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Theatre Review: ‘The Brothers Paranormal’ at Olney Theatre Center by Anne Valentino

Stunning, haunting, and entrancing are the words that came to mind as I watched Olney Theatre Center’s production of Prince Gomolvilas’ play “The Brothers Paranormal.” The show’s d…

Merrily We Roll Along Opening Night! by bwaySHO

Theatre Review: ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Silhouette Stages by John Bozeman

 “SpongeBob SquarePants” first appeared on the Nickelodeon network in 1999. Featuring outlandish characters and slapstick humor, the show also included an underlying sly wit as well. Th…

Cold War musical to premiere at Almeida Theatre London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo A musical based on Pawel Pawlikowski's film Cold War with book by Conor McPherson and music by Elvis Costello is to have its World Premiere at the Almeida Theatre. This post …

In St. Mark’s Players’ ‘Our Town,’ the message of life’s wonders rings clear by Chad Kinsman

Thornton Wilder's play rewards close listening and watching. The production is a beautiful confluence of history, community, architecture, and spirit. By CHAD KINSMAN

The Craft’s Screenwriter Teases Potential Musical Version in the Works by Belaid S

Guess what? The beloved ’90s teen horror flick, ‘The Craft,’ might be taking center stage – literally! Peter Filardi, the

Parnelli and Indispensable Technology Award Nominations Closes Oct. 13! by Michael Eddy

Nominations are closing soon for the upcoming Parnelli Awards, so be sure to get your nominations in before the deadline, which is Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, 5 p.m. PDT. Anyone can go to the Par…

On the Couch with Nikita Waldron

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Elsa Lanchester: She’s Alive! by Darryl Reilly

Charlotte Booker is dazzling as the complex “The Bride of Frankenstein” English actress in her imaginative self-written solo biographical fantasia The post Elsa Lanchester: She’s Alive…

Brisbane officially a city of magic

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Chis Olsen at Merrily We Roll Along Opening Night by bwaySHO

Sherz Aletaha in Merrily We Roll Along! by bwaySHO

“Gulliver’s Travels”: a Lesson in Satire for Children. by Emiliia Dementsova

“The life of man to represent, And turn it all to ridicule, Wit did a puppet-show invent…”,- Anglo-Irish writer-satirist, essayist, philosopher, poet, owner of one of the sharpest feat…

Merrily We Roll Along Opening Night! by bwaySHO

Happy Opening Night, Merrily! Come on over & say hey it you’re here. & who knows I’m dressed the part so maybe something lucky can happen & I’ll get to See you at the SHO! #merrilywer…

Video: Meet of the Cast of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO on Broadway

In this video, watch as we hang with the cast and creative team of How to Dance in Ohio on Broadway!

This Week on Broadway for October 8, 2023: Melissa Etheridge: My Window by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere and about Melissa Etheridge: My Window, Atlantic Theater Company’s production of Infinite Life, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Emergi…

Harmony by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 2023 (Sh-K-Boom) It took Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s musical Harmony 26 years to get to Broadway, over four times as long a period as the Comedian Harmonists …

Review: ‘Mrs. Christie’ is for budding detectives and soul searchers alike by Lily Janiak

Heidi Armbruster’s champagne flute of a play, now in a TheatreWorks Silicon Valley West Coast premiere, is about Agatha Christie’s 1926 disappearance.

Bloodspot by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Elinor T Vanderburg’s "Bloodspot" is a fascinating attempt to create a film noir play for the stage. The visuals do not live up to the script’s promise, but it remains entertaining and e…

Jordan Dobson HAIR Opening Night by bwaySHO

Jordan Dobson & I sing "Manchester, England, England" together & go on to chat HAIR at Two River Theatres Opening Night of the production. Filmed by Lauren Cagnetta Produced by @bwaySHO …

Haywire Mac and The Big Rock Candy Mountains by Trav S.D.

Haywire Mac (Harry McClintock, 1884-1957) cleaned himself up for that photo above. Normally you see him in cowboy or hobo gear, and it wasn’t really a costume. He was a folk singer not unl…

Dance Umbrella review – yoga poses, a vibrator and an all-points breakdance battle by Lyndsey Winship

The Place/Somerset House, LondonHighlights of the opening weekend of the annual month-long dance festival included an arresting piece about gender expectations by Taiwan’s Su PinWen and an…

VIDEO: Watch Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, and Ray Anthony Thomas Discuss I NEED THAT

Watch the cast discuss I NEED THAT on Broadway, which begins previews on Friday, October 13 here!

Prelude Festival: Exposure. Radiohole Weirdness by New York Theater

“We’re here to celebrate the body – squirts, blasts, noises and inappropriate acts,” proclaimed our host, the performer known as Fantasy Grandma,  introducing “Exposure,” a gro…

Bryant Park is prepping for holiday season by bwaySHO

Sydney Opera House at 50: the stories behind the superstitions, sleepovers and scene-stealing moments by Steve Dow

From Hugh Jackman’s black eye to ‘benevolent’ ghosts in the back seats, tour guides, security and stage managers guide us through five decades beneath the white sails Get our weekend c…

Video: Watch Erika Henningsen Sing 'Tell That Girl' from EVER AFTER: THE MUSICAL

Watch Erika Henningsen sing 'Tell That Girl' from Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich's EVER AFTER: THE MUSICAL, based on the 1998 movie starring Drew Barrymore!

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Jordan Dobson Has Great HAIR

Fresh off his Broadway run as Prince Sebastian in Andrew Lloyd Webber's, Bad Cinderella, Jordan Dobson is starring in HAIR at Two River Theater.

Milwaukee Rep’s New Play Should Be Called ‘Audience Advisory’ by Alan Smason

By ANNE SIEGEL (Editor’s note: This review appeared briefly on the website of Milwaukee’s Shepherd Express, the city’s alternative newspaper. However, due to pressure from Milwaukee Re…

A moveable confection: ‘The Pâstisserie’ is a wondrous treat by Alex Miller

The high-paced physical comedy from Theatre Artibus is unlike anything else on stage locally The post A moveable confection: ‘The Pâstisserie’ is a wondrous treat appeared first on OnSt…

Flowers for Mrs Harris review – sweetly unassuming musical with dreams of chic by David Jays

Riverside Studios, LondonJenna Russell gives a shining performance of quiet resolve in this musical adaptation of Paul Gallico’s novel about a widowed cleaner in gloomy postwar London who …

VIDEO: Watch THE LION KING's Broadway Makeup Team Transform Stephen Carlile into Scar

Watch a video of the Broadway makeup team transforming Stephen Carlile into the iconic villain Scar here!

Celebrate Wicked's Anniversary and More on Elaine Paige on Sunday! by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has got a hairy Onstage Mishap, two song…

COMPANY North American Tour Launches Today

The Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's and George Furth's COMPANY, winner of five 2022 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, launches its North American Tour on October 8th at Proc…

The Making of a Great Moment by Barry Gordin

A Mel Brooks/Samuel Beckett-Like Serious Comedy By: Alix Cohen October 9, 2023: This is actor Terry Dean’s 407th production. “The accidental result of heavy drug use at a farmer’…

For World Octopus Day: An Eightness of Octopuses by Trav S.D.

Tell me, O Octopus, I begs/ Is those things arms, or is they legs? /I marvel at thee, Octopus/ If I were thou, I’d call me Us. — Ogden Nash, “The Octopus” For World Octopus Day (Octo…

Shooting Hedda Gabler – Ibsen update is a brilliantly unnerving study of coercive control by Kate Wyver

Rose theatre, KingstonA demanding director drives his cast into discomforting areas in this clever play critiquing the patriarchal power structures of the movie business The clench of a gun…

Songbook Sundays: One for Harold Arlen by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz … Writer, dramatist and concert/revue creator Deborah Grace Winer continued her popular Songbook Sundays series at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with more than…

The Foreigners’ Panto review – pro-immigrant comedy is non-seasonal but timely by Arifa Akbar

Bold theatre, LondonThis musical meta comedy allegorising Britain’s hostility to immigrants arrives ahead of panto season but with perfect timing nonetheless. Unfortunately it seems under-…

How Often Are Broadway Plays Adapted Into Musicals?

This time, the reader question was: With Purlie Victorious returning to Broadway, what are other plays that were revived on Broadway after their musical adaptations premiered?

Melissa Etheridge: My Window **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 7, 2023: Melissa Etheridge was the rock queen of longing in 1980s and ’90s with soulful yearning ballads like “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window.…

The Real & Imagined History of the Elephant Man – a tale for the age of sameness by Clare Brennan

Nottingham PlayhouseThis ‘theatre poem’ by the Australian dramatist Tom Wright lacks drama under Stephen Bailey’s direction An electric-guitar wielding narrator, dressed in black leath…

A CT artist uses slate as his canvas. It’s now a business and work a mentor calls ‘extremely unique’ by Maddi Langweil

The Connecticut artist said: “A lot of people have told me that it's something they haven't seen before and I think that's the best compliment I can get."

I Am Seaweed

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Exciting New Single ‘This Time’ Drops from The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical by Belaid S

Sony Masterworks Broadway has unveiled a breathtaking new single, ‘This Time,’ masterfully crafted by the talented Joss Stone and Dave

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Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of High starring Kathleen Turner. Article | By Harry Haun | April 20, 2011. PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: ...

Hold Onto Your Seats – Sharon Osbourne is Lighting Up the West End and Birmingham! by Belaid S

Gear up for an exhilarating experience as entertainment dynamo Sharon Osbourne prepares to share her unfiltered tales on stage early

Hartford Stage opens its 60th season with a multicultural ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Christopher Arnott

Kate Hamill's comical, yet thoughtful, adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" opens Hartford Stage's 60th anniversary season Oct, 12 through Nov. 5.

From ‘Lord of the Dance’ to MOMIX to Derek Hough, fall is jumping in CT with live dance shows by Christopher Arnott

Big dance events coming to Connecticut this fall include Tandy Beal's dance/music/circus show "Joy!" at Trinity College, David Dorfman Dance and Derek Hough.

Activists Disrupt Performance of Les Misérables at West End by Belaid S

A scheduled performance of the iconic Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre faced an unforeseen interruption this evening. Members of

Tony Awards 2024: Unveiling the Date and Dazzling New Venue by Belaid S

The Tony Awards are back, grander than ever and they have a new, stunning home! 🎭 Save the Date on Sunday,

The Theatrical Titans Extend Their Reign: Hamilton & Les Misérables by Belaid S

Producer Cameron Mackintosh, is doubling down on theatrical excellence, extending the spellbinding performances of two monumental musicals. 🎭 At Victoria

The week in theatre: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends; Noises Off; Imposter 22 – review by Susannah Clapp

Gielgud; Theatre Royal Haymarket; Royal Court, LondonAn all-star tribute to the acid genius of the late composer offers a terrific medley of hits, Michael Frayn’s clever farce also proves …

Unleash Your Inner Roar with Disney’s The Lion King in the UK! by Belaid S

Are you poised to dive into the heart of the Pride Lands? Disney’s phenomenal, multi-award-winning production, The Lion King, is

InsideOutside Dance presents Embrace

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Don Quixote review – Nuñez and Muntagirov deliver a sensational shock of sunshine by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonThe Royal Ballet principals light up the stage in Carlos Acosta’s charmingly comic staging of an often nonsensical, but enduring, classic My sister-in-law is not a…

Mamma Mia! The Musical

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Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jk Clarke

By Samuel L. Leiter . . . Stage and film writers often find inspiration in familiar locales where a broad assortment of people congregate, among them bars, hotels, schoolrooms, and barbersho…

The Axe in the Ceiling

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Joe Orton’s outrageous black comedy LOOT comes to New Theatre this October

The post Joe Orton’s outrageous black comedy LOOT comes to New Theatre this October appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Gender-Swapped Company Embarks on National Tour Beginning October 8 by Logan Culwell-Block

Britney Coleman stars as Bobbie in the Tony-winning revival, launching at Proctors Collaborative in Schenectady, New York.

Maui Ikaika (Maui Strong) Benefit Concert Featuring J. Harrison Ghee Live Streams October 8 by Meg Masseron

The concert will raise funds to support the families and communities affected by the Maui wildfires.

North American Tour of Girl From the North Country Launches October 8 by Andrew Gans, Margaret Hall

The tour of the Bob Dylan jukebox musical kicks off in Minneapolis.

Nic Rouleau, Savy Jackson, Josh Lamon, More Star in Zombie Musical Alive! Beginning October 8 by Andrew Gans

Concert performances of Josh Canfield's new musical play Off-Broadway's Theatre 555.