Review: Mark Christopher Lawrence at the DC Comedy Loft by David Friscic

Mark Christopher Lawrence is a comedian of myriad talents. Appearing at the Bier Baron Tavern’s Comedy Loft, Mr. Lawrence commanded the stage with an act that was multi-dimensional – and…

Dying City Review by Jonathan Mandell

Christopher Shinn’s “Dying City,” which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Drama after it received an admired production at Lincoln Center in 2007, is being revived here at the sa…

Theo Ubique, Artistic Home and Raven are top winners at the Non-Equity Jeff Awards by Chris Jones

The Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, a recent transplant to Evanston and a longtime favorite of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee, shared top honors at the 2019 Non-Equity Jeffs with The Art…

Review: Doubling Up on Toxic Manhood in ‘Dying City’ by Ben Brantley

This revival of Christopher Shinn’s 2007 drama about a widow of the Iraq war keeps its audience at a distance.

Review: ‘Nomad Motel,’ a Play With Vacancies by Alexis Soloski

In this untidy but often poignant drama, Carla Ching brings together the young and the rootless in Southern California.

Nomad Motel: Carla Ching’s Play Pits Parents vs. Children, Sorta by David Finkle

★★★ Playwright Ching is close to getting her California-based drama on the right contemporary path The post Nomad Motel: Carla Ching’s Play Pits Parents vs. Children, Sorta appeared…

'Love's Labors Lost' is high-spirited fun by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents one of the bard's lesser-known works.

God of Marz by Evan Lambert

As for the show’s humor, there were moments when Sheen should have played her emotions straight instead of going for laughs (a.k.a. the #1 rule of comedy acting) -- but there’s time for …

Dying City: Lovers, Brothers and Other Strangers by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Second Stage Theater revives Christopher Shinn's intimate play tracing personal struggles in the Iraq War's early stages The post Dying City: Lovers, Brothers and Other Strangers a…

Dying City: Puzzling Out a Significant Mystery About Love and War by Michael Sommers

★★★ Christopher Shinn directs the Second Stage revival of his Pulitzer-nominated drama The post Dying City: Puzzling Out a Significant Mystery About Love and War appeared first on New …

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: “Evita” and “Millie” Coming to City Center, “Constitution” to Tour, & Matt and Ashley Pick Tony Winners Vol. 1 “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Frid…

Ruthie Henshall: Live & Intimate by Arts Review

One of the most celebrated performers in the history of London theatre, in her first solo tour of Australia, Ruthie Henshall presents Live & Intimate in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide th…

Ashley Park to Star in Thoroughly Modern Millie at City Center; Evita, Mack and Mabel & Love Life Also on Deck by Andy Lefkowitz

New York City Center has announced an incredible trio of revivals as part of its 2020 Encores! season. A particular highlight is a new staging of the 2002 Tony-winning musical Thoroughly Mo…

Tony Winner Alice Ripley to Star as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard at North Shore Music Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Alice Ripley will find new ways to dream this fall, when the Tony-winning star headlines a new production of Sunset Boulevard at North Shore Music Theatre. Ripley, who originated the role o…

Secrets of the 2019 Tony Nominees: Part One - Life of a Nominee by Broadway.com

It's time to hear the 2019 Tony nominees spill their secrets. Part one is all about what they were wearing when they found out about their nomination, which fellow nominee makes the starstru…

Raúl Esparza to Star in Reading of New Musical Galileo with Powerhouse Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Vassar & New York Stage and Film has announced a star-packed reading of the new musical Galileo, based on the life of the renowned scientist. Four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza (Compa…

Get Inside the After-Party for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards by Lindsey Sullivan

The 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring the best in Broadway, off- and off-off-Broadway theater in the 2018-2019 season, took place on June 2 at New York City's Town Hall. Drama Desk win…

Ready, Set, Tony! Spotlight on the Category of Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play by Kathy Henderson

When the Tony Awards telecast begins on Sunday, June 9, 40 nervous and excited actors will take their seats at Radio City Music Hall, hoping to win Broadway’s biggest prize. Throughout the…

Sarah Silverman's Bedwetter Musical Sets World Premiere with Atlantic Theater Company by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company has announced a strong lineup of new productions set to appear as part of its 2019-2020 season. Highlights include the world premiere play Sunday by T…

Odds & Ends: Beetlejuice & Kiss Me, Kate! Set Cast Album Release Dates & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today and this weekend. Beetlejuice & Kiss Me, Kate! Set Cast Album Release Dates The Tony Awards might not be till this Sunday, b…

Broadway Grosses: As Network Nears End of Run, Audiences Rush to See Bryan Cranston's Tony-Nominated Turn by Broadway.com

Since the stage adaptation Network began its Broadway run back in November, theatergoers have been captivated by the latest performance from Emmy and Tony winner Bryan Cranston. Following…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with The Boys in the Band Playwright Mart Crowley by Broadway.com

Mart Crowley stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Boys in the Band and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

People You Should Know . . . Michael Niederman by Zack Calhoon

MICHAEL NIEDERMAN is a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA Playwriting Program where he studied under such luminaries as Eduardo Machado and Theresa Rebeck. He is the author of the pla…

People You Should Know . . . Tyler West by Zack Calhoon

Tyler West - Originally from Tucson, Arizona. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.F.A. degree in Acting. Check him out on social media: @ttylerwest95  How did you get invo…

The next step for AussieTheatre.com by Matt Edwards

Erin and I have been deliberating and agonising over this decision for the last 6 months, but it is time for us to come out and say it; “We do not have the time needed to fully commit to A…

“We Were Just Treated Like Family.” by Mo Brady

by Anna Altheide Shoshana Bean Broadway leading lady and chart…

Spotlight On...Michael Kelly by Michael Block

photo by Dorothy Shi Name: Michael KellyHometown: Massapequa, NYEducation: Undergrad, Eastman School of Music, Grad, The Juilliard School, Post grad, Opernstudio with Zürich OperaSelect Cr…

Spotlight On...Bob Clyman by Michael Block

Name: Bob ClymanHometown: The BronxEducation: Ph.D. in PsychologyFavorite Credits: Secret Order, The Exceptionals and maybe Tranced.  In no particular order.  After those three, it all dep…

Inside the Bauhaus showhouse

The first Bauhaus residence, the Haus am Horn, has been restored and is open to the public

How A Dutch Museum Discovered The Monet It Thought It Had Was A Different Monet Underneath by Artsjournal

Ruth Hoppe, the modern art conservator for the museum, noticed that the painting had been retouched to cover up tiny holes in it. On closer inspection, she found that there were shards of gl…

Theater Preview: THE LAST FIVE YEARS (After Hours Theatre Company in West Hollywood) by Tony Frankel

A PERFECT FIT Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years is contextually brilliant: it is a two-character musical that starts at the end of a five-year relationship for the woman, Cathy, but…

Broadway Bloodbath Starts Early, Preceding Tony Awards by Lee Seymour

KING LEAR announced an early closing, and others may soon follow suit.

Review: In Lucas Hnath's 'Dana H.,' a kidnapping survivor's truth hides in the shadows by Charles McNulty

The playwright gets personal in this documentary tale about his mother, a psych ward chaplain held captive by a suicidal convict. It's a sly, slippery tale.

Meet the Tony Nominees: Caitlin Kinnunen of 'The Prom' by Jeryl Brunner

Kinnunen on ‘The Prom’ and how she “always knew” she wanted to act

The 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners Are Here by Danielle Moore

This year’s winners include ‘The Prom,’ ‘Tootsie,’ ‘The Ferryman’ & more

Know This At Your Peril! How Knowledge Can Stand In The Way Of Truth by Artsjournal

What more than true belief is required for knowledge? A natural thought is that your belief needs to be backed by good reasons. It can’t just be a guess that happens to turn out right. But…

Council questions Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre lease renewal on land given to city by first mayor by Ashley Murray / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A New Take on Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas Opera Gets a Spooky Staging in the Catacombs by Damian Fowler

The production incorporates dialogue from Christopher Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage, and runs June 4, 5, 7, and 8.

They Played With Dolls. Did That Make Them Playwrights?

Five writers on how childhood fun — and a way with scissors — shaped the adult sensibilities they’ve brought to “Mac Beth” and other stage works.

Hadestown Announces “Character Drop” Rollout Ahead of Cast Album Release by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

Hadestown continues to be one of Broadway’s most-thrilling new musicals, with its unconventional twist on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and its electrically-charged score by Anaï…

Gloria Steinem, Cynthia Nixon, Roxane Gay, and More to Write for New Publication 3Views On Theater by Ruthie Fierberg

The Lillys aim to launch the digital theatre publication with a roster of big-name writers.

The Blank Theatre’s Annual Young Playwrights Festival. by Pauline Adamek

Every June, The Blank Theatre produces the 12 best plays by playwrights ages 14 to 19, chosen from a nationwide competition. The 12 best plays are chosen by a panel of theatre professionals …

The Celebrity Hologram – What Does This Say About How We Think About Fame? by Artsjournal

It’s a given that celebrity image is built on smoke and mirrors. But we’re in a curious spot today, where the music industry is manoeuvering to convince audiences that the veneer of an a…

How Social Media Is Distorting The Value Hierarchy Of Higher Education by Artsjournal

“The tools and rules of social media are increasingly swallowing up scholarly work, whether we join the new platforms or not. Where once discernment, hard-won expertise, and glacial, scrup…

"It's Okay to Trust That I Belong Here." by Mo Brady

by Anna Wehr Roxie Hart in Chicago Not many people can say the…

Hadestown to Roll Out Tracks From Original Broadway Cast Album by Adam Hetrick

The double album will feature, in total, 40 tracks spanning over two hours.

London's The Light in the Piazza Star Dove Cameron on Her Friendship with Ariana Grande and Dream of Playing Wicked's Glinda by Matt Wolf

Onetime Disney Channel teen queen Dove Cameron has been spreading her theatrical wings of late. Last December the 23-year-old performer opened off-Broadway in the New Group production of the…

Production Manager / Technical Director – UIS Performing Arts Center by Artsjournal

PRODUCTION MANAGER / TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: The University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center seeks an experienced Production Manager / Technical Director to manage backstage operat…

A Conservative Writer Makes An Anti-Market Argument About Jeff Koons by Artsjournal

Matthew Scully: “Actually, if there’s political insight to be gleaned from all this, it probably has more to do with inflatable reputations, gullible audiences, and the spell of progress…

Social Media Terms: The Difference Between Creators And Influencers by Artsjournal

The current distinction between creators and influencers has much more to do with what platform a person gains her fame on than her gender. – The Atlantic

Broadway Box Office Begins New Season With A Hold-Steady $35M by Greg Evans

In the Tony Awards homestretch, Broadway productions slipped only a tad in the post-Memorial Day holiday week, with total box office for the 38 productions sliding a negligible 4% to $34,573…

Grosses Analysis: Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations Plays to Full Crowds as Tonys Approach by Andrew Gans

The new musical is nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical

Go Behind the Scenes at the 2019 Drama Desk Awards with Host Michael Urie

Michael Urie took over the BroadwayBox Instagram along for the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards.

Drama Desk Awards spurn off-Broadway nominees again in favor of Tony Awards contenders by Sam Eckmann

While the Drama Desk Awards nominate a slew of off-Broadway fare, the winners invariably come from Broadway. That was once again the case on Sunday when all but one of the 16 champs in the m…

Exclusive Look at The Ensemblist's 2019 Pride Month Tribute by Nathan Skethway

Continuing its series spotlighting Broadway’s unsung heroes, the popular platform showcases gay ensemble members from The Cher Show, Frozen, The Lion King, and more.

Taking The Shame And Stigma Out of Mental Health Treatment by Jeryl Brunner

For half a century Vibrant Emotional Health has worked to transform the emotional health of those In need. They enlist media leaders to help them in their mission.

How the Brock Turner Trials Inspired Off-Broadway’s Something Clean by Ruthie Fierberg

Selina Fillinger's new play, now playing as part of the Roundabout Underground, wrestles with a mother’s reaction to her son's unthinkable act.

‘Beautiful’: Critic joins ‘The Carole King Musical’ cast for one night by Jim Harrington

What's it like to be onstage with all the other actors during a performance of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"? Our critic finds out for one night.

Griffin Theatre's 'For Services Rendered' is like 'Downton Abbey,' about the wrenching change of the Great War by Chris Jones

A political soothsayer and savant, the English playwright and novelist W. Somerset Maugham despised the hypocrisy of war. And as early as 1933, from his home in southern France, Maugham coul…

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 6/3

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for th…

‘King Lear’ Revival Will Close Early on Broadway by Michael Paulson

Despite having Glenda Jackson in the title role, the production was largely overlooked during awards season and attendance has been dropping.

The Audience review – Theresa May joins conveyor belt of PMs meeting the Queen by Arifa Akbar

NST City, SouthamptonUpdated to include Brexit, Peter Morgan’s 2013 drama about the Queen’s off-the-record conversations with her prime ministers seems underpowered Peter Morgan’s play…

2019 Drama Desk Awards by Barry Gordin

The Prom Named Outstanding Musical at the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards, but Tootsie was the Big Winner with 4 Awards, followed by The Ferryman with 3, including Best Play. June 2, 2019:…

Broadway Horoscope: What's Your Pride Anthem? by Felicia Fitzpatrick

According to your sign, which song should be your anthem for Pride?

US Will Now Require Visa Applicants To Reveal Their Social Media Accounts by Artsjournal

Previously, only applicants who needed additional vetting – such as people who had been to parts of the world controlled by terrorist groups – would need to hand over this data. But now …

By The Numbers, U.S. Museums Are Overwhelmingly Male, And White by Artsjournal2

A new study says that, at 18 major U.S. museums, with 10,000 artworks analyzed, the numbers are overwhelmingly clear. “The study found that 85.4% of the works in the collections of all ma…

Protests Over Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre Company Response To Systemic Abuse by Artsjournal

Protesters said the sexual abuse 35 to 45 years ago was far more widespread than the number of current suits would indicate. They described a culture within the theater in which sex between …

The Baltimore Symphony’s Finances Are A Mess. Who’s Fumbled What? by Artsjournal

Lawmakers thought they were buying the orchestra enough time to re-examine its costs, raise more money for its endowment and develop a sustainable fiscal structure that would not entail sacr…

The New LACMA – A Museum For No One by Artsjournal

The museum has been through three contentious redesigns before, but the thing it needed all along was more room. Its collection—which includes pre-Columbian relics, as well as modern showp…

Classic Fiction Is Confessional – Tell Your Secrets. But In The Social Media Age… by Artsjournal

…what if the opposite is true? That your secrets, the things only you know about yourself, are in fact the most trivial, most banal things about you? In a society where many of us who don�…

Was 1999 The Best Year Ever For Movies? by Artsjournal

Brian Raftery makes a persuasive, entertaining case for the enduring impact of a passel of classics, from “American Beauty” to “American Movie” to “American Pie.” Among them: “…

Sound Wars: Where Silence Isn’t Silent And Sound Battles Sound by Artsjournal

There are days when sitting in a room that noiseless sounds appealing. But some people are so unaccustomed to such levels of quiet that, after just a few minutes inside the chamber, they bec…

The Future Of Opera Is Small by Artsjournal

As in small companies. More and more small companies are appearing not as smaller echoes of larger companies, but as viable alternatives that allow artists more creative possibilities.  –…

Look Back At 5 Of The Tony Award’s Most Celebrated Winners by Tony Awards – Cbs New York

An event with over 70 years of traditions has had hundreds of iconic winners, here we examine five 'Tony Award' winners that set themselves apart from the pack.

Obituary: Bingo O'Malley / 'A true son of Pittsburgh' on stage and in life by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Theatre Review: 10 x 10 x 10 at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Jv Torres

Jimmy Buffett has a great line in his song “Barometer” that says “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.” In many ways, this was my sense of the compilation of short pl…

How Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre Was Brought to Life for the Ballet Stage by Chava Pearl Lansky

The American Ballet Theatre presents Cathy Marston's ballet as a part of its Women's Movement series beginning June 4.

Review: ‘The Talented Clementine’ at Encore Stage & Studio by Jim Pearson

A new musical based upon Sara Pennypacker’s book “The Talented Clementine” debuted May 31 at Arlington’s Encore Stage & Studio. Adapted by writer-composer Paul Reisler and childr…

This Putin learns the power of lies in ‘Describe the Night’ by Nelson Pressley

Rajiv Joseph’s epic grapples with fiction as it spans decades of Russian history.

Adam Driver on Grief in Burn This and the Power of Arts in the Military by Dan Meyer

The 2019 Tony nominee spoke to Lara Spencer on Good Morning America.

Legendary Puppeteer Bill Diamond Helps Bring ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to Life at Workhouse Arts Center by David Siegel

The Workhouse Arts Center has someone special working closely with its upcoming production of that fan favorite, Little Shop of Horrors–Emmy Award-winning puppet fabricator and performer B…

Review: Rajiv Joseph’s Describe the Night at Woolly Mammoth Theatre by John Bavoso

“Fiction carries a greater amount of truth in solution than the volume which purports to be all true,” wrote British novelist William Makepeace Thackery, author of Vanity Fair. This simp…

Discover Port Costa in new interactive theater piece by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

Interactive theater troupe Idiot String presents the immersive "Port Stories," focusing on the East Bay community of Port Costa.

How to Watch (or Stream) the 2019 Tony Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

Whether you’re tuning in on TV or online, here's how to catch Broadway's biggest night.

A Look at the New York Premiere of Nomad Motel Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The production of Carla Ching’s play opens at Atlantic Theater Company June 3.

How Broadway’s Patrick Page Used 4 Ingredients to Create Hadestown’s Namesake God by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award nominee talks about finding the voice, physicality, and emotional arc to bring a new version of Hades to life.

Drama Desk Award Winners – ‘The Prom’ and More! by Matthew Wexler

'The Prom' won Best Musical at last night's Drama Desk Awards... could it possibly take the win at the Tonys? The post Drama Desk Award Winners – ‘The Prom’ and More! appeared first on…

Jeremy Pope Talks Double Tony Noms, High School, and the Fight for Representation by Dan Meyer

The Ain’t too Proud and Choir Boy star spoke with Gayle King about the incredible year he’s had.

Will two Atlanta productions take home Tony Awards this year? by Jim Farmer

With the 2019 Tony Awards set for June 9, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre... The post Will two Atlanta productions take home Tony Awards this year? appeared first on ARTS ATL.

Marietta Theatre Company’s Altar Boyz takes boy bands to church by Liz Dooley

Marietta Theatre Company founder Jeff Cooper sets out to stretch his audiences... The post Marietta Theatre Company’s <em>Altar Boyz</em> takes boy bands to church appeared fir…

‘A Quick 5′ with Jason Love, Conductor, Columbia Orchestra by Susan Brall

Jason Love is both a cellist and conductor, presently leading the Columbia Orchestra in Columbia, MD.  Jason just celebrated his 20th Anniversary as Artistic Director and Conductor of the C…

‘Ferryman,’ ‘Hadestown,’ and ‘Tootsie’ Among Drama Desk Winners by American Theatre Editors

At the 2019 ceremony honoring Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, the biggest winners were Broadway shows.

Tony Award Nominee Robin de Jesús Finds His 6 Degrees of Broadway Separation by Roberto Araujo

How did he connect his role in The Boys in the Band to his Broadway debut in Rent?

The Quiet Hours speaks volumes by Irene Hsiao

Choreographer Emma Draves and three dancers bring an elegant simplicity to their Dovetail Studios performance. The audience sits along two walls in Studio 1 at …

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen primed to handle choice role in S.F. Opera’s ‘Orlando’ by Georgia Rowe

SF Opera's production of "Orlando" features countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, who relishes the chance to be caught in Handel's love triangle.

EXCLUSIVE LISTEN: Christine Baranski and Shohreh Aghdashloo Are Queens in New Queer-Themed Podcast The Two Princes by Ryan McPhee

The contemporary fairy tale, starring Noah Galvin and Tony winner Ari’el Stachel, launches on Gimlet June 4.

One Actor, Two Shows And A Tony Night: Double-Nominated Jeremy Pope Talks ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ & ‘Choir Boy’ – Tony Watch Q&A by Greg Evans

When this year’s Tony Award nominations were announced, Jeremy Pope became only the sixth person Tony history nominated twice in the same season. His performance in Tarell Alvin McCraney�…

East West Players Unveils 54th Season Featuring BD Wong-Directed ‘The Great Leap’, Jiehae Park’s ‘Hannah And The Dread Gazebo’ by Dino-Ray Ramos

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month may have ended, but the Los Angeles-based theatre organization East West Players (EWP) continues to celebrate Asian and Asian American by announcing the…

Honoured to watch the build up of careers by Susan Elkin

One of the greatest pleasures of being an education journalist with a foot in the performing arts camp is meeting young actors at the start of their careers and then watching them develop.

Barry Jenkins Tapped to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic by Ryan McPhee

One of the producers for the Fox Searchlight project is Alicia Keys.

San Francisco Ballet: Shostakovich Trilogy review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘crisp technique’ by Rachel Elderkin

Though San Francisco Ballet’s formidably neat style is distinctly American, the opening programme in its season at Sadler’s Wells is also scattered

NEWS: Gabriel Akuwudike stars in post-Brexit, post-Grenfell update of An Enemy of the People by Featured Content

Henrik Ibsen's 1892 classic An Enemy of the People is given a 21st-century Brexit Britain, post-Grenfell update care of writer and director Jolley Gosnold in a new production staged this sum…

New Block of Tickets through June 2020 for Broadway’s Hamilton Available June 11 by Dan Meyer

Fans will need to register by June 6 as Verified Fans at Ticketmaster to purchase tickets to the Tony-winning musical.

New Block of Tickets for Hamilton on Broadway Available June 11 by Dan Meyer

Fans will need to register by June 6 as Verified Fans at Ticketmaster to purchase tickets to the Tony-winning musical.

Butterflies by Mark Dundas Wood

"Butterflies," which won the Mario Fratti Award at New York’s “In Scena!” theater festival in 2016, has been translated by Carlotta Brentan and directed by Jay Stern in a production at…

That dazzling left hand — Jason Moran at the Wigmore Hall

The pianist’s solo London performance was rich with references to jazz heritage

Jeremy Jordan Reschedules Feinstein’s/54 Below Summer Concert Dates by Adam Hetrick

Recently on Broadway in Waitress, Jordan will now play a 10-concert engagement at the midtown venue this fall.

25 Days of Tonys: What Was the First Stage Role To Kill a Mockingbird’s Gideon Glick Ever Played? by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor shares his favorite past Tony Awards performance, the name of his would-be bio-show, and more.

I Interview Playwrights Part 1043: Normandy Sherwood by Adam Szymkowicz

Photo by Jody Christopherson Normandy Sherwood Hometown: Olney, MD Current Town: Brooklyn, NY. Q:  Tell me about Madame Lynch. A:  Madame Lynch herself was Eliza Lynch, a 19th century woma…

Review: The Tale of Serse. Handel’s rarely seen opera gets a stunning production from In Series by Susan Galbraith

Timothy Nelson has ended his first season as Artistic Director of In Series with a stunning and musically gorgeous production of The Tale of Serse. Like George Frideric Handel, the composer …

Infinity’s new season will feature a hi-tech Fantasticks by Lorraine Treanor

New York-based Infinity Theatre Company will offer a two-show season this summer in Annapolis. The season will feature Rodgers and Hammerstein’s  A Grand Night for Singing in collaboratio…

Review: Richard III, a dystopian cyberpunk vision from Synetic Theater by John Geoffrion

Shakespeare’s most iconic schemer is the centerpiece of Synetic’s fourteenth (mostly) wordless re-interpretation of the Bard’s works. The world of 15th century England is updated to a …

Rise Up: Nathaniel Hall takes a ‘funny & frank’ look at the impact of HIV in First Time at the Edinburgh Fringe by Sophie Garrod

With practice seeking to empower individuals to tell their own stories, Nathaniel Hall is a proudly northern writer, director and producer of inspiring, bold, provocative and socially-minded…

Sets, flicks and a licence to thrill: backstage at Secret Cinema’s latest immersive theatre mission by Fergus Morgan

Since its launch in 2007, Secret Cinema has hosted movie-inspired immersive events including Moulin Rouge!, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Casino Royale

A Present-Tense Art Form: Brian Brooks Returns to Hubbard Street Dance by Sharon Hoyer

New York-based Brian Brooks writes a coda to his Harris Theater residency with a revisioning of his chaotic and complex "Terrain."

Horace Murphy: A Real Western Character by Trav S.D.

I’ve seen both Finley, Tennessee and Osceola, Arkansas as birthplaces for B movie and radio western character actor Horace Murphy (1880-1975) — but both are near the Mississippi River, a…

Ellen Corby: Grandma Walton’s Connection to Classic Comedy by Trav S.D.

Ellen Corby (Ellen Hansen, 1911-1999) has over 250 screen credits, though today she is remembered almost exclusively as no-nonsense Grandma Walton, who was always scolding Grandpa (Will Geer…

Josh Binney: Jacksonville and Juke Joints by Trav S.D.

According to Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory by Brent Walker, Kansas City-born Josh Binney (Harold Joshua Binney, 1889-1956) attended the University of Washington and acted in vaudeville and wi…

Tony Curtis IS “McCoy” by Trav S.D.

  Having already written about Tony Curtis’s comedies, and about Houdini (one of my favorite show biz movies), I am startled to discover an additional occasion to write about Bernard Schw…

Cast Set for Off-Broadway Premiere of New Musical Comedy I Spy a Spy by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin July 5 under the direction of Bill Castellino.

The Importance of Being Earnest review at Watermill Theatre, Newbury – ‘a summer treat’ by Julia Rank

Kate Budgen’s production of Oscar Wilde’s evergreen comedy The Importance of Being Earnest is one of warmth and laughter – a chance

REVIEW: Country Music, Omnibus Theatre Clapham ✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews Scott Le Crass’s revival of Simon Stephens’s Country Music at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, London This post REVIEW: Country Music, Omnibus Theatre Claph…

Can 3Views Change Theatre Criticism? by American Theatre Editors

Coming this fall: a new artist-driven online journal from the Lillys that aims to widen and diversify the discourse.

Sierra Boggess Will Return to Feinstein’s/54 Below in August by Adam Hetrick

Fans can expect songs from The Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden, and more.

Good Chance Theatre forms apprenticeship scheme for young refugees by Giverny Masso

Good Chance Theatre has announced an apprenticeship programme for young refugees living in the UK, which forms part of a season of

Brief Chronicle, Books 6-8 by Darryl Reilly

“It’s best when each performer is older, or younger, or of a different gender- expression, ethnicity, or ability than you might expect. This keeps the play vibrating in your imagination�…

2019 Drama Desk Award Winners

Congratulations to all! See below for the complete list of winners: Outstanding Play The Ferryman, by Jez Butterworth Outstanding Musical The Prom Outstanding Revival of a Play The Waverly G…

Captain Corelli's missing mandolin: when rehearsals go wrong by David Jays

What’s the scene like in the rehearsal room in the third week? At fringe play J’Ouvert, injury leads to a frenzy. At the RSC, the actors scour footnotes. And on Captain Corelli they’re…

K-pop boyband BTS break down walls at Wembley Stadium

The South Korean band’s show illustrated why they are the first Asian act to reach the top ranks of global pop

5 Questions With “the Backstage Blonde,” Teale Dvornik by Morgan Steward For Broadway Direct

“Work hard and dream big.” This is the motto Teale Dvornik lives by. Dvornik, a female-ensemble dresser for Broadway’s Wicked, is perhaps better known by her online moniker “The Back…

Podcast Episode 192 — Six-Time Tony Nominee of The Prom and more, Book Writer/Lyricist Chad Beguelin!

Imagine you have a poster up in Shubert Alley of a show you wrote that is supposed to open on Broadway in just a few months. Then imagine that show suddenly gets canceled. It might make you…

‘Hauntingly hypnotic’: SILENT LINES – Touring ★★★★ by Kristy Stott

Whether you’re a contemporary-dance-curious newcomer or a die-hard fan of Maliphant’s exquisite vision and choreography, Silent Lines is a beautifully serene though sharply executed perf…

Podcast Episode 192 — Six-Time Tony Nominee of The Prom and more, Book Writer/Lyricist Chad Beguelin!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/1214891-192-chad-beguelin.mp3 Imagine you have a poster up in Shubert Alley of a show you wrote that is supposed to open on Broadway in just a few months. T…

Just how vain, neurotic and power-crazed is Joyce DiDonato? Agrippina at the Barbican

The mezzo-soprano showed great comedic acting and singing prowess in Handel’s opera

Alice Ripley to Star as Norma Desmond in North Shore Music Theatre’s Sunset Boulevard by Dan Meyer

The Tony winner will graduate from Betty to Norma this fall.

‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ to launch national tour by Caitlin Huston

“What the Constitution Means to Me” will launch a national tour in 2020. The play, written by Heidi Schreck about her personal experience and staring Schreck on Broadway, will star a new…

In rehearsal: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ – The Musical by Eleni Cashell

We've got some great rehearsal pictures from The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ The Musical to share. Book tickets now at Official London Theatre. The post In rehearsal: The Secret Di…

The London Olympics Poet Has Just Won A Major Free Speech Prize by Artsjournal2

Lemn Sissay says that the Pen Pinter prize, named in honor of playwright Harold Pinter, is welcome. “What I like about this award is that it is from a great writer and a great organisation…

Dear Kids, In The Late 20th Century, We Were Into This Thing Called ‘Human Rights’ by Artsjournal2

The entire concept – and certainly the promise of human rights as a way out of suffering for millions, if not billions – appears to be disappearing. “The human rights idealism of the l…

Ballet Is Beautiful, And It’s Also A Sport by Artsjournal2

“The ballerina’s challenge is to hide how hard she’s working, which is why behind-the-scenes ballet stories are always so appealing — it’s satisfying to see the athleticism inhe…

NYC Mayor’s Office to Subsidize Students’ Theatre Tickets by American Theatre Editors

The initiative will allow 500 students to see 'What the Constitution Means to Me' on Broadway.

Country Music review at Omnibus, London – ‘heartbreaking revival of Simon Stephens’ play’ by Ava Wong Davies

A streak of pain runs through Simon Stephens’ 2004 play. Taking the form of an elliptical series of duologues, Country Music drops

Tony-Nominated Play What the Constitution Means to Me Will Launch a National Tour in 2020 by Ryan Gilbert

Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award-nominated Best Play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me will embark on a national tour in January 2020, beginning at the Mark Taper For…

NEWS: Acclaimed touring tale of police brutality, Custody arrives at London’s Ovalhouse by Featured Content

After touring the UK during May, hit drama Custody returns to the Ovalhouse this week. The piece, which explores the impact of police brutality of BAME communities, enjoyed a successful run …

Go Inside the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Santino Fontana, Stephanie J. Block, and More by Marc J. Franklin

The 64th annual ceremony was hosted by Michael Urie at Town Hall June 2.

How Do You Know the 4 Familiar Faces of Off-Broadway’s Long Lost? by Dan Meyer

Manhattan Theatre Club’s new play by Donald Marguiles stars Kelly AuCoin, Annie Parisse, Lee Tegersen, and Alex Wolff.

Review: Beach Body Ready, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Beach Body Ready, Hull Truck Theatre5.0starsAs I walk into the Hull Truck’s Studio Theatre on a muggy Friday night, two things strike me. Firstly, the studio is fuller than I have …

Review: The Hired Hand, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: The Hired Hand, Hull Truck Theatre 3.0stars The Hired Man, Melvyn Bragg and Howard Goodall’s 1985 musical about – unsurprisingly – a hired hand and his family in early twentiet…

Play On! Festival: The American Playwrights Who Translated Shakespeare by Jonathan Mandell

The Play On! Festival is presenting staged readings through June 30 of all 39 of William Shakespeare’s plays “translated” into “contemporary modern English” by 36 American playwrig…

Broadway Cast Albums of the Season by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

After critics write their reviews of musicals, Broadway cast recordings are next line in preserving those musicals for posterity. Every season, we can expect a handful of new cast albums to …

Summer Holiday review at Pitlochry Festival Theatre – ‘a vibrant crowd-pleaser’ by David Pollock

The distinctive nature of Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s intensive, summer-only repertory system means that this is the first taste of Elizabeth Newman’s debut

