Industry Pro Newsletter: The Obies Announce Jury, Fallout in the UK from Computer Crash at Arts Council England
by Alex Freeman - Nov 3, 2025
Broadway enthusiasts got into the Halloween spirit with show-inspired costumes, while BroadwayWorld expanded its reach with new WhatsApp Channels for international readers. Onstage and behind the scenes, the American Theatre Wing named the jury for the 70th Obie Awards, and Actors’ Equity ratified a new contract with The Broadway League, marking an important step for performer benefits and producer relations. Regionally, Center Theatre Group unveiled its 2025/26 LA Writers’ Workshop and Artist Residencies, and Albuquerque Little Theatre welcomed a new executive director. Internationally, the fallout from Arts Council England’s portal crash continues to leave arts groups in uncertainty—underscoring the ongoing challenges of supporting creativity worldwide.
Feature: HALLOWEEN IN HTOWN at The Spooky Haunts Of Houston Theater
by Brett Cullum - Oct 19, 2025
I wanted to run down the shows that BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON readers should consider as a trick and a treat! Just think of us as your roadmap on the “highway to fell” that “doesn’t fear the reaper” and “we’re going off the rails on a crazy train.” These shows rock, and they certainly are up for consideration during the spooky season.
Review: THE DA VINCI CODE at Alley Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Sep 25, 2025
It’s a marvelously entertaining thriller that audiences are likely to flock to, because it has a sense of awe-inspired fun that you seldom find in the theater. It's high-tech Agatha Christie, and perfect for the Fall.
Review: THE MIRROR CRACK'D at The Alley Theater
by Jonathan Netek - Jul 18, 2025
Based on Agatha Christie’s novel The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, this stage adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff, and directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, brings a wave of Hollywood drama to the sleepy English village of St. Mary Mead.
Interview: Paige Hathaway of THE MIRROR CRACK'D at Alley Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Jul 15, 2025
So the challenge with this show is, it is not just one location. It's like Miss Marple's cottage. It's a movie studio. It's a dressing room and a soundstage in the filming studio. And then there's this enormous manor called Gossington Hall.
Jenna Lea Rosen, Cailen Fu and More to Star in FROZEN at La Mirada
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT has revealed the initial cast for the Los Angeles regional theatre premiere of Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.