Spine: ‘Guards at the Taj’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Robert Michael Oliver

Rajiv Joseph’s Guards at the Taj, now playing at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, provokes its audience with grand flamingo visions, with horrific buckets of blood, with aesthetic debat…

A Symphonic SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN by David Dow Bentley III

How appropriate that on this Super Bowl weekend the Houston Symphony has chosen to screen a super movie with 1952’s MGM musical classic, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, starring Hollywood l…

Whose Backyard? My Backyard by Jk Clarke

    by Monica Charline Brown   Leonard David Goodisman’s new work, My Backyard, is quite the wacky evening of entertainment. Addressing the environmental issues afflicting c…

Chatting with the Tea Party by Ryan Mikita

Cast as the curious playwright Rich, actor Jeffrey C. Wolf is the central focus of the evening. Wolf narrates the play by way of a series of monologues, which preface interviews with various…

Showbiz Nation LIVE! Interview with CABARET’s SHANNON COCHRAN by Michael J. Roberts

Stage and film star Shannon Cochran discusses her role as Fraulein Schneider in Roundabout Theatre Company’s new tour of Kander & Ebb’s CABARET   SHANNON COCHRAN (Fraule…

Your Sunday Afternoon Zen: Emily Milledge is “Textbook Perfect” by Cassie Tongue

Emily Milledge carries within her a hint of the extraordinary. She crosses over from plays to musicals and back again, often carrying with her a sincere, curious intensity. Who else but Emil…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 2/6/2016

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 262016.

NEWS: Scottish unions launch Culture Manifesto for Holyrood election by Thom Dibdin

The Scottish Federation of Entertainment Unions has published a manifesto for culture which it hopes will be taken up by political parties taking part in the Holyrood election in May 2016.

Audiences Can Fix the Diversity Problem in Hollywood by Tracey Paleo

Diversity is making headlines in both theatre and film. During an interview with Variety, “Mr. Pig” star Diego Luna offers a different take on the issues of diversity and responsibility…

NEWS: Scottish actor rushed to hospital after onstage football injury by Thom Dibdin

The actor playing the title role in James II in the National Theatre of Scotland's James Plays trilogy was rushed to hospital on Saturday, following an incident during an on-stage football g…

Photo Flash: THE KING AND I, PIPPIN, ON YOUR FEET, and More Casts Take Saturday Intermission Pics by Sally Henry

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup Today's edition featu…

FROM DOWN UNDER: Ghost the Musical in Melbourne by Simon Parris

A hit when it opened in London’s West End in 2011, Ghost the Musical was originally announced to open in Melbourne in 2013, but producers backed out after the show’s lukewarm reception o…

Ms. Dawn Goes to Washington by Sam Hurwitt

A 1940s comedy proves surprisingly timely at Center REP.

Nautical and Nice by Sam Hurwitt

Pleasanton's Pacific Coast Rep heads under the sea with Disney's Little Mermaid.

Review: ‘Legally Blonde, Jr.’ at Adventure Theatre MTC by Bev Fleisher

The performance of the student version of Legally Blonde Jr.at Adventure Theatre MTC was a rollicking ride through the highlights of the extended version. The story is one of female empower…

Carol Channing Recalls She 'Had no Idea' Performing at the Super Bowl Would be Significant by Sally Henry

Here's a piece of trivia that unites both sports and Broadway fans Who was the first celebrity performer chosen for the Super Bowl halftime show The answer is Broadway legend Carol Channing.

Is a Play Of Plays Making Fair Use Of Other Playwrights’ Words? by Howard Sherman

There’s nothing quite like getting a cease and desist letter. It may be commonplace if you’re an attorney and you’re receiving a cease and desist claim on behalf of clients, but for a…

REVIEW: Weald, Finborough Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Matthew Lunn

By Matthew Lunn Weald is a very satisfying play, a compelling examination of the impact that changing circumstances may have on our sense of self. This is achieved via the developing charact…

Review: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ at Other Voices Theatre by Johnna Leary

In time for Valentine’s Day, Other Voices Theatre presents a hysterical look at modern relationships, set to some catchy songs, in a series of vignettes forming the musical I Love You,…

