Reviewed by Judd Hollander In Stockbridge, Massachusetts during the summer of 1984 I had my first and until now, only encounter with a production of the 1964 Broadway musical “High Spirits.” After seeing …

Lake Worth Playhouse’s current production of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ arrives with the polish and ambition of a company that clearly loves musical theatre, even as it wrestles with the inherent contradictions of t…

Two-time Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia will make his New York stage debut next month as ‘Father’ in Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet featuring direction by Rob Ashford and choreography by …

But no mention of KISS ME, KATE? Granted, film producer-director Stephen D.M. Smith was more interested in celebrating where Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne lived in This Place Matters! Ten Chimneys. (Yes, Ten Ch…

The Great Gatsby's Haley Fish is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Fish takes our Instagram followers backstage at the hit Broadway musical. Tune in to see the day in the life of a Broadway …

We know them as Benny, Lola, Fiyero, The Wiz and more- but how well do Wayne Brady and Taye Diggs know those characters? We're putting them to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In t…

Casting is complete for Bat Boy: The Musical, starring Taylor Trensch, at New York City Center. The show will run from October 29 through November 9 as City Center's annual gala presentation. Alex Timbers dir…

PBS Great Performances recently shared a new clip of "So In Love" from the West End proshot of Kiss Me, Kate, starring Tony Winner Stephanie J. Block. In the clip, Lilli (Block) realizes she is still in love wi…

PBS Great Performances recently shared a new clip from the West End proshot of Kiss Me, Kate, starring Tony Winner Stephanie J. Block. In the clip, divorced couple Lilli (Block) and Fred (Adrian Dunbar) express…

PBS Great Performances recently shared a new clip from the West End proshot of Kiss Me, Kate, starring Tony Winner Stephanie J. Block. In the clip, the cast of "The Taming of the Shrew" prepares for opening nig…

The London production stars Tony winner Stephanie J. Block.

The London production, starring Tony winner Stephanie J. Block, will air on PBS May 30.

PBS Great Performances has shared a new clip from the West End proshot of Kiss Me, Kate, starring Tony Winner Stephanie J. Block. In the clip, the cast can be seen performing the show-stopping number "Too Darn …

The London production starring the Broadway favorite will air on PBS May 30.

PBS has shared a clip from the upcoming Great Performances broadcast of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face, which ran on Broadway in 2024. In the new clip, David Henry Hwang (played by Daniel Dae Kim) shares a p…

PBS and Great Performances have shared a new teaser for Broadway's Best, a series that returns to the channel this month. Take a look at a preview of the 2025 lineup, which includes Next to Normal, Yellow Face,…

Presented by the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University. For many artists, their education and theatrical mentors have made all the difference. Join celebrated CMU alum performer Jesmille Darbouze (A Doll'…

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin in 2025’s “Love Life” (photo by Joan Marcus).March 28, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler You would think that the only musical ever conceived and w…

Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon, and David Hyde Pierce lead the crew in Pirates! The Penzance Musical, this must-see Roundabout reimagining of The Pirates of Penzance. Scott Ellis (Doubt; Kiss Me, Kate) directs a…

A West End production of “Kiss Me, Kate” will also be featured on the network’s “Great Performances” series.

The recent West End revival of Kiss Me, Kate starring Tony Winner Stephanie J. Block, will be airing on PBS as part of the channel's Great Performances lineup. The PBS premiere is set for Friday, May 30 at 9 p…

Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before III Wicked Edition Pick the one show each Wicked cast member hasn't been in: 1. Eden Espinosa (former Elphaba)     A. Broadway: Brooklyn     B. Broadway: …

At This Theatre: The Al Hirschfeld On November 11, the Al Hirschfeld Theatre turned 100 years old! Back then, it was known as the Martin Beck Theatre, and it stayed that way until June 21, 2003, when the name …

Quintessence Theatre Group scores a hit with a new production of the Golden Age musical Kiss Me, Kate. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Additional Broadway casting has been announced for Just in Time, the new musical starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as "Dream Lover" crooner Bobby Darin. The show begins performances at Circle in the Squ…

The tuner based on the classic movie musical “Summer Stock” will be directed and choreographed by Donna Feore.

(via John Singh.) Smash-Hit London Production of   Joyous Musical Comedy KISS ME, KATE Comes to U.S. Movie Screens This November   Filmed During Sold-Out Production at the Barbican Theatre, ‘Sexy and Sass…

Block stars as Lilli Vanessi in Bartlett Sher's London revival of the Cole Porter classic, coming to cinemas across the world beginning November 17.

Kiss Me, Kate, starring Adrian Dunbar and Broadway Royalty Stephanie J. Block comes to cinemas across the US for a limited time only from November 17. Watch an exclusive video clip here!

Kiss Me, Kate, the recent West End revival starring Tony Winner Stephanie J. Block, will be hitting U. S. movie theaters starting on November 17. As previously reported, the film recording will also be availabl…

Director Shana Cooper joins The Old Globe's Justin Waldman to discuss her visionary new production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with a…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: When it comes to show-stopping choreography, Warren Carlyle is king. The 2019 Tony nominee is back at it this season with some of the best work of his career in Roundabout's reviva…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: What happens when Shakespeare meets Porter? Audiences are finding out eight times a week at Studio 54 when the Taming of the Shrew comes to life onstage within one of the most belo…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this latest episode, Ben gets too darn hot with the Tony-nominated choreography from Kiss Me, Kate, with the help of Erica Mansfield. Can you keep up?

To be or not to be…in love. That’s the question in the star-packed, sizzling new production of Cole Porter‘s legendary musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate. Fall “so in love” with your leading couple: multi-…

Watch Tony Award-winning Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block perform So In Love from Kiss Me, Kate. To be or not to be…in love. That’s the question in the star-packed, sizzling new production of Cole Porte…

Watch Stephanie J. Block sing 'So In Love' from Kiss Me, Kate, running at the Barbican Centre through 14 Sep 2024.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon presents the Broadway Center Stage production of Footloose. The cast is led by J. Quinton Johnson (Choir Boy, Hamilton,…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway is officially too, too, too darn hot! The Cole Porter classic, Kiss Me, Kate, starring Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase, just opened on Thursday night at Studio 54.

The producers of Kimberly Akimbo are proud to announce that three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello will play Kimberly in the National Tour.  Carolee Carmello is a three-time Tony Award nominee and ha…

Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar are currently starring in Kiss Me, Kate at London's Barbican Centre, running through 14 September.  In this all new video, watch highlights of the cast in action!

With backstage shenanigans, Shakespearean sonnets and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot – and a full-scale orchestra performing the Cole Porter classics Brush Up Your S…

Mattress Casting; New Group Season; Etc. By: David Sheward July 15, 2024: The complete cast has been announced for the Broadway transfer of the Encores! presentation of Once Upon a Mattress. In addition to …

Three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall will direct the world premiere of the My Best Friend's Wedding musical. The new musical adaptation of the Julia Roberts-led 1997 romantic comedy, set to the songs…

Shakespeare’s Globe; Barbican, London The possibility of pleasure is everywhere in Sean Holmes’s summer crowd-pleaser, while Adrian Dunbar tackles his first musical role in Cole Porter’s take on the bard�…

'Brush Up Your Shakespeare' brings the house down in a strongly cast lineup Lincoln Center’s Bartlett Sher is back in town to direct the Barbican’s latest summer blockbuster, Cole Porter’s classic Kiss Me…

Watch the incredible cast of Kiss Me, Kate perform Too Darn Hot! With backstage shenanigans, Shakespearean sonnets and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot – and a full-s…

Barbican, London Cole Porter’s musical variation on The Taming of the Shrew gets an exhilarating revival, even if the Line of Duty star’s singing is less than sensational Cole Porter’s imperish…

‘Line of Duty’ star Adrian Dunbar teams up with Broadway legend Stephanie J Block for another perfectly pitched Cole Porter revival at the Barbican

Cole Porter’s hit musical starring the multi-award-winning Adrian Dunbar (Ridley, Line of Duty) and Broadway musical superstar and Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, 9 to 5). From the prod…

Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar are currently starring in Kiss Me, Kate at London's Barbican Centre, running through 14 September.  In this all new video, watch a clip from 'Too Darn Hot' from the sho…

Bartlett Sher is directing the new revival of the Cole Porter musical at the Barbican Theatre.

Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar star in Kiss Me, Kate at London's Barbican Centre, running through 14 September.  Check out photos of the cast in action here.

Bartlett Sher is directing the new revival of the Cole Porter musical at the Barbican Theatre.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Last night's opening night of Kiss Me, Kate at Studio 54 was too darn hot, and we got a sneak peek at all of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans thanks to cast member Sarah Meahl's I…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: They open in Venice on Broadway! It was all wunderbar last night at Studio 54, as Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and the company of Roundabout's latest musical, Kiss Me, Kate, celebrate…

Charlie Stemp and Georgina Onuorah brush up their Shakespeare and guess if these are Taylor Swift lyrics or quotes from Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew 🎭 Charlie & Georgina are starring in Kiss Me, …

Bartlett Sher is directing the new revival of the Cole Porter musical at the Barbican Theatre.

In June, while New York gets swept up in Tony Awards fever, the London stage is as bustling as ever.

Go inside the sitzprobe for the upcoming West End revival of Cole Poter's KISS ME, KATE starring Olivier nominee Charlie Stemp (Crazy For Yoanu, Mary Poppins) and rising star Georgina Onuorah (The Wizard of Oz,…

In June, New York may be in thrall to the Tonys, but life on the London stage continues apace. The month ahead promises a broad array of musicals, from a pocket-sized hit of the Edinburgh Festival that's been u…

To be or not to be…in love. That’s the question in the star-packed, sizzling new production of Cole Porter‘s legendary musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate. With backstage shenanigans, Shakespearean sonnets and …

Director Bartlett Sher is currently in the UK working on his revival of 'Kiss Me, Kate.' In an interview with WhatsOnStage, Sher shared news about another project – the stage adaptation of the acclaimed film …

A huge, all-star cast will perform the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical Follies for one night only at Carnegie Hall. The concert, part of Transport Group’s Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series, will take pl…

Nicole Scherzinger accepts the award for Best Actress in a Musical for Sunset Boulevard. The award for Best Actress in a Musical presented by Kiss Me, Kate co-stars Adrian Lester and Georgina Onourah at the Ol…

Bartlett Sher is directing the new revival of the Cole Porter musical at the Barbican Theatre.

In the video here, watch Stephanie J. Block strike a pose as Lilli Vanessi in a photoshoot for Barbican Theatre's Kiss Me Kate!

Watch a trailer for Kiss Me Kate, starring Stephanie J. Block, Adrian Dunbar, and more, coming to the Barbican Centre in London this summer!

Cole Porter’s hit musical starring the multi-award-winning Adrian Dunbar (Ridley, Line of Duty) and Broadway musical superstar and Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, 9 to 5). From the prod…

Tony winner Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar will lead the cast of the West End revival, playing the Barbican.

Three-time Olivier Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham will return as host of the 2024 Olivier Awards, emceeing the event for the second year in a row. This year's ceremony will take place on …

Waddingham is a three-time Olivier nominee for her work in Spamalot, A Little Night Music, and Kiss Me, Kate.

‘Stereophonic’ Confirms Broadway Plans, ‘SUFFS’ and ‘Lempicka’ Announce Casts, SJB to Lead London ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the t…

Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block will make her West End debut in Kiss Me, Kate this summer, starring alongside Irish actor Adrian Dunbar. Block will play the roles of Lilli Vanessi / Katharine opposite Dunb…

The Tony winner will share the stage with Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar.