Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The Fear of 13 review – Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson lead sturdy, safe Broadway transfer by Richard Lawson

James Earl Jones theatre, New York There’s a strong emotional pull to this fact-based story of injustice, but on stage it’s all a little too polite to truly soar If the meat and potatoes…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00PM
Monday, April 13, 2026

‘Death star’ chandeliers and disco dancefloors: making this year’s most dazzling theatre shows by Miriam Gillinson; Photography By David Levene

On productions ranging from Les Liaisons Dangereuses to John Proctor Is the Villain, an army of technical wizards help ensure London’s stage productions are believable and spectacular What…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Dear Jack, Dear Louise review – wartime courtship by letter delivers intimate love story by Arifa Akbar

Arcola theatre, London Writer Ken Ludwig’s heartfelt and funny romcom draws the audience into every step of Jack and Louise’s developing affection, their longing deepened by physical sep…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar review – colourful Latinx bank drama loses sting by Anya Ryan

Brixton House, London Five writers contribute fizzing ideas aplenty to this play exploring questions of Latinx identity in Britain, while also attempting to deliver an undercover drama There…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes review – weird, unhinged, inadequate, and other pointers to artistic character by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, London In his latest show, the comedian energetically distils his approach to pursuing futile creative choices with philosophy and silly jokes thrown in How do you know that yo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Enter stage right: the Olivier awards 2026 arrivals – in pictures by Guardian Stage

Cate Blanchett, Rachel Zegler, Bryan Cranston and a host of stars arrive for the Olivier awards, marking their 50th anniversary, at the Royal Albert Hall in London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

PCK Dance: Into the Light review – future moves towards a low-key apocalypse by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, London This double bill from choreographers James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight features fluent steps, tension and expression, but their expressed human connection to an AI-drive…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Walking Shadow by Greg Doran review – Shakespeare’s healing power by Michael Billington

After the death of his husband, Antony Sher, the former RSC director embarks on a quest to see every First Folio This is really two books in one. The first part consists of the diaries writt…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

‘I want to thank my amazing husband, who doesn’t exist!’ – Olivier awards’ best quotes by Guardian Stage

Spouses real and imaginary, parents and passersby were thanked in the acceptance speeches – while host Nick Mohammed joked about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ride home Olivier awards 2026: full…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside review – a gobsmacking comedy about fertility by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe unassuming US comedian and musician turns her journey to motherhood into a witty, bittersweet and beautifully judged show ‘I know this show can be uncomfortable,”…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Eyes on the prize! Backstage at the Olivier awards 2026 – in pictures by All Photographs By David Levene

Guardian photographer David Levene was at the Royal Albert Hall to photograph the stars and the special performances at London’s biggest night of theatre No need for hard stares as Paddin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Titaníque review – delightfully campy Céline Dion musical shows bigger isn’t always better by Adrian Horton

St James Theatre, New YorkThe hilariously deranged riff on Titanic loses some scrappy charm in its Broadway transfer According to its creators, the idea for Titaníque, the extremely campy C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Roar materials: the ‘uncanny’ art of dinosaur puppetry – in pictures by Guardian Staff

As they prepare for an immersive new dinosaur show in Sydney, the team of artists and designers at Erth take us behind the scenes at their puppetry workshop in Marrickville. Erth’s Dinosau…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Monica Barbaro: ‘Yesterday I went home thinking I’m a terrible actor and they’re finding out’ by Nadia Khomami

The California star may have earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Joan Baez in Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, but as she prepares for her stage debut in Les Liaisons Dangereuses…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Aisling Bea review – glamourpuss meets accidental mum in a scatty show that revels in immaturity by Brian Logan

Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe sitcom star and Taskmaster stalwart is on commanding form as she embarks on Older Than Jesus, her first – and deeply daft – standup tour That staple realisa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Oh what a circus! The Greatest Showman hits the stage as a high-flying, hammer-juggling, banger-filled spectacular by Chris Wiegand

