Merrily We Roll Along has topped the list of winners for the 2024 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, chosen by Broadway.com readers. The hit revival of the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical won five cate…

Winners noted in bold Outstanding New Broadway Play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions Patriots Stereophonic The Shark Is Broken Outstanding New Broadway Musical Days of Wine a…

The behind-the-scenes Jaws comedy, written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, made its Broadway debut last year.

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The New Jersey company has unveiled its complete 2024–2025 season.

Best Shows of the First Half of the 2023-2024 Season By Joseph Cervelli Here are what I consider the best shows I have seen from May till December of this year.  So, here in no particular order, are those I fe…

The journey to Broadway’s night of nights has begun. The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of 10 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season ahead of the 77th …

Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw, and Colin Donnell star in the play set on the blockbuster film's fishing boat.

On Thursday, November 16, ahead of THE SHARK IS BROKEN’s final weekend on Broadway at the Golden Theatre, Cynthia Nixon (The Gilded Age, And Just Like That…, Sex and the City), stopped by to see the splas…

This weekend, THE SHARK IS BROKEN celebrated 100 performances at the Golden Theatre! Learn how to purchase tickets to the show!

Only three more weeks to see the strictly limited engagement of THE SHARK IS BROKEN, the laugh-out-loud comedy that has been making a splash on Broadway.

See photos of Paul Rudd and Lin-Manuel Miranda at The Shark is Broken on Broadway!

Jaws actor Richard Dreyfuss recently caught a performance of Broadway’s The Shark Is Broken, the comedy-drama about the making of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster. Despite the smile on his face in meet-t…

The Shark is Broken is the new Broadway play, which explores the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the filming of the 1975 film Jaws. Richard Dreyfuss shared his opinions on the production in a re…

The comedy follows the on-set struggles between the three leads of the film Jaws, one of whom is Dreyfuss.

The stars of THE SHARK IS BROKEN got a special surprise at the Golden Theater on Wednesday when the real Richard Dreyfuss came to the show! Check out photos!

Celebrate “Sharktober” with $75 orchestra tickets and $45 mezzanine tickets to see the laugh-out-loud comedy that has been making a splash on Broadway.

On Saturday, September 30, movie star Ben Stiller took his family to see The Shark Is Broken on Broadway at The Golden Theatre. He met up with stars Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw, and Colin Donnell backstage after t…

The court of the St. James Theatre is complete! Taran Killam (“Saturday Night Live”) will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT as Sir Lancelot through Su…

Audiences only have 8 weeks left to see the critically acclaimed comedy that has been making a splash on Broadway, THE SHARK IS BROKEN. Get performance and ticket information here!

James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Robbie Rozelle review The Lieutenant @ Musicals in Mufti at the York, & Juliet, New York Philharmonic’s West Side Story in Concert, The Shark is Broken, Santino Font…

Broadway video design is a lot more complicated than it looks. And it already looks pretty complicated. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: On the new episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety�…

Finn Ross and Nina Dunn, two designers responsible for the most striking video work now on Broadway, take us behind the scenes -- and behind the screens -- of "Back to the Future" and "The Shark is Broken." Lea…

Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw & Colin Donnell in THE SHAR IS BROKEN – Photo by Matthew Murphy Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Guy Masterson, Director of “The Shark is Broken” at the John Golden The…

In 1974, four-year-old Ian Shaw visited his father Robert on the set of 'Jaws' and was scared by Bruce, the mechanical shark. Forty-nine years later he's playing his father on Broadway in 'The Shark Is Broken.'

It’s been almost 50 years since the release of the movie Jaws. Directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975, it was based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley and starred Roy Scheider as a police chief who, with a mar…

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek speaks with SWE…

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars) The Broadway production of “The Shark Is Broken”, written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, is a mesmerizing theatrical experience that offers a unique glimpse into th…

Disclaimer #1 I never saw JAWS the movie nor did I ever want to.  Disclaimer # 2 I read the script the night before I saw the production at The John Golden Theater on West 45th Street.  Not at all what I expe…

When the summer blockbuster Jaws, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw, was released in 1975, it ranked for two y…

As for what's in a name, yes, Ian Shaw is Robert's son, returning the life-giving favor not just through his words but also bodily, portraying his father in "The Shark Is Broken" with a candid empathy (and asto…

The Shark Is Broken Opening Night: The actors and creative team discuss the hilarity and depth of the show, theatre accessibility, advice for young playwrights and more.

The Shark Is Broken Opening Night compilation of answers from cast, Christian Slater, James Monroe Iglehart, and more!

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this episode will air in New York City on Sunday, August 20 a…

The Shark is BroKEN Opening Night blue carpet! 🦈🦈🦈 Photographed by @johnnybmoto for #bwaySHO #TheSharkIsBroken #ImJustKen #Jaws #AlexBrightman #ColinDonnell #IanShaw #Shark #SharkWeek #Barbie #Barbie…

Shaw discusses the creation of The Shark Is Broken, his memories of the Jaws set, and more. The post Interview: Ian Shaw on <em>The Shark Is Broken</em>, His Father, and Memories of <em>Jaws&l…

Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek speaks with THE SHARK IS BROKEN stars Alex Brightman and Colin Donnell about the play’s honest look at the making of JAWS. Watch their extended interview!

There's a whole lot of meta and not so much shark in this behind-the-scenes comedy on the set of JAWS. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: The Shark Is Broken at the Golden Theatre appeared first on Exeunt M…

This comedy by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon is currently running at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway. It serves as a good example of the current trend of new work being presented by a consortium  of “produce…

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 14, 2023: Rub a dub dub/ three men in a tub/ and who do you think they be? Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider/ and Robert Shaw, all of them gone to sea. Last week, just when you thou…

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek speaks with The…

In this video, watch as BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge takes you to the opening night red carpet for The Shark Is Broken to chat with some of the evening's celebrity guests, including Al Roker, Patti Murin, Chr…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review The Shark is Broken, Toros @ Second Stage, Back to the Future: The Musical, A Eulogy for Roman @ 59e59, Rock & Roll Man @ New World Stages, and T…

By: David Sheward August 12, 2023: “What do you think it’s about?,” asks Alex Brightman, referring to the deeper meaning of Jaws, the movie his character Richard Dreyfuss is filming with co-stars Roy …

Listening to the waves of laughter that greeted the new comedy The Shark is Broken made me wonder if we might be entering the era of jukebox plays that pander to the folks who love particular movies in the way …

On Thursday night, the best of Broadway was at the Golden Theatre to celebrate opening night of The Shark Is Broken.We're taking you inside opening night in this video!

Last night, The Shark Is Broken officially opened at the Golden Theatre! Check out video from the red carpet as BroadwayWorld takes you inside opening night!

By Ron Fassler . . . Credit where credit is due: someone figured out how to put on stage the drama and comedy that came with the delays a trio of actors endured while filming Jaws in the summer of 1974. The Sha…

“The Shark is Broken” is funny but is the play that satirizes the making of “Jaws”? The answer is yes and no.

A reason to go back in the water.

Christian Slater, LaChanze, Tuc Watkins, and more caught Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw, and Colin Donnell in the comedy set behind the scenes of the original Jaws film.

Head inside The Shark is Broken Opening Night during curtain call, where Alex Brightman, Colin Donnell & Ian Shaw Star take their bows to a full house on August 10th, 2023. Filmed & edited by @bwaySHO #shark…

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For Alex Brightman and Colin Donnell, two of the three stars of the new play The Shark Is Broken, acting on Broadway is nothing new. Brightman made his Broadway debut in 2008 in the musical Glory Days and has…

Last night, The Shark is Broken officially opened at the Golden Theatre! Check out photos from the red carpet here!

Last night, The Shark is Broken officially opened at the Golden Theatre! Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows here!

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Top stories: The Shark is Broken opened last night on Broadway! Check out reviews, opening night photos, and more!

Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw, and Colin Donnell star in the comedy set behind the scenes of the original Jaws film.

Anything that has to do with Steven Spielberg’s award-winning 1975 film “Jaws” should be fun. After all, it’s a movie about the sudden appearance of a freakishly large, man-eating shark in a quaint New …

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater, a play about the making of Hollywood’s first summer blockbuster bobs up on Broadway.

Transferring from London’s West End, the comedy relies on nostalgia and fandom.

There’s at least one shark that’s not showing up in New York City these days: Bruce, the famous mechanical predator of Steven Spielberg’s sea horror classic Jaws, is the Godot-like presence in the Ian Sha…

Theatrely's Broadway review of The Shark Is Broken by Ian Shaw and Joesph Nixon about the making of the films Jaws. Besides Shaw, the play features Colin Donnell and Alex Brightman.

Like a doomed teen in Amity.

By Alix Cohen . . . Yes, you have to have seen the film Jaws. It’s not, however, necessary to remember the publicized adversity suffered by its production. Having paid $175,000 for the rights to Peter Benchle…

★★★★☆ Ian Shaw's play about his movie star dad fishes for laughs—hook, line, and sinker—on the set of 'Jaws' The post The Shark Is Broken: The Greatest Fish Story Never Told appeared first on New …

★★★★☆ Behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg's legendary blockbuster, co-authored by (and starring) the son of its most explosive player The post The Shark Is Broken: “Jaws” Stars Square Off For Fu…

On their last day of shooting “Jaws,” its three stars sit around the table of a cramped fishing boat, shooting the breeze, as they had done for most of the 95 minutes of “The Shark Is Broken.” They argu…

THE SHARK IS BROKEN officially opens tonight at Broadway's Golden Theatre for a strictly limited 16-week engagement. Read the reviews!

Robert Shaw's son Ian cowrote this behind the scenes look at the filming of 'Jaws,' and plays his father.

In the Broadway play, "The Shark Is Broken," Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfuss, Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider, and Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw discuss what they think "Jaws" is about.

The stars of “The Shark Is Broken” describe what it's like to act in a play after years of musicals only.

The best of Broadway is at the Golden Theatre tonight to celebrate opening night of the new comedy THE SHARK IS BROKEN. Check out photos of the cast on the red carpet!

In a scene from the Broadway play “The Shark Is Broken,” about the making of “Jaws,” Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider asks Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfus what he thinks about director Steven Spielberg.

Colin Donnell, Ian Shaw, and Alex Brightman star in the comedy set behind the scenes of the original Jaws film.

The new comedy THE SHARK IS BROKEN opens tonight, Thursday, August 10, at Broadway’s Golden Theatre.  Check out photos of the Broadway marquee here!