The Public Theater News

Watch Ralph B. Peña, director of SUMO, reveal how the team approached the fight choreography in the show, as well as finding the challenging balance between the spiritual and competitive aspects of the sport in this new video from La Jolla Playhouse!

Mary Kathryn Nagle’s MANAHATTA (Directed by Laurie Woolery), is in rehearsals at The Public Theater. Check out rehearsal photos!

 Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced that acclaimed, Award-winning playwrights David Henry Hwang and James Ijames join the Board of Directors to help shape and guide the organization’s mission to support theater writers at all stages of their careers.

Full casting has been announced for 'BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL' at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Find out who will be bringing Carole King's story to life on stage.

Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) will lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at Birmingham Hippodrome from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April 2024 opposite Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 19, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT announce full casting for the second show of its 2023-2024 “Soundtrack of Your Life” season, the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the Tony Award-winning, BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL.

COALITION OF IMMIGRANT ARTISTS is launching an initiative to combat xenophobia in the theater industry. The Immigrant Theatermakers Advocacy initiative works with institutions to reverse xenophobic policies and support immigrant artists.

The Public Theater, in partnership with Central Park Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and Cultural Affairs, yesterday broke ground on the final phase of construction for a revitalization of the 61-year-old Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Check out photos of what the revitalized space will look like!

Suffs is headed to Broadway in Spring 2024! The musical, which features a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub, premiered Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in April 2022.

CAP UCLA announces theater and music events in November at The Nimoy, including Omar Offendum: The Little Syria Show, Nella, Karim Sulyman and Sean Shibe. Don't miss these exciting performances!

Discover the cast and creative team behind the highly anticipated world premiere of THE SALVAGERS by Harrison David Rivers. Get all the details on this exciting new production.

Following the 2022 presentation of Luna and the Starbodies at last year’s Festival of Firsts, Lincoln Center will host the world premiere of Bachman's next great origin story within their multiversal mythos, Skyward: An Endling Elegy.

Celebrate GLAAD Spirit Day with a Post-Show DJ Set by Griffin Maxwell Brooks at HERE LIES LOVE. Join us this Thursday, October 19 for a night of music and support.

Join in for a memorial celebration honoring the life and legacy of Jennifer Muller, featuring remembrances, live performances, and historical footage. Admission is free with RSVP.

The complete cast has been set for the world premiere of Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Playwrights Horizons will present the New York premiere of Amusements, written and performed by Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning actor, writer, and comedian Ikechukwu Ufomadu.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has revealed the full cast and creative team for the world premiere Kennedy Center -commissioned musical The Dragon King’s Daughter. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater announces Justin Vivian Bond: Sex with Strangers from November 1-10 at 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are on sale now!

Studio Theatre announces the extension of Fat Ham's run, allowing audiences more time to enjoy this disco-inspired production. Don't miss out on the limited opportunity to experience the unique blend of Hamlet and dance.