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On his birthday, Thom Payne gets the gift of insignificance and also a new boss. He suspects his ED pills are interfering with his anti-depressants, leaving him with neither happiness nor... happiness. In a culture that reveres youth - a culture he helped create - Thom needs to figure out what his purpose is now that he's halfway to death and nobody cares what he thinks. Because in a world where any Kardashian is trending up, perhaps the wise among us would heartily embrace trending down.

Alison Fraser to Lead STRANGER INTERLUDES Industry Reading at Boundless Theater Photo Alison Fraser to Lead STRANGER INTERLUDES Industry Reading at Boundless Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 16, 2022

Boundless Theater announced has that Stranger Interludes, a new play by David James Parr, will receive an industry reading on Friday, November 18th at The Dramatists Guild Foundation, directed by Amanda Bearse (“Married… with Children”, Billy Eichner’s Bros)....


Kristine Nielsen to Star in Theresa Rebeck's New Comedy THE WAY OF THE WORLD at D.C.' Photo Kristine Nielsen to Star in Theresa Rebeck's New Comedy THE WAY OF THE WORLD at D.C.'s Folger Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017

Folger Theatre continues its 2017/18 season with The Way of the World, a new comedy freely adapted from the classic play by William Congreve. Written and directed by renowned author Theresa Rebeck (Mauritus and Seminar and Broadway; creator and head writer of TV's Smash), the production will star To...


DEAR EVAN HANSEN Spotlight Announced For BroadwayCon 2019 Photo DEAR EVAN HANSEN Spotlight Announced For BroadwayCon 2019
by A.A. Cristi - December 11, 2018

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN has joined the BroadwayCon 2019 lineup. As part of the Spotlight series, the panel will feature Taylor Trensch (the current Evan Hansen), Michael Lee Brown (Alternate Evan Hansen; u/s Connor Murphy, Jared Kleinman), and Andrew Barth Feldman (Evan ...


New Musical ONCE IN A LIFETIME, AGAIN Will Have a Developmental Reading Next Week Photo New Musical ONCE IN A LIFETIME, AGAIN Will Have a Developmental Reading Next Week
by Stephi Wild - September 04, 2024

The York Theatre Company will present developmental readings of Once in a Lifetime, Again, A Musical About Love, Loss and the Healing Power of Music. Learn more about the musical and the readings here!...


Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL Photo Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL's Michael Zegen
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - January 13, 2020

Today's guest, Michael Zegen, can currently be seen starring on the critically acclaimed Amazon series 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The series is recently won the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, a 2018 Emm...


Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee's OTHER WORLD To Have Staged Reading This Week Photo Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee's OTHER WORLD To Have Staged Reading This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2023

OTHER WORLD, a new musical with an original score and story by Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee will present invite-only staged readings on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17....


Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions Photo Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 11, 2022

 Ars Nova has announced 17 new artists and groups selected in 2022 for residencies and commissions at Ars Nova. The Company’s dynamic slate of artist residencies and commissions supports outside-the-box thinking and encourages innovative, genre-bending work....


Steve Coogan Will Lead DR. STRANGELOVE in the West End in Autumn 2024 Photo Steve Coogan Will Lead DR. STRANGELOVE in the West End in Autumn 2024
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2023

Steve Coogan will lead the first ever adaption of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic work, as the world premiere stage production of Kubrick’s timeless classic Dr. Strangelove prepares to open in the West End in Autumn 2024. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!...


Kathryn Hahn, John Cho, and Christian Navarro to be Honored at the San Diego Internat Photo Kathryn Hahn, John Cho, and Christian Navarro to be Honored at the San Diego International Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018

The San Diego International Film Festival (SDiFF), produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, announced today that they have honored Emmy-nominee Kathryn Hahn, star of Tamara Jenkins' “Private Life” with the Fairbanks Award, to honor her contribution to independent film, John Cho, star of “Searching...


MLIMA'S TALE Extends Through June 3 Photo MLIMA'S TALE Extends Through June 3
by Julie Musbach - April 19, 2018

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today a two-week extension for the world premiere of MLIMA'S TALE. Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney, MLIMA'S TALE continues The Pub...


Ivan Rutherford and Michael Lee Brown Will Mentor Students at LCA Summer Camp 2022 Photo Ivan Rutherford and Michael Lee Brown Will Mentor Students at LCA Summer Camp 2022
by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2022

LCA Performing Arts, South Florida's largest drama and performing arts studio dedicated to developing the next generation of performing artists, is proud to welcome Broadway veterans Ivan Rutherford from Les Misérables and Michael Lee Brown of Dear Evan Hansen fame to the academy's Summer Camp 2022....


Meet the Cast of SUFFS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo Meet the Cast of SUFFS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - March 26, 2024

Following a sold-out, extended run at The Public Theater, Shaina Taub’s new musical Suffs is marching to Broadway! Meet the cast of Suffs here!...


Lauren Zakrin, Constantine Rousouli and Carrie St. Louis to Seduce Audiences in CRUEL Photo Lauren Zakrin, Constantine Rousouli and Carrie St. Louis to Seduce Audiences in CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE MUSICAL at (le) Poisson Rouge
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2017

Following two sold-out runs in Los Angeles and a sold-out pop-up engagement in NYC, Cruel Intentions: The Musical - the stage adaptation of Roger Kumble's 1999 cult hit film, created by Jordan Ross, Lindsey Rosin and Roger Kumble - has announced the cast for its ten-week engagement at (le) Poisson R...


Steve Coogan to Receive Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award For Excellence In Comedy  Photo Steve Coogan to Receive Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award For Excellence In Comedy 
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2019

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce that multi BAFTA-winning actor and comedian Steve Coogan will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Presented by Jaguar Land Rover at the 2019 British Academy Britann...


ELF THE MUSICAL Finds Full Company for Holiday Run at Boch Center Photo ELF THE MUSICAL Finds Full Company for Holiday Run at Boch Center
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017

NETworks Presentations has announced casting for the Boston engagement of ELF THE MUSICAL....


New Romantic Comedy FUSION Will Make Its World Premiere at The Actors Theatre Worksho Photo New Romantic Comedy FUSION Will Make Its World Premiere at The Actors Theatre Workshop
by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2018

FUSION, a two-person modern love story, will make its world premiere September 27 through October 14, 2018 at the Actors Theatre Workshop (145 West 28th Street, 3F). Written by Adam Parrish and directed by Katie Honaker, FUSION features Madeleine Maby and Charlie Wilson and will have its official op...


Kristine Nielsen to Star in Theresa Rebeck's New Comedy THE WAY OF THE WORLD at D.C.' Photo Kristine Nielsen to Star in Theresa Rebeck's New Comedy THE WAY OF THE WORLD at D.C.'s Folger Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018

Folger Theatre continues its 2017/18 season with The Way of the World, a new comedy freely adapted from the classic play by William Congreve. Written and directed by renowned author Theresa Rebeck (Mauritus and Seminar and Broadway; creator and head writer of TV's Smash), the production will star To...


Michael Zegen and More to Take Part in The Museum Of Jewish Heritage's GENERATION TO Photo Michael Zegen and More to Take Part in The Museum Of Jewish Heritage's GENERATION TO GENERATION Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2020

The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will honor Howard and Elyse Butnick and their family at the annual Generation to Generation event on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. The virtual event also will include an interview The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Michael Zegen, the grandch...


Blink and You'll Miss It! Meet the Full Company of METEOR SHOWER on Broadway- Opens T Photo Blink and You'll Miss It! Meet the Full Company of METEOR SHOWER on Broadway- Opens Tonight
by Meet the Cast - November 29, 2017

Tonight's the night! Meteor Shower officially opens tonight, Wednesday, November 29 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th St.). Meteor Shower stars Emmy Award winners Amy Schumer and Keegan-Michael Key, both in their Broadway debut, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, an...


DRINKING IN AMERICA Extended at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre Photo DRINKING IN AMERICA Extended at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 21, 2023

Audible Theater will present four additional performances of Drinking in America, written by three-time Obie Award winner Eric Bogosian, starring Andre Royo, and directed by Mark Armstrong....


ELF THE MUSICAL Finds Full Company for Holiday Run at Boch Center Photo ELF THE MUSICAL Finds Full Company for Holiday Run at Boch Center
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017

NETworks Presentations has announced casting for the Boston engagement of ELF THE MUSICAL....


Book Your Virtual Experience With Patti Murin, Fergie L. Philippe, Ali Ewoldt & More Photo Book Your Virtual Experience With Patti Murin, Fergie L. Philippe, Ali Ewoldt & More on BWW Stage Door
by Team BWW - June 17, 2022

Stage Door is a platform allowing for your favorite performers to offer more virtual services including video shout outs, virtual classes, meet & greets and more! Book your favorite stars, including Patti Murin, Fergie L. Philippe, Ali Ewoldt and more!...


ELF THE MUSICAL Brings Holiday Cheer to Madison Square Garden Tonight Photo ELF THE MUSICAL Brings Holiday Cheer to Madison Square Garden Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017

NETworks Presentations presents the New York engagement of Elf The Musical. The show will play from tonight, December 13, through December 29 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden....


Kristine Nielsen Completes the Cast of GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS Photo Kristine Nielsen Completes the Cast of GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS
by Stephi Wild - November 27, 2018

Producer Scott Rudin announced today that Tony Award nominee Kristine Nielsen will complete the starry cast of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac, joining the previously announced three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane and ...


MLIMA'S TALE Extends Through June 3 Photo MLIMA'S TALE Extends Through June 3
by Julie Musbach - April 19, 2018

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today a two-week extension for the world premiere of MLIMA'S TALE. Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney, MLIMA'S TALE continues The Pub...






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