The 125th anniversary of Thornton Wilder's birth (April 17, 1897) will be observed throughout 2022 with nearly 150 productions of his plays worldwide"including Our Town, a new production of …
"I really like quirky little things that have never been done before," explains "Hangmen" star Tracie Bennett. The Tony-nominated actress has enjoyed a varied career on stage, which has seen…
Millennial Notes Thornton Wilder Summons Ghosts of 1900s America by Alex Stimmel As a Los Angeles native, I'm a stranger to the small-town dynamic. Yet Center REP's version of "Our Town" imm…
Tracy Letts' "The Minutes" takes audiences inside a small-town city council meeting, which unravels as the town's true origins are revealed. The post 'The Minutes' Takes Audiences Inside Sma…
Seven Sins returns to Brooklyn, plus thoughts on Funny Girl and 'for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf'
"Our Town" by Thorton Wilder might arguably be the play that most captures small town America. Although written in 1938 about the imaginary New England town of Grover's Corners sometime …
The productions, featuring an ensemble of 10 actors performing both plays, will run through September 29 in Atlanta, Georgia. Playbill.
"Parable of the Sower," a folk-opera adaptation of Octavia Butler's 1993 sci-fi novel created by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, has uncanny resonance with current events.
Jim Bear, a hardworking advocate for the power of accessible local media, passed away in March. His G-Town radio colleagues speak with Anndee Hochman about his legacy.
Born 125 years ago today: Joseph "Jo" Swerling (1897-1964). Musicals fans know Swerling best as the co-author (with Abe Burrows) of the book to Guys and Dolls; like most Marx Brothers fans I…
This production was an ensemble success"which is what Jonathan Larson was hoping to achieve"so I'd like to mention every member of the company.  Not just the leads, whom I very much e…
By Ron Fassler . . . When last we tuned in, Seth Rudetsky's Broadway was scheduled for April 19, 2019. Canceled for reasons we know all too well, his special guest for an intimate evenin…
Seth Rudetsky's Broadway, the concert series hosted and music-directed by actor, conductor, musician, Playbill columnist, and Sirius/XM Radio star ...
Dramatic renovations " vivid murals, a ground-level café, the wholly redesigned Victor Shargai Theatre " extend welcome to everyone.
The evening is part of the Seth Rudetsky's Broadway concert series, hosted and music-directed by Seth Rudetsky.
After a hiatus of 25 months over the course of the pandemic, creator, writer, director, and host Scott Siegel launched the 21st season of his popular critically acclaimed Broadway by the Yea…
Announces Schedule Change for the 2022 BROADWAY BY THE YEARÂ Concerts New dates have been announced for the 21st Season which will breaking new ground for its signature series THE TOWN HA…
The Town Hall (www.thetownhall.org) is celebrating its first 100 years, and is proud to announce the first part of their Centennial Series which will include a trio of concerts in t…
MUSIC Nathalie Stutzmann, (above) who will become music director of the Atlanta... The post Best Bets: Cinderella, Giselle, the Wizard are in town; plus Mozart, Little Feat, more appeared fi…
The Queen's Six, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet, has released a classic Ukrainian folk song recorded in London. The song is titled Oy tam za lisoÄkom, which translates a…
A few words this morning on German-American bandmaster and composer Theodore "Theo" Metz (1848-1936). Born the same year as Europe's multiple "Revolutions of 1848", Metz became one of thousa…
In its twist on Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town,' Washington Improv Theater not only cracks jokes but cracks open the emotion in the moment.
Jay Armstrong Johnson joins The Skivvies (Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley) to perform a mashup of Pony (Ginuwine) and Old Town Road (Lil Nas X). Woodwinds: Andrew Gutauskas Guitar: Rob Morri…
Provincetown's Art House Theatre has announced its largest and most ambitious lineup of music and comedy superstars for this summer's 2022 season. He will also add to the mix a first-ever…
What happens when young people are given the chance to produce site-specific and participatory arts works at Northcote Town Hall?