Further Focus on Fairbanks by Trav S.d.

There’s a small handful of other performers with a May 22 birthday I have the option of writing about this morning, but I’ve chosen instead to fill in a little gap in our existing Traval…

Jeff Beacher Revives Beacher’s Madhouse for Sold-Out, Star-Studded Crowd by Kimberly Nordyke

The entertainer had stepped away from producing his event in 2015 amid health issues: "My mission is simple: bring joy and fun to the world and help inspire people through weight loss, welln…

Catch Me If You Can by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 2011 (Ghostlight) The presence of leading men Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz guaranteed high expectations for this stage musical adaptation of Steven Spielberg’s …

Top 14 Posts in the 14 Years of New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Below are the 14 most-read posts over the 14 years since I launched NewYorkTheater.me on May 23, 2012, as well as a separate list of the 14 most popular posts in the 14th year of the site, w…

Stage & Studio: Kristina Wong, #foodbankinfluencer by Dmae Lo Roberts

Dmae Lo Roberts talks in a podcast with Wong, whose solo show from Portland Center Stage and Boom Arts combines comedy with the serious plight for many of access to food.

Purity by Mason Pilevsky

Dirty Books – 21 May 2026 An immersive dive into Comstock’s anti-obscenity crusade, Dirty Books is a playful, imaginative look at the forbidden fruits of hedonism. Centering around two c…

Soaring Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Jinkx Monsoon Electrifies in Soho Theatre’s “End of the Rainbow” by Ross

The London England Theatre Review: Jinkx Monsoon delivers a thrilling and emotionally bruising portrait of Judy Garland in Rupert Hands’ haunting revival By Ross “Madness,” our descrip…

Tony Predictions 2026 by Wendy Caster

Broadway keeps chugging along, and so do we. Yes, awards are silly, even stupid. Yes, the choice of Pink is bizarre. But predicting winners is fun, and a yearly review of Broadway is always …

This Is How You Steal a Scene Using Only a Bank by Melena Ryzik and Amir Hamja

Deposit slips, vintage ledgers and more: David Korins’s Tony-nominated, 27,000-pound set for “Dog Day Afternoon” is as much a technical feat as a 1970s throwback.

As Draco Malfoy on Broadway, Tom Felton Draws a Crowd by Sarah Bahr and Vidhya Nagarajan

Fans are traveling great distances for the chance to meet Tom Felton, who has revived a now grown-up Draco Malfoy on Broadway in “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.”

Brandi Carlile helps us say goodbye to Bill Kurtis! by NPR

This week, we bid a fond farewell to our beloved Bill Kurtis with Brandi Carlile and panelists Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Paula PoundstoneSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c…

Spamalot

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Beth Steel’s acclaimed drama Till the Stars Come Down to launch 2026 Holden Street Theatres Season

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The Outer Critics Circle Awards OCC and You Are There: Part 1 by Suzanna Bowling

The Outer Critics Circle Awards celebrated the best of the 2025–2026 Broadway and Off-Broadway season yesterday afternoon at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, bringing together nominee…

The Beautiful Future is Coming

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Romeo & Julie

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Sonder

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Drama Desk Awards Reshape Tony Awards Race by Marc Hershberg

While Tony Awards voters stay silent about their ballots, the Drama Desk Awards voters are loud enough to move the market.

Jeffrey Lane, Tony-Nominated Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Librettist and Emmy-Winning TV Writer, Dies at 71 by Sophia Rubino

Jeffrey Lane, the Emmy-winning television writer and producer who found a second act on Broadway as the Tony-nominated librettist of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, died on May 20 in New York foll…

Theater Review: PICTURES FROM HOME (Marin Theatre / Mill Valley) by Chuck Louden

SAY CHEESE—AND PASS THE TRAUMA Sharr White’s adaptation of Larry Sultan’s memoir turns one California family into a deeply recognizable portrait of memory, regret, and love Now making …

Scraping Showtimes Without Heckling the Box Office: A Practical Guide to Theater Data Rollups by John Todd

Arts coverage runs on facts as much as taste. A smart review still needs a curtain time, a venue name, and a run date that matches the ticket page. Stage and Cinema readers know the drill: c…

Theater Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Theatre Rhinoceros / San Francisco) by Chuck Louden

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Theatre Rhinoceros turns its intimate Castro venue into a joyous explosion of feathers, farce, and fierce self-acceptance Since 1977, Theatre Rhinoceros has produced theat…

Theater Review: (RE)DRESSING MISS HAVISHAM (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre) by Lynne Weiss

GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OR GREAT DECEPTIONS? Miranda Jonte and playwright John Minigan turn Dickens into the subject of a witty and compelling literary cold case Despite the broken air-condition…

Theater Review: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (The Bent / Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

A LITTLE SHOW WITH A VERY BIG HEART The Bent’s first musical proves this company is ready for anything The Bent, Palm Springs’ queer theatre company, closes its fourth season with its fi…

Theater Review: BRIGADOON (Pasadena Playhouse) by Michael M. Landman-karny

BRIGADOON EARNS ITS MIRACLE Pasadena Playhouse’s revelatory new production treats Lerner and Loewe’s fable not as nostalgia, but as a question of faith, sacrifice, and survival Dormancy …

LIGHTING ON A SHOESTRING: HOW INDIE THEATERS CAN UPGRADE THEIR STAGE LIGHTS WITHOUT BLOWING THE BUDGET by Lamont Washington

For small and mid-size theaters, keeping the lights on is more than a figure of speech. Older tungsten rigs gulp electricity, chew through gel rolls, and leave crews sweating under followspo…

Theater Review: THE HULA-HOOPIN’ QUEEN (Young People’s Theatre Chicago) by C.j. Fernandes

HOOP DREAMS IN HARLEM Young People’s Theatre closes its season with a charming, energetic celebration of childhood, friendship, and community In The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen, the stakes are ve…

Theater Review: SCARAMOUCHE (City Lit Theater / Edgewater Presbyterian Church / Chicago) by C.j. Fernandes

EN GARDE, YOU FOOLS A spirited cast and plenty of swashbuckling fun can’t quite compensate for a forgettable score “He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad…

Concert Review: LOUIS ARMSTRONG, A CELEBRATION OF THE FATHER OF JAZZ (Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College) by Paulanne Simmons

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Hunter College’s American Voices series salutes the musician who changed the sound of America When it comes to American music few artists are as iconic and represent…

Comedy Review: THE ARABISH IMPROV SHOW (The Arabic Theater Company / Balance Arts Center) by Kevin Vavasseur

LOST IN TRANSLATION? NOT TONIGHT The Arabic Theater Company blends improv chaos, bilingual comedy, and cultural specificity into a fun night of laughs First, take eight appealing actors, all…

The Harbour City shines brighter than ever as Vivid Sydney 2026 commences

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Performer and author Penny Orloff killed in Goodyear collision by Jill Ryan

Orloff and her longtime companion Charles Long were riding their bicycles to the park on May 12 when a vehicle hit Orloff as they crossed an intersection, Long said. The driver stayed at the…

Watch Layton Williams Performing in Titaníque on Broadway by Ben Thomas

Titaníque, the Céline Dion jukebox musical send-up of Titanic, cruises into this award season with four Tony nominations, including the coveted Best Musical nod. A new video features Layto…

Listen: Daveed Diggs And Christopher Lennertz Team Up On 'Raise Him Up' for THE BOYS

Emmy-winning The Boys composer Christopher Lennertz teamed up with Tony and Grammy-winning Hamilton star and Emmy-nominated actor Daveed Diggs to craft the song "Raise Him Up" for the climac…

From A Basketball Athlete To A Political Dissident by Azadeh Kangarani

Belarus Free Theatre, which currently operates in exile in London, recently presented its production KS6: Small Forward for a three-night run at Théâtre Les Abbesses from May 11–13. Dire…

"Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar #andrewlloydwebber #broadway #musical by Goodspeed Musicals

Garrick Vaughan (Simon) and the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar perform "Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar. Jesus Christ Superstar April 17 - June 7, 2026 The Goodspeed…

"Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar by Goodspeed Musicals

Garrick Vaughan (Simon) and the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar perform "Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar. Jesus Christ Superstar April 17 - June 7, 2026 The Goodspeed…

Salutations to Sun Ra: Space is the Place by Trav S.d.

A few weeks ago I chanced to catch Sun Ra’s movie Space is the Place (made in 1972, released in 1974) on the Criterion Channel and had my mind properly blown, just as its Creator intended.…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for May 22, 2026 by Trav S.d.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 22, 2026 are about Sid Melton, and Sun Ra! Earlier Travalanche posts for May 22 (in no particular order) include ones on: Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherl…

Caroline Aaron on theater vs TV, film by NewYorkTheater

Nygel D Robinson, Mexodus by NewYorkTheater

Nothing/No One Is Who/What They Seem in World Premiere of Dramaworks’ Vineland Place by Bill Hirschman

Sometimes theater is just meant to entertain, to seduce, to lure. The world premiere of Vineland Place at Palm Beach Dramaworks has no profound message, but it offers an intriguing psycholog…

Death Becomes Her CLOSING on Broadway, Gaten Matarazzo will star in RENT & more theatre updates by BroadwayWorld

The Lost Boys Cast and Creators Reveal What Makes the Tony-Nominated Musical Soar on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

We’re highlighting the 2026 musical Tony nominees this week on The Broadway Show! Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Managing Editor Beth Stevens sank their teeth into The …

House of Tugger: Backstage at Cats: The Jellicle Ball With Sydney James Harcourt, Episode 4: Jellicle Cats Come Out Tonight by Jonah De Forest

Hello, kitty! Hamilton alum Sydney James Harcourt has been bringing the heat as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, a Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber'…

It’s Time for the 2026 Secrets of the Tony Nominees! by Beth Stevens

Awards season is in full swing. How’s everyone holding up? Is your feed packed with dressed-up nominees at luncheons and galas? Are you plotting your office Tony pool strategy? Finalizing …

‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ to launch North American tour in fall 2027 by Sophia Rubino For Broadway.com

The tour will premiere at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, before continuing onto cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Kenrex by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Lucille Lortel Theater: 121 Christopher Street. April 26-June 27, 2026. Solo. Author: Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian. Director: Ed Stambollouian. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: Da…

Native Theatre Movement Receives 250 Signatures Urging For Stronger Native Representation in Theatre

The recently-formed Native Theatre Movement has launched an initiative across the country that advocates for stronger Native representation and leadership in American theatre. The initiat…

Tony-Nominated Book Writer Jeffrey Lane Has Died at 71 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Lane was the scribe behind Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and more.