He wrote the music. A former college friend, Tom Jones, wrote the words. What resulted was the world’s longest-running musical (and a lasting partnership).
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:42PMThe Good Fight Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS All Access Season 2 of “The Good Fight” welcomes a new character to the legal drama. Liz Reddick-Lawrence (Audra McDonald) is a Department of Justice l…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:35PMOwning and running a dance studio is a “busy business” to be in, and it is easy to find ourselves caught up in the day-to-day operations with little time to think about the very …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:27PMThere is a dramatic moment in Hold These Truths that comes as no surprise yet comes as a heart-stopping shock. We know going in that this moment is going to happen. We know that the U.S. Sup…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:16PMSatire is a comic form I have always loved. Among the greatest geniuses of the genre is Moliere, whose comedies from 3.5 centuries ago still evoke howls of laughter when done well. Directed …
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Adam Grant: "As a social scientist, if I want to get a read on your personality, I could ask you to fill out a survey on how stable, dependable, friendly, outgoing, and curious you are. But …
SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 06:32PM“Anna Karenina” ✭✭✭ There aren’t many towns in the world where you can roll up and find a completely new adaptation of the jottings of Leo Tolstoy. As you can currently find in �…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:20PMSumo wrestling comes to Broadway this weekend as three world-class wrestlers hit the ring at PlayStation Theater in a centuries-old Japanese show of brute strength and litheness for Sumo + S…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:17PMRoundabout Theatre Companypresents the world premiere ofAmy and the OrphansbyLindsey Ferrentino, directed byScott Ellis. The cast includesVanessa Aspillagaas 'Kathy,'Mark Blumas 'Jacob,'Jami…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMDo you ever wonder about the nature of awareness and the mechanics of perception? Luckily for us, Baba Brinkman does, and returns to SoHo Playhouse with his well-conceived and brilliantly en…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:07PM"I have also come to realise that, as a critic, I am complicit in this exchange. By going to review work at venues where actors are not paid, or paid very little, I am effectively endorsing …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01PMDavid Lutken will take on the title role in the Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMJulia Cho's timely play is a reminder that compassion isn't always easy.
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Vita Summers // photo by Michael BlockDay: Saturday, February 24th Show: Get Happy Hour Location: PiecesQueens Seen: Vita Summers (@…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:59PMThis weekend’s concert fires on all cylinders. Don’t miss it.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:57PMEvanna Lynch stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Disco Pigs, Harry Potter and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:49PMThis week, we hang with John Legend and the stars of Jesus Christ Superstar, catch up with Farinelli and the King's Mark Rylance, chat with the Children of a Lesser God cast and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:41PMIn its filing, Spotify says it aims to "unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportuni…
SOURCE: www.bbc.com at 05:35PMThe acclaimed director of Broadway’s The Band’s Visit will return to Chicago to stage the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PMBy Michael BlockNo one said relationships are easy. There are things that we see on the surface, but sometimes it’s what we don’t see, what happens behind closed doors, that truly define…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:24PMThe production of the musical comedy, based on the classic cartoon, is part of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's 2018–2019 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PMThe surprising result is that students who received multiple field trips experienced significantly greater gains on their standardized test scores after the first year than did the control s…
SOURCE: www.brookings.edu at 05:01PMThere's a million things you haven't watched, and this video is one of them. Until now.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMSharon D Clarke transfers with Michael Longhurst's original Chichester Festival Theatre production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PMThere's a new Miss Trunchbull in town, and we get a backstage look at her week
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The world-premiere production from Pipeline Theatre Company is now in performances at A.R.T./New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Lea Michele Lands New Small-Screen Gig as American Idol Mentor
We're ready for this! Spring Awakening original and smal…
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 04:36PMThe Broadway-bound musical THE CHER SHOW, which celebrates the life and music of global superstar Cher, will premiere next June at Chicago's Oriental Theatre. The five-week pre-Broadway enga…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMOriginally published on TDF Stages View this story online Martyna Majok conjures an all-female immigrant community in queens — It’s fitting that Martyna Majok’s new play …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 04:31PMFans of Broadway juggernaut “Hamilton” should look no further for the latest iteration of the hit musical. Weird Al Yankovic has teamed up with “Hamilton” creator Lin…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:30PMBy Christopher Caggiano, Contributing Writer, March 2, 2018 As I sat watching Jerry Springer – The Opera unfold, I was struck by how much the content of the show helps to explain how w…
