Fox’s Grease: Live has gained two stellar directors for their January 2016 broadcast: Â Tony Award-nominated director Thomas Kail and "Dancing With the Stars" vet Alex Rudzinski. Kai…
The Public Theater announced today that their production of Grounded, by George Brant and starring Anne Hathaway, will extend through May 24. The production is directed by Academy Award nomi…
The Kleban Foundation has officially announced their recipients of the 25th annual Kleban Prize, which is awarded to promising musical theatre lyricists and librettists. Sam Willmott receive…
Award season is here, and Samuel French playwrights are getting some laud and honor! Playwrights Kristoffer Diaz (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity), Lucas Hnath (Death Tax), …
This past Sunday, Dame Angela Lansbury claimed her first Olivier Award for her return to the London stage for nearly 40 years. The 89-year-old actress starred in Noël Coward’s…
City Center Encores! has announced the casting for their upcoming production of Zorba! John Turturro will star in the title role with Adam Chanler-Berat, Santino Fontana, Marin Mazzie and Zo…
George Brant’s Grounded, a one-woman show, begins previews at The Public Theater tonight, starring Academy Award-winning Anne Hathaway. The production is directed by Academy Award nomi…
A special Tony Award for lifetime achievement will be bestowed to Tommy Tune this June. This will mark Mr. Tune’s 10th Tony award – his other nine have been collected for his wor…
With the announcement of the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations, award season is officially upon us. The Off-Broadway League announced nominations in 18 categories for the Lucille…
Rory Kinnear’s The Herd will make it’s US premiere tonight at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Downstairs Theatre. Written by the Olivier Award-winning Kinnear, the prod…
Passion will be igniting tonight when Sir David Hare’s Skylight, featuring Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, opens on Broadway. The revival is directed by Stephen Daldry, and run…
For the past three years, playwright David Adjmi has been locked in a legal battle with DLT Entertainment over his off-Broadway play, 3C. Â Today, he finally won the battle. Adjmi’s …
Next Monday, Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher will sit down at the 92nd Street Y for an intimate evening entitled, Back on Broadway:  Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher i…
NBC is donning their ruby red slippers, and ready to ease on down the road. The network announced today that The Wiz will be its next live musical performance, with Cirque du Soleil bo…
Gene Saks, the Tony Award-winning director of Neil Simon’s play onstage and onscreen, passed away on Saturday. He was 93. For his full obituary, please visit the New York Times website…
The current Broadway company of the Tony-Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome a new cast member on April 28: Â Grammy Award-winner Brandy Norwood. Norwood, who s…
Skylight by David Hare will be taking a week off from performances in April when leading lady Carey Mulligan travels on a previously scheduled promotional tour for Far From The Madd…
HBO will be releasing a new documentary, “Larry Kramer In Love & Anger,” this June about Larry Kramer, playwright of the Tony Award-winning The Normal Heart. It will debut to…
Beth Stelling, one of the contributing improvisers from 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, was interviewed on International Waters podcast this week! Click here to take a listen and learn more abou…
In our Dinner & Drinks series, Lit Associate Ben Coleman tells you which restaurants and bars to hit up pre and post-show. Whether you're flying solo, impressing a date, or having Mom a…
Staff Picks is a regular series where Samuel French staff members get the chance to chat about their favorite musicals or plays. Let’s do this! First, name and job title. Elizabeth …
Previews begin tonight for David Hare’s Skylight, which is transferring to Broadway after a sold-out run in London. This revival features Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, and is directed…
The first batch of tickets for BroadwayCon, a first-time event that will bring together theatre fans and Broadway stars, will go on sale this Sunday, March 15. That’s right, first batc…
Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan will be appearing on LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL on March 20. Mulligan will be discussing her current Broadway show, Skylight by David Hare, in which…
Roundabout Theatre Company's On The Twentieth Century, starring Tony and Emmy Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth and Tony Award nominee Peter Gallagher, will open on Broadway this evening. Di…