions It’s Safer to Ignore    by Kim Waldron Nimbly juggling a rifle between bare feet, 13-year-old, bi-gender Montanan Brucie puzzles over dragons while rolling alo…

Broadway Review: ‘Mean Girls,’ The Musical by Gordon Cox

Those high-school girls who laughed themselves silly at Tina Fey’s 2004 movie “Mean Girls” are now old enough to take their own teenaged daughters to this bouncy musical adapta…

Feeding the Dragon by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Under the assured direction of Maria Mileaf in a production which started at the Hartford Stage earlier this year, Sharon Washington is a captivating and entertaining presence both as she na…

Inside the Mean Girls Opening Night on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The musical adaptation officially opened April 8 at the August Wilson Theatre.

The Time Machine by Arts Review

Before Dr Who and Back to the Future there was The Time Machine. Strange Duck Productions presents a brand-new production at the NIDA Playhouse Theatre for a limited season from Wednesday 11…

Theatre Review: ‘God’s Favorite’ at Newtowne Players by Kaylin Beach

Many of us are familiar with the story of Job in the Bible. We even liken ourselves to Job whenever our lives take a turn for the worst. Clearly, we aren’t the only ones who find some comf…

Theatre Review: ‘Improvised Shakespeare Company’ at The Kennedy Center’s Family Theater by Kristin Franco

“Lord, what fools these mortals be.” Five men on a blank stage make up a new Shakespearean comedic masterpiece before your very eyes, as the impressive and lightning fast skills …

How Tina Fey messed up ‘Mean Girls’ musical by Sara Stewart

Mean should never feel this warm and fuzzy. Tina Fey’s musical opened on Broadway Sunday night, in a high-budget but watered-down adaptation of her wonderfully nasty, 2004 hit comedy. This…

Mean Girls review at August Wilson Theatre, New York – ‘slick, but soulless’ by Mark Shenton

The American high school system has spawned any number of hit musicals, from Grease and Hairspray to High School Musical and last

Mean Girls review – Tina Fey's comedy hits Broadway with a soft landing by Alexis Soloski

August Wilson theatre, New YorkThe stage adaptation of the hit teen film is a jubilant watch but the songs aren’t quite as catchy as they should be and there’s a mean streak missingMean …

Review: ‘Mean Girls’ at the August Wilson Theatre by Deb Miller

If you’ve ever witnessed (or worse yet, experienced, encouraged, or participated in) the “girl-on-girl crime” of high-school cliques, malicious gossip, fierce competitiveness, and vici…

‘Mean Girls’ Review: Tina Fey Musical Makes Broadway Honor Roll by Greg Evans

At least one of the characters in Broadway’s Mean Girls would describe this musical adaptation of Tina Fey’s 2004 not-for-teens-only film comedy as absolutely fetch. And fetch it…

Review: ‘Mean Girls’ is funny, but not fresh by Charles Isherwood

Does it make me a mean girl if I say that “Mean Girls,” the new Broadway musical based on — well, duh! — is, like, tbh, just OK? Sorry. My mean. But that’s kind of my job. As with …

On Wednesdays, We Do Two Shows: Mean Girls Self-Awarely Stages Itself by Sara Holdren

Less than two minutes into the smart, splashy new musical of Tina Fey’s 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls, my friend leaned over and whispered delightedly, “This is the most postmodern thing I…

Theatre News: Olivier Awards 2018: Hamilton and Bryan Cranston among winners

The awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall

Review: Tina Fey Brings the Musical Comedy Back to Broadway in Mean Girls

Fey's 2004 film gets a 2018 update at the August Wilson Theatre.

Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” Is Now a Fetch Broadway Musical by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman writes about Tina Fey's "Mean Girls," now a musical on Broadway.

Irish Heritage Theatre presents ‘The Women of Ireland’ by Cameron Kelsall

Irish Heritage Theatre collects five short plays about the Irish women of yesterday and today, and delivers mixed results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Photo Flash: On the Red Carpet at the Olivier Awards by BroadwayWorld

The Olivier Awards were held tonight, Sunday, April 8, at London's Royal Albert Hall. Check out photos below of all the action on the red carpet.

Review: ‘Mean Girls’ Sets the Perils of Being Popular to Song by Ben Brantley

Tina Fey’s adaptation of her 2004 screenplay about high school cliques comes to Broadway with wit, fetch and a surplus of songs.

Dance Review: ‘Nederlands Dans Theater’ at The Kennedy Center by Carolyn Kelemen

There’s a certain fresh, uninhibited and politically inspired way of dancing that only Europeans manage to pull off. It came into being in the 1960s and continues to crop up now and then, …

Mean Girls: Tina Fey’s Little Foxes Slay Broadway by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The 2004 movie becomes a crowd-pleasing musical, with help from the wizardly Casey Nicholaw The post Mean Girls: Tina Fey’s Little Foxes Slay Broadway appeared first on New Y…

Mean Girls: Fey’s Film Is Very Fetch on Broadway by Jesse Oxfeld

★★★★ Director-choreography Casey Nicholaw has fun playing with the Plastics — but why's it all so white and straight? The post Mean Girls: Fey’s Film Is Very Fetch on Broadwa…

MEAN GIRLS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw, a brilliant design team, and a most exuberant cast have pulled out all the stops to shape Mean Girls, the new musical opening tonight at the August Wil…

Review Roundup: Did the Critics Think MEAN GIRLS Was Fetch? - All the Reviews; Updating Live! by Review Roundups

Mean Girls opened tonight, Sunday, April 8, at the August Wilson Theatre. The musical features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, based on her screenplay for the film, music by …

Mean Girls by Sandi Durell

  by Michael Bracken   Time passes.  And edges that once were sharp become smoother and rounder as the years fly by.  Such seems to be the case with Mean Girls, at the August Wil…

‘Mean Girls’ review: Tina Fey musical a Broadway crowd-pleaser by Joe Dziemianowicz

Tina Fey’s new Broadway musical “Mean Girls” delivers a fizzy blast that tickles the ears, eyes and funny bone.

Photos: Olivier Awards 2018 arrivals including Patti LuPone, Michael Sheen and Cuba Gooding Jr on the red carpet

The stars were out at the Royal Albert Hall for the Olivier Awards

'Hamilton' takes seven prizes at UK Olivier Awards by The Associated Press

Historical hip-hop musical "Hamilton" took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater's Olivier Awards.

NEW JERUSALEM • New Jewish Theatre by Andrea

Most people don’t like to have their views challenged. But when your long-held convictions about religion are upended? Oof. Forget about it. That’s what got Baruch de Spinoza excommunica…

What Did Critics Think of Broadway’s Mean Girls Musical? by Ryan McPhee

Read the reviews for the new show by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin.

Bye bye, Lindsay Lohan. In Tina Fey's 'Mean Girls' on Broadway, the arty geeks take center stage. by Chris Jones

“Sometimes I feel like an iPhone without a case,” muses one of the teens in the new Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” written by Tina Fey and set among the cliques and geeks of what now…

'Hamilton' takes 7 prizes at UK stage Olivier Awards

LONDON (AP) - Historical hip-hop musical "Hamilton" took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater's Olivier Awards, where women's rights activists joined stage stars on t…

Review: ‘Wicked Frozen’ at St. Luke’s Theatre by Deb Miller

What do you get when you cross the super-popular hits Wicked and Frozen with a Boston accent? The laugh-out-loud musical parody Wicked Frozen, presented by John Lant and making its Off-Broad…

Historical musical Hamilton dominates Olivier Awards by Jill Lawless, Jill Lawless

The hit US production won awards for sound, lighting, music and choreography

'Love Never Dies,' a sequel to 'Phantom of the Opera,' struggles to abduct us by Daryl H. Miller

You would think that Christine Daaé might have learned by now to avoid rooms with full-length mirrors in them, because a certain masked face is bound to materialize in the looking glass, he…

'Mean Girls' on Broadway review: This show is so not fetch by Christopher Kelly

The "Mean Girls" on Broadway cast often charms, but this Tina Fey musical never quite achieves liftoff

August Wilson at his best is a gift. Arena Stage is giving you one. by Peter Marks

“Two Trains Running” is Wilson’s ’60s play, in a decade-by-decade series spanning a century.

