Letters from Max, a ritual by Tony Marinelli

When a tall, lanky Max Ritvo entered Sarah Ruhl’s playwrighting class at Yale, she knew this was no ordinary 20-year-old student. Self-described as a poet with a sense of humor, he managed…

THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettante at large review by Toby Zinman

You'll find much beauty in the vast halls of Convention Center.  The post THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettante at large review appeared first on phindie.

What Do Critics Think of Shakespeare Theatre Company's King Lear Starring Patrick Page? by Meg Masseron, Andrew Gans

Plus, see new production photos of the Washington, D.C. production, now extended through April 8.

& Juliet ****, The Seagull/Woodstock,NY **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward March 4, 2023: Most updated adaptations of classic theater works deliver few fresh ideas or interpretations and usually elicit the response, “If it ain’t broke, don…

Maryland Lyric Opera offers outstanding ‘Otello’ by Susan Galbraith

Verdi was surely smiling down from the heavens to hear his most stirring work given such a powerful, clear, and moving rendering.

Freaky Friday at The Phantom Players - Performances March 4, 2023 to March 5, 2023 - Cover

Box 5 Cabaret Theatre. The Phantom Players. Broadway ~ Hopewell, VA. 1703119. Copyright © 2023 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission.

The 18 Women Playwrights Who Won The Pulitzer Prize by New York Theater

In honor of Women’s History Month, here are the women playwrights who have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an annual award given for “a distinguished play by an American author…deali…

‘DOGS OF EUROPE’ (BELARUS FREE THEATRE, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL) by Robert Shuman

(Jansson J. Antmann’s article appeared in Limelight Magazine, 3/2/2023;  Photo: Dogs of Europe. Photo © Adam Forte, Daylight Breaks.) Exiled from their homeland, the performers of Belaru…

Laughs, Drama, Death Jointly in Cemetery Pub At Pigs Do Fly by Bill Hirschman

Cemetery Pub, a play in its second production by playwright-actor Tom Dugan at Pigs Do Fly Productions, is a mash-up of multiple genres as three relatives hash out troubled pasts and an unce…

Thinking “La Machine de Turing” at La MaMa by Maura Nguyen Donohue

There is an insidious thrum of accelerated timelines smashing together at the messy intersection of computational expansiveness, human fear, militaristic state intervention and governmental …

Red Sky Performance honors fire, air, water, and earth at Kennedy Center by Lisa Traiger

Canadian Native choreographer Sandra Laronde traces her people’s origin story in multisensory 'Miigis: Underwater Panther.'

“Anything Goes”: It’s Delightful, It’s Delicious, It’s De-lovely—at 42nd Street Moon by Rachel Norby

Millennial Notes Director Nick Ishimaru’s Classic Musical Hits the High Notes! by Rachel Norby First performed in 1934, “Anything Goes” is an excellent reminder of the lovely things th…

The Joyce Drops Mask Requirement

The Joyce Theatre has announced that effective March 27, 2023, it will lift its mask requirements for all visitors inside the theater. Visitors are encouraged to wear masks by choice and con…

Ariana DeBose And Amanda Seyfried To Star In New Comedy Film "My Ex-Friend's Wedding"

Credit: https://playbill.com/article/ariana-debose-amanda-seyfried-more-to-star-in-comedy-film-my-ex-friends-wedding.

"The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" Is a Sign of Better Things That Never Came by Jan Simpson

Lorraine Hansberry only lived long enough to see two of her plays produced. The first was A Raisin in the Sun, celebrated when it opened in 1959 as the first play by an African-American woma…

Pistols in Parallel: Paula Prentiss and Her Sister Ann by Trav S.D.

Paula Prentiss (b. 1938) is often Paired with Popular People (the latter of the day is P, apparently). Chief among them, of course actor Richard Benjamin, to whom she has been married for ov…

Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize while in chemistry class by NPR

At the age of 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and now a documentary she executive produced is nominated for an Oscar. And, if she answers our th…

‘Truly life-enhancing stuff’: SLEEPOVA – Bush Theatre ★★★★ by Alun Hood

In the week which saw the Bush Theatre pick up two out of a possible five nominations in the Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre award category in this year’s Oliviers, the exc…

Love *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter March 3, 2023: As I left the Park Avenue Armory after seeing British playwright-director Alexander Zeldin’s acclaimed, civically responsible drama, LOVE, I couldn�…

The 2nd Annual Awards by Broadway Black: Full Winners List by Broadway Black

Broadway Black held a private ceremony for The Awards formerly known as The Antonyos on February 20th, 2023 at Chelsea Table + Stage. The ceremony was hosted by Broadway Black founder, Drew …

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF's Matt De Rogatis Takes Over Our Instagram Today!

Tune in to our Instagram story today, as Matt De Rogatis takes you behind the scenes of Ruth Stage's production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!

Photos: Dylan Mulvaney, Tom Daley, J. Harrison Ghee, and More Walk the PFLAG 50th Anniversary Gala Red Carpet

On Friday, March 3rd, PFLAG celebrated 50 years of leading with love at a spectacular gala event in the city where it all started. The iconic organization—best known for supporting, educat…

Interview: Museum of Broadway Co-Founders Julie Boardman & Diane Nicoletti Are Making History

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with the co-founders of the Museum of Broadway Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti!

The Puppet Co’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is pretty and charming and snoozes by Jennifer Georgia

If the cast and crew can pick up the pace, the show will be a sweet little diversion to welcome kids to the world of puppetry and live performance.

A Touching and Funny Tale of Asian Immigrants in America by Alan Smason

By ANNE SIEGEL MILWAUKEE, WI – This Midwest state is currently swept up in a slate of new plays, all part of a project called World Premiere Wisconsin. The project, with multiple sources o…

‘Feels like a really essential piece of contemporary culture’: TRUTH’S A DOG MUST TO KENNEL – Battersea Arts Centre by Aleks Sierz

Has theatre’s time passed? In Tim Crouch’s latest 70-minute show, Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel, first staged at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh last year and now at Battersea Art…

Accidental Death Of An Anarchist | 2023 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

A razor-sharp satire, Tom Basden’s wickedly hilarious adaptation relocates Dario Fo’s classic farce to contemporary London and features a show-stopping performance from Daniel Rigby, as …

NEWS: Attic Theatre’s premiere production of Roy Williams’ play All Roads tours London venues by Featured Content

Exploring what it means to love, grieve and build your own future, being young and Black British today, Attic Theatre Company’s production of Roy Williams’ new play All Roads receives it…

August Wilson's archives at Pitt tell stories of cocktail napkins and more by Mary Ann Thomas | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Into the Woods: Beyond ‘Happily ever after…’ by Amanda Ellison

In medieval Europe, the morality play was the go-to form of entertainment. These allegorical stories would, through their characters, personify

Regional Review: THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN (American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA) by Lynne Weiss

WHAT DO WOMEN WANT? A ROLLICKING NIGHT OUT WITH THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN After a sold-out run at London’s Kiln Theatre, The Wife of Willesden has arrived in North America. Let me begin by say…

Off-Broadway Review: THE JUNGLE (St. Anne’s Warehouse in Brooklyn) by Kevin Vavasseur

IT’S A JUNGLE IN HERE When Dorothy emerged from her ill-fated farmhouse just after landing in Oz, she held tightly to her tiny dog and spoke the immortal words, “Toto, I don’t think we…

What’s HOT at the 2023 Adelaide Fringe

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Theatre Game: Origin Story by Kerry Hishon

The following theatre game is a variation of the exercise “The 20 Step Process“. In The 20 Step Process, students are challenged to make a simple task comically complicated. In Origin St…

After 33 Years, London's Woman in Black Ends Run March 4 by Andrew Gans

Stephen Mallatratt's stage adaptation of Susan Hill's novel began its run at the Fortune in 1989.

World Premiere of The Outsiders Musical Opens at La Jolla Playhouse March 4 by Andrew Gans

The new musical features a book by Adam Rapp and music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine.

Dog Man: The Musical Returns Off-Broadway Beginning March 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

TheatreWorks USA presents the family-friendly production at New World Stages.

On the Couch with Courtney McManus

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Theater Review: FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE (Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan Theater, Center For Inquiry West) by Tony Frankel

OFF TO NEVERLAND! It is common knowledge in the theater world that the most difficult show to create is a musical. The second is a parody. But both together?And yet, success has arrived in L…