Simmons News

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced its 2024 summer season and the artists selected for its prestigious programs, including Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, and more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Woody Fu makes his Hollywood Fringe debut in this comedy about everybody's favorite person named Keanu. This scripted solo show takes us on the set of John Wick Chapter 5: E Pluribus Unum. Keanu needs the audience's help to recreate all the hallmarks of this billion dollar franchise: elaborate fight choreography, death-defying stunts, and a shootout in a dance club where no one notices anything is happening.

If there were a single word to describe my reaction to the powerhouse group of talented individuals in this community theatre, it would be gobsmacked. Each performer brought a unique vibrancy to their role, creating a gorgeous and haunting ensemble in its collective voice.D at Eight O'Clock Theatre?

What did our critic think of A JUMPING-OFF POINT at The Jungle Theater?

Multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier joins the DC Jazz Festival lineup with his Djesse Vol. 4 Solo Show. See when and where you can catch the show and learn how to purchase tickets.

Hollywood Records has released the KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Scored by acclaimed composer John Paesano, the album captures the sound and fury of the all-new action-adventure spectacle of the summer, open now exclusively in theaters worldwide. Fans will be thrilled to hear Paesano’s stunning score, which includes an homage to legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith’s “The Hunt” from the original 1968 film, “Planet of the Apes.” Listen to the soundtrack now!

The Orpheum Theatre Group has announced a special community-wide necessities drive in conjunction with the Friends of the Orpheum (FOTO) Volunteer Ushers inspired by the special return engagement of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY June 21-23.

Illinoise is now a four-time Tony-nominated musical, and while it officially opened last month, the production waited until this week to celebrate at the St. James Theatre. Check out photos of the cast and creative team here!

Illinoise is now a four-time Tony nominated musical, and while it officially opened last month, the production waited until Tuesday night to celebrate at the St. James Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos  from the star-studded arrivals here.

This June, jill sigman/thinkdance celebrates its milestone 25th anniversary with the world premiere of Re-Seeding (Encounter #3: The Commons) and a series of pre-show events and conversations at Gibney.

CCAE Theatricals will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING, a one-person play by Olivier Award-nominated Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe, to close its 2024 season.

Join Martin Lawrence as he brings laughter and joy with his summer comedy tour, Y'ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS! Don't miss the chance to see this legendary comedian live on stage.

Illinoise is now a four-time Tony nominated musical, and while it officially opened last month, the production waited until last night to celebrate at the St. James Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

Brit Floyd have announced that they will be touring the UK in 2025, which includes return stops in some cities they’ll visit later this year. They are calling next year’s trek the “Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary World Tour.”  These shows will mark BRIT FLOYD’s biggest and most spectacular production to date, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here. 

A special event was held recently for press to meet the Chita Rivera Awards nominees. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

Four-time GRAMMY Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, The Doobie Brothers, have added a Canadian leg to The 2024 Tour. The band will play a run of six shows this Fall beginning October 8, 2024 in London, ON at Budweiser Gardens and wrapping October 16, 2024 in Saint John, NB at TD Station.

The Cape Playhouse will kick off their 97th summer season in June with the musical tick, tick…Boom! written by Rent’s Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson. Directed by recently-appointed Artistic Director Eric Rosen in his inaugural season, tick tick…Boom! will feature Broadway stars Andy Mientus, Larry Owens, and Krystina Alabado.

A solid but imperfect production of what is perhaps the finest musical yet written.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present the cast of the 2022-2024 International World Tour of West Side Story on May 28th at 9:30pm. 

At first glance, Dear Readers, Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy”, as adapted by Ben Power and currently playing at ACT, may seem like a daunting task. I mean, a 3-and-a-half-hour play (thankfully with two intermissions) about bankers. It doesn’t sound like a rollicking good time. It sounds like the theatrical equivalent of eating your vegetables. Well, with a scintillating script and stunning performances from the three actors in the play, these vegetables have been sauteed to perfection and spiced and sauced to delicious result.