It is more than 15 years since Enda Walsh's play The Walworth Farce arrived in London and, like many big hits, the scale of its popularity then has been matched by the speed with which it ha…
By SHARON EBERSON NEW YORK, N.Y. — My return to New York after more than three long years away was a three-day, four-show whirlwind (reviews to come) that had to include time for the newes…
The hit production of the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman musical continues at the Westside Theatre.
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Existentialism, absurdism, clowning, vaudeville, country music and a gentle queer romance all collide in this strange but rather lovely show. And Then The Rodeo Burned Down is sometimes remi…
King's Head theatre, LondonChloe Rice and Natasha Roland deliver a playful two-hander about the wild west, power structures and the costs of theatre Like Dolly Parton sang in 9 to 5: it's en…
Vernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned twice and beaten up by police officers. Finally he ended up stateless in Jamaica. A new play tells his extraor…
"Measure" is one of those bizarre Shakespearean plays that resides in the space between comedy and tragedy"something that few of the Bard's works do. Yet you will find yourself mesmerized wi…
Reflections on the fall season of New York City Ballet, which remains in transition with a new generation raring to go.
Broadway and Disney+ Star - Kate Reinders breaks down her career in episode 69 of Little Me: Growing up Broadway!
The writer-performer of 'Tearsheets' and 'Elements of Flesh' left behind a career in TV and film after surviving a brain tumor, turning her focus and activism to the stage.
I wasn't particularly excited by sitting through another 'Funny Girl' revival. But I left understanding why tickets to see Lea Michele star as Fanny Brice in the musical are going for a king…
When Anaïs Mitchell believes in a project, she sticks with it. At least that was the case with "Hadestown," whose long road to Broadway and beyond began in 2006 with a couple of community…
In my ongoing quest to make all my original songs public, I offer "Then Again" pulled from my "Who Knows" cd. A melancholy, yet hopeful look at a love affair that ended- before it officiall…
The comedian and author on studying laughter theory, industry frustrations and the perils of gigging at a racecourse How did you get into comedy?I studied the history of variety and vaudevil…
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The first four new Broadway shows of the Fall season begin performances this week, although they won't officially open until next month.  Two more shows were added to the Broadway 2022…
The standup on middle-child syndrome, the comedy scene in Berlin and the nightmare gig that she can't forget What made you get into comedy?An unholy need for attention stemming from middle-c…
How this die-hard theatregoer ended up at a WWE wrestling event --- We spend a lot of time at TDF thinking about ways to encourage people who have never attended the theatre to try it. Devot…
I am begging every critic colleague, everyone who has seen Actors' Playhouse's Now and Then to NOT give away anything! One of the many pleasures in this drama laced with humor is watching th…
Hairspray celebrated its 20th Anniversary of Broadway's opening night on August 15th. To celebrate, original cast members got together in New York to commemorate the opening and recreate one…
Tim returns to the Edinburgh Festival exactly 50 years after Frank Dunlop's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat launched the show there into new territories. Gary Bond…
From what I have been able to ascertain, stage and screen actress Elsie Ferguson (1883-1961) didn't play vaudeville, although she was certainly referenced there, as one Martha Russell toured…
The standup on the highs and lows of the Edinburgh fringe, Zoom hecklers and why she doesn't have heroes Who on the circuit always makes you laugh?I've always been impressed by Athena Kugble…