Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Refuge Theatre Project Presents an Earthy, Earnest “The Spitfire Grill” by Bob Bullen

As a hard-worn musical theatre nerd, it’s a very rare thing when I encounter a nearly two-decade old, critically praised musical in which I’ve neither seen the source material nor heard …

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 10:02PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Exclusive: Backstage at Rehearsal for the Olivier Awards with Andy Karl, Chita Rivera, and Adam J. Bernard by Stephanie Wild

BroadwayWorld has received an exclusive photo from backstage at tonight's rehearsal for the Olivier Awards, featuring Andy Karl, Chita Rivera, and Adam J. Bernard. Check it out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Dobama Theatre's 59th season a celebration of women's work, from Annie Baker's 'John' to Jennifer Haley's 'The Nether' by Andrea Simakis

Artistic director says it's time for slate of female playwrights in 2018-19

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:45PM

Photo Flash: HAMILTON Chicago Cast Members Enjoy Their Apple Products, and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

Today is Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week, cast m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:29PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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'Paterno' movie airs tonight. Who among the past and present Penn State leadership will watch?

Several Penn State trustees said they will not watch the 'Paterno' movie. One called it "Hollywood junk." Others said they will tune in.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:48PM

The Lucky Ones by Sandi Durell

  By Ron Fassler   “Well hello” are the first words spoken by Abigail Bengson, co-host and narrator of The Lucky Ones, the world premiere musical she has written with her husba…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:31PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Matt Doyle, and More to Perform With The Skivvies at Joe's Pub by BroadwayWorld

The Skivvies are returning to Joe's Pub on April 30, and they have just announced the list of guests who will be joining them The lineup includes Dan Amboyer, Matt Doyle, Andrew Keenan-Bolge…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM

Why ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ by Matthew Wexler

The Olivier-nominated musical explores what happens when a 16-year-old boy decides to wear a dress to prom.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:00PM

Neighborhood Lights — the first leg of Baltimore's Light City festival — takes center stage by Jeff Barker

From the upper stories of the Bromo Seltzer arts tower to Darley Park, Baltimore kicked off Neighborhood Lights — the first leg of the larger Light City festival — with displays of illum…

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:00PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Confusion stifles the intentions of Mixie and the Halfbreeds by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The script aims to address issues of mixed identities, but it moves too quickly and leaves the audience behind.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:32PM

LIVE BLOG: Olivier Awards 2018 with Mastercard by Robin Johnson

It's Olivier Awards 2018 with Mastercard day! Check back here for the very best moments from the Royal Albert Hall as they happen. The post LIVE BLOG: Olivier Awards 2018 with Mastercard ap…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:30PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Chita Awards to Honor De Lavallade, Kander, Prince by Sandi Durell

  Carmen De Lavallade, John Kander, and Harold Prince will be honored at the 2nd Annual Chita Rivera Awards (www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com), taking place at NYU Skirball Center for t…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:28PM

Chicago Theater Review: GASLIGHT DISTRICT (The Second City e.t.c.’s 42nd Revue at Piper’s Alley) by Lawrence Bommer

SCATTERSHOT SATIRE AIMS AT MOVING TARGETS It’s easy to think that humor is subjective — until an entire audience’s spontaneous guffaw undermines any such abstraction. Often enough,…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:18PM

Second Stories Debuts At The Triad by Sandi Durell

Almost 10 years ago now, Tony and MAC nominated Corinna Sowers Adler made her debut with a highly acclaimed cabaret entitled “Stories”. On Sunday, April 22, at 4:30pm, she will bring t…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:12PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Frozen Is An Icy Mess by Brian Scott Lipton

While I might have originally predicted a lengthy stay on Broadway for “Frozen,” the result turns out to be an icy mess that seems unlikely to warm the hearts of either children or thei…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 03:54PM

A game of musical chairs and an impressive debut: Scaglione stellar with the San Diego Symphony by Christian Hertzog

There was bad news and good news for Friday evening’s San Diego Symphony concert. The bad news? Conductor Cristian Măcelaru, whose chemistry with the orchestra has created a local fan bas…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:45PM

Soon-Tek Oh, Voice of Mulan’s Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85 by Erin Nyren

Soon-Tek Oh, a pioneering figure in Asian-American theater who voiced Fa Zhou in two “Mulan” films and acted with Roger Moore in “Man with the Golden Gun,” has died. …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:42PM

Theater Review: SAINT JOAN (Bedlam Theatre Company on tour at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica) by Tony Frankel

