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Helen Shaw Joins The New York Times as Chief Theater Critic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Helen Shaw has joined The New York Times' Culture desk as chief theater critic. She will begin the position in mid-January. Helen was previously the theater critic and a staff writer at The New Yorker.

Review Roundup: CHESS Revival Officially Opens on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2025

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the Imperial Theatre. Find out what the critics had to say about the show here!

GYPSY to Open at Palo Alto Players in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2025

Palo Alto Players will open its landmark 95th season with the Broadway classic GYPSY. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the upcoming production!

Previews: PAINTING CHURCHES at The Pinebrook Theater
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jul 5, 2025

You can see the Falcone Repertory Theatre’s script-in-handing reading of Tina Howe’s Painting Churches at the Pine Brook Theater in Trumbull (the old Group Theater's summer home).

Comedian Bryan Safi's ARE YOU MAD AT ME?? to Play the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2025

The Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, and comedian Bryan Safi will make his Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut this summer with his solo comedy spiral, Are You Mad At Me??. Learn more!

Video: Watch the Official Trailer for HBO's MOUNTAINHEAD Starring Steve Carell
by Josh Sharpe - May 16, 2025

HBO has released the official trailer for the original film Mountainhead, written, directed, and executive produced by seven-time Emmy winner and Oscar-nominated Jesse Armstrong. Watch it now!

Video: Steve Carell Stars in First Teaser for HBO's MOUNTAINHEAD
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2025

HBO has released the official teaser for the original film Mountainhead, written, directed, and executive produced by seven-time Emmy winner and Oscar-nominated Jesse Armstrong. Watch the teaser now!

HBO's MOUNTAINHEAD Starring Steve Carell Sets Release Date
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 4, 2025

The HBO Original film Mountainhead, written, directed, and executive produced by seven-time Emmy winner and Oscar-nominated Jesse Armstrong, will debut Saturday, May 31, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

FAT HAM and More Set For Dallas Theater Center 25-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2025

Dallas Theater Center has revealed the titles for the 2025-26 season, including Noises Off, a classic British farce and a play-within-a-play; Fat Ham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning hit Broadway comedy that reinvents Shakespeare’s Hamlet; and more!

BOOK OF DAYS Will Play at Wichita Community Theatre
by Paula Makar - Mar 2, 2025

Acclaimed by Frank Rich as 'a writer who illuminates the deepest dramas of American life with poetry and compassion,' Lanford Wilson is one of the most esteemed contemporary American playwrights of our time. Nowhere is this more evident than in his latest play, Book of Days, which has won the Best Play Award from the American Theater Critics Association. 

Photos: TWO TRAINS RUNNING at Rubicon Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2025

Rubicon Theatre will host WinterFest as part of the company’s 2024/2025 “Dare to Dream” season, including August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING. Check out photos here!

Rubicon Theatre Company WINTERFEST To Feature Works By August Wilson and William Shakespeare
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2025

RUBICON THEATRE has announced a three-play WinterFest as part of the company's 2024/2025 “Dare to Dream” season. The first two plays in the festival celebrate a new collaboration between RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY and THE ACTING COMPANY (TAC) of New York. 

August Wilson Will Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025

Playwright August Wilson will be honored posthumously with the 2,799th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Learn more about the honor and how to stream the ceremony here!

How Common Are Autobiographical Plays and Musicals?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 6, 2024

This time, the reader question was: With Yellow Face on Broadway, have there been other semi-autobiographical shows on Broadway where the writer made themself a character?

VEEP: THE COMPLETE SERIES Coming To Blu-ray in October
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 9, 2024

Just in time for one of the biggest political elections of all time, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be newly releasing Veep: The Complete Series on Blu-ray.

SUCCESSION: THE COMPLETE SERIES Coming to Blu-ray in August
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 27, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is set to release Succession: The Complete Series on Blu-ray. The brilliant high-stakes drama following the Roy Family and their quest for power will be available to purchase online on August 13. The set includes all 39 episodes from all four seasons, plus over 20 bonus features including Inside the Episode featurettes, Character Recaps, Cast and Crew Interviews and more.

Review: GYPSY: A MUSICAL FABLE at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - Jun 5, 2024

What did our critic think of GYPSY: A MUSICAL FABLE at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall? There is a reason the musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a Golden Age classic. The text, suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee and written by Authur Laurents, is economical and succinct. Jule Styne’s music varies from catchy tunes to lush, foreboding orchestral maneuvers, and Sondheim’s nascent lyrics are simple and accessible, yet cut to the core of each scene’s objective.

Review: NOISES OFF at Bucks County Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - Jun 4, 2024

NOISES OFF at BCP is directed by Hunter Foster, stars Marilu Henner, and is a guaranteed winner for a late spring weekend.

Interview: David Henry Hwang Discusses YELLOW FACE Audible Drama Ahead of Play's Broadway Debut
by Josh Sharpe - May 31, 2024

At the beginning of May, a brand new audio version of David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face debuted on Audible, which features a starry cast that includes Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Ashley Park, and Jane Krakoswki. BroadwayWorld sat down with Hwang to discuss this new way of experiencing his play and how he approached the material 17 years later.

Exclusive: Why Two Producers and Friends Embarked On The Amazing Journey of TOMMY THE MUSICAL
by Team BWW - May 21, 2024

BroadwayWorld has invited the producers of the Best Production nominees to reflect on their experiences in bringing their shows to Broadway in this stellar season. Check out a piece written by the producers of The Who's Tommy, Stephen Gabriel and Ira Pittelman.