Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | March 3, 2025
The Washington, D.C. company will also present a new revival of Guys and Dolls with choreography by Joshua Bergasse.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | October 21, 2024
Life of Pi U.S. Tour Finds Full Cast
The Lolita Chakrabarti play, adapted from Yann Martel's novel, will embark on a new tour beginning in December.
Article | By Terry Dickerson | April 17, 2024
Video: Sting on How His Songs Lend Themselves to Dance in Message in a Bottle
Kate Prince has taken the musician's songs and turned them into a dance-theatre piece, currently on a North American tour.
Article | By Diep Tran | April 10, 2024
Theatre Artists Condemn 'Racist and Misogynistic Abuse' Against Romeo & Juliet Actor
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers was cast as Juliet opposite Tom Holland's Romeo. The racist attacks soon followed.
Article | By Margaret Hall | January 29, 2024
Report: Paul Mescal to Star in Film Adaptation of Lolita Chakrabarti's Hamnet
The new play previously sold out productions in Stratford-Upon-Avon and London's West End.
Article | By Andrew Gans | November 29, 2023
Video: Sting Chats About New Dance Show Message in a Bottle, Playing City Center This Spring
The production features 27 Sting songs with choreography by Kate Prince.
Article | By Margaret Hall | November 27, 2023
Life of Pi to Embark on International Tour
The tour has already announced stops on four different continents.
Article | By Margaret Hall | September 5, 2023
Royal Shakespeare Company Production of Hamnet Extends West End Run, Announces Cast
The new play previously sold out its world premiere in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Article | By Leah Putnam | July 27, 2023
Life of Pi Extends Stop at Chichester Festival Theatre
Divesh Subaskaran will lead the U.K. and Ireland tour of the Olivier-winning play, launching next month.
Article | By Diep Tran | July 13, 2023
Life of Pi May Be Closing, But Playwright Lolita Chakrabarti Is Proud to Have Made It to Broadway
After the shows experienced delays because of COVID-19, the British Indian playwright is not taking anything for granted.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block, Margaret Hall | June 20, 2023
Broadway's Life of Pi Sets Early Closing Date, Will Tour in 2024
Plus, Uma Paranjpe will take over the title role for the final performances in a gender-swapped version of Lolita Chakrabarti’s original script.
Article | By Leah Putnam | June 20, 2023
Lolita Chakrabarti's Hamnet Reveals Initial Casting for West End Run
These actors will reprise their roles for the show's transfer from Stratford-Upon-Avon's Swan Theatre.
Article | By Molly Higgins | June 8, 2023
Meet the Artists Who Made Their Broadway Debuts in the 2022-2023 Season
363 artists made their Broadway debuts this season—here's what a few of them had to say about their experience.
Article | By Diep Tran | May 29, 2023
This Year’s Tony Awards Have a Notable Number of Asian Nominees
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn about the nine Tony nominees of Asian descent.
Article | By Diep Tran, Margaret Hall | May 9, 2023
Uma Paranjpe Plays Pi in Broadway's Life of Pi May 9; First Woman to Play the Role
Paranjpe takes over for the show's lead Hiran Abeysekera.
Article | By Diep Tran | May 4, 2023
Raised in War-Torn Sri Lanka, Hiran Abeysekera Has Had a Wild Journey to Life of Pi on Broadway
Before he was an Olivier Award-winning actor, Abeysekera had planned to be a doctor.
Article | By Meg Masseron | April 28, 2023
Broadway's Life of Pi Launches 'The Power of Pi' Initiative For South Asian and AAPI Communities
The initiative will aim to nurture connections and partnerships with the AAPI community in New York and beyond.
Article | By Talaura Harms | April 7, 2023
How the Life of Pi Puppeteers Bring a Zoo to Life on Broadway
Movement director Finn Caldwell shares the puppetry tricks that transform bits of foam into a real tiger.
Article | By Talaura Harms | March 31, 2023
As the Olivier-winning play opened on Broadway, the red carpet included Martha Stewart, Sarita Choudhury, and Richard Parker, himself!
Article | By Meg Masseron, Margaret Hall | March 31, 2023
Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Life of Pi on Broadway?
Hiran Abeysekera and puppeteers Fred Davis and Scarlet Wilderink reprise their West End roles.
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