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World Premiere of THE BRIGHTEST THING IN THE WORLD & More Announced for Yale Rep 2022-23 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2022


Yale Repertory Theatre has announced its 2022–23 season of four plays. The season will begin with Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, running October 6–29. James Bundy, who directed Albee’s A Delicate Balance at Yale Rep in 2010, will stage this new production of the explosively comedic and harrowingly profound masterpiece. 

New Conservatory Theatre Center Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring 2 World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2022


New Conservatory Theatre Center is has announced the line-up for NCTC’s daring 2022-23 Season, with two world premieres, three West Coast premieres, an inspiring musical, and a holiday extravaganza from The Kinsey Sicks.

New Date Announced For 17th Annual Fred Ebb Award Presentation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2022


The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, will be presented to the team of Isabella Dawis & Tidtaya Sinutoke by Heidi Blickenstaff and Julia Murney on Monday May 2nd from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony at Bond 45. T

Spring 2022 Educational And Community Events Coming Up At Pasadena Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2022


Pasadena Playhouse, The State Theater of California offers an exciting line up of educational and community events this spring. 

BWW Interview: Ann Talman of THE SHADOW OF HER SMILE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Mar 30, 2022


The smile in question is that of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Ann Talman's close friend for (almost) all of her life, and her stage mother in THE LITTLE FOXES, and these are their tales.

New Rock Cold War Era Musical RADIO 930 Industry Presentation Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2022


The new musical Radio 930 (Nine -Three – Oh) will have an invitation-only industry presentation on April 8th & 9th at The Catholic University of America Rome School of Music, Drama & Art in Washington DC. 

HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, and More Announced for 2022–2023 Broadway In Eugene Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2022


The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, unveils  its highly anticipated 2022–2023 Announcement for Eugene as part of the Hult Center's 40th Anniversary Season. The  BROADWAY IN EUGENE SERIES will include the following touring productions: HAMILTON, THE SIMON &  GARFUNKEL STORY, LEGALLY BLONDE, COME FROM AWAY, and ANASTASIA. 

New Programming Added to Carnegie Hall+
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2022


Carnegie Hall today announced new programming that has been added this month to Carnegie Hall+, a new premium subscription video on-demand channel, curated by Carnegie Hall, that offers instant access to unforgettable performances by celebrated artists from renowned stages all around the world.

Happy 80th Birthday, Michael Crawford!
by Team BWW - Jan 19, 2022


A big BroadwayWorld birthday wish goes out to Michael Crawford, turns 80 years old. To celebrate, we're sharing an interactive timeline of the star's career - that's featured on his website. Responsible for (amongst other things) inspiring this very web site, created by Robert Diamond in 2003, take a look back through his multi-decade career below!

Theatre Royal Brighton Announces Special Events for February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2022


Special events coming to Theatre Royal Brighton in February 2022 have been announced! 

NCTC Announces Colman Domingo's Touching And Offbeat Family Dramedy, DOT
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2022


In March, New Conservatory Theatre Center will produce critically-acclaimed playwright Colman Domingo's Dot. Full of love, laughter, and absolute chaos, this moving and hilarious play offers a look at a woman losing herself in the past and the family trying to keep her in the present.

BAM to Present Tribute to Cicely Tyson
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2022


This February, BAM will pay tribute to groundbreaking actress Cicely Tyson, who passed away in 2021 and left behind a formidable legacy and a 60-year career that included several Emmys, a Tony Award, an honorary Oscar, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

RENT, ANASTASIA, DEAR EVAN HANSEN and More Announced at Times-Union Center in 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2022


FSCJ Artist Series will welcome a fabulous lineup of entertainment from Broadway and beyond to this Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in 2022!

Trap Door Theatre Presents THE MARTYRDOM OF PETER OHEY
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2021


Director Nicole Wiesner brings her signature Trap Door style to adapt and direct this obscure Mrożek farce. One of Poland's most celebrated playwrights, Sławomir Mrożek wrote this absurdist piece as a subtle critique of the political system of the time.

Inge Center For The Arts Will Honor Lynn Nottage At 39th William Inge Theater Festival
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2021


The William Inge Theater Festival will celebrate its 39th anniversary April 21-23, 2022 by honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage with the Distinguished Achievement in the American Theater Award.

BWW Exclusive: 'Everybody Rise!' - In Honor of STEPHEN SONDHEIM - The 91 GREATEST SONDHEIM SONGS (One For Each Year That He Lived)
by Peter Nason - Nov 27, 2021


The most important figure in musical theatre history is gone; let's celebrate his life by listening to his incredible works. Reviewer Peter Nason gets you started by listing his choices for the 91 greatest Sondheim songs.

Sydney Festival Unleashes 2022 Program
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2021


Forget what you knew. With a bold ambition to reimagine how we experience and interact with the city itself, Sydney Festival's 2022 line-up – the first helmed by artistic director Olivia Ansell – is set to explode onto (and into) the city's parks, pools, streets, stages and screens this summer.

The Most Iconic Broadway Set Designers
by Team BWW - Oct 16, 2021


Who are some of Broadway's greatest set designers? Which scenic designers have won the most Tony Awards? Read more about some of the greatest behind the scenes employees of Broadway and study up on ten iconic set designers from Broadway history.

FUNNY GIRL Adds Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch & Jared Grimes; Previews Begin This March At the August Wilson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2021


Excited for FUNNY GIRL's return to Broadway? We've got casting news today about Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes joining the cast for the first Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL.

Christina Bianco to Perform Farewell Show A LOT TO UNPACK at Birdland Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2021


BIRDLAND THEATER will present Christina Bianco in her new show “A Lot to Unpack” on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at 8:30 PM. Her bags are packed for London but before she leaves her hometown this globetrotting, genre-crossing, multi-voiced, multi-wig-wearing funny girl has some serious unpacking to do.

BWW Interview: Martin Biallas Bringing MICHELANGELO'S SISTINE CHAPEL To The World
by Gil Kaan - Sep 24, 2021


MICHELANGELO’S SISTINE CHAPEL: THE EXHIBITION featuring full-sized replicas of Michelangelo’s timeless frescos from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel has reached Los Angeles for the first time. Audiences can view Michelangelo’s masterpieces up close, closer than in the actual Sistine Chapel. Had the chance to chat with Martin Biallas, SEE Attractions’ CEO and producer of THE EXHIBITION, on some behind-the-scenes details of putting THE EXHIBITION together.

Legendary Broadway Producer Liz McCann Dies at 90
by Robert Diamond - Sep 9, 2021


ELIZABETH IRELAND McCANN, the iconoclastic Broadway producer who won nine Tony Awards during a 60-year career in theater, died after a bout with cancer on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, according to her longtime associate and friend, Kristen Luciani.  She was 90 years old. 

THE ONE WHO PLANTED TREES is Coming to Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2021


Tree by tree, song by song, and puppet by puppet, iconic puppetry company Western Australia's own Spare Parts Puppet Theatre will celebrate its 40th anniversary with the world premiere of a new puppet musical about hope, love, and changing the world.

Inis Nua Theatre Reveals 18th Season With Two American Premieres and Special Vaccine Only Weeks
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2021


Inis Nua Theatre Company presents their much-anticipated eighteenth season with a return to in-person productions, featuring three mainstage plays and a poignant reading series about Healing and Hope. Inis Nua Theatre Company has the unique mission to present contemporary plays from Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales for a Philadelphia audience.

Restart Stages to Conclude This September with A NIGHT WITH DEAF BROADWAY and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2021


Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced artistic works celebrating iconic civil rights leaders, accessibility in the arts, and the rich history of dance in New York City coming to Restart Stages this September—the outdoor performing arts center created to champion the revival and recovery of New York City arts.

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