The Queen’s Gambit Musical Adaptation is in the Works by Ben Thomas

The Queen’s Gambit is set to be adapted for the stage, it’s been announced. The book by Walter Tevis – which was turned into a hit Netflix series – will become a musical and has its …

Simon Amstell review – time to move on after Hollywood party crush by Brian Logan

Arches London Bridge New show I Love It Here is billed as a departure from the comedian’s familiar neurotic self-analysis, but it proves frustratingly unchallenging “An exciting departur…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for October 26, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for October 26, 2025 are about the 100th anniversary of the world premiere of the Marx’ Brothers The Cocoanuts; and the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal …

Are The Bennet Girls Ok? Review by Jonathan Mandell

The best thing to say about Bedlam’s irreverent, sister-centered  riff on “Pride and Prejudice” is that it demonstrates once again the enduring appeal of Jane Austen’s centuries-ol…

Halloween Hour: Beetlejuice and More Spooky Show Tunes on Elaine Paige on Sunday 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. Things get spooky this week as Paige celebrates Halloween…

A Piano Full of Feathers review – White Christmas origin story struggles with pitch by Mark Fisher

Perth theatre This show aims to represent composer Irving Berlin’s much-loved song in human form. But while that idea lacks coherence, the sketches and medleys are buoyantly performed The …

Broadway Review: “Ragtime” at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater (Currently On) by David Roberts

It is very rare that a revival of a musical is imagined better than the original production and exceptional that its message is more relevant now than when it first opened on Broadway nearly…

Theater Reviews: “Waiting for Godot” and “Art” on Broadway – More Stars at Ridiculous Prices by Christopher Caggiano

Broadway is being subjected to a steady parade of Hollywood names parachuting into familiar titles, propped up by prestige directors and stratospheric ticket prices.

Dramaworks Takes Us To The Mountaintop With Dr. King by Bill Hirschman

 Death, race and dreams intersect in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ stirring, powerful The Mountaintop. This profound drama leavened with a bit of humor imagines the night Martin Luther King Jr. …

Stage & Studio: ‘Madonna of the Cat’ by Dmae Lo Roberts

Podcast host Dmae Lo Roberts talks with playwright Sue Mach and director Gemma Whelan about Mach's play that creatively fills in the gaps in Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale."

Crocodile Fever review – sisters’ wild revenge has a taste for chaos by Kate Wyver

Arcola theatre, London In 1980s Northern Ireland, an abusive father and the soldiers patrolling the streets morph into a common enemy to rage against, in Meghan Tyler’s blackly comic tale …

100 Years Ago Today: The World Premiere of “The Cocoanuts” by Trav S.D.

100 years ago today, October 26, 1925 marked the first out of town tryout for The Cocoanuts, starring the Marx Brothers: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo. The show opened in Boston on that d…

The Erie Canal Turns 200 (and Its Connection to Tin Pan Alley) by Trav S.D.

The Erie Canal was completed on October 26, 1825 — 200 years ago today. In light of the Halloween season, and the fact that my first impulse is always to spell it Eerie, but it isn’t. It…

Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England by The Associated Press

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and KIMBERLEE KRUESI BOSTON (AP) — When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the winding shelves of the Boston Athenaeum, he feels a s…

Barry Bostwick raises ‘a toast’ to CT with ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ anniversary celebration by Christopher Arnott

Brad will be hosting a screening of the cult classic on Oct. 30 at the Warner Theatre in Torrington in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary.

Mary Page Marlowe, Old Vic review - a starry portrait of a splintered life by Matt Wolf

Tracy Letts's Off Broadway play makes a shimmeringly powerful London debut I came late to the Old Vic's shimmering production of Mary Page Marlowe, Tracy Letts's Off Broadway play from 2018…

Mandy Moore Feels at Home Making Dances for Taylor Swift or the Met Opera by Margaret Fuhrer

The choreographer Mandy Moore feels at home everywhere. She even sees herself as a kind of dance therapist. “Teach them the love first and the steps later.”

CT filmmaker’s latest horror flick arrives just in time for Halloween by Christopher Arnott

"Self-Help," the latest movie for Newington natives Erik and Carson Bloomquist, uses a horror film framework to delve into deeper social issues.

As Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre rebuilds, it's finding success with popular stories — like season opener 'Dracula' by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

<![CDATA[]]>

Murder, racism… and a drama therapist? David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald on their new Othello by Annabel Nugent

Almost three decades after Harewood made history as the National Theatre’s first Black Othello, he is stepping back into the role. Annabel Nugent meets him and his co-stars over steak and …

Petty Betty’s Holiday Wrap Party

Halloween Psychic/Medium Gallery with Glenda Dawson

Heaux Church by Tony Marinelli

In "Heaux Church," writer-performer Brandon Kyle Goodman does not so much deliver a sermon as they detonate one—turning the pious pulpit upside down and shaking loose its centuries of sham…

Unwrapping the Interview Joy: George Reinblatt and Suzy Wilde on Turning Holiday Clichés into a Golden and “Predictable Holiday Rom-Com” Musical by Ross

The Frontmezzjunkies Interview with George Reinblatt & Suzy Wilde, the creatives behind Predictable Holiday Rom-Com: The Musical By Ross Just in time for twinkling lights and peppermint …

The New York Pops: A Night of Musical Magic and Star Power at Carnegie Hall by Suzanna Bowling

Under the masterful baton of Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, The New York Pops opened their October concert at Carnegie Hall with a spirited and richly textured performance of B…

Ken Fallin’s Broadway: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Waiting for Godot by Ken Fallin

When I first heard that Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter were stepping into Waiting for Godot, I blinked. Not because I doubted their talent—far from it—but because I suddenly saw the stark …