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…

‘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…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

April highlights include 19th-century queer theatre history, the Pulitzer changing the rules, and a leading Chicago theatre company finding their home.

Wellness Break: Improve Your Posture with Dr. Evan Johnson by Lincoln Center

Dr. Evan Johnson, a physical therapist with Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian, shares simple exercises that you can use at your desk, in rehearsal, or in everyday life to improve your postur…

Olivier Awards Winners 2026: Paddington The Musical, Rachel Zegler and Rosamund Pike Lead Big Night by Sophia Rubino

Paddington The Musical and James Graham’s Punch were this year’s Olivier Award winners for Best New Musical and Best New Play. Of the 11 nominations it received, Paddington The Musica…

Rehearsal images released for The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor by Staff Writer

Rehearsal images have been released for the world premiere of The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor, opening from 25 to 27 June 2026 at Aviva Studios, Manchester, the home of Factory Inter…

Chicago (1975) Home Movies by American Musical Theater Archives

Out of town footage from the musical Chicago with Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, and Barney Martin

Paddington: The Musical Reigns Supreme at 2026 Olivier Awards; Read the Full List Here by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Rachel Zegler won a Olivier for Evita, while Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! took home a play award.

2026 Olivier Award Winners: Rachel Zegler, Paapa Essiedu & Rosamund Pike Take Home Prizes — Full List by Zac Ntim

Rachel Zegler, Paapa Essiedu, and Rosamund Pike were among the big winners at the 2026 Olivier Awards, which took place this evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Scroll down for the f…

Olivier Awards 2026: ‘Paddington’ Wins Big, Rachel Zegler and ‘Evita’ Also Triumph by Alex Marshall

The hit musical about the beloved bear won seven awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys. “Evita,” starring Rachel Zegler, took home two prizes.

The Tempest: Geraint Wyn Davies | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

"He is one of the finest actors in the world today." Step into the rehearsal hall as Antoni Cimolino speaks about the nuance and depth that Geraint Wyn Davies brings to the role of Prospero …

Juilliard Music | Maya Kilburn by The Juilliard School

“[New York is] fertile ground for so many different kinds of art, for so many different kinds of people from all over the world.” 🎻 Violin student Maya Kilburn turned her small-to…

Death of a Salesman: Conducting | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

"You can give them one seed of an idea and they're so accomplished that they make the domino connections." Step into the rehearsal hall as Dean Gabourie reflects on the process of directing …

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…

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…

‘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…

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…

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…

Othello: Relentless | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

Othello: "extraordinary characters, extraordinary circumstances." Step into the rehearsal hall as Haysam Kadri directs Shakespeare's relentless and timeless tragedy. Previews for Othello be…

PURPOSE Is Now Available at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the…

The Jellicle Rebirth: Andrew Lloyd Webber on the Joy of Seeing His Musicals Reinvented for a New Generation

Was there ever a composer so clever as musical Mr. Andrew Lloyd Webber? Fresh off of a purrrfect opening night for Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the musical theatre living legend sat with Broadwa…

New York Premiere of #Lorne, a Focus Features film by Lincoln Center

Live from New York it’s the premiere of #LORNE, a new Focus Features documentary about Lorne Michaels, creator of #SaturdayNightLive. Check out these red carpet moments featuring some of y…

A MIRRORED MONET Charing Cross Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

IMPRESSIONS AND OBSESSIONS    The old `Players’ Theatre has a good eye of oddball new musicals, cheap enough to sample before anyone’s train home. And here off-Broadway’s Carmel Owe…

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

The cast led by Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf is superb, and so is the show’s secret star: the lighting. by Jacob Malizio

A worthwhile revival will always give you the feeling — even more significant than re-seeing an astonishing play — of truly hearing it, and that’s what happens here. Again and again, a…

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…

Guys and Dolls: Jazz Hands | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

"Mark does do some jazz hands in it." Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre, who play Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, talk about Crapshooters' Ballet…

Entre aquí y allá: Spotlight on Puerto Rican Artists by Guesteditor

Poised between island and mainland, Boricua artists create work that feels like home wherever they are.

Aaron Tveit on Chess, Fatherhood and Why He Reads Backstage Instead of Scrolling by Sophia Rubino

Chess star Aaron Tveit is a Tony winner, new husband and father, and if that weren’t enough, he spends his time between scenes reading backstage. Did we mention he’s also gone viral …

Trailer: Patterns by AXIS Dance Company by Lincoln Center

Led by Artistic Director Nadia Adame and Executive Director Danae Rees, AXIS Dance Company is one of the nation’s most acclaimed ensembles of disabled, non-disabled, D/deaf, and neurodiver…

Exclusive: Highlights from the 2026 Broadway Ensemble Awards

Earlier this week, winners were announced for the first-ever Broadway Ensemble Awards. Among the big winners were Chess, which took home four awards, and Ragtime, which took home two. Anne F…