Photos: Meet the 2026 Tony Award Nominees
by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2026
Just yesterday, the 2026 Tony Award nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos of the 2026 nominees here!
Talk Is Free Theatre to Offer ARIA Translation Glasses for Productions Beginning With SOMETHING OLD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2026
Talk is Free Theatre's roprietary Augmented Reality for Immersive Accessibility (ARIA) translation glasses will be offered for use, free of charge, for all of the company's local productions, including Something Old by Keara Voo.
LOVE AND OTHER LIFE SENTENCES Will Be Performed By Soft Brain Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2026
Soft Brain Theatre Company will present LOVE AND OTHER LIFE SENTENCES, an original Commedia dell'Arte musical by Jake Erickson, at the McGinn/Cazale Theater.
Photos: First look at Curtain Players’ GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
by Jerri Shafer - Jan 29, 2026
In early 1895, the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of Wilde's young lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, left a card at Wilde's club bearing the phrase 'posing sodomite.' Wilde sued the Marquess for criminal libel.
Cellist Tommy Mesa to Release '17(67)' Album Featuring Classical and Contemporary Works
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2026
Tommy Mesa will release his new album '17(67)' on February 13, 2026, showcasing a blend of classical and contemporary music performed on a historic 1767 Nicolò Gagliano cello.
LA Art Show to Return to the LA Convention Center This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2026
Marking its 31st year, LA Art Show will return to the LA Convention Center. Led by director and producer Kassandra Voyagis, the fair will feature more than 90 exhibitors.
Interview: Melissa Rain Anderson of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Oct 18, 2025
There probably isn’t a theatergoer who hasn’t already seen Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest.
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Austin Playhouse
by Joni Lorraine - Oct 14, 2025
What did our critic think of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Austin Playhouse?
Photos: First Look At The US Premiere of RIDE A New Musical
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2024
The Old Globe has released first look photos for the American premiere of Ride.m the smash-hit London musical.
Photos: First Look at R.J. Foster, Avanthika Srinivasan & More in CANDIDA Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2022
Gingold Theatrical Group is presenting Candida, one of George Bernard Shaw's most popular plays. Directed by David Staller, Bernard Shaw's Candida began previews on October 5, 2022, with opening night set for October 25, and will run through November 19, 2022, at Theatre Two in Theatre Row. Get a first look at photos here!
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For RIDE at Charing Cross Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 10, 2022
All new rehearsal photos have been released for RIDE at Charing Cross Theatre. This new musical by Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams, directed by Sarah Meadows, charts one woman’s radical act and explores the lies we tell to escape ourselves.
Photos: See Robert Cuccioli, Karen Ziemba & More in MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 25, 2021
Gingold Theatrical Group will return to live, in-person performances with a rare revival of Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren’s Profession starring Robert Cuccioli, David Lee Huynh, Alvin Keith, Nicole King, Raphael Nash Thompson, and Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba as Mrs. Warren.
Photo Flash: THE SORROWS OF SATAN Films In Historic Brockett Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2021
Filmed in the ballroom at the beautiful Brocket Hall, one of England’s finest stately homes, this musical play reimagines the story of Faust at the heart of 1920s London, where the elite are financially and emotionally bankrupt and one man has a big decision to make...
Photo Flash: Hale Center Theater Orem Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 28, 2020
Hale Center Theater Orem to produce 'The Importance of Being Earnest' playing from Jan. 6th to Feb. 13, 2021.
Photo Flash: Step Inside Rehearsals For FOUR WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THE MAN UNDER THE SHEET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2020
From March 12 through 20, Salt Lake Acting Company will present the world premiere of FOUR WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THE MAN UNDER THE SHEET by Elaine Jarvik.
Photo Flash: Angela Lansbury and More in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Benefit Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2019
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) presented a one-night only Benefit Reading of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest starring the legendary 5-time Tony winner Angela Lansbury as “Lady Bracknell.” The cast also includes Daniel Davis as “Lane,” John Glover as “Reverend Canon Chasuble,” Tony winner Jayne Houdyshell as “Miss Prism,” Simon Jones as “Merriman,” Hamish Linklater as “John Worthing,” Rebecca Night as “Cecily Cardew,” Lily Rabe as “Gwendolen Fairfax” and Tom Rhoads as “Algernon Moncrieff.”
