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Video: Watch the 2nd Trailer for HCT's PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Gillian Blum - Feb 28, 2026

Check out the second trailer for Peter Pan Goes Wrong, running at the Hale Center Theatre through May 9, in its regional premiere, fresh from Broadway.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 13, 2026- WICKED To Welcome New Witches and More
by - Jan 13, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

WP Lab Renamed as Heidi Thomas Initiative WP Lab With Applications Open Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2026

WP Theater has revealed that The Paul and Jenna Segal Family Foundation has committed to sponsoring the WP Lab, which will be renamed as the Heidi Thomas Initiative WP Lab. Their donation will fund the program for the next 10 years.

Cast Set For THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2025

Full casting has been confirmed for the New Vic's world premiere production of The Grand Babylon Hotel by famed playwright Arnold Bennett.  Learn more here!

Review: SELLING KABUL at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - Mar 4, 2023

Covering a topic as fraught as the US involvement in Afghanistan can be difficult and deeply painful, but Signature’s production of 'Selling Kabul' manages to be honest, unflinching, and compassionate without losing sight of who matters in its tale.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT At Signature Theatre
by Alan Henry - May 18, 2022

We've got a first look at Signature Theatre's The Upstairs Department, a play by Chelsea Marcantel (Airness, Everything is Wonderful), which plays in Signature's ARK Theatre for live performances now through June 12, 2022.

BWW Review: THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - May 6, 2022

While ostensibly about grief and how we see the world, 'The Upstairs Department' is really more about the central sibling relationship, about how two people can drift apart and find their way back to each other along their journeys to better understand themselves.

Cast & Creative Team Announced For THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT at Signature Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2022

Signature Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of The Upstairs Department, a play by Chelsea Marcantel (Airness, Everything is Wonderful), which will play in Signature's ARK Theatre for live performances from April 26 – June 12, 2022.

Signature Theatre Sets 2021/22 Season Featuring Pre-Broadway KPOP, THE BROADWAY MUSICAL & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 13, 2021

The 2021/2022 Signature Theatre season kicks off early November 2021 with a reimagined new production of Jonathan Larson’s musical RENT and continues with the DC premiere of Daphne’s Dive by Quiara Alegría Hudes; a new production of She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick and more.

Signature Theatre Announces Cast & Dates for DETROIT '67
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2021

Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and dates for Detroit ‘67, the final production in the Signature Features 2021 Season. Written by MacArthur Genius Grant Fellow Dominique Morisseau and directed by Candis C. Jones, Detroit ‘67 depicts abrupt changes to the lives of the Poindexter siblings during the 1967 Detroit uprising.

WP THEATER Announces Programming for Spring 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2021

WP Theater has announced programming details for their Spring 2021 Season, which continues to lift up the work of Women+ theater artists in creative new ways that reflect these complicated times.

Signature Theatre's EASY WOMEN SMOKING LOOSE CIGARETTES Available for Digital Streaming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2020

Signature Theatre has announced that beginning Monday, March 30 patrons will have the ability to watch the world premiere production of Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes by DC playwright Dani Stoller from their homes.

BWW Review: EASY WOMEN SMOKING LOOSE CIGARETTES at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - Mar 3, 2020

'Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes' is a smart, insightful show with an incredibly talented cast and production team. It's a heartfelt, surprisingly funny, and achingly realistic portrayal of a family struggling with their demons, brought to life by an outstanding team.

Signature Theatre Has Announced Cast and Creative Team for EASY WOMEN SMOKING LOOSE CIGARETTES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2020

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes by DC playwright Dani Stoller.

Playground Supports Immersive Theater Company WITNESS And New Production, LAST DAYS OF THE TSARS
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2019

Colin Callender's Tony and Golden Globe award-winning production company Playground (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Lucky Guy) today announces its expansion into immersive theatre with its support of WITNESS, a new theatre company created and led by Artistic Director Michael Bontatibus, former creative executive at Playground. WITNESS's recent sold-out productions include Noirtown which premiered at the Rave Theatre Festival and was hailed by The New York Times as a?oeelectrifying,a?? Found Footage at Colonels Row on Governors Island, and The Visitation at the Wyckoff House, the oldest building in New York.

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2019

Following sold-out runs at the National Theatre and in New York at the Park Avenue Armory, the NT and Neal Street Productions' critically acclaimed production of The Lehman Trilogy arrives in the West End, opening for a limited 16-week run.

CALL THE MIDWIFE Begins Filming Ninth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 22, 2019

Made by Neal Street Productions for BBC One, the award-winning drama series, Call The Midwife, has completed filming for a Christmas Special to be broadcast this year and has begun filming a new series of eight episodes for 2020.

World Premiere of CAMILLE CLAUDEL, ASSASSINS, A CHORUS LINE, and More Set For Signature Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2019

Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland announce the full lineup for Signature Theatre's 2019/20 season.

Photo Flash: First Look At MASTERPIECES OF THE ORAL AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2019

Signature Theatre presents world premiere of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by DC playwright Heather McDonald (Broadway's An Almost Holy Picture, Signature's Available Light). The production is directed by Australian film and theater director Nadia Tass (Malcolm, Matching Jack) and features Holly Twyford(Signature's A Little Night Music, Sex with Strangers) as Layla, Felicia Curry (Signature's The Scottsboro Boys, Arena's Nina Simone: Four Women) as Mitra, and Yesenia Iglesias (Folger's Love's Labor's Lost, Ford's A Christmas Carol) as Nadia. Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity runs from February 26 through April 7 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre.

Video: Signature Theatre Presents MASTERPIECES OF THE ORAL AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2019

Signature Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by DC playwright Heather McDonald (Broadway's An Almost Holy Picture, Signature's Available Light). The production is directed by Australian film and theater director Nadia Tass (Malcolm, Matching Jack) and features Holly Twyford (Signature's A Little Night Music, Sex with Strangers) as Layla, Felicia Curry (Signature's The Scottsboro Boys, Arena's Nina Simone: Four Women) as Mitra, and Yesenia Iglesias (Folger's Love's Labor's Lost, Ford's A Christmas Carol) as Nadia. Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity runs from February 26 through April 7 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre.