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A&E Network Expands 'Secrets of' Franchise With The Return of 'Secrets of Playboy' & Photo A&E Network Expands 'Secrets of' Franchise With The Return of 'Secrets of Playboy' & Two New Limited Series
by Michael Major - June 08, 2023

Through in-depth interviews with insiders on all levels, rare archival footage, and exclusive content, series under the “Secrets Of” banner delve into complex worlds through a modern-day lens that examines how these brands, organizations, and figures have molded our culture’s view of power and sexua...
Feature: Is AI the Future of Live Theatre? Not Yet. Photo Feature: Is AI the Future of Live Theatre? Not Yet.
by Cindy Marcolina - May 02, 2023

The launch of ChatGPT has been received with general apprehension, if not frantic worry, by writers worldwide. If you can train Artificial Intelligence to deliver copy as profound, correct, and well-written as it’s humanly possible, does it mean that writing is soon to be an obsolete profession? ...
'Heartbreaking, breathtaking and powerful': Kenley Smith's FAN ME WITH A BRICK Provid Photo 'Heartbreaking, breathtaking and powerful': Kenley Smith's FAN ME WITH A BRICK Provides a Fascinating Portrait of an American Family
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 13, 2023

Post-pandemic Nashville theater audiences have witnessed a groundswell of creativity as local companies have made the production of original works part of their programming initiatives. While the result might best be described as hit-or-miss depending on perspective, one company’s efforts have been ...
Review: THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER, The Watermill Theatre Photo Review: THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER, The Watermill Theatre
by Mickey-Jo Boucher - May 10, 2023

The ever enchanting Watermill Theatre in Newbury could hardly have hoped for more atmospheric weather to mark the opening night of their latest show, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. The distant thunderclaps and bucketing rain seemed perfectly placed to instill a disquieting mood as the audience arrive...
WAITRESS THE MUSICAL Extends in Movie Theaters For the Second Time Photo WAITRESS THE MUSICAL Extends in Movie Theaters For the Second Time
by Michael Major - December 15, 2023

Waitress: The Musical brings the Tony-nominated Broadway phenomenon to the big screen. Based on Adrienne Shelly's beloved film, this adaptation features composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Get tickets to ...
The Shaw's 2024 Casts and Creative Teams Revealed Photo The Shaw's 2024 Casts and Creative Teams Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2023

The cast and creative teams have been revealed for the Shaw Festival’s 62nd season....
BIRTH OF A MURDERER Heads Into Final Weekend At Desert Stages Photo BIRTH OF A MURDERER Heads Into Final Weekend At Desert Stages
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2023

Birth of a Murderer will complete its run at Desert Stages at Scottsdale Fashion Square, June 9 and June 10. ...
Pianist Brian Ganz To Play Chopin's Most Difficult Works At Strathmore As He Closes I Photo Pianist Brian Ganz To Play Chopin's Most Difficult Works At Strathmore As He Closes In On Being The First To Perform All 250
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2024

Sparkling, colossal, and virtuosic—this is how internationally acclaimed pianist Brian Ganz describes the music in his upcoming recital, “Chopin the Virtuoso,” at The Music Center at Strathmore at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024....
Review: THE MARVELOUS MARILYN MAYE Makes History And Legend At Carnegie Hall Photo Review: THE MARVELOUS MARILYN MAYE Makes History And Legend At Carnegie Hall
by Stephen Mosher - March 27, 2023

Steven Reineke and The New York Pops were energized by a ninety-five-year-old Carnegie Hall solo show neophyte last week....
Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films Photo Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films
by Michael Major - January 21, 2024

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway....
NAN AND THE LOWER BODY Audio Recording Starring Richard Schiff, Ginnifer Goodwin & Jo Photo NAN AND THE LOWER BODY Audio Recording Starring Richard Schiff, Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas Now Available
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024

Emmy award-winning actor Richard Schiff (The Good Doctor, The West Wing), Ginnifer Goodwin and fellow Once Upon A Time co-star and real-life husband Josh Dallas, and Shannon Cochran (The Ring) star in a new L.A. Theatre Works audio theater recording of Nan and the Lower Body by playwright Jessica Di...
Film at Lincoln Center Announces Jordan Peele Curation Photo Film at Lincoln Center Announces Jordan Peele Curation
by Michael Major - December 22, 2022

Widely hailed as one of this century’s great directorial debuts, Jordan Peele’s era-defining Get Out injected new life into horror with its witty subversion of racial politics and elitist social mores. Two years later, his wildly entertaining Us plumbed everything from isolationist fears and late-ca...
WAITRESS THE MUSICAL Extends in Movie Theaters For the Second Time Photo WAITRESS THE MUSICAL Extends in Movie Theaters For the Second Time
by Michael Major - December 15, 2023

Waitress: The Musical brings the Tony-nominated Broadway phenomenon to the big screen. Based on Adrienne Shelly's beloved film, this adaptation features composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Get tickets to ...
Review: DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? Scares Up Tons of Laughs in La Mir Photo Review: DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? Scares Up Tons of Laughs in La Mirada
by Michael Quintos - March 25, 2023

An admirable, absurdly funny first full production of a brand new musical, WALTER PAISLEY, is perhaps one of the most enjoyable work-in-progress shows this reviewer has seen in a long time. This delightful world premiere production---filled with madcap antics and a humorously pulpy plot---continues ...
Review: SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage Photo Review: SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage
by Jake Bridges - December 08, 2023

What did our critic think of SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage?...
REVIEW: THE INFERIOR SEX at Trinity Repertory Company Photo REVIEW: THE INFERIOR SEX at Trinity Repertory Company
by Christopher Verleger - March 26, 2023

Directed with intricacy and precision by Tatyana Marie-Carlo, 'The Inferior Sex' takes place in 1972, when Vietnam, Watergate and women's lib dominated the headlines, and Shirley Chisholm (portrayed with an eloquent ferocity by Jackie Davis), the first Black woman elected to Congress, is making a hi...
Exclusive: Alexandra Silber Reflects on the Timely Themes of OUR CLASS Photo Exclusive: Alexandra Silber Reflects on the Timely Themes of OUR CLASS
by Alexandra Silber - January 19, 2024

Alexandra Silber, star of Our Class, has shared her thoughts on the complexities of human nature, never forgetting the past, and the play's relevance in today's world in her guest essay The “Eleventh Classmate”, which you can read exclusively here at BroadwayWorld. ...
Review: LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING at New Conservatory Theatre Center Photo Review: LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING at New Conservatory Theatre Center
by Steve Murray - April 21, 2023

What did our critic think of LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING at New Conservatory Theatre Center?...
HILLSONG: A MEGACHURCH EXPOSED Docu-Series to Air on TLC Photo HILLSONG: A MEGACHURCH EXPOSED Docu-Series to Air on TLC
by Michael Major - December 05, 2022

TLC is set to debut an all-new fourth episode of the docuseries, HILLSONG: A MEGACHURCH EXPOSED, revealing new details and facts surrounding the star-studded Hillsong megachurch’s shocking scandal and fall from grace. The docuseries stunned audiences when it originally aired its first three parts on...
Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at Christiania Theater Photo Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at Christiania Theater
by Christian Ranke - November 01, 2023

When it was announced that the next big production at Christiania theater would be a play with the nifty title 'Et dukkehjem 2 (A Doll's House, Part 2)' I didn't know what to think. I had next to no knowledge of the piece, other than it was a Broadway play which ran during the 2017 season. Was it a ...
MY FAIR LADY, CANDIDA & More Set for Shaw Festival 2024 Season Photo MY FAIR LADY, CANDIDA & More Set for Shaw Festival 2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2023

Get a sneak peek into the upcoming 2024 season at the Shaw Festival, including highly anticipated productions like MY FAIR LADY and CANDIDA. Discover the classic and contemporary shows set to captivate audiences next year....
The Pleasance Theatre Trust Present Giant Programme of Theatre and Comedy For Second Photo The Pleasance Theatre Trust Present Giant Programme of Theatre and Comedy For Second Fringe On-Sale
by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2023

The second Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust is a whopper with returning award-winning acts, amazing newcomers, European sensations, shows with fun for all the family and political chatterings. ...
Review: THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY at Geffen Playhouse Photo Review: THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY at Geffen Playhouse
by Tracey Paleo - October 18, 2023

“How to Ruin a Relationship in One Easy Step,”  is a definitive alternate title for, THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY, a smart, little 80-minute, light drama written by Samuel Balm, directed by Darko Tresnjak, currently at the Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates Theater....
Interview: Ben Jones of I THINK WE SHOULD SEE OTHER PEOPLE Photo Interview: Ben Jones of I THINK WE SHOULD SEE OTHER PEOPLE
by Stephen Mosher - October 05, 2023

Days after the release of his new album and days before his second consecuitve year at The Cabaret Convention, Ben Jones has some thoughts on his four year baptism by fire in the world of cabaret....
Review: DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? Scares Up Tons of Laughs in La Mir Photo Review: DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? Scares Up Tons of Laughs in La Mirada
by Michael Quintos - March 25, 2023

An admirable, absurdly funny first full production of a brand new musical, WALTER PAISLEY, is perhaps one of the most enjoyable work-in-progress shows this reviewer has seen in a long time. This delightful world premiere production---filled with madcap antics and a humorously pulpy plot---continues ...




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