From Massachusetts: Diary of a Tap Dancer, or Bring In ‘Da Joy by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Ayodele Casel's guide to great female tap dancers of yesterday and today makes for an unforgettable night at the theater The post From Massachusetts: Diary of a Tap Dancer, o…

A Guide for the Homesick: 2 Actors, 4 Characters, 1 Misguided Script by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Actors McKinley Belcher III, Uly Schlesinger, director Shira Milikowsky distinguish Ken Urban's confusing drama The post A Guide for the Homesick: 2 Actors, 4 Characters, 1 M…

Photos: In Rehearsal for ENGLISH On Broadway

Go inside rehearsal for Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams in new photos!

GIRLS5EVA Canceled At Netflix; Season 4 Will Not Happen

The streaming comedy Girls5Eva, starring Renee Elise Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillipps, and Paula Pell, has been canceled at Netflix.

7th Floor Theatre presents Queensland premiere of Angus Cameron’s Australian Open

The post 7th Floor Theatre presents Queensland premiere of Angus Cameron’s Australian Open appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Ariana Grande on Why She Won’t Be Touring ‘Anytime Soon’ and How Long She’s Known the ‘Wicked 2’ Official Title by Marc Malkin

Ariana Grande fans were beside themselves when a rumor started circulating online last weekend that the Grammy-winning pop princess was planning on touring in 2025. However, her label quickl…

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you're welcome Watch Kaena Kekoa perform “How Far I'll Go (Reprise)... | TikTok

27 Likes, TikTok video from playbill (@playbill): “you're welcome Watch Kaena Kekoa perform “How Far I'll Go (Reprise),” from the newest ...

Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee Steve Dorff To Make Solo 54 Below Debut

Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Steve Dorff to make his 54 Below Debut. Renowned songwriter Steve Dorff, a 2018 inductee into The Songwriters Hall of Fame and a three-time Grammy nominee, …

TDF's Deeksha Gaur is a Change Maker! by TDF

Deeksha was honored at the South Asians Broadway gala as a Change Maker of the Year! "She has championed the idea that theater should be accessible, not just in terms of ticket price, but al…

S4E10: Schele Williams by Women and Theatre

In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with Broadway director Schele Williams about authentic representation onstage and off, storytellers’ responsibility to choose values over biases, t…

A Guide for the Homesick by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Director Shira Milikowsky keeps increasing the tension as the 85-minute play peels away revelation after revelation. Each man has a guilty secret and may have betrayed a friend which is eati…

AT Education Monthly: A Tennessee ‘Carol’ and a Critics’ Reunion by Gabriela

This month spotlights a collaboration between the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre and looks back at readers' favorite school productions of 2024.

False Bottoms by Gary Lucas

False Bottoms Gary Lucas December 17, 2024 - 17:40 Topics Theater Review Tags drama …

John Mulaney’s Broadway Comedy, “All In,” Brings Hanks, Letterman, Jon Stewart, Steve Martin, Michael J. Fox to Gala by Roger Friedman

Comedian John Mulaney, whose hosting duties send “Saturday Night Live” into the stratosphere, loves theater, Broadway especially (He should host the Tony Awards!) Now Mulaney and writer …

‘Annie’ Review: Whoopi Goldberg Is a Holiday Gift as Miss Hannigan by Laura Collins-Hughes

In a just sweet enough production with a strong cast, the “View” host delivers a performance that reaffirms her savvy as a comic actor.

John Mulaney, Renée Elise Goldsberry and More Get Swept Up in the Broadway Opening of All In: Comedy About Love by Broadway.com

Broadway enjoyed an exceptionally starry evening at the opening of All In: Comedy About Love, a sketch comedy inspired by the New Yorker short stories of Simon Rich and directed by Alex T…

Go All In on the Red-Carpet Photos of Tom Hanks, Martin Short and More at All In: Comedy About Love's Gala Night by Broadway.com

All In: Comedy About Love, a staged version of Simon Rich's short stories published in The New Yorker, had its gala celebration at the Hudson Theatre on December 16. Broadway.com was the…

Malpaso Dance Company | at The Joyce January 21-26, 2025 by Joycetheater

With “technical strength, precision, and passion” (Arts Atlanta), the Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce. Since its founding in 2012 by Dail…

Twelve Days of Christmas: The Cast of CULT OF LOVE

The holidays are upon us and BroadwayWorld is continuing our favorite annual tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. Day 5 features the cast o…

Review: Libs Own Themselves in the Sharp and Infectiously Funny ‘Eureka Day’ by David Cote

Jonathan Spector’s play, about vaccine politics splintering a school board, is one big Learning Moment that pretty much everyone fails.

