2019 Tony Awards Quiz by Jonathan Mandell

Take this quiz about the nominations for the 2019 Tony Awards, which were announced Tuesday. How well do you know the nominees. How much were you paying attention to the season?  

The New York Pops 36th Birthday Gala: “Hat Full Of Stars: The Songs of Cyndi Lauper” by Darryl Reilly

"Kinky Boots" ’ uplifting finale "Raise You Up/Just Be" was a euphoric highlight of The New York Pops’ marvelous tribute concert "Hat Full Of Stars: The Songs Of Cyndi Lauper. " The 2013…

Sinclair nears deal to acquire Disney regional sport networks

Acquisition of group of channels for more than $10bn would bolster US presence

Viva La Parranda! Shares Soup, Stories And Song In A Very Original Production by Bill Hirschman

Viva La Parranda! from Miami New Drama is more than a documentary play. It's a microscopic and humanistic look inside a Venezuelan town, El Clavo, and singer Betsayda Machado has become the…

Be More Chill and We Are The Tiger’s MiMi Scardulla and Gypsy Rose Lee by Told By Mimi Scardulla

"Gypsy Rose Lee was originally my grandmother’s dog and she found her in a box on the side of the road in the middle of Robert Louisiana. She was six months old and she was all by herself.…

TROPES AND TRICKS by Sandy MacDonald

This well-oiled exercise in classic farce lacks that special sauce.

Video: 8 Year-Old HAMILTON Fan Gets A Shout Out From Lin-Manuel Miranda by BroadwayWorld

An eight-year old Hamilton superfan from Maryland had a dream come true this week when she got a social media shout out from none other than the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Giselle, The Australian Ballet by Deborah Jones

Sydney Opera House, May 1 Graeme Murphy fell ill earlier this year and was unable to complete his new ballet, The Happy Prince, in time for its premiere in Melbourne, which was to have been …

Entangled at Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre, A.R.T./New York Theatres by Jacquelyn Claire

ENTANGLED is the most relevant work you can witness in the 21st century. It deposits you into the epicenter of the hurricane, the whirlwind, the tsunami and keeps you churning as all around …

Out of Water review – Zoe Cooper's coastal drama is captivating by Miriam Gillinson

Orange Tree, RichmondThe nature of identity is explored with compassion in Cooper’s play which features brilliant performances Whatever it is that distinguishes rare writing talent, Zoe Co…

Ellen Harvey & John Lenartz to Join Kristolyn Lloyd in Little Women at Primary Stages by Andy Lefkowitz

New York stage veterans Ellen Harvey and John Lenartz have joined the cast of Kate Hamill's new theatrical version of Little Women, set to debut at off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre next m…

The Boys in the Band Tony Nominee Robin De Jesús on Crying Like Donna Murphy, Finding His Pride & More by Caitlin Moynihan

One year ago in 2018, Robin De Jesús was in the first week of previews for The Boys in the Band on Broadway. Now, he's a newly-minted three-time Tony nominee for his work as the unforgettab…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Bertie Carvel of Ink by Broadway.com

Bertie Carvel stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about playing Rupert Murdoch in Ink, his second Tony nomination and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 'Naperville' as part of 2019-20 season by Doug George

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, the Equity theater company in residence at the College of DuPage, has announced its 2019-20 season of three plays, including the close-to-home "Naperville." Subscri…

Music Not The Plot Is The Attraction in FGO’s Werther by Bill Hirschman

Jules Massenet’s dramatic opera Werther is short on action, and its cast of characters limited. But it does have a reputation, however, of being the most French of French operas, and what …

Review: A Jazz Legend Retold Fast and Loose in ‘Playing Hot’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The play, based on the story of Buddy Bolden, a cornetist who is said to be one of jazz’s founders, is equal parts theater, concert and dance party.

How Pittsburgh Opera Innovates to Reach New Audiences – A Multimedia Case Study by Artsjournal

The idea of attending the opera intimidates many people. How do you ease their fears, increase their comfort level, and guide their experience? For opera enthusiasts, how do you help them di…

Jude, Hampstead Theatre review - Greek tragedy for today by Aleks.sierz

New tragi-comedy about a Syrian refugee's Oxford dreams is just too gnomic Edward Hall bids farewell this venue, where he has been artistic director since 2010, with this production of a new…

TimeLine’s ‘Too Heavy for your Pocket’ tests the bonds of friendship, sacrifice by Catey Sullivan - For The Sun-Times

Set in 1961, the TimeLine Theatre production looks at the economics of revolution and the steep price it exacts from those who could least afford it.

Full and Part Time Theatre Positions in this Week's BroadwayWorld Classifieds 5/2 by BroadwayWorld

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 522019 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Breaking: Original Creatives To Bring HAIRSPRAY Back To The West End In 2020; Michael Ball Returns To The Role Of Edna! by BroadwayWorld

It has just been reported that the hit musicalHairspray will return to the West End

Video: Love is worth fighting for in ‘Daniel’s Husband’ at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

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Theatre News: Port City Playhouse Presents a Fundraising Evening of Song and Memories by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

 Songs from Our Hearts: An Evening of Musical Memories will be performed May 3-4 at The Lyceum and May 10-11 at the Oswald Durant Center. Curtain is 8:00 p.m. Directed by WATCH award recipi…

Plogging Anyone? Scrabble Adds 2,800 New Words by Artsjournal

A whole host of new Scrabble words relate to current lifestyle trends including plogging (picking up litter while jogging), sharenting (sharing news and images of one’s children on social …

A Few Minutes Alone With “The Last Supper” – Surprisingly Affecting by Artsjournal

Phil Kennicott: “I’m lucky to have been given a little extra time at “The Last Supper” and even, for a few minutes, time without other tourists, and the experience is deeply moving. …

Waiting, starving, praying: How I survived 91-day Rwandan genocide by Barbara Hoffman

Soon after the killing started, Immaculée Ilibagiza’s parents and brothers begged her to save herself. The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda had begun, and a friend of her father�…

Hotter review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘cuts to the heart of the female experience’ by Sally Hales

Ell Potter and Mary Higgins’ heart-warming show takes the form of a fun and fascinating attempt to untangle to intersection of bodies,

BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'The Smartphone Hour' from BE MORE CHILL Broadway Cast Recording! by BroadwayWorld

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced that Be More Chill Original Broadway Cast Recording will be released for digital download and streaming tomorrow, May 3. This new album completes a remarkabl…

Theater Review: “Ink” Leaves Its Stain on Broaday by Christopher Caggiano

James Graham’s new play almost evokes sympathy for the devil. Almost. The post Theater Review: “Ink” Leaves Its Stain on Broaday appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

Rosmersholm review at Duke of York’s Theatre, London – ‘Hayley Atwell is superb’ by Natasha Tripney

Written in 1886, Ibsen’s Rosmersholm is a play of upheaval and change. The house of the Rosmer family becomes the site of

Last Chance: ‘Atlantis’ at Virginia Rep Through May 5 by Matthew Wexler

A young refugee washes ashore on the eve of a sacred solstice, igniting political chaos and giving birth to an unexpected new leader. It's your last chance to see "Atlantis" at Virginia Rep.…

Inside the 2019 ASTEP Color Ball Honoring Laura Benanti by Nathan Skethway

The Tony winner recently brought together several fellow Broadway stars to support families separated at the border.

ROSMERSHOLM                     Duke of York’s, WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

GUILT, GRIEF,   POLITICAL ANGUISH            Handy timing ,  to open on what is  local Election Day for us ruralists and at a time when everything has a Brexity echo too.     Ibse…

Argonautika by Steven Morris

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Photo Flash: Inside Dave Malloy's OCTET at Signature by BroadwayWorld

Get a first look below at the Signature Theatre world premiere production of Octet by Dave Malloy, directed by Annie Tippe.

‘Tootsie’ writer went from garbage collector to Tony nominee by Michael Riedel

Robert Horn, Tony-nominated for his snappy book to “Tootsie,” knows all too well what it’s like to scrape out a living in New York while trying to break into the theater. He never play…

Over 2,000 NYC Public School Students Will Take Part in Inside Broadway’s Be More Chill Event by Andrew Gans

Cast and crew members from the new musical will be part of a 70-minute program May 30.

Theatre World Awards names 2019 honorees by Caitlin Huston

The Theatre World Awards has named its honorees for 2019. The Theatre World Awards are given to 12 “outstanding” performers who made their Broadway or off-Broadway debut this season. In …

Token Theatre Friends: Tatiana Mallarino and the Privileges of an American Passport by American Theatre Editors

The Colombian director discusses her new play '17 Border Crossings,' plus reviews of 'The Cradle Will Rock,' 'The Pain of My Belligerence,' and 'Mrs. Murray's Menagerie.'

Survey: People Say They’re More Productive If They Listen To Music While They Work by Artsjournal

“In the survey, 52% of respondents said they’re happier when listening to a favorite song (the other 48% were listening to Ed Sheeran), while 58% said that music helps boost their mood a…

A Seattle Theatre Has Plan To Grow Audience: Give Away All The Tickets by Artsjournal

“Frankly, I’m sick and tired of seeing empty seats in our theaters,” says Intiman Theatre’s artistic director Phillip Chavira. “I think we do a disservice in the nonprofit arts: We…

Book Review: The Lives They Wrote by Marcia B. Siegel

Two autobiographies by women who had some experience in legitimate theater, but they each gave their strongest allegiance to dance, specifically one choreographer. The post Book Review: The …

Celebrate 35 Years of Sunday in the Park With George With Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters by Hannah Vine

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opened at the Booth Theatre May 2, 1984.

Brain Problems by Lara Altunian

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First Look at the World Premiere of Dave Malloy’s Octet Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new a cappella musical from the Great Comet composer is now in performances at the Signature Theatre.

First Look at BLKS Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The new play, which follows a trio of friends over the course of a New York City day, will officially open May 9 at MCC Theater.

Go Inside Rehearsals for Nomad Motel Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The New York premiere of Carla Ching’s play begins performances at Atlantic Theater Company May 22.

The Literacy of Delight – In Conversation with Bailey Williams and Sarah Blush by Dan O'Neil

You can get close to truth but you can’t ever - in my opinion - I don’t think any story is ever true.

Thespian Throwback: The Perfect High School Play by Christa Skiles

New Fires topped EdTA's inaugural play survey The post Thespian Throwback: The Perfect High School Play appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

0616: Finding Fiddler on the Roof by MusicalTalk

Nick has never seen Fiddler on the Roof - so he and Dom went off to the Playhouse Theatre to see the Trevor Nunn directed production from the Menier Chocolate Factory starring Andy Nyman and…

Creative Versus Not Creative? Start With The Culture by Artsjournal

“Why does it actively hurt to work in some places?” I have asked myself. “And why doesn’t it hurt to work in others?” I wanted to know what the organizations behind the positive sp…

Why Anti-Money-Laundering Legislation Has Art Dealers Worried by Artsjournal1

No, it’s not because they want to launder money. “While these requirements could have significant benefits in terms of helping to curtail money laundering by bringing greater oversight t…

We’re Awash In Conspiracy Theories. It’s Hard Not To Get Addicted To Them by Artsjournal

America’s mythology seems to encourage alternate theories. Independent thinking. Distrust of the conventional. Following the bread crumbs. It’s just, well, so bad for us… – The Guard…

‘Hamilton’ extends run in San Francisco for 17 more weeks by Jim Harrington

Here's how to get tickets to see "Hamilton," the Tony Award-winning musical that now runs through (at least) early January at the SHN Orpheum in S.F.

'Too Heavy for Your Pocket' at TimeLine: It's the acting that elevates this new play set during the civil rights era by Chris Jones

If you’ve not heard of Jireh Breon Holder or his play “Too Heavy for Your Pocket,” you might well think that the new drama at the TimeLine Theatre is a long-lost play from the so-calle…

Broadway Showstopper Spotlight Series: Jarrod Spector on the Pressures of Playing the Legendary Sonny Bono in The Cher Show, Performing "I Got You Bab

Spotlight on The Cher Show's showstopping Sonny Bono, Jarrod Spector.

Audra McDonald, Michael Shannon, Terrence McNally on Bringing Frankie and Johnny Back to Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune begins May 4 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Playbill Mixtape: 2019 Musical Tony Nominees Edition by Ruthie Fierberg

Celebrate Tony-nominated Best Musicals like Hadestown and Ain’t Too Proud, as well as their nominated performers with this week’s Spotify playlist.

Review: Two Lives and Two Playwrights ‘Entangled’ by Gunfire by Jose SolÍs

Charly Evon Simpson and Gabriel Jason Dean collaborated on a play that finds scant healing for a guilty brother and a grieving mother.

‘Like Othello on speed’: Falls directs ‘Winter’s Tale’ and I’ve got free tickets by Neil Steinberg

The Goodman is giving away 25 pairs of tickets to the May 16 performance, and there's a reception beforehand where we can gobble hors d'oeuvres.

‘Lockdown’ Takes on America’s Unjust, Overcrowded Prison System by Rex Reed

Cori Thomas' 'Lockdown' cries out for change in the penal system. It's a good premise, but not a very good play.

Dave Harris' Exception to the Rule Sets World Premiere with Roundabout Underground by Andy Lefkowitz

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced Exception to the Rule, the New York debut work of playwright Dave Harris, set to make its world premiere as part of the Roundabout Underground progr…

Heidi Schreck's What the Constitution Means to Me Will Play Los Angeles in 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

What the Constitution Means to Me, Heidi Schreck's Broadway-debut play which received a pair of Tony nominations this week, will appear at the Mark Taper Forum next year as part of Center Th…

CrossCurrents Festival Will Light Up DC with Theater. by News Desk

The CrossCurrents Festival put on by Georgetown University’s The Lab occupies an interesting space in the DC performing arts world, existing at the intersection between art and internation…

A Scientific Attempt To Study And Explain How Style Works by Artsjournal

We believe that the social sciences would benefit from taking a more systematic look at the structure of culture, that is to say how the elements of culture are interrelated, and what really…

Phil Solomon, Experimental Maker Of ‘Visionary Cinema’, Dead At 65 by Artsjournal1

“His films, usually relatively short, did not have stars or plots in any conventional sense; he was after something more cerebral.” Said one colleague, “Phil considered the film frame …

The Value Of A Compelling Story by Artsjournal

We can learn much from the entrepreneurial community about the art of a good story. Great storytellers simplify. Richard Branson once said, “If your pitch can’t fit on the back of an env…

The Comma Queen And The Internet’s Copy Chief Talk Grammar And Style by Artsjournal1

“We asked Mary Norris, The New Yorker‘s ‘comma queen,’ and … Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief of Random House, … about their love of editing, the mistakes people make, and whether or …

Tony Nominated WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME and More Will Play Center Theatre Group 2019/2020 Season! by BroadwayWorld

Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie has set the 2019 - 2020 seasons at both the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre. Together, the seasons offer a deep sampling of t…

Photo Coverage: Tony Awards Nominees from THE PROM, HADESTOWN, OKLAHOMA! & More Strike a Pose! by Jennifer Broski

Tony season has arrived The nominations for the biggest Broadway awards ceremony were announced earlier this week on Tuesday, April 30. Leading the pack was Hadestown with 14 nominations. Ch…

Roundabout Will Premiere Dave Harris' EXCEPTION TO THE RULE in 2020 by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic DirectorCEO has just announced the world premiere of Exception to the Rule, by Dave Harris, directed by Miranda Haymon. This production was p…

#TBT: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Opens on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

This week marks the thirteenth anniversary of the opening night of the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone at Broadway's Marquis Theatre To celebrate the occasion, we're throwing…

Carol Lanoux Lee Named Executive Director of Roy Cockrum Foundation by American Theatre Editors

Lee will start at the foundation in September, after serving for nearly a decade at the NEA.

Westmoreland Night of Stars keeps Noble name as founder steps down by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

John Noble passes the torch to his daughter after 23rd annual showcase for Westmoreland County high school musical theater.

‘Oslo’ is an incisive, and dispiriting, look at a stunning pact between Israel and the PLO by Peter Marks

Round House Theatre offers up the D.C.-area premiere of J.T. Rogers’s Tony winner.

Michael Kahn, in his swan song at Shakespeare Theatre, stays true to himself by Peter Marks

After 33 years at the helm of a fine classical company, he’s taking his curtain call with “The Oresteia.”

Dreamed of being a Rockette? Chicago auditions could be your chance by Miriam Di Nunzio

One key requirement: You must be between 5’6” and 5’10 ½” in order to be a Radio City Rockette.

Dave Harris' Exception to the Rule to Premiere Off-Broadway Spring 2020 by Olivia Clement

The play will be seen in Roundabout's black box theatre as part of the 13th season of Underground.

Broadway Review: “Tootsie” Grapples with Gender at the Marquis Theatre by Joseph Verlezza

“Tootsie” has arrived and the lights on Broadway, especially those the Marquis theater where the musical is in residence, are shining much brighter because of the energy generated by the…

Heidi Schreck’s Tony-Nominated What the Constitution Means to Me Announced for Mark Taper Season by Adam Hetrick

The Los Angeles season will also include the world premiere of Oscar winner Ethan Coen’s A Play Is a Poem and Annie Baker’s The Antipodes.

Musical Version of Rex Pickett’s Sideways in Development by Andrew Gans

The novel has previously been adapted into a film and a non-musical play.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School student Moronke Akinola wins 2019 Alan Bates Award by Giverny Masso

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School student Moronke Akinola has won the 2019 Alan Bates Award. The award, presented in association with The

How Beauty and the Beast caught fire on Broadway 25 years ago by Marc Snetiker

Robert Jess Roth was a 27-year-old director of stage shows at Disneyland when he fantasized about much more than this provincial life. “I went to Michael Eisner with the idea of Disney do…

Steve Williamson and StringTing at the Purcell Room, London — pushing at the boundaries of jazz

The saxophonist’s compositions and playing fuse chunks of jazz history with a depth and detail few can match

The Prince of Egypt Stage Musical to Open in London's West End by Andy Lefkowitz

The Prince of Egypt, a new stage musical based on the celebrated DreamWorks film, has scheduled a 2020 U.K. premiere in London's West End. Directed by Scott Schwartz and featuring 10 new …

Beetlejuice Tony Nominee Alex Brightman Offers Up a Ghoulish Performance on Today by Broadway.com

Broadway Week continued this morning with another spellbinding performance on NBC's Today. Alex Brightman, Tony-nominated title star of the Tony-nominated new musical Beetlejuice, made an ap…

The Book of Mormon Surpasses Grease as 15th-Longest-Running Show in Broadway History by Andy Lefkowitz

The Book of Mormon made history this week. Reaching its 3,389th performance at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, the Tony-winning smash hit surpassed the 1972 original Broadway production of Grea…

Sideways Is Being Made into a Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

We'll drink to this. Sideways, Rex Pickett's bestselling novel which was adapted into a 2004 Oscar-winning film, is being developed as a new stage musical, according to Deadline. Solomon J. …

Jeremy Pope, Micaela Diamond, Gbenga Akinnagbe & More Win 2019 Theatre World Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The Theatre World Awards board of directors has announced the 2019 Theatre World Award honorees for outstanding Broadway or off-Broadway debut performance. The talented stars will be celebra…

Small Island brings Windrush to the stage at the National Theatre, London

Andrea Levy’s novel of arrivals and departures becomes a sweeping romance

Everybody Focus, Please: ‘Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie’ by Matthew Wexler

The Mad Ones return with another mesmerizingly subtle theatrical exploration of human behavior with 'Mrs. Murray's Menagerie.' The post Everybody Focus, Please: ‘Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie�…

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From a choreographer in California to a stage manager in Wisconsin, from a lighting designer in Alaska to an actor in New York, here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.

Man of La Mancha at London Coliseum starring Kelsey Grammer and Nicholas Lyndhurst – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

There have been four fruits of the partnership between the English National Opera and commercial producers GradeLinnit so far – semi-staged productions

Stephnie Hsu by Barry Gordin

Be More Chill’s Stephanie Hsu: A Comedienne on a Journey to Inspire By: Ellis Nassour May 3, 2019: Broadway’s newest musical, Be More Chill, had a storied path. The show, at the h…

Magic Time!: ‘Oslo’ by Round House Theatre by John Stoltenberg

It is rare that theater seriously asks us to believe something far beyond itself. Typically we are asked to suspend disbelief about let’s-pretend that happens on stage. The gripping and in…

‘Choir Boy’, ‘Beetlejuice’ Broadway Newcomers Among 2019 Theatre World Honorees by Greg Evans

Broadway newcomers Gbenga Akinnagbe, Sophia Anne Caruso, Jeremy Pope and Paddy Considine are among this year’s Theatre World Award winners. A New York theater tradition since 1945, the aw…

Cast announced for UK premiere of Afterglow at Southwark Playhouse by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting and creatives have been announced for the UK premiere of Afterglow which opens at the Southwark Playhouse in June 2019. This post Cast announced for UK premiere of Af…

Ann Harada, Jonathan Sale, More Join Cast of Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson by Andrew Gans

Theresa Rebeck will make her Off-Broadway directorial debut with the new Rob Ackerman play.

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez NEWS La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment announces its 42nd season of shows, beginning with the West Coast premiere of …

Take a Look at Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

Tony nominee Terry Kinney directs the revival of the Sam Shepard play at the Signature Theatre.

Last chance to register for spring Leadership programs by Artsjournal

Step into your potential. Register by May 14 for Foundations of Purpose or Leading by Design.

Now Up: “Bootleg” Copies Of Famous Art by Artsjournal

And they’re going to be auctioned at Christie’s. “They’ll fool you from a distance. They won’t fool you close up.” – The New York Times

Pam Tanowitz, Perhaps ‘The Busiest Woman In Dance’ by Artsjournal1

Just this year so far, she’s made high-profile work for the Martha Graham and Paul Taylor companies, New York City Ballet, and Ballet Across America at the Kennedy Center — and her own c…

Too Damn Cheerful! Our Obsession With It Is Nuts by Artsjournal

The Ancient Greeks named four virtues: temperance, wisdom, courage and justice. Aristotle added more, but cheerfulness wasn’t one of them. The Greek philosophers didn’t seem to care abou…

A Choir For Dementia Patients Shows Real Therapeutic Benefits by Artsjournal1

Actress Vicky McClure got the idea to form the choir after seeing how much her ailing grandmother was helped by singing together. A BBC crew watches the choir rehearse, perform, and take par…

BroadwayHD Will Stream West End 42ND STREET by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayHD, the premier streaming platform for live theater, wants viewers to come and meet those dancing feet, when it debuts 42nd Street on the service on May 15th. A captivating filmed ed…

VIDEO: Ana Gasteyer Stars in One-Night Only Broadway Musical for Olay by Stage Tube

Ana Gasteyer, Hannah Rose, Dear Evan Hansen'sKristolyn Lloyd, Alysha Umphress, and Courtney Daniels star in the one-night only Broadway musical for Olay that alsofeaturesAlan H. Green, Mary …

Morrissey Will Recruit Fans During Broadway Residency to Help Pass NYC Fur Ban by BroadwayWorld

Morrissey has invited PETA to enlist fans at each of his upcoming Broadway shows to write to their council members in support of the New York City fur ban, which will be the subject of a cit…

Lea Michele to Have Wellness Show on Ellen Digital Network by TV News Desk

The Ellen Digital Network EDN will featured a wellness show from Glee star Lea Michele, according to The Wrap.

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Presented by SeatGeek: May 2, 2019 by Bww Special

Looking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theater

VIDEO: The BEETLEJUICE Cast Performs 'The Whole Being Dead Thing' on TODAY by Stage Tube

The cast of the Tony-nominated musical 'Beetlejuice' hit the plaza this morning during TODAY's Best of Broadway Week with a live performance of the show's opening number, 'The Whole Being De…

BWW Exclusive: Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench are the Shakespeares in the Film ALL IS TRUE by BroadwayWorld TV

Sony Pictures Classics has shared an exclusive look at theirupcoming filmALL IS TRUEstarringKenneth Branagh who also directed, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen.

Breaking: Milligan, Styles, Pope & More Receive Theatre World Awards; Lane Awarded Lifetime Achievement by BroadwayWorld

The Theatre World Awards has announced, today, film, television, and theater iconNathan Lanewill receive the7th Annual John Willis Award, and the2019 Theatre World Award Honoreesfor Outstand…

Award-Winning Film SIDEWAYS to be Adapted into a Broadway Musical by TV News Desk

Multiple award-winningSidewaysauthor, Rex Pickett, has formed a joint venture with EFG-Renascence Productions to develop a Broadway musical based on his hit film, as well as utilize the inte…

PAVAROTTI Premiere Screening Comes to Theaters Nationwide This June by TV News Desk

Fathom Events will bring beloved entertainerLuciano Pavarotti's story to movie theaters across the country on June 4 with a screening event designed to bring the life and performances of one…

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Announces 2019 Slate of Musicals in Development by Adam Hetrick

The Cake and This Is Us writer Bekah Brunstetter and up-and-coming musical theatre songwriter Oliver Houser are among the participating artists.

5 Debut Questions: Frozen's Brian Steven Shaw by Mo Brady

Today on the blog, we welcome Frozen ensemblist Brian Steven Shaw to Broadway and learn about his journey to the Main Stem. …

West End 42nd Street Revival to Stream on BroadwayHD by Logan Culwell-Block

The London production was broadcast to movie theatres May 1.

Inua Ellam’s The Half God of Rainfall — witty and audacious

At London’s Kiln Theatre, this nimble play asks serious questions about masculinity, power and colonialism

Meet Those Dancing Feet: BroadwayHD to Present 42nd Street by Mark A. Robinson

BroadwayHD, which has proven to be the premier streaming platform for live theatre, continues to add to the list of its exciting offerings with the acclaimed production of 42nd Street. Known…

Guiding Light's Robert Newman and Grant Aleksander Join Perfect Crime by Olivia Clement

The Emmy-nominated actors join the cast in celebration of the play's 33rd Off-Broadway anniversary.

Clement Crisp, FT dance critic since 1956, attends Royal Ballet tribute

Director Kevin O’Hare had warm words for ballet’s most loyal champion and fiercest critic

Elisabeth Moss shares 10 songs that inspired her punk-rock performance in 'Her Smell' by Usa Today, Patrick Ryan, Usa Today

Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale") makes a playlist of 10 songs that helped her to play a fading, mercurial rock star in gripping new drama "Her Smell."        

Concluding His First Season at the Met, Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin Reflects on Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites by Jay Goodwin

The classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom opens May 3.

GoLA Pick: Valley of the Dolls Staged Reading

Based on Jacqueline Susann's novel, 1967's Valley of the Dolls was a campy and trashy flop. But it's a beloved flop, filled with glamorous costumes, bat shit-crazy acting and such quotable l…

Small Island review – Levy’s Windrush epic makes momentous theatre by Michael Billington

Olivier, LondonAndrea Levy’s story of first-generation Jamaican immigrants in postwar Britain has been skilfully adapted and staged with hurtling energy This feels like a landmark in the N…

Avalanche: A Love Story review – Maxine Peake trapped in desperate IVF drama by Kate Wyver

Barbican, LondonPeake’s anguished Woman goes through six rounds of fertility treatment in Julia Leigh’s adaptation of her own memoir As part of the Barbican’s first Fertility Fest, Jul…

Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in Fleabag on stage for the last time by Chris Wiegand

The actor-writer will perform her comic monologue, on which the hit TV show was based, for 30 performances this summer It is the filthy, fiercely funny monologue that received mixed reviews…

From London: Maggie Smith Astonishes in A German Life by David Finkle

★★★★★ The 2016 documentary, indelibly directed on the stage by Jonathan Kent The post From London: Maggie Smith Astonishes in A German Life appeared first on New York Stage Review.

Jeremy Pope, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Bonnie Milligan, More Earn 2019 Theatre World Awards by Ryan McPhee

The 75th annual ceremony will also honor Nathan Lane with the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

‘It’s no trial watching this’: THE VERDICT – Touring ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

It’s no trial watching this stage version of the classic film The Verdict at the King’s. In fact, it’s a real pleasure seeing washed-up Boston lawyer Frank Galvin get his mojo back as …

‘Sideways’ Author Rex Pickett Developing Novel For Stage Musical by Greg Evans

Sideways novelist Rex Pickett has formed a joint venture with EFG-Renascence Productions to develop a stage musical based on the book adapted by Alexander Payne into the hit 2004 film. The p…

What Jeremy Pope’s 2 Tony-Nominated Roles Have in Common by Felicia Fitzpatrick

The Broadway newcomer wowed audiences twice this season—with no day off in between, but a big payoff at the end.

Reverse Gossip, a polyphonous portrait of city life, brings theater to Bridgeport by Dmitry Samarov

Walnut Spaceship Studio in the Bridgeport Art Center makes its debut. Barrie Cole presents a series of overheard phone calls on the CTA that add up to a beautifu…

City Lit presents not one, but Two Days in Court by Albert Williams

The Devil and Daniel Webster and Trial by Jury make up the musical doubleheader. The two short, rarely-seen comedies on this engaging bill share a common plot po…

Wendi Peters and Rachel John cast in stage adaptation of prison poetry by Matthew Hemley

Wendi Peters, Rachel John and Danielle Hope are to star in a stage adaptation of poetry about the first 100 years of

Cast Complete for London Debut of Afterglow by Andrew Gans

The play examines the emotional, intellectual, and sexual dynamics between a gay married couple in an open relationship.

Next to Normal’s talented cast aren’t quite dazzling us yet by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Musical Stage Company gives Toronto a good production, with flaws to be worked on, of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

Reading Rep Theatre to set up permanent home in new venue by Giverny Masso

Reading Rep Theatre is to launch a new venue in the town, which will be the company’s first permanent home. This will

The Prince of Egypt announces West End run by Giverny Masso

New musical The Prince of Egypt has been announced to open in the West End. Based on the DreamWorks Animation film, the

Variety and Vudu Partner on Weekly Entertainment Magazine Show by Maane Khatchatourian

Vudu, Walmart’s streaming service, on Wednesday announced “Variety’s First Look,” a new entertainment magazine show to air exclusively on the platform. This weekly branded, half-hour…

Bradley Jaden and Rob Houchen cast in this summer's Les Miserables concert

Following the exciting news announced back in February that Les Miserables would be heading to the Gielgud Theatre this summer for a 16-week concert featuring a whole slew of West End …

Pittsburgh Playhouse Sets Pump Up the Volume Premiere and Rob Ashford-Helmed Parade for 2019-2020 by Adam Hetrick

The season will also include Sarah DeLappe’s ensemble drama The Wolves, as well as Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief.

Oedipus Adaptation, Starring Glass Menagerie’s Madison Ferris, to Play The Lark by Olivia Clement

The production is the culmination of Tim J. Lord’s inaugural fellowship in support of a Disabled playwright.

‘Magic Mike’ musical workshop postponed as writing team departs by Caitlin Huston

A private workshop of the Magic Mike musical taking place this week has been postponed, a spokesperson for the production confirmed. The reason for the postponement was the departure of the …

Rob Houchen and Bradley Jaden Join Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Alfie Boe for Les Misérables Concerts at the Gielgud by Andrew Gans

Performances of the international hit musical will begin August 30 at the intimate venue.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag to Play London's West End by Andy Lefkowitz

Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's hit solo comedy which recently concluded its off-Broadway premiere, will arrive in London's West End for a limited run this summer. Vicky Jones will repeat he…

Watch Tony Nominee Alex Brightman and the Cast of Beetlejuice Perform on The Today Show by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway demon sings special, Today-inspired lyrics to “The Whole Being Dead Thing.”

LCT Social Delivers the My Fair Lady Content Fans Need & Deserve

Bravo to My Fair Lady on their loverly social content.

Ali Stroker Talks Making Broadway History With Her 2019 Tony Nomination by Ruthie Fierberg

Oklahoma!'s Ado Annie shares her story and pride in being the first actor in a wheelchair nominated for a Tony Award.

DreamWorks’ ‘The Prince Of Egypt’ Stage Musical Sets London Premiere Date by Greg Evans

The new stage musical version of DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt will make its London premiere next year, with a West End production set to begin previews Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at th…

February 2020 is the date set for the West End opening of Stephen Schwartz’s musical take on DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt

Featuring the Oscar-winning song ‘When You Believe’ and 10 new songs from Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, new stage musical The Prince of Egypt will arrive at London’s Dominion Theat…

‘Fame the Musical’ gets an added Latin accent by Celia Wren

Dreamers will be central to Luis Salgado’s new production at GALA Hispanic Theatre.

Classic Wilde comedy ‘Earnest’ sparkles at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' is a classic comedy in every sense, and Aurora Theatre gives it a great staging.

Why Rock & Roll on Broadway is here to stay.

Rock musicals ain’t no new thing. They came onto the scene in the late ’60s with Hair and then came into their own with Superstar and more in the ’70s. They didn’t dominate our i…

‘Breath-takingly powerful & inventive’: SMALL ISLAND – National Theatre by Ian Foster

Andrea Levy’s novel Small Island comes to life most beautifully in this adaptation by Helen Edmundson at the National Theatre.

#ReadaPlayaWeek: Texts from Valerie Windsor, Rose Leiman Goldemberg, Maureen Duffy & Claire Luckham by Not Exactly Billington

Not Exactly Billington has set themselves a challenge to read a new (to them) playtext every week. In April, the #ReadaPlayaWeek titles included Valerie Windsor’s Effie’s Burning, Rose L…

Ready for Their Close-Ups: Playbill’s Portraits of the 2019 Tony Award Nominees by Marc J. Franklin

From Anaïs Mitchell to Jeff Daniels, take a look at the newly announced nominees.

Lab Presentation of Broadway-Aimed Magic Mike Musical Postponed After Creative Team Shift by Ryan McPhee

The musical, inspired by the Channing Tatum-led film franchise, is slated to premiere in Boston later this year.

NEWS: Full cast & creatives announced for UK premiere of threesome three-hander Afterglow by Featured Content

Full cast and creatives have been announced for S Asher Gelman's Afterglow, the provocative polyamorous New York hit which gets its UK premiere next month at London's Southwark Playhouse. It…

Meet The Choreographer Of One Of The Tony Nominees For Best New Play (Yes, Play) by Artsjournal1

Ink, a London transfer, starring Bertie Carvel and Jonny Lee Miller and directed by Rupert Goold, about Rupert Murdoch’s transformation of Britain’s The Sun into the notorious tabloid it…

The Afterlife Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Champions by Artsjournal1

“For some contestants, winning might usher in 15 minutes of fame and a small, unexpected windfall.” And then there’s Ken Jennings, who launched a couple of new careers as a result. Rep…

The Widow Of China’s Most Famous Dissident, Now In Exile, Rebuilds Her Art And Career by Artsjournal1

Liu Xiaobo was in prison when he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, and ever since then, his wife, Liu Xia, had been under house arrest. After he died, still in custody, in 2017, she was suicid…

Photo Flash: Chasten Buttigieg Stops By THE PROM by BroadwayWorld

Last night, Chasten Buttigieg, Indiana theater teacher and husband of president hopeful Pete Buttigieg, made an appearance at The Prom After the show he took photos with the cast. Check them…

Breaking News: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT to Open on West End February 2020; New Songs & Creative Team Announced by BroadwayWorld

DreamWorks Theatricals a division of Universal Theatrical Group, Michael McCabe and Neil Laidlaw have announced that THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, the new stage musical based on the celebrated DreamW…

Photo Flash: First Look at Aziza Barnes' BLKS at MCC by BroadwayWorld

Previews are underway for MCC Theater's New York Premiere production of BLKS, written by Aziza Barnes, and directed by Robert O'Hara. The cast features Marie Botha, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, …

NEWS: Stage musical The Prince of Egypt has its West End opening in February 2020 by Press Releases

The Prince of Egypt, the new stage musical based on the celebrated DreamWorks Animation film and featuring the Academy Award-winning song ‘When You Believe’, will opens at London’s Dom…

Dancenorth’s Attractor — an entrancing experience at the Joyce Theater, New York

Performed as part of the Joyce’s Australia Festival, the piece features cool-headed choreography and Javanese rock music

The Prince Of Egypt to open at Dominion Theatre in February 2020 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Prince Of Egypt, a new musical based on the Dreamworks animated film is to open at London's Dominion Theatre for a 32 week engagement from February 2020. This post The Pr…

My Fairfield Lady review at Liverpool Royal Court – ‘funny but flimsy reworking of Pygmalion’ by Francesca Peschier

My Fairfield Lady is the version of Pygmalion the world didn’t know it needed: a cross between Bernard Shaw’s skewering of middle-class

Morrissey Comes to Broadway Beginning May 2 by Mark Peikert

The former frontman of The Smiths performs in residency at the Lunt-Fontanne.

Lea Michele to Have Her Own Wellness Show on Ellen Network by Olivia Clement

The Glee and Spring Awakening alum will host Well, Well, Well With Lea Michele.

The Prince of Egypt Stage Musical to Open in London's West End by Andy Lefkowitz

The Prince of Egypt, a new stage musical based on the celebrated DreamWorks film, has scheduled a 2020 U.K. premiere in London's West End. Directed by Scott Schwartz and featuring 10 new …

Musical Adaptation of DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt to Play London’s West End by Ryan McPhee

The musical, featuring a score by Stephen Schwartz, will begin its U.K. bow in February 2020.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag to play final West End run at Wyndham’s Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Phoebe Waller-Bridge's award-winning production Fleabag is to play its final West End run at the Wyndham's Theatre for a limited season in August 2019. This post Phoebe Walle…

Review: The Half God of Rainfall, Kiln Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: The Half God of Rainfall, Kiln Theatre4.0stars“What exact regime teaches a man to take what isn’t given?” This is the unexpected question posed by Inua Ellams, writer of critic…

‘Witty & heartwarming story of female friendship’: EGGS – Tristan Bates Theatre by Liz Dyer

Florence Keith-Roach’s two-hander Eggs is a story of two very different women, known only as Girl One and Girl Two. They’ve been friends for years, but lately it’s been becoming harder…

Exclusive First Listen to Stephanie Hsu Singing "I Love Play Rehearsal" From Be More Chill by Ryan McPhee

The original Broadway cast album of the Joe Iconis-Joe Tracz musical will be released digitally May 3.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Bringing Fleabag to the West End by Olivia Clement

Following a sold-out, extended run Off-Broadway, the hit monologue play returns to London this summer.

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The Book of Mormon Surpasses Grease! to Become 15th-Longest-Running Broadway Show by Mark Peikert

The Tony-winning musical played its 3,389th performance May 1, 2019.

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, May 2, 2019 by Susan Grace

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7 super SF Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 3-5 by Randy McMullen, Jackie Burrell

Got weekend plans? You do now -- from Cinco de Mayo fun and free festivals to Ariana Grande and mint juleps.

Backlash After Turner Prize Accepts Sponsor Who Campaigned Against Marriage Equality by Artsjournal1

Britain’s highest-profile art prize is getting heavy criticism for taking as a lead sponsor the bus company Stagecoach: its chairman, Brian Souter, was a leading opponent of extending marr…

How Do You Move A 20-By-11-Foot, $30 Million Painting Across The Atlantic? by Artsjournal1

Very carefully, of course. As for how, specifically, you go about it, reporter Ted Loos looked in on the handlers and shippers of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s La Jeunesse de Bacchus (1884)…

Student Activists Demand Camille Paglia’s Dismissal by Artsjournal1

The ever-controversial writer and social critic has been teaching at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts for 30 years and is one of the few faculty members there with tenure. Now, a peti…

Will Theatre Ever Again Be At The Center Of Our Culture? Wrong Question by Artsjournal1

“[Stage plays] once entertained the tired businessman, and also somehow managed to stir hearts and minds with piercing social critique. Eugene O’Neill made the cover of Time four times i…

Condé Nast Makes Bid To Become The Next Streaming Video Powerhouse by Artsjournal1

“Condé Nast wants Madison Avenue to believe that its video programming represents a ‘new primetime’ for reaching coveted audiences that are abandoning TV. … All told, [the media com…

Coots and Shirley “Bad Boys from Good Families” by Trav S.D.

Vaudeville made for strange bedfellows; this post sent me down an unexpected path to say the least. The Sobels’ Pictorial History of Vaudeville informs us that Coots and Shirley billed the…

BWW Interview: MY FAIRY LADY's Shereen Ahmed On the Importance of Eliza Doolittle for the Modern Age by Courtney Savoia

New York City based actress and singer, Shereen Ahmed, has been part of the current revival of My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center since the very beginning -- as an ensemble member and as an unde…

An Interview with Dramaturg Sarah Lunnie by Victoria Myers

Sarah Lunnie is a dramaturg extraordinaire, focusing on the development of brand new dramatic works. This spring, three Broadway and Off-Broadway shows Sarah has worked on all opened within …

An Interview with Dramaturg Sarah Lunnie by Victoria Myers

Sarah Lunnie is a dramaturg extraordinaire, focusing on the development of brand new dramatic works. This spring, three Broadway and Off-Broadway shows Sarah has worked on all opened within …

‘Epitomises feel-good theatre’: CLUB TROPICANA – Touring ★★★★★ by Helen McWilliams

Club Tropicana drinks are free, fun and sunshine there’s enough for everyone… and Club Tropicana The Musical certainly encompasses fun, sunshine and epitomises the feel-good theatre prod…

A small Seattle theater takes a gamble, importing an experimental New York show by Brendan Kiley

"Singlet," the gloriously dizzying two-person show imported from New York by Washington Ensemble Theatre, is the kind of experimental theater Seattle should be thirsty for.

Hear Audra McDonald Sing in an Exclusive Excerpt From Audible’s Heads Will Roll by Olivia Clement

The episodic audio comedy is co-created by Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne.

The Why and How of Site-Specific by Anne Hamburger

By Anne Hamburger. Anne Hamburger, founder of En Garde Arts, talks about the beginnings of her company, and, with it, the beginnings of site-specific theatre in New York City.

How Spotify’s algorithms are ruining music

Three books on why streaming comes at a cost to the way we create and enjoy music

The Mix: ‘West Side Story,’ Buckingham Fountain and more things to do May 3-9 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Lyric Opera is presenting "West Side Story," Buckingham Fountain will come to life, and a whole lot more happening in the week ahead.

‘I became interested in Greek myths as ways of telling women’s stories’: Writer-director Julia Pascal on the premiere of Blueprint Medea by Featured Content

In 1978, Julia Pascal became the first-ever woman to direct at the National Theatre. She's astounded that, 40 years on, women are still fighting for equality of voice in theatre. But she's c…

Can This Woman Turn Around The Market For Hindi Pulp Fiction? by Artsjournal1

The once-enormous market for popular crime novels in India’s most widely spoken language began falling off a cliff in the 1990s. Then Minakshi Thakur, an executive at HarperCollins India t…

Osmo Vänskä Named Music Director Of Seoul Philharmonic by Artsjournal1

South Korea’s flagship orchestra has been without a music director since Myung-Whun Chung resigned at the end of 2015, toward the end of an astoundingly tumultuous period at the ensemble. …

U.S. Judge Rules Madrid’s Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Can Keep Pissarro Looted By Nazis by Artsjournal1

“The government-owned Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid acquired hundreds of artworks, including the Pissarro, from the [eponymous] baron in 1993 for $350 million. The U.S. court…

In Praise Of the Over 80’s by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Paul T Davies salutes the elder statesmen (and women) of British Theatre. This post In Praise Of the Over 80’s first appeared on British Theatre. Hurrah!

Fleabag: Tickets to last showings of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's award-winning play on sale today by Jack Shepherd, Jack Shepherd

The one-woman show was adapted into a series for BBC Three

Baltimore native Andre De Shields nominated for third Tony Award by Mary Carole McCauley

The acclaimed Baltimore-born actor Andre De Shields received his third career nomination Tuesday for an Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award. De Shields was nominated for best featured actor in a m…

Sarah Stiles talks Tony-nominated 'Tootsie' by Ap, Ap, Ap

Sarah Stiles discuss her character and how "Tootsie" has been modified to fit the #MeToo era. (May 1)        

Disney and Universal Shore Up Their Benches by Brooks Barnes

Alan Bergman was promoted to co-chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and Alan Horn, chairman, extended his contract. In a separate move, the producer Amy Pascal will leave Sony for Universal.

Cinema Italiano Vivi Sul Palco: One More Production’s Fellini-esque & Female-Filled “NINE” Scores A Solid TEN Out Of Ten! by Leo Buck

A complex, highly-stylized musical dramedy, style is precisely what the folks at “One More Productions” have given it in spades. Yeston’s songs are some of the smartest and very best w…

‘A spectacular musical revue’: AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ by Anne Cox

First time director Tyrone Huntley and choreographer Oti Mabuse have created a sizzling revival of Ain’t Misbehavin’ which is electrifying audiences at London’s Southwark Playhouse.

REVIEW: Grandma Saves The Day, New Wolsey Theatre ✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Grandma Saves The Day based on the cartoon strip characters created by Ronald Giles now playing at the New Wolsey Theatre. This post REVIEW: Grandma Sa…

Broadway-Bound MAGIC MIKE Musical Postpones Workshop Due to Creative Team Exit; Boston Engagement Will Go On As Scheduled by Stephanie Wild

BroadwayWorld has learned that the private workshop for Broadway-bound Magic Mike the Musical, that was set to take place this week, has been postponed. The show will have a change in writer…

🍸 The Prom by Theater With A Twist

🍸 The Prom – Longacre Theatre Cast includes: Brooks Ashmanskas, Beth Leavel, Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle McCalla, Michael Potts, Angie Schworer, Courtenay Collins, J…

NEWS: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s last stage performances of Fleabag will be in the West End this summer by Press Releases

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically-acclaimed, multi-award-winning play Fleabag will have a four-week West End premiere run this summer. Directed by Vicky Jones, the one-woman show has just …

Phoebe Waller-Bridge to perform Fleabag on stage for last time in West End run by Giverny Masso

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to perform Fleabag on stage for the last time as part of a newly announced West End run. The

Theater Review: Forget ‘Game of Thrones.’ No One Does Violence Like Euripides. by Laura Cappelle

Two productions in Paris with their roots in the Greek playwright’s works explore the nature of human brutality. But without any CGI effects.

Robert Hales, The Norfolk Giant by Trav S.D.

Some sources give 1813 as the birth year for Robert Hales, others 1820. He was born and raised in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, the largest member of a large family of large people. His parents w…

Cardiff circus company announces new associate artists programme by Giverny Masso

A Cardiff-based circus company has launched a new associates programme to “nurture the next generation” of artists. NoFit State Circus’ Associate Artists

Almanac: Louis Auchincloss on children and their elders by Terry Teachout

“Children have no mercy on adults. It does not occur to them that adults may need it.” Louis Auchlncloss, The House of the Prophet

Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for May by Emma Clarendon

Here’s Love London Love Culture’s guide to some of the best theatre openings in May.

For the win by Isa Giallorenzo

Clean style, full heart, can’t lose "No matter if you're stunting, tumbling, jumping, or sitting on the sidelines, you always need to look clean, tight, and c…

The power of Walt Whitman brings two high school students together in I & You by Jack Helbig

They sound their barbaric yawp through the living room. The premise of Lauren Gunderson's two-hander is remarkably simple: a socially isolated, housebound high s…

In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr pulls back the curtain on American imperialism. by Rachel Hawley

“The history of the United States,” says the Northwestern prof, “is the history of empire.” Reading Daniel Immerwahr's latest book, How to Hide an Empire…

Sunday shows in London by Carly-Ann Clements

These nine West End shows are the perfect way to spend any given Sunday. From hit comedies to courtroom dramas - the choice is yours. The post Sunday shows in London appeared first on Offici…

Ben Power steps down as deputy artistic director of the National Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Ben Power has stepped down as deputy artistic director of the National Theatre, as he focuses more time on his own writing

London borough to crack down on street performers following residents’ complaints by Matthew Hemley

Buskers performing outside some of London’s best-known tourist attractions are to face tougher regulations, after complaints about them increased five-fold since 2014.

Avalanche: A Love Story review at Barbican Theatre, London – ‘Maxine Peake is captivating’ by Rosemary Waugh

Few actors could make the line “We watched a documentary about mass-produced corn” sound instantly quotable, but Maxine Peake is one of

BEHIND THE SCENES: Creep into the anarchic world of interactive show Drawing The Line by Featured Content

Hidden Track Theatre will give audiences the exciting chance to roll up their sleeves, get involved and create their own country when their new show Drawing the Line premieres at the Albany …

The Glass Piano, Print Room at The Coronet review – fascinating story undermined by absurdism by Rachel Halliburton

The production's levity eviscerates the underpinning emotional realities Often the greatest works of dramatic absurdism spring from the worst extremes of human experience, whether it’s Ion…

Small Island review at National Theatre, London – ‘wonderful performances, tone-deaf production’ by JN Benjamin

In 2009, the Guardian named Small Island one of the defining books of the decade. It tells the story of the arrival

‘A little too much froth’: HELL YES I’M TOUGH ENOUGH – Park Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Hell Yes I’m Tough Enough is the latest in a long line of political plays seemingly written for people who dislike politics enough not to really bother finding out how it really works. As …

Exiting Rahm Emanuel talks arts in Chicago: What he's most proud of — and a few regrets by Chris Jones

Some three weeks before leaving office, Rahm Emanuel, the 55th Mayor of Chicago, sat for an interview in his office at City Hall about the arts in Chicago. This is an edited transcript of ou…

Chicago theater openings for May 3-9 by Doug George

Friday "Miracle on South Division Street": Faith and a family legend are called into question in this Chicago-set comedy. Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPag…

Wake Up With BWW 5/2: Morrissey Begins Broadway Residency, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today, Morrissey kicks off his Broadway residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater The engagement will run through May 11 BroadwayWorld would like to wish Morrissey a…

Photo Coverage: The 2019 Tony Nominees Meet the Press! by Walter McBride

Yesterday, the nominees met the press at the annual Meet the Nominees event BroadwayWorld was there bringing you coverage all day. Check out the photos from the event below

NEWS: The Ferryman scores high in Tony Awards nominations, closely followed by Ink by Press Releases

Sam Mendes’ Olivier Award-winning production of Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman received equal top billing at this week’s Tony Awards 2019 nominations announcement alongside the hit Bro…

The Gallery At The End of The Rainbow by Joe Patti

There was a piece on Hyperallergic last month that seemed to be continuing an ongoing conversation about the fact that most university based arts programs seem to be oriented toward training…

When You Try To Break Out Of Siloed Thinking, You Suddenly See Them Everywhere by Joe Patti

When I was looking at Arts Professional UK for yesterday’s post, I saw an article by Lucy Jamieson about rewiring your thinking. One of the things she talks about is eliminating silos both…

Do They Know They Are Hard To Reach? by Joe Patti

On the Arts Professional UK website, Imrana Mahmood, discusses her experiences becoming a creative producer in a manner that reminded me of two other speakers/authors I often cite. Mahmood�…

News: Intergenerational drama Boomerang returns to London at King’s Head Theatre by Featured Content

Following successful runs at The Blue Shop Cottage and White Bear Theatre, comic drama Boomerang returns to London for a one-week run at King's Head Theatre later this month. Book your ticke…

‘Epic battle of gods anchored in contemporary culture’: THE HALF GOD OF RAINFALL – Kiln Theatre ★★★★ by Rev Stan

In the same way that the Marvel Universe mixes superpowers with mortal flaws, the scope of The Half God of Rainfall stretches to another galaxy but all the time remains profoundly human.

Get Into Theatre launches online by Carly-Ann Clements

The new website provides practical advice for young people with the aim of breaking down barriers to starting a career in theatre. The post Get Into Theatre launches online appeared first on…

Critic’s Notebook: The Broadway Musical Has a Man Problem by Amanda Hess

From “Kiss Me, Kate” to “Tootsie,” shows old and new are working to reflect today’s gender politics. Women fare better, but what about the mediocre men?

Recent Listening: Linda May Han Oh by Artsjournal1

Linda May Han Oh, Aventurine (Biophilia)There’s plenty of adventure here in the bassist-composer’s instrumentation, textures and rhythmic values. The name was suggested, however, by a ce…

Gaia, Healthcare, and the Arts by Artsjournal1

This post responds to three things I’ve read recently that have me stewing (again) about the future of big- (and medium-) box nonprofit arts organizations, the ones that bear the DNA of th…

Musical Film YELLOW ROSE Starring Lea Salonga & Eva Noblezada Set For Opening Night Of LAAPFF by Bww News Desk

According to Deadline, Diane Paragas' new musical film YELLOW ROSE is set for opening night of Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival LAAPFF. The film stars Tony winner Lea Salonga and Tony…

Richard Jordan: London theatre must connect with the rest of the country by Richard Jordan

In the run-up to 29 March – the original date scheduled for the UK to leave Europe – I wrote about being

Comedy Central’s “Alternatino with Arturo Castro” Premiers on June 18 by Blouin Artinfo

Comedy Central announced its next great sketch series, “Alternatino with Arturo Castro” premiering on Tuesday, June 18 at 10:30 pm ET/PT. Creator, writer, and star Arturo Castro (“Broa…

Peter Raymont to Receive 2019 Don Haig Award by Blouin Artinfo

Hot Docs has announced that Peter Raymont, President, and Co-Founder of Toronto’s White Pine Pictures, has been named this year’s Don Haig Award recipient.Now in its 14th year, the Don H…

2019 Tony Nominations: Snubs for “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Network,” “Hillary and Clinton,” Glenda Jackson, King Lear by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards didn’t buy what producer Scott Rudin was selling this year. They snubbed his big budget productions of “To Kill

One-woman 'Sex and the City' show celebrates love, friendships, hookups, cosmos by Valerie Schremp Hahn | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kerry Ipema brings her show to The Playhouse @ Westport Plaza this weekend.

Hermann native's furniture showing at Milwakuee art museum by Joe Holleman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Woodwork artistry of Charles Radtke on display into August

Morrissey Begins Weeklong Concert Run at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Celebrated English singer-songwriter Morrissey kicks off a new retrospective show at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on May 2. The concert run will play for a limited engagement through Ma…

Photo Flash: Inside 2019 ASTEP Color Ball Honoring Laura Benanti At Feinstein's/54 Below by BroadwayWorld

The 2019 ASTEP Artists Striving to End Poverty Color BallhonoredLaura Benanti and Lutheran Social Servicesfor their work with ASTEP in providing arts education for students who have arrived …

Video: THE BOOK OF MORMON On Broadway Celebrates 3,389 Performances With A GREASE Tribute! by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical, The Book of Mormon celebrates its3,389th performance, surpassingthe run of the original Broadway production of Grease.

BWW Exclusive: BE MORE CHILL Celebrates Tony Nominee Joe Iconis With A Post-Show Encore! by Stage Tube

After receiving his first Tony nomination for Best Score, Be More Chillcomposer Joe Iconis and star George Salazarhit the stage tonightfor a special post-show encore of the show's anthem, 'M…

Stadium shows in the age of mechanical reproduction

The rain falls down on last year's man.

Kelsey Grammer stars in a creaking Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum

The musical based on Don Quixote comes to the West End for the first time in half a century

Julie White Gets Hilariously Dark in 'Gary' on Broadway - The Tony winner on her dramatic journey with this outrageous black comedy

The Tony winner on her dramatic journey with this outrageous black comedy---When Julie White emerges in front of the Booth Theatre curtain to deliver an over-the-top prologue in rhyming vers…

Cori Thomas’ Lockdown Opens at Rattlestick by Olivia Clement

Inspired by her time with inmates at San Quentin State Prison, the new play shines a light on the impacts of the incarceration system.

Dance News: Aakash Odedra's #JeSuis Spring Tour Dates In The UK by The Dance Enthusiast

Aakash Odedra's #JeSuis Spring Tour Dates In The UK. Learn about the award-winning work (2017 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award).

The best things happening in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 2-5

Eric Church, Valerie June, “Disney’s Newsies” and Cultured Cocktails are on the list this week.