Interview: Chatting with Katy Geraghty Star of HAIRSPRAY at The Muny
by James Lindhorst - May 21, 2026
When Hairspray opens the Muny’s 108th season, Katy Geraghty will don Tracy Turnblad’s bow adorned bouffant wig for the 5th time in her acting career. The scene stealing Geraghty turned in memorably hilarious performances at The Muny as Mary Patrick in Sister Act and as Bridget in Bring it On ove...
LIBERATION and More Set For Studio Theatre's 2026-2027 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2026
Studio Theatre in Washington, DC announced its 2026-2027 season, featuring works by Pulitzer Prize winners Sanaz Toossi, James Ijames, and Bess Wohl, alongside plays by Joshua Harmon and Alice Childress....
Video: Hugh Jackman, Sepideh Moafi & Marianna Gailus Unpack NEW BORN and the Power of Audible x TOGETHER
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 06, 2026
Next up at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre is New Born- an evening of theater exploring relationships, identity, and change from acclaimed British playwright Ella Hickson. The play is directed by Ian Rickson led by Marianna Gailus, Sepideh Moafi, and Audible x Together co-founder Hugh Jackman....
Actors' Equity Association Endorses Sherrod Brown for United States Senate
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 04, 2026
Actors’ Equity Association’s National Council has voted to endorse Sherrod Brown’s campaign for United States Senate on behalf of the more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment....
Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Wichita Community Theatre
by John Dalton-White - March 14, 2026
What did our critic think of BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Wichita Community Theatre?...
BWW Q&A: Tony Sportiello Talks THE PAPARAZZI at AMT Theater
by Joshua Wright - March 04, 2026
AMT Theater was created out of covid as an affordable theater alternative for those living in Hell's Kitchen and the heart of the theater district. Since then it has won several awards, including Best Newcomer and Best Venue from 42nd Street Online....
Review Roundup: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, Starring Mark Addy & Jenna Russell
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 11, 2026
Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. An ordinary man in an ordinary life until a letter from a long-lost friend sends him out the front door… and he keeps on walking. From Devon’s quiet lanes to the windswept streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed, his journey becomes a pilgrimage of love, redemption...
Review: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 11, 2026
First seen in Chichester last summer, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry now makes its joyful arrival into London. Based on the 2012 novel by Rachel Joyce which became a 2023 film, the show is a musical that cleverly acts as a snapshot of modern Britain and a study into the complexities and darkn...
Student Blog: Behind the Podcast: What I've Learned From Hosting a Podcast
by Student Blogger: Timothy Klimek - December 21, 2025
Every episode, my final question is always “What advice would you give to younger artists wanting to pursue a career in acting?” Now that I am almost to 100 episodes with Behind the Curtain, I have heard all sorts of advice....
Review: THE DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY, Bridge House Theatre
by Gary Naylor - November 07, 2025
Lovely intimate adaptation of immensely popular novel is a pleasing diversion in these troubled times...
McCallum Theatre Reveals 2025 Palm Desert Choreography Festival Award Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 04, 2025
The McCallum Theatre has shared the names of Palm Desert Choreography Festival's Finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient for the Coachella Valley's signature annual event....
EDINBURGH 2025: Pedro Leandro Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 28, 2025
Debut show from Pedro Leandro, a comedian who has famously been described as 'magnetic' (Guardian) and 'a beautiful bright-eyed joy' (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). Sadly, he has found this praise to be insufficient. Standing atop the lonely Everest of his innumerable achievements, he invites his audien...
Smurfs Join Paramount Pictures To Award $10,000 To Brooklyn Children's Museum
by A.A. Cristi - July 14, 2025
Paramount Pictures has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM) in celebration of the museum’s 125th anniversary and its SMURFS Summer event....
Crystal Skillman's OPEN to Host Special Performance Benefiting The Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2025
Following the Off-Broadway premiere of Crystal Skillman's Award-Winning play Open at WP Theater, the production will present a special night where a portion of the proceeds will go towards change....
Interview: Kelvin Han Yee of YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE at East West Players
by Andrew Child - June 28, 2025
Decades before cementing himself in the pop culture consciousness as Ali Wong’s curmudgeonly father in Beef, Yee originated the role of Bradley Yamishita (played in this production by Daniel J. Kim)....
Over 1,000 Sign Petition to Reopen Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax
by A.A. Cristi - June 23, 2025
Over 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for Square Chapel Arts Centre to be reopened. The arts centre is located in the town of Halifax, but has been closed to the public since February this year....
East Lynne Theater Company Moves to New Clemans Theater for the Arts
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2025
After years of multi-million-dollar renovations, East Lynne Theater Company, Cape May’s award-winning Equity Professional Theater, was officially handed the keys to the former Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church....
Scott Rudin is Planning to Return to Broadway Following Bad Behavior; New Plays Planned with Lane, Metcalf, Mantello & More
by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2025
In 2021, amidst ongoing controversy and accusations of mistreatment, producer Scott Rudin stepped away from the theatre world. Now he is planning to make a return this year....
Review: Joe's Emporium Moves and Informs with OUT OF THE VINEYARD
by Andrew White - March 01, 2025
Working from a series of oral history recordings, playwright Psalmayene 24 has assembled a truly moving piece of theatre that brings the many voices of Prince Georges’ past and present to bear witness, and bring to light struggles that we (or I, at least) knew nothing about. Director Tony Thomas ...
Two River Joins Forces with Project Write Now for Community Playmaking
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2025
Two River Theater, in partnership with Project Write Now, recently launched a new engagement program called Community Playmaking. Learn more about the program here!...
Two River Joins Forces with Project Write Now for Community Playmaking
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2025
Two River Theater, in partnership with Project Write Now, recently launched a new engagement program called Community Playmaking. Run in collaboration with local non-profits, it is open to adults from diverse, underserved communities free of charge....
Review: F**KING MEN at The Bent
by Kay Kudukis - October 16, 2024
Joe Dipietro’s play explores the different dynamics between men and the thrill of anonymous sex. The comic throughline of “Why do we bang strangers? Because it feels fantastic!” propels the action, and comedy carries the night but buried underneath are some deeper emotions, and complicated sit...
Interview: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki's New Album SECRET LOVERS Honors Trailblazers
by Rebecca Kaplan - September 15, 2024
Singer-songwriters Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki are back at it again with new album SECRET LOVERS releasing 9/16. The ASCAP Foundation and Bistro Award-winning off-Broadway composer/lyricist and performer duo wrote songs inspired by their own life experience and artists, musicians and writers who...
Review: Bard's LE PROPHETE Makes You Long for 'Brevity' of Wagner's Ring Cycle
by Richard Sasanow - August 05, 2024
Saying that Giacomo Meyerbeer’s LE PROPHETE is long is like calling the Grand Canyon a pothole: It doesn’t begin to describe the experience, though they both sometimes have a rocky landscape....
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