Review: Buried: A New Musical, C Too by Joseph Winer

Tom Williams (Writer/Director) and Cordelia O’Driscoll (Composer) collaborate to create this new musical, a sort of cross between The Last Five Years and Sweeney Todd. The tale tells t…

The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man by Arts Review

One of the strengths of Tom Wright’s script and Matthew Lutton’s direction is how the piece sits in two worlds. They do so well to place it in a London transformed by the industrial revo…

Innovating an icon – Brisbane Powerhouse by Arts Review

I read recently about Lego. They had a moment when, on the verge of collapse, being outdated and not up with the times, they had to innovate. Their version of innovation wasn’t like Apple:…

BWW TV: WOODY SEZ Strums Its Way to Broadway in Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

Watch below as WOODY SEZ's Darcie Deaville,David Finch,David Lutken, andHelen Russellperform a selection of songs from the show

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the Ahmanson by Pauline Adamek

Part murder mystery, part technical extravaganza, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time follows the earnest endeavors of an autistic 15-year old named Christopher

Disney legend Alan Menken talks creation, composition, and collaboration by Maddi Ostapiw

In the days leading up to Aladdin’s opening night in Melbourne, a small group of Australian arts journalists were invited to interview the legendary composer, Alan Menken. In the time avai…

Broadway star dedicates final performance to Charlottesville victim by Linda Massarella

Broadway star Okieriete Onaodowan dedicated his final performance in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” to fatal Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer. “#Heathe…

Javier Munoz Starts #DiversityOfBroadway, Broadway Responds by BroadwayWorld

Javier Muoz, current star of Hamilton, has started the DiversityOfBroadway hashtag and it has swept through social media. Casts across Broadway are sharing their group photos and celebrating…

Review | Shakespeare’s As You Like It | Directed by John Doyle | Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor, Long Island by Yvonne Korshak

Not much enchantment but As You Like It is a wonderful play so that, even with this disappointing production, it’s not a wasted evening.

Review | Shakespeare’s As You Like It | Directed by John Doyle | Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor, Long Island by Yvonne Korshak

…  without enchantment … As You Like It is a wonderful play so that, even with this disappointing production, it’s not a wasted evening.  The language is so powerful and some of the …

Old Globe's 'Hamlet' a towering ode to tragedy by James Hebert

Sprawled belly-down on a bed, scrawling in a notebook as he ponders the prospect of a “consummation” with the grave; in the Old Globe's powerful new staging of Shakespeare’s greatest t…

Jennifer Laura Thompson Joins Mandy Gonzalez for Latest #InterMission by BroadwayWorld

Mandy Gonzalez has been inviting Broadway's best into her dressing room to riff a capella. Her latest guest is Dear Evan Hansen's Jennifer Laura Thompson. Watch the pair show off their 'kill…

Patina Miller and Husband David Mars Welcome a Baby Girl by BroadwayWorld

Broadway vet Patina Miller and her husband, David Mars, have just welcomed their first child. Joining the family is a daughter named Emerson Harper Mars born August 9 in New York City.

Look, up in the sky: It’s ... Lady Gaga on Golden 1 Center?

A giant likeness of Lady Gaga will soon adorn an exterior section of the Golden 1 Center. The artwork – Gaga-ism, if you will – is Southern California artist Christina … Click to C…

Ghoulish punishments prevail in shocking ‘Shockheaded Peter’ by Hedy Weiss

WEISS: As sick and twisted as the Black Button Eyes production is, its depiction of domestic horror is so imaginative that you cannot look away.

Architectonic Dynamism: A Preview of Dropshift Dance’s “The Remains” at Defibrillator by Michael Workman

BWW First Person: What A Difference A Transfer Can Make; Looking at the Differences in Shows Between London and New York by Kerry Breen

Ever wonder how your favorite show looks on the other side of the Atlantic Sometimes a show is exactly the same - and sometimes, the changes can make it nearly unrecognizable. It's no secret…

Oak Onaodowan Dedicates His Final GREAT COMET Performance to Charlottesville Victim by BroadwayWorld

Okieriete 'Oak' Onaodowan plays his final performance as Pierre in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 today, and in light of the tragic events taking place in Charlottesville, Virg…

