Saturday, October 10, 2026

Sister Act at Flat Rock Playhouse by Bruce Steele

With Little Shop of Horrors in its final performances at Asheville Community Theatre this weekend and Sister Act in its second of four weeks at Flat Rock Playhouse, Western North Carolina th…

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Broadway Musical Logos: 2026 - 2027 Season: The Fantasticks by JK

 Broadway Musical Logos:2026 - 2027 SeasonThe FantasticksNext up in our logo series is The Fantasticks, a revival decades in the making. It is the longest-running musical of all-time, and y…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:55AM[SHARE]
Friday, October 2, 2026

Friday 5: Favorite Off-Broadway Theaters - The Stand Alones by JK

Favorite Off-Broadway Theaters(The Stand Alones)We spend most of our New York theater budget on Broadway, but that doesn't mean we don't love off-Broadway, too! We've seen some great shows i…

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Monday, September 28, 2026

A Broadway Glow-Up for a ‘Mean Girls’ Comedy by Jacob Malizio

What we do have is marvelous. And Broadway does give the play an appropriate magnitude — the vast room matches Paulina’s operatic behavior. The scale of the actors, too, allows White to …

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

SPRING AWAKENING Composer Duncan Sheik Hospitalized in 'Critical But Stable' Condition

Tony Award-winning composer and singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik is currently receiving medical care and remains in critical but stable condition, according to a statement shared Wednesday on …

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' GRASS World Premiere is Coming to Park Ave Armory

Park Avenue Armory will present the world premiere of Grass, a new co-commission from Armory Artist-in-Residence and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, Pu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 6, 2026

King Lear review – Ian McDiarmid is a titanic, heartbreaking wonder by Mark Lawson

Crucible theatre, Sheffield The 82-year-old actor gives a performance of absolute authenticity and clarity as the erratic demagogue in a uniformly impressive productionThe word “nothing”…

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Thursday, September 3, 2026

The Murder of Jenny Maxwell by Trav S.D.

September 3 was the birthday of an ill-fated starlet by the named of Jenny Maxwell (1941-1981). Maxwell’s screen career lasted precisely a decade, 1958-1968. Neither a great beauty nor a t…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:35AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 31, 2026

HAPPY 108th BIRTHDAY, ALAN JAY LERNER by Ron Fassler

Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986).August 31, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.One of the most colorful of men, Alan Jay Lerner was a librettist and lyricist from the golden age…

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 by Bruce Weber

The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Maxim Chlumecky, Nathan Levy, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer & Ruthie Ann Miles Will Lead THE FANTASTICKS on Broadway

Second Stage Theater just announced complete casting for the upcoming Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and  choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.  The company of THE FANTA…

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Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Maxim Chlumecky, Nathan Levy and Ruthie Ann Miles to Star in The Fantasticks by Sophia Rubino

The cast is set for the first Broadway production of The Fantasticks, directed and choreographed by Tony winner Christopher Gattelli. The musical will star Tony nominee Leslie Rodriguez Krit…

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

A Foot Is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola review – a fateful day at the fete by Tim Jonze

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Daniel McVey merrily recruits the audience for a fun hour of cosy crime that bleeds into cosmic horrorWith a title like that, perhaps it’s no surprise that t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares review – eyebrow-raising cringe comedy from a recovering people pleaser by Brian Logan

Underbelly Boulevard Soho, LondonA grab-bag of awkward ‘lessons learned’ by a middle-aged entertainer reflecting on her journey, the US comic’s song-filled show has savour and schmaltz…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:20AM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 12, 2026

Edinburgh Fringe Interview: Daniel McVey on A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola at Pleasance Courtyard by Greg Stewart

Daniel McVey discusses their Edinburgh Fringe debut A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola, bringing drag, puppetry and murder mystery to Pleasance. The post Edinburgh Fringe Int…

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Lila Neugebauer to Direct Pilot of Netflix Drama Series THE RETRIEVALS

Lila Neugebauer, who received a Tony nomination for directing Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate on Broadway, will helm the pilot for a new drama series on Netflix. According to Variety, Ne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 5, 2026

A Walk on the Moon by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The new musical "A Walk on the Moon" by original screenwriter Pamela Gray and composer and lyricist AnnMarie Milazzo is pleasant but innocuous. Based on the hit 1999 movie set during the sum…

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Friday 5: 5 Favorite Hamilton Moments by JK

With the nation's 250th birthday tomorrow, it seems only appropriate to acknowledge the occasion with a look at current Broadway phenomenon, Hamilton. I suppose 1776 would have been a little…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Billy Porter and Wayne Brady sizzle in ‘La Cage aux Folles’ (Off Broadway review) by Thom Geier

What’s remarkable about director Robert O’Hara’s new production of La Cage aux Folles is not that it features an all-Black cast, with cultural references to everyone from Beyoncé to D…

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Friday, June 19, 2026

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for June 19, 2026 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for June 19, 2026 are about Moe Howard of The Three Stooges, and several movies featuring or about Lou Gehrig. June 19 also happens to be Juneteenth — an ap…

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Edinburgh Fringe Preview: A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola at Pleasance Courtyard by Staff Writer

Daniel McVey brings the world premiere of A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The post Edinburgh Fringe Preview: A Foot is Not an Appropriate …

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

How Aleshea Harris Took ‘Is God Is’ From Stage to Screen by Carey Purcell

Director Aleshea Harris on the set of her film Is God Is.Photo by Patti Perret Originally published on Vogue.comView this sto…

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Review: Becky Shaw by JK

Review of the Saturday, June 6, 2026 matinee performance at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City. A play by Gina Gionfriddo. Starring Patrick Ball, Madeline Brewer, Alden Ehrenreich, Lin…

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Atonement review – guilt and love battle for an unhappy ending by Arifa Akbar

Chichester Festival theatre This stage version of Ian McEwan’s devastating class novel shows inspiring touches and the cast play adeptly, yet the tale’s emotional sweep feels underpowere…

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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Maria Shriver, JFK’s niece, celebrates judge’s decision to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center by Amber Raiken

‘An appropriate birthday present on my uncle's birthday today,’ the daughter of Eunice Kennedy wrote on Threads

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

50 Years of The Ramones by Trav S.D.

I snapped the photo above about six weeks ago on my way to the Clem Burke Memorial. It’s been at the intersection of Bowery and East 2nd Street since 2003, and I guess I’ve seen it befor…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:20PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 15, 2026

MORE TONY TALK: THE RECORD HOLDERS by Ron Fassler

Audra McDonald with her six Tony Awards.May 15, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerNow that the 2026 Tony Awards nominations have been announced and campaigning is in full sw…

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Monday, April 27, 2026

The Balusters by Carey Purcell

Published April 27, 2026 “We all need to be more careful with our words,” says one of the well-meaning but misspoken characters in The Balusters. David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play at the…

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Broadway Review: “The Balusters” at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Currently On) by David Roberts

Balusters are the decorative posts that support a porch railing – without them, the whole structure collapses. In David Lindsay-Abaire’s wickedly sharp “The Balusters,” now at Manhat…

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The Balusters: Love Thy Rule-Following, Historically Appropriate Neighbor by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Kenny Leon directs David Lindsay-Abaire’s new comedy about a neighborhood association gone wrong The post The Balusters: Love Thy Rule-Following, Historically Appropriate N…

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Rose Byrne, Kelli O’Hara & More Shine on Opening Night of Fallen Angels by Sophia Rubino

Halos and wings were concealed on the opening night carpet of Fallen Angels, giving the company an opportunity to show off their earthly glam on April 19. Directed by Scott Ellis and written…

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Monday, April 20, 2026

Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara on Bringing a Little-Seen Noël Coward Comedy Back to Life by Carey Purcell

Photo by Joan Marcus Originally published on Vogue.comView this story onlineBeing pulled across the stage by a phone cord whi…

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Video: Meet the 2026 Company of Audible x TOGETHER

Hear directly from Tony winner Hugh Jackman, Sepideh Moafi (The Pitt), Tony nominee Corey Stoll, Emmy nominee Cecily Strong, Ella Beatty (Appropriate) and Marianna Gailus (Vanya) on why this…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PM[SHARE]

Meet the 2026 Company of Audible x TOGETHER by BroadwayWorld

Hear directly from Tony winner Hugh Jackman, Sepideh Moafi (The Pitt), Tony nominee Corey Stoll, Emmy nominee Cecily Strong, Ella Beatty (Appropriate) and Marianna Gailus (Vanya) on why this…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:06PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 5, 2026

A Peek at Gregory Peck by Trav S.D.

Q " Why did the chicken cross the road? A " To see his friend Gregory Peck. (A favorite joke of my high school girlfriend) As I pen this, the birthday of Gregory Peck (1916-2003) falls on Ea…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Anika Noni Rose Leads The Balusters, Starting Tonight on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

It's time to welcome The Balusters to the neighborhood. The comedy begins Broadway performances on March 31, with opening night on April 21 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 26, 2026

MUSICAL MIRACLES CONTINUE TO FLOW AT THE MUSIC BOX by David Dow Bentley III

By David Dow Bentley III "The People's Critic" [CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE.] This Easter season is a time of miracles, so it seems an appropriate opportunity to reflect upon another miracle …

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Theatre Review: 'Appropriate' at Olney Theatre Center by Susan Brall

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Appropriate" is in some ways as American as apple pie. Americans, unlike say the British, show their angst. Whether it is Williams' Stanley Kowalski or Miller's Will…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:29PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Stars Gather for Giant Broadway Opening Night as John Lithgow Takes on Roald Dahl by Sophia Rubino

The cast of Giant"John Lithgow, Aya Cash, Elliot Levey, Rachael Stirling and Stella Everett"stepped out onto the red carpet for the play's opening night. Directed by Nicholas Hytner an…

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Hugh Jackman, Corey Stoll and Cecily Strong Headline Audible Theater's 2026 Season; Tickets Now on Sale by Jonah De Forest

Audible Theater and TOGETHER, the theatrical partnership led by Sonia Friedman and Hugh Jackman, announced two additional productions for their 2026 season"and tickets are now on sale. Prese…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM[SHARE]

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