Brandon J. Dirden Embraces the Unknown as Pozzo in Waiting For Godot by Kaitlin Stevens

Before taking on the role of Pozzo in the Jamie Lloyd-directed production of Waiting for Godot on Broadway, Brandon J. Dirden had never performed in something so nontraditional. A veteran of…

Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Deceived by The Old Globe

Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg join The Old Globe's Kim Heil to discuss Deceived. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely connect wi…

Brandon J. Dirden Joins Waiting for Godot, Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter; Design Team Revealed by Broadway.com

Casting is complete for Broadway’s Waiting for Godot. Brandon J. Dirden will join Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in the Samuel Beckett classic, directed by Tony winner Jamie Lloyd. Perform…

GINGER TWINSIES, A Parent Trap Parody, Sets Complete Cast

The complete cast has been revealed for the world premiere of Ginger Twinsies, a deliriously clever send-up of the beloved 1998 film The Parent Trap, written and directed by Kevin Zak. Broad…

Beyond Broadway: A Mad King, A Spritz of Hairspray, A Lonesome Cowboy and More by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

This November and early December, as leather-jacket weather turns into puffer-jacket weather, New York’s most appealing non-Broadway offerings include a first-date comedy, a performance-ar…

Dominique Morisseau and Tiffany Nichole Greene on the Roots of BAD KREYÒL by Manhattan Theatre Club

Signature Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club present Dominique Morisseau's (Confederates, Paradise Blue, Sunset Baby at Signature; Skeleton Crew at MTC) beautiful world premiere play about i…

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…

Tony Nominee Pascale Armand, Fedna Jacquet and Grey's Anatomy's Kelly McCreary to Star in Bad Kreyol by Darryn King

The previously reported world premiere production of Bad Kreyol by Dominique Morisseau (Skeleton Crew) has its full cast. The show is a co-production from Signature Theatre and Manhattan T…

The week in theatre: Slave Play; Skeleton Crew; Alma Mater – review by Susannah Clapp

Noël Coward; Donmar Warehouse; Almeida, LondonJeremy O Harris’s gloves-off Broadway hit is overladen yet thought-provoking; sound design speaks loudest in a wordy Detroit story; and a las…

Skeleton Crew, Donmar Warehouse review - slow burn that satisfyingly catches fire by Helen Hawkins

A fine cast spell out the cost of survival in today's ailing industries For a long stretch of its first half, Dominique Morrisseau’s 2016 award-winner, Skeleton Crew, seems a conventional…

‘Friends and family were afraid, anxious, heartbroken’: Dominique Morisseau on the decline of Detroit by Precious Adesina

Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, set during the 2008 recession when automotive factories closed and jobs disappeared, elevates the personal stories some might seek to forget In the late 2000s, D…

Skeleton Crew review – America’s precariat show grit in the face of crisis by Arifa Akbar

Donmar Warehouse, LondonAn infectious soundtrack and a bubbling script boost Dominique Morisseau’s drama as the spectre of closure looms over the lives of four assembly-line workers When i…

U.K. Premiere of Skeleton Crew Opens July 3 by Andrew Gans

Matthew Xia directs Dominique Morisseau's Tony-nominated play.

July on the London Stage: Kit Harington, Cherry Jones and Imelda Staunton Headline a Starry Summer by Matt Wolf

Plays take center stage in London this July after a musicals-heavy June, with a host of heavy-hitting American titles leading the charge. A Broadway phenomenon, Slave Play, crosses the Atlan…

U.K. Premiere of Skeleton Crew Begins June 28 by Andrew Gans

Matthew Xia directs Dominique Morisseau's Tony-nominated play.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Three More World Premieres for 2024-25 Season by Darryn King

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced three more world premieres for the off-Broadway stage in its upcoming 2024-25 season. MTC will produce Dakar 2000 written by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Jose…

Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Honor Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad by Darryn King

The fourth annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert will take place in Times Square on June 19 and honor the actress Phylicia Rashad. The free event, hosted by Michael James Scott, will…

See Who's Starring in U.K. Premiere of Skeleton Crew by Andrew Gans

Matthew Xia will direct Dominique Morisseau's Tony-nominated play.

Broadway Revival of Home, Directed by Kenny Leon, Has Its Complete Cast by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Samm-Art Williams' Home, directed by Kenny Leon, has its complete cast. Performances will begin at the Todd Haimes Theatre on May 17, with an…

Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew Joins Donmar Warehouse Season by Andrew Gans

The Tony-nominated play replaces the previously announced production of Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust.

Lynda Gravátt, Stage Veteran Known for Intimate Apparel, Skeleton Crew and More, Has Died at 77 by Hayley Levitt

Actress, director and teacher Lynda Gravátt, best known for her extensive work off-Broadway, died on February 23. The cause of her death has not been publicized. She was 77. Born in Harlem…

Pittsburgh jazz legend Etta Cox becomes a Detroit auto worker in barebones’ ‘Skeleton Crew’ by Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Joshua Boone, Emma Pittman, Daryl Tofa & Kevin William Paul Join the Cast of The Outsiders by Darryn King

Additional casting has been announced for The Outsiders. Joining the cast are Joshua Boone as Dallas Winston, Emma Pittman as Cherry Valance, Daryl Tofa as Two-Bit Mathews and Kevin William…

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 3, 2023: The workplace play is a tried and true template affording opportunities for dramatic conflict and comic interplay among staff and customers in a single …

Full Cast, Creative Team Announced for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding at Manhattan Theatre Club by Caitlin Hornik

Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) has announced the full cast and creative team for the company’s world-premiere production of Jocelyn Bioh’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. The cast will fe…

Costume Designer Emilio Sosa on Going From Project Runway to Broadway by Playbill

Costume designer (and Project Runway alum) Emilio Sosa designed a staggering five shows this Broadway season. But he didn’t start out wanting to do costume design, he wanted to work in fas…

Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse's For the People Sets World Premiere Run at Guthrie Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The Minnesota theatre will also present Bill Irwin's Samuel Beckett solo show, Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew, and more.

With Three Shows on Broadway, Costume Designer Emilio Sosa Is All About First Instinct - The two-time Tony nominee is busier than ever with '1776,' 'A by Carey Purcell

The two-time Tony nominee is busier than ever with 1776, A Beautiful Noise and Ain't No Mo' --- Emilio Sosa is making up for lost time. The 55-year-old costume designer admits he wasn't a th…

Odds & Ends: Phylicia Rashad to Voice the Giant in Into the Woods at Virginia’s Signature Theatre by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Phylicia Rashad to Lend Voice to Into the Woods Two-time Tony winner Phylicia Rashad is heading into the woods. Rashad is set to voi…

Grab Some Popcorn! A Guide to Upcoming Movies Featuring Broadway Favorites by Caitlin Moynihan

While this fall is full of new Broadway productions, there is also a bevy of stage stars hitting the big screen. From play and musical adaptations and filmed stage productions to theater di…

More Morisseau: “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau by Jonathan Kalb

Skeleton Crew is Dominique Morisseau’s best play so far. It’s the most streamlined work in her celebrated Detroit trilogy, more tightly plotted, surprising, and moving than either Detroi…