Lyric theatre, LondonAnaïs Mitchell’s musical melds two classical myths, folk and jazz with tremendous soul and offbeat spirit
This odyssey through the underworld, told with deep-voiced …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMEdinburgh's Hogmanay (Scottish New Year’s Eve) celebrations always draw big festive crowds with myriad activities and programs for all ages. For the 2023/24 event, Claypaky Skylos and …
SOURCE: PLSN at 07:21PMDaniel Lamphier, with two decades of live production experience, joins the Live Events house of brands as National Production Director. Focusing on the Live Events Productions (LEP) group of…
SOURCE: PLSN at 07:14PMRogier Trok joins the Avolites international team as sales and technical key account manager for mainland Europe, where he will be based in the Netherlands, and overseeing and coordinating w…
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The BBC has commissioned Dear England, a new drama series adapted from James Graham’s (Sherwood, The Way, Quiz) hit National Theatre play. Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale, Shakespear…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:51PMThe musical has been riding a magic carpet at the New Amsterdam Theatre since 2014.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMWICKED will welcome new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre this spring. The newest Elpheba on Broadway, Mary Kate Morrissey, shared photos from the rehearsal room. See the latest addition…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMCentered on England football manager Gareth Southgate, the work made its world premiere at London's National Theatre in 2023.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PMThe Martin M. Zuckerman play was to have starred Ephie Aardema.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PMWendy Kesselman’s 1997 adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank did some things that original adapters Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett didn’t back in 1955 (slightly more than ten years …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:28PMGet a first look at the Brazil company of Beetlejuice performing The Whole Being Dead Thing in an all-new video. Based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PMWhy it’s rare that the Main Stem does away with the proscenium, and why it's glorious when it happens.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMSherman theatre, CardiffThere’s no shortage of smart ideas in Bethan Marlow’s drama of adolescent awakening in rural Wales, but they whiz by before they really develop
There isn’t much…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMIn this video, watch as Broadway's Aisha Jackson chats more about her upcoming show and gives BroadwayWorld an exclusive sneak peek of 'Being Good Isn't Good Enough' from Hallelujah, Baby!.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMAfter photos of the Taylor Swift playing Sandy in Grease surfaced earlier this year, new videos of the GRAMMY-winner playing Maria in a youth production of The Sound of Music is gaining trac…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMI spent a semester studying in London in the winter of 1985, and one of the first concerts I attended was a benefit at Brixton Academy for the striking coal miners, featuring Aztec Camera an…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:01PMThe highly anticipated hip-hop theater production, Syncing Ink will begin performances on May 7th, 2024, at The Apollo’s newest space located in the revitalized Victoria Theater.
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Actors Derek Garza and Wotko Long on not creating “trauma porn.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMThis is a perfect production of Lauren Gunderson’s biographical drama about Henrietta Leavitt and her sister astronomers at Harvard in the early 20th century. Under Beth Wolf’s direction…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:42PMThe show begins performances February 21 at New York City Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMThe Fiddler on the Roof lyricist passed away in June 2023 at the age of 99.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMThe Alex Brightman- and Drew Gasparini–penned memoir play officially opens February 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMThe work explores the true story of Fernando Barba, who discovered he has an extraordinary gift for creating music using his own body as an instrument.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMWho doesn't love a POP of color?! Rock this rich purple ballcap featuring the Encores! 2024 Jelly's Last Jam logo on the front, and New York City ...
SOURCE: Google at 03:12PMhttps://www.playbill.com/article/christian-borle-krysta-rodriguez ... 2) Mamie Parris to Lead 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' at Goodspeed. https://www.
SOURCE: Google at 03:12PMCatching 2023’s best films, workshopping Afrofuturism, chronicling decades of glass making, and a Winter Sort of Thing decorate the week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:09PMThe view is sumptuous even before the curtain rises on Mary Zimmerman’s The Matchbox Magic Flute: chandeliers dripping with gems, stars on a painted firmament, a cascade of crimson velvet,…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:08PMThe presentation of the Tony Award-winning Christopher Durang play will appear at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:03PMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera will be continuing its international tour, opening in Shenzhen, China on July 2, 2024.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:03PMMore classical music happening in and around the city in the coming weeks of February and early March. Gail Obenreder previews.
