Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Is This Dreamer Beautiful?

That said, the entire 90-minute intermissionless enterprise is worth seeing for Lauren Nicole Cipoletti

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 11:42PM

Edinburgh Fringe 2015 week one round-up: From The Missing Hancocks to Going Viral

The Missing HancocksThe Assembly RoomsReview by Veronica Lee

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:33PM

The Wick’s Peter Pan Soars When The Music’s Playing by Bill Hirschman

The Wick Theatre’s lush Peter Pan is thrilling whenever it breaks into song, spinning spell of gently whimsical fantasy. Otherwise, with a few notable exceptions, it settles for being a m…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:18PM

DCTS Guide to the Women’s Voices Theater Festival by Lorraine Treanor

August 12 – Nov 22, 2015 The post DCTS Guide to the Women’s Voices Theater Festival appeared first on DC Theatre Scene.

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Cooper Lawrence Talks with Meryl Streep & Rick Springfield by Sandi Durell

  Cooper Lawrence, radio and television personality, a PhD and author of five books, has had a history of interviewing some of film and television’s most famous. Happily, she shar…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:38PM

The Present – Sydney Theatre Company by Bec Caton

Andrew Upton’s The Present is an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s earliest play, originally untitled but most often known as Platonov. Upton has condensed the lengthy original to a fast pac…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:04PM

Review: Unity (1918)

Project: Theater offers the U.S. premiere of a play about the worst biological disaster in human history.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Unity (1918): An Ambitious project for Project: Theater by Sandi Durell

                by: Paulanne Simmons   The 1918 Spanish flu (which actually began in France) infected 500 million people worldwide and killed 50 …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:33PM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Aug. 9 by Audition Roundup

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, August 9, 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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When She Speaks, I Hear Her Revolution: Salt Lake’s Feminist Open Mic

By Shauna Brock. Shauna Brock describes Salt Lake City’s monthly open mic series When She Speaks I Hear the Revolution and its strides for diversity and inclusion.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:52PM

Benedict Cumberbatch urges fans not to take photos or video during Hamlet performances – video by Guardian Staff

The actor, who is playing Hamlet at the Barbican in London, addresses fans outside the venue after Saturday’s performance. He urges audience members not to take videos or pictures during t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25PM

HBO Teases ‘Westworld’ 2016 Series With Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris by Jeremy Gerard

Sunday night viewers got a glimpse — a very tiny glimpse — of HBO’s coming hourlong dramatic series about “the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:20PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Traces’, by 7 Doigts de la Main by Katharine Kavanagh

Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 7th August 2015 Traces is – in the UK at least – the 7 Fingers’ signature show since the finale sequence of Chinese…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:28PM

Research shows William Shakespeare may have smoked marijuana by David Harding

William Shakespeare may have been stoned when writing his famous plays.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:05PM

Benedict Cumberbatch to fans: Stop recording 'Hamlet' by Kirthana Ramisetti

To record or not to record — for Benedict Cumberbatch, there is no question.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:05PM

21 times Anna Kendrick was all of us

Will probably be slightly NSFW because let's be honest, it's Anna Kendrick.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 07:05PM

Big names join Broadway revival of musical 'Shuffle Along' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some of Broadway's best will join Audra McDonald in a revival of the 1920s musical "Shuffle Along," including Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon a…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:05PM

‘Rocky Horror’ at Lincoln Center, With Headphones by Dave Itzkoff

Viewing of the 40-year-old cult film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” continues to evolve, with a “silent” screening in Damrosch Park.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:05PM

UNITY (1918) - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Imagine Our Town as seen through the eyes of Stephen King, and you’ll have a pretty good picture of what to expect from Canadian playwright Kevin Kerr’s Unity (1918), having its U.S. pre…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:02PM

Heartlands by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ Heartwarming: In a multi-layered and engaging performance, Urban Fox Theatre Company deliver a wonderfully warm and intimate insight into modern …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:02PM

Sacramento painter shares his light and his art

Demetris Washington leaves paintings for his fansFans rush to find his paintings around SacramentoWashington’s art is chosen for specialty Blue Moon label … Click to Continue »

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 07:00PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: F*cking Men, King’s Head Theatre by Lydia Lakemoore

Do we stereotype gay men? Do we think we understand the conventions of a gay relationship? Are there even conventions to a gay relationship? F*cking Men explores and opposes what many may th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:45PM

Fuse Theater Review: Annie Baker’s “John” — A Feminist Black Comedy by Tim Jackson

Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker's John is a haunting feminist drama about women and madness.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:37PM

Arts House Chat: Ahilan Ratnamohan by Anne-Marie Peard

Ahilan Ratnamohan is a soccer player and a theatre maker who creates physical performance inspired by by sport, film language and unorthadox foms.  In SDS1, opening at Arts House on 19 Aug…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:27PM

Theatre News: Car Man dancer Jonathan Ollivier dies in motorbike crash

Ollivier, who was playing Luca in Matthew Bourne's acclaimed production, died shortly before the final performance at Sadler's Wells

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18PM

Review: In ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten,’ Audra McDonald Is Front and Center by Ben Brantley

This revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play centers on people who assume false roles that allow them to function in their daily lives.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:13PM

Review: In ‘Delirium’s Daughters,’ Dad Wrestles Daughters’ Suitors, One Dead by Anita Gates

In this farce by Nicholas Korn, influenced by commedia dell’arte, a patriarch weighs the qualifications of three suitors courting his children; a fourth complicates matters.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:13PM

VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. Covers Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young' as Audra Mae at #Ham4Ham Lottery by Stage Tube

The first HAMILTON ticket lottery entertainment since its official opening has hit the internet In yesterday's Ham4Ham, as the now traditional pre-show entertainment has been dubbed on socia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PM

Tapping into the troubled life of that “Boy from Oz” by Hedy Weiss

Pride Films & Plays' impressive Chicago premiere of "The Boy from Oz" - the jukebox musical about the life of Peter Allen, the Australian-born performer, songwriter and sexual adventure…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:03PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Children’s shows by Thom Dibdin

At All Edinburgh Theatre, we are covering as many shows made in Edinburgh being staged during the fringe as we can. Here is our alphabetical listing of the children's shows which are made b…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:48PM

Sophie Okonedo Leads the New Broadway Revival of The Crucible by Jazmine Harper-Davis

The Crucible is coming back to Broadway and Tony Award winner Sophie Okonedo (A Raisin in the Sun) was recently announced to take the lead as “Elizabeth Proctor”. The highly popu…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:42PM

Guest Reviewer Emma Boxall (@Emmabox14) awards 4⭐️ To @PinocchioLondon – With additional content from a 10 year old’s perspective!  by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

     Photo Credit Claire Bilyard Guest Review by Emma Boxall (@Emmbox14)  who awards ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ For The Adventu…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:39PM

Review: Pull Your Socks Up Britain!, Canal Cafe Theatre by Tal Fox

 “Just leave it all to me. I’m going to sort EVERYTHING out. Sort out this nation like an unruly sock drawer at half-term…”  Lotta Quizeen is here to save the UK from natio…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:32PM

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man cancelled following motorcycle death by Matthew Hemley

UPDATE This story was updated at 9.45pm on August 9 to reflect new information from the Metropolitan Police The final performance of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:32PM

Interview with Joel Paley and Tracy Jai Edwards At Broadway Barks. by Corine Cohen

Corine Cohen had a quick red carpet interview with Tracy Jai Edwards (Actress Ruthless!) and Joel Paley Writer, Director and actor in Ruthless! Ruthless, is a very funny show. See it at St L…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 05:22PM

Spotlight On...Christopher Duva by Michael Block

Name: Christopher DuvaHometown: Los Angeles, CAEducation: MFA - NYU Grad Acting Program / BAs - Middlebury College (Theater and History)Favorite Credits: The Voysey Inheritance (Atlantic The…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:16PM

Friend of Rosie O'Donnell Speaks out Against Donald Trump's Debate Comments by Sally Henry

Rosie isn't just a celebrity, she's also a large proponent and donor of charities, particularly arts-supporting ones.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:09PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Bette, Live at the Continental Baths (Hell in a Handbag Productions) by Scotty Zacher

Whether you’re a casual listener or a devotee, Bette represents some of Handbag’s strongest work to date, and is an utterly unmissable accolade for a living legend. Highly Recommended. …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:24PM

