There is something very special about attending the premiere of a great work, where all discoveries happen in real time. Saturday evening the energy was electrifying, filled with gasps and e…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:57PMTwo giants were in fulsome display at Glimmerglass Festival on Saturday, both alike in dignity: the notorious RBG (Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) and Roman Republic’s own Cato …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:57PMPerformance Space at Carriageworks, Sydney, July 17 HOW can we know the dancer from the dance, asked W.B. Yeats. It’s a question embedded in Sue Healey’s absorbing On View: Live Portrai…
SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 08:46PMBIG SKY, set to hittheaters and digitalon Friday, August 14th, is a thrilling tale of an agoraphobic young woman on the run from deranged gunmen. The feature film stars SCREAM's Bella Thorne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18PMThird Space is thrilled to announce the New York premiere of Marius von Mayenburg's Fireface this August at The Brick.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18PMTo a Jew growing up in New York in the 1950s and ’60s, Theodore Bikel was bigger than Zero Mostel, bigger than Peter, Paul & Mary, bigger than Yul Brynner. He was Broadway, Gree…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:10PMThe progressive, grassroots art collective ArtBark International’s three-year creative process culminated with a residency in Celje, Slovenia followed by two performances of Alma.Sama a…
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Talking about Big Data has become so popular as to be cliché. Going into Mine/Field from Glade Dance Collective, the worry was that this performance would be all jargon and no substance. Bu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:48PMIn Dr. Freeman’s Motivational Inspirational Pill of a Million Secrets, performer David Klinger is hawking his wares in multiple ways. With this site-specific performance at the Logan Fring…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:48PMLike many of Karen Sklaire’s unwilling students, I was fully prepared to dislike Ripple of Hope: One Teacher’s Journey to Make an Impact. After all, valiant teacher narratives are all to…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:48PMThe Broadway.com crew stormed Times Square with Tony winner Christian Borle and a bunch of Broadway fanatics to shoot the music video for the Something Rotten! …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:38PMFor a grand and stately art form, ballet can be very unpredictable. When I started writing The Ballet Lover's Companion, I knew that I'd have entries on the 19th and 20th-century classics, p…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:32PMThe actor and singer, who recorded 37 albums, has died at 91. Bikel took over the role of Tevye for more than 2,000 performances of Fiddler on the Roof.
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Modern forms, mathematical precision and unconventional materials — a key figure of the Bauhaus art and design movement, László Moholy-Nagy was a champion of abstract art, believi…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:18PMThe Angel Of Music will not fly to space, but is working on new music
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:16PMAn evening at the theatre pairs best with a good happy hour before the show, so we've found some of the ones in L.A. to complement your upcoming theatre-going experience. (Call us when you …
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:12PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin
Roberto Villanueva describes BalaSole as “a diverse dance company,” and it is just that. He provides opportunities for dance artists who would otherwise fi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:10PMI believe this is the entire list.OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLEAnd If You Lose Your Way, or A Food Odyssey, Lauren Rayner ProdutionsMaha Chehlaoui, Nick Choksi, Damon Daunno, Rach…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 07:07PMWell-done political theatre can be invigorating, inspiring, and infuriating in the best way. Not-so-well-done political theatre, however, can be pretty tedious, as shown by the pair of one a…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 07:07PM
"Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara" is back on its feet after a six-year interruption and is headed for the Geffen Playhouse and Laguna Playhouse this winter in what's billed as a new prod…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:49PMViolinist Itzhak Perlman plays the Cadenza and Variations section of John Williams’ score to the film Fiddler on the Roof for the first time. This is an excerpt from Dudamel Conducts a…
SOURCE: PBS at 06:47PMBrought to you by BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Tuesday, July 21, 2015 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – @BBBway RT @StageBuddy: @ROTTENBroadway creators, Wayne and Karey Kir…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:47PMTheodore Bikel, the Tony- and Oscar-nominated actor and singer whose passions included folk music and political activism, died Tuesday morning of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center in Los…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:47PMOn July 20, the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival presented Women of Note, a one-night-only concert celebrating the music of such luminaries as Lynn Ahrens, Amanda Green, Anna K…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:45PMBy Stephen Collins
Ball is an exceptional, utterly convincing Mack. He completely gets under the skin of the character, finding precisely the right level to pitch every moment of anger, driv…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:42PMBroadway.com shot an exclusive music video starring Christian Borle prowling the streets of New York City and lamenting how it's "Hard to Be the Bard"
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PMSomething Rotten Tony winner Christian Borle will put his British accent to good use and lead a workshop on July 22 for a new tuner, working title, The British Invasion Musical. According to…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PMBrooklyn native Colin Quinn is obsessed with three things: comedy, cultural stereotypes and New York City. This trio comes together in his new solo show The New York Story, directed by Jerry…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PMBroadway.com shot an exclusive music video starring Christian Borle prowling the streets of New York City and lamenting how it's HARD TO BE THE BARD!!!
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:24PMBrightman recently took part in a series of concert workshops at the Gramercy, which gave fans a sneak peek of the new musical. Now with just months left until the curtain rises at the Winte…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMBroadway welcomes back a favorite leading lady in a rockin' new role
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMDig in to this new sneak peek of WAITRESS THE MUSICAL
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMBelow, watch as director Jack O'Brien previews what's to come
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PM Get ready to die with laughter because the new film version of Lucky Stiff is available on iTunes and On Demand July 24th – http://radi.al/LuckyStiff The Off-Broadway musical fa…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 06:10PMOne of New York’s greatest troupers is set to retire after she reprises a smashing role in Scenes from an Execution
SOURCE: Time Out at 06:04PMThe play is a whiff of smoke that heads for a brick wall, but the acting is of such a high caliber that it’s worth seeing.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:04PMAt the Emmys, nominated actors and actresses must choose one episode to submit to voters that they believe represents their best work from the past TV season. While lead and supporting perfo…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Theodore Bikel, best known for his starring role as Tevye, the poor Jewish milkman, in the Broadway hit musical "Fiddler on the Roof," died on Tuesday at age 91…
SOURCE: Reuters at 06:00PMGold Derby has exclusively learned the episodes that will be submitted to the Emmys by three of the 2015 nominees for Best Drama Actress. Claire Danes is entering the "Homeland" episode titl…
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Veronica Tennant conceived Niagara after hearing Jose Maria Heredia’s poem about the Falls.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:54PMSignature Theatre has announced that the world premiere of Annie Baker's John, which begins previews July 22 and is helmed by Fun Home director and Tony winner Sam Gold, will extend anot…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:50PMThis is an image of a chandelier made entirely out of generic Barbie dolls that hangs above the desks of ...
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SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 05:34PMThe Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced the full lineup for ...
The post Chicago World Music Festival 2015 lineup announced appeared first on Chicago En…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:32PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Megan Hilty Lands Bravo TV Gig
Megan Hilty has been tapped for season 2 of Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PMMr. Bikel sang in 21 languages, from medieval Spanish to Zulu, in addition to his roles in theater, television and films.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:28PMSuicide is the most common cause of death in men under fifty. Seventy per cent of doctor’s queues are filled with patients with mental health issues. One in four people will suffer from a …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:21PM65 years after Ol’ Blue Eyes himself graced the London Palladium with his presence for the first time, his daughter Nancy Sinatra followed in her father’s footsteps to address the audien…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:21PMCarey Perloff’s heavy-breathing drama at the Williamstown Theater Festival centers on two newspaper colleagues on the brink of an affair.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:16PMBritish pop is headed to the stage in the new piece THE BRITISH INVASION MUSICAL working title from theco-creator of JERSEY BOYS.The New York Post writes that SOMETHING ROTTEN's Christian Bo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16PMThey may have lost their regular Brooklyn performance space, but for their newest show, Radiohole uses a script by Jason Grote to make another inimitable mess.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:09PMTheodore Bikel, the stage and film actor who played Captain Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music, died July 21 in Los Angeles at age 91. In memory of the celeb…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Sundance Selects has picked up A BALLERINA'S TALE, Nelson George's much-anticipated, behind-the-curtain documentary about the daily routine of Misty Cope…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMA new take on a WILD PARTY showstopper
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PM54 Below is ready to show Tina Turner what Broadway's got to do with her
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMTHE VISIT makes a big impression on record
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, the Broadway and SMASH veteran has booked a role on Bravo's scripted series GIRLFRIEND'S GUIDE TO DIVORCE. Also joining 'DIVORCE' areMaury Sterlingand Aa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMA high school excels with THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMRosie Perez was in tears when she announced two weeks ago that she will be departing THE VIEW on August 6, writes The Hollywood Reporter. After months of rumors, co-host and Broadway star Pe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMWhen I was cast in Molotov Theatre Group’s show Neighborhood 3:Requisition of Doom (now through August 2nd at DCAC, in Adams Morgan: www.molototheatre.org), I was pretty excited because, h…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:01PMBikel originated the role of Captain von Trapp on Broadway in The Sound of Music.
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Theodore Bikel, the actor and social activist best known as the consummate Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," has died in Los Angeles at the age of 91. He died well versed in talking to God, ha…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:56PMThe new musical "Beaches," which you can currently see at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, deserves a shot on Broadway. I say this not least because I sniffled and blubbered my wa…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:56PMThe American Repertory Theater's upcoming production of the world premiere of Waitress, the new Sara Bareilles musical, will play the Cambridge, MA venue Aug. 2-Sept. 27 with an offi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMcross-posted to Samuel French's Blog
Katharine Henner
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SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 04:48PMWriting is cathartic. It's a release of emotion onto the page or screen that allows a writer to feel free. Whether the result is brilliant or not, it's still meaningful for the writer. Such …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:42PMBelieve it or not, there’s more going on these days besides “Hamilton.” If I read one more puff piece about how Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop history lesson is a “game changer,”...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:41PMFeminist. Body image. Cougar. Needy. Pushy. Family. Biological clock. These words--which immediately make one think of women--are written on a white panel on the left side of the set on whic…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:33PMNational Dance Day isn't a major holiday. No matter. DanceCleveland is celebrating big.
In honor of both the special day and its own 60th anniversary, the distinguished presenter Saturday is…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:32PMThere’s a lot of fine acting in Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age, the current production at Wheaton’s Unexpected Stage Company. The staging, by director/co-producing artistic director…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:30PMKokandy Productions' latest effort - and it's a beauty - is "Loving Repeating," a quirky, moving chamber musical that probes the heart and mind of modernist writer Gertrude Stein.
The post &…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:29PMActors' Equity Association has released a statement on the passing of Theodore Bikel, the original Sound of Music star who served as president of the theatrical union in the late 1970s a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMThe original Broadway cast recording of The Visit, the final musical by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb starring Tony-winning legend Chita Rivera, debuted in the No. 1 slot o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMA cast of Broadway performers, including Wesley Taylor, Tam Mutu and Ashley Park, will bring the popular concept of Throwback Thursday (#tbt) to the stage at 54 Below on Aug. 6. #tbtLIVE Thr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMActors' Equity has released a statement this afternoon following the news of former president and Broadway veteran Theodore Bikel's death at 91.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:19PMOscar and two-time Tony nominee Theodore Bikel, who created the role of Captain Georg Von Trapp in the original production of The Sound of Music on Broadway and played Tevye in Fiddler on th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:16PMOscar- and Tony-nominated character actor and folk singer Theodore Bikel, who originated the role of Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” on Broadway and starred in “Fiddler on th…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:06PMSundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to Nelson George’s “A Ballerina’s Tale,” centered on a critical part of dancer Misty Copeland’s career. The documentary wa…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:06PMA cast of Broadway performers, including Wesley Taylor, Tam Mutu and Ashley Park, will bring the popular concept of Throwback Thursday (#tbt) to the stage at 54 Below on Aug. 6. #tbtLIVE Thr…
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“It’s almost like this isn’t really a ‘show,’ more some kind of process. I was thinking of the experiences I’ve had coming into theater during rehearsals, sitting there watching …
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 03:56PMAn LA Actor There are thousands upon thousands of people coming out of high schools and colleges all over America every year that are determined to pursue a life as an ACTOR! Parents …
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:54PMTHE STAGE: Phil Willmott writes why a new generation of directors is too scared to make theatre – “I’ve had people contacting me in tears for advice after being bullied by th…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:54PMAs I walked into the cool confines of the Anacostia Playhouse, I was greeted by soft, far-upstage lighting that gently illuminated the sole performer, Keith Hamilton Cobb, idly looking over …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:52PMI’ve done a bunch of fun things on this blog, from Will It Recoup?, my fantasy Broadway game (this year’s results coming soon) to crowdfunding Godspell, and a lot more. But no…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 03:51PMSYNTHETICS AND STRUCTURE Excelling at stage picture, Jaime Robledo sets a lot of toys in motion in Sacred Fools’ latest offering, recently extended into August. Robledo’s direct…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:51PMWatch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: For nearly 40 years, the National Dance Institute in New York has given free lessons to New York public school students.
And, as Jeffrey Brow…
SOURCE: PBS at 03:51PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, July 20, 2015 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway RT @playbill: Hells Kitchenite & @ROTTENBroa…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:51PMKen Davenport, Cody Lassen, Hunter Arnold and Deaf West Theatre (Artistic Director David J. Kurs) are pleased to announce that Academy and Golden Globe Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Ma…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:51PMThe play “Leto Legend” outperforms its premise. A comic-book adventure about the hassles of women trying to Have It All? Come on.Wit and good taste save the day in Kristen LePine’s pre…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:51PMIf you’re going to take liberties with famous works of literature, you might as well give us a happy ending or more sex and violence or something.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 03:47PMBarefoot Theatre Company celebrated the 2015 Vassallo Awards with a Spring Gala at the American Ballroom Theater in Manhattan.The ceremony, hosted by VH1's Ellie Lee, honored artistic achiev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that beloved stage and screen star,Theodore Bikel, whorecently CELEBRATED his 76th year in show business, haspassed away at UCLA Medical as a result of natural…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMIn honor of today's big casting announcement for the new brand new national tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, BroadwayWorld introduces you to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMGrab your parachute pants, banana clips and homework assignments, and head back to the 1980s with TOTALLY ELECTRIC, a hilarious new show featuring the hits from the 80s, playing at The Abbey…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PM“Godspell,” the Stephen Schwartz musical that has been entertaining and inspiring audiences “Day by Day” for decades, gets an update and a makeover in the... Read more »
The pos…
SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 03:46PMReview: Sondheim-minded show can feel stuck in time, but gets a well-performed revival at North Coast Rep.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:45PMHere is a solo show that has already completed its all too brief run at Capital Fringe. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know about it. In fact, starting July 29th, it will be p…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:45PMThe boy with the lightening scar can drop some serious bars.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:42PM“Children of a Lesser God” Oscar winner Marlee Matlin will make her Broadway debut this fall in a revival of “Spring Awakening.”
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:42PMA musical take on “Tuck Everlasting” will open on Broadway in the spring.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:42PM'The Color Purple'" star Jennifer Hudson dishes on her Broadway debut, pleasing Oprah Winfrey and her New York & Company campaign.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:42PMSisters are doing it for themselves in the city of brotherly love with a new women's theatre festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:41PMWhile such blockbusters as Antman and The Avengers: Age of Ultron rake in box-office gold on the big screen this summer, Flashpoint Theatre Company has staged Lulu's Golden Shoes, Quiara Ale…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:41PMThe Tony- and Oscar-nominated actor and singer whose passions included folk music and political activism, died Tuesday morning of natural causes
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:38PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Theodore Bikel, the Tony- and Oscar-nominated actor and singer whose passions included folk music and political activism, died Tuesday morning of natural causes at UCLA …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:37PMIf you decide to hit the merchandise booth at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where the acclaimed new musical Hamilton plays, and see a t-shirt that reads: "#YAYHAMLET," you may b…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PMWhat does Michaela DePrince have left to conquer? As a 4-year-old orphan in Sierra Leone, the thought of being adopted made her physically sick, but she overcame her fear to enjoy a loving f…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:34PMTheodore Bikel, a stage and film actor who played Captain Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music, died July 21 in Los Angeles. He was 91.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PMIf you think of Seth MacFarlane, the first thing that probably comes to mind are the highly successful adult cartoon comedies he created – “Family Guy” (now in its 13th season) and �…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:30PMBy Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Theodore Bikel, the Tony- and Oscar-nominated ...
The post Actor, singer Theodore Bikel dies at 91 appeared first on Chicago Entertainm…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:27PMNo need for you to stand up on this one, The Boy Who Lived.
SOURCE: USA Today at 03:20PM"Comedy is subjective, and it's offensive, it really is," the stand-up veteran said of the public's reaction to director Jerry Seinfeld's comments. "This is just people deciding these random…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:19PMGold Derby, a website dedicated to predicting the winners at major entertainment awards shows, has been acquired by Variety parent company Penske Media Corporation, the company announced Tue…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PMDance Network, a subscription-based streaming-video service, devoted to dance programming, will launch in the fall, its backers announced Tuesday. The service will have tiered pricing: 6.99 …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PMDancing with the Stars winner Rumer Willis will show off her moves in Broadway’s Chicago beginning August 18, 2015 at the Ambassador Theatre. Click for exclusive photos of her sexy pho…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PMJennifer Hudson, who will soon headline the upcoming revival of The Color Purple, stopped by The Today Show on July 21 to talk about making her Great White Way debut. "Broadway is proba…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PMThe new national touring production of The Sound of Music is getting ready climb every mountain in the U.S., headlined by a newcomer whose name we just heard for the first time this mor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PMAudience members will be able to pay what they want for a concert to be staged by the Halle orchestra. The concert,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMThe Yard Theatre in east London has announced its autumn season, which includes two new works by female playwrights. EV Crowe’s Brenda,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMWe recently chatted it up with Grammy award winning Brandy Norwood and, just in case you’ve been living under a rock, she is currently starring on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago The…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:11PMThe Latitude audience who caught Kneehigh’s latest show, 946, can feel very lucky. Not only was the Theatre Arena completely packed, this wasn’t even the final production – “This isn…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:06PMAs Broadway faces off against pocket-size sound-and-light shows, performers and some patrons say a hyper-connected culture are shredding the immersive experience of live theatre
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:01PMThis is TheaterMania's third review roundup of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMIt was a wild Wild Party party at Kitty's Canteen.
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By Jorge Huerta, Chantal Rodriguez, Tiffany Ana López. A report on the Latino Theater Alliance/Los Angeles Writers Circle first annual Playwrights’ Nest Festival.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:57PMVariety reports that Dance Network, a subscription-based streaming-video service, which will feature dance programming, will launch in the fall. The news was announced by the network's backe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMThe Dramatists Guild of America held their Biennial National Conference,Writing the Changing World, this past weekend from July 16-19, 2015 in La Jolla, CA.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMNorth Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, announces the full cast of its last production of the 20142015 seas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMAs the new musical “Mrs. Smith’s Broadway Cat-tacular!” proves, it’s amazing what you can do with a little imagination and a lot of cardboard. This old-fashioned goof isn’t on Broa…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:48PMAccording to published reports, Tom Beard, perhaps best known for his role in the film BRIDGET JONES, has passed away at the age of 50.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMThe fabulous Bellas of Barden University are back to compete in the World Championships of A Cappella after a scandal threatens their legacy in Pitch Perfect 2.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMSeason 2 of the hit web-comedy THE RESIDUALS will air exclusively here, on BroadwayWorld throughout the summer. Check back every Tuesday for a new episode, plus tune in on Thursdays for exci…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMOn deck are a new play by Andrew Farmer, a PlayLab, and a mysterious one-night-only happening.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:24PMKerstin Anderson, a current student at Pace University, will play the leading role of Maria in the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music, which will launch in September in Los A…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PMTom Beard, the U.K. stage actor who most recently appeared on the London stage in Hotel at the National Theatre and in the U.S. as part of the Bridge Project's King Lear in 2011, died Ju…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMA trailer has been released for the upcoming thriller "Big Sky," which follows a young woman suffering from agoraphobia struggling to survive after being attacked by armed robbers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PMTickets are now on sale to see Oscar nominee Keira Knightley, Tony winners Gabriel Ebert and Judith Light, along with Matt Ryan, in Thérèse Raquin. Directed by Evan Cabnet, the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PMThe world premiere of John, the first show of Pulitzer winner Annie Baker’s residency at Signature Theatre, has extended off-Broadway. Originally set to shutter on August 30, the produ…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PMAs a touring rural theatre company, Pentabus must have played in a number of different and unique places in their time. However, in bringing Red Sky At Night to the Faraway Forest at Latitud…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:09PMOn a sunny Sunday afternoon in beautiful Suffolk at Latitude Festival, what people eating their lunch and perhaps braving their first beer of the day want, is some light-hearted entertainmen…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:09PMOn July 20, the New York City's Alice Griffin Theatre hosted the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival's Women of Note concert. This one-night-only event celebrated women so…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PMDancers and dance lovers are anticipating the launch of Dance Network, the first-ever online channel dedicated entirely to dance-related programming. According to Deadline, the new c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PMIn the 1930s all plays had to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain, a senior servant in the royal household. Historian Steve Nicholson explains how Lord Cromer sent scripts to be approved by …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:01PMSpend a two-show day with Ashley Park, who stars as Tuptim in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning revival of The King and I. As one of Playbill’s Breakout Perfo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMSpend a two-show day with Ashley Park, who stars as Tuptim in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning revival of The King and I. As one of Playbill’s Breakout Perfo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMRECOMMENDED The idea of a musical tribute to Gertrude Stein is, on its face, overwhelming. Anyone with passing familiarity of the late poet’s propensity for playful and often anarchic verb…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:00PMFun Home Tony winner Sam Gold directs the world premiere production.
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As the Capital Fringe Festival enters its third week, Celia Wren is moved by a trim "Winter's Tale," Roger Catlin checks out clever fake interviews, and Jane Horwitz parks upstairs for stori…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:59PMWhat happens to people’s Facebook pages when they die, and who has the right to control that? A young woman named Lillian is confronted with
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:45PMEver wonder which Broadway tunes have inspired your favorite performers Check back every Tuesday for ON RECORD- to find out which cast recordings have made an impact on Broadway's brightest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PMThe 1963 animated fantasy The Sword in the Stone, has been added to the agenda
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PMAs BroadwayWorld first reported this morning, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actress Marlee Matlin will make her Broadway debut this fall in the upcoming revival of Steven Sater and Duncan S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PMOdd Birdz
Off Broadway, The Players Theatre, Tziporela
Reviewed by Angel Lam
BOTTOM LINE: Funny and fast-paced mini comedy skits performed by an ensemble of eight exhilarating actors.
This…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:33PMMatthew Uzarraga swims circles around his castmates in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - not just because he plays Flounder, not just because he's only 12 years …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:33PMFerris Bueller and Proteus of Verona. They have more in common than you might think. For her production of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," opening in previews July 23 at Oak Park Festival The…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:33PM"Summer's lease hath all too short a date." Somebody said that. Surely someone from Chicago. Doesn't sound like Royko. Wait, was it, maybe, Shakespeare?
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:33PMEmmy-nominated Bill Maher is a comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic, and television host of his well-known HBO political show, "Real Time with Bill Maher." …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:19PMHaving the privilege to just meet the multiplatinum, Grammy award winning artist, Brandy Norwood, is a dream within itself. However, we got the chance to talk with the singer who made her Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:11PMThe singer is apparently writing a screen-to-stage show for the London stage
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:08PMNeil Murray and Graham McLaren are to leave their key roles at the National Theatre of Scotland next year, to take over as joint directors of Dublin's Abbey Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:05PMClimb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, till you find your dream cast! Broadway alum Ben Davis and newcomer Kerstin Anderson will headline the previously announced tou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PMAfter a madcap run off-Broadway last year, Drop Dead Perfect will return to New York City, once again starring Everett Quinton. Directed by Joe Brancato and written by Erasmus Fenn, the adul…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PMTickets are now available to see Oscar nominee Clive Owen, Olivier winner and two-time Tony nominee Eve Best and Kelly Reilly in Harold Pinter’s Old Times. Directed by Douglas Hodge, t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PMAaron Posner's Chekhov sendup comes to Chicago.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Playwrights and theatre practicioners are no stranger to Adam Szymkowicz. Adam electrifies the stage with his unique plays, and he engages with other writers online in his blo…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:59PMBeth Malone, who earned a 2015 Tony Award nomination for starring as Alison Bechdel in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, will perform her solo show So Far Aug. 31 at Joe's Pub.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMAs Broadway hopefuls begin to investigate college theatre programs, what do they look for? To what kinds of schools do professional musical theatre performers go? What do they study and what…
SOURCE: musicaltheatretraining.com at 12:50PMWEEKEND SPECTACULARS at the Hollywood Bowl continue this summer.
Nine-time Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow performs with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for an evening of good-ti…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:49PMBy Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell on Douglas Beane’s Shows for Days , and the shifting definitions of "professional theatre" and "theatre professional."
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:42PMAdding another notch on the show’s already impressive belt, Broadway’s Hamilton had special guests in attendance recently. President Barack Obama, accompanied by daughters Mali…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:39PMBeth Malone, Best Actress Tony nominee and star of the 2015 Tony winning best musical Fun Home returns to Joe's Pub for one night with her one woman show Beth Malone So Far.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMBroadwayBox heads backstage at Finding Neverland for 20 questions in 2 minutes with star Teal Wicks.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:37PMDate: 20 july 2015 Upstaged Rating: When you were young and somebody asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up, how did you answer? The Mercury Complex takes just that as a star…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:36PMAn all-new THEATER TALK looks at a major cast change for a hit Broadway musical plus a new illustrated history of Black performers and shows on Broadway. This week's episode boasts a cast of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMThe music division of Library of Congress has done several 'A Conversation With...' pieces on famous musicians, lyricists and contributors to not only the music scene but also the musical th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMActress and singer Jennifer Hudson stopped by this morning's TODAY to chat with Kathie Lee and Hoda about moving to New York to star in the Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE this fall.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMBroadwayWorld has just leanred that casting has been announced for the brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien. This lavish new prod…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMGhostlight Records will record the Original Cast Album of Be More Chill, the new musical which recently had its world premiere production at Two River Theater, Red Bank, NJ. Be More Chill ha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMOn July 20, the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival presented Women of Note, a one-night-only concert celebrating the music of such luminaries as Lynn Ahrens, Amanda Green, Anna K…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PMArts funding faces dramatic cuts after the Department for Culture, Media and Sport was told to prepare for a budget reduction of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PMCasting has been announced for the brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien.
SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 12:17PMThe American Theater Company, in partnership with New York's Araca Group (made up of Broadway producers of Disgraced, Urinetown and The Wedding Singer), have announced the three new work…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMAt a time when we're often inundated with yet another TOSCA, BOHEME or CARMEN at major opera houses, the Caramoor Festival in Katonah, NY--a couple of hours north of New York City in summer …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PMWas my face red. Watching Keith Hamilton Cobb’s mighty American Moor, I flushed scarlet with the knowledge of the accidental racism of my asking African American actors through the years �…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:14PMTim Firth's Olivier-award winning musical will run at the Union Theatre in August
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:09PMWith August fast approaching, the smaller theatres in London are almost all filled with Edinburgh Fringe companies showcasing their latest productions. These venues are being used as a dry r…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:04PMComplete casting has been announced for the brand-new production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music, which will be directed by three-time Tony winner Jack O…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PMThe show is inspired by Natalie Babbitt's beloved young adult novel of the same name.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMComplete casting has been announced for the fall production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMAward-winning actress Marlee Matlin joins the Deaf West company.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe new show recently received its world premiere production at Two River Theater in New Jersey.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMJoe Calarco will dramaturg the bi-monthly community event.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
The Tucks have a home! The musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting will come to life at the Broadhurst Theatre this spring. Preview performances will begin on March 23 (instead of the previou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMGrammy winner Brandy Norwood is wrapping up her time on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago, but it’s not an experience she’ll soon forget. “There was a period where I didn&r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMOscar and Golden Globe winner Marlee Matlin will headline the previously reported Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. Directed by Michael Arden, the Deaf West Theatre incarnation of the To…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMRumer Willis will soon razzle dazzle 'em in Chicago and we have our first sneak peek of how she'll look as Roxie Hart! The Dancing with the Stars winner, who will be making her Broad…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMLive-action adaptations of "Mulan," "Sword in the Stone," "Dumbo," "Tinker Bell" and an "Aladdin" prequel are in the works for Walt Disn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMThe comedian has just written his first children’s book, and is joining us to answer your questions from 1pm BST onwards on Thursday 23 July – post them in the comments below 4.14pm BST …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:49AMMarlee Matlin, best known for her Oscar-winning turn in the 1986 film 'Children of a Lesser God', has joined the cast of the breakthough revival that will be performed simultaneously in Amer…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:40AMWhy is Connecticut so circus-savvy? Well, there's the legacy of Bridgeport icon P.T. Barnum and his "Greatest Show on Earth" bombast. Traditional three-ring circuses continue to visit the st…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:40AMAbout Face Theatre's new facility at 5252 N Broadway features three distinct (and distinctive!) rehearsal rooms available for rent at great low rates. Since moving into our new space, we are…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:24AMIt is a conundrum for the critic: is the crudeness of the rendering the result of an expressionist style or a lack of finesse or skill in rendering?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AMTUCK EVERLASTING,the new musical based onNatalie Babbitt'sbeloved best-selling novel of the same name, will play Broadway'sBroadhurst Theatre235 West 44thStreet this spring with opening nigh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMThe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce hasannounced that actress Kristin Chenoweth will be honored with the 2,555th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, July 24, 2015 at 1130 a.m. PDT.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMnfinity Theatre Company Anna Roberts Ostroff amp Alan Ostroff, Martin Platt and David Elliott are pleased to announce that the first Broadway production of Dames at Sea will star John Bolton…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMPostponed from last January when the fake blizzard closed New York City, Broadway Unplugged, the critically acclaimed annual concert returned last night, July 20, 2015. BroadwayWorld was the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMPostponed from last January when the fake blizzard closed New York City, Broadway Unplugged, the critically acclaimed annual concert returned last night, July 20, 2015. BroadwayWorld was the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMMAN AND SUPERMAN One of Shaw's most popular of comedic masterpieces Jack Tanner is willing to go to almost any lengths to avoid matrimony, even take a trip to Hell and back. Don't miss this …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 7142015 - 7212015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMBroadwayWorld has confirmed that Academy and Golden Globe Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God, The West Wing, Switched at Birth will make her Broadway …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMChess, the 1980s rock musical that played London and subsequently Broadway, is heading back to the New York stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMMatthew Carlson, Patrick Heusinger, Andy Mientus, Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears star in Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AMMatthew Carlson, Patrick Heusinger, Andy Mientus, Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears star in Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AMFind our critics' and editors' picks in our free entertainment app
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:14AMMarlee Matlin, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Children of a Lesser God" (the only deaf performer to win the award and, at 21, the youngest to dat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMTuck Everlasting, the new musical based on Natalie Babbitt’s beloved best-selling novel of the same name, will play Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) this spring with …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:03AMThe Tony-nominated Colorado native will sing the story of her life so far.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
The Contemporary American Theatre Festival brings political, edgy, evocative new work to loyal audiences in this idyllic West Virginia town.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:52AMAll hands are now on deck! Matilda favorite Lesli Margherita, John Bolton, Mara Davi, Danny Gardner, Eloise Kropp and Cary Tedder will climb aboard the Broadway premiere of Dames at Sea. Per…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents David Josefsberg in The Devil Inside on August 3rd at 7pm. The show is about The Devil Inside Mr. Josefsberg. Most people know David as a sweet, in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AMAMAZING GRACE is a new original musical based on the awe-inspiring truestory behind the world's most beloved song. A captivating tale ofromance, rebellion and redemption, this radiant produc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AMIn an all-new interview in today's New York Times, Taye Diggs reflects on his upcoming gender-bending role in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AMTuck Everlasting, the new musical based on Natalie Babbitt's best-selling 1975 novel of the same name, will open on Broadway April 17, 2016, at the Broadhurst Theatre, currently home…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMComplete casting has been announced for the Broadway debut of Dames at Sea — the Off-Broadway musical that helped launch the career of Tony winner Bernadette …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AMJake Gyllenhaal, who played Seymour opposite the Audrey of Ellen Greene in the recent City Center concert staging of Little Shop of Horrors, guests on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMTony winner Kristin Chenoweth, who recently concluded a Tony-nominated stint in the revival of On the Twentieth Century, will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame July 24…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMIn Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Port Tobacco Players’ Spamalot – meet Jimmy Payne. Tell our readers where they may have seen you on local stages. Littl…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:28AMJohn Berberian, an Armenian-American master of the oud, is in our midst.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:27AMBrandy Norwood, who currently stars as Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago, appeared on NBC's TODAY to talk about appearing in the long-running musical. 'I stepped on that stage and my entire …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AMAt her concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall on July 16th, superstar Kelly Clarkson spoke to the crowd about the possibility of making her Broadway debut in the near future.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin
The suite of discrete scenes, distinguished by quasi-poetic lines in the program notes and a series of obvious theatrical gimmicks—tall columns that become an…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:27AMBy Doug Mayo
There are some great shows currently touring or preparing to tour the UK. Here are some of the show that are currently on our best-selling list. Find out more by visiting the to…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:22AM“The Broadway community is one that stands for freedom and civil rights, and human rights really,” Brandon Uranowitz, Tony nominee for An American in Paris, explains in the video…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:21AMThe new London production of American Idiot began performances at the Arts Theatre July 17 prior to an official opening July 22, for a run that is booking through Sept. 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMCasting has been announced for the Encore Theatre's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Tony-winning Into the Woods, which will play the Michigan venue Aug. 6…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMFEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: ANDERSON JOHN HEINZ The White Castle will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Tuesday August 4th at…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 10:08AMStage and screen actor Tom Beard has died aged 50. Beard, who last appeared on stage in 2014 in Polly Stenham’s Hotel
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:05AMTenor Alexander Grainger and soprano Alexandra Lowe have been announced as the first recipients of new Sarah Brightman scholarships from the Andrew
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:05AMThe production opens at the Arts Theatre tomorrow
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:04AMProducers are apparently in talks to develop a show described as a cross between Made in Chelsea and Glee
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:04AMDavid Gilmore's production opened at the London Palladium last night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:04AMAlthough he was an actor of vast experience, David McAlister was best known for playing the philanthropist Daddy Warbucks in the American
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AMThere's an old saying that goes something like this: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." When it comes to playwriting, writers go through drafts upon drafts until they find the one that works…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:04AMThe New York Civil Liberties Union held its annual benefit concert at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. "Broadway Stands Up for Freedom," a celebratory event in honor of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMLive from 54 Below, “Call Me Adam” catches up with the legendary Charles Busch to talk about his new show That Girl/That Boy at 54 Below July 14, 16, 17, 23 at 7pm! That Girl/…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AMMary Bridget Davies re-creates her Tony-nominated performance beginning tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
By Teresa Simone. In the first installment of Teresa Simone’s Why I Hate Children’s Theatre series, the author discusses the problematic distinction between theatre for children and thea…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:53AMGrosvenor Park Open Air theatre, ChesterThis compelling outdoor production stills the rustling of sandwich wrappers by adapting perfectly to its environment, with food fights and fizzMeasuri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AMAs well as lashings of cake, rural touring is generating some of the UK’s most innovative theatre, despite a relative lack of funding. So what might big city venues learn from the countrys…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AMSadler’s Wells, LondonMatthew Bourne’s slick repair shop staging of Bizet’s Carmen is full of sexual charisma and violent passionJust as classical dancers aspire to the big dramatic ro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AMThe New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State affiliate of the ACLU, just welcomeda star-studded lineup for its annual benefit concert. 'Broadway Stands Up for Freedom,' a celebrato…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news INTO THE WOODS comes to Forest Park, M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMStephen Sondheim music and lyrics and James Lapine's book INTO THE WOODS begins tonight, July 21, at the Muny, playing through July 27 in Forest Park.The production isdirected by Gary Griffi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMThe 'Dancing With the Stars' champion will make her Broadway debut in the iconic role beginning Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMMack amp Mabel, which will embark on a UK amp Ireland Tour in Autumn 2015 following its premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre, stars double Oliver award-winning Michael Ball and Rebecca La…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMToday in 1976, Guys and Dolls opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 239 performances. Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMHigh profile Australian arts administrator Michael Lynch is to be replaced by senior civil servant Duncan Pescod as CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District, the arts mega project in Hong K…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:09AM
RECOMMENDED Starting a show by making audacious promises to the audience—you will laugh, you will be amazed, etc.—is usually a misguided path to disaster. But host/MC Don Hall came off a…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:55AMAberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre is to reopen for opera for the first time in more than 50 years, as its £1.5million renovation nears
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:49AMTheatre leaders have welcomed plans announced by the prime minister to drive tourists beyond London and into the regions. Last week, David
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:49AMProducers have warned of a “witch hunt” against their peers on the fringe, which they claim could damage improvements regarding the low
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:49AMDublin’s Abbey Theatre has appointed Neil Murray and Graham McLaren as joint directors. Murray and McLaren join the theatre from the National
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:49AMEnter our exclusive competition to be in with a chance of seeing the pair live and joining them in rehearsals
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:49AMToday is a great day to be a Broadway fan. Right now there are incredible greats, like Tyne Daly, Chip Zien (in the same show no less), Kelli O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James, and Taye Diggs, …
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:35AMMatthew Murray takes a look at Napoleon at The New York Musical Theatre Festival 2015
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:21AMThe 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 08:15AMSummer and Shakespeare go hand-in-hand and Prince George’s Summer Shakespeare Festival’s Romeo and Juliet is a departure from “traditional” productions of this iconic William Shakesp…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:13AMEncore Stage & Studio presents Shrek, the Musical , with Music by Jeanine Tesori and Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Artistic Director Susan Alison Keady and Music Director Matt…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM
Une Soirée au Cabaret is a pleasant evening of dance and music. I wouldn’t have gone far out of my way to catch it, but I found it an entertaining and distracting change of pace from …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:49AM“You all ready to get depressed?” It’s a lighthearted way to begin a performance, particularly when the title promises a subject matter that’s really less than cheery. That being…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:49AMPeter Land, Tori Muray, and Kim Maresca in Ruthless!
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Watching folks being evil can always be so much fun, can’t it? And, if you’re unconvinced by the idea,…
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 07:49AMFrank Sinatra takes centre stage once again in this celebration of his life and musical legacy
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:44AMBeard was described by Samuel West as 'the most truthful and generous of actors'
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:44AMFrom 2005: I’d somehow managed to make it to the age of thirty-nine without losing anyone to whom I was close. Then one day the bolts of lightning started falling all around me. First my b…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AMSameer Rahim reviews comedy Store's HaLOL
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:02AM“For me, reason is the natural organ of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning. Imagination, producing new metaphors or revivifying old, is not the cause of truth, but its conditio…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Today, July 21st, Brandy Norwood, who currently stars as Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago, will appear onNBC's TODAY duringthe 9'o' clock hour to talk about the musical. At 10 am, Jennifer H…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34AMToday we are talking to a spectacularly talented and accomplished performer who has excelled in many mediums as an actor onstage and onscreen as well as a high-profile proponent and figurehe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34AMAli MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal will star in the national tour of LOVE LETTERS, celebrated playwright A.R. Gurney's enduring romance about first loves and second chances. Following a critically …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34AMLyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents BIG FISH, a new Broadway musical with a larger than life story, this summer at the Civic Center Music Hall. Based on the Daniel Wallace novel that inspired…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34AMHosted by Mara Wilson What Are You Afraid Of and Jenny Jaffe ForeverDog Productions, Project UROK, SEND IN THE CLOWNS comes to 54 Below tonight, July 21st. Doors at 515 p.m. show at 7 p.m.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34AMThe Pasadena PlayhousepresentsA NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN. Conceived, written and directed by Randy Johnson, with choreography by Patricia Wilcox and musical direction by Tyler Evans. A NIGHT …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34AMThis post is by Ryan Mikita
Clearly a passion project, two of the three male actors of the cast are the previously named co-creators—Paul Louis and Nick Santa Maria. Both play their roles …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:26AMThe film adaptation of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Lucky Stiff hits theatres July 24, and Playbill.com gives you an exclusive clip featuring its stars, Jason Alexander and Pamela …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AMScarlett Strallen, the West End star currently playing Sibella in the Tony-winning Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, b…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AMThe Muny production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods — starring Grammy Award winner Heather Headley, who won a Tony Award for her performance in t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AMA new production of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's 1974 Broadway musical Mack & Mabel, starring Michael Ball and Rebeccca LaChance in the title roles, opens officially at Chi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AM1951 Birthday of actress Lillias White, whose Broadway appearances include Effie White in Dreamgirls, Miss Jones in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Funmilayo Anikulapo&#…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AMThe Gene Kelly Awards recently marked 25 years of empowering high school students in musical theater. Earlier that month, a Kelly alum transported that confidence overseas when he took…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMIn the program for “Sharon’s Grave,” PICT Classic Theatre prints “Epic,” a sonnet by Patrick Kavanagh that contrasts village tussles with history’s great events, and finds t…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM 
