Of Walpurgisnacht and Witches! by Trav S.D.

Gut Walpurgisnacht! I was shocked — shocked! — to discover that I have never even mentioned this holiday on this blog, despite having gotten AWFULLY close, by writing about May Day, whic…

Tony Awards Noms Snubs, Surprises: ‘Stereophonic’ for Best Score; ‘The Wiz,’ Steve Carell Shut Out by Caitlin Huston

Stereophonic became the most nominated play in Tony Awards history on Monday, scoring a surprisingly strong 13 nominations, including acting nods for almost the entire cast. Several other sh…

Dominican rapper El Alfa announces tour date in Connecticut in December by Christopher Arnott

Dominican rapper El Alfa will be performing at Bridgeport's Total Mortgage Arena on Dec. 7 as part of his "El Mejor del Planeta" tour.

Savy Jackson, Michael Maliakel, Nicole Parker, Christopher Sieber, More Cast in Muny The Little Mermaid by Andrew Gans

John Tartaglia will direct the Disney favorite at the outdoor regional theatre.

New tours of ‘Mystic Pizza’ and ‘Addams Family’ highlight Waterbury Palace’s 2024-25 Broadway series by Christopher Arnott

The 2024-25 Broadway series at the Palace Theater in Waterbury includes new tours of "The Addams Family" and "Mystic Pizza," musicals that haven't played Connecticut yet.

Stereophonic and Hell's Kitchen Lead 2024 Tony Award Nominations; Read the Full List by Broadway.com

Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the 2024 Tony Award nominations this morning live from Sofitel New York. The Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and David Adjm…

Call Me Cherry with The Outsiders’ Emma Pittman, Episode 2: A Soc's Saturday Night on Broadway by Darryn King

In the new Broadway musical The Outsiders, now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Emma Pittman plays Cherry Valance, the sensitive, red-headed cheerleader in a world of battle-ready b…

Hershey Felder to Present Irving Berlin Benefit for 13 Theaters Across United States

'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Awards with 13 nominations each by Jennifer Vanasco

It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages.

A budget brouhaha in Boulder over arts funding by Alex Miller

Did the city council pull the rug out from under voter-approved dollars? Plus, an interview with the team behind Local Theater’s world premiere of ‘237 Virginia Ave.’ The post A budget…

Tony Awards nominations: ‘Stereophonic’ reaps record 13 bids, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘The Outsiders’ are top tuners by David Buchanan

With the announcement of the Tony Awards nominations on April 30, we now know the shows and performers in contention for the 77th annual ceremony. The 60 members of the Tony nominating commi…

Tony Awards 2024: Jeremy Strong, Rachel McAdams and Daniel Radcliffe among nominees by Inga Parkel

Eddie Redmayne and Sarah Paulson have also been nominated

How Do the 2024 Tony-Nominated Revivals Stack Up Against Previous Stagings? by Margaret Hall

This year's nominated revivals include one of the most Tony-nominated musicals of all time, a reworked cult classic, and multiple Broadway debuts ruled as revivals.

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations by Benjamin Lee

Alicia Keys musical and play both score 13 nominations as Jeremy Strong and Rachel McAdams also recognized This year’s Tony nominations are led by Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and …

The 2024 Tony Award Nominations — Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic Lead With 13 Each

Reactions From the 2024 Tony Award Play Nominees by Diep Tran, Terry Dickerson

Learn how the artists in the play categories feel about getting nominated in this reaction round-up.

Reactions From the 2024 Tony Award Musical Nominees by Andrew Gans, Terry Dickerson

Learn how the artists in the musical categories feel about getting nominated in this reaction round-up.

Tony nominations: Best prediction scores by our Editors and Users by Daniel Montgomery

Congratulations to our User sadie321 for an amazing score of 81.18% when predicting the 2024 Tony nominations on Tuesday morning. Our top scorer is just ahead of three people — eastwest, m…

Breaking: 2024 Tony Awards Nominations by Matt Tamanini

Matt Tamanini runs you through the nominations for the biggest Tony Awards categories and shares his immediate, off-the-cuff responses to the entire announcement. https://www.tonyawards.com/…

Tony Awards 2024 Nominations Full List – April 30, 2024 by Ken Davenport

This morning on April 30, 2024, Tony Award winners Renée... The post Tony Awards 2024 Nominations Full List – April 30, 2024 first appeared on Ken Davenport.

2024 Tony Awards nominations snubs: ‘Patriots,’ Steve Carell, Chip Zien … by David Buchanan

With 36 productions eligible for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday …

Daniel Radcliffe Is Nominated for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ by Michael Paulson

This was the first nomination for Radcliffe, who has had five roles on Broadway since 2008.

Three Former Elphabas in ‘Wicked’ Scored Tony Nominations by Michael Paulson

Shoshana Bean, Eden Espinosa and Lindsay Mendez received nominations for their roles in “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Lempicka” and “Merrily We Roll Along,” respectively.

2024 Tony nominations: the full list by Michael Abourizk

“Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic” lead this year’s crop of nominees.

Who Else Was Eligible for 2024 Tony Nominations?

Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced this morning, and while a select, talented few will spend the day celebrating their achievements, there are many who (while still great!),…

Minority Report review – futuristic fugitive thriller is criminally undercooked by Arifa Akbar

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonMax Webster and David Haig’s ambitious female-led stage version of the sci-fi thriller is overwhelmed by its own optics This ambitious co-production was always goi…

Priscilla The Party! to close in London, four months earlier than expected by Nicole Vassell

Party is ending early for immersive jukebox show based on camp classic ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’

‘Stereophonic,’ Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Lead Tony Award Nominations by Caitlin Huston

The Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and new play Stereophonic, about a fictional band in the 1970s, led the Tony nominations with 13 nominations each.  The Outsiders, a musical based o…

Tony Nominations 2024: Alicia Keys’ Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ Lead With 13 Nods Apiece by Jordan Moreau

“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by Alicia Keys’ teenage years in New York City, and “Stereophonic,” the story of a rock group in danger of splintering, dominated the 2024 To…

Follow Along as Broadway’s Best React to Their Tony Nominations!

Lost Photos From a Legendary Hollywood Archive by Thr Magazine

When photo archivist Michael Ochs brokered a deal to offload his sprawling collection of 20th century iconography to Getty Images in 2007, neither seller nor buyer knew absolutely everything…

Tony Awards 2024 nominations: The full list of nominees by Johnny Oleksinski

The nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards, honoring the best of Broadway, were announced Tuesday morning. The 2023-2024 Broadway season was a highly competitive and unpredictable one. Fifteen…

2024 Tony Award Nominations Announced by Broadway.com

Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jesse Tyler Ferguson have announced nominees for six categories of the 2024 Tony Award nominees this morning live from Sofitel New York. The full announcement …

Live Updates: Tony Award Nominations Being Announced by The New York Times

The race for best musical was wide open, with 15 shows eligible for nods.

Tony Awards Nominations 2024: Updating List by Rachel Sherman

Nominations for the 77th Tony Awards will be announced Tuesday morning. See below for a live list of nominees.

Watch the 2024 Tony Award Nominations Live

How to Watch the 2024 Tony Awards Nominations Livestream by Tatiana Tenreyro

The 2024 Tony Awards nominations are slated to be revealed on Tuesday morning. Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will reveal this year’s nominees live at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT…

Christopher Sieber, Kennedy Kanagawa, and More Join the Cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Muny

The cast has been announced for the Muny production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which runs July 8-16 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park.

'Minority Report' review – this sci-fi adaptation about futuristic crime-fighting has visuals to kill for by Matt Wolf

A gender-flipped Jodie McNee stars in visually impressive, emotionally subpar adaptation of the same Philip K Dick story that spawned the Tom Cruise film

Updating Live: The 2024 Tony Award Nominations — Hell’s Kitchen, The Outsiders in Best Musical Race

Tony Award Nominations: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘Illiloise’, Jessica Lange, Jeremy Strong, Gayle Rankin And Eddie Redmayne Score Noms- Updating Li by Greg Evans

The first six batches of Tony Award nominees has been announced on CBS Mornings. The remainder will be announced at 9 p.m. ET on the awards YouTube channel. So far, the nominees are: Best Mu…

2024 Tony Nominations Complete List

The nominees for the 2024 Tony Awards are being announced April 30 starting at 8:30 AM, and Theatrely is ready to bring you the latest as it rolls in.Eligible for the 2023-2024 season are 36…

How do you overcome language barriers when traveling overseas? by Aussie Theatre

When traveling, we encounter various cultures and experiences. It can be very challenging to overcome language barriers. It is especially

Sugar Rush: A Review of Joffrey Ballet’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Lyric Opera House by Sharon Hoyer

A fevered take on the summer solstice celebrations of Alexander Ekman’s native Sweden, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” has nothing to do with Shakespeare’s comedy. It does however contai…

Secrets Not Revealed: A Review of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the Goodman Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

Veteran director Chuck Smith, our foremost August Wilson interpreter, has crafted an emotionally highly charged, exuberant, well-paced production. But even with Smith’s steady hand on the …

Meet the 60 members of the Tony Awards nominating committee by David Buchanan

When the 77th Tony Awards nominations are announced this morning, those honored with recognition will have been selected by a small group of theatre professionals who commit to seeing each a…

Melbourne Magic Festival Houdini Theatre, Arrow on Swanston by Aussie Theatre

Experience the Astonishing Magic Duo of Luke Blaze and Jay Cristo, in their critically acclaimed fivestar show “SAINT” as part

Rise of Live Casinos in Australia by Aussie Theatre

The past couple of years have seen a drastic improvement in the uptake of Australian live casinos as far as

Tony Awards nominations: Every show and performer in the running by Paul Sheehan

The 2024 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 2 by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. The reveal of the roster of contenders was carried on the Tonys YouTube…

Updating Live: The 2024 Tony Award Nominations

REVIEW: Appropriate by JK

Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 matinee performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Ella Beatty, Graham Cam…

Priscilla the Party! to close in the West End more than four months early by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The jukebox musical based on the 1994 film follows a string of high-profile early closures with producers saying the show has faced ‘difficult times’ An immersive jukebox musical product…

Frankie Goes To Bollywood announces transfer to Southbank Centre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Rifko Theatre Company's Frankie Goes to Bollywood has announced a West End transfer to the Southbank Centre, London. This post Frankie Goes To Bollywood announces transfer to…

Royal Opera House announces major name change and promising new season by Ellie Muir

Christmas will see productions of Frederick Ashton’s ‘Cinderella’ ballet and Antony McDonald’s opera ‘Hansel and Gretel’

One Night Only at the Mark Hellinger By Peter Filichia

Forty years ago this week, a revival of a smash-hit with a Tony-winning score opened. It boasted a Tony-winning actress and an Oscar-nominated star who was repeating his role on stage. And y…

B.M. Carroll: One of Us Is Missing

The post B.M. Carroll: One of Us Is Missing appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Broadway Opened 12 Shows in 9 Days. Here’s What That Looked Like. by Michael Paulson and Landon Nordeman

It’s a challenging time for the theater industry, but each new opening is another reason to pause for a moment and celebrate.

FIRST LOOK: Boys from the Blackstuff by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo New production photos are out for James Graham's adaptation of Alan Bleasdale's TV Drama Boys from the Blackstuff coming to the Garrick Theatre. This post FIRST LOOK: Boys fr…

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 30, 2024

Happy Tony Award nominations day, BroadwayWorld! It is April 30, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

The post Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Royal Ballet and Opera announces ambitious 2024-25 season – and name change by Imogen Tilden

2024-25 programme includes premieres of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Festen and Wayne McGregor’s Margaret Atwood ballet MaddAddam Eight new productions, a world premiere, a European prem…

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Nominations for 2024 Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Awards, CTG and Deaf West to Revive ‘American Idiot’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top t…

MUFASA: THE LION KING | Teaser Trailer, Poster and Cast Roster Now Available by Aussie Theatre

All-Star Cast Revealed for New Film from Oscar®-Winning Visionary Director Barry Jenkins Award-Winning Songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda Writing the Songs for

MINORITY REPORT       Lyric, Hammersmith.  by Libby Purves and Friends

A FEARFUL FUTURE    I am wary of futurist dystopias, but this is a real treat: intelligent sci-fi with serious thrills.   As it opens, we are the 2050  audience at the celebration of ten…

Rodrigo Calderon presents HE at Theatre Works this May

The post Rodrigo Calderon presents HE at Theatre Works this May appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

The Baker’s Wife comes to Menier Chocolate Factory by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Menier Chocolate Factory have announced a major revival of Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein's The Baker Wife for July 2024. This post The Baker’s Wife comes to Menier …

Showtime at the $1 Deposit Casino: A Kiwi Theatrical Spin by Aussie Theatre

Welcome to the electrifying world of $1 Deposit Casino NZ where the thrill never ceases and the excitement knows no

Ensemble Theatre presents ULSTER AMERICAN by Aussie Theatre

Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to present acclaimed Northern Irish playwright David Ireland’s Ulster American, a savage satire exposing the fragile

BROADWAY BY THE SEASON PART 2. by Corine Cohen

CO_LAB: 24

The post CO_LAB: 24 appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

The Essential AI: Translating the Art of What We See, Hear and Experience by Douglas McLennan

To an AI model, a picture is data, sound and music are data, as is traditional spoken or written language. That data is translatable, interchangeable, and, most importantly, linkable and act…

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, shows honoring creativity’s spark by Mark Kennedy

Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday. Awards will be given June 16.

Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard Star in Death Becomes Her Musical Beginning April 30 in Chicago by Andrew Gans

Christopher Gattelli directs the world premiere of the new musical based on the 1992 film.

New Production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Starring Adam Garcia, Begins April 30 by Andrew Gans

The musical plays Southampton's Mayflower prior to a U.K. tour.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Renée Elise Goldsberry Reveal 2024 Tony Award Nominations April 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

Stay tuned to Playbill as Broadway gets ready to reveal its top honors.

World Premiere of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia Opens April 30 at Royal Shakespeare Company by Andrew Gans

Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the Wise Children and RSC co-production plays the Swan.

Laura Benanti, Kate Baldwin, Howard McGillin, More Celebrate Centenary of Sheldon Harnick April 30 by Andrew Gans

The Fiddler on the Roof lyricist passed away in June 2023 at the age of 99.