Friday, February 20, 2026
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on February 19 to confirm the eligibility status of five Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the second time this season that…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AMThursday, February 19, 2026
Oedipus and Bug were also discussed at the second eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:50PMPlaywright-director Robert Ickes’ remarkable, modern-dress adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus is significantly different from that ancient version (no Rex in the title, for starter…
SOURCE: Deadline at 06:42PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met Thursday to rule on eligibility for five Broadway productions, confirming where several shows and artists will compete at the 79th annual Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:14PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of five Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55PMTuesday, February 10, 2026
The production, written and directed by Robert Icke, played its final performance February 8 at Studio 54.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMRehearsals are underway for The Public Theater's world premiere of ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL), a new play by 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Anna Ziegler and direct…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 2/8/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical g…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMMonday, February 9, 2026
Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville broke the record for highest weekly gross at Broadway’s Studio 54, taking in $1,212,949 for its final week of…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:07PMRobert Icke's new adaptation of Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville broke the record for highest weekly gross at Studio 54, taking in $1,212,949.00 over its final week, which en…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:51PMSunday, February 8, 2026
Today, February 8, Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Oedipus on Broadway, starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, concludes its limited run after playing 14 previews and 100 regular perfor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AMMonday, February 2, 2026
The show: “Oedipus,” created by Robert Icke, “after Sophocles,” on Broadway.
What makes it special?: It’s not often you get to see a Greek tragedy on Broadway. However, this is no…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:54PMSaturday, January 31, 2026
Personal history emerges by painful degrees in “Oedipus,” whose language and story, the actress Lesley Manville says, “wreck me every time.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12AMFriday, January 30, 2026
A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page a…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:54AMThursday, January 29, 2026
London Theatre Company has released a trailer from Into The Woods. The major new production, directed by Jordan Fein with set and costume design by Tom Scutt, is now playing the Bridge Theat…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:01PMMonday, January 26, 2026
Oedipus director Robert Icke will helm the revival at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMFriday, January 16, 2026
Lesley Manville is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in “Oedipus,” but there are a few quirks of New York theatergoing she could do without. For starters, there’s the applause t…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:43AMTuesday, January 13, 2026
There are seven new participants in the twice-yearly discount program: All Out:, Chess, Liberation, Marjorie Prime, Oedipus,Ragtime, Two Strangers (the links are to my reviews.) Click on the…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:41PMAcademy Award-winner Jodie Foster paid a visit to Oedipus on Broadway! See photos of Foster with Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, and more.
In Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Oedipus, Ick…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMWednesday, January 7, 2026
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has revealed the nominees of the 37th GLAAD Media Awards. The 37th Annual GLAAD…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMGLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced the nominees for the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards. The ceremony wil…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMSince 1990, the honors have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQIA+ awards show in the world.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMFriday, January 2, 2026
My mother, Elizabeth Kay, who has died aged 97, made her West End debut playing Ismene in Laurence Olivier’s celebrated production of Oedipus Rex at the Old Vic in 1945-46.
Born in Worthin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThursday, January 1, 2026
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As we ring in the new year, BroadwayWorld is looking back at 2025 and the incredible performers who made their mark on Broadway. Each month, we shined a spotlight on a star making their Broa…
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" so opens Charles Dickens' novel, "A Tale of Two Cities," and while this blog post has nothing to do with the French Revolution, we would…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 06:54PMWednesday, December 24, 2025
Merry Christmas Eve, BroadwayWorld! It is December 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMSunday, December 21, 2025
Robert Icke’s modern adaptation of Oedipus, now running at Studio 54, is less a retelling of Sophocles’s tragedy and more a shattering meditation on truth, power, and the unbearable weig…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AMFriday, December 19, 2025
Last night, Robert Downey, Jr. came to see Oedipus on Broadway starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. See photos of Downey, Jr. with Strong, Manville, and more from the company here!
Robe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMThursday, December 18, 2025
Theater on-and off-Broadway, started out quite strong in 2025, but the promise of an exciting fall never really materialized, with a few key exceptions, and instead the biggest box office hi…
SOURCE: The Contending at 06:41PMWednesday, December 17, 2025
by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY. — Oh, you just saw Robert Icke’s political thriller reimagining of Oedipus ? Yeah, I can tell, based on the way you’re pronouncing — or sha…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMTuesday, December 16, 2025
Stage and screen performer Lesley Manville is currently treading the boards as Jocasta in Oedipus, a new version of Sophocles' classic tragedy now playing at Studio 54.
Despite being an Oliv…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PMThe Olivier winner dropped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert December 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMThe director and playwright discusses his adaptation of the classic — currently on Broadway.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:00AMby Ben Schrager. Instagram: @ben.schrager. Bluesky: @ benschrager.bsky.social THEBES, GR - Readers of my column that I etch into literal columns on The Parthenon often accuse me of focusing …
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMSunday, December 14, 2025
Icke’s version avoids the religious and ethical themes of the original but instead makes it a riveting thriller as the tension rises to almost unbearable heights – even if you know the o…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:40PMPeter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Marjorie Prime, Guys and Dolls @ Shakespeare Theatre Company, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas @ The Goodspeed, West Side St…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PMThursday, December 11, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
The stage legends co-star in a new adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy from writer-director Robert Icke on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM 
