Musica Viva: Esmé Quartet

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‘Melissa Etheridge: My Window’ receives GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Broadway Production by Andy Lefkowitz

The 35th annual awards ceremony, held at the New York Hilton Midtown, was hosted by Ross Matthews.

Some early thoughts on the 2024 Tony nominations by Adam Feldman

What do the nominations tell us about the Tonys?

Jordans by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

In fact, the play which ought to be hilarious is almost devoid of jokes as the premise which is politically incorrect will make many white playgoers uncomfortable – unless this is the poin…

NSW State Library announces $50,000 creative writing fellowship in landmark year

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Rhonda Burchmore joins the cast of Sister Act

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Off-Broadway Review: JUST ANOTHER DAY (starring Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack at Theater 555) by Charles Kruger

ALL IN A GOLDEN AFTERNOON Dan Lauria‘s gentle two-hander, which opened today at Theater 555, is a sly variation on Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Two characters, named simply “man…

World Problems

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Off-Broadway Review: JIMMY TINGLE: HUMOR AND HOPE FOR HUMANITY (SoHo Playhouse) by Paola Bellu

OH, THE HUMANITY! Remember the 80s? Reaganomics here, Thatcherism abroad, apartheid, the tragedy of AIDS that ended up killing more than 700,000 people in the US alone, materialism, consumer…

Lorna Courtney final “Roar,” bows + & Juliet speeches by bwaySHO

Head inside the Stephen Sondheim theatre for Tony Award nominee Lorna Courtney’s curtain call. Speeches from Betsy Wolfe, Lorna Courtney & she hands the mic to the next Juliet — Maya Bo…

Theater Review: EXTREME ACTS (The Marsh San Francisco) by Christopher Beale

EXTREME ACTS IS EXTREMELY GOOD A performance artist recounts the greatest moments of her career, from work that got her started, to the performance that almost killed her in the exciting and…

“The Glass Menagerie” Shines Light on Struggling 30s Family—at S.F. Playhouse by Lynne Stevens

Tennessee Williams Reflects American Memories & Dreams by Lynne Stevens Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” came to the stage in 1944. He called it “a memory play” becaus…

Lorna Courtney speech after final & Juliet by bwaySHO

Rhonda Burchmore confirmed to get into the habit in SISTER ACT by Sean McLoughlin

  Praise be! One of Australia’s most-loved musical theatre stars, Rhonda Burchmore, has been confirmed to join Casey Donovan and Genevieve Lemon in the most

Lorna Courtney & Juliet by bwaySHO

This Week on Broadway for May 12, 2024: The Great Gatsby by James Marino

Jeremy Jordan in The Great Gatsby (c) Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Great Gatsby, Illinoise, Mother Play, and SOOP Th…

Video: HELL'S KITCHEN Cast and Crew Celebrates Mother's Day with Tribute Video

Watch the Hell's Kitchen cast and crew's video tribute to the mothers in their lives, set to Alicia Keys' 'No One,' here!

Just Another Day: A Seniors Rom-Com Scores Some Meaningful Points by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Dan Lauria, Patty McCormack show off impressively in Lauria's play, well directed by Eric Krebs. The post Just Another Day: A Seniors Rom-Com Scores Some Meaningful Points ap…

Lorna Courtney Takes final bow in & Juliet by bwaySHO

Join @bwaySHO as she celebrates Lorna Courtney’s journey in & Juliet! She’s off to the Sondheim to hear Lorna roar one last time — and stay tuned for *Courtney Call* (bows) #lorna #…

Video: Sarah Paulson Talks APPROPRIATE and More on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

In this video, Sarah Paulson discusses her life growing up at LaGuardia High School in New York City, her relationship with Holland Taylor, and starring in Appropriate on Broadway on CBS Sun…

Photos: Go Inside the STEREOPHONIC Cast Album Listening Party

On Friday night, May 10th, the cast and creative team of Stereophonic gathered at the Friki Tiki in Midtown to celebrate and listen to the newly released cast album. Check out photos from t…

From Exile to Redemption by Marcina Zaccaria

Solo Performers John Rwothomack and Fidaa Zidan join forces to unravel the discovery of life after political rallies and prison sentences in Lines. The full version of the article From Exile…

Bacha Mdzinarashvili Quartet at Birdland by Barbare Sturua

The performance was infused with the spirit of free jazz, breaking down the regular tempos and incorporating a modern twist.

The God Box: A Daughters’s Story by Margret Echeverria

The advertising for this show tells us that it will make us want to call our moms.  Hmmm.  I'm not sure about that.  I'll bet your mother is not much like Quinlan's mother.  I have two m…

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Doing The Hee-Hee Show with Sarah Sigman

In this video, I am joined by performer Sarah Sigman to talk about her work in the theater, including her current position as a Swing in MJ The Musical on Broadway! Sarah shares about the hi…

Wait... Mama Will Provide? Mama Who Bore Me? When You're Good to Mama? How Do All These Broadway Composers Know My Mom?!? by Broadway Beat

by Keeley Bell. @omgitskeeley. LOS ANGELES – As I was listening to Broadway Radio on my morning commute, I noticed a disturbing trend in...

Get Off review – walking the uncomfortable line between desire and disgust by Kate Wyver

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonKaty Baird’s strange, intimate work of performance art leaves little unexposed – but its lack of depth leaves us wanting more Last time I saw Katy Baird, she…

Elaine Paige on Sunday Celebrates the Cannes Film Festival with Tunes From the Silver Screen 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 commemorates the 77th Annual Cannes Film…

Is it theatre or a concert? ‘Whiskey From Strangers’ is both by Kit Baker

The queer theatre group Grapefruit Lab partners with indie band Teacup Gorilla for a no-two-shows-the-same experience The post Is it theatre or a concert? ‘Whiskey From Strangers’ is bot…

Mothers on Broadway 2024 by New York Theater

Mothers took center stage in the Broadway season just ended, getting star treatment for characters who range from vile to virtuous. Today, on Mothers Day, Jessica Lange in the title role of …

In honor of Mother's Day, here's 'Mother Play' — which gestated for 40 years by Jeff Lunden

Playwright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. Mother Play is about her own mother.

Uncle Vanya by Elyse Trevers

The revision of “Uncle Vanya” at Lincoln Center is notable for two reasons. One is that it has been modernized by Heidi Schreck (“What the Constitution Means to Me”) making it more r…

Video: A SIGN OF THE TIMES Cast Makes Music at Broadway Sessions

Ben Cameron's long-running, award-winning, musical theatre variety series, Broadway Sessions, returned with cast members from hit A Sign of the Times, now running off Broadway at New World …

Matt’s New York Travelogue: April-May Trip by Matt Tamanini

Welcome back to Matt’s New York trip travelogue where he will be keeping you abreast of everything that is happening while he is in the city from Monday, April 29 to Saturday, May 4, 2024 …

SUFFS' Ally Bonino Takes Over Our Instagram Today

Follow along on our Instagram story as Alliy Bonino, who plays 'Lucy Burns,' takes you behind the scenes of Suffs, currently running at the Music Box Theatre.

Mary Said What She Said review – Isabelle Huppert dazzles in a one-woman tour de force by Claire Armitstead

Barbican, LondonThe final hours of Mary, Queen of Scots are enacted with hypnotic precision in Robert Wilson’s collaboration with Théâtre de la Ville–Paris In the grand soap opera of 1…

The Winter’s Tale review – Royal Ballet’s powerful war of the worlds by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonChristopher Wheeldon strips Shakespeare’s play of distractions in this boldly choreographed, nuanced masterpiece Ten years ago, when Christopher Wheeldon created T…

The week in theatre: The Cherry Orchard; Minority Report; Laughing Boy – review by Susannah Clapp

Donmar Warehouse; Lyric Hammersmith; Jermyn Street, LondonThe aged servant steals the show in a fast-paced 21st-century Chekhov, Max Webster’s dystopian sci-fi dazzles the eye but skips th…

FLORIDA – The Cross-Country “Lost Virginity Tour” Inspires Girlish Giggles by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . . The Lost Virginity Tour at the Delray Beach Playhouse is a curious mishmash. I initially found the initial frame—four superficial women who meet perio…

CT museum’s centuries-old ‘Venus’ spouts water again, latest in journey that’s taken her 5,000 miles by Kenneth R. Gosselin

In recent years, the Connecticut museum wondered whether the Renaissance sculpture was even being noticed by visitors.

Two Holocaust documentaries get special CT screenings. One includes a classical concert by Christopher Arnott

Two Holocaust-themed documentaries are being screened in Connecticut this month, telling the story of that tragic period in world history from fresh angles.

Connecticut artist Peter Anton serves up ‘Just Desserts’ at Fairfield University Art Museum by Christopher Arnott

Peter Anton's sculptures of a gigantic Pop-Tart, a four-foot-wide cruller and other delicacies are on display at the Fairfield University Art Museum through July 27.

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Martin Bauml Duberman, Paul Robeson (New York: Knopf, 19…

Jason Donovan to Star in ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ at the West End by Belaid S

This September, the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End will feature a limited two-week engagement of ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’

A Night Out Really Annes Her Hathaway by & Juliet Broadway

Happy #MothersDay from And Juliet on Broadway! ❤️ #shorts #broadway #andjuliet #betsywolfe & Juliet is the hit Broadway musical created by the Emmy-winning writer of Schitt’s Creek & …

Cabaret Theater Review: LEGAYLLY BLONDE: THE DRAGSICAL (Moonshine Room at Club Café) by Leslie Rosenberg

A SHOW SO FUN, IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAYL Welcome to Legally Blonde, wrapped in a rainbow flag. Yep, LeGAYlly Blonde: The Dragsical is the story of Elle Woods with a gay twist, and at last night�…

Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Completes Extended Off-Broadway Run May 12; Broadway's Next by Logan Culwell-Block

Escola stars opposite Conrad Ricamora, and both will transfer with the campy comedy to Broadway's Lyceum in June.

Gods and Monsters Opens World Premiere Chicago Run May 12 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.

Lorna Courtney Ends Run in Broadway's & Juliet May 12 by Andrew Gans

The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack Star in Just Another Day, Officially Opening May 12 by Margaret Hall

The play, by Lauria, centers on two old friends trying to figure out how they came to know each other.