Laurie Hernandez Brings 'Big Theater Kid Energy' to Broadway's & Juliet by Sophia Rubino

Laurie Hernandez, the two-time medal-winning Olympic gymnast, is transitioning from balance beam to Broadway stage. The 25-year-old is making her Broadway debut in the featured dance role of…

Video: Jason Gotay Sings 'The New World' From SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Watch a video of Jason Gotay rehearsing "The New World" from Songs For A New World. Gotay will take part in The York Theatre's one night only production of the musical, when audiences will b…

Dazzling John Lithgow Draws A List Crowd to Opening of Broadway’s “Giant” Including David Geffen Rare Appearance by Roger Friedman

There’s no question that John Lithgow is one of our finest actors whether on stage or screen. So only he could pull off a dazzling performance as an absolutely vile person with no redeemin…

Jessie Mueller, Jenn Colella and More to Join Earth Day Concert in Times Square

The 5th Annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert will take place Saturday, April 25 from 11am–3pm in Times Square’s Duffy Square in front of the iconic red steps. Hosted by the Broad…

Why Liza Minnelli Hired (and Fired) Martin Scorsese for Broadway's THE ACT

Liza Minnelli is looking back on her storied career in the Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, a newly released memoir from the EGOT winner. Her book is full of new revelations, from her relatio…

Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry and More Join Hollywood Bowl 2026 Lineup

The LA Phil revealed six additions to the 2026 Hollywood Bowl summer season. A single Hollywood Bowl season features eclectic programming of classical, pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, salsa, regga…

Video: Inside Opening Night of GIANT with John Lithgow & More

"I don't think I even dreamed this big. I think I was just hopeful to get to Broadway and maybe like say a line and sweep the stage. The fact that I get to do it with these incredible actors…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/26 - 6 Shows Begin Previews; Grosses and Attendance Increase

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 3/22/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical …

Video: MONTE CRISTO Brings Alexandre Dumas' Novel to the Stage at York Theatre

The York Theatre is presenting the world premiere production of the musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' beloved novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Get a first look at footage from the music…

Cameron Pow returns to ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway as Zazu by Jonah De Forest For Broadway.com

He succeeds Blakely Slaybaugh, who played his final performance on March 22.

Cameron Pow Returns to The Lion King on Broadway as Zazu by Jonah De Forest

The Lion King welcomes Cameron Pow back to Pride Rock on March 24. The seasoned performer will step into the part of Zazu, having previously played the role on Broadway intermittently from …

The Hop: Backstage at Stranger Things: The First Shadow With Burke Swanson, Episode 6: Hopper-on-Hopper by Jonah De Forest

Burke Swanson plays James Hopper Jr. in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway. (His character grows up to be chief of police Jim Hopper, played by David Harbour in the Netflix ser…

Benjamin Pajak to Chronicle The Lost Boys Broadway Journey in New Vlog by Jonah De Forest

At only 15 years old, Benjamin Pajak is taking on his second Broadway musical as Sam Emerson in The Lost Boys, A New Musical. The boy wonder will play the younger brother of Michael Emerson�…

Free Broadway Earth Day Concert Set for Times Square With Star-Studded Lineup by Sophia Rubino

The Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance announced the return of the Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert. The 5th annual free concert will take place on April 25 from 11 a.m.�…

World Premiere of Talking Band’s The Door Slams, A Glass Trembles Coming to La MaMa

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Broadway Producer Evan McGill Developing New BROADWAY BOUND Competition Series

A new Broadway-themed competition series is coming to a screen near you. According to Deadline, Broadway producer Evan McGill (Sunset Blvd., Evita) is readying the launch of Broadway Bound: …

Beanie Feldstein & James Monroe Iglehart Join SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC Voice Cast

Broadway performers Beanie Feldstein and James Monroe Iglehart have joined the recurring cast as brand-new characters for Sofia the First: Royal Magic, the forthcoming series set in the worl…

The Bengsons' My Joy Is Heavy Extends Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block, Margaret Hall

The work, playing New York Theatre Workshop, explores a young family navigating the loss of a pregnancy.

Photos: Step Inside the Rehearsal Room for Broadway's The Balusters by Logan Culwell-Block

Anika Noni Rose, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, and more will star in the new work from David Lindsay-Abaire, beginning March 31 at the Friedman.

Trans Rights Rising: 2 Shows Revisit the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots by American Theatre Editors

'Riot Queens' in Portland, Oregon, and an immersive staging at San Francisco's Tenderloin Museum recall a seminal pre-Stonewall moment, and prompt fresh reflections about the ongoing search …

Video: First Look at Michael Mayer-Directed LA TRAVIATA at The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera has released a first look video of LA TRAVIATA, now running through June 6, 2026. A cornerstone of the repertory, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera follows Violetta Valéry, a …

The Lion King Welcomes Back Returning Cast Member Cameron Pow as Zazu

Christine Ebersole, Billy Stritch, Jim Caruso, More Are MAC Award Winners by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

Lillias White and Karen Akers were also presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Video: First Look at THE CRUCIBLE at Washington National Opera

Washington National Opera has released a first look video of THE CRUCIBLE, running March 21 through March 29, 2026 at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Watch the video below. Directed…

August Wilson's JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE Extends Broadway Run

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone has been extended, and will now play through Sunday, July 19. Starring Taraji P. Henson as ‘Bertha Holly’ and Cedric “The Entertainer” as �…

Stars Gather for Giant Broadway Opening Night as John Lithgow Takes on Roald Dahl by Sophia Rubino

The cast of Giant—John Lithgow, Aya Cash, Elliot Levey, Rachael Stirling and Stella Everett—stepped out onto the red carpet for the play’s opening night. Directed by Nicholas Hytner …

Rehab Roleplay by Givens Parr

Givens Parr in conversation with Jake Brasch, the playwright behind THE RESERVOIR, which had its New York premiere at the Atlantic Theater this past February.

Shoshana Bean, LJ Benet, Benjamin Pajak Discuss Becoming a Family on The Lost Boys Podcast by Playbill Staff

The final episode of Time To Kill: Making The Lost Boys Musical is out now.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone Revival Extends Broadway Run Ahead of 1st Preview by Margaret Hall

Directed by Debbie Allen, the August Wilson work will play Broadway’s Barrymore, where the play premiered in 1988.

Get a 1st Listen to Michael Longoria's New Single 'Catch a Wave' by Logan Culwell-Block

The Jersey Boys star is celebrating all things Beach Boys with a new album and a concert at the Beechman.

PBS to Broadcast Kavalier & Clay, Tristan und Isolde, More on Great Performances at the Met by Natan Zamansky

Nine Metropolitan Opera productions will air on television.

Get a 1st Look at Heartbreak Hotel, Opening Off-Broadway March 24 by Logan Culwell-Block

The two-hander has come to the DR2 Theatre via the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Watch 'Chocolate Milk' From Safety Not Guaranteed Musical at the Signature by Andrew Gans

Oliver Butler is directing Ryan Miller and Nick Blaemire's musical for the Virginia venue.

Anna Grace Barlow Sets Final Swing in Broadway's Ragtime by Logan Culwell-Block

The multi-extended revival of the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty-Terrence McNally musical continues at Lincoln Center Theater.

LaChanze, Deirdre O’Connell, Francis Jue, and Okieriete Onaodowan Join Romeo & Juliet

THE LION KING Welcomes Returning Cast Member Cameron Pow as Zazu

The Lion King will welcome back Cameron Pow as Zazu beginning tonight Tuesday, March 24. Pow previously played the role on Broadway intermittently from 2009 to 2013 before taking over the ro…

Video: CHEZ JOEY With Myles Frost Takes Final Bows at Arena Stage

Arena Stage's production of Chez Joey played its final performance on March 22, 2026. Watch the cast, which featured Myles Frost (Broadway: MJ the Musical) as Joey Evans, taking their final …

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Video: Jelani Alladin & Jasmine Amy Rogers Sing 'People Like Us' in THE WILD PARTY

Watch Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and Jelani Alladin sing "People Like Us" in newly-released footage from The Wild Party, currently running at New York City Center Encores! through March…

Video: Hugh Jackman Stars in New Trailer for THE SHEEP DETECTIVES

A new trailer has been released for The Sheep Detectives, the comedic mystery film starring Hugh Jackman. The movie will arrive in theaters on May 8, 2026. The Tony Award winner plays Geo…

CURTAIN UP ON THE FUTURE: GOLDNER CONSERVATORY AT THE MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE UNVEILS 2026 SUMMER CAMP LINEUP by Website Administrator

Registration is officially open for the Goldner Conservatory’s Summer 2026 Season. While the Conservatory’s headlining Production Camps are set to bring the house down with the music of …

The Siegel Column – Two Off-Broadway Gems by Eyal Solomon

By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Before this season's Broadway Onslaught, check out 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' and 'About Time'

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Marin Leads Rachmaninoff and Schumann by Linda Holt

Women conductors still face an uphill fight for representation in the classical music world, but Marin Alsop is changing that. She appeared in Philly for a March program including Rachmanino…

“Cold War Choir Practice” Has Many Targets and Hits Most. by Eyal Solomon

By Stuart Miller... The show finds laughter, absurdity and songs in nuclear bombs and socioeconomic divides.

Ariana DeBose, Derek Klena, Stephen Schwartz, More Join 2026 Broadway Teachers Workshop by Logan Culwell-Block

The annual series of professional development workshops and seminars is back for its 26th season this summer in NYC.

Trans Voices Cabaret Will Return to NYC in April by Margaret Hall

Since 2017, nearly 85 entertainers have performed with Trans Voices Cabaret.

How to Get $40 Tickets to Schmigadoon! on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The theatrical adaptation of the Apple Original series comes to the Nederlander Theatre beginning April 4.

Trainspotting the Musical to Debut in London

To speak out or not to speak out?: Claudio Tolcachir directs “Mejor no decirlo/You Shouldn’t Have Said So” at Barcelona’s Teatre Goya by Maria Delgado

What does it mean to be honest with your partner? This is the premise that governs Salomé Lelouch’s entertaining two-hander, Mejor no decirlo/You Shouldn’t Have Said So which presents a…

SCHMIGADOON! Launches Rush and Lottery Policies Ahead of Broadway Premiere

Ahead of the production’s first preview on April 4, Schmigadoon! has announced rush and lottery policies. Schmigadoon will begin performances on Saturday, April 4. The production will open…

Video: Rachel Dratch Talks Audience Participation in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Just ahead of the first preview for The Rocky Horror Show, Rachel Dratch visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk all about the highly anticipated production. Dratch takes on the famed ro…

Exclusive: FORBIDDEN FRUITS Writer Lily Houghton Talks Grief and Girlhood in New Film

This Friday, a witchy new movie is being summoned to theaters from playwright Lily Houghton and writer/director Meredith Alloway. Forbidden Fruits arrives with a bloody splash, led by some o…

Video: Welcome to SCHMIGADOON! Go Inside Rehearsals with the Broadway Cast

Schmigadoon! is coming to Broadway, and unlike the musical's main characters, it's not a place that theatre fans will want to leave. The production will begin previews at the Nederlander The…

BACK TO THE FUTURE Musical Documentary is Out Now; Watch the Trailer!

A new documentary is out now about the musical adaptation of Back to the Future. Titled A Future on Stage, the feature-length documentary is available now on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Yo…

Governors State University Presents “Divided”, April 29 – 30

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Video: Mandy Gonzalez & Christopher Jackson Sing 'When You're Home' in IN THE HEIGHTS 2006 Workshop

Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared a clip of Mandy Gonzalez and Christopher Jackson singing "When You're Home" in the 2006 workshop of In the Heights. The Tony-winner released the throwback clip …

John Lithgow delivers a ‘Giant’ performance as Roald Dahl, say critics by Ethan Alter

The actor won an Olivier Award for the show's London run and is a Tony frontrunner for the Broadway production.

Luke Evans Brings Glam, Heels and Heart to The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway by Sophia Rubino

With nothing but fishnets in his suitcase, Luke Evans is headed to Broadway to star in Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Evans and Broadway.com Editor-in-Ch…

WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello Inducted Into OPERA America's Opera Hall Of Fame

Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello was inducted into the OPERA America Opera Hall of Fame at the OPERA America Salutes Awards Dinner on Friday, March 20, 2026, at…

‘Little Women’ blooms with warmth in Northglenn by Toni Tresca

Phamaly Theatre’s Little Women delivers a warm, accessible and moving take on Alcott’s classic.

Reed Luplau Dance Piece How Will I Remember This Sets World Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

The director-choreographer is partnering with the Institute for American Musical Theatre for the three-night limited engagement.

TRAINSPOTTING Musical Will Make World Premiere in London in July

Thirty years after the film was released, the World Premiere of Trainspotting The Musical will make its West End premiere this summer, written by Irvine Welsh (adapted from his best-selling …

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Did You Know Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad Put Taraji P. Henson Through College? by Margaret Hall

Henson and her Joe Turner's Come and Gone co-star Cedric the Entertainer paid a visit to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon March 23.

Last Night at the Rue Bayou Finds Cast for New Orleans Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Tracey Conyer Lee is directing the immersive experience, which includes gumbo and drinks.

Jessie Mueller, Jelani Remy, Jenn Colella, More Set for 5th Annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert by Andrew Gans

The free concert, spotlighting climate action, Broadway talent, and the next generation of artists, will be presented in front of the iconic red steps in Times Square.

London The Lion King Will Welcome New Nala, Simba, and More by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical continues in the West End at the Lyceum Theatre.

Outlander in Concert: Echoes Through the Highlands Announces 2027 UK Dates by Staff Writer

Outlander in Concert: Echoes Through the Highlands will tour to four UK cities in February 2027 as part of a wider global tour The post Outlander in Concert: Echoes Through the Highlands Ann…

Exclusive: Regular People hires Ashley Dinges as head of marketing by Lee D'amato

The new creative studio offers producing, marketing, and general management services to Broadway shows.

Photos: John Lithgow and the Cast of GIANT Take Opening Night Bows

Performances are now underway for GIANT, the Olivier Award-winning play by Mark Rosenblatt, starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl. The production officially opened on March 23 at the Music Bo…

La Femme Dance Festival Puts Black Women Choreographers Center Stage by Sharon Hoyer

Through the Festival and year-round at Red Clay's studio, Vershawn Sanders-Ward celebrates and nurtures the creativity of Black female artists.

Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City by Trav S.D.

Today is Houdini’s birthday. He’s the only magician who has his own section here on Travalanche. I’ve something big planned for later this year, since 2026 marks the 100th anniversary …

First Look Production Images Released for Oh Zeus! Ahead of 2026 UK Tour by Staff Writer

New production images have been released for Oh Zeus!, the latest large‑scale comedy from Le Navet Bete, which will tour the UK The post First Look Production Images Released for Oh Zeus! …

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man Announces Full Cast for 2026 UK Tour by Staff Writer

New Adventures has announced full casting for Matthew Bourne’s award‑winning dance thriller The Car Man The post Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man Announces Full Cast for 2026 UK Tour appea…

Myra’s Story Returns to the West End for Limited Trafalgar Theatre Run by Staff Writer

Myra’s Story will return to the West End next month for a strictly limited run at Trafalgar Theatre, with four performances on 12 and 19 April The post Myra’s Story Returns to the West E…

Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth Announce UK Tour of Us, Pots, And A Welsh Chapel by Staff Writer

Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth will take their brand-new stage show Us, Pots, And A Welsh Chapel on an 18-date UK tour The post Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth Announce UK Tour of U…

The Lady Boys of Bangkok Bring Full Moon Tour to Shepherd’s Bush This Summer by Staff Writer

The Lady Boys of Bangkok will bring their brand new Full Moon tour to Shepherd’s Bush Green from 27 June to 12 July 2026 The post The Lady Boys of Bangkok Bring Full Moon Tour to Shepherd�…

Like Holding Water in Your Hand Announces Full Cast for World Premiere at the Drayton Arms Theatre by Staff Writer

Table 61 Productions has announced the full cast for the world premiere of Like Holding Water in Your Hand, a new play by Agnes Perry-Robinson The post Like Holding Water in Your Hand Announ…

Posi Morakinyo and Asha Parker-Wallace Announced as New Simba and Nala in London’s The Lion King by Staff Writer

Posi Morakinyo and Asha Parker-Wallace will join the landmark London production of The Lion King as Simba and Nala from Tuesday 5 May 2026 The post Posi Morakinyo and Asha Parker-Wallace Ann…

French and Saunders Reunite for Cinderella in The London Palladium Pantomime 2026 by Staff Writer

Comedy legends Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will reunite on stage for the first time in 17 years in this year’s London Palladium Pantomime The post French and Saunders Reunite for Cin…

Pop anthems, glitter and Girl Power shine as The Empire’s smash hit season of & JULIET takes its final bow

The post Pop anthems, glitter and Girl Power shine as The Empire’s smash hit season of & JULIET takes its final bow appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 24, 2026- TITANIQUE Exclusive First Look

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 24, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalize…

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "Giant" 3/23/26 by Howard Miller

Genuinely disturbing or tempest in a teapot? That's the prompt for post-performance discussion after seeing Mark Rosenblatt's Olivier Award-winning play Giant, which opened tonight at the Mu…

The Matilda Joslyn Gage Bicentennial by Trav S.D.

Here’s a thing of significance known well to most hard-core Oz fans, but not the general public: the mother-in-law of Oz creator L. Frank Baum, Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) was an impor…

Europe Reigns Supreme: The Europa! Europa Film Festival Calls for YOUR Attention!

The post Europe Reigns Supreme: The Europa! Europa Film Festival Calls for YOUR Attention! appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Acton Says: Dream a Little Dream: Moonshiner from Adult Film by Ross

The Acton Theatre Review: Moonshiner from Adult Film By Acton The last time I listened to music on cassette was in college, as Riv (Annalisa Noel) does after her morning rooftop inspection o…

Now You See Me Live Announces UK Premiere at London Coliseum by Staff Writer

The international illusion phenomenon Now You See Me Live will make its UK premiere at the London Coliseum this summer The post Now You See Me Live Announces UK Premiere at London Coliseum a…

Symposium and Book Launch for Latin American Plays in Translation

By . Join us for a conversation about creating theatre across borders, its challenges and possibilities, and imagine with us a global community that crosses oceans and continents to produce …

Trainspotting Musical Sets London World Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Robbie Scott will make his West End debut starring as Renton.

Trainspotting The Musical to Make World Premiere at Theatre Royal Haymarket This Summer by Staff Writer

A world premiere stage musical adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting will storm into the West End this summer as Trainspotting The Musical opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket The post Tr…

Indian Ink Theatre Company to make their Sydney Opera House debut with the Australian premiere of Balloon Dog

The post Indian Ink Theatre Company to make their Sydney Opera House debut with the Australian premiere of Balloon Dog appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients by Magalí Druscovich and Pam Belluck

Once a week, patients in an Argentine hospital with Parkinson’s disease use the movements of tango to help address issues of balance, stiffness and coordination.

Joy for Joel Barlow by Trav S.D.

Today, a tribute to a minor player in the American Revolutionary and Early Federal Periods, as well as an early figure in American Arts and Letters: Joel Barlow (1754-1812). I first learned …

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Briefs Factory: The Works

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Roads Less Traveled: Riding the Rails to Theatre West (“My Uterus: A Womb with a View”) and Boston Court Theatre (“Octopus’s Garden”) by Steven Morris

The post Roads Less Traveled: Riding the Rails to Theatre West (“My Uterus: A Womb with a View”) and Boston Court Theatre (“Octopus’s Garden”) appeared first on Stage Raw - ARTS IN…

Drew Anthony Creative to present Monty Python’s SPAMALOT in Perth this May

The post Drew Anthony Creative to present Monty Python’s SPAMALOT in Perth this May appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Megan Thee Stallion and Kelsie Watts Join Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical Tonight by Jonah De Forest

Megan Thee Stallion and Kelsie Watts join the Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge! on March 24. Megan makes her Broadway debut as Zidler, performing in the production through May 17. Watts st…

Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler Star in The Last Five Years in London Beginning March 24 by Andrew Gans

The limited run of the Jason Robert Brown musical plays the London Palladium.

Megan Thee Stallion Makes Broadway Debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical Beginning March 24 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical also welcomes recording artist Kelsie Watts to the Hirschfeld.

Night Side Songs: A Luminous, Communal Meditation on Illness, Love, and Letting Go by Suzanna Bowling

When you enter Night Side Songs at Claire Tow Theater, something shifts immediately. This is not a traditional theatrical experience—it feels closer to a gathering, almost like stepping in…

An Invitation You Should Accept: ARC’s “A Mirror” Turns a Wedding Into an Act of Rebellion by Ross

We have been cordially invited to a wedding, and a soft hum of sweet expectation fills the room like Golden notes in the air. We file in, past a familiar sign welcoming us to the union of Le…

Giant by Jacob Malizio

A world-famous children’s author under threat. A battle of wills in the wake of a scandal. And one chance to make amends. Following an acclaimed West End run and three Olivier Awards, GIAN…

As Roald Dahl, John Lithgow Is a Study in Monstrosity by Jacob Malizio

For the most part, though, Lithgow’s Dahl is the sole repository of Rosenblatt’s perception, which is shifting and multivalent and, even in moments of extremity, sympathetic. He weaves i…

Giant on Broadway, How Roald Dahl Accepted His Antisemitism by Jacob Malizio

Nicholas Hytner directs a riveting production that feels much shorter than its two-hour, 15-minute run time, with the supporting cast rising to the high bar Lithgow sets. The post Giant on B…

John Lithgow’s Uneasy Dahl by Jacob Malizio

Mark Rosenblatt’s play Giant is brilliantly structured, quite funny and, in Nicholas Hytner’s production, superbly acted by a cast led by John Lithgow. I wish it didn’t irk me the way …

John Lithgow as a Venomous Roald Dahl Animates a Staggering Production by Jacob Malizio

It’s a credit to the direction of Nicholas Hytner — of “War Horse,” “The History Boys” and other magisterial slices of Brittania — that Lithgow’s titanic performance doesn’…

John Lithgow is superb as Roald Dahl in show about his revolting anti-Semitism by Jacob Malizio

But it’s Lithgow’s ability to be quiet and sweet and seconds later booming and scary that makes us squirm in our seats over our own feelings toward the writer. At times, we really do lik…

Big, Tall, Terrible Roald Dahl Comes to Life in Giant by Jacob Malizio

Lithgow — so nimble and charismatic and then suddenly so imposing, with no aversion to the grotesque — knows how to bring out the insecurity that almost always festers at the center of a…

Mark Rosenblatt’s trenchant Broadway drama explores a beloved author’s antisemitism scandal in the 1980s. by Jacob Malizio

Lithgow’s portrayal of Dahl is ultimately fearsome, but the play’s moral complexity marks it as more than a portrait of the artist as a difficult man. It’s a provocative study in the o…

John Lithgow Delivers A Towering Performance As A Less-Than-Peachy Roald Dahl by Jacob Malizio

Lithgow’s remarkable Olivier Award-winning performance – at this point in the far-from-over Broadway season he and Every Brilliant Thing‘s Daniel Radcliffe seem headed for a showdown �…

John Lithgow Devours Roald Dahl for Breakfast by Jacob Malizio

Rosenblatt is too good at his job. He’s only about 20 minutes into his play and he already delivers a great ending. Unfortunately, there’s no place for the drama to go for the next two h…