Wednesday, May 8, 2024

‘Spirited Away’ Review: Stage Version of the Oscar Winning Animated Film is Less Than the Sum of Its Impressive Parts by Gordon Cox

Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 animated film “Spirited Away” won everything from the Oscar for Best Animated Feature to Berlin’s Golden Bear. That there’s an audience for a stage version wa…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:00PM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane reviewed – archive, May 1964 by Christopher Driver

7 May 1964: Orton’s first play is a ‘milk-curdling essay in lower-middle-class nihilism’ Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane, at the New Arts Theatre Club, opened last night with for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM
Monday, May 6, 2024

Teacher Appreciation: Celebrating Diandra D'Amico by TDF

On #TeacherAppreciationDay, we celebrate the incredible educators who are shaping the next generation. Here, the students of Harvey Milk High School talk about the impact their English teach…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:02PM
Friday, May 3, 2024

Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy Cast in THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE

tick, tick... BOOM! star Andrew Garfield and The Crown star Claire Foy will reunite in a new adaptation of the classic children's novels by Enid Blyton. In The Magic Faraway Tree, Garfield …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

English | Director Hamid Dehghani Interview | On Stage May 10 - June 9 | Goodman Theatre by Goodman Theatre

"This play is so personal to me." ENGLISH director Hamid Dehghani explores the impact this Pulitzer Prize-winning play has had on his life and why Chicago audiences will love it too. On stag…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:23PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Frontières Sans Frontiéres’ at Spooky Action Theater by Seth Rose

Communicating miscommunication across different languages can be a difficult task for artists catering to a primarily English-speaking audience, but doing the same when everyone onstage is s…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:16PM
Sunday, April 28, 2024

5 Reasons Why Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is an Experience to Behold. by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener April 29, 2024: There is immersive theatre, and then there is Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, which takes immersion to an entirely new level of theatergoing and entertainmen…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:37AM
Friday, April 26, 2024

Christopher Tin on Writing a New Ending to a Famous Opera by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2023-2024/turandot/ Works & Process Presents Washington National Opera: Turandot Filmed February 25, 2024 Peter B. Lewis Theater Solomon R. Guggenhei…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:24PM

New Ending Sneak Peek! | WNO's Turandot at Works & Process by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2023-2024/turandot/ Works & Process Presents Washington National Opera: Turandot Filmed February 25, 2024 Peter B. Lewis Theater Solomon R. Guggenhei…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:24PM

Francesca Zambello on Turandot by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2023-2024/turandot/ Works & Process Presents Washington National Opera: Turandot Filmed February 25, 2024 Peter B. Lewis Theater Solomon R. Guggenhei…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:24PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

AB Sound and CHAUVET Professional Set Stage for Belgian-USA Olympic Qualifying Match by Michael Eddy

Dave Gahan and Martin Gore were never known for their skills on the basketball court, though their group, Depeche Mode did contribute to the soundtrack of the NBA 2K15 video game. Neverthele…

SOURCE: PLSN at 12:12PM

New Harry Potter Audiobook Series in the Works With 100-Plus Actors by Caitlin Huston

A new Harry Potter audiobook series is coming to Audible.  As part of a partnership with Pottermore Publishing and Audible, the two will release seven new English language audiobooks schedu…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:34AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Dua Lipa Among Stars Reading Int’l Booker Prize Hopefuls in Shorts From Sharon Horgan’s Merman by Georg Szalai

Short films featuring the likes of Dua Lipa and Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Manhunt) reading extracts from the six books on the 2024 shortlist for the International Booker P…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Haken Takes Bandit Lites on North American Tour by Michael Eddy

English progressive metal band Haken recently wrapped their North American tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. 'An Evening with Haken' featured the band playing their rece…

SOURCE: PLSN at 02:55PM

Shakespeare said what? Shakespearean phrases you never knew you knew! by Alexandra Appleton

We all know that Shakespeare was a master of the English language, but how many of his phrases do you now use in everyday life? Take a look at some of our favorite quotes that were coined an…

SOURCE: blog.stageagent.com at 01:29AM
Friday, April 19, 2024

Shechter II: From England With Love review – a crash course in how to be British by Lyndsey Winship

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonHofesh Shechter’s young company are an international bunch but their slo-mo curves and sudden shocks deliver some startling home truths about the UK There’s a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Brokeneck Girls – The Murder Ballad Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . “I’d rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man,” sang John Lennon on The Beatles’ Rubber Soul album, released in 1965 durin…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:51AM
Monday, April 15, 2024

Las Borinqueñas by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Nelson Diaz-Marcano’s "Las Borinqueñas," the latest play in the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Science and Technology Project, has a fascinating, little known stor…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:59PM
Friday, April 12, 2024

‘SHAKESPEARE’S SISTERS’ BY RAMIE TARGOFF REVIEW – FOUR WOMEN WHO WROTE THE RENAISSANCE by Robert Shuman

(Stephanie Merritt’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/8;Photo: Child prodigy Elizabeth Cary, the author of the first published play by a woman in English. Photograph: Magite Historic/A…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:44PM

See Who's Starring in London Premiere of Marie Curie Musical by Andrew Gans

The English-language premiere of the South Korean hit will play the Charing Cross Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

The Outsiders review – ’60s-set classic makes for a solid, if unspectacular, Broadway musical by Adrian Horton

Bernard B Jacobs Theatre, New York SE Hinton’s novel, which was adapted by Francis Ford Coppola for film, makes for a competent yet forgettable stage show If Broadway must, for the same ri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM

Opening-night dates announced for Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2024-2025 season by Michael Abourizk

The nonprofit’s slate of shows includes “Yellow Face,” “English” and “The Pirates of Penzance.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:27PM

Roundabout Sets Opening Dates for 2024-25 Broadway and Off-Broadway Season by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company has set opening dates for the shows in its 2024-25 theatrical season. Preview performance dates are yet to be announced. The Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

‘Yellow Face’, ‘English’ & Reimagined ‘The Pirates Of Penzance’ Set Broadway Openings by Greg Evans

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the dates for its 2024-25 season, with David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face starring Daniel Dae Kim kicking off the company’s Broadway line-up with an…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:11PM

Kill Thy Neighbour review – dark secrets of the only family left in the village by Gareth Llŷr Evans

Theatr Clwyd, MoldLucie Lovatt’s elaborate comedy exploring the housing crisis in rural Wales is provocative and conceptually ambitious yet still pleasingly entertaining Caryl and Meirion …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Leyla McCalla - Millennium Stage (April 11, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:18PM

‘Wicked’ National Tour Announces New Cast Members by Matthew Herzog

The National Tour of the Broadway sensation Wicked will welcome new cast members beginning performances Tuesday, May 7 at The Bushnell in Hartford, CT. Biographies Lauren Samuels is del…

SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 11:37AM

The Sorcerer and Trial by Jury – Two by Gilbert and Sullivan Before They Became Icons by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . .  I’ve always felt that Monty Python owes a debt of gratitude to Gilbert and Sullivan (G&S). Their sketches gleefully offer a skewed view of Bri…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:22AM
Monday, April 8, 2024

‘English’ at ArtsWest asks what is lost, or sacrificed, in translation by Gemma Wilson

Here's your chance to see the exquisite play "English," winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 04:00PM

In ‘Hangmen,’ Martin McDonagh is the maestro of macabre, the bard of bloviation by Lily Janiak

San Jose Stage Company’s West Coast premiere about an English hangman forced into early retirement trades moralizing for high style.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM
Thursday, April 4, 2024

‘This is more than a #MeToo drama’: Jez Butterworth on his new play – and punching Harvey Weinstein by Stuart Jeffries

The playwright reveals how his clashes with the sexual predator haunt the most disturbing scenes of The Hills of California, his latest Olivier-nominated play about teenage singing sisters t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards