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George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie Good Night, and Good Luck by Inga Parkel

Clooney directed and starred in the original 2005 historical drama

Tom Holland blows kisses to fans after first Romeo and Juliet show by Oliver Browning

Tom Holland blew kisses and waved as he greeted fans from the balcony of a theatre after making his West End return in Romeo & Juliet.

Reviews: Were Critics Moved By Here There Are Blueberries? by Diep Tran

The new play, about a Holocaust-era photo album, is currently running Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop.

Photos: Check Out Maya Boyd in Title Role of Broadway's & Juliet by Andrew Gans

The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING and More Set For Arena Stage's 2024/25 Season

Arena Stage has announced its 74th season, including a blend of new works and reimagined classics. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Will Lead MAYBE HAPPY ENDING on Broadway

Darren Criss will return to the stage alongside Helen J Shen in the Broadway premiere of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending with music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park a…

Cast Members From THE WIZ, STEREOPHONIC, and More Honored With 2024 Theatre World Awards

The 2024 Honorees have been announced for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production. Learn more about the honorees here!

Maia Reficco to Make Broadway Debut as 'Eurydice' in HADESTOWN

Maia Reficco will make her Broadway debut as ‘Eurydice’ in Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about Reficco and see how to purchase tickets.

Videos: Watch the Cast of HELL'S KITCHEN Perform 'Fallin' and 'Kaleidoscope' on TODAY

As part of TODAY's 'Best of Broadway Week,'  Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Maleah Joi Moon, and more from the cast of Hell's Kitchen stopped by the show on Tuesday to perform from th…

Playwrights Realm Names Chris Berry Executive Director by American Theatre Editors

Berry comes to New York from Minnesota's Penumbra Theatre.

Darren Criss to Star in New Broadway Musical ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ This Fall by Caitlin Huston

Darren Criss will return to Broadway this fall in the new musical Maybe Happy Ending.  The musical features music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park, a book by Aronson and Park and directi…

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen To Star In MAYBE HAPPY ENDING On Broadway This Fall

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will star in the Broadway premiere of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending, with music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and a book by both Aron…

Don’t Miss “Cracking Up” (1994) by Trav S.D.

New Yorkers! Tomorrow night, Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn is rolling out a rare treat: a 30th anniversary screening of the downtown indie cult film Cracking Up (1994). This is quite a differ…

Mapping the Cultural Treasures of South L.A. by Andy Horwitz

Building arts and culture infrastructure? Here are some lessons learned from a community-based cultural asset mapping initiative in South Los Angeles.

Foo Fighters, Noah Kahan headline diverse 2024 lineup for renamed Soundside Music Festival by Christopher Arnott

Foo Fighters, Noah Kahan, Boyz II Men, Norah Jones, The Kills and Lisa Loeb are among the bands playing the Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport in September.

Photos: First Look at Maya Boyd in & JULIET on Broadway

All new photos have been released of Maya Boyd in & Juliet on Broadway. Boyd stars in the role of Juliet beginning tonight, Tuesday, May 14. 

Video: Watch Alicia Keys Reveal the Release Date of HELL'S KITCHEN Cast Recording

As part of TODAY's 'Best of Broadway Week,' Grammy-Winner Alicia Keys stopped by the show on Tuesday to discuss her newly Tony-nominated musical Hell's Kitchen- and reveal some exciting ne…

Galileo Musical, Starring Raúl Esparza, Extends at Berkeley Rep; Get a 1st Look by Molly Higgins

Javier Muñoz also stars in the new musical, directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer.

Mark Rylance and J. Smith-Cameron Will Star in West End Revival of Juno and the Paycock by Andrew Gans

Matthew Warchus will direct the Seán O'Casey drama.

Concord Theatricals Will Award Free SpongeBob Musical Licenses to 10 Under-Resourced Schools by Logan Culwell-Block

The Sing Like a Sponge contest is celebrating the 25th anniversary of everyone's (not so) simple sponge.

Casey Likes Will Lead RENT in Arizona, Featuring a Foreword by Roger Bart

Co directed, produced, and starring Casey Likes as Roger, a new production of RENT is coming to Scottsdale Arizona for one weekend only. 

Video: Watch Brody Grant and the Cast of THE OUTSIDERS Perform 'Great Expectations' 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…

Home Playwright Samm-Art Williams Dies at 78 by Molly Higgins

Mr. Williams passed away peacefully, just days before previews begin for the upcoming Broadway revival of Home.

Galileo Musical, Starring Raúl Esparza, Extends at Berkeley Rep; Get a First Look by Molly Higgins

Javier Muñoz also stars in the new musical, directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer.

New Program Plans To Put Money Into Broadway Investors’ Pockets by Marc Hershberg

Similar to how loans are issued against film and television tax credits, Blue Fox Financing and Runyonland Productions will soon issue loans against theatre tax credits.

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Alexis Michelle & Tom Story Will Lead LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Barrington Stage

Barrington Stage Company (BSC) has announced casting for the launch of its 30th anniversary season with the new production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical, La Cage aux Folles.

Margaret Williams obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Director who brought contemporary dance to mainstream British TV audiences with films such as Outside In and Veterans A“magician of the camera” with an extraordinary visual sense, Margar…

Between Riverside and Crazy review – Danny Sapani’s ex-cop faces down the past by Arifa Akbar

Hampstead theatre, LondonStrong performances and jibing humour propel this exuberant but flawed revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s 2014 play about racism in the New York police force This r…

Succession’s J Smith-Cameron to star opposite Mark Rylance in Juno and the Paycock by Chris Wiegand

Actors to play the lead roles in Matthew Warchus’s centenary West End revival of Seán O’Casey’s Irish civil war classic Sarah Snook has just finished her London theatre run in The Pic…

Drama Critics’ Circle Names Stereophonic Best Play, Dead Outlaw Best Musical by Darryn King

On May 13, the New York Drama Critics' Circle named David Adjmi’s Stereophonic best play of the 2023-24 season. The award for best musical went to Dead Outlaw, with music and lyrics by Dav…

You're a 2024 Tony Award Nominee! How Do You Feel? by TheaterMania

Lives changed on the morning of April 30, when a group of Broadway artists suddenly became able to add the prefix "Tony Award nominee" to their names. A couple days later, when the Tony clas…

Adam Pascal Will Direct SOMETHING ROTTEN! on Long Island

Adam Pascal will return to From Stage to Screen in Long Island to direct Something Rotten! this summer. Performances are set to take place July 26-28. Pascal played the role of William Shake…

Fulfill the Prophecy: A Review of “Cult Show” at The Neo-Futurists by Tristan Bruns

Absurd black humor and poignant biographies merge to create the image of a cult that is as fun as it is comedically dysfunctional. Will you drink the Flavor-Aid? I lived to write about it, b…

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Clooney to Make Broadway Debut, OCC Awards Announced, ‘Wicked’ Movie and Lane Bring Tears “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headl…

The House Party review – teenage debauchery brings Strindberg to Saltburn by Chris Wiegand

Minerva theatre, ChichesterWrithing and retching while sandwiched between spectators, revellers navigate class, sex and power at Miss Julie’s 18th birthday celebration The Minerva’s last…

The Deep Blue Sea review – Tamsin Greig adds bite to Terence Rattigan by David Jays

Ustinov, BathAs a woman who has left her husband for a dissolute younger man in postwar London, Greig’s quiet despair compels The torch song Stormy Weather sobs between scenes in this revi…

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Stereophonic’’s Will Brill by Ruthie Fierberg

Listen as the 2024 Tony Award nominee describes the adventure of “Stereophonic,” learning to play the bass for this role and the destiny of meeting his character at the right time.

Listen: Sarah Paulson Calls Out Trish Hawkins For Criticizing Her Performance in TALLEY'S FOLLY

Sarah Paulson hasn't forgotten the actress who criticized a performance she gave over 10 years ago, and she has spoken out about it on a recent episode of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Wil…

Video: Behind the Scenes of ALADDIN's Autism Friendly Performance With Sweet P

Go behind the scenes of Aladdin's recent Autism Friendly Performance in an all new video posted on Instagram. Among the attendees was social media personality 'Sweet P', who is living with m…

Watch: You’re a 2024 Tony Award Nominee! How Do You Feel?

Judi Dench Criticizes Use of Trigger Warnings: 'If You're That Sensitive, Don't Go to the Theatre'

Judi Dench is the latest performer to speak out on the topic of the usage of trigger warnings in the theater. Dench expressed her understanding for the reason why they are used, before going…

‘MJ the Musical’ offers a snapshot of Michael Jackson at top of his reign as King of Pop by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage was giddy when she was asked to write the book for a Michael Jackson musical. Jackson, after all, had provided the sou…

Arts Centre Melbourne announces a fun filled Winter Spring program for families by Aussie Theatre

Arts Centre Melbourne’s new Winter/Spring Families program will thrill the young and young at heart with a diverse offering including

ON THE TOWN’S SUBWAYS AND TURNSTILES By Peter Filichia

Does everybody get the joke in ON THE TOWN? That occurred to me last week at the uber-popular Ellen’s Stardust Diner. How popular? Pass by, and you’ll undoubtedly see a line longer than …

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "Here There Are Blueberries" - 5/13/24 by Marc Miller

Here There Are Blueberries is surely the right title for this one. It refers to a caption in a photo album, a very special photo album. The phrase evokes a carefree, whimsical quotidian exis…

Theater Time Review: "Still" by Joseph Cervelli

A lovely, genial, and touching new play by Lia Romeo with standout performances by Jayne Atkinson and Tim Daly.

