Norm Lewis Will Join Sandy Bainum, Jason Graae, Vicki Lewis, More in Woman of the Year Concert by Andrew Gans

Glenn Casale will direct the Kander and Ebb musical in California.

Video: Robin de Jesús Shares His Favorite NYC Restaurants and What He Learned Playing a Chef in Netflix's Black Rabbit by Diep Tran, Jeffrey Vizcaíno

The three-time Tony nominee stars in the limited series opposite Jude Law and Jason Bateman.

Playbill Celebrates Broadway's October Birthdays by Dylan Parent

From a Fair Lady to two Rent stars, Playbill is giving a standing ovation to artists born in the spookiest month.

Video: Liam Tamne Is the New Leader of HOUSE OF MCQUEEN

There's a new McQueen in town! Liam Tamne has officially taken over as 'Lee' in House of McQueen, bringing the fashion icon to life eight times a week at the Mansion at Hudson Yards. What's …

In A Devotion to Service, Kat Sotelo’s Lifetime(s) of Devotion by Lucy Kudlinski

When you realize this, it feels like a punchline finding its hit.

WICKED: FOR GOOD Partners with 4-H for Kindness Challenge

Ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good, NBCUniversal is partnering with 4-H in a national campaign to spread kindness through everyday acts of good, inspired by Glinda and Elphaba. This fa…

And Then We Were No More *** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter October 2, 2025: A small rash of serious playwrights better known as star actors has broken out recently in New York, with the recent openings of John Leguizamo’s The …

Grammy Nominee Durrell 'Tank' Babbs Will Return to Hell's Kitchen for Limited Run in November by Jamie Kravitz

Nine-time Grammy-nominated R&B singer Durrell “Tank” Babbs will return to Hell's Kitchen on Broadway as Davis, after making his Broadway debut in the role this spring. The extremel…

Casey Likes to Star in SKY, ZYPREXA, NIGHT Film From Delfine Paolini

Casey Likes, currently starring as J.D. in the off-Broadway production of Heathers, is set to star in Sky, Zyprexa, Night, the new film from writer-director Delfine Paolini, Deadline reports…

Grammy nominee Durrell ‘Tank’ Babbs will return to ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ for limited run in November by Jamie Kravitz For Broadway.com

The extremely limited engagement begins November 18, with his last performance on November 30.

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for October 2, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for October 2, 2025 include ones on Rob Farr’s upcoming biography of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew; and the recent film Late Night with the Devil (and how it rel…

Natalie Joy Johnson, Janine LaManna, Justin Matthew Sargent, More Will Lead Dubbo Championship Wrestling Musical by Andrew Gans

Will Nunziata directs the work from Daniel Cullen and James Cullen.

Watch Highlights From The Hills of California in Boston by Andrew Gans

Following its Huntington Theatre engagement, the Jez Butterworth drama will travel to its namesake, California.

Photos: See Nik Walker, Carmen Cusack Play Ball in Bull Durham at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Andrew Gans, Diep Tran

The musical adaption of the 1988 film is directed by Marc Bruni.

Video: Michael Iskander Stars in Exclusive Clip From HOUSE OF DAVID Season 2

BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive clip from Season 2 of House of David, the hit biblical series starring Kimberly Akimbo alum Michael Iskander. In this clip from the Season 2 pr…

Broadway Break-Out Casey Likes Sets Delfine Paolini’s ‘Sky, Zyprexa, Night’ As Upcoming Film Project by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Casey Likes, who recently starred on Broadway in Back To The Future and Almost Famous, will star in writer-director Delfine Paolini’s sophomore feature Sky, Zyprexa, Night, whic…

BalletX at the Joyce Theater by Sarah Downs

BalletX celebrated its 20th anniversary  at the Joyce Theater Sept. 24th – 28th,  presenting a program of exciting works, some established and two more recent debuts during its all-too-b…

More Phantoms, Modified Music: 5 Key Differences Between Phantom of the Opera and Masquerade by Meg Masseron

A very spoiler-filled guide to Andrew Lloyd Webber's immersive musical.

In Which I Read Too Much Into “Late Night with the Devil” by Trav S.D.

I watched the excellent Australian horror film Late Night With the Devil (2023) several months ago; we time our post today both because it’s the Halloween season and because certain late n…

Photos: Carmen Cusack, Nik Walker and More in BULL DURHAM at Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse is kicking off its 2025-2026 season tonight as the new musical Bull Durham begins preview performances. The production opens Sunday, October 12 at Paper Mill Playhouse…

Off-Broadway Cast Announced for Laowang: A Chinatown King Lear

Laowang: A Chinatown King Lear

Christopher Jackson to Depart Hell’s Kitchen; Tank Returns

Christopher Jackson to Depart Broadway's Hell's Kitchen; Durrell 'Tank' Babbs Sets Return by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-nominated Alicia Keys musical continues at the Shubert Theatre.

Video: The Cast of CHESS Is Making Moves in the Rehearsal Room

The board is set! Rehearsals are very much underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of Chess, which begins performances at the Imperial Theatre on October 15. "I worked at the Imperial w…

Paper Walls

Elizabeth Marvel On Navigating a Dystopian Future in Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘And Then There Were No More’ by Harry Haun

Marvel stars as a lawyer navigating a justice system stripped of mercy, nuance and human judgment.

Night Waking review – sleepy take on Sarah Moss’s novel about parenthood by Mark Fisher

Traverse, Edinburgh The 2011 book about a mother’s struggle to pursue a career while looking after her children becomes a very routine drama Novelist Sarah Moss has expressed surprise at t…

Cast Announced for Reunions, New Off-Broadway Musical

‘The Honey Trap’ Is a Thriller That Keeps Audiences Rapt Until the End by Laura Collins-Hughes

For a British soldier, a fatal night out breeds a hunger for revenge in Leo McGann’s suspenseful play at Irish Repertory Theater.

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Check Out Photos of Broadway's New MJ, Matte Martinez by Andrew Gans

The hit musical about the late King of Pop continues at the Neil Simon Theatre.

Chilina Kennedy, Courtney Reed, Chip Zien, More Will Star in New Off-Broadway Musical Reunions by Meg Masseron

The musical is based on plays by J.M. Barrie and the Quintero Brothers.

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Filmed Capture Coming to Digital Platforms

Those who missed CNN's historic presentation of Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck are in luck. Deadline reports that the filmed capture, recorded live on Saturday, June 7, will be availab…

What the Government Shutdown Means for D.C. Theatres by American Theatre Editors

Some venues are closed, others still open, and many have offered discounts to paused federal workers.

Les Misérables lyricist felt lack of credit for transforming musical to English, letters reveal by Ellie Muir

Late lyricist Herbert Kretzmer had written to producer Cameron Mackintosh to highlight that his contributions were ‘downgraded’

Lilli Cooper and Jason Kravits Complete the Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Off-Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

Tony nominee Lilli Cooper and veteran actor Jason Kravits have been announced as the final stars rounding out the cast of the upcoming off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County S…

Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis Miranda Discuss BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on TODAY

On Thursday, Broadway favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda and his dad, Luis A. Miranda Jr., joined TODAY to talk about the Tony Award-winning show Buena Vista Social Club, the first Broadway musical…

Christopher Jackson Sets Final Performance in HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway

Christopher Jackson will depart Hell's Kitchen on Broadway next month. The Tony-nominee announced that his last performance as 'Davis' in the hit Alicia Keys musical will be on November 9. J…

Photos: First Look at the Non-Replica Production of WICKED in Austria

A non replica production of Wicked will open in Bühne Baden, Austria, on October 3. You can now get a first look at production photos here! The cast features Laura Panzeri as Elphaba, Vanes…

Diego Andres Rodriguez, Angelica Chéri, Hannah Cruz and the Rescues Among Variety’s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2025 by Gordon Cox

Variety is proud to announce the 2025 edition of its annual 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, with this year’s roster of standouts set to be honored at our annual Business of Broadway Breakfast…

Lee review – portrait of the artist stepping out of Jackson Pollock’s shadow by Arifa Akbar

Park theatre, LondonPainter Lee Krasner’s rivalry with her husband is laid bare in an affecting play about a relationship both loving and riddled with hostility Art history is littered wit…

Enfants Riches Déprimés marries military edge and bohemian ease in Paris by The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Military regalia met bohemian ease at Enfants Riches Déprimés on Thursday, where designer Henri Alexander Levy once again proved his penchant for contradictions. A military-…

George Clooney On How Murrow V McCarthy Mirrors Jimmy Kimmel & Other Trump Musclings As Magnolia Bows ‘Good Night, And Good Luck: Live From Broa by Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Without advance notice, Magnolia Pictures on Friday will release Good Night, and Good Luck: Live From Broadway on Prime Video and other digital platforms. The David Cromer-directe…

Bill Condon Says Most Broadway Musicals Shouldn’t Be Adapted for Film

Ahead of the release of Kiss of the Spider Woman, director Bill Condon sat down with The Hollywood Reporter, where he shared his thoughts about the art (and difficulties) of bringing stage m…

Where There’s ‘FIRE!!’ by American Theatre Editors

Quintessence Theatre Group shares the story of how some of the Harlem Renaissance's greatest minds came together to create the first all-Black literary magazine.

Photos: P!nk Poses With the Cast of MASQUERADE Under the Iconic Chandelier

Grammy-winner P!nk stopped by Masquerade, posing with the cast under the iconic Phantom of the Opera chandelier. See photos of her with Francisco Javier Gonzalez, Riley Noland, Clay Singer, …

Review: New Musical I & You Sings a Story Prosaic

WICKED Worldwide Singalong to Stream Live from London’s O2 Arena

Young Voices International, the world’s largest youth music education organization, will mark its 30th anniversary with a WICKED Worldwide Singalong, streaming live from London’s most ic…

‘Chess’ Stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher on Reviving a Notorious Broadway Flop by Rebecca Rubin

If you’ve heard anything about the ’80s musical “Chess,” it’s probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christop…

Soho Rep Season to Include Songs of the Living and Watch Me Walk

Laura Benanti, Ali Stroker and More to Join TDF's Fall Fundraiser BROADWAY BREAKFAST

Laura Benanti will host TDF's annual fall fundraiser Broadway Breakfast. The event will also feature performances by Benanti with musical direction by Billy Stritch, and by honoree and Tony …

Photos: Matte Martinez and More in MJ on Broadway

You can now get a first look at new production photos of MJ! The photos feature the show’s new star, Matte Martinez in the role of ‘MJ,’ as well as new photos of the current Broadway c…

Video: Christian Slater Recalls Making His Broadway Debut in THE MUSIC MAN

On Wednesday, Christian Slater visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss his latest film project, If I Had Legs I'd Kick. During his conversation, he also looked back at his Broadway de…

Julio Torres' Color Theories Extends Again Off-Broadway by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Torres is blending stand-up, design, and dream logic into a whimsical exploration of color, emotion, and identity at Performance Space New York.

10 Razzle Dazzling Chicago PLAYBILLDER Covers by Natan Zamansky

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this Broadway staple by seeing how schools tackled the Kander and Ebb musical.

Laura Benanti Will Host This Year's TDF Broadway Breakfast by Meg Masseron

The annual fundraiser will feature performances by Benanti and honoree Ali Stroker.

Michael Shannon and Logan Dewitt Promoted to General Management Roles at LDK Productions by Meg Masseron

The theatrical management and production company has repped shows such as Pen Pals and Be More Chill.

Wicked Mass Singalong to Be Held in London. Schools Worldwide Encouraged to Participate by Margaret Hall

The event will be streamed live from London's O2 Arena.

Will Swenson to Reprise Role of Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise in Australia. by Margaret Hall

After originating it on Broadway, Swenson will step back into the "Sweet Caroline" crooner's shoes.

Broadway Doomsaying Lands Just Before Labor Negotiations Heat Up

The lede says “struggling.” The headline says “in trouble.” So when the New York Times uses those descriptors about musicals, theatre people sit up and take notice. The September 22 …

Here's How You Can Get $48 Tickets to Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) on Broadway by Meg Masseron, Margaret Hall

The romantic comedy, a hit in London, will star Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty.

With ‘Ragtime,’ Director Lear deBessonet Delivers an American Classic for a Tumultuous Political Era by Aramide Tinubu

Nearly 30 years after its Broadway debut, Terrence McNally’s acclaimed “Ragtime,” a panoramic look at a tumultuous historical moment, is returning to the Great White Way for a new era.…

The New Book About Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew! by Trav S.D.

I have been excited beyond reason since Rob Farr told me about his new book about Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but hyperbole is the clay from which I mold my mos…

Exclusive: Laura Benanti to host TDF’s fall fundraiser by Michael Abourizk

The event will honor Ali Stroker, Robert E. Wankel and Samaritan Daytop Village.

Lilli Cooper and Jason Kravits Join Spelling Bee Revival

The Shark Is Broken at NC Stage Co. by Bruce Steele

Set entirely on an anchored fishing boat, this play pulls off a remarkable feat: You’ll believe you’re watching the three stars of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” behind the scenes w…

At Firehouse Theater, a sharply staged historic censorship fight by Toni Tresca

Director Melissa Lucero McCarl mounts a timely, stirring regional premiere about censorship, race and resilience in 1950s Alabama.

Video: Ariana DeBose and More Discuss THE BAKER'S WIFE

Rehearsals are underway for The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company. The production will run from October 23 – December 21, 2025 at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater, with an opening ni…

How This Children's Theatre Produced BEETLEJUICE JR. With a Cast of 96 by Bryan Campione

This hour-long adaptation of the Broadway musical was a hit with the kids in it and the audience.

Plays by Mikaela Berry, Karina Billini, Jacquelyn Reingold Selected for 2025 First Light Festival by Meg Masseron

The festival presents select works that have been developed through the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project.

Soho Rep Reveals 2025–26 Season, Which Includes a Toshi Reagon Community Singing Project by Meg Masseron

The Off-Off-Broadway producer has also brought back its hit show from last season: Prince F*****t.

Lilli Cooper and Jason Kravits Join Cast of Off-Broadway 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Logan Culwell-Block

The revival of the Rachel Sheinkin-William Finn musical is led by Glee's Kevin McHale.

Get a 1st Look at the Austrian Non-Replica Production of Wicked by Margaret Hall

Oz is getting a makeover in this new German-language production, running in Bühne Baden.

Dog Man: The Musical 

David Byrne’s American Utopia Will Be Released By the Criterion Collection

Lilli Cooper & Jason Kravits Join THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening, Tootsie, POTUS) and star of stage and screen Jason Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone, Sly Fox) have joined the cast of the first New York reviv…

Bill Condon Knows You All Love Musicals (Even If You Won’t Admit It) by Caitlin Huston

The powerhouse filmmaker behind 'Dreamgirls' and now 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' spills his secrets on bringing song to screen, directing divas and why camp is underrated.

Know a Theatre: Cyrano’s Theatre Company of Anchorage, Alaska by American Theatre Editors

A small, nimble theatre in the Last Frontier's largest city has been programming classics and new works there for 33 years.

Movie review: Horror thriller ‘Bone Lake’ stranded in the shallows by Tribune News Service

Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s horror film “Bone Lake” announces itself with a startlingly cheeky opener and closes with a shockingly bloody gore-fest, the song “Sex and Violence” by U.K.…

Stage Top 5: October 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

The eighth edition of the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival features work ranging “from movement-driven experimental work to deeply rooted historical dramas.”

ToB: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025; ‘Liberation’ press day by Matt Tamanini

‘Dog Day Afternoon’ announces Broadway home and dates, Letts updates James Taylor musical progress, Grace interviews cast of ‘Liberation’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been…

“This Much I Know”-Our Puzzling Minds – Whip Smart and Beautifully Produced by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Reasoning and logic are the backbone of clear thinking and decision-making. Drawing conclusions from evidence and deductive reasoning have all but been jettisoned in the curren…

Salomé review – breathtakingly boring spin on Oscar Wilde’s baroque tragedy by Arifa Akbar

Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Maxim Didenko delivers Wilde’s version of the biblical tale with a blingy design, topless men in hoods and yodelling Is it morally acceptable to host an Isr…

John Baddeley obituary by Brontë Schiltz

My grandfather, John Baddeley, who has died aged 92, was an actor who had numerous credits across TV, radio, theatre and film. Among his many roles he appeared in Coronation Street in 1967 a…

On the Couch with Nathan Ellis

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Theater review: ‘The Notebook’ is a beautifully balanced romantic musical at The Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

The national tour of the Broadway musical romance based on the Nicholas Sparks novel opened The Bushnell's fall season with a little affection and warmth.

The Importance of Being Earnest, Noël Coward Theatre review - dazzling and delightful queer fest by Aleks.sierz

West End transfer of National Theatre hit extravaganza stars Stephen Fry and Olly Alexander Star casting has, since the pandemic, done much to restore the fortunes of commercial theatre. An…

‘This Much I Know’ Review: ‘Eureka Day’ Playwright Still Has Questions by Juan A. Ramírez

After his Tony win, Jonathan Spector returns with a dark, cerebral comedy involving academics and Stalin’s daughter.

Will Swenson to lead A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

The post Will Swenson to lead A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Lorde, Phipps flower show, Oktoberfest and 12 more things to do around Pittsburgh this weekend by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Masterpieces by Monet, van Gogh, Matisse and more travel to Adelaide next winter

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Night of the Living Dead: A Halloween Experience

Autumn Charcuterie Board Class

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The 5th Annual Champagne Gala: Seasons Of Love

KSW PRESENTS THE GRINCH MUSICAL

Montgomery Museum of Fine Art’s Wilson Auditorium

We Met at the Symphony

The Drifters, The Platters & Cornell Gunter’s Coasters

Christmas Carol 2023

A Christmas Caro

Braided Christmas Bread Class

Cortadito: A Tribute to the Buena Vista Social Club

Jefferson High School Performing Arts Department Presents: The Wizard of OZ

Into The Woods – 2025

Carmen Cusack and Nik Walker-Led Bull Durham Begins October 2 at the Paper Mill by Andrew Gans, Diep Tran

The new musical adaption of the 1988 film is directed by Marc Bruni.

Jordan E. Cooper's Oh Happy Day! Begins at The Public October 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Latrice Pace, Sheléa Melody McDonald, Tiffany Mann, and more co-star in the saucy reimagining of Noah's Ark.

Stratford Festival’s Next Artistic Director Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Jonathan Church to be Stratford Festival’s Next Artistic Director By Ross I’m excited to share that Jonathan Church has been appointed the next Artistic Directo…