Drew Gasparini has written the music and lyrics for the musical based on the 1984 film.

Before The Color Purple, before her Oscar-winning turn in Ghost, before Sister Act and long before The View, Whoopi Goldberg was a comic monologist whose one-woman show rocked Broadway in 1984. More than 40 yea…

Today it is a fundraising juggernaut, but when it was born 40 years ago this month, things were very different. Lenny Henry, Richard Curtis and more explain how they got the gang together for a good causeA near…

Stephen Dillane and Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson set to co-star in Robert Icke’s production based on the German film this autumnKeira Knightley will return to the West End stage for the first time in 15 years…

Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane and Luke Thompson will lead the cast of the world premiere stage adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film The Lives of Others. The production is adapted and directe…

EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley (Black Doves), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones) and Luke Thompson (Bridgerton) will star this fall in a London stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning German movie The Lives of Other…

Ethel Barrymore theatre, New YorkDebbie Allen’s revival of the 1984 drama boasts a compelling cast, led by Taraji P Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, but too many notes are offEarlier this year, Viola Davis …

Set in a northern town during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, the show follows Billy’s journey from the boxing ring to the ballet class, where he discovers a passion for dance that will change his life foreve…

Tony award-winning actor will play lead role of Judith Bliss in Noël Coward's comedy at Wyndham's theatre in London Christine Baranski is to make her West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in a revival of …

The 1984 play is part of August Wilson's highly celebrated Century Cycle.

Interview: Sharon Sexton is part of the cast of the UK premiere tour of The Karate Kid " The Musical, a new stage adaptation based on the iconic 1984 film The post Interview: Sharon Sexton on The Karate Kid " T…

Jellicle cats came out Tuesday night to celebrate the arrival of Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway. This revival is not your grandmother's Cats. This reimagined version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical…

It is August in Pittsburgh, 1911... From the deep and near South the sons and daughters of newly freed African slaves wander into the city. Isolated, cut off from memory, having forgotten the names of the gods …

By FRANK RIZZO Broadway is burning " and that's something to celebrate. "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," a refreshed version of the downtown 2024 hit, blazes anew, having made the trek uptown with its extravagance, …

A striking new stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 will premiere at The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Chorlton later this month The post Big Brother returns as new stage adaptation of 1984 premieres in…

Dame Flora Robson (1902-1984) was not unattractive (to my eyes) in her younger years, but by middle age she was known for playing severe characters, forbidding queens and dowagers, spirited servant women, nuns …

Robert Fox, a producer on Broadway and West End shows, and the executive producer of Netflix's The Crown, died at 73, according to Deadline. His wife Fiona Golfar, who confirmed the death on Friday, said her…

Sing along to the official instrumental track for "Re-Creation" from Georgia Stitt's album BELL TOWER. Originally recorded by Andrea Jones-Sojola ABOUT THE ALBUM: Released by Concord Theatricals Recordings …

Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) was the first Presidential candidate I ever cared about as a voter. My political coming of age was in 1984. In the months prior to the Democratic party's nomination of the lackluster, …

Reviewed by Judd Hollander In Stockbridge, Massachusetts during the summer of 1984 I had my first and until now, only encounter with a production of the 1964 Broadway musical "High Spirits." After seeing the …

THE KARATE KID: THE MUSICAL brings the legendary 1984 film to life on stage. Don't miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular…

February 7 was the birthday of silent film star Ann Little (Mary Hankins Brooks, 1891-1984). We call her the "bigger" Ann Little because she was a more consequential star than another person of the same name, w…

The eight-hour long protest against ICE is now available for viewing on YouTube.

I had certainly seen Morty Gunty (1929-1984) in films and television many times, but never knew him by name until someone mentioned him a few days ago. He was a Jewish nightclub comic from Brooklyn whose heyday…

My friend Andrew Jarvis, who has died aged 78, was an actor and drama teacher dedicated to the stage and, especially, to performing Shakespeare. Although never a star, he was a stalwart of both the Royal Shakes…

The world premiere of Pride, a new British musical based on the celebrated film, has revealed its full cast and creative team. Pride draws inspiration from true events during the 1984 miners' strike, highlighti…

John Cunningham (1932"2026) in "Rose" (1981). Photo by Martha Swope.January 12, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It took me a few days to talk to some people, look up a few facts, and ta…

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the Mayor of New York City on January 1. During the inauguration ceremony, Broadway's own Mandy Patinkin led a performance of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", featuring a pubic high …

A reboot of Peter Shaffer's play hopes to repeat the 1984 film's magic and lure a fresh audience to classical music Forty years ago, Amadeus won eight Oscars, four Baftas and four Golden Globes " and introduced…

The Olivier Awards have set the date for their 2026 ceremony. The 2026 Olivier Awards are set to take place on Sunday 12 April. The ceremony will mark the 50th anniversary of the Olivier Awards, which were esta…

The comedians on their first meeting, pissing each other off, and a shared obsession with Pride and Prejudice Born in London in 1982, Cariad Lloyd is a comedian, actor and podcaster. She met comedian and musici…

The musical Chess has had quite the checkered and tumultuous past. Much like Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, the show began life as a concept album, written by lyricist Tim Rice and composers Benny Andersson …

Icke, Strong, and Manville update Sophocles for a modern political tragedy. In 1959, Elmer Rice wrote Cue for Passion, a Broadway play that adapted Shakespeare's Hamlet into contemporary terms, emphasi…

Tony-nominated, Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers is the latest collaborator in a series of duets with the late multi-genre great, Dan Seals. The reimagined version of "My Baby's Got Good Timing" from Rogers and…

The revered BBC strand that gave us Abigail's Party and The Black Stuff makes a return … on Channel 5. Will it be as successful as in its heyday? In March 1977, BBC One screened Spend, Spend, Spend, a single …

Laurie Metcalf as Sarah and Micah Stock as Ethan in "Little Bear Ridge Road" (photo by Julia Cervantes).November 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. In 1984, I attended a performance of wh…

Tony-nominated, Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers is the latest collaborator in a series of duets with the late multi-genre great, Dan Seals. The reimagined version of "My Baby's Got Good Timing" from Rogers and…

Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.

Mike Nichols and Neil Simon in an empty theatre in the 1960s, eyes forward towards the stage.November 7, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Mike Nichols, born ninety-four years ago on Nove…

Lincoln Center Theater held a ceremony announcing the renaming of their stage door in honor of former Mayor of New York City and former LCT Board Chair, John V. Lindsay. Lindsay held the title of Board Chair of…

Drew Gasparini has written the music and lyrics for the musical based on the 1984 film.

My friend Clive King, who has died aged 61 of heart failure, was an Irish writer, lyricist, journalist and script editor based in Scotland. His plays were performed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. Born in Dub…

There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer's 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota.

It's game on for the Broadway revival of Chess, starring Tony winner Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. The musical begins performances at the Imperial Theatre on October 15…

Little Shop Of Horrors Off Broadway 1984

On the dance scene for more than four decades, choreographer Stephen Petronio founded his singular, heart-thumping Stephen Petronio Company in 1984. Nearly every year since, the group presented lauded works. Se…

Charles Ludlam was a pioneering figure in queer theater in the 1980s with campy send-ups of classic works (Satyricon in Turds in Hell, Hamlet in Stage Blood) as well as Old Hollywood (like his 1984 riff on goth…

By Samuel L. Leiter September 14, 2025: Revivals of Henrik Ibsen are common enough, though A Doll's House tends to dominate. Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, and An Enemy of the People appear regularly, but The Wild Duc…

Next summer, the star will appear in Stratford-upon-Avon first as Prospero and then alongside Helen Hunt in Chekhov's classic More than 40 years after his star-making performance as Henry V in Stratford-upon-Av…

The life and career of Merritt Butrick (1959-1989) were both short, but I'm just the right age to have witnessed his time of peak fame, which occurred (most unusually) at the start of his career. Butrick's big …

An Interview with Ana Ristoska Trpenoska, a playwright, dramaturg, Vienna/Skopje, Austria/R.N. Macedonia. Interviewer Ivanka Apostolova Baskar.   Ana Ristoska Trpenoska (1984, Skopje) studied Dramaturgy a…

St. Ann's Warehouse has just announced that Tony nominees Tom Sturridge and Brian d'Arcy James have joined the cast of St. Ann's new production of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," directed by Thomas Kail. Stur…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: 1984 at Pleasance Courtyard (Above) "Despite strong performances, this 1984 lacks the thematic depth of Orwell's original" The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: 1984 at Pleasance Courtyard …

Casting is complete for the world premiere of Purple Rain, the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of Prince's 1984 musical film. With a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and mus…

See who's joining previously announced stars Kris Kollins and Rachel Webb in the stage version of the 1984 film.

On Wednesday, BroadwayWorld reported that the beloved Muppets would be joining magician Rob Lake for a new magic show opening at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall. The production will mark their Broadway debut, …

John Wood, Marian Seldes and Victor Garber in "Deathtrap" (1978).August 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. On this date forty-four years ago, Ira Levin's Deathtrap played its 1,445th perf…

The world premiere of Purple Rain, the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of Prince's 1984 musical film, has found its stars. Kris Kollins will star as The Kid, and Rachel Webb will play Apollonia. With a book b…

This fall's world premiere in Minneapolis of the stage musical Purple Rain will star an up-and-coming musician-songwriter named Kris Kollins in the main role of The Kid, made famous in the in the 1984 film by r…

Now playing at the Glimmerglass Festival is Sunday In The Park With George, led by Broadway veteran John Riddle. The cast also includes Marina Pires as Dot/Marie, John Riddle as George, Luretta Bybee as Old Lad…

Classic Stage Company has added a second benefit concert performance of The Rink, featuring a book by Terrence McNally, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. In addition to the previous performance anno…

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Kelli O'Hara and More Join Tom Hanks in This World of Tomorrow Casting is complete for the off-Broadway world premiere of This World of Tomorrow, the n…

Tony Award winners Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) and Jessie Mueller (Beautiful, Waitress) will star in Classic Stage Company's one-night-only benefit concert performance of THE RINK, the 1984 mus…

The 2000 year-old rivalry of two fatally seductive, bloodsucking actresses in a cult classic by the inimitable Charles Busch By Alix Cohen Onto the 54 Below stage file very old friends, but for one, original ca…

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This fall, Broadway audiences will get to see theater history made when Chess returns to the Imperial Theatre, 37 years after its original debut there in 1988. Set during the Cold War, the sweeping musical foll…

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June 1, 2025 would have been Marilyn Monroe's 99th birthday. I find that remarkable. I never met Marilyn Monroe, but I publicized the 1984 New York City revival of Arthur Miller's After The Fall starring …

A tip of the hat today to singer, dancer, actor, and all-around performer Avon Long (1910-1984). A Baltimore native, Long got his start in Harlem in the late 1920s, at such venues as the Lafayette Theatre and t…

Box Tale Soup returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the world premiere of 1984, a bold new adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian classic. Running from 30 July to 25 August (excluding 13 August) at Ple…

Kara Young has made Broadway history with her second consecutive Tony Award win. She earned Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Purpose, becoming the first Black performer to win Tony Awards …

Chess, the ABBA-scored musical set set around a Cold War-era chess tournament, will return to Broadway in a revival directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin Latarro. The production…

May 28 was the birthday of Edith Massey (1918-1984) the dentally challenged oddball at the heart of most of John Waters' early movies, best known for her egg-sucking scene in Pink Flamingos (1972). Waters as yo…

The term "penny dreadful" describes cheap publications, popular in Victorian England, that were often sold for a penny and featured lurid stories about crime, adventure, or the supernatural. (Think the National…

Everybody's cutting "Footloose" at NextStop Theatre Company's production of the 1998 musical based on the beloved 1984 film of the same name. With music by Tom Snow, lyrics by Dean Pitchford (with additional ly…

A pair of sold-out reunion concerts of Broadway's Avett Brothers musical, Swept Away, was held April 28 at Bowery Ballroom. The concerts featured the full original Broadway cast, led by Tony winner John Gallagh…

On Sunday, the Footloose star took the Stagecoach Festival stage to perform Kenny Loggins' title number from the 1984 musical classic, alongside his brother Michael Bacon. Watch a clip of the performance!

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Actor and script editor who oversaw programmes at ATV and introduced foreign drama to Channel 4 Renee Goddard, who has died aged 102, came to Britain from Germany in 1934, with little education and no English. …

"Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, I like it, Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, We like it, Bee-dle-dee dee dee dee, This two for one!" So sings the giddy Emcee in Cabaret. We all know what that song suggests. Bu…