Wednesday, March 13, 2024

F-U-N C-H-A-O-S by Jack Helbig

William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s 2005 musical about a swarm of blooming, buzzing tween-age lexophiles began life as a fully improvised play, C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, created by Rebecca Feldm…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:42AM
Friday, March 8, 2024

Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg Back at Studio Theatre After Stint at Shakespeare Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Citing a personal decision involving her husband, who works at STC, Ende Lichtenberg has returned to her former job.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AM

Starter for Ten review – sparky musical loses points for focus by Arifa Akbar

Bristol Old VicAdaptation of David Nicholls’ novel about a student’s class-inflected coming of age scores for its songs but its energy becomes unhinged Long before the post-university ro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM

Julie review – Rebecca Frecknall’s sensational take on Strindberg by David Jays

ITA, AmsterdamThe British director of Cabaret and A Streetcar Named Desire makes a gripping debut with the acclaimed Dutch company Julie wobbles into the kitchen, hiding from her own 21st bi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Work It Out review – keep fit drama delivers great results by Chris Wiegand

Home, ManchesterIn Eve Steele’s affecting comedy, mental health is explored through Jennifer Jackson’s inspired movement direction Playwrights are naturally drawn to the brain and heart.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Preacher's Wife, New Musical by Tituss Burgess starring Amber Riley, to Premiere in Atlanta by Darryn King

The Preacher’s Wife, a new musical with music and lyrics by actor, singer and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess, and starring Amber Riley (TV’s Glee, The Wiz Live!), is set t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:02PM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Theatre News: Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg Welcomed Back to Studio Theatre by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg Set to Resume Executive Director Position at Studio Theatre After Stepping Down from Shakespeare Theatre Company February 29, 2024, Washington, DC – In a joint sta…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:53PM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Spring Preview: Gayle Rankin Is Ready to Play Cabaret’s Sally Bowles, the ‘Female Hamlet of Musical Theater’ by Darryn King

In 2014, the Glasgow-born, Juilliard-trained actress Gayle Rankin made her Broadway debut in Cabaret, playing Fräulein Kost, the accordion-playing prostitute. (She told Broadway.com at the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM
Monday, February 19, 2024

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Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at opening night of the first Broadway revival of Machinal, starring Rebecca Hall in her ...

SOURCE: Google at 07:18PM
Friday, February 16, 2024

Rebecca Kritzer Named Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's 2024 Fellow by Meg Masseron

Kritzer will work alongside director Leigh Silverman and choreographer Mayte Natalio on Suffs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and the Prologue Company by Sandi Durell

Complete casting for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Academy Award® and Tony Award® winner Eddie Redmayne in his Olivier Award®-winning performance as the ‘Emcee’ and intro…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:16PM

Red Bull 20th Anniversary Festival to Feature Rebecca Hall, Jacob Ming-Trent, Patrick Page, John Douglas Thompson, More by Andrew Gans

The series of readings and workshops will beginning in April at The Sheen Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Broadway's Cabaret Sets Prologue Company to Welcome Audiences to the Kit Kat Club by Hayley Levitt

The upcoming Broadway revival of Cabaret has its Prologue Company, the musicians and dancers who will introduce audience members to the Kit Kat Club, an immersive Weimaresque reimagining of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM
Saturday, February 10, 2024

White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

Opening reception for LOVE IS THE DRUG now on view at The White Room Gallery, 3 Railroad Avenue East Hampton, through March 30. February 11, 2024: Andrea McCafferty & Kat O’Neill, co-…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:49PM
Monday, February 5, 2024

Cara Delevingne Sets Stage Debut as Sally Bowles Alongside Luke Treadaway in West End Cabaret by Hayley Levitt

Actor and model Cara Delevingne will make her stage debut as Sally Bowles in Rebecca Frecknall's Olivier Award-winning West End revival of Cabaret. She joins the production alongside Olivi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Cara Delevingne To Make West End Stage Debut As Sally Bowles In ‘Cabaret’ by Jesse Whittock

Cara Delevingne is taking on a big role for her West End debut. She will play Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. She will replace rapper and performer Self Esteem (aka Rebecca Lucy…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:11AM

Cara Delevingne to star as Sally Bowles in hit West End show Cabaret by Chris Wiegand

The model and actor will make her stage debut alongside Luke Treadaway who takes over the role of the Emcee Cara Delevingne is to make her stage debut in the West End’s multi-award-winning…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel Reach for Precision and the Ecstatic in Days of Wine and Roses by Hayley Levitt

Days of Wine and Roses, now running at Studio 54, is the second Craig Lucas-Adam Guettel collaboration to make it to Broadway. The first, as fans of their partnership remember, was The Light…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Thursday, January 25, 2024

White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

The White Room Gallery will present LOVE IS THE DRUG from February 9th through March 30th at their new East Hampton location/3 Railroad Avenue.  January 25, 2024: The White Room Gallery wi…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:51AM
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Hannah Waddingham Will Return as Host of 2024 Olivier Awards by Darryn King

Three-time Olivier Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham will return as host of the 2024 Olivier Awards, emceeing the event for the second year in a row. This year's ceremony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM
Saturday, January 20, 2024

Introducing Newly Added CABARET Cast! by Sandi Durell

Additional casting announced for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Academy Award® and Tony Award® winner Eddie Redmayne in his Olivier Award®-winning performance as ‘The Emcee�…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15AM
Friday, January 19, 2024

Marcia Marcia Marcia and More Added to Kit Kat Club Ensemble in Broadway's Cabaret by Hayley Levitt

Rebecca Frecknall's Olivier Award-winning revival of Cabaret has found its ensemble of performers to fill out the Kit Kat Club on Broadway. Led by Tony and Olivier Award winner Eddie Redma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM

Marty Lauter And More Join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB; Additional Casting Announced

Additional casting has been announced for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Academy Award and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne in his Olivier Award-winning performance as ‘The Emcee' an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Benjamin Walker to Star in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s Opening Night in London by Darryn King

Tony Award nominee Benjamin Walker (American Psycho, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) will star in Opening Night, the musical adaptation of the John Cassevetes psychodrama by Ivo van Hove and R…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Nick Adams, Kate Shindle, Rebecca Trehearn, Alex Gaumond Will Be Featured on ... - Playbill

A recording of the new musical The Concrete Jungle will be recorded this month in London and New York.

SOURCE: Google at 08:02AM

Benjamin Walker, Rebecca Thornhill, and More Join the Cast of the World Premiere of OPENING NIGHT

Full casting has been announced for the World Premiere of John Cassavetes' OPENING NIGHT, a new musical with book by Ivo van Hove and music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27AM
Friday, January 12, 2024

Theatre News: Theatre Washington Announces GALA’s Rebecca Medrano as the Recipient of the 2024 Victor Shargai Leadership Award by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Rebecca Medrano, collaborative leader, co-founder, and executive director of GALA Hispanic Theatre, the National Center for Latino Performing Arts Will Be Recognized for Her Exemplary Leader…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:42PM

Three Directors on the Spectacular, Provocative Legacy of Harold Prince by Darryn King

When I interviewed the director Harold Prince in his offices in Rockefeller Center in 2018—offices that were wallpapered with reminders of his decades-long career as a prolific theater pro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM
Monday, January 8, 2024

Sarah Rice, Original Johanna in Sweeney Todd, Dies at 68 by Darryn King

Sarah Rice, who originated the role of Johanna in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd, bestowing the character with a spine-tingling soprano voice, died on January 6 followin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Sarah Rice Dies: Original Johanna In Broadway’s First ‘Sweeney Todd’ Was 68 by Greg Evans

Sarah Rice, who performed the pivotal role of the endangered Johanna in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, died Saturday…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:28PM
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Best Shows of the First Half of the 2023-2024 Season by Joseph Cervelli

Best Shows of the First Half of the 2023-2024 Season By Joseph Cervelli Here are what I consider the best shows I have seen from May till December of this year.  So, here in no particular o…

SOURCE: Theater Time at 09:09AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards