Jeremy O. Harris to grant $50k to two Black Womxn Playwrights by Alaina Newell

Jeremy O. Harris recently collaborated with New York Theatre Workshop to launch the Golden and Ruth Harris Commission. Named after his grandparents, Harris will be offering two $50,000 commi…

Does a COVID Vaccine Mean It’s Time to Reopen Broadway? by Bwyblk

Goals. We set them in life and within our careers. Imagine setting a goal to perform on Broadway and hours before the curtain is set to rise, the entire production comes to a halt. This is c…

Lifted Up: Community supports beloved Broadway Stage Doorman by Bwyblk

Broadway Black community, we are calling on all of you to lift up our brother in need. Ernest Frost Paylor has been working security at the stage door of the Broadhurst Theater for many year…

Rebecca Luker, Tony-nominated Broadway singer and actress, dies at 59 by Matt Schudel

She starred in classic Broadway musicals and received three Tony nominations.

Let the Choir Sing!: Shoshana Bean’s ‘Sing Your Hallelujah’ now streaming by Bwyblk

Let the saints rejoice! One of my favorite white women on Broadway, Shoshana Bean, is back at it again with her annual holiday concert, Sing Your Hallelujah, and she has some Broadway Black …

Lee Wallace Dies: Broadway Actor In ‘Zalman or the Madness of God’ Was 90 by Bruce Haring

Lee Wallace, who starred in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, died Dec. 20 in New York after along illness. Born Leo Melis in Brooklyn, he moved with his family to the Lower East Side…

Metropolis Ensemble | Arts Across America: Winter Traditions by The Kennedy Center

Renée Fleming, Amythyst Kiah & Jesus "Chuy" Renteria | Arts Across America: Winter Traditions by The Kennedy Center

Kenny Leon named Senior Resident Director at Roundabout Theatre Company by Bwyblk

Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon is back at it again! The Broadway director was highlighted earlier this month as the Keynote Speak for Broadway & Beyond, a virtual panel for BIPOC…

“Slave Play” May Be On Its Way to a Theater Near You! by Bwyblk

  This appears to be an amazing year for playwright Jeremy O. Harris as Concord Theatricals has secured the rights for Slave Play to be licensed by professional theaters!  Slave Play rose …

Billy Porter CoHosts 2020 New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest by Bwyblk

Although we may not be able to spend New Year’s Eve with ALL our favorite people, we will have the chance to spend it with at least one.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by …

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (104) by Robert Shuman

The production of the stage director and the playing of the actors, may be realistic, conventionalized, modernistic, naturalistic, impressionistic, futuristic,—it is all the same so long a…

The Picture of Dorian Grey review: Eryn Jean Norvill Stuns in all 26 Roles by Huw Griffiths

Review: Sydney Theatre Company’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, directed by Kip Williams Australian theatres are slowly coming back to life. And, with Kip Williams’ exuberantly inventive ad…

Amanda Kloots Makes Ring Of Broadway Star Nick Cordero’s Ashes by Bruce Haring

Amanda Kloots has shared a video today of a ring that incorporates some of her late husband Nick Cordero’s ashes. “Something very special arrived yesterday,” she captioned the post. �…

The State of the Arts: An Aussie Icon by Sean McLoughlin

For almost two centuries white settlers failed to appreciate the artistic potential of Australia’s indigenous people. It was not until

How the pandemic got music educators to think outside the box by Olivia Hampton

In a typical year, Sound Impact reaches some 8,000 students throughout the United States and Central America. But typical, 2020 is not. The upheaval brought on by the pandemic left this coll…

Stephen Schwartz’s “Working" Updated to Include Santa’s Furloughed Elves by Broadway Beat

by Grant Cleaveland. @cleaveland_g. NORTH POLE - The team behind Stephen Schwartz’s musical adaptation of Studs Terkel’s Working has rep...

Living Newspaper: A Counter Narrative, Royal Court online review – the news, but better by Laura De Lisle

The Royal Court’s experimental piece is political theatre at its finest and fiercest Edition 2 of Living Newspaper: A Counter Narrative, an experimental new piece of online theatre from th…

From Doom & Gloom to a New Year’s Resolution: Book review of THE GOLDEN KINDNESS RESOLUTION by Judith Trustone by Tina Gill

In letting go of my fear of opening up and reaching out, listening and sharing with others, I hope to become more aware and experience the holidays in quiet ways, The post From Doom & Gl…

Trees the Musical and Mur its Creator by Jonathan Mandell

The artist who calls himself Mur has written a musical about trees. On the surface, artist and subject differ greatly. Trees can live for thousands of years; a spruce in Sweden is said to be…

Thank-you note by Terry Teachout

Satchmo at the Waldorf, my one-man play about Louis Armstrong, has been produced numerous times from coast to coast since its Florida premiere in 2011. I’ve seen eight stagings, two of whi…

Broadway Fans Are Creating Entire Musicals On TikTok by Artsjournal

Just three months after she posted it, TikTokers had conjured up an entire “Ratatouille” musical universe. A composer spiced up her song with Disney-fied orchestrations. Songwriters whip…

"Blue Christmas" - If The Fates Allow by Hadestown

André De Shields brought some Hermes flair to "Blue Christmas" on our holiday album, #IfTheFatesAllow! From the new album "If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album", out now: https://…

Roger Berlind, 90, Dies; Broadway Impresario Who Amassed 25 Tonys by Katharine Q. Seelye

He played a role in producing more than 100 plays and musicals. And while he kept an eye on the bottom line, he could be seduced by sheer artistry.

Miss the N.Y.C. Subway? These Radio Plays Bring It Back to Life by Christina Goldbaum

A new audio series from Rattlestick Playwrights Theater imagines the bustle of the trains before the pandemic — one story and one station at a time.

How the Spectacle of British Pantomime Looks From Across the Pond by Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Thanks to streaming, two American critics got to binge a bunch of the holiday extravaganzas. So how does this silly British tradition translate?

Theatre Review: ‘Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains’ by Everyman Theatre by Max Garner

It is a long, LONG way from Queens to Nigeria, and from Nigeria to Vermont. Such is the series of journeys that form Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ Queens Girl trilogy of single-actor plays. Ba…

Theatre Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Virginia Stage Company online by Jeffrey Walker

What would the holidays be without Charles Dickens’ tale of ghostly visitors and a miser’s redemption? Yes, of course I mean “A Christmas Carol,” when Ebenezer Scrooge struts and fre…

Our Favorite Broadway Stars Sing Songs of the Season by Matthew Wexler

Enjoy some of our favorite stars such as Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, Idina Menzel, Jeremy Jordan and more sing our most beloved songs of the season. The post Our Favorite Broadway Stars Sin…

CD Review: ‘Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite, Live at Blues Alley,’ by the Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

  “I beg you to call to mind the table covered with your last Christmas gifts…” Thus we read in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Christmas fantasy “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice.” Since …

Honoring Rebecca Luker by Fred Landau

 In the Times obit, it's mentioned that Danny and Rebecca met on the show "Time and Again, " which Skip wrote with Jack Viertel, though they started dating the following year,  (That pr…

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled by Patrick O'shea

George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick is one of the venues posting a virtual 90-minute production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Jefferson Mays in 50 roles, through Jan. 3.

Happy Holidays from Broadway.com! May Your Snow Days Sing! by Broadway.com

Even with marquees dimmed, Broadway stars remained a bright light in the dark days of the year with their benefit performances, cast recordings and livestreams. In this joyful illustration …

Money Moves: Several Black Arts Organizations to Receive NYC Grant by Bwyblk

Any day money is put in the hands of black people, it’s a good day. The National Black Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Apollo Theater, and Negro Ensemble Company are among…

‘An Evening with Audra McDonald’ Extended By Popular Demand by Bwyblk

What’s the best way to end this disrespectful year? By listening to Queen Audra, duh! An Evening with Audra McDonald has been virtually extended! From now until Sunday, January 3, 2021, yo…

‘Twas the Stream Before Christmas: New Radio Play Hitting the Scene by Bwyblk

The holiday season is bringing us TONS of virtual content to hold us until Broadway is back! Not only is Broadway taking over the streaming world, but also the podcast waves. a podcast radio…

5 Things to Do This Christmas Weekend

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually.

Rebecca Luker: The Real Angel of Music. 1961-2020.

I was disappointed.   In 1988, I listened to the original cast recording of Phantom of the Opera over and over and over. And with each “repeat all” I fell more in love with the show, th…

‘A festive wonder’: LITTLE ROBIN REDBREAST – Salisbury ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Little Robin Redbreast is a wonderful Christmas musical, the socially-distanced crew is marvellous at portraying a festive wonder.

Happy Holidays from ABT 🎁 by American Ballet Theatre

Hamilton Will Compete in Comedy/Musical Categories at the 2021 Golden Globes

The filmed stage production was released in 2021.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, December 24 with the Callaways and More!

Today (December 24) in live streaming: The Callaways on Stars in the House, and so much more!

Broadway From Home: 10 Holiday Movies Featuring Broadway Stars!

Whether you love them or not, holiday films are designed to make you feel good inside - so it makes total sense that, over the years, Broadway stars (our favorite purveyors of joy) have foun…

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 12/24/2020

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 12/24/2020 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Release Date Set for Upcoming Color Purple Musical Film

Marcus Gardley will pen the screenplay and Blitz Bazawule will direct.

‘An inventive & compelling retelling of a classic’: A CHRISTMAS Carol – Polka Theatre (Online review) ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

An inventive and compelling retelling of a Christmas classic, the Polka Theatre’s A Christmas Carol is a great introduction to the tale of Mr Scrooge for audience members young and old.

Upright Citizens Brigade Closes Yet Another Theater by Artsjournal1

“Almost exactly eight months after the closure of their [last remaining] New York venue and improv training center, the Upright Citizens Brigade has announced the end of their Sunset Theat…

Kranzberg Foundation plans another Grand Center rehab by Jacob Barker St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New space will be home to Sophie's Artist Lounge and Saint Louis Fashion Fund, and a few doors down from the Foundation's High Low literary cafe.

