Friday, August 21, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO: HAMILTON Ads Take Over Columbus Circle Subway Station by Michael Dale

Beautiful HAMILTON subway display greets downtown 1 train commuters.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Roundabout Robards Recipient is 6-time Tony Award Audra McDonald by Natalie Herring

The woman who uses “equality” as part of her twitter handle will have to come to grips with being a cut above the rest, once again, during next Black History Month. The Roundabout Theat…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:16PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Glenn Howerton, Rory O'Malley and More in THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at The Old Globe by BroadwayWorld

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS continuesThe Old Globe's 2015 Summer Shakespeare Festival as part of the Globe's 80th Anniversary festivities during the Balboa Park Centennial Celebration. With three s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Mayor de Blasio to Dig Up Times Square Pedestrian Plazas? by Jessica Khan

Times Square tourists, theatergoers, street performers and local workers might have much less space to mingle if a proposal by Mayor Bill de Blasio moves forward.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM

LADY AND THE TRAMP, POCAHONTAS Among Walt Disney Records' Final 'Legacy Collection' Releases by Movies News Desk

Just announced, the Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection LADY AND THE TRAMP, POCAHONTAS, THE ARISTOCATS, and DISNEYLAND complete the 12-set series that launched with THE LION KING in Ju…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM

A blast from the past – “WALL-E” reviewed – Los Angeles movie review by Pauline Adamek

Upon recently revisiting an beloved animated movie, I learned that its charm had not faded — it had only deepened. You are invited to discover — or reacquaint yourself with ̵…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:43PM

Jimmy Carter, facing cancer with grace by Sarah Kaufman

“Everything has been pleasant for me. So I’m thankful. And hopeful.” With those words, and a big, toothy smile, former President Jimmy Carter, 90, ended his press conference Thursday. …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:24PM

Manhattan Theatre Club Attacked For Lack Of Diversity by Douglas McLennan

The season, announced piecemeal since December, includes Sam Shepard’s “Fool for Love,” David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Ripcord,” Richard Greenberg’s “Our Mother’s Brief Affair,”…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:23PM

Lady Anna: All At Sea, Park Theatre by Tom Birchenough

If you were expecting a fusty, formal adaptation of Anthony Trollope – and one of his least known novels, to boot – Lady Anna: All At Sea will come as a breath of fresh air. Colin Blumen…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:21PM

Fountain Theatre celebrates its first 25 years as a vital, intimate L.A. stage by Charles McNulty

The Fountain Theatre, established 25 years ago, began, as many things used to do, with a fateful phone call.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:01PM

Review:Engagement at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Gloria Millser

Lucy Teitler's new play is receiving a quirky, insightful and fast-paced ninety minute production at Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:00PM

Review: Splendour at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

Abi Morgan's play centres on the woman in the life of a dictator as the coup happens.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Two Horrifying New Teasers for AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL by TV News Desk

EW just unveiled two horrifically creepy new teasers for the next installment of AMERICAN HORROR STORY HOTEL, premiering on FX on October 7th. Check them out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PM

ONCE's Shaun Peknic to Helm Works by Crystal Skillman and Steve DiUbaldo for LSTFI This Winter by BroadwayWorld

The Lee Strasberg Theatre amp Film Institute LSTFI with The Lee Strasberg Creative Center in collaboration with NYU Tisch School of the Arts' Undergraduate Department of Drama will present t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PM

SPRING AWAKENING's Amanda Castanos Appears in New Cuban Musical PEDRO PAN at FringeNYC by BroadwayWorld

PEDRO PAN, a new bi-lingual children's musical, explores the struggles of Pedro, a young boy, sent to the US by his parents to escape the growing dangers of revolutionary Havana. Once in the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Drayton Arms by Lydia Lakemoore

The Wyrd Sisters Theatre Company was founded in 2013 with a goal to produce classical works with a twist. They often gender switched main characters aiming to cast the right personality to a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:58PM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Cinema, Northern Stage @ Summerhall by Hannah Margerison

19 August, 1978. 8:21pm. Abadan, Iran. Nearly 500 people sit down to watch Masoud Kimiai’s 1974 film Gavaznha in the Cinema Rex. What follows is one of the most deadly terrorist attacks …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:58PM

Review Roundup: MERCURY FUR Opens Off-Broadway by Review Roundups

TheNew Grouppresents the Off-Broadway premiere ofPhilip Ridley'sMERCURY FUR. The production launched the company's 2015-16 season, opening earlier this week onAugust 19, 2015. The playis dir…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

STAGE TUBE: SCHOOL OF ROCK's Sierra Boggess Dreams of Being an American Ninja Warrior by Michael Dale

While vacationing in Mexico, Sierra Boggess makes a funny video of her intense physical training program.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

BWW TV: Get a First Look at Dance Icon Misty Copeland Performing ON THE TOWN's Miss Turnstiles Ballet! by BroadwayWorld TV

Beginning August 25, Misty Copeland will make her Broadway debut as 'Ivy Smith' in the Tony Award nominated revival of ON THE TOWN, continuing in the role through the end of the musical's ru…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

At La Jolla Playhouse, sketching a show's beginnings by James Hebert

Rehearsal art documents early moments of 'Up Here.'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:37PM

Review: On ‘Blunt Talk,’ Patrick Stewart Is Far From Home and Caught With His Pants Down by Mike Hale

Mr. Stewart’s character, Walter Blunt, is having a late-life nervous breakdown, but neither Blunt nor the show takes his crisis very seriously.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:37PM

Facing anger, NYC theater company adds female-written play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Manhattan Theater Club, one of New York's foremost nonprofit theater companies, has added a play written by a woman to its upcoming season in the face of criticism t…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:37PM

‘Pericles,’ Lashed by Sorrows, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival by Charles Isherwood

Joseph Haj’s new production, which includes sections set to music, charts the misfortunes of a prince whose daughter ultimately rescues him from despair.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PM

Theater | Stony Point: Review: ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’ in Stony Point Is a Meditation on Home by Sylviane Gold

In the one-woman play by Mark St. Germain, sex therapy may be the least interesting part of an amazing life.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PM

Production Company: Nice Work If You Can Get It by Anne-Marie Peard

When a show is cobbled together from songs by a particular band or composer (such as We Will Rock You and Tomfoolery, which feature the songs of Queen and Tom Lehrer respectively), the audie…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:00PM

Theater News: Fun Home Writer Lisa Kron Invited to Join Women's Voices Theater Festival

The Tony-winning playwright will be a featured guest at the Festival's launch party in September.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Cabaret News: Broadway's Kyle Dean Massey to Make Feinstein's at the Nikko Debut

Massey was last seen on Broadway in Pippin.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh Fringe Review: Midnight Cafe, Paradise in the Vault by Hannah Margerison

Only a very specific kind of person wanders the streets of cities in the early hours of the morning: people with nowhere to go or people who have somewhere to go but don’t want to be there…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:58PM

Bryan Fenkart and Gerard Canonico to Star in Reading of Richard Vetere's New Play THE WALL This Sunday by BroadwayWorld

Claudia Feldstein willdirect a developmental reading of Richard Vetere's new play THE WALLon Sunday, August 23 at 3PM in Midtown Manhattan.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PM

STAGE TUBE: SYLVIA Set Designer David Rockwell Inspired by Central Park by Michael Dale

Four time Tony Award nominated set designer David Rockwell gives a fascinating insider look at his designs for the upcoming revival of SYLVIA.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PM

Catch up with tunes you might have missed on Broadway by Everett Evans

Fun Home (P.S. Classics): Composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Lisa Kron do breakthrough work with this year's Tony winner - a brave, compelling chamber musical based on cartoonist Alison …

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 05:28PM

Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2016 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Connecticut theatre offers a range of recent works, old favorites, and a reimagined classic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23PM

Theater District draws up the curtain for open house by Everett Evans

Find special deals on season subscription rates and tickets for individual shows. Or maybe just get to know Houston's major performing arts companies better. Alley Theatre, Da Camera of Ho…

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 05:22PM

Power and plague haunt 'One Flea Spare'

Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble's new show looks beautiful, sounds off

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:21PM

Best Bets: Kevin Hart, St. Louis World's Fare Heritage Festival and more

Our staff picks the best events in the week ahead

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:21PM

'American Ultra' is a sloppy mess that wastes a killer premise

Tone is a tricky thing when it comes to movies. You typically don’t think about it when a movie is playing it straight; as dramas are serious, comedies are funny, horror movies are scary a…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:21PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 778: Lisa Rafferty by Adam Szymkowicz

Lisa Rafferty Hometown: Montclair, NJ Current Town: Scituate, MA Q:  What are you working on now? A:  I’m co-creating a documentary theater piece on the Boston Marathon bombin…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 05:21PM

Aug. 23 - 29: Next Week in Cabaret by Nitelife Exchange

Publisher Scott Barbarino is proud to announce the newest feature of NiteLife Exchange, “Next Week in Cabaret” with host Jenna Miller. The segment will be a weekly update of who’s play…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 05:19PM

It’s physically impossible to leave new play ‘Mercury Fur’ early by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The characters of “Mercury Fur” are trapped in a bombed-out dystopian hellhole. They have no escape. Neither do the audience members: The seating has been rearranged so it’s almost imp…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:18PM

Chilina Kennedy’s a fine Carole King — though the songs still sell ‘Beautiful’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jessie Mueller may have earned glorious reviews and a Tony for her performance in “Beautiful,” but it’s not remotely surprising that the show has been purring along just fine since...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:13PM

Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet: Moving a soliloquy caused uproar – but many other modern directors would do the same

After plans to move one of the most famous lines ever written for the stage to the opening moments were abandoned, many in the theatre world have wondered what all the fuss is about.

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:09PM

Theater News: Tony Nominee Rob McClure Slated for Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors

The sequel to Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor will premiere at the Cleveland Play House.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Review: FringeNYC 2015: Schooled; Serial: The Parody!; Wilde Tales

This is TheaterMania's third roundup of reviews from the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: High Society Gets Ready to Open at the Walnut Street Theatre

The Cole Porter musical will launch the Philadelphia theater's 207th season.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann's Musical Version of The Sting May Be Headed to Broadway

Shuler Hensley and Mandy Gonzalez reportedly starred in a recent reading.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Rita Rudner Still Has ‘Em Laughing in Her Own Calm, Cool, Collected Style by Sandi Durell

    By Myra Chanin   Rita Rudner was the first entertainer I envied. Not because she was funny. I was funny too. But she was funny and beautiful and innocent... The post Rita…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:48PM

BWW Blog: Nick Dalton of Transcendence Theatre - Rhythm Of Life by Guest Blogger: Nick Dalton

We did itWe opened the 'Rhythm of Life' in Jack London State Parkand the musical 'Hamilton' opened on Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

STAGE TUBE: Backstage Games With FINDING NEVERLAND's Melanie Moore Before She Flies Off To FIDDLER ON THE ROOF by Michael Dale

Castmates Eli Tokash and Jackson Demott Hill say goodbye with a game of Blindfolded Pictionary

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Photo Flash: First Look at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Ogunquit Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

The Ogunquit Playhouse is the first regional theatre in the country to produce the Tony Award-winning musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, onstage now throughSeptember 19, 2015. Scroll down for a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

The Cirque is coming to town! by Ken Davenport

Theaters don’t stay dark too long these days.  Even the ones that are tougher to fill. I was the Associate Company Manager of the original production of Ragtime at the Lyric Theatre …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:33PM

THEATER REVIEW: 'Not Our time' recalls a difficult era of racism by Jay Handelman

Bernard Yanelli's play about the impact of desegregation in the South resonates in Players world premiere... Read more » The post THEATER REVIEW: 'Not Our time' recalls a difficult era …

SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 04:33PM

“Father, Son & Holy Coach” – latest theater review for Stage Raw – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Dear #LAThtr fans and aficionadi, Here follows my latest theater review for the critical website Stage Raw — which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of jour…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:31PM

BWW TV: EMPTY SPACE Bonus Featurette: The Reading by Empty Space

BroadwayWorld is excited to exclusively bring you our newest, and first webseries that takes place in an actual theatre- Empty Space. Empty Space is a love-letter to live theater, a nine-epi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PM

Jim Carrey and Hugh Jackman impersonate each other

Hugh Jackman and Jim Carrey are spot on in impersonations of each other's most famous movie roles. Morgan Manousos (@MorganManousos) has more.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 04:28PM

Kinky Boots actor Alan Mingo Jr. on divas, diversity and cheesy delights by Brad Wheeler

Kinky Boots actor Alan Mingo Jr. plays Lola, a drag queen with big shoes and a bigger heart

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:19PM

Sunset by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1990 (TER-JAY) No stars; not recommended. In 1978, a musical titled Platinum had an extremely brief run on Broadway. It starred the stylish Alexis Smith in the ro…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:17PM

Theater News: The King and I, 39 Steps, and More Nominated for Artios Awards

The Casting Society of America's annual awards recognize the contribution of casting to the overall quality of a project.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: Ayad Akhtar's The Invisible Hand Heads to Westport Country Playhouse

Buyer and Cellar and a reimagined Camelot also join the theater's 2016 season.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Hamilton on Broadway by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The Broadway transfer of the acclaimed Off Broadway musical "Hamilton" has finally taken place and the show looks and sounds even more comfortab…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:50PM

Caring, All the Sudden, in Failure: A Love Story by Hayley Huntley

by HAYLEY HUNTLEY this scene that crash lands in the middle of Failure: A Love Story. It comes out of nowhere. It could almost not be in the play at all — it wouldn’t confuse the plo…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:35PM

STAGE TUBE: Backstage With SPRING AWAKENING Cast At Joe's Pub by Michael Dale

A little teaser of members of the Deaf West Theatre Company's SPRING AWAKENING cast warming up for last night's guest appearance with New York rock gospel icon Lady J.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:25PM

Sugar Babies by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1983 (B’way Entertainment/Varèse Sarabande) Lavishly produced, beautifully designed, lovingly directed, Sugar Babies was a burlesque show featuring very funny old …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:16PM

Sugar by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1972 (United Artists/MGM) Sugar was a shocker, the first indication that the great David Merrick production machine of the 1950s-’60s was breaking down. Gower Champ…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:03PM

Photo Flash: See the First Shots of Mamie Gummer and Her Costars From Ugly Lies the Bone

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Lindsey Ferrentino's new play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: Paramount Theatre and Drury Lane Productions Lead Equity Jeff Award Nominations

Stage and screen star Michael Shannon announced the nominees.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Subways Are for Sleeping by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1961 (Columbia/Fynsworth Alley) A legendary title, if for no other reason than David Merrick’s scandalous marketing of the show: He looked in the phone book, found …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:37PM

World Premiere by Penelope Skinner Added to MTC Season by Olivia Clement

The Manhattan Theatre Club, which produces both on and Off-Broadway, has announced that the eighth show of the season will be The Ruins of Civilization by U.K. playwrig…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

Fuse Film Review: “Call Me Lucky” — An Extraordinary Portrait of Satirist Barry Crimmins by Betsy Sherman

A labor of love that’s more than merely that, Call Me Lucky is one of the few great movies to come out so far this year.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:30PM

Female Playwright Added to MTC Season, Following Outcry from the Community by Olivia Clement

Though no official statement has been issued, the Manhattan Theatre Club, which produces both on and Off-Broadway, told the New York Times that it will stage a world premiere by U.K. pla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

ArtsBeat: London Journal: Inside, Vodka and Stilettos; Outside, the Revolution by Ben Brantley

In Abi Morgan’s “Splendour” at the Donmar Warehouse, Sinead Cusack plays a dictator’s wife who drinks shots with her guests at the palace in a revolution-torn city.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:27PM

Louise Pitre, Sarah Caraher & More Will Lead Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. Reid's THE LITTLE PRINCE at Theatre Calgary by BroadwayWorld

After a spring audition tour across the country to see hundreds of Canada's most exciting musical theatre performers, Theatre Calgary just announced the cast for the world premiere ofThe Lit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

Future of Off-Broadway's Union Square Theater Unclear as Renovations Move Forward by BroadwayWorld

With planned renovations moving forward, the fate of Off-Broadway's Union Square Theater, currently home to 39 STEPS, remains up in the air.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

STAGE TUBE: HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. Talks Aaron Burr, Favorite NYC Spots & More on PIX11 by Stage Tube

Leslie Odom Jr., currently appearing in Broadway's latest hit musical HAMILTON, recently caught up with PIX11, where the actor opened up about one of his favorite NYC spots BarBacon, taking …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Illustrates- THE KING AND I by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld recently announced a new partnership with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Falli…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

STAGE TUBE: SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Brian d'Arcy James Shows Off His Dance Moves at SETH'S BROADWAY CHATTERBOX by Michael Dale

The Tony-nominated star tells of an on-stage prank pulled on him at his final performance in the Broadway revival of CAROUSEL.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- JERSEY BOYS' Joseph Leo Bwarie by Bww Staff

In this week's edition, we caught up withJoseph Leo Bwarie, who stars as 'Frankie Valli' in Jersey Boys, currently playing at the August Wilson Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

Photo Coverage: Cast of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Takes Opening Bow in Manila by Jory Rivera

The latest international touring production of the film-to-stage adaptation of SINGIN' IN RAIN, produced by Stage Entertainment and Chichester Festival Theatre, opened at the Theatre at Sola…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

Claire Foy: an actor bringing a subtle talent to majestic roles by Emine Saner

Her steely, understated approach won praise when playing Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall and now Foy is taking on the role of Queen Elizabeth II in a new dramaSome castings seem so obvious in retro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:27PM

Bill Rauch: What It Takes To Be A Leader In The Theatre by Douglas McLennan

“I think leadership is lonely and leadership is frightening, and just the nature of the nonprofit structure is hard, so there is going to be a lot of struggle. And I think that does ma…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:26PM

Jeff Award Nominations Announced by Courtney Kochuba

Earlier this morning, actor Michael Shannon announced the 2014-2015 Equity Jeff Awards nominations. Check out the nomination list here! The post Jeff Award Nominations Announced appeared fi…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:23PM

Samantha Barks Finds Her Outgoing Inner Child for Musical ‘Amelie’ by American Theatre Editors

Best known stateside as the big-screen Eponine, Barks throws herself into the role of a mischievous French waif.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:19PM

Art Bra 2015

About 500 people attended the fashion show and charity auction titled Art Bra at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford  on Thursday, Aug. 20. The event benefits After The Storm, a group that h…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:16PM

Review: The Universal Wolf/Trap Door Theatre by Zach Freeman

I’d like to offer an analogy that I think Joan Schenkar, the rare American playwright at the European-leaning Trap Door Theatre, would approve of: “The Universal Wolf” is theater as ou…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:15PM

Composer & Lyricist David Reiser Gets Passionate About the Five Albums That Rocked His World

Before you hear his music at 54 Below, learn about the five eclectic-as-hell albums that rocked David Reiser's world.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:11PM

Playwright David Margulies Discusses 'End Of The Tour' After Madison Screening by Christopher Arnott

Donald Margulies, the Pulitzer-winning playwright ("Dinner With Friends") who lives in New Haven and teaches at Yale, is receiving acclaim for his sensitive portrayal of writers in the film …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:09PM

Laura Benanti Needs a Periscope Primer, Christopher Jackson Is a Zen Master & More Lessons of the Week by Ryan McPhee

The excitement never stops on the Great White Way, from Hedwig bidding auf Wiedersehen to a U.K. Elphaba riding her broom across the pond. Before you head off to whatever your big weekend pl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:08PM

Creative Scotland chases £4m debt following Glasgow Arches closure by Georgia Snow

Creative Scotland has launched a claim for almost £4 million following the closure of former Glasgow venue the Arches. The funding body

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PM

Sheffield Theatres appoints Caroline Dyott to associate producer by David Hutchison

Sheffield Theatres has appointed Caroline Dyott in the new position of associate producer. The role will see Dyott lead the company’s production

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PM

Pip Utton receives The Stage Special Award at Edinburgh Fringe by Georgia Snow

Actor and playwright Pip Utton has been recognised with The Stage’s Special Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The prize celebrates sustained

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PM

Hull New Theatre unveils expansion plans by Georgia Snow

Plans have been submitted for a major upgrade of Hull’s New Theatre, which would include increasing both the stage size and the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PM

Sunny Afternoon announces new cast by Georgia Snow

Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon has announced new casting for its lead roles. Danny Horn will take over from John Dagleish as Ray

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PM

In Case You Missed It: Jessie Mueller’s Earning Raves (Again), and Hedwig’s Putting Her Wig Back on by Robert Simonson

The Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson new musical Waitress — which announced last week that it would come to Broadway — officially opened Aug. 20 at the American Repertory…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Storytelling Woes by Michael Block

It's safe to say that we've all dreamed in living in a fairy tale at least in our life. In Far From Canterbury, Chaucer's epic tales are used as inspiration to send young knight John on an e…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:38PM

Exit stage left: Lakeshore Collegiate’s drama students take a final bow by J. Kelly Nestruck

To renew his faith in the art form he loves, J. Kelly Nestruck went back to where it all began: high school. But, as he reports in his final dispatch, the critic discovered the problem with …

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:25PM

Gallery: Showtime at Lakeshore Collegiate as students perform Les Misérables by Darren Calabrese

Photographs from the stage and behind the scenes as four months of rehearsals reach a climax

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:21PM

Several Sad Swan Songs: Unworthy Final Films by Great Comedians by Trav S.D.

Happy Friday! Because people love nothing more than comedy that depresses them, I thought I would do a little post today about the sad exits of several classic comedy stars. By sad, I mean …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:16PM

Kate Claxton Head Shots: This Week Only by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Curator Of Exhibitions, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

The Library for the Performing Arts is having a photogenic summer. Between Sinatra in the Oenslager Gallery and Geoffrey Holder in the Corridor Gallery, we have many examples of compelling i…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:16PM

Photos! Catch Mamie Gummer & the Stars of Off-Broadway's Ugly Lies the Bone in Rehearsal by Broadway.com

Mamie Gummer and the cast of Roundabout Underground's Ugly Lies the Bone meets the press. See the world premiere drama when it begins previews on September 10 off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PM

Photo Flash: ANNIE Gets a Makeover in Flashy UK Tour by BroadwayWorld

Michael Harrison and David Ian's brand new production of the musical ANNIE is touring the UK and stars Craig Revel Horwood and Lesley Joseph as 'Miss Hannigan'. The tour launched earlier thi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PM

Signature’s revisit of musical The Fix (review) by Alan Katz

Signature’s remounted musical The Fix puts the “nasty” in dynasty by skewering the nepotism and celebrity culture oozing from contemporary politics. If you’re a patron of Signatu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:08PM

Susan Elkin: EBacc is no threat to the performing arts by Susan Elkin

Time to put a few cards on the table. For many months there has been a chorus of shock and outrage from

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM

Theater News: The Bandstand Completes Casting for World-Premiere Production

Laura Osnes, Corey Cott, and Beth Leavel will lead the company of the brand-new musical at Paper Mill Playhouse.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh comedy roundup: the best of the rest – week two

In Cahoots’ Muslim cabbie meets lager lout, right-wing man-of-the-people Nick Cody and hilarious Westlife groupie Sofie Hagen … it’s the fringe acts that almost got away“Do you revie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PM

Elf warning: tickets to new musical will cost up to £240 in London by Rupert Jones

Production based on 2003 Will Ferrell film sold top seats at just £42.50 in Plymouth last year It’s a new all-time high for West End theatre ticket prices: £240 for the best seats a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PM

Ballet am Rhein: Seven at Edinburgh festival review – an epic staging of Mahler's Seventh by Judith Mackrell

Edinburgh PlayhouseMartin Schläpfer’s choreography in this dramatic and picaresque production is classical yet modern, with a strong visual impactThere’s a passage in EM Forster’s How…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PM

Jeff Award Nominations Announced By Actor Michael Shannon by Joe Gambino

Michael Shannon ("Man of Steel," "Boardwalk Empire") continued the trend of celebrity Jeff Award announcers, when he revealed the nominations for the 2015 awards Aug. 21 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

Paul Haggis shows his social conscience with Show Me a Hero by Richard Ouzounian

Long before he made Crash, Oscar winner was keeping an eye on civil and human rights cases.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:49PM

Nominees for Casting Society’s Artios Awards, Including 12 Theatre Categories, Announced by Joe Gambino

The Casting Society of America (CSA) announced the nominees for the 31st annual Artios Awards Aug. 21. The Artios Awards celebrate excellence in casting for television, theatre, web series a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Convergence and Projections by Barry

FSLC Announces Avant Garde Programming for 53rd New York Film Festival: Convergence and Projections                      By: Ellis NassourFilm Society of Lincoln Center's…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:41PM

Q&A: Matt Rosell

Where are you from? Burbank, CA (Los Angeles)Broadway credits: Les Miserables How did you hear you’d booked your first Broadway show? I was in my living room with my roommates and we had j…

SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 12:34PM

BWW Personality Quiz: Who Should You Play in the Movie Version of MATILDA? by Louisa Brady

Who should you play in the movie version of MATILDA THE MUSICAL Find out in this week's quiz

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

Photo Coverage: Mamie Gummer& Cast of Roundabout's UGLY LIES THE BONE Meets the Press! by Jennifer Broski

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director will present the world-premiere production of Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino, directed by Patricia McGregor, as part of th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

STAGE TUBE: LIVE! Michael Shannon Announces the 2014-15 Jeff Award Nominees! by Stage Tube

Stage, screen and television actor Michael Shannon announces the 2014-2015 Equity Jeff Awards nominations. Check out the LIVE video below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

Casting Directors Behind THE KING AND I, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING & More Nominated for 2016 Artios Awards! by BroadwayWorld

The Casting Society of America CSA has revealed its first-round nominees for the 31st Annual Artios Awards across the theater, television, web series and short film categories. This year, th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

Jeff Awards Nominees Announced! - Paramount Theatre Leads With 16 Noms - LES MIS, THE WHO'S TOMMY, MARY POPPINS & More! by BroadwayWorld

Chicago stage, TV and film star Michael Shannon did the honor of announcing the nominees for the 2014-2015 Equity Jeff Awards. A video of the presentation is available atwww.JeffAwards.org.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

Review: STUFF, Etcetera Theatre by Ellie Bannerman

STUFF is the story of Toby and Jess, a couple unable to have children, and their old friend Xav who turns up one evening with a slightly unusual gift – a sperm donation. It delves deep in…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:28PM

Review: Dancing for Nepal, St James Theatre by Daniel Perks

On 25 April 2015, Nepal was devastated by the strongest earthquake to hit the country in 100 years. Villages were flattened and much of the historical city of Kathmandu crumbled to the grou…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:28PM

Review: More City Stories by Michael Block

We all have New York City stories. Tales about our subway troubles or the rude people you encounter or that awful apartment. Our experience with this city garners a love-hate relationship. T…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:28PM

Pics! Taking a Cue From Matilda, New U.K. Annie Boasts Bright Costumes, Lively Choreo and a Miss Han by Matthew Blank

A brand-new production of the Broadway musical Annie launched a new U.K tour, beginning performances July 11 at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannig…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM

My Big Gay Italian Wedding & Funeral Set Off-Broadway Closing Dates by Broadway.com

My Big Gay Italian Wedding and My Big Gay Italian Funeral will close off-Broadway on August 22 and August 30, respectively. The comedies play in rep at St Luke’s Theatre under the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Which New Fall Broadway Show Are You Dying to See? by Beth Stevens

The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM

Odds & Ends: The Sting Could Be a Broadway Musical, Jeremy Jordan's Night at the Oscars & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. The Sting Could Be a Broadway Musical This new tuner from the creative team that brought you Urinetown has Broadway-aimed w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM

Julianna Margulies, Lenny Kravitz & More Celebs Put Hamilton on Their Must-See List! by Broadway.com

Guess who wants to see Hamilton on Broadway? Well, everyone—and that includes a lot of celebs. Take a look at the bold-faced names that took in the new musical this week at the Richard…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM

Anna D. Shapiro at Steppenwolf Theatre: Work in progress by Christopher Borrelli

Anna D. Shapiro, thoughtful and pushy, a hugger with a smirk never far from her face, an inquisitive art house picture tucked inside a pin-balling screwball comedy, about to become one of th…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:16PM

Filichia Features: TINTYPES in the 21st Century by Peter Filichia

Honor thy great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother. Not by visiting their graves, although that would be nice. Not by commissioning a plaque and attaching it to the wall of the st…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 12:07PM

EXCLUSIVE: Sierra Boggess, David Burtka, Tyne Daly in the Studio for It Shoulda Been You Original Ca

Sierra Boggess, David Burtka, Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Lisa Howard, Montego Glover, Josh Grisetti, Chip Zien and castmates hit the studio for the original cast recording of It Shoulda Been…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

Will Union Square Theatre Remain Amid Redevelopments? by Olivia Clement

It is still unclear whether Off-Broadway venue, the Union Square Theatre, will be preserved, as plans for redevelopments move forward. Reading International, which owns the theatre and t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM

A Fun Thing to Do in NYC This Weekend by Trav S.D.

I don’t really know how to describe this so I’m just going to show some pictures and connect you to some links! Um…they have these artists’ residencies on Governor…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:01PM

Today on TCM: Little Murders (Directed by Alan Arkin!) by Trav S.D.

5:00pm (EST): Little Murders Today is Alan Arkin day on TCM, and as everyone I’ve ever met agrees, Alan Arkin is one of our great comic actors, and has quietly, diligently maintained …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:01PM

Review: Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage/Broadway in Chicago by Mary Kroeck

“Dirty Dancing” is undoubtedly one of my favorite films. I remember watching it in grade school for the zillionth time with one of my best friends and getting in trouble for jumping off …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:00PM

Paramount leads Equity Jeff noms its first season in the mix by Chris Jones

When the Paramount Theatre in Aurora began producing its own musicals, the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee deemed the theater ineligible, on the grounds that Aurora was too far from the ci…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:00PM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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10 Fabulous Post-Theater Cocktail Bars by Asorensen

In a fast-paced city where folded slices of pizza and Starbucks lattes on the run are all too often the norm, the notion of a Broadway show followed by animated conversation over a cocktail …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:59AM

Equity Jeff nominations set up an impossible contest of excellence in Chicago theater by Hedy Weiss

Scan the list of the season's just announced Jeff Awards Equity nominations - honoring excellence in productions that opened between Aug. 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 - and there can be only on…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 11:59AM

A singer’s pride in Africa by Celia Wren

The singer Rafiya racked up a lot of miles during her childhood. Born in Los Angeles to Congolese parents, the singer (who uses one name professionally) grew up in Congo, Cape Verde, Benin, …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:56AM

Fable at Edinburgh festival review – dating-app drama with stars in its eyes by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghThe Flanagan Collective’s latest show weaves quantum physics, magic and a critique of consumer capitalism around its central couple with a light touchJ is a Birmingham…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:56AM

Forever Young at Edinburgh festival review – a stroll through youth and freedom by Lyn Gardner

Traverse, Edinburgh (off-site)This walking show takes place on the Edinburgh streets, and has all the adrenaline-charged thrill of teenage loveThere is a moment at the end of Forever Young, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:56AM

With the Big Reunion Coming Up, We Remember When Kara Lindsay Took Readers Backstage at Newsies! by Matthew Blank

Cast members from the popular Broadway musical Newsies will hold a pair of reunion concerts Aug. 24 at 54 Below nightclub in New York. Original leading lady Kara Lindsay, who will take part…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

Freeze Your Brain by Scott Miller

The below is part of Scott Miller's ongoing series, written during rehearsals for Heathers the Musical at New Line Theatre. The post Freeze Your Brain appeared first on Breaking Character.

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:49AM

Theatre News: New cast announced for Sunny Afternoon

The Olivier Award-winning show continues at the Harold Pinter Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:48AM

Ahh-Ahh, Heather, Heather, and Heather! by Scott Miller

The below is part of Scott Miller's ongoing series, written during rehearsals for Heathers the Musical at New Line Theatre. The post Ahh-Ahh, Heather, Heather, and Heather! appeared first o…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:46AM

From the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre: Heathers by Scott Miller

The below is part of Scott Miller's ongoing series, written during rehearsals for Heathers the Musical at New Line Theatre. The post From the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre: Heathers appeared f…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:42AM

Photo & Video Roundup of Mamma Mia! Star Elena Ricardo's 24 Hours on Instagram

Elena Ricardo took over the BroadwayBox instagram for the day to bring you backstage at Mamma Mia.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:41AM

SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 8/21/2015 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 8212015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AM

Maggots vs. Music Icons! See Matilda and Beautiful Square Off in Broadway Softball Championship Game by Matthew Blank

The Broadway Show League, a softball league for people who work on and Off-Broadway, held its championships at Central Park's Heckscher Ballfields Aug. 20. The main event pitted Mat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Mamma Mia! Star Cast in Little Prince Musical, Penned by Nicholas Lloyd Webber, Son of Phantom Compo by Andrew Gans

Canada's Theatre Calgary has announced casting for the world premiere of The Little Prince – The Musical, adapted and composed by Nicholas Lloyd Webber — son of Tony-winning com…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

The Student Prince by Michael Portantiere

Studio Cast, 1950 (Decca) Operetta albums from decades ago often sound even more dated than the material itself, with white-bread orchestrations and stilted singing. You’d expect the 1924 …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:11AM

Joe Carroll, Brandon J. Ellis & More Set for The Bandstand, Starring Laura Osnes & Corey Cott by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Next stop the Great White Way in spring 2016? Broadway alums Joe Carroll, Brandon J. Ellis and more will join the previously reported Laura Osnes, Corey Cott and Beth Leavel in The Bandstand…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM

Doctor Who’s Danny Horn & More Tapped for Olivier-Winning Sunny Afternoon by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Doctor Who’s Danny Horn and more will join the cast of the Olivier Award-winning West End hit Sunny Afternoon from October 5. Directed by Edward Hall, the tuner tells the story of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM

Theater News: Manhattan Theatre Club Adds Female Playwright to 2015-16 Season

The Village Bike playwright Penelope Skinner rounds out the season with a world premiere.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Cabaret News: Christine Pedi and Marilyn Maye Scheduled to Perform at Provincetown's Art House

Pedi will be joined by SiriusXM Radio's Seth Rudetsky with Billy Stritch serving as Maye's accompanist.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman & Jim Carrey Switch Roles on Social Media! by Stage Tube

Hugh Jackman as the Mask Jim Carrey as Wolverine The actors are in the midst of a hilarious social media exchange in which each is impersonating the other's biggest role. Check out how it al…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AM

Full Cast Set for THE BANDSTAND Starry World Premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

Paper Mill Playhousewill open its 2015-2016 season with the world premiere musical The Bandstand. As previously announced, Tony Award nominee Laura OsnesRodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella,Bon…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AM

Think you know theatre? by Lorraine Treanor

On August 20th, DC Theatre Scene was invited to speak about the upcoming season at the Smithsonian Museum’s S. Dillon Ripley Center . The speech, given by Lorraine Treanor, Jennifer Cl…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:58AM

Forgotten Shows of My Nonage #87: The Great Grape Ape Show by Trav S.D.

Wow, I can’t believe I’ve let my “Forgotten Shows” series languish for nine months! Just plum forgot about it. But I’ve wanted to do a post on The Great Grape …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:58AM

Strike Up the Band by Michael Portantiere

Studio Cast, 1991 (Elektra, 2CDs) The “Roxbury Recordings” series of restored Gershwin scores was a mixed bag, but this double CD of Strike Up the Band, recorded here in its unsuccessful…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:53AM

The Streets of New York by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1964 (AEI) For a long time, this was an extremely rare recording, so AEI’s CD release was especially welcome. With music by Richard Chodosh and lyrics by Barry …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:49AM

Share Your Agatha Christie Memory with #125Stories by Courtney Kochuba

If you’re like us, there’s no question that you’re a fan of the Queen of Crime. And with her 125th anniversary coming up in September, it’s the perfect time to celebr…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:40AM

New York Daily News Sale Off The Table, Owner Tells Staff by Jeremy Gerard

Mort Zuckerman, the 78-year-old real-estate mogul who has been trying to unload the foundering tabloid, yesterday officially took the paper off the table. “As you know, several month…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:39AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 8/21/15- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES by Stage Tube

Today in 1983, La Cage Aux Folles opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 1761 performances. With a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman, it is based on the 1…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

Don’t Miss: Star-Studded Reading of ‘Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” by Matthew Wexler

Damn you, Kremlin. Earlier in 2015, Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project were working with the Moscow New Drama Theatre and the U.S. State Department to produce a revival of G…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:27AM

Michael Shannon To Announce Jeff Award Nominations Today at 11am by Courtney Kochuba

Stage, screen and television actor Michael Shannon will announce the 2014-2015 Equity Jeff Awards nominations on a video to be released Friday, August 21. The Jeff Awards, named for actor Jo…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:25AM

Tony Winner Lily Tomlin Is “Grandma” in Road Trip Comedy, Released Today (Plus Video) by Andrew Gans and Carey Purcell

"Grandma," the road trip comedy film starring Lily Tomlin, arrives in cinemas from Sony Pictures Classics Aug. 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AM

BWW TV: ON THE TOWN' Cory Lingner andEloise Kropp Celebrate the 103rd Birthday of Gene Kelly! by BroadwayWorld TV

Gene Kelly has been big part of this past Broadway season. Not only did the legendary song and dance man play the original Jerry Mulligan in the 1951 film AN AMERICAN IN PARIS a role now pla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AM

First look at Nicole Kidman in Photograph 51 by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo The Michael Grandage Company have released this picture pf Nicole Kidman as Rosalind Franklin in the upcoming play Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler. Photograph 51 runs at the Noel …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:10AM

Stars of Vaudeville #894: Emma Trentini by Trav S.D.

Opera soprano Emma Trentini (1878-1959) was brought to the United States from her native Italy in 1906 by Oscar Hamnerstein to appear at his Manhattan Opera House. She soon began appearing a…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:07AM

What if a gig comes to the theatre? The Weekend Rockstars experiment by Harriet Gibsone

Weekend Rockstars explores what happens when an album’s narrative is played out on stage. Meet Stoner Terry, who is having an extremely bad week …Besides the blaring whine of bagpipes, t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AM

Butt Kapinski at Edinburgh festival review – playful private-eye curio by Brian Logan

Liquid Room, EdinburghAn interactive golden-age detective movie is created on stage with Deanna Fleysher’s alter-ego Kapinski leaning heavily on the audience for laughsA gumshoe in a mac a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AM

Broadway’s Allegiance Announces Inspiring Partnership by Andrew Gans

Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus, producers of the forthcoming new Broadway musical Allegiance, have announced a partnership with Inspire Change, an arts program that works alongside commer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Comedian Eddie Izzard At SCSU by Christopher Arnott

Eddie Izzard, the comedian, actor, activist and marathon runner whose TV and movie credits include "Ocean's Twelve," "Across the Universe," "Hannibal," "The Riches" and "Powers," has been to…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:05AM

Annie Lederman Performs At Comix Comedy Club by Christopher Arnott

Comedian Annie Lederman has lit up cable TV, from regular appearances on "Chelsea Lately" and "Girl Code" to the pilot for her own E! talk show.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:05AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre News: Grand Hotel performance cancelled after accident

Actress Christine Grimandi was struck by a motorbike after yesterday's performance

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:58AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, August 21, 2015 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:57AM

Fuse Book Review: “Your Band Sucks” — Plying the Murky Terrain of Indie Rock by Jason M. Rubin

Jon Fine's memoir of his career as a guitarist is an intriguing blend of history, sociology, entertainment, and a healthy dose of after-hours pulp.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:52AM

A Super Seven: A Few Leadership Lessons from Superheroes of the American Theatre by HowlRound

By Nelson T. Eusebio III. Director, producer, filmmaker, and SPARK participant Nelson Eusebio talks about the example and inspiration of superheroes and leadership in the American theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:49AM

Young Artists of America Announces Its 5th Anniversary 2015-2016 Season by Guest Author

Young Artists of America is pleased to announce our upcoming 2015-2016 season, during which YAA will be celebrating its 5th Anniversary! As you will read below, we have many exciting educati…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:46AM

Tony Bennett Will Spotlight Songs of Jerome Kern on New Recording; Track List Revealed! by Andrew Gans

Tony Bennett, the veteran Grammy-winning singer who recently scored a number one album of duets with Lady Gaga — "Cheek to Cheek" — will focus on the songs …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AM

Street Scene by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1947 (Columbia/Sony) Composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Langston Hughes set Elmer Rice’s 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Street Scene to music as an opera, although …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 09:40AM

Shuler Hensley and Mandy Gonzalez Were Part of Reading of Sting Musical, Based on Classic Film by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

A reading of the new musical The Sting, based on the 1973 film of the same name, was held in Manhattan at the beginning of the month, according to the New York Post.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AM

Original Cast of Broadway’s Falsettos Suggest Who Could Play Their Roles in Upcoming Revival by Andrew Gans

This past February producer Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, announced that William Finn and James Lapine’s Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos will return to Broa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM

VIDEO: Tony Nominee Patricia Clarkson Stars in LEARNING TO DRIVE, in Theaters Today by Movies News Desk

Patricia Clarkson, a 2015 Tony nominee for her performance in the Broadway revival of THE ELEPHANT MAN, stars alongside Ben Kingsley in the new film LEARNING TO DRIVE, which its select theat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AM

WAKE UP with BWW 8/21/2015 - KINKY BOOTS Hits the UK and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it This weekend's big news KINKY BOOTS struts into the Ade…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AM

So You Want to Start a Diversity Program? Ten things to consider when creating a diversity and inclusion program by HowlRound

By Snehal Desai. Snehal Desai outlines important things to keep in mind when creating or implementing a diversity and inclusion program.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:12AM

Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 8/21; AVENUE Q at Seacoast Rep, OUR TOWN in Cleveland and More! by BroadwayWorld

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in New Hampshire, Cleveland, Melbourne and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include AVE…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10AM

IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Cast Album Released Digitally Today by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Recordsreleases the Original Broadway Cast Recording of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - starring Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard -in digital formats today, August …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10AM

KINKY BOOTS Struts Into the West End Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The UK premiere of Kinky Boots, Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit and winner of six TonyAwards, will openat London's Adelphi Theatre on 15 September 2015, with previews from tonight 2…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10AM

Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Calendar Girls’ at McLean Community Players, Part 3: Liz Weber by Guest Author

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Calendar Girls at McLean Community Players meet Liz Weber. Tell our readers where they may have seen you on lo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:05AM

Actor Michael Shannon Announces Jeff Award Nominations Today by Joe Gambino

Michael Shannon ("Man of Steel," "Boardwalk Empire") will continue the trend of celebrity Jeff Award announcers, when he reveals the nominations for the 2015 awards Aug. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:05AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Natasha Tripney: Paines Plough’s Roundabout is the Edinburgh ‘bubble’ in microcosm by Natasha Tripney

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a place of collision. It’s inevitable – with so many performers crammed into a relatively small city,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:56AM

Fuse Concert Review: Gregg Allman and Doobie Brothers — A Study in Contrasts by Arts Fuse Editor

It was rather shocking to see Gregg Allman in such good shape this week: He looked as fit and trim as he has in decades.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:56AM

Review: Daphne (Arcola Theatre)

Grimeborn offers a rare opportunity to see Strauss's late opera in performance

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:49AM

Stars of Vaudeville #893: Joe “Banjo” Roberts by Trav S.D.

For someone so legendary in his own time, tantalizingly little information is readily available about Joe “Banjo” Roberts. (If anyone out there has more information than we have …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:46AM

The Verdict: Sara Bareilles’ Broadway-Bound Waitress by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans

Sara Bareilles' new musical Waitress officially opened Aug. 20 at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA. While still in previews at A.R.T., the musical announced that it will m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:33AM

Elected Boobs Are Times Square’s True Pandering Panhandlers – Reviewing The Situation by Jeremy Gerard

Now that the Topless Painted Ladies have made the front page of the New York Times, it’s probably time to unmask the true hustlers in this Theater District freak show: That would be …

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:32AM

From Nicole Kidman to ‘A Delicate Ship,’ a Big Season for the Playwright Anna Ziegler by Alexis Soloski

The writer has several plays preparing for production, including “Photograph 51,” which will star Nicole Kidman in London.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:24AM

Grand Hotel cancels performance after star hit by motorbike by David Hutchison

Producers have cancelled the August 21 performance of Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse after a cast member was hit by a motorbike

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:18AM

THE VOICE THIEF – Edinburgh Fringe by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ Resounding success: Involving, clever, and with an intriguing melancholy and subtle political edge, The Voice Thief at Summerhall is thoroughly r…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:13AM

Filichia on Friday: ‘Give Us Liberty Smith!’ by Peter Filichia

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

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:08AM

Is THE STING Heading to Broadway by Creatives from URINETOWN and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE? by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline, a new set of con-artists is on its way to Broadway. The Sting, the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, is being adapted into a stage show by Tony winners Bob Martin The D…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:05AM

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 7: Claire Malkie by Daniel Douek by Guest Author

In Part 7 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, meet Claire Malkie (Server). Daniel: Tell our readers …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:02AM

Noah Chiet on Performing in ‘One in the Chamber’ at The Mead Theatre Lab by Joel Markowitz

Noah Chiet talks about playing Adam in the critically acclaimed One in the Chamber, now playing at The Mead Theatre Lab. Joel: When did you first get the ‘theater bug’ and what is your…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM

CastAlbums.org: REVIEW: Doctor Zhivago – Original Broadway Cast Recording by David Levy

Originally published on CastAlbums.org. I don’t think any of us expected to hear a cast recording from Doctor Zhivago, a show that had more above-the-title producers than performances …

SOURCE: itsdlevy.me at 08:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Mercury Fur at curtainup.com by Michael Bracken

Philip Ridley creates a mounting sense of urgency and the New Group's Scott Elliott pulls it all together . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:51AM

NEWS: Magic show The Illusionists completes West End line-up by Press Releases

The Illusionists – Witness The Impossible, the world’s best-selling touring magic show, has today announced the final two world-class magicians to join the phenomenal line-up as the show…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:50AM

BWW's On This Day - August 21, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48AM

“Keeping the Passion Alive”: An Interview with 3 Young Australian Performers by Maddi Ostapiw

Following a recent conversation I had with new Australian musical theatre writers Hedger & Nicholson, I was interested to further explore the topic of the role of youth in supporting and…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:45AM

Stars of Vaudeville #892: Orville Harrold by Trav S.D.

Orville Harrold (1878-1933) was a rare singer in that he had extensive credits in opera, operetta, musical theatre and vauideville (i.e. moving freely up and down between “high” …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:44AM

NEWS: Nancy Carroll joins Roger Allam in David Hare’s The Moderate Soprano by Press Releases

Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce an outstanding cast for David Hare’s fascinating new play. Joining Roger Allam, who plays John Christie, are Nancy Carroll as Audrey Mildmay, Pau…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:43AM

Black, brown, and blue by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review two new plays, Lynn Nottage’s Sweat at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Annie Baker’s John off Broadway. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Reading, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AM

Nijinsky's Last Jump at Edinburgh festival review – tender evocation of a tortured ballet genius by Judith Mackrell

Dance Base, Edinburgh Kally Lloyd-Jones’s new work is an impeccably researched and beautifully performed homage to the grace – and downfall – of Vaslav NijinskyThe story of Vaslav Niji…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM

The 10 best things to do this week by Ryan Gilbey, John Robinson, Oliver Basciano, Skye Sherwin, Hannah Verdier, James Kettle, Lyn Gardner, Ben Beaumont-Thomas & Judith Mackrell

From an adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s nightmarish novel Lanark in Edinburgh to a frightful weekend of new films in London, here are some of the most interesting cultural activities over th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM

Production news round-up: August 12 to 18 by Georgia Snow

PLAYS John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell Martin are to lead the cast of Macbeth at the Young Vic Theatre. The pair will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AM

‘Shortage of Scots at National Theatre of Scotland’ says Liz Lochhead by David Hutchison

Dramatist and poet Liz Lochhead has cautioned that there are not enough Scottish creatives working at the National Theatre of Scotland. Lochhead,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AM

Royal Opera House to be transformed for sound and light show by Georgia Snow

The Royal Opera House will be transformed next month as its building becomes the canvas for a large-scale visual art project celebrating

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AM

Replay: Henri Matisse at work in 1946 by Terry Teachout

“Henri Matisse,” the German-language version of a 1946 documentary directed by François Campaux in which Matisse is shown at work in his studio: To read about the film and its contents,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

REVIEW: Bruises, The Tabard Theatre ✭✭✭ by Matthew Lunn

By Matthew Lunn Bruises is an ambitious piece, seeking to cast a non-judgmental eye on the highly divisive topic of sex work. There is so much to admire in this play, which I believe makes a…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:13AM

Review Roundup: World Premiere of Broadway-Bound WAITRESS Starring Jessie Mueller at A.R.T. by Review Roundups

The world premiere,Broadway-bound musicalWaitress, based on the motion picture written byAdrienne Shelly, with a book byJessie Nelson, music amp lyrics bySara Bareilles, direction byDiane Pa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:01AM

Almanac: Henri Matisse on the secret of staying young by Terry Teachout

“‘Every day,’ he said, ‘I’ve got to get hold of something by the throat and strangle it. And that keeps me young.’” Henri Matisse, in conversation with Edward G. Robinson (quot…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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The World's Best Selling Magic Show Announces Its Incredible Full Line-Up

The Illusionists – Witness The Impossible, the world’s best-selling touring magic show, has today announced the final two world-class magicians to join the phenomenal line-up as …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:44AM

The Afternoon Report, Thursday, August 20, 2015 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, August 20, 2015 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Congratulations to our own @amyakass on her …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:40AM

August at the Opera: A Season's Worth of Choices

In August at the Metropolitan Opera House, directors of upcoming productions and technicians perfect lighting and set changes for entire operas—many of which won’t be onstage again for m…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 06:40AM

Fall Preview by Michael Schulman

Movie stars crash-landing on Broadway seems de rigueur, but last season “Fun Home” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” led the pack without famous names. This fal…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 06:35AM

Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson Form an Unlikely Friendship in ‘Learning to Drive’ by Rex Reed

The major achievement of this film is the way it suggests every life has value if you just take the time to look.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:31AM

Dance: Ballet heads outdoors in Arvada by Ray Mark Rinaldi

The Colorado Ballet takes it show up the road this weekend with an "An Evening Under the Stars" at the Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheater.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:29AM

This week’s best Edinburgh comedy by James Kettle

Sheeps Skewer The News | Nish Kumar | Richard GaddYou don’t get much satire on TV these days, and what there is tends to be the same observations we’ve heard a million times before, audi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AM

This week’s best Edinburgh dance by Judith Mackrell

Ballett Zürich | Dance at the fringeChristian Spuck is one of the most interesting theatrical voices in European ballet, displaying a distinctive combination of modern and classical style. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AM

This week’s new theatre by Lyn Gardner & Mark Cook

Murmel Mumel | Absent | Dancing At Lughnasa | Lanark: A Life In Three Acts | Bristol festival of puppetry | People, Places And ThingsSaying “murmel murmel” is like saying “rhubarb rhub…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AM

Review: Lady Anna: All At Sea (Park Theatre)

A new adaptation of Anthony Trollope's novel goes overboard

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:27AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review : Divas @ Pleasance Dome by Tamsin Paternoster

Divas is a mind-boggling, time twisting love story that is cleverly scripted to leave you immensely confused. A backwards to forwards tale of two men’s love, Divas shows moments of brillia…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Jamie Wood – O No! Assembly Roxy by Amy Merrigan

As Jamie Wood wanders round in his huge loin cloth and then black dress, I can safely say that this is quite the strangest show I have ever seen. This hippy homage to Yoko Ono takes its…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Tumbling After, SpaceTriplex by Hannah Margerison

Jack and Jill went up to The Hill pub for three pints and some slippery nipple shots. Jack brings home Gretel, Jill brings home Peter. Just average one-night stands that somehow turn into re…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: 64 Squares, Underbelly Cowgate by Amy Merrigan

This story is really all about a game of chess, and I never thought I’d say this, but it is much more interesting then that might sound. B, yes, just B, is onboard the SS Triumphant…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Underbelly Cowgate by Hannah Margerison

What do you do when a dead man’s cell phone is ringing? Do you: A) Ignore it? B) Call an ambulance? Or C) Answer it? Jean chooses the latter. And in doing so, becomes entangled in the enig…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Jethro Compton’s Frontier Trilogy: The Rattlesnake’s Kiss, C Nova by Hannah Margerison

I’m not sure what it is about this period of history that inspires such vivid storytelling – some of it of questionable quality. With Jethro Compton’s The Rattlesnake’s Kiss, we’re…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Billy Through The Window, Underbelly Cowgate by Amy Merrigan

When best friends Joe and Billy arrive at a secret bird watching hideout, they could be like any two friends off on some runaway adventure. They innocently unpack – folding their clothes i…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: 1972, The Future of Sex, ZOO by Tamsin Paternoster

  1972 : The Future of Sex is an expertly devised piece of comedy, peppered with an immensely intelligent commentary about the concept of sex in our society, back when The Female Eunuc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: To She or Not to She @ Pleasance Courtyard by Tamsin Paternoster

“ It is not the fashion to have the lady do  the epilogue.” Emma Bentley bubbles on stage to bring us an ambitious monologue performance of one girl’s experience growing up in the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM

Explained: what does a producer actually do? by Thomas Hescott

“What do you actually do?” This is a question any of us who don’t appear on stage often get asked, but none

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM

This classic Redford and Newman film is headed to Broadway by Michael Riedel

The curtain is going up on . . . “The Sting.” No, no — not that Sting, the one who wrote last year’s noble failure “The Last Ship.” This “Sting” is the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM

A Next Step for Ross Petty pantos by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Peter Pan, featuring Petty's last onstage role, will include three cast members from Family Channel's The Next Step.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh sketch comedy roundup: magical, scatalogical and psychedelic by Harriet Gibsone

From the Boosh-like Beard to Gein’s Family Giftshop willy-jokes and Twisted Loaf’s gurning grotesquery, here are five more festival sets to see“And now we begin, as life does, with pre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:22AM

FOR SERVICES RENDERED – Chichester Festival Theatre by Libby Purves

I’m late on the curve with this one – but it runs into September and for me, In n these WW1 anniversary years, fascinatedly collecting plays which reflect – better than any prosier or …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:13AM

Review: Blood Wedding, Bread and Roses Theatre by Lydia Lakemoore

Blood Wedding, based on a newspaper account of a wedding in Spain in 1928, shot Lorca to huge success in the world of the arts. The plot centres on a kind and honourable gentleman of a villa…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Comfort Slaves, New Town Theatre by Hannah Margerison

There’s nothing quite like immersive theatre. I find myself sitting on the work surfaces in the dingy basement kitchen of a theatre; the industrial lights are cut, door bursts open an…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AM

Review: Gariné, Arcola Theatre by Josephine Ababio

Gariné is full of light-hearted humour and is not your typical opera. It is an adaptation of the nineteenth century opera Leblebidji Hor Hor Aga, and is composed and directed by Gerald Pa…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh Fringe Review: I Got Dressed In Front of My Nephew Today, Zoo by Andy Smith

Feminism and beauty are topics that are often tackled by fringe theatre, with varying results. The Feral Foxy Ladies, however, have succeeded in creating an exciting, moving and brilliant pi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM

Howard Sherman’s US theatre round-up: August 21 by Howard Sherman

Ivo van Hove’s After The Rehearsal/Persona making a brief visit to Philadelphia I’ve just discovered that America’s unofficial Ivo van Hove Festival

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Ascension of Mrs Leech, Greenside @ Infirmary Street by Hannah Margerison

It’s early morning. A flurry of beings surround the most important man on Earth, fumbling with their clipboards for the daily meeting, taking place in the Big White Building. The agenda is…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM

Review: Dorothy, Waterloo East Theatre by Felix Clutson

Dorothy, written and co-directed by Bryan Hodgson, tells the story of the life of L. Frank Baum, creator of The Wizard of Oz, charting his struggles to find success as a writer and the inspi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM

Review: She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother, Etcetera Theatre by Tasha Clare

She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother is a one-man confessional, written and performed by Simon Dean. In an hour of stage time he describes his experiences of growing up with a mother who suf…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review :Project Haha @ Summerhall by Tamsin Paternoster

Project Haha is a brilliant sequence of hypnotic trances. Utterly surrealist, one girl, clad in a yellow lemon-print dress and smiling ecstatically hums whilst the other smacks herself again…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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How ‘Hamilton’ Recasts Thomas Jefferson As A Villain by Matthew Westphal

Which a show with Alexander Hamilton as its hero would do, of course. “If Hamilton is the 99 percent, Jefferson is, in the show at least, the one percent. If Hamilton is Barack Obama (…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:32AM

Cirque Du Soleil Plans $25 Million Broadway Show by Matthew Westphal

“The company, which has been acquired by a group of private equity investors, said that the production, to be called Paramour, represented one step in a broader effort to expand its pr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:26AM

Tim Minchin on his Groundhog Day musical: 'we think it's all right' by Alexandra Spring

Upcoming stage adaptation of Harold Ramis film needs just ‘one more song’, reveals comedian at Australian premiere of Matilda the Musical• Matilda the Musical review: a revoltingly sub…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:09AM

Capturing the Elusive Millennial Ticket Buyer by Sarah Marczynski

In at least three meetings this summer, the conversation has shifted toward millennials and their ticket-buying/donation making tendencies.  We’re a hot topic in lots of organizations…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM

Theatre at the Center announces 2016 season by Morgan Greene

Theatre at the Center in Munster, Ind., has announced its 2016 season. The five-play roster of Broadway hits kicks off in February.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Mark Shenton: Beyond Broadway, the American musical is on song by Mark Shenton

I’ve already written about the rollercoaster success of Hamilton on Broadway that’s now both a phenomenon and phenomenal and some say means

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On...Quincy Confoy and Kevin Confoy by Michael Block

Name: Quincy Confoy and Kevin ConfoyHometown:QC: Brooklyn, New YorkKC: Trenton, NJEducation:QC: I graduate from Fieldston High School in 2016.KC: Rutgers University, CSC Conservatory, Playwr…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:42AM

New Musical Comedy THE OTHER DIRECTION Plays in Concert at 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, in the concert version of 'The Other Direction' tonight, August 21, 2015 at 1130pm.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22AM

Carly Rae Jepsen Releases New Album E*MO*TION Today by BroadwayWorld

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsenreleases her new album, EMOTION via Schoolboy RecordsInterscope today,August 21st, in the U.S.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22AM

Michael Shannon Announces 2014-15 Jeff Award Nominees Today by BroadwayWorld

Stage, screen and television actor Michael Shannonwill announce the2014-2015 Equity Jeff Awards nominations on a video to be released today, August 21 at www.jeffawards.org.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22AM

SEE IT BIG! Moving Image Screens WEST SIDE STORY on 70mm Tonight by Movies News Desk

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image presents See It Big 70mm, every weekend through August 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be show…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22AM

Courtney M. Baxter is St. Louis Art Museum's Romare Bearden Graduate Minority Fellow by Sarah Bryan Miller

The one-year fellowship is intended to help build a pool of young minority professionals for work in art-related fields.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:15AM

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Who Knew Cry-Baby's Cast Album Would Come 7 Years After This?

The musical may have been "a little upset" at the 2008 Tony Awards, but the show is finally getting its due.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Theater News: Profiles Theatre Opens Its 27th Season With The Jacksonian

Beth Henley's new play begins its run tonight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Johnny Knoxville Discusses New Film 'Being Evel' by Young Hollywood

Johnny Knoxville Discusses New Film 'Being Evel' Johnny Knoxville chats with us at Bartel's Harley-Davidson and discusses his new film 'Being Evel'! He tells us what quality him and Evel Kni…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Friday, August 21, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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GIVE US LIBERTY SMITH! by Peter Filichia

The best musical I’ve seen this season gives us George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and yes, you’re already saying, we know: HAMILTON. No, that was last season’s show, as the Drama …

SOURCE: Kritzerland at 12:42AM

Spotlight On...Ashley Gunsteens by Michael Block

Name: Ashley GunsteensHometown: Born Chicago, Illinois. Grew up in Germantown, Maryland (outside of DC)Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – double majors in Dramati…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:19AM

Review: Theater for Theater People by Michael Block

We've all heard those horror stories about those auditions. You know, the ones where you're in there forever, it goes on and on, you think you vibe with the director, and then, nothing. Bein…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:19AM

Review: Assassination Theater (Museum of Broadcast Communications) by Scotty Zacher

Assassination Theater is a brilliantly packaged, fiercely forensic and seamlessly debated indictment of the Chicago mob as brazen history-changers who got away with the biggest murder of the…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:10AM

Misty Copeland learns some new moves in On the Town by Elysa Gardner - Usa Today

Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, but she’s looking for new challenges.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM

2015 Tony Nominee Stars in New Film “Learning to Drive,” Due in Cinemas Today by Andrew Gans

Patricia Clarkson, a 2015 Tony nominee for her performance in the Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, can be seen in the new film "Learning to Drive," which opens in New York and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Kinky Boots Stomps Its Way to London, Beginning Tonight at the Adelphi Theatre by Mark Shenton

Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry star in the West End premiere of Broadway's Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots, beginning performances Aug. 21 prior to an official opening Sept. 15 at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Get to Know the Cast of The Wiz Live! (So Far) With Our Favorite Pictures and Videos by Michael Gioia

A live television adaptation of The Wiz will hit NBC this December, and a star-studded cast is taking shape. Get to know the confirmed cast members (so far), and check out some of their …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

It Shoulda Been You Broadway Cast Album Gets Digital Release Today by Robert Viagas

It 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, is released digitally …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: August 21 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1944 Robert Wright and George Forrest put words to classical themes by Edvard Grieg to create the operetta Song of Norway, based on Grieg's life. It opens an 860-performance run toda…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

'The Wiz' At Saint Joseph; 'Bedroom Farce' At Westport by Frank Rizzo

Another British invasion? A new tradition? A mini-rep company? Maybe it's just a reunited gang of terrific actors that John Tillinger has worked with over four very funny British comedies by…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

Pittsburgh New Works Festival celebrates 25 years of staging new, one-act plays by Bob Podurgiel

The Pittsburgh New Works Festival will return Sunday to Carnegie Stage for its 25th year of producing new, one-act plays.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Seneca Valley Academy of Choice dance students can obtain associate degree by Laure Cioffi

Students studying dance at Seneca Valley Academy of Choice, the district’s cyber school, will be able to graduate from the school with an associate degree from Community College of Beaver …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Princeton Review ranks CMU No. 1 theater school by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Princeton Review has named Carnegie Mellon University the nation’s top college theater program in a poll of 136,000 students at 380 top colleges.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

A star is reborn: Renovated Lamp Theatre reopens next week by Anne Cloonan

The doors of the landmark Lamp Theatre in Irwin will reopen Thursday.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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