Making fake blood look frighteningly real onstage by Ashley Lee

Stage blood specialists and prop masters explain the mechanisms behind some grisly scenes in Broadway’s “Bug,” “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” and more.

Photos: Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal Visit BUG on Broadway

Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal recently paid a visit to Bug on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the moment when the brother-and-sister pair met with the cast backstage. Check out ph…

Bug by Elyse Trevers

The intimacy of Bug makes the revival of Tracy Lett’s play moving and powerful. Waitress Agnes White (Carrie Coon) lives in a seedy Oklahoma motel. Except for a certain amount of clutter, …

Jisel Soleil Ayon Serves Strength and Sass as Angelica in Hamilton on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

Age: 27 Hometown: Long Beach, California Current role: Jisel Soleil Ayon plays Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway. (Work!) This marks her Broadway debut. Previous roles: Ayon playe…

Adrienne Warren, Kara Young, John Gallagher Jr., More Join 12-Hour Tracy Letts Marathon on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The event celebrating the work of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of August: Osage County and this season's Bug will be held at Circle in the Square.

Beanie Feldstein, John Gallagher Jr. and More Join TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS

Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a marathon theater reading festival celebrating the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Letts, has revealed more participating stars. Taking place on Monday, Februa…

why BUG is dividing Broadway audiences | ★★★ review of the Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood led play by MickeyJoTheatre

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! One of Broadway's most recent new openings is BUG, a n…

A King is Born! Jeremy Noel on the Joy of The Lion King, Going on as Simba and Writing His Own Music by Jonah De Forest

“I remember being in my high school career day class, saying, ‘I'm going to be on Broadway. I'm going to do a tour,” recalls Jeremy Noel. “My teacher was like, ‘Well, could you be …

Last Week on Broadway: Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 by Matt Tamanini

The Tonys are heading back to Radio City, ‘Rocky Horror’ finds phenomenal cast, could ‘Bug’ be on the move? Every week, Matt Tamanini will bring you the biggest news from across the …

we went to NYC for Broadway Con! | theatre and travel vlog ft Spelling Bee, Bug, Ulysses & Chicago by MickeyJoTheatre

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! Welcome back to Broadway! For one of our first major t…

BUG (2026 Revival) by David Spencer

BUG by Tracy Letts Directed by Dabid Cromer Starring Carrie Coon and Ramir Smallwood A Production of the Manhattan Theatre Club Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David …

Carrie Coon and June Squibb are formidable Tony contenders for ‘Bug’ and ‘Marjorie Prime’ by David Buchanan

Plus, we preview the spring season on Broadway including Death of a Salesman, CATS: The Jellicle Ball and The Rocky Horror Show.

‘Bug,’ starring Carrie Coon, extends on Broadway through March 8 by Jonah De Forest For Broadway.com

Written by Tracy Letts and directed by Tony David Cromer, “Bug” stars Carrie Coon as Agnes White, Namir Smallwood as Peter Evans, Randall Arney as Dr. Sweet, Jennifer Engstrom …

Bug, Starring Carrie Coon, Extends on Broadway Through March 8 by Jonah De Forest

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug has been extended for a second time. Originally scheduled to play through February 8, the production was first extended through February 22…

Broadway's Bug—Starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood—Gets 2nd Extension by Logan Culwell-Block

David Cromer directs the Manhattan Theatre Club production of the Tracy Letts drama.

BUG on Broadway Starring Carrie Coon Extends for a Second Time

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, will extend its run for the sec…

Bug by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Seen first Off Broadway in 2004, Tracy Lett’s "Bug" has now reached Broadway via the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production being presented by Manhattan Theatre Club. While "Bug" has the r…

Bug by Nicole Itkin

Bug discusses how quickly beliefs can turn into delusions can turn into a loosening grip on sanity. It asks at what point we start believing and how we decide we should stop. It asks us how …

The Theater Bug Presents The Ten Minute Play Festival

Bug Box Office Gets Big Post-Opening Boost, and More From Last Week's Broadway Grosses by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tracy Letts play opened on the Main Stem January 8 starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood via Manhattan Theatre Club.

12 Hours of Endless Genius As Tracy Letts Gets the Broadway Marathon Treatment — While BUG Bites on Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

Clear your calendars and prep the coffee—because February 23rd is not your average Monday. From 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM, Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre transforms into a marathon o…

Katrina Lenk, Gina Gershon, Jak Malone, Lily Rabe, More Set for 12-Hour Tracy Letts Marathon on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The event celebrating the work of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of August: Osage County and this season's Bug will be held at Circle in the Square.

Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Katrina Lenk and More to Join Reading of Tracy Letts Plays

Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a marathon theater reading festival celebrating the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Letts, will take place on Monday, February 23 from 11:00AM to 11:00PM at Cir…

My Own Take: 'Bug' Arrives on Broadway Starring 'Gilded Age''s Carrie Coon by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Bug” by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV’s “The Gilded Age,” third season of “The White Lotus”) in a play by Pulitzer …

This Week on Broadway for January 18, 2026: Bug by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Bug @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, T…

The Infectious Qualities of "Bug" by Jan Simpson

Maybe it’s the current dystopic state of the world but I had a hard time with Bug, the revival of Tracy Letts’ 1996 play that opened this month at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. F…

Bug *** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter January 27, 2026: As the first-rate actress Carrie Coon (The White Lotus) can testify, theatre can be dangerous. Coon is currently starring as Agnes White in the Broadway…

Scratching at Reality: “Bug” and the Seduction of Shared Madness by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: MTC’s Bug By Ross She stands, staring into the light coming through her hotel room door, left ajar, not from a place of security, but one of anxious disturbanc…

Video: Carrie Coon Explains How an Acupuncturist Saved Bug on Broadway by Margaret Hall

White Lotus and Gilded Age star Coon shared her mysterious medical malady on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Video: Carrie Coon Reveals Medical Scare That Led to Cancelled BUG Performances

Carrie Coon is setting the record straight about the recent cancelled performances of Bug on Broadway. While on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the performer shared insight into the reported il…

Carrie Coon Explains Mysterious ‘Bug’ Cancellations: Allergic Reaction To Fake Blood In Broadway Show by Greg Evans

Carrie Coon, the star of Broadway’s Bug and wife of the thriller-play’s author, has revealed exactly what prompted the cancellations of two shows last week just before opening night: She…