Dance Is Not for Us review – desire and defiance as one revolutionary mover sweats it all out by Lyndsey Winship

Barbican, LondonOmar Rajeh performs out of frustration, resistance and a need to connect in this stream-of-consciousness solo at Dance Umbrella festivalIn August 2019, Omar Rajeh sat in his …

At the Met Opera, Gravity-Defying Feats From an Unlikely Source: Georgian Dancers by Rachel Sherman

Why include traditional Georgian dance in a production of “Macbeth”? For the opera, the action director wanted something visceral: “I wanted to actually smell the sweat.”

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage elected to Pulitzer Board by Lee D'amato

Nottage won Pulitzers for “Ruined” and “Sweat” and is also a three-time Tony Award nominee.

Kyle MacLachlan, Star of David Lynch’s ‘Dune,’ Was the Only One on Set Who Knew What ‘Dune’ Was About by Julian Sancton

In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, MacLachlan recalls the sweat, tears and toxic smoke on the set of the sci-fi epic (his first film, which turned out to be an epic bomb) and reali…

At this ambitious circus, everyone does everything – from aerial acrobatics to building the stage itself by Dee Jefferson

The Fijian Flying Circus is a lo-fi, high-energy mix that teaches its performers a valuable grab-bag of theatre and life skills even as they charm the crowdsI’m watching a young man dresse…

‘Audiences want to feel my calves!’ The endurance extremists pounding treadmills and pumping pedals at the fringe by Kate Wyver

How do you keep audiences gripped while cycling 27km per show? From the Australian recreating a Tour de France win to a ‘toxically positive’ spin queen, we meet the acts bringing Olympia…

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mary Wiseman & More Join Cast of Second Stage's The Visitors by Sophia Rubino

The cast is set for Second Stage Theater's off-Broadway production of Bryna Turner's The Visitors, directed by Jenna Worsham. Esco Jouléy, Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Will Pullen…

Micaela Diamond and Will Pullen Join Broadway Revival of Awake and Sing! by Sophia Rubino

Micaela Diamond and Will Pullen have joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Awake and Sing!. They will play Hennie and Ralph Berger in Clifford Odets’ landmark drama, directed by Ty…

Scribe Lynn Nottage on the 'Delicious Challenge' of Bringing Michael Jackson to Broadway With MJ by Jonah De Forest

From the steel factory workers of Sweat to the lonesome lingerie seamstress at the center of Intimate Apparel, playwright Lynn Nottage has a gift for sussing out a universal humanity in her …

'80s Pop Star Tiffany Will Star in Aerobics Musical Spandex Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Get your leg warmers and get ready to sweat!

Forced Entertainment Returns to UK Stages with New Work Cold Sweat and Selected Works: Table Top Shakespeare Tour by Staff Writer

Forced Entertainment will return to UK stages with two major projects: the UK premiere of Cold Sweat and a northern England tour of Selected Works Table Top Shakespeare The post Forced Enter…

Jessica Vosk Opens Up About Grief Over BEACHES Closing: 'It Is A Loss'

Jessica Vosk is opening up about the grief associated with abruptly opening and closing a Broadway show. In a new TikTok, the recent Beaches star shared how it almost feels like the musical …

Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons Win Best Choreography for Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the 2026 Tony Awards by Jonah De Forest

Ballroom legends Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons won Best Choreography at the 2026 Tony Awards for their work on Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Their win was announced at the 79th Annual Tony Awards…

Johanna Day to Star in HIGH RISK WARD 29-Hour Staged Reading

The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts will present a 29-hour staged reading in New York City of High Risk Ward, the new play by Jamie Wax (Call Me Izzy) directed by Li…

Paying in sweat! How Debbie Allen went from stardom in Fame to conquer Hollywood by David Smith

She played the world’s coolest dance teacher and has had big success as an actor, director and choreographer, winning a Golden Globe, Emmys and an Olivier. Now, she is back on Broadway. Sh…

The Lost Boys review – 80s vampire musical lacks Broadway bite by Jesse Hassenger

Palace Theatre, New YorkJoel Schumacher’s much-loved movie gets a splashy stage transfer which might be technically impressive but the songs never come to lifeBrand-dependent mega-musicals…

How Brighton Beach Helped Nicholas Christopher Tackle His 'Impossible' Role in Chess by Sophia Rubino

Over plates of Olivier salad at Tatiana’s Restaurant and Nightclub, Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Chess star Nicholas Christopher dove into the Russian culture of Brighton…

Public Charge by David Walters

Like taking a back seat to the driving forces of international diplomacy and getting an inside understanding to how things really work and don't work. We as citizens usually only see the new…

Empreintes review " Jess and Morgs go off-piste at Paris Opera and Marcos Morau sets the chandelier swinging by Chris Wiegand

Palais Garnier, ParisJessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple's Arena spills off the stage while Morau's equally audacious Étude has balletic body snatchers What a joy to find Jessica W…

Calling All Strangers: Two Live Works Bring Hilarity & Communion by Helen Eisenbach

Calling All Strangers: Two Live Works Bring Hilarity & Communion Helen Eisenbach March 9, 2026 - 10:56 Topics Theater Review …

Calling All Strangers: Two Live Works Bring Hilarity & Communion by Helen Eisenbach

Calling All Strangers: Two Live Works Bring Hilarity & Communion Helen Eisenbach March 9, 2026 - 10:56 Topics Theater Review …

A Thing of Beauty review " Imogen Stubbs electrifies as grilled Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl by Mark Lawson

Tabard theatre, LondonThe actor shines as Hitler's favourite film director, who flirts and finagles her way through a fictional interview with an alcoholic, philandering journalist hiding hi…

'It felt feral!' The dance dynamo behind The Testament of Ann Lee's sweat-soaked rituals by Lyndsey Winship

Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers' founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold's feverish film 'I'll tell you something I've not told anyone,"…

"Mexodus" Returns Off-Broadway, Looping History Back Into the Present by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Off-Broadway's Mexodus Returns By Ross When Mexodus first landed at Audible Theater last fall, it didn't arrive quietly. It arrived with urgency, sweat, and an insi…

Theatre Review/Interview: 'The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of: A Christmas Carol' at The N by Guest Author

By Elisa Mattingly Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to put on a community theatre production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol?" "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen…

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For Elvie Ellis, playing two roles in one show is, how you say? No sweat! #AngelicaTour

Going Solo: "The Least Problematic Woman in the World," "Other" and "Did You Eat? by Jan Simpson

One-person shows are popping up everywhere. And it makes sense that they should.  They're comparatively cheap to put on since by definitiion there's only one performer to pay and the cost…

Review: There's Blood, Sweat, and Tears in the Fabric in Caroline Guiela Nguyen's Lacrima

Other Review: Ari'el Stacher on his Anxiety and Identity by Jonathan Mandell

After Ari'el Stachel won a Tony Award for his charming and hilarious Broadway debut in the role of a sexy Egyptian trumpet player in "The Band's Visit," he was made so anxious by all the con…

Weather Girl by Carey Purcell

Published October 11, 2025 Yes, a disturbed, disorganized "hot mess" of a woman is center stage again. And yes, again, she is absolutely delightful. This time, she is Stacey, the title cha…

Andrea Peña & Artists: Bogotá review " writhing, sweaty dancefloor revolt is exhausting by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler's Wells East, LondonDance Umbrella festival opens with a bold yet alienating piece inspired by mythology and magical realism It's as if you've turned up at the party when they're all …

Critic’s Picks: Albums of the Summer by 4 Columns

Songs to sweat by: a roundup of four new music recommendations. What is the perfect summer album? Based on this week's picks by four 4Columns critics, beauty truly is in the ear of the beho…

The Lost Boys get loose: Jack Holden on rebooting Peter Pan and The Line of Beauty by Kate Wyver

The actor and writer has turned JM Barrie's story into the hedonistic nightclub musical Nvrlnd " but his talents are also showcased in a one-man thriller and a queer classic The room is hot,…

Your junk could be Gen Z's treasure. How to profit from the resurgence of Y2K fashion by The Associated Press

By NICKY ANDREWS From Juicy Couture sweat sets and low-rise, bedazzled jeans to chunky belts and baby tees, early 2000s fashion is all the rage again. That potentially makes that old box of …

People You Should Know . . . Carolyn Best by Zack Calhoon

Carolyn Best is an actor and theatre maker from Vienna, Virginia. She is an Ithaca College BFA Acting graduate, and her past favorite credits include playing Tracey in Sweat at Ithaca Col…

Greece life 🌊🇬🇷🏛️ by bwaySHO

Greece life is the best life 🌊🇬🇷🏛️ Thanks for the SwEAt life, Poseidon 😎 Sea you at the SHO! #Greece #sea #syats #bwaysho #forgetabouttouchingg…

Video: Watch an Early Test For BOOP!'s Color-Changing Act Two Opening

Jerry Mitchell has released footage of an early test for Boop! the Musical's color-changing Act Two opening number. In a new Instagram post, he reveals that before they spent money on a full…

Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenyan refugee camp by The Associated Press

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI KALOBEYEI, Kenya (AP) " Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peers …

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. After …

'Get ready to sweat!' The animal mega-marathon stampeding from the Congo to the Arctic by Kate Wyver

Why is a huge pack of puppet animals, from tiny monkeys to towering elephants, making a 20,000km cross-planet odyssey? As The Herds nears the UK, our writer spends a week as an antelope to f…