Sunday, August 24, 2025

Jerry Adler Dead at 96.: A Witness to Theater History and A Late-In-Life Actor by Frank Rizzo

Very sad news about the death of Jerry Adler, 96, reported by The Hollywood Reporter. I wrote about Jerry many times as an actor, an author, and as a leading figure in theater history. (H…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:47AM
Friday, August 22, 2025

The 'Dads' of Mamma Mia! Bring the Party (and Spandex) Back to Broadway by Paul Wontorek

Here we go again! After nearly two years of touring the country in the ABBA blockbuster Mamma Mia!, Jim Newman, Victor Wallace and Rob Marnell have traded hotel rooms for Broadway dressing r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM

Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of TWELFTH NIGHT

Just last night, the Delacorte Theater officially reopened with Free Shakespeare in the Park's TWELFTH NIGHT. Revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM

Photos: TWELFTH NIGHT Cast Celebrates Opening Night in the Park

Just last night, the Delacorte Theater officially repoened with Free Shakespeare in the Park's TWELFTH NIGHT. Revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM

Broadway Games: A New Mash-up! by JK

 Broadway Games: A New Mash-up! This is what happens when two award-winning shows collide. Figure out each word based on the given clues, then rearrange the "red" letters to win the game…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AM

Grandson of famed CT ghost hunters continues legacy with a spin. Here’s how he’ll spill secrets by Pamela McLoughlin

Lorraine and Ed Warren are among the most famous paranormal investigators in the world, counting among their cases England’s Enfield poltergeist, Long Island’s Amityville haunted house ,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:15AM
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Review Roundup: Star-Studded TWELFTH NIGHT Opens at Shakespeare in the Park

The Delacorte Theater officially repoens this summer with Free Shakespeare in the Park's TWELFTH NIGHT. Revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, revenge…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24PM

TWELFTH NIGHT ** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter August 21, 2025: At last! The Delacorte Theatre, home of Free Shakespeare in Central Park has reopened, after a two-year renovation costing a reported $85 million, with…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00PM

The Muppets Are Coming to Broadway! Here’s Who They Should Play Next by Darryn King

It's time to light the lights! The Muppets are coming to Broadway! After their recent eviction from Walt Disney World—Andrew Barth Feldman sums up that particular national tragedy perfec…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

DAWSON'S CREEK Cast to Reunite for Live Reading Benefit at the Richard Rodgers Theatre

The cast of Dawson's Creek is set to reunite on Monday, September 22, for a live script reading of the pilot episode. The one-night only event will take place at the Richard Rodgers Theatre,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM

Photos: Michael R. Jackson, Adam Chanler-Berat, Mary Testa, More Pay Tribute to Late, Great William Finn by Logan Culwell-Block

The Falsettos writer's home theatre, Barrington Stage Company, hosted a memorial concert August 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Hear the Latest Single From Ali Louis Bourzgui's Upcoming Debut Album by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tommy and Hadestown Broadway star will release Becomes a Home via Joy Machine Records September 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Lincoln Center's Summer Forum - Summer 2025: Imagining the Next 50 Years by Lincoln Center

This past summer, from July 9–12, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts presented Summer Forum, bringing together teaching artists, educators, and practicing artists to engage, share, and…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:25AM

The Lambs Sing a Melancholy Song by Alex Vadukul and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

The nation’s longest-running theatrical club toasts its old Manhattan home before moving to a new place.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:03AM

Review: Combine Pedro Almodóvar with stop motion and you get Adult Swim’s most unexpected yet perfect show by Tribune News Service

In the annals of things I could not have seen coming, none has been more unexpected than "Women Wearing Shoulder Pads," a queer Spanish-language stop-motion comedy melodrama, set in the aest…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

Bringing It ‘Home’ by American Theatre Editors

With a play about homelessness at various non-theatrical locations, Out of Hand Theater created a useful fiction for real-life Atlantans.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:15AM

Hear from the Stars of Mamma Mia! On Their Broadway Opening Night by Broadway.com

After spending nearly two years on the road, the new production of Mamma Mia! has come back home to Broadway. The show celebrated its opening night at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre on A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Elizabeth and the Catapult - Millennium Stage (August 21, 2025) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Elizabeth Ziman, who performs as Elizabeth and the Catapult, is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn. S…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:42PM

Pre-Broadway Cast to Join Kristin Chenoweth in THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES on Broadway

The complete principal cast from the pre-Broadway engagement of THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES will reprise their roles on Broadway, as Kristin Chenoweth announced August 19 at a press event outsid…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48PM

House Party review – home truths about gentrification in east London by Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghChakira Alin’s buoyant show is shot through with bitterness as she gives a lucid account of Hackney’s transformation In her solo show about the aftermath of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM

LEI-LDN review – teenage delights and dilemmas, from the Midlands to the capital by Rachael Healy

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghNa-keisha Pebody captures the roiling uncertainty of growing up in a show with upbeat music and audience interaction Chardaye Brown is a 17-year-old Leicester g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03AM
Monday, August 18, 2025

Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride by Jacob Malizio

Legendary comic Jeff Ross returns home for his long-awaited Broadway debut in TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE — a hilarious, heartfelt one-man show about laughing through the pain, the importan…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:56PM

Jeff Ross’s Life Makes a Detour by Jacob Malizio

“Take a Banana” is, however, a willfully upbeat show; whenever it gets too dark, Ross detonates another joke. In his banana-yellow suit (by Toni-Leslie James), he takes us on a tour of h…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:56PM

Audra McDonald claims fan followed her home, demanded autograph after ‘Gypsy’ performance: ‘Big no-no’ by Connor Surmonte

"That's now messing with my safety," the "Gypsy" star said. "And it's not right."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08PM

Rachel Galvo: The Shite Feminist review – swaggering comedy about religion and privilege at an all-girls school by Brian Logan

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghIn an eyebrow-raising debut, Galvo shares not very fond memories of her education in Ireland Rachel Galvo ditched a career in business a few years back, fleeing Dubl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PM

Audra McDonald Followed Home by Inappropriate Fan by Logan Culwell-Block

The six-time Tony winner shared the frightening story just before playing her final performance as Rose in Gypsy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:26PM

Audra McDonald Followed Home by Overzealous Fan by Logan Culwell-Block

The six-time Tony winner shared the frightening story just before playing her final performance as Rose in Gypsy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

Behind the Curtain: Porgy and Bess | Washington National Opera by The Kennedy Center

Go behind the scenes of Washington National Opera’s powerful new production of Porgy and Bess. In this featurette, director Francesca Zambello, soprano Alyson Cambridge (Bess), and barito…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM

BAAND Together Dance Festival (2025 Highlights) by Lincoln Center

Check out these clips from the fifth anniversary of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at #SummerForTheCity, featuring performances by five of New York City's most iconic dance companies— B…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:25PM

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