Monday, August 25, 2025

“Riot Days” by Pussy Riot, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 by Duška Radosavljević

What is the purpose of performing arts when the stakes are literally life and death? Pussy Riot’s Riot Days confronts this question with unflinching directness, transforming the concert h…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:39AM
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Skye: A Thriller review – gothic family drama simmers with otherworldly tension by Mark Fisher

Summerhall, EdinburghA woman pieces together her memories of a family tragedy in Ellie Keel’s atmospheric two-hander set on Skye It starts with a shriek. A deliberate false alarm, this set…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/10/25 - MAMMA MIA! Hits Top 5 in First Week of Previews

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/10/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM
Monday, August 11, 2025

The Burns Project review – Scotland’s national poet in all his glory and contradictions by Mark Fisher

The Georgian House, EdinburghDrawing on private letters and contemporary criticism, Cora Bissett’s imaginative production offers a rounded picture of a complicated man with a colourful lov…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Tonight: An Evil Sublet Watch Party by Trav S.D.

Today’s post is a bit of a bunt, as I am on the road today for reasons I will report back on later. As I frequently do, I will likely backdate some more content to make the day’s output …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM
Sunday, August 3, 2025

Benjamin H. Moore and Amanda Reid Perform “If I Ain’t Got You” at Broadway in Bryant Park 2025 by Hell's Kitchen: Alicia Keys' Hit Broadway Musical

Watch Amanda Reid and Benjamin H. Moore perform “If I Ain’t Got You” live at #BroadwayInBryantPark! Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com/ Listen to The Deluxe C…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:30PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

One Performance Wonders: The Moony Shapiro Songbook by JK

One Performance Wonders: The Moony Shapiro Songbook It was an article on Playbill.com about Brenda Pressley joining the cast of 2025's Tony-winning Best Play, Purpose that put this show b…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Mia Carragher Will Lead Stage Premiere of THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE

Mia Carragher is set to play the iconic role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' book “The Hunger Games” and Lionsgate's motion pictu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08AM
Monday, July 28, 2025

First Look Photos: Brenda Pressley Joins Purpose On Broadway by Broadway.com

Here's a first look at Brenda Pressley as Claudine Jasper in Purpose on Broadway. She joined the ensemble of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony and Pulitzer-winning family drama on July 15, repl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM

Photos: Brenda Pressley Joins Purpose On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Best Play winner continues its run at the Hayes Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Photos: Brenda Pressley in PURPOSE on Broadway

You can now get a first look at Brenda Pressley in Broadway’s PURPOSE. Brenda Pressley (And Still I Rise, The Lyons, Infinite Life, Original Company of Dreamgirls) assumed the role of 'Cla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Two 'Beetlejuice' Stars Reunite in 'Heathers the Musical' by Carey Purcell

Why Tony nominee Kerry Butler and Elizabeth Teeter love performing in the cult musical comedy Originally published on TDF StagesView this story online The plot of Heathers—the popular mu…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 05:20PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Before Billy Porter Landed ‘Cabaret,’ the 1998 Revival Didn’t Want Him. Here’s What He Told Them in Response (Exclusive) by Carey Purcell

As the Tony Award winner returns to Broadway, he remembers what his mother once told him: ‘God’s delay is not denial.’ Originally published on Parade.comView this story online The tim…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 05:52PM
Sunday, July 20, 2025

My Own Take: Off-Broadway's 'Angry Alan" with John Krasinski by Frank Rizzo

All photos by John Cournoyer The show: ”Angry Alan” by Penelope Skinner at off-Broadway’s new Studio Seaview (formerly …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:39PM

Of all the murals in all of CT, this one just might have a unique purpose and goal. Here’s why. by Sarah Kyrcz

Of the thousands of murals that Patrick Ganino has created in the last 26 years none are as close to his heart as his most recent one. The 20-foot wide by 15-foot tall mural of an outstretch…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:13AM
Friday, July 18, 2025

Friday 5: 5 as Good or Better Replacements by JK

It seems that replacement actors are in the news a lot these days. There have been/will be several high profile role take-overs in the recent past/near future. John Proctor is the Villain ha…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

The Railway Children review – a real steam train is the spectacular star by Arifa Akbar

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire Stupendous set design brings E Nesbit’s children’s classic to new life as a wealthy Anglo-Indian family is forced to adjust to reduced…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Just in Time's Jonathan Groff, a Performance from The Lion King's Vincent Jamal Hooper and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

Need help picking your next Broadway excursion? Let this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal remind you of all the hits, new and old, lighting up stages across the Theate…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Hear From Jonathan Groff, Joy Woods, Conrad Ricamora and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:12AM
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Brenda Pressley Begins Her Run in Tony-Winning Best Play Purpose by Broadway.com

Brenda Pressley begins her Broadway run in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose on July 15. She takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32AM
Monday, July 14, 2025

Photos: First Look At Brenda Pressley As 'Claudine Jasper' In PURPOSE

Brenda Pressley will take her first bow as Claudine Jasper in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of PURPOSE tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15. Pressley will appear in the role through the c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PM

Video: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Takes Her Final Bow in PURPOSE on Broadway

Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson took her final bow in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE on Sunday, July 13 at the Helen Hayes Theater. Watch video of the emotional moment as La…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:03PM

Bay Street Gala Honors Icons Christie Brinkley and Donna Karan in a Night of Glamour, Philanthropy, and Purpose by Suzanna Bowling

I have to thank Bonnie Comely and Stewart F. Lane for an amazing night at the Bay Street Gala. Watching this regional theatre with heart raise money to stay and to give back to the community…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Sunday, July 13, 2025

Photos: Broadway Stars Come Together for the 27th Annual Broadway Barks

Jutst yesterday, the best of Broadway came together in Shubert Alley for the 27th annual Broadway Barks. Hosted by co-founder Bernadette Peters and Beth Leavel, the special event featured a …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48PM
Friday, July 11, 2025
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Lencia Kebede on Being Wicked's New Green Girl: 'My Soul Is Singing Right Now' by Kathy Henderson

Sometimes, if an actor is lucky, the role she is playing reflects the kind of person she aspires to be off stage. Lencia Kebede, the first full-time Black Elphaba in the Broadway company of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM
Thursday, July 3, 2025

Christopher Jackson is BACK on Broadway! | HELL'S KITCHEN: Broadway's Hit Musical from Alicia Keys by Hell's Kitchen: Alicia Keys' Hit Broadway Musical

Experience where dreams begin with Grammy and Emmy winner Christopher Jackson’s exciting return to Broadway! Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com/ Listen to The Del…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Broadway Schedule for 4th of July Weekend 2025 by Jonathan Mandell

Only “Purpose” is performing on the Fourth of July itself, But eighteen of the 30 Broadway shows currently running have added performances either within the two days before or the two da…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:28AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Stray Production Services Turns to all-Purpose Paragon for WJTL Fest by Pr Agency

Christian radio station WJTL held WJTL Fest—a day filled with inspiring music, fun activities, and uplifting moments. Stray Production Services brought its new Paragon LED profile luminair…

SOURCE: PLSN at 10:07AM

Audra McDonald, Cole Escola, and More Join BROADWAY BARKS

BROADWAY BARKS has announced additional celebrities for their 27th annual dog and cat adoption on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00pm in Shubert Alley. As previously announced, the event will …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AM
Monday, June 30, 2025

Lowcountry by Carey Purcell

It’s a common assumption people take things slower in the South. They’re more relaxed, they spend more time chit-chatting, sipping sweet tea and manners are crucial — everyone says, �…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:31PM

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