‘HAMILTON,’ ‘EVAN HANSEN’ PERFORMERS EXPLORE PRISON & POLICE ABUSE AT CIVIL LIBERTIES BENEFIT by Philip Boroff

Summer is the off-season for Manhattan fundraising. But with headlines consumed by hate crime, police conduct and race relations, the New York Civil Liberties Union says its July 18 Broadway…

Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Britches and Hose Theatre Company by Guest Author

The many works of William Shakespeare were never meant to be read sitting down in a classroom. Shakespeare would have dreaded the idea of high school students sitting in desks, silently read…

Daveed Diggs Departs Broadway Hamilton; Headed for Julia Roberts Film by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning actor played his final performance July 15.

Heidi Blickenstaff Talks FREAKY FRIDAY! by Steve Schonberg

Today, casting was announced for the stage adaptation of Disney's iconic film Freaky Friday, which will be led by Emma Hunton Spring Awakening, Next to Normal and Heidi Blickenstaff Somethin…

San Diego Opera to hit the rails by Pam Kragen

Free family-friendly ‘Cinderella’ opera shows will be presented near trolley stations in Santee, Chula Vista, National City and more

L.A. Theater Review: ‘West Side Story’ at the Hollywood Bowl by Arya Roshanian

It’s easy for the musical theater staple “West Side Story” to take on a been-there, done-that quality, but the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s concert rendition, now playing at the Hollyw…

Cain and Abel by Arts Review

An electrifying theatrical experience, a provocative and bloody retelling of a story that has stained the earth and our psyche for millennia, The Rabble presents the Melbourne premiere of …

Dream Lover cast album announced by Arts Review

The producers of Dream Lover – The Bobby Darin Musical and Sony Music Entertainment Australia have announced that Sony Music will produce a cast album for the world premiere musical, w…

Tony Winner Daveed Diggs Joins Lionsgate’s ‘Wonder’ In First Post-‘Hamilton’ Film Role by Ross A. Lincoln

EXCLUSIVE: On the day of his final appearance in the smash Broadway hit, Tony-winning Hamilton co-star Daveed Diggs has lined up his first film role following his departure from the musical:…

VIDEO: Five Fun Questions For The Cast of The Muny's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN by Michael Dale

Stars from The Muny's new production of the wacky Mel Brooks musical reveal their best and worst science projects.

UPDATE: Arizona Theatre Company Short Of Fundraising Goal To Save 50th Anniversary Season by Michael Dale

The July 15th deadline to match a 1 million pledge to erase 2 million in debts has not been met.

On the Couch with Amanda Haskard by Arts Review

Who is Amanda Haskard? I am a clumsy humanist and I really like art. I am a curator working predominately in socially engaged practice. I have developed projects in collaboration with commun…

Review: Stalking the Bogeyman (Southwark Playhouse)

The dark thriller tells the story of a journalist plotting revenge against the man who sexually assaulted him

Review Roundup: WEST SIDE STORY, Starring Jeremy Jordan & Karen Olivo, at the Hollywood Bowl by Review Roundups

The Hollywood Bowl has enlisted some top Broadway talent for the Los Angeles Master Chorale's concert presentations of WEST SIDE STORY this summer.Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel last night, Ju…

BWW TV: THE FANTASTICKS Cast Returns to Broadway in Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

In attendance today was the cast of The FantasticksDale Hensley, Rob Richardson, Andrew Polec, Madison Claire Parks who performed the songs 'Soon It's Gonna Rain' and 'Never Say No.' Check o…

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- The Skivvies: Lauren Molina & Nick Cearley! by BroadwayWorld

Six Playwrights Included Among Amtrak's 2016-17 Residency Writers by Michael Dale

The selected writers will have the opportunity to work on projects of their choice on a long-distance train.

Andre De Shields' 'Confessions of a P.I.M.P.' returns to Victory Gardens by Morgan Greene

Andre De Shields' "Confessions of a P.I.M.P." will return to Victory Gardens Theater in August, the company announced Friday.  Told through song, dance and spoken word, De Shields' one-man …

What They Did YOU’LL Love: “The Chance Theater’s” Re-staging Of “A Chorus Line” Is ‘Dance And Sing’-ularly Sensational by Leo Buck

A sterling production that’s categorically not the same old ‘song and dance’, Director Nguyen for the most part keeps the action smooth and on-going, often riding on the pulsating melo…

Recovery, Relapse, Rinse, Repeat by Sam Hurwitt

The familiarity of the addiction and recovery narrative may be part of the point.

Play Cupid (review) by Emily Crockett

Play Cupid is one of the rare Fringe shows that I’m seriously tempted to go see again, which is saying something for a festival this tightly scheduled. I probably won’t get the chance, b…

Sweet and surreal “Seussical” fills Music Circus

The musical “Seussical” brings creative puppets and playful scenic design to the Music CircusThe story is based on several Dr. Seuss books, including “Horton Hears a Who&rd…

Ariana Grande Joins the Cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” by Rino16

NBC’s next live musical production is on its way with “Hairspray Live!,” a take on the 2002 Broadway show. The network has assembled a stellar cast so far, including Kristi…

VIDEO: A Certain Seawitch Lurks in DESCENDANTS 2 Teaser! by TV News Desk

The imaginative story about the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's infamous villains will continue in DESCENDANTS 2, a Disney Channel Original Movie set to begin production this summer f…

Photo Flash: HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. Kicks Off Residency at The McKittrick Hotel by BroadwayWorld

Leslie Odom Jr. kicked off his late-night residency at The McKittrick Hotel last night, July 14, featuring aspecial surprise guest appearance by fellow Grammy winner Ledisi, who performed a …

“West Side Story” at the Bowl by Pauline Adamek

One performance remains for West Side Story — possibly the greatest musical ever created, now being given a dynamic concert treatment at the Hollywood Bowl. A modern version

Andre DeShields’ Confessions of a P.I.M.P. to play at Victory Gardens by Michael J. Roberts

Dennis Začek and Grippo Stage Co., Inc., will present Confessions of a P.I.M.P., written and [...]

BWW TV: What's On at NYMF 2016? Catch Previews from Five New Musicals! by BroadwayWorld TV

Daveed Diggs Set for Andy Samberg's Pro Cycling Mockumentary on HBO by BroadwayWorld

HAMILTON's Daveed Diggs is zipping from Broadway -- where he takes his final bow tonight as iconic American figures Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson -- to pro cycling.

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- NYMF Edition with PJ Griffiths by BroadwayWorld

In this week's edition, we caught up with PJ Griffiths, who stars in the new musical A SCYTHE OF TIME, playing at NYMF July 21-26.

Culture minister Ed Vaizey leaves the government by Matthew Hemley

Ed Vaizey, the longest serving arts minister in British political history, has left the government following Theresa May’s appointment as prime minister.

‘Cats’ on B’way Announces Digital Lottery

The Broadway production of “Cats” is hoping for as much success with its online lottery as “Hamilton” received. The Andrew Lloyd Webber revival, opening at the Neil S…

Freaking Out: Heidi Blickenstaff on News of ‘Dream’ Role in ‘Freaky Friday’ Stage Adaptation by #cota

Broadway’s Heidi Blickenstaff goes from “Bea” to a role she had a ‘psychic vibe’ about – but first, she’ll head to the cabaret.  It’s a freaky Friday – with more, belo…

Sumer campers dream up way to help Orlando nightclub victims by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The deadly nightclub shooting in Florida has inspired Broadway stars to sing in concerts, record songs and perform a few blocks from the massacre. Now there'…

TONY 'N TINA'S WEDDING to Hold Open Auditions in Chicago; Non-Actors Encouraged! by BroadwayWorld

Presented by the original New York producers, in conjunction with Chicago Theater Works, comes the return of one of Chicago's longest running, smash hit shows, TONY 'N TINA'S WEDDING, beginn…

Review: Grey Gardens

The dilapidated estate opens its doors to Ahmanson visitors for the musical's first Los Angeles production.

The Kreutzer Sonata by John Morrison

Some of the very best evenings in the theatre happen when great acting and directing bring to life a great text, without the benefit of elaborate sets, costumes, lighting, smoke, video monit…

Photo Coverage: They're Back! Berry Gordy Helps MOTOWN Celebrate Broadway Return by Jennifer Broski

Motown the Musical returnedto Broadway this week at The Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41 Street for a strictly limited 18-week-only engagement through Sunday, November 13, 2016.

VIDEO: OH, HELLO's Nick Kroll, John Mulaney Warn 'We're Taking Down HAMILTON!' by Michael Dale

Kroll and Mulaney's wildly popular alter egos Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland are determine to have the biggest hit on Broadway.

Salonathon celebrates 5 years 'underground' by Morgan Greene

Once a week at Beauty Bar at 1444 W. Chicago Ave., writers, performance artists, movers, shakers, newbies and pros converge to share their stories beneath a glittery awning and a white banne…

Spotlight On...Michael Glavan by Michael Block

Name: Michael GlavanHometown: Cleveland, OHEducation: Kent State UniversitySelect Credits: Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods, Man in Neil LaBute’s Coax, Reverend Parris in The Crucib…

I Interview Playwrights Part 860: Wendy Graf by Adam Szymkowicz

Wendy Graf Hometown: Los Angeles, Ca Current Town: Los Angeles, Ca Q:  Tell me about Please Don't Ask About Becket. A:  In Please Don’t Ask About Becket I write of themes I ret…

CABARET, Starring Robin de Jesus and Kaleigh Cronin, Coming to Music Circus This Summer by BroadwayWorld

The 66th Music Circus season continues with the multiple Tony Award-winning musical theatre classic Cabaret. Performances are Tuesday, July 26 through Sunday, July 31 at the Wells Fargo Pavi…

Photo Flash: First Look at THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Ogunquit Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

The Ogunquit Playhouse presents the New England premiere of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, on stage nowto August 6, making The Playhouseone of the first regional theaters in the U.S. to stage …

iLuminate Lights Up NYC Dance Scene With New Show

Show creator Miral Kotb and dancer Bryan Longchamp gave Playbill a peek behind the scenes at iLuminate, a show that combines dance, lights and illusion in a performance that features element…

Fuse Concert Review: Bob Dylan on Tour — No Nostalgia Allowed by Arts Fuse Editor

The set proved that Bob Dylan remains, among many other things, one of music’s great contrarians.

News: Artscape Returns for 35th Year on July 15, 16 and 17, 2016 by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce the details for the 35th annual Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival. Artscape re…

Sharón Clark Performs “The Swing Set” with The Chris Grasso Trio at Iridium July 19 by Nitelife Exchange

ScoBar Entertainment and The Iridium are proud to present Bistro Award winner Sharon Clark who is a jazz singer’s jazz singer and one of the best interpreters of The Great American Songboo…

VIDEO: DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Ben Platt Takes Stagedoor Manor's #BroadwayForOrlando Challenge by Michael Dale

The Stagedoor Manor has issued a challenge to post videos singing 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' to benefit The GLBT Center of Central Florida.

STAGE TUBE: Natascia Diaz Takes on Versatile Lineup at Feinstein's/54 Below by Stage Tube

Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presented Every Little Step star and two-time Helen Hayes Award winner Natascia Diaz in her New York City solo debut one month ago today, followi…

Deb Margolin on 8 Stops, her comedy about motherhood, life and death by Sarah Scafidi

Deb Margolin is a woman of many, incredible talents: playwright, professor, mother, and solo performer.  She was founding member of the feminist Split Britches theatre company and has writt…

Review: Ryan Raftery's Watch What Happens – Live on Stage!

Joe's Pub hosts an imaginative take on the Real Housewives empire wrought by television producer Andy Cohen.

Review: This (Windy City Playhouse) by Scotty Zacher

Windy City Playhouse's *This*, by Melissa James Gibson, is a well-casted 2 hour play about privileged people with problems. Though many plays have this foundation, *This* lacks any type of …

Motown—and The Message—Couldn’t Come at a Better Time for America by Harry Haun

The musical set in a racially-tense Detroit during the Civil Rights era has made a timely Broadway return.

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Rank The Top 10 Cats Characters You Want to Adopt! by Lindsey Sullivan

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…

10 Comedy Reboots We’d Like to See

Excited to see Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in the new “Ghostbusters”? The buzzy blockbuster—out in theaters today!—is one of sever…

STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes and Highlights of GREY GARDENS Starring Betty Buckley and Rachel York! by Stage Tube

GREY GARDENS The Musical opened at CTGAhmanson TheatreJuly 13, 2016. Directed byMichael Wilson, performances of the bittersweet story continue through August 14. Check out a behind the scene…

Barbara Cook, 54 SINGS HAIR and More Slated for Feinstein's/54 Below Next Week by BroadwayWorld

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club amp Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. Scroll down for details

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - New HAMILTON Leading Man, Javier Munoz 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 …

Broadway Favorites Compete in First Ever Game Night by Olivia Clement

Drew Gehling, Emily Skeggs, Joel Perez and Chilina Kennedy are among those competing at the Feinstein’s/54 Below event.

