Sunday, February 9, 2025

Jim Catapano reviews (beyond) Doomsday Scrolling: A Timely Tale of Feminist Resistance by Jaymichaelsae

(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling Raises a Collective Voice Against Patriarchal Atrocities Past and Present “One of the convenient afflictions of power is a lack of imaginative extension. For ma…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 06:18PM
Friday, February 7, 2025

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 1, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, February 6, 2025

*NSYNC's Joey Fatone on Joining Du Bois Band of Broadway's & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

There’s a new ancient grudge lurking inside fair Verona. In the waning years of the 20th century, it divided lunch tables, polarized school dances and forced unholy alliances, all because …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Friday, January 31, 2025

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 30, 2025

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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:20PM

Leslye Headland Is Adapting Her Broadway Play Cult of Love for Film by Darryn King

Leslye Headland is adapting Cult of Love, her home-for-the-holidays family dramedy currently on Broadway, for film, she revealed in an interview with Variety. “It would be it [sic] intere…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

SELF ESTEEM announces limited West End season A COMPLICATED WOMAN LIVE by Staff Writer

Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor today announces A Complicated Woman Live - a unique and theatrical presentation of her forthcoming new album at the intimate Duke Of York’s Theatre

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 02:09PM

Jennifer Nettles to Write and Star in New Musical About 17th-Century Professional Poisoner, Premiering Late 2025 by Darryn King

A new musical about a female professional poisoner, written by and featuring Grammy winner and Broadway actress Jennifer Nettles (Waitress, Chicago), will have its world premiere in late 20…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Friday, January 24, 2025

The BSR Podcast, Season 9, Episode 10: EgoPo reimagines Mae West's The Drag

BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with director Rebecca Wright, playwright AZ Espinoza, and performer/composer Pax Ressler to hear all about this timely revival of a queer story fr…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:24AM

The BSR Podcast, season 9, episode 10: EgoPo reimagines Mae West's The Drag by Darnelle Radford

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with director Rebecca Wright, playwright AZ Espinoza, and performer/composer Pax Ressler to hear all about this timely revival of a queer story from t…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:24AM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Danny Burstein on Going Toe to Toe with Audra McDonald in Gypsy and Honoring His Late Wife Backstage by Kathy Henderson

When Danny Burstein’s casting as Momma Rose’s loyal lover Herbie in Gypsy was announced, social media exploded with celebratory posts and comments. After more than three decades on Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Molly Bernard's Broadway Debut in Cult of Love Is a Gift From Her Grandfather by Hayley Levitt

Age: 36 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Current Role: Molly Bernard is making her Broadway debut as Rachel in Leslye Headland's family dramedy Cult of Love, directed by Trip Cullman. The p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

BOOP! Announces Complete Broadway Casting by Broadway.com

BOOP!, the new musical inspired by the 1930s cartoon flapper Betty Boop, has its full Broadway cast. Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, the production will begin performances at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Gladiator star Paul Mescal kick-starts his 2025 with a Broadway debut

According to Playbill report, the Normal People actor will reprise his Oliver-winning turn as Stanley Kowalski in Rebecca Frecknall's directed play.

SOURCE: Google at 03:48PM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Stereophonic Sets West End Engagement and National Tour as It Winds Down Its Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

Stereophonic, David Adjmi's Tony-winning play now in its final week at the Golden Theatre, will continue its life beyond Broadway. The behind-the-scenes drama, an official hit with the reco…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Sunday, December 29, 2024

The week in theatre: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; The Little Foxes; The Invention of Love – review by Susannah Clapp

Almeida; Young Vic; Hampstead theatre, LondonDaisy Edgar-Jones is on the prowl; Anne-Marie Duff channels Bette Davis; and Simon Russell Beale gleams in the literary afterlife It is fascinati…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM
Friday, December 27, 2024

A weird musical theater situation that sure feels like gaslighting, someone trying to present an alternate reality: by Fred Landau

 This is a weird situation that sure feels like gaslighting, someone trying to present an alternate reality: I'd posted some material about the original musical TANGLED WEBS which we'd cre…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:06AM
Thursday, December 26, 2024

Broadway Review: “Cult of Love” at the Helen Hayes (Currently On) by David Roberts

It is important to pay attention to the title of a play, especially in the case of Leslye Headland’s well-crafted “Cult of Love” currently running at the Helen Hayes. The Dahl nuclear …

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:34PM
Friday, December 20, 2024

The West End In 2025: John Lithgow In Broadway-Bound ‘Giant’, Paul Mescal, Brie Larson, Sondheim’s ‘Here We Are’ And Maybe Even ‘Cat On A by Baz Bamigboye

Tennessee Williams sets Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, his 1955 play about sexual repression, at a cotton plantation on the Mississippi Delta. You can feel the heat in director Rebecca Frecknall�…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:50AM
Monday, December 16, 2024

'Tis the Season to Celebrate Cult of Love's Broadway Opening with Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley and More by Broadway.com

Cult of Love, Leslye Headland's dysfunctional-family play tailor-made for the holiday season, opened on December 12 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. Directed by Trip Cullman, the Broadway d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Friday, December 13, 2024

Join Leslye Headland's Cult of Love, Starring Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto and More, on Its Broadway Opening Night by Broadway.com

Cult of Love, a home-for-the-holidays family dramedy written by Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland and directed by Trip Cullman, opened at Broadway's Hayes Theater on December 12. Bro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM
Friday, December 6, 2024

Electric Root performs “The Lonely Goatherd” from The Sound of (Black) Music by Lincoln Center

“The Lonely Goatherd” From The Sound of (Black) Music Performed by Electric Root Brianna Thomas - Vocals Charenee Wade - Vocals Lucianna Padmore - Drums Nolan Nwachukwu - Bass Willerm …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:31PM
Monday, December 2, 2024

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to Star as Emcee and Sally Bowles in London Production of Cabaret by Darryn King

Emmy and Tony winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at London’s Playhouse Theatre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM

Lauren Ward and Rebecca-Jo Roberts perform Fly from Stalled The Musical by Official London Theatre

Watch Lauren Ward and Rebecca-Jo Roberts perform Fly from Stalled The Musical! In a bougie ass Seattle ladies’ room, meet a frazzled mother, a neurodivergent daughter, a young non-binary …

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06AM
Friday, November 29, 2024

Rupert Goold is an audacious innovator. He will make waves at the Old Vic | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

Having worked his magic as director of the Almeida theatre, the gifted Goold is bound for greater glories: the National had better watch out Rupert Goold, as director, has made the Almeida t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Go Backstage at Stereophonic Where Broadway's Tortured Band Rocks On by Broadway.com

Last season, Stereophonic made history as the most Tony-nominated play of all time, eventually running away with the big prize of Best Play along with four other trophies. David Adjmi's hy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Trans Families: An Interview withKinley Mochrie, Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath by Stratford Festival

In this beautiful story of family, identity and acceptance, join Kinley and her parents, Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath, as they discuss with moderator Rebecca Northan what it means to be a s…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:18PM

Cult of Love, By Russian Doll Co-Creator Leslye Headland, Begins Performances on Broadway Tonight by Broadway.com

Cult of Love, a home-for-the-holidays family dramedy written by Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland, begins performances at Broadway's Hayes Theater on November 20. The official opening…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48AM
Friday, November 15, 2024

Darren Criss & Helen J Shen Talk Starring In Broadway's 'Maybe Happy Ending' - YouTube

... Life in the Theatre. Playbill•65K views · 16:04 · Go to channel. Rebecca Ferguson Completely Takes Over Seth's Interview (Extended). Late Night with ...

SOURCE: Google at 05:48PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, and More Preview Cult of Love, a Play That Gets Real About Family Holidays by Hayley Levitt

'Tis the season to be dysfunctional. Leslye Headland's family play Cult of Love lands on Broadway just in time for the holiday season, and as the final work in Headland's Seven Deadly Play…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Unsound New York: Piotr Kurek by Lincoln Center

Warsaw composer and musician Piotr Kurek’s acclaimed LP Smartwoods is a sprawling root system of tiny melodic phrases that loop around subtly evolving instrumental thickets. Kurek takes hi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:19PM

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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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis 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