‘Good Time Charlie’ offers a warm, funny love letter to theater and chosen family (Off Broadway review) by Thom Geier

Nothing quite prepared me for the ambition, humor, and overriding beauty of Good Time Charlie, a memory play that nods to classics like Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie but creates…

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…

BD Wong Will Star in Reimagined Solo The Glass Menagerie at Philadelphia Theatre Company in 2027 by Meg Masseron

Taibi Magar will direct the new version of Tennessee Williams' classic, conceived in collaboration by Magar and Wong.

“THE DAZZLER”: WHEN LAURENCE OLIVIER WAS ATOP THE WORLD by Ron Fassler

Laurence Olivier (1907–1989).June 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.With the month of May in the rearview mirror, I’ve taken the last few days to look back at eighty …

A Theatre Like Society In The Fundamentalist Capitalism Could Not Survive Without Self-Curated Neomania by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar

An Interview with Žaneta Vangeli, visual artist, professor, and set designer for the theatre performances of the late theatre director Oliver Micevski (Lolita, Hands Around, Norway.today, T…

DramaWatch: A blooming spring for Oregon theaters by Linda Ferguson

Portland Revels’ new musical, Fertile Ground, “Fat Ham,” “SpongeBob,” “Angels in America” and a magical “The Glass Menagerie” are flowering in Portland and beyond. Plus: Mo…

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Broadway Revival Set for Spring 2027, Directed by Sam Gold by Sophia Rubino

Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is returning to Broadway next season in a new production directed by Tony winner Sam Gold. Performances of the play’s sixth Broadway revival wi…

BD Wong to Star in Solo Performance of The Glass Menagerie for Philadelphia Theatre Company

The Glass Menagerie wins Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre | Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard by Official London Theatre

Jay Miller accepts the award for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre for The Glass Menagerie at The Yard Theatre, presented by Emilia Fox at the Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard at the R…

Tennessee Williams' first hit glimmers at Lakewood Center for the Arts by Andrew Jankowski

Lakewood's "The Glass Menagerie," an American classic now more than 80 years old, is a good time, even if the cast can't agree on a regional accent.

'Liberation:' Poignant, Hilarious, Timely Broadway Play By Bess Wohl by Frank J. Avella

The memory play is a genre that has grown a bit stale since Tennessee Williams shattered it with The Glass Menagerie's Broadway premiere in 1944. But Tony-nominee Bess Wohl has breathed new,…

The Glass Menagerie review " cool gloom makes Tennessee Williams's sadness hit harder by Mark Fisher

Dundee RepAndrew Panton's production of the memory play gains in quiet domestic realism what it loses in unhinged vitriol Christopher Jordan-Marshall breathes the evening into life. Gliding …

Polly Holliday, Flo From TV's Alice and a Tony Nominee for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Dies at 88 by Broadway.com

Polly Holliday, the Tony-nominated actress who was best known for playing the waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom Alice died on September 9. She was 88. Polly De…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

1945 (80 years ago) Tennessee Williams returned to New York after spending the summer at a resort in Mexico writing poetry and a play he would later name A Streetcar Named Desire. His return…

DramaWatch: Let the season begin! Fall shows are lighting up theaters by Linda Ferguson

This weekend, Bag&Baggage's reimagined "The Glass Menagerie" and Speculative Drama's immersive "Pericles" are opening. Plus other new and continuing shows and theater news.

TWTC's 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' worth the decade-long wait by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") It's taken ten years for the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) to unveil its first production of Tennessee Will…

Nothing Left but the Kindness of Strangers: A Jim Catapano Review by Jaymichaelsae

Bernard J. Taylor's Tennessee Williams: Portrait of a Gay Icon Brings a Legend to Life at the ATA Tennessee Williams is alone on stage, and at this point, apparently alone in life. Seen on a…

One Last Night at The Yard Theatre: Final Events Announced Before Major Redevelopment by Staff Writer

As The Glass Menagerie closes to sold-out houses and record-breaking sales, The Yard Theatre has announced its final events before closing for a major redevelopment

The Glass Menagerie by Steven Morris

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On March 31, 1945: Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie Opens on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The beloved memory play, and Williams' most-revived work on Broadway, turns 80.

The Glass Menagerie review " exquisite, utterly devastating take on Tennessee Williams' classic by Arifa Akbar

Yard theatre, London Jay Miller's production raises the ghosts of troubled memories with powerful intimacy in this final show before the venue gets a grand refit Tennessee Williams' semi-aut…

The Yard Theatre Announces Extension of The Glass Menagerie as the Show Breaks Box Office Records by Staff Writer

The Yard Theatre's final production before closing for redevelopment, Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, has seen unprecedented demand, selling faster than any show in the theatre's…

Yard Theatre Announces The Glass Menagerie Cast by Theatre Weekly

The Yard Theatre have today released the full casting for their new staging of The Glass Menagerie. Directed by Founder and Artistic Director Jay Miller

ROBERT MORSE AS TRU: A CHRISTMAS MEMORY by Ron Fassler

Artist Linda Fennimore's poster design for "Tru," starring Robert Morse (1989).December 25, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It's odd that I hold one Christmas memory…

The Yard Theatre Announces The Glass Menagerie as Final Production Before Demolition by Staff Writer

The Yard Theatre announces the final production in its current home - Jay Miller will direct a new production of The Glass Menagerie after which the theatre will close for demolition

Zachary Quinto and the "Brilliant Minds" of the NBC Show by Frank Rizzo

In NBC's new medical series "Brilliant Minds," Zachary Quinto plays an idiosyncratic neurologist inspired by Dr. Oliver Sacks, best known for his writings on neurological disorders in the bo…

Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Barbie Ferreira and More to Star in Leslye Headland's Cult of Love on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Initial casting is set for Second Stage Theater's Broadway production of Cult of Love, a dysfunctional family play by Emmy nominee Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). Trip Cullman directs …

At This Theater: The Booth by JK

Opening in 1913 with the play, The Great Adventure, The Booth Theatre  was named for American actor Edwin Booth, not the other one. Interestingly enough, a revival of Our American Cous…

At This Theater: The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre by JK

Opening in 1927 as the Royale Theatre, the house was renamed the John Golden for a few years (the John Golden today is one door down now, of course), then back to the Royale for 65 years. Th…

Meet the 2014 Tony Nominees- Find Out Why Celia Keenan-Bolger Never Had an Experience Like THE GLASS by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Today we continue our Tonys coverage with Celia Keenan-Bolger, a nominee for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Glass Menagerie, who chats about how she's …

Stereophonic and Water for Elephants Lead Drama Desk Award Winners by Darryn King

The winners of the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on June 10 at NYU Skirball Center, with Stereophonic winning in seven categories, including Outstanding Play. Water for Elepha…

Highlights from THE GLASS MENAGERIE on Broadway- Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto & More! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The 17-week limited engagement of the critically-acclaimed revival of The Glass Menagerie at the Booth Theatre (222 W 45th Street) began performances on Septemb…

"The Glass Menagerie" Shines Light on Struggling 30s Family"at S.F. Playhouse by Lynne Stevens

Tennessee Williams Reflects American Memories & Dreams by Lynne Stevens Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" came to the stage in 1944. He called it "a memory play" because it recal…

Review: S.F. Playhouse cracks 'The Glass Menagerie' open by Lily Janiak

Director Jeffrey Lo reveals Tennessee Williams' 1944 masterpiece as a wide, ripe canvas.

Mother Play *****, Mary Jane ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 30. 2024: At the start of Paula Vogel's Mother Play, presented by Second Stage at the Hayes Theater, I thought, "Oh no, not another monster mother drama!" The open…

"Mother Play" is a Work of True Compassion by Jan Simpson

After seeing Mother Play, Paula Vogel's semi-autobiographical three-hander which opened at the Hayes Theater on the very last day of the 2023-2024 theater season, my friends and I went next …

With the World Premiere of Mother Play, Jessica Lange Is Thrilled to Do Something New by Darryn King

Over the course of her Broadway career, the actress Jessica Lange"displaying what seems like the single-minded methodicalness of an assassin"checked off the classics of the American stage, o…

Theatre Review: 'The Glass Menagerie' at NOVA Nightsky Theater by Fosse Thornton

How delicate can we allow our children to be and are we, as theatregoers, still able to absorb Tennessee Williams' prose? At NOVA Nighstky Theater, the intrepid artistic team behind the inti…

The Glass Menagerie | 2024 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

Atri Banerjee's acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' semi-autobiographical masterpiece, first seen at the Royal Exchange Theatre, returns starring Geraldine Somerville (Gosford Park) …

A cornerstone of American theatre, Vintage delivers with 'The Glass Menagerie' by Eric Fitzgerald

Director Bernie Cardell leads a powerful cast in Tennessee Williams' memory play The post A cornerstone of American theatre, Vintage delivers with 'The Glass Menagerie' appeared first on OnS…