A performance of a new production of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” was interrupted by protesters who shouted “no theater on a dead planet.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBarry Hughson, a leader at the National Ballet of Canada, will join the company as it tries to get beyond financial woes.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionJustin Peck, who directs and choreographs a narrative dance musical to Sufjan Stevens’s concept album “Illinois,” resorts to his usual standby: community.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe musical, starring Nicole Scherzinger, secured 11 nominations at Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionFamily history is “wrapped up in these songs,” said the singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who is making the leap to Broadway with an adaptation of the popular romance novel.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAfter roles dried up, Dominique Blanc reclaimed her artistic agency by taking a one-woman play on the road. Now she’s making a rare appearance in Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionKenny Leon will direct a starry revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy in the spring of 2025.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe long-running parody show, which has been staged in New York and on tour, will open this summer at the Hayes Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionRecordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe streamer is co-producing a play about Putin’s Russia from the creator of “The Crown” while also developing a screen adaptation.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe playwright discusses the Broadway revival of “Doubt” and his latest, “Brooklyn Laundry.” “People are disagreeing violently with themselves,” he says.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBased on the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, the musical follows a young man who hops a train and falls in with a ragtag, traveling group of entertainers.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring, with nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe company said that it was leaving its space in a former bank in Times Square after 25 years because the rent was too high and the lease had unfavorable terms.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionShe has become known an Ibsen whisper, bringing “An Enemy of the People” to Broadway this spring, along with a play of her own, which stars Rachel McAdams.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWhy are 18 shows opening in March and April, and which one is for you? Our theater reporter has answers.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionEighteen openings in two months will drive everyone crazy. But maybe there should be even more.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHow the Broadway star simultaneously mastered leading roles in “Once Upon a Mattress” and “Sweeney Todd.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Snook plays all the characters — with the help of screens.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionNPR's Scott Simon talks with Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody and Gideon Grody-Patinkin about the family stage "performance" in which Gideon talks with his performer parents about their lives.
SOURCE: National Public RadioAlexei Ratmansky, arguably the most important ballet choreographer today, has made a deeply personal first work as artist in residence that reflects his Ukrainian roots.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBranden Jacobs-Jenkin’s acclaimed play about a family returning to their late father’s home will soon be switching houses.
SOURCE: ForbesThe London theatre will present a new musical from Elvis Costello and Sarah Ruhl, the U.K. debut of Passing Strange, and more in 2024.
SOURCE: Playbill“She saved my career,” Patti LuPone said of this indispensable vocal therapist and coach whose clients include Madonna and Billy Porter.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAmy Ryan will replace her in the show, which also stars Liev Schreiber and began previews on Saturday.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe new jazz age musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film closed in December.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOur theater critic on some of the Broadway legend’s greatest vocal performances.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA new musical from Jason Robert Brown, Daisy Prince and Jonathan Marc Sherman explores the diverging trajectories of two young writers in the late 1990s.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThey may seem like atypical choices for Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett, but they’re determined to prove you wrong.
SOURCE: PlaybillOriginally slated to premiere at LA Opera, the work by Mason Bates will now premiere at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, before coming to the Met.
SOURCE: PlaybillHow watching gay coming-of-age stories has helped repair a heart still stuck in the past — and still scarred by a less welcoming world.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend created indelible roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Velma Kelly in Chicago.
SOURCE: National Public RadioHinton Battle, a three-time Tony Award winning actor who originated the role of Scarecrow in Broadway’s The Wiz, died yesterday. He was 67. His death was confirmed by his friend, the actor…
SOURCE: DeadlineHer dancing sometimes overshadowed her thrillingly dramatic way with a song: husky yet clarion, unaffected but full of comment and character.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA performer who never retired is remembered for her electric Broadway performances and daring cabaret work.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionMr. Battle made his Broadway debut as the original Scarecrow in The Wiz.
SOURCE: PlaybillChita Rivera saw herself as a dancer, and that’s fitting: Her early ballet training was her secret weapon — and it never left her body.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHer dancing sometimes overshadowed her thrillingly dramatic way with a song: husky yet clarion, unaffected but full of comment and character.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAppearing in scores of stage productions, she dazzled audiences for nearly six decades, most memorably starring as Anita in “West Side Story” and Velma Kelly in “Chicago.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionMs. Rivera was a three-time Tony recipient, and a beloved icon of the stage and screen.
SOURCE: PlaybillBroadway legend Chita Rivera, a two-time Tony winner and nine-time nominee, died on Tuesday morning after a brief illness, her publicist announced. She was 91. The actor-singer-dancer origin…
SOURCE: VarietyBroadwayWorld is deeply saddened to report the passing of Broadway icon Chita Rivera, who, as shared by her beloved daughter Lisa Mordente, died peacefully on today, January 30, 2024 in New…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldChita Rivera, the beloved Broadway star of West Side Story, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman, died today in New York following a brief illness. She was 91. Her death was announced by her…
SOURCE: DeadlineChosen influencer club members will have inside access to Broadway shows, travel opportunities, and more.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe annual concert event invites Broadway favorites to step outside of their usual type.
SOURCE: PlaybillThere was no formal celebration for the newest honorees. Instead, the American Theater Wing presented cash grants to sustain their work.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionPlus, get a first look at photos of the new Sutton Foster-led revival.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe Obie Awards, the venerable honors for outstanding Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions, is doing away with its annual ceremony and will instead use the funds to provide winners …
SOURCE: DeadlineThe Belgian director’s revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar” showcases some of his signature aesthetic techniques. But it’s an odd pairing.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe play, by Peter Morgan of “The Crown,” will star Michael Stuhlbarg and is scheduled to open in April.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionKelli O’Hara and Brain d’Arcy James didn’t let the door close on their new Broadway musical about a couple undone by addiction.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionJokes aside: Here’s what we really know about the 15th-century figure currently appearing (sort of) on Broadway in “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWritten by David Adjmi and featuring songs by Will Butler, the drama follows five musicians making an album in the 1970s.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionCharlotte St. Martin, who’s led the Broadway League trade association since 2006, will step down on Feb. 16. The sudden departure occurs amid an industry changing of the guard as Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway JournalThe musical, which Manilow wrote with Bruce Sussman, is about a German singing ensemble that collided with the rising Nazi regime.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionSuccession’s Sarah Snook is bound for Broadway, according to a report in the New York Post. A source tells the Post that The Picture of Dorian Gray, a one-woman show starring Snook in 26 …
SOURCE: Broadway.comNo reason was given for her unexpected retirement after 18 years in the pivotal role.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel will feature Jeremy Jordan (“Newsies”) as Jay Gatsby and Eva Noblezada (“Hadestown”) as Daisy Buchanan.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionJust ask the actors Patrick Page and Paige Davis, whose Upper West Side apartment has remained virtually untouched for two decades.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“What a perfect day!” It’s the opening line of the first new Stephen Sondheim song that we’ve heard in years....Continue Reading The post HERE WE ARE: THERE IT WAS appeared first on …
SOURCE: broadwayselect.comA newly preserved Andy Warhol film documents a combative artist couple the playwright knew. The movie is premiering in MoMA’s To Save and Project.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWith “Mean Girls,” “Wonka” and “The Color Purple,” why have studios spent much of their marketing budget downplaying and disguising their movie musicals?
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionFor Jonathan Tunick, an early love of “Tubby the Tuba” led to a career as an orchestrator. He talks about his Sondheim partnership, and creating a sound that “can hint at unspoken secr…
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionRoundabout Theater Company, the biggest nonprofit on Broadway, said it would produce the three shows next season.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA stage adaptation of Prince’s film Purple Rain is under development, with a world premiere in the works. The adaptation will feature a score by Prince, who died in 2016, a book by Pulit…
SOURCE: The Hollywood ReporterAfter years of fighting to win parity and recognition for women in theater, Julia Jordan said: “Everybody gets produced now. There’s much more competition. In a good way.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Tony winner for best musical, about a high school girl with a rare genetic disorder and a criminally dysfunctional family, will begin a national tour in September.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a trans-Atlantic career that endured for more than 60 years, she was also known for her role in the hit 1965 Disney movie “Mary Poppins.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“Smash” is about to take another major step in its march to Broadway. The cast and crew will gather for six weeks starting this month to mount a full stage and choreographed workshop, wi…
SOURCE: VarietyThe original Chicago cast of the newly reimagined The Who’s Tommy will join star Ali Louis Bourzgui when the musical revival opens on Broadway in March. Producers Stephen Gabriel and Ira P…
SOURCE: DeadlineThe hit London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard is heading to Broadway later this year and bringing star Nicole Scherzinger and the rest of the West End principal cast wit…
SOURCE: DeadlineNo longer at the Public, the annual celebration of experimental theater disperses 17 productions across the city. About half are international works that are getting harder to import.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionPlaybill remembers the actors, directors, playwrights, and other familiar faces of the stage who died this year.
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SOURCE: BroadwayRadioStories evolve. But a recent review proved to a theater critic that people can change even more.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionMr. Nolan worked extensively with producer Cameron Mackintosh in the latter half of the 20th century.
SOURCE: PlaybillNo, Oxford’s “Word of the Year” for 2023 is not a nickname for a character in GREASE. But by now, you probably know that “rizz” doesn’t refer to Rizzo. It’s a short way of sayi…
SOURCE: Masterworks BroadwayThe musicals of Stephen Sondheim often struggled at the box office during his lifetime, but since his death several have become huge hits on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOver the past year, dance has shown its broader worth, from stage to film, #balletcore to music videos, TikTok tutorials to movement classes.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionSome pretty compelling evidence that we should be encouraging people to participate in arts and cultural activities with family and friends. Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACT re…
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:12AMLempicka, the new musical about famed Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka, begins performances March 19 ahead of an April 14 opening at the Longacre Theatre. Eden Espinosa stars in the tit…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07AMThe father-daughter acting duo of Jon Jon and Isa Briones join the Broadway cast of Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre on March 19. Isa takes on the lead role of Eurydice while her fathe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07AMPerformances begin tonight, March 19, at the Longacre Theatre for Lempicka, the new musical celebrating the true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka. Meet the cast of Lempicka he…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06AMDirected by Adrienne D. Williams, the play is centered on the individuals who make up America’s education system.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMJeremy Herrin is directing the new production of the Eugene O'Neill play, also starring Brian Cox.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMThe world premiere musical from Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson plays Playwrights Horizons.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMDescribed as "a group project for perverts," the play is a meditation on queer longing and grief.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMThe biomusical following the life of the artist and exiled aristocratcomes to Broadway from Williamstown Theatre Festival and La Jolla Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMSelena Cadell directs Mark Izzard's adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AMThe Tony-winning musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
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