Review: The Memory Exam Imagines a Test for the Elderly with Life-or-Death Consequences

Memory is the coin of the realm in Steven Fechter's dystopian drama.

Watch: First Trailer for Disney's Disenchanted, Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, and Idina Menzel

The new movie is a sequel to Enchanted, with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

Ariana DeBose, Alan Tudyk to Lead New Disney Animated Musical Wish, About the Famous Wishing Star

If you ever wondered how the star some iconic characters wished upon came to be, here's the origin story.

Disney Announces The Lion King Film Prequel Called Mufasa

The movie will be directed by Barry Jenkins.

Watch the First Teaser Trailer for Disney's The Little Mermaid Remake

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in the new film, which is directed by Rob Marshall.

Josh Groban, Joshua Henry, Rita Moreno Join ABC's Beauty and the Beast Live Special

The evening will weave live performances through the animated Disney classic.

The Boy Band Project by Elizabeth Ann Foster

The Boy Band Project OpeningNight.Online Fun eye candy with talent. Before you know it, the show ends. You feel as if you were in an aerobics class – not only do these boys go to the gym, …

The Maggie Wall review – vivid tale of a woman burned for witchcraft by Mark Fisher

Pitlochry Festival theatreIn a monologue starring the excellent Blythe Jandoo, Martin McCormick finds a fearful, misogynistic, class-ridden society to blame for a girl’s death There is som…

Elijah Williams chats GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY by Gabi Bergman

Set in 1930s Minnesota, Girl From The North Country has taken the theatrical world by storm, selling out seasons in

‘AN EVENING WITH BRENDA’ – A night of queer musical excellence! by Gabi Bergman

 ‘An Evening with Brenda’ is a night of singing, laughs and buffoonery starring Brenda Bressed: Melbourne’s premier up-and-coming singing drag

DAVID WENHAM to star in Australian premiere of Tony Award winning The Old Vic production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Gabi Bergman

Two visionary Tony Award® winners — director Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) and playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the

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“Ghosts” haunt The Odyssey – theater review by Pauline Adamek

Norwegian playwright Henrik Johan Ibsen’s creaky old play Ghosts gets a slight updating and a marvelous staging at The Odyssey. The production, brilliantly cast and directed by Bart DeLor…

Theater Review: ANNABELLA IN JULY (North Coast Repertory in San Diego) by Milo Shapiro

SKI RESORT SKETCH SKILLFULLY SKIPS ALONG AND SKYROCKETS INTO OUR HEARTS Saturday Night Live has been notorious over the years for coming up with some bits that are funny enough to fill an en…

ON STAGE AND WHEN WE MET AT THE THEATRE, THE QUEEN WAS A FIGURE OF QUIET WISDOM AND HUMOUR by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 9/9; via Pam Green; Photo: Marion Bailey as the Queen in Handbagged at the Tricycle theatre (now the Kiln), London, in 2013. Photog…

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Dance & Perfume at the Institute for Art and Olfaction by Pauline Adamek

A bold mélange of dance, music, prose and sound—with an olfactory experience thrown into the mix—promises to be a unique theatrical experience. Set to be staged in Downtown LA over thre…

Machine Dazzle, a costume designer treated like an artist. by Jonathan Mandell

Machine Dazzle walks with me through some 80 of his fabulously intricate costumes on display at the opening day of his solo exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design, to one of some two doz…

Laughter Comes To Morristown as MPAC Presents Jerry Seinfeld by Victoria L. Dammer

Laughter Comes To Morristown as MPAC Presents Jerry Seinfeld OpeningNight.Online Seinfeld launched into a routine about the way New Yorkers speak. “You can live ‘in’ the city, but you …

This Week on Broadway for September 11, 2022: “Back to the Future: The Musical” by Matt Tamanini

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere, and Matt Tamanini talk about “Back to the Future” in London, Scott Siegel’s “54 Saltures Sinatra,” “Julius Caesar” at Shakespeare’s Globe…

Five Myths About Shakespeare’s Contribution to the English Language by Jonathan Culpeper and Mathew Gillings

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths – ideas about language that have departed from reality …

Why Did Instagram Pause This Play? Its Creators Still Don’t Know. by Laura Cappelle

Marion Siéfert’s “_jeanne_dark_,” about a shy teenager beginning to express her sexuality, contains no nudity yet still ran afoul of Instagram’s opaque policies.

Review: In John Jasperse’s ‘Visitation,’ Mortality Seduces by Brian Seibert

At N.Y.U. Skirball, an exploration at the edges of beauty and death, with touches of Wagner.

Barbara Tirrell Makes FUNNY GIRL Debut One Day After She Was Hired as Off Stage Cover

According to a post on her Facebook account, Barbara Tirrell made her debut as Mrs. Meeker just one day after she was hired as an offstage cover for Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Strakosh, and Mrs. Meeke…

Hilarious ‘Art’ opens 74th season for Colonial Players of Annapolis by Charles Green

A night of laughter, with plenty to think about after.

The last S.F. Fringe Festival is going out with a bang and a rumpus by Lily Janiak

The brio of the vanguard is as strong as ever at this year's festival, the company's 31st.

Review: The walls close in on passion in Verdi’s ‘Ernani’ at Lyric Opera by Chris Jones

Opening night for Lyric's new season brought a rich swirl of roaring Verdi melody.

Concert Review: ‘The Journey,’ Yo-Yo Ma and Paquito D’Rivera at Wolf Trap by Kaley Beins

  A bustling, happy crowd buzzed around Wolf Trap’s open air Filene Center Thursday night. Conversations swelled and quieted, mixing with the sounds of tuning instruments and chirping cri…

Theatre Openings: from w/c September 12 by Mark Shenton

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Theatre Review: ‘Frankenstein’ at Strand Theater Company by Max Garner

“Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay to mold me man? Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me?” – John Milton, from “Paradise Lost” There have been several stage adaptati…

Schools Spectacular Returns by Aussie Theatre

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Schools Spectacular is back with 4,700 public school students ‘Creating the Magic’

Black String at Chelsea Table & Stage by Edward A Kliszus

Black String at Chelsea Table & Stage OpeningNight.Online Black String performs a spectacular synthesis of energy-filled musical fusion. They are powered by an effective eclectic merger …

The Hamptons Festival of Music by Barry Gordin

Due to increased demand, we are happy to extend a SPECIAL RELEASE OF SINGLE TICKETS to our final concerts to supporters who make a $150 tax-deductible donation per ticket to The Hamptons F…

People You Should Know . . . William Franke by Zack Calhoon

William Franke - Selected credits: Love Song (J City Theater); The Country House (Morningside Players); Blizzard ’67, The Abduction of Becky Morris (NY Fringe); The Soldier Dreams (Theatre…

Clorinda Agonistes review – a dance of love and death on the battlefield by David Jays

Sadler’s Wells, LondonA crusader and a Saracen have a fateful encounter in this richly layered work by Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, set to Monteverdi and a plangent score by Syrian-American co…

’An excellent adaptation’: DEMON DENTIST – Touring ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

This is the premiere of David Walliams’ Demon Dentist, presented by Birmingham Stage Company, one of the leading producers of quality theatre for children and families.

VIDEO: Watch the cast of ROGERS: THE MUSICAL Perform Shaiman & Wittman's 'Save the City' at D23

Watch the cast of ROGERS: THE MUSICAL perform 'Save the City' from the fictional musical featured in Disney+'s Hawkeye, at Marvel's D23 presentation.

Burbank: Walt Disney in Crisis by Christopher Caz

Although "Burbank: Walt Disney in Crisis" occasionally has its actors delivering monologues out to the audience, the most compelling drama occurs from the interactive scenes between the acto…

Antigone review – a poetic tragedy about modern British Muslim life by Arifa Akbar

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, LondonInua Ellams updates the Sophoclean drama into a beguiling piece about faith and prejudice, and casts a suspicious eye at politicians who betray their …

3 More I’ll Remember Today by Trav S.D.

David Angell (1946-2001) and his wife Lynn were among the first victims on September 11. The pair had been vacationing in Cape Cod, and were returning home to Los Angeles via American Airlin…

‘A moving experience’: SILENCE – Donmar Warehouse by Aleks Sierz

In Silence at the Donmar Warehouse four British playwrights have adapted Kavita Puri’s book Partition Voices: Untold British Stories in a joint production between Donmar Warehouse and Tara…

Playtime review – a bubblegum take on Monsieur Hulot by Clare Brennan

Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonFive actors play more than 100 roles as Tati’s 60s satire is transformed into a meet-cute comedy of quick-change physical comedy The late, great Observer f…

The week in theatre: I, Joan; The Glass Menagerie; Silence – review by Susannah Clapp

Shakespeare’s Globe, London; Royal Exchange, Manchester; Donmar Warehouse, LondonIsobel Thom’s non-binary Joan of Arc blazes on to the stage in Charlie Josephine’s eye-opening new play…

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "The Memory Exam" - 9/10/22 by Howard Miller

Dale is there to do nothing less than to help keep the other three alive in a society where you are deemed worthy of continuing to exist only until your mind starts to slip. And beware, beca…

Autumn sounds: Here’s your Connecticut fall music almanac by Christopher Arnott

The fall music offerings around Connecticut range from slew of acts from the '80s to hot indie bands on the college circuit to blues festivals.

Broadway: Is “Funny Girl” Cursed? Lea Michele Out for a Week with COVID After Just 4 Days On Stage by Roger Friedman

On Tuesday, Lea Michele played her first performance as Fanny brice in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. It didn’t last long. Lea was

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Nureyev: Legend and Legacy review – making sound visible by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells; Theatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonAnne Teresa de Keersmaeker creates a revelatory response to Bach, while a gala celebrating the dance legend is full of bravura dancing A wee…

‘I’m black, I’m gay, I’m a woman. My country hates me!’: actor Samira Wiley on love, confidence and the Handmaid’s Tale by Rebecca Nicholson

Samira Wiley shot to fame in Orange is the New Black, then confirmed her status in The Handmaid’s Tale. Now she’s at the National Theatre. She talks about the timeliness of her roles –…

Group hopes University City public art project will liven up Olive Boulevard by Katie Kull St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A mural featuring an idyllic scene was mounted Saturday on Olive Boulevard. Boosters hope it will be the first of many to dot the commercial corridor.

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical – Canberra by Aussie Theatre

Aussie Theatre has 2 x double passes to giveaway to Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical  at Canberra Theatre on Wednesday

The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park's As You Like It Completes Run September 11 by Talaura Harms

The Public Works musical adaptation by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery featured a community ensemble of every day New Yorkers.

Disney on Broadway Immersive Experience Ends September 11 With D23 Expo's Last Day by Leah Putnam

Using a virtual reality headset, guests go inside major numbers from Broadway’s Aladdin, The Lion King, and Frozen.

Off-Broadway Musical Between the Lines Closes September 11 by Talaura Harms

The new musical based on the book by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer features a book by Timothy Allen McDonald, and a score by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson

Bucks County's Dames at Sea, Starring Olivier Winner Lesli Margherita, Concludes Run September 11 by Andrew Gans

Randy Skinner directed and choreographed.

Tina—The Tina Turner Musical Launches North American Tour September 11 by Andrew Gans

Performances of the Tony-nominated musical begin in Providence, Rhode Island.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Ends San Francisco Run September 11 by Logan Culwell-Block

The production opened at the Curran Theatre in 2019.

15 College Scholarships for Arts Students by Playbill Staff

If you're thinking about going to college for a degree in the arts, our roundup of scholarships could help you get there without breaking the bank!

The Butcher Boy Closes World Premiere at Irish Rep September 11 by Leah Putnam

Nicholas Barasch, David Baida, Michele Ragusa, and more star in Asher Muldoon's musical adaptation of Patrick McCabe's novel.

What to Pack: A Quick-Guide for Theatre Majors Going Back to School by Michael Wiltbank, Dan Meyer

With the semester starting soon, review Playbill's list of crucial items for any theatre co-ed.