Thoughts on Preteen Theater: 'Wimpy Kid' Sans Iconis, 'Akeelah and the Bee', 'Woodsman' and More by Cara Joy David

As of late, I get a lot of questions on what to take a preteen to from adults who want something they see as slightly more...

Nick Offerman says he's not a comedian but 'as long as I mention my balls every few minutes ...' by Elle Hunt

The actor best known as Ron Swanson from television show Parks and Recreation is on a standup tour of Australia with a message for millennialsNick Offerman – the actor best known as the pl…

Theater News: Broadway's Andy Karl to Star in Tim Minchin Groundhog Day Musical

Karl received Tony nominations for his roles in On the Twentieth Century and Rocky.

KCRW’s Virtual reality app by Pauline Adamek

Santa Monica College’s KCRW (89.9) has the honor of being the first public media company and radio station to launch their very own free Virtual

Quartet by Arts Review

The devilishly funny comedy Quartet will open Queensland Theatre Company’s Season 2016 at the Playhouse on 30 January 2016. Writer Ronald Harwood, author of Another Time, The Dresser and I…

Review: ‘Sojourners,’ About Nigerians Assimilating to Life in the U.S. by Alexis Soloski

A Nigerian couple embrace and rebuff life in America in Mfoniso Udofia’s play, directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar.

Jack of Hearts by Arts Review

Ensemble Theatre is delighted to welcome The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Craig Reucassel, teaming up with David Williamson in a brand new play from the master of social comedy in the world p…

Review: Nabucco (Lyric Opera of Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Given that Verdi's Nabucco has only come to Lyric three times now, this show is worth recommending for the cast alone, which is all encapsulated beautifully in Carlo Rizzi’s perfectly ener…

Helen McCrory Will Lead Terrence Rattigan's THE DEEP BLUE SEA at the National Theatre by BroadwayWorld

According to the Daily Mail, stage and screen star Helen McCrory will lead Terence Rattigan's THE DEEP BLUE SEA at the National Theatre. Baz Bamigboye writes that she will play 'Hester' in t…

Andy Karl Nabs Bill Murray Role in Broadway-Bound Groundhog Day Musical by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl has been tapped to star in the London premiere of the Broadway-bound Tim Minchin musical Groundhog Day.

A Chinese ‘Downtown Abbey’?”: Pan Asian Rep’s ‘A Dream of Red Pavilions’ by Matthew Wexler

by Samuel L. Leiter It must have been a challenging task for British playwright Jeremy Tiang to dramatize one of China’s four major classical novels, which he’s titled A Dream of Red Pav…

On the Couch with Zohar Spatz by Arts Review

Who is Zohar Spatz? I am the Executive Producer for the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM). What would you do differently to what you do now? Think before I speak a bit more, I more of…

Tony Kushner and Denzel Washington Collaborating on Fences Film by Robert Viagas

Pultizer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner is working with two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington on a long-delayed film adaptation of the play Fences, by two-time Pulit…

Liza’s Back! (is broken) by AussieTheatre

Wouldn’t it be funny if Liza Minnelli was in, say, The Sound of Music? Sounds like the basis of a good sketch on a comedy show, but surely not the sort of thing that would sustain an entir…

5 Things I Loved About BroadwayCon.

Back in ’11, I posted a medium-sized whiny blog wondering when/where we would get a BroadwayCon.  “Movies have ’em, why not us?  Huh?  Whhhhhyyyyyy-ine!” Now, norm…

To Do Today: American Ballet Theatre, Slick Rick, and Social Station by Caroline Jones

A new take on a whimsical ballet brightens your dreary Thursday.

Los Angeles Theater Preview: Harold Pinter’s THE ROOM (The Wooster Group at REDCAT) by Tony Frankel

CENSORSHIP COMES TO LOS ANGELES The Wooster Group has let Stage and Cinema know that Samuel French, Inc., which manages the United States rights for Harold Pinter’s work, has banned cri…

Chicago Theater Review: THE MAN WHO MURDERED SHERLOCK HOLMES (Mercury Theater Chicago) by Lawrence Bommer

TO BAKER STREET AND BEYOND! Not to give anything away but the title character in The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes is not Professor Moriarty, “the Napoleon of crime.” In this life-imi…

Theater review: Phony 'I and You' by Joe Dziemianowicz

What’s real and what’s fake comes up more than once in Lauren Gunderson’s exasperating drama “I and You.”

Ziegfeld Theater, which opened in 1969, will close Thursday by Ginger Adams Otis

The iconic Ziegfeld Theater’s final screening will be at 10 p.m. Thursday, according to its website.

L.A. theater openings, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: 'The Mountaintop' and more by Matt Cooper

This week: New takes on plays by Shakespeare and Harold Pinter, plus the L.A. premiere of an award-winning drama about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?…

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: It's Groundhog Day yet again - as a musical

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Top Broadway actor Andy Karl has won the coveted ‘Bill Murray’ role in a new, musical version of the beloved comedy film Groundhog Day, which will run at the Old Vic.

"Dirty Dancing" is theater calculated to emulate a beloved movie by Joanne Ostrow

A crowd pleaser that's more popular than substantial, "Dirty Dancing" on its national tour at the Buell Theatre is all about emulating the movie magic.

José Limón Dance Foundation Appoints New Artistic Director by Joshua Barone

Colin Connor, a former soloist with Limón Dance Company who went on to a career in choreography and education, returns, to the foundation.

The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition by Arts Review

The power of transformation through fashion will transcend the silver screen, as costumes from the box office hit film, The Dressmaker will be on display in an exclusive exhibition held at N…

Flutist, playwright at beach program Friday by Online Staff

Flutist James Nyoraku Schlefer and playwright Carson Kreitzer will present their work at a Hermitage Artist Retreat beach event Friday evening. Schlefer will play his... Read more »

The Ziegfeld Theatre will close tonight by Lou Lumenick

Manhattan’s iconic Ziegfeld Theatre will close its doors for the last time Thursday night. An employee at the door confirmed that after the 10 p.m. screening of “Star Wars: The Force Awa…

“Tosca” ’s Second Chance by Russell Platt

In 1889 Giacomo Puccini wrote to his publisher about getting the operatic rights to Victorien Sardou’s melodrama “La Tosca,” which the playwright had written for Sarah Bernhardt: “In…

Noises Off's Jeremy Shamos on How Sesame Street Is Like Breaking Bad and All His Sexy Roles by Broadway.com

Noises Off's Jeremy Shamos looks back on the roles that scared him, kicked his ass and were a total blast.

Review: Sojourners

The Playwrights Realm presents Mfoniso Udofia's tale of the Nigerian-American experience.

Why, Tosca? Really. This Performance Made Us Question Everything by James Jorden

A review of the New York City Opera Renaissance's most recent production of 'Tosca.'

InterAct Theatre's '#therevolution': Social media and upheaval, poorly thought out

Massacres du jour erupt from San Diego to Paris. And archaeologists recently announced the discovery in Kenya of human remains from a prehistoric tribe that met a brutal end some 10,000 year…

Eagle Theatre's 'Assassins': On target for our time, leaving the beholder shaken

Some shows preserve their particular time and place as in perfect stagecrafted amber. Others - such as Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Assassins, currently airing its dirty laundry at Ha…

Walnut Street Theatre's 'Harvey': A play about what everyone needs

Harvey, a genial, old-fashioned comedy, is currently providing gentle, old-fashioned entertainment at the Walnut Street Theatre. There are lots of wink-wink, nudge-nudge sexual innuendos, wh…

Tony Kushner Will Write Screenplay for Denzel Washington-Helmed Film Adaptation of FENCES by TV News Desk

According to Deadline, Tony Kushner has signed on to write the screenplay for Denzel Washington's upcoming big-screen adaptation of FENCES. Washington, who won a Tony for his role in the 201…

Sandy Duncan, an ex-Peter Pan, to join Pan show on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the best Peter Pans ever is returning home to Broadway - and to a musical about Peter Pan....

Julianne Hough on Playing Sandy in Fox’s ‘Grease Live,’ Getting Olivia Newton-John’s Blessing by Elizabeth Wagmeister

Julianne Hough is a live-TV pro, thanks to “Dancing With the Stars,” but nothing could prepare her for the pressure of playing Sandy to Aaron Tveit’s Danny in Fox’s “Grease Live”…

A storm is brewing in Hobart – Dark Mofo 2016 by Arts Review

Coinciding with the announcement that Tasmania’s winter solstice festival, Dark Mofo has secured a one-year funding agreement with the State Government, organisers have released the dates …

Mary-Arrchie founder celebrated with "Honorary Richard Cotovsky Way" by Morgan Greene

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. is closing down but founding member and longtime artistic director Richard Cotovsky's legacy will live on with a street sign. The stretch of W. Sheridan Rd. by Ange…

Two-Time Tony Nominee Andy Karl Tapped for Groundhog Day World Premiere in London by Ryan McPhee

Two-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl will headline the world premiere of the Groundhog Day musical, according to Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamingoye. The show reunites Matilda director …

New Les Miz Star Hayden Tee on Crappy Jobs, Fave Divas and What He Has in Common with Inspector Javert by Broadway.com

Age: 35 Hometown: Tee was born and rasied in Maungaturoto, a small town in New Zealand. Current Role: Tortured Inspector Javert in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables.&nb…

Bert Berns to Receive Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony by Louisa Brady

Bert Berns, whose life and music are the inspiration for the upcoming musical PIECE OF MY HEART, will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fam…

BWW Interview: GREASE: LIVE's Cha Cha, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, on Working with Tommy Kail Again by Matt Tamanini

The multi-talented Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer is known to fans of a certain demographic as Kiki on Nickelodeon's THE FRESH BEAT BAND to others she is known as recording artist Ava Gold and I firs…

STAGE TUBE: Sara Bareilles Reacts to WAITRESS Marquee Going Up by Louisa Brady

WAITRESS composer and lyricist Sara Bareilles took to Facebook today to react to the musical's brand-new marquis. Check out the video she posted here

Breaking: Andy Karl to Star in Broadway-Bound GROUNDHOG DAY by BroadwayWorld

Just in via Baz Bamingoye of The Daily Mail, Andy Karl will star in GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL, in the role made famous by Bill Murray in the film.

Review: 'A Widow of No Importance' about a mother's life in Mumbai by Nina Metz

In this romantic comedy set in Mumbai, the focus is not on the tradition-flouting 20-something of the story (played with equal parts petulance and real feeling by Vahishta Vafadari) but on h…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Tony Nominee Sarah Stiles by Broadway.com

Sarah Stiles stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Ryan McPhee about her latest gig at Joe's Pub.

Telly Leung, Josh Young & More Join The Secret Garden Anniversary Concert at Lincoln Center by Broadway.com

The complete cast is now set for the 25th anniversary concert presentation of The Secret Garden. Allegiance's Telly Leung, Josh Young, Fun Home’s Oscar Williams, The Book of Mormon…

Women in improv comedy detail a culture of sexual harassment, silence by Nina Metz

At a bar one night after an improv class several years ago, performer Angie McMahon remembers socializing with a teacher who, without warning, crossed a line. "He shoved his face into my che…

LMDA Announces 2016 Bly Fellowship and Grant Recipients by American Theatre Editors

Grant winners include dramaturgs from Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Canada.

Spotlight On...Rhiannon Lattimer by Michael Block

Name: Rhiannon LattimerHometown: Banstead, Surrey England.Education: The Three Year program at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The Brit School of Performing Arts and Technology.Select…

In the final days of Pacino’s Broadway play, audiences are hate-watching it by Michael Riedel

Al Pacino wraps up his run in David Mamet’s “China Doll” on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on my favorite show of the Broadway season. It was, to put it mildly, a rocky run, but I c…

Linda Lavin Is Radiant in ‘Our Mother’s Brief Affair’ by Rex Reed

A complex memory play about a mother’s spotty past.

Alone Together review – Caryl Churchill's wry chit-chat cradles catastrophe by Michael Billington

Royal Court, LondonLinda Bassett, Kika Markham, June Watson and Deborah Findlay deliver pitch-perfect performances in Churchill’s apocalyptic and compassionate conversation piece Related: …

JEEPERS CREEPERS – Leicester Square Lounge by Jonathan Baz

Marty Feldman was a unique comedy turn who could have been a giant. His distinctive boggled eye face and wild hair set him apart visually and as a peer of some of the late 20th century comed…

Casting Announced For Lucy Prebbles The Effect by Olivia Clement

Complete casting has been announced for Lucy Prebble’s The Effect, which won the 2012 U.K. Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, and is scheduled to make its U.S. debut …

Review: ‘Burnished by Grief,’ About Living in Close Quarters by Andy Webster

Ellen Maddow’s comedy explores the vicissitudes of cheek-by-jowl urban housing.

Theater Review: Review: ‘Five Finger Exercise,’ ‘Waste’ and ‘Amaluna’ Take to London Stage by Matt Wolf

The Print Room offers a revelatory production of "Five Finger Exercise," but "Waste," at the National Theater's Lyttelton stage, and Cirque du Soleil's "Amaluna," at Royal Albert Hall waver.

Theater Listings for Jan. 29-Feb. 4

HGO will present "It's a Wonderful Life" as opera next season by Everett Evans

Houston Grand Opera's 2016-17 season will include the world premiere of a Jake Heggie opera based on the classic Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life," as well as the return of John Adam'…

BREAKING NEWS: Telly Leung, Josh Young, Nikki Ren?e Daniels, Quentin Earl Darrington & More Join MCP's THE SECRET GARDEN Concert! by BroadwayWorld

Complete casting has been announced for Manhattan Concert Productions' MCP 25thanniversary performances ofThe Secret Garden, on February 21 and February 22, 2016 at David Geffen Hall, Lincol…

Chicken Dance's Elvis Poultry Struts Around Westport by Westport Country Playhouse

By Don RebarCommunity Engagement & Digital Content ManagerElvis Poultry, the king of 'bawk & roll', has been roosting at cool places around town leading up to Sunday's performances o…

Notes from Annie's Garden: Scotland Road by Westport Country Playhouse

By Annie KeefeAssociate ArtistI like playwright Jeffrey Hatcher. I like the interesting topics he chooses to write about. He likes a good thriller as much as I do. He’s looked at art th…

Playwrights, Composers & Creatives Gather for New Works Initiative by Westport Country Playhouse

Over our 85-year history, 43 new plays and musicals have made their premiere at the Playhouse, most recently last season's A.R. Gurney comedy, "Love and Money," co-produced with New York's S…

Learn How the Family Festivities Series Supports Childhood Development by Westport Country Playhouse

By Charlie NorkIndividual Giving ManagerThe Playhouse’s “offseason” (a relative term!) means it’s time for Family Festivities. Our winter children’s theater initiative runs until A…

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS LA Opera at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion will launch its six-production 2016-17 MainStage season with Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, starring Artistic Director Plácido Domin…

Theater News: Telly Leung, Julie Halston, and More Round Out the Cast of The Secret Garden

Tony nominee Sydney Lucas stars in the Manhattan Concert Productions concert at Lincoln Center.

Theater News: Boston Arts Groups Unite to Keep Huntington Theatre Company in Its Home

Four organizations have come together to keep the #HuntingtonOnHuntington.

Chicago Theatre Intern Networking Event by Bt

Monday, February 22, 2016, 6 - 8PMGoodman Theatre, 170 N. DearbornThe Chicago Theatre Intern Networking Event is the only event of its kind to help interns and apprentices make new professio…

Cush Jumbo Will Play Kate In All-Female Central Park ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ by Jeremy Gerard

Shakespeare’s battle-of-the-sexes comedy The Taming Of The Shrew has been a reliable crowd-pleaser over the decades of free Shakespeare in Central Park (among the most memorable were M…

New Orleans Shakespeare Festival’s 2016 Season Celebrates the Bard by American Theatre Editors

The Crescent City will unite for a city-wide celebration of Shakespeare.

Review: ‘I Shall Not Hate’ at Mosaic Theater Company of DC by John Stoltenberg

It was a record-setting blizzard, not prescient season planning, that resulted in Mosaic Theater Company’s rescheduling the opening of I Shall Not Hate to last night, International Holoca…

David Cromer Sets Cast for Lucy Prebble’s The Effect Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Complete casting has been announced for Lucy Prebble’s The Effect, which won the 2012 U.K. Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, and is scheduled to make its U.S. debut …

Cast of Teens Explore Rape Culture In Slut: The Play by Olivia Clement

The Arts Effect and their All-Girl Theater Company present Slut: The Play starting Jan. 28 Off-Broadway. Inspired by the lives of its 14-18 year old cast members, the show examin…

Telly Leung, Julie Halston, Josh Young Join All-Star Secret Garden Concert by Adam Hetrick

Additional cast members have been announced for Manhattan Concert Productions' presentation of the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden slated to take place Feb. 21-22 at…

Ben Rimalower to Bring Solo Shows to London’s St. James Theatre Studio by Mark Shenton

New York actor, writer and columnist Ben Rimalower, who writes for Playbill.com amongst other things, is to bring his two acclaimed solo shows, Bad with Money and Patti Issues, to L…

Canadian Opera Company’s Siegfried revival is a party worth attending – even in pajamas by Arthur Kaptainis, Special To National Post

From a ravishing orchestra is ravishing to a certifiably Wagnerian cast, Siegfried is a worthy investment

Theater News: The Effect Announces Cast and Creative Team

Lucy Prebble's new play will have its North American premiere at the Barrow Street Theatre.

Coffee & Conversations with Lauren Luiz Part 2 by Joy

Video's with Lauren who was part of the new Broadway production of Spring Awakening, which takes the idea of communication to a whole new level.

Empire The Musical debuts in La Mirada by Rob Stevens

The new musical about the building of the Empire State Building needs some reconstruction work.

Circa: The Return five-star review – 'I've seldom seen such grief on stage' by Lyn Gardner

Barbican, LondonThere is poignancy, darkness and powerful humanity in Circa’s extraordinary physical depiction of the struggles endured by displaced persons in search of safety When the al…

Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams Arrive on Broadway as Al Pacino Exits: What Not to Miss This Week by Olivia Clement

The Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events, Jan. 28-Feb. 7!

JEEPERS CREEPERS Leicester Square, Lounge WC2 by Libby Purves

MARTY FELDMAN:  A GREAT COMIC’S ENDGAME Next week at the Jermyn there opens a play which is a memorial to a late-life friendship with Lucille Ball; already on the far side of the Char…

It's Official! Former Peter Pan Sandy Duncan Will Fly Into Broadway's Finding Neverland by Imogen Lloyd Webber

The very meta rumors were true. Sandy Duncan, who starred as Peter Pan on Broadway in 1979, will take on the role of Madame du Maurier in Finding Neverland on February 9. The three-time Tony…

Matthew Perry's Longing, Adrian Lester in Red Velvet & More in the London Datebook by Matt Wolf

February is a busy month for American accents in London, with multiple Broadway titles emerging on the scene alongside a bevy of stars that includes a TV favorite (Matthew Perry), a two-time…

Escaped Alone, Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Caryl Churchill is a phenomenon. Now 77 years old, she remains not only prolific but also immensely inventive, having notched up more than 35 original plays, many of which have been innovati…

Kokandy’s Chicago Premier of HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL – February 28 – April 24, 2016 at Theater Wit by Michael J. Roberts

Kokandy Productions is pleased to launch its 2016 season with the Chicago premiere of the dark “mean teen” comedy HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, based on the hit 1980s cult film of the same na…

Raven Theatre’s A LOSS OF ROSES Runs Feb. 17- April 2, 2016 by Michael J. Roberts

Raven’s production of William Inge’s A Loss of Roses will be the play’s first professional staging in the Chicago area since early 1999. The Raven production will run on the compan…

Steppenwolf Announces Tix On Sale Jan. 29th for MARY PAGE MARLOWE by Tracy Letts (Mar 31 – May 29) by Michael J. Roberts

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, January 29 at 11am for the highly anticipated world premiere production of Mary Page Marlowe, written by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright and e…

Hubbard Street announces Spring Series + World Premiere at Harris Theater by Michael J. Roberts

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, under the artistic direction of Glenn Edgerton, announces today its third mainstage engagement of the 2015–16 dance season. March 17–20, 2016 at the Harris …

Lookingglass Theatre Company Elects HEIDI STILLMAN New Artistic Director by Michael J. Roberts

Lookingglass Theatre Company announces the election of its newest Artistic Director, Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Stillman has served as Artistic Director of New Work since 2004 and repla…

Dancing to the beat of hypocrisy in a Russian ‘Measure for Measure’ by Hedy Weiss

Something unusual is at play from the moment the lights come up on "Measure for Measure" - the Russian language co-production of London's Cheek by Jowl and Moscow's Pushkin Theatre being pre…

ArtsBeat: Sandy Duncan Returns to Lunt-Fontanne Theater in ‘Finding Neverland’ Role by Michael Paulson

The actress, who played the title character in a Broadway revival of “Peter Pan” starting in 1979, will play a grandmother.

Women in improv comedy detail a culture of sexual harassment, silence by Nina Metz

At a bar one night after an improv class several years ago, performer Angie McMahon remembers socializing with a teacher who, without warning, crossed a line. "He shoved his face into my ch…

Review: What do Russians know of 'Measure for Measure'? Plenty by Chris Jones

"Measure for Measure," the opening production in Chicago's hugely exciting Shakespeare 400 celebration, is performed in Russian, with English surtitles. I throw that out at the beginning mos…

Review: The Mother, The Tricycle by Marcus Emmanuel

Criticising the conventional depiction of the nuclear family, Florian Zeller’s The Mother invites the audience to witness the breakdown of the family unit through the eyes of the mother, t…

Review: Press, The Bread & Roses Theatre by Lily Hayes

Bitter, cynical, thoroughly discontented; Malcolm Brown doesn’t know how to get his life back on track. Once a well-respected journalist, he now writes for a teenage gossip magazine and is…

Theatre22 Announces a Season of Seattle Premieres in 2016 by American Theatre Editors

The season includes two mainstage productions and readings and workshops of new plays.

On a Big Week of Anniversaries, Enjoy Some Fabulous Fan Art From Phantom and Rent by Matthew Blank, Monica Simoes

Two of musical theatre's most iconic shows marked major milestones this week. Rent premiered Off-Broadway 20 years ago, and The Phantom of the Opera celebrated an unheard of 28 years…

Aww Alert: #TBT YouTube Spiral with Young Jarrod Spector

Did you know Broadway's Jarrod Spector was a child Star Search champ?

Tony Nominee Sarah Stiles & Gary Lucas to Perform Fleischer Brothers Tribute at Museum of the Moving Image by BroadwayWorld

Renowned guitarist Gary Lucas of Captain Beefheart fame and Broadway star Sarah Stiles Tony nominee for Hand to God present a delightful and loving tribute to the swinging soundtracks of New…

Beloved Peter Pan Sandy Duncan Is Flying to Broadway’s Neverland by Adam Hetrick

Sandy Duncan, who was Tony-nominated for her performance in the 1979 revival of Peter Pan, will return to J.M. Barrie's fantasy when she joins the cast of Broadway's Finding Neve…

Official: Sandy Duncan Will Return to Her Peter Pan Roots in FINDING NEVERLAND! by BroadwayWorld

It's official Sandy Duncan, the beloved stage and screen actress known for her magical, high-flying Tonynominated performance asPeter Panat Broadway'sLunt-Fontanne Theatre205 West 46thStreet…

Theater News: Kathryn Erbe to Join Frank Langella on Broadway in The Father

Florian Zeller's play will have its American premiere under the direction of Doug Hughes.

Theater News: Iconic Peter Pan Sandy Duncan to Join Broadway's Finding Neverland

Duncan returns to Broadway for the first time since 1999.

Mary-Arrchie founder celebrated with "Honorary Richard Cotovsky Way" by Morgan Greene

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. is closing down but founding member and longtime artistic director Richard Cotovsky's legacy will live on with a street sign. The stretch of W. Sheridan Rd. by Angel…

West Hartford Author Steve Kemper At UConn; Arsenault At R.J. Julia by Carole Goldberg

Steve Kemper, an author and journalist who lives in West Hartford, will give a free program about his latest book, "A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham" (Norton…

Odds & Ends: Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Les Miz, Kit Harington Talks Faustus & Jon Snow & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Lin-Manuel Joins Les Miz Baby, it's cold outside, and #Ham4Ham, the pre-show that takes place outside the gargantuan hi…

Cush Jumbo, Janet McTeer & More Enlisted for 2016 Shakespeare in the Park by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Ready to celebrate (shouldn’t that be commiserate?) the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death in 2016? The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park will return t…

Tony Nominee Kathryn Erbe & More Set for Broadway's The Father; Opening Night Date Pushed Back by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Tony nominee Kathryn Erbe and more will join the previously announced three-time Tony winner Frank Langella in Florian Zeller's The Father. The American premiere of the translation by tw…

Matthew Perry's Longing, Adrian Lester in Red Velevet & More in the London Datebook by Matt Wolf

February is a busy month for American accents in London, with multiple Broadway titles emerging on the scene alongside a bevy of stars that includes a TV favorite (Matthew Perry), a two-time…

Grease: Live Will Take You Backstage During the Broadcast on Facebook by Broadway.com

We know you’re eager to catch Aaron Tveit, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens and more hand jive on TV, but when Grease: Live airs on Fox on January 31, you’ll have the option to ca…

Theatre Nova 2016 Season to Include 4 World Premieres and 3 Michigan Premieres by American Theatre Editors

The theatre's sophomore season will showcase four Michigan playwrights.

New Tyler Mount Vlog Looks Back at BroadwayCon by Mark Ezovski

Tyler Mount recaps all the excitement of BroadwayCon.

"Nice Fish" at A.R.T. with Mark Rylance by Nancy Grossman

To craft the play composed of the prose poems of Louis Jenkins, two-time Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance collaborated with Minnesota-based poet and director/composer Claire van Kampen.…

Kathryn Erbe & More Join Frank Langella in MTC's THE FATHER on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Lynne MeadowArtistic Director andBarry GroveExecutive Producer have just announcedcomplete casting for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming American premiere ofThe Father, the new play by Molie…

Full Cast Announced for Broadway’s Father, Starring Frank Langella by Robert Viagas and Olivia Clement

Tony Award nominee Kathryn Erbe will join the previously announced three-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee Frank Langella in the American premiere of Florian Zeller's …

Fast-Rising Playwright Jen Silverman's 'The Moors' At Yale Rep by Christopher Arnott

In the past year, Jen Silverman has seen her plays performed at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the InterAct Theatre in Philadelphia and Playwrights Horizon in New York City. She's an "aff…

Can't Buy A Ticket To That Concert You Want To See? Blame Bots by Jim Zarroli

A report from New York's attorney general points to abusive practices in the market for live-event tickets on sites such as StubHub.

Ordinary Beauty, Ecstatic Beauty by Meredith Bove

Watching them is like witnessing a birth, yet from a great distance—romanticized, and with none of the bloody details present.

The Book Of Mormon Tour. by Martin D. Goodkin

This week ‘a star was born’ at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. Chad Burris, who is making his national tour debut with “The Book of Mormon,” was fillin…

Theater News: Cush Jumbo and Janet McTeer to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's Taming of the Shrew

Phyllida Lloyd will direct the all-female production.

Michael Urie, Matt McGrath & More Will Take Part in STILL AT RISK Benefit Reading on 2/22 by BroadwayWorld

OnMonday, February 22ndat 7 PM,Tom Kirdahy ProductionsandBroadway Cares Equity Fights AIDSwillpresent a benefit reading ofSTILL AT RISK, a new play byTim PinckneyMessage to Michael, Ever So …

Describe Essay Topics by Ken

View all 10 images Pony Coloring Pages Case Pony Express Coloring Pages Pictures An interesting interval is commemorated by Pony Kids Pages with Free Colouring Photographs to Print, this col…

Review: American Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at The Kennedy Center by Lisa Traiger

Alexei Ratmansky’s newest staging of the great classical ballet The Sleeping Beauty feels like that moment in the classic MGM film The Wizard of Oz when the scene goes from black and white…

ArtsBeat: Shakespeare in the Park to Offer ‘Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘Troilus and Cressida’ by Michael Paulson

The annual free Shakespeare in the Park productions will be “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Troilus and Cressida” this summer.

All-Female 'Taming of the Shrew' Set for Shakespeare in the Park 2016 by Ashley Lee

Phyllida Lloyd will direct the new staging of the classic tale, starring Cush Jumbo as Katherina and Janet McTeer as Petruchio.read more

Cush Jumbo & Janet McTeer to Lead All-Female THE TAMING OF THE SHREW as Part of 2016 Shakespeare in the Park; Full Lineup Set! by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater will celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death in 2016 with free Shakespeare in the Park beginning in May, along with other affordable Bard programmin…

STAGE TUBE: BEAUTIFUL National Tour's Abby Mueller Performs 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow' by Stage Tube

The Chicago Tribunejust unveiled an intimate videoof Abby Mueller, currently starring in the national tour of BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.'Click below…

Photo Flash: Check Out All-New GREASE: LIVE Pics Featuring Full Costumes! by TV News Desk

Hold on to your bobby socks and your poodle skirts FOX has just released a slew of all-new rehearsal photos featuring the GREASE LIVE cast in full costume. GREASE LIVE airs Sunday, Jan. 31, …

Photo Flash: Leather Jackets to Peddle Pushers - Check Out GREASE: LIVE's Wardrobe Designs! by TV News Desk

FOX has just released wardrobe photos for some of GREASE LIVE's most iconic characters. Get a first look below

All-Female Taming of the Shrew Part of Shakespeare in the Park Season by Olivia Clement

The Public Theater has announced its free 2016 Shakespeare in the Park line-up. The programming will feature an all-female version of The Taming of the Shrew, helmed by Phyllida Lloy…

Photo Flash: Leather Jackets to Pedal Pushers - Check Out GREASE: LIVE's Wardrobe Designs! by TV News Desk

FOX has just released wardrobe photos for some of GREASE LIVE's most iconic characters. Get a first look below

Review: ‘Five Finger Exercise,’ ‘Waste’ and ‘Amaluna’ Take to London Stage by Matt Wolf

The Print Room, a 180-seat playhouse in London’s Notting Hill, has come up with the most revelatory production of this still-young theatrical year.

Broadway Box-Office Analysis: Despite Blizzard Cancellations, Attendance Was High on the Great White by Robert Simonson

The blizzard that blanketed New York on Saturday, Jan. 23, had a major impact on traffic and business along Broadway. Every show along Broadway was down to six performances last wee…

You’re tempted to look away during ‘I Shall Not Hate.’ But you shouldn’t. by Peter Marks

A moment arrives in the harrowing and absorbing “I Shall Not Hate” that is so unbearably sad you may want to hide your eyes. As this monodrama by Izzeldin Abuelaish and Shay Pitovsky is …

The McCallum Theatre Announces Springtime Trip to New York by Michael J. Roberts

The McCallum Theatre, in partnership with Break-Away Tours, is pleased to announce its 2016 Springtime Theatre Tour to New York. The New York trip is 7 days/6 nights departing Palm Springs …

Columbia University Announces Finalists for Edward M. Kennedy Prize by American Theatre Editors

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Qui Nguyen are this year's finalists.

Review: Tonight/Jungle — Two Plays by Philip Ridley

Two solo one-acts examine the anatomy of a mental breakdown.

Pulled in All Directions, Especially New Ones, by New York’s January Festivals by American Theatre Editors

In a week of showgoing, I enjoyed reconnecting with my performing-arts-presenter peers, but also searched for points of entry for the uninitiated.

Lovely Music But The Magic Is Missing At Stage Door’s Carnival by Bill Hirschman

Broward Stage Door’s edition of Carnival, featuring one of the loveliest scores in the canon, under Dan Kelley’s experienced hand features a hard-working cast, some of whom have fine voi…

Thoughts on BroadwayCon by Aya Esther Hayashi

If you follow the musical theatre world on Twitter or Tumblr at all, you may have noticed an explosion of the hashtag - #BroadwayCon. This past weekend (January 22-24), the first annual conv…

Wynonna and The Big Noise at the McCallum February 24 by Michael J. Roberts

Through the generosity of Harold Matzner, the McCallum Theater presents Wynonna & The Big Noise on Wednesday, February 24, at 8:00pm. Country music superstar Wynonna’s rich, commandin…

Judy Collins at the McCallum February 25 by Michael J. Roberts

Through the generosity of Jerry and Sarah Mathews, the McCallum Theater presents Judy Collins on Thursday, February 25, at 8:00pm.Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, pe…

Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Heidi Stillman as New Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The ensemble member takes another turn as the artistic director of the Chicago theatre.

Greg Keller Takes On Seven Questions About Twins, Moms, & Our Mother's Brief Affair

The funny and charming Greg Keller takes on seven questions surrounding Our Mother's Brief Affair.

Know a Theatre: Unicorn Theatre of Kansas City, Mo. by American Theatre Editors

The Midwestern company is blazing new trails by producing contemporary American plays.

The last yarn of Bradford mill by Alfred Hickling

Workers once came from all over the world to work in Lumb Lane. Now the defunct Bradford mill is being used to stage their storiesLumb Lane was, for a long time, Bradford's most notorious ad…

Lynn Nottage Talks Research, Collaboration, and the Fracturing of America by HowlRound

By Holly L. Derr. Holly Derr speaks with Lynn Nottage about her new play Sweat a co-commission of Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage, currently playing in Washington, DC.

Sam Shepard Takes Stock of ‘Buried Child’ and the Writer’s Life by Alexis Soloski

Mr. Shepard comments on his play, soon to have its third major production in New York; his upbringing; and the limitations he finds in his own oeuvre.

Riding in Shepard’s Posse: Actors Talk About ‘Buried Child’ by Alexis Soloski

Sam Shepard’s play has had two major New York productions; a third is coming to the New Group. Cast members in each have something to say about it.

Lady Gaga to Perform at 88th ACADMEY AWARDS; Presenters Announced! by TV News Desk

Oscars producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today the first slate of presenters for the 88th Oscars telecast. The Oscars, hosted by Chris Rock, will air live OSCAR SUNDAY, FEBR…

Fox Teases Us With Over 50 New Rehearsal, Studio Promo and Costumed Pics From Grease: Live by Monica Simoes

As everyone gears up for FOX's Jan. 31 broadcast of Grease: Live, a new set of pics from the rehearsal studio has been released. Check them out here! 

Tribute Bands Proud To Faithfully Re-Create Fan Favorites by Michael Hamad

For David Geisler, nailing George Harrison's tone came down to getting the tiniest details right, including finding the same strings used by the late Beatles guitarist. "After I got the guit…

Arts and Business Council Moving Sale by Bt

The Arts & Business Council, Audience Architects, and Chicago Cultural Alliance will be moving to a new office, and will be holding a Two-Day SaleFriday, February 5, 9:30am - 4:30pm &am…

Read a Book: Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s #negrophobia as a lesson in sitting in pain by Cory Tamler

I’m drawn to the body, repelled by the face. I think of Stop and Frisk Watch apps. I think of fear.

Shakespeare from the ground up by Trish Crawford

Groundling Theatre and a cast of Stratford and Shaw Festival vets bring The Winter’s Tale to Toronto’s tiny Coal Mine Theatre.

Video Flash: Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Cast of Les Misérables for One Night in New Digital #Ham4Ham

Miranda says of the experience, "This is much more nerve-racking than doing Hamilton."

Video Flash: Kinky Boots Star Wayne Brady Visits GMA

Broadway's fabulous drag queen discusses his onstage gig and the high-heeled war wounds that come with it.

Cabaret News: Bonnie and Clyde Alum Claybourne Elder to Make Solo Cabaret Debut

Elder's Broadway costar Melissa van der Schyff will join him for the performance.

Musical theater nerds? Not here. by Nelson Pressley

If you audition for a Thomas W. Jones II show with a standard tune from a Broadway musical, you may be told, “Great. Now, can you sing us something that’s not in that tradition? Because …

Shift in leadership at Lookingglass Theatre by Hedy Weiss

Heidi Stillman has been chosen as Lookingglass Theatre's next artistic director. The post Shift in leadership at Lookingglass Theatre appeared first on Chicago Entertainment - Chicago Sun-Ti…

VIDEO: First Look - Kevin Spacey Stars as a Businessman Turned Into a Cat in NINE LIVES by Movies News Desk

Kevin Spacey will star in the upcoming film NINE LIVES, in which he portray a businessman turned into a cat named 'Mr. Fuzzypants.' no joke Co-starring Christopher Walken, the movie hits the…

Preview: Frigid Festival 2016 by Michael Block

It’s winter which means the Frigid Festival is upon us! This year for their 10th edition, Horse Trade Theater Group will play host to an assortment of producitons at the Kraine Theater and…

Spotlight On...Genny Yosco by Michael Block

Name: Genny YoscoHometown: Brooklyn, NYFavorite Credits: The Countess in Countess Dracula!, Miss Hannigan in Annie, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Trinculo in Tempest, Katherine in T…

I and You by Theasy.com

I and You Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters, Merrimack Repertory Theater Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts BOTTOM LINE: Lauren Gunderson's play about a sick girl and her classmate offers a surprise t…

Bonnie and Stewart Honored by Barry

        Tony Award winning producers’ new portrait unveiled at Sardi’s. Tony Award winning producers, Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane, were honored with the unveil…

BWW Interview - Andrea Martin Talks NOISES OFF, 'BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING' & More by Caryn Robbins

Today the Tony Award winner speaks exclusively with BWW about starring in this high-energy comedic romp and reveals, 'I didn't quite know what I was getting myself into'

Claybourne Elder Will be Joined by Melissa van der Schyff & More at Feinstein's/54 Below! by BroadwayWorld

FEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Claybourne Elder on February 19, 2016. In this candid show, Clay won't just sing show tunes and share reminiscences about the theater, b…

Funnyman: a comic’s sad life by Cogency

Funnyman. By Bruce Graham. Arden Theatre premiere production, directed by Matt Pfeiffer.   Funnyman is a serious play about a comic, not a comical play. The experienced playwright (and …

10 Things You May Not Know About Me: Eddie George of ‘Chicago’ by Dei Lewison

According to Eddie George — who stepped into the big shoes of the savvy legal eagle Billy Flynn in Chicago two weeks ago — the timing of his plum gig has nothing to do with the m…

RUTHLESS! to Play 100th Performance Off-Broadway This Week by BroadwayWorld

The Off-Broadway smash, RUTHLESS! The Musical, will celebrate its 100th performance this Saturday, January 30th at St. Luke's Theatre in the heart of the Theatre District. Due to overwhelmin…

Chicago theater openings Jan. 29-Feb. 4

FRIDAY | "Mothers and Sons": In Terrence McNally's play, a mother visits her deceased son's partner and is confronted with the changing definition of family. Through Feb. 27 at Northlight Th…

Heidi Stillman will again lead Lookingglass Theatre by Morgan Greene

Heidi Stillman will take over as artistic director of Lookingglass Theatre effective immediately, the ensemble company in its 28th season announced Thursday. Stillman replaces Andrew White…

Kate Baldwin Will Offer Concert Series at Sheen Center with Special Guests by Andrew Gans

Finian's Rainbow Tony nominee Kate Baldwin will celebrate the music of Michael John LaChiusa and Will Van Dyke in a two-night concert series at New York's Sheen Center.

“The Substance of Bliss” falls short of blissful by Philip

It’s about ten minutes into “The Substance of Bliss” before we learn what Paul (Christopher Daftsios) and Donna (Susan Maris) are doing out on their patio at 2AM, other than bickering …

DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FLORIDA HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE OF 2016 SUMMER CAMPS & WORKSHOPS by Michael J. Roberts

The Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts announces the continuation of its award-winning programing and corresponding summer schedule of week-long camps and workshops, tak…

Kanye West’s Epic Twitter Rant Has Been Turned Into Shakespearean Tragedy by Melissa Locker

Wherefore art thou Yeezy?

