Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is now in its sixth month on Broadway, and thre designers are popping the cork to this New York run! Below, hear from creatives Tony Gayle, Jack Knowles, and Soutra …

The new Broadway musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will be filmed for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the performance on April 30th …

Reviews are in for the first Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The limited, 16-week engagement, directed by Thomas Kail, is in performances now at the Booth T…

Both Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri are making their Broadway debuts in this first Broadway revival of David Auburn's play about a family of mathematicians " the father a genius who became mentally ill; the daught…

BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive performance of Christiani Pitts (King Kong, A Bronx Tale) recording Robin's Act 1 'I Want' song, "What'll It Be". Watch the video here and check out the …

A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told…

You can now get a first look at production photos of the West End transfer of Inter Alia. Featuring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner and BAFTA and Academy Award-nominee Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) as London Crow…

Championed by a former chief medical officer, Lifeline is both a musical following Alexander Fleming's discovery of the first antibiotic and a warning about the threat of superbugs in the present day The floor …

Broadway's first ever revival of David Auburn's Tony and Pulitzer-winning play Proof is premiering this spring, reframing the play with a starry cast blending theater veterans and award-winning screen actors. B…

Review of the Friday, March 13, 2026 performance at the M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, Maryland. An Iron Crow Theatre production. Starring Allison Bradbury, Dan…

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND AFTER ITS TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO BROADWAY! A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shine…

Fathers and Sons I When I read over the complete cast list for the upcoming Broadway musical, Beaches, a name stuck out to me, and I had to look up this actor. Was he related to another famous stage star? He i…

There's an argument to be made that Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), the protagonist of Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme," could be the father of Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), the protagonist of Josh and Benny Sa…

"TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)": AN UNWIELDY TITLE FOR AN UNUSUALLY WONDERFUL NEW MUSICAL Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" (photo by Matthew …

An original, new musical comedy about timing, connections, and unexpected detours. Meet Dougal, an impossibly upbeat Brit who has just landed in New York City for the first time to attend the wedding of the fat…

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), a feelgood musical rom-com begins performances at the Longacre Theatre on November 1. The musical is written and composed by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan and directe…

That Girl with Marlo Thomas was one of the very first TV shows I ever watched when I was a very small child. A few years ago I reconnected with it and it was a very happy experience. It reawakened many memories…

Hiran Abeyeskera's childlike prince falls flat in a mixed production The National's latest production of Hamlet opens with a bang: a sureness of style, atmosphere and refreshing comedic effect, accompanied by a…

Once again I seem to be late to the party. Other bloggers, critics and influencers have been putting out lists of the things they most want to see in this new theater season since mid-August. And I can understa…

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghCandid family snapshots meet leftist politics and wondrous prehistoric megafauna in Long's singular take on the state of the world 'The old world is dying, and the new world struggles t…

The new musical rom-com Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will open on Broadway this fall. Perfromances begin at the Longacre Theatre on November 1 ahead of a November 20 opening. Tickets are now on …

The new musical rom-com Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will open on Broadway this fall. Perfromances begin at the Longacre Theatre on November 1 ahead of a November 20 opening.  Starring in th…

Pentland theatre, Pleasance at EICC, Edinburgh Voices swirl in Andreas Constantinou's medium-like performance as he struggles still with his dad's response to his sexuality This is a show about a gay man's frau…

The latest episode of Oh My Pod U Guys (hosted by Jayke Workman) is here! Oh My Pod U Guys is a weekly musical theater and pop culture chat show, in which Jayke discusses current events in the world of theater …

"This high-energy musical brings happiness wherever it goes!" "Time A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always …

In most tellings of the myth about the ill-fated love story between Orpheus and Eurydice that famously has him going to the underworld to bring her back from the dead, he gets top billing and sometimes he even …

Today, a show biz father and son, each legendary in completely different spheres. The father was character actor Douglas Fowley (Daniel Fowley, 1911-1998). Fowley amassed over 300 credits in a five decade scree…

Carla R. Stewart and Keenan Barrett. All production photos are by Greg Mooney The show: "Millions," a new musical receiving its world premiere a…

Official Tickets: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/mamma-mia/ June 25 " 29, 2025 Buell Theatre A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek…

