For a limited time this month, showgoers will welcome back Teatro ZinZanni alumna, Christine Deaver, as she showcases her unconventional and avant-garde characters in the Spiegeltent ZaZou from Thursday, January 18 to Sunday, January 28.
The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Prayer for the French Republic has officially opened on Broadway! The play opened last night, January 9, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. BroadwayWorld is taking you on the red carpet at the production's opening with Donna Murphy, Tyne Daly, LaChanze and more. Check out photos below!
COLLAGE DANCE COLLECTIVE performs 'RISE' at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring Kevin Thomas's Ballet Rise set to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final public speech, a world premiere by Hope Boykin, Camille A. Brown's New Second Line, and Amy Hall Garner's Saint Glory. February 3-4, 2024.
A slew of stars are joining the lineup for 'Victorious Talkbacks' the series of post-show events following performances of the Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis starring Leslie Odom, Jr.
A stage adaptation of Prince's film and album, Purple Rain, will make its World Premiere stage adaptation this year. Learn more about the musical, which is based on the film and album from the iconic performer.
ArtsWest will produce Born with Teeth as the third production in their 2023-2024 Season. Written by Liz Duffy Adams and directed by Artistic Director, Mathew Wright, this two-hander features Michael Monicatti as Christopher Marlowe and Ricky Spaulding as William Shakespeare. Get all the information here!
Angelina Jolie paid a visit to Appropriate on Broadway, where she posed backstage with the cast, which includes her two-time co-star Elle Fanning. Check out the exclusive photo here!
The National Theatre and Wales Millenium Centre have announced the full cast for Nye as the company begins rehearsals. Tim Price's (Teh Internet is Serious Business) new play directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), charts the life of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan and his battle to create the NHS. Michael Sheen is cast as Nye in this co-production between the National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre.
It’s been a strong year for Toronto theatre. I saw 145 shows this year in Toronto and beyond, and am happy to report that theatre is alive and well. I’ve laughed, sobbed, coughed (discreetly into a mask), and cheered my way through our stages in 2023. Here are some local highlights.
Detour has announced the world premiere of THE TWILIGHT ARISTOCRACY at The General's Residence in San Francisco's Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture. Learn more about the show here!
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 29, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Having previewed the play in October as part of its Phoenix Live Arts Festival in Nyack, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, led by Craig Smith and Elise Stone, will present the world premiere of 'Drinks With Dead Poets'.