“Tokyo!” at Majestic Bastille, Les Ecrans De Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Les Ecrans De Paris’ will screen “Tokyo,” an experimental anthology film at the Majestic Bastille theater on November 11, 2018.A compilation of three stories written by three non-Japan…

Brazilian photographer captures our greed for gold

Sebastião Salgado’s series depicting the Serra Pelada mines auctioned for £118,750

Frida Kahlo: jewellery that paints a picture of an icon

The V&A museum works with designers to create collections for artists’ exhibitions

My Favourite Pieces: Prue Leith’s showstoppers

The Bake Off judge gives a glimpse into her collection of chunky, colourful jewellery

Broadway Bound by Arts Review

The theatre world lost one of its greatest writers with the passing of Neil Simon in August, so New Theatre’s programming of Broadway Bound to round off 2018 holds a certain piquancy, …

“Santa Monica Rep Reads: The Adding Machine” at The Broad Stage by Blouin Artinfo

Santa Monica Rep Reads will be revisiting “The Adding Machine,” by Elmer Rice at The Edye, The Broad Stage, on November 11, 2018.According to the website of Discover Los Angeles,  t…

Russian oligarch ensnared in Monaco corruption case

Dmitry Rybolovlev was placed under investigation over claims he has bribed officials

Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends: “New Worlds” at Sydney Opera House by Blouin Artinfo

Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends: “New Worlds” at Sydney Opera House Bill Murray, the incorrigible film actor and all-round legend, teams up with Jan Vogler, world-renowned Cel…

Happy Birthday Jamie deRoy by Barry Gordin

Jamie DeRoy celebrated with friends at Bonds 45 November 11, 2018: Show business impresario, Jamie deRoy, an award-winning producer, cabaret, stage, film and TV performer celebrated her b…

So in Love Benefit Will Honor the Late Marin Mazzie by Adam Hetrick

The evening inspired by the of the late three time Tony Award nominee will raise funds for Ovarian Cancer Research.

Photo Coverage: Inside Day Two of Rehearsals For ROCKERS ON BROADWAY by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The Path Fund Inc. will present the 25th Annual ROCKERS ON BROADWAY Monday, November 12, which will honor legendary Rock amp Roll drummer from Bad Company and Free, SIMON KIRKE, and two-time…

What’s HOT at the 2018 Feast Festival by Arts Review

Now in its 22nd year, the annual Feast Festival kicks off tonight with a flurry of pink feathers for the next two weeks with a program bursting with queer art and culture, celebrating South …

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Recap: I Have (No) Friends by Allie Pape

There are shows that are unafraid to dispose of cast members at will, and there are shows that desperately try to keep every last minor character in the fold. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend definitely …

People You Should Know . . . Monica Bauer by Zack Calhoon

Monica Bauer (playwright) Selected credits: Two Men Walk Into a Bar (Dream Up Festival, Theater for the New City), My Occasion of Sin (Urban Stages: Emerging Playwright Award)…

People You Should Know . . . Claire Curtis-Ward by Zack Calhoon

Claire Curtis-Ward is a recent graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. New York Theatre: The Enchantment (HERE Arts Center), Macbeth (Columbia Stages), Fable …

People You Should Know . . . Leah Curney by Zack Calhoon

Leah Curney has performed on and Off Broadway and at theaters across the country including Manhattan Theater Club, Mint Theater, Guthrie Theater and more. Select TV/Film credits include The …

Villanova Theatre presents ‘She Loves Me’ by Mark Cofta

Villanova Theatre's 'She Loves Me' ably shows that this old musical delivers more than seems possible. Mark Cofta reviews.

Miro Magloire Writes About New Chamber Ballet’s Upcoming Performances at New York City Center Studios by The Dance Enthusiast

In  Miro Magloire Writes About New Chamber Ballet’s Upcoming Performances at New York City Center Studios, "At the start of my career I trained as a composer, and I am passionate about mu…

Review: ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ by Sterling Playmakers by Leandra Lynn

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Sterling Playmakers and produced by Shanna Christian, is an intense musical experience with just enough blood, murder, mischief, and mayhem…

Malibu burning: Kardashians, Lady Gaga, Cher fear for homes

Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga were among thousands fleeing their homes on Friday as a fast-moving wildfire engulfed Malibu and nearby celebrity neighborhoods.

Charm City Ballet Presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ December 15-16 by News Desk

While it’s Nutcracker season for most dance companies across the region, Charm City Ballet presents something unique: its original full-length ballet, A Christmas Carol. Directors, founder…

People You Should Know . . . Kailah S. King by Zack Calhoon

KAILAH S. KING-Most recent credits include Vivian’s Music, 1969 (East to Edinburgh Festival at 59E59 Theaters, Edinburgh Festival Fringe). Recent staged readings include Monica B…

The week ahead in SoCal theater, Nov. 11-18: 'The Bitter Game,' 'UnCabaret' and more by Matt Cooper

THEATER Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings ¡Gaytino! Made in Ameri…

New York Royalty: Christiani Pitts & the Cast of King Kong Take Over the Broadway.com Portrait Booth by Broadway.com

Something big officially arrived on the Great White Way on November 8. King Kong bowed at the Broadway Theatre, and the cast and creative team of the larger-than-life musical celebrated…

How To Not Train Your Dragon: A Review of Siegfried at Lyric Opera of Chicago by Aaron Hunt

The "but"s keep coming in Lyric Opera's latest installment of Wagner's Ring Cycle.

The Bodega Boys have way better weekends than you by Hannah Sparks

Lifelong Bronxites and pop culture podcasters Desus Nice and the Kid Mero, a k a the Bodega Boys, hit Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater Sunday for the New York Comedy Festival. “I…

Review: This Bitter Earth (About Face Theatre) by Lauren Emily Whalen

The Chicago premiere of Harrison David Rivers’ two-hander, equal parts searing and touching, gut-wrenching and romantic. Director Mikael Burke and Rivers are a dream team of truth: this st…

TDF's Veterans Theatregoing Program Launches Second Season at THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG by BroadwayWorld

Last night, a group of 30 veterans residing at Samaritan Daytop Village in Hell's Kitchen were among the veterans invited to attend the Thursday, November 8 performance of The Play That Goes…

The Hoes, Hampstead Theatre review - sex and drink and grime by Aleks.sierz

Girls just wanna have fun in the sun - smart, funny but slender debut playBecause of the #MeToo movement, and the revival of feminist protest, the theme of sisterhood now has a much stronger…

Watch Christy Altomare & Zach Adkins Sing the Cut Tune 'At the Beginning' Onstage at Anastasia by Broadway.com

Christy Altomare and Zach Adkins made Broadway dreams come true following the November 8 performance of the hit musical Anastasia. The acclaimed stars rocked out to Lynn Ahrens and Stephen F…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Andy Karl of Pretty Woman by Broadway.com

Andy Karl stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Pretty Woman and more with Paul Wontorek.

Build It and They Will Come… Then Wonder Why: ‘King Kong’ by Matthew Wexler

A 20-foot-tall, 2,000-pound gorilla comes to life (though not much else) in the live stage version of the classic film.

Original Voice of Anastasia, Liz Callaway, Releases Beautiful City Single November 9 by Adam Hetrick

Callaway is backed by a choir and full orchestra on her new single of the uplifting Stephen Schwartz song from the 1973 movie version of Godspell.

Review: White Teeth at Kiln Theatre by Nathan Lucky Wood

'a play about what makes a community, and what divides it': Nathan Lucky Wood reviews Kiln Theatre's take on Zadie Smith's novel The post Review: White Teeth at Kiln Theatre appeared first o…

Chicago Theater Review: THIS BITTER EARTH (About Face Theatre at Theater Wit) by Lawrence Bommer

BITTER END The gulf is clear from the start. Joe Schermoly’s set consists of interconnected boxes that create shelves which suggest two apartments separated by a crosswalk. It’s an apt d…

BWW Live Will Chat with THE FERRYMAN Stars Niall Wright & Fra Fee- Tune in at 5pm! by BroadwayWorld

Tomorrow, November 9th, 500pm EST BroadwayWorld's Steve Schonberg is getting up close and personal with not one, but two stars of The Ferryman- Niall Wright and Fra Fee.

VIDEO: Christy Altomare and Zach Adkins Perform 'At the Beginning' On Stage at ANASTASIA by Stage Tube

After Thursday night's performance of ANASTASIA, stars Christy Altomare and Zach Adkins gave a special performance of the beloved song At the Beginning from the 1997 animated film. Check out…

Marvel at the 7(ish) World Wonders with the Cast and Friends of King Kong on Opening Night by Broadway.com

The cast and friends of King Kong guess the 7 wonders of the world on opening night in this Red Carpet Challenge.

Odds & Ends: Jerry Mitchell's Oliver!-Themed Musical Becoming Nancy Is Eyeing Broadway & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Jerry Mitchell's Oliver!-Themed Musical Becoming Nancy Is Eyeing Broadway Jerry Mitchell, the Tony-winning director-c…

Review: In ‘Natural Shocks,’ a Storm Is Coming by Laura Collins-Hughes

In Lauren Gunderson’s issue play, Pascale Armand plays an insurance agent in a risky scenario.

Theater Review: “The Roommate” — Iowan Yin Yang by Bill Marx

The moral of Jen Silverman's yarn is straightforward enough: we are in a country where self-transformation has become an end in itself, re-invention a default response to omnipresent banalit…

Original Memphis Stars Montego Glover and Chad Kimball Reunite at Only Make Believe Gala by Caitlin Moynihan

The nonprofit organization Only Make Believe, which creates and performs interactive theater for children in hospitals and care facilities, held its annual gala on November 5 at the Schoenfe…

VIDEO: On This Day, November 8- THE BAND'S VISIT Begins Its Broadway Stay! by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 2017, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, The Band's Visit, opened on Broadway

Review: Lewiston/Clarkston at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

. A powerful play diptych by Samuel D. Hunter is performed in full for the first time at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Exclusive: 10 ExtraOrdinary Days of A.R.T. - A Look Back On PIPPIN With Patina Miller, Andrea Martin, Matthew James Thomas, and More! by BroadwayWorld

To celebrate 10 years of musical theatre at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University A.R.T. BroadwayWorld is counting down to their production of ExtraOrdinary, a show highlighti…

Will Reynolds and Eric Price Win 2018 Fred Ebb Award by American Theatre Editors

The songwriting duo will be presented with a cash prize this month.

The Report From New York : King Kong’s Beast Is Amazing; The Musical Not So Amazing by Bill Hirschman

“Amazing” is a word you don’t read in too many theater reviews. So keeping in mind that it’s well-considered use here requires a lot of contextual “yets” and “buts,” King Kon…

Steppenwolf Launches New Resource: List Of New And Lesser-Known Plays That Require Diverse Casts by Artsjournal1

The list, called The Mix, “Steppenwolf compiled a list of over 150 potential nominators and ultimately received plays from nearly 100 theater professionals, including playwrights, dire…

One More Time With Meaning: A Review of The Last Session at Refuge Theatre Project by Jay Van Ort

Written during the height and subsequent wane of the AIDS crisis, this remount at Refuge Theatre Project shows its age.

Livestreaming CEC ArtsLink Assembly 2018: Artists and Global Citizenship

By . CEC ArtsLink presents the first annual ArtsLink Assembly on Artists and Global Citizenship livestreaming from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV netw…

Pop Music review – life throws shapes on the dancefloor by Mark Fisher

Cast, Doncaster Anna Jordan tunes into intertwined lives and captures the oblivion and camaraderie of the dancefloor in her new dramaIt’s no spoiler to reveal that Pop Music ends with Come…

Our Bar: Theater in a Bar by Sandi Durell

    By Ron Fassler   Whether you are a visitor to New York, or a die-hard resident, almost everyone loves a night on the town that might include stopping in someplace in searc…

Joshua Henry, Matthew Morrison, Shoshana Bean, More, Perform at Dallas Summer Musicals' 2018 Gala by Hannah Vine

An Evening With the Best of Broadway raised $500,000 for community arts initiatives.

Release Date Set for Brigadoon Cast Album Featuring Kelli O'Hara & Patrick Wilson by Andy Lefkowitz

Ghostlight Records has announced a December 7 digital and physical-CD release date for the cast recording of New York City Center's acclaimed gala staging of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederic…

Exclusive Photo Coverage: Marty Lawson Receives the Legacy Robe for KING KONG! by Walter McBride

KING KONG officially opened last night, Thursday November 8, at the Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway. Before the curtain went up, the company took a moment to celebrate the recipient of the Le…

BRIGADOON Cast Recording Set for December 7th Release by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records has announced the release of Lerner amp Loewe's Brigadoon - New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording in physical, digital and streaming formats on Friday, December 7. Brig…

Getting Jazzed for Broadway’s Best: The Sound of Music by Rodriguezc

Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of Rodgers & Hammerstein, discusses what makes The Sound of Music the quintessential R&H musical, the differences between the movie…

Lady Gaga ahead to win Best Original Song Oscar now that ‘Shallow’ is only ‘A Star is Born’ submission by Paul Sheehan

Turns out Lady Gaga won’t be competing with herself at the Oscars when it comes to the Best Original Song race. The updated FYC site for “A Star is Born” now lists only …

City Center Brigadoon Cast Recording, Starring Kelli O'Hara and Patrick Wilson, Sets Release Date by Logan Culwell-Block

The album preserves the performances of the 2017 concert staging, which co-starred Stephanie J. Block.

Hear Kelly Clarkson Sing ‘Never Enough’ From The Greatest Showman Reimagined by Ruthie Fierberg

The tune from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s original movie musical gets the pop star treatment.

Call Answered: Peter Wrobell: "Junkie: Miles To Go", "In The Light", by Adam Rothenberg

A very interesting interview with Polish actor Peter Wrobell! We discuss co-starring in the new film Junkie: Miles To Go, acting, producing, Polish Pride and so much more!For more on Peter f…

Theatre Review: ‘Things That Are Round’ by Rep Stage at HCC by Susan Brall

Rep Stage’s world premiere of Callie Kimball’s “Things that are Round” is presently playing at the Studio Theatre at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard …

Monsters for My Birthday by Trav S.D.

I have always counted myself lucky that my birthday comes as a sort of tent pole between Halloween and Thanksgiving, helping maintain a holiday momentum that encompasses the entire butt end …

Broadway Poll: Your Favorite Play With Puppets by New York Theater

My favorite character in Frozen on Broadway by far is Sven the reindeer. I’ve been a fan of Avenue Q  before it opened Off-Broadway the first time. Does anybody doubt The Lion King o…

Ten of the best theatre shows for Christmas 2018 by Chris Wiegand

Musical improv elves, cabaret and interactive hijinks abound in these festive shows for familiesRoyal & Derngate, Northampton, 27 November-30 December. Then touring. Continue reading...

Pippin Tony Winner Patina Miller Joins ExtraOrdinary Retrospective at A.R.T. by Adam Hetrick

Miller’s electrifying gender-swapped performance as the Leading Player in the A.R.T.-born revival of Pippin earned her a Best Actress Tony Award.

'Apologia' at the Roundabout Theatre: Talky, unpersuasive, annoying by Toby Zinman

Stockard Channing and Hugh Dancy star in this abrasive family drama, an intellectual soap opera aspiring to tragedy.

The Broadway.com Show: He's Here! Christiani Pitts, Jack Thorne and More Celebrate King Kong on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Christiani Pitts, Jack Thorne and more celebrate the arrival of King Kong on Broadway.

'This Bitter Earth' is an intense, analytical journey to the intersection of race and politics by Chris Jones

In the most powerful moment in “Bitter Earth,” a new two-character play by Harrison David Rivers, we see a young white man berating his African-American lover for what he sees as shamefu…

Thanksgiving from Latin History for Morons by Rodriguezc

In a hilarious piece performed from his Broadway show Latin History for Morons, watch as Tony Award nominee John Leguizamo describes how he wishes the first Thanksgiving took place. Premie…

No Waiting to Play This ‘Godot’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

The highly physical Irish actor Aaron Monaghan came late to Beckett, and is young to portray Estragon. But the role fits (even if the shoes don’t).

Opera Review: Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Annapolis Opera at MD Hall for the Creative Arts by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

And so Bugs Bunny, “The Rabbit of Seville” posing as a barber on the operatic stage, rubs the hair tonic “Figaro Fertilizer” on Elmer Fudd’s baldpate, and the latter reacts in comi…

BalletLorent choreographer Liv Lorent: ‘I’m female, I’m in the north and I make family work. That’s a triple whammy’ by Anna Winter

It’s been 25 years since choreographer Liv Lorent set up dance theatre company BalletLorent. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the company is known for

'Apologia' at the Roundabout Theatre: Talky, unpersuasive, annoying

"King Kong" comes to Broadway, and it -- Kong, that is -- is a knockout by Toby Zinman

"King Kong" has arrived on Broadway. The show manages, while not being the greatest musical per se, to be immense and immensely entertaining. The star of the show, the star of the night, is …

Great singing and energetic dancing give Young People’s Theatre’s Mary Poppins a lift by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

YPT’s version of the beloved musical also takes a welcome approach to casting, with Vanessa Sears playing Mary with winning crispness, writes Karen Fricker.

King Kong on Broadway reviews round-up : 'One of the most ludicrous musicals in recent memory' by Clémence Michallon, Clémence Michallon

The new show, which opened on Thursday night, is based on the 1933 film – and involves a giant gorilla puppet

"King Kong" comes to Broadway, and it -- Kong, that is -- is a knockout by Toby Zinman

"King Kong" has arrived on Broadway. The show manages, while not being the greatest musical per se, to be immense and immensely entertaining. The star of the show, the star of the night, is …

Front Row: Jeremy Kushnier & Jennifer Laura Thompson Revisit Footloose 20 Years Later by Broadway.com

Head Over Heels' Jeremy Kushnier and Dear Evan Hansen's Jennifer Laura Thompson look back at their Broadway debuts in Footloose.

Let It Sing! Jeanine Tesori & Brian Crawley's Violet to Make U.K. Premiere in 2019 by Andy Lefkowitz

Violet, the acclaimed musical featuring the debut score of Tony winner Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), will receive its first U.K. production in 2019 at London's Charing Cross Theatre. Shunta…

Without Walls reveals new plans to support touring projects by Giverny Masso

Outdoor arts company Without Walls has launched two new initiatives to support touring work. The first is the Touring Network Partnership, which

FROM DOWN UNDER: Opera Australia’s La Bohème in Melbourne by Simon Parris

In its third Melbourne appearance, Opera Australia’s splendid 2011 production of La Bohème is as appealing as ever.

Balance in the Labyrinth: A Review of Malaga (or the Inner Ear) at Theatre Y by Hugh Iglarsh

Theatre Y presents the English-language premiere of this disquieting exploration of sacrifice and parenting.

NEWS: Jeanine Tesori’s award-winning musical Violet gets UK premiere in the new year by Press Releases

VIOLET, a multi-award-winning musical with music by Jeanine Tesori (Tony Award winner for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for Fun Home, and Tony-nominated for Caroline, or Change and Shre…

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh in on Mays' and Arden's A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Review Roundups

The Geffen is currently hosting a world premiere adaption ofCharles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Adapted byJefferson Mays,Susan LyonsandMichael Arden, this one-man production features Mays ta…

First look: Production shots of Pinter Four by Carly-Ann Clements

Get a glimpse at Janie Dee, Jessica Barden, Bríd Brennan and the rest of the cast of Pinter Four in the show's first production shots. The post First look: Production shots of Pinter Four a…

Opportunity: British Council bursaries for bloggers by Alice Saville

A new British Council project will support UK bloggers to discover and write about international work. The post Opportunity: British Council bursaries for bloggers appeared first on Exeunt M…

Matt Doyle, Cheyenne Jackson, Derek Klena & More Take Part in MAGIC MIKE Workshop by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, while Channing Tatum's Magic Mike Live has already taken over Las Vegas and London, a musicalized version of the show is taking more steps towards Broad…

A revival of Robert Carsen’s production of Mefistofele at the Metropolitan Opera, New York

Boito’s opera is well performed but insufficiently demonic

REVIEW: Fat Blokes, Purcell Rooms, Southbank Centre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Fat Blokes at the Purcell Rooms at the Southbank Centre. This post REVIEW: Fat Blokes, Purcell Rooms, Southbank Centre ✭✭✭✭✭ first appeared o…

Kennedy: Bobby’s Last Crusade by Mark Dundas Wood

There are some fine elements in the portrayal. Arrow’s Kennedy-clan dialect seems believable—though maybe slightly over-baked at points (especially when, late in the play, he sings bits …

BWW TV: KING KONG Celebrates Opening Night in a Big Way! by Tv - Opening Night Special

Just last night, one of the biggestcharacters in Broadway history made his debut at one of Broadway's biggest theatres. The stars came out last night at the Broadway Theatre as King Kong cel…

Production news round-up: Jesus Christ Superstar to run at the Barbican and London premiere announced for The Light in the Piazza by Giverny Masso

This week’s production news includes a transfer of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar to the Barbican, and

VIDEO: Tony Goldwyn Sits Down with TODAY to Talk About Starring with Bryan Cranston in NETWORK by Stage Tube

This morning, Actor Tony Goldwyn sat down on TODAY to talk about starring with Bryan Cranston in the Broadway show Network, based on the 1976 film of the same name. He also discusses wrappin…

BWW Invite: Get Up Close with AMERICAN SON Star Jeremy Jordan Next Week! by BroadwayWorld

On Thursday, November 15 200pm join us at the Robin Williams Center 247 West 54th Street for a Career Conversations QampA with star of American Son, Jeremy Jordan, moderated by Broadway Worl…

Dates Set for St. Louis Muny’s 101st Season, Launching in June 2019 With Guys and Dolls by Andrew Gans

The 2019 summer season will also feature Kinky Boots, Matilda, Paint Your Wagon, and more.

Review: ‘Billy Elliot’ at Signature Theatre by David Siegel

Signature’s Billy Elliot the Musical soars with expressive, youthful dance energy and a liberating message of doing what you need to do to be who you want to be. Directed and choreographed…

NEWS: Ian Mckellen tours solo show to 80 theatres for his 80th birthday by Press Releases

Ian McKellen will celebrate his 8oth birthday next year by raising funds for theatres, with a new solo show which will play on 80 stages across the UK.

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires — tortured intensity

Interviewees ranging from feminist academics to Iggy Pop consider an artist who still has the power to disturb

Rumorville: The ‘Magic Mike’ Musical Takes Shape with Broadway Stars, ‘Shrek’ is Likely Getting Rebooted + More

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…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the first remote-controlled light board to the founding of the Alley Theatre, November has been a notable month in theatre.

‘We dream in the dark’: The power of Hamilton track ‘The Room Where It Happens’ by Debbie Gilpin

The Hamilton track ‘The Room Where It Happens’ stands up well as a track to listen to on the cast recording, but something really special happens when you watch it being performed.

Sarah Brightman's New Album, HYMN, is Out Today by TV News Desk

The world's most successful and best-selling soprano Sarah Brightman releases the much anticipated fifteenth full-length album, HYMN, Decca Gold Universal Music Group.out now. This marks the…

Interview with “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” PRODUCER, ADAM DAVIS by Michael J. Roberts

“America’s Got Talent” Producer ADAM DAVIS returns to to the broadcast as we discuss the [...] The post Interview with “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” PRODUCER, AD…

The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead, Sky Arts — not the usual musical horror show

Wes Orshoski’s punkumentary tries to impose a linear narrative, but the band’s story is just too messed up

Renée Fleming & Dove Cameron to Star in London Premiere of The Light in the Piazza by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-nominated opera legend Renée Fleming and Emmy winner Dove Cameron have been selected to star as Margaret and Clara Johnson in the London premiere of Adam Guettel and Craig L…

Ian McKellen to Celebrate 80th Birthday with 80-Venue U.K. Tour of New Solo Show by Andy Lefkowitz

What a way to celebrate! Stage-and-screen legend Ian McKellen has announced an 80-venue U.K. tour of the new solo show Ian McKellen on Stage in honor of his 80th birthday. Sean Mathias …

Alan Muraoka Will Direct Ali Ewoldt and More in Presentations of Jason Ma’s Gold Mountain Musical by Andrew Gans

The May 2019 performances in Salt Lake City are part of the Spike 150 initiative, celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Winsome Pinnock wins 2018 Alfred Fagon Award by Georgia Snow

Winsome Pinnock has won this year’s Alfred Fagon Award for her play Rockets and Blue Lights. The annual award, for the best

Yerma review at Cervantes Theatre, London – ‘a poised production’ by Frey Kwa Hawking

Federico García Lorca’s Rural Trilogy at the Cervantes Theatre ends with a considered and confident production of his “tragic poem” Yerma, performed

Photo Flash: First Look at the International Premiere of WAITRESS by BroadwayWorld

The hit musical Waitress opened on November 9, 2018, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City, Manila, Philippines. Based on the beloved film by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress …

Photo Flash: First Look at Mike Birbiglia's THE NEW ONE by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway engagement of Mike Birbiglia's The New One, directed by Seth Barrish, will celebrate opening night this Sunday, November 11 at the Cort Theatre138 West 48th Street.

Photo Flash: Just You Wait! More Shots of Laura Benanti in MY FAIR LADY by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti just assumed the role of Eliza Doolittlein its award-winning production of Lerner amp Loewe's My Fair Lady, directed by Bartlett Sher, for a limited engagemen…

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of KING KONG by Walter McBride

KING KONG officially opened last night, Thursday November 8, at the Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway. BroadwayWorld was at the big night and you can check out photos from the red carpet below

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - KING KONG! by Ken Fallin

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

VIDEO: Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale Discuss AMERICAN SON on TODAY by Stage Tube

On this morning's episode of TODAY, Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale, stars of Broadway's American Son, sit down with Jenna Bush Hager to talk about how they bring the gripping tale abou…

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Michael McManus’ explosive new political play An Honourable Man by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 21 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will quiz writer and activist Michael McManus, plus special guests from Westmi…

Snapshot: Baptiste Rabichon at Paris Photo

The French photographer offers a more impressionistic view of memory, overlaying each of his images with several others to create dreamlike work

“The Education of Al Capone” Begins Tonight by Trav S.D.

Dick Zigun’s The Education of Al Capone As If Told by Jimmy Durante opens at Coney Island USA tonight. I caught it in previews last weekend and can’t say enough good things about…

Planningtorock: Powerhouse

Songs are less richly arranged and more direct than previous albums, but the best ones are gripping

Rattle: Sequence

Tracks are supple and involving, a more complete experience than one might expect from the limited instrumentation

Muse: Simulation Theory

The Devon trio clumsily squash totalitarian critique and zany science into stadium-ready anthems

Makaya McCraven: Universal Beings

Tapes from four recording sessions are edited, resulting in an album with a rhythmic core and spartan beats

Dunedin Consort: Handel’s Ode for St Cecilia’s Day

A graceful and uplifting recording of the ode to the patron saint of musicians

Sarah Gillespie: Wishbones

The genre-hopping singer takes on the personal and the political with trademark eloquence

Scandal Star Tony Goldwyn Reveals How He Landed the Job in Broadway’s Network by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor shares the fateful connections that led to his stage return alongside Tony winner Bryan Cranston.

On digital: Whitney / Faces Places

Kevin Macdonald’s Whitney Houston documentary reveals unexpected moments of intimacy while Agnès Varda takes a journey of artistic intervention through rural France

Best-selling author Janet Evanovich describes failing as a waitress, latest Plum novel by Naples Daily News, Dave Osborn, Naples Daily News

Janet Evanovich details her past struggles as a waitress, nearly shutting down a Costco and her new book, "Look Alive Twenty-Five."        

My 5 Friday Finds:

Here are five things that got my head spinnin’ this week. Dinner Theater on Broadway. The upcoming Bryan Cranston-led Network announced that it will offer an “exclusive onstag…

Read Reviews of Jefferson Mays Alone Onstage in A Christmas Carol at Geffen Playhouse by Hannah Vine

Mays’ adaptation of the Christmas classic, directed by Michael Arden, will run October 30–December 9.

Vessel review at Battersea Arts Centre, London – ‘wide-reaching, but frustrating’ by Ava Davies

Sue MacLaine’s latest piece is a wide-reaching gaze over the abundance of inequalities directed towards women. Narrated stoically by Tess Agus, Angela

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 11/9/18. Peter Bergman, Gail Burns, Storm Large by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB. 11/9/18. Mark G. Auerbach interviews WMass arts reporters Peter Bergman and Gail Burns about the "Berkies", The Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards. And, Pink Mar…

Four Hundred Years of #MeToo in the Anthropologists’ Artemisia’s Intent by Emily White

By Emily White. Emily White takes a deeper look at the parallels between artist Artemisia Gentileschi’s sexual assault trial from the 1600s and the trial testimonies of today, all of which…

National Tour of The King and I Launches November 9 by Andrew Gans

The non-Equity tour begins at the Wilson Center in Wilmington, North Carolina.

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Still No Idea at the Royal Court Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews of Improbable Theatre’s production Still No Idea, playing at the Royal Court Theatre until the 17 November 2018.

Point Park's Pittsburgh Playhouse launches new work development deal by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” with a script by A.E. Hotchner, will open Jan. 31.

First Look at Mike Birbiglia: The New One on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The comedian and filmmaker's newest show, which sold out downtown, officially opens November 11 at the Cort Theatre.

Violet Will Make U.K. Debut at Charing Cross Theatre by Andrew Gans

Following the 12-week London run, the production will transfer to Tokyo.

Upcoming Auditions for Into The Woods, Xanadu, West Side Story, The Band's Visit, and More by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with this selection of upcoming auditions in New York City and around the country.

In Rehearsals With Game of Thrones Star Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn for Sam Shepard’s True West by Hannah Vine

Matthew Dunster directs the production at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Broadway’s Disastrous ‘King Kong’ is a $35 Million Crime Against Puppets by Rex Reed

Strip away the ropes, cables, wires and pulleys, and what you've got is a brain-damaged story about a boy, a girl, and a monkey. The monkey is the only thing you'll remember.

Has the market for art fairs become saturated?

Swiss U-turn; success breeds success; female photographers in Paris; rock-star treatment

Kurt Vonnegut’s Vietnam-Era Play Lands With a Gasp by Laura Collins-Hughes

The novelist’s first play, “Happy Birthday, Wanda June,” is proving its resonance — and some nights, too much so — in a timely new revival.

Christian Marclay: ‘I call it the albatross’

The composer-producer may have won acclaim for ‘The Clock’, but he’d rather be known for his sonic compositions

Beatriz González on the politics of painting

The Colombian artist talks about documenting her country’s turbulent history with a pop sensibility

Miami City Ballet at the Harris review: Two-thirds nostalgia, one-third choreographer Brian Brooks by Lauren Warnecke

“It’s our birthday!” said Patricia Barretto, president and CEO of the Harris Theater, in her Thursday night curtain speech. It was 15 years to the day since the underground marvel open…

King Kong Takes Broadway! See Christiani Pitts and the Stars at the Big Opening Night by Caitlin Moynihan

King Kong officially landed on stage when it opened at the Broadway Theatre on November 8. Starring Christiani Pitts, Eric William Morris and Erik Lochtefeld, King Kong is directed by Drew M…

Culturalist Challenge! Rank the Top 10 Monsters Who Have Stomped Down Broadway by Eric King

The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we're challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic to …

THE BAND'S VISIT Celebrates One Year on Broadway Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

No more waiting, the 2018 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical, THE BAND'S VISIT, officially celebrates one year on Broadway tonight

Clint Black to Launch US Tour of New Musical LOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS by TV News Desk

Clint Black and The 959 Group are thrilled to announce the new Clint Black musical, Looking for Christmas, will embark on a holiday tour in the 2019-20 season. The country music icon's new A…

6 Times Broadway Replacements Led to Gender-Bending Roles by Logan Culwell-Block

Changing Joe to Josie in Broadway’s Waitress isn’t the first time a show changed the gender of a character with replacement casting.

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri & drag collective Sink The Pink to learn How to Catch a Krampus by Terri Paddock

A part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 15 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will meet international drag collective Sink the Pink to learn How to Catch a Kr…

Ian McKellen Live On Stage UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Ian McKellen is to celebrate his 8oth birthday next year by raising funds for theatres, with a new solo show which will play on 80 stages across the UK. This post Ian McKelle…

VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson Releases Her Rendition of 'Never Enough' from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ? REIMAGINED by TV News Desk

Multi-Grammy award winner Kelly Clarkson has unveiled her stunning rendition of Never Enough from Atlantic Records' highly anticipated THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED album today. Watch th…

Photo Coverage: Inside the Opening Night After Party For KING KONG by Walter McBride

KING KONG officially opened last night, Thursday November 8, at the Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway. BroadwayWorld was at the big night and you can check out photos from the after party below

Lady Gaga takes a stand on mental health: 'We have to pay attention' by USA Today

Lady Gaga takes a stand on mental health: 'We have to pay attention' by Usa Today, Usa Today

At the Patron of Artists Awards, Lada Gaga spoke about kindness, mental health outreach and her own struggles.        

Theatre That Hired Director With White Parents For Minority Fellowship Defends Decision by Artsjournal1

Controversy broke out when Anthony Ekundayo Lennon was selected for an Arts Council England-funded program to train minority theatre artists as directors: While he says his skin coloring has…

New Photos Released of Laura Benanti and Rosemary Harris in My Fair Lady on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The Gypsy Tony Award winner joined the Lincoln Center revival October 23.

‘Definitely worth your time if you like your theatre experimental’: LANDS – Bush Theatre by Rachel Williams

If you like your theatre more experimental than I do, then Lands it’s definitely worth your time. And, as ever, you can’t fault The Bush’s bravery in commissioning it.

Friday Playlist: Kick off the Holiday Season with Broadway Stars Singing Classic Christmas Carols from Their Christmas Albums

The Radio City Rockettes have begun and so it's officially ok to play Christmas music.

King Kong Musical Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The Australian mega-musical that features an awe-inspiring 20-foot-high, 2,000-pound silverback gorilla as its star opened at the Broadway Theatre November 8.

Ian McKellen Will Celebrate 80th Birthday With 80-Venue Tour by Andrew Gans

The new solo show will raise funds for theatres throughout the U.K.

Be More Chill Star Will Roland Gets Engaged to Stephanie Wessels by Ruthie Fierberg

The former Dear Evan Hansen actor will tie the knot.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, November 9, 2018 by Susan Grace

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REVIEW: Indebted To Chance, Old Red Lion Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Mark Reed

By Mark Reed Mark Reed reviews Charlie Ryall’s play Indebted To Chance now playing at the Old Red Lion Theatre London. This post REVIEW: Indebted To Chance, Old Red Lion Theatre ✭✭…

Rosie Kay’s MK Ultra is more persuasive than ever

As her dizzying study of brainwashing comes to London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, the dance-maker discusses future plans

Boybands, Ian McKellen and Todrick Hall come to the West End – the weekly round-up by Carly-Ann Clements

The West End is an absolute magnet for famous faces. And this week's news truly reflects that. Find out which superstars are heading to London. The post Boybands, Ian McKellen and Todrick H…

Review: King Kong at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The iconic four-footed super hero is musicalized, and the beast once again upstages the beauty

Liz Callaway Releases Single of GODSPELL's 'Beautiful City' Today by BroadwayWorld

Working Girl Records announced today that Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway will release Beautiful City on Friday, November 9, 2018. The single is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Sp…

Renée Fleming and Dove Cameron to Star in The Light in the Piazza in London by Ryan McPhee

Daniel Evans will direct the semi-staged presentation.

The King and I UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The award-winning Lincoln Centre production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I will tour the UK in 2019. The King and I UK Tour schedule will be posted here as…

The Misfortunes of Marvel Rea by Trav S.D.

Silent screen cutie Marvel Rea (1901-1937) had a little good luck, and much terrible fortune to offset it. Today she is sadly best known for the latter, but there is some good stuff to tell …

‘Exploring how to find one’s musical ‘voice’: A PUPIL – Park Theatre ★★★★ by Michael Davis

Written by Jesse Briton and directed by Jessica Daniels, A Pupil explores what happens when someone who is ‘broken’ and the help they might need to find their musical ‘voice’.

Review: Luis Valdez's 'Valley of the Heart' shares an immigrant story from California's past by Charles McNulty

Luis Valdez's new play explores immigration and the reality of the American dream in a story set during World War II about two families, one of Japanese heritage, the other of Mexican.

Book Review: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-Earth by Karen Schlosberg

Journalist Ian Nathan presents Peter Jackson’s trials in bringing Tolkien's books to film as if he was writing a spy thriller.

The Week in Arts: Andy Warhol, Viola Davis, the Met’s Sleeper Hit by The New York Times

With 350 pieces, the Warhol retrospective at the Whitney sets aside the icon’s persona and focuses on his art.

The Pit and the Pendulum review at Omnibus, London – ‘inventive retelling of Poe’s short story’ by Fergus Morgan

Christopher York’s one-woman adaptation of The Pit and the Pendulum for Oxford-based Creation Theatre isn’t a straightforward page-to-stage reworking of Edgar Allan

The Hoes review – Essex girls in Ibiza search for sex and security by Michael Billington

Hampstead theatre, LondonIfeyinwa Frederick’s debut play about three friends on holiday veers from comic to serious in a flashThis is a debut play by Ifeyinwa Frederick about three Essex-b…

Jerry Seinfeld announces four London dates in summer 2019 by Chris Wiegand

Superstar comic will give first UK performances in seven years at the Hammersmith ApolloJerry Seinfeld is to give four rare performances in London when he brings his standup show to the Hamm…

Status and anxiety: Lorenzo Lotto’s portraiture at the National Gallery

The Venetian artist’s paintings open a window on the aspirations of the Renaissance middle class

How teen spirit took over the theatre

A fly-on-the-wall show exposes life for today’s teenagers

The steely Modernism of the new Menil Drawing Institute

A new building at Houston’s Menil Collection is devoted to a single art form: drawing

Portraits Without Frames by Lev Ozerov

The poet’s last book consists of 50 accounts, told with deceptive simplicity, of important figures from the literary world

The Mousetrap UK Tour and The Mousetrap West End by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is back on tour in 2019. The Mousetrap UK tour stars Gwyneth Strong. This post The Mousetrap UK Tour and The Mousetrap West End first ap…

BWW's On This Day - November 9, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

THE BAND'S VISIT Celebrates One Year On Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, the 2018 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical, THE BAND'S VISIT, officially celebrates one year on Broadway.

From Wombles to the West End: Mike Batt looks back on a life of music by Douglas McPherson

As he takes up the baton for Hawkwind’s live orchestra, multifaceted musician Mike Batt tells Douglas McPherson about the highs and lows

Longtime Champion Of Latinx Plays Named Long Wharf Theatre’s Artistic Director by Artsjournal1

Jacob G. Padrón, a Yale Drama alum (as both student and administrator) who has produced more than 100 new plays and who founded the Sol Project to support and promote Latinx playwrights, su…

Indebted to Chance review at Old Red Lion, London – ‘unpolished historical biography’ by Dave Fargnoli

Actor, puppeteer, and author Charlotte Charke was an intriguing but often overlooked historical figure, a woman who, in the early 1700s regularly

Why do we keep revisiting pop’s classics?

On the re-release of defining albums by The Beatles and Bob Dylan, Peter Aspden explores our appetite for musical archaeology

Ian McKellen to celebrate 80th birthday with 80-date tour by Chris Wiegand

The UK tour will visit theatres with a personal connection to the actor and performances will encourage audience members to share the stageIan McKellen is to celebrate his 80th birthday next…

Drowned or Saved? review at Tristan Bates Theatre, London – ‘poignant and timely’ by Neil Dowden

As a Holocaust survivor, the Italian-Jewish writer and chemist Primo Levi bore witness to the horrors of Auschwitz in a series of

James Graham: ‘Theatres should be forced to stage at least one new play for every three classics’ by Giverny Masso

Playwright James Graham has claimed publicly funded theatres have a duty to showcase new writing, arguing they should be required to programme

Tim Rice to host The Best of Rock Musicals at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith by Matthew Hemley

Tim Rice is to host The Best of Rock Musicals at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, featuring songs from shows including Evita,

Jeanine Tesori’s Violet to have UK premiere at Charing Cross Theatre by Georgia Snow

Broadway musical Violet, written by Fun Home composer Jeanine Tesori, is to have its UK premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre next

Review: A Pupil, Park Theatre by Charlotte Irwin

A Pupil is a not just a play, but a concert of sorts. This strings-based affair is both visually and aurally commanding in its tale of a teenage violinist being taught by an old, female, mas…

Review: Romeo and Juliet, The Barbican by Suzannah Ball

Welcome to the Romeo and Juliet trendy infusion. The contemporary spin on the ever-tragic teenage love story is a fun and light-hearted adaptation of the stilted and traditional original, un…

Review: White Teeth, Kiln Theatre by A Younger Theatre

Full disclosure: to me Zadie Smith’s first novel White Teeth is a national treasure brushing shoulders with the Countdown theme song and Naomi Campbell. I knew that no adaptation would eve…

The Hoes review at Hampstead Downstairs, London – ‘ferociously funny’ by JN Benjamin

Bim, Alex and J are best friends. They’re 25-years-old and they’ve known each other since secondary school. Their closeness shows – they

‘Suffused with the joy of music’: BRASS THE MUSICAL – Union Theatre by Ian Foster

There’s a neat symmetry to the life of Brass the Musical thus far. Originally commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First Wor…

Ian McKellen to raise money for 80 venues across the UK with new one-man show by Georgia Snow

Ian McKellen has announced plans to raise money for 80 theatres across the UK as part of an ambitious nine-month solo tour

First look: True West in rehearsal by Carly-Ann Clements

Get a sneak peek into the upcoming UK premiere of Sam Shepard's True West starring Game Of Thrones' Kit Harington and Love Sick's Johnny Flynn. The post First look: True West in rehearsal ap…

Ian McKellen announces one-man theatre tour around UK to celebrate 80th birthday by Roisin O'Connor, Roisin O'Connor

Actor wants to give back to local theatre with a tour next year

Thursford Christmas Spectacular review – ‘a festive song-and-dance extravaganza’ by Paul Vale

The Thursford Christmas Spectacular is now in its 42nd year and is considered the largest spectacle of its kind in Europe. Housed

Lady Gaga shares mental health struggle, thoughts of suicide: 'My inner voice shut down' by Usa Today, Carly Mallenbaum, Usa Today

"A Star Is Born" leading lady Lady Gaga accepted a SAG-AFTRA Patron Award and used her time at the podium to advocate for mental health support.        

Photos: Lady Gaga, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee honored at Patron Awards by Usa Today, Usa Today

Stars arrived in style at the SAG-AFTRA Patron of the Artists Awards Thursday to honor Lady Gaga, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee and Jeffrey Katzenberg.        

Romance returns as the London premiere of Tony Award-winning musical #ALightInThePiazza (@LITPMusical) opens at @southbankcentre in summer 2019 starri

Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s lyrical and romantic Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza will shine brightly at the Royal Festival Hall from 14 June 2019 for just 20 performances, dir…

Photographer Hannah Starkey on her everyday heroes

The British artist talks to Liz Jobey about capturing the ordinary experiences of women

Renee Fleming and Dove Cameron to star in London premiere of The Light in the Piazza by Giverny Masso

Tony award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza has been announced as the debut show of a new production company set up

Feast your eyes on these plates

Artists are using ceramic dinnerware as a canvas for playful paintings, giving a new definition to practical art

Wake Up With BWW 11/9: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of KING KONG, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories we took you on the red carpet at opening night of King Kong, and more

Photo Coverage: Inside Day One of Rehearsals For ROCKERS ON BROADWAY by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The 25th Annual ROCKERS ON BROADWAY will honor legendary Rock amp Roll drummer from Bad Company and Free, SIMON KIRKE, and two-time TONY Award winner for Fun Home, Assassins - Michael Cerver…

Derren Brown: ‘It’s fun seeing how much you can get away with without being spotted’

When he’s not mesmerising audiences on stage and TV, the illusionist prefers a different trick: disappearing into a crowd with his camera

‘Deserves to be seen by as many people as possible’: BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR – Jermyn Street Theatre by Liz Dyer

Marking the centenary of the Armistice that brought World War I to an end, Proud Haddock’s excellent revival of Billy Bishop Goes to War is a fitting tribute to all those who risked – an…

#BlastFromThePast - @Charlie_Stemp and the cast of @HalfASixpence perform at #WestEndLIVE 2017

Dozens of musicals hit London every year but few receive the kind of devoted following of Half A Sixpence! Back in 2017, Charlie Stemp and the cast popped by West End Live to treat punters t…

Ian McKellen will celebrate his 80th with an 80 venue tour by Carly-Ann Clements

To celebrate his 80th year, Ian McKellen will raise money for theatre by performing a brand new one-man show at 80 venues across London and the UK. The post Ian McKellen will celebrate his 8…

Photo Coverage: The Cast of KING KONG Takes Their Opening Night Bows by Walter McBride

KING KONG officially opened last night, Thursday November 8, at the Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway. BroadwayWorld was at the big night and you can check out photos of the cast taking their o…

BWW Exclusive Video: On the Opening Night Red Carpet For CLEOPATRA by BroadwayWorld TV

CLEOPATRA, a unique Off-Broadway immersive pop musical experience, officially opened on November 7 at Chelsea Music Hall 407 W 15th Street, a new venue located beneath Chelsea Market. Broadw…

NEWS: Renee Fleming & Dove Cameron will star in the London premiere of Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza by Press Releases

In the summer of 2019 much-acclaimed opera singer and soprano Renée Fleming and film and TV actress Dove Cameron will star in the London premiere production of Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel�…

Don Quixote review at Garrick Theatre, London – ‘entertaining and poignant’ by Natasha Tripney

First staged in 2016, the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ death, James Fenton’s adaptation of Don Quixote compresses the sprawling novel into just

The Watsons review at Minerva Theatre, Chichester – ‘inventive adaptation of Austen’s unfinished novel’ by Rosemary Waugh

Jane Austen began writing The Watsons in 1804, only to abandon it the following year. No one knows why she stopped working

‘Its heart is in the right place’: WHITE TEETH – Kiln Theatre by Aleks Sierz

An imaginative adaptation of Zadie Smith’s 2000 contemporary classic White Teeth at the Kiln Theatre is let down by unnecessary music.

The Nightingales review – Ruth Jones on song in catty choir drama by Arifa Akbar

Theatre Royal Bath A village choir’s harmony is upset by a sly newcomer in William Gaminara’s satire of snobbery, secrets and singing contestsThe Nightingales are a group of a cappella s…

Christiani Pitts … King Kong Opens on Broadway by Barry Gordin

Christiani Pitts: She’s Not in King Kong Just to Do a Blood-Curdling Scream By: Ellis Nassour The 20-foot, 2,000 pound silverback King Kong is no match for Christiani Pitts, the beauti…

BWW Review: KING KONG: It Was Inept Writing Killed The Musical by Michael Dale

Using Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 cinema classic 'King Kong' as the inspiration for a musical theatre piece really isn't such a bad idea. Among the film's notable achiev…

London Theater Reviews: ‘White Teeth’ Makes a Big-Hearted, but Bumpy, Transition to the Stage by Matt Wolf

Among a range of plays in London exploring racial tensions, an adaptation of Zadie Smith’s novel stands out for its positive view of the city’s multicultural life.

Graphic boom resonates at St. Louis Art Museum by Jane Henderson | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Although the word “iconic” is overused, it certainly fits those red-and-white cans on display at the St. Louis Art Museum. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup images electrified the art wo…

Running, bratwurst and stand-up comedy come together for PTSD in Mascoutah by Jon Lewis | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Climb for PTSD's Hero Run kicks off Braktoberfest, a two-day festival of bratwurst, beer and comedy featuring Marc Price of "Family Ties."

Squabbalogic returns with Herringbone, 2019 by Erin James

Award winning actor and director Jay James-Moody will star in Herringbone, a one-man musical produced by Squabbalogic, marking the independent music theatre outfit’s first show in almo…

ABC “Nightline” Host Byron Pitts Launches 25 Year old Daughter Christiani as Broadway Star in “King Kong” by Roger Friedman

First, the good news. Christiani Pitts, daughter of ABC “Nightline” host and veteran network reporter Byron Pitts, is a star tonight. She Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

Look Back at the The Sound Music Live U.K. Production Before the Great Performances Rebroadcast by Hannah Vine

The 2015 live broadcast will air on PBS at 9 PM November 9.

Mark Shenton: Sheridan Smith’s honesty reflects how theatre is addressing mental health issues by Mark Shenton

In two recent interviews, musical theatre star Sheridan Smith has been very frank and revealing about her own mental health issues –

Howard Sherman: What the hell is happening to Bat Out of Hell’s US tour? by Howard Sherman

US fans, and prospective fans, of the musical Bat Out of Hell went on a wild ride last week – and it’s

Lady Gaga Applauds Women After Historic Midterm Elections by Erin Nyren

Lady Gaga was honored by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Thursday night alongside Harrison Ford, and took a quick moment to react to Tuesday night’s midterm elections. “There’s 10…

REVIEW: King Kong by JK

Review of the Saturday, November 3 evening preview performance at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Starring Christiani Pitts, Eric William Morris and Erik Lochtefeld. Written by Jack T…

Lovelytheband Reveal Whose Lips Are On Their Album Cover

Lovelytheband Reveal Whose Lips Are On Their Album CoverYoung Hollywood heads to The Roxy for lovelytheband's sold-out show and to catch up with Mitchy, Jordan, and Sam to find out why this …

Bridget Riley: ‘I keep trying to push age away’

At 87, with a major show about to open in LA, artist Bridget Riley is still full of energy and ideas

Six new fashion photographers to know

Diversity and inclusivism are the new focus in fashion. Meet the young image-makers challenging — and changing — the way we look

Ibsen, ‘Infinite Jest’ — and cabaret

Exhilaratingly diverse, intensely engaged — the city’s theatre scene is unlike any other

One of America's Most Popular Playwrights Finally Gets a NYC Premiere - Lauren Gunderson's 'Natural Shocks' debuts at the WP Theater

Lauren Gunderson's Natural Shocks debuts at the WP Theater---Lauren Gunderson had wanted to write a play about women and guns in America for decades, ever since her activist days in high sch…

Dance News: Symphony Space Presents "Selected Shorts: Dance in America" by The Dance Enthusiast

Symphony Space presents "Selected Shorts: Dance in America" — dance inspired by the newest Library Of America collection.

All Is Calm, Musical About Christmas Truce of 1914, Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Peter Rothstein's musical brings to life the extraordinary events of the overnight truce between Germany and the Allies during WWI.

U.K.'s Live The Sound of Music Broadcast on PBS November 9 by Andrew Gans

The Great Performances series also features documentaries about Latin History for Morons and Harold Prince.