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Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Keystone Theatrics At The Playhouse At Allenberry
by Andrea Stephenson - Dec 9, 2025

On stage December 5-21, the cast and production team of A Christmas Story: The Musical at Keystone Theatrics have created an exciting, energetic, emotional production.

Video: Melissa Roxburgh Stars in Trailer for Season 2 of THE HUNTING PARTY
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 8, 2025

NBC has debuted the trailer for Season 2 of The Hunting Party, the crime procedural series starring Melissa Roxburgh. The series returns to NBC on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. following Law & Order: SVU. Watch it now.

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Opera Australia Celebrates 100 Years of Puccini's TURANDOT With New Production
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025

Marking 100 years since it first premiered, Opera Australia will present a spectacular, brand-new production of Puccini’s final and iconic opera Turandot, by International Director and Choreographer Ann Yee.

Cult Favorite Molly 'Equality' Dykeman to Premiere New Holiday Show At Stonewall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2025

Andrea Alton stars as cult favorite Molly 'Equality' Dykeman in the premiere of 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE MOLLY JOLLY! at The Stonewall Inn. Molly 'Equality' Dykeman, who spends her days as a security guard at PS 339 in the Bronx, is back with a new show!

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; MONARCH Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Photos: Siobhan James and More in CINDERELLA at Hackney Empire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 28, 2025

You can now get a first look at Hackney Empire's 2025 pantomime, Cinderella, directed by Clive Rowe, now playing.

Interview: Theatre Life with Mark Binns
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 21, 2025

Today’s subject Mark Binns is currently living his theatre life on the road as the Musical Director for the National Tour of Some Like it Hot. The show will be here in DC at the National Theatre beginning November 25th and continuing through December 7th.

Folger Theatre Reveals Plays And Playwrights For The Fourth Annual Reading Room Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library revealed the plays and playwrights for the fourth annual Reading Room Festival, a four-day festival of staged readings, panel discussions, workshops, and community celebrations.

Some Pulp Fiction Will Present New David Lynch Tribute Performance
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2025

Some Pulp Fiction will present a one-night improvised performance inspired by the work of David Lynch on December 11 at The PIT Loft. Tickets are now available.

Interview: Dorian Woodruff of FOREVER ME WITH LOVE at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 15, 2025

Oft-praised musical cabaret storyteller Dorian Woodruff released his first album earlier this year with a concert... and five months later he is still celebrating, with an encore of FOREVER ME WITH LOVE on November 21st.

Bryce Edwards to Return to Birdland Jazz Club With THE FRIVOLITY HOUR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025

Birdland Jazz Club will present the return of crooning troubadour and nouveau vaudevillian Bryce Edwards in “The Frivolity Hour”. Edwards leads a team of extraordinary jazzmen Scott Ricketts and more.

Interview: Sharpe Dunaway & Daughter London On Bands, Broadcasting, and Building a Creative Life
by Theresa Bertram - Nov 13, 2025

Sharpe Dunaway is no stranger to being in the spotlight, whether it be behind a microphone, behind the drums, or behind the video camera. And though he’s enjoyed his success and attention, he beams with pride when he talks about his children, father to Quint, Grey, and London (the youngest one who is taking great strides in the same vein as her father). In a free-wheeling conversation with Broadway World, Sharpe and his daughter London—a budding music journalist, concert photographer, and frontwoman in the making—dig into craft, community, and the power of doing the work. 

Michael John Ciszewski To Debut New Solo Comedy MOTHER, SUPERIOR At The Pit
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

New York comedian Michael John Ciszewski will premiere his fifth solo comedy hour, Mother, Superior., at The PIT on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 7 p.m.

Theatre Prometheus Holds First 2025 Firecracker Festival Of New Works
by Gillian Blum - Nov 10, 2025

Theatre Prometheus announced the first project in its twelfth season, a 'mini-fringe' festival of new work readings to take place November 14 through December 6, 2025.

THE WAYFARING STRANGERS Improvised Bluegrass Musical to Return to The PIT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025

The Wayfaring Strangers wukk return to The PIT to create another improvised bluegrass musical with little more than a washboard, a banjo, and an audience suggestion...

Feature: Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum To Present COLORS: A CONCERT EXPERIENCE ON STRINGS
by Debbie Hall - Nov 5, 2025

The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum presents two shows as part of an inspiring lineup of events designed to celebrate the intersection of art, music and performance. From a concert experience that paints with sound to a theatrical celebration of gratitude, the museum's calendar offers visitors a deeply immersive journey through creativity and connection.

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE: THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY at Robinson Center in Little Rock
by Theresa Bertram - Nov 1, 2025

What did our critic think of MRS. DOUBTFIRE: THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY at Robinson Center?  I’m thrilled to report that Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy delivered everything I hoped for and more. 

Review: EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL - HIGH SCHOOL EDITION at Fargo North High
by Brian Michaels - Oct 31, 2025

From the moment the lights dim and the first eerie notes echo through the auditorium, Fargo North High School’s Evil Dead The Musical (High School Edition) makes one thing clear, this show is out for blood, laughter, and pure campy fun.