“Radical” Awes with Political Delight & Comedy, at Rhino, S.F. by Patricia L. Morin

John Fisher Unravels the Metamorphosis of a Politician by Patricia L. Morin In a nation shrouded in political strife, John Fisher’s “Radical” is a laugh-out-loud release of bi-partisan…

On the Couch with Geoff Cobham by Arts Review

Who is Geoff Cobham? Geoff is a lover of light, a purveyor of Pasties, a sucker for Science Fiction and has a late onset passion for Rugby Union. He is also the Artistic Director of Patch Th…

Tony Kushner’s “The Visit” at the National Theatre by Mert Dilek

Now that’s what I call a star turn. Hitting the brakes on an express train, Lesley Manville lands on the National Theatre’s Olivier stage surrounded by thick smoke, supported by prosthet…

Courtney Act: FLUID by Arts Review

Darlinghurst Theatre Company is proud to present the World Premiere of FLUID by international icon, Courtney Act at the Eternity Playhouse as part of the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi G…

“Star Odyssey” at MoMA PS1 by Jack Wernick

The VW Dome at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens is the evocative setting of web-inspired performance Star Odyssey: The Pilot. The show is the creation of Emily Allan and Leah Hennessey, …

Shrek opens in Melbourne! by Gabi Bergman

The freak flag’s been flown and the green carpet rolled out – Shrek and his colourful crew of fairytale creatures

American Psycho – The Musical heads to Arts Centre Melbourne this May by Arts Review

A dangerously funny adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ best-selling novel and the 2000 cult film of the same name, American Psycho – The Musical, will make its Melbourne premiere in the Pl…

Catalina Florina Florescu brings “Moss” to SEX! by Jacquelyn Claire

  Catalina Florina Florescu is a Romanian born academic, playwright, teacher, curator, wordsmith, dreamer, seeker… She holds a PhD in Comparative Theater and Medical Humanities conferred…

Opera Australia celebrates milestone with 400 tickets for 400 cents each for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour! by Arts Review

More than 400,000 people have been to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour since it launched in 2012 and to celebrate this milestone Opera Australia is offering 400 tickets for just $4 each to its …

The Great White Way. A Book of Woke Supremacy about Broadway’s White Supremacy by New York Theater

Are Broadway musicals covert vehicles for white supremacy? That’s more or less the argument that theater writer Warren Hoffman made in his 2014 book. The title apparently proved popular en…

Watch Two Heartbreaking Songs and a Tap Number From Mrs. Doubtfire by TheaterMania

Study: Does A Company’s Political Advocacy Affect Consumer Behavior? Yes. But… by Artsjournal

That a company engaged in conservative or liberal political activity did not affect Republicans’ opinions of that company, but it did for Democrats. (As previously reported, Democrats didn…

Revealed: YouTube’s Most-Watched Gaming Channels Are Infested With Bots by Artsjournal

In January, all seven of the most-watched YouTube Gaming channels weren’t run by happy gamers livestreaming the game du jour. They were instead recorded, autoplaying videos advertising vid…

Introducing Lady Augusta Gregory to a New Generation in Lady G

Ciarán O'Reilly's celebration of the seminal Irish literary figure premieres at Irish Repertory Theatre.

Finally, A Procurement Platform For Non-Profit Arts by Joe Patti

Finally, a dream a decade in the making is coming to fruition!   Though I am sure he doesn’t recall it at all, in a post back in 2010 I had suggested that Drew McManus’ Venture Industr…

Keen Company revisits 1930 Harlem in its stellar New York debut of ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ at Theatre Row by Deb Miller

Although it’s been twenty-five years since playwright Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky made its debut in Atlanta, the Keen Company’s current revival at Theatre Row marks the New…

New cast members uncloaked as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates its First Birthday in Australia by Arts Review

Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender have announced the new cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, as the multi-award-winning theatrical event enters its second year at Melbourne…

Summit Spotlight: Yussef El Guindi, 'Hotter than Egypt' by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Summit Spotlight: Jessica Kahkoska, 'In Her Bones' by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Watch Two Heartbreaking Songs and a Tap Number From Mrs. Doubtfire

Rob McClure stars in the new musical based on the beloved film.

Girl From the North Country Delivers a Broadway Melting Pot

Conor McPherson and his Broadway cast offer a look inside the new Bob Dylan musical.

Smash hit musical MAMMIA MIA! hits the Gold Coast in 2020 by Peter J Snee

Following a sell-out season of Broadway favourite – WICKED – last year, Matt Ward Entertainment today announced it will deliver

‘The Children’ in Berkeley: Eco-thriller in a post-meltdown world by Randy McMullen

Lucy Kirkwood's "The Children" -- playing at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre -- takes place after a Fukushima-like disaster.

Theatre News: ‘The Wanderers’ by Anna Ziegler to have Washington, DC Debut at Theater J by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

The funny, insightful, and mysterious new drama is the fourth by Ziegler produced by Theater J The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler begins performances in the renovated Aaron and Cecile Goldman The…

Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone and More Talk Bringing Company Back to Broadway by Broadway.com

Company stars Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone and more talk Marianne Elliot's re-imagined revival and bringing the classic musical back to Broadway.

Come See About Me! Nik Walker & Matt Manuel to Join Broadway's Ain't Too Proud by Andy Lefkowitz

Get ready! Broadway's hit Temptations musical Ain't Too Proud will welcome Nik Walker and Matt Manuel to the cast on February 28. They will take over the roles of Otis Williams and David Ru…

Broadway-Bound Lehman Trilogy Sets Fall 2020 West Coast Premiere with Center Theatre Group by Andy Lefkowitz

In advance of an upcoming Broadway run, Stefano Massini's epic new play The Lehman Trilogy has been scheduled for a fall engagement with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group. The production, di…

Celebrating Black History Month: LisaGay Hamilton Remembers the 'Perfect Company' of The Piano Lesson by Michael Appler

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com asked actors, directors and playwrights to tell us about black theater-makers who inspired them. Stars jumped at the chance to honor those who…

How West Side Story Then and Now Uses Music, Dance and Politics to Portray 'An Anthology of America' by Diep Tran

The West Side Story revival is about to open on Broadway and it promises to be entirely different from the versions that have come before it. For one, the show is no longer set in 1957. It…

Jessica Phillips on Why Dear Evan Hansen Isn't Just for Teens, It's for Their Parents Too by Michael Appler

Jessica Phillips plays Heidi Hansen on Broadway, the loving, work-strained single mom in Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's long-running musical Dear Evan Hansen. Phillips stepped into the role …

Something's Coming! Get a First Look at the New West Side Story Revival by Diep Tran

Something's coming, something good. The photos for the anticipated revival of West Side Story have been released, and it seems the Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Leonard Bernstein c…

Blues for an Alabama Sky: 1930s Harlem Dreaming by David Finkle

★★★★ Pearl Cleage looks at five figures running for their natural lives The post Blues for an Alabama Sky: 1930s Harlem Dreaming appeared first on New York Stage Review.

Blues for an Alabama Sky: A Hard-Boiled Canary Desires a Better Roost by Michael Sommers

★★★ Pearl Cleage's 1995 drama about 1930 Harlem life receives its overdue New York premiere The post Blues for an Alabama Sky: A Hard-Boiled Canary Desires a Better Roost appeared firs…

Pass Over, Kiln Theatre review - fierce critique of racist brutality by Aleks.sierz

Waiting for Godot meets Exodus in American drama about Black Lives Matter The Black Lives Matter movement is such an important international protest that it is odd how few contemporary plays…

New cast members uncloaked as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates 1st birthday by Peter J Snee

Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender are delighted to announce the new cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,

Arena Stage announces its history-focused 2020-2021 season by Tim Treanor

American History — some real, some imagined — will mark Arena’s ten-production 2020-2021 season. The inaugural show at the Mead Center for American Theater will be a world-premiere mus…

Review: Brave Spirits’ Henry the Fourth, Part 2. Strong cast. Superb Falstaff. by John Geoffrion

Brave Spirits’ two-year repertory of Shakespeare’s history cycle continues with an impressively lively production of one of the Bard’s more challenging plays, Henry the Fourth, Part 2.…

Gun & Powder. Taking back the house. Flo, Sissy, the sisters Clarke and me. by Temidayo Amay

Waiting for Gun & Powder to begin, I was surrounded. To my left, a middle-aged couple, both white, very quiet. To my right, a younger couple, both male. Behind me, three African American…

The Prophecies of Beckett and Caryl Churchill Haunt London’s Stages by Ben Brantley

Compelling revivals make “Endgame” (with Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe) and “Far Away” feel more unsettlingly relevant than ever.

‘West Side Story’ Stalemate: Bernardo’s Staying. So Are Protesters. by Julia Jacobs

What is the proper punishment for #MeToo-era infractions? Demonstrators have been calling for Amar Ramasar’s removal from the cast because of his role in a photo-sharing scandal at City Ba…

National Theatre boss denies being part of ‘left-of-centre elite’ by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Rufus Norris rebuffs Downton creator Julian Fellowes’ claim that NT is in a cultural bubble Rufus Norris, the director of the National Theatre, has taken aim at a suggestion he is in a “…

'It's really special': the ballet company shaking up the world of dance by Alexandra Villarreal

By hiring a diverse range of dancers, the directors of Complexions Contemporary Ballet are working to change tired stereotypes When Jillian Davis is on stage, it’s hard to watch anyone els…

A Number review – Caryl Churchill's clone fable counts cost of progress by Arifa Akbar

Bridge theatre, London Roger Allam plays a father with multiple versions of the same son in a drama that feels like an early noughties Black Mirror Caryl Churchill wrote A Number in 2002, wh…

At Keegan Theatre, ‘Boy’ gracefully ponders gender identity by Celia Wren

Director Susan Marie Rhea’s staging brings out the heart and urgency in Anna Ziegler’s 2016 play.

37th Green Room Awards – Melbourne by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE double pass to giveaway for the 37th Annual Green Room Awards at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne on Monday

Step into the BLAK BOX for an immersive, indigenous, deep-listening experience at the Royal Botanic Gardens by Gabi Bergman

An architect-designed sound pavilion will become home to the time-honoured Indigenous practice of deep listening, for SEASONS in Blak Box,

Watch Cynthia Erivo perform “Stand Up” at the Oscars by Gabi Bergman

The 92nd Annual Academy Awards happened a few weeks ago, and amongst the nominees was Broadway star Cynthia Erivo. Most

Vincent Hooper: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow by Arts Review

With one of the most thrilling voices in the music theatre and cabaret industry, be among the first to experience the incredible collection of songs from Vincent Hooper’s new album, Here T…

Go Backstage at Jamie deRoy & Friends With Sierra Boggess, Rick Crom, and More by Nathan Skethway

The February 16 evening at Birdland benefited The Actors Fund.

The room where it happens: ‘Henry IV, Part 2’ at Brave Spirits Theatre by Sophia Howes

The HBO hit Succession centers around a wealthy media family reportedly based on the Rupert Murdoch dynasty. Its central dilemma: who will succeed the ruthless Logan Roy as the head of his w…

Five Questions with Goudsmit and Reinert by Christa Skiles

Collaborators explain the “glorious chaos” of Thespian Musicalworks The post Five Questions with Goudsmit and Reinert appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

A Number review at Bridge Theatre, London – ‘diluted production of Caryl Churchill’s kaleidoscopic play’ by Natasha Tripney

Written in 2002, A Number is often described as Caryl Churchill’s ‘cloning’ play, but it’s so much more than that. It’s as

Where’s Keanu Reeves? Bay Area fans seek ‘Matrix 4’ film locales by Chuck Barney

Social media is all abuzz with star sightings in San Francisco and elsewhere

Has Netflix Reached Its Max Audience? by Artsjournal

“Our research shows that most pay TV households already have Netflix so even if cord-cutting accelerates, Netflix won’t get a whole slew of new customers. In [other] words, people are cu…

One Of Britain’s Top Dance Companies, Tired Of The Money Struggle, Gives Up And Packs It In by Artsjournal1

Marina Harss: “Imagine if one of America’s most respected modern-dance companies realized that its funding model was no longer sustainable and had to cease operations. This despite havin…

Tory MPs Warn Boris Johnson Not To Attack The BBC by Artsjournal

“This is not a fight the BBC is picking nor a contest my party promised if we got elected. If the BBC ends up in decline, it will be the government which will be accused by the very people…

Allentown Museum Painting Discovered To Be A Rembrandt After It Was Sent Out For Cleaning by Artsjournal

The scientific analysis “showed brushwork, and a liveliness to that brushwork, that is quite consistent with other works by Rembrandt,” said Shan Kuang, a conservator at New York Univers…

Meet The Workers Who Inspect The Sistine Chapel’s Frescoes by Artsjournal

The BBC was given rare access to the preparations and spoke to three experts involved. – BBC

Actor Tim Robbins explores immigration in play coming to Seattle’s Moore Theatre by Nicole Brodeur

The Academy Award-winning actor is encouraging audience participation in "The New Colossus."

Theater Review: BORN IN EAST BERLIN (SF Playhouse) by Harvey Perr

REBIRTH Which walls are worse? Those that keep people out or those that keep people in? Playwright Rogelio Martinez seemed to have this question in mind when he wrote Born in East Berlin, wh…

Goodspeed Executive Director Michael Gennaro to retire at end of 2020, calls it the ‘perfect last stop’ for his 50-year career in theater by Christopher Arnott

Michael Gennaro, who has been executive director of Goodspeed Musicals for the past five years, is retiring at the end of this year.

See ‘The Amen Corner’ and feel the power of James Baldwin by Peter Marks

Shakespeare Theatre Company revives a rarely seen gospel play.

Jeremy Jordan and More Join 2020 Broadway Cruise to Bermuda

The headlining performers also include Laura Benanti and Alan Cumming.

Diana to Celebrate the Actors Fund on March 16

Producers of the new Broadway musical have purchased a block of tickets to benefit the organization.

Derrick Baskin and Ephraim Sykes to Leave Ain't Too Proud

Nik Walker and Matt Manuel will take over their roles in the Temptations biomusical.

London's Jamael Westman to Lead Hamilton in Los Angeles

Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical will play an extended run in Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: The Woman in Black Releases a Haunting New Trailer

The site-specific production is now in performances at the McKittrick Hotel.

First Look at West Side Story! See Photos From the New Broadway Revival

Ivo van Hove directs the classic musical at the Broadway Theatre.

Looking for Regional Gigs? Rock of Ages, Newsies, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and More Are Casting by Dan Meyer

Find your next Equity job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.

“Blues for an Alabama Sky” at Theatre Row by Jeff Myhre

Pearl Cleage wrote “Blues for an Alabama Sky” in the mid-1990s, and it is astonishing that it has taken so long for a play set at the cusp of the Harlem Renaissance and the Great Depress…

Two Stage Raw Critics Honored by Steven Morris

"Stage Raw Managing Editor Vanessa Cate and Senior Editor Deborah Klugman have been recognized for their writing via an audience vote, administered by the theater/aggregator website better-l…

Token Theatre Friends: ‘Unmasked’ Singers by American Theatre Editors

Jose talks to Mamie Parris and Mauricio Martínez, stars of 'Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber' at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Connect with Live Music with PIANO BAR LIVE! Mondays @7pm @ Brandy’s Piano Bar – Guests for Monday, February 24th are Lina Koutrakos, Monique Morg

PIANO BAR LIVE! is lighting up screens worldwide from Brandy’s Piano Bar, Mondays at 7pm. The Piano Bar is that special place where we can gather, entertain, support and create as we conne…

Watch a Sneak Peek Inside Broadway's Upcoming Mrs. Doubtfire by Roberto Araujo

See Rob McClure and company perform clips from a few numbers before the new musical begins at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on March 9.

Nik Walker and Matt Manuel Join Ain’t Too Proud by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

The Broadway musical sensation Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations will welcome Nik Walker and Matt Manuel to the jukebox hit playing Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. R…

Here’s how to score $20 tickets to the “Rent” 20th anniversary tour in Denver by John Wenzel, The Know

Two hours before each show, fans who show up at the Buell can enter their names to be placed in a lottery drum (classic, eh?).

Grand Horizons’ Maulik Pancholy to Sign Copies of His Book Post-Show by Olivia Clement

Second Stage will hold a book signing for The Best at It, the story of a gay Indian American boy coming into his own.

The Confession of Lily Dare by David Kaufman

The inestimable Charles Busch has come up with something of a dud, as well as redundant, with his latest play, "The Confession of Lily Dare." Even its title leaves a lot to be desired. Base…

Photo Coverage: The Cast of MRS. DOUBTFIRE Meets the Press

The cast and creatives of Broadway's upcoming new musical Mrs. Doubtfire came together for a special preview performance and meet and greet.

Photo Flash: See Katie Rose Clarke and Noah Weisberg in DATE OF A LIFETIME

Abingdon Theatre Company (Chad Austin, Artistic Director) presented a one night only benefit performance of 'Date of a Lifetime' on February 17th a new musical with book and lyrics by Carl K…

World Premiere of 'Conscience' Coming to George Street Playhouse

Tony Award-winning actress Harriet Harris (Broadway’s "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Cinderella," "Frasier," "Desperate Housewives") will star as real-world Senator Margaret Chase Smith o…

Five Burning Questions with The Unsinkable Molly Brown Star Beth Malone

Beth Malone talks about her six-year journey with The Unsinkable Molly Brown, her Fun Home family, and playing a Colorado icon.

Kristen and Bobby Lopez Reveal New Movie Musical by Ruthie Fierberg

Playbill learns exclusively about the Oscar-winning duo’s next project.

Fan Fiction Has Been Around For Almost 300 Years (And It’s Been About Sex The Entire Time) by Artsjournal1

The fan-fic phenomenon seems to have gotten its start in the wake of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, with William Hogarth and Alexander Pope riffing on the adventures of Swift’s h…

Opera Performed By And For The Deaf? These Folks Are Giving It A Try by Artsjournal1

Victory Hall Opera in Charlottesville is working on a production of Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with Deaf performers acting the roles in American Sign Language alongside singers.…

Learning Technology Through Dance by Artsjournal

Dance as a basis for problem-solving is a growing field within psychology research. It underlies some of the theories behind dancing as therapy for people with Parkinson’s Disease, for exa…

Meet Oliver Dowden, The UK’s New Culture Secretary by Artsjournal

He has a history of handling thorny issues like cybercrime and data privacy. As a Parliamentary Secretary in Theresa May’s cabinet office, Dowden was the Minister for Implementation of the…

Florida Rep Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The nine-show season will include three musicals, several comedies, a recent Tony-winning Best Play, an American classic, and a world premiere.

Kayla Martine’s Indoor Person Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The world premiere, which stars Olivia Hartshorn, is part of Normal Ave’s 2019–2020 season.

Joyce DiDonato Talks About Performing in Agrippina at the Met Opera by Matt Dobkin

The mezzo-soprano is currently starring in the first-ever Met production of Handel's satirical opera through March 7.

Nik Walker, Matt Manuel join Broadway cast of ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ by Caitlin Huston

Nik Walker will take over the role of Otis Williams and Matt Manuel will take over the role of David Ruffin in “Ain’t Too Proud” on Broadway. The two actors take over for the respectiv…

West-Eastern Divan Ensemble’s first American tour features Kennedy Center performance by David Siegel

The world is so full of intractable political and cultural issues, with deep chasms making understanding, let alone peace, seem so far away. But the venerable Washington Performing Arts (WPA…

‘Hadestown,’ ‘Mockingbird,’ ‘Lehman,’ ‘The Prom’ on Ahmanson’s 2020-21 Slate by American Theatre Editors

Also returning after hit runs in L.A. are 'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'Come From Away,' 'Ain't Too Proud,' and 'Les Misérables.'

Hamilton Alum Nik Walker and Motown’s Matt Manuel to Join Ain't Too Proud on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The actors will replace original Temptations actors Derrick Baskin and Ephraim Sykes.

Nik Walker and Matt Manuel Will Join AIN'T TOO PROUD as Otis Williams and David Ruffin

The producers of Broadway's Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations announced today that they will welcome Hamilton alum Nik Walker and Detroit native Matt Manuel to the musi…

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde, Act 2 - Isolde Extinguishes the Torch | National Symphony Orchestra by The Kennedy Center

Second Stage Theater to Host Special Book Signing for GRAND HORIZONS' Maulik Pancholy's THE BEST AT IT

Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director) will hold a special book signing for the acclaimed children's book The Best At It following the Wednesday, February 26 …

In Advance of Broadway's Hangmen, Martin McDonagh Gears Up for New Film The Banshees of Inisheer by Andy Lefkowitz

Martin McDonagh is keeping busy on Broadway and in Hollywood. The Tony-nominated playwright and Oscar-winning filmmaker, whose new play Hangmen will make its main-stem debut this spring, has…

Watch Chicago Star Erika Jayne's Jazzy Performance of 'Roxie' by Broadway.com

Erika Jayne is dazzling audiences nightly in her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago. The Real Housewives star recently made an appearance on The Wendy Willi…

Carmen Cusack, James Lapine and More Talk Original New Musical Flying Over Sunset and LSD by Broadway.com

Flying Over Sunset stars Carmen Cusack, Tony Yazbeck and more talk about bringing the original musical to life on Broadway.

See Ciara Renée and McKenzie Kurtz Take Their First Broadway Bows in Frozen by Diep Tran

The cold definitely did not bother Ciara Renée and McKenzie Kurtz on February 18, as they took their first Broadway bows as the new leads of Frozen. Renée replaced Caissie Levy as Elsa …

Patina Miller to Star in POWER Prequel Series

Patina Miller will star in the upcoming prequel spinoff of Starz's series Power. According to TV Line, Miller will star in Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and the series will follow the ear…

Check Out Production Photos From the New West Side Story on Broadway by Playbill Staff

The re-imagined musical from Ivo van Hove opens at the Broadway Theatre February 20.

London Theatre News Today: Wednesday 19 February by Hira Desai

We've got cast announcements for Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles and Nadia Fall's Welcome To Iran as well as a booking extension for The Play That Goes Wrong! The post London Theatre News Today: We…

Maybe Rome Was Built in a Day: A Review of Titus Andronicus at Haven by Amanda Finn

Things go to pieces in this production of Shakespeare's bloodiest play.

Encores! Mack & Mabel Highlights by New York City Center

Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown, The Prom, and More Join the Ahmanson Theatre Season

Broadway hits are headed to Los Angeles for Center Theatre Group's 54th season at the Ahmanson.

Zoe Caldwell, a Four-Time Tony-Winning Broadway Legend, Has Died at 86

Caldwell was last seen on Broadway as Maria Callas in the original production of Terrence McNally's Master Class.

Rob McClure, Jenn Gambatese, and More Introduce Broadway to Mrs. Doubtfire

The new musical is written by the creators of Something Rotten!

Tickets to a Broadway Preview of Diana to Benefit The Actors Fund by Olivia Clement

Sales from a large block of seats on March 16 will benefit the national human services organization.

What to Expect From Broadway’s Flying Over Sunset by Ruthie Fierberg

James Lapine, Tony Yazbeck, Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Erika Henningsen, and more reveal songs and plotlines from the entirely original musical.

CBS Orders Pilot of Annaleigh Ashford-Led Sitcom B Positive by Dan Meyer

The Tony winner is already slated to return to the small screen in American Crime Story: Impeachment.

CBS Orders Pilot of Annaleigh Ashford-Led Sitcom Plan B by Dan Meyer

The Tony winner is already slated to return to the small screen in American Crime Story: Impeachment.

First Look: West Side Story by Broadway Direct

When theatrical giants Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim created West Side Story, it was hailed as an “indisputable masterpiece” (NY Times). Now…

American Theatre Wing Names 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant Winners by American Theatre Editors

This year's winners are the Bengsons, Anna K. Jacobs, Rona Siddiqui, and Benjamin Velez.

‘Has a gravitas that pulls the audience in’: FLIGHTS – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★ by Michael Davis

In Flights, which is written by John O’Donovan and directed by Thomas Martin, a protracted period of grieving is examined for the first time, leading to an uncomfortable night of self-exam…

"There Were No Otho Covers Left in the Building." by Mo Brady

by Anna Altheide Eric Anthony Johnson in Beetlejuice …

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick revive a Broadway tradition: An out-of-town play tryout by Peter Marks

Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite,” with John Benjamin Hickey directing, has a Boston trial run.

Russian Doll’s Charlie Barnett to Star in New Musical The Mountain Digby by Olivia Clement

Described as a “macabre and gruesome” new comedy, the show will open in Los Angeles in March.

Mack & Mabel: The Music of Jerry Herman by New York City Center

PlayMakers Announces 2020-21 Season of Comedies by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature new and classic comedies that run the gamut of human experience.

Encores! Mack & Mabel, Starring Douglas Sills and Alexandra Socha, Begins February 19 by Andrew Gans

The Jerry Herman-Michael Stewart musical plays New York City Center.

Inside Rehearsals for Keen Company's 1-Night-Only Reading of Arsenic & Old Lace by Nathan Skethway

The February 24 benefit will star Kathleen Chalfant, Marsha Mason, Michael Urie, and more.

Lincoln Center’s Great Performers 19/20: Concerto Köln by Lincoln Center

Tough Talk On Theatre Diversity Efforts by Artsjournal

I am a white, male, liberal administrator working in New York’s nonprofit theatre community. I see firsthand how the word “diversity” has kicked up a lot of dust throughout the industr…

This Could Be The Berkeley Public Library’s Most Treasured Collection by Artsjournal1

“The Berkeley Tool Lending Library is one of the Bay Area’s great public gifts, a free-to-use service for Berkeley residents looking for anything from saws to ladders to a hard-to-find s…

24 Hour Plays to Launch Podcast With Live Tapings in March by Dan Meyer

Each episode will feature two plays made within 24 hours, from concept to recording to sound editing.

Virginia Wright, art collector and philanthropist who changed Seattle’s cultural landscape, dies at 91 by Brendan Kiley

Virginia Wright, along with her late husband Bagley Wright, created the region’s largest collection of modern and contemporary art and donated much of it to Seattle Art Museum.

Q&A with City of Angels cast and director Josie Rourke

The Olivier Award-winning revival of City of Angels was a complete sell-out at the Donmar Warehouse and a West End transfer has been eagerly awaited by all those who missed out the first ti…

BWW Album Review: West End Production of Dolly Parton's 9 TO 5 Still Giving Women a Voice Almost 40 Years Later

While it's fun to re-live 80's fashion in the workplace and bop along to the renowned “9 to 5” tune, this cast album explores the tough emotions and issues that give voice to women who d…

Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2020: the winners in full by Georgia Snow

Royal Ballet principals Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé were among the performers given top accolades at this year’s National Dance Awards. The

Raymond Gubbay steps away from Fiery Angel joint venture by Georgia Snow

Raymond Gubbay has parted ways with Fiery Angel, two years after they launched a new musical entertainment company together. The music and

The True Story of Arthur Miller Directing Death of a Salesman in China Inspires New Play From Target Margin Theater by Olivia Clement

Performed in English and Mandarin by an all-female cast, Salesman之死 will run March 29–April 18 in The Doxsee in Brooklyn.

Full cast for 4000 Miles announced to join Timothée Chalamet and Eileen Atkins onstage

The London cast of 4000 Miles is now complete with the announcement of additional cast members set to join Eileen Atkins and Timothée Chalamet. The star-studded play opens at the Old Vic T…

Frozen Star Noah J. Ricketts Performs Dream Roles from Aida, Golden Boy and Hadestown for His Broadway Bucket List

Frozen star Noah J. Ricketts wows as he sings through three dream roles off his Broadway Bucket List.

Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor to Star in National Theatre’s Modern-Day Romeo & Juliet by Dan Meyer

Kristin Scott Thomas, Hamilton Olivier winner Giles Terera, and more join the 2020–2021 season.

“Moulin Rouge!” Forced to Evacuate After Elephant Statue Shows Signs of Sentient Life by Broadway Beat

by Daniel Tepper. @tanieldepper. NEW YORK, NY - Moulin Rouge! The Musical faced a Broadway first this week as they were forced to evacuate the Al Hirschfield Theater in the middle of the Act…

“Moulin Rouge!” Forced to Evacuate After Elephant Statue Shows Signs of Sentient Life by Broadway Beat

by Daniel Tepper. @tanieldepper. NEW YORK, NY - Moulin Rouge! The Musical faced a Broadway first this week as they were forced to evacuate the Al Hirschfield...

‘Hedwig’ Does Texas by Kurt Gardner

San Antonio 'Hedwig' stars Roy Thomas and Morgan Clyde talk about the show with the Roxie Theatre's Jonathan Pennington.

2020 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients Named by Andrew Gans

Each recipient of the grant, honoring the late composer of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Rent, receives an unrestricted grant of $10,000.

Anatomy of a Suicide

Meet the ‘oldest performing acrobat in the world’ – 40 years ago in The Stage by Ruth Comerford

Forty years ago this week, we interviewed ‘ancient acrobat’ and circus performer Johnny Hutch, who made his name performing at the Middlesbrough

Choreographer Cathy Marston: ‘For ages, narrative ballet wasn’t cool. Now I’m getting a lot of offers’ by Anna Winter

The in-demand choreographer tells Anna Winter about her latest work The Cellist, a Royal Ballet production about the legendary Jacqueline du Pré,

Will UK Have To Return Elgin Marbles To Greece To Get Post-Brexit EU Trade Deal? by Artsjournal1

“That’s the message embedded within a clause recently added to the E.U.’s negotiating mandate, which says the British government should ‘address issues relating to the return or rest…

La Scala Ballet’s New Director: Manuel Legris Of Vienna State Ballet by Artsjournal1

As rumor has had it for months, Legris, a 55-year-old former étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet who has been at the helm of the Vienna State Opera’s ballet company since 2010, will become b…

Can A Theater Function With Four Artistic Directors? Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater Will Try It by Artsjournal1

Blanka Zizka, who founded the company with her ex-husband Jiri about 40 years ago and has been sole artistic director since a couple of years before his death in 2012, “has recruited three…

The Cutting Edge review at Arcola Theatre, London – ‘slow-burning and cerebral’ by Dave Fargnoli

Kicking off a bold 20th anniversary season at the Arcola Theatre, The Cutting Edge is a meandering meditation on art, class and

‘Rude, loud, chaotic & absolutely hilarious’: MUSIK – Leicester Square Theatre ★★★★★ by Luca Molinari

Musik is the spin-off from the original 2001 Closer to Heaven musical collaboration from Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys, bringing the former fictional euro diva character, Billie Trix…

Broadway Grosses w/e 2/16/2020 – Bringin’ Six-y Back

Long over-due relief came to the box office last week thanks to a three-day holiday weekend. Overall grosses were up 16% which was a 2% improvement on the same week last year. Most shows had…

One Night Only! “LITTLE GIRL BLUE” Star Returns to Celebrate Music of Nina Simone at George Street Playhouse! by Ruth Ross

The special event will include a selection of Broadway favorites and highlight Nina Simone’s most iconic hits—including “Feeling Good,” “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” “Sinnerman,…

Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz Almost Didn’t Audition for the In The Heights Film by Ruthie Fierberg

The TV star will play Carla in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda hit.

R.I.P. Ja’Net DuBois by Trav S.D.

The news went out yesterday through multiple sources that Ja’Net DuBois has passed away. There are multiple spellings of both her first and last name in the public record, and many conflic…

AMP: The Electrifying Story of Mary Shelley by Trav S.D.

By rights this review could and should be vastly more in-depth, but the piece in question is only running until Saturday and the next performance is tonight, so we are in a hurry to publish …

Like a Boss — a slapdash comedy about female empowerment

Salma Hayek is watchable as a dastardly CEO but this is a baffling affair

The big business satire Greed is funniest when it is angriest

Steve Coogan plays a retail magnate drawn from real life

The Last Thing He Wanted — an atmospheric adaptation of Joan Didion’s novel

Anne Hathaway stars as a reporter embroiled in arms sales and politics

Midnight Family is a gripping documentary

Luke Lorentzen’s film about private ambulances in Mexico City plays like an action movie

Debbie Allen’s Freeze Frame Will Be Part of Dancing for Life! at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre by Andrew Gans

The evening, presented by the Los Angeles International Dance Festival, will also feature the Lula Washington Dance Theatre and Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies.

National Theatre's The Ocean at the End of the Lane play to transfer to the West End in autumn 2020! (Photo Gallery)

The National Theatre adaptation of Neil Gaiman's best-selling novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane will transfer to London's West End this autumn, it has been confirmed. The hit play en…

Complete Casting Announced for London's 4000 Miles, Starring Timothée Chalamet and Eileen Atkins by Dan Meyer

Matthew Warchus will direct Amy Herzog’s Pulitzer Prize finalist at the Old Vic.

Everywoman review at the Bunker, London – ‘engaging monologue about motherhood’ by Sally Hales

This poignant, anonymously authored monologue charts a woman’s troubled transition into motherhood. Everywoman explores the idea of the female experience as something

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Jessica Phillips of Dear Evan Hansen by Broadway.com

Jessica Phillips stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Dear Evan Hansen and more with Paul Wontorek.

Darling Grenadine Creator Daniel Zaitchik Shares Five Singer-Songwriter Albums That Inspired Him as a Teenager

Daniel Zaitchik, the composer, lyricist, and librettist for the new musical Darling Grenadine, shares five albums by singer-songwriters that rocked his teenage years.

Why Tales of Female Trios Are Newly Relevant by Megan O’grady

In literature and pop culture, women often come in threes, deriving power from solidarity even as they work to forge their own paths.

Hadestown, The Prom, The Lehman Trilogy, More Will Be Part of Center Theatre Group’s 2020–2021 Season at the Ahmanson by Andrew Gans

Nine productions will be part of the upcoming season at the Los Angeles venue.

Trumpilton: An American Musical Parody by Broadway Select

Trumpilton: An American Musical Parody Summary Trumpilton: An American Musical Parody is a comedic, irreverent, provocative, and tweet-by-tweet romp through the...Continue Reading The post …

PHOTOS: Opening night party celebrates world premiere of ‘Human Interest Story’ by Fountaintheatre

The opening night of the world premiere of a new play at the Fountain Theatre is always an event to celebrate. Such was the case on Saturday, February 15, with the official launch of Human I…

Diary: Oops, upside your… audience member ejected for trying to headbutt critic by Tabard

Audience behaviour or, more accurately, audience misbehaviour, is like catnip to us theatre folk. We just love talking about it – the

Watch Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Take On Jesus Christ Superstar by Dan Meyer

This exclusive clip features Michael Thomas Grant singing the title song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

Photo Coverage: Remembering Lynn Cohen

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, actress Lynn Cohen who gained fame in 'Sex and the City' and 'The Hunger Games' died on February 14th. Cohen has appeared in over 120 movies as well as …

‘True Grit’ Author Charles Portis Dead At 86 by Artsjournal1

“[He] was a master of shaggy-dog stories set on the American frontier or just beyond the Southern border, where his characters journeyed to recoup a debt, mete out justice or track down a …

Actress Zoe Caldwell, Four-Time Tony Winner, Dead At 86 by Artsjournal1

She began her professional career in her native Melbourne at age 9, went to England and joined the RSC at 26, and was a founding member of Tyrone Guthrie’s theatre company in Minneapolis. …

Arts Council England Warns Organisations: Get More Diverse Or Give Up Government Funding by Artsjournal1

“Arts organisations and museums in England are being warned they will lose public funding unless they meet ‘stretching’ targets to create and attract more diverse workforces and audien…

For South L.A., A Sort Of African-American High Line by Artsjournal1

It’s not an elevated park, and it’s not on disused train tracks (in fact, it’s tied in with a new light rail line), but Destination Crenshaw (as it’s called) will be a 1.3-mile-long …

Westfield News ArtsBeat 2/19/20. Bwerkshires Summer Theatre and a Review of 10x10 at Barringtion Stagew by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 2/19/20. Review: 10x10 New Play Festival; summer season announcements at Williamstown Theatre Fwstival, Berkshire Theatre Group, Chester Theatre, and Shakespeare & Co…

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Watch the Screen to Stage Journey of The Prince of Egypt by Dan Meyer

A new video highlights the musical's beginnings as a 1998 Dreamworks animated film through its London premiere in 2020.

I Think We Are Alone review King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘a sterile staging’ by Fergus Morgan

Sally Abbott’s new play, produced by Frantic Assembly and co-directed by company chief Scott Graham and Kathy Burke, comes straight from the

What Do Critics Think of Be More Chill in London? by Dan Meyer

The Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz musical opened February 18 at The Other Palace.

BWW TV: Watch Lizzie Bea and Marisha Wallace Perform Songs From HAIRSPRAY

You can't stop the beat! Hairspray is coming back to the West End, and to celebrate this exciting return, two of the show's cast members performed numbers from the show. Watch the video be…

HADESTOWN, THE PROM, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and More Set For the Ahmanson's 2020-21 Season

Center Theatre Group has announced its 54th season at the Ahmanson Theatre, which features Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, The Prom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more!

Review: Thumbelina at Imagination Stage. Puppetry and design bring the tiny story to life by Jill Kyle-Keith

To children, the world is often a large and overbearing place. Think of how difficult it would be if each chair you sat in was three feet tall, the table even higher, and the doorknob imposs…

‘Its vibrant energy is thrilling to behold’: POET IN DA CORNER – Royal Court Theatre & Touring by Ian Foster

As rap and spoken word emerge as the primary storytelling modes in Poet in da Corner, along with some evocative dancing, there’s a compelling sense of the potential of what theatre can be.

Onward and Upward, Always: A Changing of the Guard at Jackalope Theatre by Kevin Greene

"There is great long-term satisfaction in building something larger than yourself."

Hamlet: February 20 by Harry Venning

Tell Us In 10: Vivien Keene by Hira Desai

In this week's Tell Us In 10, we have Vivien Keene who is currently playing the role of Mrs Boyle in The Mousetrap written by Agatha Christie. The post Tell Us In 10: Vivien Keene appeared …

Read Reviews for Alice Birch's Anatomy of a Suicide Off-Broadway by Playbill Staff

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning play, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opened at Atlantic Theater February 18

Review Roundup: What Did London Critics Think Of BE MORE CHILL?

Be More Chill opened in London last night at The Other Palace! It's based on the groundbreaking novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini, with original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and a book…

National Theatre’s Rufus Norris: our diversity targets will be met by 2021 by Georgia Snow

Women will make up half of all living writers and directors working at the National Theatre from this time next year, and

“‘Old Ireland Free’ is closer than ever. Joe could never have foreseen that”: Director Jonathan Harden on staging his hit production of On McQ by Featured Content

"It was never about money or career progression for any of us. For me, it was about getting the best actors we could and doing the best version of this play possible, for this audience, in t…

National Theatre reveals new shows with more diversity and low-price tickets by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reports from today’s announcement of the National Theatre’s new productions for 2020 and 2021. This post National Theatre reveals new shows with more diversity…

The Upstart Crow starring David Mitchell at the Gielgud Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Post-modern shows about Shakespeare are almost as common as the real thing these days. Cymbeline has been renamed and reclaimed as Imogen.

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

The Great Zoe Caldwell Passes Away, “Frozen” on Broadway Adopts Tour Changes, TCO Makes History, “Plaza Suite” Cashing In, and Much More! Patreon: BroadwayRadio https://www.patreon.c…

CD Review: Hadestown OBCR by JK

Frankly, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hadestown is one of the best in many years. Of course, it helps that it preserves one of the best in many years, too. But it is the details t…

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Atlantic Theatre Company's ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE

Anatomy of a Suicide began performances on February 1 and opened on Tuesday, February 18 at Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street). The production is a limite…

Photo Coverage: FROZEN's Ciara Renée, McKenzie Kurtz and Ryan McCartan Take First Curtain Call

Frozen has welcomed a trio of new stars to the company beginning last night, Tuesday, February 18, 2020. McKenzie Kurtz makes her Broadway debut starring as Anna, Ciara Renée (Pippin, Big F…

“Careful changes nothing… careful doesn’t interest me”: Karen Bartholomew on creating her Vault Festival play Giving Up Marty by Featured Content

"It’s taken a massive amount of courage to even dare to do this." Karen Bartholomew tells us why now was the right to to create her play exploring the realities of adoption reunion, Giving…

Review: The Ballad of Maria Marten, Stephen Joseph Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: The Ballad of Maria Marten, Stephen Joseph Theatre4.0StarsAs Lucy Kirkwood’s, The Welkin plays the National Theatre this winter, so Eastern Angles brings its own take on female sol…

Review: Flights, Omnibus Theatre by Nina Cave

Review: Flights, Omnibus Theatre 4.0Stars John O’Donovan’s new play takes us to rural Ireland where every year Barry, Cusack, and Pa(trick) meet up on the anniversary of their school fri…

Kristin Scott Thomas, Nicola Walker and Jack Thorne feature in new National Theatre season by Matthew Hemley

Kristin Scott Thomas will star in Phaedra and Jack Thorne has written a new play as part of the National Theatre’s new

Reworked Jack the Ripper production announced for Opera North’s new season by Ruth Comerford

A reworked production of an opera about Jack the Ripper will feature as part of Opera North’s new season. Iain Bell’s Jack

Snapshot: Leonard Cohen talks about his poetry by Terry Teachout

In an excerpt from “Take 30,” originally telecast by the CBC in 1967, Leonard Cohen talks about why he writes poetry: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos…

‘Subtle nuance in places, sledgehammer wit in others’: ALBION – Almeida Theatre ★★★★ by Amy Toledano

On the surface Albion may be a play about a woman restoring a garden, but once you dig beneath the topsoil this play is about a complicated, nostalgic and divided society, struggling to reas…

Almanac: James Rees-Milne on why human beings cry by Terry Teachout

“Is it not miraculous that tears are given only to humans? Surely there is something divine in them, expressing as they do compassion, sorrow, love, anxiety and all feelings that associate…

Review Roundup: Atlantic Theatre Company's ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE - What Did the Critics Think?

Anatomy of a Suicide began performances on February 1 and opened on Tuesday, February 18 at Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street). The production is a limited…

Nixon in China review at Theatre Royal, Glasgow – ‘gives a modern classic a new lease of life’ by George Hall

The first so-called ‘CNN opera’ was premiered in 1987, when the events it portrayed – US President Richard Nixon’s unanticipated and historic

“Gatz” Exposes Elite Deceit in Fitzgerald Masterpiece, at Berkeley Rep by Bdhorwitz

John Collins Makes Stage Magic with The Great Gatsby by Barry David Horwitz “Gatz” has everything—love, passion, party, class conflict, car culture, and self-involvement. F. Scott Fitz…

The Prince Of Egypt - The journey so far by Official London Theatre

NEWS: Tristan Bernays premieres new horror tale Ghost House at Vault Festival by Featured Content

Internationally acclaimed writer Tristan Bernays will debut his latest play, modern day horror story Ghost House, at Vault Festival next month. Book your tickets now!

National Theatre announces 9 new productions for 2020/2021 by Kitty Underwood

Big names like Jack Thorne, Nicola Walker and Kristin Scott Thomas lead in the announcement this morning of upcoming National Theatre productions. The post National Theatre announces 9 new p…

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis revives 'A Christmas Carol' as holiday tradition by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Artistic director Hana S. Sharif says the idea is to provide the St. Louis community with "a new tradition that will endure for years to come."

See the 20th-anniversary tour of 'Rent' for just $24 by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tickets are available for $24.

'Annapurna' at St. Louis Actors' Studio is theater at its peak by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Actors' Studio presents mesmerizing comedy-drama.

New Bob Marley musical Get Up, Stand Up! will have its West End debut starring Arinzé Kene

Just the titles ‘No Woman No Cry’, ‘Exodus’ and ‘3 Little Birds’ will remind you of the iconic artist Bob Marley and it is his musical genius that will be celebrated in new show …

Be More Chill review at the Other Palace, London – ‘fizzes with feel-good energy’ by Theo Bosanquet

The ‘geek musical’ is truly having a moment. With Dear Evan Hansen in the West End, and recent shows including Eugenius!, Loserville

Rufus Norris signs up for a further five years at National Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Rufus Norris has signed up for a further five years as director of the National Theatre, revealing that increasing the diversity of

The Stage Scholarships 2020: Sharjah Performing Arts Academy by Paul Vale

Situated in the ‘Cultural Capital of the Arab World’, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy offers students world-class training in an international environment. Paul

NEWS: Kristin Scott Thomas makes NT debut with Phaedra, 9 new productions announced by Press Releases

The National Theatre today announces nine productions that will play on the South Bank in 2020-2021 alongside previously announced shows. These run alongside international touring production…

REVIEW: Undetectable, King’s Head Theatre London ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews Tom Wright's play Undetectable directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair now playing at the King's Head Theatre London. This post REVIEW: Undetectable, King’s Hea…

Raved-about ‘Lehman Trilogy’ coming to SF in September by Randy McMullen

American Conservatory Theater in S.F. opens its new season with London/New York stage hit 'The Lehman Trilogy,' directed by Sam Mendes, in September.

National Theatre artistic director dismisses claims of a rift with patron Meghan Markle by Annie Lord, Annie Lord

The artistic director said it would be 'business as usual' despite the Duchess now living in Canada

‘Hysterically hilarious from beginning to end’: THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII – King’s Head Theatre ★★★★★ by Luca Molinari

Alternating historical poorly-researched lessons, German psychedelic music routines and and ill-fitted frocks, there is not a dull moment in The Six Wives of Henry VIII.

London Theatre Review: Be More Chill

Be More Chill is popularly known for its cult following due to its soundtrack which without its masses of streams, may have let this thrilling musical be swept under a rug. Well, thank god f…

(WATCH VIDEO) First Look: West End Hairspray sneak peek clip

Yesterday morning (18 February 2020) we were fortunate enough to catch an exclusive sneak peek of the cast of Hairspray as they prepare to bring the house down at the London Coliseum come Ap…

London’s Gate Theatre at 40: ‘If you’re not brave, you’re not honouring the Gate’s history’ by Lyn Gardner

For four decades, London’s Gate Theatre has been the home of dynamic, anti-establishment productions and a springboard for some of the UK’s

Natasha Tripney: There is no one way to stage Shakespeare by Natasha Tripney

At last week’s Critics Circle Awards, Juliet Stevenson, receiving an award for her performance in Robert Icke’s production of The Doctor, argued

Please leave the classics alone, I don’t want to see your adaptations (your views, February 20) by The Stage

Increasingly today’s theatre resembles the Restoration period, when playwrights thought Shakespeare so crude that they helped him out by rewriting his plays,

WATCH: Carol Burnett, Sarah Jessica Parker & Zooey Deschanel in Once Upon a Mattress

In the upcoming revival of classic Broadway fairytale Once Upon a Mattress, Beth Burrows stars as Princess Winnifred. It's a role that's famously been played by American comedy legend Carol …

Nonprofit Bids Is Coming Soon And It Needs Your RFPs by Drew McManus

Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the interest inquiry about creating an online Request For Proposal (RFP) portal that nonprofit arts and culture orgs could use, free of cha…

David Benedict: Long or short, a play’s length is never the yardstick of quality by David Benedict

If you’ve ever found yourself walking the corridors of a West End theatre before taking your seat, you’ll probably have spotted posters

Writing for Young Audiences with Dania Ramos and Michael Aquino of Timestorm by Tamara Kissane, Michael Aquino, Dania Ramos

By Tamara Kissane, Michael Aquino, Dania Ramos. For the premier episode of the Adventures in Audio Fiction Podcast, host Tamara Kissane discusses writing audio fiction for young audiences wi…

David Byrne's American Utopia Announces Return to Broadway in 2021 by Michael Appler

David Byrne’s American Utopia announced that it will return to Broadway for a 17-week staging next fall and winter. It just completed its run on Broadway on February 16. American Utopia…

Four-Time Tony Award Winner Zoe Caldwell Is Dead at Age 86 by Beth Stevens

Zoe Caldwell, the four-time Tony Award-winning actress known for her nuanced portrayals of lionesses like the murderous Medea and opera diva Maria Callas, has died at the age of 86. Her son,…

There Is No Business Case For Social & Cultural Advancement by Joe Patti

H/T to Artsjournal.com for linking to a FastCompany article about the problem with making a business case for diversity. I saw a lot of parallels between the rationale laid out by author, Sa…

RACHEL (Quintessence): Screaming from the Past by Joshua Herren

A work of incredible importance to American theatrical history

On the Couch with Peter Watt by Arts Review

Who is Peter Watt? A full time self-employed novelist for 6 months, and a full time volunteer bush fire fighter for 6 months of the year. What would you do differently to what you do now? No…

A Play about Family, History, Genocide and Rock 'n' Roll - Obie winner Chay Yew on directing 'Cambodian Rock Band' at Signature Theatre

Obie winner Chay Yew on directing Cambodian Rock Band at Signature Theatre---A few years ago, when Lauren Yee approached Chay Yew about directing the world premiere of her play Cambodian Roc…

London Hosts the U.K. Premiere of Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over by Dan Meyer

The play opens February 19, starring Paapa Essiedu, Alexander Eliot, and Gershwyn Eustache Jr.

The English-Language World Premiere of La Cage aux Folles [The Play] Opens February 19 in London by Dan Meyer

The Jean Poiret play, translated by Simon Callow, runs at Park Theatre.

Celine Song’s Endlings Begins at New York Theatre Workshop by Olivia Clement

Directed by Sammi Cannold, the new play about Korean female sea divers arrives Off-Broadway following a hit world premiere.