SAG Strike Halts Production of ‘Wicked’ Film Adaptation by Belaid S

The production of the much-anticipated film adaptation of ‘Wicked’ appears to have been abruptly halted due to the instigation of

Sondheim Musical ‘Here We Are’ Unveils Full Cast Ahead of Autumn Premiere in New York by Belaid S

The complete cast has been confirmed for ‘Here We Are’, the final musical creation by esteemed composer Stephen Sondheim, scheduled

Discover Off-Peak Electricity Times and Save on Power Bills with Expert Energy Plan Comparisons by Sean McLoughlin

As utility bills continue to rise in Australia, individuals, including actors and artists, can now access valuable information about off-peak

‘Chicago’ producer Fran Weissler reveals stories from her 40 years on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The longtime Tony Award-winning producer shares the “Chicago” origin story, her producing philosophy, industry changes in her time and more.

Quotas For Low Value Degrees by Joe Patti

This morning Arts Emergency, a UK based organization which advocates for the arts & humanities and puts a lot of effort into finding mentors for young creatives, post the following on Tw…

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Big Dad Energy’ by Jamie Campbell (4 stars) by Ari Rogers

A veteran comedian and genuinely nice guy brings more than 'Big Dad Energy' to Fringe.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Sip & Paint: A Manifesto in the Year 2023’ by Ginny Simmons (3 1⁄2 stars) by Ari Rogers

A vulnerable, experimental solo performance that finds oddly profound moments of meaning in the nothingness of life.

Today on Broadway: Monday, July 17, 2023 - BroadwayRadio

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2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Holy O’ by Lauren Hance (5 stars) by Ari Rogers

A deeply moving, uniquely intimate, and spiritual exploration of sexuality.

Sanaz Toossi Wins Judith Champion Playwriting Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The fellowship includes a new-play commission, a living allowance, access to office and rehearsal space, a ticket stipend, and a developmental workshop.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Onion Skin’ by Dara Padwo-Audick (3 stars) by Terry Byrne

Dramatic comedy by a skin cancer survivor is theater advocacy at full tilt.

Revamped “Cinderella” Combines Politics With Fairy Tale Romance by Cary Ginell

In Douglas Carter Beane’s 2013 revamping of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical version of the “Cinderella” fairy tale, apparently, the magical transformation of a ragamuffin h…

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Almost 13’ by Joan Kane (4 1⁄2 stars) by Nicole Hertvik

A touching and well-crafted solo drama delivered with pathos and sincerity.

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Neil Diamond Musical - A Beautiful Noise - Broadway in Bryant Park Filmed by Avery Ingvarson for @bwaySHO Edited by @bwaySHO #NeilDiamond #abeautifulnoise #broadway

Lost to Fun: Robert Farid Karimi in Shangri La by American Theatre Editors

How an artist rescued a pandemic-cancelled gig and turned it into a performative museum residency all about playfulness, provocation, and healing.

NO SUMMARY: Critiquing the Critics

By . In collaboration with the Middle Eastern Theatre focus group at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) annual conference, Golden Thread Productions invites Dr.

I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Tony Marinelli

Playwright Samantha Hurley does beautiful justice to the life and times (and the inner workings of the mind) of this early teen with not a lot going on but for her own fantasy world and self…

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity’ by Sheldon Scott (4 stars) by Nathan Pugh

A gay Black man's self-portrait exploring sexuality, shame, and identity.

Theatre Review: ‘Mr. Yunioshi’ at 1st Stage by Nancy Blum

Who knew how many people would remember Mickey Rooney? Child star turned adult character actor, Rooney first appeared on the vaudeville stage before he turned two. In his lifetime, he appear…

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Chichester Festival Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS…         Let it be said first of all that Gina Beck is a glorious gamine Maria:  sings like a bird and is satisfyingly able to convey in her voice her gr…

Video: Inside the First Day of Rehearsals for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at The Muny

Get a first look inside rehearsals for Little Shop of Horrors at The Muny!

Golden Rainbow and More Set for Return of York Theatre’s Musicals in Mufti Series

Lea Salonga Speaks Out After Fans Sneak In Backstage at Here Lies Love by Diep Tran, Logan Culwell-Block

"I have boundaries. Do not cross them. Thank you," wrote the Tony winner following the surprising security breach.

Dialogue of Civilizations: Lost/Found Teaser by American Repertory Theater

A collage of scenes and monologues exploring the concepts of home and belonging, written and presented by a group of students/actors from around the world. Performing July 28, 2023 at Agas…

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Nasty White Folx…and other filth’ by Sidney Monroe Williams (3 1⁄2 stars) by Nathan Pugh

A provocative solo performance that explores histories of racialized filth and cleanliness.

Ecstasy turns to anger and doubt in ‘The Saviour’ at Off-Broadway’s Irish Rep by Deb Miller

Now making its world stage premiere Off-Broadway in a limited summer engagement at Irish Repertory Theatre (following the work’s online streaming with the Cork Midsummer Festival and the E…

Jonah Platt, Katie Rose Clarke, Tamika Lawrence, Manu Narayan, More Cast in The Heart of Rock & Roll Workshop by Andrew Gans

Gordon Greenberg will direct the workshop of the Broadway-aimed Huey Lewis jukebox musical.

Photos: MJ Casts Meet Ahead of the Launch of National Tour

Just last week, the Broadway and National Tour casts of MJ gathered for a special send off celebration at the Civilian Hotel. The musical will soon launch its First National Tour at Broad…

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘SPADURA’ by Dahéli Hall (4 1⁄2 stars) by Guest Author

A tour-de-force of turning tragedy into comedy.

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Noah Webster House in West Hartford names new executive director by Christopher Arnott

The Noah Webster House & West Hartford History Society has announced Jeffrey J. Mainville as its new executive director.

Immersive, supernatural “Zotto” is back for a limited run at Sakura Square by Lisa Kennedy

Something both wounded and healing is unfolding at Sakura Square in downtown Denver.

The Barnes Foundation presents William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision by Hanae Mason

In its exhibition featuring sculptor William Edmondson, who blurred and subverted a lot of what institutions expect from great artists, The Barnes begins to grapple with ways of seeing the a…

The ‘Boy Meets World’ live podcast is coming to NYC. Get tickets now by Matt Levy

We can already hear the theme song in our head.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Between Raindrops’ by Elizabeth Cutler (3 stars) by Terry Byrne

First-time playwright brings little-known DC historical tragedy to life.

The Saviour by Holli Harms

Marie Mullen is enthralling, captivating. and mesmerizing as Maire.

[HD] Lullaby of Broadway & Talkback by York Theatre Company

If you missed York's "Lullaby of Broadway" presentation with Lee Roy Reams and Karin Baker in December–or simply want to relive this exciting evening–catch it streaming on Tuesday, July …

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here’ by John Harney (4 1⁄2 stars) by Andy Arnold

Acting performances shine in this psychological drama set in DC high society.

10 Edinburgh Fringe Shows Presented by theSpaceUK to Catch This August by Leah Putnam

From a millennial musical inspired by Les Misérables, to a drama about a real-life serial killer (written by a victim's grandson), these recommended shows should not be missed.

Theatre News: Adventure Theatre MTC Announces Its 2023-2024 Season by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

*The Best Of Theatre For Young Audiences*  GLEN ECHO, MD – Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), educating and inspiring new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theat…

A Night for Baltimore

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ’29th and Oakes’ by Daniel Niewoehner (3 1⁄2 stars) by Terry Byrne

At the intersection of self-acceptance and self-deception lies a new musical about lost love.

It's Like Hogwarts But Real Life: Behind Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Ensembles by Raven Snook

The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, which trains young musician, celebrates its 10th year.

Opera News: Maryland Opera Announces Its 2023-2024 Season by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Celebrating its roots and nurturing opera’s future. Baltimore, MD (July 17, 2023) – Maryland Opera’s sixth season opens with “L’Amour, Toujours l’Amour” featuring fully staged …

Cast Members From Broadway's & Juliet Will Play 54 Below by Andrew Gans

& The Players will feature music direction by Drew Wutke.

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Lea Salonga Graciously Escorts Fans Who Snuck Backstage Out Of Dressing Room

A fan of Lea Salonga who snuck backstage to her dressing room with a large group has posted a video of the incident to social media, chronicling the antics which led production security to s…

Les Millénniables

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Mia Scarpa in “Just Judy” a Judy Garland Tribute Concert at MTC!

Millicent Simmonds Shares Why She Said Yes to Broadway’s Grey House by Broadway.com

Millicent Simmonds, a breakout star in films such as Wonderstruck and A Quiet Place, has made her Broadway debut in Grey House. In this latest episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal…

Ben Platt’s Next Goal in Life? Write an ‘Earnest Musical’ by Talaura Harms

And how Theater Camp is the first step towards that.

Asian misrepresentation skewered, in ‘Mr. Yunioshi’ at 1st Stage by Gwyneth Sholar

J. Elijah Cho does a masterful job of blending tongue-in-cheek humor with history and perspective.

Alex Edelman on the Comedy and Tension of His One-Man Broadway Triumph by Harry Haun

“There’s humor in every difficult situation,” Edelman says of 'Just For Us,' which tells the story of this Orthodox Jewish comedian attending a gathering of white supremacists in Queen…

Michael Maso: 40 Years on the Periphery of Genius by American Theatre Editors

The Huntington's longtime managing director reflects on 4 decades, and 4 artistic directors, at Boston's largest theatre.

“Access artists” like Alice Sheppard, Natalie de Segonzac, and Carolyn Lazard ignite new languages in dance, theater, and visual art by Wendy Univer

Disabled artists like Alice Sheppard, Natalie de Segonzac, and Carolyn Lazard prove that access is its own art form, defying a deficit mentality and centering inclusion from the start in exh…

Nominations Now Open for Regional Hometown Heroes by Michael Eddy

Each year, PLSN honors regional lighting production companies with our Hometown Hero award. This award honors the best regional lighting production company in six regions across North Amer…

‘Theater Camp’ Review: Cabin Into the Woods by Amy Nicholson

In this bitterly funny mockumentary set at a drama institute, the actors feel their characters in their bones.

Capital Fringe Review: ‘RiverShe Collective Arts: Queer Family Summer Sanctuary’ at Theater J by Anne Valentino

“RiverShe Collective Arts: Queer Family Summer Sanctuary” is part religious revival, part variety show and part platform for the kind of quiet activism that emphasizes kindness over in-y…

Judith James Dies: ‘Quiz Show’ & ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus’ Producer, Longtime Richard Dreyfuss Collaborator Was 86 by Erik Pedersen

Judith James, a film, TV and Broadway producer who was Richard Dreyfuss’ producing partner for many years and worked on such projects as Quiz Show, Mr. Holland’s Opus and Eleanor: In Her…

The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Preview by Broadwaysf

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is coming to the Curran Theater on October 4. Join the original 'Brad Majors' - BARRY BOSTWICK - for a screening of the original unedited movie with a live sha…

Flashback Friday: Be More Chill: The Upgrade Episode Five: "And All That Followed"

Flashback Friday: Be More Chill: The Upgrade Episode 2: "I Love Play Rehearsal"

Flashback Friday: Be More Chill: The Upgrade Episode I: "How Did We Get Here?"

Flashback Friday: Be More Chill: The Upgrade Episode Four: "Everything Is Going to Be Wonderful"

Off-Broadway Run of All-Drag Murder Mystery Death Drop Postponed by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

The "Dragatha Christie murder mystery" was initially scheduled to begin performances at New World Stages in June.

Before COVID there was AIDS, in ‘Not My First Pandemic’ at 1st Stage by Kendall Mostafavi

A deeply personal account by César Cadabes, told with tremendous charm and compassion.

Review: Beetlejuice Is the Perfect Show for Getting Back to the Theater

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND BRITISH VOICES TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT 77TH AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL by Robert Shuman

(via France24, 7/14/2023) We bring you a special edition from the 77th international theatre festival in the southern French city of Avignon, where change is in the air under its new Portug…

Darius de Haas to Lead World Premiere of Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For

Off-Broadway Review: “Triple Threat” at Theatre Row (Through Sunday, July 30, 2023) by David Roberts

James T. Lane portrayed choreographer Paul Williams in the American tour of “Ain’t Too Proud” and his many Broadway roles have included “Chicago” (Billy Flynn), “Kiss Me Kate” …

Here We Are

Who belted the loudest at West End LIVE? | #Shorts by Official London Theatre

Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Denis O’Hare, More Will Star in World Premiere of Sondheim's Here We Are by Andrew Gans

Joe Mantello will direct the limited engagement of the Stephen Sondheim-David Ives musical at Off-Broadway's The Shed.

Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme's International Tour Will Play 30 Cities by Andrew Gans

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, which launches in November, will have engagements in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

A Girl Far From Normal by Scotty Bennett

"A Girl Far From Normal" by Robyn Bishop-Marin takes us on that stroll down the lanes of her memory, and it is fearsome, delightful, heartfelt, wrenching, and funny. Matthew Harrison's direc…

Interview: James T. Lane Talks About His Show Triple Threat and Why He’s Doing Things His Way Now

Krysta Rodriguez Returns as Cinderella in ‘Into the Woods’ Tour by Billy

Krysta Rodriguez heads back into the woods! The Broadway alum will perform until the end of the run on Sunday, July 30. The post Krysta Rodriguez Returns as Cinderella in ‘Into the Woods�…

Uninvited, Audience Members Find Their Way to Lea Salonga’s Dressing Room by Billy

The show is called "Here Lies Love," not "Here's Lea's Dressing Room." Nevertheless, audience members found their way backstage. The post Uninvited, Audience Members Find Their Way to Le…

Casting Announced for Sondheim’s ‘Here We Are’ at The Shed by Billy

Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, July 20 on TheShed.org at 12:00 PM ET. Shed member presale begins tomorrow, Tuesday, July 18.  The post Casting Announced for Sondheim’s ‘Here W…

Tony Vincent Helps Former Voice Coach CeeLo Green With His Magic Moment

PHOTO FLASH: Jerry Herman Visits Gary Beach, Vicki Lewis Backstage at Hello, Dolly!

France-Merrick Performing Arts Center Announces 2012-2013 Season

Toxic Audio to Headline Orlando Fringe’s 2012 Fab Fringe Fundraiser

Actors Theatre of Louisville to Present the World Premiere of Will Eno’s Gnit

FUNDarte’s Out in the Tropics to Present Teatro El Público’s Staging of Caligula

Jaws-Inspired Musical to Debut at Theater Wit

Tandy Cronyn to Star in World Premiere of Simon Bent’s The Tall Boy

George Brant Wins NNPN’s 2012 Smith Prize for Grounded

Orlando Repertory Theatre to Host Chat Back with Cast of La Cage Aux Folles Tour

Theater Time Review: "The Saviour" by Joseph Cervelli

Two superb performances in this staggering new play.

BARNARD HUGHES: GRAND OLD MAN by Ron Fassler

Barnard Hughes in Murray Schisgal’s “All Over Town” (1974). Photo by Martha Swope. “There wasn’t a basement in New York I didn’t work in.”July 17, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and …

BARNARD HUGHES: GRAND OLD MAN

July 17, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler

Full Cast Set for Final Sondheim Musical, HERE WE ARE, World Premiere at The Shed

The complete cast and performance dates have been set for for the world premiere of Here We Are, the new musical from Stephen Sondheim and David Ives.

The Sandlot The Musical: Legends Never Die

Unbelievable | In rehearsals by Official London Theatre

Everyone you meet is performing a kind of magic trick – presenting the parts of themselves they want you to see, their ‘effect’, and hiding the parts they don’t, their ‘method’. …

Micaela Diamond, Bobby Cannavale, Amber Gray, More Join Sondheim’s HERE WE ARE At The Shed

Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Jin Ha, Rachel Bay Jones, Denis O'Hare, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce, and Jeremy Shamos will all star i…

Here We Are at The Shed by Sandi Durell

Producers Tom Kirdahy, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and The Stephen Sondheim Trust today announced the complete cast and performance dates for the highly anticipated world premiere of Her…

Yes to November!

Scenes from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's Here Lies Love on Broadway by TheaterMania

A new b-roll trailer has been released for Here Lies Love, the groundbreaking musical about former Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos’s rise to power and subsequent fall at the hands of the…

When the Spirit Moves Them

Stephen Sondheim’s Here We Are to Star David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Bay Jones, Bobby Cannavale, Steven Pasquale, and More

Tyne Daly, Jenn Harris, Matthew Saldivar Celebrate Off-Broadway Opening of Primary Stages’ All in the Timing

Tony Award Winner Mark O’Donnell Remembered By Theatre Community

The Other Josh Cohen

The Cheaters Club

Scarlett Johansson, Matt Bomer, Paul Dano, Nick Jonas Drink With Broadway’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Opening Night

Roundabout Introduces the Stars of Its 2013 Fall Season

Raúl Esparza, Anika Noni Rose, and More at the Closing Night Party for The Cradle Will Rock

PHOTO FLASH: Bobby Cannavale, Claire Danes, Nathan Gunn, et al. at An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Opening

PHOTO FLASH: Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anjelica Huston, Meryl Streep at Death of a Salesman Opening

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Oh, What A Night! Bob Gaudio and Jersey Boys Join Frankie Valli for Broadway Opening

Now and Forever. The Top 25 Longest-Running Shows on Broadway

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Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play

Miss Saigon

Here Lies Love Releases Broadway Trailer

Meet Maria Dizzia, Greg Keller, and the Cast of Off-Broadway’s Belleville

Making for the Exit

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Liz McCartney, Jessica Grové, Nick Adams, Preview Paper Mill’s The Little Mermaid

Kelly Felthous, DeQuina Moore Join Matthew Hydzik, Emily Padgett, and Rachelle Rak in Flashdance – The Musical

Katori Hall Investigates Children of Killers

Kate Baldwin, Erin Dilly, Sheldon Harnick, Danny Rutigliano Toast Encores!’ Fiorello! at Closing Night Party

Steven Pechie Appointed Vice President, Global Managed Services for Solotech by Michael Eddy

Solotech announces the appointment of Steven Pechie as Vice President, Global Managed Services of the Sales and Systems Integration Division. This strategic leadership role will contribute t…

LD Connor Sullivan Reimagines Fall Out Boy with Elation and Magmatic by Michael Eddy

Fall Out Boy are out on their 'So Much For (Tour) Dust' tour playing a 27-song set with a lighting design by Connor Sullivan of So Midwest, Inc. The LD is using Elation’s new Fuze Wash 500…

Why Basketball Is So Popular Off Broadway by Sopan Deb

Basketball is central to the plot in new shows, including “Flex” and “The Half-God of Rainfall.”

A First Look at Pride and Prejudice at the Guthrie Theater

Bono and The Edge Join Broadway’s Spider-Man For 1,000th-Performance Celebration

Avenue Q, Rock of Ages, Soul Doctor, and More at Broadway in Bryant Park

Audra McDonald Is In a League of Her Own

An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin

Anthony Crivello, Eve Plumb, David Rossmer, Steve Rosen Discover The Other Josh Cohen on Opening Night

Exclusive! Idina Menzel Performs at Encores! Off-Center Lobby Project Series

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Dream Cast: Broadway Goes Gangsta for R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet

Dolls Night Out

Death of a Salesman

David Byrne, Cyndi Lauper, Nathan Lane, Cicely Tyson, and More Celebrate Outer Critics Circle Award Wins

Countdown to Curtain! How to Prep for a Production

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Casts of Fetch Clay, Make Man and Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play Meet the Press

Jim Parsons to Star in Off-Broadway Revival of A Man of No Importance

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ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME to Perform on GOOD MORNING AMERICA Tomorrow

The cast of Once Upon a One More time will perform on Good Morning America tomorrow. The musical, powered by the music of Grammy Award-winning international pop icon Britney Spears, is mak…

Video: Celebrate 15 Years of [title of show]

15 years ago today, on July 17, 2008, [title of show] opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. Check out some video highlights from the show's journey to Broadway!

Jinkx Monsoon to Embark on Holiday Tour With BenDeLaCreme

Jinkx Monsoon, who broke box office records starring in Chicago on Broadway earlier this year, will be joined by BenDeLaCreme for a 30-city international tour, marking the duo’s biggest …

Rona Siddiqui's Salaam Medina: Tales of a Halfghan Drops EP by Leah Putnam

The new musical comedy from the A Strange Loop music director is a semi-autobiographical exploration of being a bi-ethnic woman of color.

Cast Complete for World Premiere of Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For, Starring Darius de Haas by Andrew Gans

Co-creator Kent Gash will direct the musical at the Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Into the Woods

INTERVIEW: Death of a Salesman‘s Fran Kranz Goes Into the Woods

I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Join TheaterMania for a Weekend Off-Broadway

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For National Tattoo Day: The Tattoos of Travalanche by Trav S.D.

Happy National Tattoo Day! We thought this a suitable day to share a finding aid to our little tattoo section of Travalanche, for we do indeed have one, with about 15 posts. None precisely t…

Darius de Haas as Billy Strayhorn by Sandi Durell

Pittsburgh Public Theater announced today the full cast and creative team of its upcoming world premiere musical Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For, starring Broadway and “The Marvel…

Paolo Montalban and Anne L. Nathan to Join Funny Girl on Broadway

Satirical Musical Comedy Tuneabomber, About Unabomber, to Play Edinburgh Fringe by Meg Masseron

The cabaret-style show explores what a musical created by the Unabomber would look like.

The Broadway Cast of The Cottage Guarantee That Their Show is Really, Really Funny by Meg Masseron

The cast all gushed about the English countryside comedy, which they say was hilarious from the first read.

Broadway Buying Guide: July 17, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, July 17, 2023.

THEATER CAMP Gets Searchlight's Highest Grossing Limited Opening Weekend Since 2019

Theater Camp had the highest grossing limited opening weekend for a Searchlight Pictures film since 2019 over the weekend. Theater Camp had the second-highest grossing weekend at AMC Lincol…

GRACE NOTES: Monday, July 17, 2023 by Susan Grace

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In Development Works Return to Poughkeepsie With a Dance-Driven Project

This past weekend, two big New York development programs got underway. This is the first summer season that New York Stage and Film has been completely separate from Vassar’s Powerhouse Th…

Schubert, Shakespeare, and More: What’s Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Stay up to date with the best of dance, opera, concert music, and more in NYC.

Playbill Songwriter Series: Meet the Radically Imaginative AriDy Nox by Margaret Hall

This multi disciplinary Black femme storyteller uses theatre to shape the world.

Special 92NY Treat – Veronica Swift with Caleb Teicher by Sandi Durell

by Sandi Durell . . . It’s been quite a while since the young queen of all things jazz has been on the New York Scene. Veronica Swift – recording artist with debut album Confessions rele…

Gale Garnett, In the Sunshine by Trav S.D.

I contemplated writing about a much more famous Canadian actor this morning, one who’d certainly attract more clicks, but that’s not how we roll on Travalanche. Mission first, clicks sec…

Do you know the unions of Broadway? by Caitlin Hornik

The Broadway League negotiates terms and conditions with 16 different unions to help keep the Main Stem running smoothly.

Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center strike gold with ‘Fela!’ by Megan Wills

This revival of the Tony-winning Afrobeat musical brings a legendary performer and activist bursting back to life.

The Godmother of Rock: A Review of “Marie and Rosetta” at Northlight Theatre by Mary Wisniewski

George Brant’s “Marie and Rosetta” at Northlight Theatre offers both great music and a real story. Directed by E. Faye Butler, it’s about the friendship and musical collaboration bet…

Alabama Shakes Commissions Writers to Create New Southern Canon by American Theatre Editors

The ambitious program, slated to seed 22 new plays, has announced its first 4 commissioned writers: Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Robert Schenkkan, Mansa Ra, and Lauren Gunderson.

Today on Broadway: Monday, July 17, 2023 by Ashley Steves

Actors’ Equity Comments On SAG-AFTRA Strike, Public Theater Lays Off Staff, Revised “Showboat” Coming To NYC In 2025 “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast …

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/17/23 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/17/23. Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival, MOSSO at Sevenars, Broadway at Barrington, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

Susie McCabe: ‘The worst advice I’ve had? Don’t be too gay in your material – men won’t like it’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The Glasgow comic on why she has to shower before a gig, taking a show about womanhood to the Edinburgh fringe and the need for more working-class voices on TV Is it true you first performed…

Spamalot by Aussie Theatre

Monthly Pythons Spamlot Gallops into Brisbane, Bringing Side-Splitting Laughter and Unbridled Musical Madness. Hold onto your coconuts Brisbane, and prepare

Love Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis announces Christmas Actually by Ellie Harrison

New venture will be star-studded and ‘emotional’, teased writer-director

Dr. Strangelove Stage Play in the Works From Veep Creator Armando Iannucci

CHICAGO: Broadway in Bryant Park 2023 by bwaySHO

The cast of Chicago performs at Broadway in Bryant Park 2023. Filmed by Avery Ingvarson for @bwaySHO Edited by @bwaySHO “All That Jazz” - Kimberly Marable - The cast of CHICAGO “W…

What will the Hollywood shutdown mean for Broadway? Is Theater still the Fabulous Invalid? #Stageworthy News by New York Theater

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing more than 160,000 film and television actors, last Friday joined the picket lines with the 11,000 members of the Writers Guild, who have been on strike fo…

Punching up: why British comedy has never been kinder, more inclusive by David Stubbs

As British politics has got crueller, our comedy has gone in the opposite direction, becoming a haven of decency and diversity. In this extract from his new book, Different Times, David Stub…

CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY From LOVE ACTUALLY Filmmaker Opens in London in December

Christmas Actually, a brand-new festive show curated by Love Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis, and directed by Daniel Raggett is headed to London this holiday season. Learn more about t…

Lucie in the Sky. Australasian Dance Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre, July 14, 2023 by Deborah

Australasian Dance Collective is a small company that thinks big. Very big indeed when it comes to Lucie in the Sky, a piece for six dancers and five drones. The title has nothing to do wit…

Kelly Strayhorn Theater is throwing a House Party and 'Owning Our Future' by Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Pittsburgh opera company is reinventing itself in the wake of poor attendance and financial turmoil by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh’s arts landscape is struggling to stabilize in the wake of the pandemic and low attendance.

The Wind and the Rain review – love and whimsy in 1930s student comedy by Arifa Akbar

Finborough theatre, LondonThe first professional production of Merton Hodge’s quippy drama in more than 80 years shows how a play can date Merton Hodge’s whimsical play became an interna…

Noosa alive Festival celebrates 21 years with a star-studded program

The post Noosa alive Festival celebrates 21 years with a star-studded program appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Wake Up With BWW 7/17: First Look at HERE LIES LOVE, WEST SIDE STORY at the Muny, and More!

Top stories: Get a first look at Here Lies Love on Broadway, The Muny's production of West Side Story, and more!

‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci to Adapt Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Dr. Strangelove’ for London Stage by Naman Ramachandran

Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 political satire film “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” is being adapted as a stage production for London’s West End by �…

Jekyll and Hyde review – Shakespearean style shows another side to Stevenson thriller by Mark Fisher

Glasgow Botanic GardensBard in the Botanics stages Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella as a tense three-way struggle that asks big questions about human nature It is not quite a Dylan…

‘Love Actually’ Filmmaker Richard Curtis Sets ‘Christmas Actually’ by Naman Ramachandran

Writer-director Richard Curtis, known for iconic British romantic comedies “Love Actually,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill,” has revealed his next venture. “Ch…

Australian Women in Music Awards 2023 Finalists Announced by Aussie Theatre

Jessica Mauboy, Sarah McLeod, Kate Ceberano, Beccy Cole, Vika & Linda and Marianna Annas are among the exceptional list of finalists for this year’s Australian Women in

GREASE to partner with Olivia Newton John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre by Aussie Theatre

The No. 1 Party Musical GREASE, which opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne on 31 December, is proud to

On the Couch with Andrew Kay

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Cairns hosts Queensland’s biggest ever celebration of First Nations arts and culture

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London's Immersive Guys and Dolls Welcomes a New Nathan Detroit July 17 by Andrew Gans

Nicholas Hytner directs the classic musical at the Bridge Theatre.