I truly wanted to like Not Ready For Time, a new play about the first five seasons of Saturday Night Live (1975-80) which is now playing at the very-complicated to say Newman Mills Theater at The Robert W. Wils…

In celebration of #NationalMusicFriday, I wanted to share with you this excerpt from my 2025 interview with Singer, Songwriter & Author Charlene Oliver, who you know for singing the global hit song, "I've Never…

Review of the Sunday, September 28, 2025 matinee performance at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. Starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Le…

Whether “Ragtime” is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates with the dire…

In honor of #NationalDomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, I wanted to share with you this excerpt from my 2025 interview with Singer, Songwriter & Author Charlene Oliver, who you know for singing the global hit song…

Wayne Brady, currently on Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical recently stopped by Sherri to discuss his experience in the show, and also previewed his upcoming West End debut in concert performances of To Sir…

Laurie Metcalf’s four decades-long acting career spans comedy and drama across television, film and stage. However there’s one dream she has yet to fulfill. “I’ve always wanted to do a musical,” Metca…

American Ballet Theater opens with an all-Tharp program, including “Push Comes to Shove,” the first work she created for the company and its newly defected star, in 1976.

Kiss of the Spider Woman, the big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, is finally in theaters. The John Kander and Fred Ebb musical stars Tonatiuh as Molina, fulfilling a longtime dream for the …

Kiss of the Spider Woman, the big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, is finally in theaters. The John Kander and Fred Ebb musical stars Luna/">Diego Luna as political revolutionary Valentí…

The Irish standup on advice to her younger self, dodgy microphones and why success still makes her feel sick How did you get into comedy?I was on maternity leave and, looking back, I may have been having a mani…

The recording of “Witch Hunt: The Musical,” a new musical from songwriters Steven Jamail and Krystin Crain Johnson, is now available. Featuring performances by Broadway leading ladies like Orfeh-/">Orfeh…

The American Songbook Gala Celebrating Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty By Alix Cohen Lynn Ahrens was working as a copywriter when invited to write a song for children’s television. A burgeoning career deve…

When Simon Stone spoke to Netflix about his next film, he knew exactly what he wanted to make. "I think people at Netflix found it rather unexpected that I was suddenly really excited to do a thriller," the The…

“I wanted to tell a story that encompassed the gender spectrum,” said Tonatiuh, who transformed his body to play the queer window dresser Luis Molina.

Today, we begin a new feature based on many of your emails and questions, namely "how were your seats?" Sure, I'm aware of another website that provides a similar service that covers New York theaters, national…

Dylan Mulvaney has chosen an obviously ironic title for her extravagantly staged solo show about her viral life story as a targeted trans social media celebrity. But she also exudes an innate sincerity. Beneath…

By Paulanne Simmons October 7, 2025: Murdoch: The Final Interview begins with William Butler Yeats’s poem, “The Second Coming” and ends with references to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Considering that …

Every once in a while I see a show that is filled with smart ideas, and that is interestingly directed and well-performed and yet still leaves me cold. Over the past week or so I saw two shows like that: the n…

Christopher Jackson will depart Hell's Kitchen on Broadway next month. The Tony-nominee announced that his last performance as 'Davis' in the hit Alicia Keys musical will be on November 9. Jackson took to his I…

On Wednesday, Christian Slater visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss his latest film project, If I Had Legs I'd Kick. During his conversation, he also looked back at his Broadway debut, which he made a…

I recently got to catch up with My Entertainment Idol, Jennifer Bassey, to talk about her upcoming solo cabaret debut at 54 Below on October 14 & 15, 2025 & as well as other aspects of her illustrious career. …

I am so excited to catch up with legendary Actress Jennifer Bassey who is known for her over 30-year run as Marian Colby on ABC's Soap Opera, All My Children. Jennifer’s illustrious career has taken her to t…

“The script of Murdoch; The Final Interview came to me in a very strange way,” says Mr. Krebs.  “It was left at the door of Theater555 overnight in a plain manila envelope addressed to me. I looked insi…

Playwright Bess Wohl grew up steeped in feminism. Her mother worked at Ms. Magazine and its ideals shaped her childhood. That early education has become Liberation, her new Broadway play opening this fall at t…

(Kate Tsurkan’s article appeared in the Kiev Independent, 9/17/25; Photo: Ai Weiwei, Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Olena Zashko / The Kyiv Ind…

Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all Tony Harrison, the award-winning poet and dramatist whose writi…

First look photos have been released from the WP Theater production of Torera, Monet Hurst-Mendoza and director and choreographer Tatiana Pandiani’s heart-pounding drama about a woman breaking the molds of tr…

