Carmen Cusack (Annie Savoy) and the cast of Bull Durham perform "The Church of Baseball"! Bull Durham brings the classic 1988 film to the stage. Veteran catcher “Crash” Davis is tasked with mentoring hotsh…

Carmen Cusack (Annie Savoy) and the cast of Bull Durham perform "The Church of Baseball"! Bull Durham brings the classic 1988 film to the stage. Veteran catcher “Crash” Davis is tasked with mentoring hotsh…

Bull Duhram is coming to the stage! Watch in this video as Carmen Cusack (Annie Savoy) and the cast of Bull Durham perform "The Church of Baseball" ahead of opening night at Paper Mill Playhouse. Directed by Ma…

First look photos of Huzzah!, the new musical by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, the Globe's Come Fall in Love–The DDLJ Musical) and Laurence O'Keefe (Legally Blonde, Heathers the Musical, Bat Boy)…

The new Ren Fair-themed show is playing through October 19 with Annie Tippe directing.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 17, 2025 are about George Cleveland (Lassie), Dorothy Loudon (Annie), and the birth, life, death, and possible reincarnation of the U.S. Constitution. In no particu…

Bull Durham brings the classic 1988 film to the stage. Veteran catcher “Crash” Davis is tasked with mentoring hotshot rookie pitcher “Nuke” LaLoosh, while baseball muse Annie Savoy must choose her seaso…

Robert Redford (1936–2025).September 16, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Robert Redford died early this morning at age eighty-nine. A major film actor, his star never dimmed once he burst …

Ovation West’s Tim Kennedy on the Evergreen shooting and ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ plus how guns are portrayed on stage, best practices and this week’s Colorado Headliners.

TWTheatricals has optioned the theatrical rights to the bestselling book series The Baby-sitters Club by author Ann M. Martin, setting the stage for a new musical adaptation currently in development. Author Ann…

EXCLUSIVE: Ann M. Martin’s bestselling book series The Baby-sitters Club is being developed into a stage musical with a book by Kate Wetherhead (The Devil Wears Prada), music and lyrics by Mark Sonnenblick (K…

Leapin' lizards! 🤩 “Harper Rae Asch is sensational” as Annie and her "fellow orphans are also terrifyingly talented, earning a mid-show standing ovation" (Toronto Star). Here they are absolutely smashing…

The new Ren Fair-themed show is playing San Diego's Old Globe through October 19 with Annie Tippe directing.

LONDON REPORT: “THE PRODUCERS” IS BACK — JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in “The Producers” (2025).September 11, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and To…

Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that their smash hit production of the musical Annie will embark on a UK and Ireland tour, opening at New Wimbledon Theatre The post Annie Announces UK and Irela…

Let's go to the movies! 🎥 With the Toronto International Film Festival kicking off, we take a look at our 2025 season on the silver screen: 🐶 Following the Broadway premiere of the musical Annie in 1977,…

Paper Mill Playhouse kicked off rehearsals this week for Bull Durham, the first production of its 2025-2026 season. The new musical begins performances Thursday, October 2 ahead of a Sunday, October 12 openin…

The Broadway favorites co-star on a new studio album of the unproduced musical by the Annie writer-director and Keith Levenson.

Yellow Sound Label will release Winchell: The Musical (NYC Studio Recording) this Friday, August 29. We have your exclusive first listen to the track “It Happens at Night,” which features Kristen Duerr, Jul…

The post Final performances now on sale for Brisbane season of ANNIE appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Jennifer Aniston is still holding out hope for her Broadway debut. While in conversation with Vanity Fair, Aniston shared that she still dreams of hitting the New York stage, citing Annie as a major influence i…

She later became a powerful solo artist in her own right, creating a dance trilogy steeped in myth and feminine archetypes.

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Dear Annie, I Hate You at Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Two) “I both loved its experimentation and disliked its performance style.” The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Dear Annie, I …

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAnnie Lareau lost 35 of her fellow students on the downed Pan Am flight, but her focus on the personal in this three-hander leaves a gaping hole At the start of her autobiographica…

Rachel Schur is returning to Broadway’s Chicago as Roxie Hart. Schur will play the part from August 18 through September 14. She is taking over for Dylis Croman. On September 15, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino w…

Live in London, the new album from Olivier-nominated Cabaret star Marisha Wallace, has officially been released. Recorded in front of a full house at the Adelphi Theatre in March 2025, the album and concert set…

Broadway’s record-breaking hit musical Chicago welcomes back Rachel Schur in the role of “Roxie Hart," before Mira Sorvino takes on the role for a limited engagement. Schur begins performances Monday, Augus…

BroadwayWorld has your first listen to Olivier-nominated actress and singer Marisha Wallace performing “I Cain’t Say No” from Oklahoma! in this exclusive new track from her upcoming album Live in London, …

Summerhall, EdinburghA woman pieces together her memories of a family tragedy in Ellie Keel’s atmospheric two-hander set on Skye It starts with a shriek. A deliberate false alarm, this sets the spooky tone of…

Wartch Leo Roberts sing 'The Song of Roland' from the new musical Huzzah!, with book, music, and lyrics by Olivier Award winners and Tony Award nominees Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, the Globe's Co…

Over the weekend, Dennis Quaid (The Parent Trap's 'Nick Parker') and Courtney Gilberto (the original Tie-Dye girl) paid a visit to the Orpheum Theatre to check out Ginger Twinsies. Both posed with the cast afte…

Producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams, Mindy Rich), Barbara Whitman and Alan Cumming are thrilled to announce full casting for the new musical Ceilidh [KAY-lee], based on one of Scotland’s oldest and m…

A rollercoaster of emotion! A great joy of repertory theatre can be found in the reverberations amongst the shows. As the New York Times reflected: "After you see two or three [productions at the Stratford Fes…

Even wigs need a regular wash and set! There is so much work that happens behind the scenes that we never dream of. All those wigs you see on stage are made with care from real hair (with the odd exception) so…

Disney's Aladdin is set to surpass Miss Saigon as the 14th longest-running Broadway show in history on August 6. Since its opening on March 20, 2014, the show will have welcomed more than 6.5 million guests …

At this year’s Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the south.

Tony Award winner Nicole Scherzinger is set to appear on a new episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, airing Wednesday, July 30. The performer, who recently completed her acclaimed run as Norma Desmond …

One Performance Wonders: The Moony Shapiro Songbook It was an article on Playbill.com about Brenda Pressley joining the cast of 2025's Tony-winning Best Play, Purpose that put this show back on my radar. I h…

🌟 A star is born! 🥹 Harper Rae Asch is "perfect as Annie" (Postmedia) and "a star in the making" (The Globe and Mail). Watch as she sings the iconic hit "Tomorrow" from the rehearsal hall to the stage, al…

On Thursday, July 24th, the World Premiere production of GINGER TWINSIES opened Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre. Written and directed by Kevin Zak, is a deliriously clever send-up of the beloved 1998 film T…

The sportswear brand Jordan brought together a group of basketball players for a new musical video, titled 'Too Easy'. The promotional content features a version of the song 'It's The Hard Knock Life' from the …

How do you get a mid-show standing ovation? 🤩 "It's The Hard Knock Life" performed by the adorable and incredibly talented orphans of Annie. See them shine (despite wearing rags) in this "classic musical do…

The Old Globe has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Huzzah!, with book, music, and lyrics by Olivier Award winners and Tony Award nominees Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, Mean Girls,…

Meet Hazel Heaney — she plays the role of Daisy in Annie! While not exactly an orphan, Daisy makes appearances in Hooverville and during "N.Y.C." in the beautiful window display of Bloomingdale's. Hazel also …

Meet Fae Lewis, who plays the role of Francis in Annie! While not technically an orphan, she features in Hooverville and in the gorgeous Bloomingdale's window display during "N.Y.C". Fae also understudies for a…

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Carmen Cusack and Nik Walker to Star in Bull Durham at Paper Mill Paper Mill Playhouse is stepping up to the plate with Bull Durham, a musical based on…

Meet Isla Horner, who plays orphan July in Annie! You don't want to miss this "classic musical done exceptionally well" (Next Magazine) as "the eight little girls in the dance numbers are all excellent, some p…

The cast and the creative team has been revealed for Bull Durham, the first production of Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season. The new musical begins performances Thursday, October 2 in a run continuing through Sun…

Meet Sofia Grace Otta — she plays the role of orphan Duffy in Annie! “Donna Feore’s choreography is always wonderful, and she does not hold back with her younger performers” says BroadwayWorld, so don'…

They make "Easy Street" look, well... easy! Watch Laura Condlln (Miss Hannigan), Amanda Lundgren (Lily St. Regis) and Mark Uhre (Rooster Hannigan) go from the rehearsal hall to the stage, to shine in this magni…

Brenda Pressley will take her first bow as Claudine Jasper in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of PURPOSE tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15. Pressley will appear in the role through the conclusion of the pro…

One That Got Away: Boop! The Musical As I write this, they probably haven't even started the load out of Boop! The Musical at the Broadhurst yet. But that doesn't mean I'm not already disappointed that I misse…

Leapin' lizards! "Spectacular Annie is a must-see" (BroadwayWorld) and now extended by six weeks until December 14! Giving it a Critic's Pick, The Globe and Mail said "the dancing and singing alone are worth t…

Meet Cydnee Abbott, who plays orphan Pepper in Annie! "The dance and acrobatic skills of these young artists is astounding" (BroadwayWorld), so you won't want to miss this "classic musical done exceptionally …

Today, between is all about the animals- or at least it is in Shubert Alley. Broadway Barks returns for its 27th annual dog and cat adoption event (3-6:30pm) between West 44th and 45th Streets, and between Broa…

Meet Jessica Reddy, one of the insanely talented orphans in Annie! She plays the role of Kate. “You’d be a fool to miss seeing Canada’s next generation of talent” in this musical says The Globe and Mai…

Previews have officially begun for the world premiere of Ginger Twinsies, a deliriously clever send-up of the beloved 1998 film The Parent Trap, written and directed by Kevin Zak. The strictly limited, 16-week …

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Stratford Festival Extends Annie, Macbeth, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Anne of Green Gables July 2025… The Stratford Festival announces the extension of its deliciously energeti…

Dramaturgy is all about being able to facilitate a line of communication between artists and audience. The full version of the article Annie Jin Wang on Opera Dramaturgy is available on The Theatre Times.

By LOU HARRY You don’t need to go to an amusement park to have the feeling of riding a roller coaster. In Stratford, Ontario, you can acquire something akin to whiplash at a festival where you can see a bruta…

📢 BIG NEWS: our 2025 season is extended! 🎉 The Globe and Mail were "gobsmacked by the strength of this year’s opening week", and with overwhelming audience demand, we're thrilled to be extending four pr…

Meet Addison Wagman, the sweetheart playing the role of Tessie in Annie! "The dance and acrobatic skills of these young artists is astounding" says BroadwayWorld, and we're only halfway through meeting all the…

Meet Olivia Padfield, who plays the role of orphan Audrey in Annie! You may have also seen her understudy the role of Annie. "The orphans are utterly stellar every moment they are on stage," says BroadwayWorld…

Are The Parent Trap and musical theatre a twinning combination? We sure hope so, because Ginger Twinsies is getting ready to begin preview performances at the Orpheum Theatre. What is it all about? You want th…

Following her one week run earlier this month during Audra McDonald’s vacation, Tony Award nominee Montego Glover will return to star as “Rose” in GYPSY during Sunday matinee performances in July and Augu…

After acclaimed productions of Sunset Boulevard and Evita, audiences are already planning Jamie Lloyd's next production. Similarities between the curtain calls of the two productions have led to viral memes on …

Meet Harmony Holder, the little firecracker performing the role of orphan Molly in Annie! We're meeting all the Annie orphans - who will be next? 👀 Don't miss this "heart-warming story, starring some very i…

Dancer and mime artist best known for her eponymous solo trilogy who also performed with David Bowie on film and stage The mime, clown and dancer Annie Stainer, who has died aged 79 of pneumonia, was best known…

Meet Evonny Harker, one of the "terrifyingly talented" (Toronto Star) girls in Annie! Evonny performs the role of little orphan Clara. Keep your eyes peeled to meet all the other orphans of Annie, and don't mi…

Tonight, Tony Award nominee Montego Glover (Memphis, Into the Woods) began her star turn as “Rose” in six-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe’s critically acclaimed production of GYPSY. Go inside the M…

Meet Harper Rae Asch, the talented young girl performing the title role in Annie! We’ll be meeting all the orphans of Annie, so tune in for more. 🤗 And be sure to book your tickets for this “surefire hi…

Tonight, Tony Award nominee Montego Glover (Memphis, Into the Woods) begins her star turn as “Rose” in six-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe’s critically acclaimed production of GYPSY. Glover will pl…

Rehearsals are officially underway for the world premiere of Ginger Twinsies, a deliriously clever send-up of the beloved 1998 film The Parent Trap, written and directed by Kevin Zak. Previews begin on July 10,…

In a new dual leadership model, the pair will succeed outgoing Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein.