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As The Book of Mormon marks its 15th anniversary on Broadway, John Eric Parker is highlighted as the show’s last remaining original cast member, with a photo-filled look at the milestone and notes of a 2026 anniversary performance that featured past star Andrew Rannells.
On his 100th birthday, Dario Fo is celebrated as a figure who fused populist theatre with sharp political satire—forming Nuova Scena, staging Mistero Buffo, and writing Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! which brought protest theatre to wide audiences and earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997. Fo and his wife Franca Rame faced censorship, religious and political hostility, and numerous prosecutions, yet used comedy to confront cruelty, injustice and oppression, making theatre both entertaining and a vehicle for social change.
Quentin Tarantino will write and direct a new swashbuckling play, The Popinjay Cavalier, set in 1830s Europe. The production is from Sonia Friedman Productions and is slated to premiere in London's West End in early 2027, described as a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by classic stage and screen epics. Tarantino has said he moved to theater to create an experience without interruptions like cell phones, offering a face-to-face, immersive audience experience.
Quentin Tarantino will write and direct his first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling 1830s-set comedy opening in London’s West End in early 2027. Co-produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the project marks Tarantino’s debut in theatre; no cast, venue, or ticket details have been announced yet.
Quentin Tarantino is postponing his planned 10th film to develop an old-fashioned British door-slamming farce for London’s West End, with the play already written and set to start rolling in January; he says a flop would end his career quickly, but a hit could lead to another movie, and notes family timing as his son recently turned six.
Quentin Tarantino is writing an original British-style farce for the stage, aiming for a West End premiere in the fall with a cast comprising rising and established actors, marking a directorial return after shelving his other film projects.
Quentin Tarantino is reportedly developing an original West End stage farce, aiming for a 2027 debut. Described as an old-fashioned British farce in the Noises Off tradition, the play is not based on any of his films and is said to be crafted by Tarantino himself, with plans to attract major Hollywood name(s) for the cast and to explore different theatre sizes for staging.
Megan Thee Stallion will make her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, playing a gender-flipped Harold Zidler at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for eight weeks (Mar 24–May 17). This marks the first time a female-identifying performer portrays Zidler in any Moulin Rouge production. Despite strong attendance, the show is expensive to mount and will close on July 26 after seven years on Broadway, with producers hinting Megan’s songs will be incorporated into the jukebox score.
In The Unknown, Sean Hayes embodies multiple roles in David Cale’s hypnotic solo play, turning a writer’s pursuit of a stalker into a meditation on unreliable narration. The noir-tinged production—supported by deft lighting and evocative sound—creates an intimate, radio-drama mood that feels timeless, even as Hayes’s coyness and the material’s quirks invite critical ambivalence. Running around 70–75 minutes, the show immerses the audience in a mind game about whether the mystery lies in the stalker or in the storyteller’s mind, under Leigh Silverman’s atmospheric direction at Studio Seaview in Manhattan.
Reviews are in for Sean Hayes in David Cale’s solo play The Unknown at Off-Broadway’s Studio Seaview; the show opened February 12 and runs through April 12, directed by Leigh Silverman. The piece follows Elliott, a writer who retreats to a cabin to beat writer’s block and may not be alone. Production credits include Studio Bent (scenic), Sarah Laux (costume), Cha See (lighting), Isobel Waller-Bridge (music), with Envoy Theatricals as general manager. Hayes, a Tony winner for Good Night, Oscar, has previous NY Broadway and London West End credits. Playbill lists the reviews and will update the tally as more critics weigh in.
The Tony Award-winning Moulin Rouge! Musical on Broadway will close with its final performance on July 26, 2026.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical will close on Broadway after seven years, with its final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, after logging 2,265 regular performances and 24 previews. The show—an adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s film that won 10 Tony Awards—became a costly production due to music rights and elaborate sets, but it recouped its investment in late 2022. Opened in 2019, was interrupted by the pandemic, and reopened in 2021; producers hinted at more announcements before the curtain falls.
Ten years after Alan Rickman’s death, a chorus of friends and colleagues—Ruby Wax, Lindsay Duncan, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Felton and more—remember his generosity, exacting mentorship, wit, and mastery across theatre and film, recalling dinners, collaborations and the lasting impact of his work from Shakespeare to Harry Potter.
Deborah Warner, a acclaimed British theatre and opera director, has been named the Park Avenue Armory’s next artistic director after the death of Pierre Audi. Warner plans to bring a cross-disciplinary program to the Armory’s vast, “found space,” continuing Audi’s expansive, global vision while emphasizing collaboration across theater, opera, and other forms. Armory president Rebecca Robertson described the choice as the right fit, and Warner stressed that the institution should blur genre boundaries and unlock unexpected creative collaborations within New York’s landmark drill hall and related spaces.
Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson will make their Broadway debuts in The Fear of 13, a 16‑week production about Nick Yarris, who spent more than two decades on death row before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Written by Lindsey Ferrentino and directed by David Cromer, previews begin March 19 and the show opens April 15 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Based on a 2015 documentary and a London Donmar Warehouse run, the production is backed by Seaview, Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin with a partnership with the Innocence Project.