When the director-turned-playwright set out to write Giant, he just wanted to finish it.

The Giant star will be honored at the 80th Annual Theatre World Awards June 2.

The monumental soundtrack of Perry Henzell’s film, starring Jimmy Cliff, powered the best musical of 2025. Its creators discuss bringing their hit back after the reggae giant’s deathOn a chilly morning at a…

The drama, based on the life of Roald Dahl, will play cinemas worldwide.

Giant, the new play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, will be released in cinemas later this year. Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London by Trafalgar Releasing, and starring current Broadway st…

The Mark Rosenblatt play was filmed during its London premiere with the full principal cast currently performing in it on Broadway.

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A filmed version of “Giant,” the Olivier Award-winning and Tony-nominated play starring John Lithgow as author Roald Dahl, will be released on the big screen in the fall. “Giant,” recorded at London’s…

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Last week’s Tony Award nominations worked some magic at the box office of the awards contenders, with nearly all of the productions in the major categories reporting box office bumps in the days after Tuesday…

DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITES FOR THE 2026 JKTS READERS CHOICE AWARDS HERE! NOMINATIONS BALLOT CLOSES SUNDAY!Review of the Saturday, May 9, 2026 matinee performance at the Lyric Opera House in Baltim…

Following the Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7:30 PM ET performance of Giant on Broadway, starring John Lithgow, John Lithgow, Aya Cash, and Mark Rosenblatt will join a conversation with Taffy Brodesser-Akner hosted b…

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonCourtney Deyn and Jacob Samuel conjure a bleak world of excess, ritual and power in a visually striking but limited piece of dance-theatreIt’s like the aftermath of the bleakest o…

With Tuesday's announcement of the 79th Tony Awards Nominees, the Broadway games began in earnest. Who got what they deserved? Who got snubbed? The biggest surprises and disappointments will be the fodder of go…

The 2026 honorees of the Theatre World Awards, recognizing outstanding debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, were announced on May 7. The ceremony will take place at the Longacre Theatre o…

The 2026 honorees of the Theatre World Awards, recognizing outstanding debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, were announced on May 7. The ceremony will take place at the Longacre Theatre o…

The 2026 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production have been revealed. Also announced, Rachael Stirling (Giant) will receive the 17th Ann…

Well, I was about to leave it at one blogpost today and give myself a break but this one is too big to ignore. Ted Turner (1938-2026) has passed away at the age of 87. Younger folks may not know about this gian…

NEW YORK, NY — The lights are coming back up on one of independent theatre’s most vital institutions. After a nearly decade-long hiatus, the Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) officially annou…

London Theatre Company has released new production photos of their Olivier Award winning ‘Best Musical Revival’ Into The Woods. The production, directed by Jordan Fein, with set and costume design by Tom Sc…

May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In a year in which musi…

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 5/3/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative g…

The nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced on May 5 by Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss, celebrating this season's imaginative collection of theater. The Lost Boys and …

When the 79th Tony Awards revealed its list of contenders on Tuesday morning, there were expected nominations for the likes of John Lithgow (“Giant”), Nathan Lane (“Death of a Salesman”) and Joshua Henr…

'Titanique' and 'Two Strangers' were also nominated for best musical, while 'Balusters,' 'Giant,' 'Liberation' and 'Little Bear Ridge Road' are up for best play.

Shows like ‘Titaníque,’ ‘Giant’ and ‘Ragtime’ are expected to get nods

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Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Ragtime, Giant, and Death of a Salesman lead the official Gold Derby odds.

The actors embody the two sides of the Jewish perspective on Isreal and antisemitism in the Tony-contending play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl.

A remarkable, and in some ways remarkably strange Broadway season is winding down. The number of musicals — new musicals in particular — has been remarkably light. I’ll bet that the producers of last seas…

The Drama Desk nominations are out, and they’re pretty stunning. The group snubbed almost anything to do with Hollywood stars. So Daniel Radcliffe, Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss Bacharach, Adrien Brody, Taraji P…

"It is a queer confetti bath of joy," said Stephanie Hsu at Studio 54 just last week. The confetti bath she was referring to, of course, is The Rocky Horror Show, which just celebrated its opening night on Broa…

By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Let’s take a look at The Queen of Versailles, Proof, Beaches, Fallen Angels, The Fear of 13, and Giant

They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of brutal repression to the world’s biggest festiva…

After spending time on screen in YOU'RE THE WORST and THE BOYS, Aya Cash is now coming home to the theater opposite John Lithgow in GIANT. Get to know her! Read the full feature: https://www.broadway.com/buzz…

Hometown: San Francisco, California Current role: Aya Cash makes her Broadway debut as Jessie Stone in Giant. Aya Cash (Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Previous roles: Cash starred in the FX se…

The behind-closed-doors dramatization of Roald Dahl’s real-life scandal riffs on the “inherently artificial” aesthetic of English country house dramas, said playwright Mark Rosenblatt and designer Bob Cro…

Christopher Abbott, Jon Bernthal, Rose Byrne, Carrie Coon, Ayo Edebiri, Alden Ehrenreich, Luke Evans, Daniel Radcliffe, Laurie Metcalf and Lea Michele are just a sampling of the big-name performers nominated to…

The Broadway Theatre Review: John Lithgow leads a razor-sharp Broadway transfer of Mark Rosenblatt's Olivier-winning play By Ross Hammering echoes behind the tarps and scaffolding before anyone on stage raises …

John Lithgow in "Giant," a triumphant revival of "Death of a Salesman" and vogueing cats at "The Jellicle Ball": These productions are worth knowing about.

The dark side of a Dahl's life.

Mark Rosenblatt's Broadway play, starring John Lithgow as the British children's book author, draws from Dahl's comments over the years.

'Chicago' hit what appears to be its highest total yet thanks to Mark Ballas and Whitney Leavitt.

On productions ranging from Les Liaisons Dangereuses to John Proctor Is the Villain, an army of technical wizards help ensure London's stage productions are believable and spectacular What does it take to creat…

Brixton House, London Five writers contribute fizzing ideas aplenty to this play exploring questions of Latinx identity in Britain, while also attempting to deliver an undercover drama There's no shortage of cr…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell talk about Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Becky Shaw, Titanique, 1776 @ Papermill, Death of a Salesman, Giant, and Dog Day Afternoon. "This Week on…

Mark Rosenblatt's new play Giant is a sensational, admirable, and courageous effort to Make Anti-Semitism Despicable Again. MADA baseball caps coming soon. You read it here first. The play, just opened on Broad…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met to discuss eligibility for Every Brilliant Thing, Giant, and Dog Day Afternoon April 9.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has determined the eligibility status of three Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the third time this season that the committee met to decide the…

Every Brilliant Thing and Giant were also discussed at the third eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.

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, …

Review of the Saturday, March 28, 2026 matinee preview performance at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. Starring Andre de Shields, Ken Ard, "Tempress" Chastity Moore, Sydney James Harcourt, Dudney Joseph…

Broadway.com Managing Editor Beth Stevens speaks with GIANT playwright Mark Rosenblatt about the experience of writing his Olivier Award-winning play. Get tickets to GIANT: https://www.broadway.com/shows/giant…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Dog Day Afternoon, Giant, Gotta Dance! @ Stage 42, Ulster American @ Irish Rep, The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, Ha…

Giant " 02 April 2026 Many people walk through the world feeling small, not only in their personalities but also in their global impact. Renowned children's book author Roald Dahl (John Lithgow) was no such man…

Sometimes an actor gives such a commanding performance that he will always be that character. So it was with John Lithgow portraying Roald Dahl in the Olivier award- winning play Giant, recently transplanted to…

Giant marks a major arrival for Mark Rosenblatt, whose Olivier Award-winning play is now on Broadway with John Lithgow leading the charge. Long known as a theater director in the U.K. and beyond, Rosenbla…

"Giant," the new play penned by Mark Rosenblatt that opened on Broadway refers to the well-known author of children's books Roald Dahl. The word 'Giant' may pertain to Dahl standing six foot six inches in heigh…

Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series The Old Man, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of Giant, about a troubling side of children's author Roald Dahl.

This week on The Broadway Show, we're diving into some of the spring season's buzziest shows. Giant's playwright reveals what it's really like to work with John Lithgow, Schmigadoon!'s stars bring joy and laugh…

By David Sheward April 1, 2026: Two new Broadway plays are set in the last decades of the 20th century and based on real events. Both are startlingly relevant, foretelling fissures and fractious issues in our …

By Paulanne Simmons April 1, 2026: We all know (or should know) that children's author Roald Dahl was an antisemite. But before seeing Mark Rosenblatt's Giant, recently transferred to Broadway from the West En…

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by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Local theatregoer Rich Culver—upon leaving a performance of the new Broadway play Giant, showcasing the 1983 scandal revolving around antisemitic remarks made by au…

Broadway " Music Box Theater: 239 West 45 Street. March 23-June 28, 2026. Drama. Author: Mark Rosenblatt. Director: Nicholas Hytner. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: David Sheward (March 2026). **** Giant (at the Music B…

Franklin & Marshall College is renaming its Green Room Theatre the James Lapine Theater in tribute to one of the college's most accomplished performing arts graduates. Lapine graduated from Franklin & M…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Mark Rosenblatt, the Olivier Award-winning theater and film writer and director whose debut play Giant opened last week on Broadway in a critically acclaimed production starring John L…

The play is preachy. But John Lithgow is magnificent.

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Giant, Every Brilliant Thing, Masquerade, Mexodus @ Daryl Roth Theatre, Monte Cristo @ Theatre at St. Jean's, Maltby & Shire's A…

ADMISSION " Never knew much about the author Roald Dahl, let alone how to pronounce his name correctly BUT I was extremely curious to see GIANT a play about him by Mr. Mark Rosenblatt. I have a hard time with m…

The two actors previously squared off at the 2025 Olivier Awards where Lithgow prevailed.

It doesn't matter that this debate never took place because, aside from an overly contrived moment regarding Jessie's copy of Dahl's review, it's plausible enough to believe in, and it makes for a memorably dra…

Mark Rosenblatt's knotty play about the author Roald Dahl transfers to Broadway with a generational performance by John Lithgow. Lane Williamson reviews. The post Review: Giant at The Music Box appeared first o…

The theatrical event of the season.

Stephen Sondheim's Roxbury home was a welcome exurban retreat for the legendary composer, a place where he could escape the pressures of New York, create in a bucolic atmosphere and relax with those closest to …

Talent can dazzle. It can seduce. Giant makes uncomfortably clear, it can also just under the surface waiting to be unleashed. Mark Rosenblatt's sharply constructed Broadway debut, now playing at the Music Box …