Porgy and Bess - Show Sizzle | May 23 - 31, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/porgy-and-bess Gershwin’s “Great American Opera” marries jazz, blues, and gospel. It’s “summertime, and the livin’ is easy” …

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Ham4Ham Returns with Jeremy Jordan, Cole Escola, Death Becomes Her, and more! by Playbill

Ham4Ham 2025 returned on May 23. Hosted by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the event continues to celebrate 2025 Tony-nominated productions. Singing outside the Richard Rogers Theatre, …

Honoring a great American hero – Black History [every] Month presents the award-winning The World is My Home: the Life of Paul Robeson

5 Questions with Francesca Zambello on Porgy and Bess by The Kennedy Center

Get the inside scoop on Washington National Opera’s Porgy and Bess with director Francesca Zambello, who returns to this iconic work 20 years after first staging it at WNO. 🎭 Porgy an…

From Nairobi to New York: Director Saheem Ali Navigates Buena Vista Social Club to the Tony Awards by Abraham Swee

When director Saheem Ali first heard the songs of Buena Vista Social Club as a teen in his native Kenya, he couldn’t understand the Spanish lyrics—but he didn’t need to. “I was so o…

Two solo shows with heart, humor & sting by Darleen Ortega

In review: Damaris Webb goes camping in "Precipice: re-membering, forgetting, and claiming home"; comic actor Chris Grace cuts to racial realities in "Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johannson."

Video: Watch Highlights from GODDESS at the Public Theater

The Public Theater is now presenting GODDESS, making its New York debut after a successful world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The production will run through Sunday, June 8 in the…

Regional Review: John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only by JK

Review of the Sunday, May 18, 2025 preview performance at Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland. Starring Ben Ahlers, Jordan Boatman, Sam Huntsman, Ked Merwin, Adrienne C. Moore and Robbie Tan…

OK Go helped invent the viral video. 20 years later, virality has changed by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly danced their way into history. The band's DIY…

GODDESS: A New Musical | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Amber Iman is the GODDESS of music. GODDESS, a powerful new musical now in performances at The Public Theater. Directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali and featuring a score by Mi…

Video: Michael James Scott Shares How Orlando Shaped His Theater Career

Michael James Scott, the longest-running actor to play the iconic role of the Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, recently sat down with the hosts of TODAY for an interview about a recent performa…

Avram Fefer - "Sky Lake" by Lincoln Center

Take a jazz break with multi-instrumentalist and composer Avram Fefer. Here's “Sky Lake,” originally performed in the David Rubenstein Atrium this past February! _____________ Welcome …

5 Questions with Alyson Cambridge of Porgy and Bess by The Kennedy Center

Go behind the scenes for a quick Q&A with internationally acclaimed soprano Alyson Cambridge, who returns to Washington National Opera’s Porgy and Bess—this time in the title role of Bes…

Lady Gaga wins Sports Emmy, placing her just a Tony Award short of EGOT by Chris Beachum

At Tuesday night's 2025 Sports Emmy Awards, Lady Gaga took home her first Emmy. She won for Best Music Direction of "Hold My Hand" for the Super Bowl LIX pregame show. With previous victorie…

Review Roundup: Amber Iman Stars In GODDESS At the Public Theater

Tony-nominee Amber Iman stars in the new musical GODDESS at The Public Theater, making its New York debut after a successful world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Read reviews for th…

People You Should Know . . . Raul Garza by Zack Calhoon

Raul Garza (Playwright) is a Latino playwright who has drawn acclaim for weaving stories that resound with authenticity and sense of place. He boldly explores the intersection of popular cu…

George Wendt, Cheers Actor Who Played Edna Turnblad in Hairspray and Other Broadway Roles, Dies at 76 by Broadway.com

George Wendt, the actor best known for playing Norm on Cheers who took on a small number of Broadway roles later in life, died at his home in Studio City, California. His death was confirmed…

Stage and Screen Actor George Wendt Passes Away at 76

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of stage and screen actor George Wendt at the age of 76, who passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Tuesday morning. The news was co…

Do You Know All of the Tony-Winning Best Plays? by Playbill Staff

Since 1948, 75 shows have taken home the title—can you guess them all?

Photos: First Look at GODDESS at the Public Theater

The Public Theater is now presenting GODDESS, making its New York debut after a successful world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The production will run through Sunday, June 8 in the…

George Wendt Has Died at 76 by Margaret Hall

Obituaries George Wendt Has Died at 76 Known to the general public for his role as Norm on Cheers, Mr. Wendt was also a man of the theatre. Broadway ve…

OLIVER! REVIEWING THE SITUATION By Peter Filcihia

As soon as I returned home from seeing the London revival of OLIVER!, I reached for the original American cast album. Yes, original American cast, not original Broadway cast. Throughout 1962…

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ among top winners at 2025 Chita Rivera Awards by Ruthie Fierberg

Kevin Csolak and Robyn Hurder also took home prizes.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB And More Take Home 2025 Chita Rivera Awards

Winners for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards have been announced! This year's winners included the choreographers and ensemble of Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway, SMASH star Robyn Hurder and…

Porgy and Bess | May 23 - 31, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/porgy-and-bess/ It’s “summertime, and the livin’ is easy” in Catfish Row, a working-class fishing town in South Carolina. When a mu…

THE WIZ - Kids' Night on Broadway at the Buell Theatre by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

The Tony® Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. …

Shamrock Tenors: Christmas in Belfast | November 25-30, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

Get ready for the festive season with Irish PBS favorites, the Shamrock Tenors, and their all-new show Christmas in Belfast. Described as “one of Northern Ireland’s greatest ever exports…

Meet the Design Team Behind the Lincoln Center West Initiative by Lincoln Center

We’re opening up the west side of campus! The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Lincoln Center West Initiative opens up the Amsterdam Avenue side of the Lincoln Center campus, creating …

Charles Strouse, Tony-Winning Composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, Dies at 96 by Suzanna Bowling

Caricature by Ken Fallin Charles Strouse, the celebrated composer whose melodies became synonymous with Broadway’s golden age, passed away peacefully at his New York City home on May 15, 2…

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died at 96 by Jeff Lunden

Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, died at his home in New York City on Thursday.

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died at 96 by Jeff Lunden

Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause" and "Annie," died at his home in New York City on Thursday.