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OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR Movie Musical Gets Blu-ray Release in the UK
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 30, 2026


Richard Attenborough’s Oh! What a Lovely War, the 1969 anti-war movie musical, will be making its worldwide debut on Blu-ray in the UK, courtesy of Eureka Entertainment.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN Is Now Available to License Through MTI
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 8, 2025


Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) announced that the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen is now available for licensing

EGOT Explained: Who Has Joined the Elite Group and Who Is Close to Making History?
by Sidney Paterra - May 26, 2025


Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

Theater for the New City Presents LOVE 'N COURAGE Gala In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025


Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater's 22nd annual 'Love 'n Courage' benefit Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South.

Pompano Beach Jazz Fest to Showcase Grammy Winners And Rising Stars
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2024


Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts' Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City's beautiful shore in January. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Jerry Douglas to Release New Album 'The Set'
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 16, 2024


On Friday, September 20, the American music luminary Jerry Douglas will release The Set, his first album in seven years. The 11-track album, featuring five new offerings and six revitalized songs from his catalog, will be available across all DSPs.

Jazz Fest Pompano Beach Unveils 2025 Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2024


Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts's Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City’s beautiful shore on January 24th and 25th, 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Belarus Free Theatre To Debut Newest Work at La Mama This Fall
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 13, 2024


La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (ETC) will open its 63rd season this fall with the latest new work created by the internationally-acclaimed Belarus Free Theater, KS6: SMALL FORWARD.

Sondheim Fans Pay Thousands For Manuscripts, Gold Records, and More at Auction
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024


Doyle's auction of the Collection of Stephen Sondheim on June 18, 2024 drew a worldwide audience of fans and collectors who sent prices soaring throughout the sale, and all 454 lots offered were sold.

The International Festival Of Arts & Ideas To Include Compagnia De' Colombari 20th Anniversary Season And More
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024


Compagnia de' Colombari is celebrating 20 years of generating spectacle, disrupting and reconstructing texts and spaces under the direction of Karin Coonrod with a robust Anniversary Season throughout 2024.

Full Cast Set for PLAYER KINGS Starring Ian McKellen, Toheeb Jimoh & Richard Coyle
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024


IAN MCKELLEN, TOHEEB JIMOH & RICHARD COYLE star in Robert Icke's production of PLAYER KINGS, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2.

Review: LEA MICHELE Makes a Landmark Debut at Carnegie Hall
by Ricky Pope - Nov 1, 2023


It is safe to say that Carnegie Hall has been the premiere showcase for what is great in American Art and Culture for over 130 years. It is not hyperbole to say that the concert given Monday night by Broadway and television star Lea Michele will be remembered as one of those defining zeitgeist events. Her two-hour intermission-less journey through her career so far was the kind of powerhouse performance that people talk about for years.

Alon Nechushtan Presents 'Moving Voices' U.S. Tour Dates
by Michael Major - Oct 18, 2023


Alon Nechushtan's latest project, Moving Voices, is a jazz performance that aims to amplify immigrant voices and tell stories of extraordinary voyages. Join the international quartet on their East Coast tour in November 2023.

Review Roundup: Leslie Odom Jr. Stars In PURLIE VICTORIOUS On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2023


Read reviews for Purlie Victorious on Broadway starring Tony Award-winner, Leslie Odom Jr.! 

Tickets on Sale Now for DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2023


Center Theatre Group will present TheaterWorksUSA’s'New York Times” Critic’s Pick, “Dog Man: The Musical” based on the worldwide best-selling book series by Dav Pilkey. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Shuvinai Ashoona's Exhibition 'Looking Out, Looking In' Comes to Fort Gansevoort
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2023


Beginning September 19, 2023, Fort Gansevoort will present Looking Out, Looking In, the first New York solo exhibition by contemporary Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona. Hailing from the Canadian Arctic, Ashoona lives and works in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset), an Inuit hamlet at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut.

Segerstrom Center For The Arts Announces Incredible Lineup Of One-Night Only Performances!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2023


Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced several spectacular one-night-only performances by celebrated artists from a variety of backgrounds.

Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023


The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that English, by Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.

Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments & Oxford Playhouse Announce BEAM2023 Participants
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2023


Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments and Oxford Playhouse has announced details of the 29 musicals that will be showcased in BEAM2023.  

Merle Dandridge, Michael Hayden, Jodi Long & More to Star in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023


Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for the 50th anniversary production of A Little Night Music. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards Announce First And Second Rounds Of 2022-23 Recipients
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2023


Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced the recipients of the first and second rounds of the 2022-23 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards. The awards, totaling $725,000, allow 17 productions extra time for the development and rehearsal of new plays with the entire creative team, hoping to extend the life of the world premiere play after its first run. 

Broadway Buying Guide: December 12, 2022
by Team BWW - Dec 12, 2022


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, December 12, 2022.

Broadway Buying Guide: December 5, 2022
by Team BWW - Dec 5, 2022


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, December 5, 2022.

Broadway Buying Guide: November 7, 2022
by Team BWW - Nov 7, 2022


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, November 7, 2022.

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan Will Star in Lorraine Hansberry's THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW at BAM
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 6, 2022


The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has just announced the first major New York revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, directed by Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman at the BAM Harvey Theater beginning February 4 and opening February 23, 2023.

A Far Country History

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A Far Country - 1961 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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A Far Country — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1962 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kim Stanley

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