The store, known for its wide selection of play scripts and books on theater, had announced that it was going to close after one rent hike too many for its 84-year-old owner. So Miranda, who…
When I was little, my grandmother would sing songs to me that she told me freed slaves, says Pharus Jonathan Young, the central character of Tarell Alvin McCraney's emotionally thick coming-…
Tim Roth has come a long way from South London to Los Angeles and after three decades as reigning royalty looks back at his life fondly. In an interview to the Guardian, he describes his suc…
When Choir Boy, the coming of age story from Tarell Alvin McCraney that predates his Oscar-winning, co-written screenplay for Moonlight, finds its sweet spots – and they are many ̵…
The famous Drama Book Shop has has always been a staple of the theatre community, and with the incredible news that Lin-Manuel Miranda has purchased the beloved shop alongside his Hamilton c…
Dr. Drama will be presenting at the following BroadwayCon panels this year (see below or click on the link for the Con schedule: http://www.broadwaycon.com/schedule/.) Hope to see you there!…
Lin-Manuel Miranda to the rescue! The Tony-winning creator of Hamilton has announced that he has purchased New York City's iconic Drama Book Shop with Tony-winning director Thomas Kail, …
Eve Myles, David Threlfall and Jasper Britton are among the actors named finalists of the 2019 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Myles is
Founded in 2016, Cosson's School of Performing Arts has already made a name for itself, combining top-quality training with easy access to
Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, theater owner James L. Nederlander, and producer Jeffrey Seller are saving the Drama Book Shop — by buying it, according to an announcement th…
The theatrical institution, long-beloved by Miranda, has been saved from permanent closure.
The theatrical institution, long-beloved by Miranda, has been saved from permanent closure.
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the historic Drama Book Shop, located just steps from the heart of Times Square, will leave its 40th Street home because of recent rent escalations.
After the bookstore announced it was being forced from its home by rising rents, Mr. Miranda teamed up with "Hamilton" associates and the city on a rescue plan.
Hampstead Downstairs, LondonDusty Hughes's play about two mischief-making seniors living in a retirement home is stoic about ageingGiven that nearly a fifth of the UK population is aged 65 o…
Mr. Miranda and three of his "Hamilton" collaborators have purchased the Drama Book Shop, a century-old theater district purveyor of scripts, sheet music and other stage-related reading mate…
The 2013 drama Choir Boy by Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) opens at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on January 8, 2019. Trip Cullman (Lobby Hero) directs the p…
Parents often tell me they're worried about offspring who want to train for a professional performing arts career. They fret about future uncertainty, especially unemployment. My advice to t…
Inspired by true events, Ian Buckley's latest play, The Project, tells the story of an unusual World War Two transit camp where tragedy and cutting-edge entertainment meet. It receives its w…
The Tony-nominated actor returns to Broadway later this season in the new musical Tootsie.
Glenn Closehas won theBest Actress, Motion Picture, Drama award for her role of Joan Castleman in 'The Wife' at the 76th Annual Golden Globes Awards tonight at The Beverly Hilton.
The title of this post is a bit of a misnomer because, truthfully, you can never have enough ideas! While you may not need every idea you've ever had at this very moment, the ideas you come …
Site-specific suffragettes, "All Our August," plays at Trader Joe's: local dramaturgs share their interests and ambitions.
The Nicolas Sparks romance novel, which was adapted into the 2004 hit film, will now debut on the stage
"There is one thing that 99 percent of all critics share with one another: they are failures. I don't mean failures as critics"my God, that's understood. I don't even mean they are failures …