1970s, Ohio. Lizzie gathers a group of women to talk about changing their lives, and the world. What follows is a necessary, messy, and bitingly funny exploration of what it means to be free…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:48PMIf there is a show that can make the case for a Tony Award for best ensemble, it’s this one. White directs the actors like a conductor leading an orchestra: Each one gets to shine in at le…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:48PMSince seeing it earlier this year, I’ve found myself mentally comparing everything else onstage to Liberation, and frankly, not many other shows compare. Liberation is a must see.
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SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:48PMBoth times I’ve seen the play—Off Broadway this spring, now returning in a larger space on Broadway—I’ve felt unprepared for the emotional wallop it lands, the way that Wohl’s work…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:48PM“Liberation” is a brilliant, well-acted, and sobering account of the women’s rights movement, complicity, and the lens through which we view our caretakers — namely, our mothers.
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SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:47PMWhen Bess Wohl’s “Liberation” opened Off Broadway all the way back in February, it would have been ridiculous to grace it with best-of superlatives. Now that “Liberation” has opene…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:47PMWhitney White’s direction elicits a triumph of ensemble acting whose equipoise is a perfect realization of the play’s own themes. The actors work so well together, and so unselfishly, th…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:47PMWhile Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:47PMThere is something different about Liberation’s Broadway production. Bess Wohl’s play still features the same tight ensemble as in its Off-Broadway premiere earlier this year, and it is …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:47PMLiberation, which premiered off-Broadway earlier this year, is a welcome original play on Broadway that relies not on marquee Hollywood names for buzz but a slate of strong performances, whi…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:47PMBess Wohl’s play, about a consciousness-raising group in 1970s Ohio, transfers to Broadway where it remains powerfully moving — and funny.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36PMSee what the critics are saying about Liberation, the new play by Tony Award nominee Bess Wohl. The play examines a meeting between a group of women at the height of the women's liberation m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24PMLiberation is Broadway drama at its finest.
Ensemble at its strongest! Get your ticket(s) to this astonishing, hilarious, compassionate, powerful, stupendously theatrical experience that …
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:15PM★★★★★ Bess Wohl takes inspiration from her mother’s life for her clever, decade-jumping memory play
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:02PM★★★★☆ Bess Wohl's feminist-themed play cuts a fine figure in its move to Broadway
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Playwright Bess Wohl looks back on her mother’s activism in a moving and cleverly constructed look at how to balance the personal and the political
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PMIt can be challenging to deliver something fresh and unique to the memory play genre. However, in writer Bess Wohl’s new Broadway show, “Liberation,” she manages to do just that. Direc…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PMThe Broadway Theatre Review: Liberation on Broadway By Ross When I first experienced the glory of Bess Wohl’s extraordinary Liberation at Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre earlier this yea…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 10:00PMIn the last decade, Bess Wohl has emerged as one of the most talented and eclectic voices in American theater — whose work ranges from historical pieces (Camp Siegfried) to broad domestic …
SOURCE: Culture Sauce at 10:00PMLiberation – 24 October 2025 Within itself, Liberation is a play that celebrates the excitement that comes from gathering together to change the world. In this moment, as our current world…
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'Chess' was one of the top earners in the industry last week across just seven previews.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:57PMAlso on the bill: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Ngozi Anyanwu's The Monsters, and Mat Smart's A Black-billed Cuckoo.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMThe original 1988 production lasted just 16 performances on Broadway, but the revival is shaping up to be a smash.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMIndiana's Discovering Broadway will host the November concert of the musical commissioned by McCarter Theatre Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMRiver City has arrived in Derry. The premiere episode of the new HBO series, IT: Welcome to Derry, features several not-so-subtle nods to The Music Man, including footage from the film and a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMGet a first look at the cast of The Notebook on Tour in action in this all-new video. The tour began performances in September in Cleveland and will visit 30+ cities in its first year, inclu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMThe producers of this show, National Yiddishe Theatre Folkbiene, clearly feel a sense of mission to reach Jews and non-Jews alike with this distillation in one compelling life of the connect…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:08PMLa Jolla Playhouse has unveiled its 2026/2027 season, featuring three world-premiere musicals: The Family Album, a Playhouse-commissioned work with a book by Sam Chanse, music and lyrics by …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 10/26/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMMary Shelley's Frankenstein retells not just the familiar story by the personal and social context of how this remarkable story was written.
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Justin Collette stars as the titular demon in Beetlejuice on Broadway. Someone must have said his name three times, because he's here to take fans behind the scenes of the spooky ooky show h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:54PMReview by Ron Fassler . . . Oscar Hammerstein II’s words to Jerome Kern’s melody “The Song is You,” could have been written to perfectly describe the songstress Marilyn Maye: Beautif…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:53PMJustin Collette, Isabella Esler, Mark Kaufman, Callie Goff, and host Alex Birsh share laughs and stories about touring and being back on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PMTony Award Nominee Derek Klena will portray Dr. John Nash alongside Krysta Rodriguez, who will portray Alicia Nash, in the Discovering Broadway concert premiere of the new musical A Beautifu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:31PM“The air is humming,” and something great has come to the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis (CTA) stage! An extraordinarily talented cast of young performers is currently staging “West…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:27PMSoho theatre, LondonGayathiri Kamalakanthan’s warm, funny debut examines history, heritage and gender expectations as Krish and bestie Brenavee navigate a big life moment
In many ways, Per…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PMJamie Lloyd had tried once before to lure Nicole Scherzinger to the stage. Several years ago, the renegade British theater director pursued the former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman to star in �…
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s performance at George Mason Center for the Arts was a display not only of the wide variety of dance that exists under the moniker of “contemporary,” but …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:59PMThe new musical comes from longtime collaborators Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMDavid Cross, Bianca Del Rio, Amber Gray, Ryan J. Haddad, Francis Jue, and more are also starring in the New York Theatre Workshop revival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMBroadway favorites abound in the Hulu series, which was just renewed for 10 more episodes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMThe first-ever New York revival of David Auburn’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof has found its Broadway home. Starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, Proof will play at the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMBroadway’s Hell’s Kitchen is doing the character shuffle. Kelsee Kimmel, currently the standby for Jersey, will step into the role officially from December 2 through January 11. Lamont …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMThe Muppets make their Broadway debut in Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets, starting performances October 28 at the Broadhurst Theatre before opening November 6. The limited run…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMWhen WE LIVE IN CAIRO premiered at New York Theatre Workshop, the musical, which is about young revolutionaries during Egypt’s 2011 Arab Spring, was met with acclaim for its urgent storyte…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PMHusbands Sean Nyberg and Paul Danforth are following their dream. The two new producers have ventured into the world of theater, producing shows on Broadway, in London’s West End, Off-Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PMThe American Theatre Wing has revealed the committee of judges and eligibility details for the 70th Annual Obie Awards, the theater industry’s premier award celebrating the best of Off-Bro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PMGet a first look at Rob McClure singing Those Were The Good Old Days' from Damn Yankees, running through November 9, 2025. This newly-imagined take on the beloved classic stars Rob McClure (…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PMThis will also mark the final performance for Durrell “Tank” Babbs, who returns to the role of Davis for a limited engagement beginning November 14.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:28PMJust last month, Black Theatre United celebrated its third annual Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. This year’s theme was “United: Today & Beyond” and honored producers Mathew Knowles…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PMToday on the BSR Podcast, Darnelle welcomes veteran Philly actor Susan McKey, who's starring in Fly Me to the Moon, Hedgerow's surprising season opener.
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In a new Halloween-themed episode of Elsbeth, the fan-favorite detective celebrates the holiday by channeling Eliza Doolittle, the "loverly" protagonist of Broadway's My Fair Lady. In photos…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMLiberation, the new play by Tony Award nominee Bess Wohl, and directed by Tony Award nominee Whitney White, is now running on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The production comes t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMFollowing the Season 5 finale of Only Murders in the Building, Hulu has officially renewed the comedy for a sixth season, with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez returning. Further…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMThe pop musical is a herstorical remix about the six women who all married King Henry VIII of England, taking to the stage to tell their side of the story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMFind out who will be the next stars of the Alicia Keys musical, continuing its run at the Shubert Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMLincoln Center Theater has partnered with Seaview on the new series of comedy solo shows.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMThe late Annie and Bye Bye Birdie composer's home has been listed for sale to the public.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMThis marks the first single released from the musical by David Spangler and Marty Dodson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Prunella Scales, a longtime actress of the stage and screen, has passed away at the age of 93. Her death comes nearly a year after that of her late h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMBallyhoo Table & Stage will have its grand opening on November 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3300 Tejon Street, Denver.
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Ethan Hawke, starring as lyricist Lorenz Hart in the new film Blue Moon, visited Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday for a deep dive into the movie, which explores the partnership between …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMYou can now get a first look at new production photos of the SIX North American Tour! The current cast includes Emma Elizabeth Smith as Catherine of Aragon, Nella Cole as Anne Boleyn, Kelly …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMSAN DIEGO — Veteran rockabilly trio the Stray Cats won’t be hitting the road for its 2025 fall concert tour after all. Citing “serious illness,” the band’s guitarist-singer, Brian …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:37PMWhich shows from Broadway past have made the biggest impact on Broadway present? How have the legends of yesterday shaped the stars of today? BroadwayWorld is finding out in our brand new se…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMMoore College and the Franklin Institute partner for Michelle Lopez: Pandemonium, an enveloping reminder that America has been here before, and it’s our turn to find a response in the wind…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:34PMThe sung-through musical will play for an additional week at Signature Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMThe Tony nominee will star as home pregnancy test inventor Meg Crane in the new play from Jennifer Blackmer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PMAri’el Stachel’s “Other” and Zoë Kim’s “Did You Eat?” are self-interrogations that deal with family, race and identity.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:31PMSeveral Broadway and Disney alums have joined the voice cast of Zootopia 2 in cameo roles, including Auliʻi Cravalho (Moana, Cabaret), Josh Gad (Frozen, The Book of Mormon), Anika Noni Rose…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the conclusion of the fan-favorite franchise, will make its streaming debut exclusively on Peacock beginning November 7. Additionally, the full collection is…
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Swinton is resuming her role in 'Man to Man,' directed by Stephen Unwin.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:52AMJessica Vosk and Phillip Johnson Richardson have announced their final performances in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. The pair will be departing the hit Alicia Keys musical on November 30, as a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMNew rehearsal images have been released for the UK premiere of Ride the Cyclone, opening at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on 14 November 2025
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 11:38AMThe Manfred Karge play will come stateside after a run at London's Royal Court Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMPaul Gordon and John Caird's musical adaptation of the classic novel will be the latest in the Manhattan Concert Productions Broadway Series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMBroadway plans to replace the cast-change slips that are stuffed into Playbills with QR codes. Some understudies and theater buffs will mourn their loss.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AMPatrick Denney reviews Romina Paula’s play The Whole of Time, which played at The Brick Theater this past September
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:18AMOur critic sees the 97 year old cabaret legend for the first time and gets it. Lane Williamson reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:17AMBy Yura Sapi, Alex Meda. Alexandra Meda, founder of Culture Change Lab, discusses mediation and facilitation at various predominantly white organizations, and championing change work on the …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:09AMManhattan Concert Productions has announced Jane Eyre as the next production in its Broadway Series, led by Erika Henningsen and Ramin Karimloo. This semi-staged concert performance of Jane …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMIt's time to put your musical knowledge to the test! During a segment on a recent episode of The Tonight Show, guest James Corden and host Jimmy Fallon played a game where they were tasked w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMThe National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) has announced its 50th anniversary season, marking five decades of nurturing the next generation of musical theatre talent
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Park theatre, LondonThe bonhomie curdles as an otherwise unconnected group of women set out to scatter someone’s ashes in a promising setup that flounders despite a beautiful set
Sarah Ric…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMAcademy Award winner Tilda Swinton will return to the stage for the first time in more than three decades, reprising her 1988 performance in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man at London’s Royal …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMBroadwayWorld's research surveys are used by industry members to make decisions about productions, marketing, and more. We'd love to know more about your preferences....
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMFirst reactions are in for Wicked: For Good, following early press screenings of the highly anticipated film. After the social embargo lifted on Monday evening, attendees took to X and Insta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMThe heartfelt musical is back for an encore engagement at St. Luke's Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMThe solo play is widely acknowledged as the work that birthed a flood of solo biographical shows throughout the latter half of the 20th century.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMThe work, a modern reexamination of Arthur Miller's The Crucible set at a rural Georgia high school, made a Broadway debut last season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMPlus Julia Tobey on Ballyhoo, Top 10 Colorado Headliners and more spooky season stuff
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Beau The Musical just celebrated opening night at its new home at The Distillery at St. Luke’s Theatre. For this production of Beau the Musical, St. Luke’s Theatre has been completely tr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMKimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain is set to make its European premiere next year at The Royal Court Theatre in London. The production, directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Ta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMOrange Tree theatre, LondonTanika Gupta’s forthright reimagining of a classic illuminates the racial politics and middle class assumptions of the period
The muscle of Tanika Gupta’s adap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AMThe Ashland festival announces key cast members for next year's 10-play season; tickets go on sale for members in November and for the general public Dec. 2.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AMSeth Rudetsky shares a dispatch from the U.K. and teases his upcoming Carnegie Hall concert!
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:12AMReading Rep Theatre has announced the cast for its new staging of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Beth Flintoff and set in the heart of Victorian Reading
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:07AMThe Royal Court Theatre has unveiled its 70th anniversary programme, promising a year-long celebration of new writing, landmark revivals, and ambitious national initiatives
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:07AM★★★★★ HEDDA, ORANGE TREE THEATRE Plenty of liberties taken, but it sure pays off
Scandinavian masterpiece transplanted into a London reeling from the ravages of war and the inexor…
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Did Telecharge accidentally reveal ‘Proof’ casting? Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler are doing ‘L5Y’ together? Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcas…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMHalloween often translates into big plans. You could go see "Sinners" or "KPop Demon Hunters" which are both being re-released this weekend in theaters, you could explore some of the many sp…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMFolks my age recall Dolores “Dody” Goodman (1914-2008) primarily as a comedienne or comic actress. She came off as a kind of dippy, flighty, small town woman, probably Southern, with a s…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:24AMHere’s why you’d better pay attention when the ringmaster or emcee tells you “no flash photography”. Ormer Locklear (1891-1920) was a barnstorming stunt pilot who perished while in t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:24AMToday’s new Travalanche posts for October 28, 2025 are about comedienne and dancer Dody Goodman, mind-reader J. Randall Brown, and ill-fated stunt pilot and silent movie star Ormer Lockyea…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:24AMThe actor best known as TV’s Sybil Fawlty dazzled over five decades on stage, in roles from from Shakespeare to Alan Bennett • Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMLOS ANGELES — The image of a grieving parent is not an uncommon sight on the dramatic stage. Euripides, whom Aristotle called "the most tragic of the poets," returns to the figure of the g…
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The company behind The Play That Goes Wrong is writing a musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:59AMLooking for a quick fantasy read that hits the spot? Lisa Lacriola serves up just what you need in the second installment of her Species Chronicles, "The Order of the Wolf: Covenant." The st…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AMHow fortunate for one’s Halloween mood that the best pic of J. Randall Brown (1851-1926) is this spirit photograph? While the ghost is unidentified, we do have some knowledge of Brown, one…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:18AMMischief is taking a big step into new territory with Thespians, their first-ever musical comedy. From the makers of The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the new show will laun…
SOURCE: musicalsdaily.com at 06:01AMJeremy Corbyn is set to make a magical appearance this festive season, trading Parliament for pantomime in Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! at the Pleasance Theatre
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:01AMSo, how much faith do we place in numerologists and astrologers? Many of them claim that people born on four certain days of the month – the first, the 16th, the 27th and the 31st – are …
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