80 Years Before TKTS – The First Discount Ticket Booth In Times Square by Joe Patti

Little trip down memory lane to an entry I did referencing Joe LeBlang, the owner of a tobacco shop whose entrepreneurial mind created NYC’s first Times Square discount ticket service in …

VIDEO: CATS Tour Star Tayler Harris Performs 'Memory' On THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW

It was a meeting of the Grizabella's on The Jennifer Hudson Show as the Academy Award-winner welcomed Tayler Harris, star of the national tour of CATS, for a purrformance and a quick chat! …

HALLOWEEN! Ep. 155! Broadway Bradshaws get Spooky! EPCOT'S Pluto Pumpkin Pursuit, +trick or treat by Framily Travel

Where We Belong Review: A Native American Who Identifies with Caliban by New York Theater

Madeline Sayet begins her enlightening solo show at the Public Theater with an acknowledgement of the original inhabitants of Manhattan,  the Lenape, which is as standard an opening messag…

Catch as Catch Can by Darryl Reilly

A sensational trio of actors portray New England working class mothers and their middle-aged children in this academic new play. The post Catch as Catch Can appeared first on Theaterscene.o…

The Lion King - The Show of a Lifetime by Disney On Broadway

The musical phenomenon inspiring generations since 1997.

The Lion King - The Show of a Lifetime (Extended Cut) by Disney On Broadway

The musical phenomenon inspiring generations since 1997.

Review: Indigenous Playwright Madeline Sayet Takes On Colonization and Shakespeare in Where We Belong

Sayet's solo show runs at the Public Theater.

Review: In Catch as Catch Can, Family Is a Group Performance

Mia Chung's deconstructed family play opens at Playwrights Horizons.

Review: Only Gold at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space by Loren Noveck

An original musical full of charm and fizz, with dancing so wonderful you don't mind the paper-thin book. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Only Gold at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater…

Catch as Catch Can: A Comedy-Drama Mostly Worth Catching by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Clever playwright Mia Chung is aided by director Daniel Aukin and three spirited actors The post Catch as Catch Can: A Comedy-Drama Mostly Worth Catching appeared first on Ne…

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story by Trav S.D.

Weird Al’s birthday was on October 23; Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was released on November 4. This post only arrives this late because I chose to watch this movie on my birthday, which w…

Ukrainian dancers to take Toronto stage for one-night performance of 'The Nutcracker' by The Canadian Press

Actors' Equity Presents Special ACCA Award Honoring Broadway Chorus Members

Actors' Equity Association has presented a special ACCA Award honoring the resilience of the chorus during the pandemic during a ceremony marking the reopening of Equity's New York City Audi…

Disney's Frozen | Timelapse by Broadwaysf

Take a look at the assembly of Arendelle's set pieces in this amazing timelapse! Experience the grandeur of Disney's FROZEN at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from November 18–Decembe…

Get Ready for Kimberly Akimbo's Cast Album Release with Bonnie Milligan Belting 'Better' by Lindsey Sullivan

David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori's new musical Kimberly Akimbo has arrived on Broadway and officially opens on November 10 at the Booth Theatre. A cast recording from Ghostlight Rec…

Watch the First Trailer for Idina Menzel's Upcoming Documentary Which Way to the Stage? by Caitlin Moynihan

Fans are getting an inside look into the life of Tony winner Idina Menzel this winter! Idina Menzel: Which Way to Stage?, a new documentary, will premiere on Disney+ on December 9, and t…

Gabriel Byrne's Walking with Ghosts to Ends Its Broadway Run Early by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony and Emmy nominee Gabriel Byrne's solo show Walking with Ghosts will end its Broadway run early on November 20. Performances had originally been scheduled through December 30. The produ…

What Almost Famous Taught Cameron Crowe About Artistry: 'Tell Your Most Personal, Embarrassing Story' by Lindsey Sullivan

Cameron Crowe came of age writing for Rolling Stone in the early 1970s. His experiences inspired the fan-favorite film Almost Famous, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Sc…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Gryffindor House Pride Night by Mirvish Productions

Our Gryffindors brought their courage & fearlessness to the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre for Gryffindor House Pride Night last week. Experience this magical day with us again: Hufflepuffs 9 Nov, R…

My Fair Lady is coming to Denver! by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & L…

“2:22 – A Ghost Story” reviewed by Terry Morgan

I’m a horror film fan. I probably see 75-100 horror movies a year, and have done so for a long, long time. So I can state with certain knowledge that the cheapest of all scares is the jump…

Big Apple Circus (with star Nick Wallenda) Opens Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Great News! Big Apple Circus opens its 2022 8-week holiday season at Lincoln Center tonight! With star Nick Wallenda.Get your tickets here.

Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian by NPR

Peter asks Producer and Editor Lillian King why some questions don't make the show. PLUS: Lillian plays those questions!

Gabriel Byrne's Walking With Ghosts Will End Broadway Run Early by Leah Putnam

Based on his memoir, the one-man show plays the Music Box Theatre.

Gabriel Byrne’s Broadway Solo Show ‘Walking with Ghosts’ To Close Early After Box Office Struggle by Greg Evans

Gabriel Byrne’s Broadway solo show Walking With Ghosts will play its final performance on Sunday, November 20, a week shy of a month after its Oct. 27 opening at the Music Box Theatre. The…

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, November 9-15 by Kyle V. Hiller

The week features a restorative healing initiative, the longest running film festival in Philadelphia, The Royale from Lantern Theater Company, and a conversation with award-winning actress …

Usiloquy Dance Designs presents Philadholphia by David Block

Usiloquy Dance Designs hosts Philadholphia, a celebration of South Asian music and dance including its performance of Chaat. David Block previews.

Theatre in the X presents Pac And Biggie Are Dead by Daralyse Lyons

The spin-off of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead centers the late MCs Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., crafting a story that encourages the audience’s own self-…

Mean Girls in San Francisco by Broadwaysf

MEAN GIRLS is coming to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco from January 31–February 26, 2023. Featuring a book by Tina Fey, MEAN GIRLS tells the story of a naïve newbie who falls p…

Gabriel Byrne's WALKING WITH GHOSTS to Play Final Broadway Performance This Month

The final performance for renowned actor and writer Gabriel Byrne’s acclaimed solo show, Walking with Ghosts will be on Sunday, November 20. Adapted from Byrne’s best-selling memoir of t…

Mckinley Belcher III & Miles G. Jackson to Star in Industry Presentation of A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK

Following productions in both Boston and London, Ken Urban’s play A Guide For The Homesick will have an industry presentation directed by Shira Milikowsky and executive produced by D…

Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union & RuPaul Join Co-Producing Team Of Broadway’s ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Ain’t No Mo’ producer Lee Daniels announced today that NBA champ Dwyane Wade, actor Gabrielle Union and Drag Race star RuPaul will join the co-producing team of the comedy t…

Check Out New Photos of Off-Broadway's Two Jews, Talking, Now Starring Josh Mostel and Richard Masur by Andrew Gans, Michael Wiltbank

Ed. Weinberger's comedy plays the Theatre at St. Clement’s.

Photos: National Asian American Theatre Company's Revival of A Delicate Balance Celebrates Opening Night by Logan Culwell-Block, Michael Wiltbank

Co-produced with Transport Group, the production stars Manu Narayan, Mia Katigbak, Carmen M. Herlihy, and more.

See Jeanna de Waal, Cree Carrico, More Celebrate the World Premiere of Blake Allen's Insomnia by Michael Wiltbank

The musical work is based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story Sleeping and Waking.

Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union & RuPaul Join AIN'T NO MO' as Co-Producers

NBA champion, producer and entrepreneur Dwyane Wade, actress, best-selling author and producer Gabrielle Union and drag queen star RuPaul will join the co-producing team of the Broadway…

Mike Birbiglia on Playing Taylor Swift's Nightmare Son by Talaura Harms

He may be starring in his own solo show on Broadway, but it was his appearance in the "Anti-Hero" video that he calls "my dream come true."

New Play Ye Bear & Ye Cubb About America's First English Play, Which Sparked a Court Trial, to Play Off-Broadway by Leah Putnam

Broadway alum Joseph Medeiros, Amara J. Brady, Anthony Michael Martinez, and more are set to star.

4Wall Adds Thousands of New ROE Black Pearl BP2V2 LED Video Panels to Rental Inventory by Michael Eddy

4Wall Entertainment, a global provider of entertainment equipment rentals and services, recently added thousands of the all-new film-centric ROE Visual Black Pearl Version 2 (BP2V2) LED vide…

Gabriel Byrne's Walking With Ghosts to Close Early on Broadway

The solo show was scheduled to run until December 30.

First Asian American casting of ‘A Delicate Balance’ at Off-Off-Broadway’s Connelly Theater delivers the characters’ dysfunction and despair by Deb Miller

In collaboration with National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO), Transport Group’s Off-Off-Broadway presentation of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance, now playing a limited engage…

2022 Macroblock Online Symposium: Drive the Metaverse with Leading Display Technology by Michael Eddy

Macroblock held its 2022 online symposium on November 9. The theme this year was Drive a Whole New World – Metaverse. The Macroblock lecturers went deep into the metaverse from different a…

Review: 'Figaro' subs sexism for class warfare amid opera's most famous tunes by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Opera’s charismatic and excellent production of “Figaro” runs at the Benedum Center through Sunday.

Luke Combs’ Tour Spotlights Follow-Me System by Debi Moen

When Luke Combs finally hit the road again for his What You See is What You Get tour in 2021, he was happy to be back in the spotlight after the collapse of his 2020 tour due to the pandemic…

2 D.C. plays put wit and warmth on the map, from Ireland to Israel by Peter Marks

“The Playboy of the Western World” gets a dramatic updating, while “Home?” details a Palestinian actress’s quest for a safe artistic haven.

Jordan E. Cooper’s ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ Lands on Broadway After Regional Layover by American Theatre Editors

What began as a dark thought experiment---what if Black folks just left America and its racist violence behind?---has grown into a scathing satire that speaks to something deep inside audien…

Broadway Goes to the Polls! by Jeffrey Vizcaino

Performers took to social media to show off their Election Day "I Voted" stickers.

Cast Complete for Off-Broadway Return of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Starring Steven Skybell by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Joel Grey again directs.

Histories of the Avant-garde and Contemporary Disruptive Technologies

By . Cyber Attack: Digital Art and Activism is an online conference by NORDWIND in cooperation with FuturePerfect Studio (New York), Denis Semionov, Kampnagel (Hamburg), and Hellerau (Dresde…

Sarah Slight Named Raven Theatre’s Interim Artistic Director  by American Theatre Editors

Starting Dec. 1, Slight will temporarily replace Cody Estle, who is leaving Raven to serve as artistic director of Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee.

Theatre Review: ‘An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf’ at Silver Spring Stage by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

Silver Spring Stage is currently presenting a delightful, absurdist gem, “An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf,” written by Michael Hollinger and directed by Karen Fleming. Featuri…

Photos: Step Inside the Fairy Tale Magic of Hope Mill Theatre's Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella by Leah Putnam

New production photos have been released for the U.K. theatrical premiere starring Heathers' Jacob Fowler and SIX's Grace Mouat.

Broadway's Kimberly Akimbo Records Cast Album; Watch Bonnie Milligan Belt Out 'Better' in the Studio by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

Milligan is joined by her Broadway co-stars, including Tony winner Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, and more.

Go Inside Opening Night of World Premiere of Pulitzer Prize Winner Quiara Alegría Hudes’ My Broken Language by Andrew Gans, Michael Wiltbank

Samora la Perdida, Zabryna Guevara, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Yani Marin, and Marilyn Torres star for Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre.

‘You should remain silent’: John Shuttleworth squares up to his own creator by Brian Logan

Graham Fellows’ film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian’s trip to Orkney with his dad – and a bid to step out of his alter ego’s shadow When I last saw Graham Fellows in cha…

‘I make dreams come true’ – the star-maker who shot Letitia Wright, John Boyega and more to glory by Steve Rose

As Wright pulls on the Black Panther catsuit, we meet Femi Oguns, whose acting school for black Brits – started two decades ago with a handful of flyers – is now Hollywood’s go-to tale…

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Announces Complete Casting

The popular revival from National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene returns for the holiday season.

Kimberly Akimbo to Receive Broadway Cast Recording

Ghostlight Records will release the new album later this season.

Disney Plus Drops Trailer for Idina Menzel Doc Which Way to the Stage?

The film follows Menzel as she prepares for her headlining performance at Madison Square Garden.

Muppet Christmas Carol, With Cut Song "When Love Is Gone," to Be Available on Disney Plus

A new 4K restoration of the 1992 classic will start streaming in December.

Theatre Review: ‘Silver Scream’ by Rogue Swan Theatre Company at Milburn Stone Theater by Ben Fisler

  One of the more adventurous theatre companies working in Maryland is Rogue Swan Theatre Company. Their latest production was the B-horror movie, musical homage, “Silver Scream,” creat…

Three artists reflect on the importance of Indigenous storytelling as the Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival returns by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Running from Thursday to Nov. 20, the 35th edition of the festival will feature works by more than 15 artists.

Hear from Gabriel Byrne, Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee & More on The Broadway Show by Lindsey Sullivan

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Fadal, this episode will air in New York…

Lisa Fishman & Michael Nigro Complete the Cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene has announced final casting for their seven-week return engagement of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, the revelatory and award-winning production of one …

Take a Look at the Official Trailer for Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? Documentary by Leah Putnam

The Disney+ film takes audiences inside the Broadway favorite's Tony-winning career.

Topdog/Underdog’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins on the Lie of the American Dream by Talaura Harms

The two play competitive brothers in Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer-winning Broadway play.

Goodspeed's Christmas in Connecticut in Rehearsal by Goodspeed Musicals

The cast of Christmas in Connecticut rehearse for the world premiere musical. Nov 18 - Dec 30 Goodspeed Musicals East Haddam, CT Goodspeed invites you to spend a very merry… Christmas i…

Fisherman's Friends sizzler by Mirvish Productions

Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical tells the story of the world’s most unlikely buoy-band! Based on the true story of the chart-topping Cornish singing sensations and their hit 2019 movie…

Goodspeed's Anne of Green Gables: "Different Kind of Girl" by Goodspeed Musicals

"Different Kind of Girl" from Goodspeed's World Premiere production of "Anne of Green Gables" July 17 - September 4, 2022 The Goodspeed, East Haddam Learn More: www.goodspeed.org/shows/anne…

KIMBERLY AKIMBO Original Broadway Cast Recording to be Released - Watch the Music Video for 'Better' Now!

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced plans for a cast recording of the critically-lauded new musical Kimberly Akimbo to be released later this season. Watch the music video for the song “Bette…

The Directors of ‘1776’ Explain How The Revival Represents America Today by Harry Haun

"Every single person on that stage is someone who would not have been allowed to be inside Independence Hall in 1776."

ONLY GOLD now open at MCC Theater by MCC Theater

Now through Nov 27. Tix at mcctheater.org/only-gold Told through a sweeping, transformative fusion of dance and theater, ONLY GOLD is a tale of love — lost, found, and rediscovered. This …

FC Bergman’s 300 el x 50 el x 30 el at BAM Next Wave by Cindy Sibilsky

How does one describe the foreboding feeling of the calm before the storm? What might you witness if you peeked into the homes of a small community before a raging tempest transpired? In the…

"Better" Music Video | Kimberly Akimbo by Kimberly Akimbo

All we wanna do is make your life "Better", so we made a music video! Full cast album coming soon! Get your tix and come hang out with THE COOLEST teens in New Jersey. Now playing at The B…

Ensemble’s ‘Describe the Night’ is a lesson in Russian conspiracy theory with modern day implications by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO Describe the Night, which is now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, is Cleveland Heights native Rajiv Joseph’s 2018 Obie Award winner for Best New American Play. Joseph was named …

VIDEO: Watch Idina Menzel & James Marsden in New DISENCHANTED Clip

Idina Menzel and James Marsden return from the fairy tale world of Andalasia in a new video clip from Disenchanted, the new sequel to Disney’s box office hit “Enchanted.” The new clip …

Maren Morris Lights Up the Woods with Bandit Lites by Debi Moen

Country super star Maren Morris is out on her 2022 Humble Quest Tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The 45-date production, named for her most recent album Humble Quest, l…

Leslie Phillips: 'I can be recognised by my voice alone' by Jasper Rees

Saying goodbye to the actor famous for saying hello Leslie Phillips would have known for half a century that at his death, which was announced yesterday, the obituaries would lead with one t…

Watch the Trailer for IDINA MENZEL: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE 

The Disney+ documentary follows the Tony winner as she prepares for a concert at Madison Square Garden. 

Choose your own adventure—from your seat by Boutayna Chokrane

The Twenty-Sided Tavern—written by David Andrew Greener Laws (aka DAGL), with game design by Sarah Davis Reynolds, and produced by David Carpenter, is an interactive, theatrical quest that…

Class Notes: From “A Delicate Balance,” Mia Katigbak by James Marino

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to A Delicate Balance from “A Delicate Balance”. Class notes actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. For …

Manservant and manchild by Kerry Reid

Fourteen years ago, First Folio Theatre presented Jeeves Intervenes, the first in what would prove to be a reliably crowd-pleasing series of adaptations by Margaret Raether of P.G. Wodehouse…

Video: ONLY GOLD Company Dances Through Opening Night

The World Premiere of Only Gold, a new musical with music and lyrics by platinum recording artist and BRIT Award winner Kate Nash ('GLOW') and a book by Tony Award® winner Andy Blankenbuehl…

COCO JONES sings HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW by Michael Korte

Coco Jones delivering a stunning take on His Eye Is On the Sparrow from Sister Act 2. Watch the full performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI-KEEbrrjc Arrangement & vocal produc…

West End's The Woman in Black to Close After 33 Years by Caitlin Moynihan

The West End production of The Woman in Black will end after 33 years. The long-running play will have its final performance at the Fortune Theater on March 4, 2023. By the time of closing…

Nicole Taylor's Wild Rose Film to Receive the Stage Musical Treatment from Director John Tiffany by Lindsey Sullivan

Nicole Taylor will adapt her acclaimed film Wild Rose as a stage musical of the same name, directed by two-time Tony winner John Tiffany. The production will begin in Scotland, with venue, d…

Get a 1st Look at Off-Broadway's The Bandaged Place by Margaret Hall

The new work will play at the Black Box Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Lesley Hunter Becomes HERE's 1st-Ever Managing Director by Logan Culwell-Block

The appointment follows a restructuring at the Off-Broadway theatre and the exit of the company's producing director and director of external affairs.

Get A 1st Look at Suzan-Lori Parks' Plays for the Plague Year by Margaret Hall

Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks makes her onstage debut as The Writer in the limited engagement of her newest work.

Go Inside Opening Night of Kate Nash's Only Gold at MCC Theater by Logan Culwell-Block, Talaura Harms, Michael Wiltbank

The new musical features a book co-authored by director-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler and Ted Malawer.

Reviews: Here's What Critics Are Saying About London Revival of Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson’s From Here to Eternity Musical by Andrew Gans

Brett Smock directs the new production at the Charing Cross Theatre.

Lily Allen to return to West End in The Pillowman revival in 2023 by Inga Parkel

Martin McDonagh’s legendary production is finally making its West End debut

Rent pays off by Marissa Oberlander

After thoroughly enjoying the shameless perversity of Kokandy Productions’s Cruel Intentions, under Adrian Abel Azevedo’s direction, I found Azevedo’s Rent at Porchlight to bring a sta…

VIDEO: Mike Birbiglia Discusses Reflecting on Life & Death in THE OLD MAN & THE POOL on Broadway on COLBERT

Mike Birbiglia stopped by last night’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to discuss his new solo play opening on Broadway this week, The Old Man & the Pool. Birbiglia…

Cabin in the woods by Katie Powers

In Cat McKay’s queer comedy Plaid as Hell, Cass (Reagan James) hopes that a weekend away in the Wisconsin woods will be a fitting opportunity for her best friend Emilie […] The post Cabi…

Ayrton MagicPanel-FX Light the Way for Post Malone’s Twelve Carat Tour with LD Dan Norman by Debi Moen

Eighty-eight Ayrton MagicPanel-FX multi-function luminaires, controlled by a grandMA3 lighting console, play a key role as Post Malone’s Twelve Carat Tour gets underway this fall. The Ayrt…

New Innovations, New Opportunities Await at Elation Booth #1142 at LDI by Michael Eddy

Elation is grateful for the efforts of all those who have made the return of live events possible, and we are excited to be returning to the LDI show to do what we enjoy best—working face …

Southern secrets and lies by Matt Simonette

Sarah Sapperstein’s Maggie the Cat commands your attention with her act one monologues in MadKap Productions’s mounting of Tennessee Williams’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Skokie Theatre,…

Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of Movie Musical Spirited Starring Will Farrell and Ryan Reynolds by Leah Putnam

Tony-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote original songs for the modern twist on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

John Tiffany Will Direct World Premiere Musical Version of Wild Rose Film by Andrew Gans

Nicole Taylor will pen the stage adaptation of her award-winning, Glasgow-set film.

Announcing the 2022-23 Arts Leadership Residency Cohort

Theatre Bay Area’s Arts Leadership Residency removes roadblocks to arts leadership for historically marginalized groups by funding theatremakers in residence at professional theatres where…

At Howard, remarkable students with old souls play August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ by Malcolm Lewis Barnes

The production brought full circle the theater department’s power to groom and produce world-class talent.

When is a pipe not a pipe? by Irene Hsiao

René Magritte’s 1929 painting La Trahison des images is best known for the text it contains: painted in a curlicue script beneath the curved image of a pipe are the […] The post When is…

Lighting Designer Don Holder to be Honored with the Claypaky-Sponsored Paky Award by Michael Eddy

The seventh Paky Award will be presented to Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer Don Holder by Claypaky CEO Marcus Graser at LDI 2022 on Saturday, November 19 in Las Vegas. Sponsored by Clay…

Al Hirschfeld by Barry Gordin

Hirschfeld Celebrity Auction for Broadway Cares & The Hirschfeld Foundation In Partnership with Heritage Auctions By: Alix Cohen

Jordan E. Cooper's Ain’t No Mo’ Lands on Broadway by Lindsey Sullivan

Prepare for takeoff! Ain't No Mo', which had a twice-extended run at the Public Theater in 2019, begins performances at Broadway's Belasco Theatre on November 9. Written by and starring Jor…

Matilda the Musical Film Sets Soundtrack Release and Drops "Revolting Children"

The musical movie opens in US theaters on December 9 ahead of its Netflix release.

West End's The Woman in Black to Close After 33 Years

The producers cited rising costs and declining audiences as the reason for the closure.

‘Cabaret’ is back in Fort Collins by Toni Tresca

OpenStage Theatre’s 50th season opener explores the darker side of humanity in a slick production of the classic musical

VIDEO: Idina Menzel Shares WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE? Disney+ Documentary Trailer

Idina Menzel has shared a first look at her new documentary, Which Way to the Stage?, which will be released next month on Disney+. The film goes through the Tony Award-winning icon's career…

Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton to Star in London Revival of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman by Leah Putnam

The play returns to a major London stage after an Olivier-winning world premiere at the Royal National Theatre in 2003.

Trust the masks by Dmitry Samarov

Drawing from a well that’s 500 years old and who knows how deep takes nerve. Yet that’s what Laughing Stock attempts with this contemporary take on commedia dell’arte. You could […] …

Sarah Ruhl and Rebecca Taichman on Conjuring ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ by Alexis Soloski

Their new Off Broadway play, a dark comedy about power, inheritance and, of course, witchcraft, is now in previews at Lincoln Center Theater.

Sound and fury by Jack Helbig

Their premise is not half bad: a “still relatively new” (as they describe themselves) theater company uses a fictional 125th-anniversary “jubilee” to bring together a collection of s…

Where Have All The Pledge Drive Guests Gone? by Joe Patti

I have been listening to the pledge drive for the statewide public radio network the last couple weeks and been thinking nostalgically about my time living in Hawaii when I was a regular gue…

Big Shot Chase Brock by Playbill

NYC-based contemporary dance company The Chase Brock Experience has set its first performance following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Big Shot, playing a six-performance limited eng…

Hair Producer Michael Butler Passes Away at 95 by Margaret Hall

Butler produced the culture defining musical following a career in politics where he served as a special advisor to President John F. Kennedy.

After 33 Years, London's Woman in Black Sets Closing Date by Andrew Gans

Stephen Mallatratt's stage adaptation of Susan Hill's novel began its run at the Fortune in 1989.

Jay Armstrong Johnson and Johanna Moise to Lead Reading of New Musical Adaptation of Greek Myth of Psyche and Eros by Margaret Hall

Psyche is written by Jake Landau and Emily Garber.

[Broadway Grosses w/e 11/6/2022]  by Ken Davenport

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in... The post [Broadway Grosses w/e 11/6/2022]  first appeared on Ken Davenport.

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Review Roundup: SPIRITED Movie Musical Starring Will Ferrell & Ryan Reynolds

With original songs by Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ('La La Land'), Spirited is the highly-anticipated new movie musical take on A Christmas Carol. The film stars Will Ferrell, R…

The Woman in Black to close after 33 years on West End stage by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

‘A world of rising prices’ ushers in the final curtain for the second longest running non-musical play in London The Woman in Black, one of the longest-running plays in London, is to clo…

From Here to Eternity review – guns n’ poses in a well-drilled musical by Miriam Gillinson

Charing Cross theatre, LondonTim Rice’s lyrics are the most striking aspect of a crisp production which can also feel heavy-handed The members of G Company are going stir crazy in Hawaii. …

Watch out for snowball-firing robots! 25 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Ian McKellen in Mother Goose, Robin Hood as a rock’n’roll panto, a circus spin on The Little Prince and glitter galore … it’s our selection box of festive theatre Unicorn, London, 17…

Noor review – compelling story of wartime spy Noor Inayat Khan by Arifa Akbar

Southwark Playhouse, LondonExploring the agent’s life after she fell into Nazi hands, this beguilingly played story reflects on bravery and culpability Not enough is known of Noor Inayat K…

Exclusive Photos: FUNNY GIRL Adds a Hanukkah Song to Carols For A Cure

BroadwayWorld was in the recording studio with Cast Members of Funny Girl as they laid down their vocal track of “Christmas Time”.  Check out photos here!

Previews Have Begun for One-Man ‘A Christmas Carol’ Tour de Force by Billy McEntee

Jefferson Mays plays more than 50 roles, including a potato, in a virtuosic, master class of a performance that must be seen to be believed The post Previews Have Begun for One-Man ‘A Chri…

Development of Malawian Theatre by Fumbani Innot Phiri, Maxwell Chiphinga

By Fumbani Innot Phiri, Maxwell Chiphinga. Maxwell Ciphinga, better known as Max DC, has weathered massive changes in the audience, form, and funding of Malawian theatre throughout his four…

Second WICKED Movie Will Include Two New Songs

Stephen Schwartz has confirmed that the second Wicked movie will include two new songs and that he is also reworking some of the musical's existing songs. Schwartz also commented on casting …

Gabe Mollica's Solo Extends Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Described as a "show about friendship," the production previously played Edinburgh Fringe.

ESA: Weather Planning for Mass Gatherings Workshop, January 4-5, 2023 in Austin, TX by Michael Eddy

Signup now for the Event Safety Alliance's Weather Planning for Mass Gatherings Workshop (formerly the “Severe Weather Summit”), a practical workshop that joins meteorological science a…

Stoney Knows How: The Stoney St. Clair Story by Trav S.D.

Born of a November 9, Little Person/ tattoo artist Leonard “Stoney” St. Clair (1912-1980). Tattoos are celebrated, and sometimes regretted, for their “permanence”, but even those are…

Jo Brisbane’s Mod Hollywood! by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz … Remember those 60’s shows like Hullabaloo! and Shindig! that had exclamation marks as part of their titles?  Well, Jo Brisbane does!  This Kansas City writer and per…

Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton to star in West End Premiere of The Pillowman by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Matthew Dunster is to direct the West End premiere of Academy Award-winning Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman with all-star cast including Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton at the…

VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of World Premiere of Re-Imagined AIDA in the Netherlands

AIDA, the musical by Elton John and Tim Rice has been reworked and updated, and the world premiere is set for 23 April 2023 in the AFAS Circustheater in Scheveningen. Check out an all n…

Black child actor heckled and booed during Royal Opera House performance of Alcina by Nicole Vassell

Venue has ‘taken steps’ to ensure that the disruptive audience member will not return

From Here to Eternity, Charing Cross Theatre review - Pearl Harbour musical fails to fly by Gary Naylor

Super songs can't quite rescue an ill-focused story and sparse staging Whorehouses, gay prostitution and suicide – you can see why James Jones’ bestselling 1951 novel was bowdlerised by …

Almost Famous by Jk Clarke

By Samuel L. Leiter . . .  The availability on streaming and cable of so many popular mainstream movies of the past is tempting for theater reviewers about to see a show based on one of the…

A Domestic Nightmare: A Review of American Son at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre by Noel Schecter

A perfectly executed production of Christopher Demos-Brown’s powerful “American Son.”

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 by Matt Tamanini

‘Only Gold’ Reviews at MCC, Comer in ‘Prima Facie’ to Stream, Matt’s Trip Recap “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines…

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons – West End, Manchester, Brighton by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner to star in Sam Steiner's Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons in London, Brighton and Manchester. This post Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Le…

COVID crippled Connecticut’s arts scene. Will over $1 million in Supporting Arts grants bring it back? by Christopher Arnott

Over 200 state arts non-profits received Supporting Arts Grants this year from the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Individual grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000.

Theater review: ‘Fences’ needs some mending, but August Wilson’s masterwork can still transfix at Playhouse on Park by Christopher Arnott

Playhouse on Park's production of August Wilson's "Fences" honors the text but has some weaknesses. The show runs through Nov. 20 in West Hartford.

“Husino’s Miner” at Dodona Theatre, Prishtina, Kosovo by Verity Healey

Is this the first memorial disco theatre piece of its kind in modern theatre? Well, it’s a disco all right. The traditional disco ball is replaced by a rotating Husino Miner, a sculpture o…

Wake Up With BWW 11/9: KIMBERLY AKIMBO Photos, Possible GLEE Musical, and More!

Top stories include a possible Glee musical in the works, first look at photos from Kimberly Akimbo, and more! Plus, check out this week's Broadway grosses!

She Loves Me at Labette County High School - PLAYBILLder

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The Woman in Black to end its record-breaking West End run on 4 March 2023 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Susan Hill's The Woman in Black is to end its record-breaking run at the Fortune Theatre on 4 March 2023 after 33 years. Don't Miss it! This post The Woman in Black to end it…

On the Couch with Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang

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MIDNIGHT to debut in Melbourne in June 2023

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Witness art and activism on display with Museum of Brisbane’s latest Artist in Residence – Gordon Hookey

The post Witness art and activism on display with Museum of Brisbane’s latest Artist in Residence – Gordon Hookey appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Watch Senator-elect John Fetterman’s Victory Speech: “I’m proud of what we ran on…” by New York Theater

“This campaign has always been about fighting for anybody who’s gotten knocked down that ever got back up,” John Fetterman said in his victory speech early this morning after he was ca…

A Christmas Carol review – Adrian Edmondson stars in a biting tale for our times by Mark Lawson

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonDavid Edgar’s sharp script feels close to home in this exuberant, illusion-filled version of Dickens’ seasonal but socially conscious story …

Adelaide Festival Announces 2023 Program by Aussie Theatre

The 38th Adelaide Festival, to be launched this Wednesday 9 November, at Adelaide Town Hall and via livestream offers a

Why is everything on Broadway closing? | The Review

The saga began when, this June, it was announced by Playbill.com that the smash-hit musical “Dear Evan Hansen” would close its curtains for good ...

Interview: Andrew Polk Goes Back to School in New Film Armageddon Time

Polk costars with Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway in the new film from director James Gray.

National Black Theatre's The Gospel Woman Begins November 9 by Andrew Gans

Presented in partnership with Chelsea Factory, TyLie Shider's new drama is directed by Adrienne D. Williams.

Broadway box office sees best week since July as grosses increase by Caitlin Hornik

For the week ending Nov. 6, Broadway saw its highest-grossing week since July 10, when it had earned $30,109,850.  During this past week, Broadway grossed $29,813,739, up 9% from the week p…

MAMMA MIA! The Musical returns to Sydney in 2023

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Mia Chung's Catch as Catch Can Opens Off-Broadway November 9 by Leah Putnam

Cindy Cheung, Jon Norman Schneider, and Rob Yang each play a parent and child across race, gender, and generation.

Signature Theatre's Into the Woods Begins D.C. Run November 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

The new production sets the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical in a decaying Victorian nursery.

Broadway Premiere of Jordan E. Cooper's Ain't No Mo' Begins Previews November 9 by Leah Putnam

The comedy takes audiences on a flight to Africa after the U.S. government offers Black Americans one-way tickets.

Performances Begin November 9 for World Premiere of Jack Was Kind at Irish Rep by Leah Putnam

Tracy Thorne's new work receives its first staged production Off-Broadway.

Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend November 11-13 - See Andrea McArdle in concert, Michael Urie in a new play, a Mint Theater production by Raven Snook

In-person shows have been back for over a year now, but sometimes we want to get our theatre fix at home. Thankfully, there are still wonderful stage performances to watch online. Our carefu…