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In a quiet suburb of Pennsylvania, David Rapoport is a happily married man. But behind closed doors, he's engaging in a torrid affair with his mistress, Jennifer Snyder. Everything is perfect for David, until Jennifer reveals a secret that could ruin him.



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Video: Go Inside the Sitzprobe for MAGGIE at Goodspeed Photo Video: Go Inside the Sitzprobe for MAGGIE at Goodspeed
by Joshua Wright - August 19, 2024

Go inside Goodspeed Musicals sitzprobe for the U.S. premiere of Maggie as its third production of the 2024 season. A heartwarming story about home, family and community, Maggie will run at The Goodspeed from Aug. 23 - Oct. 20....


Amanda Abbington Confirmed for This Year's STRICTLY COME DANCING Photo Amanda Abbington Confirmed for This Year's STRICTLY COME DANCING
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 07, 2023

Amanda Abbington has been confirmed for the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing. The multi-award-winning entertainment show, produced by BBC Studios, will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for its new series this autumn, once again bringing glitter, glamour and glorious dancing to homes across...


Review: THE FULL MONTY at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL Photo Review: THE FULL MONTY at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - September 01, 2024

“Desperate times take desperate measures”. These words are spoken by one of the out of work steel workers in Buffalo. That is exactly what happens in the Full Monty, currently playing at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora through October 6, 2024. ...


12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Thin Air Theatre Compa Photo 12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Thin Air Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....


Playhouse on the Square Reveals Finalists of the 2023 NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting C Photo Playhouse on the Square Reveals Finalists of the 2023 NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting Competition
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2023

Playhouse on the Square has introduced the distinguished finalists of the 2023 NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting Competition. Learn more about the finalists here!...


Review Roundup: PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN at York Theatre Compa Photo Review Roundup: PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN at York Theatre Company
by Marissa Tomeo - April 11, 2022

Read all the reviews for the The York Theatre Company  world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg, and music by Stephen Weiner....


Nicole Wee Named Director of Playwrights Horizons Theater School Photo Nicole Wee Named Director of Playwrights Horizons Theater School
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2022

Playwrights Horizons has announced costume designer Nicole Wee as the new Director of Playwrights Horizons Theater School. Wee, who has been a faculty member since 2019 and a member of the Faculty Leadership Committee, and has served as Interim Director since May 2022, will oversee all academic and ...


JERSEY BOYS is Now Playing at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Photo JERSEY BOYS is Now Playing at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 09, 2022

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre presents Jersey Boys — now open for the summer!   Playing again this weekend, Friday, June 10th, at 8:00pm and Saturday, June 11th, at 8:00pm,  Jersey Boys takes you behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons....


Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Will Open CINDERELLA This Weekend Photo Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Will Open CINDERELLA This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - June 14, 2022

What unforeseen magic lurks at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre as the bell tolls this weekend?  The opening of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella!  Playing Friday night, June 17th, and Saturday night, June 18th at 8:00pm — don’t miss this endearing story....


MAKESHIFTS AND REALITIES Comes to the Finborough Theatre Photo MAKESHIFTS AND REALITIES Comes to the Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2023

Makeshifts and Realities, a triple bill of one-act plays unseen in London for almost one hundred years, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 8 August 2023....


First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; Hawaii Performing Arts' HAI Photo First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; Hawaii Performing Arts' HAIR Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - November 21, 2022

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....


Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards Photo Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards
by BWW Awards - January 20, 2023

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022....


Celebrate Valentine's Day at The Winter Park Playhouse with Charles Stevens Photo Celebrate Valentine's Day at The Winter Park Playhouse with Charles Stevens
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2024

Celebrate Valentine's Day at The Winter Park Playhouse with Charles Stevens in a new spotlight cabaret, 'Two Directions of Love'....


VIDEO: First Look at Lauren Molina, Blair Baker & More in GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at VOLT Photo VIDEO: First Look at Lauren Molina, Blair Baker & More in GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at VOLT Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

59E59 Theaters is presenting Goldie, Max & Milk by Karen Hartman, part of the inaugural VOLT Festival at 59E59. Presented by Mary J. Davis & MBL Productions, and directed by Jackson Gay (Transfers), Goldie, Max & Milk began previews May 1, 2022, in Theater C and opened May 8 for a run through June 4...


