Helen Hayes News

Folger Theatre concludes its homecoming season with Mary Zimmerman’s Tony Award®-winning play, Metamorphoses. See photos from the show. 

See who is performing at 54 Below next week! Learn more about the performances and see how to purchase tickets.

Broadway veteran Jason Danieley has just announced his marriage to longtime partner Andrea Nunes.

Join Broadway star Steffanie Leigh at The Green Room 42 as she shares her humorous and heartfelt journey into motherhood in MATRESCENCE: BECOMING A MOTHER. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis announces its summer student production of the family classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that Elephant & Piggie’s: “We Are in A Play!” JR. is now available for licensing.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedic mystery, “Mrs. Christie,” a fictional account of the unsolved 1926 disappearance of Agatha Christie, one of the most-read mystery writers, written by Heidi Armbruster and directed by Mark Shanahan, on Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m.

The national tour of Come From Away will return to Edmonton in September. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has revealed the cast for the upcoming production of The Last Five Years. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The sun'll come out this summer when Andrea McArdle takes center stage as the sauced and saucy title character in 'The Drowsy Chaperone.'

GALA Hispanic Theatre will host its annual Noche de Estrellas benefit event honoring two extraordinary leaders at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

In May, Creative Cauldron will present The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin. A show about a girl who is stuck between two worlds within her own identity, as she strives to make a name for herself in the bright lights of Broadway.

Red Bull Theater has revealed details for the next presentation of its 20th Anniversary Festival: Shakespeare's TITUS ANDRONICUS, directed by Jesse Berger. Learn more bout the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Theatre for a New Audience will present a free post-show TFANA Talks discussion at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. Learn more about the event and see how to attend!

Today’s subject Nora Palka is currently living her theatre life at Signature Theatre playing Jeanie in their current production of Hair. The production runs through July seventh in the MAX. Hair is a homecoming for Nora to be sure. She grew up in the DC area and as you will read, credits Signature with her wanting to become a professional performer.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast of THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE.

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2024 include Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return, Unknown Soldier and more.

Established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, this award recognizes a woman, trans, or non-binary director who has developed a clear and distinctive artistic voice and demonstrated unique vision in their theatrical work.

Eddie Redmayne joined Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday to discuss his role in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, which just opened on Broadway. Having previously played the role of the Emcee in London, Redmayne highlighted the difference between American and British audiences and his character to the show. Watch the interview here!

This time, the reader question was: Have a lot of shows this season had a long time between their first productions and Broadway premieres?