Director Michael Arden and his creative team reveal the stagecraft secrets behind one of the Tony-nominated musical's standout set-pieces.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:55PM[SHARE]Frontmezzjunkies reports: Joshua Henry Leads a Night of Extraordinary Theatre at the Drama League Awards By Ross It was a thrilling night, with the announcement of the 2026 Drama League Awar…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 06:48PM[SHARE]Newly installed Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Brian Sonia-Wallace today announced an art installation If These Stalls Could Talk, which will be available on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Cent…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:40PM[SHARE]Contributor Kevin Ritter-Jung on Servane Dècle and Milo Rau's THE PELICOT TRIAL, which was performed at Judson Church this past March.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 06:30PM[SHARE]Returning to Sunlight Studios brought back memories for Titanique creators Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue. Sitting in the same rehearsal room where the show took shape dur…
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Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
A Giant Release
A pro-shot of Mark Rosenblatt’s Olivier-winning play Giant will be released in theaters on November 19. The drama…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:50PM[SHARE]Emilee Lord on Edu Diaz’ solo show LIPSTICK, which made its New York debut for the Fringe Festival at the Chain Theater this April.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:20PM[SHARE]The two lead the company of the Cinco Paul musical, which is nominated for 12 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM[SHARE]1936. The Spanish Civil War began. American Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, undermining Hitler’s claims of Aryan superiority. In England, King Edward VIII abdicate…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:09PM[SHARE]Stage Kiss, Hampstead Theatre review - amiable comedy full of screwball touches and sly humour
Helen Hawkins
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Sarah Ruhl brings a wel…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:05PM[SHARE]Sherlock Holmes, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - gleefully madcap and unashamedly cerebral
Rachel Halliburton
Sat, 05/16/2026 - 11:44
Joshua James p…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:05PM[SHARE]Joshua Henry, star of Ragtime, was named the winner of the Drama League's Distinguished Performance Award at the 92nd annual Drama League Awards ceremony, which took place at the Ziegfeld Ba…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:05PM[SHARE]Awards season is in full swing for New York’s theater community, with the hottest shows of the season competing for big accolades. May 14 marked the 2026 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Pres…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:05PM[SHARE]Just last week, following his double 2026 Tony nominations, Michael Arden sat down with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to discuss bringing The Lost Boys to the stage- a production that blends…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PM[SHARE]Matt reviews the original Broadway production of ‘Schmigadoon!’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@bro…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM[SHARE]Le présent éternel will be presented by the New York Philharmonic.
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The new musical Imitation of Life has revealed new production dates and a new creative team member for its world premiere engagement at The Griffin Theater at The Shed, in a co-production wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:59PM[SHARE]Liberation was awarded outstanding play, and Mexidus outstanding musical at the 92nd annual Drama League Awards, today at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. Death of A Salesman and Ragtime were also sho…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:56PM[SHARE]A host of TV favorites will also be part of the evening benefiting Broadway Cares.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PM[SHARE]Winners of the Broadway and Off-Broadway honors were named May 15 in a ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PM[SHARE]Joshua Henry takes home top performance prize; plus, winners for outstanding play, musical and revivals revealed.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:53PM[SHARE]Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 15, 2026 are about Eddy Arnold and twin playwrights Anthony and Peter Shaffer. Earlier Travalanche posts for May 15 (in no particular order) include o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:50PM[SHARE]Goodspeed Musicals presented Vienna, by Irene Sankoff and David Hein (the creators of Come From Away), as an industry presentation on May 15, 2026 at Pearl Studios.
The cast included Jeff…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:46PM[SHARE]Linda Buchwald| The Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime. ||Broadway,Off-Broadway,Off-Off-Broadway|Anna Christie,Bat Boy: The Mus…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:41PM[SHARE]Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the revival begins performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on Octob…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:40PM[SHARE]The Theater industry’s game night, Broadway Bets, will return this Monday, May 18, 2026. Special guests include 2026 Tony Award nominee Christopher Abbott (Death of a Salesman); Ben Ahlers…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PM[SHARE]The production has also shifted the performance dates by two months.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM[SHARE]The stage show is based on Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved 1988 animated Studio Ghibli film.
