Elton John Says Devil Wears Prada Musical 'Not Ready' for West End by Logan Culwell-Block

The screen-to-stage musical recently completed a world premiere engagement in Chicago.

Remaining Staff of Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater Fired Following Unionizing Attempt by Logan Culwell-Block

The latest development for the embattled Tony-winning regional theatre leaves it with nothing but a board of directors.

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Christmas Carol; Sweeney Todd; Etc. By: David Sheward September 8, 2022: Tony and Drama Desk winner Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Mur…

Learn About Almost Famous, KPOP & More on The Broadway Show's Fall Preview by Lindsey Sullivan

Autumn is just around the corner, and The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal has the inside scoop on all of the eagerly anticipated fall theater offerings. Before the fall preview special airs…

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "Strings Attached" - 9/8/22 by Howard Miller

Is Schrödinger's cat alive or dead? How certain are we of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle? Does God indeed play dice with the universe? And how many physicists does it take to screw in a…

Strings Attached: Science, Love, Jealousy in an Uneasily Tied Package by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Science as a cogent subject for our time, handled with only mild success The post Strings Attached: Science, Love, Jealousy in an Uneasily Tied Package appeared first on New…

Physics and human behavior collide in ‘Strings Attached’ Off-Broadway at Theatre Row by Deb Miller

In Pulse Theatre’s Off-Broadway premiere of Strings Attached at Theatre Row, playwright Carole Buggé explores the uncertainties of physics and human behavior, which collide in a cathartic…

Strings Attached Review. Physics 101 plus a love triangle, stereotypes, lightbulb jokes by Jonathan Mandell

In 1999, three physicists took a train from Cambridge to London, and in their discussion on that hour-long trip came up with a new theory about the origin of the universe, an alternate view…

Review: In Strings Attached a Love Triangle Leads to a New Kind of Big Bang

Carol Buggé's play about physicists getting (meta)physical returns with Pulse Theatre.

How huge ‘Moulin Rouge’ stage was recreated inside S.F.’s Orpheum Theather by David John Chávez

Lavish touring production of the Broadway musical plants an elephant and a red mill out in the Orpheum Theatre audience.

Acclaimed Broadway shows, a world premiere and more on St. Louis stages in fall by Calvin Wilson | Post-Dispatch Theater Critic

Among the season's highlights are a Stephen Sondheim musical, a tour of a recent Broadway smash, an early Neil Simon play and a world premiere.

Artists evoke environmental concerns in fall visual arts exhibitions by Jane Henderson | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here are some of the visual arts events and exhibitions to enliven the coming season.

SLSO and 10 more classical groups start the music for fall concerts by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Attending classical music events is, for the most part, a year-round proposition in St. Louis. But in the fall, things really start kicking up.

A Producer Since She Was 15, This Artist Is A Creative Dynamo by Jeryl Brunner

Rachel Helson directs films for Lifetime, co-created a nonprofit to help empower children, and is the youngest person to be nominated for a Tony award.

December 2022

“God bless us, every one!” The spirt of Christmas is alive—live on stage at the Blackfriars Playhouse! Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future take miserly Eb…

November 2022

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on...”Political exile, revenge, and magic meld in this edge-of-your- seat thriller, capped by a master manipulator’s calculated lesson in the foll…

September 2022

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on...”Political exile, revenge, and magic meld in this edge-of-your- seat thriller, capped by a master manipulator’s calculated lesson in the foll…

October 2022

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on...”Political exile, revenge, and magic meld in this edge-of-your- seat thriller, capped by a master manipulator’s calculated lesson in the foll…

Review: ‘My Onliness’ by Erin Kahn

Gertrude Stein once said of her own writing: “if you enjoy it, you understand it.” If that’s true, then I suppose I understood My Onliness: a world premiere musical about a mad king an…

Elton John Says ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Musical “Not Ready” For Post-Chicago Stagings by Greg Evans

The Elton John-Shaina Taub stage musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, which recently ended a five-week engagement in Chicago, is “not ready” for subsequent stagings, John said t…

Burbank – Walt Disney in Crisis by Edward A Kliszus

Burbank – Walt Disney in Crisis OpeningNight.Online Burbank is a period piece set solidly in its time and place. While modern aesthetes frequently luxuriate in modernizing period works to …

‘My Body No Choice’ to be Molly Smith’s last show as artistic director at Arena by News Desk

Monologues from eight of America’s most exciting playwrights will reflect on women’s choices past, present, and future.

Mom, meatballs, and ‘fun monsters’ by Kerry Reid

Back in 2016, I climbed up the narrow stairs at the Den Theatre in Wicker Park to see a young solo performer embody the residents of a memory care center […] The post Mom, meatballs, and �…

Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp Inspires New Docuseries 1300 Miles to Broadway by Leah Putnam

Chenoweth will team up with Kenny Ortega for the new show that introduces students to the world of the performing arts.

Sydney James Harcourt, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Bryan Terrell Clark, More Set for Long Wharf's Jelly's Last Jam Concerts by Andrew Gans

Dennis Whitehead Darling will direct with choreography by Chris Bell.

An ‘exciting and subversive” Richard III by Marissa Oberlander

In partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center, Babes With Blades’s interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays is exciting and subversive…

#1 Victorian ladies detective agency by Kerry Reid

Six years ago, Lifeline Theatre unveiled the world premiere of Christopher M. Walsh’s Miss Holmes—a cunning gender-bent take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Baker Street polymath that predated…

Why The Kite Runner Might Be for You by Bedatri D.choudhury

The Broadway Applause series salutes The Kite Runner.

The Glass Menagerie review – astonishing refresh upturns a delicate classic by Mark Fisher

Royal Exchange, ManchesterMaking dynamic use of a sparse stage and a spinning neon sign, Atri Banerjee’s adventurous production gives new shape to Tennessee Williams’ play You mess with …

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo review – arabesques, pratfalls and a swan on wheels by Lyndsey Winship

Peacock theatre, LondonMixing technical skill with slapstick hilarity, the Trocks are as engaging as ever in this symphony of perfectly timed mistakes In the past few years there has been an…

In ‘No Place to Go’ at Signature, a whimsical musical ode to the anxious by Caroline Bock

Starring veteran performer Bobby Smith, the play reflects the uncertainty of our times with surety and style.

Cool Kids vs. Normies by Kelly Kleiman

If you didn’t know that Noël Coward was an actor as well as a playwright, you’d figure it out within minutes of seeing any of his plays: how else to […] The post Cool Kids vs. Normies…

Revolutionary abstractions by Irene Hsiao

“Not that it matters, but most of what follows is true,” reads the supertitle projected over a stage sparsely set with stools. Enter a small conference of artists tasked with […] The p…

The queen onstage and onscreen: An inscrutable monarch, endlessly scrutinized by Sarah Ly­all / The New York Times

Queen Elizabeth II death: Andrew Lloyd Webber amongst mourners at Buckingham Palace gates by Amanda Whiting

The English composer performed as part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee this summer

Off-Broadway Review: THE NEAR DISASTER OF JASPER & CASPER (Theatre Row) by Kevin Vavasseur

A NEAR DISASTER HANDLED BY A MASTER Jones and Schmidt, the creative team behind one of Broadway’s longest running hits, The Fantasticks, also wrote another, lesser-know musical called Phil…

NY Public Library for the Performing Arts and Dramatists Guild to Present Sondheim Talks by Leah Putnam

The events celebrating the late composer-lyricist will feature John Weidman, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown, Amanda Green, and Tom Kitt.

Queens Elizabeth II Has Died After 70 Year Rule by Sandi Durell

This morning, the Queen’s doctors put her under close medical watch. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall traveled to stand by her side. Later the same day, the sobering words came f…

Hartbeat Music Festival expands its local band extravaganza on the riverfront. Here’s who’s playing when this weekend by Christopher Arnott

For 2022, the Hartbeat Music Festival has added an extra night of music and swelled the number of bands to 35. The fest happens Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. at Mo…

Sesame Street Greets the Press by Sandi Durell

The cast of Sesame Street – your very favorites Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Rosita, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Gabrielle, and a host of Honkers, Martians, and other fa…

Looking Back at Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in Broadway's The Audience by Andrew Gans

As the world mourns the passing of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, who reigned as Queen for seven decades, Playbill remembers Mirren's Olivier- and Tony-winning performance as the late, be…

Lillias White Finds Her Goddess for ‘Hadestown’ by Sarah Bahr

The Tony Award-winning actress will step into the role of the musical’s narrator, now known as Missus Hermes.

