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Videos You Missed This Week: Meet the Tony Nominees and More
by Sidney Paterra - May 16, 2025


The 2024-25 Broadway season is officially complete and awards season has begun. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending May 16, 2025 with videos from Death Becomes Her, Sunset Boulevard, and more!

Upstart Crows of Santa Fe and The Shakespeare Gym Present ROMEO AND JULIET
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2025


Upstart Crows of Santa Fe and The Shakespeare Gym will present an uncut production of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Two casts - one an age-accurate mix of adults and youth, the other a gender- blind, age- blind cast perform in the historic Scottish Rite Temple and then in the Crows own black box theater in Eldorado.

Patrick Page to Join Patrick Bringley for ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD Talkback
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2025


All The Beauty In The World, a new one-man play written and performed by Patrick Bringley, based on his New York Times Best Selling memoir, will present a special talkback Patrick Page. Learn how to attend!

Norm Lewis, Michael James Scott, and More Will Lead LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Muny
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025


Norm Lewis, Michael James Scott, Cameron Anika Hill, Terence Archie, Allison Blackwell, Troy Iwata, Michael Hartung and Meghan Murphy will star in La Cage aux Folles when the musical returns to The Muny this summer after nearly four decades.

MAGIC IN ROUGH SPACES NEW PLAY LAB Finalists Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2025


Rorschach Theatre has announced finalists for its annual Magic in Rough Spaces New Play Lab. Get full details for the plays. The final three plays will be announced May 19, 2025 and public readings of those finalists will be on June 14, & 15, 2025.

ROMEO AND JULIET Comes to Flabbergast Theatre in June
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2025


Award-winning Flabbergast Theatre will return to Wilton’s Music Hall with a dreamlike, raw and unconventional take on Shakespeare’s iconic tale of star-crossed lovers.

Review: HAMLET at the Masque Theatre Is Innovative, Relevant and Compelling
by Jaime Uranovsky - May 13, 2025


I am continuously mesmerised by theatre-makers’ abilities to deliver fresh and novel adaptations of Shakespeare plays. This feminist, gender-swapping retelling of HAMLET is such an adaptation. It is sublime – one of the best shows I have ever seen at the Masque Theatre.

Midsommer Flight To Present Free LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST In Six Chicago Parks
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025


Midsommer Flight will present a fully staged production of LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST ­­­as its 2025 free Shakespeare production. Learn more and see how to attend performances.

Review: ROMEO & JULIET, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Matthew Paluch - May 12, 2025


Considering Kenneth MacMillan’s production of Romeo and Juliet is 60 years old…it looks as fresh as a daisy. This is no mean feat. As when a company is familiar with a ballet it can become stale before you know it - but this absolutely isn't the case, so bravo to all involved.

Review: & JULIET at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - May 11, 2025


On Tuesday, '& Juliet' opened, and the show is a new type of Jukebox musical.  One where the story comes first, and the music is an enhancement of the story. See here for the review!

Review Roundup: What Do Critics Think of the New JULIET & ROMEO Pop Musical?
by Josh Sharpe - May 9, 2025


A new Shakespeare adaptation is always an event. Juliet & Romeo, a movie musical reimagining of the classic play, tells the familiar story of the star-crossed lovers with a pop twist. Find out what critics think of the movie here!

Sierra Boggess and More to Lead Taylor Mac's PROSPEROUS FOOLS at TFANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2025


Theatre for a New Audience will present Taylor Mac’s Prosperous Fools, directed by Darko Tresnjak. Learn more about the upcoming performance and see how to purchase tickets!

Videos You Missed This Week: OPERATION MINCEMEAT, WONDERFUL TOWN, and More
by Sidney Paterra - May 9, 2025


The 2024-25 Broadway season is officially complete and awards season has begun. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending May 9, 2025 with videos from Operation Mincemeat, Wonderful Town, and more!

Exclusive: Rebel Wilson Shares Personal Connections to JULIET & ROMEO Role
by Josh Sharpe - May 9, 2025


With Juliet & Romeo now in theaters, BroadwayWorld caught up with Rebel Wilson to talk about playing the role of Lady Capulet in the pop musical, the anthemic song 'The Mask I Wear,' and how becoming a mother herself helped her better understand the character.

Dallas Theater Center Announces 2025-26 Season
by Team BWW - May 9, 2025


Dallas Theater Center has announced its 2025–26 season, featuring a mix of beloved classics, regional and world premieres that reflect the company’s commitment to powerful storytelling and community dialogue

ROMEO AND JULIET Returns to the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025


This spring, the Royal Swedish Ballet brings Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless ballet Romeo and Juliet back to the stage at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.

13th Annual LAKE TAHOE DANCE FESTIVAL Begins This July
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2025


Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present the 13th Annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival from July 22 - 25, 2025, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, Broadway, Boston Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and more.

San Francisco Symphony SUMMER WITH THE SYMPHONY Season Begins In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2025


From June 26 to August 3, the San Francisco Symphony's summer season includes three classical programs with violinist Blake Pouliot, Grammy Award-winning ensemble Time for Three, and violin duo TwoSet Violin; two film concerts with the Orchestra playing the scores of How to Train Your Dragon and The Princess Bride live-to-picture; and a program celebrating the movie music of Hans Zimmer.

Video: Rebel Wilson Teases JULIET & ROMEO Pop Musical on LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK
by Josh Sharpe - May 8, 2025


On a recent visit to Live with Kelly and Mark, Rebel Wilson shared why she chose to appear as Lady Capulet in the new pop musical rendition of Romeo and Juliet, hitting theaters tomorrow. Watch the interview now!

Review: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN] at Contemporary Theater Company
by Christopher Verleger - May 7, 2025


When Shakespeare penned, “Oh, what fools these mortals be,” he couldn’t ever have imagined the deliberately, delightfully foolish behavior his words would incite more than four centuries later in ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again],’ now at Contemporary Theater Company.

DICK WHITTINGTON Panto Comes to St Helens Theatre Royal This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2025


St Helens Theatre Royal is set to stage a brilliant new pantomime title for family audiences this Christmas. Regal Entertainments Ltd will present Dick Whittington for the first time in the company's 25-year history.

Smith Street Stage Celebrates 15 Years of Free Shakespeare With HENRY V All June Long
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2025


Celebrating fifteen years of making Shakespeare's classic stories new and accessible for Brooklyn audiences, Smith Street Stage, will return to Carroll Park this summer.

Which Shows Have Been Revived the Most in the 21st Century?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 11, 2025


Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 

RAGTIME Will Return to Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - May 6, 2025


A strange, insistent music is coming back to Broadway. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Lincoln Center Theater will soon present Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Performances begin September 26. Member onsale May 13. Public onsale May 28.

Cast Set For Rosie Day's (THIS IS NOT A) HAPPY ROOM at Theatre Royal Windsor
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2025


Katy Galloway Productions has announced the cast for Rosie Day’s (This is not a) Happy Room at Theatre Royal Windsor. Learn more about the show and cast here!

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