Before and After Revival

It doesn’t matter if you know the stage version, or the movie version, or don’t know anything about it, just know ARSENIC AND OLD LACE has an easy to follow plot that leads you down a path of hijinks straight to your funny bone.

What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.

Andrew Boszhardt's one-act comedy THE HOUSEWARMING will premiere at The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village as part of a short play festival. Boszhardt, known for the film Breed of Greed, will also act in the production, directed by Robert McCaskill.

One of the best parts of seeing a show in New York City is how there is often a relevant historic spot to visit, just steps away from the show you’re seeing. Here's just a few examples...

Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.

SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup of upcoming arts for May 2025. The lineup includes Cécile McLorin Salvant, Javier Santiago and more. See full May programming here! 

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

Get ready for a night of timeless grooves and electrifying rhythms as WAR, one of the most influential soul and funk bands of all time, takes the stage at The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts with An Evening With WAR.

The people at Heartbeat Opera--that dazzling reinvention-machine for taking works that you think you might have heard one time too often and making them compelling--must have had a crystal ball when they programmed Strauss’s SALOME long before the current, decadent regime took control in US politics.

Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987. 

SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, has released its annual ranking of the 40 most arts-vibrant small, medium and large communities in the United States with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ranking at number 12 in the list of 20 most arts-vibrant large communities in the nation.

What did our critic think of SHAW'S SHORTS at Washington Stage Guild?

On Monday, December 9, 2024, 7:30pm, The New School's College of Performing Arts – Mannes, Jazz, Drama, will present the Mannes Orchestra led by conductor David Hayes, at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

Discover the final week of the New York premiere of SUMP'N LIKE WINGS at Theatre Row.

In celebration of the Ives 150th anniversary year, Sony Classical will present two of the most authoritative collections ever released of works by this eccentric, prophetic American genius.

Check out a full list of what's opening Off-Broadway this fall! Productions will star big names including Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, and many more! See what Off-Broadway has to offer and check out BroadwayWorld's complete list.

The South Street Seaport Museum will be open on Indigenous Peoples' Day from 11am-5pm, offering Pay What You Wish General Admission. Celebrate 'Where New York Begins' at 12 Fulton Street and Pier 16.

Nashville Ballet performed at Cadogan Hall in London, showcasing their finest dancers. This special event marked a significant cultural exchange and highlighted the company's international presence.

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway theatre names change? 

The Colburn School has launched a digital archive celebrating the legacies of music pioneer and Holocaust survivor Herbert Zipper and renowned dancer and teacher Trudl Dubsky Zipper, preserving their contributions to the arts.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has appointed conductor Cristian Mӑcelaru as the 14th Music Director in the Orchestra’s 129-year history, succeeding Louis Langrée.

Explore the Armenian Genocide through the lens of art at ReflectSpace Gallery's new exhibit, Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide.

Discover the unique musical journey of composer Richard Cameron-Wolfe as he unveils his latest work, PASSIONATE GEOMETRIES, on April 20. Stay tuned for an immersive auditory experience.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced its 2024 season, which features a funny musical comedy, the return of one of England's most-cherished novelists, and a Shakespeare masterwork not seen in the subscription series in 20 years.

It is a chilling reminder of the hardships of life, the capricious nature of humankind and the cruelty to which people are still subjected today. And that, quite frankly, is why you should make it a point to see Nashville Repertory Theatre’s stunning production of Indecent, which is at once warmly amusing, heartbreakingly authentic and horrifically prescient more than a century after many of the events depicted took place.