JoAnn M. Hunter, the choreographer of Broadway's "School of Rock" and "Bad Cinderella," has been hired to direct the upcoming musical "Yasuke: The Black Samurai." This production, which Hunt…
SPOILER ALERT:Â This story contains spoilers for "Longlegs," now playing in theaters. When "Longlegs" sound designer and editor Eugenio Battaglia first spoke with director Osgood Perkins a…
After the curtain call of "Oh, Mary!," star and playwright Cole Escola said that creating the absurd, queer play was a lot like trying to convince your doctor that you have a tumor. "When yo…
Cole Escola's "Oh, Mary!" is the best kind of stupid: a broad, wildly funny comedy that spits in the face of American history and uses it as joke fodder for some endlessly campy humor. In th…
Cole Escola, the 37-year-old star and writer of the hit Off Broadway farce "Oh, Mary!," isn't letting fame get to their head. (Escola identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.) Wh…
In the admirably bold, unconventionally self-aware new stage musical version of John Berendt's 1994 blockbuster bestseller "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," transgender icon The Lad…
Willem Dafoe has been appointed the artistic director of the Venice Biennale theater department for 2025 and 2026. The Biennale's theater department was founded in 1934, following the establ…
When too many contemporary theatre writers mistake the grinding of political axes for properly developed drama, it's a relief to realize that Australian playwright Kendall Feaver is more tha…
Is it a musical? Is it a roller derby? Is it a game-show? When the roller-skating phenomenon that is "Starlight Express" opened in London in 1984 it was all of those and more, as evidenced b…
"Dungeons and Drag Queens" star Monét X Change has landed her own variety talk series at "Dimension 20" streamer Dropout. Titled "Monét's Slumber Party," the show is described as an "edgy,…
At some point, if you are enthusiastically trying to get everyone you know in Los Angeles out to see "A Strange Loop" " and anyone who hasn't should try to, as the production comes …
Regardless of one's political allegiance, it's almost universally agreed that in recent years political expediency rather than truth has been, literally, the governing principle behind speec…
SPOILER WARNING: This story mentions major spoilers for "Inside Out 2," now playing in theaters. "Inside Out 2" sees Riley hit puberty. Along with that, her five core emotions " Joy, S…
The Royal Court Theatre has unveiled the full cast and creative team for "Giant," a new play by Mark Rosenblatt exploring a pivotal moment in Roald Dahl's career, directed by Nicholas Hytner…
"Drag: The Musical" has announced the dates of its off-Broadway run. The show, about two rival drag bars that go head-to-head amid financial troubles, was written by "RuPaul's Drag Race" sta…
SPOILER WARNING:Â This story mentions major spoilers for "Inside Out 2," now playing in theaters. Pixar's "Inside Out 2" continues to bring joy to audiences around the world, dominating th…
It's been just over one year since the Tonys gave the Pasadena Playhouse an award for regional theater, and that honor looks more justified than ever now that the venue is presenting a much-…
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY London Theatre Company will stage a new production of Shakespeare's "Richard II" at the Bridge Theatre. Nicholas Hytner directs, with Jonathan Bailey starring in the …
Ian McKellen has thanked fans and the medical professionals who offered support following his fall during Monday evening's performance of "Player Kings" at the Noël Coward theatre in Lond…
After Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose closed the 77th ceremony at Lincoln Center by dropping her mic and announcing, "DeBose " out," this year's winners, nominees, presenters and Broadways br…
Angelina Jolie may get the award for most enthusiastic audience member. The A-list star was seated in the front row at the Tony Awards on Sunday and jumped to her feet at every win for "The …
There were a whole lot of sure things heading into the 2024 Tony Awards ceremony " "Stereophonic," "Merrily We Roll Along," Daniel Radcliffe. But this year's full list of winners had room fo…
"Stereophonic" and "Merrily We Roll Along," two shows that examine the tension between art and commerce, triumphed at the 77th Tony Awards on Sunday, capturing prizes for best play and best …
A lot of bong water has passed under the bridge since "Reefer Madness: The Musical" first premiered at the Hudson Theatre on Santa Monica Blvd. in 1998. Like, legalization of the demon weed …
 "Sunday in the Park With George," "Nine," "Red": Stories about artists and the process of making art have long fascinated theater audiences. This season's Tony nominations add new tales …