On the Couch with Sophie Ross by Arts Review

Who is Sophie Ross? A very curious and very curly female human. She has a lot of hair. What would you do differently to what you do now? Take more risks. Who inspires you and why? My dear f…

Broadway Review: ‘1984’ Starring Olivia Wilde by Gordon Cox

The management of “1984,” the lauded West End import playing at Broadway’s Hudson Theater, felt it necessary to ban children under 13 from the stage production adapted by…

The Traveling Lady Review: Back with Horton Foote in Harrison, Tx by New York Theater

With the new production of Horton Foote’s “The Traveling Lady,” we are back on familiar Foote territory. The play, about a woman hoping to reunite with a husband recently released from…

Me The People – Trump America Musical Previews by Sandi Durell

    by Magda Katz He may be president, but comedy is KING!  Me The People: The Trump America Musical, a new musical revue with a book and lyrics by Nancy Holson (Bush Wars, T…

Where are the new Australian musicals? Waiting in the wings by Arts Review

This week’s nominations for the Helpmann Awards, which recognise the performing arts in Australia, have caused a storm of discussion, particularly about the state of Australian musical the…

Poetic License by Arts Review

Outer Urban Projects launched their calendar of upcoming works with an extraordinary revival of Poetic License – a story of attempting to adapt Aristophanes’ The Frogs, rather than…

Seven Lives, One Building, Many Stories as Peepshow comes to Canal Cafe by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Fat Cat Creatives are bringing their production of Isabel Wright's Peepshow to the Canal Cafe Theatre for a limited season this July. Peepshow delves into the complicated liv…

Elise McCann – Dahlesque by Arts Review

Elise McCann won Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Miss Honey in the Australian production of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda …

Hamilton creator would 'love to jump in' to role in London

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Lin-Manuel Miranda, founding father of the acclaimed musical Hamilton, says he would ‘love to jump in’ and play the title role in London.

Review: 1984 at Hudson Theatre by Juliet Hindell

Violent and provocative, Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan's 1984 brings Big Brother to Broadway with Tom Sturridge and Olivia Wilde The post Review: 1984 at Hudson Theatre appeared first on …

Interview: Designer Deb Sivigny by David Siegel

Deb Sivigny is one busy scenic and costumer designer in the DC theater community. Just recently, she developed design elements for the Rorschach Theatre production of Forgotten Kingdoms. T…

Review: 1984 by Brian Scott Lipton

The timely terror of living in a fascist state – one where the government makes all the rules and controls all your thoughts – is likely the raison d’etre that the recent British drama…

THE TRAVELING LADY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by James Wilson

Clara Breedlove's backyard, the setting of Horton Foote's The Traveling Lady, which is currently playing at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village, seems to be the perfect place to sit…

Courtney Act – The Girl From Oz by Arts Review

Courtney Act is the creation of clever female-impersonator, Shane Jenek, who attracted attention as the world’s first gender diverse contestant on a reality television talent show competin…

BASTARD JONES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by James Wilson

There have been several attempts at creating musical adaptations of Henry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, the scandalous British novel first published in 1749, and the basi…

Review: Doubling Down on Doublespeak in ’1984’ by Ben Brantley

An often irritating British-born adaptation of George Orwell’s novel suggests that all facts are alternative.

Review: In ‘The Traveling Lady,’ Hope and Regret Run Neck and Neck by Jesse Green

Horton Foote’s 1954 drama of repression is given an affectionate if muddy revival.

Not Laughing My Osoff: How Can Our Theater Function in Contentious Times? From Special Elections to Julius Caesar to the Hollywood Fringe by Steven Leigh Morris

By Steven Leigh Morris Republican Karen Handel beat Democrat Jon Ossoff by four points in Georgia’s special election on Tuesday, in that very Red State’s 6th Congressional District (a d…

1984 - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Michael Portantiere

The dystopia depicted by George Orwell (real name, Eric Arthur Blair) in his chillingly prescient novel 1984 has not come true in all of its nightmarish particulars, at least not to the…

Review: 1984

George Orwell's dystopian novel bows on Broadway.

Rejoice! Paula Vogel's Indecent Will Play a Longer Run on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Audiences will have more chances to see Paula Vogel's acclaimed play Indecent. Despite an initial June 25 closing announcement, the exciting new work will now remain open through August …

Will Lin-Manuel Miranda Take His Shot in London HAMILTON? by BroadwayWorld

Baz Bamigboye of the UK Daily Mail has reported that Lin-Manuel Miranda has expressed a willingness to step back into the shoes of founding father, Alexander Hamilton, for the London run of …

Review:The Traveling Lady at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

a welcome return to Horton Foote's beloved sleepy Texas town where nothing much happens. . .until it does!

Theatre Review: ‘When We Were Young and Unafraid’ at The Keegan Theatre by Stephanie House

From Sarah Treem, the woman who brought you the incredibly nuanced and stimulating play “The How and The Why” comes another incredibly stimulating and nuanced play, “When We Were Young…

‘1984’: Bloody and bloodless by Peter Marks

An adaptation that fails to do its famous source justice.

La Bohème announced as 2018 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour by Arts Review

Continuing its hugely successful Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour series, Opera Australia has announced a new three-year agreement with Destination NSW – commencing in 2018 with Puccini�…

Theater Review: ‘Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour’ at The National Theatre by Kristin Franco

Every once and awhile, a musical comes along that becomes representational of a particular moment in time; the attitudes, the hopes and the fears. Much like the musical “Hair” in the 196…

‘1984’ brings Big Brother and Olivia Wilde to Broadway: review by Joe Dziemianowicz

George Orwell's dystopian classic keeps on resonating.

Theater News: Indecent Announces It Will Play On

The Broadway production will now continue its run until August 6.

Will Ryan Murphy Stage a 50th Anniversary Production of THE BOYS IN THE BAND? by BroadwayWorld

It has been reported that Ryan Murphy, the creator of 'Glee' and the FX series, 'Feud,' and 'American Horror Story' has optioned the rights to Mart Crowley's play 'The Boys in the Band,' Sou…

‘1984’ review by Charles Isherwood

Summer entertainment options do not get more counterintuitive than the Broadway adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984” that opened at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, just as beach season…

‘Indecent’ to Remain Open on Broadway, Despite Closing Notice by Joshua Barone

The play, which won two Tony Awards and was set to close on June 25, will now be open through Aug. 6 at the Cort Theater.

FRINGE RAW: “Chimpskin”, “Andy: The Red-nosed Warhola”, and “Talking Blues” by Steven Morris

Ashley Steed weighs in on some of her top picks for The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017. The post FRINGE RAW: “Chimpskin”, “Andy: The Red-nosed Warhola”, and “Ta…

'1984': Theater Review

Tom Sturridge and Olivia Wilde share forbidden love and rebellion in an oppressive climate of all-seeing government surveillance in this timely adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian nightm…

Nights at the Algonquin Round Table by Steven Morris

Nights at the Algonquin Round TableReviewed by Julio Martinez The Three Clubs StageThrough June 23 RECOMMENDED Playwright Steven Vlasak’s well-crafted Nights at the Algonquin Round Table o…

Review Roundup: Big Brother Has Its Eyes on Opening Night of 1984 by Review Roundups

Adapted and directed by Icke and Macmillan,1984officially arrives in New York this evening on the heels of four wildly successful U.K. runs. The strictly limited engagement began performance…

INDECENT Announces Broadway Extension; Performances Now Through 8/6 by BroadwayWorld

It's rare when a play touches so many people as INDECENT has. The producers of the Tony Award-winning drama have recently announced plans to continue performances through Sunday, August 6 at…

Broadway Review: ‘1984’ – Olivia Wilde, Tom Sturridge & Reed Birney Revives Orwell’s Grim Tale by Jeremy Gerard

It’s entirely possible that producers Scott Rudin and Sonia Friedman – who’ve brought Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s frequently harrowing adaptation of George Orw…

1984 review at Hudson Theatre, New York – ‘dark, audacious production’ by Nicole Serratore

Sales of George Orwell’s novel, 1984, have skyrocketed since the inauguration of Donald Trump. It’s an apt moment for Robert Icke and

Paula Vogel’s Indecent to Continue by Sit-Admin

Paula Vogel’s Tony-nominated play Indecent may have announced its closing last-week, but it appears that its life on Broadway will continue. Thanks to an outcry from theatre audiences who …

Review: The Traveling Lady

Horton Foote's 1954 play features high drama on the back porch.

NYC Theater Takes Aim at Trump

Forget Bette Midler. The reigning star of the New York theater scene is proving to be none other than President Donald Trump.

FRINGE RAW: “Do You: Migration of the Monarchs”, “Fallen Stars at the Charity Sale”, and “Pagliaccis” by Steven Morris

Ashley Steed weighs in on some of her top picks for The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017. The post FRINGE RAW: “Do You: Migration of the Monarchs”, “Fallen Stars at the Chari…

Theatre Time Review: "The Traveling Lady" by Joseph Cervelli

A beautifully realized play. Should be appearing on Northjersey.com and in Community Life newspapers next week.

Broadway’s Indecent Pushes Back Closing Date by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-nominated play was initially slated to shutter June 25.

Theater Review: How Orwellian Is 1984? by Christopher Bonanos

Well, this wasn’t Julius Caesar, and no protester interrupted the writer-directors Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke’s adaptation of 1984 the night I saw it. That may be a sign of its wea…

Horton Foote's "Traveling Lady," Yes, Definitely; Isla van Tricht's "Underground," Yes; J. M. Synge's "Aran Islands," Su by David Finkle

Horton Foote, who died at 92 in 2009, devoted most of his playwriting (originally television playwriting) to chronicling

Horton Foote's "Traveling Lady," Yes, Definitely; Isla van Tricht's "Underground," Yes; J. M. Synge's "Aran Islands," Su by David Finkle

Horton Foote, who died at 92 in 2009, devoted most of his playwriting (originally television playwriting) to chronicling

Horton Foote's "Traveling Lady," Yes, Definitely; Isla van Tricht's "Underground," Yes; J. M. Synge's "Aran Islands," Su by David Finkle

Horton Foote, who died at 92 in 2009, devoted most of his playwriting (originally television playwriting) to chronicling

Love is a Dirty Word by Steven Morris

The post Love is a Dirty Word appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

FRINGE RAW: “Name This Magic Show”, “Jon Armstrong: Comic Amazement”, “The Motherfucker with the Hat”, and “Secret Honor – The Last Te by Steven Morris

Ashley Steed weighs in on some of her top picks for The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017. The post FRINGE RAW: “Name This Magic Show”, “Jon Armstrong: Comic Amazement”,…

PIE SHOP OF HORRORS by Matt Windman

Though the performances are superb, this production sacrifices the storytelling and score for the sake of a gimmick.

She Gets Around: The Traveling Lady by Jk Clarke

          by Samuel L. Leiter   Horton Foote, the admired Texas playwright who died at 92 in 2009, wrote so many worthy plays it’s rare for a season to pass w…

Some theaters say they will no longer invite Sun-Times critic Hedy Weiss to openings by Rick Kogan, Tracy Swartz

Being a critic can be a difficult business, not to mention being the one critic that some Chicago theaters say they will no longer invite to review their shows. Hedy Weiss is the longtime th…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Nicholas Belton of The Great Comet by Broadway.com

Nicholas Belton stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Great Comet and more with Beth Stevens.

The assault-your-senses '1984' puts Orwell on Broadway by Christopher Kelly

Starring Olivia Wilde and Tom Sturridge, this new production is intense, if not always coherent.

Exclusive Podcast: Half Hour Call w/ Chris King Welcomes Shaping Sound's Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance by Half Hour Call With Chris King

Today's guests are Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, and Teddy Forance of Shaping Sound. This was one of the most fun episodes I've done so far You learn right off the bat why these three are fam…

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2017: Thanksgiving by Steven Morris

The post HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2017: Thanksgiving appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

Review: Review: Terror (Lyric Hammersmith)

The audience are made to act as jury a complex moral case in the UK premiere of Ferdinand von Schirach's play

What Do Critics Think of Broadway's 1984, Starring Tom Sturridge and Olivia Wilde? by Ryan McPhee

The George Orwell novel heads to the stage in an intense adaptation.

Ryan Murphy to reboot ‘Boys in the Band’ on Broadway by Michael Riedel

Ryan Murphy, one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, may make a run at Broadway. Murphy, the creator of “Glee” and “Feud,” has optioned “The Boys in the Band,” Mart Crow…

Contracting Closer Look: Indemnification Clause by Joe Patti

The indemnification clause is a part of a contract that is often difficult to understand.  Even after reading this post, you will still want to consult a lawyer, but you will be more aware …

FRINGE RAW: “The Kansas Collection”, “Space”, and “There’s No Place Like” by Steven Morris

Ashley Steed weighs in on some of her top picks for The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017. The post FRINGE RAW: “The Kansas Collection”, “Space”, and “There’…

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

by Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Hollywood Bowl has announced the cast and creative team for a benefit performance of Sondheim On Sondheim, with music and lyrics by Stephen …

You, the jury: plays are giving power to the people by Michael Billington

A new show, Terror, restores drama to its classical function by asking us to make a moral decision. But it doesn’t go nearly far enoughDrama invites judgment. One of the oldest plays in th…

Terror, Lyric Hammersmith, review – more gimmick than drama by Aleks.sierz

Audience participation cannot save a trial that suffocates in abstractionCan the theatre be a courtroom? A good public place to debate morality and to arrive at profound decisions. You could…

SLSO announces annual free Forest Park concert by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The concert will be led by resident conductor Gemma New

Food, dancing, fashion and more at Fiesta in Florissant by Colleen Schrappen St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Fiesta in Florissant packs a lot of Hispanic-themed entertainment into two days: live music, children’s activities, a fashion show, a car display — even a “Miss Chiquita Bonita” …

38th PrideFest rallies LGBT community to remember past, push into future by Wes Jenkins St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Organizers are optimistic that this year’s event will break last year’s record-setting attendance.

Best Bets: Florida Georgia Line and Nelly, Dru Hill, Chesterfield Wine & Jazz Festival, 311 by Go! Magazine Staff

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

Man convicted of deadly stabbing after SpongeBob dispute by Associated Press

The victim was enraged after being told he looked like SpongeBob.        

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson present Millennials The Musical by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo In our quest to bring you all things Lin-Manuel Miranda, we are pleased to bring you this great YouTube musical. The Rock & Lin-Manuel Miranda present “Millennials:…

London Theater Review: Topical Drama ‘Terror’ by Gordon Cox

Stage trials are nothing new. Ayn Rand had a big Broadway hit with one back in 1935: “Night of January 16” was designed to put her philosophy, individualism, to the test. Ferdin…

14 shows to see now

"Aladdin" ✭✭✭ "Aladdin," the most frenetic and cartoonish of Disney's screen-to-stage musicals, officially opened its first national tour in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. An…

Terror review at Lyric Hammersmith, London – ‘compelling, interactive drama’ by Fergus Morgan

Coupling the knotty legal dialectic of 12 Angry Men with the gut-wrenching emotional tug of United 93, Ferdinand von Schirach’s Terror makes

Industry Ticket Offers by Chicago Plays

King Liz - Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W Irving Park Road, is offering $15 House seats to industry members on the following dates: Friday, June 23rd at 8PM and Wednesday, June 28th at 7:30PM.…

Review Roundup: Immersive SEEING YOU Opens Under The High Line by Review Roundups

Seeing You, the new immersive experience from impresario Randy Weiner Sleep No More, Queen of the Night and avante garde choreographer Ryan Heffington Sia's 'Chandelier' music video, opened …

George Orwell's son says his father's '1984' was 'prescient' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The audience at the opening night on Broadway of a new stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian fantasy "1984" will include a special …

Don’t Miss: ‘Long Stories Short: The Songs of Mizer and Moore’ by Matthew Wexler

Winners of the 2016 Fred Ebb Award for excellence in musical theater songwriting, Mizer and Moore present a one-night-only concert of their work.

Review: in a word by Auriane Desombre

The grief of losing a child is, in a word, unimaginable. Yet Lauren Yee’s new play in a word, a production from Cherry Lane Theater and Lesser America directed by Tyne Rafaeli, sets out …

Patsy Cline's spirit comes to Annapolis for a 'Closer Walk' at Infinity Theater

Infinity Theatre in Annapolis is opening its season with an engaging musical tribute in Dean Regan's "A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline." It was two seasons ago that Infinity presented, with gr…

TDF to Sponsor Open-Captioned Shows at Geffen Playhouse, Goodspeed, and More by Olivia Clement

The Theatre Development Fund announces the regional theatres that will benefit from its National Open Captioning Initiative (NOCI).

Broadway Revival of ‘Cats’ Will Close After Just 17 Months by Sarah Fortinsky, Sarah Fortinsky

The revival closes after just 17 months.

Broadway Tonight! Gives New York Actors a New Showcase by Robert Viagas

The new cabaret is gaining traction at its West 42nd Street location.

Final Bow: Final Bow: Adina Verson Bids a Sad Farewell to Two Indecent Years

As the Tony-nominated play ends its three months on Broadway, the production's longtime cast prepares for a final embrace.

Theater News: 5 Dystopian Novels Adapted for the Stage

The Broadway production of 1984 is preceded by a one-woman Handmaid's Tale and a Brave New World musical.

Theater News: Jimmy Awards to Livestream Ceremony Updates on Facebook

The annual high school musical theater competition will be held on June 26 at the Minskoff Theatre.

Yes, Ansel Elgort Would Like to Star in a Musical, Thank You Very Much by Hunter Harris

Much has been made of the music in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. But that film’s star Ansel Elgort — er, DJ Ansolo — is a musician in his own right: He even has Frank Ocean’s cosign.…

2017 Jimmy Awards Best Actor & Best Actress Presentations to Stream Live on Facebook by BroadwayWorld

The ninth annual JIMMY AWARDS will be held on Monday, June 26th at 730PM at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. 74 high school students from across America will compete for the Jimmy Award for…

VIDEO: Watch Highlights of Jessica Grove and James Snyder in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Music Circus by BroadwayWorld

The 67th Music Circus season kicks off with a two-week run of Disney's beloved family classic musical Beauty and the Beast. Performances are now through Sunday, July 2 at the Wells Fargo Pav…

BWW Exclusive: Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Boot Camp Wrap-Up - Volume Three! by BroadwayWorld

So, as we say in show business, 'That's a Wrap' The dizzying creative and emotional 'hangover' of what transpired in Broken Arrow and Tulsa, Oklahoma, last week, is still lingering... whethe…

Odds & Ends: Come From Away & Others Win Equity Diversity Awards, Karen Olivo to Exit Chicago’s Hamilton & More by Broadway.com

Come From Away & More Shows to Receive Actors’ Equity Diversity Awards Actors’ Equity Association today tipped their hats to Come From Away, The Great Comet and A …

DC Theater Friday: ‘The Sound of Music’ and other favorite things by Nelson Pressley

‘My Fair Lady’ starts at Olney; ‘School for Wives’ continues at Shakespeare

Take a Look at Jessica Grové and James Snyder in Music Circus' Beauty and the Beast by Betsy Kaplan

Watch highlights from the Sacramento production of the Disney musical.

Watch the Steamy, Stripped Down Numbers From Broadway Bares by Adam Hetrick

Broadway’s hottest performers bared it all June 19 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in a series of college-themed numbers. Watch them here.

Rachel York Plans August Gershwin & Friends Concert with Michael Feinstein by Robert Viagas

She recently starred in a workshop of the Go-Go’s musical Head Over Heels.

A timeless musical question, sans question mark: '(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding'

Elvis Costello transformed Nick Lowe's 1974 song into the anthem that's become the protest song of choice in 2017.

What Do Critics Think of Michael Arden-Helmed The Pride in L.A.? by Adam Hetrick

Alexi Kaye Campbell's play, exploring sexuality and acceptance, plays the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

Theater News: Tracy Nicole Chapman to Lead Shout Sister Shout! at Pasadena Playhouse

The new musical explores the life of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

COLOR PURPLE's Danielle Brooks Hopes to Return to Broadway in an Original Play by BroadwayWorld

Catherine Charlebois and Ben Michael to Lead North Carolina Theatre's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by BroadwayWorld

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional theatre, hasannounced casting for the upcoming production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, playing July 25-30 at Raleigh…

VIDEO: Tracy Nicole Chapman to Star in SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! World Premiere at Pasadena Playhouse; Watch a Preview! by BroadwayWorld

Pasadena Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere musical SHOUT SISTER SHOUT Created and directed by RAndy Johnson, who wrote and directed the hit Broadway music…

VIDEO: Lacrosse Scrimmage Heats Up with Shirts vs. Skins at Broadway Bares by BroadwayWorld

At Broadway Bares 2017, a shirts-versus-skins lacrosse scrimmage heated up the stage when Anastasia The Musical's Kyle Brown coached a crew of sweaty, muscled men. Ericka Hunter and Katie We…

TCG Publishes Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer-Winning Play SWEAT by BroadwayWorld

Theatre Communications Group TCG has announced the publication of Sweat by Lynn Nottage.

Los Angeles Theater Review: DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD (Worst First Kiss Productions at the McCadden Place Theatre) by Tony Frankel

A VERY GOOD GRIEF This funny but disturbing update of Charles M. Schultz’s Peanuts comic strip first arrived at the Blank Theatre, after which Worst First Kiss Productions wisely util…

‘Stronger’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany are riveting in Boston Marathon bombing drama by Paul Sheehan

Jake Gyllenhaal could well win the Best Actor Oscar for his heartfelt portrayal of Jeff Bauman, Jr. who lost both his legs in the bombing of the 2013 marathon. Bauman was waiting at the fini…

Opera Review: BEMF’s “Le Carnaval de Venise” — A Delightful Triumph by Susan Miron

Chock-full of truly delightful music, the production scores as yet another BEMF opera triumph.

Great Comet, Come From Away, and Doll’s House, Part 2 Earn Equity Diversity Awards by Adam Hetrick

Actors’ Equity has honored the three Broadway productions for promoting diverse and non-traditional casting onstage.

TBT: A Look at The Little Foxes Star Cynthia Nixon’s Two-Time Tony-Winning Broadway Career

Check out these photos and videos from Cynthia Nixon's 37-year, award-winning Broadway career.

Abby Mueller and Members of the Cast of Beautiful Unveil Sing for Hope Piano June 21 by Marc J. Franklin

The event at One Penn Plaza celebrated the creation of the Beautiful Sing for Hope piano.

Voice Over Actor Paul Frees (Boris Badenov) Got His Start in Vaudeville by Trav S.D.

Paul Frees (Solomon Hersh Frees, 1920-1986) made his entrance on a June 22. Seldom has there been a voice so well recognized without an equally well-recognized face to go with it. For well o…

Review: ‘d4rkly your retrorockets fl4re’ at the Flamboyán Theater by Deb Miller

The world-premiere full-stage production of d4rkly your retrorockets fl4re, written by Steven Mark Tenney and co-directed with his sister Susan Tenney, is presented by The Constellation Proj…

Show Us Your Wall: If These Walls Could Talk? They Do by William L. Hamilton

The playwright Lynn Nottage’s Brooklyn house is a standing-room-only theater-in-the-round of African-American art: its contents and its discontents.

Theatre Review: ‘Forever Plaid’ at Cockpit in Court by Barry Kramer

Cockpit In Court Summer Theatre kicks off its Forty-Fifth season with a 1950s flair with their heavenly production of “Forever Plaid,” now playing through June 25th. The dream of…

Other Theatre announces 2017-18 season by Morgan Greene

Other Theatre, previously known as Other Theatre Company, announced its 4th season Thursday. In the fall, Kelly Howe will direct the world premiere of Martin Zimmerman’s "The Making of a M…

Off Broadway Alliance 2017 Award Winners by Jk Clarke

      The Off Broadway Alliance Announces 2017 Award Winners! Ernest Shackleton Loves Me is Best New Musical Indecent is Best New Play       The Off Broadway Al…

On Your Feet! National Tour Will Star Christie Prades & Mauricio Martinez by Andy Lefkowitz

Christie Prades will star as Gloria Estefan and Mauricio Martinez will play Emilio Estefan in the first national tour of On Your Feet!. Martinez will also perform the role of Emilio on Broad…

Exclusive! Andrew Rannells & Megan Hilty Sing as an Adorable Unicorn & a Sassy Crystalmaster on Sofia the First by Broadway.com

We were super excited back in March when the Disney Channel announced that Tony nominees Andrew Rannells and Megan Hilty would join the lineup of guest voices on the animated series&nbs…

THE IMBIBLE: DAY DRINKING at NEW WORLD STAGES by Mary-Anne Wright

Didactic theater with drinks included! After their Sunday brunch show at New World Stages, I met with the talented Nicole...Continue Reading The post THE IMBIBLE: DAY DRINKING at NEW WORLD S…

Back to the 70s. When We Were Young and Unafraid (review) by Brett Steven Abelman

“All women should see this show,” said a male audience member in the lobby, enthusiastically. “What about the men?” his female companion asked. “Well, it’s not for men,” he off…

Theater News: The Imitation Game's Graham Moore to Make Playwriting Debut With Summer Shorts Series

Neil LaBute will also contribute a one-act play to the annual festival at 59E59 Theaters.

Theater News: On Your Feet! Names the Stars of its National Tour

The Estefan biomusical ends its Broadway run at the Marquis Theatre this August.

Theater News: A Doll's House, Part 2, Come From Away, Great Comet Receive Equity Diversity Award

Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award will be presented June 11.

Berkshire Theatre Group Brings Musicals, Dramas and Farce to Multi-Venue Stages by Doug Hall

By Doug Hall, Contributing Writer, June 22, 2017 What do famous Hollywood legends and current film stars have in common with Western Massachusetts? A history and a connection to the Berkshir…

Stronger Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany Tell a True Story From the Boston Bombing by Dee Lockett

Last year’s Patriots Day told the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing from a narrative of everyone involved or affected — police, city officials, the bombers, and even Red Sox favo…

David Blaine show at Byham on Sunday postponed by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The David Blaine show at the Byham Theatre on Sunday has been postponed “due to a family bereavement,” according to promoter Live Nation.

‘Come From Away’, ‘A Doll’s House Part 2’ & ‘Great Comet Of 1812’ Cited For Broadway Diversity by Jeremy Gerard

Actors’ Equity Association today named Come From Away, A Doll's House, Part 2 and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as co-recipients of the union’s Extraordinary Exce…

Inaugural Chicago International Latino Theater Festival coming this fall by Morgan Greene

Latino theater companies from Latin America, the Caribbean and Chicago will come together to present "Destinos," the first Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, it was announced Thu…

'GREAT COMET', COME FROM AWAY and A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Receive AEA's Excellence in Diversity Award by BroadwayWorld

Actors' Equity Association today named The Great Comet, Come From Away and A Doll's House Part 2 the co-recipients of the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award for the 2016…

Christie Prades & Mauricio Martinez to Conga on Tour in ON YOUR FEET! by BroadwayWorld

Producers James L. Nederlander, Estefan Enterprises, Inc and Bernie Yuman have announced that Cuban-American Broadway actress Christie Prades will star as seven-time GRAMMY winning internati…

PHOTO FLASHBACK: School of Rock

Join Playbill as we rock out to Broadway's School of Rock.

WATCH: Broadway Rush, Lottery and Standing Room Only Lines

We go into the field to get the inside scoop on Broadway's rush, lottery and standing room only lines.

On Your Feet! National Tour Finds Its Gloria & Emilio Estefan by Andy Lefkowitz

Christie Prades will star as Gloria Estefan and Mauricio Martinez will play Emilio Estefan in the first national tour of On Your Feet! As previously announced, the 80-week tour will launch o…

Welcome to the Rock: Backstage at Come From Away with Jenn Colella, Episode 6: Guests! by Broadway.com

Jenn Colella and the Come from Away company welcome some fancy guests, recount a moving 9/11 story from Bill Clinton and more.

Photos: First look: Nina Hoss in rehearsals for Thomas Ostermeier's Returning to Reims

The show will run as part of Manchester International Festival

Breaking Bonds: With Summer Remount, Broken Nose Theatre Invites Audiences Back To The Table by Alex Huntsberger

Christie Prades and Mauricio Martinez Will Headline National Tour of On Your Feet! by Ryan McPhee

Martinez will also take on the role of Emilio Estefan for a limited run on Broadway this summer.

The song that begat 'Baby Driver,' a quasi-musical on wheels by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- A young Edgar Wright heard a movie 22 years ago in the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion song "Bellbottoms."...

'Withering Heights' a supremely silly ode to Brontë by James Hebert

It seems pretty certain that if the novelist Emily Brontë had her druthers — or is that drithers? — the people behind the play “Withering Heights” would be tossed off the nearest (H…

Mechanical sculpture set in motion at St Pancras

Artist Shawcross invites political interpretations of work placed near Eurostar terminal

Film Feature: Report from the 2017 Provincetown Film Festival by Tim Jackson

One of the Provincetown Film Festival's highlights: a documentary on the life of best-selling author Armistead Maupin.

Despite Closing Announcement, Baghdaddy Will Continue Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Marshall Pailet and A.D. Penedo's new musical gets a reprise at St. Luke’s Theatre.

Bat Out of Hell at the London Coliseum – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Meat Loaf has had one hell of a shelf life. Initially a barbarised Peter Pan musical project, then an operatic prog-rock album

10 Ladies Who Sing Their Faces Off on Broadway Right Now

Shine the spotlight on 10 Broadway actresses who are singing the house down.

Spectacular 'An American in Paris' at Playhouse Square gorgeous ode to art, love and City of Lights (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Summer 2017 kicked off with perhaps the best show of the year at Playhouse Square.

