Satirical musical spoof of 90’s TV show with arias and dancing reflects the chaos of our times.
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February 23, 2018: With a reality TV star firmly ensconced in t…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:50PMWho is Goldele Rayment? I’m a theatre & opera director, as well as a teaching artist and Artistic Director of Company of Rogues. What would you do differently to what you do now? …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:15PMLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar's comic foil and in such hit …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:10PMThe Looming Tower Wednesday, 3 a.m., Hulu Longtime theater actor Bill Camp impressed viewers with his quietly intense portrayal of Dennis Box in the 2016 summer series “The Night Of” on …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:10PMThe Company of Rogues return to Marrickville’s Red Rattler Theatre for a fearlessly rainbow-flavoured edition of The Bedlam Cabaret on Wednesday 28 February as part of the 2018 Sydney Gay …
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Jesus is in good hands John Legendwill be playing Jesus in the upcoming staged Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC. Watch the all new video of himin rehearsal, including a clip of …
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L.A.’s Australian Theatre Company is hosting a six-day workshop with Pulitzer-, Tony- and Academy Award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley at…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:56PMProfessional arts courses that had been ruled ineligible for student loans and student assistant payments have been returned to the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Student Loans list…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:56PMThis is music to our ears! The Band's Visit celebrated its official cast album release at the 86th Street Barnes & Noble in New York City on February 23. As previously announced…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:41PMA gritty, song-filled chronicle giving voice to the personal impact of modern warfare and the costs that are born by families, Canberra’s The Street Theatre teams up with The Goulburn…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:28PMIn 2011, legendary Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno was dismissed from his position after it emerged that his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky had been sexually abusing b…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:07PMWe are fortunate in New York to have a couple of theater companies that specialize in presenting older plays that generally have been confined to dusty shelves and haven't seen the light of …
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All new photos have been released of John Legend as Jesus in NBC's upcoming staged 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.' Check out the photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:51PMJust got the word that Nanette Fabray (b. 1920) passed away today. She’d been retired for a decade; it was a surprise to know that she was still with us. When I was a kid growing up in…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:43PMIn today’s roundup, HBO Films announced the premiere date for “Paterno,” and VH1 released the cast for the 10th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” DATES HBO Films will debut “Pate…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:31PMIn the 1980s, the Forest Park's outdoor theater teams with the American and the Fox — but at what cost?
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:29PMBette Midler's run of "Hello, Dolly!" is over and now it's Bernadette Peters' turn.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00PMMatt de Rogatis will take on the title role.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMJoel Perez, Jonah Platt, Conor Ryan, and Heath Saunders will be among the performers.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe autobiography will be released on March 6.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMFabray was a Broadway regular of the '40s and '50s.
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According to the New York Times, Tony and Emmy Award-winning star of the stage and screen, Nanette Fabray passed away yesterday at her California home. She was 97 years old.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:59PMListen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Katie Johantgen about “Friends: The Musical Parody” playing off-Broadway at the St. Luke’s Theatre. Class Notes actively…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55PMAlex Newell stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Matt Rodin about Once On This Island and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PMMr. McKay filmed the reminiscences of dozens of theater luminaries for the 2004 documentary “Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:51PMGhostlight Records will release the Original London Cast Recording of Stephen Schwartz's WORKING on Friday, March 2. Watch below for a preview of the new show
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PMNanette Fabray, a Tony Award winner at 28 and the TV moms of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and One Day at a Time in the 1970s, died Thursday at her Palos Verdes, California home. She was 97, a…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:45PMAl Pacino stars as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 05:36PMThis week, we hit the red carpet with Bernadette Peters and the cast of Hello, Dolly!, catch up with Wicked's Jackie Burns and Dear Evan Hansen's Taylor Trensch, chat with Tina Fey a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PMDo you have a burning question for Norm Lewis or Tamyra GrayOn Friday, February 23, 530pm EST BroadwayWorld's Steve Schonberg is getting up close and personal with Once on This Island's newe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PMThe early Tony winner for Love Life also appeared in The Band Wagon and on One Day at a Time.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PMHere's a quick roundup of London stories you may have missed this week.
Lulu Will Make West End Return as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street
Scottish singer-songwriter Lulu will return to th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:34PMIn its day, now long-past, the”Jerry Springer Show” was an only-in-America phenomenon, so it’s only fitting that the British-made “Jerry Springer — The Opera”…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:32PMIt’s the Canadian premiere of Champion, about real-life boxer Emile Griffith, who killed an opponent in the ring in 1962.
