BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that acclaimed actor Robert Duvall, known for roles in films like To Kill a Mockingbird and The Godfather series, has passed away at the age of 95. The news was confirmed in …

The full cast and design team have been announced for the Broadway run of the Olivier-winning play Giant. Joining the previously announced two-time Tony Award and Olivier Award winner John Lithgow, Aya Cash, E…

The full cast and design team have been announced, joining John Lithgow for the Broadway run of the Olivier Award-winning hit play GIANT. Joining the previously announced two-time Tony Award and Olivier Aw…

Emmy-Award® winning Actor and 2025 Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain Tonight!, written and originally per…

Dog Day Afternoon, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold and inspired by the actual events that captivated audiences in the Oscar-win…

A brand-new trailer has been released for the first ever UK & Ireland tour of Aaron Sorkin’s riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the seminal American novel about racial injusti…

Emmy-Award® winning Actor and 2025 Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain Tonight!, written and originally per…

Step into the spotlight for a rare and dazzling afternoon as New 42 marks its 35th anniversary! Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot, Kinky Boots), powerhouse performer Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton,…

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…

The Sharon Playhouse will present a special one-night-only staged reading of Charles Busch’s cult camp classic Die Mommie Die! on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. in The Bobbie Olsen Theater. The benefit per…

The critically acclaimed stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird will embark on its first ever UK and Ireland tour with Richard Coyle returning to the role of Atticus Finch

Hold me, Taylor Trensch! The Tony nominee will take on the title role in Bat Boy: The Musical, the darkly comic cult favorite. It will run from October 29 through November 9 at New York City Center as the orga…

Photo taken from my seat in the Front Mezzanine at Radio City Music Hall last night.June 9, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. The Tony Awards have been broadcast on national television since …

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Miriam Buether and 59 Studio (Benjamin Pearcy) took home a Tony Award for 'Best Scenic Design of a Play' for their outstanding work on Stranger Things: The First …

Taylor Trensch dropped out of college after his second year to join the Spring Awakening national tour as Moritz, launching a richly varied stage career of 16 years that has seen Trensch rack up credits regiona…

The ASCAP Foundation will honor Broadway composer and humanitarian Stephen Schwartz, along with artist and philanthropist Chandrika Tandon, with the ASCAP Foundation Champion Award at its 50th Anniversary Celeb…

Taylor Trensch is Broadway’s go-to actor for roles that require sensitivity and depth of feeling—qualities on full display in his Tony-nominated performance as reporter Skeets Miller in Floyd Collins. His T…

Celia Keenan-Bolger did not expect a Tony Award this season—at least not the kind that would come via a Zoom meeting. “I just was like, ‘What?’ and burst into tears,” she recalls, of learning the news…

Aaron Sorkin, writer of the hit play To Kill a Mockingbird, recently appeared on Jeopardy! Master to ask contestants a selection of trivia questions about this wide-ranging career, spanning from his TV shows li…

As part of the the Alliance Theatre's MILLIONS preview event, Behind the Musical, cast member Yair Keydar performed the heartfelt song "Childish Things." In the number, Anthony (Keydar, recently seen in Off Bro…

As part of the Alliance's MILLIONS preview event, Behind the Musical, cast members Keenan Barrett and Brad Raymond performed the funny and heartfelt song "St. Who?" where Damian (Barrett) works to convince St. …

Jacob Julius Garfinkel, also known as John Garfield (1913–1952).March 5, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Yesterday was my birthday. I share the date with an actor born in 1913, who is (unfo…

Actress Kim Stanley (1925–2001).February 11, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler The actress Kim Stanley (born Patricia Reid) was born 100 years ago today. On Broadway in 1950s, alongside Julie…

Aaron Sorkin’s riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that became a Broadway and West End sensation will now embark on its first ever UK & Ireland tour

Full casting has been announced for The Dead, 1904, the immersive adaptation, staged for just 48 people per night, of James Joyce's seasonal novella. Previews begin on November 20 in the home of the American I…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as we catch up with star of the To Kill a Mockingbird National Tour, Richard Thomas! He chats about the importance of this story, why it still resonates with a…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with two of the stars of the To Kill a Mockingbird national tour, Richard Thomas and Jacqueline Williams.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Dill Harris is a character that the world first got to know on the page, either in or outside of the classroom. This season, Broadway favorite Gideon Glick is bringing the boy to l…

The Gilded Age, Tony nominee Julian Fellowes' HBO drama series about late-19th-century New York City, has announced new cast members for its upcoming third season, including several familiar to Broadway and Ne…

The upcoming production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, directed by Kenny Leon, has completed casting. The show begins performances at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre on September 17, with an official opening set …

The upcoming production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, directed by Kenny Leon, has completed casting. The show begins performances at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre on September 17, with an official opening set …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Last night, To Kill a Mockingbird welcomed Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Greg Kinnear as he made his Broadway debut as “Atticus Finch.” Written by Academy Awa…

(Photo by Becky Yee) Lauren O’Brien has performed regionally in To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella), Angels in America (Harper), A Wrinkle in Time (Mrs. Whatsit), and The Odyssey (Athena), among others. She was …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Today we check in with a Tony nominee from To Kill a Mockingbird, the great Celia Keenan-Bolger!

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: How does To Kill a Mockingbird's Gideon Glick feel about his new Tony nomination? He's telling us all about it!

Nkeki Obi-Melekwe and Taylor Trensch will star in the world premiere of Safety Not Guaranteed, the new musical adapted from the 2012 indie film. Obi-Melekwe and Trensch will play Darius and Kenneth, respectivel…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Previews are currently underway at the Shubert Theatre for the Broadway production of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, a new play by Aaron Sorkin, starring Jeff Daniels as …

The TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD national tour sets new records, showcasing the enduring popularity and impact of this classic story across the country.

Richard Thomas (“Atticus Finch”) and The Company of To Kill a Mockingbird. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and the First National Tour of the history-making production of To Kill a Mocki…

Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger stopped by The View on Monday to discuss the Tony-nominated Mother Play, where they are currently starring alongside Jessica Lange. The show marks Parsons' first-ever Tony no…

Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut this fall in the new play, “McNeal.” Written by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher (“To Kill a Mockingbird”), “McNeal” will star Downey as a tal…

Robert Downey Jr. will make his his Broadway debut in the lead role of McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, author of the Tony-nominated Junk and the Pulitzer-winner Disgraced. Downey will play the title charac…

Off-Mirvish has just ended a spectacularly successful 2023/24 season. The season began with the Broadway tour of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird making a rare Toronto visit and playing a sold-out run at…

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes will lead the starry cast of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, directed by Kenny Leon. The show will begin performances at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre on September 17, wit…

Paula Vogel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright behind How I Learned to Drive and the Tony-nominated drama Indecent, returns to Broadway with the world premiere of Mother Play, directed by Tina Landau. Begin…

Initial casting is set for, Gun & Powder, the new musical about 19th-century twin sister outlaws Martha and Mary Clarke. The production will play Paper Mill Playhouse from April 4 through May 5, with an o…

Adapting Onjali Q Raúf’s novel for the stage proved a challenge but her refugee story, which has a new nod to Harper Lee, is both urgent and unforgettable When I was young, my Bangladeshi dad embodied immigr…

“I’ve made a career playing gay men,” says Gideon Glick, who boasts a resume marked by the memorable queer Broadway characters he introduced in Spring Awakening, Significant Other and, less obviously, To…

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD actors Yaegel T. Welch (Tom Robinson) and Melanie Moore (Scout Finch) join CBS News Bay Area to discuss the importance of the show. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD returns to San Francisco's Golden…

Richard Thomas joined ABC7 News' Midday Live to discuss his role of Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD returns to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 13–17, 2023. Em…

Broadway’s Taylor Trensch will join the company of Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, now playing off-Broadway at New World Stages. The new play, a sendup of Bram Stoker’s horror classic, is written by Gordon Gr…

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD returns to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 13–17, 2023. Emmy Award®-winning actor Richard Thomas stars as Atticus Finch in the First National Tour of the history-maki…

The Courant's arts picks for Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 includes the plays "Angels in America" and "To Kill a Mockingbird", a conversation with Jason Alexander as well as lively rock tributes.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD returns to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 12–17, 2023. Emmy Award®-winning actor Richard Thomas stars as Atticus Finch in the First National Tour of the history-maki…

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: The Designers I've been so fortunate to see some of the greatest stage designs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of the master influencers of their t…

In BroadwayWorld's exclusive interview, Maeve Moynihan discusses her journey and excitement of starring in the national tour of To Kill a Mockingbird. Read on to learn more about her experience and role as Scou…

In this video, watch as we catch up with star of the To Kill a Mockingbird National Tour, Richard Thomas! He chats about the importance of this story, why it still resonates with audiences today, and so much mo…

Stage and screen star Richard Thomas continues to play Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel.

The complete cast has been announced for the third touring season of the First National Tour of tTo Kill a Mockingbird. Learn more about the cast and check out all new photos here!

Mother Play Cast; Death Becomes Her Musical By: David Sheward September 7, 2023: Casting and dates have been announced for Mother Play by Paula Vogel (Indecent, How I Learned to Drive) to open this coming s…

The actor, musician and playwright has made a career out of finding ways to stay creative between “Dumb and Dumber” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

“It started with the trial,” Scout Finch (the delightful Maeve Moynihan) tells us in the opening moments of Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s famous novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in its re…

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD returns to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 12–17, 2023. Emmy Award®-winning actor Richard Thomas stars as Atticus Finch in the First National Tour of the history-maki…

Legendary Lyricist Tom Jones Dies, Start-Studded ‘Love Letters’ to Return, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Court Ruling “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre…

A federal court has ruled that Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD can be staged nationwide. Learn more about the court's decision and the impact it will have on the theater community.

Post-pandemic audiences are returning in various degrees to Connecticut’s largest presenting houses — The Bushnell in Hartford, Palace Theater in Waterbury and Shubert Theatre in New Haven. The new concern …

Jacqueline Williams is Calpurnia in the national tour of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and the Evanston native still considers this story to be as important as ever.

Kent McIngvale & Co. currently leads the marketing and press campaigns for the tours of To Kill a Mockingbird and Hairspray.

Richard Thomas stars in the classic tale. All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick To Kill a Mocki…

The stage and screen star plays Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel.

The third touring season has been announced for the First National Tour of the history-making production of To Kill a Mockingbird, Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Tony Award® win…

The third touring season has been revealed for the First National Tour of To Kill a Mockingbird. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

“To Kill a Mockingbird” For 65 years Richard Thomas has been a working actor, first making his Broadway debut when he was a seven-year-old in …

Richard Thomas stars as Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's version of "To Kill a Mockingbird," June 27 through July 2 at The Bushnell.

Tony & Grammy Award winner and Academy & Emmy Award nominee Leslie Odom, Jr. will star in the first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cot…

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out”) Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher have made an impressive team. In fact, their partnership has resulted in the greatest box office for a Broadway play …