Fred Willard, The Master Of Comic Cluelessness, Has Died At 86 by Artsjournal2

His collaborations with Christopher Guest and Guest’s mockumentary ensemble were epic. “He played an Air Force colonel in This Is Spinal Tap (1984), then was travel agent/amateur actor…

Live From Lincoln Center: Chamber Music Society's "Bach to Bach" (1984) by Lincoln Center

Gem Spa, a 100 year old East Village institution, is closing for good. by Admin

To illustrate the vital importance of its illustrious history, Gem Spa is featured on the back cover of the first album by the New York Dolls. Poets Allen Ginsberg and Ted Berrigan both ment…

London Transfer of Sunday in the Park with George, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Annaleigh Ashford, Postponed Until 2021 by Lindsey Sullivan

The previously scheduled London transfer of Sunday in the Park with George, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, has been postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. T…

Listening Party: Stream the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Sunday in the Park With George by Nathan Skethway

Tony nominee Melissa Errico recommends the cast album of the 1984 Sondheim musical.

Yes, Indeed! A Hercules Live-Action Film Is in the Works by Lindsey Sullivan

Hercules will be the latest animated Disney film to get the live-action movie treatment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dave Callaham, the scribe behind The Expendables, Shang-Chi and …

Color and Light! Here Are the Stunning Illustrations from Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration by Lindsey Sullivan

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration was certainly a feast for the ears, what with stars like Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bernadet…

Gear Up for the Sondheim 90th Birthday Salute with Mandy Patinkin's Brilliant "Buddy's Blues" by Lindsey Sullivan

Don't you adore Mandy Patinkin? We do, and this makes us especially excited for the previously announced Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, April 26. The …

Gear Up for Mandy Patinkin's Performance on Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration by Lindsey Sullivan

Color us excited for the previously announced Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, April 26! Legendary Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim will be to…

Watch The Northern Ballet’s production of 1984 by Gabi Bergman

Based on the George Orwell novel of the same name, Northern Ballet’s production of 1984 will change your perceptions of ballet.

Tripleplusgood by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review a pay-per-view webcast performance by Houston’s Alley Theatre of a stage version of 1984. (This review was written before the death of my wife Hil…

The Daily Distraction: Julie Andrews, Dorothy Loudon, and More Present a Sondheim Tribute by Ryan McPhee

The medley at the 1984 Tony Awards offers something familiar, yet something very, very peculiar.

Patrons Can Now Watch The Alley Theatre's Streaming Production Of 1984

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre is delighted to share the filmed production of 1984 with its patrons and supporters.

West End History Hour – 27 March Starlight Express by Ray Rackham

By Ray Rackham Ray Rackham delves back into the boxes of programmes to bring you a celebration of the one and only Starlight Express which opened on 27 March 1984. This post West End History…

Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Scribe of Love! Valour! Compassion!, Ragtime & More, Dies at 81 by Andy Lefkowitz

Terrence McNally, the celebrated playwright and librettist who penned an award-winning body of work ranging from drama to farce to musical comedy, died on March 24 at Sarasota Memorial Hosp…

VIDEO: Check Out the Newest Episode of THE EARLY NIGHT SHOW WITH JOSHUA TURCHIN

The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) continues with the release of the fourth episode featuring special guests Lily Brooks O'Briant (Netflix's The Big S…

Of Jack Barry and the Quiz Show Scandal by Trav S.D.

A little thing today about game show host and producer Jack Barry (Jack Barasch, 1918-1984). I was first aware of Barry when I was a kid, for he was the host of a show called The Joker’s W…

Scientists Reveal the Ghost Light's True Purpose: A Bug Zapper But For Ghosts by Broadway Beat

by Roxy Arecco. @roxyarecco. NEW YORK, NY - Scientists at the Northeastern Institute of Paranormal Research have completed a series of experiments that prove the ghost light, previously thou…

Alley Theatre Announces Patrons Can Watch Canceled Production Of 1984 At Home

When Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo recommended that there be no gatherings of more than 250+ people, the Alley Theatre acted immediately and canceled the remain…

The Boomtown Rats have an old-fashioned blast on Citizens of Boomtown

Bob Geldof rocks out on cheerful nostalgia in the band’s first album since 1984

Sean Holmes and Jon Bausor to create immersive 1984 as first production for new theatre company by Giverny Masso

George Orwell’s 1984 will be the first production from a new immersive theatre company planning to take work into “stunning derelict spaces”.

Ana Mendieta’s Family Would Like Sotheby’s To Return, Not Sell, A ‘Lost’ Work by Artsjournal2

The work, a photograph of a figure in a rock, had disappeared, “loaned out to curator Rebecca Ballenger for a traveling exhibition from 1983 to 1984, but allegedly not returned. A Georgia …


Epic political love story draws major stars to Newcastle by Peter J Snee

Written in 1984 by ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and world-renowned lyricist, Sir Tim Rice, Chess tells a

Another Orwell! Robert Icke, Adaptor of 1984, Will Take On Animal Farm in 2022 by Andy Lefkowitz

Writer and director Robert Icke, whose stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 earned acclaim on Broadway and in London, will next lend his talents to a new theatrical take on Orwell's nove…

1984 Stage Adaptor Robert Icke Will Tackle Another George Orwell Classic, Animal Farm; U.K. Tour to Launch in 2022 by Andy Lefkowitz

Writer and director Robert Icke, whose stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 earned acclaim on Broadway and in London, will next lend his talents to a new theatrical take on Orwell's nove…

1984's Robert Icke Will Bring George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM to the Stage

Robert Icke who recently adapted and directed 1984 for Broadway, will direct The Children's Theatre Partnership's (CTP) upcoming production of George Orwell's classic satirical fable, Anima…

Off-Broadway Revival of Baby, Starring Tony Winner Alice Ripley, to Play Return Run This Spring by Andy Lefkowitz

On the heels of a brief 2019 engagement, Out of the Box Theatrics' unique new off-Broadway staging of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire's 1984 musical Baby will play an extended return run…

Casting Complete for Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away Starring John Gallagher Jr. & Stark Sands by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is here for the upcoming Avett Brothers musical Swept Away. The previously announced world premiere tuner, directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer, will play California's Berkele…

Call Answered: Jamison Stern: "AFTER FOREVER" on Amazon Prime by Adam Rothenberg

I first came to know the talents of Jamison Stern when Season 1 of the 5-time Daytime Emmy winning series AFTER FOREVER premiered on Amazon Prime in 2018. Then later that same year, I got to…

On This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday, A Review of Betty Blue Eyes by Michael Appler

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, Elaine Paige reviews a production of Betty B…

Toxic Avenger: The Musical is indestructible. Here’s why. by Steven McKnight

Watching Rorschach Theatre’s production of Toxic Avenger: The Musical, I wondered what it is about this show that makes it seem as indestructible as its mutant monster hero? Toxic Avenger:…