Monday, December 22, 2025 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Video: Andrew Barth Feldman Joins Nick Jonas for 'Home Alone' Performance During Long Island Concert

During a concert performance at UBS Arena this past weekend, Andrew Barth Feldman joined Nick Jonas for a live performance of “Home Alone" from A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, which is now s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PM

Video: 'Luck Be a Lady' from GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Take your first look at "Luck Be a Lady" performed by Jacob Dickey and the company of GUYS AND DOLLS at Sakespeare Theatre Company. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Fr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:26PM

Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice: Sondheim, Finke, the Gershwins, McHugh, Berlin - 12/22/25 by Rob Lester

Reviews of tribute albums for Sondheim, Finke, the Gershwins, McHugh, Berlin.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:12PM

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for December 22, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for December 22, 2025 are about Dame Peggy Ashcroft and a dame named Peggie Castle. Other earlier Travalanche posts for December 22 (in no particular order) i…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:06PM

New Musical ‘Three Months Later’ to Hold L.A. Presentation Starring Kristen Bell by Caitlin Huston

The production will hold three public performances at the Jim Henson Studios in February.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Ruthie Ann Miles, Conrad Ricamora & More Featured in CRAZY RICH ASIANS Musical Reading

A 29-hour reading for the musical adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians was held in New York City recently, with several members of the creative team sharing photos from inside. Maybe Happy Ending…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM

Photo: Alex Timbers Makes History by Having Four Shows Running on Broadway

Tony Award winner Alex Timbers has made theater history by becoming only the fourth director ever to have four shows running simultaneously on Broadway. His newest production, All Out: Comed…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PM

Diving Deeper Into American Theatre’s Most Influential Titles

Amidst the welter of Best of and Most lists for 2025, American Theatre magazine took on a wider time horizon in its survey of the most influential theatre titles of the last 25 years, or qua…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PM

Barry Manilow Postpones 2026 Farewell Tour After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning artist Barry Manilow is postponing his 2026 farewell tour following a lung cancer diagnosis. The singer shared the news on his Instagram, revealing that …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM

Adrienne O’Hara Hired to Head Communications at Discovery Global by Caitlin Huston

O'Hara will helm communications for the planned spinoff of Discovery from Warner Bros.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:07PM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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American College Theatre Festival Suspends Affiliation With Kennedy Center

The American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) has announced that it is suspending its affiliation with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after nearly six decades of partnersh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:53AM

Watch: Shoshana Bean Sings 'Fly, Fly Away' From Catch Me If You Can by Logan Culwell-Block

Marc Shaiman accompanies the Broadway favorite at the keys in the performance from the 2025 Broadway Dreams gala.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

See Ruthie Ann Miles, Helen J. Shen, Alyssa Joy Fox, More in Crazy Rich Asians Musical Workshop by Meg Masseron, Diep Tran

The film's original director Jon M. Chu is overseeing the staging.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Heartbeat Opera to Present New Musical Theatre-Infused Manon by Natan Zamansky

The 100-minute English adaptation is penned by Jacob Ashworth and Rory Pelsue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

West End Stars Kerry Ellis and Ben Forster Will Offer NYC Concert by Andrew Gans

The evening will be held at Sony Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Dream Music Puppetry Program’s 26th Annual Puppet Parlor by Alix Cohen

A Vaudeville By Alix Cohen Imagination, theatrical skill and physical puppet craft has had a home at HERE Arts Center’s Dream Music Puppetry program since 1999. Endowed by his grandmother …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:26AM

Two Dames Named Peggy by Trav S.D.

Having done a single post on two Elaines just a couple of days ago, I promise this post on two Peggies represents a coincidence, not a trend. These otherwise completely unconnected women sha…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:02AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK at Greenwich House Theatre

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, the new rock musical, is now in performances at Greenwich House Theatre. Adapted from Joan Lindsay’s novel, with book and lyrics by Hilary Bell and music and arrang…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:40AM

Yolanda Adams on Realizing Her Broadway Dreams in Hell's Kitchen, Musical Mentors & Where She Keeps Her Grammys by Kathy Henderson

When Hell’s Kitchen composer Alicia Keys stepped on stage at the curtain call of Yolanda Adams’ first performance as Miss Liza Jane, the audience realized something special was happening…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM

See Who's Joining Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville in West End Shadowlands by Andrew Gans

Rachel Kavanaugh will direct the revival of the William Nicholson drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Melissa Errico to Lead The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on the Great War by Meg Masseron

Errico has penned the lyrical theatrical experience that reflects on the human cost of WWI.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

American College Theatre Festival Suspends Affiliation With Kennedy Center; Festival Will Continue On Its Own by Meg Masseron, Diep Tran

The festival has partnered with the formerly bipartisan institution to put on the annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Daniel Breaker Will Join Cast of London's Hadestown by Andrew Gans

The West End return of the Tony-winning musical opened at the Lyric in February 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Casting Revealed For Theatre For a New Audience's The Tragedy of Coriolanus by Meg Masseron

Ash K. Tata will direct Shakespeare's play, running at Brooklyn's Polonsky Shakespeare Center this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

What Do the Critics Think of Picnic at Hanging Rock Off-Broadway? by Meg Masseron, Andrew Gans

Portia Krieger is directing the new musical with choreography by Mayte Natalio.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Video: Watch Highlights From the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors

New sneak peeks have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The annual tradition honors those in the performing arts for thei…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AM

Video: Zachary Quinto Talks Working with Janet McTeer and Mandy Patinkin in THE ARTIST

Zachary Quinto is putting on his attorney hat in The Artist, the new Gilded Age-era murder mystery on The Network streaming service. The performer, who was most recently seen on Broadway in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway and the Affordability Crisis. Stageworthy News of the Week. by Jonathan Mandell

The last Broadway show of 2025, “All Out,” has provoked complaints anew about high ticket prices, at the same time that a new study concludes “affordability challenges for artists ha…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:42AM

Video: Kristin Chenoweth Speaks at QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Closing: 'We Took A Big Swing'

The Queen of Versailles played its final performance on Broadway yesterday. The Kristin Chenoweth-led musical took its final bows at the St. James Theatre, also starring F. Murray Abraham, M…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AM

Photos: J.J. Abrams, Jimmy Fallon, and More Attend ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT AMBITION Gala

Last week, All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich held its gala performance. VIP guests included P!nk, Jimmy Fallon, J.J. Abrams, Mike Birbiglia, Sara Chase, Jesse Eisenberg, Susie Ess…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AM

The Best Broadway Showtunes of the Last 25 Years: Part One (2000 to 2005) by Playbill Staff

The 2000s has been a great time for musical theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Christmas Night Opera Gala and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Jamie Campbell Bower Gives a Surprise Performance in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway by Meg Masseron, Margaret Hall

The star from the hit Netflix series reprised his role as Henry Creel onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Production of The Little Mermaid Is These Teachers' Proudest Moment in Education by Dylan Parent

High schoolers in Indianapolis, Indiana, are bringing their community together.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Duke Ellington’s Shakespearean ‘Such Sweet Thunder’ by Alix Cohen

“If music be the food of love play on.” Orsino, Twelfth Night By Alix Cohen In August 1956, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn were performing in Canada when they crossed paths with the …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:35AM

The Smell of Bread and the Cost of Desire: CSC’s “The Baker’s Wife” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Baker’s Wife By Ross It all begins before the lights officially dim, with the theatre itself becoming a sun-drenched French serenade. The village plaza…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 08:17AM

Full Casting Announced for Shadowlands at the Aldwych Theatre by Staff Writer

Full casting has been revealed for the highly anticipated West End production of William Nicholson’s Shadowlands The post Full Casting Announced for Shadowlands at the Aldwych Theatre appe…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:11AM

Janie Dee and Stefan Bednarczyk to Perform Coward & Friends for One Night Only at the Menier Chocolate Factory by Staff Writer

Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a special one-night-only performance of Coward & Friends starring Janie Dee and Stefan Bednarczyk The post Janie Dee and Stefan Bednarczyk to Perfo…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:10AM

Broadway and Television Star Daniel Breaker to Join West End Production of Hadestown as Hermes by Staff Writer

Broadway and television star Daniel Breaker will join the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown as Hermes The post Broadway and Television Star Daniel Breaker to Join West En…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:10AM

Reggie D. White on Taking the Reins of Woolly Mammoth by American Theatre Editors

The D.C. theatre’s incoming artistic director reflects on his path to leadership, the importance of risk-taking, and possibilities for brave new theatre. 

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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2025 in Review: The Movers and Moments of the Year by JK

We were fortunate to have seen 17 different productions in 2025: 14 on Broadway and 3 off-Broadway. These are the shows we considered in all categories this year: Bat Boy: The Musical. Buen…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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And the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to … Liv Ullmann!

The post And the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to … Liv Ullmann! appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 05:52AM

Award winning filmmaker developing play for CT theater. ‘To bring bold new voices to our stage’ by Sean Krofssik

"Support like this doesn’t just fund a single work; it strengthens our future and allows us to grow with purpose and imagination."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:44AM

'The Nutcracker' helps keep the lights on for American ballet companies by Anastasia Tsioulcas

About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:32AM

Artists We Lost in 2025, in Their Words by Gabe Cohn

Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32AM

This CT inn opened the year the nation was born. Why that’s 250 years of history still being made. by Pamela McLoughlin

No two of the rooms are decorated alike. Some have fireplaces and others glimpses of water or village life.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:15AM

A Christmas Fair review – site-specific heartwarmer is bathed in goodwill-to-all sentiment by Mark Fisher

Chadderton Town Hall, OldhamSet over the course of local village hall fundraiser, Jim Cartwright’s play is charmingly performed and has a built-in sense of community Yesterday it was the s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM

Review: ‘The Seasons’ Jumbles Warnings About Climate Crisis by Brian Seibert

An operatic Vivaldi pastiche, with a new story by Sarah Ruhl, offers an ambivalent message about how art can make people pay attention.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03AM

The Rockettes, at 100, Need a Kick in the Right Direction by Gia Kourlas

This year, “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” pays homage to the legacy of the group, but its future seems to be more about sisterhood than dancing.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Meet Mia Carragher, London’s Katniss Everdeen in the Viral, World-First ‘The Hunger Games: On Stage’ by Lily Ford

John Malkovich gives the theater adaptation of Suzanne Collins' wildly popular dystopian series some star power, playing President Snow in pre-recorded snippets at a 1,200-seater purpose-bui…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:00AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Nominations announced for the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards

The post Nominations announced for the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 03:41AM
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Monday, December 22, 2025 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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