Jordan Gray: Is it a Bird?

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TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS Packs an Poignant Punch by Kim Jackson

Tiny Beautiful Things, a joint production by Honest Pint Theatre and the Justice Theater Project, explores how Cheryl Strayed, as an anonymous online advice columnist, answered the many “D…

Neil Patrick Harris Guest Stars in Peter Pan Goes Wrong on Broadway by bwaySHO

Neil Patrick Harris Guest Stars in Peter Pan Goes Wrong on Broadway Filmed by Avery Ingvarson for @bwaySHO

Con Coutis: Con vs Con vs Con

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Todd Haimes Dies: Artistic Director Of Broadway’s Pioneering Roundabout Theatre Company Was 66 by Greg Evans

Todd Haimes, who built New York’s Roundabout Theater Company into one of the city’s – and country’s- leading nonprofit theaters, died today at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering H…

NYC’s Iconoclast Theatre Collective celebrates the launch of its latest projects for the 2023-24 season by Deb Miller

On Tuesday, April 18, the NYC-based Iconoclast Theatre Collective hosted a celebration of theater, community, and new musical development with a party held at The Dickens – a recently open…

Empire Theatre appoints Giuliana Bonel as new General Manager

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Review: Flying High and Falling Hard in ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ by Jesse Green

Aerial mishaps and half-wit actors turn a fantasy classic into a farce. But, like Peter, not all of the jokes land.

Review: ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ is a raucous (intentional) disaster  by Brittani Samuel

In theater, catastrophes are usually reserved for dramatic works. But in Broadway’s “Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” calamity drives farce forward. British co-conspirators Henry Lewis, Jonathan…

Review Roundups: PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opens On Broadway!

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the international sensation from Mischief, opens tonight at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway for a limited engagement.Read reviews for the production!

Reviews: What Do Critics Think Of Peter Pan Goes Wrong? by Meg Masseron, Margaret Hall

The follow-up to The Play That Goes Wrong plays the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ review: Neverland nincompoops bring laughs on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

The happily hyperactive comedy provides missteps and mayhem.

‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ Is a Magical Comedy Disaster  by David Cote

This play-within-a-play is full of topsy-turvy chaos that makes you think of Basil Fawlty stumbling into a community theater. Comparisons to British comedy icons—from Monty Python to Might…

‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ Review: British Comedy Troupe Teams With Neil Patrick Harris for Expertly Executed Broadway Mayhem by Gordon Cox

The only thing America loves more than watching work imported from Great Britain is when that same British work goes wildly off the rails. What is “The Great British Bake Off” without to…

‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ Broadway Review: All Goes Right As Neil Patrick Harris Joins Mischief Makers by Greg Evans

All’s right in the world when Peter Pan Goes Wrong. The latest impeccable demonstration of disaster-farce concocted and performed by Britain’s gift-to-the-world Mischief Theatre, Peter P…

PETER PAN GOES WRONG In The Best Ways — Review

Peter Pan Goes Wrong will have you "howling with laughter." Now open on Broadway through July 9.

Review: ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ takes flight on Broadway, and crashes hilariously by Chris Jones

This politically incorrect show is a total blast and one of the very few Broadway attractions where kids are encouraged to talk back to the annoying actors.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Heap o’ Corny, Cheesy Mayhem Goes Right by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ The Play That Goes Wrong mischief makers bring their latest to the Barrymore, eliciting guffaws and boos, with pirates, too! The post Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Heap o’ Corny, C…

Todd Haimes, Leader of New York’s Roundabout Theater Company, Dies at 66 by J. Kim Murphy

Todd Haimes, a major force of New York theater who rescued the Roundabout Theater Company and developed it into one of the country’s premier nonprofit theaters, died Wednesday in New York …

Peter Pan Goes Wrong: So Wrong It’s High-Flying Right by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Expert Farceurs Lewis, Sayer, Shields uncork another fizzy comedy The post Peter Pan Goes Wrong: So Wrong It’s High-Flying Right appeared first on New York Stage Review.

Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Passes Away at 66 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Haimes transformed Roundabout from a 150-seat Off-Broadway company into one of the largest not-for-profit theatres in the United States.

Todd Haimes, Artistic Director & CEO Of Roundabout Theatre Company, Dies At Age 66

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of longtime Roundabout Theatre Company Artistic Director and CEO, Todd Haimes. 

