First Person: How The Kite Runner Gave Me the Chance to Play a Role That Was Written for Someone Else

Déa Julien talks about MENA representation on Broadway and pushing for the part you want.

We’ve been collecting souvenirs for thousands of years. They are valuable cultural artefacts – but what does their future hold?

The post We’ve been collecting souvenirs for thousands of years. They are valuable cultural artefacts – but what does their future hold? appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

OzAsia Festival celebrates 66,000 opening week attendances

The post OzAsia Festival celebrates 66,000 opening week attendances appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Music and Film Recommendation: FRANKENSTEIN (Original 1931 film, score by Michael Shapiro — LA Opera at Theatre at Ace Hotel) by Lamont Williams

STITCHED WITH NEW MUSIC The hugely popular annual Halloween mash-up of film and opera at the Theatre at Ace Hotel is back. This time LA Opera has the Boris Karloff shocker Frankenstein on th…

This Out-Of-The-Box Hit Theater Piece Is Performed Before An Audience Of Five by Jeryl Brunner

Bottom Of The Ocean is a sold-out immersive sensation in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Straight Line Crazy Review. Ralph Fiennes as Robert Moses by New York Theater

Ralph Fiennes nails Robert Moses – the gruff, no-nonsense New York voice, the pugnacious face, the planted stance ready for combat; pelvis thrust forward. Commanding, confident to the poin…

Review Roundup: Ralph Fiennes Stars In STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY At The Shed

The Shed presents David Hare's Straight Line Crazy, through December 18. Read reviews for the production!

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On TAMMY FAYE From Elton John and Jake Shears At Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre presents the world premiere of Tammy Faye, a new musical from Elton John, Jake Shears and James Graham, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold. The cast…

‘Straight Line Crazy’ Review: The Road Rage of Robert Moses by Jesse Green

Off Broadway at the Shed, Ralph Fiennes is glorious in David Hare’s sputtering portrait of the man who paved New York.

Flying V Theatre to workshop new musical ‘Vanishing Girl’ by News Desk

The new work, which 'explores the intersectionality of the nerd experience,' will be performed January 28 and 29, 2023, at Silver Spring Black Box.

STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . The man. The myth. The legend. Few personalities have garnered as much attention – as well as heated debate — over the past 50 years than the famed New York u…

Review: TAMMY FAYE, Almeida Theatre

Rupert Goold directs a sanitised tale of faith, love, and financial fraud with a cast led by Andrew Rannells and Katie Brayben as the Bakkers - the couple who changed the face of American Ch…

Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Hare distills the rise and fall of master builder Robert Moses The post Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful appeared first on New York Stage …

Review: Ralph Fiennes Plays Robert Moses as a Shakespearean Villain in Straight Line Crazy

London Theatre Company brings David Hare's New York drama across the pond.

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet" - 10/26/22 by Howard Miller

The New Light Theater Project's production of Andrew Rincón's I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet, opening tonight at 59E59 Theaters, is a sweet, funny, heartwarming, bilingual, gay, romanti…

Pioneer Valley Radio review: The Mousetrap at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit, The Mousetrap, opens Hartford Stage’s season. My Pioneer Valley Radio review segment begins at: 8:40

‘Lion in Winter’ is furiously funny and sublimely staged at Everyman Theatre by Colleen Kennedy

It’s a play both timeless and timely, a good old-fashioned family feud, a soap opera with crowns and daggers.

IT: A Musical Parody De-Fangs the Sheer Terror of Stephen King with Madcap Glee by Marilyn Lester

Anyone who’s read the source material for the IT franchise knows the 1986 Stephen King book was unrelentingly terrifying. Less so by a smidge were the film adaptations—a 1990 television …

Elton John’s lacking ‘Tammy Faye’ musical needs a prayer by Johnny Oleksinski

Fresh off the atrocious “The Devil Wears Prada” musical in Chicago, Elton John is back with The Televangelist Wears Mascara in London. 

Sneak peak inside rehearsals for TITANIC THE MUSICAL: IN CONCERT by Sean McLoughlin

The energy in the rehearsal room continues to intensify as the 23-strong company count down towards the exclusive limited Melbourne

Celebrate The Lion King's 25th Anniversary on Broadway With New Photos by Caitlin Moynihan

Audiences has been flocking to Pride Rock for almost 25 years, and The Lion King released new production photos to celebrate. The long-running Disney musical will celebrate the Broadway mile…

TAMMY FAYE. Almeida, N1 by Libby Purves and Friends

WHEN THEY PUT THE FUN – AND THE FUNDS  – INTO FUNDAMENTALISM..        Rarely in the history of Islington playgoing have so many first-nighters whooped so enthusiastically at  Gospe…

‘A Little Life’ is the most torturous NYC theater experience ever by Jeanette Settembre

Just because you loved the book doesn't mean you should buy a ticket to the stage adaptation. 

Catch as Catch Can Cancels Performances at Playwrights Horizons Due to COVID by Leah Putnam

Mia Chung's drama began previews October 14 at the Off-Broadway theatre.

MasterVoices presents CARMEN by Edward Kliszus

With the production’s delights of flamenco dancing, passionate arias, magnificent costuming, staging, lighting, soaring melodies, and powerful drama, we ultimately gasp in awe at the power…

Rita Wilson Now and Forever: Duets with Fraser Walters by Holli Harms

Again and again, Wilson and Walters moved us to lift our hands to the air... in admiration and thanks.

A Raisin In The Sun by Tulis McCall

I am at a loss here.  I cannot figure out what Robert O’Hara had in mind when directing “Raisin In The Sun” now at the Public Theater.  Something more than what is on the page perhap…

Go Inside of The Public's Opening Night of A Raisin in the Sun by Michael Wiltbank

Francois Battiste and Tonya Pinkins star in Robert O'Hara's new production of the Lorraine Hansberry play.

Inside PARADE Rehearsal: "The Old Red Hills of Home" | New York City Center by New York City Center

Brody Grant (Young Soldier), Ashlyn Maddox, John Dossett (Old Soldier), and the cast of PARADE rehearse "The Old Red Hills of Home." PARADE runs Nov 1 – 6, 2022 only at New York City Ce…

Exit Lines:”Death of a Salesman” – Popdose by Bob Cashill

Review.

With midterms looming, an interactive show urges us to hear one another by Peter Marks

Created at NYU, “Whatever You Are, Be a Good One” goes live nationally to encourage us to listen, and learn.

NOLA Project and Gab Reisman spin Chekhov with ‘The Seagull, or How To Eat It’ by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) It would seem The NOLA Project, those upstarts who came to New Orleans from New York’s Tisch School just prior to the landfall…

For Colored Girls' Stacey Sargeant to Star in World Premiere of Bleu Beckford-Burrell's La Race by Leah Putnam

Taylor Reynolds will direct the production from Page 73 and Working Theater at Off-Broadway's WP Theater.

Arts in the Armed Forces to Celebrate Veterans Day With Reading of 2022 Pulitzer Winner Fat Ham on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The James Ijames play will be directed by Sideeq Heard and feature cast members from the Public Theater production from earlier this year.

See Who's Honoring Leslie Uggams and Ted Chapin at York Theatre Company's Oscar Hammerstein Gala by Andrew Gans

The 30th annual gala will be held in November at The Edison Rooftop.

Julie Benko, Lilli Cooper, More to Perform in the Return of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Town Hall will host the 22nd annual event, the first to be live and in-person since the shutdown.

"Something That You Do" perf. by Kate Baldwin | 2022 American Theatre Wing Gala by American Theatre Wing

Kate Baldwin honors Georgia Stitt with a performance of "Something That You Do" at the American Theatre Wing's 2022 Gala at Cipriani's. Georgia Stitt, Music Director/Piano Rosa Avila, Drums…

SIX - 100,000 YouTube Subscribers by Six

We’re gonna hang this up for everyone to see 🤩 Thank you all SO much for your unbreakable love and support in helping us surpass 100,000 subscribers on YouTube! 💜 #SIXTheMusical #SIX…

Jagged Little Pill "Hand in My Pocket" | BroadwaySF Dressing Room Sessions by Broadwaysf

An intimate acoustic performance of "Hand in My Pocket" from Alanis Morissette's JAGGED LITTLE PILL, filmed in a dressing room at the Golden Gate Theatre. Cydney Kutcipal (they/them) & Laur…

Charlotte d’Amboise, Ryan Silverman to rejoin Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ by Caitlin Hornik

Charlotte d’Amboise and Ryan Silverman are set to rejoin the cast of “Chicago” beginning Nov. 7 at the Ambassador Theatre. D’Amboise returns to the role of Roxie Hart, succeeding cur…

HAMILTON & Swing Left to Host Voter Contact Events to 'Get Out the Vote' for the 2022 Midterm Elections

 Swing Left and Hamilton are partnering to host a series of events to help get out the vote—including canvassing, bus launches, and afterparties for volunteers—in cities across the coun…

See Anoushka Lucas in New Play Elephant at London's Bush Theatre by Leah Putnam

Written and performed by Lucas, the play began performances October 24.

Photos: See Rob McClure, Lena Hall, Brad Oscar, and Bryce Pinkham in Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors by Logan Culwell-Block

The Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical continues its run at the Westside Theatre.

Growing pains evident as Hartford Fringe Festival draws small audiences despite surprise and spontaneity of shows by Christopher Arnott

The 2022 Hartford Fringe Festival is in its final days. The Courant reviewed several shows, some of which are scheduled for repeat performances, and the winners of an audience vote for Best …

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of A RAISIN IN THE SUN at The Public Theater

A Raisin in the Sun has officially opened at The Public Theater! Written by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara, this revival marks Hansberry's Public Theate…

Livestreaming a Conversation: The Serious Business of Doll Play

By . Franklin Furnace presents the conversation The Serious Business of Doll Play livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howl

‘Hound Dog’ Review: A Soul-Searching Journey Strays Off Course by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Melis Aker’s new play with music, presented by Ars Nova and PlayCo., follows a musical prodigy without drive or passion.

iO Theater is reopening in Chicago next week by Doug George

The famed improv comedy institution iO Theater is reopening Nov. 3, according to an announcement Wednesday.

Theater J Commissions 7 Playwrights for Expanding the Canon Initiative by American Theatre Editors

Created to broaden racial and ethnic portrayals of Jewishness onstage, the program provides playwrights with a $10,000 commission and a $5,000 developmental budget to support the creation of…

The Weekly Roundup, October 26-November 1, 2022 by Kyle V. Hiller

Celebrate the season with festivals inspired by Halloween, Dîa de los Muertos, and Japanese yokai, dive into fall with the Midtown Village Fall Festival, and check out Wolf Play from Theatr…

Broadway revival of ‘Topdog/Underdog’ tells a devastating comi-tragic tale of two abandoned brothers by Deb Miller

The latest NYC production in a year filled with Pulitzer Prize-winning shows and the first-ever Broadway revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog is now playing a limited engagement at…

"She smelled better than she did in my dreams" | Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Manhattan Theatre Club

Read more or buy tickets at http://www.MountainMeetsTheSeaPlay.com/ #MountainSeaPlay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin d…

"Oh! I found Mountain Music." | Where the Mountain Meets the Sea" by Manhattan Theatre Club

Read more or buy tickets at http://www.MountainMeetsTheSeaPlay.com/ #MountainSeaPlay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin d…

"He had Haiti ocean blue eyes" | Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Manhattan Theatre Club

Read more or buy tickets at http://www.MountainMeetsTheSeaPlay.com/ #MountainSeaPlay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin d…

Poll Results: BroadwayWorld Readers Respond To Times Square Casino Development

With the theatre community weighing in on this new possibility, we polled our readers on if there should be a casino in Times Square or not, and the results are in!

Angel Adedokun Named RHE Foundation Artistic Fellow by American Theatre Editors

The Bay Area singer-songwriter will receive a $10,000 award funded by the RHE Foundation and Theatre Bay Area performing arts organization.

MasterVoices presents CARMEN by Edward A Kliszus

MasterVoices presents CARMEN OpeningNight.Online With the production’s delights of flamenco dancing, passionate arias, magnificent costuming, staging, lighting, soaring melodies, and power…

Video: Stream SPACE DOGS: A NEW MUSICAL on BroadwayHD!

Watch an all new trailer for Space Dogs, and then stream the musical on BroadwayHD! Space Dogs is an epic new Off-Broadway musical that tells the incredible true story of Laika, a dog sent t…

Tony Winner Matt Doyle to Star in Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony winner Matt Doyle is heading to Skid Row. He will star as Seymour in off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors beginning November 15. Doyle will replace current star Rob McClure, who will …

Charlotte d’Amboise & Ryan Silverman Set Return to Broadway's Chicago by Caitlin Moynihan

The razzle dazzle continues! Charlotte d’Amboise and Ryan Silverman will again return to Broadway's Chicago as Roxie Hart and Billy Flynn. They will begin performances at the Ambassador T…

22 Theatres Receive TCG THRIVE! RECOGNIZE Grants by American Theatre Editors

22 BITOC grantees will receive a total of $900,000 in general operating support and the opportunity to join REBUILD: A Learning Cohort.

Charlotte d’Amboise and Ryan Silverman Will Return Broadway's Chicago by Andrew Gans

The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

Jaime Lozano's Desaparecidas Sets Limited Engagement at JACK Brooklyn, Reveals Casting by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical, exploring the diverse stories of Mexican women from the borderlands, previously played a sold-out concert performance at Joe's Pub.

The New York Pops — The Music of Star Wars by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz … One could visit a galaxy far, far away in search of the finest “Pops” orchestra in the universe.  As it happens, a subway ride to Carnegie Hall is a better bet.  T…

The Other Tony Pastor by Trav S.D.

Well I hope you know that the title of this post is due to the fact that the original Tony Pastor was the father of vaudeville. We have been frustrated on occasion in googling that important…

Review: What Happens in the Theater Before and After the Dance? by Brian Seibert

Niall Jones’s “Compression” at Performance Space New York asks that you adjust to the absence of the expected and tune into a different wavelength.

Review: ‘Dodi & Diana’ Asks if a Relationship Can Survive the Past by Farah Abdessamad, Farah Abdessamad

From playwright Kareem Fahmy, 'Dodi & Diana' is a play reckoning with love's survival on the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.

Discovering The How and The Why by Sandi Durell

By Marcina Zaccaria . . . The How and The Why traces two women working in biology.  Zelda is elder to Rachel, an NYU graduate student seeking recognition for her work in taking on the diff…

Tim Robbins Never Blames the Audience by American Theatre Editors

With a 40th anniversary staging of 'Ubu The King,' the Actors' Gang co-founder is revisiting his company's roots, though he never strayed very far from them in the first place.

Charlotte d'Amboise & Ryan Silverman to Return to CHICAGO in November

The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome back Tony Award nominee Charlotte d’Amboise in the role of “Roxie Hart”, and Drama Desk nominee Ryan Silverman in the role of “Billy Flyn…

VIDEO: Cast of Signature Theatre's INTO THE WOODS Rehearses Title Song

Get a first look at the company of Signature Theatre's Into the Woods performing the title song from the show in rehearsal. The production will be directed and choreographed by Signature The…

VIDEO: First Look at Josh Groban's GREAT BIG RADIO CITY SHOW Concert on PBS

Experience the world-renowned baritone performing songs from many musical genres alongside several special guest stars including Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, New York City Ballet principal d…

A Jug of “Wine in the Wilderness” and Thou: Perfect Together by Philip

If you want to know what a stage director does (or can do) for a play, you might want to first read Alice Childress’s “Wine in the Wilderness” and then get yourself to Two River Theate…

Get a 1st Look at Andrew Rannells, Katie Brayben in World Premiere of Elton John's Tammy Faye Musical, Opening October 26 by Andrew Gans

The new musical began previews October 14 at London's Almeida Theatre.

Murder, she wrote by Kerry Reid

Women love true-crime stories—so much so that SNL spoofed the fascination a few years ago with a song about women relaxing alone at home watching their favorite “Murder Show.” Fans [�…

Prequel, Sequel and Two Fangs: An Exclusive Interview with Dacre Stoker by Lisa Monde

This year is the 125th Anniversary of the famous gothic novel written by the Irish writer Bram Stoker – Dracula. 125 years have passed since the book was first published in 1897 by Archiba…

Breaking: Kander & Ebb's NEW YORK, NEW YORK Will Open On Broadway This Spring

Producers Sonia Friedman and Tom Kirdahy have announced that the brand new Kander & Ebb musical, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, will begin performances on Broadway Friday, March 24, 2023 and offici…

Hugh Jackman Is Open to Playing Peter Allen From THE BOY FROM OZ Again

Hugh Jackman has revealed that he is open to playing Peter Allen from The Boy From Oz again. Jackman, who said that playing Peter Allen was 'the most fun [he's] ever had,' looked back on the…

Review: Elephant at Bush Theatre by Yasmin

Part gig, part piano lesson, part journey through Empire – Elephant is a powerful new play from Anoushka Lucas. The post Review: Elephant at Bush Theatre appeared first on Official Lond…

Eddie Izzard Will Play 21 Characters Off-Broadway in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations by Andrew Gans

The solo show will play a limited engagement at The Greenwich House Theater beginning in December.

Go Inside Rehearsals for Parade Starring Ben Platt, Micaela Diamond, Gaten Matarazzo, More by Roberto Araujo

The production is directed by Michael Arden and will be conducted by Jason Robert Brown.

Everyone & The Supernatural by NPR

Comedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.

‘They want to dream a little longer’: the deep appeal of mermaids by Lyndsey Winship

Wherever you look – in cinemas, theatres, sculpture or down at your local lido – these magical creatures are bewitching an ever growing audience On a sunny Thursday in June, Tinside Lido…

‘My parents wanted to give me horse hormones’ – Sam Campbell, comedy’s new champion by Brian Logan

He breezed into the Edinburgh fringe late with just half a show – and won the ‘Oscar of comedy’. In his first ever face-to-face interview, the eccentric Aussie standup reveals what’s…

‘I threw my arms around Beckett!’ – electrifying first nights, by Ciarán Hinds, Eileen Atkins and more by Interviews By Dominic Dromgoole

The author of a new book about the greatest openings in theatre history asks stars of stage to recall their most thrilling first nights – and the occasional disasters that befell them Hist…

Charlotte d'Amboise and Ryan Silverman to Return to Chicago on Broadway

The Chicago veterans will join Isaac Mizrahi for his Broadway debut.

Matt Doyle to Join LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS as 'Seymour' in November

Little Shop of Horrors, now in its third florid year Off-Broadway, will welcome Tony Award Winner Matt Doyle (Company, The Book of Mormon) to Skid Row as ‘Seymour’ beginning Novem…

Actors allege they are owed thousands after Toronto talent agency ceases operations by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Artists, some owed more than $22,000, claim Compass and its president withheld payment for months after gigs.

Kander and Ebb’s ‘New York, New York’ to open on Broadway in 2023 by Caitlin Hornik

“New York, New York,” the new musical from composers John Kander & Fred Ebb, will open on Broadway in 2023. Previews are set to begin at the St. James Theatre on March 24, ahead of a…

John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's New York, New York Sets Broadway Dates, Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

With a book by David Thompson and Sharon Washington, the new musical will be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

Get a Sneak Peek of Josh Groban's Radio City Music Hall Concert, Airing on PBS in November by Andrew Gans

The upcoming Sweeney Todd star will be joined by Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, and Tiler Peck.

‘New York, New York,’ a Film-Inspired Homage, Plans Broadway Bow by Michael Paulson

The new musical, based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film, features songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb and is directed by Susan Stroman.

Theatre Review: ‘Intimate Apparel’ at Theater J by Norah Dick

Like the embroidered silk that makes several appearances in its story, “Intimate Apparel,” is finely made, full of small, precious details. Theater J’s new staging of the quietly lumin…

New Kander & Ebb Musical ‘New York, New York’ Sets Spring Broadway Opening, Venue by Greg Evans

The new Kander & Ebb stage musical New York, New York, inspired by the 1977 Martin Scorsese film starring Liza Minnelli and ‎Robert De Niro, will begin performances Friday, March 24, 2…

See New Photos of Lena Hall, Rob McClure, Bryce Pinkham, Brad Oscar & the Cast of Little Shop of Horrors by Caitlin Moynihan

There are new faces on Skid Row. Tony nominees Bryce Pinkham and Brad Oscar and Tiffany Renee Thompson joined the company of off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors in September as Dr. O…

Be a Part of It! New Kander & Ebb Musical New York, New York to Open on Broadway in the Spring by Beth Stevens

Start spreading the news! New York, New York, a new musical by the legendary songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb, is coming to Broadway. The musical, inspired by the 1977 MGM film w…

Brandy’s favorite moment from #Cinderella1997 wasn’t actually in the film 👀 #shorts #cinderella by Rodgers & Hammerstein

EDDIE IZZARD RETURNS TO NEW YORK WITH CHARLES DICKENS’ ‘GREAT EXPECTATIONS’ (12/9-1/22) by Robert Shuman

(via Kenya A. Williams, BoneauBryanBrown) EDDIE IZZARD RETURNS TO NEW YORK WITH CHARLES DICKENS’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS Performances Begin December 9  Opening Night December 15 Limited Engag…

Review Roundup: LES MISERABLES Launches New National Tour

The new National Tour of Les Miserables launched earlier this month in Cleveland. Read the reviews for Les Miserables here!

Tony Winner Matt Doyle Will Star in Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors by Logan Culwell-Block

The Company star will succeed Rob McClure as Seymour Krelborn.

Review Roundup: National Tour of ALADDIN Launches; What Did the Critics Think?

The National Tour of Aladdin recently launched at Proctor's in Schenectady, NY. Read the reviews for Aladdin here!

New York, New York Musical, With Score by Kander and Ebb and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sets Broadway Dates

The new musical is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

Eddie Izzard to Star in One-Woman Great Expectations Off-Broadway

The solo stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel will have a six-week run at Greenwich House Theater.

Matt Doyle Will Be the Next Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors

The Tony-winning actor will take over for Rob McClure in the hit revival.

FROM DOWN UNDER: The United Ukraine Ballet’s Swan Lake in Melbourne by Simon Parris

Buoyed by pristine classical technique, The United Ukraine Ballet presents a charmingly traditional staging of perennial ballet favourite Swan Lake.

Review: City Springs’ “In the Heights” is almost impeccably staged and performed by Jim Farmer

“He’s the one that did Hamilton” was an expression I heard quite... The post Review: City Springs’ “In the Heights” is almost impeccably staged and performed appeared first on AR…

Elation Artiste Mondrian and Monet Complement Jon Pardi ‘Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour’ by Debi Moen

Old time country is in good hands with ACM and CMA award-winning singer/songwriter Jon Pardi, whose classic country sounds on his Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour are complemented by lighting …

Take Me Out's Jesse Williams Lands Recurring Role in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee will join co-stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.

Go Behind the History of Off-Broadway's Straight Line Crazy Starring Ralph Fiennes With CBS Sunday Morning by Leah Putnam

Correspondent Martha Teichner sat down with Ralph Fiennes to discuss Robert Moses, the man who built most of modern New York City.

Comedy Review — Paul Reiser at the Cabot by Jason M. Rubin

Like a magic show where you know you’re being duped and enjoy it all the same, Reiser’s act was something you just settled back and enjoyed without analyzing it too much.

Newly Renovated David Geffen Hall Hosts Opening Night Gala October 26 by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway favorites Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among the all-star roster set to perform.

Mad Monster Party? (RIP Jules Bass) by Trav S.D.

Last night we heard that Jules Bass (b. 1935) of Rankin-Bass fame has passed away at age 87. Having already done a post on the Rankin-Bass Christmas/Holiday specials, our natural thought tod…

The Mules of Travalanche by Trav S.D.

I haven’t been able to learn what movie Charley Chase is promoting in the still above, but he certainly seems well attuned to the comic potential of the mule. It’s Mule Appreciation Day …

Robert Juliat Lighting Solution for First Foreign Concert Filming at Japan’s Kiyomizu Temple by Michael Eddy

Built in 1633, Kiyomizu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of several Buddhist temples located in the foothills of Mount Otowa in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture. Shortlisted as one of th…

[Broadway Grosses w/e 10/23/2022] More of the same by Ken Davenport

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in... The post [Broadway Grosses w/e 10/23/2022] More of the same first appeared on Ken Davenport.

In ‘Human Measure,’ multimedia artist Cassils and choreographer Jasmine Albuquerque explore the tension between trans visibility and civil rights by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The contemporary dance piece transforms the theatre into an analogue dark room — with nothing more than red safety lights illuminating the space.

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU ‘ALIVE’ at Sony Hall by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Jay Armstrong Johnson’s annual Broadway dance party and show I Put a Spell on You returned live this year at Sony Hall (235 W. 46th Street, NYC), Sunday, October…

Chauvet Professional and 4Wall Help Patrick Dierson Navigate Way Through Made in America Festival by Debi Moen

“You better check your email right now!” Patrick Dierson is no stranger to getting text messages like this when he’s on a job site, especially when he’s overseeing the production des…

Topdog/Underdog Will Provide Free Tickets to Public School Students by Logan Culwell-Block

The initiative was developed in partnership with the NYC Department of Education Arts Office and Broadway Advocacy Coalition.

Watch Cast of Signature Theatre Perform Title Tune From Into the Woods by Andrew Gans, Leah Putnam

The D.C.-area production will set the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical in a decaying Victorian nursery.

The Public's Raisin in the Sun Extends Again Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Francois Battiste and Tonya Pinkins star in the landmark Lorraine Hansberry play, which opened October 25.

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by Susan Grace

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Lincoln Center's James McMullan Tribute Poster for Stephen Sondheim by Jp Wickert

New York, N.Y. -- BroadwayCollectors.com, a website committed to bringing current and past Broadway memorabilia to customers worldwide since 1998, and James McMullan are proud to present two…

Theater Will Continue To Share the Spotlight With Onscreen & Other Entertainment Formats By Elyse Sommer by Elyse Sommer

 Our lives will never again replicate the less chaotic Pre-COVID era. This New Normal will encompass many shifts in our recreational as well as work lives. For writers and actors, the sto…

Theater News by Sandi Durell

Ain’t No Mo’ is adjusting its preview period due to Covid cases in the company. The Jordan E. Cooper–penned comedy will now begin preview performances at the Belasco Theatre on Nov. 9.…

Reviews: What Did Critics Have to Say About The Public's A Raisin in the Sun? by Logan Culwell-Block

Francois Battiste and Tonya Pinkins star in Robert O'Hara's new production of the Lorraine Hansberry play,

Photos: Orfeh and Andy Karl Bring LEGALLY BOUND to Sony Hall

Earlier this month, Orfeh and Andy Karl brought their show Legally Bound to Sony Hall! BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

Watch a Sneak Peek of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish by Playbill

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's seven-week return Off-Broadway engagement of the Drama Desk Award–winning Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish is set for November 13-January 1, 2023, a…

Elephant review – magnetic monologue on mixed-race identity in Britain by Anya Ryan

Bush theatre, LondonIn her melodic debut play, Anoushka Lucas asks difficult questions about her own existence, the origins of her beloved piano and the British class system Anoushka Lucas�…

The Beauty Queen of Leenane review – wrangling mother and daughter in dark comedy thriller by Mark Fisher

Theatre by the Lake, KeswickWith an excruciating clash of characters locked in a plot that is equal parts funny, sad and violent, this timeless production is as familiar as it is unsettling …

The Audio Describer: Bringing Live Theater to Those with Vision Problems by Mary Wisniewski

Emily Means Wills has a unique place in Chicago theater. She helps audience members who are blind, or have low vision, experience live theater by describing what’s happening on the stage.

Keeping On: Winifred Haun & Dancers Celebrate Season Twenty-Five at the Athenaeum Center by Sharon Hoyer

The season opener, which runs one night only at the Athenaeum, will feature a spectrum of works throughout the company’s history.

When a regional theater got millions to remake itself, it focused on racial healing by Neda Ulaby

The historically Black Penumbra Theatre has received millions in grants to remake itself into a center for racial healing. What will its choices reveal about regional theater's future?

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by Ashley Steves

Lane and Burstein Coming Back to Broadway in 2023, Benton Coming Back to “ITW,” Patti and Colin To Release Album Next Month “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, pod…

‘Explores a slow indoctrination from good to bad’: KING HAMLIN – Park Theatre by Rev Stan

King Hamlin at the Park Theatre is a play which has its serious and important subject matter drowned out. In the end, I wanted much less of Quinn and Nic and more of Hamlin and his mum.

Alanis Morissette says ‘Jagged Little Pill’ is still personal, even the Broadway version by Alexandra Irving

The singer-composer said no to a production that was a "jukebox musical." Now she's awed by what she sees onstage.

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "A Raisin in the Sun" - 10/25/22 by Howard Miller

The extraordinary revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun opening tonight at the Public Theater is one for the books. Anyone who imagines this iconic 1959 play about the struggle…

Photos: Inside Classic Stage Company's 2022 Gala

Classic Stage Company's 2022 Annual Gala honored recently-departed Artistic Director John Doyle. The Gala took place on Monday, October 24 at 6pm at Capitale. Check out photos here!

On the Couch with Nicholas Kong

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Post your questions for Daniel Radcliffe by Rich Pelley

The former Hogwarts wizard and star of movies from The Woman in Black to his latest, Weird: The Al Yankovic story, has dusted down his wand and is ready to conjure answers to your questions …

Timothy O’Brien obituary by Michael Coveney

Stage designer who worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre in London and numerous opera housesThe stage designer Timothy O’Brien, who has died of prostate cancer …

Refugee students to perform personal stories of survival and triumph at Seymour Theatre by Aussie Theatre

Treehouse Theatre, a not-for-profit organisation with a drama focussed trauma recovery program for young refugees in South Western Sydney, will

Wake Up With BWW 10/26: Denee Benton Returns to INTO THE WOODS, and More!

Top stories include Denee Benton returning to Into The Woods, reprising her role as Cinderella. Plus, Pictures From Home is headed to Broadway next year, starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein…

Stowe House in Hartford names new director by Susan Dunne

Karen Fisk, who was vice president of community investment and external affairs at Springfield Museums, is the new executive director of The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford.

Theater review: ‘From the Mississippi Delta’ tells harrowing tale of civil rights activist through blues anthems at Westport Playhouse by Christopher Arnott

"From the Mississippi Delta" is an elaborate staging of Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland's autobiographical drama about coming of age during the 1960s civil rights struggle. The play is at Westpo…

The ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Creative Team on Assembling Their Quirky Puzzle by Diep Tran

The playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, the composer Jeanine Tesori and the director Jessica Stone discuss their quirky Broadway musical, which was first a play.

The Wharf Review: Looking for Albanese

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All-Star cast announced for La Cage aux Folles

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Have Things Changed Since 2008? by Joe Patti

I am going to be traveling and preparing to take up a new position so I am dipping back into the archives to help provide some content while I am busy elsewhere.  One of the first entries I…

Powerhouse Museum unveils Unpopular

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2022 Inspired Dance Film Festival Gala Screening and Awards Ceremony

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House of Spirits: The Tale of Vaughan Hall by Steven Morris

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Three ballet companies, three distinctive looks in 2023 by Deborah

Australia’s three leading classical companies have released their 2023 programs, each with a distinctive flavour. The Australian Ballet has a deeply glamorous 60thanniversary season, West …

Circus for grown ups to make audiences blush at QPAC this Summer by Aussie Theatre

A non-stop celebration of the surprising, subversive and the supremely sexy, award-winning circus sensation BLUSH is bringing an outrageous brand

Asher Fisch to become WASO’s longest serving Principal Conductor with extension through 2025

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Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On A RAISIN IN THE SUN Starring Tonya Pinkins, Francois Battiste & More

The Public Theater's revival of A Raisin In The Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara, is officially open at The Public Theater! See what the cri…

Interview: Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Melting Stability in Evanston Salt Casts Climbing

The actor talks about her role in Will Arbery's new play.

Ralph Fiennes Stars in David Hare's Straight Line Crazy, Opening Off-Broadway October 26 by Andrew Gans

Nicholas Hytner and Jamie Armitage direct the Off-Broadway run at The Shed.

New York Premiere of Bess Wohl's Camp Siegfried Begins Off-Broadway October 26 by Logan Culwell-Block

Lily McInerny and Johnny Berchtold make their Off-Broadway debuts under the direction of David Cromer.

New Group's Evanston Salt Costs Climbing, Starring Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Ken Leung, More, Begins October 26 by Andrew Gans

Danya Taymor directs Will Arbery's drama as the season opener for the Off-Broadway company.

Andrew Rannells, Katie Brayben, More Star in World Premiere of Elton John's Tammy Faye Musical, Opening October 26 by Andrew Gans

The new musical began previews October 14 at London's Almeida Theatre.

You've Never Seen 'A Delicate Balance' Like This - The impact of featuring an all-Asian cast in Edward Albee's classic play by Gerard Raymond

The impact of featuring an all-Asian cast in Edward Albee's classic play --- "It's exciting to play a character who is so smart and so articulate," says Mia Katigbak about portraying matriar…