John Golden News

David Harbour and Bill Pullman will star in the world première of Theresa Rebeck’s dark and funny new play Mad House. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production opens on 26 June at the Ambassadors Theatre, with previews from 15 June, and runs until 4 September.

The Shubert Organization, Inc., will rename the 110-year-old Cort Theatre to the James Earl Jones Theatre, in recognition of Mr. Jones’s lifetime  of immense contributions to Broadway and the entire artistic community. 

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris’s critically lauded SLAVE PLAY just opened February 16, 2022, at the Mark Taper Forum receiving a thunderous standing ovation. Before starting their previews, I had a nice long chat with Jonathan Higginbotham who’s reprising his role of Philip from the August Wilson Theatre production earlier this year.

The Ritz Theatre Company presents its first musical production of 2022, Falsettos, a hilarious and achingly poignant look at the infinite possibilities that make up a modern family, written by William Finn and James Lapine. The show runs at The Ritz from January 14th through January 30th.

Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, Amason, Esther and more are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the legendary recording studio at Södermalm in Stockholm with this coming Friday’s release of the The Golden Jubilee EP. The five song EP is a collection of unique recordings of songs spanning over five decades of Swedish music-making.

Theatre production company Parity Productions, the only New York theatre company that ensures that they fill at least 80% of the creative roles on their own productions—playwrights, directors, and designers—with women, trans, and gender-expansive artists and offers free tools to encourage the rest of the theatre industry to do the same, has awarded two commissions to Kelley Nicole Girod for This Stretch of Montpelier and M Sloth Levine for At Hotel MacGuffin. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, November 10th as a hybrid event over zoom and in person at the Manny Cantor Center.

The American Theatre Wing hosted the first post-pandemic live installment of its Emmy Nominated documentary series, “Working in the Theatre,” with playwright Keenan Scott II and the cast of his acclaimed new Broadway play Thoughts of a Colored Man.

Just last week Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre- an opening that what celebrated by the full company, including one of the show's producers, Kandi Buruss. Earlier this week, the Real Housewives of Atlanta veteran was joined by her costar, Cynthia Bailey, who came to the show in support of her friend.

The Tank will feature a Director's Showcase produced by Dennis Corsi (Artistic Director of The Fresh Fruit Festival and Director of New Works at Live & In Color) featuring excerpts from bold new work from five directors and six emerging playwrights.

Today's top stories: Go inside opening night of Thoughts of a Colored Man, and more!

Just last night Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the big night!

Just last night Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre and we have your first look at the cast in action!

Just last night Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. We have photos from the star-studded red carpet!

Just last night Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opened on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the curtain call.

Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say!

New York Stage and Film announced today that jeremy o’brian is the recipient of the 2021 Founders’ Award. New York Stage and Film has also announced that Elisa Bocanegra has been named the 2021 recipient of the Pfaelzer Award.

Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway on October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. Meet the cast and learn more about who is starring in the play!

merch., the first Black-owned Broadway merchandise company, has announced that it will create and sell unique merchandise for Thoughts of a Colored Man, beginning previews at the John Golden Theatre on October 1.

Elayce Ismail directs Tom Mothersdale (Him/Man) joining the previously announced Richard Katz (Tatte) and Abigail Weinstock (Her/Baba). The production opens on 14 October, with previews from 7 October, and runs until 27 November. Learn about the cast and how to get tickets.

Playwright Jessica Durdock Moreno is the 2021 recipient of the John Golden Award for Excellence in playwriting from the Faculty of NYU Tisch. Presented as a workshop production running in tandem with the Chain One Act Festival July 24th 2021 - August 15th 2021.