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More Than 1,700 Shows Added For Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026


A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

The Hassles to Be Inducted into Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2025


The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will induct legendary 1960s rock-soul band The Hassles—best known as Billy Joel’s first signed band—at a special public celebration on Saturday, June 28 at 8 p.m. at the LIMEHOF museum in Stony Brook Village. Tickets for the event are available for $50.

LIMEHOF to Induct Billy Joel Band, The Hassles, Later This Month
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 4, 2025


The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will be inducting Long Island’s own 1960s era seminal rock-soul group, The Hassles, including acclaimed drummer-turned-video-director Jon Small

Asolo Repertory Theatre Announces Cast of DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2025


Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Olivier and Tony Award-winning memory play Dancing at Lughnasa, which begins previews on March 19, 2025.  

Paul Mescal in STREETCAR, Whitney White's MACBETH IN STRIDE & More Play BAM
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 11, 2024


BAM has revealed its 2025 Winter Spring Season, featuring Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, Whitney White's Macbeth in Stride, and more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Renowned Iranian Musicians Ali Akbar Moradi & Pejman Hadadi to Play Roulette This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024


Renowned Iranian musicians Ali Akbar Moradi and Pejman Hadadi will perform a rare concert in New York on November 23 at Roulette, showcasing traditional Persian music.

KEEPIN' IT REAL & More Set for Illusion Theatre 50th Anniversary 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2024


ILLUSION THEATER celebrates its 50th anniversary with a season of new plays and special performances, honoring its legacy of producing transformative theater on pressing social issues.

Jefferson Performing Arts Center to Present Musical Tribute Shows & Dance Theatre from Italy in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024


Experience the magic of live performances at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in February. Don't miss the Italian-based acrobatic dance troupe, No Gravity Theatre, on their first United States tour.

Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Aug 9, 2023


What did our critic think of ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE?

White Heron Theatre Company Opens BLITHE SPIRIT July 10
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2023


White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket will open it's first production of the 2023 summer season, Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward (Present Laughter, Private Lives) and directed by Skip Greer. Greer returns to Nantucket after directing 2017's Outside Mullingar for White Heron.

Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Captivates Edmonton
by Sarah Dussome - Jan 5, 2023


Bartlett Sher’s Tony Award-winning production whisks audiences away to the humble Russian village of Anatevka.

Photos: ALADDIN On Broadway Celebrates 3,000 Performances!
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 28, 2022


Check out photos as Disney’s magical hit musical Aladdin celebrates its 3,000th performance on Broadway! Today, Wednesday, December 28, the production celebrated this astounding milestone at its matinee performance. 

Will Swenson, Mark Jacoby, Robyn Hurder & More to Lead A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2022


The cast has been announced for A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical which will begin preview performances Wednesday, November 2 ahead of a Sunday, December 4 opening night at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.

Complete Cast Announced For Pre-Broadway A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Starring Will Swenson
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2022


Meet the complete cast for A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, as rehearsals began in New York ahead of the musical's world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement this summer at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre.

Park Avenue Will Host Major George Rickey Show This September
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2021


The George Rickey Foundation, Inc., and The George Rickey Estate, LLC., are pleased to announce a host of upcoming events celebrating the life and work of groundbreaking sculptor George Rickey.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

Bard SummerScape Will Celebrate Nadia Boulanger With 31st Bard Music Festival, NADIA BOULANGER AND HER WORLD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020


Bard SummerScape's 17th edition celebrates one of the most important female figures in classical music history, with seven weeks of music, opera, theater, dance, film and the SummerScape Spiegeltent, centered around the 31st Bard Music Festival, 'Nadia Boulanger and Her World.'

Review Roundup: WEST SIDE STORY Opens On Broadway - See What the Critics Are Saying!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2020


Tonight, tonight! Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove's new production of West Side Story opens tonight at the Broadway Theatre.

The Old Globe Announces 2020 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2019


The Old Globe's 2020 Summer Season brings to Balboa Park an extraordinarily talented group of artists who will delight audiences with their unique takes on four great works of theatre. The season incudes a classic American musical, a new adaptation of a 20th century thriller, and two of Shakespeare's masterworks on our outdoor stage.

Brisbane CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Finds Its Charlie Buckets!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2019


Charlie Bucket has been found and he has a Golden Ticket! Producers John Frost, Craig Donnell, Warner Bros Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions and Neal Street.

Review Roundup: The National Tour of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - What Did the Critics Think?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2019


The chocolate factory is coming to a city near you! The tour for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has made stops in Cincinnati, Toronto, Boston and more!

Melbourne Boys Announced As 'Charlie Bucket' In CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2019


Charlie Bucket has been found and he has a Golden Ticket! Producers John Frost, Craig Donnell, Warner Bros Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions and Neal Street Productions today announced the five boys who will play the role of Charlie in the Melbourne season of the Helpmann Award nominated spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl's delicious tale will begin at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre on 9 August following an outstanding six-month season at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.

Final Tickets Go On Sale For CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
by Marianka Swain - May 27, 2019


The Sydney season of the spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is coming to an end, with the season extended due to huge demand until 21 July. Tickets for the final two weeks will go on sale on Friday 31 May. Following the Sydney season, the production will play at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne from 9 August, and at the Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from March 2020.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Will Come to Brisbane In March 2020
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2019


The spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is coming to Brisbane in March next year, playing at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, following a hugely successful season in Sydney and the much-anticipated season at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne from August. Tickets for the Brisbane season will go on sale in July but waitlist now to be the first in line to purchase tickets at CharlieTheMusical.com.au

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY To Open In Melbourne This August
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2019


The spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is coming to Melbourne in August this year, playing at Her Majesty's Theatre, following a hugely successful season in Sydney. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday 15 March at 1pm.

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