REVIEW: Bronco Billy, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭✭ by Libby Purves

By Libby Purves Our very own theatreCat Libby Purves reviews Bronco Billy, a new musical at the Charing Cross Theatre. This post REVIEW: Bronco Billy, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭✭ first a…

On the Couch with Tash York

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Some Like It Hot Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album by Hayley Levitt

Some Like It Hot, the musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's 1959 film, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The honor was announced at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremon…

Visions of Australia to showcase Australian art across the country

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In ‘Amelia’s Big Idea,’ kids get a fun lesson about cooperation by Alex Miller

The new, original play from Miners Alley centers around one girl’s mission to build a dog park The post In ‘Amelia’s Big Idea,’ kids get a fun lesson about cooperation appeared first…

“Cult of Love” Drowns Religious Hypocrisy in Floods of Laughter—at Berkeley Rep by Bdhorwitz

Leslye Headland’s Satire of Confused Christian Family Rings True by Barry David Horwitz “Cult of Love” begins and ends with the Dahl family singing together at Christmas. But a War of …

Theatre Review: ‘Morning After Grace’ presented by Valley Place Arts Collaborative at Anacostia Arts Center by Anne Valentino

Plays centering exclusively on people “of a certain age” are admittedly few and far between. “Morning After Grace” heavily mines the lives of those who fall into the 60+ category and…

Tick, Tick… BOOM! Final curtain call on Jonathan Larson’s Birthday by bwaySHO

Tick, Tick… BOOM! Final curtain call on Jonathan Larson’s Birthday at the Kennedy Center starring Brandon Uranowitz, Denée Benton and Grey Henson. Filmed by @bwaySHO

Bronco Billy, Charing Cross Theatre - schmaltzy musical brings the feelgood factor just when it's needed by Gary Naylor

★★★★ BRONCO BILLY THE MUSICAL, CHARING CROSS THEATRE Accept the show's unambitious intentions and you'll have a wonderful ride With additional musical numbers, the old Clint Eastwoo…

Australia’s leading flower and garden show is poised to flourish in 2024

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Theatre News: Shaquille Stewart Joins Silver Spring Stage as Executive Director by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

SILVER SPRING, February 3, 2024  —  The Silver Spring Stage Board of Directors has hired Silver Spring native Shaquille Stewart as the company’s executive director as the Stage continu…

Theatre News: Iron Crow Theatre’s ‘RENT’ Extends and Transfers to the Newly Renovated M&T Bank Exchange at The Hippodrome Theatre by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Extended due to popular demand and now at the newly renovated M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center – home of the Hippodrome Theatre! Following an overwhelming…

Tick, tick… BOOM! At the Kennedy Center by bwaySHO

Some Like It Hot Wins Best Musical Theater Album at 2024 Grammy Awards by Molly Higgins

Shucked songwriter Brandy Clark also received an award during the pre-telecast ceremony.

‘Some Like It Hot’ Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album by Michael Paulson

The new jazz age musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film closed in December.

Video: Watch the Encores! Orchestra Rehearse 'Jelly's Jam' for New York City Center's Jelly's Last Jam by Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block

The cast will feature Nicholas Christopher, Billy Porter, Joaquina Kalukango, and more.

Ep. 202 Genie+ perfection! Family day at Magic kingdom! All the fun. And snacks by Framily Travel

Join Jared, Lindsay and Georgia of the Broadway Bradshaws at Walt Disney World as they have the perfect day in the Magic kingdom. They get all of the lightning lanes of the best rides using…

Hallelujah! Sister Act to make Australian premiere in 2024

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Once Upon a Mattress at Encores! At City Center by Richard Seff

In the glorious days, a star like Ethel Merman, Gwen Verdon, Alfred Drake, or a favorite of mine, Chita Rivera (whom we just lost), could lift mediocre material to the level of entertainment…

Some Like It Hot wins Best Musical Theater Album Grammy 2024 by New York Theater

 Some Like It Hot is the winner of the Grammy for Musical Theater Album. “Thank you Broadway first of all. Come to New York City, come to regional theater. Support live theater,” the al…

SOME LIKE IT HOT Wins GRAMMY Award for Best Musical Theater Album

The GRAMMY will be awarded to Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks and NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Cha…

EXILED CHINESE ARTIST AI WEIWEI: ‘CENSORSHIP IN WEST EXACTLY THE SAME AS MAO’S CHINA’ by Robert Shuman

(from Sky News) The 66-year-old dissident told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that “society becomes so timid, to really avoid any kind of questioning or argument.  “Tod…

This Week on Broadway for February 4, 2024: Chita Rivera by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about the life of Chita Rivera. Reviews include Days of Wine and Roses @ Studio 54, tick, tick… BOOM! @ the Kennedy Center, Jonah …

Find Out Who Won at the 2024 GRAMMYS - Updating Live!

Find out who won at the GRAMMYs as BroadwayWorld shares LIVE updates! Notable nominees include “Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3,' Liz Callaway, Shucked's Shane McAnally, Shu…

Theater Review: “Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight” — You Have to be There to See for Yourself by Martin Copenhaver

This is one of the more engaging pieces of theatre I have experienced in some time.

Purlie Victorious Plays Final Broadway Performance February 4 by Molly Higgins

Leslie Odom, Jr. stars in the Ossie Davis revival.

January roundup – Mina Nishimura, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, Yasuko Yokoshi, and Motus by Maura Nguyễn Donohue (she/they)

So, while trying to strictly manage the pervasive NYC version of Arts Presenters-infected "festival fomo," I still accumulated enough exposure to the spores of a range of performances in the…

Betty Who final day in Hadestown by bwaySHO

Betty Who, Jordan Fisher “We Raise Our Cups” & Hadestown bows by bwaySHO

Betty Who, Jordan Fisher “We Raise Our Cups” & Hadestown bows

The Musical Force Behind the Communal, Queer ‘Bark of Millions’ by Joshua Barone

Matt Ray is a prolific songwriter and the musical nexus of New York’s alt-cabaret scene. His next project: Taylor Mac’s latest marathon performance.

THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, ON STAGE VOICES: 2/4 – 1/10, 2024 by Robert Shuman

The past week’s international stage highlights, brought to you via the world’s foremost journalism.  Bard, the large language model from Google AI, provided information, insights, and m…

Waiting for Godot to send in more clowns | Brief letters by Guardian Staff

Circussy classics | Secondhand clothes | Curtain calls | Cold showers Lyndsey Winship’s review (Ockham’s Razor: Tess review – circus spin finds light and laughter in Thomas Hardy’s t…

‘One-off talent’: UK comedy composer Steve Brown dies aged 66 by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY! The British comedy composer Steve Brown, who collaborated with the likes of Harry Hill, Steve Coogan and Lenny …

Behind the Scenes | Stratford Festival 2024 by Stratford Festival

Where creativity, talent and passion come together to create something truly special. Whether the journey is a few minutes or a few hours away, a visit to the Stratford Festival comes with …

Conference Review: SphinxConnect by Eric Joseph Rubio

In late January 2024, your correspondent attended the Sphinx Organization’s SphinxConnect in Detroit, Michigan. The conference is billed as “the largest and longest-standing convening de…

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Eating Dreams with Sam Hartley

I am joined by Broadway Standby, Sam Hartley, to talk all about his amazing career! I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Sam on the National Tour of Chicago The Musical when he pla…

Video: Watch Chip Zien Perform Rabbi's Final Monologue from HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL, Closing Today

Watch Chip Zien perform Rabbi's final monologue from Harmony here!

Purlie Victorious: From Opening Night to the closing Sermon by bwaySHO

Happy trails to Kara Young, Leslie Odom Jr. & everyone with Purlie Victorious on Broadway! Filmed by John Benson Edited by Avery Ingvarson Produced by @bwaySHO #leslieodomjr #karayoung #…

The Moira Trilogy review – Alan Bissett’s cleaner-cum-cannabis-farmer tells it like it is by Mark Fisher

Theatre Royal, DumfriesThe well-crafted jokes are a cover for reflections on sectarianism, asylum seekers, Scottish independence, inequality, Covid conspiracy theories and pandemic isolation…

Sam Holcroft’s “A Mirror” at the Trafalgar Theatre by Mert Dilek

“This play is a lie,” boldly declares the poster of Sam Holcroft’s new play A Mirror, now playing at London’s Trafalgar Theatre after its initial run at the Almeida Theatre last summ…

Days of Wine and Roses *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter February 4, 2024: Note: The following is a slightly revised version of the review I posted on Theater Life last June, when this musical was at the Atlantic Theater Co…

‘If it goes to my head, I’ll be unbearable’: actor Leo Woodall on taking the lead in One Day by Alex Moshakis

From scene-stealer in White Lotus to leading man in the eagerly awaited series One Day, Leo Woodall’s rise to fame has taken his breath away When the actor Leo Woodall and I first meet, at…

‘I want to do stuff that pushes things to the edge’: Matt Smith on friendship, fame and radical theatre by Rachel Cooke

The star of Doctor Who, The Crown and House of the Dragon has come a long way since swapping sport for acting. For his latest challenge, he’s taking to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier’s u…

Gwyneth Goes Skiing review – camp cartoonish courtroom drama revels in all the razzmatazz and idiocy by Brian Logan

Pleasance theatre, LondonWith Linus Karp as Paltrow, Joseph Martin as the optometrist and a muppet as his lawyer, Awkward Productions delight in the shallowness, star-worship and bad faith O…

Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton review – their dark materials by Stephanie Merritt

This fascinating and richly detailed study of the evolution of magic in the 15th and 16th centuries reveals that accusations of witchcraft rarely stuck to learned men In 1519, the German sch…

Wish You Weren’t Here review – postcards from a mother-daughter holiday with ensuite tensions by Clare Brennan

Playhouse, SheffieldArchers actor Katie Redford captures the ever-shifting mix of love and pain between parent and child in her conversation-starting theatrical soap opera In a recent interv…

Boyd Meets Girl, with CT native Laura Metcalf, to premiere concerto with Hartford Symphony Orchestra by Christopher Arnott

The cello/guitar duo Boyd Meets Girl, featuring West Hartford native Laura Metcalf, joins the Hartford Symphony to premiere a new concerto at the upcoming “Enduring Love Stories” concert.

Let it snow as the Broadway musical ‘Frozen’ finally arrives at The Bushnell in Hartford by Christopher Arnott

The national tour of the Broadway musical "Frozen" is at The Bushnell in Hartford Feb. 4-18. The show features a large cast, major special effects and two characters portrayed by puppets.

Metamorphoses/Minotaur; La Strada review – Alina Cojocaru dances with her entire heart and soul by Sarah Crompton

Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath; Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe seemingly invincible ex-Royal Ballet star is transfixing in a new work by Kim Brandstrup, and elevates a tricky Fellini adapta…

From Ballet to Blackjack, a Dance Pioneer’s Amazing Odyssey by Siobhan Burke

George Lee was the original Tea in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” A documentary filmmaker found him and a lost part of ballet history in Las Vegas.

Broadway's Harmony Plays Final Performance February 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Chip Zien, Sierra Boggess, and Julie Benko star in the musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman.

New York Premiere of Between Two Knees Begins February 4 by Margaret Hall

The production is from The 1491, an intertribal sketch comedy troupe.