Spotlight On...Lipica Shah by Michael Block

Name: Lipica ShahHometown: Clarksburg, an itty bitty farming town in the middle of New Jersey’s pine barrens.Education: NYU-Tisch (BFA)Select Credits: Bunty Berman Presents… (The New Gro…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:21PM

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Scooby-Doo star Matthew Lillard struggles to get noticed

Matthew Lillard has been recognised every day since arriving in Scotland earlier this month by fans of his star turn in the horror film Scream and others who recognise him from the movie Sco…

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:14PM

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing: the book that wants to be heard by Annie Ryan

To make sense of Eimear McBride’s book I read the first chapters out loud. By the end, I was gasping in horror – and knew I had to adapt it for the stageEimear McBride’s book A Girl Is…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14PM

Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for August 10-16, Featuring Alice Ripley, Evan Ruggiero, and More! by Louisa Brady

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Seventeen by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1951 (RCA/Masterworks Broadway) “Willie, get a wiggle on!” That characteristic, gee-whiz, chorus-boy exhortation, in a song called “Weatherbee’s Drug Store,�…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:49PM

Video: Benedict Cumberbatch urges fans to switch off cameras and phones

The actor claimed he could see a red light in the audience whilst performing

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:45PM

Prince Compares Record Contracts To Slavery In Rare Meeting With Media by Eric Deggans

Music icon Prince is worried about the future of the music business for artists, and his top priority can be summed up in one word: Freedom.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:39PM

Seussical by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 2000 (Decca) Whatever was wrong with producers Barry and Fran Weissler’s attempts to cobble a musical out of bits and pieces of Dr. Seuss’ cherished children’s …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:35PM

Spotlight On...Gavin Rohrer by Michael Block

Name: Gavin RohrerHometown: Poquoson, VAEducation: University of VirginiaSelect Credits: That Queer Blind Silence (Edward Snowden) -- 13th Street Rep, Let My People Come (Man 1) -- Undergrou…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:32PM

BWW TV: 4 Actors, 1 Show, 5 Minutes- Watch A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Abridged! 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 03:27PM

National Symphony Orchestra: ‘The Music of John Williams’ at Wolf Trap by David Siegel

It was as good as it gets. A glorious DC area midsummer, low-humidity evening. There was a full house at the Filene Center; with demographically and generationally diverse picnickers filling…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:24PM

‘Bruit de Couloir’, by Clément Dazin by Katharine Kavanagh

Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 9th August 2015 The creaking of the tent gives way to liquid dripping and footsteps, mingling with the sounds of traffic out…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:15PM

Edinburgh festival: naked performers throw paint to try to escape modern life by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Liberation aims to free audience from feelings of shame over nudity through music, dance and mime as performers strip off and throw paintWhen was the last time you ran around naked, throwing…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:08PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Kurios—Cabinet of Curiosities/Cirque du Soleil by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED To some extent, every Cirque du Soleil show is dreamlike. Writer/director Michel Laprise’s “Kurios—Cabinet of Curiosities” is the first I have seen that makes that scenar…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:30PM

This Week on Broadway for August 9, 2015: Brian Hargrove and Lisa Howard from It Shoulda Been You by James Marino

James Marino talks with It Shoulda Been You book & lyrics writer Brian Hargrove. In the second half of the show, Carey Purcell joins in to chat with Broadway star Lisa Howard. —&…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 02:30PM

Seesaw by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1973 (Buddah/DRG) “Up, down; up, down” goes a lyric in the title tune, and that’s a good barometer for this Cy Coleman-Dorothy Fields musical based on the Willi…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:25PM

Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know by Michael Portantiere

Off-Broadway Cast, 1999 (RCA) Many composers and lyricists turned out a mixed bag of songs and sketches for Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, an occasionally clever revue. Nearly all…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:16PM

Lay down thy iPhone by Telegraph View

Telegraph View: To film or not to film, that is the question

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:15PM

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1964 (Columbia/Sony) Based on a popular short story by James Thurber that had already inspired a film starring Danny Kaye, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — ada…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:05PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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The Secret Garden by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1991 (Columbia) The Lucy Simon-Marsha Norman musicalization of the beloved Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden worked its charm on Broadway for more than …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:40PM

Scene City: Celebrities Flock to ‘Hamilton’ Broadway Opening and Party by Denny Lee

The rap musical based on the Ron Chernow biography of Alexander Hamilton, drew the kind of star wattage usually reserved for Hollywood premieres.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:39PM

Arts | Northport: Review: ‘The Cottage’ in Northport Is a Saucy Farce by Aileen Jacobson

The play by Sandy Rustin, set in 1923 England and inspired by Noël Coward and perhaps Oscar Wilde, continues through Sept. 6 at the John W. Engeman Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:39PM

ArtsBeat: Leading African-American Actors to Join Audra McDonald in Revival of Early All-Black Broadway Show by Michael Paulson

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry will join Ms. McDonald next spring in a musical that seeks to reintroduce one of the first all-black shows on Broad…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:31PM

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Michael Portantiere

Concept Recording, 1991 (Broadway Angel) Here’s a “concept album” for a musical that probably wasn’t a very good idea to begin with — at least, not as composed by Frank Wildhorn, w…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:30PM

Say, Darling by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1958 (RCA/DRG) First, novelist Richard Bissell wrote 7½ Cents, which was turned into the hit musical The Pajama Game. Then he wrote a novella about his experiences o…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:16PM

Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet: 8 times actors lost the plot over audience etiquette

Imagine spending months rehearsing arguably the most iconic of all theatre roles, only to begin your 'To be or not to be' soliloquy and be put off by a load of flashing red lights in the fro…

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:15PM

'Kinky Boots' star Billy Porter set for new Broadway show with all-star cast by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Billy Porter made it official today: He will leave "Kinky Boots" next year and join fellow Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in the Broadway production &q…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:08PM

Saturday Night Fever by Michael Portantiere

Film Soundtrack, 1977 (Polydor) Iconic though this movie may be, the blockbuster soundtrack album of Saturday Night Fever is distressingly dated. Even if individual songs are terrific, how m…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:03PM

JURASSIC PARK Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh by Libby Purves

DINOSAUR-TING OUT FAMILY LIFE.. A school backpack suddenly yawns like the jaws if a Tyrannosaurus Rex, devouring an actor’s head. A toy helicopter overflies three herding brontosauri. …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:01PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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‘One in the Chamber’ at The Mead Theatre Lab by John Stoltenberg

The authenticity and specificity of Katie Sullivan’s scenic and properties design for One in the Chamber could qualify it as a character in this engrossing new play by Marja-Lewis Ryan…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Happy Birthday Michael Urie! BWW Visits Oz Performance! by BroadwayWorld TV

On Monday night, January 20, 2014 BroadwayWorld.com kicked off our 10th anniversary celebration with a benefit for BCEFA entitled BroadwayWorld.com Visits Oz. In celebration of Michael Urie'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM

BWW Flashback: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Takes Final Bow on Broadway Today by BroadwayWorld

It Shoulda Been Youplays its final performance on Broadway, today Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 W 47th Street. In honor of the show's journey, BroadwayWorld takes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM

Spotlight On...Harrison Chad by Michael Block

Name: Harrison ChadHometown: Plainview, NYEducation: Brown University, Class of 2014Select Credits: Broadway: Caroline, or Change, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan. Other Thea…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:55PM

Tony Nominee Sally Mayes on Why ‘Gypsy’ is a Perfect Musical by Jose Solis

From August 7-16, lucky theatergoers get to see Tony-nominee Sally Mayes delivering a knockout performance as Mama Rose in Jule Styne, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim’s Gypsy. Tacklin…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:35PM

Benedict Cumberbatch Pleads With His Fans To Stop Filming ‘Hamlet’ by Suzi Steffen

“The Sherlock actor made his debut as Hamlet at the Barbican last week but found the distraction of red lights in the audience so ‘mortifying’ that he stepped outside the s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:33PM

Saturday Night by Michael Portantiere

Original London Cast, 1998 (First Night) With music and lyrics by a 24-year-old Stephen Sondheim and a book by Julius J. Epstein, Saturday Night was supposed to be produced on Broadway in th…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:32PM

Saratoga by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1959 (RCA) Edna Ferber’s Saratoga Trunk had already been adapted as a hit film, so the stage musical version, developed for Broadway as Saratoga and rumored to be t…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:25PM

Ann Arvia & Linda Brovsky, Together Again for the First Time, Offer Workshops for Musical Theatre Performers by Admin

