The Audience (i)

EDINBURGH 2025: ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE 2.0 Martin Brock Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 18, 2025

ack at the Fringe with an electrifying, one-of-a-kind spectacle of slick, mind-bending magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, cutting-edge video production and astonishing illusions – magic like you've never seen before!

Interview: Robert L. Freedman & Jean Kauffman Discuss A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jul 15, 2025

Interview with Robert L. Freedman & Jean Kauffman about their respective roles in the show, how the musical came to life, and what it means to navigate love, art, and occasional murder together.  ”A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” is playing through August 17th at North Coast Repertory Theatre.

Interview: Kerry Butler on HEATHERS, Teaching, and Channeling Her Inner Teen
by Rose Yaeger - Jul 15, 2025

Tony-nominated Broadway star Kerry Butler is back at New World Stages, where she recently appeared in Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now, the musical concert she wrote and performed in with her Hairspray co-stars Marissa Jaret Winokur and Laura Bell Bundy. 

EDINBURGH 2025: SPLIT ENDS Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 13, 2025

Claudia is consumed by her split ends until she fell in love with a hairy Vacuum. The Vacuum would shed his hairs, leave, reappear, malt, leave, appear, cheat, shed. She waited for him to pull the plug on what they had because she couldn't.

EDINBURGH 2025: CHANNEL Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 10, 2025

An immersive sound bath and communal listening space guided by live ambient electronic music. Designed to care for and reinvigorate the audience, the space invites you to sit, stand or lie down. The audience is invited to offer their own sounds to help create the sonic meditation, with the intention of promoting connection, attention and radical listening.

EDINBURGH 2025: THE ALCHEMY OF SADNESS Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 8, 2025

When Thiago is paired up with his prickly boss, Liam, on a crisis managing account for a venerated chef, each of them sees it as an opportunity to get ahead in their company. However, a dangerous dance of power, control and seduction ensues as both of their egos clash, bringing their innermost fears and desires to the forefront. As they struggle to complete the project, they each experience telling physical transformations as consequence for their actions.

Review: N/A - A NEW PLAY at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - Jun 14, 2025

N/A is a gripping two-hander that imagines a fictional meeting between two powerhouse women in American politics: one, a seasoned Speaker of the House; the other, a newly elected congresswoman with a disruptive streak. As generational, ideological, and political tensions rise, N/A explores what it takes for women to wield, challenge, and share power in Washington—and what that means for the rest of us.

Seattle Opera Names Alicia Moriarty Director of Production
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2025

General and Artistic Director James Robinson announced that Alicia Moriarty, longtime member of Seattle Opera’s production team, is the company’s next Director of Production.

Interview: Tamarie Cooper & Kyle Sturdivant of ANOTHER DING DANG TAMARIE SHOW
by Brett Cullum - Jun 10, 2025

This show is a Houston summer tradition, and it is the Catastrophic Theatre's version of A Christmas Carol at the Alley or The Nutcracker at the Houston Ballet. Except every year, this one's a new script and a new ball of crazy to enjoy.

Ryo Kamibayashi Shares Backstage Secrets From PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2025

Ryo Kamibayashi, currently appearing in Pirates! The Penzance Musical on Broadway, took us backstage at the Todd Haimes Theatre to share some of his favorite backstage moments, pre-show rituals, and more!

Interview: Theatre Life with Jade Jones
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 6, 2025

Today’s subject Jade Jones is a powerhouse performer who is currently living their theatre life onstage at Arena Stage in the World Premiere play We Are Gathered. The show runs through June 15th in Arena’s Fichandler Stage space.

Review: MADAME CLICQUOT Bubbles with Possibility at Pittsburgh CLO
by Greg Kerestan - Jun 1, 2025

This new musical makes a case both for its own mainstream success and for its heroine as an under-appreciated icon.

Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Short North Stage
by Paul Batterson - May 11, 2025

Although the cast took a wrecking ball to the fourth wall separating the audience from the actors and the show within a show is intentionally light on plot, The Drowsy Chaperone serves up a cocktail that is two shots of Golden Age musicals, a jigger of acerbic wit, three parts parody, and a half ounce of honesty.

Review: IN THE GROVE OF FORGETTING at TheatreSquared
by Theresa Bertram - May 6, 2025

Every time I walk through the doors of TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, I carry with me a sense of eager anticipation. My expectations are always high—rightfully so. As a professional theatre with a reputation for world-class storytelling, T2 has consistently delivered productions that are bold, thought-provoking, and emotionally resonant.

DRAG: THE MUSICAL Sets Live Cast Album Featuring Liza Minnelli
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 17, 2025

In celebration of DRAG: The Musical’s dynamite off-Broadway run at New World Stages, the team behind the show will release ‘DRAG: The Musical LIVE (The Cast Recording)’ on April 25th.

Interview: SISTER ACT: BEHIND THE HABIT with William Yanesh
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 17, 2025

Today is our fourth installment of Sister Act: Behind The Habit series. So far this week we have met three performers that bring the show to life onstage eight performances a week. Today we are going to meet the man that sits in front of the performers in the orchestra pit conducting and playing one of the keyboards as part of the red hot eight piece Sister Act band. Please meet Maestro William Yanesh.

Interview: 'OPERATION MINCEMEAT is a Team Sport': Actor Madeleine Jackson-Smith on Joining the Cast
by Kat Mokrynski - Apr 1, 2025

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Madeleine Jackson-Smith, who plays Jean Leslie & Others in the current cast of Operation Mincemeat. We discussed how she first got into theatre, what it has been like joining the show and even her recent debut as Ewen Montagu!

Tina Landau Is Answering the Call and Bringing a New FLOYD COLLINS to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 28, 2025

Only heaven knows how Tina Landau's rehearsal schedule goes. The acclaimed director and writer is playing double duty this spring, working on the creative teams of the new musical Redwood and the first major revival (and Broadway premiere) of Floyd Collins. She is telling us all about the process so far!

Interview: Seth David Mitchell And Adam Roberts of COMPANY at Roustabout Theatre Company
by Sabrina Wallace - Mar 26, 2025

In an in-depth interview, Roustabout Theatre Company co-founders Seth David Mitchell and Adam Roberts discuss their vision for the company, their appreciation for Austin's artistic talent, and their upcoming debut production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company.

JUST IN TIME Is Setting the Scene for a Proper Night at the Club
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2025

Just In Time, a new musical about Darin led by Jonathan Groff, is getting ready to open at the Circle in the Square Theatre- a venue very specifically selected by the man at the helm of the project- Tony-winning director Alex Timbers. Learn all about the concept for the new musical here!