Stoned ‘Romeo and Juliet’ struggles to find its buzz by Toni Tresca

Bowls with the Bard's take on R&J has flashes of innovation but lacks a clear vision to support its premise.

Romeo and Juliet (2017): Balcony Scene | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

For Valentine's Day: the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers captivates generation after generation. Our 2017 production, featuring Antoine Yared a…

Odds and Ends: Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt Bring The Last Five Years Stateside, Wicked Spinoff Confirmed & More by Jonah De Forest

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. No Substitution Will Do As previously reported, Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt will star in a weeklong run of Jason Robert Brown’s m…

See Who's Joining Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe in West End Romeo and Juliet by Logan Culwell-Block

Oedipus director Robert Icke will helm the revival at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

'Music, for Me, Is Total Freedom': Conductor Marin Alsop on Her Season at Carnegie Hall by Carnegie Hall Staff

She will conduct a New York premiere by John Adams, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, and more.

Kandi Burruss Is Taking Center Stage in '& Juliet' by BroadwayWorld

Kandi's in the building- the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, that is! Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has returned to the stage, appearing in the Broadway m…

Winter 2025/26 New Releases (Trailer) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

Cozy nights. World-class theatre. 📺🛋️ This winter, bring the magic of the stage home with Stratfest@Home, our premium on-demand platform! 🎁 Save 30% on a new annual subscription w…

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…

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…

Romeo and Juliet: 1992 Production with Megan Follows and Antoni Cimolino (Clip) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

What a pair of star-crossed lovers. ✨ This 1992 production of Romeo and Juliet marked Megan Follows's first season at the Festival, hot off the success of her breakthrough role in the Anne…

SHAKESPEARE FOR THE CITY 2026 | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

ANNOUNCING: SHAKESPEARE FOR THE CITY 2026 — presented by Citizens! ROMEO AND JULIET. THE WINTER’S TALE. AS YOU LIKE IT. PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC FORUM. At the newly revitalized Delacorte T…

Saheem Ali Will Direct Romeo and Juliet for Free Shakespeare in the Park in 2026 by Logan Culwell-Block

A Daniel Sullivan-helmed Winter's Tale will also perform at Central Park's Delacorte Theater next summer.

Free Shakespeare in the Park ROMEO AND JULIET and More Set for The Public Theater Summer 2026

The Public Theater has revealed its 2026 Shakespeare for the City season, including Free Shakespeare in the Park’s Romeo and Juliet and The Winter’s Tale and Public Works at the newly re…

Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Will Include Romeo and Juliet and The Winter’s Tale

Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink to make West End debut in Romeo and Juliet by Chris Wiegand

The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in March Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink is to make her West End debut next year in R…

Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe Will Co-Star in West End Romeo and Juliet by Logan Culwell-Block

Oedipus director Robert Icke will helm the new revival at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Parental Indiscretion: Chicago Repertory Ballet Takes Shakespeare Out of Time in “The Capulets” by Sharon Hoyer

Wade Schaaf's spinoff of "Romeo and Juliet" follows Lord and Lady Capulet, carrying on clandestine affairs of their own.

Photos: Casa Mañana Theatre's Star-Studded WEST SIDE STORY; Alex Benoit, Addie Morales

Casa Mañana kicks off its 2025-26 Broadway Season with West Side Story, featuring the likes of Alex Benoit, Addie Morales, and more. One of the most beloved musicals of all time, West Side …

Stage and Screen Veteran John Woodvine Passes Away at 96

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that John Woodvine, a longtime star of the stage and screen, has passed away at the age of 96. In a career that spanned six decades, the performer appeare…

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents John Adams’s The Rock You Stand On, Bartók, and Prokofiev by Peter Burwasser

The Philadelphia Orchestra and visiting conductor Marin Alsop premiered John Adams’s The Rock You Stand On, in a program including Bartók’s last concerto and selections of Prokofiev’s…

LA Opera’s “West Side Story” – reviewed by Pauline Adamek

Possibly the greatest musical ever created, West Side Story – a modern version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set on the mean streets of New York during the turbulent fifties – is n…

‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe by Steven Morris

Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue Grappling with the subtleties of Shakespeare’s poetry and prose has proved a chal…

Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Huzzah! by The Old Globe

Book, music, and lyric writers Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe join The Old Globe's Kim Heil to discuss Huzzah!. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opp…

Romeo and Juliet review – turbocharged tragedy has a dream duo at its heart by Chris Wiegand

Everyman theatre, LiverpoolEllie Hurt directs a dynamic production that boasts sensational lead performances by Zoe West and Alicia Forde Romeo and Juliet is a play that lives or dies by the…

SUMMER IMPRESSIONS: The Hong Kong Ballet at Lincoln Center & Bill T.Jones/Arnie Zane Company at Kaatsbaan by The Dance Enthusiast

The Butterfly Lovers, a spectacular evening-length production that Hong Kong Ballet presented...is based on an ancient Chinese legend sometimes equated with "Romeo and Juliet." The Bill T. …

‘I haven’t even googled how to write a play!’: Nima Taleghani bringing rap to the National Theatre by Miriam Gillinson

The Heartstopper star’s exhilarating reboot of Euripides is the first debut play to grace the hallowed Olivier stage – but it nearly didn’t happen. ‘Its not in my bones,’ he says N…

Viral Vocal Coach Cheryl Porter Makes Her Broadway Dreams Real in & Juliet by Kaitlin Stevens

Age: 52 Hometown: South Side of Chicago, Illinois Current Role: Cheryl Porter is making her Broadway debut as Angelique, a character inspired by the Nurse in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juli…

'Lion King' puppet designer helps put a spin on a classic in 'Romeo and Zooliet' by Jeremy Goodwin

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. A Shakespeare festival in St. Louis has found a way to make kid friendly as well with the help of a famous puppet designer.

Lucky Tonight! review – Romeo and Juliet story told in the form of a pub quiz by Mark Fisher

Traverse, EdinburghAfreena Islam-Wright invites the audience into her life by interspersing her version of The Chase with tales from her British-Bangladeshi upbringing There is no shortage o…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hot Mess. Earth and her fickle lover Humanity. by Jonathan Mandell

Will “Hot Mess” be the first climate-crisis musical to make it to Broadway – and the second Broadway musical, after “Six,” to have originated at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival?  �…