An Inscrutable Monarch, Endlessly Scrutinized Onstage and Onscreen by Sarah Lyall

Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in plays and highbrow films, in made-for-TV movies and broad comedies and, of course, in “The Crown.” Many sought to answer the question: What was she li…

Blackmagic Design Announces New Ultimatte 12 Models by Michael Eddy

Blackmagic Design announces four new models of Ultimatte 12 real time compositing processors that are all designed for creating the next generation of broadcast graphics. Also announced was …

Statement on behalf of Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Kitty Underwood

“We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The theatre industry is thankful for all the support and patronage Her Majesty has shown throughout…

'My Body No Choice' — Arena Stage advocates for reproductive rights by Bob Mondello

On the eve of the 2022 election, Arena Stage presents monologues on the theme of choice by eight female playwrights. The show runs for 18 performances and tickets are $18, a nod to the US vo…

Sesame Street: The Musical Begins Off-Broadway Previews September 8 by Talaura Harms

Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, and more take the stage in a new show featuring songs from the TV show plus new ones by Tom Kitt, Helen Park, and Nate Edmondson.

Amber Ruffin and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Host Curtain Up! Finale Concert by Leah Putnam

The concert's full lineup of Broadway favorites will close out the three-day outdoor festival.

Charles Kirsch’s Backstage Babble by Sandi Durell

Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of his Podcast at 54 Below Featuring Broadway Legends by Linda Amiel Burns . . . There was a full house at 54 Below on September 6, 2022 to celebrate the 2nd Anniv…

Kristin Chenoweth, Kenny Ortega & Monarch Media Team For ‘1300 Miles To Broadway’ Docuseries On Chenoweth’s Broadway Bootcamp by Matthewgrobar

EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!), Kenny Ortega (Julie and the Phantoms) and producers Alan Powell, Steve Barnett and Vicky Patel of Monarch Media are teaming for the docuseries 13…

Victory Gardens dismisses remainder of staff by Kerry Reid

The tangled recent history of Victory Gardens Theater became even more complicated this week with the mass dismissal of the remaining staff members in the wake of an attempt to […] The pos…

ABT Studio Company | LATE REGISTRATION by Rena Butler 🚌 by American Ballet Theatre

LATE REGISTRATION by Rena Butler, an ABT Studio Company commission with original music by Darryl Hoffman, is filmed by Red is Dancing and performed by Madison Brown, Finnian Carmeci, Alejand…

Michael S. Rosenberg to Succeed Arlene Shuler as President and CEO of New York City Center by Andrew Gans

Rosenberg has held leadership positions at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse and, currently, Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center.

New York Pops Upcoming Season by Sandi Durell

 The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, opens their 40th anniversary season at Carnegie Hall with The Music of Star Wars on Friday, October 21, 2022 …

New York City Center Taps Veteran Arts Administrator as Its Next Head by Michael Paulson

Michael S. Rosenberg, the managing director of the McCarter Theater Center, will succeed Arlene Shuler as the City Center president and chief executive.

Soul band the Kelderons pulled a 30-year disappearing act by Steve Krakow

It’s sad when a talented band’s closest brush with fame is almost finishing a soundtrack for a movie that never existed, ending up with nothing but demos where one of […] The post Soul…

Get a 1st Look at New Fall Broadway and Off-Broadway Playbill Covers by Playbill Staff

Check out some of the Playbill covers set to hit theatres in the coming weeks.

See Broadway Alums Daniel Craig, Leslie Odom Jr., More in the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Trailer by Leah Putnam

The murder mystery sequel takes audiences to Greece for detective Benoit Blanc's latest case.

‘I’m Enough’: Gregg Mozgala on His Debut in ‘Cost of Living by Alexis Soloski, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes and Scott Heller

We spoke to three actors and a playwright — Gregg Mozgala, Bonnie Milligan, Solea Pfeiffer and Noah Diaz — who are taking big shots this season.

"Intimate, mysterious and powerful" | Cost of Living by Manhattan Theatre Club

Read more or buy tickets at http://www.CostOfLivingBroadway.com/ #CostOfLivingBroadway - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of Living By Martyna Majok Directed by Jo Bonn…

Shannon Tyo, Anthony Cason, More to Star in Jiehae Park's Peerless Off-Broadway by Leah Putnam

Margot Bordelon will direct the Macbeth-inspired dark comedy.

MTC Student Monologue Challenge: Felix + Liam by Manhattan Theatre Club

Check out the outstanding student monologue written by Felix Rowe from St. Peter’s Cambridge in New Zealand, and performed by Liam Aiken. To read more about the challenge please visit htt…

MTC Student Monologue Challenge: Tiana + Sasha by Manhattan Theatre Club

Check out the outstanding student monologue written by Tiana Lee, a recent graduate from Brooklyn Technical High School in New York, and performed by Sasha Diamond. To read more about the c…

MTC Student Monologue Challenge: Rodoshi + Frankie by Manhattan Theatre Club

Check out the outstanding student monologue written by Rodoshi Islam from Riverdale Country School in New York, and performed by Frankie Faison. To read more about the challenge please visi…

MTC Student Monologue Challenge: Madison + Kaden by Manhattan Theatre Club

Check out the outstanding student monologue written by Madison Opland from Eden College Durban in South Africa, and performed by Kaden Kearney. To read more about the challenge please visit…

MTC Student Monologue Challenge: Naiomi + Carmen by Manhattan Theatre Club

Check out the outstanding student monologue written by Naiomi Madera from Edward R. Murrow High School in New York, and performed by Carmen Berkeley. To read more about the challenge please…

1/52 Project, Supporting Early-Career Designers, Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients

The new initiative was founded by Tony-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt.

Bethany Anne Lind feels like a somebody in “Everybody” at Alliance Theatre by Jim Farmer

When seeking roles, Bethany Anne Lind tends to gravitate toward work that... The post Bethany Anne Lind feels like a somebody in “Everybody” at Alliance Theatre appeared first on ARTS AT…

Astera Titan Tubes for Outside Lands Festival Light Sculpture by Debi Moen

New York and LA-based lighting and visual designer Rob Ross of technical production specialist, Studio RRD used his vast imagination and 160 Astera Titan Tubes to create a stunning light scu…

Watch Cast of Broadway's & Juliet 'Roar' on NBC's America's Got Talent by Andrew Gans

Lorna Courtney led the performance, marking the upcoming musical's national TV debut.

‘A treat to see such strong performances’: THE CHER SHOW – Touring ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Turning back time from her Las Vegas residencies, The Cher Show begins in the 1950s with a young Cherilyn Sarkisian who's longing to be a star, and progresses through her various ventures, s…

Flying Over Sunset's Laura Shoop to Star in World Premiere of Powerhouse by Leah Putnam

The new play from David Harms will run Off-Broadway at A.R.T./New York Theatres' Gural Theatre.

Watch 'Corner of the Sky' From the Japanese Production of Pippin by Andrew Gans

Diane Paulus' production of the Stephen Schwartz musical reopened August 30 at the Tokyu Theatre Orb.

The Exquisite Hauteur of Hillary Brooke by Trav S.D.

There are other photos I might have chosen to illustrate this post on Hillary Brooke (Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson, 1914-1999), but this one nails that same quality of projected superior…

Tom Murray: from Black Larsen to the Beverly Hillbillies by Trav S.D.

Tom Murray (1874-1935) appeared in fewer than two dozen films, most of them silent comedies, but some of them are so significant that we understate to say that he rates attention here. Murra…

West End's Mamma Mia! Announces Its New Stars by Leah Putnam

The international hit ABBA jukebox musical continues at London's Novello.

Eric McCormack Will Host Stratford Festival Gala Honoring Len Cariou by Andrew Gans

Sweeney Todd Tony winner Cariou will receive the Festival's Legacy Award.

What to see, do and hear: “Everybody,” Emory Chamber, “Outdoor Worship” and more by ArtsATL Staff

ART+DESIGN Sandler Hudson Gallery presents paintings by Chilean painter Ignacio Michaud in... The post What to see, do and hear: “Everybody,” Emory Chamber, “Outdoor Worship” and mor…

Funny Girl Gets a New Marquee With Star Lea Michele

Michele has joined the cast alongside Tovah Feldshuh.

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, September 8, 2022 by Susan Grace

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West End Grease Revival Sets Closing Date at London's Dominion by Andrew Gans

Nikolai Foster directs the production of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s '50s musical.

Vari-Lite Brings Industry-Standard GDTF Support to Full Luminaire, Console Product Line by Michael Eddy

Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announces support for the General Device Type Format (GDTF) in all currently shipping fixture…

Zachary Quinto and David Harewood to star in Best Of Enemies at Noel Coward Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo James Graham's play Best Of Enemies will open at the Noel Coward Theatre London will see Zachary Quinto make his West End debut alongside David Harewood. This post Zachary Qu…

‘The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal’ to begin 10th season by Caitlin Hornik

“The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal” is set to start its 10th season during the weekend of Sept. 10. The show began in 2013 in what was only a quarterly special airing only on New York�…

LD Myles Mangino Chooses Robe for Mark Ronson Video Shoot by Michael Eddy

New York-based lighting designer Myles Mangino used the stylish appearance of Robe’s PATT 2013 luminaires and the excellent CRI and crisp optics of their ESPRITE moving lights to add a tou…

Playtime review – quirky gags and mimed mayhem as Tati comedy takes the stage by Arifa Akbar

Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonThis adaptation of the classic 1967 film is packed with fun despite losing its way in the second half Attempting to adapt Jacques Tati’s 1967 masterpiece i…

Rehab: The Musical review – 90s pop star hits the road to recovery by Miriam Gillinson

Playground theatre, LondonFeaturing Keith Allen as a scheming PR man, this heartfelt comedy drawn from songwriter Grant Black’s own experiences is often great fun Opening with a song named…

Much Ado About Nothing: backstage for NT Live – in pictures by Tristram Kenton

We joined rehearsals for the National Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy starring Katherine Parkinson before its live broadcast to UK cinemas on 8 September Continue reading...

Pretty Woman: The Musical (West End) VLOG | Dressing room chats, warm-ups and more! by Official London Theatre

The West End cast of Pretty Woman take over our vlog camera! Annabelle takes us behind the scenes, from dressing rooms to warm-up. Get tickets to the show: https://bit.ly/3KYqCO3 Official …

Theater Updates On and Off Broadway by Sandi Durell

Sentenced To A Life Without Music * Jefferson Mays-A Christmas Carol * Auditioning for Eternity * Monstress * Washington Square * Jaja’s African Hair Braiding * Bluey’s Big Play * The 1/…

This fall, theaters whet our appetites with an impressive buffet by Peter Marks

New Stoppard, old Loesser, stories from the political right and left, and Shakespeare with new looks stock the stage.

In promising fall dance trend, real-life figures inspire the lineup by Sarah L. Kaufman

The art and legacies of Burt Bacharach, Eva Peron, Maya Lin and musician/activist Hazel Scott spark works around the region.

How one D.C. theater is advocating for abortion rights by Peter Marks

“My Body No Choice” — eight monologues by female playwrights — starts at Arena Stage next month as the midterm elections approach.

Slumming in Bohemia: A Review of “Hay Fever” at City Lit Theater by Hugh Iglarsh

Under Terry McCabe’s crisp direction, this 1925 play comes saucily to life, its portrayal of showbiz self-absorption and social insensitivity as fresh and stinging as an Oscar-night slap.

Today on Broadway: Thursday, September 8, 2022 by Matt Tamanini

“Into the Woods” Extends Again, MTC to Bring “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” to Broadway, Jefferson Mays’ One-Man “Christmas Carol” Coming to Broadway “Today on Broadway” …

More Than 60 Plays and Musicals to Take In This Fall by Steven McElroy

From a stage adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” to a Neil Diamond biomusical, the theater calendar this season stands out for its variety and energy.

Best Of Enemies starring David Harewood & Zachary Quinto | 2022 West End Trailer by Official London Theatre

The sold out, critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning hit, Best of Enemies transfers to the West End this November. Zachary Quinto (The Boys in the Band, Star Trek, Heroes) makes his…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: I, Joan at Shakespeare’s Globe by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon takes a look at what critics have had to say about Ilinca Radulian’s production at the Shakespeare’s Globe.

54 Dance Programs, Festivals and More Coming This Fall by Margaret Fuhrer

It’s a season of renewal and abundance — and also farewells: Yvonne Rainer makes her last dance and Kevin McKenzie says goodbye to Ballet Theater.

Santigold is still headed toward a new world on Spirituals by Noah Berlatsky

When Santigold emerged in the late 2000s, her hip alterna-pop seemed to waltz out of left field, incorporating elements of every genre she could put her hands on: punk, hip-hop, […] The po…

Mosaic Theater to stage Ifa Bayeza’s groundbreaking ‘The Till Trilogy’ by News Desk

The series celebrating the life and legacy of Civil Rights icon Emmett Till will play in rotating repertory paired with a citywide Reflection Series.

Dance for fall 2022: Ballet, out-of-town visitors and a milestone season for Seldoms, Hubbard Street and Giordano Dance by Lauren Warnecke

Kyiv City Ballet from Ukraine is coming to the Auditorium this fall, the Joffrey plans some stunning revivals and Giordano celebrates a big 60 years in Chicago.

What Kind of Music Do You Like? - McSweeney's Internet Tendency

Without Playbills. I understand. Well, you still might like Six: The Musical? It's basically a concert starring the wives of Henry XIII, ...

Cascades Theatrical Co. kicks off fall with musical ode to love | lifestyle | bendbulletin.com

It closed in 2008 after just over 5,000 performances, according to playbill.com. Fall is relatively quiet around CTC, or so it would appear if you ...

“We can't just serve up shows like medicine”: Theatre Aquarius' new season has a playbill ...

They know that it's important that they get this playbill for 2022-2023 right. They know they must make audiences want to follow them into the future.

Invest in Your Hapiness - The George-Anne

A photo of a playbill from Wicked. “Memories are priceless.” That's what I constantly tell myself whenever I break my college student budget to ...

Review: Rhapsody Theatre’s ‘Zabrecky Hour’ is 60 creepy minutes of magic by Chris Jones

Rob Zabrecky brings a distinctive brand and a love of pushing things right to the edge and then maybe a little further.

Wake Up With BWW 9/8: INTO THE WOODS Extends, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Casting, and More!

Top stories include a final extension for Into The Woods, and watch the show's new cast take their first bows! Plus, Little Shop of Horrors will get a new cast featuring Brad Oscar, Bryce Pi…

The art of autumn: Here is what you’ll find at Connecticut museums this fall by Susan Dunne

Museums around the state are running shows from September to December with a wide variety of artists from across history and around the world, from Renaissance Italy to contemporary Hartford…

‘42 Street,’ Tom Jones, ‘Gatsby,’ Jill Sobule among the 10 best things to do the week beginning Sept. 11 by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Sept. 11-17 include Tom Jones at Foxwoods, Sam Bush at Infinity Hall, In This Moment at the Oakdale and "42nd Street" at the Goodspeed Opera House.

A Last Taste of Summer Theater, as Paris Heads Back to Work by Laura Cappelle

As offices and schools reopen, ParisOffFestival brings a carnival atmosphere to an area of low-income housing in the city.

Daily Life under State Violence: Interview with South Korean Playwright Yun Mi Hyun, Part 1 by Kee-Yoon Nahm

Interview and translation by Kee-Yoon Nahm.   Yun Mi Hyun is a playwright based in South Korea. After writing fiction and poetry in her early career, she debuted as a playwright in 2012 wit…

Noises Off: the farce masterclass that is truly revealing by Michael Billington

Michael Frayn’s comedy is not just extremely funny but also acknowledges the fragile artifice of order – in theatre and the world beyond All plays, wrote critic John Lahr, are dated. He …

PHOTOS: Proforca Theatre’s latest explosive new play Flashbang premieres by Featured Content

Who are your mates forever? What would blow your world apart? Flashbang, Proforca Theatre's latest explosive new play, premieres this week at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Check out t…

Meet the new breed of Australian dance creators by Aussie Theatre

Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks, in conjunction with The Balnaves Foundation, announce four Australian dance makers commissioned to create works

To the Principal’s Office! 21 Broadway Characters That Should Get Detention Slips by Michael Wiltbank

From Regina George to Evan Hansen, check out what did these bad kids of the stage did to land them in the hot seat.

On the Couch with Vincent Alessi

The post On the Couch with Vincent Alessi appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Photos: FUNNY GIRL Star Lea Michele Celebrates With SPRING AWAKENING Pals, Ryan Murphy and More!

She's the greatest star! Just last night, Emmy-nominated Glee star Lea Michele began her run as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway. Check out photos of her first night celebration w…

Award-winning Director Returns to Chapel Hill to Direct PlayMakers’ Season Opener by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what Valerie Curtis-Newton has to say about the future of Black theater, working post-COVID, and returning to PlayMakers to direct BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY. The post Award-winning Dire…

Ableton demos, Sweeney Todd, and more by Micco Caporale, Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid

Hey electronic artists, wanna level up your Ableton game? Join Penthouse Audio Group at Hush (311 W. Chicago), where you can get track feedback from professionals. Ableton-certified program …

A Conversation with Blues from an Alabama Sky's Valerie Curtis-Newton by Lauren Van Hemert

A conversation with Valerie Curtis-Newton about the theater's role in a community, Black theater in America today, and more.About the GuestCurrently the Head of Directing at the University o…

Tarnanthi Art Fair goes online in 2022 with thousands of works from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

The post Tarnanthi Art Fair goes online in 2022 with thousands of works from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

May We All: A New Country Musical Acquired By Music Theatre International for Licensing by Margaret Hall, Logan Culwell-Block

The musical features country hits from Florida Georgia Line, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Little Big Town, Keith Urban, and more.

Get a 1st Listen to a Track From Christine Ebersole's New Album After the Ball by Logan Culwell-Block

The two-time Tony winner will release After the Ball September 30 via Club44 Records.

Gracie Gardner's I'm Revolting Begins World Premiere Run Off-Broadway September 8 by Logan Culwell-Block

Gabby Beans, Alicia Pilgrim, Patrick Vaill, and more star in the Atlantic Theater Company production.

Carole Buggé's Science Comedy Strings Attached Opens Off-Broadway September 8 by Leah Putnam

Playing Theatre Row, the show follows three scientists visited by Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, and Max Planck.

Dominic Fumusa, Abigail Hawk, and Jessica Pimentel Star in Jasper Off-Broadway Beginning September 8 by Andrew Gans

Katie McHugh directs the world premiere of Grant MacDermott's drama.

Check Out Dazzling Photos of U.K. Tour of The Importance of Being Earnest, Opening September 8 by Andrew Gans

Denzel Westley-Sanderson directs the Oscar Wilde comedy, launching at Leeds Playhouse.

Silence at the Donmar Warehouse — a powerful, moving play about partition

Also opening: The Narcissist at the Chichester Festival Theatre and I, Joan at Shakespeare’s Globe

Belly laughs with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo — review

The brilliant — and brilliantly funny — all-male troupe returns to the Peacock Theatre, London

You'll Plotz Reading This Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell Interview - The stars of 'Two Jews, Talking' kibitz about their careers, mortality and why Jewi by Linda Buchwald

The stars of Two Jews, Talking kibitz about their careers, mortality and why Jewish jokes are better in Yiddish Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell have more than 130 years of showbiz experience co…

Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend September 9-11 - See Kate Baldwin, André De Shields, a new sci-fi musical and more by Raven Snook

In-person shows have been back for over a year now, but sometimes we want to get our theatre fix at home. Thankfully, there are still wonderful stage performances to watch online. Our carefu…

WATCH: TDF's Conversation About the Little Island Storytelling Festival - Members of the lauded PigPen Theatre Co. talk about curating the second annu

Members of the lauded PigPen Theatre Co. talk about curating the second annual event A decade ago, we called PigPen a theatre company to watch, and what a fruitful 10 years it's been! The se…