Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Troupe therapy: How Kneehigh make such exciting theatre by Maddy Costa

Kneehigh is one of Britain's most exciting theatre companies. How do they do it? Maddy Costa finds out at their secret hideaway in CornwallAt the top of a cliff on the south coast of Cornwal…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Kings of War by Sandi Durell

    by Carol Rocamora     Four times – in the course of Ivo van Hove’s stunning Kings of War – a carpet is unrolled, a procession files in, and a new English ki…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:15PM

'Women of a Certain Age': Theater Review

With 'Women of a Certain Age,' playwright-director Richard Nelson completes his real-time Chekhovian trilogy about this momentous election year in the life of the Gabriel family from Rhinebe…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:03PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ at Keegan Theatre by Stephanie House

Sydney Poitier said it best when he said “So much of life, it seems to me is determined by pure randomness.” John Guare might have had this quote in mind when he was writing “Six Degre…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:22PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Gypsy by Barry

Curtain Up on Imelda Staunton in Olivier Winning London Production of Gypsy - November 11 on PBS By: Ellis Nassour Curtain up!  Light the lights!Here she is, world! Rose’s back! …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:36PM

'Gypsy' review: Filming strips London 'Gypsy' of some of its luster

WHAT IT'S ABOUT For reasons unknown, London did not have a revival of "Gypsy" for more than 40 years. Then came director Jonathan Kent's ecstatically received production, starring Imelda Sta…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 08:36PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Lady Gaga-Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Gets 2018 Release Date by Dave McNary

Warner Bros. has set Sept. 28, 2018, as the release date for “A Star Is Born,” with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper starring. Cooper will also helm the film, which will mark his dir…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:52PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL (Coeurage Theatre in North Hollywood) by Jason Rohrer

AGITPOOP When Urinetown opened up Off-Broadway in 2001, then splashed all over Broadway just after 9/11, the show was hailed as a Brechtian revamp of musical theater. About an overpopulated…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:34PM

Ted Fellows: Canadian actor’s career spanned more than 70 years by Susan Ferrier Mackay

A veteran of the Stratford Festival and numerous CBC productions, Mr. Follows took his work seriously, but he was also able to poke fun at his need for veracity

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:07PM

Review: ‘Salvador’ by Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Ravelle Brickman

There’s good news and bad news floating out of GALA Hispanic Theatre this week. First, the bad news. Salvador—the full-length autobiographical dance drama, choreographed by the great Fla…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:05PM

18 Movies And TV Shows We Watch When We Need Some Comfort

Sometimes self-care is a matter of settling into your couch and putting on an old favorite. The Muppets Take Manhattan "Together again. Gee, it’s good to be to…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 07:02PM

In The Stage newspaper this week: November 10 by The Stage

The Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00PM

Theatre Lives: Watch the exclusive video with Julie Walters by The Stage

In the fourth of our exclusive Theatre Lives series, Julie Walters talks with Digital Theatre’s Fiona Lindsay about her career and working in theatre. Julie

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00PM

Impressions of: Yasmeen Godder's "Climax" at Gibney Dance Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Yasmeen Godder's Climax at Gibney Dance Center, "The dancers explore different ideas of climax, sexual ones most obviously, through emotional and physical exhaustion…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 07:00PM

Impressions of: Troy Schumacher's BalletCollective at NYU Skirball Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Troy Schumacher's BalletCollective at NYU Skirball Center, "you’re always aware that you’re watching real human beings, the same ones you pass on the street or sta…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 07:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Training Tips for a Marathon Musical Performance

This Saturday, at the Met Cloisters, lovers of modern classical music can see the Calder Quartet giving a rare performance of Morton Feldman’s 1983 piece ‘String Quartet No. 2.’

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 06:56PM

THE SCIENCE OF ATTRACTION by David Cote

Simon Stephen’s drama begins with an intriguing premise but offers little to back it up.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:54PM

ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER by Bill Stevenson

Athol Fugard’s beautiful play breaks your heart and then offers hope.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:54PM

By Proxy, Hillary Clinton’s Last Hurrah in ‘Women Of A Certain Age’ – Review by Jeremy Gerard

The play is called Women Of A Certain Age, and we critics were invited to see it on the very evening it is set, November 8, 2016: Election Day. Although some of my colleagues were put out w…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:46PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Postell Pringle of Othello: The Remix by Broadway.com

Postell Pringle of Othello: The Remix drops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Beth Stevens.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:31PM

Review: Drunk History by Michael Block

By Michael Block FringeNYC can be a fairy tale for a show. Sometimes you can journey from way downtown theater to Times Square marquee. After filling glasses to audiences for some time,…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:31PM

Meet America’s Favorite Satanic Sock Puppet by Diep Tran

Puppet designers and actors talk about the zany challenges of creating and manipulating an ever-more-maniacal puppet onstage in productions of “Hand to God.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18PM

Transgender Playwrights: ‘We Should Get to Tell Our Own Stories First’ by Alexis Soloski

The playwrights Jess Barbagallo, MJ Kaufman and Basil Kreimendahl discuss attitudes toward transgender artists, and their own recent works.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18PM

Viewers become participants as theatre – and sex – take over Gold Coast hotels by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

When performers take over a five-star hotel, how much is authentic and how much is PR? And does it matter?Sprawled on the immaculate, crisp white sheets of room 1107 is a man. He lies spread…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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This Is the Point invites our respect and compassion: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Play tells story of two disabled, interesting people and a couple seeking a normal life with disabled son.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:42PM

Review: Master Harold . . .and the Boys at curtainup.com/ http://www.curtainup.com/masterharold16.htm by Deirdre Donovan

- A beautifully staged, well-acted revival of Athol Fugard's autobiographical gem . . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:34PM

Review:Notes From The Field at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Anna Deveare Smith's provocative new 17-character solo

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:34PM

Odds & Ends: Alex Brightman Lands Showtime Series, Brandon Victor Dixon's Eventful Evening & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Alex Brightman Lands Guest Spot on Showtime Series Alex Brightman, who recently departed School of Rock, has already booked…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

The Broadway.com Show: A Spice Girl Heads to Chicago, Todrick Hall Commands Kinky Boots, Stars Sing Hamilton & More by Broadway.com

This week, we talk about Mel B in Chicago, casting for Six Degrees of Separation and Jitney, a home for Bandstand, The Hamilton Mixtape and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

THEATER TALK to Profile Unorthodox Shows OH, HELLO and SHEAR MADNESS This Friday by BroadwayWorld

This week THEATER TALK profiles two theatrical successes with unorthodox roots - the first, Oh, Hello on Broadway with Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, started out as skits in clubs and on TV, b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

Photo Flash: First Look at The Q Brothers' OTHELLO: THE REMIX Off-Broadway by BroadwayWorld

John Leguizamo presents The Q Brothers' Othello The Remix, written, directed and composed by GQ and JQ, which is making its New York debut at the Westside Theatre 407 W. 43rd, with an offici…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards by BroadwayWorld

Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Nominations were completely reader…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

Humorist Roy Blunt Jr., Carly Simon Among Author Talks by Carole Goldberg

Roy Blount Jr., who is a master of the humorous essay, will give a "Mark My Words" talk at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. It…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:08PM

Photo Flash: Take a First Look at the Q Brothers' Othello: The Remix

The new work, presented by John Leguizamo, runs at the Westside Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Watching Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. Singing ‘Ave Maria’ Will Soothe Your Soul by Jordan Crucchiola

Depending on your political affiliation, today may have been a rough day. But regardless of whether you're celebrating or mourning last night's election results, Hamilton’s Leslie Odo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:58PM

Play Set on Election Night Does Not Include the Outcome by Robert Viagas

Richard Nelson’s Women of a Certain Age is the final installment in his three-play cycle chronicling the U.S. election.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PM

Review: ‘Tame.’ at Avant Bard by David Siegel

Audiences of all generations and emerging Millennial-aged playwrights should rejoice at Avant Bard’s production of DC playwright Jonelle Walker’s TAME. Avant Bard took a risky budget…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:19PM

10 Fun Things to Do in the Theater District in NYC by Amy Sapp

Broadway theaters may take center stage in the district named for them, but every New Yorker knows there’s so much more to do than merely catch a performance of Wicked, The Book of Mormon�…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:16PM

BC/EFA's Tom Viola Has Post-Election Words: 'Our Work Has Never Been More Important' by BroadwayWorld

Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS Executive Director Tom Viola wrote a passionatepost-election statement on Facebook today, promising BCEFA's support for the 'silenced' and 'marginalized.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Betsy Morgan and Nicholas Rodriguez in CAROUSEL at Arena Stage by BroadwayWorld

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Carousel, directed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. F…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM

BWW Review: Athol Fugard's 'MASTER HAROLD'... AND THE BOYS Has, Sadly, Not Lost Its Relevance by Michael Dale

The subject of sensitive, well-intentioned white people growing up unaware of their own privilege has been receiving more and more attention in American, but back in 1982, South African play…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM

Photo Flash: New Musical A Dog Story Releases Purebred Production Photos

The production run at the Davenport Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Coriolanus (Red Bull Theater) by Joel Benjamin

Just as Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower did centuries later, Coriolanus, urged on by his powerful mother, Volumnia (a startling, stinging Lisa Harrow), uses his military success as…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:59PM

Richard Nelson’s Final Election Play Proves to Be Eerily Prophetic by Michael Schulman

Around three-thirty yesterday afternoon, Richard Nelson made his final edits to a project that has spanned this parlous political season: a trilogy of quiet and sad dramas called “The Gabr…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 03:46PM

FIRST LOOK – Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Apollo Theatre by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and around the UK (and just in time for Christmas), Mischief Theatre’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong returns to the Apollo Th…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:41PM

Hillary Clinton: Our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. But I still believe in America by New York Theater

Hillary Clinton’s concession speech (emphasis in boldface added) “Thank you so very much for being here. I love you all, too. Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:26PM

You’ll laugh and then forget ‘I Ought To Be in Pictures’ at STC

Neil Simon’s “I Ought To Be in Pictures” has for good reason always been considered one of the comedy master’s lesser works.   The perfunctory, lukewarm melodrama has a simple, …

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:14PM

Competition: Win tickets to Attic Theatre’s Great Expectations by A Younger Theatre

Win a pair of tickets to see Great Expectations by Attic Theatre at Merton Arts Space Great Expectations | 30 Nov – 18 Dec 2016 | Merton Arts Space Attic Theatre Company̵…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PM

Welcome to the Jungle! Get Inside Broadway's Immersive New Show The Encounter by Broadway.com

All about Simon McBurney's Broadway mind trip through the jungle.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Vows to Help “Marginalized” Post Election by Adam Hetrick

Executive director Tom Viola doubled down on the non-profit’s mission to help those in need following the results of the November 8 presidential election.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM

Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Tour 2017 by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff International pop superstar Robbie Williams has announced that he will perform a series of concerts in the UK under the banner of The Heavy Entertainment Tour. Tickets wil…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:08PM

Native Voices to return as Playhouse resident theater company by James Hebert

Native Voices will return in 2017-18 as La Jolla Playhouse’s resident theater company, the Playhouse has announced. It will mark the first time that a theater troupe has done a second stin…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Photos: A Dog Story at the Davenport Theater by Monica Simoes

Take a first look at Gayla D. Morgan and Eric H. Weinberger’s musical for dog lovers at the Davenport Theater Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PM

Theater Review: A Real-Time Decision Desk for the Gabriel Family, in Women of a Certain Age by Jesse Green

After the opening-night audience at Women of a Certain Age gave the cast a well-deserved standing ovation and started to file out of the Public Theater’s LuEsther Hall, ushers could be hea…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:47PM

IATSE President Warns of “Severe Consequences” for Working People Under Trump by Robert Viagas

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees had endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PM

Judy Gold, Julia Murney Set for Broadway Sings The Muppet Christmas Carol by Andrew Gans

Ryann Redmond, Bret Shuford, Joshua Morgan, Kevin Zak will also be featured.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PM

Review: You Ain’t Never Heard a Baritone Like His by Stephen Holden

James Monroe Iglehart, best known for his Tony-winning role as the Genie in “Aladdin,” takes audiences on a genial journey in his show at Feinstein’s/54 Below.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PM

Suzan-Lori Parks, Defying Genres by Ben Brantley

An early work by Ms. Parks, “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, a.k.a. The Negro Book of the Dead,” opens Signature’s season.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PM

Wuzhen Journal: Ancient Town in China Enjoys Profitable Rebirth as a ‘Beautiful Stage’ by Amy Qin

Wuzhen, drawing millions of tourists each year, has become a wildly successful example of importing arts and theater into selfie-ready backdrops of flowing canals and stone bridges.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PM

What is our “Great Work” in light of this election? by Diane Ragsdale

Several hours ago now, Donald J. Trump was elected the forty-fifth President of the United States. I haven’t slept in 36 hours. As the results of the election became clear, more than a few…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM

In this parody show, Graeme sits upon a tacky throne by Chris Jones

You have to be pretty deep into Westeros and Essos (no Trumpos, except in symbolic referent) to give a hoot about "Graeme of Thrones," the expediently silly touring parody show that has land…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:32PM

Druid of Galway’s Ageless ‘Beauty Queen’ by American Theatre Editors

Daughter becomes mother in the Irish company's 20th-anniversary staging of Martin McDonagh’s landmark play, which now tours the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:23PM

See Kristin Chenoweth Deliver Her Love Letter to Broadway by Hannah Vine

Her concert series bows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PM

Bloomingdale's Teams with DEAR EVAN HANSEN to Design 'Blue Room' at the Music Box by BroadwayWorld

Bloomingdale's, in partnership with Mitchell Gold Bob Williams, has teamed up with the highly anticipated new original musical, Dear Evan Hansen to create a unique space that has never been…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:17PM

Spotlight On...Jean Goto by Michael Block

Name: Jean GotoHometown: NYC baby!Education: NYU, Maggie Flanigan StudioSelect Credits: Give Us Bread, Half Moon Bay, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", "The Blacklist", "Ghost Source Zero"Why the…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:12PM

Spotlight On...Michael Ables by Michael Block

Name: Michael AblesHometown: Chattanooga, TNEducation: B.S Theater Performance, Skidmore Scholarship Program CertificationSelect Credits: Johnny Bogle in What Sprang Off A Gypsy Rooster and …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:12PM

Folk-Rock Musical Lizard Boy Will Have NYC Readings by Michael Gioia

The musical had its world premiere at the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Folk-Rock Musical Lizard Boy Will Have Readings at Playwrights Horizons by Michael Gioia

The musical had its world premiere at the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Women of a Certain Age review: An Election Day Without Trump by Jonathan Mandell

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, a trilogy of plays by Richard Nelson presented in real time at the Public Theater, ends the way it began eight months ago – with the …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:06PM

Photo Flash: Israel Horovitz's Man in Snow Takes the Stage at La MaMa

Horovitz also directs his new play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Chita Rivera to Celebrate 65-Year Career in Brooklyn This Month by BroadwayWorld

On Stage at Kingsborough brings internationally renowned performing artists to Southern Brooklyn with an eclectic roster spanning multiple genres including music, dance, theatre and family p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:58PM

An Election Day Without Trump: Women of a Certain Age Review, Pics by New York Theater

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, a trilogy of plays by Richard Nelson presented in real time at the Public Theater, ends the way it began eight months ago – with the …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:47PM

Fuse Preview: Aurea — Breaking the Boundaries Between Words and Music by Arts Fuse Editor

Adventurous, exciting, and thought provoking, Aurea is dedicated to an interdisciplinary vision of the arts.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PM

Cure your Post-Election Blues with Jason Robert Brown's Song About Hope by BroadwayWorld

Need some cheering up today Jason Robert Brown is here for you. Below, listen to 'Hope,' which he will premiere tonight with Kristin Chenoweth in MY LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PM

BroadwayCon Adds Kinky Boots Panel with YouTube Star Todrick Hall by Adam Hetrick

The YouTube sensation and current Kinky Boots star will take part in a main stage panel event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM

Rosie O'Donnell, Alex Brightman Set for Showtime Comedy Pilot SMILF by TV News Desk

Rosie O'Donnell Broadway's GREASE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SEUSSICAL has joined the cast of Showtime's upcoming comedy SMILF, based Frankie Shaw's award-winning short film.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Must Listen: Jason Robert Brown Records Song in Response to Presidential Election by Michael Gioia

The Tony Award-winning songwriter will premiere “Hope” at Kristin Chenoweth concert today.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

Oscar poll: Which Best Picture is the best musical? by Paul Sheehan

With across-the-board raves Damien Chazelle‘s musical romance “La La Land” enters this awards season an undisputed juggernaut. The picture, which has swept one audience aft…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:05PM

Milk Like Sugar from Mosaic Theater Company (review) by Debbie Minter Jackson

At the top of Milk Like Sugar, three young teens enter, a blast of energy and music, wild rhythms jerking through their bodies in fits, almost uncontrollably, laughing, jiving each other, f…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:02PM

Now Casting: Pre-Broadway ‘Frozen’ Auditions and 3 More Jobs

Are the lyrics to “Let it Go” stuck in your head? Union talent is sought for the out-of-town tryout of Disney’s “Frozen” musical, which has already announced a …

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at noon (Broadway Time)
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See What the 2016 Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Has in Store by Andrew Gans

Performances begin November 11 and continue through the beginning of the new year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

BWW TV: New Trailer for Starry CAROUSEL at Arena Stage by BroadwayWorld TV

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Carousel, directed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. F…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PM

How Busy Chad Hodge Manages His Projects by Debra Birnbaum

In a town full of multi-taskers, producer Chad Hodge certainly has a full — and varied — plate: a new drama, “Good Behavior,” debuting on TNT; a feature in the works, “Darkest Mind…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Inspires Us With Post-Election Tweets by BroadwayWorld

Following her shocking and unexpected defeat in last night's presidential election to Republican candidate Donald Trump, the Tony Award winner turned to Twitter to share his upbeat and eloqu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM

Award Winners Announced for MAC’s They Write the Songs Concert by Michael Gioia

The annual evening will feature a performance from Lindsay Mendez.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Magic Time! ‘Milk Like Sugar’ at Mosaic Theater Company by John Stoltenberg

This beautiful play about black teenagers with bleak futures left me with such a melancholy sadness that two days later (on what was then Election Day?), it had not gone away. I share that n…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:40PM

Kyle Riabko Will Offer More Bacharach Reimagined Concerts in New York by Michael Gioia

The creator of Bacharach Reimagined will return to Joe’s Pub following sold-out shows.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PM

Review: Election Night With the Gabriels, a Play in Real Time by Ben Brantley

Richard Nelson’s “Women of a Certain Age,” Part 3 of a cycle, at the Public Theater, focuses on a family gathering on the night of voting, and what comes next.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PM

Interviews: Ken Stott: I'm sick of the 'anyone can act' attitude in theatre

The actor Ken Stott on how he got into show business, his new role in The Dresser and why actors aren't what they used to be

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:31PM

DRONES, BABY, DRONES – Arcola Theatre by Carole Woddis

You can’t keep a good man down. Nicholas Kent may no longer be presiding over the nation’s conscience as he did from his Tricycle Kilburn haunt but here he is popping up on the other sid…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PM

Exclusive: Patina Miller, Brian F. O’Byrne, Bryce Pinkham in PBS’ Mercy Street by Hannah Vine

The Civil War drama reveals portraits of the two Tony winners and Tony nominee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

Judy Gold Will Lead THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL as 'Scrooge' at NJPAC by BroadwayWorld

A new holiday tradition is born when Broadway Sings The Muppet Christmas Carol takes to the stage. NJPAC is happy to present a concert version of the music, the magic and the holiday cheer o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM

Drones, Baby, Drones, Arcola Theatre, London

Two plays consider the increasing military use of unmanned aerial vehicles

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:12PM

Women of a Certain Age, Public Theater, New York

Richard Nelson’s drama is an arresting parable of American middle-class decline

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:12PM

Watch Broadway’s New Grizabella Belt Out “Memory” by Andrew Gans

Mamie Parris currently stars in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

Homos, Or Everyone in America by Darryl Reilly

The pomposity of the Tony Kushner-style title extends to naming its leading characters “The Academic” and “The Writer.” They’re two gay men in their late 20’s and the play chart…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:10PM

Spine: ‘Milk Like Sugar’ at Mosaic Theater Company by Robert Michael Oliver

America is but an expensive iPhone. If you’ve got that, and its Pink with a sexy ringtone, then you’re in, as in the “in” crowd. Now, all you need is a baby. Or so se…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04PM

Tim Pigott-Smith & More Broadway Cast Members to Reprise Their Roles in King Charles III Screen Adaptation by Imogen Lloyd Webber

God save the King! Hot on the heels of the well-received Netflix series The Crown, Tim Pigott-Smith, who was Tony-nominated for his performance in King Charles III, will reprise his portraya…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Tom Scutt Reveals the Ideas Behind his Haunting Set and Costume Design for Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Broadway.com

Tom Scutt shares the inspiration, ideas and process behind his ghostly set and costume design for the new revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

'Chagrin Falls' takes different approach to death penalty

Death penalty dramas tend to fall into two camps. There is the "Dead Man Walking" variety, in which we are asked to view the impact of a heinous crime through dual lenses on the surviving lo…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:02PM

The Miracle of MATILDA: Learn What Shows the Creators Are Bringing to Broadway Next! by BroadwayWorld

A perfect storm of creators came together to create the show, and as BroadwayWorld prepares to say goodbye to this beautiful production, we're revisiting their work and recapping what they'v…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

An interview with Melinda Lopez on the State of Female Characters in Drama by HowlRound

By Allison Raynor. Allison Raynor talks with playwright Melinda Lopez about women on stage: who she writes, how she writes them, and who she’d like to see.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:00PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Review: 'Arrival' lumbers, and that's not just the aliens by Mark Kennedy

It turns out that when space aliens do eventually arrive on Earth - and, wouldn't you know it, they traveled all that way without bothering to learn any of our languages beforehand?…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:37AM

THE ROYALE – The Tabernacle by Aleks Sierz

Welcome return of last year’s American hit boxing drama, which is thrilling if a bit hard to follow.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30AM

VIDEO: Billy Eichner Talks NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE & More on 'Today' by TV News Desk

On this morning's TODAY, guest Billy Eichner discussed the new season of his hit truTV series 'Billy On the Street' and the third season of 'Difficult People' on Hulu. Later, the comic discu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AM

Tim Pigott-Smith Will Reprise Title Role in TV Adaptation of Olivier-Winning King Charles III by Andrew Gans

The film is a co-production between the BBC and PBS’ Masterpiece.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AM

Video: Simon Russell Beale: 'Shakespeare's work is here to stay, we should do what we want with it'

We spoke with the actor, as well as Mark Quartley and Sarah Ellis, to find out more about the RSC's unique production of The Tempest

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:24AM

Photos: First look: Lucy Kirkwood, Ron Cook and cast rehearse The Children

Check out the first images of the cast of Lucy Kirkwood's new Royal Court play in rehearsals

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:24AM

Features: Competition: win tickets to see Mark Rylance in Nice Fish

The comedy about ice fishing arrives in the West End from New York this month

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:24AM

Maureen McGovern, Andrea McArdle, and Faith Prince Will Offer West Coast Concert by Michael Gioia

3 Girls & 1 Guy will get together for an evening of music in California.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

ON YOUR FEET! Sister Stars Open Up About Coping with Mom's Alzheimer's by BroadwayWorld

The successful careers of sisters Yassmin and Karmine Alers on Broadway mirror the show they currently perform in --ON YOUR FEET the true story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan -- two people who…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AM

Photo Flash: NBC Shares All-New Images of HAIRSPRAY LIVE! Cast in Costume! by TV News Desk

Today, NBC revealed new photos of the all-star cast of HAIRSPRAY LIVE in character. The highly anticipated musical broadcastwill air Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ETPT and will originate from …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Be in the Room Where It Happens! New Block of Tickets Now Available for Broadway's Hamilton by Broadway.com

Satisfied?! Broadway.com has just released a new block of tickets for Lin-Manuel Miranda's gargantuan hit Hamilton. The Tony-winning tuner is playing to standing room only audiences at t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Wicked’s Sheryl Lee Ralph on Finding Her Morrible Magic, Developing Dreamgirls’ Deena & Witnessing Sutton Foster’s Star Turn in Millie by Broadway.com

Wicked's Sheryl Lee Ralph on playing Madame Morrible, memories of Dreamgirls and Thoroughly Modern Millie and being an all-around inspirational diva.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Review: The Alliance’s “Slur” smartly wrestles large issues by Andrew Alexander

The new play Slur, running at the Alliance Theatre as part of the Youth and Family Series, should give its intended audience of Atlanta students plenty to talk about.

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:01AM

Roughly Speaking by Ryan Mikita

Focusing on a group of roughly fifteen regulars that attend the homeless shelter in question, the play is a series of intimate and telling conversations between homeless people of all differ…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:01AM

With ‘Sweat’, Pulitzer Prize-Winner Lynn Nottage Hits Another Nerve by Rex Reed

Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' is an evening of sobering, well-crafted food for thought.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:00AM

Cagney by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2016 (Broadway Records) First seen at the York Theatre Company’s home at St. Peter’s Church and then in a commercial run at the Westside Theatre, this show wa…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:00AM

1 NYC Nonprofit That Looks Out for Nonunion Actors

Since its founding in 2008, 5th Floor Theatre Company has produced plays and musicals in New York City while equipping its company members with industry support and guidance. Now, the organi…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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LGBT London theatre Above the Stag eyes up bigger premises to take more ‘creative risks’ by David Hutchison

London’s only LGBT theatre has put in an application to move to a bigger venue because it keeps selling out its shows.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AM

A Post-Election Plea, To The Theatre And Its Artists by Howard Sherman

I wish that I could write a play, but I haven’t the talent. I wish that I could compose a musical score, but I haven’t the gift. I wish that I could dance, but I have neither the freedom…

SOURCE: Howard Sherman at 10:50AM

WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Women of a Certain Age, the third and final play in Richard Nelson's series "The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family," is set amid three blighted wastelands.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:50AM

Time for a laugh. Rex Daugherty directs quirky Dublin comedy Little Thing, Big Thing by Keith Loria

Little Thing, Big Thing, a dark comic crime thriller by Dublin playwright Donal O’Kelly follows a thief and a nun who are thrown into impossible circumstances with immense odds against th…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:48AM

Why Get to the Kabbalah Center by Rino16

For anyone who would like to grow spiritually, the Kabbalah Centre has been one of the best facilities to visit because of what it can do for individuals within the Jewish religion. The Jewi…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 10:48AM

Against the Grain's Ayre to deliver powerful evening of cultural mash-ups by Robert Harris

Soprano Miriam Khalil to sing Ayre by Osvaldo Golijov, a work that might have been written for her

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:47AM

Throwback Thursday: Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway Opened in 2011 by Hannah Vine

The Tony Award winner’s show officially opened November 10, 2011, at the Broadhurst Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AM

Tape Face review – whimsical party comedy from AGT alumnus by Brian Logan

Stables, Milton Keynes Fresh from a stint on America’s Got Talent, Sam Wills delivers a captivating set of skits that bring the audience on stage and celebrate the improbableAmerica’s G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM

Jennifer Simard, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Annoying Actor Friend, and More Set for BroadwayCon Podcast by Adam Hetrick

Stars from Disaster!, Kinky Boots, and social media’s Annoying Actor Friend will be featured in upcoming podcasts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Love, Love, Love: A Conversation with Actor Richard Armitage by Ted Sod

On October 15, 2016, Richard Armitage spoke about Love, Love, Love with education dramaturg Ted Sod as part of Roundabout Theatre Company’s lecture series. An edited transcript follows: (T…

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:41AM

Theatre 503’s production BU21 Transfers To Trafalgar Studios by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Stuart Slade’s BU21, the award-nominated play that follows six Londoners in the aftermath of a fictitious terrorist attack will transfer to the Trafalgar Studios This p…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:38AM

Listen: Leslie Odom Jr. Releases a Second Track from His New Christmas Album by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning Hamilton star’s Simply Christmas comes out November 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM

Josh Groban Will Perform on NBC Holiday Celebration by Andrew Gans

The annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center will feature the internationally successful singer, now making his Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM

BWW Interview - Debut of the Month - LES LIAISONS DANGERUSES' Elena Kampouris by Caryn Robbins

Today, 19-year-old Elena Kampouris speaks exclusively to BWW and explains why her Broadway debut has also marked her 'theatrical awakening'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

GOLF COURSE WAR MACHINE – Cardiff by Emily Garside

"Wales? I thought that was a town in England"... Raise your hand if you're from Wales and an American has said that to you... One of Chris Harris' spot on observations about being Welsh, an…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AM

See Cats\u2019 New Grizabella Mamie Parris Sing \u201CMemory\u201D

Mamie Parris moved from one Andrew Lloyd Webber musical to another\u2014she left School of Rock on October 9 and took over the role of Grizabella in Cats on October 17. Here, she sings the c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM

Hot Clip of the Day: John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig Dares You to Try and Tear Her Down

Ladies and gentlemen, Hedwig is like that wall.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:27AM

New block of ‘Hamilton’ Broadway tickets on sale by Joe Dziemianowicz

Don't throw away your shot for affordable seats.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:14AM

Daveed Diggs Explains His Tony Speech on Live with Kelly by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony-winning Hamilton actor describes what went into his acceptance remarks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AM

Paul Simon, Royal Albert Hall, London — review

The singer’s show featured a world of music arranged into supple melodies

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:08AM

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Royal Opera House, London

This production of Offenbach’s opera offers old-style, colourful entertainment

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:08AM

Oreste, Wilton’s Music Hall, London — review

Handel’s characters become caricatures in a superficial updating of his opera

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:07AM

Carolyn B. Maloney Re-Elected to Represent Broadway in Congress by Robert Viagas

It will be the third term for the Democrat.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Deny Deny Deny, Park Theatre, London, review: A thought-provoking couple of hours by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Playwright Jonathan Maitland turns his focus to the topical issue of doping in sport in his latest play written for the Park Theatre

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:06AM

VIDEO: Laura Benanti Returns as 'Melania Trump' for Colbert's Live Election Special by TV News Desk

Live from Trump Tower, Stephen Colbert hadan exclusive interview with Melania Trump Broadway's Laura Benanti to discuss her election day vote alongside husband Donald Trump, as well as her n…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AM

See the New Adaptation of The Servant of Two Masters in Rehearsals by Hannah Vine

The New York premiere stars Steven Epp as Truffaldino and is directed by Christopher Bayes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Photos: School of Rock — The Musical Hits London by Hannah Vine

Previews began October 24 prior to an official opening November 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM

NEWS: Sally Dexter & Clive Carter join all-star New Songs 4 New Shows concert, 28 Nov by Press Releases

Final casting has now been announced for NEW SONGS 4 NEW SHOWS, which runs for one night only at the West End's Lyric Theatre on Monday 28 November. Olivier Award winner Sally Dexter and Cli…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:58AM

Sally Dexter & Clive Carter complete all-star New Songs 4 New Shows concert

Final casting has now been announced for NEW SONGS 4 NEW SHOWS, which runs for one night only at the West End’s Lyric Theatre on Monday 28 November. Olivier Award winner Sally Dexter and C…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:58AM

American Hero at Rep Stage (review) by Jayne Blanchard

Fast food, even with artisan bread, is a dead-end job for most people. Low hourly pay, part-time hours to exempt the “sandwich artists” from getting any benefits and brutal expectations�…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:48AM

Richard Greenberg Reveals Nada by Harry Haun

The fellow in the upper-lobby lounge of the of the Vivian Beaumont Theater fielding press questions is sitting very pretty indeed. These days, he's being quizzed on two literary fronts.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:47AM

Watch Laura Benanti Join Stephen Colbert as Melania Trump on Election Night by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony winner reprises her role as America’s next First Lady—possibly the first of many future appearances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 by Susan Grace

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Photos: Public Theater Opens Third and Final Play of The Gabriels by Hannah Vine

Richard Nelson’s Women of a Certain Age, the final installment in his three-play cycle chronicling the U.S. election, opened on Election Day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Songs from the detention centre: the drama set on immigration's frontline by Guardian Staff

Developed at London’s dynamic Yard theatre, Removal Men is a musical tragicomedy that gives an eye-opening portrait of detention officers’ work. Its creators, MJ Harding and Jay Miller, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM

CATS – Touring by Helen McWilliams

Gillian Lynne’s original choreography is still a joy to behold, every dancer in the cast possesses amazing control and the ability to somersault in such a graceful way that would rival any…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:30AM

FIRST LOOK: School Of Rock, New London Theatre by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff School Of Rock, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s new musical is now in previews at London’s New London Theatre and we are pleased to bring you these great production image…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:23AM

NEWS: Last train leaves The Railway Children with Paul Hawkyard as Mr Perks by Press Releases

Paul Hawkyard has the duty of making sure the last train leaves King’s Cross Theatre on time, when he takes over as Mr Perks in The Railway Children – Live on Stage from 23 November 2016…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:17AM

Guy Fieri, vegetable fan? Sure, the Food Network star says by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Of all the celebrity chefs out there, there's one you'd least expect to sing the praises of spinach, kale and Brussels sprouts. That would be Guy Fi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:13AM

Visual Arts Review: Augmented Reality — The Future Is Now by Arts Fuse Editor

 Technology is becoming a tool for artists to mastermind aesthetic and social interventions.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AM

Interviews: Nicky Spence - Berg, Britten and Bake Off

The young star tenor discusses his career and his role in ENO's new production of Lulu

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:12AM

Review: Review: Oreste (Wilton's Music Hall)

The Royal Opera's young artists are put through the wringer in a misguided Handel production

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:12AM

The Maxamoo Podcast Previews the New York Winter Theatre Season Beyond Broadway by Maxamoo

A preview of what we're looking forward to at the theater for the remainder of 2016. We discuss

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AM

Review: 'Moana' really sings as a respite from the usual princess story

Lin-Manuel Miranda is Alan Menken 2.0 for the song-filled new Disney animated film.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 09:04AM

Hippos need a pool relined; insects needs a roof, yet the St. Louis Zoo needs to trim its maintenance budget by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Zoo administrators need to cut a wish list of more than $8.5 million in maintenance projects down to $2 million for 2017, according to a draft of budget requests from department di…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:02AM

Diary: Theatre’s kinky appeal by Tabard

Theatres and productions are always asking for outside help – a pet dog to borrow here, a few volunteers there. But Tabard’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Diary: Ian McKellen nomination left in no man’s land by Tabard

Tabard always knew there would be royalty at this year’s London Evening Standard Theatre Awards – after all, Elton John is co-hosting the event.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Scene Around: November 10 by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first nights of All

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Letters of the week by The Stage

All students get equal chances It is always hard to characterise all drama schools, as The Stage’s helpful, six-page feature proved, but

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards by BroadwayWorld

Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Omaha Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Nominations were completely reader-submi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:53AM

NEWS: Dr Seuss’s Cat in the Hat returns for second festive season at Pleasance by Press Releases

Following a run at London's Pleasance Theatre, Islington in 2014 and two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat wil…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:48AM

Tonight: Unpacking White Dominance in Musical Theater by Matthew Wexler

In an effort to move the theater industry toward greater inclusion both on and off stage, Musical Theatre Factory presents PULL TOGETHER, a community salon that will open up the Black Lives …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:42AM

A TALE OF TWO CITIES – Touring by Thom Dibdin

What the Dickens? The adaptation of one of Charles Dickens’ most famous works, A Tale of Two Cities, at Edinburgh's King’s Theatre this week as part of a national tour, has more than a f…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:30AM

NEWS: ‘Terrorist attack’ play BU21 transfers to Trafalgar Studios by Press Releases

After a sell-out, award-nominated run at Theatre503, Stuart Slade's BU21, a play about "some sort of massively catastrophic end-of-the-world shit going down", transfers to the West End's Tra…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:27AM

Obituary: Colin George by Michael Quinn

Colin George’s decision to champion a thrust stage in Sheffield’s new Crucible Theatre in 1971 was one of the most controversial theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:23AM

'The Gospel According to Antonio' at Teatro dell'Orologio, Rome by Laura Ponti

'The Gospel According to Antonio', will be staged at Teatro dell'Orologio, Rome, from November 11 to November 13.'The Gospel According to Antonio' tells the story of Don Antonio, pastor of a…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:03AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: Lord of the Dance marks 20th anniversary… without Michael Flatley onstage by Press Releases

Michael Flatley’s Irish dance spectacular Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games returns to the UK early next year, hot on the heels of a world tour. Following a 2015 sold out UK tour, January…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:58AM

VIDEO: HAMILTON's Brandon Victor Dixon Performs 'We Are' at Close of Election Night by BroadwayWorld

Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, who currently takes on the role of Aaron Burr in the smash Broadway hitHAMILTON, stopped by MTV's The People's Playhouse around midnight last night to perf…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:37AM

Lazarus: ‘A jukebox musical for people who are too hip for We Will Rock You’ by Alexis Petridis, Hadley Freeman Andhannah Jane Parkinson

It has baffled and divided critics with its tale of a gin-soaked alien marooned on this planet. So what would three David Bowie fans make of Lazarus, his sequel to The Man Who Fell to Earth?…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AM

Orca review – Jaws meets The Wicker Man in unnerving drama by Michael Billington

Southwark Playhouse, LondonMatt Grinter’s play vividly captures the pressure to conform as a girl in an isolated fishing community tries to prevent a devastating mythical ritual The Papata…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AM

Snapshot: Bill Evans plays Thelonious Monk by Terry Teachout

The Bill Evans Trio plays Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight” on Swedish TV in 1970. Eddie Gomez is the bassist, Marty Morell the drummer: (This is the latest in a series of arts-relate…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

Review Round-Ups: What did the critics make of David Bowie's Lazarus?

The piece, starring Michael C Hall, has transferred from New York

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:06AM

Photos: Photos: Bob Geldof, Bill Nighy and more celebrate opening night of Lazarus

Enda Walsh and David Bowie's musical has opened at the King's Cross Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:06AM

Councils ‘choosing’ to make arts cuts, claims culture minister by David Hutchison

Culture minister Matt Hancock has claimed councils are making “politically motivated decisions” to cut arts and culture. The MP told the Culture,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM

Almanac: Mark Twain on hope by Terry Teachout

“But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man’s mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, an…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Broadway AM Report, 11/9/2016 - RIDE THE CYCLONE and More! by Jessica Khan

Today's big news RIDE THE CYCLONE begins tonight at MCC Theater

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM

BWW's On This Day - November 9, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Chotto Desh – Akram Khan Company by Sandi Durell

A charmingly imaginative journey through the childhood of a budding theater artist         By Joel Benjamin   The Akram Khan Company has been acclaimed around the world for …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:59AM

Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld St. Petersburg Awards by BroadwayWorld

Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld St. Petersburg Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Nominations were completely rea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:56AM

Phoebe Waller-Bridge wins 2016 Groucho Club Maverick award for Fleabag by Georgia Snow

Writer and performer Phoebe Waller-Bridge has won the 2016 Groucho Club Maverick award. Waller-Bridge beat nominees including Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM

Kerry James Marshall, Met Breuer, New York — review

This exultant show is both a homage and a riposte to the canon of western art

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:19AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Review: The Royale (Bush Theatre at the Tabernacle)

Orange is the New Black writer Marco Ramirez's play returns following a sell-out run last year

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:54AM

Gossip: The Boys in the Band to transfer to West End?

Mark Gatiss and Ian Hallard starred in the recent run at the Park Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:54AM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Captain Flinn director Hal Chambers by Helen McWilliams

Captain Flinn It is based on a bonkers picture book which is full of colour, humour and swashbuckling! In directing it for the stage, I wanted to make something that entertained children jus…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:20AM

Broadway Reacts by Robert Viagas

Stars take to social media to convey their responses to the outcome of the 2016 election.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:01AM

KING LEAR – Old Vic Theatre by Ian Foster

"’Tis the time’s plague when madmen lead the blind"... Though no spring chicken myself, I'm not quite the right age to be truly excited about Oscar winning actress-turned politician-turn…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Photos: First look at School of Rock

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical opens at the New London Theatre next week

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:48AM

The Royale, The Tabernacle (Bush) by Aleks.sierz

Welcome return of boxing drama, which is thrilling if a bit hard to followWith the Bush Theatre’s main building undergoing renovations, this company’s shows are being staged in a selecti…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:24AM

DARK TALES – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

Jumpy: Haunting raw material and a fairly straightforward telling from Theatre Paradok give a good account of this pair of classic Victorian ghost stories, at the Banshee Labyrinth until Thu…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:22AM

Theater News: The Beauty Queen of Leenane Begins Reign at the Mark Taper Forum

Tony winner Garry Hynes directs the Ireland's Druid Theatre Company production of Martin McDonagh's play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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BROADWAY RECOILS AT TRUMP UPSET by Philip Boroff

Broadway performers and writers, who lampooned Donald Trump and his wife during the presidential campaign and raised millions for Hillary Clinton, expressed despair and defiance as  the de…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:50AM

Seminar by Arts Review

A dark comedy about brilliant people, Artefact Theatre Company presents Pulitzer Prize-nominee, Theresa Rebeck’s smart and provocative comedy, Seminar at Chapel off Chapel this Novembe…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:47AM

Self-employed arts workers face extra £1k tax bill by Georgia Snow

Self-employed people working in the entertainment industry face paying more than £1,000 extra per year in tax return fees, as part of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM

Li Cunxin extends his Queensland Ballet tenure and Liam Scarlett joins as artistic associate by Deborah Jones

IN October Queensland Ballet announced that artistic director Li Cunxin had signed on for another four years, doubtless much to the relief of the QB board. Li succeeded François Klaus in Ju…

SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 03:02AM

Competition: Win tickets to see Mother Goose at Wilton’s Music Hall by The Stage

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. The creative team that brought The Wilton’s house down with Dick Whittington is back to spice

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Anti-Hamlet by Arts Review

Writer and Director Mark Wilson uses William Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a departure point for his new work Anti-Hamlet. Those having certain tastes – say, some for contemporary Australi…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:00AM

The Top 10 Web Design Mistakes We’re Still Making by Phil Paschke

The Nielsen Norman Group is made up of researchers who have literally written the books on user experience and usability. Their website is full of helpful articles that you can use to make …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Twitter Watch: Broadway Reacts To Trump's Election Win by BroadwayWorld

Well, it's finally over After what feels like an unprecedentedly long election cycle, Donald Trump has been elected President of The United States of America The Broadway community has been …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38AM

Jess Gow: Sometimes old methods need a fresh approach by Jess Gow

I’m not a fan of the ‘inspirational’ quotes that relentlessly appear on social media and have purposefully muted friends who post them.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Mark Shenton: Producers must be given credit where it’s due by Mark Shenton

This week David Bowie’s Lazarus opened in London, after premiering Off-Broadway in December 2015. Above the title, it is billed as the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Nude: art from the Tate collection by Arts Review

Presented as part of the Sydney International Art Series 2016-2017, Nude: art from the Tate collection tells the story of the nude through more than 100 powerful artworks spanning two centu…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:24AM

'Love is a Mistery of Water and Star' at 28 Divino Jazz, Rome by Laura Ponti

A special performance titled "Love is a Mistery of Water and Star" will be held at 28 Divino Jazz on November 10, 2016 at 10 pm onwards.The performance will be as a tribute to Pink Balistrer…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:01AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Deceptive Threads by Arts Review

Exploring issues of belonging, history, and national identity, Bowerbird Theatre presents a return season of Deceptive Threads at fortyfivedownstairs from 10 November 2016. Deceptive Threads…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:43AM

The Four Phantoms Perform Tonight at HOLIDAY MOVIE SKATING SPECTACULAR by BroadwayWorld

Internationally renowned musical phenomenon, The Four Phantoms, join the cast of theHoliday Movie Skating Spectacular Where Did They Film That The Holiday Music Journeyperforming at Stockton…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Taylor Louderman, Alex Wyse and More Join Original Chicago Stars in RIDE THE CYCLONE, Beginning Tonight at MCC Theater by BroadwayWorld

MCC Theaterpresents the thrilling New York City premiere of the new musical Ride the Cyclone, which marks just the third musical in MCC's now-iconic 30-year history of producing new works fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

NYC Casting Offices Take Part in MEALS FOR MONOLOGUES (AND SONGS) Today by BroadwayWorld

Various NYC casting offices will be participating in the latest edition of MEALS FOR MONOLOGUES AND SONGS, which will take place today,November 9, 2016.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

The Skivvies' Nick Cearley Stars in BUYER & CELLAR, Opening Tonight at Bucks County Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

'Buyer and Cellar' is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs. Jonathan Tolins' Buyer amp Cellar stars Nick Cearley 'The Skivvies' as a s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Eccentric Miranda Sings of HATERS BACK OFF Rallies Mirfandas at NJPAC Tonight by BroadwayWorld

New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents YouTube sensation, Miranda Sings tonight, November 9, 2016 at 8PM at New Jersey Performing Arts Center located at 1 Center Street, Newark, New Jers…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Of Thee I Sing (Baby) by Joe Patti

On this fairly tense Election Day, I wanted to offer a little levity by drawing attention to the 1931 Gershwin brother’s musical, Of Thee I Sing. The university theater department pres…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:06AM

Review #2: ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ at The Keegan Theatre by David Friscic

In John Guare’s wonderfully enigmatic and slightly precocious play, Six Degrees of Separation, now playing at The Keegan Theatre—the ripples of interconnection run rampant as the author …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:05AM

Winter Theater Preview: Ride the Cyclone, Sweet Charity, Mouse & More by Maxamoo

A preview of what we’re looking forward to at the theater for the remainder of 2016. We discuss:Ride the Cyclone book, music and lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond at MCC Thea…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:00AM

Recapping the Election, from the Polls, to the Bars, to the Theater by WNYC

Derek Willis, News Applications Developer at ProPublica, and John Keefe, senior editor for Data News at WNYC, return to discuss what actually happened at the polls on Election Day. What doe…

SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM

Matt Doyle and Alice Ripley Star in Concert Version of Bubble Boy Tonight by Michael Gioia

The musical, recently seen in Virginia, has a concert performance at Feinstein’s/54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New Musical Ride the Cyclone Begins Tonight by Olivia Clement

Part tragedy, part comedy, the show tells the story of a high school choir that boards a faulty roller coaster with tragic results.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Taste of Things to Come Gets Cookin’ Off-Broadway Tonight by Olivia Clement

Janet Dacal, Paige Faure, Allison Guinn, and Autumn Hurlbert star in the new musical about four women who gather for a Betty Crocker cooking contest.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Well Do You Know Broadway’s Iconic Choreographers? by Ruthie Fierberg

Starting with The Black Crook in 1866, dance has been an integral part of musical storytelling. Test your knowledge of these renowned choreographers who shaped dance through their work.

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Dove Cameron Overcomes Her Disney Identity to Tackle Hairspray Live!’s Bully by Michael Gioia

Before she was cast as Amber Von Tussle, the Liv and Maddie star dealt with stardom at a young age.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PPT stages 'Between Riverside and Crazy' by Christopher Rawson

He’s a Texan, Pittsburgher and New Yorker, but mainly, actor-playwright Eugene Lee is a native of the stage.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic