BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL playing at the Star Gold Coast by Aussie Theatre

Matt Ward Entertainment has secured the rights to tell the story of iconic musician Carole King and showcase her catalogue

‘Phantom’ continues to soar as Broadway box office falls to $30 million by Caitlin Hornik

With its final performance approaching, “The Phantom of the Opera” continues to strike a chord at the box office. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-scored musical was the only of the 34 running pr…

Epic Players Presents Moliere's Tartuffe - November 30 - December 11, 2022

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Annie Jr. at River Homelink - Performances December 9, 2022 to December 10, 2022 - PLAYBILLder

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A Christmas Carol Limited Edition Official Opening Night Playbill

Reviews (0). Celebrate the return of the lauded production of A Christmas Carol to Broadway with this limited edition opening night Playbill.

& Juliet ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons November 23, 2022: On the heels of the international success of Six, comes another woke Elizabethan musical from the West End, & Juliet, directed by Luke Sheppa…

Broadway stars and more scheduled to perform in the 2022 ‘Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’ live in NYC, on TV, and streaming by Deb Miller

On Thursday, November 24, beginning at 8:45 am, the 96th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will kick off live in NYC and on NBC TV, and will stream on Peacock from 9 am-noon in all tim…

Annapolis Opera looks back at 50 years and it’s a sight to see by Charles Green

Marking the company's 50th anniversary, a gallery of costumes, photos, and other items celebrates their variety and talents over the years.

Broadway News names Ruthie Fierberg as executive editor, expands team

She has served as a senior editor at Playbill and has written for and worked at publications including Backstage, Good Housekeeping, ...

Watch: Go Inside the Interactive, Multi-Level Museum of Broadway - YouTube

Also on display are show posters, album covers, and Playbill covers designed by Hirschfeld; a replica of the barber chair Hirschfeld worked in; ...

Grey Man review – a brilliantly eerie nailbiter by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineTwo actors share the role of Maya, telling stories of her absent sibling and the illusive title character which are unresolved but compelling This is a bracingly odd 30-minu…

Give Back And Go Back by TDF

Attending theatre is restorative, curative and even lifechanging. On #GivingTuesday, we hope you'll support TDF so we can continue to help audiences experience the transformative power of li…

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Gustav Holst’s The Planets by Cameron Kelsall

The Philadelphia Orchestra summoned the majesty of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, while remembering the legacy of a departed friend. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Britten’s spooky ‘Turn of the Screw’ typifies Opera Baltimore’s creativity by Darby Dejarnette

This semi-staged concert opera presentation was a wonderful introduction to the phenomenal company's range of work.

Photos: Original MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Cast Members Stop By The Off-Broadway Revival

Hey old friend! Members of the original Broadway company of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Merrily We Roll Along, stopped by the show's starry Off-Broadway production at New York Theat…

Orange Bird Scavenger Hunt at Disney Springs! Salt and Straw ice cream! Ep. #157 by Framily Travel

Taylor Swift’s Lover House, Desegregating Lifeguards, The Lost Sock Rescue Society and other theater by experience designers by New York Theater

In a play entitled “Pool, Vol. 1″ — one of the fourteen odd and inventive works by “experience designers” showcased during a day-long event called The New Frame — Megan Livingst…

"Respect" | R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - A Celebration of the Music of Aretha Franklin by Broadwaysf

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - A Celebration of the Music of Aretha Franklin is coming to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on January 6 & 7, 2023. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is an electrifying tribute celebr…

Civic and silly meet in new Washington Improv Theater series at Studio by Jakob Cansler

Each 'Ask Me Anything: Changemakers' show bounces off a chat with a local leader who is working to make the world a better place.

LOVE IN KILNERRY Now Available To Rent On Amazon And iTunes by Chloe Rabinowitz/broadwayworld.com

Cast includes Daniel Keith, Kathy Searle, Tony Triano, Sybil Lines, Sheila Stasack, James Patrick Nelson, Lawrence Leritz, Roger Hendricks Simon, Jeremy Fernandez, Debargo Sanyal, Leon Morga…

Jinkx Monsoon to make Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’ for limited run by Caitlin Hornik

Actor, vocalist, drag queen and two-time “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Jinkx Monsoon will take on the role of Matron “Mama” Morton in “Chicago,” marking her Broadway debut. Monso…

Actress Quincy Tyler Bernstine Finds A Chilling Role In ‘Evanston Salt Costs Climbing’ by Jeryl Brunner

Will Arbery's play shows how life teeters on the brink.

‘The Collaboration’ cancels first preview due to COVID by Caitlin Hornik

The first Broadway preview of Anthony McCarten’s play “The Collaboration” originally set for Nov. 29 has been canceled due to COVID infections within the company. Manhattan Theatre Clu…

La Jolla Playhouse Announces DNA New Works Series by American Theatre Editors

The annual new-play series, featuring plays by Keith Bunin, Idris Goodwin, Noelle Viñas, and Lia Romeo, runs Dec. 1-12.

And Reverie Shall Restore Amends by American Theatre Editors

Members of this emerging New England theatre company are finding joy and building trust in the wake of trauma.

People’s Light presents Jennifer Childs and Alex Bechtel’s Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Alice in Wonderland, the jubilant new holiday panto by Jennifer Childs and Alex Bechtel, engages both our children and our inner child. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.

How You Will Get Sick Created a Wheat Field On Stage, With Real Wheat by Diep Tran

The creative team for the Off-Broadway play explains the big moment in the show that's gotten them applause every night.

Broadway Grosses Analysis: The Phantom of the Opera Continues Farewell High With Best Week Since Pre-Pandemic by Logan Culwell-Block

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will end its historic run on Broadway in February.

See A Christmas Carol's Creators Walk the Opening Night Red Carpet in Holiday Style by Leah Putnam

Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, Michael Arden, Dane Laffrey, and more came out for the show's November 21 opening.

Cafe Nordo to close its Pioneer Square venues by Grace Gorenflo

After seven years in Pioneer Square, dinner theater company Cafe Nordo will close its two venues there. Here's what they're hoping to do in the future.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race‘ Winner Jinkx Monsoon To Make Broadway Debut In ’Chicago’ by Greg Evans

Jinkx Monsoon, a two-time winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will make her Broadway debut this January as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton in the long-running Chicago. Monsoon’s eight-week engagement…

Odds & Ends: Brandy to Return to the Role of Cinderella by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Brandy to Reprise Role as Cinderella  Brandy Norwood, who appeared in Broadway's Chicago, is returning to the role of Cinderel…

Broadway Grosses: Funny Girl, Starring Lea Michele, Continues to Soar by Lindsey Sullivan

There will be no raining on Funny Girl's parade. The revival, starring Lea Michele, continues to wow audiences, reaching 97.68 percent capacity and raking in $1,654,724 last week. A cast al…

Meet Jason Forbach, the Understudy Doing Double Duty in The Phantom of the Opera & Into the Woods by Caitlin Moynihan

Jason Forbach is used to saving the day. He began his Broadway career in 2014 as an understudy in Les Misérables, eventually taking over the role of Enjolras. For the past five years, h…

Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda Recent cuts to arts funding are part of “an agenda of cultural vandalism” th…

Photos: Joel Grey, Ari'el Stachel, Sidney DuPont, More Celebrate Opening Night at Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans, Michael Wiltbank

Cabaret Tony and Oscar winner Grey is back at the helm of the Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick musical.

Kimberly Akimbo by Elyse Trevers

“Kimberly Akimbo” opens with Kimberly approaching her 16th birthday; and nearing the end of her life expectancy. She is a special teenage girl who suffers from a rare condition that caus…

the bandaged place by David Walters

It’s a must-see, heartfelt, truthful in the writing and acting, vulnerable, and completely satisfying.

A Christmas Carol by Tulis McCall

In this Christmas tale, Scrooge stand at the very center of lights, sound and action.  It is theatrical magic, and Mays never lets us down for a minute.  He is astonishing in his precision…

New Holiday Musical Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical to Play Los Angeles by Margaret Hall

The musical parody will play The Actors Company.

Photos: Graham Nash Visits ALMOST FAMOUS on Broadway

See photos of music legend and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Graham Nash, attending a recent performance of Almost Famous on Broadway. 

‘The Broadway Show’: Brandon Uranowitz on why ‘Leopoldstadt’ is the play he’s been waiting for his whole life  by Caitlin Hornik

Brandon Uranowitz has played a variety of characters in his seven Broadway shows, including a psychiatrist, an ex-GI, the Emcee (at least for a number) and now, in Tom Stoppard’s new play,…

THE COLLABORATION Cancels First Preview Due to Covid Cases in the Company

Manhattan Theatre Club has cancelled the first preview of THE COLLABORATION on Tuesday, November 29 due to COVID infections in the company.

Jinkx Monsoon to Play Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago on Broadway

The iconic drag queen will make her Broadway debut in the long-running musical this January.

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Opens at New World Stages

Joel Grey's acclaimed production celebrates its return to New York City.

Another Bay Area theater artistic director is exiting after 17 years at the helm. Here’s why by Lily Janiak

Marin Theatre Company's artistic director departs at a time when many are questioning whether the demands of theater leadership are worth the rewards.

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Jeremy Pope, Brian D'Arcy James, Stephanie Hsu, More Nominated at the Independent Spirit Awards by Margaret Hall

The 38th annual ISA ceremony will be held March 4, 2023.

‘The Patient Gloria’ Review: A Theatrical Remedy for Toxic Therapy by Maya Phillips

Gina Moxley’s punchy, punk-rock play counters a woman’s betrayal by her therapists, exposing the sexism in her treatment.

Regional News: Bucks County Playhouse Costume Clearance (Holiday Edition) on Saturday, December 3, 2021 by David Roberts

The costume department at Bucks County Playhouse will open its wardrobe room for a holiday sale — offering a wide collection of festive frocks, and everyday ready-to-wear clothing, for sal…

Play On Shakespeare Develops Program Pairing Shakespeare Translations and New Work With Magic Theatre by Leah Putnam

The two organizations new multi-year residency kicks off with works by Naomi Iizuka.

“The Poltergeist,” Arcola Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Last night, at the Arcola, I witnessed the return of The Poltergeist, Philip Ridley’s blazing one-man show from 2020. It is a terrific piece of writing, a text which is a masterpiece of st…

Lantern Theater Company presents Marco Ramirez’s The Royale by Gary L. Day

Now onstage at the Lantern, The Royale tells the true story of Jack Johnson, who defied Jim Crow laws with his historic boxing career. Gary Day reviews.

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy premiers on BroadwayHD December 1, just in time for the Holidays. November 22, 2022: Broadway HD, the premiere streaming service fo…

Snow arrives just in time for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at The Candlelight by Kari Redmond

The classic Christmas story is just as heartwarming on stage as it was on the screen

Brian d'Arcy James, Jeremy Pope & More Nominated For Independent Spirit Awards

Brian d'Arcy James, Jeremy Pope, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Rylance, Andrea Riseborough, and more have been nominated for Independent Spirit Awards. The new list of nominees marks the first year th…

Your First Look at DCPA's A Christmas Carol 2022 by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Your first look at DCPA Theatre Company's 2022 "blessedly exhilarating" (Westword) production of A Christmas Carol, now running through December 24! For tickets and information, visit https:…

REVIEW: The Chronicle of Atom and Luna, Mercury Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews The Chronicle of Atom and Luna at the Mercury Theatre Colchester. This post REVIEW: The Chronicle of Atom and Luna, Mercury Theatre ✭✭✭✭ first …

Lea Michele sings for Funny Girl album by NewYorkTheater

Lea Michele sings "Don't Rain on My Parade" for the cast album of Funny Girl on Broadway

Windham Theatre Guild dedicates stage to Tricia Hul by Melanie Savage

Windham Theatre Guild dedicates stage to Tricia Hull

CBS Interview with Becca Yuré: TDF Autism Friendly Performances by TDF

TDF's Lead Autism Consultant Becca Yuré talks to CBS about our first-ever Autism Friendly Performance of The Nutcracker Sunday, Nov 27.

Meet the Young 'Theatre Nerd' Starring as Mary in Center Theatre Group's The Secret Garden by Logan Culwell-Block

Warren Carlyle will direct and choreograph the Broadway-aimed revival of the Tony-nominated musical, reimagined by its creators, Marsha Norman and the late Lucy Simon.

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/20/22

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 11/20/2022.

