Mother Play, A Play in Five Evictions by Joel Benjamin

"Mother Play," though based on Vogel’s own life, is her most schematic, more an outline barely fleshed out with lots of details rather than the intense emotional revelations of her earlier…

Twelfth Night, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - burlesque overwhelms the darker notes in this mixed revival by Heather Neill

Queer themes and music take centre stage in a café setting In Shakespeare's day theatre was regarded as "wanton" by those of a Puritan disposition who feared boys dressed as girls could eng…

Iconic indie St Kilda theatre commences redevelopment

The post Iconic indie St Kilda theatre commences redevelopment appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

World Voices

By . Join us for an evening of plays by nine writers who personally experienced displacement, migration and war.

I Ought to Be In Pictures by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Director Nicholas Viselli has done well with the characterizations but is unable to resolve the thinness of the backstories which are not fleshed out by the script. The shallow set which has…

Mason Felps Sets Stage for Rock The Country Festival With CHAUVET Professional by Michael Eddy

Production Manager and Designer Mason Felps and his team of Matt Stigile (Crew Chief), Claude Thomas, and Miles Shelton, ensured that every LD at the Rock The Country festivals would be ab…

Multiple Casualty Incident, The Yard Theatre review - NGO medics in training have problems of their own by Gary Naylor

★★ MULTIPLE CASUALTY INCIDENT, THE YARD THEATRE Too many tricks from the writer and the director dissipates the drama  Sami Ibrahim's play examines ethics in a war zone, but pivots to …

Eurovision 2024: Here are the songs with the best shot at glory by Glen Weldon

Another year, another glitter-filled spectacle known as the Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final airs Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET on Peacock in the United States.

Behind the Scenes at the Fight Call for Water For Elephants on Broadway! by Playbill

Tony nominee for Best Musical Water For Elephants takes us backstage to watch its performers rehearse before their show.

Video: Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman Perform 'Speed' From LEMPICKA

Lempicka on Broadway has released a new look at the show featuring its Tony-nominated stars, Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman singing, 'Speed'. See the video!

Photos: Sarah Paulson Receives Sardi's Portrait by Margaret Hall

The Tony-nominated actor joined the New York restaurant’s famed wall of caricatures May 9.

‘A Quick 5’ with Actor, Jon Hudson Odom in ‘Metamorphoses’ at Folger Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Folger Theatre concludes its 2023/24 season with Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses.” The play was nominated for three Tony Awards in 2002, including Best Play. The tales of Ovid are plac…

Watch Taylor Iman Jones and Thomas Silcott Perform 'If Your Child' From The Lonely Few by Playbill

The new rock musical, now running Off-Broadway at MCC Theater, is a "nuanced queer love story" between two female musicians.

Today on Broadway: Thursday, May 9, 2024 - BroadwayRadio

https://www.playbill.com/article/jose-llana-boards-starry-city-center-encores-titanic. Sam Morrison's Solo Show 'Sugar Daddy' to Play LA Before ...

‘Illinoise’ Dedicates Run Of Broadway Musical To Thomas J. Gates, Production Stage Manager Struck And Killed By Train; Sara Bareilles Pays Tribute by Greg Evans

The Broadway production of Illinoise has dedicated the entire run of the musical to production stage manager Thomas J. Gates, who was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train yesterda…

Richard Topol, Alexandra Silber to Lead Off-Broadway Production of The Merchant of Venice

Museum of Broadway announces ‘Moulin Rouge!’ exhibit by Michael Abourizk

The new offering will open to the public in May.

Photos: Inside VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA Opening at Lincoln Center Theater

See photos from Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Lincoln Center Theater! Learn more about the event!

Five Broadway productions will offer performances to benefit the Entertainment Community Fund by Michael Abourizk

The performances will take place in May and July.

London's Tina—The Tina Turner Musical to Welcome New Tina and Ike by Andrew Gans

The hit biomusical continues at the Aldwych Theatre.

The Outsiders, The Who's Tommy, More to Give Special Benefit Performances for the Entertainment Community Fund by Logan Culwell-Block

The special performances are part of the Fund's Producer's Picks benefit performance program.

Basics of Theatre Education by Aussie Theatre

The domain of theatrical education encompasses much more than simply acting on stage. It is a complex fusion of narrative

Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean will host sing-along at Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ by Michael Abourizk

The Max Martin jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

TITANIC STARTS JUNE 11! by Corine Cohen

A modern musical theatre masterpiece. Directed by Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window) and featuring Tony winner Chuck Cooper (Trouble in Mind), Eddie Cooper (Parade), Andr…

Tears, Hugs and Joy with Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Jonathan Groff and More of the 2024 Tony Award Nominees by Hayley Levitt

The 2023-24 Broadway season has come to an end and the newly minted nominees for the 77th Tony Awards have begun their monthlong period of celebration and reflection. Broadway.com Editor-in-…

Theatre Review: ‘Clue, A New Comedy’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Lynne Menefee

The board game, “Murder at Tudor Close,” was invented by a British couple during World War II. Its British publisher changed the name to “Cluedo.” In 1949, their American partners, P…

Subscribe to the 2024/25 season at The 5th Avenue Theatre by The 5th Avenue Theatre

The 2024/25 season marks the return of six shows: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, The Last Five Years, Waitress, Parade, Bye Bye Birdie, and After Midnight! We’re taking you …

Photos: Danielle Brooks, Kenny Leon & Norm Lewis Visit LEMPICKA

See photos of Danielle Brooks, Kenny Leon & Norm Lewis visiting Lempicka on Broadway!

Nathan Lane and André Bishop to receive special Drama Desk Awards by Michael Abourizk

The duo will be honored at the May 20 Drama Desk ceremony.

Thomas J. Gates, Longtime Broadway Stage Manager, Dead After Being Struck by Train

Theater Time Review: "Best Shows of the Second Half of the 2023-2024 Season" by Joseph Cervelli

Those I felt deserved the recognition and those for honorable mention.

Review: S.F. Playhouse cracks ‘The Glass Menagerie’ open by Lily Janiak

Director Jeffrey Lo reveals Tennessee Williams’ 1944 masterpiece as a wide, ripe canvas.

Oh, Mary!, Stereophonic and More Nominated for 2024 Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Darryn King

The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals, has announced the nominees for the 13th Annual Off…

Exagoge Review. The oldest Jewish play, PLUS. by New York Theater

“Exagoge,” inspired by the oldest known Jewish play, is a wildly ambitious, complicated but largely accessible new work of immersive theater: a play, opera, and Passover seder all in one…

Town Hall Arts Center announces 2024-2025 shows by Osc Staff Report

Mix of comedy, musicals and drama make up season starting in September The post Town Hall Arts Center announces 2024-2025 shows appeared first on OnStage Colorado.

Theatre Talk for the Broadway Revival of Home by Samm-Art Willams by Roundabout Theatre Company

Discover the Tony Award®-nominated play Home by Samm-Art Williams as it returns to Broadway. In this video, Roundabout Theatre Company Teaching Artists Nafeesa Monroe and Berk Uzman explore…

Nora by Steven Morris

The post Nora appeared first on Stage Raw - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

2024 Tony Nominations: Best Revival of a Play - YouTube

Jayne Houdyshell Walks Down Memory Lane. Playbill New 4.4K views · 2:51 · Go ... 2024 Lortel Awards Nominations. Playbill•1.2K views · 6:01 · Go to ...

Alum and freshly minted Tony Award nominee Joshua Boone to inspire new VCUarts ...

(Matthew Murphy, Playbill.com). May 8, 2024. Alum and freshly minted Tony Award nominee Joshua Boone to inspire new VCUarts graduates this week.

“237 Virginia Avenue”: A housing crisis 400 years in the making | Theater review by Lisa Kennedy

In playwright David Myers’ “237 Virginia Avenue,” a father and son play a not-always friendly, increasingly freighted game of Monopoly.

Rami Margon: Big Diane Energy by American Theatre Editors

What's it like to get 3 chances to play a god? An actor talks to a playwright about confidence, gender, and climate.

MCS Theatre

Forever Plaid

Tomorrow We Love

Sing Out: AWT Throwbacks

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal

Video: Jon Jon and Isa Briones Celebrate HADESTOWN's 5th Anniversary

In this video, the father and daughter team Jon Jon and Isa Briones who are currently starring in the hit Broadway musical Hadestown eight times a week. They both spill the tea on why the sh…

ILLINOISE Production Stage Manager Thomas J. Gates Passes Away at 51

Thomas J. Gates, the Production Stage Manager of Illinoise on Broadway, has passed away. Learn more about Gates.

Special: Save on Tickets to THE WHO'S TOMMY

This spring, it's time to go on an 'Amazing Journey.' The first revival of The Who's TOMMY on Broadway, created by Tony Award® winners Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, reinvents the five-tim…

Shoshanna Bean, Kenny Ortega & David Hyde Pierce to Join Chita Rivera Awards

More stars will be joining the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards. See the stars joining the event and learn more!

Photos: Andrew Scott Visits APPROPRIATE on Broadway

Stage and screen star Andrew Scott just paid a visit to the Belasco Theatre! Scott recently attended a performance of the 8-time Tony-nominated Appropriate and posed backstage with the cast.…

Bridget Barkan’s BB Variety Show: A Night of Music & Fun!

The Goodlucks

NYC! The Players Theatre Short Play Festival 2024

THE KEEP GOING SONGS Quote Montage by Lincoln Center Theater

Watch this montage of scenes from THE KEEP GOING SONGS by The Bengsons and directed by Caitlin Sullivan. Now through May 26, 2024, at LCT3's Claire Tow Theater. Tickets and more info: LCT.o…

Yeah It’s Hot, But Very Little Sustenance Consuming The Roiling Steam Of Culture by Joe Patti

Seth Godin made a post today that advocates for the value of the journey over the destination: TL;DR is defensive. Not simply because it defends our time, but because it defends us from chan…

Road to the Jimmys, Episode 2: The Inspiring Rising Stars of the Roger Rees Awards by Hayley Levitt

If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards provide a forecast of Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, t…

BEHIND THE BALLET - with Elizabeth Kaye | ONEGIN by American Ballet Theatre

BEHIND THE BALLET WITH ELIZABETH KAYE, ABT's Dance Historian This installment of our 2024 Summer season BEHIND THE BALLETS unearths the emotionally charged classic ballet ONEGIN. Kaye gives…

BEHIND THE BALLET - with Elizabeth Kaye | WOOLF WORKS by American Ballet Theatre

BEHIND THE BALLET WITH ELIZABETH KAYE, ABT's Dance Historian This installment of our 2024 Summer season BEHIND THE BALLETS unearths the contemporary masterpiece that is Wayne McGregor's WOO…

20 Al Hirschfeld Prints Now Available for Bidding to Benefit Broadway Cares by Andrew Gans

The autographed drawings feature Julie Andrews, Ellen Greene, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Lea Salonga, and more.

Illinoise Production Stage Manager Thomas J. Gates Dies at 51 by Margaret Hall

The Tony nominated musical cancelled its evening May 8 performance in response to the tragedy.

See Who's Joining Songwriter Scott Alan for Birdland Return by Andrew Gans

Alan will be featured at the piano for the evening titled The Old and The New.

Photos: See Rachel Zegler, Julianne Hough & More at ILLINOISE Gala Celebration

Illinoise is now a four-time Tony nominated musical, and while it officially opened last month, the production waited until Tuesday night to celebrate at the St. James Theatre. BroadwayWorld…

Directors Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe to Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Awards by Caitlin Huston

Directors Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe will each receive a 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Wolfe is a five-time Tony-Award winning director, helming sh…

Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe to receive 2024 Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement by Michael Abourizk

The 77th annual Tony Awards ceremony will be held on June 16.

Nathan Lane to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2024 Drama Desk Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

Outgoing Lincoln Center Theater Artistic Director André Bishop will also receive the inaugural William Wolf Award.

How Water for Elephants Brought the Circus to Broadway by Talaura Harms

Circus designer Shana Carroll and star Isabelle McCalla on the show's gravity-defying acrobatics.

8TH BIENNIAL SEGAL CENTER FILM FESTIVAL ON THEATRE & PERFORMANCE MAY 16-20 WILL FEATURE MORE THAN 30 FILMS BY INTERNATIONAL THEATER ARTISTS PLUS D by Robert Shuman

ALL FREE WHERE AND WHEN: May 16 to 20, 2024 The Segal Theatre Center, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street FREE – First Come, First Served So…

SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - Message In A Bottle | New York City Center by New York City Center

The dancers of MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, featuring "forceful and precise" (The New York Times) feel the beat of Sting's "Spirits in the Material World" through Kate Prince's street dance-infused …

Nathan Lane & André Bishop to be Honored at the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards

Stage and screen star Nathan Lane will receive the Harold S. Prince Award for Lifetime Achievement and Lincoln Center Theater’s André Bishop will receive the inaugural William Wolf Award …

Jessica Lange on Returning to Broadway in ‘Mother Play’: “It Still Thrills Me” by Caitlin Huston

Paula Vogel’s Mother Play is Jessica Lange’s fourth Broadway show, among the many other film and television projects that have populated her decades-long career.  But unlike her past ro…

Tony Award Nominee Daniel Radcliffe On MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG by BroadwayWorld

Fifth time's a charm for Daniel Radcliffe! With his latest appearance on Broadway (previous: Equus, How to Succeed..., The Cripple of Inishmann, The Lifespan of a Fact), he his finally a Ton…

Sony Pictures Entertainment Completes Upgrades to All 14 Mix Stages by Jazz Tangcay

Sony Pictures Entertainment has completed state-of-the-art upgrades to its mix stages. Among the soundstages that underwent substantial improvements are the Cary Grant, William Holden, Kim N…

ConFest Hawai'i: Ku‘u ‘Āina, Ku‘u Piko, Ku‘u Kahua

By . ConFest 2024 will focus on celebrating new works by Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Pacific Islander, and local Asian American theater practitioners.

André Bishop and Nathan Lane to Receive Special Drama Desk Awards by Hayley Levitt

The Drama Desk board has announced the recipients of two special awards, to be presented at the 68th annual Drama Desk Awards celebration. The ceremony will be held at the NYU Skirball Cente…

Young Adult Fiction Pioneer S.E. Hinton on Fifty Years of The Outsiders by Darryn King

One afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s, a 15-year-old student at Will Rogers High School named Susan Hinton—her close friends called her Suzie—witnessed a friend being attacked by…

Jack O'Brien and George C. Wolfe to Receive Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement by Darryn King

The director Jack O’Brien and the writer, director and producer George C. Wolfe will each receive the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. A Tony Award-winning…

Video: Watch Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett Rehearse 'Show the World' From BEACHES at Theatre Calgary

Get a first look at the song 'Show the World' in rehearsals for Theatre Calgary's upcoming International Premiere of Beaches the Musical.

Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe Will Receive 2024 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement by Andrew Gans

Broadway's biggest night of the year is set for June 16.

Music Box Front of House Glow Up | Suffs The Musical by Suffs The Musical

These rebel daughters gave the Music Box a glow up ✨ Nominated for 6 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Suffs is "the perfect show for where we are now" (The Wrap). Book, music, and l…

Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe to Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Awards

Al Hirschfeld Prints Signed By Cher, Chita Rivera & More to be Auctioned Off

Discover the auction benefitting BC/EFA and The Al Hirschfeld Foundation featuring 20 limited-edition Al Hirschfeld prints, signed by iconic stage and screen stars.

Casts of CABARET, THE GREAT GATSBY & More to Join MTC Spring Gala

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Spring Gala this month. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

George C. Wolfe, ‘Hairspray’ Director Jack O’Brien To Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Awards by Greg Evans

Tony-winning directors George C. Wolfe and Jack O’Brien will each receive the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre next month, Tony administrators announced toda…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

May recalls the Astor Place Riot, a vaudeville women's rights advocate, the Moscow Art Theatre, a pioneer of Asian American drama, a Chicano performance troupe, and a beloved Tesori-Kushner …

VIDEO: Speakers And Artists Attend NYC's Annual Commemoration Of The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by A.a. Cristi

This year's annual event featured an impressive array of artists to remember the victims of the Nazi war on European Jewry and commemorate their resistance.

Carrie Preston Started Doing Theater as a Kid in Georgia Before She Went to Juilliard by Livekellyandmark

Carrie Preston talks about when she started acting, and her experience as a student at Juilliard. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HFUeAK Website: https://livewithkellyandmark.com/ Facebook: ht…

Backstreet Boys Star AJ McLean Will Host & Juliet Sing-Along Performance on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

Ramin Karimloo, Anoushka Lucas Will Lead World Premiere Elvis Costello Musical A Face in the Crowd by Logan Culwell-Block

Featuring a book by Sarah Ruhl, the stage adaptation of the 1957 film will play London's Young Vic Theatre.

Pantomime Parody of Home Alone, Homo Alone! To Play London's The Other Palace by Margaret Hall

Jodie Prenger and Bobby Delaney have again teamed up to write the holiday pantomime.

Oh, Mary!, The Connector Among Nominees for 13th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Andrew Gans

In addition to the six competitive awards, honors will be presented to Marylouise Burke, Len Cariou, Suzan-Lori Parks, and more.

Actors’ Equity Foundation 2024 Performance Awards Announced

Jack O'Brien & George C. Wolfe Will Each Receive the 2024 Special Tony Award

Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe will each receive the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Museum of Broadway Announces a New Moulin Rouge! The Musical Exhibit

Video: Daniel Radcliffe Explains How Time Has Enriched His MERRILY Performance

In this video, watch as Tony nominee Daniel Radcliffe chats more about his co-stars, why Merrily We Roll Along means so much to him, and so much more.

Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas to Lead World-Premiere Musical A Face in the Crowd, with Music by Elvis Costello by Darryn King

Tony nominee Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas will lead the world premiere of A Face in the Crowd, a new musical with original songs by Grammy Award winner Elvis Costello. The show will ru…

The Crown Creator Peter Morgan Planning Netflix Film Adaptation of Political Thriller Patriots by Hayley Levitt

According to a Deadline report, Peter Morgan's next project for Netflix is likely to be a film adaptation of his political drama Patriots, now running at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatr…

North West and Heather Headley Join The Lion King Hollywood Bowl Event by Darryn King

North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, will star in the live-to-film concert/screening of The Lion King set to take place at the Hollywood Bowl on May 24 and 25. Tony wi…

Video: Whoopi Goldberg Recalls Offering Pope Francis an Appearance in SISTER ACT 3

On Wednesday, EGOT winner and host of The View Whoopi Goldberg stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to discuss her new memoir, Bits and Pieces. During the interview, she highlighted…

THE OUTSIDERS, ILLINOISE & More to Host Performances Benefitting The Entertainment Community Fund

The Outsiders, Patriots, Illinoise, An Enemy of the People and The Who’s Tommy will all host performances with blocks of tickets dedicated to supporting The Entertainment Community Fund. L…

By the Book Interview With Judi Dench

“They’re snapshots of the past: first-night gifts, holidays abroad, memories of lost friends and loved ones,” the award-winning actress says. Her latest, written with Brendan O’Hea, …

Milk: A Very Dairy Sketch Show

GMCLA’s SOLID GOLD: Aretha, Dionne, & Whitney

Omnia Motus

2024 Off Broadway Alliance Award Nominations by New York Theater

Below are the nominations for the 12th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards. The awards will be announced May 30th, and the ceremony will take place June 18th, at Sardi’s. The Alliance has …

Ship Happens: A Cruisical!

Party Like It’s 1983! with the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Alley Theatre World Premiere of Thornton Wilder's Emporium by Andrew Gans

Rob Melrose directs the unfinished work that was completed by Kirk Lynn.

NIAGARA: A New Musical To Have A Concert Presentation

Niagara: A New Musical, will premiere this spring with a special one-night-only concert presentation at The Green Room 42.

Vaudeville: Mariposa

Patrick Page, OH, MARY!, and More Nominated For Off Broadway Alliance Awards

The Off Broadway Alliance has announced the nominees for the 13th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway durin…

Video: Elizabeth Stanley Sings 'Back To Before' from RAGTIME at 54 Below

Watch as Tony Award nominee Elizabeth Stanley sings 'Back to Before' from Ragtime at 54 Below. In celebration of Women’s History Month, acclaimed women musical theatre writers who are Coun…

Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean Will Host & JULIET Sing-Along Performance

For one night only AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys will join the company of & JULIET onstage on Thursday, May 16 at 7 pm to host a special Sing-Along performance of the hit Broa…

Rogue Theater Festival

The Border

Podcast Advertising Growth Slowed in 2023, But This Year Looks Better So Far by Caitlin Huston

After many years of double-digit growth, U.S. podcasting advertising revenue growth slowed down in 2023. But there is hope ahead. Per a new Interactive Advertising Bureau study, released Thu…

Meet the cast and creative team of What Became of Us by Atlantic Theater

World Premiere Play WHAT BECAME OF US by Shayan Lotfi directed by Jennifer Chang May 17 – June 29, 2024 Atlantic Stage 2 Two siblings. One born there. One born here. How do they maintain…

Sappho review – the poet’s passions, from ancient Lesbos to spangly clubland by Arifa Akbar

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonA mix of songs, dance, glitter and camp, this ancient-modern mashup is derailed by bland debates and a convoluted script An ancient Greek love story, this…

The Muny Announces Principal Casting for In the Heights

Director Kenny Leon and the Cast of Home ‘Lean Into Love’ with a Joyous Broadway Revival by Hayley Levitt

Tony-winning director Kenny Leon brings Samm-Art Williams’ 1979 play Home back to Broadway for the first time in over 40 years. Beginning performances May 17 at Roundabout Theatre Company�…

Is Operation Mincemeat “Too British” for Broadway? The West End Hit Plots Its Course to New York

Kiki & Herb: Do You Hear What We Hear?

Things to do in Baltimore, May 10-16 by John Coffren

Go to a festival that honors an African-American sports legend, run to help those with physical disabilities, listen to a children’s choir perform songs from different cultures, go to a cl…

The Coast of Utopia Part One – Voyage

The Coast of Utopia Part Two – Shipwreck

The Coast of Utopia Part Three – Salvage

29th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition

National High School Musical Theatre Awards

30th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition

Plaza Suite

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Exhibit Comes to the Museum of Broadway

The Museum of Broadway will host its newest special exhibit, celebrating the Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Learn more about the exhibit and how to attend here!

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of London's Spirited Away? by Margaret Hall

The stage adaptation of Studio Ghibili's 2001 film Spirited Away previously premiered in Japan.

Video: Watch Taylor Iman Jones and Thomas Silcott Perform 'If Your Child' From The Lonely Few by Molly Higgins

The new rock musical, now running Off-Broadway at MCC Theater, is a "nuanced queer love story" between two female musicians.

Andrew Durand, Kecia Lewis, Marin Ireland, More Named Winners of Actors' Equity Foundation Awards by Andrew Gans

Winners will be honored during a June ceremony in New York City.

Listen: Ann Kittredge Sings Never-Before-Recorded Ahrens and Flaherty Trunk Song 'Garden' by Logan Culwell-Block

The track is on Kittredge's recently released album, Romantic Notions.

Video: Do You Know the Answer to Last Night's Theater-themed Final Jeopardy?

Last night's final Jeopardy! was 'The Theater.' Recently, Jeopardy has featured a 'World Theatre' category, a 'Songs In Musicals' category, Idina Menzel category, a Tony-Winning Musicals�…

Film Adaptation of Peter Morgan's PATRIOTS is in the Works

A film adaptation of Peter Morgan's play, Patriots is in the works. Morgan will take a break from his work on The Crown to focus on the film. 

Your Final Jeopardy! Masters Category Is... The Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Make your final bids, and see if you know the question that goes with this theatrical answer.

Peter Morgan's Patriots To Receive Film Adaptation by Margaret Hall

The work, currently playing Broadway's Barrymore Theatre, recounts the story of Vladimir Putin's rise to power after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Benji Santiago, Alex Joseph Grayson, Karmine Alers, More Cast in Muny In the Heights by Andrew Gans

William Carlos Angulo will direct Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' Tony-winning musical.

Margo Martindale, Jay Armstrong Johnson, More Will Lead Industry Reading of The Cannibals of McGower County by Logan Culwell-Block

Written by Drew Larimore, the play follows a couple who make their living reselling items purloined from abandoned restaurants.

Steve Carell, Anika Noni Rose, William Jackson Harper - Uncle Vanya now on Broadway by bwaySHO

Join the Star-studded cast and creative team of Uncle Vanya as they chat with ​⁠​⁠@bwaySHO on opening night at Lincoln Center Theater. The Chekov play stars Jonathan Hadary, Alfred …

Absen Unveils Groundbreaking Commercial LED Products at InfoComm 2024 by Michael Eddy

Absen Inc., the US subsidiary of Absen, the internationally acclaimed innovator in LED display technology, announces the Absenicon X Series and KLCOB V2 Series, two cutting-edge Micro LED so…

Ramin Karimloo to Star in A Face in the Crowd Musical From Elvis Costello and Sarah Ruhl

On Ted Edwards and How To Survive the Coming Apocalypse by Trav S.D.

It’s been a while since I have plugged Brent Walker’s indispensable reference book Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory here but I absolutely must do so today for it made possible this post on K…

Carolyn Montgomery is the ‘girlSinger’ by Sandi Durell

54 Below will present the MAC, Bistro and Nightlife Award-winning vocalist Carolyn Montgomery in the return of “girlSINGER” – her tribute to beloved entertainment legend Rosemary Cloon…

Review: Impressed, but Not Transported, by ‘Spirited Away’ by Matt Wolf

A stage production of the beloved Studio Ghibli movie is big on spectacle, but rarely grabs the heart.

Video: Watch 3 Romeos of & JULIET Cover *NSYNC

For all of the Max Martin hits included in & Juliet, did you know that so many more didn't make the cut? Watch 'Tearin' Up My Heart (Romeos' Version)' featuring three Romeos: Ben Jackson…

Writers Read by David Walters

Writers Read gives voice to the stories that bind us.

Photos: Inside the Public Theater Gala Honoring the Creatives of HELL'S KITCHEN

The Public Theater held its Annual Gala, honoring the creative team of HELL’S KITCHEN: Camille A. Brown, Kristoffer Diaz, Michael Greif, and Alicia Keys. Check out photos from inside the …

Want to get $25 tickets to big concerts and comedy shows in CT? You have to act now by Christopher Arnott

Two of the biggest concert promoters in Connecticut, Live Nation and Manic Presents, are offering $25 tickets to dozens of major concerts and standup comedy shows.

Billy Strings Tour Continues with Equipment from Bandit Lites by Michael Eddy

Working with Lighting Designer Roger Gant, Montreal-based visual design company Lüz studio oversaw the lighting design, creative design and video content for Billy Strings’ ongoing US tou…

This Week's Classifieds- Jobs in Company Management, Technical Direction and More

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/9/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Rivale Profile Lights up Gazzelle’s 2024 Tour ‘Inside X always’ for Indoor Stadiums by Michael Eddy

After participating in Sanremo 2024, the Roman singer-songwriter Gazzelle, exponent of Italian indie pop, left for the Inside X always tour, with a total of 12 dates throughout Italy. For t…

Washington National Opera premieres a new ending to Puccini's final work by Nina Totenberg

The Washington National Opera prepares to premiere a new ending to Giacomo Puccini's unfinished opera Turandot, subverting the traditional male-dominated narrative.

Warner Music Earnings Rise, But Miss Estimates as Ed Sheeran, Zach Bryan Are Major Sellers by Caitlin Huston

Warner Music Group reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, up 7 percent from a year ago, and net income of $96 million, up from $37 million a year ago. While both numbers saw…

The Government Inspector review – Ghosts stars team up for cartoonish corruption satire by Brian Logan

Marylebone theatre, LondonKiell Smith-Bynoe and Martha Howe-Douglas ably embody Gogol’s schemers, but this show doesn’t hit any 21st-century targets You can see why, in 2024, one might r…

Music Theatre International Releases Elephant & Piggie's 'We Are in a Play!' JR. for Licensing by Logan Culwell-Block

The popular children's book series by Mo Willems has officially come to the stage.

Seamless AV Chooses PROLIGHTS to Expand Its Inventory by Michael Eddy

Seamless AV has chosen PROLIGHTS' Astra Wash19PixIP to update its inventory in response to the increased demand for outdoor installations. Alex Moffat, Director of Seamless AV, consulted S…

'Prologue' (We Might Play All Night) from Passing Strange, the Tony-Award winning musical by Young Vic

In rehearsals at the Young Vic Video credit: Savage Mills

News From The Public Theater by Sandi Durell

The Public Theater’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced the line-up for The Public’s 2024-25 Season at their landmark Astor Place home o…

Revenge Comedy: A Review of “The Thanksgiving Play” at Steppenwolf Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

Under-plotted, more static than flowing, anticlimactic and sometimes over the top, “The Thanksgiving Play” is not a polished work of theater. But it is a powerful provocation, a real boo…

‘It's like church now’ | ‘Come Down Now’ from Passing Strange, performed by the cast in rehearsals by Young Vic

The cast of Passing Strange perform an excerpt from the song 'Come Down Now' in rehearsals for the Tony Award-winning rock musical A young musician sets out on an electrifying musical odyss…

Today on Broadway: Thursday, May 9, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

‘Operation Mincemeat’ Want Input for Broadway Run, Jackie Burns Joins ‘Burlesque,’ ‘Lonely Few’ Highlights “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitt…

REVIEW: Midsummer, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Midsummer at the Mercury Theatre Colchester. This post REVIEW: Midsummer, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭ first appeared on British Theatre.…

On the Couch with Anthony Taufa

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My blog's Mother's Day tradition - recalling the ads for the Bway play "The Mother With the Hat" by Fred Landau

Linking my blog's parody Mother's Day theater tradition: This was our "The Mom With the Hat"https://youtu.be/1_gG1vJGOFk (Music and lyric by Fred Landau) Remembering the ads for the controv…

The Passion of Andrea 2 review – Pythonesque dancefloor caper by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonThree performers have knockabout fun in choreographer Simone Mousset’s well-crafted, supremely silly show It’s funny, this show. Maybe not from the off, when you’re ju…

Queer Screen Goes to Cannes in 2024

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Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas Will Lead the World Premiere of A FACE IN THE CROWD With Songs By Elvis Costello

Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas will lead the world premiere of A Face in the Crowd, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah in his final production as Young Vic Artistic Director, designed by Anna F…

Pamela Rabe joins the roller coaster of Ride The Cyclone

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Commentary: What's missing in two starry new productions of Ibsen and Chekhov on Broadway by Charles McNulty

Steve Carell in Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' and Jeremy Strong in Ibsen's 'An Enemy of the People' lend excitement to new Broadway revivals that struggle to update these plays for a contemporary …

St Kilda Film Festival celebrates its 40th year

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Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Make of John Caird's Adaptation of SPIRITED AWAY?

Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning Spirited Away, created by legendary animator and director Hayao Miyazaki is re-imagined for the stage by Olivier and Tony award-winning director of Les Mis�…

William Jackson Harper is Chidi in real life (The Good Place) by bwaySHO

William Jackson Harper proves in seconds why he’s the only person who could play Chidi Anagonye perfectly. The Tony Award nominee for Best Actor in a Play is currently in Uncle Vanya at L…

Longtime chair of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center steps down as Broadway’s big lights beckon by Christopher Arnott

Theater producer Tom Viertel has stepped down from his post as board chair of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford after 24 years.

How Julian Clary and Barb Jungr met: ‘We both follow our hearts – and we both have psychic skills’ by Maureen Paton

Comedian Julian Clary and singer-songwriter Barb Jungr met in 1985 on the same cabaret bill. Friends ever since, they have performed together and speak nightly on the phone, having helped ea…

The Woman in Black begins Australian Tour

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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 9, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 9, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

See Tony nominee Amber Iman in Lempicka now through May 19 by bwaySHO

Lindsay Mendez remains undefeated by bwaySHO

Lindsay Mendez chats with @bwaySHO about being in the Merrily trio with Jonathan Groff & Daniel Radcliffe. Filmed by Avery Ingvarson for #bwaySHO at the Lucille Lortell Awards in 2023. Yo…

Playbill - You can now bring the musical myth of Hadestown... - Facebook

This is great. I can't begin to imagine though how they'll find high schools students capable of singing in Hades' range.

Understanding Cryptocurrency: A Comprehensive Guide to How That Work by Aussie Theatre

Welcome to the exciting world of cryptocurrency systems, where blockchain technology and digital currencies are changing the way financial transactions

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR Marylebone Theatre, NW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A RIOTOUS RUSSIAN SATIRE, FOR ALL TIMES           The local governor and councillors are posing for a photograph, more than satisfied with themselves and their genteelly corrupt side-h…

The Making of "A Complicated Woman" by Goodspeed Musicals

Ianne Fields Stewart (Book), Jonathan Brielle (Music & Lyrics) and Jeff Calhoun (Director/Choreographer) discuss the making of the new musical "A Complicated Woman." A Complicated Woman: A …

THE WOMAN IN BLACK begins a national tour by Aussie Theatre

One of the most terrifying live theatre experience in the world has begin it’s national tour. The Woman in Black,

The play that changed my life: Jim Cartwright’s ‘rude, raucous and deadly serious’ Road by Sam Grabiner

Our new series on transformative theatrical discoveries begins with the surreal 1986 drama set on a street in Lancashire I must have been about 14. Our English teacher had taken us to a libr…

Hayes Theatre Co Announces New Chair by Aussie Theatre

After almost seven years in the role, Hayes Theatre Co has announced that chair Lisa Campbell will be stepping down

New CBD Hub to support Victorian Creative Workers

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Thomas Weatherall’s debut production makes Queensland premiere at La Boite by Aussie Theatre

Blue, a poignant exploration of the complexities of growing up, written and performed by Logie and AACTA award winner Thomas

Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring Robert Menzies by Aussie Theatre

For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring veteran actor of the stage Robert Menzies in

The Australian Music Vault unveils a new display honouring 2024 Ted Albert Award winner Bart Willoughby by Aussie Theatre

The Australian Music Vault pays homage to the achievements of the 2024 APRA AMCOS Ted Albert Award Winner for Outstanding

Stir Opens at The Old Globe May 9 by Margaret Hall

The play follows two siblings separated by distance and circumstance, who unite to share their mother's favorite recipe.

Gods and Monsters Begins World Premiere Chicago Run May 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

Paul Oakley Stovall and Tom Mullen bring a version of Frankenstein screen director James Whale's life to the stage that puts more focus on race.

Laura Benanti's Solo Show Nobody Cares Returns Off-Broadway May 9 by Margaret Hall

The Tony winner's solo comedy, which played three nights only at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre earlier this year, has returned to the venue for three weeks.

London-Bound English Begins at Royal Shakespeare Company May 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

Diyan Zora is directing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi.

Claudio Macor's The Tailor-Made Man Begins in London May 9 by Andrew Gans

The production is the inaugural play at the new Stage Door Theatre in Drury Lane.

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 8. 2024: When Cabaret, the musical based on Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories and I Am a Camera, John Van Druten’s straight-play adaptation, opened on Broad…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Sydney Skybetter on Choreorobotics, De-Stabilizing Norms, and The Dancing Future by The Dance Enthusiast

"I don't anticipate that there's going to be robots on the floor of the Joyce anytime soon, but it's interesting to me that Jacob’s Pillow, which is rebuilding the Doris Duke Theater, is i…