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Corbyn Besson and Soulidified to Play Co-Headlining Summer Tour
by Josh Sharpe - April 22, 2026
Corbyn Besson, best known as one-fifth of the boy band Why Don’t We, and SOULIDIFIED, the breakout boy band from Netflix’s Building the Band, will embark on The Pop’n Out Tour, a summer co-headline run....
Elaine Cassidy and Katherine Pearce to Star in EVEN THESE THINGS at the Royal Exchange Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2026
Elaine Cassidy and Katherine Pearce will be joining the cast of Rory Mullarkey’s original play EVEN THESE THINGS, which will have its World Premiere at The Royal Exchange Theatre as part of the 50th anniversary season under the theme ‘A Homecoming’. ...
RADIO MAN World Premiere Begins At Paradise Factory This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2026
Underbelly Theatre Co. and Reaching Glory Productions will present the world premiere of RADIO MAN, a new play by Sarah Groustra, running May 1-10, 2026 at The Paradise Factory in New York....
DIAMOND MESH MANIFESTIVAL To Launch At Paradise Factory Theatre This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - March 24, 2026
The Diamond Mesh Manifestival will debut at the Paradise Factory Theatre in New York City. The festival features new plays including Club 27 and The Silly William Gambit. The event will run from July through August....
New Musical GOD IS A DJ is in Development
by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2026
GOD IS A DJ, a new musical currently in development, aims to transform clubbing culture into a theatrical experience. Learn more about the upcoming musical here!...
PARADISE BLUE Comes to Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
by Stephi Wild - December 29, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will continue its 2025-2026 “Soul Of A People” theatre season with the haunting drama – one tempered with jazz and intrigue – “Paradise Blue.”...
Guitarist Sean Shibe to Releease New Album VESPER This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2025
PENTATONE will release Vesper, an album from trailblazing guitarist Sean Shibe, featuring three major contemporary voices who have each reshaped the expressive possibilities of the instrument: Thomas Adès, Harrison Birtwistle,and James Dillon....
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Specials Coming to ABC News This December
by Josh Sharpe - December 08, 2025
This December, ABC News will premiere two new specials in celebration of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the latest entry in the franchise from filmmaker James Cameron. Learn more about the specials here. ...
92NY’s Lyrics & Lyricists Will Present THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS & ME: THE SONGS OF PAUL WILLIAMS
by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2025
92NY’s Lyrics & Lyricists will present THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS & ME: THE SONGS OF PAUL WILLIAMS on December 6, 7, and 8. The program features Paul Williams as the evening’s guest....
Review: PARADISE BLUE at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - October 16, 2025
Dominique Morisseau's PARADISE BLUE, now running at Portland Playhouse, is an intense, beautifully acted noir drama about community, legacy, and the forces that tear both apart. Set at the Paradise Club in Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood in 1949, this jazz-infused play opens with a jolt — a tr...
brooklynONE Productions Celebrates 50 Years Of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW With Live Shadowcast Event
by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2025
brooklynONE productions marks 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live Shadowcast Extravaganza on October 18 at Industry City. The Brooklyn event includes a pre-show concert by Michael T and The Vanities, prop bags, costumes, and a free outdoor screening under the stars....
Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2025 Wraps Up
by Stephi Wild - September 30, 2025
“Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2025” was held from 20 to 23 September at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, South Korea. Learn more about the event here!...
Paradise Factory Theatre To Host Staged Reading Of NOVECENTO by Alessandro Baricco
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 27, 2025
The Paradise Factory Theatre will present a special staged reading of Alessandro Baricco's internationally acclaimed play Novecento. Learn more and see how to attend! ...
THE BARDO STATE by Susan Cinoman to be Presented at Paradise Factory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 09, 2025
Paradise Factory Theatre will present a reading of The Bardo State, a visionary new play by award-winning playwright and television writer Susan Cinoman. Learn more!...
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 18, 2025- WICKED Tops the Grosses, REAL WOMEN Closing Announced, and More
by - June 18, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours....
Paul Williams Developing PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE Stage Musical
by Josh Sharpe - June 17, 2025
A stage adaptation of Phantom of the Paradise, the 1974 rock musical film written and directed by Brian De Palma, is officially in the works from songwriter Paul Williams and producer Sam Pressman....
SMALL TOWN BOYS Comes to Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - June 06, 2025
Set in the late 80s at the start of the AIDS epidemic, Dundee-based company Shaper/Caper's production explores the importance of queer nightlife spaces and community in times of crisis....
Juniper Circle Productions to Kick Off Inaugural Season With THE MONSTER PROJECT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 02, 2025
Juniper Circle Productions will kick off its inaugural season of urban/rural creative exchanges with 'The Monster Project,' created by Colorado theatre-makers Calla Rose and Ursula Ostrander. Learn more! ...
PARADISE BLUE Extends Run at Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2025
Just one week into performances, Studio Theatre’s immersive production of Dominique Morisseau’s Paradise Blue has extended its planned run, adding two weeks of performances as well as an Affinity Night event....
Paradise Factory To Premiere WORKPLACE INJURIES
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2025
Paradise Factory will present WORKPLACE INJURIES, the World Premiere of three one-act plays by Eric Maierson, Joan Mathieu and Grant James Varjas (HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES)....
Review: PARADISE BLUE at Studio Theatre
by Mary Lincer - May 07, 2025
A superb troupe of five actors and a great trumpet player (Michael A. Thomas) do everything in their toolkit to realize Dominique Morisseau's significant play, Paradise Blue, about a Detroit jazz club caught in the post-World War II 'urban renewal' which tampered with Black neighborhoods and lifesty...
Studio Theatre To Host A NIGHT AT THE PARADISE Annual Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2025
On May 12, 2025, Studio will open its doors to its most esteemed supporters for its Annual Benefit. This year, guests are invited to “A Night at the Paradise,” inspired by Dominique Morisseau’s Paradise Blue, the immersive production currently occupying The Victor Shargai Theatre....
GOD AND ALL HER CHILDREN Begins At The Tank NYC This Month
by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2025
God and All Her Children, a poignant and poetic new play by Anike Sonuga, will make its much-anticipated premiere at The Tank NYC on April 30th and May 3rd, 4th, and 6th....
Juniper Circle Productions Announces Inaugural Artistic Residencies
by Emmy Rice - March 09, 2025
The Monster, The Hoshindo Project, Alan Espinosa Solo Performance Series, and Remembering Tomorrow: The Lives of Edgar Cayce set to launch new rural/urban creative exchange....
Giancarlo Esposito, Aya Cash & Jessica Harper Join Comedic Thriller KILL ME
by Josh Sharpe - March 05, 2025
Giancarlo Esposito, Aya Cash and Jessica Harper have joined the cast alongside Charlie Day and Allison Williams in the comedic thriller KILL ME, directed and written by Peter Warren. ...
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