Introduction It seems that the mission of the father of arts, "theatre", as well as all forms of literature, was not always only to produce pleasure, describe life and its aesthetics, and reformulate life and i…

Review of the Saturday, April 26, 2025 matinee performance at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. Starring Jeremy Jordan, with Jason Gotay, Sean Allan Krill, Kevin Bernard, Lizzie Mc…

Once upon a time revealing a magician's secrets could get you blacklisted, now anyone can learn an illusion or two Magicians have been around since 2700BC when the father of the art, Dedi, shocked an audience i…

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer present Tim Crouch's groundbreaking An Oak Tree, one of the most influential new plays of our time. Play…

Bill Burr's multilayered show-business resume ranges from stand-up comedy and stream-of-consciousness podcasting to screen acting, writing and directing. Whether he's gunning down a stormtrooper in The Mandalor…

It's got sex jokes, Hitler gags and endless gallows humour. The comedian once famed for being 'ignorant-arrogant' reveals why she's written a show about the deaths of her stepmother and the father who taught he…

The phrase "the sins of the father are visited upon the son" suggests that parents' actions can severely impact their children. In the new adaptation by Mark O'Rowe of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" at Lincoln Center'…

Tony-nominee Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ hit comedy series Shrinking. Deadline reports that the Broadway alum will appear in the upcoming third season in a guest capacity as the father of …

Ibsen's scathing drama about medical and moral contagion gets a high-sheen Off Broadway staging starring a riveting Lily Rabe.

The world is grateful to the father of Anne Frank for his unselfishness for sharing a story every generation should hear so we never forget. The post The Diary of Anne Frank appeared first on The Front Row Cent…

MAMMA MIA! returns to San Francisco from April 30"May 11, 2025 at the Orpheum Theatre. A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise wh…

MAMMA MIA! returns to San Francisco from April 30"May 11, 2025 at the Orpheum Theatre. A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise wh…

The title makes us wary of all the Christmas cheer at the Dahl family gathering when Leslye Headland's play begins: Everybody is singing Christmas carols in a home awash in Christmas decorations, with the fathe…

In 1924 a young man named Don Alvarado (José Ray Paige, 1904-1967) got his first minor role in the silent film Mademoiselle Midnight starring Mae Murray, married Ann Boyar, and became the father of daughter…

  Mike Roche credits include In Uniform (dir. Joan Kane w/ Nylon Fusion Theatre Company), Arthur Miller's The Hook (Brave New World Rep dir. Claire Beckman adapted by Ron Hutchinson), Night Over Taos (I…

GUAC Written and Performed by Manuel Oliver Co-Written by James Clements Directed by Michael Cotey What do you do when you lose a son? Take it from Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland shooting victim Joaq…

While the play is compelling, the question is what is the message? Is the play asking would we have done what the son did? The father is quoted by the son as calling him a traitor while the son defends his acti…

GUAC Written and Performed by Manuel Oliver Co-Written by James Clements Directed by Michael Cotey What do you do when you lose a son? Take it from Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland shooting victim Joaq…

You think the Titanic had a disastrous maiden voyage? Consider the Vasa, a Swedish warship constructed by King Gustavus Adolphus (sometimes called "the father of modern warfare") between 1626 and 1628, that san…

September 9 was the birthday of silent screen actress Marguerite Snow (1889-1958). Snow was second generation showfolk, her father being the old time minstrel performer Billy Snow (ca. 1855-1890)**. We learn a …

The tragic story of British mathematical genius Alan Turing (1912-1954), who is considered by many to be the father of theoretical computer science, was long overdue a modern retelling. And what better way than…

If you think your family is complex, think again! Join director Dean Gabourie in a conversation about the intricacies of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun, director of Cymbeline and Di…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Indhu Rubasingham, the newly appointed artistic director of London's National Theatre. At the National, Rubasingham has directed The Father and the Assassin and Kerry Jackson. Prior to…

Julie Benko, the standby-turned-star of Funny Girl, is expecting her first child with her husband Jason Yeager. The actress announced the pregnancy on July 8 on Instagram, with the caption: "A Broadway baby……

The walking tour I referred to in the previous post was, as intended, a revivifying return to basics for this correspondent. As I mentioned in that post, locations connected to P.T. Barnum were a major sub-them…

The film of Chip Deffaa's "George M. Cohan Tonight!"--with Jon Peterson reprising his highly acclaimed stage performance--is being released on the day that Cohan always proudly claimed as his birthday--the Four…

'Ezra' is a road trip movie, a movie about fathers and sons.Bobby Cannavale plays the father Max, and he hasn't quite figured out what his son Ezra's autism diagnosis means for their life together.The movie dra…

Robert Cornelius who plays the father, Jean, in Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, may be a Signature newcomer, but he has been an actor, singer, writer, educator and activist for over three decades. Come learn …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Get a first look at Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of The Height of the Storm, written by Tony Award nominee Florian Zeller (The Father), translated by two-time Tony Aw…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Incognito, the American premiere of the new play written by Nick Payne (Constellations) and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (The Father, Doubt, Outside Mullingar), is cur…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: THE FATHER, a new play by Moliere Award winner Florian Zeller, in a translation by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, God o…

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Bryan Cranston, A Life in Parts (New York: Scribner's, 2016). 274pp. 10th Ed…

In this video, the father and daughter team Jon Jon and Isa Briones who are currently starring in the hit Broadway musical Hadestown eight times a week. They both spill the tea on why the show continues to be a…

A MOTHER. A DAUGHTER. 3 POSSIBLE DADS. AND A TRIP DOWN THE AISLE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told th…

Stage@TheDock, HullJodie and Mike are getting married with all the familiar trimmings " wayward stag night, last-night jitters, irritating in-laws " but Maureen Lennon calls out the hidden misogyny They have pu…

Theater Review By Ron Fassler . . . . Konstantin Stanislavski is often referred to as the father of modern acting, the method that phased out old school actors of the 19th century and sent them kicking and scre…

Bush theatre, LondonTherapists will love this drama about neonatal strains with all its flashbacks to childhood battles. Shame the focus is all on the father, leaving the women looking like harpies Amid the fuz…

"I know what it's like to be an audience member at this show," Jordan Fisher, Hadestown's celestial-voiced Orpheus, recently told The Broadway Show. "I remember it so clearly. I'll never forget the first …

Unicorn theatre, LondonBreathtaking set design and transportive music drive a family-friendly version of the epic Greek myth A teenage Telemachus sets out from Ithaca in search of the father he idolises, tracin…

By: David Sheward April 5, 2024: Wet Brain, John J. Caswell's Jr.'s play about a Hispanic family dealing with the father's alcoholism and delusions of being kidnapped by aliens, co-produced by Playwrights Ho…

Jordan Fisher has extended his run as Orpheus in Broadway's Hadestown. His final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre will be September 15. The actor has additionally announced plans to take a leave …

The father-daughter acting duo of Jon Jon and Isa Briones join the Broadway cast of Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre on March 19. Isa takes on the lead role of Eurydice while her father Jon Jon assume…

Both productions, which played the London theatre in 2023, are coming to the platform as archival filmings.

Eugene O'Neill's mighty drama, returning to the West End with Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson, has drawn generations of stage greats and casts its spell with a story we can all recognise How to approach Eugene …

A MOTHER. A DAUGHTER. 3 POSSIBLE DADS. AND A TRIP DOWN THE AISLE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told th…

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2023-2024/mamma-mia/ A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise wh…

The Lucky Chance, Frome; Almeida; Soho theatre, LondonThere's a puppet but no happy ending at Emma Rice's fine new Somerset venue; Elvis Costello soundtracks a postwar Polish love story; and Armando Iannucci br…

The Shakespeare virtuosos are about to share a stage in a modern-day version of the Scottish play. Fresh out of rehearsals, they discuss PTSD, childhood ambition and what makes them angry David Tennant and Cush…

Derby theatreOur heroine is a straight-talker who is not bothered about the ball but still finds romance in Annie Siddons' lively version In her fresh version of the bridal fairytale, Annie Siddons mixes someth…

MAMMA MIA! returns to San Francisco from December 5"10, 2023 at the Golden Gate Theatre. A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise …