Ringling Bros Circus Is Back With More Story And No Animals by Joe Patti

Via Artsjournal.com is a story on Fast Company about the return of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus which ceased operations in 2017. Feld Entertainment, which owns the circus is…

Yaacobi & Leidental by Steven Morris

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The Arlington Players make a splash with ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ by Dana Roberts

Sometimes it’s hard to live up to expectations, but this production did not disappoint.

VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Performs An Alanis Morissette Classic At Lincoln Center

This month, triple-threat actor, singer and dancer Ariana DeBose took the stage at Lincoln Center for her solo concert, Authenticity. Below check out video from the show as Ariana performs…

Picnic by Steven Morris

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‘According to the Chorus’ Review: Backstage Truths by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In Arlene Hutton’s play at 59E59 Theaters, the members of a Broadway cast reveal their hopes and fears tucked away in a quick-change room.

Did You See What Walter Paisley Did Today? by Steven Morris

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Cast announced for Sydney premiere of CITY OF ANGELS by Sean McLoughlin

Producer Joshua Robson Productions (Bonnie & Clyde, In the Heights) in association with Hayes Theatre Co are thrilled to announce

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 3/28/23 by Mark G. Auerbach

New Arts Beat on Pioneer Valley Radio. Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro Mahaiwe-bound. The Casey Quartet in Longmeadow, Monterey Jazz at The Bushnell, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. segment …

A lighthearted look at the lovelorn in ‘Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea’ from Rorschach by John Stoltenberg

A fabulist hodgepodge of fresh fairytales with diverse new characters, the show is a riff on one-way romances.

OpenStage presents a rollicking ‘Clue On Stage’ by Kari Redmond

A stormy night, a magnificent mansion, and a colorful cast of criminals locked inside in Fort Collins

Stage Stories: The Color Purple by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Assistant Technical Director Stub Allison explains how the DCPA Theatre Company creates the simulation of a living, blooming vine for its production of The Color Purple, playing March 31-May…

Back to the Future to Launch North American Tour in 2024 by Caitlin Hornik

Back to the Future: The Musical will launch a North American tour in 2024, a year after its Broadway bow. The tour will kick off in June 2024 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. From t…

How The Thanksgiving Play Is Like Sweet, Hilarious Medicine, According to Its Cast by Talaura Harms

Larissa FastHorse's Broadway comedy stars Chris Sullivan, D'Arcy Carden, Katie Finneran, and Scott Foley.

Café Carlyle by Barry Gordin

John Lloyd Young, the original Tony winning star of Jersey Boys, returns to Café Carlyle March 28 through April 1.  March 28, 2023:  John Lloyd Young, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning o…

Cappies Review: ‘Anastasia: The Musical’ at Quince Orchard High School by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Follow Quince Orchard High School on a “Journey to the Past” to the bustling streets of St. Petersburg, Russia, where following a revolution against the Empirical family Romanov, rumors …

Charlotte’s Blumenthal Performing Arts Announces the 2023-2024 Broadway Season by Matthew Herzog

Conor Ryan as Christian and Courtney Reed as Satine in the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade. Blumenthal Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC…

Further than the Furthest Thing, a play by Zinnie Harris | Trailer | At the Young Vic Theatre by Young Vic

On a remote volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic, a community has lived undisturbed for centuries, defying the swirling currents of modernity and capitalism. Cut off and exposed to …

See New Trailer for Netflix's A Tourist's Guide to Love Featuring Broadway Alums by Leah Putnam

The cast includes Missi Pyle, Ben Feldman, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Morgan Dudley.

Sancocho's Off-Broadway Premiere Has Been Extended; Check Out New Production Photos by Leah Putnam

Zuleyma Guevara and Shirley Rumierk star in the Christin Eve Cato play which features an all-Latiné cast and design team.

See Who's Joining Ato Blankson-Wood in Free Shakespeare in the Park Hamlet by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

Solea Pfeiffer and John Douglas Thompson are among the actors joining the Kenny Leon-helmed summer production.

