54 Below celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene with a tribute concert Another Hundred Years on Aug. 5, celebrating …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51PMName: Jennifer BareillesHometown: Eureka, CaliforniaEducation: University of California at DavisSelect Credits: Catherine in Proof, Lisa in MatchWhy theater?: It’s such an opportunity as a…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:39PMThe Muny production of the renowned Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! plays the St. Louis venue Aug. 10-16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33PMAs part of our effort to upgrade the look and design of our website we have been checking the accuracy of our area restaurants and bars list, verifying which offer discounts to patrons. In a…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:17PMTeal Wicks Finding Neverland, Wicked and Carole Demas Grease, The Baker's Wife will join host Natalie Weiss Les Miserables, Everyday Rapture, 'American Idol' and the selected cast of musical…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17PMThere is a common misconception that seeing a play or musical is an expensive outing. While that can be true, there are several ways to alleviate the financial strain of a night at the theat…
SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:09PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, two brilliant Russian ballet stars, have assemble an ad hoc mini-ballet troupe of like-minded dance artists who are unafraid …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:01PMAnnie Baker’s new play, “John,” is all dolled up for a ghost story. A young couple arrives at a bed & breakfast in Gettysburg, Penn., run by an eccentric old dear wit…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00PMAnnie Baker and Sam Gold's first collaboration since Pulitzer winner The Flick stars the noted character actresses Georgia Engel and Lois Smith.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Whether on stage or TV, Joshua Warr sure knows how to make an impression. In the New York nightclub scene, the MAC Awards nominee is known for his emotional renditions of classics, which he …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:59PMIf you’re looking for easy answers, “John” will keep you busy. So it seemed, after a recent preview, when a bus full of theatergoers animatedly debated the meaning of what...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:39PMThe membrane between life and death seems strangely permeable in the Signature Theater’s production of Annie Baker’s appealingly odd drama.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:31PMThey say that timing is everything, and that certainly seemed to be the case for reunited iconic ’80s sensation Culture Club who returned to Wolf Trap last night to ecstatic embrace.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26PMKristin Chenoweth is set to perform in Philadelphia
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PMJOHN, written by Pulitzer Prize winner-Annie BakerThe Flick and directed by Tony Award-winnerSam Gold Fun Home, kicks offSignature Theatre's25th Anniversary Season, opening tonight, August 1…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PM by: Michael Bracken Playwright Annie Baker’s penchant for examining life’s tiny moments, in all their monotonous, inevitable glory, continues to hold sway in her latest at …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15PMSlow down your metabolism. We're in current Annie Baker territory. "The Flick," which won last year's Pulitzer, asked us to hang out for three hours with people working at a dying movie thea…
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Annie Baker’s follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Flick (also now playing) is built on a similar scale: John runs three hours and 15 minutes over three acts and two intermissions. …
SOURCE: Time Out at 09:48PMIn an increasingly secular country of abandoned churches and atheist young people, it turns out there’s still a place where you can convince several hundred Christians to stage a no-holds-…
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 09:41PMGilded BalloonAn amoral anti-love story about the sexual abuse of a Spanish immigrant in Scotland is challenging, and begs the question: what shall we as viewers do?The title will make Anglo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:28PMLeeds Hill Cabaret, Shannon Conley Hedwig and Daniel Edwards Anything Goes along with Lisa Ortiz voice actress and Mike Greco musician volunteered to do an improv performance of the Supreme …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19PMLegendary Broadway producer, manager and agent Samuel 'Biff' Liff passed away yesterday, August 10, at his home in Westchester County, NY. He was 96. Biff was Broadway icon Chita Rivera's lo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13PMLea Salonga offers her candid thoughts on several topics, including gay marriage in the Phillipines
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13PMChristopher Abbott, Georgia Engel and Lois Smith star in this contemplative new work by Annie Baker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright behind 'The Flick.'read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Forget that it's August — when (notice that's "when," not "if") you head to the Pershing Square Signature Center to see Sam Gold's arresting production of Annie Baker's play John that just…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:57PMLadies and Gentle-Blog-Readers . . . it is my pleasure to introduce the newest Associate Producer on Broadway . . . Alice Rix! Let me hear a woo-hoo! And boy am I glad that decision is don…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 08:57PMGovernment is not smart, efficient or motivated enough to run a theater? Wrong.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 08:57PMOn the outside, Dan, the 31-year-old computer guy with a fleshy middle, knows he comes off as "unassuming and plain." Good at math, he tells us he's 5-foot-10, 200 pounds and that 52 is the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:57PMCall Answered: Victoria Shaw has written for some of music's biggest artists including Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera, Olivia Newton-John, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire, and Tr…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 08:57PMCall Answered: When Sam Mattingly of SM Communications wrote me about Monica Hannush's "Under: A New Musical," which will be part of this year's NYC's International Fringe Festival, from Aug…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 08:57PMActor Patrick Stewart discusses the new series he stars in, “Blunt Talk,” along with the show’s creator and show runner, Jonathan Ames. The show follows Walter Blunt (Stewart), a Briti…
SOURCE: WNYC at 08:55PMBazing-oh-no! Jaws needed to be picked up off the floor this year when Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") missed out on an Emmy nomination for Best Comedy Actor. He was such an Emmy favorit…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:54PMDuring our recent webcam video (watch below), Alan Cumming dishes his Best Drama Supporting Actor Emmy nomination for "The Good Wife" -- his first bid in four years for the CBS legal drama. …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:54PMThe Martha Graham Dance Company will celebrate its 90th-anniversary season in April at New York City Center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:47PMA dispute over privatization of some services leads to a strike at the National Gallery in London, which says it will remain open.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:47PMNope, we're not ashamed about our affinity for puns.
SOURCE: USA Today at 08:46PM“The Bandstand,” the new musical directed and choreographed by “Hamilton” choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, has locked in its casting in a trio of roles, with Laura …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45PMA couple visits a dark, possibly haunted bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pa. in “John,” an exquisitely acted puzzle of a play that features some familiar TV faces — Georgia Engel …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:36PMSummerhall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 11th August 2015 Hands covered in chalk dust, I wander away from the aptly named Demonstration Room, feeling like I should have touched that trapeze. S…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:16PMJillie Mae Eddy is a musician, actress, playwright, and composer. She earned her BA from Bowdoin College in Stage & Screen Studies (self-designed) with a minor in Gender & Women…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:13PMKING LEAR, played by Alasdair Saksena, will be joined onstage by nine sheep in a new adaptation of the Shakespearean classic, August 12-16, 2015 at the Courtyard Theater in London.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04PM
John Patrick Bray Hometown: I grew up in Highland, New York, but I spent most of my time in the used record stores and bookshops of New Paltz. Current Town: I’m in Athens, Georgia. …
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 07:57PMThe talented cast does a beautiful job concentrating on dialogue and acting, and is more than up to the Shakespearean challenge. There’s a reason Hamlet has lasted through the ages - it’…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:45PMDavid Byrne, having enjoyed an international hit with the musical Here Lies Love about Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos, is turning to another bigger-than-life female history-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:21PMThe Dana Plays, a popular fundraiser last year for a critically ill theater activist, is being revived this month by the South Florida Theatre League to support one of her favorite charities…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:15PM
Stage stars Tony winnerNathan Lane and Emmy winner Debra Messing -- an odd pair but a fun choice -- are teaming up for BRIDGING THE GAP AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS BY WESLEY TAYLOR to benefit The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:59PMHAMILTON's Jon Rua is back at it After reimagining the gym scene from WEST SIDE STORY last week, the choreographer recently tackled John Mayer's 'No Such Thing'. Check out the smoothmoves be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:59PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that Rosie's Theatre Kids will honor 2015 Tony nominee Kristin Chenoweth at its annual Gala Celebration. This year's event will be held on November 2, and will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:59PMTalking Heads' David Byrne, who with Fat Boy Slim wrote the cult Imelda Marcos musical HERE LIES LOVE, is bringing the life of another female icon to the stage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PMThe first Broadway production of DAMES AT SEA is hoisting its sails for its launch on the Great White Way, and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the musical's Dames -- Lesli Margh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PMDavid Byrne, having enjoyed an international hit with the musical Here Lies Love about Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, is turning to another bigger-than-life female history-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:58PM54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents award winning composer lyricist Timothy Huang as he hosts the 10th Anniversary of his one-man musical THE VIEW FROM HERE, which premiered in 2005 a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PMTony winner Nathan Lane and Emmy winner Debra Messing will headline a benefit reading of Wesley Taylor’s Bridging the Gap and Other Short Plays for The Actors Fund. The one-night-only …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:58PMJonathan Groff, who plays King George in the new hit musical Hamilton, has another buzzed-about show on the brain: the upcoming revival of Spring Awakening.
“Oh my God! I am so excite…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:58PMDavid Byrne, having enjoyed an international hit with the musical Here Lies Love about Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, is turning to another bigger-than-life female history-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:58PMWhen originally performed in 1920, La Ronde was vehemently controversial, even prompting personal and anti-Semitic attacks towards playwright Arthur Schnitzler. The play is a series of sed…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:31PMDanny Braverman performs this unique one-man show, sharing the true story of his great uncle Ab, who drew over 3000 pictures for his wife Celie on the back of his wage packets throughout the…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:31PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Hamilton Eyes London Bow
Could a Founding Father cross the pond to England? According to The Evening Standard, mega-produce…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:19PMThe second in a Sarah Kane double bill from Fear No Colours (the first being Cleansed), Phaedra’s Love is Kane’s contemporary reimagining of Seneca’s Phaedra. We’re promised a viscer…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:13PMMeet one of the furry stars of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PMBroadwayWorld.com can confirm Internet chatter that during the Muny run of HOLIDAY INN, numerous top New York and regional producers descended on the St. Louis venue to check out the show. S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PMSee NEWSIES on tour and go backstage
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PMOne of my favorite musicals of the past 10 years is “Here Lies Love,” David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim’s clubby ’80s take on the life of Imelda Marcos. Staged...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:10PM54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, in the concert version of 'The Other Direction' on August 21, 2015 at 1130pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PMShattered Globe Theatre is celebrating its 25th season this fall and has announced a slate of three shows at Theater Wit (1229 W. Belmont Ave.); more information about its 2015-16 lineup at …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:02PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that Carlos Gomez, an original cast member of Broadway's IN THE HEIGHTS, has replaced Geoffrey Rivas as 'Ernesto del Rio' in the world premiere of Karen Zacari…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PMShannon is a stage and screen veteran who will next be seen on Broadway in Long Day's Journey Into Night.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
According to the New York Times, Birdland is getting bigger The jazz club will reportedly open a 100-seat theatre below its current space on 44th Street, which will feature more performances…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that Erin Burniston,who was in the National Tour of SPRING AWAKENINGwill step into the role of 'Anne' in Goodspeed's LA CAGE AUX FOLLESstarting August 12. Kris…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that songwriter Jonathan Reid Gealt will celebrate the release of his new cd, 'Whatever I Want It To Be,' at Birdland with a bevy…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PMWAITRESS THE MUSICAL is set for a total Twitter takeover
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PM✭✭✭✭✭ Perfect madness:
Searching for perfection, the Bawsoot Theatre Company gets pretty close in its cleverly crafted production of The Raven.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:48PMThe Muny presents its production of Oklahoma August 10-16 directed by Rob Ruggiero, choreographed by Susan Stroman and music directed by Kevin Stites. Ginger Thatcher will restage Ms. Stroma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMThe Muny presents OKLAHOMA, which began performances onAugust 10 and runs throughAugust 16, 2015,directed byRob Ruggiero, choreographed by Susan Stromanand music directed byKevin Stites.Ging…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44PMGeorge Faison, internationally celebrated producer, writer, composer, director, choreographer and dancer, made history in 1975 when he became the first African American to win a Tony Award f…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:40PMThe Pretties, written by Ann Turiano, and directed by Lynn Morton, is a retelling of Aeschylus’ ancient trilogy, The Oresteia. The Oresteia tells the story of Orestes and his quest t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:34PMJon Rua is an ensemble member and understudy in Broadway's Hamilton, but he is also a choreographer who was a finalist for the Capezio A.C.E. Awards for Choreographic Excellence. In this…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMEXCLUSIVE: The odd couple will take the podium for “Bridging The Gap And Other Short Plays By Wesley Taylor,” along with additional cast members to be announced. The event will b…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:25PMName:
Quentin Maré (my friends just call me Q)
Hometown:
I grew up just outside of Chicago, but NYC is home for 20 years now.
Education:
A few failed attempts at undergrad. For…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:22PMName: Mikey CraigheadHometown: Fort Wayne, INEducation: B.F.A. Candidate at The New School for Drama, concentrations in Playwriting and DirectingFavorite Credits: As a Playwright: O’ Save …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:22PMBirdland Jazz Club, located on 44th Street at the western edge of the Times Square theatre district, has announced that it will add a 100-seat theatre space on the club's lower level…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PMBirdland Jazz Club, located on 44th Street at the western edge of the Times Square theatre district, has announced that it will add a 100-seat theatre space on the club's lower level.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PMCelebrating their 60th anniversary year, Opera Australia presents a range of mainstage operas and special events, while continuing to take opera to regional centres. Sydney’s year of o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:14PMDirector Rob Ruggiero takes another classic musical to the max.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:06PMChoreographers will include Dianne McIntyre.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:06PMContinuing its ongoing efforts of supporting the development of new musicals and plays under its SigWorks program, Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA is currently workshopping SCKBSTD by Gra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMAfter a sold out engagement in April 2014, Feinstein's at the Nikko welcomes the return of stage and screen star, Megan Hilty, for three performances only - Friday, September 25 8 p.m., Satu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMStage, screen and television actor Michael Shannonwill announce the2014-2015 Equity Jeff Awards nominations on a video to be released Friday, August 21 at www.jeffawards.org.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMBay Street Theater presents Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York as Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale in GREY GARDENS, the musical, which opened Augus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMA fan favorite returns to AMERICAN HORROR STORY HOTEL
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMThe One Legged Song and Dance Man is Back After a sold out show back in February, Evan Ruggiero will return to 54 Below on August 14. Joining him for this night of music will be Broadway Vet…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMPenn amp Tellerwillendtheirlimited Broadway run on Sunday August 16 at The Marquis Theatre, but before the duo wraps up they are telling fans even more about the origins of their show. Check…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMThe Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the remaining guests for thissummer's popular FREE Film Society Talks series sponsored by HBO,and they're loaded with Broadway talent
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMBrian Charles Johnson will also star in a Signature Theatre workshop of the new musical by Bruce Hornsby, Chip deMatteo, and Joe Calarco.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe Rodgers & Hammerstein musical arrives in St. Louis with a cast headed by Ben Davis and Beth Leavel.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMGomez will replace originally announced cast member Geoffrey Rivas.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMTravel to Utah with TheaterMania and the participants in this prestigious program.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMIsraeli sketch-comedy troupe Tziporela returns to New York for another year.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
WBAI Radio's "Arts Express" will feature a special interview with Martin Casella, author of the upcoming Off-Broadway play THE REPORT, this Thursday, August 13th between 2 & 3 PM. The broadc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:51PMPlaybill.com has learned exclusively that big plans are in store for the new stage incarnation of the Irving Berlin classic, Holiday Inn.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PMKim Maresca on the dark fun and light camp of Ruthless!, a musical about a little girl who will do anything to get into the school play. ANYTHING.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:49PMThe Public Theater’s second free Shakespeare in the Park presentation this summer is the late romance “Cymbeline,” a twisty tale of duplicity and betrayal directed by Daniel Sullivan. …
SOURCE: WQXR at 04:35PMphoto: Matthew MurphyNo one path leads to an indelible, unforgettable performance. Sometimes an actor takes a classic, timeless role and makes it truly their own, to the point where anyone e…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 04:14PMHere's why Montego Glover is going to give you all the feels during her stint as Fantine in Les Miserables.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:14PMRetelling the tale of Alexander Hamilton with black and Hispanic actors adds much-needed colour to theater and places it side by side with hip-hop once moreRap battles between cabinet member…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:10PMRennie McDougall on Walter Dundervill's "Arena" at JACK, July 30-August 1 2015.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:03PMTony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Cinderella), Corey Cott (Gigi) and Tony-winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone) will star in Bandstand, a new musical directed and choreographed by Andy…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PMShattered Globe Theatre is celebrating its 25th season this fall and has announced a slate of three shows at Theater Wit (1229 W. Belmont Ave.); more information about its 2015-16 lineup at …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PMThe musical will open its world-premiere production this fall at Paper Mill Playhouse.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMLiff's Broadway career began in 1949.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMThe former Wicked star is set to take the stage in the upcoming Broadway revival of Noises Off.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMGreenberg will also direct the production for Laboratory Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
“One in the Chamber” is a play that has something to say but feels the stage is an inappropriate place to say it. Marja-Lewis Ryan’s script simply wants to break your heart over an acc…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:56PMBroadway alum Corey Cott, Tony nominee and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Laura Osnes and Tony winner Beth Leavel will headline the world premiere of The Bandstand at Paper Mill P…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PMTickets are now available for the world premiere of Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino. Broadway alum and Ricki and the Flash star Mamie Gummer headlines the Roundabout production, whi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PMFollowing last year's sold-out engagement, Bombshell star Megan Hilty returns to Feinstein’s at the Nikko for three concert performances, combining Broadway shows tunes, so…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PMSerenbe Playhouse premiered an immersive, outdoor retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning rock musical Evita beginning July 23 in Palmetto, GA. Randi Garza, Char…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:43PMHAMILTON,Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opened just last week at theRichard RodgersTheatre. HAMILTON has book, music and lyri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMThink you know all there is to know about Disney's hit animated film FROZEN Well we have some new info that may blow your mind
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMAs reported yesterday, Tony Award-nominee Montego Glover and Alex Finke will join Alfie Boe, the internationally-acclaimed performer who takes over the role of Jean Valjean in Claude-Michel …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMLegendary Broadway producer, manager and agent Samuel 'Biff' Liff passed away yesterday, August 10, at his home in Westchester County, NY. He was 96. Liff's longtime friend Emanuel Azenberg,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMWilliam Finn's new musical THE BANDSTAND will premiere this fall at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. Directed and choreographed by HAMILTON choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, the productio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMBarrington Stage CompanyBSC, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic DirectorJulianne Boydand Managing DirectorTristan Wilson, will present the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:28PMBroadway mainstay Samuel "Biff" Liff, a manager, producer and talent agent whose career dates back to 1949 when he served as stage manager for the original Broadway production of G…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PMSamuel French is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2015 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation’s leading short play competition. The six winning plays wer…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:13PMThis year’s 14th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival takes place: Saturday, September 5th from 10:30 a.m.–11 p.m. Sunday, September 6th from 6–7 p.m. Monday, September 7, from 11 a.m.–…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:07PMThe Toronto festival’s inaugural dance series is sometimes worthy, but the choreography so far has been sparse on actual ‘dance’
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:02PM My ears pricked up at the thought of supporting some new writing and a new project. So when Tess The Musical made contact I was there like a […]
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PMMusical theater's most famous theater mom and her daughters take the stage on Staten Island.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
This post is by Darryl Reilly
“Papa” was the elder Theodore Bikel’s sobriquet to the younger members of the touring company of "Fiddler on The Roof." Mr. Bikel died at the age of 91 o…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:57PMThis week I interview the prolific writer Martin Casella about his fascinating show THE REPORT.
SOURCE: Crazytown at 02:57PMIn an excerpt from a major new collection of his writings, the theatre visionary reveals how a sense of place has informed his work and his worldview.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:57PMLloyd Webber and Elton will premiere their new musical The Boys in the Photograph in Winnipeg. Here's why others should follow suitWinnipeg is known internationally for a few things: it's th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:56PMEXCLUSIVE: Known universally as Biff and ever-present both backstage and at Broadway openings when Broadway openings mattered, Liff wore hats as a manager and producer, and as a longtime t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:54PMToday is J. Rosamond Johnson’s birthday (1873-1954): read more about the composer at my earlier post here. A few weeks back, the Edward B. Marks Music Company published a new volume of…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:49PMJohn Logan, author of the Tony-winning Red, will collaborate with punk rock singer-songwriter Patti Smith on a series based on her 2010 memoir Just Kids, reports Deadline. The two will co-wr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PMTickets are now on sale for the off-Broadway premiere of Stephen Karam’s The Humans. The production, directed by Tony winner Joe Mantello, begins previews on September 30 at the Laura …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PMSouth African researchers have detected traces of cannabis (marijuana) in smoking pipes found in a Stratford-upon-Avon location that once was the garden of William Shakespeare. Which…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMThe double nature of the late composer/entertainer Peter Allen's life is hinted at in the title of "The Boy from Oz," the jukebox musical about Allen that earned Hugh Jackman a 2004 Tony in …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:45PMYou're Standing in My Way: A New Song Cycle, the latest complete set of lyrics from the composer of Falsettos, A New Brain and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will have its w…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PMName: Lavinia Roberts (writer) and Irene Kapustina (director)Hometown:LR: Parsons, KS, USAIK: Minsk, BelarusEducation:LR: New York UniversityIK: Loyola University Chicago and CUNYFavorite Cr…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:37PMThere are just two episodes remaining of Season 2 of the hit web-comedy THE RESIDUALS, which airs exclusively here, on BroadwayWorld. Check back every Tuesday for a new episode, plus tune in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:37PMShowtime announced at today's Television Critics Association's summer press tour that they have greenlit a pilot for a drama from Jim Carrey set in the 1970s comedy scene, as well as a limit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMHappiness is 54 Below Sings You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ON September 2-3,54 Below will present the Grammy-nominated music by Clark Gesner, with additional music from Andrew Lippa, in on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMShowtime announced that it will premiere The Spymasters, a documentary which goes inside the workings of the CIA, the world's most powerful and clandestine spy agency.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PMThe BBC’s substantial Edinburgh Fringe pop-up venue will have to find new premises next year under expansion plans for its current Potterrow
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:25PMSalisbury Playhouse is launching a bursary that will offer a director from the south west an assistant post on the theatre’s forthcoming
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:25PMThe Wanton Sublime by Tarik O’Regan The Medium by Peter Maxwell Davies Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL Tuesday 25th – Saturday 29th August 2015 In…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:13PMMichaela Coel's solo show Chewing Gum Dreams, scheduled to have its American premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival on Aug. 12, is being postponed due to immigration delays. Coel …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PMA hodgepodge of plots and mood swings, “Cymbeline” hardly ranks among the Bard’s finest, or even near-finest. But Daniel Sullivan’s production for Shakespeare in the Park is agreeabl…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:08PMKaufman Music Center, a music education and performance school, announced its 2015-16 theatre programs at New York's Merkin Concert Hall Aug. 11. Carol Burnett, Tyne Daly and Michel…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PMWhat happens when you have to do the same show, night after night, with someone you're starting to loathe? That's the premise behind Silent Theatre Company's clever - and surprisingly affect…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:04PMDrama Desk nominees Mark Waldrop and Stuart Ross have been tapped to direct.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Comedian Beth Vyse balances surreal humour with raw emotion as she brings her experience of breast cancer to the Edinburgh festival fringeWalking into a comedy show that is billed as an expl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:50PMIn Tyler Perry's comedic play Madea on the Run, the notorious Mabel is on the run from the authorities. Members of Equity wishing to work on the show at the Beacon Theatre this fall may …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PMMy Paris, a new musical about iconic Belle Époque poster artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, stars Broadway favorites including Bobby Steggert, Mara Davi, Donna English and John Gl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PMEmoting that comes direct from the heart can grab you in the heart, even twist your gut. It’s real. You want to reach out and hug the participants in thanks. That’s what I felt, …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:38PMPitt and her Jolie Pas Productions today signed on with Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions for The Breadwinner, based on the best-selling young adult novel by Cana…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:29PMBroadway actorsLucas Caleb Rooney, fresh off of a run in Classic Stage Company's production ofDoctor Faustus, andBryce Pinkham, after a run ofThe Heidi Chroniclesand before returning to his …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMYesterday, Questlove turned to Instagram to share a photo of the string recording session for the highly anticipated cast album.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMToday is the birthday of the mighty thespian Hobart Bosworth (1867-1943). Bosworth ran away from his Ohio home when he was about age ten and became a cabin boy on a clipper ship. After sev…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:27PMBenedict Cumberbatch is such a big star now I can never watch him again, says Celia Walden
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:27PMTo get you ready for the special event, BroadwayWorld invites you to brush up on your favorite Grease tunes below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMChicago star Amy Spanger looks back on five diverse albums that really changed it all for her.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:15PMJon Rua is an ensemble member and understudy in Broadway's Hamilton, but he is also a choreographer who has worked with bands like Phish and Nick Blaemire & The Hustle and was a fin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM“In the stitches of her skin she’ll wear your say.” Annie Ryan’s one woman adaptation of Eimear McBride’s stream of consciousness novel A Girl is a Half Formed Thing is electrifyin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:10PMStandups relish language and forms of communication, so it’s no wonder emojis are a feature of so many shows this year. But how much can you really say with yellow symbols?The Edinburgh fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PMEdinburgh is for exploring. That’s the fun of the fringe: taking a punt on some oddball show in a damp, disused bank
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMThe season will include over 60 productions and more than 10 world premieres.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMRumors are starting to fly about Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical crossing the pond.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMArtistic Associate Eleanor Holdridge will direct.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
August Strindberg and Émile Zola are often credited as being the “Fathers of Naturalism.” In Zola’s 1880 essay, Naturalism on the Stage he outlines that plays should comprise three el…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:58PMTHE REPORT has made its way to the stage and Jessica Francis Kane interviewed the adapter Martin Casella about the process of and impetus behind adapting the novel for the stage production o…
SOURCE: www.graywolfpress.org at 12:57PMGina Beck and Damian Humbley are among those joining Silber on stage
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:57PM“Pour Me Another” is a web series, created by TDF and Samuel French, that talks about theatre like we do at the bar. Episode #1 features Annie Baker’s The Flick, currently playing at…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:55PM“It’s not unusual for a journalist to completely redraft an article or review, so why should it be strange to do the same to a play? Theatre is a living organism. You only know if yo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:45PMDowntown Manhattan's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has announced the lineup for its 54th season. Highlights include Medea, performed by a mix of professional and a chorus of diverse…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PMby MAUREEN LEE LENKER
. Insane. Ridiculous." That’s how Cody Lassen, producer of Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, describes the past year — a journey which has included a production tr…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 12:39PMWhile Ernie Smith's rich baritone and playful lyrics are too often absent from venues and festivals, but he's found a New England champion in the Rhode Island band Soul Shot.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:33PMThis post is by Darryl Reilly
“The epitomy of a true triple threat performer,” was how Mr. Reineke introduced Ms. Foster. “I’ve never been here or sung outside with a big orchestra …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:33PMThe Writers Lab, a program devoted to female screenwriters over the age of 40 and funded by award-winning actress Meryl Streep, has selected its participants, according to The Hollywood …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMBelow, check out a behind-the-scenes look at Season Five of the hit Showtime drama HOMELAND. The series returns on Sunday, October 4th at 9 p.m. ETPT
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMDuring the day, Philip Romano is the Marketing and Design Assistant at 54 Below and Penn & Teller on Broadway. At night, he's a Production Assistant at the latter (meaning if you&ap…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PMDuring the day, Philip Romano is the Marketing and Design Assistant at 54 Below and Penn & Teller on Broadway. At night, he's a Production Assistant at the latter (meaning if you&ap…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PMHugh Jackman turned to Instagram to share a Dubsmash video of himself lip syncing Katy Perry's hit song 'Teenage Dream.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMIf one set of windows in an urban area is broken and ignored, it sets a precedent for an area and leads to an escalation of crime. This criminological theory forms the springboard for Caitli…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:15PMWhen Hamilton opened on Broadway, there were fireworks – literal fireworks, courtesy of the musical’s producers, but also an over-the-top critical response, including by me. The hoopla o…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:13PMThe annual festival of one-act plays runs through August 29 with works by Neil LaBute, Lucy Thurber, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMDaniel Sullivan's Shakespeare in the Park production stars Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe A.R.T. production also features Eric Anderson, Keala Settle, Jeanna de Waal, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMBy Patrick Gaughan. Patrick Gaughan on Elevator Repair Service’s adaptation of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury .
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:00PM
Kathy Griffin (Kathy Griffin Wants A Tony) will bring her comedy tour "Like a Boss" to Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum Nov. 4-5 at 8 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMBroadway's Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde) appeared in a new trailer for "Supergirl" released Aug. 10. "Supergirl" is set to premiere in Oct. 2015 on CBS.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMDo you have opinions on what the Fringe Festival in Chicago is and could be? How it can enhance what is already happening city throughout the year? Its impact on the Chicago Arts Community a…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:52AM✭✭✭✩✩ A comical faff
Young critics scheme review
Witty middleclass middle-aged comedy, May I Have The Bill Please? by Robin Mitchell overanalyses what …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:49AMThe production begins its UK tour in Wimbledon later this month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:46AMBy Catherine Barry. Author and playwright Catherine Barry reflects on her transition from writing novels to plays and gives advice for emerging author-playwrights.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:37AMBenedict Cumberbatch has appealed for decorum from audiences at Hamlet. But as the Edinburgh fringe proves, art can thrive in less than perfect conditionsIt seems that audiences have been pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AMI’m a Cumberbatch fan and a keen 59-year-old theatregoer who’s shelled out a lot of money to see his Hamlet. But being policed like an unruly schoolkid has turned me into a CumberbitchI …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AMThe roster includes five productions, including a West Coast premiere.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:31AMPerforming in an alluring aerie of an amphitheater atop a mesa in the Sangre de Cristo mountains of northern New Mexico, Santa Fe Opera stands practically alone among major American summer f…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:29AMJust in BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at highlights of a new reimaged EVITA at Serenbe Playhouse.The Playhousewill make the leap from the brutal, humid streets of New Orleans to the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AMJim Parsons and Isla Fisher star in the upcoming horror film VISIONS, heading to theaters this fall. Watch the trailer below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AMLa Jolla Playhouseopenedits world premiere of UP HERE, a new musical comedy featuring book, music and lyrics by the husband-and-wife composing team ofRobert LopezThe Book of Mormon, Avenue Q…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AMBWW pays tribute to the multi-talented star with video of some of his most memorable performances
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AMThe British Film Institute willre-release David Lean's epic romance Doctor Zhivago, starringOmar Sharif and Julie Christie, in honor of the film's 50th anniversary.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 842015 - 8112015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AMIt is nice to know that there is someone as cultivated and enthusiastic about constitutional history as Professor Akhil Reed Amar.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AMWe're looking back on 12 of Robin Williams' great musical moments from film and TV.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:03AM
✭✭✭✩✩ Elementary but entertaining:
There is solid, well-crafted entertainment in The Edinburgh Makars’ production of The Game’s Afoot or Hol…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:57AMKathy Griffin (Kathy Griffin Wants A Tony) will bring her comedy tour "Like a Boss" to Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum Nov. 4-5 at 8 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMAn immersive, outdoor retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning rock musical Evita has come to life at The Serenbe Playhouse in Palmetto, GA. Check out highlights …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced international programming for its 2015-16 season. The season will feature six works of theatre, music, and dance from the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMWill King George III's descendants get to hear him sing in his hometown?
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1963 (MGM/Polydor) “Charming, romantic, perfect” — those words from the song “Dear Friend” define She Loves Me, a true masterpiece of the American musical t…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:43AMThe season brings largely unsung musicals to audiences in concert form.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:38AMRECOMMENDED Experimental music venue Constellation and experimental dance venue Links Hall have shared the same roof for several years, but their most captivating entente may well be in the …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:37AM✭✭✭✩✩ Eccentric
Young critics scheme review
A humorous combination of clowning and multimedia magic makes The Outsider appeal to children and adults al…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:35AMThe Transport Group's sold-out concert presentation of Meredith Willson's The Music Man was offered August 11, 2014 at the Irene Diamond Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMThe Stand, EdinburghThe fringe superstar returns with a mostly uproarious, sometimes sobering set in response to social injustices of every hueIs it a show? Is it a book launch? Fringe super…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AMThe ‘French touch’ sound, with its cut-up samples, oodles of soul and garage-house beats, inspired producer Bashmore’s debut album Knockin’ Boots. Here he lists the tracks that most …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AMThe Shakespeare in the Park staging of Cymbeline, starring Patrick Page, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe and multi-Tony nominee Raúl Esparza, opened Aug…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMSamuel French and iTheatrics have partnered to develop Rock of Ages as a family-friendly show suitable for performance in high schools and junior high schools. In this peek at rehearsal,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AMPerhaps the best kind of political play is the one that has no message at all. With One in the Chamber, Marja-Lewis Ryan is not at all interested in making points, picking sides, or influenc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:23AMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1971 (Columbia/Sony) This show flopped on Broadway, but the cast recording is too much fun to pass up. Scored by composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, 70, Gi…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:18AMUp Here, the new musical by the songwriters of Disney's blockbuster "Frozen," officially opened its world-premiere engagement Aug. 9 at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, CA, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMJames Lecesne. Photo: Courtesy of Polk PRSeeing a Neighborhood and One’s Self Through the Life of One BoyBy Lauren YargerYou might not be able to get tickets to Broadway’s sold-out sensa…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:09AMThe Public Theater presents Cymbeline, the second show of The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte. Directed by Tony Award winnerDaniel Sullivan and featuring the pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMGood 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 Annie Baker's JOHN opens off-Broadway,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMThe Public Theater presents Cymbeline, the second show of The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte. Directed by Tony Award winnerDaniel Sullivan and featuring the pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMOn August 7,Pink Martiniperformed with New York Pops at its inaugural summer series at its new home, Forest Hills Stadium. The genre-defying Portland, Oregon-based band features lead singers…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMThe Shakespeare in the Park staging of Cymbeline, starring Patrick Page, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe and multi-Tony nominee Raúl Esparza, officially…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AMCall Me Adam has been a fan of Tony Award winner Alice Ripley since seeing her in The Who’s Tommy on Broadway! Since then, he’s seen her in The Rocky Horror Show, Next To Normal,…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM
Living entirely inside one’s own head isn’t a good way to sustain a romance nor, as it turns out, a romantic comedy musical. At least not based on the evidence of “Up Here,…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:41AMDean Lennox Kelly will play John Proctor in Tom Morris's production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:39AMBroadway actress and voice teacher Ann Arvia teams with director Linda Brovsky to run classes for musical theatre performers in New York. They explain their goals.
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 09:28AMIt's the biggest hit in years. But is it truly revolutionary?
SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 09:17AMMelissa Gilbert, best known for her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the 1970's TV drama Little House on the Prairie, announced yesterday that she is running for Congress in Michigan.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMSignature Theatre recently announced a one-week extension for JOHN, written by Pulitzer Prize winner-Annie Baker The Flick and directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Gold Fun Home. The production…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMThe musical-horror film ALLELUIA THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL,directed by Darren Lynn Bousman SAW II and starringDavid Hasselhoff, Emilie Autumn,Paul Sorvino, Adam Pascal, Ted Neeley, and Barry Bost…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, New York City Ballet principal dancer and Theatre World Award Winner Megan Fairchilddeparted the Broadway revival of On The Townlast weekend. Now, New Y…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMSignature TheatrepresentsThe Fix, directed by Signature Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer Broadway's Gigi, Follies, Million Dollar Quartet. Featuring a book by John Dempsey and music by Dana …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMJAMES SIE was born and raised in New Jersey. He attended Northwestern University and lived in Chicago for many years, working as an actor and an award-winning playwright of literary adaptati…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:09AM
Neurosis is among the pioneers of the so-called post-metal sound, which knots the heavy and the heady into myriad patterns.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:51AMArts consultant Sian Alexander is to join the Lyric Hammersmith as executive director. She replaces Jessica Hepburn, who is leaving the Lyric
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AMPerformers Aoife Duffin and Molly Vevers have been announced as the first winners of The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AMDC Music Theatre Workshop makes its debut with Family Portrait, a musical written by British composer Theo Jamieson and being fully staged here for the very first time. The show is a collect…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:34AMThe donation will enable redevelopment of the whole building
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:24AMSian Alexander will succeed Jessica Hepburn in October
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:24AMThe Tron, EdinburghThe anarchic member of sketch trio Pappy’s lets loose in an irrepressible and mischievous – but non-trivial – celebration of fancy dress and funFans of the sketch tr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMTraverse, Edinburgh This verbatim piece about prosecutors and defendants makes important points about the criminal justice system, but it’s an uncomfortable theatre experience Does justice…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMSummerhall, EdinburghBarrel Organ’s difficult second show is an unsettling drama about depression and frustrationLet’s talk about violence. Or maybe not. Let’s just keep quiet, even th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM Big Sexy Circus City, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 8th August 2015 One of two dedicated venues for circus work this year at Edinburgh Fringe (the other being the teething problem-fraught…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:23AMKate Burton, Lily Rabe, and Hamish Linklater in Cymbeline
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In Cymbeline, one of Shakespeare’s late romances, the Bard liberally borrows from himself, melding plot …
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 08:07AMBy Danny Coleman-Cooke
Hetty Feather is a triumph - although it’s ostensibly for children, it’s a touching and absorbing tale for all ages. It combines multiple artistic elements to fant…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:04AM
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AMWhen I think of musical theatre, I think of New York City. Broadway, Times Square, Central Park, the Upper West Side – there are enough sightseeing opportunities in New York to last a life…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:50AMENJOY BEING A GIRL? UM, NOT REALLY… Stef Smith’s new play – after her acclaimed debut with ROADKILL – is skilfully written, elegantly performed, and curiously annoying…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:29AMFood poisoning, the infamous “festival flu” or some other strain of (literally) gut-wrenching misery? Whatever it was, I became quite violently ill on the train journey home from…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:24AMBy Stephen Collins
Regardless of how it is characterised, Michael Strassen's production of Tommy is a genuine triumph, practically perfect in every way. From the first note, it grabs you by …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:22AMEimear McBride's novel about a fractured Irish childhood is brought to the stage
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:15AMFrom 2010: Somebody compared me to a Holocaust denier the other day for having spoken ill of Elie Wiesel. While I wouldn’t dream of dignifying such a remark by responding to it, I was stru…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM“There is presumably a calendar date—a moment—when the onus of proof passed from the atheist to the believer, when, quite suddenly, secretly, the noes had it.” Tom Stoppard, Jumpers
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMFirst time at the Fringe? Fret not, we’ll get some solidarity into your ears as we speak to Fringe First Timer Lucy Grace and her show garden. Episode 3 of our Edinburgh mini episodes …
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:14AM
The actors have all responded with a unity of playfulness and of common purpose
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:56AMA subtle comedy with all the charm and woes of parenting a wild child .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:56AMTHERE’S NOTHING GOING ON UP HERE It’s an idea whose time has already come this summer, and with far superior results. In fact, the character of Lindsay, a t-shirt designer who ha…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:56AM"Cymbeline" with Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater and Raul Esparza motors along but eventually stalls in Shakespeare in the Park production.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:56AMFriends, Romans, countrymen . . . lend me your joint! The world’s most famous playwright might have been the world’s most famous high-functioning stoner, too. Renewed buzz over the 2…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:56AMWorld-premiere musical from 'Frozen' duo is dazzling and imaginative, but central romance feels a little out of kilter.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:54AMIn the Shakespeare canon, Cymbeline is a late play and a long play: by line count, the third longest, with 3,753. (The Comedy of Errors has less than half as many.) Some of those lines are g…
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:53AMBenedict Cumberbatch is starring in Hamlet at London’s Barbican Centre for a few more weeks, but before he leaves, he wants to welcome you to a phone-less future. Why? The actor (unde…
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:53AMLily Rabe and Hamish Linklater star in the Public Theater's new 'Cymbeline.'
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:51AMThe choir sings an upbeat hymn before Pastor Paul (William Gaminara) stands to deliver his sermon for the evening. “Let us pray.” A few members of the audience bow their heads and jerk b…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:39AM First performed in 2001, and numerous times since, Jason Robert Brown’s acclaimed musical The Last Five Years is the story of one relationship told over its five year duration, with …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:39AMA Younger Theatre is back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 2015 with its Edinburgh Young Critics Scheme. Below you’ll find all the reviews from our young critics compiled by star rat…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:39AMDanielle Tarento nails it again with a brilliantly accessible and elegant Grand Hotel in Southwark
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:34AMAnd what fun it is from start to finish
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:34AMLin Manuel-Miranda's new musical looks destined for the West End
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:25AMThis new production from Complicite, directed and performed by Simon McBurney, traces a lost photographer's journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:25AMStef Smith returns to Edinburgh with a new play following three girls re-building shattered lives and egos
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:25AMBy Stephen Collins
Christian James is a wonderful Pinocchio. He completely captures the sense of the character's otherness and separation (being living wood) as well as a newcomer's desire t…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:17AMPleasance Dome, EdinburghTaking its cue from The Shock Doctrine, Dumbshow’s ambitious show links CIA brainwashing experiments to 9/11, Iraq, library closures and austeritySebastian, a Chil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AMMy stint as a beauty queen set me off on a journey to India and Russia to discover the truth of the human hair tradeIt started when I began entering my basset hound into championship dog sho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AM✭✭✭✩✩ Overcomplicated:
Skins and Hoods at the French Institute is an ambitious multimedia production whose most successful elements are those closest to…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:12AM
Walking the Tightrope, Underbelly Potterow ★★★★ Subtitled The Tension Between Art and Politics, this collection of eight short plays on the subject of censorship was prompted by…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:58AM✭✭✭✭✩ Painfully poignant:
Emotionally charged, Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group's production of Death and a Maiden is poignant, gripping and full of pai…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:40AM✭✭✩✩✩ Tragically complex:
Based on a Jacobean play written by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford in 1621, the Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group'…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:22AM Review by Marilyn Lester The place is none other than Studio 54, the legendary 1970s nightclub that opened around the same time the Pulitzer-Prize-winning musical “A C…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:00AM
Threesome might be the least sexy ménage a trois ever. The sex talk is theoretical, not dirty, and foreplay involves establishing context. But at 59E59 through Aug…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:57AMStitches
Off Off Broadway, TheatreLab, To-By-For-Productions
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Strong acting and writing help to make this a production worth seeing.
The tense rel…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:42AM✭✭✭✭✩ Entertaining
Junior Review by Cora Dibdin:
Fraxi is an ash tree and she is queen of the forest because she is very tall. Fraxi is played by a wom…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:15AMFor the first time in a (very) long time, Microsoft released a version of its Windows operating system (OS) that’s not only a substantive improvement but a genuine treat to use. It’s fre…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
The Shakespeare in the Park staging of Cymbeline, starring Patrick Page, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe and multi-Tony nominee Raúl Esparza, officially…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:23AMA Tony-winner with a jazz-tastic new solo album
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21AMAn evening celebrating Eydie Gorme, one of the greatest voices of her generation, is headed to 54 Below next month.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21AMHarold Pinter and Meryl Streep together onscreen
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21AM54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Bryan Fenkart in 'A Decade of Imperfection' tonight, August 11, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21AMWe have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM'Straight Outta Compton' Stars on Playing Hip-Hop Icons Dr. Dre & Eazy-EStraight outta the YH Studio, actors Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins stop by to tell us all about their life-changing…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM'Straight Outta Compton' Stars on Playing Hip-Hop Icons Dr. Dre & Eazy-E
Straight outta the YH Studio, actors Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins stop by to tell us all about their life-changin…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMRipley sings this emotional Sondheim song in her new 54 Below show.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe musical comedy begins performances tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
1867 Actor-producer Joseph Weber, of the vaudeville comedy team Weber and Fields, is born today.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNew York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin steps into the role of Ivy Smith Aug. 11-23 in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of On the Town, which plays the Lyric Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe world premiere of Annie Baker's John, helmed by Fun Home director and Tony winner Sam Gold, officially opens Off-Broadway Aug. 10. Lois Smith and Georgia Engel star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe North Shore Music Theatre production of the Broadway musical Saturday Night Fever plays the Massachusetts venue Aug. 11-23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWorking in the theatre and being a parent often appear to be life goals that contradict each other — or even prevent each other from happening. Veteran actors, writers and producer…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn one of the stranger assignments in recent years, Broadway stars including Adam Pascal, Barry Bostwick, David Hasselhoff and Paul Sorvino play combatants in a new movie musical, "Alle…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Signature Theatre production of the political-themed musical The Fix is presented Aug. 11-Sept. 20 in the MAX Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMShakespeare in the Park mounts a must-see summer romp.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM 
