Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: FROZEN Cast Surprises Audience with Tribute to OKLAHOMA! on its 75th Anniversary by BroadwayWorld TV

Jelani Alladin Kristoff, Greg Hildreth Olaf, John Riddle Hans and the entire cast of the new Broadway hit Frozen surprised the sold-out house at the St. James Theatre this afternoon with a t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Lucky Ones and the Not-So-Lucky Ones

The Bengsons continue their off-Broadway blitz with a musical tale of paradise lost.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch Cast of Broadway's Frozen Surprise Audience With Tribute to Oklahoma! by Andrew Gans

Jelani Alladin, Greg Hildreth, John Riddle, and more performed tunes from the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, which opened 75 years ago at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45PM

Review: The Chaos Beneath the Chorale in ‘The Lucky Ones’ by Jesse Green

A new electro-folk singspiel by the authors of “100 Days” finds horror under the skin of a seemingly idyllic childhood.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review:Babette's Feast at curtainup.com/ by Charles Wright

Theater aficionados will savor the actors' ability to conjure the feast with a few props and Dinesen's words. Those attending on the strength of the movie's reputation may find the lack of r…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:28PM

Breaking: THE LION KING Will Become First Musical to Play Seven Continents- Antarctic Production Will Open in 2019! by BroadwayWorld TV

For the first time, Disney's legendary stage musical, The Lion King, goes where no musical has gone before. The seventh continent.The Lion King has played on every continent except one. Open…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:01PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Disney’s The Lion King To Open In Antarctica by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo BritishTheatre.com can reveal that The Lion King is to open is a specially built 2000 seat ice theatre in Antarctica. The show which will open on 1st April 2019 will be the f…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:59PM

Drama school rejects ‘often the best’, says Mirren by Dalya Alberge

The film and stage veteran, now sharing the secret of her skills online, warns that formal acting classes can stifle creativityHelen Mirren, the Oscar-winning actor, has criticised drama sch…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51PM

Dover turns clock back a century to welcome home Unknown Soldier … again by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

Sir Michael Morpurgo is supporting a large-scale public performance to honour the warrior at the spot where his body returned to British soilIn 1916, the Rev David Railton, a former curate i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Class Notes: From “Cruel Intentions,” Frankie J. Grande by James Marino

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Frankie J. Grande while on the streets on Manhattan, playing off-Broadway at Le Poisson Rouge. Class Notes actively covers New York’…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55PM

John Legend Pulls From Familiar Roots To Play Jesus In 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live' by Michel Martin

NBC's latest one-night musical event revives the 1970s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, starring John Legend in its daunting lead role.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:53PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Iron Crow cancels production of Corpus Christi over sexual harassment claim by Lorraine Treanor

Baltimore’s Iron Crow Theatre has closed down its troubled production of Corpus Christi, according to an announcement signed by 13 members of its cast and released today. “We, th…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:31PM

Drag365: Show #70- Stage Fright at Therapy by Michael Block

Marti Gould Cummings // photo by Michael BlockDay: Monday, March 12th      Show: Stage FrightLocation: TherapyQueens Seen: Marti Gould Cummings (@martigcummings)Icons and…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:17PM

Young boy blossoms despite bloom’s focus on pain by Carly Maga

A dense layer of text shields the audience from any wisdom bloom’s lead character has gleaned, writes Carly Maga.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:14PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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"Escape to Margaritaville" and "Frozen" Are Aimed Directly at Their Fans' Sweet Spots by Jan Simpson

Tourists now make up 60% of the Broadway audience and seeing a Broadway show for most of those folks means seeing a big, splashy musical. And if it has a title they already know, so much the…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:38PM

Three Tall Women Review: Glenda Jackson and Albee on Broadway, Triumphant by Jonathan Mandell

“I was tall and I was strong,”  recalls the oldest woman in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, and you believe it, because it is Glenda Jackson, who commands even as she winces in pain …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:21PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Three Tall Women: Review and Pics by New York Theater

“I was tall and I was strong,” recalls the oldest woman in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, and you believe it, because it is Glenda Jackson, who commands even as she winces in pain or…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:53PM

'The Pope's Choir' coming to St. Louis by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Sistine Chapel Choir will perform at the Fox Theatre

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:10PM

‘Bold fringe work’: UNDER THE SKIN/IS THIS THING ON? – Old Red Lion Theatre by Ian Foster

As Women’s History Month draws to a close, the folks at the Old Red Lion have put on a double-bill featuring up-and-coming female theatre-makers – Tik-sho-ret Theatre Company’s Under T…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM

The Best of Backwards: Relive the Best Moments of BC/EFA's Broadway Backwards! by BroadwayWorld

What began as a small, grassroots concert performed at The Center in 2006 quickly grew into a highly anticipated event presented in Broadway's best theatres. Monday night marks the return of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Professionals Say Eliminating Sexual Harassment On Broadway Won’t Be Easy

“The lines are blurred and gray,” said actor Stacey Oristano. “They know they can get away with it because they have for so long.” View Entire Post ›

SOURCE: www.buzzfeednews.com at 01:09PM

ON BROADWAY: Once On This Island by Simon Parris

A relatively simple, yet affecting and inspiring show, Broadway’s Once On This Island is ideal for family audiences.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Visual Art Review: Public Art at Boston’s Fenway Neighborhood’s Pierce Boston Tower by Mark Favermann

A lost opportunity for the developers, arquitectonica, and artist Alexandre da Cunha.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:31PM

Lacking Fire: A Review of Spitfire Grill at Refuge Theatre Project by Emma Couling

Refuge Theatre Project's practice of staging work in found spaces leads them to this wholesome but saccharine sweet musical from the early aughts.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PM

BWW Review: Dan Lauria Stars As An Eccentric Children's Book Author in THE STONE WITCH by Michael Dale

Older character men hungry for fresh scenery to chew will certainly look forward to the day when Shem Bitterman's The Stone Witch becomes available for regional and amateur productions.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PM

Photo Throwback: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Takes Bows at the Neil Simon Theatre in 2012 by Walter McBride

We're taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographerWalter McBridefor exclusive flashbacks to Broadway past. Today, check out these shots of now Broadway favorites Paul Alex…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

‘Solid vocals & good performances’: SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring ★★ by Olivia Mitchell

I expected more in terms of Craig Revel Horwood’s choreography for Son of a Preacher Man, but that was made up by most of the cast members occasionally playing instruments on stage.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: BroadwayHD Team Talks Keeping Performing Arts Alive in a Digital World at SXSW by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayHD team members joined representatives from Disney Theatrical Group and Universal Theatrical Group at this year's South by Southwest SXSW conference for a panel.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

VIDEO: Watch Jason Alexander Play Annie on YOUNG SHELDON by Stage Tube

On a recent episode of Young Sheldon, Jason Alexander found himself back onstage...as Annie.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AM

Review: ‘The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail’ at George Mason University by Chuck Leonard

Despite period costumes, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail feels current, primarily because it is so topical. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee wrote the play in 1969, but George Mason’s pro…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:25AM

Rain Man UK Tour – Live On Stage by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Based on the Oscar winning film which famously starred Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, Bill Kenwright presents the inaugural Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company with the R…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:12AM

BWW Retrospective: Celebrating 75 Years of Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! by Alexa Criscitiello

Celebrating 75 years on the stage Rodgers amp Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on March 31st, 1943, forever changing what we thought musical theatre could b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

BWW Interview: Frankie J. Grande Is Throwing Back to the 90s in CRUEL INTENTIONS by BroadwayWorld

Actor, singer and television personality Frankie J. Grande recently stepped into the role of Blaine Tuttle in CRUEL INTENTIONS - the new musical nightlife experience based on Roger Kumble's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Social: Go Behind The Scenes Of SCHOOL OF ROCK on Broadway on BWW's Instagram Today! by BroadwayWorld

Today, BroadwayWorld is going behind the scenes of SCHOOL OF ROCK on Broadway on our Instagram

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

‘Nice but not groundbreaking’: WILL – Rose Playhouse by Laura Kressly

There are numerous nice ideas in the script for Will at the Rose Playhouse, but the resulting effect is just that – nice. Nothing here is groundbreaking or fully developed and the anomalou…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Dylan Wood

The actor tells us the musical numbers he couldn't live without

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: ‘Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck’ at the Kennedy Center by Mary Scott Manning

Before seeing “Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck” this week at the Kennedy Center, I had only known the New York City Ballet (NYC Ballet) as a researcher: through old films…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:58AM

On Gabe Kaplan, Groucho Marx, and “Welcome Back, Kotter” by Trav S.D.

Happy birthday and Chag Sameach to Gabe Kaplan (b. 1945).  I was a tween during his pinnacle years, the perfect age at which to appreciate his youth-oriented sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter whi…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:51AM

Review: Lobby Hero at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Kenneth Lonergan's play launches 2nd Stage's life at the retooled Hayes Theater

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:31AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Great Wave at the National Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Francis Turnly’s new play is directed by Indhu Rubasingham and is currently playing at the National Theatre’s Dorfman Theatre until 14 April 2018. Here is what critics have been saying a…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Essential Arts & Culture: King Tut and 'Angels in America' return, Laura Owens' 356 Mission to close by Carolina A. Miranda

“Angels in America” comes soaring back and King Tut makes the rounds — again — while painter Laura Owens announces that her art space 356 Mission will close. I’m Carolina A. Mirand…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Crystal’ by Matthew Wexler

In Cirque du Soleil's 42nd production, world-class ice skaters and acrobats take their frozen playground by storm with speed and fluidity as they challenge the laws of gravity with a flurry …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:48AM

Bebe Neuwirth – A Gamut of Emotions and Intensity by Sandi Durell

  by Adam Cohen   The selections of songs for a cabaret performance remain an intensely personal choice.  In the hands of Bebe Neuwirth, Tony-winning star of Broadway’s Chicago…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:26AM

Theater Professionals Say Eliminating Sexual Harassment On Broadway Won’t Be Easy

A few years before Stacey Oristano booked the role she’s probably best known for — Mindy Riggins on Friday Night Lights — she was performing in a musical off-Broadway. When…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 09:09AM

‘Succinct & pertinent’: IS THIS THING ON? – Old Red Lion Theatre by Michael Davis

As their first play for Frigg Theatre, Disa Andersen and Julie Våpenstad Holm have created in Is This Thing On? a succinct and pertinent show that addresses the emotional mindfield that is …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 31, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 31 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Quotation Marks Don’t Soften a Slur in Chicago by Howard Sherman

  Now there is a redaction, an editor’s note, and an author’s apology. But for roughly 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday this week, in a theatre review in the Chicago Reader, …

SOURCE: www.artsintegrity.org at 08:53AM

‘Performances are gripping to watch throughout’: LOVE ME NOW – Tristan Bates Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love Me Now is a powerful and intense exploration of what the terms ‘relationship’ and ‘love’ mean to people now. Heartbreaking and painful but well worth a watch.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Of Sex and Shirley Jones by Trav S.D.

Shirley Jones (b. 1934) was one of those many people who were on television in the 1970s about whom I, a child at the time, had no idea regarding an illustrious background. Though Jones̵…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:58AM

Glenda Jackson Stands Tall, On And Off Stage by Scott Simon

The Academy Award-winning actress (and former member of British Parliament) returns to Broadway after a 30-year absence in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:33AM

All But Gone review at the Other Room, Cardiff – ‘refreshingly hopeful’ by Nicholas Davies

The question of whether forbidden love can survive the ravages of dementia places Matthew Trevannion’s new play squarely at the centre of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:16AM

‘Views that feel even more important in today’s society’: MOONFLEECE – Pleasance Theatre by Ian Foster

Is it London if there’s isn’t at least a couple of Philip Ridley plays in the offing?! Hot on the heels of Angry in Southwark and with Vincent River now on at the Park, Lidless Theatre i…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Manon review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘succulent depravity’ by Neil Norman

Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon skims across a lake of darkness before plunging into its depths. The Abbe Prevost’s story of a girl whose

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri & Spanish playwright Guillem Clua to discuss The Swallow by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 8 May 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to Spanish playwright Guillem Clua - as well as director and stars - about t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM

‘May have redefined the gay writing genre for a new generation’: THE INHERITANCE – Young Vic ★★★★★ by Johnny Fox

It would be hard to imagine a play about young gay lives that speaks more eloquently to older gay men than the moving, informative and often hilarious The Inheritance at the Young Vic.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Grumpy Old Women UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jenny Eclair, Dillie Keane and Lizzie Roper are back as the Grumpy Old Women UK Tour is back on the road in 2018. This post Grumpy Old Women UK Tour first appeared on British…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:20AM

‘Gross, funny & interactive’: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE – The Vaults by Laura Kressly

Beginning with a rave and barrelling through to the last blackout, Trainspotting Live is an important contribution to theatre’s ecology and balls-out fights with its reputation for being s…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

White Guy on the Bus, Finborough Theatre review - a moral tale of Pennsylvania's divisions by Katherine Waters

Race, wealth and class collide in American thriller Ros and Ray are old hippies made good. She’s a hard-bitten, hard-working teacher in an inner-city Pennsylvania school where her pupils r…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Cuba Gooding Jr: ‘I had 10 years in the wilderness’ by Steve Rose

Life was all private jets and limos after his Oscar win. Then came a decade of bad roles and flop films. Now, he’s making up for lost time“Somebody asked me backstage, when I won the Osc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Meet Nigeria’s Afro-minimalists, matching function with form

Artists hope that country’s growing middle class will bolster demand

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:04AM

Nigerian art: Class of 2018 reflects the urban and the mystical

The country’s young artists are drawing admirers

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:04AM

Creative hubs make space for Nigeria’s emerging artists

Galleries and co-working sites are popping up across Lagos

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:04AM

3 More Tips for Keeping Your Voice Healthy by Kerry Hishon

In our recent post 3 Tips for Keeping Your Voice Healthy, we discussed three ways for students to focus on vocal health and vocal hygiene, working from the inside out (focusing on good healt…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Interviews: Once Homeless, Carvens Lissaint Rides Out West With Hamilton

The spoken-word artist will play George Washington on the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Video Flash: For Angels in America Playwright Tony Kushner, Fourth Time's a Charm (Maybe)

Why the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright decided to rewrite part of his masterpiece again.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Podcast — Empire on Blood: theatrical, poetic

A true crime series that investigates a New York murder within its wider context

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Get Up Close With the Props of In & Of Itself by Hannah Vine

We head behind the scenes at the Daryl Roth Theatre for a closer look at the magic behind the Off-Broadway phenomenon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Look Back at the Original Production of Oklahoma! on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The show celebrates its 75th anniversary since opening March 31, 1943, at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

What’s In Your Book? Aladdin’s Arielle Jacobs On Picking the Perfect Pop Audition Song by Adam Hetrick

Watch Broadway’s current Jasmine performs her favorite songs by Sara Bareilles, Stephen Sondheim, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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