Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Anthony Warlow to star in Australian tour of The Wizard of Oz by Matt Edwards

John Frost and Suzanne Jones announced today that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz will be coming to Australia in 2017. Set to open in Brisbane in Nov…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:53PM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/29/2017

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4292017.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Full Cast announced for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical by Arts Review

Ahead of its September premiere at the newly refurbished Sydney Lyric Theatre, Producer Michael Cassel has revealed the full company of the Australian production of Beautiful: The Carole Kin…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:44PM

Sunday Book: Nicholas Hytner - Balancing Acts by Jasper.rees

The National Theatre's former boss is wonderfully insightful about everything but himselfAfter the first preview of Mike Leigh’s play Two Thousand Years at the National Theatre, a you…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:06PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Her Opponent by Darryl Reilly

Provocative, startling, and theatrical, "Her Opponent" is a recreation of the 2016 U.S. presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The twist is that actors of reverse ge…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:37PM

Anthony Warlow to star in The Wizard of Oz by Arts Review

Anthony Warlow will star as The Wizard in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz, when this enchanting revision of the all-time classic has its Australi…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:18PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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'It was probably the most effective act of resistance in the history of the Third Reich' by Stephen Unwin

Stephen Unwin on 'All Our Children', his play for Jermyn Street Theatre about Nazi persecution of the disabled“I’ve got a terrible confession to make”, I said to my long-suff…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:54PM

Dream Lover – The Bobby Darin Musical to swing into Melbourne this Summer by Arts Review

Leading theatre producer John Frost and Chief Executive Officer of Arts Centre Melbourne, Claire Spencer, have announced that they would unite to reinstate the tradition of the annual summe…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:32PM

'Hand to God' Copyright Case Appealed to Supreme Court by Marc Hershberg

The heirs of Abbott and Costello asked the Supreme Court of the United States to hear their case against the Broadway show "Hand to God" over using the "Who's on First" routine without their…

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:14PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Bandstand Review: Corey Cott, Laura Osnes in Postwar Blues and Jitterbugs by New York Theater

“Bandstand,” a new musical about a group of traumatized World War II veterans who form a 40’s jazz band with a Gold Star widow as their singer, attempts to combine an original score of…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:54PM

Full cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical announced by Matt Edwards

The full cast of Beautiful the Musical was announced this morning by producer Michael Cassel ahead of its opening at the newly refurbished Sydney Lyric on 17 of September this year. Joining …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:45PM

Photo Flash: ANASTASIA Gets Caffeinated, THE DREYFUS AFFAIR Reps the Romantic Century, and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week ANASTASIA s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24PM

Timberlake Wertenbaker: ‘I got to feel that nobody wanted me’ by Vanessa Thorpe

After 10 years of self-imposed exile, the playwright is enjoying a renaissance. However, she says that female dramatists are still being disregardedPlaywright Timberlake Wertenbaker was once…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18PM

Season Preview: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2017-2018 by Jeanie Casison

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts theatre season for 2017-2018 looks like it will be an exceptional one with the highly anticipated Broadway hit musical “Hamilton” and t…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:00PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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A Doll’s House, Part 2 or Whatever Happened to Nora? by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell     Playwright Lucas Hnath thinks he has the answers in this smarty pants sequel to the 1879 Ibsen classic A Doll’s House. After walking out,…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:42PM

Theatre Review: ‘Dorian’s Closet’ at Rep Stage by Mark Beachy

Rep Stage’s original world-premiere musical “Dorian’s Closet” will open your heart, mind, and soul to the life and times of Dorian Corey, a legendary female impersona…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:35PM

James Corden Cracks Cancer Jokes, Ariana Grande Performs at Taste for a Cure Gala by Variety Staff

James Corden presented many laughs along with an award at UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s 22nd Annual “Taste for a Cure” event, which honored Yael and Scooter Br…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:30PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Grey Gardens’ at the Old Opera House by Johnna Leary

An unusual choice and subject matter for a musical, Grey Gardens tells the story of the dysfunctional relationship between mother Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter “Little” Edie Beale. Th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:41PM

REVIEW: Lucas Hnath's A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 has its World Premiere at South Coast Repertory. by Rob Stevens

A really fun sequel to Ibsen's classic features a really large door and an amazing performance by Shannon Cochran.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 05:23PM

Today in 1996: Idina Menzel Shares Flashback Video to RENT Opening by BroadwayWorld

Idina Menzel took to Facebook to post a video flashback all the way to 1996. The video centers around opening night of Jonathan Larson's RENT, famous for kicking off the careers of nearly th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: THE LION KING Wins Best Presentation and Bonnet Design at BC/EFA's Broadway Bonnet Competition by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's best shared playful parodies, stirred emotions and delivered dance-driven delights at the 31st annual Easter Bonnet Competition. Video of was released through BCEFA's Facebook pag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM

Tonys: On the Town with 6 Weeks to Go

THR's awards columnist discusses the lifetime achievement Tony, Phillipa Soo's decision to do 'Amelie' rather than 'The Great Comet,' a "student matinee" of 'The Price' and more.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:42PM

David Campbell returns to Dream Lover for Melbourne season by Erin James

Melbourne is welcoming back its beloved “Summer Musical” this year with David Campbell’s star turn, Dream Lover, at Arts Centre Melbourne. After a world premiere season at…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:38PM

Review: ‘Dorian’s Closet’ at Rep Stage by Allie Press

Strong and dramatic – the two words that continuously came to my mind as I watched Dorian’s Closet at Rep Stage last night. This production is the world premiere of the new musical based…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:27PM

Review: ‘Adam & Anthony Live’ at Strathmore by Mark Ludder

Suppose your two best friends were really talented and you invited them over to sing and tell stories and a few of your other friends found out and showed up to listen and it turned out to b…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:15PM

Books to Broadway: Roald Dahl Teaches Life Lessons to Audiences in Magical Ways by Danielle Ashley

Turning children's books into Broadway musicals has become very popular over the last few years. There is just something about seeing your favorite book from childhood coming to life on stag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:12PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Year of the Bicycle

Year of the Bicycle Off Off Broadway, The Cell Reviewed by Ran Xia BOTTOM LINE: Joanna Evans' ethereal play tells the story of an unlikely friendship that sustains the spirit of two people…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:18PM

Sacramento and the Love of Live Theatrical Events by Rino16

Sacramento is not a city most recognized for live theatrical shows. New York City and Broadway do garner most of the attention. Touring theater is, of course, popular all across the world. S…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 03:17PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Face On: Ten, Face Off; Three: LuPone and Ebersole Square Off in War Paint by Rob Lester

Early on, when that iconic red door that has marked the gateway to Elizabeth Arden’s swank Fifth Avenue salon since 1910, rolls onto the stage, it’s clear we’re in good hands. This goo…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:51PM

Elektra Cardiogram: Phillipa Soo is Back as Irrepressible French Imp Amélie by Rob Lester

Think back to 2001. If you went to the art-house cinema at all that fall, chances are it was to catch Jean-Pierre Jeune’s wide-eyed ingénue Amélie. With its many super-tight shots of new…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:50PM

Review: ‘Swallow’ at Inis Nua Theatre Company by Celeste Mann

Swallow, by Scottish playwright Stef Smith, was first seen at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015. This American premiere is produced by Inis Nua Theatre Company (which specializes in works from …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:42PM

Quickie View: The Shows Hoping for 2017 Tony Nominations

A look at the 2017 eligible plays, musicals, and revivals, on video.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 02:42PM

Review: Fracked at Malvern Theatres by Geoff Mills

Don't mention the F-word: Geoff Mills reviews Alistair Beaton's play about - whisper it - shale gas extraction. The post Review: Fracked at Malvern Theatres appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:39PM

The Smallest Theatre in the World: An Interview with Caja lambe-lambe artist Gabriela Céspedes / El Teatro Más Pequeño del Mundo: Una entrevista co by [email protected] (ramona)

By Cecilia Cackley, Gabriela Céspedes. Puppeteer Cecilia Cackley interviews Gabriela Céspedes, a leading caja lambe - lambe puppet artist based in Argentina.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:29PM

Review: Eclipse at The Station, Bristol by Rosemary Waugh

Friends until the end of time: Rosemary Waugh reviews Alice Nicholas's new play about transgender teenagers. The post Review: Eclipse at The Station, Bristol appeared first on Exeunt Magazi…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:27PM

MUSIC BOX Blends Comedy with Fantasy for Magical Fun by David Dow Bentley III

For a long time I have wondered if the talented quintet of players at Houston’s evermore popular MUSIC BOX nightclub wouldn’t eventually run out of cleverly planned and executed themes f…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:18PM

The Theatre Backpacker: Flausen and New Form Development by [email protected] (ramona)

By Jack Paterson. Jack Paterson meets with Winfried Wrede to talk about the development program Flausen he runs in Oldenburg, Germany.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:13PM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… writer Neil Gore by Daniel Perks

Following a successful UK tour marking the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War, Dare Devil Rides To Jarama comes to Tara Theatre for a limited run.I caught up with writer and actor Nei…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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In Memoriam: Anthony Lane Hinkle by Guest Author

A Personal Memorial by Mark Scharf If you’re lucky, you will be blessed with the gift of someone in your life like Anthony Hinkle. When I got the call letting me know he was gone I ref…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:59PM

INTERVIEW: Claybourne Elder by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo American comedian and musician Claybourn Elder brings his one-man show You and Me and Sondheim to London for one very special performance on April 30, 2017, at 7.30pm at the …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:53PM

Showbiz Chicago Photo Spotlight: Drury Lane’s “CHICAGO runs through June 18 by Michael J. Roberts

Photo credit: Brett Beiner Photography Drury Lane Theatre opens its electrifying new production of Chicago, featuring [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:42PM

Broadway In Chicago Announces “RENT” 20th Anniversary Cast To Perform Sidetrack Benefit Concert by Michael J. Roberts

Broadway In Chicago and the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour are excited to announce A SEASON OF LOVE BENEFIT [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:42PM

Broken Nose Theatre’s Hit AT THE TABLE Returns June 29 – July, 28, 2017 at The Den Theatre by Michael J. Roberts

Following its critically acclaimed, completely sold-out run at the Berger Park Coach House this winter, Broken [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:42PM

Broadway By Design: David Korins & Paloma Young Bring BANDSTAND from Page to Stage by Nicole Rosky

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with David Korins, and Paloma Young, w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM

Bruce Springsteen Tells Tom Hanks How He Made ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ in Only Two Days by Dee Lockett

On Wednesday, beloved filmmaker Jonathan Demme died at 73. While Demme won an Oscar for directing Silence of Lambs, his subsequent film, Philadelphia, is regarded as some of his most groundb…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:29PM

REVIEW: Paul Auster’s City Of Glass, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon The show is worth seeing for the cutting-edge visuals alone but, while it stylishly captures much of the theme and substance of the novel, it is lacking in emotional engagemen…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:19PM

Music Review: The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices, Revealed by Arts Fuse Editor

This is sweet and haunting music; and, like rose oil, it lingers.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:06PM

Who Will Be Nominated? Handicapping the Top Show and Creative Categories Before Tony Tuesday by Broadway.com

Everyone on Broadway is talking Tonys. Nominations for this year's Tony Awards are announced on Tuesday, May 2 and everyone has an opinion on which shows and talents will be remembered a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

CAT: THE PLAY – West End by Emma Clarendon

First thing to point out about this show is that unless you have some solid knowledge about how the theatre industry works or have a love of musical theatre then this show probably won’t b…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at noon (Broadway Time)
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BWW Feature: FINDING NEVERLAND Tour All Part of Learning of Learning to Fly by Katricia Lang

FINDING NEVERLAND is touring city to city teaching imagination and aviation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:53PM

Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Presents The Rachmaninoff Festival by Steve Cohen

During his lifetime, Sergei Rachmaninoff was more famous as a pianist than as a composer. Logically, therefore, The Philadelphia Orchestra’s current Rachmaninoff Festival is concentrating …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:49PM

The Russians Are Coming: ‘Anastasia’ by Matthew Wexler

A young woman in search of her past. A country in the midst of a revolution. Two schemers looking to escape the violence of a new Communist regime. These grand scenarios have the making for …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:48PM

'Indecent': A Play About A Play by Jeff Lunden

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is using a controversial Yiddish play more than a hundred years old as the basis for her first Broadway production.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:48PM

Copyright Case Against HAND TO GOD Appealed to the Supreme Court by Julie Musbach

According to Forbes, the descendants of Abbott and Costello have appealed their copyright claim against the play HAND TO GOD all the way to the Supreme Court. The case originated when the he…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PM

Today on Broadway: Saturday, April 29, 2017 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Special Episode! Critics Review “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Drama Desk Nominees Announced, and Rob Fisher Chats “Lyrics & Lyricists.” “Today on …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:24PM

Tom Hanks turns fanboy in breezy chat with Bruce Springsteen

NEW YORK (AP) - Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks paid tribute Friday night to the late director Jonathan Demme, the man who brought them together on his film "Philadelphia," which won each of…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:03PM

Tony Awards spotlight: Laurie Metcalf is force of nature in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ by Sam Eckmann

Laurie Metcalf has won three Emmys for her role on “Roseanne,” but a Tony win still eludes her despite three previous nominations. That could change this June thanks to a heavy hitting r…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PM

COCK AND BULL – Royal Festival Hall by Ian Foster

A stunning piece of provocative performance art, Cock and Bull grabs Tory political rhetoric by the pussy, slaps it on the arse, tells you to 'calm down dear' and then dares you to look away.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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'No Man's Land': Film Review | Tribeca 2017

David Byars' documentary 'No Man's Land' provides a fly-on-the-wall account of the 2016 occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:19AM

Review: ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at the City of Fairfax Theatre Company by Jane Franklin

There’s the daily ordeal of truth, imaginary facts, and shifting identities. There is wealth and privilege and assumptions based on hearsay, without understanding. Within all of this lies …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:11AM

The Treatment review at the Almeida Theatre, London – ‘immaculately performed’ by Tim Bano

In this crisp revival of Martin Crimp’s 1993 play The Treatment characters frequently struggle to be understood. In a lurid New York

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AM

EUROHOUSE – Ovalhouse by Shanine Salmon

I went through a period of being obsessed with Greece’s bailout referendum in 2015. It wasn’t because I was a politics geek but mainly to do with my crush of Vanis Varoufakis, the countr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

I Interview Playwrights Part 930: Meridith Friedman by Adam Szymkowicz

Meridith FriedmanHometown:  Honolulu, Hawaii (by way of Madison, Wisconsin) Current Town:  The East Side of Manhattan Q:  Tell me about your play going up at Curious Theate…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Hello, Dolly! at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Jerry Herman's bouncy score plus Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce . . .no wonder this old-fashioned musical is the season's hottest ticket. .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:54AM

Visual Arts Review: “Botticelli and the Search for the Divine” at the MFA by Arts Fuse Editor

This is the largest exhibition of Botticelli paintings ever mounted in North America. Bigger may not always be better, but this is a gorgeous show.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — April 29 by Doug Briscoe

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AM

Cynthia Erivo is One Oscar Away from EGOT Following Daytime Emmy Win by BroadwayWorld

According to Goldderby, Cynthia Erivo won a Daytime Emmy yesterday, April 28th, which puts her only one award away from EGOT. The Daytime Emmy win came from a nomination of The Color Purple …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

Home on the Grange: Taking in History with Jordan Fisher at the Home of Hamilton by Alexa Criscitiello

Following the stunning success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, 'Hamilton', renewed interest in the life and history of the nation's first Treasury Secretary has taken hold among its legion …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

Trump’s First 100 Days by New York Theater

Summed up in a single photograph: April 29th marks the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency. Here are press accounts and comments. “The tradition of looking to that period as a…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:48AM

Tom Hanks Remains Extremely Bitter About One Aspect of His Polynesian Vacation With the Obamas, Oprah, and Bruce Springsteen by Karen Brill

As each and every photograph from the experience proves, Barack Obama has enjoyed vacationing tremendously. So it should be easy enough to assume that Tom Hanks, beacon of affability that he…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:39AM

Hello, Dolly! by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell   Look at the old girl now fellas . . . an especially poignant line in the title song for the Divine Miss M who, with a wink and a nod, has the audience ea…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:33AM

The Ongoing Saga of the Hottentot Venus by Trav S.D.

First of all, we no longer say “Hottentot”. The proper name for this tribe of Southern African hunter-gatherers is Khoikhoi; Dutch colonists dubbed them “Hottentot” i…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AM

FROM DOWN UNDER: Werther by Simon Parris

Operas are no use sitting in dog-eared scores on the shelf. Operas are made to be heard and experienced and enjoyed. Blancke Knochen Opera takes Massenet’s score for sumptuously melodious …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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HELLO DOLLY… IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG! by Corine Cohen

I love theater and have been covering it for over 15 years and in my lifetime I have never seen Hello, Dolly on Broadway until last night. I never saw the original as I was not born so I wat…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 09:26AM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Adam Small and Gabriella Margulies by Helen McWilliams

Paper Hearts is an uplifting rom-com musical set in a high street bookshop. Think ‘You’ve Got Mail’ but this time it has an awesome pop/folk score and it’s half set in Russia. It sou…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

'Something Rotten!' brings world's first musical (and a sexy Shakespeare) to Playhouse Square (review, video) by Andrea Simakis

The irreverence of 'The Book of Mormon' + the heart and soul of old Broadway.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Annie Baker Contemplates the Vagaries of Storytelling in "The Antipodes" by Jan Simpson

Like most talented playwrights these days, Annie Baker has no doubt been asked to spend some time in a writers' room for one of the prestige TV shows. But on the basis of her new play The An…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:36AM

Photo Flash: First Look at Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield & More in ANGELS IN AMERICA by BroadwayWorld

The cast of the National Theatre's 2017 revival of Tony Kushner's landmark workAngels in AmericaincludesStuart Angell,Mark Arnold, Arun Blair-Mangat, Susan Brown, Laura Caldow, Andrew Garfie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

BWW's On This Day - April 29, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

FORTY YEARS ON – Chichester by Matt Merritt

Alan Bennett’s Forty Years On is a curious play. His first outing as playwright (back in 1968) is charmingly eccentric, wonderfully witty and every bit a Bennett play. In fact it comes acr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

The Gold-Medal Kid With The Heavyweight Crown: “West Side Story” Is A Rumble Well Worth A Tumble In La Mirada CA! by Leo Buck

Superbly staged, though-provoking and heartbreaking all at once, Richard Israel’s direction is fluid—giving rise to excellent continuity from one scene into the next. The world he paints…

SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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'Indecent': A Play About A Play by Jeff Lunden

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is using a controversial Yiddish play more than a hundred years old as the basis for her first Broadway production.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:57AM

'Indecent': A Play About A Yiddish Play That Was Ahead Of Its Time by Jeff Lunden

A new Broadway production takes audiences through the history of Sholem Asch's 1907 Yiddish play God of Vengeance, about a Jewish brothel owner whose daughter falls in love with a woman.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:57AM

THE TREATMENT Almeida N1 by Libby Purves and Friends

BILIOUS BUT BRACING: THE METROPOLIS AND THE MOVIES Simon may be from the wrong side of New York, a roughneck who ties his wife Anne to a chair and tapes her mouth for being “critical&…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:53AM

Photos: First look at the first part of Angels in America

Millennium Approaches is the first part of Tony Kushner's play, which is directed by Marianne Elliott at the National Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:42AM

FLIGHTS OF FANCY – Soho Theatre by Laura Kressly

Taking a cabaret-style approach lends itself to the wonderfully disparate stories – Korean Culture camp as a child, hanging out in Seattle’s cafes, a layover in Korea, and internet datin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: Romeo And Juliet, The Globe ✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Kramer and the cast of Romeo and Juliet deserve praise for taking a well-trod story and giving it a fresh, interesting and exciting new slant. This post REVIEW: Romeo And Juli…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:55AM

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Peter Straker

The actor tells us the musical numbers he couldn't live without

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:36AM

Review: Review: The Treatment (Almeida Theatre)

Martin Crimp's superbly dark play is revived by Lyndsey Turner

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:36AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Balancing Acts by Nicholas Hytner review – secrets of the National Theatre by Andrew Dickson

The NT’s former artistic director digs up absorbing material, and argues that high-minded can also be showbiz goldImpressive though his time running the National Theatre was, in one respec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31AM

Review: Twelfth Night, Blue Elephant Theatre by Dan Rubins

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is all over the place this year. The glorious production starring Tamsin Greig at the National Theatre closes in mid-May, only days before Emma Rice’s interpr…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:31AM

“Autobiography of a Terrorist” Provokes Laughter, Ideas, at Golden Thread, S.F. by Sweta Chawla

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Asks, “What’s in a Name?” by Sweta Chawla “Autobiography of a Terrorist” by Golden Thread Productions ponders xenophobia, CIA cover-ups, Middle-Eastern wars, an…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:30AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Maxine Peake: 'I'm a Corbyn supporter. We need a coup' by Simon Hattenstone

She used to be told she was too fat, too northern, too political. Decades into a stellar career, Maxine Peake is on fighting formMaxine Peake looks at me and rolls her eyes. “Last time we …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM

“The Encounter” with an Amazon Tribe Enchants, at Curran Theatre, S.F. by Irene Nelson

Simon McBurney Gears Up Sounds of Amazon Beaming by Irene Nelson We see a man standing on stage in front of us, but through our headphones we actually hear him standing behind us, then to ou…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:02AM

From the rehearsal room: A peek at The Pulverised by Daniel Perks

The back of the set is a false dividing wall (as you would find in offices) that has exploded. That was the one metaphor – the idea that all of these things flood the space but that nothin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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The Treatment, Almeida Theatre, review - exhilarating Crimp never more relevant by Aleks.sierz

Colourful and vivid revival of Martin Crimp’s 1993 tale of New YorkPlaywright Martin Crimp’s 1993 satirical epic, The Treatment, is a fabulous work, but it’s rarely revived. Although m…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:12AM

BWW Review: The Door Slams Back in Lucas Hnath's A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 by Michael Dale

When a classic play from the past is revived, there's always the temptation to point out its relevance to today, or at least to present it through a contemporary lens. In some ways, that's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Two Weddings, One Bride by Arts Review

Sumptuous costumes, gorgeous sets and joyful melodies that take you all the way to French Morocco, Opera Australia premieres Two Weddings, One Bride – an exciting new work by Robe…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:53AM

Review: ‘Three Sisters’ at Maly Drama Theatre at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic

Anton Chekhov’s classic play Three Sisters is being given a superb rendering by the Maly Drama Theatre (from St Petersburg, Russia) at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. Director L…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:07AM

Christian Thompson: Ritual Intimacy by Arts Review

The first major survey exhibition of the work of one of Australia’s leading and most intriguing contemporary artists, Monash University Museum of Art presents Christian Thompson: Ritual In…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:05AM

Theater News: World Premiere of Objects in the Mirror Begins Performances at Goodman Theatre

Daniel Kyri stars in the production, directed by Chuck Smith.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Houdini Defies Death One More Time In Return To The Arsht by Bill Hirschman

(The following is an updated review from 2012  plus a feature story written about this same production’s original visit to the Arsht four years ago. Most of the cast is the same, but …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:12AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks Reflect on ‘Philadelphia,’ Jonathan Demme at Tribeca Film Festival by Shirley Halperin

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks were the main event at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday night (April 28), taking the stage at New York’s Beacon Theater for an hour-long discussion a…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:54AM

7 Things You Don’t Know About ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ As Told by Quentin Tarantino and the Cast by Gordon Cox

Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Pink, Mr. Brown: They all reunited for the 25th anniversary retrospective screening of “Reservoir Dogs” at the Tribeca Film Festival April…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:51AM

Bob Balaban Presents Gosford Park at Metrograph, New York by Blouin Artinfo

'Gosford Park', the 2001 British mystery film and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, will be screened at Metrograph in New York on May 10, 2017.Produced by Bob …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:47AM

‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ at BAM, New York by Blouin Artinfo

'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me', the prequel to Lynch's cult television series Twin Peaks, will be screened at BAM, New York on May 12, 2017.Written by David Lynch and Robert Engel…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:41AM

‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ at UA Court Street Theatre, New York by Blouin Artinfo

The Guy Ritchie-directed Fantasy/Drama, 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' will be playing at UA Court Street Theatre in New York from May 11-18, 2017.The film centers on Arthur’s jou…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:39AM

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 to be Performed at Lincoln Center, New York by Blouin Artinfo

'Ode to Joy: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9', will be performed at the Lincoln Center in New York from May 3 through May 9, 2017.Alan Gilbert will be conducting the symphonic celebration of br…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:36AM

The Realistic Joneses by Arts Review

A wry comedy about two suburban couples who have more in common than just their identical homes and the same last name, Red Stitch Theatre presents the Australian premiere of Will Eno’s T…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:28AM

@CalgaryOpera Take It Up @SchittsCreek by Fairyprincessdiaries

The Fairy Princess loves Canada, been there several times. She has relatives there, she skis (badly), she loves the film industry there – she enjoys the orca whales…and they have…

SOURCE: fairyprincessdiaries.com at 12:20AM

Springsteen hasn’t done a day’s work since his teens by Hardeep Phull

Even though he has spent much of his career writing songs about the working man, Bruce Springsteen will be the first to tell you he hasn’t done much in the way of hard work himself. As par…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:20AM

Cate Blanchett WIll Star in Ivo van Hove's All About Eve by Broadway.com

Cate Blanchett has landed her next stage project. She will star as Margo Channing in a stage version of All About Eve directed by Tony winner Ivo van Hove, according to the New York Times. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12AM

In the arts, just as in politics, turf war harms us all

A battle over an ousted theatre director has parallels with the election campaign

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Take a Look Back at the Original Broadway Run of Falsettos on Their 25th Anniversary by Hannah Vine

The show celebrates 25 years after the original Broadway production opened on April 29, 1992.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Spend a Two Show Day at Amélie Starring Phillipa Soo by Hannah Vine

Alyse Alan Louis shows us what it’s like to do a double-duty day at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

See the Playbills of the Spring 2016–17 Broadway Season by Hannah Vine

Look at all the shows that opened on Broadway this season as it comes to a close.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

What’s Hot in London April 29–May 5 by Mark Shenton

Ivo van Hove opens Obsession with Jude Law, and sets his sights on a new stage adaptation of All About Eve.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Ella Fitzgerald Inspired a New Generation of Artists by Adam Hetrick

Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts three evenings of concerts in honor of the legend’s birthday.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Wire and True Detective Star Michael Potts Takes on Fake News in Broadway’s 1984 by Joe Gambino

The star of Broadway’s Jitney and Book of Mormon talks about the upcoming stage adaptation—and other standout moments of this 30-year career.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Nick & Nora Became the Stuff of Broadway Legend by William Wolf

Arthur Laurents, Joanna Gleason, and Barry Bostwick talk martinis and musicals in this interview about the troubled Broadway musical that played 71 previews at the Marquis Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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