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:31PMAfter a sold-out debut last fall, “The Donny Nova Band” will reunite for a March encore engagement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMThe Significant Other playwright returns Off-Broadway with a new play about the ideals and contradictions of liberal white America.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PMAs BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, Tony Award-winning producer, 'Hamilton' alum and 'Power' co-star Brandon Victor Dixon will star as Judas and join an already stellar cast in NBC'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:19PMSteppenwolf Theatre Company plans to sell a landmark building just south of its main campus, in a deal expected to fund construction of a large new theater and other improvements to the Hals…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PMPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Brown University is providing scholarships to cover the tuition for master's degree students studying acting and directing....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:13PMThe April 1 presentation will star John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Brandon Victor Dixon.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PMSAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris has blasted a federal judge’s recent ruling barring California’s legislation requiring that subscription entertainment database sites remove an…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:04PMMs. Fabray won a Tony for a performance on Broadway in the 1940s and three Emmys for her work with Sid Caesar in the 1950s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03PMOjibwa playwright Drew Hayden Taylor’s latest is inspired by a real dispute between Ontario cottage owners and local Indigenous people trying to revive an old tradition
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:02PMAs BroadwayWorld reported last week,Katharine McPhee is making her Broadway debut inWaitress. She'll join the company at the diner beginning April 10th. Check out a first look at the show's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMNew productions of The Will Rogers Follies and The Drowsy Chaperone, and new musicals You Are Here and Cyrano will be part of the season.
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Jeremy J. Kamps’ new play examines modern-day politics and is inspired by Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMThe profound absurdity of identity: Told By An Idiot's new show is silly but shallow.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:42PMFrom all outward indications, “Nice Fish,” an Interact Theatre Company production at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, should be a keeper. The elegantly simple situation — two guy…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:40PMThe tour, which also features Israeli singer Ester Rada, will play a three-week run in San Diego beginning in April.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM"Blind Date" ✭✭✭ Rogelio Martinez's "Blind Date" is a world premiere drama that returns us to the 1985 meeting in Geneva between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the gene…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:35PMLuke Skywalker twerks to Nicki Minaj. A dominatrix Darth Vader struts her stuff. Film fans are packing out performances of a show that combines cosplay with comedyLights flash like laser bea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:19PMMartin McDonagh’s acclaimed dark comedy will now play through March 25 at Atlantic Theater Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PMThe show has been packing out Australian theatres since 2011, when it opened in Sydney. It's now set to tour the US. The Empire Strips Back's success can be attributed in part to colla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMGoogle it: Tangle Theatre's three-man Marlowe gives Emily Holyoake a Faustian experience, she thinks.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:16PMThe original Rent star and one of Broadway’s Hedwigs talks about his latest role: director.
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Here’s a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York City area and around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMTina Fey and the cast of Mean Girls give us the scoop on the fetch new musical.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:58PMMichael Cera, Chris Evans and the cast of Lobby Hero sure do look great in uniform.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:55PMThat David Mamet play about Harvey Weinstein? Safe to assume there will be cursing, but other than that it’s anybody’s guess. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune to plug his…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:55PMAtlantic Theater Company Neil Pepe, Artistic Director Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director announces a three-week extension of the sold-out US premiere of the Olivier Award-winning Royal Court …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PMDear Evan Hansen headliner Taylor Trensch talks his take on the intense role at the center of this emotional story.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PMMichelle Hurst will lead the cast of the new stage adaptation at the Theatre at Saint Clement’s.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:43PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Dear Evan Hansen Holding Open Call for New Stars
Now's your chance to be waving through a window live onstage. The 2017…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:28PMBernadette Peters officially celebrates her Great White Way return in Hello, Dolly!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:27PMLooking for something fun to do this weekend? The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival kicks off today and its ninth season promises to be better than ever. Taking place at the Atlas Performing Arts…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:25PMThe eagerly-anticipated revival of Tony Kushner’s two-part epic play Angels in America begins previews on Broadway today (February 23, 2018). The celebrated production that comes to Broadw…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:20PMIn Notes from the Field, playwright Anna Deavere Smith explores the USA’s unequal education system. A film adaptation premieres Saturday on HBO.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 03:20PMFamed LGBT activist is officially making money off of her long-time feud with the current president of the United States.O'Donnell's first collection has already sold out on her Etsy page, R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMBroadwayWorld is taking you behind the scenes of MEMPHIS at Theatre Under The Stars in Houston today on our Instagram
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:14PMHow many ways can you say hello? The cast of Hello, Dolly! is put to the test in this Red Carpet Challenge at their re-opening to celebrate the arrival of Bernadette Peters.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PMAdaptations of Broadway musicals to be performed by middle and high school students are becoming an increasingly important revenue stream for theater producers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PMJackson Gay directs the world premiere of Lucy Thurber's new play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe show's star, Erin Treadway, was injured during a recent curtain call.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMLiesl Tommy directs playwright J.C. Lee's show, running at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMKen Rus Schmoll directs the production, running through March 18.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMQueen Elsa has been hard at work this winter, but spring is on the horizon and Broadway.com is warming up for the exciting season ahead. The Spring Preview series feautres&nbs…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PMFirst you walk into the laundromat. Someone hits the spin-cyle button, a panel gives way and then you head into the room for the magic. A very nice 1930s-style, 120-seat salon. Replete with …
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Ballet is about legacy. Works are passed down from mentor to student, until the student becomes the mentor to someone else. It was three years ago Feb. 22 that Ivan Nagy, one of ballet’s g…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:55PMDavid Mamet has, for some reason, decided to add in his own perspective on the Harvey Weinstein story. In an interview with the Chicago Tribute, the playwright, who recently published a crim…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:49PMThe grants are the official first act of the Bayless Family Foundation, headed by Kevin Sullivan, the chef's son-in-law.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:48PMThe Lobby Hero star dishes on his newest role and what to expect from the upcoming production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PMTwo-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has assembled six exciting teams to helm the eclectic group of productions planned this season an exuberant musical extravaganza, a glorious cl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMOops, wait... that headline might be wrong.The Broadway stars of the smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong got in the Olympic spirit in advance of the U.S. Men's Curling team going for t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:40PMSinger takes over from fellow Scot Sheena Easton as vengeful Dorothy Brock at Theatre RoyalLulu is returning to the West End stage after an absence of more than 30 years to star in 42nd Stre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:34PMOkay so maybe THE GOOD FIGHT isn't going to be doing a musical episode...yet. Colbert queried a possible GOOD FIGHT musical episode, about which Baranski was at first hesitant. But watch bel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PMDear Evan Hansen, we've been way too out of touch... The Tony Award-winning musical is looking for their next lead -- and it could be you This Sunday, February 25, Dear Evan Hansen is holdin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMMany of these Florida teen activists found their voice and their sense of community onstage.
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:12PMArtists for World Peace, a nonprofit organization, recently hosted its 7th annual Broadway event on Sunday, February 18th, at The Cutting Room, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan, New York. Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMDaniel Aukin directs the production for Lincoln Center Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMTaylor Trensch is currently playing Evan Hansen in the hit Broadway musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMPreviews have begun for the musical, set to open March 22.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe spring theater season has officially begun, and a slew of highly anticipated musicals and plays, both brand new and revisited, are set to bow. Broadway.com's Spring Preview series ca…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PMThe venue has also announced a double bill of plays by Nick Dear
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Michael Schulman on how the Tony Award-winning rock musical ”Spring Awakening” relates to the experience of the student survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 01:59PMIn American Blues Theater's production of "Six Corners," some nagging holes in the story line are too disruptive to the plot.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:56PMSteven Barkhimer's mastery of the role's physicality is the key to his expression of its villainy.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:56PMOne Year Later! Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Open Fist Theatre Company in Residency at Atwater Village Theatre Through March 3 RECOMMENDED Sixteen vignettes come together to create Open…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:54PMJazz at Lincoln Center concerts feature an all-star band February 23–24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMWhile researching a family memoir, journalist Mark Whitaker discovered pictures of his Pittsburgh grandparents he had never seen.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:34PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - David Mamet has written a new play about film producer Harvey Weinstein, the Pulitzer Prize winner said in an interview published on Friday.
SOURCE: Reuters at 01:33PMThis week’s production news includes the return of War Horse to the National Theatre in London and a new Alan Bennett play
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:19PMBy Douglas Mayo
As Harold and Maude starts previewing at Charing Cross Theatre starring Sheila Hancock and Bill Milner we bring you Darren Bell's great production photos. Harold and Maude is…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:06PMJohn O’Donovan’s two-hander If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You returns to London as part of this year’s Vault Festival.
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Loading Dock Theatre, the Brooklyn-based production company behind the anticipated Off-Broadway premiere ofLeegrid Steven'sSpaceman,which began performances atThe Wild Projectyesterday, Thur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PMMosaic Theater takes anguishing “I Shall Not Hate” on the road.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54PMThe Tony nominee will make her Feinstein’s at the Nikko debut in April with her nightclub act Girl No More.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMThat Part Is True, written and directed by DC local Madeline Farrington, is a psychological thriller for the resistance featuring activists, intrigue, betrayal, and garden stakes. As a blizz…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:50PMKara Lindsay, Kyle Dean Massey, and more came together to celebrate love February 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PMEmmanuel Macron has worked his star quality on the political stage — and he’s about to use it on a new one.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:41PMAfter an incident in Palm Beach, Fla., the countess is working on her sobriety, revising her cabaret show and preparing for a likely Season 10 on Bravo.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:38PMMCC THEATER Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors Blake West, Executive Director announced today that tickets are now on sale for the World Premiere production o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMLeegrid Stevens’ solo drama will close after just one performance after Erin Treadway sustained injuries to both arms.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMMarc D. Donovan and Keith J. Conallen play two unsteady men - flawed and floundering - with an intensity that demands to be seen.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:31PMAfter more than a decade, the festival’s executive director is stepping down to pursue his Master of Fine Arts degree.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PMArtistic director Chris Coleman's last season will feature the return of Storm Large's 'Crazy Enough,' a decade after its premiere.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:28PMA spectacular line-up of stars from West End shows will perform at a gala event next month, in celebration of Mousetrap Theatre Projects' 21st anniversary.
The post West End stars to perfor…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:26PMHow do you stage a radio play? In the case of this presentation by the contemporary/experimental music and performance group An assembly,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PMStandups say outcome of Louise Reay case could stop people talking about personal livesLeading comedians, including David Baddiel, have said the Louise Reay case, in which she is being sued …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:21PMMESSING UP MURDER The cops may be blue, the victims black, but in Six Corners the predominant color is gray. Marinating in moral relativism, this independent installment in Chicago playwri…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:17PMThese songs will inspire you to sparkle and shine as brightly as a Swarovski crystal.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PMThe popular concert series featuring the stars of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin will play Feinstein’s at the Nikko in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PMThe 'Frozen' producer is the first institutional figure on Broadway to be accused in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
SOURCE: Forbes at 12:07PMThe drama takes place in the New Orleans' French Quarter, the theme for this year's events
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:04PMAcross its four performances, ABT is alternating two completely different programs with a total of six complete works.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:03PMThe City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to set aside a £5 million fund for capital investment in the city’s theatres and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMShock and alarm may have been the emotions that first started Anna Deavere Smith’s path to create “Notes From the Field,” but it was love that fueled the one-woman play through the pro…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMWith a vocal talent that can only be described as phenomenal, Bernadette Robinson returns to the stage in tailor-made new crowd pleaser, The Show Goes On.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMPeters and costar Victor Garber celebrated opening night of their run in the Broadway hit.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe EP is the third in a monthly series in which the Tony-winning actor celebrates her favorite artists.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMCaissie Levy sings a new number by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe show opens in the West End in April
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMAs her show transfers from Edinburgh to London, writer and actor Milly Thomas explains what inspired her to write about suicide
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We're taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographer Walter McBride for exclusive flashbacks to Broadway past. Today, check out these shots ofAnn Miller and Mickey Rooney wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AMThe world’s anxieties are bleeding into her personal life, but the comedian is done with political despair. Ahead of her new tour, she explains why it’s time to bring something new to th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:56AMCriticisms aside, you have to root for it: Washington is the only major city mobilizing to change gender inequality in American theater.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AMThe August Wilson American Century Cycle Award celebrates theatres who have staged all 10 plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:47AM“Denim Doves” is currently on stage at Sacred Fools, Los Angeles.The play is written by Adrienne Dawes and lyrics are by Cyndi Williams. Original Music and Arrangements are by Ellen Wark…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:46AMPrincess dresses are not the sole purview of little girls. At the first preview of Disney Theatrical’s new Broadway musical “Frozen” on Thursday night, the royal gowns were an equal-op…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AMPlaywrights Tamsin Oglesby and Simon Stephens will create new pieces of work as part of a programme of events supporting the United
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:40AMKristin Chenoweth has landed a cool new TV gig! The Emmy and Tony winner will play Lavinia Peck-Foster on the comedy series Trial & Error, which will soon kick off its second season on N…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AMAfter a trial run in Denver, the stage adaptation of the animated smash hits New York and a passionate fanbase is already out in force – and in costumeThe cold never bothered them anyway. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AMNew York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30AMAlthough Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi might not be a name people recognize, many know his story and the historic Supreme Court case which bears his name— Hirabayashi v. United States. The so…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:28AMBroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AMA Long Day’s Journey into Night is a mid-20th century classic. Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning Eugene O’Neill delved deep into his personal and family life for what is considere…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:23AMThe third entry in the Hedwig Tony winner's year-long series will be released March 2.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AM(DC Metro Theater Arts is pleased to publish this remarkable first-person history on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth and Theater Alliance’s pr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:14AMVariety reports that Lee Yoon-taek, the artistic director of one of South Korea's most notable theatre companies has been accused of sexual assault and rape.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMFor the first time in forever, the newest Disney musical Frozen bowed on Broadway. February 22 marked first performance of the stage adaptation of the animated blockbuster movie, and Broadwa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AMToday, Broadway Records released the New Broadway Cast Recording of Once On This Island on CD and digitally through most major music retailers. The album is currently available at www.Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:08AMHappy Idiot has now launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds for the company’s upcoming tour of Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover. I had a chat with artistic director Lawrence Russ…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIt’s true that “Beachtown,” the audience-interactive work that has its world premiere at San Diego Rep next month, is what could be called an “immersive” work of theater. That does…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:00AMNaomi Sheldon's piece opens at Trafalgar Studios in March
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMScott will feature in a night celebrating Shostakovich alongside Simon Russell Beale and Nikki Amuka-Bird
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe London cast recording will be released next month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe singer and performer joins the show in March
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Hello, Bernadette! Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters celebrated her official Broadway opening night in the hit revival of Hello, Dolly! on February 22. The stage legend returns to Broad…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AMThe photographs of David Granick offer a glimpse into a place still marked by the aerial bombings of the second world war
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:51AMHello, Bernadette! Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters is back on the boards as the delightful, meddling matchmaker Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! at the Shubert Theatre. February 22 marked …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AMDisney's latest musical Frozen has officially started performances on Broadway! The new tuner based on the celebrated animated motion picture is delighting audiences at the St. James The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AMDisney's latest musical Frozen has officially started performances on Broadway! The new tuner based on the celebrated animated motion picture is delighting audiences at the St. James The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AMRonnie Scott’s, LondonThe standup and singer has stellar personality, and a few neat lines, but not all of her material lands with a London audience“If I looked at a crib sheet that much…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:46AMAccording to The Clyde Fitch Report, six women have come forward alleging physical and verbal abuse byJeremy Menekseoglu, artistic director of Chicago's Dream Theatre Company.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45AMThe announcement of the nominations for the Olivier Awards 2018 with Mastercard is just days away - and below is the confirmed list of every eligible production.
The post Eligible Production…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:44AMTales from Star City, written and directed by Dan Dawes, is an earnest one-woman play with bold ambitions. Spanning three decades, it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:38AM"Billy Bigelow hits Julie Jordan. Henry Higgins molds Eliza Doolittle. Fred tames Lilli. And Edward rescues Vivian. Amid a national reckoning with sexual harassment and misconduct, Broadway …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36AMPreviews begin March 21 at the Aldwych Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AMJerry Springer The Opera opened on Thursday, February 22 at The Pershing Square Signature Center The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street. BroadwayWorld attended the event …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMWill Swenson and Terrence Mann star in the New Group production at the Signature Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMFela’s sone and his band are in strong form, the needle-point rhythm guitar propelling the music over the drumming
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:18AMCalleja brings elegance and strong projection to Verdi; the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s wind soloists perform early Beethoven
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:18AMThe company will also welcome Ashley Day.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AMHow the main characters — played by Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church — relate to each other from now on is the puzzle
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:16AMHard-hitting documentary series views the Michigan city’s near-intractable problems through the prism of police work
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:16AMThe photographer’s vivid work, on display in a new retrospective, captures South Africa during and after apartheid
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:15AMThe Lucille Lortel-winning actor and Call Me By Your Name star talks about the upcoming Academy Awards and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMSKB Records has announced the third month of the groundbreaking new music and video series LENA HALL Obsessed from the Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee. Obsessed Elton John - exploring t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AMA riveting show in Milan traces the impact of southern grace and warmth on the muscular style of the German master
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:10AMThe Tony and Emmy winner succeeds John Lithgow, who starred in the anthology comedy’s first season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AMAn evening of tall tales puts a spotlight on the human heart as the King’s presents Conor McPherson’s modern Irish classic, The Weir.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMVineyard Theatre’s 2018 Gala Fundraiser will celebrate Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer and the award-winning theatre company’s 35th Anniversary.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMMs. McAdams, of “Spotlight,” “The Notebook” and “Mean Girls,” talks about her competitive side and returning to a comedic role in “Game Night.”
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SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMThe show will be set in a geriatric ward
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By Julian Eaves
This extraordinary, iconic, intoxicating work is a remarkable phenomenon and should be approached very much in the manner in which it is intended to be understood.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:58AMIf in doubt, get naked and jump on the table: Terry Johnson's tribute to Ken Campbell has lessons for life as well as theatre.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 09:58AMCaissie Levy and Patti Murin took center stage as Elsa and Anna at the St. James Theatre February 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AMWow, wow, wow fellas The Shubert Theatre was the place to be last night astwo-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters celebrated her much anticipated return to Broadway as Dolly Gallagher L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53AMA legend returned in a legendary role last night at the Shubert Theatre. Last night, two-time Tony Award celebrated her much anticipated return to Broadway as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the mos…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41AMShange's nervy mix of wordplay and in-your-face didacticism -- of resilience in the face of hardship -- is very much the empowering thing.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:40AMAre you ready to be old? By that I mean are you ready to sell your home, where you’ve lived for fifty years and raised your family, and go…elsewhere? To lay aside your lifetime f…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:39AMPlus, the actor sings from the hypothetical Good Wife the Musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMBroadway Loves Demi Lovato Some of your favorite Broadway stars sang some of Demi's hottest hits at Feinstein's54 Below on February 18. From the 2008 Camp Rock bop 'This Is Me' to the title …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AMFor all its highbrow associations, there's a hell of a lot of lowbrow to opera, what with all the really dumb cases of mistaken identity, lurid psychotic breaks, incestuous couplings, and lo…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 09:29AM'It's all about love. The audience ends up with an open heart and it is the most beautiful place to be right now in the world.'That's how the great Bernadette Peters feels about her new Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMVictor Garber, Charlie Stemp, and Molly Griggs are also new to the cast of the Tony-winning revival at the Shubert Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:27AMThe in-store performance celebrates the Ghostlight Records disc on the day of its release.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:16AMALLEGIANCE, George Takei's chronicles of his unimaginable family imprisonment in internment camps, makes its L.A. premiere February 28 at the JACCC's Aratani Theatre. During previews, we man…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMThere's a certain reliability to a score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. You can count on elegant orchestrations, tidy and effective lyrics, and a heartfelt yet epic tale. All of this a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AMLast night, two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters, celebrated her much anticipated return to Broadway as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the most successful and beloved production of the year…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AMAll in all, The Newspaper Boy is a gripping story, well written and featuring a host of brilliant performances.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe comedian, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the mostMaria Bamford. I was at Montreal comedy festival in 2006 and was totally intimidated by all the loud comics. I was on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMHand-picked by Gloria Estefan to play her younger self in On Your Feet, it’s clear that Madison Elizabeth Legares has a bright future ahead. After making her Broadway debut as Young Gloria…
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:00AMSomewhere in Los Angeles, a Jo-Ann fabrics and a 99 Cents Only store must be seriously depleted. Their stock seemingly can be found onstage at the Lex Theatre, where the Celebration company�…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMSpotlight on Los Angeles theater: Justin Tanner's "El Nino," the new drama "An Illegal Start" at the Santa Monica Pier carousel, the new comedy "Wicked Pagan Gays" at the Zephyr and Olivia D…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMIt's time for another #PalladiumPicks and this week we're going classic with the cast of MOTOWN. If you love The Supremes, The Jackson Five or Stevie Wonder then this is the performance for …
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:00AMIn this week's episode, we chat to one of the most prolific playwrights in the UK
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By Douglas Mayo
Joe Pasquale takes on the iconic role of Frank Spencer in the Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em UK Tour. Take a look at Scott Rylander's great production images. Based on …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:53AMWilliam Shakespeare wrote several so-called ‘problem plays’, a series of works not easily categorised as comedy or tragedy. Robin Hooper’s Foul Pages,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMThe three-time Tony Award recipient leads a cast that also includes new arrivals Victor Garber, Charlie Stemp, and Molly Griggs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:48AMShow producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd have announced the performers for this year's Oscars ceremony. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, 'The Oscars' will air live on Sunday, March 4, on The …
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a feat of marrying a libretto calculated to shock with lots of elegant music that doesn't
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:39AMTony Kushner’s landmark account of a bewildered nation at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic returns to Broadway February 23 in a timely revival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:32AMIn honor of Disney's Frozen, which began previews this week over at the St. James, this week's Friday 5 is all about my 5 favorite Disney stage shows.I've seen 10 Disney Theatricals producti…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:30AMIt has been revealed in a new interview with the Chicago Tribune that playwright David Mamet has written a play about Harvey Weinstein. Mamet reveals that his producer said 'Why don't you wr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21AMIn this Welsh language translation of Florian Zeller’s award-winning play, La Pere – in English, The Father – the Paris setting has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:21AMDavid Mamet said he has written a play about Harvey Weinstein. Mamet mentioned the new script in an interview in the Chicago Tribune. The new work is called “Bitter Wheat,” and t…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AMJerry Jerry Jerry It's 'The Jerry Springer Show' as you've never seen it before, with passionate arias, soaring ballads, and giant production numbers. While the studio audience cheers, a par…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM‘One of the first celebrities of Georgian England’, Edmund Kean transformed classical performing. Now, actor and Shakespearean scholar Ian Hughes is resurrecting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMTold by an Idiot’s stage adaptation of Simon Leys’ acclaimed counter to the-great-man-of-history novella The Death of Napoleon though asks the useful question that gels nicely with the c…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe event starts Thursday, March 1 with a preview party and dinner and continues through Sunday, March 4.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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The smash-hit revival of Agatha Christie's Witness For The Prosecution receives a new cast from Tuesday 27 March, led by former EastEnders actor Ben Reid.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:57AMBy Douglas Mayo
After a 30 year absence from the West End, Lulu joins the cast of 42nd Street in the role of Dorothy Brock.
This post Lulu Joins The Cast Of 42nd Street as Dorothy Brock fir…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:36AMJanelle Monáe unveiled initial glimpses of her new album “Dirty Computer,” five years after her last album “Electric Lady.”“Has it been that long?” she says. “I don’t know. …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:36AMHaving worked her way up through national and regional directors’ schemes, Rebecca Frecknall is about to open her second production of Tennessee
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMThe Scottish Parliament’s culture committee has labelled evidence given to it by Creative Scotland earlier this week as “unconvincing”, and said its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AMEllie Stewart’s reworking of the true story of Martin Guerre examines questions of identity and what “belonging” really means. Guerre was a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMThe success of Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster movie “Black Panther” has turned many heads by taking in a record-breaking $200-million-plus and setting a new bar for February’s biggest op…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:05AMCameron Mackintosh’s plans for a new West End venue for subsidised theatre have been given the green light by Camden Council’s planning
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM On February 22, Disney Theatrical’s new Broadway musical Frozen celebrated its first performance at the historic St. James Theatre. Caissie Levy as Elsa and Patti Murin as A…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:05AMTina Turner herself visited rehearsals for the upcoming world premiere of new West End musical Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - and we loved her reaction.
The post In rehearsal: Tina –…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:04AMPhil Willmott’s production of Carmen 1808, based on Bizet’s beloved opera, has plenty of passion and Spanish flair to make for a highly engaging experience.