Shostakovich to a Björk ballet rave — San Francisco Ballet at Sadler’s Wells

The company’s London residency includes pieces by Ratmansky and Arthur Pita

National Theatre’s Peter Pan to run at Troubadour White City by Georgia Snow

The National Theatre’s production of Peter Pan will return for a run at the new Troubadour White City Theatre next month. The

Inside the Blazing Broadway Revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

The acclaimed Broadway revival of Burn This serves as a welcome reminder of playwright Lanford Wilson’s exploration of immense talent and humanity. Nominated for three 2019 Tony Awards, in…

Shure releases innovative new TwinPlex lavaliers and headsets by Promoted Content

For nearly a century, Shure has been at the cutting edge of audio electronics. Its reliable, high-quality equipment has been used everywhere

‘It is rare we get theatre like this’: Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience – Old Metal Exchange by Shanine Salmon

I don’t give stars but if I did Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience would get five stars. It is a fantastic night out. It is interesting as a VR and immersive experi…

Theatremaker Apphia Campbell: ‘I didn’t anticipate Black Is the Color of My Voice being so successful’ by Giverny Masso

Her solo piece Woke follows two women’s experiences of the US justice system amid the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Apphia Campbell

Tony-Nominated ‘What The Constitution Means To Me” Sets National Tour Without Heidi Schreck On Stage by Greg Evans

Heidi Schreck’s Tony-nominated play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me has announced a national 22-city tour that will launch in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Fo…

City Center to Present Evita; Encores! Season Will Include Mack & Mabel and Thoroughly Modern Millie by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Victoria Clark will also direct an Encores! production of Love Life.

What the Constitution Means to Me to Launch National Tour by Adam Hetrick

An actor to be announced will star in the tour of Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award-nominated play.

Fox Petitions To Be In Emmy Consideration For Its Live-ish Version Of ‘Rent’ by Artsjournal2

So here’s how Fox (successfully!) argued for putting the show in the variety special (live) category, after the broadcast turned out to be somewhat previously taped due to injury: “Altho…

Tote Bags Might Be A Fun ‘Weird Media Flex,’ But It’s Also Time To Admit They’re Terrible by Artsjournal2

This is a thorough takedown of tote bags, media people, tote-toting people, and New York, with a couple of arrows aimed directly at Brooklyn. “the tote is a stand-in for being in-the-know.…

Leah Chase, Creole Chef Who Fed Freedom Riders And Presidents, Has Died At 95 by Artsjournal2

Chase wasn’t just a chef, thought “she would argue that there is no greater calling than feeding people. She spread her message through cookbooks, countless media interviews and televisi…

How They Filmed That Huge ‘Rocketman’ Scene At Dodgers Stadium by Artsjournal2

This is what happens, the director says, “when you choose to take Elton John’s story and turn it into a phantasmagorical dancing play rather than a standard biographical picture.” Brin…

The Radical Vision And Joy Of Keith Haring by Artsjournal2

Haring died almost 30 years ago, but his art remains as fresh, and as relevant, as ever. “Haring did much more than provide cute cartoons. He was publicly minded. His art faced outwards. H…

Tony DeLap, Who Made A Name, And Space, For Abstract Art On The West Coast, Has Died At 91 by Artsjournal2

DeLap, whose finely finished pieces sit at the intersection of sculpture and painting, minimalism and abstract expressionism, was the first art professor hired at UC Irvine and influenced ma…

BBC Dramas Get Remade All Over The World, Which Is Frankly A Little Weird by Artsjournal2

What’s up with all of the remakes, which shows get remade the most, and why is the BBC so good at writing about itself? No, but really: “Shows like Criminal Justice, The Office and Luthe…

Chinese Artists Who Address Tiananmen Square Live In The Shadows by Artsjournal2

Or they’re put there by Chinese authorities: “It has been three months since Chinese rock musician Li Zhi disappeared from public view. First, an upcoming tour was canceled and his socia…

Musicians Aren’t Making Money Selling Music, So Why Not Sell Pot? by Artsjournal2

The streaming wars, in which artists haven’t made much off of their actual music, take a weird turn: “‘Many artists sell clothes or shoes, some sell wine and beer, others advertise for…

Suddenly, This Young Actor Is On 5,000 Screens by Artsjournal2

She’s in Booksmart as a mean but sexy love interest, and now she’s got top billing with Octavia Spencer in a new horror movie. That’s a lot in a short time for an actor who has had thr…

How Much Of What You Post Online Will End Up In Research Papers? by Artsjournal2

Our YouTube videos, Tweets, and other posts are public, but that can be hard to wrap your head around – and even harder to understand the long-lasting data-mining possibilities inherent in…

GRACE NOTES: Monday, June 3, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Why ‘Hadestown’ deserves the Tony Award for best musical of the year by Charles McNulty

Anaïs Mitchell's concept album-turned-folk opera is an exquisite marriage of story and song that advances the art of theater.

Review: The Starry Messenger, Wyndham’s Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Review: The Starry Messenger, Wyndham's Theatre3.0starsIf I have learned anything from The Starry Messenger, it’s that watching someone else’s mid-life crisis unfold is really quite bori…

Coming to City Center: ‘Evita,’ ‘Swan Lake’ and a Rare Kurt Weill Musical by Joshua Barone

New York City Center has unveiled its 2019-20 season. Here are the highlights.

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Rutherford & Son at the National Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Polly Findlay’s production of Rutherford & Son at the National Theatre starring Roger Allam.

The Audience Ensemble with Rachel Grossman and Colin K. Bills of dog & pony dc by Jeffrey Mosser, Rachel Grossman, Colin K. Bills

By Jeffrey Mosser, Rachel Grossman, Colin K. Bills. In this episode of the From the Ground Up Podcast, Jeffrey Mosser discusses devising audience integrated performances with dog & pony…

Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile review at Freedom Studios, Bradford – ‘poignant and resonant’ by Francesca Peschier

The playwright Andrea Dunbar – best known for Rita, Sue and Bob Too, the basis for the 1987 film – died in

Television Review: “Deadwood: The Movie” — History’s Train Pulls into the Station by Lucas Spiro

Of course, history has not come to Deadwood to douse the smoldering embers of the past, but to supply more kindling. The post Television Review: “Deadwood: The Movie” — History’s Tra…

Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — Powerful Political Drama by Helen Epstein

The play's disparate elements have been blended into a riveting drama, energetically directed by Lisa Rothe, and nimbly performed by Joel de la Fuente. The post Theater Review: “Hold These…

What You Need to Know About the 2019 Tony Awards by Christa Skiles

Celebrate Thespian alums on Broadway’s big night The post What You Need to Know About the 2019 Tony Awards appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Today on Broadway: Monday, June 3, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: 2019 Drama Desk Winners! “King Lear” Announces Sudden Closing! Laura Benanti Explains Plays! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top th…

Happy Talk - Portrait of an Unhappy Narcissist by Judd Hollander

Reviewed by Judd Hollander When one continually projects a sunny disposition, no matter the circumstances, it’s possible the person in question is trying to hide some deep personal pain.…

Fifteen, a photo essay by Victoria Myers

Inspired by What the Constitution Means to Me, we asked 15 photographers from around the country to photograph teenagers in their communities ranging in age from 13 to 20. Each photographer …

Fifteen, a photo essay by Victoria Myers

Inspired by What the Constitution Means to Me, we asked 15 photographers from around the country to photograph teenagers in their communities ranging in age from 13 to 20. Each photographer …

Things that dancers are good at (And gigs that need exactly those things)

We’re coming up on the end of the school year, and countless graduating dancers are coming into the industry. Whether they’re coming from conservatories, university BFA programs or studi…

‘An intricate & quietly revealing play’: COUNTRY MUSIC – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★ by Rev Stan

There is much to be gleaned from the subtlety of Country Music but it requires work and attention to seek it out.

pearlPRESENTS is the latest dance festival to pop up in Pittsburgh by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The inaugural edition of the pearlPRESENTS dance festival will bring seven days of programming to the New Hazlett Theater.   

Review: 'Spamilton' roasts and reveres its royal subject by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh CLO’s production of the “Forbidden Broadway” spinoff follows Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lead, then veers toward laughter.

Broadway Heat: Beetlejuice and Tootsie: Sweet 16 Round by JK

HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor. BROADWAY HEAT X 2: Beetlejuice / Tootsie Edition This week begins the final edition of Broadway Heat …

Post-Play Palaver: ‘Second Body’ at Synetic Theatre by John Stoltenberg and Sophia Howes

Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…

Royal Court casts new play Seven Methods Of Killing Kylie Jenner by Robin Johnson

Now there's a title that grabs attention! The Royal Court has announced casting for Seven Methods Of Killing Kylie Jenner, a new play about finding a voice through the internet. The post Roy…

Taking to the streets: Ballerina Brittany Cavaco dances through Paris in film ‘Until Midnight’

Ballerina, model and Só Dança ambassador Brittany Cavaco lives every dancer’s dream and confronts every dancer’s nightmare in the new dance film, Until Midnight, directed by Christophe…

Classical CD Reviews: François-Xavier Roth conducts Mahler, Mariss Jansons conducts Schumann & Schubert, and Daniel Lippel plays Steve Reich by Jonathan Blumhofer

François-Xavier Roth's Mahler offers plenty of personality and ideas; there’s nothing on Mariss Jansons' disc that’s really worth your time; guitarist Daniel Lippel draws out Steve Reic…

Sergei Polunin: Rasputin review at London Palladium – ‘eye-rolling theatrics and thundering melodrama’ by Neil Norman

There can be no ignoring the irony. Ballet’s ‘bad boy’ Sergei Polunin as the ‘mad monk’ Rasputin has an undeniable appropriateness. It

A Final “Hello!” by Mo Brady

by Kenny Francoeur Kenny Francoeur The first person I trained …

Poll: Would you ever pay to have your show reviewed? by Matthew Hemley

A website has been criticised for charging artists to have their shows reviewed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. The site claims it

‘Nothing is gained by not being frank’: WHITE PEARL – Royal Court Theatre by Ian Foster

Despite a cracking design, White Pearl doesn’t convince as an effective play at the Royal Court.

The Inheritance, Company and Sweat up for South Bank Sky Arts Awards by Giverny Masso

The Inheritance, Company and Sweat have been nominated in the theatre category of this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Now in

Richard Eyre hits out at gender-swapped Shakespeare productions for ‘tampering’ with rhythms of text by Georgia Snow

Richard Eyre has criticised gender-swapped Shakespeare productions that make changes to the text for losing the beat and rhythm of the playwright’s

Peter Pan flies into Troubadour White City Theatre by Eleni Cashell

You won’t need to take the second star to the right and go straight onto morning to see Peter Pan in London, just head to the Troubadour White City Theatre in July. The post Peter Pan flie…

San Francisco Ballet review – California dreaming and a Björk nightmare by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, London A season of 10 UK premieres opens with a cold-hearted Edith Wharton tale, Soviet struggles with Shostakovich, and an X-rated artpop class Stylish, forward-thinking, …

Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay wins the PEN Pinter prize by Press Association

Judges laud ability to forge beautiful words from sorrows as he sees it as sign to continue Lemn Sissay has won the PEN Pinter prize, set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Sissay, 52…

PHOTOS: Will Trump check in to see how Brexit preparations are going at the King’s Head? by Featured Content

Welcome or not, Donald Trump has made clear his opinions on Brexit. During this week's State Visit, will he make time to check how Brexit preparations are going at the King's Head Theatre? M…

On with the show: Campaigning for a Tony once the curtain has dropped by Stuart Miller

Campaigning for a Tony Award already involves a nonstop schedule of events, photo opportunities and jostling to best position each show on television broadcasts, in articles and at galas. Th…

What they did was Off the Wall — the risky business of running a theater by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hans and Virginia Gruenert pour their own money into keeping their theater dreams alive in Carnegie. 

Blake Harrison of Inbetweeners fame is joining the West End cast of Waitress in the role of Ogie

He’s best known as Neil Sutherland in the award-winning E4 show The Inbetweeners, but now Blake Harrison is swapping the small screen for the West End production of Waitress at the Adelphi…

King Hedley II, Theatre Royal Stratford East review - concentrated, enveloping drama by Tom Birchenough

Lenny Henry leads a strong cast in August Wilson’s 1999 play of African American identity The huge achievement of the last two decades or so of August Wilson’s life, right up to his deat…

How the Mates Rate: Death Of A Salesman at the Young Vic Theatre by Lisa Martland

Directors Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell have brought their unique vision to one of the greatest plays of the 20th century by Arthur Miller, seen through the eyes of an African Americ…

BWW Interview: Kim Reed Is Inspiration and Co-librettist of AS ONE at City Opera by Richard Sasanow

It's been quite a ride, says Kim Reed, co-librettist, filmmaker--and inspiration--for AS ONE, the chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky, with co-librettist Mark Campbell. The work's 27th productio…

BWW Review: Five Years and 26 Productions Later, AS ONE Makes a Splendid Return to New York at City Opera by Richard Sasanow

The spectacularly musical, touchingly dramatic, surprisingly funny and profoundly moving chamber opera, AS ONE, by Laura Kaminsky, Kimberly Reed and Mark Campbell, made its long-overdue retu…

HighTide’s Walthamstow festival cancelled leaving 70 out of work by Giverny Masso

A festival in Walthamstow run by theatre company HighTide has been cancelled after the local council withdrew its support, leaving up to

B Street Theatre’s New Comedies Festival booms in only its second year

Last June, B Street Theatre’s inaugural New Comedies Festival saw 70 plays competing to receive a full six-week production on the brand-new mainstage of the Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for th…

‘It’s rare for fringe companies like ours to reach this level’: James Newton’s on The Wardrobe Ensemble’s West End debut with Education Educ by Featured Content

The Wardrobe Ensemble's award-winning devised hit Education Education Education is coming to the West End for one month only. We've rounded up highlights from some of the production's rave r…

Escaped Alone by Arts Review

Dann Barber’s set design is startling as you walk in. A slice of countryside conversation taking place on a slice of countryside, four characters chatting on a lawn, but we can see what li…

NEWS: Sally Cookson’s Peter Pan will open at the Troubadour White City in July 2019 by Press Releases

Sally Cookson’s retelling of Peter Pan by JM Barrie will open at new West London venue, Troubadour White City Theatre, on 20 July 2019 and run through to 27 October, with a press performan…

NEWS: Zoo Co’s award-winning, BSL inclusive Sirens launches summer tour by Featured Content

Zoo Co's award-winning Sirens, the creatively captioned and BSL inclusive show giving ancient Greek mythology a modern feminist twist, launches a UK tour this month including dates at London…

Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile review – last orders for Andrea Dunbar by Catherine Love

Ambassador, Bradford At the pub, the night before her untimely death, the acclaimed playwright spars with her younger self in this tender adaptation of Adelle Stripe’s novel Andrea Dunbar�…

Theater Review: BRONCO BILLY – THE MUSICAL (World Premiere at Skylight Theatre) by Tony Frankel

BILLY BOY OH BOY Meet Billy, an ex-con sharpshooter who is living his American Dream in 1979. This optimistic showman, romantic, and visionary has encouraged a fraternity of castaways — a …

The RMIT Capitol reclaims its place as a Melbourne cultural icon by Arts Review

Following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment, The Capitol has reopened today as a contemporary destination for culture, education and innovation. No longer the Capitol Theatre, The Capitol…

WarnerMedia Podcast Network Announces Season 2 of “Somebody Somewhere” by Blouin Artinfo

WarnerMedia Podcast Network announced the launch of Season two of “Somebody Somewhere.” This is a popular podcast documentary series hosted by former prosecutor David Payne and former CN…

Inaugural Redwood City Play Festival Showcases A Collaborative Spirit

by Nicole Gluckstern Summer in most cities is a time for frolic and festivals?and Redwood City is no exception. With much of the action taking place on or around Courthouse Square, Redwood …

Daniel Evans: Let’s respect the (pint of) blood, sweat and tears of our elders by Daniel Evans

Nowadays, we’re ever more keen to ensure that the voices of the young are heard – in politics, as much as in

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (June 3-9) by Natasha Tripney

Armadillo – the Yard, London American playwright Sarah Kosar wrote the distinctive Mumburger – a skewed study of the ways in which

Lyn Gardner: Can audiences actually make a show better… or worse? by Lyn Gardner

Who is theatre’s greatest collaborator? Undoubtedly, it’s the audience. Without them the show is nothing. But do some audiences give better audience

Drama Desk Award Winners Announced by Lauren Yarger

2019 DRAMA DESK WINNERS: Outstanding Play Fairview, by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Soho Rep ***The Ferryman, by Jez Butterworth*** Lewiston/Clarkston, by Samuel D. Hunter, Rattlestick Playwr…

The Prom, The Ferryman & More Win 2019 Drama Desk Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Winners have been announced for the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring the best in Broadway, off- and off-off-Broadway theater in the 2018-2019 season. The awards ceremony was held on J…

Celebrating 20 Years of CA$H

by Sam Hurwitt Theatre Bay Area supports Bay Area theatre artists and companies in all sorts of different ways, but for 20 years now one of the primary and most direct ways the organization…

‘The Prom’ wins outstanding musical prize at 2019 Drama Desk Awards by Caitlin Huston

“The Prom” took home the prize of outstanding musical at the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Sunday night. In the show categories, “The Ferryman” won the outstanding play award and “Fiddle…

Penguin Random House Audio Brings Angels in America to Audiobook by Playbill Staff

The cast of the Tony-winning revival reprise their roles for the new project—with two beloved New York City performers joining, as well.

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Hoodie by Lindsay Price by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Hoodie by Lindsay Price is one of our most popular middle school plays that asks all of the tough questions that middle schoolers deal with every day…

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Dracula by Laramie Dean by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. You may think you know the classic Bram Stoker story, but the theatrical adaptation, Dracula, by Laramie Dean is a version like no other. Based on Br…

Magical situations in unexpected places: John Kaldor on 50 years of public art projects

The art entrepreneur’s career has ranged from Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 1969 to Gilbert & George, Landy and Koons

Wichita Lineman — the sweeping melancholy of Glen Campbell’s 1968 hit has universal appeal

Written by Jimmy Webb, the song has been covered by acts ranging from Kool & the Gang to Guns N’ Roses

Dance News: For The Love Of Music & Dance At Westbeth Gallery This June 15–July 6, 2019 by The Dance Enthusiast

Catch For The Love Of Music & Dance at Westbeth Gallery this June 15–July 6, 2019.

IMPRESSIONS: DanceAfrica Festival 2019 at BAM — "Rwanda Reborn: The Remix" by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: DanceAfrica Festival 2019 at BAM  — "Rwanda Reborn: The Remix," "Most memorable were the galvanizing dances from Northern and Western Rwanda, Kinimba-Nkombo, in which th…

Carla Ching’s Nomad Motel Opens at Atlantic Theater Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Ed Sylvanus Iskandar directs the New York premiere starring Molly Griggs and Christopher Larkin.

New Season of Documentary Now!, Including Company Parody 'Co-Op,' Arrives on Netflix June 3 by Andrew Gans

The season features the sendup of D.A. Pennebaker's Original Cast Album: Company, which portrayed the infamous recording session for the Sondheim musical.

Christopher Shinn's Dying City Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Second Stage Theater revival, written and directed by Shinn, stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Colin Woodell.

Drama Desk Award Winners for 2019: Spreading the Love Around - Which of your favorites went home with trophies?

Michael Urie hosted the Drama Desk Awards at Town Hall last night and we've got the complete list of winners below. Unlike this Sunday's Tony Awards, which only honor Broadway productions, t…