Edith Wharton

Westport Country Playhouse To Present Script In Hand Reading Of TRUE ART In December

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “True Art,” a sharp and funny tale of ambition, deception, and self-discovery in the high stakes and cutthroat art world, on Monday, December 2, at 7 p.m. 

Leighton Meester Joins Season Two of Apple TV+ Series THE BUCCANEERS

Apple TV+ revealed via Instagram that Leighton Meester (“Single Parents,” “River Wild”) is set to join the season two cast of “The Buccaneers,” the acclaimed drama from The Forge, a Banijay UK company, inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name.  

WE, Featuring Shadow Puppetry and Multimedia, to Have World Premiere at The Mark O'Donnell Theater Next Month

KEVIN RAY | WORKS will present eleven performances of “WE”, a theatrical adaptation of the banned dystopian novel by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin at The Mark O'Donnell Theater, 160 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, from October 11 to 20, 2024.

Photos: First Look At DARK LADIES Off-Broadway 

Be Bold! Production of Dark Ladies: Ghostly Tales by Gothic Ladies is continuing its Off-Broadway run at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village after opening this past weekend. The play runs through November 3, 2024. See photos from the production.

Adaptation Of Banned Dystopian Novel WE To Have World Premiere At The Mark O'Donnell Theater In October

KEVIN RAY | WORKS will present eleven performances of 'WE', a theatrical adaptation of the banned dystopian novel by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin at The Mark O'Donnell Theater.

Cast Set for DARK LADIES at the Players Theatre

Be Bold! Productions will present the Off-Broadway cast for Dark Ladies, featuring works by Edith Wharton, Emily Brontë, and Mary Howitt. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony-Nominee Jayne Atkinson Leads Dorset Theatre Festival World Premiere Of True Art

Dorset Theatre Festival has announced that Jayne Atkinson, best known for her Tony Award–nominated roles in The Rainmaker and Enchanted April, will lead the World Premiere of True Art by Jessica Provenz, directed by Michelle Joyner, playing August 21 through September 7, 2024 at the Dorset Playhouse.

Interview: Chatting With Germaine Shames, Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellow

Germaine Shames, a Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellow, Kilroys List playwright, and recipient of her state’s Literary Fellowship in Fiction. Read our interview!

DARK LADIES To Premiere Off-Broadway At Players Theatre This Fall 

DARK LADIES: GHOSTLY TALES BY GOTHIC LADIES will land Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre. Experience chilling vignettes inspired by female authors like Edith Wharton and Emily Bronte. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A Celebration of Literature Comes to Ancram Center for the Arts

Finished your Netflix queue and unsure what to watch next? Uninspired by the offerings at the local movie theater? Here’s an antidote to the summer screen blahs: live readings of electrifying fiction over two days at Ancram Center for the Arts. 

Week Three Winner Of Players Theatre Short Play Festival - NYC 2024 Revealed

Audiences enjoyed four original short plays about life in New York during Week 3 of the Players Theatre NYC Short Play Festival. Learn more about the winner!

Cast and Creative Team Announced for WAM Theatre's FRAGMENTS OF OUTSIDE

WAM Theatre has announced the ensemble of performers and designers who are collaborating to create the site-specific performance fragments of Outside. This special, one-time-only performance, conceived and directed by new Artistic Director Genée Coreno, is a celebration of WAM's 15th Anniversary.

WAM Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team Of FRAGMENTS OF OUT SIDE

WAM Theatre has announced an incredible ensemble of performers and designers who are collaborating to create the site-specific performance fragments of Outside.

WAM Theatre Will Host 15th Anniversary Benefit in August

Join WAM Theatre at The Mount (Edith Wharton’s Home) on August 18, 2024 for a special 15th Anniversary Celebration featuring a one-night-only performance of Fragments of Outside,created and directed by WAM’s new Artistic Director Genée Coreno.

JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING and More Set For Arena Stage's 2024/25 Season

Arena Stage has announced its 74th season, including a blend of new works and reimagined classics. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut in Ayad Akhtar's MCNEAL

This fall, Lincoln Center Theater will produce MCNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher, starring Robert Downey Jr. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Dorset Theatre Festival Reveals 2024 Season Lineup

Dorset Theatre Festival has announced its 47th Main Stage Summer Season beginning June 21, 2024. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Berkshire Opera Festival Announces 2024 Season: FAUST And Anthony Davis's THE REEF

Berkshire Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season in Great Barrington, MA and New York City.

Review: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at The Old Globe

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is a gorgeously sumptuous and lush production full of beautiful people, costumes, and lighting, as it explores the true cost of keeping up appearances.  THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is playing at The Old Globe Theatre through March 10th.

Exclusive Photos: First Look at THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at the Old Globe

BroadwayWorld has your first look at three new exclusive photos from The Old Globe's world premiere production of The Age of Innocence. Check out the photos here!