Thursday, April 16, 2026

Proof: Calculated Brilliance by Roma Torre

★★★★★ David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize winning play reemerges as a beautifully calibrated study of genius, love and doubt. The post Proof: Calculated Brilliance appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Sunday, April 12, 2026

The Pushover by Tony Marinelli

Di Zou as Pearl and Rebecca De Mornay as Evelyn in a scene from John Patrick Shanley’s “The Pushover” at the Chain Theater (Photo credit: Dan Wright Photography) Encountering a John Pa…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:28PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Thrilling New Life for "Death of a Salesman" by Jan Simpson

One of the things we theater obsessives love to do is argue about which is the greatest American play. I’m a Tennessee Williams stan and so I always try to get A Streetcar Named Desire int…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:06PM
Thursday, April 9, 2026

A Cold, Perfect ‘Death of a Salesman’ for Our Time by Jacob Malizio

Mantello has leaned into the play’s sense of abstraction — Willy often loses himself in his own mind — which has the effect of emphasizing both its timelessness and its timeliness. (Mi…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 11:13PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

COPENHAGEN Hampstead Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

FRIENDSHIP, BRILLIANCE, DOUBT        The universe as a bundle of unknowable of approximates:  Relativity and Complementarity, Uncertainty theory, quantum mechanics, particles hanging ou…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:49AM
Friday, April 3, 2026

Friday 5: 5 Female Performances to Look Forward to This Spring by JK

5 Female Performances to Look Forward to This Spring Just like last week's picks for male performances (HERE), the hardest part of today's Friday 5 was narrowing down to just 5 performance…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Friday, March 27, 2026

Giant by Samuel L. Leiter

It doesn’t matter that this debate never took place because, aside from an overly contrived moment regarding Jessie’s copy of Dahl's review, it’s plausible enough to believe in, and it…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:03PM
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Daniel Okrent's New Book Looks At Stephen Sondheim Personally by Frank Rizzo

Stephen Sondheim’s Roxbury home was a welcome exurban retreat for the legendary composer, a place where he could escape the pressures of New York, create in a bucolic atmosphere and relax …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:02AM
Monday, March 23, 2026

Hadestown | 2026 Preview by Atg San Francisco

HADESTOWN returns to San Francisco for a strictly limited one-week engagement from April 21–26, 2026 at the Orpheum Theatre. COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to Hadestown, where …

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:08PM
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Body and sole: ballet must hold on to flat-footed dancers, not stigmatise them by Claudia Efemini

In an industry obsessed with ‘perfect’ feet, fallen arches can be seen as a barrier to success. But that’s a damaging myth that has excluded many from the joy of ballet Picking up my b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM
Friday, March 13, 2026

Meet the New Stars of 'Hadestown' on Broadway: Joshua Colley, J. Harrison Ghee & More by BroadwayWorld

A whole new cast has just entered Hadestown! Earlier this month, the show welcomed Joshua Colley as ‘Orpheus,’ Gary Dourdan as ‘Hades,’ J. Harrison Ghee as ‘Hermes,’ Gaby Moreno…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:12PM

Video: Meet the New Stars of HADESTOWN on Broadway

A whole new cast has just entered Hadestown! Earlier this month, the show welcomed Joshua Colley as ‘Orpheus,’ Gary Dourdan as ‘Hades,’ J. Harrison Ghee as ‘Hermes,’ Gaby Moreno…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground to Co-Produce Broadway Revival of Proof by Sophia Rubino

Higher Ground, the media company founded by former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, will serve as a co-producer of the Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Proof, the Pulitzer Priz…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Friday, March 6, 2026

Hold Fast Your Dreams (Official Instrumental) | BELL TOWER by Georgia Stitt by Georgia Stitt

Sing along to the official instrumental track for “Hold Fast Your Dreams” from Georgia Stitt’s album BELL TOWER. Originally recorded by Nikki Renée Daniels ABOUT THE ALBUM: Release…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:28PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Photos: New HADESTOWN Cast Members Take First Bows

Last evening, Tuesday, March 3, the five new principal cast members of Hadestown took their first bow. See photos here! The new cast members aare: Disney Channel and Broadway favorite Jos…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM
Thursday, February 26, 2026

‘It felt feral!’ The dance dynamo behind The Testament of Ann Lee’s sweat-soaked rituals by Lyndsey Winship

Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers’ founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold’s feverish film ‘I’ll tell you something I’ve not tol…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Matz Skoog obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Dancer and artistic director of English National Ballet who championed contemporary choreographers “I didn’t start dancing out of burning desire for it. I did it because I was a well-beh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM
Monday, February 16, 2026

High Spirits – Jolly Good Fun by Judd Hollander

Reviewed by Judd Hollander In Stockbridge, Massachusetts during the summer of 1984 I had my first and until now, only encounter with a production of the 1964 Broadway musical “High Spiri…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:36PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Four decades after we wrote Yes Minister, politics is still reduced to the pleasure of power | Jonathan Lynn by Jonathan Lynn

Our sitcom character Jim Hacker continues to cling on – as he takes to the West End stage, nothing has really changed When people praised Tony Jay and me for Yes Minister’s prescience, w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

‘We didn’t make it for a white audience’: how black theatre took centre stage in Australia by Dee Jefferson

In the last five years, African diaspora theatre has swept from the fringes on to the country’s main stages – fuelled by artists like Zindzi Okenyo Get our weekend culture and lifestyle …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

On the Wings of Oscar Eagle by Trav S.D.

Oscar Eagle (1861-1930) — a man whose name conjures no fewer than two different Muppets! Eagle was an actor and director of the stage and the silent screen. Readers of Travalanche will no …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:42PM

Contest: Enter to Win Tickets to THE RECIPE at La Jolla Playhouse

Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to world-premiere play The Recipe. Before Julia Child became the beloved TV icon we know, she was a rambunctious rebel pushing back against the pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PM
Saturday, January 17, 2026

On the Magnetic Sheree North by Trav S.D.

Most contemporary folks would be apt to know Sheree North (Dawn Shirley Crang, 1932-2005) from memorable recurring roles on sit-coms: she was Kramer’s mom on Seinfeld, Blanche’s sister o…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:54PM

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…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:06PM
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Becoming Victoria Wood review – intimate and hilarious portrait of the trailblazing standup by Cath Clarke

Featuring Wood, her famous sidekicks Julie Waters and Celia Imrie and other female standups, this documentary is tender, moving and an absolute hoot There is a moment at the start of this do…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM
Monday, January 5, 2026

‘Pinnacle of westerns’: the Oscar-winning writer of Forrest Gump on staging High Noon – with songs by Springsteen by Ryan Gilbey

He’s written screen smashes like Dune and Killers of the Flower Moon. As Eric Roth plunges into theatre, he talks about classic westerns, being sacked by Robert Redford – and why writing…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

‘We Bury the Dead’ review: Ridley stars in zombie drama with fading pulse by Tribune News Service

The first sentence of the tagline for the new film “We Bury the Dead” reads, “After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise — they hunt,” its official synopsis…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sees Attendance Boost With Arrival Of TV’s Season 5 – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow saw a jump in attendance and grosses last week, no doubt spurred by the hoopla generated by last month’s arrival of the TV series’ Season 5…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:17PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Rebecca Naomi Jones Sings 'Our Lady of the Underground' in 'Hadestown' on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Raise a glass to Rebecca Naomi Jones who is now in her final week in Hadestown on Broadway. Watch more of her performance of “Our Lady of the Underground now! Grammy Award winner Allison …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PM
Monday, December 8, 2025

Hadestown in San Francisco by Broadwaysf

HADESTOWN returns to San Francisco for a strictly limited one-week engagement from April 21–26, 2026 at the Orpheum Theatre. COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to Hadestown, where …

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:58PM
Friday, December 5, 2025

Before the Millennium review – secrets and spies as Woolworths staff party like it’s 1999 by David Jays

Old Fire Station, OxfordThings get tense when a newcomer seems to know too much in Karim Khan’s absorbing play Karim Khan’s absorbing Christmas play offers warmth, doubt, uncanny strange…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off