Tuesday, January 21, 2025

‘I’m doing something with my misery’: a Parkland parent takes his grief to the stage by David Smith In Washington

Manuel Oliver’s son was murdered at school in 2018 and he’s been telling his devastating story at theatres across the US Night after night, in a darkened room full of strangers, Manuel O…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13AM
Thursday, December 5, 2024

Hard Truths by Melissa Anderson

Misery’s company: Mike Leigh’s engrossing new film is a brilliant study of two diametrically opposed sisters. Ani Nelson as Kayla, Michele Austin as Chantelle, Marianne Jean-Baptiste as…

SOURCE: 4columns at 07:00PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

13 Going on 30 - The Musical Sets World Premiere at Manchester Opera House by Hayley Levitt

13 Going on 30 - The Musical, a stage adaptation of the 2004 romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, will have its world premiere at Manchester Opera House in fall 2025.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Knife on the Table, Cockpit Theatre review - gangsters grim, not glamorous by Gary Naylor

★★★ KNIFE ON THE TABLE, COCKPIT THEATRE London teenagers pulled into gang culture's world of drugs, knives and misery  This is exactly the kind of play that should be staged in 2024 …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:54PM
Thursday, October 10, 2024

I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You by Miranda Hart review – chronic illness and love at last by Fiona Sturges

After years of misery with undiagnosed Lyme disease, the entertainer shares her lessons for living Miranda Hart’s latest book feels unexpected coming from a comic actor famed for her on-s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

A Poisonous Love Story: A Review of “Misery” at American Blues Theater by Mary Wisniewski

If you like Stephen King or psychological thrillers in general, don’t miss this show. There’s magic here.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Craps: In Which I Take a Dump on Andrew Dice Clay by Trav S.D.

I briefly considered holding this piece until Andrew Dice Clay (Andrew Clay Silverstein, b. 1957) passed away so I could call it “The Diceman Goeth”, but if the 45th President is any exa…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:12PM
Thursday, September 26, 2024

Shay Youngblood Shook the Mess Out of Misery by American Theatre Editors

The prolific late author and playwright, who died over the summer, leaves behind a legacy of expansive work about Southern Black women and their journeys.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:48PM
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Virginia Rep Faces Permanent Closure Without Urgent $600K Support

Virginia Repertory Theatre, Central Virginia’s largest professional theatre company, is facing an urgent financial crisis that could lead to its permanent closure. The theatre announced th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM
Friday, August 9, 2024

Comala, Comala review – haunting and hallucinatory musical theatre from Mexico by Mark Fisher

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe mezcal’s on hand for this strange, song-filled journey into the land of the dead If Juan Rulfo’s magic realist novel Pedro Páramo has the feel of a séance, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM
Sunday, August 4, 2024

Pall in the Family: Jim Catapano reviews “Bringer of Doom” by Jaymichaelsae

Bringer of Doom Shines a Black Light on the Human Condition Lotte (Lena Drake) is a directionless woman whose main motivation appears to be getting revenge on her mother Esme (Laura Botsacos…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 03:42PM
Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Grapes of Wrath review: Steinbeck’s hymn to human misery and endurance is epic but scrappy on stage by Alice Saville

Cherry Jones is wry and warm in Carrie Cracknell’s revival of Steinbeck’s story about a sprawling clan of dustbowl refugees in the Depression era – but the elements of this three-hour …

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:41AM
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Fangirls review: A joyful celebration of the euphoria and misery of being a teenage girl by Jessie Thompson

Combining the acid wit of ‘Six’, the rebel streak of ‘Matilda‘ and the gooey heart of ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, Yve Blake’s new musical will inspire outsized fe…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:36AM
Monday, July 15, 2024

District — Misery

The 2024 UIL District 18 contest took place at Westside High School, where the following awards were won by our outstanding tech & cast.

SOURCE: Google at 12:24PM
Sunday, June 30, 2024

MISERY MANUSCRIPT SERIES: Scenic Design with David Korins by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: From adaptation, to scenic design, music and interpretation, the MISERY MANUSCRIPT SERIES takes audiences behind the scenes for an inside look at how the thril…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:06PM

Randy Rainbow Returns to the Newsdesk to Talk WIZ-Mania, HAMILTON & More! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this edition, Randy returns to the CTS Newsdesk to go…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:06PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Cole Escola literally changes history in 'Oh, Mary!' by Alexis Williams

Cole Escola is the star and creator of Oh Mary!, an upcoming Broadway play about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln. But there's a twist: Mary is reimagined as a raging…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:06PM
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Broadway's Best Share Why MISERY Freaks Them Out on the Opening Night Red Carpet! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway's new suspense thriller Misery, starring two-time Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner Bruce Willis and three-time Emmy Award winner Laurie …

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:42PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Grief Hotel: Misery Loves Company by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Liza Birkenmeier’s Obie Award–winning play paints a gorgeously impressionistic picture of a group of acquaintances in loneliness, contemplation, and despair The post Grie…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

The Following Evening Review. Living and Loving While Making Theater by New York Theater

When they started making theater together fifty years ago – at the same time that they started making love together, and making a life together – they’d already been eating cheap food,…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:01PM
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Automation, Slavery, Monsters, and Misery in Search of the Whole by Tjaša Ferme, Maud Acheampong

By Tjaša Ferme, Maud Acheampong. Maud discusses monsters, and the “humanization process”: the idea that humanity asks of us to leave some part of the world at the door and opt in for a …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:18PM

This “Misery” deserves company at Miners Alley | Theater review by Lisa Kennedy

Ensemble has a darkly enjoyable time with Stephen King’s tale of fandom run amok.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:54PM
Friday, January 26, 2024

La Strada review – Fellini’s circus becomes a heartfelt ballet by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonDancer Alina Cojocaru and choreographer Natalia Horečná bring the 1954 film to the stage but their show loses its way in the second act It’s no surprise that a st…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Taut, terrifying ‘Misery’ kicks off new season for Miners Alley by Eric Fitzgerald

This take on the Stephen King novel soars with strong direction and performances The post Taut, terrifying ‘Misery’ kicks off new season for Miners Alley appeared first on OnStage Colora…

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 11:35AM
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Manon review – the Royal Ballet brings beauty to sordid snake pits of Paris by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonKenneth MacMillan’s journey into a world of darkness is performed with consummate craft by a superb company In the 1970s Kenneth MacMillan snatched ballet from the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Don’t Destroy Me review – war is not over for fractured Jewish family by David Jays

Arcola, LondonTimely revival of Michael Hastings’ unsettling 1956 play that examines the legacy of war on immigrants in postwar London It’s just over a decade since the second world war …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Sunday, December 24, 2023

‘Impractical Jokers’ comedian Joe Gatto is bringing the laughs to New Haven and Hartford by Christopher Arnott

Joe Gatto of "Impractical Jokers" and "The Misery Index" brings his comedy show to College Street Music Hall on Dec. 28 and The Bushnell on Dec. 30.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Frances Sternhagen, acclaimed stage and Sex and the City actor, dies at 93 by Adrian Horton

Tony-winning actor was known for screen roles in Misery, ER and Cheers, and for stage roles in On Golden Pond and The Heiress Frances Sternhagen, the Tony award-winning actor known for playi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33PM
Monday, November 6, 2023

A Bridge Over Troubled Water in Kosovo by Steven Morris

An International Theater Festival Ponders Consequences of Bullying and Marauding  By Steven Leigh Morris “Negotiating Peace” at the Oda Theatre, Prishtina, Kosovo: Emma Andrea, Harald …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:24PM
Saturday, November 4, 2023

Arms And The Man ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter November 4, 2023: Pity the poor critic who sees a show after it opens and already has been reviewed by others, even if he or she hasn’t read their notices. This bel…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:35AM
Friday, November 3, 2023

Explore the Immersive World of Here Lies Love with Scenic Designer David Korins by Darryn King

When audiences file into the Broadway Theatre for Here Lies Love, the disco-pop musical with a score by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, there’s nothing that looks or feels like they’re in a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM

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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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime