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Norris is interested in examining issues so often argued in black and white terms by drawing out the—pun intended—shades of grey. However, while wryly enter…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57PMThe Birdland actor discusses our obsession with celebrities, un-Australian movies and hanging out with Kate Winslet and Ronnie WoodCurrently starring in Melbourne Theatre Company’s product…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44PMAmelia Parenteau responds to A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:28PMThis performance artist and singer has remade his “Love of a Poet,” based on Robert Schumann’s song cycle “Dichterliebe.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:22PMThe British actors, grand marshals and first-timers at New York’s parade on Sunday, reflect on the progress they’ve seen in their often parallel lives.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:22PMThirty years after their New York premiere, Penn & Teller On Broadway will be a rare opportunity for New Yorkers and tourists alike to see the popular duo during their six week limited e…
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Our planet is filled with diversity: race, age, social status, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and political affiliation. But what is left when all of that is stripped away? Th…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:54PMSome audience members and fans expressed distaste over Criss' comment: “Man, woman, moman, wan, Bruce Jenner -- whatever you are.”read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:39PMGrand Marshals for this Sunday's New York City Pride March, Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen got the confetti flowing early after this morning's Supreme Court decision legalizing same-s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMCreators Stephen Schwartz music and lyrics and David I. Stern libretto attended the opening night performance of Music Theatre Wichita's brand new production of Disney's My Son Pinocchio, th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMTHE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY, written and performed by James Lecesne, will shine brighter and longer in a limited 12-week engagement at the Westside Theatre 407 West 43 Street, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMThe "speedy war whose victory we celebrate today was fought in theaters, art galleries, in TV sitcoms, Hollywood movies and on and on," the playwright writes for THR. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:21PMChicago Tap Theater, founded in 2002 by dancer-choreographer Mark Yonally, can spin a story in a way few other dance or theater companies can match. Innovative, richly musical and character-…
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TKTS 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 05:58PMBack in 2008, the Route 66 Theatre Company made its debut with a fine production of a memorable play by John Kolvenbach, "On an Average Day." That quotidian title kept swimming around my hea…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:52PM by: Paulanne Simmons Quite appropriately, Vickie Phillips opened her show at Don’t Tell Mama with two songs about youth: Jame…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:27PMThirty years after their New York premiere and 40 years after they first started as a team, Penn amp Teller On Broadway will be a rare opportunity for New Yorkers and tourists to see the pop…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PMMayor De Blasio marked the Supreme Court's landmark decision on same-sex marriage today by remarrying his college roommate, THE VISIT producer Tom Kirdahy, and his husband, playwright Terren…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PMSalute today's landmark Supreme Court decision along with KINKY BOOTS
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SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 05:13PMEarlier this week, BroadwayWorldannounced a new partnership with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PMA reading of Robert Askins's 'Hand to God' kicks off a new-work slate of eight new plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:12PM'Off the Main Road,' a long-unproduced play by the Kansas-born writer, will make its long-overdue premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer.
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Ben Clawson's evening of three one-acts concludes on Saturday, June 27.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 04:58PMBroadway vet and singerBrandy Norwood and actor Nate Berkus were among those in attendance at this week's AnaheimOrange County Visitor amp Convention Bureau unveiling of its new brand, bring…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PMThe creators of THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF CRUEL INTENSIONS, currently running at Rockwell Table amp Stage in Los Angeles, have another drama-filled adaptation in the wings -- THE O.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PMStill reeling from the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announcement Getting ready for Broadway in Bryant Park Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news Well don't worry …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PM"American Idol" and Rent star Frenchie Davis performed before a capacity crowd at Broadway Sings for Pride on June 22. Her take on "Home" from The Wiz brought the house d…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PMOn June 22, Broadway Sings for Pride celebrated its 5th year with a host of Broadway performers singing pop and show tunes. In this reel of highlights, they run through songs by Madonna, Elt…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PMThe one-woman play "Jamaica Farewell" will come to the Royal George Theatre this summer, courtesy of producer Hersey Felder.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:49PMTHE KING AND I celebrates its many Tony Award victories
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47PM54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club applauds The United States Supreme Court on today's historic decision. In the three years since its opening, 54 Below has become a favorite venue for the LGB…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:44PMHello readers and theater-goers,
Here is my newest reviews for Stage Raw, the critical website providing arts and theater coverage.
Belleville
Amy Herzog’s one-act play about a young marr…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:43PMThe Old Globe presents William Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night. Rebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audiences last Ap…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMIt is rather apt that a show set in a church hall should be played out in The Space – a converted church on the Isle of Dogs. The ability to perform Anonymous Anonymous anywhere is one of …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:25PMAn Oak Tree by Tim Crouch is an exploration of theatre, asking the audience to accept everything. It’s an exploration because the other actor in the production has only met the write…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:25PMAre we bikini body ready? House of Burlesque’s brand-spanking new show, Straight Up, delights the liquor lovers in the audience by taking us of a sensual journey of seduction via our …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:25PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1951 (Decca) Although the quality of Gertrude Lawrence’s singing as Anna Leonowens in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I was widely criticized, the effectiv…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:17PM“There’s no fool like a new fool,” says one of the characters, a simple shepherd who gives new meaning too the term “simple,” in Parlor Room Theater’s production of Neil Simo…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:09PMJonathan Groff has appeared in plenty of projects onscreen and onstage — “Looking,” “The Normal Heart,” “A New Brain” — that seem like they’ve helped pave the way for the…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:09PM"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the new play about the world's most popular boy wizard, is set to open in London in 2016, author J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter on Friday. The "Harr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:09PMCall Redailed: Live from NYC, "Call Me Adam" catches up with award winning lyricist/composer Sam Carner and Derek Gregor to discuss the release of their debut album "Carner & Gregor One"…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 04:09PMAdam's Call: A New Brain at New York City Center Encores! Off-Broadway: Just Go
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 04:09PMThese days, the actor is as likely to get laughs and empathy as he is to get complaints.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:09PMBritish choreographer tackles Shakespeare for the Royal Ballet...... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 04:09PMNEW YORK (AP) -- On a rare day off from the first leg of The Who's 50th anniversary tour, Pete Townshend punctually enters the room with longtime partner Rachel Fuller to discuss "Classi…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:06PMJ.K. Rowling says new Potter story, hitting stage next year, about his early life is not a prequel.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:06PMSee what actors, musicians, politicians and other celebrities are saying about the Supreme Court's decision to strike down bans on gay marriage.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:06PMThe Boston Conservatory’s music, dance and musical theater programs would retain autonomy “within a new Berklee organization.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:05PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin
The Joyce Theater Foundation is presenting a short season of the Royal Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, the Royal’s first visit to New Y…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:05PMThe roster includes plays by Ken Urban, J. Julian Christopher, and Johnna Adams, that tackle social issues and explore realms between fantasy and reality.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:01PMThe pleasures of improv proved the saving grace of Chamber Dance Project, a plucky pickup group in performance through the weekend at the Lansburgh Theatre. While the dancers hail from vario…
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The author announced Friday that 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' will debut on the London stage in 2016.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:55PMNew York’s Gay Pride parade always falls on the last Sunday in June — but this party got started on Friday.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:55PMDarren Criss says he's sorry for taking an improvised shot at Caitlyn Jenner on stage.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:55PMThe Douglas Carter Beane’s “Shows for Day" recall early theater experiences.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:55PMHarry Potter, the world's most famous boy wizard, is set to make his debut on the London stage next year in a new play called the Cursed Child which has been created in collaboration with au…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:52PMJosh Groban Visits Michael Cerveris Backstage At FUN HOME
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PMThe Harry Potter play that J.K. Rowling was producing has its destination and title. Called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the prequel project will debut in 2016 at the Palace Theatre on…
SOURCE: Vulture at 03:49PMGeorge Takei has been a leading advocate for LGBT rights since he announced to the world he was a gay man in 2005. Best known for his role playing Starship Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:47PMStudio Cast, 1998 (Original Cast Records) Kelly closed on its opening night, and this latter-day studio recording shows why it was one of the biggest flops of the 1960s. Eddie Lawrence’s b…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:47PMThe Meeting is an original play by local playwright Greg Powell and directed by Lori Muhlstein. It will be performed by The Clifton Arts Council on Friday and Saturday evenings, July 24th, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43PMA cast and crew of 1,000 people, a million-dollar price tag and Laurie Anderson as John the Revelator. No wonder it has only been performed once – until nowThe end of the world begins in t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37PMA Midsummer Night's Dream (Gowanus Summer Solstice)
Off Off Bway, Redwood Studios, Foxwolf Productions
Reviewed by Lee Kinney
BOTTOM LINE: Brimming with youthful energy, Dream is full of th…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:34PMKicking off July 27, the New York Musical Theatre Festival is set to feature a range of comedy, drama and genre-defying new works. This year's lineup includes Are You There, Morgan F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PMOver 450 million copies of the books sold
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About the playwright: Oakland resident James F. Ross grew up in the American Midwest before moving first to New York City, and eventually to California. He attended various colleges …
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:24PMI have died and been reborn in a single show. Stuart Bowden commands the stage, tackling us with a tear-jerking, hysterically inventive story accompanied by his trusting Casio keyboard and l…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24PMDramatist Laurence Carr has a gift for vivid characterization and for creating a concrete sense of time and place.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:24PMBroadwayWorld readers have since shared their reaction to the incident, weighing in on BWW's Facebook page. Several of their responses follow
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMVermont-based ice cream makers Ben amp Jerrys celebrated today's U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide by temporarily changing the name ofits classic fla…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMThe national tour of the Broadway musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTETwill celebrate the closing of its 4th season on the road on Sunday, June 28. Inspired by the electrifying true story of four r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMLet's see what the critics had to say...