Savy Jackson Will Be Bad Cinderella at Sunday Performances Beginning April 2 on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The recently opened Andrew Lloyd Webber musical continues at the Imperial Theatre.

Twilight Parody Musical Dusk: A Bite Sized Love Story to Play Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The musical was previously workshopped in a Pennsylvania university program.

Tony Awards history in the making: 3 Pulitzer Prize winners up for Best Play? by David Buchanan

The Tony Awards contest for the top honor of Best Play is the most crowded it has been in at least a decade. A whopping 17 new dramatic works will vie for only five slots that recognize the …

‘Chicago’ breaks house record again as overall box office slides by Caitlin Hornik

For the second time this month, “Chicago” has had its highest-grossing non-holiday week. In Jinkx Monsoon’s final slate of performances as Matron “Mama” Morton, the production earn…

Video: Go Behind LIFE OF PI's Puppetry on THE TODAY SHOW

The TODAY Show went behind the scenes of The Life of Pi on Broadway to get an inside look at the production's acclaimed puppets. Al Roker went backstage to learn more about the play's puppet…

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Chicago Says Goodbye to Jinkx Monsoon With Highest-Grossing Non-Holiday Week by Logan Culwell-Block

The RuPaul's Drag Race winner sashayed away from the long-running revival March 26.

‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Grabs Another $3M; ‘Sweeney Todd’ Sells Out For $1.4M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera had yet another smashing, down-to-the-wire week at the Majestic, grossing more than $3 million for the second consecutive week as the countdown to its A…

Broadway Review: “Bad Cinderella” at the Imperial Theatre (Currently On) by David Roberts

Most, if not all, of my colleagues did not like “Bad Cinderella.” However, the performance I recently attended was sold out and that often undervalued pundit known as “the audience” …

‘Back to the Future’ to launch North American tour in 2024 by Caitlin Hornik

“Back to the Future: The Musical” will launch a North American tour in 2024,a year after its Broadway bow. The tour will kick off in June 2024 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Fr…

Video: Watch SHUCKED's Broadway Backdrop Come to Life

How does the vision of a scenic designer get translated into a Broadway backdrop? For some, it's with the help of Scenic Art Studios-  a premiere drop shop located in Newburgh, NY

Savy Jackson to Star in BAD CINDERELLA For All Sunday Performances

Savy Jackson, the Cinderella alternate in Bad Cinderella, will be going on as Cinderella tonight (March 28) and on all Sunday performances starting this weekend! 

This ‘Cobra Kai’ Star Fights Her Fears And Stretches Her Acting Chops Making Her New York City Stage Debut by Jeryl Brunner

Courtney Henggeler takes on the epic role of Maggie The Cat in the Tennessee Williams classic, 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.'

JPAS gives audiences ‘Misery’ with final 2023 production by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) The final production for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s 2022-23 season is Misery, the play written by the late script…

Review: In ‘Babel’ at Redtwist Theatre, expecting couples face eugenics and AI in a dystopian future by Emily McClanathan

The play raises important questions but is less successful in its attempt to capture the human cost of striving for utopia.

Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti to Star in Love Letters at Off-Broadway's Irish Rep by Leah Putnam

The theatre has announced its The Letters Series will also star Tony nominee Melissa Errico and David Staller.

Complete Cast Announced for Signature's Passing Strange by Andrew Gans

The Stew and Heidi Rodewald musical will begin performances at the Virginia venue in April.

Actors’ Equity and LORT Reach New Tentative Agreement by American Theatre Editors

The agreement comes after 6 days of in-person bargaining and multiple sessions on Zoom.

Video: Andrew Barth Feldman & Morgan Dudley Star in A TOURIST'S GUIDE TO LOVE Netflix Film Trailer

Netflix has released the video trailer for A Tourist's Guide to Love, featuring Andrew Barth Feldman and Morgan Dudley. The film also features Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, Missi Pyle, Ben …

Solea Pfeiffer & More Join Ato Blankson-Wood Led HAMLET at Free Shakespeare in the Park

The Public Theater announced additional casting for the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Shakespeare’s HAMLET, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. See who is starring, perf…

Video: Joshua Malina Reveals Why Starring in LEOPOLDSTADT is 'Meaningful' to Him on GMA3

Joshua Malina appeared on Good Morning America to discuss joining the cast of Leopoldstadt on Broadway in the role of Hermann. Malina also discussed fulfilling his dream of being on Broadway…

Welcome to the scintillating ‘Jungle.’ Bring your empathy. by Peter Marks

Directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin stage an immersive experience about the migrant crisis, "The Jungle," in D.C.'s Harman Hall

Red Carpet Knockouts: Bad Cinderella Opening Night

Follow along with us as we take you along to the show's opening night for our Red Carpet Knockouts series, a fun game with the Bad Cinderella company and opening night guests and a front row…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/26/23

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3/26/2023.

Into the Woods in San Francisco by Broadwaysf

INTO THE WOODS is coming to the Curran Theater in San Francisco from June 20–25, 2023. Here’s a reason to be happy ever after... Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and muc…

Solea Pfeiffer and Ato Blankson-Wood Will Lead HAMLET This Summer at Free Shakespeare in the Park

Hamlet returns to The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park this summer.

Follow Bad Cinderella's Sami Gayle On Her 2-Show Day Through Belleville by Vi Dang

The actor, who plays the Valley Girl-inspired stepsister, gives Playbill a glimpse of what her typical two-show day looks like.

Linda Sikhakhane by Lincoln Center

30-year-old saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane stands as an outstanding voice among the rising generation of South African musicians—along with his collaborators Nduduzo Makhathini, Thandiswa Ma…

Playhouse Square Announces 2023-2024 KeyBank Broadway Series by Matthew Herzog

Myles Frost as Michael Jackson in MJ. Photo: Matthew Murphy. Playhouse Square (Cleveland, OH) have announced the seven shows to be featured on their upcoming 2023-2024 KeyBank Broadway Serie…

ADJ USA Expands Sales Team With Appointment Of Luis Fermin by Michael Eddy

As part of its ongoing commitment to excellence in customer care, entertainment lighting equipment manufacturer ADJ has expanded its sales team in the United States with the appointment of L…

Interview with Ben Wasserman by Jackie Carroll

Meet Blue Heaven: Saturday Night performer, Ben Wasserman!  In Ben’s show, Live After Death, he leads his audience through grief using comedy, clowning, and crowd work. The show had a... …

Tom Brace, Chriskirkpatrickmas, How to Live a Jellicle Life, More Announced For 2023 Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The Pleasance Theatre Trust, one of the largest producers at the Edinburgh Fringe, has announced their lineup for the 2023 summer season.

Leopoldstadt's Joshua Malina Hopes Audiences Question Their Place in History by Leah Putnam

The actor spoke about what it means to star in the Tom Stoppard work on Good Morning America.

Master FX and Volt Lites Announce New Partnership by Michael Eddy

Master FX and Volt Lites, a premier lighting and production rental company in Burbank, CA, have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing the accessibility of Master FX Fluids on the We…

Do we need a child’s humanity to see unhoused people? by Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman remembers her daughter’s childhood in a home that was open to others who needed it. But eventually, the little girl asks: who is that person on the street?

Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Melissa Errico & David Staller to Lead THE LETTERS SERIES at Irish Rep

Irish Repertory Theatre will present The Letters Series, featuring Dear Liar by Jerome Kilty & George Bernard Shaw, directed by Charlotte Moore. See who is starring, and learn how to pur…

Class Notes: From “& Juliet,” Jasmine Rafael by Lauren Class Schneider

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Jasmine Rafael, cast member of “& Juliet” at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater seas…

Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity by Jonathan Mandell

“This book is dedicated to anyone who has ever been told they were too fat,too short, too gay, too disabled, and otherwise too much or not enough to be in a musical,” Ryan Donovan writes…

New WWII-Set Musical Operation Mincemeat to Make West End Premiere at London's Fortune Theatre by Leah Putnam

After The Woman in Black's 33-year run, the theatre welcomes the show which explores the real-life British military operation which helped turn the tide of the war.

