Latest News on The Public Theater:
The Kennedy Center presented the Broadway Center Stage production of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes April 24-April 29, 2019. Check out highlights from the production below!
Atticus Finch might be the voice we remember from To Kill a Mockingbird- the classic story that Aaron Sorkin brought to Broadway this season- but Adam Guettel is the man who made Mockingbird sing. The Broadway composer traded musical theatre for drama this season as he created the score for the critically-praised hit. Below, Guettel tells us all about how he found the sound of the play, and shares an exclusive clip from the To Kill a Mockingbird score.
The world premiere of AIN'T NO MO', written by Jordan E. Cooper and directed by Stevie Walker-Webb. AIN'T NO MO' opens tonight, Wednesday, March 27, at the Public Theater.
On last night's episode of Daveed Diggs sat down with Jimmy. Diggs talked about returning to the Public Theater, Hamilton's original home, for his new Broadway show White Noise and he even performs part of a single from new music he's working on.
Lincoln Center's American Songbook continued this week with a thrilling performance from Broadway veteran Jenifer Lewis.
Hartford Stage announced today the cast and creative team for Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67. The powerful drama, produced in association with the McCarter Theatre Center, will perform at Hartford Stage Thursday, February 14, through Sunday, March 10.
On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of stage and television star, Michael C. Hall!
Get a look behind the scenes as the full cast of "Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical" record one of the original tracks from the show - "Advertising Ruins Everything." Watch the video below!
Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the full cast and creative team for Metamorphoses. This co-production with the Guthrie Theater is led by nationally and internationally renowned writer and director Mary Zimmerman.
Jake Gyllenhaal was a guest on the Wednesday night episode of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' During the interview, he discussed the surprise announcement of him playing Mysterio in 'Spiderman: Far From Home' and his upcoming Off-Broadway show, 'Sea Wall/A Life,' at the Public Theater.
Beth Malone was nominated for a 2015 Tony Award and Grammy for her game-changing role of 'Alison' in Fun Home. She was last seen on Broadway as The Angel in the Tony Award-winning revival of Tony Kushner's Angels In America.
John Leguizamo won't rest until every moron becomes less of a moron. Latin History for Morons comes to Netflix November 5th.
The Nurturing New Voices panel was a discussion on how arts institutions can nurture new voices. Moderated by Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle with participants including Thelma Golden (Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem), Rennie Harris (Founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement and Ailey's 2018–19 Artist-in-Residence), Tarell Alvin McCraney (playwright), Shanta Thake (Senior Director of Artistic Programs at the Public Theater), and Darren Walker (President of The Ford Foundation).
Tony Award-winning actress, singer and performer Idina Menzel's music video for her studio version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is out now. Watch/share the video HERE. The song comes from her upcoming album idina: live which is slated for release October 12. Along with "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Menzel recently released her live versions of Rent's "Seasons of Love," and "Don't Rain on My Parade" which premiered at Playbill and TheaterMania respectively.
In this episode, Katie is joined in the kitchen by the stars of Desperate Measures, Lauren Molina and Conor Ryan! Check out the recipe for Katie's Makin' Desperate Whoopie Pies below!
Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents A Doll's House, Part 2, written by Lucas Hnath and directed by Les Waters, which begins previews on Thursday, September 6 and runs through Sunday, October 21. Individual tickets begin at $30 ($15 if you're under 35) and can be purchased online at berkeleyrep.org or by phone at 510 647-2949 beginning August 12, 2018. Subscription tickets are available now.
The BARS program at the Public Theater has just finished it's second year of their Alumni program, where selected BARS members spend the summer developing their first full length works, under the mentorshop of Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs and the NEW WORKS department.
The Public Theater will begin previews for the North American premiere of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY on Tuesday, September 11 with a Free First Preview performance. This new musical was initially extended through Sunday, November 18, and has been extended an additional three weeks through Sunday, December 9
It may be a while since the parade passed by, but there's never a bad time to mourn the closing of HELLO, DOLLY! While Bette Midler sparkled from stage to headlines, Donna Murphy was equally as stunning in the role and paid her own tribute to the ending of her run in the iconic red dress. Watch below!
GhostLit Repertory Theatre Company, under the leadership of Artistic Directors Caitlin Teeleyand Harrison Lang, is thrilled to present the regional premiere of the Broadway hit-musical, Fun Home.
