Definitely NOT A Hungry Game: A Parody Musical

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Frankie Grande Returns To Bucks County Playhouse In THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Frankie Grande has announced his return to Bucks County Playhouse to star in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. The production will run from October 13 to October 28, 2024.

Anne & Shakespeare Star in 'Anne Get Your Quill'! by & Juliet Broadway

Anything you can do, Anne can do better #WomensEqualityDay 🪶 #shorts #broadway #broadwaymusicals #musicaltheatre #andjuliet & Juliet is the hit Broadway musical created by the Emmy-winni…

Melbourne International Jazz Festival reveals electrifying 2024 program

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Broadway theater artists Zoom for Harris by New York Theater

“Humanity is on the ballot, y’all. Please don’t be complacent, because otherwise we’re cooked,” Billy Porter said to an estimated 3,000 people who attended an hour-long Zoom call o…

Video: FUNNY GIRL Star Katerina McCrimmon Performs 'My Man' For National Tour Finale

The national tour of FUNNY GIRL has wrapped up its first year on the road and to cap things off, the show's star, Katerina McCrimmon, stepped out after curtain call for a special performance…

Hurricane Season by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

"Hurricane Season" is the sort of vanity production in which one assumes that the author thinks he or she has invented the next step in the avant-garde. Unfortunately, Estes’ production wi…

Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Henry 6 by The Old Globe

Director and adaptor Barry Edelstein discusses his milestone production of Shakespeare's Henry 6. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closel…

Playbill Skiis Down With the Creators of the Gwyneth Paltrow Show, Gwyneth Goes Skiing by Playbill

Joseph Martin and Linus Karp of Awkward Productions share how they landed on Gwyneth Paltrow's lawsuit ("I lost half a day of skiing!") as inspiration for their new musical.

Daryl Roth – Theater Producer – 8-22-24 by Barry Gordin

THE HISPANIC/LATINO/LATINA/LATINX/LATINÉ VOTE  by Steven Morris

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Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular by Steven Morris

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Broadway Inspirational Voices Launches 30th Anniversary Season With Celebratory Concert

Broadway Inspirational Voices will commence its 30th anniversary season with a “30th Year Kickoff Concert.”

Theatre News: Synetic Theater Announces Season 23: The Exiles by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

After recently closing the final season of performances at the Crystal City venue where it has presented award-winning theater since 2010, Synetic Theater is pleased to announce a new season…

Feeld's polyamory play: Why tech is invading off-Broadway theatre - Fast Company

With a backpage playbill advertisement and a shoutout mid-show (effortlessly interlaced as a spoof influencer sponsorship), Pretty Perfect Lives ...

Dylan Mulvaney Discusses Her One-Woman Musical FAGHAG - YouTube

Dylan Mulvaney Discusses Her One-Woman Musical FAGHAG. 30 views · 26 minutes ago ...more. Playbill. 211K. Subscribe.

Celebrating the Life of Philip Arnoult, 1941-2024

By . Philip Arnoult’s family, friends, and collaborators will gather at the Baltimore Theatre Project to celebrate his life and work, through his way of connecting: telling stories. 

The cast of Twelfth Night try the Whisper Challenge by Stratford Festival

Jessica B. Hill, André Sills and Rylan Wilkie try the Whisper Challenge. #visitstratfordon #Savour&SipTrail #stratfest #TwelfthNight #Shakespeare #whisperchallange

Josh Rivera Recalls Quitting High School Football to Appear in LES MISERABLES

In a new interview, Josh Rivera, known for his role in West Side Story, recalled some of his earlier theater experiences including how he quit playing football to star in a high school produ…

Video: Quentin Tarantino Reveals He is Writing a Comedy for the Stage

Quentin Tarantino has directed some of the most iconic feature films in recent Hollywood history. He has also written books, co-hosts a podcast, and owns and operates two classic movie theat…

Video: First Look At Shiki Theatre's WICKED Revival in Japan

Get a first look at Shiki Theatre in Japan's production of WICKED in this all-new video. The theatre company has previously presented several engagements of the replica production in Japanes…

Protests held on stage at Edinburgh festival over Scottish arts funding cuts by Severin Carrell Scotland Editor

Anger grows over proposed cuts of up to £10m for Creative Scotland affecting freelance artists and performers Actors and directors have protested on stage during the Edinburgh festival afte…

Sir Ken Dodd’s new ‘happiness centre’ tickles me but should be taken seriously | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

A £15m, four-storey space in Liverpool is to be dedicated to the man once known as Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty. Let’s hope it will delve as deeply as he did into comedy’s infinite vari…

Photos: Inside the Premiere of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Season Four

On Thursday, August 22, the cast and crew of Hulu's hit series Only Murders in the Building gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate the premiere of the fourth season, which debuts August 27. Th…

I loved Les Misérables as a teenager. Now it’s back in Philly, and I want to rediscover it. by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer spent her teen years devoted to big books and theater. Seeing Les Misérables all by herself in Philly in 1988 was a formative experience. Now she’s going back to ex…

Grant Gustin & More to Join WATER FOR ELEPHANTS CD Signing at Barnes & Noble

New York's Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue will host a CD signing for the Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Learn how to attend.

Ana Gasteyer on Being Drafted Into Once Upon a Mattress' NBA of Comedy by Kathy Henderson

The crowd-pleasing Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress lets loose a cast of musical comedy all-stars in scenes involving puppets, leeches, a “facts of life” pantomime and, of course…

Jackie Hoffman & More Join the Cast of WATCHER IN THE WOODS Showcase Production

The complete cast has been revealed for the fully staged showcase production of the new musical in development, WATCHER IN THE WOODS. See who is starring and learn more about the production.

Dylan Mulvaney Discusses Her One-Woman Musical FAGHAG by Playbill

Dylan Mulvaney's hysterical one-woman show charts her transition from gay best friend to (self-described) FAGHAG.

Video: Final Season of Bridget Everett's SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE Premiering in October

The Peabody Award-winning and critically acclaimed third and final season of the HBO Original comedy series SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, starring, written, and executive produced by comedian and sin…

Cirque Dreams Holidaze | Preview by Broadwaysf

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE dazzles with a brilliant and whimsical family holiday spectacular. As the longest running cirque holiday theatrical event, this annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style…

NY1 On Stage: Spotlight on TDF Membership by TDF

Thanks for the shout-out, NY1! Learn more about TDF membership -- tdf.org/membership See if you're eligible -- tdf.org/eligibility (If you do not fit into any of the categories but feel …

Theatre News: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Announces Transition to Non-Profit and More Exciting Initiatives by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

At an exclusive media briefing on July 11, 2024, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts announced exciting and significant changes, featuring Patrick A’Hearn, Riverside Center CEO & …

Myles Frost, "Soon as I Get Home" — MCC MISCAST22 by MCC Theater

Myles Frost sings "Soon as I Get Home" from THE WIZ at MCC Theater's MISCAST22. ---------- MCC Theater’s annual MISCAST gala is a one-night-only musical spectacular featuring Broadway’s …

Theatre News: Theatre Washington Announces the Launch of Theatre Week 2024 by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

September 26-October 13, A Celebration of the DC-area’s Vibrant Theatre Community$20, $40, $60 tickets for 30+ productionsKickoff Fest Concert at The WharfDC-area theatre walking tour, bi…

Born 150 Years Ago Today: Zona Gale, First Female Pulitzer Playwright by Trav S.D.

August is both Women’s Equality Day and the birthday of writer Zona Gale (1874-1938). Today happens to be the 150th anniversary of her birth. As Gale was a suffragist and a feminist, the a…

Video: Watch THE VOICE Contestant Sing 'This Is the Moment' From JEKYLL & HYDE

On the latest episode of The Voice Australia, contestant Matthew Hearne performed 'This Is the Moment' from Jekyll & Hyde. The first judge to turn their chair was Adam Lambert, who will …

Julie Benko Led JANE EYRE from Theatre Raleigh Will Stream August 31st

Theatre Raleigh will stream its live capture of the acclaimed musical Jane Eyre on August 31 at 7:30pm ET. The Tony-nominated musical, which received widespread acclaim during its recent sum…

Call Her 'Mama' Morfeh—Orfeh Takes on Chicago's 'Mama' Morton Starting Tonight by Darryn King

Tony nominee Orfeh joins the cast of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre on August 26. She takes on the role of Countess of the Clink Matron “Mama” Morton for a limited run through Se…

Lea Michele and Husband Zandy Reich Welcome Second Child by Broadway.com

Lea Michele has given birth to her second child, Emery Sol Reich, with husband Zandy Reich. “Our hearts are so full,” she wrote on Instagram in the birth announcement. Michele made her …

Talkin' Broadway - Book Review: "Closer Than Ever: The Unique Six-Decade Songwriting Partnership of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire" - 8/26/24 by Mark Dundas Wood

The creative collaboration between lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. and composer David Shire has lasted well over 60 years and is still in motion, making other musical-theatre teamings seem like …

Finale, Software That Typeset The Music of Broadway For Decades, Shuts Down

MakeMusic (formerly known as Coda Music Technologies) announced that effective immediately the music notation program known as Finale would shut down operations. The company will begin selli…

Photos & Video: SUFFS Honors 104th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment

See photos and video from Suffs' celebration honoring the 104th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment!

Video: Meryl Streep Calls ONLY MURDERS Song 'A Gift': 'I Still Sing It To My Grandchildren'

Ahead of the Season 4 premiere on Tuesday, the stars of Only Murders in the Building were interviewed on Good Morning America to tease the new season and talk about what fans can expect. Dur…

Video: Randy Rainbow Parodies FUNNY GIRL While Taking on JD Vance

Randy Rainbow has returned with a new Funny Girl-inspired video, this time taking on J.D. Vance. The new video is set to the tune of “Sadie, Sadie” from Funny Girl, while joking about D…

Pretty Perfect Lives by Tony Marinelli

Tarlton’s work is not without promise. As a social critique of people who are surgically attached to their smartphones, it is somewhat spot-on. (Heaven forbid we miss that recent post docu…

Words From The Wings: SarahGrace Mariani of THE OUTSIDERS

As part of our Words From the Wings series, we're chatting with SarahGrace Mariani who is currently appearing in The Outsiders. SarahGrace told us all about her backstage routines, must-have…

Video: Sabrina Carpenter Reveals She Would Return to Broadway

Sabrina Carpenter may now be a global superstar but she hasn't forgotten her Broadway aspirations. Carpenter revealed during a recent appearance on the YouTube series 'Chicken Shop Date' tha…

Shaina Taub Will Host Broadway for Harris Community Launch

Shaina Taub, creator and star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Suffs, will host the Broadway for Harris Community Launch Call tonight, Monday, August 26 from 6:00-7:00pm ET. The call will ta…

Photos: Netflix Releases New Photos from EMILIA PEREZ Musical With Selena Gomez

Netflix has released new images and the first official teaser trailer for Emilia Perez, the upcoming movie musical featuring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez. The film debuted at the Cannes F…

Male bonding doesn’t have to be about bravado and bros. Dancing on stage naked taught me a better way | Gunnar Ardelius by Gunnar Ardelius

Friendships based on sport and alcohol don’t always allow us to be our true selves. Shared vulnerabilities enrich our lives In my early 20s, I worked as a naked dancing ghost. I was a late…

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is about an autistic boy. But it hasn’t always been autism-friendly by Cassie Tongue

Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel gets an Australian adaptation ‘that Christopher himself would enjoy’ – with a warning system, ‘timetables’ and an autistic star The play has barel…

Photos: Latrice Royale, Etai Benson, and More Star in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ogunquit Playhouse

Performances are now underway for  Little Shop of Horrors at Ogunquit Playhouse starring Etai Benson, Talia Suskauer, Adam Heller, and Edward Watts, and Latrice Royale. Check out al…

ADJ’s WMX1 MK2 Upgraded Stand-Alone DMX Lighting Controller with 15,000+ Fixture Profiles by Michael Eddy

Designed to create high-impact light shows on the fly without a computer, the WMX1 revolutionized the lighting industry. Building on that success, the upgraded WMX1 MK2 introduces user-inspi…

CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M Super Charges I Prevail, Halestorm Co-Headline Tour by Michael Eddy

For the I Prevail-Halestorm co-headline 24-city summer tour has a dynamic design by Chris Denholm that featured 40 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M motorized strobe-washes from PGP. Denho…

Avner the Eccentric by Trav S.D.

Today a long overdue tribute to that leader among the New Vaudevillians, Avner the Eccentric (Avner the Eccentric, b. 1948). I’m quite certain I first learned about Avner from the 1988 boo…

A girl's gotta fight for a rightful share. by Hadestown

A girl's gotta fight for a rightful share. #WomensEqualityDay

Edinburgh Fringe Chief Exec Shona McCarthy Urges- 'We Must Not Take Artists for Granted'

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Chief Executive, Shona McCarthy has penned an open letter that speaks to the bleak reality of being an artist in the UK. Read it in full here.

Broadway for Kamala. Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

The most stageworthy news of the past week, let’s face it, were the speeches at the Democratic National Convention.  “…the miracles of democracy and community”: AOC at the DNC, vide…

Broadway Buying Guide: August 26, 2024- See Ariana Madix in CHICAGO

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 26, 2024.

From the Ground Up: Building Empowered Communities by American Theatre Editors

As the League of Chicago Theatres celebrates its 45th anniversary, it seeks to foster community connections that go beyond membership.

Heather Headley and Ben Platt Will Join Jason Robert Brown in Concert at Carnegie Hall

Tony and Grammy Award-winning artists Heather Headley and Ben Platt will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25…

Subscribers are lifeline for local theater companies — and not just the DCPA by Lisa Kennedy

Consider these off-the-beaten-path Denver area theater subscriptions.

Concept K Lights Solidays Main Stage with 100 Elation SŌL I Blinders by Michael Eddy

Creative design practice Concept K employed 100 Elation SŌL I Blinders at the Solidays Festival in Paris at the end of June, one of the first uses in Europe of the creative blinder and effe…

Acting As Social Practice: Theater As A Tool To Initiate Dialogue In A Hyperdiverse Immigration Society by Haytham Hmeidan

Artistic practice, which allows for the creation and re-creation of social spaces as testing grounds for shaping communities, is an important means of socio-cultural expression, participatio…

Children’s Participative Theatre for Social Impact by Carmen Salvador

By Carmen Salvador. Carmen Salvador shares about Fundación Quien Cuenta Eres Tú’s Children’s Participative Theatre program in Chile and the way they used Playback Theatre to facilitate…

Review: The newest/freshest HAMILTON Tour opens at the Walton Arts Center - Fayetteville AR by Theresa Bertram

This is a great cast! It was everything I remembered from Broadway. Audience cheered as TYLER FAUNTLEROY came on as "Hamilton." The determination in his eyes. He wanted to give us the best …

LIGHTSHARK Core iO Makes UK Debut at PLASA 2024 by Michael Eddy

Spanish manufacturer Equipson will be addressing the needs of AV system integrators at PLASA 2024 by highlighting its popular LIGHTSHARK range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles.

If, If Only and What If: A Review of “Constellations” at American Players Theatre by Mary Wisniewski

The performances are real, and the play doesn’t feel like a gimmick but a true portrayal of how life works. It’s like cubism in story form—the variations are altogether at once.

Today on Broadway: Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Matt Teases Upcoming Announcements, Farrow and LuPone Begin ‘The Roommate’ This Week, ‘Suffs’ Holds Special Roll Call Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only …

The 2023 - 2024 Broadway Top 40 Voting Part 1 by JK

As we begin the new Broadway season, and now that we've all had a chance to get familiar with the new, original scores from last season, we are looking to create a countdown of your favorite…

From Beach Balls to Decking the Halls by Situation

Understanding Australian Bail: Costs and Influencing Factors by Aussie Theatre

Introduction In the legal system of Australia, bail is a crucial aspect that allows individuals charged with criminal offenses to

The Traitors’ Diane declares ‘you only live once’ as she prepares for stage debut by Holly Patrick

The Traitors contestant Diane Carson has declared "You only live once" as she prepares to make her stage debut.

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 8/26/24 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 8/26/24. Three Tall Persian Women at Shakespeare & Company, New Seasons at Academy of Music and Ballet Hartford, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

From Persia with love: the new one-woman play that’s good enough to eat by Deborah Linton

When Atoosa Sepehr fled Iran overnight for a new life in London, family recipes helped her stave off homesickness. Now her story has been turned into a drama – with mouthwatering onstage c…

Peter Garret to lead MSO independent review – Richard Wigley appointed as strategic advisor

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A HADESTOWN West End Cast Recording is in the Works

The West End production of Hadestown seems to be getting a cast recording soon! A recent post was shared to the production's official Instagram account, teasing the album. The video features…

The Stuff They Strut on the Jellicle Catwalk by Siobhan Burke and Ok McCausland

From the first solo to the euphoric final bows, dance is essential to the world-building of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” Watch four standout dancers from the reinvented classic.

“The Night Alive” Whisks Irish Sorrow into American Hope—at Altarena by Hamilton Nguyen

Millennial Notes Conor McPherson Brilliantly Illuminates Neglected Lives by Hamilton Nguyen At the intimate Altarena Playhouse, Director Katina Psihos Letheule illuminates the struggles of …

Due to huge demand, new performances are on sale for the Perth season of Wicked by Aussie Theatre

Due to huge demand, new performances have been released today for the Perth season of WICKED, which was described by The

Three shows announced for the 2025 Adelaide Festival by Aussie Theatre

The opera Innocence, directed by prolific Australian director Simon Stone; Club Amour performed by legendary German dance company Pina Bausch’s

Larry Dean: Dodger review – crowd-pleasing gags with a tender twist in the tale by Brian Logan

Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe Scottish standup retains his bouncy charm in a show that parallels his recent autism diagnosis with the story of his grandmother’s descent into Alzheimer…

Adelaide Festival announces first three shows for 2025 Festival

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Medea Comes to Our Town by Steven Morris

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The Brothers Size by Steven Morris

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Break A Leg: Loxen To Stage ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ by Bill Hirschman

If South Florida’s Loxen Entertainment, Inc. does its job well during the nonprofit company’s season-opening show, the actors will seem inept. Indeed, appearing incompetent is the goal f…