Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose to Have LA Premiere at Geffen Playhouse

Kara Young Joins Broadway Revival of Proof With Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle by Sophia Rubino

Two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young joins the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof, directed by Thomas Kail. Youn…

Kara Young Joins Broadway Cast Of ‘Proof’; Samira Wiley Steps Aside Due To “Treatable Medical Condition” by Greg Evans

Two-time Tony winner Kara Young is joining the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play Proof, directed by Thomas Kail. The Purpose and Pur…

Broadway's Purpose, Liberation Will Play Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

The West Coast company's 2026-2027 season also includes an L.A. premiere for Ngozi Anyanwu's The Monsters and more.

Review: Next to Normal (Regional Theater) by JK

Review of the Friday, March 13, 2026 performance at the M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, Maryland. An Iron Crow Theatre production. Starring A…

‘Chasing Grace’ – Pith and Purpose by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen “Maybe if we stopped chasing grace, we’d learn to love the process of becoming Grace.” Elizabeth Addison apparently has no theater and barely any music training. Like Irv…

High-Energy Hell’s Kitchen Delivers Invigorating Engrossing Alicia Keys Musical by Bill Hirschman

Enjoy Hell's Kitchen an engrossing, engaging, coming-of-age story about a sometimes fraught relationship of a mother and daughter, learning to find your purpose—in this case music—and th…

Dylan Mulvaney, Kara Young and John-Andrew Morrison Join BROADWAY BACKWARDS

Three more stars have joined the lineup of stars bringing LGBTQ+ twists to beloved show tunes at this month's Broadway Backwards, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. New addi…

Body Count by Tony Marinelli

If the show’s point of view occasionally feels one-sided, that imbalance ultimately serves its chief purpose: entertainment. 'Body Count' may not function as a comprehensive treatise on co…

The Manningtree Witches review – Ava Pickett’s gripping follow-up to Tudor hit 1536 by Arifa Akbar

Mercury theatre, Colchester The targets of the infamous 17th-century ‘witchfinder general’ narrate a powerful play based on AK Blakemore’s novel ‘It does not matter what is true,” …

Dirty Dancing Stage Musical Will Make London Return by Logan Culwell-Block

Director Federico Bellone's take on the 1987 film will play the purpose-built Capital Theatre.

From Passion to Performance: How MJ's Melvin Gray Jr. Went from Scrubs to the Stage by Lauren Van Hemert

How does an aspiring doctor make the leap to the stage and step into the role of the Michael Jackson alternate in the national tour of MJ the Musical? In this episode, we sit down with Melv…

The Hunger Games: On Stage Releases New Trailer For London Production by BroadwayWorld

All new footage has been released from the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same…

Dear Evan Hansen: Intimacy, Impact At Actors’ Playhouse by Bill Hirschman

Actors’ Playhouse's Dear Evan Hansen embodies the commitment to meaningful, community-engaged theater addressing the prevalence of suicidal ideation among youth in a way that has resonated…

Intergenerational Tears by Mason Pilevsky

The Waterfall – 13 February 2026 Striking at the heart of the purpose of gender, The Waterfall explores the conflict between what a woman can be biologically and what a woman might want fo…

Prison Shows by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, shows develop in the various workshops. The impact of making, performing, and being seen in multiple dimensions deepens interpersonal relationships and a …

Hell's Kitchen by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2026/27 Mirvish Main Theatre Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/whats-on/subscriptions/mirvish-main-season-2026-27 Welcome to HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit musical from 17-…

Philippe Gaulier, clown guru and mentor to theatre and comedy greats, dies aged 82 by Dee Jefferson

Teacher who ran school outside Paris was a formative influence on generations of comedians and actors including Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson Master clown Philippe Gaulier, the infl…

Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen at the DCPA by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Apr 14 – 26, 2026 Buell Theatre Get your tickets here: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/hells-kitchen/?utm_campaign=hells-kitchen-26&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social Ali i…

Forging an American Musical Identity by the ASO and Bard Festival Chorale by Edward Kliszus

The American Symphony Orchestra’s Forging an American Musical Identity illuminated both forgotten paths and familiar landmarks, uniting scholarship, passion, and superb musicianship. Tonig…

Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope Talk Finding Their Characters in 'The Beauty' by BroadwayWorld

Stage alums Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope are bringing their acting chops back to the world of television in FX's The Beauty, a new series from horror guru Ryan Murphy. Across the show's 11 …

A Look at Black Broadway, 1820 – 2026 by Jonathan Mandell

For every well-known showcase of Black Broadway – “Porgy and Bess,” 1935; “A Raisin in the Sun” 1959; last year’s “Purpose,” winner of both the Tony and Pulitzer — there ar…

‘We didn’t make it for a white audience’: how black theatre took centre stage in Australia by Dee Jefferson

In the last five years, African diaspora theatre has swept from the fringes on to the country’s main stages – fuelled by artists like Zindzi Okenyo Get our weekend culture and lifestyle …

ETC Introduces High End Systems Lonestar Prime by Griffin Rodgers

ETC announces High End Systems Lonestar Prime, an enhanced addition to the Lonestar automated fixture offerings. This framing fixture packs even more features in a compact package with the a…

My Own Take: 'Oedipus' on Broadway by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Oedipus,” created by Robert Icke, “after Sophocles,” on Broadway. What makes it special?: It’s not often you get to see a Greek tragedy on Broadway. However, this is no…

Renée Elise Goldsberry and Tom Kirdahy Will Be Honored at Broadway Inspirational Voices Concert by Andrew Gans

Rising With Purpose will be presented in April at City Winery in Manhattan.

Inside a Killer Day of Rehearsals with the Cast of 'Blood/Love' by BroadwayWorld

Rehearsals have officially begun for the new original musical BLOOD/LOVE, which will begin its off-Broadway run this spring at Theater 555, opening on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, for a limited e…

FBR Invests in Purpose-Built LED Solution for Large-Scale Event Rental by Griffin Rodgers

After six months of continuous deployment across a wide range of productions, ROE Visual's Emerald LED panel has firmly established itself as a trusted workhorse for large-scale indoor and o…

Are tribute bands a scourge or a savior? Either way, it is hard to avoid them in CT by Christopher Arnott

Tribute bands serve a real purpose but may be becoming a glut on the market. In the next two weeks, there are 10 acts at four clubs generally known for new music around the state.

An Ark ** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward January 22, 2025: Billed as a “new play with mixed reality,” Simon Stephens’ An Ark begs the questions “Is it theater?” and “Does the technology make up for a l…

Video: Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope Talk Finding Their Characters in THE BEAUTY

Stage alums Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope are bringing their acting chops back to the world of television in FX's The Beauty, a new series from horror guru Ryan Murphy. Across the show's 11 …