Paparazzi at AMT Theater. by Corine Cohen

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the best and worst plays I saw this week | Our Town, Marie & Rosetta, The Manningtree Witches & more by MickeyJoTheatre

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What We Did Before Our Moth Days by Jonathan Mandell

  Those of us who couldn’t get tickets to see the production, and instead bought Wallace Shawn’s published play (What We Did Before Our Moth Days, Faber and Faber, 96 pages) are treated…

The Last Days of Liz Truss? post-show video and photos: New life for Liz and the lettuce by Terri Paddock

Liz Truss has kept herself busy since Oxia Theatre's spring 2025 run of the one-woman show chronicling her Westminster rise and fall. A year on, I reunited with the team for this political f…

Pixar to Develop its 1st Official Musical-Movie

Pixar is developing its official first musical-movie, accordng to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The currently untitled musical film will be directed by Turning Red's Domee Shi, a…

ALW on Writing ‘Sing’ with Gary Barlow by Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals

Andrew Lloyd Webber reflects on writing ‘Sing’ with Gary Barlow for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. The song brought together voices from across the Commonwealth in a …

150 Years of MOXIE by Trav S.D.

Yes, I know they say it’s 1884 on the signs, but 1876 was the year that year that Civil War hero and homeopath Dr. Augustin Thompson (1835-1903) first concocted his patent medicine and “…

R.I.P. Lainie Miller by Trav S.D.

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Your Travalanche Daily Digest for March 7, 2026 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for March 7, 2026 are about Moxie, National Cereal Day, Barbara Heller (The Jackie Gleason Show), Virginia Pearson (Larry Semon’s Wizard of Oz), Beatrice Ro…

The Mall The Mall The Mall by Lydia Rose

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The Reservoir by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Alcoholism and Alzheimer’s wouldn’t seem to have much in common. However, Jake Brasch cleverly links the two in his comedy drama "The Reservoir," the story of a recovering drunk on leave…

Beatrice Roberts: Believe It or Not by Trav S.D.

Beatrice Roberts (1905-1970) had over 70 screen credits, all between the years 1932 and 1949, and yet her screen career manages not to be the most interesting thing about her somehow; it’s…

Timothée Chalamet Flooded With Show Invites Amid Backlash For Saying “No One Cares” About Ballet, Opera: “Our Doors Are Open” by Glenn Garner

While Timothée Chalamet has been met with tomatoes over his dismissive comments about live performance, several troupes are extending an olive branch. After the 4x Oscar nominee quipped tha…

The Vitals on Virginia Pearson by Trav S.D.

A few fragments on silent screen star Virginia Pearson (1886-1958). Travalanche readers may consider her especially notable for a trio important supporting parts she played in 1925: as the c…

AJ Chronicles: “Future Vision” and what the Boston Symphony signaled this week by Douglas McLennan

The Boston Symphony's board didn't fire Andris Nelsons as its music director. Not exactly. They declined to renew his contract because he and the BSO weren't "aligned on future vision" — t…

Jodi Benson 2026 Interview Excerpt - The Impact of The Little Mermaid by Call Me Adam

I am thrilled to be catching up with My Entertainment Idol, Jodi Benson, who you know as the voice of Ariel in Disney's Oscar winning movie, The Little Mermaid. Jodi is getting ready to ret…

“Digital Access To The Performing Arts” Released Open Access by The Theatre Times

The newly published book Digital Access to the Performing Arts: A Comparative Study of Legal and Structural Challenges by Magda Romanska (Bristol University Press, 2026) has been selected by…

Theatre Review: ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ at 1st Stage by Anne Valentino

1st Stage has built up a reputation for presenting insightful, timely, and highly evocative shows that profoundly cut to the core. With their current production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pu…

A Post for National Cereal Day by Trav S.D.

March 7 has been designated by somebody as National Cereal Day — but isn’t EVERY day National Cereal Day for most of us? After all, the King of the Quotidian, Jerry Seinfeld is surely th…

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

OIL LAMP THEATER ANNOUNCES POOR BEHAVIOR BY THERESA REBECK, APRIL 10 – May 10, AT OIL LAMP THEATER

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The Barbara Heller Centennial by Trav S.D.

Singer, impressionist, comedienne, and “pantomimist” Barbara Heller (Barbara Jean Thompson, 1926-1995) Vintage show biz fans may know her as a regular on Jackie Gleason’s variety show …

Two Songs at Once Arguing Outside the Door: “The Surrogate” Wrestles with the Politics of Parenthood by Ross

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This R&H Classic Won Best Original Song at the Oscars 80 Years Ago by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Eight decades later, and it still feels like spring every time we hear it. 🌸 Written for Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair, “It Might as Well Be Spring” took home the Oscar for Best …

Shadowlands | 2026 West End Trailer by Official London Theatre

Hugh Bonneville stars as C.S. Lewis whose orderly academic life as an Oxford Don is upended by the arrival of the spirited American poet, Joy Davidman. What begins as a meeting of minds be…

What to Stream: ‘Zootopia 2,’ Oscars, Kim Gordon, ‘One Piece’ and ‘Scarpetta’ by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western family drama series “The Madison” debuting on Paramount+ and the animated smash “Zootopia 2” landing on Disney+ are some of th…

Hushed stillness and Japanese craft at Issey Miyake’s Paris show by The Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — Sparkling dust drifted across the runway inside the Carrousel du Louvre on Friday as Issey Miyake asked a question few fashion houses dare voice: When should…

After 5 years, Sarah J. Maas returns to ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ with 2 untitled books by The Associated Press

By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in h…

Legendary bands kick off a huge week of hardcore shows in CT by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for March 8-14 also include a Simon & Garfunkel show at the Warner Theatre and the Stamford Palace, Rod Stewart at Mohegan Sun and Jonathan Richman at Space Ball…

We say "So long!" to Kristi Noem and Benetti plays ball by NPR

This week, Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Hari Kondabolu offer Kristi Noem some parting words and we quiz the new voice of Sunday Night Baseball, Jason Benetti, on his knowledge of confett…

Doon Mackichan: ‘If I hadn’t fought that battle, you would have seen me naked on an ITV drama’ by Louis Chilton

The actor and comedian, known for ‘Brass Eye’, ‘Toast of London’ and ‘Two Doors Down’, speaks to Louis Chilton about sexism in TV, turning down the chance to ‘break America’,…

The Ladies Football Club review – squad of 11 salute Sheffield’s pioneering players by Catherine Love

Crucible theatre, SheffieldA dynamic team of actors capture the spirit of female footballers during the first world war – though the storytelling is sometimes fumbled The rise of interest …

Nirvair Pannu – Prime Tour 2026

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SWEET SIXTEEN: A Fundraiser for Wilbury Theatre Group

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5 New Broadway Plays to See This Spring by Andrew Gans

These five exciting plays have never before graced a Broadway stage.

Marcel on the Train: A Visually Striking Portrait of Marcel Marceau That Never Fully Finds Its Heart by Suzanna Bowling

Marcel on the Train, co-written by and starring Ethan Slater in the title role, begins with silence. For the first ten minutes the stage belongs entirely to mime — an appropriate introduct…

A Trendy Cyrano – World Premiere of Starstruck by Claudia Perry

Kickstarting the Bucks County Playhouse’s 2026 season is the world premiere of Starstruck, the new musical with music by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls and a book by Beth Malone and Mar…