Todd Haimes, Who Rebuilt Roundabout Theater Company, Dies at 66 by Michael Paulson

After rescuing the company from bankruptcy, he turned it into a major player on Broadway and one of the largest nonprofit theater companies in the country.

Young Australian performer lands coveted Miss Saigon lead role by Sean McLoughlin

Opera Australia has announced that young Australian singer Abigail Adriano will make her mainstage lead debut after landing the coveted

Ava: The Secret Conversations by Steven Morris

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Caissie Levy To Host ARTS FOR AUTISM At The Gershwin Theatre, June 19

On June 19, 2023, Arts for Autism will return to the Gershwin Theatre – home of the blockbuster Wicked – for a one-night-only concert featuring a constellation of the biggest names on Br…

Photos: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Celebrates Five Years With A Mayoral Proclamation!

To celebrate its 5th Broadway anniversary, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was presented with a Mayoral Proclamation and street renaming to “Cursed Child Way”. See photos from i…

Special Episode: Olivia Holt on the Superheroics of Her Broadway Debut by Matt Tamanini

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with screen and recording star Olivia Holt, who is currently making her Broadway debut in “Chicago.” Before playing Roxie Holt in t…

Actor Ben Lipitz, Long-Running Star of THE LION KING, Dies At Age 58

Broadway actor Ben Lipitz has died at the age of 58. Lipitz was part of The Lion King family for well over a decade, performing the role of Pumbaa in over 6,000 performances both on Broadwa…

Midnight Screening by Steven Morris

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Fat Ham by Joseph Pisano

When it comes to modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays, many theatergoers tend to treat them like a test, mentally annotating plot and character correlations as if their high school Englis…

The Laramie Project by Steven Morris

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ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 4/19/23 by Mark G. Auerbach

NEW ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio. The Rembrandt comes to TheaterWorks. Harmonia V plays Westfield. Lesléa Newman remembers Matthew Shepard, Julianne Boyd is honored, and arts news for W…

'Fresh Air' pays tribute to the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb by Terry Gross

The new Broadway musical New York, New York includes Kander and Ebb's songs from Scorsese's 1977 film. We listen back to an '83 interview with Kander and Ebb, plus '91 and '15 interviews wit…

Moose on the Loose by Steven Morris

Moose on the LooseReviewed by Julyza CommodoreTheatre WestThru May 21RECOMMENDEDPlaywright Dina Morrone has crafted a show that is not only witty but also timely and touching. The collaborat…

Patina Miller (‘Into the Woods’) on how motherhood helped her understand what The Witch is ‘fighting for’ [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

“What’s exciting for me is being able to appreciate what’s come before me, but also not letting that cloud me in any way,” explains Patina Miller when discussing her portrayal of The…

How to Snag Affordable Tickets to Broadway’s ‘Shucked’ by Atingley4

No one could have predicted that the year’s biggest Broadway hit would be about corn. But the new musical comedy “Shucked,” which opened in April, has become the surprise delight of th…

Theatre Review: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ presented by Compass Rose Theater at Maryland Hall by Kelsey Casselbury

As Dorothy famously repeats, “There’s no place like home.” Annapolis’ Compass Rose Theatre certainly understands that sentiment, having long journeyed from space to space across the …

Theater Review: FUTURE THINKING (Desert Ensemble Theater at the Palm Springs Cultural Center) by Jason Mannino

TRAGI-COMIC CON Desert Ensemble Theater’s (DET) current production, Eliza Clark’s Future Thinking, closing on April 23, is the final play in their season of “West Coast Originals.” T…

Fish at The Magnetic Theatre by Brian Postelle

Cindy Williams’ play lures you in, making it impossible to abandon the things it has revealed without seeing how it resolves.

Manchester Opera House invests in Robert Juliat Arthur LT followspots by Michael Eddy

  Manchester Opera House has recently replaced its in-house followspots by purchasing two Robert Juliat Arthur LT 800W LED followspots from White Light in the UK. Arthur LT is a long-throw …

Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LaBelle, and Sandi Patty Join Forces for How Great Thou Art Concert by Andrew Gans

The concert, featuring the American Pops Orchestra, will be filmed in Washington, D.C., in May for subsequent TV broadcast.

