When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back …

Tickets are now on sale for The Balusters, a raucous comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire about a neighborhood dispute that escalates into an epic showdown. Performances begin March 31, with opening night on April 21…

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 …

All aboard! Titanique has announced additional casting for the production's Broadway premiere. Joining previously announced star Marla Mindelle as Céline Dion are Jim Parsons as Ruth Dewitt Bukater and Deborah…

The Broadway transfer of Titanique has announced some of its cast! Alongside Olivier & Lortel Award winner Marla Mindelle, who will lead the Broadway company as Celine Dion, are: four-time Emmy Award winner…

Watch Rob Colletti and Hayley Podschun perform "Sue Me" from Guys and Dolls. Directed By Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy and Bess, Turandot, West Side Story) and choreograp…

Take your first look at "Luck Be a Lady" performed by Jacob Dickey and the company of GUYS AND DOLLS at Sakespeare Theatre Company. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Po…

Rehearsal images have been released for Our Town, ahead of its Welsh National Theatre debut and subsequent run at Rose Theatre The post First Look: Rehearsal Images Released for Our Town Starring Michael Sheen …

Take your first look at "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" performed by Kyle Taylor Parker and the company of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy a…

From Atlantic alumni to Broadway debut! Sky Smith lived the dream in OUR TOWN in Broadway —and the journey has only just begun. Do you Want to hear more about his experience, backstage moments, and how he m…

Get a first look at Sakespeare Theatre Company's holiday presentation of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy and Bess, Turandot, West Side Story) an…

Talene Yeghisabet Monahon’s new play "Meet the Cartozians," being presented by The Second Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center, is simply the best new American play in New York this fall. This riveti…

akespeare Theatre Company has released photos of its holiday presentation of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy and Bess, Turandot, West Side Story…

The revival of August Wilson's Joe Turner’s Come and Gone has completed casting. As previously announced, production stars Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer,” with performances set to beg…

The post Homeward Bound: Group Rep’s “Our Town” appeared first on Stage Raw - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

In “My Town,” Jack Ferver’s one-person take on the Wilder classic with hints of “Wisconsin Death Trip,” movement and storytelling are deftly intertwined.

Lake Worth Playhouse’s production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town leans into the melancholy that makes the play endure. It is not sad in a showy or theatrical way. Instead, it captures the quiet desperation o…

Now in its third year after two sold-out seasons, Christmas Time in the City will return December 11 to fill the historic Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Featuring original Broadway-style arrangements of belove…

Emmy-Award® winning Actor and 2025 Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain Tonight!, written and originally per…

Step into the spotlight for a rare and dazzling afternoon as New 42 marks its 35th anniversary! Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot, Kinky Boots), powerhouse performer Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton,…

Welsh National Theatre and Rose Theatre have announced the full cast and creative team for their co-production of Our Town, starring Michael Sheen as the Stage Manager The post Michael Sheen to Lead All-Welsh C…

Given all the chaos and violence around us, isn't it a mite too late for a subtle play like "Our Town" to be considered a "primal scream?"

For innovative theatre that makes you go woah, head over to the Skirball Center.

The Old Globe has revealed its 2026 Season, a special lineup of theatre filled with original and classic plays, North American and San Diego premieres, two exciting Shakespeare favorites, and a new musical. The…

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced initial casting for the world premiere of The Balusters, by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. The Baluster…

John Proctor is the Villain, the new hit play by Kimberly Belflower, will extend by popular demand for a third and final time on Broadway through Sunday, September 7 at the Booth Theatre. Directed by Tony Award…

Director Gordon Greenberg join The Old Globe's Kim Heil to discuss Noises Off. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely connect with productions both onstage…

Noises Off, the uproarious backstage comedy that pulls back the curtain on a theatre company struggling to keep its production from falling apart, plays July 6 through August 10, 2025. Find tickets at https://…

Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed a sneak peek at casting for the 25/26 Season with several Broadway talents and local favorites leading the list in its first three shows: Merry Wives, The Wild Duck, and…

The season at the downtown theatre will also feature a queer reimagining of Our Town and more.

 Editors' Choice, Part Two Yesterday, we presented the first part of our 2025 JKTS  Awards honoring those theater people - new faces and familiar faces - that made the 2024-2025 Broadway season the special o…

Chiara Aurelia will join the company of John Proctor is the Villain, the new hit play by Kimberly Belflower. She will join the cast beginning Tuesday, July 15 at the Booth Theatre. As previously announced, John…

Seven-time Tony Award nominated play John Proctor is the Villain, the new play by Kimberly Belflower, starring Sadie Sink, will be recorded by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on Friday, June…

Editors' Choice, Part One Last week, you had your say with The 2025 JKTS Readers' Choice Awards (HERE). Now it is our turn! Today, we offer up our more serious awards, honoring those theater people - new faces…

Five outstanding new plays and four equally outstanding revivals have been singled out this Broadway season! Nominees for Best Play are: English (Sanaz Toossi), The Hills of California (Jez Butterworth), John …

‍Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. It beat out fellow nominees Romeo + Juliet, Thornton Wilder's Our Town, and Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang.

The 2025 Tony Awards:  Our Predictions At last the Super Bowl of theater is upon us! As usual, Mike and I have given thought to all of the shows we've seen this season - including 2 new plays, 2 play revivals…

The Broadway production of John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower has extended its run at the Booth Theatre through Sunday, August 31. Sadie Sink will play her final performance on Sunday, July 13. N…

On May 29, the official fan favorites of the 2024-25 Broadway season gathered to celebrate the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. As the winners walked the red carpet with their trophies, The Broadway Show g…

The fans spoke, and we listened. The 2025 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards honored the fan favorites of the season, and they all gathered for a special event on May 29 at the Skylark's beautiful rooftop coc…

The seven-time Tony Award-nominated production of John Proctor is the Villain has extended its run at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. The new play by Kimberly Belflower, directed by Tony Award winner Danya Taymo…

The producing duo share the nuances of making the original musical a success.

Tony Award nominees Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simmard, Christopher Sieber, Jeremy Jordan, Andrew Durand and Jeb Brown performed at the second #Ham4Ham aka #Dead4Ham hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Tony nominees Cole…

May 7, 1901. Life has begun in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. Milk is being delivered. Breakfast is on the stove. We meet the town gossips, the boys who play baseball and the choirmaster with a secret sorro…

Photo by Frank Rizzo An old farmer is alone in the middle of an open field late at night and he is weeping. New Haven playwright Donald Margulies …

On Wednesday, May 14, The Kelly Clarkson Show will celebrate Broadway with a "Broadway Hour," featuring a star-studded lineup of stage performers and musical performances. Confirmed segments include interviews …

Although we have not previously shown great acuity in Tony prediction, here we are again. Hope springs eternal! This year’s list of Tony nominees reveals a healthy, exciting season. Looking at who wasn’t no…

The 2025 Tony Awards:  If We Were Nominators This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical list of informed pred…

Jeremy Jordan in “Floyd Collins” First, a big thanks to Adam Feldman for setting me straight (so to speak) on a few eligibility issues.. I rus…

The 2026 staging, marking the first production of Sheen’s Welsh National Theatre, is co-produced with London's Rose Theatre.

Rose Theatre has announced Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring internationally celebrated actor Michael Sheen as the Stage Manager

Six new Broadway productions opened in March, inaugurating the spring season and foreshadowing the 12 additional openings to come before Tony Awards nominations are announced. See below for a breakdown of how o…

Kenny Leon's Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago and Molly Osborne as Desdemona, opened at the Barrymore Theatre on March 23. The stars, cre…

Sometimes gay history is all around you and you don’t even know it. John D. Allen, Ed.D, is seeking to change that by bringing decades — even centuries — of the joys and fears, triumphs and tragedies, bot…

Kenny Leon's 2024 revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town was filmed by the New York Public Library for the Perfor

As both a director and a performer, David Cromer has been drawn to awfully cramped spaces. Though he won his Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band's Visit—staged in the reasonably spaci…

An overly busy production of Our Town at New Light Theatre impedes the play’s flawless structure. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

“This show is going to be very special.” Adrienne Warren raises a glass at our Town & Country event to director Whitney White and the world she’s creating for The Last Five Years.

Hal Holbrook on the left and his alter ego, Mark Twain, on the right.February 18, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Yesterday marked 100 years since the birth of Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr., the …

The complete cast joining Sadie Sink in the play John Proctor is the Villain has been announced. Performances begin on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on March 20 ahead of an official opening on April 14. Sink …

Recently, the Broadway productions of Romeo + Juliet, Left on Tenth, and Our Town hosted a performance benefitting the Entertainment Community Fund as part of their Benefit Performance program, Producer's Picks…

The Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago, has begun rehearsals. Directed by Kenny Leon, the production begins performances February 24 at the Ba…

For the week ending Jan. 19, the 29 currently running productions grossed $33,372,166.

The revival starred Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes.

Broadway said a few so-longs last week, with the star-studded Our Town ending its limited run and some original cast members of Oh, Mary! and The Great Gatsby giving way to replacements. Ticket-buyers were ther…

Jim Parsons, who is currently starring on Broadway in Our Town, recently received his portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can check out photos here!

Cast June Allyson ... Emily Webb (in "Our Town") Don Ameche ... Henry Sylvester Bowdoin Pat Boone ... Young Man at the Mardi Gras Ernest Borgnine ... Himself - Narrator Eddie Bracken ... Ch…

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the People, Water for Elepha…

Annapolis, MD  – The Colonial Players, Inc. of Annapolis, Maryland is pleased to announce their forthcoming 77th Season, starting in September 2025. September 2025 Our Town Written by Thornton Wilder Directe…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Performances We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we considered in all categories fo…

Must you love your immediate family unconditionally if you know they drive you crazy? And must you show up for family gatherings like Christmas if it always evolves into a vicious fighting match? Is love nothin…

Thornton Wilder’s classic, starring Jim Parsons, wraps up, as does Leslye Headland’s angsty family drama. Catch these and other plays while you can.

Every year, there are huge hits, big flops, news makers and fan favorites, scandals and groundbreaking ideas in the theater scene. And when we pause to review the year just ending, we always think of things tha…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Design Elements (6 Categories + 2 Special Citations) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the sh…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Writing & Direction (6 Categories) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we consid…

As the newest New York production of Our Town proves -- yet again over its 86 years –this acclaimed work is a reliable property whether it’s being done by this Broadway cast led by Jim Parsons or by your ki…

Backstage at the Broadway play, they’re frying up the aroma of breakfast — part of a long tradition of adding scents to plays and movies.

"Let’s keep spreading awareness and opening doors for accessibility so that Deaf and hearing audiences can share the same experiences."—John McGinty, Our Town on Broadway.