Bass Fam chats MATADOR: LA EXPERIENCIA by Gabi Bergman

MATADOR: La Experiencia takes the sellout theatrical experience and amps it up. Before the show, stroll through the Spanish market stalls,

How the Hell Did She Get Here? Lesley Nicol — Downton's Mrs. Patmore — Debuts Her New Show in NYC

Nicol stars in this new solo production at the McKittrick Hotel.

Cyrano de Bergerac by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Playwright Martin Crimp, an adherent of the ”in-yer-face” school of British playwriting, has taken Edmond Rostand’s turn-of-the-last century verse drama, Cyrano de Bergerac, and not on…

Review Roundup: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Opens On Broadway

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive opens tonight, Tuesday, April 19, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

‘How I Learned to Drive’ Review: Many Miles to Go Before a Reckoning by Maya Phillips

Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse have returned to Paula Vogel’s 1997 Pulitzer-winning play about sexual abuse for its Broadway debut.

Birthday Candles ****, The Patsy **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg Two classic works, “Birthday Candles” at the Roundabout Theatre on Broadway and “The Patsy,” in revival by the Transport Group off Broadway at the Abrons Arts Cen…

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "How I Learned to Drive" 4/19/22 by Howard Miller

Parker and Morse and Day and Brokaw are back, revisiting and digging ever more deeply into their original roles.

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About Broadway's How I Learned To Drive? by Raven Brunner

The revival of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer-winning play stars Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse.

‘How I Learned To Drive’ Broadway Review: Mary-Louise Parker & David Morse Revisit Roles After 25 Years by Greg Evans

In the 25 years since Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse first performed Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned To Drive, the name for the disturbing process that we witne…

How I Learned to Drive Review: A Three-Alarm Fire at the Manhattan Theatre Club by Dan Rubins

The omnipresent horror of what we so quickly understand to be happening diminishes the play’s proximity to pleasure more than it should. The post <em>How I Learned to Drive</em>…

Review: ‘How I Learned to Drive’ makes a bracing return by Naveen Kumar

It’s been 25 years since Paula Vogel’s landmark drama about sexual assault and its reverberations first debuted Off-Broadway. Since then, private transgressions, like those that Li’l B…

‘How I Learned To Drive’ review: Moving Mary-Louise Parker is back on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Mary-Louise Parker returns to the role she first played 25 years ago in "How I Learned To Drive" on Broadway.

How I Learned to Drive: Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer-Prize-Winner Returns in Highest Gear by David Finkle

★★★★★ Original stars Mary Louise Parker and David Morse, and director Mark Brokaw resume their assignments The post How I Learned to Drive: Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer-Prize-Winner R…

How I Learned to Drive: Costly Lessons in Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Winner by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ In the play's long overdue Broadway premiere, original stars Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse and director Mark Brokaw mine its wry humor and horror The post How I Learned …

PETER AND THE WOLF reimagined as a tap dancing adventure by Aussie Theatre

For the first time ever, Sergei Prokofiev’s symphonic fairytale, Peter and the Wolf will be reimagined as ‘Peta & The

How I Learned to Drive Broadway Review. Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse return to Paula Vogel’s play 25 years later. by Jonathan Mandell

This is a play about child abuse. Strip away the humor, the artful metaphors, the theatrical craftsmanship and the empathy, and “How I Learned to Drive” is the story of a pedophile, alco…

Review: A Richly Deserved, Long-Belated Broadway Bow for Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive

Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse return to roles they originated 25 years ago in this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama at the Friedman Theatre.

Monopolies, Not Lack of Curiosity May Have Killed American Theater by Joe Patti

Scott Walters is a blogger I started following 15+ years ago. His work has gone through various focuses and iterations, but is always very interesting and insightful. He recently returned to…

Review: ‘How I Learned to Drive’ Is a Must Watch but Not for Faint of Heart by David Cote

The relevancy of the material is still stark, even 25 years after it was initially staged.

Broadway box office rises as productions return by Caitlin Huston

Broadway grosses picked up last week, as several productions began long-awaited performances and as the spring season swings into full gear. Total gross across all 34 productions increased t…

Play about ‘great escape’ from German prison camp to be staged at Alexandra Palace by Chris Wiegand

The story of the real-life escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944 is to be told at the London venue used as an internment camp for ‘enemy aliens’ during the first world war The story behind…

Broadway Grosses: Macbeth, Headlined by Daniel Craig & Ruth Negga, Brings in Audiences by Lindsey Sullivan

Something wicked this way comes! Ahead of opening at the Longacre Theatre on April 28, Macbeth has the attention of audiences. Starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, the staging of William Sh…

