THE PROM Unruly Hearts Initiative Launches Star-Studded Auctions

In honor of The Prom film being released on Netflix, costars Ariana DeBose and Jo Ellen Pellman launched the Unruly Hearts Initiative.

Audra McDonald is heard, but not seen in Williamstown’s ‘Streetcar’ by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON Ever since the words “novel coronavirus” began to make the news circuits and theaters began what was hoped to be a relatively short downtime, the ingenuity of resourceful …

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce Pandemic! Review and Pics by Jonathan Mandell

What kind of weird holiday show is this?  That was my initial reaction…”Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce Pandemic!” begins with the star looking like a tropical fruit monster, or as Mac h…

A Christmas Gift Guide: Spreading cheer at the end of 2020

It’s been a challenging year, and the holidays are probably going to look a bit different this time around, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t spread the usual holiday joy and cheer.…

Theatre Review: ‘The Resurrection of Alice” from The Essential Theater by Mary Ann Johnson

This one-woman show is a story-teller’s dream, and Perry Gaffney, who wrote and performs it, is a storyteller. She can have you laughing, gasping, crying, nodding your head going uh-huh, a…

Playhouse Live • Variety! - Sunday, December 20, 2020 by Bucks County Playhouse

"Playhouse Live!," the 30-minute, Virtual Variety show produced by Bucks County Playhouse streams again this Sunday night with an all-new holiday program. Hosted by the Playhouse’s trio o…

Local Theater Company Will Introduce 10 New American Plays in 2021 by Cori Anderson

The 2020 Local Lab was canceled due to COVID-19, but the Boulder theater company is planning for a larger, more inclusive slate of new playwrights to feature in the new year. The post Local…

AXIS: Sensory-Friendly Holiday Event by The Old Globe

Theater Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (SF Playhouse) by Tony Frankel

A WORLD APART FROM TYPICAL VIRTUAL FARE Like a breath of fresh air, Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World far exceeded my expectations of both virtual theater and Brown’s uneven s…

"Joy to the World" | Merry TUBACHRISTMAS! by The Kennedy Center

Jose Elias & Wawa Snipe | Arts Across America: Winter Traditions by The Kennedy Center

VISCERAL HARMONIES | ABT Studio Company by American Ballet Theatre

Sir Ian McKellen gets his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine

West End celebrity and film actor Ian McKellen, 81, has received his first vaccination against the novel coronavirus, it has been announced. The former X-Men and Lord of the Rings star posed…

Renaissance Theaterworks Moves Season Online by American Theatre Editors

The virtual season will include short plays, including works by Lynn Nottage, José Rivera, and Alayna Jacqueline.

Don’t Miss: ‘Drag Out the Holly: A Holiday Drag Extravaganza’ by Matthew Wexler

Alexis Michelle, Jujubee, and Peppermint, along with NYC drag queen Lagoona Bloo and pop singer Bright Light Bright Light headline the holiday drag special. The post Don’t Miss: ‘Drag…

VIDEO: Check Out a Sneak Peek from A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS!

On Friday, December 18 at 7pm, and for the ELEVENTH year, Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch will perform “A Swinging Birdland Christmas.”

Josh Groban Live Streams Holiday Concert December 19 by Andrew Gans

The Great Comet Tony nominee also recently released his newest album, Harmony.

In the News: New Performing Arts Space Heads to Manhattan West, Ensemble Studio Theatre's One-Act Marathon Spotlights BIPOC Writers, More by Talaura Harms

Plus: Author Dr. Pamela Newkirk is named to the Shubert Organization Board of Directors.

Odds & Ends: Documentary About Tony & Oscar Winner Rita Moreno to Premiere at Sundance & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Rita Moreno Doc Among 2021 Sundance Film Festival Offerings The lineup for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival has been reveale…

December 2020 by American Theatre Editors

It's not just holiday content this month on U.S. stages (and screens).

LYNN AHRENS: A LYRIC LIFE to Premiere Digitally, Featuring Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Uranowitz and More

Ragtime. Anastasia. Once On This Island. A Man of No Importance. My Favorite Year. Lynn Ahrens has created lyrics for award winning songs for Broadway, Hollywood, and television earning Tony…

VIDEO: Watch KINKY BOOTS With The Shows Must Go On- Friday at 2pm!

The Shows Must Go On is back this week with the smash hit musical, Kinky Boots! Starring Matt Henry and Killian Donnelly and written by the incredible duo of Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstei…

Master Class: How to be an Effective Arts Advocate by American Theatre Wing

January 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Ring in the New Year with stage offerings, virtual and otherwise.

February 2021 by American Theatre Editors

This month's offerings across the U.S.

Check Out These Stunning Photos of Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol Starring The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln by Marc J. Franklin

The streamed production, a part of the Old Vic: In Camera series, continues through December 24.

March 2021 by American Theatre Editors

What you can see onstages (and screens) this month.

April 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Spring is here with a full slate of stage offerings.

May 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Plays, musicals, and more across the U.S.

How 2020 Has Affected the Way We Experience the Theater by Caroline Bourque

As the pandemic shut down traditional venues, Colorado’s alternative theater groups provided audiences with in-person experiences in unusual settings. The post How 2020 Has Affected the W…

Celebrate The 100th Birthday of THE DYBBUK by Ruth Ross

This month marks the 100th anniversary of THE DYBBUK, the world’s most famous Jewish play, by S. Ansky. The Congress for Jewish Culture is celebrating this historically significant milesto…

June 2021 by American Theatre Editors

June is busting out all over U.S. stages.

July 2021 by American Theatre Editors

The stages of summer are in full swing.

August 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Stage offerings from coast to coast.

September 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Rolling into fall with plenty of stage offerings.

October 2021 by American Theatre Editors

The fall continue with theatre offerings all across the U.S.

Review: The Comeback, The Noel Coward Theatre by Nick Ferris

Review: The Comeback, The Noel Coward Theatre5.0Overall Score‘Welcome back to the West End. It’s so lovely to have you here’ a husky female voice projects across the auditorium of Lond…

The Haunted Woman review – the sound of fear by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineOlivia Williams voices Rafaella Marcus’s story of a woman in a house who has only bumps in the night for company There is nothing quite like a festive haunting to see us in…

November 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Lots to be thankful for this theatre season.

Shubert Organization Appoints ‘Diversity Inc.’ Author Pamela Newkirk To Board Of Directors by Greg Evans

Dr. Pamela Newkirk, a journalist, scholar and author of Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of Billion-Dollar Business, has been appointed to the Shubert Organization’s board of director. N…

December 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Theatres across the U.S. ring in the holidays with a bounty of fare.

Pamela Newkirk joins board of directors at Shubert Organization by Caitlin Huston

Pamela Newkirk, a journalist and author of the book “Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of Billion-Dollar Business,” has joined the board of directors of the Shubert Organization.  Newk…

‘SIX’ TRIES TO GET BACK ONSTAGE. AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. by Robert Shuman

(Alex Marshall’s article appeared in The New York Times, 12/9; updated 9/14 : Photo: A security guard takes ticket holders’ temperatures before a performance of “Six” in London, on D…

Virtual Audition Tour 2021 | ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School by American Ballet Theatre

Show People with Paul Wontorek: Tonya Pinkins by Broadway.com

Tony winner Tonya Pinkins discusses Merrily We Roll Along, challenging herself creatively, her terrifying new movie and more with Paul Wontorek.

Theatre Review: ‘#Enough-Plays to End Gun Violence’ by 1st Stage by Susan Brall

What happens when respected playwrights like Lauren Gunderson and David Henry Hwang team up with 1st Stage to produce an online reading of seven plays written by teens from around the county…

‘Ma Rainey’: It’s Better With a Band by American Theatre Editors

Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts talk about the new film of August Wilson's breakthrough play.

