Thursday, August 6, 2026
Derek Hough is back on tour this summer, and you could say the triple-threat superstar doesn’t have to be.
With Emmy Award wins, an acting career – not to mention a new season of Dan…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PM[SHARE]In a bold new production starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, the NT is fusing Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman. So what can two stories written 23 centuries apart tell us about how we live to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:15AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Rosie O'Donnell is planning her return to hosting talk shows, revealing that a proposed Wizard of Oz parody was shot down by ABC. As she prepares to step in for Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:17PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 30, 2026
Jason Babinsky, Michael McKean and Adam Kantor in “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been.”July 30, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.About six years ago, my theatre going b…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 04:49PM[SHARE]Friday, July 24, 2026
“Wanted” begins preview performances at the James Earl Jones Theatre on October 15 and officially opens on November 8.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:56PM[SHARE]Aurelia Williams and Awa Sal Secka will join the Broadway cast of Wanted as Sissy and Flo. They join previously announced stars Solea Pfeiffer as Mary Clarke, Liisi LaFontaine as Martha Clar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:25PM[SHARE]Aurelia Williams and Awa Sal Secka have joined the cast of Wanted on Broadway as Sissy and Flo. Secka, who originated the role of Flo in the Signature Theatre world premiere, and Williams, w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM[SHARE]Previously titled Gun & Powder, the musical will arrive on Broadway this fall at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 23, 2026
Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 — July 23, 1966).Credited with bringing a bold and newfound realism to the big screen, Montgomery Clift distinctively transformed movie acting in th…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 07:22PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Taylor Jon Gonzalez is a playwright, director and teacher based in New York City. For over a decade, he’s helped develop a number of influential underground projects such as Perfect10s, Th…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 21, 2026
"She just kept haunting me and haunting me, this story... I've always wanted to write a musical, so she just kept haunting me. Finally I brought it up to Adam [Zotovich], my love and my prod…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:55PM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2026
Heroes and villains reunite in Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, the latest installment in the fan-favorite franchise. A direct sequel to 2024’s The Rise of Red, the movie follows Red and Ch…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:05PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 18, 2026
Broadway is about to get even starrier than usual. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Galileo, the new musical inspired by the life of Galileo Galilei, will open on Broadway in Fall 2026…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 16, 2026
"She just kept haunting me and haunting me, this story... I've always wanted to write a musical, so she just kept haunting me. Finally I brought it up to Adam [Zotovich], my love and my prod…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PM[SHARE]Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 solo show has been reimagined as a five-person ensemble piece entitled The Whoopi Monologues, which is being staged at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM[SHARE]The partnership will provide transformative experiences for early-career theatre professionals, youth artists, and community groups.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM[SHARE]Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
Emmy-azing News
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Award nominations are out and the American Theatre Wing was nominated for the series Working i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
Emmy-azing News
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Award nominations are out and the American Theatre Wing was nominated for the series Working i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM[SHARE]The foundation provides cultural access, community engagement and other programs to youth, community groups and more.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:17AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The Kneebone Cadillac is about a sport in which community is fostered yet collisions are encouraged. Actors, audiences and drivers explain the rushLexi Crosbie was five days old when she wen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM[SHARE]Andrew Lloyd Webber has addressed the closing announcement of CATS: The Jellicle Ball, pleading for "theatre owners, unions and producers to come together urgently to address what is a crisi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 11, 2026
To celebrate the 20(!) summer reading lists I’ve posted over the years, I’m highlighting what I’ve most enjoyed about putting them together: finding, reading and sharing novels and sho…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:45PM[SHARE]“I wanted to do what's become an iconic concert in the most iconic way,” British producer Cameron Mackintosh told The Post.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:05AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 7, 2026
As Here Comes J. Edgar's long-awaited stage debut starts to sell out in the UK, Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold are already eyeing a Broadway and West End run. The musical is set to premiere a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM[SHARE]Jay Armstrong Johnson as Ilya and Jimin Moon as Shane in Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody.Photo by Matthew Murphy
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SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:55AM[SHARE]Monday, July 6, 2026
Two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young and Emmy winner Kerry Washington joined Good Morning America on Monday to discuss the new production of The Whoopi Monologues, the influential show from…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM[SHARE]For the first several minutes of Sleuth, I wasn’t entirely sure what kind of game playwright Anthony Shaffer (“Death on the Nile“) wanted me to play. Sitting in the beautifully reimagi…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 4, 2026
The original cast on Jo Mielziner’s elegant set with Patricia Zipprodt’s stunning costumes (photo by Martha Swope).July 4, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.I’ve writ…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:24AM[SHARE]Friday, July 3, 2026
Sadler’s Wells, London Hideki Noda’s spectacular vision of villainous biotech and bone conduction is full of dazzling coups but gets bogged down in its earnest messageThis wacky futurist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:20AM[SHARE]The Shaw Festival Review: Patrick Galligan and Sepehr Reybod turn Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller into an irresistible game of wit, deception, and theatrical sleight of hand By Ro…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 06:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti in “Once” (2012). Photo by Sara Krulwich.July 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.The 21st century began on January 1, 2001 (this is a s…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 30, 2026
In 1998, Wendy Wasserstein and TDF wanted to see if theatre was relevant to young people. Over one season, we took eight NYC public high school students to see six shows followed by pizza an…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:00PM[SHARE]In 1998, Wendy Wasserstein and TDF wanted to see if theatre was relevant to young people. Over one season, we took eight NYC public high school students to see six shows followed by pizza an…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:00PM[SHARE]Friday, June 26, 2026
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz thought she was going to be on Saturday Night Live. Then, she became the self-proclaimed “girl who cries a lot on TV.” Now making her Broadway debut as Angé…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PM[SHARE]Sinatra The Musical is now officially open at the Aldwych Theatre in London. The production stars Joel Harper-Jackson as Frank Sinatra, Ana Villafañe as the movie goddess Ava Gardner, Phoeb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PM[SHARE]The premise of Schmigadoon! intrigues me. Not that I'd ever want to be stuck there - a visit, sure. But forever? No way. I haven't seen it, but from what I've heard about Season 2 of the TV …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:10AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 24, 2026
In front of the Apollo Theatre in the West End after attending “The Truth” (self-portrait by Ron Fassler).June 24, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerYesterday, I wrote ab…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Just last week, the Broadway League’s Black to Broadway initiative, in partnership with Black Theatre United and BTC: Building The Change, presented the 6th annual Broadway Celebrates June…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:13PM[SHARE]Chrissy Metz is living out a f*ckin' perfect Broadway dream. The television star just stepped into the shoes of 'Angelique' in & Juliet beginning tonight at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, mar…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:10PM[SHARE]For Pride Month! I wanted to alert you to the fact that Scott Stiffler’s LGBTQ Community News, which we told you about last fall has been up and running for months as represented by its we…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:10PM[SHARE] 