Photo Coverage: First Look at Hilliard Bradley Theatre's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Jerri Shafer - Oct 11, 2019
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, by Oscar Wilde, first performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London. The Play tells the story of Jack and Algernon, two young men who maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations. Through a series of schemes, lies, and hidden identities, the two men find themselves in the Country at Jack's estate, both under assumed names, and both engaged to be Married. Performances are October 11th thru the 13th, 2019 at the Bradley Theater, 2800 Walker Rd, Hilliard, Ohio 43026. For tickets or more information, visit: https://www.bradleytheater.com/
BWW Review: THE AGITATORS at Upstream Theater
by Steve Callahan - Oct 2, 2019
For going on fifteen years now Philip Boehm's Upstream Theater has been giving us some of the finest, most thought-provoking theater in town. Now they have opened a play about two iconic American agitators in the struggle for equal rights: Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. It's by playwright Mat Smart, and it's called simply a?oeThe Agitatorsa??.
Review: Enjoy Celebrating the Arts at Several Festivals and THE PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS in Laguna Beach This Summer
by Shari Barrett - Jul 10, 2019
I have visited Laguna Beach for several consecutive summers, enjoying the vibrant arts scene by spending a full day wandering through THE SAWDUST FESTIVAL, THE LAGUNA ART A-FAIR, FESTIVAL OF ARTS and PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS, with all sites, including the Laguna Playhouse, within walking distance of each on the main street into the city. The beautiful coastal city has so much to offer in the way of fine dining, art galleries, shopping, theatre, beach activities, all accessible via a free shuttle service, it would easily make for a wonderful week-long family vacation site or a jam-packed day of celebrating the arts.
Photo Flash: New York Classical Theatre Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2019
New York Classical Theatre kicks off its 20th anniversary season with a gender-flipping production of Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest, with the entire cast swapping roles at every other performance. See photos from the production below.
Photo Coverage: Michael Feinstein, The Kravis Center Pops Orchestra & Steve Tyrell Honor Jack Jones
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jan 31, 2019
If you were trying to find a stage that presented some of the most treasured American popular music, performed by probably the best vocalists born to sing it, you were at The Kravis Center in Palm Beach last night. The Kravis Center Pops Orchestra under the baton of Michael Feinstein, one of the most beloved entertainers of our generation honored another legend......Jack Jones. Jack Jones, the vocalist who created a sound track of love ballads and swinging hit songs for most of the Kravis audience's ( and the worlds) musical life walked out on it's stage and there was no doubt that the look, sound, and magnetism of Mr. Jones was in full force and undiminished at this juncture in his career. Palm Beach gave him a standing ovation after his thrilling rendition of Man of La Mancha, one of Jack's signature songs.
BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD THRILLS AND DELIGHTS NOW THRU NOV. 11 at 3Below
by Linda Hodges - Oct 18, 2018
Currently playing at San Jose's 3Below, 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' is at once a dramatic tour-de-force and a Vaudevillian comedic masterpiece that will have you laughing (not to mention cheering and hissing) and leave you thoroughly entertained. Playing now through November 11, it's a grand, must-see show.
Photo Flash: Darko Tresnjak's SAMSON ET DALILA at The Met
by Alan Henry - Sep 25, 2018
BroadwayWorld has a first look at SAMON ET DALILA at The Met Opera! Check out photos of the Darko Tresnjak directed production below!
Photo Flash: I DO! I DO! Comes to STAGES ST. Louis
by Julie Musbach - Jun 13, 2018
Last seen at STAGES in its Inaugural Season, I DO! I DO! tells the poignant story of 50 years in the married lives of Michael and Agnes. This two character musical version of the comedy/drama "The Fourposter" takes place entirely in a bedroom and takes its audience on a whirlwind journey that begins in 1895 and ends half a century later. I DO! I DO! offers its audiences a frank look at the miracle of marriage as Michael and Agnes experience childbirth, parenthood, and the eventual settling down to face the future and their advancing years together.
BWW REVIEW: BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN: THE TRADITIONAL OWNER OF DEATH Is New Superhero Ready To Right The Wrongs Of The Past
by Jade Kops - May 22, 2018
Nakkiah Lui latest offering BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN: THE TRADITIONAL OWNER OF DEATH is a hilarious superhero story all of Australia needs to see.
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