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Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Malthouse: A Social Service by Anne-Marie Peard

Separately and together, Nicola Gunn and David Woods makes a rare type of theatre that genuinely challenges ideas and opinions. In A Social Service at Malthouse Theatre, they find a line b…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:35PM

‘2015 One-Act Festival’: Weekend 1 at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

A night of One-Act Plays is always interesting. It gives new or little-known playwrights a chance to shine. It gives new directors a shot at showing their talent. Actors who may never have h…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:18PM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 8/22/2015

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 8222015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Arts House chat: Jo Lloyd by Anne-Marie Peard

Confusion For Three is Melbourne-based dance artist Jo Lloyd’s new work that runs at Arts House in North Melbourne 26 to 30 August. Since graduating from VCA, Lloyd has presented work at t…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:51PM

The Top Ten: Places as old-school repertory actors

Lynn Loader enjoyed the Top 10 double-barrelled villages forming a jazz band last month, and said she had long been collecting famous old-school repertory actors from maps. This is her list�…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:15PM

Review: Ladylogue, Tristan Bates by Tal Fox

Ladylogue contains six short plays all written and performed by women. Each play differs entirely in content but this works well as it is impossible to get bored when everyone fifteen or twe…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:15PM

Review: By the Bog of Cats, Abbey Theatre by Chris McCormack

It’s time someone re-discovered the half-sunken caravan of Hester Swaine, the Traveller woman at the wild heart of Marina Carr’s play from 1998. On first look, Monica Frawley’s set for…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:15PM

Dying as a Bargaining Chip by Sandi Durell

  By Beatrice Williams-Rude   The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will, a “metafictional” comedy on the art of the deal, is a polished gem glittering on East Fourth... The po…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:12PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Win a double pass to High Society at the Hayes Theatre, Sydney by AussieTheatre

AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to High Society at the Hayes Theatre on Saturday 5 September. The captivating Tracy Lord invites you to the most elegant wedding of 1938. T…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:46PM

John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey’s Brownstone Rental - The New York Times by Joanne Kaufman

The couple known to uptown sophisticates as the Nick and Nora of the cabaret world — and to the rest of us as John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey — rent the parlor and garden floors of …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:45PM

Someone Else’s Story by Naomi Livingston

This piece has been a long time coming. It is part of my journey as a creative and as someone desiring to engage with aspects of life that can both hinder and release creativity and work out…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:44PM

Win a double pass to Ride & Fourplay at Eternity Playhouse, Sydney by AussieTheatre

AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Ride & Fourplay at the Eternity Theatre on Friday 4 September. From acclaimed playwright Jane Bodie come two acutely observed one-ac…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PM

THE YEAR OF THE HARE – Edinburgh Fringe by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Emotional rollercoaster Young critic scheme review: Creative, absorbing, and very wacky, the Finnish Ryhmateatteri Ensemble’s version of Ar…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:20PM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: A+E, Pleasance Courtyard by Hannah Margerison

Amongst busy nurses and clumsy drunks, three young people find themselves in late night A&E. Robyn has suffered a dreadful accident and her three friends wait anxiously for news, and it…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:13PM

STAGE TUBE: FUN HOME's Beth Malone and Roberta Colindrez Crash HAMILTON's #Ham4Ham Lottery by Stage Tube

In today's special pre-show performance, FUN HOME stars Beth Malone and Roberta Colindrez joined HAMILTON starwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda for a HAMILTON rap. Miranda even slipped in some FUN H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08PM

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 8/22- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, ON THE TOWN, SOMETHING ROTTEN! and More by BroadwayWorld

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

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Now Comes the Night, 1st Stage by Events Editor

The post Now Comes the Night, 1st Stage appeared first on DC Theatre Scene.

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:51PM

VIDEO: Valerie Harper and Lucie Arnaz Share Lucille Ball Memories on Rick McKay's THE GOLDEN AGE FILM TRILOGY by Stage Tube

Rick McKay, the producerdirector of THE GOLDEN AGE FILM TRILOGY, has just unveiled a new clip from the upcoming project, this time featuring an interview with Valerie Harper, telling the sto…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:22PM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Awkward Happiness, Summerhall by Tamsin Paternoster

How long before a woman rubbing grated apple on herself loses its supposed existential meaning and simply becomes a woman playing with a bit of fruit? Awkward Happiness investigates. A piec…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:09PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – Edinburgh Fringe by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✭ True Excellence Young critics scheme review: Fast-paced, funny and moving, the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group brings to life Howard Ashman…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:56PM

Chicago Theater Review: THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THE AMERICAN DREAM IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO (Oracle Productions) by Lawrence Bommer

WAKING UP FROM THE AMERICAN DREAM The title of Oracle Theatre’s typically invigorating offering, THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THE AMERICAN DREAM IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO, is actually…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:51PM

How "Spring Awakening" Is Embracing The Deaf Community

Deaf West’s production of Spring Awakening casts deaf and hearing actors in a fully accessible and even more emotionally resonant version of the hit show. Dani…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 05:51PM

21 Broadway Songs About Dads That Will Make You Cry

In honor of Father’s Day, belt these showtunes and pass the tissues. "Soliloquy" (Carousel) "My boy, Bill! He'll be tall And tough as a tree, will B…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 05:51PM

19 Queer Broadway Love Songs That Will Make You Feel Things

Because “love wins” is more than just the tagline to Rocky the Musical. "Changing My Major" (Fun Home) "I’ve never lost control due to overwhelm…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 05:51PM

Meet The Next Big Thing In Theater

Joshua Harmon’s hit plays Significant Other and Bad Jews are deeply relatable — even when the characters are difficult to like. Lindsay Mendez and Gideon Gli…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 05:51PM

59 Broadway Songs That Will Devastate You

There’s a pain goes on and on. NOTE: To avoid oversaturating this list with too many songs from the same shows, I limited my choices to one song per musical. The songs are p…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 05:50PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 779: Candice Cain by Adam Szymkowicz

photo by Katie Bogdanski   Candice Cain Hometown: Brookhaven, NYCurrent Town: Brookhaven, NYQ:  What are you working on now? A:  I have another children's play that I'm put…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 05:34PM

DDCMetroTheaterArts’ Summer 2015 Scene Stealers Part 2 by Joel Markowitz

Here is Part 2 of DCMetroTheaterArts’ staff’s Summer 2015 Scene Stealers. Congrats to our honorees. ______ Erin Adams as Kate Monster Singing “There’s a A Fine, Fine …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:06PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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G IS FOR GOOGLE by Intern Corps

On August 10th, Google CEO Larry Page announced the cre […]

SOURCE: www.situationinteractive.com at 04:46PM

Sense8 Symphony by Intern Corps

What better way to promote a TV series about eight tele […]

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Banner Ads Can Be Creative and Effective? by Media Team

Banner ads get a bad rap, says Google Media Lab’s […]

SOURCE: www.situationinteractive.com at 04:46PM

An Appetizing Yarn – UNFringed Festival by Sandi Durell

    Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. As part of UNFringed Festival at the Secret Theatre of Long Island City, Queens actor/writer Andrew Martin is performing a one man autobiographical...…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:43PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Fear of the Walking Dead’ star isn’t afraid of dying — yet by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“The Walking Dead” was a ratings juggernaut, but at least one of the stars of its new spinoff, “Fear the Walking Dead,” isn’t worried about repeating the first series’ succes…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:59PM

BROADWAY BINGE: Wind Down Summer 2015 with These Musicals on Netflix! by Nora Dominick

Can't make it to NYC before the end of the summerto see a Broadway show Want to sing and dance in the comfort of your living room BroadwayWorld has you covered with BROADWAY BINGE, a guide t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:10PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Concert preview: Idina Menzel brings big voice to Benedum by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Oscar presenter John Travolta may not have gotten Idina Menzel’s name right on the first try, but there are a lot of other names that come to mind when you think of the Tony Award-winning …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:53PM

Review: The Ballad of Good Guys and Bad Guys by Michael Block

Men. Some are misogynistic pigs while others are charming princes. But when it comes to wooing women, which is worse? The Boys Are Angry by Jillie Mae Eddy is a dark comedy about AJ and Quin…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:46PM

STAGE TUBE: James Monroe Iglehart and More Sing Disney on Broadway Hits at Disney's D23 Expo by Stage Tube

Below, watch Tony Award-winner James Monroe Iglehart ALADDIN perform 'Under the Sea' and an Ashely Brown MARY POPPINS and Josh Strickland TARZAN Duet on 'Beauty and the Beast'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PM

Photo Flash: That's a Wrap! HAMILTON Cast Finishes Album, Out Sept. 25 by BroadwayWorld

The HAMILTON cast finished recording one of the most anticipated cast albums of the new Broadway season just days ago, and last week, BroadwayWorld brought you photos of the men in the recor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On...Michaela Murphy by Michael Block

Name: Michaela MurphyHometown: Los Angeles, CAEducation: Rising Junior at Yale UniversitySelect Credits: At Yale: Serena in Under, Amelia in original student work Devil’s Dictionary, Rosie…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PM

Review: The Singing Dive Bar by Michael Block

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. So sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. But let's be honest, Broken Moments ain't Cheers. Set at the titu…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PM

Review: The American Psyche by Michael Block

Pop culture undoubtedly plays a part in our psyche whether we realize it or not. The people or characters or movies or songs influence us significantly. Written by Ashley J. Jacobson, The Am…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PM

Spotlight On...Jaron Hollander and Slater Penney by Michael Block

Name: Jaron Aviv Hollander and Slater Brooks PenneyHometown: Berkeley, CAEducation: Jaron: BA Theatre UC Santa Cruz, Dell Arte School of Physical theater, Circo Arts New Zealand,  …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PM

Signs of the Times- A History of SPRING AWAKENING's Deaf West Theatre on Broadway and Beyond! by Nicole Rosky

'Theatre for the deaf On Broadway' It's a question that many theatre fans have asked since July 7, when official word came that Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening would land …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM

“Love On Ice,” a Cryogenic Musical By Bill Nabel, Jeffrey Lodin & William Squier, Thaws in NYC by Admin

Love On Ice, a new musical comedy about May-December lovers who consider preserving their relationship for eternity with the help of cryogenic suspension, will be introduced to Manhattan aud…

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:14PM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: HAMILTON's Alysha Deslorieux Wows at #Ham4Ham Lottery Performance by Stage Tube

Below watch Friday's edition of the pre-show entertainment, in which HAMILTON actress Alysha Deslorieux brings down the house with a performance of 'Always Be My Baby.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AM

A Critic Reports From The Front Lines of High School Theatre by Howard Sherman

If you haven’t been reading Toronto’s The Globe and Mail every weekend this summer, then you likely haven’t come across J. Kelly Nestruck’s terrific series in which he followed a si…

SOURCE: Howard Sherman at 11:56AM

The Crack in the Ceiling – NY Int’l Fringe Festival by Sandi Durell

  A pleasant musical theater work about a romantically insecure women and her poor life choices.     By Joel Benjamin   With nearly 200 events squeezed into two weeks,...…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:29AM

Tonight at 6 PM & Tomorrow at 3 PM: ‘A Conversation With the Man That Killed My Son’ Playing This Sat and Sun 8/22 & 23 at Dynamic Wellnes by Guest Author

Tonight at 6 PM and Tomorrow at 3 PM, Jacqui Brown’s powerful play A Conversation with the Man Who Killed My Son will have only two performances at  Dynamic Wellness – 402 H…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17AM

New Musical ‘Allegiance’ Partners with Inspire Change by Matthew Wexler

Producers Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus have announced a partnership with Inspire Change, an innovative arts program that works alongside commercial theater productions to provide s…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:08AM

Photo Coverage: Laura Osnes, Max Von Essen, and Steven Reineke Rehearse at French Woods Festival by Stephen Sorokoff

Brian Worsdale the Artistic Director and Conductor of the French Woods Symphony Orchestra invited his buddy Steven Reineke, musical director and conductor of The New York Pops to bring some …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Cool moves: meet the sequin-free ice skaters Le Patin Libre by Chris Wiegand

Tired of competing for medals and donning costumes for Disney shows, a group of free-spirited skaters are letting it glide in the double bill Vertical Influences We sit huddled together on c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:58AM

Q&A: Garett Hawe

Where are you from? Hollis, New Hampshire.Broadway credits: Matilda, Newsies, Mary PoppinsHow did you hear you’d booked your first Broadway show? I was out on the road playing Neleus in th…

SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 10:55AM

Ballet Programs Look For More Boys To Step Up To The Barre by Stacy Nick

It takes two to dance a pas de deux, but demand for the male half of the duex far outstrips supply. Many schools and ballet programs offer special classes and steep discounts to male student…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:14AM

Classic Overheard – I’m NOT a casting director… by Vinnie

Originally published June 15, 2013, you’d be surprised how often this happens, at the desk and at the bar, stage moms are the greatest… Mrs. Brown w/Teenaged Brown: “Spider…

SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM

VIDEO: Susan Blackwell Plays HAMILTON MadLibs with Steven Pasquale, Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit, and More! by Stage Tube

REVIEWS ARE IN In the latest edition of 'Got Hamilton' Susan Blackwell played 'Hamilton MadLibs' with Lea DeLaria, Aaron Tveit, Yvette Nicole Brown, Karen Olivo, and more on the Red Carpet o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 8/22/15- James Corden by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday, James Corden In 2004, Corden played the role of Timms in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as well as in the Broadway, and Sydney …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AM

Stars of Vaudeville #895: Mary Hay by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of dancer and stage and screen actor Mary Hay (Mary Hay Caldwell, 1901-1957) . An army brat, she was born at Fort Bliss, Texas. Her start in show business came about fr…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:08AM

Confessions of a Convert

By Lisa Portes. Lisa Portes on the power of shared leadership and collective action as embodied by the Latina/o Theatre Commons.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Theater Review: “The Flick” in New York — A Bold Triumph by Arts Fuse Editor

The final impression left by The Flick is one of exhilaration.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:52AM

BWW Interview: Audra McDonald Updates on P-Town Concert, Eye-Popping BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, SHUFFLE ALONG & More! by Nicole Rosky

Audra McDonald has a big year ahead of her After embarking on a concert tour this fall, the six-time Tony winner, who recenty wrapped filming for Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast, w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:46AM

Review: Ashes to Ashes/Citizens’ Relief and INTUIT: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom

RECOMMENDED Harold Pinter’s plays often seem longer than they are thanks to the fact that he intentionally calls for prolonged pauses and silences within his scripts. Because of this, thos…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 09:45AM

Sara Bareilles’ ‘Waitress’ Musical, Broadway Bound With Tony Winner Jessie Mueller, Opens Outta Town by Jeremy Gerard

The musical adaptation of Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie beaut Waitress, with songs by Sara Bareilles and Tony-winner Jessie Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) in the title ro…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:31AM

Daniel Frohman by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Daniel Frohman (1851-1940) oldest of the three Frohman brothers, who helped revolutionize theatrical production in the U.S. With his brothers Charles and Gustave, he…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:10AM

An Up and Down Day at The Fringe With "Schooled," "Little One" and "Loose Canon" by Broadway & Me

Quentin Maré and Lilli Stein in SchooledThe New York International Fringe Festival prides itself on being eclectic. Which means you never know what you’re going to get when you attend one…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:10AM

Seth Kriebel: ‘Interactive work keeps you on your toes’ by David Hutchison

Seth Kriebel trained and worked as a film producer, before gravitating towards more creative, theatrical forms of expression. In his current one-man

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Top Ticket: Three shows to take in Aug. 22 to 28

There's Camp Wavelength, the ultimate slumber party, Click, Bait & Switch at Second City, and Lenny Kravitz in concert.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: For Services Rendered, Minerva Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Stephen Collins

By Stephen Collins I doubt anyone could hope for a finer, more delicate production of this great play. It is genuinely funny in parts, full of melodramatic touches which are not silly but in…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:45AM

'Max Beckmann at the Saint Louis Art Museum' offers in-depth guide to an important artist by Sarah Bryan Miller

Art museum has the world's largest collection of the artist's paintings 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:35AM

Cumberbatch’s rocketing popularity sparks fan frenzy over ‘Hamlet’ in a London theater

Actor tells adoring crowd to put devices away.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:35AM

New theater season once again shows lack of diversity on Broadway and Off by Alexis Soloski

The new Broadway season includes no new plays by women or writers of color, and last season less than a quarter of plays produced in America were by women. While the internet is finally begi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:35AM

Cubs #7: Poet Luke Wright by Annegret Märten

We spoke to poet Luke Wright about his Fringe shows What I learned from Johnny Bevan at Summerhall and Stay at Home Dandy at The Underbelly and the difference between poetry performance a…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:34AM