The sleeper hit film has been transformed into a Disney stage show. But does it let exploitative huckster PT Barnum off the hook? We go behind the scenes of its launch run in Bristol ‘La…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Dance hall dynamite just keeps on giving: Pina Bausch/Meryl Tankard: Kontakthof, Echoes of 78 review by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThis parody of courting rituals brings back its inaugural dancers 48 years on – ghosting their onstage choreography with footage of their younger selves, for a movi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Copenhagen review – atomic secrets and moral fog in a terrifyingly timely revival by Arifa Akbar

Hampstead theatre, LondonMichael Frayn’s cerebral drama of science and conscience returns with urgency – although this production struggles to ignite its emotional core Paapa Essiedu rec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

‘When the knife came up through the pool table, audiences gasped’: how Iraq war epic Black Watch conquered the world by Mark Fisher

It was the play that rocked a nation. The makers of the devastating drama, which transported theatre-goers from a Fife pub to a war zone, recall how it grew and grew Within six months of its…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Kiss of the Spider Woman review – Hollywood high kicks into a slick musical revival by Mark Fisher

Curve, LeicesterTwo prisoners escape their grim Buenos Aires jail into golden age fantasy sequences that elicit big belting showtunes from Anna-Jane Casey’s baddie Kander and Ebb’s early…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

A Doll’s House review – sex, drugs and Romola Garai in a heroic Ibsen update by Arifa Akbar

Almeida theatre, LondonAnya Reiss packs the marriage scandal plot with inspired ideas, from convincing talk of Instagram to a look at sexual dynamics in the crosshairs of contemporary capita…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Keith Hodiak obituary by Jane Pritchard

Dancer with Ballet Rambert who later worked as a model and performed in musicals for the Royal Shakespeare Company Keith Hodiak, who has died aged 75, danced with Ballet Rambert from 1972 un…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Bronwyn Kuss: Bronwyn & Sons review – parchingly dry comedy about success in your late 30s by Alexandra Neill

Melbourne international comedy festivalA show about coming to terms with the fact that you might not have children, delivered with a deadpan humour that feels specifically Australian Get our…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Fortune Feimster: ‘The stage was a crate, the sound system was a karaoke machine. No one enjoyed the show’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The standup on playing a beaver in Zootropolis 2, being inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger and why her mother is a great source of comedy What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?I us…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Flyby review – interstellar musical is a voyage of epic strangeness by Arifa Akbar

Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonThe songs soar and blast in this inventive tale of a toxic romance – though it needs a few tweaks to be truly brilliant The scope and ambition of this da…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Good Golly Miss Molly! review – people power with a joyous rock’n’roll spin by Mark Fisher

New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeA residents’ association fights to save its housing in Bob Eaton’s jolly slice of social history, with a live band belting out the songs At some poin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Death of a Salesman review – Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf hypnotize in revival by Adrian Horton

Winter Garden Theatre, New YorkArthur Miller’s 1949 autopsy of the American dream finds new urgency in a stripped-back production Somewhere in New York, in the middle of the night, a tired…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM

Pink to host 2026 Tony awards: ‘It’s the honor of an entire lifetime’ by Associated Press

The artist will follow in the footsteps of Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo and Kevin Spacey this June The Tony awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:40PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

‘Coming out in the 90s? You might as well say ‘I love cock!’’ Nathan Lane on gay life, Broadway and defying stereotypes by Juan A Ramírez

The brassy actor’s performance in Death of a Salesman is the crown jewel in a life spent on stage. He says it could be his last Broadway role “It’s, like, 10 minutes. I pee, I have a c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Cats: The Jellicle Ball review – ingenious musical revival goes full queer ball by Richard Lawson

Broadhurst Theatre, New York After a disastrous 2019 movie, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s easily ridiculed 80s smash hit has now been transformed into something thrillingly new One criticism lobbi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM
Monday, April 6, 2026

Becky Shaw review – Alden Ehrenreich shines in dysfunctional dating comedy by Adrian Horton

Hayes Theater, New YorkEhrenreich is electric alongside The Pitt’s Patrick Ball in this very 2008 send-up of fallout from one disastrous blind date You’d be hard-pressed to find a more r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off