There is an unapologetic sexiness about Shakespeare in foreign languages. Any performances in a language you don’t understand will be a sensuous experience of rhythm, sound and body langua…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:41PMBroadway version debuting at Hobby Center gives heroine a social conscience while staying true to Rodgers and Hammerstein
"Cinderella" has been retold innumerable ways - but only one boasts…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 06:36PMCressida Bonas stars as Laura in this one woman show, An Evening with Lucian Freud, alongside a variety of celebrity video cameos. Laura is a PhD student and we find her on the day of her v…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:24PMSignature Theatre's CABARET, directed by Signature Associate Artistic DirectorMatthew GardinerSignature's Sunday in the Park with George, Dreamgirls, playsthrough June 28. TheJohn KanderandF…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMDo you want to be a little boy or a little girl forever and ever, and to always have fun? Well then, let me tell you a story. Gather up your nostalgic imagination and fly with me to Never La…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:11PMHere is the lovely and talented Kacie Sheik singing'Spinning,' an original tune from the new musical fantasyUnboundby Amy Molewski and Nick Luckenbaugh. 'After stumbling upon a book that suc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PMRichard Ridge of 'Backstage with Richard Ridge' recently sat down with 2015 Tony nominee for On The Town, Tony Yazbeck, to discuss how things are going at the Lyric Theatre, what playing thi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PMThe Kander and Ebb classic runs through June 28 at Arlington's Signature Theatre.
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As soon as I was attacked with the all-pervasive smell of toast, I knew The Crypt Project was going to be a surreal one. Under the company of People Show and in collaboration with the Univer…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:56PMFitting that If All the Sky Were Paper — a dramatization of war correspondence lovingly presented by archivist Andrew Carroll — would unfold at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Perform…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:49PMJournalist and author Mathilda Gregory presents How to be Fat, a solo show that is part stand-up, part storytelling, and an all honest account of what it is like to be fat in a culture that …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:41PMThe responsibilities of being an audience member rarely weigh as heavily as in “I’m Not the Stranger You Think I Am,” where short plays are performed in a 4 feet by 8 feet mobile struc…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:37PMCall Redialed: "Call Me Adam" catches up with Bistro Award winning singer Karen Wyman! Here we talk about her new show, "Here and Now," which she will be performing at her Iridium Jazz Club …
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 05:31PMMr. Roberts, a former writer for “Two and a Half Man,” shows he has lots of raunchy lines left over for his new play, at the Cherry Lane Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:26PMThe play, at Penguin Repertory Theater in Stony Brook, imagines Walt Disney debating Igor Stravinsky part of the creative process that produced “Fantasia.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PMA corrugated iron shack. A wheelie bin. Five cast members dressed in dishevelled clothes and sporting maniacal grins. This is what the audience are faced with two minutes into From the Cradl…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:23PM by: Sandi Durell The 2014-15 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Party was held at Sardi’s on Thursday, May 21st and, as always, it felt like.…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:20PMInterim CEO Mark Hammond pushes Front St. theatre into its next phase
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:20PMIn the third part of a special series focusing on theatrical podcasts, James Marino talks with Lindsay Barenz and Nicole Serratore, of the Maxamoo Podcast.
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:14PMJoe DiPietro’s “The Second Mrs. Wilson,” in its world premiere in New Haven, explores one of the most complicated and fascinating relationships ever in the White House.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:09PMInteractive and thought-provoking are two words that can be used to describe World Factory, an immersive play directed by Zoë Svendsen and Simon Daw in collaboration with Chinese researcher…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:05PMThe new Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich musical is now playing at Paper Mill Playhouse.
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Paper Mill Playhousepresents the world-premiere musical Ever After, directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award winnerKathleen Marshall Anything Goes, Nice Work If You Can Get It, fe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:53PMBizet’s Carmen is one of the most well known pieces of classical music, let alone operas, of all time. Everyone has heard Escamillo’s ‘Toreador Song’, and with the ov…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:51PMIt’s the middle of Tonys season, do you know where Audra McDonald is? Last year, Ms. McDonald made Tony history with her sixth win for Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. Tha…
SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 04:37PMAs part of their GreatWar100 series, the Finborough Theatre has staged the first UK production of Alan Seymour’s The One Day of the Year in 50 years. Dubbed an Australian theatre classic,…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:36PMWe have just weeks left until the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, June …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:35PMAs a theater critic for more than 25 years, I’m used to getting free tickets to the plays I see, be they off-off-Broadway showcases or the latest multi-million dollar blockbusters in Times…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:35PMGhosts, violence, gore: Where do we sign up?! We don’t see this stuff a lot at the theater, so “The Other Thing” at least has novelty on its side. Sadly...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:26PMEXCLUSIVE: I met Swoosie Kurtz for the first time in the brief lull between her first Tony nomination and her first win. Almost immediately I asked her to marry me. Didn’t matter that …
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:19PMFor the 33rd year, the Post-Gazette's Critics Choice motorcoach tour to Canada’s Shaw and Stratford festivals heads northward, July 7-11, including a generous selection of five plays, …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:16PM A mystifying monodrama with some head-scratching twists and turns. By Joel Benjamin The most fascinating element of Emmanuel Darley’s one-ma…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:14PMTwo Tony Award winners get ready to rock
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PMThe woman is speaking directly to me, an arm’s length away, as if we know each other: “I’m not blaming you for missing anything, I know it’s not your fault,” she says, looking righ…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:04PMWhat does a jazz lover expect from a concert of one of the world’s greatest jazz stars? To be moved by the magic of jazz and loving its sound? This was my exact experience last night, when…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:02PMFrom speeches to performances, Gigi Tony winner Victoria Clark shares her 10 favorite Tony moments.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:00PMThe concert takes place at the Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday
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Happily, Blythe Danner is the central figure in an immensely pleasurable indie film that blends the integrity of an art film with the cozy accessibility of the mainstream.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:59PMCurrently playing at Angel Island, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company’s production of Colleen Murphy’s “The December Man (L’homme de Decembre)” tells the story of a family dealing with t…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:45PMPreview GIGI in all her recorded glory
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMVoting runs through May 31, 2015 for the 12th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards Here are the current standings as of 522 with just 8 days to go in voting
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:38PMInside the illustrations of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMWhich of this year's Tony Awards co-hosts are you Find out in this week's quiz
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PMOn June 12, musical theater revue show BROADWAY AT THE W opens at The Loft at W Hollywood, formerly Drai's Hollywood. Broadway actors, dancers and producers from Tony-Award winning and fan-f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:25PMThough they took enough acid to qualify as a psychedelic band, the Blues Magoos always had a foot in the garage.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:23PMClarke Peters doesn’t appear in the official Darren Bell rehearsal photo set for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying which might explain why he fluffed so many times, lost…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:17PMTKTS has been a New York City institution for decades, bringing theatre-goers a last-minute way to get tickets for some of Broadway's hottest shows at a discount. TDF operates three TKTS Dis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:14PMOuter Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre, recognizedits award winners for the 2014-15 season in 24 categories yesterday, May 21s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:09PMA new work written and directed by David Rhodes, titled Consent, is set to begin performances Off-Broadway June 2. The play follows the life of former NFL player Ron, who has recently co…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PM"Woody Sez" presents a musical biography of the legendary folk singer and songwriter... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 03:03PMWelcome to THE FRIDAY SIX QampAs with your favorite Broadway stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater Their dream roles Their Broadway crushes Read onIn this week's ed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMAnthony Burgess' satirical novel of consumerism, greed, and faithless marriage comes to the stage at 59E59 Theaters.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMCall Redialed: "Call Me Adam" catches up with True Blood's Dale Raoul! This time around we discuss her new film "Open 24 Hours," in which she plays "Dixie," an overzealous checkout clerk who…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 03:00PM
Artist Cristina Victor and co-curator crystal am nelson discuss ass, Miami vs. San Francisco, and the potential for failure to be a good thing.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 02:59PMSome directors hide on opening nights. Not PJ Paparelli, the artistic director of American Theater Company (ATC), who died Thursday, at the age of 40, in a car accident in Scotland. Earlier …
