Bartlett Sher News

Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.

On Friday, August 23 the cast and creatives of Lincoln Center Theater’s McNEAL met the press before starting tech rehearsal for the play. See photos and learn more about the show!

Kiss Me, Kate at London's Barbican Centre will receive a cinema release! Fans of the show can sign up for an email list to be notified when more information has been announced.

Reed Luplau and Jacob Yates announced their new dance musical WHEN WE TOUCH, featuring music and lyrics by recording artist LP. The production promises a fresh blend of dance and music.

Broadway is no joke, but Robert Downey Jr., who makes his debut this season in Lincoln Center Theater's McNeal, is up for the challenge. Watch in this video as the entire company meets the press and explains more about what the play is all about.

Offenbach’s final masterpiece, LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN, will return to the Met Opera with tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The new Broadway play Oh, Mary! has recently been visited by several celebrity guests, among them including Robert Downey, Jr., Melissa McCarthy, Sarah Paulson, Amy Adams, and more. Check out photos from backstage here!

On Thursday, August 1 the cast and creative team for McNEAL gathered for the first day of rehearsals. McNEAL is a new play by Ayad Aktar, directed by Bartlett Sher. See footage in the video here!

Watch Stephanie J. Block sing 'So In Love' from Kiss Me, Kate, running at the Barbican Centre through 14 Sep 2024.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  August 5, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend. 

On Thursday, August 1 the cast and creative team for McNEAL gathered for the first day of rehearsals. McNEAL is a new play by Ayad Aktar, directed by Bartlett Sher. See photos from inside the rehearsal room.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 30, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Lincoln Center Theater has revealed the complete cast for its production of McNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher, and starring Robert Downey Jr. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Save big on Kiss Me, Kate, this summer’s five-star Barbican blockbuster.

Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar are currently starring in Kiss Me, Kate at London's Barbican Centre, running through 14 September.  In this all new video, watch highlights of the cast in action!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 3, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Tony Award-winning Bartlett Sher is set to direct the recently announced Hello, I’m Dolly, a new musical inspired by the life and career of Dolly Parton. Learn more about the Broadway-bound musical here!

The classic play TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD opens tonight at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, presented by the American Theatre Guild.

The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management.

A new production of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, starring Adrian Dunbar and Broadway Royalty and Tony Award Winner Stephanie J. Block, making her West End debut, has now opened.