Ben Brantley News

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) is making Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical available for licensing.

Get out your corsages and glitter because this week the Broadwaysted Crew is living our best Prom life with The Prom's Joshua Lamon! We're pouring out Hudson Baby Bourbon while Josh spills about his buddy 'Puddles,' his incredible and memorable experiences in Groundhog Day, and the incredible 'Stage Door Stories' he has from The Prom.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit School of Rock - The Musical announces it is celebrating its third year on Broadway by kicking off its anniversary week with a special "Fan Appreciation Day" dinner party inside the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) on Sunday, December 2, 2018.

Complete with lights and haze machine, Andrew Lloyd Weber's School of Rock, opens with the fictitious Band, No Vacancy, singing "I'm Too Hot for You". As the super cool rockers do their thing, rock-god-wanna-be Dewey Finn (Merrit David James), super un-cool by comparison, does his. This results in him being forced out of the band.

Lincoln Center Theater presents The Hard Problem, a new play by Tom Stoppard, to be directed by Jack O'Brien. The production features Eshan Bay, Adelaide Clemens, John Patrick Doherty, Nina Grollman, Katie Beth Hall, Eleanor Handley, Olivia Hebert, Sagar Kiran, Chris O'Shea, Madeleine Pace, Robert Petkoff, Tara Summers, Jon Tenney, Baylen Thomas, Kim N. Wong, and Karoline Xu. The Hard Problem began performances Thursday, October 25 and will open Monday, November 19 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street).

The award-winning Echo Theater Company cleaves unwaveringly to the cutting edge, bringing three galvanizing premieres from acclaimed playwrights on the forefront of American theater to L.A. audiences in 2019.

You and a guest will have the opportunity to attend the black tie, invitation-only Opening Night performance of Network, starring Bryan Cranston, on December 6, 2018. After the performance, you'll be able to go backstage and meet the cast!

Rocking the roofs off theatres across the country are a group of mega talented kids who have traded their time in the schoolroom to an adventure touring the country. Leanne Parks plays Katie, the classically trained cellist turned bass guitar genius.

The Public celebrated its opening night of Wild Goose Dreams last night, November 14. Let's see what the critics have to say.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that single tickets for the next series of sensational smash hit Kravis On Broadway performances will be available to the public on Saturday, November 17. Tickets for the deliciously delightful WAITRESS and the rocking and rollicking SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL can be purchased online or over the phone beginning at 10 a.m.

Classic Stage's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Raul Esparza, officially opened last night. Let's see what the critics are saying...

Signature Theatre's production of Thom Pain (based on nothing), by Drama Desk Award-winning playwright Will Eno and directed by Obie Award-winner Oliver Butler, is now in performances and runs through December 2, 2018 on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. The show, starring Michael C. Hall, officially opened last night, November 11. Let's see what the critics are saying...

The Broadway engagement of Mike Birbiglia's The New One, directed by Seth Barrish, officially opens tonight, November 11 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). Let's see what the critics are saying...

Enjoy 2 tickets to Network on Broadway from December 7, 2018 - March 17, 2019.

The new musical King Kong opens on Broadway tonight at the Broadway Theatre! 

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) has just announced complete casting for Fiasco Theater's new production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, book by George Furth, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Fiasco's production will be directed by Fiasco Co-Artistic Director Noah Brody, is based on and with additional material from the original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and will feature Music Direction & Orchestrations by Alexander Gemignani and Choreography by Lorin Latarro.

The Public's Eve's Song officially opened last night, November 7th at The Public's LuEsther Hall. The play runs through Sunday, December 2. Let's see what the critics are saying...

Enjoy 2 tickets to Network on Broadway from December 7, 2018 - March 17, 2019.

Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song opens tonight, Thursday, November 1 at The Hayes Theater (Broadway's Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street).

The Syracuse University Department of Drama continues its season with the incredibly moving piece, "Next Fall," written by Geoffrey Nauffts. "Next Fall" is directed by Department of Drama Chair, Ralph Zito.