LEFT ON TENTH & Sandals Resorts Launch 'Second Chance At Love Sweepstakes'

To celebrate the holiday season, Left on Tenth has partnered with Sandals Resorts to launch a “Second Chance At Love Sweepstakes”. Learn how to apply!

Fired Dancers Reach $500K Settlement With Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Ten dancers fired by the Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) in August will receive over $500,000 in compensation and a personal apology from the company's leadership, according to the union r…

Theater Blog Roundup: Can Wicked show the way? by Jonathan Mandell

The landscape has changed for theater. The loss of the Connelly Theater, while under unusual circumstances (see Joey Sims’ interview below with its departing director) feels emblematic of …

‘The Notebook’ ends on a high, ‘All In’ starts strong as overall Broadway attendance soars by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending Dec. 15, the 36 currently running productions grossed $43,720,381.

Matt Barbot’s ‘beautiful land’: This Time It’s Personal by American Theatre Editors

His fantastical new play at Pregones/PRTT puts real and fictional Puerto Ricans on a wild train ride through history and politics.

Simon Rich Comedy ‘All In’ Starring John Mulaney Sells Out First Week; ‘Elf’ Scores $2M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

The build-up to Christmas is being very generous with Broadway. In some cases, very, very generous. Among the most impressive box office developments last week was the welcome given to All I…

The Rhythms Around Us: Interview with STOMP’s Isaiah Robinson by Debra Danese

Celebrating its 30th year, STOMP continues to turn the ordinary into instruments of rhythmic genius. The post The Rhythms Around Us: Interview with STOMP’s Isaiah Robinson appeared first o…

On The Red Carpet: South Pacific Reunion Concert at LCT by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Celebrating 75 years of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH PACIFIC! On December 9, 2024, the original cast of Lincoln Center Theater’s 2008 Tony Award-winning production of SOUTH PACIFIC reun…

Encores! URINETOWN Casting Leaked! | Feb 5–16, 2025 at New York City Center by New York City Center

New casting LEAKED! This side-splitting satire stars Jordan Fisher, Taran Killam, Rainn Wilson, and more! Feb 5 – 16. Tickets from $45. Buy tickets: https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2024…

‘Mufasa’ review roundup: Barry Jenkins does his best to bring Disney’s ‘Lion King’ prequel to life by Liam Mathews

Mufasa: The Lion King, director Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic animated Disney prequel, opens in theaters on Dec. 20, and critics’ reviews are now rolling in. Critics say the film is impe…

Review:  ‘ZooZoo’ blinks, hops, slinks and sings with fresh delights by Linda Ferguson

Review:  ‘ZooZoo’ blinks, hops, slinks and sings with fresh delights Linda FergusonImago Theatre’s co-artistic directors Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, who have been creating anthro…

Contest: Win a Copy of 'It Happened At The Palace' by Stewart F. Lane

Enter to win one of five copies of It Happened At The Palace: A History of New York's Iconic Broadway Theater by Stewart F. Lane with a foreword by James L. Nederlander! 5 lucky winners wil…

Celebrate Opening Night with the Stars of Eureka Day, Broadway's Infectious New Comedy by Broadway.com

Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day, an ensemble comedy about a California private school's scramble to respond to a mumps outbreak, celebrated its Broadway opening on December 16 at Manhattan T…

Broadway Box Office: ‘All In,’ Starring John Mulaney, Makes Big Debut by Caitlin Huston

The production brought in more than $1 million in its first five performances on Broadway.

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Donmar Warehouse review - a blazingly original musical flashes into the West End by Gary Naylor

★★★★ NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, DONMAR WAREHOUSE Broadway show takes eight years to traverse the Atlantic, but proves worth the wait War and Peace - but not as y…

Eureka Day by Tulis McCall

By Tulis McCall “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.”  Churchill said this about Russia in 1939.  Amazing how quotes like that never run…

Offies celebrate 15 years with Major Relaunch by Staff Writer

2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the OffWestEnd Awards and in celebration of this important milestone, the organisation will undergo a major relaunch which abolishes the category model

WICKED Movie Featured on Oscars Shortlist in 4 Categories

The Oscars shortlists for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Score, Original Song, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, and S…

The Golden Girls Live | KRON4 News Live in the Bay by Broadwaysf

Hold on to your cheesecake! San Francisco’s most eagerly-awaited holiday tradition—The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes—is making a grand move from the intimate setting of th…

Mamma Mia! | National Tour Preview by Broadwaysf

MAMMA MIA! returns to San Francisco from April 30–May 11, 2025 at the Orpheum Theatre. A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Set on a …

The Invention of Love, Hampstead Theatre review – beautiful wit, awkward staging by Aleks.sierz

Tom Stoppard’s classic evocation of Victorian golden age Oxford stars Simon Russell Beale Can men really love each other — without sex? Or, to put it another way, how many different form…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/15/2024.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents: The Muppets Christmas Carol by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

The Philadelphia Orchestra scores the 1992 film live this week, and it has us wondering: what Muppet do you relate to the most? Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer previews.

Billie Eilish & Finneas by NPR

The Grammy Award-winning singer says working with a vocal coach "honestly changed my life." Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas talk with Terry Gross about their new album, Hit Me Ha…

Opera Review: Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ by IN Series at the Goldman Theater by Jeannette Mulherin

IN Series has titled its 2024-2025 season, “Illicit Opera” with the aim of showcasing formerly banned works. Within this framework, Rigoletto’s inclusion makes perfect sense. The story…

Cynthia Erivo Added Micro Braids to Elphaba So That ‘Wicked’ Could Honor Black Women by Jazz Tangcay

How and why did the kind-hearted, smart and green Elphaba Thropp become such a nasty, powerful, dare we say wicked witch of the classic tale “The Wizard of Oz”? The big-screen adaptation…

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WICKED Movie Receives Artios Award Nomination- See the Full List

The Casting Society has announced the film nominations for the 40th Artios Awards, which seeks to honor the best casting in feature films for 2024. Among the nominees are Wicked for a Big …

Picture Day! See Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin and Eureka Day's Full Broadway Ensemble on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's satire set in a private California elementary school amid a mumps outbreak, opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Decem…

BROADWAY’S WORDS OF THE YEAR BY PETER FILICHIA

Let’s hear it for demure! It’s Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year. Yes, in addition to Time’s Person of the Year and Sports Illustrated’’s Sportsperson of the Year, Dictionary.com…

Video: John Mulaney Shares How ALL IN is Different From His Usual Comedy

On Tuesday, John Mulaney joined TODAY to talk about 'All In: Comedy About Love,' the new Broadway show made up of a series of short stories on dating, heartbreak, and more. Watch the interv…

How yo Be Japanese: Beyond the Normal

Video: Inside the Gala Celebration for ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE

Broadway's best came out to celebrate last night at the Hudson Theatre, where Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love hosted a gala performance. The new play opens officially on December 22. 

Rejects Anonymous

Pure Magic – A Performance of Contemporary Conjuring

A New Richard Foreman Play Puts a Twist on His Metaphysical Puzzles by Ben Brantley

New York theater’s elder statesman of the avant-garde brings “Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey” to the stage, hist first new work in over a decade.

Jeannette Miller: Everything Must Change

Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City, by Molly Lester and Michael Bixler by Pamela J. Forsythe

Building Ghosts, an absorbing new book from Temple University Press, grasps a history that we barely know with essays and photos capturing the remnants of Philly’s lost and demolished buil…

Review Roundup: MUFASA: THE LION KING- What Do Critics Think of the Disney Prequel?

Find out what critics think of Mufasa: The Lion King, Disney's new prequel film featuring original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a voice cast that includes Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison J…

“The Jonathan Larson Project” to Open Off-Broadway in 2025 by Ron Fassler

By Ron Fassler… The world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project is set to open at the Orpheum Theatre for a limited 16-week engagement beginning Valentine’s Day February 14, 2025. C…

Kris Vire: Chicago’s Sharp-Eyed Theatre Keeper by American Theatre Editors

The diligent arts journalist, who died on Nov. 18 at the age of 47, is remembered for his dedication to theatre and friends.

Video: Fred Armisen Talks Broadway Debut in ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE

SNL alum Fred Armisen is making his Broadway debut in All In: Comedy About Love, the new show featuring a rotating cast of numerous theater and comedy names. Watch him discuss the show with…

Arlene Croce, Dance Critic With a Biting Wit, Dies at 90 by Brian Seibert

Writing for The New Yorker, she was both admired and feared, wielding a sometimes merciless pen. Her study of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers drew accolades.

Sunday Scoop Week of 12/15/25 What's Happening This Week and More by Jeryl Marcus

The tales featured in BASHEVIS’S DEMONS serve up demons, saints, sinners, hope, despair, and at least two chickens, all in Isaac Bashevis Singer’s original Yiddish with full English supe…

Podcast: The BLF on the OSC pod! by Alex Miller

Actor Brian Landis Folkins talks stage and screen, plus our weekly Top 10 Colorado Headliners

The Year’s 10 Most Popular Posts, and 10 That Deserve Another Look by American Theatre Editors

It was a year of uncertainty and innovation, relevance and escapism, hate-reads and affirmations.

The Southampton Playhouse Taps Maria A. Ruiz Botsacos, Eric Kohn for Leadership Roles (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

The Southampton Playhouse, a historic cinema that is being revitalized into a state-of-the-art movie theater, announced its leadership team on Tuesday. Maria A. Ruiz Botsacos, a top executiv…

Elation PARAGON – The Next Frontier in Intelligent Lighting for Entertainment by Michael Eddy

With an adaptable design, new TruTone technology, and weatherproof IP54 rating, PARAGON redefines color fidelity and control for more refined creative expression in indoor and outdoor enviro…

Don't Tell Marcia! with Cabaret’s Marty Lauter, Episode 5: Meet the Prologue Company! by Hayley Levitt

Marty Lauter, known to many a RuPaul’s Drag Race fan as Marcia Marcia Marcia, is making their Broadway debut as Kit Kat Club dancer Victor in the revival of Cabaret. On occasion, you ca…

Video: Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Share Insights on MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

On Monday, Darren Criss and Helen J Shen visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the new Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending. Set in the future, the two stars play helper bots that …

THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT Musical Will Make World Premiere Off-Broadway

The world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project will open off-Broadway, conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins.

How Many SWANA Performance Artists Can We Talk About in One Episode? by Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson

By Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson. There are so many cool Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) performance artists out there!

The Jonathan Larson Project Revue Will Get Off-Broadway Run

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A Pitch-Perfect Tribute to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Executive Director Tom Viola

It was a room full of love last night, at New York City’s Edison Ballroom, where decades worth of Broadway royalty, Industry professionals and multiple award winners came to honor the lega…

Meredith Wilson's MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Musical Will Tour in 2025

Meredith Wilson's Miracle on 34th Street is set to hit the road on a national tour in 2025. The tour will be directed and choreographed by Antoinette DiPietropolo. Learn more here!

World Premiere Set For New Jonathan Larson Musical Featuring Unearthed Songs And Music Cut From ‘Rent’ And ‘tick, tick… BOOM!’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Jonathan Larson Project, a new musical featuring more than 20 songs that have never been part of a fully staged production – including material cut from Rent and tick, tick�…

Photos: SUFFS Celebrates Grammy Nomination at The Grammy Museum

The Grammy Museum hosted a special evening with Suffs at the Greene Space in NYC, celebrating the musical’s Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. Check out photos from the ev…

Exclusive: Listen to an Excerpt from Cher: The Memoir: Part One

Lending her voice to the audiobook is none other than Stephanie J. Block, who won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Cher in The Cher Show. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclu…

The 10 Best Albums of 2024 by Angie Han

From a stunningly ambitious history lesson to a career high from an R&B icon to standout debuts from two rising stars, THR’s music editor picks his favorite releases.

A Study of Wes Studi by Trav S.D.

I’m quite confident in asserting that Wes Studi (b. 1947) has had the most enviable career of any Native American actor in the history of motion pictures in terms of plum assignments. Afte…

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 review – terrific riff on Tolstoy by Arifa Akbar

Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace The pithy, one-line character summ…

Playbill - We're ready to look at the green light. The... - Facebook

We're ready to look at the green light. The stars of Paper Mill Playhouse's upcoming production of The Great Gatsby musical, Eva Maria Noblezada ...

Playbill - Flint Repertory Theatre will present The Who's... - Facebook

Flint Repertory Theatre will present The Who's Tommy in concert at FIM Capitol Theatre with George Salazar, Janet Dacal, and Mauricio Martínez ...

Broadway's Maybe Happy Ending Is Getting a Cast Recording - Threads

playbill.com/artic… ... Photo by Eric Alper on December 16, 2024. May be an image of musical ... Photo by Eric Alper on December 16, 2024. May be a black- ...

Eureka Day Limited Edition Official Opening Night Playbill

Guaranteed authentic, sealed in a custom fitted vinyl bag, and mailed in protective packaging. Free Shipping on all limited edition playbills within ...

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 - BroadwayRadio

5) In Other News. 'Celino v. Barnes' Extends Off-Broadway https://playbill.com/article/cellino-v-barnes-extends-legal-battle-off-broadway-through ...

Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Anti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country Margaret Hodge will oversee a review into regional inequality in the arts af…

I went to see two very different pantos this week. Here's what I learned | Zoe Williams by Zoe Williams

After watching the glitziest pantomime in London, I had a night out at a hilarious ‘adult’ show. It was a good reminder that you don’t need big money to deliver big laughs They call th…

The Invention of Love review – Simon Russell Beale yearns from the underworld by David Jays

Hampstead theatre, LondonThe quicksilver actor is a vocal glory as the poet and classicist AE Housman looking back at his younger, tormented self in Tom Stoppard’s play A man arrives at th…

Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel is a sharp account of British theatre – and even pastiches my criticism | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

Our Evenings follows an actor through 60 years of treading the boards and holds up a mirror to how society has shapeshifted Alan Hollinghurst’s remarkable new novel, Our Evenings, is many …

Full Cast Announced For The World Premiere of East Is South by Beau Willimon by Staff Writer

Full casting is announced for the world premiere of East is South by Beau Willimon, which runs at Hampstead Theatre from 7 February to 15 March 2025

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to launch in Brazil and Netherlands by Staff Writer

The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announce two new international productions of the multi award-winning play which will launch in Brazil and the Netherlands

Let It Snow: A Review of Paramount Theatre’s “Frozen the Broadway Musical” by Christine Trevino

Paramount Theatre’s Midwest regional premiere production of Disney’s “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” is a must-see magical spectacle this holiday season.

Gwilym Lee to Star as Gareth Southgate in the Return of Dear England by Staff Writer

The National Theatre today announces that Gwilym Lee will play former England manager Gareth Southgate in the return of James Graham’s smash-hit production of Dear England

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Reviews for ‘Eureka Day,’ Noblezada to Depart ‘Gatsby,’ Huge Stars Set for London’s ‘Here We Are’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast …

Join the cast of Mean Girls this Christmas! by Official London Theatre

Join the cast of Mean Girls this Christmas! Get in, loser, Mean Girls is here. Broadway’s hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), co…

A masterful Simon Russell Beale ignites The Invention of Love

Tom Stoppard’s erudite study of AE Housman gets a powerful revival at London’s Hampstead Theatre

John Greenleaf Whittier and a Seasonal Poem by Trav S.D.

Born of a December 17, John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). Whittier is the fourth of the so-called Fireside Poets I have treated of here, the others being Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Willia…

‘Eureka Day’ satire takes well-honed jabs at liberalism by Gloria Oladipo

In his Broadway debut, Jonathan Spector delivers a funny, though imperfect, lampoon of anti-vaccine parents in the California Bay Area during a mumps outbreak. 

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Talk Maybe Happy Ending and How a Plant Became the Main Character by Late Night With Seth Meyers

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen talk about their Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending, discuss Helen's dad icing her out after seeing the show for the first time and explain how a plant has bec…

On The RISE: December Events by Rise Theatre Directory

What a tremendous year it has been. This year it was clear how strong and necessary community is right now and will continue to be. We here at RISE have made great strides because of our col…

Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by JK

Review of the Sunday, December 15, 2024 matinee performance at The Max at Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia. Starring Erin Weaver, Christopher Bloch, Sherri L. Edelen, Zachary Keller,…

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, review: Larger-than-life Tolstoy rock opera gets intimate by Alice Saville

After a decade of anticipation, Rachel Chavkin’s much talked-about musical arrives in London

David Tennant’s Macbeth hit by second disruption days after angry theatregoer row by Lydia Spencer-Elliott

The production was delayed after a key cast became unable to continue their performance

Photos: ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE Cast Walks the Red Carpet at Gala Night

Performances are now underway for All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich, featuring a rotating cast of star performers. BroadwayWorld attended the show's gala night, and you can check out …

Photos: The Cast of EUREKA DAY Takes Opening Night Bows

Eureka Day, by Jonathan Spector and directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking…

Review Roundup: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at the Donmar Warehouse

Arriving in the glittering opulent world of Moscow High Society, the impulsive and romantic Natasha Rostova awaits the return of her fiancé from the front lines. But when she falls under th…

No tree? No problem: Here are 5 designer-approved holiday decorating solutions by Tribune News Service

With living costs rising and space at a premium, traditional Christmas trees may not fit everyone’s holiday plans this year — both financially and physically. But design experts say you …

Theater review: ‘Christmas on the Rocks’ at TheaterWorks Hartford has livelier, more physical feel by Christopher Arnott

The 12th annual "Christmas on the Rocks" at TheaterWorks Hartford contains a new opening bit, a new scene and is as funny and festive as ever.

The TV Shows, Movies and Music That Readers Loved in 2024 by Robin Kawakami

Critical favorites like “Anora,” “Cowboy Carter” and “The Bear” still left room for more recent arrivals like “Wicked” and Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending.”

John Mulaney and Simon Rich, Former ‘S.N.L.’ Writers, Are ‘All In’ on Broadway by Alexis Soloski

The former “S.N.L.” writing partners have reunited for Rich’s “superficially wacky” Broadway show, “All In: Comedy About Love.”

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 17, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 17, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

THE INVENTION OF LOVE Hampstead Theatre NW3 by Libby Purves and Friends

SACRED MONSTERS IN THE UNDERWORLD Deep darkness within the U-shaped seating,:   into it on wheels glides the dark gondola:  Charon the ferryman, after millennia punting to and fro across t…

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "Eureka Day" 12/16/24 by Howard Miller

Jonathan Spector's satirical dramedy Eureka Day, opening tonight at the Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, is a perfect reflection of our divisive times as it lays bare wha…

Converted! premieres as ATYP’s groundbreaking work at Sydney Festival by Aussie Theatre

Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) proudly announces Converted!, a groundbreaking new comedy musical premiering at the 2025 Sydney Festival.

Theater Review: THE 39 STEPS (Coachella Valley Rep) by Jason Mannino

39 STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan’s novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film, The 39 Steps is a comedic thriller blending spy drama, physical comed…

The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2024 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Sarah Snook put Succession behind her, Hofesh Shechter found horror in Albion and Rhod Gilbert was ecstatic to be alive, in our critics’ picks of the best stage shows of the year • More …

NEA Report Suggests You Won’t Have Time To Read And Digest It by Joe Patti

This morning the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released Defying Gravity: Conversations with Leaders from Nonprofit Theater. The result of the report are based on conversations during…

The 10 Best Performances of 2024

Pay-What-You-Can Theatre Company Wasn’t Expecting to Receive So Many Souls by Broadway Beat

by Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. CHICAGO - Local storefront Twisted Rose Theatre has long prided itself on their nontraditional,...

IMPRESSIONS: "OBSESSED WITH LIGHT" a Documentary on Loie Fuller at the Quad Cinema by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Neither conjuring the sexy virility of the early Ailey dances, nor the athleticism of later ones ,this solo has a wistful quality, danced as though love is out of reach. In A Song for You, …