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Photos: Meet the Cast of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Off-Broadway
by Jennifer Broski - October 30, 2025
Spellers at the ready! The first New York revival of the landmark Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is getting ready for previews. The cast just met the press and you can check out photos here!
Review: PRAYERS FOR A HUNGRY GHOST, Barbican
by Cindy Marcolina - October 30, 2025
The Barbican has the perfect Halloween show. With a multi-media production devised by Elisabeth Gunawan, Daniel York Loh, and Jasmine Chiu, it will destabilise and provoke you. In Chinese mythology, the greedy, selfish, and envious get reincarnated into “hungry ghosts.” Forced to relive their actions until they learn from them, their insatiable, unfulfillable hunger drives them to ingest anything on their path, turning it to ashes. Talk about allegory!
Talía del Val se incorpora al espectáculo OPERA MEETS BROADWAY
by MIGUEL DE LA SOTA TOME - October 30, 2025
Talía del Val estrena nuevo proyecto con su reciente incorporación a OPERA MEETS BROADWAY, la producción que entrelaza la ópera con los mejores musicales para ofrecer al público noches inolvidables.
Review: DIAL 1 FOR UK, Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - October 30, 2025
Anyone wanting to get to the bottom of newspaper stories about illegal migrants in Britain could learn a great deal from Dial 1 for UK at Riverside Studios. Written and performed by assured actor/dancer Mohit Mahur, his debut one-man play provides plenty of laughs, as well as poignancy when a migrant (loosely based on Mahur's own experience) discovers the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
Review: THE LINE OF BEAUTY, Almeida Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - October 30, 2025
An award-winning LGBTQ novel, adapted for the stage by playwright of the moment Jack Holden (Cruising; Kenrex)... It sounds like a surefire hit for the Almeida, and sure enough, the entire run is currently fully sold out. But can a production be too sure of itself? Slick but straightforward, this premiere bucks the venue’s recent trend of plays that push the envelope.
A SLEIGHFUL OF SONGS Comes to Theatre West in December
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Theatre West will present A Sleighful of Songs, a holiday musical celebration created by John A. Goux and directed by Victoria Lavan, running December 12–14, 2025, at Theatre West in Los Angeles.
Video: WICKED Celebrates 22 Years of Making Magic on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
As Wicked celebrates 22 years on Broadway, the production has released a video montage looking back on the extraordinary journey that began with original stars Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Joel Grey, and the generations of Ozians who have followed in their footsteps.
THE MOUSETRAP Opens at SecondStory Repertory October 31
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
SecondStory Repertory in Redmond will present Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap from October 31 to November 16, 2025. Directed by Doug Knoop, the world’s longest-running play invites audiences to solve a classic whodunit filled with secrets, red herrings, and a twist ending.
Photos: Jonathan Bailey, Kara Young, Helen J. Shen and More Attend TIME100 Next Gala
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
TIME recently hosted its fourth annual TIME100 Next Gala, celebrating TIME’s list of 100 rising stars who are defining the next generation of leadership in business, entertainment, sports, politics, and more at Current in New York City. The event included appearances from Broadway luminaries inclduing Tony Award-winner Kara Young, Helen J. Shen, and Wicked: For Good star Jonathan Bailey.
Photos: First Look at OEDIPUS Stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Olivier Award-winning Oedipus – an adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke. Oedipus is now in performance at Studio 54 for a strictly limited 14-week engagement. As the production kicks off previews, check out a first look photos of stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville at the stage door of the political drama.
The Pasadena Chorale Will Present Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem In The Composer’s Piano Four-Hand Arrangement
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Pasadena Chorale will open its 2025–2026 season with Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), performed in the composer’s rarely heard arrangement for piano four hands.
Inland Pacific Ballet Will Present THE NUTCRACKER In Claremont And Riverside
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Inland Pacific Ballet will present its annual production of The Nutcracker this holiday season with four performances at Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College in Claremont, December 13–14, and three performances at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, December 20–21.
Photos: FIXING FRANKIE At Little Red Light Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Little Red Light Theatre will present the Off Broadway premiere of Fixing Frankie, a new musical conceived by Joe Langworth and Steve Marzullo, with book and lyrics by Mr. Langworth, music by Mr. Marzullo, and co-directed by Michael Blatt and Mr. Langworth. Check out photos from the show!
The Flea Reveals Full Cast For The Apollo Theater Presentation Of The HANG TIME National Tour
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Flea has announced the full cast for the Apollo Theater’s presentation of The Flea’s national tour of HANG TIME, written and directed by Zora Howard.
Joey McIntyre To Headline TINSELCOLOR: HOLIDAY SOUNDTRACKS Live At CineVita
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Global pop icon Joey McIntyre will lead the world-premiere production of TINSELCOLOR: Holiday Soundtracks LIVE, a new concert experience celebrating the music of classic holiday films.
Pink Fang And Hunter College Theatre Department Present THE PING CHONG ARCHIVAL SYMPOSIUM
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Pink Fang (formerly Ping Chong and Company), in partnership with the Hunter College Theatre Department, will present the Ping Chong Archival Symposium on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College (CUNY).
The Green Room 42 Will Present FOR A DAY OF SKY In November
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Green Room 42 will present for a day of sky on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m., a one-night-only concert celebrating rarely heard songs by some of musical theatre’s greatest composers.
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF GEORGE MICHAEL Returns To The Mcaninch Arts Center in November
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Following a sold-out performance in February 2024, the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) will welcome back The Life and Music of George Michael on Sunday, November 9, at 7 p.m.
Photos: THE TRUTH ABOUT TRANSYLVANIA At A.R.T. New York
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Truth About Transylvania written by playwright Patricia Lynn’s opened last week A.R.T./New York. Check out new photos of the production. The critically acclaimed production runs until November 1.
The Ebell Of Los Angeles To Host Malala Yousafzai, Artists, Comedians, And Cultural Leaders In November
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Ebell of Los Angeles will present a vibrant slate of events this November featuring voices from across the worlds of art, activism, literature, and comedy.
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, THE NUTCRACKER, And More Set for Bergen Performing Arts Center Holiday Lineup
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Bergen Performing Arts Center (BergenPAC) will celebrate the 2025 holiday season with a full lineup of concerts, theatrical productions, and family programming throughout December.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL To Take Its Final Bow At The Royal George Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
A timeless tale that became a Niagara-on-the-Lake holiday staple begins previews November 1. Christmas spirits of the Dickensian kind will inhabit the current incarnation of the Royal George Theatre one last time when holiday mainstay A Christmas Carol takes the stage until December 21.
Theatre Now Will Honor Mindi Dickstein, Anna K. Jacobs, And Lisa Lambert At ASTONISHING! GALA 2025
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Theatre Now will present its annual Astonishing! Gala on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South in New York City. The evening will honor Mindi Dickstein (Little Women), Anna K. Jacobs (Teeth), and Lisa Lambert (The Drowsy Chaperone) in a celebration of Women and Nonbinary Musical Theatre Writers. The gala will also highlight members of Theatre Now’s Musical Writers Lab.
East Lynne Theater Company To Present One-Night-Only Staged Reading Of JERSEY LAWMAN
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
East Lynne Theater Company will present an encore, one-night-only performance of Jersey Lawman: A Life on the Right Side of Crime at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, at the Clemans Theater for the Arts.
Photos: Marvin The Paranoid Android Spotted At Riverside Studios Ahead Of THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Opening
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
With just three weeks to go before the opening of THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY at Riverside Studios, a familiar figure has been seen wandering the halls in Hammersmith. Visitors were surprised this week to encounter Marvin the Paranoid Android quietly roaming rehearsal spaces ahead of the show’s opening on November 15..Check out photos of the Marvin spottings here!

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