Human Nurture review – urgent tale of race, identity and privilege by Nick Ahad

Studio, SheffieldRyan Calais Cameron’s story of two young men who grew up together in care is flawed yet has a visceral rawness A writer singled out as a future star, Ryan Calais Cameron (…

The Collision/Martyrdom: Two Very Long One-Acts Come Up Short by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ The Lizzie Fox-Lily Riopelle Two Headed Rep troupe looks back a millennium for inspiration it doesn't entirely find The post The Collision/Martyrdom: Two Very Long One-Acts C…

Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ Starring Hugh Jackman Won’t Invite Critics Before Opening Night by Greg Evans

In a break with Broadway custom of recent decades, producers of The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are not inviting critics to pre-opening night previews. Instead, critics…

CLUE | Paper Mill Playhouse by Paper Mill Playhouse

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble for a dinner party at Boddy Manor. Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or Colonel Mustard in the library…

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre appoints new board of directors by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic,joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Longtime bar manager Patricia Wilson also announced she was stepping back from the company.

Broadway Legend Chita Rivera to Release Memoir in 2023 by Lindsey Sullivan

Broadway legend Chita Rivera is working on a memoir. The book, scheduled for release in 2023 from HarperOne, is co-authored with journalist Patrick Pacheco, according to The New York Times…

Broadway Icon Chita Rivera Signs With HarperCollins For Her Memoir by Bruce Haring

From West Side Story through Bye Bye Birdie, from Chicago to Kiss of the Spider Woman, one actor has been a constant – Chita Rivera. Now, the two-time Tony winners is recapping her Broadwa…

"Beautifully Staged and Acted!" | Skeleton Crew by Manhattan Theatre Club

Read more or buy tickets at http://www.SkeletonCrewThePlay.com/ #SkeletonCrewOnBroadway - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SKELETON CREW Written by Dominique Morisseau Dire…

People You Should Know . . . Will Clegg by Zack Calhoon

(Photo by Mindy Tucker) Will Clegg (Writer/Performer) is a storyteller, filmmaker, photographer, and sourdough enthusiast living in Jersey City, NJ. He is a two-time winner of Moth StorySLA…

People You Should Know . . . Amanda Erin Miller by Zack Calhoon

Amanda Erin Miller is a Brooklyn-based writer and actor. For the last decade, Amanda has toured nationally and internationally with her solo shows "The Jew in the Ashram" (Whitefire Theatre…

People You Should Know . . . Grant Bowen by Zack Calhoon

Grant Bowen (Playwright/Producer/Performer) is a storyteller that has been seen at such shows as The Moth, Nights of Our Lives, The Adam Wade from NH Show, Happy Hour Story Hour, Gems (Clust…

West End vs Broadway: Two Hamiltons Meet For the First Time by TheaterMania

Karl Queensborough plays Alexander Hamilton in London's West End, and Miguel Cervantes plays him on Broadway. The two sit down in the Zoom where it happens for a transatlantic summit in this…

Richard Christiansen has died at 90 — a critic who sparked a glorious theatrical fire in a city he loved by Chris Jones

If any journalist could be said to have lit the spark for an artistic movement, that scribe was Richard Christiansen, longtime chief critic at the Chicago Tribune.

***** ‘DOUBT: A PARABLE’ REVIEW – MONICA DOLAN DAZZLES IN A DRAMA OF SUREFIRE BRILLIANCE (UK) by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian, 1/28; The truth at any cost … Monica Dolan as Sister Aloysius in Doubt. Photograph: Johan Persson.) Many will know John Patrick Shanley�…

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Steven Spielberg & More Nominated for Directors Guild Awards by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, who made his directorial debut with tick, tick...BOOM!, has been nominated for an award by the Directors Guild of America. The nominees also include Steven…

The 66th Obie Awards to Include Streaming Theater by Lindsey Sullivan

Details have emerged regarding the 66th annual Obie Awards, a celebration of off and off-off Broadway theater. Consideration will be given to shows that opened between July 1, 2020 and Aug…

PANDEMIC PUMMELS AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP (EXCLUSIVE) by Philip Boroff

The self-described “world’s No. 1 live theater company” has taken a drubbing. The parent company of U.K.-based Ambassador Theatre Group reported a pretax loss of $202 million for the 1…

Marlee Matlin and Siân Heder on ‘CODA’ by KCRW

Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin is usually the only Deaf person on a set. Matlin came to a big realization when making “CODA,” a breakthrough film featuring Deaf actors. “I’m th…

TINA's Nick Rashad Burroughs Talks About the Full Circle Moment of Taking Over as Ike Turner by BroadwayWorld

Watch the full interview here: https://bway.world/NickRashadBurroughsBL Broadway is back and BroadwayWorld is bringing you all of the interviews you crave with your favorite Broadway stars!…

Reimagined Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! has taken its surrey on the road🤠 oklahomabroadway.com by Rodgers & Hammerstein

THIS WEEKEND | ABT Studio Company's Digital Performance 🌠 by American Ballet Theatre

Tune in this weekend for a digital ABT Studio Company performance filmed in Los Angeles at Luckman Fine Arts Complex - FREE for all to enjoy! This program features traditional favorites incl…

Watch a Performance of Frozen 2's 'All Is Found/Into the Unknown' From Disney Princess: The Concert by Playbill

After postponing the fall leg of its U.S. tour, Disney Princess: The Concert will launch January 30 in Wichita, Kansas. Before hitting the road, Susan Egan, Anneliese van der Pol, Arielle Ja…

Chita Rivera’s Book Will Introduce Fans to the Real Her by Alexandra Alter

The Broadway star is writing a memoir with the help of a journalist who encouraged her to share what she’s really like, alter ego and all.

Photos: First Look at John Treacy Egan, Isabelle McCalla & More in CLUE

Paper Mill Playhouse is presenting Clue, directed by Casey Hushion (Paper Mill's A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney's Broadway Hits).The production will open this Sunday, January 30th a…

VIDEO: First Look at CHICAGO in Brazil!

The Tony Award-winning, record-breaking musical CHICAGO opened this week in Brazil for a limited engagement at Teatro Santander through May 29, 2022. This Portuguese-language production st…

VIDEO: Watch Scenes from CLUE at Paper Mill Playhouse

On Sunday, January 30, Paper Mill Playhouse will celebrate opening night of Clue, directed by Casey Getting its Paper Mill production after a postponement in the fall of 2020, murder and …

VIDEO: Hugh Jackman & Sutton Foster Give Shout-Out to Winter Garden Staff

Stars of The Music Man on Broadway, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster have given a shout-out to the staff at the Winter Garden Theatre!

New Preview and Opening Dates Announced for THE MINUTES on Broadway

Steppenwolf’s production of The Minutes will now begin previews on Broadway on  Saturday, April 2, 2022, and open on Sunday, April 17, 2022. The play was previously scheduled to resume p…

Where to Audition by Laura Enstall

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Death Drop comes to the Criterion Theatre for third West End Season by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The West End sold out dragtastic show Death Drop sashays into the Criterion Theatre, London this March for its third West End season. This post Death Drop comes to the Criter…

Studio Theatre bumps ‘People, Places & Things’ to next season by News Desk

Due to pandemic pressures, the production slated to open the new Victor Shargai Theatre has been postponed to the fall.

Will's Clegg's THE LONELY ROAD to Premiere at 2022 Frigid Festival by Chloe Rabinowitz

Will Clegg's The Lonely Road will premiere at The Kraine Theater (85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003) as part of the 2022 FRIGID Festival with performances on Friday, February 18 at 8:15pm, Mon…

Kathryn Kates – In Memoriam by Patrick Christiano

By: Paulanne Simmons January 29, 2022: Kathryn Kates was a talented character actress, as can be seen in her numerous roles in television, stage and film. But I knew her best as Mrs. River…

Suzan-Lori Parks’s provocative ‘White Noise,’ with its shocking echoes of slavery, will knock the wind out of you by Peter Marks

Studio Theatre produces a revised version of the dramatist’s 2019 play

Steven Spielberg & Lin-Manuel Miranda Nominated for Directors Guild Awards

Lin-Manuel Miranda has been nominated for Outstanding Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for his directorial debut with the Netflix film adaption of tick, tick...BOOM! Steven…

Review: When waters get choppy, Berkeley Rep’s ‘Swept Away’ rights itself by Lily Janiak

The Avett Brothers musical asks: When a whaling voyage goes horribly awry, how far would you go to stay alive?

New Release Date Announced for FLYING OVER SUNSET Cast Album

The original Broadway cast album of the Lincoln Center Theater production of Flying Over Sunset will now be released digitally February 18, 2022 and on CD April 1, 2022. 

Boca Stage’s RX Produces a Prescription for Unleashed Laughter by Sandi Durell

By Myra Chanin . . . I’ve been writing about the arts long enough to be sure of one thing, there’s no dearth of talent anywhere on earth. One may well ask, not even in Delray Beach? Even…

Beatrice Pons: From MacLeish to “Mother’s Day” by Trav S.D.

In the mid ’80s, I was briefly diverted by the charmless charms of a low-budget independent horror movie called Mother’s Day (1980). I am not ordinarily a fan of graphic horror, nor was …

A heartrending reminder never to forget in New York City Opera’s ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’ at the Museum of Jewish Heritage by Deb Miller

Opening last night on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the world premiere of the American operatic adaptation of The Garden of the Finzi- Continis by Ricky Ian Gordon (composer) and …

Review: At City Ballet, Giving Voice to the Body, With Sneakers by Gia Kourlas

Justin Peck’s “Partita,” set to Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer-Prize winning composition, opened New York City Ballet’s winter season at Lincoln Center.

Love is real — and surreal — in Almost, Maine by Aaron Krause

By AARON KRAUSE It is frigid these days at Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD). Therefore, frostbite is a distinct possibility in a part of South Florida. But a warmth also emanates from PBD’s sta…

Eden Espinosa, Patti Murin, Caitlin Kinnunen & Rob McClure Join The Seth Concert Series Lineup

SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky has announced additional performers for his critically acclaimed LIVE concert series. Every week, Seth and one of his favorite Broadway stars will perfor…

Norm Lewis and The New York Pops Return to Carnegie Hall With New Show by Matthew Wexler

Norm Lewis, star of Broadway musicals such as "Porgy & Bess," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Les Misérables," and more, will perform at Carnegie Hall on March 4. The post Norm Lewis and T…

Bette Midler Celebrates HOCUS POCUS 2 Production Wrap

In the highly-anticipated sequel, Bette Midler reunites with her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker (“Sex and the City,” “Divorce”), and Kathy Najimy (“Sister Act,” “Younger”) as…

What Do Dancers Bring to a Halftime Show? They Complete the Picture. by Gia Kourlas

Some dancers recoiled at the prospect of volunteering their services at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show: “You can’t make a living off of exposure.”

Watch Patti LuPone & Cynthia Nixon Talk Fave Sondheim Songs & More on Watch What Happens Live by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony winners Patti LuPone, who is currently appearing in Company on Broadway, and Cynthia Nixon, who stars in both And Just Like That... and The Gilded Age, appeared on Watch What Happens …

A CLASS ACT! by Corine Cohen

” A CLASS ACT” will play at Theater Row Off Broadway on 42nd street for a few weeks! PERFORMANCES BEGIN FEBRUARY 10 AT THEATER ROW New York, NY (January 28, 2022) – J2 Spotlight Musica…

Kaddish for Steve: On the Jewishness of Sondheim by American Theatre Editors

Sondheim's work is elusive, ambivalent, internally conflicted, and deeply concerned with how stories are told. What could be more Jewish?

Taboo at the London Palladium – Extra Show and Ticket Offer by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Boy George's award-winning musical Taboo comes back to London's West End for two concerts celebrating the 20th anniversary of the show's original production. This post Taboo …

Melbourne Comedy Festival returns to Malthouse for 2022 by Aussie Theatre

With 200 performances across 23 nights on five stages, Comedy Festival at Malthouse in 2022 promises to be one huge

‘Warm, funny & unforgettable’: OPERATION MINCEMEAT – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

SpitLip’s comedy musical about one of the most insane World War II operations is a triumph.

Student Blogs This Week - Becoming the Best You, Spring Semester Starting, and More

Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater…

Ep. 113, DAS pass Magic Kingdom-Which Rides are accessible? Fun w/ Jerad and Steven+Skipper Canteen! by Framily Travel

Join the Broadway Bradshaws, and their Broadway friends Jerad Bortz and Steven Skeels, as they spend the day in Magic Kingdom. Our friend Jerad now uses a wheelchair, so we navigate using DA…

VIDEO: TINA's Nick Rashad Burroughs Visits Backstage with Richard Ridge

Watch as Richard catches up with the new star of Tina- The Tine Turner Musical, Nick Rashad Burroughs.

VIDEO: Go Inside Load-In For WICKED On Tour

What does it take to bring Wicked to cities across the country? Go inside the load-in process for the Wicked national tour, filmed at Tucson's Centennial Hall!

West End vs Broadway: Hamilton – Two Alexanders Sit Down for a Chat

Karl Queensborough and Miguel Cervantes meet in the Zoom where it happens.

Quiz: Do You Know These Broadway First Act Finales?

Test your knowledge.

Australian Musical Theatre Festival Workshop Program Announced by Aussie Theatre

Australian Musical Theatre Festival (AMTF) is excited to announce the extensive program of workshops that will be running as part

VIDEO: Patti LuPone Talks CATS, Sondheim & More on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE!

Patti LuPone appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen last night, alongside Cynthia Nixon and her Company co-star Matt Doyle as bartender. LuPone discussed a wide range of topics,…

Ronnie Marmo as Lenny Bruce at Kravis Center by Sandi Durell

Critically-acclaimed actor Ronnie Marmo, with the blessings of Kitty Bruce (daughter of the late Lenny Bruce), along with the Lenny Bruce Foundation, are thrilled to present “I’M NO…

Edie Brickell Pens 38 MINUTES Musical About the False Alarm Nuclear Missile Alert in Hawaii

Edie Brickell has penned a new musical called '38 Minutes', which tells the story of her personal experience living through the 2018 false alarm nuclear missile alert in Hawaii.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, January 28, 2022 by Susan Grace

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Stephen Nunns composes album inspired by T.S. Eliot’s ‘Waste Land’ by Charles Green

'He Do the Police in Different Voices' is a playful new musical translation of one of the world’s most famous and challenging poems.

Obie Awards Will Include Virtual Productions in 2022 Ceremony

The American Theatre Wing has announced details for the 66th Annual Obie Awards, celebrating and honoring Off- and Off-Off-Broadway. For the first time, streaming virtual productions will be…

Citing Pandemic, This Year’s Obie Awards Will Include Streaming Theater by Michael Paulson

For the first time, digital, audio and other virtual productions will be considered for the honors, for Off and Off Off Broadway works.

LISTEN: Broadway's Backbone with Tony Spinosa

With his original musical premiering this weekend in Los Angeles, Broadway's Tony Spinosa is masked up , vaxed up and ready for 'The Singing Revolution.' When Tony was in nursery school his …

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 1/28/22. Tim Leininger/One Man's Opinion and Playhouse on Park by Mark G. Auerbach

PROGRAM NOTE: NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB Theatre Reporter Tim Leininger and his “One Man’s Opinion” podcast, and Playhouse on Park’s Tracy Flater.

Rehearsals underway for Dolly Parton’s hit musical by Aussie Theatre

Rehearsals have begun and the countdown is on to the much anticipated Australian premiere of 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL.

Doubt: A Parable review – Monica Dolan dazzles in a drama of surefire brilliance by Arifa Akbar

Chichester Festival theatreAn unruly nun’s quest for the truth about an accused priest leads her into a moral maze in this riveting study of truth and ideology Many will know John Patrick …

Pioneer Valley Radio Review: Broadway at The Bushnell, Hartford by Mark G. Auerbach

Pioneer Valley Radio Review: Broadway at the Bushnell. “What The Constitution Means to Me”. segment begins at: 3:02

‘Skeleton Crew’ reviews: ‘Commanding’ Phylicia Rashad leads this ‘moving’ Dominique Morisseau play by David Buchanan

Ten days after her first Broadway show ended an acclaimed run, playwright Dominique Morisseau has just opened another. The Tony-nominee penned the libretto for musical “Ain’t Too Proud: …

Potted Potter 2022 tour by Aussie Theatre

2021 marked the 15th Anniversary of the international smash hit Harry Potter parody POTTED POTTER, however, due to Covid lockdown,

ShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 28 by Mark Shenton

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Los Angeles Is Changing. Can a Flagship Theater Keep Up? by Adam Nagourney

Navigating the pandemic and a shift in leadership, the Center Theater Group is trying to get back its old audience, and find a new one, while rethinking its mission and programming.

Harmony Scheduled at Museum of Jewish Heritage by Sandi Durell

The New York production of Harmony, an original musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, will star Sierra Boggess and Chip Zien. The production, after several delays, will now begin perf…

Broadway In A Box CD Review: Man of La Mancha (2002 Revival Cast) by JK

At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given me the opportunity to use his blog to share my impression…

Melissa Errico – Out of the Dark: The Film Noir Project by Sandi Durell

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced the new release from renowned singer, actress and author Melissa Errico, the  compelling new studio album, Out Of The Dark: The Film Noir Project on Fr…

Adam Weinstock Appointed Exec Director of The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival by Sandi Durell

The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran Broadway producer Adam Weinstock as Executive Director.  Adam is the Co-owner of Red S…

Today on Broadway: Friday, January 28, 2022 by Matt Tamanini

‘Little Prince’ Pushes Back Broadway Bow, New Nini at ‘Moulin Rouge!,’ First Look at ‘Tap Dance Kid’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting th…

Magic Goes Wrong | 2022 West End Trailer by Official London Theatre

Created by Mischief with Magic legends Penn & Teller, do not miss an evening of grand illusion packed full of breath-taking tricks and side-splitting Mischief comedy. Join a hapless gang of …

‘Mean Girls’ tour raises high school angst to a new level by Alan Smason

By ANNE SIEGEL MILWAUKEE, WI – Life hasn’t been all unicorns and rainbows for the national tour of Mean Girls, which is playing in Milwaukee January 25-30. Some of its performances in ot…

The Glow review: A bold supernatural epic that morphs into Doctor Who by Isobel Lewis

Alistair McDowall’s sci-fi epic is a game of two halves

‘The trial became one of the first media sensations this country had ever seen’: Lizzie Crarer on starring in The Ballad of Maria Marten by Kirsty Herrington

Actor Lizzie Crarer stars in Eastern Angles' acclaimed production of The Ballad of Maria Marten, which returns to the stage in a tour that opens at Colchester's Mercury Theatre on 8 February…

Compagnie 111: aSH review – godlike serenity and transcendent movement by Lyndsey Winship

Barbican, LondonKuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa is hypnotically precise in a piece about renewal and transformation inspired by the Hindu god Shiva The Hindu god Shiva is an inspirat…

How four Washington Ballet dancers are diving back into ‘Swan Lake’ by Sarah L. Kaufman

Getting through the past two years has left these dancers with new perspectives on mental health, their bodies and their art.

Riveting TV series from Austria finds a niche mystery audience on PBS by Alan Smason

By JACK LYONS, Desert Local News Agatha Christie was the queen of the murder mystery genre hands down. The transfer of her novels to the stage and for viewers of the film medium only increa…

Ruth Silvestre obituary by Adam Grater

My mother, Ruth Silvestre, who has died aged 92, was a cabaret singer in the 1950s and 60s. Later she turned to writing books, including three, known as the Sunflower Trilogy, about the summ…

The Glow review – myth and history collide in a sci-fi spine-tingler by Kate Wyver

Royal Court, LondonAlistair McDowall’s enthralling meditation on time and mortality features a sword-fighting knight and a Victorian medium With a slowly unravelled mystery at its centre, …

Watch the Throne: How Joel Coen Made ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ by Dave Itzkoff

When your whole filmmaking career has been one of unexpected twists and turns, how do you surprise yourself? Adapt a Shakespeare play.

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Australian Musical Theatre Festival Workshop Program Announced

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Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre to host Die Walküre in February

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Pro-wrestling legends, hometown heroes head to St. Louis for 35th WWE Royal Rumble by Liz Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

No other WWE pay-per-view event offers fans the chance to see the past, present and future of the company facing off in one ring.

Adelaide Writers’ Week 2022 announces full program

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Cabaret Director's Vision with James Vásquez by Goodspeed Musicals

Director James Vásquez discusses his vision for the upcoming production of CABARET at Goodspeed Musicals with Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton. Cabaret will run My 13 - July 3, 2022 at …

12 Shows to See Off Broadway in February - A dozen promising productions, including three rarely revived musicals by Raven Snook

A dozen promising productions, including three rarely revived musicals --- While January's Off-Broadway roundup was filled with new musicals (all of which are still running by the way), Febr…