Koi-No-Yozakura 1930

Disney’s Newsies does not merely seize the day. It dances on it, vaults over it and occasionally executes a backflip before the day knows what struck it. It takes an 1899 historical event as a jumping off place and imagines the history as it might have been retold in a 1930’s Busby Berkeley movie substituting teenage newsboys for the 1930s dancing girls.  The show gets high marks for entertainment.

Private Lives is Noël Coward’s finest comedy, originally written for himself and his close friend Gertrude Lawrence. After touring the British provinces, the play opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre in 1930, starring Coward, Lawrence, Adrianne Allen, and Laurence Olivier.

The Texas-born country singer known for his hit BLACKLAND FARMER died at home of natural causes, according to Heart of Texas Records president Tracy Pitcox.

Gustavo Dudamel will lead the New York Philharmonic on a European tour from October 9-22, 2026, with stops in Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna, marking his first tour as music director.

SOMM Recordings will release Telemann's Paris Quartets, Vol. 2, performed by the London Handel Players, following the acclaimed first volume marking the ensemble's 25th anniversary.

SOMM Recordings will release new albums including a second volume of Telemann's Paris Quartets performed by London Handel Players and a Cyprus-inspired work centered on the Othello legend.

PROJECT LETBE will present LET BE, HAMLET, a 20-minute reimagining of Shakespeare's soliloquy set inside a Zoom audition, as part of PBH's Free Fringe Digital Fringe programme.

Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.

The Martha Graham Dance Company will continue its centennial celebration with its 2026-27 season, marking the culmination of GRAHAM100. The season will feature Martha Graham masterworks, new commissions and Lamentation Variations, and more.

Broadway's biggest landmarks are easy to spot, but some of the Theatre District's most fascinating stories are hiding in plain sight. From historic theaters and legendary rehearsal spaces to tucked-away tributes and unexpected Broadway landmarks, these lesser-known stops will add a whole new act to your next walking tour!

Hackensack native Ian Maloney, a founding member of the DOLPHINS QUARTET, will return to The Elisabeth Morrow School to mentor young musicians at its annual Summer String Festival.

Spiderwoman Theater has added performers to its Brooklyn block party marking the company's 50th anniversary, with drummers, dancers, and vocalists joining the free outdoor celebration.

Melbourne's Princess Theatre will host a new production of Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES following record-breaking ticket sales for the show's Sydney season.

Watch a clip from Guthrie Theater featuring director David Ivers speaking about his connection to British comedy as the company prepares to open Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES. In the video, Ivers reflects on the comedic sensibility that defines the play and his approach to bringing it to the Guthrie's stage.

Old showtunes prove there's life in old-school show tunes when the Pocket Change Combo combines forces with young singers. Terrific Tyler J. Landusky led the combo platter of jazz and Broadway in CURTAINS & CADENZAS at 54 Below.

Hugh Bonneville will make his Australian stage debut alongside Lisa McCune in a new production of Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES at Theatre Royal Sydney, directed by RSC associate Christopher Luscombe.

Carly Ozard's ETHEL MERMAN DISCO ALBUM PROJECT was a lively show from a live-wire performer (to say the least)! Ozard's big, belting voice was a perfect match for Merman's material.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Private Lives by Noël Coward, directed by David Ivers. The production will run July and August.

The only thing that could have improved this would have been another hour or two.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has had a rich history of stars lured to its stage — not just to sell tickets through big names. The actors nearly always deliver — and the company attracts them because of the quality and rigor it retains.

Weimar-era music hits the high notes with Haan's one-woman show, Margo- A Woman in Berlin. This reviewer felt as if she was sitting in a Weimar era cabaret with the rest of the audience! Bravo! Bravo!

Scripps Ranch Theatre announced its 47th season, with Artistic Director Jill Drexler marking 25 years leading the San Diego company. The lineup includes THEATRE PEOPLE OR THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR, 4000 MILES, and PRIVATE LIVES.

Arctic Playhouse’s remarkably stylish, extraordinarily well-acted production of Noël Coward’s 1930 farce, ‘Private Lives,’ pokes fun at the idea of marriage as little more than a social construct while speculating whether a toxic relationship is conceivably better than one without any passion whatsoever.

What did our critic think of NOEL COWARD'S PRIVATE LIVES at BrightSide Theatre?

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 14, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.