Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Crucible, Shakespeare's Globe review - stirring account of paranoia and prejudice by Rachel Halliburton

Ince's fidelity to the language allows every nuance to be exposed A society ruled by hysteria. Lurid lies that carry more currency than reality. There’s no shortage of reasons that Arthur …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 11:18AM

The Crucible review – Miller’s resonant tale of terror given radical sense of humour by Arifa Akbar

Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonDirector Ola Ince brings absurdist comedy to Arthur Miller’s classic drama of Salem witch-hunting, now told partly through song There is never a time when Arth…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Monday, May 19, 2025

Kerry Butler and More Join Cast of HEATHERS Off-Broadway Return

The complete cast and creative team have been announced for Heathers The Musical. Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, a veteran of 12 Broadway shows including Hairspray, Xanadu, Mean Girls, and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM
Friday, May 16, 2025

5 Must-See Broadway Shows Ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards by Margaret Hall

There are 22 days left until the 2025 Tony Awards, which means there is still time to see a few shows before the winners are revealed!  It has been a banner year for Broadway, with a beauti…

SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 08:00PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain by Carey Purcell

One could be forgiven for thinking John Proctor Is the Villain is a two or three-hour long production. Once Kimberly Bellflower’s vital, gripping play comes to an end, it wouldn’t be sur…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 06:35PM

McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy and Elizabeth Teeter to Play the Heathers in Heathers the Musical by Darryn King

Heathers the Musical has cast its Heathers. The musical will make its New York City return in a limited engagement at New World Stages from June 22 through September 28. McKenzie Kurtz (Fr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy, and Elizabeth Teeter Will Play the Heathers in HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

Casting has been announced for the three Heathers, in the off-Broadway return of Heathers: The Musical! McKenzie Kurtz (Broadway: Frozen, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Wicked; Kennedy Center: …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ stars Sadie Sink and Fina Strazza, playwright Kimberly Belflower on reading ‘The Crucible’ for the first time by David Buchanan

“I hadn’t read it since college,” says playwright Kimberly Belflower of Arthur Miller’s iconic play The Crucible. She drew inspiration for John Proctor Is the Villain from that 1953 …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:41PM
Monday, May 12, 2025

I was thrilled by JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN | ★★★★★ review of the 2025 Broadway play by MickeyJoTheatre

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! The very last show I saw on my most recent trip t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:30PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

The Angry Young Women in "John Proctor is the Villain" and "Five Models in Ruins, 1981" by Jan Simpson

A new genre has been developing over the past few years, one that in tribute to the post-war change in British theater I’ve been calling “angry young women plays.”   These new works …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:02AM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

“John Proctor is the Villain”: Teens do the Teaching—at Saint Mary’s by Jenyth Jo

Reflections “Who’s the Witch in the Witchhunt?” by Jenyth Jo In “John Proctor Is the Villain,” Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, explains, “Art tries to mak…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:01PM

Amalia Yoo Makes a Primal Scream of Her Broadway Debut in John Proctor is the Villain by Hayley Levitt

Age: 22 Hometown: New York City Current Role: Amalia Yoo plays preacher’s daughter Raelynn Nix in John Proctor is the Villain, a coming-of-age play by Kimberly Belflower set in a high s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

“John Proctor is the Villain”: Teens do the Teaching—at Saint Mary’s by Barry David Horwitz

Reflections Kimberly Belflower Asks, “Who’s the Witch in the Witchhunt?” by Jenyth Jo In “John Proctor is the Villain,” Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, expl…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:49PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Abuse, witch-hunts and hangings: why Arthur Miller’s masterpiece The Crucible still haunts us by Michael Billington

What’s behind all the revivals of the shocking parable about terrifying McCarthyism in 1950s America? Our writer reflects on how, through the decades, each fresh production finds new meani…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM
Sunday, May 4, 2025

Rialto Chatter: Could Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Scott Be Next for the Abbey Theatre Stage?

With Paul Mescal officially set to star in a 2027 production of A Whistle in the Dark,a co-production between London’s National Theatre and Dublin’s Abbey Theatre,industry chatter sugges…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM

John Proctor Is The Villain by Elyse Trevers

John Proctor is the Villain At the end of Arthur Miller’s classic play, “The Crucible,” protagonist John Proctor refuses to lie, even to save his own life. Overwhelmed by what he is be…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:43AM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Sadie Sink on her character’s ’emotional rage’ in ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and her reaction to ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ by David Buchanan

“When I first read The Crucible, I think it was in high school, and I was just trying to make it through the year, honestly” shares Sadie Sink with a laugh. The actress stars in the new …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

5 Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows to See Next Week by Diep Tran

From gasp-inducing family dramas to side-splitting comedies and a Gen Z-friendly take on The Crucible, here's some shows you should see.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain ****, Grief Camp *** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward April 22, 2025. Two dramas on teen torment recently opened on and Off-Broadway, approaching their subjects through different lenses and both achieving dynamic theatrical re…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:02PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Sadie Sink & the Cast of 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Break Down the Characters by BroadwayWorld

There's a lot of talk about John Proctor at the Booth Theatre, but it's not within the context of the famous Arthur Miller play The Crucible. John Proctor is the Villain, a new play by Kimbe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:24PM

Sadie Sink & "John Proctor Is The Villain" Cast Explain the Characters by BroadwayWorld

There's a lot of talk about John Proctor at the Booth Theatre, but it's not within the context of the famous Arthur Miller play The Crucible. John Proctor is the Villain, a new play by Kimbe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:24PM
Saturday, April 19, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While Belflower’s play is clever and insightful, it is also contrived and manipulative attempting to shoehorn almost every feminist hot button topic into one story overlaying "The Crucible…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:06AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

No One Is Safe From Sadie Sink and the Stars of John Proctor is the Villain on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor is the Villain, starring Sadie Sink and directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor, opened at Broadway's Booth Theatre on April 14.  The play centers on an …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ reviews tout ‘explosive’ play and Sadie Sink’s ‘body blow of a performance’ by David Buchanan

Seventy-two years after its debut and Tony Award win for Best Play, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has received new life on Broadway. No, not in the form of a revival — the last one in 201…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:24PM

John Proctor is the Villain by Jacob Malizio

At a high school in a rural town in Georgia, an English class is studying The Crucible, but the students are more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals. A…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 02:45AM

Broadway Play Is a Powerful, Pop-Inflected Retort to ‘The Crucible’ by Jacob Malizio

“John Proctor Is the Villain” is the best play of the season, but even more significantly, it is a feminist masterpiece sure to become one of the defining works of art from and about the…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 02:41AM

Sadie Sink stars in Kimberly Belflower’s riveting new play. by Jacob Malizio

But although themes and incidents from The Crucible reverberate throughout this work, you don’t need to be an expert on Miller’s drama to appreciate this one. Belflower’s first Broadwa…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 02:41AM

Sadie Sink Makes an Exciting Broadway Return in a Sharp and Funny Re-Interpretation of ‘The Crucible’ by Jacob Malizio

It’s a testament to the subtle brilliance of Kimberly Belflower’s writing and Danya Tamor’s direction that you can hardly feel the 105-minute, no-intermission runtime of John Proctor I…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 02:41AM

John Proctor Is the Villain Theatre For Today’s Generation by Suzanna Bowling

In John Proctor Is the Villain, Kimberly Belflower flips the American literary canon on its head—and in doing so, she gives voice to a generation demanding clarity, justice, and truth. Set…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Review: In ‘John Proctor Is the Villain,’ It’s the Girls vs. the Men by Jesse Green

Kimberly Belflower’s play, on Broadway starring Sadie Sink, gives high school students a chance to prosecute a #MeToo case against “The Crucible.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24PM

Review: High Schoolers Tell Truth and Shame the Devil in ‘John Proctor is the Villain’  by David Cote

In the most energizing and emotionally wrecking drama this season a group of high school students is studying "The Crucible" and processing the #MeToo movement.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:01PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
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Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
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Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre