‘Black Nativity’ leaves audience joyously singing praises of Afrocentric holiday musical by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO Langston Hughes, the author of Black Nativity, now on stage at the Allen Theatre, in a joint production between Karamu, the country’s oldest black producing theater and the Cl…

Buena Vista Social Club Off Broadway Review by New York Theater

“Buena Vista Social Club” is electrifying as a concert of fifteen classic Cuban songs performed in Spanish by multitalented singers, dancers and musicians who are easily as vibrant as th…

LEAGUE TOUTS SILVER LINING IN SMALLER AUDIENCE by Philip Boroff

Last season, 25 to 49-year-olds who attended Broadway shows outnumbered those 50 and up for the first time since 2008-09. It’s too early to proclaim a generational shift. The audience was …

Alex Brightman Crashes Red Carpet Interview by bwaySHO

Amelia Fei (Caroline) loves seeing Alex Brightman on the red carpet of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO on Opening Night. Hear how the 2x Tony nominee made the cast feel at home on Broadway. Filmed by …

TITANIC: The Artefact Exhibition opens at Melbourne Museum

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The Night Of The Iguana: Tennessee Williams’ Last Great Play Shines in Starry Revival by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Tim Daly, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Austin Pendleton lead La Femme Theatre’s production of the classic drama with impressive flair The post The Night Of The Iguana: Tennessee W…

The Night of the Iguana: Williams at his Best, Production Not by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Emily Mann directs a prosaic revival, Tom Daly, Daphne Rubin-Vega. Lea DeLaria act The post The Night of the Iguana: Williams at his Best, Production Not appeared first on Ne…

A truly national theatre must get out of London more | Letter by Guardian Staff

The National Theatre’s new artistic director must ensure that it engages with the regions, writes Ian Wood Arifa Akbar writes of the National Theatre, in her article about the appointment …

Damon Runyon’s Noo Yawk Denizens Celebrate Christmas in Audio Play “Three Wise Guys” by Kenneth Jones

There’s a delightful new holiday distraction in store for fans of radio plays, theater and the stories of Damon Runyon. In fall 2023, Hear Play Audio Theatre released the audio play Three …

Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch: I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Sarah Downs

Joy to the world!  Christine Ebersole is performing at 54 Below!  Together with partner-in-music Billy Stritch, Ebersole shows us How. It's. Done. In her pitch perfect holiday cabaret "I'…

Night of the Iguana at Pershing Square by Margret Echeverria

In "Night of the Iguana" at Pershing Square presented by La Femme Theatre Productions and directed by Emily Mann, the only creatures with a high stakes awareness of a trapped existence are t…

'Edward Scissorhands' review – Matthew Bourne's deeply felt dance-drama is a wintry wonder

Matthew Bourne's dance-theatre adaptation of the Tim Burton film makes an encore appearance and is stronger than ever

Jailbaby returns for a limited season at Griffin Theatre Company this January

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This Week on Broadway for December 17, 2023: How to Dance in Ohio by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about How to Dance in Ohio, Hell’s Kitchen, Celebrating Stephen Schwartz @ The Metropolitan Opera, School Pictures @ Peter Jay Sh…

The Night of the Iguana by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Tennessee Williams’s greatest plays were produced over the better part of two decades, between 1944 and 1961, when The Night of the Iguana premie…

Pirates! review – buccaneering adventure and fizzing family fun by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonThough often more associated with abstract contemporary dance, Scottish Dance Theatre prove more than adept at bringing tales of daring on the high seas to a younger audienc…

Internationally renowned Australian artist takes over Melbourne Central with Ernie

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The House with Chicken Legs, Queen Elizabeth Hall review - a potential charmer swamped by its setting by Helen Hawkins

Les Enfants Terribles can't work their usual magic at the QEH There are probably two distinct audiences for the latest adaptation from Les Enfants Terribles, The House with Chicken Legs: the…

Off-Broadway Review: “Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion” (Through Monday, March 4, 2024) by David Roberts

Mischief Theatre, responsible for “The Play That Goes Wrong” and “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” is at it again, bringing yet another production to the New York stage billed as “Mind Mangle…

31 Days of Holiday Cheer: Arielle Jacobs and Adam Jacobs Say '(Merry) Christmas Time is Here, Darling!' by Molly Higgins

Tune in every day this month as we share holiday music videos from our favorite Broadway stars, as well as a few new original videos.

Rock 'N' Roll, Hampstead Theatre review - exciting music, uneven staging by Aleks.sierz

Nina Raine’s revival of Tom Stoppard’s 2006 epic rocks, but also stumbles There is a song by Syd Barrett, founder member of Pink Floyd, called “Golden Hair”. It’s on his album The …

May All Your Lucre Be Filthy: On Jonny Porkpie’s Filthy Lucre by Trav S.D.

As it happens today (December 17) is International Day to End Violence to Sex Workers. I mention this more to marvel at the synchronicity than to imply that Filthy Lucre, Jonny Porkpie’s b…

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My drag persona gave me a way to exist in the world – and a route back to the family I’d lost by Ginger Johnson

For years, Ginger Johnson imagined life as a tragedy playing out – until she decided to reframe it as a comedy There was a hula-hooper, a juggler, a mime and a comic on our 2015 Christmas …

Royal Albert Hall 12-seat private box offered for sale … at £3m by Harriet Sherwood

For the price, and £13,795 a year towards the venue’s upkeep, the owners will be able to attend events for the next 843 years If you’re looking for a last-minute Christmas present and h…

Andrew Lloyd Webber Wins Copyright Case Against Former Dancer Who Claimed He Wrote 'Memory'

Andrew Lloyd Webber has won a copyright battle over 'Memory' from CATS, after a former dancer claimed he wrote the song.

'Rock 'N' Roll' review – this empathetic Tom Stoppard revival strikes the heart as well as the head by Matt Wolf

Nathaniel Parker, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and the splendid Nancy Carroll head director Nina Raine's rending reappraisal of Tom Stoppard's 2006 play.

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Jay Armstrong Johnson Is The Prom King

I am joined by Broadway star, Jay Armstrong Johnson, to talk all things Bway! Jay is a true triple threat, from singing incredible scores like Phantom, to dancing Michael Bennett's original…

Less Lonely by Tony Marinelli

Jes succeeds where some other bio-storytellers fail. Jes’ secret is being comfortable in their own skin to relate intensely personal experiences yet create a sense of universality, or comm…

A Piece on Piscator by Trav S.D.

Just a brief squib to mark the 130th anniversary of the birth of the great German stage director Erwin Piscator (1893-1966). Along with his sometime colleague Bertolt Brecht, Piscator was on…

It's Almost Christmas 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, it's Elaine's Almost Christmas Edition, almost…

12 Days of Christmas with Deborah Cox- Boyz II Men Brings on the Snow

On the fifth day of Christmas, Deborah writes: 'Today, I share with you an R&B “classic” BOYZ II MEN are timeless and this version of the song reminds me of the time I spent living …

Reneé Rapp Set as SNL Musical Guest in January; Jacob Elordi to Host

Reneé Rapp will make her SNL musical guest debut on January 20, with Jacob Elordi set to host for the first time.

Erskine Caldwell: Beyond Tobacco Road by Trav S.D.

A look today at the much-neglected progressive Southern author Erskine Caldwell (1903-1987), born 120 years ago today. Caldwell was decidedly not neglected in his own time; that’s the whol…

More Off-Broadway Theater by Sandi Durell

Latine Musical Theatre Lab – Saw the Musical Extended – Rattlestick Theatre/Spiritus Virgil’s Dance – Fire This Time Festival/FRIGID New York . . . . The 15th annual The Fire This T…

Christmas shows: Evita; Peter Pan review – from Argentina to Neverland, a search for connection by Clare Brennan

Curve, Leicester; Sherman theatre, CardiffThe action feels distanced in Nikolai Foster’s coolly striking new production of the Lloyd Webber-Rice musical, while turmoil stalks the Darling h…

The week in theatre: The Little Matchgirl and Happier Tales; Cold War; Pandemonium – review by Susannah Clapp

The Lucky Chance, Frome; Almeida; Soho theatre, LondonThere’s a puppet but no happy ending at Emma Rice’s fine new Somerset venue; Elvis Costello soundtracks a postwar Polish love story;…

It’s the last week to catch some Christmas cheer at CT theaters and clubs. Check out these can’t miss holiday events by Christopher Arnott

There are over a dozen big holiday events you can still hit this week in Connecticut, from theater shows to music concerts, to Nutcracker ballets and immersive outdoor activities.

Glenda Jackson remembered by Gordon Brown by Guardian Staff

9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023The politician recalls the actor and fellow Labour MP, a passionate campaigner for social justice who never exploited fame to advance her career Julian Sands reme…

Edward Scissorhands review – Matthew Bourne’s tender hymn to difference and acceptance by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonBourne’s sharp, tender dance production of the boy with scissor hands – a symbol for outsiders everywhere – feels more vital than ever Christmas wouldn’t be C…

Tim Daly, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Austin Pendleton, More Star in The Night of the Iguana, Opening Off-Broadway December 17 by Andrew Gans

Emily Mann directs the Tennessee Williams classic.

Robyn Hurder Departs Broadway's A Beautiful Noise December 17 by Talaura Harms

The Tony nominee currently plays Neil Diamond's former wife, Marcia Murphey.

David Ireland’s “Ulster American” at the Riverside Studios by Mert Dilek

An American actor, an English director, and a Northern Irish playwright walk into a house in London to start working on a new production. This is not so much the opener of a joke as the tant…

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