Tuesday, November 3, 2026
An online article claims, reasonably but erroneously I believe, that Jeremy Brett (1933-1995) is best known for having played Sherlock Holmes on the Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994. Doub…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:40AM[SHARE]Monday, November 2, 2026
Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
4,571,464 Dollars
The Rent 30th anniversary concert raised a whopping $4,571,464 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS from both in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PM[SHARE]Monday, October 26, 2026
Welcome to 1984. With Thatcher waging war on the coal industry, and the AIDS crisis on the ride, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton rallies a group of lesbian and gay campaigners to form an un…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:51AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 15, 2026
Born 100 years ago today: French philosopher and critical theorist Michel Foucault (1926-1984). More know the name than have read his books by orders of magnitude, I’ll wager. Despite my l…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:20PM[SHARE]The work is based on the true story of a 1984 miners’ strike when a group of friends formed Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 13, 2026
As the Oscar-winning Stasi surveillance film hits the stage, Knightley and co-star Luke Thompson talk about the paranoia at its heart, the cost of theatre tickets nowadays – and their fury…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Beat Street, the Broadway-bound musical based on the 1984 film, has set its principal creative team. Schele Williams, Kristoffer Diaz and Jason Michael Webb join previously announced Grammy…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:35PM[SHARE]The Broadway-aimed musical is based on the 1984 film of the same name, one of the first to depict hip-hop culture.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM[SHARE]Beat Street, the Broadway-bound musical based on the 1984 film, has assembled its principal creative team, joining the previously announced GRAMMY Award-winner Nas, who is creating new mater…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AM[SHARE]EXCLUSIVE: Beat Street, the Broadway-bound musical based on the groundbreaking 1984 film, has assembled its principal creative team, with The Wiz‘s Schele Williams, Hell’s Kitchen‘s Kr…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 24, 2026
Nothing Compares 2 This! Tickets are now on sale for Purple Rain, the new Broadway musical featuring the iconic hits of Prince. Directed by Saheem Ali with a libretto by Peter Duchan, the sh…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 17, 2026
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SOURCE: YouTube at 06:30PM[SHARE]Bush theatre, LondonTitas Halder’s coming-of-age monologue is set against the 1984 Bhopal toxic gas leak – but the poetic script doesn’t quite capture the horrorOminousness permeates D…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Sunday, September 13, 2026
The final presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Classical Thursdays’ five-concert series was an absolutely superb experience. We were treated to a screening of Czech fil…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:05PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 8, 2026
If you are not in the front three of rows of Studio Seaview for the NYC production of Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, you can probably hang back, enjoy and never be asked to participate. …
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:00PM[SHARE]Monday, September 7, 2026
Welcome to 1984. The UK is in turmoil. With Thatcher waging war on the coal industry, and the AIDS crisis on the ride, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton rallies a group of lesbian and gay cam…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 6, 2026
Citizens theatre, GlasgowOrwell is himself a character in this frustrating but provocative adaptation of his dystopian classic, which seeks to refresh its metaphors and make its totalitarian…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 25, 2026
It’s no wonder 42ND STREET won two Tonys (for Best Musical and Best Choreography) in 1980, another for Best Revival on Broadway in 2001 and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical in 198…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 09:11AM[SHARE]Monday, August 24, 2026
The musical is based on the true story of the 1984 miners’ strike, when a group of friends formed Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 9, 2026
What does it feel like when doves cry? Broadway is about to find out! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks sin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]Monday, August 3, 2026
His family friendly style made the comedian a household name in the 80s and he was awarded a papal knighthood in 2015 for services to charityJimmy Cricket, the northern Irish comic who becam…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PM[SHARE]See footage of Kerry Washington taking her final bow in Lincoln Center Theater's The Whoopi Monologues, a reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s iconic show. The production is now playing at the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 30, 2026
Some writing transcends time. It doesn’t age because it was never chasing a moment—it was revealing a truth. That is the first revelation of The Whoopi Monologues, the inspired Off-Broad…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage ada…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:40PM[SHARE]Monday, July 27, 2026
The purple reign has begun. On the 42nd anniversary of the hit film Purple Rain’s premiere, producers announced plans to bring the new musical Purple Rain to Broadway in Spring 2026, begin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:05PM[SHARE]Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage ada…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]The musical, set to begin previews next March, is an adaptation of the 1984 film about a musician whose talent is threatened by tumult at home and at the club.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:40PM[SHARE]Zachary Stewart| The musical based on the 1984 film and featuring songs by Prince, will begin performances spring of 2027. ||Broadway|Bobby Z,Cookie Jordan,David Zinn,Ebony Williams,Gareth O…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:05PM[SHARE]Another icon is headed to 44th Street. Today, 42 years since the legendary film premiered, it has been announced that the stage adaptation of Purple Rain is headed to Broadway. It will premi…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 12:00PM[SHARE]Purple Rain, the musical adapted from Prince’s 1984 feature film and and Grammy-winning album of the same name, is coming to Broadway in 2027. Producer Orin Wolf said Monday that the produ…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM[SHARE]A stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” the 1984 cult classic film starring Prince, will debut on Broadway in 2027. The musical will run at the Majestic Theatre, with previews beginning on…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 26, 2026
Kecia Lewis as Lurleen (foreground) and the cast of Whoopi Goldberg’s “The Whoopi Monologues” at the Mitzi E. Newhouse at Lincoln Center Theater (Photo credit: Angela Marie Orellana) N…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:07PM[SHARE]In 1984, years before she became a one-name star, Whoopi Goldberg wrote and starred in a one-woman show called The Whoopi Monologues. The show and her unique name garnered lots of attention …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 21, 2026
The Terminator Live is coming to the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on October 9, 2026.
Experience the ground-breaking, cult classic, The Terminator, on the big screen while Brad Fiedel’…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:02PM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2026
off-Broadway – Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater: 150 West 65 Street. July 13-Aug. 30, 2026. Comedy-Drama. Author: Whoopi Goldberg. Director: Whitney White. 1 hr, 45 min…
SOURCE: TotalTheater at 02:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 19, 2026
There is an edge to watching five actresses portray characters that Whoopi Goldberg wrote and performed by herself, in her 1984 solo show on Broadway, a debut that led to her star-making rol…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:19PM[SHARE]Friday, July 17, 2026
If you’re around my age you’ll have no trouble recollecting character actress Lucille Benson (1914-1984). Benson’s years of peak visibility were her last ones, in the 1970s and early �…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:05AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 16, 2026
Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 solo show has been reimagined as a five-person ensemble piece entitled The Whoopi Monologues, which is being staged at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM[SHARE]This striking reimagining of the star’s landmark 1984 Broadway solo show reclaims her as a dramatic writer and is a showcase for five magnetic performers.
The post The Whoopi Monologues a…
SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 03:37PM[SHARE] 
