Judith Jamison obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Dancer and choreographer who rose to fame with Alvin Ailey’s company in New York and became its artistic director It was a failed audition that set in motion the superlative career of the …

My Variety Review of the New Broadway Musical "Tammy Faye" by Frank Rizzo

It takes more than a holy spirit and revivalist verve to make “Tammy Faye” divinely suited for musical theater. It would take a creative team knowing what their show wants to be: a campy…

The Whitby Rebels review – true-life tale of madcap mission to the Arctic by Mark Fisher

Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughAn unlikely crew, including a vicar and two pensioners, sail a dodgy ship on a voyage to honour an explorer. But the sitcom setup fails to deliver much com…

Nicole Scherzinger Revels in the Role She Was 'Meant to Play' at Sunset Boulevard's Opening Night by Broadway.com

Nicole Scherzinger is finally a bona fide Broadway star, opening Jamie Lloyd's reimagined revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the St. James Theatre on October 20. "I belie…

McNeal by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

As in Ayad Akhtar’s plays "Disgraced," "JUNK" and "The Who and the What," all of which have been produced by the Lincoln Center Theater, "McNeal" is always interesting, always arresting. U…

National Dance Company Wales: Frontiers review – a pair of puzzlers by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonMoody masses of bodies, a gang of club kids like shamans at a stick-up … this company is always trying something new Matthew William Robinson, artistic director of Nationa…

The Story Behind Our Town: Building the First Grover's Corners by Hayley Levitt

"Act I: No curtain. No scenery. The audience, arriving, sees an empty stage in half-light." Thornton Wilder (Photo: New York Public Library) Audiences accustomed to the realism of Cliff…

Solotech Chooses Brompton Technology LED Processing to Power Adele’s GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® LED Screen by Michael Eddy

Adele’s electrifying 10-show residency at the purpose-built outdoor arena at Messe München in August set a new standard in live entertainment, earning a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for…

When the Bleeding Stops / Because I Can review – unexpectedly joyful reflection on menopause by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, London Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir warmly narrates her own story of renewal after feeling her personal and professional life was over Contemporary dance about the menopause? A dan…

I Interview Playwrights Part 1121: Kristen Doherty by Adam Szymkowicz

Kristen Doherty  Hometown:I was born near the beach in Glenelg, South Australia. I still live in South Australia, but now in the Adelaide Hills with my husband, three daughters, two oodle …

Trailblazing ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince dies at 29 by Adria R Walker

Sierra Leone-born DePrince, who moved to US as a child, danced with Boston Ballet and performed with Beyoncé Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a trailblazer and inspiration to many in the ballet w…

Last supper by Kerry Reid

The tense family dinner has long been a trope for American realism. Just off the top of my head, plays that have such a device as a central dramatic event include Tracy Letts’s August: Osa…

Play It Again: Sweeney Todd's "My Friends" by JK

Play It Again: Sweeney Todd's "My Friends" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cas…

California State University: Dominguez Hills - Millennium Stage (September 13, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Founded in 2009, the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) is a California 501(c)(3) no…

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

John Mulaney in All In; Purpose; Othello By: David Sheward September 9, 2024: Comedian-actor John Mulaney will return to Broadway in All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich beginning per…

Hurricane Season Review. Trippy and transgressive, to a fault. by New York Theater

It would be silly to dismiss “Hurricane Season” just because the production has no curtain call, and the cast is made to work during the entire intermission, performing a kind of robotic…

The Normal Heart is timely again by Albert Williams

On July 27, 1982, as editor of Chicago GayLife newspaper, I attended a meeting in Washington, D.C., between government health officials and a group of LGBTQ+ activists and leaders of organiz…

REVIEW: Once Upon a Mattress by JK

Review of the Wednesday, August 21, 2024 matinee performance at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. Starring Sutton Foster and Michael Urie with Brooks Ashmanskas, Will Chase, Nikki Renee D…

'Purpose' Heading to Broadway in 2025 - TicketNews

In an interview with Playbill, Jacobs-Jenkins shed light on the inspiration behind the play, noting that the Jasper family is “wrestling with the ...

Largest Ever Rig of SGM Light P-10s Illuminates Adele Arena in Germany by Michael Eddy

On August 2, 2024, fans of Adele witnessed a first of its kind experience when performer kicked off a limited run of 10 performances at a purpose built temporary arena. The 80,000-seat outdo…

My Broadway Review of 'Once Upon a Mattress' Starring Sutton Foster by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Once Upon a Mattress” at the Hudson Theatre. What makes it special:? Another transfer from the New York City Center’s Encores! series to Broadway. Sutton Foster and Michael…

Today on Broadway: Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

‘Purpose’ Set for Broadway Run This Spring, ‘JOB’ Extends, “Mamma Mia 3′ in the Works Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the …

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' PURPOSE Is Headed To Broadway This Spring

Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s new play, Purpose, is coming to Broadway this season. Directed by Two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad in her directing debut, the producti…

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new drama ‘Purpose’ will bow on Broadway by Michael Abourizk

Phylicia Rashad will direct the play, set to open in spring 2025.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose’ Heading To Broadway In 2025 With Phylicia Rashad Directing by Denise Petski

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, written by Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, The Comeuppance), and directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia…

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose to Play on Broadway