"Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar #andrewlloydwebber #broadway #musical by Goodspeed Musicals

Garrick Vaughan (Simon) and the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar perform "Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar. Jesus Christ Superstar April 17 - June 7, 2026 The Goodspeed…

"Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar by Goodspeed Musicals

Garrick Vaughan (Simon) and the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar perform "Simon Zealotes" from Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar. Jesus Christ Superstar April 17 - June 7, 2026 The Goodspeed…

Salutations to Sun Ra: Space is the Place by Trav S.D.

A few weeks ago I chanced to catch Sun Ra’s movie Space is the Place (made in 1972, released in 1974) on the Criterion Channel and had my mind properly blown, just as its Creator intended.…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for May 22, 2026 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 22, 2026 are about Sid Melton, and Sun Ra! Earlier Travalanche posts for May 22 (in no particular order) include ones on: Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherl…

Nothing/No One Is Who/What They Seem in World Premiere of Dramaworks’ Vineland Place by Bill Hirschman

Sometimes theater is just meant to entertain, to seduce, to lure. The world premiere of Vineland Place at Palm Beach Dramaworks has no profound message, but it offers an intriguing psycholog…

Death Becomes Her CLOSING on Broadway, Gaten Matarazzo will star in RENT & more theatre updates by BroadwayWorld

The Lost Boys Cast and Creators Reveal What Makes the Tony-Nominated Musical Soar on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

We’re highlighting the 2026 musical Tony nominees this week on The Broadway Show! Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Managing Editor Beth Stevens sank their teeth into The …

House of Tugger: Backstage at Cats: The Jellicle Ball With Sydney James Harcourt, Episode 4: Jellicle Cats Come Out Tonight by Jonah De Forest

Hello, kitty! Hamilton alum Sydney James Harcourt has been bringing the heat as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, a Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber'…

It’s Time for the 2026 Secrets of the Tony Nominees! by Beth Stevens

Awards season is in full swing. How’s everyone holding up? Is your feed packed with dressed-up nominees at luncheons and galas? Are you plotting your office Tony pool strategy? Finalizing …

‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ to launch North American tour in fall 2027 by Sophia Rubino For Broadway.com

The tour will premiere at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, before continuing onto cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Kenrex by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Lucille Lortel Theater: 121 Christopher Street. April 26-June 27, 2026. Solo. Author: Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian. Director: Ed Stambollouian. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: Da…

Native Theatre Movement Receives 250 Signatures Urging For Stronger Native Representation in Theatre

The recently-formed Native Theatre Movement has launched an initiative across the country that advocates for stronger Native representation and leadership in American theatre. The initiat…

Tony-Nominated Book Writer Jeffrey Lane Has Died at 71 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Lane was the scribe behind Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and more.

New Independent Musical Theatre Record Label Busted Broadway Launched by Margaret Hall

The label will create and develop streaming albums and videos, with an eye toward live concert performances and physical media releases.

The Emporium by Tony Marinelli

John, discovered as an infant in a basket outside the grand department store known as the Emporium, grows up haunted by the place’s almost metaphysical allure. Like so many Wilder protagon…

5 Tony-Recognized Shows to See on Broadway Over Memorial Day Weekend by Bryan Campione

If you're wondering what to see, how about shows with some awards accolades behind them.

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Sets Performance on THE VIEW Next Week

The cast of Broadway's Tony-nominated Cats: The Jellicle Ball will bring ballroom to daytime television for a special performance on The View next week. Tune into the talk show on Thursday, …

Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York club remix by bwaySHO

Song of the summer is here: Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York club remix!!! Thanks for having us for your OBCR vinyl party!! ✨See you at the SHO!✨

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Cast to Perform on GOOD MORNING AMERICA Next Week

Cast members from The Rocky Horror Show will take a strange journey to Good Morning America next week with a performance from the 9-time Tony-nominated Broadway revival. Viewers can tune in …

Cats Lighting Designer Adam Honoré Wants to Upend Expectations of What a Broadway Musical Looks Like by Andrew Gans

He is currently Tony-nominated for Best Lighting Design for Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Ragtime.

First Look at Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney and Corbin Bleu in The Great Gatsby on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

The green light keeps blazing on Broadway in The Great Gatsby, a Jazz Age spectacle based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Eva Noblezada originated the role of Daisy Buchanan and re…

Video: Michelle Obama Highlights the Importance of Black Storytelling in PROOF

Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, is currently serving as a co-producer of the ongoing Broadway revival of Proof. During a recent episode…

Jeffrey Lane Dies: ‘Mad About You’ Writer & Tony-Nominated ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Scribe Who Won Three Emmys Was 71 by Erik Pedersen

Jeffrey Lane, an Emmy-winning writer and producer with TV credits spanning the sitcom Mad About You, the dramas Cagney & Lacey and Lou Grant, soap opera Ryan’s Hope as well as Tony Awa…

Listen: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: THE MUSICAL Recording Out Now

Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical – Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording is now available in digital and streaming formats. The musical is adapted from the acclaimed novel by Joan Lindsa…

Who's the Head Vampire? David Hornsby & Chris Hoch Unpack the Big Questions from THE LOST BOYS

What goes into crafting the words that make up our favorite Broadway shows? How do Broadway playwrights and book writers make our favorite characters shine and our favorite scenes come alive…

See Victoria Clark Perform at the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' Gala by Natan Zamansky

The two-time Tony winner was honored at the gala with the Albert Bergeret Living Legacy of Gilbert & Sullivan Award.

Watch Daniel Radcliffe, Nathan Lane, Joshua Henry et al accept OCC Awards in praise of community by Jonathan Mandell

Judging from their acceptance speeches, excerpted below, this season’s award-winning theater artists, AND the plays and musicals in which they’re involved, have been focused on finding a…

Kaleigh Cronin Makes Back-to-Back Principal Debuts at SCHMIGADOON

Making your debut in a principal role as an understudy is already a monumental task on Broadway – and Kaleigh Cronin did it twice this week in Schmigadoon! Although she is usually seen in …

Video: First Listen to the Encores! Orchestra Playing LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Get a first listen to City Center's upcoming production of La Cage Aux Folles as the 28-piece Encores! Orchestra brings the original 1983 orchestrations to life. Watch a new video of Guest M…

Video: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Performs 'Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat' in the Subway

The cast of Cats: The Jellicle Ball performed "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" at 14th St - Union Square station as part of MTA Sessions. The performance was led by showstopper Emma Sofia, w…

Big Fun! Heathers The Musical Announces North American Tour for 2027 by Sophia Rubino

Dang, dang, diggity-dang-a-dang! Heathers The Musical will launch a North American tour in 2027, premiering at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland May 15–22. The production will …

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Cast and Creatives Discuss the Tony-Nominated Revival’s Revolutionary Spirit by Jonah De Forest

We’re highlighting the 2026 musical Tony nominees this week on The Broadway Show! Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Managing Editor Beth Stevens slipped past the velvet rope t…

It's Showtime on the NYC Subway With a Performance From Cats: The Jellicle Ball by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-nominated revival joined MTA Sessions for a special performance of—what else?—"Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat."

Photos: First Look at Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada and Corbin Bleu in THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway

You can now get a first look at production photos of Reeve Carney as Jay Gatsby, Eva Noblezada as Daisy Buchanan, and Corbin Bleu as Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. They ar…

Revolution Days review – fearless aid worker bears witness to the Arab spring by Mark Fisher

Citizens theatre, GlasgowBased on her real observations of the civil uprising, Mariem Omari’s play looks at its humanitarian impactIn less volatile times, the memory of the Arab spring wou…

Nine Sixteenths review – what Janet Jackson’s ‘Nipplegate’ scandal really exposed by Anya Ryan

Brixton House, LondonPaula Varjack’s kinetic play uses lip syncing and dance routines to show how prejudice turned a ‘wardrobe malfunction’ into a career disasterThe year is 2004 and t…

Get a 1st Look at Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Corbin Bleu in The Great Gatsby on Broadway by Andrew Gans

Carney co-stars opposite his real-life wife, Noblezada, the musical's original Daisy Buchanan.

Watch Layton Williams' Tony-Nominated 'River Deep, Mountain High' From Titaníque by Logan Culwell-Block

The campy Céline Dion jukebox musical got four nods May 5, including Best Musical.

Joshua Henry Acceptance Speech: "This is not promised at all" by NewYorkTheater

Joshua Henry accepts his 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award for his role in "Ragtime"

George Cheeks, Delroy Lindo, Paul Tazewell Will Be Honored at Black Theatre United Gala by Andrew Gans

The October fundraiser will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

Kerry Butler, Kate Micucci, Kara Lindsay, More to Perform at We Got This Benefit Concert by Margaret Hall

WeGotThis.org empowers the cancer community to thrive by providing essential resources, including the first universal gift registry.

Why Michelle Obama Became a Producer on Proof by Diep Tran

The former First Lady interviewed stars Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle on the latest episode of her podcast.

Free Theater in NYC: 15 Live Shows to See This Spring and Summer by Rachel Sherman

Chekhov, Broadway stars and, yes, Shakespeare. There’s no shortage of free productions in the city this time of year. Here are 15 shows worth seeing.

Ben Davis and Shereen Pimentel Will Lead Man of La Mancha Concerts by Andrew Gans

Four concerts of the Tony-winning musical will play New Hampshire's New London Barn Playhouse.

Nick Mohammed cartwheels at the Olivier Awards 🤸‍♂️ #olivierawards by Official London Theatre

Happy birthday, Dame Arlene Phillips! We loved your work choreographing Nick Mohammed's cartwheel at this year's awards. Official London Theatre is the number one site to get theatre ticket…

Photos: Inside the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The Outer Critics Circle announced the winners of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards earlier this month. The awards ceremony celebrating the winners of the 2025-2026 Broadway and Off-Broad…

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Tony Nominees Talk Vulnerability, Comedy and Chemistry on Broadway by Sophia Rubino

We’re highlighting the 2026 musical Tony nominees this week on The Broadway Show! Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Managing Editor Beth Stevens got acquainted with Two Stran…

Coming Up at 54 Below: Exclusive Previews from Norm Lewis, Linda Eder & More

Summer is coming fast and furious and some of Broadway's best performers are getting ready to hit the stage at NYC's premiere cabaret destination, 54 Below. Enjoy previews from some of June'…

First Day with the Encores! Orchestra | LA CAGE AUX FOLLES | New York City Center by New York City Center

Get your first listen to La Cage Aux Folles as the 28-piece Encores! Orchestra brings the sweeping, original 1983 orchestrations to life. Here at La Cage, we live life on an angle. Just ta…

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Will Launch North American Tour in Baltimore in May 2027

Heathers the Musical will launch its first-ever North American tour May 15-22, 2027 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD, traveling the country to play more than 35 cities in multiple …

Native Theatre Movement Launches With Open Letter by American Theatre Editors

Signed by 250 Native and non-Native artists, the new effort and alliance calls on U.S. institutional theatre to produce Native-authored work and engage in authentic collaborations.

First Standings Revealed for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards

The first standings have been revealed for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most imp…

Groundbreaking Ceremony | The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Lincoln Center West Initiative by Lincoln Center

“The future we create here, we create together.” — Mariko Silver, President and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Check out these highlights from our groundbreaking ceremo…

Game Making Create-athon with NYU Game Center by Lincoln Center

What does it mean to be a "gamer"? Is it someone who loves playing games, or someone who loves creating them? At our recent Create-athon, it was both! Led by experts and professors from New…

Video: Layton Williams Performs 'River Deep Mountain High' in TITANIQUE

An all new video has been released of Layton Williams performing "River Deep Mountain High" from Titanique on Broadway. Layton Williams plays the role of "The Iceberg" in the musical, which …

Heathers Off-Broadway Revival Is Going on Tour by Logan Culwell-Block

Pack up your corn nuts, because this cult favorite will tour North America in 2027.

A Salute to Sid Melton by Trav S.D.

A salute today to comedy character actor Sid Melton (Sidney Meltzer, 1917-2011). Standing 5′ 3″ tall, with large neotenous eyes, Melton bore a certain resemblance to others in the biz, i…

Laurie Metcalf Acceptance Speech by NewYorkTheater

Laurie Metcalf, accepting an Outer Critics Circle Award for her role as Linda Loman in "Death of a Salesman" thanks her castmates and kids

Schmigadoon!'s Live Times Square Picnic Basket Auction Gets a New Date by Logan Culwell-Block

Because of this weekend's rain forecast, the event is now set for May 30.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare's Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center Celebrates Opening by Gabby Macogay

Performances for the 2026 season will begin June 10.

Christine Lahti Will Make London Stage Debut in Autobiographical Play by Andrew Gans

Mêlisa Annis will direct The Smile of Her.

& Juliet, Just in Time, Death Becomes Her, SIX Delight Audiences at Rockefeller Center’s Road to Broadway Concert by Leonard Rodino

The rain didn't hamper this parade as hundreds of fans gathered to see their favorites perform.

Production images released for world premiere of Dark of the Moon at Charing Cross Theatre by Staff Writer

Production images have been released for the world premiere of Dark of the Moon, now playing at Charing Cross Theatre The post Production images released for world premiere of Dark of the Mo…

Rehearsal images released for A Life in Four Seasons at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre by Staff Writer

Rehearsal images have been released for A Life in Four Seasons, a new contemporary dance work set to premiere at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre The post Rehearsal images released for A Lif…

Judging panel announced for inaugural Great British Theatres Awards by Staff Writer

An influential panel of judges has been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, launched to mark Theatres Trust’s 50th anniversary The post Judging panel announced for i…

Christine Lahti to make London stage debut in The Smile of Her at Marylebone Theatre by Staff Writer

Academy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Christine Lahti will make her London stage debut this summer in her acclaimed autobiographical play The Smile of Her The post Christine Lahti to m…

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Chess’’ Kevin Adams by Ruthie Fierberg

The lighting designer marked his 30th Broadway credit with the 2025 revival of “Chess.”

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Two Strangers’’ Christiani Pitts by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor has earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in the two-hander musical.

Broadway ad design: Did they get the message? by Kelly Ganning

The role of visual hierarchy — and its importance

Daniel Radcliffe on Every Brilliant Thing by NewYorkTheater

Broadway Games: Which Tony Nominee Am I? by JK

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES FOR THE 2026 JKTS READERS CHOICE AWARDS HERE! NOMINATIONS BALLOT CLOSES SUNDAY, MAY 24! Broadway Games:Which Tony Nominee Am I?DIRECTIONS: This on…

Ben Levi Ross of Ragtime thanks his otolaryngologists by NewYorkTheater

‘Girl, Interrupted’ Continues, This Time Onstage at the Public Theater by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This 1993 memoir, which became a film with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, is now a play with songs by Aimee Mann. Here’s how the latest iteration came to be.

Nathan Lane, accepting 2 awards by NewYorkTheater

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 22, 2026- TWO STRANGERS National Tour Announced and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 22, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized …

Jessie Wallace, Aston Merrygold and Tom Read Wilson to Lead Peter Pan at New Wimbledon Theatre by Staff Writer

New Wimbledon Theatre has announced star casting for this year’s pantomime Peter Pan, with Jessie Wallace, Aston Merrygold, Tom Read Wilson and Pete Firman leading the festive production T…

Derek Jacobi reveals ‘hateful’ director that left him terrified by Lauren Morris

BAFTA winning actor, 87, says National Theatre director ‘would not have got away with it today’

Deep-Heat Rivalry Skates Into The Other Palace Studio This Autumn by Staff Writer

The Other Palace Studio heats up this autumn with the arrival of Deep-Heat Rivalry, a new panto parody on ice from acclaimed comedy duo Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott The post Deep-Heat Rivalr…

Full cast announced for My Fair Lady at Chichester Festival Theatre by Staff Writer

Chichester Festival Theatre has announced the full cast for its first ever production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady, which runs from 6 July to 5 September The post Full cast announc…

Co-opting the “Hollywood Machine to Tell Different Kinds of Stories”: Liam Young on His Immersive Experience ‘In Other Worlds’ by Georg Szalai

The exhibition at London's Barbican, featuring the voices of Diego Luna, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright and more, invites us into imaginary worlds to provide "deep emotional connections to i…

The 2026 Dorian Theater Award Nominations Celebrate Queer Storytelling Across New York Stages by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: “Schmigadoon!” leads a nomination list celebrating queer storytelling and theatrical innovation By Ross Broadway has always thrived when it makes room for stori…

Hot Mess | 2026 West End Vox Pops by Official London Theatre

After a billion years of bad dates, Earth has finally found the one… Humanity. Sparks fly. Seeds are sown. Ground is broken. But what begins as a passionate love affair between the univers…

Kenrex: An American Tragedy Seen Through British Eyes by Dgordon

David Gordon| Writer/performer Jack Holden and musician John Patrick Elliott discuss bringing their Olivier Award-winning production to New York City. ||Off-Broadway|Jack Holden,John Patrick…

End of the Rainbow review – Jinkx Monsoon’s Judy Garland could be the talk of the town by Chris Wiegand

Soho Theatre Walthamstow, LondonThe Drag Race star brings nuance to the vocals and has a hoot with a frisky script but this bio-drama is too limited and ultimately cramps her styleDrag Race …

'An Evening with Tamara Tunie' caps Steel Valley native's residency at MCG Jazz by Kevin Kirkland / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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On the Couch with Raphael Wong

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens at the Hayes Theatre Co this week

The post Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens at the Hayes Theatre Co this week appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Even These Things review – mapping Manchester’s history, from a Victorian fist fight to the IRA bomb by Mark Fisher

Royal Exchange, Manchester Rory Mullarkey’s play, expertly directed by James Macdonald, is a bold attempt to encapsulate a whole city in decisive events from across three centuriesThe them…

Newcastle Art Gallery unveils three new exhibitions

The post Newcastle Art Gallery unveils three new exhibitions appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

An unlikely opera for America's birthday summons dissonance and harmony by Neda Ulaby

When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted by new artists in a Detroit Opera production, as the nation turns…

'It's one of my dreams,' Rose Byrne says of her comic turn on Broadway by Ann Marie Baldonado

Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year —for the indie film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, and for Fallen Angels on Broadway.

The Chita Rivera Awards: The Show by Magda Katz

At this year’s Chita Rivera Awards, dance was not treated as supporting material to theater. It was theater. The evening, hosted by Charlotte d’Amboise and Robyn Hurder at NYU Skirball, …

An Evening With Nicole Scherzinger Premieres on PBS May 22 by Andrew Gans, Diep Tran

The concert with the Tony-winning Sunset Blvd. star was recorded at Royal Albert Hall.