SOURCE: www.zealnyc.com at 04:29PMThe season will feature new plays José Rivera, Inda Craig-Galván, and a 'Christmas Carol' from Jefferson Mays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PMSmokey's Joe's Cafe celebrates the pop hits written by the team ofJerry LeiberandMike Stollerduring the 1950s and 60s.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMIn some ways, an AI system is smarter than the average child – it can read and store massive amounts of scientific research, for example. But it’s lacking the common sense that most chil…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 04:23PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Oscar nominee Martin McDonagh's play Hangmen has been eying a Broadway transfer, but the move is not to be, according to the New York Post. Michael Ried…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:23PMGoodspeed Musicals kicks off its 2018 season with the Broadway hit The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue. The exuberant dance-filled musical will be running April 13 - June 21 at The Good…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:22PMThe season will include Paula Vogel's 'Indecent' and 'Yerma' by Federico Garcia Lorca.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:21PMThe season will feature a world premieres by Bruce Norris and Isaac Gomez, and the return of Sam Shepard's 'True West.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:19PMPlatonov
Written by Anton Chekhov; translated and adapted by Laura Wickens Directed by Jessica Burr Presented by Blessed Unrest at the New Ohio Theatre, NYC
February 17-March 11, 2018
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SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 04:18PMProducer Samuel Goldwyn once said, “God makes the stars, it’s up to us producers to find them.” Goldwyn frames stardom as mythic, divine, a matter of unquestionable chemistry. History …
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:17PMTo celebrate the special day, Kids Night on Broadway Ambassadors Lea Salonga Once on This Island, Ethan Slater SpongeBob Squarepants, and Christy Altomare Anastasiajoined Broadway kids at Sa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMWriters, including this one, often call the practice of transferring a work from one instrumentation to another “arrangement.” But perhaps this term is misleading. It suggests that there…
SOURCE: www.earlymusicamerica.org at 04:02PMThe festival, which runs March 2–11, features some of flamenco's biggest stars.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMJeff Hiller stars in Drew Droege's solo comedy off-Broadway.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMThe reading is presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMIsmail Khalidi and Naomi Wallace adapt Ghassan Kanafani's novella, about Palestinians returning to Haifa after 20 years
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To celebrate one of the greatest children's author's birthday, we tried our hand at rhyming and trust us, it's not child's play.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 03:55PMMartin McDonagh may well win an Oscar Sunday night for his screenplay for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” But his chance at a Tony will have to wait. The transfer of McDonag…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:41PMAs the distance between Azeem and Saima widens and Azeem’s reluctance to compromise his values strengthens, his life begins to spin out of control. What happens to Azeem, how he reconciles…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:34PMCalled ‘Art on theMart,’ the permanent large-scale lighting installation will be a digital canvas spanning across nearly 3 acres of its river-facing façade. The project was announced S…
SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com at 03:29PMRemembering Harvey Schmidt: Composer of The Fantasticks
By: Ellis Nassour
Harvey Schmidt of the composing team Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt died Wednesday at his longtime home in Tomball, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:18PMLookingglass Theatre Company continues its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Plantation a new comedy by Ensemble Member Kevin Douglas, directed by Ensemble Member David Schw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PMSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street's new stars share what it’s like to perform Stephen Sondheim’s epic musical in the intimate Barrow Street Theatre.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:17PMIt is a a strange, quiet, disconcerting and often mesmerizing performance about the end of the world and how we might deal with it.
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:14PMThe beautifully looking and fitfully engrossing production depicts two dramatic days in the life of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:12PMLearn all about the rag-tag group of pageant players attempting to outrun the Black Death in The Amateurs.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PMI took this directly from Portland Center Stage's blog-- https://www.pcs.org/blog/reviews-of-kodachrome
A Living Photo Album of Romantic Vignettes"Kodachrome is so…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 03:06PMSince launching on Jan. 1, they have received $21M from 20,000 donors from all 50 states ranging from $5 to $2M. “That momentum has just continued and grown but so has the need.” Of the …
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:02PMHave you heard Weird Al's version of Hamilton?
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM
I know I haven't done an interview in a long time. I talked to playwright Andrew Hinderaker for Portland Center Stage (where both our plays are being done right now). link below.…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 02:59PMThis week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth reveals the change made for Hair’s final performance, how Liz Callaway’s now-husband used her Broadway show to win her over, and what…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMThe Theatrical Workforce Development Program readies young people to take on jobs backstage and in the booth.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:53PMSKB 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. ObsessedElton John - exploring th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:53PMOn this week's episode of the new video series: Diep and Jose talk about 'Jerry Springer the Opera,' interview Daniel Alexander Jones, and tell you which shows currently playing are worth yo…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:52PM by Steve Nardoni Since 1998, Musicals Tonight, under the auspices of Mel Miller, has revived 98 musicals, both obscure and well- known in off-Broadway venues. In addition to Anyt…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:49PMBye Bye Birdie is going to air live on NBC, and we think we cracked casting.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:44PMThe Broadway League is hoping to bring a younger generation, and their parents, to Broadway shows using discounts and experiential activities. Fifteen Broadway shows are currently participat…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:33PMNoll will join Darius de Haas and Debby Boone for the March 27 concert celebrating the writers of such hits as “Bewitched,” “I Wish I Were in Love Again,” and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PMThe Art Team is part of the Barnes’ continuing effort to deepen its ties with its audience. Initiated by Shelley Bernstein, chief experience officer and deputy director of audience engagem…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:29PMThe Kennedy Center said customers would be charged the amount cited during the transaction, not the higher amount.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PMThe story of how the Academy keeps getting this one wrong is a history of changing showbiz tastes.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM by Carol Rocamora “I don’t have a history. I don’t have a heritage. I don’t know who I am!” Such is the existential cry of Akeem, the protagonist of Hammaad Chaudry�…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:07PM"John Paul Mulready (40) burst into his neighbour's flat brandishing a serrated peeling knife after hammering at the door shouting ... The injured party, Dermot Byrne, told [police] that the…
SOURCE: The Irish Times at 02:01PMThe perfect winter warmer, Robert Carsen's ageless production returns to ENO
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMThe Proclaimers musical will run in Leeds, directed by James Brining
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMThe newcomers will join Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's musical from 30 April
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMMitchell Jarvis and Paul Whitty will appear in the new production.
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The pulsating energy of Elton John has long been one of the things that has turned listeners into rabid fans of him and his music for decades. This is not lost on Lena Hall, who matches him …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMCatch Happenstance Theater’s Slapstick Jukebox before it scoots away. Only five shows were planned for this weekend, so only the fast and the few will get the opportunity to watch this…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45PMAn Abundance of Art There is no short supply of great theatre in Los Angeles. Better than great, brilliant! Earth shaking, soul transforming, awe inspiring theatre! I’m not just talking ab…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 01:45PMNBC's highly anticipated live TV presentation of the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie has been postponed yet again, according to Variety. The live musical, which had first been delaye…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:43PM“Gettin’ the Band Back Together” has cast four of its five lead band members. The musical, directed by John Rando, has cast Mitchell Jarvis as the lead singer of the band, …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:35PMLibraries aren't just a place to store books. They also have a more symbolic purpose, as a signifier of civilization. Here are five libraries in places struggling to survive themselves.
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PMLyricist-librettist Russell collaborated with composer Janet Hood.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PMFrom Rocky Horror to Come From Away, enjoy these songs from musicals helmed by Christopher Ashley.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:27PMTommy Wiseau's cult film THE ROOM has inspired a lot of talk of offshoots and adaptations and now, according to ScreenRant, a Broadway show has been mentioned.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:26PMAt the Lifeline Theatre, the soon-to-be-departing artistic director Dorothy A. Milne gave the usual little curtain speech about cellphones and emergency exits, winding up to her climax: “A…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:25PMYou have just three more days to see those fabulous folks of Happenstance Theater in their latest show- and kids, what a show it is! Slapstick Jukebox is a compilation of Happenstance Theate…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:24PMForeman previews Whitney Houston’s “Why Does It Hurt So Bad” from his upcoming nightclub act on March 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMThe third EP in the Hedwig Tony-winner's year-long Obsessed project is available now for download and streaming.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PMA ROYAL CATFIGHT GETS A ROYAL PRODUCTION Coulda, woulda, shoulda: It’s the greatest confrontation between rival monarchs that never happened — the 1586 face-off between the “Virgin…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:06PMThe live broadcast was initially scheduled for 2017 before an initial delay to 2018.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PMWhen one such community in England did this, many tongues were clucked and pearls clutched. "Why inappropriate?", writes Michele Hanson, "It looked more like gymnastics than rudeness to me. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PMBroadway veteran and GLEE alum Lea Michele has announced via twitter that she will be returning to the small screen as a mentor on the next season of American Idol.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMTo commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War, playwright Owen Thomas has teamed up with the Torch’s Peter Doran for The Wood to create a story of friendship, redemption a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMLyric Opera's new co-production of "Faust" with Portland Opera brings together designers from a wide array of backgrounds to capture the strange magic of this timeless tale.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMThe Awards nominees will be announced on 6 March
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMLuke Sheppard will direct Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's musical
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMRamin Karimloo and more also starred in the semistaged production of Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice's rock opera at the Kennedy Center.
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The musical comedy, set to begin previews July 19 at the Belasco Theatre, has found four of its five band members.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMResolution is the Place’s annual festival for dance. Open to artists at any stage of their career and with a focus on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:49PMHannah Moscovitch’s play focuses fully on a woman’s inner life and her sexuality, anchored by a magnificently realized performance by Maev Beaty, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:48PMIn September 2017 Disney Theatricals announced that a new musical version of the classic film - Freaky Friday - was in production. Music Theatre Kansas City is honored and excited to be a pa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PMThus begins the unique show, "Black Light," which is a concert cum confessional. In her sequenced gowns--and there are five costume changes during the 90-minute performance--and with her red…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:46PMAccording toVariety, NBC has again delayed production of BYE BYE BIRDIE LIVE, starring Jennifer Lopezuntil 2019 at the earliest because of Lopez's schedule.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PM“’Deru kugi wa utareru.’ Dad first said it to me. ‘The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hit.’ It’s an old Japanese proverb. To stay out of danger or harm’s way, one mu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMBroadway audiences had better get ready to rock out! The first round of casting has been set for the new musical Gettin' the Band Back Together, slated to begin previews at the Belasco T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PMThe first round of casting has been set for the new musical Gettin' the Band Back Together, slated to begin previews at the Belasco Theatre on July 19 with an opening night schedule…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PMAsked in the same Paris Review interview whether it’s good for a writer to be politically engaged in turbulent times, Paley registered the question’s absurdity, refusing the notion tha…
SOURCE: www.lrb.co.uk at 12:32PMLindsey Ferrentino's new play Amy and the Orphans officially opened off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre on March 1. The production, directed by Scott Ellis, marks American Horror Stor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PMGettin' The Band Back Together has announced that Mitchell Jarvis Rock of Ages, Fiddler on the Roof will lead the company as Mitch Papadopolous, along with Jay Klaitz Lend Me A Tenor, High F…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMThe original London cast album features the premiere recordings of new songs penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM“Bye Bye Birdie Live” won’t be taking flight on NBC until 2019 at the earliest. NBC’s planned live event production of the classic musical with Jennifer Lopez in the …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PMA new six-part series commissioned by Save the Children features the stories of the displaced and dispossessed
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:30PMThere’s a maudlin intensity to Eugene O’Neill’s New England classic. Did anyone ever better layer sorrow, fear, jealousy and resentment, smashing family members together li…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:26PMThe Tony winners will discuss Lloyd Webber’s forthcoming autobiography, Unmasked.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMAmerican Horror Story star Jamie Brewer, Debra Monk, and Mark Blum star in the Roundabout Theatre Company production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMThe late satirical comic was an early name in an underpopulated subgenre and spent his life campaigning to protect children from sexual abuseSince the birth of alternative comedy, many stand…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:13PMThe Toronto Mendelssohn Choir says it received letters of complaint ‘from third parties’ regarding his behaviour
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:12PMDave Kirby took inspiration for Council Depot Blues from his time working as a young Liverpool ‘corpy’ house clearer in the 1980s.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMThe actor sheds his contemporary look for his upcoming role in the London-set classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM"Interviews with nearly two dozen former students and musicians from Levine’s Cleveland days, including six from the maestro’s inner circle, indicate the conductor’s alleged sexual beh…
SOURCE: Boston Globe Subscription at 12:02PMSo it isn’t press night – because you were at another show then. You arrive at the box office and say politely: “Hello. My name’s Susan Elkin. There should be a press comp for me for…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThe festival takes place in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMThe show opened at the Old Vic
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMThe show will have an online rolling lottery, with a new children's cast announced
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMChris Evans makes his Broadway debut at the Helen Hayes Theater in Kenneth Lonergan's drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMMatthew Gardiner will direct the two-character musical at Signature Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMPicoult will swap notes with Waitress choreographer Lorin Latarro after the performance on March 6 for Women's History Month.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMYou're about to know all the lyrics, thanks to this new YouTube video.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMSee both parts of the new onstage installment of Harry Potter for only $40.
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Sex with Strangers, written by Laura Eason, is now on stage at Colonial Players. Directed by Dave Carter, this play about two writers navigating the difficulties of love in the digital age s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:59AMThe 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 11:55AMThe nominations will be announced via a Facebook live stream next week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM"Mozart in the Jungle" star Saffron Burrows tries to channel Jacqueline Kennedy in this one-woman production at the Wallis, but a big wig can't make up for a thin script.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AMThe coming-of-age musical will begin performances at the Virginia venue in April.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMDrama school Italia Conti Academy is considering a sale of its principal central London premises. The academy, which is often said to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AMCatch a sneak peek of the acclaimed production in this exclusive clip.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM"Candide"’s giddy overture was of course the euphoric opening number of the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists Series: "Lenny’s Lyricists." This was a splendid concert celebrati…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:32AMPhilip Ridley’s play – first staged at Hampstead Theatre in 2000 – offers a searing look at the lives of two people
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AMLópez Cobos held several music director positions at leading orchestras throughout a long and successful career. He was the Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to…
SOURCE: www.gramophone.co.uk at 11:31AMSheffield Theatres’ new season includes Standing at the Sky’s Edge by Michael Wynne, with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley; A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Robert Hastie with m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30AMThe production will release 40 tickets for every performance of the two-part play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMOff-West End theatre Southwark Playhouse will leave its current premises next year to return to London Bridge in a newly created venue.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMFive of the UK’s leading drama schools including RADA and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts have signed up to a three-year contract,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMFormer Doctor Who star Catherine Tate will be hosting the 42nd Annual Olivier Awards come April. Who will win big this year? We're bringing you our news and predictio…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:11AMBeginning Friday, March 9, 2018, every Friday at 100 PM ET the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will release 40 tickets for every performance the following week for s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AMWith the arrival of the 1-54 art fair and Macaal museum, could Marrakesh become a regional centre for African art?
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:05AM"We did three movies [in the five years] when we lived together. ... I made 10 or 11 movies after that, too, as an actor and director. We had an incredibly deep and wonderful friendship in t…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:04AMA couple of weeks ago when five-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell died, I assumed the marquees of Broadway theaters would be dimmed. I emailed the Broadway League--the association of theatre own…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMLots of different things opening across the country in March. In London there are a lot of Fringe and Off West End productions coming your way.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe venue has announced plans for 2018 and 2019
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMCatherine Tate follows in the footsteps of Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Jason Manford, Clive Anderson and Anthony Head to host the UK’s biggest theatre awards. This year’s Olivier Awar…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 11:00AMLindsey Ferrentino's new play also features Debra Monk and Mark Blum.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMSarah Ruhl's adaption of Woolf's intimate tale explores what it's like to live as a man and a woman throughout the centuries.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThere's a million things you haven't heard, and "The Hamilton Polka" is one of them.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
There’s an obvious irony in English National Opera opening A Midsummer Night’s Dream while snow covers the streets around St Martin’s Lane,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMIt's no secret that Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda has become recent buds with music star Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al's hilarious '90s riffs "Amish Paradise" and "…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:57AMAn apt subtitle for Of Mice and Men, adapted from the 1937 novella by John Steinbeck, might be “the futility of hope.” In the small, corrosively lonely, universe of a California ranch du…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:48AMSIN OR SYMPTOM? A HUMAN TURNED TO A HORROR Last time I encountered a monologue written for a paedophile abuser, it was by Alan Bennett in a remarkable – and I think unrep…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 10:48AMSee what critics think of the new play by Lindsey Ferrentino, starring American Horror Story's Jamie Brewer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AMDreamgirls is the Supremes-esque story of a three-piece girl group looking for their big break. Along the way there are fallings out, deceitful relationships, strained friendships and a self…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:44AMWatch this laugh-out-loud trailer for Swings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMPerformances will begin in Thousand Oaks, California, April 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AMThe producers of Broadway's Waitress announced that following the performance on Tuesday, March 6 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, acclaimed 1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:37AMThe recent concert staging starred Ramin Karimloo, Raúl Esparza, Karen Olivo, and Ruthie Ann Miles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMIt's not just that she was adept in musicals, difficult dramatic roles, and comedy alike, or that she made movies in five languages. It's not even that she was the first actress in Bollywood…
SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 10:36AMJane Horrocks will feature in the world premiere of Instructions for Correct Assembly by Verity Bargate Award winner Thomas Eccleshare, which runs at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstai…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMA freshness within his signature style: this Joss Arnott trio concludes with a compelling new piece.
The post Review: Joss Arnott Dance: Triple Bill at Trinity Laban appeared first on Exeunt…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:25AMCenter View correspondents Jamie deRoy & Stephen Sorokoff recently sat down with Chita Rivera at Feinstein’s/54 Below to talk about her upcoming engagement at the club which starts on …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:24AMTalented Broadway veteran Paul Alexander Nolan, who currently appears as Tully in the new Jimmy Buffett musical Escape to Margaritaville, will lead Broadway.com's new vlog, Beach Bum, be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:22AMThe English language stage adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani’s Returning to Haifa had a troubled birth. First commissioned by the Public Theater in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:15AMVideos and anecdotes of octopuses escaping from predators (and research labs), manipulating tools (and researchers), and so on have made the clever cephalopods the internet's favorite animal…
SOURCE: slate.com at 10:05AMLast month may have been black history month but the artists involved in these groundbreaking plays know that the conversations about racial injustice and the celebration of black culture re…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMGiven that Milly Thomas’ one-woman show Dust at the Soho Theatre is centred on a young person’s suicide, there’s a surprising amount of humour contained therein.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMIn this week's episode, we chat with the artistic director of the Menier Chocolate Factory
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Album remixes and reimagines prayers and poetry: a mixture of serious and profane, of mystical and celebratory
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SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:58AMMartha Argerich partners with Seiji Ozawa and the Mito Chamber Orchestra; Simon Rattle makes rarely heard items rub shoulders with old favourites
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SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:55AMOn April 9, the Green Room 42 will celebrate 'JACK Alive' with benefit concert for JACK, an Obie Award-winning performance venue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Hosted by Natasha, Pierre amp The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:55AMThe singer’s first solo album in six years updates styles from her past, ranging from 1980s pop to folktronica
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SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:44AMTrensch stars in the title role of the Tony-winning musical at the Music Box Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMOn Saturday, February 24, Shoshana Bean performed her album release show - Spectrum - at Ace Theater Downtown Los Angeles. Spectrum, Bean's fourth studio album which was released on February…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41AMBel Powley and Brian Tyree Henry also star in Kenneth Lonergan’s drama at the newly restored Hayes theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AMTake a look back into BroadwayWorld's archives with this throwback from when Susan Sarandon starred in Extremities in 1983 Check out the photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMThe Olivier Awards with Mastercard, the UK’s most prestigious stage honours, has announced Catherine Tate as the host of this year’s 42nd Olivier Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be h…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:34AM"For decades, artists have been using horror to speak to our deepest societal fears, from the wilderness (werewolves) to the unknown (aliens). With zombies, that fear is infection: the outbr…
SOURCE: theamericanscholar.org at 09:34AMIn the #MeToo era, the 90th Academy Awards look likely to be an exercise in crisis containment — and Kate Muir has had enough of the whole charade
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:34AMIntroducing the highly-anticipated world premiere of Pamela Tan-Nicholson's TriOperas: Turandot, Butterfly & Carmen. This radical reimagining of the three legendary operas,…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:33AMThe story rushes off in so many directions it’s in danger of falling apart — but Jessica is irresistibly watchable
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:30AMWe're taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographer Walter McBride for exclusive flashbacks to Broadway past. Today, check out this shot of the lateGeorge Abbott pictured a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AMPlanning a new season depends on instinct and brains, money and luck
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:23AMRoundabout Theatre Companypresents the world premiere of Amy and the Orphans byLindsey Ferrentino, directed byScott Ellis. The cast includesVanessa Aspillagaas 'Kathy,'Mark Blumas 'Jacob,'Ja…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AM"As one of the most unlikely Oscar Best Picture nominees in years, Get Out is being taught in courses on racism and Afro¬futurism. It began as an insight in the brain of creator Jordan Peel…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:18AMThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented the semi-staged Broadway Center Stage concert production of CHESS on February 14-18. Check out all new clips from the production,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AMDolly Parton appeared on ABC News' Nightline recently where she discussed that she and 9 to 5 co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda 'are going to do another one.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04AM"Throughout my years in Alaska, I dreamed of a new music drawn from the light, the air, the landscapes, and the weather of the North. Now as I've begun to learn the landforms, the light, the…
SOURCE: slate.com at 09:03AMWicked is a modern classic which remains as strong as ever on tour. With stellar performances from a standout cast, it’s set to be ‘Popular’ with audiences throughout the land.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMJohn Frame and Vita Tzykun give us a behind-the-scene glimpse of the design of this new multi-million dollar production.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AMThe award-winning comedian lets us in on the things that make her laugh the mostDave Chappelle is my go-to on this one. His last Netflix special had me torn up. Having grown up in the suburb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMIt hasn't been professionally performed in the UK since the 1980's, but the Finborough Theatre have announced they will be reviving THE BIOGRAPH GIRL as part of their newly announced season.…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:00AMThis week's small-theater round-up includes Celebration Theatre's "Six Characters in Search of a Play," City Garage's "The School for Wives," Little Victory's "Unemployed Elephants" and A …
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Terrence McNally’s Jazz Age Portrait Perfect for Now! by Cindi Stephan A stellar cast performs a magnificent Tony Award winning musical at just the right time. As the U.S. nears a breaking…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:59AMRoberta Mazza of the University of Manchester writes about her search for the origins of a Coptic fragment of Paul's Letter to the Galatians that appeared on eBay in 2008 and ended up - like…
SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 08:47AM"[The] decision to go public has been expected and in the works for months ... As of December 31, Spotify has 159 million monthly active users and 71 million subscribers, as in those who pay…
SOURCE: mashable.com at 08:32AMMom Baby God—a solo show written and performed by Madeline Joey Rose about the right’s attack on abortion rights—is as playful as it is powerful. The play centers on a fourteen-year-ol…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:32AMWhat to see at The European Fine Art Fair — plus sales reports and interviews with key figures in the art and antiquites markets
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:16AMNow on show in the US, this enigmatic masterpiece is more than a still life: it’s a record of the family’s life and times
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:09AMThe British furniture maker was also a trend-setting interior designer, questioning the relationship between art and the domestic
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:09AMPicasso leads the way; London’s new photo gallery; an art fair in a Marrakesh hotel; 007’s Vanquish revs up for sale
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:09AMAn exhibition of Dutch 17th-century group portraits is a canny way to show off the range of objects at the fair
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:09AMTaylor Trensch's first 'official' performance as Evan in Dear Evan Hansen was Tuesday, February 6, after he performed a few early performances on January 31 at 8 PM, February 1 at 7 PM and F…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04AMWater Lilies: Reflection of Willows was one of a set of 25 Monet paintings in a huge collection of Western art acquired by the Japanese collector Kōjirō Matsukata. In the leadup to World W…
SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com at 08:01AMThis new stage version of Harold & Maude says more about modern attitudes to ageing, about feminism, migration and seizing opportunities than the current slew of angry Fringe diatribes.…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMCurrently directing a revival of the Peter Gill classic, Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke recalls working with the ‘dazzling incisive’ playwright
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMTake one disaffected young man. Add a spirited woman who challenges his views and forces him to try new things. The result: a manic pixie dream girl film which leaves the audience with a who…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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Summary
This report is on Phase I of the “Sustaining the Los Angeles Theater Community” program, a three-year, three-phase project conceived by The Ah…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:50AM"Da Vinci's masterpiece, which has spent nearly all of the past 500 years in Paris, could soon be smiling at audiences across France as part of a rare tour, the country's culture minister sa…
SOURCE: www.thelocal.fr at 07:45AMNoting that "many commentators often conflate 'museum' with 'art museum'," Bob Beatty points out that there are far more history museums than art museums in this country. Oddly, attendance f…
SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 07:30AMLena Hall, a singular artist who authentically and explosively brings the worlds of Rock and Broadway together, is releasing a series of EPs every month in 2018. The OBSESSED series features…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:27AM By Brian Scott Lipton It will cost you much more than a quarter to catch Desmond’s Child thrilling, self-described “musical jukebox” at Feinstein’s/54 Below, but I hear…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:23AMLin-Manuel Miranda has teamed up with 'Weird Al' Yankovic to release a new track, 'The Hamilton Polka.' Weird Al mashes up some of our favorite songs from Hamilton and sets them to polka mus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20AMCasting new light on the ambiguities central to Henry James’ influential literary ghost story, Tim Luscombe’s Turn of the Screw is intelligent,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:16AMCatherine Tate has been announced as the host of this year’s Olivier Awards. The actor and comedian will present the awards ceremony
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMMaureen Lipman has claimed that “a lack of moral courage” has enabled a culture of harassment in the entertainment industry, adding drama
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AM“I used to want to change the world” Written by the German writer Falk Richter, Jude Christian directs a satirical production of the Trust at the Gate. The theatre is transported into a …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:00AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
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A vast cityscape, a Millennium Falcon and a self-portrait – all made from masking tape – greet visitors at the inaugural exhibit of Rancho Cordova's new Mills Station Arts and … Cl…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 06:55AMNicholas Hytner has ruled out using quotas to achieve diversity or gender balance at the Bridge Theatre, claiming he is “not going
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AM by JK Clarke Theater, as we know, exists in all kinds of different forms.There are few varieties that have yet to be seen, from the conventional to the inventive:…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:48AMThe Olivier Awards is delighted to announce its 2018 Be Inspired champions, voted for by members of the public and industry.
The post Olivier Awards reveals 2018 Be Inspired Champions appear…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:46AMThe singer and Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley will write a new musical for Sheffield Theatres described as being a “heart-breaking love song
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMThe Olivier Awards with Mastercard, the UK’s most prestigious stage honours, is delighted to announce Catherine Tate as the host of this year’s 42nd Olivier Awards ceremony.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:34AMBroadwayWorld 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 06:00AMSomething seismic is happening to me today: I am moving out of my beloved Brooklyn, the borough where I have lived for nearly a quarter century and almost half my life. I don’t do such…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:00AMIt's a classic from the original film that reminded audiences on the West End and then Broadway why they fell in love with the story to begin with. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is one o…
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It’s bitterly cold outside and the ice settling on my skin doesn’t abate as I take my seat in Wilton’s Music Hall. It’s dark, cold and perfectly eerie. Fog snakes across the room and…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:57AMListen: The Theatre World Mourns the Passing of the Legendary Harvey Schmidt “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of t…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMFor five years, the British photographer has travelled through a country that is falling into ruin and falling back in time
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:52AMThe nightly offering over at CLO Cabaret through Tax Day is a Super Saver special — as in, superheroes who dance and sing and save the day.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:45AMLobby Hero began previews last night, March 1, at the newly renovated Hayes Theater. Check out photos below of the cast, including Chris Evans and Michael Cera, taking their first bows
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43AMRafaela Carrasco’s Compañía Rafaela Carrasco – Born a Shadow is a compelling celebration of all things feminine. The ensemble, led by Carrasco, is a mesmerising, almost warrior-lik…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24AMAs well as being a play about war, John Ward’s adaptation of the Ancient Greek story of Electra is a production at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:23AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories listen to Patti Murin and Jelani Alladin sing a new song 'What Do You Know About Love' from Frozen, the cast of Escape to Margaritaville takes …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17AM★★★ FANNY AND ALEXANDER, OLD VIC Agile but shallow Bergman adaptationThree strong performances weakened by miscasting elsewhere and restless soundtrackCould an epic cinematic masterpie…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:05AMTwo young artists remade “Annie Hall” with a cast from a senior center. As actors and crew bonded, a new kind of love story developed.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:01AMFor a mystical, magical, mystical, whimsical show that will surprise, make sure you get along to the Southwark Playhouse for the limited run of Pippin.
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“More life, more love!” cries Fanny and Alexander’s doomed father Oscar, as he raises his last ever Christmas toast in this adaptation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:46AMSheffield CrucibleMorgan’s play on the clash between the chatshow host and the US president gets a timely, entertaining revivalThis 12-year-old play by The Crown writer Peter Morgan pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMThe two big New York-based ballet companies perform at Lincoln Center, and Dance Theatre of Harlem returns.
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 04:00AMCarefully curated by Chris Burgess, and starring Kieran Brown, Steven Dalziel, Natalie Green and Laura Sillett, A Night At The Oscars is a charming production of a delightful idea.
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"The Hamilton Polka" gives the show what it's always been missing: accordion arrangements.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25AMThe city of Rancho Cordova is now home to its first arts center, the Mills Station Arts and Culture Center which inhabits the historic Mills Station. It is opening this week with its first s…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 12:05AMJoin Wesley Taylor and Stephanie Hsu in a live online chat---For our third Facebook Live artist chat, we're getting the undersea scoop on the hit Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants from …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMSteven Beresford adapts Ingmar Bergman's cinematic masterpiece for the stage
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00AMWhich shows came back to the houses in which they premiered?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThree lessons from Hugh Jackman, Steven Spielberg, and more from the young film and Broadway actor.
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