Best EPCOT treat?! Hot ice cream sandwich between festivals! Is it Christmas or Thanksgiving? by Framily Travel

Join the Broadway Bradshaws at Walt Disney World just before Thanksgiving, but just before the FESTIVAL OF THE HOLIDAYS get started. Magic Kingdom may be having Christmas parties, but EPCO…

First Night preparations underway in the Cultural District by Josh Ewers / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Photos: See Harmony's Comedian Harmonists Judge the Hadestown Dressing Room Door Decorating Contest by Molly Higgins

The cast of the new musical stopped by the Walter Kerr Theatre between shows.

Renowned Tap Dancer Maurice Hines Dies at 80 by Molly Higgins

Mr. Hines passed away peacefully December 29 at the Actors Fund Home.

UKRAINE WARTIME MEMOIR AND PLAY NAVIGATES LOSS AND PRESERVING MEMORY OF FALLEN SOLDIERS (VIDEO) by Robert Shuman

(Kate Tsurkan’s article appeared in the Lyiv Independent, 12/30; Photo:  LVIV, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 1: Graves of Ukrainian soldiers during the memorial day at the Lychakiv military cemete…

Year End Theater Quiz: A Look Back at 2023 by New York Theater

How much do you remember of this year in New York theater? Answer these 16 questions to find out. My most challenging quiz yet, about a most challenging year. Loading…

I Can’t Keep Running in Place by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1981 (Painted Smiles) This musical about a six-week women’s assertiveness training workshop came across as little more than an audition piece for Barbara Schott…

Mbongeni Ngema, Playwright Best Known for ‘Sarafina!,’ Dies at 68 by Richard Sandomir

Before the fall of apartheid, his plays, which also included “Woza Albert!” and “Asinamali,” challenged the South African government’s racial policies.

Man in the Moon by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1963 (Golden Records/no CD) The puppets of Bil and Cora Baird were all over early television, as well as being featured in the Broadway musical Flahooley and the film…

Theatre News: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University Present the Let Freedom Ring Celebration by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

  (WASHINGTON)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free, ticketed musical tribute, the L…

Theatre News: Flying V Announces 2024 Season, ‘Animate Reality’ by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Silver Spring, MD – Flying V’s 14th season draws from the art of Animation to bring bold expressions, vibrant visions, and colorful characters to life! With this year’s theme, ANIMATE …

‘A Quick 5’ with Caroline Bowman, Elsa in Disney’s ‘Frozen’ at Kennedy Center by Carolyn Kelemen

From the producer of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” “Frozen,” the Tony® Award–nominated Best Musical, is now on stage at the Kennedy Center. “Frozen” features the songs fr…

Oscar and Olivier Award Nominated Actor Tom Wilkinson Passes Away at 75

Tom Wilkinson, the British actor best known for his roles in The Full Monty, Shakespeare in Love, and Shakespeare in Love, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, passed away at home at the age …

Joe Bologna and Renée Taylor: Made for Each Other by Trav S.D.

The stage and screen couple of Joe Bologna (1934-2017) and Renée Taylor (Renée Adorée Wexler, b. 1933) are top of mind at the moment, as they were in the movie Tango Shalom (2021) with my…

Dance/Opera Review: Bill T. Jones’ ‘Watch Night’ World Premiere at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in NYC by Carolyn Kelemen

Both riveting and haunting, the world premiere of Bill T. Jones’ “Watch Night” at the new The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PACNYC) was the highlight of our American Theater Critics…

Theatre Review: ‘Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins’ at the Puppet Co. by Cordelia Dreisonstok

One of the strongest points of the Puppet Co. in Glen Echo Park and its puppet shows is the ability to captivate everyone, from the youngest excited squirmy audience member to the most stark…

Oscar Isaac, Rachel Brosnahan & Miriam Silverman at Ham4Ham by bwaySHO

Times Square Property Owners Join Support for SL Green Casino Bid

One Times Square and Two Times Square, as well as the owners of 5 Times Square, Paramount Building, Soho Properties, Moinian Group, Wharton Properties, RFR, Ian Schrager Company, and Stillma…

Maurice Hines, Tap Dancer in ‘The Cotton Club,’ Dies at 80 by Pat Saperstein

Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club,” died Friday. He was 80. Friends including Debb…

2023 was a banner year for Colorado theatre by Alex Miller

Theatre companies large and small brought their best work to stage while audiences continued to return The post 2023 was a banner year for Colorado theatre appeared first on OnStage Colorado.

Half-Past Wednesday/Rumpelstiltskin by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1962 (Columbia/no CD) No stars, not recommended. The success of Once Upon a Mattress inspired several other fairy tale musicals, including this one — but the au…

Fermat’s Last Tango by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2002 (Original Cast Records) A musical about a math problem? It’s a crazy notion, but composer-lyricist Joshua Rosenblum and librettist-lyricist Joanne Sydney L…

Cowgirls by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1996 (Varèse Sarabande)  This cute little show, with music and lyrics by Mary Murfitt and a book by Betsy Howie, had a decent run Off-Broadway in 1996. The song…

Greenwich Village U.S.A. by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1960 (20th Century Fox/no CD) No stars, not recommended. Some people have a blind affection for 1950s and ’60s revues, but being blind doesn’t mean that you …

International Fringe Encore Series by Sandi Durell

SoHo Playhouse’s full lineup for their 2024 International Fringe Encore Series, will be running Off-Broadway from January 4 – February 11. Join SoHo Playhouse and stars from global Fring…

Video: Celebrate 75 Years of KISS ME, KATE

75 years ago on December 30, 1948, Kiss Me, Kate opened on Broadway. Check out some videos to celebrate the show!

J.K. Rowling Makes $10.5 Million from CURSED CHILD Post-Pandemic

According to Deadline, J.K. Rowling has made $10.5 million from HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD post-pandemic. 

“A VALENTINE TO NEW YORK”: PART 3 OF THE HISTORY OF “ON THE TOWN” by Ron Fassler

2014 Revival of “On the Town” with Clyde Alves, Tony Yazbeck and Jay Armstrong Johnson in the front line.December 30, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler This week’s tw…

"A VALENTINE TO NEW YORK": PART 3 OF THE HISTORY OF "ON THE TOWN"

December 30, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler

Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits TWINS Co-Star Danny DeVito at I NEED THAT

Twins stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito reunited at I NEED THAT over the holidays. Check out a photo of the reunion here.

Best Seattle-area restaurants, art, outdoors adventures and more from 2023 by Seattle Times Staff

As 2023 comes to a close, Seattle Times features reporters reflect on highs and lows from the past year in the local arts, food, culture and outdoors scenes.

Maurice Hines Has Passed Away at 80

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that tap icon Maurice Hines has passed away at 80.

Maurice Hines, Tap Dance Icon, Dies at 80

Comedy and musical merriment ring in the new year this week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 31-Jan. 6 include comedy at City Steam, Playhouse on Park and Foxwoods, as well as this year's Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival. BubbleMania, Hartford Cour…

WWDTM: 25th Anniversary Spectacular Part IX - Best of 2023 by NPR

To celebrate the holidays, we hand out the greatest gift of all: interviews with Geena Davis, Weird Al, Karen Allen, and 5th generation lobsterman Jacob Knowles!

Photos: The Comedian Harmonists of HARMONY Judge HADESTOWN Holiday Dressing Room Door Contest

The Harmonists from Harmony on Broadway, Danny Kornfeld, Sean Bell, Eddie Grey, Eric Peters and Blake Roman, were invited between shows on Wednesday by the company of “Hadestown” to be t…

Actress and Activist Vinie Burrows Dies At Age 99

Actress Vinie Burrows, once proclaimed “the queen of Black theater” by Clive Barnes of The New York Times, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day 2023 surrounded by family, at the age…

Melanie La Barrie Plays Final Performance in Broadway's & Juliet December 30 by Meg Masseron

Barrie departs the hit jukebox musical to join Hadestown on the West End.

31 Days of Holiday Cheer: The Final Broadway Cast of Rent Plan a 'Happy New Year' by Talaura Harms

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.

Some Like It Hot Takes Final Broadway Bow December 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical made history, featuring one of the first nonbinary performers to win a Tony Award.