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Interview: David Hein & Irene Sankoff On Developing New Works At TheatreWorks Silicon Photo Interview: David Hein & Irene Sankoff On Developing New Works At TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - August 12, 2025

BroadwayWorld chats with David Hein & Irene Sankoff, the married team who wrote 'Come from Away,' about their new musical, 'Vienna' which will have readings at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 22nd Annual New Works Festival in Palo Alto August 16th & 17th....


Interview: Playwright Catya McMullen on the World Premiere of ARROWHEAD produced by I Photo Interview: Playwright Catya McMullen on the World Premiere of ARROWHEAD produced by IAMA Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - February 09, 2024

Catya McMullen (pictured), a native New Yorker, now finds herself at home in Los Angeles. While working in film and television, her life-long love of theater inspired her to write plays. The world premiere of Arrowhead is her first being presented here, produced by IAMA at Atwater Village Theatre, d...


T.J. Armand Releases HAPPY HOUR BLUES: LYRICS, NOTES, AND REFLECTIONS Photo T.J. Armand Releases HAPPY HOUR BLUES: LYRICS, NOTES, AND REFLECTIONS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2025

Writer, composer, and producer T.J. Armand has released Happy Hour Blues: Lyrics, Notes & Reflections, the companion book to his three-volume recording project....


Heartbeat Opera To Present New Production of SALOME At Irondale In Brooklyn Photo Heartbeat Opera To Present New Production of SALOME At Irondale In Brooklyn
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2024

New York's Heartbeat Opera will present a new adaptation of Richard Strauss' iconic opera SALOME, transforming Oscar Wilde's tight, 100-minute thrill ride into a startlingly intimate Salome. ...


Review: HELLS CANYON at 12th Ave Arts Photo Review: HELLS CANYON at 12th Ave Arts
by Amelia Divine - September 07, 2025

What do we mean when we say someone is “like family”? In Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Hells Canyon, playwright Keiko Green takes that question and reveals the complicated debts, histories, and power dynamics hiding underneath. Directed by Amber Tanaka and now running at 12th Ave Arts through Septem...


RUM Will Embark on UK Tour Photo RUM Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2025

Touring the UK following its short run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, RUM follows Danny who has been plastering since he was a kid, he's not scared of anything, he's RUM. ...


Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN to be Presented at The Heights Players Photo Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN to be Presented at The Heights Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 07, 2025

The Heights Players will continue its 70th season with Martin McDonagh's gripping and provocative masterwork 'The Pillowman'. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...


Miriam Silverman to Star in Reading of THE VERGE at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Photo Miriam Silverman to Star in Reading of THE VERGE at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2024

Classic Stage Company and Fiasco Theater, in collaboration with Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre’s Expand The Canon, will present a one-night-only reading of The Verge by Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Glaspell. Learn how to purchase tickets....


Key City Public Theatre To Present New Works This Memorial Day Photo Key City Public Theatre To Present New Works This Memorial Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2024

Key City Public Theatre supports new work and local artists this month with Sips & Scripts, PlayCraft Originals, and IMPROV-A-GANZA, offering a unique look into the theatre development process. Learn more!...


Photos: See First Look at Season 3 of HBO's INDUSTRY Starring Kit Harington Photo Photos: See First Look at Season 3 of HBO's INDUSTRY Starring Kit Harington
by Josh Sharpe - May 21, 2024

The eight-episode third season of the critically acclaimed HBO Original drama series INDUSTRY, from creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, will debut SUNDAY, AUGUST 11. INDUSTRY gives an insider’s view of the blackbox of high finance following a group of young bankers as they forge their identities wi...


Review: THE ROOMMATE at Kansas City Actors' Theatre Photo Review: THE ROOMMATE at Kansas City Actors' Theatre
by Alan Portner - June 01, 2025

Kansas City Actors Theatre kicks off their twenty-first season with a super production of Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE about two women who stumble awkwardly towards each other and learn a bit more than either one is ready to absorb.  This two hander has been kicking around regional theaters for abou...


Complete Cast Announced For Special Reading Of Susan Glaspell's THE VERGE At Brooklyn Photo Complete Cast Announced For Special Reading Of Susan Glaspell's THE VERGE At Brooklyn Botanic Garden
by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2024

Classic Stage Company and Fiasco Theater, in collaboration with Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre's Expand The Canon (Emily Lyon, Artistic Director and Corri Oster, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for the one-night-only reading of The Verge by Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Glaspell (Trifles)...


Review: GHOSTS, starring Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells Photo Review: GHOSTS, starring Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells
by Cindy Marcolina - April 17, 2025

Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells are the tragic mother-son duo in an exciting, tense, suspenseful adaptation. Owen shifts the script and makes this classic all about domestic abuse and the power of upper-class disdain. Rachel O’Riordan’s production is a masterclass in distilling tension an...


Interview: Makambe K. Simamba of THREE SISTERS at Soulpepper Photo Interview: Makambe K. Simamba of THREE SISTERS at Soulpepper
by Ilana Lucas - March 13, 2024

BroadwayWorld spoke to Makambe K. Simamba of Soulpepper's THREE SISTERS, who plays Udo, the youngest of the three sisters, about the play's historical context and how playwright Inua Ellams finds new meaning in Chekhov's classic....


Student Blog: Academic 'Burn Out' is Real… Is the Pressure Cooker Cooking You? Photo Student Blog: Academic 'Burn Out' is Real… Is the Pressure Cooker Cooking You?
by Student Blogger: Mya Bodnick - January 28, 2024

Truthfully, the never-ending hustle of a theatre student is completely reflective of the industry itself. In contrast, at least athletes are provided an off-season where training alters in intensity and cadence as they partake in maintenance and recovery mode. However, a life without breaks is simpl...


Review: JAB, Finborough Theatre Photo Review: JAB, Finborough Theatre
by Gary Naylor - February 26, 2024

James McDermott's two-hander hits hard, but needs a little more mystery and nuance to realise its potential...


Review: Art House Productions’ GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Bleeds Beauty Photo Review: Art House Productions’ GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Bleeds Beauty
by Chloe Yang - October 27, 2024

Art House Productions' gripping staging of 'Gruesome Playground Injuries' explores love, pain, and healing through 30 years of friendship. Ashley Renée-Scott and Mario C. Brown shine as Kayleen and Doug, whose bond transcends romance in this intimate black box production running through Nov 10. Must...


Review: BELLY OF THE BEAST, Finborough Theatre Photo Review: BELLY OF THE BEAST, Finborough Theatre
by Tsitsi Tsopotsa - January 13, 2025

This world premiere, directed by Dadlow Lin, strips away theatrical artifice to focus on the raw humanity of its characters, delivering a powerful commentary on how schools struggle to adapt to evolving understandings of gender identity....


Guest Blog: I'm Really Proud of the Score': Composer Jack Godfrey on Establishing Cha Photo Guest Blog: I'm Really Proud of the Score': Composer Jack Godfrey on Establishing Characters and Emotions in New (Born) Musical BABIES
by Guest Author - May 27, 2024

When I started composing the score, I really wanted to find a musical language with which to establish the world of these nine teenage characters....


McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger to Star in A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK Off-Broa Photo McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger to Star in A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 16, 2024

McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger are set to star in the Off-Broadway production of A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK, exploring themes of friendship and trauma. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets....


Guest Blog: 'Theatre is Most Powerful When It Traps Us In a Room Together': Francesca Photo Guest Blog: 'Theatre is Most Powerful When It Traps Us In a Room Together': Francesca Bolam on Writing and Producing Two Shows in Two Different Countries
by Guest Author - September 15, 2025

This summer I found myself producing and writing two shows at the same time, in two different countries. On 6 August, Book Club premiered and sold out in New York at The Flea. Less than two weeks later, on 15 and 16 August, Tenner Bag sold out The Hope Theatre in London....


Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Theatre Royal Haymarket Photo Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Louise Penn - June 05, 2024

The first major revival of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge in a decade plays on the downfall of the 'Everyman'. Eddie Carbone is a hard-worker, popular, a man's man. But something deep and dangerous is gnawing at his heart....


Previews: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at TheatreFor Photo Previews: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at TheatreFor
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - August 28, 2025

Oscar Wilde’s scandalous novel gets a razor-edged revival at TheatreFor, where director Michael Cote and actor Juan Toro pull back the velvet curtain on The Picture of Dorian Gray....


Review Roundup: SWEPT AWAY Opens at Arena Stage Photo Review Roundup: SWEPT AWAY Opens at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 08, 2023

Read the reviews for Swept Away at Arena Stage....


CROCODILE THEATRE Comes to The Strand Theater Company Next Month Photo CROCODILE THEATRE Comes to The Strand Theater Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024

The Strand Theater Company will conclude its 16th consecutive Season, titled Resilience, as Baltimore’s premiere women-centrictheatre company, with the production of Crocodile Fever, by a Northern Ireland native, Meghan Tyler. Directed by Tessara Morgan Farley, in her Strand directorial debut.  ...






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