Take two electronic music concept albums. Add a glamorous performer and lots of spandex. The result: a rock opera battle for the soul of the universe.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:42PMIn the year that saw the NSW State Government provide the Art Gallery of New South Wales with $244 million in funding for its expansion known as the Sydney Modern Project, the Gallery also…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:22PMThe wood-and-steel sculpture depicts a tree-like structure sprouting from the top of a functional, weatherized piano, which people can play, hear and watch as its "leaves" light up.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:12PMDavid O. Friedman studied improv at The Groundlings and at The Second City, in Los Angeles, as well as method acting. He studied screenwriting at UCLA. He is a graduate of the University of …
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Apropos of my post on Monday about physical objects being valued more than digital copies, there was a fairly long piece in The Guardian about how a paperless society hasn’t been achie…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:55PMShelley Fort is an actor/writer. She is currently writing a feature film with her sister, Claire, based on the marriage of their bi-racial parents, their pursuit of the American dream, and t…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:44PMBroadwayCon and the Broadway League Foundation have announced today that the 2017 Jimmy Award winners will perform at BroadwayCon. Sofia Deler 2017 Best Performance by an Actress and Tony Mo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40PMMark Wahlberg received $1.5 million for reshoots of the kidnapping drama after it cut out the disgraced Spacey. Michelle Williams got just a small per diem.
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Presented as part of the 2018 Midsumma Festival, Bitten By Productions presents Moonlite – a new musical about one of Australia’s infamous characters at the Grace Darling Hote…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:34PMRewind your mind to a time when America was less a country than a concept, a wild surmise birthed in bloodshed and steeped in dreams of sweet freedom. And then consider the unlikely triumph …
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 07:30PMIt would be so easy to write a list of new year’s resolutions for costume professionals: we want to be better at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMLyn Gardner’s excellent Long Read gently explodes the myths that can attach themselves to successful people, revealing how, as director Christopher Haydon
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMCricket reporting was in danger of disappearing from the local press when the sport’s governing body stepped in to fund reporters. Daniel
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Billed as “an unreliable version of a true story filtered through a hazy memory and vivid imagination”, Anoushka Warden’s debut play, My
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59PMRoyal Court, LondonPatsy Ferran is a puckish delight as an emotionally abandoned daughter in Anoushka Warden’s candid account of teenage wounded furyEyebrows might be raised at the Royal C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:59PMTony Award winners Sutton Foster, Gavin Creel, and Harriet Harris reprise their roles in a one-night-only event benefiting The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:48PMWho is Simon Stephens? Simon Stephens is a playwright. And a podcaster. And a teacher of playwriting. A professor no less. At an actual University. IN Manchester. Which is a very cool city. …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:40PMSince it’s first incarnation in the late ‘80s as a one-day event, Rhino Fest has continued to stand out from the standard idea of a fringe festival.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:38PM<<<<< Don't forget to vote for The Broadway Olympics! Click the rings and vote now!"It's the little things you do together," says Sondheim in Company. Even on Broadway, …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 06:17PMYou’re not imagining it: Ken Ludwig is everywhere these days. The playwright’s adaptation of “Murder on the Orient Express” is going into rehearsal just as a likely Broadway revival …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:15PMAndy Warhol once observed that "dying is the most embarrassing thing that could ever happen to you because someone has got to take care of all your details. You'd like to do them all yoursel…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 06:15PMFrom its inception, August Wilson, who died in 2005, was a fervent supporter of Congo Square. This production of "Jitney" does him proud.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:13PMAs there is no shortage of talent in Washington, DC, the Mosaic Theatre Company has elected to promote and support local artists in addition to continuing the conversation about subject matt…
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Playwrights Angela Hanks and Gabrielle Reisman won for their takes on the work of Caryl Churchill.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:52PMRoundabout Theatre Company will soon present the world-premiere production Amy and the Orphans, by Roundabout Underground alumna Lindsey Ferrentino Ugly Lies the Bone, with direction by eigh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:49PMThe team-up will allow New York theatregoers to pick from shows with at least 50 percent female or trans people on the creative team.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:45PMClearwater Collective’s Dark Suit and Lavender Shirt, Standing bills itself as a “multi-disciplinary” production on the life of Egon Schiele, mainly focusing on his relationships with …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:44PMLin-Manuel Miranda took a trip to Gander when he visited COME FROM AWAY last night. Check out the photos with the cast below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMGoogle may be on the right track towards cracking down on those scalped, 1,000 tickets. The 1 Internet search engine has began the process of vetting Broadway ticket resellers in an effort t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PMLos Angeles-based VR startup Survios is going places: The company plans to open its very own VR arcade in Torrance, California in the coming months, and use it as a testing ground for a much…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:19PMa taut eighty-minute play in which God's messenger is pitted against the Devil's executioner
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:07PMEnda Walsgh's break-through two-hander at the Irish Rep
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:06PMThe Parisian WomanBy Beau WillimonDirected by Pam MacKinnonHudson TheatreThrough March 11By Lauren YargerBlackmail, political ambition, sexual scandals and Trump jokes combine to make more t…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 05:06PMThe Roundabout Theatre Company cast and creative team open up about the new family drama by Lindsey Ferrentino.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PMTo celebrate The Play That Goes Wrong laughing into the New Year, the hit comedy will salute the audiences who have made them the longest running play on Broadway with a special 'Fan Appreci…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMWestfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1/10/18. Nick Payne's "Constellations" opens at TheaterWorks in Hartford. The Springfield Symphony's guest pianist, Diane Walsh, was on Broadway opposite Ja…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:01PMThe series is based on Bong Joon-ho's 2013 dystopian sci-fi film.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMSofia Deler and Tony Moreno won last year's edition of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe Philadelphia theater announces the 2018-19 roster.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe intimate presentation explores the stories of Holocaust victims.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMShaw and Weaver discuss the production and why it remains so important for them to keep the spirit of the Split Britches alive.
The post Interview: Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver on <em>Un…
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Lindsey Ferrentino’s family drama, starring American Horror Story’s Jamie Brewer, will begin performances Off-Broadway February 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PMThe Little Mermaid, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, opened on this day in 2008 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMThe evening of music, dance, and spoken word was inspired by his grandmother.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PMThe Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Tony nominee and SpongeBob SquarePants librettist will bring their band Sky-Pony to the Mercury Lounge February 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PMSonyATV Signs Joe Walsh to Worldwide Deal
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMThe star of On the Town and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will sing and tell stories in NYC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PMBroadway alums Kally Duling and Laiona Michelle will be among the cast of Christopher Demos-Brown's military drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Snowpiercer TV Series Starring Daveed Diggs & Lena Hall Is Picked Up as Series
These Tony winners are headed to the sma…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Snowpiercer Starring Daveed Diggs & Lena Hall Is Picked Up as Series
These Tony winners are headed to the small sc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PMMCC Theater Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors Blake West, Executive Director will soon present the third show of its 2017-18 season the World Premiere of Rel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:55PMPlaybill’s monthly ClubSEATS giveaway is offering the chance to win seats to see the two recording stars on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMThe extensive archive includes drafts of numerous Miller plays, 50 journals kept by the playwright, photographs, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PMThe theatre in Plano, Texas shuddered in December after more than two decades. We speak to its artistic directors, who are moving back overseas.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PMGoogle now requires all Broadway ticket resellers to pass an inspection before allowing them to advertise on its website.
SOURCE: Forbes at 03:37PMOther findings from a report on the 2016-17 season: Crowds remain white and predominantly female, but more young people are attending.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36PMThe Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol is getting a revamp at the Clapham Omnibus right now. In George Johnston’s version, Akakiy Akakievitchna is female, and we only have two supporting cast membe…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:35PMBoyd, who has been at the Houston theatre for nearly three decades, has announced his retirement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PMGet a glimpse of the hot new play about three former nuclear engineers faced with an impossible decision after a recent disaster.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:23PMI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I absolutely adore the Southwark Playhouse. I find that the large spaces and interchangeable set-ups allow the staging to mould to the pieces b…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:15PMA West End revival of playwright Enda Walsh's career-making play comes to Irish Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
The rock musical Next to Normal has an impressive record. It won three Tony Awards in 2009, including the award for Best Original Score, and it is one of only nine musicals ever to win the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMJeffrey Seller's upcoming NBC Show 'Rise' is redefining the high school theatre TV-show template. The Hamilton producer's new show puts its focus on a small town in Pennsylvania where a dedi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMMarti Gould Cummings // photo by Michael BlockDay: Sunday, January 7th Show: The Late Late Show Location: HardwareQueens Seen: Marti Gould Cummings (@martigcummings), …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:42PMMiz Cracker and Monet X Change // photo by Michael BlockDay: Sunday, January 7th Show: Turn It On Location: HardwareQueens Seen: Miz Cracker (@miz_cracker), Monet X Ch…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:33PMNew York, NY–True stories of those forced into hiding during the Holocaust are the focus of the new immersive production The Hidden Ones. The production, created by Anthony Logan Cole and…
SOURCE: at 02:29PMBen Sherwood, president of Disney-ABC Television Group, said that his division will be the largest contributor to Disney’s planned 2019 internet-video subscription service — and …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:24PMBid to win 2 tickets to the Broadway production of Escape to Margaritaville, plus meet writeractor Mike O'Malley following the show
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMThe festival will aim to channel hope and positivity throughout February
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMThe three-day response to sexual harassment in theatre, film and society will take place at the end of the month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMS. Asher Gelman's play runs at the Davenport Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMJohn Haidar directs the 20th-anniversary production of Enda Walsh's play at Irish Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMShaina Taub, David Yazbeck, and more are among the previously announced presenters.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Don’t get me wrong! I’m not one of those radical people who claim that silent cinema is intrinsically superior to films containing dialogue and recorded sound effects. Is there a…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:57PMThough already signed up to star in 'Mankind,' De Shields couldn't turn down the director gig for a new 'Ain't Misbehavin'' revival. He tells Observer, 'this has my name on it.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:50PMRory O’Malley, a Tony nominee for The Book of Mormon who’s now playing the crowd-pleasing comic role of King George III in the national tour of Hamilton, has signed with The Rose…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:45PMKeegan-Michael Key, Jeremy Shamos, Amy Schumer, Laura Benanti. Photo: Matthew MurphyMeteor ShowerBy Steve MartinDirected by Jerry ZaksBooth TheatreThrough Jan. 21By Lauren YargerJust throw r…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 01:39PMIf your theatre tastes favor new and challenging works, Scena Theatre’s world premiere of Guilt is worthy of your consideration with its interesting mélange of light comedy, dark tragedy…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:25PMOrion Pictures plans to bring the horror musical comedy ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE to the big screen for the upcoming holiday season. The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMYou're going to want a front row seat on this road trip! As previously announced, American Horror Story's Jamie Brewer is making her off-Broadway debut alongside Tony winner Debra Mo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMThe Tony nominee will star in the Virginia Musical Theatre production of the Frank Wildhorn musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PMMercury, meet your new sister, Venus. The long-anticipated new theater-cabaret space carved out of the shell of the old Cullen’s Bar on Southport Avenue in Lakeview, and named after the pl…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:10PMThis week the Broadwaysted Crew is making a list and checking it twice...though we probably should have actually checked the list twice Bryan, Kevin, and Kimberly are pouring out a few round…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PMScott Ellis directs Roundabout Theatre Company's world premiere production of Lindsey Ferrentino's play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe D.C. theater is commissioning playwrights to highlight each decade of American history for Arena Stage Initiative.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
The Fire This Time Festival, focusing on the experience of African American artists and audiences, takes place this year from January 15-28. The festival provides a platform for emerging Afr…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:54PMThe Paley Center for Media today announced the lineup for PaleyFest LA 2018 which will d will open with a PaleyFest Icon Tribute to the legendary Barbra Streisand on March 16th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:53PMThe Prototype Festival, which showcases what it calls contemporary opera-theater and music-theater, opened its sixth season last night with an opera called “Acquanetta,” inspired by a cu…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:42PMTheatre Royal Stratford East's space Gerry's will host a festival showcasing work focusing on the current state of affairs in the world in February.
The post Theatre Royal Stratford East ho…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:38PMHe rides a racehorse, plays Arctic cricket and has already seen Hamilton. How will the new boss do at the DCMS – and will Ed Sheeran be invited to its Xmas party?In the BBC’s self-satire…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PMAfter graduating from Towson University in 2014, aspiring professional ballerina Margaret “Maggie” Kudirka earned a spot in the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group (JCG), a touring company of …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:31PMVirginia Musical Theatre announces the limited engagement of the epic gothic musical, JEKYLL amp HYDE, at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, March 2-4. Tony-nominated Broadway star …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMThe series, featuring the Hamilton and Hedwig and the Angry Inch alums, is based on the 2013 film of the same name.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMAcclaimed actor, veteran Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member and two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich will serve as the narrator of Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” in …
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:22PMLapine is a three-time Tony winner for Passion, Falsettos, and Into the Woods.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PMHer new Jim Crow-era play, “He Brought Her Heart Back in Box,” shows that even late in an influential career, she’s not mellowing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:11PMThe longtime leader of the Houston theatre is retiring, effective immediately.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:03PMBehind even the most glittering of careers lies a trail of poor decisions and faltering missteps. Industry leaders tell Lyn Gardner how
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PMOur story follows the Cave family in their home; the Cave’s antique emporium located in the Victorian London Seven Dials filled with wonderful and eccentric curiosities.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMHopefully, all will go right when this production honors its audience members.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMBegin 2018 with some laughs at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, when two very funny writers take the stage. Author, columnist, humorist and UConn professor Gina …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PM
With its teasing, click-bait provocative subtitling, “an opera without music,” John Shand’s Guilt, having its world premiere by DC’s Scena Theatre, is a meaty, passionately provokin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:55AMThe event will launch the Paramount Network.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMThe archives of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller, which shed light on seven decades of his works, will be going on display at the University of Texas.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48AMIn the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway perfor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMThe production officially opened Off-Broadway January 9 at Irish Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AMUnion Equity has been accused of being “divisive and offensive” after failing to describe its musical theatre members as actors. The union
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMHackney Empire has announced a restructure of its senior management team to align its business and artistic operations more closely. The east
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AMThe epic larger than life performances will showcase some of Michael Jackson's greatest hits. The landmark television event celebrating the legendary entertainment icon, The King of Pop, Mic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMThe Grinning Man has announced an extension of its run at Trafalgar Studios until 14 April, 2018.
SOURCE: https at 11:16AMChion Wolf has issues. Some are trivial, like not liking the name of someone’s dog. Some are serious, like whether a person should date their cousin. These issues keep popping up. Wolf dea…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:15AMThe Toronto Star reports that George Randolph has resigned as president of the school he founded, The Randolph Academy, following allegations of misconduct towards a student.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AMOn last night's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, Tony nominee Patrick Wilson stopped by discuss his new film AQUAMAN and explained to Seth what it's like to direct his kids' school musicals with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMZurich Opera House is one of the great gems of the world opera scene. Grandly situated lakeside, it holds pride of place in the city, with a massive public space stretching out before it.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSimon Callow stars in Frank McGuinness's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's letter, written while incarcerated in Reading Gaol
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe six-part series begins filming in France and Belgium next month
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They will sing with the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall January 12–14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AMThe National Theatre production will begin London performances January 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AMWhen not shooting films like Aquaman or The Conjuring, or performing in musicals like Brigadoon, Wilson plays director.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AMA new musical featuring the songs of Jimmy Buffett.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:45AMBorn in 1930, Lorraine Hansberry was a woman of many “firsts.” She was the first African-American woman to live in her residence hall, Langdon Manor, at the University of Wiscons…
SOURCE: PBS at 10:45AMThree-time Tony recipient Peters will talk about her upcoming return to Broadway with host Hoda Kotb.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMThe fundraiser benefits the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMVariety of Fringe’s winter sibling yields a lot, from swords to sadness, to warm theatre lovers’ hearts.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:38AMEverybody’s Talking About Jamie has extended its run at the Apollo Theatre. The show has announced a new booking period from Friday, January 12th, 2018 to Saturday, October 6th, 2018.
SOURCE: https at 10:35AMSovereignty by Mary Kathryn Nagle at Arena Stage brings the rarely-heard Native American voice to the DC stage. Tribal sovereignty is defined as “the concept of the inherent authority of i…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AMThe musical, produced by Gwyneth Paltrow, is set to kick off a pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco’s Curran in April.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMGeraldine Aron’s Olivier Award-nominated play will receive its New York premiere this spring.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMBy Michael Lueger. Dr. Selena Couture and Dr. Alexander Dick discuss their new Broadview edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's landmark 1799 melodrama Pizarro
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:32AMIrish Repertory Theatre and Tara Finney Productions present the 20th Anniversary Production of Enda Walsh's breakthrough play Disco Pigs. Directed by John Haidar Last of the Boys, Disco Pigs…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMPlaywright Caleen Sinnette Jennings serves up an ace with the world premiere of Queens Girl in Africa – a riveting, semi-autobiographical account of her experience living in Ibadan, Nigeri…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:27AMThe Tony-nominated stars will appear together at Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AMAs Annie rapidly approaches the end of its scheduled run at the Piccadilly Theatre, it has been announced that new members of the kids cast will join the show for its last month of shows.
SOURCE: https at 10:18AMThis harrowing and exhilarating revival, featuring an inexhaustible cast of two, summons the agonies and ecstasies of being 17 in a blighted Irish town.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:15AMThe playwright and entertainer will appear at Dramaworks in Palm Beach.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMThe musical is penned by Brad Bass and Cari Joy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMKicking off my challenge was the Old Vic’s production, which I’ve seen four times (and by some bizarre providence I managed to see each actor playing Tiny Tim).
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe evening will feature a discussion with the actors accompanied by a three-course meal
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AMIn an entertainment ecosystem where a comic-book character’s popularity is judged largely by whether it’s made it to a movie or a TV show, the heroes and villains of Saga stand apart for…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00AM
With Sensational Self-Titled Solo Show, Matthew Morrison Proves “You Can’t Stop the Beat” — Or the Charm by Matt Smith It may be cold outside, but all is …
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:58AMTurner's TNT has ordered to series the futuristic thriller SNOWPIERCER, based on the hit movie of the same name. The series stars Jennifer Connelly, Tony Award and Grammy Award winner Daveed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AMThe Irish Rep production stars Harry Potter film star Evanna Lynch and Colin Campbell.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMSoho theatre, LondonAn infinite number of monkeys, Pavlov’s dogs and Cartesian thought are gleefully debunked in a jaunty and refreshingly intelligent showAt the start of his comedy career…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMYou may think all the melodrama takes place on stage during panto season. Not so in Barrow-in-Furness, where Sleeping Beauty was being
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:32AMMCC Theater Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors Blake West, Executive Director will soon present the third show of its 2017-18 season the World Premiere of Rel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMMCC Theater Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors Blake West, Executive Director will soon present the third show of its 2017-18 season the World Premiere of Rel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMTheatre people – they’re a temperamental bunch, aren’t they? And some might say they have too much time on their hands. Some
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMIrish Repertory Theatre and Tara Finney Productions present the 20th Anniversary Production of Enda Walsh's breakthrough play DISCO PIGS. Directed by John Haidar Last of the Boys, DISCO PIGS…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AMNominations were announced for The Costume Designers Guild's 20th annual CDG Awards, which recognize excellence in film, TV and shortform costume design. The winners will be announced at a c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMLike many of your readers, I was delighted to see Vicky Featherstone top The Stage 100 (this publication’s list of the most
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:05AMJon Jon Briones walks us through how he created his celebrated, grounded Engineer in the first-ever revival of Miss Saigon.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:04AMPress night parties, new shows in rehearsal, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include opening nights of Dad’s Army
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAmerican dramaphiles tend to view Britain as a hotbed of hyper-verbal and hyper-intellectual plays, especially in comparison to our home-bred musicals that often lack the same resonant depth.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMApril de Angelis and Richard Bean are among writers to feature in a new series of short plays at London’s Theatre503 responding
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Ballet’s La Sylphide is limited by one-note performances but Tamara Rojo dazzles in Kenneth MacMillan’s magisterial Song of the Earth With its guileless …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:56AMSteven Berkoff’s masterpiece EAST will open the new year at London's King’s Head Theatre, where it made its London debut in 1975. The new production, directed by Life According to Saki's…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:52AMThe Phil Willmott Company’s regular season at the Union Theatre revives classic plays that reflects social and political issues in contemporary society.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMHoldren, who became the magazine's lead theater critic last summer after Jesse Green moved to the New York Times, won the $10,000 prize for "The Revolution Will Not Be Hashtagged: A Misguide…
SOURCE: news.cornell.edu at 08:46AM By Marcina Zaccaria Panorama, an edgy exploration of identity and belonging, debuted at the Under the Radar Festival on January 3rd. Actors begin with a type of audition…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:27AMIn this new year, a living legend of musical theater turns 90: Lyricist-bookwriter Tom Jones who also (under a stage name) appeared in the original company of his most famous and wildly succ…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 08:18AMLegally Bound, which was also released as a live CD, returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below for four nights: Tuesday, January 23; Friday, January 26; Saturday, January 27 and Tuesday, January 30,…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 08:16AMAward-winning Brooklyn actor-writer Dan Ruth brings his tour-de-force black comedy, A Life Behind Bars (Winner United Solo™ 2016, Best Autobiographical Show) to Los Angeles for two perform…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 08:15AMWhat are the odds of a Drag Fantine? (I’m quite pale) *coughs* https://t.co/wNt2LHu70G — Connie Orff (@connie_orff) January 2, 2018 My dear
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMThis adaptation has good intentions, but the briefness of the story will leave audiences unclear what it is trying to say. There is no denying that this is a very strange, and intriguing, st…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSavvy playgoers attending British lip-sync artist Dickie Beau's RE-MEMBER ME at this year's Under The Radar Festival will notice that when a recording of Michael Douglas, playing Broadway di…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 10 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMIn Sacramento Theatre Company’s delightful production of “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!” ambitious ingénue Junita pleads with grande dame Abigail Von Schtarr to share her secr…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 08:00AM
It's always a red flag when the first page inside your theatre program is a note from the director explaining the play you're about to see.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:53AMJimmy Nail has withdrawn from the UK premiere of Sting musical The Last Ship, in which he was due to star. Last
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:51AMThe Broadway audience appears to be getting slightly younger and more New York-based. New York City residents made up 22% of all theatergoers in the 2016-2017 survey from the Broadway Lea…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:50AMLike a lot of actors, I’m using the beginning of the year to review what has happened over the past 12 months
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AMFor only the second time in its history, the Europe Theatre Prize has been awarded to two actors, Jeremy Irons and Isabelle
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMThe Kleban Prize, established by the lyricist of A Chorus Line, goes to promising lyricists and librettists. The 2018 award winners are Alan Schmuckler (lyrics for Diary of Wimpy Kid: The Mu…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:29AMSouth Florida has long been home to minority-dominated theater companies as well as productions in which race was a central theme. But the Carbonell Award nominations for 2017 released this …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:11AMThe wonderful Ilana Levine of the uplifting podcast Little Known Facts, drops by Shetler Studios to discuss her show, the inspiration behind the podcast, and what it was like learning from R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AMThe Olivier Awards with Mastercard has shared the first details of the 2018 ceremony. The Awards, which are the UK’s most prestigious stage honours, will take place at the Royal Albert Hal…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWell, we made it, just. 2017 passed by with just the 346 visits to the theatre, I don't really know why I do it to myself! Out of those, 33 were return visits to shows I'd already seen and I…
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English National Ballet presents a double bill featuring Kenneth MacMillan's 'Song of the Earth' and Frank Andersen's recreation of 'La Sylphide'
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:59AMEntertainment ticket fraud has cost would-be audiences £1.6 million in the six months to October last year, according to new police figures.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMA theatre in Wales has ramped up security following unruly behaviour from drunk audience members at some of its shows. Venue Cymru,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMThe hype is STRONG with this one! SIX - the pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII - has exploded onto London's West End and the five shows at the Arts Theatre are now completely sold…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:45AMThe Olivier Awards with Mastercard, the UK’s most prestigious stage honours, have shared the first details of the 2018 ceremony, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:43AMThe Grand Opera House in Belfast has launched an £11 million plan to restore the Frank Matcham-designed venue in time for its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMTony Award Winner John Rubinstein will star in an AEA staged reading of the new musical The Sycamore Street Kite Flying Club, with a score by veteran theater composer and conductor, Roy M. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:05AMKenneth MacMillan’s Song of the Earth, choreographed in 1965 to Mahler’s revered song cycle, ranks as an early masterpiece. A profound meditation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:03AMAfter setting up his own practice in 1995, Barry Shaw consolidated his reputation as a leading theatre lawyer and regularly appeared in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMAll generations must have their superheroes; for children in the 1980s, tea-time television presented awe-struck audiences with the adventures of Bananaman, a particularly dim-witted super-h…
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Listen: Go-Go’s Musical to Open this Summer, Mr. A-Z Extends at “Waitress,” Beth Malone is Officially an Angel, and Lin-Manuel’s Lyric Tweaks for London’s ̶…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMAnton Chekhov's 1899 short story The Girl with a Dog has been reset to the Jazz Age in a new adaptation by Mark Giesser, which comes next month to London's White Bear Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Jake Shears made his Broadway debut in KINKY BOOTS, HAMILTON gets some lyric changes across the sea, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22AMBy Mark Ludmon
The return of The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas at Theatre Royal Haymarket has inspired a special list of cocktails at a nearby bar.
This post The Rat Pack Live inspires specia…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:16AMBy Mark Ludmon
The first season at Shakespeare’s Globe under new artistic director Michelle Terry has been announced, ranging from some of the Bard’s greatest hits to premieres of new pl…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:01AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMBy the press statements released, sounds like something went awry in negotiations... Blame the agent? Whatever the reason that Jimmy Nail is no longer appearing in the UK premiere of THE LAS…
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Producers Howard Panter, John Frost and GWB Entertainment have announced that Adam Rennie will perform the role of Frank N Furter for the forthcoming Brisbane and Perth seasons of The Rocky …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:20AMAfter just one day of rehearsal, Australian performer Adam Rennie took to the Adelaide Festival Theatre stage last night to perform the iconic role of Frank N Furter in the current tour of T…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:06AMSearch for ‘Hamilton’ and ‘game-changer’ and you will not go short of results: it’s the epithet of choice for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s all-conquering
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWhile the critics in London were heaping praise on Hamilton, I was looking forward to something more accessible, in rural mid Wales,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMI go to a lot of first nights as part of my job. And inevitably, whatever the show and regardless of how
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Showcasing three decades of video and photographic works underscoring her international status as a pioneer of experimental video art and multimedia installations, Campbelltown Arts Centre …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:04AMIn Battle of The Nutcrackers: Hip Hop, Nimbus Dance Works, and Brooklyn Ballet Tackle the Classic, "While The Nutcracker season has ended, this classic score promises never to grow stale …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMEnthusiastic congrats to Evan Ruggiero and Gemma Bond for winning the 2018 Clive Barnes Awards!
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMIn IMPRESSIONS: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center, "Boasting more than just stunning, versatile dancers, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presents work that is …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMCheck out the latest in our Inside the Theatre photo series that documents Broadway’s historic playhouses.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe musical celebrates its 10th anniversary January 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe world premiere kicks off January 10 at Atlantic Theater Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFrom 3 Beekman Place to 17 Cherry Tree Lane, how well-versed are you in the locations in your favorite Broadway shows? Take our quiz to find out!
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Philadelphia Orchestra’s three-week festival brings to life European masterpieces.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith and Mashuq Mushtaq Deen share their best advice.
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