Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Kinky Boots sashays into Melbourne by Anne-Marie Peard

Kinky Boots had me at “The most beautiful thing in the world”: a song about shoes. A song about shoes written by 1980’s pop icon Cyndi Lauper. The show’s won awards, including t…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:52PM

Review: ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Patricia Mitchell

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s (“CSC”) production of Anne of the Thousand Days, by Maxwell Anderson, hit the stage this weekend. I had the pleasure of attending opening night and enj…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:49PM

Saluting Sheldon Harnick and Charles Strouse by Sandi Durell

     by Alix Cohen                                                                                …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:35PM

Review: ‘Hamlet’ at Compass Rose Theater by Charles Green

Compass Rose Theater’s production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by Lucinda Merry-Browne, is subtle and restrained, yet powerful. Wonderful acting and directing meet creative …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:11PM

Plenty review – Rachel Weisz rises above flawed David Hare revival by Alexis Soloski

Public Theater, New YorkThe Oscar-winner delivers an electrifying performance as a restless woman in postwar England but the play lacks a sense of place, time and purposeFor Susan Traherne, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07PM

Australia's culture of arts criticism is broken, and there's no clear way to fix it | Jane Howard by Jane Howard

UK theatre companies use even negative reviews to sell tickets and drive a vibrant conversation. It is impossible to imagine that happening in AustraliaIn 2013 the Daily Mail’s Quentin Let…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07PM

See The Latest Playbills of the 2016-17 Broadway Season by Hannah Vine

Look through the latest Playbill covers featuring new shows of the 2016-17 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07PM

The Life of a Song: ‘Smoke on the Water’

Over the years the Deep Purple rocker has yielded covers ranging from the decent to the inexplicable

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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VET reforms pose threat to cultural sector says MEAA by Arts Review

The next wave of Australian acting talent will be put at risk by a federal government decision to axe hundreds of vocational education and training courses, warns the union for Australian pe…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:57PM

Not That Jewish by Sandi Durell

  by Michael Bracken   Think 700 Sundays with Monica Piper instead of Billy Crystal. Who’s Monica Piper? She’s the star of Not That Jewish, an autobiographical one-woman show a…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:37PM

Melbourne Festival – Voces by Arts Review

In her homeland Spain, Flamenco dancer Sara Baras is a ‘cultural icon’. She’s toured the world to share her lifelong passion for the art form. As a Lead Dancer, Choreographer a…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:06PM

Plenty, Public Theater, New York — review

Rachel Weisz brings impressive emotional range to this revival of David Hare’s play

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Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Planning a group visit to Steps on Broadway by Admin

When you make a visit to New York City, there are some must-see landmarks: the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Central Park. And for dancers, Steps on Broadway. The studio is a staple of th…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:40PM

Plenty Review: Rachel Weisz as a self-destructive World War II veteran by Jonathan Mandell

Of all the crazed, destructive, female characters that the stage has given us, Susan Traherne may be among the least interesting, at least as performed by Rachel Weisz in the Public Theater …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:31PM

Review: I Would Go To Hell With Anais Nin! by Michael Block

by Kaila M. StokesAnais Nin Goes to Hell is a salacious complex satire on women’s rights, desires, and society’s expectations of the female sex. First of all, if you do not know who Anai…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:28PM

'Plenty' review: Rachel Weisz spellbinding in Hare's deep drama

David Hare, extraordinary British playwright of conscience, has created some of the most complex, intelligent, fascinating female characters in modern theater.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:21PM

This Week on Broadway for October 23, 2016: Oh, Hello and The Cherry Orchard by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Oh, Hello, The Cherry Orchard, Mamma’s Boy @ George Street Playhouse, Heisenberg, Sell/Buy/Date, The Broadway Princ…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:17PM

This Week’s Top AJ Stories: A Huge Drop In Dance Audiences, MFA Programs. by Douglas McLennan

This Week: Why has dance attendance fallen off a cliff in New York?… Applications for MFA programs are down and things are looking bleak… Has our ad-supported business model for …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:09PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On...Susan Ferrara by Michael Block

Name: Susan FerraraHometown: Rochelle, IllinoisEducation: Millikin University; National Theatre, UKSelect Credits: The Wonder, Sans Merci, Then We Got HelpWhy theater?: It's immediate; visce…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:32PM

Review: ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ at Prince William Little Theatre by Mike Sarisky

I was elated after watching Prince William Little Theatre’s Bat Boy: The Musical at Hylton Performing Arts Center. With story and book written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, mu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:18PM

Review: Plenty

Rachel Weisz and Corey Stoll star in the Public Theater's new production of David Hare's landmark drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The trenchant tale of an underestimated two-bit crook who becomes one of the world’s most notorious criminals is brought vividly to life in the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble’s production of B…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:44PM

Exit Lines: "Plenty" by Robert Cashill

Review of the Off Broadway revival.

SOURCE: Popdose at 07:44PM

THE ENCOUNTER by Laura

Everything is a little bigger, a little broader and less detailed in this stagey radio play...

SOURCE: showbuzznyc.com at 07:29PM

Review: 'Love, Love, Love's' Beatles babies, bitter boomers

"Love, Love, Love" -- named after the Beatles' "All you need is love" optimism of 1967 -- is apparently meant to be social commentary about havoc wreaked on others as the baby boomers grew u…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 07:20PM

Review: ‘The Best Haunted House Ever’ at Encore Stage & Studio by Mike Sarisky

The Best Haunted House Ever, written by Houston playwright Pat Cook, depicts two groups of high school students, one from Jenkins High and the other from Hoover High, who visit the former re…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:09PM

PLENTY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Her insanity may be unforgivable, but it's at least understandable.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:06PM

Rachel Weisz Leads A Chilly ‘Plenty’ Revival At The Public Theater – Review by Jeremy Gerard

Susan Traherne, the heroine of David Hare’s 1978 drama Plenty, is hard to love. She has a tendency to pop off on matters of social and political delicacy, an inconvenient trait for the…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:00PM

'Plenty': Theater Review by David Rooney

Rachel Weisz stars opposite Corey Stoll in 'Plenty,' David Hare's 1978 drama about an Englishwoman whose life is indelibly stamped by her time as a Resistance fighter in Nazi-occupied France…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Aleshea Harris Wins a Playwriting Prize for ‘Is God Is’ by Andrew R. Chow

Ms. Harris won the Relentless Award, which is awarded annually to a playwright in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:52PM

Meet Linden Furnell: Rob Guest Endowment Finalist 2016 by Cassie Tongue

The Rob Guest Endowment annual gala concert is just weeks away and it’s going to be a night to remember in the Aussie Musical Theatre calendar. The big event is all set for Monday Nove…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:49PM

NINA: A STORY ABOUT ME & NINA SIMONE – Liverpool by Vicky Anderson

Nina - A Story About Me and Nina Simone, running at Liverpool's Unity Theatre until 29 October 2016, is without doubt a tale that needs to be told and deserves to be heard. Performer Josette…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:22PM

Plenty with Rachel Weisz: Review, Pics by New York Theater

Of all the crazed, destructive, female characters that the stage has given us, Susan Traherne may be among the least interesting, at least as performed by Rachel Weisz in the Public Theater …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:17PM

Lawsuit Filed Over ‘Golden Girls’ Puppet Parody by Joshua Barone and Andrew R. Chow

A playwright claims that the current Off Broadway show was stolen when a creative partnership turned sour.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:08PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Christopher Marlowe credited as one of Shakespeare's co-writers by Dalya Alberge

Dramatists to appear jointly on title pages of Henry VI, Parts One, Two and Three in the New Oxford Shakespeare after analysis by team of 23 academicsThe long-held suggestion that Christophe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:52PM

Tony Kushner Sits Down with WNYC News to Discuss Roy Cohn, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Election by BroadwayWorld

Angels in America is considered by many to be the seminal play on America at the end of the twentieth century-not the least of which because it features the lawyer Roy Cohn. Cohn, who served…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PM

STAGE TUBE: Barbra Streisand Shares Powerful CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN Video in Support of Hillary Clinton, Harriet Tubman, Malala Yousafzai, and More Fema by Stage Tube

Barbra Streisand has made no secret of saying that when it comes to this election, which she considers to be the most important of our lifetime, she's with Hillary Clinton. Streisand has cam…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PM

'The Front Page': Theater Review by David Rooney

Nathan Lane, John Slattery and John Goodman lead this all-star Broadway revival of 'The Front Page,' the classic 1928 comedy by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, about Chicago tabloid reporte…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:41PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Bettering the life of a Circus Elephant by Rino16

October, 12th, 2016 Brazil opened Latin Americas first elephant sanctuary. A refugee for elephants captured illegally who were used for the circus. In the sanctuary these aging giants will …

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 04:54PM

Nightwood Theatre’s double bill features two feminist plays: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Short plays Quiver and Mouthpiece twist, contort and amplify voices for women.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:46PM

4 Tips for Novice Models with the Brown Agency by Rino16

Many women desire to become print fashion models but don’t know where to begin. Modeling is a competitive and demanding industry. To succeed as a model, a person must meet many high st…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 04:32PM

Spotlight On...Shara Ashley Zeiger by Michael Block

Name: Shara Ashley ZeigerHometown: Bensalem, PA (right outside of Philly)Education: Ithaca College, The National Theater Institute at The O'Neill Center, UCB, etc.Favorite Credits: Awhile ba…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:32PM

Chucho Valdés Joe Lovano Quintet, Ronnie Scott’s

Cuban music and jazz alternated and intertwined in this intense performance

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:01PM

The Nose, Royal Opera House, London — ‘Dizzying’

Shostakovich’s opera is a vivid but exhausting spectacle in Barrie Kosky’s production

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:01PM

Craig David presents TS5, Brixton Academy

The singer’s crowd-pleasing show is more a club night than live performance

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at American University by Chris Williams

The American University Department of Performing Arts production of Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart’s “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” goes for the s…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:57PM

Chicago Theater Review: GROUNDED (Buena Stage @ Pride Arts Center) by Lawrence Bommer

COMMUTING TO KILL In The Right Stuff Tom Wolfe described a huge “sea change” when the space race went from fighter test pilots to astronauts. In the 1920s through 1950s, high-altitude re…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:57PM

Jimmy Perry obituary by Dennis Barker

One of the greatest British TV comedy writers best known for Dad’s Army, Hi-de-Hi! and It Ain’t Half Hot MumWith his co-writer David Croft, Jimmy Perry, who has died aged 93, created one…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:45PM

Time magazine names Murrysville's Maddie Ziegler among world's most influential teens by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Maddie Ziegler at 14 has danced her way onto Time's list of of the top 30 most influential teens of 2016.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:44PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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May and Ellis Cancel Christmas Concert Dates by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Kerry Ellis and Brian May have announced the indefinite postponement of their eleven candlelit concerts which would have been performed in the run up to Christmas. Apologi…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:58PM

Opera 'La Traviata' at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna by Blouin Artinfo Datebook

'La Traviata', an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, will be staged at Wiener Staatsoper on December 1, 2016.'La Traviata' w…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:52PM

'Thoss, Wheeldon, Robbin: Bolaubarts Geheimnis' at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna by Blouin Artinfo Datebook

The performance of ballet 'Bolaubarts Geheimnis', created by Stephan Thoss, Christopher Wheeldon and Jerome Robbins, will be staged at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, on December 2, 2016.Tho…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:50PM

Emotions & Sound Swell On Epic Scale In Slow Burn’s Hunchback by Bill Hirschman

A near epic vision unfolds in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s brave, ambitious and dark The Hunchback of Notre Dame resulting in the one of the most powerful musicals seen in South Florida in …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:33PM

L'ELISIR D'AMORE at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna by Blouin Artinfo Datebook

'L'ELISIR D'AMORE', a comic opera in two acts written in 1832 by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, will be staged at Wiener Staatsoper, Wien, on December 5, 2016.  The opera …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:29PM

"The Roads to Home" - A sometimes elusive search for comfort by Judd Hollander

By Judd HollanderThe concept of "home" is more than just a physical location. It's also a state of mind that can conjure up a place from long ago where things seemed to be better, happier an…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:14PM

Coming Attractions: October 23 through November 8 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:07PM

Review #2: ‘An Evening with Chris Botti’ at Strathmore by Gina Jun

World-renowned, Grammy Award-winning trumpet superstar Chris Botti returned to Bethesda’s Strathmore Music Center Thursday night to serenade a packed crowd to an elegantly enlivening eveni…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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From Debut to Revival: A Look Back on the Prolific Career of THE CHERRY ORCHARD'S Diane Lane by Caryn Robbins

In the almost 40-year gap between the two stage appearances, Lane's career has included Broadway appearances in the1978 musical RUNAWAYS and the 1977 revival of AGAMEMNON as well as a host o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM

FROM DOWN UNDER: Kinky Boots by Simon Parris

A dazzling production and terrific cast gloss over inherent weaknesses in Kinky Boots as the 2013 Broadway hit makes its Australian premiere.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:36PM

Photos and podcast: Sharing joy with debut playwright Theresa Ikoko and her Girls by Terri Paddock

What an astonishing way to make your playwriting debut. Theresa Ikoko‘s first full-length play GIRLS was a Verity Bargate finalist and winner of both the Alfred Fagon Award (for Blac…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 01:23PM

Review: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

If you want to see a thoroughly charming romantic comedy, visit the Laurel Mill Playhouse for their lovely production of Pride and Prejudice.  Based on the legendary Jane Austen’s 1813 no…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:08PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at noon (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Tom Hanks, Kate McKinnon, and Alec Baldwin Take on the Third Presidential Debate by Stage Tube

Congratulations, America You made it through the third and final Presidential debate. And, while we still have to suffer through 15 more days of this nightmarish election, the end isin sight…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM

Creativity, Aging, and Alzheimer’s: A Conversation with Michelle Memran by HowlRound

By Katie Pearl, Michelle Memran. Katie Pearl interviews Michelle Memran about María Irene Fornés and The Rest I Make Up , a documentary that captures the legendary playwright’s creativit…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:06PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Rock Interview: Talking with Brand X — After Decades, Back on Tour by Arts Fuse Editor

Brand X was essentially a bunch of top-flight session men who got together to blow off steam, a UK version of Weather Report.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:50AM

Don Ressler’s Journey from an Amateur to a Business Guru by Rino16

Don Ressler is a renowned entrepreneur with proven track records of success. He is behind the success of several startups, Intelligent Beauty and its subsidiaries included. After the acquisi…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 11:41AM

Interview with Jānis Balodis by HowlRound

By Jen Silverman. US playwright Jen Silverman talks with Latvian playwright and dramaturg Jānis Balodis about the. similarities and differences in their work and how their work responds to …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:36AM

Grain in the Blood review – folk morality thriller leads country lambs to slaughter by Lyn Gardner

Tron, Glasgow Rob Drummond harvests unnerving humour as well as tension from a rural family torn by grief, guilt and sacrificeRob Drummond never fails to surprise. Last summer in Edinburgh i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AM

REVIEW: Ragtime, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves The show has been seen in London several times recently, and it is clearly a work that repays revisitation, and reinterpretation. I will certainly be back to see this version…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:14AM

THE HOUSE OF USHER – Hope Theatre by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

In the words of our narrator; “it’s all rather odd.” We follow him – a portly gentleman of poise and elegance – into the dreary House of Usher, following a strange request from his…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:05AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Cynicism's not welcome in 'La La Land'

Emma Stone and her director discuss their Oscar favorite at Virginia film festival.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 10:39AM

Stars of Vaudeville #1008: Marie Loftus by Trav S.D.

 Marie Loftus (1857-1940) was known as the “Sarah Bernhardt of the Music Halls” . Born in Glasgow to Irish parents, she grew up near the Scotia Music Hall, which is where she be…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:28AM

Review: A Conversation with Dystonia, Sadler’s Wells by Camilla Gurtler

“A diagnosis is a release, but it is also a separation.” In a physical dialogue with her disability, Suzie Birchwood expresses her struggle with dystonia as she trained as a ball…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:19AM

Review: Fire in the Ballroom, The Peacock by Tal Fox

The nights may be getting colder but Fire in the Ballroom by Burn the Floor really does heat things up at The Peacock theatre this month. If you are familiar with Strictly Come Dancing and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:19AM

Review: This Might Hurt, York Theatre Royal by Adam Bruce

John Godber is well known for being pretty prolific; since setting up the John Godber Company in 2010, in partnership with the Theatre Royal Wakefield, both his old and new work receive regu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:19AM

Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company: Inter_rupted review – ageing, kathak-style by Sanjoy Roy

Barbican, London The striking movements of classical Indian dance produce many arresting images as the choreographer teases out the threads of life’s experienceA man gasps and shakes his h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AM

Lyric Opera’s Magnificent Lucia di Lammermoor Is Something To Behold by James Murray

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: James Murray Donizetti’s masterpiece of passion & betrayal gets a magnificent [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:14AM

BWW TV: Brunch Gets a Theatrical Twist at Broadway Tastes, with Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka! by BroadwayWorld TV

Just last week, Mastercard cardholders got the chance to take a culinary tour of the Great White Way at NYCWFF's brand new event, Broadway Tastes, where renowned chefs will served up delicio…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: ‘Heisenberg’ at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater by #cota

By Meredith Ganzman (@MGanzman) Germs and fear, rather than romance, are likely to spread by surprise and an unfamiliar kiss at a train station. Consider it a perfect and cruel way to fright…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:33AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer at the National Theatre by Emma Clarendon

This new Complicite musical by Bryony Kimmings, looking at life when you have been diagnosed with cancer, runs at the National Theatre until 29 November 2016. Do critics think it is a strong…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:30AM

Brandon is a Bright Star! by Serena

Meet Broadway Wiz Bright Star, Brandon from Sparks, Georgia. Brandon's favorite show is Rent and he once sang a surprise duet with Shoshana Bean!

SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play’ at Pulley and Buttonhole Theatre Company in Jenkintown, PA by Lisa Panzer

Aficionados of the TV hit The Simpsons, in particular, won’t want to miss the Philadelphia area premiere of Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, directed by Bridget R…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:58AM

The Grinning Man review – Victor Hugo musical is wonderfully weird by Michael Billington

Bristol Old Vic Circus freaks, puppets and soaring songs collide in a new adaptation that deftly walks a tightrope between romantic and grotesqueYou can see why Victor Hugo attracts the make…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AM

BWW's On This Day - October 23, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08AM

SKIN A CAT -The Bunker Theatre by Aleks Sierz

New short play about sex and shame is partly a campaign tool and partly a plea for openness and understanding.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Annette Bening, Billy Crudup at The New York Film Festival by Jk Clarke

by Carole Di Tosti   The New York Film Festival 2016 screened 20th Century Womn directed by Mike Mills, starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and Lucas Jade …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:47AM

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Name that Disney showtune

How well do you know your Disney musical songs?

