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From its mud-splattered, rain-soaked opening, Thomas Ostermeier’s Hamlet delivers on its reputation as one of the great interpretations of Shakespeare. Pop music, drag shows, and courtly duels coexist in riotous harmony in the German auteur’s legendary production, which finally comes to New York after traveling the globe to international acclaim. Cult Shakespearean star Lars Eidinger (Richard III) gives an unforgettable, no-holds-barred performance as the Dane, gliding between Hamlet’s famous soliloquies and raucous improvisations as he swears, schemes, and videotapes.
With the uncompromising vision that earned him the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion in honor of his body of work, Ostermeier returns to BAM to bring new meaning to mad genius.
Note: Strobe lights will be used in this production.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center of CUNY will hold its eighth international Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance. Learn more.
According to reports, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon and Hamish Linklater are all set to join Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in Sony's upcoming imaginative A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Their roles in the film have not been confirmed and specific plot details have also been kept under wraps. The film is said to center on an emotional connection between two strangers, likely to be Robbie and Farrell.
Experience the magic of Shakespeare's HAMLET (SOLO) at Soulpepper Theatre, performed by the talented Raoul Bhaneja. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Moving Arts Theatre Company will present the world-premiere of Leviticus Jelks’ debut play, My White Husband, opening May 18th in Los Angeles with previews on May 16th and 17th.
Center Theatre Group has announced its full slate of programming under Snehal Desai's artistic leadership with its 2024/25 Season called 'One CTG. One LA.' The company has also revealed that the Mark Taper Forum will reopen after 16 months of closure.
Experience the premiere of the new musical fantasy, VIVIAN VANCE ALIVE AND WELL RUNNING CHINESE TAKE-OUT, at the Hollywood Fringe on June 7. Don't miss this unique theatrical event.
Special guests Director Monteze Freeman and actor LaTrea Rembert from TheatreSquared's 'Fat Ham' join Trey Smith for an episode of Sit and Sip. Listen to them discuss the show, being an artistic director, and the magic of co-productions in the video here!
Director Monteze Freeland, co-Artistic Director at City Theatre, discusses the process of directing Fat Ham at TheatreSquard.
Established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, this award recognizes a woman, trans, or non-binary director who has developed a clear and distinctive artistic voice and demonstrated unique vision in their theatrical work.
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Producers announced an industry reading of the new musical in development WATCHER IN THE WOODS. Check out all of the details on who will star and who leads the creative team here.
Get a first look at The Alliance Theatre's Atlanta debut of FAT HAM. Written by James Ijames and directed by Tony Award-nominated Stevie Walker-Webb, with Associate Direction by Dawn M. Simmons, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winner for drama is presented in association with The Huntington Theatre Company and Front Porch Arts Collective, and runs on the Hertz Stage from Wednesday, April 3 through Sunday, May 12, 2024. Opening night is Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Discover the full lineup for PLAYGROUND'S 28TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS, featuring premiere presentations and developmental readings by emerging playwrights. Learn about the plays and see how to purchase tickets.
The Dramatists Guild previously announced that playwright Christopher Durang will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s ceremony. He will be joined by two additional recipients, George C. Wolfe and Emily Mann.
Asolo Repertory Theatre announced the cast of Twelve Angry Men. Learn more here!
Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for their world premiere production of Gareth Farr’s new play A Child of Science, telling the pioneering story of Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe and Jean Purdy’s creation of IVF, and the army of women whose bravery helped them achieve the impossible.
Discover the latest cast and creative team updates for the much-anticipated production of FAT HAM at the GLOBE. Stay tuned for more updates from the world of Broadway.
Following yesterday's social media tease, BroadwayWorld can confirm Rachel Zegler (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story) and Kit Connor (Netflix's Heartstopper) will star as Juliet and Romeo respectively in a revival of William Shakespeare's most famous play on Broadway this fall.
Watch as Director Sideeq shares what he hopes audiences will understand about themselves and others after seeing Fat Ham at Geffen Playhouse.
Catch the return of the hit musical comedy DAVID AND KATIE GET RE-MARRIED Off-Broadway, featuring performers David Carl and Katie Hartman. Learn where and when you can see the show and learn how to purchase tickets.
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Richard III, directed by Elle While. Performances run 9 May – 3 August. Learn more about the cast here!
The west coast premiere of James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning Fat Ham opened April 4, 2024, at the Geffen Playhouse. Sideeq Heard directs the talented cast of Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Marcel Spears, Benja Kay Thomas and Matthew Elijah Webb. Sideeq found time after his successful opening weekend to answer a few of my queries.
Compagnia de' Colombari is celebrating 20 years of generating spectacle, disrupting and reconstructing texts and spaces under the direction of Karin Coonrod with a robust Anniversary Season throughout 2024.
The award-winning, critically acclaimed Fat Ham by James Ijames will open in TheatreSquared's West Theatre on April 17 in co-production with City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and will run through May 12.
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Comedy of Errors, Globe), with Ekow Quartey and Amalia Vitale as Benedick and Beatrice.
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