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Arthur Miller’s seminal American drama, Death of a Salesman , is slated for a Broadway return next spring. The revival will star three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane as the tragic protagonist Willy Loman and two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf as his devoted wife, Linda Loman. The production is scheduled to begin previews on March 6 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with the official opening set for April 9. The limited run is planned for 14 weeks. Two-time Tony winner Joe Ma

LONDON — Concerns over the lack of authentic representation in the UK performing arts, particularly for actors from working-class and first-generation migrant backgrounds, have been brought into sharp focus by a new play, A Working Class Hero. The crisis, long signaled by high drama school audition fees and funding cuts to affordable training schemes like The Television Workshop, highlights systemic inequalities, including a recent survey revealing that 35% of BAFTA nominees

NEW YORK, NY — Tony Award winner Sean Hayes is set to return to the New York stage in 2026 for a new one-man thriller titled The Unknown . The play, written by David Cale, explores the themes of obsession and the collapsing boundaries between fiction and reality. Hayes, who won the 2023 Tony Award for his leading role in Good Night, Oscar , will portray Elliott, a writer grappling with a severe case of writer’s block. Desperate for a cure, Elliott retreats to a remote cabin,

LONDON, U.K. — The American theatrical collective Team StarKid is set to make its full-length West End debut with its horror-comedy musical, The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals . The production will play a strictly limited two-week engagement in London, promising to bring the show's unique blend of sci-fi terror and musical satire to a new international audience. A History of Viral Success Team StarKid originated at the University of Michigan in 2009. The group quickly rose to

Paddington the Musical , now playing at the Savoy Theatre, delivers a theatrical experience that transcends simple family entertainment. This production is a meticulously crafted success, leveraging sophisticated staging and deeply felt performances to explore themes of welcome, belonging, and the enduring power of found family. It is a show built on genuine affection, executed with remarkable technical and emotional precision. The moment the titular character appears—a small

NEW YORK, NY — Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe is scheduled to return to Broadway next spring to star in Every Brilliant Thing , the acclaimed solo play by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe. The production will begin previews on February 21, 2026, at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre, with the official opening night set for March 12. The limited engagement will run through May 24. Every Brilliant Thing centers on a man who, in looking back on his life, compiles a continuously gr

Theatre Washington has announced the return of Theatre Week 2025, a dynamic three-week celebration highlighting the D.C. area’s vibrant, diverse, and world-class theatrical community. Running from September 18 to October 5, the annual event is designed to make regional theater accessible to both local residents and visitors. Key Details and Ticket Information Theatre Week provides special, reduced-price tickets to more than 20 productions across the Washington, D.C., metropol

Amber Ruffin may currently hold a Tony nomination for co-writing Some Like It Hot and is celebrating the Broadway opening of The Wiz revival—for which she contributed "additional material"—but she often has to remind herself of her roots. "I always forget—oh yeah, I started in theatre," Ruffin noted in a recent interview. "It was a decade of eight shows a week." While the wider public recognizes her distinct comedic voice from Late Night with Seth Meyers and her own program,