Houston Ballet: Fall 2019 by Sheila Kogan

The first piece on the program was the most successful of the three: Mark Morris’ “The Letter V”. (There was no mention of any specific meaning of the title.)  The classical music com…

Delaware Theatre Company presents Joshua Ravetch’s ‘One November Yankee’ by Gail Obenreder

‘One November Yankee’ gets a bumpy landing at Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Obenreder reviews.

‘Stirring the Waters Across America’ at The REACH is a powerful musical exploration of resistance to racism by David Siegel

Electrifying. Awakening. These are words to describe the heart-rending workshop presentation of Stirring the Waters Across America performed at Studio K at The REACH. To call it anything les…

Ana Gasteyer, Patti LuPone And More Star In Audible Series HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM SUGAR AND BOOZE

Maya Rudolph and Ana Gasteyer are coming to prepare you for the holiday season in their recently announced music-filled holiday comedy, HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM SUGAR AND BOOZE.

VIDEO: Howard McGillin Talks About the 25th Anniversary of THE SWAN PRINCESS on TODAY SHOW

Howard McGillin and Sandy Duncan, who voiced Prince Derek and Queen Uberta, share why the beloved film still connects with viewers after all these years.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents ‘Designs for Different Futures’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

The good, the bad, and the ugly—of everything to come: it’s all on display at the PMA, in the wide-ranging and innovative ‘Designs for Different Futures.’ Pamela Forsythe reviews.

VIDEO: Queen Latifah Gives THE LATE SHOW a Taste of Ursula

Queen Latifah stars in 'The Little Mermaid Live!' and she gives us a little taste of what's in store with her performance as the villain Ursula.

Photo Flash: Al Pacino, Geoffrey Rush And More Star In SIMPLY SHAKESPEARE: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE At Shakespeare Center of L.A.

Legendary actor Al Pacino joined fellow Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush for Simply Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice.

Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 1: "INHERITANCE: A LITANY," "FALLING & LOVING" by The Dance Enthusiast

In Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 1: "INHERITANCE: A LITANY," "FALLING & LOVING" AND "LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER: "This fall dance season three particular shows…

Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 2: "LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER" — Stefanie Batten Bland with Company SBB at LA MAMA Experi by The Dance Enthusiast

In Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 1: "INHERITANCE: A LITANY," "FALLING & LOVING" AND "LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER: "This fall dance season three particular shows…

Panama Hattie by Wendy Caster

Panama Hattie, the third show in the York Theatre Company's Cole Porter-a-thon, is a mixed bag that is ultimately great fun. Simon Jones, Kylie Kuioka, Stephen Bogardus, Klea Blackhurst, An…

VIDEO: Emma Thompson Talks George Michael & LAST CHRISTMAS on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON!

Emma Thompson talks about filming Cruella in tight corsets and three-foot-tall wigs, getting the personal sign-off from George Michael to write and produce Last Christmas with his music and …

‘Fear’ Review: 3 Men in a Shed, 1 Missing Girl on Their Minds by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A tepid thriller from Matt Williams leaves too much time to ponder the holes in its plot.

Hamilton Toronto On Sale Event by Mirvish Productions

Odds & Ends: Noma Dumezweni to Star in HBO Max Series Made for Love & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Noma Dumezweni to Star in HBO Max Series Made for Love Noma Dumezweni, the beloved star who earned a Tony nomination for her …

Andy Lucien Joins the Cast of On That Day in Amsterdam at Primary Stages; Previews Pushed Back by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Primary Stages has announced that Andy Lucien will now take on the role of Rembrandt in the world premiere staging of On That Day in Amsterdam, a new play written by Clarence…

Tickets Are Now on Sale for MsTRIAL at New World Stages by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for MsTRIAL, a new drama written by and starring Dep Kirkland, slated to debut at New World Stages next month. Rick Andosca will direct the off-Broadway production,…

Go Inside the Kitchen with Raúl Esparza and More on Opening Night of Seared by Caitlin Moynihan

The kitchen is officially open! Theresa Rebeck's new work Seared, which allows audiences to take a peek at what really happens behind the closed kitchen doors at your favorite restaurants, o…

Exclusive Portraits! See the Stars Toast Two-Time Tony Winner Sutton Foster at the 2019 Drama League Gala by Broadway.com

A talent-packed lineup of friends and co-stars gathered together to celebrate two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster at the Drama League's 36th annual benefit gala at The Plaza Hotel on October …

The Center for Media at Risk presents ‘Meme Tactics’ by Emily Esten

By one definition, memes are elements of culture that we share widely within and beyond groups. What happens when memes are used for civic good? In an exhibit at the Center for Media at Risk…

In Which We Dare to Cross “Abbey Road” by Trav S.D.

One of the reasons (I imagine) that I am fairly obsessed with the Beatles is that I am just a little too young to have experienced them as a going concern. When Abbey Road was released for e…

Astronaut will visit St. Louis to talk space, aliens and his latest record-breaking flight by Valerie Schremp Hahn | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Virts spent 200 days aboard the International Space Station and broke the world record this summer for an aircraft circling the globe over its poles.

Get to Know Hamilton's King George III: Rick Negron by Broadwaysf

BWW TV: Shaggy Talks Taking On Sebastian In THE LITTLE MERMAID LIVE!

Singer Shaggy is gearing up to head under the sea in ABC's live presentation of Disney's The Little Mermaid!

New Amsterdam Theater To Host Tribute To Eric LaJuan Summers; Memorial Concert Announced

Friends and family will remember Broadway alum Eric LaJuan Summers with Eric LaJuan Summers: A Celebration of Life, memorial concert.

Sutton Foster Will Guest Star on A MILLION LITTLE THINGS

According to TVLine, Broadway legend Sutton Foster will guest star on ABC's 'A Million Little Things.'

Desert X Was A Promising Idea, But It Has Compromised Itself By Working With/In Saudi Arabia by Artsjournal

In Saudi Arabia apostasy is punishable by death. Unless artists are willing to make their host’s state control of expression an explicit subject of their work, those who participate cannot…

Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch: BEETLEJUICE's Dana Steingold Conquers Her Kitchen Demons for Halloween

In this episode, Katie is joined in the kitchen by Beetlejuice's Girl Scout, Dana Steingold. Check out the recipe for Katie's Heart Stoppingly Good Samoa Cookies!

Irene Vela on The Audition by Gabi Bergman

Presented by Outer Urban Projects, The Audition is a new work that parallels an actor’s audition process with that of refugees seeking asylum. Lead by director Irene Vela, The Audition i…

Review Roundup: THE MICHAELS At The Public Theater - Critics Weigh In

The Public Theater presents THE MICHAELS, written and directed by Tony Award winner Richard Nelson.

Sydney Festival unleashes it’s 2020 program by Peter J Snee

Set to engage minds, stir souls and transform the city, Sydney Festival today announces its blockbuster 2020 program – inviting audiences to discover the best of new Australian and inte…

‘Bars and Measures’ Review: Notes From Jail by Laura Collins-Hughes

Jazz unites two brothers, one accused of plotting terrorism, in Idris Goodwin’s play.

Freestyle Love Supreme Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s improv rappers on Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

Freestyle Love Supreme is not so much Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway follow-up to Hamilton as it is a subsidiary of Lin-Manuel Inc. The hip-hop improv group that Miranda co-founded 16 years…

“Single Black Female” Tackles Sex & Stereotypes, at Lorraine Hansberry, S.F. by Jordan Freed

Millennial Notes Lisa B. Thompson: New Stories for Black Women  by Jordan Freed “Single Black Female” is at its strongest and funniest when  the two actors, Tanika Baptiste and Paige M…

Herman Cornejo's 20th Anniversary Film by American Ballet Theatre

When the Crows Visit review at Kiln Theatre, London – ‘Ayesha Dharker is captivating’ by Rosemary Waugh

Anupama Chandrasekhar’s When the Crows Visit is a haunting beast of a play, one that persistently claws away at expectations and comforts

Lear deBessonet Named New Artistic Director of Encores! by American Theatre Editors

Where will this acclaimed director, slated to succeed Jack Viertel, take New York's beloved musical theatre revival program?

Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

“Freestyle Love Supreme” is not so much Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway follow-up to “Hamilton” as it is a subsidiary of Lin-Manuel Inc.  The hip-hop improv group that Miranda co-fo…

BWW TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Ty Jones on Reverend Ralph Abernathy

BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Ty Jones gives us a lesson on Reverend Ralph Abern…

#LGSIGNATURExABT Billboard in Times Square! by American Ballet Theatre

‘Rocywood’, Gritty Homegrown Cinema From Rio’s Favelas by Artsjournal1

Named for Rocinha, with 70,000 residents the largest favela in Brazil, Rocywood is a production company formed by five young Rio filmmakers. Their budget per film averages around $50 (US), w…

DirectTV Loses Staggering 1.2 Million Pay-TV Customers Last Quarter by Artsjournal

ATT&T said Monday its DirecTV and its U-Verse television business in the third quarter lost a staggering 1.2 million customers, as more consumers cut the cord and migrate to video stream…

How India’s Only Professional Symphony Orchestra Has Kept Itself Going For 13 Years by Artsjournal1

Founding music director Marat Bisangaliev says that launching the Symphony Orchestra of India back in 2006 was a serious challenge: with the country’s own art music traditions dominant, th…

Streaming Wars Are Getting Serious This Fall (And It’s Going To Be Expensive And Inconvenient) by Artsjournal

In a couple of weeks, you’ll have so many options to pay for content à la carte, you won’t really know where to start. And yes, you’ll be paying extra for the inconvenience. – Shell…

Artists For Our Pre-Internet Brains by Artsjournal

“The part of our brain that regulates our time perception has been overloaded and exhausted, causing our sense of past, present and future to melt together.” – The Guardian

The Bumper Sticker Is Wrong – Mistakes Do Define Us by Artsjournal

General infallibility is a tempting proposition. Treating an individual’s attitudes and preferences as givens – as matters beyond debate or criticism – might seem to promote human dign…

Max Exodus Of Leadership Of Vancouver’s Arts Organizations by Artsjournal

It’s an impressive roll call (and all women): Executive director of the Vancouver International Film Festival, Jacqueline Dupuis. Ballet BC artistic director Emily Molnar. Vancouver’s Ch…

Surprise: Vancouver Opera General Director Steps Down Over Disagreement On Company’s Direction by Artsjournal

Kim Gaynor joined the opera three years ago, and was given the challenge of moving the company from a traditional season (or “stagione”) model to a festival with a number of events durin…

Executive Director opportunity with South Carolina State Museum by Artsjournal

DHR International has been exclusively retained to conduct the search for Executive Director of the South Carolina State Museum, the state's largest and most comprehensive museum.

800 Musicians Say They’ll Boycott Amazon Festival Over Company’s Work For ICE by Artsjournal

The letter — organized by a group of artists and activists including Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis, Downtown Boys’ Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Evan Greer, Adult Mom, @k8_or_die, Carmen Per…

Hadestown by Michael Portantiere

Studio Cast, 2010 (Wilderland Records) Though indie singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell always meant for Hadestown to be a stage musical, its first incarnation was in the form of this concept …

VIDEO: On This Day, October 29 - Broadway Breaks For Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy shuttered all Broadway performances from Sunday, October 28 through Tuesday, October 30.

Sutton Foster to Guest Star on ABC's A Million Little Things by Ryan McPhee

The two-time Tony winner and Younger star lands another TV role ahead of her Broadway return in The Music Man.

Tyne Rafaeli On Directing Power Strip, Bringing Global Conversations to the Theatre, and Her Talmudic Approach to the Creative Process

Tyne Rafaeli talks keeping the urgency in Power Strip, her collaborations with playwright Sylvia Khoury, and her global education.

VIDEO: Dear Evan Hansen – Four Evans, Four Forever by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Dear Evan Hansen starts performances in London today and to celebrate producers have released this great video featuring FOUR Evan Hansens. This post VIDEO: Dear Evan Hansen …

Indiana Reading of “Hollywood, Nebraska” Has Dean Biasucci, Amy Bodnar, Lizzie Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald, Adam Tran, Suzanne Stark by Kenneth Jones

National artists and resident Hoosier actors assemble starting Nov. 1 in Carmel, Indiana, for rehearsals for Kenneth Jones’ new comedy Hollywood, Nebraska, the first public staged reading …

Quiz: Monster Mash by Christa Skiles

Test your knowledge of these perfect-for-Halloween musicals The post Quiz: Monster Mash appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Live! From Chicago! It’s your favorite podcast by Dan Jakes

Part hangout, part celebration, part theater of the mind, live podcast recordings are a performance medium all their own. Sometime next month, Action Boyz podca…

Three on the Aisle: A Conversation With Tracy Letts by American Theatre Editors

Tracy Letts stops by to discuss his newest play, 'Linda Vista,' and how he balances being a playwright and actor.

Annual Kids’ Night on Broadway Sets 2020 Date by Andrew Gans

The Broadway League event allows kids 18 and under to attend Broadway shows free of charge when accompanied by a full-paying adult.

We’re a Believer: Charming Shrek Lets Its Freak Flag Fly by Bill Hirschman

Slow Burn Theatre Company’s Shrek the Musical is pure unadulterated fun, not just youngsters in the audience watching familiar fairy tale characters cavort in atypical ways, or older kids …

Jazz at Lincoln Center Pays Tribute to ECM Records at 50 by Scott H. Thompson

Jazz greats will gather at the Rose Theater to celebrate the singular record label November 1–2.

Serenbe Playhouse Will Bring Audiences to Narnia by Dan Meyer

A musical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will play the immersive Georgia venue in December.

EST/Sloan Project Announces 2019-20 Commissions by American Theatre Editors

The partnership has commissioned 10 new plays about science and technology.

‘Hamilton’ a record-breaking hit before box office even opened, Mirvish says by The Canadian Press

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Hannah Corneau and Ginna Claire Mason of Wicked by Broadway.com

Hannah Corneau and Ginna Claire Mason stop by Broadway.com HQ to chat about starring as Wicked's witches and more with Paul Wontorek. 

Wicked Stars Hannah Corneau and Ginna Claire Mason Wear Their Green and Glitter as a 'Badge of Honor' by Caitlin Moynihan

It's a thrillifying week in Oz for Wicked on Broadway. Not only will the show celebrate its 16th anniversary on October 30, but it became the fifth longest-running musical in Broadway histor…

Watch Waitress Star Jordin Sparks' Incredible Performance of 'She Used to Be Mine' by Broadway.com

Jordin Sparks is playing Jenna in Waitress through November 24. Get a taste of her heavenly vocals on the show-stopper "She Used to Be Mine."

Lear deBessonet to Succeed Jack Viertel as Artistic Director of City Center Encores! by Andy Lefkowitz

New York City Center has announced that current Encores! Resident Director Lear deBessonet will take over as the program's artistic director next season. She will replace Jack Viertel, who…

Raúl Esparza-Led Seared Serves Up an Additional Extension Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Just following opening night, MCC Theater has announced a second extension to Theresa Rebeck's new play Seared. Originally scheduled to play a limited run through November 10 and later exten…

Andy Lucien Joins the Cast of On That Day in Amsterdam at Primary Stages by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Primary Stages has announced that Andy Lucien will take on the role of Rembrandt in the upcoming world premiere staging of On That Day in Amsterdam, a new play written by Cla…

Backstage at Dear Evan Hansen with Andrew Barth Feldman, Episode 4: Happy Trails by Broadway.com

Dear Evan Hansen star Andrew Barth Feldman says farewell to some co-stars and welcomes new ones. He also answers your questions!

Soft Power by Darryl Reilly

Hillary Clinton wearing a glittery red pantsuit leading a Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen-style production number set in a Busby Berkeleyesque recreation of a McDonald’s with giant sparkling Fren…

Panama Hattie: Klea Blackhurst Swell as Cole Porter’s 1940 Heroine by David Finkle

★★★ The plot is nothing to rave to friends about, but the songs have the rich Yalie's gossamer sound The post Panama Hattie: Klea Blackhurst Swell as Cole Porter’s 1940 Heroine appea…

Check Out Production Photos From Birmingham Royal Ballet's Autumn 2019 Season by Nathan Skethway

The fall season includes productions of Giselle, A Brief Nostalgia, Nine Sinatra Songs, and The Suit.

RESIDENCY SETLIST: DeBOSE & NIEMIETZ 10/14/19 by Jason Robert Brown

Audition story #1: On January 9, 2006, we had our first auditions for a workshop production of 13 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. A girl named Sara Niemietz came in – I had previou…

There’s more to trauma than meets the eye in This City is Killing Me by Marissa De La Cerda

Jonathan Foiles’s new book explores how systematic forces contribute to mental health issues in Chicago. Social worker Jonathan Foiles has written about Chicag…

Watch The Rose Tattoo Star Emun Elliott Define Southern Slang by Playbill Staff

Things get a little cattywampus for Elliott, but he's game for a rousing round of Hey Y'all!

Don’t ask Harvey Fierstein about Bella Abzug’s ‘f–king hats!’ by Barbara Hoffman

The stage lights go up and there, standing against a shower door holding a big red hat, is … Bella Abzug? Actually, it’s Harvey Fierstein, the writer and also the star — Patti LuPone a…

Irish Rep's Revival of London Assurance Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

Dion Boucicault's high-spirited farce will be revived Off-Broadway this fall, directed by Charlotte Moore.

Looking for Regional Jobs? Walt Disney World, Ford's Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, and More Are Casting by Playbill Staff

Find your next Equity job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.

Remembering Mary E. Allen (1954 – 2019) by Darryl Reilly

Searching Facebook recently, I discovered that a brilliant, colorful and unsung creative figure I encountered in my youth, died earlier this year. The post Remembering Mary E. Allen (1954 �…

Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern Will Star in U.K. God of Carnage Tour by Andrew Gans

Nigel Lindsay will join her in reprising their performances from the Theatre Royal Bath production.

10 of the Creepiest Female Audition Songs for Halloween by Performerstuff

10 of the Creepiest Female Audition Songs for Halloween Written by Tiffany Wilkie October 24th, 2019 Whether it’s a gender-bent Frank N. Furter or the crazed Lizzie Borden, these song…

Tillman Kaiser’s enigmatic geometry on show in Vienna

The artist pushes the boundaries of scale, material and shape in his exhibition at the Secession

Ft.Worth TX review:Amphibian Stages' SHE-WOLF thru' Nov 10 Margaret of Anjou is given the complexity she deserves by Jill Sweeney

Merging the Henry VI 1, 2 & 3 and Richard III Stephan Wolfert and Dawn Stern adaptation is a revelation! She is electric as "Margaret" He relishes all his characters and wide-eyed Drew Ledbe…

The Impact of 'For Colored Girls,' Then and Now by Variety

  Actress Adrienne C. Moore on Ntozake Shange, "Wonder Woman" and life after "Orange is the New Black."

Theatre Row Welcomes 5 New Resident Companies by Olivia Clement

The Assembly, Broken Box Mime Theater, LubDub Theatre Company, Noor Theatre, and Superhero Clubhouse will develop new work over two years.

See Five of Queen’s Classic Rock Songs Come to Life in the Musical We Will Rock You

Get a glimpse of the Queen-inspired rock musical We Will Rock You as they perform "Killer Queen," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and more.

ALBUM REVIEW: Jon Robyns – Musical Direction by Ian Foster

I’ve long admired Jon Robyns and his new album Musical Direction reflects on his career so far beautifully, as well as suggesting what fun lies ahead.

BroadwayHD Offers Exciting New Titles for Streaming this November by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

Each announcement from BroadwayHD, the premiere online streaming platform catering to fans of live-theatre (plays and musicals), proves to be an exciting one, offering an array of new titles…

10 of the Spookiest Male Audition Cuts for Halloween by Performerstuff

10 of the Spookiest Male Audition Cuts for Halloween Written by Tiffany Wilkie October 24th, 2019 Whether it’s the Ghost with the Most or a deranged School Master, these songs will se…

Listen Now: “For Forever” from Dear Evan Hansen by Broadway Direct

Four Evans. Four Forever. Today, as we begin performances in London, we officially launch our fourth Dear Evan Hansen company to date. To commemorate the occasion, we’re releasing a neve…

London Theatre News Today: Tuesday 29 October by Kitty Underwood

Death Of A Salesman released new production photos today. Starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke, Arthur Miller’s mid-century modern classic is re-imagined through the eyes of an Afr…

Mike Birbiglia's "The New One" Opens in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson by Center Theatre Group

New Curator of Old Musicals: Lear deBessonet Is to Lead Encores! by Michael Paulson

She will succeed Jack Viertel, the longtime artistic director of this popular City Center series, which revives shows of the past.

Seeing ‘Oklahoma!’ One More Time? She Cain’t Say No by Emma Goldberg

Tricia Tait has attended the Tony-winning musical revival 55 times so far. At the 50th, the cast gave her a standing ovation.

NEWS: Hospital-set love story Bed Seven brings a dose of feel good to Tristan Bates Theatre by Featured Content

Love bridges the class divide in Simon de Cintra's new 1950s-set play Bed Seven, which brings its spirit-lifting tale to the Tristan Bates Theatre next month. Time to book your tickets.

Pittsburgh Pride is moving to Point State Park by Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Hero Of This ‘Hamilton’ Is The One Who Wrangles 200 Women In And Out Of 16 Bathroom Stalls At Intermission by Artsjournal1

Head usher Tanya Heath at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia begins working her miracle with a talk like this: “May I have your attention, please. We are at minute five out of a 20-minute…

‘Brexlit’, The UK’s New Literary Genre by Artsjournal1

“Brexlit is uniting literary authors across genres, settings and sales brackets. And unlike nonfiction about Brexit, it offers escape as well as insight: an opportunity to understand the n…

Netflix To Let Customers Speed Up/Slow Down Viewing Speeds by Artsjournal

Whip through that “Seinfeld” at double speed? Audio books already come with this feature, allowing readers to speed up the playback. But video producers object to the idea as it changes …

Panama Hattie by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While the original production had a great many one-of-a-kind stars supporting Merman, one of the distinctions of the York production is its cast: Montel has been able to obtain the services …

Broadway’s Adam Pascal Joins Dallas Summer Musicals’ Concert by Dan Meyer

The Chita Rivera-hosted performance includes previously announced stars Kelli O’Hara and Amber Riley.

Lear deBessonet to Take Over as Artistic Director of Encores! at New York City Center by Ryan McPhee

Jack Viertel announced earlier this summer that he would step down from the position.

The Sober Reality for Theatremakers in Recovery by American Theatre Editors

Six theatre artists in recovery share stories of how the field has both embraced and excluded them.

See How the Stars of Mean Girls, Wicked, and More Celebrated Halloween With Their Pets by Marc J. Franklin

During the Halloween season, the love of costumes and characters extends beyond the stage to Broadway's furry friends.

Poppy Burton-Morgan: The six most theatrical moments of the Extinction Rebellion protests by Poppy Burton-Morgan

Most will be aware of Extinction Rebellion’s use of civil disobedience to disrupt ‘business as usual’ this month, as members seek to

Watch All 4 Evans Hansen Sing ‘For Forever’ in New Music Video by Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway’s Andrew Barth Feldman, London’s Sam Tutty, the tour’s Stephen Christopher Anthony, and Toronto’s Robert Markus hit new harmonies on the Pasek and Paul tune.

Dave Chapelle | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

The 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Plucked,’ ‘The Human Factor,’ and ‘Waldo on Weed.’ by Stephen Silver

Three of the most notable documentaries at the Philadelphia Film Festival covered the theft of a priceless violin, American negotiators' memories of the failed Mideast peace process, and a P…

WhatsOnStage Awards to add sound design and musical direction categories in 2020 by Ruth Comerford

The WhatsOnStage Awards will add two new categories when its returns for its 20th year in 2020. Best musical direction and best

In eight months, Emily Tyra went from fighting brain cancer to dancing Denis Jones’ brand new choreography for A Chorus Line by Keith Loria

It was March in Los Angeles when actress and dancer Emily Tyra was out jogging and she was unnerved by a feeling she had never felt before. She immediately went home and told her husband, an…

Review: Right to Be Forgotten debuts at Arena Stage by Hannah Berk

What takes precedent: individual privacy, or public information? Right to Be Forgotten, making its world premiere at Arena Stage, is remarkably nuanced in its exploration of the big debates …

Screen of Consciousness: David Byrne and the Band Played On by Harry Haun

This week's column of amusements from Harry Haun covers David Byrne, Annie B Parson and the dancing musicians of "American Utopia," and Edward Norton's thoughts on his new film "Motherless B…

Off-Broadway Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Seared Extends Again by Dan Meyer

The new comedy about the restaurant world, starring Raúl Esparza, opened October 28.

Kirby & Beverly Ward Discuss Rubicon’s “Big River” by Cary Ginell

In this first of three features on the Rubicon Theatre Company’s production of Big River, co-producers/directors Beverly and Kirby Ward discuss their vision for bringing the Tony Award-win…

Notes On My Mother's Decline

See What’s Coming to BroadwayHD in November by Dan Meyer

The streaming service adds Putting It Together and more to its growing catalog.

5 Off-Off-Broadway Companies Find a Home at Midtown’s Theatre Row by American Theatre Editors

The new Kitchen Sink Residency will give 2 years of support and space for companies to create new work, culminating in full productions.

Photo Flash: Get a First Look at Tony Winner Jefferson Mays Guest Starring Role on THE BLACKLIST

Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays is set to guest star on the November 1st episode of NBC's The Blacklist. 

Video Roundup: The 2020 Presidential Candidates as Tony-Winning Best Musicals

The 2020 presidential candidates just got a little more musical! With the presidential campaigns officially underway, Twitter user @absobyrne took to social media to compare the current ca…

Tony Nominee Joanna Lumley To Lead Opera-Themed Rom-Com 'Falling For Figaro'

According to Deadline, Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) and Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$, Dumplin') will lead the cast of Falling For Figaro, a romantic comedy from The Sessions direct…

VIDEO: Queen Latifah Talks Becoming Ursula for THE LITTLE MERMAID LIVE!

Queen Latifah, who is set to play Ursula in the upcoming live musical event The Little Mermaid Live! on ABC, sits down with Good Morning America to talk about becoming the infamous sea witch!

BWW Exclusive: John Robert Allman and Peter Emmerich Give Sneak Peek of New Book, A IS FOR AUDRA

Coming on November 12, Penguin Random House will release A Is For Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z - the new children's picture book written by John Robert Allman and illustrated…

Betty Buckley, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Among Performers Set for Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala by Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall will direct the annual benefit.

‘Performances are emotionally engaging & vulnerable’: For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad – Stoke Newington Town Hall by Laura Kressly

There’s a lot to process in For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad, and it requires active listening and embracing the unfamiliar, but it is visually striking, intimate and reflective.

Hometown Hero Dave Chappelle Honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by Hilary Sutton

On Sunday night Dave Chappelle experienced the most epic of homecomings as the DC native received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art…

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of BEETLEJUICE with Alex Brightman!

Just in time for Halloween, ABC News goes behind the scenes of the hit musical Beetlejuice to see how Broadway is bringing Beetlejuice back to life! ABC News' Will Ganss goes one-on-one wit…

Betrayal Stars Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox Relish Their Love Triangle by Beth Stevens

Harold Pinter’s 1978 drama Betrayal, is one of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright’s most popular works. It has been produced on Broadway four times and is currently on the boards in a s…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Hannah Corneau and Ginna Claire Mason of Betrayal by Broadway.com

Hannah Corneau and Ginna Claire Mason stop by Broadway.com HQ to chat about starring as Wicked's witches and more with Paul Wontorek. 

Stephen Schwartz to Write Score for Bill Condon's Christmas Carol Musical Film Marley by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-nominated Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz has signed on as composer-lyricist of the new Disney movie Marley, a musical remake of A Christmas Carol. Bill Condon will write and direct …

Les Ballets Eloelle Brings Camp to Leslie-Lohman Museum Gala by Matthew Wexler

Les Ballets Eloelle brought high-energy camp and ballet to Leslie-Lohman Museum's gala, helping to raise funds for queer artists, scholars, activists and allies. The post Les Ballets Eloelle…

Falsettos in a boutique production by Cogency

Falsettos, music & lyrics by William Finn, presented by 11th Hour Theatre, October 2019 at Christ Church Neighborhood House in Philadelphia.   When I recall that William Finn started to…

Seattle Area Libraries Boycott MacMillan E-Books Over New Policy by Artsjournal

In response to a new policy on e-book purchases imposed by Macmillan Publishers and effective Nov. 1, King County Library System will be boycotting the publisher’s upcoming e-books, declin…

Square Dancing: Should It Be The American National Folk Dance? by Artsjournal1

“That question took us on a journey from Appalachian front porches, to dance classes across our nation, to the halls of Congress, and finally a Kansas City convention center. And along the…

What You Missed When Laura Benanti, Kelli O’Hara, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and More Took the Town Hall Stage by Ruthie Fierberg

Go inside the 17th annual Broadway Stands Up For Freedom concert—including the full set list and photos from the concert event.

Drama League Honors Sutton Foster by Barry Gordin

Broadway Stars Celebrated Sutton Foster at the Drama League Annual Benefit Gala October 28, 2019: The Drama League honored Sutton Foster, a two-time Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critics…

Off-Broadway Review: “Soft Power” at the Public’s Newman Theater by David Roberts

“Soft Power” – the culture-bending, plot-twisting musical within a play currently running at The Public’s Newman Theater – challenges the notion that the only effective parameters …

Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber Write New Original Song for CATS by Broadway Direct

Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber have written a new song for CATS, in theaters December 20. The post Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber Write New Original Song for CATS appeared first …

Broadway’s 30 Longest-Running Shows by Playbill Staff

From The Phantom of the Opera to The Book of Mormon, flip through the longest Broadway runs to date.

Go Inside The Lion King’s Annual Backstage Halloween Haunted House by Ruthie Fierberg

The full company of the long-running musical goes all out in this celebration for Broadway’s stars, their families, and the kid actors on the Main Stem.

Man Desperately Waiting for Sondheim to Die So He Can Repost High School "Into The Woods" Photos by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Jae Leiber. @sarahjaeleiber. PHILADELPHIA, Penn. —  Local actor and social media wiz Wesley Zimmerman expressed frustration this week while desperately waiting for the death of m…

92Y Will Present Stage Adaptation of New Children’s Book A Is for Audra by Dan Meyer

Author John Robert Allman will also be present to discuss a celebration of women on Broadway.

First Look: Soho Cinders at the Charing Cross Theatre

Production shots have been released the return of modern fairytale musical Soho Cinders, which is now playing at the Charing Cross Theatre until 21 December 2019 right before Christmas. F…

‘Little Red’s Most Unusual Day’ entertains at Kentlands Arts Barn by Nicole Hertvik

Offenbach and Rossini are not names that roll easily off most children’s tongues. Luckily for parents who are looking for a fun way to introduce their children to classical music, the work…

Tony Winner Cady Huffman Will Star in New Solo Musical Marguerite by Andrew Gans

The production will kick off the new season at the Astoria Performing Arts Center.

NONPROFIT PAY HITS $1M AS TURNOVER LOOMS: INDUSTRY SURVEY (EXCLUSIVE) by Philip Boroff

André Bishop, head of Lincoln Center Theater, earned pay and benefits valued at $1 million in 2017. It’s likely the biggest one-year compensation for a New York nonprofit theater leader. …

Broadway Grosses w/e 10/27/2019: Ticket sales are getting spooky heading into Halloween

Last week’s overall grosses slipped just slightly more than 1% to $34M while attendance dipped 3% to 278k.  After five years on Broadway, Beautiful played its final performance to SRO cro…

Harry Potter’s Noma Dumezweni Tapped for HBO’s Adaptation of Made for Love by Olivia Clement

The Broadway and West End star joins Cristin Milioti, Ray Romano, and others in the upcoming series.

Freshman Acting Major Responds to All of Family's Questions in Meisner Repetition by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. SEWICKLY, PA - 18-year old Bryan Dowry, a Freshman acting major at Carnegie Mellon University, announced this week that he intends to answer all of his fam…

Ravinia Festival CEO Welz Kauffman To Step Down by Artsjournal1

“When Kauffman steps down [following next summer’s festival], he will have finished his 20th year in a post held by only two other ‘full-time, professional’ leaders, according to the…

Robert Evans, Large-Living Hollywood Producer Of Landmark Films, Dead At 89 by Artsjournal1

“As Paramount’s head of worldwide production from 1966 to 1975, he was credited with helping lift the company’s sagging fortunes with a staggering variety of popular and often critical…

World’s Largest Treehouse Burns Up In 15 Minutes by Artsjournal1

That would be why the fire department in Cumberland County, Tennessee ordered it closed seven years ago. Horace Burgess, a landscape architect and ordained minister, began building the 97-fo…

‘The Mountain Retreat For The Liberal Elite’ — A Week At The Aspen Institute by Artsjournal1

“Though it calls itself a ‘nonpartisan forum for values-based leadership and the exchange of ideas’, it is more accurately described as a cross between a think-tank, a celebrity summer…

PS1: How An Abandoned School In A Gritty Queens Neighborhood Became MoMA’s Mecca For New Art by Artsjournal1

“Around 1975, the art curator Alanna Heiss came across a hulking dilapidated schoolhouse in Long Island City during one of her scoping expeditions for exhibit spaces. … Heiss, who came t…

Remembering “Super Circus” by Trav S.D.

The vagaries of memory are never to be understood. Thus it is that The Howdy Doody Show, Andy’s Gang, and Pinky Lee all appear to have left some imprint in the culture, but somehow I never…

Dan Emmett: Traditional Author of “Dixie” by Trav S.D.

Born of an October 29, songwriter and blackface minstrel** Dan Emmett (1815-1904). Emmett has been traditionally credited with being the author of the songs “Polly Wolly Doodle” (1843) …

Hope Emerson: Strongwoman in Straight Roles by Trav S.D.

Classic film fans know Hope Emerson (1897-1960) well from her memorable appearances in films like Adam’s Rib (1949), Caged (1950), Westward the Women (1951), Casanova’s Big Night (1954),…

Revenge is a dish best served cold? Not so in “Lily” by Philip

Two things to know about “Lily,” the world-premiere play at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch. First, Christopher Daftsios’s play is constructed like an orderly three-part fa…

Dear Evan Hansen announces West End extension

In contrast with The Man in the White Suit, whose producers announced today an early closing citing poor ticket sales, the producers of the West End transfer of Dear Evan Hansen have annou…

Photo Coverage: MCC Theater Celebrates Opening Night of SEARED

MCC Theater just celebrated opening night of the New York premiere of Seared by Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Emmy Award nominee Theresa Rebeck (Bernhardt/Hamlet), with direction by T…

Jenny Lewis Unveils 'Rabbit Hole' Music Video

Following a week that included a spectacular Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon performance that saw Jenny Lewis getting carried away (literally) and a sold-out night of bringing a?oeBrook…

All New York's A Stage: Spotlight on Local Theater Coming Up This Fall

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, in partnership with SHOW- SCORE.COM, recently launched ALL NEW YORK'S A STAGE, the first-ever campaign dedicated to raising the visibility of o…

Cast Complete for Off-Broadway Premiere of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn by Andrew Gans

Justin Ross Cohen directs the Mark Saltzman musical.

Ardal O'Hanlon: 'Comedy never used to be a career – it was for slackers with ukuleles' by Zoe Williams

The star of Father Ted and Death in Paradise on his ‘unstable’ personality, his revealing new standup show – and the terrifying bomb scare he endured as a child Ardal O’Hanlon is too…

The Man in the White Suit to Close Early in the West End by Playbill Staff

The London comedy opened at Wyndham's Theatre October 8.

Julie Halston Shares Hilarious Backstage Stories & Mishaps from Tootsie, Hairspray, Gypsy, The Women & The Charles Busch Plays

Beloved character actress Julie Halston will make you LOL as she looks back on her Drama Desk-nominated stage career.

Read Reviews for Richard Nelson’s The Michaels Off-Broadway by Playbill Staff

The world premiere, part of Nelson’s Rhinebeck Panorama, opened at The Public Theater October 27.

The Little Mermaid Live! Star Queen Latifah Talks the Importance of Live Audiences and Previews Her Ursula Cackle by Dan Meyer

The Grammy and Emmy winner dropped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert October 28.

Watch Now: Ingrid Michaelson performs “Words” from The Notebook by Broadway Direct

Ingrid Michaelson performs "Words" one of the songs she's written for The Notebook, a New Musical. The post Watch Now: Ingrid Michaelson performs “Words” from The Notebook appeared first…

An Exuberant Opening Night at George Street Playhouse by Karen Nowosad

George Street Playhouse opened their 2019 – 2020 season on Friday, Oct. 25th. This was more than the normal start with the excitement of a new season. After a two year residency in a theat…

Tony Nominee and Ab Fab Star Joanna Lumley Set for Opera-Themed Rom-Com by Ryan McPhee

Falling for Figaro, directed by Ben Lewin, will also feature Danielle Macdonald.

‘Sure to provide food for thought’: LUNGS – The Old Vic ★★★★ by Kirsty Herrington

One of the hottest tickets of the year, the Old Vic’s revival of Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs sees The Crown royalty Claire Foy and Matt Smith reuniting.

Watch Trailer for Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey by Andrew Gans

The documentary spotlights Hal Holbrook’s decades-long work in various productions of Mark Twain Tonight!.

Inside Opening Night of Theresa Rebeck’s Seared Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new comedy, starring Raúl Esparza, Krysta Rodriguez, and more, officially opened October 28.

"I Get To Be Me." by Angela Tricarico

by Marialena Rago Jon Hoche (center) and the company of the…

Kinky Boots, The Color Purple, More Set for Broadway at Music Circus’ 2020 Sacramento Season by Andrew Gans

The California theatre has also announced a name change.

Dear Evan Hansen Begins Performances at London’s Noël Coward Theatre October 29 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical will officially open November 19.

MTFestUK is back at the new Turbine Theatre, Battersea by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo MTFestUK is back! Paul Taylor Mills' festival of new musical theatre writing returns with its 2020 season launching at the new Turbine Theatre in Battersea. This post MTFestU…

The Sound Inside **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward Before Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside begins at Studio 54, the ushers are more than usually diligent about insisting all I-phones be turned completely off, since the pl…

Read Reviews for Off-Broadway’s Seared, Starring Raúl Esparza and Krysta Rodriguez by Dan Meyer

The MCC production of Theresa Rebeck’s restaurant play opened October 28.

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Q & A with Broadway's Alex Wyse (Part II) by JK

It's always great to catch up with old friends! After seven and a half years, I finally caught up with a very busy friend of this site, Alex Wyse. Last week we got the ball rolling by chatti…

Review: Macbeth at curtainup.com/ by Deirdre Donovan

Though John Doyle breaks the rules in all the right ways, newbies to the play are likely to t become confused at times by its gender-blind casting and the nine cast members who play mu…

Review:Seared at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

: Theresa Rebeck's literslly tasty comic take on art versus commerce is having its New York premiere at the beutiful new MCC Thesters's intimate Susan & Ronald Frankel Th…

Dear Evan Hansen London starts performances tonight by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Dear Evan Hansen London starts performances tonight at the Noel Coward Theatre with the announcement that it is extending and opening a digital lottery. This post Dear Evan …

What to expect from technical theatre training by Sarah Lambie

For the stage managers, designers and technicians of tomorrow, building contacts while training can often lead to work later. Sarah Lambie talks

Andrzej Lukowski: Paperless tickets are the future, so why aren’t they catching on? by Andrzej Lukowski

Paper theatre tickets will not single-handedly doom our planet if not stopped immediately. But they are part of a wider problem of

Theatres go paperless as National among venues to usher in digital ticketing by Giverny Masso

Leading venues including the National Theatre have revealed they are introducing paperless ticketing in a bid to reduce their environmental impact and

The Man in the White Suit to close earlier than expected

The producers of West End musical The Man in the White Suit regretfully announce that the show will end its run at Wyndham's Theatre sooner than expected. The reason for the production's e…

Start Casting More Trans Actors In Cisgender Roles, Says UK Equity by Artsjournal1

Said a statement from the actors’ union, “The fact that [a performer] is trans may be completely invisible in the role or production, but it powerfully represents diversity in the indust…

NEWS: Theatrical Niche’s conservation-concerned Uncle Vanya comes to London by Featured Content

A new physical theatre adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, which has been touring England and Northern Ireland this autumn, arrives in London for two weeks later this month, playing i…

Christopher Haydon appointed artistic director at Rose Theatre Kingston by Giverny Masso

Christopher Haydon has been appointed the new artistic director of Rose Theatre Kingston. This will see the theatre revert back to an

Creative industries bodies publish pre-election manifesto by Georgia Snow

A £1 billion creative investment bank dedicated to supporting the regions that need it most and a significant increase to public arts

Tony-Winning Actor Rob McClure Introduces ‘Harmony Helper’ – A New Digital App for Singers by Deb Miller

Promoted as “a singer’s best friend,” Harmony Helper is a brand new app designed to provide musical theater performers and vocalists of all genres with the convenience and control of a…

‘It honestly had me hooked by the first scene’: Millie O’Connell swaps Six for Soho Cinders by Emma Clarendon

Actress Millie O’Connell chatted to us about Soho Cinders at the Charing Cross Theatre.

October letters: “Invading” Killjoy’s Kastle?

Readers respond about Killjoy's Kastle, living alone, '30 Americans' at the Barnes, 'Biofeedback' in the Fringe, RBG at NMAJH, a tribute to Helmutt Gottschild, the Bucks County Book Festival…

Off-Broadway’s The COOP Reinvents the Theatre Company Model by Olivia Clement

Andrus Nichols, formerly of Bedlam, breaks the mold with a “radically inclusive” new company-by-committee design.

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

“Wicked” Making History, Reviews for CSC’s “Macbeth,” and The Hoff is Coming back to the Stage! 1) “Wicked” Passes “Les Miserables” to Become Fifth Longest Running Broadway…

“Getty Fire” Update: “Improved but Still Active” by Artsjournal1

This just in from Lisa Lapin, the Getty Trust’s vice president for communications: “Situation improved, but still active. Fire Department estimates 48-72 hours to control and extinguish.…

Come to the cabaret aux Crazy Coqs by Artsjournal1

How often do we go to cabaret or a jazz club in London? In truth, not often. But I’ve been twice in the last year, to catch an autobiographical musical gig by the veteran movie, tv and sta…

Worse Than 2017: The Getty’s Emergency Response to the Fire on Its Property by Artsjournal1

Unlike the previous one, which was across the 405 freeway from the Getty, this one is “100% on our side of the 405, immediately north and west of us, and on our property,” according to L…

The Enduring Power Of Antici……pation by Joe Patti

From the “I wish we could figure out the formula and bottle this” file, we hosted a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday. The staff at the theater had been advocating for a…

Houston Ballet — the dancers’ bright clarity shone at City Center, New York

The company’s programme focused on work by New York-based choreographers

NEWS: Open Air Theatre’s Evita transfers to the Barbican Theatre in summer 2020 by Press Releases

Jamie Lloyd’s new interpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita at the Open Air Theatre will transfer to London’s Barbican Theatre from 27 June to 22 August 2020 (press ni…

Patricia Denys: ‘My first job, four days after leaving drama school, was The Trials of Oscar Wilde’ by John Byrne

I started performing as a child during the Blitz, singing in an air-raid shelter. When I left school, I joined City Lit

The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (11) by Terry Teachout

Various forms of the records-that-changed-my-life meme have been making the rounds lately, so I came up with my own version, which I call “The Twenty-Five Record Albums That Changed My Lif…

Lookback: on judges who write well by Terry Teachout

From 2009: I always remember the fate of Carrie Buck whenever I hear a judge praised for the literary artfulness of his opinions. I yield to no one in my admiration for what Walter Lippma…

Green Room: What is your ideal ‘other job’? by Jon Dryden Taylor

Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details… Eoghan

Almanac: Charles Dickens on performative sorrow by Terry Teachout

“Horatio looked handsomely miserable.” Charles Dickens, Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People

Theatremaker and tutor Jorge Lopes Ramos: ‘Immersive theatre has grown dangerously fast’ by John Byrne

How did you start in theatre? I was born to a Polish and Romanian family and raised in one of Rio de

West End comedy The Man in the White Suit to close early by Georgia Snow

The Man in the White Suit will close its run in the West End a month earlier than planned, with producers blaming

NEWS: David Hasselhoff will join the West End cast of 9 To 5 The Musical as Franklin Hart Jnr by Press Releases

David Hasselhoff will play Franklin Hart Jnr in 9 To 5 The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre from 2 December 2019 until 8 February 2020.

Hard talk: Broadway gets tough on America in crisis by Michael Billington

In an era of uncertainty and anxiety, New York theatre is shunning its obsession with private lives to throw a powerful spotlight on politics It used to be argued that British drama is drive…

VASSA Almeida, N1 by Libby Purves and Friends

GUEST CRITIC BEN DOWELL DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD NIGHT OUT   What a strange evening this is. Young director Tinuke Craig has taken Maxim Gorky’s 1911 play (there was a revision in 1935 but s…

David Hasselhoff is cast as Franklin Hart Jnr in the West End production of 9 To 5 The Musical

The Hoff is about to be hassled if Dolly Parton has anything to do with it. Yes, it’s David Hasselhoff who will play Franklin Hart Jnr in 9 To 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre from 2 Dec…

Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Lungs, Botticelli in the Fire, Sinatra: Raw, Ages Of The Moon & more by Press Releases

In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 27 October 2019). Maryam Philpott is gripped by the work of Claire Foy an…

Poll: Which of these second jobs have you done to support your career in theatre? by The Stage

Theatre industry figures have voiced their support for EastEnders actor Katie Jarvis, who was “job-shamed” by a tabloid newspaper for working as

Anders Lustgarten’s Extremism at Theatre Peckham – Cast announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo A cast of emerging actors has been announced for Extremism, written by Harold Pinter award-winning playwright Anders Lustgarten at Theatre Peckham. This post Anders Lustgarte…

On the Couch with Phoebe Porter by Arts Review

Who is Phoebe Porter? Phoebe Porter is a Contemporary Jeweller based in Canberra, Australia. Trained in gold and silver smithing, Phoebe’s work is strongly influenced by the Bauhaus and Co…

The World According to Kevin McCloud comes to Australia in 2020 by Arts Review

BAFTA award winning broadcaster, TV host, writer, environmentalist, amateur balloonist and storyteller. Kevin McCloud is all that and a bit more that you don’t know about. Now it’s time …

Christine Féret-Fleury: The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Arts Review

For fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Girl Who Reads on the Métro is the French phenomenon by Christine Féret-Fleury, ready to charm book-lovers e…

Designer Grace Smart: Re-imaginings not only fire up the imagination, the pay-off can be huge by Grace Smart

This month I’ve been doing Shakespeare for the first time. The shows are currently in rehearsals, having the concept rigorously and rightfully

First Person: Simon Stephens - the contemplation of kindness by Simon Stephens

A journey to the North, into the playwright's past, provides the genesis for ‘Light Falls’, opening at the Royal Exchange Light Falls is the sixth play that I have written for the Royal …

Big Apple Circus by Wendy Caster

Tired of the news? Depressed by the weird meanness of humans? Maybe you need a mini-vacation. Maybe you need to bask in the weird wonder of humans. Jayson Dominguez and the Wheel of DeathP…

STC calls for entries to the 2019 Patrick White Playwrights Award and Fellowship by Arts Review

Sydney Theatre Company is inviting applications from Australia’s talented playwrights for the 2019 Patrick White Playwrights Award and expressions of interest for the Patrick White Playwri…

Circus Oz’s Sidesault at The Melba returns for 2019 by Arts Review

A festival of experimental circus, the third iteration of Circus Oz’s Sidesault at The Melba returns from 7 November to challenge and push the notions of contemporary circus. Featuring si…

Gaming’s missing ingredient: laughter

A new game brings mirth to a medium in which humour is a rarity

Strength and Success in Numbers: The Super Non-Heroes by Lindsay Price

Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? Taryn Temple’s The Super Non-Heroes is a fantastic middle-school play that with an important message: Be kind to people, especially those that are …

Robert Evans, 1930-2019: producer of Hollywood hits

A romantic and raconteur who embodied the larger-than-life character of silver-screen dreams

Real Festival set to shine a light in Penrith by Arts Review

A spectacular line-up of internationally celebrated performers, musicians and creative minds will shine their light in Penrith as part of this year’s Real Festival at the Nepean River from…

“Troy” – World premier at Hero Theatre by Pauline Adamek

Hero Theatre is presenting the world premier of Troy by playwright Amina Henry. Troy, a musical riff on The Trojan Women, chronicles the story of a single-mother struggling to save her fa…

World premiere of Lemony S Puppet Theatre’s Taking the Waters by Gabi Bergman

Inspired by real-life experiences, Taking the Waters explores what it is to be a carer and how this role can bring out the very best and the very worst of a person, simultaneously. Three sis…

11 Dance Performances to See This November - Catch international companies, Broadway choreographers and politically minded pieces

Catch international companies, Broadway choreographers and politically minded pieces---This month's roundup of intriguing dance events includes pieces from three choreographers who've worked…

Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day Begins Off-Broadway October 29 by Olivia Clement

The Public Theater revival is helmed by Oskar Eustis.

Signature Theatre’s A Chorus Line, Featuring New Choreography by Denis Jones, Begins October 29 by Andrew Gans

Matthew Gardiner directs the production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

Hannah Cabell, Michael Countryman, Denise Burse, More Star in World Premiere of The Underlying Chris Beginning October 29 by Andrew Gans

Kenny Leon directs the Second Stage production of Will Eno’s play.

MOVING PEOPLE: Lucy Sexton on the Bessies, the Factress, and Her Favorite Artist of All Time by The Dance Enthusiast

In MOVING PEOPLE: Lucy Sexton on the Bessies, the Factress, and Her Favorite Artist of All Time, she says in response to question, What event (dance-related or not) has transformed you? , "…