REVIEW: Are You Lovin’ It?, Colchester Fringe Festival ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Are You Lovin' It?  presented by Japan's Gumbo Theatre at the Colchester Fringe Festival. This post REVIEW: Are You Lovin’ It?, Colchester Fringe Fe…

Here We Are: A Minor But Welcome Final Addition to the Sondheim Canon by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ A terrific ensemble performs Stephen Sondheim's final work, directed by Joe Mantello and featuring a book by David Ives adapted from two classic Luis Bunuel films. The post …

REVIEW: Blood, Fear, Courage, Colchester Fringe Festival ✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Blood, Fear, Courage presented as part of the Colchester Fringe Festival. This post REVIEW: Blood, Fear, Courage, Colchester Fringe Festival ✭✭✭ …

Here We Are Opening Night by bwaySHO

Review: ‘Here We Are’ opens off-Broadway, Sondheim’s final, life-loving musical by Chris Jones

As this new musical confirms, Stephen Sondheim died happy, at the top of his lyrical and compositional game, and clearly in love.

Amber Gray: Here We Are red carpet by bwaySHO

Reviews: Read What Critics Have to Say About Sondheim's Last Musical Here We Are by Logan Culwell-Block

David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, and Jin Ha are among the starry cast of the new work, which features a book by David Ives.

On the Final Road with Sondheim – – – Here We Are by Jk Clarke

By Carol Rocamora . . .  Theater history was made this week when a new Stephen Sondheim musical opened at The Shed, New York’s exciting new cultural center.  It’s a cause for celebrati…

Pup Guy Fieri wins Halloween dog costume contest by bwaySHO

Pup Fieri wins the Meatpacking District’s pup Halloween costume contest & is on their way to Flavortown! #GuyFieri #Halloween #dogcostume

Salesman 之死 by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Not only is Jeremy Tiang’s "Salesman 之死I" an important document of a classic American play, it is also an illustrative reminder of the cultural differences between China and the United…

A glittering, high-energy ‘Kinky Boots’ from Rooftop Productions by Dana Roberts

Passion and sparkly glamor strut their stuff in this fun, catchy musical at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. By DANA ROBERTS

Here We Are Review. Sondheim the Surrealist by New York Theater

“O, isn’t this wonderful?!” Marianne Brink (Rachel Bay Jones) exclaims upon seeing her old friends at her door. It is the first line in Stephen Sondheim’s first new musical in two de…

Here We Are Production Photos by bwaySHO

Video: See Madison Kopec Sing 'Unlikely Animals' From How to Dance in Ohio by Margaret Hall

The Broadway newcomer offers a sneak peek into the new musical, which is a watershed moment for autistic representation.

Video: See Hadestown's Newest Eurydice, Solea Pfeiffer, Sing 'Flowers' by Diep Tran

She admits she's in her "sad girl era."

Jack Anderson, Longtime Dance Critic for The Times, Dies at 88 by Alex Traub

He brought an all-embracing enthusiasm to about 4,000 articles for The New York Times on modern dance, tap, ballet and practically every other genre.

My Broadway Review: "Musical "Back To The Future" by Frank Rizzo

Yogi Berra said the future ain’t what it used to be. We know how he feels. The Broadway arrival of the West End hit “Back to the Future” continues the march of Hollywood brand extensio…

This Week on Broadway for October 22, 2023: Gutenberg The Musical! by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Gutenberg The Musical!, Merrily We Roll Along, Patrick Page’s All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain…

My Variety Review of Broadway's "Gutenberg! The Musical!" by Frank Rizzo

As backers’ auditions go, “Gutenberg! The Musical!” — a wildly delusional conceit so full of itself that it boasts two exclamation points — doesn’t stand a chance of making it to…

Scrambled Eggs by Joel Benjamin

Sometimes good intentions do not have the best results—at least in theater. Such is the case with "Scrambled Eggs" at the Gene Frankel Theatre.  Presented to bring immediacy to the issue …

Review: With Funny and Moving Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim Leaves One Last Puzzle Behind

Word for Word’s ‘Citizen’ is as lush and penetrating as a Sonoma County grapevine by Lily Janiak

Greg Sarris’ story, set among Santa Rosa day laborers and staged at Z Below, testifies to the power of keen observation.

Dog Halloween runway by bwaySHO

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Eva Noblezada - The Great Gatsby Musical by bwaySHO

Keith Baxter obituary by Michael Coveney

Actor and director who played Prince Hal to Orson Welles’s Falstaff in Chimes at Midnight, and triumphed in Sleuth in the West End and on BroadwayAll good actors have stories to tell, but …

VIDEO: Watch Past and Present Glindas Perform 'Popular' for WICKED 20th Anniversary

Watch four past and present Glindas sing 'Popular' for Wicked's 20th anniversary here!

SHAKESPEARE/PATRICK PAGE: ‘ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE’ (REVIEW FROM NEW YORK) by Robert Shuman

Bob Shuman I can add colours to the chameleon, Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, and set the murderous Machiavel to school.  Can I do this, and cannot get a crown?  Tut, were it f…

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- #UGLYCRYing with Katie Mack and Susanne McDonald

In this episode I am joined by Katie Mack and Susanne McDonald to talk all about their incredible new show, #UGLYCRY. Grieving social media-obsessed millennial Katie Mack (award winning c…

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Howard Zeiff: 50 Years of a Comedy Auteur by Trav S.D.

A MINOR comedy auteur to be sure, but one nonetheless, and some of his films are rated as modern classics by some. Howard Zieff (1927-2009) first gained fame for advertising photography and …

The Cast Of Rent Play "Finish the Lyric" | Stratford Festival 2023 by Stratford Festival

Can you finish the lyrics to these musical theatre songs? Play a game of "Finish the Lyrics" with the cast of #SFRent! Featuring Noah Beemer, Masini McDermott and Alex Wierzbicki 🎶 ➡�…

Hear About the West End's Sunset Boulevard on Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has got show tunes, movie songs, and a h…

Watertown theater takes final bow after 40 seasons by Rosemary Ford

The New Repertory Theatre in Watertown is shutting its doors after a few recent years of financial hardship.  The post Watertown theater takes final bow after 40 seasons appeared first on B…

Circle of Fifths review – beautiful and moving portrait of a place and its people by Gareth Llŷr Evans

The Riverfront, NewportGavin Porter’s exploration of grief through the experiences and funeral traditions of the residents of Cardiff’s Butetown pays tribute to the rituals that bind a c…

A Three Stooges Finding Aid by Trav S.D.

And why not? We’ve done as much for most of the other major classic comedians here, and this will help you navigate your way through the many posts we’ve done about the team. And, anyway…

Sentimental Journey: A Tribute to Doris Day by Sandi Durell

The 34th Annual Cabaret Convention – Night Two By Alix Cohen . . . Doris Day, born Doris Mary Kappelhoff (1922 –2019) was a singer, actress, and animal rights activist who for many year…

Flip! review – a Faustian fable for the age of social media by Clare Brennan

Alphabetti theatre, NewcastleIn Racheal Ofori’s bright new play, Leah St Luce and Jadesola Odunjo delight as wannabe influencers whose friendship is tested by the temptations of fame and f…

Comedy and operetta couple in ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ by Victorian Lyric Opera Company by Jennifer Georgia

The uniformly excellent voices ring out powerfully in the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. By JENNIFER GEORGIA

The week in theatre: Choir Boy; Portia Coughlan; The Flea – review by Susannah Clapp

Bristol Old Vic; Almeida; the Yard, LondonMoonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney’s elite school drama hits all the right notes; Marina Carr’s intense Irish play finds its ideal director.…

‘Private Jones,’ a show about a deaf WWI army sniper, prepares for both deaf and hearing audiences at Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theater by Christopher Arnott

"Private Jones," a new musical by Marshall Pailet about a deaf WWI sniper, is getting a workshop production at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre through Nov. 5.

An alien sighting in CT? Military stopping by small towns? Not to worry, it is all for an upcoming movie by Christopher Arnott

"Article 92," a new movie that combines science fiction with a military-based moral dilemma, has been shooting on location in Bristol, Woodbury, Watertown, Prospect, Windsor Locks and elsewh…

Dazzling ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ comes to Capital One Hall by Andy Arnold

An energetic vibe lifts up the rock opera's 50th-anniversary tour. By ANDY ARNOLD

Free Your Mind review – The Matrix triumphantly reloaded by Danny Boyle and co by Sarah Crompton

Aviva Studios, ManchesterThis breathtaking dance adaptation by Boyle, Boy Blue’s Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, designer Es Devlin and writer Sabrina Mahfouz ful…

Alice Birch: ‘When I’m writing, the banalities of motherhood such as head lice disappear’ by Jude Rogers

The Normal People screenwriter talks about growing up in a commune, heartbreaking plays, and ​the r​umours that she’s collaborating with Taylor Swift Born in Malvern, Worcestershire, i…

Boy Parts author Eliza Clark: ‘Everything’s become bland – people just don’t want the slop anymore’ by Adam White

The 29-year-old novelist behind bestsellers ‘Boy Parts’ and ‘Penance’ – and named one of Britain’s future literary stars by Granta – speaks to Adam White about class, criticism…

The Civilians' Artificial Flavors Begins Performances Off-Broadway October 22 by Meg Masseron

The play exploring the future of AI and its impact on theatre is created and directed by Steve Cosson.

Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada Star in The Great Gatsby Musical, Opening at Paper Mill October 22 by Andrew Gans

The world premiere features a book by Kait Kerrigan and an original score by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen.

Final Stephen Sondheim Musical Here We Are Officially Opens Off-Broadway October 22 by Logan Culwell-Block

David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, and Jin Ha are among the starry cast of the new work, which features a book by David Ives.