Summer is saying its goodbyes, and with that comes the seasonal promise of exciting theater for the fall. That’s nowhere more true than in London, which offers a dizzying array of shows in the month ahead. Fr…

By ANNIE RISEMBERG DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her…

The Old Globe's Kim Heil discusses the American premiere of the musical Ride with the show's creators. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely connect with …

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Broadway performer Ethan Slater is among the slew of names that are set to appear in The Designer, a horror film written and directed by Em Johnson. Slater will star alongside Gina Gershon, Katherine Waddell, J…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Just last month, Broadway lost one of its brightest stars in Ann Reinking, who sadly passed away at the age of 71. Ann, or Annie and she was called by those closest to her, leave…

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has the headlines from the latest in stage and screen news. …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: They've tied a knot we never can sever! Broadway favorites Beth Leavel and Christopher Sieber are back at it this holiday season, reuniting in the Paper Mill Playhouse production o…

From The Diary of a Teenage Girl to her latest stage role, the actor is drawn to projects about the tangle of sex and the messy parts of relationships Bel Powley is not a good liar. “I have a bad blush refle…

 5 Best Musicals That Need Their First Revival Believe it or not, this edition of F5 was actually brought about by the announcement of yet another revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, which feels like it comes aro…

Alyssa Milano, best known for her TV roles on Who's the Boss and Charmed, will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. She begins performances September 16, playing a limited eight-week engageme…

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The search for the young girls who will play Annie and her orphan friends in the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Theater Camp is coming to digital retailers with all-new bonus features! BroadwayWorld has debuted an exclusive clip from a deleted scene in Theater Camp, in which the campers perf…

Almeida, London; Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonExtraordinary performances from five actors all playing the writer Annie Ernaux add up to a five-star adaptation of her Nobel prize-winning book. And a fairytale take o…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: An all new trailer has been released for the world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, a new play with music, written by Ashley Robinson with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells, based on Ann…

In a new profile, Sadie Sink recalled the pressure she felt playing the title role in the 2012 revival of Annie on Broadway. Though she had already been acting for three years, her love for singing 'just flippe…

Whoopi to Play Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie,’ Norbert to Lead ‘Vladimir’ for MTC, Matt Reviews ‘Nine’ and ‘N/A’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping…

Whoopi Goldberg is set to return to the stage, taking on the iconic role of Miss Hannigan in a new

Stranger Things; Whoopi in Annie; Etc. By: David Sheward August 7, 2024: Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage prequel to the hit Netflix series which is a smash in London, will transfer to Broadway …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: This season of Schmigadoon, creator Cinco Paul is bringing audiences into the world of Schmigaco, parodying the musicals of the '60s and '70s like Hair, Cabaret, Pippin, Sweeney To…

The sun will come out Dec. 4 when the hit musical opens at The Theater at MSG.

EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg will play Miss Hannigan in New York over the holidays as part of the national tour of Annie. The tour of the musical about the big-hearted, red-headed orphan will play the Chicago Th…

Whoopi Goldberg will play Madison Square Garden this holiday season with a touring production of the popular musical Annie. She’ll play the villainous Miss Hannigan, who runs an orphanage and terrorizes Anni…

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago and New York City this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12 through December 1 and …

Producers Carolyn Rossi Copeland Productions Inc. and Crossroads Live North America announced today that the iconic Tony Award-winning musical Annie is returning to Chicago and New York City this holiday season…

A new musical, Particle Fever, based on the 2013 documentary film about the largest scientific experiment ever undertaken, is currently in development. The musical is written by David Henry Hwang, includes new…

Almeida theatre, LondonEline Arbo’s profound but playful adaptation celebrates the multitudes contained within a single life, as big history is embodied by womanhood – including Romola Garai’s shatteringl…

At the MacGregor Plantation the Old South is alive and well. The heat in the air, the cotton fields and the power of the whip. Yet nothing is quite as it appears… or maybe it is. The iconic, controversial, g…

A stage version of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s masterpiece, in which five women play the author throughout her life, manages the extraordinary feat of intricately telling the story of a whole life in les…

‘The Years’ is based on French author Annie Ernaux’s 2008 autobiography ‘Les Années’

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Today we rewind to 2017, for the Encores! presentation of Big River. Directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, Big River starred Nicholas Barasch, Charlie F…

Fiddler on the Roof recently ran at the Muny in St. Louis. The cast included Adam Heller (Tevye), Jill Abramovitz (Golde), Samantha Massell (Tzeitel), Hannah Corneau (Hodel), Emerson Glick (Chava), Clay Singer…

The British actor talks to Jessie Thompson about performing Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece ‘The Years’ on stage, speaking out about the treatment of women in the industry, and why Britain’s attitude to rap…

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Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live and director Karen Johnson Mortimer today announced their canine stars who will play the

Jodi Melnick’s new work is performed throughout a gallery installation, while one by Annie-B Parson sprawls in a sculpture park.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Tickets are now on-sale for the New York Premiere of the new musical comedy Broadway Bounty Hunter, opening Off-Broadway this summer at Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street). …

 BOOP!, Redwood, Maybe dates; West Bank Cafe to Close. By: David Sheward July 19, 2024: Two previously announced Broadway musicals have confirmed their dates and theaters, and one more has shifted its open…

As a theatre production of the Nobel prize-winning writer’s acclaimed autobiography The Years opens in the UK, the actors playing her at different ages – including Deborah Findlay, Gina McKee and Romola Gar…

July 13, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today Forty-seven years ago tonight, on July 13, 1977 at exactly 9:29 p.m., New York City suffered an electrical blackout that lasted into afternoon the following day. Plun…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Bears from Missouri State University roared loud and proud at Broadway Sessions recently. 2018 Musical Theatre grads were joined by talented alumni for an unforgettable night o…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Watch a new, exclusive clip of Tony Award winner Beth Leavel and company performing 'Easy Street' below!

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonSoulful anthems with hard-knock lyrics cover 150 years of British care system history in a sophisticated show from Lung theatre company We’re a long way from Annie. The Chi…

Chilina Kennedy will take over the role of Myrtle Wilson in Broadway's The Great Gatsby beginning July 15. She will cover the role while original cast member Sara Chase takes a medical leave of absence throug…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: First up in Encores! 2017 season is Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Tony Award-winning musical based on Mark Twain's classic American novel. Big River will star…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It's not long until the launch of the first national tour of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, led by Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town, Million Dollar Quartet) as Francesca and Andrew S…

The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the

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Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron have announced plans to develop Studio 54 The Musical for Broadway. The production will have a book by Chad Hodge (Holiday Inn) and music by legendary disco artists.…

Drag: The Musical is set to make its premiere off-Broadway. The show, starring singer, drag queen and RuPauls Drag Race All Stars winner Alaska Thunderf*ck, will begin performances at New World Stages on Septem…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you 'Songs from My Living Room'- a new series that goes into the home of one of today's most acclaimed contemporary songwriters, as he explains th…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this edition, Randy returns to the CTS Newsdesk to cover this week's hot …

Annie Baker’s debut feature film is a tiny masterpiece — a perfect coming-of-age story for both a misfit tween and her mother.

" I'll take from the pleasures of theater, but not all of them because I don't find them enjoyable. I'm not into narrative, story, arc, and all those things. Actually, I don't even believe in it." Annie-B Parso…

The playwright Annie Baker shares the artistic influences behind her feature film debut.

A loving mother-daughter bond fumbles tenderly toward rupture in Annie Baker’s debut feature. Julianne Nicholson as Janet and Zoe Ziegler as Lacy in Janet Planet. Courtesy A24. Janet Planet, written and di…

In a rare move for the industry, the national touring production of Annie will switch from Non-Equity to equity status this fall. The Non-Equity tour played its final performance last month in Portland, OR.

In a rare move for the industry, the national touring production of Annie will switch from Non-Equity to equity status this fall. The Non-Equity tour played its final performance last month in Portland, OR.

Peck beat out fellow fantastic nominees Camille A. Brown for Hell's Kitchen, Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll For Water for Elephants, Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman For The Outsiders, and Annie-B Parson For Here …

Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will lead the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, opening in spring 2025 at a theater to be announced for a limited 14-…

Harrington's work has shined on Broadway for decades, in shows including Sunday in the Park with George, Annie, and many more.

Hosted by Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit, who also performed (with Lorin Latarro directing the star-studded event)the Drama Desk was an exciting evening on June 10, 2024. Coming soon are many photos of the winne…

The winners of the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on June 10 at NYU Skirball Center, with Stereophonic winning in seven categories, including Outstanding Play. Water for Elephants received four wi…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The & Juliet red carpet attracted a unique mixture of pop culture and Broadway icons including Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Emmy Award-winning actress Annie Murphy, Tony-nominee…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Little orphan Annie, a Brit, a tapper and a witch walk into a bar... Earlier this week, Tony nominee Maria Friedman (Lenny & Steve: September 19-23); Jay Armstrong Johnson (Not So …

What do Little Orphan Annie, Bob Fosse, “Les Misérables,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Little Shop of Horrors” all have in common?

All of a sudden everybody doing a musical in this brand new 2024-25 season seems to be bellying up to a bar. Already this month, I’ve seen three shows—The Keep Going Songs, The Lonely Few and Three Houses�…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It's the hard-knock life! Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents the hit Broadway Tony Award-winning musical Annie, based on 'Little Orph…

Gate theatre, DublinDirected by Róisín McBrinn, this 2009 play is an absorbing study of group dynamics, deepened by intricate dialogue and superb acting Six weeks is a long time in theatre, as a group of stra…

Wendall K. Harrington’s career has embraced many diverse disciplines including theater, publishing and multi-image/video design and production and academia. As a designer of scenic projections for the stage, …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In The Secret Sea, a new American play by Cate Ryan (The Picture Box) and directed by Tony Award© winner Martin Charnin (Annie), is now playing in a limited five-week-only en…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Visit, the final musical ever by legendary Tony Award-winning duo John Kander and Fred Ebb, celebrates its opening tonight, April 23, 2015 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The 5th Avenue Theatre joins with producing partner Pasadena Playhouse in welcoming Emily Padgett (Broadway: Side Show, Rock of Ages), Thom Sesma (Broadway: The Times They …

A Complicated WomanMay 10 – June 2, 2024the Terris Theatre, Chester JEFF CALHOUN (Director/Choreographer) Broadway: Disney’s Newsies (Tony Award Nomination for Best Director), Bonnie & Clyde, Jekyll &am…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Roundabout Theatre Company presents Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play, The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as 'Henry' and Maggie Gyllenhaal as 'Annie' in their Broadway deb…