Thursday, May 7, 2026

ARTHUR MILLER OPENS UP ABOUT MARRIAGE TO MARILYN MONROE IN NEWLY UNEARTHED RECORDINGS by Robert Shuman

(Donna Ferguson’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/7/2026; Photo: Miller and Monroe in 1957. The couple began an extramarital affair in 1955 and got married in 1956. Photograph: NY Dail…

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Arthur Miller opens up about marriage to Marilyn Monroe in newly unearthed recordings by Donna Ferguson

Exclusive: Taped conversations also cover playwright’s relationship with fame, self-doubt and communismHe was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century and she was one of the gre…

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Juilliard Drama Presents “Flock,” based on “The Conference of the Birds” by The Juilliard School

Journey through the hills and valleys of the human spirit in “Flock,” the final production of the Juilliard Drama season. 🐦‍⬛ Directed by faculty member Ellen Lauren, “Flock�…

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Friday, May 1, 2026

As a schoolboy, I was dazzled by the Festival of Britain in 1951 – but it revealed a divided nation | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

From the Dome of Discovery to the massive cigar-shaped Skylon, the spectacular cultural showcase was an exhilarating sight in 1951. The Tories demolished those prime exhibits yet, 75 years o…

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Sam Reid Will Star in Sydney Theatre Company's Doubt by Margaret Hall

Reid will return to the stage after a 10-year absence, stepping in for the previously announced Sam Worthington.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

My Variety Review: 'The Rocky Horror Show' on Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Photo by Joan Marcus “Enjoy the show. Don’t be an asshole,”While it’s not your typical musical theater greeting, “Th…

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Kitschy Cult Classic Returns Without the Shock, Danger and Fun by Jacob Malizio

The production will no doubt satisfy “Rocky Horror Show” fetishists who still find comfort in the liturgical rituals of a by-gone counter-culture. Others, however, will just find themsel…

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Monday, April 20, 2026

“How to Make an American Son”: Hard-Working Dad vs. His Privileged Son—at NCTC by Rachel Norby

Christopher Oscar Peña Casts Cringey Doubt on Immigrant Future by Rachel Norby A Honduran American dad seems to achieve the “American Dream.” He has worked his way up from poverty to ow…

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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 ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM[SHARE]
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 Patrick …

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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 into …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:06PM[SHARE]
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. (Miller's…

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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 …

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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…

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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 makes…

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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 wi…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:02AM[SHARE]
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 a …

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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 ballet …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]
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 as 'Perseph…

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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 as 'Perseph…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM[SHARE]
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 Prize …

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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: Released by C…

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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…

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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 told anyone,"…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM[SHARE]
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-behaved…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]
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 Spirits…

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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, we ac…

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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 emai…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE]
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 do…

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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…

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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 on Th…

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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