PBT plans fan favorites, local premieres for 2020-21 season by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The 51st season, which kicks off in October, is the last one planned by artistic director Terrence Orr.

VR as a Narcissistic Medium by Ágnes Bakk

Rebecca Rouse is Assistant Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York), media artist and researcher. VR is the latest medium – many claim this. But what exactly can VR d…

Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” at Wyndham’s Theatre by Mert Dilek

Towards the end of Leopoldstadt, a young writer named Leonard is handed a sheet of paper with his family tree on it. The chart spans four generations and bears the imprint of two dozen lives…

Stage Actor and SEX AND THE CITY Star Lynn Cohen Passes Away

Screen and stage actor Lynn Cohen has passed away.

Call Answered: Charlene Oliver: "I've Never Been To Me" by Adam Rothenberg

Charlene Oliver is best known for her world-renowned mega-hit “I’ve Never Been To Me.” I first came to know Charlene and “I’ve Never Been To Me” in 1994 when I saw the filmThe Ad…

Roz Hammond to star as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Arts Review

Australian actor and writer, Roz Hammond will play the chilling role of Nurse Ratched in a new stage adaptation of one of the world’s most iconic stories, starring opposite previously anno…

Theatre Review: ‘Wicked’ at the Hippodrome by Steve Charing

Hello, you munchkins out there. Do I have news for you! One of the most endearing and enduring Broadway musicals of all time, the touring production of “Wicked,” is making its fourth sto…

Victorian musicians supported to play the world by Arts Review

Twelve Victorian musicians are kicking off the new year by preparing for career changing opportunities, thanks to the latest round of the Music Works Quick Response program. Recipients will …

National Hand Dance Association: Dancing in the Name of Love - Millennium Stage (February 14, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

“Macbeth” Wades into Familiar Corruption & Cruelty, at Ubuntu, Oakland by Bdhorwitz

Michael Moran’s Sorcery Exposes U.S. Excess & Delusion  by Barry David Horwitz Watching Macbeth go down the muddy hole, circling the bloody drain of ambition, cynicism, and self-delus…

See Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone & the Cast of Broadway's Company Celebrate Galentines Day by Michael Appler

Oh, the little things you do together. The cast and creatives of Company, director Marianne Elliott's gender-bending revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's classic musical about m…

See Carmen Cusack, Erika Henningsen and the Cast of New Musical Flying Over Sunset Sing Out by Broadway.com

Get a sneak peek of the new Broadway musical Flying Over Sunset from stars Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Tony Yazbeck and more

A Look at Musicals That Feature America’s Presidents by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

Presidents’ Day, February 17, is on the horizon. This national holiday is a tribute to and remembrance of the men who have helmed the Executive Branch of our government. Often, these leade…

VIDEO: See Highlights From FOOTLOOSE at The Kennedy Center

This fall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage presented its production of Footloose, the explosive Broadway musical based on the film of the same nam…

The High Table, Bush Theatre review - party on in Lagos and London by Aleks.sierz

New debut play is a heartfelt account of the black lesbian experience Queer people of colour face a double discrimination: racism and homophobia. Against this sickness of negation and stupid…

The Joseph Concert Cast Belt Out "Go, Go, Go Joseph" in Rehearsal by TheaterMania

See the play. Stay for ‘Breaking It Down.’ by Fountaintheatre

by France-Luce Benson The Fountain’s Breaking It Down program is designed to build community and deepen the impact of a play through a variety of events before and after performances. Our …

The Need For Civic Protest by Artsjournal

Protest is meant to bring a reality that lurks beyond the sight lines of most people crashing down in front of them. When resistance to the current order arises, citizens are put to the test…

Gibney Dance Reinvents From The Inside Out by Artsjournal

Gibney is becoming a commission-based repertory group—that is, a company not grounded in the aesthetic of a founding choreographer—and allow it to double in size from six dancers to 12. …

Caption: An OUT-standing Musical! The Chance Theater In Anaheim CA. Beckons Audiences To ‘Come Out’ And See Their “Fun Home” by Leo Buck

At turns haunting, enthralling, humorous, devastating---and well deserving of every award it has earned; love it or hate it, respect or reject it’s compelling message, this is some powerfu…

Take That Look Off Your Face: Paper Mill Playhouse’s ‘Unmasked’ by Matthew Wexler

Paper Mill Playhouse presents, "Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber," but the retrospective proves too much of the populist composer isn't a good thing. The post Take That Look Off Yo…

Noah Thomas is the Lead of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie on the West End, And He's Still in College by Matt Wolf

Noah Thomas was appearing in a drama school production of Guys and Dolls when he was tapped to become the third person to star as Jamie New, an aspiring drag queen, in the hit British musica…

Watch Tony Yazbeck and Carmen Cusack Perform the Songs From Flying Over Sunset by Michael Appler

Flying Over Sunset, set to begin previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on March 12, is right in the middle of rehearsals. On February 13, the cast of the new musical previewed a few of c…

When one curtain closes, another one opens by Sean McLoughlin

As the chill of North American winter starts to defrost and the faint memory of spring begins to set in,

‘Fragments’ Review: Guest Lectures from a Famed Professor by Alexis Soloski

Berkeley’s Judith Butler is the star attraction in a stimulating if overlong performance piece by her fellow academic Alexandra Chasin.

A Look at Riverdance's 25th Anniversary Performance at Radio City Music Hall by Nathan Skethway

The special engagement will begin performances March 10.

"72 Miles to Go..." Hilary Bettis Interview by Roundabout Theatre Company

On digital: Monos / Farmaggedon

Mind-expanding survival games from Colombia and Shaun the Sheep returns in a claymation slapstick sci-fi

My night in the Hollywood museum

Peter Aspden uncovers some gems of movie history and has a night out at the Oscars

Snapshot: ‘Heavenly Fire #9’ (2018) by Maria Lax

A flash of neon in the middle of the Finnish wilderness evokes fear and supernatural phenomena

Has Fan Culture Gotten Out Of Hand? Should They Have So Much Influence On The Art? by Artsjournal

The last decade or so has witnessed huge changes in the awareness, perception and tools of fandom. In terms of television and film, the enormous successes of Game of Thrones and the Marvel…

Duh – Most Of Us Judge A Book By Its Title by Artsjournal

For two of the three most-browsed books in the Codex test, participants said that the books’ titles, not their graphics, were the strongest factors in prompting them to click the read more…

Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Mother Road’ brings powerful journey to Arena Stage by Em Skow

William Joad is a proud Oklahoma farmer with roots to the land as old and deep as the fields his family has tended for generations. But after decades of dedication, dust and sweat poured int…

Check Out Photos of the New Cast of The Play That Goes Wrong Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The hit London and Broadway comedy continues its run at New World Stages.

World Premiere of CONSCIENCE Coming To George Street Playhouse

"Conscience" marks the latest collaboration between George Street Playhouse Artistic Director David Saint, who will helm this production, and Joe DiPietro, currently represented on Broadway …

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’: San Anselmo’s Jane Levy shines in musical series by Chuck Barney

Bay Area native discovers a love for song and dance in new NBC show

How I Learned to Drive Announces Full Company by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

The Broadway-bound revival of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive, courtesy of Manhattan Theatre Club, will open at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on …

A Sneak Peek at Encores! Mack & Mabel Starring Douglas Sills and Alexandra Socha by Nathan Skethway

The presentation of the Jerry Herman musical is scheduled to begin performances February 19 at New York City Center.

The Joseph Concert Cast Belt Out "Go, Go, Go Joseph" in Rehearsal

Alex Newell, Eden Espinosa, and Jessica Vosk are the fiercest trio of narrators you've ever seen.

How I Learned to Drive Announces Full Broadway Company

Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse lead the cast.

Swoon Over Jordan Fisher and Gabrielle Carrubba's New Dear Evan Hansen Music Video

The Broadway costars celebrate Valentine's Day with a sweet duet of "If I Could Tell Her."

The Visitor, Starring David Hyde Pierce, Announces Complete Casting

The world-premiere musical features a score from Next to Normal collaborators Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey.

Jonathan Cable to Reprise Touring Turn as Nick Massi in Off-Broadway's Jersey Boys by Andy Lefkowitz

Jonathan Cable, a veteran of the national touring production of Jersey Boys, will step into the role of Nick Massi in the off-Broadway production at New World Stages beginning on February 17…

Watch Jordan Fisher Sing Out in New Dear Evan Hansen Show Clips by Broadway.com

Watch Jordan Fisher and the cast of Dear Evan Hansen sing out in these newly released show clips.

Take a First Look at Jordan Fisher in Dear Evan Hansen and Listen to Him Sing 'For Forever' by Michael Appler

Jordan Fisher recently joined Ben Platt, Taylor Trensch and Andrew Barth Feldman as the fourth actor to play the title role in Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's Tony-winning Best Musical,�…

Mack & Mabel, Elsa & Anna, Joseph & Cyrano Headline Our Must-Do Events for the Week of February 17 to 23 by Kathy Henderson

If your musical bucket list includes Mack & Mabel or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, you’re in luck: Both shows get first-class stagings in the coming week. Also on tap a…

Grand Horizons' Ben McKenzie May Be TV Famous, But His First Love Is Theater by Caitlin Moynihan

Age: 41 Hometown: Austin, Texas (which was "a slice of Americana.") Current Role: Ben, a lawyer who must balance the news of his parents' 50-year marriage coming to an end and his evolving…

How Beetlejuice's Adam Dannheisser Balances Playing a Dad in the Show and in Real Life by Diep Tran

The Beetlejuice cast album has just hit 200 million streams in the United States and 350 million streams globally, making it the most streamed cast album of the 2018-19 season. When Beetleju…

Watch Tony Yazbeck, Carmen Cusack & the Cast of Flying Over Sunset Perform in Rehearsal by Michael Appler

Flying Over Sunset, set to begin previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on March 12, is right in the middle of rehearsals. On February 13, the cast of the new musical previewed a few of c…

Sing Street Releases Debut Single and Announces Cast Album by Kayleigh McClean For Broadway Direct

Sing Street is giving audiences a preview of the show’s score ahead of its Broadway premiere with the release of its debut single, “Up”. You can find the single here. Described by Ente…

Celebrate President’s Day With Hamilton Souvenirs and Get a Free Gift From the Playbill Store by Dan Meyer

The Lin-Manuel Miranda musical opened February 17 Off-Broadway at The Public Theater.

God, alienation and serial killers: Playwright behind ‘Jesus Hopped the “A” Train’ shares his thoughts by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Stephen Adly Guirgis, bard of the fringe dwellers, says when it comes to writing others’ stories, he’s learned ‘you better really dig deep.’

These Two Made Millions On Scamming Online Arts Tickets by Artsjournal

Peter Hunter and David Smith tricked selling sites over two-and-a-half years, buying £4m worth of tickets that they sold for £10.8m. They targeted events including Ed Sheeran and Taylor Sw…

Why Has A Whole Series Of Private Art Museums Shut Down? by Artsjournal1

Just last year in L.A., the Marciano and the Main Museum ended operations, and the year before that, the Pasadena Museum of Californian Art. In recent years there have been similar closings …

“Les Miz” Song Has Become A Defiant Protest Anthem In China by Artsjournal

Do You Hear the People Sing?, the defiant chorus from the musical Les Misérables, has become a song of protest in Hong Kong and, more recently, mainland China. Explicit references to Li Wen…

The Ballad of Maria Marten review – joyous play gives life to murder victim by Kate Wyver

Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough Beth Flintoff rewrites the narrative of the woman killed in the Red Barn, focusing on her wit and ferocity rather than her notorious death The history boo…

Actors’ Equity Association Will Celebrate Year of the Stage Manager by Andrew Gans

Equity will share stories of stage managers from around the country on social media.

COAL COUNTRY - Creating Documentary Theater (Part 1) | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Hadestown, Beetlejuice, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, More Participating in The Broadway League’s High School Broadway Shadowing Program by Dan Meyer

The eighth annual non-performance training program will run during the NYC public school winter break.

Black Ensemble Theater Announces World Premiere of Jackie Taylor’s Legends the Musical:  A Civil Rights Movement, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Showbiz Chicago Black Ensemble Theater Announces World Premiere of Jackie Taylor’s <em>Legends the Musical:  A Civil Rights Movement, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow</em> Blac…

Old Show Queens Talk Old Show Tunes in Episode 10 by Playbill Staff

From "Meadowlark" to the tragic reason Grand Hotel earned a cast album, here are the behind-the-scenes stories of some of your favorite songs.

Tinsel and Bone - Millennium Stage (October 7, 2011) by The Kennedy Center

Broadway Center Stage: Footloose | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

Rebollar Dance: 2077 - Millennium Stage (May 27, 2016) by The Kennedy Center

Ill Camille: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Fest - Millennium Stage (March 7, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

Victory Boyd: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Fest - Millennium Stage (March 6, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

A Sneak Peek at Diana on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical, starring Jeanna de Waal as the late Princess of Wales, will begin performances at the Longacre Theatre March 2.

Review: Epic theater sensation ‘Gatz’ lands at Berkeley Rep by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

Elevator Repair Service brings its astounding stage hit 'Gatz' -- a unlikely retelling of 'The Great Gatsby' -- to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre.

DONNA McKECHNIE @ GR42 by Sheree Sano

Photo Credit: Unclaimed THE GREEN ROOM 42 PRESENTS TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY LEGEND DONNA McKECHNIE IN HER ACCLAIMED CONCERT “MY MUSICAL COMEDY LIFE” MARCH 19, 20 & 21 THE GREEN R…

The Comedy Team of Yorke and Adams by Trav S.D.

Some fragments on the forgotten vaudeville, burlesque, and musical comedy team of Gus Yorke (1861-1939) and Nick Adams. Billed as “Hebrew comedians”, Yorke and Adams appear to have star…

Edna Mae Harris: From Harlem to Hollywood by Trav S.D.

