Thursday, November 21, 2024

"A Major Award" from Goodspeed's A Christmas Story by Goodspeed Musicals

Warning: Seeing A Christmas Story may cause sudden bursts of laughter, holiday cheer, and an overwhelming desire for a leg lamp! Get your "major award" when you get your tickets for A Chris…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:54PM

Audra McDonald and the Stars and Creatives Behind Gypsy Speak Ahead of the First Preview Tonight by Broadway.com

The Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald as Momma Rose, begins performances at the renovated Majestic Theatre on November 21 ahead of an official opening night on December 19. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”: Wild Comedy Hides Immigrant Perils—at Berkeley Rep by Mary Lou Herlihy

Jocelyn Bioh Celebrates Harlem’s African Women, Brilliantly by Mary Lou Herlihy & Barry David Horwitz Playwright Jocelyn Bioh dazzles us with intimate insights, fabulous hair, and a st…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:53PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" from Goodspeed's A Christmas Story by Goodspeed Musicals

The fan-favorite tongue-stuck-to-the-flagpole scene comes to life on the Goodspeed stage in A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http:/…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:18PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

‘Tammy Faye’ Broadway Review: Unanswered Prayers by Greg Evans

If you remember Tammy Faye Bakker at all from the peak of her ’80s televangelical fame, you’ll most likely remember the scandals, the mascara, the tarantula-leg eyelashes, the big, big h…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00PM

"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" from Goodspeed's A Christmas Story by Goodspeed Musicals

Watch Rashidra Scott and the kids of A Christmas Story tap up a storm in "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"! A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.goods…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:31PM

Review: ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ yowls with pain, chortles with joy by Lily Janiak

In a country that just elected a xenophobe president, Jocelyn Bioh’s West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep is a necessary corrective.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:30PM

Blood Show review – splattering violence becomes gross-out comedy by Sanjoy Roy

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonOcean Chillingworth’s show depicts a brutal fight that turns into something altogether messier This much we know from the title: there will be blood. We’re g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

On the Intractability of Tribes by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:06AM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Complete Broadway Cast Set for Othello, Led by Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal by Hayley Levitt

The Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago, has its complete cast. Directed by Kenny Leon, the production begins performances at t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Highlights from A Christmas Story at Goodspeed Musicals by Goodspeed Musicals

The cast of Goodspeed's A Christmas Story rehearse the opening number "It All Comes Down to Christmas. A Christmas Story Goodspeed Musicals Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2025 LEARN MORE: http://www.good…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:12PM

Horrible Histories - Horrible Christmas | 2024 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas at Alexandra Palace Theatre this December. It’s a celebration of Christmas in the most wonderful, funny and moving way yo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:18AM
Friday, November 1, 2024

JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING, HERE WE ARE, & More Receive Artios Awards Nominations

Casting Society has announced nominations in the theatre, television, commercials, short film and short-form series for the 2025 Artios Awards. The awards will be presented in multiple loc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM

Little-known theater jobs: dialect coach by Ruthie Fierberg

As the coach for shows like “Suffs,” “Hamilton” and “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Dawn-Elin Fraser is an expert of speech and accents.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:31AM
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Annaleigh Ashford and Husband Joe Tapper Welcome Their Second Child by Broadway.com

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford and her husband, actor Joe Tapper, welcomed their second child on October 8. The couple shared exclusive photos of their new family of four with People…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Underwhelming ‘Mean Girls’ is a trip back to the worst experiences of high school by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO Bye Bye Birdie, Hair, Grease, Carrie, 13 (The Musical), Dear Evan Hansen and Mean Girls. What do all these Broadway musicals have in common? They placed the spotlight on teen a…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 05:51PM
Monday, October 28, 2024

'You Need to Do This!' Gavin Creel First Urged Audra McDonald to Take on Gypsy by Broadway.com

Audra McDonald, currently in rehearsals for a Broadway return in Gypsy, says late friend Gavin Creel first brought her the idea of playing the classic role of Momma Rose. “He put it in my…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Death Becomes Her, Starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard, Comes to Life on Broadway by Darryn King

Death Becomes Her, the new musical adapted from the camp 1992 horror-comedy film that starred Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis, is springing to life at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne The…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06AM
Monday, October 21, 2024

‘Every fear you’re supposed to have as a New Yorker’: Lin-Manuel Miranda on rebooting cult movie The Warriors by Chris Wiegand

The creator of Hamilton and the writer Eisa Davis explain why they turned the classic film into a Jesus Christ Superstar-style concept album, with the help of hip-hop royalty – from Ghostf…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PM
Friday, October 18, 2024

In ‘The Hills of California’ Laura Donnelly Plays a Mother Whose Tragic Decision Destroys Her Family — Just Don’t Call Her a Monster by Brent Lang

“I’m smaller in real life,” Laura Donnelly tells me after I admit that I didn’t recognize her, standing pensively by the entrance to the midtown bar where we’re meeting, scanning t…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:16AM

Saint Maud review – desire, despair and ‘godgasms’ as Rose Glass’s shocker comes to life by Chris Wiegand

Live theatre, NewcastleBrogan Gilbert gives an extraordinary performance as the troubled nurse caring for a terminally ill dancer in a compelling adaptation of the 2019 horror film With its …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Deaf West and Center Theatre Group's Green Day's American Idiot An ASL-Fueled Rock Musical For Today by Deaf West

Slinging razor-sharp guitars, thundering drums, and raw emotion, Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group present a groundbreaking reimagining of Green Day's American Idiot. This electrify…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:30PM

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals by JK

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals        What's in a name? A lot, when it's doing the heavy lifting of being the title of a big Broadway (or off-Broadway) show! DIRECTIONS: Match …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM
Monday, October 7, 2024

‘I was always the bit of totty’: Emily Atack on tabloids, trolls and life after The Inbetweeners by Zoe Williams

The role of Charlotte ‘Big Jugs’ Hinchcliffe made her a star – then she spent years trying to get the respect and the roles she deserved. Now, at the age of 34, she’s been having the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Broadway Outrage Over Dimming of Theater Lights for Tony Winner Gavin Creel, Longtime “Cats” Star Ken Page by Roger Friedman

Who deserves to have Broadway’s bright lights dimmed when they pass away? There’s now an all out war between the theater community and the Broadway League over decisions concerning two p…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:36PM

Gavin Creel’s Beloved Al Hirschfeld Theatre Breaks Ranks To Join Broadway Light Dimming Tribute; Actors’ Equity Takes Stance On Growing Controvers by Greg Evans

The late Gavin Creel once expressed his love for a particular Broadway venue and the cast that had joined him there. “When I die, the Heavens will open and we’ll all go to the Al Hirschf…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:48PM
Friday, October 4, 2024

Broadway Theaters to Dim Lights in Honor of Gavin Creel by Darryn King

Broadway theaters will dim their lights in memory of actor Gavin Creel, who died on September 30, aged 48, after a brief battle with cancer. One theater from every theater owner on Broadway…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

The Empusium by Dorota Biczel

The league of extraordinarily misogynistic gentlemen: Olga Tokarczuk’s new novel is a hair-raising horror story of patriarchy and male desire. The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story, …

SOURCE: 4columns at 08:00PM

Matthew James Thomas, Sarah Killough and More Join Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway by Darryn King

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set to welcome several new cast members, beginning performances at New York’s Lyric Theatre on November 12. Joining the company are Matthew James Thom…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Theater Review: ‘Hamlet…the rest is silence’ at Synetic Theater at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre by Nancy Blum

A pale Ophelia (Maryam Najafzada), dressed in neutral taupe with roses in her now-loosed red hair, picks waterlilies from the fingertips of the ensemble as she wades into the river of their …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:40PM

A Whole New Vlog: Backstage at ALADDIN with Adi Roy, Episode 2 by Broadway.com

In the second episode of A Whole New Vlog, Adi Roy has a brief identity crisis, welcomes the Golden Bachelorette to the stage, gets his hair done with Rich and takes us on field trips to Bro…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic