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Cast and Creative Teams Set for Stratford Festival 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2024

Stratford Festival has its preparations for 2025 in full swing. The preliminary casting for the 11 productions of the coming season has been revealed! Learn more about the 2025 company, stars and shows and see how to purchase tickets.

New Adaptation of Margaret Laurence's THE DIVINERS Comes to Stratford Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024

A new adaptation of Margaret Laurence’s classic Canadian novel The Diviners comes to the Tom Patterson Theatre for its world première. Directed by Krista Jackson with Geneviève Pelletier and with text by Vern Thiessen and Yvette Nolan, this production offers a bold adaptation, epic in scope, spanning centuries of this land’s past.

Review: Sara Topham Delivers a Masterful Performance as HEDDA GABLER at the Stratford Festival
by Lauren Gienow - May 31, 2024

The emotions evoked by this play are complex ones. HEDDA GABLER is raw and disturbing and funny and devastating. It is the story of a complicated woman trapped in a world that does not suit her. It explores the psyche of Hedda in a way that leads to more questions than answers. This piece will likely lead some theatregoers to engage in deep discussions while it will leave others speechless.

HEDDA GABLER Begins Previews At The Stratford Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2024

Henrik Ibsen's sensation Hedda Gabler will begin performances at the Tom Patterson Theatre. Directed by Molly Atkinson, this show brings a complex portrait of female identity and independence, while gifting us with one of theatre's great tragic characters.

Stratford Festival Unveils 2024 Casts and Creative Teams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2023

Get all the latest updates on the highly anticipated 2024 season at the Stratford Festival. Find out which talented actors have been cast in which productions, and get ready to experience the magic of live theater at one of the world's most renowned festivals.

Lucy Peacock Will Receive Stratford Festival's Legacy Award
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023

The Stratford Festival is honouring Lucy Peacock with this year's Legacy Award. The gala, hosted by Sheila McCarthy, will be held at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel on Monday, October 2. Learn more about Lucy here!

Photos: LEOPOLDSTADT Welcomes The Clinton Family And Ben Stiller Backstage For A Visit
by Bruce Glikas - Jul 3, 2023

Leopoldstadt, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Play, welcomed a few more special guests  before wrapping up its Broadway run. See photos of the cast visiting with President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State  Hillary Clinton, their daughter Chelsea Clinton and filmmaker Ben Stiller in photos from backstage!

LEOPOLDSTADT Wins 2023 Tony Award for Best Play
by - Jun 12, 2023

Leopoldstadt has won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Play.

VIDEO: LEOPOLDSTADT Star Brandon Uranowitz Brings The Testimonies of Audience Members To Life In 'Sharing Our Stories'
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2023

Brandon Uranowitz narrates the true, moving and harrowing testimonies of Broadway audience members who have found their family history and themselves in the narrative of the epic drama, Leopoldstadt. Watch the video.

LEOPOLDSTADT Begins Final 12 Weeks of Performances on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2023

Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, has begun its final 12 weeks of performances at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. See how to purchase tickets!

Photos: See Joshua Malina, Brandon Uranowitz & More in New LEOPOLDSTADT Images
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2023

Get a first look at new photos of Leopoldstadt on Broadway!

Joshua Malina to Join the Cast of LEOPOLDSTADT in March; David Krumholtz, Caissie Levy & More to Depart
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2023

New cast members will be joining Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning Best New Play. See who is starring in the production, and how to purchase tickets!

Words From the Wings: Betsy Aidem of LEOPOLDSTADT on Talking to the Dead Backstage, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2023

BroadwayWorld is bringing you Words From the Wings, a new series of interviews that take fans behind the scenes of some of their favorite Broadway stars' backstage routines! We're chatting with Betsy Aidem of Leopoldstadt, who told us all about how she talks to the dead before hitting the stage, and more!

Video: Watch an All New Trailer for LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
by Show Highlights - Nov 22, 2022

An all new trailer has been released for Leopoldstadt on Broadway, featuring footage from the production. Check out the video here!

Words From the Wings: Jenna Augen of LEOPOLDSTADT Shares Backstage Must-Haves, Favorite Moments, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2022

BroadwayWorld is bringing you Words From the Wings, a new series of interviews that take fans behind the scenes of some of their favorite Broadway stars' backstage routines! Today we're chatting with Jenna Augen of Leopoldstadt, who told us all about her favorite backstage moments, must-haves, and more!

Photos: LEOPOLDSTADT Company Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 4, 2022

The Longacre Theatre was the place to be earlier this week as the best of Broadway came out to celebrate the arrival of Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Marber. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photo coverage from the after party below!

Photos: LEOPOLDSTADT Cast Takes Opening Night Bows
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 3, 2022

BroadwayWorld was ton hand for opening night of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt and you can check out photo coverage from the first official curtain call at the Longacre Theatre.

Photos: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of LEOPOLDSTADT
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 3, 2022

The best of Broadway came out to celebrate the arrival of Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Marber. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photo coverage from the red carpet!

Video: Inside Opening Night of LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
by Opening Night - Oct 3, 2022

Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Marber, just opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there!

Review Roundup: LEOPOLDSTADT Opens on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 3, 2022

The critics are weighing in on Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Marber. The new play opens on Broadway tonight, Sunday, October 2 at the Longacre Theatre.