Harlem-born Edna Mae Harris (1910-1997) was one of the top stars of so-called race films in the 1930s, as well as a Broadway performer, and supporting player in Hollywood productions. The da…

NEW YORK CABARET’S GREATEST HITS @ SR by Sheree Sano

Image Credit – Unclaimed PRODUCER STEPHEN HANKS TO REBOOT CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED VARIETY SHOW SERIES NEW YORK CABARET’S GREATEST HITS AT THE SECRET ROOM FIRST FOUR MONTHLY SHOWS WILL LAUNC…

California May Remove Submissions Cap For Freelance Journalists Under New Gig Law by Artsjournal1

The bill, which is called AB5 and which went into effect on Jan. 1, says that outlets may not accept more than 35 submissions a year from any individual freelance journalist; any more, and t…

World’s Largest Music Label Says It Will List On The Stock Market by Artsjournal

The news of a planned stock market flotation of Universal comes hot on the heels of a similar announcement by its smaller rival Warner Music Group. – BBC

Prediction: Half Of American Homes Will Cut Cable TV Cord By 2024 by Artsjournal

Roku predicts that within four years, half of all U.S. homes will have never had cable TV or will have canceled their subscription, the company said in a letter to investors on Thursday rele…

When Airlines Break Musicians’ Instruments by Artsjournal

The stakes are high. Not only does a musician have an emotional connection to their instrument, but a break, even if it is repaired to pristine condition, can bring down a valuable instrumen…

This Composer Just Made History At The Oscars. Get To Know Her Music With These Seven Pieces by Artsjournal1

Hildur Guðnadóttir is actually three-quarters of the way to an EGOT: she has an Oscar (and a Golden Globe) for her score to The Joker and an Emmy and a Grammy for her music for HBO’s Che…

Stage Kisses for Valentine’s Day, From Romeo and Juliet to The Prom by New York Theater

Twists on “Romeo and Juliet” are big this month in New York — in West Side Story on Broadway, of course, but also Beyond Babel, and Romeo and Bernadette, and Juliet and her Romeo It�…

Project 19 Profile: Ellen Reid by New York Philharmonic

Playwrights Lynn Nottage and Gina Femia Will Be Honored at 2020 William Inge Theatre Festival by Andrew Gans

The annual festival begins May 13 in Independence, Kansas.

Black History Month Dreamcast: An All-Black Revival of Gypsy

Dreamcasting an all-black version of Gypsy.

Theater Review: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL (National Tour) by Lawrence Bommer

DISCO’S ONCE AND FUTURE DIVA As the song says, “Dim All The Lights” — or set them to scorching splendor. Anyway, the giant mirror ball is back, scintillating and scattering flecks of…

Go Inside the Rehearsal Room of the 50th Anniversary Joseph Concert with Noah Galvin, Bonnie Milligan and More by Broadway.com

Hear Noah Galvin, Bonnie Milligan, Alex Newell and more sing out tunes from the upcoming 50th Anniversary Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat concert.

Celebrating Black History Month: James Monroe Iglehart Honors Original The Wiz Lion, Ted Ross by Michael Appler

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com asked actors, directors and playwrights to tell us about black theater-makers who inspired them. Stars jumped at the chance to honor those who…

Carrie Hope Fletcher Cast in Title Role of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella Musical in London by Andy Lefkowitz

U.K. stage star Carrie Hope Fletcher will take on the title role in the upcoming new interpretation of Cinderella from Tony-winning hit maker Andrew Lloyd Webber. The previously announced w…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Adam Dannheisser of Beetlejuice by Broadway.com

Adam Dannheisser stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Beetlejuice and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

Big The Musical Stars Jay McGuiness & Kimberley Walsh to Reunite in Sleepless in Seattle Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh, the talented stars who fell in love nightly in the West End premiere of Big the Musical, will let sparks fly again this spring in a world premiere musical …

Jonathan Cable to Reprise Broadway Turn as Nick Massi in Off-Broadway's Jersey Boys by Andy Lefkowitz

Jonathan Cable, a veteran of the Broadway production of Jersey Boys, will step into the role of Nick Massi in the off-Broadway production at New World Stages beginning on February 17. Cable …

See Noah Galvin & the Cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Perform Songs From the Upcoming Concert by Michael Appler

Manhattan Concert Productions is staging a one-night-only concert of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on February 17 at Lincoln Center, and …

It All Began Tonight: How Broadway.com Readers Found Love at the Theater by Diep Tran

We’ve all heard of showmances, that phenomenon that happens when two artists meet while doing a show and fall in real love. But there’s another phenomenon that happens just as often: two…

Johanna Day to Join Fellow Original Cast Members Mary-Louise Parker & David Morse in How I Learned to Drive on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Johanna Day has signed on to reprise her 1997 turn as the Female Greek Chorus in the upcoming Broadway premiere of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer-winning drama How I Learned to Drive. The previousl…

Bay Street Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company, The Cape Playhouse, and More Are Hiring by Dan Meyer

Playbill's Job Listings offers an extensive selection of technical jobs within the theatre industry.

Review: World Stages: Heroine. A disappointing production of a powerful wartime story by Susan Galbraith

I mostly love the works brought to DC by The Kennedy Center’s World Stages. I love the sub-genre of one-person shows. I also take a serious interest and have been involved in working with …

Thoroughly modern Millet: Have we forgotten the artist who inspired painters from Van Gogh to Dalí? by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

An exhibition of work by the French artist — who inspired more famous painters, from Van Gogh to Dali — comes to the St. Louis Art Museum.

Missouri History Museum exhibit celebrates students awarded by Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis by Aisha Sultan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Scholarship Foundation has awarded $96 million in interest-free loans and grants to almost 12,000 students in the St. Louis area seeking higher education.

Recently reviewed St. Louis theater for Feb. 14 by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Capsule reviews for professional theater on St. Louis stages.

BWW TV: Watch the Cast of SING STREET Sing 'Up' on Cast Recording

As BroadwayWorld reported this morning, Sony Masterworks Broadway will soon release Sing Street (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING), an album of music from the musical adaptation of John Carn…

Adapt and Perish: A Review of Adaptation at Theatre Above the Law by Hugh Iglarsh

Hardly seen in the past fifty years, the enterprising thespians at TATL offer a timely revival of this biting one-act satire by comic genius Elaine May.

Britton & The Sting Uplifts and Recharges With REVIVAL residency at Rockwood Music Hall by Felicia Fitzpatrick

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway’s Britton Smith and his band launch a weekly concert series at the downtown venue.

Madam Butterfly at Artsdepot, London – ‘a fresh, inventive take on Puccini’s opera’ by Inge Kjemtrup

Some of the most beloved operas come freighted with the heaviest cultural baggage. Consider Madama Butterfly, Puccini’s 1904 opera. Set in Nagasaki,

10 Things I Hate About You: The Musical You Won't Hate…Not Even a Little Bit…Not Even at All

Two house rules. Number one: Read our Valentine's Day Dream Musical. Number two: Read our Valentine's Day Dream Musical.

See Jordan Fisher's Performance Highlights in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway

Fisher takes on the title role in this Tony-winning musical.

Flashback Friday: Try Not to Fall in Love With "People Will Say We're in Love"

Nothing says Valentine's Day like making a big show of not being in love.

The Music of Queen at Flat Rock Playhouse by Bruce Steele

The tribute band does its job well — connecting us not only with the music, but with all the memories we attach to these iconic songs.

The Visit review, National Theatre: A vaudevillian nightmare with an unforgivable running time by Alexandra Pollard, Alexandra Pollard

Lesley Manville is magnificent as a billionaire seeking revenge, but this cartoonish play misses the mark

Watch Jordan Fisher sing 'For Forever' in Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen by Jessica Derschowitz

Here’s a treat for Dear Evan Hansen fans, Jordan Fisher fans, and anyone who’s Team John Ambrose after watching To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. If you fall into all three categor…

“Beautiful” – A Flawed But Effective Chronicle Of The Rise Of Carole King by Cary Ginell

The appeal of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which arrived in Thousand Oaks on February 13 for a four-day run, can be summed up by the comments of an elderly couple leaving the Fred Kav…

Content warning: this play only lasts 40 minutes by Mark Lawson

Both the Donmar Warehouse and the Royal Court are staging plays that are under three-quarters of an hour long. Are theatregoers being short-changed? People do a double take at the advisory n…

Acosta Danza: Up Close review – Carlos and co get intimate by Lyndsey Winship

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, London The proximity to the action in this show highlights the finesse and strength of the Havana troupe Only a few months since Acosta Danza were last in…

Production news round-up: Carrie Hope Fletcher to play lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella by Ruth Comerford

This week’s round-up includes Carrie Hope Fletcher in the lead role of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. Musicals Carrie Hope Fletcher will star

Keep It Together: A Review of The Boys in the Band at Windy City Playhouse by Amanda Finn

Windy City Playhouse continues its streak of emotionally engaging immersive theater with Mart Crowley's groundbreaking 1968 play.

Your Love - The Outfield (Vintage Cover) ft. Cortnie Frazier (#PMJsearch2019 Winner) by Postmodernjukebox

Download & Stream "Your Love" Here: https://pmjlive.com/YourLove?IQid=yt Experience PMJ Live: https://pmjlive.com?IQid=yt Shop PMJ Music/Merch: https://smarturl.it/pmjshop?IQid=yt Follow Us…

‘Honest, heartfelt & informative’: SPLINTERED – Vault Festival by Emma Clarendon

Big, bold and colourful, yet Splintered never forgets to draw focus on the struggles that queer women from Trinidad and Tobago go through in coming out.

‘This cast gives a masterclass in drama’: HISTORY BOYS – Wolverhampton Grand Theatre ★★★★★ by Helen McWilliams

History Boys is long overdue a revival and the production (which has been meticulously directed by the hugely talented Jack Ryder) is a treat indeed.

Check Out Exclusive Rehearsal Photos From Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow’s Whisper House Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The Civilians production of the ghost story musical opens March 24 at 59E59.

Odd Pleasures: A Queer Valentine’s Day Event, the Half-Court Classic 3v3 Invitational, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/14 to Sun 2/16. Whether you want to feel the love or not this weekend, there's plenty of recommended things to do.…

National Tour Alum Jonathan Cable Set to Join Jersey Boys Off-Broadway by Dan Meyer

The stage and screen performer is the newest cast member at New World Stages.

Johanna Day and more join Broadway cast of ‘How I Learned to Drive’ by Gillian Russo

Manhattan Theatre Club’s “How I Learned to Drive” announced Friday that Johanna Day, Alyssa May Gold and Chris Myers will join the production, completing its Broadway cast. They will j…

Johanna Day, Alyssa May Gold, and Chris Myers Join How I Learned to Drive on Broadway by Olivia Clement

Paula Vogel's landmark play, to be seen on Broadway for the first time, will star Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse.

NEWS: Carrie Hope Fletcher will play Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber¹s new production of Cinderella by Press Releases

Carrie Hope Fletcher will play Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s highly anticipated new production at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, with performances confirmed to begin on 28 August 2020 (p…

French film awards board quits over sexism criticism

Césars directors resign two weeks before ceremony ‘to restore calm’

RADICAL NEW WEST SIDE STORY PAINTS AN ANGRY YOUNG AMERICA by Robert Shuman

(Brian Schaefer’s article appeared on Bloomberg, 2/13.) In spring 2016, Belgian theater director Ivo van Hove was in New York, preparing his Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s The Cr…

Robbie Simpson and Marina Shay Talk Bringing Adam & Eve to Life in Off-Broadway’s Paradise Lost

Robbie Simpson and Marina Shay talk about bringing the universal themes Paradise Lost to a modern audience, creating Adam and Eve for the stage, and how their friendship makes their performa…

Babak Tafti, Marjan Neshat, and More Tapped for Off-Broadway Premiere of Selling Kabul by Olivia Clement

Tyne Rafaeli directs the intimate thriller exploring the toll of American imperialism from a family’s apartment in Afghanistan.

London Theatre News Today: Friday 14 February by Kitty Underwood

Jay McGuinness and Kimberly Walsh reunited, Katy Brand and Rufus Hound to join Everybody's Talking About Jamie and a new role for Carrie Hope Fletcher! The post London Theatre News Today: Fr…

No Sweat review at Pleasance Theatre, London – ‘moving but unfocused drama about homelessness’ by Paul Vale

Vicky Moran’s new play aims to highlight the growing issue of homelessness among young LGBT+ in the UK. Following interviews with a

Watch Company of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Sing 2 Songs From the Upcoming Concert Staging by Ruthie Fierberg

Hear Jessica Vosk, Eden Espinosa, Alex Newell, Noah Galvin, Bonnie Milligan, and more perform “Go, Go, Go Joseph” and “Those Canaan Days.”

The Six Wives of Henry VIII review at King’s Head, London – ‘dad jokes and catchy songs’ by Paul Vale

Howard and Stu’s last production of Richard II was critically mauled in the local press and the duo don’t know how to

The Masks of Theatre by Broadway Beat

by Ali Solomon. @AliSolomain (Instagram), @AliCoaster (Twitter).

Sting: ‘It’s probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever tackled’ by Jim Harrington

Rock legend Sting brings "The Last Ship" to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. It's the Northern California premiere of the musical.

Gus Halper joins Broadway cast of ‘Sing Street’ by Caitlin Huston

Gus Halper will move to Broadway with the cast of “Sing Street.” Halper originated the role of Brendan, the brother of main character, Conor, in the world premiere of “Sing Street” a…

Scrotum-Nailing, Bank-Burning Artist Interferes With Paris Mayoral Campaign by Artsjournal1

Pyotr Pavlensky — who gained notoriety in Russia for sewing his lips shut in solidarity with Pussy Riot and nailing his scrotum to Red Square, and who, having received political asylum fro…

Wayne McGregor Is Choreographing A Margaret Atwood Ballet by Artsjournal1

In a joint project for the Royal Ballet of Great Britain and the National Ballet of Canada, McGregor will create MaddAddam, a three-act work based on Atwood’s trilogy Oryx and Crake, The Y…

UK’s Broadcasting Authority Gets Responsibility For Policing Web And Social Media by Artsjournal1

It will be the job of Ofcom to “ensur[e] that firms such as Twitter and Facebook comply with a new legal ‘duty of care’ requiring them to protect their users from illegal material. ……

Coronavirus Is Devastating The Arts In China by Artsjournal1

“Movie releases have been canceled in China and symphony tours suspended because of quarantines and fears of contagion. A major art fair [and a performing arts festival] in Hong Kong [were…

How Hard Is It To Be A Freelance Theatre Critic Under California’s New Gig Law? This Hard by Artsjournal1

Lily Janiak, the only theatre critic in the entire Bay Area to have a staff position, writes about her friend and colleague Sam Hurwitt, who was earning all too little money before the law A…

The Purpose Of Boredom by Artsjournal

Let’s look more closely at the anatomy of boredom. Why is it so damned boring to be stuck in a departure lounge while our flight is increasingly delayed? We are in a state of high arousal,…

‘The Boy Detective Fails’ is a charming success at American University by John Stoltenberg

“I’m good at finding out the truth,” says Billy Argo (Spencer Coben), the boy-prodigy detective, near the beginning of this clever, quirky, and quite touching musical. So observant of …

Godspell, Uncle Vanya, and 3 World Premieres Set for Berkshire Theatre Group’s 2020 Summer Season by Dan Meyer

The Chekhov drama will star several Broadway alums, including Tony winner Harriet Harris.

Joseph Shabalala, leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 1941-2020

A perfectionist who trod softly both on stage and off

BroadwayRadio Patreon Special: Matt’s Winter 2020 NYC Visit, Part 2 by James Marino

This is a Patreon only release! Thank you for being Patreons. Friday, 2/14 @ 11AM, Matt and James chat about Hadestown, Cambodian Rock Band, and the first preview of Six! Riedel: “Black Or…

“The SpongeBob Musical” Wows with Nostalgia & Design, at BroadwaySF by Tanvi Agrawal

Millennial Notes Tina Landau Dives Deep for Fresh Take on Beloved Cartoon by Tanvi Agrawal You don’t need to be a child or a “SpongeBob” fan to enjoy the wonder and excitement of this …

Get Your First Look at Jordan Fisher in Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen by Nathan Skethway

The Hamilton and Fox's Rent alum joined the cast of the Tony-winning musical at the Music Box Theatre January 28.

Pleasance announces fund to bring work by artists of colour to Edinburgh Fringe by Giverny Masso

The Pleasance has launched a scheme to support artists of colour to take work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Charlie Hartill

Screwdriver review at Lyric Hammersmith, London – ‘lively new writing’ by Frey Kwa Hawking

Screws are prison officers, whose function is to operate doors. You’re only good as a screw if you have respect, which Nicole

VIDEO: Michael Korte Releases A WHOLE NEW WORLD Video Perfect For Valentine's Day

Broadway producer Michael Korte is back with the perfect video for Valentine's Day! Korte has teamed up with Broadway's Aladdin to put a spin on some of the show's classics. Released moment…

Government urged to tighten regulations for child modelling agencies by Giverny Masso

The government is being urged to introduce a legal requirement for all child modelling agencies to be licensed before they are allowed

Check Out Production Photos From the D.C. Premiere of The King’s Speech by Nathan Skethway

David Seidler's drama, which tells the story of how King George VI overcame his speech impediment, began performances February 11 at the National Theatre.

BEETLEJUICE Broadway Cast Recording Surpasses 200 Million Streams in the US and 350 Million Streams Globally

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and WARNER RECORDS have announced that Beetlejuice - Original Broadway Cast Recording has surpassed 200 million streams in the United States and 350 million streams global…

Curve creates new talent development schemes for Midlands artists by Georgia Snow

Leicester’s Curve has launched a series of initiatives designed to support artists and companies in the Midlands. The theatre has opened a

Text of the Day: The Welkin by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

Watch RuPaul's Drag Race bridezilla BenDeLaCreme hilariously reveal her biggest solo tour by Joey Nolfi

Drag superstar BenDeLaCreme is ready to propose… that you show some love on her biggest solo tour to date. EW can exclusively reveal that the RuPaul’s Drag Race icon and performing artis…

Carrie Hope Fletcher to play title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella

This Valentine’s Day brings the exciting news that Carrie Hope Fletcher will be going to the ball this September when Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cinderella premieres at the West End�…

University of Cambridge launches master’s in writing for performance by Ruth Comerford

The University of Cambridge is set to launch its first master’s degree in writing for performance. The programme will be devised and

Unmasked **** by Barry Gordin

Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Premieres at Paper Mill Playhouse By: Ellis Nassour February 14, 2020 – In Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the jukebox revue h…

Need a Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Card? Send Your Love These Timeless Musical Lyrics

Concord Music Publishing offers free, creative Valentine's Day cards for your Broadway boo.

Things to do over the long holiday weekend: Fun for Valentine's and Presidents' Day by Kelly-Jane Cotter

You still have time to catch MIDWIVES at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. This gripping adaptation by Chris Bohjalian of his best-selling book is faithful to the text, with enough t…

A Valentine to Florence Henderson by Trav S.D.

  Through hard experience on this blog, I’ve learned that headline writing is crucial. A catchy headline means the difference between thousands reading and nobody reading. There have been…

Stop Claiming Your Work is ‘Female-Led’, Just Because There’s Women In It by Alice Flynn

Alice Flynn is not happy about the flippant use of the term ‘female-led’ for shows that really, just aren’t. Does she think a show directed by a man can ever be feminst? Let’s find o…

David Schwimmer stars in Sky One’s new spy comedy, Intelligence

The new series follows snooping shenanigans in the UK’S Government Communications HQ

Nkrumah Gatling, Marissa McGowan, Leo Ash Evens, More Will Star in TheatreWorks’ Ragtime by Andrew Gans

Performances of the Tony-nominated musical will begin in April in Palo Alto, California.

London Premiere of Sleepless, A Musical Romance Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

Jay McGuiness, Kimberley Walsh, and Daniel Casey will lead the cast of the musical adaptation of Sleepless in Seattle.

Wyn Calvin: pantomime hero and Welsh prince of laughter by Nick Smurthwaite

Over his 75-year career, Calvin has performed in 54 pantomimes. He tells Nick Smurthwaite about advising Ian McKellen, rejecting a career in

Watch: Mandy Gonzalez and Carrie Manolakos Sing ‘Happy Days/Get Happy’ by Roberto Araujo

The singers honor great women of music with the New York Pops in the concert I'm Every Woman: Divas On Stage February 14.

In Hartford Stage’s new ‘Jane Eyre,’ cast gives life to heroine’s memories by Christopher Arnott

Jane Eyre, adapted and directed by Elizabeth Williamson, runs through March 14 at Hartford Stage.