OVER THE BRIDGE, ONCE A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR THE BELFAST ESTABLISHMENT, IS BACK by Robert Shuman

(Connal Parr’s article appeared in the Irish Times, 4/18; The cast of the new production of Over The Bridge; Photo:  The cast of the new production of Over The Bridge. ) Sam Thompson’s …

If the end of mask mandates means a win for freedom, who is that freedom for? by Alaina Johns

As new rulings and lawsuits about mask mandates in Philly and throughout the country roll in this week, Alaina Johns notes what mask mandate arguments are really about: debating accessibilit…

Off-Broadway Review: HARMONY (Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage) by Tony Frankel

PUT YOURSELF IN HARMONY‘S WAY I can’t remember the last time I have been so entranced with a new musical. And while Harmony may be having its New York premiere in the Off-Broadway house …

Jade Litaker by Women and Theatre

Meet singer and actor Jade Litaker! We talk about showing Black characters who win, the inherent whiteness of femininity, the importance of financial accessibility in theatre, and more…

MARY POPPINS cast ‘step in time’ as rehearsals begin by Sean McLoughlin

The world’s most famous nanny has flown into Sydney as rehearsals have officially begun for the Australian premiere of Cameron

Joy Woods and Keri René Fuller Take the Crowns in Six on Broadway March 14 – Playbill.com

1/ Ukrainian Theater of War, Day 52-54: The past 72 hrs. have seen Russian forces reduce Ukrainian defenses in Mariupol to the Azovstal area.

TEDxBroadway Announces Additional Speakers for Milestone 10th Anniversary by Matthew Wexler

Changemakers such as drag artists, activists, and producers join the landmark TEDxBroadway TEN on May 17, which will be both online and in person. The post TEDxBroadway Announces Additional …

Telly Leung, Arielle Jacobs & Derrick Davis Join BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF!

Derrick Davis (The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Carousel, Film's A Christmas Story, Can a Song Save Your Life), Arielle Jacobs (Aladdin, Wicked, Between the Lines, and In the Heig…

PODCAST: Stages of Our City, Episode 9, Inger Tudor and Martin Hernandez by Steven Morris

The post PODCAST: Stages of Our City, Episode 9, Inger Tudor and Martin Hernandez appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

Get a First Look at the Broadway Return of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen by Michael Wiltbank, Talaura Harms

Game of Thrones' Alfie Allen and Shameless' David Threlfall lead the cast of the Olivier-winning comedy.

Broadway Box Office Climbs To $35M As ‘Macbeth’ Scores And Stalwarts ‘Six’, ‘Harry Potter’ Report Bests by Greg Evans

Six had its best week ever, Mrs. Doubtfire was back and several new shows joined the Broadway roster last week as box office climbed a total of 23% to $34,729,295. Compared to the previous w…

Photos: First Look at HANGMEN on Broadway

Martin McDonagh's Olivier Award-winning and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning comedy Hangmen is now in previews at Broadway's Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), where it's set…

Jawan M. Jackson & Amber Wright Welcome Baby Boy by Lindsey Sullivan

Baby love! Jawan M. Jackson, who was last seen on Broadway as Melvin Franklin in Ain't Too Proud, has welcomed a baby boy with Amber Wright. Brayden Kingslee Jackson was born on April 17. Ja…

Odds & Ends: An American Tail Stage Adaptation Sets World Premiere by Caitlin Moynihan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. An American Tail the Musical to Have World Premiere  All aboard! A musical adaptation of the 1986 animated film An American Tail …

Broadway Grosses: Daniel Craig & Ruth Negga-Led Macbeth Brings in Audiences by Lindsey Sullivan

Something wicked this way comes! Ahead of opening at the Longacre Theatre on April 28 (and being the last new production of the Broadway season to do so ahead of Tony nominations on May 3), …

Welcome, Ficus! St. Louis Zoo welcomes first monkey born since opening of outdoor primate habitat by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ficus is a Guereza colobus monkey who is part of the largest family group to live at the zoo.

Review: Dinosaurs roam the stage in Stray Dog's entertaining 'Triassic Parq' by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Connoisseurs of dinosaurs are likely to have a fun time at “Triassic Parq,” a goofily entertaining Stray Dog Theatre production.

Lennie Watts’ “Escape” Is a Fabulous and Fantastic Trip Worth Taking by Michael Barbieri

I have never seen a bad show from Lennie Watts! Now, full disclosure: Lennie is a friend and cabaret colleague. Back when I was doing tech, I did lights and sound for many of his shows. I’…

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/19

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/17/22

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/17/2022.

2022 Fellows Application for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Open until May 5! by Sue Matsuki

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is now accepting applications for the Cabaret & Performance Conference Fellows Program. The professional program, helmed by Artistic Director John …

The Lifespan of a Fact at NC Stage Co. by Whitley Albury

A small but chemistry-rich ensemble propels this print media drama.

Photos: HBO Shares First Look at SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN Documentary

Check out the first photos of Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, John Gallagher Jr., Lauren Pritchard, Lilli Cooper, Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Jennifer Damiano, Christine Estabrook, Gideon Gl…

Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett to write music for Broadway-aimed ‘Black Orpheus’ by Broadway News

Carlinhos Brown will compose the score and Siedah Garrett will pen the lyrics for the new musical “Black Orpheus,” producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced Tuesday. The new…

Sex education theatre show for children cancelled after ‘violent threats’ by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

The Family Sex Show organisers receive abuse over UK production aimed at children as young as five A theatre show that promised to reimagine sex education by discussing the issue in a frank …

Korean Production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit’s Phantom Starring K-Pop Artist Kyuhyun Will Screen in the U.S. by Andrew Gans

The screenings will be presented in Korean with English subtitles.

Watch New Clips of Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse In How I Learned to Drive by Raven Brunner

Paula Vogel's Pulitzer-winning play opens on Broadway April 19.

Take a Look at Fashion Designer Isaac Mizrahi's Third Bird in its World Premiere by Leah Putnam

Performances will take place at the Guggenheim as part of its Works & Process performing arts series.

Photos: Get a Glimpse of Mona Mansour's The Vagrant Trilogy at The Public by Leah Putnam

The show about a Palestinian family's struggle for home and identity, which began previews April 8, officially opens April 25.

Advice to My Very Young Composer Self: Nico Muhly by New York Philharmonic

In our continuing celebration of the NY Phil Very Young Composers Program’s 25th anniversary, composer Nico Muhly shares a fun tip for how young composers can build up a body of work with …

How YouTube and a Hoverboard Led to Myles Frost's Broadway Debut in MJ The Musical by Lindsey Sullivan

In MJ The Musical, more than two dozen songs from Michael Jackson's career are performed, so that both the audience and the documentary crew on stage (played by Whitney Bashor and Gabriel Ru…

The Northman (dir. Robert Eggers): Film review by Jeremy Kibler

“The Northman” might be Robert Eggers’ most accessible film and yet it never compromises itself as a Robert Eggers film, complete with old-world authenticity and forbidding weirdness. …

Keep screwing up egg fried rice. It makes Uncle Roger happy by Andrew Limbong

The YouTube hit is the brainchild of stand up comic Nigel Ng, who's in the middle of a world tour. But can he stand out beyond his character?

The Family Sex Show: Sex-ed production cancelled after staff subjected to threats and abuse by Ellie Harrison

Petition, signed by thousands, called production ‘a blatant attempt to sexualise children’

Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett Board Creative Team of Upcoming Black Orpheus Stage Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

The Latin Grammy and Grammy winners will pen the score of the Broadway-aimed musical adapted from the 1959 film.

Razzle Dazzle Roxie! Pamela Anderson's Chatting All That CHICAGO

It has been a week since the legendary Pamela Anderson made her Broadway debut razzle dazzling as Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago

Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett Join BLACK ORPHEUS Creative Team

Producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced that Academy Award Nominated and Latin Grammy Winner Carlinhos Brown and Academy Award Nominated and Grammy Award Winner Siedah …

MetroStage gets a new venue called Venue by Guest Author

Alexandria’s only professional theater will be built into a chic condominium complex in Old Town North.

Read Month 6's Winning Entries From Prudential's Standing Ovations Ticket Giveaway by Bethany Rickwald

The monthly drawing is presented by Playbill.

Michel Bell, Glenn Close, Max von Essen, More to Perform at Irish Rep's 2022 Annual Gala by Leah Putnam

More Broadway favorites have been announced for the event titled A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince.

Korean Production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's Phantom Coming to Cinemas This Summer

The musical will be presented with English subtitles.

Steppenwolf Announces 2022-23 Season, With Plays by James Ijames, Rajiv Joseph, and Harold Pinter

This will be the Chicago company's first full season in its new expanded home.

Filmed Production of South Korean Yeston/Kopit PHANTOM Starring K-Pop Sensation Kyuhyun to be Released

The Art Seen, a US-based international Theater HD project, has announced it will be bringing a Korean production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's, 'Phantom' to cinemas across America.

Alfie Allen Gets in the Zone with Gospel Music and Pineapples by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Known for portraying the luckless Theon Greyjoy on “Game of Thrones,” the British actor shares the items that are helping him prep for his Broadway debut.

Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, LaChanze & More to Take Part in Harlem Stage 2022 Annual Gala

Harlem Stage will present its annual gala and opening night premiere of A Drop of Midnight by the chart-topping, global hip-hop artist Jason ‘Timbuktu' Diakité, with direction by Jonatha…

That Time Tom Hanks Saved Katie Finneran From On-Set Embarassment by Seth Rudetsky

This week, Seth shares Tony Awards memories.

“Bright Half Life” — reviewed by Terry Morgan

Plays that chart the course of a romantic relationship have long been a staple of theater. Stories told in a nonlinear way are less common but not unheard of. When you take the previous two …

Theater Interview: John Bell on Bread and Puppet’s Staging of Aeschylus'”The Persians” by Bill Marx

"The play challenges us to think about those we consider our enemies, and to think of them with compassion and understanding." The post Theater Interview: John Bell on Bread and Puppet’s S…

Steppenwolf Announces 2022/23 Season Featuring 4 World Premieres & More

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the 2022/23 Season today. With six Steppenwolf Membership Series productions and two SYA productions, the 47th season is the storied company’s�…

Meet the Cast of Anna Ouyang Moench's Man of God at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse by Leah Putnam

Maggie Burrows directs the play which was originally set to run at the Geffen in 2020.

Pioneer Valley Radio: Review: Lost in Yonkers at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbasch

New on Pioneer Valley Radio. From Hartford Stage. A review of Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” starring and co-directed by Marsha Mason segment begins at: 5:17

VIDEO: Rockettes Hopefuls High Kick Into Auditions at Radio City Music Hall

Just yesterday, The Radio City Rockettes held their 2022 auditions at Radio City Music Hall. Dancers that attended the audition could receive a coveted spot on the Rockettes line for the 202…

See Photos From the 2022 Rockettes Open Audition by Raven Brunner

Roughly 800 dancers competed April 18 for a spot in the 2022 Christmas Spectacular.

Matt Doyle (‘Company’) on Stephen Sondheim’s advice for performing the tongue twister ‘Getting Married Today’ [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

“Not only do I have to deliver the most difficult piece that Sondheim has ever written, but I am also running around the stage and throwing myself into the set,” explains “Company” s…

Glenn Close, Joel Grey and More Announced for Irish Rep's 2022 Gala

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced performers and presenters for A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince, this season’s annual Gala benefit production. The evening will take p…

Shirley Chen, Emma Galbraith & More to Star in MAN OF GOD at Geffen Playhouse

Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its production of Man of God, written by Anna Ouyang Moench (Mothers, Birds of North America) and directed by Maggie Burrows (TRAYF,…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | First Day of Rehearsals with Katie Ryerson by Mirvish Productions

Experience the beginning of Katie Ryerson’s (Moaning Myrtle) journey in Toronto as the #CursedChildCAN starts rehearsals. Follow along as she gets ready for the first day of rehearsals. …

BWW Exclusive: Debbie Allen Guest Stars on THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER & PROUDER

Debbie Allen will guest star on a new episode of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. BroadwayWorld is sharing an exclusive clip from the new episode, featuring Allen as Myrtle, an ostrich…

Photos: First Look at the UK and Ireland Tour of THE CHER SHOW

THE CHER SHOW UK and Ireland tour opens at Curve, Leicester tonight, Tuesday 19 April.

“Endlings” Unnerves with Extinction Nightmares—at Oakland Theater Project by Evelyn Arevalo

Millennial Notes Celine Song Animates Ancient Korea & Modern Manhattan    by Evelyn Arevalo “Endlings” seduces us with alluring images, but its short run time of 70 minutes leaves…

Inside ‘The Burnt City,’ Punchdrunk’s Take on the Fall of Troy by Alex Marshall

Punchdrunk’s “The Burnt City” adds techno and sake to the story of the fall of Troy, but it brought in a scholar of classical theater to get the details right.

See New Production Photos From Off-Broadway's Sistas: The Musical by Raven Brunner

The Tracey Conyer Lee-led production opened April 9 at the Actors Temple Theatre.

Check Out New Photos From European Premiere of The Cher Show by Heather Gershonowitz

The U.K. and Ireland tour opens at the Leicester Curve April 19.

World Premieres From Vichet Chum, Kate Arrington, More Planned for Steppenwolf Theatre's 2022-2023 Season by Logan Culwell-Block

The Chicago stalwart will also give a regional premiere to Rajiv Joseph’s Describe the Night.

Grace Aki's To Free a Mockingbird Joins 2022 SheNYC Theater Festival

Aki combines storytelling and stand-up in her personal solo play.

