On the Couch with Thomas Campbell

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Hartford Stage Nearly Halfway Through $20 Million Campaign by Frank Rizzo

With theaters nationwide still staggering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hartford Stage announced today it is nearly halfway through the largest non-capital fundraising campaign …

Broadway’s ‘Suffs’ Announces January Closing; Producing Team Includes Hillary Clinton by Greg Evans

Suffs, the double-Tony Award winning Broadway musical by Shaina Taub that counts Hillary Rodham Clinton among its producers, will close January 5, 2025, producers announced today. The well-r…

HAVOC – a Circus Oz Benefit Gala Extravaganza!

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Panels from the PRELUDE Festival 2024

By . Three conversations about the state of theater in 2024.

‘Suffs’ will end Broadway run by Michael Abourizk

Shaina Taub won 2024 Tony Awards for writing the musical’s book and score.

Orgasmic AF: Confessions of a Sexologist

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‘Suffs,’ the Tony-Winning Broadway Musical, Will Close Jan. 5 by Michael Paulson

The musical, created by Shania Taub, announced that it will play its final performance on Jan. 5 and start a national tour next fall.

Shaina Taub's Suffs to End Its Broadway Campaign in January by Beth Stevens

Shaina Taub's Suffs has set its closing date. The show, which won two 2024 Tony Awards for Taub's original book and score, will play its final performance at the Music Box Theatre on Janua…

SUFFS Will Play Final Broadway Performance In January

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Suffs will play its final Broadway performance on January 5, 2025 following 24 previews and 301 regular performances.

Shaina Taub’s Suffs Sets Broadway Closing Date

Yola on the ‘Gig Energy’ of Playing Persephone in Broadway’s ‘Hadestown,’ and Why She’s Taking a Turn in Her Music Career to Do Things Her by Chris Willman

The name Yola is not to be confused with YOLO, but if her moniker were to be an acronym, it might stand for You Only Live Awe-Inspiringly. The British-born singer has been expanding her hori…

Broadway Musical ‘Suffs’ Sets January Closing Date by Caitlin Huston

The musical, about the women's suffrage movement, had the backing of Hillary Clinton and two Tony Awards.

Jim Parsons in 'Our Town' on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Watch a new look at the Broadway revival of Our Town, starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Zoey Deutch, Julie Halston, Ephraim Sykes, and more. See more here: https://bway.world/pnn8b

Thomas Wilkins on “Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora” by New York Philharmonic

Conductor Thomas Wilkins gives an overview of the program he leads at the NY Phil, “Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora,” on October 17 and 18. The concerts begin with “Four B…

YELLOW FACE - Playbill Store

PLAYBILL Magazine Subscriptions. About the Playbill Store. This site is the official store of Playbill, Inc. We specialize in Broadway-themed ...

Photos: Tony-Winning Producer Robert L. Boyett Celebrates His Sardi's Caricature!

The theatre and television industries gathered on Thursday, October 10 to celebrate 12-time Tony Award-winning producer Robert L. Boyett as he received the honor of a caricature on the h…

Theatre Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre by Teniola Ayoola

When I tell people that Folger Theatre’s “Romeo and Juliet” is about the upcoming presidential election, their jaws drop because it seems like an unlikely connection. Yet under Raymond…

Photos: Inside OUR TOWN Opening Night Curtain Call

Check out phots from the opening night curtain call of Our Town on Broadway, starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes and more. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Anna Zavelson & Benji Santiago Sing "Carry You Home" from The Notebook - YouTube

The Notebook's newest young Allie and young Noah gave an exclusive performance to Playbill of one of the show's many love songs.

Test Version: Is Grover's Corners a Real Place?

Is Grover's Corners a Real Place?

Žerotín Castle Gets Stylish New Anolis Look by Frank Hammel

The magnificent Žerotín Castle in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic has a new look and style for after dark with an installation of Anolis Calumma M and L LED fixtures, which were ch…

Brandon Uranowitz and more to lead industry presentation of new comedy ‘The Cowards’ by Michael Abourizk

Brandon Uranowitz, Veanne Cox, Taylor Schilling and more will appear in the reading.

People of the Book by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen October 11, 2024: A great many politically themed plays have been produced these last few years. The best of them enmesh protagonists’ struggles, offer insight to specifi…

Jonathan Groff, Brooke Shields, Kristin Caskey and more join board of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Michael Abourizk

Eight new members were named.

Video: Zachary Quinto Discusses His Musical Roots Before Broadway Return in CULT OF LOVE

Zachary Quinto is leaning into his musical theatre roots before returning to Broadway in Cult of Love. While sitting down on The Kelly Clarkson Show, he revealed that 'there's a fair amount …

Mel McGlensey is MOTORBOAT

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REST IN PEACE, PAMELA S. GREEN (AUGUST 3, 1958 – SEPTEMBER 29, 2024) by Robert Shuman

Pamela S. Green Obituary Pamela, was born on August 3,1958 to Alfred G. Green and Marilyn G. Green in Chicago, Ill. After a brief illness, Pam passed peacefully at the age of 66 on September…

Patrick Page’s ‘All The Devils Are Here’ Tour to Begin Performances by Matthew Herzog

Patrick Page in ‘All the Devils Are Here.’ Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Producers Mara Isaacs and Bryan Hunt announced today that All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented Th…

Jazz: The Heartbeat of My Life and a Journey with Gavin Gregory as King Oliver by Db Frick

Gavin Gregory who stars as King Joe Oliver Growing up, jazz transcended mere entertainment; it formed the very rhythm of my existence. My childhood was a mosaic of rich, soulful sounds, eman…

Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and More Welcome Broadway to Our Town on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Nice town, y’know what I mean? For the first time in nearly 25 years, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is transporting Broadway audiences to the simple, quiet village of Grover’s Corners, w…

Video: Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes & More in OUR TOWN

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon, opened on Thursday, October 10 at the Barrymore Theatre where the production is running for a strictly limited engagem…

Videos You Missed This Week: TAMMY FAYE, LEFT ON TENTH, and More

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending October 11, 2024 with videos from Left on Tenth, McNeal, and more!

‘Hadestown’ to receive special album featuring Anaïs Mitchell chronicling its creative process by Michael Abourizk

Mitchell will narrate her inspiration for the musical.

Killer Burlesque: A Horror Parody

Happy Frights

Harry P Leu Gardens

Video: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT at the Mark Taper Forum

Get a first look at Green Day's American Idiot, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre. Check out highlights of the production featuring the title song.

HIFF by Barry Gordin

LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY @ HIFF with the film’s director Bruce David Klein. October 11, 2024: A special screening of the recently released film on the legendary perfor…

Video: Meet the Cast of Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Can YOU spell the word that stumped Richard? Watch in this video to find out and catch sneak peeks of the title song, 'Magic Foot', and 'Prayer of the Comfort Counselor.' 

Exclusive: Read an Excerpt from Eric Idle's THE SPAMALOT DIARIES

Crown released The Spamalot Diaries, the inside story of what it took to bring Monty Python and the Holy Grail to Broadway as the unlikely theatrical hit Spamalot, as told through actual …

Broadway’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ will welcome Phillip Johnson Richardson to the cast by Michael Abourizk

Richardson made his Main Stem debut in “The Wiz.”

ARF HAMPTONS by Barry Gordin

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons held their Annual Stroll to the Sea on Sunday, October 6 in East Hampton. October 11, 2024: The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons held their annual S…

Fall Puppetry: Festivals, Cabarets, Circuses and Slams in October and November by New York Theater

The twentieth anniversary of the La MaMa Puppet Festival starts its three-week run on all four stages of La MaMa ETC later this month, but the festival is just the largest offering in two mo…

Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On Deaf West's AMERICAN IDIOT

Green Day's American Idiot, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre, officially opened Wednesday, October 9 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles - and the …

'Green Day's American Idiot' Now Playing at the Mark Taper Forum! by Center Theatre Group

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Slinging razor guitars, thundering drums, and an anti-hero named Johnny. Not the prelude of typical entries in the canon of musical theatre. But these elements h…

A Celebration of American Music Benefit at North Coast Repertory Theatre

Dance Out: Oz

The Sex Writer

Woman on a Ledge

Anatomies

Marilla of Green Gables: Becoming a Family

Anne of Green Gables: Finding Home

“The Play That Goes Wrong” Gets It All Right—at SF Playhouse by Kim Waldron

Lewis, Sayer, Shields Deliver Campy Non-Stop Laughs by Kim Waldron I thought I didn’t like farce, but it turns out I just needed to see one done right—like San Francisco Playhouse’s �…

Ryan O’Connor, Michael Wilson Hosting Industry Reading for Broadway Hopeful ‘The Cowards: A Marvelously Queer New Comedy’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Playwright and actor Ryan O’Connor has written a modern, unapologetically queer take on Nöel Coward’s classic comedy “Hay Fever.” Entitled “The Cowards: A Marvelously Queer New Co…

Riding the Currents of the Wilding Wind

Paw Patrol Live! A Mighty Adventure

Museum of Make Believe

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience at American Dream

Deaf West and Center Theatre Group's Green Day's American Idiot An ASL-Fueled Rock Musical For Today by Deaf West

Slinging razor-sharp guitars, thundering drums, and raw emotion, Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group present a groundbreaking reimagining of Green Day's American Idiot. This electrify…

Genesis: An Immersive Light Show

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Cal Shakes’s Revels Now Are Ended by American Theatre Editors

The venerable East Bay theatre, which offered classics outdoors for 50 years, is another casualty of the punishing economics of theatre since the end of the Covid lockdown.

Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams Missing In South Carolina; Hugh Jackman Appeals For Help by Greg Evans

Broadway dancer Zelig Williams, who has performed in productions of MJ The Musical, Hamilton and Hugh Jackman’s 2019 tour The Man. The Music. The Show, has gone missing in South Carolina, …

A Choreographer’s Errands Into the Wilderness by Brian Seibert

The Greek-born choreographer Lenio Kaklea made her American debut at Governors Island, a fitting spot for work about the boundaries between nature and culture.

Photos: First Look at Antonio Banderas Directed Production of GYPSY

Antonio Banderas' Spanish production of the classic Broadway musical Gypsy is now on stage, marking his fourth endeavor in directing for the stage. This production is the first time Gypsy is…

American Mariachi OFFICIAL TRAILER | Two River Theater by Two River Theater

"This production HAS IT ALL!" –BROADWAYWORLD ⭐️ AMERICAN MARIACHI must close Oct 20. Get tickets 👉 https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/american-mariachi/ THE CAST: Jordan Arredond…

Video: Unpacking the Music of Jason Robert Brown

In this video, we welcome Broadway’s own Jason Robert Brown to talk about his big Carnegie Hall concert coming October 25th with guests Heather Headley, Ben Platt, Shoshana Bean, J. Harris…

The 69th Obie Awards Reveal Judges and Eligibility Details

The American Theatre Wing has announced its panel of judges and eligibility details for The 69th Obie Awards, the theater industry’s premier award celebrating the best of Off-Broadway …

Review: The Hills of California at the Broadhurst Theatre by Lane Williamson

Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes bring their latest large-scale family drama to Broadway with typically exceptional results. Lane Williamson reviews. The post Review: The Hills of California a…

Green Beam Design and CHAUVET Professional Create Memorable Set at Pol’and’Rock Festival by Frank Hammel

British poet John Ruskin once declared ‘you get what you pay for.’ Although his quip has been repeated often over the past two centuries, it isn’t always true. A beautiful case in poin…

‘Our Town,’ ‘McNeal’ and 4 More Shows Our Critics Are Talking About by The New York Times

The fall season is underway, and our reviewers think these productions are worth knowing about, even if you’re not planning to see them.

Theatre Up Close: Stage Management by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

🔍 THEATRE UP CLOSE 🔍 It's International Stage Management Day! 🎧💻 I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Stage Manager Rebecca RD Hamlin gave us an inside look at all the "standby…

DEEP HISTORY by Brittany Crowell

But is it hopeless? David Finnigan’s solo show asks. Can we learn from the past to improve the future? Can theater impact society’s outlook on climate change? Can we have hope and posi…

Ruddigore

Theater Review: “Nassim” — Word Play by Robert Israel

The script is an experiment, a (sometimes) witty lecture on language. But it doesn’t work dramatically.

Phillip Johnson Richardson to Play Knuck in Hell’s Kitchen, Replacing Chris Lee by Darryn King

The Wiz’s Phillip Johnson Richardson will play Knuck in the Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen. He takes over for Chris Lee, who originated the role and plays his final performance at t…

Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt by Trav S.D.

How perfect is it that the International Day of the Girl Child falls on the birthday Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)? She’s one of my top female heroes; we’ve needed her or someone like he…

Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue

Robe iBOLTS and iFORTE LTXs Help Celebrate Hungarian National Day 2024 by Michael Eddy

When you need big, bold, beautiful fat beams for a monumental lighting scheme… Robe’s iBOLTS, iFORTES and iFORTE LTXs are ideal. All these fixture types were prominent on a number of spe…

Video: 'A New Life' from Mulwaukee Rep's PRELUDE TO A KISS

Get a first listen to ‘A New Life’ from Milwaukee Rep's Prelude To A Kiss. Check out the video! Now on stage through October 19th, 2024.

Jonathan Groff, Equity’s Brooke Shields, Black Theatre Coalition’s T. Oliver Reid, Broadway League’s Jason Laks Among New Broadway Cares/Equity by Greg Evans

The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees has added eight new board members including actor Jonathan Groff, newly elected Actors’ Equity Association president Brooke Shields…

Inner Circle Distribution Welcomes Darrell Barnes as Sales Manager for Central U.S. by Michael Eddy

Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) announces the appointment of Darrell Barnes as the company’s new Sales Manager for the Central U.S. region, effective October 14th, 2024. With over two deca…

2712 Central Expressway

ABT's 2024 Fall Season | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 🪓 by American Ballet Theatre

ABT’s 2024 Fall Season | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 🪓 Helen Pickett's CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Don’t miss ABT’s CRIME AND PUNISHMENT from October 30–November 3 at the David H. Koch Theate…

Starlight Express | 2024 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

GET YOUR SKATES ON – THE LEGEND IS BACK! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is now playing at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Audiences will be immersed inside a world of spee…

FROZEN JR, ROCKY HORROR & More – Check Out This Week's Top Stage Mags

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from Frozen J…

Editor’s Note: Before the Fall by American Theatre Editors

Our season preview and most-produced plays lists show a theatre scene still feeling the effects of contraction but continuing to show up for the work against steep odds.

Historic Ohio Theatre

McNeal *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons October 11, 2024At the beginning of Ayad Akhtar’s new play, McNeal, we see the protagonist, Jacob McNeal (Robert Downey Jr.) being scolded by his physician, Sahra…

LaSalle Theatre

Exclusive: Broadway Unites to Save the West Bank Cafe and Laurie Beechman Theatre

The iconic West Bank Cafe and its famed downstairs venue, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, hosted a glittering gala packed with Broadway's brightest. In this video, check out exclusive highlight…

iHeartRadio Broadway Will Celebrate 30 Years of Disney on Broadway With Alan Menken, Susan Egan, and More

iHeartRadio Broadway will host an hour-long special celebrating 30 Years of Disney on Broadway this November.

How To Become One Of The Most Produced Plays Next Year by Ken Davenport

Every year, I look forward to American Theatre’s Top 10... The post How To Become One Of The Most Produced Plays Next Year first appeared on Ken Davenport.

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Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre by Lorin Wertheimer

Meghan Kennedy's new play connects two lonely souls over a cup of diner coffee. Lorin Wertheimer reviews. The post Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…

Review Roundup: DEEP HISTORY at the Public Theater

The Public Theater just celebrated opening night for the North American premiere of DEEP HISTORY, a solo show by Australian playwright and performer David Finnigan. Check out what the critic…

Jim Catapano and the Well-Mannered Wife Swap by Jaymichaelsae

A Stylish Adaptation of Shaw’s Slick Comedy Comes to the American Theatre of Actors Way back in 1912, George Bernard Shaw, a master at depicting the complexity of human relationships and b…

Listen: 'TALKING HADESTOWN' Album Features Commentary From Anais Mitchell

A new album has been released titled 'Talking Hadestown,' a sixteen-part, digital words-and-music experience where Tony and Grammy-Award winning composer Anaïs Mitchell takes listeners thro…

‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light by Lucy Webster

The Lyric theatre Belfast’s new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare’s storied tragedy was not without its chall…

Phillip Johnson Richardson Joins HELL'S KITCHEN as 'Knuck' This Month

Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN will welcome Phillip Johnson Richardson (The Wiz) as “Knuck”, starting on Tuesday, October 22. Chris Lee, who originated the role, will play his final per…

First Person: Lindsey Ferrentino on the play that has led Adrien Brody to the London stage by Lindsey Ferrentino

The American dramatist on bringing 'The Fear of 13', and its Oscar-winning lead, to the Donmar I turn 36 this year, while living in London and rehearsing my new play The Fear of 13 at the D…

Interview: COME ALIVE! Creative Director Simon Hammerstein: 'Our Production Absolutely Would Not Work in a Traditional Theatre'

This month sees the grand arrival of Come Alive!, a live blend of circus and musical theatre inspired by the 2017 film The Greatest Showman.

No, you probably shouldn’t add another Meta ad set by Toby Richkind

How to get the most bang for your buck on Instagram and Facebook.

His Side of the Story: Edgar Arceneaux’s “Until, Until, Until…” Tells It by Tristan Bruns

Few artists have faced as much backlash as Ben Vereen, star of stage and screen, who performed a tribute to legendary vaudevillian Bert Williams—the first Black actor to appear on Broadway…

Today on Broadway: Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Critics Review ‘Our Town’ Revival; All Lights to Dim for Creel, Smith, and Bailey; A New Sarah for City Center’s ‘Ragtime,’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first a…

‘Our Town’ reviews: Kenny Leon directs ‘enticing’ revival led by Jim Parsons by Paul Sheehan

The Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder‘s “Our Town” opened Oct. 10 to rave reviews. This imaginative restaging of this American classic by Tony-winning director Kenny Leon (“A Raisi…

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals by JK

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals        What's in a name? A lot, when it's doing the heavy lifting of being the title of a big Broadway (or off-Broadway) show! DIRECTIONS: Match …

The Broadway Review: ‘Our Town’ measures life in a series of small moments by Brittani Samuel

Director Kenny Leon’s slightly modernized revival of the American paragon finds its divine core, but lacks connection.

California Shakespeare Theater Will Close its Doors

California Shakespeare Theater, known as Cal Shakes, will close its doors. A statement on the company's website, from Executive Director Clive Worsley, cites 'insurmountable financial impass…

Sump'n Like Wings by Wendy Caster

Lynn Riggs (1899-1954) wrote 30 plays, a few of which were produced on Broadway, along with screenplays and poetry. Nowadays he is known--when he is known at all--for having written Green Gr…

Tell Us In Ten – Ingrid Craigie by Jen Dickson-Purdy

In our profile series Tell Us In Ten, we ask cast members and creatives of top London shows to tell us all about themselves in just 10 questions. From how they got their start in the industr…

Katie Brayben Sings “Empty Hands” from Broadway’s Tammy Faye

Combs, Church on Helene benefit: ‘We wish we didn’t have to be having this conversation’ by Tribune News Service

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the grand scheme of things, fellow North Carolina natives and country music stars Luke Combs and Eric Church are happy to be co-headlining a concert at Bank of America…

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 5, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…

CT Christmas Movie Trail features two dozen films shot in Nutmeg State, chance to be extra in movie by Staff Report

Hoping to be an extra in a Connecticut Christmas movie? You may just have your chance.

Opera of live sex and piercing leaves 18 theatregoers ill with severe nausea in Germany by Shahana Yasmin

Sancta by Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger has been criticised by Catholic leaders as ‘a disrespectful parody of the Holy Mass’

“Good Bones”: A Gripping Battle of Haves vs. Have-Nots—at The Public  by David Moore

Millennial Notes James Ijames Plumbs the Depths & Despair of Gentrification by David Moore James Ijames’ “Good Bones” delves into gentrification, class struggle, and the malicious …

Saturday Night Live: the 20 greatest sketches ever by Zach Vasquez

The comedy show reaches its 50th anniversary this week and to celebrate, a look back to its funniest moments ever With the season premiere this past weekend, Saturday Night Live celebrated i…

5 Facts About Sunset Boulevard Before You See the New Broadway Revival

REKOSPECTIVE: The Art of Reko Rennie

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The Von Donk Family Old-Timey Vaudeville Revue

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Sam O’Sullivan’s McGuffin Park to premiere at Ensemble Theatre

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Theatrical Tectonics: The Slowdown Entertainment of a José Rivera Play by Ilinca Todoruţ

A couple of hours before watching José Rivera’s play Cloud Tectonics staged at the German State Theatre in Timișoara, Romania, I was chatting with the theatre’s head of dramaturgy and …

Review: ‘Our Town’ Starring Jim Parsons Is Still Avant-Garde After 86 Years by Jesse Green

The Thornton Wilder classic returns to Broadway, still brutal and avant-garde after 86 years.