Beyond Broadway: Sandra Oh Leads a Jury, Marin Ireland Debuts a Play and Cats Gets a Makeover by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

There’s more to New York theater than Broadway—particularly right now, in the collective exhalation of the post-Tonys period. In our new column, Broadway.com will highlight the extraordi…

THE SECRET GARDEN    Open Air Theatre, Regents Park by Libby Purves and Friends

AN ANGLO-INDIAN EDWARDIAN YORKSHIRE…       Good to be back for another year,   up on the high tiers in the last golden hour, waiting to watch the great trees darken against the sky. …

TESZT 15: Euroregional Theatre Festival Timișoara, Romania (19-26 May, 2024) by Jozefina Komporaly and Katalin Demeter

Within the rich landscape of Romanian theatre festivals, TESZT has carved out a niche as an inclusive and regionally oriented forum, initially aimed at bringing together creatives from the g…

‘We needed this’: UK audiences thirsty for black British love stories, says playwright by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

As Benedict Lombe’s play Shifters transfers to West End, she is only third black British woman to have play staged there Theatre audiences are “thirsty” for romance stories told from a…

With the Help of Whales, a Choreographer Falls Into an Abyss by Gia Kourlas and Simbarashe Cha

Mayfield Brooks explores grief and decomposition in the hull of a 19th-century cargo ship.

From a Jay-Z Cameo to a Rainy Rumble, 2024 Tony Awards Surprises and Showstoppers by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

The 77th Annual Tony Awards took place at the David H. Koch Theater at New York's Lincoln Center on June 16. The ceremony had its fair share of stunning highlights and quite a few surprises.…

Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Pretaped by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they had recorded earlier on a grand marble staircase outside the auditoriu…

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Sarah Paulson Party for the Tonys by Nancy Coleman and Sarah Bahr

Spirited celebrations that included an official after-party at Lincoln Center and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel, where revelers broke out in show tunes, continued until nearly 5 a.m.

Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they performed on a grand marble staircase outside the auditorium.

Tony nominees speak to the shows that shaped them by Michael Paulson and Julia Jacobs / The New York Times

The Writer Behind “Stereophonic,” the Most-Nominated Play in Broadway History by Alex Barron, Larissa Anderson, Daniel Ramirez and Melissa Kirsch

David Adjmi discusses “Stereophonic.”

This Year’s Tony Nominees in Portraits by Dana Scruggs, Michael Paulson, Julia Jacobs, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

The Tony Awards are Sunday. Each year we photograph nominated performers and talk to them about their craft. This time, we asked about early theater memories.

Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman call for urgent political support for the arts by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Actors call for all parties to back investment as figures suggest 16% cuts since 2017 Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman have called on all political parties to urgently invest in …

‘The war was not going to stop me’: amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 12 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war Vyacheslav Yehorov was working at a film school creating art therapy for children when…

Play about England football team to return with potential for new final act by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Playwright James Graham says he will rewrite Dear England depending on outcome of Euros If the Three Lions lift the men’s Euros trophy this summer, they will have rewritten the …

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic Michelle Terry, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s …

Grief, guilt and white working-class ‘fury’: Death of England heads to London’s West End by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Trio of plays co-created by Roy Williams explores British identity in the era of Brexit, Covid and Black Lives Matter The co-creator of the Death of England series of plays has said the deca…

Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break? by Jay Root and Michael Paulson

Broadway is still recovering from the pandemic. A state tax-credit program has helped, but watchdogs say it aids some shows that don’t need a boost.

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Oxford Playhouse by Libby Purves and Friends

YOUNG GENTLEMEN (AND LADIES) TO CELEBRATE      This is very good fun indeed. Who does not want an onstage dog called Crab, benignly upstaging a rarely seen Shakespeare clown? And  a…

Revealed: Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women by Lucy Osborne and Stephanie Kirchgaessner

A total of 16 women have accused Copperfield of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior spanning decades. More than half said they were teenagers at the time. Copperfield’s lawyers sa…

PARTY GAMES Theatre Royal Windsor & touring by Libby Purves and Friends

TWO YEARS AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION..       Here, a mere meringue’s throw from Eton itself, is an imaginary Prime Minister of that ilk.  Tidier in person and with a touch more integrity …

Emcee Squared: Joel Grey and Eddie Redmayne on ‘Cabaret’ by Michael Paulson and Dana Scruggs

When two actors who have played the Emcee several times finally met, they discussed fear, courage and Berlin’s bawdiest nightclub.

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Hampstead Theatre NW3 by Libby Purves and Friends

NYPD FAMILY BLUES          I fell for the solid, paternal, irascible Walter “Pops” Washington immediately over his whiskey breakfast, as he listens half-patiently to the unreliably …

MIDSUMMER Mercury, Colchester and Barn Cirencester by Libby Purves and Friends

A LOST WEEKEND WORTH FINDING        It helps if you fall in love with the set;  even more if the set helps tell the story. For this tale of a louche, tender, disreputably memorable week…

A Barrie Cole festival lays the table for a thoughtful feast by Kerry Reid and Catey Sullivan

Editor’s Note: Since all the plays presented in Hamburgers & Disappointment are for two people, we thought it made some sense to have two critics writing about the festival. Capacity a…

PUNCH Nottingham Playhouse by Libby Purves and Friends

GANG LIFE,  GRIEF AND GREATNESS      There is a very tense moment  late on in the second half when Jacob Dunne, only just holding himself together, finally sits down in person opposite …

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR Marylebone Theatre, NW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A RIOTOUS RUSSIAN SATIRE, FOR ALL TIMES           The local governor and councillors are posing for a photograph, more than satisfied with themselves and their genteelly corrupt side-h…

Rufus Wainwright blames UK’s ‘narrow outlook’ after Brexit for Opening Night’s flop by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Audience had ‘vitriolic reaction’ to European tone of musical, forced to close early Rufus Wainwright has defended his musical Opening Night, which was forced to close early a…

THE CHERRY ORCHARD        Donmar. WC1  by Libby Purves and Friends

MODERN ECHOES OF A DYING FALL          Years ago I came out of a dullish production in Yorkshire of Chekhov’s last play, set very traditionally with samovar, parasols and big hats. A …

John Cleese cut N-word from Fawlty Towers revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’ by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’ John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene i…

A ‘Skate Migration’ Is Changing How Atlanta Rolls by James Thomas and Gem Hale

As Black roller skaters from around the country bring their styles to the city, some locals look for space to preserve the moves Atlanta is known for.