A King’s Daughter: Feeding the Dragon by Sandi Durell

    By Samuel L. Leiter   Sharon Washington is an African-American actress of a certain age. I’ve seen her on stage before but never, in my recollection, in a role that demo…

‘Hamilton’ Rises Up, Wins Big at 2018 Olivier Awards

Celebrating the best of British theater April 8 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards gave top honors to the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s…

‘Empire Records’ musical headed for Broadway, targets 2020 debut by Kate Feldman

“Empire Records” is moving to Broadway.

The Olivier Awards 2018: Full List of Winners by Alex Ritman and David Rooney

'Hamilton' scored seven wins, while top prizes went also to 'The Ferryman,' 'Angels in America' and 'Follies,' with Bryan Cranston, Sam Mendes, Shirley Henderson and Laura Donnelly among hon…

'Hamilton' wins 7 prizes at Britain's Olivier Awards, and Time's Up wins more support by Associated Press

“Hamilton” took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater's Olivier Awards, where women's rights activists joined stage stars on the red carpet to support the Time's U…

Block Talk: Episode 54- RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 RuCap Episode 3 by Michael Block

Let's tap that app-isode! Me and Coco Taylor chatted about the latest episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10!To listen to the episode, visit iTunes or SoundCloud! And don't forget to leave …

Theatreland stars turn out for Olivier awards – in pictures

London’s Royal Albert Hall hosts the UK’s most prestigious theatre awardsRevolutionary musical Hamilton takes home seven Olivier awards Continue reading...

Winners of the 2018 Olivier theater awards by Associated Press

The winners of the 2018 Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in London theater, opera and dance:

The Amazing Kreskin by Sandi Durell

  by Alix Cohen   At 83, The Amazing Kreskin seems to remember every name and date involved with experiences long past. Awareness is his modus operandi. Convinced that we’re fata…

NEWS: Hamilton scoops seven Olivier Awards with top honours for The Ferryman & National Theatre too by Press Releases

New American musical Hamilton collected seven Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and The Ferryman went home with three prizes at the Olivier Awards 2018, the UK’s most prestigious s…

'Hamilton' takes 7 prizes at Britain's Olivier Awards by The Associated Press, Jill Lawless, The Associated Press

Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" won best new musical at the Olivier Awards, where women's rights activists supported Time's Up on the red carpet.     …

Red carpet: Stars turn out with umbrellas at Olivier Awards by ,

WATCH: Who'd Perry O'Bree catch on Olivier Awards red carpet? Full video interviews

The rain was never going to deter #StageFaves vlogger Perry O'Bree on the 2018 Olivier Awards red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall. In addition to this year's two-time nominee and all-round l…

‘Hamilton’ Captures Seven Olivier Awards; ‘The Ferryman’ Wins Best New Play by Dade Hayes

Hamilton‘s revolutionary run is recording more milestones in the UK, with the Lin-Manuel Miranda show collecting seven Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. On the drama side, Je…

Watch: First reactions from the Olivier Award winners by Carly-Ann Clements

Backstage at the Olivier Awards 2018 with Mastercard, we caught each of tonight's winners just after they left the stage with their new statues in hand. The post Watch: First reactions from …

ANGELS IN AMERICA Wins Best Revival Of A Play At The Olivier Awards by BroadwayWorld

Today at London's Olivier Awards, the National Theatre production ofTony Kushner's epic and seminal masterwork,Angels in America A Gay Fantasia on National Themeswon Best Revival of a Play a…

Our favourite moments from the 2018 Olivier Awrads by Carly-Ann Clements

Tonight we celebrated the best of British theatre. And though the whole evening was a joy, some moments stood out among the rest. Here of our favourite moments of the night. The post Our fav…

Hamilton wins seven Olivier Awards, Girl From the Country & Follies nab two apiece

HAMILTON was the night's biggest winner at this year's Olivier Awards, taking home seven prizes in total including Best New Musical. But in the performance categories, it split down the midd…

‘Hamilton’ Takes Home Seven Olivier Awards, Including Best New Musical by Erin Nyren

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” took home seven awards at the U.K.’s Laurence Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London Sunday, winning for best new musical, …

Symphonie Fantastique by Joel Benjamin

Twist’s “Creator’s Note” in the program alludes to Wassily Kandinsky’s musical metaphorical paintings and Twist’s youthful attraction to the possibility of using abstract puppetr…

The Addictive Drug That Is Opera by Artsjournal2

Or, more specifically, that is Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, who is singing Tristan in Boston: "You can never get rid of it. It is always there, stuck in your brain."

Revolutionary musical Hamilton takes home seven Olivier awards by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Jez Butterworth’s play The Ferryman, the National Theatre and Bryan Cranston also winnersHamilton, the stage juggernaut that is arguably the most wildly popular and influential musical for…

Second City e.t.c. cast dances around the funny stuff in ‘Gaslight District’ by Darel Jevens

While big laughs are scare, the talented writer-actors keep the energy high and break out plenty of silly moves.

‘Hamilton’ picks up seven gongs at Olivier Awards

West End hip-hop musical replicates Broadway success by taking top prizes

Hamilton, Denise Gough, Broadway-Bound The Ferryman Among 2018 Olivier Award Winners by Ryan McPhee

Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical won seven awards at the 42nd annual ceremony.

Olivier Awards 2018: the winners in full by The Stage

This year’s Olivier Awards saw Hamilton take home seven prizes, the most of any show, including two performance accolades and best new

Hamilton wins big to lead 2018 Olivier Award winners by Robin Johnson

The lauded Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton led the way at the Olivier Awards 2018 ceremony, collecting 7 awards from its record 13 nominations. The post Hamilton wins big to lead 2018 Ol…

Hamilton Sweeps 2018 Olivier Awards; Angels in America Wins Best Revival by Broadway.com

Winners have been announced for the 2018 Olivier Awards, honoring the best in West End theater. Hamilton won seven awards including Best New Musical, a win for lead Giles Terera as Aaro…

How To Preserve Outdoor Art? Enlist The U.S. Army, Of Course by Artsjournal2

Just whoa: "Alexander Calder, who famously rejected the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976 as a form of protest against the Vietnam War, would be extremely surprised to learn that the con…

Will The Death Of The DVD Extra (And The 'Making Of' Featurette), Can Young Filmmakers Learn How Films Work by Artsjournal2

This is a serious technology question: "With DVDs steadily joining VHS cassettes as extinct technology, what has become of the fun, insightful mixed bag that movie fans came to know as bonus…

Top AJBlogs Posts From The Weekend Of 04.08.18 by Artsjournal2

Cecil Taylor Is Gone Cecil Taylor, a pianist who fashioned his music from myriad styles and sources, died yesterday in New York. He was 89. From his earliest recordings in the mid-1950s with…

The Latest: Wet red carpet greets stars at UK theater awards by Associated Press

The Latest on British theater’s Olivier Awards (all times local):

Exclusive Podcast: 'Behind the Curtain' Welcomes Broadway's Favorite Columnist, Michael Riedel by Behind The Curtain

Brace yourselves because the infamous Assassin of Broadway, Michael Riedel, sits down with Rob and Kevin to look back on his career and to celebrate the great legends that fascinated him whe…

La Wilson, Assemblage Artist Who Never Explained Her Works' Meanings, Has Died At 93 by Artsjournal2

Wilson's assemblages, she said, only told a story (to her, at least) when she put them together, and she didn't plan the story ahead of time. "Inside the home garage that was long ago conver…

Review: ‘Top and Bottom’ at Rainbow Theatre Project by Darby Dejarnette

Top and Bottom— written by Kevin Michael West, directed by Christopher Janson and produced by the Rainbow Theatre Project— is a unique comedy exploring the ways in which people express t…

Dramacorp Boards Daniel Di Grado’s ‘Cyptid,’ Launches Season 2 of ‘Hamilton’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

Sweden’s Dramacorp, the Patrick Nebout-Beta Film joint venture, has come on board “Cyptid,” a Swedish horror thriller series created by up-and-coming Swedish director Danie…

'Weird Al' Yankovic at the Vic: Accordion solos, deep cuts and 'Velvet Elvis,' dare we say genius? by Zach Freeman

Five songs into musical comedy legend “Weird Al” Yankovic’s second sold-out night at the Vic for his “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour,” I scanned the crowd and…

Talent Agencies Are Exploding Onto Every Scene In Hollywood (And Beyond) by Artsjournal2

As agencies try to get into the production business during this time of streaming, not everyone is excited by the multi-tentacled operations. "The Writers Guild of America sounded an alarm i…

Review: ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ at Vagabond Players by Carolyn Kelemen

The opening night performance of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by the Vagabond Players in America’s oldest continuously operating theater in historic Fells Point turned out to be a f…

Two Artworks By Egon Schiele Have Been Ordered To Be Returned To The Heirs Of A Victim Of The Nazis by Artsjournal2

Thirteen years after a different court turned down the heirs' claims, the judge in this case "rejected the idea that Mr. Grunbaum had voluntarily transferred the artworks during his lifetime…

Magic Time!: ‘Underground Railroad Game’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

“What the fuck was that?” a friend asked me at the opening night reception for this show at Woolly. To which, still reeling, I could only answer, “Yeah, what the fuck?̶…

BWW Interview: It's His Petersburg Now! Catching Up with ANASTASIA's New Dmitry, Zach Adkins by Nicole Rosky

The Broadway smash hit Anastasia officially opened last spring at the Broadhurst Theatre. Since then, ensemble member and Dmitry understudy Zach Adkins has been waiting to take his turn in t…

ON BROADWAY: Mean Girls by Simon Parris

Mean Girls has commenced its Broadway run as a hot ticket, a situation likely to escalate as positive word of mouth spreads. The new musical is sure to play London, Australia and beyond, wit…

Review: ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood [Symphonic Metal Version]’ by Landless Theatre Company by Coral Colón-Muñiz

The 1986 Tony Award best musical winner is playing in DC, and it has one different detail from any other production you’ve ever seen before: a symphonic metal score. Created by Landless Th…

VIDEO: Tina Fey Talks How Bringing MEAN GIRLS to Broadway is a Dream Come True and More on CBS Sunday Morning by Stage Tube

Tina Fey appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this morning to talk about how bringing Mean Girls to Broadway is a dream come true.

Modernized French-Language LES MISERABLES Series is in the Works by Stephanie Wild

Elephant, a Paris-based group of creatives in film, TV, and digital media, will pitch a modernized Les Miserables series at Canneseries, according to Variety. The series will be the first Fr…

Why Has This Poet Disappeared? by Artsjournal2

The discussion of modernist poet Lola Ridge spurs a call to arms, or rather to pens: "Gender is part of who gets remembered. In 2015, 71.7 percent of biographies were about men and 31 per ce…

Restoring A Landmark In Los Angeles (And Heading Toward A Museum's Future) by Artsjournal2

The details of the Academy of Motion Pictures' restoration of the old May Company building, now the Saban building, are pretty cool: "Taking apart the steel windows uncovered a bit of archit…

This Week on Broadway for April 8, 2018: Drew Droege and Frozen by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Drew Droege. Reviews include Frozen, Bobbie Clearly @ Roundabout Underground‎, Rocktopia, Hitler’s Tasters @ Cente…

‘Scintillating & uproariously funny’: THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES OF MRS RICH – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★ by Anne Cox

It is Sophie Stanton’s powerful and radiant turn in the title role which dominates Jo Davis’ scintillating and uproariously funny production of The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich.

When You're A Woman Starting To Direct, Go Big (So You Don't Go Home) by Artsjournal2

Constance Zimmer, who just directed an episode of UnReal: "I saw Greta Gerwig [an Oscar nominee for her directorial debut of Lady Bird] on a panel recently and she said, ‘When it’s your …

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 8 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, April 8, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

Olivier Awards 2018 - Winners Updated LIVE! by BroadwayWorld

We'll be updating the list of nominees LIVE throughout this evening's Olivier Awards from London's RoyalAlbert Hall- winners are indicatedIN BOLD

Theatre Review: ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Kristen Price

Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo” is a hilarious backstage romp through one very long afternoon at the theatre. Laurel Mill Playhouse’s production, directed by Larry Simmons, is full…

A Guide to the 2018 Olivier Awards: How You Can Tune In Worldwide! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's biggest night might not arrive until June 10, but the best of London Theatre will be celebrated tonight at The Olivier Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall. This year's big nomine…

Broadway at the Cabaret: Dave Malloy with Friends from GREAT COMET, George Salazar & Joe Iconis, And More! by BroadwayWorld

What good is sitting alone in your room this week If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlight…

Helen Molesworth, Who Was Abruptly Fired As MOCA's Chief Curator, Will Give A UCLA Commencement Address by Artsjournal2

The dean of the school said, "It is in the times that are most challenging that we, as artists, must engage the world with our greatest passion, clarity and forward-thinking vision. ... To b…

‘No fear in depicting different views of sisterhood’: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS – Bunker Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Kevin Armento’s Devil With the Blue Dress at the Bunker Theatre is a brutal look back at the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: The Olivier Awards

The awards are coming this evening in London

Michael Kushner, Remy Germinario, and Sandwich by Janie Willison

"The idea was for him to be a Christmas present from me to Remy but on October 23rd the breeder sent me a picture of Sandwich and I was like, 'that's him I can't wait until December.'" We we…

Wes Anderson's Aesthetic Has Taken Over Our World by Artsjournal2

The director of (most recently) Isle of Dogs has affected not only other movies but also everything about our visual world, including Instagram and much more: "He has had a boggling influenc…

West End Cast of Hamilton, Chita Rivera, Andy Karl Perform on Olivier Awards April 8 by Andrew Gans

The evening at Royal Albert Hall also celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Molly Ringwald, Now An Adult Who Deeply Understands The Me Too Movement, Revisits The Problematic Teen Movies That Made Her A Star by Artsjournal2

This is a fine, nuanced, complex piece of writing. For example: "How are we meant to feel about art that we both love and oppose? What if we are in the unusual position of having helped crea…

At the Public Theater, a Mother, a Daughter and Deportation by Liz Robbins

A new musical with a book by the Pulitzer winner Quiara Alegría Hudes focuses on a fractured relationship against a backdrop of immigration policy.

‘Amazing how resonant the themes are’: THE COUNTRY WIFE – Southwark Playhouse ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

The Country Wife is a little long and felt arduous to watch at times but the conversation between the 1920s and modernity and the clever use of humour and staging make it a fun night out at …

Review: ‘Lucky Stiff’ at Colonial Players of Annapolis by Charles Green

Colonial Players’ production of Lucky Stiff is a fun romp of a musical. First performed in 1988, with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, this production, directe…

NEWS: American play Faceless, about a suburban teenaged girl who tries to join Isis, gets European premiere by Featured Content

Selena Fillinger's 2017 American play Faceless, inspired by a true court case about a 19-year-old Denver court case who tried to fly to Syria to join Isis in 2014, gets its European premiere…

Ursula K. Le Guin Explained Why Dictators Aren't Usually Into Poetry (And Definitely Not Poets) by Artsjournal2

From an interview published this year: "Dictators are always afraid of poets. This seems kind of weird to a lot of Americans to whom poets are not political beings, but it doesn’t seem a b…

What's Up With The Casual Colonialism Of Major Movies? by Artsjournal2

Are Indiana Jones and Lara Croft really meant to inspire kids to go into archaeology? "Although the character of Indiana Jones arguably raised the profile of archaeology as a whole, and Lara…

BWW's On This Day - April 8, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Representation Matters: The Monologue Project by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Gab Cody. Gab Cody reflects on the birth of The Monologue Project, an initiative that started in Pittsburgh, USA and Dallas, USA to increase the canon of audition-length monologues for wo…

‘An unmissably beautiful piece of theatre’: PRESSURE – Park Theatre ★★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

First seen in Edinburgh and Chichester in 2014, David Haig’s acclaimed Pressure finally arrives at London’s Park Theatre where it runs for a month or so before heading into the West End …

Watch: the final episode in the Road to the Oliviers series featuring StageFaves’ very own Perry O’Bree!

As the big night looms, there is plenty to enjoy in the final episode of the Olivier Awards’ Facebook series, with appearances from Janie Dee, Elaine Paige and, of course, Perry!

Yerma - Where Need Becomes A Dangerous Obsession by Judd Hollander

Reviewed by Judd HollanderDirector Simon Stone's reinterpretation of Federico García Lorca's Yerma is, quite simply, one of the best shows of this or any other theatre season. Enj…

Will London's 'Hamilton' Set Records In The Olivier Awards Today? by Artsjournal2

The London version of the smash hit already raked in a record-breaking 13 nominations. Can it beat last year's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which broke records with nine wins last year?

‘Surprisingly dark but engaging musical’: TEDDY – The Vaults ❤❤❤❤ by Emma Clarendon

Teddy is a surprisingly gritty musical that knows how to pack a punch and is equally entertaining as it is engaging. It literally leaves you dancing from the theatre.

What In The World Is Hollywood Doing With A Star Like Sandra Oh? by Artsjournal2

The lead of this piece sums up the issues, really: "For four years after she left Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra Oh waited. She waited for offers to come in, juicy scripts that could come alive in…

Schools of the Stars: Where Mean Girls Cast and Creators Went to College by Sarah Jane Arnegger

Where the full cast and creative team of the Broadway musical Mean Girls pursued their college studies.

Maya Angelou: Poet, Memoirist - And Godmother Of Hip Hop? by Artsjournal2

She mentored Common, inspired Kanye West, and won three Grammys for her own spoken word poetry. "Angelou saw hip-hop’s innate connection to the tradition of poetry. When asked whether she …

‘Hamilton’ leads nominations for UK stage Olivier Awards by Associated Press

Women’s rights activists are due to join stage stars on the red carpet at British theater’s Olivier Awards, where “Hamilton” leads the race for trophies with 13 nominations.

Royal Shakespeare Company accuses theatre critic Quentin Letts of being 'blatantly racist' in play review by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

The journalist suggested that an actor in a new production was only cast because he is black

After Protests, The Brooklyn Museum Defends Its Hiring Of A White Curator Of African Art by Artsjournal2

Who can afford to be an art historian, or a curator? "The Brooklyn Museum job was advertised as a part-time position for a limited period. 'It goes without saying that for many, this kind of…

‘Madcap success & monstrous consequences’: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – West End ★★★★★ by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

If you want thoroughly entertaining, which requires no thought, just the ability to laugh, then this is the show for you. Young Frankenstein is a monstrously fun night out.

‘Holds the audience in the palm of its wonderfully m@OughtToBeClowns by Ian Foster

Absolutely no disrespect to Terence Wilton and James Byng who currently tell this ghost story so well, it just feels like the time is now is now to expand The Woman in Black’s horizon.

Plastic review – anger becomes slaughter in Essex school drama by Michael Billington

Old Red Lion, LondonKenneth Emson’s fascinating play has its characters speaking in jagged rhyme, but it rests on some questionable assumptions about its settingThis curious 70-minute play…

Three Tall Women **** Lobby Hero *** Frozen ** Admissions **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward Recycling continues to be the main mode of operating on Broadway. Two American plays (Three Tall Women, Lobby Hero) are making their belated Main Stem debuts after success…

Daily Mail's Quentin Letts accused of 'racist attitude' in theatre review by Haroon Siddique

Royal Shakespeare Company directors condemn remarks on ‘miscasting’ of Leo WringerThe Royal Shakespeare Company has accused the Daily Mail’s Quentin Letts of a “blatantly racist atti…

Happy #OlivierAwards Day! Have a look at all the best Tweets from the build-up so far...

Fancy a look backstage at the preparations for the biggest night in the theatre industry calendar? Then stop right here and spy on Lee Mead and Sheila Atim rehearsing, the Hamilton costumes …

‘A superlative production’: THE WAY OF THE WORLD – Donmar Warehouse by Aleks Sierz

This is a stylish, yet thoroughly accessible, production that is full of energy and a joyous satirical thrust that never obscures the real human emotions at the story’s core. Let’s hope …

MICF: Mark Watson – I’m Not Here by Arts Review

I’m Not Here involves an account of Welsh comic Mark Watson’s last trip to Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015. It might also hint at the circumstances that lead to his absen…

MICF: Mel Buttle – Dog Bitch by Arts Review

The title of Mel Buttle’s new show references the reaction of some dude in a pub to her love of canines. She wasn’t always this way though, and this offering (sort of) sketches out her j…

BalletLorent: Rumpelstiltskin review – spun with a twist by Luke Jennings

Sadler’s Wells, LondonAntic fun abounds as poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy casts a peculiar spell on BalletLorent’s version of the Grimm fairytaleLiv Lorent founded BalletLorent 25 years a…

The Damned United review – Brian Clough drama is a game of two halves by Clare Brennan

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsClough’s ill-fated tenure at Leeds United is turned into a finely performed, if loosely structured, three-handerIt’s a book, a film and a play. Their subje…

The week in theatre: The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich; Cathy – review by Susannah Clapp

Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon; Soho theatre, LondonMary Pix’s forgotten 1700 play fills the stage with defiant energy, while Ali Taylor’s remake of Cathy Come Home hits hardIs it a clus…

Janessa Highland of St. Louis is crowned 46th Miss Gay Missouri America by Gabe Hartwig • St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Janessa Highland of St. Louis became the 46th Miss Gay Missouri America on Saturday night at Hamburger Mary's.

Win a double pass to The Wizard of Oz in Melbourne by Matt Edwards

AussieTheatre has five double passes to giveaway to The Wizard of Oz at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne on Wednesday 16th May at 7.30pm. The Wizard of Oz has been thrilling capacity audienc…

Drama schools urged to cut their audition fees by Maria Coelho and Michael Savage

Would-be actors from low-income homes are being shut out of the profession, say campaignersBritain’s theatre establishment will gather at the Albert Hall for its most glamorous evening of …

Opening Night: Broadway Goes Plastic as Mean Girls Opens Tonight

Casey Nicholaw directs the stage adaptation of Tina Fey's hit teen comedy.

'Hamilton' leads nominations for UK stage Olivier Awards by Associated Press

LONDON — Women's rights activists are due to join stage stars on the red carpet Sunday at British theater's Olivier Awards, where "Hamilton" leads the race for trophies with 13 nomination…

Mean Girls Musical Opens on Broadway April 8 by Ryan McPhee

The musical, based on the 2004 comedy, features a book by original screenwriter Tina Fey, marking her Broadway debut.

Podcast: The Stoop — peeling back the layers of prejudice

There’s intimacy and warmth in these conversations about black experience and identity in America

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/7/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 472018.

A Day in the Life of Aladdin’s Arielle Jacobs by Marc J. Franklin

Follow Broadway's Princess Jasmine —from AM to PM—as she gives us an inside glimpse into what it’s like to be an actor in New York City.

Flip Through the Mean Girls Opening Night Playbill by Hannah Vine

The new musical, based on the 2004 comedy, opens at the August Wilson Theatre April 8.

Miss You Like Hell Is the Mother-Daughter Musical We Need by Olivia Clement

In The Heights book writer Quiara Alegría Hudes puts matriarchal strength on the Public Theater stage.

Harry Connick Jr.-Led The Sting Musical Opens April 8 at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Andrew Gans

Kate Shindle, J. Harrison Ghee, Janet Dacal, and more are featured in the cast.

So Fetch! Tina Fey's Mean Girls Musical Officially Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway-premiere production of the new musical Mean Girls celebrates its official opening night at the August Wilson Theatre on April 8. Featuring a book by the film's scr…