Dick Whittington review – smut, songs and a dose of optimism by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineThe National Theatre’s pantomime paean to London feels a little too bright in the current climate, but its naughtier denizens – including a goth Queen Rat – shine Chris…

Today on Broadway: Thursday, December 24, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Rebecca Luker Passes Away at 59, Karen Ziemba Discusses “Two By Two” Concert, More “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of…

A Coney Island Christmas Card by Trav S.D.

Because some have requested it, an excerpt from my presentation in the Coney Island Museum benefit a few weeks back. The words to my poem are below (I’ve put helpful hotlinks on some of th…

If the fates allow by Terry Teachout

I loved the family Christmases of my youth and awaited them eagerly each year. In adulthood, alas, the holiday season became for me a time of increasingly fraught memories. The first of thes…

‘Nice to see them letting their hair down’: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND – Chickenshed Theatre by John Chapman

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland is being freestreamed by Chickenshed, the north London youth-oriented community theatre, and is the latest in a long line of releases from them this year.

What lifted our spirits in 2020

From Taylor Swift to puppies and small weddings: we shine a light on who and what kept us going during the pandemic

Celebrating Rebecca Luker's Work on the Stage by Playbill Staff

The beloved actor and soprano died December 23 at 59.

Almanac: Dr. Johnson on hope by Terry Teachout

“It is necessary to hope, though hope should always be deluded; for hope itself is happiness, and its frustrations, however frequent, are yet less dreadful than its extinction.” Samuel J…

How August Wilson's words led an LA teen to Pittsburgh and CMU by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Gerardo Navarro stars in “Giving Voice,” a Netflix documentary about the 2018 August Wilson Monologue Competition.

Unearthing the Unearthly (and Earthy) Ava Gardner by Trav S.D.

The career of Ava Gardner (1922-1990) can neatly be divided into thirds: 1) anonymity; 2) reign as world class siren; 3) schlock. I was there for the last third of it in my nonage, first exp…

Dolly Parton: A Holly Dolly Christmas — upbeat and uncomplicated

The singer’s third festive album might be syrupy stuff but is ultimately genuine

Playing with fire: the candles too beautiful to burn

The new sculptural It candle is more artwork than waxwork

‘Sweeps along effortlessly’: CINDERELLA – Northern Opera Group (Online review) by Emma Clarendon

This charming and rarely performed chamber operetta, Cinderella, is given new life in Northern Opera Group’s new filmed version.

Year in Review

Roald and Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse — a Christmas classic is born

Dawn French plays Beatrix Potter in Sky One’s delightful film inspired by the author’s meeting with a young Roald Dahl

Netflix’s Bridgerton — swimming in cod-Austen dialogue but ultimately fun

Scheming mothers and tulle-clad debutantes abound in this costume drama set in Georgian London

Don’t Deserve Praise For Something Embarrassingly Easily And Long Overdue by Joe Patti

Yesterday Drew McManus released another episode of his Shop Talk podcast where he speaks to Kenji Bunch and Jenny Bilfield about artistic elitism. I was listening to it while painting one of…

Chilly Gonzales brings subtlety and playfulness to A Very Chilly Christmas

The pianist alternates between traditional carols and modern classics with restrained, graceful playing

Jyoti: Mama, You Can Bet — sensuous and homespun

The LA musician’s third album as her jazzier alter ego delivers improvised layers and harmonised vocals

Rachel Newton: To the Awe — a study of women in traditional song

The Scottish harpist weaves works by 18th- and 19th-century female poets into this bright and clean recording

Tori Amos’s Christmastide is steeped in mythology and hopeful

The singer-songwriter reflects on a tumultuous year with some of the most satisfying music she has made in years

The Kanneh-Masons: Carnival of the Animals — a bright and breezy performance

The siblings play Saint-Saëns’s complete score in a new album featuring a reading by Michael Morpurgo and Olivia Colman

'Exactly the show we needed in 2020': readers' favourite theatre of the year by Guardian Readers

With theatres dark for much of the year, readers found imaginative alternatives online as well as treasurable shows on stage More on the best culture of 2020 Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarboro…

BBC’s Black Narcissus is a gentler, more psychological twist on a classic

Gemma Arterton leads the cast in a well-acted update of the 1947 movie about nuns facing a steep task in the Himalayas

Chalia La Tour, Celia Rose Gooding, More Star in Sis’ A Christmas Offering December 24 by Dan Meyer

The holiday special is written by Ciara Harris, Antonio Lasanta, and Gage Tarlton.

Stars in the House Celebrates Christmas Eve With the Callaway Sisters and More December 24 by Andrew Gans

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

Jenna Russell and Adam Blanshay on Interpreting Sondheim and Creating The Theatre Channel by Dan Meyer

An exclusive interview from the creator and star of The Theatre Channel.

16 Theatre People You’ll Recognize in Netflix’s Dash & Lily by Felicia Fitzpatrick

Both in front of and behind the camera, Dash & Lily was brought to life by theatre artists.