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John Newton is not your average protagonist for a musical. The British sailor worked for many years in the slave trade, and it was only after a tumultuous storm at sea did he begin to questi…
Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer t…
by Jim Gladstone "We're asking folks to share programs," explained an usher distributing black-and-white photocopies to the patrons who only filled up about a quarter of the 1000-plus seats …
by Alex Robinson Nearly 30 years after their award-winning Broadway debut, the comedy/magic duo of Penn & Teller have returned to the Great White Way for a third time in their latest sho…
Roger Rees, the legendary, Tony Award-winning actor, and Tony Award nominated director, passed away on July 10, 2015 at his home in New York City, after a brief journey with cancer. His …
Broadway's brightest talent will gather on Monday, July 20, for Broadway Stands Up For Freedom, a celebratory event in honor of the recent Supreme Court victory for the freedom to marry. Pro…
by Samuel L. Leiter First: a few background words on this show's evolution. In the years following the end of America's postwar occupation of Japan (1952), a steady stream of movies and book…
Have you been following the latest news about Patti LuPone’s now legendary digital dilemma at a recent performance of Shows For Days? CLICK HERE for details!
When the techies from Google, Yahoo!, and Intuit get a hankering for some musical theater, they turn to TheatreWorks, which welcomes upwards of 100,000 patrons each year. The company kick…
American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland will make her Broadway debut as 'Ivy Smith' in On The Town this summer for 12 performances only from August 25 – Sep…
Summer sizzles as Broadway and beyond heats up with new productions and some old favorites. Here's what The Broadway Blog recommends this month… Penn & Teller on Broadway For 40 years …
Fireworks may light up the sky tonight, but July 4th also gives us the opportunity to reflect on some of our favorite patriotic musicals… take a look! 1776 It doesn’t get much mo…
Broadway Barks announces their 17th annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event to benefit New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Founded by Bernadette Peters an…
by Samuel L. Leiter A group of disparate people gathering for a weekend at a country or beach house"what a lovely idea for a play! At least that's what writers as gifted as Noël Coward (H…
by Mark Lingenfelter Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! The most captivating aspect of the current Broadway production of An American in Paris is the sum of…
In honor of the Supreme Court's historic decision to give marriage equality to all, It Shoulda Been You is inviting everyone to celebrate love and equality with buy-one, get-one-free t…
by Mark Lingenfelter The Broadway by the Year concert series at Town Hall is, in many ways, an embarrassment of riches. It's an evening of musical theater songs introduced with a healthy dos…
by Jim Gladstone San Francisco's newest performance space"the American Conservatory Theater's sleek Strand Theater"debuted last week with a bracing production of Caryl Churchill's Love and I…
Do you need your summer fix of the brightest Broadway and Hollywood talent? Voices for the Voiceless: Stars for Foster Kids will raise awareness about the plight of kids in foster care, part…
Is Broadway ready for Marilyn Monroe? Following the well-received Actors Fund benefit that featured the music of Bombshell from the NBC television series Smash, Universal Stage Productions h…
by Jim Gladstone After a year of sporadic workshops, The Wong Street Journal"a solo work by the enormously talented agitprop performer Kristina Wong"had its official world premiere in a flee…
by Samuel L. Leiter Last autumn, New York theatergoers had the rare opportunity to witness Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine; now, another of that infrequently revived Elizabethan playwright…
We're offering you a special edition of Theater Buff this month, as Broadway Bares celebrates its 25th spectacular edition of raising funds and awareness for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights …
by Ryan Leeds Actor Tony Danza. Opera diva Renée Fleming. Former Metropolitan Opera General Manager Joseph Volpe. Accounting firm partner Christopher Cacace. It seems like an unlikely qu…
by Ryan Leeds Truth was the paramount theme in Cheyenne Jackson's Town Hall concert Friday night. After a multi-city tour, the stage and screen actor returned to New York, where he made his …
