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

John Proctor Is the Villain review – smart and snappy high school comedy by Jesse Hassenger

Booth Theatre, New York Stranger Things star Sadie Sink takes the lead in a wonderfully written new Broadway show about high schoolers grappling with hot potato issues in 2018 Soaring prices…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00PM

John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at ‘The Crucible’ by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Director Danya Taymor and a dynamite cast bring Kimberly Belflower’s marvelous new play to Broadway The post John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at ‘The Cr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00PM

‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ Broadway Review: Sadie Sink Works Magic In Riveting New Play by Greg Evans

The Salem Witch trials have, many times over, proven themselves near unbreakable as allegory, starting at least with Arthur Miller’s 1953 The Crucible, in which the goings on in Massachuse…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00PM

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ Review: Sadie Sink Makes an Exciting Broadway Return in a Sharp and Funny Re-Interpretation of ‘The Crucible’ by Lovia Gyarkye

A group of high schoolers start a feminism club during the height of #MeToo in Kimberly Belflower's play, helmed by Danya Taymor and starring the 'Stranger Things' actress.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00PM

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ Review: Broadway Play Is a Powerful, Pop-Inflected Retort to ‘The Crucible’ by Gordon Cox

The first word spoken in “John Proctor Is the Villain” is “sex,” a portent of things to come. Mr. Smith (Gabriel Ebert), a high school English teacher, has been tasked with handling …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00PM

John Proctor Is the Villain: A #MeToo Conversation with ‘The Crucible’ by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Sadie Sink stars in Kimberly Belflower's play about a high school class wrestling with the themes of Miller's play. The post John Proctor Is the Villain: A #MeToo Conversati…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:59PM

Get a First Look at Sadie Sink and the Cast of John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway by Broadway.com

John Proctor is the Villain, a new play by Kimberly Belflower, is opening at Broadway's Booth Theatre on April 14. Ahead of the company's red-carpet celebration, check out photos from the p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

John Proctor is the Villain Opens On Broadway April 14; Get a 1st Look at the Production, Starring Sadie Sink by Margaret Hall

Danya Taymor directs the new play by Kimberly Belflower, a reexamination of The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

John Proctor is the Villain Opens On Broadway April 14 by Margaret Hall

Danya Taymor directs the new play by Kimberly Belflower, a reexamination of The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Friday, April 11, 2025

Best of the Week: John Proctor's Buzzy Opening, Jordan Fisher in Moulin Rouge! and Ashley Graham’s Broadway Bow by Paul Wontorek

A buzzy new play takes on The Crucible in a Georgia classroom, Jordan Fisher turns up the heat in Paris, and Ashley Graham steps into the Broadway spotlight for the very first time. From bre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

The Revolt of Arthur Miller’s Women by American Theatre Editors

'John Proctor is the Villain,' now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to 'The Crucible' and 'Death of a Salesman.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PM
Friday, April 4, 2025

My Variety Review: George Clooney in 'Good Night and Good Luck' on Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Like television journalist Edward R. Murrow’s historic broadcasts, the stage adaptation of the 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck” has a seriousness of purpose that is again dram…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:23AM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Video: Go Inside John Proctor is the Villain's April 2 Student Matinee by Margaret Hall

Sadie Sink stars in Kimberly Belflower's reexamination of The Crucible at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Cast Announced for The Crucible at Shakespeare’s Globe by Staff Writer

Shakespeare's Globe announce the cast for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, directed by Ola Ince

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 08:35AM

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