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Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Allegiance on Broadway: Watch Sneak Peak by New York Theater

“Allegiance” cast members Telly Leung (holding a fan made out of his face, above) and Elena Wang sang two songs from the musical at the Broadway in Bryant Park lunchtime concert.…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:09PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 8/8/2015

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 882015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34PM

FAMILY VALUES by Matt Windman

An all-Asian cast gives Clifford Odets’ 1935 family drama a host of truthful performances.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:10PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Genius, coward… or madman? Why Hamlet gives actors the ultimate test by Susannah Clapp

In nearly 20 years reviewing theatre for the Observer Susannah Clapp has seen 24 wildly different interpretations of Hamlet. Benedict Cumberbatch had many examples to study before offering h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33PM

Obituary: Jennifer Rae Beck Dies After Cancer Battle by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com is sad to report the death of Jennifer Rae Beck, after a recurring and long-term battle with breast cancer. The actress, mother and business owner was a longtime friend of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Cubs #2: Girl From Nowhere by Annegret Märten

Our second mini episode from the Edinburgh Fringe is about Victoria Rigby’s show Girl from Nowhere. We spoke to director Whitney Mosery about music, memories and cassette tapes. Produc…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:10PM

‘Emily Skinner: Broadway Her Way’ at AMP by David Friscic

At the Strathmore’s new AMP venue last night, musical theater star and singer extraordinaire Emily Skinner, dazzled the crowd-with her always winning combination of a soaring purity of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:08PM

Klaus Frahm's The Fourth Wall: A new theatrical perspective - from the depths of backstage

The fourth wall is the imaginary structure that runs across the front of a stage, allowing actors to inhabit their own world and ignore the audience – as if there is a wall between them. I…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:08PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Hamlet at the Barbican: don’t judge a play until press night | John Tiffany by John Tiffany

Those papers that ran reviews of Hamlet based on an early preview are doing a disservice to the play, the cast and, most of all, audiencesIn theatre, previews are the first draft of a show. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28PM

Listen to the sex workers – but which ones? | Helen Lewis by Helen Lewis

The debate about decriminalising the sex trade will never be resolved while opinion is so polarisedThere should be a word for an idea that is sensible in moderation, but becomes toxic if tak…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28PM

STAGE TUBE: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU On-Stage Proposal and Wedding Montage by Sally Henry

IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU has seen the most on-stage proposals and even weddings of any show this season. Given its subject matter, it makes sense. Where better to get engaged than a musical about…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19PM

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 8/08 - KINKY BOOTS Celebrates HAMILTON's Opening, Plus SOMETHING ROTTEN!, PIPPIN, and More by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Los Angeles Theater Preview: GROUNDLINGS RED LIGHT DISTRICT (The Groundlings Theatre) by Frank Arthur

THE FUTURE LOOKS LIGHT For almost 40 years, The Groundlings has proved itself to be one of the premiere comedy troupes in the nation, creating more stars than the Big Bang. Performers showca…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:42PM

Chicago Theater Review: THE BOY FROM OZ (Pride Films and Plays at Stage 773) by Lawrence Bommer

RISING UP FROM DOWN UNDER 23 years ago, mega-entertainer Peter Allen died of AIDS. But The Boy from Oz is the story of a survivor. The self-made star refused to be stifled by the Australian …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:42PM

Call Redialed: Melissa Ritz: Bombshell of Rhythm: The Life and Secrets of Ina Ray Hutton by Call Me Adam

Call Redialed: I was first introduced to Melissa Ritz and "Bombshell" in 2014 by my friend Ethan Paulini I was unfamiliar with Ina Ray at the time, but after some research, learned Ina Ray w…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:42PM

Call Redialed: 54 Below Facetime Interview: Tony Award winner Alice Ripley: All Sondheim by Call Me Adam

Call Redialed: I have been a fan of Tony Award winner Alice Ripley since seeing her in "The Who's Tommy" on Broadway! I sure took the opportunity to interview her again, this time at 54 Belo…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:42PM

