Monday, April 14, 2025

Everything’s Coming Up Moses! | Stars in the House, 4/15/25 @ 8 PM ET/5 PM PT by Stars In The House

Everything’s Coming Up Moses - by Rachel Shukert A Biblical Fable based on Based on t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:22AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Chicken Licken review – happy-go-clucky tale has charm, cheer and a fabulous fox by Miriam Gillinson

Polka theatre, London Incorporating BSL and creative captions, this musical adaptation features a gloriously long-tailed puppet With a cluster of country music songs and a delicate aesthetic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

April on the London Stage: The Oliviers Approach, Gatsby Crosses the Atlantic and a Manhunt Ensues by Matt Wolf

There’s a spring in the step of the London theater in April, as seems appropriate, with new musicals based on classic titles jostling alongside the return of a major film star to the Londo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

From Blackpool to Play School: Johnny Ball on his days as a ‘bag of nerves’ comic by Johnny Ball

An emergency at Butlin’s gave the children’s TV presenter an early break. He recalls his shaky start as a standup and what he learned from Bob Monkhouse and Les Dawson After spending the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Video: Watch Andrew Rannells, Lea Salonga, Bonnie Milligan, Nikki M. James, More Perform Finn Musical at Town Hall by Andrew Gans

The Kennedy Center national tour of the children's musical was abruptly canceled last month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM
Monday, March 17, 2025

Andrew Rannells, Lea Salonga, Bonnie Milligan, Nikki M. James, More Perform Finn at Town Hall for Stars in the House March 17 by Andrew Gans

The Kennedy Center national tour of the children's musical was abruptly canceled last month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Adam Pascal, Nina West, Brenda Braxton, Zachary Noah Piser, More Join Finn Performance at Town Hall by Andrew Gans

The Kennedy Center national tour of the children's musical was abruptly canceled last month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Broadway Stars To Perform Kennedy Center’s Canceled ‘Finn’ Musical At New York Town Hall; Andrew Rannells, Andrea Martin, Kelli O’Hara, Bonnie by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Finn, the children’s musical that opened to great reviews at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. last year only to have its national tour canceled by the venue’s new Trump-l…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Children’s Hour

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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:19AM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Welkin” (“Empireo”) In Milan by Margaret Rose

Some of the outstanding works by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood are finally being staged in Italy, with productions of The Children and The Welkin currently showing in major theatres. The …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:38AM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Eureka Day by Wendy Caster

A built-in weakness in some comedies of ideas is that one side of an argument may simply be right. As someone who believes strongly in vaccines, I thought Eureka Day might have to wrestle w…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 09:18PM
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ by Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park by Peter Orvetti

Some years ago, Adventure Theatre’s then-Artistic Director Michael Bobbitt approached playwright Ken Ludwig and asked him to write a show for the children’s theatre at Glen Echo. Ludwig …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:16PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Robin Hood And The Christmas Heist | London 2024 Trailer by Official London Theatre

As winter’s first snow falls, there’s little Christmas cheer in Sherwood. Cupboards are bare, the nights are cold, and the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham squeezes his citizens for every pen…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:53AM
Sunday, December 1, 2024

October-November 2024: Love in the Big City et al by Nicole Serratore

Happy to report on one new series that is a real big step forward and will make you cry.  ************* Love in the Big City Love in the Big City really changes the landscape for gay repr…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 03:45PM
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Pan review: vacuum-packed cast of 800 send Peter, Wendy, Hook and the dog into orbit by Anya Ryan

Chickenshed, LondonWith a huge cast, a somersaulting Peter and pirates crawling menacingly into the audience, Chickenshed’s reworking of JM Barrie’s Christmas staple is sheer magic JM Ba…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

A chat with the cast and creatives of Robin Hood And The Christmas Heist by Official London Theatre

A chat with the cast and creatives of Robin Hood And The Christmas Heist, playing at the Rose Theatre. As winter’s first snow falls, there’s little Christmas cheer in Sherwood. Cupboard…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:40AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Triptych by Tony Marinelli

As long as you come to John Yearley’s "Triptych" with the understanding that grief is a deeply personal and complex emotion and that just because two people are married doesn’t mean they…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:38PM
Friday, September 27, 2024

Giant – exploration of Roald Dahl and antisemitism that speaks to our times by Arifa Akbar

Royal Court Theatre, LondonSophisticated play melds fact with fiction in its dramatisation of a scandalous moment in the life of the author As debut plays go, Giant has some very old and exp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

DreamBIG Children’s Festival Launches Schools Program by Aussie Theatre

Adelaide Festival Centre’s DreamBIG Children’s Festival launched its school program today inspiring the children of South Australia to reflect on

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 01:34AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Representation Of Women In Iraqi Theatre: An Interview With Playwright And Director Dr. Awatif Naeem by Amir Al-Azraki

Awatif Naeem is an award-winning TV and theatre actress, director, playwright, and critic. She previously served as the vice president of the Iraqi Artists Syndicate. She was born in Baghdad…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:05AM
Friday, August 30, 2024

The Children’s Bach

The post The Children’s Bach appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:33AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

CINDERELLA Director Chris Stewart Talks Children's Theatre Company's New Production by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Break out the glass slippers! The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati's RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA: YOUTH EDITION opens at the Taft Theatre February 17…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:04AM
Sunday, August 4, 2024

Alice in Wonderland review – a perfect promenade show for children by Clare Brennan

Williamson Park, LancasterAndrew Pollard turns Lewis Carroll’s classic into a delightful quest, tirelessly acted and cleverly designed We are sitting in a wooded dell, ranged on felled tre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30AM
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Announcing Lyric Opera’s The Children’s Bach by Aussie Theatre

Set on the banks of Merri Creek in 1990s suburban Melbourne, is a chamber opera very close to home. Based

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:49AM
Monday, July 29, 2024

The Children by Lucy Kirkwood – AN ATOMIC RECKONING OF LOVE AND LEGACY by Aussie Theatre

Black Swan State Theatre Company’s record-breaking season is an atomic reckoning of love and legacy. The Children, written by Lucy

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 03:30AM
Sunday, July 28, 2024

A Bit on Beatrix Potter by Trav S.D.

While I do occasionally post about authors and illustrators per se on this blog, there actually is a show biz angle (my more usual beat) to the story of Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). As I post…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:32PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Ethan Hawke & Paul Dano Gear Up for Broadway Return in TRUE WEST! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present a new Broadway production of Sam Shepard's Tony & Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama True West, directed by James Macdo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:24AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

What's THE CHILDREN All About? The Broadway-Bound Company Explains! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Direct from an acclaimed run in London, the powerful Royal Court Theatreproduction of Lucy Kirkwood's astonishing new play, The Children, will make its American…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:32PM

The Children’s Inquiry review – exhilarating political musical about kids in care by David Jays

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonSoulful anthems with hard-knock lyrics cover 150 years of British care system history in a sophisticated show from Lung theatre company We’re a long way…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Monday, July 1, 2024

Enitan’s Game review – warm-hearted immersive children’s show from Punchdrunk by Lyndsey Winship

Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores, LondonTouching on migration stories, memory, grief and community, the story of a grandfather’s life told through a series of cryptic riddles is a charming exp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM
Friday, June 28, 2024

Beyond Broadway: Sandra Oh Leads a Jury, Marin Ireland Debuts a Play and Cats Gets a Makeover by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

There’s more to New York theater than Broadway—particularly right now, in the collective exhalation of the post-Tonys period. In our new column, Broadway.com will highlight the extraordi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM

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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