Broadway actress and voice teacher Ann Arvia and critically acclaimed director Linda Brovsky, longtime music-theatre colleagues respected for their work on a range of projects, are hanging o…

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:09PM

"Grey Gardens" @ Bay Street **** by Barry

           By: Patrick Christiano Grey Gardens, a revival of the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical, starring Betty Buckley and Rachel York opened on the Mainstage at the Bay Stre…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:04PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Benedict Cumberbatch asks fans to resist filming his Hamlet by Press Association

Actor says being filmed during his performance is ‘mortifying’ and warns that theatre will evict offenders Benedict Cumberbatch has urged fans not to film his performance as Hamlet, desc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM

Edinburgh festival review: Impossible – a duel between Houdini and Conan Doyle by Mark Lawson

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghBizarre miscasting and stodgy dialogue scupper this account of a meeting between the master illusionist and the Sherlock Holmes creatorIn the teeming marketplace of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM

Sir Patrick Stewart on Robin Phillips: ‘He was the star of our year at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’ by Sir Patrick Stewart

I first met Robin Phillips in September 1957 when we both arrived for the orientation day at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The average age must have been 20, but I was only just 17. Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM

Photo Flash: First Look at Harbor Lights Theater's GYPSY Starring Sally Mayes by BroadwayWorld

The Harbor Lights Theater Company Harbor Lights, Staten Island's only professional Equity Theater Company, led by Founders and Artistic DirectorsTamara JenkinsandJay Montgomery, is pleased t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM

Sarafina! The Music of Liberation by Michael Portantiere

Original Cast, 1988 (RCA) Conceived and directed by Mbongeni Ngema, Sarafina! is the “little musical that could.” Despite considerable financial hardship in moving the show to production…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:45AM

Salvation by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1969 (Capitol/Angel) Unlike some other rock musicals of the period, Salvation had no dance or spectacle elements; the physical production was tacky, and the show …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:38AM

Billy Porter, Joshua Henry, & Brand Victor Dixon Join Audra McDonald & Brian Stokes Mitchell For Shuffle Along by Andrew Shade

This doesn’t even seem real. It’s like we keep having to ask ourselves what did we do to deserve this. And by “this” we mean, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, B…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:27AM

Spotlight On...Max Mondi by Michael Block

Name: Max MondiHometown: Franklin, MAEducation: University of Vermont B.F.A. ’08; Columbia University M.F.A. ’18Favorite Credits: What Are You Doing Here?, a devised theatre piece presen…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:22AM

‘Spamalot’ at Port Tobacco Players by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Summer Silliness: Port Tobacco Players Frolic in Spamalot What happens in Camelot stays in Camelot…and the Port Tobacco Players gamely give it their all in a sparkling, albeit uneven, perf…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:19AM

St. Louis Woman by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1946 (Capitol/Angel) Careening between musical comedy and musical tragedy, St. Louis Woman is a turn-of-the-century tale with an all-black cast and a score by Harold …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:18AM

Sail Away by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1961 (Capitol/Angel) Which musical has the best opening and closing numbers for its star? A good bet is Noël Coward’s Sail Away. The show-stopping songs, written e…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:07AM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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I Do Community Theatre

By Eli Keel. Writer and actor Eli Keel describes how his relationship with the terms “professional” and “community” theatre has evolved throughout his life.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:53AM

'I want this to be joyous': Edinburgh fringe's startling shows about depression by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

In cabaret shows and musicals such as My Beautiful Black Dog, performers at the fringe are breaking the taboo of mental healthAs a nation, the UK has never excelled at talking about its own …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:39AM

Edinburgh festival review: How to Keep an Alien – a comedy of love and visas by Lyn Gardner

Traverse theatre, EdinburghSonya Kelly’s autobiographical show proves that as far as the immigration authorities are concerned, there’s no such thing as oversharingWhen actor Sonya Kelly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:39AM

Nish Kumar: could this be the year for the shockingly inoffensive standup? by Guardian Staff

He isn’t bold. He isn’t confrontational. And he once read out survey data on stage. But Nish Kumar is the hot ticket at this year’s Edinburgh festival fringeNish Kumar’s mum recently…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:39AM

Sam Elliott Rules! by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Sam Elliott (b. 1944). I won’t apologize for the adolescent tone for the header of this blogpost. Youthful enthusiasm and hero worship are the seed kernels of …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:39AM

