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Playwrights Horizons Postpones TAMBO & BONES by One Week, Adds Booster Shot Requirement
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2022


Playwrights Horizons, responding to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in New York City, has announced a one-week delay of the start of Dave Harris’ Tambo & Bones, from January 12 to January 19, and a requirement that all audience members receive booster shots in advance of attending.

The Huntington Extends THE BLUEST EYE; Announces Cast, Creative Team
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2022


The Huntington announces the cast and creative team for a stunning new production of The Bluest Eye based on the American classic novel by Toni Morrison.  Written by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly on Broadway and The Huntington, Smart People at The Huntington), the play reimagines Morrison's haunting and powerful first book for the stage.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; KINKY BOOTS at Pramount Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021


This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; ONU Theatre's STILL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021


Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Casting Announced for the World Premiere of TAMBO & BONES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2021


Playwrights Horizons and Center Theatre Group will present Dave Harris’ Tambo & Bones, directed by Taylor Reynolds, January 12-February 20, 2022 (opening January 31) in Playwrights Horizons’ Mainstage Theater before being produced at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, May 1 - 29, 2022 (opening May 8).

Review Roundup: CLYDE'S Opens On Broadway- See What the Critics Are Saying!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2021


Second Stage Theater's production of Lynn Nottage's new play CLYDE'S opens tonight, Tuesday November 23, 2021, at Second Stage's Broadway home, the Hayes Theater (240 W 44th Street at 8th Avenue).

CLYDE'S Opens On Broadway At Second Stage's Hayes Theater Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2021


Second Stage Theater's production of Lynn Nottage's new play CLYDE'S opens tonight, Tuesday November 23, 2021, at Second Stage's Broadway home, the Hayes Theater (240 W 44th Street at 8th Avenue).

CLYDE'S Will Livestream Final Two Weeks of Broadway Performances
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 22, 2021


Second Stage is partnering with Assemble Stream to offer simulcasts of its current Broadway production of Lynn Nottage’s play, CLYDE’S, directed by Kate Whoriskey, for the final two weeks of its run, January 4 – 16, 2022, allowing theater fans who aren’t able to attend in person the opportunity to witness a live Broadway performance from home.

Series of Social Justice Initiatives Announced In Conjunction with Broadway Production of CLYDE'S
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2021


Second Stage Theater has announced a series of social justice initiatives centered around the upcoming Broadway production of Lynn Nottage’s play, Clyde’s, directed by Kate Whoriskey. Clyde’s centers around the lives of four formerly incarcerated kitchen staff working at a sandwich shop and looking to reclaim their lives. 

Photos: Second Stage Theater's CLYDE'S Meets the Press
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 20, 2021


Three-time Emmy Award-winner Uzo Aduba is on her way back to Broadway, this time courtesy of Second Stage Theatre. The star of In Treatment and Orange is the New Black will join two-time Emmy Award-winner Ron Cephas Jones (This is Us, Truth Be Told, Between Riverside and Crazy), Reza Salazar (Sweat), Edmund Donovan (Greater Clements) and Kara Young (Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven) in Clyde's.

Cast & Creative Team Announced for World Premiere of TO THE YELLOW HOUSE at La Jolla Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2021


La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of to the yellow house, by Kimber Lee (tokyo fish story), directed by former Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller (Playhouse’s Light Up the Sky), running November 16 – December 12 in the Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Theatre.

Photos: THE FEVER Reopens Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2021


Audible Inc. has reopened Audible Theater’s live stage at the Minetta Lane Theatre with The Fever, written by three-time Obie Award winner Wallace Shawn, directed by two-time Obie Award winner Scott Elliott, and starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Lili Taylor.

Solea Pfeiffer, Elizabeth Marvel, Ato Blankson-Wood & More Added to Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre Line-Up
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2021


A new slate of fall programming has been announced for Audible Theater, including three more shows staged live at the Minetta Lane Theatre and four Audible Originals. Highlights include: And So We Walked, An Evening with Solea Pfeiffer, and Approval Junkie.

Photos: First Look at Uzo Aduba in Second Stage's CLYDE'S
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2021


Second Stage Theater's production of Lynn Nottage’s new play, CLYDE’S will feature three-time Emmy Award-winner Uzo Aduba, two-time Emmy Award-winner Ron Cephas Jones, Reza Salazar (Sweat), Edmund Donovan and Kara Young.

VIDEO: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of PASS OVER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2021


Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out video from the star-studded red carpet!

Photos: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of PASS OVER
by Jennifer Broski - Sep 13, 2021


Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet below!

Photos: Inside the PASS OVER Opening Night Celebration
by Jennifer Broski - Sep 13, 2021


Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the opening night celebration here!

Photos: PASS OVER Officially Opens on Broadway; The Cast Takes Their Opening Night Bows
by Jennifer Broski - Sep 13, 2021


Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows here!

Audible Announces Reopening of the Minetta Lane Theatre with Wallace Shawn's THE FEVER, Starring Lili Taylor
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2021


The Fever, written by three-time Obie Award winner Wallace Shawn, directed by two-time Obie Award winner Scott Elliott, and starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Lili Taylor, will play 18 performances only from Friday, October 8 – Sunday, October 24 at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible’s home for live entertainment in New York.

Review Roundup: PASS OVER Opens on Broadway; What Are the Critics Saying?
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2021


Read all of the reviews as they come in! Tickets are on sale through Sunday October 10, 2021. Learn more about the production here.

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