Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Breathe’ at Everyman-Leeds, London by Blouin Artinfo

 ‘Breathe’ will be screened at Everyman-Leeds, London.The film is directed by Andy Serkis, who debuted as a director with this film. The film brings to life the legendary story of l…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:54PM

Theatre Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Elle Marie Sullivan

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of America’s great pieces of literature. Its hero, Atticus Finch, is revered by many. Harper Lee’s novel about life in Maycomb, Alabama in 1935…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:53PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Dundalk Community Theatre by Regina Rose

Dundalk Community Theatre has a history of producing high-quality musicals with first rate talent, great sets and spot-on direction. In “The Bridges of Madison County,” they defi…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:39PM

Actor Anthony Rapp says he was propositioned at 14 by Kevin Spacey by Darel Jevens

Spacey issues a public apology to the "Star Trek Discovery" actor and confirms for the first time that he is gay.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:18PM

On the Couch with Chris van Tuinen by Arts Review

WHO IS CHRIS VAN TUINEN? I’m a musician (conductor, pianist), chorus director, artistic director, programmer, producer and arts manager. I work for Musica Viva, WASO, Lost & Found …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:15PM

Concert Review: Narek Hakhnazaryan and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore by Brett Dodson

Despite a last-minute change in featured soloist, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Marin Alsop presented a fine performance Saturday evening at Strathmore Music Hall. Depa…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:14PM

Give Me Your Love by Arts Review

A funny, fragile and profound fable based on groundbreaking medical research and real-life war testimonies, theatre legends Jon Haynes and David Woods (Ridiculusmus) return to the Seymour Ce…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:11PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Knives in Hens by Sandi Durell

    by Carole Di Tosti   A dance of love and antagonistic struggle by Young Woman and Pony William opens the intriguing U.S. Premiere of Knives in Hens by David Harrower, conc…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:56PM

This One’s for the Girls by Joel Benjamin

During the jam-packed ninety minutes of "This One’s For the Girls," the foursome run through a batch of songs that show the ups and downs of the last one hundred or so years through the ey…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:51PM

Kevin Spacey Accused of Sexual Misconduct by ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Actor by Erin Nyren

“Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp has accused Kevin Spacey of making a pass at him when he was 14 years old after he attended a party at Spacey’s apartment in 1986.…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:47PM

Star Trek: Discovery Actor Anthony Rapp Says Kevin Spacey Tried to Seduce Him When He Was 14 by Halle Kiefer

In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Star Trek: Discovery’s Anthony Rapp alleges that in 1986, Kevin Spacey invited the then-teenaged performer to a party at his home and, at the end of the…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:46PM

Review: Oedipus El Rey at The Public Theater by Ran Xia

Ran Xia reviews Luis Alfaro's steamy adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy, set in So. Central L.A. The post Review: Oedipus El Rey at The Public Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:27PM

Roberto Devereux by Arts Review

Following the company’s acclaimed productions of Maria Stuarda in 2015 and Anna Bolena in 2016, Melbourne Opera is finishing its powerful 2017 season with the final instalment of Donizett…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:27PM

“Pinky” Plucks Our Heartstrings, at Marin Onstage, San Rafael by Tyler Jeffreys

Millennial Notes David Templeton Toys with Dungeons & Dragons by Tyler Jeffreys “Pinky” at Marin Onstage tells the story of two imaginative teenagers attempting a fairy tale romance.…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:22PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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'Red Roses, Green Gold': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This new musical about a family of con artists features Grateful Dead songs written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.

SOURCE: edit.hollywoodreporter.com at 09:57PM

Tony Winner Karen Olivo Will Star in Fun Home by Andrew Gans

The award-winning star of West Side Story and Hamilton will be seen in the Tony-winning musical in Madison, Wisconsin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42PM

Magic Time!: ‘Hello, My Name Is…’ at The Welders by John Stoltenberg

Having heralded five* Welders productions, I approached Debra Kim Sivigny’s Hello, My Name Is… with both eagerness and wariness. Knowing that Sivigny had chosen as her subject a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30PM

Red Roses, Green Gold by Sandi Durell

      By Brian Scott Lipton   The rather ramshackle new jukebox musical, “Red Roses, Green Gold,” now at the Minetta Lane Theatre, inadvertently poses a rather thorny…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:28PM

She Watched Bootleg Episodes Of Seinfeld, Now The Indonesian Comic Performs Stand-Up by Ari Shapiro

Sakdiyah Ma'ruf grew up watching bootleg videos of Roseanne Barr and Jerry Seinfeld. Now she is breaking ground as a stand-up comedian who wears a hijab while openly mocking religious fundam…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:06PM

Theatre Review: ‘Follies’ by MAD Productions by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

Stepping into the Barney & Bea Recreation Center at Goddard Space Flight Center on Friday, October 27, 2017, was like stepping into an old-time dance hall. I was here to see Stephen Sond…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:03PM

Review: Red Roses, Green Gold

A Grateful Dead jukebox musical graces the stage at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Esther by Arts Review

If the standard achieved by this production of Handel’s first oratorio, Esther is anything to go by, then Tobias Cole’s ambitions for his fledgling baroque opera company, Handel in the T…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:59PM

Legal Decision Puts Broadway Theaters At Risk by Marc Hershberg

Broadway theater owners should man the barricades after a recent legal decision made them more vulnerable to disability discrimination lawsuits.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:45PM

Marvelous Marilyn ‘Medley’ Maye Knocks ‘Em Dead at Appel Room by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell   Yes, this is what Marilyn Maye says is her middle name!  And why not! It’s a special treat to hear how Ms. M orchestrates in and through the st…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:44PM

Colours of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay by Arts Review

More than 65 Impressionist masterpieces from the renowned collection of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, will feature in a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia from 29 March …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:43PM

The Portuguese Kid Review: Jason Alexander in Shanley Cheesy Comedy by Jonathan Mandell

Jason Alexander plays a Mama’s boy who recently married a “Puerto Rican firecracker” half his age; Sherie Rene Scott, a twice-widowed Greek bombshell, is shacking up with a dumb, moon-…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:12PM

Review: ‘Red Roses, Green Gold’ at Minetta Lane Theatre by Deb Miller

Calling all Dead Heads! The classic songs of your favorite band have been reincarnated for the stage at Minetta Lane Theatre, in a new jukebox musical Red Roses, Green Gold, directed by Rach…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Julia Messenger Quintet by Arts Review

Julia Messenger has a jazz style all of her own, her recent performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre felt like a turning of the tide – with a coolness and as some remarked ‘a bent…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:55PM

Theatre Review: ‘Carrie: The Musical’ by Peake Players and Church Hill Theatre at Chesapeake College by Mark Beachy

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, “Carrie: The Musical” is getting a bloody good fun production by Chesapeake College’s Peake Players and Church Hill Theatre, now playin…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:24PM

KNIVES IN HENS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Though playwright David Harrower hails from Scotland, his compelling if occasionally opaque 1995 play Knives in Hens, opening today at 59E59 Theaters in a production by The Shop, has the fee…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:09PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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‘I’m your latest distraction’ — Michael Moore fires back after Trump disses his Broadway show by Amy B Wang / The Washington Post

Like many of President Donald Trump’s tweets, the one lashing out at filmmaker Michael Moore seemed to come out of nowhere.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:48PM

Off-Broadway Review: "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train at The Pershing Square Signature Center's Irene Diamond Stage by David Roberts

The play raises rich and enduring questions regarding justice and morality; moral ambiguity; and guilt and innocence. When is it all right to lie to save one’s life? How does systemic raci…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:42PM

Tavis Smiley to bring multimedia King tribute to Chicago, other cities by USA Today

The program boasts footage of the civil rights leader, narration by Smiley and musical compositions by pianist Marcus Roberts.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:37PM

Toronto Theatre guru Ernest J. Schwarz broke boundaries of the stage by Martin Morrow

After his hippie-era version of The Bacchae became a hit, he produced shows for Mirvish Productions, including Les Miz

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:27PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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'I’m your latest distraction’: Michael Moore fires back after Trump disses his Broadway show by Amy B Wang

Trump claimed Moore's one-man show, which ran for 12 weeks, was 'forced to close.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:12PM

Photo Coverage: Inside the After Party Celebrating the New York Pops Opening Concert with Ali Ewoldt Matt Doyle & Steven Reineke by Stephen Sorokoff

After The New York Pops Season Opening Concert the excitement continued with Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke and guests artists Ali Ewoldt and Matt Doyle at The Pops after party.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

ICYMI: Laura Bell Bundy Talks HONEYMOONERS, LEGALLY BLONDE & Her New Concert on BroadwayWorld Live! by Steve Schonberg

Laura Bell Bundy is sick of double standards, and she wants you to know it

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

Annenberg Center Live presents Haruki Murakami’s ‘Sleep’ by Cameron Kelsall

Ripe Time’s convoluted take on Haruki Murakami's short story 'Sleep' shows the perils of adaptation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:04PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Flashback: PRINCE OF BROADWAY Steps Down from the Throne and Exits Broadway by Julie Musbach

Harold Prince's revue Prince of Broadway abdicates for the next Broadway show in the works today, October 29, 2017. The show played a total of 91 performances. The limited engagement began p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

Voodoo magic in ‘Marie Christine,’ a NOLA-to-Chicago riff on ‘Medea’ by Hedy Weiss

WEISS: When you combine a New Orleans/voodoo vibe with cutthroat Chicago politics, the mix of passion, betrayal and corruption is irresistible.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:47PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Hairy Ape’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Timoth David Copney

Eugene O’Neill is a widely revered playwright, most known for his masterpiece, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.”  But there is another, more expressionist arrow in his theat…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:19PM

Review: ‘Knives in Hens,’ a Wondrous Drama of the Lust for Language by Ben Brantley

David Harrower’s remarkable play, depicting a romantic triangle in a desolate, premodern world, finally receives its New York premiere.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PM

BWW Review: Luis Alfaro's OEDIPUS EL REY Adapts a Classic Text Into a Contemporary Commentary by Michael Dale

When Sophocles' OEDIPUS REX was first performed over 400 years B.C., the Greek chorus that opened the play wore the traditional identical masks. But in Luis Alfaro's contemporary adaptation,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Exclusive Podcast: 'Behind the Curtain' Visits with the Legendary Tony Roberts by Behind The Curtain

Everyone step to the rear and let Tony Roberts take the day. One of America's most beloved character actors drops by Shetler Studios to look back on his career with Rob and Kevin. While Tony…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PM

Act II Playhouse presents Michael Hollinger’s ‘Red Herring’ by Cameron Kelsall

Act II Playhouse’s revival of Michael Hollinger's ‘Red Herring’ will win you over hook, line, and sinker. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:32PM

The Big Apple Circus is Back! by Sandi Durell

  by Adam Cohen   As iconic as the Empire State Building and Central Park – the Big Apple Circus has thankfully returned to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park for a holiday season�…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:31PM

Chicago Theater Review: MARIE CHRISTINE (BoHo Theatre at Theater Wit) by Lawrence Bommer

VENGEANCE STALKS THE CENTURIES, OR DO DO THAT VOODOO It’s a (forced) marriage made in musicals. You don’t immediately think of Marie Laveau and Medea as soul sisters with a common cause…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:27PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by Elle Marie Sullivan

“The Bridges of Madison County” is one of the best-selling books of the last hundred years. Robert James Waller wrote the novel in 1992 and it was adapted to film in 1995 and int…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:27PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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A Human Hand Grenade: ‘People, Places & Things’ by Matthew Wexler

Following a sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London’s West End, Denise Gough reprises her Olivier award-winning role in the American Premiere of 'People, Places & Things…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:42PM

Desperate Measures - a rowdy, tuneful and somewhat sentimental mixture of the Bard and the Old West by Oscar E. Moore

How refreshing to hear melodies and lyrics that fall wonderfully on the ear – caressing rather than bombarding by a terrific cast of six full throttled vocalists.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 02:33PM

Oddly, ‘Shakespeare in Love’ is America’s top play by Nelson Pressley

It’s now in Baltimore, and the big surprise is . . . just kidding, no surprises.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM

Karen Olivo to Star in FUN HOME for Forward Theater Company by BroadwayWorld

It's just been revealed by Madison.com that in Forward Theater Company's 2018-19 season, Karen Olivo will make her Madison stage debut in Wisconsin's first production of FUN HOME. The paper …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

Industry Interview: A Little Perspective- Ken Davenport Wants to Teach You How to Produce for Broadway by Robert Diamond

Theatre is a multi-faceted industry built on collaboration, creativity and commitment. Whether you are a writer, director, producer, or any other profession within the theatre, it's essentia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Saint George and the Dragon, National Theatre by Felix Clutson

Saint George and the Dragon is a remimagining of Evgeny Schwartz’ ‘The Dragon’, an allegory of Stalinism, by playwright Rory Mullarkey, centred on England. The tale is of G…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PM

Review: (Re)play, Theatre N16 by Rachael Head

‘This will be funny one day’ Mountview student, Rachel Causer, champions this attitude in her one woman show; (Re)play. For Causer, I’m pleased to say that day is today. (Re)play is a …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PM

Review: Young Frankenstein, The Garrick Theatre by A Younger Theatre

The brainchild of EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) holder Mel Brooks, the creative force behind classics like The Producers, and visionary director and choreographer Susan Stroman who’s wo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PM

Review: The End of Hope, Soho Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Following his critically acclaimed Cyprus Avenue at the Royal Court in 2016, award-winning playwright David Ireland’s The End of Hope drops its anchor at the Soho Theatre for a month-long …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PM

Review: The White Feminist Guide to Sex and Hip Hop and Pulp Fiction, Theatre N16 by Charlotte Irwin

Getting to Maiden Speech, the feminist voices festival taking over the confusingly named Theatre N16 (it’s actually south of the river in Balham), is a theatrical experience in itself. Tu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PM

People You Should Know . . . Rotem Weiner by Zack Calhoon

Rotem Weiner was born and raised in Israel. She always loved acting, writing and filmmaking. After backpacking for several months, she finally got the courage to pursue her dream of becoming…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:33PM

People You Should Know . . . Jessenia Cuesta by Zack Calhoon

JESSENIA CUESTA – Jessenia was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and began her interest in the arts through music. At the age of seven she entered the well-known music school, Coro de Niños d…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:33PM

Review: The Last Match at Laura Pels Theatre by Nicole Serratore

Anna Ziegler explores the internal turmoil of tennis players on court and off in The Last Match. Nicole Serratore reviews. The post Review: The Last Match at Laura Pels Theatre appeared fir…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 01:12PM

Giordano Dance pushes to the future in season opener by Lauren Warnecke

Giordano Dance Chicago’s two-night fall series at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance opened over the weekend with the 2005 “Giordano Moves.” Created just three years before founder…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:05PM

CIRCUS DIARIES: Reporting on Serious Circus symposium by Katharine Kavanagh

Organised by Stumble Dance Circus director, Mish Weaver, the Serious Circus symposium is the first iteration of an ongoing project to create a network of support and practitioners who are us…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at noon (Broadway Time)
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OF KITH AND KIN Bush Theatre W12 by Libby Purves and Friends

WHOSE BABY?    It is a brave theme that Chris Thompson – a former social worker – has chosen. It is also a darkly, and accidentally, topical one since a court case is still…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:37PM

Troubled Men: Talking with the ‘Father and Sons’ of Quintessence Theatre’s ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ by Henrik Eger

Eugene O’Neill, the only American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature (1936), a man who struggled with alcoholism but who had the courage to address problematic, taboo sub…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:29PM

Old Mahogany: Wilton's Music Hall archive acquired by the V&A by Maev Kennedy

Collection charts east London theatre from Victorian pomp to near collapse, then shabby but structurally sound redemptionAn archive recording the glory days as well as the decay and near col…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM

This Week on Broadway for October 29, 2017: The Portuguese Kid by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review The Portuguese Kid, The Colored Museum @ Harlem Repertory Theatre, M. Butterfly, Torch Song @ Second Stage, Guarding The Bridg…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:19PM

Stage Door’s Ticking The Ivories Turns Revue On Tuneful Ear by Bill Hirschman

Right off the bat, Broward Stage Door's Tickling the Ivories shows the artistry of the piano wizards and of the inventiveness of a show that turns the typical musical revue theme on its ear.

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:18PM

Michael Moore and Donald Trump Are in a Social Media War About Broadway Knowledge by Devon Ivie

Honestly, it was only a matter of time before Donald Trump hurled some insults Michael Moore’s way due to Moore’s popular presidential-bashing Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender. B…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:08PM

INSIGNIFICANCE – Arcola Theatre by Laura Kressly

As we enter the Arcola main stage, we are presented with a hotel room in midtown Manhattan circa 1954. Albert Einstein sits on the bed going over some notes on his legal pad.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Pippin’ at Ritz Theatre Company by Deb Miller

One of the most imaginative musicals ever to hit the Broadway stage, the Tony Award-winning Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson, is now dazzling aud…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:33AM

Review: A Day by the Sea, Southwark Playhouse by Natalie Russett

When I enter the cosy space of the Southwark Playhouse, an immediate feeling of nostalgia sweeps over me. Background music plays, the kind that conjures images of lovers running through fiel…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Review: Victory Condition, The Royal Court Theatre by Rachael Head

‘This is a story about the difference between us.’ In a way, the above statement is true; Victory Condition is a story about the thousands of differences between every human and the one …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Review: Ninagawa Company: Macbeth, Barbican Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

After its debut at the 1985 Brighton Fringe, Yukio Ninagawa’s revered production of Macbeth is back. A unique and beautiful fusion of East and West, Shakespeare’s timeless tale gets a Ja…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Review: Jekyll and Hyde, Ambassador’s Theatre by Samuel Sims

“Our bodies, our minds, our power” the ultimate message in this production of Jekyll and Hyde. Influenced by such women as Emmeline Pankhurst, Florence Nightingale and Josephine Butler;�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Review: Notorious, Birmingham Repertory Theatre by Steph J. Watkins

Notorious, performed as part of the Fierce Festival, is a piece described as ‘live art, theatre, dance and fine art’. The Festival, hosted at various venues around Birmingham, is here to…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Review: Inside Out, Theatre N16 by Rachael Head

The Maiden Speech festival is a series of short works designed to showcase young student’s explorations of gender and sexuality. It was intended to give an outlet for female performers to …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Review: Les Vêpres Siciliennes, The Royal Opera House by Emily May

Les Vêpres Siciliennes is an epic undertaking by the Royal Opera. Spanning five acts and four hours, it is somewhat of a marathon, where against all the odds the performers continue to batt…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM

Trav S.D.’s Guide to GIANT MONSTERS of the Drive-In Era by Trav S.D.

Having earlier done a post on classic horror era giant monster films (e.g. King Kong, etc) and also yesterday’s post on man-sized monsters of the drive-in era, this one combines the c…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:33AM

The Home Place - Not Always Where The Heart Is by Judd Hollander

Reviewed by Judd HollanderThe breakdown of the status quo can be tough on those who've lived by it for so long. An issue Brian Friel examines in his 2005 dramaThe Home Place. The work having…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:24AM

Review: Young Marx at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

a new comedy from Richard Bean and Clive Coleman about the early life in London of Karl Marx as a young reprobate

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:18AM

People, Places & Things at curtainup.com/ by Charles Wright

Macmillan's play is a timely depiction of the physical, psychological, and social impact of addiction. It's hard to imagine the sundry crafts of theater being brought together more expertl…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:18AM

HOCUS POCUS 2 by @actor_friend

by Andrew Briedis In an effort to refrain from binging all of Stranger Things 2 in one weekend, I distracted myself by writing a short play (real short, I promise, it’s only 9 pages) …

SOURCE: annoyingactorfriend.com at 11:15AM

VIDEO: Watch the SOMETHING ROTTEN Cast Get Scared Straight Out of Their Codpieces by BroadwayWorld

The cast of Something Rotten was in for a scare this Halloween weekend. Watch the screams and jumps in their hilarious video below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Broadway at the Cabaret: Linda Eder, Jay Armstrong Johnson & More This Week! by BroadwayWorld

What good is sitting alone in your room this week If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlight…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

BWW TV: Fly High with Laura Osnes, Josh Young, Alan H. Green and Robert Cuccioli as They Sing from ANGELS! by BroadwayWorld TV

Two-time Tony Award-nominee Laura Osnes, Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli, Tony Award-nominee Josh Young, Alan H. Green and the creative team of ANGELS celebrated the release of their stud…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Oct. 29 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, October 29, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Amy Schumer Shares a Bonding Moment with Jerry Zaks by BroadwayWorld

Jerry Zaks has had a great year and Amy Schumer is here to point that out. Watch as the pair chats their way through Shubert Alley

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

People You Should Know . . . Brittany K. Allen by Zack Calhoon

BRITTANY K. ALLEN  is a performer, writer, library goblin and recent transfer to New Jersey. Acting credits include True Right (ANTFEST @ Ars Nova, New Ohio), Minor Character (Invisible…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:06AM

People You Should Know . . . Will Arbery by Zack Calhoon

Will Arbery is a playwright + performer + filmmaker from Texas + Wyoming. His plays have been developed at Clubbed Thumb, Ojai Playwrights Conference, The New Group, EST/Youngblood, The Bush…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:06AM

People You Should Know . . . Amanda Keating by Zack Calhoon

Amanda Keating lives in Brooklyn and is a playwright. Her plays include RETREAT (Ensemble Studio Theatre and Two Headed Rep), TARTUFFE (Two Headed Rep), GO THAT WAY (Williams College Summer …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:06AM

'Not at all presidential': Trump swipe at Michael Moore provokes Twitter tirade by Martin Pengelly

Film-maker who predicted a Trump victory fires back after president labels his Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender, a ‘total bomb’Michael Moore’s Broadway show may not have brough…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM

London is going all butterbeer over 20th anniversary of Harry Potter by Karla Adam

Do you know which Harry Potter characters share their names with ancient constellations? What's the incantation for the levitating charm? Do you know your Bowtruckles from your Basilisks?

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:05AM

CIRCUS DIARIES: Around by Katharine Kavanagh

Avoiding the stereotypes of circus nostalgia, the show nonetheless manages to use the tropes of classical circus in a way that feels fresh and resonant to contemporary youngsters.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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The Arts on Stamps of the World — October 29 by Doug Briscoe

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM

Photo Flash: ANASTASIA Learns to Do it with Advice From Grandmama and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

Yesterday was 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 AN…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Michael Moore Responds to Trump's Criticism of THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER by BroadwayWorld

Yesterday the world got its thrill when Trump finally tweeted incorrect information about Michael Moore's THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER. With his usual style, Michael Moore fired back with some …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

DRACULA – Sutton House by Shanine Salmon

Tea Break Theatre’s play begins with a ‘National Trust tour guide’ announcing we will be given a tour of the property prior to the play. It soon became apparent the ‘tour guide’ wa…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Grandeur of Carnegie Hall & New York Pops by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell   The always impressive and over-whelming feeling of sitting in the historical grandeur of Carnegie Hall is never surpassed. It is only heightened by the exqui…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:00AM

Love and Information at Aquinas College by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Randy Wyatt. Randy Wyatt examines how Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, explored the question of mounting contemporary work in a diverse world with limited resources and within a…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Masculine Expressions of my Creative Prowess, Camden People’s Theatre by Rachael Head

Masculinity, manliness and masochism, what do they really mean and what do we mean when we use these words to talk about someone? Pablo Pakula’s Masculine Expressions of my Creative Prowes…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:54AM

Review: Another Northern Man, The Hope Theatre by Frey Kwa Hawking

The Hope Theatre is an example of one of the great smaller venues in London dedicated to opportunities for new writing and allowing creatives to get off the ground – its 50-seat black box …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:54AM

Trump targets 'sloppy' Michael Moore for Broadway show by ,

President Trump tweeted about filmmaker and Trump critic Michael Moore's Broadway show.        

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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller’s great tragedy of loyalty and miss-placed love in the tenements of the waterfront slums of 1950s New York is given a solid production from the EUTC a…

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Switched at birth of pilot by Ken Levine

It’s not unusual for there to be major changes during the production of a TV pilot. I’ve helped out on many, coming in to do punch up, and I’ve seen pretty much everything. Charact…

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Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Under Glass at Hackney Showroom by Rosemary Waugh

People watching: Rosemary Waugh reviews the UK tour of Clod Ensemble's work placing humans behind glass. The post Review: Under Glass at Hackney Showroom appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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An American Comic In Canada

During a recent visit to Vancouver, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talked with American comedian Erik Griffin about what performing stand-up has been like during the Trump administration.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:48AM

DESPERATE MEASURES – The taming of the lewd – a marriage of the Bard and the bawdy by Oscar E Moore

At the Wednesday evening performance that I attended (10/25/17) James Morgan (Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company) in his opening remarks in his own inimitable style announced that…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:42AM

BWW's On This Day - October 29, 2017

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

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Theatre Review: ‘The Book of Mormon’ at The Kennedy Center by Kaley Beins

Since March 2011 “The Book of Mormon” has been making audiences wince and laugh as they try not to sing along. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, teamed up w…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:19AM

Review: Frankenstein, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre by Amelia Curran

It’s difficult to tackle a classic of Frankenstein’s proportions. But director Ross McGregor and the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre really know how to put on a show. Arresting, emo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:04AM

THE REAL THING – Touring ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

The programme bears an image of a shirtless Fox with a sexy woman draped across him. He’s looking past her, the physical definition of agonised. This picture promises passion, Greek drama …

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Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Features: Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A drunken wedding friend

Our West End mole makes an unexpected and slightly inebriated buddy

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:33AM

Young Marx at the Bridge theatre review – the right play for a bold new venture by Susannah Clapp

Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr’s intimate new South Bank theatre, where the focus will be on new writing, opens in riotous, melancholy style at home with Karl MarxLondon’s newest theatre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

On my radar: Rupert Grint’s cultural highlights by Kathryn Bromwich

The actor on Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, David Shrigley’s unsettling cartoons, designing T-shirts online and getting his dad into RuPaul’s Drag RaceBorn in Harlow in 1988 and raise…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Opera Review: ‘El Barbero de Sevilla’ and ‘Gloria y Peluca’ by Teatro Lirico of DC at the Scottish Rite Center by Erin Ridge

  The Scottish Rite Center was abuzz with excitement Friday night for Teatro Lirico of DC’s 5th season comedic double bill featuring “El Barbero de Sevilla” (The Barber of Seville…

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Unconventional infidelity in Soulpepper's The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Also on the Top Ticket, Art of Time’s Hosted by Glenn Gould and Kathleen Rea's Men's Circle.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Quiz of the month

As it's the last weekend of the month, we bundle up the biggest news stories of the last 30 days into one bumper quiz

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OUR FATHERS – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

Our Fathers, at the Traverse to Saturday and then on tour, has a great deal of talent behind it. The end result is amusing and entertaining but ultimately somewhat too frothy.

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Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Michael Moore slams Donald Trump for attacking his broadway show on twitter by Jack Shepherd, Jack Shepherd

The Terms of My Surrender had finished its limited run in New York

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:48AM

Review: NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter Trio at The Kennedy Center by Robert Michael Oliver

The Ron Carter Trio visited The Kennedy Center this Friday night. Consisting of bassist Carter, pianist Donald Vega, and guitarist Russell Malone, the harmonics couldn’t have been swee…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:36AM

Review: Shorty, Camden People’s Theatre by Natalie Russett

As the audience take their seats in the intimate space of the Camden People’s Theatre, Hester Chillingworth is herself onstage- sitting leisurely, watching us enter and smiling at frie…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:33AM

Kathy Burke: ‘Lifelong member of the non-pretty working classes’ by Stefanie Marsh

That’s how Kathy Burke describes herself. But the famously outspoken actor and director has proved she can’t be pigeonholed. Stefanie Marsh meets her Midday at a café in Finsbury Park, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM

The Judas Tree review – genius marred by misogyny by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House, LondonNot even the Royal Ballet’s finest can make the brutal subject matter of the choreographer’s final work palatableKenneth MacMillan choreographed The Judas Tree f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ at Other Voices Theatre by Johnna Leary

For a fantastic evening of dark comedy with hysterical individual performances that bring quirky characters to life, don’t miss Arsenic and Old Lace at Other Voices Theatre! Nicely d…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:20AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Interviews: Meet Lila Neugebauer, the Director Who Should Be on Your Radar

Neugebauer discusses the path that led her to plays by Annie Baker, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Sarah DeLappe, Zoe Kazan, and many others.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Exclusive: See Lin-Manuel Miranda Stop By Mandy Gonzalez's Café Carlyle Show by Hannah Vine

The In the Heights co-stars reunited at Gonzalez's show, which features a song written for her by Miranda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52AM

Donald Trump and Michael Moore Quarrel Over Broadway Show by Michael Paulson

Mr. Trump said “The Terms of My Surrender,” a solo show that critiqued the president, was “a total bomb.” In response, Mr. Moore called it “a smash hit.”

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Getting Into Character With The Lion King's Mufasa by Hannah Vine

Follow L. Steven Taylor through his pre-show rituals as he gets ready to step out onto the Minskoff stage.

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15 Haunting Musicals to Get You Ready for Halloween by Hannah Vine

Whether its the Demon Barber of Fleet Street or the Phantom of the Opera, these shows bring scary to the musical stage.

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Look Back at Liza Minnelli in The Act on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The show opened October 29, 1977, at the Majestic Theatre.

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Why Tony Winner Audra McDonald and Hamilton’s Javier Muñoz Are Reading The Children’s Monologues by Ruthie Fierberg

The once-in-a-lifetime event unites world-renowned playwrights and actors to realize the heartrending firsthand stories of South African children in an effort to raise awareness and create c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM