
Executive producer and associate director Pádraic Moyles takes audiences behind the international spectacle.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:31PMLaurel Mill Playhouse has always been a supporter of new playwrights. For the past several years they have also been a showcase for plays about the plights, past and present, of minorities, …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:24PMWhen The Phantom of the Opera took its final bow in 2023, it left behind a staggering legacy. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s baroque musical romance still holds the record of being the longest runn…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMOur reviewers reflect on their favorite theater experiences of the past year.
SOURCE: ashevillestages.com at 05:09PMNetflix's cultural juggernaut Stranger Things is coming to close after five seasons, with fans across the globe gearing up for an epic finale that will premiere on New Year’s Eve. The lega…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMDungeons and dragons and…Sondheim? Theatre and gaming nerds revel as they gather around the table for a night of creatively unique theatre in Workhouse Arts Center’s current production o…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:05PMDecades before he won the Pulitzer Prize for “August: Osage County,” Letts penned a romantic drama wrapped around paranoia and conspiracy theories that he, Carrie Coon, David Cromer and …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:46PMLast spring, Broadway prognosticators would have been well within the boundaries of common sense to posit that the big theater story of 2025 might be the arrival of big-name Hollywood stars …
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:42PMMy annual report, down to the wire, and a little truncated. But I want to celebrate this year’s triumphs, and to thank you for being a part of it. There were fewer public events this year,…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:36PMToday’s new Travalanche posts for December 31, 2025 are about the early days of MTV, and my annual end of year Travalanche wrap-up. Other earlier Travalanche posts for December 31 (in no p…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:36PMCalendar year 2025 productions, events, exhibitions at which I counted, built collaborations, and supported theater and its creatives.
SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 02:27PMA 33-year-old mother of three, Rachel Pedeaux, remains in a coma at a South Florida hospital after experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest attributed to an undiagnosed congenital heart conditio…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 01:27PMThe widow of Geoffrey Holder, Ms. Lavallade was an accomplished prima ballerina.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PMFrom the goats in Once On This Island to the Matildas and Milky White, here are the moments that filled us with awe and also made us go “awww.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen performer Isiah Whitlock, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, December 30, at the age of 71 following a brief illness. The news was confirme…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PMMr. Whitlock is best known for his performance on HBO's The Wire, where he played the corrupt state senator Clay Davis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMMark Shanahan will direct Charlotte Booker's comedy at the Westport Country Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMBackstage at Mamma Mia! an hour before the Wednesday matinee, the energy is upbeat. With a week until Christmas, cast members discuss the white elephant gift swap and prepare for a dressing…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PMAwards season is now heating up, and, as with the first film, voters have taken notice of the artistic accomplishments exhibited in Wicked: For Good. Both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande con…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMEarlier this year, the Kennedy Center amended its bylaws to limit voting to board members appointed by President Trump, ultimately leading to the renaming of the historic performing arts cen…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AMLet us celebrate the new year by honoring Broadway veterans like Dick Van Dyke, who just wrote a book 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist’s Guide to a Happy Life He turned 100 in Dec…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:30AMFor those of us who there at the beginning, MTV has long been dead, i.e., the part that mattered, the showing of round-the-clock music videos. But apparently there’s some scrap or remnant …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:18AMThe play's two youngest stars, Zaynn Arora and Eric Williams, brought down the house at the Broadway Cares fundraiser.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMThe top 10 grossing shows from the week ending on... The post Broadway Grosses w/e 12/28/2025 first appeared on Ken Davenport.
SOURCE: kendavenport.com at 11:00AMSamantha Dodemaide has been can-canning up a storm as Nini in Broadway’s "Spectacular, Spectacular" hit Moulin Rouge! According to her calculations, that's approximately 30,000 high kicks…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AMWith 2026 just around the corner, Broadway fans can close the curtain on 2025 with some Broadway and music favorites! Countdown to midnight with Broadway alums like Death Becomes Her star Mi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMAs we ring in the new year, BroadwayWorld is looking back at 2025 and the incredible performers who made their mark on Broadway. Each month, we shined a spotlight on a star making their Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AMBefore Stranger Things ever came to Broadway in the play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Broadway performers inhabited Hawkins and the Upside Down in the fan-favorite Netflix series. Fami…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AMThis year saw the passing of many stage luminaries, including William Finn, Charles Strouse, Robert Redford, and many more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMThe Wicked film star is one of many honored in King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours List.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM2025 had a lot of incredible theatre. In keeping with tradition, here are some reflections! Happy New Year! SHOW THAT MADE ME LAUGH THE HARDEST Angry Alan SHOW THAT MADE ME CRY THE MOST Cult…
SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:00AMThe London UK Theatre Review: End By Ross After an exchange of love, tenderly delivered, Alfie states, quite clearly, “I’ve accepted what Dr. Chan said on Friday.” And in that beginnin…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 09:30AMNPR's A Martinez speaks with choreographer Doug Varone about his decision to cancel upcoming performances by his dance company at the Kennedy Center.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:02AMAfter President Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center, artists have been canceling their performances in protest, putting a damper on holiday events, including the New Year's Eve celebr…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:02AMThe founder of Hudson Scenic Studios and Hudson Theatrical Associates shares his succession plan.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:00AMWe were fortunate to have seen 17 different productions in 2025: 14 on Broadway and 3 off-Broadway. These are the shows we considered in all categories this year: Bat Boy: The Musical. Buen…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AMLOS ANGELES — Los Tigres del Norte have gone gold and platinum many times, but on Sunday the acclaimed group went yellow for the first time. The Grammy-winning band appeared in animated fo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMThe North American Tour of KINKY BOOTS opened on November 19, 2025 at the Clemens Center in Elmira, NY and will continue across North America, making stops in cities including Boston, Hartfo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:35AMDALLAS — It’s a new week, which means it’s time to mine "Landman’s" latest episode for North Texas Easter eggs. The West Texas-set oil rig drama, co-created by Taylor Sheridan, has s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMThe first sentence of the tagline for the new film “We Bury the Dead” reads, “After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise — they hunt,” its official synopsis…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AMRead an exclusive excerpt from Tim Weil's new memoir — detailing Anthony Rapp and Daphne Rubin Vega’s initial tryouts — before its January release.
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