Burbage Theatre Co presents CLYDE’S by Lynn Nottage, Rhode Island premiere

The Meat Kings! (Inc) of Brooklyn Heights review – the American dream on the chopping block by Arifa Akbar

Park theatre, LondonAlliances and enmities form among a crew of butchers who are trying to shape new lives after prison despite ICE, addiction and the financial lure of criminality Busy kitc…

Intimate Apparel, Donmar Warehouse review - stirring story of Black survival in 1905 New York by Helen Hawkins

An early Lynn Nottage work gets a superb cast and production The corset is an unlikely star of the latest Lynn Nottage play to arrive at the Donmar Warehouse, 2003’s Intimate Apparel. Afte…

People You Should Know . . . Pamela L. Paek by Zack Calhoon

  Pamela L Paek (Playwright and Performer) relishes self-expression and creativity in as many forms as she can juggle, including solo shows, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, physical co…

Purpose’s Kara Young Makes Tony Awards History with Back-to-Back Wins by Beth Stevens

Kara Young has made Broadway history with her second consecutive Tony Award win. She earned Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Purpose, becoming the first Black performer…

‘A Quick 5’ with Christian Harris, Dramaturg, for ‘Clyde’s’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) by Lynne Menefee

Maryland Ensemble Theatre is currently presenting “Clyde’s” by Lynn Nottage, directed by Rikki Howe. Clyde’s, a truck stop sandwich shop, offers its misfit kitchen staff a shot at re…

Kara Young could make Tony Awards history — again — with a nomination for ‘Purpose’ by David Buchanan

Last year, Broadway shining star Kara Young made Tony Awards history. Her nomination for the play Purlie Victorious was her third in as many years, as she previously received recognition for…

The Unstoppable Tide of Kara Young: The Tony Winner on Her Latest Broadway Role in the Fiery Family Drama Purpose by Kathy Henderson

Kara Young is blessed with the ability to jumpstart a scene the moment she steps on stage. This small but mighty actress manages to simultaneously disappear into a role while commanding the …

THE LEGEND THAT WAS GENE HACKMAN by Ron Fassler

Gene Hackman in “Under Fire” (1983).February 27, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Waking up to news of the death of Gene Hackman has been a shocking blow due to circu…

Connecticut Critics Awards The Best of '23-'24 Season by Frank Rizzo

An innovative production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at Long Wharf Theatre and a high-spirited, buoyant production of Summer Stock at Goodspeed Musicals took top honors at th…

‘Clyde’s’: Imperfect people striving for a perfect sandwich by Darleen Ortega

‘Clyde’s’: Imperfect people striving for a perfect sandwich Darleen OrtegaReview: In Portland Center Stage's heart-filled production of Lynn Nottage's truck-stop diner comedy/drama, ex…

Tony Predictions 2024 by Wendy Caster

It's Tony time again. Was this an exciting year on Broadway? Yes! Was it a disappointing year on Broadway? Yes! Same as it ever was. And here we go: (A complete list of nominees is provide…

Kara Young (‘Purlie Victorious’) stands ‘on the shoulders of giants’ as she makes Tony Awards history [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

Kara Young is once again Tony-nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play, for her hysterical and moving performance in the revival of “Purlie Victorious.” It’s her third nomination …

ATLANTA – Theatrical Outfit’s Thrilling “Clyde’s” by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Jeffrey Bruce . . . . Luckily, I was able to catch the final performance of Clyde’s presented by one of Atlanta’s premier theater groups, Theatrical Outfit. The scene i…

Broadway's "Purlie Victorious:' Hallelujah! Now To Be Shown On PBS by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch” played Broadway’s Music Box Theatre this fall and early winter and will now be seen on PBS’s American…

The week in theatre: Shifters; The Human Body; Nachtland – review by Susannah Clapp

Bush theatre; Donmar Warehouse; Young Vic, LondonBenedict Lombe’s new play about two almost-lovers is alive and unpredictable; Keeley Hawes and Jack Davenport have a glimmering brief encou…

Kara Young Joins THE APIARY For Final Week of Performances

Kara Young will reunite with her Clyde’s director, Kate Whoriskey, when she joins the cast of Kate Douglas’ THE APIARY on Wednesday evening, February 28th for the production’s final we…

Black History Month Spotlight: Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Lynn Nottage by Hayley Levitt

Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. This week, the spotlight is on playwright Lynn Nottage. N…

Pinocchio review – no wooden acting in an action-packed musical voyage by Mark Fisher

Hull TruckEliza Blair plays the puppet-child on an adventure of self-discovery in this slightly muddled yet well-performed version When Ivor MacAskill and Rosana Cade staged The Making of Pi…

Lynn Nottage’s play “Clyde’s” heats up the Denver Center | Theater review by Lisa Kennedy

If you are jonesing for fresh episodes of “The Bear,” this production might feed that craving.

