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]Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Jurnee Smollett will join Lincoln Center Theater’s The Whoopi Monologues on August 4. She will succeed Kerry Washington, who will play her final performance at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The Whoopi Monologues opened on July 13 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, reimagining Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 one-woman show as an ensemble piece. The cast, which fea…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:15PM[SHARE]Lincoln Center Theater's The Whoopi Monologues, a reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s iconic show, just opened last night at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Written by Whoopi Goldberg and dir…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:47AM[SHARE]Monday, July 13, 2026
You can now get a first look at production photos of Lincoln Center Theater's The Whoopi Monologues, a reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s iconic show, ahead of its opening night tonight at t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Coming up next at Lincoln Center Theater is The Whoopi Monologues, a reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s iconic show, which begins performances on Tuesday, July 7. Written by Whoopi Goldberg …
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:20PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 25, 2026
The Whoopi Monologues, the influential solo show from Whoopi Goldberg, is being reimagined in a new production from Lincoln Center Theater. On Thursday's episode of The View, Goldberg was jo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 21, 2026
Bringing the legendary 1984 film to life on stage, the cast of The Karate Kid – The Musical perform 'If I Could Take His Pain Away' and 'Strike First. Strike Hard.' at West End LIVE 2026.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 09:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 18, 2026
Look over there! Following the first performance on June 17, photos of the New York City Center Encores! production of La Cage aux Folles have been released. Step inside the glamorous St. T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 16, 2026
The complete cast and creative team is set for the upcoming off-Broadway production of The Whoopi Monologues, starring the previously announced Kerry Washington and two-time Tony winner Kara…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AM[SHARE]Dominique Fishback (Swarm, The Deuce), Tony Award winner Kecia Lewis (Hell’s Kitchen) and Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts), will join the previously announced Kerry Washington and Kara Young in L…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2026
In 1984, an unlikely coalition was formed between London LGBTQ+ campaigners and Welsh miners. Now their story, as told in the 2014 film Pride, is coming to the stage. The original demonstrat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:20AM[SHARE]Monday, June 8, 2026
Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Chloe Lamford took home a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 7, 2026
May we have your attention: Death of a Salesman won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. The other contenders in the category were Becky Shaw, Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angel…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:40PM[SHARE]Monday, May 25, 2026
CANADIAN PREMIERE
THE KARATE KID – THE MUSICAL brings the legendary 1984 film to life on stage.
Don’t miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt comin…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:10PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 23, 2026
Broadway keeps chugging along, and so do we. Yes, awards are silly, even stupid. Yes, the choice of Pink is bizarre. But predicting winners is fun, and a yearly review of Broadway is always …
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 05:35AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 19, 2026
SIX on Broadway is partnering with NYC Pride to present NYC Pride Night on Thursday, May 28 at the Lena Horne Theatre.
Following the 7pm performance, cast members will participate in a po…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM[SHARE]Monday, May 18, 2026
It’s been a pleasure becoming more acquainted with the early work of composer Meredith Willson (1902-1984), for not only did he write a couple of my favorite Broadway musicals, but he had …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:20AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2026
The North Carolina company will stage the 1984 hit movie musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 14, 2026
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Aleta Mitchell, who appeared in the original Broadway cast of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson, passed away on April 14, 2026. She was 74 ye…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:25PM[SHARE]Thanks, Eve Golden, for the intel that Canadian-American comedian and journalist John Barbour (b. 1933) has passed. Barbour was a close associate of the legendary George Schlatter, working w…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:05AM[SHARE] 
