Thursday, August 28, 2025

Barrington Stage Company Finds Full Cast for The Weekend World Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Artistic Director Alan Paul will be at the helm of the new Ben Diskant play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

New Ahrens and Flaherty Revue Something Beautiful Begins World Premiere at Barrington Stage Company August 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

Conceived and directed by Jason Danieley, the work contains songs from Ragtime, Once on This Island, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Exclusive First Listen to “All I Need Is A Miracle/You Keep Me Hangin On" From MYSTIC PIZZA

Lively McCabe Entertainment, the global theatrical production and management company, are excited to announce the concept recording of the new musical Mystic Pizza will be released in digita…

SOURCE: Theatrely at 02:15PM

Photos: Meet the Cast of THE OUTSIDERS National Tour

Rehearsals are officially underway for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award winning Best Musical. The tour will tech and launch at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, NY…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PM

Santino Fontana, Alexander Gemignani, Alex Boniello, More Lace Up for Sold-Out The Rink Benefit Concerts by Logan Culwell-Block, Diep Tran

Jessie Mueller and Beth Leavel are leading the seldom-seen Kander and Ebb musical at Classic Stage Company next month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Alex Boniello, Santino Fontana, and More Join THE RINK Benefit Concerts

Classic Stage Company has announced additional casting for the two-night-only benefit concert performances of The Rink, featuring a book by Terrence McNally, music by John Kander, and lyrics…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

RSC Announces Full Cast for Wendy & Peter Pan at the Barbican by Staff Writer

The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed the full cast for the London premiere of Ella Hickson’s Wendy & Peter Pan, opening at the Barbican The post RSC Announces Full Cast for Wen…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:57AM
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Florencia Cuenca, Debra Barsha, Jeff Calhoun Will Be Honored by New York Theatre Barn by Logan Culwell-Block

The company is celebrating "innovative creativity in musical theatre."

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PM

Tshidi Manye, longstanding Rafiki of ‘The Lion King,’ sets final bow by Michael Abourizk

Manye first played the role in the Toronto production, before joining the Broadway company.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:04PM

International executive producer Pam Skinner to depart Sonia Friedman Productions; Jack Dingle will rejoin as managing director by Michael Abourizk

The personnel changes are part of a leadership restructure for the company behind “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:50PM

THE LION KING's Longest-Running Rafiki, Tshidi Manye, to Depart the Show

After 9,000 performances as Rafiki in The Lion King, Tshidi Manye is set to depart the Broadway production. Manye first performed with the show's Toronto company in 2000, and most of her 9,0…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48PM

Video: Watch Ainsley Melham Return to ALADDIN on Broadway

On Tuesday night, Ainsley Melham returned to the Broadway production of Aladdin in the title role. Watch a video of him taking his first bow back in the production! The Boop! the Musical alu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM

Security guard charged in slaying of comedian Reggie Carroll. Both were on tour with Katt Williams by Tribune News Service

A comedian who was touring with superstar funnyman Katt Williams was fatally shot last week in Mississippi. The shooting took place in a building that's home to a company that bills itself a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:52PM

Sonia Friedman Productions Adds Jack Dingle as Managing Director by Logan Culwell-Block

The appointment is the latest in a string of key personnel changes at the U.K. stage and film production company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Full Casting Announced for RSC’s Macbeth Starring Sam Heughan and Lia Williams by Staff Writer

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced full casting for Daniel Raggett’s sell-out production of Macbeth, which runs at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon The post Full Casting Anno…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:14AM

‘Netflix House’ entertainment complexes are coming. Here’s when they open by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES -- Netflix House will soon open its doors. The streaming video giant on Monday announced when it will open its first shopping, dining and entertainment complexes to the public. T…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:05AM

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 26, 2025- MAMMA MIA! Stars Do A Deep Dive on Their Characters and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 26, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AM

Ainsley Melham Touches Down in Broadway's Aladdin Tonight by Broadway.com

Ainsley Melham will return to Broadway's Aladdin in the title role on August 26. Melham originated the role in the Australian production in 2016 and joined the Broadway company for several …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03AM
Monday, August 25, 2025

Theatre News: Mosaic Theater Company Promotes Chelsea Radigan to Associate Artistic Director by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Shayna O’Neill Promoted to Director of Stage and Production Management WASHINGTON, DC—Mosaic Theater Company announced two important promotions in its Artistic and Production Department …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:03PM

Kennedy Center Appoints Stephen Nakagawa as Director of Dance Programming

There is more news from the Kennedy Ceter today. The D.C. cultural institution just announced the appointment of Stephen Nakagawa as its new Director of Dance Programming. “We are honored …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Arpino Dance Festival at The Joyce September 30-October 12, 2025 by Joycetheater

“A distinctly American choreographer” with “seemingly unstoppable creativity” (The New York Times), choreographer Gerald Arpino, with Robert Joffrey, created a ballet company and bod…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:08PM

Hannah Solow to Make 'Mary's Chaperone' Debut in OH, MARY! Tonight

Oh, Mary! understudy Hannah Solow will make her debut as Mary's Chaperone in the hit Broadway comedy tonight, August 25. Solow – who also covers Mary Todd Lincoln – will play 'Louise' fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Rodney Black: Who Cares? It’s Working review – a loathsome standup stirs hatred by Mark Fisher

Gilded Balloon Patter House, EdinburghThe onstage ranting of a comedian is interrupted by impassioned accounts of violence against women in Sadie Pearson’s drama Full Frontal Theatre is a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AM

How Benny and Bjorn created a precise pop sound for their ABBA-fueled “Mamma Mia!” by Broadway News

In this episode of “Broadway Press Day,” members of the creative team and acting company share the inside scoop on the musical’s return.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:30AM

“Thanks for Being Here” by Ontroerend Goed, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 by Duška Radosavljević

The Belgian Company Ontroerend Goed have been coming to the Edinburgh Fringe for so long that I can no longer imagine how their work would seem to someone on first encounter anymore. Not tha…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:39AM
Sunday, August 24, 2025

FAT HAM is a wild, gay Hamlet for today | ★★★★★ review of the Pulitzer prize winning play at the RSC by MickeyJoTheatre

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join 📸 production images: Ali Wright • OHMYGOD HEY! The Pulitzer Prize…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:34PM
Saturday, August 23, 2025

INDance. Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, August 15 and 22, 2025 by Deborah

Sydney Dance Company’s INDance, now in its fourth year, is a small festival that presents already existing – although relatively new – works in SDC’s black-box Neilson Studio. It’s…

SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 11:35PM

ABT Studio Company | HUMAN by Yannick Lebrun by American Ballet Theatre

HUMAN Choreography: Yannick Lebrun Music: Blick Bassy (“Ngwa”) Lighting: Audrey Schultz Production Coordinator: Ash Umhey Dancer: Kayla Mak Originally commissioned by Kaatsbaan Cultural…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM
Friday, August 22, 2025

Theater review: Elm Shakespeare puts successful Bollywood spin on ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Christopher Arnott

The Elm Shakespeare Company's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the one of the company's most fluid and consistent shows in years.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:50PM

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