CLYDE’S. Donmar, wC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

FAR MORE THAN A SNACK     Caught this late, and it’s much reviewed and almost sold out. But it’s worth saying in a brief word here that if you buy a return as I did, you are in  luck.…

Clyde’s launches Zoetic Stage’s 14th season by Bill Hirschman

By Oline H. Cogdill A sandwich is more than ingredients between two slices of bread at Clyde’s, the truck stop diner that is the setting and title of Lynn Nottage’s deliciously insightfu…

In ‘Clyde’s,’ ex-cons cook up their salvation by Alex Miller

The Denver Center season opener is a powerful look at life after prison The post In ‘Clyde’s,’ ex-cons cook up their salvation appeared first on OnStage Colorado.

The week in theatre: Clyde’s; The Confessions; The Score – review by Susannah Clapp

Donmar Warehouse; Lyttelton, London; Theatre Royal BathLynn Nottage wires us into American life with her all-consuming truck-stop cafe drama; Alexander Zeldin weaves slow magic from his moth…

Clyde's, Donmar Warehouse review - high-octane comedy with a soft-centre by Helen Hawkins

Lynn Nottage and Lynette Linton reunite to deliver a rollicking evening Lynn Nottage’s second London opening this year, the Donmar premiere of Clyde’s, is a comedy about a sandwich, the…

Clyde’s review – crunchy kitchen drama is a dish to be savoured by David Jays

Donmar Warehouse, LondonClyde runs a mean sandwich shop, while Montrellous is the sensei of sourdough, in Lynn Nottage’s mouthwatering play Lynn Nottage’s mouthwatering, gloriously perf…

‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is This Season’s Most-Staged Play by Michael Paulson

Heidi Schreck’s play will have at least 16 productions around the country; last season’s most-produced play, “Clyde’s,” came in second.

Lynn Nottage: ‘There’s no such thing as the perfect sandwich or song – just the joy that goes into creating’ by Arifa Akbar

As her play set in a truck stop kitchen is staged in London, the twice Pulitzer-winning playwright talks about the healing power of cooking, US theatre’s recent shockwaves and her Michael …

Order Up at Clyde's! by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

What if the path to redemption starts with a damn good sandwich? At Clyde’s roadside sandwich shop, formerly incarcerated individuals cook up meals that range from sublime to soul-crushin…

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 3, 2023: The workplace play is a tried and true template affording opportunities for dramatic conflict and comic interplay among staff and customers in a single …

Mlima's Tale, Kiln Theatre review - simple, powerful tale about the rape of Africa by Helen Hawkins

Lynn Nottage’s 2018 play gets an exquisite staging with moving performances The work of the double Pulitzer-winning Black American dramatist Lynn Nottage has thankfully become a fixture in…

After a recent run in ‘The Rembrandt,’ Michael Chenevert is back at TheaterWorks Hartford starring in ‘Clyde’s’ by Christopher Arnott

Michael Chenevert had just returned to New York after a successful run of “The Rembrandt” at the TheaterWorks Hartford when it lured him back to star in “Clyde’s” July 7-30.

John Legend and Lynn Nottage are Adapting Imitation of Life for the Stage by Caitlin Hornik

Universal Theatrical Group (UTG) has announced that a musical, based on Fannie Hurst’s novel and subsequent Universal Picture films Imitation of Life, is in development. An industry readin…

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David Tennant as Macbeth and Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s conclude Donmar 2023 Season by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Donmar Warehouse has announced that David Tennant will play Macbeth and Lynn Nottage's Clyde's are to conclude the Donmar Warehouse's 2023 programme. This post David Tenn…

Clyde’s

Tony-nominated & most produced play in the US, Clydé’s makes Australian premiere at Ensemble by Aussie Theatre

This May, Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to present the Australian premiere of the Tony Award nominated Broadway comedy, Clyde’s, a

Clyde’s– The 2023/2024 Theatre Company Season by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

In this feisty new comedy by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (Sweat, Ruined), you’ll become a fly on the wall of Clyde’s, a roadside sandwich shop, in all its gastronomical g…

Theater Review: “Clyde’s” – An Exhilarating Food Fight by Robert Israel

The Huntington Theatre Company's co-production of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's is spirited and sassy.

At Studio Theatre, Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s’ serves up hope and humor by Celia Wren

Directed by Candis C. Jones at the D.C. theater, the Lynn Nottage play delves into grim systemic problems.