Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Reviews: Returning to Reims and In the Body of the World by Sara Holdren

“Don’t worry,” a director says to an actress at the beginning of Returning to Reims: “It’s not theater.” It’s a knowing wink — Katy, the actress, is recording the voiceover f…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:27PM

Tina Fey at WGA Awards: ‘We Never Made Anyone Who Worked for Us Look at Our Genitals’ by Cynthia Littleton

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock were feted Sunday night at the East Coast edition of the Writers Guild Awards. True to form, Fey went right to the heart of why the longtime collaborators, who fi…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:20PM

Hangmen by Sandi Durell

  by Michael Bracken    Nobody likes to be Number 2. Just ask Harry (Mark Addy), the self-satisfied pub owner and barkeep at the center of Hangmen, at the Atlantic Theater Company…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:07PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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In The Club by Arts Review

Multi award-winning playwright Patricia Cornelius will kick-start State Theatre Company’s 2018 season with the world premiere of In The Club – a bold and timely piece highlighting w…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:24PM

State Labor Commission Rules on the Legality of Volunteer Stage Actors by Steven Morris

The ruling by hearing officer David Banks refutes claims made by representatives of the now defunct “Re-Imagine L.A. Theater” campaign that all producers using volunteer actors could be …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:17PM

Review: A "Class Traitor" Confronts His Past in Returning to Reims

Thomas Ostermeier adapts Didier Eribon's memoir of growing up gay and working-class in France.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Jan Maxwell Has Died; Five-Time Tony Nominee Praised ‘Law & Order’ In New York Times by Jeremy Gerard

Jan Maxwell, a supremely gifted comic actress whose five Tony Award nominations included two in the same season, died today of cancer, her son, William Maxwell-Lunny. She was 61. Maxwell was…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:52PM

Review: ‘Peepshow’ at dog & pony dc by John Stoltenberg

“Who here is a feminist?” asked the Ring Announcer (Amelia Hensley). As she signed, wearing a bright red pantsuit and standing on a thick padded mat as used for a contact-sport m…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:50PM

Review: ‘Returning to Reims’ and Those European Working-Class Blues by Ben Brantley

In this play directed by Thomas Ostermeier and starring Nina Hoss, a French philosopher ponders the move to the right in blue-collar France.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PM

Review: ‘The Romantic Violin for Two’ by the National Chamber Ensemble by Em Skow

The Romantic Violin for Two by the National Chamber Ensemble was a tour of the different types of love, the sorrows and joys love brings, and most importantly the power it possesses to move …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:41PM

Review: ‘I Hate Hamlet’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Mara Bayewitz

When attending a show whose premise is a “play within a play,” look around. All of those audience members who are cracking up at things that are going right over your head are theatre pe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:29PM

St Kilda Festival draws record numbers by Arts Review

Australia’s largest free music festival, St Kilda Festival, has wrapped for yet another successful year with a record breaking 460,000 music lovers attending the City of Port Phillip’s b…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:26PM

Obituaries: Five-Time Tony Nominee Jan Maxwell Dies at 61

Maxwell appeared in 13 Broadway shows, including the acclaimed 2011 revival of Follies.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM

'Why we understand each other': Peter Gill on The York Realist by David Benedict

The playwright-director reflects on his 1999 play, revived at the Donmar and Sheffield CrucibleFingers on buzzers… Question: What’s the connection between Days of Wine and Roses, Small C…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:00PM

'Why we understand each other': Peter Gill on The York Realist by David Benedict

'WHY WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER': Peter Gill on 'The York Realist'The playwright-director reflects on his 2001 play, revived at the Donmar and Sheffield CrucibleFingers on buzzers… Question:…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Apathy, complicity the enemies in Paramount’s lavish ‘Cabaret’ by Catey Sullivan - For The Sun-Times

Masterful staging in Aurora gives us a Sally who's easy to love and a Kit Kat Club of fading grandeur.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:42PM

Five-Time Tony Nominee Jan Maxwell Is Dead at 61 by Broadway.com

Mutli-talented performer Jan Maxwell has died following a battle with cancer. The actress, who appeared in 13 Broadway shows and garnered five Tony Award nominations (in all four possible&nb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:22PM