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The New York Public Library presented a discussion, hosted by Richard Ridge, featuring the cast members of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway.
Taraji P. Henson, Cedric…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM[SHARE]The best of Broadway and off-Broadway are on hand today at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate 92nd Annual Drama League Awards, hosted by Emmy Award winner Frank DiLella.
Awards will go o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM[SHARE]Aleshea Harris is making her feature directorial debut with Is God Is, her new film adaptation of her award-winning play. With a background in theater work, this project marked a new experie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PM[SHARE]Set amid the rituals and turmoils of barrio life, this contemporary take on "Oedipus Rex" trades Sophoclean complexity for theatrical vitality.
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Just last week, the nominations were announced for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, with The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! leading the pack with 12 nominations each. Check out a full breakdown of t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM[SHARE]Eddy Arnold (1918-2008) is one of those figures who was wildly popular in his own time and has now tumbled into relative obscurity. He was a country cross-over artist, not unlike Tennessee E…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:40PM[SHARE]Hello, kitty! Hamilton alum Sydney James Harcourt has been bringing the heat as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, a Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber'…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:40PM[SHARE]She is nominated for Best Direction of a Play for Liberation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM[SHARE]I was lucky enough to catch Michael Pennington’s performances in RSC productions visiting Newcastle in the last decades of the 20th century. I still recall his lacerating self-disgust at t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PM[SHARE]Northern Stage, NewcastleThis revival of the carnivorous plant caper showcases strong voices, incorporates playful designs and splits Audrey II in twoSure, it would be possible to deliver a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PM[SHARE]Isa Briones is once again treading the boards on the Great White Way. Currently appearing as Connie Francis in Just in Time, The Pitt star has returned to her theater roots for the project, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:23PM[SHARE]The stage and screen favorite visited Late Night With Seth Meyers to talk about returning to Broadway in the Bobby Darin biomusical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM[SHARE]Dad Don't Read This, a new play by Eliya Smith is now playing Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre through May 29. Directed by Chloe Claudel, the show features performances by Drama Desk winne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM[SHARE]Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now closed their 2025–26 season with Strauss writ glorious: an evening of mountain air mastery, scholarly programming, and youthful artistry. Audiences hung…
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The world premiere of “The People Versus Lenny Bruce” a play by Susan Charlotte, based on the legal case of legendary lawyer Martin Garbus, is now being presented Off-Broadway at Theatre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AM[SHARE]Playing the Palace A star-studded look at Broadway’s iconic Palace Theatre and its 30-foot rise above Times Square. Hosted by Frank DiLella, it features the team behind the lift and Broadw…
SOURCE: www.allarts.org at 11:58AM[SHARE]This week, Josh Groban visited The Kelly Clarkson Show to perform his rendition of "Stand by Me," as featured on his newly released album Cinematic. The original version of the song was reco…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AM[SHARE]Grammy Award winner Olivia Rodrigo attended a performance of Hadestown on Broadway on Thursday. The "Drivers License" songstress arrived at the Walter Kerr Theatre in an all black look. E Ne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AM[SHARE]The celebration of choreographic excellence, named for the late Broadway icon, will be held later this month.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM[SHARE]Actors’ Equity Association’s Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) has announced the nominees for this season’s ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus, honoring the chorus pe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AM[SHARE]Julia Murney will direct a production of Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally next month, in her Boston directing debut. Performances will run June 18–28 at the BC…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM[SHARE]Charlotte d’Amboise and Robyn Hurder will host the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards on May 18, 2026 at 7:30pm at the NYU Skirball Center. The evening celebrates dance and choreography from the yea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AM[SHARE]Up next at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre is New Born, performed by Marianna Gailus, Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, and Sepideh Moafi. The show features three monologues by award-winning …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM[SHARE]A surprise lineup of Broadway talent will grace the High Line for the park’s new Piano Mondays series throughout June, co-presented by the High Line and The Shubert Organization. Free and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AM[SHARE]Singer/songwriter, actor, and Tony Award-winning Broadway star John Gallagher Jr. has shared “Mitsuko," the latest single featured on his forthcoming EP Almost OK, arriving on May 29th fro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM[SHARE]The Lost Boys, “the Best New Musical on Broadway” (The Washington Post, New York Post), will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Add…
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Gabriela Lena Frank's opera about painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera opened May 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM[SHARE]The non-profit's top solo fundraiser, MacKillop is on his way to hit a personal total donation goal of $1 million.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM[SHARE]The play returns Off-Broadway after premiering last year at Brooklyn's The Space at Irondale.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM[SHARE]Zachary Stewart| TheaterMania’s chief critic shares his picks ahead of the big night in Vienna. ||Vienna|Eurovision Song Contest [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:46AM[SHARE]A new collaboration with Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival aims to expand engagement with modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:44AM[SHARE]The new musical The Lost Boys, based on the 1987 horror-comedy film, may be flying to a city near you. The production is launching a North American tour in Spring 2028, officially opening at…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:30AM[SHARE]It just keeps getting more brilliant. Mariska Hargitay, who is set to begin performances in Every Brilliant Thing on May 26, has extended her run in the play an extra week, through July 5 …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:30AM[SHARE]The upcoming recording features performers from both the London production and the Arena Spectacular World Tour.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM[SHARE]BoradwayWorld has just learned thatTHE LOST BOYS will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM[SHARE]A change in casting has been announced for Lincoln Center Theater's staged concert performance of Man of La Mancha on Monday, May 18 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The performance will take…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM[SHARE]Alex Bartlett, who worked on Broadway for over 20 years as a dresser and wardrobe supervisor, has died. He was 51.
According to an obituary, Bartlett died “unexpectedly” on Saturday,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM[SHARE]Zachary Stewart| The tour begins in the spring of 2028 at Playhouse Square. ||Broadway|Ali Louis Bourzgui,Chris Hoch,Craig Hassall,David Hornsby,Joel Schumacher,Michael Arden,Palace Theatre,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11AM[SHARE]MyAnna Buring inherits Jessica Hecht's Off Broadway role as She in the UK debut of Sarah Ruhl's play, which suggests Coward and Pirandello crossed with "Noises Off"
SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:11AM[SHARE]The post Video: Recreating the Iconic “Death Becomes Her” Fall on Stage appeared first on ALL ARTS.
SOURCE: www.allarts.org at 10:08AM[SHARE]The actor, currently wowing audiences in the new musical at the Nederlander, is also a real estate broker.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AM[SHARE]Broadway stars shined brightly at the the 79th Annual Tony Awards Meet The Nominees press event
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:02AM[SHARE]The musical is making its world premiere at the Atlanta venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]I’m going to tell you something I said in an...
The post Dramatic Marketing Episode 7: How I Got 150,000 People to Watch My Off-Broadway Show — For Free first appeared on Ken Davenport.
SOURCE: kendavenport.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Mariska Hargitay, who is set to make her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing on Tuesday, May 26, has extended her run in the play an extra week, through Sunday, July 5 at the Hudson Thea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM[SHARE]Charles Dickens' David Copperfield: The New Musical, a new musical adaptation by Jeffrey Scharf (Reunions), will be presented in an invitation-only workshop presentation today, May 15, 2026,…
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The North Carolina company will stage the 1984 hit movie musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AM[SHARE]Grey Henson, Sarah Stiles, Linda Mugleston and more have joined the cast of the upcoming world premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM[SHARE]Stone will also direct the classic work this summer at London's Bridge Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM[SHARE]Broadway’s Tony-nominated The Lost Boys musical will launch a North American tour in spring 2028, producers announced today, with the first stop at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additiona…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:45AM[SHARE]Audra McDonald with her six Tony Awards.May 15, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerNow that the 2026 Tony Awards nominations have been announced and campaigning is in full sw…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:40AM[SHARE]Born 100 years ago today, playwrights Anthony (1926-2001) and Sir Peter Shaffer (1926-2016). What is with the British and identical twins? You’ve got these guys, plus the Kray Brothers, pl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:35AM[SHARE]The tour will launch at Cleveland's Playhouse Square.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM[SHARE]The Law & Order: SVU star will be making her Broadway debut in Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's solo show at the Hudson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM[SHARE]Mariska Hargitay has extended her starring run in Broadway’s Every Brilliant Thing by a week, and will now play in the essentially-solo show at the Hudson Theatre from Tuesday, May 26, thr…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:13AM[SHARE]On the stairs of a 1911 Pittsburgh boarding house, a young tenant plays the song “Joe Turner’s Blues:” They tell me Joe Turner’s come and gone/They tell me Joe Turner’s come and go…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:08AM[SHARE]The playwright and director from Hawaii and Nevada discusses ‘Death Play,’ ‘Sumo,’ yearning, loneliness, and the wisdom of accepting loss.
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The Psych Drama Company will present the two-person Terrence McNally drama.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM[SHARE]Further details are now known about the forthcoming remake film of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, written by Enda Walsh. While it was previously unclear whether this reimagining will be a musical,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:57AM[SHARE]The National Youth Music Theatre marked its 50th anniversary with a landmark event at The Other Palace Theatre
The post NYMT celebrates 50th anniversary with landmark event attended by The K…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:44AM[SHARE]Stage One has announced the 12 UK producers selected for its Columbia Exchange Programme 2026, marking a milestone during the organisation’s 50th anniversary year
The post Stage One reveal…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:43AM[SHARE]The critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown has announced a major extension at the Lyric Theatre, with bookings now open through to June 2027
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:42AM[SHARE]Casting has been announced for The Oresteia, written and directed by Simon Stone after Aeschylus and others, opening at the Bridge Theatre
The post Cast announced for The Oresteia at The Bri…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:42AM[SHARE]The stage and screen star received a seventh career Tony nomination for his acclaimed performance in Arthur Miller's classic.
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DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITES FOR THE 2026 JKTS READERS CHOICE AWARDS HERE! NOMINATIONS BALLOT CLOSES SUNDAY!5 2026 Tony AwardsSnubs & DisappointmentsEvery year, right after th…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:50AM[SHARE]It's almost Tony time! Broadway's biggest night, The Tony Awards, is set to take place on June 8. If you're looking for a place to enjoy the ceremony with other Broadway superfans, look no f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33AM[SHARE]Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
NEW - BWW For You, Personalized …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM[SHARE]The acclaimed stage adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro has extended in the West End for a final time, with performances now set to end on 10 January 2027.
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Further casting has been announced for this year’s magical family pantomime Cinderella at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:46AM[SHARE]Heathers the Musical will return to London this summer for a strictly limited run of 52 performances, opening the brand new Arts at Marble Arch theatre
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:46AM[SHARE]Full casting has been announced for the London return of Hot Mess, the multi award-winning new musical, ahead of its limited season at The Other Palace
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:45AM[SHARE]The actor gives a remarkable performance in a program of monologues at the intimate Minetta Lane Theater. Sepideh Moafi and Marianna Gailus also star.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:15AM[SHARE]Actors Vivica A Fox, Kara Young and Mallori Johnson on subverting revenge tropes as Aleshea Harris’s play storms on to the screenKara Young remembers the fervor around Is God Is’s off-Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AM[SHARE]The creative team behind the acclaimed and eight-time Tony Award-nominated Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will present further workshop performances of Mona Loser at Southwark …
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Best known as Nurse Phyllis in the TV hit, the actor is a peerless interpreter of Caryl Churchill and is starring in Alexander Zeldin’s ‘Shakespearean’ play about dementia. She looks b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:50AM[SHARE]Lyric Hammersmith, London The dissolute aristocrats from 1895 remain sharply funny, and bitingly relevant, in this flamboyant new spinOscar Wilde’s comedy was billed as a “play of modern…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:50AM[SHARE]Rosemary Maggiore| Schriever received a Tony nomination for her work on the new musical. ||Broadway|Jen Schriever,The Lost Boys,Tony Awards 2026 [...]
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