First Listen: Hear “Up” Off the New Broadway Cast Recording for Sing Street

Hear the debut single (and total bop) "Up" from the new Broadway musical Sing Street.

Read Reviews for the World Premiere of Tony Kushner’s The Visit in London by Dan Meyer

The playwright’s adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play stars Lesley Manville and Hugo Weaving.

A fascinating rendering of ‘The King’s Speech’ at the National Theatre by Jennifer Georgia

Given that so many plays and films these days are based on, drawn from or inspired by each other, it is worth examining the differences between these media and the treatments they require. T…

Complete Cast Set for London Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Janie Dee by Dan Meyer

See who’s joining the Olivier Award winner this spring.

3 Crazy Tales From a Broadway Press Rep by Mervyn Rothstein

Having worked in theatre for more than 30 years—and with talents like Liza Minnelli, Mandy Patinkin, and Savion Glover—Keith Sherman shares memories from his storied career.

Listen to the Onyx Collective Cover of Rodgers & Hart’s ‘My Funny Valentine’ From Babes in Arms by Dan Meyer

The track is featured on the group's upcoming album Manhattan Special: Onyx Collective Plays Rodgers & Hart / Rodgers & Hammerstein.

New Loco Chanelle and Miss Hedge announced for Everybody's Talking About Jamie

English comedians Rufus Hound (RSC's The Provoked Wife) and Katy Brand (Katy Brand's Big Ass Show on ITV2) have been confirmed to join the cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie, which c…

GRACE NOTES: Friday, February 14, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Waitress Will Launch U.K. and Ireland Tour in November by Andrew Gans

The tour of Sara Bareilles’ international hit musical will kick off at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

Rufus Hound & Katy Brand are Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s new cast members in the West End

Check out the new faces joining the West End cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at London’s Apollo Theatre in March 2020. Rufus Hound is preparing to strut his way into the ever-pop…

Chester Theatre Company Announces 2020 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include the organization's first world premiere commission plus a New England premiere.

Another Coronavirus Catastrophe: China’s Cinema Box Office Down By 99.75% by Artsjournal1

That’s not a typo. The country’s total movie ticket revenue for the past 20 days is down from $1.52 billion for the same period last year to $3.9 million, and the movie industry there ma…

The Obama Portraits Have Become, In Essence, Pilgrimage Sites by Artsjournal1

“Stories of visitors praying or breaking down in tears before the portraits circulated on social media.” (Not unlike Jerusalem or Lourdes.) Says the director of the National Portrait Gal…

Denied Visas, Siberian State Symphony Cancels U.S. Tour by Artsjournal1

The 81-musician orchestra, based in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk (a few hundred miles northeast of where the borders of Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia meet), was to have made a t…

Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of Plaza Suite by Marc J. Franklin

The Neil Simon comedy opened at the Plymouth Theatre February 14, 1968.

Rufus Hound and Katy Brand Will Join Cast of London’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie by Andrew Gans

The hit musical continues at the Apollo Theatre.

Carrie Hope Fletcher to play title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CINDERELLA by Gabi Bergman

Today it was announced that Carrie Hope Fletcher will be playing the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s upcoming production

‘What sets this show apart is that it’s a beatbox musical’: CRONGTON KNIGHTS – Belgrade Theatre & tour by Guest Bloggers

Alex Wheatle’s popular YA novel Crongton Knights is brought to vibrant life in this irresistible adaptation by Emteaz Hussain. An uplifting, impressive show that delivers its social commen…

Cheyenne Jackson to Perform Solo Concert in London by Dan Meyer

The stage and screen star makes his U.K. debut at Cadogan Hall.

Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical by Georgia Snow

Carrie Hope Fletcher will play the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennell’s new version of Cinderella when it opens

Olivier Awards 2020: special recognition award-winners announced by Georgia Snow

Producer Thelma Holt and children’s casting director Jo Hawes are among the figures whose contributions to the industry will be celebrated at

‘A beautifully imagined fantastical catastrophe’: FAR AWAY – Donmar Warehouse by Aleks Sierz

This well-focused revival of Caryl Churchill’s, brief dystopic classic Far Away is vivid but frankly unexceptional.

REVIEW: The First, Pit, Vault Festival, London ✭✭✭ by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Mark Ludmon reviews The First, a new play by Barry McStay now being presented as part of the Vault Festival 2020 at The Vaults, London. This post REVIEW: The First, Pit, Vaul…

Carrie Hope Fletcher to play Cinderella by Kitty Underwood

She will go to the ball! Carrie Hope Fletcher has been announced as the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella and we couldn’t be more excited. The post Carrie Hope Fletcher to p…

Come From Away: Rehearsals vlog | Part 1 of 4 by Official London Theatre

Orfeus: A House Music Opera | Teaser Trailer by Young Vic

If that audiobook narrator sounds familiar, check your theater program by Peggy McGlone

When not onstage, some local actors are putting their dramatic skills to work making “talking books” at the Library of Congress.

Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Carrie Hope Fletcher is to star in the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennell's Cinderella when it makes its World Premiere at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on 28 …

I, Cinna (The Poet) review at Unicorn Theatre, London – ‘a fascinating feat of storytelling’ by Sally Hales

Tim Crouch’s I, Cinna (The Poet) is the fifth in his series of shows giving full life to some of Shakespeare’s minor

The Visit review – Tony Kushner's plodding revenge epic falls flat by Arifa Akbar

Olivier theatre, London Lesley Manville excels as the billionaire returning to her small town but even she can’t save this bloated adaptation The Visit (or The Old Lady Comes to Call) is a…

The Friday 5: 5 Shows I'm Surprised I Did See by JK

A couple of weeks ago, The Friday 5 was about 5 shows I'm surprised I've never seen. This week I thought I'd list 5 shows I'm surprised I actually did see! Maybe they were short running sho…

ArtsBeat Radio/TV Valentine's Day Edition by Mark G. Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio/TV Valentine's Day Edition. Actors, directors, musicians, teachers and spouses James Barry and Tara Franklin, seen frequently at Berkshire Theatre Group and now Chester Theatr…

Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless: A Musical Romance

Based on the beloved hit film Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the new musical adaptation, Sleepless, is set to win our hearts all over again. Jay McGuiness and Kimberle…

Today on Broadway: Friday, February 14, 2020 by James Marino

WEST SIDE STORY Statement makes it worse, DOUBTFIRE / HANGMEN / WICKED / VISITOR casting updates, THE WAR OF THE ROSES and MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS @ Ogunquit, van Hove and Mayer go to the Opera…

Katy Brand and Rufus Hound to join cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie by Giverny Masso

Rufus Hound and Katy Brand have been announced to join the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in the West End. Actor,

Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless – A Musical Romance by Ruth Comerford

Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless – A Musical Romance when it runs in London this year. Based on

Live Theatre chief executive Jim Beirne announces departure after 20 years by Georgia Snow

Jim Beirne, chief executive of Live Theatre in Newcastle, has announced he is stepping down after running the venue for 20 years.

Pina Bausch’s Bluebeard review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘unequivocal, uncompromising and still shocking’ by Neil Norman

Pina Bausch made this groundbreaking work in 1977. By deconstructing formal dance structures, applying abandoned theatricality and asking performers to excavate and

Off- Broadway’s Drift, Starring Emmy Winner Joe Pantoliano, Meets the Press by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere will play a limited engagement at New World Stages beginning February 29.

Carrie Hope Fletcher Will Star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella Musical by Dan Meyer

The production will be directed by Laurence Connor at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.

Moonlight Benjamin: Simido

The Haiti-born artist sings about the apathy besetting her homeland and laments the absence of the diaspora

Philadelphia Orchestra: Mahler’s Symphony No. 8

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a gigantic symphony in a high-quality new record

Hank Mobley: Complete Blue Note Sessions 1963-70

New CD set captures 13 recording sessions with the fluent and peerless improviser

Rufus Hound and Katy Brand join Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Cast by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Rufus Hound and Katy Brand will be joining the cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie this March at the Apollo Theatre in London. This post Rufus Hound and Katy Brand join E…

Katie Gately: Loom

The electronic musician contrasts light and shade in a poignant new album

Bambara: Stray

The Georgia-rooted trio reference Nick Cave with a mix of high seriousness and black humour

Take their wives, please by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review the off-Broadway premiere of a new musical version of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * Once upon a fast-reced…

Replay: Peggy Lee sings “Them There Eyes” and “But Beautiful” by Terry Teachout

Peggy Lee sings “Them There Eyes” and “But Beautiful” on The Andy Williams Show, after which she, Williams, and George Gobel do a trio version of “You Are My Sunshine.” This epi…

‘Spellbinding’: MAGIC GOES WRONG – West End ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Magic Goes Wrong is a brilliant masterpiece that Mischief and Penn and Teller should all be proud of and is easily worth all the critical acclaim it has received so far.

Actor Danny Mac: ‘Strictly Come Dancing helped me to get leading roles’ by Theo Bosanquet

Actor Danny Mac’s Strictly success has led to a number of West End leading roles. He talks to Theo Bosanquet about being

Almanac: James Lees-Milne on the deaths of old friends by Terry Teachout

“I used to be surprised and shocked because old people accepted the calamities and deaths of their old friends with seeming equanimity. Now I realise that, had they not done so, they would…

Plans to stage Dutch musical in theatre with 360-degree set given green light by Ruth Comerford

Plans to build a 1,150-seat venue in London that will house a Dutch musical have been granted planning permission by Newham council.

Ann Hould-Ward: ‘My dad was a dry-land farmer, he taught me to work real hard’ by Liz Hoggard

Multi-award-winning costume designer Ann Hould-Ward tells Liz Hoggard about being inspired by the Montana prairie where she was raised, working in the

Disused London pub reopened as immersive theatre venue by Giverny Masso

Immersive theatre company Colab Theatre has opened a new venue in a former pub in south London. The theatre company already runs

NEWS: Rufus Hound & Katy Brand will join the West End cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie by Press Releases

Actor, comedian and presenter Rufus Hound and actor, writer and comedian Katy Brand will be joining the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in March 2020 to play Hugo/Loco Chanelle and…

Thiago Soares on his rise to ballet superstardom and beyond

The Royal Ballet principal dancer reveals his plans for life post-retirement at 38

New post-show Q&A with playwright Simon Stephens: Join Terri for the Old Red Lion’s Nuclear War-led triptych by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing series of post-show talks, Mates founder Terri Paddock chairs an unmissable event with leading British playwright Simon Stephens following the first revival of his pla…

Harry Potter ticket touts found guilty of fraud by Giverny Masso

Two ticket touts who targeted shows including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have been found guilty of fraud, in a verdict

Photographic odyssey of love and loss for Iran

The artist explores the history of her homeland through pictures and poetry

The Realistic Joneses review at Ustinov Studio, Bath – ‘reflective, witty, unsettling’ by Jeremy Brien

When Deborah Warner takes over as artistic director of Bath’s Ustinov Studio in the autumn, she will inherit an enviable reputation for

The Visit review at National Theatre, London – ‘Lesley Manville is resplendent’ by Tim Bano

There’s a fierce relevance in the story of a woman failed by a patriarchal justice system and seeking justice her own way.

Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless the musical by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh will star in Sleepless the musical, based on the hit film Sleepless in Seattle, when the musical returns to the Troubadour Theatre Wembley P…

Special Recognition Awards announced for the Olivier Awards 2020 by Kitty Underwood

We’re delighted to announce the recipients of the Special Recognition Awards for the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard. The post Special Recognition Awards announced for the Olivier Awar…

Margaret Atwood novels to be adapted into ballet by Wayne McGregor by Georgia Snow

Wayne McGregor is creating a new ballet based on a trilogy of novels by Margaret Atwood. MADDADDAM will be a collaboration between

George Takei, receiving an award from Arts & Ideas, talks about his acting, his writing and his activism by Christopher Arnott

George Takei, the actor, activist and author, is getting the Visionary Leadership Award from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas on Feb. 18. The ceremony is a luncheon fundraiser …

Stockholm Design Week: psychedelic is the new Nordic

Pale wood and quiet restraint were scarce, while colour and brash humour ran riot

World-renowned painter Peter Doig: ‘In the studio, anything can happen’

The artist reflects on being an outsider, the art market and why relocating to Trinidad took him ‘by surprise’

Up close and personal: the other side of Dorothea Lange

The American photographer is best known for her Depression-era pictures but the archives of her life’s work reveal a very different artist

Riz Ahmed to debut play about his 'toxic breakup' with UK by Lanre Bakare

Rap and music theatre piece will premiere at Manchester international festival The actor and musician Riz Ahmed is bringing the world premiere of a new piece to this year’s Manchester inte…

Steve McQueen brings life in the raw to Tate Modern

The first UK survey of the artist’s work in 20 years reveals his inexhaustible visual curiosity

‘Urgent, provocative & familiar all at the same time’: NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE – Young Vic Theatre by Carole Woddis

Despite the challenges, and judging by the Young Vic’s typically youthful, mixed audience, Nora: A Doll’s House is a production to which they can relate and which, so far as I could see,…

Guilty or not? What's your verdict? Watch Terri's post-show Q&A at The Jury

You only have three more chances to see new British musical drama THE JURY in its London premiere run at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, where it must finish this Sunday 16 February 2020. Have yo…

Threatened By Gentrification, Berlin’s Nightclubs Seek Same Legal-Cultural Status As Theatres And Opera Houses by Artsjournal1

“A group dedicated to protecting the German capital’s nightlife took its campaign to parliament on Wednesday, urging more protection as more venues are closed to make way for new-builds …

See A 3D Recreation Of Ancient Greece by Artsjournal

Visitors to the site can browse reconstructions that date back as early as 1200 BCE, the Mycenaean period — or Bronze Age — through Classical Athens, featuring the rebuilds made necessa…

Shock: Entire Board of French Movie Academy Resigns by Artsjournal

The shock announcement by the 21-member board of the Association for the Promotion of Cinema – the organization overseeing the Cesar Academy – comes on the heels of industry-wide backlas…

Master of Arts in Arts Administration – Goucher College by Artsjournal

Designed for the working professional, the M.A. in Arts Administration from Goucher College allows you to live and work wherever you are while you learn from national arts leaders.

Review: People Show 137: God Knows How Many, Southwark Playhouse by Nina Cave

Review: People Show 137: God Knows How Many, Southwark Playhouse4.0starsA café stands stage left with a puppet sitting on one of its bar stools. The café is rustic and full of copper colou…

Margaret Atwood ballet MaddAddam to be staged by Wayne McGregor by Chris Wiegand

Royal Ballet reveals adaptation of Atwood’s trilogy of dystopian novels Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam The British choreographer Wayne McGregor is to stage an adaptati…

Alone in Berlin review – chilling drama of defiance against Nazi tyranny by Mark Fisher

Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonModern-day echoes resound in Alistair Beaton’s adaptation of the novel about tiny acts of rebellion in 1940s Germany ‘The plan…” says Anna Quangel (Cha…

Gus Halper to Make Broadway Debut as Brendan in Sing Street: 'I Couldn't Be More Grateful' by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen standout Gus Halper, who originated the role of Brendan, brother to central character Conor, in the world premiere of Sing Street, has signed on to repeat his celebrated tu…

Theater Review: FUN HOME (Chance Theater) by Marc Wheeler

TAKE A CHANCE WITH FUN When a newly “out” lesbian learns her closeted father has taken his life mere months after revealing to him her sexuality, she has a lot to process. Being an artis…

Royal Shakespeare Company Returns To Chicago After 25 Year Absence by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Showbiz Chicago Royal Shakespeare Company Returns To Chicago After 25 Year Absence Chicago Shakespeare Theater is proud to welcome the return of the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Compa…

Chicago Humanities Festival Announces 2020 Theme: A Year of Vision by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Showbiz Chicago Chicago Humanities Festival Announces 2020 Theme: A Year of Vision The Chicago Humanities Festival is honored to announce its annual theme, Vision, bringing together leaders…

Goodman Theatre Announces World Premiere of graveyard shift by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Showbiz Chicago Goodman Theatre Announces World Premiere of <em>graveyard shift</em> Rising stars playwright korde arrington tuttle and director Danya Taymor reunite for the wor…

Northern Broadsides’ Laurie Sansom: Our new mission is to reflect the multiplicity of local voices by Laurie Sansom

When Barrie Rutter left Northern Broadsides, it was clear the company needed a reboot. Laurie Sansom sets out a vision for the

Natasha Tripney: Exploring trauma on stage can make for powerful theatre but it can also take its toll by Natasha Tripney

It’s the time of year when a large section of London’s theatre community relocates underground to the dank caverns and pungent tunnels

Dick Pelham: Terpsichorean Tambo by Trav S.D.

Dick Pelham (Richard Ward Pell, 1815-1876) was one of the founding members of the influential quartet known as the Virginia Minstrels. Born in New York City, Pelham was one of the many who e…

Black Waters review – a muddied outcry against colonial horrors by Sanjoy Roy

Leeds PlayhousePhoenix Dance Theatre’s new piece contains flashes of anguished brilliance but feels cut off from its subject matter In 2018, Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Windrush premiered ju…

02/28 Stone & Sanges @ The Beach by Cabaret Hotspot!

Michael Friedman and Daniel Goldstein's Unknown Soldier Musical Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Trip Cullman directs the New York City premiere at Playwrights Horizons.

’20-21 For Primal Forces, Maltz Jupiter And Headlining Arsht Bway Tours: Hadestown by Bill Hirschman

Another round of 2020-2021 season announcements has arrived with some promising titles -- this time from Primal Forces and the Maltz Jupiter Theatre – plus a headline-making offering from …

Sing Street Announces Original Broadway Cast Recording

The album will be released on the date of the new musical's first Broadway preview.

A 26-Year-Old Woman Is Directing One of the Biggest Musicals of the Broadway Season

Lucy Moss is cowriter and codirector of Six on Broadway.

SING STREET Broadway Cast Recording Available for Pre-Order; Debut Single UP Now Available

Sony Masterworks Broadway has announced the release of Sing Street (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING), an album of music from the musical adaptation of John Carney's indie hit film. Availabl…

Where We Stand by Darryl Reilly

Amidst the hubbub that includes coerced audience clapping and singalongs, we attempt to discern what the point is. It appears to be the story of an outsider who takes up residence in a rural…

Boston Conservatory and SpeakEasy Stage Company Launch Educational Partnership by Logan Culwell-Block

The New England regional theatre will offer performance opportunities and college credit to theatre students at the performing arts conservatory.

Sing Street to Release Original Broadway Cast Recording by Olivia Clement

The digital release will coincide with the show's Broadway bow, at the Lyceum Theatre, in March.

Céline Sciamma on defying convention with the all-female Portrait of a Lady on Fire

The French director talks about her prize-winning period film and why the fight for equality in cinema has a long way to go

The Battle for Hong Kong, C4 — a front-line view from the streets

A powerful new documentary follows five young activists and their fight for democracy

Lights, camera, revolution: Iran’s military makes films

Elite Revolutionary Guards soften propaganda with reality shows and TV

The strange politics of the portico

Why are today’s nationalists so fond of neoclassical architecture?

Are They Acrobats, Martial Artists or Dancers? All of the Above - The all-male Compagnie Hervé KOUBI brings its hybrid style to the Joyce

The all-male Compagnie Hervé KOUBI brings its hybrid style to the Joyce---Hervé Koubi's pharmacology degree may not impact his work as a choreographer, but it's a telling indic…

Real-Life Broadway Couples Play a Love-Themed Round of Playbill – The Game Show With Special Hosts Laura Osnes and Nathan Johnson by Roberto Araujo

How much do these Broadway sweethearts know about love in the history of the Main Stem?

World Premiere of Bliss Musical, Starring Mario Cantone, Opens February 14 at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre by Andrew Gans

The musical fantasy, directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller, upends the traditional princess narrative.

Cornelius Jones Jr. Stars in 3-D Theatricals’ Kinky Boots Beginning February 14 by Andrew Gans

Performances continue through March 1 in Cerritos, California.

Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show Launches February 14 by Andrew Gans

The series will continue with dates in April, June, and September.

Dear Evan Hansen Star Jessica Phillips’ 5 Most Memorable Nights Onstage by Andrew Gans

Phillips, who currently plays Heidi Hansen in the Tony-winning musical, recalls performances in The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Who’s Tommy, and more.

Think You Know Frankenstein? You've Never Seen Him Like This - African American actress Stephanie Berry plays the creature and his creator at Classic

African American actress Stephanie Berry plays the creature and his creator in this new production at Classic Stage Company---The original mad scientist story, Frankenstein, is alive on stag…