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…

Jesse Eisenberg and Dr. Anthony Fauci headlined a live dramatic reading of Sophocles' Oedipus the King at Georgetown's Gaston Hall on Tuesday, April 21, presented as part of Theater of War Productions' acclaim…

Fauci was joined by actor Jesse Eisenberg and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer in reading for DC Climate WeekWhen Anthony Fauci put on a pair of sunglasses, the hall erupted in cheers and applause. “Ah, how …

The precursor ceremony could have big implications for the 2026 Tony race.

The acclaimed revival of Ancient Greek tragedy is expected to be a major Tony player.

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The Public Theatre has released videos of scenes from Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), which stars Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Shalhoub, Susannah Perkins, and more. Now running through April 12, the pl…

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) reimagines the story of Oedipus' daughter A…

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) reimagines the story of Oedipus' daughter A…

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) reimagines the story of Oedipus' daughter A…

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) reimagines the story of Oedipus' daughter A…

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) reimagines the story of Oedipus' daughter A…

Oedipus director Robert Icke is at the helm of production at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

The world premiere of Anna Ziegler's new play, "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)" now at The Public Theater, is one of four ambitious attempts to update Sophocles' tragedy playing in New York this spr…

Oedipus director Robert Icke is at the helm of production at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

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

The Lion King will welcome back Cameron Pow as Zazu beginning tonight Tuesday, March 24. Pow previously played the role on Broadway intermittently from 2009 to 2013 before taking over the role fulltime from 201…

Oedipus director Robert Icke is at the helm of the new revival at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) reimagines the story of Oedipus' daughter A…

By David Sheward March 12, 2026: There have been numerous attempts at updating Greek tragedy. This season alone the tale of Oedipus has seen a new modern version from Robert Icke and a revival of the gospel mu…

Public Theater: 425 Lafayette Street. March 11-April 5, 2026. Drama. Author: Anna Ziegler adapting Sophocles. Director: Tyne Rafaeli. Critic: David Sheward (March 2026). **** There have been numerous attempts a…

The Public's world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), by Anna Ziegler and directed by Tyne Rafaeli, just celebrates its opening night. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and you ca…

The Public Theater's world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), by Anna Ziegler and directed by Tyne Rafaeli, opens tonight. The reviews are in for the starry production. See what the critics…

Sophocles is having a moment. Robert Ickes' Oedipus, recently on Broadway, recast the title character as an Obama-like political upstart facing down birtherism allegations, while Lee Zeldin's The Other Place (w…

WORLD PREMIERE ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) February 26, 2026 - April 05, 2026 By Anna Ziegler Directed by Tyne Rafaeli A riveting take on Sophocles' classic, ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH …

Previews begin soon for the second ever Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show, which begins previews on Thursday, March 26, 2026, ahead of an opening on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Studio 54. The venue was…

The Public's world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), by Anna Ziegler and directed by Tyne Rafaeli, has now been extended through April 5! The production officially opens on Wednesday, Marc…

The Public Theater has released a teaser trailer for the world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School). The bold new adaptation of Sophocles' classic begins performances in The Public's Barbarale…

The decorated British actress discusses her new film Midwinter Break, her role in Oedipus on Broadway and how she balances stage and screen.

Ever since Sophocles put the fall of the House of Oedipus onstage, the theatrical canon has been chock-a-block with unhappy families. And that makes sense because they make for good drama. But despite the faili…

Noah Jupe co-stars in the upcoming revival from Oedipus director Robert Icke.

The Tony Administration Committee also issued decisions on Chess and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on February 19 to confirm the eligibility status of five Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the second time this season that the committee met t…

Oedipus and Bug were also discussed at the second eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.

Playwright-director Robert Ickes' remarkable, modern-dress adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus is significantly different from that ancient version (no Rex in the title, for starters) that Ickes is officia…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met Thursday to rule on eligibility for five Broadway productions, confirming where several shows and artists will compete at the 79th annual Tony Awards. The committee,…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of five Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Administrati…

The production, written and directed by Robert Icke, played its final performance February 8 at Studio 54.

Rehearsals are underway for The Public Theater's world premiere of ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL), a new play by 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Anna Ziegler and directed by Drama Desk, Dr…

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 2/8/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative g…

Robert Icke's adaptation of Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville broke the record for highest weekly gross at Broadway's Studio 54, taking in $1,212,949 for its final week of performances. The play,…

Robert Icke's new adaptation of Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville broke the record for highest weekly gross at Studio 54, taking in $1,212,949.00 over its final week, which ended Sunday, February…

Today, February 8, Robert Icke's new adaptation of Oedipus on Broadway, starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, concludes its limited run after playing 14 previews and 100 regular performances at Studio 54. T…

The show: "Oedipus," created by Robert Icke, "after Sophocles," on Broadway. What makes it special?: It's not often you get to see a Greek tragedy on Broadway. However, this is not quite that, but rather the E…

Personal history emerges by painful degrees in "Oedipus," whose language and story, the actress Lesley Manville says, "wreck me every time."

A new feature "My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page at https://www.show-sco…

London Theatre Company has released a trailer from Into The Woods. The major new production, directed by Jordan Fein with set and costume design by Tom Scutt, is now playing the Bridge Theatre until Saturday 30…

Oedipus director Robert Icke will helm the revival at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Lesley Manville is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in "Oedipus," but there are a few quirks of New York theatergoing she could do without. For starters, there's the applause that greets her when she fi…

There are seven new participants in the twice-yearly discount program: All Out:, Chess, Liberation, Marjorie Prime, Oedipus,Ragtime, Two Strangers (the links are to my reviews.) Click on the Broadway WeekÂ�…

Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster paid a visit to Oedipus on Broadway! See photos of Foster with Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, and more. In Robert Icke's new adaptation of Oedipus, Icke transforms Sophocles…

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has revealed the nominees of the 37th GLAAD Media Awards. The 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will t…

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced the nominees for the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards. The ceremony will be held in Los Ang…

Since 1990, the honors have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQIA+ awards show in the world.

My mother, Elizabeth Kay, who has died aged 97, made her West End debut playing Ismene in Laurence Olivier's celebrated production of Oedipus Rex at the Old Vic in 1945-46. Born in Worthing, West Sussex, to Flo…

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As we ring in the new year, BroadwayWorld is looking back at 2025 and the incredible performers who made their mark on Broadway. Each month, we shined a spotlight on a star making their Broadway debut, from new…

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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" so opens Charles Dickens' novel, "A Tale of Two Cities," and while this blog post has nothing to do with the French Revolution, we would like to celebrate t…

Merry Christmas Eve, BroadwayWorld! It is December 24, 2025 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, C…

Robert Icke's modern adaptation of Oedipus, now running at Studio 54, is less a retelling of Sophocles's tragedy and more a shattering meditation on truth, power, and the unbearable weight of revelation. Starri…

Last night, Robert Downey, Jr. came to see Oedipus on Broadway starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. See photos of Downey, Jr. with Strong, Manville, and more from the company here! Robert Icke's new adapta…

Theater on-and off-Broadway, started out quite strong in 2025, but the promise of an exciting fall never really materialized, with a few key exceptions, and instead the biggest box office hit of the Broadway se…

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY. " Oh, you just saw Robert Icke's political thriller reimagining of Oedipus ? Yeah, I can tell, based on the way you're pronouncing " or shall we say, MIS-pronouncing "…

Stage and screen performer Lesley Manville is currently treading the boards as Jocasta in Oedipus, a new version of Sophocles' classic tragedy now playing at Studio 54. Despite being an Olivier Award-winning ve…

The Olivier winner dropped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert December 15.

The director and playwright discusses his adaptation of the classic " currently on Broadway.

by Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social THEBES, GR - Readers of my column that I etch into literal columns on The Parthenon often accuse me of focusing too much on our lead…

Icke's version avoids the religious and ethical themes of the original but instead makes it a riveting thriller as the tension rises to almost unbearable heights " even if you know the outcome of this classic t…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Marjorie Prime, Guys and Dolls @ Shakespeare Theatre Company, Irving Berlin's White Christmas @ The Goodspeed, West Side Story @ LaGuardia High S…

The stage legends co-star in a new adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy from writer-director Robert Icke on Broadway.

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/7/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative …

As 2025 comes to a close, New York City's top theatre critics have been taking stock of this theatre season- deciding on their personal choices for their favorite productions of the year. The season has been fu…

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In Sophocles' classic play, Oedipus tries to circumvent the fate the gods have ordained for him. He will kill his father and marry his mother. Tragically, he can't because he has already fulfilled the predictio…

Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro visited Mark Strong, Lesley Manville and the cast of Oedipus on Broadway. See photos of DeNiro with the cast! Robert Icke's new adaptation of Oedipus is now open on Broadway a…

Get ready for Oedipus after Sophocles, adapted and directed by Robert Icke. In this video, Roundabout Theatre Company Teaching Artists Jason Jacobs and Susanna Stahlmann dive into the original story and what i…

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Oedipus " 25 November 2025 Robert Icke's bold modernization of Sophocles's Oedipus Rex imagines a politician (Mark Strong) in the last hours of his campaign finding out that his commitment to honesty has …