Chris Olsen remembers exact moment we met by bwaySHO

"Purlie Victorious" Revival on Broadway | THEATER: All the Moving Parts by CUNY TV

In this new episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts", the cast of “Purlie Victorious” and theater experts discuss the hilarious and clever machinations of its titular hero in the new…

Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares Emotional Look At Son's MOANA Performance

Tony Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda gave us an emotional peek into the life of a living Disney legend when he shared his reaction to his son's school performing one of his most iconic anth…

Chris Olsen - TikTok Star Is Modern Day Sherlock Holmes by bwaySHO

Chris Olsen chats with @bwaySHO at BAD Cinderella's Opening Night, and remembers with immense detail their interaction the night before. Plus, we get a Chris impression of Shoshana. Filmed…

Video: The Company of OUR CLASS At Brooklyn Academy of Music Meets the Press!

Our Class, the contemporary, award-winning play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek and directed by Ukrainian-born, Jewish director Igor Golyak will see a completely new production and its New York prem…

Grayboy Entertainment: Cabaret at Sea

The post Grayboy Entertainment: Cabaret at Sea appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Concert Review: ‘Christmas Revels: The Magical Medieval Tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ by the Washington Revels by Mari Fluegeman

This is the 41st year of the Washington Revels. A holiday tradition with branches around the world, the “Christmas Revels” provides seasonal entertainment to over 70,000 people per year …

Theatre Review: ‘Moses’ at Theater J by Anne Valentino

Usually, when reviewing a play, I will sleep on it. The next morning, if I have lingering questions, I want to see the “sequel” or I am unusually reflective about what I saw—then I kno…

A Merry Little Christmas Carol 2023 by Westport Country Playhouse

In honor of the passing Paxton Whitehead (Ebenezer Scrooge), this re-release includes an introduction by incoming Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Shanahan, highlighting Paxton and his caree…

Next on Stage Season 4 - Top 3 - College by BroadwayWorld

Watch the newest episode in Season 4 of "Next On Stage" as we reveal your Top 3 College finalists!

In which we toot the horn of TubaChristmas, celebrating its 50th brassy birthday by Neda Ulaby

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)

6 Holiday Musicals You Can Stream Right Now by Talaura Harms

From Dolly Parton to the classic White Christmas, sing-along to these holiday musicals this weekend.

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS | First Day with The Encores! Orchestra | New York City Center by New York City Center

Queen Aggravain has decreed that The Encores! Orchestra must play the music from the song SHY! Listen to the 26-piece Encores! Orchestra, led by Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, prepar…

Feel Good Friday: A Teary Lin-Manuel Miranda Watches His Son Sing 'How Far I'll Go' by Talaura Harms

It's moving when children sing, and it's especially moving when they're singing a song you wrote.

Choreographing HELL'S KITCHEN with Camille A. Brown | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

We sat down with incredible choreographer and Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown to discuss the inspiration and journey behind her choreography for the unforgettable new musical HELL’S KI…

Murder Mystery Play Deadly Stages Sets Off-Broadway Bow by Logan Culwell-Block

The show will run in 2024 at Theatre Row.

Melanie La Barrie Takes Broadway & West End by Storm by bwaySHO

The & Juliet star has been with the SHO since its original days and saw it all the way through to Broadway. Now in her final weeks in the musical, we look back at Melanie La Barrie's Opening…

El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered by Edward Kliszus

El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered is a masterpiece of modern opera and a testament to the enduring power of great art to inspire and uplift the human spirit.

Orrin Evans Holiday Extravaganza at Birdland by Edward Kliszus

The Orrin Evans Holiday Extravaganza at Birdland was electric with a festive spirit as the big band took to the stage, adorned with shimmering decorations, glittering lights and guest stars …

Find Out Who Makes the Next On Stage Top 3

Who will make the Top 3? Tonight's the night we find out! Tune in today, Friday, December 22, to watch as the Top 3 performers are annouced for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage. Who will the ju…

Watch: Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, and the Cast of Sweeney Todd Perform a Tiny Desk Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Hear "My Friends," "By the Sea," "Johanna," and "A Little Priest" from the starry Sondheim revival.

Ricky’s Back in Town by Sandi Durell

Review By Myra Chanin. . . . I arrived in New York recently to see Ricky Ritzel’s latest Broadway at my home away from home, Don’t Tell Mama. Fortunately, some of the leading lights of R…

Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show by Tulis McCall

You could do worse than take a trip with this observant guide. ... We are, like the dogs we own, here to love and serve.  And that is about all the guarantee Bloom can offer.  Not a bad wa…

‘STEREOPHONIC’ & PAPER MILL ‘GREAT GATSBY’ ON DECK FOR MUSICAL-HEAVY 2024 by Philip Boroff

Producers are working on two high-profile additions to the busy 2023-24 Broadway season: Stereophonic, an ecstatically reviewed play with music about a fictional mid-1970s rock band creating…

Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show by Joel Benjamin

Dressed in a glittery, silver suit—costumes by Kristin Isola—Bloom immediately takes control of an audience who already admire her from her standup comedy and her bitterly funny TV show,…

Meet the Next On Stage Top 5: Jeffery Walker III

Who will make the Top 3? You'll have to tune in tonight, December 22 (7pm and 9pm ET) to find out! Until then, we are getting to know the students one by one. Meet High School contestant Jef…

Interview: Meet 13 of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO's Broadway Debuts

Discover the heartfelt stories of the cast members making their Broadway debut in How to Dance in Ohio. Hear their experiences, reflections, and the significance of this groundbreaking music…

UConn grad who worked at White House during Trump administration to compete on next season of ‘The Bachelor’ by Christopher Arnott

Marlena Haddad, who grew up in Waterbury and attended the University of Connecticut, will be one of the 32 bachelorettes on the upcoming 28th season of "The Bachelor."

Video: Watch SWEENEY TODD's Tiny Desk Concert Featuring Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford & More

The cast of Sweeney Todd took part in a Tiny Desk Concert! Watch here!

Review: ‘Sugar Hill: The Ellington / Strayhorn Nutcracker’ at the Auditorium Theatre is a joyful, jazzy reinvention by Lauren Warnecke

Those who know jazz masters Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn will be whisked away by this "Nutcracker" set in 1930s New York.

From Chicago: Quotes for the New Year by American Theatre Editors

As we wrap up the year, we look back at some memorable moments, celebrate the Joffrey Ballet's costume crew, and hear from artists J.G. Smith and Drew Dir.

A Christmas Carol by Sandra Mardenfeld

The redemption tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, and how he discards his miserly ways after a few spectral visitations has enchanted audiences since Charles Dickens published the novella in 1843. Ju…

Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion to Close Off-Broadway Ahead of West End Run by Hayley Levitt

Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion will end its off-Broadway run at New World Stages on January 28, 2024 ahead of its originally intended March closing. The production plans to have a …

Next on Stage Season 4 - Top 3 - High School by BroadwayWorld

Watch the newest episode in Season 4 of "Next On Stage" as we reveal your Top 3 High School finalists!

Buster Keaton on Television by Trav S.D.

December 22, 1949 is a cherished date, or ought to be, for fans of classic comedy, vaudeville, and Buster Keaton. It was on that date that Buster made his television debut on The Ed Wynn Sho…

Meet the Next On Stage Top 5: Josiah Sims

Who will make the Top 3? You'll have to tune in tonight, December 22 (7pm and 9pm ET) to find out! Until then, we are getting to know the students one by one. Meet College contestant Josiah …

Arden Children’s Theatre presents The BFG by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

The Arden presents The BFG, an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, in a production fit for both kids and the young at heart. Jill Ivey reviews.

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12 Days of Christmas with Deborah Cox- Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson Duet

On the tenth day of Christmas, Deborah writes: 'We can’t have The Twelve Days of Christmas without a selection from Leslie Odom Jr.’s Christmas Album. So many beautiful selections, but t…

MIND MANGLER to Play Final NYC Performance in January Before West End Run

Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion will play its final performance on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 7PM.

Ed Warren Busks Connectivity at C2C with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium by Michael Eddy

The award-winning designer, Ed Warren, was determined to achieve a level of connectivity for the audience to feel a part of the show when lighting multiple A-list acts at the C2C festival in…

Mind Mangler Sets Early Closing Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The show previously enjoyed a run in the West End, a U.K. tour, and a successful bow at Edinburgh Fringe.

Video: MJ Tour Opens at Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre

Last night, the tour production of MJ opened at Los Angeles’ Pantages Theatre. See footage from curtain call!

Meet the Next On Stage Top 5: Braxton Offor

Who will make the Top 3? You'll have to tune in tomorrow, December 22 (7pm and 9pm ET) to find out! Until then, we are getting to know the students one by one. Meet High School contestant Br…

Dance Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charm City Ballet at the Peggy and Yale Gordon Center for Performing Arts by Timoth David Copney

The Charm City Ballet is a relative newcomer on the dance scene around these parts, but don’t let their short history mislead you into thinking that their steps are tentative or unpolished…

MIND MANGLER: A NIGHT OF TRAGIC ILLUSION Announces Closing Date

Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion will play its final performance on Sunday, January 28th, 2024.

United Media Chooses a Complete a PROLIGHTS Lighting Setup for its Studios by Michael Eddy

United Media, leading media company of Southeast Europe, has carried out a significant upgrade of its lighting equipment by choosing PROLIGHTS projectors. For this technological upgrade, Uni…

Watch: The National Tour of MJ The Musical Takes Its 1st Curtain Call in LA by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

The jukebox biomusical is playing the Pantages Theatre through January 28.

Photos: Meet Tony Nominee Gabby Beans, Danya Taymor, and the Company of Jonah by Molly Higgins

The Off-Broadway play by Rachel Bonds follows two students at a boarding school.

PhysFest NYC!  by Barry Gordin

A Festival of Physical Theater - January 5-14-23 By: Alix Cohen December 22, 2023: What IS Physical Theater? Its most obvious definition includes mime/pantomime, dance, circus/clowning,…

Congestion Pricing: Good or Beepin’ Bad for Broadway? by Ken Davenport

Starting this spring, driving into the city south of 60th... The post Congestion Pricing: Good or Beepin’ Bad for Broadway? first appeared on Ken Davenport.

Bob Mortimer: ‘I wanted to write like Murakami but soon realised I didn’t have the talent’ by Bob Mortimer

The comedian and author on defacing Rudyard Kipling, being inspired by Spike Milligan and cherishing Jerome K Jerome My earliest reading memoryWhen I was in junior school I used to read ever…

Bluey’s Big Play review – puppy puppets’ sweet show sets tails wagging by Tim Jonze

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe Australian TV phenomenon reaches the stage with a story about sibling solidarity that has wacky dancing and an emotional wallop ‘What’s Bluey?” a friend …

The Voice Winner Maelyn Jarmon and Clay Singer to Star in Core Theatre Group's The Last Five Years by Molly Higgins

Performances begin February 22 at the Hudson Valley, New York venue.

Perelman PAC The Following Evening World Premiere Finds Creative Team by Molly Higgins

The work is written and directed by 600 Highwaymen's Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone.

31 Days of Holiday Cheer Exclusive: Norm Lewis Performs ‘The Christmas Song’ by Julia Chambers

The Broadway star stopped by Playbill Studios to sing the perennial classic, previewing his upcoming holiday concert with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.

Blame Donahue by Trav S.D.

December 21 is the birthday of talk tv pioneer Phil Donahue (b.1935). How perfect that this guy with the wintery hair was born of a winter solstice. This won’t be a celebration, per se, be…

Hannah Waddingham is “Home for Christmas” with Sparkly New Apple TV+ Special by Sandi Durell

by Matt Smith . . . . “Merry Christmas, everyone! Welcome to my festive extravaganza!” the eternally radiant Hannah Waddingham shouts to legions of friends and fans as she stands center …

Meet the Next On Stage Top 5: Colin O'Connor

Who will make the Top 3? You'll have to tune in tomorrow, December 22 (7pm and 9pm ET) to find out! Until then, we are getting to know the students one by one. Meet College contestant Colin …

The Best Theater of 2023 by Dan Rubins

In 2023, there was a happy diversity in the tapestry of the theater that resonated most deeply. The post The Best Theater of 2023 appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Whos’ Grinch: A Review of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

In its initial Broadway run in 2006, the show broke box-office records. It has been a seasonal phenomenon ever since.

Top 10 Lists of Top 10 NY Theater in 2023: Merrily, Sweeney, Purlie by New York Theater

“Merrily We Roll Along” is the most acclaimed show among theater critics whose lists of top 10 New York theater for 2023 are featured below, and in a poll I took of some 250 theatergoer…

Grace and Matt’s Top 3 Musicals of 2023 by Matt Tamanini

Any and all feedback is appreciated: Grace Aki: [email protected] | @ItsGraceAkiMatt Tamanini: [email protected] | @BWWMatt Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayr…

This Actress Discovers The Role Of A Lifetime In Brian Friel’s Play ‘Translations’ by Jeryl Brunner

Star Trek: Discovery star, Mary Wiseman, shows her vast range in 'Translations' at Irish Repertory Theatre

Broadway Games: Theater Vocabulary-ish Quiz by JK

I thought we'd have a nice, easy quiz to send us off on the holiday weekend. So, here's a vocabulary-ish quiz on theater related words. You probably know them all... Broadway Games: Theate…

Director’s cut: inside Warren Carlyle’s script for ‘Harmony’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The director-choreographer reveals his notes — and the motivation behind them — for a single scene in Broadway’s new musical “Harmony.”

Christmas songs with merry Connecticut connections as Santa prepares to come to town by Christopher Arnott

Connecticut is the theme of many Christmas songs, and a lot of Connecticut musicians have written holiday songs. Here are some of our favorites.

REVIEW: The House Of Bernarda Alba, National Theatrre ✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Lorca's The House Of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre. This post REVIEW: The House Of Bernarda Alba, National Theatrre ✭✭✭✭ first appeared…

The Australian Ballet ends 2023 with Swan Lake and 14 promotions by Deborah

The Australian Ballet’s 60th anniversary celebrations came to a close in Sydney with Swan Lake and with promotions for 14 dancers – about 20 per cent of the company. TAB ended 2023 wi…

What to Know About ‘Maestro’: A Guide to Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein Biopic by Sarah Bahr

Now on Netflix, the movie tracks the life of the American conductor and composer and his wife, the actress Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey Mulligan.

The Artists We Lost in 2023, in Their Words by Gabe Cohn

The World Has Finally Caught Up to Colman Domingo by Kyle Buchanan

Nine years ago, the actor was ready to quit Hollywood. Now, he’s starring in “Rustin” and “The Color Purple” in a breakthrough moment on the big screen.

REVIEW: The Witches, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Roald Dahl's The Witches now playing at the National Theatre London. This post REVIEW: The Witches, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ first appeared on …

Sofia Boutella Talks ‘Rebel Moon’ and Madonna by Christopher Kuo

Often playing a baddie in action films, she wasn’t sure she was ready to star. As a veteran dancer, she rather liked being an apprentice.

At City Ballet, History Is Made With Two Black Dewdrops by Gia Kourlas

“A Dewdrop is a drop of dew,” India Bradley said. “So can’t anyone do it?” She and the guest artist Alexandra Hutchinson perform the role in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker…

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 22nd, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  December 22, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

Geelong to Melbourne with Bert LaBonté by Moulin Rouge! The Musical

From Geelong to Melbourne. Our Toulouse-Lautrec, Bert LaBonté travels from Geelong each show day to get to the beautiful Regent Theatre. Join Bert on his journey to the stage. #MoulinRougeT…

Norm Lewis Joins New York Pops for The Best Christmas of All December 22–23 by Andrew Gans

Music director Steven Reineke conducts the famed orchestra.