President Donald Trump may have purged the Kennedy Center board and had himself elected its new chairman, but the venue’s patrons don’t seem to have gotten the message. As Trump’s Vice President J.D. Vance walked to his seat in the balcony, a chorus of boos began. Once he was in his seat, Vance…

Amid a string of recent show cancellations at the Kennedy Center, the union that represents its crew is attempting to shine a light on the negative impact such moves can have on those behind-the-scenes workers. “When productions walk away, it leaves more than just an empty stage — they leave…

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EXCLUSIVE: Tim Sheader, who last year became the Artistic Director of prestigious London theater the Donmar Warehouse, has signed with CAA. Prior to taking over as Artistic Director at the Donmar last March, Sheader held the same post at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, where he directed more…

Broadway’s 2024-25 season has gotten off to a rather extraordinarily fine start, from the wildly popular and hysterically funny Oh, Mary! to the fabulous splash of Death Becomes Her and the wonderful left-field sleeper Maybe Happy Ending. There have been a few clunkers — looking at you, Tammy Faye …

Othello, now in previews at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre and starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal had a weekly gross last week of $2,818,297, making the revival the top-grossing (eight performance) play in Broadway history. The previous record holder was Harry Potter and the Cursed Chil…

Kristin Chenoweth, the Emmy- and Tony-winning singer-actor who will return to Broadway this fall in The Queen of Versailles musical, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.  Chenoweth’s career has spanned across film, television, voice-over, music, and theater. Widely known for…

Off Broadway’s much-honored Atlantic Theater Company and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees have reached a tentative agreement that could see the Atlantic become the first-ever not-for-profit theater company producing solely Off Broadway shows to have such a union…

Athol Fugard, the Blood Knot, Master Harold… and the Boys and Tsotsi writer who is widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest ever playwright, has died. He was 92. According to AP, the South African government has confirmed Fugard's death and said South Africa "has lost one of its greatest…

Hacks star Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Jamie Wax’s darkly comedic one-woman play Call Me Izzy. The 12-week limited engagement will play at Broadway’s Studio 54 from May 24 – August 17 with an opening night set for June 12. Directing will be Sarna…

UPDATE, with venue, dates: Producers Bill Damaschke, Seaview, Sonia Friedman, and Kristin Chenoweth announced that The Queen of Versailles will play this fall at the St. James Theatre, beginning performances on October 8, with an official press opening on Monday, November 10. This project…

EXCLUSIVE: Punch, the acclaimed new play by the Olivier Award winning James Graham, will open on Broadway this fall as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2025-2026 season. The play, based on the non-fiction book Right from Wrong by Jacob Dunne about a teenager’s fatal act of random violence…