Cast & Creative Team Set for York Theatre Company's THE LIEUTENANT Photo Cast & Creative Team Set for York Theatre Company's THE LIEUTENANT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 01, 2023

Discover the talented cast and creative team behind York Theatre Company's 'Musicals in Mufti' presentation of 'The Lieutenant.' Get a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming production, including insights into the show's performers and the creative minds bringing this exciting musical to life....


Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Opens DESPERATE MEASURES This Saturday Photo Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Opens DESPERATE MEASURES This Saturday
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2022

Saturday night, July 2nd, at 8:00pm, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre opens their new musical, Desperate Measures!  Set in the Arizona territory in the late 1800s, this new witty, wild, musical-comedy takes Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and shakes it up....


Photos: MONTE CRISTO Opens at The York Theatre Company Photo Photos: MONTE CRISTO Opens at The York Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2024

The York Theatre Company recently celebrated the opening of MONTE CRISTO, the third production of its Fall 2024 'New2NY' series.  Check out the photos here!...


The York Theatre Company Welcomes Executive Director Marie Grace LaFerrara Photo The York Theatre Company Welcomes Executive Director Marie Grace LaFerrara
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2023

The York Theatre Company has announced that Marie Grace LaFerrara will join the staff as the Executive Director, effective immediately. Ms. LaFerrara brings her passion in developing and building relationships, mentoring, team building, problem solving and fostering connection through authenticity t...


Broadway Licensing Acquires LA Publisher, Stage Rights Photo Broadway Licensing Acquires LA Publisher, Stage Rights
by Nicole Rosky - April 14, 2022

Stage Rights will join the Broadway Licensing family of imprints alongside Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts. Founded in 2000, Stage Rights is one of the foremost independent theatrical publishers in the United States, providing stage performance rights for a wide range of plays and musicals t...


BOTTLE SHOCK! THE MUSICAL Industry Reading Announced Photo BOTTLE SHOCK! THE MUSICAL Industry Reading Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2022

CCAE Theatricals and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, will host a private industry reading of Bottle Shock! The Musical on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, 2022. ...


Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Armonk Players Photo Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Armonk Players
by Bruce Apar - June 12, 2024

One of the several surprises I encountered as Desperate Measures got underway with a bang at North Castle Library’s Whippoorwill Theater in Armonk, N.Y. is that the dialogue is all rhyming couplets. If that brings to mind the prolific punslinger Wild Will Shakespeare, it should, because the premise ...


Photos: TWIST OF FATE At York Theatre Company Photo Photos: TWIST OF FATE At York Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2024

Get a first look at the upcoming York Theatre Company “New2NY” production of TWIST OF FATE. Check out the photos below!...


League of Professional Theatre Women Invite the Public to Oral History Interview of Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer Pat Addiss
by Stephi Wild - October 05, 2022

Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer Pat Addiss will be interviewed by TV Journalist and Theatre Critic Roma Torre at 6 p.m. on October 17th at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza on Amsterdam Avenue, New York.   ...


Lineup Announced For Broadway Direct #17 at the Vergennes Opera House Photo Lineup Announced For Broadway Direct #17 at the Vergennes Opera House
by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2022

Broadway Direct returns to the Vergennes Opera House for the 17th year with a spectacular lineup of performers on Friday, December 9, at 7:30pm....


VIDEO: First Look at Lauren Molina, Blair Baker & More in GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at VOLT Photo VIDEO: First Look at Lauren Molina, Blair Baker & More in GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at VOLT Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

59E59 Theaters is presenting Goldie, Max & Milk by Karen Hartman, part of the inaugural VOLT Festival at 59E59. Presented by Mary J. Davis & MBL Productions, and directed by Jackson Gay (Transfers), Goldie, Max & Milk began previews May 1, 2022, in Theater C and opened May 8 for a run through June 4...






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