In this dispiriting time of eroding international relations, the incisive play Oslo is both hearteningly optimistic and existentially pessimistic about human beings’ ability to negotiate a…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:42PMAcknowledging that WWII vets also came home to challenges from their nightmarish service, the rousing new mainstream musical Bandstand has serious issues under the original score and heartfe…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:42PMGranted, a farce documenting the doomed efforts of a hapless British theater troupe already has been brilliantly explored in Noises Off. But there is hilarity yet to mine as evidenced by The…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:42PMThe wobbly foundations of fledgling New City Players' production of David Auburn's reliable Proof are unlikely to impress seasoned theatergoers, especially those who have seen the play befo…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:42PMCity Theatre's Summer Shorts, which only recently began showcasing musicals, includes three this year including one by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:42PMTaylor Mac's 'Hir' detonates the nuclear family in Simpatico Theatre's excellent production. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:22PMBy Douglas Mayo
The full cast for David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Take That’s UK Tour of Tim Firth’s new musical, The Band, featuring the music of Take That.has been announced as the …
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SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and husband James Wesley haveannounce additional performers for the sixth edition of CONCERT FOR AMERICA STAND UP, SING OUT at San Francisco's Curran 445…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMLaura Benanti has announced her fallwinter2017 tour dates for her solo show 'Tales from Soprano Isle,' including stops in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Palm Springs and Ohio.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMBroadway's biggest night becomes Broadway's biggest day as the Tony Awards' social channels present real-time, interactive, and exclusive content this Sunday, June 11.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMBay Street TheaterpresentsTHE MAN IN THE CEILING, with book by Jules Feiffer, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, directed by Jeffrey Seller, producer of Hamilton, running May 30 - June 25. Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMGlenne Headly, an Emmy nominee, Broadway veteran and originating member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, passed away on June 8 at age 62, according to Deadline. The cause of death is un…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMYou may not even know it’s there, but an historic outdoor amphitheater sits in the middle of Land Park. It hosts a summer Shakespeare festival and a handful of school … Click to Cont…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:39PMSeth Simons finds Matthew Perry's play "thoroughly average," to be generous.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:33PMGlenne Headly was a very serious actress with a gift for comedy. That’s how Anna D. Shapiro, artistic director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Co., remembered the theater’…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:23PMJ.T. Rogers, nominated for “Oslo,” stays close to his son by calling the shots in a continuing Dungeons & Dragons game.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PMThe assassination of a Trumplike figure in the Public Theater’s production of “Julius Caesar” is already revving up outrage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PMThe playwright describes his reaction to Peter Eotvos’s 2004 opera, which will have its New York premiere on Saturday at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PMA 360-degree video of the title song has been released.
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Tales from Soprano Isle is headed out on tour.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PMThe production of Giacomo Puccini's opera continues the San Francisco Opera’s 2017 summer season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PMRaymond J. Lee talks about GROUNDHOG DAY, his experience as an Actor-of-Color and newest gig as a Disney Daddy
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMOn Sunday night, thanks yous and shout outs will run rampant at Radio City Music Hall, as the 2017 Tony winners take their moments on the big stage. Jennifer Ashley Tepper, author of the Unt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMOriginally published in Dame Magazine View this story online The Tony Awards are hardly known as a feminist event, but on Sunday, June 11, if we are lucky, we may be witnessing a first. In t…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 04:44PMWhat did the Broadway stars wear to this year's Tony Awards? Photos from Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sunday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:38PMGreat Comet director Rachel Chavkin and set designer Mimi Lien talk about transforming the Imperial Theatre into a lush Russian opera house.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:37PMBrian Stokes Mitchell recalls winning a Tony Award for Kiss Me, Kate and some reactions he could have had that night.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:37PMWearing pale, simple but elegant costumes with small colorful patches around the hips (designed by Sue Julien and Brenner) the dancers in “Soul River/Blues” entered singly at first up a …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:33PMSometimes you blow an acting audition so spectacularly, it’s like a waking nightmare. You flub your lines, forget your lyrics, you’re meeting casting directors in the middle of a…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:30PMLike in a Noel Coward comedy, the witty zingers come fast and furious: “That her big white Cadillac looks like a pregnant Frigidaire,” “Did you say she was from Newark or Noah’s Ark?…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:20PMBroadway's DEAR EVAN HANSEN, a story of teen invisibility, strikes a poignant chord with its fans. Below, see what the team behind the show had to say about today's social media world and lo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMIn a not-too-distant future where no one dies, a family navigates life's big questions during an annual road trip in Zack Zadek's new musical Deathless.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMAfter a career in opera, Mary Beth Peil made her Broadway debut in 1985's THE KING AND I, forwhich she was nominated for a Tony Award. Now, 32 years later, she's back on the ballot, earning …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMTwo staples of American drama have been the “kitchen-sink play,” which feature small casts and meticulously detailed, usually lower-middle class, settings, and what I’ll call “family…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:04PMMy favorite lyric from the musical “Kinky Boots” comes at the very end of the show. A character named Don who had been initially closed-minded and judgmental of drag queen Lola, …
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U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, a former comedy writer and performer, appears Saturday at the Tribune's Printers Row Lit Fest. We spoke by phone. The following is an edited transcript. Q:…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:57PMAccess Entertainment, the banner launched last year by Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, made headturning investments in film and TV right out of the gate. But theater is part of the …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:51PM“The Band’s Visit,” one of the most acclaimed off-Broadway shows of the 2016 season, is heading for the big time. It will make its Broadway debut at the Ethel Barrymore The…
SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 03:50PMFor the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” actress, home is where the sirens blare. And she’s staying put.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMMamma Mia! Movie Sequel Sets Release Date
Universal Pictures has a set a release date of July 20, 2018 for the previously announced movie sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PMSee new Waitress star Betsy Wolfe in rehearsal!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PMDear Evan Hansen composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul sit down at the piano to talk about their Tony-nominated score.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PMFind out about the Broadway-bound SpongeBob, Cher and Jimmy Buffett musicals, sit down at the piano with Dear Evan Hansen's Pasek and Paul, listen to new Waitress star Betsy Wolfe sing, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PMIn the season finale of the six-part first season of “Making a Musical,” Jennifer McHugh catches up with the creators of “Invisible: The Musical,” David Hollingsworth…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:30PMTwo sisters in 1990s Manhattan find evidence that their father may be having an affair, sending them into a series of events that cause them to look closer at their family. Jenny Slate plays…
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:30PMThe stars of the Nick Payne play at Los Angeles’s Geffen Playhouse talk about returning to the stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PMExperience the title song from Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera from all angles with this new 360-degree video
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMTony nominee Eva Noblezada shares 10 things her four-year journey with Miss Saigon taught her about herself, life, and showbusiness.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:17PMMillennial Notes Jessika D. Williams Commands as Rosalind by Nicholas Leither The Bruns Amphitheate in the Orinda hills offers a singular charm to every performance. Here, you sit outside as…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:12PM'For over 400 years, Shakespeare’s play has told this story and we are proud to be telling it again in Central Park'
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 03:12PMTheatre Horizon (TH) is a professional nonprofit theatre company headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania, 20 miles west of Philadelphia. Since its inception, TH has presented critically-ac…
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"Aladdin" ✭✭✭ "Aladdin," the most frenetic and cartoonish of Disney's screen-to-stage musicals, officially opened its first national tour in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. An…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:57PMThe Andrew Lloyd Webber musical remains Broadway’s longest-running production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PMA strong play by Tonya Saracho with great production elements, direction, and performances.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 02:49PM"Hir," by the Simpatico Theatre Company at the Drake, is a sensational comedy, a wild, surreal family drama, a passionate indictment of masculinity, a blindingly articulate embrace of the po…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:48PMMamma Mia! Movie Sequel Sets Release Date
Universal Pictures has a set a release date of July 20, 2018 for the previously announced movie sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:33PMHer club show is coming to Joe’s Pub June 24, then heading out on tour.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PMWatch as Bandstand standout Jessica Lea Patty takes you through the seven musicals she's performed on Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:30PMToday’s casting roundup has some opportunities that are so good, they’ll be impossible to forget! “Finding Nemo, the Musical” is casting its Nemo, Dory, and Marlin, a…
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:30PMThe German artist collected old photographs and then overlaid the images with the scrawled ephemera from the photo backs
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:23PMThe 71st annual Tony Awards are Sunday night, telecast live on CBS beginning at 8 PM New York time (delayed in CA). Even if Golden State fails to nail the NBA championship tonight, Broadway …
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:21PMThree youth organizations from Northern California came together this week to celebrate art and solidarity in the State Capitol. Members of Brown Issues, Fathers and Family of San Joaquin Co…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 02:20PMIn Alex Borinsky’s “Of Government,” life keeps taking the most unexpected turns for a group of eccentric women.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMWhere can you find Broadway's most devoted fans The rush lines, of course In the video below, watch as Katie Lynch takes to the streets in the wee hours of the morning muffins in tow to talk…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMThe exhibition provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view masterpieces of the decorative arts.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:06PMWith dozens of castings announced and new projects coming down the pipeline each week across television, film, and theater, it can be near-impossible to keep up. Luckily, Backstage is here t…
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"In the U.S. alone, 1 in 5 women will be a victim of rape in her lifetime. The film boldly draws attention to the largely glossed-over rape culture and portrays the women within it with stre…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:56PMToday, June 9th, the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and noted historian and Harvard lecturer Dr. Timothy McCarthy in a conversation …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMDEAR EVAN HANSEN star and Tony nominee Ben Platt turned to social media today to announce that he will be taking a short break from the hit Broadway show in order to rest his voice for his u…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMOne of the markers of adulthood is recognizing that your parents had lives of their own that had nothing to do with you. Often you don't see it until at least one of them has died. They live…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:48PMThe stars of the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes reveal that there’s a lot more to a smile.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PMLast year at the Tony Awards, a rabid interest in “Hamilton” stemmed a three-year slide in viewership. This year, there’s a new host, an old home and hope that a starry list of celebri…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PMTheatre Unspeakable and Let’s Make History Productions’ 'The American Revolution' sketches history in an unusual all-ages show. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:32PMThe show officially opened at La Jolla Playhouse May 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMAs the theater community prepares for Broadway's biggest night on June 11, we also remember last year's tragedy. On June 12, 2016, the Great White Way community banded together to de…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMMichel's work is heavily autobiographical – the title refers to a towel she would put on her head as a child to become 'blond'
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:12PMDANCE BEGINS AT 40 For Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, it’s time to take stock. This 100-minute evening does it all and well. It’s as much a showcase for seven seminal choreographers (Lou …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:07PMOn last night's LATE SHOW, guest John Mulaney discussed his Broadway hit show OH, HELLO, coming to Netflix on June 13th. Check out the appearance below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMWhat better way to learn about this year's Broadway front-runners?
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe In Transit actor begins performances June 13.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMTippett will take on the role of Earl, which he originated at American Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMZoe Lister-Jones’ latest movie was made with an all-female crew.“Band Aid,” the Sundance darling, also featured an almost-all-female cast and was “all-female enough t…
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Remember that episode of Friends where Chandler invents a fake game called Cups as a ruse to give Joey money? “It doesn’t matter, because nothing beats a three and a six. That, my friend…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:58PMAny progress we make, to me, is fleeting because underneath it there’s the smoldering coal about to break out in conflagration of a hatred of women.
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 12:58PMIn 1959, theater, film, and TV star Lane Bradbury created the role of Dainty June in the original Broadway production of the classic show Gypsy starring Ethel Merman. (That’s Lane, second …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:56PMTheatre fans can take part in Broadway’s big night from home.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PMListen to cast albums, Tony-themed playlists, and more on Apple Music and iTunes.
SOURCE: Tony Awards at 12:48PMShowstopper, the U.K.-based improv company, offers a talented, nimble team likely to please fans of the form. Others, not so much.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PMThe stage and screen favorite and each of her co-stars are Tony-nominated for the new play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PMThe new musical makes its debut at the Bay Street Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMThe actor says he is certain he will perform on the Tony Awards June 11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMThe actor says he hopes to be back in the Broadway production this weekend.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMMs. Headly was a long-time member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and last appeared on Broadway in Fish in the Dark.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PMBroadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 692017.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMTwo Tony Award-nominated musicals Natasha and Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 and Dear Evan Hansen provide a glimpse of the dark, stormy, and clandestine world of adolescence through the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMDisney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical,welcomes Broadway vet Telly Leung as the title character beginning Tuesday, June 13, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the star in costume be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMOn May 3, the 2017 Tony nominees flocked to the Sofitel New York, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will continue bringing you covera…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMNeed the ultimate Broadway playlist for your Tonys party We've got you covered.Celebrate the songs of the season, whether they be advice from Dolly, letters from Evan, or laments from Pierre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMThe producers of the smash hit Broadway musical have announced that Joe Tippett will step into the role of Earl in Waitress on June 13, opposite Betsy Wolfe as Jenna. Will Swenson will play …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMIn this week's special edition, we caught up with playwrights from Ensemble Studio Theatre's Marathon of One-Act Plays. Series A featuresEl GrandebyMaggie Diaz Bofill,How My Grandparents Fel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMThe theater company’s brand will be hard to outrun.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33PMAcclaimed bi-lingual company Exchange Theatre returns to London's Drayton Arms Theatre next week with Moliere's classic Misanthrope, as part of their annual Bastille Festival . Check out our…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:32PMThree youth organizations from Northern California came together to celebrate art and solidarity in the State Capitol on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. … Click to Continue »
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 12:31PMInheritors: The Nature of Keys is an original collaborative drama by Howard Community College’s Art Collective, directed by S. G. Kramer that opened at the HCC’s Horowitz Center Studio T…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:26PMUrgency propels them forward. In a blink there are flashes of precise articulation and rapid fluidity as sweeping curves carry a leg overhead or propel a body high in the air. Dancers merge …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:22PMIt's that time of year! Following last year's Emmy-nominated special, Broadway.com has once again teamed up with CBS to produce a pre-Tony Awards TV event. Broadway.com Presents At t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMLillias White shares what it was like when she won a Tony Award for The Life and reveals the person from that night she'd like to slap.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMTelly Leung is set to step into the shining, shimmering, splendid lead role of Aladdin beginning on June 13! We can't wait to see the Broadway alum and Glee fave lend his golden pipes to…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMGlenne Headly, an Emmy nominee, Broadway veteran and originating member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, passed away on June 8 at age 63, according to Deadline. The cause of death is un…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMStage vet Joe Tippett, who appeared in the pre-Broadway mounting of Waitress, will take over the role of Earl from Will Swenson on Broadway beginning on June 13. Swenson will play his final …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMThere’s a lot of struggling in the messy musical adaptation of Jules Feiffer’s delightful young adult novel, premiering at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater in this summer enclave on Lon…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:16PMGlenne Headly, an originating member of Steppenwolf Theatre has died, according to reports.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:13PMThe performer joins the company the same day as the musical's new star, Betsy Wolfe.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMBay Street Theaterpresents THE MAN IN THE CEILING, with book byJules Feiffer, music and lyrics byAndrew Lippa, directed byJeffrey Seller, producer of Hamilton, running now through June 25. C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PMTo the disappointment of MARY POPPINS fans everywhere, director Rob Marshall revealed that the original magical nanny, Julie Andrews, will not be making an appearance in Disney's highly anti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PMThe Hollywood Reporter reports that Glenne Headly, star of Dick Tracy and Mr. Holland's Opus, among others, has died. The actress was 63. Her reps did not provide a cause of death when makin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PMSam Wills aka Tape Face has created an interesting modern interpretation and tribute to the silent comedy era that relies a lot on the audience and their willingness to take part, making the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMHeadly appeared in the films Mr. Holland's Opus and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe six-time Tony winner transforms into a "Pop Diva" to sing LaChiusa's "Beyond the Moon."
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMTwo former classmates find a new beginning to the rest of their lives at their high school reunion.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMOdom will publish his first book in 2018.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Former "Hamilton" actor Leslie Odom Jr. is working on his first book, one he hopes inspires young people.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:45AMRichard Sabellico directs and choreographs the limited engagement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMThe Tony and Oscar-winning actor makes her U.K. stage debut.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AMDogs at polling stations, a Miranda reunion and the cast of Orange is the New Black in the West End make this week's pics
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:33AMWe round up the hottest tickets last month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:33AMHave you been told to smile by strangers on the street? So have Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon. They explain how they smile at their enemies in real life and on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:33AMThe U.K. tour, featuring young winners of the TV reality competition Let It Shine, launches September 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMBest Direction by a Woman—Just Kidding, This Category Will Be Replaced by a Montage from “Annie II: Hip-Hop Don’t Stop (Singing About 2morrow) Featuring D.J. Daddy Big Buckz”
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 11:30AMNew York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30AMThe Tony-winning star will sing July 24 at Birdland Jazz Club.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AMThe new book from the Broadway favorite will be released in March 2018.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMThe biggest awards in theatre are Sunday, and the competition is fierce as Bette Midler shines in Hello, Dolly! and Dear Evan Hansen looks set to sweepIf one thing is certain, the 2017 Tony …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMStandup is supposedly a leftie haven. But from what I saw this week, the scene offered little support for the Labour leader – and, despite some droll insights, a lack of real debateWhere w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMWhileIdina Menzel does have quite the Broadway career under her belt, there's no question that she became a bonafide star once she donned the black hat in WICKED. Ever since her departure fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMBroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMThe 71st Annual Tony Awardswill air on CBS on Sunday night, June 11at 8pm and as usual, BroadwayWorld will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tonys Day, Night and Beyond
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMThe actor, playwright and political campaigner Sophie Partridge has died at the age of 48. Her death on June 5 was confirmed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AMThe conference in Stumptown kicks off with a look back and a bracing glimpse at Oregon stories.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AMYou say you want a revolution. With Britain’s General Election making it hard for the politically-engaged to concentrate, something is stirring at the National Theatre.“Common” is a pl…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:17AMWatch the moving rendition of the Dear Evan Hansen song in memory of the Orlando victims.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMThe actor joins the Disney musical June 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMAfter failing to reach a majority in the House of Commons in yesterday’s general election, Theresa May is looking to form a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMRob McClure and the Something Rotten! gang head to The Hobby Center in Houston! Half a million bats, Muppets, Southern Gospel carpool karaoke and fajitas await you in this episode.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AMBeautiful singing from Lil Rice and the compositions of Ollie Clark, which warm us with percussion-conjured cicadas, bullfrogs and buried tribal memories, are as enveloping as I remember. Th…
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Two bitter loners trapped in separate destructive spirals share a redemptive one night stand in John Patrick Shanley’s low key, low life
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMEmmy-nominated actress Glenne Headly has passed away at age 63, Variety has confirmed. “It is with deep sorrow that we confirm the passing of Glenne Headly,” her reps said in a statemen…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:50AMPaula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the triple Tony Award-nominated Broadway playIndecent, was the special guest speaker at a private reception honoring Workmen's Circle Life M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMBWW will be bringing you comprehensive coverage of this year's awards from the red carpet to the closing number For theater fans who may not have access to a television, check out other avai…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMHamilton, winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a collaboration with the 150-year-old Faribault Woolen Mill of two distinctive new products: Hamilton-themed pillows…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:36AMThis one is by special request — a reader (some morbid soul) wanted to see more stories like a certain tragic story we posted a few days ago. Essentially this is just a round up of sev…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:33AMJulian Clary is to star in the world premiere of Le Grand Mort, written specially for him by four-time Olivier Award-nominated Stephen Clark, who died last year.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:31AMTalk of a transfer of the recent production—with Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe in tow—is renewed.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AMIndecent star Adina Verson & Max Gordon Moore recreate this classic scene from Annie Hall.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:24AMAs he prepares to star alongside Marcia Gay Harden in Chichester, the actor takes us behind the scenes of the production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:18AMSince the guesses by the press about how people vote is going so well these days, I thought I'd add my two cents.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:18AM“I just want you to pick the shows for me,” an out-of-town friend, planning a visit to New York, said to me recently, exasperated that I was trying to determine his taste in theater befo…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:13AMBy Helaine Feldman, Contributing Writer, June 9, 2017 Actor/playwright Jim Brochu reprises his award-winning role as legendary actor Zero Mostel in Zero Hour, a one-person tour de force, whi…
SOURCE: www.zealnyc.com at 10:07AMComedian Katie Mulgrew’s first full length play, Omnibus, won the 2015 Hope Playwriting Prize and is presented while its co-producer’s home, the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:07AMA living, breathing, contradictory thing: Brendan Macdonald reviews Ponyboy Curtis' new work at The Yard.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:04AMTony Award Winning actor Leslie Odom, Jr. Hamilton will publish his first book with Macmillan imprint Feiwel amp Friends. FAILING UP HOW TO RISE ABOVE, DO BETTER, AND NEVER STOP LEARNING is …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMBroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMEach year, the Tonys set aside a special Lifetime Achievement honor for a artistsof great distinctionwithin the theatre community. This year's honoree is one of the greatest stage and film a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMThe hugely convivial pre-show entertainment for Barber Shop Chronicles is such good fun that I thought to myself I could easily just watch this for an hour. As it turned out, press night del…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMBy Zach Fraser. Zach Fraser reveals the puppet theatre community of Montreal.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AMKevin Spacey will host the Broadway honors ceremony, airing Sunday on CBS.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
The Mary Poppins Returns star and Late Late Show host unite to tell Shakespeare’s tragedy through pop songs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AMIn the opening scene of MCC's American premiere production of THE END OF LONGING, playwrightstar Matthew Perry, playing the drunk, caustic and cocky Rolling Stone photographer Jack, looks de…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AMSam Pinkleton picked up his first ever Tony nomination for his choreography in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. Below, he explains why helping the show and its movement to grow o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AMIn honor of the upcoming one year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, HAM4BEY creator Michael Korte shares a cover of Dear Evan Hansen's 'You Will Be Found.' Che…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AMThe US pianist celebrates the French city, incorporating contemporary rhythms into his storytelling aesthetic
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:28AMPerformances begin in August at the National Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:21AMAhead of the Tony Awards on Sunday, we take a look at some of the biggest hits from the Great White Way yet to arrive in London
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:06AMDavid Greig’s 2013 play The Events was inspired by the horrific crime of Anders Breivik that took place in Norway in 2011. First performed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:05AMThe Aussie comic on the things that make her laugh the most, from tomatoes on toast to 30 RockMy favourite would have to be Ellen DeGeneres’s HBO specials. She hugely influenced me when I …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMAs his new show The Wind in the Willows opens in London, the Oscar winner and Downton Abbey creator will join us for a webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 13 June 1.00pm BST Julian Fellowes will…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMFull casting has been announced for touring musical The Band, which has music by Take That. The show, which features the winners
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:04AMThe full cast are now announced for Tim Firth’s new musical THE BAND, with the music of Take That.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMInside the art warehouse space of the Invisible Wind Factory, the smell of incense, free glitter and revolving ceiling decor have already set the scene for the height of Bruno & Sandy�…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMAfter learning his craft in Germany and assisting Ivo van Hove, the director is bringing a radical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMNew This Week Fun Home (Forrest Theatre). Based on Alison Bechdel's memoir, a bittersweet family musical. Tuesday through June 18.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:00AMIt is 30 years since the Dukes, Lancaster, produced its first annual promenade show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in nearby Williamson Park,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIn a very competitive year, 'Dear Evan Hanson' has an edge when it comes to the top prize.read more
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Full casting has been announced for the National Theatre's forthcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim's 1971 Broadway musical FOLLIES, which opens in the Olivier in September.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:50AMStephen Sondheim's FOLLIES makes its National Theatre debut in September, care of director Dominic Cooke. Who'll be joining Imelda Staunton, Philip Quast, Janie Dee and other previously anno…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:50AMOn last night's TONIGHT SHOW, guest Laurie Metcalf chattedabout the highly-anticipated ROSEANNEreunion, promising the full original cast's return. Later, the actress discussesher Tony-nomina…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48AMThe Broadway Blog continues our partnership with ShowTickets.com, one of the best online resources for choosing, purchasing, and saving on the most popular shows nationwide. We’ve combin…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:42AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AMOn last night's LATE LATE SHOW, host James Corden and guest Emily Blunt perform an abridged version of the William Shakespeare classic love story, ROMEO AND JULIET set to 14 modern songs, ac…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AM"Shaun of the Dead" will be screened at Music Box Theatre in New York from June 09 through June 13, 2017.The film is directed by Edgar Wright and casts Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Penelope Wilto…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:19AMFunds raised at the gala will benefit the theater’s Chicago Shakespeare in Classrooms and Communities
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:05AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Former "Hamilton" actor Leslie Odom Jr. is working on his first book, one he hopes inspires young people....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:01AMBroadway fortune tellers had it so easy last year: For every awards-season prediction, they could just point to “Hamilton.” In contrast, the 2017 race for the Tony Awards feels n…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AMDeciding what is best is a tricky thing to do. It’s particularly difficult if you’re trying to do what is best for someone else. How do you know if you’re doing the right thing? Is you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMEach of the Tony Award-nominated musical theater actors below have poured heart, soul, and years of training into their roles this Broadway season. This weekend, four—one from each act…
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM
Calling all budding critics: enter our annual competition for ground-breaking reviews of new works in the artsAnthony Burgess died in 1993. Today, in the centenary year of his birth, the aut…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonThis musical revue – which originally flopped on Broadway – features exquisite performances and songs by Hamilton’s creator but still feels quaintly nostalgi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMZizi Strallen will join the cast of Follies at the National Theatre, in a production that stars the previously announced Imelda Staunton,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMListen: It’s Robbie Rozelle Day at 54 Below!! Casting Directors Rally at Radio City, Tony Performers Announced, Karen Ziemba Joins “Prince of Broadway”! “Today on Bro…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:54AMIn little more than a year, Wasfi Kani has built a new opera house at a new venue in Surrey – a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:49AMZizi Strallen and Leisha Mollyneaux will join Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AMFrom acrobatic trampolining to a street dance Jungle Book, we round up some of the best circus this summer
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AMGrange Park Opera unveils its new home with Puccini's popular shocker
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AMFind out who will be joining Let It Shine winners 5 to 5
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AMby Mark G. Auerbach TheaterWorks is showcasing another young playwright on-the-rise with a production of Tanya Saracho’s Fade, a smart, sometimes sad, yet always funny play about a Mexican…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 07:45AMOur staff picks the best things to do this week — with a look ahead.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:42AMThe seventh annual Fair U City teams up with University City Jazz Festival to put on community event despite dissent within University City city council.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:42AM'Sweet Smell of Success' conjures up a New York fueled by 'Dirt'
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:42AMThis bird is stuck in its nest: Ross Gaynor's eclectic new one-man drama at Dublin's Theatre Upstairs doesn't quite deliver, says Chris McCormack.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:36AMThe company's summer program, a prologue to its upcoming 40th anniversary season, is nothing short of sensational.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 07:25AMWe are very pleased to share this announcement with you. Washington, DC, June 9, 2017—The editors and publishers of DC’s two major theater websites—DC Theatre Scene and DC Metro Theate…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:18AMSome Tony Talk Plus A Look at The Inspector General Come From Away (Jenn Colella) Photo: Matthew Murphy By Barbara & Scott Siegel The last thing you want to r…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:18AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld This weekend's big news NAPOLI, BROOKLN begins previews Off-Broadway tonight, and perhaps more importantly Kevin Spacey hosts the 71st Annual Tony Awards on Sunda…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AM A newly minted American citizen takes the Broadway repertoire to Brazil and back. By Joel Benjamin Paulo Szot’s Salute to Broadway was as close to perfec…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:04AMHistory is a tricky harlot. She is bought and sold, fought for and thrown over, seduced and betrayed — and always at the mercy of the winners. In a general election week, it is hard to den…
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The full cast are now announced for the UK tour of Tim Firth’s new musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That. The tour will begin at Manchester Opera House on 8 September, with a nat…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:55AMBea Roberts reworks Madame Bovary for the modern age, while Henri Oguike, Dane Hurst and others bring new works to Kingston’s Rose theatre1 Angels in AmericaThere is something very satisfy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMLatin Grammy-winning Cuban ensemble Septeto Santiaguero will be performing at BAM Festival at MetroTech, Brooklyn, New York, on July 27, 2017.Septeto Santiaguero gained attention for in…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:45AMThere aren't many musicals you could call a true classic, but ANNIE is certainly one of those select few. The heartwarming story of the little ginger orphan in 1930's New York who won the he…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:45AMThe general election result offers the creative industries an opportunity to fight against a hard Brexit that would damage the sector, lobbying
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AMJulian Clary is to star in the world premiere of a new play by Stephen Clark. Le Grand Mort is billed as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AM‘Pale Flower’, the 1964 Japanese film noir directed by Masahiro Shinoda, will be screened at Music Box Theatre, New York, on June 12, 2017.The film casts Ryô Ikebe, Mariko Kaga and…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:39AMA country on the brink of a society-defining technological change, viciously divided between the rich and the poor, the town and the country,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AM'A Quiet Passion', the 2016 biographical film written and directed by Terence Davies about the life of American poet Emily Dickinson, is being screened at Nouvel Odéon, Paris…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:31AMThe RSC's new staging features Matthew Tennyson in the central role in a staging which marks 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:24AMThere is an undeniable poetic charm to Blue Raincoat’s Shackleton, at the Traverse to Friday and touring to the Tron next week. The Sligo-based company’s latest touring show, seen here i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThe celebration of the Great White Way is bound to be streaked with Orange.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
As Yael Farber’s reimagining of Salome plays at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company opens their production of Oscar Wilde’s 1881
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMIt’s 22 years since the playwright’s chronicle of an election-losing Labour leader, The Absence of War, premiered at the Olivier theatre. On the eve of its revival he calls for the party…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMA village hall in Devon and an organisation on the Isle of Skye are among nominees for the inaugural Rural Touring Awards.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:36AMBy Paul T Davies
The Events Mercury Theatre Colchester. 6 June 2017 5 Stars BOOK TICKETS The Events is playwright David Greig’s response to the terrorist attack in Norway in 2011, when a f…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:23AMThe late playwright's dark comedy will premiere at Trafalgar Studios in September
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:12AMFilm actors must invite the camera toward them, a skill that is the direct opposite of stage acting, so practice in front
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMusic spans generations, connects people through a love of the melody and the beat. It brings The Boy (Aaron Price) and The Girl (Rubie Ozanne) together in LOOP, Alexander Knott’s newly wr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM@westendproducer Musical theatre vs straight acting courses? Which is the best foundation for a varied career? — josh silverlock (@JoshSilverlock) May 11,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThe OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR gang have a riot onstage but it looks as if they're having as much fun offstage too. Join team "R Kelly" and team "Beyonce Knowles-it-all" as they face-of…
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‘One OK Rock’ along with 'Set It Off, Palisades' will perform on July 24, 2017 at Corona Theatre, Montreal at 7:00 pm.The band ‘One OK Rock’ was formed in 2005 and since ha…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:49AMBy Mark Ludmon
Trimmed down by about 30 minutes since previews began, Common has gained momentum in time for press night although it still feels like it needs more work.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:48AM“DragonForce” will perform on July 23, 2017 at Corona Theatre, Montreal 8:30 pm onwards with “Once Human.” “DragonForce” is a power metal band from London, England which was…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:25AMIt’s the last two weeks to catch John Boyega’s on the stage as a soldier in 80s Berlin, while Rachel Weisz stars in a seductive, gothic thrillerMy Cousin RachelIt’s summer! So no bette…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMBy Mark Ludmon
The Traverse Theatre has revealed a programme of eight world premieres, three European premieres and five Scottish premieres for this year’s Edinburgh festival. The world pr…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:15AMBridget Minamore chats to the JMK award-winning young director as 'The Ugly One' opens at Park Theatre.
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The Observer's theatre critic chooses the 10 sets that changed the face of modern theatre, from a 1912 Hamlet to Punchdrunk's immersive Faust Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48AMThe artistic team responsible for this "Butterfly" made radical decisions and changes. Puccini’s original three acts of linear story – love and “wedding,” waiting, betrayal and death…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:46AMWho is Stephen Nicolazzo? A crass pervert who adores making theatre and doesn’t take himself too seriously. What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing. I recently attempted …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:46AMAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42AMThere are some beautiful moments in Salt: Caitlyn (Artemis Ioannides) plays with her shadow, colours fractured around the edge, her character held in a prism as things get unsettled and comp…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:32AMFrom left to right it’s Tony Buck on drums, Lloyd Swanton on bass, and Chris Abrahams on piano. It’s the penultimate night of a four-night residency. For the first set, Chris takes the l…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:07AMChicago Shakespeare Theater will unveil The Yard at June 9 gala.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMDirector Brett Haley and actor Sam Elliott join us to discuss their new film, "The Hero." Elliott plays Lee Hayden, an aging Western movie star who reevaluates his life, legacy and relati…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMFrom The Great Comet to Anastasia to Oslo, performers and creatives making their first Broadway bow this season share the emotional stories of their debuts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTwo female playwrights debut plays written in response to the 2016 election---The new administration may want to nix the NEA, but it's certainly providing plenty of fodder (if not funding) f…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMCelebrating the musicals of the 2016–2017 Broadway season, the album includes 15 songs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSee all the lighting designers that received nominations for a musical or play this season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony nominee explains his role as a scenic designer and his favorite element of the Patti LuPone-Christine Ebersole tuner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe summer may be too short in Connecticut, but it's jammed with festivals celebrating culture and the arts, beer, blues and barbecue, Shakespeare, strawberries and sailing — anything to g…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMAn insecure writer named Lucia is settling into her first real job, at a big TV studio. She shares her hopes and fears with a custodian, Abel, who comes in regularly to change the liners in …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMThe Tony nominee explains his role as a scenic designer and his favorite element of the Patti LuPone-Christine Ebersole tuner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony-nominated Great Comet composer-lyricist and book writer welcomes Playbill into his studio to break down the harmonic dramaturgy behind his complex characters in the duet.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIf you need a workout, Tony-nominated choreographer Sam Pinkleton teaches the moves to the Russian dance party’s “Balaga.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFrom The Great Comet to Anastasia to Oslo, performers and creatives making their first Broadway bow this season share the emotional stories of their debuts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony-nominated composer-lyricist and book writer dissects the music in Josh Groban and Denée Benton’s emotional duet.
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