Photo Flash: Rosie O'Donnell Stops by THE WOODSMAN by BroadwayWorld

A known theatre supporter, Rosie O'Donnell caught a performance of THE WOODSMAN Off-Broadway and posed for a photo with writerdirectordesignerstar James Ortiz. Check out the pic below

Exclusive: Courtney Love, Sherie Rene Scott Join Todd Almond For Lincoln Center's American Songbook Concert

Courtney Love, Sherie Rene Scott and Brandon Victor Dixon joined Todd Almond as he performed a selection of songs from The Odyssey, Iowa, The Winter's Tale, Kansas City Choir Boy and mo…

Celebrated RSC actor Paterson Joseph in “Sancho: An Act of Remembrance” for Shakespeare 400 Chicago by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) welcomes Oxford Playhouse’s stirring Sancho: An Act of Remembrance, starring celebrated Royal Shakespeare Company actor Paterson Joseph,  as a part…

Marriott’s SISTER ACT Featuring Hollis Resnik Runs Feb. 10- April 3 by Michael J. Roberts

Chicagoland audiences will rejoice with The Marriott Theatre’s first mainstage production of their 2016 Subscription Season, the heavenly Broadway musical comedy, SISTER ACT, previewing…

STAGE TUBE: Hot #Ham4Ham with Lena Hall & The Kids of SCHOOL OF ROCK! by Stage Tube

As Lin writes 'In honor of Kids' Night On Broadway, where participating Broadway shows have free tix for kids this Tuesday February 9, we thought we'd let the kids of School Of Rock blow our…

Review: Body/Courage/Rivendell Theatre Ensemble by Kevin Greene

RECOMMENDED Obese. Plus size. Thick. Heavy. Big boned. Curvy. Overweight. Fat. These are some of the politer words applied to people with bodies that don’t fit into our culture’s…

DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FLORIDA HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS STUDENT DIEGO LUCANO MAKES BROADWAY DEBUT IN “SCHOOL OF ROCK” by Michael J. Roberts

Diego Lucano, an active, scholarship-winning student of the Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts, will make hisBroadway debut tonight, Friday, February 5, 2016 in the ne…

Review: ‘1776’ at McLean Community Players by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Who would have thought you could make a musical about something as serious as starting a revolution? Well, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and book by Peter Stone, the 1969 Tony Aw…

Review: Birdheart, Norwich Puppet Theatre by Emma Minihan

Birdheart has been co-commissioned by VisionIntoArt and National Sawdust’s curator in resident program. It is created and performed by Julian Crouch and Saskia Lane. Performed in the…

Review: ‘The Philadelphia Story’ at 2nd Star Productions by Ramona Harper

It’s always fun to peer into the lives of the rich and famous. As a native Philadelphian, I found Christopher Overly’s revival of Phillip Barry’s 1939 Broadway hit a delightful throwba…

Review: ‘The Laramie Project’ at the Kensington Arts Theatre by Susan Brall

The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, and produced by Craig Pettinati and directed by John Nunemaker, opened at the Kensington Arts Theatre on F…

St. Louis Art Museum shows fascinating collection of images on paper by Sarah Bryan Miller

Many works in the exhibition haven't been on public view

Music review: Standing to play, Marwood and SLSO strings make beautifully varied music by Sarah Bryan Miller

Anthony Marwood doubles as leader and soloist

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announces 2016-17 season by Judith Newmark

Sondheim's 'Follies' opens the golden-anniversary year

Ignite! Festival brings three brand-new plays here by Judith Newmark

One play, 'Until the Flood,' is slated for the Rep next season

Showbiz Nation LIVE! Interview with GCP’s NEXT TO NORMAL by Michael J. Roberts

Director Dan Christophy and cast members Susan Christophy, Paul Young, Brittney Kelly, Bradley Searles & Bryan Faux discuss Gainesville Community Playhouse’s production of NEXT TO …

She's Telling Us! West End-Bound DREAMGIRLS Star Amber Riley Belts Effie's Solo by Jessica Khan

As BroadwayWorld reported just two days ago, GLEE and THE WIZ LIVE star Amber Riley will take on the role of 'Effie' when DREAMGIRLS makes its UK debut at London's Savoy Theatre this winter.…

The Alving Estate Review: Ibsen Immersed by Jonathan Mandell

The Alving Estate, an intriguing and instructive if ultimately unsatisfying experiment, promises an immersive staging of Ibsen’s Ghosts. The two companies that conceived the show, Journey …

Fuse Theater Review: “The Convert” — A Zimbabwean Tragedy by Ian Thal

The Convert is a complex historical drama that shows us individuals crushed among powerful contradictions.

VIDEO: 'Pentatonix' Singer Joins 'Voctave' for Epic Disney Medley by Stage Tube

It's the medley you've been waiting for, Disney fans. Just try to hold back your tears.

I LOVED LUCY – Jermyn Street Theatre by Johnny Fox

What do you call a biographical play which is as unquestioning in its adoration of its star subject as it is blinded by self-obsessed camp homosexual fandom? Is there a genre called fag-hagi…

Turning on the Ghost Light by Broadway & Me

Health problems (nothing dire but serious enough to have screwed with my schedule) are keeping me from posting today. So as I usually do when I can't write here, I'm putting up the ghost lig…

BWW TV: Original Film Star Leslie Caron Stops by AN AMERICAN IN PARIS on Broadway! by Randy Rainbow

Leslie Caron, the star of Golden Age musical films An American in Paris and GIGI, recently took the stage at the curtain call of An American in Paris on Broadway and in a touching ceremony, …

‘Bizet’s Carmen in Havana’ at The In Series by Jessica Vaughan

The In Series wows again with one of their trademark reimaginings: Carmen in Havana, which takes the essential scenes from Bizet’s classic and adds the Latin rhythms of the Caribbean with …

Theatre in a Fly-over State: Louisville Championship Arm Wrestling by HowlRound

By Eli Keel. In this installment, Eli Keel discusses Louisville Championship Arm Wrestling and its non-traditional approach to live theatre.

The Gainesville - Chicago Improv Connection by HowlRound

By Andrew Bailes. Andrew Bailes describes the unlikely link between the Gainesville, Florida and Chicago, Illinois improv communities.

GCP Raises The Bar With A Gripping NEXT TO NORMAL by Michael J. Roberts

Reviewed by: Michael J. Roberts Related:  Michael J. Roberts Interviews J. Robert Spencer Related:  Interview with GCP’s Cast & Director of NEXT TO NORMAL Though I usually make i…

Tracy Morgan at the Horseshoe Casino: He's picked up the pieces, now what? by Chris Jones

"Yes. Yes," shouted Tracy Morgan as he took the stage at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond on Friday night, his skull pointed toward the heavens. "Oh my God," he yelled, as cheers started to …

Newton Faulkner Heads Cast Of American Idiot On Tour by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo It has been announced that Newton Faulkner, the Double Platinum selling artist will join the cast of American Idiot, Green Day’s Tony Award-wining musical. Newton will tak…

Sleep No More Review, Photographs, Video by Jonathan Mandell

“Sleep No More” is Punchdrunk Theater’s staging of Macbeth, as if retold by Alfred Hitchcock and Isadora Duncan. It has been running since 2011 in a formerly abandoned club in …

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 2/6/16- PRIVATE LIVES by Stage Tube

Today in 1975, Private Lives opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rogers Theatre, where it ran for 92 performances. Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by No…

A Valentine’s Day Treat: ‘Lovers and Lotharios’ at the Cultural Arts Center of Montgomery College by Ravelle Brickman

If you’re looking for a romantic date this Valentine’s Day, then check out the ‘Symphony of the Potomac’—Washington’s own community-based orchestra—which will be celebr…

Is a Play Of Plays Making Fair Use Of Other Playwrights’ Words? by Howard Sherman

There’s nothing quite like getting a cease and desist letter. It may be commonplace if you’re an attorney and you’re receiving a cease and desist claim on behalf of clients, but for a…

Tracy Morgan at the Horseshoe Casino: He's picked up the pieces, now what? by Chris Jones

"Yes. Yes," shouted Tracy Morgan as he took the stage at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond on Friday night, his skull pointed toward the heavens. "Oh my God," he yelled, as cheers started to b…

STAGE TUBE: ALLEGIANCE's Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung, and Katie Rose Clarke Perform at Barnes and Noble by Stage Tube

The original cast album of the new musical Allegiance, with music amp lyrics by Jay Kuo, was recorded at MSR Studios and was last month. The show's stars gathered at Barnes amp Noble today t…

Tears And Laughter Mark Riverside’s Over The River by Bill Hirschman

It might drip with sentimentality, but Riverside Theatre's Over the River and Through the Woods will nudge out a few tears and win you over, due in no small part to the handsome and well-act…

Stars of Vaudeville #945: Pat Harrington, Sr. by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Pat Harrington, Sr. (1901-1965).  This performer came onto my radar just a few weeks ago, when his better known son Pat Harrington, Jr. (of The Steve Allen Show and…

Interview with Joe Masteroff by Ted Sod

Education Dramaturg Ted Sod spoke with playwright Joe Masteroff about our latest musical, She Loves Me. Ted Sod: You were born in Philadelphia in 1919 and went to Temple University, correct?…

Does Your Dressing Room Have Cable? Curious Incident Star Tyler Lea's Does! by Broadway.com

Go backstage with Tyler Lea as he shows you the most important items in his dressing room at The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

Review: The Magic Flute (London Coliseum)

Simon McBurney's Complicite Mozart returns to English National Opera in a joyous revival

Review: ‘The Government Inspector’ at Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium in Philadelphia by Deb Miller

First performed in 1836, The Government Inspector–playwright Nikolai Gogol’s unrelenting farce on socio-political corruption in Imperial Russia–has long been considered an impo…

From Islington to Syria: Lucinda Burnett’s Correspondence by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Correspondence, a powerful new drama by Lucinda Burnett set between Stockport and Syria on the brink of the Arab Spring, opens at the Old Red Lion Theatre this March. This bit…

Review: This Was The World And I Was King, Brockley Jack Theatre by Rebecca Gwyther

Music melts, puppets peep and we know we are in for a treat. It only takes a few moments for the enchanting world of This Was the World and I Was King to propel itself into one of the most w…

Review: Swing By Around 8, Bread and Roses Theatre by Lily Hayes

“It’s just a normal dinner party!” “But it’s not though, is it.” In a last-ditch attempt to rekindle the spark in their long-term relationship, young couple Matt …

Review: I Got Dressed In Front Of My Nephew Today, Vault Festival by Daniel Perks

When you’re a child, there is no guilt, no shame, no pre-conceptions about how people should look or how a life should be lived. When you’re a child, questions such as “what do you lik…

Opportunity: Royal Theatrical Support Trust Director Award for emerging directors by Rebekah Ellerby

Royal Theatrical Support Trust Director Award for emerging directors launched with Sheffield Theatres The Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST), and Sheffield Theatres have announced a new a…

BWW's On This Day - February 6, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

CIRCUS DIARIES: All Genius All Idiot, by Svalbard by Katharine Kavanagh

All Genius All Idiot is the youngest of the shows at this year’s Mime Festival, and Svalbard‘s springlike greenery sometimes yields vibrant novelty with an exciting energy, while at othe…

WEALD – Finborough Theatre by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

Being only playwright Daniel Foxsmith’s third full length play is rather a surprise, as WEALD is a work that radiates expert craftsmanship, which obviously shows experience is not a necess…

REVIEW: I Loved Lucy, Jermyn Street Theatre ✭✭✭ by Danny Coleman-Cooke

By Danny Coleman-Cooke Lucille Ball once said about comedy, ‘you’ve either got it or you don’t’, but this amusing production falls somewhere in between. It is heavy on laughs and qui…

5 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Musical Theatre Lovers by Mitchell Turner

If your valentine is a musical theatre fan, here are 5 ideas for the perfect gift this Valentine’s Day. 1. Tickets To A Show Live theatre can make a fantastic date night! Whether it’s th…

Hamlet – Rose Playhouse by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

There have been countless adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet over the years; my last experience of it was the much-hyped production at the Barbican last summer. That version, whil…

Rough Haired Pointer stage child’s-eye-view of the world by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy The Young Visiters is the most famous book in history written by a nine-year-old. Precocious Victorian child, Daisy Ashford, and her child’s-eye-view of the adult world was …

RABBIT HOLE Hampstead Theatre NW3 by Libby Purves

THE DEEPEST GRIEF OBSERVED   Pretty much everyone agreed – here and on its West End transfer- that the American David Lindsay-Abaire’s GOOD PEOPLE was a masterpiece, with its de…

MACBETH – Hope Theatre by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

Bursting with energy from the beginning, 6FootStories eerie adaptation of Macbeth makes the tragic tale at once a sadistic enjoyment and a black comedy. Told through the mouths of three male…

Smart People Playwright Lydia R. Diamond on Why She Needs a Dictionary App & How Obama Made Her Up Her Game by Beth Stevens

Lydia R. Diamond is probably best known to New York audiences for her play Stick Fly, which was produced on Broadway during the 2011-2012 season. Her other award-winning plays—includin…

3 Fun, Physical Warm-Ups To Get Your Students Moving by Guest Blogger

Warm-ups are a great way to get students’ bodies and minds ready for drama class, especially if they have been sitting in other classes all day. Warm-ups get students into the creative min…

Special Reports: Joe Iconis, Georgia Stitt, and More Artists Sing the Praises of New Musicals at 54

The new series gives audiences — and writers — a first look at 10 promising shows.

Theater News: Goodman Theatre Presents Long-Awaited 2666

The mammoth stage adaptation of Roberto Bolaño's novel begins its limited run today.

Review: ‘A Taste of Things to Come’ at Bucks County Playhouse by Tim Dunleavy

It’s not every day you see a musical with an all-female cast and a female-led creative team, but Bucks County Playhouse has given us one with their latest offering. A Taste of Things to Co…

Review: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR by Toby Zinman

Fish in the Dark Star Hosts “Saturday Night Live” Tonight by Andrew Gans

Larry David, who made his Broadway debut as a playwright and actor in Fish in the Dark, hosts the Feb. 6 broadcast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

“A Roundabout Road to Broadway,” Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, Broadcast Tonight by Olivia Clement

NBC 4 New York airs the Roundabout Theatre Company's short film "A Roundabout Road to Broadway," hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, Feb. 6 at 7 PM. In celebration of the organizati…

2666, Robert Falls’ Epic Five-Hour Play, Begins Tonight by Olivia Clement

Previews begin Feb. 6 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago for the world premiere of 2666, a new stage adaptation of acclaimed Chilean author Roberto Bolaño’s novel of the …

Video Week in Review: Aaron Tveit Sings Wicked, Carol Channing, Sean Hayes and More! by Mark Ezovski

Aaron Tveit sang from Wicked in the the latest "Out of Oz" video; Carol Channing delivered a special message to those who wished her well on her 95th birthday; New York City Center…

Why Swados’ Runaways Was The Perfect Way to Lean In and Is the Perfect Way for Tesori to Bow Out by Alex Rubin

As Jeanine Tesori enters her final season as Encores! Off Center artistic directory, she plans to go out with a bang. Tesori takes a look back at the woman who set the precedent for mighty f…

Mel Brooks Is Back in the Saddle Again Tonight by Olivia Clement

Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center presents a screening of Mel Brooks' celebrated comedy "Blazing Saddles," followed by a Q & A with the multi-talented star, liv…

Broadway Makeover! See New Marquees For Waitress, Shuffle Along, Bright Star and More by Matthew Blank

It may still be winter, but Broadway is gearing up for a much-anticipated spring season! As a slew of shows prepare to take their first bow, the theatre exteriors have received an extrem…

LCT3’s Her Requiem Begins Tonight by Olivia Clement

Performances begin Feb. 6 for the LCT3 world premiere of Greg Pierce's Her Requiem, about a young music prodigy. Kate Whoriskey directs.