Women Are Extinct. What's a Man to Do? - How playwright-director Robert O'Hara's new show sticks it to the patriarchy

How playwright-director Robert O'Hara's new show sticks it to the patriarchy---"I love fables and I love allegories because you never know where they're going to lead you," says Robert O'Har…

How The Met’s Tosca Replicates the Grandeur of Rome by Christopher Browner

Sonya Yoncheva, one of opera’s most exciting artists, takes on the riveting title role of Puccini’s Tosca for the first time in her career, amidst life-like sets of the Eternal C…

2017’s 12 Defining Social Media Moments for Broadway by Felicia Fitzpatrick

Which hashtags and trending topics changed the face of Broadway this year?

Celebrate Tony Award Winner Denzel Washington on the Stage by Hannah Vine

Washington returns to Broadway in The Iceman Cometh in the spring.

#TBT: Carol Burnett and Cher Offer a Psychedelic ’Solid Silver Platform Shoes’ by Andrew Gans

The entertainment icons performed the Stephen Schwartz tune on The Carol Burnett Show in 1975.

Review: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Robert Fairchild plays Mary Shelley's iconic monster in Eve Wolf's latest theatrical concert.

Gerald Cohen: Voyagers, for Clarinet and String Quartet by Jean Ballard Terepka

Cohen then spoke; he presented the four-movement structure of the piece about to be performed. Although various passages in "Voyagers" evoked the diversity of music offerings on the Golden R…

I don’t want to be there when it happens by Arts Review

I don’t want to be there when it happens is a multi-media exhibition that attempts to engender empathy within and between communities, cultures, ideologies, and historical frameworks. The …

Review: In ‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,’ a Monster to Love by Laura Collins-Hughes

The dancer Robert Fairchild’s creature has a delicate, disarming beauty in Ensemble for the Romantic Century’s ambitious but awkward production.

Theater Review: LUZIA (Cirque du Soleil on tour) by Tony Frankel

MEMORIES OF MEXICO, LUZIA UNLEASHES A RAIN OF JOY The Cirque du Soleil just made a run for the border — and not the Canadian one — as the Montreal-based human circus lavishes its un…

‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’ review: a puzzling patchwork by Joe Dziemianowicz

Tony nominee Robert Fairchild is the marquee name in the stitched-together production.

Piped Music Vs Paying The Piper by Joe Patti

CityLab recently had an article that resurrected the subject of a debate I have been having internally and with others going on two decades now. The article is about efforts people are makin…

Review: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommerl

Robert Fairchild is the star attraction of the Ensemble for the Romantic Century's unique approach to literature's most famous monster story.

MoviePass Adds a Million Subscribers, Even if Theaters Aren’t Sold on It by Brooks Barnes

Users can go to the movies once a day for $9.95 a month. While multiplexes doubt that’s sustainable, the chief executive, who slashed the price, says, “We seem to have hit a nerve in Ame…

Theater Time Review: "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" by Joseph Cervelli

Robert Fairchild is the major asset in this muddled production. . Review should appear next week on northjersey.com.

Tatiana Maslany Departs Ryan Murphy Musical Series POSE After Full Season Order by TV News Desk

Following the announcement that a new musical series from Glee creator Ryan Murphy would be getting a full season, actress Tatiana Maslany has departed the show as it undergoes some changes.

Staff pick: “Tobacco Road” by Noelle Phillips

This 1932 novel about starving Georgia sharecroppers was a sensation when it was first published, and later became a Broadway play. It was controversial because -- oh, the horror --  Caldwe…

White Fang review – Jack London's wild tale inspires teen rebel's quest by Lyn Gardner

Park theatre, LondonThis heartfelt drama admirably explores the gold rush-era story from the perspective of a young aboriginal womanJethro Compton’s play White Fang is set in the Yukon, no…

BROADWAY HAS RECORD 2017; AVERAGE TICKET SOARS TO $118 by Philip Boroff

EXCLUSIVE: The year isn’t over, but it’s already demolishing records. As of Dec. 24, Broadway grosses for 2017 totaled $1.59 billion, vs. $1.37 billion for all of 2016, which had…

Christmas Brings Hamilton Its Highest Grossing Week on Broadway by Playbill Staff

The Lin-Manuel Miranda musical continues to break box office records two-and-a-half years into its Broadway run.

A Relative of Mine was in Cole Porter’s First Broadway Show (and Much, Much More) by Trav S.D.

I made an exciting discovery the other day; I stumbled upon a Jazz Age Broadway Chorus Girl to whom I am distantly related. Her name was Helen Herendeen. I have tantalizing fragments, and am…

MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The Ensemble for the Romantic Century is an exceptionally ambitious company, bent on creating theatrical works that combine live performances of classical music, dance, acting, artistic imag…

VIDEO: On This Day, December 27: Academy Award-Winning CHICAGO Hits Movie Theaters by Stage Tube

It was only a matter of time before Broadway's long-running hit, CHICAGO, made its way to the big screen. On this day fifteen years ago, the show made its Hollywood debut in an acclaimed mot…

20at20 Ticket Promotion by Sandi Durell

  The Off Broadway Alliance has announced that its hugely popular semi-annual ticket promotion 20at20, will return from January 23 – February 11. 20at20 makes $20 tickets availabl…

Chicago stages: best of dance programs of 2017 by Hedy Weiss

Both the level of choreography and the dancing in the many theaters now producing musicals in this city witnessed exponential growth. 

Win a double pass to Australian Shakespeare Company’s production of Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies in Athenaeum in Melbourne by Matt Edwards

Looking for somewhere to take the kids these school holidays? AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to the Australian Shakespeare Company’s production of Tinkerbell and t…

Watch Tonight's Concert for America Livestream With Audra McDonald and Jessie Mueller by Robert Viagas

The fundraising concert is livestreamed December 27 and 28 in Big Sky, Montana.

Broadway Hunkers Down As It Preps For New Year's Eve Bonanza by Lee Seymour

'Hamilton' continues to break new ground as it closes in on a record $4 million week.

Ebersole and Stritch Sing of Snow and Memories at Birdland by Sandi Durell

    By Martha Wade Steketee       Musicians who have played together for years reunite for two Birdland performances this December. Winter tunes, holiday tunes, tune…

VIDEO: Get A First Look at Darren Criss in the Next Installment of AMERICAN CRIME STORY by Stage Tube

Below, watch the official first behind the scenes look at the THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE AMERICAN CRIME STORY. The next installment of FX's award-winning original series premieres J…

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/27/17 by Mark G Auerbach

The Westfield News Group ArtsBeat or 12/27/17. Tanglewood celebrates a Leonard Bernstein Centennial, and Goodspeed presents a Festival of New Musicals and more arts news for W.Mass and No.CT.

2017 Year In Review by Artshacker

2017 Year In ReviewYear Three At Hacking Arts ManagementA look back at risk, reward, and growth.Upward Trajectory Traffic continues to grow at a steady pace as does overall reach and enga…

Broadway Box Office: ‘Hamilton’ Nears Whopping $3.8 Million in Pre-Christmas Week by Gordon Cox

Remember when a $2 million week was a big deal at the Broadway box office? That not-so-long-ago time is looking a little quaint these days, when “Hamilton” stands poised to break…

Power mostly back at Disneyland after guests taken off rides

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Power has been largely restored at Disneyland after an outage at the Southern California theme park forced some guests to be escorted off stopped rides....

Ryan Murphy’s LGBTQ Musical Series Pose, With Billy Porter and MJ Rodriguez, Gets Full Season Order from FX by Adam Hetrick

The landmark TV series set within New York City’s influential and underground ball culture of the 1980s will premiere this summer.

Disneyland Experiences Power Outage by Rebecca Rubin

Disneyland suffered a power outage on Wednesday afternoon, Variety has confirmed. At least a dozen rides and attractions appear to have been shut down at the Anaheim, Calif., park. According…

Santa Delivers $35.8M Week To Broadway Box Office by Jeremy Gerard

Even with Christmas falling on a Sunday and many Broadway shows going to a seven-performance week, non one’s complaining of coal in Times Square, as ticket sales added up to $35.8 mill…

‘Hamilton’ breaks all-time box office record for third time by Caitlin Huston

“Hamilton” broke its own box office record yet again. The show brought in $3,797,844 across eight shows in the week ending Dec. 24, which is the highest gross ever brought in by…

Meteor Shower by David Kaufman

Steve Martin’s old/new wonderful comedy, "Meteor Shower," is about two California couples getting together for the first time--again, and again, and again. Like "Groundhog Day," it keeps s…

Disney Becomes Box Office Champ for Second Year in Row by Dave McNary

For the second year in a row, Disney has nabbed the domestic box office crown, with $2.27 billion already banked in 2017 thanks to its one-two punch of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”…

Encounters: Taye Diggs Doesn’t Feel Like Dancing by Alexis Soloski

The “Empire” actor and Broadway star visited his former dance studio. But he never broke a sweat.

It's too cold for elephant Raja to attend his 25th birthday party, zoo says by From Staff Reports

It's Raja's party, and he'll stay inside if he wants to.

How to spike a trombone player's pulse? Have him play a DreamWorks film score. by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

DreamWorks Animation in Concert comes to the symphony on Dec. 29 and 30, and a trombonist says they're fun - and sometimes difficult - to play.

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/27

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for th…

BroadwayWorld's 'Some Like It Pop' Podcast Hosts Discuss 'Hamilton' and 'Superhero' Disagreements by Some Like It Pop

Hello Pop Culture Celebrants On this episode of Some Like It Pop, BroadwayWorld's pop culture podcast, Jenn grills Matt on his first experience seeing 'Hamilton,' as well as the rest of hi…

‘Some Like it Pop’ Episode 4.5: Matt Saw ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Super’ Disagreements by Matt Tamanini

Hello Pop Culture Celebrants! On this episode of “Some Like It Pop,” BroadwayWorld’s pop culture podcast, Jenn grills Matt on his first experience seeing “Hamilton,” as we…

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/27 by Bww Special

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the …

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/24/17 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12242017.

VIDEO: Pamela Anderson Wants to Be the Name on Everybody's Lips with Her Rendition of Roxie by BroadwayWorld

Pamela Anderson may be an unlikely name when it comes to Broadway, but the performer just shared a video on her Instagram where she channels her past straight into the cell block diva Roxie …

New Ryan Murphy Musical Dance Series POSE Gets Full Season Order by TV News Desk

FX has ordered Pose, a new dance musical series from Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning producers Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Brad Falchuk, it was announced today by John…

Mr. Popper’s Penguins pops up at The Kennedy Center (review) by Christopher Henley

’Tis the season when many a pair of tiny eyes are concentrated northward, preoccupied with the denizens of the arctic and their yearly trek. Ears listen to that London-based tale that is t…

West End musicals to look out for in 2018 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We're eagerly anticipating these fantastic West End musical which are heading our way in 2018. Have you booked your tickets? JANUARY Girl From The North Country Following a c…

FX orders dance musical series 'Pose,' set in '80s New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The FX channel says it's ordered a scripted dance musical series starring Evan Peters, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek....

Go Behind the Scenes With Darren Criss, Ricky Martin in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Andrew Gans

Also, get a first look at photos from the second season of the anthology series that also features Annaleigh Ashford, Edgar Ramirez, and Penelope Cruz.

The 19 Best Horror Films Of 2017

19. The Devil's Candy IFC Midnight Director: Sean ByrneWriter: Sean ByrneWith his debut feature The Loved Ones, Sean Byrne established himself as an exciting new voice in hor…

See Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville Join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Annual Christmas Concert by Hannah Vine

Performances were held in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Film Review: “Call Me By Your Name” — Desire Under the Apricot Trees by Arts Fuse Editor

I can unequivocally say this is the most masterful and beautiful film of the year.

Photo Flash: First Look at Robert O'Hara's Dystopian Mankind

The world premiere play is now running at Playwrights Horizons.

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Epic Brit-Pop #Ham4Ham With London Cast of Hamilton by Adam Hetrick

Go backstage with the London cast of the Tony-winning hit as they mashup iconic British pop songs and the Hamilton score.

A First Look at Robert O’Hara’s Mankind, Starring André De Shields by Hannah Vine

The newest work from the Bootycandy playwright imagines a world in which women are extinct.

Go Inside the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors With Meryl Streep, Brandon Victor Dixon, Misty Copeland, and More by Hannah Vine

The annual celebration aired December 26 on CBS.

Photo Flash: First Look at Playwrights Horizons World Premiere of Robert O'Hara's MANKIND by BroadwayWorld

Mark Mr. Mount and Jason Mr. Moreno were keeping things casual until Jason got pregnant. But however unplanned the pregnancy was, nothing could be less expected than the chain of events it w…

How The Princh Stole Christmas! by Vanessa Cate

How The Princh Stole Christmas! Reviewed by Paul Birchall Troubadour Theater Company Through December 31 RECOMMENDED The Big Purple meets the Big Green in this lively and happy holiday music…

Video Flash: Kennedy Center Honors Brings Performances by Robert Fairchild, On Your Feet!, and More

Fairchild joined Misty Copeland for a dance to "Bill" from the classic musical Show Boat.

Theater News: 20at20 Will Offer $20 Dollar Tickets to Off-Broadway Shows at 20 Minutes to Curtain

Dates and participating shows have been announced.

Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special, With Bernadette Peters and Kristin Chenoweth, Airs Again December 27 by Andrew Gans

Martin Short, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and more are also part of the celebration of the TV icon.

Guggenheim’s Works & Process Series Will Celebrate Jerry Springer — The Opera by Andrew Gans

The evening will feature co-creator Richard Thomas, director John Rando, and cast members.

Op-Ed Contributor: The Trump-Less Kennedy Center Honors by Sarah Ruhl

When our president can’t confront artists who criticize him, where does that leave us?

AVENUE Q, JERSEY BOYS, CRUEL INTENTIONS and More Participate in Return of Off-Broadway Alliance's 20@20 by BroadwayWorld

The Off Broadway Alliance has announced that its hugely popular semi-annual ticket promotion 20at20, will return from January 23 - February 11. 20at20 makes 20 tickets available to most off …

Rialto Chatter: Will Audra McDonald be the Next Dolly? by BroadwayWorld

In his recent guest appearance on 77 WABC Radio Podcast, Michael Reidel has teased the possibility of a glamorous new Dolly Levi poised to stroll the passerelle following Bernadette Peters. …

Curtain Up! BroadwayWorld Looks Back on 2017's Memorable Broadway Debuts by Caryn Robbins

From WICKED's newest Glinda to a talented actor who overcame a serious accident just days before his first preview performance, 2017 has been a year filled with noteworthy debuts on the Grea…

The New York Times Comedy Critic Explains How He Works (And Decides What's Funny)

Jason Zinoman: "The first question I ask of a show isn't whether or not it's funny. Rather, I look to understand: What is the comic trying to do, and how interesting or new is it?"

Album Review: Alexander Armstrong – In A Winter Light by Ian Foster

The album is nearly completely stymied by its song selection, misguidedly mishmashing its genres so that we're taken from traditional carols to easy listening to the Fleet Foxes to original …

Theater News: Simon Jones Joins the Cast of Broadway's Farinelli and the King

Mark Rylance stars in the Shakespeare's Globe production.

Farinelli and the King to Welcome Broadway Veteran Simon Jones to Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage vet Simon Jones will join the company of Claire Van Kampen's new play Farinelli and the King on January 9, 2018 in the role of John Rich. Original cast member Colin Hurley wil…

Karla Garcia – Finding Her Legacy

Karla Garcia’s dance career has led her to many achievements, including being on the brilliant television competition, So You Think You Can Dance, working with dance world icons such as De…

Something old, something new: the Mariinsky’s Paquita in Baden-Baden

A lavish staging reinvents a 19th-century classic without stinting on historical accuracy

Let’s hear it for the heroines

Why 2017 has been a vintage year for women in cinema

Names by John Simon

Names are more significant than one might offhand assume.  I am thinking of first (or given, or Christian names) names, whose bearers may or may not be concerned with, or even aware of,…

Dick Allen, a Connecticut Poet Laureate, Dies At 78 by Susan Dunne

Dick Allen of Trumbull, a poet, essayist and educator who was poet laureate of Connecticut from 2010 to 2015, died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack on Christmas, his daughter announced…

PlayMe podcast brings Canadian theatre to your earbuds by Kate Taylor

PlayMe specializes in producing audio versions of recent Canadian plays

Photo Coverage: Petula Clark Performs at B.B. King Times Square by Walter McBride

Iconic artist Petula Clark performed at the B.B. King Blue Club and Grill last night, December 26. BroadwayWorld attended the show, and you can check out photos here

'Behind the Curtain' Celebrates their 100th Episode with Special Guest Robbie Rozelle by Behind The Curtain

100 Guests. 200 Favorite Things. What started as a dream has evolved into one of the industry's longest-running celebrations of the history of American Musical Theatre. To celebrate their 10…

Simon Jones Joins The Cast Of FARINELLI AND THE KING On January 9 by BroadwayWorld

Simon Jones The Real Thing, Benefactors, will join the cast of the Shakespeare's Globe production of FARINELLI AND THE KING on Tuesday, January 9, playing the role of opera impresario John R…

Simon Jones to Join Broadway’s Farinelli and the King by Adam Hetrick

The veteran actor succeeds Colin Hurley as opera impresario John Rich in the new play starring Tony and Oscar winner Mark Rylance.

Theater News: Beth Leavel Takes Her Turn as Rose in Gypsy at The Muny

The Tony-winning actress will take on Arthur Laurents's iconic leading lady.

Theater News: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Extends Off-Broadway

The kid-friendly production runs at Union Square's DR2 Theatre.

Gracie Gardner Named Winner of Relentless Award, Including $45,000 Prize by Andrew Gans

Gardner’s Pussy Sludge will receive staged readings at theatres throughout the country.

Watch SpongeBob SquarePants' Gavin Lee Get a Leg Up as He Transforms into Squidward by Broadway.com

Watch stage stalwart Gavin Lee get into character (and extra legs!) as Squidward Q. Tentacles in the new musical SpongeBob SquarePants.

The Arts on Stamps of the World — December 27 by Doug Briscoe

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS with BILLY STRITCH, KLEA BLACKHURST & JIM CARUSO by #cota

A Swinging Birdland Christmas just concluded it’s eighth year at the legendary club and the tradition of inspired vocal arrangements, harmonies, and rhythms by Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso,…

Director Christopher Ashley Reveals Plans for the Come From Away Movie by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony-winning director shares his vision for the screen adaptation of the Tony-nominated Best Musical.

They're Producing 'Fiddler On The Roof' In Yiddish (What Took So Long?)

Lyricist Sheldon Harnick and director Jerry Saks will consult on the New York production by the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene. And, evidently, the author of the original Yiddish-langua…

Watch Rachel Bloom, Rita Moreno, and Rob Reiner Celebrate Norman Lear at Kennedy Center Honors by Andrew Gans

Lear created such TV classics as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and One Day at a Time.

Hamilton celebrates London opening with Ham4Ham Brit Pop Tribute by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo To celebrate the London opening of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton the musical, this great video featuring Lin-Manuel, Alex Lacamoire, the orchestra and cast of Hamilton create…

'Battle Of The Sexes' at Filmrauschpalast, Berlin by Blouin Artinfo

Filmrauschpalast is currently hosting the screening of the 2017 biographical drama "Battle of the Sexes." Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the movie revolves around the el…

The Soft Moon bring therapeutic vibes to Le Trabendo, Paris by Guy Lambert

The Soft Moon will perform at Le Trabendo, Paris. The performance is part of the tour to promote the upcoming album “Criminal.” The album is to be released in February 2018 on Sacred Bon…

Actor Josh Lucas Reveals His Onstage Goal for Broadway’s The Parisian Woman by Ruthie Fierberg

Every time the actor appears opposite Uma Thurman at the Hudson Theatre, he aims to do this.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Starring Robert Fairchild, Opens Off-Broadway December 27 by Adam Hetrick

The American in Paris Tony nominee makes his debut as choreographer on the play with music about the creation of Shelley's Gothic novel.

Watch Cast of On Your Feet! Pay Tribute to Gloria Estefan at Kennedy Center Honors by Andrew Gans

Emily Estefan also honored her Grammy-winning mother in song.

WATCH: Cast of ON YOUR FEET Pay Tribute to Gloria Estefan On Kennedy Center Honors by BroadwayWorld

WATCH Cast of ON YOUR FEET Pay Tribute to Gloria Estefan On Kennedy Center Honors

Maxamoo Contributors Gather to Discuss the Best and Worst of Theater in 2017 in Part 2 of their Year in Review by Maxamoo

It's our annual tradition of gathering together our most frequent contributors to discuss the best and worst of the year in theater. Lindsay hosts and Patty, Aurin, Jose, Jack, Ben, Liz, and…

Take Ten: Erika Rose by Michael Kyrioglou

This week’s Take Ten finds ERIKA ROSE prepping for the world premiere of Caleen Sinnette Jennings' Queens Girl in Africa, at Mosaic Theater Company January 4-February 4. …

Best-read posts in 2017 on NewYorkTheater.me by Jonathan Mandell

Anything about “Hamilton” was still popular on NewYorkTheater.me in 2017, nearly three years after the musical first opened, Off-Broadway. 5 BEST-READ POSTS IN 2017 1. The 50 Best Plays …

‘Is Britain’s welfare system unfit for purpose?’: FCUK’D – Bunker Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Bye, bye UK City of Culture, this monologue is about the Hull that celebrations have forgotten.

Alan Mandell: Uncluttering Desks, Interpreting Beckett by American Theatre Editors

The nonagenarian actor explains how his willingness to answer a phone and his inability to drive led him to some happy accidents.

The most memorable stories of the year by Chicago Tribune Staff

Another year filled with hundreds of Chicago theater opening nights has come and gone, which means another year of hundreds of Tribune reviews, interviews and features have gone to print. In…

Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love Airs Again December 27 by Andrew Gans

The TV movie is a sequel to Coat of Many Colors, a hit for NBC.

Watch Misty Copeland, Robert Fairchild, Rebecca Luker Pay Tribute to Carmen De Lavallade at Kennedy Center Honors by Andrew Gans

Copeland and Fairchild danced to Luker’s glorious rendition of Jerome Kern's “Bill.”

Bundle up for First Night fun by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Downtown will turn fun and festive one more time in 2017 for what will be a chilly 24th annual First Night celebration on Sunday.

10 Remarkable Broadway Shows From 2017 That Gave Us Life & Made Us Love the Theatre

A look back at our favorite Broadway shows from 2017.

Chicago stages: The top ten theater productions of 2017 by Hedy Weiss

A slew of incisive and imaginative productions ignited Chicago's theater scene in 2017.

VIDEO: Josh Lucas Talks Broadway's THE PARISIAN WOMAN on LIVE by BroadwayWorld

Josh Lucas stops by this week's LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN to talk about his Broadway comedy THE PARISIAN WOMAN, co-starring Uma Thurman

The 10 Broadway Replacement Stars Who Slayed the MF House Down in 2017

These 2017 replacements stars deserve all the acclaim.

Obituary: Jennifer Hilary by Gavin Gaughan

A stage star, she became a familiar face in television dramasDuring her period of stardom in the West End and on Broadway, Jennifer Hilary, who has died of cancer aged 65, adorned the acting…

Before Darla, Our Gang Had Mary Kornman by Trav S.D.

Ingenue Mary Kornman (1915-1973) was born December 27. Like many of the earliest kids hired for Hal Roach’s Our Gang series of comedy film shorts, Mary was initially hired because she …

My 2017 Theatre Highlights – Sophie Adnitt by Sophie Adnitt

By Sophie Adnitt We asked our review team to nominate their 2017 theatre highlights. Sophie Adnitt nominated her favourites. This post My 2017 Theatre Highlights – Sophie Adnitt first…

Looking back: Caroline’s top 10 shows of 2017 > #theatre2017 #YearinReview by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

As another year passes it’s time to reflect on this years theatre trips. There have been some massive openings this year, a few well-deserved West End transfers and as always a few little …

BWW's On This Day - December 27, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Call Answered: Conference Call: Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco: "Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco" at Feinstein's/54 Below by Adam Rothenberg

Call Answered: I was so excited when I found out Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco were going to be presenting an evening of their music at Feinstein's/54 Below this coming January! I have known…

Call Answered: Conference Call: Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco: "Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco" at Feinstein's/54 Below by Call Me Adam

Call Answered: I was so excited when I found out Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco were going to be presenting an evening of their music at Feinstein's/54 Below this coming January! I have known T…

Call Answered: Interview with Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco, composer/lyricist by Adam Rothenberg

I was so excited when I found out Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco were going to be presenting an evening of their music at Feinstein's/54 Below this coming January! I have known Tom for a fe…

Rhys Ifans to star in Mood Music at Old Vic by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Following his acclaimed performance in A Christmas Carol, Rhys Ifans is to star in the World Premiere of Joe Penhall's play Mood Music at The Old Vic in May. This post Rhys I…

Features: 10 shows that we want to see in the West End in 2018

There's already a host of great shows coming to town next year, but here's some we're hoping to see announced soon

Gender-swapped Shakespeare is now routine — and that’s great news for theatre by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic,karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Shakespeare is becoming more inclusive at Stratford, in Toronto and across the pond, though diverse casting of classic theatre still has a far way to go.

Save the Seats 2017: More than 300 tickets for your New Year's Eve by Doug George

This is our 2017 edition of Save the Seats, the annual Tribune feature we've run since 2005 with ticket reservations for Tribune readers for New Year's Eve. This year the eve is on Sunday, w…

My 2017 Theatre Highlights – Paul T Davies by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies We asked our review team to nominate their 2017 theatre highlights. Paul T Davies nominated his favourites and a few productions for a special end of year ovation. Angels In…

Gangnam Style — the New Year’s Eve anthem

How a song almost entirely in Korean by a business school drop-out in his mid-thirties ‘broke’ YouTube

Les Mis: Everything you need to know by Rachel McCarty

  You know the lyrics. All your friends and family have seen it… so have 70 million other people. Les Misérables is one of the biggest musicals in the world. Have you heard the …

GET SOCIAL: Top 10 cast tweets from Christmas themed #StageFaves shows!

It’s time to get festive! We decided to channel a little Christmas magic by rounding up 10 top cast tweets from some of the most Christmassy #StageFaves shows of the season! To be taken wi…

Photos: Exclusive: First look at Bananaman the Musical

The musical receives its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse in January

Features: Top shows at the 2018 London International Mime Festival

The festival kicks off the new year with a raft of international talent

BWW Morning Brief December 27th, 2017: FRANKENSTEIN Opens Off-Broadway, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's top stories FRANKENSTEIN, starring Robert Fairchild and The Vampire Diaries' Paul Wesley, opens off-Broadway tonight, and more

Hush-a-Bye review – a world of make-believe beneath a banana moon by Lyn Gardner

Arts Depot, London Oily Cart’s new show is as much about making and doing as watching, situated at a point where arts and crafts meet theatre“You’re not a real bird. You’re just pret…

‘Revival’ by Eminem opens at Number One on Billboard Charts by Blouin Artinfo

Eminem’s “Revival” opened at Number One on the Billboard 200, making it the rapper’s eighth Number One album. The LP opened with 267,000 total copies in its first week of release, wi…

‘Twelfth Night, or What You Will’ at Classic Stage Company, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Classic Stage Company, New York is staging Fiasco Theater’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” directed by Noah Brody and Ben Ste…

2017: Best opera and dance of the year by The Stage

While George Hall picks the best operas from rival country houses and the national companies, dance critic Neil Norman toasts mavericks and

‘The Children’ at the Samuel L. Friedman Theatre, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Samuel L. Friedman Theatre, New York is staging playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children,” directed by James Macdonald.“The Children” is a slow-moving but thought-provoking and hau…

The Kennedy Center Honors The Prolific Musical Career Of Lionel Richie by CBS

CBS to Air Encore of CAROL BURNETT 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, Today by Bww News Desk

CBS will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carol Burnett's classic, award-winning comedy series with THE CAROL BURNETT 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, a new two-hour star-studded event featuring B…

Special Reports: The 5 Best Broadway Shows of 2017

These are the must-see shows from the past year.

Special Reports: Broadway Shockers 2017: Afterglow Becomes Sleeper Hit of the Off-Broadway Season

The ever-extending gay drama has been packing audiences and garnering headlines.

Report: Keegan Theatre’s ‘An Irish Carol’ Performance on December 29 to Benefit Nonprofit Shatterproof by Darby Dejarnette

The holidays are a difficult time for those with loved ones fighting with the effects of addiction. The Keegan Theatre will be holding a benefit performance of An Irish Carol this Friday, De…

The Best & Worst of 2017, Part 2 by Maxamoo

It’s our annual tradition of gathering together our most frequent contributors to discuss the best and worst of the year in theater. Lindsay hosts and Patty, Aurin, Jose, Jack, Ben,�…

How Has Theatre Made You Smarter? - A Geek Out/Freak Out

Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get enthusiastic about things---This week, TDF Stages Editor Raven Snook geeks out (via Facebook Messenger) with Christina Trivigno, TDF's A…

How Well Do You Remember Broadway 2017? by Logan Culwell-Block

As the calendar year comes to a close, test how much you know about the last year on the Great White Way.

The 8 Top Theatre News Stories of 2017 by Robert Viagas

The stories and news-making milestones every theatre fan should remember from this past year.

Step Inside Broadway’s Vivian Beaumont Theater by Hannah Vine

Inside the Theatre, the photo feature series that documents Broadway’s historic playhouses, continues with the Vivian Beaumont Theater.