Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Jim Gaffigan delivers laughs and, ultimately, Hot Pockets to crowd at Scottrade Center by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The comic discussed everything from his wife’s brain surgery to the Chinatown YMCA in seamless routine.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:06PM

Review: Once on This Island

Michael Arden reimagines Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's mythological musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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C2 to bring high-impact networking and meaningful play to Melbourne in 2018 by Arts Review

Change and disruption were the hot topics at the C2 Melbourne Preview held on Friday 1 December in an entirely reimagined space at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The showcas…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:54PM

Call Answered: Frances Ruffelle: "Les Misérables" + "Frances Ruffelle Live(s) In New York" at Green Room 42 by Adam Rothenberg

Call Answered: One of my all time favorite musicals is "Les Misérables," so how excited was I when, "On My Own," I got asked to interview the show's original "Eponine" (London & Broadway)…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:46PM

Call Answered: Frances Ruffelle: "Les Misérables" + "Frances Ruffelle Live(s) In New York" at Green Room 42 by Call Me Adam

Call Answered: One of my all time favorite musicals is "Les Misérables," so how excited was I when, "On My Own," I got asked to interview the show's original "Eponine" (London & Broadway), …

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:46PM

Call Answered: Interview with Frances Ruffelle, "Les Misérables" original "Eponine" by Adam Rothenberg

One of my all time favorite musicals is Les Misérables, so how excited was I when, "On My Own," I got asked to interview the show's original "Eponine" (London & Broadway), Frances Ruffe…

SOURCE: callmeadam.squarespace.com at 10:46PM

GOD IS ON HER WAY by Peter Filichia

If you read a review of a movie and then go to the multiplex, you’ll see frame-for-frame exactly what the...Continue Reading The post GOD IS ON HER WAY appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 10:12PM

Broadway Review: ‘Once On This Island’ by Gordon Cox

The ungainly in-the-round stage of Broadway’s Circle in the Square is put to imaginative use in director Michael Arden’s inspired revival of “Once On This Island,” the 19…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM

Conductor James Levine Suspended From Metropolitan Opera After Three Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Erin Nyren

The Metropolitan Opera’s former music director and conductor James Levine has been suspended after three men came forward with allegations of sexual abuse. According to a New York Time…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight: Jennifer Ashley Tepper by James Marino

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Jennifer Ashley Tepper Jennifer Ashley Tepper is a theatre historian and producer who is currently the Creative and Programming Dire…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:55PM

Boston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’: The grandeur of warmth by Admin

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 24, 2017. When it comes to art, there are so many ways we can define “grand”, “spectacular”, “gorgeous” and the like. It c…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:55PM

Review: Sleepwalking Through the ’70s in ‘Downtown Race Riot’ by Ben Brantley

This narcoticized production of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld’s play, starring a drug-glazed Chloë Sevigny, revisits a dirty old New York of yore.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:54PM

Review: ‘Once on This Island,’ Revived and Ravishing by Jesse Green

After a dismal theatrical fall, this 1990 musical fable, set in the French Antilles, is a big, bold delight.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:54PM

Virgins & Cowboys by Arts Review

Following a critically acclaimed Melbourne season, Motherboard Productions and Griffin Independent presents the Sydney premiere of Morgan Rose’s Virgins & Cowboys – a dangerou…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:37PM

Review: A heartwarming breeze from ‘Once on This Island’ by Charles Isherwood

Continual waves of radiance, warming the blood and stirring the heart, flow forth from the sand-covered stage of the Circle in the Square Theatre, where an absolutely incandescent revival of…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:00PM

Once on This Island review at Circle in the Square, New York – ‘a thrillingly immersive revival’ by Mark Shenton

This utterly delightful burst of Caribbean sunshine could not be more welcome as winter darkness descends on Broadway. A folk tale set

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00PM

'Once on This Island' bewitches — theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

A storm-ravaged island setting adds resonance to Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's 1990 musical fable.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:00PM

Review: It's a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Live Radio Play

Anthony E. Palermo's stage adaptation of Frank Capra's 1946 classic returns to Irish Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Michael Arden showed us all what it looks like to breathe new life into a revived musical when he brought Spring Awakening back to Broadway in 2015 just six years after its original and high…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:50PM

THREE TALL WOMEN Stars Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf Win Acting Awards Prior to Broadway Runs by BroadwayWorld

This evening at London's Evening Standard Awards, two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson won the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress for her performance in King Lear. Next sprin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48PM

Metropolitan Opera Suspends Relationship With James Levine Amid Sexual Abuse Investigation by Ryan McPhee

The announcement comes one day after the Met announced it would launch an investigation into allegations against the company’s music director emeritus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:43PM

Review: ‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas’ at Olney Theatre Center by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Surely, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the definitive Christmas story—at least, in the fiction category—and Paul Morella’s scrumptious and spooky adaptation has become a perennial fav…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:27PM

'Once on This Island': Theater Review by David Rooney

The plight of real-world communities struck by natural disasters adds a powerful emotional charge to Michael Arden's immersive revival of this captivating 1990 musical fairy tale by Lynn Ahr…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:12PM

Once on This Island Theater Review by Adam Feldman

After seeing the imaginative and dynamic Once on This Island, you may feel that once is not enough. Michael Arden’s immersive revival of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s 1990 musical i…

SOURCE: Time Out at 08:12PM

'Downtown Race Riot': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Chloe Sevigny plays a junkie mother in the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's 1970s-set drama inspired by an actual Greenwich Village riot.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:10PM

Metropolitan Opera Severs Ties with James Levine Following Sexual Abuse Claims, Consults Attorney for Investigation by BroadwayWorld

The New York Times recently revealed that the Metropolitan Opera had opened an investigation into claims against conductor James Levine, alleging sexual abuse. The Met has released an offici…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:07PM

Downtown Race Riot review: 70s drama is bloody, sexy and not precisely credible by Alexis Soloski

Pershing Square Signature CenterSeth Zvi Rosenfeld draws on a real and frightening event from the bicentennial year but his play feels like an early draft, stronger on sensation than insight…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM

Review: Downtown Race Riot

Chloë Sevigny plays a heroin-addicted single mother in this new off-Broadway play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PM

'Once on This Island' on Broadway: Lovely, timely, touching one heart at a time by Chris Jones

The closing number of “Once on This Island,” the justly loved one-act musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens now in a Broadway revival at the Circle in the Square Theatre, ends with…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Time Review: "Once on This Island" by Joseph Cervelli

A jubilant but overbloated revival.

SOURCE: Theater Time at 07:50PM

Review: Drew Droege's Wild Ride by Michael Block

By Michael BlockWeddings. They bring family and friends together to celebrate the bond of two people in love. But the legal union of matrimony isn’t always for everyone. We all may have th…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:36PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirms He and His Wife Are Expecting Second Child by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted a series of photos from the Evening Standard Awards that had the internet abuzz with curiosity over whether his lovely wife Vanessa is expect…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PM

Do I need to be ‘Insta-Famous’? Social media pros and cons  by Admin

Social media – there’s no denying that it’s an omnipresent and powerful force in the world of 2017. It facilitates advertising, social connections, information sharing and more. Bu…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:33PM

City Theater Company presents ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ by Cameron Kelsall

Several strong performances cannot overcome City Theater Company’s muddled interpretation of ‘Sunday in the Park with George.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:30PM

Downtown Race Riot Review: Chloë Sevigny As A Single Junkie Mom in 1970s Greenwich Village by New York Theater

In September, 1976, at least 20 young men charged into Washington Square Park and swung bats, chains and pipes at any African-Americans and Latinos they found there, as they shouted racial e…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:28PM

Review Roundup: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Begins its Quest on Broadway - Updating Live! by Review Roundups

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Broadway's joyous musical celebration, is the extraordinary story of a fearless young dreamer named Ti Moune. The new Broadway production officially opens tonight, Decem…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20PM

VIDEO: Live From the Red Carpet at the Opening of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND by BroadwayWorld

It's the big night for the company of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND The show opens tonight, December 3, at the Circle in the Square. Follow along with our Facebook Live video, featuring Richie Ridge, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:09PM

Read the Reviews for Broadway’s New Once on This Island by Ryan McPhee

The Michael Arden-helmed revival stars Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, and newcomer Hailey Kilgore.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:07PM

How to get inspired with a visual dance journal by Admin

Visual and junk journaling are growing in popularity as ways to creatively express a process. Journaling for dance has a longstanding reputation of being a helpful tool for tracking technica…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:01PM

Broadway Review: A Glorious, Timely Revival Of ‘Once On This Island’ by Jeremy Gerard

A joyful noise thunders through Circle in the Square theater, as Broadway welcomes a smashing revival of Once On This Island. Michael Arden’s exuberant staging of this 1990 musical fa…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Glenda Jackson wins best actress at London theatre awards by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Star of stage and screen made triumphant return after political career to play King Lear at the Old VicGlenda Jackson’s return to the stage after a 25-year career change as a Labour politi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54PM

Exclusive Podcast: 'Behind the Curtain' Welcomes Original A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Star, Laurence Guittard by Behind The Curtain

Today we are not in praise of women, but, in praise of the original Count Carl-Magnus, Laurence Guittard. One of Broadway's greatest voices swings by Shetler Studios to discuss some of the s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PM

DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

If you are going to push the envelope in theater, you really ought to make sure there is enough inside that envelope that makes it worth pushing.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:38PM

Downtown Race Riot by Sandi Durell

    By Grace Treston   Financial struggles; racial tensions; the USA. No, these aren’t buzzwords from the headlines of today – though they very well could be. This is Down…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:25PM

‘The Ferryman’ wins big at Evening Standard stage awards by Associated Press

Jez Butterworth’s powerful drama “The Ferryman” has won three prizes, including best play, at London’s Evening Standard Theater Awards.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:24PM

The Ferryman triumphs at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards by Matthew Hemley

Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman triumphed at this year’s London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, winning three gongs including best play. The ceremony, at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Joffrey’s ‘Nutcracker’ grows even more magical on second viewing by Hedy Weiss

WEISS: Since the debut last season of Christopher Wheeldon's production, the ballet has become clearer and deeper in its storytelling and dancing.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:59PM

NEWS: The Ferryman dominates Standard Awards; Garfield, Jackson & Riley win performance gongs by Press Releases

The winners of the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced tonight (Sunday 3 December 2017) at a ceremony at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: three of the nine awards went…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:54PM

Winners! Bat Out of Hell & Amber Riley triumph at Evening Standard Awards

We once again salute all the #StageFaves performers and show shortlisted in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards, but it was Dreamgirls star Amber Riley and the world premiere of Jim …

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:54PM

Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? by Darryl Reilly

David Gow is the show’s producer and he also plays Tommy Flowers.  Mr. Gow perhaps saw this showy role as a vehicle for him to shine in and he does up to a point.  Gow is an appealing, v…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:46PM

BAT OUT OF HELL, THE FERRYMAN, Andrew Garfield, Amber Riley & More Win Big at 2017 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards by BroadwayWorld

The winners of the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards in association with Qatar Airways have been announced at a ceremony at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42PM

Theatre News: Evening Standard Theatre Award 2017 winners announced

Cate Blanchett, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Lin-Manuel Miranda co-hosted the awards with Anna Wintour and Evgeny Lebedev in London

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:33PM

Believe In Magic- Jason Bishop and His Boxes by Sandi Durell

  Review by Alix Cohen   Jason Bishop has a thing about boxes. Assistant Kim climbs into one that collapses to an empty  12” x 12” x 12” structure which is pierced by sabers…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 05:27PM

Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner: Unattached! by Sandi Durell

    Review by Elizabeth Ahlfors      Broadway’s knockout sister act, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner, are back at Feinstein’s/54 Below, still Unattached!, and ready to raise …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 05:12PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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RNZB exodus – an update by Deborah Jones

On Friday, when I wrote the piece below, it was understood that no 2017 graduates of the New Zealand School of Dance had been offered positions for 2018 with Royal New Zealand Ballet. The sc…

SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 04:47PM

Review: ‘The Brownings’ at Orbiter 3 by Marley Boone

It’s long been said that in order to be a writer, one must be at least a little crazy. Well, they don’t get any crazier than the great Victorian poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:31PM

Review: ‘Peter Pan’ at the Arden Theatre by Celeste Mann

Arden Children’s Theatre opens its 20th Anniversary Season with a delightful production of Peter Pan, adapted for the stage by Douglas Irvine, and based on J.M. Barrie’s books. Whit MacL…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:21PM

Interview: Natalia Magnicaballi of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet Discusses ‘Forever Balanchine: Farewell Performances’ by Jane Franklin

I had the pleasure to sit down with Natalia Magnicaballi, principal dancer with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, to talk about her work with the company and the upcoming concert series: The Suzan…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:03PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Musical Makes a Splash on CBS SUNDAY MORNING by TV News Desk

The cast and creative team of Broadway's SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE MUSICAL were profiled on this morning's CBS SUNDAY MORNING. The show, which began preview performances on Monday, November …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:59PM

REVIEW: Goats, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭ by Helena Payne

By Helena Payne It’s refreshing to go to something without such barefaced moralising but I can’t say I really enjoyed it. No kidding. This post REVIEW: Goats, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭ …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:57PM

Exclusive Photo Coverage: WAR PAINT Cast Can't Wait for Christmas on This Edition of Carols For A Cure! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Below, check out exclusive photos of the cast of WAR PAINT as they record their track, 'I Can't Wait For Christmas.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Erin Shields’ Instant hit deftly shows dangers of Snapchat age by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Timely in its material, this short play for 12+ audiences skilfully navigates the risks and rewards of putting oneself on social media.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:51PM

Review: ‘The Goodies’ at Iron Crow Theatre by Darby Dejarnette

The Goodies, a devised play conceived by Director Susan Stroupe and the eight women of color who have taken on the roles of the main characters, is a challenging and thought-provoking look a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:33PM

Joffrey's Chicago-set 'Nutcracker' has become truly alive by Chris Jones

Many of the walnuts, ragamuffins, snowflakes and rats are new. But the dancers of the Joffrey Ballet who form the emotional core of choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s revisionist explora…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:30PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Review: Lesli Margherita's a Riot in Matthew Lombardo's Grinch Spoof WHO'S HOLIDAY by Michael Dale

Don't be fooled. That familiar-sounding melody played at the top of Matthew Lombardo's hilariously subversive WHO'S HOLIDAY is not Welcome Christmas, the joyous chorale from the beloved t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PM

Review: ‘Madeline’s Christmas’ at Creative Cauldron by Em Skow

The twelve little girls in two straight lines of Ludwig Bemelmans’ beloved children’s series have taken the stage this holiday season in Creative Cauldron’s Madeline’s Christmas. Wit…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:48PM

Ana Villafane to Star in New CBS Comedy HISTORY OF THEM by BroadwayWorld

Deadline reports that Broadway's Ana Villafa e has been cast in a new CBS series titled HISTORY OF THEM. The series is helmed by executive producer and co-creator Gloria Calderon Kellett, be…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PM

Chicago Theater Review: TWELFTH NIGHT (Midsommer Flight at the Lincoln Park Conservatory) by Lawrence Bommer

THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME If only by virtue of its title, you could call Twelfth Night a holiday love comedy: Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas (January 6) is for many in Europe the rig…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:25PM

Review: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life a Live Radio Play’ at the Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

It’s a Wonderful Life is a classic. One we want to see every holiday season. Growing up, it was a household staple for us even though we were Jewish. The theme, the importance of kindness,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:09PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Met Opera Conductor James Levine Accused of Sexual Abuse by BroadwayWorld

The New York Times has announced that the Metropolitan Opera is opening an investigation into claims against conductor James Levine, alleging sexual abuse. Over a year ago, a man filed a pol…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM

Review: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at Synetic Theater by Julia L. Exline

Synetic Theater presents a imaginative re-telling of a beloved classic with their wordless production of Hansel and Gretel. Directed and choreographed by co-adaptors Tori Bertocci and Elena …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PM

Photo Coverage: Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner: UNNATACHED! at Feinstein's/54 Below by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Back by popular demand after several sold out engagements New York City - they could never leave you. Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner are UNATTACHED and ready to tear the paint off the walls …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Photo Coverage: Chita Rivera, Christine Ebersole & More Attend Billy Stritch's 'Lucky To Be Me' at Birdland by Stephen Sorokoff

Stritch hides behind the mantra of Musical Director, Arranger, Songwriter, vocal and piano accompanist for some of the most talented and famous performers on the planet the majority of the t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM

BWW TV: Lights Up on the Bright New Technology at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular! by Tv - Press Previews

Christmastime is here Embraced by generations of families, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes running now through January 1, 2018 is a one-of-a-kind tradi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM

Review: ‘The Girl of the Golden West’ at the Virginia Opera by Gina Dalfonzo

Giacomo Puccini never met a foreign culture that he didn’t try to set to music. His operas set in Japan (Madama Butterfly) and China (Turandot) are celebrated as masterpieces. Less celebra…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:05PM

GOOD GIRL – Old Red Lion Theatre by Laura Kressly

How do you cope with anxiety when you’re too young to know what it is? This initially appears to be what Good Girl is going to be about – how as children it is so instilled in us to plea…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company by Jeanie Casison

This season the Annapolis Shakespeare Company (ASC) captures the holiday spirit with its inspiring and heartwarming production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The world premie…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:58AM

This Week on Broadway for December 3, 2017: Annie at Paper Mill by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Annie @ Paper Mill Playhouse, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train @ Signature, Junk @ Lincoln Center, Matthew Lombardo’s…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:54AM

Theatre Review: ‘Snow Day’ at Arts on the Horizon by Elle Marie Sullivan

Although adults often find drudgery in snowy days, children usually experience them with wonder and excitement. Snow days are opportunities to spend time with their adults and play. Arts on …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:47AM

Review: ‘Peekaboo! A Nativity Play’ at the Hub Theatre by David Siegel

Want to wish yourself a Merry Little Christmas and a Happy New Year in a new way? Then for those with a bent for the uncommon, consider taking in a contemporary retelling of the Biblical Nat…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37AM

People Dislike Olaf’s Frozen Adventure So Much That Disney Is Reportedly Removing It From Theaters by Devon Ivie

Proving too much exposure to Frozen can indeed give someone hypothermia (or rather, extreme annoyance about an overly chipper snowman), Disney has reportedly decided to remove the critically…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:30AM

Bid Today to Win Two Tickets to SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS and a Backstage Tour with Lilli Cooper! by BroadwayWorld

'Tis the season to change the world Bid today for a chance for you and a guest to see the new Broadway hit SpongeBob After the show take an exclusive backstage tour with Sandy herself, Li…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Dec. 3 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, December 3, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Dec. 3 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, December 3, 2017 for productions in your area and around the country.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Globe's autism-friendly 'Grinch' has helped spark a movement by James Hebert

The lighting is subdued, the surprises are dialed back and the sound is toned down for the annual sensory-friendly version of “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” at the Old G…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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It's a Big Sunday Night for Kristin Chenoweth; On TV and Honored at the TrevorLIVE LA Gala by BroadwayWorld

It's going to be a BIG Sunday night for one of our favorite Broadway stars, Kristin Chenoweth.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AM

Richard Jay-Alexander Talks Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt for York Theatre Gala by Bww Features

This Weekend we reached out to Richard to fill us in on the event and what attendees can look forward to. We found him in the midst of rehearsals and planning for the event to take place at …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AM

Florida Road Trip Weaves From Off-Beat To Poignant In Peter Sagal’s Most Wanted by Bill Hirschman

Most Wanted starts out like one of those wacky only-in-Florida tales, but as Peter Sagal’s world premiere at Theatre Lab, evolves the weirdness gives way to poignancy that eclipses the hum…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:24AM

Watch Actor Saoirse Ronan Spoof ‘Liza With a Z’ on Saturday Night Live by Ruthie Fierberg

The Oscar-nominated Irish actor re-wrote the lyrics to Liza Minnelli’s famous tune for her opening monologue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM

VIDEO: SNL Parodies 'Liza with a Z' in Saoirse Ronan Opening Monologue by BroadwayWorld

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, host Saoirse Ronan attempted to teach people how to pronounce her name correctly through a little ditty that sounds an awful lot like Liza Minnelli's 'Li…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM

Broadway at the Cabaret: Tony Yazbeck, Matt Doyle & 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 10:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… West End Producer by Jonathan Baz

Many years ago Winston Churchill famously described the Russians as "a riddle wrapped in an enigma". Well, London's theatre scene has a similar riddle.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

Chronic Theatremakers: Confronting Denial with Robbie McCauley by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Sara Brookner, Robbie McCauley. Sara Brookner talks to playwright and performer Robbie McCauley about her one-woman show Sugar, and the power of sharing our stories.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM

.@marcusbrig isn't the only #StageFave playing PT Barnum. Have you seen @realhughjackman's #GreatestShowman trailer?

Marcus Brigstocke isn't the only #StageFave entering the three-ring circus as PT Barnum this month. One of this Christmas' biggest releases from Hollywood is movie musical The Greatest Showm…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:00AM

The week ahead in L.A. theater, Dec. 3-10: 'Hamilton's' Leslie Odom, Jr. and more by Matt Cooper

THEATER Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.), Charles McNulty (C.M.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Compiled by Matt Cooper. Openings…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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BWW's On This Day - December 3, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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The Arabian Nights review – Fake news? Scheherazade unleashes genies by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThe heroine’s life isn’t at stake in this family-friendly production, but it’s a dizzying compendium that gets to the emotional heart of why we tell talesThese d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM

Review: Sylvia, Royal Opera House by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Created in 1952, Sylvia was the second full-length ballet created by British choreographer and founder of the Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton (1904-1988). The production had since tumbled fro…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:36AM

NEWS: @newdiorama launches 2018/9 Artist Development Programme by Press Releases

New Diorama Theatre’s award-winning artist development programme, launched in early 2016, was described by Exeunt as “the most exciting artist development plan Britain has ever seen”. …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Doodle – A comedy World War II musical comes to Waterloo East by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Doodle a new comedy World War 2 musical by Jonathan Kydd and Andy Street comes to Waterloo East Theatre in January 2018. Book Now! This post Doodle – A comedy World War…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:45AM

Features: Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When the lights go out

Our West End mole deals with the unexpected fall out from a power cut

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:36AM

Review: Curtain Call, White Bear Theatre by Venetia Byles

Simon Bradbury’s Curtain Call is a clumsy comedy about love, alcoholism, fear, stubbornness and reconciliation. It follows the diatribes and demi-dramas of three estranged friends — one …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AM

Review: La Soirée, Aldwych Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

This time last year, La Soirée were performing their smash-hit winter cabaret in the temporarily erected Spiegeltent, in the very centre of Leicester Square. Fortunately, I was sent to revi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AM

Bryan Cranston headlines 2018 PG London Theater Tour by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Post-Gazette’s annual Critic’s Choice London Theater Tour, March 4-11, features new stage versions of famous movies, staged in quintessentially English theater spaces.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Comedians on how to banish festive fear and have a better Christmas by Guardian Staff

From faking illness to binning Brexit chat, standups including Rachel Parris, Milton Jones and Phil Wang share advice on taking the hassle out of the holidaysRachel Parris: Wear something hi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AM

Playwright Israel Horovitz has been accused of sexual misconduct by nine women by Joe Dziemianowicz / New York Daily News

Nine women have come forward accusing playwright Israel Horovitz, author of more than 70 plays, including “Line” and “Park Your Car In Harvard Yard,” of sexual misconduct.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Book chronicles how N.W.A. beats odds, lyrics stirred fear in FBI by Jacqueline Cutler

They had a bad attitude — with good reason.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 04:52AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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The Open House review – black humour in a beige living room by Claire Armitstead

Will Eno offers a telling vision of suburban horror as a nuclear family goes criticalWill Eno’s bleakly comic reflection on the nuclear family, The Open House, is set in the impeccably bei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

Goats review – an agonisingly bleak small-town Syrian tale by Claire Armitstead

This collaboration with writers from Syria and Lebanon offers no glib solutions to atrocities, and little hope eitherFathers are having a hard time of it at the Royal Court, where a generati…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

A Christmas Carol review – a love song to Christmas by Claire Armitstead

Old Vic, LondonRhys Ifans stars in a joyous, psychoanalytical reading of Dickens that celebrates the redeeming power of theatreSince its publication as a novella in 1843, Charles Dickens’s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

Shut Down review – mad about the boys by Luke Jennings

The Place, LondonAlpha males and new men collide in Charlotte Vincent’s witty study of what it means to be a 21st-century guyVincent Dance Theatre’s new work, Shut Down, is about me…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

The Arabian Nights review – a thing of wonder by Clare Brennan

Royal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghA thrilling script and clever set give these ancient tales a dazzling new charmA rustle of sweet papers and expectation in the auditorium. House lights dim. �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters & More Set for THE CAROL BURNETT 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Tonight on CBS by TV News Desk

CBS celebrates the 50th anniversary of Carol Burnett's classic, award-winning comedy series with THE Carol Burnett 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, a new two-hour star-studded event featuring Burne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Curb’ and a Carol Burnett Celebration by Andrew R. Chow

Lin-Manuel Miranda guest stars in the season finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” And CBS celebrates Carol Burnett.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:00AM

Opening Night: Once on This Island Set to Open on Broadway

The Ahrens and Flaherty musical stars Hailey Kilgore and Lea Salonga.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The Arts on Stamps of the World — December 3 by Doug Briscoe

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36AM

'We Dance' as Once On This Island Opens on Broadway by Broadway.com

The first Broadway revival of Once On This Island opens on December 3 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Tony nominee Michael Arden directs and Camille A. Brown choreographs the produ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33AM

Who's Telling the Story? Meet the Full Company of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Opening Tonight on Broadway by Meet The Cast

The new Broadway production of Once On This Island officially opens tonight, December 3rd, at the Circle in the Square Theatre 235 W. 50th street, NYC, and is directed by Tony nominee Michae…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12AM

Biden tells Denver crowd there’s reason for optimism, but offers little in the way of a White House bid by David Migoya

Former Vice President Joe Biden used a 90-minute stopover Saturday night at the Paramount Theater in Denver to say there was cause to be upbeat, but he wasn't hinting at a possible run for t…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:05AM

Broadway Return of Once on This Island, With Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, and Hailey Kilgore, Opens December 3 by Adam Hetrick

Set in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane, the Ahrens and Flaherty musical tells a new story as found objects are transformed to make music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

There’s No Business Like Christine Pedi’s Snow Bizness, Returning December 5 and 12 by Robert Viagas

The master impressionist will bring her annual holiday concert to Feinstein’s/54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Schools of the Stars: Where Once on This Island Cast and Creators Went to College by Sarah Jane Arnegger

Where the full cast and creative team of the Broadway revival of Once on This Island pursued their college studies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Look at 23 Performers Who Got Their Starts as Kids on Broadway by Hannah Vine

Many of your Broadway favorites started out on the stage when they were still in elementary school.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Look Back at the Original Production of Legs Diamond on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The short-lived Peter Allen musical is receiving a concert revival with original cast members December 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Three-Time Tony Nominee Shares Stories from Broadway on the Danube River With Michael Feinstein by Christopher Fitzgerald

Tony-nominated Waitress star Christopher Fitzgerald shares his experience on Playbill Travel’s 11-day dream vacation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How a Group of Grad Students Helped Rajiv Joseph Write His New Epic Play by Olivia Clement

The Tony-nominated playwright explains the unconventional development behind Off-Broadway’s Describe the Night, now playing through December 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards