Gerald Heaney, a.k.a. “The Great Heaney” by Trav S.D.

A wave of the wand on behalf of Gerald Heaney (1899-1974) a.k.a. The Great Heaney. Heaney was a kid working at his dad’s jewelry store in Berlin, Wisconsin when he chanced to meet Blacksto…

Joan : Devoted to “Mary” by Trav S.D.

I first became interested in Joan Leslie (Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel, 1925-2015) when I noted that she was one of the few key cast members of Yankee Doodle Dandy I knew nothing about! (…

Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights For THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stage licensing rights to Joe Tracz and Rob Rokicki's Broadway musical The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. The original musica…

Nina West, Brenda Braxton, Liz Callaway, Jack Plotnick and Christine Pedi Will Guest Host STARS IN THE HOUSE

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley have announced a roster of upcoming guest hosts set for “Stars In The House” this week.  

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Licensing Rights Acquired by Concord Theatricals by Talaura Harms

The family-friendly musical about the son of Poseidon played Broadway in 2019.

Stars in the House Welcomes Lea Salonga, Alan Menken, Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara January 26 by Andrew Gans

Nina West is the guest host for Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefiting The Actors Fund.

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, January 26- with Lea Salonga, Alan Menken, and More!

Today (January 26) in live streaming: Disney legends stop by Stars in the House, Bobby Cannavale and Marisa Tomei star in Three Hotels, and more!

Bryan Cranston (‘Your Honor’) could surprise at SAG Awards with an ‘All the Way’-style nomination and upset victory by David Buchanan

Four years ago Bryan Cranston pulled off a huge upset at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the TV movie/limited series acting category, winning for HBO’s “All the Way.” Lightning could…

Rapping about ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ with Shockwave and Young Nees by Deb Miller

Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan has co-created just that as an original member of the eponymous hip-hop improv squad and its 2019 Broadway show Freestyle Love Supreme. Begun by Thomas Kail, L…

Westfield News ArtsBeat 1/26/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 1/26/21. Elyot and Amanda at Playhouse on Park, UMass Fine Arts Center's Spring Season, TheaterWorks grant and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

VIDEO: Nina West Unites Disney Legends on Stars in the House- Live at 8pm!

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Guest Host Week!  Join host Nina West for Nina West's Disney Legends Party with guests Alan Menken, Lea Salonga, Jodi Benson and Paige O'Hara!

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 1/26/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. News about state and corporate funding for the arts. And, Hershey Felder brings the tales of Sholom Aleichem to life. segment beg…

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 by Matt Tamanini

“RENT” Celebrates 25 Years, NT’s R&J to Air on PBS, “Hamilton” to Receive AFI Special Award “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top t…

Lookback: on joining the National Counncil on the Arts by Terry Teachout

From 2005: I went to my framer yesterday afternoon and picked up the presidential commission for my appointment to the National Council on the Arts. It’s a splendidly old-fashioned docume…

Almanac: Thornton Wilder on hope by Terry Teachout

“Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.” Thornton Wilder, The Eighth Day Continue reading Almanac: Thornton Wilder on hope at About …

VIDEO: Awa Sal Secka Performs 'Now You Know' in Signature Theatre's SIMPLY SONDHEIM

Signature Theatre's Simply Sondheim, the first production in the Signature Features 2021 Season, takes place next month. Get a sneak peek at the show, featuring Awa Sal Secka perform '…

‘It’s all rather lovely’: ISLANDER – Radio 4 (BBC Sounds) by Louise Penn

New musicals like the award-winning Islander continue to challenge the status quo of what the genre can offer. The two-hander cast of Kirsty Findlay and Bethany Tennick p...

Wake Up With BWW 1/26: NYTW Gala to Celebrate RENT With the Original Cast, and More!

Today's top stories: New York Theatre Workshop's 2021 gala to celebrate RENT, Jessica Vosk performs with Seth Rudetsky, Chita Rivera, Bebe Neuwirth and more perform 'All That Jazz' for the S…

NEWS: Creation Theatre’s latest online production is Grimm Tales for Fragile Times & Broken People by Press Releases

Oxford-based Creation Theatre is presenting its online production of Grimm Tales for Fragile Times & Broken People, a deliciously dark and twisted set of fairy tales, from 28 January to …

Halsey's First Love Was Acting by The Late Late Show With James Corden

Penn & Teller: Tattoo Magic by The Late Late Show With James Corden

Apple Watch Hidden Features by The Late Late Show With James Corden

After Audition: Takashi Miike's rehearsal-room shocker Over Your Dead Body by Chris Wiegand

Continuing our series on the best films about theatre, a 200-year-old Japanese ghost story takes centre stage in a movie merging reality and fantasy The prolific Japanese director Takashi Mi…

Rudy Giuliani Is Facing a $1.3 Billion Problem by The Late Late Show With James Corden

January 26: Rebooting and resetting the West End (and Broadway) by Mark Shenton

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Whose America and Whose Dreams? by Zeina Salame, Leila Buck, Tamilla Woodard

By Zeina Salame, Leila Buck, Tamilla Woodard. Zeina Salame sits down for a conversation with Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard to talk about their most recent creative collaboration, American D…

Superhero Series: Final Performance by Kerry Hishon

Welcome to Part 5 of Theatrefolk’s Superhero Series. Your students have accomplished a lot: They created their own original superheroes, super sidekicks, and supervillains, and have experi…

Go From Matzoh to Mean Girls With Playbill Social Selects and Broadway Up Close January 26 by Talaura Harms

Tim Dolan regales online visitors with stories from 47th Street and beyond in this virtual walking tour.

How The Lightning Thief’s Chris McCarrell Channels His Creativity Into Stunning Portraits by Marc J. Franklin

The actor gives Playbill an inside look at his creative hobby and how he hopes to blend photography with his theatre career.

Bobby Cannavale and Marisa Tomei Star in Virtual Reading of Three Hotels January 26 by Andrew Gans

Moisés Kaufman directs the streamed presentation of the Jon Robin Baitz drama, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.