40 Years of LCT - Jerry Zaks by Lincoln Center Theater

“Lincoln Center Theater is the place where my dreams came true.” Director Jerry Zaks looks back at directing THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES(and more!) at the Beaumont, marking the start of his…

Speed review – comic tale of road rage and race is approachably provocative by Arifa Akbar

Bush theatre, LondonMohamed-Zain Dada’s play set at a speed awareness course bristles with humour and snarls with home truths about the bigotry experienced by British Asians Representation…

Off-Broadway Hit Titanique to Set Sail For the Last Time (But Our Hearts Will Go On) by Darryn King

The musical comedy Titanique will play its final performance off-Broadway on June 15. The splash-hit comedy, sending up the blockbuster film Titanic and driven by the songs of pop icon Cé…

Dance Review: ‘A&I’ by Orange Grove Dance at Dance Place  by Justin Rustle

“Ok Luna, let’s start the show.” A single dancer leaned forward, speaking to a blue light on the table. There was a moment, the house lights dimmed and the music began. Orange Grove D…

IMPRESSIONS: Boy Blue in “Cycles” at Jazz at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Precise, syncopated steps charge, burst, and reverberate through Boy Blue’s electrifying cast. Asante’s pulsating electronic score surges through the space, its driving beats embodied b…

Titanique Makes A Big Splash At Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse by Jeffery Lyle Segal

There’s no sinking feeling in the uproarious Porchlight Music Theatre production of the parody musical Titanique,”now playing at Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse.  I missed seeing this sh…

Balanchine: Three Signature Works review – visions of perfection by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonAn immensely satisfying tribute to the choreographer is full of invention, emotion and dazzling precision George Balanchine’s Serenade has the most beautiful openi…

Glengarry Glen Ross ***, Deep Blue Sound **** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward April 5, 2025. Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet’s savagely funny takedown of cutthroat Chicago real-estate salesmen, has been a magnet for male actors to prove their thea…

The Whales are Missing: In Abe Koogler’s DEEP BLUE SOUND, Politics Linger While Characters Humanize and The Audience is Drawn Near by Lindsey Walko

  Every American town has some marker that sets it apart from every other American town. I’m not talking about geography, population, values, or even baseball teams, but rather, those qui…

On Rhythmic Utterances, The Catharsis of Musicality, and Destabilizing Interactions: A Conversation with Playwright Abe Koogler by Eve Bromberg

When Deep Blue Sound announced its residence at The Public Theater, the playwrights in my MFA program were thrilled. Their response gave me an inkling as to what kind of playwright Abe Koogl…

Theatre by the Blind presents “The Enemy of Oz” in May by Pauline Adamek

ArtsUP! LA and Theatre by the Blind present The Enemy of Oz, an original play by Christopher Ureña, featuring the *only* All-Blind Theatre Company in the USA. Performances are May 2 – …

Blue Ink Award, Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship, New Harmony Project, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Sondheim's Old Friends by JK

It all started with a one night only concert in London, which turned into a West End run. And now it is a Broadway musical. Of course, given its subject - the songs of the late, great Stephe…

All Nighter by Carey Purcell

Alyah Chanelle Scott, Kathryn Gallagher, Julia Lester, Havana Rose Liu and Kristine FrosethPhoto by Sara Krulwich “It was a …

Blue Electra – Movement 2: A Violin Concerto Inspired by Amelia Earhart | Anne Akiko Myers & NSO by The Kennedy Center

Experience Michael Daugherty’s Blue Electra, a violin concerto inspired by the legendary Amelia Earhart, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gianandrea Nose…

People You Should Know . . . J.S. Streible by Zack Calhoon

J.S. Streible was born in the bosom of Atlanta, Georgia, adopted at birth and swept to be raised in the temperate rainforest of the Southern Appalachians. Growing up as a statistical unicorn…

U.K.-Based Hip-Hop Dance Company Boy Blue Returns to Lincoln Center With U.S. Premiere of Cycles by Kevin Filipski

The show will have its first U.S. performances at the Rose Theater March 27–29.

‘Our show fits in a duffel bag’: clowning duo Xhloe and Natasha on scoring a triple fringe whammy by Chris Wiegand

They came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back – and dreaming of not having to share a room It…

Boy Blue Brings British Hip-Hop to Lincoln Center by Brian Seibert

Boy Blue brings its new show, dense with dance and rootsy British hip-hop, to Lincoln Center.

The White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

Sara Blue and Dan O'Shea from Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach with The White Room Gallery Co-Owners Andrea McCaffery and Kat O'Neill at the opening reception this week for TRUE COLORS, i…

Amber Ardolino Joins Titanique as Céline Dion by Darryn King

Amber Ardolino will join the downtown musical comedy Titanique as Céline Dion. She replaces Dee Roscioli, who will play her final performance at the Daryl Roth Theatre on March 16.  Ard…

Matsena Brothers Bring KABEL to Sadler’s Wells East by Staff Writer

Matsena come to Sadler’s Wells East with their latest work KABEL from Monday 5 – Wednesday 7 May after their critically acclaimed run of Shades of Blue at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in…

This Week on Broadway for March 9, 2025: Deep Blue Sound by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Clubbed Thumb’s Deep Blue Sound @ The Public, Conversations with Mother @ Theater 555, The Irrepressible Magic of the Tropi…

Review: Whale-Loving Islanders Drown In Fathomless Loss in ‘Deep Blue Sound’ by David Cote

Playwright Abe Koogler's portrait of a group of Pacific Northwesterners is rich, funny and devastating, with a cast that's a tasting menu of acting brilliance.

Review Roundup: DEEP BLUE SOUND Opens at The Public Theater

Clubbed Thumb is currently presenting Deep Blue Sound, written by Abe Koogler and directed by Arin Arbus. Read the reviews for the production and see what the critics are saying

Deep Blue Sound: A Whale of a Tale by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Clubbed Thumb’s production of the poignant Abe Koogler play returns for a much-deserved encore run at the Public Theater The post Deep Blue Sound: A Whale of a Tale appeare…

Review: In Deep Blue Sound, the Orcas Have Gone Silent, but the Humans Are Quite Vocal

Deep Blue Sound: A Quiet, Gentle, Whale of a Play by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Maryann Plunkett and an excellent cast spark a return engagement of Abe Koogler's play The post Deep Blue Sound: A Quiet, Gentle, Whale of a Play appeared first on New York S…

Hadley Fraser and Selina Cadell join the cast of The Deep Blue Sea by Staff Writer

Hadley Fraser and Selina Cadell join original cast members Tamsin Greig, Nicholas Farrell and Finbar Lynch in the West End transfer of the Theatre Royal Bath productions THE DEEP BLU…

Jill Abramovitz and Honor Blue Savage Join Betsy Wolfe in Joy: A New True Musical by Hayley Levitt

Jill Abramovitz and Honor Blue Savage will join the previously announced Betsy Wolfe in the cast of Joy: A New True Musical, opening off-Broadway this summer at the Laura Pels Theatre. Th…

Jill Abramovitz and Honor Blue Savage Join Betsy Wolfe in JOY: A NEW TRUE MUSICAL

Two new cast members have been announced to join the previously announced Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe this summer in JOY: A New True Musical! Learn more here!