Schele Williams will direct and JaQuel Knight is choreographing a new production of the show, with additional material by Amber Ruffin. It will start its tour in Baltimore.
Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood.
In Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more.
As a young man, Clint Dyer was appalled by a photograph from a blackface production of Shakespeare’s tragedy at the National Theater. Now, he is that playhouse’s deputy artistic director, and is tackling the work himself.
The cushion of state money let the Hampstead and Donmar playhouses develop broad programs with international reach. Now they must find creative ways to play on.
The classic Ealing comedy about mild-mannered bank clerk Henry Holland who hatches a scheme to steal a van load of gold bullion is one of the great glories of 1950s British cinema.
Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discuss their electrifying performances in the Broadway revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
At 60, and already a renowned theater maker, Irina Brook is rethinking her work and tackling the legacy of her famous parents: “I’m only just emerging from my cocoon.”
As the Tony-nominated actor segues to the big screen in the gay military drama “The Inspection,” he reflects on years of shame and learning to accept himself.
Les Dennis is ardent about the arts. At a time when huge financial cuts are being made to national funding, the TV presenter worries British culture is under serious threat. He defends the arts with the same passion his contestants used...
Joe White's scorching new play deals with alcohol addiction. When a young woman encounters a young man at an AA meeting, she sees him as a fellow traveller with whom she can escape the tyranny of rehab.
Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson's musical received a lukewarm reception on its London premiere in 2013. This new production which debuted in the US in 2016 is lean, mean and stripped to kill.
In many years of opera reviews, my most frequent criticisms of productions have either been that the director has done too much or too little. By contrast, the new Covent Garden production of Handel's Alcina is a perfect example of how...
Peter Kay is returning to stadium stand-up comedy for the first time in 12 years, with the highest early access demand O2 has seen in 15 years. Thanking fans, the comic also had a pop at Matt Hancock on I'm a Celeb, calling him a b**l-e*d"
Scottish playwright Rona Munro won several awards for her trilogy of historical dramas, The James Plays, in 2014. Her latest play returns to Scotland's history in a chamber piece about Mary, Queen of Scots. But I doubt it will win any...
Christopher Isherwood's autobiographical novel about a gay Englishman in Los Angeles is set in 1962 and, in the course of 24 hours, follows George as he navigates a lonely existence following the death of his partner.
Disabled-led theatre company Graeae has announced plans for a three-month digital programme designed to celebrate D/deaf and disabled artists. Harry Potter playwright
The reopening of Bolton’s Octagon Theatre following a £10 million redevelopment has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the organisation