RUTKA is one of the 15 Shows to See this Fall

Laura Collins-Hughes, Writing for New York Times: “A 14-year-old Jewish girl’s diary about her restless, yearning, increasingly dangerous life in Poland in 1943 is the basis for this new indie-rock musical, with a score by Jocelyn Mackenzie and Jeremy Lloyd-Styles (both formerly of the Brooklyn band Pearl and the Beard) and a book by Neena Beber (“The […]

DRAG: The Musical Offers FAB-aret Seating

Chloe Rabinowitz, Writing for BroadwayWorld: “DRAG: The Musical’s FAB-ARET seating is a one-of-a-kind cabaret-style experience. Table or stage-side seats in the FAB-ARET section provide the best views in the house. The critically acclaimed musical is written by superstar Alaska Thunderf*ck alongside her longtime musical collaborators, multi-platinum songwriter, Tomas Costanza, and chart-topping songstress Ashley Gordon. The production is […]

Fly More Than You Fall to have UK Premiere in London

Alex Wood, Writing for WhatsOnStage: “The UK premiere of Fly More Than You Fall, a new musical with book and lyrics by Eric Holmes (Wild About You) and music and lyrics by Nat Zegree (Million Dollar Quartet), will take place this autumn. The show tells the story of Malia, a young girl whose life is upended when her […]

‘Drag: The Musical’ Announces Off-Broadway Opening

Marc Malkin, Writing for Variety: “Drag: The Musical” has announced the dates of its off-Broadway run. The show, about two rival drag bars that go head-to-head amid financial troubles, was written by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Alaska Thunderfuck, Tomas Costanza and Ashley Gordon. It is directed and choreographed by Spencer Liff. Preview performances begin on […]

WSJ: ‘Stalker’ Is a Magic Show That Gets Inside Your Mind

Charles Isherwood, Writing for The Wall Street Journal: “Stalker” is the sinister title of the entertaining mind-bender of a magic show performed by the Swedish duo known as Brynolf & Ljung. And that ominous word is underscored by the primary prop on the mostly clean stage: a cork board with various photos and clippings affixed […]

Rutka Musical to Make World Premiere at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Andrew Gans, Writing for Playbill: RUTKA—a new indie-rock musical adapted from Rutka’s Notebook: A Voice From the Holocaust, a diary kept by 14-year-old Rutka Laskier in 1943 while living in the Jewish Ghetto in Bedzin, Poland—will make its world premiere at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park this fall. Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg, previews will begin […]

Penn & Teller to Produce ‘Mind-Bending’ Magic Show, ‘Stalker,’ in New York

Tim Teeman, Writing for The Daily Beast: Comedy magic duo Penn & Teller are set to produce Stalker, a new, illusion-based show for the New York stage themed around stalking. Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung, the creators of Stalker—which they performed in their native Sweden between 2021 and 2022—stumped Penn and Teller on their TV […]