Video: Charlotte St. Martin on the Tony Awards' Uptown Move- 'A Lot of Great Things Are Going to be Happening'

The Tony Awards are moving uptown this year and Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin is telling us about why the change matters in this exclusive video interview!

‘Frozen’ and ‘Funny Girl’ among hits for 2023-24 Bushnell Broadway series by Christopher Arnott

The Bushnell's 2023-24 Broadway series will start in October with "Miss Doubtfire," followed by "Moulin Rouge," "Frozen," "The Cher Show," "Wicked," "Beetlejuice" and "Funny Girl."

Back to the Future Announces North American National Tour by Margaret Hall

The production is transferring from the West End to Broadway this summer.

Twelve Angry Men: The Musical World Premiere, More to Play Asolo Rep Playhouse by Margaret Hall

The Sarasota, Florida theatre company will kick off their 2023-2024 season in November.

Michael R. Jackson, John Gallagher Jr., More Will Be Part of New Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 Concert Series by Andrew Gans

NEXT@LCT3 will kick off at the Claire Tow Theater in April.

Andrew Rannells, Daveed Diggs & More Join Third TROLLS Movie Musical

Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake will return for the new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster musical franchise: Trolls Band Together. The new film will also feature Andrew Ra…

Best Friends by Joel Benjamin

The Israeli Artists Project, dedicated to bringing the art and artists of Israel to American audiences, has mounted a production of Anat Gov’s "Best Friends," a zippy portrait of three bes…

Michael R. Jackson, John Gallagher, Jr. & More to be Featured in Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 Concert Series

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 will present NEXT@LCT3, a concert series of performances at the Claire Tow Theater. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets!

‘Back to the Future’ Announces North American Tour to Launch Summer 2024 by Matthew Herzog

Ben Joyce as Marty McFly in ‘Back to the Future: The Musical. Photo: Sean Ebsworth Barnes Lead producer Colin Ingram together with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the creators of the B…

PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway to Celebrate 36th Anniversary in April

The longest running play in NYC history, PERFECT CRIME will celebrate its 36th Anniversary on Monday, April 18th in the Anne Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center Theater Center.

The iconic thunderstorm scene from The Sound of Music. ⚡️#soundofmusic #film #shorts by Rodgers & Hammerstein

BACK TO THE FUTURE North American Tour to Launch Summer 2024

The 2022 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical will launch a North American Tour in the summer of 2024. See tour stops, and learn how to purchase tickets!

An ‘Obsession’ With Philip Glass Inspires a Director’s Memory Play by Zachary Woolfe

In “Tao of Glass,” Phelim McDermott, who has directed three Glass operas, turns to his personal history with the composer’s work.

Two River’s 2 New Leaders: A Sort of Homecoming by American Theatre Editors

Artistic director Justin Waldman and managing director Nora Deveau-Rosen have taken over a New Jersey theatre not far from NYC but with strong roots in its community.

See Who's Joining David Hunter and Joanna Woodward in West End The Time Traveller’s Wife Musical by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin this fall at London's Apollo.

‘Back To The Future’ Musical Sets 2024 North American Tour by Greg Evans

Back to the Future: The Musical will launch a North American tour in the summer of 2024, producers announced today. The tour will start less than a year after the show’s Broadway opening, …

Katie Holmes Is Juggling an Off Broadway Play and Directing Indie Movies. If Only She Could Sleep Past 3 A.M. by Rebecca Rubin

Katie Holmes is impressively meticulous when it comes to her craft. Over coffee at Sant Ambroeus in SoHo, she’s discussing the importance of pacing in “The Wanderers,” an Off Broadway…

Photos: Jeremy Jordan & More Broadway Stars Attend SPINNING GOLD Premiere

Last night, Spinning Gold, the new film starring Jeremy Jordan, premiered at the Roxy Cinema in New York City. Check out photos of Jordan at the screening, joined by Tony winners Lena Hall,…

Social Roundup: Sharing Your Theatre Memories on World Theatre Day!

Yesterday was World Theatre Day! In honor of the occasion, we asked BroadwayWorld readers to send us their videos and photos with their greatest theatre memories. Check out some of their res…

Video: NYC Students Are Learning About the Business of Broadway with the Broadway League's Shadowing Program

Students from across New York City are taking part in The Broadway League’s 11th annual High School Broadway Shadowing Program- a unique behind-the-scenes theatre experience, learning abou…

As He Prepares His First Major Music Tour, Billy Porter Reflects on Living With ‘No Limits’ by Leah Putnam

More than 25 years after “being kicked out” of music, the Tony winner looks to heal with his upcoming album Black Mona Lisa.

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! to Return to the Edinburgh Fringe in New Expanded Version by Leah Putnam

The murder mystery musical will tour to Bristol and Manchester in England after the festival.

Making Then Is Now During a Pandemic with Our Chinese Canadian Feminist Elders by Julia Hune-Brown, Keira Loughran

By Julia Hune-Brown, Keira Loughran. Julia Hune-Brown and Keira Loughran discuss crafting Then Is Now, a concept album/video playlist they created through conversations with Chinese Canadian…

‘Impressive & stirring production’: TITANIC THE MUSICAL – Touring ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Titanic The Musical sailed its way into Blackpool and what a show it was. I have to say that the 11 Academy Award-winning worldwide film directed by James Cameron is a huge favourite of mine…

Feature: My Fair Lady Revival On Tour Has New-Found Depth by Bill Hirschman

Madeline Powell, who plays Eliza Doolittle, and Jonathan Grunert, who stars opposite her as Professor Henry Higgins, in the Broadway national tour of My Fair Lady coming to the Arsht Center,…

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL to Screen in U.K. Cinemas

The filmed capture of Heathers: the Musical will screen in 320 screens across the U.K. and Ireland from March 28 through May 6. Each screening will be followed by a bonus 10-minute special,…

Feelgood factor: Mae Martin’s Sap on Netflix is comedic open-heart surgery by Brian Logan

In the standup’s first solo set since the huge success of their queer romcom Feel Good, we are taken on an emotional rollercoaster with confidence and charm It’s always interesting to se…

The Late Terrence McNally Pens Note on RAGTIME: 'It's All For Marin Tonight'

Last night, the best of Broadway gathered at the Minskoff Theatre for the years-in-the-making Ragtime reunion concert benefitting the Entertainment Community Fund. You can read the late Terr…

Heathers: The Musical Live Film Screens in U.K. Movie Theatres Beginning March 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

Filmed at London's The Other Palace, the musical adaptation of the 1989 cult film favorite features a book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe.

Sarah Mantell's In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Logan Culwell-Block

The annual honor recognizes the best in international women+ playwriting.

WATCH: See Dancin' Swing Into Good Morning America With 'Sing Sing Sing' by Margaret Hall

Wayne Cilento directs the seldom-produced work, re-creating Fosse's original, 1978 Tony-winning choreography.

BAD CINDERELLA – a screw-ball, frantic, nonsensical, compound fractured fairy tale production led by producer NO GUARANTEES – says it all by Oscar E Moore

  Poor Cyndi!  Forced to being an outcast ‘cuz she doesn’t conform to the standards set forth in Belleville where “beauty is a duty” – just one of the not-so-nifty lyrics of Davi…

Penn Live Arts presents The Crossing and PRISM Quartet by Cameron Kelsall

The Crossing joined with PRISM Quartet to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s austere, literary Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Myth and nature guide a destined human romance in ‘Iceland’ at NYC’s La MaMa by Deb Miller

Presented by Overtone Industries with the support of BARE opera, the world premiere of Iceland: a re-Creation Myth – an interdisciplinary opera/theater work by composer/librettists O-Lan J…

Adam James Joins WICKED Movie Musical Cast

Adam James has joined the cast of the upcoming Wicked movie musical adaptation. James will join Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Jonathan Bailey will play Fiyero, al…

Marilyn Maye by Barry Gordin

Marilyn Maye Highlights The New York Pops By: Alix Cohen Much 28, 2023: To a multitude of friends, fans, and fellow artists, Marilyn Maye is a lighthouse, a lodestar, The Little Prince�…

Sam Morrison's Sugar Daddy Extends Encore Off-Broadway Engagement by Margaret Hall

Morrison's one-man-show grapples with the loss of his beloved partner with surprising humor.

2:22–A Ghost Story Sets Latest West End Transfer by Andrew Gans

Danny Robins' thriller is currently playing a limited engagement at the Lyric Theatre.

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by Susan Grace

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Photos: Billy Porter Celebrates His OUT Magazine Cover at Somewhere Nowhere

OUT, the leading LGBTQ+ fashion and lifestyle publication, unveiled its March/April issue on March 24th, featuring Emmy-, Tony-, and Grammy-winning icon Billy Porter on the cover. Porter re…

Video: Watch Original RAGTIME Cast Reunite for Curtain Call

Just last night, The Entertainment Community Fund presented a one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime at the Minskoff Theatre. Watch as Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Peter…

Questlove to Direct THE ARISTOCATS Movie Musical Remake For Disney

Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson will direct of a live/animated-hybrid movie musical remake fo Aristocats for Disney. Questlove will also executive producing and oversee music for the film, which…

“Chain of Fools” Turns 10 Today by Trav S.D.

Hard to believe but my second little (literally) baby is now a tween! Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube was released ten years ago today, on March 2…

Video: DANCIN' Cast Performs 'Sing Sing Sing' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

The Broadway cast of DANCIN' performed 'Sing Sing Sing' on Good Morning America, marking their first televised performance. Dancin' is the first revival of Bob Fosse's 1978 revue. Now playin…

Review: Words aren't the only magic in this interactive production of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' by Charles McNulty

Shakespeare Center L.A. and After Hours Theatre Co. present a partly immersive staging of 'The Tempest,' William Shakespeare's magical late romance.

Cinderella review – Royal Ballet fairytale is a shiny sugar-rush by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonAshton’s three-act ballet combines escapism, clever classicism and panto, and this new version gets better as it goes along A newly designed production celebrates …

The Skouras Brothers and 20th-Century Fox by Trav S.D.

While researching my upcoming book on television variety I came upon the interesting fact, related by that inveterate show biz scribe Joe Laurie, that as an early TV experiment, 20th Century…

Paulanne Simmons Unscripted by Barry Gordin

Devices and Gimmicks March 27, 2023: A device is a plan or a method with a particular aim. A gimmick is a trick intended to attract attention, business or publicity. Sometimes it’s hard …

When Your Soulmate Dies by Darryl Reilly

The white Steve Krantz pays tribute to his deceased Black wife Naimah Hassan in his searing and humorous solo show; they were a notable NYC comedy team. The post When Your Soulmate Dies appe…

NEWS: Peter Pruyn brings his autobiographical play Up: One Man’s Journey to Feminism across the pond to the London Fringe by Featured Content

What does it take for a man to become a feminist – and why does it matter? In seven diverse and poignant vignettes from his own life, Peter Pruyn (pronounced “prine”), an American trau…

Bad Faith and Bad Blood: A Review of “How Blood Go” by Congo Square Theatre by Tristan Bruns

The history of medical experimentation on Black Americans is historically one of the most diabolical acts committed. This history of inhuman treatment is explored in “How Blood Go.”

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by Ashley Steves

“Gatsby” Gets Paper Mill Premiere, Antonio Díaz Will Make Magic At The Barrymore, Nathan Lane on TODAY “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top…

Balanchine died 40 years ago. The ballet world still hasn’t moved on. by Elinor Hitt

The podcast “Turning Point: Room of Mirrors” explores the great choreographer’s legacy amid debates as to the future of the art form.

‘Too messy to fulfil its ambition’: BLACK SUPERHERO – Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

In Olivier Award-nominated actor and activist Danny Lee Wynter’s Royal Court debut, the attractively titled Black Superhero, the ambitious theme of black queerness is explored through the …

On the Couch with Mandy Nolan

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Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger by Aussie Theatre

Aussie Theatre has 1 x family pass to giveaway to Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger

‘I’ve been spat at’: half of UK theatre staff consider quitting over audience behaviour by Tom Ambrose

Bectu launches safer theatres charter as survey reveals 45% of workers may quit due to shocking levels of antisocial behaviour by drunken theatregoers UK theatre staff have been attacked, se…

Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger by Aussie Theatre

WINNER Best Presentation for Children Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival. Director’s Choice (Kids Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Dr Brown and

HAMILTON Will Make its Asian Premiere In Manila This September

Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton will make its Asian premiere in Manila, for a strictly limited season, at The Theatre at Solaire this September. 

ALMOUS FAMOUS IS NOT FLEETING By Peter Filichia

And now for a very different homage to a 50th anniversary. Much has been made here in recent weeks of some great 1973 events in musical theater. Two involved a certain composer-lyricist whos…

9 fun things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, March 20-April 1 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Australian Women’s Weekly: 90 Years of an Australian Icon

The post The Australian Women’s Weekly: 90 Years of an Australian Icon appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival has launched by Aussie Theatre

Melbourne International Comedy Festival today launched its 37th Festival – heralding the start of the funniest three and a bit

Photos: Stars Attend Opening Night of SWEENEY TODD on Broadway

Sunday night saw the opening of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Check out photos of the stars attending the opening night celebrations!

Photos: The Cast and Creatives Arrive at Opening Night of SWEENEY TODD

Sunday night saw the opening of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist�…

Wake Up With BWW 3/28: Inside SWEENEY TODD Opening Night, Plus a Message From Rachel Brosnahan!

Top stories: Check out our coverage from opening night of Sweeney Todd, plus watch a video message from Rachel Brosnahan in honor of BroadwayWorld's 20th anniversary!

Shane Jacobson joins the cast of MIDNIGHT – The Cinderella Musical

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Rachel Tunaley: 12 Lies I Told Before 21

The post Rachel Tunaley: 12 Lies I Told Before 21 appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Melbourne set to bloom as Australia’s premier flower and horticulture festival returns this week

The post Melbourne set to bloom as Australia’s premier flower and horticulture festival returns this week appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Novelist Rebecca Watson: ‘I can leave a show or book unmoved, but with football I always feel’ by Rebecca Watson

As the adaptation of her novel, little scratch, returns to the London stage, the author and Nottingham Forest fan traces the links between theatre, fiction and the beautiful game When I was …

London’s County Hall to host immersive Paddington Bear theatre show by Chris Wiegand

The Paddington Bear Experience, a family-friendly show based on Michael Bond’s character, will be at the ex-GLC building on the South Bank The world of Michael Bond’s irrepressible, marm…

Holding the Man

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Melbourne Opera: Das Rheingold | Die Walkure kicks off Bendigo Ring Cycle

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According to the Chorus, Starring Karen Ziemba, Opens Off-Broadway March 28 by Margaret Hall

The new play centers on a group of chorus girls at war with their dressers.

Re-Imagined Hamlet for Young Audiences Completes Run at The National Theatre March 28 by Leah Putnam

The production previously undertook a 6-week tour of English schools to introduce adolescents to Shakespeare.

Paolo Montalban, Anne L. Nathan Join Broadway's Funny Girl March 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh lead the Jule Styne musical's revival at the August Wilson Theatre.

2023 Non-Equity Jeff Awards: ‘Sweeney Todd’ a big winner, plus 2 ensemble prizes to Theo Ubique by Chris Jones

Invictus Theatre Company was also a big winner. The nominated season included 106 shows opening between July 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022.

Review: Pittsburgh Opera's latest is a must-see, on par with cult classics by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

It’s a bit like if Shakespeare drafted a mistaken identity plot and threw in some infanticide on a ghastly whim.