"Sunday" for Sondheim: Singalongs Today Will Celebrate Life of Legendary Composer

Two events will pay tribute to the work of Stephen Sondheim, who died earlier this week.

Theater actor Patti LuPone remembers Stephen Sondheim

NPR's David Folkenflik remembers Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with actress and singer Patti LuPone.

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Bareilles, More Members of the Broadway Community Celebrate Sondheim by Playbill

Broadway luminaries gathered with hundreds of members of the community and casts of Broadway shows on the iconid red steps in the Manhattan Theatre District's Duffy Square November 28 at noo…

Cullud Wattah ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward November 28, 2021: Though it takes place five years ago on the brink of the incoming Trump administration, few plays are as of the present moment as Erika Dickerson-Desp…

A Chanukah celebration of Jewish food and song with ‘ESN’ from NYC’s National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene by Deb Miller

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) is dishing up some exciting new Chanukah programming as part of its 107th season, with an online celebration of Jewish food through song and cookin…

Punched: Sadie Frost appears in ‘no frills’ drama exploring domestic abuse by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Tracy-Ann Oberman, Donna Air and Annie Lennox will perform in the one-off fundraising West End drama Women’s experiences of domestic and sexual violence will be dramatised in a West End th…

Imagination Stage begins in-person season with safety paramount by News Desk

Five live productions to bring joy to the young and very young.

Tributes pour in for Sondheim, the greatest theater composer-lyricist of our time by Peter Marks

“He’s the reason so many of us got into this line of work.”

Only on NYPhil+: Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major by New York Philharmonic

Felix Mendelssohn’s first string quartet, written when he was just a teenager, receives a passionate performance by Philharmonic violinists Fiona Simon and Sharon Yamada, violist Robert Ri…

Revealing Geelong Arts Centre’s striking new design

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R.I.P. Kenwyn by Trav S.D.

I was so sad to learn from Adam Realman that my old friend Kenwyn Dapo has died. The news shook me into unreality — you know that feeling when words seem unfamiliar? That was how it felt. …

On the Couch with Emily Nkomo

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Hamlet in the Other Room

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Stephen Sondheim, as Great a Composer as He Was a Lyricist by Anthony Tommasini

Our chief classical music critic remembers playing and teaching the unforgettable scores of “Sweeney Todd,” “Sunday in the Park With George” and other shows.

The countdown is on for 9 TO 5 The Musical

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Jennifer Nettles Had Sung ‘She Used to Be Mine.’ But Not While Crying. by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The country singer and musical-theater fan was grateful to play the intense title role in “Waitress” not long after her Broadway-themed album came out.

The iconic Linden Postcard Show is back for 2021-2022

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This Week on Broadway for November 28, 2021: Stephen Sondheim by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the passing of Stephen Sondheim. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest runnin…

GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress Data Breach And What You Should Do If It Impacts Your Organization by Drew McManus

On November 22, 2022, GoDaddy informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a security breach for 1.2 million users on its managed WordPress servers. According to the report, the …

Virgil Abloh, Off-White Founder and Louis Vuitton Menswear Artistic Director, Dies at 41 by J. Kim Murphy

Virgil Abloh, founder of the fashion company Off-White and menswear artistic director at Louis Vuitton, died on Sunday following a two-year private battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a “rar…

Angela Lansbury Remembers Stephen Sondheim by Andrew Gans

The five-time Tony winner spoke exclusively to Playbill about the loss of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and lyricist.

THANK YOU Sue Matsuki by David Sabella

It is with great appreciation for all that she has done, and excitement for what is yet to come for her, that the Cabaret Hotspot family must bid a loving adieu to Sue Matsuki, our founding …

Listen to Stephen Sondheim’s 20 Essential Songs by Eric Grode

The lyricist and composer, who died on Friday, wrote dozens of piercing tunes for Broadway. Here is a selection of them, as lean as a Sondheim couplet.

Geoffrey Johnson Dies: Tony Award-Winning Casting Director For ‘Cats’ And ‘Les Miserables’ Was 91 by Bruce Haring

Geoffrey Johnson, whose Johnson-Liff Casting was behind the roles for Cats, Les Miserables, and Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s three longest-running shows, died Friday, Nov. 26. He was…

Theatre Review: ‘Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol’ at the Port Tobacco Players by Lindsey Pommerenck

One of the most beautiful qualities of live theatre is its capacity to elicit specific feelings of comforting memories and nostalgia. Whether it’s a piece of childrens’ theatre evoking f…

Enjoy a global celebration of the holidays with the ‘Tinsel’ festival at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre by Deb Miller

Beginning on Monday, December 6, and continuing throughout the entire month, Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre will present its seasonal series Tinsel: A Global Holiday Celebration. Th…

Stephen Sondheim in Chicago: The 10 most memorable productions here by Chris Jones

There have been many productions of his shows here, including a 2003 world premiere. In honor of the late composer and lyricist, a few that stand out the most in memory.

ReView: Paulo Szot @ F54B by Sarah Downs

Paulo Szot Una Noche Encantada (An Enchanted Evening) Feinstein’s 54/Below Nov. 24, 2022 Hello young lovers wherever you are.  Paolo Szot is singing your song.  In his show An Una Noche …

Geoffrey Johnson, Casting Director of ‘Cats’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Dies at 91 by Brent Lang

Geoffrey Johnson, the casting director for “Cats” and “Les Miserables,” died Friday in New York City at the age of 91, Variety has confirmed. The cause was respiratory failure. In …

WHAT STEPHEN SONDHEIM KNEW ABOUT ENDINGS by Robert Shuman

(Amy Weiss-Meyer’s article appeared in The Atlantic 11/27; via Pam Green; photo:  Douglas Elbinger / Getty.) His work was strongest when it lingered in the pain of knowing that no ever a…

COME FROM AWAY   Phoenix WC1    REPRISE  by Libby Purves and Friends

worth going again I say..  Just thought I should mention to theatrecat readers how wonderful this show it.  Saw it twice before the pandemic, nipped back to a matinee a week or so back.  …

Kiki and Herb Will Be Back Where They Belong for Christmas by Alexis Soloski

Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman have resurrected their Christmas act for “a big, old chosen family reunion.”

Dec 6 @ Birdland: Jamie deRoy & Friends (Benefit) by Cabaret Hotspot!

Jamie deRoy & Friends Broadway at Birdland Monday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. To Benefit The Actors Fund Special Guests include: Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, Christy Altomare, Jelan…

‘Leaves you with a fuzzy, festive feeling of joy’: THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT – Stratford-upon-Avon (RSC) by Laura Kressly

Everyone deserves a happy ending, and as we head towards the festive season, messages of hope and forgiveness start to provide us with a real sense of magic.

Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021): Master of the Modern Musical by David Cote

He will continue to shape the future of musical theater because he trained our ears, set the bar high, and new composers and lyricists will study his work. For a hundred who try, misguidedly…

Stephen Sondheim obituary by Tom Sutcliffe

Lyricist of West Side Story who went on to write music and lyrics for acclaimed works including Sweeney Todd and Into the WoodsStephen Sondheim, who has died aged 91, was a leading light of …

‘Tis the season to be screwball at Best Medicine Rep’s ‘On the Farce Day of Christmas’ by Bob Ashby

Ken Levine’s comedy has the virtue of not being a holiday warhorse.

‘I was completely enthralled’: A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Old Vic Theatre ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

I have always wondered why the Old Vic have chosen to bring back this production of A Christmas Carol – was it simply because the story is a classic and audiences will continue to flock to…

Jon Stewart’s Place in History by Trav S.D.

Jon Stewart (John Stuart Leibowitz, b. 1962) is nearing the 6-0 mark; he became a transformative figure in television comedy around 20 years ago. We can begin to discuss him as history. My a…

Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘People think I blew up in lockdown, but I’ve been doing this for years’ by Sirin Kale

He skewered Matt Hancock with his brilliant viral video ‘It wasn’t me’, and he’s behind a host of other highly contagious parodies. Munya Chawawa tells Sirin Kale why this is the mom…

Aladdin review – emperor Boris on a magic carpet ride with a splash of TikTok by Brian Logan

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonSatire has a disconcerting consequence in Vikki Stone’s punchy and superbly sung version of the traditional panto I’m sure there have been Peppa Pig World jokes …

Rory Kinnear: ‘I’ve been on set during Bond stunts but usually cower in the corner’ by Kate Kellaway

The actor on breaking his vow never to ski again for his new stage role, a brush with death in the Namibian desert, and how he remembers his father, Roy Rory Kinnear, 43, known for his origi…

Cinderella review – up the workers and boo to the ruling class! by Mark Fisher

Perth theatreButtons unleashes some magical social chicanery in this enjoyable egalitarian twist on the rags-to-riches tale The modern adapter of Cinderella is faced with two questions. How …

New York’s Theatre Industry Thanks Senate Majority Leader Schumer for Saving Our Stages by Bethany Rickwald

Quotes from leaders of New York City’s most important theatre organizations capture feelings that echo throughout the industry.

‘You don’t have to be a Tudor expert to enjoy this’: SIX THE MUSICAL – West End ★★★★★ by Louise Penn

You know the story of how two Cambridge students, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (who also directs) created this Tudor “herstory”, took it to Edinburgh, and recently opened it after COVID del…

The week in theatre: Manor; The Drifters Girl; Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) by Susannah Clapp

Lyttelton; Garrick; Criterion, LondonRising tides and clunking dialogue overwhelm Moira Buffini’s new play; Beverley Knight and co excel in the latest jukebox musical. Plus, the joys of ka…

Legendary Courant sports writer stars in final day of ‘Pep’ shooting by Christopher Arnott

The movie bio "Pep," about legendary local boxer Willie Pep, filmed its final scenes Tuesday night at the Polish National Home of Hartford. The last scenes filmed were set in the 1960s offic…

DC theater mourns the passing of Stephen Sondheim by Dc Metro Theater Arts Staff

A gathering of tributes shared on social media to a musical great who will live on — on our stages and in our hearts.

A quirky first date goes taboo in new episode from The Playwright Zone by Kendall Mostafavi

The digital project was created by playwright John Becker to generate work opportunities and compensation for local artists.

Dawn Derow: CD and Show (12/10/21 & 01/15/22) by Cabaret Hotspot!

DAWN DEROW MY SHIP: SONGS FROM 1941 SOLO DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM DROPS DECEMBER 10, 2021 CD RELEASE CELEBRATION SHOW JANUARY 15 AT 7 PM THE GREEN ROOM 42 After Dawn Derow finished her tech rehear…

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Top 10 Songs by Stephen Sondheim by Ben Rimalower

We toiled to narrow down this list of the Top 10 Songs by Stephen Sondheim.

MOULIN ROUGE is shining bright in Melbourne! by Gabi Bergman

Like the Sparkling Diamond itself, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is dazzling all who visit Melbourne’s Regent Theatre. Produced by Australia’s

Ep. #98 Universal Studios Daddy/Daughter day! Islands of adventure, Hagrid's and Jurassic Park fun! by Framily Travel

Dana H. Closes on Broadway November 28 by Talaura Harms

The documentary play from Tony-nominated writer Lucas Hnath opened at the Lyceum Theatre October 17.

Chicken & Biscuits Closes on Broadway November 28 by Dan Meyer

The comedy by Douglas Lyons opened October 10 at Circle in the Square Theatre.

London's Anything Goes, Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Arrives in U.K. Cinemas November 28 by Andrew Gans

The recent West End revival sails into 500 movie theatres.