Appropriate by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Stuart Miller . . . . Half a block from The Hayes Theater we could see Sarah Paulson’s hostile glare radiating anger from the marquee. “I would not want to end up on he…

1979, Finborough Theatre review - niche subject matter finds a strong resonance by Gary Naylor

★★★★ 1979, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Comedy-drama set in 1970s Canadian politics proves much more interesting than it sounds! There's fun and profundity in the thick of Ottawa's political c…

Fiddler on the Roof | ASL-Interpreted Performance Introduction by Paper Mill Playhouse

Roxanne Baker, our ASL and Jewish Culture Consultant for Fiddler on the Roof, introduces some of the signs you might see during a ASL-interpreted performance of the show. Scheduled ASL-inte…

Danielle Brooks To Receive The Breakthrough Performer Award At Hollywood Creative Alliance's Astra Film Awards

Danielle Brooks will receive the Breakthrough Performer Award at Hollywood Creative Alliance's Astra Film Awards. Comedian Rick Glassman will host the ceremony, which will be internationally…

SIX Partners with ROCK THE VOTE for SIXth of the Month Series

As part of the SIXth of the Month Series, SIX, the Tony Award®-winning hit musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, is partnering with ROCK THE VOTE, the nonpartisan nonprofit organization de…

Take a Look at Prayer for the French Republic on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The new play from Significant Other playwright Joshua Harmon will officially open via Manhattan Theatre Club January 9.

Michael Park, Zachary Noah Piser & More Join Idina Menzel in the World-Premiere Musical Redwood by Darryn King

The new musical Redwood, starring Tony winner Idina Menzel, has the full cast and creative team for its upcoming La Jolla Playhouse world premiere. Menzel will be joined by De'Adre Aziza (P…

Make Me Gorgeous!, The True Story of Kenneth 'Mr. Madam' Marlowe to Play 3 Additional Weeks Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Wade McCollum stars as the LGBTQ+ trailblazer.

Off-Broadway's Buena Vista Social Club Gets 'Final' Extension by Margaret Hall

The musical at Atlantic Theater Company tells the story of the artists involved in the Grammy-winning 1997 album.

‘Appropriate’ cancels Jan. 4 performance by Michael Abourizk

The Jan. 5 performance of the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play will go on as scheduled.

Photos: Get a First Look at PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC on Broadway

Get a first look at the Broadway production of Manhattan Theatre Club's Prayer for the French Republic.

Video: Josh Gad Shares Hysterical Rehearsal Footage from GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!

As Gutenberg! The Musical! enters its final weeks of Broadway performances, Josh Gad has taken to Instagram to share some never before scene footage of how the show came together in the rehe…

See Who's Joining Idina Menzel in World Premiere of Redwood Musical by Andrew Gans

Tina Landau will direct the new work, which she conceived with Menzel.

Broadway League, SDC Secure Coverage for Associates by American Theatre Editors

Effective this month, the new agreement provides associate directors and choreographers with union protections, among other terms.

BARBIE Musical Teased By Margot Robbie & Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and America Ferrera are interested in bringing Barbie to the stage. The team behind the summer blockbuster say that they have tossed around the idea of a musica…

Feel Good Friday: Visit the Set of The Color Purple Through Oprah Winfrey's TikTok by Talaura Harms

She may not be making a cameo in the new film, but Oprah still knows Sofia's lines.

Cast Announced For Idina Menzel’s New Musical REDWOOD At La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Redwood starring Idina Menzel.

De'Adre Aziza, Zachary Noah Piser & More Join Idina Menzel-Led REDWOOD at La Jolla Playhouse

The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for Redwood starring Idina Menzel. Learn how to purchase tickets!

January 2024 New York Theater Openings by New York Theater

Below is a calendar of selected theater opening* this month in New York, including two Broadway shows that are both transfers from Off-Broadway.  The bulk of theatrical fare in January lon…

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical Load-in Time Lapse at American Repertory Theater by American Repertory Theater

The Loeb Drama Center transforms into Boyle Heights for the world premiere of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical! Explore more at: https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/real-wo…

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to Launch Digital Rush Policy

The Broadway premiere of Days of Wine and Roses is launching a digital rush policy. Learn how to purchase tickets!

We found the best tickets prices on all Broadway shows opening in 2024 by Matt Levy

Here's how to see Jeremy Strong, Steve Carell, "The Wiz," "Doubt" and more in Midtown this year.

The Rise and Fall of Movie Musicals- A Statistical Analysis

Check out a full analysis of the history of movie musicals, with supporting facts from box office analysis to ratings, budgets, search traffic and more!

The Who’s Tommy Reimagined for Broadway by Sandi Durell

The full principal casting for the newly reimagined Broadway production of The Who’s TOMMY has been announced.Preview performances will begin March 8, 2024 at the Nederlander Theatre …

world premiere of Cebollas! by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Grab your favorite roadtrip snacks, sing-a-long playlist, and travel buddy, and get ready for a road trip unlike any other🚗🛣️ This world premiere comedy is filled with endless laugh…

Watch: Eden Espinosa Sings 'Woman Is' in New Lempicka Music Video by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The Wicked star will lead the Broadway biomusical following the life of artist and exiled aristocrat Tamara de Lempicka.

Watch Taraji P. Henson 'Push Da Button' in The Color Purple by Logan Culwell-Block

With the screen version of the Broadway musical currently in movie theatres, a full number has hit the internet.

How Sierra Boggess Never Gives Up, Not Even When She Ran the New York Marathon by Andrew Gans

The Phantom of the Opera star is back on Broadway this season in the new Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman musical, Harmony.

Philip Hedley, former Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director, dies aged 85 by Chris Wiegand

Clint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a ‘pioneer of diversity in British theatre’ Tributes have been paid to Philip Hedley, who spent a quar…

Beat the winter blues with free concerts at State House Square in Hartford by Christopher Arnott

The free Winter Blues series is returning to Hartford in February with top local blues guitarists playing Thursdays inside the State House Square building.

Jonathan Bailey, Jon Batiste & More to Present at Golden Globes

Presenters for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards include: Amanda Seyfried, America Ferrera, Andra Day, Angela Bassett, Annette Bening, Ben Affleck, Daniel Kaluuya, Don Cheadle, Dua Lipa, E…

Photos: Leslie Odom Jr. & PURLIE VICTORIOUS Company Host Conversation at Museum of Broadway

See photos of Leslie Odom Jr. and fellow Purlie Victorious cast/creatives at the Museum of Broadway.

Alex Newell, Justin Guarini, Bonnie Milligan, More Set for Bigfoot, The Musical at 54 Below by Andrew Gans

The new musical was penned by Amber Ruffin, Kevin Sciretta, and David Schmoll.

Tony Award-Winning Musical Kimberly Akimbo Sets Broadway Closing Date by Darryn King

Kimberly Akimbo, the 2023 Tony-winning musical, will play its final Broadway performance on April 28. Upon closing, Kimberly Akimbo will have played 32 previews and 612 performances at Broad…

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Will End Its Broadway Run in April by Michael Paulson

The Tony winner for best musical, about a high school girl with a rare genetic disorder and a criminally dysfunctional family, will begin a national tour in September.

Watch: See Eden Espinosa in the Official Music Video for 'Woman Is' From LEMPICKA

See Eden Espinosa in the official music video for 'Woman Is' from the new musical Lempicka!

Photos: Get A First Look At The WEST SIDE STORY International Tour

BroadwayWorld has a first look at the International Tour of West Side Story, directed by Lonny Price. The production recently finished a run in France which was attended by 138,385 audience …

Best Musical Winner Kimberly Akimbo Will End Great Broadway Adventure in April by Logan Culwell-Block

The original cast will remain with the production through the final performance.

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to conclude Broadway run by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2023 Tony Award-winning Best Musical has announced a 60-city tour.

#BTS How Peter Pan flies in Peter Pan Goes Wrong by Official London Theatre

Mischief, creators of the multi award-winning sell-out success The Play That Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery and the BBC TV series The Goes Wrong Show, return to the West End wit…

Original SIX Stars Andrea Macasaet, Brittney Mack & Samantha Pauly to Perform at Chelsea Table + Stage

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present 'SIX' stars Andrea Macasaet, Brittney Mack, and Samantha Pauly for two shows on 1/29.

KIMBERLY AKIMBO Announces Closing Date

KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Musical, has announced its final Broadway performance and we have all the details.

Tony Winner ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to Close in April by Caitlin Huston

Kimberly Akimbo, the 2023 Tony Award winner for best musical, will be closing on April 28.  The musical, which also took home four other Tony Awards, has been running at the Booth Theatre o…

Tony-Winning Musical ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Announces Spring Broadway Closing by Greg Evans

Kimberly Akimbo, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, April 28, producers announced today. Remarkably for Broadway, the…

KIMBERLY AKIMBO Will Close On Broadway

The 2023 Best Musical winner; Kimberly Akimbo has announced that it will be closing April 28th.

Alex Newell, Justin Guarini, Bonnie Milligan & More to Star in BIGFOOT, THE MUSICAL at 54 Below

Amber Ruffin, Kevin Sciretta, & David Schmoll's Bigfoot, The Musical to Perform at 54 Below, feat. Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan, & more! Don't miss this one-night-only performance of…

GLYNIS JOHNS, WHO PLAYED IN SONDHEIM AND MRS BANKS IN MARY POPPINS, DIES AGED 100 by Robert Shuman

(Maya Yang’s article appeared in the Guardian, 1/4; Photo: Glynis Johns in A Little Night Music.) British actor and star of 1964 film died at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natu…

Mbongeni Ngema, Tony-Nominated Sarafina! Playwright and Director, Dies at 68 by Darryn King

The South African playwright, director, composer and choreographer Mbongeni Ngema, died on December 27, 2023. Ngema was killed in a car crash in a rural town in South Africa's Eastern Cape p…

Kimberly Akimbo Sets Springtime Closing Date

Video: Watch Taraji P. Henson Perform 'Push Da Button' in THE COLOR PURPLE Movie Musical

Watch a video of Taraji P. Henson's full show-stopping rendition of 'Push Da Button' from The Color Purple movie musical. The video also features appearances by Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domi…

Christopher Wren Accents Culture Creative’s Lightscape with CHAUVET Professional by Michael Eddy

The six botanical gardens featured in the 2023 edition of Lightscape share much in common. All are highly regarded in their communities; all support important botanical research, and all are…

PhysFestNYC Opens Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Exciting news for lovers of clown, mime, and all physical and movement-based theatre: PhysFestNYC, a new 10 day physical theatre festival produced at the Stella Adler Center for the Arts by …

See Who's Joining Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in West End Transfer of Plaza Suite by Andrew Gans

John Benjamin Hickey will again direct the Neil Simon comedy.

Hal Linden and Sally Struthers to Star in World Premiere Play The Journals of Adam and Eve by Logan Culwell-Block

The work from playwright Ed. Weinberger will be seen at California's Garry Marshall Theatre.

‘Mystic Pizza’ musical part of newly announced 2024 season at Ivoryton Playhouse by Christopher Arnott

The Ivoryton Playhouse released its 2024 schedule which includes a new holiday show, a new tribute to the Everly Brothers and a musical based on the movie "Mystic Pizza."

In a Land of Primary Colors, Home Is Where the Bounce House Is by Gia Kourlas

As part of Under the Radar, Nile Harris resurrects his play that weaves together text, sound, minstrelsy and dance to explore the American experience.

BIGFOOT, THE MUSICAL To Perform At 54 Below

Bigfoot, The Musical by Amber Ruffin, Kevin Sciretta, and David Schmoll will be performed at 54 Below.

New Musical “A Sign of the Times” by Sandi Durell

A Sign of the Times, a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, and other classic pop hits of the 1960s, will play a commercial engagement beginning M…

‘It’s in my blood to make stuff’: Ins Choi on bringing Kim’s Convenience back to the stage by Angela Hui

He couldn’t get his foot in the door as an actor, so wrote his own play based on working in his uncle’s grocery store. Thirteen years and a global sitcom hit later he’s reopening the s…

Seeking Michael Hastings, the missing man of British theatre by Michael Billington

Best known for writing Tom and Viv, Hastings made his debut as a teenage dramatist in the 1950s. Now, his vivid ‘young man’s play’ Don’t Destroy Me is back We watch old movies. We re…

Cast and Creative Team Set for Munich Medea: Happy Family World Premiere by Molly Higgins

The production begins performances January 30 via PlayCo and WP Theater.

VIDEO: Get A First Look at COME FROM AWAY in Korea

Come From Away is now on stage in South Korea at the Gwanglim Art Center through February 18th, 2024. The production is produced by ShowNote. Get a first look at the production.

The Challenges of Booking Groups To Broadway Shows by Ken Davenport

Group sales are a big part of Broadway. Maybe not... The post The Challenges of Booking Groups To Broadway Shows first appeared on Ken Davenport.

MARY JANE Starring Rachel McAdams Sets Opening Date at Manhattan Theatre Club

Mary Jane, starring Rachel McAdams, has set its opening night date of April 23, following previously announced previews that begin on April 2 at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedma…

GRACE NOTES: Friday, January 5, 2024 by Susan Grace

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The House of Herbert Bayard Swope by Trav S.D.

January 5 was the birthday of newspaperman Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958). You’d be correct in noticing that it’s unusual for us to give attention to a straight news journalist on this…

Emma Stone Unsure If She Can Do Broadway Again: CABARET Was 'the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done'

Emma Stone doesn't know if a return to Broadway is in her future, saying that she's unsure if she could do it again after taking on the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 2014. She says doin…

Developmental Readings Planned for Lorenz Hart Musical Falling for Make Believe by Molly Higgins

The piece follows the story of the famed lyricist and Richard Rodgers collaborator, with a song list made up of their most beloved tunes.

Vanessa Morosco Appointed Executive Director of American Shakespeare Center by Molly Higgins

Morosco has worked with the ASC for more than two decades, on and off stage.

Why social media matters to Broadway’s bottom line by Ruthie Fierberg

Situation’s Pippa Bexon and Jeremy Kraus walk Broadway News through data about the power of social followers as promoters for a show — even if they haven’t seen it.

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 1/05/24: Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals by Mark G. Auerbach

NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio 1/05/24 from Westfield Community Programming and 89.5fm/WSKB. Michael Fling previews Goodspeed'sFestival of New Musicals, and we check in with the peripatetic Maestro K…

Will Audra McDonald Star As Rose? by Corine Cohen

This would make everything wonderful. I would love to see Audra and Norm on Broadway in Gypsy or Stokes. All three in this production. Hope this is true. Reported in The Post via another Bro…

Today on Broadway: Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Stage and Screen Legend Glynis Johns Dies, ‘Sunset Boulevard’ to His Broadway This Year, ‘SMASH’ Pre-Broadway Workshop “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podc…

Today’s lesson: The Boy at the Back of the Class now learns from To Kill a Mockingbird by Nick Ahad

Adapting Onjali Q Raúf’s novel for the stage proved a challenge but her refugee story, which has a new nod to Harper Lee, is both urgent and unforgettable When I was young, my Bangladeshi…

Broadway Games: Name That Show! (Round 2) by JK

Broadway Games: Name That Show! (Round 2) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's game is all about pictures - pictures of original Broadway casts.  It's pretty simple. Look…

Samuel Jordan performs Midnight Train from Standing At The Sky's Edge by Official London Theatre

A love letter to Sheffield and a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one iconic estate, Standing At The Sky’s Edge charts the hopes and dreams of three generations over t…

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 5th, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 5, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

Glynis Johns, who played Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, dies aged 100 by Maya Yang

British actor and star of 1964 film died at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natural causes on Thursday A life in pictures Glynis Johns, the Tony Award-winning stage and screen star…

TV tonight: Sarah Millican’s new standup is foul-mouthed but hilarious by Hollie Richardson, Graeme Virtue, Alexi Duggins, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

Who else could wring humour out of getting a smear test? Plus: wild childhood pets and more on Would I Lie to You? Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Australia - Sing-a-long Performance by Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Chickens! Join us for another spectacular sing-a-long performance on 21 January at 6:30pm at the Regent Theatre. Warm up those vocal cords! 🎶✨ Tickets available here: https://moulinmus…

On the Couch with Angela Hogan

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Top Picks for Sydney Festival 2024

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