Review: ‘Neal Brennan 3 MICS’ Comes at Comedy From Several Directions by Neil Genzlinger

A solo show from a writing partner of Dave Chappelle, mixes one-liners, stand-up and the confessional.

'Ninja' to feature virtual reality gaming experience by Alex Siegman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Parkgoers will have the option to don a VR headset.

Four questions for Salman Rushdie by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The novelist answers questions about the operatic version of 'Shalimar the Clown'

Ferguson artist explores beauty and resilience from tragedy by Debra D. Bass St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nothing, he says, is black and white.

Vote in the fourth annual Go! List by Jody Mitori St. Louis Post-Dispatch

And save the date for our Go! List party on April 21.

“Odysseo” by Cavalia by Pauline Adamek

Frequently described as “Cirque du Soleil with horses,” or a “thundering tour-de-horse” the magnificent $30 million dollar spectacle Odysseo by Cavalia has to be experienced to

‘The Call’ deftly takes on politics, race, friendship, adoption by Leslie Katz

Personal and political issues come to the fore in funny, fascinating and provocative ways in “The Call,” a thoroughly engaging play by Tanya Barfield exploring the intricate relationship…

STAGE TUBE: HAMILTON Gets a Shout-Out in Deleted Scene from LAW & ORDER: SVU by Stage Tube

Broadway'sHAMILTON got a quick mention in a deleted scene from an episode of LAW amp ORDER SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT earlier this week. Check it out below

McCALLUM THEATRE Presents AN EVENING WITH KENNY G, April 4 by Michael J. Roberts

The McCallum Theatre and Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald present Kenny G as part of the Fitz’s Jazz Café series, on Monday, April 4, at 8:0pm. In a recording career that spans almost three dec…

People You Should Know . . . Rachel Levens by Zack Calhoon

RACHEL LEVENS (Director) is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA where she received her BFA in Theater with an emphasis in Original Works. Rachel is a new play director, …

People You Should Know . . . Kim Maresca by Zack Calhoon

KIM MARESCA (Judy Denmark) makes her Off-Broadway debut in RUTHLESS!  New York: RUTHLESS! at Stage 72/The Triad; also at The Triad, her one-woman cabaret, Kim To The Max, which she co-w…

CAP UCLA Presents Noura Mint Seymali at Royce Hall March 5 by Michael J. Roberts

Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA is proud to present Noura Mint Seymali, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania’s defining artist on the international stage, along with her band. …

We Love You, CONRACK by Peter Filichia

His composer died, his lyricist died, and yet Granville Wyche Burgess will never say die. The bookwriter of CONRACK knows the famous show business spin on General Douglas MacArthur’s mo…

Review: ‘Hughie’ at The Booth Theatre in New York City by Richard Seff

Jason Robards first played the central  character in this Eugene O’Neill one-act mood piece; that was in 1964. That character isn’t “Hughie” — no, he’s g…

“Remembering Water” by String Theory by Pauline Adamek

String Theory is remounting their aural and visual performance piece, Remembering Water, following sold out shows in 2015. The performance features the group’s signature giant harps

Kenyon Phillips' Residency at The Box, Directed by Cady Huffman, Begins Next Friday by BroadwayWorld

Performance artist, musician and newly proclaimed king of New York, Kenyon Phillips, is announcing his residency and run of his episodic rock opera The Life and Death of Kenyon Phillips Song…

The Maids by John Morrison

Everbody has heard of the French writer Jean Genet, but his plays are still unfamiliar to many people, and that includes me. This makes this stunning version of The Maids (Les Bonnes), writt…

Matthew Morrison Is Sheepish, Tituss Burgess Is Winey & More Lessons of the Week by Ryan McPhee

Happy Friday! Whether your weekend plans involve listening to Tom Berenger or staying in the boudoir, let’s kick things off with the Lessons of the Week. A lot went down on the Great W…

Tony Winner Idina Menzel to Perform at White House's Annual Easter Egg Roll by BroadwayWorld

Tony winner and FROZEN star Idina Menzel is among the talent for this year's Easter Egg Roll, which will take place on Monday, March 28th, on the South Lawn of the White House, it was announ…

Family Research Council President Calls FUN HOME 'New York's Latest Sexual Propaganda' by Michael Dale

Tony Perkins, head of the DC-based organization, objects to United States U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power taking fellow ambassador's to see the tony-winning musical.

Kids from SCHOOL OF ROCK to Join Mister G in Concert at Symphony Space by BroadwayWorld

Mister G will be joined onstage on Saturday, March 12 at 11 a.m. at Symphony Space by some very special guests -- the super-star kid band from the Broadway hit show SCHOOL OF ROCK.

Idina Menzel Set to Sing at White House Easter Event by Robert Viagas

The Wicked and Frozen star will perform at the annual Easter Egg Roll.

Rap Guide to Climate Chaos Review by New York Theater

Near the end of his alarming and charming rap guide to climate change, Baba Brinkman, who describes himself as a Canadian tree-hugger and the world’s only peer-reviewed rapper, stops his r…

Odds & Ends: Idina Menzel to Let It Roll at the White House, Audra McDonald Receives Another Honor & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Idina Menzel Will Sing at the White House Tony winner and Frozen queen Idina Menzel is about to get presidential. No, not i…

Lawrence Rush Proudly Outfits Jane Austen with Tuneful Melodies, Clever Lyrics by Sandi Durell

      By Myra Chanin     Jane Austen may have not created chicklit. Kudos for that belong to the ancient crone who first came up with the saga of a scullery maid wh…

Guthrie Theater Announces Joseph Haj’s First Mainstage Season by American Theatre Editors

Among a mix of classics and new works is a world premiere from the Moving Company.

Review: Looking Over the President’s Shoulder (American Blues Theater) by Scotty Zacher

With James Still’s one-man drama *Looking Over the President’s Shoulder*, American Blues Theater offers the audience a rich, compelling first-person access to Alonzo Fields’ historic s…

Kelsey Grammer Extends Run in Finding Neverland by Andrew Gans,robert Viagas

The Emmy winner will play an extra week at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

American Theatre Wing Awards 4 Writers With Jonathan Larson Grants by American Theatre Editors

César Alvarez, Nikko Benson, Carson Kreitzer, and Sam Salmond will each receive $10,000.

FLASH FRIDAY: When Richard Nelson Introduced The Apples of THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING by Michael Dale

On the night when the playwrightdirector introduces playgoers to a new Rhinebeck family for a trilogy of election year plays, take a look back at the play that started it all.

Singer-guitarist Benjamin Scheuer purrs his life and times in ‘The Lion’ by Nelson Pressley

Benjamin Scheuer is a mesmerizing guitarist, and he tells his story strumming in his solo show “The Lion.” Scheuer pours his heart into his own coming-of-age tale, dealing with a difficu…

See Natalie Morales and Al Roker Make a Surprise Cameo in Aladdin by Matthew Blank

\u201CThe Today Show\u201D Co-Anchors Natalie Morales and Al Roker made cameo appearances in Disney\u2019s Aladdin March 3.

Photo Coverage: THE BOOK OF MORMON Cast Celebrates 5 Years on Broadway at the Empire State Building! by Jennifer Broski

Time flies at the Eugene O'Neill Today, stars from THE BOOK OF MORMON, includingNic Rouleau Elder Price, Christopher John O'Neill Elder Cunningham, and Nikki Renee Daniels Nabulungi,celebrat…

THE CAUSE Jermyn St Theatre, WC1 by Libby Purves

THE DAWN OF WAR,  1914   World War I and its aftermath are being well served by theatre (my last year’s reflections, http://tinyurl.com/q53tp5p). But Jeremy James’ play is the firs…

The Next Hamilton? Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients by Sandi Durell

    The American Theatre Wing announced today that the 2016 Jonathan Larson® Grants recipients are César Alvarez (book, music and lyrics), Nikko Benson (music and lyrics), Carson…

Chris Rock, John Legend, Dave Chappelle and Chrissy Teigen Celebrate Neal Brennan 3 Mics by Matthew Blank

The stars came out to celebrate the new solo show by comedian Neal Brennan.

Photo Flash: John Legend, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Join Neal Brennan for 3 Mics Opening

Brennan's show runs at the Lynn Redgrave Theater.

Theater News: Kelsey Grammer Extends Engagement in Broadway's Finding Neverland

Grammer takes on the role of Captain Hook in the musical.

Theater News: American Theatre Wing Announces 2016 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients

Four artists will receive $10,000 grants to continue their work.

Review: Sleep No More

Macbeth lives in a haunted hotel near the Hudson River.

Review: The Lion

A coming-of-age story has its D.C. premiere at Arena Stage.

Hughie Will End Broadway Limited Engagement Early by Chris Luner

While not every show last forever, Broadway got an unexpected closing announcement this week sending a production into final double-digit performances this month. The news does come as a sur…

Boston’s Colonial Theatre Will Remain A Theatre by Chris Luner

A new chapter for Boston’s historic Colonial Theatre is beginning this week. That new beginning comes following several dark, unpromising months where the venue’s fate remained u…

Cast Set for Mufti Starting Here, Starting Now by Robert Viagas

Lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. will direct the upcoming revue of his and David Shire's theatre songs.

Madama Butterfly by Cameron Kelsall

The extraordinary American soprano Latonia Moore sang only her second complete operatic performance at the Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday night. Like her company debut -- as Aida, in 2012 -…

Kelsey Grammer Extends Stay as 'Hook' in Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND by BroadwayWorld

Following last night's rumor that Kelsey Grammer could be flying across the pond to join FINDING NEVERLAND in London, the Broadway production has announced that the Emmy Award-winner will re…

What’s Happened to Hughie by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell       This was my first Hughie experience, not having seen Eugene O’Neill’s classic formerly starring Jason Robards (1964) and Al Pacino (199…

2016 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients Announced by Robert Viagas

The musical theatre awards are named for the late composer of Rent.

Carson Kreitzer, Cesar Alvarez & More Among American Theatre Wing's 2016 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients by BroadwayWorld

The American Theatre Wing announced today that the 2016 Jonathan Larson Grants recipients are Cesar Alvarez book, music and lyrics, Nikko Benson music and lyrics, Carson Kreitzer book and ly…

Review: Comic 'SuperStrip' heroes bumble toward meaning by Laura Molzahn

Immensely likable and entertaining, Lucky Plush Productions' "Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip" has a lot going for it — and a lot going on. Video projections; fast-paced…

Review: In a Little World of Our Own/Irish Theatre of Chicago by Kevin Greene

As an allegory for sectarian disputes of all kinds, “In A Little World of Our Own,” the breakout work from Northern Irish playwright Gary Mitchell, is easy enough to grasp without a back…

Video Flash: Sneak Peek at Scenes From The Royale at Lincoln Center

Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson gets a dramatic rendering.

Review: Those Middle School Days by Michael Block

If you see him on the street, don't ask Nisse Greenberg how he's doing. He'll give you a 60-minute multi media presentation on why he is the way he is at that very moment. Or maybe that’s …

Sandra Adell Releases Ten Contemporary Plays by African American Women by Jazmine Harper-Davis

I’ve already deemed 2016 the year of #BlackGirlMagic. 2015 gave us a plethora of Black women shattering glass ceilings in the arts (Misty Copeland! Viola Davis! Danai Gurira!) and I h…

5 Reasons to See the Dazzling ‘Cirque du Soleil Paramour’ by Dei Lewison

Cirque du Soleil Paramour is flying into New York this spring. The famed Canadian Cirque du Soleil has wowed New York City audiences many times over the years, with popular shows like Zum…

News briefs: Candler line-up announced; “pop-up” box office opens; the Atlanta Opera honored by ArtsATL Staff

Schwartz Center announces line-up for the Candler Concert Series The 2016-17 Candler Concert Series will offer an eclectic line-up that features a jazz icon and

Soulpepper presents The Just, a classic tale about the cost of extremism by J. Kelly Nestruck

Director Frank Cox-O’Connell believes French philosopher Albert Camus’s drama deserves to be better known in the English-speaking theatre world

Nice Fish by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Todd Rosenthal’s remarkably atmospheric and evocative setting is waiting for the audience when they come into the theater: a huge expanse of a corrugated ice flow in Northern Minnesota in …

Lincoln Center's American Songbook Concerts to be Held at Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse This Month by BroadwayWorld

The intimate Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse is the setting for the second part of Lincoln Center's 2016 American Songbook series this March with six concerts ranging from folk and rock to Broad…

BWW TV: Watch Highlights of Khris Davis, Montego Glover & More in THE ROYALE by BroadwayWorld TV

Lincoln Center Theater welcomes McKinley Belcher III, Khris Davis, Montego Glover, John Lavelle, and Clarke Peters to the stage in its production of The Royale, a new play by Marco Ramirez, …

First Nighter: 8 Plays Worth Seeing in London Now by David Finkle

Like New York City there are good productions and bad productions. The rambling I've done this trip has ranged broadly, as the following round-up of offerings outside the National Theatre an…

VIDEO: AMERICAN IDOL's La'Porsha Gives Wings to Beyonce's 'Halo' by TV News Desk

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, contestant La'Porsha Renae continued to be the one to beat, giving wings to her impressive performance of 'Halo' by Beyonce.

VIDEO: CASTING CALL, Women React To Demeaning Casting Call Character Descriptions by Michael Dale

Actordirector Julie Asriyan brings home a serious point about the inequity of opportunities between male and female actors.

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: February 27- March 4 by Nora Dominick

Freaking out over High School Musical 4 Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week …

Production Underway in NYC for New CBS Comic Thriller BRAINDEAD, Starring Aaron Tveit by TV News Desk

Production has commenced in New York City on BRAINDEAD, CBS's new comic-thriller set in the world of Washington, D.C. politics.

BWW TV: Love? Pregnancy? Pie? Jessie Mueller & Company Explain What WAITRESS is All About! by BroadwayWorld TV

So what is this Waitress all about That was the big question at yesterday's press preview for Sara Bareilles'highly anticipated new musical. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the festivities and…

Disney Preparing a Second Frozen-Based Show by Robert Viagas

You may want to bundle up for this immersive production, which will open in California this May.

Photo Flash: Broadway's Book of Mormon Stars Light Empire State Building to Celebrate 5th Birthday

Travel to the top of the world with the cast of the Tony-winning musical.

Theater News: Casting Announced for DC Premiere of The Mystery of Love & Sex

Bathsheba Doran's sexy drama comes to Signature Theatre.

Theater News: Frozen Stage Musical Coming to Disneyland Theme Park

The production will be helmed by veteran theater director Liesl Tommy.

New Dramatists Will Honor Audra McDonald by Andrew Gans

The six-time Tony winner will be f\u00EAted at the organization's annual luncheon.

The price of Mike Ward's 'edgy' comedy and the failure of civility by Robert Everett-Green

Quebec Human Right Commission gets involved in comic Mike Ward’s use of ‘edgy’ free speech

Quebec comedian Mike Ward wants to be a martyr for ‘edgy’ free speech by Robert Everett-Green

Quebec Human Right Commission gets involved in comic Mike Ward’s use of ‘edgy’ free speech

Amy Spanger on Matilda’s Mrs. Wormwood, the ‘Grotesque’ Kardashian of the East End by Broadway.com

Broadway favorite Amy Spanger invites us backstage at Matilda to watch her transform into the worst mum on Broadway.

Review: Collegiate Conspiracy Theory by Michael Block

Picking the right place for college can set the path for the rest of your life. In The BYU/Berkley Plot, Ben Abbott shares the story of the steps between his time at that Mormon college thro…

Julie Taymor Creates World Theatre Fellowship for Directors   by American Theatre Editors

Four young artists will receive travel stipends and the opportunity to pursue projects around the globe.

Behind the Scenes of Arts Collective @HCC’s Workshop Production of ‘House’: Part 3: Cast Members Brandon Furr, Chaseedaw Giles, Warren Harris, a by Joel Markowitz

In Part 3 of 5 interviews with the Playwright/Director and cast members of House at Arts Collective @ HCC, meet Brandon Furr, Chaseedaw Giles, Warren Harris, and Wesley LeRoux. Joel: Pleas…

Review: Tennessee Williams’s Late-Career Curiosities by Laura Collins-Hughes

Playhouse Creatures Theater Company presents two of the playwright’s one-acts from 1982, the year before he died.

People’s Light Announces All-American 2016–2017 Season by American Theatre Editors

The 42nd season will include world premieres and regional premieres, all by American artists.

Non-stop Between Subway Stops: Underground Reflections on Hamilton by HowlRound

By Oscar A. L. Cabrera. Actor and writer Oscar A. L. Cabrera kicks off the Café Onda series about Hamilton ’s Latinidad, discussing the personal impact Lin-Manuel Miranda’s work has had…

Dynamic Duo Dee Hoty & Stephen Lee Anderson Talk Reuniting & Being Married in Bright Star & Footloose

Dee Hoty & Stephen Lee Anderson talk reuniting for Bright Star and their Footloose marriage memories.

Ted Chapin, David Dorfman On Addressing CAROUSEL's Domestic Abuse Issues At Connecticut College by Michael Dale

A college production uses revisions to emphasis a look at the musical's issues from a more modern perspective.

The Business of Show Biz: Celebrate Success

Everyone, at some point, deserves to take a break. And this month, Velina Brown has definitely earned her break! For her readers, she sends along this previously published column (May 2010)�…

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- THE COLOR PURPLE's Patrice Covington by Bww Staff

In this week's edition, we caught up with Patrice Covington, who stars as 'Squeak' in THE COLOR PURPLE, playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Theater News: Wicked Announces a Digital Lottery

The Broadway blockbuster offers digital discounts this spring.

Interviews: Caps for Sale Brings 75 Years of Storytime Full Circle at Boston Children's Theatre

Paul Lewis and Gabe Carbajal adapt a childhood favorite for the stage.

New FROZEN Musical to Open at Disney California Adventure Park by BroadwayWorld

Frozen - Live at the Hyperion, a new musical based on Disney's animated blockbuster film, will open at the Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure Park on May 27, 2016. Audiences wil…

In Case You Missed It: February 27-March 4 by Robert Simonson

Hughie will close early, Barbara Cook will return to the stage, Mean Girls becomes a musical and Superior Donuts becomes a TV show.

Cast Set for Paula Vogel's Indecent, a New Play with Music by Broadway.com

The cast is now set for the previously announced New York premiere of Pulitzer winner Paula Vogel’s Indecent. The off-Broadway production will feature Katrina Lenk, Mimi Lieber, Max Go…

Star Wars Hunk Oscar Isaac to Headline Hamlet in Brooklyn by Beth Stevens

Oscar Isaac, famous for playing fighter pilot Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is going back to his roots. The actor is eyeing a return to the New York stage in Hamlet, directed …

Preview: Hush/Joe Goode Performance Group by Sharon Hoyer

RECOMMENDED In dance, the body speaks a language that transcends the need for speech in a mode that depends on the universality of the flesh, uttered in dialects of technique. Joe Goode Perf…

RED SPEEDO – Let’s make a deal by Oscar E Moore

Your nostrils will be met by the distinct odors particular to swimming pools as you enter the New York Theatre Workshop production of RED SPEEDO – a provocative new play by Lucas Hnath whi…

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces 2016–2017 Season by American Theatre Editors

The theatre's 42nd season will include work by Christopher Durang, Tennessee Williams, Kenneth Lonergan, and Samuel D. Hunter.

How to Learn to Forget What You’ve Learned by American Theatre Editors

Each new play requires a new playwright, in a sense. So how many writers can I be?

Stars and the City: Benjamin Walker’s New York by Dei Lewison

Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter) soon stars as Patrick Bateman in Duncan Sheik’s musical adaptation of American Psycho.When I was a Georgi…

Danai Gurira’s Familiar Opens Off-Broadway by George Kevin Jordan

If I had a hero in the theater right now, it would be Danai Gurira. For YEARS, I have been watching this gifted performer KILL it as “Michonne” on “The Walking Dead.”…

Red Speedo - It's not about the swimming - It's about the money by Oscar E. Moore

Surrounded by three barracudas and swimming for his life what Ray really needs is a lifeguard.

Broadway: “Hughie” With Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker Closing Ten Weeks Early by Roger Friedman

The bar is closing for Eugene O’Neill’s “Hughie” revival starring Forest Whitaker. The production will close on March 27th, ten weeks earlier Categories: Featured …

'The Matchmaker,' gives disability the spotlight it's too often denied by Heidi Stevens

At 21, Anita Hollander was diagnosed with neurofibrosarcoma, a form of cancer of her nerves. Doctors removed a motor nerve from her left leg, and she wore a brace from the knee down to keep …

Attention Ozians! Broadway's WICKED Will Launch Digital Lottery Next Week by BroadwayWorld

Attention Ozians The Broadway blockbuster Wicked will add a digital lottery to its current ticket offerings beginning next Tuesday, March 8, it was announced today.

Broadway's Wicked to Launch Digital Lottery by Andrew Gans

The new lottery system for the hit musical will begin March 8.

Theater News: Motown Star Krystal Joy Brown Joins Starting Here, Starting Now

The Maltby and Shire musical will close the York Theatre's 2016 Musicals in Mufti season.

Theater News: Richard Topol and More Set for Paula Vogel's Indecent at Vineyard Theatre

The new work explores the controversy casued by the 1923 play God of Vengeance.

Review: ‘The Lion’ at Arena Stage by Gina Jun

Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Benjamin Scheuer electrified Arena Stage’s Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle last night, debuting his one-man musical, The Lion. Affable, han…

Make ’em Laugh. . . and Cry: ‘Neal Brennan 3 Mics’ by Matthew Wexler

by Ryan Leeds Blending heavy emotional drama with irreverent stand-up comedy is no easy task. Neal Brennan has mastered that art in his solo show, Neal Brennan 3 Mics. Brennan, whose most no…

Livestreaming A Town Hall Meeting: Gender Identity, Representation, Theatre—The Public Theater, New York—Mon, March 7—#HowlRound & #PublicFo by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. The Public Theater in New York City presents A Town Hall Meeting: Gender Identity, Representation, Theatre livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound…

Friday Playlist: John Bucchino Swirls Together The Beatles & Richard Rodgers

John Bucchino is a little bit Broadway, a little bit rock 'n' roll.

Fuse Theater Review: Reasons to Love the Maly Drama Theatre’s “Three Sisters” by Helen Epstein

I’m deeply grateful to Arts Emerson for bringing the Maly Drama Theatre to Boston and hope for more.

Highlights from Carnegie Hall Production of West Side Story

Carnegie Hall's large-scale production of West Side Story stars Skylar Astin as Tony, Bianca Marroqu\u00EDn as Anita and Morgan Hernandez, an 18-year-old student at the Boston Conservat…

Pasadena Playhouse Announces 2016–17 Season, Sheldon Epps’s Last by American Theatre Editors

The artistic director's final season will include a new musical from Randy Johnson and Cheryl West.

Line Theatre Arts: Passport to musical theatre by The Stage

Despite a venerable past that stretches back to 1974, Laine Theatre Arts is focused squarely on the here-and-now – and the future.

Photos: The week in pictures: 26 Feb - 4 March

Jerry Mitchell, Andrew Scott and Pixie Lott make this week's picks

The Archive: Gracie Fields musical brings northern star home by Nick Smurthwaite

Not only was she once the highest-paid female entertainer on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1930s, but for at least

Told by an Idiot: ‘We’re serious about our comedy’ by Catherine Love

If there’s one thing that defines Told by an Idiot, it is collaboration. “I still hold with the notion that theatre is

Bolton’s Octagon wins seven prizes at Manchester Theatre Awards by Matthew Hemley

Bolton’s Octagon Theatre took the lion’s share of prizes at this year’s Manchester Theatre Awards, with seven gongs including best actor and

Photo Flash: Matthew Morrison Begins Multi-Episode Story Arc on THE GOOD WIFE by TV News Desk

This Sunday, Broadway's Matthew Morrison will begin a multi-episode story arc asAssistant U.S. Attorney Connor Fox in CBS's hit drama THE GOOD WIFE. BWW has a first look at the actor's guest…

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Illustrates - The Cast of THE HUMANS by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …

Kinky Boots Will Release Live Cast Recording by Mark Shenton

The West End company will be featured on the Sony Masterworks recording.

Hey West Coast: The Great Nickelodeon Show is This Sunday by Trav S.D.

Filed under: Hollywood (History), Movies, PLUGS, Silent Film Tagged: early films in color, Pacific Film Archives, The Great Nickelodeon Show

Michelle Williams Will Star in Aida at The Muny by Andrew Shade

Meet me in St. Louis! Seriously. This summer, Grammy Award-winner Michelle Williams, known for being 1/3 of Destiny’s Child, will return to the stage in a role she knows very well. She…

Theatre Review: ‘The 39 Steps’ at Dundalk Community Theatre by Mark Beachy

It’s no mystery that the Dundalk Community Theatre has been producing top-quality live shows for over forty years. Now in its forty-second season, DCT is producing The 39 Steps, an in…

Theater News: The Fantasticks, Twelfth Night, and More Join New Pasadena Playhouse Season

A world-premiere musical by A Night With Janis Joplin creator Randy Johnson is also added to the lineup.

Photo Flash: First Photos of Lia Romeo's Connected, Starring Gus Birney and Ella Dershowitz

Michole Biancosino directs the new play at 59E59 Theaters.

Theater News: Audra McDonald to Be Honored by New Dramatists

McDonald returns to Broadway this spring in Shuffle Along.

Photo Flash: The Today Show's Al Roker and Natalie Morales Join Broadway's Aladdin

The pair take on guest-star roles in the Disney musical comedy.

TV News: Hand to God's Geneva Carr to Star in Dr. Phil CBS Pilot Bull

The Tony-nominated actress signs on to the drama series.

Stomp At The Shubert; 'Art Auction Play' At NBMAA by Christopher Arnott

Swwoopp. Swwoopp. Shhhshhhhshhh. Whackawhackawhacka. Tch-tch-tch. Scrattcch. Bam! Slam! Bump. Yes, it's the return of the uproarious nonverbal rhythmic/physical spectacle, "Stomp," Friday th…

Annie Golden & David St. Louis to Lead PlayMakers Repertory Company's SWEENEY TODD by BroadwayWorld

PlayMakers Repertory Company announces casting of the lead roles for its upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to be presented March 30-Apri…

BWW TV: Playwright Tony Kushner Recalls ANGELS IN AMERICA in Signature Voices Series by BroadwayWorld TV

As part of the 25th Anniversary season, Signature Theatre has produced a new video series called 'Signature Voices'- aiming to capture the history, artistry and personal moments that have ta…

Video: Zachary Levi Talks Broadway's SHE LOVES ME: 'I Feel Like the Freshman' by TV News Desk

Zachary Levi stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about starring in the Broadway revival of SHE LOVES ME opposite a cast of Broadway vets.

Audra McDonald to be Honored at New Dramatists' 2016 Spring Luncheon by BroadwayWorld

NEW DRAMATISTS,TonyHonor recipient and the nation's premier playwright developmentlaboratory, will honor six-time Tony Awardwinning actress,Audra McDonaldwith their 2016 Distinguished Achiev…

Kaite O’Reilly: ‘I’m challenging the notion of normality’ by Joe Turnbull

Cosy premieres at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff on March 8. The play explores different perspectives on ageing and end-of-life scenarios in

WSC Avant Bard Presents FREE ‘Scripts in Play Festival’ From March 26-April 23, 2016 by Guest Author

Discovery is in the air! And it’s all FREE! Avant Bard proudly presents four weeks of theatrical experimentation with our inaugural Scripts in Play Festival–-more than a dozen r…

Disney Orders Season 2 of LION KING Spinoff Series; Greenlights New Animated Shows by TV News Desk

Disney Junior, which includes a daily programming block on Disney Channel and a 24-hour channel, 1 among all preschooler networks in Total Day, Kids 2-5, Girls 2-5 and Women 18-49 for three …

Signature Theatre Announces Cast of THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX by BroadwayWorld

Signature Theatre has announced the cast of The Mystery of Love amp Sex directed by Stella Powell-Jones Off-Broadway's 17 Orchard Point. Playwright Bathsheba Doran Signature's Nest, Showtime…

Photo Flash: Natalie Morales and Al Roker Make Surprise Apperance in ALADDIN by Nora Dominick

Last night The Today ShowCo-Anchors Natalie Morales and Al Roker made cameo appearances in Disney's hit Broadway show,Aladdin.Last night The Today Show Co-Anchors Natalie Morales and Al Roke…

Marylebone Theatre to start hosting professional shows by Georgia Snow

A theatre belonging to Regent’s University London is to open its doors to the public as it moves into staging professional productions.

Kelsey Grammer to Join Alfie Boe for Finding Neverland's West End Bow by Broadway.com

A couple Neverland stars have been tapped to shine bright on the West End. Kelsey Grammer, who originated the role of Charles Frohman in Finding Neverland, as well as Alfie Boe, who will&nbs…

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Celebrate Stephen Schwartz's Birthday by Naming Your Top Songs from the Composer by Broadway.com

The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…

Hand to God Tony Nominee Lands TV Role by Andrew Gans

Geneva Carr will play a psychologist in the CBS pilot Bull.

Darren Henley: Arts Council is ‘working on a 25-year plan for culture’ by Jo Caird

Arts Council England chief executive Darren Henley has spoken out about the need for the arts and culture sector to attract talent

'The Matchmaker,' gives disability the spotlight it's too often denied by Heidi Stevens

At 21, Anita Hollander was diagnosed with neurofibrosarcoma, a form of cancer of her nerves. Doctors removed a motor nerve from her left leg, and she wore a brace from the knee down to keep …

Dewynters’ founder Anthony Pye-Jeary: ‘It’s time for a new era’ by Matthew Hemley

Dewynters co-founder Anthony Pye-Jeary has spoken about his decision to step down after 50 years with the company, revealing he is making

Equity launches pioneering online branch by Matthew Hemley

Equity has launched what it claims to be the world’s first online-only trade union branch. The online branch has been in development

Broadway Sings Whitney Houston Next Month by Olivia Clement

Lilli Cooper, Jason Gotay and Saycon Sengbloh will be among the stars singing from the late diva\u2019s songbook.

LYRICS & LYRICISTS to Celebrate Cy Coleman, 3/19-21 by BroadwayWorld

From Sweet Charity to City of Angels, Witchcraft to The Best is Yet to Come, Cy Coleman lived on both Broadway and the pop charts, with firm roots in the jazz world. He wrote standards made …

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 3/4/16- ANNIE GET YOUR GUN by Stage Tube

Today in 1999, Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Marquis Theatre, where it ran for 1045 performances.Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book …

Photo Flash: Keegan-Michael Key Joins Danai Gurira at Opening of Familiar

Gurira's new play is directed by Rebecca Taichman at Playwrights Horizons.

Theater News: Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams to Star in Aida at the Muny

Williams will reprise the role in which she made her Broadway debut.

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 3/4/2016 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 342016.

Photo Flash: Lucas Hnath's Red Speedo Opens at New York Theatre Workshop

Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the drama's New York premiere.

Filichia on Friday: ‘We Love You CONRACK’ by Peter Filichia by Peter Filichia

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: We Love You,…

Lady Gaga Confirms Return to Next Season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY by TV News Desk

Lady Gaga revealed that she will return for the next season of FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY.

The 10 best things to do this week by The Guide

Grimes goes on tour, Rob Delaney airs his filthy comedy and the Coen brothers say Hail, Caesar! All this week’s cultural highlightsMUSICGrimes Continue reading...

Red Speedo review – a poolside doping drama with hidden depths by Alexis Soloski

New York Theatre Workshop, New York, New YorkBeginning with the discovery of performance enhancing drugs in a locker-room, this play comes to the boil – and the lead actor deserves a medal…

Familiar review – African wedding in the midwest prompts trouble and strife by Alexis Soloski

Playwrights Horizons, New YorkThe tensions between assimilation and honoring ancestry and tradition provide the subject for Danai Gurira’s inconsistent but engaging playDanai Gurira’s of…

VIDEO: Harry Connick Jr. Performs 'I Do Like We Do' on AMERICAN IDOL by TV News Desk

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, Harry Connick Jr. traded his seat at the judges' table for a spot on stage performing his single 'I Do Like We Do' featuring Butch Walker.

Fun Home Pioneers Broadway on Spotify Sessions Today by Robert Viagas

The hit musical offers intimate, in-studio performances.

News: Playing Shakespeare celebrates its tenth birthday at The Globe by Laura Stevens

One of the largest and longest running theatre education projects is celebrating its tenth birthday. Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank has brought 150,000 school children to Shakespeare…

‘Hughie’ Starring Forest Whitaker to Close Early on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Hughie, the 1942 Eugene O’Neill one-act starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker at the Booth Theatre, has posted a closing notice of March 27.  The two-character play was scheduled to r…

What does Chicago Shakespeare have in common with Chicago Cubs? by Chris Jones

"The era of big government is over," said Bill Clinton in his 1996 State of the Union address. The former president and odds-on favorite to be future first husband was less than fully accura…

Photo Coverage: What's Inside? Find Out in Rehearsal for WAITRESS! by Walter McBride

The highly anticipated new musicalWaitress, opens Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Broadway'sBrooks AtkinsonTheatre 256 West 47th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, with previews starting …

Hot Clip of the Day: Say Willkommen to the Weekend with Joel Grey & the Cabaret OBC

Nothing says Friday like a classic Tony Awards number on YouTube.

Motel Citizen: Backstage at Fiddler on The Roof with Adam Kantor, Ep 5: Tevye Talk by Broadway.com

Adam Kantor chats with Danny Burstein about life and answers your Twitter questions.

The Verdict: Danai Gurira's Familiar by Olivia Clement

What do the critics think of the new work by the Eclipsed playwright?

Inside Opening Night of Danai Gurira's Familiar by Matthew Blank

The Eclipsed playwright walks the line between tradition and assimilation in the Playwrights Horizons production. We were there for opening!

Michael Mayer Will Host Laura Nyro Night by Andrew Gans

Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico and Stephen Schwartz will be among the performers.

Destiny's Child Star Set for Muny Aida by Andrew Gans

Michelle Williams will star in the title role at the St. Louis venue.

World Theatre Map: Open Development Update # 2 by HowlRound

By HowlRound. The HowlRound community is designing and building the World Theatre Map. Track its progress and participate in its design and development.

Broadway’s Best Bets for the Spring Season by John Bonazzo

Hamilton may be the talk of the town, but there are plenty of other shows opening this spring that are worth your time and attention.

Photo Coverage: Playwrights Horizons Celebrates Opening Night of FAMILIAR by Jennifer Broski

Playwrights Horizons presents the New York premiere production of FAMILIAR, a new play by Obie Award-winner Danai Gurira, directed by Rebecca Taichman. FAMILIAR openedlastnight, March 3, at …

You’re Never Too Old to be Young – Barbara Cook by Sandi Durell

    At the tender age of 88, Tony and Grammy winner Barbara Cook will appear at New World Stages in her one-woman show Barbara Cook: Then and Now, the title of her memoir soon to b…

GRACE NOTES: Friday, March 4, 2016 by Susan Grace

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BWW Review: Danai Gurira's FAMILIAR, a Warm and Funny Family Drama by Michael Dale

With her wartime drama ECLIPSED about to open on Broadway, her new Off-Broadway play has a comfortable familiarity.

Annie Get Your Gun to Be Revived in U.K. by Mark Shenton

Daniel Evans' final season also includes stage version of Lady Chatterley's Lover.

WAKE UP with BWW 3/4/2016 - WEST SIDE STORY, HUNGRY, ECLIPSED 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 This weekend's big news WEST SIDE STORY begins in Queen…

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of New York Theatre Workshop's RED SPEEDO by Linda Lenzi

New York Theatre Workshop NYTW presents RED SPEEDO, written byLucas HnathThe Christians and directed by NYTW Usual SuspectLileana Blain-CruzHollow Gates. RED SPEEDO officially openedlastnigh…

REVIEW: Merit, Finborough Theatre ✭✭✭ by Helena Payne

By Helena Payne Merit at The Finborough by Alexandra Wood explores the unravelling relationship between a mother and daughter during the financial crash in 2013 Spain. A fast paced two-hande…

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Lea Michele Set for New Season of TLC's WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? by TV News Desk

The two-time Emmy nominated series WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE returns this spring to follow more of today's most beloved and iconic celebrities as they embark on personal journeys of self-disc…

Wales Millennium Centre staff recognised with apprenticeship award by Jo Caird

Staff at the Wales Millennium Centre have been announced as winners of the Creative and Cultural Skills theatre award for their longstanding

Daniel Evans unveils final Sheffield season by Georgia Snow

A new musical by The Feeling’s frontman Dan Gillespie Sells will premiere at the Crucible in Sheffield next year. Everybody’s Talking About

Theatres to host Disabled Access Day by Georgia Snow

Theatres across the UK will be hosting events, including captioned performances and accessible venue tours, as part of Disabled Access Day. West

Controversial early Hamlet receives rare performance by Georgia Snow

A 1603 version of Hamlet that Shakespeare’s audiences could have seen is to receive a rare performance in London next month. The

STAGE TUBE: Krystal Joy Brown,?Marrick Smith & More Explain NC-17 by Stage Tube

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Rodney Hicks will direct an industry reading of his new play, NC-17, on Monday, March 7. A reading was presented at Portland Center Stage and Seattle Repe…

Theatre News: Dark theatres to lose West End £3,000,000 in a week

An influx of shows closing has caused an unusual quiet to fall on theatreland

Richard Nelson's HUNGRY Opens Tonight at The Public by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theaterpresents HUNGRY, now through Sunday, March 27, as part of Oskar Eustis' 10th Anniversary season. Play one, part of THE GABRIELS Election Year in the Life of One Family, wri…

Carnegie Hall's Giant, Starry WEST SIDE STORY Revival Opens This Weekend in Queens by BroadwayWorld

Carnegie Hall's WEST SIDE STORY will be presented in three performances this weekend, March 4, 5, and 6, 2016, at the Knockdown Center, a restored factory in Queens.

Kaash review – Akram Khan and Anish Kapoor conjure up the cosmos by Judith Mackrell

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe choreographer yokes Hindu theology to theoretical physics, creating a vast world against the drumming and chanting of Nitin Sawhney’s scoreIn 2002, the premiere…

This week’s new dance by Judith Mackrell

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas: Golden Hours (As You Like It) | Protein Dance: May Contain FoodIn the past, De Keersmaeker has taken music as her main source of inspiration, but in Golden …

linda by Michael J. Roberts

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The Siegel Column by Sandi Durell

  Plays You Should Not Miss – Before the Spring Onslaught     By Barbara & Scott Siegel       Soon, the winter will fade and a plethora of new plays will …

Theatre News: Daniel Evans announces final Sheffield Theatres season

Productions include a new version of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Annie Get Your Gun

Theatre News: The Gruffalo celebrates fifteen years on stage

The much-loved production is also returning for a West End run

Features: What's in my dressing room? - Samantha Power

We go backstage with Beryl star Samantha Power

Review: Merit (Finborough Theatre)

Tom Littler directs Alexandra Wood's two-hander at the Finborough

Fuse Feature: Icelandic Culture Invades Boston by Arts Fuse Editor

This year's Taste of Iceland is bringing in only one film, Rock in Reykjavik, and it is screening only once.

CMT Announces Announces Casting for New Series MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET by TV News Desk

Coming this November, Million Dollar Quartet, produced by Thinkfactory Media's Leslie Greif Hatfields amp McCoys and directed by Oscar nominee Roland Joffe, is a coming-of-age story set in t…

Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 3/4; 1984 at A.R.T., BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in LA. and More! by BroadwayWorld

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature the top 10 stories in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more. Check out featured list, which includes 1984 at American Repertory Theater…

Don Quixote review – David Threlfall rides high as Cervantes's ingenious gent by Michael Billington

The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonIn the RSC’s affectionate adaptation of the epic novel, the shaggy Threlfall is accompanied by Rufus Hound as a perfect Sancho PanzaAs the 400th anniversary of…

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle roars back with more deceptive deadpanning by Brian Logan

Lee’s peevish reaction to being pipped to a Bafta unravels into a rant about James Corden in another set of brilliant routines that force us to puzzle out whether this self-pitying schtick…

The Wildness: Sky-Pony’s Rock Fairy Tale by Sandi Durell

  A rock musical for the head and the heart.     By Jordan Cohen   Ars Nova, one of New York’s finest incubators for early-stage work, has joined forces with The Play C…

Review: Familiar at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Danai Gurira most personal play and her first venture into comedy drama

How my quarter-life crisis provided cabaret inspiration by Katie Brennan

In a couple of weeks, I’m taking to the stage at St James Theatre with my show Twentysomething – The Quarter-Life Crisis Cabaret. From Facebook to flatshares, weddings to woeful bank…

Additional dialogue by… by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review a Florida show, Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of a new, modernized “translation” of Pericles. Here’s an excerpt. * *…

Blog: Lincoln Young Company – Being a Set and Website Designer by Lincoln Young Company

As a festival which celebrates writing for young people, the performers taking part in National Theatre Connections must be between the ages of 13 and 19. Most of our cast are first year uni…

BWW's On This Day - March 4, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 4 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Colorado Theater Openings, March 4-11, 2016 by Mark Collinsspecial To The Denver Post

Theater Openings The Avenue Theater Company's "Tigers Be Still" March 10-April 2: Comedy that takes an unusual look at depression and grief.

Best Bets: March Morpho Mania; George Thorogood and the Destroyers by Go! Magazine Staff

There's plenty to do this weekend and next week around St. Louis.

Michelle Williams will star in 'Aida' at the Muny by Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Williams starred in “Aida” on Broadway and also appeared in “The Color Purple,” “Chicago” and “Fela!” on Broadway.

Replay: Alfred Drake sings “Where Is the Life That Late I Led?” by Terry Teachout

Alfred Drake sings “Where Is the Life That Late I Led?” in the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV version of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, directed by George Schaefer. The musical numbers were st…

Julie Delpy: Hollywood needs to fix its women problem by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It takes a lot to silence Julie Delpy. But while long known for her candor, she’s steering clear of hot topics while promoting “Lolo,” out March 11, a comedy she stars in, wrote and di…

Almanac: T.S. Eliot on confusion by Terry Teachout

Men tighten the knot of confusion Into perfect misunderstanding. T.S. Eliot, The Family Reunion

NEWS: Daniel Evans announces final season as Sheffield artistic director by Press Releases

Daniel Evans today announces his final season as Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres. The new season opens with Folie À Deux Productions and From Ground Up Theatre Company in associatio…

Theatre News: Tori Allen-Martin, Sabrina Aloueche and Julie Atherton lead Made in LDN new writing season

The season takes place at the Cockpit on the second Sunday of every month until June

Theatre News: Kinky Boots to release West End cast recording

The album goes on sale in April

Review: Gardens Speak (Battersea Arts Centre)

Tania El Khoury invites audiences into an interactive sound installation

BWW Review: Diva Netrebko Casts Spell at Metropolitan Opera Recital by Richard Sasanow

Anna Netrebko came out on stage in a shimmering white and silver gown with matching headband, looking like an Art Deco goddess in a poster by Alfonso Mucha. It's a look that suited her--not …

Everybody Say Yeah! New KINKY BOOTS West End Cast Recording To Be Released! by BroadwayWorld

Kinky Boots, Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit, today announces the release of the West Endcast recording on Sony Masterworks. The album was recorded live with the current West End ca…

Good Chance Theatre vows to expand despite Calais ‘war zone’ by Matthew Hemley

Founders of a theatre in the Calais migrant camp have vowed to continue providing a space for refugees, claiming that a court

Unions call on culture secretary John Whittingdale to ‘step in and save ENO’ by Matthew Hemley

Culture secretary John Whittingdale is being urged to back a campaign aimed at saving English National Opera. Unions Equity, BECTU and the

Photos: Backstage on West End hits by The Stage

A new coffee table book featuring backstage photos from London theatre productions in 2015/16 has been released. Curtain Call: A Year Backstage

Theatre News: Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave to star in Richard III at the Almeida

Rupert Goold will direct the production which opens in June

ROMEO & JULIET – Touring by Kristy Stott

Birmingham Royal Ballet Company make a pleasing return to the Lowry in Salford to continue their Shakespeare Season which commemorates the 400 year anniversary since William Shakespeare’s …

Ben Whishaw Makes Himself at Home in New York by Matthew Schneier

Even though steeped in the grim, hysterical Puritan world of “The Crucible,” the British actor is merry and full of praise for his new temporary home.

How Did Four Actors from the Same High School All Get Cast in Book of Mormon? by Matt Smith

Four rising talents explain how their Georgia high school set them up for Mormon success and what it's like to perform alongside your longtime buddies.

Shakespeare Live! hosted by David Tennant to be broadcast to cinemas by Matthew Hemley

An event marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death hosted by David Tennant is to be broadcast live to cinemas around the

Dewynters founder Anthony Pye-Jeary leaves as James Charrington is named new head by Matthew Hemley

Dewynters co-founder Anthony Pye-Jeary is leaving the company, with James Charrington named new chief executive. Pye-Jeary is stepping down at the end

Jo Clifford: ‘When I write a script, I become the actor playing the character’ by Thom Dibdin

It’s a clear, bitterly cold day in Leith, too cold for snow. A perfect day for a big bowl of hot soup

Review: Don Quixote (Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon)

David Threlfall and Rufus Hound star in this newly adapted version of Cervantes' comic novel

Review: I See You (Royal Court)

Noma Dumezweni directs Mongiwekhaya's debut play set in post-apartheid South Africa

This week’s new theatre by Mark Cook & Lyn Gardner

1972: The Future Of Sex | The Nap | The Painkiller | Cosy | Miss Atomic Bomb | JinnyThe Bristol-based Wardrobe Ensemble pinpoints 1972 as a pivotal moment for sex: the pill had brought freed…

This week’s new live comedy by James Kettle

Rob Delaney: Meat | Glasgow International Comedy Festival | John KearnsA few years back, Rob Delaney used to sell out gigs in Britain purely on the basis of his enormously popular Twitter ac…

Richard Nelson's Election Trilogy Opens Tonight by Olivia Clement

Hungry, the first of the three-play cycle, opens at the Public Theater.

Famous Movie Quotes On How NOT To Run An Organization by Sarah Marczynski

My family and I have full on conversations in movie quotes.  Casual listeners to our conversations would be lost amongst the A League of Our Own, High Society, and A Christmas Story dialo…

Angry young woman: female Jimmy Porter looks back at John Osborne by Lyn Gardner

Director Sarah Brigham talks about her revival of the kitchen-sink drama Look Back in Anger, presented at Derby theatre alongside Jane Wainwright’s Jinny, a modern-day companion piece that…

Mark Shenton’s top venues: National Theatre by Mark Shenton

When it comes to drawing comparisons between London and New York, the two world capitals of English-speaking theatre are more or less

Paul Clayton: If directors can’t hear us actors, they should tell us to speak up by Paul Clayton

You may have heard the rumours. Actually, if they are being circulated by actors, you evidently can’t hear them. The dreaded question

Howard Sherman: Have classics lost their grip on New York stages? by Howard Sherman

There was something a bit jarring about hearing that John Doyle will open his first season as the new artistic director of

Theater News: Profiles Theatre Presents Midwest Premiere of Jerusalem

The Tony Award-nominated play starts its run tonight.

This Sunday, 3/6@7PM: 2015 WATCH AWARD Winners Announced: Here are the 2015 WATCH AWARD NOMINATIONS by Guest Author

This Sunday, March 6th at 7 PM The WATCH AWARDS CEREMONY. Visit DCMTA to see the winners as they are being announced. _____ Announcement of Nominations: 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre C…

Skating Lessons with Olympic Champ Meryl Davis by Young Hollywood

Skating Lessons with Olympic Champ Meryl Davis YH heads to the ice rink to catch up with reigning Olympic gold medal champion ice dancer Meryl Davis to see what she's been up to since taking…

Interviews: Tony Nominee Kristine Nielsen and Dolly Gallagher Levi: A Matchmaker Made in Heaven

Broadway's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike star is saying "Hello" to Thornton Wilder's Dolly at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Barbara Cook Gives a Taste of Ice Cream in She Loves Me Highlight

Hear the original Amalia sing this Bock and Harnick classic.

Theater News: Fast Company Arrives at Lyric Stage

Performances of the crime comedy begin this evening.

‘Hughie,’ Starring Forest Whitaker, Will Close Early by Michael Paulson

The play, which had been scheduled to run through June 12, will now close on March 27.

Lisa Howard, Beth Leavel and More Set for AMERICAN SHOWSTOPPERS Tribute to Cole Porter Tonight by BroadwayWorld

AMERICAN SHOWSTOPPERS, featuring Fred Barton amp His Orchestra in 'An Evening with Cole Porter',stars a cast of today's best Broadway performers. The concertstake place at Pace University's …

Amanda Green Hosts GOOD TO GO SONGWRITER'S SHOWCASE Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Prospect Theater Company,in partnership with The Good to Go Festival, continues its 201516 IGNITE Series at The TimesCenter 242 W 41st Street, with the GOOD TO GO SONGWRITER'S SHOWCASE, a co…

James Grissom Chats Tennessee Williams Book FOLLIES OF GOD on THEATER TALK This Week by BroadwayWorld

An all-new THEATER TALK presents an interview with writer James Grissom. In 1982 at age 20, Grissom met playwright Tennessee Williams. He became the famous writer's confidant, took copious n…

Dot ** - Pericles ** by Barry

By: David Sheward Between them Susan Stroman and Trevor Nunn have collected ten Tony Awards and are two of the hottest directors on Broadway and the West End with such smash hits as The Pro…

Shepparton on track to become the cultural hub of the Goulburn Valley by Arts Review

Shepparton is on track to become the Arts and Culture hub of the Goulburn Valley thanks to a $10 million investment from the Andrews Labor Government towards the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) …

Why does Edward Albee hate directors? by Michael Caines

The author of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? recently laid into those who 'distort' his plays. I suspect he hasn't met his match.For bitter or worse: Edward Albee thinks the playwright shou…

How Adelaide could become Australia's most exciting city – simply by doubling down on culture by Brigid Delaney

South Australia is on track to having Australia’s worst economy but, as anyone who’s been to Adelaide in March knows, there’s one thing the city excels atIs there any place in the worl…

Playbill Vault's Today In Theatre History: March 4 by David Gewirtzman

Large-Scale West Side Story, with Cast of Nearly 50 and Chorus of 200, Begins Tonight by Andrew Gans

Skylar Astin is Tony in the New York production.

Now He Has Everything! How Fiddler\u2019s Perchik Willed His Casting (and Onstage Engagement) Into Existence by Michael Gioia

When Ban Rappaport read Fiddler on the Roof was coming back to Broadway, he told his girlfriend he\u2019d play Perchik. Two years later, he got the role (and a fianc\u00E9e)!

Whodunit? Mystery dinner theaters let audiences solve the crime by Janice Crompton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

C.J. Hines was celebrating his 40th birthday, Bob and Valerie Roskosh were sharing a belated Valentine’s Day getaway, and the Luces — Jane and R.J. — were on a date night.

From generation to generation, the music keeps going at St. Sebastian Parish by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Some families pass down heirlooms or fandom from generation to generation. For members of St. Sebastian Parish in Ross, it’s a spot in the annual musical.