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Watch Nicholas Christopher embody Jelly Roll Morton in “That’s How You Jazz,” leading the full company of Jelly’s Last Jam in a dazzling, dance-filled evening, featuring tap choreogr…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:57PMA series of exhibitions from University of Delaware and Delaware Art Museum celebrates the work of artist and mentor James E. Newton. Dara McBride previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:57PMSpring is just around the corner and so are the 18 new Broadway shows raring to heat up New York City’s biggest stages. From the teenage battlegrounds of Oklahoma, to the magical land of O…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMThe annual ceremony recognizes work playing Broadway and Off-Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMThe Drama League has revealed the 2024 Special Recognition Honorees of The 90th Annual Drama League Awards. Learn about the honorees!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:40PMClassic Stage Company will present Classics Gone Mad!, a benefit event directed by Cara Akselrad and Eric Ulloa. See which stars are taking part and learn how to purchase tickets!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of Broadway producer Ira Bernstein, who passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 21, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 94 …
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Marin Theatre Company’s actors have a muffled quality, as if they’re hoping to believe, rather than actually believing, what they’re saying.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:57PMFour whalers are set adrift after a violent storm sinks their ship. Lost at sea, exposed to the elements and on the brink of starvation, the men must make horrifying decisions in their strug…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:55PMIn this video, watch highlights of Jelly's Last Jam at New York City Center Encores!.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMThe Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet performs "Destrezas." This footage was captured live from the David Rubenstein Atrium.
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:46PMGRAMMY-Award winner Leyla McCalla returns to Lincoln Center this winter for a celebration of Haitian musical traditions fit for audiences of all ages.
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:46PMCheck out photos of the new Broadway marquee at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Patriots will open later this season.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35PMJonathan Roxmouth will return to the titular role in the tour, which was put on pause at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PMAs she tries to find her place in Hollywood, the “Color Purple” stage and screen star bids an emotional goodbye to a character she has lived with for nearly a decade.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PMStories about racism in America abound in literature and drama. “Till,” the story of Emmet Till, tells of the lynching of a young black boy whose only crime may have been looking at a Wh…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:26PMDirector/writer Suzanne Karpinski has made a valiant effort to corral the chaos by encouraging the audience to get a card stamped by the actors in the various spaces, presumably in the hopes…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:17PMIn leading the boldly visionary if ultimately doomed Los Angeles Theatre Center for 6 legendary years, Bush inspired generations of artists and leaders.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:08PMSMASH is soon heading to Broadway, but first, it had a workshop, which was presented in NYC. Check out behind-the-scenes photos from the cast & creatives!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMThe summer’s Vail Dance Festival features Mearns, the New York City Ballet star, and the choreographer Roberts.
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Mr. Bernstein's decades-long theatre career includes roles in casting, management, and producing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PMPart of Red Bull Theater's Revelation Reading Series, the performance is being directed by Arin Arbus.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM‘Some Like It Hot’ (Broadway Cast). Photo: Marc J. Franklin. Broadway in Detroit, part of the Ambassador Theatre Group, has announced its 2024-25 Subscription Season with seven shows com…
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 12:48PMRED BULL THEATER has revealed updated casting for the next offering of a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. See who is starr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PMThe story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in a gripping and uplifting new musical. Now on Broadway. Tickets now on sale!
Learn more about #ABeautifulNoiseMusical at htt…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:45PMThe Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:41PMBartlett Sher will direct a one-night-only staged reading of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Lincoln Center Theater, featuring original cast members.
SOURCE: Theatrely at 12:30PMPearl Cleage’s historical dramedy showcases the struggle, bravery, and
perseverance of the newly freed, pioneering African-American female.
SOURCE: ashevillestages.com at 12:29PMThough I was impressed with the first two offerings in Vagabond Players’ 108th season, the company reaches an even higher level of precision and profundity in their current production of �…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:27PMOfficial London Theatre is the number one site to get theatre tickets, news and exclusive interviews for top London shows.
Whether you like an upbeat musical, a hilarious slapstick comedy, a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:27PMThe New York institution will also stage house premieres of Moby-Dick, Antony and Cleopatra, and Ainadamar in the coming season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMScheduled long before the current conflagration in the Middle East, Writers Theatre’s lovely, intimate staging of The Band’s Visit, the multiple Tony Award–winning musical, which premi…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:09PMLorna Courtney and the cast of & Juliet. Photo: Matthew Murphy. The 24/25 Zions Bank Broadway at the Eccles season has been announced, bringing five premiere engagements to Salt Lake Cit…
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As a kid, there’s nothing more nerve-wracking than waiting for your turn at a spelling bee. Will I hear the dreaded bell? Will I get a difficult word or something a little easier? Will I k…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:57AMBartlett Sher will direct a staged reading of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, featuring original cast members. See who is starring and lea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AMInvictus Theatre Company’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Topdog/Underdog is gripping from start to finish. Since being abandoned by their parents as teens, brothers Lincoln (Mikha’e…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:50AMOh, Mary!, the Off Broadway comedy written by and starring Cole Escola, will extend its World Premiere engagement at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:47AMLast Saturday night’s performance featuring “A.I.M by Kyle Abraham” was a showcase of the company’s virtuosity and versatility and the culmination of their week-long residency at Geo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:43AMSigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Shalita Grant, and Genevieve Angelson will all perform at the Lincoln Center Theater gala.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AMPhilip Hedley displayed a democratic socialist dedication that was both profound and practical: “Politics is what people DO, even if they don’t know it sometimes.” There was no Hedley …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMEight years after spectacularly crashing and burning out of the West End, the Olivier-winner is now playing an actress trapped in the same nightmare. Can she face down her demons?
It is late…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMDespite my years of research in the fields of using cannabis and watching funny things, I have to confess: I have no idea what qualifies as “stoner comedy.” Is it when the characters are…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:33AMJoe Locke, the breakout star of “Heartstopper,” has always had dreams of being on Broadway. Now, at just 20 years old, the British actor has made his Broadway debut as Tobias Ragg in the…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:29AMThe Vintage Theatre production serves up a lot of laughs in a stellar show helmed by Troy Lakey
The post It’s drag vs. Elvis in ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ at Vintage appeared firs…
SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 11:28AMIn this video, watch as the cast of Encores! Jelly's Last Jam meets the press and gives a special sneak peek of 'Jelly's Jam' and 'Play the Music for Me.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AM'Meet the Plastics' of Mean Girls by watching eight minutes of the new movie musical! After the film was released on digital platforms yesterday, Paramount has dropped a video of Reneé Rapp…
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On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:57AMAlex Edelman’s Just for Us is a ridiculously funny show about going to a white supremacist meeting in Queens, NY, falling for a girl, and wondering if it could work. Edelman interrogates o…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:54AM... Playbill.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The New York Times identified PSF as one of the leading summer theatre festivals in the nation. “A ...
SOURCE: Google at 10:48AMThe screen version of the 2018 Broadway musical was released digitally February 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AMElla Beatty will play the role of the young hippie-minded River in Appropriate when the production transfers to the Belasco Theatre next month. She takes over for Elle Fanning, who exits th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM‘Tis the season to see a Broadway show! Next month kicks off a marathon of Broadway openings, with a total of 18 productions taking to stages across the Theater District. From new twists o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AMIn January, Amber Ardolino donned the blue jeans (and blond wig) to play Marcia Murphey in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical opposite Nick Fradiani’s Neil Diamond. Now she’s ta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AMThe highly-celebrated alumni star of Joseph, Donny Osmond returns to play Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Edinburgh Playhouse in the UK.
SOURCE: Theatrely at 10:30AMBeatty takes over for Elle Fanning when the show transfers to the Belasco Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMConrad Ricamora co-stars as President Abraham Lincoln in the new dark comedy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMThe screen version of the 2018 Broadway musical was released digitally February 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMWith the launch of the Presidential election year, Five Musical LLC is thrilled to announce the world premiere of FIVE: The Parody Musical. Look out SIX, here comes FIVE: The Parody Musical.…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22AMIn an all new video from A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, watch as Nick Fradiani performs 'If You Know What I Mean'! Check out the video here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AMThe top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in...
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SOURCE: kendavenport.com at 10:00AMThe star most recently seen on the FX series “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” will make her Broadway debut in the play.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AMBroadway's critically acclaimed production of APPROPRIATE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will to welcome actress Ella Beatty to its cast when the production continues its limited extended engag…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMElla Beatty will be making her Broadway debut as River in the critically acclaimed hit play, Appropriate.
SOURCE: Theatrely at 10:00AMElla Beatty will replace Elle Fanning in Appropriate when it transfers to the Belasco Theatre. A Juilliard grad, Beatty is currently appearing in Ryan Murphy’s FX series Feud: Capote vs. T…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMElla Beatty, currently appearing in the FX series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, will make her Broadway debut in Appropriate when the hit Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play transfers to the Belasco Th…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AMFormer Spotify and Disney executive Courtney Holt will join children’s media company Moonbug Entertainment as its first global head of music and strategic audio initiatives. The British …
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The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical will kick off its latest U.K. tour in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe Olivier-nominated show featuring songs from hit music artists plays London's Arts Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMPlus, the cast and creatives on why the hip-hop play is "spiritual vitamins."
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe musical follows a naïve but upbeat man flying to New York for the wedding of his estranged father.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM276 shows at 31 venues have been announced as a part of the Edinburgh Fringe's early bird programming release.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM'The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Experience' is set to embark on tour beginning this April! The event fuses hardcore wrestling, theatrical spectacle, and 80's-inspired original rock. Le…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AMHello, you must be going! The long-awaited return of Marxfest will take place over two glorious weekends in NYC, packed with once-in-a-lifetime events calculated to thrill the obsessive Marx…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:48AM178 crewmembers of the Atlantic Theatre Company have voted in favor of joining The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AMDerek Klena and Courtney Reed also star in the Tony-winning hit at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:12AMThe Dominique Morisseau play returns to NYC via Signature Theatre.
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