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMWriters from either side of the pond---Hamish Linklater, Sam Hunter, Simon Stephens, and Laura Wede---fill a season of premieres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:21PMBy Waylon Lenk. Waylon Lenk considers how the University of Oregon and Southern Oregon University are doing Native theatre and compares their models to his approach to organizing a reading s…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:18PMBroadway Cast, 1961 (Columbia/DRG) Some people may think of Robert Wright and George Forrest as mere “adapters” because the team famously took the works of classical composers and massag…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:17PMAudra McDonald knows a little something about making history. In addition to breaking records as a six-time Tony Award-winning Broadway star, she's been a tireless advocate for t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PMFollowing the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMIn 1992 composer William Finn collapsed crossing 45th Street after seeing Falsettos at the Golden Theatre, for which he had received two Tony Awards just three weeks earlier. He was soon dia…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMEllen Greene and director Dick Scanlan share the memories surfaced in bringing Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's musical to Encores! Off-Center, costarring Jake Gyllenhaal.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMLiesl Tommy directs the New York City premiere by Deborah Zoe Laufer.
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Just far enough from New York to get away and stretch with new work, but close enough for a day trip, Vassar's Powerhouse has been a theatre development hub for 3 decades.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:45PMIt is a profound day for all people across this country who have fought for decades to achieve the same inalienable rights as other Americans.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMA family secret lies at the heart of "Big Stone Gap," a forthcoming new film set in Appalachia — but populated with nearly a dozen Broadway actors.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMJonathan Groff stars as a songwriter with a brain tumor in the William Finn/James Lapine musical A New Brain, running through June 27 at the New York City Center as part of its annual Encore…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMCast members from the national tour of Mamma Mia! show their pride and celebrate all forms of love in their new dance-off video to Jordin Sparks' "No Air."
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMHow does a manual become a musical? I posed that question last Friday when I discussed a recent production of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. The 1961 smash hit remains the…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:42PMBroadway in Bryant Park is back! The annual event kicks off July 9 and the 2015 lineup promises dancing queens (Mamma Mia!), revolting children (Matilda), murderous family members (A Gentlem…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:41PMTime: Wednesday. Place: a rental car en route from Storrs, Connecticut, to Mountainville, New York. Scott Joplin on Guitar is playing on the stereo. HE Hey, what’s the name of that rag? Lo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM“What a day!” said a jubilant Harvey Fierstein, reacting to the news of the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage. “What’s great about a day like today is you have a nation…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:34PMShe Stoops to Conquer, directed by Martha Henry, also has an unexpected introduction but this time the surprise comes, not from the director’s departing from the text, but from her returni…
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 02:34PMAnthony Rapp, who originated the role of Mark Cohen in Rent, is the creative consultant on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe production of that Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Jon…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PMOriginal London Cast, 1998 (First Night/Relativity) The good thing about this cast album, recorded live at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, is that it allows you to avoid the show’s well-mea…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:29PMHeritage of Pride, organizers of NYC Pride and the annual NewYork City Pride March announced the event's Grand Marshals for 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMWhich Orange Is the New Black character would you play if there was a musical version Find out in this week's quiz
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMSean Hayes and husband Scott Icenogle celebrated today's Supreme Court ruling on Marriage Equality with a joyous new Facebook video to the tune of 'Fit as a Fiddle.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMTituss Burgess introduced a performance of Adam Lambert and sang a bit of 'All By Myself' at the Logo Trailblazer Honors. He also gave a nod to the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage equalit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMKate Baldwin and Conor Ryan, the stars of the Keen Company production of John amp Jen, the musical with music by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald, and a book by Greenwald and Lippa, hea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMPresident Obama went before the nation to comment on today's Supreme Court ruling in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. Read the full speech and watch the video below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMThe men of Disney's hit Broadway musicals Aladdin and The Lion King were photographed exclusively for OUT, modeling summer's sexiest swimwear - go behind the scenes of the shoot below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series, in association with Jacob Langfelder, will present Love Me: Downtown and Downunder – A Pride Celebration June 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PMGuys, it’s Friday, and you know what that means—LGBT couples in all 50 states can get married! YEAH! Best Friday ever! It’s also time for a very rainbow edition of the Less…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:01PMHey you, standing outside New York City Center sobbing because you don’t have a ticket to see Jake Gyllenhaal and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors. Unless someone takes pity on y…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:01PMDiana Vickers and S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole have been cast in the return of a touring production of The Rocky Horror
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:01PMYou’d think things would calm down on New York stages after the Tony Awards. You would be wrong. Let’s get down to business:
If you’re in the city this weekend and have onl…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:01PMKeenan-Bolger has withdrawn from the one-night-only event.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Following the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PMName: Bay BryanHometown: Golden, ColoradoEducation: Life. Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandFavorite Credits: The past couple months I have been really fortunate: I composed the music and playe…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:34PMJim Taylor presents A Closer Look at Broadway for Friday, June 26, 2015
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 01:34PMPresident Barack Obama's statement following the landmark Supreme Court decision on marriage equality is featured below in its entirety.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PMThe Supreme Court ruled today, by a 5 to 4 vote, that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. The decision mentions the word “dignity” 30 times. The decision,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:26PMThis post is by Darryl Reilly
Ms. Winkler’s writing is so simple but exquisite in its execution. In twenty minutes the sad lives of the girls are deftly dramatized with a compelling range…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:16PMEverything about the approach to reviving Anton Chekhov's first masterpiece for the theatre feels thought-through, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:15PMThe nine original cast members of the hit Broadway musical, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Jose…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PMEquality rang through the United States this morning with the Supreme Court's historic decision - and Broadway's IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU is joining in on the celebration.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PMTo quote Leslie Uggams, 'June is bustin' out all over..all the lidda bidda dridges and they hucka the bejeepers...'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PMThe Gay Men's Chorus of Washington gathered just moments after the decision was announced at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to perform a moving rendition of the National Anthem.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PMFinborough theatre, LondonTed Whitehead’s play is a painfully honest account of a deadlocked marriage, in which frustration explodes into violence Ted Whitehead’s play caused a stir at t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMTheatre entrepreneur who nurtured female talent through the Women’s Playhouse Trust and founded the Wapping ProjectJules Wright, who has died of cancer aged 67, was ago-getting and inspira…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMThis week saw the 19-year-old Londoner become the third cinematic incarnation of Spider-Man, but what is it about British actors that says hero to Hollywood?The search for a new Spider-Man h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMThe 7th Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, will be held June 29. Nominees Audrey McKee and Alec Michael Ryan blog about their week in New Yor…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1959 (Colurnbia/Fynsworth Alley) For years, cast album collectors begged Columbia to issue this heartbreaker on CD. Finally, Fynsworth Alley got the rights and releas…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:01PMAlex Sharp’s recent Tony award for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time should bring hope to the heart of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMThe pair took to the stage at 54 Below to preview their upcoming New York engagement.
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Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway debut of A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia. The production will star Tony winners Annaleigh Ashford and Julie White, as well as Robert Sella. Performances w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Don’t Forget Me(gan Hilty!)
In case you missed it, the Supreme Court has overturned the bans on same-sex marriag…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PMRobert Michael Oliver Returns to Capital Fringe with Poe Whitman A Repertoire of Two of America ‘s Literary Giants Following last year’s sold-out performances of Song of Myself: …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55PMThis week's guest is chairman of the NEA Jane Chu, who discusses arts funding and 'South Pacific.' Plus, highlights from the TCG National Conference in Cleveland and a discussion of the new …
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:49PMHow theatre is transforming the lives of the Lebanese capital’s most marginalized people.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:48PMJoshua Harmon’s first play Bad Jews introduced us to him as an imaginative writer with an uncanny ear for authentic dialogue. It also informed us that he could write with rage about ma…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PMThe silver jaguar carries six amethysts: one in each paw, and on its back and tail. The brooch is remarkable on its own merits, but as part of a new exhibition at the Mexican Cultural Instit…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:44PMThe actor who played Harry Potter—Daniel Radcliffe—has appeared on stage now several times. Now, Harry Potter himself will take the stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMPatrick Macnee, the insouciant British actor who gain famed as the suave star of the 1960s English spy series "The Avengers," died June 25 in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 93.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMFilm Soundtrack, 1962 (Columbia/Sony) In these days of multi-million-dollar Broadway mega-musicals, it’s interesting to note that a 1935 show nearly created a scandal because it was budget…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:25PMLike celluloid Everyman Jimmy Stewart, Cleveland's Charles Kartali had the ability to tap into a universal humanity no matter what character he played.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:25PMCelia Keenan-Bolger, who originated the role of Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, has withdrawn from the special one-night-only ten…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PMRejoiceThis morning the U.S Supreme Court ruled that Same-Sex Marriage is now legal in all 50 states. The new ruling states thatrefusing to grant marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PMBroadwayWorld readers have since shared their reaction to the incident, weighing in on BWW's Facebook page. Several of their responses follow
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PMBelow, check out photos fromTheatre By The Sea's production ofMY FAIR LADY, running thru July 18, 2015. For tickets and information call401 782-8587, visitwww.theatrebythesea.com, or visit t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PMThe Source Festival is a showcase of new works; not world premieres but workshops of 3 full-length works in progress (the 12 ten-minute plays are icing on the cake, so to speak). For example…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:14PMCELEBRATE LOVE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL AT “ IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU ” WITH BUY ONE GET ONE FREE SPOUSE TICKETS IN HONOR OF THE SUPREME COURT’S HISTORIC DECISION New York, NY (June 26…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 12:13PMThe star of Clueless and other 90s films left the spotlight – but continued to take meaty theatre roles, like her current one in new play Of Good StockIt’s been more than 20 years since …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10PMIn honor of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision regarding marriage equality for all, the Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You is offering a buy-one, get-one-free…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PMRichard Dreyfuss has been cast as Bernie Madoff in an ABC miniseries about the master Ponzi schemer who defrauded his family and closest friends—including many showbiz celebrities—of mil…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PMThe show is an hour-long version of the Broadway classic
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:02PMThe Miss Saigon star takes us backstage to find out which items he couldn't live without
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This new version of 'The Parent Trap' story, about teen girls separated by a divorce, draws on the German original but updates it for the contemporary U.S.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:58AMBroadway’s twitterati over the sexual rainbow responded to news of this morning’s Supreme Court ruling with all the fervor of an 11 o’clock number that brings down the hou…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:54AMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and rank your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic to …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AMGet out your rainbow flags, pants, suspenders and tank tops, because the Supreme Court has officially ruled that the Constitution grants same-sex marriage as a nationwide right. WOOHOO! Cong…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AMWe highlight some of the best events in the week ahead, including the Chesterfield Wine & Jazz Festival, "Senufo" at the St. Louis Art Museum, "Music of U2" with the St. Louis Symphony O…
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:51AMThe Missouri History Museum will debut its newest family-oriented exhibit, History Clubhouse.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:51AM50 Broadway showtunes that will help you celebrate pride and marriage equality.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:50AM In celebration of Pride Weekend (now upon us) and today’s Supreme Court decision in favor of same sex marriage, a quick mini-post to connect you quickly to posts on Travalanche …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:45AMOriginally posted on Once upon a screen...:You can find a wealth of movie history sites in a town near me, places where the movies and movie genres were born and the players who spearheaded …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:45AM43-year-old gallery will be called Latino Center of Art and CultureA history of financial problems, but no recent deficitsRenaming celebration on July 16 … Click to Continue »
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:45AMIn 1990, the theatre's board gambled on a young writer/director with an agenda. It's paid off: Mann built a team around her vision, attracted new audiences, and steered the company through b…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AMHunter's reflections on life, sex and race are refreshingly laid-back, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:42AMA free, part-time training course for young actors has been established in Warwick. Youth theatre company Playbox has founded the Ustinov Theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AMOn Your Feet! heads to Broadway for Oct. 5 after a Chicago run. In this moving video that reminds us all of our rights as Americans, Eric Ulloa and fellow cast members celebrate the landmark…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AMFEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: STEVE WARREN The Checker Game will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Friday August 7th at 8pm. Click Here for tickets. Steve is an Austi…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 11:24AMTheatre producers face renewed pressure to cast performers from diverse backgrounds as part of a major new initiative from Equity. The actors’
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AMBelow, check out how Broadway stars reacted to the historic ruling
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 6262015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMThe company of GREY GARDENS continues to grow.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMThe new production is conceived and directed by Jack Cummings III.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMCherry Lane Theatre has announced its 92nd season of new plays and development.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe drama will be directed by Once Tony winner John Tiffany.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe Tony-nominated actor comes to Long Island straight from the Broadway revival of Gigi.
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SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:57AMTickets are now available to see Al Pacino in the Broadway premiere of David Mamet’s new play China Doll. Pacino stars as billionaire Mickey Ross, who is looking forward to a semi-reti…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:56AMGet ready for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
SOURCE: time.com at 10:55AMLandmark venue Battersea Power Station teams up with Battersea Arts Centre for new culture space in London
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:51AMThe Barrow Group, in association with Theatre Communications Group, hosted Mike Birbiglia In Conversation with Seth Barrish on June 23 to celebrate the release of "An Actor's Compan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMStudio Cast, 1974 (MCA) In the early years of their partnership, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice were inspired by Biblical lore. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamco…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:44AMFollowing the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMFollowing the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMFollowing the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMby Jim Gladstone San Francisco’s newest performance space—the American Conservatory Theater’s sleek Strand Theater—debuted last week with a bracing production of Caryl Churchill’s …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:38AMStudio Cast, 1955 (MGM-Heliodor/Polygram) Kurt Weill’s first American musical, with lyrics by Paul Green, gets a thrillingly theatrical workout in this recording. Musical director Samuel M…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:37AMAlicia Silverstone returns to the stage in Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of Melissa Ross' Of Good Stock began performances June 4 under the direction of artistic directo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMGoing to see a Shakespeare play for the first time is a rare pleasure, especially when I have never read it and know next to nothing about it. So my trip to Shakespeare's Globe enabled me to…
SOURCE: John Morrison at 10:34AMDowntown theatre company Naked Angels presents the world premiere of SeaWife, a new folk concert play co-created by Seth Moore and indie-folk rock sextet The Lobbyists. The productio…
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SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AMOriginal Off-Broadway Cast, 1996 (Varèse Sarabande/Fynsworth Alley) Talk about intimate: John & Jen is a three-character musical for two actors. Unfortunately, in its relentless focus o…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:24AMTony nominee Howard McGillin, recently seen in the Broadway revival of Gigi, has joined the cast of the Bay Street Theater's upcoming production of the award-winning musical Grey Ga…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMMrs. Brown: “Excuse me, usher? The woman sitting to my right was on her phone, texting throughout almost all of Act One. It was very distracting and you didn’t do a damned thing…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1969 (RCA/no CD) This misbegotten musical biography of New York Mayor Jimmy Walker has three unsympathetic protagonists, a leading man who can barely hold a note, and…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:05AMwonder.land is a new musical inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It has music by Damon Albarn, lyrics by Moira Buffini and is directed by National Theatre's Rufus Norris. In the show, Lewis Car…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMAllegiance, a new musical inspired by a true-life story, starring George Takei, is coming to Broadway, also staring Lea Salonga and Telly Leung. Previews begin on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMGood 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 NYC readings, a GREY GARDENS au…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMToday in 1986, Arsenic and Old Lace opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rogers Theatre where it ran for 221 performances. Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMBrianJ.Smith The Glass Menagerie,The Columnist, Come Back Little Shebahas signed on to star in the independent featureThe Passing Season. Gabriel Long is making his feature debut, directing …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMIn this three-part video series, An American in Paris cast and creative team members were quizzed about their favorite elements of the show. In the final segment, Leanne Cope, Max von Es…
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The full moon is rising, the ancestors are emerging from their slumbers, and Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre is offering up a creepily fun and spookily hilarious musical comedy version of Th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:57AMBroadway Sings Bruno Mars, celebrating the hits of the funk superstar, will be presented July 20 at 7 PM at the Highline Ballroom.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMBroadway gossip columnist Michael Riedel, who pens a bi-weekly column for The New York Post, has authored a new book, due in October, about the recent history of Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AMThe award-winning Disney musical Aladdin, based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name, will play London's Prince Edward Theatre, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AMDate: 20 june 2015 Upstaged Rating: Shadow Boxing is a vivid and intense hour long monologue by boxer Flynn (Jonny Collis-Scurll). Determined not to end up like his father, who was als…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:32AMPost- WWII Film Noir Masterpiece The Third Man, at Film Forum, Finally Complete and in 4K Restoration
By: Ellis Nassour Run, don't walk to the Film Fo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:28AM FEATURED PLAYWRIGHTS: GREG EDWARDS & ANDY RONINSON Evelyn Shaffer and the Chance of a Lifetime will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Wednesday August 5th a…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 09:23AMFormer "The Monkees" star Micky Dolenz, who played Zoser in the final cast of Broadway's Aida and Wilbur in the London production of Hairspray, will bring his concert show to 5…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AMMel Hillyard has won the JP Morgan emerging director award 2015 and will now stage a production at the Orange Tree Theatre
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Beyond the “Girlfriend” with Megan Dominy and Mimsi Janis WARNING: when you see The Wedding Party at Fringe, you will be witnessing a true(ish) story based on real people and real events…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:56AMI was shocked to find out that Cry-Baby closed SEVEN years ago this week! Shocked! For me, that realization was one of those "what? only seven years? it seems so much longer than…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:45AMDarren Criss, currently starring in Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, found himself in a storm of controversy after commenting ontransgender 'I Am Cait' star, Caitlyn Jenner, during a re…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:45AMJosh Groban was a guest on last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE and revealed which singer intimidates him most. Later, he talks about working with Barbra Streisand when he was an 18-year-old…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:45AMNBC has announced that the legendary team of Penn amp Teller will appear on tonight's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:45AMThis week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in St. Louis, Orlando, Sacramento, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include HAIRSPR…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:45AMLGBTQI+ representation in media and entertainment has long been an issue within theatrical circles, with the stories of people who identify as anything other than straight and cisgendered la…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:35AMWhen examining our Experts' Emmy predictions for Best Drama Actress, you'll notice something interesting: three pundits include Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") in their rankings and one predicts …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:15AMA world premiere by and starring David Adkins and directed by Eric Hill presents a strong portrait of the natrualist author of Walden and his views on civil disobedience.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:13AMLetters and cards penned by Little Edie Beale, the East Hampton socialite whose life was captured in the documentary and subsequent musical Grey Gardens, will be auctioned June 26 and 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:12AMGuests including Rupert Goold and Killian Donnelly were at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane last night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:09AMWith the announcement that the boy wizard will be flying his Nimbus 2000 into the Palace Theatre, we consider our ideal cast
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:09AMJoely Richardson is to star as Queen Margaret in The Wars of the Roses trilogy at the Rose Theatre Kingston. Richardson will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMA new Harry Potter stage show is to premiere in the West End next summer. Based on a story created by JK
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMRADA is to expand its musical theatre offering with the launch of a new course intended to nurture “the complete musical theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMPatrick Macnee, best known for playing John Steed in The Avengers, has died aged 93. His death yesterday (June 25) at his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMThriller Live will embark on a UK tour in October, as the West End production of the show undergoes a creative overhaul.
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Ruthie Rado and Pocket Change Theatre Company shares their recipe for Fringe success. Recipe by Pocket Change Theatre Company . Serves hundreds Ingredients: 1 cup of imagination A sprig of s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:45AMImage: Phil Crow Lincoln Castle is home to one of four surviving copies of the Magna Carta, a document which is generally recognised as the foundation of constitutional democracy and the sou…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AMThe Mentalists | Around The World In 80 Days | Theatre at Manchester International Festival | The Invisible | Hijinx Unity Festival | Pink MistAfter co-creating The Office and Extras with Ri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMDance at Manchester International Festival | Wales Dance Platform 2015One of the highlights of this year’s Manchester international festival will be Tree Of Codes, a new work by Wayne McGr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonComedy’s king of Twitter is flamboyantly smutty – not only for the fun of it, but as a way to test the boundaries of good tasteAs declarations of intent go, i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMRobin Ince | Pierre Novellie | John-Luke RobertsOver the last decade, Robin Ince has become increasingly interested in things other than the stand-up that originally made his name. He’s be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41AMSurely, no ocean-going holiday company is so aptly named as Carnival Cruise Lines, for which live entertainment is a high priority and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:40AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review Eric Tucker’s Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and an off-Broadway staging of Doctor Faus…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe US standup and Catastrophe star is unsentimental and dissolute – not only for the fun of it, but as a way to test the boundaries of good tasteAs declaration…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThis is the one where critics who spend most of their time in the theatre show off their football knowledge. In my case, it won’t take long. In fact one of the best things ab…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AMRobert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World, a 1963 film documentary directed by Shirley Clarke: To read more about the film, go here. (This is the latest in a series of arts-related vi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMIt was the month of the Tony Awards, of course. The flag behind ON THE TOWN’s sailors sported 48 stars, but we had plenty more in attendance at Radio City Music Hall on June 7.
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 07:06AMThe show celebrated at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane last night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:01AM“Shaw has always seemed a journalist and not really a literary man. It’s his tendentiousness, I think, that keeps him trivial. He’s always out to solve social problems—the sure sign …
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CHEKHOV UNDER THE TREES Fortune favours the brave, and the meteorological riskiness of outdoor theatre sometimes pays handsomely. A great heron flew over, squawking doom, just as Irina screa…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:59AMFollowing a successful Melbourne season Flourish Productions are bringing The Songs of Ahrens & Flaherty to Sydney this weekend as part of the Hayes Theatre Co.’s 2015 Cabaret Seaso…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:45AMIn 2002, the Co-operative Group's Funeral Services Ltd. in the United Kingdom released what it said was the most popular song at British funerals. "My Heart Will Go On," as recorded by Celin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:44AMLONDON (AP) -- There may not be any new Harry Potter novels in the works, but the famed boy wizard will be on the London stage in a new play set to open next summer....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:39AMLONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter, the world's most famous boy wizard, is set to make his debut on the London stage next year in a new play called the Cursed Child which has been created in co…
SOURCE: Reuters at 06:39AM“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a new stage play centered on the blockbuster series, will be staged at the Palace Theater in the West End of London.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:39AMCould it be magic? We now have a theater and confirmed creative team for the previously reported Harry Potter play. The production will be based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jac…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10AMBroadway.com has learned that the rumors were true and the shining, shimmering, splendid Aladdin will fly into the West End, although to a different home than previously thought. Directed an…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10AMGurinder Chadha directs this stage adaptation of her own breakout 2002 hit film about a soccer-mad London girl defying Punjabi Sikh tradition.read more
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The Blue Room in Perth gives voice to emerging creative talent and allows independent theatre artists to get their work seen. Lucy Clements is using the space to her advantage and makes an i…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:59AMJoely Richardson and Robert Sheehan lead the cast of Trevor Nunn's production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:57AMCreators of the West End long-runner are also making several changes to the show
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:57AMJK Rowling isn't giving much away, but she says that the new play is definitely not a prequel
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:39AMThis flamenco show masterminded by the great guitarist is entirely irresistible, says Laura Thompson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:36AMJK Rowling has announced that a new chapter in her Harry Potter books charting the Boy Who Lived’s pre-Hogwarts years is set to arrive in the form of a stage play next year.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:24AMJK Rowling gives details of world premiere of her collaboration with writer Jack Thorne and director John TiffanyJK Rowling has confirmed that the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMBy Stephen Collins
Betts' adaptation (re-imagining is perhaps more accurate) certainly tries to evoke the same effect Chekhov must have had on his original audiences. There is a robust moder…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:21AMJoely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Norwegian actor Kåre Conradi are to lead a company of over 20 actors for The Wars of the Roses, a stage adaptation of four of Shakespeare's…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19AMWaterfall aims to portray Asian cultures realistically, not stereotypically.
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Major changes are about to happen to the long-running record-breaking West End concert spectacular, Thriller Live. A thrilling new opening to the show is being created and 4 new Michael Jack…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:57AMBy Stephen Collins
Act Two is practically perfect. It starts with a fabulous number for the girls, Glorious, and it never looks back. It's full of great music from Goodall and the range of s…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:55AMJ.K. Rowling announces the news on Twitter and drops some hints about the project.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:53AMRose Theatre Kingston today announces that Joely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Kåre Conradi, lead the company for The Wars of the Roses. This autumn the Rose stage will be transformed into…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:51AMLONDON — J.K. Rowling has confirmed that the Harry Potter play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” will open in London next year. “It will tell a new story, whic…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48AMHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, the world premiere of a play by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Thorne and Tony-winning director John Tiffany, will take pl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35AMBased on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a new play by Jack Thorne, will receive its world premiere in London’s West…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:13AMPatti LuPone leads a theatre in Douglas Carter Beane’s Shows for Days Douglas Carter Beane has written a steady string of witty
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SOURCE: time.com at 02:54AMI want to say a special word about Dave Malloy’s “Preludes,” because it is the work of an artist who is not afraid to try things, or to create worlds that haven’t necessarily been se…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 02:52AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: She listened to songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Lerner and Loewe to give her inspiration when she was writing the music and lyrics for musical Kinky Boots.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 02:52AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Tickets for Harry Potter And The Cursed Child will go on sale in autumn, so the play will open in mid-2016, with a box-office advance the likes of which hasn’t been seen in …
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 02:52AMFrom sculptures to website creations, wall collages to samples of the Earth's core, the works in the 2015 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize exhibit are as varied as the artists' backgro…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 02:52AM‘Voodoo,” an opera written in 1914 by Harlem Renaissance composer and musician H. Lawrence Freeman, will be performed Friday and Saturday at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 02:52AMNewark native Taye Diggs dons full-make up as he prepares to take over the title role in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on July 22.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 02:52AMJohn Sims' project, "13 Flag Funerals," is part of a 15-year effort to confront the racial history of the South. ... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 02:52AMGIF by Austin MooreIn Pride Week's spirit of inclusion, there's something for everyone
this weekend, whether you're into dance parties, films, drag shows, art
installations, or even Tarot …
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 02:50AMPride is upon us and amidst all of the parties, floats and glitter, we're taking a moment to recognize those who made it not just possible, but also safe and well-funded. Whether you'll be w…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 02:50AMIt's fairly unusual for a 30-plus-year-old experimental theater piece to remain trenchant, affecting and exhilarating at the same time, but that's the incisive case with "The Gospel at Colon…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:47AMStruggles over inheritance are always painful -- unless, of course, they take place in a French farce, in which case they are endlessly prankish and ribald.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:47AMSome local theaters tweak their artistic mission or even revise it. And I'm all for change and challenge.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:46AMOutfest has selected writer-director-actor John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig & the Angry Inch,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Shortbus”) as the recipient of its 19th annual Outfest Achievemen…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:42AMA New Brain, the killer musical about a songwriter facing a life-threatening brain condition, could only have been written by William Finn. For one thing, it’s highly autobiographical. Whe…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:40AM'Les Miserables' star Amanda Seyfried messes around in Seth MacFarlane's latest.
SOURCE: USA Today at 02:39AMThe play 'Camp David' is set to arrive on Broadway in the 2016-17 season.
SOURCE: USA Today at 02:39AMEarthy, accessible and compelling: faithful reflection of real language in the theatre can make the prosaic poetic and the loquacious mellifluous“You’ve got to see this show, Gaz,” my …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:09AMWriter and artist John Byrne on the play that made his career, his relationship with Tilda Swinton, and his obsession with typewriters
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AMEven critics – especially critics – are prone to moments of self-doubt. Have we got it right? What will others think? Not
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by: Miriam Spritzer Video/Photos by Magda Katz MICHAEL MCCORMICK and LUCIA SPINA APPEARING IN “54…
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Hobbling on crutches and with one injured leg encased in a large boot, all due to a recent automobile accident, Sahr Ngaujah made a dramatic entrance from the w…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:13AMToday, June 26th the Labyrinth Theatre Company will host a private industry reading of Five Points An American Musical. Directed by Dan Knechtges, Five Points features a book by Harrison Dav…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12AMTony Bennett and Lady Gaga bring their exciting 'Cheek To Cheek' tour to RAVINIA for two evenings, tonight and tomorrow, June 2627 at 8 PM.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12AMTen letters and card written to veteran publicist author Walter Newkirk memoraBEALEia, Letters of Little Edie Beale, The Secret Life of Walter Newkirk will be auctioned by Julien's Auctions …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12AMTonight, June 26th at 9pm on DIRECTV's AUDIENCE Network channel 239 award-winning series GUITAR CENTER SESSIONS will feature pop star Nick Jonas. Check out a behind-the-scenes clip below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12AMNetflix's new documentaryWHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONEpremieres tonight,June 26th. Checkout a trailer below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12AMAdam Rodriguez on Channing Tatum's Moves & the Unsung Heroes of 'Magic Mike XXL'After making it rain the last time he was in the YH Studio, 'Magic Mike' hunk Adam Rodriguez returns for an en…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM'Escobar: Paradise Lost' Star Claudia Traisac on Working with Benicio Del ToroWe are so pleased to have Spanish actress Claudia Traisac make her American on-camera interview debut here at th…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMThe beloved musical begins performances tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe SNL vet is putting both her comic and singing skills to work in the Encores! production.
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SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:40AMEditor’s note: Dick Van Patten died this week at age 86. A beloved actor onstage as well as on screens big and small, he starred in TV’s “Eight Is Enough”...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:17AMIn honor of the New York return of A NEW BRAIN, today we salute medically-themed moments from musicals.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10AMIn Toronto for Pride and the opening of Kinky Boots, Cyndi Lauper traces her path from New York vocational school to Tony Award winner.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AMIn honor of the Supreme Court's historic ruling on gay marriage in America, here is a roundup of how the theatre community has dealt with this issue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com's newest feature, Best in Show — a spotlight on Broadway personalities and their animal companions — continues with Melissa Errico, the Tony-nominate…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Goodspeed Musicals production of the Tony-winning Best Musical La Cage aux Folles begins previews June 26 prior to an official opening July 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMore than two decades after he left the New York stage for a starring role on TV, Jason Alexander returns to Broadway thanks to Larry David, the same man who took him to the small screen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe world-premiere performance of "The Sound of Music Suite" — honoring the 50th anniversary of the classic film musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plumme…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSummertime is officially here, and what could be more sexy than Broadway stars in bathing suits? Broadway Style Guide gathered eight of the hottest up-and-comers at The Mercedes Club…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1890 (probably) Actress Jeanne Eagels, best known for playing Miss Thompson in Rain, is born today.
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