Warren Beatty on 'Bonnie and Clyde' at 50 by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Bonnie and Clyde" might have indelibly captured the spirit of the anti-authoritarian'60s with a pair of devil-may-care bank robbers from t…

Troubles caused by singers belting it out | Letters by Letters

Modern singers depend for power and vocal strength on technology as well as their own skills, says Ian Flintoff; and Sara Neil on the ‘belting’ vocal techniqueBernhard Warner (Why do sta…

VIDEO: Cast and Creatives Chat Bringing Arendelle to Life in Denver by Stage Tube

Elsa is poised to cast her spell over Broadway, but first, Denver Watch as Caissie Levy, Patti Murin, and director Michael Grandage discuss the journey from page to stage as Frozen the music…

Okieriete Onaodowan Is Bowing Out of The Great Comet of 1812 With a Poignant Dedication by Devon Ivie

Today, August 13, will serve as the last evening that former Hamilton star Okieriete “Oak” Onaodowan will be playing the lead in Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 181…

Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Stand By at Summerhall at Army Reserve Centre by Crystal Bennes

An insight into life as a policeman proves there's more to the army than the Military Tattoo. The post Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Stand By at Summerhall at Army Reserve Centre appeared first …

THE SHAKESPEARES – SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE – #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Yesteryear once more: Storyboard Theatre's The Shakespeares – Scenes from a Marriage goes over the well-trodden ground of the private life of that writer from Stratford. Even if nothin…

Elisabeth Moss on Her Emmy Nomination and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Kathryn Shattuck

For her performance as Offred, the longtime TV actor has received her eighth Emmy nomination.

Stage Stars on Screen - A Guide to Broadway on TV's 2017-18 Season! by Caryn Robbins

Broadway stars, live musical presentations and a high school theater department-themed drama series are all on tap for the upcoming 2017-18 primetime television season. Check out the excitin…

Coming Attractions: August 13 through 31 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

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

The Government Inspector Review: Michael Urie Triumphs Once Again, as Venal Bureaucrat by Jonathan Mandell

  The vain, reckless son of a rich man is suddenly thrust into power by a venal group of citizens marked by their “ugliness, stupidity, greed, cowardice, corruption and sheer unpleas…

FROM DOWN UNDER: Parsifal by Simon Parris

With regular Sydney home, Joan Sutherland Theatre, closed for most of this year for multi-million dollar renovations, Opera Australia has curated an alternative series of events at other Syd…

Abrons Arts Center Season Includes a Parody of an Albee Classic by Joshua Barone

Elevator Repair Service, the innovative theater company, will stage an irreverent play inspired by “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

Regional Theaters Are The Country’s Primary Incubator of New Plays – Including SoFla by Bill Hirschman

Indisputably, regional theaters have been a significant wellspring for new plays reaching back 30 years. But a quickening sea change has occurred quietly but demonstrably over the past decad…

Wayne McGregor's +/- Human, Roundhouse, dance review: 'Eye-catching' by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

With the Roundhouse's huge, pillared space working as an art gallery or a stage during the run, +/- Human is both installation and dance work

Alex Salmond ... Unleashed review: music and chat but no juicy gossip by Brian Logan

Assembly Rooms, EdinburghThe former first minister of Scotland and ex-MP has been promising a political kiss and tell, but he fails to deliver the goodsWhen the former first minister of Scot…

DOUBLE FEATURE – #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

★★★★☆    Double the Laughs: Powerhouse double act Andy Gray and Grant Stott bring all their comic knowhow to bear on Double Feature from Gilded Ballo…

This Week on Broadway for August 13, 2017: Michael Moore’s The Terms of My Surrender, Barbara Cook by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Michael Moore’s The Terms of My Surrender, The Public Theater production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Summer Sho…

ANASTASIA Takes Over BWW on Instagram for Broadway At W by BroadwayWorld

Cast members from the Broadway musical Anastasia will make their Broadway at W New York debut on Sunday, August 13th at 730 pm.

Lucy Thurber’s Once Upon a Time in the Berkshires Begins at Williamstown by Adam Hetrick

The world-premiere production brings together local residents and professional theatre artists.

FLIGHT – Edinburgh International Festival ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Masterful: Vox Motus' Flight is an emotional and powerful work of art - an experience like no other that stays with you long after leaving Edinburgh's Church Hill Theatre.

CAT LOUD – #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Daniel Perks

Cat Loud stands and delivers a flawless a cappella performance, a bluesy voice overflowing with restrained pain at being eternally damned. Every syllable is subtly tinged with sadness, a res…

Asian Star of THE LITTLE MERMAID Faces Discrimination on Tour by BroadwayWorld

Diana Huey is currently starring in the national tour of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, and according to Gusto, the Asian actress is facing unfair criticism based solely on her race.

BWW TV: CURVY WIDOW Makes a Match at Broadway in Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

Watch below as CURVY WIDOW'sNancy Opel,Andrea Bianchi,Aisha de Haas,Elizabeth Ward Land.Ken Land,Alan Muraoka,Christopher Shyerperform a selection of songs from the show

PAGEANT – London Irish Centre by Shanine Salmon

Pageant is a revival of a musical first performed off-Broadway in 1991, and it’s telling that this drag satire on the culture of women as decoration still feels biting 26 years later. …

Claude Rich obituary by Ronald Bergan

French stage and screen actor whose 1963 role in the comedy-thriller Les Tontons Flingueurs made him a starClaude Rich, who has died aged 88, was a familiar face in French cinema and theatre…

Mat Ewins review – declaration of independence from seriousness by Brian Logan

Heroes @ The Hive, EdinburghRunning against the prevailing trend for sincerity in comedy, Mat Ewins’ Indiana Jones-inspired show is a paean to daftness, fabrication and windups, with a ter…

Tumble Tuck – #EdFringe by Daniel Perks

Daisy (Sarah Milton) gets her first flush of success at the swim meet and the endorphin rush is exhilarating. Maybe that’s why Milton talks so fast for the majority of Tumble Tuck, instant…

How the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre Partners with Communities by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Joan Schirle. Joan Schirle, Founding Artistic Director of Dell’Arte International, presents an overview of the history of Dell’Arte’s Rural Residency Program and the program’s rel…

How Harry Potter and ‘The Dark Tower’ have messed up millennials by Johnny Oleksinski

When diagnosing what ails the millennial generation, there is a tendency to blame the same old foes — parental coddling and the rise of mobile phones. Instagram filters = detachment; parti…

OLYMPILADS – Theatre N16 by Laura Kressly

Andrew Maddock, the writer behind the hugely successful IN/OUT (a feeling) has a great talent for creating fully developed and multi-layered characters that don’t come from privileged back…

DON’T BLAME THE BANKERS…$TOOPID – Canal Cafe Theatre by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

This two-woman show is written and presented by the talented Serafina Salvador, and tells, in a highly original way, the story of one woman’s first-hand experience of the banking world on …

The week ahead in L.A. theater, Aug. 13-20: 'Hamilton,' 'Henry IV, Part 1' and more by Matt Cooper

THEATER Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), Charles McNulty (C.M.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Mighty Morphin Midsummer Night’s Dream The Actors’ Gang presents a k…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: DollyWould at Summerhall by Hannah Greenstreet

A mainstream crossover hit - or is it? Hannah Greenstreet on Sh!t Theatre's Dolly Parton-inspired show. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: DollyWould at Summerhall appeared first on Exeunt Ma…

What Would Cathy Do? review at C Primo, Edinburgh – ‘an exciting monologue ‘ by Paul Vale

A fumbled snatch of music in black-out and the sound of a flickering movie projector, and then Cathy lurches onto the stage.

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Start Swimming at Summerhall by Crystal Bennes

A struggle against systems: James Fritz's new play is a response to Paul Mason's Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Start Swimming at Summerhall appeared fi…

Goody review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘rich in detail’ by Natasha Tripney

Lucy Roslyn’s new play, Goody, is set in a travelling circus during the days of the Depression when jobs were scarce, and

The Curse Of The Mummy review at Just The Tonic, Edinburgh – ‘very little to recommend’ by Paul Vale

With meta-comedy theatre at its greatest density at Edinburgh in August, it’s inevitable that you are going to wander into a few

Steen Raskopoulos review – fruitful but uneasy audience participation by Brian Logan

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghNot every audience member press-ganged into taking part in the Australian’s sketches has the confidence to keep up with a stellar performerTricky business, thi…

DollyWould review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘gleefully scrappy and frequently silly’ by Natasha Tripney

Following on from Letters to Windsor House, their glorious show about London rental hell, this is Sh!t Theatre’s “mainstream crossover hit”. It’s

A SPOONFUL OF SHERMAN – Live at Zedel by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

An enchanting evening with a trip down memory lane across four generations of the Sherman dynasty awaits you at Brasserie Zedel this August. Robert J Sherman narrates this fun collection of …

Take in dance, Shakespeare and improv comedy in Toronto this week by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Dance: Made in Canada Festival, Shakespeare in the Ruff and Bad Dog Theatre are on the Top Ticket.

The Power Behind the Crone review at Assembly Studios, Edinburgh – ‘entertaining’ by Paul Vale

For those who believe that there are no good parts for older women in Shakespeare, The Power Behind The Crone is required

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Famous musicals before they were big

Every musical, even Phantom of the Opera, had to start somewhere - but how well do you know their pasts?

Review: Mr Danger’s Really Safe Show, Laughing Horse at The Free Sisters by Joseph Winer

Mr Danger’s Really Safe Show, a one man comedy family show for all ages performed by Sam Quinn, is a clowning dare devil performance show, using puppetry, wacky tricks and plenty of so…

Review: Secret Life of Humans, Pleasance Courtyard by Joseph Winer

David Byrne’s Secret Life of Humans combines the overlapping histories of the present, the past and the beginning of time to ask the essential human questions of what is real and what …

Review: Jane Doe, Assembly George Square Studios by Joseph Winer

Jane Doe goes to a party and gets raped. She could be anyone, anywhere at anytime. This is an interactive show which uses verbatim court scripts and text messages, in addition to audience pa…

Skin review – brave attempt to dance gender transition by Judith Mackrell

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDespite past form in translating complex emotion into dance, 201 Dance Company’s attempt to navigate gender-reassignment intricacies feels too tidyThere was a…

PHOTOS & VIDEO: European premiere of Late Company readies for West End debut by Press Releases

Have you booked your tickets yet for the West End transfer of Late Company yet? Have a peek at pics and show trailer before and get booking!

Review: Trumpus Interruptus: The Impeachment of Donald J Trump, Greenside at Infirmary Street by Joseph Winer

Donald Trump (Zach Tomasovic) sits in the Oval Office. His desk is smaller than usual. But it’s also better, because this desk has two big buttons: the first brings diet coke, the second n…

When love and loss are multiplied - remembering a brother at Twins Days: Andrea Simakis by Andrea Simakis

Twins Days festival can be bittersweet. Just ask Richard Boudreau.

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Ancient Shrines and Half Truths at Summerhall by Joy Martin

Rich, sparkly, deep, intricate: Joy Martin reviews Binge Culture's interactive headphone adventure around The Meadows. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Ancient Shrines and Half Truths at Su…

Tumble Ruck review at Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh – ‘a compelling story, deftly told’ by Anna Winter

In Tumble Tuck, writer-performer Sarah Milton evokes the fraught and chlorine-scented world of competitive swimming. She’s Daisy, an uncertain girl in a

Coppelia review at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh – ‘needs a touch of theatrical WD40’ by Anna Winter

Circus company Feathers of Daedalus’ steampunk re-imagining of Coppelia – the classic comic ballet about a clockwork doll and her maniacal maker

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Instructions for Border Crossing at Summerhall by Chris McCormack

Daniel Bye's new performance is an exploration of borders, solidarity and revolt. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Instructions for Border Crossing at Summerhall appeared first on Exeunt Ma…

Lisa Manter by Lisa Manter

Lisa Manter lives in San Francisco and has interests in medieval studies, film, and queer theory. She teaches in the English Department at Saint Mary’s College of California, finding time …

Ballistic review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘fever-pitched performance’ by Fergus Morgan

Inspired by the 107,000-word manifesto of 22 year-old mass-murderer Elliot Rodger, who killed six people in a California shooting spree in 2014, Mini-Mall Theatre’s Ballistic takes

Looking for John review at Assembly Hall, Edinburgh – ‘uninspiring and conservatively staged’ by Fergus Morgan

The John we are looking for is John Curry OBE, the figure skater who became famous as Olympic and World Champion in

Quarter Life Crisis review at Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh – ‘a warm presence on stage’ by Ben Kulvichit

When do you become an adult? For Alicia Adewale, her soon-to-expire 16-25 railcard is a sign that she should get round to

Chicago Theater Review: SHOCKHEADED PETER (Black Button Eyes Productions) by Lawrence Bommer

SCHADENFREUDE GETS ITS SHOW We learn from fear, even if it’s the wrong lessons. Well before Mark Twain’s “Slovenly Peter,” let alone Edward Gorey, Roald Dahl or Tim Burton, there was…

Apologia review – Stockard Channing’s withering heights by Susannah Clapp

Trafalgar Studios, LondonA caustic Channing battles gamely to save Alexi Kaye Campbell’s cliched family bust-upStockard Channing gives a good withering. It’s hard to tell whether her phy…

Jess Thom: ‘I don’t suppress my tics – it’s definitely Beckett with biscuits’ by Interview By Killian Fox

The standup, writer and co-founder of Touretteshero on taking Samuel Beckett’s notoriously challenging monologue, Not I, to the Edinburgh fringeJess Thom, 37, is a performer and the co-fou…

Step review – slickly inspiring dance documentary by Wendy Ide

The winning personalities of a school troupe from inner-city Baltimore shine through some overly polished stylingsThe life-affirming story of a group of young African American female high-sc…

Mariinsky Ballet: La Bayadère; Contrasts review – truly elevated company by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonEven when ballet gets silly, the Mariinsky’s dancers are in a class of their ownThere are two processions in La Bayadère. The most famous is in the scene known as…

Edinburgh comedy review – Brexit, Trump and sex-mad chimpanzees by Veronica Lee

Reginald D Hunter spurns good taste, Sara Pascoe goes solo, and Jan Ravens is everyone elseTop calls in this year’s fringe comedy bingo – where punters make a mental tick each time jokes…

Edinburgh theatre review – a world without borders, almost by Clare Brennan

From Palestine to Aberfan, identity and belonging dominate – alongside Fritz Lang at the circus, existential football and a song for beached whales“That’s not right…” The taxi driv…

The Divide review by Michael Billington

King’s theatre, EdinburghAlan Ayckbourn’s Handmaid’s Tale-esque projection of a plague-ravaged future contains many nice ironies and performances, but strains patience over its six hou…

Trumped out: why the fringe can't keep up with 2017 by Mark Lawson

From Trumpageddon to Brexit: The Musical, many would-be topical crowdpleasers at this year’s fringe can’t match the manic pace of real-life news eventsThis would be a bad time to try to …

BWW Review: New Cast Members Add New Dynamics To A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 by Michael Dale

When this reviewer first critiqued Lucas Hnath's clever and intriguing A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2, he envisioned much discussion being provoked over the fact that a new Broadway play that debate…

Review: ‘The Nerd’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse by Wendi Winters

Now in its 58th season, The Nerd is Prince George’s Little Theatre’s 192nd production. Scripted by Larry Shue, the zany comedy is directed by John Degnan, a long-time area director and r…

Edinburgh Festival 2017 review: The Divide by David Kettle

Alan Ayckbourn's vast dystopian fantasy feels cosy rather than alarmingA society that segregates men and women, prescribes what women can learn, read, wear, even which words they can sa…

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

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

Final Bow: Final Bow: Ana Villafañe Takes Her Last "Glori"ous Steps With On Your Feet!

She's been Broadway's Gloria Estefan since the first conga line, and she has enough stories to last a lifetime.

Hillary Clinton, Amy Schumer, Bill Murray, and More Visit Broadway by Hannah Vine

See who stopped by the Great White Way to take in shows this past month.

Christiane Noll and In Transit Composer to Perform in August 13 Broadway Jazz Session by Robert Viagas

Russ Kaplan and his eight-piece band will also welcome Mariand Torres at Green Room 42 in NYC.

Why Tony and Emmy Winner Lily Tomlin Insisted on Producing Her Own Broadway Play by Kathy Henderson

In this 1985 interview, Tomlin and her now-wife then-writer/co-producer Jane Wagner, talk about bringing The Search for Intelligent Signs of Life in the Universe to Broadway.

What to do this week: Aug. 13-19 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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