Christy Altomare, Derek Klena & Justin Guarini to Take Part in Fundraiser for Oscar Hammerstein II's Historic Farm & Legacy

The nonprofit Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (OHMTEC) is raising funds to purchase, restore, and preserve Highland Farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Oscar Hammerstein …

AN AMERICAN TAIL Musical by Itamar Moses to Have World Premiere at Children's Theatre Company

Children’s Theatre Company announced their 2022 – 2023 Season featuring the world premiere of An American Tail the Musical written by Tony Award-winning playwright Itamar Moses with …

Political protest theater troupe performing antiwar tragedy in streets around UConn by Christopher Arnott

Vermont's Bread and Puppet Theater will bring its adaptation of Aeschylus' "The Persians" to UConn for two performances on Saturday and Sunday. The anti-war drama will be preceded by street …

BWW Interview: Stephanie Torns Talks Leading WAITRESS National Tour as Jenna

Waitress is returning to Charlotte for a special five-week engagement, beginning today, April 19, through May 22, 2022 in the Booth Playhouse! The run will be followed by a five-week engag…

An American Tail Stage Musical is Part of Children's Theatre Company's 2022-2023 Season by Andrew Gans

The musical based on the animated film features a book and lyrics by Band's Visit writer Itamar Moses and a score by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler.

Post-Modern Choreographer Pam Tanowitz Finds Forward Momentum at New York City Ballet by Terry Trucco

Tanowitz talks about her two pieces running at NYCB this spring.

Tell Us In 10: Penny Layden by Kitty Underwood

This week we hear from Penny Layden, who currently plays Old Mrs Hempstock in The Ocean At The End Of The Lane. The post Tell Us In 10: Penny Layden appeared first on Official London Theatre.

Actor Harry Lennix gets $26 million from Illinois for his ‘Black version of Lincoln Center’ in Bronzeville by Chris Jones

The project will contain a museum, two performing spaces and is earmarked as a performance home for the Congo Square Theatre Company.

Steppenwolf Theatre announces 2022-23 season with return of Austin Pendleton and Jeff Perry by Chris Jones

New work dominates, although the season concludes with a new production of Harold Pinter’s absurdist classic “No Man’s Land."

Watch: Learn Choreography From Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire Musical by Playbill

Mrs. Doubtfire choreographer Lorin Latarro shares tap choreography for the new musical's fast-paced number “Easy Peasy” in the video above. Dance along with dance captain Travis Waldschm…

‘I was in front of an audience but all I could think was, I could be dying’: Robert Lindsay on acting, ageing – and surviving cancer by Zoe Williams

The actor, who has starred in everything from sitcoms to Shakespeare, talks about his family rows over Brexit, having his phone hacked – and why he did not want to be like Laurence Olivier…

Chicago U.K. and Ireland Tour to Star Lee Mead as Billy Flynn by Leah Putnam

The tour has previously announced its Mama Morton and tenants of Murderess Row.

Phoebe Frances Brown death: The Glad Game star and writer dies aged 29 by Ellie Harrison

Brown’s one-woman show ‘The Glad Game’ charted her experience of being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour

Donja R. Love's Soft Announces Casting for MCC World Premiere

Biko Eisen-Martin will star as a teacher in a correctional boarding school in this upcoming off-Broadway production.

Geffen Playhouse Announces Man of God Casting

Anna Ouyang Moench's feminist thriller will open in Los Angeles after a two-year delay.

Jeremy Jordan, Harriet Harris, and André De Shields to Star in New Comedy, When Playwrights Kill

The play is by Matthew Lombardo, author of High, Looped, and Tea at Five.

Schele Williams Will Direct Mandela Musical for Young Vic, Part of 2022 Summer-Autumn Season by Andrew Gans

The season will also include Ivo van Hove's production of Édouard Louis’ Who Killed My Father, Sonali Bhattacharyya's Chasing Hares, and more.

André De Shields, Harriet Harris, and Jeremy Jordan to Star in When Playwrights Kill by Leah Putnam

The new comedy from Matthew Lombardo will make its world premiere in Connecticut.

Watch Sam Rockwell Talk About Waking a Sleeping Audience Member in Broadway's American Buffalo by Raven Brunner

The stage and screen actor appeared in a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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Watch: Learn Choreography From Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire Musical by Roberto Araujo

Choreographer Lorin Latarro teaches a section from “Easy Peasy.”

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Jeremy Jordan, Harriet Harris, and André De Shields Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL World Premiere in Connecticut

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris and Tony Award winner André De Shields will star in the world premiere of Matthew Lombardo's new backstage comedy WHEN PLA…

‘Harper Lee’s beloved novel is in the safest of hands’: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD – West End ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

It is easy to see why this story of racial prejudice in 1930s Alabama made such an impact on Broadway in 2018 when Trump’s presidency swept aside any notions that these attitudes were cons…

VIDEO: Sam Rockwell Talks Rehearsing AMERICAN BUFFALO Throughout the Pandemic on the TONIGHT SHOW

Sam Rockwell appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss his new role in American Buffalo on Broadway. Rockwell discussed growing his mustache for the role, performi…

MTC Announces Beyond The Stage Talkback Series For HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive opens tonight, Tuesday, April 19, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. A series of talks have be…

Anthony Rapp Talks Star Trek: Discovery, Rent, and the Return of His Without You Show by Raven Brunner

Rapp’s autobiographical one-man show is more than a sorrowful piece about death; it’s a celebration of the human experience.

New Online and In-Person Exhibition Includes Design Drawings, Paintings, More From Hello, Dolly!, Cabaret, The King and I by Margaret Hall

Hosted by Helicline Fine Art, You’ll Be Swell! You’ll Be Great! features work from Boris Aronson, Jo Mielziner, Al Hirschfeld, and more.

Jesse Williams on Baring It All—Literally—On Stage in Broadway's Take Me Out by Logan Culwell-Block

The Grey's Anatomy star stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers to talk about leading the Broadway revival.

Hopeful Rockettes Audition at Radio City Music Hall by Sandi Durell

On April 18, 2022 new hopeful Rockettes auditioned at Radio City Music Hall. Approximately 800 dancers auditioned in the hopes of receiving either a coveted spot on the Rockettes line for th…

Robe at Prolight + Sound 2022 by Michael Eddy

Robe hits the ground running at Prolight 2022, launching five brand new products – PAINTETM, TetraXTM, iBeam 250TM, Spikie+®, and the Anolis CalummaTM as well as showcasing five innovativ…

VIDEO: Jesse Williams Reveals His Baseball Connection to TAKE ME OUT on LATE NIGHT

Jesse Williams sat down with Seth Meyers to discuss his Broadway debut in Take Me Out. Williams spoke on how the Broadway schedule differs from television, his 'intense' nude scene, and his …

Nicolas Cage Reveals He's 'Curious' About Doing a Musical

Nicolas Cage revealed that he would be interested in doing a musical at some point in his career, mentioning that he's 'curious' about it.

Bandit Lites Promotes Scott Wesson to Nashville Facility Foreman by Debi Moen

Bandit Lites announces the promotion of Scott Wesson to facility foreman. He will oversee integral day to day functions including de-prep of all incoming equipment as well as maintaining the…

Ben Jarrett Supports Coheed and Cambria’s Storytelling With Help From Chauvet Professional by Debi Moen

It’s been said that every writer works in response to that ancient plea: tell us a story. Claudio Sanchez, for one, has been answering this call since 2004, when he released the first inst…

Billie Eilish would be most of the way to EGOT with Emmy win for ‘SNL’ by Kevin Jacobsen

Is Billie Eilish about to become the youngest EGOT winner of all time? The musician just won an Oscar for co-writing the song “No Time to Die” from the James Bond film of the same name, …

Fundraising campaign for the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center to honor the legacy of the Broadway legend by Deb Miller

The non-profit Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (OHMTEC) has initiated a campaign to raise funds for the purchase, restoration, and preservation of Highland Farm in Doyl…

Stage-film-TV actor and artistic director, Shuler Hensley keeps expanding roles by Jim Farmer

All around him, Tony Award-winning actor Shuler Hensley sees repercussions of two... The post Stage-film-TV actor and artistic director, Shuler Hensley keeps expanding roles appeared first o…

Casting Announced For Bard SummerScape's Dom Juan by Margaret Hall

The women-led adaptation of the Molière tragicomedy will be directed by Ashley Tata.

An American Tail the Musical to Make World Premiere at Children's Theatre Company

The stage adaptation of the popular animated feature will close out the Minneapolis company's 2022-23 season.

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 by Susan Grace

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Photos: First Look at BONNIE AND CLYDE, Opening Tonight in the West End

All new production images have been released today ahead of the opening night of Bonnie and Clyde The Musical at The Arts Theatre. Check out the photos here!

Meet Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore) at the McKittrick Hotel by Sandi Durell

Theater Pizzazz was on the scene at the McKittrick Hotel to meet and speak with Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore the cook in the hit TV series (and coming film) Downton Abbey and enjoy a spot of h…

Oscar Hammerstein Museum Planned for Broadway Titan's Former Pennsylvania Country Home by Logan Culwell-Block

Funds are currently being raised to establish a museum and theatre education center on the site where lyrics to Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, and more were written.

Jaime Lozano: Songs by an Immigrant by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . Lincoln Center’s long-running American Songbook series has dedicated this Spring season to “the significance of globalization in today’s music and the incredibl…

Interview: Kimber Elayne Sprawl Talks to Camille A. Brown About Building For Colored Girls in 2022

Brown directs and choreographs Ntozake Shange's seminal choreopoem at the Booth Theatre.

Eco-Performance: Brazil by Elizabeth Doud

By Elizabeth Doud. Elizabeth Doud introduces the Climate Emergency series, which looks to Brazilian artivism for reparative paths forward in the face of climate change.

Review – Scandaltown at the Lyric Hammersmith by Harriet Hughes

We were just delighted to attend the party of the year: Scandaltown at the Lyric Hammersmith. The glittering, witty and raucously fun new play by Mike Bartlett. The post Review – Scandalto…

Washington Ensemble Theatre’s ‘Tin Cat Shoes’ takes an appealingly odd look at meaning of work by Dusty Somers

WET's first full-length live production since the pandemic is shiny, sugary and gleefully nonsensical.

May Robson: Grand Old Lady of the American Stage by Trav S.D.

Today, May Robison (Mary Robison, 1858-1942) is best remembered for starring as the original Apple Annie in Frank Capra’s Lady for a Day (1933). The film was released during the 50th year …

The Three Tomatoes 5th Renewal Summit by Sandi Durell

Anne Akers and Cheryl Benton welcome you to the beautiful Scandinavia House in midtown Manhattan for an exciting and inspiring all day event of outstanding panels, speakers, exhibitors, and …

Folk-opera take on sci-fi novel comes to town, after a long gestation by Geoffrey Himes

"Parable of the Sower," a folk-opera adaptation of Octavia Butler's 1993 sci-fi novel created by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, has uncanny resonance with current events.

Royal Return: A Review of SIX the Musical at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

The six wives of Henry VIII all performing together in a song and dance line on one stage and competing against one another.

Awoye Timpo on Love, Hate, and Alice Childress’s ‘Wedding Band’ by American Theatre Editors

As the director of a new production at TFANA, Timpo joins the project of belatedly celebrating a great but largely overlooked American playwright.

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 by Matt Tamanini

Drama Desks Announce Nomination Day, LuPone to Do LCT Concert, Grace Recommends ‘disOrientalism Part 2’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top…

Lee Mead to play Billy Flynn in Chicago UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Lee Mead is to star as Billy Flynn in the Chicago UK and Ireland tour alongside Gemma Collins, Faye Brooks and Djaenga Scott. This post Lee Mead to play Billy Flynn in Chicag…

What Drove This Broadway Star During The Pandemic? by Jeryl Brunner

When the pandemic shut down Broadway and her show, Come From Away, Sharon Wheatley found salvation barreling across the United States with her family in a 30-foot RV. She chronicles her adve…

Broadway Games: For Openers by JK

In honor of our brand new Greatest Musical Opening Numbers tournament, this week's game asks you to complete the lyrics from these musical openers. Good luck! Broadway Games: For Openers …

Why do we idolize our theatrical heroes? by Brit Christopher

Idolizing your theatrical heroes is no new thing, but why do we do it and is it healthy for us to put someone on a pedastal? Let's take a look!

‘Sondheim’s songs are the saving grace of this rather purposeless musical’: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE – Southwark Playhouse by John Chapman

One of Sondheim's earliest works Anyone Can Whistle has just opened at Southwark Playhouse. Notoriously a flop back in 1964, many have tried but few have succeeded in reviving its fortunes.

Disney's Frozen perform In Summer | West End Exclusive Performance by Official London Theatre

In partnership with Sky VIP, we bring you an exclusive performance with the West End cast of Disney's Frozen with a rendition of In Summer. Get tickets for Frozen: https://officiallondonthe…

David Strathairn returns to DC as heroic Holocaust witness Jan Karski by News Desk

Coming to Gonda Theater at Georgetown May 12 to 22: his brilliant and all-too-timely portrayal of one man's moral courage amid the crimes of war.

JERUSALEM REVIVED: REFLECTIONS by Libby Purves and Friends

DO WE STILL LOVE ROOSTER?    So it’s back, another St George’s day before a west country village fair.   Twelve years on from Jez Butterworth’s glorious shock-troop assault on me…

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS must close in Melbourne by Aussie Theatre

After setting Melbourne alight, the four-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway An American In Paris will have its final performance at Arts

Jesse Williams Has an Intense Nude Scene in Take Me Out by Late Night With Seth Meyers

Jesse Williams talks about making his Broadway debut in Take Me Out, mentally preparing to do a nude scene in the show and what acting has in common with teaching. Late Night with Seth Meye…

'To Kill a Mockingbird' tour brings Harper Lee's 'portrait of America' to Benedum by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The “To Kill a Mockingbird” national tour will be stopping by the Benedum Center Tuesday through Sunday.

Theater review: ‘Lost in Yonkers’ stuck in time at Hartford Stage by Christopher Arnott

Neil Simon's 1991 Pulitzer winner "Lost in Yonkers" is having a lackluster revival at Hartford Stage through May 1, starring and co-directed by the playwright's former wife and collaborator …

Chicago Opera Theater’s 50th season includes a world premiere and a tribute to Chicago’s Polish community by Kayla Samoy

The Chicago Opera Theater’s 2022-23 season comes in anticipation of the COT's 50th anniversary in 2023.

Wake Up With BWW 4/19: THE MINUTES Opening Night Photos and Video, and More!

Today's top stories include our coverage of The Minutes, which opened on Broadway on Sunday night! Check out photos and clips from the show below! Plus, Katrina Lenk will perform from Compan…

Jane Lynch On the Special Connection Between Her Own Mother and Rosie Brice | Playbill

The Glee star appeared on Today April 17 to talk all things Funny Girl , currently running at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre.

Embrace All of Me: Jocelyn Kuritsky’s “A Simple Herstory” by Emily Cordes

The last several decades of U.S. history have seen a remarkable upswing in women’s political success, with female candidates rising to prominence in Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Vi…

Ecocide is Everywhere in Serbia, but Eco-Theatre Remains on the Fringes by Borisav Matić

Despite Serbia’s own environmental issues, work that explores ecological themes and the climate crisis is still relatively rare on Serbian stages. Borisav Matić looks at the work of the t…

The Power of Reflection in “Portrait Avedon-Baldwin, Entretiens imaginaires” at the Théâtre du Rond Point, Paris by Lara Cox

One of France’s greatest prides is the network of African American artists who, in the mid-twentieth century, came to Paris. Josephine Baker, Beauford Delaney, Ada “Bricktop” Smith, Ma…

A Nonbinary Swan, on Pointe by Margaret Fuhrer

Ashton Edwards, an apprentice at Pacific Northwest Ballet, is part of a rising generation of gender nonconforming dancers questioning ballet’s rigid gender roles.

NIGHT AT THE BARRACKS, NORTH HEAD – Sydney by Aussie Theatre

Aussie Theatre has 2 x double passes to giveaway to NIGHT AT THE BARRACKS, NORTH HEAD – Sydney on for

The Minutes 2022 Limited Edition Opening Night Playbill

This Limited Edition Opening Night Playbill from the Broadway Play The Minutes is guaranteed authentic, sealed in a fitted vinyl pouch with ...

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Watch Interviews with Larry Kramer, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Alan Menken, and More | Playbill

The conversations were filmed by The Dramatists Guild Fund as part of the Legacy Project Volume III .

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NEW OPERA: Brecht & Weill’s Mahagonny by Aussie Theatre

As the first main stage production in Australia in over forty years, Melbourne Opera and IOpera will present a stunning

Clare Bartholomew & Daniel Tobias: The Anniversary

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Bob Fosse's Dancin' Starts at California's Old Globe Theatre April 19 by Logan Culwell-Block

Tony winner Wayne Cilento directs the seldom-produced work; the production re-creates Fosse's original, 1978 Tony-winning choreography.

Paradise Square Resumes Broadway Performances April 19 by Raven Brunner

The Joaquina Kalukango-led production has been on hiatus since April 7.

Sara Bareilles' Waitress Begins Engagement in Charlotte April 19; Stephanie Torns Stars by Andrew Gans

The Tony-nominated musical is based on the 2007 film by Adrienne Shelly.

Broadway's How I Learned To Drive Opens April 19 by Raven Brunner

The Manhattan Theatre Club production reunites original Off-Broadway cast members Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse.

Frank Wildhorn Makes West End Debut With Bonnie and Clyde, Opening April 19 by Andrew Gans

Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage star in the title roles of the musical, which opened on Broadway in 2011.

Anthony Rapp Reprises Without You Solo Show in NYC Starting April 19 by Andrew Gans

The original Rent star takes audiences behind the scenes of the creation of the Tony-winning Jonathan Larson musical.

Zachary Quinto, Calista Flockhart, Graham Phillips, Aimee Carrero Star in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Beginning April 19 by Andrew Gans

Gordon Greenberg directs the Edward Albee classic at California's Geffen Playhouse.

Jason Om: All Mixed Up

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