Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Kings by David Kaufman

Despite some terrific acting, it’s hard to root for any of the four characters in Kings, even if the play is one long competition between all of them. This smart new work by Sarah Burgess …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:50PM

Venus in Fur by Arts Review

Following their much applauded debut with Stupid F**king Bird in February 2017, Lightning Jar Theatre returns with multi award-winning, American playwright David Ives’ Venus in Fur …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:27PM

Livestreaming the 2018 Theatre Women Awards in New York—Friday 16 March 2018 by [email protected] (thea)

By HowlRound TV. The League of Professional Theatre Women presents the 2018 Theatre Women Awards livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:12PM

Arts Administrator

This position reports to the director of the Division of Arts and Humanities, which is one of four academic divisions under the auspices of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:10PM

A simple fix to solve Hollywood’s diversity problem

The inclusion rider is a clever nudge to bring more women and minorities to the screen

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Amber Gray, Christiane Noll And More Sing New Works By Women at GOOD TO GO, 3/10 by BroadwayWorld

Lyricist, bookwriter, and Broadway performer Jill Abramovitz and Tony-nominated actor Anika Larsen Beautiful will co-host Prospect Theater Company's upcoming Good to Go Songwriters' Showcase…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53PM

Protect Yourself Against What, Who? by Sandi Durell

  by Bernie Furshpan   All day, you think about the things that you want to have or things you want to avoid, which you believe will improve the quality of your life.  These thing…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:36PM

Top Stage Shows in New York This Week: From Harry Potter to Disney’s “Frozen” via Albee by Mark Beech

Broadway is getting ready for the main 2018 season, with big changes at some major venues. Jimmy Buffett’s “Escape to Margaritaville” is about to open, while previews are starting for …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:15PM

Review:Good for Ottoat curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

David Rabe's epic-length look at mental health care

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:10PM

“GOOD FOR OTTO” at the Pershing Square Signature by Richard Seff

David Rabe’s Good For Otto, directed by Scott Elliot and presented by The New Group at the Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street, is a very absorbing play, running almos…

SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 10:00PM

Review: America's Mental Health on the Brink in Good for Otto

A therapist's office is overwhelmed in David Rabe's new play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Good for Otto by Wendy Caster

What if the most heroic thing any of us can do is simply to survive?[spoilers, arguably, but this is not a plot-driven show]In Good for Otto, David Rabe gives us a microcosm of a small town-…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 10:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Hamilton Broadway Cast 2018: New Photographs by Jonathan Mandell

Below are new photographs of the cast of Hamilton on Broadway as of March, 2018, three years after opening Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. It moved to Broadway, opening on August 6, 2015…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:55PM

Review: In ‘Good for Otto,’ a Case of Psychiatrist, Shrink Thyself by Jesse Green

David Rabe’s dramedy is set in the emotional war zone of a mental health center, where the patients are colorful and the therapists are troubled.

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

David Rabe’s Good for Otto by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell   David Rabe is one of the 20th Century’s great writers of important issues of the day . . . Good for Otto (inspired by Richard O’Connor’s book “Un…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:10PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Merrily We Roll Along by Arts Review

After debuting with the critically acclaimed sell-out production of Sunday in the Park with George last year, Little Triangle returns with Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along at…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:55PM

Good for Otto: Ed Harris Tries Talking Cure in Rabe’s New Play by Elysa Gardner

★★★ The cast is excellent, but at nearly three hours, this mix of reflection and whimsy isn’t always smooth.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:45PM

Musical About Two of the World's Richest Men Likely to Pay Investors Pennies on the Dollar by Marc Hershberg

Two years after Nerds failed to boot up on Broadway, some the people who worked on the show might start getting paid.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:42PM

Musical About Two Of The World's Richest Men Likely To Pay Investors Pennies On The Dollar by Marc Hershberg

Two years after "Nerds" failed to boot up on Broadway, some of the people who worked on the show might start getting paid.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:40PM

Dear Evan Hansen producer seeks a British actor for London show

Some had assumed that either Ben Platt, who originated the part and won a Tony; or Taylor Trensch (pictured with Laura Dreyfuss) would play Evan in a West End production.

SOURCE: Daily Mail at 08:38PM

Returning to Haifa, Finborough Theatre review - a bumpy journey into the Arab-Israeli past by Jenny Gilbert

Adaptation of Palestinian novella needs less tell, more showThis year the state of Israel marks its 70th birthday. Which means it will also be the year Palestinians remember the Nakba, the c…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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NNPN Rolling World Premiere of The Madres by Stephanie Alison Walker

Skylight Theatre takes the lead in staging The Madres, a NNPN Rolling World Premiere, with Los Angeles the first city to offer a professional production of the work. In a time of resis…

SOURCE: skylighttheatrecompany.com at 07:53PM

More Hot Pies! SWEENEY TODD Extends at The Barrow Street Theatre; New Pies Announced! by BroadwayWorld

It was announced today that due to continued popular demand, off-Broadway's Sweeney Toddwill extend throughAugust 26, 2018. The production celebratedits one year anniversary this week, conti…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:22PM

Theater Time Review: "Good For Otto" by Joseph Cervelli

Superlative performances rule this play. Review will appear next week in northjersey.com. (The Record's website)

SOURCE: Theater Time at 07:12PM

Danny Boyle Signs On to Direct Next James Bond Installment, BOND25 by Alexa Criscitiello

Baz Bamigboye has reported that director,Danny Boylehas signed on todirect the next 007 film,Bond 25.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:11PM

God That's Good! The Cast of Sweeney Todd Celebrates One Year Off-Broadway by Lindsey Sullivan

Happy birthday, Sweeney Todd! The immersive off-Broadway production celebrated its one year anniversary at the Barrow Street Theatre. Stars Thom Sesma, Sally Ann Triplett, John Rapson, Staci…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:11PM

GOOD FOR OTTO - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

"Fortune favors the brave!" is the way one hopeful character puts it in David Rabe's Good for Otto, a masterwork about the care and treatment of mental illness, written by a playwright at th…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:11PM

Good for Otto review – Ed Harris offers simplistic therapy in David Rabe's drama by Alexis Soloski

Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkThe actor stars in an intimately staged yet strangely old-fashioned rendition of the Tony award-winning writer’s playGood for Otto, David Rabe’s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00PM

Good for Otto: Not So Great for Ed Harris and Company by Michael Sommers

★★ Ed Harris leads excellent actors through a loosely-knit string of case studies in David Rabe's overlong new drama.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM

Theatre News: Samuel West joins cast of The Writer at the Almeida Theatre

Ella Hickson's new play is directed by Blanche McIntyre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:00PM

How Colleen Wagner’s play The Monument became a story about murdered and missing Indigenous women by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Métis director Jani Lauzon hopes to change minds about the realities of truth and reconciliation through Factory Theatre production.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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The Duchess of Malfi review at Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – ‘Gut wrenching but unsteady’ by Tom Wicker

By the end of this production of John Webster’s Jacobean tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, the stage is swamped in blood. Initially

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55PM

New Director announced for Adelaide Writers’ Week by Arts Review

The Adelaide Festival Board has announced Jo Dyer as the new Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week for three Festivals from 2019 – 2021. Currently Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:53PM

Remembering the impresario behind Andrew Lloyd Weber’s success by Michael Riedel

In his engaging new memoir “Unmasked,” Andrew Lloyd Webber resurrects a mogul who dominated showbiz in the 1960s and ’70s — and then vanished. Robert Stigwood, an impresario from Aus…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:53PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Signs On For BBC Miniseries HIS DARK MATERIALS by Alexa Criscitiello

Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail reported this evening that composeractor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has joined the cast of an eight-part BBC miniseriesbased on the best-selling fiction trilogyHis …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:46PM

Ed Harris Stars in ‘Good For Otto,’ a Long Play Where No One Is Named Otto by Rex Reed

At one point, Ed Harris plays the tuba while everyone sings "Carolina in the Morning." I wish I could tell you it was for a reason.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:30PM

Darko Tresnjak To Step Down As Artistic Director of Hartford Stage in June 2019 by BroadwayWorld

Darko Tresnjak will step down as Hartford Stage's Artistic Director at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season. Tresnjak has served as the Tony Award-winning theatre's artistic leader since 201…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PM

New York Suburbs Share in City’s Production Boom by Terry Flores

Movie and TV work just outside New York City conjures the vision of outdoor shoots in leafy landscapes with plenty of elbow room, compared with the cramped metropolis — but that image is a…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:15PM

Photo Coverage: SWEENEY TODD Celebrates One Murderous Year Off-Broadway by Jennifer Broski

The company of Barrow Street Theater's immersive mounting of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd celebrated one year of baking up scares this week. The newest cast members Thom Sesma, Sally Ann …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PM

Raul Esparza Cast As Lead On New NBC Drama SUSPICION by BroadwayWorld

Raul Esparza Cast As Lead On New NBC Drama SUSPICION

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM

Gibney Dance Gets A New Name And Space

The organization’s founder and leader, Gina Gibney, said that while dance was still central to its mission, the name Gibney Dance no longer captured the breadth of what it does for artists…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:00PM

Theatre News: Rock of Ages announces further UK tour dates

The show has announced new tour locations in 2019

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM

Features: A play born of anger: designing Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's urgent piece about young black men killed in the US

The designer of the upcoming staging of the American playwright's piece explains how she and director Roy Alexander Weise have approached the play

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM

Film News: The Seagull, Terrence McNally Documentary to Play Tribeca Film Festival

The festival will also feature documentaries about Howard Ashman and industrial musicals.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Photo Flash: Sweeney Todd Celebrates 1st Anniversary Off-Broadway

Thom Sesma and Sally Ann Triplett currently lead the company.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Theater News: Kathleen Marshall to Direct Sweet Charity in Los Angeles

Victor/Victoria and Grand Hotel will also be part of the inaugural season of Reprise 2.0.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Theater News: Elena Shaddow to Join the King and I Tour

Bartlett Sher's production also stars Jose Llana.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

The podcast and podcasters seem pretend in About Face's 'Time is on Our Side' by Chris Jones

The podcast is a thing of the moment. If you regularly partake, you likely will know two things. One is that only a very few podcasts are sufficiently well branded to merit the kind of expos…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Find your Dream Job with New York Classical Theatre, Hartford Stage, French Woods, and more in this Week's BWW Classifieds, 3/8 by BroadwayWorld

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 382018 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53PM

Elena Shaddow to Join King and I National Tour by Olivia Clement

The actor will step into the role of Anna in the Lincoln Center Theater production beginning March 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:51PM

Something Wonderful! Elena Shaddow to Lead the National Tour of THE KING AND I by Alexa Criscitiello

It was announced today that Elena Shaddow will join the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's THE KING AND I as Anna Leonowens, beginning March 20 in Tempe, AZ.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From an activist in Oakland, Calif., to a scenic artist in Atlanta, from an educator in Los Angeles to a producer in New York City, check out this month's cohort of theatre workers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:46PM

Elena Shaddow Will Lead the National Tour of Rodgers + Hammerstein's The King and I by Ryan Gilbert

Let's all whistle a happy tune for this casting news! Broadway alum Elena Shaddow will join the touring production Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers + Ha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PM

VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals the Backstories of His Biggest Hits on LIVE! by Stage Tube

Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-awaited autobiography, Unmasked, was just released earlier this week by HarperCollins, coinciding with the legendary composer's 70th birthday. A natural storytelle…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PM

Watch LaChanze & the Cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Bring the Disco Diva Vibes in the Rehearsal Room by Broadway.com

Hit the rehearsal room with LaChanze, Ariana DeBose, Storm Lever and the stars of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:40PM

St. Louis Zoo chimp Holly euthanized due to advanced liver cancer by From Staff Reports

Holly, a 19-year-old chimpanzee at the St. Louis Zoo, was euthanized Wednesday because of advanced liver cancer, the zoo said Thursday.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:40PM

Susan Sarandon Says Paul Newman Gave Her Part of His Salary to Ensure Equal Pay by Ariana Brockington

Susan Sarandon says Paul Newman gave her part of his salary when they worked together on the 1998 crime drama “Twilight.” In an interview with BBC Radio 5, Sarandon recalled when Newman …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:39PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Andrew Polk of The Band's Visit by Broadway.com

Andrew Polk stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Band's Visit and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:29PM

Westerners Revere Originals. In Asia Copies Are Just As Good

The Chinese have two different concepts of a copy. Fangzhipin (仿製品) are imitations where the difference from the original is obvious. These are small models or copies that can be pur…

SOURCE: aeon.co at 05:24PM

Top Shows on London’s Stage This Week: Rag’n’Bone Man to “Iolanthe” and “Jubilee” by Mark Beech

“Hamilton” and “The Ferryman” led the nominations for the Olivier Awards this week. The prizes, which are sometimes dubbed the London-stage Oscars, highlight the best of performing a…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:17PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals the Origin Stories Behind ‘Music of the Night,’ ‘Memory,’ and More by Ruthie Fierberg

The award-winning composer shares the history of his work while playing through his tunes on Live With Kelly & Ryan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PM

Guthrie’s 2018-19 Season to Include Lynn Nottage Premiere by American Theatre Editors

Nottage's 'Floyd's,' a companion piece to 'Sweat,' joins Barbara Field's new take on 'Frankenstein' among the offerings.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM

Don't Blame The Movies For Oscars' Low Ratings

Right-wing culture warriors and the Hollywood old guard like to argue that it’s because liberal Hollywood has lost touch with its audience, but there’s an ugly undertone to leveling that…

SOURCE: slate.com at 05:02PM

Odds & Ends: Audra McDonald & Andrew Rannells Named Drag Race Guest Judges & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Audra McDonald & Andrew Rannells Named Drag Race Guest Judges RuPaul’s Drag Race has announced ten guest judges s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:01PM

10 Plays and Musicals to Go to in NYC This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PM

Theater News: Sweeney Todd Announces Yet Another Extension at Barrow Street Theatre

Thom Sesma and Sally Ann Triplett currently star in the immersive off-Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Hamilton's Anthony Ramos to Star in In the Heights at the Kennedy Center

Ramos assumes the role of Usnavi in a cast that also features Vanessa Hudgens, Ana Villafañe, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theatre News: Peaky Blinders star cast in Tartuffe West End production

The multi-lingual production comes to Theatre Royal Haymarket

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM

Video: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on women in theatre

The star reflects on her time while pregnant performing in In The Heights and what provisions should be in place for women actors

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature world premiere plays by Wendy MacLeod, Lauren Gunderson, and Sean Daniels.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:49PM

Deal Of A Lifetime: A Review of Faust at Lyric Opera of Chicago by Aaron Hunt

Lyric Opera's newest production must have made a deal with the devil because it truly has it all.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:45PM

VIDEO: On This Day, March 8: Broadway Preps for DISASTER! by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 2016, the Broadway production of Seth Rudetsky's hilarious disco dilemma, DISASTER, opened at the Nederlander Theater.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PM

Nina Lee Aquino adds a layer of truth-telling to The Drawer Boy by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Casting an Indigenous and a Black actor as farmers who suppress past trauma reframes Michael Healey’s classic as a parable of colonization, writes Karen Fricker.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PM

Jennifer Ehle, Tony Kushner, and More to Appear at Soho Rep's Spring Fete by BroadwayWorld

Soho Rep.'s2018 SpringFete, emceed by Ghanaian-American writer and actorJocelyn Bioh, will honor philanthropistsJanice LeeandStuart Shapiro,Monday, April 16atThe Lighthouse at Chelsea PiersP…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:39PM

Review: A Story Told in Seven Fights (The Neo-Futurists) by Lauren Whalen

The Neo-Futurists have an incredibly distinctive style: either you like it or you don’t. Either way, there is no other company in Chicago like them. If you like theater history and stage c…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:38PM

Missouri's Arts Economy Growing Faster Than Any Other State's by Artsjournal

According to numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Commerce Department, economic activity generated by Missouri's arts and cultural industries grew 12.6 percent in 2015, which was faster tha…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:29PM

Mean Girls' Kate Rockwell to Release Solo Album With Songs From Evita, Falsettos, and More by Logan Culwell-Block

Kate Rockwell: Back to My Roots drops April 27 from Broadway Records.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM

Anne Bogart Will Direct The Handmaid’s Tale in Boston Lyric Opera’s New Season by Ryan McPhee

The new production of the 2000 opera will feature a BLO-commissioned, re-orchestrated score by composer Poul Ruders.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Review: Taylor Mac’s ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Abridged)’ at The Kennedy Center by John Stoltenberg

I doubt the Eisenhower Theater was ever more queered than the night Taylor Mac came to town. The outrageously gifted and fabulously attired theater artist brought “a radical fairy real…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:18PM

Why Rhea Perlman won’t divorce Danny DeVito by Barbara Hoffman

It’s so hard not to call her Carla. But Rhea Perlman doesn’t mind. “Why should I?” she says. “Why would I want to shake that amazing lady I played for 11 years?” Well, “Che…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:15PM

Marilu Henner Returns to Broadway in Gettin’ The Band Back Together by Mark A. Robinson

Popular star of television and the Broadway stage, Marilu Henner, will make her return to Broadway in Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Henner has been cast as “Mitch’s Mom,” aka S…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:14PM

Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos Will Play Usnavi in In the Heights at the Kennedy Center by Andrew Gans

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Tony-winning musical will be presented as part of the Broadway Center Stage series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PM

Will #MeToo Reform The Dance World?

"I was a ballet dancer and choreographer for 10 years. Now, six years after leaving dance, I am shocked by the elements of the culture that I once accepted as normal. In the ballet world, di…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 04:01PM

Blogs: Publishing raises awareness of women's work in theatre

Director of Tonic Theatre Lucy Kerbel explains why the company is partnering with the National Theatre Bookshop on a project to highlight published plays and theatre books by and about women

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM

Review: Past and Present Collide in Lookinglgass Theatre Company's Plantation!

David Schwimmer directs a farce about race, rights, and reparations.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Pivot Arts Festival has this summer's lineup by Doug George

Pivot Arts on Thursday announced the lineup for this summer's Pivot Arts Festival, the sixth year for the fest. It's slated to run June 1-10 in Chicago’s Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PM

Blogs: Nicholas Serota and the Arts Council need to act to bring about gender equality

As the WOW Women in Creative Industries awards are announced, Sarah Crompton reflects on Phyllida Lloyd's call to the Arts Council to act

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: SUMMER Comes Early! Meet the Cast and Catch a Sneak Peek of The Donna Summer Musical! by Tv - Press Previews

Summer comes early this yearSummer TheDonna SummerMusical is headed for Broadway and BroadwayWorld has a preview of what's to come. Meet the company and catch a sneak peek of the cast in reh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:57PM

Hamilton Original Anthony Ramos to Play Usnavi in Kennedy Center's In the Heights by Andy Lefkowitz

Anthony Ramos, the talented star who originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Broadway's Hamilton, will take on the central role of Usnavi in Lin-Manuel Miranda&#…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PM

Anthony Ramos Will Step In As Usnavi In The Kennedy Center's IN THE HEIGHTS by BroadwayWorld

Anthony Ramos, who originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton, will play Usnavi in the Broadway Center Stage production of In the Heig…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:55PM

BWW TV: COME FROM AWAY Celebrates International Women's Day with a Spotlight on its Female Characters by BroadwayWorld TV

It's International Women's Day and Broadway is out to celebrate COME FROM AWAY's Irene Sankoff takes us behind the scenes of her show's touching story as she spotlights the female characters…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

Suzan-Lori Parks and Lucas Hnath Awarded Windham-Campbell Prizes From Yale by Olivia Clement

The playwrights will receive $165,000 each to support their writing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:38PM

Ross Douthat: A Cultural Explanation For The Decline Of The Oscars

The key problem for the Oscars is not, as Hollywood’s critics on the right sometimes suggest, that the movie industry’s liberal politics are dragging down both box office numbers and Osc…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:31PM

Review: ‘All the Ways to Say I Love You’ on Audible by Deb Miller

If you love the New York stage and its stars, but can’t make it to the theater in person to see a live performance, Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon and the world’s largest purveyor of au…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:24PM

Review: ‘Breitwisch Farm’ Bridges Chasm Between Red and Blue America by Mark Dundas Wood

There’s been some well-intentioned talk in the last couple of years about how artists might help bridge the chasm between red states and blue, or—maybe even trickier—the gap between re…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:12PM

VIDEO: Lea Salonga, Mandy Gonzalez & More Celebrate International Women's Day by Stage Tube

In honor of International Women's Day, the Broadway Leagueasked 25 leading ladies of Broadway to describe Women in one word. Watch below as strong women of Broadway unite

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:10PM

Amber Gray, Christiane Noll and More to Sing New Works by Women at The TimesCenter by BroadwayWorld

Lyricist, bookwriter, andBroadway performer Jill Abramovitz and Tony-nominated actor Anika LarsenBeautiful will co-hostProspect Theater Company's upcomingGood to Go Songwriters' Showcase a c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PM

Last Of The Movie Projectionists

As the movie industry has gradually shifted from 35mm to simpler, less finicky, more device-friendly digital film, even moviegoers at places like BAM—who tend to be better versed in the fi…

SOURCE: Vanity Fair at 03:01PM

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 2 trailer: Emmy-winning drama series starring Elisabeth Moss returns to Hulu on April 25 by Paul Sheehan

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is set to return for season 2 on April 25 when Hulu streams the first two episodes of this dystopian series about life in Gilead, a religious theocrac…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM

Encounters: Shopping for Marmite With Harry Hadden-Paton by Alexis Soloski

The British actor, a star of “Downton Abbey” who will appear in “My Fair Lady” on Broadway, seeks a taste of home in the West Village.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PM

Listen: ‘Working’ Original London Cast Recording by Matthew Wexler

Ghostlight Records releases the original London cast recording of 'Working.'

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:00PM

The Fall, About South African College Protest, Begins at St. Ann’s Warehouse by Olivia Clement

The show, which is performed by the students themselves, tells the story of a real-life campus revolt.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM

Bernadette Peters on Her Scene-Stealing Hello, Dolly! Moment That Was Inspired by Carol Channing by Broadway.com

Bernadette Peters is back on Broadway giving a funny, moving performance in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! Peters steps into shoes of Bette Midler and stage icon Carol Channing, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PM

Theater News: NYC Public School Students to Take Stage for High School Theatre Festival

The Shubert Foundation will welcome 150 students to work with Broadway veterans including Baayork Lee and Sasha Hutchings.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Music News: Kate Rockwell to Release Album Back to My Roots

The Mean Girls star will drop a CD on Broadway Records.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Audio Share: First Listen: Katharine McPhee Sings "She Used to Be Mine" From Waitress

McPhee will make her Broadway debut as Jenna next month.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Features: 8 facts you didn't know about women in theatre

From the percentage of female characters in Shakespeare plays to England's first actress

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM

Video: Emma Rice: 'Adapting a cinema into a theatre for Brief Encounter is madness'

The Kneehigh production of the classic film comes to the West End

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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See LaChanze & More Strut Some Hot Stuff in the Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Rehearsal Room by Lindsey Sullivan

Audiences are getting ready to see Queen of Disco Donna Summer like never before! The Broadway production of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is set to bow at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:57PM

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL by Walter McBride

Summer comes early this yearSummer The Donna Summer Musicalis headed for Broadway and BroadwayWorld has a preview of what's to come. SUMMER will open on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:53PM

Klea Blackhurst Takes On Seven Questions About Party Face, The Future of Hazel, & What It's Like to Be In an All-Female Work Space

Party Face star Klea Blackhurst talks having the best dressing room in show business, her Sondheim dream role, the future of the musical Hazel.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:46PM

Maria Manuela Goyanes to step into the role of Woolly Mammoth Artistic Director next fall by Tim Treanor

Maria Manuela Goyanes, The Public Theater’s Director of Producing and Artistic Planning, will be the new Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theater, the company announced today. Goyanes, …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:45PM

Michael Mayer’s The Seagull, Howard Ashman and Terrence McNally Documentaries, More Set for Tribeca Film Festival by Ryan McPhee

The lineup also includes the industrial musicals documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, featuring Susan Stroman and Chita Rivera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM

Everyman Theatre to explore food, family, life and death in 'Aubergine' by Tim Smith

When Everyman Theatre artistic director Vincent Lancisi saw the Off Broadway premiere production of Julia Cho’s “Aubergine” in 2016, he found himself hooked from the opening monologue …

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 02:40PM

The new Evan of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ proves to be a worthy standard-bearer by Peter Marks

Taylor Trensch takes over a role of instant legend from its originator, Tony winner Ben Platt.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM

"The Big Lebowski" Is A Cult Classic. Here Are The Critics Who Hated It (And What They Think Now)

We took a look at some of the more negative reviews of the film written after its release on March 6, 1998, and reached out with a simple query for the critics who penned them: Would you r…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM

See the Stars of The Low Road Celebrate Opening Night by Broadway.com

The cast of Bruce Norris' The Low Road lined up to celebrate their opening night. Broadway favorites Ben Platt, Analeigh Ashford, Danny Burstein and Anthony Rapp were in attend…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PM

Evan Yionoulis Named Director of Drama at Juilliard by American Theatre Editors

An experienced director and longtime professor at Yale School of Drama, she succeeds the late Jim Houghton at the prestigious school.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:30PM

L.A. Opera and Joffrey Ballet give the Orpheus myth some new moves and a different ending by Catherine Womack

What happens when the soprano has trouble with her pointe shoes? We go into rehearsal with L.A. Opera and the Joffrey as they prepare for Saturday's opening of "Orpheus and Eurydice," LA Ope…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:30PM

Evan Yionoulis Announced as New Juilliard Director of Drama by Ruthie Fierberg

The Obie-winning director leaves her professor post at Yale School of Drama to succeed the late James Houghton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PM

Contestants announced for Monologue Madness. Watch them compete March 22 by Emily Priborkin

With the sounds of shuffling headshots in the background, actors stretched and conducted vocal exercises outside of an Arena Stage rehearsal hall Sunday. It was a standard scene for an open …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:27PM

Chicago Theater Review: TIME IS ON OUR SIDE (About Face Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

UNLOCKING WHAT WAS NEVER HIDDEN At least Time Is On Our Side is more sex-affirmative and upbeat than Significant Other, About Face Theatre’s last offering. A Midwest premiere devotedly …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:21PM

SUMMER AND SMOKE Almeida, N1 by Libby Purves and Friends

SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE     Is love a Gothic Cathedral, a yearning for a permanent, holy, respectful connection to the best in our nature? Or is it lust and fun, animal attraction,…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:19PM

BWW TV: Workin' Hard for the Money! Watch a Preview of SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL by BroadwayWorld TV

Summer comes early this year SUMMER THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL is headed for Broadway and BroadwayWorld has a preview of what's to come, watch below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PM

Off-Broadway’s Sweeney Todd Extends Through August by Olivia Clement

The acclaimed downtown revival extends again due to popular demand.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

Broadway's Ruthie Ann Miles improving after NYC car collision killed her daughter and second child by Usa Today, Maria Puente, Usa Today

Ruthie Ann Miles' family tweets thanks to well-wishers, says it's a 'miracle' Miles' unborn baby was unharmed in crash that killed toddler daughter.   &#…

SOURCE: USA Today at 02:06PM

Martha Graham Dance Co. Makes A Virtual-Reality Video For Barney's

"Department store Barneys New York has teamed up with Samsung and the Martha Graham Dance Company for what's possibly the most intriguing dance-meets-fashion collaboration to date. Today thr…

SOURCE: www.dancemagazine.com at 02:01PM

Theater News: Father Comes Home From the Wars Heads to the American Conservatory Theater

The three parts of Suzan-Lori Parks's epic will open this spring in San Francisco.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Photo Flash: LaChanze, Ariana DeBose, and More Get Ready for Summer on Broadway

The Donna Summer Musical lets us into the rehearsal room.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Review: Review: Paint Your Wagon (Liverpool Everyman)

The Liverpool Everyman's rep company continues with this revival of Lerner and Loewe's musical

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM

Video: Summer and Smoke opening night: 'We need more incredible women directors like Rebecca Frecknall'

Rebecca Frecknall directs this revival of Tennessee Williams' 1948 play

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Music Review: Bob Weir & Phil Lesh — Together, At Times by Scott McLennan

On the occasions that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh performed as a legitimate duo the concert attained some of its more transcendent peaks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:56PM

Why Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s new leader is a trailblazing choice by Peter Marks

Maria Manuela Goyanes of New York’s Public Theater will succeed Howard Shalwitz.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM

Kate Rockwell's Album BACK TO MY ROOTS is Now Available for Pre-Order by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Records today announced that Kate Rockwell's BACK TO MY ROOTS will be released digitally and in stores on Friday, April 27, 2018. The album is currently available for pre-order on i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:51PM

News: Woolly Mammoth Appoints Maria Manuela Goyanes to Succeed Howard Shalwitz as Artistic Director by Guest Author

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the selection of Maria Manuela Goyanes to succeed co-founder Howard Shalwitz as the organization’s Artistic Director. Goyanes is curr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:42PM

Maria Manuela Goyanes Is Woolly Mammoth’s Next Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Goyanes will take the reins from Howard Shalwitz in September.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:41PM

For Karen Kain, the National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty is personal by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Karen Kain’s career soared when she performed in The Sleeping Beauty. Now, her dancing days behind her, she’s keeping the ballet alive for new generations.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:36PM

London Theater Review: ‘Macbeth’ Starring Rory Kinnear by Gordon Cox

Here’s a real witches brew: a “Macbeth” so mangled it makes Hamlet look sane. For his first foray into Shakespeare’s Folio in 25 years, director Rufus Norris, also the artistic direc…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:36PM

Netflix Says Most Subscribers Watch On Their TVs

Netflix says 70 percent of its streams end up on connected TVs instead of phones, tablets or PCs. That number isn’t a shock — Netflix has been clear about the importance of TVs for a lon…

SOURCE: www.recode.net at 01:31PM

Dear Evan Hansen and Betty Buckley-Led Hello, Dolly! Among Broadway in Chicago’s 2018–2019 Season by Andrew Gans

The season kicks off with the previously announced world premiere of the musical Tootsie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM

Review: Why ‘A Letter to Harvey Milk’ Is the Feel Good Musical We Need by Arpita Mukherjee

What it’s about: Set in San Francisco in 1986, the musical centers around Harry (Adam Heller), an amiable but lonely retired kosher butcher, who enrolls in a writing class taught by Barbar…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:22PM

LaChanze, Ariana DeBose, and the Cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Meet the Press by Hannah Vine

The show will begin performances March 28 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre ahead of an April 23 opening night.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PM

Long Way Home gives The Odyssey a modern hip-hop beat for an epic journey across Chicago

In Long Way Home, the theater group Q Brothers Collective creates a contemporary mix on Homer’s epic The Odyssey: instead of hyper-masculine white men slaying mythical creatures or stirrin…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:21PM

Broadway Favorites Audra McDonald, Cheyenne Jackson & More To Appear on RUPAUL's DRAG RACE Season 10 by TV News Desk

VH1 today announced the guest judges set to join the milestone 10thseason of Emmy Award-winning RuPaul's Drag Race, premiering Thursday, March 22 at 800 PM ETPT. RuPaul will be joined by a s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:20PM

First Listen: Incoming WAITRESS Star Katharine McPhee Sings 'She Used to Be Mine' by Stage Tube

As BroadwayWorld reported last month,Katharine McPheeis making her Broadway debut inWaitress. She'll join the company at the diner beginning April 10th. Below, check out a first listen of Je…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is magnificent, but that ‘Golden Section's’ gotta go by Lauren Warnecke

The last 36 minutes of every performance artistic director Robert Battle programs for his company is predetermined. As an audience member, I find this grounding; no matter how far Battle str…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:05PM

Guerrilla Artist Yarn-Bombs Guggenheim Toilet With Gold Crochet

Looks like somebody was missing the Maurizio Cattelan solid-gold toilet (the one titled America) that was in the same bathroom last year (and which was not actually lent to Donald Trump's Wh…

SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 01:02PM

‘Almost as much therapy session as it is a magic show’: DAS FEST – Vault Festival by Ian Foster

In Philipp Oberlohr’s gentle hands, teasing out moments of blissful happiness or tearjerking sincerity, the show becomes a call to action in living your best self, in being unafraid to try…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM

Theater News: Marilu Henner Joins the Cast of Broadway's Gettin' the Band Back Together

Henner is known for playing Elaine Nardo on TV's Taxi.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

'Memphis' cast complete at Porchlight by Morgan Greene

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the complete cast of the Joe DiPietro and David Bryan musical “Memphis.” The production will star Liam Quealy as Huey Calhoun, Aeriel Williams as F…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PM

Review Round-Ups: Did the critics murder Macbeth?

Find out what the reviews said of Rufus Norris' return to Shakespeare

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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An Uptown Artistic Director Moves Downtown by Joshua Barone

Lili Chopra, a creative force behind festivals at the French Institute Alliance Française, will be a leader of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:58PM

Review: Sarah Burgess and ‘Hamilton’ Director Thomas Kail Team Up for ‘Kings’, a Play about Money and Politics by Elyse Trevers

Playwright Sarah Burgess impressed theater audiences in 2016 with her play Dry Powder, an insightful behind-the scenes picture of private equity firms.  Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton) a…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:56PM

First Listen: Caissie Levy Sings Elsa's New Song 'Dangerous To Dream' from FROZEN! by Stage Tube

Frozen is currently in previews at the St. James Theatre, and already fans are getting more of a taste of the new songs added to the musical by composersRobert LopezandKristen Anderson-Lopez…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM

First Listen! Katharine McPhee Gives Us the Chills with 'She Used to Be Mine' from Waitress by Broadway.com

Katharine McPhee is gearing up to make her Broadway debut as Jenna in the hit musical Waitress. The Smash and American Idol alum will lend her soaring vocals to Sara Bareilles' Tony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM

First Listen! Katharine McPhee Previews Her Upcoming Waitress Turn with 'She Used to Be Mine' by Broadway.com

Katharine McPhee is gearing up to make her Broadway debut as Jenna in the hit musical Waitress. The Smash and American Idol alum will lend her soaring vocals to Sara Bareilles' Tony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM

Celebrating Women’s History Month With 47 Inspiring Women by Hannah Vine

We asked, you answered: Our followers shared with us the women in theatre who inspire them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM

Russell Maliphant Company, Coronet Print Room, London — physical poetry

The ‘maliphantworks2’ programme features for bite-sized works which are well suited to this compact space

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:33PM

The Great Tuba Crime Wave

The tuba, the biggest and lowest-pitched among the brass family, can run from around $2,000 for beginner band models to more than $20,000 for specialized professional versions, says Martin E…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:32PM

Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre, London — simmering desire

An exquisite, poignant production of Tennessee Williams’s 1948 play

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:31PM

ANGRY podcasts: Listen to the full series of three post-show Q&As by Terri Paddock

MyTheatreMates co-founder Terri Paddock hosted a series of three post-show Q&As following packed-out performances of the current run of Philip Ridley's ANGRY at London's Southwark Playh…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PM

Review: ‘Locked Up’ and in for a Ruff Night by Alexis Soloski

This ragged “Orange Is the New Black” parody is set in an all-female animal shelter where dogs and cats don’t get along. How will Pipsy survive?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:26PM

A Blueprint for Risk-Taking by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Kristin Marting. Artistic Director Kristin Marting discusses how developmental programs can better meet the needs of artists and shares best practices from HERE’s multi-year artist resi…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:23PM

Macbeth starring Anne Marie Duff and Rory Kinnear at National Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Rufus Norris’ National regime was marred by several high-profile flops in the Olivier last year. Salome, Common and Saint George and the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:21PM

An Ideal Husband has announced the remainder of its cast

Classic Spring Theatre Company has just announced other castmembers for An Ideal Husband, which will be running during this year's Oscar Wilde season. The show premieres on 20 April…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:19PM

Listen to Katharine McPhee’s ‘She Used to Be Mine’ Before Her Broadway Bow in Waitress by Ryan McPhee

McPhee will make her Broadway debut in the Sara Bareilles musical beginning April 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

Leonard Bernstein's oddball opera 'A Quiet Place' improves in Curtis staging, but it ain't there yet

Leonard Bernstein's messy 'A Quiet Place' is still kind of a mess in a new co-production by the Curtis Institute, Opera Philadelphia, and the Kimmel Center. But this edition is a good step f…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:15PM

Royal Court marks International Women’s Day with series of free events by Giverny Masso

Nine of the Royal Court Theatre’s young female employees have launched a series of free events in celebration of International Women’s Day

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:12PM

'Frozen' Broadway exclusive: Hear Elsa's song 'Dangerous to Dream' by , Disney Theatrical Group

Check out the exclusive debut of Elsa's Act 1 interior monologue 'Dangerous to Dream' sung by Caissie Levy from the new Broadway musical production of 'Frozen.' …

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:07PM

Win 2 tickets to Lady Windermere’s Fan

TKTS are celebrating Lady Windermere’s Fan as their Show Of The Week by offering you the chance to win 2 tickets to the Oscar Wilde classic comedy. The day of Lady Windermere’s birth…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:04PM

The End(s) Of Oscar Wilde

John Banville considers the writer's last years - and whether (and in what ways) he willed his own destruction.

SOURCE: The New York Review of Books at 12:03PM

Nicola Sturgeon will 'explore all options' to halt Scottish Youth Theatre closure by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

First minister says impending shutdown of theatre group, which failed to secure Creative Scotland funding, is ‘of serious concern’Nicola Sturgeon has promised to “explore all options�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PM

'Frozen' exclusive: Hear Elsa's emotional new song from the Broadway musical by Usa Today, Brian Truitt, Usa Today

USA TODAY debuts a new Elsa number, one of 12 new tracks from the Disney movie's Oscar-winning songwriting duo.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:01PM

Tina Fey, Emily Blunt, Alicia Keys, Margaret Atwood, Tarana Burke to be Honored at Variety’s Power of Women: New York by Erin Nyren

Variety announced on Thursday the honorees for its upcoming Power of Women: New York event, which honors philanthropic women across the entertainment industry and the work they’ve achi…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM

‘An intriguing pairing’: Hilda & Virginia – Jermyn Street Theatre ★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Hilda & Virginia at the Jermyn Street Theatre is anintriguing pairing, telling the stories of two very remarkable women. The quality is inconsistent but it’s a decent production nonet…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Review: Review: From the House of the Dead (Royal Opera House)

The last opera by Janáček and a first for the Royal Opera

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Review: Review: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (Richmond Theatre)

Raymond Allen's TV sitcom arrives on stage as Guy Unsworth revisits Frank Spencer

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Blogs: Félicité du Jeu: The industry is losing talent as mothers leave the profession

After setting up her own company to redress the gender imbalance and to offer jobs to mothers in the industry Félicité du Jeu explains why there's still so little support for working m…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Review: Review: Circle Mirror Transformation (HOME, Manchester)

Annie Baker's 2009 play is revived by Bijan Sheibani in Manchester

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Theater News: Smokey Joe's Cafe to Return to New York This Summer

Tony nominee Joshua Bergasse will direct and choreograph.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Beautiful's Chilina Kennedy Announces Auction of Carole King's Piano

The Steinway, pictured on King's Music and Sweet Seasons albums, is looking for a new owner.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On: Young Vic directors Natalie Abrahami, Ola Ince & Eva Sampson by Robin Johnson

In the second of the two-part series, we've teamed up with the Young Vic to celebrate the remarkable work of some of its female directors and collaborators. The post Spotlight On: Young Vic …

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:58AM

Taylor Mac-Nificent. Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: Abridged (review) by Christopher Henley

It was a divinely beautiful sequence. Down the aisles of the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater strode the Bowie State University Pep Band. They spread out in front of and on the stage an…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AM

Marilu Henner Joins Broadway's Gettin’ the Band Back Together by Olivia Clement

The five-time Golden Globe nominee will play Mitch's mom in the musical comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

Meet the cast and crew of Thomas Eccleshare's Instructions for Correct Assembly

The production team for Instructions for Correct Assembly has just announced its cast for the world premiere.

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:43AM

Marilu Henner Will Return to Broadway in Gettin' the Band Back Together by Andy Lefkowitz

Golden Globe nominee Marilu Henner will return to Broadway this summer in the new musical Gettin' the Band Back Together. The beloved Taxi star will take on the role of Sharon Papadopolo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Marilu Henner Joins the Cast of GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER by BroadwayWorld

The upcoming Broadway run of Gettin' The Band Back Togetherhas announced that TV legend and Broadway veteran Marilu Henner has been cast as 'Mitch's Mom,' aka Sharon Papadopolous.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

High French Court Rules Against Peggy Guggenheim Heirs Over Operation Of Venice Palazzo

In its judgment on 7 March, the Cour de Cassation found that the 1996 agreement between Pegeen Vail’s descendants and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation “imposed no constraint on the n…

SOURCE: www.theartnewspaper.com at 11:36AM

A Look at the Cast of Jagged Little Pill, and More at the A.R.T. Gala by Marc J. Franklin

The Cambridge theatre celebrated is annual gala on March 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

Circle Mirror Transformation review at Home, Manchester – ‘shimmering theatricality’ by Catherine Love

Circle Mirror Transformation is a drama of accumulation. Annie Baker’s slow, delicate play deposits character layer by miniscule layer, like silt collecting

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AM

New Musical WICKED CLONE Opens Tonight At The Davenport Theatre by BroadwayWorld

WICKED CLONE, the cinema musical, is set to open tonight (Thursday) at the Davenport Theatre, 354 West 45 Street (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.)

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:33AM

Off-Broadway Review: "Hangmen" at Atlantic Theater Company by David Roberts

Under Matthew Dunster’s keen direction, the members of the cast uniformly deliver stunningly authentic performances that honor Martin McDonagh’s rich, dark approach to disturbingly signi…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:24AM

Christie’s Will Auction Carole King's Personal Piano by Andrew Gans

King’s rise to success is explored in the Broadway musical Beautiful, which continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre starring Chilina Kennedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

REPRISE 2.0 Season Starts with SWEET CHARITY Directed By Kathleen Marshall; VICTOR/VICTORIA and GRAND HOTEL to Follow by BroadwayWorld

REPRISE 2.0 is now announced, presenting a season of three classic American musicals at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, by Marcia Seligson, Producing Artistic Director of the new performing arts org…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AM

Easing on back to the sounds of the ’70s with ‘Godspell’ and ‘The Wiz’ by Nelson Pressley

Ford’s Theatre and NextStop put a 2018 spin on two classic shows from the era.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM

5 Takeaways from a Non Broadway Marketing Conference.

Unless you follow me on Facebook, you wouldn’t have even known that I was gone. But two weeks ago I was in San Diego, with 6,000 (!) other marketers at one of the biggest internet mar…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:15AM

Best Bets: Pink, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder,' 'Caught,' the Great Taste by Go! Magazine Staff

Our staff picks the best things to do this week — with a look ahead.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:15AM

Group formed to support theatre professionals facing mental health issues by Giverny Masso

A group aimed at tackling mental health issues and isolation within the industry has been launched. Actors Christian Edwards and Harry Long

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AM

BalletX storm troupers defy nor'easter, dance to a surprisingly large crowd

The BalletX 2018 spring series has world premieres by Trey McIntyre and Beyoncé choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie. Also on the delightful program: Matthew Neenan's 2014 "Increasing."

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:14AM

Westminster councillor and West End Live founder stands down amid hospitality investigation by Georgia Snow

Robert Davis, the deputy leader of Westminster Council who oversaw the borough’s culture strategy and founded West End Live, has resigned. Davis’

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AM

Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Pays Homage to Isadora Duncan by Robert Johnson

The company is performing at Lincoln Center through March 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

Bernadette Peters Decrees That Smash Rates Exactly 8 and 3/4ths Out of 10 by Jackson McHenry

“Don’t forget me.” That’s what Karen Cartwright and then Ivy Lynn, dressed as Marilyn Monroe in the fake musical Bombshell from the dearly departed NBC show Smash, once implored audi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:10AM

Lynn Nottage's Sweat Companion Play Floyd's to Make 2019 World Premiere at Guthrie Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater has announced the world premiere of Floyd's, a companion play to Lynn Nottage's recent Tony-nominated and Pulitzer-winning play Sweat. Nottage will a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM

'I Wanted Music To Practice That I Liked' - Philip Glass Talks About His Piano Etudes

Anne Midgette meets the composer, who's about to make his Kennedy Center performing debut - at age 81 - with some of those keyboard pieces.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:04AM

‘A truly delightful vision’: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Birmingham Royal Ballet) – Touring ★★★★ by Kristy Stott

Birmingham Royal Ballet should be proud of the show they have created in Sleeping Beauty. They have proven that while we may have changed a lot since 1890, what was beautiful then, is still …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Cressida Pollock: ‘I was publicly trashed following my appointment at ENO’ by Giverny Masso

Outgoing English National Opera chief executive Cressida Pollock has claimed she was “publicly trashed” when her appointment was announced three years ago.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM

Full cast announced for Ella Hickson’s The Writer by Georgia Snow

Samuel West will join Romola Garai in the cast of The Writer at the Almeida Theatre in London, it has been announced.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM

Blogs: Joan Iyiola: My theatre wonder women

As she stars in a female-led production of The Duchess of Malfi Joan Iyiola shares her theatre wonder women on International Women's Day

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Theater News: Stephen Rea Returns to the Public Theater in Cyprus Avenue

The Abbey Theatre and Royal Court Theatre coproduction of David Ireland's new play is coming to New York.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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London Production of Cyprus Avenue, Starring Stephen Rea, Joins Public Theater Season by Olivia Clement

The acclaimed Abbey Theatre and Royal Court staging will play Off-Broadway this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Circle X Theatre Co. announced that Kate Jopson will become the new Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed theatre company effective May 1. She ser…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 10:57AM

Plays By Me Going Up Places by Adam Szymkowicz

PRODUCTIONS KODACHROME Production #1 of Kodachrome Portland Center Stage Portland, OR February 3-March 18, 2018 Mercy Production #1 of Mercy New Jersey Rep Long Branch, NJ Opens June…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:57AM

Talley’s Folly by Vanessa Cate

Talley’s Folly Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Bright Eyes Production at Hudson Mainstage Theatre Through March 18 RECOMMENDED The mission of Bright Eyes Productions is to shine a light …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:54AM

Acting Manitou Summer Camp to Welcome Broadway Regulars as Directors and Choreographers by BroadwayWorld

At Acting Manitou, we work year-round to bring the highest level of talent and leadership to work with our campers. This coming summer we are so excited to be welcoming the following directo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AM

UPDATE: ROCKTOPIA Explains Wage Discrepancy: 'We Are a Touring Concert' by BroadwayWorld

While Rocktopia gets ready to take its first official Broadway bow, its producers are under fire for offering its chorus members unfair wages.Anofficial statement from the Actors' Equity Ass…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

See Danny Burstein, Annaleigh Ashford, Ben Platt, and More at The Low Road Opening Night by Hannah Vine

Harriet Harris, Kevin Chamberlin, Chris Perfetti, and more star in the new period drama at the Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM

Ballet British Columbia review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘a timely female-led programme’ by Rachel Elderkin

During a week in which one Canadian ballet company announce a programme of work choreographed solely by men on, quote, the “subject

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AM

Summer and Smoke, Almeida, London, review: Patsy Ferran is a genuine marvel, as hilarious as she is heart-breaking by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Rebecca Frecknall's production of Tennessee Williams' rarely performed ' 'Summer and Smoke' is almost unbearably tense

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:45AM

Photo exhibit goes behind the scenes at Chuck Berry LouFest tribute by Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fans of the late Chuck Berry heard his hits once again at a tribute show Sept. 9 at LouFest. Huey Lewis, Captain Kirk Douglas of the Roots, Britt Daniel and Adam Fishel of Spoon, Cory Henry,…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:45AM

First Look at Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus

With a swap in castmembers and some new songs, a lot has changed before Myth's highly anticipated premiere at the Other Palace. Read all about this newly tweaked Greek mus…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:43AM

Smokey Joe’s Café Will Return to New York for Summer Off-Broadway Run by Ryan McPhee

The production, which reunites the producers of the original Broadway staging, will first play Maine’s Ogunquit Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Read Reviews for Bruce Norris’ The Low Road Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of the new play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright at the Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM

SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Returns To New York This Summer by BroadwayWorld

The original producers of Smokey Joe's Cafe The Songs of Leiber amp Stoller, Broadway's longest running musical revue, announced today that the show will return to New York this summer follo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM

Trading Places: Renée Fleming Is Now Playing Broadway And Kelli O'Hara Is At The Met Opera. Here's The Advice They Have For Each Other.

"The two stars recently took a break from their intense final weeks of rehearsals" - Fleming as Nettie Fowler in Carousel and O'Hara as Despina in Così fan tutte - "to sit down at the Met a…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36AM

Smokey Joe's Cafe to Receive Off-Broadway Revival at Stage 42 by Andy Lefkowitz

The 1995 Tony-nominated musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe is returning to New York City. The hit compilation of songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will begin performances …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AM

What We Learned About Hello, Dolly! Bernadette Peters & Victor Garber During WHHL (And It's A LOT!)

Hello, Dolly! stars Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber dished on Andy Cohen's WHHL, and we LIVED for it!

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:33AM

Two Tracy Letts plays make the final list for Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association new play prize by Lorraine Treanor

According to the press release from the American Theatre Critics Association  the organization has selected six finalists for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Associat…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:31AM

Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber Talk Hello, Dolly! and More on Watch What Happens Live by Ruthie Fierberg

The two discuss advice they got from Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce, filming TV’s Cinderella, and theatre etiquette pet peeves.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM

Spotlight On: Young Vic directors Nadia Latif & Nancy Medina by Robin Johnson

This International Women's Day, we've teamed up with the Young Vic to celebrate the remarkable work of some of its female directors and collaborators. The post Spotlight On: Young Vic direct…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:25AM

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is currently searching for a VP of Artistic Administration

The primary role of the Vice President of Artistic Administration is to schedule, plan, and budget the orchestral activities of the RPO’s seasons within financial and contractual guideline…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AM

Update: Ruthie Ann Miles 'Now Out of the ICU and Healing' by Alan Henry

As BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier this week, the Broadway community's thoughts and prayers have been with Ruthie Ann Miles and her family following a fatal car crash that took the life…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM

Curtain Call’s Kindertransport Is A Journey To Buried Secrets by Bill Hirschman

Kindertransport from Curtain Call Playhouse only uses the 1939 exodus of Jewish children from Germany as a starting point as it focuses on much more sophisticated questions about assimilatio…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:14AM

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Presented by SeatGeek: March 8, 2018 by Bww Special

Looking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theater

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AM

Chilina Kennedy and Christie's to Auction Off Carole King's Piano by BroadwayWorld

Chilina Kennedy, who stars as Carole King in the Broadway hit Beautiful The Carole King Musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City, joined with Christie's to announce the sale …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:09AM

Alt-Righters Threaten To Burn Down Berkeley's Revolution Books

"On March 3, a small team of conservative activists converged on Revolution Books in Berkeley, Calif. live-streaming their actions on Facebook with this description: 'Infiltrating Berkeley's…

SOURCE: www.publishersweekly.com at 10:05AM

Tony & Oscar Nominee Stephen Rea to Reprise Acclaimed Turn in Cyprus Avenue at the Public Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Stephen Rea will return to the New York stage in a transfer of the Abbey Theatre and Royal Court Theatre's celebrated co-production of David Ireland's new play Cyprus Avenue. Directe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:03AM

The secret sounds of Saudi Arabia — from rock and rap to black metal

Musicians are cautiously optimistic about the gradual cultural liberalisation of their country

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:03AM

Wicked Alum Anne Brummel and More to Star in Riverside’s Mamma Mia! by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical will begin performances in Florida April 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AM

RISE Character Card #2: Meet Cast Member Auli'l Cravalho by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has exclusive characters cards for RISE on NBC and we're bringing you a new one every day leading up to the series premiere Today we feature Auli'l Cravalho

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s Lucie Shorthouse by Emma Clarendon

Making her West End debut in the new hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, actress Lucie Shorthouse spoke to Love London Love Culture about her recent award win and the musical’s …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Video: Exclusive first listen to Myth at The Other Palace as Diana Vickers cast

Arlene Phillips directs this new musical about the Greek myth of Orpheus

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Aleshea Harris on “Is God Is” by Victoria Myers

The new play "Is God Is" has become an early hit of the spring Off-Broadway season, earning rave reviews and multiple extensions. We talk to playwright Aleshea Harris about her inspiration a…

SOURCE: The Interval at 09:59AM

One Of Three Male Choreographers For Program About 'Woman' Quits Project

"French choreographer Medhi Walerski has given up a commission from Les Grands Ballets Canadiens for next season after widespread criticism that the program for which he was hired, entitled …

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 09:49AM

“A Streetcar Named Desire” Spellbinds, Chills, at African American Shakespeare. S.F. by Gilad Barach

Millennial Notes Tennessee Williams Disrupts Sex and Class  by Gilad Barach The African American Shakespeare Company’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” is simply a masterpiece. Tennessee Wi…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:48AM

Exclusive! Get Ready to Become Obsessed as Lena Hall Wails on Elton John's "Someone Save My Life Tonight"

Check out the newest music video from Tony winner Lena Hall.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:45AM

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, March 8, 2018 by Susan Grace

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Netflix Says It Will Have 700 (!) New Shows In 2018

"Netflix, set to spend upwards of $8 billion on content in 2018, will have in the neighborhood of 700 original TV shows on the service worldwide this year, according to CFO David Wells. ... …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:34AM

Three Reasons Netflix's 700-New-Shows Gambit Is A Bad Idea

First of all, argues Stuart Heritage, nobody, not even a poor old TV critic, can watch anything close to that much. Second, "Netflix is gaining a reputation as a provider that throws buckets…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:34AM

Discover the magical yet dark world of The Grinning Man

Just what exactly is hiding behind Grinpayne's mysterious grin? Perhaps it's all the show's rave reviews! See why the critics are going mad about this tragicomic musical.

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:28AM

*Of Course* 'Sleep No More' Performers Get Groped - And The Show's Not Worth It

Lauren Wingenroth: "Last month, Buzzfeed News confirmed 17 instances of groping or sexual misconduct by patrons of the immersive theater show Sleep No More. Having experienced the show for t…

SOURCE: www.dancemagazine.com at 09:18AM

Film Review: “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” — Bold, Brainy, and Beautiful by Peg Aloi

The documentary Bombshell illuminates Heddy Lamar's enigmatic legacy with gentle scrutiny and justifiable awe.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:17AM

Have you met Tina (Denmark not Turner) yet? Introducing the four young stars of @RuthlessMusical

Meet the four young actresses alternating in the central role of Tina Denmark in the UK premiere of award-winning all-female character camp killer cult classic RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, startin…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:05AM

William Pope.L Answers Society’s Thorniest Questions with Performance Art by Blouin Artinfo

Artist William Pope.L has recently been featured in The New York Times for his “Flint Water Project,” an installation that he did for the Detroit gallery What Pipeline.The gallery h…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:03AM

Salome, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin — sensitive, lyrical

Young conductor Thomas Guggeis brought a polished sound from the orchestra in a curious production of Strauss’s opera

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:03AM

The Arts Contribute 3/4 Of A Trillion Dollars To The U.S. Economy Each Year: NEA Study

"New data released Tuesday suggest that in a single year, the US arts and culture sector contributed a whopping $763.6 billion to the nation's economy - more than the entire GDP of Switzerla…

SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 09:03AM

From the House of the Dead review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘extraordinary expressive power’ by George Hall

Posthumously premiered in 1930 and based on Dostoyevsky’s semi-autobiographical novella about his experiences as a political prisoner in 19th-century Russia, Janacek’s final

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AM

Review: Review: Summer and Smoke (Almeida Theatre)

Rebecca Frecknall revives Tennessee Williams' Mississippi-set play

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:00AM

‘Perfectly moving, magical & sentimental’: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL – Touring ★★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Whether you think you’re a fan of Carole King or not, you're sure to recognise many of the hits in Beautiful and leave feeling elated, with a new sense of love and appreciation for the son…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Olney Theatre’s 2018/2019 season: 4 musicals in its 9 play mainstage series by Tim Treanor

There will be a whole lotta theater going on at Olney Theatre Center next season. In addition to its nine-production subscription series, Artistic Director Jason Loewith and his crew will we…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:55AM

REVIEW: Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Summer and Smoke Almeida Theatre Four stars Book Now Despite the poetic beauty of Tennessee Williams’s writing, at the height of his success, his dramas were rooted in reali…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:49AM

Construction On Rome's Subway Turns Up Yet Another Ancient Treasure

"In the summer of 2016, while digging the new Metro C subway line in Rome, workers came across a rare archeological find, a 2nd-century CE Roman barracks. Late last week, archeologists uncov…

SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 08:47AM

News: The Welders Receive Grants for the Development of New Work by Guest Author

(Washington, D.C.) The Welders—Washington’s only playwrights’ collective devoted exclusively to developing and producing new plays—has received funding for artistic development of pr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:39AM

Is Facebook killing online comedy? by Ben Williams

Job cuts at Funny or Die suggest making money from comedy videos is harder than ever – and some blame the social-media titan. But a new wave of creators are finding ways to thriveEarlier t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38AM

IWD Interview: We’re Going On A Hunt director Sally Cookson by Robin Johnson

For International Women's Day, we spoke to director Sally Cookson about gender-flipping characters, the women who inspire her, and women in the creative industries today. The post IWD Interv…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:37AM

VIDEO: Kristin Chenoweth Talks Allison Janney's Oscar Win and High Heel Hell on THE TALK by TV News Desk

Kirstin Chenoweth visits THE TALK to discuss her reunion with her good friend and Academy-Award winner Allison Janney on all-new episodes of CBS' 'Mom' and shares her reaction video the mome…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AM

'Wolf Of Wall Street' Producers To Pay $60 Million In Malaysian Corruption Case

"Red Granite Pictures, the producer behind The Wolf of Wall Street, Dumb and Dumber To and other films, has agreed to pay $60 million to the U.S. government in order to settle allegations th…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:32AM

The Mix — Some cool things to do March 9-15, 2018 by Miriam Di Nunzio

Demi Lovato & DJ Khaled, the South Side Irish Parade and The Eagles are just some of the entertainment offerings in store in the coming week.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:30AM

VIDEO: Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber Take A Moment on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE with Andy Cohen by TV News Desk

Actor Victor Garber talks about the difficulty of filming Titanic and says who he hung out with most on set and theatre legendBernadette Peters shares what advice Bette Midler gave her for H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24AM

Balakrishna Doshi Wins 2018 Pritzker Prize

This former assistant to Le Corbusier (whom he calls "my guru") and Louis Kahn, now aged 90, is the first Indian architect to win the Pritzker. Relatively unknown in the West (all his built …

SOURCE: www.architecturalrecord.com at 08:01AM

San Francisco Playhouse Launches 5-Year Commissioning Program by American Theatre Editors

The program hopes to garner a total of 20 plays from a range of emerging and experienced playwrights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM

‘Why is this show being revived now?: PIPPIN – Southwark Playhouse by Laura Kressly

I want to like the fantasy and the colours of Pippin, to totally give in to the world of the play, but its problems are too many. Though I’m likely to be the humming the opening number for…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 8, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

It's 1994 All Over Again by JK

Broadway loves repeating itself - nearly back to back revivals of The Glass Menagerie, and the so-soon-after-the original-closed production of Into the Woods, and the every-few-years return …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Greetings from The Once and Future Nirvana (Great Neck, New York) by Trav S.D.

Last week,I wrote a tribute to the community I was then leaving; today an introduction to the one I have moved to. I mentioned that my new home inspired me romantically almost or about as mu…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AM

Saudi Arabia Has Its Own Version Of Petra, And Tourists May Soon Get To Visit It

Anna Somers Cocks, founder and chairman of The Art Newspaper: "I am one of the very few people to have been allowed to see Mada'in Saleh, the southernmost settlement of the Nabateans, whose …

SOURCE: www.theartnewspaper.com at 07:45AM

AMY AND THE ORPHANS – at some performances ANDY AND THE ORPHANS by Oscar E Moore

What would you do?  You are happily married with two children (a boy and a girl) and have just given birth to a third – a girl who the doctor has, unfortunately, told you is a “Mong…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:40AM

NME Magazine Ends Print Edition After 66 Years

NME (for New Musical Express), something like Great Britain's version of Rolling Stone, had a circulation in the hundreds of thousands in the days of The Beatles and Rolling Stones and throu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:30AM

Saving the day: Diana Vickers steps in at last minute & joins the cast of Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus at The Other Palace

There’ll be some quick rehearsals as actress and former X Factor semi finalist Diana Vickers takes on the female lead role of Eurydice in the rock musical which has its first performance t…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:21AM

Review: Electra, Bunker Theatre by Frey Kwa Hawking

DumbWise does not quite live up to their big claim that they have “reinvented” the gory myth of the house of Atreus with their Electra; unfortunately, there isn’t too much here to dist…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:20AM

http://www.curtainup.com/lowroadpublic18.html by Elyse Sommer

Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris big-cast, time-traving saga proves that economics can be lots of fun

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Unicorn Theatre’s Purni Morell takes theatre hiatus after series of unsuccessful job applications by Giverny Masso

Unicorn Theatre outgoing artistic director Purni Morell has said she is taking a break from UK theatre – after unsuccessfully applying for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AM

‘It’s the performances that drive this marvellous production’: FANNY & ALEXANDER – Old Vic Theatre ★★★★ by Johnny Fox

It may be better not to have seen the movie Fanny & Alexander. Coming to the stage version untainted you’ll have a stronger chance to enjoy an exuberant energy and ribald theatricalit…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Paint Your Wagon review at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – ‘an endearing revival’ by Natasha Tripney

Written in 1951, Lerner and Lowe’s gold rush musical is full of intriguing contrasts. Reflective of both the time it was set

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM

Mountview given £800k by Sadiq Khan to engage local communities at new Peckham home by Georgia Snow

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts has been given more than £800,000 by London mayor Sadiq Khan towards its new building in Peckham.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM

Scottish Youth Theatre to close in July following funding knock-back by Thom Dibdin

Scottish Youth Theatre is to close at the end of July after failing to secure funding in the latest round from Creative

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM

Nadine Senior Awards to support dancers from disadvantaged backgrounds by Matthew Hemley

An £8,000 fund has been launched to commemorate Northern School of Contemporary Dance founder Nadine Senior, which will be used to help

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM

Celebrate Olivier Award nominees for International Women’s Day by Robin Johnson

For International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the 25 incredible women who have been nominated for a 2018 Olivier Award. The post Celebrate Olivier Award nominees for International Wom…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:46AM

Review: Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy, The Vaults by Sebastian Calver

Compelling, sympathetic and intelligent. Advertised as a tragicomedy, Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy is exactly that, but perhaps more a tragedy with some cultural puns thrown in for good me…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:45AM

‘Exceptional piece of work’: GOOD GIRL – Trafalgar Studios by Shanine Salmon

Naomi Sheldon’s monologue Good Girl makes its way to West End after Fringe runs at the Old Red Lion and Vault Festival. It is an exceptional piece of work that has not only made me conside…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

Center Stage season to include Tony-winning 'Fun Home,' Paula Vogel hit, world premiere by Tim Smith

For its 56th season, Baltimore Center Stage will deliver a production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Fun Home” and the recent New York hit “Indecent,” along with an American thea…

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:00AM

WATCH: @TinaTheMusical writer @KatoriHall talks about @LoveTinaTurner's legacy & where she came from #myTINA

It's nearly time for TINA: THE MUSICAL to open at The Aldwych theatre on London's West End and the excitement is growing! In the second of three short films charting the development of the w…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Thursday, March 8, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: 54 Below Concert to Now Benefit Ruthie Ann miles, Nathan Lane Reportedly in Talks to for “Salesman” Revival, and Matt’s Extra Sensory Powers Return! “Today on…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

Summer and Smoke review – gripping return for rare Tennessee Williams by Michael Billington

Almeida, LondonPatsy Ferran proves she is one of Britain’s most exciting actors in a major and wrongly neglected work by the great playwrightAs it is so rarely seen, this early play by Ten…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:51AM

Maliphantworks, Coronet Print Room, London, review: Fluid, elegant and self-possessed choreography by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

A collection of contemporary dance works curated by choreographer Russell Maliphant includes the 1998 'Critical Mass', as well as a new dance for Maliphant and his longtime muse, D…

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:37AM

NEWS: Annual Significant Other Festival returns to The Vaults with immersive factory experience in April by Press Releases

Fringe innovators The Pensive Federation return to The Vaults with their annual new writing event, The Significant Other Festival, running from 17 to 21 April 2018. Ten new 10-minute plays w…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

ENO hires former Sky boss Stuart Murphy as new chief executive by Matthew Hemley

Stuart Murphy, former director of Sky Entertainment Channels, has been named chief executive of English National Opera. He replaces Cressida Pollock, who

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:23AM

Brief 3/8: GOOD FOR OTTO Opens Off-Broadway, and More by Stephanie Wild

Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Good For Otto opens tonight off-Broadway at The New Group, and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Livestreaming The Written World with Martin Puchner at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City—Monday 12 March 2018 by [email protected] (thea)

By HowlRound TV. The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents the The Written World with Martin Puchner livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlro…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:50AM

Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em review at Richmond Theatre – ‘Joe Pasquale makes the role his own’ by Stuart Gidden

That whistling theme tune. Frank Spencer. Squeaky voice. Pratfalls. Sometimes the ingredients are so familiar it’s possible to second-guess what a dish

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:33AM

NEWS: Cast announced for the European premiere of The Gulf by Press Releases

Casting has been announced for the European premiere of Audrey Cefaly's award-winning American two-hander THE GULF, which runs from three weeks London's Tristan Bates Theatre from 17 April 2…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:30AM

Review: Macbeth at the National Theatre by Rosemary Waugh

Shopping bags and parcel tape: Rosemary Waugh reviews Rufus Norris's after-the-war Shakespeare. The post Review: Macbeth at the National Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:01AM

Review: Brighton Rock at the Theatre Royal Brighton by Fergus Morgan

Going Greene: Bryony Lavery's new adaptation of Brighton Rock is unsettling and menacing. The post Review: Brighton Rock at the Theatre Royal Brighton appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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London Theater Reviews: 2 Films Come to the London Stage, With Losses and Gains by Matt Wolf

Adaptations of “Fanny and Alexander” and “Harold and Maude” produce mixed results.

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Review: Not a Funny Word at The Complex, Dublin by Chris McCormack

Mission Abort: Tara Flynn's one-woman play with songs is a surprising satire on Ireland's treatment of women. The post Review: Not a Funny Word at The Complex, Dublin appeared first on Exeun…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:45AM

Macbeth, National Theatre - Rufus Norris goes for drab, gory and tricksy by Ismene.brown

Rory Kinnear plays the homicidal Thane like a Mitchell brother on the rampageFair is foul and foul is drab, gory and tricksy in Rufus Norris’s first stab at Shakespeare direction at the Na…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:30AM

Macbeth, National Theatre, London, review: Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff are no dream pairing by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Rufus Norris's production which stars Kinnear and Duff as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, strays a little close to comic horror movie, but stays just on the side of chilling

SOURCE: The Independent at 03:08AM

Paint Your Wagon review – nuggets of charm in sexist Gold Rush musical by Catherine Love

Liverpool EverymanThis smart version of the rarely performed Lerner and Loewe musical subverts the dodgy gender politicsLerner and Loewe’s rarely performed Paint Your Wagon is synonymous w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Richard Jordan: Adelaide’s cultural blueprint thrives on marriage of something old and something new by Richard Jordan

On a street in Adelaide, two solo shows are currently running in neighbouring theatres. Both take their audiences on a journey into space

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Devil With the Blue Dress: play about Monica Lewinsky opens in London by Zahra Dalilah

A new drama revisits the scandalous relationship between Bill Clinton and his former intern, as seen by five women in the White HouseThe relationship between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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“Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.” Exhilarating, at Crowded Fire, S.F. by Kim Waldron

Alice Birch’s Women Revel in Un-Civil Disobedience    by Kim Waldron The career woman wants more time off from work.  The young girl is forced to marry her rapist. A woman feels trapped…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:42AM

Amy and the Orphans - off-Broadway by Lindsey Ferrentino an equal opportunity playwright by Oscar E. Moore

An insightful, brave, and quite funny play dealing with Down Syndrome and its repercussions. I advise you to see it.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Maia & Alex Shibutani Reveal Best Post-Olympics Moment by Young Hollywood

Maia & Alex Shibutani Reveal Best Post-Olympics MomentThe Young Hollywood Studio is so excited to welcome the Shib Sibs themselves, Olympic Ice Dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani, who bring wit…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Rethinking the Repertoire #17 – Joan Tower’s “Chamber Dance” by Jonathan Blumhofer

From a compositional standpoint, too, Chamber Dance is an example of Tower at her engaging best.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:31AM

Podcast: women after Weinstein

Plus: Leila Slimani on motherhood

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On the Couch with Caroline Garcia by Arts Review

Who is Caroline Garcia? I am a culturally promiscuous, interdisciplinary artist based in Sydney. I work across live performance and video through a hybridised aesthetic of cross-cultural dan…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:08AM

The literary festivals to read up on in 2018

From Hay-on-Wye to niche events, book lovers are spoilt for choice

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Macbeth, National Theatre (Olivier), London — stars survive unusual filleting

Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff excel in Rufus Norris’s nipped and tucked rendering

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Bobbie Clearly Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Roundabout Underground continues its season in the black box theatre with Alex Lubischer’s comedy-about-a-tragedy.

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Playbill Mixtape: Cry It Out Edition by Ruthie Fierberg

Sometimes you need a little Jason Robert Brown or Pasek & Paul to let the flood gates open.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Does Andrew Lloyd Webber Know When He’s Gotten a Show Right? by Adam Hetrick

The most successful commercial composer in the world reveals stories of his successes and struggles in his new memoir, Unmasked.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Opening Night of Danspace Project 2018 DANCING PLATFORM PRAYING GROUNDS: BLACKNESS, CHURCHES AND DOWNTOWN DANCE curated by Reggie Wilson by The Dance Enthusiast

In Opening Night of Danspace Project 2018 DANCING PLATFORM PRAYING GROUNDS: BLACKNESS, CHURCHES AND DOWNTOWN DANCE curated by Reggie Wilson:  "As we stop and stroll the downtown, we encount…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

How Do You Get Into the Mind of a Mentally Ill Man? - '30 Rock' star Maulik Pancholy plays a deluded patient in 'Good for Otto'

30 Rock star Maulik Pancholy plays a deluded patient in Good for Otto---For the first half of David Rabe's new drama Good for Otto, set in a rural mental health clinic, Maulik Pancholy sits …

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AM

IMPRESSIONS: Abby Z and The New Utility’s “abandoned playground” at the 92Y's Harkness Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Abby Z and The New Utility’s “abandoned playground” at the 92Y's Harkness Dance Festival : Trina Mannino says, "Though these individuals may not be Olympic athletes rep…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Dance News: The Shed Announces First Seven Commissions of 2019 Inaugural Season by The Dance Enthusiast

The Shed has announced the first seven commissions of its 2019 inaugural season, which includes an original live production with songs by Sia and choreography by Akram Khan. Early-career art…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM