Acting through a song is precisely the supreme virtue in Pompano Players’ Side by Side by Sondheim. Savor a superbly delivered gift from full-throated yet textured voices who provide slightly individualized p…

Wow. I did not think I’d wake up to this sad news. Rex Reed is gone. He was 87, and he was a New York superstar. Rex was maybe the most famous film critic ever in New York. A kid from Texas, with a drawl he c…

Now, this is a show I’d like to see. Weird Al Yankovic is coming to Broadway with a new musical. He’s written the songs with Scott Brown and Anthony King, of “Beetlejuice” fame. Al is famous for his par…

The Eugene O’Neill Theatre, which has hosted the show since its 2011 opening, is closed following a fire.

The release of the Emmy-winning filmed version of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical will include a new documentary.

The star-studded event—featuring members of the original cast and band—will benefit Broadway Cares.

Hamilton on Broadway welcomes five new principal cast members to the production beginning May 12: Marcus John as Alexander Hamilton, Lauren Mariasoosay as Eliza Hamilton, Lencia Kebede as Angelica Schuyler, W…

Hamlet, the contemporary reimagining of the classic Shakespeare tragedy led by Riz Ahmed, is now available to rent or purchase on digital platforms such as Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video. As of thi…

You can now check out additional footage and production photos for Atlantic Theater Company's Off-Broadway premiere of Indian Princesses, written by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez and directed by Miranda Cornell …

Chicago's The Joseph Jefferson Awards announced today that it will pause all awards consideration of Non-Equity productions opening on or after June 1, 2026, citing the need for additional time to review its po…

Josh Groban will embark on his new Stage, Screen, and Symphony tour, hitting U.S. cities this summer. The new run will spotlight music from Broadway alongside music from Groban's brand new album CINEMATIC, perf…

Everyone's favorite “friend of” is starring in The Adding Machine, trading in Beverly Hills for an Off-Broadway theatre.

Linda Buchwald| The cast also includes Michael Park, Anastacia McCleskey, Bryce Williams, and Kayla Pecchioni. ||St. Louis|Anastacia McCleskey,Annbritt duChateau,Bryce Williams,Casey Likes,Denis Jones,Jaron Ben…

Queen Latifah, the musician and actress who appeared onscreen in the films of Chicago and Hairspray, will join season 30 of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” as a coach this …

Tickets are now available for a new production of Eric Bentley’s 1972 play, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been, beginning a limited 15-week engagement at New York City Center Stage (i) on Tuesday, June 2, 2026…

Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 12, 2026 are about the late Rex Reed, and Jazz Age singer Scrappy Lambert. Earlier Travalanche posts for May 12 (in no particular order) include ones on: Katharine Hepbur…

Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical, a new musical featuring the songs of five-time Grammy Award-winning comedic legend "Weird Al" Yankovic, is being developed for the stage. The creative team features Tony…

Think of fencing and what comes to mind? Errol Flynn as Robin Hood? Or perhaps other dashing characters like Zorro, Cyrano, or Inigo Montoya from “The Princess Bride?” But for tens of thousands of everyday…

'Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical' will feature songs by the five-time Grammy winner.

This comedy is a wild ride, not for the faint of heart or people without a funny bone.

In-person ticket sales for The Book of Mormon will temporarily be relocated to the nearby August Wilson Theatre, home of Dog Day Afternoon, a few blocks from The Book of Mormon’s Broadway home, the Eugene O�…

Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, originally scheduled to run for just 16 weeks on Broadway, has extended its Broadway run for a ninth time, adding four more weeks through Sunday, Febr…

If you think Duncan MacMillan’s Every Brilliant Thing is a one-person play, think again. The Tony Award-nominated Best Revival relies on its audience to move the story along, and if you’re part of the crowd…

Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical, a new musical featuring the songs of Weird Al Yankovic, is being developed for the Broadway stage, with Moulin Rouge! director Alex Timbers and writers Scott Brown and A…

The play stars two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody opposite recent Golden Globe nominee Tessa Thompson.

Zachary Stewart| Eric Bentley’s 1972 play, which uses transcripts from the House Committee on Un-American Activities, will appear this summer at New York City Center Stage I. ||Off-Broadway|Abe Burrows,Andrew…

The annual honors recognize educators, administrators, researchers, advocates, alumni, and schools for work in theatre education.

Head to the Playbill Store to get your own copy in hand for the big night June 7.

The new production of Eric Bentley’s 1972 drama will play New York City Center Stage I.

The Fear of 13 will host a special one-night benefit performance of The Fear of 13 on May 14, 2026 in support of the Innocence Project. A portion of all proceeds ($10/ticket) will be donated to the Innocence Pr…

One of the many dazzling components of The Great Gatsby on Broadway are the Tony-winning costumes. The Jazz Age musical does not skimp on spectacle and Linda Cho's creations are no exception, with a glittering …

Tony and Olivier Award winning director/producer Jamie Lloyd's Broadway production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing has announced its complete cast and creative team, theater and production date…

Hamilton will welcome five new cast members to its Broadway company beginning May 12. Lauren Mariasoosay will take over the role of Eliza Hamilton, alongside Marcus John as Alexander Hamilton. Amina Faye wi…

The Grammy-winning satirist is working with Beetlejuice and Gutenberg! writers Scott Brown and Anthony King on the project.

A recent fire has temporarily canceled performances of the Tony-winning musical, the long-time tenant of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Here are some of the brilliant moments our writers can’t shake from this year’s batch of Tony-nominated productions.

David Gordon|||Broadway|Weird Al [...] Read More... from “Weird Al” Musical in the Works From Beetlejuice Team The post “Weird Al” Musical in the Works From Beetlejuice Team first appeared on TheaterMan…

Further details have been revealed for the upcoming Broadway transfer of Jamie Lloyd's production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The entire cast and creative team of the London production wi…

Broadway will get haunted this summer when the smash-hit, Olivier Award nominated new play PARANORMAL ACTIVITY arrives at The August Wilson Theatre. Tickets are on sale now. Written by Levi Holloway (Grey Ho…

Matthew Gardiner directs the Stephen Schwartz-Roger O. Hirson musical.

It’s no secret that investing in shows is riskier than ever. Many longtime investors are turning away from the industry. So when a release promising a new, more profitable investment model arrives, it warran…

The Emmy nominee was a longtime Broadway baby, with a stage career spanning 46 years.

Francesca Zambello directs the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents classic.

Also revealed: a theatre to house the Shakespearean favorite!

A Broadway scare is officially on the way. Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Broadway arrives at the August Wilson Theatre this summer. The new stage thriller inspired by the horror franchise is written…

Mr. Reed specialized in cutting critiques and increasingly contrarian remarks that both rejected and embraced celebrity culture.

Inspired by the popular film series, the play has already run in Britain and in four U.S. cities. It arrives in New York in August after a Boston stop.

Bess Wohl’s ““Liberation” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The new musicals “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” each received 12 of the nominations for the 79th Tony Awards. “Schmigadoon”…

By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Bo Frazier. This episode is an interview with Baltimore Center Stage’s artist-in-residence Bo Frazier on the Trans History Project.

David Gordon| Jamie Lloyd’s acclaimed Shakespeare revival first ran in London. ||Broadway|Hayley Atwell,Jamie Lloyd,Much Ado About Nothing,Tom Hiddleston [...] Read More... from Full Cast Set for Tom Hiddlest…

Classic Stage Company has revealed their 2026-27 slate of productions for CSC’s 59th season. "As we close out an incredible year at CSC, I'm thrilled to be diving into an exciting 2026-27 season that is fu…

Paranormal Activity, the stage adaptation based on the hit horror film franchise, is coming to Broadway following sold-out runs in London’s West End, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington DC and San Francisco. Wri…

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lloyd’s upcoming Broadway production of Much Ado About Nothing will reunite the entire cast and creative team from the acclaimed West End production, with Mason Alexander Park joining the pre…

| The new horror show is based on the film series. ||Broadway|Paranormal Activity [...] Read More... from Paranormal Activity Stage Play Sets Broadway Run This Summer The post Paranormal Activity Stage Play Set…

Transferring from sold-out runs from London to Los Angeles, Felix Barrett will direct the stage adaptation of the horror favorite.

The year-long virtual experience will begin in 2027 and provide aspiring theatre designers with mentorship opportunities.

When you despair that everything is horrible and the nation and the world are spiraling into a chaos from which we will never emerge, at least we can derive some solace today from the knowledge that Rex Reed (b…

Casey Likes, Michael Park, Anastacia McCleskey, Bryce Williams, Kayla Pecchioni, Nolan Almeida and Jaron Bentley will star in the Muny production of Disney’s Newsies when the audience favorite returns this su…

Denis Jones will direct a cast that also includes Michael Park, Anastacia McCleskey, and Kayla Pecchioni.

Ehrenreich received a Tony nomination for his role in Gina Gionfriddo’s 'Becky Shaw.'

The Baron Family Foundation made a $75 million gift for the new venue.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that legendary journalist, film, and cultural critic Rex Reed died on Tuesday, May 12 at age 87. He died in his home in Manhattan after a short illness, which was confirmed b…

Stuart Meltzer, who changed the face of Miami theater leading City Theatre and Zoetic Stage, has been named the recipient of the Carbonell’s 2026 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts �…

A little more information about A-Corporations I wrote about last month. Paddy Johnson writing for Hyperallergic had a little more detail and insight into how the corporate structure might be used. One of the b…

David Gordon| The cab company strike drama by Clifford Odets will run at Classic Stage Company. ||Off-Broadway|Ashley Robinson,Classic Stage Company,Clifford Odets,Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy…

The musical version of the cult favorite play will bow Off-Broadway in Classic Stage Company's newly announced season.

She played the world’s coolest dance teacher and has had big success as an actor, director and choreographer, winning a Golden Globe, Emmys and an Olivier. Now, she is back on Broadway. She discusses Trump, t…

Dave Malloy's wondrous musical at Raven Theatre follows eight people in group therapy for internet addiction who use a cappella singing for healing.

As her acclaimed play about twin sisters bent on revenge reaches the screen, the writer-director talks about filmed violence, resisting ugliness, and claiming confidence in the face of rejection.

It’s high time we pay obeisance to Jazz Age vocalist Scrappy Lambert (Harold Lambert, 1901-1987). Lambert was a kid from New Brunswick, New Jersey who had the good luck to attend nearby Rutgers. As his nickna…

Our network partners are hosting some great events this month. Check out what’s On the RISE in the RISE Theatre Network. If you want to stay in the know, check out risetheatre.org. Happy AANPHI Heritage Mont…

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…

First look rehearsal imagery has been released for PUBLIC – The Musical as the award-winning show prepares to run at Curve in Leicester from 30 May to 13 June The post First look rehearsal images released for…

Awkward Prods’ royal satire Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is set to return to London and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in summer 2026 The post Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story returns to London and Edi…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) held a groundbreaking ceremony as the institution reimagines the west side of its campus. Lincoln Center will build a new, 2000-person venue named The Baron Theater…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click …

Nina Plavanjac’s The Aquarium, produced by the Subotica National Theatre in Serbia and presented within the Hungary-Serbian Cultural Season at MİTEM, is a chamber work about inheritance – not the comfortab…

Perth theatreAside from a brief pre-shoot ‘discussion’, this take on Billy Wilder’s classic 1950 film has little to offer – despite some fine performancesOver the past decade or so, Morag Fullarton has …

A genre of plays has emerged in which the characters and events are real — even when the dialogue isn’t.

The sold-out Edinburgh Fringe hit HOLE! will make its London debut at Soho Theatre this summer before returning to the Fringe for 2026 The post Sold-out Fringe hit HOLE! announces Soho Theatre transfer and Edin…