Theater: Last call for “Skintight” by ArtsATL Staff

True Colors Theatre Company has staged all three parts of playwright Dominique... The post Theater: Last call for “Skintight” appeared first on ARTS ATL.

See the latest artwork from Tiny Doors ATL at the Woodruff Arts Center and 7 Stages by Kathy Janich

Atlanta’s tiny landscape has become just a bit bigger. 7 Stages, the... The post See the latest artwork from Tiny Doors ATL at the Woodruff Arts Center and 7 Stages appeared first on ARTS …

Review: In ‘Georgia Mertching Is Dead,’ a Road Trip Takes Detours by Alexis Soloski

Catya McMullen’s work is a memory play, a friendship play, a delayed coming-of-age drama and briefly a romantic comedy.

Review: In ‘Terra Firma,’ a Wee Wet Country on the Brink by Jesse Green

This inaugural offering from the Coop squeezes whimsy, character comedy and ecological allegory into one crowded play.

‘Linda Vista’ Review: A Womanizer Who Devastates as He Charms by Ben Brantley

Tracy Letts, the author of “August: Osage County,” reinvents the midlife crisis play with a hilarity that scalds in this Steppenwolf production.

Three on the Aisle: Cell Phones and ‘Slave Play’ by American Theatre Editors

The critics discuss locking up cell phones in Yondr pouches and heatedly debate 'Slave Play.'

STARTING OVER by Joe Dziemianowicz

Tracy Letts’ dark-tinged rom-dram is a portrait of an unsympathetic man in the throes of an ugly divorce and a middle-age tailspin.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory announce Kid’s Week by Arts Review

Australia’s leading theatre producer John Frost and Her Majesty’s Theatre owner Mike Walsh have announced an exciting new initiative, Kid’s Week at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fr…

Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels - Millennium Stage (October 10, 2019) by The Kennedy Center

Review: Linda Vista by Brian Scott Lipton

Deeply humane, often hilarious and ultimately heart-wrenching, Tracy Letts’ “Linda Vista" is a mass of contradictions and conflicts...

Broadway review: Tracy Letts is back on Broadway with Linda Vista by Jonathan Mandell

Can an underemployed middle-aged jerk be a babe magnet?   That’s a question theatergoers are likely to ask about Wheeler, the central character in Linda Vista, Tracy Letts’ latest play…

Show-Score New Jersey launched today with a contest to give away $1,000 worth of theatre tickets by Lorraine Treanor

Show-Score New Jersey is the first extension of Show-Score.com, the popular fan site for New York City shows. Under the leadership of newly-appointed CEO, Deeksha Gaur, Show-Score has partne…

State Theatre Company South Australia reveals 2020 season by Arts Review

A provocative new festival piece, a premiere Australian work, reimagined international and Australian classics and a post-modern masterpiece that rocks the very foundations of theatre itself…

Today on Broadway: Friday, October 11, 2019 by James Marino

MJ Announces, SLAVE extends, VISTA opens, Al makes pies again, Amber MERMAIDS LIVE, PI is endless, Helen Shaw saves civilization. “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, p…

‘Linda Vista’ Broadway Review: Tracy Letts Play Gets Last Laugh On Know-It-All Radiohead Hater by Greg Evans

Dick Wheeler, the lead character – he’s hardly a “hero” – in Tracy Letts’ Linda Vista, a very funny new play about a very sad, not very likable man, is the type of determined, op…

Review: In ‘Linda Vista,’ one man’s spiral creates a tornado by Charles Isherwood

A sad romantic comedy sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it’s an apt-enough description of “Linda Vista,” a slight but funny and quietly affecting play from Tracy Letts, which h…

Second City’s retro revue If I Could #Throwback Time let audience off the hook by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Look back at 1980s is fun, if a bit ragged, and has lots to say about today.

Linda Vista: Unadulterated Comedy Back on Broadway, from Tracy Letts by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The 'August: Osage County' playwright returns with an explosively funny comedy of crotchety manners The post Linda Vista: Unadulterated Comedy Back on Broadway, from Tracy Le…

Linda Vista: A View From the Bottom by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Tracy Letts pens a startlingly accurate, if tough to swallow, portrait of “middle-aged desperation” The post Linda Vista: A View From the Bottom appeared first on New York Stag…

‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Zings Upcoming Democratic Presidential Debate by Bruce Haring

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert was “Doin’ It Donkey Style” tonight, focusing on the Oct. 15 Democratic presidential debate in Westerville, Ohio. Colbert ran down the list of candid…

Kerry Washington Joins Ryan Murphy’s Screen Adaptation of The Prom by Adam Hetrick

The Golden Globe nominee joins Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, and Andrew Rannells in Murphy’s upcoming Netflix project.

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (43) by Robert Shuman

There are plays written on the simplest of themes, which in themselves are not interesting. But they are permeated by the eternal, and he who feels this quality in them perceives that they a…

Tracy Letts Puts a Fragile, Middle-Aged Man Through Hell in ‘Linda Vista’ by David Cote

A story of one man's toxic masculinity and the humiliating wake-up call he needed.

PETER HANDKE: AN ADVERSARIAL TALENT AND CONTROVERSIAL NOBEL LAUREATE by Robert Shuman

(Hugo Hamilton’s article appeared in the Guardian, 10/10.) Since his 1966 debut The Hornets, the Austrian playwright and author has tested, inspired and shocked audienceshares It was, undo…

Read Reviews for Tracy Letts’ Linda Vista by Adam Hetrick

The new comedy from the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County playwright opens on Broadway October 10.

Why Mark Bradford Is One Of The Most Important Artists Of Our Time by Artsjournal

For example: “There’s nothing revolutionary about an artist creating a foundation. But the nonprofits set up by Andy Warhol, Joan Mitchell and Robert Rauschenberg, to name three, were cr…

Report: Arts Engagement Declines Slightly In UK by Artsjournal

‘Taking Part’ figures released by DCMS indicate about 77% of English adults engaged with the arts at least once in the past 12 months, a drop of about 1.5% on the year prior. About two-t…

Welsh Arts Funder Sets Minimum Pay For Artists by Artsjournal

“We won’t fund applications where you aren’t paying yourself or your co-workers at all, or are only paying a low/nominal fee,” the document says. – Arts Professional

Thespian Throwback: August Wilson by Jeffrey Goldman

The legendary playwright sat down with Dramatics in 1990 The post Thespian Throwback: August Wilson appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

VICTORIAN OPERA’S CALLING ALL ROCKERS by Peter J Snee

Victorian Opera is calling all rockers ahead of auditions for its 2020 production The Who’s Tommy. Based on The Who’s legendary 1969 concept album Tommy, which sold over 20 million copie…

Linda Vista on Broadway: Review and Pics by New York Theater

Can an underemployed middle-aged jerk be a babe magnet?   That’s a question theatergoers are likely to ask about Wheeler, the central character in Linda Vista, Tracy Letts’ latest play…

Never Ever Land by Lara Altunian

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Review: Jimmy Buffett’s ‘Escape to Margaritaville’ at The National Theatre by Geoffrey Melada

Four years ago, I walked into what was then the Barnes & Noble in downtown Bethesda and asked for a sales clerk’s assistance locating one of Jimmy Buffett’s greatest hits CDs. She wa…

Groan Ups review – school swots and bullies for life by Michael Billington

Vaudeville, London From age six to 30, Mischief Theatre’s engaging band of classmates bicker and play but rarely test the assumption that character is formed in childhood Mischief Theatre,…

Brian Cox used ‘muscle memory’ to tackle ‘The Great Society’ role by Michael Riedel

Brian Cox had no intention of tackling a meaty character like Lyndon Baines Johnson in Robert Schenkkan’s “The Great Society.” He’d moved away from big theater roles to focus on part…

Talking My Brilliant Career with Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank by Gabi Bergman

Australia in the 1890s – a time where a woman’s role was that of a housewife. But young Sybylla wants to break the mould and pursue her dreams of a ‘brilliant career.’ Miles Franklin…

Don't Call Me Angel | Brian Esperon Dance Class by DanceOn

Marcello Giordani, a celebrated Italian operatic tenor, dies at 56 by Emily Langer / The Washington Post

Actors’ Equity gives ‘Head Over Heels’ diversity award by Caitlin Huston

Actors’ Equity presented “Head Over Heels” with the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award for the 2018-2019 season. Now in its 12th year, the award is given to shows …

West Side Story Movie Star Ariana DeBose on Why Theater Fans Will Fall in Love with the New Film by Caitlyn Gallip

Ariana DeBose is well known in the Broadway community for her Tony-nominated performance in Summer as well as her standout work in Bring It On, Hamilton, A Bronx Tale and more (not to men…

See The Lion King Star Bradley Gibson Backstage Preparing to Tell the 'Incredibly Human' Story of Simba by Broadway.com

Go behind-the-scenes and see how Bradley Gibson gets into character as Simba in Disney's The Lion King.

Get a First Look at the Jesus Christ Superstar Tour by Ryan Gilbert

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar launched a 50th anniversary tour on October 9 at Bass Concert Hall, the flagship theatre of Texas Performing Arts, in Austin. Starri…

Backstage at Ain't Too Proud with Jawan M. Jackson, Episode 7: Imperial Cribs by Broadway.com

Ain't Too Proud star Jawan M. Jackson investigates the dressing rooms of his co-stars backstage at the Imperial Theatre.

That's Amore! Get a Glimpse at Marisa Tomei, Emun Elliott & More in The Rose Tattoo by Broadway.com

Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei is starring in Tennesse Williams' The Rose Tattoo. Directed by Trip Cullman, the production follows Serafina (Tomei), a widow who rekindles her desire for…

Petrina Bromley Performed a Newfoundland Song About a Goat in Her Come From Away Audition by Caitlin Moynihan

Petrina Bromley in Come From Away (Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) Petrina Bromley hails from Newfoundland in Canada, which is just a three-hour drive away from Gander. Now, Broml…

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Discusses August Wilson's "Jitney" (Part 4) | Mark Taper Forum by Center Theatre Group

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Discusses August Wilson's "Jitney" (Part 3) | Mark Taper Forum by Center Theatre Group

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Discusses August Wilson's "Jitney" (Part 2) | Mark Taper Forum by Center Theatre Group

Newfoundland-set musical Come From Away to tour China next year by The Canadian Press

Producers say the smash musical will open in Shanghai for a limited engagement in May, with further cities in China to be announced.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Discusses August Wilson's "Jitney" (Part 1) | Mark Taper Forum by Center Theatre Group

Height of the Storm by Cogency

The Height of the Storm by Florian Zeller. Manhattan Theatre Club production at the Samuel Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th Street, New York.   The essence of this play is ambiguity and uncert…

Sarah Ruhl to Pen Memoir About Life With Bell's Palsy by Ryan McPhee

Smile will explore the playwright's decade-long journey after being diagnosed with the condition.

Appropriate or Appropriation? PostClassical Ensemble and The Lakota Music Project Frames Debate on Indigenous Music by Whitney Fishburn

If this summer’s Baltimore Symphony Orchestra labor dispute underscored that remonstrating over the sustainability of American symphony orchestras is pointless if we don’t clarify whethe…

Herman Cornejo - 20th Anniversary at ABT by American Ballet Theatre

The Wrong Man by Sheila Kogan

"The Wrong Man" is a new musical by multi-platinum songwriter Ross Golan with "Hamilton"’s director Thomas Kail. Like "Hamilton," it began as a concept album and grew into a stage performa…

#AskABT: Zhong-Jing Fang and Isadora Loyola by American Ballet Theatre

Barcelona Dance Troupe Barred From LA by Steven Morris

“The atmosphere was hostile . . . Later, they tell us that all the documentation was correct but the visa that the American Embassy authorized us to be able to work in Los Angeles was not …

'We're asking the art!' The one-to-one tarot show inspired by Bauhaus by Chris Wiegand

Choreographer Jennifer Lacey explains why there is more modern art than movement in her new life-coaching piece In the basement of Nottingham Contemporary art gallery, Jennifer Lacey fans ou…

Here come the hotsteppers! The duo staging a Dance Dance Revolution by Connie Dimsdale

What can the arcade classic tell us about competition, friendship and failure? Jasmine Price and Nikhil Vyas found out by making a show about it Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) stirs up a nosta…

The Monstrous Heart review – blood, fury and a talking dead bear by Miriam Gillinson

Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughA mother and daughter reunite and fight in Oliver Emanuel’s high-octane play, but it feels rushed and remote Gareth Nicholls directed Crocodile Fever at …

Peter Handke: an adversarial talent and controversial Nobel laureate by Hugo Hamilton

Since his 1966 debut The Hornets, the Austrian playwright and author has tested, inspired and shocked audiences ‘A troubling choice’: authors criticise Handke’s win Olga Tokarczuk: th…

'A troubling choice': authors criticise Peter Handke's controversial Nobel win by Sian Cain

Writers including Salman Rushdie, Hari Kunzru and Slavoj Žižek say the 2019 Nobel laureate ‘combines great insight with shocking ethical blindness’ Olga Tokarczuk: the dreadlocked femi…

What Is A Choreopoem? by Artsjournal

Short answer: “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” The longer answer is movement set to and inspired by poetry. And it traces back to the 1970s and a…

The New MoMA: More Space, Less Story by Artsjournal

Phil Kennicott: “MoMA is billing these changes to the display of the art as the most significant aspect of the expansion. Not only is the museum growing, it is changing its relationship to…

Sarah Ruhl, the Celebrated Playwright, Will Publish a Memoir by Concepción De León

Ms. Ruhl, who learned she had Bell’s palsy in 2010, will explore her struggle with the condition in a book.

Let’s Obsess Over Chicago Star Ryan Silverman & That Incredible, Golden Voice

Six essential videos of Chicago star Ryan Silverman.

Matthew Bourne's "Swan Lake" Coming Soon | Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group

Michael Jackson musical should stay away from Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

If they were smart, they’d beat it.

DOC NYC 2019 Lineup Includes On Broadway, Highlighting A Chorus Line and Hamilton by Dan Meyer

The 10th anniversary of American’s largest documentary festival will also include Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back and The Apollo.

Timely ‘The Royale’ comes out swinging by Celia Wren

With a 1910 boxing match at its center, this Marco Ramirez play contemplates entrenched racism in America.

Language Frames How We Think About Things. But Changing That Language Can Backfire by Artsjournal

When a linguistic shift is too heavy-handed, too obviously driven by an agenda to change hearts and minds, it can run up against a response known as reactance. Reactance is our mind’s inst…

Ciaran Carson, Poet Who Captured Belfast, Dead At 70 by Artsjournal1

“With a rich accumulation of poems, metafictions and other unclassifiable prose works, … he superimposed a psychic overlay on the city’s mundane streets and terraces, its feuds and fac…

Bong Joon-Ho Returns Home From Hollywood And Makes His Masterpiece by Artsjournal1

“Bong’s last two films, 2013’s Snowpiercer and 2017’s Okja, were his first to be made in English: they weren’t exactly misfires, either critically or commercially, yet both clearly…

Twitch Has Become The Most-Popular Live-Streaming Platform, And… There Are Problems by Artsjournal

More people watch live streams on Twitch than on any other digital platform, including YouTube and Facebook, according to a report from StreamElements. But the platform has struggled to poli…

Venice Will Begin Charging Admission For Tourists Next July by Artsjournal

The tax will apply to tourists who arrive by coach, cruise ship, water taxi, plane or train. They will be able to pay the charge online with a credit card or from machines “installed in st…

(A)loft Modulation by Carey

Jazz is a famously unstructured form of music. Often improvised, and unpredictable, it doesn’t matter if there is no clear ending to the song: the mere experience of listening is thrilling…

See Who's Joining Patrick Page, Steven Boyer, and Mary Testa in Return to the Forbidden Planet Benefit Concert by Andrew Gans

Original New York cast member Gabriel Barre will direct Red Bull Theater’s one-night-only benefit concert.

'Golden Girls' poll results: It was Dorothy all the way by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sophia was second, with the mother and daughter of TV series dominating the vote, as "The Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody" arrives for the weekend.

A Day in the Life of James Whiteside by American Ballet Theatre

A First Look at Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary National Tour by Marc J. Franklin

The touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical launched in Austin, Texas, October 8.

A Kid Like Jake by Lara Altunian

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Upcoming N.Y.C. Auditions for Once Upon a One More Time, The Music Man, Emojiland, and More by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with these Equity calls for Broadway productions and shows across the country.

Meet the Cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in San Francisco by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony- and Olivier-winning play comes to the Curran Theater October 23.

Michael Jackson Musical MJ to Open at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in Summer 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

The highly anticipated musical framed around the life of the late singer-songwriter Michael Jackson has set dates and a main-stem venue for its world premiere. The previously announced musi…

Broadway's A Night with Janis Joplin Will Appear in Cinemas Nationwide This Fall by Andy Lefkowitz

Get it while you can! A Night with Janis Joplin, the 2013 Broadway musical about the life and music of the Queen of Psychedelic Soul, will appear on movie screens for a limited engagement th…

Go Back to Hogwarts with a Magical New Trailer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Caitlin Moynihan

Accio, wand! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child just released a new trailer that takes audiences inside the magic that happens on stages across the world. The show is continuing to play at B…

Fires in the Mirror, Starring Michael Benjamin Washington, Extends Again at Signature by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre has announced an additional weeklong extension to the upcoming new staging of Anna Deavere Smith's solo play Fires in the Mirror. Recently extended through D…

Amber Riley to Make a Splash in The Little Mermaid Live! by Beth Stevens

Amber Riley is going under the sea to join the upcoming Little Mermaid Live! on ABC. The Glee alum will serve as the emcee for the Disney favorite, which airs on November 5. In the The Litt…

Parents, you’re enrolling your little ones in the wrong kind of dance class by Sarah L. Kaufman

The best choice? A box of scarves. And no rules.

Your first look at the Denver Center's 'Goodnight Moon' by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Stage Directions: Why Des McAnuff Said ‘Yes’ to Directing Ain’t Too Proud for Broadway by Mervyn Rothstein

The Tony-winning director talks a possible Who’s Tommy revival, working with Christopher Plummer, and why he decided to direct The Temptations bio-musical.

Interview: Julian Emile Lerner in LAST DAYS OF SUMMER at George Street Playhouse 10/15 to 11/10 by BroadwayWorld

George Street Playhouse (GSP) opens their inaugural season at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) with LAST DAYS OF SUMMER. The show will be on stage from October 15 to November…

The Mystery of Irma Vep — A Penny Dreadful by Lara Altunian

The post The Mystery of Irma Vep — A Penny Dreadful appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

The Alchemy of Apology by American Repertory Theater

‘Moulin Rouge!’ announces San Francisco stop on national tour by Caitlin Huston

“Moulin Rouge!” has added a new stop onto its North American tour. The musical will play the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco in the summer of 20201. This adds on to the previously annou…

Tony Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell Joins Lineup for Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway at Town Hall by Andrew Gans

Megan Hilty, Patina Miller, and Jessie Mueller will also join Rudetsky at the Manhattan venue.

To T, or Not to T? by Lara Altunian

The post To T, or Not to T? appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

First Look: The Rose Tattoo by Broadway Direct

This is one Tennessee Williams woman you won’t soon forget. Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei unleashes a tour de force as Serafina, a widow who rekindles her desire for love, lust and lif…

Moulin Rouge! The Musical | Coming Summer 2021 to San Francisco by Broadwaysf

Community-Building Art Project Habitat: Home to Offer 2 New York City Performances by Emily Selleck

The events will reflect on what "home" means and weave themes of identity, immigration, and climate change.

Sister Act at The 5th Avenue Theatre by The 5th Avenue Theatre

Make Them Hear You Concert Will Showcase 3 Musicals by Artists of Color From BMI Workshop by Emily Selleck

The one-night-only performance will take place October 28.

Check Out Broadway Production Photos of The Rose Tattoo, Starring Marisa Tomei by Marc J. Franklin

The revival of the Tennessee Williams drama opens at the American Airlines Theatre October 15.

Which Shakespearean Royal Family Do You Belong To? by Performerstuff

Which Shakespearean Royal Family Do You Belong To? Written by Rosalind Helsinger October 10, 2019 There’s a heap of Shakespearean regal families to choose from, between the dynasties…

Music Interview: Talking to Rocker Amy Rigby — Musician Turned Author by Blake Maddux

“I’ve put out records by myself before, but this is like 10 times the work!” The post Music Interview: Talking to Rocker Amy Rigby — Musician Turned Author appeared first on The Arts…

The Extraordinary Comes to Life in BoHo Theatre’s ‘Big Fish’ by Matthew Wexler

BoHo Theatre presents an emotionally and visually stunning revival of "Big Fish," featuring a score by Andrew Lippa. The post The Extraordinary Comes to Life in BoHo Theatre’s ‘Big Fish�…

Surprise: For The First Time Since 1986, Vinyl Is About To Outsell CDs by Artsjournal

Vinyl records earned $224.1 million (on 8.6 million units) in the first half of 2019, closing in on the $247.9 million (on 18.6 million units) generated by CD sales. Vinyl revenue grew by 12…

How Do You Translate The Life Of A Forgotten, Insane Swiss Novelist Into Dance Theater? by Artsjournal1

Marina Harss: “The material feels both so deeply literary and, at the same time, so utterly deflating. The subject is a solitary man” — Robert Walser — “whose writings tended to tr…

A First Look at Carolee Carmello in National Tour of Hello, Dolly! by Marc J. Franklin

The three-time Tony nominee assumed the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi September 25.

Home is where the art is. West by God playwright Brandon McCoy by Julian Oquendo

Playwright Brandon McCoy’s world premiere West by God, which he admits is semi-autobiographical, is onstage now at Keegan Theatre through October 20th. We caught up with him to chat about …

Dat’s Love. We take you to the first Spit Dat spoken word night at Woolly Mammoth by Jeffrey E. Banks

Drew Anderson (poetically known as “Droopy, The Brokeballer”), one half of the #DynamicDuo that is responsible for producing the weekly Thursday open mic Spit Dat since 2002, describes t…

Review: Escape to Margaritaville, a predictable buffet of Buffett, amiable and ambling by Alexander C. Kafka

How shocked must Jimmy Buffett have been when “Margaritaville,” his ode to heartbreak and mid-grade alcoholism, became not just a breakout 1977 hit but a potent lifestyle brand? It’s a…

Review: My Barking Dog. What happens when a coyote shows up with a message by Mercedes Hesselroth

In 2017, the American Psychological Association acknowledged the existence of a new psychological disorder: eco-anxiety. The disease can cause a spectrum of despair in response to the effect…

Watch the Dating Profiles of the Characters in Tracy Letts' New Broadway Comedy, Linda Vista

The people of Linda Vista are looking for love and connection. Check out the characters dating profiles to learn more about the new comedy.

The Sweet Things in Life! Get a First Look at Carolee Carmello in the Hello, Dolly! Tour by Ryan Gilbert

Oh yes! It takes a woman to bring you the sweet things in life! Carolee Carmello joined the national tour of Hello, Dolly! on September 24 and now we have our first look at the three-time To…

Mario Cantone to Star in World Premiere of Musical Fantasy Bliss at 5th Avenue Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-nominated actor Mario Cantone has been announced to star as Sir Pincus Glimmermore in the brand-new musical Bliss, slated to make its world premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in…

Come From Away Will Open in China in 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

Come From Away will receive its Chinese-debut staging in 2020, marking the first production of the Broadway hit to be performed in a non-English-speaking country. The China production, which…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Petrina Bromley of Come From Away by Broadway.com

Petrina Bromley stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Come From Away and more with Paul Wontorek.

New Shift! Bailey McCall & More Will Lead the Waitress Tour by Ryan Gilbert

The diner is "opening up" with a full cast for the upcoming North American touring production of the hit Broadway musical Waitress. The company will be led by Bailey McCall as Jenna, Kennedy…

Laurie Anderson Named 2020 Vanguard Artist at Public Theater's Joe's Pub by Dan Meyer

The singer and performance artist is the third recipient of the award and residency.

Breaking the Code review at Salisbury Playhouse – ‘Edward Bennett is tremendous as Alan Turing’ by Lesley Bates

Wiltshire Creative has become adept at programming timely revivals. Thus we have Hugh Whitemore’s 1986 play Breaking the Code in the year

Celebration of Sono Osato to Be Held at Broadway's Music Box Theatre by Olivia Clement

The Actors Fund event will take place October 14.

Check Out Lexi Lawson, Nicole Kang, and Phoenix Best in New Musical Video About Global Gag Rule by Olivia Clement

The Global HER Project shows viewers how they can help stop the U.S. policy affecting abortion care, HIV prevention, and more.

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Julio Martinez’s weekly installment of This Week in LA Theatre. The post This Week in LA Theatre appeared first on At This Stage.

Kevin Elyot's Early Gay Drama Coming Clean Will Return to London in 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

King's Head Theatre's acclaimed staging of Kevin Elyot's groundbreaking 1982 play Coming Clean, which examines the breakdown of a gay couple's relationship, will return to the London stage …

Tatty venues do not guarantee good theatre by Susan Elkin

Let’s stop smilingly pretending that tatty, cramped dives with dreadful lavatories are more artistically expressive than venues which conform to modern standards.

Full Cast Set for National Tour of Sara Bareilles’ Waitress by Andrew Gans

The non-Equity tour will be headed by Bailey McCall as expert pie maker Jenna.

See New Production Photos From When It Happens to You Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The theatrical memoir by bestselling author Tawni O'Dell, which began performances October 4, looks at the aftermath of sexual assault for a family.

Paterson Joseph to Star as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at London's Young Vic by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage veteran Paterson Joseph has been cast as the evil Ebenezer Scrooge in the Young Vic's upcoming remount of A Christmas Carol. The smash-hit London production, adapted by Jack Thorne and…

Eclipse Theatre set for employment tribunal over ‘exploitative’ freelance contract by Giverny Masso

Eclipse Theatre is being taken to an employment tribunal by a former contractor who is accusing the company of being “exploitative” of

Theatre set to open under Manchester railway arches by Ruth Comerford

Arches below Manchester Central railway are to be developed into a 150-seat theatre and community space. The venue will become the new

Performances Begin Tuesday For New Musical LAST DAYS OF SUMMER by BroadwayWorld

Performances are set to begin this Tuesday, October 15th, with the official Opening Night on October 25th, for the new musical LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, presented by George Street Playhouse and d…

Current Little Shop of Horrors Star Amber Riley Joins ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live! by Dan Meyer

The Olivier winner and Glee star joins Auli'i Cravalho, Queen Latifah, John Stamos, and more for the November 5 TV event.

The Met Opera’s New “Porgy”: Restoring An American Masterpiece by Artsjournal

Joseph Horowitz: “The modernist view of Gershwin the gifted dilettante is no longer heard. Concomitantly, American music historians, for whom Gershwin once barely existed, have flocked to …

The Time I Played Chess Nude With Marcel Duchamp by Artsjournal1

Eve Babitz: “I took the smock off, letting it fall beside me, but Julian kicked it far across the slippery floor, out of the way in a corner. I sat down quickly at the chess set and wonder…

The Banjo And The Ballot Box: Country Music As Political Tool by Artsjournal1

“[Historian Peter] La Chapelle explains how fiddler-politicians and politician-fans have used this oddly flexible genre to advocate for the poor and dispossessed, fight for racial justice,…

Bernadette Peters to Be Honored at the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala by Noah Mutterperl

The Broadway favorite will receive the distinguished Prince Rainier III Award in recognition of her devotion to the arts and philanthropic causes.

What’s so special about theater? by Fountaintheatre

By Brendan Kiley What’s so special about theater? I’ve been asked that last question so many times, and asked it in return, never getting further than the theater enthusiast’s shopwor…

‘Hilot Means Healer’ and its tale of war and recovery aren’t perfectly whole yet by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Second World War story of a man reeling from battle and encountering traditional shamanic teachings in the Philippines.

Ben Platt, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Nikki M. James Will Be Featured on First Season of Little Known Facts: The Series by Andrew Gans

Ilana Levine’s series will be released on Fridays on the new streaming service The Stage Network.

Gisèle Vienne: Crowd review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘heady and atmospheric’ by Rachel Elderkin

Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international dance festival, launches its 41st year in style with Gisèle Vienne’s Crowd. Painstakingly choreographed, yet effortlessly executed

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes review at Union Theatre, London – ‘frothy and enjoyable’ by Julia Rank

Most people will probably think of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as the film in which Marilyn Monroe (in a role originated by Carol

“MJ the Musical” Offers Discount to Anyone Who Can Look at Themselves After by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The previously cancelled, now retitled “MJ the Musical”, based on the life of the highly controversial “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, anno…

Lust, Actually: A Review of Hello Again at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre by Hayley Osborn

From crooning to spooning, this production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical goes from crush to carnality and back again over the course of several decades.

“MJ the Musical” Offers Discount to Anyone Who Can Look at Themselves After by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The previously cancelled, now retitled “MJ the Musical”, based on the life of the highly controversial “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, anno…

New York Magazine Names Helen Shaw New Theatre Critic by Olivia Clement

The writer, previously at Time Out, takes over the position from Sara Holdren, who has returned to full-time directing.

Mephisto [A Rhapsody], Gate Theatre review - the callowness of history by Tom Birchenough

More manner than message in adaptation of Klaus Mann's 1930s novel You wonder about the title of French dramatist Sam Gallet’s Mephisto [A Rhapsody], an adaptation for our days of Klaus Ma…

Oprah Interviews Cynthia Erivo, Lupita Nyong'o for a Primetime Special on October 26 

Oprah Winfrey sits down one-on-one with the award-winning actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Cynthia Erivo, who discuss their fast rise to fame and how their leading roles have shaped them persona…

Industry Editor Exclusive: The Evolution of Cell Phones Use at the Theater (And What to Do About It)

Years ago, when the popularity of cell phones started exploding, theaters in other countries started experimenting with the idea of using signal jammers to prevent cell phone use in the thea…

Photo Flash: Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada Go Way Down to OKLAHOMA!

Hadestown's Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada recently went 'way down' to visit Oklahoma!

The Glass Menagerie by Joel Benjamin

It is Ginger Grace as Amanda that is the crowning glory of this production.  Though slender and frail looking, she is still a powerful, if bothersome figure, memories of a golden southern b…

MJ THE MUSICAL Officially Set For the Neil Simon Theatre Beginning July 6, 2020

It was announced today by the show's producers that the Broadway World Premiere of MJ The Musical (previously titled Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough) will begin preview performances on Tuesda…

Al Roker Books Second Shift in Waitress on Broadway; Jordin Sparks Extends Run by Andy Lefkowitz

Al Roker is headed back to the diner. Following a cheered Broadway debut last fall in the hit musical Waitress, the beloved weather forecaster and journalist will reprise his turn as Old Joe…

Michael Jackson Musical MJ to Open in Summer 2020 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

The highly anticipated musical framed around the life of the late singer-songwriter Michael Jackson has set dates and a main-stem venue for its world premiere. The previously announced musi…

Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play Adds Two Weeks to Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

Jeremy O. Harris' acclaimed debut work Slave Play will remain on Broadway for a little longer. Originally announced as a limited engagement through January 5, the new play will now conclude…

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Plaza Suite Starring Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Broadway revival of Neil Simon's 1968 comedy Plaza Suite. Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey will direct the production, set to begin previews on Marc…

People You Should Know . . . Karen Malpede by Zack Calhoon

Karen Malpede-(Playwright/Director) Co-founder Theater Three Collaborative. Author/Director 19 plays produced in the US and Europe. “Other Than We,” forthcoming, LaMama, Nov. 2019.  “…

Critically Acclaimed Slave Play Extends by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

Due to popular demand, the Jeremy O. Harris written Slave Play, is extending its Broadway run by two weeks. The critically acclaimed work will now run through January 19, 2020, at the Golden…

Helen Shaw named theater critic at New York and Vulture by Caitlin Huston

Helen Shaw will join New York magazine and its entertainment site Vulture as theater critic. Shaw, who was most recently a critic for Time Out New York and 4Columns.org, takes over the post …

They’ve Rediscovered The Naughty Bits From Europe’s Most Famous Medieval Romance by Artsjournal1

Fragments of a manuscript of Le Roman de la Rose — containing a double entendre-filled episode about a pilgrim at a shrine — were found in a centuries-old book binding in the public reco…

The Real Test Of MoMA’s Expansion Will Be Traffic Flow: Justin Davidson by Artsjournal1

“MoMA is a machine for viewing art, and the success of this latest incarnation will be gauged by how many visitors the facility can process in any given day. … The 2004 expansion created…

Did The Philly Fringe Risk Its Patrons’ Safety By Including This Event? by Artsjournal1

“The 2019 Fringe Festival page touting [a solo biofeedback session with psychologist Gary Ames] reads biofeedback will open the bridge ‘between conscious and subconscious realms. Let cre…

Why Netflix On Broadway Is Good For Both Of Them by Artsjournal1

The streaming giant is renting the Belasco Theatre in midtown Manhattan for a four-week, eight-shows-a-week Broadway-style run of its latest major feature, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman. …

‘Flows beautifully’: GASLIGHT – Touring ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Today Gaslighting is a familiar phrase used by psychologist and domestic abuse organisations. The origins of that phrase are this very play, a dark psychological thriller. Patrick Hamilton�…

They locked my phone up. Twice! And I loved it.

If you follow me on Facebook, then you know last week I was a lucky attendee at the musical improv Freestyle Love Supreme, the brainchild of upcoming Podcast guest, Anthony “Two-Touch”…

Author Sally Gardner: Working in theatre taught me the most about writing by Sally Gardner

I learned to write in the theatre, though at the time I didn’t realise it. When I was small we were not

Casting announced for Translations at the National's Olivier Theatre

The highly-anticipated return of Translations has found its cast. Following a sell-out run at the National in 2018, Brian Friel's masterpiece is set to re-open at London's National The…

Al Roker returns to ‘Waitress’ on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

“Today” show weather anchor Al Roker will rejoin the cast of “Waitress” for the month of November. Roker will resume his role as Joe, which he first played in October of last year. R…

Welcome to the Theater! The Broadway Debuts of Linda Vista and The Rose Tattoo by JK

Congratulations to the entire companies of Linda Vista and The Rose Tattoo on the upcoming opening of your show. Here's to a successful run!We'd like to send special congratulations to t…

Lost in Space: Sideshow Theatre Company’s ‘X’ by Matthew Wexler

In Sideshow Theatre Company's "X," a distant space station provides the backdrop for a dystopian thriller that loses oxygen midway. The post Lost in Space: Sideshow Theatre Company’s ‘X…

Re-Named Michael Jackson Musical Sets Broadway Opening Date: ‘MJ’ Teaser Released by Greg Evans

Broadway’s MJ The Musical, formerly known as Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, will begin previews at the Neil Simon Theatre on Tuesday, July 6, 2020, with an opening night set for Thurs…

What's in the spotlight on NJ stages? by Ilana Keller

It only seems fitting that the first production to grace George Street Playhouse's new stage centers around baseball. After all, the city of New Brunswick and arts proponents stepped up to t…

A Night With Janis Joplin to Screen in Cinemas in November by Olivia Clement

The BroadwayHD production, starring Tony nominee Mary Bridget Davies, was captured live in L.A. last year.

Josh Raff’s Love/Love Returns for Limited Engagement Off-Broadway by Dan Meyer

The hip-hop musical begins October 27 at Under St. Marks Theater downtown.

Olivier Winner Rebecca Treehearn, Steven Miller, More Set for A Christmas Carol in London by Dan Meyer

The Jack Thorne adaptation of Dickens’ classic begins previews November 23 at Old Vic.

MJ The Musical Announces Broadway Premiere by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

MJ, a new musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson, has been rumored to be Broadway-bound for some time. Today, producers have made it official. The jukebox musical, drawing from the …

Jérôme Pradon and Mazz Murray Join Christine Allado and Jac Yarrow in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella in London by Andrew Gans

The staging will reflect the 2013 Broadway version of the musical, which features a new book and additional songs.

Being Bella? Harvey Fierstein Doesn’t Need a Dress to Try by Katherine Rosman

Fierstein is no stranger to portraying women onstage. This time, he’s skipping the drag to play the outspoken politician Bella Abzug. Why him? He’s got an answer.

Michael Jackson Musical Is to Open on Broadway Next Summer by Michael Paulson

The show, now called “MJ The Musical,” will begin previews July 6 at the Neil Simon Theater.

Casting announced for A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic

Following the huge success of Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic, it was only right that it was announced to return once again for a limited run this festive …

London Theatre News Today: Thursday 10 October by Kitty Underwood

Casting has been announced for Matthew Warchus’ adaption of A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic, which returns for the third year running on 4 December, with previews from 23 November.Paterso…

Film Review: “Pain and Glory” — Almodovar’s Remembrance of Things Past by Erica Abeel

What remains so seductive about Almodovar is the way he replicates the movement of thought, creating a seamless weave between the story moving forward -- rather minimal in this case -- and t…

Al Roker to Return to Waitress, Sparks Extends by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

Some big news coming from the Broadway production of Waitress which will wind up its hit run at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre after the New Year. Beloved weatherman and anchor of the …

Michael Jackson Musical, Now Titled MJ, Sets Broadway Dates and Theatre by Ryan McPhee

The musical features a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.

Michael Jackson musical announces Broadway run by Caitlin Huston

The Michael Jackson musical, entitled “MJ The Musical,” announced Thursday that it will come to Broadway this summer. The musical will play the Neil Simon Theatre beginning July 6, 2020,…

Al Roker Will Return to Broadway's Waitress by Ryan McPhee

The musical, currently starring Jordin Sparks, continues at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre through January 5, 2020.

Mites review at Tristan Bates Theatre, London – ‘stylistically shifting and glib’ by Mert Dilek

James Mannion’s new play Mites is a shape-shifter. It begins on an absurdist register but gradually disrobes itself, shifting towards what it

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, October 10, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Slave Play Extends Limited Run After Broadway Opening by Dan Meyer

The Jeremy O. Harris play opened October 6 at the Golden Theatre.

Adrienne Warren, Phyllida Lloyd, and More on ‘Bringing Tina Turner Home’ by Ryan McPhee

The stars and creative team of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical discuss the music icon ahead of their Broadway bow.

Mario Cantone Will Star in World Premiere of Bliss Musical by Andrew Gans

The musical fantasy, which upends the traditional princess narrative, will debut at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre.

7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend, Oct. 11-13 by Randy McMullen, Jackie Burrell

Got your weekend plans yet? We've got some nifty ideas, from Fleet Week fun to Litquake to a sizzling SF street food fest.

David Byrne on bringing American Utopia to a more 'open-minded' Broadway by Maureen Lee Lenker

While jukebox musicals may never die (at least based on the enduring popularity of titles like Jersey Boys and Mamma Mia), Broadway is also expanding its space for pop and rock musicians, in…

MoMA rebuild creates a sleek new showcase for big art

The museum’s updated $450m incarnation solves a lot of problems — but could do with a little more attitude

Yamin Choudury, Nadia Fall and Michelle Terry announced as Ambassadors for TheatreCraft 2019 by Kitty Underwood

2019's TheatreCraft Ambassadors have been announced - the UK's biggest free careers event for young people interested in offstage theatre roles. The post Yamin Choudury, Nadia Fall and Miche…

BWW Interview: Eden Espinosa Of BKLYN: THE MUSICAL On Reuniting With The Original Cast For A One-Night Only Concert

On Monday, October 21st, members of the original cast of BKLYN: The Musical, including Eden Espinosa, Karen Olivo, and Ramona Keller will reunite for a special one-night only 15th Annivers…

The Great Society ***, Slave Play ****, The Wrong Man *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 10, 2019: Robert Schenkkan provided a brilliant example of political theater with his Tony winning All the Way which played Broadway in 2014 after premiering a…

Fresh, modern & relevant’: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – Drayton Arms Theatre ★★★★ by Amy Toledano

This very well presented version of The Merchant of Venice is excellently executed, proving to modern audiences that Shakespeare doesn’t have to be complicated in order to understand it.

The Promise of the Commons by Javiera Benavente, Liza Bielby, David Bollier, Jamie Gahlon, Jax Gil, Matthew Glassman, Richard Newman, Gina Reichert, Jennie Rose Halperin, Jd Stokely, Carlos Uriona

By Javiera Benavente, Liza Bielby, David Bollier, Jamie Gahlon, Jax Gil, Matthew Glassman, Richard Newman, Gina Reichert, Jennie Rose Halperin, JD Stokely, Carlos Uriona. In honor of World C…

Review: Hugh Jackman pulls out all the stops in an arena extravaganza by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The star of “The Greatest Showman” and “The Boy From Oz” doesn’t skimp on the glitz or the charm in his world tour show.

‘Slave Play’ announces two-week extension by Caitlin Huston

“Slave Play” will extend an additional two weeks on Broadway, the producers announced Thursday.  The Jeremy O. Harris play, which opened at the Golden Theatre on Oct. 6, will now run th…

PHOTOS: What was David Hare’s thinking when writing The Permanent Way? by Featured Content

Do you remember what else was happening in the world in 2003? That was the year The Permanent Way premiered, ten years after The Railway Privatisation Act. It was also the year that the US, …

Olga Tokarczuk And Peter Handke Win Nobel Prizes For Literature by Artsjournal1

The Nobel committee cited Polish novelist Tokarczuk, awarded the delayed prize for 2018, for “a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries a…

Why “Porgy and Bess” and the Met Need One Another by Artsjournal1

More than its disappointing 1985 predecessor, the Met’s vigorous new staging of Gershwin’s opera manages to vindicate a controversial cultural landmark whose reputation, still unsettled,…

MoMA’s Expansion Is ‘Smart, Surgical, Sprawling And Slightly Soulless’: Michael Kimmelman by Artsjournal1

“For all its intelligence and skill and its obvious desire to make the place feel friendlier, the expansion seems to me not to have solved the problem of the Modern’s ambience. … You m…

B-Boy-Turned-Ballet Dancer Teaches His Moves To His Company by Artsjournal1

Diego Ramalho grew up breakdancing in a small city in Brazil and reluctantly started taking ballet lessons at age 18. Eight years later, he’s a full member of Ballet Edmonton, coaching his…

REVIEW: Assassins, Watermill Theatre Newbury ✭✭✭✭ by Libby Purves

By Libby Purves Libby Purves reviews Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical Assassins now playing at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury. This post REVIEW: Assassins, Watermill Theatre Newbu…

Look Back at Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro on Broadway by Playbill Staff

The musical opened at the Majestic Theatre October 10, 1947.

Photos: Meet the SF cast of ‘Harry Potter and Cursed Child’ by Randy McMullen

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" kicks of its run at The Curran in S.F. Oct. 23 -- here are photos the cast.

Long, Dark Nights in Berlin’s Theaters by A.J. Goldmann

Berlin’s theater season opens with directors taking audiences through the fog of war, down the gloomy tunnels of cyberspace and into a world without hope.

Grease set for second UK tour in spring 2020 by Ruth Comerford

Nikolai Foster’s production of Grease the musical is to embark on a second UK tour, opening at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate theatre

Mary Poppins - Show Trailer by Official London Theatre

NEWS: Cervantes concludes 2019 with new adaptation of Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits by Featured Content

The Cervantes Theatre, London's home of Spanish and Latin American drama, concludes its female-led 2019 season with a major new staging of Isabel Allende's literary bestseller The House of t…

Tom Chambers and Sally Bretton to star in Dial M for Murder tour by Georgia Snow

Tom Chambers and Sally Bretton are to star in a 2020 UK tour of Dial M for Murder. Chambers, whose stage credits

‘The whole experiment has a lovely lightness of touch’: EITHER – Hampstead Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Ruby Thomas’ experimental debut play Either is an intriguing questioning of gender identity that retains an air of politeness.

Remembering forgotten lesbian history by Cody Corrall

“Lavender Women & Killer Dykes” at Gerber/Hart Library and Archives shines a light on the people, places, and publications that shaped Chicago’s lesbian culture. …

Mobile nursery in double-decker bus launches for parents working in performing arts by Matthew Hemley

A mobile nursery based in a bus aimed at supporting parents working in the performing arts will launch next year, which its

Nevill Holt Opera wins people’s vote at RIBA Stirling Prize by Georgia Snow

Nevill Holt Opera’s new building has won the RIBA Stirling Prize people’s vote. The award, in which the general public votes online

Plans for £41 million Kent theatre fall at ‘final hurdle’ by Giverny Masso

Controversial plans for a 1,200-seat theatre in Tunbridge Wells have been overturned, after councillors voted against them. The £41 million theatre was

War Horse - Show Trailer by Official London Theatre

Wake Up With BWW 10/10: LINDA VISTA Opens, and More!

Today's top stories: Linda Vista officially opens tonight, and more!

Curtains review at Palace Theatre, Manchester – ‘Jason Manford is in his element’ by Chris Bartlett

Curtains was the last show John Kander and Fred Ebb worked on together before Ebb’s death in 2007. The most notable thing

Tick, Tick… Boom! review at Bridge House Theatre, London – ‘intimate and emotionally punchy’ by Paul Vale

Jonathan Larson died in 1996 just before the opening of his first major Broadway musical, Rent. Before this he was a struggling

Jawnuta review at Posk, London – ‘strongly performed Polish opera’ by George Hall

Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-72) is one of those composers much admired inside his homeland – in this case, Poland – where he is

Selladoor to develop stage version of CBeebies show Pablo featuring autistic cast by Georgia Snow

Selladoor Worldwide is developing a stage adaptation of the CBeebies show Pablo, which is the first animated TV series to star an

Assassins, Watermill Theatre, Newbury - Sondheim musical in scalding form by Matt Wolf

Sondheim's 1990 show gets more disturbingly pertinent with every revival “Every now and then the country goes a little wrong”: so goes one of the many lyrics from the Stephen Sondheim-Jo…

The walls of an abyss by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review an important New York opening, the Irish Repertory Theatre’s off-Broadway revival of Conor McPherson’s Dublin Carol. Here’s an excerpt. *  *…

Adelaide Fringe Announce the Ambassadors for 2020 by Peter J Snee

The Adelaide Fringe has announced its diamond anniversary ambassadors with Queen of Pop Marcia Hines, international superstar Amanda Palmer and glamazon-drag superhero set to shine in 2020. …

ASSASSINS           Watermill, Bagnor Newbury by Libby Purves and Friends

THE DARK AND THE CRAZY       This is  – for us anyway – the first  production in the Trump era of this savage musical:  a revue reimagining of all the attempts, successful or not,�…

After Domingo, what? by Terry Teachout

In this week’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column, which appears in the online edition of today’s paper, I discuss the case of Plácido Domingo. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  *…

‘Comedy doesn’t always stick’: THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT – West End ★★★ by Rev Stan

Sean Foley’s adaptation of the 1950s Ealing comedy The Man In The White Suit stars Stephen Mangan as clever but hapless scientist Sidney and Kara Tointon as Daphne, a posh, mill owner's da…

Almanac: Trollope on gossip by Terry Teachout

“But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it?” Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage

Tracy Letts' Dark Comedy Linda Vista Opens on Broadway by Broadway.com

Second Stage's Broadway production of Tracy Letts' new play Linda Vista officially opens on October 10 at the Helen Hayes Theatre. The New York premiere, directed by Dexter Bullard, began p…

“This Side of Crazy”—A Masterpiece of Southern Belle Comedy, at NCTC, S.F. by Evelyn Arevalo

Millennial Notes Del Shores Fashions Fabulous Fantasies of Mom & Singing Sisters by Evelyn Arevalo Domineering mother Ditty Blaylock (vibrant Christine Macomber) has been offered the opp…

“Mark Twain’s River of Song” Sails into Our Hearts, at TheatreWorks, Mtn. View by Robert M. Gardner

Myler & Wheetman’s Rousing Musical Takes Us to the River by Robert M. Gardner “Mark Twain’s River of Song” launches us on a foot-tapping journey back to the music of the 1800s on…

Howard Sherman: Why Netflix playing Broadway makes sense on both sides by Howard Sherman

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will be the draws at the Belasco Theatre in November. Unfortunately, they won’t be

Ben Bonnema and Christopher Staskel - Millennium Stage (October 9, 2019) by The Kennedy Center

Deepfakes and Hollywood’s quest to create the digital human

Tech advances help film-makers but could lead to a glut of videos involving politicians or porn

What Type of Choreography Does a Ballet Dancer, Drag Queen, Pop Star Do? - Veteran principal dancer James Whiteside makes his American Ballet Theatre

Veteran principal dancer James Whiteside makes his American Ballet Theatre choreographic debut---American Ballet Theatre's fall season is a two-week whirlwind of revelations. The troupe's fu…

World Premiere of Terra Firma Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new play by Barbara Hammond, directed by Shana Cooper, is the first show from new NYC-based company The COOP.

Macbeth, Starring Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers, Begins at Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers star in the John Doyle–helmed production.

Tracy Letts' Linda Vista Opens on Broadway by Olivia Clement

Ian Barford stars as Wheeler in the new comedy from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

Catya McMullen’s Georgia Mertching Is Dead Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Layla Khoshnoudi, Diana Oh, and Claire Siebers star in the world premiere at EST.

10 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 10-13, plus a few more

George Thorogood, Carrie Underwood, the Pittsburgh Symphony and more on the agenda this weekend.