Lempicka ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 17, 2024: The scandalous, and dangerous life of art deco artist, Lempicka fuels this exciting new Broadway musical. And a smashing Broadway debut for the writers Ca…

Ziegfeld, A-Z (And a New Tribute Show) by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great showman Flo Ziegfeld — seemed like the proper time to let you know about The Ziegfeld Girls Revue, playing at the The Green Room 42 (and livestreaming) o…

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 by Mirvish Productions

The Crow’s Theatre and The Musical Stage Company’s co-production of Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy has been one of the highlights of the 2023/24 Toronto theat…

Harry Clarke review – Billy Crudup dives into ‘the deep end of sexy’ in tricksy tale by Chris Wiegand

Ambassadors theatre, LondonA timid midwesterner adopts a geezerish British persona in David Cale’s often shrewdly observed yet meandering monologue Harry Clark is the former lance corporal…

Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part One) by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…

Matt Bogart, Shereen Ahmed to Lead Industry Presentation of The Last Days of Cleopatra by Meg Masseron

Charlie Barnett's new musical comedy explores a scandalous affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton after the filming of Cleopatra.

Theatre Review: ‘Hazardous Materials’ presented by Perisphere Theater at The Writer’s Center by Anne Valentino

Perisphere Theatre’s production of “Hazardous Material” by Beth Kander paints a post-World War II, Lavender Scare-era portrait of two women whose “scandalous” behavior sets the ton…

THE INQUIRY Minerva, Chichester by Libby Purves and Friends

WHILE THE REAL ONE RUNS…. With the Covid Inquiry surging along in a froth of accusations and curses and scandalous Whatsappery, it was hard to resist a hasty day-return to Harry Davies’ …

Theatrical unions ramp up letter-writing campaign in support of tax fairness legislation by Caitlin Hornik

IATSE is the latest joins the effort to pass the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA).

INFAMOUS Jermyn St theatre SW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A SCANDALOUS WOMAN IN A STORMY WORLD       A distant thunder of naval artillery: against elegant panelled walls in Naples a bundled matron   in a bonnet watches her flighty daughter toss…

“Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” Wraps Revolution in Giddy Comedy—at OTP by K. Marguerite Caronna

Taylor Mac’s Absurdist Tragedy Faces Despair with Jokes by K. Marguerite Caronna Murder, mayhem, dismemberment, cruelty toward women, all drive Taylor Mac’s answer to Shakespeare’s blo…

Scandalous Doings on Broadway

People You Should Know . . . Emily King by Zack Calhoon

Emily King (she/her/her) is a Lyricist/Director who has worked for many years as a writer and editor in the recording industry for RCA Victor and Sony Classics, assisting in the recording o…

Off-Broadway Musical "White Girl in Danger" by Frank Rizzo

The show: “White Girl in Danger” at the Tony Kiser Theater (305 West 43rd St.) in New York What makes it special?: The follow-up musical by Michael R. Jackson who won a Tony Award and a…

Carolee Carmello, Grace McLean, Jordan Dobson & More Join Bad Cinderella on Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

The complete cast is set for the Broadway premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella. The musical, which is set to begin performances at the Imperial Theatre on February 17, 2023 an…

Review: Your Own Personal Exegesis Is a Scandalous Church Tell-All (or Not)

Julia May Jonas makes a thrilling Lincoln Center debut.

Prop Table Tuesday: A Scandalous Prop From An Epic Flop PLUS A Correction!! by Broadway By Ghostlight

Hey All! It's another beautiful fall Prop Table Tuesday. First up, I correct a glaring mistake from last week's video. D'oh! Then I share a super fun, very sparkly prop from a mega Broadway …

Robert Wilson: ‘We shouldn’t make theatre if we can’t laugh’ by Sam Jones

As his new version of Alfred Jarry’s scandalous Ubu Roi is staged in Spain, the innovative director considers the collision of the terrifying and the comic Somewhere between revisiting his…

At last the curtain falls on Boris Johnson: the pantomime prime minister utterly lacking in character | James Graham by James Graham

‘Boris’ favoured pixie dust rather than trust, and barefaced lies rather than resignation with honour More panto than Pericles. As the curtain comes down early on yet another prime minis…

Manic Street Creature review – gorgeous tunes and dark times in heartfelt gig theatre by Mark Fisher

Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThis semi-autobiographical tale about the impact of a damaging relationship is empathic and impassioned At first, you think this piece of gig theatre is mor…

In Salzburg, New Lives for Two Scandalous Plays by A.J. Goldmann

Works that once horrified European audiences are now centerpieces of the drama offerings at the tony Austrian festival.

‘How many litres of blood do we need?’: Ivo van Hove’s ITA on 20 years of shocking theatregoers by Interviews By Chris Wiegand

They’ve supercharged Shakespeare, staged impossible novels and stunned with scandalous cinema adaptations. Internationaal Theater Amsterdam reveal their radical secrets Ivo van Hove, direc…

Grenfell on stage: can a harrowing new play help the drive for justice? by Arifa Akbar

Dictating to the Estate uses documentary evidence to tell a story of everyday heroism and scandalous political neglect While the nation commences its parties for the Queen’s Jubilee this w…

50 YEARS AGO ON BROADWAY by Ron Fassler

During the height of my teenage theatergoing years, which occurred between 1969 and 1973, I was never happier than when I would pore over the New York Times’ ABC’s Directory in order to …

EPISODE 94: Behind The Stage: URINETOWN w/ NY Fringe Director Joe McDonnell by Automatic Episode Import

Ebony and Pamela have Joe McDonnell join their podcast this week to gossip about the very early stages of Urinetown: The Musical, as well as some scandalous happenings later on in it's run! …

Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show | 2022 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

Eccentric, scandalous, provocative, exuberant, and funny as ever, Jean Paul Gaultier is set to shake up London this summer when his stunning creation, Fashion Freak Show – 50 years of pop …

Theatre Review: ‘Mrs. Warren’s Profession’ at Washington Stage Guild by Mary Ann Johnson

  The Washington Stage Guild has produced a thoughtful and handsome meditation on women’s choices and society’s limits and judgments. Playwright George Bernard Shaw also cleverly focuse…

THE 1944 TONY AWARDS by Ron Fassler

Vintage Tony Award, prior to its eventual pedestal.Okay, there was never any such thing as a 1944 Tonys. But the awards junkie in me had this thought and decided, for the fun of it, to attem…

Relive a critical time in NYC history with ‘Tammany Hall’ at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse by Deb Miller

A combative NYC mayoral election in 1929, with allegations of voter fraud, money laundering, and pay-offs, scandalous affairs and mob connections, provides the inspiration for the all-new fu…

‘Slick & arresting’: SALOMÉ – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

The intimacy of Southwark Playhouse and some judicious rewriting by director Ricky Dukes creates a more focused, stylised production of Wilde’s scandalous take on the story of Salomé.

The Digital Meighen Forum | Uprising Series | When Ladies Meet by Stratford Festival

Rachel Crothers is widely recognized as what editor Keith Newlin called "the most successful and prolific woman dramatist writing in the first part of the twentieth century." Hannah Rittner …