Watch Kinky Boots' Wayne Brady Talk Passion, Heels & Wake Up America With a Freestyle Rap by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Kinky Boots' Wayne Brady stopped by GMA on January 28 and raised everybody up! Despite the injuries he's been suffering from those famous red boots (however good he looks in them) he…

Former Peter Pan Sandy Duncan Circling Broadway's Finding Neverland by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Very meta. The New York Post reports that Sandy Duncan, who starred as Peter Pan on Broadway in 1979, is eyeing the role of Madame du Maurier in Finding Neverland. The three-time Tony nomine…

Performing for Oprah May be 'Terrifying,' But for The Color Purple's Danielle Brooks, It's Just Part of the Gig by Ryan McPhee

Purple is the new orange! Danielle Brooks took a break from bringing down the house at The Color Purple to chat with Stephen Colbert about her Broadway debut on January 27. By taking on the …

Hamilton, Rent, Allegiance Cast Members Rehearse Oklahoma! Fave For Inspirational Voices Concert

On Feb. 15, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill will host Inspirational Voices, a one-night-only concert featuring Renée Elise Goldsberry, Adam Pascal, Telly Leung, Joshua Henry, Ede…

Taye Diggs, Helen Mirren & More Join SAG AWARDS' Presenter Lineup by TV News Desk

Patricia Arquette, Abraham Attah, Jason Bateman, Bryan Cranston, Taye Diggs, Jon Hamm, KeeganMichael Key, Diane Lane, Julia LouisDreyfus, Helen Mirren, Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Renner and J.K. S…

VIDEO: Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake Whip & Nae Nae Through First TROLLS Teaser by Movies News Desk

Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake lend their voices to DreamWorks upcoming animated comedy TROLLS. The film is set to hit theaters on November 4, 2016.

Broadway musical 'Hamilton' could teach Oscar a lesson on diversity by Charles McNulty

"Hamilton" is coming to the Hollywood Pantages Every Hollywood mover-and-shaker ought to see it.

Dr. Phillips Center Adds Additional Performance of STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT by Michael J. Roberts

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces an added matinee performance of Steve Martin and Martin Short in An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life, at 3 p.m. in …

Rockwell Table & Stage presents THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Jan. 28 – April 30 by Michael J. Roberts

“Gird Your Loins!” The boss from Hell is back as Rockwell Table & Stage presents THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, running January 28 through the end …

Matt Doyle, Alexander Gemignani & More to Join Kate Baldwin in Singing Songs of LaChiusa at Sheen Center by BroadwayWorld

The Sheen Center, New York's new downtown cultural venue at 18 Bleecker Street, presents beloved, rising Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin Finian's Rainbow, Songbird in a two…

BroadwayWorld's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Chats ANGIE TRIBECA, Oscar Noms, More by Matt Tamanini

Hello Pop Culture Junkies In this episode of BroadwayWorld's 'Some Like it Pop' podcast, after Jenn explains why she hates everything NBC, we dive into all things TV and film.

VIDEO: Wayne Brady Talks Bringing the Heat in Broadway's KINKY BOOTS by TV News Desk

Multi-talented performer Wayne Brady stopped by today's GMA to discuss his run as a drag queen in the Tony-winning musical KINKY BOOTS.

VIDEO: First Look - Meryl Streep Pays Tribute to Mike Nichols in Upcoming PBS Documentary by TV News Desk

In PBS's upcoming AMERICAN MASTERSMIKE NICHOLS documentary, airing Friday, January 29th, Oscar winner Meryl Streep recalls working with the acclaimed director.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 1/28/16- MACBETH by Stage Tube

Today in 1982, Macbeth opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre, where it ran for 21 performances. Written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shak…

VIDEO: Slap, Clap & Flap! The Ladies of GREASE: LIVE Teach You How to Do the 'Hand Jive' by TV News Desk

In an exclusive video from Billboard.com, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, and the rest of the GREASE LIVE ladies teach you how to do the Hand Jive in preparation for this Sunday's live broa…

VIDEO: Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard 'Bless The Rains' in Tribute to Toto Classic! by TV News Desk

Married Hollywood couple Kristen Bell FROZEN and Dax Shepard PARENTHOOD posted an adorable YouTube video of themselves performing the Toto 80's classic 'Africa' while on an actual trip to th…

Hello, Ziggy; St. Louis Zoo welcomes baby colobus monkey by Amanda St. Amand

They named the baby Ziggy, as he was born the day that David Bowie died. 

Heidi Stillman will again lead Lookingglass Theatre by Morgan Greene

Heidi Stillman will take over as artistic director of Lookingglass Theatre effective immediately, the ensemble company in its 28th season announced Thursday. Stillman replaces Andrew White,…

Musical Parody of “Devil Wears Prada” Hits L.A. by Olivia Clement

L.A.'s Rockwell Table & Stage presents The Unauthorized Musical Parody of The Devil Wears Prada Jan. 28; two actors alternately play the role of Miranda Priestly, the maniacal ch…

At The Grand Victory Tonight by Trav S.D.

Filed under: BROOKLYN, Music, PLUGS Tagged: BROOKLYN, music, The Grand Victory

Hot Clip of the Day: It's a Saigon Belting Battle Between Lea Salonga & Claire Moore

Make a few minutes to watch this fantastic YouTube clip.

The Power of Storytelling: Sarah Ruhl’s PASSION PLAY by Julia Izumi

There is no play that speaks to the power of art and storytelling more intricately or beautifully than Passion Play. Read more to find out why. The post The Power of Storytelling: Sarah Ruhl…

Review: Found and Lost (Corinthia Hotel, London)

A novel operatic journey through a busy London hotel

Features: Then and Now: National Theatre

This week we take a look at how the National Theatre has changed over the years

Theatre News: Michael Coveney: Shakespeare's year is heralded by McKellen, Cumberbatch and a new French star

We'll see Ian McKellen's Richard III on film and Benedict Cumberbatch's on the small screen this year, but Thomas Jolly's is the stand out performance

Exclusive: Flip Through the Official “Grease: Live” Playbill! by Logan Culwell

Paramount and FOX's live televsision production of Grease is set to debut nationwide this Sunday, and Playbill is ready to give you the full theatrical experience at home with o…

Danielle Brooks Tells Stephen Colbert What It Was Like to Perform for Oprah Winfrey in Color Purple by Robert Viagas

Danielle Brooks, currently on Broadway in The Color Purple, on TV in "Orange Is the New Black" and in video games as the red bird in "Angry Birds," talked about all the c…

Summit Playhouse to Debut Junie B. Jones, Jr. by Olivia Clement

Kaleidoscope Theatre for Youth will present the pilot production of Junie B. Jones, Jr. at New Jersey's Summit Playhouse next month. The show is directed and choreographed by Lindsay Mar…

The Jon Ronson Mysteries review – stories from the eye of the Twitter storm by Brian Logan

Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe chronicler of society’s oddest habits leads an endearing book reading-plus-debate about social media shaming – with a bonus appearance from Bridget Ch…

Saying goodbye to the 6th Street Bridge with artist Susan Silton's 'Sublime Madness' opera by Carolina A. Miranda

For several months, Los Angeles has been bidding goodbye to the 6th Street Bridge. There have been street parties, art exhibitions and cruising flotillas of custom cars, all in advance of …

Island Players travel to 'Almost, Maine' by Jay Handelman

A look at life and love in a small Maine town... Read more »

A Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Program for $5 by Joshua Barone

Tickets for a triple bill by Paul Taylor American Modern Dance on March 15 will cost $5.

Molotov Theatre Group’s Alex Zavistovich’s Testimony To Be Presented Today In Support of ‘Made in DC Program Establishment Act of 2015’ by Guest Author

Today, January 28, 2016, at the Wilson Building, Molotov Artistic Director Alex Zavistovich presents testiimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, in support of the “Made…

What’s So Good About Good: Looking for Answers in Stoppard’s THE HARD PROBLEM by Walter Bilderback

In Tom Stoppard's 1972 play Jumpers, a character asks, “What’s so good about Good?” Mentioning this line in a note on his new play, The Hard Problem, Stoppard writes “I haven’t got…

Pics From BroadwayCon Feature Great Comet, Broadway Siblings, a Les Miz Reunion and So Much More! by Matthew Blank

Take a look at even more highlights from BroadwayCon! The weekend offered a wide selection of panels, meetups, workshops, master classes, celebrity meetups and more!

Exclusive First Listen to Tracks from Tony Yazbeck’s Debut Album! by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics has given Playbill.com two exclusive tracks from the upcoming solo debut album from Broadway song-and-dance man Tony Yazbeck, "The Floor Above Me." Check out &q…

“Scandal” Star Gets Parade Today from Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Society by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans

Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Kerry Washington receives the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Woman of the Year Award Jan. 28 at Harvard University.

Meryl Streep Remembers Late Director Mike Nichols (Video) by Andrew Gans

In this outtake interview from "Mike Nichols: American Masters," which debuts Jan. 29 on PBS, multiple Academy Award winner Meryl Streep describes working with late director Nichol…

Boston Arts Groups Rallying to Save Huntington Theatre by Olivia Clement

Boston arts organizations have launched an online campaign to support the Huntington Theatre Company's mission to retain its longtime artistic home on Huntington Avenue. The loss would l…

VIDEO: Carol Burnett Talks Upcoming SAG Honor: 'I Was Absolutely Gobsmacked' by TV News Desk

Entertainment icon Carol Burnett stopped by CBS's THE TALK to chat about her upcoming SAG Life Achievement Award honor, with Carol saying, when I heard about it I was absolutely gobsmacked. …

Photo & Video Recap: What You Missed from SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Twitter Takeover by Sally Henry

BroadwayWorld went to the Renaissance today, courtesy of Michael James Scott.

Video Flash: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Grease Live Choreographer Zach Woodlee Takes Us Behind the Camera

The live musical broadcast airs on Fox this Sunday.

What News Left Carol Burnett “Gobsmacked”? (Video) by Andrew Gans

Beloved comedic actress Carol Burnett, last seen on Broadway in Love Letters, made a recent appearance on the CBS chat show "The Talk."

Wayne Brady Chats Kinky Boots with Wendy Williams (Video) by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Wayne Brady, who is currently playing Lola in the Tony-winning Kinky Boots, made a recent appearance on "The Wendy Williams Show."

WAKE UP with BWW 1/28/2016 - SOJOURNERS, RED PAVILIONS and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news SOJOURNERS and 'RED PAVILIONS' open of…

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, January 28, 2016 by Susan Grace

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Review: ‘Harvey’ at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia by Deb Miller

So what if he’s invisible? He’s still the best friend and constant companion of the lovably eccentric tippler Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey, a delightful revival of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Pr…

Fuse Book Review: “Symphony for the City of the Dead” — On Art and Human Survival by Arts Fuse Editor

M. T. Anderson writes with a compellingly dark tone and a keen eye for characterization worthy of adult readership.

Matthew LaBanca and Jennifer Knox Lead Secret Theatre's A CHORUS LINE, Opening Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Secret Theatre Musicals and Richard Mazda, Producer, presentthe legendary Broadway musical A CHORUS LINE at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, openingtonight, January 28, for a three-we…

Clurman Lab's 'MOTHER COURAGE', Set in German Beer Hall, Begins Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is transforming Studio G at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting into a German beer hall in this lively production of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDR…

Karen Ziemba Leads NATIVE GARDENS, Beginning Tonight at Cincinnati Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

Veteran Broadway actor Karen Ziemba, who received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for her portrayal of The Wife in Contact, stars inCincinnati Playhouse in the Park'sNATIVE …

Next AMERICAN HORROR STORY Concept Revealed? Producers Woo Gaga for Return by TV News Desk

Has the next concept for AMERICAN HORROR STORY been revealed

UK finally stakes a claim in global cultural policy by Nick Awde

You may not be aware of it, but there is an organisation that works hard to give theatre a voice at international

Blogs: Regional Theatre Focus: Dominic West: Sheffield is the Rome of the north

The actor Dominic West on his love of Sheffield, the Crucible and why regional theatres are so important

Photos: Exclusive first look: The War of The Worlds rehearsals

Jeff Wayne's musical version of HG Wells' 1898 novel opens at the Dominion Theatre in February

Daniel Sloss: Dark Revoir review – wannabe outré comedy by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonSloss tries to hide an uncertain stage persona in self-consciously provocative standup, but too often shoots himself in the footDaniel Sloss claims not to know what the t…

Terrence McNally opens up about 'Mothers & Sons' by Chris Jones

Terrence McNally, the author of such celebrated works of drama as "Love! Valour! Compassion!," "Master Class" and "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," and the bookwriter of such musica…

NEWS: Caroline Sheen, David Thaxton & Neil McDermott star in Only the Brave musical by Press Releases

This Easter, Wales Millennium Centre will premiere its first full-scale, original musical, ONLY THE BRAVE, produced with Soho Theatre, Daniel Sparrow Productions and Birdsong Productions. Ba…

Meet the Cast of McLean Community Players’ ‘1776’: Part 2: James Myers by Joel Markowitz

n Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of McLean Community Players’ 1776, meet James Myers. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you pe…

Sting to perform halftime show at NBA All-Star Game

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sting is trading "Fields of Gold" for a court of all-stars....

Broadway musical 'Hamilton' could teach Oscar a lesson on diversity by Charles McNulty

A tremor of excitement ran through the Los Angeles theater scene on Tuesday with the announcement that "Hamilton," Broadway's biggest phenomenon since "Rent," will play the Hollywood Pantage…

Review: I and You at curtainup.com/ by Charles Wright

the most striking aspect of Lauren Gunderson's play is the the ex machina device with which she ties things up, though audience members are bound to differ as to the effectiveness of this na…

The Mix — Disney on Ice and 5 more cool things to do in Chicago this weekend by Miriam Di Nunzio

1. ON THE FRINGE The 27th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, curated by Curious Theatre Branch, ... The post The Mix — Disney on Ice and 5 more cool things to do in Chicago this weekend a…

Tom Hanks is America's Favorite Movie Star According to New Harris Poll; Depp, Washington Follow by Movies News Desk

His roles over the years have taken him into the past and the future, out into space and even into a child's toy chest, and this year Tom Hanks currently in theaters as attorney James B. Don…

VIDEO: THE COLOR PURPLE's Danielle Brooks Talks Performing In Front of Oprah Winfrey by TV News Desk

Danielle Brooks ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK stopped by last night's THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT to talk about performing in the hit Broadway show THE COLOR PURPLE in front of Oprah Winfrey

An Interview with Katya Stanislavskaya by Jessica Humphrey

Katya Stanislavskaya is an amazing composer, lyricist, musical director, and educator. She is currently the Program Director of Musical Theatre at Western Carolina University (my alma mater)…

Leonard Bernstein and the FCC by Terry Teachout

My Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column (which now appears every other Thursday) is occasioned this week by Alicia Kopfstein-Penk’s Leonard Bernstein and His Young People’s Concert…

Review - Noises Off Revival on Broadway

Michael Frayn's farce receives its second Broadway revival

Almanac: Shakespeare on men of action and the masses by Terry Teachout

Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant More learned than the ears. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus

BWW's On This Day - January 28, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 28 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Aaron Tveit sings ‘Popular’ from ‘Wicked’ musical by Kate Feldman

In the latest video from the “Wicked” studio sessions, Aaron Tveit takes on Galinda’s ode to makeovers in “Popular.”

'Schoolhouse Rock!' composer Bob Dorough, 92, brings his hipster bebop to South

At 92, “Schoolhouse Rock!” composer Bob Dorough remains the epitome of hip, as he’ll showcase with his regular trio at South Jazz Parlor on Wednesday.

Theater Review: I and You and a Plot Twist, Too by Jesse Green

Every year, American Theatre magazine publishes a list of the country’s most-produced playwrights. It makes sense that Ayad Akhtar topped the latest edition: His award-winning plays, many …

Beloved Broadway rat dies in freak accident by Molly Crane-Newman

Rose the Rat, a Broadway sensation, died tragically Tuesday. It was eight months old.