Victoria Clark doesn't do anything halfway. So when the two-time Tony winner was cast in Punch on Broadway, a play based on the book Right From Wrong by Jacob Dunne, she immediately booked a ticket to Nottingh…

Tony Award winner Ali Stroker—the first wheelchair user to win Broadway’s top honor—joins Patrick Pacheco to share her journey as performer, author, advocate, and new mom. From “Spring Awakening” to �…

On October 10th, a recording of a new musical from songwriters Steven Jamail and Krystin Crain Johnson entitled “Witch Hunt: The Musical” will be released featuring tales from the most infamous historical, …

Mira Sorvino is officially on Broadway, and that's good... isn't it?! The Academy Award winner just stepped into Roxie Hart's heels in Chicago and will continue performances through Sunday, November 2, 2025. "…

A double bill from a pair of Brooklyn-based choreographers explores adolescence through queer and Asian American lenses, with You’re Actually the Last Person I Wanted to See Today and ZOO! Krista Mar reviews.

I am so excited to catch up with another one of my Entertainment Idols, Marissa Jaret Winokur who won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical when she starred as Tracy Turnblad in the Tony Award winning Br…

The frontman is realising his stage dreams by starring in Edgecity which draws on playwright gobscure’s experience of sleeping rough. The pair talk about an urgent, explosive show In the late 1980s, fresh fro…

When Beau Jest Moving Theatre heard this was to be the last fully-produced year of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, and that this year's theme was Last Call --  a look at the work of Willi…

The Broadway revival of Ragtime gives fans a sneak peek of Joshua Henry, Shaina Taub, Ben Levi Ross, and the ensemble singing 'He Wanted to Say' in rehearsal....

On Thursday, Broadway star Jinkx Monsoon stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss Cole Escola's hit play, Oh, Mary! Monsoon is currently starring in the production as Mary Todd Lincoln through Septembe…

★★★ REUNION, KILN THEATRE New play brings a family's old enmities to the surface Beautifully acted, but desperately grim drama If you ever wanted to know what a mash up of Martin McDonagh and Conor McPh…

TikTok star Cheryl Porter is currently making her Broadway debut as Angélique in the Tony-nominated & Juliet. Porter, a vocal coach and a popular purveyor of singing advice on social media, with 22 million fol…

As the second part of the film version of ‘Wicked” — “Wicked: For Good” —  is about to be released Nov. 21, we test fans’ knowledge of all things “Wicked.” So you think you know a lot about t…

Almeida theatre, LondonWe follow three brothers through a Victorian childhood to the 21st-century in this time-bending tale exploring the essence of what it is to be male What did the Romans do for us? In Alice…

Robert Redford (1936–2025).September 16, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Robert Redford died early this morning at age eighty-nine. A major film actor, his star never dimmed once he burst …

54 Below has shared new footage from Casey Likes' recent cabaret show, Back to the Past, which took place on August 27, 29, and 30. The performance featured renditions of "Wanted Dead or Alive," along with Elto…

LONDON REPORT: “THE PRODUCERS” IS BACK — JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in “The Producers” (2025).September 11, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and To…

Wicked: For Good, the conclusion of the two-part adaptation, has unveiled several new first-look photos from the movie, which hits theaters this November. The new shots showcase the main cast, including Cynthia…

Chicago will welcome Angela Grovey as “Matron Mama Morton” next week. Grovey will begin performances on Monday, September 15 at the Ambassador Theatre. Angela Grovey has captivated audiences on stage and sc…

A new stage musical inspired by the infamous Fyre Festival debacle and the life story of its mastermind, Brian McFarland, is officially in development. The producing team includes two-time Academy Award winner …

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. A Chance to Conduct Wicked and More at the Broadway Flea Market and Great Auction Ever wanted to conduct the music at Wicked? Here's your chance. The …

As he stepped up to his piano at the beginning of For Morgan, Nicky Paraiso looked out the intimate audience at Pangea restaurant. “It feels like family in here,” he said. Sometime in the fall of 2023, Morg…

Kevin Davis’s Rousing One in A Million Gets an Exciting Sneak Preview atDon’t Tell Mama In a recent interview with Kelly Wright on America’s Hope, composer, playwright and musician Kevin Davis was asked a…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! The new musical WANTED (formerly titled Gun & Powder) is being sued by the…

Corbin Bleu has revealed that he was originally approached to do The Great Gatsby on Broadway, but he decided to take the production across the pond to the West End. Bleu – who currently stars as Nick Carrawa…

‘Ragtime’ announces full cast, but Dawson withdraws, Renée sues ‘Wanted,’ ‘Saturday Church’ and ‘Art’ start this week Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podca…

We are an avant-garde theatre group, and after our successful performance of The History Boys by Alan Bennett in 2017, we turned to a wild and daring experiment: a production based on Dostoevsky’s The Brother…

The Waitress and Frozen star co-led the musical's Paper Mill Playhouse bow last year, but her role was recast for Broadway.

Jerry Adler (1929–2025).August 25, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. A dozen years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting across the table from the recently departed Jerry Adler at the Empire Ho…

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Broadway veteran Ciara Renée is suing the producers of the Broadway-bound musical Wanted. Renée, who starred in the pre-Broadway engagement of the show (when it was titled …

On this #SundayShoutOut, I wanted to share another special excerpt from my recent 2025 interview with one of My Entertainment Idols, Nancy McKeon who just returned to Michael Griffo's hit Off Broadway play Pen …

Dylan Adler’s Haus of Dy-lan is one of the best SHOs of #EdFringe! I was doubled over laughing and never wanted it to stop! The original music was banger and Dylan’s delivery is top-notch. If you ever have …

I had THE BEST time catching up with My Entertainment Idol, Nancy McKeon, who has returned to Michael Griffo's hit Off Broadway play Pen Pals! You know Nancy from her 8-season run as "Jo Polniaczek" on the 198…

Since last month, Tony winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace have been welcoming Broadway audiences to the Kit Kat Club and Cabaret. The duo will be the production's final Em…

Nilaja Sun in "No Child..." Two times I week, I update the American Theatre Facebook page with a production photo from a different TCG member theater. Today I happened to upload this photo, from a Gloucester …

Lighting Designer Sam Tozer, of Vision Factory, wanted to make a big impact for popular multi-award-winning UK singer-songwriter Sam Fender’s four UK stadium shows. For such a large undertaking, he specified …

The dancer and choreographer recalls five decades of collaboration with the visionary stage director, including Einstein on the Beach There was a production of Bob’s in New York in 1975, A Letter for Queen Vi…

On last Friday's Good Morning Entrepreneurs (Show 121), the weekly live stream show I help produce, our Executive Producer Kim White, surprised me with a very fun birthday video that captures everything about m…

When I saw that Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS Experience had posted data about whether Democrats and Republicans feel differently about cultural organizations (subscription required) I wasn’…

Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride – 15 August 2025 With a title lovingly embraced from the grandfather who always wanted Jeff Ross have a snack for the road, Jeff Ross deftly navigates the space where com…

On this #SundayShoutOut, I wanted to share a special excerpt from my recent 2025 interview with one of My Entertainment Idols, Nancy McKeon who just returned to Michael Griffo's hit Off Broadway play "Pen Pals,…

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghThis mix of acrobatics, feverish monologues, high-altitude accidents and apocalyptic physical comedy doesn’t need to have a rationale – does it? It is probably best not to ask t…

By Paulanne Simmons August 14, 2025: When theater star and Nashville recording artist Rachel Potter turned forty, she was living in Nashville doing corporate real estate. After many years away from show biz,…

The upcoming Broadway production of Yasmina Reza's play Art, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale, was spearheaded by Corden himself. "I was asked to meet with James," the director …

Summerhall, Edinburgh Beth Paterson leads us through her discovery that the grandmother who berated her as a child was a Holocaust survivor This story, told by Beth Paterson, is about her “nanna Niusia … an…

Today is #NationalBookLoversDay 📚 Growing up I loved reading my favorite artists' autobiography. That is one reason why I wanted to be an author because I wanted to take you on journey. In case you didn’…

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: According to Atlanta-based blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Tinsley Ellis, his new, first-ever solo acoustic albu…

Performer Morgan James, who has appeared on Broadway in shows like The Addams Family and Godspell, has released a new collection of songs, reimagining hard rock and metal tracks by artists including Ozzy Osbour…

I’ve wanted to crow my enthusiasm for Verna Bloom (1938-2019) here for some time. Hers wasn’t a household name, but she gave so many incredible performances in enough important American movies that she ough…

During last night's appearance on The Tonight Show, Lin-Manuel Miranda announced that the proshot of Hamilton, which debuted on Disney+ in 2020, will be making its way to theaters this year in celebration of th…

  Christian Mendonça is a Portuguese-American playwright whose mission is to fill the stage with unexpected tenderness, both uplifting and raw. His work has been developed and read at the Dennis and Victor…

  Streaming August 4th-10th - tickets available https://www.roguetheaterfestival.com/digitalstreaming William Meurer is a queer and neurodivergent playwright/performer based in Manhattan, NY. Since receiv…