In a Flash by Arts Review

Building on its admirable policy of commissioning professional dance makers to create a work in response to a current major exhibition, The National Portrait Gallery commissioned a second wo…

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

New York Attorney General Files Civil Rights Suit Against The Weinstein Company by Halle Kiefer

Disgraced studio head Harvey Weinstein has already been the subject of multiple criminal investigations stemming from his alleged pattern of sexual abuse and assault of women before and afte…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:01PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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“Disaster!” Is Anything But by Bill Hirschman

If you are a Boomer (and be warned, maybe only if you’re a Boomer or their progeny), Slow Burn Theatre Company’s hilarious spoof Disaster! will be in contention for one of the silliest, …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:53PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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SAG-AFTRA union sets code of conduct on sexual harassment

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The entertainment industry union SAG-AFTRA has issued a code of conduct in an effort to protect its members from sexual harassment in the workplace....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:48PM

Jersey Boys full cast announcement by Erin James

Jersey Boys is returning to Australia this September and director Des McAnuff has confirmed the full cast for the production. The dynamic line-up of artists includes Ryan Gonzalez (Broadway …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:26PM

Win 2 x Tickets to Jubilee at the Lyric Hammersmith by Shaun Evelyn

Be in with a chance to win 2 tickets to new stage adaptation of Derek Jarman’s seminal film, Jubilee, at the Lyric Hammersmith!  A new stage adaptation of Derek Jarman’s seminal…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:20PM

Tragedy: Broadway Great Jan Maxwell, Double Tony Award Nominee in 2010, Passes Away at 61 by Roger Friedman

Jan Maxwell, one of the great Broadway stars, has died at age 61 from cancer according to reports. Twitter is starting to Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:04PM

Jan Maxwell, a Five-Time Tony Award Nominee, Dies at 61 by Ryan McPhee

Maxwell was the beloved star of such Broadway productions as 2011’s Follies, The Royal Family, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:01PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Horizon presents Lauren Gunderson’s ‘The Revolutionists’ by Mark Cofta

Lauren Gunderson's 'The Revolutionists' at Theatre Horizon blends 1793's rebels with modern women's struggles for equality. Mark Cofta reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:54PM

Theatre Review: ‘A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Raychel Harvey-Jones

Just minutes into “The Death of Walt Disney”  by Lucas Hnath, I questioned if this was the brilliant big-hearted man who brought us Mickey Mouse, Disney World, and a plethora of lov…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:37PM

Review: ‘Michael Feinstein Presents Laura Osnes’ at AMP by Strathmore by Nicole Hertvik

DC-based Broadway lovers rejoice: Michael Feinstein, reigning king of the Great American Songbook, is bringing his signature cabaret-style show to the DC region. Feinstein has partnered with…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:28PM

On Stage, In Marriage, These 2 Alvin Ailey Dancers Learned The Steps Together by Michel Martin

Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims met at work — at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Over 15 years of marriage later, they have some advice for balancing it all and sustaining …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:19PM

ICYMI: Catch Up with Broadway Beltress Shoshana Bean! by BroadwayWorld

Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Katie Lynch chatted live with Broadway veteranShoshana Bean, who just released her fourth studio album- Spectrum.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Star Jan Maxwell Dies at 61 by BroadwayWorld

According to multiple reports on social media by both friends and former castmates, Broadway star Jan Maxwell has passed away at 61 years of age after a battle with cancer.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:58PM

It's OK To Look At Your Phone At A Broadway Show, If Your Hearing Is Impaired by Jeff Lunden

An estimated 48 million Americans suffer some degree of hearing loss. Now, a smartphone app makes it possible for the theatergoers among them to read closed captions on Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:55PM

It's OK To Look At Your Phone At A Broadway Show, If Your Hearing Is Impaired by Jeff Lunden

An estimated 48 million Americans suffer some degree of hearing loss. Now, a smartphone app makes it possible for the theatergoers among them to read closed captions on Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:55PM

Donna Summer Song Gets Streaming Boost After Quincy Jones Claimed Michael Jackson Stole It by Tolly Wright

Donna Summer’s 1982 single “State of Independence” has found new popularity, reports Billboard. According to initial reports by Nielsen Music, the song received 150,000 on-demand audio…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:46PM

“A Streetcar Named Desire” Explores Primal Places, at Ubuntu Theater, Oakland by Tyler Jeffreys

Millennial Notes Tennessee Williams Springs to Life with Whelan and Ramirez by Tyler Jeffreys Ubuntu Theater Project’s version of Tennessee Williams’ 1947 classic “A Streetcar Named De…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:40PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Opera Philadelphia’s presents George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s ‘Written on Skin’ by Cameron Kelsall

Opera Philadelphia’s local premiere of ‘Written on Skin’ offers a fresh spin on a contemporary masterpiece. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:43PM

Disney raises prices of some U.S. theme park tickets

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Sunday it was changing the admission price for its U.S. theme parks, raising the cost of some single-day tickets by almost 9 percent.

SOURCE: Reuters at 03:38PM

New Cast Announced As Motown The Musical Celebrates Second Birthday by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Motown the musical celebrates its second year in the West End and announces its cast for 2018 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. This post New Cast Announced As Motown The Musical C…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:16PM

‘Incredibly compelling’: BE PREPARED – Vault Festival #Vault2018 ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Be Prepared at the VAULT Festival is a truly compelling one-man play, showing the individual nature of grief – a very clever production.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Concert Review: ‘Feinstein Presents Laura Osnes’ at AMP Strathmore by Kristin Franco

“A lovely night, a finer night you know you’ll never see.” These lyrics sung by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella can certainly be applied to a recent evening with…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:52PM

Opera Review: ‘Dorothea Roschmann and Malcolm Martineau’ at Vocal Arts DC by Morgan Halvorsen

Vocal Arts DC’s Feb. 8 concert was a Liederabend, a series of German art songs, largely from the Romantic era. Thematically, the series told the stories of four women—Mignon, the wai…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:39PM

This Week on Broadway for February 11, 2018: Andrew Polk by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Andrew Polk. Reviews include A White House Cantata @ Montclair State University, Hey, Look Me Over! @ Encores, Love Never Die…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 02:09PM

BWW TV: Second Stage Friends and Family Gather to Christen the New Hayes Theater! by BroadwayWorld TV

This morning, Monday, February 5, 2018 at 1000am, Second Stage Theater Carole Rothman, Artistic Director Casey Reitz, Executive Director hosted the official lighting ceremony for its new Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM

‘Non-stop entertainment’: BICYCLES & FISH – Vault Festival #Vault2018 ★★★★★ by Shanine Salmon

For a variety of all too female reasons, I wasn’t much looking forward to going out to the theatre to see Bicycles & Fish at The Vaults. But I did. And I laughed, I cried, and at the …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Delaware Theatre Company presents Simon Stephens’s ‘Heisenberg’ by Cameron Kelsall

Delaware Theatre Company’s regional premiere of Simon Stephens’s ‘Heisenberg’ disrupts our rom-com expectations of meeting cute. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:58PM

Chicago Opera Review: ELIZABETH CREE (Chicago Opera Theater) by Lawrence Bommer

A PENNY DREADFUL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Murder will out, whether in police gazettes or chamber opera. If he hadn’t existed, the still unknown Jack the Ripper could have been invented by penny d…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:38PM

★★★★ reviews are in for #TheUngratefulBiped. @_RupertGraves’ directorial debut must finish @WhiteBearTheatr Sat 17 Feb by Press Releases

Less than a week left to see the world premiere of The Ungrateful Biped, which marks actor Rupert Graves' directorial debut. Have you booked yet? This modern take on Dostoyevsky's Notes from…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:18PM

‘Deftness & sensitivity’: BOYS – Vault Festival #Vault2018 by Laura Kressly

Boys at The Vaults is exploration of manhood, of masculinity, of what it means to be a man of colour in the UK today.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Cold Harbor — Guare’s journey begins by Cogency

Cold Harbor by John Guare. Directed by Lane Savadove. EgoPo Classic Theater in Philadelphia, February 2018   The first part of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze trilogy is unlike any work I�…

SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 12:46PM

Poof! Ivy League glee club's gender restrictions disappear by Pat Eaton-Robb

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Leaders of the Whiffenpoofs, Yale University's world-famous glee club, say their sound isn't changing, but they are ending their more than ce…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:33PM

Chicago Opera Theater's 'Elizabeth Cree' is a bloody good show by John Von Rhein

If the plethora of activity in Chicago alone is any indication, the field is experiencing a veritable golden age of new American chamber operas. This season is bringing the local premieres, …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:25PM

Review: The Divide, The Old Vic by Alice Devoy

The latest show at The Old Vic is the dystopian vision of Alan Ackybourn – The Divide. It depicts a future world in which men and women must live separately due to a plague that has ridden…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:00PM

‘Inventive use of the unique space’: MACBETH – Rose Playhouse ★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

My verdict? A bold attempt at a classic play, utilising the unique performance space well – this Macbeth at the Rose Playhouse is worth a visit, if you can keep out the cold...

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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A Broadway Bigwig Gets A Web Series, And Takes On The President by Artsjournal2

Jordan Roth, whose Jujamcyn Theatres owns five of Broadway's 41 theatres, and "who has had a longtime interest in performing and has dabbled in video production previously, conceived of this…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:30AM

Drag365: Day 35- WTF Wednesdays at Hardware by Michael Block

Paige Turner // photo by Michael BlockDay: Wednesday, February 7th       Show: WTF WednesdaysLocation: HardwareQueens Seen: Paige Turner (@paigeturnernyc), Gloria Swanson…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:30AM

Review: Gundog, The Royal Court by Sebastian Calver

I have never been so excited to review a show as I am now! Gundog, by Simon Longman, is an intimate reflection of family dynamic executed ‘on a farm in the middle of nowhere’. Longman’…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:25AM

Review: The Moor, The Old Red Lion Theatre by Susie Browning

‘The Moor is different in the morning, than at night’ Written by Catherine Lucie, The Moor is about a young mother Bronagh (Jill Mcausland) who searches for freedom within her life. She …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:20AM

Review: Othello, Unicorn Theatre by Saskia Coomber

This was my first visit to the Unicorn Theatre, and I couldn’t have been more impressed with their calibre of theatre for young people. Othello is told in a way that I doubt you would …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:00AM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Feb. 11 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, February 11, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Complete the theatre quotes about love

We have ten famous lyrics and quotations about love

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

‘Like watching a delicate tennis match’: BLACKOUT – Vault Festival #Vault2018 by Laura Kressly

Even though Blackout at The Vaults isn’t a piece of forum theatre, we feel invited to really explore the situation as if we are one of the characters.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Akiva Potok, son of ‘The Chosen’ author, joins cast of acclaimed production for Q&A by Fountaintheatre

What’s it like to grow up in a house where your father is the author of a beloved internationally best-selling novel dubbed “the Jewish Catcher in the Rye” that is taught …

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 10:47AM

Review: Pluto, Barbican Theatre by Lara Domke

What does it mean to be human? That is the core of the stage adaptation of the manga story Pluto. Set in a world with highly advanced robots, Pluto questions the ability of sensing emotions …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:25AM

Review: ASSMONKEY: In Conversation, Network Theatre by Sebastian Calver

It’s hard to approach a comedy review without thinking you are God’s gift to the entertainment industry. So, here goes an attempt to review an artists’ work from the point of v…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:15AM

So Many Reasons Returns To London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Racheal Ofori’s So Many Reasons the much lauded headline show of Calm Down Dear at the Camden People’s Theatre earlier this month, returns to London for one week at the O…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:06AM

Everything Tomorrow Is Thoroughly Modern- Relive the Magic of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLE! by BroadwayWorld

It's been almost sixteen years since the cherished musical introduced one of our now most-cherished stars, and almost fourteen years since the show concluded its 903-performance run at the M…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM

‘Comedy & flow of family life is flawless’: THE FERRYMAN – West End ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre is a glorious piece of theatre which flows and cadences with ease and vigour. It's lengthy but so worth the watch.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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SAG-AFTRA Releases Code Of Conduct On Sexual Harassment by BroadwayWorld

SAG-AFTRA has released a Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment today as part of its program to protect its members and to confront harassment and advance equity in the workplace.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:47AM

The Most Profound Blooper Reel in History by Trav S.D.

For the record, I generally scorn blooper reels; as something to laugh at they rank for me somewhere below farts and dick humor and that is very low on the Travy Scale indeed. But one of our…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:44AM

Casting Announced For The Plough And The Stars at Lyric Hammersmith by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Sean O'Casey's play The Plough and the Stars comes to the Lyric Hammersmith from 15 March to 7 April 2018 following a sell-out season at the Abbey Theatre and a successful Ir…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:25AM

Broadway at the Cabaret: John Lloyd Young, The Skivvies & 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 09:00AM

Review: The Soul of Wittgenstein, Omnibus Theatre by Frey Kwa Hawking

The Soul of Wittgenstein, which first appeared at the excellent King’s Head Theatre two years ago, is once again with us in London, with the same cast and core crew but this time at the Om…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:00AM

‘A good piece hidden within’: THINK OF ENGLAND – Vault Festival #Vault2018 ★★ by Shanine Salmon

Think of England at the Vault Festival isn’t a hopeless play, but it isn’t ready yet. At present, it doesn’t know what it wants to be. To succeed, the company needs to take it beyond t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

Playwrights get a new stage: Audible announces 15 writers for audio theater project by Jessica Gelt

Put the theater in your pocket. Or your purse. Or wherever you keep your phone or tablet. That is the goal behind the latest move from audio book and podcast company Audible, which this week…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM

Why “Diversity is Encouraged” Is Not Enough by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Matt DiCintio. For nearly two decades, I’ve evaluated scripts submitted to festivals and contests, grantmakers and literary offices. I’ve read for major regional theatres with the goa…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Hayley Atwell stars in this new production of Sarah Burgess’ play exploring the vulnerability and vilification of those in charge of the economy. Here’s what critics made of the play.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

Hamilton's Aaron Burr Has Some Culinary Advice: Talk Less, Cook More (Creatively) by Kristen Hartke

On Broadway, Daniel Breaker shines as Alexander Hamilton's greatest rival. In the kitchen, he also creates a stir, sir. But whether acting or cooking, both require perseverance and experimen…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - February 11, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Jose Jimenez is Alive and Well and Performing in Utah by Hesherman

Even when intended benignly, brownface is an offense. Your saying the character is not a stereotype doesn't make it true.

SOURCE: www.artsintegrity.org at 07:57AM

BWW Review: HEY, LOOK ME OVER! from Encores!, a Fun Sampler of Musical Scenes and Songs by Michael Dale

When the subject of New York City Center Encores comes up among musical theatre enthusiasts, the conversation almost invariably steers to what shows they should be presenting in their series…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52AM

Review: ‘Cabaret Rising’ by TBD Immersive at Dupont Underground by Elizabeth Ballou

“Let your joy be an act of resistance!” proclaims the woman who has seized the stage underneath Dupont Circle. She’s wearing a top hat, winged liner, and a stylish frock coat. A li…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:47AM

WATCH: If her friends could see her now… they would spot @RebeccaTrehearn transformed for #SweetCharity @NottmPlayhouse

Olivier Award-winning actress Rebecca Trehearn will take on the title role in Nottingham Playhouse’s revival of the Broadway musical classic SWEET CHARITY this summer. Check out this fabul…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:25AM

Review: Ken, The Bunker by Calum McIntosh

It has been ten years since Ken Campbell, ‘theatrical maverick’, passed away. Terry Johnson’s Ken suitably tributes the genius in this narrated re-enactment of his most memorab…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:10AM

‘Stories you never see represented onstage’: WHITE – Vault Festival #Vault2018 by Laura Kressly

Are we people of colour? Are we BME? Are we taking the space of those who need it more? Just hearing those thoughts expressed onstage in White at the Vault Festival, in a space I love and ch…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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‘A bold, muscular production that will attract younger theatregoers’: JULIUS CAESAR – Bridge Theatre ★★★★ by Anne Cox

From its rock fest opening to its fast and furious battle finale, Nicholas Hytner's modern-dress Julius Caesar packs a powerful punch.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

Cleveland stage icon Andrew May returns to Great Lakes Theater as a writer in 'Misery' (preview) by Andrea Simakis

The role of Paul Sheldon is deceptively tricky, able to do what Hans Gruber and a slew of other terrorists couldn't in five "Die Hard" movies: It beat Bruce Willis.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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The Boring Room at Vaults, London – ‘insubstantial and meandering’ by Natasha Tripney

What do you get if you lock Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe in a room together? Frustratingly little,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AM

The Poetry We Make review at Vaults, London – ‘intriguing, but underdeveloped’ by Natasha Tripney

Elliot and Robin were in a relationship for four years. It didn’t last but they had some good times. Now Robin is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:41AM

‘Bizarrely not bizarre enough’: THE THING THAT CAME TO DINNER – Vault Festival #Vault2018 by Laura Kressly

The concept of The Thing That Came to Dinner at The Vaults is not bad and there can be something pleasurable in watching people be properly silly on stage, but what manifests on stage seems …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

The Inventive, Illicit Thrills of Japanese Theatre by Ian Buruma

Ian Buruma writes about his time visiting Japanese theatres in the nineteen-seventies.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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‘Unexplored perspective’: THINK OF ENGLAND – Vault Festival #Vault2018 ★★★★ by Michael Davis

Written by Madeline Gould and directed by Tilly Branson, Anonymous is a Woman’s Think of England at the Vault Festival takes an unexplored perspective of women in wartime Britain.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM

Ruth Wilson: ‘The industry sells sex… and that’s confusing’ by Rachel Cooke

Soon to be seen in Dark River, a bleak picture of a farming family at loggerheads, the actor talks people-puzzles, #MeToo, and playing her own grandmotherRuth Wilson shot the scene in which …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Time Stands Still by Sandi Durell

  When Images Persist   By Marcina Zaccaria   Time Stands Still, produced by New Light Theater Project, premiered at the 13th Street Repertory Company. Sarah is the driving fo…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:14AM

Dublin Carol review – an undertaker battles with the bottle by Clare Brennan

Sherman, CardiffSelf-pity and misogyny meet melodrama in Conor McPherson’s 2000 chamber piece about an alcoholic’s Christmas Eve search for redemptionDecorations feebly festoon the back …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM

Windrush: Movement of the People review – fresh moves off the boat by Luke Jennings

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsStories of the Windrush generation of Caribbean immigrants to Britain are movingly told by Phoenix Dance TheatreA great pyramid of packing cases and trunks aga…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM

The week in theatre: Long Day’s Journey Into Night; The Captive Queen; Dry Powder – review by Kate Kellaway

Wyndham’s; Shakespeare’s Globe; Hampstead, LondonLesley Manville glitters as desperate mother Mary in O’Neill’s grim family portrait. Plus, Barrie Rutter’s valedictory Captive Quee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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SAG-AFTRA Releases Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment for Members by Dave McNary

SAG-AFTRA has released a “Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment” instructing  its 160,000 members how to deal with the issue. The union made the announcement Saturday night follo…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:32AM

Drag365- Show #36: The Dusty Ray Bottoms Show at Hardware by Michael Block

Dusty Ray Bottoms // photo by Michael BlockDay: Wednesday, February 7th       Show: The Dusty Ray Bottoms ShowLocation: HardwareQueens Seen: Dusty Ray Bottoms (@dustyray)…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:16AM

Patrick Stewart recites Shakespeare at Sci-Tech Awards by Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Patrick Stewart was so inspired by the inventors and inventions being honored by the motion picture academy Saturday night that he offered a spontaneous recitation…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Take a Tour Through The Green Room 42 by Hannah Vine

The new venue plays host to a wide variety of performances from your favorite Broadway stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

20 Jukebox Musicals That Brought Your Favorite Music to Broadway by Hannah Vine

These shows all feature pre-existing scores by some of music’s greatest icons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Award-Winning Designers Created a Zero Gravity Set for New York’s Most High-Tech New Show by Adam Hetrick

In the new sci-fi drama Spaceman, groundbreaking audio design and simple visual effects simulate space travel.

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