★★★★☆ The movie star makes her Broadway debut in Amy Herzog's award-winning drama about a mother caring for a seriously ill child.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM‘Anybody should be able to do anything,’ ‘Homeland’ actor said in recent interview
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:18PMNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with playwright Peter Morgan about his Broadway production of "Patriots," a play about the rise of Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin, and the downfall of the US…
SOURCE: npr.org at 08:06PMNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard.
SOURCE: npr.org at 08:06PMThe multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro which recently wrapped up a successful return engagement the at Barbican Theatre, will transfer to Londo…
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Following two sold-out limited seasons at London’s Barbican, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed stage version of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbour Totoro w…
SOURCE: Deadline at 06:58PMAvant Bard is excited to introduce a groundbreaking project to conclude its season: the open filming of “Homeless Garden.” Audiences will have the unique opportunity to witness and engag…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:42PMLet's hear it for New York! The stars aligned on 44th Street as the new musical Hell's Kitchen celebrated opening night. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special occasion and we are taking …
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:36PMCabaret just celebrated an epic two-day opening weekend and BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with the cast and creative team.
"[Cabaret] has humor, lightness, seduction, it moves you, it m…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:36PMThe cast of Merrily We Roll Along, Lindsay Mendez, Daniel Radciliff and Jonathan Groff introduced by OCC President David Gordon, announced the Nominees at the Museum of Broadway to many OCC …
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Mukelisiwe Goba as Rafiki in Disney’s THE LION KING. Photo by Matthew Murphy Broadway In Syracuse has announced the 2024-2025 M&T Bank Broadway Season lineup. 2024-2025 Season SHOW DAT…
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 05:55PMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 24, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMThe Broadway musical & JULIET, featuring music from legendary five-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, will present a new Sing-Along performance. Learn how to take …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMHow delicate can we allow our children to be and are we, as theatregoers, still able to absorb Tennessee Williams’ prose? At NOVA Nighstky Theater, the intrepid artistic team behind the in…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:50PMGet a first look at photos of Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger in Mother Play. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM Maryland Theatre Collective’s production of “Falsettos” is an energetic, humorous, and intense rendition of the 1992 Tony Award-winning musical opera by William Finn and James Lapin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:39PMManhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Mary Jane opens tonight. See who is starring and learn more about the production!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMWhy does Sting “think New York audiences will love” MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE? Find out inthis interview featuring the iconic musician and the other creators of the smash hit — choreographer…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:34PMNominations for the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 23. The stars of the hit Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:15PMBaltimore, MD (4.23.2024) – As Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) celebrates its milestone of 10 years in Baltimore, the upcoming season stands as a testament to its enduring commitment…
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Lindsay Mendez & J. Alex Brinson tied the knot in an intimate Central Park wedding, with Mendez' Merrily We Roll Along co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff by their side to celeb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMThe nominees for the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced today at a ceremony led by Merrily We Roll Along stars Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez at the Museu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter
April 23, 2024: David Adjmi’s play, Stereophonic, with music by Will Butler (formerly of Arcade Fire), is now on Broadway at the Golden Theatre after its Off-Broadw…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:45PMThe new play, now on Broadway via Second Stage, stars Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons, and Celia Keenan-Bolger.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMOur democracy, our climate, our rights, our health, our wars and protests—it’s hard to look at any news at all without feeling like the world is ending. Spend seven minutes with Alaina J…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:33PMIt’s a sordid tale about an unsuccessful business, being stuck in dreadful Skid Row where horrible murders are committed for greed, where sadists are successful, and, in the end, the whole…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:31PMImagining an apocalyptic world in which food, water, and essentially all of the basic necessities are in short supply has become popular fodder for television, movies and, yes, theatre as we…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:20PMWatch this montage of scenes from UNCLE VANYA, a new version of the Chekhov classic by Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me) and directed by Lila Neugebauer (Appropriate, The Wav…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMYears ago, I taught the book The Outsiders to classes of teenagers. My students were intrigued by the two warring gangs separated by economic circumstances: the Socs, wealthy kids in madras …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:18PMWinners will be named May 13 with an awards ceremony set for May 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMThe 1975 musical favorite has returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre, where a new revival opened April 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMThe mononymic star is currently promoting her newest film Challengers, where she stars opposite Tony nominee Mike Faist.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMThe Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,�…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMGet a first look at 'Miles Away from Boston' from the American premiere of Ride at The Old Globe. The track is sung by Alex Finke and Livvy Marcus and mixed by Justin Goldner.
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BroadwayWorld spoke with playwright Jocelyn Bioh about her inspiration for Jaja's African Hair Braiding, why the success of the play was so meaningful, her organization Black Women on Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMOn April 28, Clark and the entire company of the Tony-winning musical will take their final bows at Broadway's Booth Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMBy: David Sheward
April 23, 2024: After examining the reverberations of the Lincoln assassination in The America Play and Topdog/Underdog, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori P…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:51PMThirty theatres of color will receive $10,000 grants for general operating support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:50PMJoe Tracz, writer of Be More Chill and The Lightning Thief musical, has joined the second season of the Netflix series One Piece. Tracz will be working with Matt Owens, co-showrunner and wri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PMRead the full list of 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations! Leading the nominations are Stereophonic and Dead Outlaw.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PMThe Wiz—the beloved, Black retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—celebrated its official Broadway opening at the Marquis Theatre on April 17. Settling into their Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PMTony Award winner Idina Menzel will launch a North American concert tour this summer, aptly titled the Take Me or Leave Me Tour, inspired by the popular duet she famously sang in Rent on B…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PMTony Award winner Lindsay Mendez married fellow actor J. Alex Brinson on April 22. Mendez’s Merrily We Roll Along co-stars, Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe—old …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM“Dead Outlaw” leads the nominations for the 73rd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, announced this by Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez. (video below) The winners will…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:41PM“When you wear these boots, you’ve got to strut,” quips Tom Pecinka about the costumes he dons to transform into 1970s rock star Peter in the new Broadway play “Stereophonic.” Thou…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:30PMA new production of Pinocchio from Arden Children’s Theatre turns kids into active participants, capturing imaginations and pulling back the curtain on the magic of theater. Natalie Layne …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:30PMSome things involving Hal Prince really only make sense in the context of Hal Prince, so I won’t take up your time attempting to explain why we did our first production of Prince of Broadw…
SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 03:18PMActor Terry Carter has passed away. Learn more about Carter's life and work.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PMThe 'Call Me by Your Name' actor plays Boris Berezovksy in 'The Crown' creator's show, Netflix's first foray into Broadway.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:09PMTheater Review by Michael Dale . . . . “The heart of rock and roll is still beating,” announced Huey Lewis and The News back in 1983. I’m no expert in such matters, so I’ll take thei…
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English progressive metal band Haken recently wrapped their North American tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. 'An Evening with Haken' featured the band playing their rece…
SOURCE: PLSN at 02:55PMA very busy Broadway held its own last week, with 36 productions pulling in a combined $34,650,614, a good 10% increase over last year at this time. About 92% of all available seats were occ…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:49PMThe 20-city concert tour will play Seattle, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PMThe production is currently running in Washington, D.C. and will also receive a series of cinema screenings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PMLindsay Posner will direct the Ryan Craig-penned script.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PMCabaret is back on Broadway in the fifth mounting of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff's classic musical since its 1966 premiere. This production—Rebecca Frecknall's Olivier Award-w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMLempicka, the sweeping new musical portrait celebrating the gripping true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka, has collaborated with Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMGet a first look at footage of Uncle Vanya at Lincoln Center Theater starring Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper and more.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM“I’m always waiting for something different, a different and new challenge,” reveals Anika Noni Rose. A worthy challenge arose in the form of Anton Chekhov, and the latest Broadway rev…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMX-Laser recently released its Triton T Series of IP64 laser projectors, the Triton T-5 (five watts) and Triton T-2 (two watts). First IP64 lasers fully engineered and built in the U.S. and p…
SOURCE: PLSN at 02:25PMThe new play by Amy Herzog had a gala celebration April 21. Jonathan Groff, Michael Imperioli, and Constance Wu were in attendance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PMThe story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in a gripping and uplifting new musical. Now on Broadway. Tickets now on sale!
Learn more about #ABeautifulNoiseMusical at htt…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:16PMThe Bard was born 460 years ago today—and died exactly 52 years later in 1616. But of course his works live on even though debates about whether or not he actually wrote them do too (click…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:12PMIn this video, watch as the whole cast and creative team of Hell's Kitchen walk the red carpet before the curtain went up on opening night!
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It’s as slow and frigid as a cross-country skiing expedition through Siberia.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:52PMThis world-premiere production of Bruce Graham’s Flatlanders debuted at 1812 earlier this year, and now the show continues at Delaware Theatre Company. But this script still can’t get of…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:45PMHe was the only Black actor on “Combat!” and “The Phil Silvers Show,” then made well regarded documentaries on luminaries like Duke Ellington and Katherine Dunham.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/21/2024.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PMIn 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…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMOn April 18, the historical musical Suffs marched onto Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. Soaking in the evening's feelings of hope and inspiration, The Broadway Show hit the red carpet …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM“I definitely delved into some music, less to create a character, a blueprint… but more to understand who their competition might have been,” says Sarah Pidgeon on some of the preparat…
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See Alex Finke and Livvy Marcus onstage from the new musical Ride. This American debut is now playing at The Old Globe, from March 30 to April 28, 2024.
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Ready, set, ride! The smash-h…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:48PMThe internet is rife with speculation about the real-life stalker and real-life abuser from the Netflix hit. Is this show about exploitation starting to seem uncomfortably careless – even …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM‘At the first one, we had DJs in the foyer and people were jumping in to battle with the dancers. We took out seats to make more standing room and the noise was crazy’
I was at the Queen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMSeth shares stories from his fabulous journey to Tahiti—including the fight he witnessed that drew blood.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMThe huge success of her memoir has turbocharged the Scottish comedian’s career, with midlife, Catholicism and marriage in her withering sights
Cynicism is now and then expressed about the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMLynn Nottage, Denis O'Hare, Justin David Sullivan, Jessica Hecht, and more attended the Will Davis-directed Signature production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMIdina Menzel is going on tour this summer! See if Menzel is performing in a city near you, and learn how to purchase tickets.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMSenator John Fetterman has released a statement on The Mountain View Middle School in Cumberland County that canceled a planned appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMTony winner Idina Menzel will launch a North American tour this summer featuring signature songs from her stage career – including Wicked and Rent – and albums including her latest, Dram…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:32PM“I think it’s just the stark reality of all the things that happened to this one person and the level of clearheaded determination she had,” shares Nikki M. James of what surprised her…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMThe tragicomic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play isn't a typical re-imagining of Shakespeare. It's witty, raunchy — and also opens up some raw, honest truths.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 12:26PMDirected and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PMSuffs, the new historical musical written by and starring Shaina Taub, opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on April 18. Tracing the history of the women's suffrage movement and the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMOne of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington.
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Alongside her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, Andrews is revisiting her life on the stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMThe Bill Cain thriller continues Red Bull Theater's 20th Anniversary Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMMax Webster directs the Donmar Warehouse production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMMusic review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Quintin Harris is one talented fellow. The young pianist and singer has become a favorite of this reviewer since his days as the crooner/”straight man…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:52AMWith late April and all of May clogged with events, your correspondent has been hard at work trying to get some events on the calendar for June. A couple of new book talks are in the works, …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:48AMHadestown: Teen Edition is now available for school and youth group productions in North America. Learn more about how to put on a production of Hadestown!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMBroadwayWorld spoke with Danya Taymor about the process of adapting the well-known novel and film The Outsiders for the stage,
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMIt only took one look at a painting for Matt Gould to know he wanted to write the musical “Lempicka,” about the titular artist Tamara de Lempicka. “It’s usually a really fast, viscer…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AMRehearsals are underway for Neil Simon’s classic comedy The Odd Couple which will open at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 18
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 11:21AMStereophonic, the David Adjmi play about a band toiling away to record an album in the 1970s, celebrated its Broadway opening night at the Golden Theatre on April 19. Broadway.com was there …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMAdi Roy will take on the title role in the Broadway cast of Aladdin, joining the company straight from the North American tour, which he launched in the fall of 2022. He plays his final to…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMSuffs, which celebrated its Broadway opening on April 18, will release an original Broadway cast recording through Atlantic Records. The album, featuring Shaina Taub's original score, drops…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMAnaïs Mitchell's 2019 Tony–winning Best Musical is releasing a full-length Teen Edition intended for teen actors and family audiences.
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Bebe Neuwirth, who is currently playing the role of Fraulein Schneider in the Broadway revival of Cabaret, visited CBS Mornings on Tuesday. She discussed her return to Broadway after ten yea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMSouthern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) is still in the hands of Britain, the colonial power, and several migrants are coming from neighboring Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Nyasaland (now Mala…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:37AMThe musical, which explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures, officially opened April 18 at the Music Box Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMThe Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet - most recently represented on Broadway with the 2022 revival of American Buffalo starring Darren Criss, Laurence Fishburne, and Sam Rockwell…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMSuffs will release its Original Broadway Cast Recording on June 14th. The album is now available for pre-order.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM“I really wanted to discover what wasn’t there,” explains Jeremy Jordan when asked about his portrayal of the titular figure in “The Great Gatsby.” The actor is embodying the enigm…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AM... a newly revised musical version of From Here to Eternity by Sir Tim Rice, lyricist of many of the most successful musicals of the past 50 years, along with composer Stuart Brayson, and b…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:25AMHalie Loren performs her original song "Cuando Bailamos." This performance was captured in the David Rubenstein Atrium.
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:16AMSeth Sklar-Heyn will direct the 2024 summer season opener at the outdoor regional theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AMSnead joins after more than 10 years casting Broadway, Off-Broadway, tours, and more with Binder Casting and ARC Casting.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AMThe hit Disney musical recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
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The producers of ILLINOISE have announced discounted rush and lottery policies once performances begin at the St. James Theatre on April 24th, 2024.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AMFor obvious reasons, I was going to wait and launch promotion of my newest book at Marxfest next month, but, like a thief in the night, sales have already begun online, and today being World…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:36AM“It’s really cool to get to see a show from different perspectives,” says Hannah Cruz about her unique history with the musical “Suffs.” When the show played Off-Broadway at the Pu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AMBy: Alix Cohen
April 23, 2024: Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando, her most popular, was written for lover, Vita Sackville West. its noble protagonist changes from man to woman over …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:27AMHartford Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Talcott Mountain Music Festival in Simsbury will feature tributes to the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and country music.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:18AMBroadway's ALADDIN is set to welcome Adi Roy in the title role starting June 4. Catch the magical performance as the new Aladdin brings a fresh take to the beloved character.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM
Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . The brave folks at J2 Spotlight, which produces musicals that usually haven’t seen the light of day in some time, are offering two shows this spring (…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:58AMThe lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning musical masterpiece, SUNSET BOULEVARD, starring musical theatre and international
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:54AMSeth Godin recently made an interesting post about non-profit fundraising, in particular the inefficiencies that exist in the process that can’t be fixed by technology, because it can, but…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:02AM