Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Black Sabbath: The Ballet review – riveting riffs, endless kisses and flying limbs by Lyndsey Winship

Birmingham HippodromeThree choreographers use inspiringly orchestrated tracks from the city’s heavy metal legends to spring some surprises What on earth does a Black Sabbath ballet look li…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM

Dave Franklin: From Tin Pan Alley to Looney Tunes by Trav S.D.

September 28 was the birthday of songwriter Dave Franklin (1895-1970), best known for writing, with his frequent collaborator Cliff Friend the song “The Merry Go Round Broke Down” which …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:04AM

Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, dies aged 82 by Chris Wiegand

The Olivier award-winning actor, whose major film roles included Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, has died • ‘An actor who let his heart and soul crack open’: David Jays on…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM

Ryan McCartan Will Lead Off-Broadway Premiere of LONE STAR This Fall

Ryan McCartan (Wicked, Frozen, Heathers The Musical, Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show) will star in the upcoming off-Broadway premiere of James McLure’s dark comedy Lone Star. L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AM

Michael Gambon: an actor who let his heart and soul crack open by David Jays

A star with incredible presence, Gambon – who has died at the age of 82 – brought heft and delicacy, mischief and feeling, to the stage and screen • Star of Harry Potter and The Singin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM

BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL Adds Tony-Winner Faith Prince, Erich Bergen And More To World Premiere Cast

Broadway In Chicago has announced complete casting for BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) live on stage for the first time for a limit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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13 GOING ON 30 Musical to Have World Premiere Workshop Next Month in London

The world premiere of new musical 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL, written by the writers of the hit film of the same name, Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, will be holding a two week workshop…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:37AM

'Frank & Percy' review – Ian McKellen and Roger Allam are charming company in this sweet love story by Matt Wolf

Ian McKellen, age 84, is as spry and welcome a stage presence ever opposite the equally invaluable Roger Allam

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:28AM

Actor Sir Michael Gambon Dies Aged 82

Sir Michael Gambon, who had an acting career that took him from Laurence Olivier’s nascent National Theatre to screen roles in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 82.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 by Matt Tamanini

Reviews for ‘Purlie Victorious,’ Jasmine Amy Roger to Play Betty Boop, Complete ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ Cast Announced “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podca…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

Ian McKellen Speaks Out Against Use of Trigger Warnings in FRANK AND PERCY

Ian McKellen has once again spoken out about his dislike for trigger warnings being posted outside of theatres. Find out what he had to say here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:49AM

Robbie Fairchild, Gary Wilmot, and Briana Craig Will Lead World Premiere of THE ARTIST in 2024

Lead casting has been announced for the world premiere stage production of Michel Hazanavicius’ multi–Academy Award-winning film The Artist. Learn more about the production and find o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:09AM

‘Soul of the City’ believes the spirit of San Francisco lives in the people and their stories by Brandon Yu

A new show from Brenda Wong Aoki, dubbed “America’s first Asian American storyteller,” sees stories as a saving grace in an increasingly disconnected world.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Want to experience ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ in a whole new way? A live orchestra is backing up the film at this CT theatre. by Christopher Arnott

Academy Award-winning film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is accompanied by a live 13-piece band plus a DJ on Oct. 1 at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway belles heading to Latrobe for concert performance of new musical 'The Crinolynns' by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The Crinolynns” was written by a Somerset native and will be performed by Donna Lynne Champlin, Sally Mayes and Valerie Wright.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:30AM

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch" 9/27/23 by Howard Miller

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, Ossie Davis's 1961 satirical play about Jim Crow racism, opens tonight at the Music Box Theatre in a long-overdue first-ev…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:28AM

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 28th, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 28, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Ian McKellen criticises use of ‘ludicrous’ theatre trigger warnings on his own play by Isobel Lewis

Legendary actor, 84, is currently starring in ‘Frank and Percy’ at The Other Palace

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:43AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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A Christmas Carol announces Owen Teale as Scrooge by Aussie Theatre

Tony Award® winner and international screen star, Owen Teale will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the triumphant return

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 03:46AM

On the Couch with Hem Tiwary

The post On the Couch with Hem Tiwary appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:17AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Pia Miranda: Finding My Bella Vita

The post Pia Miranda: Finding My Bella Vita appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:40AM

Symphony Was Heading Into Trouble, But Apparently No One Told The Musicians by Joe Patti

I have been reading about the closure of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in Ontario, Canada and some of the stories are pretty heartbreaking. The concertmaster was in a moving van driving fr…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:19AM

fortyfivedownstairs appoints new Artistic Director of theatre

The post fortyfivedownstairs appoints new Artistic Director of theatre appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:11AM

Nine talented artists awarded prestigious Creative Australia Fellowships by Aussie Theatre

Creative Australia has announced this year’s recipients of the prestigious 2023 Creative Australia Fellowships valued at $80,000 over two years.

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:03AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Game of Thrones’ Owen Teale to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol Melbourne

The post Game of Thrones’ Owen Teale to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol Melbourne appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:39AM

Susie Blake talks Murder In The Dark Tour – Interview by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We took a moment to chat with Susie Blake who is currently touring with Tom Chambers in Torben Betts' play Murder In The Dark. This post Susie Blake talks Murder In The Dark …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:17AM
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Bettinger’s Luggage by Joel Benjamin

An alternate title for Albert M. Tapper’s Clifford Odets-esque "Bettinger’s Luggage" might be "The Flood." In Tapper’s period piece, a flood destroyed the eponymous shop, an event arou…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:38AM

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical Here We Are Makes Posthumous World Premiere Beginning September 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

Joe Mantello directs a cast including Francois Battiste, Bobby Cannavale, Amber Gray, David Hyde Pierce, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM

Jazz Age-Set Romeo and Juliet Begins at New Jersey's The Curtain September 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

The new adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy is directed and adapted by Sean Hagerty.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM

Melissa Etheridge: My Window Officially Opens On Broadway September 28 by Talaura Harms

After a 2022 Off-Broadway run, the rocker brings her biographical solo show to the Main Stem.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM

Nine talented artists awarded prestigious Creative Australia Fellowships

The post Nine talented artists awarded prestigious Creative Australia Fellowships appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:25AM