Latest News on Marilyn Monroe:
An all new trailer has been released for Speculations, a new political thriller written by Torben Betts, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Olivier Award-winner Janie Dee. Check out the video here!
“Everyone knows she’s iconic. Trying to portray her in the way she was the most challenging thing I’ve ever done. MARILYN tells her story through movement instead of singing or acting. It’s been really fun and challenging, in a very positive way for me.” Sophie Miklosovic on playing Marilyn Monroe
See photos of Chloe Misseldine and Isabelle Fokine at Ballet Support Foundation's open studio preview of LEGENDARY WOMEN, a new production celebrating influential women through dance.
Wild Yak and Marylebone Theatre have released rehearsal photos for the world premiere of Speculations, a new political thriller written by Torben Betts, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Janie Dee. Check out the photos here!
Reba McEntire's personal collection of stage-worn gowns, jewelry, boots, and memorabilia will be auctioned to benefit The Reba McEntire Fund supporting local and national nonprofits.
Julien's Auctions will present an auction of Paul Reubens' career archive, including the iconic gray suit, bicycles, puppets, and props from PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE and PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, at The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 5, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Latin roots rocker Patricia Vonne released her tenth studio album, blending Texas roots rock, Latin and Americana music. The project features collaborations with Johnny Reno and Chris Isaak.
Playwright Bonnie Antosh has received the Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission from The Lee Strasberg Creative Center. The commissioned work will be staged at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre and directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy.
The Black Watch, the Los Angeles indie band led by John Andrew Fredrick, will release its 27th studio album. The project marks the band's continued prolific output on ATOM Records.
The Verdi Chorus opens its 43rd season with a concert featuring operatic sequences from Verdi's works alongside selections from Leoncavallo and Puccini at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.
Katy Monroe brought THE VELVET AFFAIR: Songs for Lovers back to Maxan Jazz in Las Vegas, featuring musical director Joey Melotti and a band that included members from The Beach Boys and Smokey Robinson's ensemble. Check out photos of the show.
Paddington The Musical has announced a new cast including Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj as alternating Paddington performers, as the show celebrates its first year in London.
Following a successful world premiere earlier this year, the theatre-hockey romance play Melt stages its encore at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre. Melt agonizes over missed opportunities and the question “What if?”
What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Olney Theatre Center? Traditionally, I would start with some kind of introduction that would quickly preview Olney Theatre Center’s regional premiere of SOME LIKE IT HOT. I’d like to do something different and start by pulling focus to the fact that this is the long-standing theatre’s first production in the “radically renovated” Bernard Family Theatre.
Wild Yak and Marylebone Theatre announced the full cast for the world premiere of Torben Betts' political thriller SPECULATIONS, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Olivier Award-winner Janie Dee as investigative journalist Dorothy Kilgallen.
The Dance Hall of Fame announced its second class of honorees, including Debbie Allen, George Balanchine, Toni Basil, Katherine Dunham, Savion Glover, Mandy Moore, the Nicholas Brothers, and WEST SIDE STORY legends George Chakiris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn.
Melt marks Shakeil ‘Shak’ Kanish’s playwriting debut. This college love story between two male students, an artist and a jock, started off as a simple queer romance. Yet, Kanish says, it has blossomed in the collaborative hands of its directors.
Frank & Dean Live: A Timeless Tribute will bring the music, comedy and glamour of classic Las Vegas to Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre.
To kick-off the 2026-2027 run of their often Broadway-centric Cabaret Series, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa tapped not only a proven Broadway star, but an OC native, too for a triumphant homecoming concert: Krysta Rodriguez. Marking her Center cabaret debut, Rodriguez performed to rapturous crowds for three consecutive nights at the Samueli Theater from September 10-12, 2026.
