The landscape and architecture are beautifully photographed, but more important are the array of faces and the music of the voices.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:52PMAs Broadway welcomes more first-time theatergoers, Mike Rafael is trying to figure out how to get them to come back a second time. Rafael, an independent sales and ticketing analyst and owne…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:45PMPut on some makeup and turn on your eight-track – it’s time to experience the original Hedwig! Tony Award-winning actor/director/writer John Cameron Mitchell brings his new show, Th…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:39PMA slow-motion road to the silver screen: Spinning Man author George Harrar talks about the journey from page to film.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:36PMThe Sydney Opera House today announced that Tony Award-winning actordirectorwriter and co-creator of cult-classic musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell will bring his new s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35PMOn June 18, 2018, the Theatre Development Fund will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.
SOURCE: Forbes at 11:30PMEvery dancer has a drawer full of tights, whether they’re ballet pink or black bedazzled fishnets. Dance Informa has compiled a list of tips and tricks to keep your tights beautiful for da…
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The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 25, 2018. It’s said that dance is the most ephemeral art form; arguably, more than any other art form, there’s nothing quite like see…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:59PMGilda Wabbit // photo by Michael BlockDay: Tuesday, March 13th Show: Bawdy BingoLocation: AlbatrossQueens Seen: Gilda Wabbit (@gildawabbit), Misty Mountains (@mistym…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:57PMThe complete list of Carbonell Award winners, nominees and breakdown by theater and county for the 2017 performance year.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:39PMJodi Benson (left) and as "Ariel" from "The Little Mermaid" (right)
"Look at this interview. Isn't it neat? I got to chat with Jodi B…
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Disney Theatricals’ Frozen, based on the Oscar-winning movie, shattered the opening box office record for its Broadway home the St. James Theatre in its first full week of shows. The m…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:41PMDespite concerns that Governor Andrew Cuomo would eliminate or defer the current tax credit available for Broadway tours in an effort to shore up New York’s budget, producers and presenter…
SOURCE: Forbes at 09:24PMOn March 18, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk triumphantly announced that Dora had been saved. News that the Dora the Explorer live action film would be made there followed a week-l…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:23PMOffering a glimpse into the domestic lives of eras past, the National Gallery of Victoria presents A Modern Life: Tablewares 1930s – 1980s, on display until January 2019. This new collect…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:00PMThe Q Brothers Collective collaborates with the Bats in this updated spin on Aristophanes.
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Following the Yellow Brick Road has never been so much fun or as magical as it is in the current production of “The Wiz,” a vibrant adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic, “The Wonder…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:42PMTarget Margin Theater’s tantalizing reconception of “The Thousand and One Nights” reminds us that there have always been unreliable narrators.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:40PMA common complaint in live performing arts is that no one has an attention span anymore. The sense is that cell phones, videos, bright flashing lights, etc have ruined our brains. But accord…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:31PMWelcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for th…
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Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's first musical, Oklahoma, opened on Broadway on March 31, 1943, and will mark its 75thanniversary this spring. That show, along with Carousel whose …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:44PMThis Sunday, join us live at the Royal Albert Hall where we’ll be announcing the winners of this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard.
The post How to watch the Olivier Awards with Mast…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:02PMWho is Jeremy Stanford? Thanks for asking. Most of the time I have no idea, and it’s about time I had a sit down and a good hard think about it. I have threads. My life is threads. Sometim…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:00PM“Frozen” the musical smashed the house record for weekly ticket sales at the St. James Theatre in New York, Disney Theatrical Productions announced Monday, beating the mark formerly held…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PM
All is not well in Margaritaville.
SOURCE: Forbes at 05:49PMSam Clemmett is making his Broadway debut in the highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the epic two-play theatrical epilogue to J.K. Rowling’s seven Harry Potter novels…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PMThe Lucille Lortel Awards have changed the nomination announcement date to April 4 from the previously announced date of April 3. Rachel Bay Jones and Steven Pasquale will announce the nomin…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:38PMLooking for a show for the whole family? Check out Playbill Discount Club's numerous discounted tickets for family-friendly shows.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PMPassover and Easter week gave the Broadway box office plenty to celebrate, with the holidays — and the academic spring breaks that are often timed to them — driving up sales by a…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:37PMRebecca Mead writes about the conflicts and compromises of the musical adaptation of “Frozen” on Broadway, directed by Michael Grandage.
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:36PMTony Vincent stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Rocktopia and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PMEgyptian mummies pose a unique challenge because the desert’s scorching climate rapidly degrades DNA. Earlier attempts at obtaining their ancient DNA either failed or produced results cont…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31PMShakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” belongs to a convention of comedy that isn’t coming back anytime soon. The figure of the scolding, abusive wife, a reliable source of hilarity…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:30PMPlaywright Amy Freed revisits the character of the scolding, abusive wife with this female-centric update of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:29PMEscape to Margaritaville welcomed a special guest last night boy band icon from New Kids on the BlockJoey McIntyre, check out his photo with the cast below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMDisney’s two other titles—The Lion King and Aladdin—also placed high on the Broadway box office over Easter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMAn actor shouting “Line!” is normally about the last thing you want to hear during a play. But in “Men on Boats,” it’s not a desperate request for what to say next: It’s a charac…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 05:15PMDon't panic: Rosemary Waugh reviews Free Falling, a double bill of dance works by Hagit Yakira
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:12PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and this weekend.
Rachel Bay Jones & Steven Pasquale to Announce Lucille Lortel Award Nominations
Broadway favorites Rac…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:08PMJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert: a Colossal, Moving, and Defining Project for TV
By: Ellis Nassour
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has stated, “Jesus Christ Superstar has always bee…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:08PMDamages will reach six figures for the young-audiences troupe.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:06PMWelcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 412018.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PMThe Bears from Missouri State University roared loud and proud at Broadway Sessions recently. 2018 Musical Theatre grads were joined by talented alumni for an unforgettable night of music an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMThe Lortel Awards will be hosted by Laura Benanti and Jason Jones.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Munster’s Theatre at the Center announced the cast of its spring musical “Forever Plaid” Monday. The production will feature Matt Edmonds as Sparky, Adam LaSalle as Francis, Yando Lope…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:55PMCould Crazy Ex-Girlfriend take it's final bow after season 4 Rachel Bloom announced that the recently renewed fourth season would be the 'final' season via her twitter account this afternoon.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMMiss Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” on NBC on Sunday, April 1st? Watch it below:
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:41PMIt's Episode 79 and we are seizing the day and sitting down with Tony Award winning Lighting Designer Jeff Croiter. Jeff has a wide ranging career and we're talking about all sorts of projec…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PMToday’s Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is in large measure Tovey’s creation, having brought in more than half the players and significantly raised performance standards, as anyone could te…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:32PMLet it go? More like rake it in! Disney nabbed three out of the top five grossing spots this past week with The Lion King taking in $3,092,152, Frozen garnering $2,246,998 and Aladdin earnin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMThis NNPN Rolling World Premiere from Stage Left Theatre does not offer a satisfying justification for its own existence.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PMCaught in a poetic no man’s land between Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and Wilfred Owen’s grim battlefield verses, Stephen Massicotte’s World War I-er…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:30PMHi, Loyal Friends and Neighbors! A quick little notice to let you know that just because I’ve been quiet on the theatrical end of things, that’s been far from a planned, permanen…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:28PMFABULOUS NEWS, The Actors Fund will present a one-night benefit concert of When Pigs Fly, featuring the cast from the recently canceled production. I went to the major press event for the sh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:27PMBroadway was booming this week, up $20 million since mid February when things looked bleak. Most every show is doing well, or Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:25PMThe nine shows opening on Broadway in the month of April include four musicals and five plays – the old ones among the most beloved (Carousel, My Fair Lady) or respected (by Eugene O’…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:20PMaithful to the story and like the film, this stage adaptation uses narration from Dinesen’s story. However, not only are the actors used as storytellers, some of the characters also narrat…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:16PMThe two will announce the nominees via Facebook Live April 4.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PMTheatre Forwardand Chairman John Thomopoulous will lead a celebration to support American theatre at the annual Chairman's Awards Gala on Monday, April 9th at The Pierre New York. The works …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PMThey anointed themselves the “most accessible orchestra on the planet,” and have gone some ways toward justifying that superlative. Tickets are cheaper than at other orchestras; my press…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 04:02PMWonderfully well-done; dark and layered. JILLIAN LOUIS as "Sally Bowles" is absolutely spectacular! Louis' voice is beautiful and her vibrant stage presence is so emotionally energized she…
SOURCE: www.floridarep.org at 04:01PMThe Royal Opera production runs through April 7 at the Barbican Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PMBy rewording the ads to appeal to the respondents’ underlying psychological disposition, the researchers were able to influence and change their opinions. According to Sumner, “Using psy…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 04:01PMLucas Alejandro Truworthy was born March 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMKatrina Lenk and the musicians of The Band's Visit will perform in celebration of their composer.
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The musician is currently touring in Europe.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMTo stage Jesus Christ Superstar, I've long been convinced, is to set yourself up to fail. I'm not just being a crabby cynic here; I love the piece very much. But it was not conceived for the…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 03:57PMCW has also renewed Riverdale.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PMOn Philly stages, you can at least pretend it feels like spring with productions like 'Much Ado' and 'Twelfth Night,' plus intriguing new stuff from Michael Hollinger and…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PMThe CW has renewed 10 series for upcoming seasons including Arrow, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Dynasty, and Jane the Virgin.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM"Our staffs increasingly reflect the communities in which we operate. But our Boards do not. Larger, euro-centric mainstay arts organization boards are largely composed of an elite group…
SOURCE: blog.westaf.org at 03:32PMNBC’s live production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice concert “Jesus Christ Superstar” was stolen, hands down, by “Hamilton” star Brandon Victor Dixon. Marq…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:29PMBroadway World has just learned that Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy have just welcomed a new member of the family- their son, Lucas Alejandro Truworthy, born March 12, 2018.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:23PMBroadwayWorld has an exclusive behind the scenes look at SCHOOL OF ROCK on Broadway, courtesy of ourInstagram takeover this past weekend
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:19PM"Whenever a fact contradicts one of our beliefs, we are prompted to restore consistency by revising some of the beliefs in our web. But in choosing what to revise, we are no longer guided by…
SOURCE: aeon.co at 03:01PMThe world-premiere adaptation of the 1973 film runs through April 29 at Paper Mill Playhouse.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Led by the R&B hitmaker John Legend, NBC’s live, multicultural telecast of the early-1970s musical was a conceptual and artistic triumph.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:54PMYouTuber Michael Korte is back with a timely new mashup, LEGENDS4SUPERSTAR Perfect to follow last night's live show, Korte has mashed the biggest hits of Sara Bareilles, John Legend amp Jesu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:53PMThe Colorado theatre will present "Mamma Mia!", "The Moors," and a new adaptation of Aphra Behn's "The Rover."
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PMHigh school reunion brings couple together after shattered romance
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:36PM"That night, it didn’t take long for some rather prominent coughing to break out, before the crowd let loose with less subtle forms of protest: boos and catcalls, the agitation growing ove…
SOURCE: theamericanscholar.org at 02:31PMWe're still beaming from that divine broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert! John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, that incredible ensemble—they all blew …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PMPaper Mill Playhouseis diving into the world of high stakes cons with the world premiere production of the new musical The Sting.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PMBanff Centre for Arts and Creativity seeks dynamic, people-oriented and assertive Managing Director to oversee the curation, executive production, quality control, and overall mission alignm…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:28PMThe world premiere of the Broadway-aimed musical is set to open April 8 in New Jersey.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PMThe two are among several favorites set to the stage at the April 16 event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PMThe Las Vegas Philharmonic is in its 19th season and has established itself among the nation’s leading regional orchestras. The mission is to perform music that enriches, educates, and hel…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:21PMProducer-performer and host DeRoy is celebrating her 30th year as a member of the Friars Club.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PMOscar amp Tony Award winning duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez stopped by CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the mammoth success of their recent projects and navigating the business as …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PMIf we’re really serious about changing how social networks operate, far more radical interventions are required. Here are three possible ways to rescue social media from the market-based p…
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Take a first look at Harry Connick Jr. in The Sting, now running at the Paper Mill Playhouse! The new musical adaptation of the 1973 film officially opens on April 8 and stars Connick alongs…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMStars gave their Twitter approval of the live NBC production shown last night.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMIn its 2018 Annual Plan, the broadcaster has acknowledged that young people aged 16-24 in the UK are spending more time watching Netflix than all of the BBC's programming combined, includin…
SOURCE: www.cnet.com at 01:32PMThe lineup will feature 13 productions, including world premieres by Donnetta Lavinia Grays and Itamar Moses.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:15PMDo you have a burning question for Laura BenantiOn Monday, April 9, 530pm EST BroadwayWorld's Steve Schonberg is getting up close and personal with the Tony winner Don't forget to tune in to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07PMThe cast of a production by Baltimore’s Iron Crow Theatre has walked out following allegations of sexual harassment against its artistic director. Thirteen members of the cast of Iron Crow…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 01:05PMLast night, NBC resurrected the classic musical Jesus Christ Superstar just in time for Easter. Following up the network's past live musical broadcasts such as The Wiz, The Sound of Musi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PMWhile many continued to think of Baldwin as the spokesperson for a vision of ultimate cross-racial communion such as concluded The Fire Next Time, Baldwin’s speeches and essays grew incre…
SOURCE: bostonreview.net at 01:02PMB is an independent, modern woman, who for the last few months has been enjoying a casual sexual relationship with A.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThe Rodgers and Hammerstein musical premiered at the St. James Theatre 75 years ago.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
By Douglas Mayo
The Original Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal will present the first ever revival of Alan Bennett’s The Habit Of Art on tour.
This post Alan Bennett’s The H…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:53PMI have already written about a couple of his shows, but have not yet paid proper tribute to the great Jack Webb (John Randolph Webb, 1920-1982). By all accounts, Webb was everything he seeme…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:51PMOn April 17th, Jenn Gambatese will take the 54 Below stage again.This time the show, titled Once Upon a Melody, will combineRodgers amp Hammerstein with the melodies of Disney songwritersamo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50PMPatti Murin, FROZEN's Anna, took to Twitter this morning to announce that she will be guest bartending on tonight's episode of Bravo's hit WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN. The show a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PMBroadwayWorld has a first look at Elena Shaddow in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's THE KING AND I Check out new production photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMWhile known for mocking the powerful as they strive to become objects of mass appeal, many of Banksy’s illicit street artworks ultimately belong to private landlords, not the public. After…
SOURCE: www.artsy.net at 12:32PMThe semi-autobiographical musical from The Bengsons opened March 31 at the Connelly Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMThis week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth reveals how Forbidden Broadway became an Off-Broadway hit and how Norm Lewis became an actor.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMIn the midst of the #NeverAgain movement, can theatre artists foster nuanced conversations on the polarizing topics of gun violence and gun control?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:27PMAngelica Chéri and Ross Baum are also recipients for their musical Gun & Powder.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PMTwo-time Tony Award-winning orchestrator, Michael Starobin, swings by Shetler Studios to discuss his illustrious career with Rob and Kevin. As an orchestrator, Michael created those magical …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PMHigh Concept Laboratories NFP (HCL), a Chicago-based arts service organization, today announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2018 Fall Sponsored Artist Program, HCL’s flag…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:25PMThe North Korean leader hosted a South Korean delegation Sunday, becoming the first leader in his country's history to take in the talents of K-pop stars in his capital city.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:23PMTwitter found Jesus on Sunday night.
By the looks of social media reaction, 'Jesus Christ Superstar' was the most successful of NBC's live-musical experiments thus far.
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SOURCE: rssfeeds.usatoday.com at 12:14PMBy Holly L. Derr. Holly Derr discusses the dramaturgical implications of playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle changing one of her characters to a woman in her newest play Manahatta, which premiered…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:10PMJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert aired last night, April 1, on NBC We know following any live musical broadcast we love to relive our favorite moments, so we've got you covered
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PMHow the musical went down from inside Brooklyn’s Marcy Armory.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PMBy analyzing the kinds of songs and artists that had the most success on the Hot-100, we can see that in 9 short years, there have been major changes in music.
SOURCE: Medium at 12:02PMA ballet’s stage manager must be up for anything, from cueing the score to handling ponies. Johanna Adams-Farley and Sarah Woodward, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PMBeginners just isn’t engaging enough for adults and children alike for much of the time and I wish the playful element had been consistent because the emotional aspects failed to hit the m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMJohn Legend took on Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock score as Jesus in the Easter Sunday broadcast.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMYou voted for your favorite longest-running musical and the winner is...
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMJesse Eisenberg, the actor known for everything from “The Social Network” to “The End of the Tour” to “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is also a playwright. His comic drama …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PM‘Rent” is due again. The game-changing 1996 Broadway and off Broadway hit is credited with introducing younger, hipper audiences to musical theater. It also helped craft marketing tools …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PMWe already know this is going to be lovingly-made and irresistible! Stage favorite and singer-songwriter Desi Oakley, who's leading the national tour of Waitress, is is hitting the road …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PM
NBC’s live production of Jesus Christ Superstar was pitched to audiences as a “Live in Concert” version, which led some to expect a straightforward performance of t…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:50AMThe stage adaptation of the 2004 comedy officially opens April 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMThe Broadway cast of Jimmy Buffett's 'Escape to Margaritaville' added their own flavor to Rodgers amp Hammerstein, celebrating the 75th Anniversary of 'Oklahoma' with a very Buffett version …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMBelow, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for April 2-8, 2018
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AMThe Lucky Ones
Off Broadway, Ars Nova at the Connelly Theater
Reviewed by Matt Kiesling
BOTTOM LINE: A blend of autobiographical concert and theatrical fiction, The Lucky Ones is an exhila…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:32AMVerdi set the opera, entitled Die Macht des Schicksas, to a German-language libretto by Bläuel Wittling, a poet who ran a women-only writers commune on the banks of the Spree river north o…
SOURCE: WQXR at 11:30AMAlison Pill, Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf (Photo: Brigitte Lacombe)
None of the disaffection for a series of Edward Albee’s plays that followed years of success and great acclaim …
SOURCE: simonsaltzman.blogspot.com at 11:23AMBefore his guest starring role on Young Sheldon, last season's off-Broadway production of The Portuguese Kid and of course nearly a decade as George Costanza on Seinfeld, Jason Alexander was…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMTrue Colors Theatre Company Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director and Jujamcyn Theaters Jordan Roth, President Jack Viertel, Senior Vice President are proud to announce the 10th Annual A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMNBC’s presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical aired April 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMThe Fountain Theatre continues to expand and broaden its Board of Directors with an elite team of highly-regarded and successful business, arts, legal and financial professionals. The Founta…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 11:05AMBroadway favorite Constantine Maroulis and four-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston stopped by Come From Away on March 30, and Broadway.com was in on the action to capture some exclusive ph…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:05AMJesus Chris Superstar Live in Concert was simply divine! Though the live musical did not reach as many people as Dorothy and her friends or the von Trapps (NBC's The Wiz and The Sound of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:01AMJohn Legend has won an Oscar, a Tony and multiple Grammys. That means he only needs an Emmy to complete his EGOT. And he’s certainly swinging for the fences in that regard. On Easter S…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMPhyllida Lloyd directs Verdi’s opera with a cast including Anna Netrebko and Anna Pirozzi, Željko Lučić and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, running at the Royal Opera House until 10 April 201…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMBochco also created "LA Law" and "NYPD Blue." His "boundary-pushing methods as a producer could make some network executives skittish. But they often deferred to him and were ultimately rewa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMAs he returns to the role of General Eisenhower in David Haig's Pressure, Malcolm Sinclair reflects on his time as president of Equity and Haig's remarkable play about the weather
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
If this was the concert version, what on earth will they add to a fully-staged version? Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert was the latest in the string of musicals being broadcast live o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:52AMThe high-energy concert presentation, starring John Legend and Sara Bareilles, put NBC on par with CBS for the April 1 timeslot.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMBy Douglas Mayo
Dilated Theatre Company brings John Wilson’s courtroom drama For King and Country comes to Southwark Playhouse in June.
This post WW1 Courtroom Drama For King And Count…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:48AMThe autobiographical work from The Bengsons opened March 31 at Off-Broadway’s Connelly Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AMNBC’s live April 1 production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” came with the combined star-wattage of A-list musicians John Legend as Jesus, Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdelene and…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AMBut what does that mean for their art - and who owns it? "Astute artists are using Instagram to connect with their fanbase in ways they couldn’t before. Earlier this year, it became clear …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AMBroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AMJesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has scored a 6.0 rating, 10 share in household results from Nielsen's 56 metered markets from 8-1015 p.m. ET.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMBy Douglas Mayo
Audrey Cefaly’s drama The Gulf with Louisa Lytton and Anna Acton will have its European Premiere at the Tristan Bates Theatre from 17 April – 5 May 2018.
This pos…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:22AMNBC’s live staging of “Jesus Christ Superstar” is among the top shows of Sunday night in the early Nielsen numbers. The live musical, which starred John Legend in the title…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:21AMFor 50 years Anna Scher has taught acting to north London children, with many – such as Kathy Burke, Daniel Kaluuya and Adam Deacon – becoming household names. What is it about her appro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:20AMBecky Gulsvig, Rachel de Benedet, Nick Corley, and Morgan Weed take part in a reading of the musical April 2.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMThe talented duo’s ability to impressively converse across a stylistic divide was fascinating.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AMThe Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical took the stage in a high-energy presentation, broadcast live from Brooklyn April 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AMGoKash OnSTAGE's residency at the Arden presents ‘V to X,’ exploring the world of for-profit incarceration and the state of black lives behind bars. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:09AMNational Editor Ryan Lee Gilbert and SiriusXM On Broadway's Julie James discuss the latest news about all of your favorite—and upcoming—touring productions.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:07AMWritten and directed by renowned theatre-maker Tim Crouch, Beginners treads the threshold between childhood and adulthood from the stage of the Unicorn Theatre. Famed for his experimental ap…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:04AMA starry cast and perceptive staging make Edward Albee's 1991 play feel almost new
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:03AMBy Douglas Mayo
Word Of Mouth Theatre bring Rachel Causer’s innovative Lip-synch show Lippy to the Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2018. Book Now!
This post Rachel Causer’s Innovative Lip…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:01AMSara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Brandon Victor Dixon, Norm Lewis, and Jason Tam co-starred in the TV presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMThe actor comes to Nottingham for Adam Penford's new production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AMOutside In is a love story featuring a great variety of loves. It’s the story of an ex-con (Jay Duplass) who returns to his small Washington hometown after 20 years in prison, bringing bac…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00AMIf Al Pacino had announced in, say, 1980 that he was retiring — deciding that the strenuous demands of Method acting had become too much for him — he’d have already done enough incredi…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00AMPlenty to choose from but the twitter tag that really stood out to me was Be More Matilda. Despite being the smallest leading lady in the West End, Matilda is certainly inspiring, and the sh…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
by Carol Rocamora It takes an actress of magnitude and majesty to tackle the role of “A” in Three Tall Women, Edward Albee’s devastating drama about aging. And that role …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:58AMBlending together folk, trad (traditional), rock, and Americana has created a beautiful and powerful sound for Skerryvore from Scotland. This group is engaging and combines bagpipes, whistle…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:49AMThe poet, who wrote for many years in obscurity, "kept small stacks of paper in every room of the farmhouse — just in case. She wrote whenever the rhymes blossomed: sometimes in the middle…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45AMJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert aired last night, April 1, on NBC. The show starred Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony and 10-time Grammy Award winner John Legend has been cast as Jesus Christ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41AMAnthony Walker is a gifted jazz pianist who takes inspiration from gospel, classical, and rhythm and blues. He is a performer who connects with the audience and genuinely looks like he is ha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:36AMThis is a fun interview with a true New York actor: "What’s been the biggest surprise? "Becoming a successful actress. Never in my wildest dreams. I waitressed for a gazillion years and th…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:30AMBroadway musicals can bring people together. There is something about the way music and theater can speak to people across geographic, religious, and cultural borders. And every once in a wh…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:29AMCraig Wright’s The Pavilion is a modern classic because it wades through a starlit sentimentality on its way to a clear-eyed lesson. As a tale about a man trying to reunite with his lost l…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:27AMThe Band’s Visit has all the makings of a Broadway hit. Having twice broken all-time box-office records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, it is also widely considered a major contender for t…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:25AMTap dance paragon Charles “Honi Coles” (1911-1992) was born on this day. Like the Nicholas Brothers, Coles hailed from Philadelphia. Schooled in the rigorous methods of street ta…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AM“The Pavilion” at Hub Theatre is a lyrical meditation on choices, consequences, forgiveness and acceptance. It is very effectively staged at The Hub Theatre—it is an intimate p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:23AMJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert aired last night, April 1, on NBC and you can now stream the full show Check out the video below to relive the magic
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:17AMMosaic Theater Company’s fourth season will bring iconic figures from our past — Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Donny Hathaway, the great R&B and Gospel singer Rosetta…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:16AM“Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert” taught me to have faith in NBC, or at least in its live musical endeavors. I was a Doubting Thomas about the Peacock’s plans to mark Easter wi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:10AMJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert aired last night, April 1, on NBC Check out our top ten must-see clips from the broadcast below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10AMA first look at the Denver Center Theatre Company's 40th season, and first under the watch of Chris Coleman, its new artistic director.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:05AMKnown for playing Mufasa in Disney's 'The Lion King,' Alton Fitzgerald White's new book, 'My Pride," delivers a message about taking responsibility for and deriving happiness from commonpla…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:00AMStudents aren't supposed to have "unauthorized absences," but what could be more authorized than students taking school-approved dance, music, theatre and other arts exams? Apparently, a lot…
SOURCE: www.bbc.com at 09:00AMIf you are a seasoned opera fan, I urge you to force your destiny to align with Welsh National Opera and watch this production – the music is to die for.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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After sitting out the 2017 holiday season, anticipation for NBC's return to the live musical game ran high. The choice to present Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:44AMFive years of steady growth and better organization. How funny is that? When Hartford comedy group Sea Tea Improv started the Hartford Improv Festival in 2014, the event featured more than t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:40AMThe comedian Eddie Izzard recently appointed to the ruling body of UK’s Labor Party clears out the recent allegations calling out the party to “stamp out completely the stain of anti-Sem…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:18AMWhat else is there to say? (Quite a lot, but - ) "'Everyone thinks anyone can replicate a Jackson Pollock painting,' said private conservator Chris Stavroudis, recalling a Three Stooges bit …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:15AMJesus Christ Superstar Live, the Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Rice musical that was broadcast live on NBC Sunday, April 1, 2018, has received ecstatic reviews — 100 percent on the tomat…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:09AMIt’s all too much for one man to bear: the devastating loss of his wife in a domestic accident, the wordless sadness
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:09AMHelen Mirren, the veteran of the stage and film and the queen of the big screen, is now sharing some of the secrets of her unparalleled skills online.Helen Mirren has been the protagonist of…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:03AMCall me a Mouseketeer. Call me a kid. Call me a boob. Whatever. I am a fan of Disney’s new musical FROZEN on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. In the great old tradition of Tink…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:02AMIt’s no coincidence that Matt Torney is directing Translations, the iconic Brian Friel play now on view at Studio Theatre. “It’s a play I’ve wanted to do ever since I first saw it …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMRoss McGregor’s latest adaptation is faithful to the source material, though there is the inclusion of music at various junctures to accentuate the ‘scenes of merriment’.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMCharles Rivkin, former Ambassador to France and assistant Secretary of State, is the new chair of the Motion Picture Association of America (and the representative for the six "old-line" stu…
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Thanks to reader Suzanne Stone, who let me know about her relative Ira H. Morgan (1889-1959), who was born on April 2. I rarely write about cinematographers, but on occasion I have given att…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:52AMPrince Charles Cinema in London will be hosting the screening of the 1985 Japanese comedy film ‘Tampopo’ on May 16, 2018.The film is directed and written by the Japanese actor, screenwri…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:51AMThe "world's first novel" is an epic quest, full of monsters and trials by combat - and kids who grew up on Marvel, Star Wars, and video games really get it.
SOURCE: lithub.com at 07:45AMSure, the First Amendment prohibits the government from making a law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," but current case law on religious fr…
SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 07:30AMAs part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 17 May 2018 at the West End's Trafalgar Studios, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to comic Katy Brand about making her pl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMAs the film star prepares to put that famously husky voice to full use in the West End, she tells Matthew Hemley
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMIt started slow and was plagued by too many commercials, but Brandon Victor Dixon’s performance of the title number was unforgettable.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:24AMThis is the history of how the Catholic Church in Ireland influenced the law in the 1930s - and made it possible for any parish priest to stop any dance he didn't like, for any reason, with …
SOURCE: The Irish Times at 07:15AMRuthless? Charging up to over £70 for a show at the Arts. Ruthless? Advertising yourselves as an all-female musical when you’ve a man in the cast. Ruthless? Putting said man above the tit…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMShe denies this firmly, but ... wow. "Her more than 30 books have covered topics including linguistics, psychoanalysis, literary theory and feminism. Her many prestigious honors include the …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:00AMOne of our new guest vloggers makes her #StageFaves debut with this great throwback to this past year's pantomime season, including DICK WHITTINGTON at the London Palladium, which is now up …
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One of Kenneth MacMillan's most popular works returns to The Royal Ballet as part of a season marking the 25th anniversary of the choreographer's death
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:41AMWelcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast! It’s out first Anniversary!!
Like last week, we recorded this episode during a nor’easter, so apologies for some techni…
SOURCE: andscenepod.podbean.com at 05:30AMIt's a total phenomenon, earned Lin-manuel Miranda a Pulitzer Prize and will no doubt go on to run for years on both sides of the Atlantic. Our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek this week is "Alexand…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:30AMIt is difficult to know what else to say about this musical that has already had so much praise and enthusiasm thrown at it.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMBambi Linn, ninety-two, and Brittany Pollack, twenty-nine, discuss dancing the same role on Broadway, seventy-three years apart. Michael Schulman writes.
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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Monday, April 2, 2018 - Monday, April 2, 2018.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55AMBesides depicting the upper crust, the lives of the servants are harshly detailed with inspiration from social documentarian Jacob Riis’ muckraking journalism. There are searing descriptio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:36AMJoshua Logan did it after WISH YOU WERE HERE had opened to terrible reviews. Gower Champion also did it –...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 01:33AMThe standout achievements of NBC’s live television musical event, starring John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20AMFinborough, London Two white couples lock horns over their prejudices in Bruce Graham’s powerful tale of racial dividesPlays about race often exude a liberal optimism. This pungent, abrasi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMThe Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star returns to Broadway to fill in for a recovering Gavin Creel.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMBriskly directed by Michael Grandage. Beautifully lit by that wizard of lighting Natasha Katz with some fun choreography by Rob Ashford starring Patti Murin, Caissie Levy, book writer Jenni…
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AMWhose Brains Would iZombie's Rahul Kohli & Robert Buckley Eat?We welcome "iZombie" actors Rahul Kohli and Robert Buckley to the Young Hollywood Studio where we're dishing all things undead! …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMRahul Kohli & Robert Buckley Play Heads Up: iZombie EditionWe're hanging out in the Young Hollywood Studio with actors Rahul Kohli and Robert Buckley where we challenge them to a couple roun…
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Not everyone watched NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” on TV: More than 1,300 people made up the live audience that cheered on the show from the bleachers. Here’s w…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:46AMNBC’s Easter Sunday production of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” was, as the young people say, doing the most. This musical threw together glitter, sequins, leather, writhing…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:27AMJohn Legend, Sara Bareilles, 'Hamilton' veteran Brandon Victor Dixon and Alice Cooper headline NBC's Easter Sunday special, performing the 1971 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23AMIn a programme of about 600 shows at MICF 2018, it helps to have a point of difference. Sean Patton has the hook of being from the ‘drunken voodoo pirate city’ of New Orleans. Given that…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:19AMJust before the official start, Smith advised that Worth It wasn’t going to be about money, as the MICF guide indicated. Instead of being that show from the Canadian’s brain, this would …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:04AMListen: Breaking Down the Goods, the Greats, and the Very Few Bads of NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday,…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMThe 13th annual benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the LGBT Center will feature Traylor Trensch, Lea Salonga, Ethan Slater, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhy the Tony winner calls the solo show the most intense theatrical experience ever.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAfter bringing Aladdin and Something Rotten! to the stage, the Tony-winning director brings his signature splash to Tina Fey's new Broadway musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaywright August Wilson, then just 23, was in Pittsburgh when the Hill District erupted in violence in the days following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 19…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMTony nominee Alison Pill on the prescience of Edward Albee's 27-year-old play ---Edward Albee's Three Tall Women was clearly not written in the digital era. A lawyer makes a house call that …
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