Christopher Jackson, James Monroe Iglehart, Nik Walker and More Star in 'TWAS THE NIGHT

Christopher Jackson, James Monroe Iglehart, Nik Walker, and more have come together virtually to headline a new addition to the holiday classics: a podcast radio play production of ’Twas T…

Heaven on Earth premieres new video-music project by Smalley Bogg

Heaven on Earth is a creative project by Philly actor and performer, S. Cummings, now based in Mexico City. The post Heaven on Earth premieres new video-music project appeared first on phind…

Dancing Dialogues: Adapting The Nutcracker by Joycetheater

Jennifer Hudson, Audra McDonald, Amber Riley, More to Perform at Educational Theatre Foundation's Theatre Alive! Virtual Gala by Logan Culwell-Block

Nia Vardalos and John Stamos will emcee the special event, streaming free on Playbill.

Williamstown Theatre Festival and Audible Theater's ANIMALS Starring Madeline Brewer & More Available Tomorrow

The Williamstown Theatre Festival and Audible Theater world premiere presentation of Animals is available worldwide tomorrow, December 17 at 3 AM ET within the Audible Plus catalog. An…

February 2021

From the comfort of your home, you will get phone calls from Maryland’s most nefarious characters and honorable heroes as they rely on you in a race to find the secret location of the remo…

January 2021

From the comfort of your home, you will get phone calls from Maryland’s most nefarious characters and honorable heroes as they rely on you in a race to find the secret location of the remo…

The gift in the darkness box by Fountaintheatre

by Stephen Sachs I’ve been thinking about a poem by Mary Oliver. The entire poem is only two lines. That’s all it needs. It goes like this: “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of …

Manhattan West Development To Include 160-Seat Theater Venue With Broadway Connections by Greg Evans

The new eight-acre Manhattan West mixed-use development complex in New York City will add a 10,000-square-foot entertainment and restaurant space in 2021, including an intimate, 160-seat the…

What's Hot on BroadwayWorld Social - The Prom Contest, Holiday Decor, and More!

From our #netflixpromsong contest to fan art challenges and more, there's so many ways to get involved in the latest theater news!

Kelli O'Hara, Wayne Brady, Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus and More Join The Seth Concert Series in January 2021

Producer Mark Cortale has announced that five award-winning stars of the stage and screen will join the January 2021 line-up of The Seth Concert Series, the live weekly series based on Seth …

Why Laura Benanti Says Gen Z Is the ‘Found Generation’ by Logan Culwell-Block

A chat with the Tony-winning Gypsy and She Loves Me star ahead of the December 17 premiere of her HBO Max documentary special.

Christine Pedi's There's No Business Like SNOW BIZNESSS Virtual Event Now Available On Demand!

The virtual concert is available On Demand through January 9, 2021.

Hot Clip of the Day: How Many Times Have You Watched Caissie Levy's Frozen "Let It Go" from The Tony Awards? Push Play Again!

As the East Coast prepares for Winter Storm Bailey, honestly - one song came to mind. The stunning, warm, and effortless vocals of superstar Ms. Caissie Levy on Frozen's "Let It Go."

The Source Story For ‘King Lear’ Had A Happy Ending. Why Did Shakespeare Make It A Tragedy? by Artsjournal1

Basically, because of all the plagues everyone had been through, says Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Greg Doran. “There is a big change in tone in his later work. Academics ha…

Wait Wait's Letter from the Editors VI by NPR

A bonus podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week a special Holiday sampler of stories cut from the show and some green room holiday cheer.

Lincoln Center Activate: Association of Teaching Artists (ATA) Awards by Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center Activate: Developing Arts-Based Digital Content by Lincoln Center

Watch Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman in the Upcoming Musical Iceboy! by Dan Meyer

The Pasadena Playhouse sneak peek also features Laura Bell Bundy and Adam Devine.

Peppermint, Alexis Michelle, Jujubee and More to Star in DRAG OUT THE HOLLY: A HOLIDAY DRAG EXTRAVAGANZA

The Actors Fund announced today the premiere of The American Pops Orchestra’s Drag Out the Holly: A Holiday Drag Extravaganza on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 9:00PM – 10:00PM ET via …

The Making of TWENTY TWENTY | Young Vic Taking Part by Young Vic

Change in the American Theatre Begins and Ends Outside the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The work of organizing for a better world is already being done, and theatres have the chance---and the responsibility---to join it.

VIDEO: Watch Laura Osnes Sing 'What's The Use of Wond'rin'?' From CAROUSEL For R&H Goes Pop!

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization announced the final episode of the year for their YouTube series R&H Goes Pop! - At Home. Today's video will feature Broadway performer and ser…

Moulin Rouge! Shifts National Tour to 2022 Amid Ongoing Pandemic

The show was scheduled to kick off its tour last month.

Megan Mullallly, Nick Offerman Preview New Musical Iceboy! Via Pasadena Playhouse

Laura Bell Bundy and Adam DeVine also star in this new show, presented on the PlayhouseLive platform.

Sharon D. Clarke performs Love Changes Everything | Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

‘All out for some action & adventure’: FROSTBITE: WHO PINCHED MY MUFF – Garden Theatre by Laura Kressly

Despite the show only having a week’s run and now closed due to London’s descent into Tier 3, Frostbite: Who Pinched my Muff? deserves recognition.

Aisha Jackson, Elizabeth Stanley and More to Take Part in Concert to Support Middle Collegiate Church

On December 21, 2020 at 8 pm EST, the stars of Broadway, TV, and film will unite for a holiday celebration concert to support Middle Collegiate Church. Director/Choreographer Matthew Johnson…

Watch Laura Osnes Sing 'What's The Use of Wond'rin'?' From Carousel on R&H Goes Pop!–At Home by Dan Meyer

The Tony nominee has hosted the series throughout the year.

Review: Mother Teresa Sings, in Drag and With Doubts by Jesse Green

In Heather Christian’s “I Am Sending You the Sacred Face,” the saint of Calcutta vogues and lip-syncs and broods on the nature of selflessness.

Review: Flight, The Bridge Theatre by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Flight, The Bridge Theatre4.0Overall ScoreFlight is playing at the Bridge Theatre until the 16th January, for more information visit the Bridge Theatre’s website. All photography i…

Help! I Got the COVID Vaccine & Now I Can’t Reach a High E6 Which I DEFINITELY Could Before I Swear by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. For those of you eagerly waiting to receive the recently approved COVID-19 vaccination, please heed my warni...

Lauren Reid, Chief Operating Officer of John Gore Organization, Begins Role as Chair of the Broadway League by Broadway.com

Lauren Reid, Chief Operating Officer of the John Gore Organization, has officially started her previously announced role as Chair of the Broadway League. She takes over the role from Thomas …

Moulin Rouge! Shifts Launch of National Tour to Chicago in 2022 by Caitlin Moynihan

Moulin Rouge! has announced a new schedule for its previously announced national touring production. Originally set to launch at New Orleans' Saenger Theatre in November 2020, the Tony-nomin…

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES Supports You Gotta Believe With Matthew Broderick, Kerry Butler and More

After an extraordinary year with over 300 original pieces produced, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues teamed up with You Gotta Believe last night to finish 2020 with a bang! In the year�…

"THE DYBBUK," THE MOST FAMOUS JEWISH PLAY IN THE WORLD, PREMIERED IN VIRTUAL FORM

In the centenary month of THE DYBBUK, the most famous Jewish work in the world, by S. Ansky, a new version was released, in virtual form given the restrictions generated by the COVID-19 pand…

Theater to Stream: ‘Spring Awakening’ and Audra McDonald by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Plays by Mike Bartlett, Christina Anderson and Halley Feiffer are watchable at home, too. And for an alternative holiday hit, “Burning Bluebeard.”

National Tour of Moulin Rouge! Musical Sets New Launch Date by Andrew Gans

The North American tour, scheduled to begin this past November, was postponed due to the ongoing pandemic.

‘Moulin Rouge!’ Musical Sets National Tour For 2022 After Covid Nixed 2020 Start by Greg Evans

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will kick off its North American tour in February 2022, two years after the originally scheduled opening date that was knocked out by the Covid-19 pandemic. Produce…

The Midnight Sky — George Clooney stars in an end-of-times drama

The actor also directs this uneven film set in the dying days of Earth

Farewell Amor — a powerful story of separation and connection

An Angolan immigrant is reunited with his wife and child in Ekwa Msangi’s accomplished film

The Macaluso Sisters — hauntingly lovely, strikingly unusual

Emma Dante’s film follows the lives of five orphaned girls in Palermo

Let Him Go — Kevin Costner stars in a pulpy neo-Western

It’s gun versus axe in this lurid 1950s-set film

Code-Switched delivers universal lessons with South Asian nuance by Ata Younan

It’s the late-20s existential crisis sitcom that all South Asian American millennials deserve. Code-Switched is the thoughtfully curated care package only your…

WATCH: Wild Mountain Thyme's Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan Talk the ‘Barbra Streisand Special,’ Jamie’s (Fake?) One-Man Musical, More by Dan Meyer

Plus, Jon Hamm discusses farming and the new film adaptation of John Patrick Shanley’s play Outside Mullingar.

Michael Feinstein Holiday Special by Sandi Durell

A coast-to-coast lineup of rising stars and top students in the performing arts will gather online this month for a virtual holiday presentation hosted by Great American Songbook Foundation …

'Rum Tum Tugger is the sexiest': one-man Cats show claws through film flop by Arifa Akbar

Bad films can spawn kitschy, cult devotion, as Linus Karp demonstrates in How to Live a Jellicle Life As London’s theatres prepared for tier 3 closure last night, some of us spent our las…

‘Moulin Rouge!’ reschedules North American tour dates to 2022 by Caitlin Huston

‘Moulin Rouge!’ is planning to start its North American tour in Chicago in 2022.  The tour, which was originally scheduled to begin Nov. 21, 2020 in New Orleans, will now conduct techni…

‘This Is Who I Am’ Review: Cooking With Dad, Remotely by Laura Collins-Hughes

A son in New York and a father in the West Bank prepare a favorite family recipe. Longing and resentment are in the mix, too.

Pulitzer Finalist Playwright Will Eno Signs With ICM Partners by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Will Eno, whose credits include Broadway’s The Realistic Joneses and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Thom Pain (Based on Nothing), has signed with ICM Partners for repre…

Interview: Andrea McArdle Returns to the Stage for a Holiday Concert at Kean University

The streaming show, presented by Kean Stage, will run December 17-20.

Do You Know the Response to This Broadway Final Jeopardy! Clue That Stumped Everyone?

If you're a theater fan, you absolutely do.

Filmed West End Production of Kinky Boots to Stream Free This Weekend

The musical stars Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry.

Stars in the House Spotlights Estella Scrooge December 16 With Betsy Wolfe, Patrick Page, Carolee Carmello, More by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.

"Sleigh Ride" - If The Fates Allow by Hadestown

Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, and Kay Trinidad with the Hadestown ensemble. From the new album "If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album", out now: https://www.BroadwayRecord…

‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ now will begin its North American tour in Chicago. But you’ll have to wait. by Chris Jones

The first national tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical!,” the hit Broadway show based on the 2001 Baz Luhrmann movie, now will begin its North American tour in Chicago. That's the good ne…

Atlantic Theater Company Announces African Caribbean MixFest by American Theatre Editors

Guadalís Del Carmen and Kwame Kwei-Armah will co-produce this year's virtual festival featuring Caribbean stories.

Celebrate Tony Award Winner LaChanze With a Look at Her Stage Highlights by Marc J. Franklin

The actor celebrates her birthday December 16.

Review: A Protest In 8: Strategize, Organize, Mobilize from Theater Alliance by Jordan Ealey

A daughter confronts her police officer father. An absurdist game show tries to determine who is the most Black. A candidate for district attorney confronts her traumatic past. A sex worker …

Estella Scrooge Review: A Christmas Carol that twists like the Dickens by Jonathan Mandell

How do you make your “A Christmas Carol” so different that it stands out in a season piled high with streaming versions of Dickens’ heartwarming tale? That seems to be the main aim of …

Rorschach Theatre gets the audience out of the house with ‘Distance Frequencies’ by Celia Wren

D.C. theater curates a months-long immersive experience that takes in the great outdoors.

Sign Up for Playbill's Trivia Night With The ShowBiz Quiz by Dan Meyer

Put your stage smarts to the test in this virtual, interactive Broadway trivia night—with prizes!

Judy Kuhn, Ann Harada, Shoshana Bean, More to Join Frontline Workers in Holidays From the Heart by Playbill

Brave Hearts for Broadway will put frontline and essential workers in the spotlight along with some of their theatre friends for a streaming holiday concert benefiting The Actors Fund. Holid…

Three world premieres from wild project and Audible by Deb Miller

This week will see the debut of three original new works, all redesigned for digital presentation during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. One is part of Audible’s collaboration with th…

Trevor Dion Nicholas, Brenda Edwards, Alice Fearn, and Oliver Tompsett Set for Virtual I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change by Andrew Gans

The musical will be filmed at the London Coliseum.

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Film Adaptation Delays Release Again by Dan Meyer

The movie was scheduled to arrive February 26, 2021.

Brave Hearts for Broadway's Holidays From the Heart Streams December 16 by Logan Culwell-Block

The holiday tribute to Broadway by frontline and essential workers features Judy Kuhn, Ann Harada, Shoshana Bean, and more.

This Weekend: Rare Circus Silents by Trav S.D.

Like the heroes and heroines in our beloved silent melodramas and comedies, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum has been valiantly holding the fort these last few months, surviving a pandem…

In Audrey Cephaly’s wistful ‘Story of Walter,’ a lonely dad and his daughter by David Siegel

Social media once again proves invaluable to connect theatergoers with performance. This instance is courtesy of Signature Theatre’s SigWorks: Monday Night Play Readings. Not only was ther…

Disney delays release of the Everybody's Talking About Jamie film

The movie adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie will no longer be released in cinemas in late January/early February, it has been announced. Will the film end up being released on Di…

Column: How Ann Reinking choreographed not just ‘Chicago,’ but captured the essence of the city itself by Chris Jones

Ann Reinking, critic Chris Jones argues, choreographed the very soul of the City of Chicago.

ACT’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas!’ bring holiday-show spirit to your homes this year by Crystal Paul and Brendan Kiley

Even as we cozy up in our quarantine outposts for isolated holiday celebrations, much of Seattle's theater community has created virtual holiday shows to enjoy from the best seat in your hou…

The Comeback review, Noel Coward Theatre: A winningly meta comedy caper by Paul Taylor

Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen’s delightful production has already been put on ice until London is back out of Tier 3. But you would not have to be an incurable optimist to book for the resump…

[HD] MTTP 2020 Episode 2: Meet the Songwriters! by York Theatre Company

A re-air of our York MTTP Summer 2020 Series. The York Musical Theatre Training Program's Summer Intensive continues, as we meet the other half of our team, and the lifeblood of nearly every…

The Comeback review – comedy that sparkles by double act The Pin by Brian Logan

Noël Coward theatre, LondonDescribed as ‘the cure for theatre’ by producer Sonia Friedman, Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden’s debut play is full of heart, pleasing pratfalls and endless fli…

National Theatre dashes to save Christmas spirit with Dick Whittington film by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

As theatres are forced to close for the third time this year, the panto was recorded at its final preview as a gift for families It’s Tuesday night at the panto and the theatre resounds wi…

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Save Our Stages Bill Approaching Vote, Save the West Bank Cafe, NFL Players Love Musicals Too “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headl…

London Theatre News Today: Wednesday 16 December by Hira Desai

Check out our daily news roundup including a virtual production of musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show. The post London Theatre News…

"Hit Songs" From Broadway Misfires: Showstoppers Edition by JK

This edition of "Hit Songs" From Broadway Misfires proves two things. One, even the masters of the art form can have a flop, and, two, even a flop can generate a toe-tapping big number. Thes…

Snapshot: a song from Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol by Terry Teachout

“We’re Despicable,” written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill for the soundtrack of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, originally telecast by NBC in 1962: (This is the latest in a series of …

Almanac: Rebecca West on immature adults by Terry Teachout

“There is nothing like infantilism for keeping the eyes bright and the skin smooth.” Rebecca West, The New Meaning of Treason Continue reading Almanac: Rebecca West on immature adults a…

'Giving Voice' documentary highlights August Wilson's impact beyond Pittsburgh by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The documentary follows six participants in the 2018 August Wilson Monologue Competition.

They're behind you! Rip-roaring pantos from the past – in pictures by Tristram Kenton

From Ian McKellen’s pastel Widow Twankey to Dame Edna in Dick Whittington, the Guardian’s stage photographer has captured some of the boldest and brightest pantos The snow must go on: fe…

What winning the Luke Westlake Scholarship means to me by Ayt Guest Writer

The Luke Westlake Scholarship is designed to provide a young actor with financial support to help them both in their final year of drama school and as they enter into the industry as a gradu…

‘Will only go from strength to strength as the run continues’: A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Old Vic (Online review) by Maryam Philpott

Andrew Lincoln brings a real gravitas to proceedings in A Christmas Carol, anchoring the production and delivering a performance of variety and skill that will leave you hoping he returns to…

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of December 14 - THE PROM Soundtrack, Jason Robert Brown Album, CINDERELLA Track, and More!

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the CD edition of soundtrack to the Netflix film adaptatio…

Wake Up With BWW 12/16: Broadway-Bound HOUDINI Musical in the Works, and More!

Today's top stories: new Broadway-bound musical Houdini is in the works, ad for The Prom featuring NFL players, work begins on Her Majesty's Theatre in preparation for the West End return of…

'It's everyday costume': the theatre designer who started a fashion label by Kate Salter

When Ti Green’s work disappeared due to Covid, she began her own clothing label inspired by Bristol Old Vic At the start of this year, the stage designer Ti Green was working on a producti…

Troy Story, RSC online review – biting off more than it can chew by Laura De Lisle

Gregory Doran's outdated vision of Greek myth is bolstered by five great performances At just under five hours, Troy Story, the RSC’s adaptation of as many tales from Greek myth, takes ab…

On the Couch with Caerwen Martin

Who is Caerwen Martin? Caerwen Martin is a composer, a cellist, an ensemble founder [SiloSQ], a photographer, a lecturer, a PhD candidate. I’ve got two awesome kids. Other than that, I hav…

Alexandra Theatre Academy Hosts Inaugural Current Affairs Theatre Festival by Tonderai Chiyindiko

The sprawling township of Alexandra came alive from Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October when the Alexandra Theatre Academy hosted the inaugural Current Affairs Theatre Festival at the Alexsan Re…

Call Answered: Phil Geoffrey Bond: Sondheim Unplugged, Feinstein's/54 Below, 54 Below Premieres by Adam Rothenberg

Phil Geoffrey Bond is the creator of Sondheim Unplugged, Feinstein’s/54 Below long-running series (10 years and counting) featuring some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, acco…

Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike Live to premiere in Sydney this Sunday

Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike Live will have its Australian Premiere in Sydney on Sunday 20 December in the world’s largest Spiegeltent, The Arcadia, that has been specifically designed an…

Lauren E. Turner and No Dream Deferred by Lauren E. Turner, Viviana Vargas

By Lauren E. Turner, Viviana Vargas. In the second episode of Build Our Own Tables podcast, host Viviana Vargas interviews Lauren E.

La Boite Theatre to rise from COVID ashes with Federal Government Grant

Queensland’s La Boite Theatre (La Boite) has announced it will employ an Artist Company of 22 professional actors and theatre-makers following its successful application for the Federal Go…

Decision Not To Grow≠Failure To Grow by Joe Patti

An article on Daily Yonder making an interesting point came across my social media feed last week.  They noted that part of the reason why rural communities are characterized as being in de…

Berlin museum reignites debate over Germany’s colonial past

Inauguration of €644m Humboldt Forum amid row about provenance of treasures on display

How architecture is helping game designers build new worlds

The two disciplines are growing ever closer

Broadway Checklist: How Many of These Shows at the Nederlander Theatre Have You Seen? by Marc J. Franklin

Look back at the 10 most recent productions to play over 100 performances at the venue.

27 NYC Artists Announced for The Shed's Second "Open Call" Beginning Summer 2021 by The Dance Enthusiast

27 NYC Artists Announced for The Shed's Second "Open Call" Beginning Summer 2021