Maybe Happy Ending star Dez Duron helped keep the audience entertained while Sunday's matinee was halted due to a technical hold. The 'Gil Brentley' actor took to the stage to sing to the audience while they wa…

When you walk into a Jocelyn Bioh play, you don’t just enter a theater, you enter a vibe. Before the lights dim, Afrobeats fill the space: Burna Boy, Wizkid, Asake, Fireboy, Tems, and Ayra Starr. The music in…

Yesterday, we shared those Leading Players we were looking forward to seeing once again this fall. This season's stacked casts are also a gold mine of both remarkable ensemble members and performers that we are…

New York City will soon get a taste of Louisiana flavor. Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, a new musical conceived and written by Tony winner Jack Viertel, is planning a Broadway bow in the 2026–2…

A new Fringe experience from juggler Greg Kennedy is more collaborative workshop than performance, mixing art with engineering to take the audience inside a craft that dates back to Leonardo da Vinci. Walt Magu…

The Essentialis’nt – 12 September 2025 Told in an art form akin to choreopoem, The Essentialisn’t is a piece that fearlessly demands that the audience sit with their discomfort and explore it in real ti…

And at the end of the piece, the audience was asked to then exit through the gift shop.  I think McQueen (similarly to Banksy who so famously coined the phrase) would frown on this and task us to dig deeper, b…

An immersive theater experience from veteran Philly performer Nick Gillette and a large ensemble asks the audience pressing ethical questions about our American moment. Alaina Johns reviews.

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…

Lowry, Salford Reprise of Graham Duff’s cult comedy delights the series’ fans but there’s not much here for anyone else If you are a fan of the cult BBC Three sitcom Ideal, you should immediately book a t…

Fort Wayne Youtheatre, the fifth oldest youth theatre in the U.S., is kicking off its 2025–26 season with a chilling new production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, adapted by Don Fleming. The 70-minute version wi…

In his reverse-chronology play about a married couple dealing with an affair, Harold Pinter asked the audience to find meaning in unspoken words I didn’t see Harold Pinter’s Betrayal on stage until after I�…

This self-aware parody depicts a show within a show, where the cast breaks the fourth wall, comes out and greets the audience, and tells us they’re about to put this thing on. With tongues so firmly planted i…

Exorcistic: The Rock Musical opening night off-Broadway! Tony winner Darren Criss was the special guest diva. Also in the audience — Adam Lambert, Frankie Grande, Jak Malone, Constantine Maroulis & more. …

In celebration of World Literacy Day and the Back-to-School season, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and New York Cares will partner for “Back to Magic Family Nights” on Wednesday, September 10, 17 and 24 …

John Proctor is the Villain played its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, September 7. At the final curtain call, Danya Taymor led the audience in a special ritual – which included exhaling, inhaling, a…

Casting is complete for the national tour of Stereophonic, David Adjmi's Tony-winning play about a rock band self-destructing in the studio in the '70s. The tour will kick off at the Paramount Theatre in Seatt…

Before Darren Criss departed Maybe Happy Ending earlier this week, he "passed the charger" to Andrew Barth Feldman before he took over as 'Oliver' in the Tony-winning production. Watch Criss take his final bow …

The cast has been revealed for the U.S. National Tour of Stereophonic, the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play. The cast will include Jack Barrett as Grover, Claire DeJean as Diana, Steven Lee Johnson as Charlie,…

Royal Court theatre, LondonUkrainian-born Ilya Kaminsky’s book-length poem is a potent theatrical force of many moving parts – signing, speech, surtitles, even a drone hovering over the audience A town unde…

As Hamilton continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary, one of its song has gone viral social media. "Best of Wives and Best of Women" continues to pick up steam on TikTok as part of a trend where fans dress u…

The “Hamilton” 10th anniversary marketing campaign rolls on. Last night, Lin Manuel Miranda and a lot of his original Broadway cast came to Shakespeare in the Park’s Delacorte Theater for a huge screen sh…

This August, TDF presented an Autism Friendly Performance of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Maybe Happy Ending! Stars Dez Duron and Helen J Shen told us it was "electric" and "exhilarating" to share the m…

More than 30 years ago, French actress turned playwright Yasmina Reza took one look at a piece of modern art purchased by a close friend and burst into laughter. Fortunately, her reaction didn’t offend her fr…

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is now officially open, and with it, new photos and video footage are available of the immersive experience. Presented in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, Google, and Magnop…

The Second City’s forty-ninth e.t.c. revue is difficult to predict, circuitous, self-referential and, at times, disorienting. It nevertheless provides reliable laughter even on nights when the audience isn’…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join 📸 production images credit: Danny Kaan • OHMYGOD HEY! The internationally acclaimed p…

Beats, rhymes and Bannockburn? The creators of Wallace explain why they used hip-hop to tell the story of Scotland’s national hero If you were to come up with a list of the Scottish playwrights least likely t…

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith one book of classic gags and another that brings him shame, Moore delivers a show that’s heavy on the laughs if light on the charm Glenn Moore has a device he’s deploying …

Jerry Adler (1929–2025).August 25, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. A dozen years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting across the table from the recently departed Jerry Adler at the Empire Ho…

When lighting The Prodigy at Glastonbury 2025, LD Tim Fawkes balanced the lighting for both the audience at The Other Stage, the 21 million who watched the show on BBC, as well as the many millions who watched …

The Belgian Company Ontroerend Goed have been coming to the Edinburgh Fringe for so long that I can no longer imagine how their work would seem to someone on first encounter anymore. Not that one can tell the d…

First Night With the Duke briefly embracing the silly novel aesthetic I was so fidgety and unhappy with dramas this summer that I hardly have notes on any of them. So bear with me this month even remembering w…

Slowly, very slowly, the audience begins to arrive. Taking their seats, shedding jackets, arranging bags and glancing at programmes. But already, there’s a stir: the imposing figure of actor Jonny Donahoe is …

Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe Mancunian manchild shows wild commitment in a show about dyspraxia, drug use and internalised homophobia We say we want men to talk about their mental health, Dan Tiernan has noticed…

Church Hill theatre, EdinburghA furious and unsettling Shakespeare reboot exposes colonial violence and demands accountability for crimes against Indigenous people ‘Aren’t you sorry you forced me to learn E…

They say if you bring big stars to Broadway, the audience will show up. But so far the fall season is looking tenuous at best even with three big names about to hit the stage. Shows starring Tom Hanks and Kelli…

Fox is launching a new streaming service Thursday that it hopes does not cannibalize its cable numbers, but reaches other sports and news fans.

For Luke Newtown, making his New York stage debut has been a dream since the age of 10. This week is a dream come true for the Bridgerton star, who last night began off-Broadway performances in the new play, Ho…

The immersive version of Next to Normal, which previously played Spain, will premiere in Buenos Aires on September 19th, 2025. The production transforms the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical into a fully …

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Mothman Cometh at Just the Tonic at The Caves – Legends (The Subway) “The audience seemed delighted by all the tongue in cheek references" The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: The …

I had THE BEST time catching up with My Entertainment Idol, Nancy McKeon, who has returned to Michael Griffo's hit Off Broadway play Pen Pals, currently running in NYC! You know Nancy from her 8-season run as …

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghChakira Alin’s buoyant show is shot through with bitterness as she gives a lucid account of Hackney’s transformation In her solo show about the aftermath of gentrification and …

Summerhall, EdinburghOli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer bring absolute focus to a shatteringly powerful show of street dance choreo and techno beats This could be the definition of leaving it all on…

The veteran comedian’s hilarious and moving show deals with death, grief, and personal illness; his dog makes an appearance and the audience gets bananas. The post Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride appear…

Summerhall, EdinburghHannah Maxwell’s delightfully meta hour, namechecking Richard Gadd and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s breakthroughs, is a blueprint for three potential shows – with the audience as focus grou…

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghCombining folk song, true crime, macabre comedy and more makes it hard to keep up with the already complicated 1892 case How do you stage the life and trial of Lizzie Borden, accused an…

Summerhall, EdinburghFrom existential angst to dotty monk routines, US clown John Norris marches to the beat of his own drum With his show and persona Mr Chonkers, American clown John Norris scored a cult hit o…

Assembly Hall, EdinburghAustralian circus act Gravity and Other Myths allow the audience an up-close insight into how they mastered their extraordinary craft This may be the ideal festival show – it has supre…

STEREOPHONIC is coming to the Curran Theatre in San Francisco from October 28–November 23, 2025. The most Tony Award-winning Show of the year. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. STEREOPHONIC m…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: POE at theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall “Poe has moments of brilliance, but occasionally feels confused in what it’s trying to tell the audience.” The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: POE a…

While promoting his new movie Nobody 2, Bob Odenkirk reflected on his experience starring in the Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, which closed earlier this summer. For his performance as Shelly Levene, …

Zoo Southside, EdinburghEverything depends on the audience, so no performance is ever the same in a celebration of shared experience that’s perfect for the fringe Fringe favourite Ontroerend Goed have a longs…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Motorhome Marilyn at Gilded Balloon Patter House (Doonstairs) “Collins is magnetic throughout, holding the audience in the palm of her hand” The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Motorh…

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe sometime Mr Swallow sidekick’s hour of interiors improv is a skilful, unshowy treat ‘Shall we give ourselves a night off from being funny?” There are unassuming performan…

John Wood, Marian Seldes and Victor Garber in “Deathtrap” (1978).August 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. On this date forty-four years ago, Ira Levin’s Deathtrap played its 1,445th …

Traverse, EdinburghAfreena Islam-Wright invites the audience into her life by interspersing her version of The Chase with tales from her British-Bangladeshi upbringing There is no shortage of one-person plays a…

The actor and writer has turned JM Barrie’s story into the hedonistic nightclub musical Nvrlnd – but his talents are also showcased in a one-man thriller and a queer classic The room is hot, sticky and cove…

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIssy Knowles considers the phenomenon of sex as a competitive sport with a portrait of a fictional OnlyFans star and her balaclava-clad followers ‘I would love you to rearrange m…

A visually stunning stage re-adaptation of a recent gay classic plunges the audience into blood and earth As shockingly beautiful as it is horrifyingly brutal, actor Armando Babaioff’s deeply Brazilian adapta…

“Spirit of the People.” All photos on this blog entry by Maria Baranova. The show: Well, actually quite a few shows on my recent visit to the…

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha created and performed by Julia Masli, and directed by Kim Noble (October 15 – November 9, 2025) has been revealed the fifth Mainstage production to complete the 2025/26 Playhouse season. …

On July 22, Jean Smart returned to her one-woman play, Call Me Izzy, after missing several performances due to a knee injury. Now back in full force, the Emmy winner visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discu…

The sense of wonder never wavers in Hart’s charming ‘best of’ set, a fringe favourite in a year of crowd-pleasing card work, mentalism and a hidden-squirrel routine Magic is addictive. The more you see, t…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Krapp’s Last Tape at Greenside @ George Street “The slapstick-esque routine was a masterclass and drew the audience into the story.” The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Krapp’s La…

Raise a glass to freedom and to one of the most groundbreaking shows in Broadway history. Hamilton celebrated its monumental 10th anniversary on Broadway tonight with an unforgettable curtain call. The night�…

🎉 INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! 🎉 We are kicking things off with Big Stuff - Canada's next big thing! This show is created and performed by real life married comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Sniecku…

“History has its eyes on you,” and for 10 years, all eyes have been on Hamilton. On August 6, 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda made his opening-night entrance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. “What’s your name,…

Evolution London A strong cast sings live versions of all the hits against screens showing the film, backed by a terrific band and willing extras recruited from the audience There’s no secret about what’s h…

Summerhall, EdinburghPerformed amid psychedelic projections, the Australian singer’s gig has an otherworldly beauty yet fails to take off ‘I’ll leave you with the cosmos,” Australian singer Kathryn McKe…

CAN I BE FRANK? Morgan Bassichis is a very, VERY funny, very talented stand-up comedian.  Their timing is impeccable.  They could make up a routine based on the menu at The West Side Diner (well, that might n…

“Can we just disband the Seoul Foundation for the Arts and Culture entirely and start over?” A ripple of supportive chuckles spread through the audience following this comment at a recently organized public…

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles There are spotty moments in the much-discussed Andrew Lloyd Webber revival but by the time the final song kicks in, you’ll be a believer Much like its namesake, Jesus Christ Super…

The performance starts before it begins.  A rug unfurled; A stretch to prepare; A folding chair opened to reveal the flat steel plane of its seat. There are bells ringing in the audience. Loneliness, as such, …

A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars – from icons Jennifer Holliday and Andrea Martin to show-stopping newcomers Tom Francis and Jasmine Amy Rogers – lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 28, 2025, at…

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAaron Pang’s sweet yet sharp one-man show about the mismatch between his erotic desire and physical capability needles the audience’s need for comfortable resolution Stories wi…

Happy 50th, A Chorus Line "The characters portrayed in A CHORUS LINE are, for the most part, based upon the lives of Broadway dancers. This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced in a chorus or march…

Grosvenor Park, ChesterThe debonair detective heads north for this breezily daft mystery featuring a missing masterpiece, vicious nuns and a full-bodied rendition of I Will Survive We think we are here to see h…

It was past the start time and nothing was happening on stage, when a man in a tracksuit sitting in the front row started applauding rapidly as a show of impatience and protest, leading the rest of the audience…