BWW Review: JAM, Finborough Theatre
Jam, Matt Parvin's first play, shows promise but cannot overcome its structural and narrative problems to deliver its full potential....
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BWW Review: WOYZECK, Old Vic
The very survival into the 21st century of an unfinished play written by a 23-year-old in 1836 is an extraordinary thing, made more extraordinary by the grimness of its subject. Even to call Georg Buchner's text a play - 'the world's first working-class tragedy' - is a bit of a stretch....
COVER REVEAL! HIDDENSEE: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire, best known for WICKED: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which was turned into the best-selling Broadway musical Wicked, has struck gold again. Maguire has made a career out of fractured fairy tales, spinning new versions of tales from Lewis Carroll to Hans C...
TodayTix Surpasses $100 Million in Sales, Unveils New Logo and More
TodayTix, the international ticketing platform on a mission to redefine the way people see theater, today announced it has surpassed $100 million in sales and has unveiled its new visual identity....
Talkbacks Schedule Announced for Square One's BECOMING DR. RUTH
Director Tom Holehan and actor Alice McMahon, who plays Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Square One Theatre's current production of Becoming Dr. Ruth, will participate in Post-Performance Talkbacks (10-15 minutes only) with audience members following each of the Saturday 4pm performances on May 6,13 and 20....
National Geographic Orders Second Season of Hit Anthology Series GENIUS
National Geographic announced today at the network's FURTHER Front presentation the official greenlight of a second season of the scripted anthology series GENIUS, which tells the untold stories of the world's most brilliant innovators....
VIDEO: COME FROM AWAY's Jenn Colella Performs 'Me and the Sky' on 'Theater Talk'
Yesterday's edition of THEATER TALK featured playwright Paula Vogel discussing the odyssey of her new play, INDECENT and the cast and creatives of the new Broadway musical, COME FROM AWAY....
X-FILES: COLD CASES Original Audible Production Out 7/18
On July 18, Audible Studios will release THE X-FILES: COLD CASES, an Audible Original production starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and a full cast, and including rich sound design and music that returns fans to the Universe they've come to know and love with original material in an entirel...
Let It Snow! FROZEN Producer Dishes on What's Next for the Franchise
Disney is hard at work figuring out what comes next for the Frozen franchise. Entertainment Weekly recently spoke to the film's producer, Peter Del Vecho, and asked him to ask how are things coming along on the highly anticipated sequel. ...
Backstory of Belle's Mother Revealed in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Live-Action Film
The studio's new live-action adaptation of the film will include a new subplot featuring a flashback to Belle's early days and an explanation for her mother's demise....
Popular Mechanicals Remount Show for Sydney Audiences
Following their riotous reception in 2015, the original cast of State Theatre Company South Australia's The Popular Mechanicals are heading east to remount the show for Sydney Theatre Company, marshalled once again by former STC Resident Director Sarah Giles. Performances are at The Wharf from 6 Apr...
Rupert Holmes Developing NAME THAT TUNE Stage Musical
Prestige Entertainment Group has announced their development of a new Broadway theatrical musical based on Name That Tune, Harry Salter's legendary game show that pitted contestants against each other over knowledge of popular songs. As one of the world's most cherished game show brands, fans will...
BILLY ELLIOT, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and MEMPHIS Headline Porchlight Music Theatre's 2017-18 Season
Michael Weber, artistic director of Porchlight Music Theatre, has announced Porchlight Music Theatre's 2017 - 2018 mainstage season....
Podcast: 'Broadway Backstory' Explores NEXT TO NORMAL's Road to Broadway
The episode tracks NEXT TO NORMAL's journey to Broadway. Through interviews with the show's stars, composers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Director Michael Greif, and Producers David Stone and Carole Rothman, the episode follows the show from it's first incarnation as a college project to a 10-minute m...
BWW Blog: Jennifer Rudin - FREEWAY - One Day Until Opening Night!
My ten-minute play FREEWAY opens on Friday night as part of Eclectic Evening of Shorts X: Boxers & Briefs...
BWW Review: US/THEM, National Theatre
Gary Naylor sees an extraordinary hour of storytelling that releases the human spirit from its physical incarceration....
'Broadway Backstory' Explores LEGALLY BLONDE's Road from Film to Broadway
Broadway Backstory, a documentary-style podcast in which each episode finds out how a show develops from an idea to a full Broadway production, has just released their latest episode. The episode tracks LEGALLY BLONDE on it's journey to Broadway. ...
Broadwaysted Podcast Welcomes King of Theatrical Podcast Media, Patrick Hinds
Happy New Year Broadwaysted fans! We're so excited to kick off the year with a podcast crossover explosion as we pour out Makers Mark and Ginger with Podcast Prince Patrick Hinds! Patrick spills about his three brilliant podcasts: the long-running Theater People, the official BroadwayCon Podcast, an...
Telemundo to Premiere Eagerly-Awaited Super Series EL CHEMA, Today
The eagerly awaited premiere of the Super Series EL CHEMA comes to TELEMUNDO this Today, December 6 at 10pm/9c....
Telemundo to Premiere Eagerly-Awaited Super Series EL CHEMA, 12/6
The eagerly awaited premiere of the Super Series EL CHEMA comes to TELEMUNDO this Tuesday, December 6 at 10pm/9c....
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at ASU Gammage
Thanks to @BwayAmerica for sharing Julia Knitel as Carole King with Phoenix @ASUGammage. #SomeKindOfWonderful...
Disney Channel to Debut Movie Event ELENA AND THE SECRET OF AVALOR, 11/20
ELENA AND THE SECRET OF AVALOR a special television movie event, premieres as a special simulcast SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (7:00-8:05 p.m. EST), on Disney Channel and Disney Junior....
Lin-Manuel Miranda Chats IN THE HEIGHTS for Premiere Episodes of BROADWAY BACKSTORY Podcast
TodayTix, the fast-growing ticketing startup on a mission to redefine the way people see theater, today launched the first documentary style theater podcast, Broadway Backstory. In partnership with Patrick Hinds, founder of the popular Theater People podcast, both new-to-theater millennials and the ...
New Turbo-Charged Episodes of CNBC's JAY LENO'S GARAGE Premiere Today
CNBC'sJAY LENO'S GARAGE is back in high gear premiering Today, November 9 at 10PM ET/PT on CNBC....
BWW Preview: PETER & THE STARCATCHER at
Theatre Baton Rouge invites you to take a nostalgic trip to Neverland in their current production of PETER & THE STARCATCHER, a prequel to the timeless J. M. Barrie story of Peter Pan, featuring the incorrigible boy who can fly but never wants to grow up....
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