Review: ‘Belfast Girls’ Set Sail, but This Isn’t a Pleasure Cruise by Alexis Soloski

A historical drama revisits a 19th-century scheme in which Irish girls of “good character” were encouraged to immigrate to Australia.

Marc Shaiman Shares Moments From SMASH Stage Musical Reading by Margaret Hall

The reading included Megan Hilty, Beth Leavel, and Bonnie Milligan.

Theatre Openings: from w/c May 23 onwards by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post Theatre Openings: from w/c May 23 onwards first appeared on Shenton Stage.

How Pamela Anderson Is Finding Her Power by Jeryl Brunner

The actress is stretching her chops making her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the hit musical Chicago

Miscast 2022: What Role Would Lea Michele, Kelli O'Hara, J. Harrison Ghee, and More ... - Playbill

Playbill asked a few of this gala singers what role they would most like to miscast themselves in. Read their answers below. Myles Frost

Spike UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Spike UK Tour - Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's comedy starring John Dagleish as Spike Milligan will tour in late 2022. This post Spike UK Tour first appeared on British Theatre…

This Week on Broadway for May 22, 2022: Mr. Saturday Night by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the Flower Drum Song (movie), Marilyn Maye @ York Benefit, Mr. Saturday Night, Funny Girl (with Julie Benko!), Pablo, Mr. Yun…

Playbill on Twitter: "Tony nominee @KealaSettle will make her West End debut tonight in the ...

playbill.com. Waitress' Keala Settle Makes West End Debut in & Juliet March 29. Tom Francis and Julius D'Silva also join the cast of the hit ...

City Theatrical | QolorFLEX LED Dimmers by Michael Eddy

Smooth, Reliable Dimming for Professional LED Tape Installations City Theatrical’s QolorFLEX® Dimmers pair perfectly with QolorFLEX LED Tape products and are RDM capable. All QolorFLEX Di…

Actor Nathaniel Curtis: ‘I realised It’s a Sin was a hit when Elton John called’ by Michael Hogan

The actor on breaking through in Channel 4’s It’s a Sin, his title role on stage in Britannicus – and always being seen as ‘the tall one with the long hair’ Nathaniel Curtis, 31, g…

Murder on the Orient Express review – a first-class ride all the way by Mark Lawson

Chichester Festival theatreHenry Goodman gives us every inch of Hercule Poirot’s dandiness and comedy in this exemplary adaptation of Christie’s ingenious murder mystery, but also gets e…

Now Is Good – a joyous musical with a makeover at its heart by Clare Brennan

Storyhouse, ChesterTim Firth’s touching show about a father and son converting a bank into a home is perfectly constructed and performed This father-and-son love story is unabashedly senti…

Joe Lycett review – pranks, partygate and ghostly goats by Brian Logan

Cambridge Corn Exchange From his parody Sue Gray report to his Twitter spat with Alan Sugar, the new stage show by the loveably impudent joker collects and comments on his most successful co…

Review: Shotgun’s ‘A Small Fire’ burns with what it is to be human by Lily Janiak

Adam Bock's play anatomizes our tethers to the world around us and exposes their fragility.

Anne-Marie Duff: ‘We’re a country in trauma – the last 10 years have been a s*** show’ by Sarah Crompton

The ‘Shameless’ star talks to Sarah Crompton about the cost of living crisis, motherhood, Botox and her new play, ‘The House of Shades’

Three Sisters by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While this is not an in-depth interpretation and at times seems a bit superficial, Will Pomerantz’s production of "Three Sisters" is a true ensemble making it appear that these people have…

Review: ‘Two Trains Running’ at Court Theatre is a blast of an August Wilson play, set in the 1960s by Chris Jones

Having just won a Tony Award, Court Theatre delivers with a blisteringly entertaining new Ron OJ Parson production.

‘This complicated murder mystery unravels before us’: THE DA VINCI CODE – Touring ★★★★★ by Elaine Chapman

This touring version of The Da Vinci Code maintains the storyline of the original book where the codes come thick and fast and the dialogue is clear and concise allowing you to follow the st…

Put On Your Crown! Listen to Six Tunes on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is celebrating the Tony-nominated Six b…

Broadway Showbiz Theater Excellence Awards. by Corine Cohen

Murder on the Orient Express Reimagined as Comic Trip by Bill Hirschman

Do not go to Actors’ Playhouse’s Murder on the Orient Express expecting the grim locked-room mystery at the heart of the films or the novel. This 2017 edition is penned by the playwrigh…

Portrait of Richard Benjamin by Trav S.D.

This is our fourth post on Richard Benjamin (b. 1938) and he’s mentioned in 15 others on Travalanche, but we swear we’re not obsessed with him. It just so happens that we’ve written ab…

Giants and Muppets and Cher, Oh My! The 'Into The Woods" Film We *Almost* Got by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week I go through not one, not two but FIVE potential casts for a film version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods. Spearheaded in the early 90s, this proposed film ve…

I Interview Playwrights Part 1111: Nia Akilah Robinson by Adam Szymkowicz

Nia Akilah RobinsonHometown: Harlem, NYC. Current Town: Harlem, NYC. Q:  What are you working on now? A:  A play surrounding Black History Month in a New Jersey High School. Q:  Tell me…

The Skin Of Our Teeth Cancels All May 21 Performances | Playbill

By James Miller, Playbill Staff | May 21, 2022. A rundown of current Broadway shows and their planned show times, as well as cancellations due to ...

2022 Drama League Award winners: ‘A Strange Loop,’ ‘Company,’ Sutton Foster … by Sam Eckmann

Winners of the 88th Annual Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 20 2022 at a ceremony hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama L…

Your guide to summer 2022 events in the Seattle area by Vonnai Phair

Check out this Seattle Times roundup of fun Seattle-area events to fill out your summer calendar.

The Quinn Martin Centennial by Trav S.D.

Today marks the 100th birthday of famed television producer Quinn Martin (Irving Martin Cohn, 1922-1987). Back in the day the brand “A Quinn Martin Production” was advertised as a mark o…

INTERVIEW: Connor Delves reprises the role of Mercutio in Starcrossed at Wilton’s Music Hall by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon chatted to Connor Delves about starring in Rachel Garnet’s Starcrossed at Wilton’s Music Hall.

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The week in theatre: The House of Shades; My Fair Lady; The Breach by Susannah Clapp

Almeida; Coliseum; Hampstead, LondonAnne-Marie Duff’s aspiring singer transfixes in a didactic family saga; My Fair Lady feels strangely vacant. Plus, a stifling tale of dysfunctional sibl…

‘Presents a diversity of believable working-class people’: HOXTON STREET – Hoxton Hall by Darren Ross

On the surface, there should be nothing radical about Hoxton Street. It is, essentially, a soap opera set in Hoxton Street in north-east London. 'It's Eastenders on stage' would be the eleva…

Rambert review – Ben Duke’s new work is both funny and profound by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe mysterious, melancholy Cerberus is the centrepiece of a triple bill worthy of the company’s superb dancers Sadler’s Wells was sparsely populated for the Londo…

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "Jews, God, and History (Not Necessarily in That Order)" - 5/21/22 by James Wilson

The evening combines stand-up, humorous guidelines for Jewish rituals, and pointed jabs at cultural stereotypes, but the most powerful moments occur when Takiff addresses his personal religi…

Anne-Marie Duff speaks out about decision not to get Botox: ‘Some people think it’s bonkers’ by Annabel Nugent

‘Shameless’ star says the choice has not impeded her career

Anne-Marie Duff: ‘We’re a country in trauma – the last 10 years have been a sh*** show’ by Sarah Crompton

The ‘Shameless’ star talks to Sarah Crompton about the cost of living crisis, motherhood, Botox and her new play, ‘The House of Shades’

Miscast 2022: What Role Would Lea Michele, Kelli O’Hara, J. Harrison Ghee, and More Miscast Themselves In? by Raven Brunner

The star-studded concert gala streams over a three-day event launching May 22.

LCT3's At the Wedding Completes Off-Broadway Run May 22 by Talaura Harms

Mary Wisemen stars in the stage rom-com by playwright Bryna Turner.

U.S. Premiere of Cyrano Starring James McAvoy Completes Run May 22 by Leah Putnam

The Olivier-winning production transferred to Brooklyn Academy of Music from London.

Extended Run of Lesley Nicol's How the Hell Did I Get Here? Closes May 22 by Leah Putnam

The Downton Abbey star's autobiographical show finishes its New York premiere at The McKittrick Hotel.

TFANA's Wedding Band Completes Extended Off-Broadway Run May 22 by Leah Putnam

Awoye Timpo directs the Alice Childress-penned work starring Brittany Bradford, Rosalyn Coleman, Veanne Cox, and more.