John Edwards announces Australian national tour by Aussie Theatre

He is the world’s foremost psychic medium and author of numerous critically acclaimed New York Times best sellers. Australian fans

Judi Dench condemns rise of trigger warnings in theatre by Lydia Spencer-Elliott

‘If you’re that sensitive, don’t go,’ the actor said

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Hampstead Theatre NW3 by Libby Purves and Friends

NYPD FAMILY BLUES          I fell for the solid, paternal, irascible Walter “Pops” Washington immediately over his whiskey breakfast, as he listens half-patiently to the unreliably …

Tony Awards 2024: Who Will Win (and Who Should) by Jesse Green

Our chief theater critic names the shows and artists he thinks will win, should win and should have been nominated — and suggests a few new categories.

NIDA launches 2024 Student Production Season

The post NIDA launches 2024 Student Production Season appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 14, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Enhancing Broadway, by Any Bodily Means Necessary by Brian Seibert

The choreographers nominated for Tony Awards this year have a broader vision than usual of the possibilities of dance in theater.

The Artist - Search | Playbill

The life and times of the midcentury impresario are now a musical: A Complicated Woman at Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut.

Tips and Broadway tickets - New York City Forum - Tripadvisor

Subscribe to Playbill and it will have a link to each show's discount ticket options. ... There's also TKTS at both Times Square and Lincoln Center.

Judi Dench Rails Against Trigger Warnings: “If You’re That Sensitive, Don’t Go To The Theatre” by Jake Kanter

Judi Dench has become the latest actor to rail against trigger warnings in the theatre, telling people to stay at home if they are sensitive. The Oscar-winning actress said she was surprised…

On the Couch with Bailey Dunnage

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Tom Holland in Romeo and Juliet – First Look Images by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo First look production images have been released for the Jamie Lloyd Company's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet starring Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers …

Switzerland

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Adelaide Repertory Theatre presents Moonlight and Magnolias by Aussie Theatre

Cast: Adam Schultz as David O Selznick  Scott Batters by as “Victor Fleming Terry Crowe as “Ben Hecht and Rebecca

Sarah Paulson Calls Out Actor Who Emailed Her Six Pages of Notes After Watching Her: It Was ‘Outrageous’ and ‘I Hope I See You Never’ by Michaela Zee

Sarah Paulson will never forget the actor who sent her six pages of unsolicited notes after watching her in a play. Paulson recently appeared on the “Smartless” podcast, where she and ho…

Saturday Night Fever

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What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks? Maya Boyd Takes Over Title Role of & Juliet Tonight by Darryn King

Maya Boyd takes over the title role in Broadway's & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on May 14. Boyd replaces the production's original Tony-nominated star Lorna Courtney, who pla…

Review Roundup: HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Opens At New York Theater Workshop

New York Theatre Workshop and Tectonic Theater Project present Here There Are Blueberries, co-written by NYTW Usual Suspect and Tony & Emmy award nominee Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Pr…

U.K. Premiere of Passing Strange, Starring Giles Terera, Begins May 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

The 2008 musical by Stew and Heidi Rodewald is playing London's Young Vic.

Robbie Fairchild Leads World Premiere Stage Adaptation of The Artist Beginning May 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Drew McOnie is at the helm for the U.K. run.

Maya Boyd Steps Into Title Role of Broadway's & Juliet Beginning May 14 by Andrew Gans

The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

Some Like It Hot's Kevin Del Aguila Joins Cast of Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway May 14 by Andrew Gans

The revival of the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical continues at the Westside.

West End Mrs. Doubtfire Welcomes New Cast Members May 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Gabriel Vick is continuing his performance as Daniel Hillard as the London run of the musical enters its second year.

Denise Gough Reprises Olivier-Winning Role in People, Places, and Things, Opening May 14 by Margaret Hall

Duncan Macmillan's celebrated addiction drama returns to the West End.

Laura Winters' All of Me Opens Off-Broadway May 14; See Photos From the Production by Meg Masseron

The disability romantic-comedy uses text-to-speech technology to connect its leading couple.

John Lloyd Young Returns to Café Carlyle May 14 by Andrew Gans

Steve Marzullo is the music director for the engagement at the Manhattan cabaret.

Austin Durant Returns to Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical May 14; Hailee Kaleem Wright Joins Cast by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning hit continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Krysta Rodriguez Offers Solo Concert for Out of the Box Theatrics May 14 by Andrew Gans

The evening, also featuring Andy Mientus, is part of the theatre company's Broadway at the 154 cabaret series.

Review Roundup: LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES Opens At the Minetta Lane Theatre

Audible is presenting an encore engagement of Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, starring Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Read reviews for the productio…