Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke will star in Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier's new version of Chekhov's masterpiece The Seagull. Also directed by Ostermeier, the production will play a limited 6 week run at the Barbican Theatre from February 2025.
Following a sell-out run, four of Shakespeare’s (in)famous characters are back for a national tour and gearing up to tell their side of the story! Learn more about the cast of this production here!
Never has there lived a writer who has been better at capturing the complexities of the human condition like William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s writing about life resonates across time because it examines the essence of what it means to be human, and not since the Bard have the realities of existence been articulated so profoundly. Study up on some of his best with these 30 iconic Shakespeare quotes about life.
The full cast has been announced for the new production of Seán O'Casey's timeless masterpiece, Juno and the Paycock, directed by Tony and Olivier award-winner Matthew Warchus.
Rehearsals have started for the new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald. Learn more about the cast here!
Catinca Maria Nistor will perform THE SECOND COMING OF JOAN OF ARC, a one-woman show, from 19th – 23rd August 2024 at Greenside Riddle's Court.
Elm Shakespeare Company will present Rebecca Goodheart and Company's Richard III. This production is a compelling exploration of the cyclical nature of grief and violence, offering a poignant message of hope and reconciliation.
Citadel Theatre will open its 2024-25 season with the comedy THE COTTAGE. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Birmingham Hippodrome has announced the director and cast for the new musical, The Jingleclaw, which is set to entertain young audiences this festive season.
Shakespeare & Company will present the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri's Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina and staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre from August 30 through October 13.
Theatre for a New Audience has revealed its 2024-25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview with Elizabeth A. Davis, who plays the dynamic and driven Queen Margaret in 'Henry 6,' which plays at The Old Globe through September 15th.
Black Theatre Troupe has revealed its 2024-25 lineup, marking its 55th season! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).
BWW caught up with Lexi Wolfe about bringing After Shakespeare: Richard III to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Rubicon Theatre's Musical Theatre Workshop students (ages 15 – 25) will present LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL as the grand finale of its 2024 Summer Youth Theatre Program. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Denver Center Theatre Company has revealed the full casting and creative teams for the two productions leading the 2024/25 Theatre Company season. Learn more!
Smoking Mirror Theatre Company, an emerging Shakespeare troupe, will present 'The Tempest' from August 30 to September 15 at Gural Theatre at A.R.T/New York Theatres, 502 West 53rd Street.
In Barry Edelstein, we’ve got an adaptor/director who is guiding these proceedings with a rock and roll brio...The production is big, brash, often overreaching, occasionally pandering and utterly arresting through its nearly six hours (over two evenings) of stage time.
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Olivier Award-winning classic Our Country's Good, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker, and directed by Artistic Director Rachel O'Riordan.
Peter Dinklage (Malvolio), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Andrew Aguecheek), Lupita Nyong’o (Viola), and Sandra Oh (Olivia) will lead Shakespeare in the Park's TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by The Public’s Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali, which will reopen the revitalized Delacorte Theater in August 2025.
Explore the Public Theater's free costume exhibit starting this Sunday at Astor Place, running through August 30. Discover iconic costumes and celebrate theater history during the Black Party event.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s Henry V, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, September 6–October 6.
Alec Wild was Founder and Artistic Director of the award-winning Folio Theatre in Chicago, and Founder/Producing Director of the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Minnesota. As the recipient of a Fox Fellowship, Mr. Wild traveled to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he studied Directing and Biomechanics at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Theater.
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