NEW YORK — Andrea Martin has jumped aboard the cast of NBC's "Hairspray Live!" to play the mother of pop star Ariana Grande.The Tony- and Emmy-winning comedian will join a lineup that als…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 06:54PMA diva in the best sense of the word, Barbra Streisand has always understood that only an artistic perfectionist could span decades inspiring generations with her God-given vocal instrument…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:53PMAs it prepares to premiere Hairspray Live!, NBC would like remind everyone that it started this whole live TV-musical revival — excuse you, Fox. It also wants to point out that t…
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:51PMNEW YORK (AP) -- A Broadway producer has been charged with scamming seven people by getting them to invest $165,000 in a nonexistent play about opera star Kathleen Battle supposedly s…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PMMost theatrical road movies take a trip through the landscape; this one goes on a journey through time. Directed by Rachel Chavkin, “Anything That Gives Off Light,” part of the E…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:49PMEven war has its blue-sky days. Opening with Brecht’s question — “In the dark times, will there also be singing?” — Kneehigh, the company behind Broadway’s “Brief Encou…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:46PMThe nicest kids in town! We have the first video promo of NBC's eagerly anticipated Hairspray Live!, below. The starry cast, who can be seen in costume for the first time, includes Harve…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PMJohn Kearns has turned failure into silly, soul-searching comedy. Will scooping Edinburgh's top comedy award spoil the punchline? Brian Logan meets the man hailed as the new Hancock"Can you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:15PMMore IN THE HEIGHTS controversy after Chicago's Porchlight Music Theatre cast a white actor in the role.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:09PMSilver Spring Stage is delighted to host Montgomery Playhouse for a collaborative One Act Festival this weekend and next. This weekend belongs to Montgomery Playhouse and its three shows, wh…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:03PMThe all-star cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live! got into costume for the first time in this all-new video sneak peek.
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Greenhouse Theater's Bloodshot, part of their Solo Celebration! series, is a compelling, nuanced story in the wrong medium - a story of obsession and murder that deserves a better outlet tha…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:58PM“La Grande Sortie,” at Lehmann Maupin in New York from September 7 through October 23, is Los Angeles–based artist and filmmaker Alex Prager's third solo exhibition at the gallery. It …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:54PMFor those of who bemoan the state of culture in the 21st century, Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino always programs one play each season to remind us that bawdy, body-base…
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:46PMAnother theater critic roves through the festival, finding an ambitious revival here and many a hapless drama there.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:43PMWhat Happens when Randy Rainbow chats with Michael 'Says Who' Cohen, executive VP of the Trump Organization, about Donald's dwindling poll numbers. Find out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:14PMBy Paul T Davies
Voting for the Top 100 Musicals Poll finishes at 11.50pm on Sunday night. We asked a few of our reviewers to put down their thoughts on their favourite musicals. Just back f…
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Coronation Street stars Steven Arnold and Linda Clarke are to star in the World Premiere of Broken Strings at The Tabard Theatre in September 2016. Following the death of her…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:52PMFrom the time she was a kid, Ronna J Levy knew that she wanted to be an actress. How she ended up being a teacher is the theme of her original one-woman show of 2012, This Gonna Be on the Te…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:33PMName: Emmanuelle BernardHometown: La Seyne-sur-Mer (France), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Conakry (Guinea) and lots of other places!Education: Theater education at Cours Florent (Paris) and HB studi…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:28PMWhen price is no object, wealthy patrons and expense-account execs will always find a way to secure a pair for Broadway’s Hamilton and London’s Harry Potter And The Cursed Ch…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:27PMAtom Tickets, the first-of-its-kind mobile movie ticketing platform, expands its service to moviegoers in more [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:07PMFollowing a yearlong artistic collaboration with French theatre luminary Georges Bigot, renowned theatre company, Theatre [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:07PMActors' Equity Association Equity, the national union of professional stage actors and stage managers, announced the launch of a new website www.EquityWorksLA.com.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMEarlier this month, Idina Menzel took to social media to announce a new self-titled album being released September 23rd. You can pre-order the album now from your preferred merchant at Idina…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMThe Old Globepresents theWest Coast premiere of OCTOBER SKY, which will blast off the Globe's 2016-2017 Season with a tale of boys, rockets, and big dreams. OCTOBER SKY will run September 10…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMThe actor responds to an outpouring of concern after missing a performance.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMBy Douglas Mayo
The Roundabout, a recently discovered comedy by J B Priestley comes to the Park Theatre in late August 2016. The Kettlewells are a dysfunctional family. Richard is a charming…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:03PMThe scandal-plagued musical may rise again.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMAdam Bock's world-premiere play will open this fall at Playwrights Horizons.
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When fourteen-year-old boy Red starts at a new school after his parents’ divorce, his mum anxiously worries about him making friends. Soon, his mobile is constantly buzzing with texts and …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:57PMBy HowlRound TV. Visiting Arts and Creative Scotland present The Visiting Arts International Producers Breakfast 2016 livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV ne…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:56PMSeven people put up $165,000 for what prosecutors say was a non-existant production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PMCindy Cheung, Brad Heberlee, Nedra McClyde and and Lynne McCollough join the Playwrights Horizons production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMIn this week's edition, we caught up with Cassie Beck, who stars as 'Aimee Blake' in THE HUMANS, playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PMThe Old Globe presents the final offering in the 2016 Summer Shakespeare Festival William Shakespeare's unabashed celebration of innocence, idealism, and the sweet folly of young love, Love'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PMThe Broadway couple tied the knot yesterday in Somerset, England.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PMSongbook Celebration Award winner Hannah Vogelsang will join multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein for a performance at Feinstein's54 Below on Augu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PMTheater Wit announced the remainder of its 2016-17 season Friday, a three-play slate that will follow the previously announced production of Mat Smart's Caribou Coffee-set "Naperville" open…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:49PMThe Tony winner will lead the cast of the Pasadena Playhouse production this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMThe world-premiere recording will drop next month.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PMThe 146th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus doesn’t have any elephants, and, guess what? They weren’t missed on Thursday’s opening night at Oracle Arena in …
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 02:30PMThe Wedding Warrior is one of those uplifting and beautiful plays that brings a smile to your face. Written and performed by Casey Dressler, The Wedding Warrior follows Casey and the colorfu…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:30PMBack for its third year, the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, running at Victory Gardens Theater through 8/28, presents 14 new or lightly used musicals, two of them in workshops and a dozen…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:30PMBy HowlRound TV. American Conservatory Theater and The Wellesley Centers for Women present the opening session of the Women’s Leadership Conference livestreaming on the global, commons-bas…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:28PMGroundhog Day woke up to the best days its had yet, and new musical productions in Atlanta and St. Louis have Broadway-caliber casts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMA post-modern take-off on the Book of Revelation, Tribulation: The Musical, with book and lyrics by Molly Miller and music by Brad Kemp, reimagines the Apocalypse through the eyes of a recen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:24PMFor his latest art project, Theaster Gates is bringing together music, museums and collegiate athletics. The Chicago artist has a history of being interdisciplinary, but boundaries will get …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:21PMMatt Rodin hosts Broadway Game Night August 20 at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Take this quiz to get a taste of what’s in store.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PMThe two-time Tony Award nominee, Brandon Victor Dixon, assumes his place as Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway on August 23, 2016, after “waiting for it” for several months foll…
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The composer opens up about their ten-year friendship—which began with him as a fan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMBroadway.com heads backstage to the Cirque du Soleil extravaganza to spend some time with it's leading lady, Ruby Lewis.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PMREBECCA's 2006 world premiere, directed by Francesca Zambello opened at Vereinigte Buhnen Wien in Vienna, and the musical has subsequently played in Budapest, Hungary Bucharest, Romania Hels…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:53PM"Bloodshot," a genuinely enveloping thriller of the retro, noir school, begins with a man contemplating suicide. Which London bridge, he wonders, should be the scene of his demise? But the c…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:50PMDo you know your neighbors? Even their names? Years ago, (before the internet, video games, and cable TV), people routinely visited their neighbors, to share cups of sugar and companionship…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45PMThe artistic director of Hoipolloi explains why he is staging his latest show for free at the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:39PMThe soon-to-be Broadway leading man will take the host chair for a day.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PMMolly Smith and Jackie Maxwell have had a ‘great relationship’ for nearly 35 years.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:27PMTheater meets burlesque in Signature’s fifth annual “Summer Hummer” benefit.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:27PMBroadwayCon is returning for its second year in January 2017! We take a look back at the star-studded inaugural event!
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMBroadwayCon is returning for its second year in January 2017! We take a look back at the star-studded inaugural event!
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMHosted by Playbill’s red carpet correspondent Matt Rodin, Broadway Game Night pits the stars against each other during the wee hours of the night.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMHosted by Playbill’s red carpet correspondent Matt Rodin, Broadway Game Night will pit the stars against each other during the wee hours of the night.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMName: Nicholas CocchettoHometown: Arkport, NYEducation: BFA Drama from Niagara University, certificate from Stella Adler Studios, Rockwell Scholar at Primary StagesWho do you play in The Ill…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:16PMIt’s a busy old place is London, with its dangers and its shelters. One of the key questions at the heart of REMOTE LONDON is whether we’re most at home as individuals, or as a group �…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:16PMPhoto by Charles Sykes The American Theatre Wing will honor Tony winner Cicely Tyson at its annual Gala September 26 at The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue at Central Park South). Tyson, who was …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:13PM2016 Tony award nominee Carmen Cusack recently performed four solo concerts at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PMCleveland theatre Playwrights Local interviewed members of the community about their thoughts on Rice's death and police brutality.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PMChicago will celebrate 20 years on Broadway with a free concert on August 31, 2016, at 7pm at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Presented by SummerStage, the Central Park performing arts fes…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:00PMSteven Pasquale starred in the Roundabout production as bandit Jamie Lockhart.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
I was born in Los Angeles and grew up there and in San Diego. My first move toward the east coast was exactly midway to Kansas City, Missouri, where I went to school at UMKC (University of…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:58PMPlayers Centre presents full production of its 2015 New Play Reading Festival winner... Read more »
SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 12:52PMNext week, Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club amp Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Michael Feinste…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50PMSole Rebel Tap kicks back at Han Christian Andersen’s misogyny, a former Riverdance principal bares his soul in Lïnger, and more from the fringeOn the shouty, competitive platform of the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PMApart from some cuts – and the inline-skating – producers say musical adaptation remains faithful to classic novelLeo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina features passionate love, abject mis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PMRyan Scott Oliver’s 35MM is “a multimedia musical” inspired by photographer Matthew Murphy’s images. Don't miss this beautiful read!
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SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 12:48PMWritten by Christian De Gré, Reese Anderson, and Serrana GayDirected by Christian De GréProduced by Mind The Art EntertainmentNominated for: Outstanding Costume Design, Ashley Soliman; O…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:46PMAmy Staats plays MJ in The Last Class: A Jazzercize Play, playing tonight through Sunday at The Klunch performing at The Capital Fringe’s Trinidad Theatre. Joel: How did you get invol…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:43PMCasting has been announced for Blumenthal Performing Arts' production of the Broadway musical comedy FIRST DATE, which is part of the 2015-2016 PNC Broadway Lights.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMThe Tony nominee reveals that she suffered from terrible morning sickness throughout her first trimester ofpregnancy. During the toughest days during that time,Benanti was starring in the Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMTrue to its name, the 1,650-seat Cirkus in Stockholm, built in the 1830s, was originally a venue for circus performances.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMWhile the producers remain coy regarding an opening date andtheater for the production, The New York Post's Michael Riedel reports today that sources say they have a Shubert theater lined up.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMThe Apollo Theater announced today that it will hold auditions for its legendary Amateur Night show, now in its 82nd year, in multiple cities this Fall.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMSierra Boggess has jet-setted off to Paris, fashion designer Zac Posen is at Cats and Maddie Baillio and Harvey Fierstein are giving us major glamour envy! Check out our latest roundup for m…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PMIt’s Friday, and you know what that means: It’s time for the Lessons of the Week! A lot happened on the Great White Way over the past seven days, from a wedding that was far from…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PMHow could you say no to this? A sing-along of the hit musical Hamilton will be held this month in Berwyn, IL.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PMWhen playwright Bess Wohl was invited by a friend to an holistic retreat in upstate New York, she brought along snacks and wine and thought it would be a good time to catch up. Instead she w…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:38PMWhat's it like to be brown or black in the city of Chicago? My stepson, who's African-American, was once handcuffed in our yard for trying to go into his own house through the back door. He'…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:36PMThe Broadway artists were recently wed in England.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMSiena Rafter and Ren from the Deaf West production instructed the youngsters.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMThe show returns to the New York stage following a run at the New York International Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PMThe event is scheduled for August 23 at a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMWe meet the different women that come and go and share their daily concerns. From new-to-town Anelle, who is guarding a troubled past, to outspoken Clairee, all of human life is here. In a s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:22PMThe York Theatre Company Summer Intensive gives young performers the opportunity to \u201Cstrengthen theatre skills, ignite creativity, encourage collaboration and boost self-esteem.\u201D I…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMName: Meghan GamblingHometown: Hillsborough, NCEducation: UNC - Chapel Hill, Communications, Minor in Writing for the Screen and StageFavorite Credits: Three previous shows at Fringe NYC: Th…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:13PMBy Michael Block If you had to do a double take to ensure that the real Taylor Swift wasn't in You belong with me because you're so vain, you're not alone. But rest assure, it wasn't he…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:13PMName: Andi MorrowHometown: Huntsville, TNEducation: Maryville College; B.A. in TheatreSelect Credits: As You Like It (Tennessee Stage Company), Online Fighting (The Brick), DreamVault Cycle …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:13PMGhostlight Records will release the cast album of the critically-acclaimed musical revival of THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM from Roundabout Theatre Company on Friday, September 9, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:13PMFor the past 25 years, Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) has memorably gifted our community by remounting one of its recent favorite productions in free performances. These used to be per…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:13PM– Notes from the talk delivered by Susan Galbraith at The Smithsonian on August 16th – On a good day in the Greater Washington area there are more than 15 opera companies of vari…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:13PMJeannette Bayardelle stars as Deloris Van Cartier at the Rhode Island theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel Catch 22 has influenced myriad visual material for many artists, creating a platform to explore images of trauma and pain within the body and mind. It takes a lo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:56AMUnder his moniker, The Queer Historian, performance artist Tommy is here to show us the scars that homophobia leaves, physical and emotional. When Tommy was 15, a group of boys he knew assau…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:56AMTwo-time Tony nominee Andy Karl chats with Paul Wontorek about his role in the new musical at the Old Vic Theatre from the creators of Matilda.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMCharitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to meet one of Broadway's funniest performers.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMStrangers on a plane embrace in a cat-and-mouse game with no rules. An exploration in the nature of truth and intimacy ensues.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMBroadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 8192016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMMarshall Goldberg’s new comedy will play Theatre at St. Clement’s this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AMKeala Settle wants to play a stage mother, a mischievous fairy, and a Times Square working girl.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:47AMEleven titles make up the 56th season—the first under the new artistic direction of Tim Carrol.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMAlan Dossor and I were contemporaries as undergraduates at Bristol University’s drama department in the 60s. The picture accompanying his obituary, of Alan as Jimmy Porter in Look Back in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMThe new work, Battlefield, will play BAM’s Next Wave Festival this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AMMy favourite moment is actually when I’m off stage and being able to listen in to the audience’s reactions. The moment Gavin (Mark Renton) wakes up in the bed with a few surprises beneat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:41AMPlay this month's caption contest and you might win a copy of 'Mr. Burns and Other Plays' by Anne Washburn.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:37AMThe new Cirque du Soleil touring show inspired by James Cameron’s record-breaking movie Avatar, TORUK – The First Flight, will be presented at Barclays Center on September 7-11, …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:33AMTheatre in Sutton has “no future” because there is no local support for it, the executive director of two venues that went
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMAn exhibition exploring how historical events influenced the subject matter of productions staged during the Regency era is to open in Oxford.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMI’ve been at this bloggin’ thing for a few Olympic cycles now, and I’ve written about what we can learn from the Games before. And as I watched Simone Biles vault to heights never seen…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:20AMDaniel Radcliffe says playing an FBI agent who infiltrates a white supremicist group in new movie, "Imperium," took him out of his comfort zone. (Aug. 19)
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SOURCE: USA Today at 11:20AMLondon’s 24-hour Tube service could see some West End shows abandon their traditional 7.30pm start times, the Society of London Theatre has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMMCC THEATER ANNOUNCES PLAYLABS READING SERIES & INITIAL CASTING NEW WORKS-IN-PROGRESS FROM EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS OBIE WINNING “ECLIPSED” STAR ZAINAB JAH & ALYSHA DESLORIEUX OF �…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:11AMBy Paul T Davies
Late night, in a dank cellar, this show might find the right atmosphere. As it is, it’s far too safe, and seems a strange choice for the fringe.
This post REVIEW: Dark…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:07AMThe Color Purple and Shuffle Along are exuberant examples of Black excellence. Even more so, these shows are the gifts that just keep giving. Shuffle Along’s beloved Joshua Henry is not …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:07AMFor many travelers, the goal is to physically move – to be flung through airspace and to cross borders – but to remain in spaces that are comfortably familiar. They … Click to Cont…
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Tickets went on sale yesterday for NYC’s Broadway Week, two-for-one ticket promotion for participating Broadway shows from September 5-8. Tickets are now on sale at nycgo.com/broad…
SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 10:54AMIf ever our world needed a story of uplift, peace and redemption as told by a repentant old war general, it’s now. But this time around at the movies, sorry to say, General Lew Wallace’s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:48AMBold: Fresh and experimental, the Ludens Ensemble’s reimagining of the Scottish play is an Expressionist fantasia of sound, projection and movement.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:46AMThe work is described as a “provocative and sensual play.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMThe 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 10:44AMRonnie Ancona’s Gertrude serves up a bloody homecoming dinner down the Prince of Denmark pub in the seventh of the British Council films for Shakespeare Lives 2016, a global programme cele…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMForest Fringe at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, EdinburghIra Brand, performing in male drag, takes a thoughtful tour in a show that questions our notions of power, gender and identityEver wante…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMYesterday, the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division affirmed last May's Supreme Court rulings in the case involving the one time Broadway-bound production of REBECCA.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMIt was twenty-five years ago when their odd little show opened at the tucked away Astor Place Theatre, but it wasn't long BLUE MAN GROUP became an instantly recognizable image and an interna…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMToday in 2007, the second Broadway revival of Grease opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 554 performances. Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The mu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMPerrie Edwards, Kylie Minogue and Amanda Holden make the cut this week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:33AMThe night has now become a non-ticketed event where fans may mingle, discuss and celebrate the new book.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMBy Irene Loy. In this installment, Irene Loy discusses the Caregiver character, who genuinely wants what’s best for other (often the main) characters.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:20AMThe recording is due in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AMCue lights, camera, repeated action, going around in circles. The new version of “Ben-Hur,” out today, should by rights leave its illustrious predecessors in the dust, especially with th…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:15AMYour name? Ayhan Sahin How are you Broadway Adjacent? Work for Broadway Houses (Editor’s Note: Bar Manager.) What would you rather do to earn your living? I am partly doing […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMThe composer altered lyrics to his “Take Me to the World.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM“Called Fringe Whistleblower, the site states it has become ‘dismayed at the state of the Edinburgh Fringe’ and claims many artists do not get paid. It adds that many venue…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM
Kick off the weekend with a little "First Date/Last Night".
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:59AMOn 1 September 2004, a group of terrorists stormed a school in Beslan, holding over a thousand people hostage on the first day back after summer holidays. Most of them were children. When th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:55AMJohn McDonagh calls his solo show “Cabtivist” because he’s been driving a New York City taxicab for 35 years, and because he’s been a political activist for almost as long. Maybe he�…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:54AMGet £8 tickets to Burning Doors by Belarus Free Theatre Burning Doors | Soho Theatre | 31 Aug – 24 Sep ‘One of the bravest and most inspired underground troupes on the pla…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:50AMTamsin Greig and Jessica Hynes will star in the UK premiere of Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:27AMCarousel is a bittersweet tale of romance and redemption set against the backdrop of a town on the Maine coastline at the turn of the 20th century. With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:25AMTamsin Greig, David Calder and Jessica Hynes will star in Michael Boyd's production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:25AMBay Staters, take heed: according to Thomas Frank the problem isn’t just with the Party, but with the reliably blue states as well.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:21AMThe Faction were excited by the idea of celebrating #Shakespeare400 in the spirit of the bard himself by creating something in a boundary breaking, irreverent way. Being part of the Selfridg…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:20AMTwo classic works by Spanish master playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca will be revived at La MaMa.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMI was blown away by the Off-Broadway Production of “SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” written by Jane Austen which is adapted for the stage by Kate Hammill. The Direction by Eric Tucker i…
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 09:11AM EXCLUSIVE: Second Stage Theatre has less than two years to repay a $16.5 million mortgage on its new Broadway home. In April 2015, the nonprofit completed its long-awaited purchase…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 09:10AMThe Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the full company for a major new revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties – the first London revival in over 20 years - which runs from 22 Septem…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:01AMIt is 22 years since Malcolm McKee and Christopher Luscombe had the idea for The Shakespeare Revue, which started out as a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTragedy and comedy jostle for position in the plays of Sean O’Casey. Though he took his inspiration from the harsh realities of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Hampstead Theatre presents the UK premiere of Pulitzer prize winning Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, directed …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:56AMMinerva, ChichesterJohn Galsworthy’s play about industrial action at a Welsh tinplating firm, directed by Bertie Carvel in his debut, is more than a century old, and as relevant and vivid …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMUs/Them | Matilda: The Musical | Heads Up | Always Orange | Young ChekhovA show for young people about the 2004 Beslan school siege may sound an unlikely proposition, but Belgium company Bro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMScreenwriters often find themselves in a straitjacket – but comedy shows written for the theatre have free rein to be as foul-mouthed and foul-minded as they like. The world needs more of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMSt Petersburg Ballet Theatre | Taiwan Season | Barrowland BalletDiva ballerina Irina Kolesnikova stars in Her Name Was Carmen, an updated setting of the Bizet score relocated to a European r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMToday is my final day at the Festival this year and I have had the chance to see the sell-out Greater Belfast at the Traverse – a poetic storytelling music gig which reminded me of Stu and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:35AMThis week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Washington, DC, Milwaukee, Israel and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include Signa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AMA gem of a piece from Edinburgh about the real-life Lucy who inspired the little girl in CS Lewis' Narnia books
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:26AM
The term immersive is often found on marketing for shows that don’t warrant the description. It is so loosely applied nowadays, that it is a joy to be able to genuinely sit within a piece …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AMThe government imposes a new law: Brits can only speak 140 words per day. Oliver (Euan Kitson) and Bernadette (Beth Holmes) meet before the law is passed – at a funeral for a cat. Lemons L…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AMWho knew ballet would go down such a treat with a boisterous child? The little boy sitting in front of me flings his arms about gleefully with abandon. I’m reminded of myself during a very…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AM“When it’s working, you won’t even pay attention to the time; there is no time, there is just that win.” All of me is a fascinating exploration of travel agent, and gambling …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AM“This is a life story, and life knows no rehearsals.” In the beautiful setting of the Anatomy Lecture Theatre in Summerhall, we are seated while actor, Joseph Morpurgo reads out a script…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AMEdinburgh International Conference CentreTwo Scots team up with a woman from West Virginia in a play that uses folk music to explore the misery of the Highland clearances and mass emigration…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMFestival theatre, EdinburghA choreographed spin on The Last Supper proved an intense exploration of male community, while a piece revolving around swarm intelligence had a fluid buzzScotland…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMWhere comedians once made the most of minority experiences, Fin Taylor, Brendon Burns and Peter White are three performers on this year’s fringe digging into white privilege We’re used t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMAfter her success with American Idiot, director and choreographer Racky Plews returns to the West End with another American musical, Vanities, which receives its European premiere next month…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:37AMA-level results for the UK reveal a 15% drop in the number of students taking performing and expressive arts. This category includes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMThere's a flaming performance at the heart of this new play from Phoebe Eclair-Powell
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:19AMThe Union J singer and Stalking the Bogeyman actor are among a host of stars performing
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:19AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15AMThis weekend's big news AUBERGINE begins previews tonight, andMEN ON BOATS plays its final show Off-Broadway this Sunday
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15AMBarbra Streisand has done it all. In her six-decade career, she has been a singer, an actress, an activist, a director, and an urban legend.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:04AMThe higher powers behind Stranger Things have said that they aren't totally sure as to what shape a prospective season two of the Netflix series would take. Well, we've got a suggestion for …
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AM*Clears throat* Anne Elk has a new theory — but good luck getting her to tell you about it. The Monty Python character, played by John Cleese, made a notable and, until now, singular appea…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AMThe only thing Lauren Graham loves more than dropping obscure film references is a revival series. She's already bringing back Lorelai Gilmore with Netflix’s upcoming Gilmore Girls: A…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AM by MR Anderson The WOW Café is packed to the brim with excited energy. The traditionally malfunctioning air conditioners contribute to the communal…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:01AM@westendproducer @TheStage showpants – always wondered do you get like for like if the elastic snaps? 6 show weekender? — (((Shobna Gulati)))
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
A Leicestershire opera festival has unveiled plans to build a permanent 400-seat home in the grounds of a country mansion. Nevill Holt
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMSummerhall’s domination of the awards at the Edinburgh Fringe continues with week two of the Fringe First prizes. Three of the seven awards given
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMSouthend’s New Empire Theatre is to be demolished following the site’s purchase by an unknown Asian investment firm. The Hong Kong-based company
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM John Epperson performs The Artist Principally Known As Lypsinka at Joe’s Pub by JK Clarke To refer to the John Epperson shows earlier this we…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:44AMTheatre is utterly unique in that it allows us to come face to face with new characters, before quickly becoming completely immersed in their worlds in a raw, live setting. The Edinburgh Fri…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AMJust outside the bustling Assembly George Square Gardens are 6 audience members waiting to be seated in a crashed 7-seater car, the last seat is saved for Sam (played by Kristy Bruce) who is…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AMFrom Billy Connolly to Shaun Of The Dead, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the mostBilly Connolly’s incontinence pants routine from his Audience With Billy Connolly. It …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMThe Sunny Afternoon actor will appear alongside Kerry Ellis, Preeya Kalidas and Ramin Karimloo
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:16AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal I review a New Jersey revival of Exit the King. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Whatever happened to Eugène Ionesco? Nothing, really—he’s still one of the mo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:10AMAn undated CBC interview with Eugène Ionesco, conducted in French and subtitled in English: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wed…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:05AM“Nobody loves them, and rightly, for they are creatures of the night. Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? I doubt it. They come out after dark, and we know how we feel …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:00AM
By Michael BlockComedy is subjective. What's funny to one may not be funny to another. With comedy being so broad, an audience is truly the litmus test to discover if something is funny. In …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:33AMBy Michael Block It's fitting that a play about art is performed in a converted art gallery. Alex Hersler's Algorithmism is a talkie play about a future where art created by humans fall…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:33AMWho is Gideon Obarzanek? A choreographer, occasional theatre director and filmmaker, performing arts curator and an average but extremely enthusiastic surfer. What would you do differently …
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 03:19AM“You need volunteers to update and revise the organization’s ethics and compliance policies? Hellz yeah I’m in!” Granted, that’s probably not a phrase you’re going to hear during…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AMPlaywrights Horizons today announced Musical Theatre Factory as the second theater company to join its Resident Company Program. Playwrights is a writer’s theater dedicated to the supp…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 03:00AMThe Broadway comedy begins performances tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00AM
One of the world’s most original and innovative forces in modern dance, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, make their Sydney debut with the world premiere of a blistering new work, Ho…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 02:45AMBy Michael BlockThe first bit of dialogue Sean Peter Drohan starts his play off with discusses unrequited love. And it sets up the entirety of the story perfectly. Cyrano: a love letter to a…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:31AMBy Michael BlockBig congratulations must be given for getting this show on its feet. That's MISS FITS, to YOU! is a massive undertaking. With a total running time of close to three hours and…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:31AMName: Eric CottiHometown: Hanford, CAEducation: B.S. in Business Administration: Marketing and a Minor in Theater Arts from Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoSelect Credits: Stanley Stubbers in One M…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:31AMThe Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Ethan McSweeny’s production makes us realize once again how profound it really is. This Tempest retains most of the cast of the origin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:02AMIn 2015, I produced a new West End magic show, Impossible, which has since toured extensively and returned to the capital for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMI love London’s stock of Edwardian and Victorian theatres from the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMBy confessing up front that this week’s column concerns an adjustment in the government overtime provisions of US labour law, I risk
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
A play is like a photograph – success begins with the composition. P.O.V. Dave by Noel Maloney might strike some as obscuring its key subject by having too much in the frame. The titu…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 01:46AMFrom the creators of Cabaret and Chicago, The Production Company presents Kander & Ebb’s Curtains, a musical comedy ‘whodunnit’ featuring an all-star cast at Arts Cent…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 01:45AMName: Molly MillerHometown: Woodinville, WA Education: BA in Theater and Political Science from the University of ChicagoFavorite Credits: Double Booked at The Public House Theater, Proof at…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:33AMName: Tony JenkinsHometown: Winston Salem, NCEducation: Senior at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Pursuing my BFA in Acting.Favorite Credits: Bynum in Joe Turner�…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:33AMThe 15th Annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival Schedule Saturday, September 3 to Monday, September 5, 2016 PERFORMANCE CALENDAR-UPDATED 8/19/16 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 11 AM–12:20 PM…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:19AMCreate the Perfect Arrangement with Floral Designer Jeff Leatham
YH pays a visit to floral designer Jeff Leatham's studio in the Four Seasons Los Angeles to find out what it takes to create …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMDaya Talks 5SOS, Girl Power, & Her Debut Album
YH catches up with singer Daya backstage at the Pandora Summer Crush concert where she gets hyped about performing with 5 Seconds of Summer and…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMHunter Foster leads the ensemble of Broadway underdogs in a rendition of "Run Freedom Run."
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMEuan Morton and Justin Guarini star in the new musical starting tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM 
