The Naked Stage, the 8-year-old company that has won acclaim and awards despite a tiny budget and no permanent home, is planning to open a 145-seat theater in a former antiques shop on Clema…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:57PMFSLC Announces 26 Features, including World Premiere of Spielberg's Latest and Cannes Award Winners for the 53rd New York Film Festival
By: Ellis NassourFour worl…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:47PMName: Cory HaynesHometown: Blairstown, New JerseyEducation: Neighborhood Playhouse School of TheatreSelect Credits: New York Theatre Credits include: Dog Sees God at Theatre Row (Studio Thea…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:38PMMr. Summers’s one-man show details his online correspondence with the title’s inspiration: a man, possibly Australian, who submitted lyrics to him over seven years.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:25PMThe final three openings at this year’s Shaw Festival are all, to some degree, plays about plays
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 10:13PMYou ever see a show early in previews, fall in love with its awesomeness, and then go back to see it again a few months later . . . and somehow it feels different? Maybe the energy is off,…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:06PMAnnie Baker's odd and wonderful play, “John,” reinforces her reputation as an American original.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:06PMBrought to you by BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Tuesday, August 11, 2015 The Afternoon Report will be on hiatus until Wednesday, August 20. Instagram Ads vs. Influencer Marketing: Deciding What�…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:06PMLynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce complete casting for Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Prodigal Son, the new play wri…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:06PMAdventure Theatre MTC is graduating from one-act kids’ shows to a full-blown “Oliver!” at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, and what an unpleasant “Oliver!” it is – creepy, ultra…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:06PMby Isaac Butler Let's never write about David Foster Wallace again. Let's never read anything about David Foster Wallace again. Let's instead read things actually written by David Foster Wal…
SOURCE: Parabasis at 10:06PMPerforming artists across genres say the situation can be just as bad behind the curtain, where device use is increasingly intruding on rehearsals, auditions and backstage culture.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:06PMTo the world, Chaz Bono is one of many things: the lone child of famed entertainers Sonny and Cher, an author, a transgender LGBT rights advocate. But to Bono himself, these titles mean litt…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:06PMAs this country's first secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton would surely be proud that the new musical named after him is making a respectable mint on Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:06PMThe Newark-born actor doesn't look especially convincing in a dress, but he brings a provocative edge to his performance
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:06PMThe company may now be known as Cleveland Opera Theater, but in its heart, its goal with an "Opera al Fresco" concert Sunday remains bound up with its former identity: opera for al…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:06PM
The Addams Family, originally written by Charles Addams, delighted the 1960s television viewers with their unapologetic teasing of middle America. The musical, The Addams Family, Book by Mar…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:52PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Radiohead's Thom Yorke is going Broadway - he's written original music for the upcoming revival of the play "Old Times" by Harold Pinter....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:43PMIn which we try to find out just a little more about the project to update Louisa May Alcott's classic. And remain perplexed.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:41PMLadies, get out your poodle skirts. Studs, stick a rolled-up sock in your jeans: “Grease” is returning to the movies, and this time everyone is required to sing along. Courtesy...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:40PM"When I first read episodes one and two, I was blown away. I can't believe Tina (Fey) has given me this amazing character that is over-the-top, a mess, sincere, and vulnerable," admits Jane …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:39PMCould third time be the Emmy charm for Christine Baranski as she contends again in Best Comedy Guest Actress for her recurring role on "The Big Bang Theory"? On the CBS laffer…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:39PMA new associate managing director and a director of children's theater are added... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 09:39PMLlywelyn Jones won the Players Theatre's 2006 and 2013 festivals.... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 09:39PMDewayne Barrett stages his fifth production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running hit... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 09:39PMWhat interest could Annie Baker possibly have in kitsch? This was the question bothering me as I headed into her new play, John, which takes place in a Gettysburg bed and breakfast so encrus…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:38PMThree years after its world premiere, George Benjamin’s Written on Skin has already tattooed itself indelibly onto the story of opera. In a saner world, a piece this good would make its Am…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:38PMThe sequel to The Lion King will kick off with The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, a movie on the Disney Channel, followed by a series (simply The Lion Guard) on Disney Junior, with Rob…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:38PMIn 'Lion Guard: Return of the Roar,' Gabrielle Union is Nala.
SOURCE: USA Today at 09:36PMYassssssssss, Wolverine.
SOURCE: USA Today at 09:36PMCharacters from the 1994 Walt Disney movie “The Lion King” have not been seen in new settings since a direct-to-video sequel appeared more than a decade ago. Now the company is preparing…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:35PMTicketmaster has created a service to put tiny tickets into tiny hands. The company launched Minimaster on Tuesday, which offers content aimed at children and is meant to foster stimulating…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:35PMName: Todd RizleyHometown: Wellesley, MassachusettsEducation: BA in Drama and Spanish from Tufts University, MA in European Affairs from Sciences Po- ParisSelect Credits: NYC: readings with …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:30PMChicago's Porchlight Music Theatre will present the first post-Broadway production of the revised version of Side Show for a run from Sept. 11 to Oct. 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10PMChicago's Porchlight Music Theatre will present the first post-Broadway production of the revised version of Side Show for a run from Sept. 11 to Oct. 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10PMAssembly Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 9th August 2015 Even without the projected dictionary definitions that start the show, it’s understood that the 360 of the title is all a…
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It's most certainly a renowned and respected classic of musical theatre, and the fact is that it's so popular that you're likely to find a production playing somewhere in the world at any gi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:44PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane and Emmy winner Debra Messing are among stars scheduled to take part in an Oct. 26 reading of six new 10-minute plays by actor/playwright Wesle…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30PMI came across the names of African American comedy team Moss and Fry (i.e., Arthur G. Moss and Edward Frye), a.k.a. “A Couple of Blackbirds” in the terrific book The Palace by …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:21PMEvery August, the FringeNYC Festival takes over downtown with an overwhelming number of shows — 200 of them this year — spread over a whopping 16 venues. And while there’ve...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:21PMBroadwayWorld has learned that veteranHollywood producers-entrepreneurs, Elie Samaha and Donald Kushner, are re-launching the much ballyhooed BROADWAY 4D film project and attraction, which w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00PM
On this week’s episode, we’ve got loads of casting news, Hamilton hip-hop musical fantasies, avery Lin-Manuel Miranda smackdown and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:48PMName: Nicholas Korn
Hometown: Cincinnati, OHEducation: I received my Bachelors in English Literature from Northwestern University, but have also studied acting at the National Shakespeare …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:25PMName: Katie AtchesonHometown: I grew up moving around a lot, NJ, England, OH, CA back to NJ. People always say, “Dad in the Army?” No. “Were you on the run?” Maybe!Education: Denison…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:25PMThe Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the
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If this piece were even a little bit different from the standard workplace drama, it would be enjoyable. The potential exists, as dies the talent. Unfortunately, the writer doesn’t take ch…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:50PMThe 19th annual New York International Fringe Festival runs Friday, August 14h through Sunday, August 30th, 2015, with some 75,000 theatergoers expected for about 185 shows. For more about…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:47PMNo tricks here, just a a treat! Penn & Teller, the illusionists currently making magic on the Great White Way, were honored by Ben Kallos, Council Member of the 5th District, for their 4…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Shoulda Delays Cast Recording Release
You’ll have to wait just a little bit longer to get your wedding blues on with …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMIt's about time! See Something Rotten! Tony winner Christian Borle honored with a Sardi's caricature on August 12. Click for pics!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMOn this week’s episode of THE BROADWAY.COM SHOW, we’ve got loads of casting news, HAMILTON hip-hop musical fantasies, a VERY Lin-Manuel Miranda smackdown and more.
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:33PMCasting has been announced for the Off-Broadway staging of Alan Hruska's Laugh It Up, Stare It Down, beginning this month at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Featured in the cast is Katya Ca…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:18PMWriter-director Randy Johnson, who created A Night With Janis Joplin, which played on Broadway 2013-14, is working on a musical about another female rock pioneer, Rosetta Tharpe.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:18PMThe Off-Broadway comedy The 39 Steps will celebrate what would have been Alfred Hitchcock's 116th birthday on Aug. 13, by inviting the audience to join post-show festivities, inc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:18PMJoshua Morgan took DC by storm when the (then) Off-Broadway sensation, Hedwig and the Angry Itch, opened at the Warehouse Theater. Morgan, who directed the musical, must have liked what he s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:13PMThe Bleeding Tree won Angus Cereni the 2014 Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting and its premiere production is running at Griffin’s Stables Theatre in Sydney. This is theatre…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:00PM
BroadwayWorld has learned that writer and director Randy Johnson A Night With Janis Joplin -- Broadway and currently at Pasadena Playhouse has obtained the stage rights to Gayle Wald's biogr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMPearl, a new American-Chinese dance-theatre spectacular, inspired by the life of Pearl S. Buck, the first woman to win both the Nobel and the Pulitzer Prizes, will have its world premiere at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMAs previously reported, the World Premiere of PRINCE OF BROADWAY, a new musical celebrating the extraordinary six decade Broadway career of producer-director Harold Prince, will play from Oc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMRJ Productions in association with The Provincetown Theater has announced its upcoming shows at the venue this month, featuring a bevy of Broadway talent. Scroll down for details
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMChoreographer Jacob Niedzwiecki brings his darkly comic work to the Dance: Made in Canada festival
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:35PMSTORRS - Caroll Spinney, the heart, soul and voice of Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for more than 40 years, was among friends - and fans - at this week's National Puppetry Fe…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:35PMMcLean Community Players Present Tim Firth’s Calendar Girls September 18 – October 3, 2015, in McLean’s Alden Theatre The McLean Community Players (MCP) present the area premiere of Ti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:33PMName: Kevin KilnerHometown: Tappan, N.Y. (born - Baltimore, Md.)Education: BS - Social & Behavioral Sciences; Johns Hopkins Univ.Select Credits: 50th Anniv. Prod. of The Glass Menagerie …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:30PMYou won't soon see a better production of George Bernard Shaw's 'Misalliance' than the one running at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey through August.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:27PMJosh Young, Chuck Cooper and Erin Mackey star in Amazing Grace, the true story of a former slave trader who wrote the hymn beloved across the globe. Composer Christopher Smith (music, lyrics…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:25PMA pub quiz team with a weirdly specific set of skills set out to pull off a casino heist in this hilarious production from DugOut Theatre. Combining a puntastic script from Tom Black and Sa…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:15PMChris Logan and Michelle Lauto as Peter Allen and Liza Minnelli in Pride Films and Plays’ “The Boy From Oz” In an age of reality TV and viral videos, star-making stage turn…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:15PMThe impressively bearded administrator joins the venerable puppet company to help steer it in a fiscally responsible direction.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:14PMBack before "The Book of Mormon" said hello, "Altar Boyz" brought a sweet satirical touch to proselytization through pop music and the voices of Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan (he's Mexican) and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:08PMThe world premiere of Karen Zacarias' DESTINY OF DESIRE runsSeptember 11-October 18, 2015 atArena Stageat the Mead Center for American Theater. The company just kicked off rehearsals, and Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMJoshua Dela Cruz, currently appearing in Aladdin on Broadway, finally finished the dance reel he started working on five years ago with his girlfriend Amanda Phillips -- with a surprise prop…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMWilliamstown TheatreFestival's 2015 Season continues with an invigorating new look at Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten, now running through August 23, featuring six-time Tony Awar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMThe New York International Fringe Festival kicks off on August 14.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe duo will take the stage as part of the inaugural Broadway @ Town Hall series in Provincetown.
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Contact Strips of Anna Held (above) and Lillian Burkhardt
One of the themes of the exhibition Head Shots is the selection process through which performers view options and chose their heads…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:54PMSoldier’s Heart, award-winning playwright Tammy Ryan’s searing 2013 military play, is receiving its Midwestern premiere at Clockwise Theatre, 221 N. Genesee St., in downtown Waukegan.�…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:54PMBroadway In Chicago and Starvox Entertainment are pleased to announce SHERLOCK HOLMES will play Chicago’s Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph) for a limited one-week engagement, November 24 �…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:54PMShattered Globe Theatre is pleased to announce its 25th season, kicking off this fall with a 25th anniversary production of MARVIN’S ROOM, Chicago playwright Scott McPherson’s awar…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:54PM…and I’ve seen him naked!That got your attention, didn’t it? I’m sitting in Annie’s Garden on a gorgeous summer day, looking into the rehearsal hall as they ready it for the next p…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 04:51PMby Charlie NorkIndividual Giving ManagerHave you ever been watching a play at the Playhouse and thought to yourself: “Gee, I wonder how they built that?” or “How many times did they ha…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 04:51PMIt Shoulda Been You, the recent Broadway musical comedy about a wedding gone awry that starred Tyne Daly, Lisa Howard, Harriet Harris, David Burtka and Sierra Boggess, has pushed back the re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PMChild performers from Broadway shows School of Rock, Finding Neverland, Matilda the Musical and others will gather Sept. 2 and 3 at 54 Below cabaret to perform and record the score to the 19…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMJourney into the Wild West, 1890 in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance.
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SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:22PMThis year, Canstage's two Shakespeare in High Park productions — Julius Caesar and A Comedy of Errors — come with a delicious bonus: printable picnic menus courtesy of Toronto caterer Le…
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 04:14PMIain Soder tends to explain his art in terms of things he's interested in, rather than things he's trying to convey
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 04:14PMThere is nothing more gratifying than leaving the theatre having had you mind broadened and preconceptions challenged. Zero Down does just that. Sarah Herir’s text explores the human condi…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:14PMKyle Ross’s new play, Islands, takes us into the world of Magnus and Sophie’s relationship, a couple with the most spotless middle class credentials you could imagine. Sophie works …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:14PMPersons A, B and C are all attending a job interview. They’ve made it through several rounds and now they’re in the final three. These characters are, at first, no more than nameless arc…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:14PMCan an idea truly be original? Is the meaning of art determined by the artist or the viewer? Can monkeys produce art? These questions and more are chewed over in Some Thing New, a collabor…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:14PMAccording to an Equity casting call, the Guiness Book of World Records' longest running play in the history of the USA, Shear Madness, will be produced Off-Broadway at long last this…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PMAn exciting music biopic, with solid storytelling and charismatic young leads, Straight Outta Compton proves surprisingly gripping fare. Whether or not you remember the groundbreaking and co…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:03PMJust because David Koechner's "BeerSharkMice" improv shows are sold out at the IO Theatre this weekend, fans of the veteran comedian and actor — who don't have tickets — should know Koec…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:01PM“The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” (R, 115 minutes, Music Box Films): The highest-grossing Swedish film of all time. Based on the international bestseller …
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 04:01PMIn partnership with Damascus Theatre Company, Arts on the Green presents The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell. The show runs September 11 through 27, 201…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:00PM
The script's suggestion of mythological violence elevates Eyes Shut. Door Open. above the formulaic "dark domestic secrets revealed at a family reunion" plot line.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:52PMJoshua Dela Cruz, who understudies the title role in the Disney musical Aladdin, recently popped the question to his girlfriend Amanda Phillips — in the middle of their choreograph…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PMA song list has been posted for Act I of the Japanese world premiere of Prince of Broadway, a new musical celebrating the Tony-winning Broadway career of producer-director Harold Pri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PMKerr focuses on Unity, a small Saskatchewan town, during the unhappy year when the world-wide-epidemic threatened at the same time as World War I soldiers damaged by mustard gas began to ret…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 03:34PMBy Michael Lueger. In the first installment of his series “Strange Eventful History,” Michael Lueger traces the history of theatre revivals in relation to revivals of film franchises.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:31PMOn Your Feet, a new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, legendary producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estef…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMGhostlight Records will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of It Shoulda Been You - starring Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard - with a new release date. T
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMTKTS has been a New York City institution for decades, bringing theatre-goers a last-minute way to get tickets for some of Broadway's hottest shows at a discount. TDF operates three TKTS Dis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:25PMThis original musical from the married team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who won an Oscar for their song “Let It Go,” is making its premiere at La Jolla Playhouse.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:20PMBroadway alum Becky Ann Baker and Tony nominee John Earl Jelks have been tapped for the world premiere of Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue. Directed by Kent Gash, the production will beg…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PMIt’s no bad idea in a play about a real-life father and son to cast a real-life father and son. This is the case with the Apollo Theatre production of Dear Lupin, in which the veteran …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PMCounting Sheep and Like There’s No Tomorrow are two politically charged performances that reel audience members in to this summer indie film festival
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:17PMFight or Flight Theater Company, the group of New York City actors devoted to melding text with trapeze, is taking a swing this summer at a stage version of “Jaws” — yes, that …
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 03:13PMIf Testimony has a point, it might be that supercharged masculinity and empathy don’t sit well together. It could well be a critique of the kind of savage entitlement displayed by wealthy …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PMBoys and Girls is a punchy, hour long sketch show exploring the comic facets of the myriad relationships between girls and boys. A two hander, written and performed by Tom Worsley and Alice…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PMPuppetry and dementia aren’t the most obvious partners. Normally associated with slapstick silliness, it’s hard to imagine how puppets would provide a poignant vehicle for expressing pai…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PMThis intimate three-hander centres around Mr M, played by Anthony Ofoegbu, a passionate teacher at the all-black school in ‘the location’, one of the segregated black areas in South Afri…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PMRecently, American Idol and The Voice alum Frenchie Davis wowed the masses when she turned Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” from chirpy hip hop hit into a powerful, soulful acoustic version in…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:05PMThe Public Theater has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Barbecue, written by Obie Award winner Robert O'Hara (Bootycandy and In the Continuum). Constance Shulman, who…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PMCiarán O'Reilly will direct the American premiere by John McManus.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMDefinition Theatre opens the door on a new adaptation of Ibsen's classic.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe famous American humorist gets a one-woman show in Washington, D.C.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMRobert O'Hara's new play will open off-Broadway this fall.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe original Broadway musical ended its run on Sunday.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Hula House, developed in conjunction with the English Collective of Prostitutes, is championing the cause of decriminalising sex work at the fringeAn immersive play where the audience are to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:44PMSoundtracking a work by arguably the English language’s most menacing playwright with music by one of Britain’s most celebrated miserablists is quite a combination.
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:40PMThe revival opens in October
SOURCE: time.com at 02:35PMBeloved ogre Shrek and the beautiful Princess Fiona will ‘swamp’ Southport Flower Show’s opening day on Thursday 20 August. The characters of SHREK THE MUSICAL® will b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:26PMLegendary 'Piano Man' Billy Joel andhis wife, Alexis Joel, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl, early Wednesday morning. J
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMThis morning the revival of Spring Awakening started rehearsals and Broadway veteran and star Krysta Rodriquez is taking over the musicals Instagram account to give fans an inside look into …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMBleecker Street Films has released the first trailer for TRUMBO, an upcoming biopic starring Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston as blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. The film hits theaters …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMHamilton creator and headliner Lin-Manuel Miranda has taken Broadway by storm as the hip-hop tuner generates buzz well beyond the Great White Way. In addition to discussing Hamilton's si…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:15PMDo you all know about this? Podcasts of short plays followed by interviews with the playwrights. The actors are amazing. And the playwrights are people like Chris Durang an…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 02:08PMSteven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, the Tom Hanks/Mark Rylance thriller about the 1962 exchange of a U-2 pilot for a Soviet agent, joins opening nighter The Walk and festival closer Mi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:00PMVan Dean will direct the concert presentation of Clark Gesner's Tony-nominated musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMFollowing last year's live announcement by Jane Lynch, stage, screen, and television actor Michael Shannon will continue the Jeff Award's celebrity announcement trend.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PM
Tony-winning stage and screen star Betty Buckley will perform in a series of concert events on Long Island, NY, and Provincetown, MA. The Broadway vet will be performing songs from her a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PMChris Buck shared details on the highly anticipated sequel to Disney's hit animated film FROZEN, commenting that although the project is still in the early stages of development, there is an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMThis morning the revival of SPRING AWAKENING started rehearsals and Broadway veteran and star Krysta Rodriquez is taking over the musicals Instagram account to give fans an inside look into …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMBroadway star Taye Diggs talks about his lead role as the gender-bending rock singer Hedwig Schmidt in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 'It's the role of a lifetime,' says the actor. 'I guarantee …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMFilm and television director whose work included I, Claudius, Rumpole of the Bailey, Z Cars and The Woman in BlackThe film and television director Herbert Wise, who has died aged 90, made an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PMWherever you look at the festival, comedians are unselfconsciously rocking the mic. Critic Brian Logan joins the party …Cue hip-hop beat. Middle-aged, middle-class, white comedy critic try…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PMAs a shy, overweight boy growing up in Mt. Vernon, NY, Oscar- and Tony-winning actor Denzel Washington spent most of his time after school and on weekends at the local Boys’ Club. It was a…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:34PMOctober 22-24, 2015 in San Francisco, CA TCG Member Theatres are entitled to $130 off the registration price to the upcoming National Arts Marketing, Development and Ticketing Conference i…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:26PM“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned,” wrote William Congreve, the 17th century English playwright and poet. He would have had quite the …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:18PMHomeland’s Timothée Chalamet, Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard and Chris McGarry will star in the world premiere of John Patrick Shanley’s Prodigal Son. The off-Broadway pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMIn the secluded hills of Georgia is a community surrounded by trees, grass, the stars and, well, shows. Out in the woods, Serenbe Playhouse is redefining immersive, outdoor theatre &mdas…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PMLynne MeadowArtistic Director andBarry GroveExecutive Producer are pleased to announce complete casting forManhattan Theatre Club's world premiere ofProdigal Son, the new play written and di…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:14PMHe is arguably the biggest composer of the biggest musical in recent years. Lin-Manuel Miranda has transformed Broadway with his critically adored, history-making new musical, Hamilton, whic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:14PM“Song and dance” are so linked together that it’s somewhat surprising to consider that the act of singing has remained almost entirely absent from the
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:08PMThe Labour Party’s leadership candidates have set out their cases for the arts ahead of next month’s election. The four candidates have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:07PMStaff at the Royal Albert Hall have voted to be represented by backstage union BECTU over issues of pay. All of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:07PMTony Award winners James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson will co-star in a Broadway revival of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Gin Game, which will begin previews Sept…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMThe 50th Anniversary Edition of My Fair Lady CD starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison will be available Oct. 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PMName: Christine HoweyHometown: Cleveland, OhioEducation: BA, English, Kent State UniversitySelect Credits: Playwright—Making Faces, 1999. Actor—Richard Nixon (An Evening with Richard Nix…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:02PMThe longrunning musical continues at Her Majesty's Theatre, where it premiered in 1986
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:02PMRobert Sean Leonard is among the actors who have signed on to the cast of “Prodigal Son,” the new play written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and set to have its world pre…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMProdigal Son will be directed by its Tony- and Oscar-winning playwright.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe production serves as a benefit for Broadway Barks.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMLeonard Foglia will direct the D.L. Coburn classic at the John Golden Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMDavid Herskovits directs this production of Stein's work.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced casting for the world premiere of Prodigal Son by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner John Patrick Shanley. The cast will be led by Timothée Chalam…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PMWhat if…”What’s Love Got To Do With It,” the 1993 movie based on the life of Tina Turner, was adapted into a musical? Picture this. You’re seated in a Broadway theatre …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:49PMHAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda reveals that he has already been approached by filmmakers to adapt Broadway's newest hit musical to the big screen. In addition, the Tony winner gives an update…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMThe playwright’s new work at the Signature Theater examines the late-in-life introspection of a wealthy widow determined to give away all her worldly possessions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34PMRadiohead’s Thom Yorke will compose music for Roundabout Theater Company’s production of Harold Pinter’s “Old Times.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34PMMeet Chowsie. She’s a bit of a diva, but when you’re dazzling West End audiences like she is who can blame her?
Chowsie takes us on a tour Backstage at the Savoy Theatre wh…
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:26PMIt was old home week for Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella dining at Mr. Brown's Lounge in the Loop -- especially for Jamaican native Pepa, as the group lunched on chef Chris Douglas' authentic Ja…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:26PMShakespeare in the Park, New YorkSex, sleaze and leather jerkins all feature in Daniel Sullivan’s farcical take on ancient Britain, which despite its shortcomings manages to succeed despit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMThe producers for the new Broadway production of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, The Gin Game, starring Tony Award winners James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, have announced a c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PMUSA Today has shared the first images from the set of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2. The sequel to 2002's hit romantic comedy is set to hit theaters on March 25, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PMBroadway In Chicago and Starvox Entertainment have announced SHERLOCK HOLMES will play Chicago's Oriental Theatre 24 W. Randolph for a limited one-week engagement, November 24 -29, 2015, sta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PMAllegiance and George Takei have the cure for your Smash withdrawal.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:11PMBeauty and the Beast, the Disney musical based on the animated film, will make its Indian premiere this fall. The new staging will be performed in English and introduce a design concept feat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMThe Broadway revival of D.L. Coburn’s The Gin Game has pushed back its start date and opening night. The production, starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, will now begin on Septe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMHedwig and the Angry Inch headliner Taye Diggs, complete with glittered nails, stopped by The Today Show to chat with Hoda Kotb and Matt Lauer about taking on the infamous East German transg…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMNYTR: Tell me more about THE REPORT, what is the story? When and where is it playing? MC: THE REPORT is a true story set in London during the Second World War. On a March night in 1943, on …
SOURCE: newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com at 12:02PMNot only is it possible to reinvent an age-old fairy tale as an enchanting spectacle with a social conscience, it’s happening every day for a week at the Benedum Center, where “Rodgers +…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:02PMPlaybill.com's Job Listings offer an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry. From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill.com is the online source for care…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PMHave you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside a playwright's head? Like, where exactly did that idea come from? Never have I been more curious as to the origin of ideas than after seein…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:00PMFrank Anzalone will direct the production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMCheck out Lesli Margherita, Mara Davi, and Eloise Kropp as they set sail for the Great White Way.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMPigPen Theatre Co.'s The Hunter and The Bear will be among the musicals presented.
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Signature TheatrepresentsJohn, written by Pulitzer Prize winner-Annie BakerThe Flick and directed by Tony Award-winnerSam GoldFun Home. The production, which kicks off Signature's 25th Anniv…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AM"How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green!," says Gonzalo, in "The Tempest."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:46AMNorth American publishing rights to former pro football tight end Ben Utecht‘s poignant memoir Counting The Days Until My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter To My Family have been acquired…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:45AMLondon's Courtyard Theatre will stage Shakespeare's celebrated play of family betrayal and greed, King Lear, with a cast made up of live sheep. Helmed by director Missouri Williams, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AMThe Other Direction, a new musical about the rise and fall of the world's biggest all gay boy band, will perform a concert version of their show at 54 Below on Aug. 21 at 11:30 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMThe family dance sequences that opened the Cosby Show are being reenacted as performance art. Season Butler opens up about the black body, sex, allegations – and how it feels to stand in B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMThe physical theatre company Gecko have had a tough year but their commitment to building a loyal following stood them in good steadGecko are back in Edinburgh again this year for a full thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMAdventure Theatre MTC is graduating from one-act kids’ shows to a full-blown “Oliver!” at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, and what an unpleasant “Oliver!” it is – creepy, ultra…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:15AMGracie Jones comes to her role as Betty Thorpe in the Pallas Theatre Collective's Code Name: Cynthia after frequent appearances at Olney Theatre Center, including roles in Carousel,…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:14AMDisney India will present the Broadway stage version of its animated hit in the two cities, featuring an Indian cast numbering in the hundreds and adding “Indian influences” to …
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:11AMWeirdly, I am now making much of my income as a theatre and cultural critic in my chosen town of Louisville, Kentucky. I’m getting some small paid theatre gigs, too. I’m making m…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:09AMThe Hummingbird's Tour, a new play about three aging siblings and their nanny who are thrown into a frenzy by an unexpected guest, will begin its five week run at the Theatre at St. Clem…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMAlison Jiear is to star in the UK premiere of musical Xanadu later this year. She will be joined by Carly Anderson,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMThom Yorke, the frontman for influential rock band Radiohead, has signed on to write original music for the upcoming Broadway revival of "Old Times" starring Clive Owen. Because Harold Pinte…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:02AMWho is fighting to save radio? While Lenny Henry’s personal plea to HM government, “Save the BBC goddammit”, is praiseworthy, he, like
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMDisney India will present a brand-new, locally sourced production of the legendary stage musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMBroadway veterans James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella will reprise their roles as Mufasa and Pumbaa.
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"Kafkapalooza" a weeklong theatre festival presented by First Floor Theater, and inspired by the works of Franz Kafka, will begin in Chicago Aug. 14. "Kafkapalooza" will …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMHow can you put yourself in the shoes of a person experiencing pain? The answer comes in the form of a simple bucket of ice. On July 27, members of the cast and creative team for Roundabout …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:45AMBelow, watch a behind the scenes clip from FROZEN FEVER, including the film's directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AMIn an all-new interview with Out Magazine, the Oscar winner praises Caitlyn Jenner for her courage and bravery in recent months.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AMThe epic storytelling of Disney's THE LION KING will continue with 'The Lion Guard Return of the Roar,' a primetime television movie event premiering in November on Disney Channel. Check out…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AMA new touring Canadian show about one of the most beloved of fictional detectives will make its United States premiere in Chicago in November, Broadway in Chicago has announced. "Sherlock Ho…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:32AMThe world premiere of Annie Baker's John, helmed by Fun Home director and Tony winner Sam Gold, officially opened Off-Broadway Aug. 11. Lois Smith and Georgia Engel star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMThe world premiere of Annie Baker's John, helmed by Fun Home director and Tony winner Sam Gold, officially opened Off-Broadway Aug. 11. Lois Smith and Georgia Engel star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMThe Vagabond Players, America’s oldest continuously operating little theatre, proudly opens its 100th Season with the larger than real life comedy, Greater Tuna on September 4, 2015…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:23AMSamuel Liff, known to the entertainment industry for a half century by the more phonetically catchy handle "Biff" Liff, died Aug. 10 in Westchester County at age 96, Deadline.com r…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AMContinuing in the tradition of many Broadway actors who give back to their communities, Broadway Serves is an organization created three years ago for those in theatre who want to be active …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:20AMThom Yorke, singer and principal songwriter for the Grammy-winning alternative rock band Radiohead, joins other music stars such as Cyndi Lauper and Sting in writing original music for the B…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:20AMClaudia Barnett grew up in the Bronx and lives in the woods of Tennessee. She has served as resident playwright at Stage Left Theatre and Tennessee Repertory Theatre and has developed four s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:19AMMichael Arden, Karen Ziemba, Ben Crawford, and more Broadway stars will perform in the 15th edition of If It Only Even Runs A Minute, a series of rare songs, behind-the-scenes tales,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AMMy play about the cancer gene BRCA1, Goodstock, raises honest issues about preventive surgery in a funny, uplifting way. I should know, I’ve tested positiveMy theatre company, Lost Watch, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AMThe Radiohead frontman writes ‘epic and heartbreaking’ score for Old Times, starring Clive Owen and Eve BestHaving played thousands of pubs, venues, arenas and stadiums as frontman of Ra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AMThis was originally posted June 29, 2013. Now, after working Broadway concessions for over three years, as both a Water Vendor and a Bartender, the look of utter shock that comes over people…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMComedy legend Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc and Spice Girl Emma Bunton are the first celebrities to be announced as special guest stars in the Gala Charity Perform…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:09AMBy Hugh Iglarsh At a time when pop culture often seems like the only game in town, First Floor Theater’s annual literary festival is a refreshing reminder of drama’s richer possibilities…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage 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 Ease on down the road to Central Park …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMThe world premiere of Annie Baker's John, helmed by Fun Home director and Tony winner Sam Gold, officially opened Off-Broadway Aug. 11 at the Signature Theatre, starring Lois Smith a…
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Ready to rock out with some Harold Pinter?! Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke will compose an original score for the upcoming Broadway revival of Old Times. As previously reported, Douglas Hodge…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:50AMThe West End will get eighty new musicals this fall. Well, sort of. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical will play London's Apollo Theatre for a ten-week limited engagement from September…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:50AMWhat could be better than a free summer concert in Central Park on a beautiful August day?Let us re-phrase, what could be better than a free summer concert in Central Park on a beautiful Aug…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:47AMCarly Anderson and Samuel Edwards will star in the UK premiere production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:33AMThe gala night in October will raise funds for The Royal Variety Charity
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:33AMThe cast celebrated at the Palace Theatre last week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:33AMBaz Luhrmann's 13-episode music-driven series from Sony Pictures TV THE GET DOWN, scheduled to debut in all Netflix territories in 2016, will take a short break to catch up on scripts.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25AMRoundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director justannounced that Thom Yorke, singerand principal songwriter for the threetime Grammy Awardwinning alternative rock band, Radiohead…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25AMThe epic storytelling of Disney's THE LION KING will continue with 'The Lion Guard Return of the Roar,' a primetime television movie event premiering in November on Disney Channel. Check out…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25AMIn Van Gogh and Nature, human beings play a supporting role. Sometimes moths, butterflies, and poppies are the stars.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AMAnnapolis Shakespeare Company is proud to announce the appointment of Lauren Levitt as Managing Director. As of September 8, 2015, Ms. Levitt will be responsible for Fundraising Development …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:09AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPart musical comedy, part doomed romance and part Desert Island Discs, this is an eccentric, subversive work about the soundtrack to a life Joseph Morpurgo migh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:09AMAthol Fugard's play was premiered in Johannesburg in 1989 before the release of Nelson Mandela and it is set five years previous to that, ending amidst the unrest of a renewed schools boycot…
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:09AM By: David ShewardAbout every ten years, a Broadway musical is christened by the theater pundit class and audi…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:08AMStarting at the top, we have Robert Lopez, who is the youngest person to have achieved EGOT status�that is, he's won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. And spouse Kristen Ander…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:05AMThe previously announced U.K. premiere of Xanadu, the 2007 Tony-nominated Broadway musical version of the cult 1980 film about a woman who makes dreams come true, has announced prelimina…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:02AMThom Yorke, lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for the three‐time Grammy Award‐winning alternative rock band, Radiohead, will compose original music for the Broadway…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMThom Yorke, lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for the three‐time Grammy Award‐winning alternative rock band, Radiohead, will compose original music for the Broadway…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMThere is a Scottish endurance challenge whereby you have to visit every peak of the Cairngorms in three days. There was a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThom Yorke, the frontman for influential rock band Radiohead, has signed on to write original music for the upcoming Broadway revival of “Old Times” starring Clive Owen. Because …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMBroadway in Chicago today announced actor/producer David Arquette (“Scream,” “Celebrity Name Game”), will star as ...
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SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:00AMClive Owen will make his Broadway debut in the revival of Harold Pinter's unsettling stage drama.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMHarold Pinter's drama returns to the stage starring Clive Owen.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AMWe are thrilled to announce that Thom Yorke, singer and principal songwriter for the three‐time Grammy Award‐winning alternative rock band, Radiohead, will compose original music for …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 09:00AM
A playlist of hip-hop and show tunes from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway musical “Hamilton.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:58AMBaker's deliberately confined and delicately controlled writing style here contains bold flashes of magic realism and is as always refreshing
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:55AMI didn’t really know much about Ada Lovelace, but probably should have. Born in 1815, she wrote the first ever program (or algorithm) for a computer. Devised by Edinburgh Univers…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:39AMIn her first full length play, Camilla Whitehill presents the compelling tale of a woman kidnapped by the most notorious gangsters in East End history, the Kray twins. Presented by Duckdown …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:39AMShowstopper! The Improvised Musical is to run in the West End for 10 weeks at the Apollo Theatre. The show sees the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMShoreditch Town Hall has been given £1 million to fund the next phase of its capital project. The donation, which has been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMProducers of an immersive zombie show have been censured for the production’s “unsuitable” adverts. Posters promoting the show were described by the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMStephen Fry, Emma Bunton and Mel Giedroyc are to feature in a gala performance of The Rocky Horror Show at the West
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMTony Award winner Betty Buckley and Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York head the cast of the Bay Street Theater's production of the award-winning musical Grey Gardens, which official…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:35AMFine performances lift this thought-provoking examination of South African resistance to apartheid
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:30AMJeremy Gerard has covered the shifting fortunes of Jujamcyn Theatres since it became a formidable competitor to the larger Shubert and Nederlander organizations in the late 1980s. In 2013 pr…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:26AMMr. Miranda recognized early that both musical styles, even with their different sounds and audiences, share an emphasis on storytelling.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:24AMThe previously announced world premiere of Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road that was set to begin performances at London's St. James Theatre Oct. 27 prior to an official opening Oct.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:21AMPerry may find it difficult to find actors for the production due to SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity's recent warning to their members that if they join the cast, they will face disciplinary ac…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:19AMSays Stewart, 'I mean, Ian McKellen and I are in the squad now, so right on I don't know where you go after that, honestly
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:19AMAfter watching plenty of Netflix, I’ve found the “Because You Watched” helpful in discovering new shows or movies. I thought I would follow a similar format for discovering…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:00AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghKumar directs his intelligence and moral fury toward race, privatisation and oppressed capitalists – and comes out triumphantAnother day, another article in a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AMGilded Balloon, EdinburghHenry Naylor’s impressive work tells the story of a modern-day British jihadi bride in Syria and a Victorian bluestocking in Afghanistan – and manages to conjure…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AMThe current Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC) production in Rockville is a very lively effort both the musical and staging aspects of which succeed delightfully.
SOURCE: washingtondc.showbizradio.com at 08:00AM"So little to say, so little to do, and the fear so great," says the character Winnie. Yet she finds a way to go on looking ever forward to other Happy Days.
SOURCE: washingtondc.showbizradio.com at 08:00AMAs the Emcee says "leave your troubles outside" because life at this Cabaret at RTP is a beautifully staged, well-cast production.
SOURCE: richmond.showbizradio.com at 08:00AMOver the past nine years, it's time to close the curtain on ShowBizRadio's publishing efforts.
SOURCE: showbizradio.com at 08:00AMUp for something with amusement, silliness, and banter propelled by a lively score and excellent voices? Then head off to Cloak and Dagger at Signature Theatre.
SOURCE: washingtondc.showbizradio.com at 08:00AMThe five women of The Dixie Swim Club show that while aging is no day at the spa; you can walk through it with dignity and laughter.
SOURCE: richmond.showbizradio.com at 08:00AMTake the time this summer to enjoy the beauty of Virginia Reps' The Color Purple to witness the rich, beautiful theatrical art they have made.
SOURCE: richmond.showbizradio.com at 08:00AMA few articles on Arts Funding that have been languishing in open tabs in my web browser for quite a while.
SOURCE: showbizradio.com at 08:00AMWhile some of the plot resolution is a bit contrived, the strong performances of the cast and the fascinating twists and turns of the story add up to one thing: we need to do is support this…
SOURCE: richmond.showbizradio.com at 08:00AM
I had the pleasure of interviewing John Cariani who plays Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten at 106.7 Lite FM's Broadway in Bryant Park.
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 07:41AMThe stars will join Richard O'Brien for a one-off special gala performance on 17 September
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:25AMThe show sees a new musical improvised every night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:25AMShowstopper! The Improvised Musical, which has previously played one-nighters at the Ambassadors Theatre and seasons at fringe theatres like The King's Head, is to have its first ext…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:21AMTom Stoppard describes how he starts to write a play. This is an excerpt from an episode of Theater Talk originally telecast on February 8, 2008: (This is the latest in a series of arts-rela…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMThe West End will welcome a record number of new British musicals this autumn, thanks to the world’s first major season for an improvised musical. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical plays…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15AM✭✭✭✭✭ Great Big Grins:
Life-affirming and hugely funny, Cheshire Cats at Saughtonhall United Reformed Church is a rare treat indeed.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:08AM“The National Gallery is a monument to irrationality! Every concert hall is a monument to irrationality!—and so is a nicely kept garden, or a lover’s favour, or a home for stray dogs! …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMI generally try not to have regrets. It feels like there’s enough to get on with in life without worrying about what
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Underbelly, EdinburghSlick technology doesn’t add much to impressive tricks, leaving a somewhat reserved evening – though the closing moments are worth the admission price aloneThe lates…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:56AMRoundabout at Summerhall, EdinburghAlexandra Wood’s difficult but rewarding piece raises questions about who we can trust and the language we useLucy’s dad was a soldier killed in Kuwait…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:56AMBeyond expectation and presented free of charge, an impressive display of music and performance by the Monash Academy Orchestra treated the audience at the Monash University’s Robert B…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:53AMA musical about Hoagy Carmichael has been cancelled after running into financial difficulties. Stardust Road was due to receive its world premiere
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMSean Michael Verey gives 'a great performance' in Philip Ridley's new one-man show
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:21AM'Even in this festival cocoon, the talk is of Bendy's Hamlet and the absurd goings-on at the Barbican'
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:21AMThis Los Angeles playwright/performer didn't let blindness keep him from seeing the world.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:17AMGeorgia Engel, Christopher Abbott, and Lois Smith in John
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When the curtains are pulled aside to reveal Mimi Lien’s meticulously realized set for Annie Baker…
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 06:02AMSherlock Holmes, also starring Michael Trevino of The Vampire Diaries, starts Oct. 27 in Toronto.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
San Sebastian is a prequel to The Frontier Trilogy, three plays by Jethro Compton which debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. The white bell tower pierced the pure…
SOURCE: pardonmyfrenchtheatreblog.wordpress.com at 05:58AMRoundabout at Summerhall, EdinburghThe Birds meets Chicken Run in this confusing, Fenlands-set dystopia in which nature takes its revengeIt is the future, and things aren’t going well. In …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58AMJethro Compton is the author of last year’s hit Western play, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As his latest plays, The Frontier Trilogy, open in Edinburgh, we caught up with Jet…
SOURCE: pardonmyfrenchtheatreblog.wordpress.com at 05:45AMBy Danny Coleman-Cooke
Whilst I am clearly not the target audience for this production, the kids around me loved it and it is easy to see how it would be a great day out for any family with …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:39AMBy Stephen Collins
This gender, race and sexual politics canvas stretches across the entire platform of the performances, from the sharp opening patter of Fez Fa'anana which happily offends …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:24AMA long, uneven play about a young couple’s visit to a strange bed-and-breakfast.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:11AMParsippany Central Middle School 12-year-olds Kenny Lee, Sarah Lepre, and Karmina Wall will perform in New Vision Players’ (NVP) production of “Legally Blonde, Jr.”
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:11AMDover Little Theatre presents the N.J. Community Theatre premiere of Christopher Durang’s comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:11AM
Signature Theatre, New YorkThe latest offering from Annie Baker focuses on things both seen and unseen, and benefits hugely from the playwright’s feel for character and dialogueMaybe the p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMDARK COMEDY FROM A FRACTURED EUROPE. BUT WHERE’S THE BEAR? Only in Edinburgh’s August are you likely to find an immense, patient queue snaking round the block for half an hour, unabl…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:28AMJohn
Off Broadway, Signature Theatre
Reviewed by Lee Kinney
BOTTOM LINE: A brilliant new play by superstar playwright Annie Baker.
At three hours and fifteen minutes, the world premiere of…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:07AMLyn Gardner: “Maybe – and I am just saying maybe – as people communicate differently and engage differently with the world around them, theatre may have to adapt, and not j…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:00AMTime works differently up here. I know how that sounds; I know just how that sounds – but Fringe time is definitely
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
From his sister’s brain tumour to his family’s cramped flat, the revered actor and director Robert Lepage has plundered his childhood to tell the story of Quebec’s often violent strugg…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMby JULIANNE TVETEN
choreographer Marilyn Clements first volunteered at the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach, she had two pairs of …
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:38AMIndustry figures and unions have defended theatre’s right to address ‘offensive and dangerous’ issues, following the cancellation of a National Youth Theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMGENET GENIUS? Hmmmm From time to time, the seeker for cultural enlightenment must deliberately book in to the works of some author he or she can’t see the point of. For some its B…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:10AMAbsent is a multi-layered journey, mixing film and installation to create an increasingly labyrinthine dreamscape that merges past, present and future. Threading
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A breakout TV star is set for master classes this week
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33AMEase on down to Central Park this week
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33AMBarrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, presents the American screwball comedy His Girl Friday, John Guare's a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33AMCBSpreviouslyannounced that tonight, Aug. 12th, Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, host of the upcoming variety show, 'Best Time Ever', will sit down with host James Corden on the LATE L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33AMMike Bartlett's play begins performances tonight on the Nikos Stage.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMAlli Simpson Sips (Fake) Milkshakes on Set of Her "Roll 'Em Up" Music VideoYH is at the Cadillac Jack's diner to catch up with pop starlet Alli Simpson as she shoots her retro-themed music v…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
The replacement star. One of the trickiest and most problematic facets of any production facing an enterprising producer and director is casting a fitting replacement, particularly for a sta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27AMA showbiz icon comments on a legendary TV institution
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27AM1881 Birthday of Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959), who began his career as a Broadway actor in shows including Hearts Are Trumps and To Have and To Hold, and a Broadway playwright and produc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPhylicia Rashad joins fellow original cast members André De Shields and Dee Dee Bridgewater for the Aug. 12 free concert performance of music from The Wiz in New York's Centra…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.
This week …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLegendary choreographer George Faison tells Playbill about creating the Tony Award-winning dances of The Wiz, which will be recreated and presented at SummerStage. He also has some valua…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMark Clayton Southers makes his living as a storyteller, so when he recounts the nightmares that have haunted his recovery from a violent car crash, the revelations are filled with explicit,…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMBefore the U.S.’s recent embrace of Cuba, the island nation was widely known for its cigars and talented baseball players and also for international ballet stars who had defected.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWe love our comfort, and we generally go through great pains to make sure we are safe from harm and from our fears. And then we turn around and pay to encounter those scary (and often exciti…
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