Beloved Chicago actor Howard Witt, once a Tony nominee, has died by Maureen O'donnell

Beloved Chicago native and actor Howard Witt, who died Wednesday, was “a legend,” said Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls.

Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Will Be Screened With Live Orchestra by Adam Hetrick

London’s Philharmonic Orchestra will accompany a screening of the Disney remake at Royal Albert Hall.

Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of Playbill’s New Podcast by Olivia Clement

See Trista Dollison, Christy Altomare, and Ana Villafañe in the studio for the Broadway Cast.

Original Cast Members of A BROADWAY MUSICAL to Reunite at Feinstein's/54 Below by BroadwayWorld

Members of the original Broadway company of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' A BROADWAY MUSICAL , which only played one night on Broadway in 1978, will reunite for a concert presentation of th…

Theatre News: Jermyn Street Theatre announces first season as a producing house

Tom Littler has announced his first season as artistic director of the theatre

Blogs: Celebrity casting is selling audiences short

Following the news that ex-cricketer Andrew Flintoff will appear in Fat Friends, Sarah Crompton blogs on the trend of celebs taking roles from professional actors

Interviews: Jon Brittain: 'Trans stories aren't given the platform they deserve'

As his Olivier Award-winning Rotterdam opens in the West End, Jon Brittain explains how he came to write a play about the transgender experience

I Interview Playwrights Part 955: Elyzabeth Wilder by Adam Szymkowicz

Elyzabeth WilderHometown: Mobile, AlabamaCurrent Town: Sewanee, TNQ:  Tell me about your EST marathon play. A:  Santa Doesn't Come to the Holiday Inn is about a two people who fi…

Review: The Pride

The Wallis Annenberg Center launches the Los Angeles premiere of this award-winning show during LGBT Pride Month.

Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway: Mark Shenton’s predictions for a new Young Vic boss are dated and lazy by Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway

Mark Shenton’s list of six potential successors for the Young Vic theatre is dated, lazy and is a prime example of how

Read Reviews for MTC's Fulfillment Center Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Abe Koogler’s newest play debuts Off-Broadway with a cast including Deirdre O’Connell and Frederick Weller.

Dublin theatre to be demolished and replaced with hotel by Michael Quinn

Plans have been approved by Dublin City Council to demolish the former Andrews Lane Theatre. The city-centre venue has been sold for

Amy Lamé to star on National Theatre River Stage by Tim Bano

The National Theatre has announced the line-up for its summer River Stage Festival. Cabaret venue the Glory returns to the festival on

Candoco dance company appoints new artistic directors by Tim Bano

Charlotte Darbyshire and Ben Wright have been announced as the new artistic directors of Candoco dance company. They will take over from

Deconstructing Jimmy Carr is no joke by Brian Logan

When critics analyse a standup routine it's considered pedantic and joyless – what's wrong with being serious about comedy?Theatre critics are seldom called pedants for analysing how a sta…

Watch Students Honor Tony-Winning Composers Ahrens and Flaherty in We Tell the Story Tribute by Betsy Kaplan

The performance opened the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.

‘The Lion King’ at Cinéma - Club de l'Etoile Paris Wagram by Blouin Artinfo

“The Lion King” will be playing at Cinéma - Club de l'Etoile Paris Wagram through September 5, 2017.This 1994 animated epic musical by Disney is a classic film that is the second highes…

‘Life, Animated’ at Yorck Kinogruppe, Berlin by Blouin Artinfo

“Life, Animated” will be playing at Yorck Kinogruppe in Berlin through June 28, 2017.Oswen Suskind was a promising young boy who developed autism when he was 3 years old. Owen soon began…

‘Sound of Music’ Sing-Along + Other L.A. Events Happening This Week

Though it’s tempting to spend every free moment indoors in the AC (seriously, June Gloom, where art thou?), you’ll want to venture out into the heat for these events. Luckily, ma…

Okja — comedy and warmth

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s film is overwhelmed by its star — a digitised super-pig

Exploring Sacrifice and Morality in A Doll’s House, Part 2 by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Cristina Sanza. What happens to Nora after she slams that door? Cristina Sanza considers A Doll’s House, Part 2.

In This Corner of the World — overpowering

A wartime Japanese anime culminates in a day of horror

The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger — ponderous

A pasted-together documentary tribute to the late author and critic

Edith Walks — a journey into history

Andrew Kötting brings his bric-a-brac style to a walk in King Harold’s footsteps

Hampstead — flimsy whimsy

Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson star in this senior-citizen romcom

Macbeth, Teatro Regio, Turin — insidious

Emma Dante’s reimagining of Verdi’s opera is striking but the music tells the real story

Le Corsaire, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris — a misfire

Toulouse’s Ballet du Capitole gave an earnest account of this ill-conceived reinvention of the ballet

WATCH: Students Honor Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty at International Thespian Festival

The performance opened the 2017 International Thespian Festival.

DANCE CAPTAIN DANCE ATTACK: Ben Dances to Belmont Avenue with A BRONX TALE's Brittany Conigatti! by Ben Cameron

BroadwayWorld is excited to continue our exclusive series DANCE CAPTAIN DANCE ATTACK Join your Broadway buddy,Ben CameronWicked, Aida, Footloose, Broadway Sessions, as he goes into the studi…

Review: Terezin by Aron Canter

Some stories are forgotten and never told. Others are misremembered. Then still, there are stories we remember but don’t understand — and these are ripe for the creative imagination.…

VIDEO: John Benjamin Hickey Talks Emotional Finale Performance of SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION by BroadwayWorld

On last night's LATE SHOW, guest John Benjamin Hickey discussed the final performances of Broadway's SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. 'In the last few shows I was trying not to cry,' he explained.

Jane Lynch Joins Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Night of Music and Laughs at Heinz Hall by BroadwayWorld

TV star Jane Lynch brings her unique blend of comedy, music and storytelling to a one-night-only experience, Jane Lynch Sings the Great American Songbook plus one Guatemalan love song, with …

Photo Flash: Jessie Mueller & Heather Headley Featured at Chicago Shakespeare's GALA 2017 by BroadwayWorld

Chicago Shakespeare Theater CST celebrated the culmination of the 30th Anniversary Season with GALA 2017 on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Theater's home on Navy Pier-raising a record-breaking …

Diana Vishneva’s Last Days with American Ballet Theatre

Vishneva, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, rehearses for the Russian ballet “Onegin,” which will be her final performance with the company.

My Three Predictions on what the Broadway landscape will look like in 5 years

Whenever any industry goes through a period of explosive growth, like we on Broadway are in right now, it has a ripple effect on how that industry will operate over the next chunk of time. A…

My Three Predictions on what the Broadway landscape will look like in 5 years.

Whenever any industry goes through a period of explosive growth, like we on Broadway re in right now, it has a ripple effect on how that industry will operate over the next chunk of time. An…

THE KITE RUNNER – West End by Scatter Of Opinion

Two young boys, play and love like brothers but fight like strangers. Amir reflects on his past and the incidents which brought him from Kabul to San Francisco. Not proud of his past, we are…

Theater News: Broadway's 1984 Sets Age Restriction Policy

The stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian novel opens tonight at the Hudson Theatre.

WATCH: The Broadway Cast - Episode 1

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Playbill's new Podcast: The Broadway Cast!

What Do Critics Think of Off-Broadway’s Immersive Seeing You? by Ryan McPhee

The WWII-set theatrical experience is created by Sleep No More producer Randy Weiner.

See Josh Gad and Chadwick Boseman in Trailer for Marshall by Olivia Clement

The film details the early career of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court.

Michael Billington: Hamlet's sitting Tennant breaks the myth of the understudy by Michael Billington

"Sawyer, you're going out a youngster but you've got to come back a star." So Ruby Keeler was famously told by Warner Baxter in the movie of 42nd Street. And that classic line about understu…

Jimmy Carr's 'greatest hits': 15 years of thuggish jokes and tawdry stereotypes by Brian Logan

In a long-running tour, the supercilious standup brings back old gags, leaving a bad smell – and a loveless worldview – in his wake‘I’m jealous of bands,” Jimmy Carr told the NME w…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Anatomy of a Suicide at Royal Court Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Katie Mitchell directs Alice Birch’s play, being performed at the Royal Court Theatre as part of the theatre’s Jerwood New Playwrights programme. But what have critics been saying about …

John Benjamin Hickey Discusses Fining Rude Audience Members at Six Degrees of Separation by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor chats with Stephen Colbert about ending his recent Broadway run, working with Allison Janney, and more.

Mr. Matthew Autterson and his Professional Achievements by Rino16

Mr. Matthew Autterson has been working in the field of investment management for quite a few years. He is currently at the position of Principal Wealth Advisor at the highly respected compan…

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — June 22 by Doug Briscoe

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

MY COUNTRY; A WORK IN PROGRESS – Touring by Laura Kressly

Unfortunately, it’s a pretty terrible piece of theatre. The primarily verbatim script is the worst of racist Brexit voters pontificating on political issues interspersed with extracts of s…

Look Back at Meryl Streep Onstage: From High School Prodigy to Broadway and Movie Star by Hannah Vine

Academy Award winner Meryl Streep celebrates her birthday June 22.

Photo Coverage: BEAUTIFUL Company Unveils Sing for Hope Piano! by Walter McBride

Just yesterday, the cast of Broadway's Beautiful gathered for apop-up performance of some of Carole King's most famous hits, at a piano designed by the cast to celebrate Carole King's story.…

VIDEO: Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers Ask JULIUS CAESAR Protestors - 'Really?' by TV News Desk

On last night's LATE NIGHT, Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler ask recent protestors at Shakespeare in the Park's JULIUS CAESAR 'really'

Photo Coverage: Go Inside Rehearsal for ME THE PEOPLE: THE TRUMP AMERICA MUSICAL by Walter McBride

Me The People The Trump America Musical, a new musical revue with a book and lyrics by Nancy Holson Bush Wars, The News in Revue on PBS - 5 Emmy Awards, Ludwig Live, and directed and choreog…

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Patrick Cash and Peter Darney by Daniel Perks

I spoke with writer Patrick Cash and director Peter Darney about their experiences with the King’s Head in the past, their hopes for the show in the future and their excitement at being a …

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, June 22, 2017 by Susan Grace

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Why you’re better off without him: A Fringe Peek at Last Ditch Playlist by Guest Writer

Everyone remembers their first love. And everyone remembers what it’s like to lose it. Heartbreak sucks and my first heartbreak was rough. I was in my early 20s and on the road with a …

KISS ME – Trafalgar Studios by Shanine Salmon

Guest Review by Jake Laverde Originally produced at Hampstead theatre, Richard Bean’s Kiss Me is making its west end debut. Kiss Me is a two hander set entirely in one London bedroom 1…

International news round-up: June 22 by The Stage

Protests at theatre POLAND/WARSAW The resumption of Nationalist-led demonstrations outside a Warsaw theatre after a ban was lifted, saw one audience member taken

Theatre Rhinoceros: Queer theatre’s enduring home by Paul Vale

San Francisco is host to the world’s longest-running queer theatre company. Paul Vale finds out about its fight to give gay voices a

Director Zoe Lafferty: ‘I love theatre because of the idea that it can bring about change’ by Matt Trueman

Ahead of her new show, director Zoe Lafferty tells Matt Trueman how working with the ‘Che Guevara’ of theatre transformed her from

Subtle, searching and inventive, Jennifer Warpole’s oil paintings engage at b. sakata garo

One of the pleasures of my job is discovering artists new to me and falling in love with their work. I had never heard of Jennifer Warpole, an artist based … Click to Continue »

Five reasons you should see the Crocker’s new ‘lowbrow’ art exhibit

The art is bright, bold, unexpected, audacious, offbeat, emotional, immersive and undeniably accessible. The Crocker Art Museum’s newest exhibit “Turn the Page” presents the work of 51…

The week ahead in L.A. theater, June 25-July 2: Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival and more by Matt Cooper

THEATER Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.), Charles McNulty (C.M.), Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.) and David C. Nichols (D.C.N.) Open…

An assassination 2,061 years in the making: Trump, 'Julius Caesar' and the politics of theater by Jessica Gelt

For 11 nights in late May and early June, Julius Caesar was brutally stabbed to death without much fuss as part of the Public Theater’s annual Shakespeare production in Central Park. On Ju…

Shakespeare and the politics of our age: Trump, 'Julius Caesar' and now 'Richard II' by Charles McNulty

Shakespeare clearly lies outside the right-wing attack machine’s area of expertise. While Breitbart News and friends were busy waging a full-scale war against the New York Public Theater�…

Jim Steinman Revs Up ‘Bat Out of Hell’ With Crazy Plot, Feelgood Hit Machine by Mark Beech

“Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell – The Musical” takes one of the most revved-up albums of all time to a new even-faster, over-the-top, feelgood, sexy, gasoline-infused high. The loud …

Actors usually envy each other. But Daniel Day-Lewis is a class apart | Michael Simkins by Michael Simkins

The actor is retiring – and those of us used to playing angry policemen or affable dads could see just how exceptional his talent isIt’s the news I’ve been waiting for. Daniel Day-Lewi…

Gloria review – superb hatchet job on modern American journalism by Michael Billington

Hampstead theatre, LondonThere are shades of Neil LaBute’s In the Company of Men in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ merciless modern satire, set in the offices of a Manhattan magazineNothing can…

‘Marvin’s Room’ Moves to Broadway With Women Front and Center by Dave Itzkoff

The Roundabout Theater Company’s production, directed by Anne Kauffman, has a prominently female cast.

FIRST LOOK: Tim Rice’s Blondel at the Union Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We are pleased to bring you these great first look production photos by Scott Rylander of Tim Rice's Blondel at London's Union Theatre. Following the trials and triumphs of a…

Here We Go Again! Dominic Cooper Talks MAMMA MIA! Sequel by Movies News Desk

In a new interview with ETOnline, Dominic Cooper discusses the recently confirmed sequel to 2008's MAMMA MIA Subtitled 'Here We Go Again', the movie hits theaters on July 20, 2018.

BWW's On This Day - June 22, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

VIDEO: First Look - Josh Gad, Chadwick Boseman Star in New Drama MARSHALL by Movies News Desk

The new motion picture, MARSHALL, is the true story of his greatest challenge in those early days - a fight he fought alongside attorney Sam Friedman Josh Gad, a young lawyer with no experie…

Text of the Day: Punts by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

NEWS: Strictly star Joanne Clifton and A1 singer Ben Adams make sparks in a new tour of Flashdance the Musical by Press Releases

  Flashdance – The Musical returns to the UK for the first time since 2011 starring Strictly favourite Joanne Clifton and singer-songwriter Ben Adams, and will arrive at Glasgow King�…

Photos: First look at Tim Rice's Blondel

The musical opens at the Union Theatre this week

Theatre News: Joanne Clifton to star in UK tour of Flashdance this summer

Singer Ben Adams will also appear in the musical

Review: Review: Otello (Royal Opera House)

Covent Garden's new production of Verdi's dark Shakespearean opera stars Jonas Kaufmann

Theatre News: Equity calls for changes to casting process

Julie Walters, Patrick Stewart, Mark Rylance and Maxine Peake are among key figures backing the manifesto

BAT OUT OF HELL – London by Olivia Mitchell

Let's make one thing clear: this show is epically crazy. Jim Steinman's rock musical is like nothing else currently on any West End stage. It feels like a rollercoaster ride where things are…

Today on Broadway: Thursday, June 22, 2017 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: “Cats” Announces Closing, Princess Diana Musical in the Works, Well-Times “1984” Announcement, Matt’s Crazy “My Fair Lady” Prediction! ̶…

Art with Heart by Maddy Costa

How can theatre accommodate neurodiversity? Maddy Costa explores how Art with Heart's touring show 'Declaration' remagines relationships between artist, venue and audience. The post Art wit…

In the Company of de Sade. A Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

It was 2012 when King’s Players was born.  For our first show, we tackled an original piece called In the Company of de Sade.  The premise was simple: a director attempts to stage the Ma…

NEWS: Simon Stephens’ Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle stars Anne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham by Ian Foster

Elliott & Harper Productions have announced their first West End show in the form of Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, a Simon Stephens play which will take up residency at the Wyn…

Joanne Clifton and Ben Adams to star in Flashdance UK tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Selladoor Productions and Runway Entertainment have announced that the Flashdance the musical UK Tour will star Joanne Clifton and Ben Adams when it opens at the King's Theat…

Strictly star Joanne Clifton and A1 singer Ben Adams make sparks in a new tour of Flashdance the Musical

Proving that there's life beyond Strictly, reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Joanne Clifton has been announced as Alex Owens in a new production of Flashdance – The Musical, co-starr…

BWW Morning Brief June 22nd, 2017 - 1984 Opens on Broadway and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's big news 1984, starring Olivia Wilde, Tom Sturridge and Reed Birney, opens tonight on Broadway

Former England cricket captain Freddie Flintoff to star in Fat Friends musical by Giverny Masso

Former England cricket captain Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff will make his stage debut in Fat Friends – The Musical. Flintoff will play the

Shakespeare’s Globe launches apprenticeships for Neets by Tim Bano

Shakespeare’s Globe has launched four year-long apprenticeships for disadvantaged young people as part of a wider access programme aiming to make the

New York theater creates digital archive dating to Civil War

NEW YORK (AP) -- More than 70,000 playbills, posters and theatrical materials for a Brooklyn, New York theater dating as far back as the Civil War era are now available on a digital a…

HIR – Bush Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Hir is set in a settlement somewhere in California’s Central Valley, where plywood houses have been built on landfill sites, and dozens lie empty, abandoned during an economic downturn. Al…

Freddie Flintoff makes stage debut in Fat Friends the musical by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Producers Joshua Andrews and Adam Spiegel have today announced that sportsman and television personality Freddie Flintoff is to make his stage debut in Kay Mellor's Fat Frien…

Theatre News: Andrew Flintoff to make stage debut in Fat Friends the Musical

The cricketer joins Jodie Prenger, Sam Bailey and Elaine C Smith

Theatre News: Line-up for the National Theatre's River Stage festival announced

The free arts festival returns to the National Theatre this summer

Video: All you need to know about National Theatre's River Stage festival

The line-up for this year's festival has been announced

Everything Is Possible: The York Suffragettes review at Theatre Royal, York – ‘impressive community production’ by Roger Foss

“Deeds not words” was Emmeline Pankhurst’s militant motto. So when you are caught up in a melee outside York Minster involving placard

“Beethoven”: Immortal & Beloved, at TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley by Bdhorwitz

Hershey Felder Plays the Master—and his Magical Music by Barry David Horwitz I would go anywhere anytime to see Hershey Felder’s artistry as writer, actor, pianist, and music idea man ex…

Gloria review at Hampstead Theatre – ‘unsettling and invigorating office dramedy’ by Fergus Morgan

Something happens just before the interval in US playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria that shocks, viscerally. Out of the blue and on a

Call Answered: Malcolm David Kelley: "Detroit," "Lost," "Antwone Fisher" by Call Me Adam

Call Answered: Malcolm David Kelley has traveled between TV, film, & music. His first major acting role was in the Denzel Washington directed film "Antwone Fisher" as "Young Antwone." He the…

Theatre News: London Writers' Week announces benefit for Grenfell Tower

Profits from the event, which has changed venue, will be donated to the victims of the tragedy

Otello starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Royal Opera House review – ‘real dramatic sweep’ by George Hall

When the world’s most famous tenor takes on for the first time the mighty challenge of the title role of Verdi’s Otello,

James Bonney MP review at White Bear Theatre, London – ‘never confronts the big issues’ by Dave Fargnoli

Given the increasingly polarised, increasingly absurd state of British politics, a comic drama examining the conflict between moderate and radical perspectives could

Mario Cantone at the Café Carlyle by Jk Clarke

        The unique and celebrated stage actor and stand-up comic Mario Cantone makes his Café Carlyle debut June 20-23.       by Linda Amiel Burns   …

Gay theatre in London: how the capital’s venues are flying the rainbow flag by Mark Shenton

With a whole host of LGBT+ events planned to celebrate Pride in London, Mark Shenton talks to some of the programmers, directors

Theatr Clwyd’ Liam Evans-Ford: It’s time to slay theatre industry’s David and Goliath relationship by Liam Evans-Ford

The interplay between subsidised and commercial theatre is complex and often confrontational but reaching a fresh understanding is imperative if great art

Bertie Carvel: ‘I’m always looking for the man in the monster’ by Matt Trueman

Bertie Carvel has humanised troubled characters from criminals and adulterers to politicians and child-hating headteachers. As he prepares to star in Ink

Lubitsch’s 'Three Women' at Film Forum, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Film Forum will be screening the movie "Three Women" on July 2, 2017. "Three Women" also known as "Die Frau, die Freundin und die Dirne" is an American silent drama film starring May Mc…

'Beatriz at Dinner' at Cobble Hill Cinemas, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Cobble Hill Cinemas will be screening the movie "Beatriz at Dinner" from June 22, 2017. The movie portrays the story of Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, who has drawn o…

Top 5 theatre jobs of the week – National Theatre, Curve Theatre and Delfont Mackintosh Theatres by The Stage

This week’s top theatre jobs on The Stage Jobs includes a vacancy at the National Theatre, head of fundraising at Curve Theatre and deputy general

Handbagged review at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick – ‘funny, assured revival’ by Stephen Longstaffe

Moira Buffini’s Handbagged is an antidote to the view of history, common on both stage and screen, that reduces it to palace

Review: Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells. by Anna Winter

A fragrant physical echo chamber: Anna Winter reviews a mixed bill of works performed by the Richard Alston Dance Company. The post Review: Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadler’s Wel…

‘The Book of Mormon’ at Princess Theatre, Melbourne by Blouin Artinfo

“The Book of Mormon” will be performed at Princess Theatre in Melbourne through October 22, 2017.From the creators of the animated comedy “South Park” comes a brilliant musical comed…

Blanca Li at Salò Club, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Popular dancer, choreographer, director and polymorphous actress Blanca Li will perform from June 29 through July 1 at Salò Club in Paris.She will present her show in partnership with Chail…

‘Taha’ at Young Vic, London by Blouin Artinfo

“Taha” will be screened from July 5 through July 15, 2017 at The Maria of Young Vic, London.  It is an Amer Hlehel, Young Vic and Shubbak Festival co-production. This lyrical new pl…

‘La La Land’ at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London by Blouin Artinfo

“La La Land” will be screened on August 27, 2017 from 8.10pm onwards at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London. The duration of the film is 128 minutes.Sweeping almost seven Oscar…

‘Elixir Festival - Dance On Ensemble’ at Sadler’s Wells, London by Blouin Artinfo

As part of the Elixir Festival, “Dance On Ensemble” will be staged on June 26 and June 27, 2017 at Lilian Baylis Studio of Sadler’s Wells, London.The show is composed by Matteo Fargion…

‘Re:Birth’ by Russell Brand at O2 Academy Brixton, London by Blouin Artinfo

“Russell Brand’ will present “Re:Birth” on December 18, 2017  from 7:00 pm onwards at O2 Academy Brixton, London. Russell Edward Brand is primarily a comedian wearing other…

Sundara Karma at O2 Academy Brixton, London by Blouin Artinfo

English indie pop/indie rock band Sundara Karma will perform on October 5, 2017 from 7pm onwards at O2 Academy Brixton, London. The band will be supported by The Magic Gang.Sundara Karma, or…

In a Word by Jk Clarke

        by Carole Di Tosti   What happens when you leave your seven-year-old child alone for three minutes in a locked car with the specific instructions not to open…

HIR Bush, W12 by Libby Purves and Friends

MILLENIAL  LUKE JONES TIRES OF THIS GENDER AGENDA     There aren’t many issues in life that haven’t been solved, rationalised or  helpfully knocked about by plays. &#…

Equity demands end to ‘stressful, exclusive and London-focused’ casting by Tim Bano

Entertainment union Equity has published a manifesto for casting, which seeks to make casting processes “clearer, fairer, less stressful and more inclusive

How a new theater helped turn Silverthorne from a gas-stop town into a cultural hub by The Know, Alex Miller

Once based in an old town hall, the Lake Dillon Theatre company opens its new $9 million facility this week.

Hal David’s Magic Moments in Memory and Song by Jk Clarke

      by Martha Wade Steketee   We make our way to the second floor Buttenwieser Hall at the 92nd Street Y on a sultry June evening without benefit of functioning elevato…

Offstage report demands urgent skills overhaul for ‘exclusive and antiquated’ sector by Georgia Snow

An independent report has warned that the offstage theatre sector is characterised by low pay, poor professionalism and a shortage of skilled

The Editor’s View: Let’s invest in theatre’s greatest asset – its workforce by Alistair Smith

For the past year, I’ve been working on a report investigating the UK’s offstage theatre and performing arts workforce. It has been

Daly Siblings Make First Stage Appearance in DOWNSTAIRS Tonight at Dorset Theatre Festival by BroadwayWorld

Dorset Theatre Festivalopens its 40th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere ofTheresa Rebeck'sDownstairs,starring brother and sisterTim DalyandTyne Daly,who will be appearing together f…

Tony Winner Laura Benanti Guest Co-Hosts on THE TALK Today on CBS by TV News Desk

Today, June 22nd, Laura Benanti will guest co-host on THE TALK. Actor Dominic Cooper is scheduled to appear as a guest on the show. THE TALK airs 200-300 PM, ET 100-200 PM, PT.

Stephanie Street: Youths’ fight for change on stage mirrors election by Stephanie Street

What a moment to be living through. Whitney sang it, now we’re seeing it: children are the future. After almost a year

Mark Shenton: Picking through the Julius Caesar/Donald Trump controversy by Mark Shenton

It’s good to know that the theatre can still provoke headlines and controversies, not least when it’s a 400-year-old play. As I

Richard Jordan: Beware the rise of the clickbait critic by Richard Jordan

“Bring me the head of Yael Faber, and while you’re at it, a side order of whoever commissioned this dross,” was Matt Trueman’s opening line

A Broadway First: “1984,” Looking for Publicity, Bans Children Under 13 Years of Age by Roger Friedman

It’s a first, but it’s a bit of a canard. The new play, “1984,” will not allow children under the age of Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again review – the ferocious, urgent roar of young and angry feminism by Jane Howard

Malthouse theatre, MelbourneThis audacious production explores the idea of theatre – and gender – as a construct, and is a testament to the strength of feminist performance in AustraliaI…

Shared Leadership Provides Opportunity To Manage Up by Joe Patti

Last month Non Profit Quarterly suggested that organizations undergoing executive leadership transition consider the shared leadership model that many performing arts organizations employ. …

Theatre Review: ‘Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass’ at Theater J by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

“Broken Glass,” now playing at Theater J, is a virtually unknown 1994 play by Arthur Miller – the Arthur Miller of “The Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman” fame – but with th…

‘Wonder Woman’ at Genesis Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

Directed by renowned director Patty Jenkins, the much-awaited superhero film, based on the DC Comics, entitled “Wonder Woman” is currently playing at the Genesis Cinema, London and will …

‘Hampstead’ at Gate Picturehouse, London by Blouin Artinfo

Directed by acclaimed British film director Joel Hopkins, an unusual romantic drama film entitled “Hampstead” will be shown at the Gate Picturehouse, London from June 23 through June 29,…

Suki Waterhouse’s Fierce Role In The Bad Batch by Young Hollywood

Suki Waterhouse’s Fierce Role In The Bad Batch Actress Suki Waterhouse is in the YH Studio to fill us in on her super badass role in the post-apocalyptic film 'The Bad Batch' and how the p…

Why Todrick Hall Loves The Wizard of Oz by Young Hollywood

Why Todrick Hall Loves The Wizard of Oz YH is hanging out with the multi-talented Todrick Hall in Austin to get the scoop on his journey from "American Idol" hopeful to star of the Tony Awar…

Stirring Stage Adaptation of Iconic 1984 Officially Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The new stage take on George Orwell's seminal novel 1984 opens on June 22 at the Hudson Theatre. Adapted and directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, 1984 began previews on May…

Kate Baldwin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Seth Sikes Coming to Feinstein’s/54 Below by Robert Viagas

See all the theatre-related events scheduled June 22–29 at the intimate venue.

What to see, hear and do this week, June 22–28 by Andrew Alexander

Every week we’re striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, check out our calendar page.

A Postcard from Karisma Jay, Founder and Artistic Director of AbunDance Academy of Dance, about “Sister Act, AbunDantly” at Kings Theatre by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Postcard from Karisma Jay, Founder and Artistic Director of AbunDance Academy of Dance, about Sister Act, AbunDantly at Kings Theatre, she shares that the upcoming show will feature …

'Complete Works of William Shakespeare' At Playhouse On Park by Christopher Arnott

The works of William Shakespeare have been around for about 500 years. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," a popular multistyled comic romp through those works, has been …

A Couple Onstage and Off Takes on The Gin Game in Chicago by Robert Loerzel

Paula Scrofano and John Reeger are finally living out their dream of starring together in The Gin Game, at Drury Lane.

Get Fit With Bandstand’s Max Clayton by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway ensemblist of the Tony-winning musical shares the workout routine that keeps his body toned and Blankenbuehler-ready.

The First Couple of Chicago Theatre Returns in The Gin Game by Kelly Wallace

With these two names on the marquee, the Drury Lane Theatre’s production boasts theatre royalty.

Playbill Mixtape: LGBTQ Pride Edition by Ruthie Fierberg

Celebrate LGBTQ Pride with iconic songs from Rent, Fun Home, La Cage aux Folles, and more.

Do All Theatres Have Ghosts? - Third Rail Projects' new immersive spectacle celebrates the way theatre haunts

Third Rail Projects' new immersive spectacle celebrates the way theatre haunts---While lots of shows can be classified as backstage tales, Ghost Light is the ultimate behind-the-scenes theat…

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