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 02:49PMEmilia Clarke performed a song from Coldplay's Game of Thrones musical as part of NBC's Red Nose Day, the live charity event which aired on May 21st.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PMSomething Rotten star Heidi Blickenstaff and Hand to God's Marc Kudisch will be part of a private reading of a new play by Benjamin David Hoffman, to be directed by Andy Sandberg, May 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PMElevator Repair Service is back at the Public with its highly kinetic staged reading of a portion of William Faulkner's novel
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:28PMWhen the Shaw Festival is good, it’s very very good: see The Lady from the Sea (and, with a couple of caveats, Sweet Charity). When it’s bad, see, or don’t, Peter and the Starcatcher
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 02:25PMFrederick Douglass meets Donald Rumsfeld in Andrew Saito's Mount Misery.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:23PMMelba Moore's upcoming show at 54 Below (she performs May 22 and 23) is called Forever Moore. She will take a musical look at some of the great stars that have influenced her career and …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PMIt’s Friday, and that means it’s time for the best part of the week—no, not eating an entire bag of peanut butter cups while watching old Real Housewives reruns. It’s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PMSignificant Other, a new comedy from acclaimed Bad Jews playwright Joshua Harmon, begins performances May 22 at Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway theatre, the Laura Pels. Fol…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PMDiana DeGarmowill lead the cast of Studio Tenn's upcoming production of THE WIZARD OF OZ in June -below, check out asurreal new trailer for the production
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PMRosencrantz and Guildenstern can’t even tell themselves apart in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” Tom Stoppard’s famous 1960s mashup of “Hamlet” and “Waiting for Godot.…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:10PMMirvish Productions brings Titanic the Musical, to Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre through June 21
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:08PMSeth Rudestsky invited Something Rotten! star Heidi Blickenstaff to the studio for the latest go 'round of "Obsessed!" She spoke about recently getting married (right after Rot…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PMBroadwayWorld is excited to bring you the premiere episode of an exclusive, new webseries- SCHOOL'D with Matthew Rodin.SCHOOL'D was created with the intention of providing first hand account…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMPeters was the original Witch with Zien's Baker in the original production of the Sondheim classic.
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Jermyn Street Theatre, London****Music and lyrics by Jerry HermanConcepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry HermanDirected by Kate Golledge(l-r) Sarah-Louise Young, Emma Barton a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:56PMTHE LAST VICTIMS An urban massacre grabs headlines for days, then burns out as quickly as it erupted. There’s always the next shock of the known to deal with: Without meaning to be cruel, …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:55PMBelow, creator Ryan Murphy and cast members Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and Keke Palmer give an inside look at the high-gloss, terrifying and hilarious new series SCREAM QUEENS
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMJodie Prenger, who won the role of Nancy in the most recent London production of Oliver! through the BBC reality casting competition "I'd Do Anything," will star in a U.K. tour…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PMThe 2015 Tony nominated musical On The Town announced today a brand new online reservation system, allowing for an online seat reservation prior to a ticket purchase. Beginning Friday, May 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMAlan Riding discusses two new books about Shakespeare, and Michelle Orange talks about five new essay collections.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:46PMBette Midler on a movie musical classic just arriving on Blu-ray at long last
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin
George S. Kaufman’s only solo effort, the 1925 satire, "The Butter and Egg Man" is a colorfully exaggerated snapshot of the nitty-gritty, seat-of-your-pants t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:38PMPeter Martins' restating of Bournonville's 1832 ballet is clean and clear.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:32PMScreen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PMIt Shoulda Been You stars Nick Spangler and Montego Glover are #NickAndMontegoForever.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:27PMThe Slave Theater, a New York landmark, is being tugged between gentrification and tradition—and is literally caving under the pressure.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:12PMThis part three of a series. For Part One (Pilgrims) go here; and Part Two (Puritans) go here. History is very complicated. It’s even more complicated to five year olds. When we hear…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:10PMBernadette Peters visited Broadway'sIT SHOULDA BEEN YOU yesterday, where she reunited with her INTO THE WOODS co-starChip Zien - check out photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMThe Visit, recently nominated for 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, just hosted a conversation with two iconic composers following Wednesday night's performance. Tony Award-winning compo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMHow many drama school shows do casting directors and prospective agents actually see? When I’m at these shows I am usually saddened
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMAbout the playwright: Playwright, actress, and founder of Windy City Productions, Susan Rabin grew up in Chicago. Her writing draws upon that city’s climate and colorful characters. She ea…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 01:00PMIt takes approximately 90 seconds to register that Frances de la Tour is a shocking flirt. As she perches beside me on the sofa in the first-floor bar of the Ivy Club in Soho, her eyes lock …
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:00PMDonizetti's forgotten opera is a memorable first for the Glyndebourne Festival
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMThe Regent's Park venue serves up a wartime reimagining of JM Barrie's classic fairy tale
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMSee our photos from the first night party, where guests included Alex Gaumond and Samantha Spiro
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✭✭✭✩✩ Daft fun:
Uncomplicated belly laughs and complicated plotting are the order of the day in the St Serf’s Players’ production of Wild G…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:58PMTHE CRAGS OF DELIVERANCE If bad reviews are the flattest line my pen can draw, a steppe of the imagination that writes its unsurprising self, a good review is the Caucasus. To critique Impro…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:55PMGIGI star Vanessa Hudgens stopped by last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE on Bravo and joined host Andy Cohen and fellow guest Kellan Lutz in Clubhouse Playhouse's re-enactment of 'High Scho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PMMonday, June 15, 6 - 8 p.m. Doc B's, 55 E. Grand Ave., ChicagoEnjoy some drinks and informal networking and conversation with marketing staff from other Chicago area theatre companies and h…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:45PM“The subject is sensitive, awkward and uncomfortable but also, a growing priority for even the most established theater companies in Chicago, many of which are still relatively new at …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:40PMPlaybill.com's new feature series Booking It asks leading industry members to share professional insights, need-to-know tips and essential tricks of the trade for up-and-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMJim Taylor presents A Closer Look at Broadway for Friday, May 22, 2015
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 12:30PMHere's a shameful confession: I have been reviewing theater since before my children were born, and not only is the current tour of Disney's The Lion King, which roars into the Academy of Mu…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:27PMJodie Prenger is to star in a national tour of Tell Me on a Sunday. Prenger, who is currently appearing in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:26PMFun Home Tony nominee Michael Cerveris chats about going to the real Bechdel house, why life is like The Matrix and getting a Tony Award from P. Diddy and Mrs. Cosby.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMDiana DeGarmo, who recently concluded her run as the Narrator in the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, will star as Dorothy in Studio Tenn Theatre Company's …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PMThis post is by Darryl Reilly
This score is a pleasant folk music affair with puns, sincerity, and silliness. Other characters such as a grouchy doctor appear as cardboard cutout puppets, a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:21PMThe first group of performers have been announced for "The 69th Annual Tony Awards"
SOURCE: CBS 2 TV at 12:21PMStarKid Productions, creators of the musical parodies A Very Potter Musical, Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier and more, will present The Trail To Oregon! beginning May 26 at the C…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PMRECOMMENDED Those who say punk rock is dead have been spending too much time at the Wicker Park Urban Outfitters and not enough time right down the street at the Flatiron Arts Building, wher…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:15PMHe follows his Obie-winning show 'No Place to Go' with the album 'Raw Milk,' and lets us have an exclusive listen to 2 new songs from it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:12PMSince she was 10 and singing in her elementary school talent show, Kelli O’Hara knew that she belonged on stage. “I didn’t grow up around performing. It’s just that it came easy to m…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:10PMSOUTHPAW stars Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Rita Ora, Naomie Harris and Victor Ortiz.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PMFiled under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: Coney Island USA, Divas, Howling Vic, Liza Minelli
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PM'The Joe D Show' welcomes David Leopold, curator of “The Hirschfeld Century: The Art of Al Hirschfeld.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:03PMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMThere are a few people without whom, one feels, Broadway would grind to a halt. One is producer Jeffrey Richards, who seems to back half the productions on the Great White Way. Another is Sc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMThis year, three theatres will rework Aeschylus’s tragic trilogy about a family’s gory reckoning and the difficult birth of democracy in ancient Greece. Charlotte Higgins wonders why it …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PMBrooke Shields and more came out to celebrate the openings of two new shows.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 5222015.
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An all-star cast will join Netflix's eight-episode limited series WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER FIRST DAY OF CAMP.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AMStriking newsboys in 1899 New York are the focal point of "Newsies," but every musical needs a leading lady.
In the national tour of the recent Broadway hit, Styles plays Katherine, the plu…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 11:53AMCircus show Scotch and Soda has postponed its opening night after a performer suffered a foot injury during a preview. Skip Walker-Milne
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:47AMThe Tony Awards may take place at Radio City Music Hall, but there will also be a big party going on a few blocks south. The Times Square Alliance, along with the Broadway League and Clear C…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:47AMThe Tonys are nearly here! Get ready to celebrate the best of Broadway in the heart of where it all takes place. The seventh annual Times Square simulcast of the 69th Annual Tony Awards will…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:41AMJudges for Don't Tell Mama's first annual Mama's Next BIG Act!, a 12-week competition that mixes styles and genres, have been announced. The contest's winner will receive…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Watch Coldplay's Game of Thrones Musical
After the hysterical teaser from Peter Dinklage, the Game of Thrones parody tu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AMThe mystery of faith, the limits of forgiveness, and the pursuit of something resembling joy. Can you find it all? Check it out in GRAND CONCOURSE.
The post The Pursuit of Forgiveness &…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:36AMThe fifth annual Rhinebeck Writers Retreat has announced the 17 writers slated to develop eight new musicals; selected from over 90 musicals, they include Obie, Larson and Kleban Award winne…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMChina National Peking Opera Company is to stage performances in the UK for the first time in 10 years. The company will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMShe vacates the post after six years helping to lead the arts education theatre ensemble.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:22AMU.K. stars Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren THE AUDIENCE, Simon Cowell, Naomi Campbell, Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson lent host Seth Meyers a hand at las…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMIn one of those prosaic upstairs studios at the Atheneum Theatre in Chicago, and with only a few projections, a bit of tape and a small amount of scenery for company, Kelvin Roston Jr. is ta…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:17AMSometimes research into ancient history requires the use of a curling iron.That’s what Katherine Schwab discovered when she turned her attention to the hairstyles of the Caryatids, the six…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:16AMAs she retires from leading the Hunter College MFA playwriting program, I'm grateful for what she taught me about plays---and about life.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:15AMWhen the Scottish Ballet took its production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” to New Orleans in 2013, the audience reacted to Blanche DuBois in toe shoes and a dancing Stanley Kowalski with…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12AMWhen the Scottish Ballet took its production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” to New Orleans in 2013, the audience reacted to Blanche DuBois in toe shoes and a dancing Stanley Kowalski with…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12AMSelf portrait, 1985Ink on boardCollection of Harvard University© The Al Hirschfeld Foundation.www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.orgAl Hirschfeld's career as the dynamic, visual chronicler of the A…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 11:06AMNEW YORK –“You don’t usually see them out here in the North Woods,” a woman observed admiringly, as she and her small son paused trailside
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:02AMYou’re one of the few people who will read this blog today. Don’t fret, it’s not because Broadway isn’t cool anymore, or because people are mad at me, it’s sim…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMHappy Birthday, Laurence Olivier Born in 1907, Olivier remains one of the most revered actors of the 20th century. He was the first artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMWe go backstage with the Phantom of the Opera star
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMSimon Stephens' new version of Kasimir and Karoline opens the new £25m Manchester venue
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe production is planned for early next year.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
“Call Me Adam” catches up with The Vaudevillians, Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales to talk about their brand-new show Bringing Up Baby, which will be premiering at The Laurie…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:56AMThanks for visiting! I hope this site will be a useful tool for students and teachers as well as professional actors, singers, dancers, creators and makers of musical theatre. Enjoy!
SOURCE: musicaltheatretraining.com at 10:53AMEducation dramaturg Ted Sod and Emily Ruderman speak with Lindsay Mendez, Carra Patterson and Sas Goldberg about Significant Other. Ted Sod: Emily, my colleague, and I made a list of …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:50AMFor the 25th National Conference in Cleveland, TCG is highlighting the current recipients of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship and the SPARK Leadership Programs. These programs ar…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:47AMLook through the eyes of artist Andrea Selby, as she illustrates the magic and moments of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS!
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:46AMThe Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli will sing the role in a new production of “West Side Story” under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival next year.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:46AMJERSEY BOYS cast members met with Order of Canada recipient and internationally renowned Famous PEOPLE Players founder Diane Dupuy and her mother, Mary Thornton after the May 21st performan…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:45AMAlex Mills in assless underwear. … … … I have been informed by my editor that “Alex Mills in assless underwear” does not constitute a sufficient review of Synetic Theat…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:42AMBy Tim Hochstrasser
It would be wrong to reveal more of the detail but the writer deserves great credit for the way in which he remorselessly brings the stories together in the finale while …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:42AMThree-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters will narrate a new collection of Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight's classic "Eloise" stories--"Eloise," "Eloi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Coney Island, Indie Theatre, PLUGS Tagged: Coney Island, Dick Zigun, Funhouse Philosophers, Indie Theatre, Maxim Gorky
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:40AMThe one-time footballer will emcee the July 15 fundraiser, ESPN’s annual that-was-the-year-in-sports event to be broadcast live by ABC for the first time. Maura Mandt and MaggieVi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:37AMEarlier this week, the theatre community gathered at Hudson Terrace to celebrate the nominees for 2015 Creative Arts Tony Awards at 'Designed to Celebrate.' BroadwayWorld was there for the b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMThe Broadway.com editorial team is crazy about Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and rank your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-theme…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:35AMHAND TO GOD Tony nominee Steven Boyer admits he lied about being the heavyweight champion of the world and understands the devil inside.
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:35AMAre there alternatives to the UK’s welfare system that could increase the opportunity for artists to reach their full potential?All theatre-makers have to navigate a sector built on unpaid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35AMThe ladies of THE TALK and guest co-hosts Melissa Rivers and Carnie Wilson discussed the highlights.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMThe Call by Tanya Barfield is one of those rare plays that puts the most intimate of situations into a compelling global context. It’s the story of a white couple in the U.S. who decide to…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:33AMOriginal Off-Broadway Cast, 1971 (Bell-Arista) Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak, based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, with music and new lyrics by Stephen S…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:33AMFrom 'Pericles' to 'Guys and Dolls,' the play's the thing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015. Here are our top 5 picks.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:32AMThis week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Baltimore, New Orleans, Detroit, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include MARLEY…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMBelow, check out images ofBilly Magnussen as Kato Kaelin and Sarah Paulson as District Attorney Marcia Clark
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMHand to God Tony nominee Steven Boyer admits that he lied about being the heavyweight champion of the world and understands the devil inside.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AM‘There is no access to God without pain’Dennis Potter The BFI is proud to continue the screenings that began last year to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:20AMWe're whistling a happy tune! The previously reported The King and I cast album will be available digitally on June 2 and in stores on June 9, and we have an exclusive sneak peek of wha…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:20AMThese days, when people ask me, “Do you know where the bathroom is?” I answer with a simple, “Yes.” I’m answering the question asked, after all. There’s n…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Contemporary Variety, Indie Theatre, PLUGS Tagged: Bushwick, Cobra Club, Force Majeuer, vaudeville
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:04AMHome, ManchesterYou can almost smell the candyfloss and chip fat in this atmospheric version of Kasimir and Karoline, updated by Simon StephensThe lights go down. The band plays. The fairy l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMThough no one in Aaron Lazar's family had professionally pursued show business before he came along, he sees his entire career as being heavily influenced by his musically talented grandpare…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMBradenton theater offers ""Ballet from the Royal Opera House"...... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 10:02AM“Musicals do not get written – they get rewritten.” It’s a familiar expression in musical theatre production. But tinkering with a musical
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMMelba Moore's upcoming show at 54 Below (she performs May 22 and 23) is called Forever Moore. She will take a musical look at some of the great stars that have influenced her career and …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMYukio Ninagawa returns to direct the tragedy 40 years after presenting his first Shakespeare
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AMPolly Findlay directs Patsy Ferran in her RSC debut
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You’ll typically find Sheldon Harnick behind the scenes. But the lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof will step center stage later this month to discuss the creation and legacy of one of the st…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 09:57AMWhen Michael Presser was a wee student in junior high (which is what we used to call middle school), he opened up the newspaper and saw a full-page ad for the then-new musical HOW TO SUCCEED…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 09:45AMCANNES, France (AP) - Michael Fassbender doesn't know if the "Macbeth" curse carries over to movie adaptations, but he'd rather not test it.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:45AMThe Sarasota Ballet says goodbye to three board members, adds one...... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 09:44AM365 Women A Year: A Playwriting Project will present New York City Group #3, an evening of staged readings of ten new short plays about some famous and infamous women in history, May 26 at 7…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMMuch more work could be done fertilizing the fields of cross-cultural music, sowing seeds collected from the great touchstones of American culture – innovation, integration, risk, reward.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:40AMBroward Stage Door’s quite serviceable but not bewitching production of this 1951 fantasy love story doesn’t feel especially magical in the first act, but it locates the right bag of pix…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:31AMHalf a century later, the play that gave Stoppard his start is as forbidding as ever.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 09:30AMAcademy Award winner Reese Witherspoon will star in and produce a live-action film based on the character of Tinker Bell from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, according to the Hollywood Rep…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AMU2 performed 'Song For Someone' on last night's Red Nose Day on NBC. Check out the performance below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMThe ENB and its ballet school will have a purpose-built home in Canning Town, joining many other artistic ventures heading eastFor some of its more well-heeled audience members the prospect …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:27AMAdam Lambert has revealed two more new tracks for the fans today - 'Another Lonely Night' and 'Evil in the Night'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it This weekend's big news NICE GIRL and THE QUALMS begin …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23AMThe first image has been released of Meryl Streep as American-born opera singer Florence Foster Jenkins in the upcoming film biopic of the same name.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AMIt’s Memorial Day weekend so you know what that means…time to start thinking about the most wonderful time of year!?! Tickets are now available to see the Rockettes celebrate th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:09AMSeth Meyers calls on friends Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Neil Patrick Harris, Zac Efron, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Reese Witherspoon to help out on NBC…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AMA Broadway musical based on the HBO series "Games of Thrones"? Sounds crazy, no?
Actually, yes, it's a spoof created by the British rock band Coldplay as part of the Red Nose…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:02AMA Broadway musical based on the HBO series "Games of Thrones"? Sounds crazy, no?
Actually, yes, it's a spoof created by the British rock band Coldplay as part of the Red Nose…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:02AM"Johanna: Facing Forward," the story of the girl who refused to be defined by her scars, jumps from page to stage.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00AM
Billy Eichner hits the street with his comedy hero, Martin Short, to raise money for Red Nose Day.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58AMApologies for the radio silence. The beauty course marched on but I failed to get anything written on Jumper the past few weeks as I was finishing up the term and writing talks for two sympo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:55AMFor Red Nose Day on NBC, Coldplay and the cast of Game of Thrones joined forces for the band's most important project yet a musical for HBO's Game of Thrones. Check out the video below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:45AMLast semester I was required to write a very long research paper for my Research and Bibliography class- something I was not looking forward to, but hey, that’s part of graduate school. Li…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:42AMIt’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: Here are th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:28AMThis week, I'll continue my look back at the Best Musical Tony nominees from 15 seasons ago. Just as with The Full Monty last week, this week's show was full of established …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:22AMA sparklingly original artist who perfectly captures the glamour of the 1950s and 60s, Lola Lamour is a reminder that they don’t
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:20AMA sizzling revival of the Cole Porter classic, staged by Darko Tresnjak.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:16AMHaving seen the movie, the Royal Ballet, and even the opera, it just makes sense to finish off my Cinderella fixation with the puppet version. In my case, no matter how many renditions I see…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:07AMRichmond’s Orange Tree Theatre has seen a doubling of first-time audience members year-on-year, despite having Arts Council England funding withdrawn. Though its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMGod comes to Broadway this month in the form of Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons, who will portray the Almighty in the new comedy An Act of God. But he’s not the first to portray the man u…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Whether or not you agreed with his routines on race and gender politics, Patrice O’Neal was an incredibly funny and fearless standupPatrice O’Neal presents a challenge to the liberal com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I report enthusiastically on two new plays, Robert Askins’ Permission and Katori Hall’s The Blood Quilt. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Robert A…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMGareth Gates and Simon Webbe are to star in the West End premiere of musical The 3 Little Pigs. Written by George
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMPlymouth’s derelict Palace Theatre has been saved by a youth training charity. Last year the Theatre’s Trust named the Palace one of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column I hold forth on the rise, fall, and temporary return of the Broadway musical-comedy overture. Here’s an excerpt. * * * If you’re u…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMDragon horses, porcelain elephants and silk pandas are part of translucent show
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:15AMA play with music by Che Walker features in Theatre Royal Stratford East’s autumn season. The season also includes the return of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AMMarc Napolitano’s Oliver! A Dickensian Musical has won the 2015 Theatre Book Prize. Actor Timothy West presented the award today (May 22)
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AM“A man is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune.” Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMWatch Out Festival | Temple | Pulse Festival | Dusty | Assemble Fest | Suddenly Last Summer Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMBirmingham Royal Ballet | Sylvie Guillem Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMMatt Forde | Wil Hodgson | Bill Maher Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
George Stiles and Anthony Drewe's The 3 Little Pigs, a musical twist on the classic fairytale, will play daytime performances at the West End's Palace Theatre, beginning daytime Aug.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:53AMAnother lively Mobile Shakespeare Unit production
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:37AMRoyal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonNothing much adds up in Polly Findlay’s production, which fails to anchor Shakespeare’s play in a specific location Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AMWe highlight some of the best events in the week ahead, including Opera Theatre's "Barber of Seville," the African Arts Festival in Forest Park and Gypsy Caravan at Family Arena.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:30AMThe acclaimed Japanese director's latest production is vivid if arid, says Jane Shilling
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:09AM
Hundreds of artists and arts sector workers hold protests in capital cities and regional centres over Coalition decision to take money from Australia Council Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:49AMNeverland is a great fit for this outdoor theatre, but Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel’s production offers us another world too: the familiar story is framed by scenes in a First World War …
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:46AMDancers were out in force in Sydney's Hyde Park on Friday as part of Australia-wide protests against more than $100m in cuts to the country's top arts funding body, the Australia Council. Ar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:40AMBy Stephen Collins
Despite its trappings and narrative, this is not a play about Anzac Day, the public holiday in Australia where attention is paid to those who fought for their country in w…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:26AMThis offbeat evening offers some unusual pairings. The traditional Boulder Opera joins with the adventurous Opera on Tap for a program that combines Act I of Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" and Ac…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:16AMCreede knows how to throw a party — this time for itself. This season marks the box-canyon theater's 50th year, and the company commissioned a play about its founding in 1966.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:15AMGUEST REVIEWER LUKE JONES IS STIRRED BY REMEMBRANCE In quiet England we stand in silence. In Australia, at least in this play, they shout it from the rooftops and down it from the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:11AM
All hail Fred Abramowitz, Jason Flum, Susan Berlin, Bill Bickel, Byrd Bonner, Brigadude, Gary Cherpakov, Seth Christenfeld, Dennis Dorner, Adrian Durlester, Paul Ford, Laura Frankos, Ingrid …
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 01:42AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a fun evening event today, May 22, celebrating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.The first act will begin promptly at600 p.m.in the Great Hall…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Juilliard School will confer honorary doctorates on five remarkable artists during its 110th Commencement Ceremonytoday, May 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Broad…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMAl Hirschfeld immortalized celebrities, politicians, Broadway productions, films, television shows and beyond with his iconic linear drawings for nine decades, establishing himself as one of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMLabyrinth Theater Company presents the world premiere of Melissa Ross's Nice Girl. The production, now throughJune 7, reunites the Labyrinth Theater Company member with director Mimi O'Donne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Jewish Channel will broadcast the latest edition of its popular theater-oriented monthly TV show, 'Row J,' to begin airing on demand today, May 22. Row J' is hosted by TJC correspondent …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMCabaret season is just around the corner and in Sydney that means the Hayes. Now in its second year, the Hayes Theatre Co Cabaret season will bring cabaret acts, masterclasses, talks and mor…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:18AMThe Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre, celebrated this years winners at the annual Gala Awards Dinner May 21 at …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17AMToday we are saluting the two Tony-winning hosts of this year's Tony Awards, Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AMPulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's play begins tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe two Smash stars reclaim their old roles in a vastly different production of the groundbreaking musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMAll three Iowans are currently lighting up the Great White Way.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMOn Set of "K.C. Undercover" with Zendaya and Cast MatesYH heads to the set of Disney Channel sitcom "K.C. Undercover", where we catch up with stars Zendaya, Kamil McFadde…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMStars of the Tony-winning musical will reunite for a 54 Sings concert.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMBritt Robertson on Working with George Clooney in 'Tomorrowland'Star-on-the-rise Britt Robertson returns to the YH Studio, this time to tell us all about her experience working on the Disney…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) When artists pass away, how can their families preserve their work so that future generations know and celebrate their artistic contributions and legacy? This…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 12:58AMTuesdays at Tesco's
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters, Brits Off Broadway
Reviewed by Linda Buchwald
BOTTOM LINE: Simon Callow's performance as a transgender woman is the best part of an uneven …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:29AMThe Off-Broadway premiere of Pulitzer and Tony winner Bruce Norris' The Qualms, about a swingers party, begins previews May 22 at Playwright Horizons.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28AMJudy Kuhn, Tony-nominated for her performance in this season's critically acclaimed musical Fun Home, will release her new album dedicated to the music of Richard Rodgers, h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28AMNews, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28AMAn intimate revival of Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's Tony Award-winning musical Titanic, featuring opera tenor Ben Heppner in the role of Isidor Straus, is now playing at Toronto…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05AM