"It's a flabbergasting thing," begins Shakina Nayfack. "To consider mutilating the part of your body that causes the most pleasure in hopes that you can receive something …
Red Bull Theater company has announced the line-up for their 12th "season of scandal" Off-Broadway, set to kick off with a revival of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley&am…
Arnie Burton, star of the original Broadway and currently-running Off-Broadway revival, 39 Steps, will depart the comedy following his 1,000th performance on Sept. 28.
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that Stephen M. Kaus will be the company's new associate artistic producer; he comes to the Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre following a five…
Tonny winner Bebe Neuwirth is set to host the seventh annual Broadway Salutes Sept. 29. The annual public event will feature guests Nikki M. James (Les Misérables), Sydney Lucas (…
Broadway vet and two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington has announced that he will direct and act in a screen adaptation of August Wilson's Fences for HBO, the same play that won hi…
Staten Island's Harbor Lights Theater Company begins performances of the Tony and Pulitzer-winning musical Rent Sept. 18. The staging is in celebration of the show's upcoming 20t…
The Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events! Sept. 17-27.
The Broadway League has announced details for the annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, named in honor of legendary Broadway producer/theatre ow…
The New York Theatre Workshop has announced full casting for its upcoming world-premiere production of Lazarus, by Tony-winning playwright Enda Walsh (Once) with music by David Bowie…
Tony-winning producer Carole Shorenstein Hays has unveiled plans for the future of San Francisco's historic Curran Theatre, setting a reopening date for early 2017. During the extens…
Chicago's Signal Ensemble will close its doors after a 13-season history, according to local news source The Sun Times. The news follows last month's announcement that the celebr…
Broadway veteran Mark Jacoby is among the cast of Bristol Riverside Theatre's staging of William Inge's celebrated romantic comedy, Bus Stop, playing this fall in Philadelph…
The New York premiere of Lucas Hnath's The Christians officially opens Sept. 17 at Playwrights Horizons following previews that began Aug. 28. The production, which exa…
Chicago's acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company kicks off its 40th anniversary season Sept. 17 with the world-premiere adaptation of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck's East of E…
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater kicks off its 2015-16 season Sept. 17 with the official opening of the world premiere of Michael Laurence's Hamlet in Bed, billed as a "…
The Vineyard has announced that the first show of its season, the new musical comedy Gigantic, will now be staged at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row in Mahattan's thea…
American Theatre Magazine has released its list of the Top Ten Most-Produced Plays of the 2015-16 season, offering an overview of the most popular names and works being staged in the…
Broadway stars Bryce Pinkham and Lucas Caleb Rooney have found a home for their charity organization, Zara Aina, dedicated to helping at-risk kids in Madagascar through theatrical story&…
The West End premiere of Broadway's Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots officially opened Sept. 15 at the Adelphi Theatre, following previews that began Aug. 21. The cast is led by Killia…
Stage and screen legend Carol Burnett appeared on the Today Show to talk about the release of "The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes," a new DVD that features never-before&…
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced a call for submissions for the 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The program has helped the development of such works as Lindsey…
The Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2015 Next Wave Festival kicks off Sept. 16 with a line-up that features 32 theatre, dance, music, opera and performance art productions from around th…
Two acclaimed shows Off-Broadway have announced extensions: MCC's The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez will play an additional week through Oct. 11; and Dick Scanlan and Sh…
The Sundance Institute has announced that it will significantly expand its cultural exchange program with a new initiative to support theatre-makers from the Middle East and North Africa…