Dorothy Parker

Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Crazy Philosophical Satire CANDIDE Is Presented With Colour And Clear Storytelling
by Jade Kops - Feb 22, 2025

Opera Australia brings Victorian Opera’s production of CANDIDE to the Sydney Opera House. 

Gateway Playhouse Welcomes THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2025

Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will kick off its 2025 Mainstage Season with the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy classic “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

92Y Announces Amor Towles, Celebrations Of Jane Austen And Sam Shepard And More Literary Events
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2025

92NY has announced a lineup of upcoming literary events with Amor Towles, Robert Crumb, Celebrations of Jane Austen and Sam Shepard and more. Tickets are on sale now.

Review: USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep
by Drew Eberhard - Dec 8, 2024

What did our critic think of USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep?

SONGS OF RESILIENCE Cygnet Salon Staged Reading Set For This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2024

Members of the Cygnet Salon cohort were asked how they’re getting through this hard year, and each spoke of writings or poetry that inspired them to find and nurture their resilience. This became Songs of Resilience, a Cygnet Salon staged reading produced and directed by Louanne Moldovan.

Review: WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE & TIMES OF DOROTHY PARKER at BB's Stage Door Canteen
by Tara Bennett - Oct 23, 2024

Dorothy Parker, the sharp-tongued wit of the Jazz Age, remains one of America’s most fascinating literary figures. In WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE & TIMES OF DOROTHY PARKER, Claudia Baumgarten brings this iconic figure to life in a one-woman performance that not only celebrates Parker’s legendary humor but also reveals the vulnerability and inner turmoil hidden behind her biting social commentary.

Review: LOOPED at The Roustabouts Theatre Co
by ErinMarie Reiter - Oct 14, 2024

Tallulah Bankhead once said, “Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn’t boring.” The Roustabouts Theatre Company rose to that challenge with “Looped.” It is a delightfully funny play showcasing her humor and heartbreak, with a lead performance that Bankhead herself would agree is captivating.   “Looped” is playing through October 20th.

The York Theatre Company To Celebrate Noël Coward At I LIKE AMERICA Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 5, 2024

The York Theatre Company and The Noël Foundation has announced a one-night-only concert, 'I LIKE AMERICA,' celebrating 125 years of Noël Coward on Sunday, October 6.

World Premiere Of LIBERTY TALKS: A COLOSSAL SATIRE Comes to Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater will present the World Premiere of LIBERTY TALKS: A Colossal Satire by Provincetown playwright Fermin Rojas, directed by Janice L. Goldberg.

TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE Opens Tonight at Theater For The New City
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 1, 2024

Tongs and Bones, Shakespeare: Tempestuous Amusements, Interludes, Noises, and Drollery, written by Bob Shuman and directed by Frank Farrell will run as part of the Dream Up Festival from August 25-September 15, 2024.

Anthony Edwards, Susannah Flood, and Amy Warren Will Lead THE COUNTER Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy, directed by David  Cromer. Learnm ore about the cast here!

Westport Country Playhouse to Present AN EVENING WITH FRAN LEBOWITZ
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

Westport Country Playhouse will present “An Evening with Fran Lebowitz' in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Phoenix Festival Returns To Nyack in September
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 3, 2024

The Third Annual Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack will take place from September 12th-22nd in Nyack, NY.

Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Morgan Auditorium At The University Of La Verne
by Amanda Callas - Aug 2, 2024

Merrily We Roll Along is that rare gem, a grown-up, subtle, perceptive musical that can delight both audiences love musicals and audiences who hate them.  This production by the Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, with brilliant direction by Frank Minano, is complex, bittersweet, funny, heartfelt, ultimately joyous and inspiring.

Fran Lebowitz to Return to Benaroya Hall in September
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024

Fran Lebowitz will return to Benaroya Hall, Sunday September 22nd at 7:30 pm.

Review: DESIGN FOR LIVING at Odyssey Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Jul 13, 2024

A glamorous, pansexual, queer 1930s romp through the world of artists, playwrights, interior decorators, and their lovers, Design for Living was an instant hit with the sold-out audience on the afternoon I attended, who loved every minute of it.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 2, 2024
by - Jul 2, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 2, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Julie Halston, Ann Harada, Jackie Hoffman, and Anika Larsen Will Lead WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2024

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane has assembled a cast of Broadway favorites Julie Halston, Ann Harada, Jackie Hoffman, and Anika Larsen for his new show What Fresh Hell Is This?, a Dorothy Parker Cocktail.

LETTERS LIVE Will Host Special RSPCA Show at The Royal Albert Hall
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2024

Letters Live, the literary event which celebrates the power of written correspondence, returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 12 December in collaboration with the RSPCA for a special one-off event.

Review: CANDIDE at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - May 25, 2024

This is the best of all possible performances.