Rajiv Joseph News

Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC), the professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, will present the Utah professional premiere of KING JAMES in the Meldrum Theatre at Einar Nielsen Field House from March 20–April 4, 2026.

Red Bull Theater has revealed the cast joining Patrick Page when he leads lead the cast in the title role of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, directed by Jesse Berger.

Detroit Public Theatre (DPT) will present THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall as its third production of the company’s 11th season and its first production of 2026. The production will be directed by Brian Marable.

Hampstead Theatre has appointed Alice Hamilton as the new Head of Artistic Development and actor David Morrissey joins its board, enhancing the theatre's leadership.

Brian Cox and Nicholas Braun, who starred as Logan Roy and Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession, reunited at Gruesome Playground Off-Broadway, where Braun starred in the production. 

Austin Playhouse has revealed the cast and creatives for the Austin premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s thriller, Describe the Night. Directed by Ben Wolfe this play explores how history becomes fiction and vice versa.

Richmond Shakespeare will present KING JAMES, the acclaimed comedy by Rajiv Joseph, at Virginia Repertory Theatre’s Theatre Gym. The play follows two men whose friendship is shaped by their shared devotion to basketball and the career of LeBron James.

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO opened at the Young Vic this week, and runs through January 31 — here is what critics thought of the production in the United Kingdom.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced complete casting for the world premiere of The Balusters, by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo, arriving now at the Young Vic for its long-overdue European premiere, is ostensibly about the American occupation of Iraq. Really, though, Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer-nominated work is about two things: a gold-plated toilet seat stolen from Uday Hussein (son of Saddam and recreational rapist, torturer and murderer), and the sheer, unforgivable absurdity of existence.

Center Theatre Group has in place a new developmental pipeline for plays and musicals, created by Snehal Desai, CTG’s Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director.

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, received his iconic caricature at Sardi’s on Thursday, December 4. Check out photos here.

BroadStage will present ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, a one-man show in which Patrick Page examines Shakespeare’s most infamous antagonists. Directed by Simon Godwin.

Patrick Page will lead the cast of Red Bull Theater's production of William Shakespeare’s TITUS ANDRONICUS directed by Jesse Berger, set to be presented Off-Broadway.

The Young Vic Theatre has revealed the cast for Arthur Miller’s Olivier Award-winning Broken Glass, a thrilling psychological drama exploring marriage, passion, and female defiance.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 26, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage, and recently celebrated its gala opening for its off-Broadway run. Check out photos from the opening night here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 25, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of a caricature on the infamous walls of Sardi’s.

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage in a new production starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Nicholas Braun and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young. Read the reviews here!