A new play shows drug addiction is tough to dramatize in novel ways by Peter Marks

“People, Places & Things” treads familiar turf even as it showcases the talents of a central character played by Kristen Bush.

Photos: Dionne Warwick, Tony Danza, Renée Fleming, More Attend Special Pre-Some Like It Hot Cocktails by Logan Culwell-Block

Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, and more star in the new musical based on the 1959 film.

See Who's Joining Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern in U.K. Revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin at the Theatre Royal Bath in January 2023.

Watch a Sneak Peek of Funny Girl's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance, Starring Lea Michele by Logan Culwell-Block

The company will aptly perform "Don't Rain On My Parade" at the upcoming holiday event.

Side By Side By Side Dish: Broadway's Thanksgiving Table by Margaret Hall

Looking for some last-minute Thanksgiving inspiration? These recipes from Broadway stars have you covered.

Go Inside Theater District Staple Joe Allen on The Broadway Show by Lindsey Sullivan

Restauranteur Joe Allen died in 2021, but his namesake spot remains one of the Theater District's most beloved eateries. Known for having posters of Broadway flops on its walls, the restaur…

Disney's Frozen | "Let It Go" by Broadwaysf

Disney's FROZEN performs at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from November 18–December 30, 2022. From the producer of THE LION KING and ALADDIN, FROZEN, the Tony®-nominated Best Musi…

How to Produce a Museum of Broadway by Gordon Cox

The new Museum of Broadway, which opened recently in Manhattan’s theater district, has a list of producer credits just like it’s a Broadway show. At the top of the list are co-founders J…

Colombian LGBTQ Artist Finds Inspiration In Connecticut by Frank Rizzo

Six years ago Ricardo Gutiérrez was in Connecticut for a business meeting at a design firm for which is he was doing graphic work. But when the young Colombian visual artist stepped off the…

Dorothy’s Dictionary at Theatre Lab Is Entry Worth Looking Up by Bill Hirschman

In a time when so much theater and film seem dependent on sling-shots of unexpected left turns there’s a quiet life-affirming pleasure in a work that follows precisely the arc you expect …

Michael Feingold, Theatre Critic, Passes Away at 77 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Feingold was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Bruce Norris' Downstate Extends New York Premiere at Playwrights Horizons; See New Production Photos by Leah Putnam

Playing Off-Broadway, the drama explores the boundaries of justice and forgiveness through the lives of four men post-incarceration.

& JULIET to Perform on THE TONIGHT SHOW Next Week

The Broadway cast of & Juliet will perform on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The new musical features songs by the legendary and Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin and s…

RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner Jinkx Monsoon to Join Chicago on Broadway by Lindsey Sullivan

Chicago will welcome two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton beginning on January 16, 2023. She will make her Broadway debut in a limited engag…

Photos: First Look at Kelli O'Hara, Renée Fleming & Joyce DiDonato in THE HOURS at The Metropolitan Opera

Get a first look at soprano Renée Fleming, actress and singer Kelli O'Hara and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the world premiere staging of Kevin Puts's The Hours at The Metropolitan Opera.

Broadway's Gavin Creel: In Picture Perfect New Show by Frank Rizzo

Picture this. You’re entering a world-famous museum say the Yale University Art Gallery or Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum—and you’re feeling overwhelmed, intimidated, and you just don…

Video: KPOP Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway

KPOP officially celebrates its opening night on November 27, but the party came early Sunday night at the Circle in the Square Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there to celebrate with the cast and…

The Subtext: Kimber Lee Isn’t Cagey About Her Process by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to the author of 'tokyo fish story' and 'brownsville song (b-side for tray)' about panic, curiosity, and the earned laughs average.

Delaware Art Museum presents A Marriage of Arts & Crafts: Evelyn and William De Morgan by Gail Obenreder

Sidelined by art history, the works of Evelyn and William De Morgan, a Victorian power couple who integrated their artistic practice with social advocacy, make a stunning debut. Gail Obenred…

Lights, concerts, shows and more to do and see this holiday season around Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Concord Theatricals Will License, Publish Plays of Indigenous Playwright William S. Yellow Robe Jr. by Logan Culwell-Block

Rez Politics, Sneaky, The Body Guards, The Council, and The Star Quilter are already released.

Dust Off Your Glass Slippers—Brandy Will Play Cinderella Again by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway alum will take on the role in an upcoming sequel to The Descendants after starring in the 1997 TV movie of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

In ‘House of Us,’ Irina Brook Steps Out of Her Family’s Shadow by Laura Cappelle

At 60, and already a renowned theater maker, Irina Brook is rethinking her work and tackling the legacy of her famous parents: “I’m only just emerging from my cocoon.”

‘We put Disney in the bin’: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on being theatre’s top Christmas villain by Chris Wiegand

She starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights while eight months pregnant and played Cinderella’s stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s abruptly closed musical. Now Hamilton-Barritt…

Johnny Flynn and Mark Gatiss to play Richard Burton and John Gielgud in new play by Chris Wiegand

Written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue is about the famous 1964 production of Hamlet and will open at the National Theatre Johnny Flynn is to play Richard …

‘The staging is inspired’: Love Goddess: The Rita Hayworth Musical – Cockpit Theatre by Louise Penn

Now with the addition of a further four cast members, Love Goddess at The Cockpit has become a full-length musical, in which the events in the former Margarita Carmen Cansino’s life play o…

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jesse Williams, More TAKE ME OUT Stars on the Intersection of Theatre and Sports

The Tony-winning revival of Richard Greenberg’s queer examination of baseball is now playing a return engagement at the Schoenfeld Theatre. 

Steel Magnolias 2023 UK Tour cast announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting has been announced for the upcoming Steel Magnolias 2023 UK Tour. Find out more. This post Steel Magnolias 2023 UK Tour cast announced first appeared on British Theat…

R.I.P. Michael Feingold by Trav S.D.

Last evening we got the bad news about the passing of much respected Village Voice critic Michael Feingold (1945-2022). I’d gotten a sense he wasn’t well from our last exchange in early …

Don’t Miss Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks at Birdland by Trav S.D.

As we mentioned in our recent podcast special about the Little Rascals, the great neo-big band outfit Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks is starting a 7 week residency at Birdland, with weekl…

Bruce Norris On The Moral Complexities of ‘Downstate’ by Harry Haun

The playwright’s latest examines society’s need to identify collective villains that can be perpetually punished.

Theater Critic and Playwright Michael Feingold Has Died at 77

Feingold was a regular TheaterMania contributor from 2013-2017.

It’s time to get festive at Arts Centre Melbourne by Aussie Theatre

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Arts Centre Melbourne is ready to ignite the festive cheer throughout

Selected Shorts: The Best American Short Stories 2022 by Victoria L. Dammer

Selected Shorts: The Best American Short Stories 2022 OpeningNight.Online Symphony Space at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, sponsored a delightful evening event entitled Selected Shorts: The Be…

VIDEO: Josh Groban Reveals Why SWEENEY TODD Is A Dream Role For Him on KIMMEL

Josh Groban appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and discussed returning to Broadway next year as the title role in Sweeney Todd, alongside Annaleigh Ashford, and why it's a dream role for him. Gro…

Johnny Flynn Will Be Richard Burton in New Jack Thorne Play The Motive and the Cue at London's National by Andrew Gans

The National will also welcome a revival of Dancing at Lughnasa and more in 2023.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner Jinkx Monsoon Will Make Broadway Debut in Chicago by Andrew Gans

The hit production recently celebrated 26 years on Broadway.

Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2022 – Winner Announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Stiles + Drewe and Mercury Musical Developments announce the Winner for the 2022 Best New Song Prize. This post Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2022 – Winner Announced f…

Arin Arbus: The Core of the Play’s the Thing by American Theatre Editors

Known for her lively, no-gimmick stagings of Shakespeare with Theatre for a New Audience, the director is branching out with 'Des Moines.'

Video: Watch an All New Trailer for LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway

An all new trailer has been released for Leopoldstadt on Broadway, featuring footage from the production. Check out the video here!

DRAG RACE's Jinkx Monsoon Will Play Matron 'Mama' Morton in CHICAGO Next Year

The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome actress, vocalist, and two-time “RuPaul's Drag Race” winner Jinkx Monsoon in the role of “Matron 'Mama' Morton”, beginning Monday, Jan…

Photos: Inside Opening Night of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish

 The acclaimed National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish opened its limited engagement last night at New World Stages. The production, a New York…

What's Playing on Broadway: Thanksgiving 2022

If your Thanksgiving plans this year include enjoying a Broadway show, take note that most productions will play a special schedule for the rest of this holiday weekend. While a handful of …

Prop Table Tuesday: A Wonderful Pair Of Props From Wonderful Town by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's another Prop Table Tuesday! This week, to mark the 19th anniversary of the revival, I'm sharing not one, but two props from the 2003 production of Wonderful Town. Both used in the show …

Matthew Gardiner’s ‘Into the Woods’ casts a spell decades in the making by Thomas Floyd

After falling in love with the show as a child, the Signature Theatre artistic director has put a new spin on Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale musical.

10 things to do in Boston this Thanksgiving weekend by Kevin Slane

The post 10 things to do in Boston this Thanksgiving weekend appeared first on Boston.com.

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 by Susan Grace

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Building an Audience for Malawian Political Theatre by Fumbani Innot Phiri, Bright Phumayo Chayachaya

By Fumbani Innot Phiri, Bright Phumayo Chayachaya. Bright Phumayo Chayachaya’s Umunthu Theatre pulls together political theatre, poor theatre, theatre for development, and educational thea…

Photos: Jefferson Mays Takes His Bows at Opening Night of A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Jefferson Mays' universally celebrated, one man virtuoso, tour-de-force performance in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is on Broadway this holiday season for a strictly limited 66-perf…

Photos: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Jefferson Mays' universally celebrated, one man virtuoso, tour-de-force performance in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol officially opened last night and BroadwayWorld was there. Check ou…

Broadway News names Ruthie Fierberg as executive editor, expands team by Broadway News

Theater journalism veteran Ruthie Fierberg has been named executive editor of Broadway News, overseeing editorial operations for the Broadway industry news brand. Fierberg’s appointment co…

Paula Vogel, Lucas Hnath, Jocelyn Bioh, and Lloyd Suh Will Curate 2023 Broadway Book Club by Logan Culwell-Block

The subscription box includes 28 play scripts delivered throughout 2023.

How ‘The Wiz,’ at Seattle’s 5th Avenue, connects generations by Jerald Pierce

For some within the Black community, “The Wiz” has been part of their life for years, but they’ve rarely had the chance to see a production like 5th Avenue’s.

Dinner With Groucho review – table for two mismatched geniuses by David Jays

Arcola, LondonFrank McGuinness conjures the bizarre but real encounter between TS Eliot and the Marx brother in a leaden piece a talented cast can’t save Unlikely as it seems, TS Eliot and…

Play ‘born of rage’ over Asian female stereotypes lambasts Miss Saigon by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Kimber Lee’s award-winning drama, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, will be staged at Manchester’s Royal Exchange while Miss Saigon opens at the Sheffield Crucible The Royal Exchange theat…

The Old Man and The Pool ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons November 21, 2022: In his newest solo show, The Old Man and The Pool, Mike Birbiglia looks to one of the most unlikely subjects for the source of humor: his own mo…

Get Sparklejollytwinklejingley: A Review of Elf the Musical at Drury Lane by Amanda Finn

The show is everything you’d imagine for a staged version of Buddy the Elf’s coming-of-age story. You can practically taste the gooey gumdrop goodness from any seat in the house, even if…

Could ‘for colored girls’ and ‘1776’ mark a turning point for visibly pregnant actors on Broadway? by Ruthie Fierberg

For as long as pregnant people have been able to work, they’ve confronted the tension around working while pregnant — especially on Broadway where appearance can actually factor into the…

Special Episode: Paul Salsini on Chronicling Stephen Sondheim by Matt Tamanini

On today’s special episode, Matt is in conversation with Paul Salsini, the founder and original editor The Sondheim Review.  For ten years, they exchanged notes, letters, faxes, and phone…

Photos: FUNNY GIRL, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, and More Rehearse For the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Rehearsals are underway for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, taking place this Thursday morning on the streets of New York City. The 2022 lineup includes Lea Michele and the cast of Fun…

Elf The Musical | 2022 West End Trailer by Official London Theatre

Simon Lipkin and Georgina Castle will be playing the much loved characters Buddy and Jovie in ELF, the smash hit musical, which returns to London in a new production at the Dominion Theatre …

‘Feels like a lost treasure restored’: LONDON WALL – Tower Theatre by Maryam Philpott

Office-based plays are relatively few and far between particularly those from the 1930s, so the revival of John Van Druten’s London Wall at the Tower Theatre is particularly interesting, n…

Adam Sandler is in NYC on Nov. 29 for one night only. We found tickets by Matt Levy

Comedian Adam Sandler will discuss his 2022 Netflix film "Hustle" at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

How to Produce a Museum of Broadway by Broadway Podcast Network

The co-founders of the new museum on the story it's telling, the philosophy behind it, and why it's like Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back To The Future the musical welcomes Cory English as Doc Brown by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Back to the Future the musical has welcomed Cory English into the role of Doc Brown at London's Adelphi Theatre. This post Back To The Future the musical welcomes Cory Englis…

Dougray Scott and Elizabeth Govern star in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf at Theatre Royal Bath by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Elizabeth McGovern, Dougray Scott, Charles Aitken and Gina Bramhill will star in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at Theatre Royal Bath. This post Dougray Scott …

Review: ‘The Island’ at Court Theatre is a cautionary tale about the consequences of incarceration by Chris Jones

"The Island" is about a specific set of circumstances in the early 1970s, but its metaphors of inequity, power and oppression are timeless.

Across the Universe (2007) by Musicalsplaining

This week we dip into the Julie Taymor oeuvre to discuss the 2007 jukebox musical based on the songs of some band we've never heard of. Angie recalls when she first first discovered Cinema a…

SONDHEIM AND HE: PAUL SALSINI REMINISCES

By Peter Filichia It’s already been a year since we lost Stephen Sondheim, but now we have another way of remembering him. Paul Salsini, who founded The Sondheim Review in 1994 and kept at…

Wit is on dazzling display in ‘Major Barbara’ at Washington Stage Guild by Sophia Howes

Director Steven Carpenter and his talented cast bring us a beguiling and highly nuanced version of one of George Bernard Shaw’s finest plays.

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "A Christmas Carol" 11/21/22 by Howard Miller

What is the opposite of "Bah! Humbug!"? "Hurrah! Veracity!" maybe? Well, perhaps not. But whatever it is, it needs to be applied to A Christmas Carol, opening tonight at the Nederlander Thea…

Wake Up With BWW 11/22: KPOP Opening Night, A CHRISTMAS CAROL Reviews, and More!

Top stories include opening night coverage from KPOP the Musical, reviews for A Christmas Carol starring Jefferson Mays, and more!

Newton Moraes, like other artists, has struggled. That reality is onstage in ‘Life Under My Skin’ by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Moraes’ company celebrates its 25th anniversary with a show on the Harbourfront stage where his Toronto dance career began.

Vault Festival returns in 2023 with over 500 shows – Tickets now on sale by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Vault Festival 2023 will see the return of the UK's leading independent festival of live performances in and around The Vaults London. This post Vault Festival returns in 202…

Adelaide Festival Centre celebrates Lunar New Year with Tale of the Fire Phoenix by Aussie Theatre

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the beautiful Tale of the Fire Phoenix, an interactive musical journey for all ages

Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and Vincent Namatjira to headline 2023 program at AGSA

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Interview: Montego Glover on Becoming the Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway

Glover splits the iconic role with Patina Miller at the St. James Theatre.

KPOP Opening Night Playbill Collection - Set of 3

Collect all three of the Playbills from the opening night performance of the Broadway production, KPOP. Guaranteed authentic, sealed in a custom ...

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‘It feels like something different’: turning The Hours into an opera by Ed Pilkington In New York

The acclaimed book and Oscar-winning movie, about three women grappling with despair, is making an unusual leap to the stage in New York On Tuesday night the superstar soprano Renée Fleming…

Dale Burridge – AT THE CROSSROADS by Aussie Theatre

After stepping away from musical theatre stages for over 20 years, one of Australia’s leading men, and the original Raoul

IMPRESSIONS: Christopher "Unpezverde" Núñez "The Circle or Prophetic Dream" at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Christopher "Unpezverde" Núñez "The Circle or Prophetic Dream" at Danspace Project"When dance blurs the boundary between performance and ritual, artists emerge as embodied …