NEWS: ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ is being presented by the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in Hagerstown by John Bozeman

The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts (BISFA) is an arts high school in Hagerstown (Western Maryland) supported by a foundation that works to enhance arts education at BISFA and in the comm…

CHAUVET Professional Unleashes “Storm” of IP Innovations at Prolight + Sound by Michael Eddy

There’s a powerful storm headed to Prolight + Sound, but instead of seeking shelter, lighting professionals will want to run toward it at Stand E21 in Hall 12.1, as CHAUVET Professional in…

Photos: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Amanda Green Join Almost Famous' Tom Kitt as His Sardi's Caricature Is Unveiled by Andrew Gans

The celebratory event also featured Ariana DeBose, Elizabeth Stanley, Derek Klena, Casey Likes, Anika Larsen, Jason Robert Brown, and more

‘Dear Mama’ Hollywood premiere: Red carpet interviews with filmmakers and friends celebrating Tupac Shakur [WATCH] by Latasha Ford

April 18, 2023 was certainly an honorable day for the late rapper Tupac Shakur! The world premiere of FX’s “Dear Mama” was held at The Ted Mann Theatre in Los Angeles. The new docuseri…

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ now available for licensing through Concord Theatricals by Caitlin Hornik

Concord Theatricals has acquired the exclusive global rights to Jordan E. Cooper’s comedy “Ain’t No Mo’.” The English-language licensing rights are available on Concord’s Samuel …

Luminex introduces touring grade GigaCore ethernet switch range at Prolight + Sound by Michael Eddy

Luminex, the leading manufacturer of professional AV networking solutions, has announced the launch of additional GigaCore models to its 10 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches at Prolight + So…

“Cyrano”: Streamlined Comedy on the Nose–at Aurora by Lynne Stevens

Josh Costello Revives Soldier-Poet for Our Time by Lynne Stevens I’ve always felt that an intelligent, witty man is much more attractive than one who is merely lucky to be handsome. I alwa…

Eos v3.2 brings powerful new programming features to ETC’s flagship lighting control family by Michael Eddy

ETC’s flagship Eos lighting control family grows more powerful with every free software release, introducing features that streamline and revolutionize the design team’s workflow. Eos v3…

Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash luminaires arrive at HTFmediserv to augment tradeshow solutions by Michael Eddy

German digital solutions company HTFmediserv GmbH & Co. KG has invested in Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash luminaires from Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, to provide high …

Broadway general management office Thompson Turner Productions becomes TT Partners by Caitlin Hornik

As of April 19, the general management firm Thompson Turner Productions has become TT Partners. Co-founder David Turner has been joined by general managers Rebecca Habel and Adam Miller as p…

Artistic Licence at Prolight+Sound 2023 by Michael Eddy

Artistic Licence, market leading specialist in the design, development, and manufacture of intelligent lighting controls for architectural, entertainment and commercial lighting, will highli…

“The Phantom of the Opera” Takes a Final Bow by Vinson Cunningham, Michael Schulman, Helen Shaw

Vinson Cunningham, Helen Shaw, and Michael Schulman revisit Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mega-musical.

Bolshoi ballet about Nureyev dropped due to ban on ‘LGBT propaganda’ by Reuters In Moscow

Russian law restricts ‘demonstration’ of LGBT behaviour, preventing portrayal of dancer’s homosexual relationships Moscow’s Bolshoi theatre has dropped a contemporary ballet about th…

“Ava: The Secret Conversations” at The Geffen – reviewed by Pauline Adamek

Brash and brassy, Hollywood movie star Ava Gardner was no delicate flower. The screen legend lived a wild life and was known for her romances and marriages to many high-profile luminaries as…

CAPA student takes top prize in August Wilson monologue competition by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Video: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Releases New Trailer

See the new trailer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in honor of its five year anniversary on Broadway!

Legislation focused on tax fairness for performing artists reintroduced in Congress by Caitlin Hornik

The Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), aimed at restoring tax fairness for entertainment professionals, has been reintroduced in Congress. The legislation was brought back to the Hous…

Kent Tritle in Concert by Edward Kliszus

This was a celebration and reminder of Kent Tritle, a gifted musical artist of epic importance to the world of performing arts in New York and beyond. Tritle’s ubiquitous, multi-dimensiona…

Photos & Video: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Releases New Images & Trailer

See new production photos and trailer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in honor of its five year anniversary on Broadway!

Meet the Cast: Nando Morland by Bob Fosse's Dancin' Broadway

Nando shares his early inspiration behind what makes him the dancer he is today! 💙#DancinBway

FAT Ham: Karaoke Songs at Opening Night by bwaySHO

First Dates and Daddy Issues: What Happened in the 4th Episode of Schmigadoon! Season 2, Schmicago? by Talaura Harms, Logan Culwell-Block

Two Playbill writers continue their recap of the Apple TV+ series, calling out all the musical theatre references.

Why Casey Likes Stepped Into a High School Show After Getting Cast in Back to the Future by Margaret Hall

Before he plays Marty McFly on Broadway, the young actor flew home to star in a high school musical.

Photos: Go Inside PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR's Return Engagement at The Public Theater

See photos from the return engagement of Suzan-Lori Parks' PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR at The Public Theater.

Scott Pask | SOME LIKE IT HOT MUSICAL by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Stream or download the new album now, plus preorder the CD and Vinyl: https://found.ee/SomeLikeItHot Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical …

Natasha Katz | SOME LIKE IT HOT MUSICAL by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Stream or download the new album now, plus preorder the CD and Vinyl: https://found.ee/SomeLikeItHot Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical …

Josh Marquette | SOME LIKE IT HOT MUSICAL by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Stream or download the new album now, plus preorder the CD and Vinyl: https://found.ee/SomeLikeItHot Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical …

Brian Ronan | SOME LIKE IT HOT MUSICAL by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Stream or download the new album now, plus preorder the CD and Vinyl: https://found.ee/SomeLikeItHot Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical …

Gregg Barnes | SOME LIKE IT HOT MUSICAL by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Stream or download the new album now, plus preorder the CD and Vinyl: https://found.ee/SomeLikeItHot Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical …

Scintilla by Steven Morris

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Unlimited Productions Lights Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs by Michael Eddy

There is an element of illusion in every winter attraction. That is what makes them so special!   Who cannot be charmed by entering a space during the dark days of the year, and suddenly f…

A tribute to the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb by NPR

The new Broadway musical New York, New York includes Kander and Ebb's songs from Scorsese's 1977 film. We listen back to an '83 interview with Kander and Ebb, plus '91 and '15 interviews wit…

Watch Stirring Video Montage the Audience Viewed at Final Broadway Phantom of the Opera Performance by Andrew Gans

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ended its history-making run April 16 at the Majestic Theatre.

First Dates and Daddy Issues: What Happened in the 3rd Episode of Schmigadoon! Season 2, Schmicago? by Talaura Harms, Logan Culwell-Block

Two Playbill writers continue their recap of the Apple TV+ series, calling out all the musical theatre references.

#LegacyRobe - A Beautiful Noise by Actors' Equity Association

COMMENTARY: THE BEST THEATER IN L.A. RIGHT NOW? IT’S IN PASADENA by Robert Shuman

(Charles McNulty’s article appeared in the L.A. Times,  4/5.) “It’s a radical act to ask someone to go to the theater these days,” Pasadena Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Dan…

PRIMARY TRUST | Roundabout Theatre Company by Roundabout Theatre Company

Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth finally begins to face a world he's long a…

Get a Look at Sutton Foster in Great Performances: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Chita Rivera, Jane Krakowski, André De Shields, and more headline the concert, airing on TV and streaming via PBS in May.

Playhouse 22

Photos: Go Inside Tom Kitt's Sardi's Caricature Celebration

See photos from Tom Kitt's Sardi's caricature celebration!

Inside the Rehearsal Room: Oliver & The Artful Dodger | New York City Center by New York City Center

*Benjamin Pajak* (Oliver) and *Julian Lerner* (The Artful Dodger) are already clearly “part of the family” as this behind-the-scenes interview proves!  As rehearsals kick off for this …

Review: Pushing 100, the Martha Graham Dance Company Leans Into Youth by Brian Seibert

The two premieres in the company’s two-week run at the Joyce Theater are by fledgling choreographers whose efforts don’t add much to Graham’s legacy.

Playwright Bella Panciocco on her personal journey to ‘The Road to the End’ by Guest Author

Premiering April 20 to 23 at George Mason, the play germinated from her pilgrimage to the Grand Canyon in mourning.

Josie Lawrence: ‘As soon as I could speak, I was putting on shows’ by Claire Armitstead

The actor looks back over a four-decade career balancing ‘serious’ drama and improv comedy, describes the making of her wholly improvised new film, and explains why we don’t see her on…

Sex scene in Netflix show horrifies viewers: ‘The pillow did not deserve that’ by Andrew Court

Forget pillow talk, this raunchy Netflix show includes some serious pillow action.

Gas

Shakespearean Slang with the Cast of ROMEO AND JULIET | Two River Theater by Two River Theater

The cast of ROMEO AND JULIET take a stab at guessing Shakespearean Slang! 🗡️

Nathan Lane Breaks Down His Broadway Career by Playbill

Nathan Lane is currently starring on Broadway in "Pictures From Home," opposite Zoë Wanamaker (who plays his wife) and Danny Burstein (who plays his son). In the inaugural entry to Playbill…

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Broadway's Good Night, Oscar, Starring Sean Hayes by Margaret Hall

The Doug Wright-penned play is currently in previews for its limited engagement at the Belasco Theatre.

Into The Woods JR. at WPM Musical Theater - Performances March 3, 2022 to ... - PLAYBILLder

playbill vip · (March 22, 1930-November 26, 2021) · Remembering The Legendary Stephen Sondheim.

Teaser Trailer Released for Reality Starring Sydney Sweeney by Margaret Hall, Raven Brunner

The film is an adaptation of the play Is This A Room?, which played Broadway in 2021.

Photos: Olivia Holt and Kimberly Marable 'Razzle Dazzle' in Record-Breaking Chicago Revival by Andrew Gans

The hit John Kander and Fred Ebb musical continues at the Ambassador.

Cookin’ With Gas

THE MAKING OF: ROMEO AND JULIET - SCENIC | Two River Theater by Two River Theater

In this ep of THE MAKING OF, we're stepping into the scene shop as the team builds towers for the cast of ROMEO AND JULIET to hang out on, literally 🎭

The Cast of All's Well that Ends Well Plays "Shakespeare Slang" - PART 2 | Stratford Festival 2022 by Stratford Festival

Expand your Shakespeare vocabulary in PART 2 of Shakespeare Slang! Featuring Rylan Wilkie, Elizabeth Adams and Devin MacKinnon. All's Well That Ends Well is available on STRATFEST@HOME ✨ …

Hear From Jessica Chastain, Kevin Cahoon, Kolton Krouse and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this episode will air in New York City on…

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Recoups Broadway Investment

The Tony Award-winning production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child recouped it’s Broadway investment. See who is starring in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway, and learn ho…

Little Women — A New Musical

Stars & Stripes

Wicked's Brittney Johnson Will Make Her NY Solo Concert Debut at Birdland by Leah Putnam

Johnson will reflect on her past and give a sneak peek at her future in Ripple Effect.

Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong, a High-Flying Comedy of Disaster

REALITY Starring Sydney Sweeney Premieres This May on HBO Max

Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney will star in HBO's Reality, based on Tina Satter's play Is This a Room.

Concord Theatricals Acquires Worldwide Licensing Rights for AIN'T NO MO'

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide English-language stage licensing rights to Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’ for its Samuel French imprint.

Class Notes: Angie Schworer from “Some Like It Hot” by Lauren Class Schneider

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Angie Schworer, cast member of “Some Like It Hot” at the Shubert Theatre. “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on…

Review: Vernal & Sere’s “Lear” is a wild, complex production mirroring loss by Denise K. James

Vernal & Sere Theatre’s production of Lear by Young Jean Lee contains... The post Review: Vernal & Sere’s “Lear” is a wild, complex production mirroring loss appeared first o…

Review: In ‘Last Night and the Night Before’ at Steppenwolf Theatre, family from the past comes calling on the present by Chris Jones

Playwright Donnetta Lavinia Grays keeps the focus on the girl tugged and pulled by the adults in her life.

God of Carnage

First Congregational Church of Fairhaven

Review Roundup: PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR Return Engagement at The Public Theater

Read the reviews for Plays for the Plague Year's return engagement at The Public Theater.

Mary Elizabeth Hamilton's Smart Extends at Off-Broadway's Ensemble Studio Theatre by Leah Putnam

Exploring caregiving and technology, the play follows a woman, her ill mother, and a smart device named Jenny which is disarmingly—and perhaps dangerously—useful.

Longtime The Lion King Cast Member Ben Lipitz Passes Away at 58 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Lipitz raised millions for Broadway Cares throughout his career.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong Opens On Broadway April 19; See Newly Released Production Shots by Margaret Hall

The follow-up to The Play That Goes Wrong plays the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Go Inside the Kit Kat Club in These New Stunning Photos of London's Olivier-Winning Cabaret Revival by Andrew Gans

Aimee Lou Wood and John McCrea currently star.

Santino Fontana to Lead Transport Group’s Nine: In Concert

Photos: First Look at Sean Hayes & More in GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR on Broadway

Get a first look at Sean Hayes and more in Good Night, Oscar on Broadway.

Dickie Goodman: King of Novelty by Trav S.D.

I don’t know that Dickie Goodman (1934-89) WAS the “King of Novelty” precisely (it’s a crowded field), but that is the title of his son Jon’s 2000 biography about his dad. The book…

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 20-26, 2023 by Kyle V. Hiller

Hitting the stage with Theatre Exile, EgoPo, and Theater in the X, new exhibits from HOT BED and Grounds for Sculpture, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Clara Cupcakes: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) by Clara Cupcakes

The vaudeville comedian shares what makes her laugh, including a naughty dog, Dame Barbara Cartland slamming Jackie Collins and a completely serious Maggie Gyllenhaal video Get our weekend c…

FringeArts brings laughs with the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival by Melissa Strong

FringeArts presents the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival celebrating the best and most exciting alternative comedy. Melissa Strong previews.

Paul Taylor Dance Company and Omar Román De Jesús present If You Could Swallow the Sun by Eileen B. Fisher

Along with familiar classics, Paul Taylor Dance Company hosts a world premiere from emerging choreographer Omar Román De Jesús with If You Could Swallow the Sun. Eileen B. Fisher previews.

Elizabeth Hamilton's Smart Extends at Off-Broadway's Ensemble Studio Theatre by Leah Putnam

Exploring caregiving and technology, the play follows a woman, her ill mother, and a smart device named Jenny which is disarmingly—and perhaps dangerously—useful.

Thompson Turner Productions Rebrands as TT Partners by Margaret Hall

The name change comes six years after the death of co-founder Stuart Thompson.

Jordan E. Cooper's Ain't No Mo' Will Be Licensed by Concord Theatricals by Logan Culwell-Block

The biting satire, joining Concord's Samuel French imprint, made its Broadway debut in 2022.

Pearl Cleage and Dale R. Shields Named Winners of Paul Robeson Awards by Andrew Gans

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Actors' Equity will also honor the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City.

Reviews: Here's What Critics Are Saying About London's Josie Rourke-Directed Dancing at Lughnasa Revival by Leah Putnam

Derry Girls' Siobhán McSweeney and Louisa Harland star alongside Alison Oliver, Bláithín Mac Gabhann, and Justine Mitchell in the National Theatre production.

Get Happy

Reality, Based on Tina Satter’s Is This a Room to Debut on HBO

Life & Slimes

Video: Watch Bernadette Peters in Apple TV's HIGH DESERT Series Trailer

Apple TV+ has unveiled the video trailer for “High Desert,” the new eight-episode dark comedy starring Patricia Arquette, who also serves as executive producer, and featuring Tony winner…

Photos: First Look at PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Featuring Neil Patrick Harris

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the international sensation from Mischief, opens tonight, Wednesday, April 19th at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway for a limited engagement. Check out all n…

Great Balls of Fire

Gypsy

Waitress, the Musical – Live on Broadway! to Premiere at 2023 Tribeca Film Festival by Caitlin Hornik

The Broadway live capture of Waitress, starring Sara Bareilles as Jenna, will debut at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival on June 12. The annual festival will run from June 7-18 in New York City…

At Dallas Theater Center, Layoffs and Cutbacks and Cancellations by American Theatre Editors

The theatre says they'll announce a 2023-24 season soon, though summer programming is off and the resident acting company will go back to show-to-show hiring.

Suzan-Lori Parks Is Out Here Creating 'Awesome-Sauce Delivery Systems' by Talaura Harms

This season, the playwright premiered two Off-Broadway shows, her Topdog/Underdog had a Broadway revival, and she landed on the Time 100 list.

Video: Watch the IS THIS A ROOM Film Adaptation Trailer Starring Sydney Sweeney

The film is written and directed by Tina Satter and based on her 2019 play, “Is This A Room,” the film stars Emmy® nominee Sydney Sweeney (HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus�…

Santino Fontana to Star in Nine in Concert by Margaret Hall

The Tony winner will play Guido in the Maury Yeston musical.

Merman & Martin

For National Banana Day: Great Moments in Pop Culture, Banana Edition by Trav S.D.

I have no idea who decreed it to be National Banana Day, but the instant I learned of its existence I thought of this post, for the banana is one of your top comedy fruits, as well as one th…

Video: Kristin Chenoweth Reveals Ariana Grande Calls Her With WICKED Movie Updates on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW

Kristin Chenoweth sat down on The Kelly Clarkson Show this morning, discussing the advice that she gave to Ariana Grande before she films the upcoming Wicked film adaptation. The original Gl…

Jekyll & Hyde in Concert

US Premiere of Good Vibrations: A Punk Rock Musical Announces Casting

[Broadway Grosses w/ 4/16/2023] Raising our glass to the angel of music by Ken Davenport

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in... The post [Broadway Grosses w/ 4/16/2023] Raising our glass to the angel of music first appeared on Ken Davenport.

Nine: In Concert

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 by Susan Grace

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New Musical Starter For Ten Sets Premiere at Bristol Old Vic by Margaret Hall

The musical is based on the coming-of-age novel by David Nicholls and the popular 2006 film adaptation.

Roald Dahl's The Witches Stage Musical Sets World Premiere at London's National; Score by Great Comet's Dave Malloy by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical is one of two new productions revealed for the London theatre.

Christina Bianco Will Be Glinda in London Palladium The Wizard of Oz by Andrew Gans

Dianne Pilkington and Louis Gaunt have also joined the cast of the summer staging, featuring additional songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

Reviews: What Did Critics Think About the Off-Broadway Return of Suzan-Lori Parks' Plays for the Plague Year? by Logan Culwell-Block

The culmination of Parks' project writing a play a day throughout the COVID shutdown, the work reopened at The Public's Joe's Pub April 18.

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At Vintage, ‘The Inheritance’ is challenging theatre at its best by Eric Fitzgerald

Two-part production of the Matthew Lopez play takes a close look at the generations impacted by AIDS

Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Doug Wright On Why Sean Hayes Was the Only Actor For ‘Good Night, Oscar’ by Harry Haun

Doug Wright calls Sean Hayes "a national treasure." But at first he had trouble picturing him as the drug-driven, witheringly witty, piano-playing genius Oscar Levant.

Video: JoJo Takes the Stage as the New Leading Lady of MOULIN ROUGE!

Platinum-selling singer, songwriter, and actress Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque is currently making her Broadway debut in the role of 'Satine' in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. JoJo just met the press…

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

TCG Launches Theatre for Activism Series With Call for Care by American Theatre Editors

Rest Up, the first in a series of planned gatherings in a national initiative to advance a more equitable theatre ecology, will be held April 27-28.

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Drama Desk Rules Change; Mario Fratti Dies By: David Sheward April 19, 2023: The Drama Desk Awards are joining the Outer Critics Circle, the Lortels and the Independent …

Santino Fontana Will Lead NINE: IN CONCERT This Summer

Transport Group will present Nine: In Concert as the next installment in its Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 8pm in Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 We…

At Seattle Rep, delving into what made August Wilson an all-time great by Jerald Pierce

Two decades after the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright himself performed it at Seattle Rep, Wilson's autobiographical "How I Learned What I Learned" returns.

Past, Present and Future Intertwine In Magical Dance in GableStage’s El huracán by Bill Hirschman

The past, the present and the future intertwine in a magical dance seasoned with love and guilt in GableStage’s outstanding El huracán as three generations of women wrestle with loss and …

The life and times of the Temptations heating up the Broadway stage in Columbus - FOX 28

The musical follows the temptations' extraordinary journey and rise to the Rock and Roll hall of Fame with their signature dance moves and harmonies ...

Jon Walpole: One Man Performing A Two-Man Show

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Goner review – horror show with shades of Squid Game and Blair Witch by Sanjoy Roy

The Yard theatre, LondonMarikiscrycrycry opens this year’s Now festival with an occasionally baffling trip through sex, fear and fantasies Established in 2014, the Yard theatre’s Now fes…

Dancing at Lughnasa review – an exquisite staging of Brian Friel’s evocative drama by Arifa Akbar

Olivier theatre, LondonThere are superb performances from a cast including Siobhán McSweeney and Ardal O’Hanlon in Josie Rourke’s production Brian Friel’s semi-autobiographical play, …

38 Bistro Awards by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 19, 2023: At the beginning of the 38th%C2%A0Bistro Awards on April 17, Sherry Eaker, who has been producing the event for 30 years, remembered that her first ye…

Against Great Odds: A Review of “Last Night and the Night Before” at Steppenwolf by Ted C. Fishman

A full and convincing portrait of a family that works against great odds to stay together and give its members the support and tough love they need.

Broadway’s Thompson Turner Productions Becomes TT Partners With Exec Promotions by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Thompson Turner Productions, the Broadway and touring general management and producing office whose clients include The Book of Mormon, Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt and the upcom…

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 by Matt Tamanini

‘Waitress’ Pro-Tape Gets Premiere Date, 54 Below Goes Non-Profit, Leaked Audio of Grande in ‘Wicked’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the to…

THE GIANTS

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2022 - 2023 Logos: Dancin' and Parade by JK

COMING SOON: The 2023 JKTS Awards Nomination Ballot! 2022 - 2023 Logos:  Dancin' and Parade We've covered almost all of the logos of all the shows we have seen or will be seeing from this …

Confetti and Chaos

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Children’s casting director Jo Hawes has died aged 63 by Kitty Underwood

Casting director Jo Hawes passed away yesterday at the age of 63. The post Children’s casting director Jo Hawes has died aged 63 appeared first on Official London Theatre.

Wake Up With BWW 4/19: WAITRESS at Tribeca Film Festival, Plus a Message From Crystal Lucas Perry!

Top stories: The filmed capture of @WaitressMusical on Broadway will premiere at the #Tribeca2023 Film Festival, plus watch an exclusive video message from Crystal Lucas Perry!

A Dancer’s Life: Chita Rivera on Working Hard and Learning From the Best by Juan A. Ramírez

A new memoir traces the three-time Tony Award winner’s life and career working with Balanchine, Robbins and Fosse.

Geraldine Quinn: Broad

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DANCING AT LUGHNASA Olivier, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A SAD LOST WORLD . A HUMAN BEAUTY There is particular genius in creating a play which doesn’t build to a showy debacle but grips you with the possibility of an unnamed crisis,  and  so f…

SHAKE RATTLE ‘N’ ROLL – Melbourne by Aussie Theatre

Aussie Theatre has 2 x double passes to giveaway to SHAKE RATTLE ‘N’ ROLL – Melbourne on Friday 12th May

The 50th Anniversary Rocky Horror Show opens tonight in Adelaide by Aussie Theatre

The 50th Anniversary production of world-wide hit Rock ‘n’ Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show officially kicks off celebrations in

Theater Festival: THE ONCE AND FUTURE FESTIVAL (Greenhouse Theatre Center in Chicago) by Nia Liat

THE ONCE AND FUTURE FESTIVAL PRESENTS SIX NEW PLAYS BY CHICAGO PLAYWRIGHTS Six Chicago playwrights have come together to self-produce their own plays, their way. Inspired by previous self-pr…

‘Disabled children need to know it is an option’: co-creating the future of dance by Caroline Butterwick

Frontlinedance works in communities to remove barriers for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions – and there’s no distinction between teacher and learner Several adu…

Does Your Real Estate Serve Your Current Strategy? by Joe Patti

Bloomberg recently had a piece about how the Girls Scouts of Colorado recently opened a space in Denver known as DreamLab, envisioned to be a third space for girls. As spaces for young peopl…

Peter Pan Goes Wrong Opens On Broadway April 19 by Margaret Hall

The follow-up to The Play That Goes Wrong plays the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

U.K. Premiere of Newsies Welcomes New Cast Members April 19 by Andrew Gans

The Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein musical plays the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

Edinburgh Fringe Hit Sex Witch The Musical Begins Performances at Soho Playhouse April 19 by Margaret Hall

The autobiographical solo show is written and performed by Maggie Lalley.

2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival award nominees announced by Aussie Theatre

Today, on the steps of the Melbourne Town Hall the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award nominees for Most Outstanding

“There’s a Song Where the Mom Tries Banging Marty,” says BACK TO THE FUTURE Scribe When Asked Order by Broadway Beat

by Violet Jones. @violet_leigh. NEW YORK, NY - Jane Rodgers, a local Starbucks barista, was left confused and upset after what began as a...

REVIEW: FIDDLER Brings the Roof Down! Seriously, Someone Must Have Cut Corners on Roof Construction by Broadway Beat

by Corey Pajka. Hartford, CT - Hartford Theatrical’s production of Fiddler on the Roof opened with a bang of the worst kind when the...