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics 8/08 Part 2- PHANTOM Tour Celebrates 700 Performances, ON THE TOWN Says Goodbye to Cast Members, and More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our August 8 SIP round-up Check out Part 1 HERE.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AM

Breaking News: Billy Porter, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and More Join Audra McDonald in Musical Revival SHUFFLE ALONG by BroadwayWorld

Next spring, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Joshua Henry will star in SHUFFLE ALONG Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All Tha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AM

Barnum by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ That’s showbusiness: Featuring a huge variety of talents and radiating the joy of putting on a show, Forth Children’s Theatre’s…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:36AM

Hamlet: Benedict Cumberbatch wages war on camera phones in stage door message to fans

Benedict Cumberbatch has called upon his army of fans to help put an end to the filming of theatre plays on camera phones.

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:12AM

The Home-in-sexuls? by Vinnie

A Broadway Adjacent lifer recalled this lovely moment from the 80’s… After picking up tickets for the hot new show, Torch Song Trilogy, I was standing in front of the Little The…

SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM

Billy Porter, Brian Stokes Mitchell & More Will Join Audra McDonald for Shuffle Along... on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

A host of extraordinary leading men will shuffle back to Broadway this season. Tony winners Billy Porter (current star of Kinky Boots) and Brian Stokes Mitchell, along with Tony no…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:05AM

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald Will Reunite on Broadway in Shuffle Along, Billy Porter Joi by Carey Purcell

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry will join record-breaking Tony winner Audra McDonald in the upcoming production of Shuffle Along, Or, The Makin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter Join Audra McDonald in Broadway’s ‘Shuffle Along’

Add a couple more Tony winners to the cast of upcoming Broadway musical “Shuffle Along,” as Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter join Audra McDonald in the show set to open thi…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM

Theater News: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry to Join Audra McDonald in Shuffle Along

Mitchell and McDonald will reunite on Broadway for the first time since the original production of Ragtime.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Benedict Cumberbatch Urges Fans to Not Record HAMLET Performances by BroadwayWorld

Following a recent performance, the HAMLET star addressed the audience directly. I can see cameras, I can see red lights in the auditorium, he told the crowd at the London stage door. It's m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AM

Review:Sneaky Ole Time at curtainup.com/Los Angelesl by Evan Henerson

Using 22 songs from Paul Overstreet's catalog as its dramatic through line, this is a diverting if occasionally dopey new musical .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:41AM

Review: Mother of the Maid at curtainup.com/Berkshireshtml by Elyse Sommer

Jane Anderson's re-imagined version of the much dramatized Maid of Orleans story with Tina Packer her usual winning self as the Maid's mum

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:41AM

Los Angeles Theater Preview: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Independent Shakespeare Co.) by Frank Arthur

AND NOW, WITH FURTHER ADO… Not only is it one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, but Much Ado About Nothing contains a favorite character: Dogberry. This bumbling constable arrives much lat…

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Idina Menzel in concert: Finally letting go by Michael James Rocha

Broadway star's concert in San Diego Saturday starts off weak but ends on a strong note

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Los Angeles Theater Review: REPLICA (Urban Theatre Movement at Asylum Lab) by Jason Rohrer

REAL THING I hate it when people talk about the need to “support” a good cause. Guilt is simply bad salesmanship. It kills it for me. It killed Save-the-Whales, and it sure didn’t …

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'Hamilton': Rapping with the Founding Fathers

Before Lin-Manuel Miranda's celebrated musical Hamilton became a must-see Broadway sensation, it was a hip-hop mix tape. At least, it was a work in progress called The Alexander Hamilton Mix…

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Essential Arts: A political debate critique, freeways in free-fall and a streaming tutorial

I'm Kelly Scott, and last week the arts staff took on everything from inferior classical music streaming to the dramaturgy of political debate, with a few French horns added for good measure…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:41AM

5 ways to save Denver's Civic Center, including beer and one really big change by Ray Mark Rinaldidenver Post Fine Arts Critic

No patch of open land is more important to Denver's history than Civic Center. Developed in the 1910s, just as the city itself was exploding, the park served as sacred space for political ra…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:41AM

Massive Dad at Edinburgh Festival review – ragged with flashes of brilliance by Brian Logan

Pleasance DomeThough sadly not living up to the promise of their 2014 fringe debut, this comedy trio are still an impressive and endearing actThe month of previews, the week to break in your…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AM

Jim Cartwright's RAZ at Edinburgh festival review – a real night on the town by Mark Lawson

Assembly George Square Studios, EdinburghJim Cartwright’s raucous, lively study of living for the weekend has the feel of another crossover work from the author of the Rise and Fall of Lit…

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BWW TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- New PHANTOM, James Barbour! by Richard Ridge

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITHRichard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang out…

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Megan Fairchild Exits ON THE TOWN Today; NYC Ballet Soloist Georgina Pazcoguin Takes Over by BroadwayWorld

New York City Ballet principal dancer and Theatre World Award Winner Megan Fairchild will depart the Broadway revival of ON THE TOWN on August 9 to return to the NYC Ballet. Fairchild will b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AM

Philip Rosenberg: ‘Circus training is bitter but rewarding’ by David Hutchison

Circus performer Philip Rosenberg trained in Chinese acrobatics before starting to build up a repertoire of skills as a hand balancer. He’s

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Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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UPDATE: Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson & More Share AHS Character Details! by TV News Desk

Murphy and his cast members shared additional information on who will bechecking into'HOTEL'

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The Encounter at Edinburgh festival review – an aural adventure by Lyn Gardner

Edinburgh International Conference CentreSimon McBurney’s one-man show is an expedition into the jungles of the imagination, combining audio technology with dense storytellingIn October 19…

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A love letter to the Edinburgh fringe by Léonie Higgins

It can be oddly lonely and gruelling but the fringe is a place where friendships are made fast. It’s a month-long jumble sale: messy, hectic and colourful I’ve been going to the Edinburg…

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Century of Slapstick #89: Charlie Chaplin in “The Bank” by Trav S.D.

Today is the 100th anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin comedy The Bank (1915). Essentially, a much improved revisitation of his earlier The New Janitor, in The Bank Chap…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:34AM

AUDIO: First Listen- Meryl Streep Sings 'Bad Romance' in RICKI AND THE FLASH by Movies News Desk

In her new film RICKI AND THE FLASH, Meryl Streep plays a rock star who is trying to mend broken relationships with her family while maintaining her rocker identity. Below, get a first liste…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25AM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Daphne at Edinburgh festival review – strange trio's arresting debut by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comedy threesome play off their incongruous personae to create an odd, slippery and exhilarating show of extreme slapstick and fresh, uneasy jokes Recently …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet - in pictures by Guardian Staff

The first pictures of the eagerly anticipated production of Hamlet have been released. Take a look at some of the stars of the production directed by Lyndsey Turner and designed by Es Devlin…

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BWW's On This Day - August 9, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

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Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Nina Conti: ‘I’m hoping people will sit in the front row if they’re feeling brave’ by Interview By Stephanie Merritt

The comedian and ventriloquist explains why she decided to make the audience her puppets in her new showNina Conti has been appearing at the Edinburgh fringe since 2003. Her new show, In You…

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Benedict Cumberbatch to fans: Stop filming Hamlet performance by Lyndsey Telford

The actor appears at the Barbican's stage door urging fans to remember his performance in their minds rather than on their camers and phones

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Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Chris Thorpe: ‘Let’s talk about death’ by Tom Wicker

I’m looking at Lisbon through the swaying, slightly pixelated lens of Skype. “What I really like about this is its combination,” enthuses

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Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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From North Jersey to NY Fringe Festival

Two locals are part of the International Fringe Festival.

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Edinburgh festival 2015 comedy review – Lolly Adefope, Aisling Bea and Joseph Morpurgo among the highlights by Stephanie Merritt

Character comedy, childhood memories and a fantasy Desert Island Discs hit the mark in week one on the fringeOne of the great joys of the Edinburgh fringe is the yearly reminder of what a br…

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Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – a feast of shock, awe, robotic acting and bad French accents by Ralph Jones

Electronic dreams and nightmares loom large over this year’s fringe. But there’s no shortage of simple human tales too“We’re having technical difficulties with the robot. He’s neve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Publish and be banned: what happens when embargoes are broken by Kathryn Bromwich

With early reviews of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet causing a media storm by having broken a press embargo, we look at other times when the urge to review has been more than critics can be…

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Splendour review – Abi Morgan’s icy power play by Susannah Clapp

Donmar Warehouse, London Seething resentments surface amid opulent surroundings as four women sit out a revolutionPlaywrights are usually praised for their compassion. But every now and then…

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David Elms: why all comedians have a friend in Randy Newman by David Elms

Don’t be fooled by the slurred, common-man delivery: the writer of Short People and other staples is one of music’s sharpest satirists, capable of duping even his targets with his decept…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM

Grand Hotel review – everyone is on the make or on the wane by Susannah Clapp

Southwark Playhouse, LondonGreta Garbo and Sally Bowles stalk Thom Southerland’s full-tilt production of the 1989 musicalAt Southwark Playhouse, Thom Southerland has done sterling work in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM

Happy Days: Enniskillen International Beckett festival 2015 review – truly enthralling by Kelly Grovier

Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh Beckett’s spirit comes to vivid life among the ancient churches and lonely loughs of Northern Ireland“Strictly speaking,” Samuel Beckett wrote in 1946, “I w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Kristin Chenoweth Set for 'Making of DESCENDANTS' Disney Channel Special Tonight by TV News Desk

'Descendants Set It Off,' a half-hour special that takes viewers behind-the-scenes during the making of Disney's hit movie 'Descendants,' will be presented TONIGHT, AUGUST 9 930 p.m. ETPT on…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49AM

Your Sunday Afternoon Zen: Marika Aubrey is gonna “Wash That Man” by Cassie Tongue

Australia is bursting with musical theatre talent, and very soon, one of our most remarkable is taking her rightful place in a very “Loud” role: Marika Aubrey will play the brash…

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This Week’s Picks! Watch a Supersized Aaron Tveit, Sing Along with Jane Lynch & More by Pete Croatto

Hey, you, heading out to that massive, out-of-town water park! Why bother? The cost of travel, snacks, and admission will top your student loan. Besides, you live in the most entertaining ci…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19AM

Jenny’s Blues:  It Shoulda Been You Plays Final Broadway Performance Today by Adam Hetrick

It Shoulda Been You, the new musical comedy about a wedding gone awry that stars Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris and Sierra Boggess, ends its Broadway run Aug. 9, after 31 previews and 135 regular…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Life After Broadway: Musicals That Find Success Away from the Great White Way by Mark Robinson

Not every show succeeds on Broadway. It is the unfortunate reality of theatre that many plays and musicals will never make their money back, let alone run for years and turn tidy profits for…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Megan Fairchild Ends Run in Broadway’s On the Town See Her Passionate Second Act Ballet by Andrew Gans

New York City Ballet principal dancer and Theatre World Award winner Megan Fairchild departs the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of On the Town, which plays the Lyric Theatre, Aug. 9 to…

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Learn How Billy Porter Peacocks and Jefferson Mays’ Tips for Being a Dandy: Stars Share Their Stage by Ruthie Fierberg

With actors there's always a story, and their after-show looks are no exception. Playbill caught up with your favorite Broadway starts to get the backstage details behind their stag…

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This Week in Nightlife: Don’t Miss Alice Ripley, and Celebrations of Sondheim, Edith Piaf and Frank by Olivia Clement

Playbill.com offers the best of after-hour shows; click on the links to take you to the events' websites and to purchase tickets directly.

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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: August 9 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Ernio Hernandez

1967 Playwright Joe Orton is found dead today in his London flat. Also found dead is his companion, writer and actor Kenneth Halliwell. It appears that Halliwell murdered the Loot playwright…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Playbill Poll: Which Cast Recording From This Season Is Your Favorite? by Joe Gambino

The 2014-15 Broadway season brought many new musicals, as well as several revivals, and with those came new cast recordings, including those for Fun Home, Something Rotten!, Finding Neve…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

“Frozen” Songwriters’ New Musical, Up Here, Opens Tonight by Robert Viagas and Carey Purcell

Up Here, the new musical by the songwriters of Disney's blockbuster "Frozen," officially opens its world-premiere engagement Aug. 9 at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, CA, f…

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Stage preview: ‘Cinderella' engages ever after by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

You might say that Cinderella is having a moment, if she had ever been away for longer than it takes to say, “happily ever after.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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