VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo and John Legend Perform the Grammys' 'In Memoriam' Segment by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, tonight'sGRAMMY AWARDSIn Memorium segment was performed by Tony and Grammywinner Cynthia Erivo and Grammy winner John Legend. The duo performed the Beac…

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 2/11-2/12/2017

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 12, 2017 - Sunday, February 12, 2017.

News: Announcement of WINNERS of MD Theatre Guide’s Best of 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards by Mark Beachy

Thank you for voting!  Over 10,000 votes were cast!  The MD Theatre Guide is pleased to announce the winners of the Best of 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards! BEST COMMUNITY THEATRE ‘Best C…

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Darryl Reilly

Red-haired, animated and engagingly boyish, 18-year-old Nicholas Barasch is sensational as Huckleberry Finn. Mr. Barasch is onstage virtually the entire time and winningly carries the show.…

Review: A Hairy Visionary Who Has the Ruler’s Ear by Alexis Soloski

“Beardo,” the musical, is a louche, lewd and assertively weird fantasia on the life of Rasputin, now at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Brooklyn.

Joan Rivers died from low blood oxygen during surgery, medical examiner says by Associated Press In New York

New York medical examiner says death of comedian last month resulted from a predictable complication from procedureJoan Rivers died from low blood oxygen during a routine medical procedure t…

Beardo Review: Russia’s Rasputin via Great Comet’s Dave Malloy by Jonathan Mandell

In “Beardo,” we are back in Russia with Dave Malloy, the composer of “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.” Instead of a Broadway theater, the Pipeline Theater Company’s ne…

Boys of a Certain Age by Darryl Reilly

This volatile quartet battle over the personal and the political during a Scotch-fueled weekend at Ira’s Fire Island house. There’s not much in the way of plot, but secrets are revealed…

Lady Gaga Parts The Red-Carpet Sea by CBS

Review: Beardo

Great Comet composer Dave Malloy presents a new musical about Rasputin in an old church in Brooklyn.

NEWSIES by Arts Review

Direct from the Broadway stage, Disney Theatrical Productions and Arts Alliance Distribution have announced that the Tony Award-winning musical NEWSIES will make its worldwide cinema debu…

The enduring allure of The Long Black Veil

Covered by everyone from Joan Baez to Mick Jagger, the song’s greatest champion was Johnny Cash

James Corden's Grammys 2017 Monologue Was Straight Out of Hamilton by Wochit, Wochit

James Corden made his grand entrance at the 2017 Grammy Awards show with a dance number gone hilariously wrong.        

On the Couch with Reuben Kaye by Arts Review

Who is Reuben Kaye? An international cabaret star currently residing at the junction of vanity and desperation. (He also spends 3 weeks out of every year as a hood ornament) Who inspires you…

Why theatre needs to love film, not fear it by Alice Saville

As cinema, TV broadcasts and online streaming offer more and more ways to watch performance, Alice Saville asks why the theatre world is so slow to embrace the potential of film. The post Wh…

‘La La Land’ Wins Five Baftas, Continuing Its Oscar Momentum by Christopher D. Shea

The movie won the British film awards for best picture; best cinematography; best music; best actress, for Emma Stone; and best director, for Damien Chazelle.

Trickster by Arts Review

The diabolical delight that has critics raving, dark cabaret performer Bradley Storer brings his malevolent monstrosity Trickster to La Boheme in his Adelaide Fringe debut for a strictly li…

Review: The History Boys (Eclectic Full Contact Theatre) by Lauren Whalen

The History Boys by Alan Bennett is epic, funny, tragic and more than a little dark. Bennett’s script is specific in themes and casting, and very, very difficult to present effectively. E…

'The Color Purple' cast album wins Grammy by Yvonne Villarreal

“The Color Purple” took home the Grammy Award for musical theater album Sunday during the pre-telecast ceremony held just before the main event in Los Angeles. The cast album features Da…

RING TWICE FOR MIRANDA - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

A politically and economically ravaged dystopia, divided into "districts" that are presided over by lord-like dictators who luxuriate in comfort and wealth while everyone below them is barel…

Jazz Pianist Barbara Carroll Has Passed Away by Sandi Durell

    At the age of 92, long time jazz legend/pianist Barbara Carroll – who had an ongoing residency at Birdland Jazz Club, has passed away.  Barbara Carroll was born January…

'La La Land' wins big at Britain's BAFTA awards to continue hot streak

LONDON (Reuters) - Musical "La La Land" won big at Britain's main film awards on Sunday as it scooped the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle picked up awards for best …

Times Journey Through a Room by Arts Review

A good word to describe Times Journey Through a Room is, ‘Deliberate’. Nothing is wasted on stage. Every moment, every line, every step is contemplated, undertaken, then consider…

'946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips': All's bouncy on the home front by Charles McNulty

Kneehigh, the seriously playful British theater company that turned the classic film “Brief Encounter” into a charmingly inventive multimedia stage play, is back at the Wallis Annenberg …

Progress and Privilege: A Review of Straight White Men at Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Alex Huntsberger

‘La La Land,’ ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Win 2017 British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy Film Awards, London’s equivalent of the Academy Awards, celebrated and spread the love among many of the year’s buzziest films Feb. 12. The 70th annual BAFTAs…

A high-octane performance from Wiley at the Roundhouse, London

Rapping with pace and control, the grime artist introduced a stream of A-list guests

Vanessa Bell at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London — her art is indivisible from her life

The Bloomsbury Group is ever present in a new exhibition of the artists’s work

Review: Sex with Strangers at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

Hampstead Theatre casts Emilia Fox and Christian Gray lookalike Theo James in this provocatively titled play about two writers with different approaches. .

Review: Big River at curtainup.com/ by Elizabeth Ahlfors

Roger Miller's score remains catchy, William Hauptman's script is still packed with adventures and the feeling remains pure Americana.

Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Vocalist Barbara Carroll Passes Away Age 92 by BroadwayWorld

Musician Barbara Carroll has passed away at age 92.Barbara was an elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist, long recognized as one of the premier players of swinging jazz piano and expres…

The Color Purple Cast Album Wins the Grammy by Ruthie Fierberg

See details about the Tony-winning revival’s big win.

The Color Purple Cast Recording, Featuring Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, Wins 2017 Grammy Award by Ryan McPhee

She’s beautiful, she’s here, and she’s a Grammy winner. The cast recording for the Tony-winning revival of The Color Purple took home the 2017 Grammy for Best Musical Theat…

Review: ‘The Freshest Snow Whyte’ at Imagination Stage by John Stoltenberg

Far off the radar of most grownup theatergoers, the writer/director Psalmayene 24 has been creating an extraordinary body of work for children. I’ve been an admirer of the trenchant work h…

Boys of Sondheim at the MELT Festival by Jemma Lanyon

Sondheim is probably the most well known and respected contemporary writer of musical theatre, and he has long been openly gay. Performed by five men as part of MELT 2017 at Brisbane Powerho…

Music News: The Color Purple Cast Album Wins 2017 Grammy Award

The Broadway Records album of the Tony-winning revival takes home the Best Musical Theater Album honor.

Viola Davis Adds BAFTA Award to Tony for Fences; La La Land Also Scores Major Wins by Mark Shenton

The BAFTA Awards presented February 12 are the U.K. equivalent to the Oscars

'Straight White Men': Young Jean Lee asks audience, herself to see both sides by Chris Jones

Consider, dear reader, this paradoxical truth from the restless mind of the auteur artist Young Jean Lee, currently accessible in Chicago through the Steppenwolf Theatre Company: "There is n…

Williamstown Theater Fest Announces Lineup by Ryan Burleson

It will feature works by the emerging playwright Jen Silverman; its 2016 playwright-in-residence, Harrison David Rivers; Jason Kim; and others.

BBC Let It Shine Episode 6 review: the phone lines open by Paul Vale

If you’ve been caught up in the boy-band whirlwind that is Let It Shine, you cannot help but have been excited about

Movement as bleak theater, with some terrific Pharrell music too by Lewis Segal

A bleak creative vision infused with scenic dazzle gave a distinctive edge to three works by young, New York-based choreographer Jonah Bokaer on Friday in Royce Hall at UCLA. Cold and dark, …

Kavakos, Wang take audience on 'profound musical journey' by Christian Hertzog

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos made a rare appearance in San Diego Saturday evening at the Balboa Theatre. The Greek virtuoso is well known in Europe, not so much here. His accompanist, however�…

THE COLOR PURPLE Wins Best Musical Theater Album GRAMMY Award by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Records' cast recording of THE COLOR PURPLE has won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson are the principal soloists on the album produc…

Hedgerow Theatre's 'Uncle Vanya': Fresh Chekhov, with sparkling acting by John Timpane

Theatre Horizon's "Grand Concourse": The hunger nothing can satisfy by John Timpane

Jonah and Otto by Sarah Downs

JONAH AND OTTO is a fascinating piece of writing wherein a simple premise gives rise to refreshing catharsis. On a midsummer evening, in a faded garden by the sea protected by a tumble-down …

No More Mamets by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Matthew Clinton Sekellick. Matthew Clinton Sekellick discusses the work of David Mamet and Neil LaBute, challenging the theatre community to be more inclusive and to not produce work that…

Anastasia, the Upcoming Broadway Musical by Rino16

The upcoming Broadway musical Anastasia has announced its full cast. With an opening night set for April 24, Anastasia was originally developed and produced at the Hartford Stage in Hartford…

Timely 'Perfect Arrangement' inspires uneasy laughs at Intrepid by James Hebert

“Life could be a dream,” a doo-wop singer croons over the opening moments of “Perfect Arrangement” — and as the lights go up on the smiling faces and glossy environs of this stylis…

Meryl Streep Promises to Continue to Stand Up to Trump by Julie Musbach

According to the New York Times, Meryl Streep has no intention of staying quiet about the current political situation. After a rousing speech at the Golden Globe Awards that urged her fellow…

Review #2: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Kennedy Center by Joel Markowitz

The beloved Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is back at The Kennedy Center for a week-long run. Now 57 years old, the company pulls from a repertoire dating back to 1960. Using a combinat…

SEASONS OF LOVE Concert Featuring Cast from HAMILTON, MISS SAIGON, A BRONX TALE, and More Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, Lexi Lawson, currently playing 'Eliza Schuyler' in Broadway's Hamilton, will join starry alumni of the Broadway, National Tour, and Off-Broadway companies of the Pulitzer Prize winn…

Sierra Boggess Gives a Preview of the PHANTOM That Never Was by BroadwayWorld

Sierra Boggess met up with colleague and friend Manon Taris and gave a street corner concert to her Instagram followers. The two were originally cast as Christine in Fantome de L'Opera in Pa…

Photo Coverage: SUNSET BOULEVARD Celebrates Gypsy Robe Ceremony by Walter McBride

BroadwayWorld celebrated the Gypsy Robe Ceremony with the company of SUNSET BOULEVARD. Check out the photos below

Photo Coverage: AMELIE Cast Flashes Smiles in Preview at The Cutting Room by Walter McBride

BroadwayWorld was there for a preview with the talented crew of AMELIE at The Cutting Room. Check out the photos below

Tired, Poor and Huddled: A Review of The Book of Joseph at Chicago Shakespeare Theater by Kevin Greene

Metallica Welcomes Lady Gaga's Edge And Attitude by CBS

Dancing frills a showy distraction in Lyric's vocally solid 'Carmen' by John Von Rhein

Take away the pretty but dramatically irrelevant window dressing, and the "Carmen" that settled in for a long winter's run over the weekend at the Civic Opera House is pretty much your stand…

Review: ‘After Birth of a Nation’ at City Theater Company by Neal Newman

Today’s audiences need farce. Wild men chasing beautiful women through many doors, visual running gags, women dressed as men, and vice versa, all enhanced by a desperation throttled perfor…

REVIEW: For Piano and Harpo at Butbank's Falcon Theatre by Rob Stevens

Dan Castellaneta has written and stars in a new play about the tortured genius that was Oscar Levant.

Adam Jacobs Plays His Final ALADDIN and Prepares to Lead the North American Tour by BroadwayWorld

Disney Theatrical Productions proudly announces that Adam Jacobs, who originated the title role in Aladdin on Broadway, will play the iconic role in the show's eagerly-anticipated North Amer…

Why SNL of Late is NOT All That by Trav S.D.

Sometimes the difference between comedy and satire can seem slight, but when the latter is properly done, you can drive a truck through the gulf. Satire is comedy made by an angry moralist. …

The Latest: Davis credits playwright for UK nomination by Associated Press

The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local):

San Diego Musical Theatre's '9 to 5' celebrates girl power by Pam Kragen

The film “9 to 5” came out in 1980, and its musical adaptation arrived in 2008, but the women’s empowerment comedy is definitely having its day in 2017. "9 to 5: The Musical" When: 7:…

NSO: An Evening with Joshua Bell at The Kennedy Center by Gina Jun

It has been said that Joshua Bell may be the greatest violinist active today.  After listening to him play, as well as conduct, at The Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall with the National Symp…

Harvey Lichtenstein, Who Led Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Rebirth, Dies at 87 by Robert Berkvist

Serving 32 years as its president and executive producer, Mr. Lichtenstein reorganized BAM, and gave it a renewed purpose as a center for the performing arts.

If I Forget: Interview with Playwright Steven Levenson by Ted Sod

Ted Sod: What inspired you to write If I Forget? What do you feel the play is about? Does the play have personal resonance for you and if so, how? Steven Levenson: For a long time, I’d wa…

Whoopi Goldberg review - standup or glorified chat-show? by Brian Logan

London Palladium, LondonThe US comedian’s first standup show in the UK got personal with segments about the indignities of getting old and her resentment for her child-friendly reputation …

'The Town Hall Affair': Theater Review

Maura Tierney appears in 'The Town Hall Affair,' The Wooster Group's new theater piece inspired by the 1979 Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker 1979 documentary 'Town Bloody Hall.' read more

Photo Coverage: Clint Holmes Concludes Run at The Colony Hotel by Stephen Sorokoff

Like Elvis, Clint Homes creates the kind of excitement during his performance that causes the audience to flock into the lobby after his show and wait to get a glimpse of probably one of the…

Secession Talk on Lincoln’s Birthday by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln. How sad Lincoln would be to know that 152 years after his death, the country would still be divided, and for reasons not too different fro…

‘Hamilton’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Productions Try to Outwit Scalpers by Michael Paulson and Ben Sisario

As “Hamilton” heads to London and “Harry Potter” comes to New York, the two plays are experimenting with measures to limit reselling of their tickets.

BWW Exclusive: Watch Heather Headley Bring Down the House with THE WIZ, FUNNY GIRL & More at American Songbook Concert! by BroadwayWorld TV

After 16 years away, Tony and Grammy Award winner Heather Headley returned triumphantly to Broadway last summer inThe Color Purple. Having originated the role of Nala inThe Lion Kingand awar…

JULIE ATHERTON – Ormskirk by Vicky Anderson

It was another musical theatre coup at Edge Hill this week, as Preston-born West End star Julie Atherton took to the Arts Centre stage, for a fun and enjoyable one-night event.

BWW Review: Encores!'s BIG RIVER Matches Mark Twain's Humor With Roger Miller's Melodies by Michael Dale

One would assume that Mark Twain would have been amused that his 1884 novel condemning America's history of enslavement of Africans, 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' has occasionally been c…

2017 BAFTA Awards: ‘La La Land’ wins 5 including Best Picture, ‘Moonlight’ shut out by Paul Sheehan

Oscar frontrunner “La La Land” went into Sunday’s BAFTA Awards with a leading 11 nominations, and won five awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Damien Chazelle), Best Act…

This Week on Broadway for February 12, 2017: Michael Longoria by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Michael Longoria about The View UpStairs, Jersey Boys, and The Midtown Men. Peter Filichia gives his reviews on Big River and The Object Le…

Jordan Samuels Flips Onto The Big Screen In Newsies by Serena

It’s been more than 2 years since Newsies closed on Broadway, but the Fansies are still going strong. Jordan Samuels joined the touring cast as Specs and now he’s bringing the character …

Written From Within for Those Without: A Review of Hobo King at Congo Square Theatre by Loy Webb

Review: ‘Tancredi’ at Opera Philadelphia by Deb Miller

A company premiere and part of its Opera at the Academy series presented in the historic Academy of Music, Opera Philadelphia’s production of Tancredi, from Opéra de Lausanne and Teatro M…

Theatre Horizon presents Heidi Schreck’s ‘Grand Concourse’ by Mark Cofta

Theatre Horizon's 'Grand Concourse' serves up a powerful story that satisfies many needs. Mark Cofta reviews.

Blues for an Alabama Sky review – riveting picture of 1930s Harlem by Michael Billington

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, LondonThis superbly performed production of Pearl Cleage’s drama gives a fierce sense of the conflict between belonging and the desire to escape Given the bi…

Santino Fontana, Alexandra Silber and More Set for After Anatevka Concert by Ruthie Fierberg

The Symphony Space concert will feature an appearance by Fiddler on the Roof lyricist Sheldon Harnick.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

One of the reasons why the story resonates is because of its portrayal of people attempting to carry on ordinary life under extraordinary circumstances, and this production scores highly her…

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Feb. 12 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, February 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

Opinion: The Rise and Fall of the Jukebox Musical

Often met with snobbery, jukebox musicals are flourishing in the West End. Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Dawn Bush discusses her own revelations about these much-loved productions...

BWW TV: Back to the Banner- Andrew Keenan-Bolger Is Warming Up His Vocal Chords for New NEWSIES Song! by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, watch as Keenan-Bolger gets back into rehearsals as Crutchie and prepares to sing his now song

Dr Frankenstein review – Mary Shelley's creation mothers a fine monster by Alfred Hickling

Northern Stage, NewcastleDr Victoria Frankenstein is the gender-switched, life-creating star of Lorne Campbell’s radical and illuminating gothic rebootThe year is 1831: debarred from atten…

Guild awards scorecard: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ is 6 for 8 so far with ADG win by Paul Sheehan

Before final Oscar voting kicks off on Monday (Feb. 13), we’ve heard from eight industry groups (producers, directors, actors, casting directors, cinematographers, film editors, produ…

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE – Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

David Byrne’s lyrics to ‘This Must Be the Place’, one of the biggest hits from Talking Heads, can be easily seen as the inspiration for the production of This Must Be the Place

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — February 12 by Doug Briscoe

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

Stars of Vaudeville #1027: Ralph Riggs and Katherine Witchie by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of dancer Ralph Riggs (1885-1951). With his wife Katherine Witchie (d. 1967) had an acrobatic dance act in vaudeville for many years. A description of their act from Th…

Theater Time Review: "Crackskull Row" by Joseph Cervelli

Brings a dysfunctional family to a new abyss. Will will appear next week on northjersey.com

Andrew Lloyd Webber Has 4 Musicals On Broadway — At The Same Time by NPR Staff

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber hit a milestone this past week. He's the first since Rodgers and Hammerstein to have four musicals running simultaneously on Broadway.

Real Magic review – Forced Entertainment's devilish gameshow is a tour de force by Lyn Gardner

In Between Time at Arnolfini, BristolExquisite torture and infinite complexity are wrung from three performers, six words and scenario repeated like a demented Groundhog Day“Right, let’s…

Top Ticket, Feb 12 to 18: Romance, rumination and Rhubarb by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Cabaret at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Blue Valentine at the Citadel and Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times.

DIRTY GREAT LOVE STORY- Arts Theatre by Laura Kressly

Richard Marsh and Katie Bonna have the sort of falling-in-love story you see in movies. The two years that it took them to get together are a ridiculous mashup of drunken disorder, absurd co…

BWW's On This Day - February 12, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Review: The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak, Wilton’s Music Hall by Dan Rubins

“I don’t have dreams – I just want to be full,” the puppet sings, turning his pleading, extraordinarily expressive eyes towards the audience. He is Tarrare, “The Gentleman Glutton,…

Review: Salome, Hoxton Hall by Tal Fox

The show opens in the 1930s on King Herod’s birthday banquet. “Decadence…beauty…lust…envy…desire. The words of a prophet, a mother’s envy, a stepfather’s desi…

Review: Throwback, Jacksons Lane Theatre by India-Inés Levy

Fusing personal memories, circus acts and a decisively nineties soundtrack, Throwback –  a collaboration between Jacksons Lane Theatre and Silver Lining circus company – is an e…

CIRCUS DIARIES: Effet Bekkrell, by Groupe Bekkrell by Katharine Kavanagh

A punch of emotion smacks me in the gut. The power caught up in this hour of high octane clowning, body-rocking, strength and struggle is released, with a glint of water in my eyes. Effet Be…

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Love on stage

As it's Valentine's weekend, here's a quiz to test how well you know your stagey romances

How Churchill engineered one of the world’s first ‘dirty’ wars by Michael Riedel

Bletchley Park is one of the most famous World War II sites in England. Tourists flock to the estate, where Alan Turing cracked the Nazis’ Enigma machine, enabling the Allies to read secre…

The Mother of Invention

The Mother of Invention Off Broadway, Abingdon Theatre Company Reviewed by Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti BOTTOM LINE: Reminding us that family is based in the stories we share, The Mother of Inven…

Sex With Strangers review – a night to forget by Susannah Clapp

Hampstead theatre, LondonDespite fine performances, Laura Eason’s 2009 play about two writers having a fling is too rooted in its timeLaura Eason’s Sex With Strangers was first staged by…

Vault festival review – light in the tunnels by Susannah Clapp

The Vaults, LondonFrom the Great Gatsby to Martian odysseys and life in a refugee camp, south London plays host to worlds of possibilitySince 2011, the traditionally torpid theatrical weeks …

Dr Frankenstein review – the 200-year-old classic has been better served before by Clare Brennan

Northern Stage, NewcastleSelma Dimitrijevic’s adaptation, while daring in parts, is ultimately found wantingDr Frankenstein is translated from a he to a she: Victor becomes Victoria. As th…

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Masurca Fogo – review by Luke Jennings

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe choreographer’s piece inspired by Lisbon is sunny and seductive, but ultimately insubstantialIn 1997 the German choreographer Pina Bausch took the dancers of he…

The Glass Menagerie – fluid and radiant by Susannah Clapp

Duke of York’s, London Kate O’Flynn is outstanding in John Tiffany’s beautiful staging of Tennessee Williams’s breakthrough play about a fragile girl and her gentleman callerIs there…

Chicago Theater Review: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage 773) by Lawrence Bommer

THE SONGS AND THE FURY Sardonic, ironic, cheeky, subversive—hip epithets can’t convey the excruciating call-and-response fusion of humor and horror, laughter and tears, that you feel see…

Review: ‘Richard III’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by William Powell

It’s notable that a play based on England’s War of the Roses has many parallels to power plays that take place today, both in everyday life and TV and film. Chesapeake Shakespeare Compan…

Acting couples relish the chance to be onstage valentines by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Acting couples relish the chance to work together

Photo Flash: It's Saturday Night on SUNSET BOULEVARD, THE BODYGUARD Plays to Full Houses, and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

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

Art Directors Guild Awards winners: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land,’ ‘Passengers,’ ‘Hidden Figures’ by Zach Laws

“La La Land,” which is far out in front to win the Oscar for Best Production Design according to our experts, won the contemporary category at the 21st annual Art Directors Gu…

Review: ‘Willy Wonka’ at Other Voices Theatre by Rick Weldon

From the opening moments of the Other Voices Theatre’s production of Willy Wonka, the audience is swept away into a “world of pure imagination.” The show is based on s classic children…

Photos: Jonah and Otto Opening Night Party by Jk Clarke

    Wednesday, February 8 saw the opening night of Jonah and Otto, the New York debut of playwright Robert Holman at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42 Street. Under the …

Theater News: Adam Jacobs Says Farewell to Broadway's Aladdin

Jacobs will lead the show's national tour beginning in April.

Photo Flash: Broadway Valentines: Tell Them How You Feel With a Little Help From Broadway

The one you love will love our festive cards.

Music News: Bright Star, Waitress, and More Up for Grammy Awards

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Adam Jacobs Plays Title Role of Broadway’s Aladdin for the Last Time Feb. 12 by Robert Viagas

He will headline the upcoming North American tour of the Disney musical.

Hamilton’s Mandy Gonzalez Offers February 12 Solo Concert by Michael Gioia

The actor plays Feinstein’s/54 Below.

Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 12 by Playbill Staff

Ring Twice for Miranda Opens Feb. 12 by Olivia Clement

Alan Hruska’s tragicomedy debuts Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage II.

Grammy Awards Presented Feb. 12 by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo is among the performers and nominees.

Did You Know Mark Twain Has Theatrical Roots? by Matt Weinstock

Big River, now at Encores!, isn’t the author’s only connection to the theatre.

The Songs Jessica Keenan Wynn Uses to Conquer the Audition Room by Michael Gioia

The Beautiful actor takes us through her audition repertoire.

Former "duck man" at the Trust to head theater in Chicago by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Paul Organisak, former vice president in charge of programming for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust who is perhaps best known for helping to bring the yellow duck to Pittsburgh in 2013, has a n…

2Do this week, Feb.12-18: Cultural events around Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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‘Supergirl’ geek Jeremy Jordan uses his ‘Newsies’ superpowers by Joe Dziemianowicz

Jeremy Jordan reprises his Tony-nominated star turn in “Newsies” for a live filmed version debuting in multiplexes this month.