Whoopi Goldberg Visited The Color Purple and Fits Right In With the Powerful Cast by Hilary Weaver

Whoopi Goldberg visited The Color Purple cast on Broadway, and the photo session that ensued was entirely adorable. Goldberg's visit to the show was one into familiar territory. In 1986, Who…

Iphigenia in Splott: Gary Owen's protest letter to a hard-hearted state by Matt Trueman

Owen’s retelling of a Greek myth in Cardiff earned rave reviews for its moral indignation. As it comes to the National, the playwright talks about his cri de coeur against austerityBefore …

Theatre News: Full casting announced for Breakfast at Tiffany's

Matt Barber and Victor McGuire will be joining Pixie Lott in Nikolai Foster's production

World Premiere of Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone Opens Royal Court’s 60th Anniversary Season Tonigh by Mark Shenton

London's Royal Court Theatre, which is celebrating its 60th birthday as a home for new writing, kicks off the year in its main house Jerwood Downstairs Theatre with Escaped Alone, a new …

Terrence McNally opens up about 'Mothers & Sons' by Chris Jones

Terrence McNally, the author of such celebrated works of drama as "Love! Valour! Compassion!," "Master Class" and "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," and the bookwriter of such musica…

NEWS: Matt Barber joins Pixie Lott in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Full cast by Press Releases

The full cast has been announced for the 2016 UK and Ireland Tour and the West End limited season of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s, adapted by Richard Greenberg and directed by…

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Announces Full Casting and Touring and West End Dates by Mark Shenton

The previously announced new production of Richard Greenberg's Broadway version of Breakfast at Tiffany's that will star singer/songwriter and actress Pixie Lott as Holly Golightly h…

WIT – Manchester by Kristy Stott

Wit is Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a humorous, emotional and ultimately devastating story set in the final few hours of Dr Vivian Bearing’s life.

Review: Jeepers Creepers (Leicester Square Theatre)

Terry Jones directs the world premiere of Robert Ross' play about Marty Feldman

Review: Pink Mist (Bush Theatre)

Owen Sheers' play exposing the mental scars of war comes to the Bush

Alistair Smith: Access to drama training isn’t the biggest issue by Alistair Smith

Who’d be an aspiring working-class actor today? No one wants to teach you drama at school because it’s not on the EBacc.

First Broadway Con Gets Shows and Snows by Jk Clarke

        by Maryann Lopinto   The first Broadway Con Broadway convention (inspired, no doubt, on the enormous popularity of the “ComicCon” comic book conventions)…

Theater News: 5th Avenue Theatre Presents How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical comedy begins performances tonight.

Theater News: The Mountaintop Makes LA Premiere at the Matrix Theatre Company

The award-winning play begins performances tonight.

Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid by Arts Review

Following her recent critically-acclaimed season at the Sydney Festival, Meow Meow brings her wild mix of drag, chanson and performance art to the Malthouse Theatre in Meow Meow’s Little …

Fou Fou Ha! clowns around conventions in ‘Whoa-Man!’ by Leslie Katz

“Whoa-Man!” is an avant-garde clown show that highlights the fool character to show audiences what’s true. That’s the aim of Maya Lane, founder of the performance troupe Fou Fou Ha!,…

Benji Hughes enjoys the commercial life by Tom Lanham

Benji Hughes took eight years to release “Songs in the Key of Animals,” the followup to his whimsical 25-track debut in 2008, “A Love Extreme.” But don’t worry about the » The…

On the Couch with Dave Coombs by Arts Review

Who is Dave Coombs? I’m an independent circus performer based in Melbourne, settling back into Aussie life after a few extended periods overseas teaching, performing and travelling thr…

Susan Elkin: Why church buildings and drama training are a marriage made in heaven by Susan Elkin

I seem to have spent a lot of time in churches lately. And no, before you ask, I haven’t suddenly succumbed to

Daniel Evans: Ignore the cliche – actors care deeply about their work by Daniel Evans

Actors are amazing. I know I am one, but this isn’t about me. It’s about the courage, the determination, the passion, the

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: January 28 by Mark Shenton

While this year’s Oscar nominations have been criticised for a lack of diversity, London has two openings on consecutive nights in the

Removing Overhead Ratio As A Measure Is Not Enough by Joe Patti

On Non-Profit Quarterly Claire Knowlton wrote a piece advocating for moving past a focus on overhead costs and direct program expenses in favor of full funding of non-profits by foundations.…

Interviews: All-Girl Theater Company Goes From Fringe to Center Stage With Slut: The Play

Before the provocative play makes its off-Broadway debut, we look back to our conversation with co-creator Katie Cappiello, who brought her young company to FringeNYC in 2013.

Hartford Stage Holds Auditions This Weekend for Young 'Anya' in ANASTASIA Premiere by BroadwayWorld

Hartford Stage will hold auditions for girls, ages 7-13 years old, for the role of 'Anya' at age 7 in the Tony Award-winning theatre's new musical ANASTASIA starting today, January 28.

Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid by Deborah Jones

Sydney Festival, January 8. The Hans Christian Andersen tale on which Meow Meow has based her new show is typically gruesome: an innocent young creature gladly endures unspeakable agonies in…

We Were There: Sojourners A New Play By Mfoniso Udofia by Jazmine Harper-Davis

photos by Chasi Annexy Is that a statue or a real person? I couldn’t imagine being in character and rigidly in place for pre-show up until start time. But somehow, the actors did. I al…

Topology & The Kransky Sisters: Tunes from the Tube by Arts Review

Everyone’s favourite goth spinster music group – The Kransky Sisters of Mourne, Eve, and their younger half-sister Dawn – return to Melbourne with their latest show of cover tu…

Review: HARVEY by Toby Zinman

Cleverman leads Aussie contingent at Berlinale by Arts Review

Screen Australia has congratulated the cast, directors, producers and creative teams behind the four Australian works that have been selected for the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival …

Exclusive: Al and Julie Larson Speak on Jonathan’s Childhood, Work Ethic, Rent and His Legacy by Amy Asch

On Jan. 25, 1996, Jonathan Larson passed away. The Rent creator made an impact on the musical theatre community that only he, himself, had predicted. His sister and father …

Stage Adaptation of Chinese Classic A Dream of Red Pavilions Opens in NY Today by Robert Viagas

A stage adaptation of "A Dream of Red Pavilions," the epic 18th-century Chinese novel about the rise and fall of an aristocratic family as reflected in a romance between two co…

Karen Ziemba Explores Native Gardens, Opening Tonight by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Karen Ziemba stars in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park production of Karen Zacarías' Native Gardens, which officially opens Jan. 28 following previews that beg…

Another NY Mother Courage, This One With Beer and Sausages, Opens Tonight by Robert Viagas

Bertolt Brecht's 1939 classic anti-war play Mother Courage and Her Children is getting a second staging in New York this month, but each is very different from the other.

What Were You Like in High School? Grease: Live Cast Relives The Glory Days by Michael Gioia

The world will take a trip back to Rydell High when Grease: Live hits television screens Jan. 31, so we thought it perfect timing to take a trip down memory lane with the cast. They share th…

A Chorus Line Kicks Off in Long Island City Tonight by Olivia Clement

In celebration of the show's 40th anniversary, Secret Theatre Musicals presents the Tony-winning musical A Chorus Line in Long Island City for a three-week run beginning Jan. 28.

'Rock Of Ages' At Warner Theatre by Christopher Arnott

Like so many of the metal bands it fondly mocks, the musical "Rock of Ages" had a turbulent trajectory from small clubs to major theaters to cinemas, then back down to appearances at small-c…

Stage preview: Public Theater presents the classic American musical love story 'Guys & Dolls' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

As luck would have it, Charlie Brady’s stage career has not landed him back in Pittsburgh since graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 2001. Until now.

Comedy Preview: Tracy Morgan visits the Improv to prep for Picking up the Pieces Tour by Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

You may have had tickets for June 21, 2014, at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall.