Cate Blanchett, Anne-Marie Duff, and More Join National Theatre's 2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2026
The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
Photos: Elizabeth A. Davis, Lucas Dixon and More in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Bucks County Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2026
xYou can now get a first look at photos of Bucks County Playhouse's production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic, which runs at the iconic New Hope venue. See photos here!
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Unveils Lineup for 100th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2026
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre will present a special centennial season featuring a lineup of classic and contemporary shows, marking a century of theatrical excellence.
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh Join Cast for UK Reading of RIGHT BEFORE I GO
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.
Photos: LEADER OF THE PACK at Bucks County Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2025
Bucks County Playhouse has released new production photos of its high-energy production of the musical “Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical.” The show celebrates the life and legacy of pop music icon Ellie Greenwich. See photos here!
Review: THEATRE PEOPLE at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Mar 30, 2025
You'll love every character in this play, even the surly maid.
Review: AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE DELIVERS THE REAL THING at The Long Center
by Joni Lorraine - Mar 4, 2023
We as an audience are invited into these and other questions. Most important of all those questions remains, though: What about us is not real, and what about is THE REAL THING?
Photo Coverage: Remembering Martin Charnin
by Walter McBride - Jul 10, 2019
Today, BroadwayWorld is remembering Martin Charnin, who died earlier this week.
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Fulton Theatre's 42ND STREET
by Alan Henry - Nov 29, 2018
The historic Fulton Theatre is tapping in the holiday season with a signature Fulton dance extravaganza! The glitz, glamour, and the 'Lullaby of Broadway,' 42nd Street. This classic Broadway Music is bursting with show-stopping number after show-stopping number including memorable Broadway standards such as 'We're In the Money,' 'About a Quarter to Nine,' 'Shuffle Off to Buffalo,' and the title song 'Forty-Second Street'! 42nd Street at the Fulton will excite your senses and energize your spirits for the holidays!
BWW Interview: Matthew Gardiner Helps Two Billys Take Flight in Signature's BILLY ELLIOT
by Benjamin Tomchik - Oct 19, 2018
Audiences familiar with Signature Theatre know that it is not uncommon for Matthew Gardiner to wear dual hats as both a musical's director and choreographer. However, having dual actors tackle the lead role brings its own set of unique challenges.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mercury Theatre Colchester's MOLL FLANDERS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2018
Ryan McBryde directs Nick Perry's lively and rambunctious new play Moll Flanders loosely (in all senses) based on the novel by Daniel Defoe, in a mashup of 18th Century bawdiness and 21st Century humour.
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC concludes the 17/18 season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, CRIMES OF THE HEART by Beth Henley.
Photo Flash: Andre De Shields, Marta Sanders, Peter And Will Anderson, Shemekia Copeland And More Among 2018 Bistro Award Recipients
by Julie Musbach - Mar 21, 2018
Tony Award winning choreographer and director George Faison (The Wiz) presented Andre De Shields, a two-time Tony nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Emmy winner and multi-Audelco Award and Outer Critics Circle Award winner, with the 2018 Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala, held at Gotham Comedy Club in New York on March 12th. De Shields received the Bistro Awards' highest honor for his five decades of stage and nightclub accomplishments.
Photo Throwback: Laurie Beechman Attends 1982 Theatre World Awards
by Walter McBride - Mar 9, 2018
Today we're flashing all the way back to 1982 to see late Broadway star, Laurie Beechman, attending the Theatre World Awards in New York City.
Photo Flash: Jobsite Theater Presents Taylor Mac's HIR
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2018
Jobsite Theater is thrilled to offer the pitch-black family comedy HIR (pronounced "here") by Taylor Mac, March 9 - April 1, 2018 in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts where they are resident theater company.
Photo Flash: Remembering Thomas Meehan
by Walter McBride - Aug 23, 2017
As BroadwayWorld sadly reported yesterday, Thomas Meehan, who is best known for his books of such classics as Annie, The Producers and Hairspray, has passed away at 88 years old.
Photo Flash: First Look - BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Dances Into Rivertown Theaters
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2017
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts presents the 1st new production and regional premiere of the award record-breaking Billy Elliot The Musical opening tonight, January 13, and running through January 29, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Porchlight Revisits THE RINK Opening Tonight
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2016
Porchlight Music Theatre (PMT) and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the initial production in the fourth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series, Porchlight Revisits The Rink, starring Hollis Resnik and Christine Mild, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and book by Terrence McNally, with direction and choreography by PMT Artistic Associate Christopher Pazdernik and musical direction by Ryan Brewster.
Photo Flash: New Production Shots from BILLY ELLIOT at the Bristol Hippodrome!
by Liz Cearns - Sep 8, 2016
The producers of the multi award-winning smash hit Billy Elliot the Musical are delighted to announce that the four boys who will play the title role in the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the iconic musical are Adam Abbou (12 years old from Liverpool),Matthew Lyons (11 years old from Leeds), Haydn May (11 years old from Bath) and Lewis Smallman (12 years old from West Bromwich). The boys were cast following nationwide auditions and after months of intensive rehearsals began alternating in the role following the show's opening earlier in the year. Billy Elliot the musical opens at The Bristol Hippodrome on Tuesday 25thOctober and runs until Saturday 26th November 2016.
BWW Review: Cain Park's Anti-Pollution THE TOXIC AVENGER Will Delight Many!
by Roy Berko - Jun 6, 2016
There seems to be a trend in the choices theaters are making regarding musicals they produce. Maybe it's a desire to attract younger audiences, or it's the popularity of comic book heroes as the subject of television shows and movies, but like it or not, the age of 'unusual' protagonists is here.
Photo Coverage: Remembering Patty Duke
by Walter McBride - Mar 31, 2016
As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, Patty Duke, who received a supporting actress Oscar for the role of Helen Keller in THE MIRACLE WORKER, died at age 69.
Photo Coverage: Primary Stages Celebrates Horton Foote's 100th Birthday!
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 15, 2016
Primary Stages announced their upcoming 32nd Season on March 14 at a champagne reception celebrating the Centennial of the birth of late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Primary Stages collaborator, Horton Foote.
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