'Frozen' vocalist Idina Menzel lets it go at Blossom Music Center by Michael Heaton

"Is there a single straight man in this whole audience," she asked the crowd to much laughter and more than a few catcalls.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:26AM

Crosby tops list of those singing Cole Porter tunes in San Jose Musical Theater benefit by Shannon Burkey, For Silicon Valley Community Newspapers

As the newest group on the South Bay theater scene, San Jose Musical Theater is pulling out all the stops for its inaugural performance with a special guest appearance by Kathryn Grant Crosb…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:24AM

Dont ask Patrick Stewart this question

He'll roll his eyes. And we can't blame him.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:23AM

JOBS: AYT Weekly Jobs Round-Up: August 22 by James Lillywhite

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

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:04AM

Kurt H. Sutton to Perform ‘An Evening with Mark Twain’ on Wednesday, September 16th at 1 & 8 PM by Guest Author

Kurt H. Sutton was born in Mannheim, Germany, immigrating to the United States in 1950. He grew up in Canton, Ga, graduating from the University of Georgia in 1968. He was a teacher of his…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM

8 New Musicals for the Bookworm by Alyssa Soto

“Bookworm” is a title I have worn long and proud throughout my lifetime. If you are like me, nothing can be more comforting and satisfying than indulging in a good book. It is a unique w…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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24 Broadway And Off-Broadway Shows To See This Fall by Louis Peitzman

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, Jennifer Hudson’s Broadway debut, and so much more.

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 07:56AM

BWW's On This Day - August 22, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38AM

Interview with MacArthur “Genius” Tommie Lindsey and Three-Time Tony Award-Winner Jhett Tolentino by HowlRound

By Victor Maog, Jhett D. Tolentino, Tommie Lindsey Jr. Victor Maog interviews two leaders from outside of the not-for-profit theatre world: teacher Tommie Lindesy, Jr. and producer Jhett Tol…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:33AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh Fringe Review : Francesca, Francesca, Venue 13 by Tamsin Paternoster

Visceral in its multimedia effect, Francesca Francesca is an intimate exploration into the life of the elusive Francesca Woodman. The playful use of sheet, film and camera is beautiful, and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review : Bump, Pleasance Dome by Tamsin Paternoster

Eliana and Ian meet and, with the staggering obviousness that falls upon only the most unashamed romantic comedies, fall in love after a few obstacles. Bump hangs on the communication betwee…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Institute, Pleasance Courtyard by Hannah Margerison

It’s a mismatched band of not-so-merry men – an architect tormented by high expectations, a hopeless romantic tormented by an Italian restaurant memory, a German man tormented by ha…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review : Bette Midler… and Me @ Gilded Balloon by Tamsin Paternoster

Bette Midler … and Me is a touching exploration of one woman and her relationship with her idol. Sue Kelvin bounds on stage demanding her audience to laugh, cry, and pay attention. Like sh…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking, Pleasance Courtyard by Hannah Margerison

Nothing says fun quite like wave-particle duality, theories of critical opalescence and thermodynamic fluctuations. Am I right? Albert Einstein thinks so. He’s here to prove that physics c…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Big Shot, Bedlam Theatre by Amy Merrigan

From acclaimed company Theatre Movement Bazaar, Big Shot comes with the tagline, “Not The Godfather.” It is, however, certainly a piece of theatre inspired by this particular …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50AM

Rebecca Root interview: ‘I’m not fighting myself any more’ by Nicola Gill

Rebecca Root is about to become the first transgender star of a British television show. She talks about changing perceptions, feeling sexy – and why she wishes she had the nerve of Caitly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:21AM

Interviews: 5 minutes with: Patrick Kielty - 'I've stumbled into happiness'

The Belfast-born comic on making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:15AM

Nadia Fall: ‘I want to make work that has an opinion’ by Natasha Tripney

“People have this sense of ownership of this play, ergo I have this great sense of responsibility.” Nadia Fall is in the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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A REQUIEM FOR EDWARD SNOWDEN – Edinburgh Fringe by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Mourning becomes electronica: A Requiem For Edward Snowden, the ‘digital opera’ at Stockbridge Church, has an eerie contemporaneity,…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:50AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Review #LoveProblems by Michael Block

Dating in the 21st Century in New York City is hard. Nothing new about it. And yet there's another Fringe musical about the same thing. In #LoveStory, the dating lives of a bunch of twenty s…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:55AM

STAGE TUBE: Iain Loves Theatre Also Loves Tae Kwon Do by Michael Dale

Broadway's most knowledgeable and enthusiastic 7-year-old theatre critic is now a gold belt.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On...Herman Johansen by Michael Block

Name: Herman Johansen Hometown: Los Angeles, by way of Kansas City, MOEducation: BFA Theatre, Missouri State UniversityFavorite Credits: As an actor, Copenhagen, My Fair Lady, Omnium Ga…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:32AM

Review: Weirdly Odd But Oddly Good by Michael Block

It's very likely you will go in not knowing anything about The Weird Tree. It's very likely you'll leave not understanding. Regardless, you'll appreciate the vision director Peter Petkovsek …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:32AM

Bridget Christie: it’s a scientifically proven fact that wealth makes you obnoxious by Bridget Christie

‘A man who ordered a takeaway during my show seemed genuinely baffled as to why I even brought it up. He was hungry and needed to eat. What the hell was my problem?’As a standup comedian…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:07AM

Alex Ross Perry Films, with Elisabeth Moss in QUEEN OF EARTH, Set for Moving Image by Movies News Desk

Alex Ross Perry has become one of the most accomplished and provocative American independent filmmakers, with four disparate feature films that reinvent genres, are emotionally transgressive…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

Benjamin Scheuer's THE LION Launches National Tour in MA Today by BroadwayWorld

THE LION, the gripping, highly acclaimed autobiographical solo show written and performed by Benjamin Scheuer, launches its officialnational tour today,August 22, 2015, at the Merrimack Repe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Satirical Series Recalls Classic Elizabethan Musicals by Michael Dale

Each clever creation bears a striking resemblance to a more contemporary Broadway hit.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: August 22 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1922 Theoni V. Aldredge, one of Broadway's foremost costume designers of the late 20th century, is born today in Greece. Included among her dozens of Broadway projects will be A Chorus L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM

Carly Hughes Returns to Broadway’s Chicago Today by Andrew Gans

Carly Hughes plays a limited return engagement in the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Chicago beginning Aug. 22.

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Reed Birney Shares Why He’d Pick Off-Broadway Over Broadway (If It’s a Part He “Wants to Play”) by Harry Haun

Reed Birney caught many a theatregoer's eye for his performance in Broadway's Casa Valentina. But the ubiquitous actor has been gracing the Off-Broadway stages, seemingly nonst…

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From Dancing in a Broadway Chorus to “Dancing With the Stars,” Celebrating Valerie Harper on Her Bir by Joseph Marzullo

Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper, who recently played Millicent Winter in Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Ogunquit Playhouse, celebrates her birthday August 22. Playbill.com takes a look…

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“True Detective” Star Christian Campbell Explores The New Morality Off-Broadway, Starting Today by Olivia Clement

Off-Broadway's Mint Theater Company begins performances of its summer revival of Harold Chapin's comedy The New Morality Aug. 22, starring Christian Campbell, f…

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Gerard Canonico, Adam Kaplan, Lauren Pritchard, Alex Wyse and More Join 54 Below’s Big Band Tonight by Michael Gioia

Following multiple sold-out engagements, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band returns to 54 Below Aug. 22 to continue an official residence for 2015.

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A Conversation Between Two Cancer Patients, and How Krysta Rodriguez Is More Open Than Ever Before by Carey Purcell

While in rehearsals for the Broadway debut of the Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, Krysta Rodriguez is also going through treatments for breast cancer. She opens up to Playbill abou…

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Mormon and “Sunny” Stars Play Twins in Comedy of Errors, Opening Tonight by Olivia Clement

The Old Globe theatre's Summer Shakespeare Festival production of The Comedy of Errors, directed by seven-time Tony nominee Scott Ellis (The Elephant Man, On the Twentieth Century, Y…

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Playbill Video Week in Review: On the Town Recreates Gene Kelly Dance, Amazing Grace Welcomes Spring by Mark Ezovski

Playbill featured a fun video celebrating the 103rd birthday of Gene Kelly with On the Town cast members and an inspiring and heartwarming video featuring the cast of Amazing Grace performin…

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