Christy Altomare and Mary Beth Peil Will Return to Anastasia in Concert by Darryn King

Members of the original Broadway cast of Anastasia will reprise their roles for a one-night-only concert performance of the musical in February. Christy Altomare, Mary Beth Peil and John Bol…

Watch "Genealogy of Revolution" from WE LIVE IN CAIRO by New York Theatre Workshop

See the cast in WE LIVE IN CAIRO now through November 27 at NYTW! Learn more: https://www.nytw.org/show/we-live-in-cairo/ Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets amidst the …

Alex Brightman, Sara Chase, Isabelle McCalla and More Join Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center by Darryn King

The upcoming world-premiere production of Schmigadoon!, based on the Emmy-winning Apple Original series, has announced initial casting and creative team. The show will be presented as part o…

Review: Burnout Paradise at St. Ann’s Warehouse by Loren Noveck

This Edinburgh Fringe hit enacts the impossibility of everyday life--on literal treadmills. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Burnout Paradise at St. Ann’s Warehouse appeared first on…

Jinkx Monsoon and More Join Pirates! The Penzance Musical by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company’s upcoming production of The Pirates of Penzance has its cast and creative team. The jazz-infused, New Orleans-style adaptation of the Gilbert and Sullivan comi…

Introducing Access Dramaturgy by Alison Kopit, Ann Marie Dorr, Maggie Bridger

By Alison Kopit, Ann Marie Dorr, Maggie Bridger. Access dramaturgy is a practice of integrating access creatively and collaboratively in performance from the earliest moments of the creative…

Ann Ronell: Count Her In by American Theatre Editors

In an excerpt from the new book 'Women Writing Musicals,' we learn about the songwriter who became the first woman to write music and lyrics for a full Broadway score, in 1942.

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Cindy Rosenthal. Ellen Stewart Presents: Fifty Years of L…

A Century Ago: The Genesis of Joy Page by Trav S.D.

In 1924 a young man named Don Alvarado (José Ray Paige, 1904-1967) got his first minor role in the silent film Mademoiselle Midnight starring Mae Murray, married Ann Boyar, and became the …

At This Theater: The Minskoff by JK

At This Theater: The Minskoff Theatre Named for the man who developed the building where it is located, the Minskoff Theatre opened in 1973. It's first production was a splashy revival o…

Tár’s Nina Hoss to Star in The Cherry Orchard at St. Ann’s Warehouse

IMPRESSIONS: Paris Opera Ballet dances William Forsythe and Johan Inger in their 2024-2025 Season Opener by The Dance Enthusiast

"Rearray, originally created for Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 2011 for Sylvie Guillem and Nicolas La Riche, is both beautiful and glaringly harsh." - Ann Moradian

Broadway's Chicago Welcomes Back Bianca Marroquín as Roxie Hart by Darryn King

Bianca Marroquín will return to the Ambassador Theatre and the Broadway cast of Chicago as Roxie Hart, the role currently played by Alyssa Milano. Milano will play her final performance o…

Video: Ann Hampton Callaway Releases New Single 'I Believe in America'

Tony-nominated, multi-platinum-selling pop/jazz singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway has released her new single, I Believe in America. Watch the video!

Playwright Ayad Akhtar on Blending Literature, Technology and the Star Power of Robert Downey Jr. in McNEAL by Kathy Henderson

What do you get when you toss Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Madame Bovary and many other works of world literature into a chatbot? Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar imagines the resul…

Photos: Cast of OUR TOWN Celebrates TOM LAKE Author Ann Patchett

On Sunday, October 13, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett attended a production and met with the cast of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at the Barrymore Theatre. See photos!

Artistic Director Chris Coleman and Avaaz's Michael Shayan in Conversation by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

DCTC Artistic Director Chris Coleman sits down with Avaaz Playwright/Performer, Emmy-nominee Michael Shayan, to talk about the journey to the production. Playwright/Performer: Michael Shaya…

Former teen singing icons and funny men take the stage this week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Oct. 13-19 include comedy from Howie Mandel and Tracy Morgan and hits from former teen idols Jesse McCartney and Lee Ann Rimes.

American Mariachi OFFICIAL TRAILER | Two River Theater by Two River Theater

"This production HAS IT ALL!" –BROADWAYWORLD ⭐️ AMERICAN MARIACHI must close Oct 20. Get tickets 👉 https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/american-mariachi/ THE CAST: Jordan Arredond…

McNeal *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons October 11, 2024At the beginning of Ayad Akhtar’s new play, McNeal, we see the protagonist, Jacob McNeal (Robert Downey Jr.) being scolded by his physician, Sahra…

Robert Downey Jr. Makes His Broadway Debut: On the 'McNeal' Red Carpet by BroadwayWorld

The best of Broadway was on hand at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre earlier this week, where Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNeal officially opened on Broadway. Directed by Bartlett Sher, the product…

Off-Broadway Preview: Royal Family Productions Two-Part Adaptation of “Ann of Green Gables” Runs October 17 through November 4, 2024 by David Roberts

New York: Outer Critics’ Circle award-nominated Royal Family Productions, a non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, will prese…

Robert Downey Jr. Talks Broadway Opening Night by BroadwayWorld

Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNeal has officially opened on Broadway, with Robert Downey Jr. leading the production. Watch the Oscar-winner discuss the play on the red carpet, along with co-st…

Robert Downey Jr. Chats His Broadway Debut in AI Drama McNeal by TheaterMania

Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr. is making his Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar's AI drama McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater. Directed by Bartlett Sher, the cast also includes Tony winners Andrea …

Jim Parsons, Kenny Leon & More to Join OUR TOWN Event at Symphony Space

A special literary event, Ann Patchett & Our Town, featuring Jim Parsons, Kenny Leon and more from the Broadway company of Our Town, will take place at Symphony Space. The event will cel…

Review Roundup: Robert Downey Jr. & More Star In MCNEAL on Broadway

Academy Award-winner and Marvel icon, Robert Downey Jr., steps into the role of an acclaimed author obsessed by AI as he makes his Broadway debut alongside Brittany Bellizeare, Rafi Gavron,…

Video: Robert Downey Jr. & More in MCNEAL at Lincoln Center Theater

Get a first look at footage of Robert Downey Jr. and more in the play McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater. The cast features Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles, and more. Learn more…

ANN KITTREDGE: “ROMANTIC NOTIONS” AT CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE by Ron Fassler

Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . .  This past spring, song stylist Ann Kittredge released an album titled “Romantic Notions,” her musings on the theme of love covering more than a do…

Heart reunion tour, featuring both Wilson sisters, coming to Foxwoods in 2025 by Christopher Arnott

The postponed Heart tour, which reunites sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, will resume next year and has added extra dates, including one at Foxwoods.

Video: Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway Sing Election-Themed Parody of THE NANNY Theme

Tony-nominated sisters Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway have teamed up to sing an election-themed parody of the iconic theme song Ann wrote that they both sang for the hit TV series “…

The Dope on Dawn Addams by Trav S.D.

We first became aware of (or took note of) actress Dawn Addams (Victoria Dawn Addams, 1930-1985) from her prominent role as “Ann, the TV specialist” in Charlie Chaplin’s A King in New …