A Tailor Near Me by TotalTheater

regional – Sarasota, FL: Florida Studio Theater’s Keating Theater: 1241 North Palm Avenue. Dec. 12, 2025-Feb. 15, 2026. Drama. Author: Michael Tucker. Director: Kate Alexander. Critic: M…

Review: The Rivals at Orange Tree Theatre by Katie Shaw

Review: The Rivals at Orange Tree Theatre "a marvellous production" The post Review: The Rivals at Orange Tree Theatre appeared first on Theatre Weekly.

Celeb favorite Times Square restaurant Un Deux Trois closes after 48 years: ‘It’s an institution’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Star fans included Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Jonathan Groff, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon, Marsha Mason, Christine Baranski, Alan Cumming and many, many more.

Bret Shuford, Veteran Broadway Performer, Dies at 46

“Leili And Majnun:” An Ancient Love Story For Modern Times by L. Peter Callender

We all know the iconic closing lines: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” But after experiencing a recent performance of Leili and Majnun at Centra…

“With Ruby and I” – review – more McDonagh than Robinson by Verity Healey

“So high you can kiss the sky” is one of the many iconic lines from With Ruby and I, a debut show by playwright Corrina O’Beirne, which premiered at the Brighton Fringe in 2025 and is …

Video: RED BUCKET FOLLIES 2025 Opening Number Starring James T. Lane

Check out the 2025 Red Bucket Follies opening number, from the annual variety show performed December 8 and 9, 2025 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. This year's Red Bucket Follies opening numbe…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for January 3, 2026 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for January 3, 2026 are about British silent screen star Alma Taylor, jazz sax star Rudy Wiedoeft, low budget horror actor Conrad Brooks, and Mexican actress …

January 2026 New York Theater Openings by Jonathan Mandell

Below is a calendar of selected theater opening* this month in New York, including one Broadway show, “Bug” by Tracy Letts, a mixed-reality play starring Ian McKellen, and the return of…

Wanyue Jie Joins TWO STRANGERS Producing Team at 17

Wanyue Jie is making his mark on Broadway as an above-the-title co-producer of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), at just 17 years old. Currently a high school senior, Wanyue was …

Playlist: New Year, New You!

2026 is here at last! What better time than the start of a new year to try to be your best self? Whether its sage advice for the body, mind, or spirit, there's nothing better than a good, ol…

Looking ahead to the 2026 Colorado theatre year by Alex Miller and toni Tresca

While we look back on the shows that were in 2025 with the upcoming OSCA awards

Conrad Brooks: Never Say Die by Trav S.D.

Two facts of life inspired me to subtitle this post on Conrad Brooks (Conrad Biedrzycki, 1931-2017) “never say die”. The first is because, as happened in one of Brooks’ better known fi…

Rudy Wiedoeft: Saxomaniac by Trav S.D.

Rudy Wiedoeft (1893-1940) is widely revered as the man who pioneered and popularized the jazz saxophone. Wiedoeft was Rudy Vallee’s musical hero (Vallee’s first name is an homage to Wied…

Yolanda Montes WAS “Tongolele” by Trav S.D.

The world lost Yolanda Montes a.k.a. Tongolele (1932-2025) just last February. Having heard about her strictly from the obits, I figured I’d save a post for her natal day, as she was a per…

10 Shows That Meant the Most to Me in 2025 by Jan Simpson

As usual, I’m late with a list of the shows I most enjoyed in 2025 but I’m going to share it anyway and since I am late, I’m also going to cut right to the chase. There were musicals I…

The Listening

The Marsh San Francisco presents Dan Hoyle’s “Takes All Kinds”

Broadway Alum Bret Hanna-Shuford Passes Away at 46

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor Bret Hanna-Shuford has passed away at the age of 46. His husband, Stephen Hanna, confirmed the news on their social media. Shuford had been dia…

Alma Taylor: Tillie the Tomboy and Britain’s Top Star by Trav S.D.

Alma Taylor (1895-1974) was one of Great Britain’s earliest and biggest film stars during the silent era. In 1915 she was voted Britain’s most popular screen actor, beating out even Char…

“& Juliet” Seeks Life After Love in Miami by Christopher McDaniel

The South Florida premiere of & Juliet, which arrived at the Adrienne Arsht Center on December 30 as a New Year’s celebration, positions itself as a bold corrective to one of Western l…

Baby Grand Jazz series returns to Hartford Public Library with outstanding regional talent by Christopher Arnott

The library's esteemed, piano-centered series runs every Sunday afternoon, except for Easter Sunday, from Jan. 4 through April 26.

‘Stranger Things’ finale turns box office downside up pulling in an estimated $25 million by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The finale of Netflix's blockbuster series "Stranger Things" gave movie theaters a much needed jolt, generating an estimated $20 to $25 million at the box office, according t…

What to Stream: Kid Laroi, ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Tron: Ares’ by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Returns to “The Pitt,” the Grid and music of Kid Laroi are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. The first week of January brin…

What’s old is new again this week in CT arts from dinosaurs to a 15th-century pageant by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 4-10 include also include country siblings The Band Perry, blues guitarist Ana Popovic, rocker Griffin Benton and reggae star Luciano.

Julie Halston Sees Herself in Dorothy Parker by Kathryn Shattuck

She stole the show in “And Just Like That …,” but theater is where the actress’s heart lies.

Guilt Takes Root and Falls Hard in “All My Sons” by Ivo van Hove by Ross

The London UK Theatre Review: Ivo van Hove’s West End Production of All My Sons By Ross The play opens in thematic chaos, as wind roars through the Wyndham Theatre. Thunder cracks overhead…

How Jenelle Manzi, a ‘Nutcracker’ Ballerina, Spends a Day with New York City Ballet by Nadav Gavrielov and Ye Fan

Jenelle Manzi started a nutrition company while performing with New York City Ballet. Now she’s doing her makeup in cabs and taking Zoom meetings as she sews pointe shoes.

Thank You, Tom Lehrer At City Winery by Barry Gordin

“Nonsense wakes up the brain cells…If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.” - Dr. Seuss By Alix Cohen January 3, 2026: Tom Lehrer (1928–202…

Improv for Newbies

Willis. From Nashville to Bay Shore

Aztec Two-Step – The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook

5 Broadway Shows to See in the New Year and Get Your 2026 Started Off Right by Logan Culwell-Block

Your first Broadway ticket-buying decision sets the tone for the year ahead, so we’re helping you choose wisely.

Beetlejuice the Musical Completes Its Third Broadway Run January 3 by Margaret Hall

The production returned to the Main Stem via its first national tour, which is closing after a three-year, 88-city run.

Misogyny, Memory, and the Ocean’s Pull on Board O’Neill’s Anna Christie by Ross

Assembled before our very eyes in the first few moments of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie at St. Ann’s Warehouse, the play barges in with an impressive, kinetic staging crafted by a fo…