Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Construction Fence by Joe Patti

Over the last dozen years I have frequently written about Springboard for the Arts’ Irrigate initiative where they organized 600 artists to provide activity along the construction route fo…

A warm and wise ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ in Palmer Lake by Judith Sears

Funky Little Theatre production explores life and death with a surprisingly light tone.

“Menage a Quatre” reviewed by Terry Morgan

Gone are the days of yore when sex farces frolicked across the theatrical landscape like so many smarmy bunnies, slamming doors and likely featuring partial nudity, if one lived in a part of…

Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ keeps original Off-Broadway cast for Broadway run by Broadway.com

Directed by Whitney White, the limited 14-week engagement begins previews at the James Earl Jones Theatre on October 8 ahead of an October 28 opening.

Listen: THE GILDED AGE Season 3 Soundtrack Now Streaming

WaterTower Music has released the official soundtrack for Season 3 of The Gilded Age, featuring original music by acclaimed composers Harry and Rupert Gregson-Williams. The release coincides…

Hell’s Kitchen Tour

Luke McQueen: Comedian’s Comedian review – lord of mischief gatecrashes the popular podcast by Rachael Healy

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe tricksy standup uses AI to create his own episode of the long-running interview series on which he’s never been invited The Comedian’s Comedian podcast, in w…

Roald Dahl Play GIANT Coming To Broadway

The Royal Court Theatre’s production of GIANT, written by Mark Rosenblatt and directed by Nicholas Hytner is reportedly coming to Broadway. A new audition announcement notes the play is ex…

Phamaly’s ‘Pippin’ doesn’t quite deliver by Matthew Schultz

Production of musical lacks the magic the modern audience demands.

Achilles in Arcadia by Steven Morris

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BRAVO to Parmeet Singh in Sense & Sensibility by Jaymichaelsae

Parmeet Singh delivers a charismatic and nuanced performance as John Willoughby in Hudson Classical Theatre Company’s adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility.” Singh’s portrayal stands …

Odds & Ends: Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada Join Cabaret in London and More by Darryn King

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada Join London's Cabaret Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada, the original London and Broadway Orpheus and …

Complete Cast Set for The Sound of Music Tour, Starring Cayleigh Capaldi, Kevin Earley & Christiane Noll by Broadway.com

The North American tour of The Sound of Music has completed casting. Directed by Jack O'Brien, the production will launch at the Stanley Theatre in Utica, NY from September 5-6, and tour Nor…

Frank Ferrante’s Groucho by Trav S.D.

“I seen my opportunities, and I took ’em.” — Tammany Hall politician George Washington Plunkitt. This past weekend was sock-o for a zillion reasons, but the catalyst for it all was t…

London ticketing platform releases data on the intersection of theater and wellness by Michael Abourizk

The findings indicate that attending live theater is a source of joy, emotional connection and a break from technology.

BD Wong Open Letter Denouncing ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Casting Gets 2,400 Signatures by Greg Evans

An open letter penned by actor BD Wong condemning the Maybe Happy Ending casting of a white actor in a role originally filled by an actor of Filipino descent has garnered more than 2,400 sig…

Tampere Theatre Festival 2025: Worlds in Miniature by Maria Delgado

In the opening page of the 2025 Tampere Theatre Festival brochure, the artistic team (Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen, Taija Helminen, Tanjalotta Räikkä and executive director Hanna Rosendahl) ref…

Chicago Welcomes Tam Mutu, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Bianca Marroquín August 11 by Andrew Gans

The record-breaking John Kander and Fred Ebb musical continues on Broadway at the Ambassador.

Kate Baldwin, Derek Klena, Kecia Lewis, Elizabeth Stanley, More Will Celebrate Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty by Andrew Gans

American Songbook Association is honoring the Tony-winning Ragtime songwriters.

THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT by Steven Morris

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The Burns Project review – Scotland’s national poet in all his glory and contradictions by Mark Fisher

The Georgian House, EdinburghDrawing on private letters and contemporary criticism, Cora Bissett’s imaginative production offers a rounded picture of a complicated man with a colourful lov…

Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada To Star in West End Production of CABARET This Fall

Reeve Carney will play the Emcee opposite Eva Noblezada’s Sally Bowles in the West End production of Cabaret from Sept. 22 to Jan. 24, 2026.

MJ to Hold Open Call Auditions for Broadway and Touring Companies

Open call auditions for the roles of “MJ” and “Little Michael” in MJ will be held in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, August 23rd. The production is seeking future replacements for the Bro…

Video: Thayne Jasperson Reflects on 10 Years of HAMILTON on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hamilton, original Hamilton cast member Thayne Jasperson recently visited Good Morning America, where he spoke about the long-lasting legacy of the Broad…

George C. White, Founder of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Has Died at 89 by Margaret Hall

Mr. White had an immeasurable impact on the theatre industry through the Center, kickstarting the careers of countless playwrights, performers, directors, composers, and more.

Broadway Producer Jack W. Batman Has Died by Sidney J. Burgoyne

A Tony winner for his work (with producing partner Bruce Robert Harris) on Clybourne Park and Pippin, Mr. Batman was 81.

George C. White, Founder of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Dies at 89

George C. White, founder of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, died August 6, 2025, just ten days before his 90th birthday. Over 37 years as Chairman, White transformed Waterford, Connecti…

James Corden Sparked Broadway Revival of Art, Says Director Scott Ellis by Broadway.com

The upcoming Broadway production of Yasmina Reza's play Art, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale, was spearheaded by Corden himself. "I was asked to meet with J…

Review: Immediate Family and the Tyranny of Older Siblings

Tony Award-Winning Producer Jack W. Batman Dies At 81

Tony Award-winning producer and entertainment industry veteran Jack W. Batman died on August 1, 2025, at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, NJ, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer ear…

Jack W. Batman Dies: Theater Producer Whose Recent Projects Included ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ & ‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ Was 81 by Greg Evans

Tony Award-winning producer and entertainment industry leader Jack W. Batman died of pancreatic cancer on Friday, August 1, in hospice care at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey. …

Complete Cast Announced for ‘The Sound of Music’ National Tour by Matthew Herzog

Concord Theatricals and NETworks Presentations has announced complete casting for the highly anticipated North American tour of The Sound of Music. Tony Award nominee Christiane Noll as t…

Photos: 2 Stars of THE PARENT TRAP Visit GINGER TWINSIES

Over the weekend, Dennis Quaid (The Parent Trap's 'Nick Parker') and Courtney Gilberto (the original Tie-Dye girl) paid a visit to the Orpheum Theatre to check out Ginger Twinsies. Both pose…

Grammy Award Winner Kid Harpoon to Create Original Music for Art on Broadway

2,400 Sign BD Wong's Letter Denouncing MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Casting Choice

As backlash continues over Maybe Happy Ending's decision to cast Andrew Barth Feldman in the role of 'Oliver,' replacing Darren Criss, actor BD Wong has penned an open letter about the matte…

Oscar Winner Ariana DeBose to Star in Classic Stage Company’s The Baker’s Wife

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Video: PUNCH Company Gets Ready for Broadway

Rehearsals have officially begun for Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham. "This is a real life story that means a lot to me. It was a something that happened…

Mamma Mia is back on Broadway where it belongs and honestly, thank goodness by Caitlin Hornik

When the ‘Mamma Mia’ marquee went back up on Broadway for the first time in more than a decade, it felt like nature was healing. Caitlin Hornik explores why the musical has such enduring…

Four Play post-show video and photos: Do monogamy and modern love mix? by Terri Paddock

In 2014, then twenty-something Jake Brunger was commissioned as part of the Old Vic New Voices emerging talent programme to write a “state of the nation gay play”. The result was Four Pl…

Original Off-Broadway Company of Liberation to Return for Broadway Run

THE GREAT GATSBY Giving Fans the Chance to Dance on Its Stage With the 'New Money Dance Challenge'

The Great Gatsby is giving fans the chance to dance on the Broadway Theatre stage! The hit Broadway musical is hosting a competition in which fans will be able to take part in a New Money: F…

Kate Baldwin, Derek Klena, Kecia Lewis & More To Honor Ahrens & Flaherty At American Songbook Association Gala

The American Songbook Association will host its fifth annual gala, Ahrens and Flaherty: On the Wheels of a Dream, on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at New York’s Merkin Hall at the …

Reneé Rapp Achieves First UK #1 Album and Lands Top 3 Spot on Billboard 200 with 'Bite Me'

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and Mean Girls star Reneé Rapp has earned her first-ever #1 in the UK and the Netherlands, #1 on the Billboard chart for Pure US Album Sales, and #3 o…

Burke Swanson Watched Stranger Things in the Dark, Now He’s Lighting Up Broadway by Mara Reinstein

Life can be strange. Consider: Less than a decade after Burke Swanson first binged Netflix’s sci-fi smash Stranger Things on the couch with his sister, he’s on stage at the Marquis Theat…

SummerWorks25’s “The Moment” in 4 Unique Dance Beats by Ross

The Toronto Performance Review: SummerWorks’ The Moment By Ross It’s all about collaboration and engagement; inventiveness and detailed expansionism coming alive and embodied in this fas…

Review: Monopoly Lifesized, the Real Estate Board Game as Immersive Theater

THE SOUND OF MUSIC National Tour Complete Casting Announced

Full casting has been revealed for the highly anticipated North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. The production will star Cayleigh Capaldi a…

Monopoly Lifesized: Travel Edition

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Cast Set For New Musical CEILIDH Directed By OH, MARY!'s Sam Pinkleton

Producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams, Mindy Rich), Barbara Whitman and Alan Cumming are thrilled to announce full casting for the new musical Ceilidh [KAY-lee], based on one of Scotl…

LIBERATION Off-Broadway Cast To Reprise Performances On Broadway

The award-winning Off-Broadway cast of Liberation will reprise their performances when the production transfers to Broadway this fall. The company won the Drama Desk Award in 2025 for Best E…

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Light Trail Returns to New York Botanical Garden This Fall

The New York Botanical Garden is reviving its Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Train from Sept. 25 to Nov. 30 this year. The immersive nighttime experience — crea…

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On Phylicia Rashad-Directed IMMEDIATE FAMILY at Booth Playhouse

What did the critics think of the new American play Immediate Family, written by Hamilton’s Paul Oakley Stovall and directed by Tony Award–winning actress, director, and TV star Phylicia…

Bad dates and bath bombs: 10 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh fringe 2025 by Guardian Staff

The festival’s best joke award may have been binned this year, but the one-liners keep coming. Here are our favourites • 10 of the funniest jokes from the 2024 fringe Olaf Falafel: We na…

Brian Cox Is Hauntingly Good in ‘Make It Happen’ by Houman Barekat

The “Succession” star, playing the ghost of the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, is a bright spot in a new play about the 2008 banking crunch.

Concert Version of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire's About Time Will Play 54 Below by Andrew Gans

The November concerts will feature the cast of the recent Goodspeed production.

Complete Cast Set for The Sound of Music Tour, Starring Caleigh Capaldi, Kevin Earley & Christiane Noll by Broadway.com

The North American tour of The Sound of Music has completed casting. Directed by Jack O'Brien, the production will launch at the Stanley Theatre in Utica, NY from September 5-6, and tour Nor…

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Light Trail Returning to the New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden will come alive again this Fall with the return of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail from September 25 through November 30. Inspi…

Elizabeth McGovern’s ‘AVA: The Secret Conversations’ Leaves the Best Stories Untold by Rex Reed

It’s not a disaster, but any play about Ava Gardner that is this dull is definitely a disappointment.

Alex Winter Signs On as Producer of Naomi Wallace’s Slaughter City

Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On DOLLY: A TRUE ORIGINAL MUSICAL

What did critics think of Dolly Parton’s brand new musical, Dolly: A True Original Musical With a score by Parton that includes some of her biggest hits as well as new songs she has writte…

Hot Tickets of the Week: OH, MARY!, DEATH BECOMES HER and More

Ready to see your next Broadway show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting August 11, …

Video: Nicole Scherzinger Reflects on Healing Journey Portraying Norma Desmond

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the classic film Sunset Boulevard, Nicole Scherzinger joined CBS Sunday Morning for an extended interview about the story and its long-lasting legacy. Sch…

Read the Reviews for Dolly: A True Original Musical; Get a 1st Look at the Nashville World Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Katie Rose Clarke, Carrie St. Louis, and Quinn Titcomb lead the biomusical as Parton at different stages of her storied career.

Cast Complete for The Sound of Music Tour, Starring Cayleigh Capaldi, Kevin Earley, Christiane Noll, Nicholas Rodriguez by Andrew Gans

Director Jack O'Brien and choreographer Danny Mefford are returning after working on the 2015 tour.

New Musical Ceilidh, Directed by Oh, Mary!'s Sam Pinkleton, Finds Full Company by Margaret Hall

Following development in Scotland, the production is headed to Baltimore's France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.

Bess Wohl’s Liberation Keeps Original Off-Broadway Cast for Broadway Run by Broadway.com

The complete cast of Bess Wohl’s em>Liberation, will reprise their roles when the production moves to Broadway this fall. Directed by Whitney White, the limited 14-week engagement begin…

Bill Posley Is Your Kindly Neighborhood Veteran in The Day I Accidentally Went to War

Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl . . . Can We Hear It, Please? by Ken Davenport

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Woman Uses SIX THE MUSICAL Song to Calm Down During C-Section

A woman used a song from SIX the Musical to "calm down" during her C-section. TikTok user Allicia (@lidakelly3) shared a video of herself giving birth while singing the title song from the h…

Tiler Peck Dances Jerome Robbins: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene this week.

Watch Highlights From Muny La Cage aux Folles Starring Norm Lewis and Michael James Scott by Andrew Gans

Marcia Milgrom Dodge directs the Tony-winning Jerry Herman musical.

2,400 Artists Sign Letter Decrying Maybe Happy Ending Casting Decision by Diep Tran

The letter was penned by Tony winner B.D. Wong and signed by a number of other Tony winners.

Original Cast of Bess Wohl's Liberation Will Star in Broadway Bow by Margaret Hall, Logan Culwell-Block

The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway earlier this year via Roundabout Theatre Company.

Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Ruthie Henshall, More to Join London Cabaret by Andrew Gans

The West End revival recently celebrated its 1,500th performance at the Kit Kat Club.

David Hare's Grace Pervades, Starring Ralph Fiennes, Headed to London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

Miranda Raison will co-star in the bioplay tracking Victorian stage luminaries Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.

Watch Dez Duron's Complete Bryant Park Concert by Andrew Gans

The Maybe Happy Ending actor recently offered a free concert at the Manhattan venue.

Video: Lea Salonga & Arielle Jacobs Lead INTO THE WOODS in Manila

Get a first look at Theatre Group Asia's (TGA) first musical production, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theatre, Circuit Makati. Directed …

LIBERATION To Open On Broadway With Original Off-Broadway Cast

The award-winning Off-Broadway cast of Liberation will reprise their performances when the production opens on Broadway this fall. Written by Tony Award nominee Bess Wohl and directed by Ton…

‘TikTok is like an old-school variety show’: what’s behind the surprising boom in ventriloquism? by Anya Ryan

The once musty old art of voice-throwing is back in vogue on stage and online. Its new hip practitioners – plus 1980s TV mainstay Roger De Courcey – explain why their vocal tricks and er…

Lin-Manuel Miranda Reflects on the Legacy of Hamilton and What He's Proudest Of by Lin-Manuel Miranda

In a special essay, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner looks back on the phenomenon he helped create.

Stars on Stage. #Hamilten, Chorus Line 50. Stageworthy News of the Week. by Jonathan Mandell

Ariana DeBose to star in Stephen Schwartz musical. Rosie O’Donnell has her say far away. A Chorus Line at 50. Ephraim Sykes at #Hamilten block party Stars are what sell shows in New York, …

How Stage Left Is Reopening Storefront Theatre in Chicago by Seth Wilson

By Seth Wilson. When Stage Left Theatre went looking for a space to produce The Distrikt of Lake Michigun, they turned to Chicago’s history of storefront theatre.

Bess Wohl’s Acclaimed ‘Liberation’ Keeps Off Broadway Cast For Broadway Transfer by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The acclaimed Off Broadway cast of Bess Wohl’s Liberation will follow the play to Broadway this October, producers announced today. The 14-week limited engagement Broadway produ…

iHeartMedia Hires Lisa Coffey to Lead Digital Advertising Products by Caitlin Huston

Coffey was previously global chief revenue officer at LoopMe and worked in leadership roles at Amazon.

Parnelli and Indispensable Technology Award Nominations NOW OPEN by Plsn Staff

Nominations are now being accepted for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held on Friday, January 26, 2024, during the NAMM Show. Anyone can go to the ParnelliAwards.com site and nomin…

Hope for the Hopeless: A Review of Broadway In Chicago’s “Parade” by Dennis Polkow

“Parade” is the best touring musical of the year so far, but the run is short. Don’t let it pass you by.

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney to Join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB West End

The West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club will welcome an exciting new cast next month. Beginning September 22, 2025, Grammy Award winner Reeve Carney will join the cast as the …

Little-known theater jobs: electronic music designer and synth programmer by Ruthie Fierberg

Billy Jay Stein, the sonic wizard behind “MJ,” “Just in Time” and more, reveals the keys to his field.

See the World in Short Form: #TIFF50 Announces its 2025 Short Cuts Programme at TIFF by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: TIFF announces its 2025 Short Cuts programme Short Cuts lineup features World Premieres of Idris Elba’s Dust to Dreams, Patrick Xavier Bresnan’s The Contestant,…

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Broadway Games: Shows By Picture - Round 4 by JK

Broadway Games: Shows By Picture - Round 4 It's been a while since we played this game! This one's pretty simple. Identify each show from the production photos below. Good luck! 1. 2. …

Blown Away by Bubble Art by Alex Marshall

Performers are delighting crowds with bubble blowing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using a mixture of dish soap, water and lube — and occasional acrobatics.

Ohio review – spine-tingling folk harmonies and life’s big questions by Kate Wyver

Upstairs at Assembly Roxy, EdinburghAbigail and Shaun Bengson meditate on family, faith and loss in story and song, featuring a revelatory depiction of degenerative hearing Music is a lifel…

The Ode Islands review – a nightmarish head trip unlike anything on the fringe by Mark Fisher

Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghVisual artist Ornagh conjures a psychedelic, mixed-reality vision preoccupied with identity, sexuality and body image What happens when theatre meets film? It is …

Well, I’ll Let You Go **** by Barry Gordin

By Isa Goldberg August 11, 2025: Oddly, Bubba Weiler’s new play at the Irondale Brooklyn, Well, I’ll Let You Go, begins where the story ends …after Marv’s death. Being iconoclastic…

Meshell Ndegeocello, New Jazz Underground headline Yale School of Music’s 2025-26 season by Christopher Arnott

The Yale School of Music has announced its upcoming season featuring Pacifica Quartet, New Jazz Underground, Christian Sands, Martin Bresnick and more.

For Lupita and Junior Nyong’o, ‘Twelfth Night’ Is Child’s Play, Revisited by Alexis Soloski

The siblings “really enjoyed make-believe” as kids. Now they are playing Shakespeare under the stars at the newly reopened Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 11, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 9, 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…

4 Rising Dancers Reflect on the Cracked Mirror ‘Black Swan’ Held to Ballet by Margaret Fuhrer

On the movie’s 15th anniversary, four dancers talk about its influence. “We’re not that crazy,” one said. But “it didn’t make ballet a joke,” another added.

Bianca Marroquín, Tam Mutu and Jacqueline B. Arnold Heat Up Broadway’s Chicago Tonight by Broadway.com

Broadway’s Chicago welcomes Bianca Marroquín back in the role of Velma Kelly tonight at the Ambassador Theatre. She is joined by Tam Matu  as Billy Flynn and Jacqueline B. Arnold in the …

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Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak review – a champion of eccentric hobbies and people power by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVictoria Melody’s passion for other people’s passions is in full bloom in a show that finds delight and inspiration in English civil war reenactments Victor…

The Face of Jizo

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Southern Heat and Gunpowder: Bonnie and Clyde Fire Up Bay Street Theatre by Suzanna Bowling

Bay Street Theater’s Bonnie and Clyde, directed by Artistic Director Scott Schwartz, bursts with theatrical ingenuity. Schwartz uses every inch of the space, sending the cast weaving throu…