Sarah Silverman's musical "The Bedwetter" is largely autobiographical but she says its themes of self-awareness and taking care of one another are especially important right now.
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Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, Extends on Broadway →
The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr has extended its Broadway run by two weeks. The drama, directed by Patrick Marber, will begin performances at the Palace Theatre on March 10, officially open on March 31 and run through June 14.
Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr
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Sarah Silverman’s musical proves the affirming power of pee →
“The Bedwetter,” based on the comedian’s memoir, is an off-color character study with family-friendly morals, now running at Arena Stage. Composer David Yazbek contributed new material to this tightened and revised version of the show. Its narrow focus on Sarah’s perspective — nearly every song reflects her interior or how she’s perceived — paints a touching pint-size portrait. Under the direction of Anne Kauffman, who’s known for shepherding thoughtful dramas, the actors imbue the story with dimension and heart, and they’re reason enough to see this production.
From left, Emerson Holt Lacayo, Elin Joy Seiler, Aria Kane and Alina Santos in “The Bedwetter” at Arena Stage. (T Charles Erickson Photography)
Watch Audra McDonald discuss her Broadway turn in ‘Gypsy’ →
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” discussing her take on the vision behind the new revival of “Gypsy” as well as her initial motivation for taking on the role of Rose.
Audra McDonald and Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)
Hadestown announces new West End cast for second year →
From 11 March 2025, Desmonda Cathabel will play Eurydice, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt will play Persephone, Chris Jarman will play Hades and Cedric Neal will play Hermes. Dylan Wood will return to the role of Orpheus. Newly cast Melanie Bright and Lauran Rae will join Allie Daniel to play the Fates.
Dylan Wood, Cedric Neal, Desmonda Cathabel, Chris Jarman and Desmonda Cathabel, headshots distributed to news desks by Hadestown
Original Broadway principals of ‘Hadestown’ will reunite for live capture →
The West End mounting of the 2019 Best Musical Tony Award winner “Hadestown” will be filmed. The Rachel Chavkin-directed musical will be captured during the evening performance on Feb. 28 and the matinée and evening performances on March 1 at London’s Lyric Theatre.
The live capture will preserve the performances of the five original principals of the Broadway company, including Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields’ Tony-winning turn as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice and Patrick Page as Hades, all of whom will appear in the London production from Feb. 11 through March 9.
The original stars of “Hadestown” on Broadway, 2019 (Credit: Matthew Murphy)
Full cast announced for Hadestown’s reunion run in the West End →
The Broadway stars of Hadestown will reunite for a limited (and sold out) season in the West End early next month – and the full cast joining them has been revealed.
With music, lyrics and book by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, the award-winning show has direction by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin. It returned to UK shores last year, going on to be nominated for three WhatsOnStage Awards last month.
The genre-defying musical tells two mythic love stories – that of Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone – with both on a journey to the underworld and back. A live in London cast album was released last year.
Now, for a limited season, the show’s original Broadway leads – André de Shields (Hermes), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice), Reeve Carney (Orpheus), Amber Gray (Persephone) and Patrick Page (Hades) – will return to the production.
Reeve Carney and the Broadway ensemble of Hadestown, © Matthew Murphy
How casting makes this 'Gypsy' hit different →
Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time, by critics and historians. Its central character, Mama Rose, is the ultimate stage mother and has been catnip for some of the finest musical theater actresses for generations; from Ethel Merman, the 1959 original, to Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Bette Midler and Patti LuPone.
It's now being given a big revival on Broadway, where Mama Rose is being played by six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald. But she's not the only Black actor in a show that is often cast with white actors. Caseen Gaines, author of When Broadway Was Black, said that this race-conscious casting means Gypsy hits different.
"There is colorblind casting and then there is intentional casting for Black actors in roles that have been historically written for white performers," said Gaines. He believes this version of Gypsy makes audiences see the musical in a new way, even though not one line or lyric has been changed. "Rose becomes a very different character in the body of Audra McDonald, and her journey is so different."
Audra McDonald and Joy Woods in Gypsy
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Matilda Lawler & More to Star in THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH at Berkeley Rep →
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of The Thing About Jellyfish, performing at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre from Friday, January 31 through Sunday, March 9, 2025.
The Thing About Jellyfish features Matilda Lawler (HBO’s “Station Eleven” and “The Gilded Age,” The Ferryman on Broadway) in the role of Suzy. She is joined by Jasper Bermudez, Cassidy Brown, Christiana Clark, Sydney Walker Freeman, Andy Grotelueschen, Maxwell Hamilton, Stephanie Janssen, Colby Kipnes, Lexi Perkel, Rebecca Schweitzer, Robert Stanton, Kayla Teruel, and Antonio Watson (listed alphabetically).
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Audra McDonald Electrifies In George C. Wolfe’s Sensational Revival →
The latest revival, shepherded by legendary director and playwright George C. Wolfe and starring Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, is an electric and truly unique production that will undoubtedly become a crowning jewel in the canon of “Gypsy.”
(L-R) Joy Woods, Danny Burstein, Audra McDonald and Jordan Tyson in a promotional photo for “Gypsy” (Credit: Courtesy of Polk & Co.)
Broadway Press Day with ‘Gypsy’ →
In the latest episode of the podcast, hear from Audra McDonald, George C. Wolfe and more about what to expect from the 2024 revival.
Angela “Gypsy.” Tyne Daly “Gypsy.” Bernadette “Gypsy.” Patti “Gypsy.” And now, Audra “Gypsy.” “Gypsy” is such a vehicle for the character of Madame (a.k.a. Mama) Rose that mountings of the musical are distinguished by the first names of the actors playing her. And what illustrious names they are.
Mama Rose has become to musical theater actors what “Hamlet” is to straight play ones. “Mama Rose [is] an enormous character,” six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who will tackle the role in this 2024 revival, told Broadway News.
(L-R) Joy Woods, Danny Burstein, Audra McDonald and Jordan Tyson in a promotional photo for “Gypsy” (Credit: Courtesy of Polk & Co.)
OUR TOWN Will Host Autism Friendly Performance in January →
TDF will host an autism-friendly performance of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in January. Tailored for families with members on the autism spectrum or with other developmental or cognitive disabilities, this special matinee will be presented through TDF Autism Friendly Performances program (AFP) on Sunday, January 5 at 2 p.m. at the Barrymore Theatre.
Jim Parsons and the cast of “Our Town” Daniel Rader
Tony Awards committee determines eligibilities of 11 productions for 2025 Tonys following first meeting →
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has revealed its first round of eligibility rulings for the 2024-2025 Broadway season. The committee made determinations for 11 productions that have opened so far this season, including “Home,” “Oh, Mary!,” “Job,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “The Roommate,” “The Hills of California,” “McNeal,” “Yellow Face,” “Our Town,” “Left on Tenth” and “Romeo + Juliet.”
The 2018 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall (Credit: Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Exclusive: Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ announces partnership with healthcare provider for LGBTQIA+ community →
The Broadway production of “& Juliet” has launched a partnership with FOLX Heath, a healthcare provider for the LGBTQIA+ community. The musical has released a limited-edition lapel pin in celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, which runs Nov. 13 through 19. The pin features the ampersand from “& Juliet”’s logo adorned in the colors of the transgender flag.
Original Broadway cast members Lorna Courtney, Betsy Wolfe, Justin David Sullivan and Melanie La Barrie in “& Juliet” (Credit: Matthew Murphy)
Michael McKean and more join ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway →
Casting is now complete for the upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross.” The previously announced production, helmed by Patrick Marber, will open in spring 2025 at a Shubert Organization-owned theater. Newly announced company members include Michael McKean as George Aaronow, Donald Webber Jr. as John Williamson, Howard W. Overshown as Baylen and John Pirruccello as James Lingk.
Michael McKean (Credit: Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
Music Theatre International acquires licensing rights to Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’
The licensing rights to 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee “& Juliet” have been acquired by Music Theatre International (MTI).
Featuring a Tony-nominated book by David West Read set to a slew of Max Martin pop tunes, “& Juliet” offers an alternate ending to Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in which the titular heroine survives and embarks on a journey of female empowerment.
The company of “& Juliet” on Broadway, 2023 (Credit: Matthew Murphy)
Gypsy Broadway Box-Office Opening Will Give Away Signed Window Cards →
The box office at the Majestic Theatre is readying to open for the upcoming Broadway revival of Gypsy starring Audra McDonald, and has a special giveaway planned for the first group of ticket buyers.
The production, directed by Tony winner George C. Wolfe, will begin performances November 21 ahead of a December 19 opening night. The box office will open October 10.
Commemorating the famous 88 cents Rose's father will not give her to expand Baby June's act, the first 88 people in line for tickets October 10 at 10 AM will receive a commemorative limited edition box-office opening window card, signed by production stars McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, and Jordan Tyson. The offer is limited to one window card per transaction, and one transaction per person.
Audra McDonald (Heather Gershonowitz)
Jim Parsons, Kenny Leon & More to Join OUR TOWN Event at Symphony Space →
Join us for a literary mashup celebrating the synergy between New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett's novel Tom Lake and the Pulitzer Prize–winning drama Our Town. At this extraordinary event, Patchett and moderator Jeremy McCarter take the stage with members of the 2024 Broadway production, including director Kenny Leon, actors Zoey Deutch, Jim Parsons, Ephraim Sykes, and more.
Jim Parsons and the cast of “Our Town” Daniel Rader
Hadestown reveals new West End casting →
New casting has been revealed for the West End production of Hadestown.
The Tony Award-winning musical, which follows two interwoven tales of fraught love in a re-imagined Greek world, is penned by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin. It continues its run at the Lyric Theatre – where it opened in February and was hailed as “terrific” and “sensational” by WhatsOnStage’s Sarah Crompton – five years on from its sold-out engagement at the National Theatre in 2018.
The London cast is currently led by Dylan Wood (Orphans, No Love Songs), making his West End debut as Orpheus, with Madeline Charlemagne, previously playing one of the Fates, now in the role of Eurydice. Melanie La Barrie stars as Hermes, while the three Fates are presently portrayed by Francessca Daniella-Baker, Bella Brown and Allie Daniel.
Rachel Tucker and Trevor Dion Nicholas, provided by the production uncredited
Alison Luff, Liam Pearce and Nathan Levy will join Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ →
“& Juliet” has announced a new slate of replacement principal performers and ensemblists. Alison Luff will take over the role of Anne, Liam Pearce will step into the role of Romeo and Michael Iván Carrier will assume the role of May beginning on Oct. 29. They will succeed Betsy Wolfe, Ben Jackson Walker and Justin David Sullivan, respectively.
Additionally, Nathan Levy will join the company at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Nov. 19, taking over the role of François from Philippe Arroyo, who will now exit the production on Oct. 25. From Oct. 27 through Nov. 17, François will be played by understudy Makai Hernandez.
(L-R) Alison Luff, Liam Pearce and Nathan Levy (Credit: Eric Hobbs; Courtesy of Grapevine Public Relations)