Truman Capote

Dancer and Actor Carmen de Lavallade Dies at 94
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2026

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress, choreographer, and dancer Carmen de Lavallade has died at age 94. Learn more about her and read the full obituary here.

Previews: LA NUOVA STAGIONE DELL' OFF-OFF THEATRE
by Ettore Farrattini - Oct 16, 2025

LA NUOVA STAGIONE DELL' OFF-OFF THEATRE PRESENTATA LA NUOVA STAGIONE CON GRANDI AUTORI E UNA ECCELLENTE SELEZIONE DI DRAMMATURGIE

Blue Roses Project to Present RED TIDE by Dom Martello in New Orleans
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2025

Tony nominee and acclaimed writer Gideon Glick and producer-director James Will McBride have launched Blue Roses Project. Learn more about their upcoming production here.

Majestic Theatre Will Open 35th Season with SOUTHERN FRIED MURDER
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 1, 2025

Southern Fried Murder is an audience participation murder-mystery by Billy St. John.  Way down south in Dixie, there’s something’s rotten in the cotton! Learn all of the details here!

Library of Congress Acquires Musical Sketches From THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 25, 2025

The Library of Congress has acquired rare music and lyric sketches from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, best known for their collaboration on the score of “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939.

Review: CHAIN OF LOVE (A BROADWAY ALBUM) Release Party And Concert With Carly Ozard And Friends
by Steve Murray - Aug 20, 2025

What did our critic think of CHAIN OF LOVE (A BROADWAY ALBUM) ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AND CONCERT WITH CARLY OZARD AND FR at GRNHS Gallery + Studio?

VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE to be Presented at Bristol Riverside Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2025

Bristol Riverside Theatre is launching its 2025-26 mainstage season with Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike. Learn more!

GARDEN PARTY, TRUMAN CAPOTE'S BLACK AND WHITE CELEBRATION Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Emmy Rice - Aug 3, 2025

Inspired by his star-studded and scandalous masked ball at New York’s Plaza Hotel in 1966, Garden Party, Truman Capote’s Black and White Celebration is an immersive ride into decadence and a challenge to social hypocrisy past and present.

EDINBURGH 2025: GARDEN PARTY Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 16, 2025

A mysterious investigation of the great American writer, inspired by his scandalous life and the Black and White ball he hosted at the Plaza Hotel. A provocative journey through success, sabotage, addiction and true crime, from Garden City to New York.

EDINBURGH 2025: All Of BroadwayWorld's Coverage So Far!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 21, 2025

A compilation of all of BroadwayWorld's pre-Fringe coverage for 2025. We've rounded up BroadwayWorld's pre-festival coverage for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Check out our Q&A's, interviews and recommended shows for a hint at what to see out of the thousands of shows on offer. 

THE TRUMAN CAPOTE TALK SHOW Comes to The Pleasance Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2025

Festival veteran and Scotsman Fringe-First winner Bob Kingdom will return to Edinburgh with his work The Truman Capote Talk Show at The Pleasance Attic in July.

Project Y Theatre 10th Annual WOMEN IN THEATER Festival Returns In June
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 21, 2025

Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women, at A.R.T./New York Theatres in The Gural Theatre (502 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019), June 13-29.

Project Y Theatre to Present 10th Annual Women In Theater Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025

Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women. Learn more and see how to attend.

Review: BACKSTAGE BABBLE Brought Flops Back to Life at 54 Below
by Andrew Poretz - Feb 25, 2025

Charles Kirsch’s latest Backstage Babble was a fun resurrection of songs from mostly flop shows that quickly failed on Broadway or out of town. The theme was inspired by Joe Allen's “flop wall” of posters from shows that closed in the first week.

Review: TRU at Desert Ensemble Theatre
by David Green - Jan 29, 2025

What did our critic think of TRU at Desert Ensemble Theatre?Since I missed Chuck Yates’s award-winning performance of Jay Presson Allen’s TRU the first time around, I was thrilled to review the reprise of his solo show, playing through February 2, 2025, Desert Ensemble Theatre at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. From curtain to curtain the only character on that stage was Truman Capote—TRU—with all his idiosyncrasies, peccadillos, and charm.

Desert Ensemble Theatre Will Perform TRU Beginning This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

Tickets are now available for Desert Ensemble Theatre’s (DET)  production of Tru by Jay Presson Allen. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!