A Midsummer’s Burlesque Dream (review) by Emily Crockett

Burlesque Classique’s A Midsummer’s Burlesque Dream promises “a sexy, silly romp through the woods with fairies,” and it delivers on that — especially the “silly.” If any Shake…

Review: Oslo at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

J. T. Rogers's 3-hour long, fact-based political drama manages to be a fascinating, never boring theatrical outing. .

The Fellowship of the TED: 20 Theatre Lessons from the 2016 TED Fellows by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Madeline Sayet. Madeline Sayet, a 2016 TED Fellow, shares insights from other TED Fellows with applications for theatre practice.

Theater News: HERE Announces Its 2016-17 Lineup

The season will feature three resident artist world premieres.

Theater News: Goodspeed Musicals Adds Performances of Bye Bye Birdie

Jenn Thompson helms the production.

Watch Betty Buckley and Rachel York in Grey Gardens by Andrew Gans

Footage of the Los Angeles production has been released.

Watch Jonathan Pryce in The Merchant of Venice by Olivia Clement

The critically acclaimed production from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London is making its U.S. debut this summer.

History Of The Longstanding Love Affair Between Hip Hop & Broadway by Marcus Scott

Given the overwhelming achievement of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize winning White House musical bio-drama about Alexander Hamilton—the virtually forgotten U.S. Founding F…

Put On A Happy Face! BYE BYE BIRDIE Extends at Goodspeed by BroadwayWorld

Due to popular demand, new performances have been added onTuesday, September 6 at 200pm and 730pmWednesday, September 7 at 200pm and 730pml andThursday, September 8 at 200pm and 730pm.

Sardi’s Unveils Caricature of Motown Legend Berry Gordy by Amy Sapp

Another musical legend has joined the walls of the famous supper club: Berry Gordy. Perhaps best known as the founder of Motown Records, Gordy accepted his jovial caricature at Sardi’…

Hooray for Dollywood by Peter Marks

Dolly Parton expands her entertainment empire, one new attraction at a time.

Sumer campers dream up way to help Orlando nightclub victims by Mark Kennedy

The deadly nightclub shooting in Florida has inspired Broadway stars to sing in concerts, record songs and perform a few blocks from the massacre. Now there’s an online philanthropic campa…

Here’s how Ted van Griethuysen winds down: Playing all the parts in ‘Hamlet’ by Rebecca Ritzel

The longtime D.C. stage actor hopes more theaters will host his one-man presentation.

From Capital Fringe: Fairy tale opera for kids and Southern-fried loss by Washington Post Staff

Tales of love and loss at the Fringe.

Wicked's Judy Kaye Recalls Her Roles in Phantom, Mamma Mia! & More by Broadway.com

Tony winner Judy Kaye on her roles in Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Grease, Mamma Mia! and many more.

Odds & Ends: Mark Strong & Hope Davis Set for New David Hare Play, Josh Groban Drops Comet Taster & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed from today. Mark Strong & Hope Davis Set for New David Hare Play Tony nominees Mark Strong (A View From the Bridge) and Hope D…

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Norman Rockwell Takes On Abstraction by Arts Fuse Editor

What is so wonderfully intriguing about "The Connoisseur" is wondering how Rockwell did it.

HERE Arts Center Announces 2016-17 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include six productions and two global festivals.

BWW Exclusive: THE WIZ LIVE's Paul Tazewell, Derek McLane & Neil Meron React to Emmy Nominations by Caryn Robbins

Yesterday, NBC's THE WIZ LIVE garnered six Emmy Award nominations. Below, return to the magical land of Oz with video and photos from the Emmy-nominated broadcast

Photo Coverage: The Purrrrfect Cast Gets Ready to Bring CATS Back to Broadway! by Walter McBride

One of the biggest hits in theatrical history, Cats returns to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre 250 W 52nd Street with preview performances kicking off last night, July 14, 2016, and an of…

Set Designer Derek McLane Garners Two Emmy Nominations for THE WIZ LIVE & THE OSCARS by Caryn Robbins

Yesterday, Tony and Emmy Award-winning production designer Derek McLane was the recipient of two Outstanding Production Design Emmy Award nominations for NBC's THE WIZ LIVE and the 2015 ACAD…

Andre DeShields' CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P. Heads to Victory Gardens by BroadwayWorld

Dennis Zacek and Grippo Stage Co., Inc., will present CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P., written and performed by Andre De Shields, and directed by Samuel G. Roberson and Dennis Zacek. The cast also…

TWITTER WATCH: SCHOOL OF ROCK's Brandon Niederauer Meets MOTOWN's Berry Gordy by Michael Dale

The young guitarist who thrills audiences at SCHOOL OF ROCK was thrilled to meet a music pioneer.

CBS Moves Sci-fi Comedy BRAINDEAD to Sundays to Make Room for Political Conventions by TV News Desk

BRAINDEAD will move toSundays beginning July 24 at 10 PM, replacing encore broadcastsof Elementary, in order to make room for coverage of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.

Temah Higgins and DJ Martin Launch New Theatrical Booking & PR Company by BroadwayWorld

Temah Higgins, Executive Vice-President of Broadway Booking Office and DJ Martin, President of Bond Touring Group announce today the launch of Bond Theatrical Group, a fully independent Book…

In Case You Missed It: July 9-15 by Robert Simonson

The Hamilton cast exodus continues, Theater for a New Audience and the Public Theater fight over a Hamlet, and New York gets two Chicagos.

Review: ‘The Last Five Years’ at Robinson High School’s Rambunctious Theatre Company and West Potomac High School’s Beyond the Page Theatre Co by Alyssa Denton

Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years is not your average love story. It showcases the ups and downs, successes and failures of any relationship but hearing each side of the story told…

Amtrak Announces 2016-17 Residency Writers by American Theatre Editors

Six playwrights will be sponsored to work on plays while onboard long-distance trains.

Annaleigh Ashford Cast in ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ with Jake Gyllenhaal by Amy Sapp

Annaleigh Ashford, the Tony Award winner for her role as Essie Carmichael in You Can’t Take It With You, joins previously cast Jake Gyllenhaal in the New York City Center’s upc…

Rachel Chavkin and Dave Malloy Musicalizing Moby Dick by Adam Hetrick

The acclaimed collaborators of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 are taking on another literary classic.

Rehearsing For Life by Danielle Levsky

Michael Mayer Will Direct Broadway Revival of Burn This by Andrew Gans

The Lanford Wilson drama is aiming for a March 2017 opening.

Review: Lonely Love Notes by Michael Block

By Michael BlockSometimes solo shows do something unique. The author writes a story that is not their life story. They craft a play inspired by vital themes but generate a new character to t…

A Class Act by Doug Marino

 In a new work by Norman Shabel over at the New World Stages, we are treated to a legal gem.  Well written such that the audience understands the way a class action lawsuit works a…

Cottage Days: Annie Martin Writes From Childhood Memories by American Theatre Editors

Inspired by her grandfather's home, the playwright pens her new play 'Summer Retreat.'

VIDEO: Study Asks If Musical Taste Is Cultural or Biological? by Michael Dale

A study involving people in a remote Amazonian tribe with little or no exposure to Western music asked about musical preferences.

Stage Star Morgan Spector Joins Cast of New Spike Scripted Series THE MIST by TV News Desk

Morgan Spector has joined the cast to star in Spike's new scripted original series THE MIST. From TWC-Dimension Television TV based on the classic Stephen King novella, 'The Mist' goes into …

Video Roundup: Happy Trails to HAMILTON Tony Winner Daveed Diggs! by BroadwayWorld

Still can't get enough of Daveed Fear not. We've collected some of our favorite appearances from the Tony winner below

Photos! Small Mouth Sounds Celebrates Opening Night by Monica Simoes

See the cast of Bess Wohl’s acclaimed, mostly-silent play Small Mouth Sounds celebrate opening night July 13.

Video Roundup: Watch FREAKY FRIDAY's Heidi Blickenstaff & Emma Hunton in Action! by BroadwayWorld

Wanna see the mother-daughter duo in action Check out some of their past performances below

STAGE TUBE: THE CHERRY ORCHARD's Joel Grey Chats Career, Cleveland Play House on SUNDAY MORNING by Stage Tube

Tony and Oscar winner Joel Grey, who will take the Broadway stage in Roundabout Theatre Company's THE CHERRY ORCHARD starring Diane Lane this fall, stopped by CBS Sunday Morning to talk abou…

Misty Copeland to Dance in Disney’s The Nuctracker Film by Tristan Halstead

American Ballet Theatre principle dancer Misty Copeland will join the cast of Disney’s live action film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. She’ll portray the leading ballerina r…

Ann Harada to Star in Stuffed Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

WP Theater announces its 2016-17 season, along with the 2016-18 WP Lab artists.

Groundhog Day Musical Begins Tonight in London by Mark Shenton

Broadway's Andy Karl stars.

George Takei to Star in ‘Pacific Overtures’ Revival Off-Broadway by Amy Sapp

George Takei of Star Trek and social media fame will star in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures to be directed by Tony winner John Doyle at the Classic Stage Company with pe…

22 Boom! (review) by Susan Galbraith

 22 Boom! sounded like a sure Fringe favorite. Advertising that it does 23 plays in 70 minutes, it promised something like a Fringe buffet. Light, clever, crisp entertainment, and funny, …

SpookyMsgPlsFWD! (review) by John Bavoso

Full disclosure: The synopsis for Cats Onstage!’s debut show, SpookyMsgPlsFWD!, mentioned unicorns, so I was already highly predisposed to liking it. Unfortunately, not even the presence o…

Tony-Nominated Eclipsed Director Heading to Sundance by Playbill Staff

Liesl Tommy and Jackson Gay are among the directors selected for the Sundance Institute’s Directors Retreat in Arles, France.

Theater News: Apotheosis Opera to Present La Fanciulla del West

The company will offer two performances of the Puccini opera.

9 Covers of Iconic Songs Featured in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ by Amy Sapp

The music of Carole King defined a generation of musicians of the 1960s. Legends like Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, James Taylor and The Shirelles catapulted songs by King and her writing p…

Spotlight On...Brandon Schraml by Michael Block

Name: Brandon SchramlHometown: Lee's Summit, MOEducation: B.S. In Biology and B.A. In Theatre Performance at University of MissouriSelect Credits: “After the Outbreak” (Dean); The Deathl…

People You Should Know . . . Ames Adamson by Zack Calhoon

AMES ADAMSON-Recent regional credits: The Christians (Syracuse Stage and The Wilma), The Merry Wives of Windsor and Misalliance (The Shakespeare Theatre of New …

HRC's Candace Gingrich—Newt's Lesbian Genderqueer Sis—on the Hideous Trump Ticket by Jesse Steinbach

Michael Musto2016 ElectionLarry KramerMichael MustoPhoto of Candace Gingrich courtesy of HRC/Photos of Donald Trump & Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore Donald Trump had reportedly narrowed …

Bill Bailey webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

The bearded surrealist joined us to answer questions on everything from the odds of being torn apart by a badger to the best way to drink tea, via the refugee crisis and Bobby Crush 1.10pm G…

Andrea Grover @ Guild Hall by Barry

Guild Hall of East Hampton has named Andrea Grover as Executive Director, effective September 1, 2016. The announcement was made by Marty Cohen, Chair of Guild Hall’s Board of Trustees.&nb…

Watch War Paint Star Christine Ebersole Discuss Her Role in New Musical by Andrew Gans

The two-time Tony winner plays cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden in the new musical War Paint.

See Jonathan Pryce in the Globe Theatre\u2019s The Merchant of Venice

Jonathan Pryce will reprise the role of Shylock in the Globe Theatre\u2019s revival of their 2015 production of The Merchant of Venice. Jonathan Munby directs. Performances run October 4-15.

15 Minutes With Rockette Katie Walker by Matthew Wexler

by Ryan Leeds With approximately 11 shows to perform on a weekly basis, Katie Walker doesn’t find herself with much free time. The North Carolina native, who serves both as a dance captain…

Photo Flash: First Look at WOZ: A ROCK CABARET with Guest Star Andre De Shields by BroadwayWorld

After selling out shows across Chicago,WOZ A Rock Cabaret, is back by popular demand forfive performances only now through July17, 2016atVictory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chic…

Best bets: Culture Club, 'Mamma Mia!' and more by Go! Magazine Staff

Our staff picks the best things to do this week — with a look ahead.

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 7/15/2016 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 7152016.

TDF's CREATE NEW YORK Program Finishes Pilot Year with The Dream Center by BroadwayWorld

Theatre Development Fund TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts is completing the pilot year of its new program, CREATE NEW YORK CNY.

Heidi Blickenstaff & Emma Hunton to Lead World Premiere of Freaky Friday Musical by Imogen Lloyd Webber

We're freaking out in the best possible way right now! Broadway favorites Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton are set to star as mom and daughter in the world premiere production of Freak…

Sex Tips New Stars Nick Cearley & Lauren Molina Look Back on Their Favorite Skivvies Moments

Nick Cearley & Lauren Molina share behind-the-scenes stories to everyone's favorite Skivvies videos.

The Fantastic Journey of the American Muskrat by Sandi Durell

    By Marcina Zaccaria   The Annotated History of the American Muskrat begins with an historical lesson. Sharing the story of the American muskrat, Boston based Circuit Theat…

“A Textbook Case of Horror: Molotov’s ‘Blood, Sweat & Fears’ Goes Authentically Old School” by Alex Zavistovich by Guest Author

There is much that the average theatre-goer does not know about the Grand Guignol, the French Theatre of Horror that originated in the 1800s and is being revived in Molotov Theatre Group’s…

Complaints about rogue agents soar tenfold in a year by David Hutchison

Complaints about rogue entertainment agencies have spiked in the past year, with 10 times as many complaints as the year before. Figures

Tonight Thru End of Month: Leo McCarey at MOMA by Trav S.D.

Exciting things afoot for comedy fans in NYC. My buddy Steve Massa has helped organized a series of screenings at MOMA of films by the great comic auteur Leo McCarey, starting tonight with L…

Photos! Grey Gardens Celebrates Opening Night in L.A. by Monica Simoes

Angela Lansbury, Barrett Foa and more celebrate the opening night of Grey Gardens at CTG/Ahmanson Theatre July 13.

Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton Cast in Freaky Friday Musical by Olivia Clement

The leads have been announced for the Signature’s world premiere.

Yard Theatre plans move to new London home by Georgia Snow

London venue the Yard Theatre is to move into a new, larger building as part of plans to redevelop its surrounding area

Theater News: Tony Winner Daveed Diggs Set to Play Final Performance in Broadway's Hamilton

Diggs originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson.

Music News: Josh Groban Releases New Single From Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

"Dust and Ashes" features music and lyrics by Great Comet creator Dave Malloy.

Photo Flash: Motown The Musical Celebrates Its Second Broadway Opening

The production's original cast members reunite with Berry Gordy at Motown's new Broadway home.

Theater News: Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton to Costar in Freaky Friday World Premiere

Signature Theatre's new production has found its mother-daughter team.

BBC to focus on Brexit arts impact in Front Row special by Matthew Hemley

Brexit’s impact on the cultural landscape is to be explored in a special edition of arts programme Front Row on BBC Radio

Motown The Musical Returns to Broadway: See The First Bows by Hannah Vine

Performances began July 12 at the Nederlander Theatre.

YES, And … (review) by Ryan Taylor

Let’s all give a nice big “welcome home!” to prodigal son Zack Myers, a locally-born multi-talent currently based out of Miami. Myers is currently camped out on the fringes of Fringe i…

Magic Time! ‘Blood, Sweat & Fears: A Grand Guignol Sick Cabaret’ by John Stoltenberg

As the local go-to theater company for carrying on the Grand Guignol tradition, Molotov Theatre Group mounts some of the most interesting combos of style and substance in town. There are a f…

Why Everyone Should See This Revival of Cats by Ruthie Fierberg

Even if you weren’t a fan the first time.

Pillars of New York by Darryl Reilly

The score that Mr. Antin composed and wrote the lyrics for is a serviceable collection of songs that could possibly have succeeded in a show about the conflicts among married couples. Wedge…

Hyprov review – bizarre hypnosis show gets the audience improvising by Brian Logan

Just for Laughs festival, LondonComedian Colin Mochrie and mesmerist Asad Mecci pitch suggestible stooges into sleepy routines – but though the format is promising, the results are unevenI…

Josh Groban Releases New Song from Natasha, Pierre by Andrew Gans

“Dust and Ashes” is available for digital download.

New York Musical Festival 2016 Preview by New York Theater

An icon sings about an icon. A self-declared “ghetto-hippie-Arab-commie–China doll” sings about her mysterious Muslim father. Tinkerbell stars in one musical. Another is based on a r…

Friday Playlist: Lesli Margherita Serves Up the Brassy, Ballsy, Bawdy Broads

Lesli Margherita shines the spotlight on some iconic broads.

The Pursuit Of Dreams At Stage Door’s Broadway Bound by Bill Hirschman

Broward Stage Door's Broadway Bound may not land perfectly all the time, but these theater pros deliver a no-excuses-needed effort that works often and effectively and ultimately satisfies.

Newly Announced T. Fellow to Be Mentored by Harold Prince by Olivia Clement

Producer Christopher Maring will receive a stipend and guidance in the creation of a new musical.

VIDEO: Stagedoor Manor Launches #BroadwayForOrlando Singing Challenge by Michael Dale

The Catskills theatre camp has released their own version of the BroadwayForOrlando love anthem to raise funds for the GLBT Center of Central Florida.

First Listen- Josh Groban Releases 'Dust and Ashes' from NATASHA, PIERRE &?THE GREAT COMET OF 1812?! by BroadwayWorld

Multiplatinum recording artist Josh Grobanreleases 'Dust and Ashes' from the new musicalNATASHA, PIERRE ampTHE GREAT COMET OF 1812for digital download today, and will be available at alldigi…

Photo Coverage: Preview the New Shows of the 2016 New York Musical Festival! by Jessica Fallon Gordon

Just yesterday, the New York Musical Festival hosted a special preview of some of this year's shows, including Children of Salt, Eh Dah - Questions For My Father, Forest Boy, Icon, Nickel Mi…

Breaking News: Heidi Blickenstaff?&?Emma Hunton Will Lead FREAKY FRIDAY at DC's Signature Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Heidi Blickenstaff Broadway's Something Rotten and Emma Hunton Broadway's Spring Awakening are set to star as mother and daughter in the world premiere production of the new musical Freaky F…

See the Shows at This Week's Free Broadway in Bryant Park Concert by Hannah Vine

The concert featured Laura Michelle Kelly, Chester Gregory and more.

I’M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER… – Jermyn Street Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford’s 1978 Off-Broadway and West End musical I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road is back in London, with plenty to say that is still relevant to…

AMERICAN IDIOT – Arts Theatre by Emma Clarendon

A high energy and exciting interpretation of Green Day’s 2004 album has plenty to recommend it. Returning to London after a hugely successful UK tour, American Idiot is a story of how to f…

Chicago Theater Review: EROICA (Azuza Productions at Redtwist Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

HIPOCRACY BEGINS AT HOME In theater revenge is best served quickly. That’s a virtue in David Alex’s 80-minute family drama, now detonating four times a week at Chicago’s Redtwist Theat…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/15/16- Laura Benanti by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Laura Benanti Benanti recently starred as Candela in 2010's Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown and in the title role of the Patti LuPone revival of Gypsy in 2008, for w…

Features: What's in my dressing room? - Gerard McCarthy

McCarthy currently stars as David Holthouse in Stalking the Bogeyman

Butchered Broadway – Which one was Steve? by Vinnie

A bartender friend, recently working the Tony-nominated show, Bright Star… Bartender: “So, are you liking the show so far?” Ms. Brown: “Oh it’s sooooo good. I …

Victoria Clark Is Madame Sousatzka in Toronto Workshop of New Musical by Andrew Gans

The musical features a score by the creators of Baby, Big and Closer Than Ever.

'The Trial of Jane Fonda': Theater Review by Stephen Dalton

Veteran Oscar nominee Anne Archer plays Hollywood screen legend Jane Fonda in Terry Jastrow’s dramatic reassessment of Fonda’s controversial antiwar activist past. read more

Radio City's "NY Spectacular" by Barry

Big Apple Treasure Rockettes Shine and Splash in Radio City Music Hall’s New York Spectacular By: Ellis Nassour New York, New York is a helluva place, so say Betty Comden and Adolph Gree…

In A Maryland County, Taxing Student Actors In Pay To Play Plan by Howard Sherman

In an era of constrained school budgets, it is not all that unusual – albeit quite problematic in terms of diversity and equity – to find schools charging students and their parents “a…

Over Her Dead Body (review) by Emily Crockett

Pinky Swear Productions’ quirky cabarets are perennial Capital Fringe favorites, and rightly so. They reliably deliver engaging productions with strong ensemble performances, intriguin…

GRACE NOTES: Friday, July 15, 2016 by Susan Grace

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Drew Gasparini on a Funky Musical Journey by Sandi Durell

by Matt Smith   “There’s a lot of you out there, holy s***!” Drew Gasparini exclaimed, when he stepped out to address the crowd during a break in his Feinstein’s/54 Below show, …

Hot Clip of the Day: Jasmine Holloway Is Here At Carnegie Hall with The Color Purple Cast

21-year-old student Jasmine Holloway enjoys a breakout moment with the cast of The Color Purple.

The Hobbit review – Tolkien's epic unfolds in Lancastrian landscape by Guardian Staff

Williamson Park, LancasterThe Dukes’ three-hour show feels like a real quest as the picnicking audience follow adventuring dwarves on a walkabout through the gladesTo experience Middle-ear…

Mark Strong and Hope Davis Cast in David Hare's The Red Barn at London's National by Mark Shenton

Robert Icke directs the world premiere.

Fringe NYC at 20 by Trav S.D.

Tickets for the 20th annual New York International Fringe Festival go on sale today. My hat goes off to its co-founder and director Elena K. Holy at this auspicious benchmark. My admiration…

Theatre News: The week in pictures: 9 - 15 July

Jonathan Ross, Kate Hudson and Jessie Wallace all feature in this weeks picks

Harry Potter Actor Will Star in London Premiere of Owen McCafferty's Unfaithful by Mark Shenton

Cast will also include Ruta Gedmintas, Sean Campion and Niamh Cusack.

Fuse CD Review: The New York Philharmonic plays Christopher Rouse (DaCapo) by Jonathan Blumhofer

There’s a lot of music by Christopher Rouse to appreciate, ponder, puzzle over, and study in what we’ve got here.

Photo Coverage: Casts of MOTOWN, CHICAGO & More Return to Broadway in Bryant Park! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The best of Broadway will be performing FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park 2016' - a lunchtime series that continued this week, July …

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the New Generation of CATS on Broadway! by Walter McBride

One of the biggest hits in theatrical history,Catsreturns to Broadway at theNeil SimonTheatre 250 W 52nd Street with preview performances kicking off last night, July 14, 2016, and an offici…

A Dancers True Story by Barry

Book Details How a Corps de Ballet Dancer Helped Save Radio City from the Wrecking Ball By: Beau Jared We still have it! Her crusade helped. Sinatra fans of a certain age can remember Ole …

Jon Stewart Will Be Part of Stephen Colbert's RNC Show by Josef Adalian

Pro tip for anyone who’s been bummed about the absence of Jon Stewart during this election cycle: Make sure to watch Monday’s edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The former ho…

The Archive: Preserving the work of master builder Frank Matcham by Nick Smurthwaite

The benefits of the great Victorian boom in theatre construction are still being felt today. These buildings were not only made to

Anne Archer: ‘I only ever grow as an actor when I’m doing theatre’ by Mark Shenton

When Anne Archer was Academy Award-nominated in 1988 for her appearance in Fatal Attraction, she was already 40 years old. But, surprisingly,

Production news round-up: July 6 to 12 by Georgia Snow

Plays Nice Fish starring Mark Rylance is to transfer to the West End. The play, co-written by Rylance and Louis Jenkins, has

The Letter of Last Resort/Good With People – Edinburgh festival review by Lyn Gardner

TraverseSome plays go together like fish and chips; other pairings are less obvious, but the effect is explosive. Neither is quite the case with this intelligent, finely written and acted bu…

Five of the best... theatre shows this week by Lyn Gardner

Hug | Cuttin’ It | The Truth | Faith Healer | Funny GirlPolyphonic singing has the ability to make it feel as if you are being massaged by sound, and Verity Standen uses it to brilliant ef…

Three of the best... dance performances this week by Judith Mackrell

Cinderella | In-Nocentes | Paco Peña Flamenco Dance CompanyThe Australian Ballet shines in Alexei Ratmansky’s version of Cinderella, which puts a contemporary Russian spin on the familiar…

Rebel Wilson's West End debut in Guys and Dolls is pitch-perfect by Ryan Gilbey

The audacious Australian star, known for emotionally open Hollywood performances, proves that she’s more than ready to take on lead rolesPerformers often remark on the reserve of British t…

THROUGH THE MILL – Southwark Playhouse by Johnny Fox

There are some gay men through whom the word ‘Judy’ runs like a stick of cheap rock. To question their devotion to the long-deceased Ms Garland is to adopt the same dangerous stance as c…

A Princess Undone Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Stephanie Beacham is to play HRH Princess Margaret in the world premiere of A Princess Undone, a new play by Richard Stirling. Kensington Palace, 1993. She was the Diana of h…

The Trial of Jane Fonda, Park Theatre, review: Worthy and informative but rather pedestrian by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

It is excessively difficult to relate Anne Archer's Fonda to the figure from the fascinating footage

Photo Coverage: Angela Lansbury & More Attend GREY GARDENS THE MUSICAL Opening Night by BroadwayWorld

GREY GARDENS THE MUSICAL opened at CTGAhmanson Theatre on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. BroadwayWorld has photos from the starry opening night - check them out below

Photo Flash: Broadway Under the Stars Celebrates DREAMGIRLS 35th Anniversary by BroadwayWorld

On Sun, July 10, 2016, Chris Isaacson Presents the 4th annual Broadway Under the Stars celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Tony Award-winning musical, Dreamgirls --- acomplete sellout at…

Backstage: Creating an immersive Sherlock experience by Paul Vale

When waxwork museum Madame Tussauds decided to open a Sherlock Holmes exhibition, it turned to designer Sam Wyer for inspiration. Wyer was

Paul Gonsalves on the Road (review) by Amy Couchoud

Duke Ellington said that jazz is “not an occupation or profession, it’s a compulsion.” In the biographical drama Paul Gonsalves on the Road, Gonsalves, legendary jazz saxophonist and l…

The Elephant in the Room (review) by Marshall Bradshaw

Right Brain Performancelab’s The Elephant in the Room has an ambitious goal: To engage the audience with theatrical epistemology by way of vaudeville, musical theater, ballet, Butoh, clown…

H5x7 (review) by Jeffrey Walker

Barabbas Theatre has captured a muse of fire and has ascended to the brightest heaven of invention with its adaptation of William Shakespeare’s dynamic history play, The Life of King Henry…

Ed Gamble: “My entire personality was based on Alan Partridge” by Rachel Aroesti

From back hair to a leather trenchcoat, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the mostThe first time my mind was blown by a live standup was Boothby Graffoe in Edinburgh in 200…

Mister Shylock to you by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review a production of The Merchant of Venice in Lenox, Mass. Here’s an excerpt. * * * “The Merchant of Venice,” like “The Taming of t…

Replay: Jacqueline du Pré plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto by Terry Teachout

Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim and the London Philharmonic perform the first movement of Elgar’s Cello Concerto on TV in 1967: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos …

A Tale of Two Cities stage play returns for national tour by David Hutchison

James Dacre is to bring back his production of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities for a UK tour. First staged

Actor Vicky McClure joins call for more affordable drama training by David Hutchison

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has called for more drama training to be free or cheap in the UK. The actor

WATCH: Video footage released in final weeks of extended Titanic run

If you haven't yet seen Thom Southerland's production of Broadway musical TITANIC, you'll definitely want to after watching this video footage of the stunning #StageFaves cast in action at t…

Broadway AM Report, 7/15/2016 - Will Swenson in 'PIRATES', THE BODYGUARD and More! by Jessica Khan

This weekend's big news Will Swenson stars in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, beginning tonight at Barrington, THE BODYGUARD returns to London with Beverley Knight, and more

BWW's On This Day - July 15, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Veronica Swift – 22 Year Old Jazz Bird on a Fast Track by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell     It’s not often you hear one so young interpret the sounds of a seasoned jazz performer and make everything she touches her own. From the …

Almanac: Oscar Wilde on charm by Terry Teachout

“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.” Oscar Wilde, Lady Windemere’s Fan

Interviews: Christopher Luscombe: "Chichester forces directors to be epic"

As part of our Regional Theatre Focus, Christopher Luscombe talks about why Chichester Festival Theatre is so unique, and the transfer of his West End double bill Much Ado About Nothing and …

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Into the Woods at the Menier Chocolate Factory by Emma Clarendon

After success in New York, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical is brought to vivid life in London by ground-breaking American theatre company Fiasco. It runs at the Menier Chocolat…

The Hunger Games live stage show delayed by David Hutchison

A live stage show based on The Hunger Games due to launch this summer in London has been delayed. Announced in November

The Trial of Jane Fonda review – 'Hanoi Jane' saga is staged like a Hollywood film by Michael Billington

Park theatre, London Anne Archer plays the actor and activist in a drama that revisits the consequences of Fonda’s visit to North Vietnam in 1972Terry Jastrow’s play speculates on what h…

Children Of Eden Comes To The Union Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Children Of Eden will be presented at the New Union Theatre from 10th August, with a new production celebrating the shows 25th Anniversary. Inspired by the Book of Genesis, C…

Bath Theatre Bus to tour South West as 25-seat performance space by Georgia Snow

A performance space on a bus is being created in Bath, with an aim to tour work to areas of low arts

Today on Broadway: Friday, July 15, 2016 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: @TheAAshford Joins #JakeGyllenhaal in @NYCityCenter’s #SundayInTheParkWithGeorge, Bway Dominate #EmmyNoms, & More! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through F…

Theatre News: Stephanie Beacham to play Princess Margaret in new play

Richard Stirling's new play, A Princess Undone, will have its world premiere in Cambridge

David Dillon’s Party Returns To London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo David Dillon’s gay comedy Party returns to London this September for the first time since its original extended run at the Arts Theatre in 1998. Party is set at a gay h…

Stephanie Beacham to star in new Princess Margaret play by Georgia Snow

Stephanie Beacham will play Princess Margaret in a new play that premieres in Cambridge later this year. Beacham will star in Richard

NEWS: Stephanie Beacham plays Princess Margaret in A Princess Undone premiere by Press Releases

Stephanie Beacham stars as the late Princess Margaret in the world premiere of Richard Stirling's A Princess Undone, which opens at the Cambridge Arts Theatre on 19 to 22 October 2016, ahead…

NEWS: Matthew Lewis & Ruta Gedmintas star in London premiere of Unfaithful by Press Releases

Sean Campion, Niamh Cusack, Ruta Gedmintas and Matthew Lewis star in the London premiere of Owen McCafferty's Unfaithful, running at Found111 for six weeks from 25 August 2016.

Adam Hills review – bland standup show packs a feeble comic punch by Brian Logan

G Live, GuildfordThe ‘nicest man in comedy’ is soft-hearted to a fault, in a set of optimistic but entirely safe and familiar routines Adam Hills is “widely referred to as ‘the nices…

Haydn's Creation danced by Rambert and sung by Garsington Opera - in pictures by Guardian Staff

The Creation, staged with Garsington Opera and featuring stunning designs by the artist Pablo Bronstein, features more than 40 Rambert dancers. See how they found the moves to match Joseph H…

For the Diary: Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Inaugural ‘VCH Presents’ Series by Atrayee Sengupta

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural “VCH Presents” at the Victoria Concert Hall brings together a diverse group of musicians and programs. The season will showcase talents suc…

Niamh Cusack and Matthew Lewis to star in Unfaithful in London by Matthew Hemley

Niamh Cusack and Matthew Lewis have been cast in the London premiere of Owen McCafferty’s play Unfaithful. Also starring Sean Campion and

New residencies collate art, science and sculpture by Arts Review

Dance inspired by public art and music that incorporates DNA science will be the focus of two new artists’ residencies as part of the City of Melbourne’s thriving Creative Spaces program…

On the Couch with Don Bridges by Arts Review

Who is Don Bridges? Actor, director, teacher, musician. What would you do differently to what you do now? If I had my time over, I would have worked harder at my musical talents and singing.…

Anthony Neilson: ‘Writing can become very isolating and depressing’ by Mark Shenton

Anthony Neilson is one of our most confrontational and frequently controversial playwrights, whose work – as well as manner of working –

Combat skills add punch to your acting armoury by John Byrne

From Shakespearean swordplay to the elaborate and bloody battles in Game of Thrones, audience appetite for more imaginative and spectacular stage and

Theater Openings in Denver metro area beginning July 15, 2016 by The Denver Post

A list of theater openings in the Denver metro area beginning July 15, 2016.

Review: Shangri-La (Finborough Theatre)

The world premiere of Amy Ng's play exploring cultural tourism

Theatre News: Harry Potter star to return to the London stage

Matthew Lewis will star in the London premiere of Owen McCafferty's Unfaithful

Review: The Trial of Jane Fonda (Park Theatre)

Anne Archer stars in Terry Jastrow's play about Fonda's confrontations with Vietnam War veterans

Review: Guys and Dolls (Phoenix Theatre)

Rebel Wilson makes her West End debut as Miss Adelaide alongside Simon Lipkin as Nathan Detroit

Betrayal by Arts Review

Exploring the delicate fabric of human relationships and deceptions, Ensemble Theatre presents Harold Pinter’s most accessible and personal play, Betrayal for a limited season from 1…

Standup comics are more likely to die young. As a standup comic, I'm not surprised by Ben Pobjie

A new global study has found standups are more likely to die early than actors. According to Ben Pobjie, it’s not just the lifestyle that’s a killerThis week, the International Journal o…

‘Antar Yatra – The Journey Within’ Drama With Indian Dances in Delhi by Bibhu Pattnaik

The inner journey of the soul is a travel from the apparent to the real, from the tangible to the ineffable, from the known to a world of possibilities, imaginations and more. Antar-Yatra is…

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘SpookyMsgPlsFwd!’ by Marlene Hall

If you’re looking for an adult comedy featuring a unicorn, funny dialogue and wicked costumes SpookyMsgPlsFwd! is a show for you! This fast-paced comedy imagines a world 60 years after t…

Nish Kumar: What can a satirist do with our post-truth politics? – video by Jess Gormley, Nish Kumar

Comedian Nish Kumar is used to making politicians look ridiculous but they’ve started doing his job for him. How on earth do standups keep up with our leaders’ antics and a political uph…

Howard Sherman: UK and US producers count cost of Brexit turmoil by Howard Sherman

Of all the things that theatre producers and artists are thinking about when assembling a production, sudden fluctuations in the world currency

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Studio 54/54 Below by Mark Shenton

New York’s Studio 54 – located, as the name suggests, on 54th Street – was a mid-70s to mid-80s nightclub that has

Paul Clayton: Acting is a universal language in Europe and beyond by Paul Clayton

Two days after our country made what is probably the most monumental political decision of a generation, I’m getting out. To Europe.

NYC’s first integrated nightclub was a ’30s celeb magnet by Michael Riedel

The title of Woody Allen’s “Café Society” conjures up three famous haunts of the ’30s and ’40s: the ‘21’ Club, El Morocco and the Stork Club. Those Midtown joints were largely…

StageArt’s ‘Titanic’ sets sail by Joel Granger

This week’s column comes with a double shot of coffee, from both Matilda and Joel. The two of us are currently in the middle of our voyage together aboard the RMS Titanic in StageArt’s 2…

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ’22 Boom!’ by Terry Byrne

Think commissioned plays are a thing of the Elizabethan past? Nu Sass Productions’ 22 Boom! is concierge theater at its nimblest. Written by Miranda Rose Hall and directed by Renana Fox, t…

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: When Andrew Rannells Helped Pokémon Meet Broadway

Thanks to Pokémon Go, we remember the days of Pokémon Live!

Cleveland Cavaliers Talk NBA Championship at the ESPYs by Young Hollywood

Cleveland Cavaliers Talk NBA Championship at the ESPYs Get your popcorn ready, because Terrell Owens is hitting up the ESPYs to talk to your favorite athletes, past and present! First, he ca…

Shaq & T.O. Talk Retirement at the ESPYs by Young Hollywood

Shaq & T.O. Talk Retirement at the ESPYs We hand the YH mike over to the one and only Terrell Owens at the ESPY Awards where he encounters another icon, Shaquille O'Neal! The retired NBA and…

Richard Sherman Talks Kobe Bryant at the ESPYs by Young Hollywood

Richard Sherman Talks Kobe Bryant at the ESPYs Terrell Owens takes over the YH mike and heads to the ESPYs to catch up with Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman, who shows off hi…

Beverley Knight Stars in West End Return of THE BODYGUARD, Beginning Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Beverley Knight and Ben Richards leadthe international hit musical The Bodyguard when it returns to the West End for a limited six month runthis year. Richards will play Frank Farmer, Rachel…

Will Swenson-Led THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Begins Tonight at Barrington Stage by BroadwayWorld

Barrington Stage Company BSC, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director JuliAnne Boyd and Managing Director TriStan Wilson, presents Gil…

BREAKING: LA Plaintiffs serve Equity lawsuit by Tracey Paleo

BREAKING: LOS ANGELES (July 14, 2016) — Actors and other members of the Los Angeles theatrical community (Ed Asner, Tom Bower, Gregg Daniel, John Flynn, Maria Gobetti, Gary Grossman, Ed Ha…

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘TARGET GOLDBERG (HELP! ROGUE GOVERNMENT AGENTS ARE TRYING TO FRAME ME!)’ by Sophia Howes

A “show” was presented by one “David J. Goldberg”, purporting be a “theater piece” about a secret cabal of heartless corporations/rogue government agents/…

Meet the New Face of Hermione Granger by Mark Shenton

Now that Noma Dumezweni has previews under her belt (and wand in hand), Playbill talks with the buzzed-about actress about embodying Harry Potter’s Hermione.

Will Nathan Lane Do Another Musical? by Ruthie Fierberg

For now, he has a couple of plays (Front Page and Angels in America) to take on, and they’re so great he “couldn’t say no.”

Performances Begin Tonight for West End Return of The Bodyguard by Mark Shenton

Beverley Knight returns to the show with Ben Richards in the title role.

Shear Madness Reopens at a New Off-Broadway Theatre Today by Robert Viagas

It relights at the Davenport Theatre.

Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: July 15 by David Gewirtzman

Daveed Diggs Departs Broadway Cast of Hamilton Tonight by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning actor plays his final performance July 15.

The Fire Island Dance Festival, Hosted by Tituss Burgess, Kicks Off Today by Olivia Clement

The annual summer event features outdoor performances overlooking Great South Bay.