Pippin review – Stephen Schwartz’s wondrous songs still cast a spell by Chris Wiegand

Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London A revival of the Wicked composer’s 70s medieval-quest musical brings magic and joy but malevolence is missing Once upon a time, long before Wicked became …

Stephen Schwartz: From Godspell to Wicked | THEATER: All the Moving Parts by CUNY TV

For more than five decades, composer and lyricist “Stephen Schwartz” has shaped the sound of American musical theater—from the early impact of “Godspell” and “Pippin” to the gl…

the *worst* shows I saw in 2025 | reviews of disappointing plays and musicals from the last year by MickeyJoTheatre

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12 days of Christmas Theatre part 2 | vlog ft Oh Mary!, Top Hat, Freaky Friday, Panto, Pippin & more by MickeyJoTheatre

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★★ REVIEW: Pippin (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) #theatre #musical #review #musicaltheatre #show by MickeyJoTheatre

Photos: WONDER Celebrates Opening Night at the A.R.T.

​A.R.T. is now presenting Wonder, a new musical about change, identity, and what it means to belong. Featuring a driving, pop-inspired score by the GRAMMY Award–winning duo A Great Big W…

Photos: Nathan Salstone, Javier Muñoz and More in WONDER at A.R.T.

​A.R.T. is presenting Wonder, a new musical about change, identity, and what it means to belong. Featuring a driving, pop-inspired score by the GRAMMY Award–winning duo A Great Big World…

[HD] Gotta Dance Trailer by York Theatre Company

GOTTA DANCE with AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE, presented in association with Riki Kane Larimer, honors the timeless art of musical theatre dance on stage and film. Featuring inspired reconstructio…

[HD] Gotta Dance at The York Theatre by York Theatre Company

GOTTA DANCE with AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE, presented in association with Riki Kane Larimer, honors the timeless art of musical theatre dance on stage and film. Featuring inspired reconstructio…

Video: Watch the Trailer for New Tovah Feldshuh Documentary

The official trailer has been released for Tovah, a new documentary film celebrating the life and career of Broadway performer Tovah Feldshuh. Her career, spanning more than five decades, ha…

Photo: Get a First Look at the Cast of WONDER at A.R.T.

A.R.T. is presenting Wonder, a new musical about change, identity, and what it means to belong. Featuring a driving, pop-inspired score by the GRAMMY Award–winning duo A Great Big World an…

Odds and Ends: Jeremy Jordan Honors Jean Smart, Alex Newell Revisits Once on This Island & More by Jonah De Forest

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Mama Will Reprise! Tony winner Alex Newell made their Broadway debut as Asaka in the 2017 revival of Once on This Island and will b…

A FIRST-HAND REPORT ON NEW YORK THEATRE . . . FROM A HALF-CENTURY AGO by Ron Fassler

A FIRST-HAND REPORT ON NEW YORK THEATRE . . . FROM A HALF-CENTURY AGO Alan Bates in the title role of Simon Gray’s “Butley,” which played the old and venerable Morosco Theatre (197…

Review Roundup: GOTTA DANCE Opens Off-Broadway at the York Theatre

The York Theatre Company and American Dance Machine are now presenting Gotta Dance, co-directed by Nikki Feirt Atkins and Randy Skinner. The production runs through December 28, 2025 at 7:00…

Gotta Dance! by Wendy Caster

The immensely entertaining Gotta Dance!, a creation of American Dance Machine presented by the York Theatre, includes some 17 dance numbers from such classic musicals as A Chorus Line, Sweet…

GOTTA DANCE AT THE YORK . by Corine Cohen

If you love dance you need to buy tickets to see GOTTA DANCE at The York Theatre at St. Jean. The show showcases Pippin,Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Contact, An American In Paris and West Side,Stor…

Stephen Schwartz To Receive 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award From The Society Of Composers & Lyricists

The Society of Composers & Lyricists will present the 2025 SCL Lifetime Achievement Award to Stephen Schwartz, the three-time Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist whose work inclu…

Video: Stephen Schwartz Opens Up About Nearly Leaving Broadway on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

On Sunday, Broadway songwriter Stephen Schwartz sat down with CBS Sunday Morning for a career-spanning conversation from Godspell to Wicked to his latest show, The Queen of Versailles, now r…

Photos: Inside the Celebration of Life For Jack W. Batman

A celebration of life was recently held for Tony Award-winning producer and entertainment industry veteran Jack W. Batman, who died on August 1, 2025 following a diagnosis of pancreatic canc…

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Doesn’t Quite Reign Over Broadway by Jacob Malizio

Saddled with an unmemorable score by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) and a confused book by Lindsey Ferrentino (Amy and the Orphans), Versailles glides by as bland bio-musical for much of …

These Broadway Stars Are Running in the 2025 NYC Marathon

On Your Marks, get set... go! The New York City Marathon is coming up this Sunday, November 2, bringing together runners from all over the world for one epic day spread across the five borou…

Talk About High Spirits! Tickets on Sale for Encores! Revival Starring Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale by Jamie Kravitz

Boo! Tickets are now on sale for High Spirits, part of New York City Center’s Encores! series. The rarely-revived musical based on Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit will be brought back to li…

Photos: Second Stage Theater’s MEET THE CARTOZIANS Cast Meets the Press

Talene Monahon’s MEET THE CARTOZIANS, directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer, will kick off Second Stage Theater’s 47th Season, the first under the leadership of Artistic Director Ev…

Pippin on The Tonight Show by American Musical Theater Archives

Ben Vereen and John Rubinstein perform from Pippin and get interviewed by Johnny Carson

Ainsley Melham Touches Down in Broadway's Aladdin Tonight by Broadway.com

Ainsley Melham will return to Broadway's Aladdin in the title role on August 26. Melham originated the role in the Australian production in 2016 and joined the Broadway company for several …

Ainsley Melham Flies Back to Aladdin on Broadway by Broadway.com

Make way! Ainsley Melham will return to Broadway's Aladdin in the title role from August 26 through November 30. Melham originated the role in the Australian production in 2016 and joined th…

Ainsley Melham Will Return to ALADDIN This Month

Aladdin has announced that Ainsley Melham will return to the Broadway production in the title role Tuesday, August 26 through Sunday, November 30. Melham originated the role in the Australia…

Phamaly’s ‘Pippin’ doesn’t quite deliver by Matthew Schultz

Production of musical lacks the magic the modern audience demands.

Broadway Producer Jack W. Batman Has Died by Sidney J. Burgoyne

A Tony winner for his work (with producing partner Bruce Robert Harris) on Clybourne Park and Pippin, Mr. Batman was 81.

Tony Award-Winning Producer Jack W. Batman Dies At 81

Tony Award-winning producer and entertainment industry veteran Jack W. Batman died on August 1, 2025, at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, NJ, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer ear…

Tony Winners Will Brill and Andrea Martin to Star in Meet the Cartozians Off-Broadway by Darryn King

Complete casting is set for Talene Monahon's Meet the Cartozians, a new play that grapples with Armenian-American history from World War I to the Kardashian family. Performances begin at th…