The Director - 2000 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 19

Broadway star Thomasina Gross more than plays Eartha Kitt — she summons her, like a conjuring magic trick, with all her kittenish playfulness, her intelligence, her elegance, her distinctive breathy voice, her crisp, entirely self-constructed Anglo-Euro accent, her biting humor and confident, joyous, full-throated sexuality.

Today’s subject Ana Villafañe is currently living her theatre life at Arena Stage preparing to begin performances of the newly revised version of Damn Yankees. She will be playing the iconic role of Lola made famous by Gwen Verdon. The show will run from September 9th to November 9th in Arena Stage’s Fichandler Stage space.

Classic Adventure Movie; or Never Say Die will run Thursdays – Saturdays from September 11 – 27, 2025 at The Chapel. Tickets can be purchased, and more information can be found here!

After 9,000 performances as Rafiki in The Lion King, Tshidi Manye is set to depart the Broadway production. Learn more about Manye and about The Lion King here.

On Tuesday night, Ainsley Melham returned to the Broadway production of Aladdin in the title role. Watch a video of the Boop! the Musical star taking his first bow back in the production!

Eastern Connecticut Ballet, the premier school for dance education in Connecticut, revealed that Ashley Bouder, former New York City Ballet principal ballerina of 20 years, has been selected as the school's new Executive Director. Learn more!

Burlesque the Musical has released the first footage of the musical adaptation in London. The video features a new look at Orfeh (Tess), Todrick Hall (Sean), Jess Folley (Ali Rose), and more.

East West Players has revealed the cast and company for the first production of the highly anticipated National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of PARANORMAL INSIDE. Learn more!

9/11/2001… 38 airplanes, 6,579 stranded passengers from 100 countries, 1 small town in Newfoundland. Before they have a clue what’s happening, thousands of passengers are diverted to the town of Gander, doubling its population and putting the townsfolk to the test.

In a fun call back to the original film, The Devil Wears Prada musical in the UK is teasing a cast recording. In the skit, Miranda - played by Vanessa Williams - asks Andy to get the musical's unreleased cast recording.

in the line-up for The Goodman’s 100th anniversary season. Blood Memory by Goodman Affiliated Writer Dael Orlandersmith, previously announced for a May 2026 debut, is rescheduled.

Universal has released a new video, highlighting one of the most thrillifying locations in the Wicked movie: the Emerald City Station. Check it out here!

Luvinwhatido Productions announced the upcoming limited Off Broadway run of 4 Daughters Minus One, 2000 A.D., a new faith-based play that blends biblical storytelling with Real Housewives-level drama.

Westport Country Playhouse will kick off its 2025-26 Season with Len Cariou and Christopher J. Domig in “Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie,” by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom, September 4 – 6.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Andrew Huberman, associate professor at Stanford School of Medicine. The panel discussion includes Frank Bruni, professor of journalism and public policy at Duke University, and Christopher Rufo, conservative activist and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

The full cast has been announced for Synergy Theatre Project’s production of Evan Placey’s new play Lifers at Southwark Playhouse. Learn more about the show here!

Broadway will welcome Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle in the first-ever New York revival of Proof, David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama. Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), the production begins previews March 31, 2026, at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. This strictly limited engagement marks the Broadway debuts of both Edebiri and Cheadle.

The Getty Foundation announced that it has awarded $2.6 million for 12 grants to libraries, museums, and universities across the United States through its Black Visual Arts Archives program.

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed that Amber Ruffin, Tony, Emmy and Writers Guild nominated writer, comedian and New York Times best-selling author, will return as host of the organization’s annual Gala. Learn more!

Stage actress Gracie Cochrane, who recently starred as Jemima Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has been tapped to play Ginny Weasley in HBO's Harry Potter series.

Broadway said goodbye to Gypsy, which played at the Majestic Theatre for 28 previews and 269 regular performances.  Watch in this video as the cast takes their final Broadway bows.

Tickets are now available for a special series of free events and discussions helmed by Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company as part of the DC International Theatre Festival.

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) just announced its 2025-2026 season—a line-up of bold new plays that cross cultures, generations and borders, featuring stories of love, intersectionality and resistance.

Patricia White, the long-time company manager of Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) and a well-known figure in Black Theatre, died. She had been hospitalized briefly and released for physical therapy to a nursing home, where she passed. 

Additional cast members have been revealed for the UK & Ireland Tour of DEATH ON THE NILE. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets to the tour here!