Friday, July 31, 2015
“My own fear about drama getting smaller in regular public schools like Lakeshore is that it limits the ability of kids to stumble upon it – and that affects not just future theatre …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:46PMThursday, July 30, 2015
“Why is one considered a beacon of acting talent for playing a disabled character convincingly? Why is it a common expectation that these actors will transform into characters whose ex…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM“When people were invited onstage at a recent performance of “Penn & Teller on Broadway,” many women looked as if they had stepped out of a jazzercise class, while men ambled …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:04AMWednesday, July 29, 2015
“The subsidised sector is without doubt the research and development arm of the commercial sector, where new productions, new work and new talent are developed. Ultimately, cuts of this ma…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:18PMTuesday, July 28, 2015
“Many of this country’s finest directors (like Antoni Cimolino and Albert Schultz) learned their craft as young actors in Phillips’ finest days. Hundreds of performers credit him a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:16PM“It’s been a strapping summer for three of the four new shows of the 2015-2016 Broadway season, according to data released on Monday by the Broadway League, a trade group for theater…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMThursday, July 23, 2015
“Whether or not this boom is directly due to the rise of jukebox musicals is uncertain. What is certain, though, is the relative security of jukebox musicals in the industry.”
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:31AMWednesday, July 22, 2015
As Broadway faces off against pocket-size sound-and-light shows, performers and some patrons say a hyper-connected culture are shredding the immersive experience of live theatre.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:48PMThe most progressive theatres are not for children. They are for people. The most anti-oppressive theatre methodologies (benefitting children, youth, AND adults), will, quite simply, conside…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:41PMThe premise for Brian Feldman’s show, “Dishwasher,” is this: He will come to a person’s house, wash all of the dirty dishes, perform a monologue of the audience’s choosing and then…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AMThursday, July 16, 2015
The Turner Prize-winning artist hacked the wall of a theater where his play has opened to largely negative reviews. Douglas Gordon directs Charlotte Rampling in “Neck of the Woods,R…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:11PMWednesday, July 15, 2015
“The tribunal centred on whether the actors could be classed as “workers” under law – and therefore entitled to the minimum wage. But the judge decided they should be…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:51AMFriday, July 10, 2015
You can’t have the RSC and the National receiving millions of pounds of money without a lower price, in my feeling. A lower price should be part of it.” Adding that tickets for the two s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:46PMIn its response to Mark Rylance’s comments, the National said it was “committed to sharing our work with as many people as possible. We agree with Mark that affordable ticket pri…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:45PMTuesday, July 7, 2015
“The size of the venue may be a part of the problem in how we perceive the success or struggles of the On the Town revivals, but it cannot be the only reason why revivals of this music…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:56PMThursday, July 2, 2015
“Does writing regularly about theatre make you a stronger playwright? I feel I’ve benefited from soaking up others’ work for years; I’m in a constant state of inspiration. (Somet…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:22PMWednesday, July 1, 2015
“Top price seats for The Book of Mormon have reached a record-high of £202.25. This is an increase of a third on last year’s most expensive seat in the survey, which came in at …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:14PMTuesday, June 30, 2015
“Industry Minister James Moore said Tuesday the application to acquire the famed circus troupe was deemed an overall economic benefit for Canada. The buyers have committed to maintain …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:49PMThursday, June 25, 2015
“Instead of censoring or sanitizing content that “might offend,” theatres should look at such works as opportunities to engage their audiences in critical public discourse about im…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:02AMWednesday, June 24, 2015
“Reading these reviews just after following reports from the Americans in the Arts and Theatre Communications Group conferences, which demonstrated a genuine desire on the part of arts…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:26PMThursday, June 18, 2015
The company, Frontier Theatre, has been founded by James Roose-Evans, who set up the acclaimed Hampstead Theatre in 1959. “There is a huge bank of actors in their 60s, 70s and into their 8…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:03PM“I want to find new ways to break down the walls of the theater and have conversations with audiences, to engage in conversations about change in Chicago.”
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:25AMWednesday, June 17, 2015
“What happens when you remove the typical social contract of the theatre seat? We invited the audience to walk in our oppressive world and they wanted to change it. The audience’…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:57AMTuesday, June 16, 2015
“Bitter Lemons founder Colin Mitchell says he’s responding to the dwindling number of reviews by professional critics amid upheaval in the media industry. Many traditional outlets ha…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMFriday, June 12, 2015
“Broadway attendance in 2014 was the highest it’s ever been, even if that is no great indicator of regional theater attendance. But it is the case that relatively few people are seei…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:46PM“Ironically it’s the theater that most esteems writers; we are generally recognized as the principal artistic force behind new work, and we even retain ownership and control over the mat…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:48AMThursday, June 11, 2015
“Bombshell” did arrive on Broadway this week to a rapturous reception at the 1,700-seat Minskoff Theatre — but only as a one-night charity event in which members of the origina…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:14PMAs a person of color, I strongly believe in self-identification. Unfortunately, I couldn’t figure out how to gather enough self-identified demographic information to be statistically repre…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00PMTuesday, June 9, 2015
“The ratings for the live ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth are close to the all-time low for the Tonys, which was 6 million in 2012. Final numbers will be issued T…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:08PM“Recognizing history is something the Tonys, in recent years, have become not just indifferent to but openly fearful about. The thinking is all terror-based: Ratings have fallen from d…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:30PM“In a year of record Broadway grosses ($1.36 billion), it’s heartening to see commercial imperatives take a back seat. But then perhaps Broadway is beginning to recognize how rel…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM 