SAVING FAITH Even with a few blemishes, Bedlam’s revival of George Bernard Shaw’s 1923 masterpiece Saint Joan is an immersive and ultimately gratifying theatrical experience. The story…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:36PM

Review: ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Bob Ashby

There are potholes in the road not taken. So discover many of the characters in Gina Gionfriddo’s Rapture, Blister, Burn, now being presented by the Maryland Ensemble Theater (MET) in Fred…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:08PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Drag365: Show #74- Legend Wednesdays at Rise by Michael Block

Aquaria // photo by Michael BlockDay: Wednesday, March 14th      Show: Legend WednesdaysLocation: RiseQueens Seen: Aquaria (@ageofaquaria), Brenda Dharling (@bdharling), …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:30PM

Emily Blunt opens up about stuttering, which afflicted actors from Marilyn Monroe to Bruce Willis by Travis M. Andrews Washington Post

Emily Blunt’s new movie “The Quiet Place” is about a family who tries to live silently, lest terrible things befall them. She won’t be speaking much — which is a tad unusual for th…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:29PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Feeding the Dragon Review: An Enchanted Childhood Living Inside a Library by New York Theater

In “Feeding the Dragon” — Sharon Washington’s delightfully acted memoir about an enchanted childhood spent literally living in a branch of the New York Public Library — we …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:01PM

A Signal In The Noise: A Review of Birdland at Steep Theatre by Kevin Greene

The U.S. premiere of Simon Stephens' new play at Steep Theatre is an uncompromising vision of toxic masculinity, celebrity culture and the global marketplace.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM

BWW TV: Susan Stroman, John Kander & More Go inside Rehearsals of THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE! by Tv - Press Previews

Irina Dvorovenko'The Americans', a formerAmerican Ballet Theatreprincipal dancer, Tony Award nomineesTony YazbeckON THE TOWN, FINDING NEVERLAND andPeter FriedmanRAGTIME, The Vineyard's THE S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM

‘Don’t criticise what you can’t understand’: Are critics beyond reproach? by Debbie Gilpin

It’s frustrating when people don’t subscribe to your point of view, but you’ve just got to deal with it. Love the things you love and support them to the hilt, just draw the line at at…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Scene at Racine — The cast of ‘A Taste of Things to Come’ presents ‘The Whomp’ by Miriam Di Nunzio

Watch a performance of a scene from the musical, presented by the show's cast at the Sun-Times' Racine Avenue studio.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:37PM

Hal Prince is Working on Two New Musicals, Including One Based on 'How to Dance in Ohio' Documentary by Stephanie Wild

In a new interview with The Guardian, Harold 'Hal' Prince has revealed that he is working on two more musicals at the age of 90. One is based on the documentary 'How to Dance in Ohio,' which…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

Theatre News: ‘Aubergine’ Cast Conversation at Everyman Theatre by Kristen Price

Although I see a great deal of theatre, I’m not often moved to tears by a show. This is exactly what happened however during Everyman’s beautiful production of Julia Cho’s “Auber…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:21PM

John Rando by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener You may not know John Rando by name, but if you have experienced intelligent, entertaining theatre in the past few decades, you have certainly taken in some of his work.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:04PM

‘Brings a great deal of talent to the stage’: CRAZY FOR YOU – Touring ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

There’s a lot to enjoy in this production of Crazy for You which brings a great deal of talent to the stage and shows it off well. It’s just that it gets caught up in the fiddly bits of …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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BWW Review: Immersive AMPARO Tells The Rags To Riches To Revolution Tale Behind Havana Club Rum by Michael Dale

Magazine ads and television commercials may reach millions more, but perhaps the highest compliment I can pay Havana Club Rum's immersive theatre experience, AMPARO, is that it effectively g…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:53AM

Theatre Review: ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ at Vagabond Players by Kristen Price

A few months ago, I decided to read Christopher Durang’s play “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” In those pages, I wasn’t exactly sure of what I read. I just didn’t get…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:50AM

C4: Choral Composer/Conductor Collective: Devotion by Jean Ballard Terepka

The evening’s works were loosely organized around the theme of devotion, a big conceptual basket into which works about reverence, affection, awe and loves of all sorts could deftly and ef…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:31AM

What Makes Us Feel (Anxious) by Aron Canter

The anxiety vortex of What Makes Us Feel Good shoots one into the black hole of anxiousness.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:13AM

‘Nails the experiences of modern dating from a female perspective’: LOVE ME NOW – Tristan Bates Theatre by Laura Kressly

Love Me Now nails the experiences of modern dating and casual sex from a female perspective, but in this case it makes a statement rather than initiates a dialogue. This certainly isn’t a …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Ashley Gilmour

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

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Pressure at curtainup.com- London by Lizzie Loveridge

Superb play from actor David Haig about the weather for the D Day landings

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:58AM

Intriguing Script Needs A Lot More Work In Island City’s The Radicalization Of Rolfe by Bill Hirschman

The world premiere The Radicalization of Rolfe at Island City Stage implies a truly intriguing nesting of premises: starting with how Rolfe, the sweet messenger boy romancing Liesl in The So…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:46AM

Review: ‘Paper Dolls’ at Mosaic Theater Company by Sherrita Wilkins

From start to finish, Paper Dolls is a wildly entertaining and unapologetic dramedy filled with biting contradictions, provocative imagery, and endearing characters that you can’t help but…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26AM

The James Garner Files by Trav S.D.

Tempting though it be to do an entire post about one of the most awesome tv shows ever, The Rockford Files (1974-1980), it would be unfair to the late James Garner (James Bumgarner, 1928-201…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:25AM

Essential Arts & Culture: Opera and the black experience, 'Shrew' and TV's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' by Carolina A. Miranda

Opera’s intersections with race, plus a re-imagination of a sexist Shakespeare play. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s most interesting cu…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM

INTERVIEW: The Country Wife’s Siubhan Harrison by Olivia Mitchell

Siubhan Harrison stars as Alithea in the 1920s play The Country Wife which plays at the Southwark Playhouse, London until 21 April. Siubhan told me about her role in the show, the 1920s worl…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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10 reasons to watch the Olivier Awards on Sunday by Carly-Ann Clements

It’s here, it’s finally here. Well, almost. Theatre lovers across the world have been eagerly awaiting this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard and this Sunday, you can experience th…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:58AM

'The Sting' brings multi-faceted Harry Connick Jr. to Paper Mill by Natalie Pompilio | For Nj Advance Media

The musical version of the 1973 Newman/Redford film will have its world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse April 8 and run though April 29. A move to Broadway is in the works.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:51AM

REVIEW: The Way Of The World, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies The Donmar Warehouse production of The Way Of The World looks fabulous, with Anna Fleishle’s design and Ilona Karas and her costume team being the stars of the show. This …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:51AM

Jazz CD Review: Edward Simon’s “Sorrows & Triumphs” by Michael Ullman

One doesn’t have to have gone too deeply into Buddhism to recognize its influence on the titles found here, and perhaps on the music as well.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:17AM

Review: ‘Underground Railroad Game’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre by William Powell

How can you unpack a show with as many racial, sexual, and historical bombshells as Underground Railroad Game? The conceit of the play (2017 Obie Award Winner, Best New American Theatre Work…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:16AM

Against the Odds With "The Lucky Ones" by Jan Simpson

We're in the midst of an American musicals renascence so vibrant that even people who can't name the Big Five R&H shows know the names Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pasek & Paul and Kristen An…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:01AM

BWW's On This Day - April 7, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM

‘A fun night at the theatre’: RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL – Arts Theatre ★★★ by Jonathan Baz

Ruthless! The Musical has been impressively cast, with a company whose voices and performances are well suited to the style. The musical will be best savoured with a large gin alongside a g…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Hal Prince at 90: ‘Musicals should be dangerous’ by Dalya Alberge

The man behind West Side Story and Cabaret has some notes for theatreland today: you’re playing it too safeHe is the renowned American producer-director who staged some of the most famous …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:41AM

‘Rice sprinkles in her own brand of magic’: BRIEF ENCOUNTER – Empire Cinema Haymarket by Ian Foster

Brief Encounter is a love letter to both film and theatre in which Rice combines elements of David Lean’s 1946 film with the 1936 Noël Coward play Still Life that it was based on, and the…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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PHOTOS: Drifting away on a boat in The Gulf rehearsals at Tristan Bates Theatre by Featured Content

We want a fishing boat! We're dreaming of lazy sunny afternoons on the water after scrolling through the rehearsal room gallery for the upcoming European premiere of Audrey Cefaly's award-wi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AM

Review: Devil with the Blue Dress, Bunker Theatre by Hilary Webb

Five women take to the stage to discuss the ins and outs of the Monica Lewinsky scandal that rocked American politics and 90s culture. It just so happens that the five women in question are …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:29AM

Review: Coraline, Barbican by Charlotte Irwin

Coraline fast became a cult classic when Neil Gaiman’s children’s novella was first published in 2002. There has since been the award-winning stop-motion film adaptation, a musical, and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:16AM

‘As hilarious as it is heart-breaking’: THE INHERITANCE – Young Vic by Victoria Sadler

The magnificent The Inheritance is an impressive play from Matthew Lopez that examines the tangled lives of a close group of gay men living in contemporary New York, charting their ups and d…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Watch: behind the scenes at Hamilton by Carly-Ann Clements

As soon as the word Hamilton is uttered in the West End, all ears prick up and everyone starts paying attention. The rap musical is a groundbreaking phenomenon that's bringing a whole new au…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:24AM

‘Plenty of drama & intensity’: PRESSURE – Park Theatre ❤❤❤❤ by Emma Clarendon

Pressure has plenty of drama and intensity to make for a brilliant production – but could use some editing to sharpen the ending up more and to keep its focus. But it is undeniably a fasci…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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BroadwayRadio Special: Interview with Ethan Slater by James Marino

James Marino and Matt Tamanini talk with Ethan Slater about his Broadway debut in SpongeBob SquarePants and how he got there. Guest: Ethan Slater from SpongeBob SquarePants ETHAN SLATER (Spo…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

NEWS: David Lan announced as Special Award winner at the Olivier Awards for his work at the Young Vic by Press Releases

Former artistic director of the Young Vic, director and playwright David Lan will be presented with the Special Award at the Olivier Awards 2018 ceremony on Sunday 8 April at London’s Roya…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

‘The performers act as if their lives depend on it’: TEDDY – The Vaults ★★★★ by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

Both George Parker and Molly Chesworth give excellent performances in Tedd, at times it feels like they are acting as if their lives depend on it, such is the palpable intensity.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

Dead ringer for success: before opening night, Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical extends run at the Dominion Theatre

Just as popular as it was during the last London season, Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical has announced a new booking period ahead of its official opening on 19 April 2018.

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:00AM

It’s full steam ahead for preparations for the #OlivierAwards 2018 – fancy a sneak peek?

London theatre’s biggest night of the year is this Sunday – West End casts are rehearsing, the set is being built at the Royal Albert Hall and fans are working on their best selfie faces…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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‘Delivered with style and class’: THE COUNTRY WIFE – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ by Johnny Fox

I have history with The Country Wife. As a drama student I learned the role of Harcourt in 24 hours when illness devastated the cast at the Nuffield Theatre Lancaster. The reviewer from the …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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by Tim

The Bibliomaniac of Ridgewood → Here’s a great article for writers and book lovers, with some fantastic photos by Joe Carrotta of a guy who lives in a building filled with 25,000 boo…

SOURCE: direct address at 01:07AM

5 Tips for Teamwork: Collaborating with Your Musical Director & Choreographer by Kerry Hishon

Producing a musical is a big job – the cast sizes are generally bigger, the costs to produce the show are usually higher, and of course the artistic staff team is bigger. In addition to th…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Theater News: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Comes to Guthrie Theater

Performances begin tonight for Todd Kreidler's adaptation of the 1967 film, set to run through May 27.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Special Reports: Sharon Washington Turns Storyteller Into Subject in Feeding the Dragon

The actor-playwright opens the book on her life in her solo show.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The Way of the World, Donmar Warehouse, London — lucid and illuminating

A production of William Congreve’s 1700 comedy that reveals a stark, materialistic society

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:01AM

Review: The Spitfire Grill (Refuge Theatre Project) by Lauren Whalen

Performed at the Windy City Café, the production is meticulously staged by director Christopher Pazdernik and features gorgeous acoustic musical direction courtesy of Jon Schneidman, who pl…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:00AM

Spend a Two-Show Day With Megan McGinnis at Goldstein Off-Broadway by Hannah Vine

See what it’s like to do a double-duty day at the Actors Temple Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Look Back at Mary Martin in South Pacific on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The show opened April 7, 1949, at the Majestic Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Royal Shakespeare Company’s King Lear Begins at BAM by Olivia Clement

Sir Antony Sher reprises his starring role in the acclaimed production's Off-Broadway engagement.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Summer Sheds Light on the Life and Music of Disco Queen Donna Summer by Adam Hetrick

Tony winner LaChanze talks about bringing the groundbreaking musician to life onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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