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Review: NOVEMBER 4 at Voices Festival Productions
by Mary Lincer - Nov 19, 2025

The world première of November 4 has opened just after the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995. It is a mitzvah that there are now no longer Israeli hostages and a shande that, as the script of November 4 pointedly notes, Israel now has a Prime Minister who thinks he's the Messiah.

Mitch Greenberg and More to Star in NOVEMBER 4 Musical at Voices Festival Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025

Voices Festival Productions has revealed the full cast for its World Premiere production of November 4, an urgent, timely musical play about a political assassination that changed the course of history.

Photos: First Look At TRUMAN VS. ISRAEL At Theatre At St. Clements
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2025

Now in previews, Truman vs. Israel will officially open Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Theatre at St. Clements, where it will run through January 4, 2026. See photos of the production.

Willy Falk and More to Star in TRUMAN VS. ISRAEL Off-Broadway at Theater At St. Clements
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2025

​Tony Award nominee Willy Falk and other Broadway performers have joined Greenhouse Theater Center's world premiere Off-Broadway production of Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman. See who is starring and learn more!

Ensemble Shakespeare Company Brings A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to The Flea
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2025

Ensemble Shakespeare Company (ESC), New York City's innovative ensemble for classical theater, is presenting A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's classic comedy told with the company's unique and intimate style of storytelling.

WP Theater Extends MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY For a Final Time
by Stephi Wild - Dec 31, 2024

Due to popular demand, Luna Stage's New York premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, directed by Ari Laura Kreith, will extend its run again at WP Theater.

MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY Extends at WP Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2024

Luna Stage's New York premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, directed by Ari Laura Kreith, opens tonight! The production has been extended. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Extension Begins Tonight For Jenny Lyn Bader's MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2024

Previews begin tonight for Luna Stage's New York premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, directed by Ari Laura Kreith! Learn more and see

MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY Will Move to WP Theater
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2024

Luna Stage's New York premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, directed by Ari Laura Kreith, is extending and moving to Off-Broadway's WP Theater.

MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY Opens Tonight at 59E59 Theaters
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2024

Explore the New York premiere of MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY at 59E59 Theaters. This drama, set in 1933 Berlin, examines the life of thinker Hannah Arendt. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Interview: Playwright Jenny Lyn Bader and MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY
by Marina Kennedy - Oct 21, 2024

Broadwayworld had the opportunity to interview Jenny Lyn Bader about her career and the 'Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library' at 59E59 Theaters.

Cast Set for MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2024

Luna Stage will present the NY premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader’s Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, directed by Ari Laura Kreith, running Off-Broadway. See who is starring and learn more about the production!

Leslie Epstein's KING OF THE JEWS Starring Richard Topol Begins Performances TONIGHT at HERE Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2023

Don't miss the Off Broadway debut of LESLIE EPSTEIN'S - KING OF THE JEWS at HERE Arts Center. The controversial adaptation of Epstein's novel is set in Poland, 1939, and follows a group of Jews forced to govern their own lives during the German occupation.

Richard Topol & More to Star in KING OF THE JEWS Off-Broadway Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2023

Discover the Off-Broadway debut of 'KING OF THE JEWS,' a compelling stage adaptation of Leslie Epstein's controversial novel. Immerse yourself in this thought-provoking production that confronts themes of identity, religion, and power. Don't miss your chance to experience this powerful theatrical event.

Photos: Immersive THE GREAT GATSBY Celebrates Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski - Jun 26, 2023

Immersive Everywhere’s production of The Great Gatsby Just celebrated its opening night and BroadwayWorld was there to bring you photos. Check them out here!

Photos & Video: Check Out New Footage & Images of THE GREAT GATSBY - THE IMMERSIVE SHOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2023

Check out new footage and images of The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show!

Photos: First Look at Immersive THE GREAT GATSBY American Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2023

Get a first look at the American debut of The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show!

World Premiere Science-Themed Musical PEABODY Launches Young People's Theatre Of Chicago 2022-23 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 2, 2022

The Young People's Theatre of Chicago's (YPT) inaugural 3-Play 2022-23 season launches with the highly anticipated world premiere production of the science-themed musical, Peabody - A Musical Comedy for Intrepid Young Scientists. With a book by Emmy Award-winning Glen Berger (PBS' Arthur; FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman) and music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated Morgan Taylor (Gustafer Yellowgold), Peabody runs Oct 29 - Nov 20 at the Greenhouse Theater Center.

BWW Review: LOST IN YONKERS at Hartford Stage
by Ariana Straznicky-Packer - Apr 15, 2022

Lost in Yonkers Finds Standing Ovation at Hartford Stage Opening Night Hartford Stage presents Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Lost in Yonkers, featuring four-time Academy Award-nominated, two-time Golden Globe Award winner, Emmy Award-nominated actor and director Marsha Mason (co-director and performing as Grandma Kurnitz), running April 7 - May 1, 2022.

Tickets For World Premiere Country Musical MAY WE ALL Go On Sale This Week
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2021

MAY WE ALL save the date for Summer 2022, as Brian Kelley and his production company CuzBro Productions, in partnership with Lively McCabe Entertainment (Executive Producer Michael Barra), welcome the highly-anticipated Country musical to Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville.