Monday, March 13, 2017 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Victoria Hunt by Arts Review

Who is Victoria Hunt? I am a dancer and choreographer with a background in image making. I am dedicated to directing interdisciplinary/intercultural performance works, informed by years of o…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:55PM

Theatre Review:  ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at Artistic Synergy by Timoth David Copney

Artistic Synergy is one of those Little Theatre Engines That Could.  And Does.  They keep chugging along despite daunting odds and challenging circumstances.  Their latest offering is …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:39PM

Review: ‘Night Watch’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Danielle Angeline

The setting is mysterious, the music is strange, and the lighting is ominous. This is what one will experience when attending Bowie Community Theatre’ Night Watch, a murder mystery by…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:34PM

SpongeBob SquarePants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Announces That He Has Been Diagnosed With ALS by Halle Kiefer

For almost two decades, children have fallen in love with a chipper little sea sponge and his motley crew of underwater neighbors on Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, and the show’s c…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:20PM

Limbo Unhinged by Arts Review

Wildly daring and a flawless production, Limbo Unhinged limits do not exist as the show takes the audience on a journey through a sexy, yet whimsical world of playful behaviour and a boundar…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:19PM

Come From Away by Diane Snyder

This heartfelt but overly sentimental original musical, a Canadian import, could get lost amid all the blockbuster Broadway musicals opening in April.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:13PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Henry The Fifth’ at Cohesion Theatre Company by April Forrer

Cohesion Theatre Company offers up a unique version of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” modestly retitled as “Henry the Fifth.” I have heard Shakespeare’s prose and verse recited…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:56PM

Review: Big Dreams, Bright Ideas in ‘The Light Years’ by Ben Brantley

The Debate Society’s leisurely and copiously detailed production contemplates two Chicago World’s Fairs, and everything in between.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32PM

Review: For ‘Judas Iscariot,’ a Courtroom Drama of Epic Proportions by Laura Collins-Hughes

In Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play, directed by Estelle Parsons at La MaMa, Satan’s arrival unleashes magic.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32PM

Review: In ‘The Moors,’ Where Heathcliff Fears to Tread by Ben Brantley

This whimsical exploration of the world created by the writing of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë gets an alternately intriguing and irritating production.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32PM

Debate Society's "The Light Years" Sheds Some but Not Enough Bright Light by David Finkle

When a play opens called The Light Years, it may not come as too much of a shock if the lighting designer is the first singled

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:22PM

The Last Days of Judas iscariot by Sandi Durell

  by Stuart Miller   Somewhere inside Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” is a compelling play about love and betrayal, guilt and redemption. Unfortun…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15PM

Win a double pass to WAAPA’s Heathers in Perth by Matt Edwards

AussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway to the 3rd Year Music Theatre students production of Heathers at the Geoff Gibbs Theatre, WAAPA on 22 March 2017. Hilarious, heartfelt and homic…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:14PM

Review: The Moors

Women take matters into their own hands in Jen Silverman's Brontë-inspired play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: The Light Years

The world's largest theater is off-Broadway in this new play by the Debate Society.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Call Answered: Nancy Opel: "Urinetown", 92Y Lyrics & Lyricists' "Baby, Dream Your Dream: Dorothy Fields and The Women of the American Songbook" by Call Me Adam

Call Answered: Who rules the world? Girls! When I saw the 92Y was going to be showcasing the music of Dorothy Fields & other women lyricists', I couldn't wait to see who would be part of…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:57PM

The dos and don’ts of Dance Auditions with Tom Hodgson by Rachel Cole

A note from Rachi… There are 3 truly anxiety provoking things in this world: the cold sore virus, an interest rate rise above 2 basis points and 8 bars of free dance at dance auditions. Tw…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:55PM

More Should Be Less: The Moors by Jk Clarke

        by Samuel L. Leiter   Long, quiet, moody stretches are punctured by pockets of laughter in the Playwrights Realm’s production of The Moors, emerging playwr…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:52PM

MDLSX review – why do we feel we need to know the sex of this performer? by Brigid Delaney

AC Arts Main theatre, Adelaide festivalMotus performer Silvia Calderoni explores gender and androgyny and tells a story of violence, pain, confusion and acceptanceAt first glance, it’s mus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PM

The Light Years by Sandi Durell

  by Michael Bracken   With two writers driving two families through two plotlines, a split personality certainly looms as a possibility. Such is the case with The Light Years at P…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:47PM

Theater Review: The Moors Is a Brontë Mashup Swimming in Whimsy by Jesse Green

The Playwrights Realm enjoyed a major success last year with The Wolves, a marvelous, eye-opening play by Sarah DeLappe that flipped the tropes of the men-in-sports genre to explore the live…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:30PM

Review: ‘Night at the Wax Museum’ at Encore Stage & Studio by Julia L. Exline

Encore Stage and Studio presents Night at the Wax Museum, a play by Craig Sodaro. A company known for theater “by kids, for kids!,” Encore leads and encourages children who show …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:20PM

FORCED TO LOOK by David Cote

When Sam Gold’s production is viewed as a counter-interpretation, the friction it creates is fascinating.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:06PM

QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS by Matt Windman

Joshua Harmon’s play is a sweet and sour comedic drama about millennials in their late 20s trying to grow into adulthood.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:06PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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An opera about Walt Disney, in commuting distance of Disneyland by Mark Swed

“The Perfect American” is the operatic portrait of an idealist American artist as a less-than-perfect old man, which is to say a blend of sunshine, supremacy and insecurity. In Philip Gl…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:50PM

Nu Sass takes on Karl Marx and wins. Marx in Soho (review) by John Bavoso

“Is there anything more outrageous than an honest critic?” asks Karl Marx (Mary Myers) at one point during Nu Sass Productions’ presentation of Howard Zinn’s 1999 one-person show, Ma…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:36PM

Review: The Moors by Auriane Desombre

Since the era of the Bronte sisters, the moors of England have inspired a literary tradition deeply rooted in their otherworldly nature. The Moors, the tellingly named new play from the Play…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:34PM

BROADWAY IN CHICAGO ANNOUNCES NEXT SEASON by Michael J. Roberts

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce its next season line-up: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 08:24PM

Chicago Theatre Week 2017 Smashes Record In Fifth Year by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Theatre Week, an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago, reached [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 08:24PM

Vivid Sydney – Bigger, Bolder, Brighter by Arts Review

The world’s largest festival of light music and ideas, Vivid Sydney returns bigger, bolder and brighter in 2017, with a new precinct at Barangaroo, an expanded light walk through the Royal…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:19PM

James Rowland on the startling Every Brilliant Thing by Jemma Lanyon

Actor James Rowland has come from the UK to Brisbane – it’s his first time in this city, but not the country. Following a week of previews in London, he’s here to perform in Duncan…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:10PM

Off Broadway Review: ‘The Light Years’ by The Debate Society by Gordon Cox

There’s plenty of wattage but little illumination in the latest groupthink by The Debate Society, the theater collective that spent seven years making “The Light Years,” which tells tw…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Reveals ALS Diagnosis by Andrew Wallenstein

Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the long-running hit Nickelodeon series “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has revealed that he has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Th…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:57PM

The Play That Goes Wrong by Doug Marino

 What could possibly go wrong?  In Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields' new play, just about everything is the correct answer.  Costumes, props, sets, and lighting …

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 07:54PM

A Dark Night in Dalston, Park Theatre by Aleks.sierz

Michelle Collins stars in haunting account of belief and lonelinessMichelle Collins, actor and TV presenter, is so strongly associated with her roles in EastEnders and Coronation Street that…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:48PM

Barrie Kosky’s Saul: a masterpiece of operatic staging by Arts Review

The news that Handel’s Saul would be the centrepiece of this year’s Adelaide Festival provoked a rush of anticipation – not only was opera returning to the festival, but Barrie Kosky w…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:32PM

Intrepid Theatre showcases young refugees' stories by James Hebert

The words that rang out over a brooding blues-guitar riff at the Horton Grand Theatre on Sunday told a story of both struggle and resilience: “She ain’t seen peace for a while, but you c…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 07:30PM

PATTI LUPONE, PHILLIPA SOO & JAKE GYLLENHAAL DELIVER IN BROADWAY’S BIGGEST WEEK SINCE EARLY JANUARY: BOX OFFICE by Philip Boroff

Starry musicals got off to a strong start in what was the industry’s best seven days since the first week of the year. Sales were $27.7 million, up 16 percent from the week before a…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 07:25PM

THE LIGHT YEARS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Of all the irresistible forces in the universe, progress may be the toughest to slow down.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:25PM

World Premiere of Dolphins and Sharks by James Anthony Tyler Opens March 1st by Jazmine Harper-Davis

The world premiere of Dolphins and Sharks, a new comedy by James Anthony Tyler that grapples with issues of income inequality, gentrification, and capitalism, began performances at the Bank …

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:21PM

Fiesty ‘Marx in Soho’ opens a block from new Irish working-class drama ‘Coolatully’ by Nelson Pressley

A natural double bill from Nu Sass Productions and Solas Nua.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:18PM

The Fans Have Spoken! The Top 10 Feuding Broadway Musical Characters by Broadway.com

Are you watching Feud? Though it just premiered on March 5, we're already addicted to Ryan Murphy's latest anthological series on FX, and it's inspired our latest Culturalist Cha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Mamie Parris of Cats by Broadway.com

Mamie Parris stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Cats and more with Paul Wontorek.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PM

Roger That! Quizzing the Stars of Come From Away on Cockpit Convo by Broadway.com

Matt Rodin finds out if the stars of the new Broadway musical know anything about airline lingo in today's Red Carpet Challenge.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PM

Theater News: Tony Yazbeck, Caissie Levy, and the New York Pops Celebrate John Kander's 90th

New York Pops music director Steven Reineke led the event, Life Is a Cabaret

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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'Miss Saigon' Broadway revival also revives questions on employment for Asian-American actors

To most passers-by, the sounds around "Miss Saigon" at the Broadway Theatre today are just the same as the old noise. Ears flinch from the usual Times Square din. Traffic honks, barkers hawk…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 06:54PM

Thursday OPEN HOUSE at Point Blank Electronic Music School by Pauline Adamek

If you want some insight into what the Point Blank L.A. classroom might be like, now’s your chance! This Thursday—16th March—Point Blank Los Angeles will be

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:54PM

'Sarah Sings' is jazz-inspired gem at Crossroads Theatre by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

This heartfelt play tells a love story with the assistance of jazz classics by Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Sarah Vaughn

SOURCE: NJ.com at 06:30PM

Odds & Ends: Miss Saigon Wins Our Hearts on Today, Obamas Visit Broadway's Jitney & More by Andy Lefkowitz

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and this weekend. Miss Saigon’s Eva Noblezada and Alistair Brammer Sing on Today Broadway’s first revival of the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Naked People & Naked Truths: Indecent Stars on Shocking Stage Memories by Broadway.com

We asked the stars of Indecent, a new play about a shocking 1923 Broadway scandal, to remember their unforgettable memories.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Johanna Day, Michelle Wilson, Khris Davis and More in Lynn Nottage's SWEAT on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Following a sold-out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey transfersto Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM

Ars Nova's UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Tour Will Travel to Germany, D.C. and More by BroadwayWorld

Ars Novahasannounced an international tour of the critically acclaimed Underground Railroad Game. The provocative production, which premiered in New York last year,was created by Jennifer Ki…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM

Photos: Check Out Exclusive Photos From The Last Broadway Snow Day by BroadwayWorld

Check out exclusive photos from the last Broadway snow day and follow BroadwayWorld for news about special snow day discounts, cancellations, and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 3/13/2017

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 3132017.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM

American Showstoppers Celebrates Kander & Ebb by Sandi Durell

  By Maryann Lopinto     John Kander will be celebrating his 90th birthday this coming Friday, March 17.  His show written with Fred Ebb, Chicago, is the longest running Broa…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:04PM

Photo Flash: Lynn Nottage's Sweat Releases Photos From Broadway Production

Kate Whoriskey directs the Pulitzer Prize winner's new play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Photo Flash: Obi Abili-Led The Emperor Jones Celebrates Opening Night

Ciarán O'Reilly directs the revival of Eugene O'Neill's play for Irish Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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The Fate of the Critic in the Clickbait Age by Alex Ross

The critic’s profession may be destined to fade away, but others will have to take up this simple, irritating, somehow necessary job.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:55PM

Attack of the Elvis Impersonators Musical to Debut Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new show is set to take over the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:43PM

“John” Summons the Uncanny, at A.C.T., San Francisco by Kim Waldron

Annie Baker’s People Are Haunted—Not the House by Kim Waldron A play that includes orgasm from congress with the universe, a shaky partition between the real and the otherworldly, lookin…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:36PM

Mamma Mia! Star Louise Pitre Schedules 2 Concerts in Canada by Robert Viagas

The April 6-8 event is titled From Paris to Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

Tensions Rise as Jobs and Friendships Are on the Line in Lynn Nottage’s Sweat by Hannah Vine

The new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage begins previews March 4 at Studio 54.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PM

Musicals Kick Broadway Box Office Into Spring With $3.8M Boost by Jeremy Gerard

Music is in the air as the Broadway roster fills up with new shows, especially the tuners that have been circling the airspace over Times Square looking to land as close as possible to the A…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:24PM

Surflight Will Reopen With Footloose by Andrew Gans

Steve Steiner, the producing artistic director, plans to continue the mission of the New Jersey theatre company’s original founder.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:21PM

Linda Star Janie Dee on Having It All, Getting Ready for London's Follies & More by Broadway.com

Prolific performer Janie Dee on why her role in MTC's Linda is so important to her, getting ready to play Phyllis in London's Follies and why she refuses to be typecast.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Broadway Grosses: Miss Saigon Soars in Its Broadway Return by Broadway.com

New revivals proved strong grossers this past week at the Broadway box office. The new production of Miss Saigon was a strong seller in its second week on the Great White Way. Fresh off…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Perfectly Marvelous! Caissie Levy & Tony Yazbeck Look Gorgeous Backstage at Carnegie Hall by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway mainstays Caissie Levy and Tony Yazbeck offered a night of jazz on March 10 at Carnegie Hall. The pair teamed up with the New York Pops to sing the music of legendary composers John…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

The Phantom of the Opera Headliner James Barbour Gets Hung Up at Sardi's by Broadway.com

If you are dining at Theatre District institution Sardi's, then you should know the Phantom of the Opera is here! Well, actually Phantom headliner James Barbour's likeness is now on …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Photo Flash: Take a Look at Billy Porter-Directed Topdog/Underdog

Matthew J. Harris and Tyrone Mitchell Henderson star in Suzan-Lori Parks play, now in performance at Hunting Theatre Company.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Box Office: Kevin Kline Springs Forward With Strong Sales by Gordon Cox

The new Broadway revival of “Present Laughter” only played  two performances last week, but it might be a show to keep an eye on: Buoyed by a cast led by Kevin Kline, the Noel C…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:57PM

Krysta Rodriguez Cast in Quantico by Andrew Gans

The Smash and Spring Awakening actor will appear in several episodes of the ABC series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM

Coming Attractions: March 13 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Billy Porter-Helmed TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Huntington by BroadwayWorld

The Huntington Theatre Company presents the explosive Pulitzer Prize winner TopdogUnderdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Award winner Billy Porter The Colo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

BWW TV: Newfoundland Meets Broadway on Opening Night of COME FROM AWAY! by Tv - Opening Night Special

COME FROM AWAY opened last night on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers.Come From AwayfeaturesPetrina BromleyStratford's As Y…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

Canadian musical Come From Away conquers the Broadway critics by J. Kelly Nestruck

The 9/11 themed production has received numerous positive reviews, which increases its chances both of finding financial success and being considered a serious contender for best musical of …

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:47PM

Introduce Yourself(ie): 10 Questions with Sunset Boulevard Star Siobhan Dillon

West End leading lady Siobhan Dillon makes her Broadway debut as Betty Schaeffer in the hit revival of Sunset Boulevard.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:37PM

What’s Up at Coney by Trav S.D.

We all associate Coney Island with summer (it’s a beach and amusement park after all), but it may be a lesser known fact that there’s stuff happening at Coney Island USA all thro…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:32PM

Can Rent Be Performed in 3 Minutes? by Playbill Staff

Watch Tyler Mount break down Jonathan Larson’s Tony-winning musical—along with Wicked and Fun Home references.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM

‘Orange’ Colors In the Spectrum by American Theatre Editors

The set and projection design for Aditi Brennan Kapil's play is meant to evoke the inner life of a girl on the autism spectrum.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PM

Theater News: SpeakEasy Stage Company Announces Honorees for 2017 Spring Gala

Producing artistic director Paul Daigneault names two recipients of the Mayor Thomas M. Menino Memorial Award.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: Bated Breath Theatre Co. to Bring Beneath the Gavel to 59E59

The immersive production takes place at an art auction.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: SPAMILTON (Royal George) by Lawrence Bommer

CANNED SPAM-ILTON For little more than an hour, Spamilton, an attention-deficit musical travesty, never lets up until we’re let out. Exploding with relentless volleys of unfriendly fire, i…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:59PM

Theatrical Outfit Announces 2017-18 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include musicals, contemporary dramas, and a reading series.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:54PM

Review: Chicago's 'Spamilton' is 'Hamilton' turned upside down by Chris Jones

The coattails of "Hamilton" stretch from sea to shining sea. And along with all the actors, authors, journalists, place-holders and concessions sellers, the riders thereupon now include the …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:52PM

Get an Eyeful of Indecent as Paula Vogel's New Play Begins Rehearsals for Broadway by Beth Stevens

The cast of Paula Vogel's Indecent celebrated the first day of rehearsal by meeting the press and posing for pics. The new play, directed by Rebecca Taichman, is based on true event…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/13

Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 3/12…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PM

Lewis Center for the Arts Announces Princeton University Fellows by American Theatre Editors

The selected fellows will teach courses and lead artistic projects with undergraduate students during two-year residencies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PM

Review: One Was Nude and One Wore Tails, Hen and Chickens by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Created in a living room in Southend by Darren Ruston, Elena Clements and Michael Ward, Theatre of Heaven and Hell revive Italian playwright Dario Fo’s One Was Nude and One Wore Tails at T…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PM

Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Old Vic by Alice Devoy

‘Almost everybody thinks of himself as a nobody. A cipher, not a cog.’ These are the nullifying, yet somewhat pertinent, words of playwright Tom Stoppard when discussing the mentality be…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PM

Karen Ziemba, Klea Blackhurst and More to Bring the '40s to Town Hall for 'Broadway by the Year' by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba Bullets Over Broadway, Curtains, Contact, multi-award winning Nightclub star Klea Blackhurst and Steve 'The Whistler' Herbst are set to star in Town Hall's Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

BWW Interview: Sirius XM's Seth Rudetsky Talks Concert for America by Kevin Pollack

Tickets are on sale now for the March CONCERT FOR AMERICA STAND UP, SING OUT FeaturingChita Rivera,Melissa Manchester,Alice Ripley,Ana Gasteyer, the Chicago cast of Hamilton,Sharon Gless,Lyn…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/12/17 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3122017.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Observe a Show from Rehearsal to Opening Night with SDCF's 2017-18 Observership Program by BroadwayWorld

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation SDC Foundation, the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society SDC, is now accepting applications for the 2017 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Broadway Braces for Winter Storm Stella- All Shows Playing as Scheduled by BroadwayWorld

Bundle up, New York Winter Storm Stella is on her way, and we're likely to be left with lots of snow, ice, and chaos in her wake.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of Broadway's INDECENT by Walter McBride

Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winnerPaula VogelHOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, begins previews Tuesday, April 4 and opens Tuesday, April 18 at the Cort Theatre 138 West 48th Street, be…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Stafford Arima Named Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary by Andrew Gans

The Allegiance director will become the 12th artistic director in the theatre’s history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM

Tony Awards Announces Season Calendar by Sandi Durell

  The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards have announced the calendar for the 2016-2017 season. The Tony Awards, which honors theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Br…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:20PM

Gideon Glick on Playing Jordan in Significant Other by Carey

Originally published on Paste Magazine View this story online Gideon Glick has grown up onstage-as a former teenager and now millennial would say-literally. The actor made his Broadway debut…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:19PM

How to get tickets for the pre-Broadway run of Disney’s “Frozen” in Denver by John Wenzel

Single tickets for the pre-Broadway engagement of Disney's "Frozen," which runs Aug. 17-Oct. 1 at the Buell Theatre, are about to go on sale.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:18PM

Linda by David Kaufman

A revolving stage permits set designer Walt Spangler to depict, with dead-on realism and dispatch, not only Linda’s home--including an upstairs bedroom, which her daughters share--but also…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:05PM

Theater News: Details Announced for An Evening With Bebe Neuwirth

The two-time Tony-winning actress will perform a one-night-only concert at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: Primary Stages Launches Off-Broadway Oral History Project

Artists document the history of off-Broadway theater following World War II.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Photo Flash: Meet the Stars of Paula Vogel's Indecent on Broadway

The drama is directed by Rebecca Taichman.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Erin Kahn

Judas Iscariot is one of history’s greatest ciphers: no one seems to know what to make of him, and the Biblical portrait of the infamous traitor leaves many questions unanswered. In The La…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:57PM

Why do we love Love Actually? | Brief letters by Brief Letters

Sharp intake of breath on reading Chitra Ramaswamy’s statement that Pembrokeshire is the only coastal national park (Last Night’s TV, G2, 8 March). True, it is the only fully coasta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PM

Inside the Illuminati with Rosie Kay and Adam Curtis by Judith Mackrell

Rosie Kay has trained with the army and delved into tribal rituals for her bold dance shows. In her latest, MK Ultra, she’s investigating the secret society believed to be brainwashing Bey…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PM

‘Hamilton’ on Tour: Musical to Expand With Second National Tour by Gordon Cox

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash “Hamilton” will continue to conquer the world — or at least the U.S. — with a second national tour, launching next year in S…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:49PM

Review: C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert by Erin Kahn

C. S. Lewis is arguably the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. His large number of works include The Chronicles of Narnia, The Great Divorce, and The Screwtape Letters, and…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:49PM

REVIEW: Honeymoon In Vegas In Concert, London Palladium ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Right from the first notes of the thrilling overture, this was going to be a night no one present would ever forget. This post REVIEW: Honeymoon In Vegas In Concert, London P…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:48PM

Netflix Renews SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, Starring Neil Patrick Harris by TV News Desk

Netflix turned to Twitter today to announce that they have greenlit a second season of the original series LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, starring Emmy and Tony Award winne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

Breaking News: HAMILTON to Kick Off Second National Tour in the Pacific Northwest by BroadwayWorld

A Second National Tour of the Broadway musical Hamilton will open in February 2018 in Seattle for a six week limited engagement before touring North America, it was announced today by produc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

Stafford Arima Named Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary by BroadwayWorld

Theatre Calgary's Board of Directors have announced Stafford Arimaas the new Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary. Mr. Arima becomes the 12th Artistic Director in the theatre's 49-year histo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of INDECENT on Broadway! by Walter McBride

Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, begins previews Tuesday, April 4 and opens Tuesday, April 18 at the Cort Theatre 138 West 48th Street, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

Back to Billy! Tony Yazbeck Will Rejoin Cast of CHICAGO Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musicalChicagoannounced today that Tony Award nomineeTony Yazbeckwill return to the Broadway production as Billy Flynnbeginningtomorrow,Tuesday, M…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

Broadway Vet Bebe Neuwirth to Perform in Support of Arena Stage This Spring by BroadwayWorld

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will host An Evening with Bebe Neuwirth on Monday, May 1, 2017.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

Misty Copeland at the Harris Theater in 2017-18 season by Morgan Greene

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced its 14th season of Harris Theater Presents performances Tuesday, including Monteverdi’s last surviving operas, the Mark Morris Dance Grou…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:40PM

Sony’s ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel to Hit Theaters October 2018 by Justin Kroll

Sony Pictures’ “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” the sequel to the Oscar-nominated “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” will debut in theaters on Oct. 5, 2018. Fe…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:37PM

Neil Patrick Harris-Led Series of Unfortunate Events Picked Up for Second Season by Andy Lefkowitz

The Netflix show Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, led by Broadway vet Neil Patrick Harris, has been picked up for a second season. The network broke the news today via …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Wait For It! Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton Will Launch a Second National Touring Production by Ryan Gilbert

The world was wide enough for two touring productions! A second national tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton will open in February 2018 in Seattle for a six-week limited…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Concert Review: Sibelius and Busoni at Symphony Hall by Jonathan Blumhofer

In the Piano Concerto, Ferruccio Busoni seemed to want to have the final word in the tradition of the Romantic concerto.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:32PM

Seth Shares Insider Stories from Kerry Butler, Rachel Bay Jones, Telly Leung and More by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth uncovers the true roots of Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, Telly Leung talks pursuing his B.F.A., and more exciting guests join the Chicago Concert f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

15 Minutes with Michael Cerveris by Matthew Wexler

by Ryan Leeds Michael Cerveris has sunk a ship (Titanic), shot a U.S. President (Assassins), slashed a few throats (Sweeney Todd), and committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:24PM

The Cast and Creatives of Broadway's Indecent Meet the Press by Marc J. Franklin

The new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel, directed by Rebecca Taichman, begins performances April 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM

Ballet Black, Barbican, London, review: This uneven triple bill fails to realise the potential of talented, charismatic dancers by Erin Whitcroft, Erin Whitcroft

Performed by the ballet company comprising international dancers of black and Asian descent, the new production includes Micheal Corder's 'House of Dreams', Martin Lawrance&ap…

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:03PM

Arts Council England announces cultural partnership with South Korea by Giverny Masso

Arts Council England has announced a cultural partnership with South Korea, which will fund 21 arts projects including a Korean adaptation of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:03PM

Hamilton To Have Second National Tour by Olivia Clement

Beginning in 2018 more than 8000 people a night will have the chance to see the hit show somewhere in North America.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

COMING CLEAN – Touring by Shanine Salmon

Stripping off isn’t generally the first thing you do when you get to work but for naked house cleaner Ethan Mechare that was the point. As to what happened next, well, it could be just abo…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM

Interviews: How Clint Ramos Uses Color and Light to Costume Jake Gyllenhaal and More

Ramos is the Tony-winning designer behind Eclipsed, Sunday in the Park With George, Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, and other new productions.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Tony Yazbeck Returns to Broadway's Chicago

The long-running Kander and Ebb musical welcomes back a veteran Billy Flynn.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton to Launch Second Touring Cast

The musical will play stops in Seattle, Las Vegas, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Review: Grand Concourse

An engrossing and heartbreaking New England premiere comes to SpeakEasy Stage.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Snaps for Opening Night: Come From Away’s Jenn Colella and Kendra Kassebaum Get Glam by Hannah Vine

Backstage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Colella and Kassebaum take us to their dressing room as they get dolled up for the opening night afterparty at Gotham Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Review: The Gallery Players’ “Sweet Bird of Youth” by Saima Huq

The Gallery Players’ rendition of Sweet Bird of Youth is all the beautiful raw tragedy at the heart of Tennessee Williams’ works, which is perhaps the greatest gift an audience c…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:48PM

Tony Awards Announce Official 2017 Calendar of Events by Adam Hetrick

The 71st Annual Tony Awards will take place June 11 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

'Hamilton': Second National Tour to Bow in February 2018

The production will play in Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Costa Mesa, Las Vegas, Des Moines, Cleveland and Minneapolis.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:42PM

Tony Yazbeck to Return to Chicago as Billy Flynn by Olivia Clement

The Tony nominee is succeeding Christopher Sieber in the leading role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PM

Tony Yazbeck Is Back! The Broadway Favorite Will Return to Chicago by Andy Lefkowitz

All we care about is love! Okay, okay...we also care a whole bunch about Broadway hoofer Tony Yazbeck. The On the Town Tony nominee, who recently knocked our socks off in Manhattan Concert P…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Welcome to the Rock! See Pics from the Broadway Opening Night of Come From Away by Broadway.com

The Broadway opening night of Come From Away on March 12 featured laughter, tears, fish and a whole lot of Canadians. Click through for all the photos from the warm and welcoming e…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

If I Forget: Designer Statements by Roundabout

DEREK MCLANE—SET DESIGN When I first read Steven Levenson’s If I Forget, my brain started to figure out the ground plan or the geometry of this particular house. Basically, my job is to …

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 01:28PM

Woolly Mammoth Sets 6-Play 2017-18 Season by American Theatre Editors

Next season at the D.C. theatre will include a remount of 'An Octoroon' and a new translation of Max Frisch's 'The Arsonists.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:25PM

Jazz Review: Vijay Iyer Sextet at Sanders Theater — Speak, Memory by Steve Elman

This is music that says things that cannot be said any other way, music that cannot wear its heart on its sleeve.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24PM

Annaleigh Ashford, Andy Kelso and Mara Davi to Headline 'UNITED IN LOVE' Concert in Denver by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford will reunite with her Kinky Boots co-star and fellow Colorado native Andy Kelso for United in Love, a special concert event presented by Ebner-Page…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

World Premiere CLUE Stage Adaptation and More Headed to Bucks County Playhouse in 2017 by BroadwayWorld

Bucks County Playhouse's Executive Producer, Robyn Goodman, Producing Director Alexander Fraser and Producers Stephen Kocis and Josh Fiedler are pleased to announce the Playhouse's 2017 subs…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

2017 Robert Whitehead Awards Ceremony Postponed Due to Weather by BroadwayWorld

The 2017 Robert Whitehead Awards Ceremony originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, has been postponed due to inclement weather. A new date and time will be announced shortly.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

Exclusive Podcast: 'Behind the Curtain' Welcomes Tony-Winner Chuck Cooper by Behind The Curtain

It 'Don't Take Too Much' to be excited that Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper swings by Shetler Studios to talk to Rob and Kevin about his forty plus year career onstage in shows like THE LIFE,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

The Songs of Kander & Ebb – NY Pops by Sandi Durell

    by Matt Smith   As any true diehard classic theatre fan can resoundingly tell you, there’s simply no better musical pair than Kander and Ebb. Their compositions just exu…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:22PM

Broadway: “Come from Away” is the Pleasing Sleeper Hit of a Very Busy Season by Roger Friedman

“Come from Away” has no stars and no big songs that stop the show. Still, it’s the sleeper hit of a very Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:18PM

Industry Ticket Offers by Bt

A Jewish Joke - Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave. is offering $15 industry tickets to shows March 16-19. Use code “Industry” for purchasing tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/968…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 01:18PM

Georges Méliès And The Féerie by Trav S.D.

Originally posted on Silent-ology: There is much to love about Georges Méliès. He was a technical wizard, a delightful performer, and an artist whose gorgeous work can still inspire awe. �…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:18PM

Review: John Lithgow elevates 'Trial & Error,' NBC's silly comedy mystery by Usa Today, Usa Today

Lithgow plays a meek poetry professor accused of killing his wife.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 01:16PM

The Berserker Residents present ‘It’s So Learning’ by Mark Cofta

The Beserker Residents' 2015 Fringe hit 'It's So Learning' schools us on the charms and terrors of K-12 education. Mark Cofta reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:16PM

Review: ‘The Circle of Life: The Songs of Tim Rice’ at Young Artists of America by Joel Markowitz

When you have over 200 talented musicians and singers filling the Strathmore stage, you know you are in for some great singing and playing from Young Artists of America. In a world premiere …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:13PM

One Last Thing (For Now) review at Old Red Lion Theatre – ‘rambling ensemble storytelling’ by Dave Fargnoli

Ambitious in scope but lacking a clear focus, One Last Thing (For Now) is a sprawling ensemble piece which weaves together disparate

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PM

Playbill Weather Watch: Check for Updates as Broadway Braces for Winter Storm Stella by Ryan McPhee

New York City is expected to receive up to 20 inches of snow March 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PM

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: 50 years on, Tom Stoppard's play returns to the theatre where it made its name by Daniel Rosenthal, Daniel Rosenthal

With the 50th anniversary revival of 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' having just opened at the Old Vic starring Daniel Radcliffe, we take a look back at its origins, its 19…

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:03PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Lucky Stiff’ by Silhouette Stages at Slayton House by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

The play is called “Lucky Stiff” and I felt like a lucky woman to be able to attend this excellent production of the very funny and tuneful Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty musical put on by…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:58PM

Patience review at Hackney Empire, London – ‘smart and lively’ by Graham Rogers

English Touring Opera’s first foray into the world of Gilbert and Sullivan proves emphatically that it shouldn’t be its last. The main

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:55PM

Miss Saigon Star Eva Noblezada Is Broadway.com's Next Video Blogger by Andy Lefkowitz

Want to get close to the action of the iconic musical Miss Saigon? The new revival's very own Kim, Eva Noblezada, is Broadway.com’s latest video blogger! Get re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Albert Carroll: Kind of a Drag by Trav S.D.

Today’s a good a day as any to tell you about Albert Carroll, an extraordinarily talented and well-known guy in his day to have become so obscure in ours. Carroll was a Broadway actor…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:54PM

Three Minute Rent | THE TYLER MOUNT VLOG

Today I proudly present RENT: In Three Minutes.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TYLER MOUNT VLOGCONTACT TYLER:ONLINE:►Instagram: @TylerGMount►SnapChat: @TylerGMount►Twitter: @TylerGMount&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Rafe Spall: ‘Closed shop’ theatre is harder to crack than TV or film by Georgia Snow

Actor Rafe Spall has described the theatre industry as a “closed shop”, claiming this makes it harder to break in to than

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PM

The Royal Opera’s new Meistersinger: Terfel saves the day

The Welsh baritone’s Hans Sachs is by far the best thing about this laboured production

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:52PM

Theatre History Podcast # 25: Exploring Modern Chinese Theatre with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu about modern and contemporary Chinese theatre and performance.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:52PM

Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Salonen, Symphony Center, Chicago — superhuman demands

Yo-Yo Ma was the soloist in the world premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s new cello concerto

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:48PM

My Brilliant Friend at the Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames: stylish but lacking focus

A stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novel tries to cram in too much

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:48PM

Angst and earnest emoting: Death and the Maiden in Paris

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens brought an insubstantial piece to the Théâtre National de Chaillot

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:47PM

Julie Cunningham & Company in London — absorbing, but disappointing

The dancer and choreographer launched her company at the Barbican

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:47PM

Theatre Review: ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ by Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC by Elle Marie Sullivan

‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ (‘H2$’) follows the unlikely rise of one J. Pierpont Finch in the business world from window washer to executive. It is based on th…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:43PM

Ann Harada and Bryce Pinkham Salute Songwriter Drew Gasparini by Robert Viagas

It’s Kind of a Funny Story will be performed at Feinstein’s/54 Below on March 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — March 13 by Doug Briscoe

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PM

Review: Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing – and does she ever! by Jeffrey Walker

If Dolly Gallagher Levi is still going strong, and if Mame Dennis could charm the husk right off of the corn, then  it can be said Mrs. Elva Miller could stop traffic – with her voic…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PM

Theatre Review: ‘Dogfight’ by Rockville Musical Theatre at Arts Barn at Arts on the Green by Maria Materise

With its intimate space and prominent stage, the Arts Barn offered the perfect place to depict the rawness and innocence of “Dogfight.” “Dogfight,” directed by Dana Robinson and set …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:35PM

God of Carnage review at Tron Theatre, Glasgow – ‘pulls its punches’ by Gareth K Vile

Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage is a bitter domestic comedy, in which two couples are reduced to squabbling infants, but it also

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PM

FROZEN Slates On-Sale Date for Pre-Broadway Run in Denver by BroadwayWorld

Single tickets for the pre-Broadway engagement of FROZEN, anew musical based on Disney's Academy Award-winning musical film, go on sale Monday, May 1, in Denver.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps Drunk Voice Mail in DRUNK HISTORY Deleted Scene by TV News Desk

ET has shared an exclusive deleted scene from Lin-Manuel Miranda's appearance on the hit Comedy Central comedy DRUNK HISTORY. In the clip, the Tony winner dials up HAMILTON music director Al…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

Design-Focused 'in 1: the podcast' Welcomes WAR PAINT Associate Lighting Designer Paul Toben by In 1: The Podcast

Episode 70 is direct from Cory's kitchen and it's with Lighting Designer Paul Toben. Paul is currently in town serving as the Associate LD for the new Broadway musical War Paint, but he's wi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

VIDEO: MISS SAIGON's Eva Noblezada & Alistair Brammer Perform 'Last Night of the World' on 'Today' by BroadwayWorld

Eva Noblezada and Alistair Brammer, the stars of the new Broadway revival of MISS SAIGON, stopped by NBC's TODAY to perform the iconic number 'The Last Night of the World.' Watch the perform…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

Podcast: New Episode of Disney's Original Podcast Series Highlight's THE LION KING by Disney On Broadway

The third episode of our Official Disney on Broadway Podcast,The Pride of The Lion King, is now live. In this episode, we chat with company members whose time with the show ranges from 8 mon…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

Theatre Review: ‘From The Mouths of Monsters’ at The Kennedy Center by Katie Gaab

How do you channel your truth? What actions do you take to free your thoughts? Who would you like to become? These were just a few questions explored in today’s performance of “From The …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:31PM

Love Never Dies and School of Rock Among Broadway in Chicago’s 2017–18 Season by Ryan McPhee

The lineup will also include the Tony-winning play The Humans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

Two in three want food banned in theatres, suggests poll by Tim Bano

More than two thirds of respondents to a poll conducted by The Stage believe theatres should stop selling food to audience members.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:19PM

Onstage This Week: March 13-19 by American Theatre Editors

From talking egrets to Greek gods, from the yellow brick road to the locker room, it is another dramatic week of theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:19PM

Miss Saigon’s Eva Noblezada and Alistair Brammer Perform on Today by Ruthie Fierberg

The actors sing one of the songs from the classic score.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Southern Baptist Sissies review at Above the Stag, London – ‘passion and sensitivity’ by Paul Vale

Last year, Gene David Kirk’s production of Jay Paul Deratany’s play, Haram Iran, for Above the Stag, explored the events leading to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:04PM

Megaphone project launches to promote black artists in Scotland by Tim Bano

A series of three residencies for artists of colour has been launched in Scotland following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The Megaphone residencies

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PM

House of Lords inquiry asks: is theatre being failed by education? by Giverny Masso

The House of Lords has launched an inquiry into the gap between the skills demanded by the theatre industry and those supplied

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:02PM

DRINKS – Safehouse 1 by Laura Kressly

Laura and Dave are hosting a housewarming party at their newly-bought fixer-upper in Peckham. The young couple invite the audience in groups assigned to a character, facilitating a quick ent…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Theater News: Guiding Light Veteran Robert Newman Joins Perfect Crime

The soap star returns to the cast of the long-running murder mystery today.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Vanity Fair Extends World Premiere Run at the Pearl Theatre

Kate Hamill stars in her adaptation of William Thackeray's classic novel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Cast Your Vote for Round 1 of Broadway Brackets Championship by Playbill Staff

Official online voting begins now for Broadway Brackets 2017. Which musical will become the 2017 Champion?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Theatre Calgary announces new artistic director by Marsha Lederman

Toronto-born Stafford Arima returning from New York to take on Alberta theatre company

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00PM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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On-Sale Date Announced for Pre-Broadway Engagement of Disney’s Frozen by Andrew Gans

Performances begin at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Video: Second City e.t.c. sings fake news by Morgan Greene

The Second City e.t.c. has news for you. Tremendous news. Amazing news. Fake news.  In this video, Russian hackers are getting their news across boy-band style, breaking down alternative f…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:56AM

FIRST LOOK: Yank The Musical, Hope Mill Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We are pleased to bring you these great first look production images by Anthony Robling of the European premiere of war-time love story Yank! which is now previewing at Manch…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:52AM

Watch the Cast and Creative Team of Come From Away on the Opening Night Red Carpet by Ruthie Fierberg

Stars Jenn Colella, Chad Kimball, and Rodney Hicks join Playbill on Facebook Live to discuss the Broadway opening and the 9/11 story you haven’t heard.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

In Addition to Clue: On Stage, Hunter Foster Will Direct Guys and Dolls for Bucks County Playhouse by Andrew Gans

The season will also include the world premiere of the musical The New World.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

Serena Jennings To Join Cast Of All Female Posh by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Producers of the world premiere of the all-female version of Posh have announced today that Serena Jennings will replace Hannah Murray in the production due to open at London…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:21AM

Brian Stokes Mitchell Thanks Cherry Hill High School’s Ragtime Cast and Crew by Malia West

Early January 2017, New Jersey’s Cherry Hill High School came under fire for their decision to censor their production of Ragtime. In response to parents and civil rights groups raisi…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:21AM

Features: Top 5 theatre openings: 13 - 19 March

A group of veteran actors play schoolkids, three Shakespeare plays in one, and Amanda Holden steps out in the West End

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:18AM

LISTEN: Celine Dion Performs 'How Does A Moment Last Forever' from Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by BroadwayWorld

Below, check out the all-new original song 'How Does A Moment Last Forever,' for Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, performed by Grammy-winning and best-selling recording artistCelin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

National Theater's ANGELS IN AMERICA and OBSESSION Coming to U.S. Theaters This Summer by BroadwayWorld

Love, temptation and fear will captivate moviegoers as Fathom Events, BY Experience and National Theatre Live partner to bring the best of the stage to U.S. cinemas with 'NT LIVE Obsession' …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Photo Coverage: The Cast of COME FROM AWAY Celebrates Opening Night! by Walter McBride

COME FROM AWAY opened last night on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers.Check out the cast at the opening night party below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

What's Playing on Broadway: March 13-19 , 2017 by BroadwayWorld

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for the week of March 13-19, 2017.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Broadway in Chicago's next season leans toward Lloyd Webber by Chris Jones

Fans of Andrew Lloyd Webber will be delighted with the new Broadway in Chicago season — not only is the British composer's current Broadway hit "School of Rock" coming to Chicago as part o…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:11AM

Broadway Stars Line up for the Annual Songs in the Key of Equality Benefit Concert by Robert Viagas

Judy Kuhn, Jeff Blumenkrantz, and Karen Mason are scheduled to take part in the April 3 event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

Six Months In: Lessons from Carlos Murillo’s residency at Adventure Stage by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Carlos Murillo, Tom Arvetis. Adventure Stage Artistic Director Tom Arvetis and Playwright in Residency Carlos Murillo discuss how Carlos’ perspective has affected the company’s goals …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:08AM

‘Dessous Dessus’ at Crazy Horse, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Crazy Horse, Paris presents ‘Dessous Dessus,’ a cabaret performance through March 31, 2017.To celebrate its 65th anniversary, Crazy Horse, Paris is throwing itself into a new c…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:05AM

Usually there’s a podcast post right now, but . . .

Happy Monday, all . . . For the past 2+ years, there’d be a podcast in this spot, featuring some Broadway hotshot schooling me and you on the secret of their success in this biz. As of…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

Photo Flash: Canada Lands on Broadway as Come From Away Celebrates Opening Night

The new musical is written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Trying to stop or at least slow dementia

Tell your friends and associates that you have dementia, or write a column about it, and be prepared for a well-intentioned bombardment of possible remedies: Eat cashew nuts, cook with ̷…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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John Lithgow Turns on His Wacky Charm For NBC’s ‘Trial & Error’ by Anne Easton, Anne Easton

In 'Trial & Error', John Lithgow plays an eccentric Southern poet who may or may not have killed his wife.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:55AM

Jim Gaffigan adds show at Chicago Theatre by Morgan Greene

Jim Gaffigan has added a third show at the Chicago Theatre in October, it was announced Monday. The Grammy-nominated comedian and New York Times best-selling author, who recently wrapped the…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:53AM

Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording Gets an April Release Date by Jazmine Harper-Davis

So, you can’t make it to London anytime soon? No worries! The West End production of the five-time Olivier nominated Dreamgirls has announced an April 14th release date for its origina…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:33AM

John Forgeham obituary by Anthony Hayward

Veteran character actor who appeared in The Italian Job, Prime Suspect and Footballers WivesJohn Forgeham, who has died aged 75, was a hard-living actor who brought some of his off-screen qu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM

‘La La Land’ gets Oscar revenge on ‘Moonlight’ at box office by Paul Sheehan

“La La Land” may have (eventually) lost the Best Picture Oscar to “Moonlight” but it is far outpacing that film at the box office. While “Moonlight” manag…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AM

Sardi’s Surprises James Barbour with Portrait March 10 by Marc J. Franklin

The Phantom of the Opera star was joined by his family, friends, and co-stars to celebrate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

‘My Country’ Breaks Brexit Into Cliché and Comedy at National Theatre: Review by Mark Beech

Britain’s 2016 referendum on the European Union was bound to make it onto the stage sooner rather than later. Now we have a hasty and intriguing first draft, modestly called “My Country,…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:15AM

Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine- featuring Judith Light by Little Known Facts W/ Ilana Levine

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM

Photo Coverage: COME FROM AWAY Takes Opening Night Bows! by Walter McBride

COME FROM AWAY opened last night on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers. See the cast take their opening night bows below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of COME FROM AWAY! by Walter McBride

COME FROM AWAY opened last night on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers. Check out all the arrivals on the red carpet below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM

Theatre Review: ‘Intelligence’ at Arena Stage by John Connor Buckley

Past the point of no return, is there a way out?  This question is front and center in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle in “Intelligence” at Arena Stage’s third world-premie…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:00AM

LIMEHOUSE – Donmar Warehouse by Carole Woddis

Here they are again, `Woy’ Jenkins, Shirley Williams, Bill Rodgers and a whirling dervish of a David Owen. But for the rest of us, Steve Waters has done us great and entertaining service i…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Careers Clinic: How do I get over a rocky patch in getting acting and writing work? by John Byrne

I’ve had a generally successful career as an actor and writer so far. Or at least it was going quite well up

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM

Photo Flash: Phantom of the Opera's James Barbour Gets a Sardi's Caricature

Barbour has played the title role in the musical since 2015.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Newfoundlanders Unite with Their Broadway Counterparts at Come From Away Opening Night by Hannah Vine

The ensemble musical tells the story of travelers stranded on September 11, 2001.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, March 13, 2017 by Susan Grace

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£392m Midlands Engine Strategy fuels Warwick and Derby venue improvements by Tim Bano

A major redevelopment of Warwick Arts Centre and a new 5,000-capacity performance venue in Derby form part of an investment strategy in

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New musical featuring Dusty Springfield music to tour UK by Giverny Masso

New musical Son of a Preacher Man, which features the music of Dusty Springfield, is to tour the UK. The production is

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Poll: Is Jason Manford a good choice to host the Olivier Awards? by The Stage

Last week, nominations for the 2017 Olivier Awards were announced, along with the news that Jason Manford will host this year’s ceremony.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:27AM

Culture wars in Poland: Teatr Polski actors revolt against new director by Rob Sharp

Several members of the theatre company in Wrocław have registered objections to Cezary Morawski’s ‘old-fashioned’ approach, and moves for his dismissal could trigger a standoff betwee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM

'It’s dance or die': The ballet dancer forbidden to perform by Islamic State by Renate Van Der Zee

Facing death threats, Ahmad Joudeh risked everything to give Damascus children dance lessons. Now the Palestinian dances for the Dutch National Ballet Half a year ago, ballet dancer Ahmad Jo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM

An Incisive Play About Hasidism, With Actors Who Lived It by Corey Kilgannon

Five performers who separated from strict Hasidic enclaves are drawing on their pasts in the New Yiddish Repertory’s production of a 1907 work, “God of Vengeance.”

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Villa

Villa Off Broadway, PlayCo at The Wild Project Reviewed by Piper Rasmussen BOTTOM LINE: Villa stares down the gun of history with gut-wrenching intimacy and a disarming sense of humor. Ta…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:12AM

DVR Alert - Cast of Broadway's COME FROM AWAY to Visit NBC's 'Today' by BroadwayWorld

The cast of the new Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY will appear on NBC's TODAY ON Thursday, March 16th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AM

BWW's On This Day - March 13, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

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HSO Wants To Make Your Dog A Star For Its 'Playing With Dogs' Concert by Michael Hamad

Britten had a dachshund; Wagner, a Newfoundland named Russ. Pictures reveal that Debussy's collie was probably way happier than its owner. "Playing With Dogs," an upcoming pops concert by th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:01AM

ONE LAST THING (FOR NOW) – Old Red Lion by Laura Kressly

Families separated by war and conflict have kept in touch one way or another for time immemorial. Recently giving way to skype, texts and emails, letter writing is now largely neglected – …

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More work for #StageFaves: Stratford East's new development scheme looks promising

Musical Theatre Review reports on a great new initiative at Theatre Royal Stratford East - a new British musical theatre development scheme that's the first in a series of planned annual par…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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My Country; a work in progress — portrait of a divided nation on the London stage

Carol Ann Duffy’s play at the National’s Dorfman Theatre explores Brexit Britain

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Come From Away greeted with rave reviews in New York by Peter Edwards - Star Reporter

Feel-good musical about Newfoundland hospitality immediately after 9/11, made its Broadway debut Sunday night.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:57AM

Charlie Hides Dishes About Being Oldest 'Drag Race' Contestant Ever—And He's a Riot! by Justin Moran

Michael MustoMichael MustoCheers to survival. Charlie Hides is the oldest contestant ever to appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and he’s in top form. I first became aware of the British perfo…

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Charlie Hides Dishes About Being Oldest 'Drag Race' Contestant Ever—And He's a Riot! by Michael Musto

Cheers to survival. Charlie Hides is the oldest contestant ever to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race, and he's in top form. I first became aware of the British performer--who's on season nine, pr…

SOURCE: Out at 08:44AM

Online touts face unlimited fines under new anti-bot law by Georgia Snow

Touts misusing online software to bulk-buy and then resell tickets face unlimited fines under new government plans to outlaw the use of

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Andrew Haydon: Polish theatre crisis is more important than Brexit by Andrew Haydon

Please forgive the dramatic headline, but this is important. Three weeks ago, a play opened. It is an artistically important play. I

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AM

Guardian ends blog deal with Lyn Gardner by Giverny Masso

Journalist and critic Lyn Gardner’s contract to write 150 theatre blogs for the Guardian has been cancelled. While Gardner will continue to

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Theatre News: Hannah Murray drops out of all-female Posh

The new take on Laura Wade's play opens at the Pleasance Theatre later this month

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Theatre News: Craig Revel Horwood to direct new Dusty Springfield musical

Son of a Preacher Man is the second musical about the singer announced this year

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Photos: Griff Rhys Jones and the cast of The Miser celebrate opening night

Nathan Lane joined cast members including Lee Mack and Mathew Horne at the Garrick

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WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? – West End by Johnny Fox

There are few theatrical pleasures greater than witnessing the formidable Imelda Staunton graft fresh insights onto a well-known role: it can be almost as exhausting to watch as to do since …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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My Country: A Work In Progress, Dorfman, National Theatre, review: Carol Ann Duffy rings a major's poet's ear to the music of the text by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Following the Brexit vote, real testimonials were collected from people nationwide and interwoven with speeches by politicians in this play by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and National The…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:42AM

THE EMPEROR JONES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Has devolution ever appeared more terrifying - or more vital - onstage than it does in The Emperor Jones?

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:33AM

Hannah Murray drops out of all-female Posh by Georgia Snow

Hannah Murray has dropped out of the upcoming all-female production of Posh, due to personal reasons. Murray, known to audiences for Polly

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Arena Stage’s Intelligence takes a look at the Valerie Plame affair (review) by Dante Atkins

Intelligence takes us back to a simpler time in American politics, when outing a CIA agent to punish her husband for revealing that the administration started a war based on alternative fact…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:06AM

Review: Review: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Royal Opera House)

Musical riches but sour visuals in Kasper Holten's farewell production as director of opera

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:03AM

Video: Alan Menken explains the three new songs in Beauty and the Beast

The live-action retelling opens in UK cinemas this week

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Review: Review: City of Glass (HOME, Manchester)

59 Productions and Duncan Macmillan bring Paul Auster's seminal novel to the stage

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Theatre News: Final casting announced for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Wilton's

Marc Pickering leads the cast of the revival at Wilton's Music Hall

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Review: Review: I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard (Finborough Theatre)

Halley Feiffer's black comedy is about an actress who wants to make her famous playwright father proud

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:03AM

MADE IN INDIA – Touring by Carole Woddis

A tale of surrogacy, of a western mother renting’ the womb of an Indian village woman, Satinder Kaur Chohan’s three-hander and Katie Posner’s clever, beguiling production provides enor…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Come From Away: Oh, Canada by Jk Clarke

        by JK Clarke   Ask any New Yorker what they think about an uplifting 9/11-themed musical and you’ll almost certainly get an angry glare. Many lost someone …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:57AM

Honeymoon in Vegas review at London Palladium – ‘joyful and thrilling’ by Mark Shenton

The London Musical Theatre Orchestra, founded in June 2015, presents its most ambitious and revelatory work to date: the UK premiere for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AM

Red Carpet Roundup: Richard Ridge Chats Up the Stars at Opening Night of COME FROM AWAY by BroadwayWorld

COME FROM AWAY opened last night on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was live on the red ca…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48AM

My Brilliant Friend review at Rose Theatre, Kingston – ‘dazzling performances’ by Tim Bano

Elena Ferrante’s quartet of Neapolitan novels has become a literary force. Delicate and brutal, the books lay bare the complexities of female

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AM

Coolatully from Solas Nua (review) by Marshall Bradshaw

Coolatully hits every single trope of a modern Irish story with the impeccable, taciturn exactitude. Solas Nua is “the only organization in the United States dedicated exclusively to conte…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:32AM

Rob Brydon: I Am Standing Up review – comic's comeback is edgier than it seems by Mark Lawson

De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea Picking on the audience is engaging more than cruel as Brydon riffs and ad-libs with seasoned charm in his new tourLined with retirement bungalows and hol…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM

Review: Review: My Brilliant Friend (Rose Theatre Kingston)

April De Angelis adapts Elena Ferrante's novel for the stage

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:03AM

The Green Room: TV talent shows: a cynical marketing ploy or great opportunity? by Thomas Hescott

Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details… Albert

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM

Gareth Owen: ‘I didn’t get into theatre to do sound effects. I love music’ by Nick Smurthwaite

Find out what you’re good at and then become the best you can. This simple piece of careers advice could certainly be

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MY COUNTRY; A WORK IN PROGRESS – National Theatre & touring by Aleks Sierz

Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a production that has all the acrid flavour of virtue signalling.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Monday, March 13, 2017 by James Marino

Listen: “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected]

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

REVIEW: Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, Harold Pinter Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Matthew Lunn

By Matthew Lunn James Macdonald’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a breathtaking depiction of human misery peeled back, with four wonderful performances at its c…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:37AM

The Miser, Garrick Theatre by Tom.birchenough

Molière at full throttle: Griff Rhys Jones and Lee Mack excelTrimmings, trimmings, trimmings. They prove the final straw for Molière’s Harpagon in this new production of the classic Fren…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:18AM

FROM DOWN UNDER: The Sleeping Beauty by Simon Parris

Victorian Opera is at its imaginatively creative best with this beautifully realised and gorgeously sung production of Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty. The three acts of Respighi’s 1922 o…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Opportunity: Hamlet For Free Festival – get your tickets by Laura Phillips

The Almeida Theatre has announced their full programme for Hamlet For Free, a free festival of events, workshops and performances for anyone aged 25 and under. Hamlet for Free will run from …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Plan your week’s theatre: top tickets by Lyn Gardner

David Tennant’s Don Juan saunters into Soho, Cardiff hosts a Cock and Bull story and Mark Thomas’s tale of activism and memory heads to NewcastleJack Thorne and Stephen Warbeck’s lovea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM

Battersea Arts Centre ready to rise from ashes of fire that nearly destroyed it by Maev Kennedy

London arts space is holding a fund-raising auction and inviting the public to contribute ideas for the Phoenix season to mark reopening of grand hall next yearIt is two years to the day sin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM

VIDEO: On This Day, March 13- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Enchants Broadway and Becomes 10th Longest Running Show in History by Stage Tube

On this day in 2002, the Broadway production of Disney'sBeauty and the Beastplayedits 3,225th performance, making it the tenth longest running show in Broadway history. The show surpassedHow…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06AM

Mark Shenton’s week: Gang of snore and a Spamilton surprise by Mark Shenton

For once, the person snoring loudly behind me at a first night last week wasn’t a fellow critic, but the guest of

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Andre Squire: ‘Working with Syrian refugees helped me understand The Grapes of Wrath’ by Tim Bano

Andre Squire is playing Tom Joad in a stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s great American novel The Grapes of Wrath. He talks to

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Stop With The Boring CTAs Already! by Ceci Dadisman

It is a proven fact that having an optimized CTA button on your landing page, website, or email drives engagement.  However, we tend to use the same text over and over again.  “Buy T…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Paper Dreams’ at Imagination Stage by Ramona Harper

One of the wonders of children is their capacity to take the simplest object and create a whole new world filled with curiosity and excitement. Paper Dreams, a new children’s dance theatre…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:18AM

The Gravedigger’s Lullaby by Darryl Reilly

Playwright Jeff Talbott offers an overall well-written and plotted social drama that detours into a strident political battle over capitalism. The sympathetic characters are trapped by thei…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:05AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Villa by Darryl Reilly

Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón constructs a simple, engrossing and often funny scenario. Three women, all named Alejandra, have been selected as members of a deliberative, special co…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:33AM

#FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Botox Party! by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

#FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Botox Party! is a highly entertaining, joyous show with lots of laughs. To set the mood, the cabaret opens with two young ladies in sparkling jewels, glitzy costumes,…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:19AM

Hot Shot! Sunday in the Park with George Icon Mandy Patinkin Visits Jake Gyllenhaal & Annaleigh Ashford on Broadway by Broadway.com

Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford surely had a Sunday to remember on March 12, when original Sunday in the Park with George star Mandy Patinkin paid their acclaimed Broadway revival a vi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18AM

From Otis Redding to Shrek: Try a Little Tenderness

Jay Z and Kanye West sampled the song — to the delight of Redding’s widow

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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 3/12-3/13/2017

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Monday, March 13, 2017 - Monday, March 13, 2017.

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BWW Morning Brief March 13th, 2017 - BROADWAY BACKWARDS and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's big news Broadway's best gather tonight for the 12th Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS

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Theatrefolk’s Top 10 Plays For… Scene Work by Lindsay Price

You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it’s a jungle …

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Gwen Stefani Crashes Corey Fogelmanis KCAs Interview by Young Hollywood

Gwen Stefani Crashes Corey Fogelmanis KCAs Interview There we were, having a chat with "Girl Meets World" star Corey Fogelmanis at the Kids' Choice Awards when who should roll up but Gwen St…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Peyton List Rocks Mermaid Hair at Kids' Choice Awards by Young Hollywood

Peyton List Rocks Mermaid Hair at Kids' Choice Awards "Bunk'd" star Peyton List takes our breath away on the Orange Carpet at the Kids' Choice Awards, complete with perfect mermaid hair! She…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Jacob Sartorius Wants These Celebs in His Squad by Young Hollywood

Jacob Sartorius Wants These Celebs in His Squad YH is hanging out with the one and only Jacob Sartorius at the Kids' Choice Awards where he reveals to us his ultimate dream squad and which f…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Monday, March 13, 2017 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Review: Uncle Vanya (Goodman Theatre) by John Olson

Anton Chekhov's timeless Uncle Vanya questions how to be kind, loyal and useful to others while being true to oneself is the deeper theme inherent in the play. With ticket prices of $20 to …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:24AM

La Jolla Playhouse's 'Come From Away' welcomed warmly on Broadway by James Hebert

The reviews are in for the Broadway premiere of the La Jolla Playhouse-bred musical “Come From Away,” and this uplifting show set on one of modern history’s darkest days seems to have …

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:00AM

Josh Groban, Cynthia Erivo, and More Take the Stage March 13 for Broadway Backwards by Ryan McPhee

Julie White hosts the 12th annual gender-reversing event.

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Playwrights Horizons Presents The Light Years, Opening March 13 by Andrew Gans

Oliver Butler, who developed the new play, also directs.

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Okieriete Onaodowan Hosts 3rd Annual Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival by Andrew Gans

The March 13 evening is presented at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre.

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9 Broadway Shows That Closed Before Opening Night by Logan Culwell-Block

From ailing stars to jailed producers, the stories behind some of Broadway’s shortest runs are the stuff of legend.

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Tracing the Lives of the World's Most Iconic Buildings by WNYC

James Crawford discusses his book Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Buildings From the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers, which reveals the history, archaeology and …

SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM

Preview of Triskelion Arts’ “Split Bill” series with Joey Loto, Hector Canonge & Veronica Pena, David Appel, and Joya Powell by The Dance Enthusiast

In Triskelion Arts’ "Split Bill" series with Joey Loto, Hector Canonge & Veronica Pena, David Appel, and Joya Powell, "Started in 2011, the series allows emerging to mid-career choreogra…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Impressions of: "Some of a Thousand Words" with Brian Brooks and Wendy Whelan at The Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Some of a Thousand Words with Brian Brooks and Wendy Whelan at The Joyce, "Whelan releases her weight into Brooks as he delicately eases her to the floor. It feels indic…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

TDE Asks Kora Radella and Matty Davis of BOOMERANG about their Premiere "This is a forge" at the Harkness Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"I think 'unease' is created by situations in the work where the physicality and energy might be pretty violent, for example, but the psychology or intent is more warm and tender. T…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Impressions of: Malpaso Dance Company’s "Dreaming of Lions" at BAM's Harvey Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Malpaso Dance Company’s Dreaming of Lions at BAM's Harvey Theater, "The dancers drip and spill and smear themselves across the stage as if their bodies were made of…

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A Protest Musical for the Trump Era by Rebecca Mead

Five actors gathered in a room on Lafayette Street, in downtown Manhattan, to start rehearsing a new work for the Public Theatre, “Joan of Arc: Into the Fire.” Written by David Byrne, fo…

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Classic Musicals, Updated by Shannon Reed

“Peoples and Other Peoples”

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