Big Yin at Gilded Balloon Patter House, EdinburghA joyful ensemble channels the spirit of 70s counterculture with dazzling costumes and cheeky choreography in a flawed show
This riotous ense…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32PMHappy Hamilten! Today, the hit musical and cultural smash Hamilton raises a glass to its ten year legacy on Broadway! To celebrate, the show's creator and former star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, jo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:32PMA TRUE-CRIME RICARDIAN ROMCOM Here’s a wonderfully 1950s retro play, not just in style and simplicity but in the willowy vintage-Harrods outfits of Rachel Pickup as the willowy Marta H…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:26PMGrammy-winning songwriter and producer Kid Harpoon will create original music for Art, the Broadway revival starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale. Yasmina Reza’s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:03PMDisney's Aladdin is set to surpass Miss Saigon as the 14th longest-running Broadway show in history on August 6. Since its opening on March 20, 2014, the show will have welcomed more than…
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A hauntingly beautiful reimagining of Bonnie & Clyde by Scott Schwartz inhabits the stage in Sag Harbor.
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SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:26PMA few words on jazz singer, activist, and occasional actress Abbey Lincoln (Anna Marie Wooldridge, 1930-2010). First, what a crazy-good stage name, right? I just like the sound of it, period…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:24PMIn honor of Lucille Ball’s birthday, a handy dandy finding aid for the many Travalanche posts relevant to the ribald red-head: My original 2013 biographical post on Lucy’s career and her…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:24PMYasmina Reza’s play begins performances at the Music Box Theatre on August 28 and officially opens on September 16.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:22PMIn celebration of 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will present a special sing-along screening this September, with Frank-N-Furter star Tim Cu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMJames Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale are set to lead the new production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PMThis year's festival in Colorado will spotlight six solo works.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PMThe hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PMChandeliers will fall. Pipe organs will resound. Dark, romantic love will triangulate.
In November, the North American tour of The Phantom of the Opera will kick off at the Hippodrome Theat…
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Rob Lowe, Gillian Jacobs, and Tony Award winner Will Brill are teaming up for the new independent dark comedy film The Musical, now shooting in Los Angeles. According to The Hollywood Report…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMThis will mark the first major renovation of the Broadway theatre, named for Roundabout's late artistic director, in nearly 30 years.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMCame across a press release about a study conducted on Gen Z and Millennial perceptions of Broadway. The provocative title suggested that Broadway wasn’t overpriced, but rather undervalued…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32PMLast week I wrote about a series of case studies on small arts and cultural organizations creating community advisory groups referenced in an Arts Midwest newsletter. Another set of stories …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32PMGrammy winner Kid Harpoon will create original music for the upcoming Broadway revival of “Art.” The Tony Award-winning show — about three friends who debate the merits of a ridiculous…
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Complete casting is set for Talene Monahon's Meet the Cartozians, a new play that grapples with Armenian-American history from World War I to the Kardashian family. Performances begin at th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMWest End and Broadway star Peter Jöback, known to London audiences for his performances in shows such as Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, and Les Misérables, has released this year�…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PMThose who think Travalanche is a blog about obscure character actors have not been paying very close attention to what’s written here. There are scores of content areas here, and if there …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:12PMThe 2025 Grec festival, the first under the new directorship of Leticia Martín Ruiz, opened on 26 June and ran through to 4 August. 97 productions attracted 127,724 spectators for the 2025 …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:03PMHarvey Weinstein has filed a lawsuit against the producers of the tour of the Broadway musical Finding Neverland, seeking more than $2.3 million in profits related to the production’s nati…
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Funko has unveiled its full collection of new Pop! figures to coincide with the conclusion of the Wicked movie, Wicked: For Good. The lineup includes new figures of Glinda and Elphaba (addin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMAs BroadwayWorld reported last month, its going to be a big night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where Hamilton will celebrate 10 record-breaking years on Broadway. It will be an even bigge…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMThe Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe classic features a new adaptation by Scottish playwright Rona Munro.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMThe three will be celebrated for their commitment to fostering the next generation of storytellers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMLearn how to get tickets to a screening of the film in New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMThe second of the two-part Wicked films will be released in movie theatres November 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMAlongside a new first look featurette for Wicked: For Good, two new posters have dropped for the film, showcasing Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. The poster for Glinda …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMIn honor of "Wicked Wednesday," Universal has dropped a brand-new behind-the-scenes first look at the highly anticipated conclusion of the big-screen adaptation. In the featurette, cast memb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMThe 2020 filmed version will play alongside new interviews and a cast reunion.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:07PMThe two are playing companions Olivia and Maria in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare in the Park.
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For the first time, the filmed versionof Hamilton will open in movie theatres across the nation. The theatrical release will take place on Sept. 5, 2025. Tickets are available for purchase a…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 12:55PMWill Chase, Ingrid Michaelson, James Naughton, and more are among the Broadway stars featured in titles at the 2025 Chain NYC Film Festival, happening this month. This year’s festival feat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM“Hamilton” is coming to the big screen. Sort of. Disney will release the original filmed version of the musical on September 5th to theaters. This is the version that was shown on Disney…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36PMA revamped touring version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will launch in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMDavid Cromer will direct Talene Monahon's play for Second Stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMIsaiah Bailey will star as the Phantom in the North American tour of The Phantom of the Opera, launching November 7 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore. He will be joined by Jordan Gilbe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMTwo-time Tony Award-winner Martin will lead the company of Meet the Cartozians alongside Tony Award-winner Will Brill, Raffi Barsoumian, Nael Nacer, Susan Pourfar, and Tamara Sevunts. The pl…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 12:20PMBroadway alum N'Kenge will release her newest single, "Bewitched," on August 8, followed by her new album, "CenterStage: Live From the Ella Fitzgerald Festival," which will be released world…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMThe principal cast has been revealed for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Isaiah Bailey will lead the company in th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMComplete casting has been announced for Talene Monahon’s MEET THE CARTOZIANS, directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer. The world premiere production kicks off Second Stage Theater’s 4…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMThe talents on Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report rep the future of the entertainment business. They are all between the ages of 18-28 and cross all media platforms and look …
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John Proctor is the Villain, Gypsy's Audra McDonald, Betty Boop, and more were honored during the Las Culturistas 2025 Culture Awards last night. The award show, an offshoot of the podcast b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMCameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group are delighted to announce principal casting for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legenda…
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 11:52AMA tech twist on Hamlet, a glimpse into a catastrophic future and a uniquely personalised tale of societal breakdown immerse fringe audiences in the haunting uncertainty of artificial intelli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMMonkey Barrel, EdinburghTV success hasn’t gone to Smith’s head as he still sweats the small stuff – as well as detailing his attempts to procreate
Reviewing Ian Smith’s breakout show…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMKrystina Alabado, Alaina Anderson, Deánna Giulietti, and more from the cast of the recent Paper Mill Playhouse run are featured.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMBowen Yang and Matt Rogers celebrated the best in this year's culture at The Orpheum Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMA workplace accident took place at the dance venue in the Berkshires in Massachusetts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMPrice was a pioneering figure in rock 'n' roll, becoming the first teenager to sell over a million records before founding his own label.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMHappy Hamilten! In honor of the 10 year anniversary of the smash hit musical's opening night on Broadway, former cast members are taking to social media to recognize the global phenomenon's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMThe Fantastic Four cast isn't afraid to dream big. During a recent interview with IMDb for the new Marvel film, cast members Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach…
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Caesars Palace Times Square, in partnership with award-winning actor and producer Wendell Pierce, announced a $10 million investment to launch and sustain the New York Coalition of Legacy Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AMThe producers of Mrs. Doubtfire, the smash hit musical comedy critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” ( Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-fr…
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 10:49AMLast night on The Tonight Show, Broadway's Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to perform a medley of "Alexander Hamilton" and "My Shot" from Hamilton with classroom instrum…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMPerformance artist, set designer and director who created haunting, sometimes plotless tableaux to great effect
The career of Robert Wilson, the visionary performance artist, designer – of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Through song and standup, Cohen transforms her 2023 medical emergency into glorious oversharing with this comic triumph
Everything was going right for cabaret …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMAugust 6 was the birthday of Andy Warhol, Lucille Ball, Paul Bartel, Leo Carrillo, Louella Parsons, Robert Mitchum, Hoot Gibson, Hannah Chaplin (Charlie’s mother), Bunny Breckenridge, Will…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:48AMDuring last night's appearance on The Tonight Show, Lin-Manuel Miranda announced that the proshot of Hamilton, which debuted on Disney+ in 2020, will be making its way to theaters this year …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMMiranda also revealed on The Tonight Show that the Disney+ capture of Hamilton will be released to cinemas in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMChristopher Scott will direct the limited engagement about the media magnate.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMThe concept recording of the new musical Mystic Pizza will be released in digital and streaming formats on Friday, August 29. The album, from Joy Machine Records, is produced by the show’s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM“History has its eyes on you,” and for 10 years, all eyes have been on Hamilton.
On August 6, 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda made his opening-night entrance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. �…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AMJames Monroe Iglehart and Cheryl Porter took their first bows in & Juliet last night! The duo joins the cast as 'Lance' and 'Angélique,' playing a limited engagement 13-week engagement …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMSignature Theatre has a first look inside rehearsals for Play On!, released a preview of the cast rehearsing "Take The A Train." Play On! is a delightful musical based on Shakespeare’s com…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMBroadway saw a modest dip this week, with total grosses...
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The production, directed by Matt Lenz, continues through August 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM“We continue to be focused on creating new IP. Obviously, that's of great value to us long term, but we also know that the popularity of our older IP remains significant," Iger said on the…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:47AMThe hit Disney musical continues at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMCaesars Palace Times Square is currently bidding to build a casino next to The Lion King.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMTonight, Wednesday, August 6, Disney's Aladdin will officially surpass Miss Saigon to become the 14th longest-running production in Broadway history, celebrating its 4,092nd performance at t…
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Jacob's Pillow has cancelled the remainder of its season after a staff member tragically passed away on the dance center's campus this past weekend.
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Kat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58AMPleasance Dome, EdinburghStarting out with a deliciously bumptious persona, Doherty’s show trips itself up with a subplot about arts funding
Gay Witch Sex Cult was quite the solo debut las…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThis is a musical for NOW, when we need to be here for one another. NOW with the divisions and labels and separations going on all around us. And, it is a musical for ALWAYS, because always …
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:27AMThe 20 venues operated by TheSpaceUK are presenting 479 shows at this month’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival — as Xhloe and Natasha put it, “comedy, music, theater, musicals or some terrify…
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Christian Mendonça is a Portuguese-American playwright whose mission is to fill the stage with unexpected tenderness, both uplifting and raw. His work has been developed and read at t…
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Streaming August 4th-10th - tickets available https://www.roguetheaterfestival.com/digitalstreaming
William Meurer is a queer and neurodivergent playwright/performer based in Manhatt…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:12AMTabloid excess in the 1980s; gallows humour in reflections on life and death
Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, Pleasance Dome ★★★★
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:06AMWILLOUGHBY, Ohio — The version of Sandusky that serves as the primary setting of the movie “Tommy Boy” has only so much in common with the actual city in north-central Ohio. While a co…
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An all new wax figure of Lin-Manuel Miranda has been revealed by Madame Tussauds New York. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hamilton on Broadway, the Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32AMThe Chester artist recently put up the 35-foot-long sculpture on Sunset Pond in Essex, and it has brought smiles to many children's faces.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMBilly Crystal recently stopped by Heathers: The Musical to pay a visit to the off-Broadway musical revival. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the moment, taking photos of Crystal with the H…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24AMKristen Wiig recently paid a visit to Oh, Mary! on Broadway, when Tituss Burgess was starring in the title role. Wiig posed with the cast backstage after the show and BroadwayWorld was there…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24AMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
NEW - BWW For You, Personalized St…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03AMLin-Manuel Miranda’s much-loved musical opened on Broadway a decade ago, ushering in a new era of race-conscious casting, audience outreach and even stardom.
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Arrival and Anticipation On Thursday, June 19, I participated in Michel van der Aa’s From Dust. The performance was presented as a virtual reality opera, scheduled into precise 20-minute t…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:43AMFor Part I of this review, go here. Yet again, I find myself at the edge of Amsterdam, at the theater of Likeminds in Amsterdam Noord, for my Visit #3 of Welcome to Asbestos Hall. Once more…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:26AMIt is the third day of the Holland Festival, and I make my way to what feels like the edge of Amsterdam Noord to visit Welcome to Asbestos Hall at the Likeminds stage. It is the work of this…
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Jumping from one story to another or from a specific timeline to an entirely different one seems, nowadays, to be specific to our phones’ world, rather than to theatre stages, but Dziewczy…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:59AMUnderbelly Cowgate, EdinburghJessica Barton sets about cleaning up the domestic acts of the men in her audience with comically strict discipline
We’ve all felt the urge to impose order on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54AMFrontmezzjunkies reports: #TIFF50 PROGRAMMING ALERT TIFF’s 2025 Centrepiece programme celebrates the best of international cinema Presenting works from celebrated filmmakers, including Mat…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:51AMA killer musical.
SOURCE: Popdose at 12:34AMA fan-filled matinee will be followed by an invitation-only evening performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AMLive From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed from the Hotel Edison. On this episode of my podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with playwright Rishi Varma…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AMI am not sure how I missed hearing this until now. Cleo Laine was more than a musical influence to me—she was the voice that taught me a woman could be powerful, playful, and profound in a…
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