Friday, July 4, 2025

Paul Libin, a Forceful Presence On and Off Broadway, Dies at 94 by Richard Sandomir

He staged a revival of “The Crucible” in a Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1958, helped run Circle in the Square and oversaw the operations of Jujamcyn Theaters.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:06PM
Monday, June 30, 2025

Paul Libin, Twelve-Time Tony Recipient and Broadway Producer, Dies at 94 by Darryn King

Paul Libin, the Theater Hall of Fame inductee and longtime Broadway producer who received 12 Tony Awards, including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, died on Ju…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:02PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Video: Lorna Courtney & Casey Likes Rehearse For HEATHERS Outside of Radio City

If you happen to be walking by Radio City Music Hall, you just might get a glimpse into rehearsals for Heathers the Musical! Casey Likes has shared a fun video of himself and Lorna Courtney …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM
Friday, June 13, 2025

The 2025 JKTS Awards: Editors' Choice Part Two by JK

 Editors' Choice, Part Two Yesterday, we presented the first part of our 2025 JKTS  Awards honoring those theater people - new faces and familiar faces - that made the 2024-2025 Broadway …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

John Proctor is the Villain Extends Broadway Run Through Summer by Margaret Hall

Danya Taymor directs the new 2025 Best Play Tony nominee by Kimberly Belflower, a reexamination of The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Review: John Proctor is the Villain by JK

Review of the Saturday, May 31, 2025 evening performance at the Booth Theatre in New York City. Starring Sadie Sink, with Nihar Duvurri, Gabriel Ebert, Molly Griggs, Maggie Kuntz, Hagan Oliv…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN and CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Lead 2025 Dorian Theater Awards

John Proctor is the Villain and Cats: The Jellicle Ball received top honors in the group's third annual Dorian Theater Awards. Both productions won three awards each, making them the most aw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

Gabriel Ebert Goes Back to School, and the Tonys, with John Proctor is the Villain by Kathy Henderson

Students of Tony Awards trivia can savor a fun tidbit this year: In the spirit of Fosse and Verdon, husband-and-wife Gabriel Ebert and Danya Taymor are nominated for acting in and directing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Looking Forward to Summer: June - August 2025 by JK

Soon enough, we'll be trading in light jackets for shorts and tees, and turning up the A.C. Where did spring go? The last couple of summers were busy, theater-wise, but this year it feels mu…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

John Proctor is the Villain Extends Its Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

John Proctor is the Villain, Kimberly Belflower's coming-of-age play currently nominated for seven Tony Awards, has extended its Broadway engagement. Performances will now run through July …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

John Proctor is the Villain Extends Broadway Run by Margaret Hall

Danya Taymor directs the new 2025 Best Play Tony nominee by Kimberly Belflower, a reexamination of The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Crucible, Shakespeare's Globe review - stirring account of paranoia and prejudice by Rachel Halliburton

Ince's fidelity to the language allows every nuance to be exposed A society ruled by hysteria. Lurid lies that carry more currency than reality. There’s no shortage of reasons that Arthur …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 11:18AM

The Crucible review – Miller’s resonant tale of terror given radical sense of humour by Arifa Akbar

Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonDirector Ola Ince brings absurdist comedy to Arthur Miller’s classic drama of Salem witch-hunting, now told partly through song There is never a time when Arth…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Monday, May 19, 2025

Kerry Butler and More Join Cast of HEATHERS Off-Broadway Return

The complete cast and creative team have been announced for Heathers The Musical. Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, a veteran of 12 Broadway shows including Hairspray, Xanadu, Mean Girls, and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM
Friday, May 16, 2025

5 Must-See Broadway Shows Ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards by Margaret Hall

There are 22 days left until the 2025 Tony Awards, which means there is still time to see a few shows before the winners are revealed!  It has been a banner year for Broadway, with a beauti…

SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 08:00PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain by Carey Purcell

One could be forgiven for thinking John Proctor Is the Villain is a two or three-hour long production. Once Kimberly Bellflower’s vital, gripping play comes to an end, it wouldn’t be sur…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 06:35PM

McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy and Elizabeth Teeter to Play the Heathers in Heathers the Musical by Darryn King

Heathers the Musical has cast its Heathers. The musical will make its New York City return in a limited engagement at New World Stages from June 22 through September 28. McKenzie Kurtz (Fr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy, and Elizabeth Teeter Will Play the Heathers in HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

Casting has been announced for the three Heathers, in the off-Broadway return of Heathers: The Musical! McKenzie Kurtz (Broadway: Frozen, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Wicked; Kennedy Center: …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ stars Sadie Sink and Fina Strazza, playwright Kimberly Belflower on reading ‘The Crucible’ for the first time by David Buchanan

“I hadn’t read it since college,” says playwright Kimberly Belflower of Arthur Miller’s iconic play The Crucible. She drew inspiration for John Proctor Is the Villain from that 1953 …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:41PM
Monday, May 12, 2025

I was thrilled by JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN | ★★★★★ review of the 2025 Broadway play by MickeyJoTheatre

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! The very last show I saw on my most recent trip t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:30PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

The Angry Young Women in "John Proctor is the Villain" and "Five Models in Ruins, 1981" by Jan Simpson

A new genre has been developing over the past few years, one that in tribute to the post-war change in British theater I’ve been calling “angry young women plays.”   These new works …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:02AM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

“John Proctor is the Villain”: Teens do the Teaching—at Saint Mary’s by Jenyth Jo

Reflections “Who’s the Witch in the Witchhunt?” by Jenyth Jo In “John Proctor Is the Villain,” Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, explains, “Art tries to mak…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:01PM

Amalia Yoo Makes a Primal Scream of Her Broadway Debut in John Proctor is the Villain by Hayley Levitt

Age: 22 Hometown: New York City Current Role: Amalia Yoo plays preacher’s daughter Raelynn Nix in John Proctor is the Villain, a coming-of-age play by Kimberly Belflower set in a high s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

“John Proctor is the Villain”: Teens do the Teaching—at Saint Mary’s by Barry David Horwitz

Reflections Kimberly Belflower Asks, “Who’s the Witch in the Witchhunt?” by Jenyth Jo In “John Proctor is the Villain,” Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, expl…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:49PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Abuse, witch-hunts and hangings: why Arthur Miller’s masterpiece The Crucible still haunts us by Michael Billington

What’s behind all the revivals of the shocking parable about terrifying McCarthyism in 1950s America? Our writer reflects on how, through the decades, each fresh production finds new meani…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM
Sunday, May 4, 2025

Rialto Chatter: Could Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Scott Be Next for the Abbey Theatre Stage?

With Paul Mescal officially set to star in a 2027 production of A Whistle in the Dark,a co-production between London’s National Theatre and Dublin’s Abbey Theatre,industry chatter sugges…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM

John Proctor Is The Villain by Elyse Trevers

John Proctor is the Villain At the end of Arthur Miller’s classic play, “The Crucible,” protagonist John Proctor refuses to lie, even to save his own life. Overwhelmed by what he is be…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:43AM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Sadie Sink on her character’s ’emotional rage’ in ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and her reaction to ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ by David Buchanan

“When I first read The Crucible, I think it was in high school, and I was just trying to make it through the year, honestly” shares Sadie Sink with a laugh. The actress stars in the new …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

5 Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows to See Next Week by Diep Tran

From gasp-inducing family dramas to side-splitting comedies and a Gen Z-friendly take on The Crucible, here's some shows you should see.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain ****, Grief Camp *** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward April 22, 2025. Two dramas on teen torment recently opened on and Off-Broadway, approaching their subjects through different lenses and both achieving dynamic theatrical re…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:02PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Sadie Sink & the Cast of 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Break Down the Characters by BroadwayWorld

There's a lot of talk about John Proctor at the Booth Theatre, but it's not within the context of the famous Arthur Miller play The Crucible. John Proctor is the Villain, a new play by Kimbe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:24PM