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Frozen began performances last night, February 22, at the St. James Theatre. Check out photos below of the cast, including Caissie Levy Elsa and Patti Murin Anna taking their first bow
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:51AMFirst manufactured in 1986, production of the gangly, glass-topped table has continued since then, including a 30th anniversary edition
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:40AMTracing Grace follows the true story of Grace Eves, a young girl who suffers from an illness known as encephalitis, which makes everyday a struggle. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the br…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:38AMPlaywright’s producer urged him to write Bitter Wheat about the Hollywood mogul facing allegations of sexual harassmentDavid Mamet has revealed that he has written a play about Harvey Wein…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AMThe playwright, a passionate supporter of the health service, has set Allelujah! in a beleaguered Pennines hospitalAlan Bennett is to explore life in a Yorkshire hospital threatened with clo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30AMJanis Burley Wilson describes her job as leader of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Downtown, as “building a plane while we are flying.” Some of the pieces are alre…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:30AMEach year for Black History Month, the Pittsburgh Public School District showcases black alumni who are making a mark on Pittsburgh and across the world. This year 21 were honored for their …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:30AMIntended for Ethel Merman, created by Carol Channing, reinvented by Pearl Baily and based on a character made famous by Ruth Gordon, the title character of Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dol…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:21AMThe meaning of the title of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s new play is threefold – Elephant is the pet name of the play’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:15AMLulu will join the cast of the dazzling musical 42nd Street in March, making her return to the West End after an absence of three decades.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:01AMBroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AMIn The House of Bernarda Alba at Cervantes Theatre, Lorquian language is beautifully used and the production showcases bright and powerful actresses on stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM“Diet Coke Ginger Lime,” says the red-headed guy on the low-rent couch, taking a swig on his beverage of choice as he stares into a camera that feels not unlike the one in your cracked s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMYou wouldn’t think paintings of cars and trucks on congested freeways would be interesting or dynamic or funny or even beautiful but all those adjectives apply to the exciting works ……
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Nicholas Hytner will direct a new Alan Bennett play at the Bridge Theatre in London, it has been announced. Allelujah! will be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AMListen: Critics are Still Crazy about Bernadette and “Hello, Dolly!,” NBC Shocks with Broadway Castings for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live,” and More! “Today on B…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMIt’s a story so enigmatically compelling that many believe it to be true: the unexplained disappearance, on Valentine’s Day, 1900, of three
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AMLulu is set to return to the West End for the first time in 30 years to take over the role of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMOn Valentine's Day, Broadway's favorite couples and musical director Benjamin Rauhala celebrated Broadway romance, both on and off-stage. The concert featured many of Broadway's most romanti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMLulu returns to the West End after 30 years to join the cast of Broadway classic 42nd Street. From 19 March 2019, she takes over the iconic role of ‘Dorothy Brock’, first played by Sheen…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:28AMYou KNOW she's got the lungs for it. After a 30-year absence, British pop legend Lulu will return to the West End next month, taking over from fellow chart-topper Sheena Easton in 42nd Stree…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:28AMBarbican, LondonThe myth about a group of schoolgirls who go missing on Valentine’s Day is hauntingly realised by a versatile cast and impressive special effectsI initially assumed, like m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:26AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Angels in America begins previews at the Neil Simon Theatre, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20AMOn entering the theatre, one is led to worry for a few minutes that one has entered the wrong play: Jeremy Paxman has arrived (wig n all) to conduct the latest episode of university challeng…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:16AM“Remember me; I sparkled.” Philip Ridley’s ability to write about the most grotesque scenarios with the most beautiful language will never cease to amaze. His latest offering is Angry …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
The Gospo Collective is no stranger to the Adelaide Fringe. Having given us their unique Gospel Experience for a few years now, The Gospo Collective has taken on power siblings Michael and J…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:39AMFrogs, books, sailing and brains may seem like a completely random assortment of things. But when tied together in William Finn’s 1998 show A New Brain, it makes sense how the four are clo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:25AMOn Thursday night, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Variety teamed up for a panel highlighting some of this year’s Oscar contenders for best original song. Held at the L.A. Film Schoo…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:16AMAward-winning Australian soprano, Nicole Car will make a triumphant return to the Sydney Opera House this March to make her debut in the title role of Violetta Valéry in Verdi’s iconic La…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:15AMAt the start of the second act of Jubilee, the stage version of Derek Jarman’s 1978 film that has transferred from Manchester’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMArtistic vitality is not just something for the young. Royal Exchange Elders Company director Andrew Barry says theatre should do more to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFour days ago, the US theatre community fostered the birth of more than 100 new short plays, on our federal holiday of
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