Friday, November 4, 2016
Many New York plays, musicals and operas will take election night off, as audiences are likely to want prime seats for the biggest spectacle: the election.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PMSaturday, October 8, 2016
Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PMTuesday, August 30, 2016
Cardiff goes all in for Roald Dahl, David Bowie falls to Earth in London, and David Hare’s new play takes a tramp through the Connecticut snow. Plus, Glenda Jackson does Lear, and McKellen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PMThursday, August 11, 2016
Theatre and TV director who oversaw a brilliant five-year period at the Liverpool Everyman in the 70sThe theatre and television director Alan Dossor, who has died of cancer aged 74, supervis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMThursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
A breakdown of how much this Broadway blockbuster earns and stands to earn, and a tally of who will benefit most.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:44AMMonday, June 6, 2016
Here’s what we know about the three live-performance versions of “Frozen” underway — including one by sea.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PMWednesday, May 11, 2016
Branagh channels Olivier, Isabelle Huppert lusts after her stepson and Ralph Fiennes gets the royal hump. Meanwhile there’s magic in the air as Harry Potter grows up – and Groundhog Day …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMTuesday, May 3, 2016
A New York Times theater critic, the theater reporter and the theater editor discuss how the awards derby shapes up from here.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:52PMMonday, May 2, 2016
Branagh channels Olivier, Isabelle Huppert lusts after her stepson and Ralph Fiennes gets the royal hump. Meanwhile there’s magic in the air as Harry Potter grows up – and Groundhog Day …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PMTuesday, March 29, 2016
Some ways to teach and learn with “Hamilton,” via articles, Op-Eds, reviews, archival materials and multimedia from The New York Times.
SOURCE: learning.blogs.nytimes.com at 10:50PMMonday, February 22, 2016
Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway musi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AMTony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway mus…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMFriday, February 19, 2016
The Broadway-aimed The SpongeBob Musical has announced additional casting of principal roles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PMTuesday, February 16, 2016
Nerds, the new musical about tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, will begin Broadway previews April 1, one day later than originally announced. The production will bow at the Longacre The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMFriday, February 5, 2016
Another Super Bowl is heading our way this Sunday. You've been invited to a party, but you're facing a dilemma: You're only educated in theatre! In our below list, Playbill.com e…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMWednesday, January 27, 2016
The national tour of If/Then welcomes Jackie Burns, Tamyra Gray and Matthew Hydzik to its principal cast Jan. 27 in Dallas, TX.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, January 26, 2016
The national tour of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, co-starring Randy Harrison ("Queer As Folk," Wicked) and Andrea Goss, launches Jan. 26 in Providence, RI at the Providence Pe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, January 25, 2016
It's catchy, it's awesome, it encapsulates all the feels from this weekend. Get off book on the official BroadwayCon song: "BroadwayCon's The Place For You." Check out …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMIt's catchy, it's awesome, it encapsulates all the feels from this weekend. Get off book on the official BroadwayCon song: "BroadwayCon's The Place For You." Check out …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMThe Broadway-aimed The SpongeBob Musical has cast a virtual unknown, Ethan Slater, in the title role of the "absorbent and yellow and porous" character.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMSunday, January 24, 2016
The theater-themed fan convention drew nearly 6,000 people for the three-day event at the New York Hilton Midtown, despite a massive snowstorm that shut down Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18PMThursday, January 21, 2016
Nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Dec. 7, and the awards will be handed out starting at 8 PM ET Feb. 15 on CBS-TV.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PMThursday, January 14, 2016
Promising "the most progressive technology ever seen on Broadway," Nerds, the new musical about tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, has booked Broadway's Longacre Theatre fo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AMTuesday, January 12, 2016
Mr. Bowie, who in his 50-year career reimagined the worlds of pop music, art and fashion, told very few people about the cancer that preceded his death on Sunday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:31AMSunday, January 3, 2016
Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Thérèse Raquin, featuring a new adaptation by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Émile Zola, ends …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, December 10, 2015
The upcoming national tour of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret has announced that it will co-star Randy Harrison ("Queer As Folk," Wicked) and Andrea Gross, a cast member of the re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMMonday, December 7, 2015
Jackie Burns, who stood by for Idina Menzel in the Broadway production of If/Then, will step into the show's leading role for the remainder of the tour, beginning this January in Dallas,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMTuesday, December 1, 2015
Michael Randle writes: Albert Hunt was a conscientious objector to military service in the late 1940s, and a supporter of the cause of nuclear disarmament.I first met him in late 1958 when t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMSunday, November 29, 2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios' short film "Frozen Fever," which welcomes the characters of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the screen, makes its Disney Channel debut Nov.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AMSunday, November 15, 2015
Stung by criticism of its failure to nominate any black actors or directors last season, the Academy used its annual Governors Awards to face the issue head on.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18PM 