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Goodstock boasts 'most expensive seat'

London’s West End is often criticised for its soaring ticket prices, but north of the border one show is proudly boasting the “most expensive seat” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:25PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 770: Amy Staats by Adam Szymkowicz

Amy StaatsHometown:  Hard to say. I was born in Boston, and moved to Charleston, South Carolina when I was two. When my parents split up a year later, my mother became a news reporter a…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 06:21PM

Dead Letter Office by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Philosophical potential: Some Company Productions deliver a thoughtful performance with a lot of potential, but struggle to reconcile the show wi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:18PM

Sondheim's Passion delivers true beauty in Stratford by Richard Ouzounian

Under Gary Griffin's direction, Passion employs minimal staging and a small but gifted company to stunning effect.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:11PM

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HEDDA GABLER • St. Louis Shakespeare by Andrea

Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama, “Hedda Gabler,” premiered in 1891, but Jeff Whitty’s 2012 comedy picks up where Ibsen’s left off, with Hedda (Emily Baker), just having put a bullet i…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:08PM

Spotlight On...Vicki Vodrey by Michael Block

Name: Vicki VodreyHometown: Kansas City, MOEducation: I'm mostly a self-taught playwright. I was an actor and an acting coach for many years before trying my hand at writing. I did take a pl…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:02PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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TINA C: HERSTORY Underbelly Potterow Topside , Edinburgh by Libby Purves

THE RHINESTONE COWGIRL RIDES AGAIN I first saw this cabaret-theatre character here in 2002, drawn by curiosity because the theme was “Tina C’s Twin Towers Tribute”. Under a…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:49PM

WHPAC "Be Our Guest" by Barry

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center's 6th Annual "Be Our Guest" soiree. On Friday August 7, 2015 Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center held their 6th Annual "Be Our Gu…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:23PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On...Lilli Stein by Michael Block

Name: Lilli SteinHometown: Atkinson, New HampshireEducation: Middlebury College, Phillips AndoverSelect Credits: Ensemble Studio Theatre, Potomac Theatre Project, The Flea, Family by Celine …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:56PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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‘My Fair Lady’ at Zemfira Stage by David Siegel

Northern Virginia’s non-equity, professional theater company, Zemfira Stage, continues to strive to provide ambitious, motivated entertainment with its current production of the much belov…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:50PM

BWW TV: The Bard Has Arrived! Watch SOMETHING ROTTEN! Company Perform at Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of ALLEGIANCE, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:25PM

Only Ten Years Until Nirvana by Trav S.D.

Most of you have probably heard the news, but I do have some subscribers here who don’t follow social media and it’s quite relevant to our usual beat, so we share the news here o…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:21PM

Annie Baker and Sam Gold: In Collaboration by Nicole Serratore

Signature Theatre hosted a short pre-show talk with Annie Baker and Sam Gold to discuss their artistic collaboration.  This coincides with the fifth show they are working on together, J…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 03:19PM

Review: A Naughty Night with Noel Coward, Old Red Lion Theatre by Daniel Perks

Staging famous plays from well-known playwrights can often be a double edged sword for smaller theatres. It can attract a bigger crowd who will often attend works that they have heard of and…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:16PM

Review: Oliver!, Watermill Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Glorious, high-spirited and full of gumption, Luke Sheppard’s Oliver! at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury is a first class production of the rags to riches musical. Given an appropriately so…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:16PM

Review: Banjo Man, Etcetera Theatre by Ettie Bailey-King

Banjo Man is a perfect concept searching for some finer execution. This one-woman show is the brainchild of Quina Chapman, an achingly talented, honey-voiced performer who takes us on a tour…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:16PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Always Bet On Broadway Black by Jazmine Harper-Davis

In 1906 on the campus of Cornell University, seven Black men created Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American Greek Letter Organization. After being faced with the inequalities of the fra…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:59PM

King Liz Starring Karen Pittman Extended Through August 15 by Tanya Isley

Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz, the tale of a female sports agent who’s fighting to stay on top of a male-dominated industry, was such a monstrous slam dunk in its initial run that the off-B…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:47PM

Review: Briefs, London Wonderground by Lucy Cave

Briefs are definitely not newbies when it comes to London’s Southbank. Back for their fourth year, they plan to unleash their mayhem once more. But what can we expect on their return? If …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:10PM

Pedro Pan: A New Children’s Musical by Debra Freeman

Operación ​Pedro Pan was a migration of unaccompanied children from Cuba during the 1960’s when Cuban parents feared indoctrination and the Cuban government taking away their…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:08PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Ain’t Nothing Like a Dame Parody – Seriously, not a dame! by Broadway Reviewed

I know I haven’t updated the blog for a while but its because I’ve been swamped with work.  Sorry about that.  I finally had some time to update this morning and even though I …

SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 01:54PM

Spotlight On...Matthew Dicken by Michael Block

Name: Matthew DickenHometown: Germantown, MDEducation: B.A. Theatre (directing & performance studies concentrations), Muhlenberg CollegeFavorite Credits: Way before I knew I would be wor…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:33PM

"King Liz" Pays Tribute to Strong Women by Broadway & Me

Strong, successful women don’t fare well in most contemporary plays. As I've complained before, something always seems to come along to cut them down to size. And so at the risk of violati…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 01:18PM

NOW AFRICA: The Playwrights Festival by Jazmine Harper-Davis

We are familiar with African art in the form of Zimbabwean contemporary visual artist Kudzanai Chiurai, whose art challenges African regimes and comments on the nature of xenophobia. Ther…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:01PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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40th Anniversary Look-Back – Theresa Rebeck by Alexa Derman

Our final 40th anniversary feature is on the one and only Theresa Rebeck! We are incredibly honored to have Theresa as our Festival Keynote Speaker this year – she will be in the Samue…

SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:58PM

BWW Interview: New Captain at the Helm! Anthony Warlow Reveals Why FINDING NEVERLAND Rekindled His Love for Theatre by Nicole Rosky

Anthony Warlow is back on Broadway. Just last month theBroadway and Australian stage vetsteppedinto the roles of 'Charles Frohman' and 'Captain Hook' in Finding Neverland.Warlow will remain …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM

Las Meninas & Rachel At New Brooklyn Theatre by Jazmine Harper-Davis

This month, New Brooklyn Theatre explores gripping stories of repressed histories and the fear of bringing children into unjust societies with the New York premiere of Lynn Nottage‘…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:41PM

‘Something’, by Liberi Di by Katharine Kavanagh

Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 8th August 2015 Something is a comic flickbook of everyday fantasy, presented by Italian company Liberi-Di. The seven performers each have a natura…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:40PM

Review: The Ghost Sonata, Rose Playhouse by Izzie Leach

Off-beat. Dissonant. Silences in staccato. The Ghost Sonata at the Rose Playhouse, Bankside is a production that certainly captures the aura of odd, disquieting mystery that pervades the 190…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:34PM

Become A Broadway Producer! Standing Room Capital Launches New Broadway Investment Endeavor by Jazmine Harper-Davis

Are you a huge Broadway fan? Did you ever dream of becoming a Broadway Producer but don’t have thousands and thousands of dollars to invest? Standing Room Capital, a private online me…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:32PM

Spotlight On...Sarah M. Duncan by Michael Block

Name: Sarah M. DuncanHometown: Normal, Illinois (really)Education: Bradley University, AADA, Kennedy Center Playwriting IntensiveFavorite Credits: Working in/producing in: The Wild Project, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:27PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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The Paradise Project at Edinburgh festival review – how do you build a perfect world? by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghTwo idealists find that creating a heaven on earth is easier said than done in Third Angel’s thought-provoking if somewhat detached new showHave you ever wondered how …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AM

Photo Flash: GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Welcomes HAMILTON to Broadway With Funny Graphic by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway community welcomed HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on its August 6 open…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM

Q&A: Murphy Cross

Where are you from? Grew up in Laurel, Maryland, studied dance with Bobbi Smith who would bring us to NYC to study with Phil Black and Luigi - couldn’t wait to get to NYC so did UNCS…

SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 11:32AM

Isabelle Georges: ‘Everything is so dark – I try to lift people’s hearts’ by David Hutchison

Cabaret is in the blood for Isabelle Georges, whose grandmother played piano for performers in venues across Paris. She is now at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AM

New Music Circle announces 2015-2016 season by Calvin Wilson

Legendary saxophonist Evan Parker is among artists to be presented.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:14AM

'Cold Mountain' is a hit at Santa Fe Opera by Sarah Bryan Miller

David Robertson conducts 'Salome' powerfully

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:14AM

Joseph Mercier: ‘I am way overqualified to do nothing’ by Georgia Snow

Canadian Joseph Mercier came to the UK to study at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He went on to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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A Gambler’s Guide to Dying: Edinburgh festival review – warmly comic tale of a bet against death by Lyn Gardner

Traverse, EdinburghGary McNair shines in this beautifully written show about a man with cancer who wagers that he’ll live to see the millenniumThe title of the latest one-man storytelling …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AM

Exclusive Photo Coverage: In the Room Where it Happens! Go Inside the HAMILTON Gypsy Robe Ceremony by Walter McBride

HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opened on August 6 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AM

Kristin Chenoweth Launches US Tour from Park City, Utah Today; Check Out Full Itinerary! by BroadwayWorld

Kristin Chenoweth has a big year ahead Not only did the 'popular' 2015 Tony nominee host theatre's biggest night this June, but starting today, August 8, she's launching a coast-to-coast US …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 8/8/15- SHENANDOAH by Stage Tube

Today in 1989, the first Broadway revival of Shenandoah opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 32 performances. Shenandoah is a musical that was writt…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AM

‘Mary Poppins’ at September Song Musical Theatre by Jack Posey

The sure remedy for domestic dysfunction (or boredom on a summer evening) is a spoonful of sugar, a pinch of magic, and a practically perfect nanny, all of which can be acquired with a ticke…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:32AM

Fuse Film Review: “Dark Places” — This is No “Gone Girl” by Arts Fuse Editor

Dark Places fumbles and stumbles as it tries, but fails, to follow all of the possible solutions to the whodunit.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:31AM

JOBS: AYT Weekly Jobs Round-Up: August 8 by James Lillywhite

Are you looking for work in the arts industry? Each week we at A Younger Theatre are featuring the best job applications from across the arts spectrum. Whether you’re looking for permanent…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:21AM

Overheard… “Tell me why.” by Vinnie

Mrs. Brown: “Why can’t I return this ticket? I made other plans and don’t want to go to the show tonight. They were so rude to me at the box office, acting like I was askin…

SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Age and Visibility in Dance: DISTILLERY interview with Kesha McKey and Scott Heron

By Emilie Whelan. Emilie Whelan facilitates an interview between dancers Kesha McKey and Scott Heron about age, visibility, and setting their choreography on the bodies of other dancers.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:58AM

Filichia on Friday: ‘The Wiz That the Wiz Was and Is’ by Peter Filichia

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: The Wiz That…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:49AM

Adrienne Truscott at Edinburgh festival review – sparky standup undermined by self-doubt by Brian Logan

Gilded Balloon, EdinburghTruscott has some funny, transgressive material but technical glitches and a lack of polish undermines the flow of this performanceNot many acts enter fringe legend …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:47AM

BWW TV: Lin-Manuel Talks Mix-Tapes and More at HAMILTON Opening Night After-Party; Catch Up With the Whole Cast! by BroadwayWorld TV

HAMILTON,Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opened last Thursdayat theRichard RodgersTheatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the who…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39AM

Fuse Theater Feature: John Douglas Thompson on “Red Velvet” — Race and Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century by Arts Fuse Editor

Few people are familiar with the achievement of nineteenth century African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:16AM

12 Short Plays Make it to the OOB Finals! by Ben Coleman

The OOB Festival is typically a wild and unpredictable week. In keeping with this tradition our judges last night decided to switch it up on us, and move FOUR new play onto today’s Fin…

SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 09:14AM

The Top Ticket: Three shows Aug. 8 to 14 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Shakespeare in the Ruff's Macbeth: Walking Shadows, Ariana Grande at the ACC and Parapan Am athletes in PUSH!

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Man to Man five-star review at Edinburgh festival – a world of shadows and shape-shifting by Mark Lawson

Underbelly Potterow, EdinburghMargaret Ann Bain sculpts her body and voice to become a cast of dozens in this story of an East German woman forced to take over her dead husband’s identity …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:52AM

Liam Williams at Edinburgh festival review – a gripping slice of black comedy by Brian Logan

Laughing Horse @ The Free SistersWilliams tiptoes around outright bleakness as he adds relationship angst to his ideological distress in another exciting Edinburgh showLast year’s show was…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:52AM

From Hollywood action to a turn on the fringe: John Hannah returns to Scottish stage by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

Star is latest in a line of film actors to be lured by live shows When John Hannah was a young boy in East Kilbride, the son of a toolmaker and a supermarket cleaner, a future as the star of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:52AM

IMPOSSIBLE Pleasance QueenDome, Edinburgh by Libby Purves

HOLMES AND HOKUM, FRIENDSHIP AND GRIEF Good to start the Fringe-blitz with a winner . (Not that it was the first one that hit me as I lurched off the Caledonian Sleeper, but more of that lat…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:42AM

From Shakespeare to Stratford, love is love by Richard Ouzounian

Four of the stars of Stratford Festival's Love's Labour's Lost reflect on what play says about relationships.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:30AM

Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall's new play Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is going to be a riot

Playwright Lee Hall is best known for Billy Elliot, the inspirational, heart-warming film and musical about a boy who wants to be a ballet dancer and who overcomes the odds to achieve his dr…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:20AM

Am I Good Enough? 5 Songs about Doubt and Believing in Yourself by Samia Omari

As anyone engaged in creative activities, whether it’s acting, music, singing, writing or any of the arts in general, you eventually get to that one point where you are on the edge of…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:00AM

CastAlbums.org: REVIEW: Pageant – 2014 Off-Broadway Cast by David Levy

Originally published on CastAlbums.org. When Side Show hit Broadway in 1998, I became fascinated with the career of lyricist Bill Russell. I had never heard of him before, but I discovered h…

SOURCE: itsdlevy.me at 08:00AM

Play truly a labour of love for Stratford Festival by Richard Ouzounian

Antoni Cimolino and John Caird on Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Rider University student takes on sin in play debuting in Bordentown by Lindsay Rittenhouse | For Nj.com

A junior at Rider University wrote a play about the seven deadly sins to premier on Aug. 14 at the Open Arts Stage in Bordentown.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:57AM

Lauper’s Tony-winning ‘Kinky Boots’ was made for watching by Jed Gottlieb, Jed Gottlieb

Writer Harvey Fierstein and director Jerry Mitchell know plenty of song experts. They needed an authority on songs and shoes to pen the music for the Broadway adaptation of “Kinky Boots.�…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:57AM

Westcoast Troupe gets Black Theatre Festival crowd cheering by Jay Handelman

Sarasota troupe sings 70s soul hits to sold-out houses in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... Read more » The post Westcoast Troupe gets Black Theatre Festival crowd cheering appeared first on Tick…

SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 07:57AM

Vice Media Unionizes With Writers Guild by Dave McNary

The editorial staff of Vice Media’s digital operations will now be represented by the Writers Guild of America East after management agreed to a request to allow the staff to unionize…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:53AM

What will happen to the Surflight Theatre?

The fate of the fabled Surflight Theatre on Long Beach Island remains unclear after the highest bid during a bankruptcy auction on Thursday failed to net enough funds to cover the $3.5 milli…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:51AM

Crash at Edinburgh festival review – a city trader's chilling self-portrait by Lyn Gardner

Traverse, EdinburghAndy Duffy’s monologue offers us a heartless man used to taking risks in a tight psychological thriller that grips without illuminating“Money’s power and freedom. Wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM

BWW's On This Day - August 8, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:26AM

Miss-Leading Ladies – Review by Jonathan Baz

St James Studio*****Co-written and directed by Sarah-Louise YoungRia Jones and Ceri DupreeBefore launching into a sassy opening routine of Irving Berlin's Sisters, Ria Jones and Ceri Dupree …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:26AM

Was William Shakespeare high when he penned his plays?

State-of-the-art forensic technology from South Africa has been used to try and unravel the mystery of what was smoked in tobacco pipes found in the Stratford-upon-Avon garden of William Sha…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:09AM

Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet: First pictures of actor in iconic role at the Barbican

Benedict Cumberbatch is seen drenched in sweat with his eyes glittering as he wields a dagger high above his head as Hamlet.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:09AM

Nick Awde: Free shows are ringing the Edinburgh Fringe changes by Nick Awde

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe just grows and grows, doesn’t it? The statistics defy predictions, break records, and every time things look as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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News: Want to see a “Super” Show @EdFringe? Be My Hero -Go see and support @SupertownShow  by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

Supertown  ‘You don’t need Superpowers to be a Hero’   Hot on the heels of its successful World Premiere production by the award-winning ‘LIDOS’ in Le…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:51AM

Fake It 'Til You Make It at Edinburgh festival review – divides audience into smilers and sobbers by Lyn Gardner

Traverse, EdinburghBryony Kimmings and Tim Grayburn strike a clever balance between humour and pathos as they recount the latter’s struggle to face his clinical depression Related: Bryony …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:38AM

News: Beckett + Havel (@Doublebill_)  presented by Blue Rider group @draytonarmsSW5 til 15th August  by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

Blue Rider Group presents Samuel Beckett and Václav Havel double bill.• The Blue Rider Group www.bluerider-group.com Blue Rider Group was formed by Lisa Moore and Mark Webb t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:22AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Scott Garnham

The Grand Hotel star reveals the musical numbers he couldn't live without

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:52AM

Trip the light fantastic: Edinburgh's Harmonium Project – in pictures by Murdo Macleod

A spectacular outdoor performance at the Edinburgh festival, The Harmonium Project, lit up the city’s Usher Hall to celebrate 50 years of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Around 20,000 peopl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37AM

Dialect action: the Edinburgh show giving Scotland a voice by Libby Brooks

Inspired by the ballads and folklore of her native north-east, Elspeth Turner’s SpectreTown tells its story entirely in 19th-century Doric dialect – striking a blow for cultural identity…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37AM

Crash by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ A desperate poetry: Dark, troubling and involving, the Traverse Theatre Company’s Crash may not succeed on every level but certainly benefi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:20AM

A new vision, new story for Sydney’s Theatre Royal by Erin James

One of the world’s top theatrical companies The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has been granted the lease and management of Sydney’s oldest theatrical institution, the Theatre Ro…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:12AM

Imogen Knight: ‘I never set out to be a choreographer’ by Matt Trueman

If it takes one great performance to notice an actor and one great play to spot a playwright, other creatives can be

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Liam Williams: why heckling has gone out of fashion by Liam Williams

Are you sitting quietly? Good, because live comedy is changing and it’s done with disruptions. The cult of decorum is taking over…The question commonly asked to me by strangers politely …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM

Michael Che: ‘Comedy can be very boring’ by James Kettle

Critics weren’t ready for Michael Che’s street-smarts two years ago. But now the New York stand-up is a Saturday Night Live star and he’s come back for moreTwo years ago, New York-born…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM

Edinburgh fringe 2015: comedy preview special by James Kettle

Sarah Callaghan | Julian Deane | Mawaan Rizwan | Corey White | Phil Jerrod | Kevin JThere’s nothing softly softly about the approach of Sarah Callaghan. An early twentysomething Londoner, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM

Alex Edelman: how I learned to love the British sense of humour by Alex Edelman

The New York stand-up was named best newcomer at last year’s fringe. Here’s what he’s picked up from his time on these islesThe first UK comedy show I ever performed was a total mess. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh festival for kids: the best family shows by Lyn Gardner

Try these family fringe outings: a detective story by Anthony Horowitz, a preposterous collection of animals and a show about a missing grandadWhen I first started coming to Edinburgh in the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

Michele Lee: Wicked’s Newest Madame Morrible by Joe Clarke

      Interview by Marilyn Lester   That popular axiom of real estate, “location, location, location,” may well translate to theater as “timing, timing, timing.” …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:08AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Puttin’ on the Dog at NY Pops by Joe Clarke

  by Magda Katz   Thursday August 6, 2015, The New York Pops performed an inaugural concert at its new summer home, Forest Hills Stadium, with two-time Tony Award winner... The pos…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:28AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Win a double pass to Anything Goes at the Sydney Opera House by AussieTheatre

AussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway to Anything Goes at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday, 6 September. For decades, Anything Goes has captivated millions with its delightful story…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:49AM

How to deal with those over-sharers and how to politely say…. Shhhhh by Sophie Wright

Sophie Wright is back after finishing the Australian tour of Wicked, with another wellness video blog. This week she delves into what you can do to deal with those ‘over-sharers’…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:22AM

Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirate of Penzance at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts by Erin Nagel

With the exception of Shakespeare, today’s popular musical theatre shows usually weren’t written prior to the 1950’s. However, there are a few exceptions to this; one being Gilbert …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:21AM

Improv Games for Collaboration by Lindsay Price

Here are some great improv games to work on collaboration skills. Click below for a PDF download of these exercises! Word at a Time Story Students sit in a circle. Give them a title for a st…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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50th Anniversary of The Beatles at Shea Stadium Set for Tonight at Brooklyn Bowl by BroadwayWorld

Come together for a very special event...Sid Bernstein Presents 2015 The Brooklyn Invasion- a 50thAnniversary celebration of The Beatles historic August 15, 1965 concert at Shea Stadium - fe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AM

Ryan Murphy Reveals New Details On Lady Gaga's Character On AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL; Sneak Peek? by Pat Cerasaro

A new look inside AMERICAN HORROR STORY HOTEL

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AM

Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: August 8 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas

1975 Liza Minnelli to the rescue! With only six days to learn the role of merry murderess Roxie Hart, the Academy Award-winning stage and film star agrees to fill in for an ailing Gwen V…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Betty Buckley and Rachel York Are the Beales of East Hampton in Grey Gardens, Opening Tonight by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York head the cast of the Bay Street Theater's production of the award-winning musical Grey Gardens, which official…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Learn How Ruthie Ann Miles’ Grandmother Helped Guide Her to a Tony-Winning Turn in The King and I by Harry Haun

Newly minted Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Miles shares the journey that brought her to the acclaimed revival of The King and I and how Hillary Clinton influences her performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway Boomerangs: Why More Shows Are Back Before You Have a Chance to Miss Them by Robert Simonson

Ken Davenport, David Cote and more theatrical insiders share their thoughts on frequent revivals of popular plays and musicals that keep finding their way to Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Kristin Chenoweth Hits the Road Tonight! See Her Concert Tour Dates Here by Michael Gioia

Kristin Chenoweth, last seen on Broadway in her Tony-nominated turn in On the Twentieth Century, kicks off her 2015-16 concert tour Aug. 8 at Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Ampitheath…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
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