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:09AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Grain in the Blood review – too cool for comfort by Clare Brennan

Tron, GlasgowThe detached acting in Rob Drummond’s horror-flecked melodrama render it less than the sum of its partsSet in a present that could be any time, on a remote Scottish farm that …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM

The Red Barn review – dark story of dissolving identity by Susannah Clapp

Lyttelton, LondonDavid Hare’s adaptation of a Georges Simenon novel is a tense affair featuring a mesmeric Elizabeth DebickiHow do you put on stage someone who is bored with being themselv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM

A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer review – a vital confrontation by Susannah Clapp

Dorfman, LondonThough Bryony Kimmings’s extraordinary musical is overlong and a little messy, it delivers an essential message about the experiences of real peopleMusical theatre has been …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM

A Man of Good Hope review – a refugee’s journey across Africa by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic, LondonIsango Ensemble’s musical about a Somali boy fleeing from terror has marvellous songs and breathtaking actingA Man of Good Hope is not a story set to music. Music is the s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM

Oil review – Anne-Marie Duff burns bright by Susannah Clapp

Almeida, LondonElla Hickson’s new play about our relationship with ‘black gold’ is hardly subtle, but has a star turn at its heartYou could steer your way through Oil by Lucy Carter’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM

Jérôme Bel: Gala review – doing what comes naturally by Luke Jennings

Sadler’s Wells, LondonJérôme Bel’s mixed ability show is full of charm, if not entirely artlessJérôme Bel is a French choreographer whose work challenges the conventions of dance as …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM

“Into the Beautiful North”: On A Quest at Central Works, Berkeley by Benjamin Garcia

Millennial Notes– Karen Zacarias’ Warriors Cross All Borders by Benjamin R. Garcia As I enter the elegant Victorian parlour at the Berkeley City Club, currently occupied by Central Works…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:09AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer: ‘It’s really a music hall act that we do’ by Tim Adams

Britain’s favourite Dadaist comedians and our last great comedy duo are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a new live show. Tim Adams listens inBob Mortimer has arrived for our interv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:52AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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The Suzanne Farrell Ballet: All-Balanchine Program at The Kennedy Center by Yasmeen Enahora

Original works of George Balanchine drift onto The John F. Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower stage by The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Under the direction of Suzanne Farrell, who was once the protég…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:59AM

Review: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at American University by Michael Poandl

A funny thing happens on the way out of American University’s fabulous new production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. You find yourself humming along to “Comedy Tonigh…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:18AM

Interviews: In His Broadway Acting Debut, The Cherry Orchard's Harold Perrineau Is Anything but Lost

Perrineau takes on the role of Lopakhin in the Anton Chekhov classic.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2016 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Mystery in the House of Usher: A Poe Tale’ at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion in Philadelphia by Deb Miller

An immersive site-specific mash-up of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe and the game of “Clue,” Edward G. Pettit’s Mystery in the House of Usher: A Poe Tale, staged at the historic Ebenez…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:49AM

Celebrate Halloween at the theatre this year by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Take in Shakespeare, listen to Tim Burton’s movie soundtracks or immerse yourself in murder with Coal Mine theatre

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM

Not That Jewish Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Emmy winner Monica Piper’s solo show is having its New York premiere at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Encompass Opera Salutes Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens Tonight by Robert Viagas

Karen Ziemba, Liz Callaway, and LaChanze will sing for the Ragtime writers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Plenty, with Rachel Weisz, Opens Tonight by Olivia Clement

The first major New York revival of David Hare’s award-winning drama opens at the Public Theater Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Why Christine Dwyer Will Make Out with Her Fiancé’s Best Friend by Whitney Spaner

Touring with Finding Neverland, Dwyer and fiancé Matt DeAngelis discuss bad breakups, share their best tour advice, and explain and why DeAngelis is okay with his best friend kissing his fi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Stylebook snapshot: Murrysville native Maddie Ziegler of 'Dance Moms' fame debuts new clothing line by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

At just 14, Murrysville native Maddie Ziegler wears a lot of hats: dancer, reality TV star, budding actress and muse to Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Sia, to name a few. This fall, she …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Longtime PBT principal Christopher Budzynski to dance farewell performance in 'Giselle' by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When Christopher Budzynski left Boston Ballet for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, he thought he might dance professionally for only three more years.

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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre opens 47th season with refreshed 'Giselle' by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The classic “Giselle,” ripe with romance and drama, is a tried and true way to open the curtain on a new season. But when Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre stages it to kick off its 47th season,…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards