MCC Theater's 2024–25 Season Features New Douglas Lyons Play, Starring Kara Young by Diep Tran

The season will also include a new work from Robert O'Hara.

Broadway Buying Guide: May 13, 2024- See Robert Downey Jr. in His Debut

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 13, 2024.

Watch: See The Outsiders Take Over The Today Show With 3 New Performances by Margaret Hall

The stage musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film is directed by Danya Taymor.

Kara Young to Lead World-Premiere Play by Douglas Lyons at MCC; Robert O'Hara Premiere Also Joins 2024-25 Season by Hayley Levitt

Two world-premiere plays have joined MCC's Theater's 2024-25 season, kicking off in August with the world premiere of Table 17, written by Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and directe…

Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Honor Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad by Darryn King

The fourth annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert will take place in Times Square on June 19 and honor the actress Phylicia Rashad. The free event, hosted by Michael James Scott, will…

Photos: First Look at Tom Holland & Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in ROMEO & JULIET

Tom Holland is Romeo and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is Juliet in Jamie Lloyd’s new vision of Shakespeare’s immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters. Get a first look at p…

Broadway By Design: THE OUTSIDERS

BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. In this special edition, we are checking in with the Tony-nominated design collective behin…

Watch: Go Behind the Scenes of Upcoming Wicked Movies, Including Glimpses of Musical Numbers by Logan Culwell-Block

This newly released featurette offers the most comprehensive look yet at the stage-to-screen adaptation, hitting theatres this Thanksgiving.

Family of Trans Student Actor Unjustly Barred from School Musical Honored by Dramatists Legal Defense Fund by Margaret Hall

The Hightower family of Sherman, Texas received the 2024 Defender Award.

THEATER CAMP Director Molly Gordon to Direct Searchlight Film SMALL PARTS

Molly Gordan, writer, director and actor of Theater Camp, has found her next project. According to multiple reports, the multi-hyphenate is set to direct a reimagining of the 1987 comedy Ou…

Photos: First Look at GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL World Premiere at Berkeley Rep

Get a first look at photos of the world premiere of Galileo: A Rock Musical, performing at Berkeley Rep.

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Two World Premiere Plays & More Set for MCC Theater 2024-2025 Season

MCC Theater has revealed the initial two productions of their 2024-2025 season, as well as the 25th anniversary of Miscast and their annual MCC Youth Company productions. Learn more!

Fourth Annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Return This Summer

The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway initiative will present the return of Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth. Learn more about the performances!

She Loves Theatre, But Does Theatre Love Her Back? by American Theatre Editors

86-year-old Nicki Cochrane, a tireless fixture of New York theatre audiences, sees 500 shows a year, by any means necessary.

Andy Mientus to Join Krysta Rodriguez for Performance at Out of the Box Theatrics

Krysta Rodriguez will reunite with her Spring Awakening co-star Andy Mientus for her performance at Out of the Box Theatrics’ Broadway. Learn more about the performance and see how to …

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck by Hayley Levitt

Good Night, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of the 2005 film of the same name, will premiere on Broadway in spring 2025 at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. The play is written by George…

The Women of Mother Play Made Celia Keenan-Bolger a Better Artist by Diep Tran

She's picked up her fifth Tony nomination for playing Paula Vogel in the new Broadway show.

I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Starring Santino Fontana, to Release Off-Broadway Cast Recording by Hayley Levitt

Concord Theatrical Recordings will release a cast recording of Classic Stage Company's acclaimed off-Broadway revisal of I Can Get It For You Wholesale in early fall 2024. The production ra…

3rd Season of Netflix Hit Heartstopper Sets Premiere Date; Watch the New Trailer by Andrew Gans

The series co-stars Sweeney Todd's Joe Locke and Kit Connor, set to make his Broadway debut this fall in Romeo + Juliet.

Photos: See Steven Spielberg and Mike Faist at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Check out photos of Mike Faist and Steven Spielberg visiting Water for Elephants on Broadway! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in Adaptation of His Film ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ by Jordan Moreau

George Clooney is making his Broadway debut in a play adaptation of his 2005 drama “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney will play journalist Edward R. Murrow, who was the host of CBS’ …

Video: Watch Preview of New WICKED Trailer With Jon M. Chu, Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo

Following the announcement of a new trailer later this week, a preview of new footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the film has been revealed. The video opens with director Jon M. Chu di…

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ by Michael Paulson

A stage adaptation of the film is planned for next spring, with Clooney playing the journalist Edward R. Murrow.

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in Good Night, and Good Luck

'It's a Glorious Thing': Watch Nathan Lane's Emotional Acceptance Speech for the Sondheim Award by Andrew Gans

Faith Prince, Krysta Rodriguez, James Caverly, and more honored Lane at the recent gala at Signature Theatre.

George Clooney Will Star in Broadway Adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck by Logan Culwell-Block

Clooney and Grant Heslov have adapted their 2005 film for the stage, to be directed by David Cromer.

The Queen of Versailles World Premiere Announces Complete Casting and Extension

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

George Clooney will be making his Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck.

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ by Caitlin Huston

George Clooney will make his Broadway acting and playwriting debut next spring in a stage adaptation of his 2005 film about journalist Edward R. Murrow.  In the play, which is also entitled…

George Clooney To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Stage Adaptation Next Year by Greg Evans

George Clooney will become a Broadway actor for the first time next year when he stars as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of his 2005 Oscar-nominated film. …

I Can Get It for You Wholesale Revival to Get Cast Recording

The Heart of Rock and Roll by Joel Benjamin

"The Heart of Rock and Roll" at the James Earl Jones Theatre is one of the more pleasant entries in the jukebox musical derby.  Using the musical catalog of Huey Lewis and the News, Tyler M…

Michael Shannon Returns to His Roots in Turret in Chicago by Emily McClanathan

The new play, written by Grey House's Levi Holloway, is running at the theatre Shannon co-founded, A Red Orchid.

Igor Vuk Torbica (1987 – 2020) – Balkan “Prince of Theatre” – The third Igor’s Days by Emilija Kvočka

He lived for 33 years, and then he left us. He had his first professional direction in the Zrenjanin theatre, where he staged Molière’s Don Juan. He directed 13 plays and started the four…

Video: Nathan Lane Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre

On April 29, 2024, Virginia’s Signature Theatre honored star of stage and screen Nathan Lane with the company’s thirteenth Stephen Sondheim Award. Watch an excerpt from Lane's accep…

New Trailer for the WICKED Movie to Debut Later This Week

New reports suggest that an extended first look at the Wicked film, totaling four minutes, will premiere online later this week. The new footage was first shown to ad buyers at Radio City Mu…

Roger Daltrey calls out Royal Albert Hall members for ‘cashing in on charity seats’ by Maira Butt

‘I am deeply ashamed by the conduct of those currently in control of the Albert Hall,’ said a former president of the Hall

Video: Jason Schmidt, Brent Comer, & Brody Grant Perform 'Throwing in the Towel' from THE OUTSIDERS

As part of TODAY's annual 'Best of Broadway Week,' Jason Schmidt, Brent Comer, and Tony nominee Brody Grant stopped by the show on Monday morning to perform the number Throwing in the Towel …

Hannah Gadsby to Present New Show at 2024 Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Gadsby's moving stand-up show Nanette was previously a Netflix sensation.

The Queen of Versailles, Starring Kristin Chenoweth, Extends World Premiere and Completes Casting by Darryn King

The Queen of Versailles, the new Stephen Schwartz musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham as billionarie-couple Jackie and David Siegel, has completed casting and extende…

Outer Critics Circle Awards 2024 by Barry Gordin

March 13, 2024: The Outer Critics Circle(OCC) announced the winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2023-2024 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

TODAY's 'Best of Broadway' Week to Feature Performances From SUFFS, HELL'S KITCHEN, THE NOTEBOOK & More

The TODAY Show has announced the lineup for their annual 'Best of Broadway' week, showcasing new shows opening on Broadway this season. Tune in each day this week for a special performance f…

From Playbill’s CEO: This Spring Is the Best That Broadway’s Ever Had by Philip S. Birsh

There’s an embarrassment of riches right now on the stage.

Concord Theatricals Will Release Cast Recording of CSC's I Can Get It for You Wholesale by Andrew Gans

The star-studded company featured Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Julia Lester, Joy Woods, and more.

Video: Watch the Cast of THE OUTSIDERS Perform 'Grease Got a Hold' on TODAY

As part of Today's annual 'Best of Broadway Week,' producer Angelina Jolie and the cast of The Outsiders stopped by the show on Monday morning to discuss the newly Tony-nominated musical an…

Winners of the 2024 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS Announced

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2023-2024 Broadway and Off-Broadway season.

See Who's Starring in Goodspeed Musicals' South Pacific by Molly Higgins

The Pulitzer-winning musical is part of the Connecticut theatre's 2024 season.

Photos: Broadway's Illinoise Celebrates Its Opening Night With Gala Performance by Molly Higgins, Margaret Hall

Rachel Zegler, Mike Faist, and Julianne Hough were among the celebrities in attendance.

Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, More Join Upcoming World Premiere Stephen Schwartz Musical The Queen of Versailles by Logan Culwell-Block

Kristin Chenoweth, Melody Butiu, and Nina White will lead the Boston premiere of the new musical.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Broadway's Home by Molly Higgins

Tony winner Kenny Leon Leon directs the upcoming Roundabout Theatre Company revival.

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Two Middle Schools Teamed Up for the First Time to Make a Show by Dylan Parent

Two Ohio middle schools collaborated with Muse Machine for Poetry and Playbills.

Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners; Oh, Mary! Receives Award for New American Play by Darryn King

The winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced. The rock group drama Stereophonic leads with four wins, including for Outstanding New Broadway Play, out of a tota…

First Standings Announced For the 21st Annual Theatre Fans' Choice Awards; THE GREATS GATSBY Leads Best Musical

The first standings have been announced for the 21st Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards, honoring and celebrating the best of New York Theater - as decided b…

Cas Recording Will Be Released For I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE Starring Santino Fontana

A cast recording will be released this fall for the Classic Stage Company’s acclaimed 2023 revisal of I Can Get It For You Wholesale, starring Tony Award® winner Santino Fontana, alongsid…

Pre-Broadway Run of Kristin Chenoweth-Led THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Extends; Plus Complete Casting!

The Queen of Versailles, led by Kristin Chenoweth, has announced that the pre-Broadway engagement at Boston’s historic Emerson Colonial Theatre has extended. Plus, learn more about the add…

Sharon Sexton and Mary Bridget Davies Will Share Title Role in U.K. Premiere of A Night With Janis Joplin by Andrew Gans

Performances begin in August at the Peacock.

Watch: Tony Nominee Eden Espinosa Sings 'Woman Is' Onstage in Lempicka by Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical is running at Broadway's Longacre Theatre through May 19.

Brian d’Arcy James (‘Days of Wine and Roses’) on ‘tricky and challenging’ role and navigating Joe Clay’s ‘levels of rage and regret’ [ by David Buchanan

“To have this recognition at the end of that journey is really quite astounding and rewarding and humbling,” reflects Brian d’Arcy James on his Tony Award nomination for “Days of Win…

I Wish You Well: The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe by Molly Higgins

This is the second show about the Gwyneth Paltrow-Terry Sanderson ski trial that will be produced at the Fringe this year.

Artemisia LeFay’s “Wasted Girl” A Big Winner At The Triad by Andrew Poretz

Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Chanteuse Artemisia LeFay is a unique throwback performer, best known for embodying the type of Weimar Republic cabaret star of a century ago, as port…

Paulanne Simmons Unscripted by Barry Gordin

More About Mary May 12, 2024: Cole Escola’s new comedy Oh, Mary! has great fun picturing Abraham Lincoln as a closeted homosexual and Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic, an unloving mot…

Outer Critics Circle Award Winners 2024 by Sandi Durell

Winners noted in bold Outstanding New Broadway Play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions Patriots Stereophonic The Shark Is Broken Outstanding New Broadway Mu…

2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Stereophonic, Suffs, Dead Outlaw, Primary Trust by New York Theater

“Stereophonic”won outstanding new Broadway play and three other awards, “Suffs” outstanding new Broadway musical and two other awards at the 73rd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. …

Video: Get A First Look at Julie Benko in Rehearsals for Theatre Raleigh's Production of JANE EYRE

Rehearsals have begun for JANE EYRE Starring Broadway superstars, Julie Benko and Matt Bogart, direction by Megan McGinnis. Written by John Caird and Paul Gordon. Get your first look at the …

Sustaining the Flame at the Latinx Theatre Commons Tenth Anniversary Convening  by Olga Sanchez Saltveit

By Olga Sanchez Saltveit. In this dispatch from the third day of the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Tenth Anniversary Convening, Olga Sanchez Saltveit reflects on conversations about the LTC�…

‘Sterephonic’ leads winners of 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The John Gassner Award for New American Play is awarded to “Oh, Mary!”

STEREOPHONIC, SUFFS & More Win Outer Critics Circle Awards

The Outer Critics Circle, the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, today announced the winners of the 2024 Outer Critics…

Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners by Logan Culwell-Block

Winners will be recognized at a May 23 ceremony at Lincoln Center.

Cole Escola, Jessica Lange, William Jackson Harper, Kara Young, and More Win 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Photos: Jodie Foster Stops By THE WHO'S TOMMY

Jodie Foster recently paid a visit to The Who's Tommy on Broadway! Following the performance, Foster took the time to pose for photos with the cast backstage. BroadwayWorld was there and you…

Photos: Conan Gray Stops By & JULIET

Pop star Conan Gray recently paid a visit to & Juliet on Broadway, and posed with the cast backstage following the performance. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

Orfeo, E.T., and More: What’s Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Stay up to date with the best of dance, opera, concert music, and more in NYC.

NIDA launches 2024 Student Production Season by Aussie Theatre

NIDA today announced its 2024 Student Production season which will showcase the incredible talents and range of the next generation

Video: Liz Callaway Sings 'The Place Where the Lost Things Go' From MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Liz Callaway posted a video of herself singing 'The Place Where the Lost Things Go' from the movie Mary Poppins Returns. The video features Callaway seated on the stairs in her home, and inc…

The Heart of Rock and Roll by Elyse Trevers

The post The Heart of Rock and Roll appeared first on StageBuddy.com.

Living with Ghosts: A Review of “Into The Earth With You” at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble by Christine Trevino

“Into the Earth With You” begins in 1999 following the passing of “Grandad,” a historian who raised his three granddaughters in a mountainside cabin with tough love and a firm hand.

Today on Broadway: Monday, May 13, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Sarah Snook to Bring ‘Dorian Gray’ to Broadway, Taylor and Villafañe to Play Congresswomen in New Play, NBC to Air ‘Wicked’ Special “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday throug…

Video: Watch All New Clips From Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg

All new footage has been released from the world premiere of the new production of Disney's Hercules in Hamburg, directed by Casey Nicholaw. Check out the video here!

Lea Michele Reveals Her Second Baby is a Girl

In a touching Mother's Day post on Instagram, Lea Michele has revealed the gender of her second child.

The 2024 JKTS Awards: The Reader's Choice Nominations Ballot by JK

             The Reader's Choice Nominations Ballot Time to nominate your favorites in 13 categories! How to nominate: 1. Scroll through the survey below. You may check up to…

Instagram’s Algorithm Update Is Good News for Broadway! by Situation

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’’s Shoshana Bean by Ruthie Fierberg

In the first episode of Broadway News' audio series, hear from 2024 Tony Award nominee about her experience singing Alicia Keys' music, playing a mom and why she'll never leave the theater.

Clown Hall of Fame Opens Today by Trav S.D.

Today (May 13) is opening day of the 2024 summer season at The International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The current season of Top Chef is in Wisconsin this…

Sarah Paulson Dares to Play the People You Love to Hate by Julia Jacobs

The actress has received a Tony nomination for “Appropriate,” in which she portrays a woman who makes a sport out of verbally eviscerating her family members.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 13, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 13, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Prunella Scales returns to role of Queen Victoria for Edinburgh fringe show by Mark Fisher

The Fawlty Towers actor has often played the monarch in the past and has now recorded audio for a new production at the festival At the age of 91, Prunella Scales has reprised one of her fav…

Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit review – hilarity and horror on standup’s cancer journey by Brian Logan

Cliffs Pavilion, SouthendNow free of cancer, Gilbert looks back on his illness with a characteristic mixture of emotional candour and uproarious humour A standup show about cancer? It’s a …

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 5/13/24. by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 5/13/24. Dave and Hailey Brinnel headline the Majestic.; Barrington Stage announces its cabaret series, Maria Tucci in 4000 Miles opens Berkshire Theatre Gro…

Maggie & Me review – Damian Barr’s raw memoir gets an overcooked staging by Mark Fisher

Tron theatre, GlasgowThatcher stalks the stage like an untamed monster, but the rest of Barr’s account of growing up gay in the 80s is sentimentalised and soppy On the page, Damian Barr’…

Song and Family – “American Mariachi” at the LATC reviewed by Pauline Adamek

Both funny and poignant, American Mariachi is a beautiful one-act play full of vibrant music and heartfelt emotionality. Presented by The Latino Theater Company and now playing at The Los …

On the Couch with Brenda Bressed

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Australian Performing Arts Market to be held in Western Australia

The post Australian Performing Arts Market to be held in Western Australia appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

WICKED announces final Melbourne dates by Aussie Theatre

WICKED has been casting its spell over Melbourne since March, with ecstatic capacity audiences, five star critical reviews and jubilant

2024 Pulitzer Finalist Here There Are Blueberries Opens May 13; See Photos From the Production by Diep Tran, Meg Masseron

The staging is a co-production between Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop and the Tectonic Theater Project.

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Tom Holland-Led West End Romeo & Juliet Begins May 13 by Logan Culwell-Block

Jamie Lloyd is directing the new revival of the classic Shakespeare tragedy.

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... Playbill.com. Advertisement. Clinton stated she relates to “all of” the characters in the play, telling the Associated Press last month she knows ...