Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Podcast ‘Mean Girls.’ by Corine Cohen

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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 11:55PM

Marilyn Maye: 90 At Last! by Sandi Durell

  By Sandi Durell     The love fest was in full bloom at the big party on April 10 at Feinstein’s/54 Below as the celebrated Marilyn Maye took the stage on opening night, her birthd…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:48PM

Dramatic & engaging design sought for 2019 Adelaide Fringe Poster by Arts Review

The Adelaide Fringe Poster competition is as iconic as the festival itself and once again the hunt is on to find a design to represent Australia’s biggest arts festival. Adelaide Fringe i…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:39PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Use All Available Doors’: A Conversation with Brittany Alyse Willis and Toni Rae Salmi by Nicole Hertvik

Pinky Swear Productions’ latest offering, Use All Available Doors, will open at the Dupont Underground this weekend. The popular DC arts and culture space in a subterranean trolley stati…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:44PM

Actor Donnie Yen Cast in Disney's Live Action MULAN by BroadwayWorld

It has been reported that Rogue One star Donnie Yen has been cast in Disney's upcoming live-action reboot of the hit animated film Mulan. Yen is set to portray a character named Commander Tu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08PM

Children of a Lesser God review at Studio 54, New York – ‘an absorbing revival’ by Mark Shenton

Mark Medoff’s Children of a Lesser God premiered on Broadway 38 years ago. It still holds up very well. The play is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00PM

Review: Children of a Lesser God Challenges Broadway to Really Listen

Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff star in the Broadway revival of Mark Medoff's 1980 Tony-winning drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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People You Should Know . . . Ben Schnickel by Zack Calhoon

Ben Schnickel - We Are a Masterpiece is Ben’s fifth production with Retro, having previously appeared in The Butter and Egg Man, An Appeal to the Woman of the House, When You Comin’…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:53PM

Review: Sound, or Silence? A Passionate Debate in ‘Children of a Lesser God’ by Jesse Green

The first Broadway revival of Mark Medoff’s 1980 play shows that it was ahead of its time about deafness, but not about gender.

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

Children of a Lesser God Review: Deaf Rights and Romance, Four Decades Later by Jonathan Mandell

The first Broadway revival of “Children of a Lesser God,” the award-winning, boundary-breaking 1980 play by Mark Medoff about the romance and eventual marriage between a hearing teacher …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:44PM

Queensland Theatre announces Amanda Jolly as new Executive Director by Arts Review

Queensland Theatre is the talk of the country – not only is the company celebrating the past year as a record-breaker in terms of audience reach, ticket revenue, critical acclaim and a…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:32PM

Provocative, political, speculative: your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist by Arts Review

Six years ago, The Stella Prize burst onto the Australian literary scene with an air of urgency. The A$50,000 award was the progeny of the Stella Count – a campaign highlighting the under-…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:12PM

Review: ‘Children of a Lesser God’ at Studio 54 by Deb Miller

When Mark Medoff‘s award-winning play Children of a Lesser God premiered on Broadway in 1980, followed by the highly-lauded film adaptation in 1986, it provided groundbreaking insights int…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00PM

Review: ‘Children of a Lesser God’ struggles to connect by Elizabeth Bradley

The challenges that all of us must confront in order to achieve meaningful human connection is the central theme of Mark Medoff’s play “Children of a Lesser God.” How can we overcome t…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:00PM

‘Children Of A Lesser God’ Review: Joshua Jackson Mansplains It All For You by Greg Evans

Decades before “mansplaining” came along to fill a void in our national vocabulary, Mark Medoff’s Tony-winning play (and later movie) Children of a Lesser God provided both…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00PM

Theater Review: Listening to Children of a Lesser God, 30 Years Later by Boris Kachka

There are two intense scenes in Children of a Lesser God’s first Broadway revival, opening tonight at Studio 54 almost 30 years after its Tony-sweeping debut, that are already reason enoug…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00PM

‘Children of a Lesser God’ review: Broadway revival at Studio 54 by Joe Dziemianowicz

There’s something to admire about Mark Medoff’s 1979 play even in a revival that's only fitfully engaging and stirring

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Children of a Lesser God: The Great White Nope by Jesse Oxfeld

★★ Lauren Ridloff is terrific in the role Marlee Matlin made famous, but that doesn't save this horribly dated play The post Children of a Lesser God: The Great White Nope appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

Review:Children of a Lesser God at curtainup.com/ by Simon Saltzman

There is plenty that is commendable and rewarding about this first Broadway revival of Mark Medoff’s 1980 Tony Award-winning play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:50PM

Yes! Long Awaited Good, Bad and Ugly of Tech RFPs (Far More Interesting Than It Sounds) by Joe Patti

For over a year now I have been excited about the session on writing Requests for Proposals (RFP) Drew McManus and Ceci Dadisman are presenting today at the NonProfit Technology conference s…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:34PM

Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In on CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD on Broadway by Review Roundups

Directed by Tony Award winnerKenny Leon,Children of a Lesser Godstars film and television favoriteJoshua Jacksonand breakout starLauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33PM

Broadway Review: Joshua Jackson in ‘Children of a Lesser God’ by Gordon Cox

Mark Medoff wrote “Children of a Lesser God” specifically for Phyllis Frelich, a deaf actress who made her professional debut as the character Sarah Norman in the 1979 production at the …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:30PM

MY FAIR LADY,?HAMILTON, and More?Featured in New Season of THE HISTORY OF THE?WORLD IN?100 PERFORMANCES by BroadwayWorld

A new season of The History of the World in 100 Performances with Adam Gopnik begins on Monday, April 30, with a look at the 1956 original Broadway premiere of My Fair Lady. The season conti…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28PM

Three Tall Women by Wendy Caster

Edward Albee was not exactly fond of his mother. The headmaster of a boarding school Albee attended was quoted in the New Yorker as saying, “[He] dislikes his mother with a cordial an…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 08:26PM

Denzel Washington in Eugene O'Neill's 'The Iceman Cometh' by Newslook, Newslook, Newslook

The veteran actor says he's always been a fan of O'Neill and calls the play an adventure. Rough cut (no reporter narration) Video provided by Reuters    &#…

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:15PM

Read Reviews for Children of a Lesser God, With Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff by Adam Hetrick

Tony winner Kenny Leon directs the first-ever Broadway revival of Mark Medoff’s landmark play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:11PM

'Children of a Lesser God' on Broadway: This is a powerful play, but the teacher falling for his deaf student has become problematic by Chris Jones

In its marketing materials, director Kenny Leon’s complicated new Broadway revival of “Children of a Lesser God,” which opened Wednesday night at Studio 54, justly describes itself as …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Mulan’ Live-Action Disney Reboot Casts ‘Rogue One’ Star Donnie Yen by Justin Kroll

Donnie Yen is set to star opposite Liu Yifei in Disney’s live-action adaptation of “Mulan.” Niki Caro is directing, and Chris Bender, Jason Reed, and Jake Weiner are producing the movi…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:53PM

Theater Review: Disney’s “Aladdin” a safe, kid-friendly return to Broadway song-and-dance by John Wenzel

It's probably unjust to compare the touring edition of Disney's "Aladdin" to anything but another Disney musical.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:52PM

John Leguizamo is heading to Denver to sign your comics, be in your selfies and answer your questions by John Wenzel

Through dozens of film, TV and theater projects over the past three decades, John Leguizamo has gotten intimate with the never-ending process of promoting his latest project.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:50PM

Lois Wheeler Snow, Critic of Human Rights Abuses in China, Dies at 97 by Amy Qin

Ms. Snow was an actress and writer whose outspoken criticism was amplified by the legacy of her husband, the journalist Edgar Snow.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:26PM

Exclusive Portraits of Denzel Washington & the Stars of Iceman Cometh by Broadway.com

As Oscar and Tony Award winner Denzel Washington and the cast of Eugene O’Neill’s masterwork The Iceman Cometh get ready to officially open on Broadway, they headed to the histor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:23PM

Exclusive Portraits of Denzel Washington & the Stars of The Iceman Cometh by Broadway.com

As Oscar and Tony Award winner Denzel Washington and the cast of Eugene O’Neill’s masterwork The Iceman Cometh get ready to officially open on Broadway, they headed to the histor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:23PM

Editor’s View: Who will buy Theatre Royal Haymarket – and at what price? by Alistair Smith

The Theatre Royal Haymarket, one of London’s oldest and grandest playhouses, was put up for sale in January. Since then, there have

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM

David Lockwood on the Bike Shed Theatre’s closure: ‘Our sector needs to get better at saying goodbye’ by David Lockwood

It was a three-week pop-up that stayed for eight years. As the Bike Shed Theatre closes its doors, director David Lockwood looks

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to be broadcast live to UK cinemas by Giverny Masso

West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is to be screened live in cinemas around the UK. More2Screen will broadcast the musical

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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LIVE: Watch The Stars Walk The Red Carpet At CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD's Opening Night by BroadwayWorld

Directed by Tony Award winnerKenny Leon,Children of a Lesser Godstars film and television favoriteJoshua Jacksonand breakout starLauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:50PM

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Beyond the exquisite portrayals of the two complicated characters at its center, there is a great deal more to commend about the smartly reconceptualized revival of Mark Medoff's Children of…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:50PM

Brandon Victor Dixon Dishes on SUPERSTAR, Diversity on Broadway, and Next Moves in Revealing New Interview by Alexa Criscitiello

In a revealing new interview with The Daily Beast, Broadway's Brandon Victor Dixon chats with the site about his breakthrough role in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live, his notorious showdow…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:32PM

WATCH: Jerry Orbach & Angela Lansbury Record 'Be Our Guest', From Forthcoming Documentary on Howard Ashman by BroadwayWorld

The life of Oscar-winning lyricist Howard Ashman, the creative force behind the hit musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and such Disney classics as THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and AL…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19PM

The Internet Is Broken. Is It Too Late To Fix It? by Artsjournal

"I no longer believe that the Internet can be saved: it’s too late. The arguments that it can be saved by a bill of rights-style Magna Carta or through more specific regulation are too lit…

SOURCE: mondediplo.com at 06:02PM

Chicago starring Cuba Gooding Jr – review at Phoenix Theatre, London – ‘disappointingly flat’ by Tim Bano

It’s hardly Chicago’s fault – more a consequence of the show’s success and longevity – but there’s something about that black and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00PM

Chicago review – Cuba Gooding Jr stars but hit has lost razzle-dazzle by Michael Billington

Phoenix theatre, LondonKander and Ebb’s show about crime and celebrity is faithfully recreated but is beginning to resemble an animated corpseIf this Kander and Ebb musical feels as if it …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Industry Interview: How Charity Network and the Miranda Family Are Making the World a Better Place by Robert Diamond

As BroadwayWorld recently reported, 'Lin-Manuel Miranda and Charity Network Rise Up for Good' has been nominated for best campaign in the Social - Public Service amp Activism category in the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43PM

VIDEO: On This Day, April 11- MATILDA Celebrates A Revolting Opening Night on Broadway! by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 2013, the revolting Broadway hit musical Matilda opened at the Shubert Theater.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Melanie Moore of Hello, Dolly! by Broadway.com

Melanie Moore stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Hello, Dolly! and more with Paul Wontorek.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PM

InterAct Theatre 2018-19 Season to Feature 2 World Premieres by American Theatre Editors

The Philadelphia theatre will produce new plays by Josh Wilder and Gabriel Jason Dean.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:36PM

Equity Launches Campaign for Tony Awards Chorus + Ensemble Category

Actors’ Equity, the nation’s union for live theater actors and stage managers, has launched a campaign petitioning the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League to offer a ne…

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:30PM

Sales Of Crime Fiction Are Way Up. Why? by Artsjournal

The rise has been fuelled by the growth of psychological thrillers and the success of big names like Lee Child, James Patterson and Dan Brown. Last year, 18.7 million crime books were sold -…

SOURCE: www.bbc.com at 05:28PM

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/11/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/11/18. The Capitol Steps return to Northampton, David Sedaris at The Colonial in Pittsfield, The Texas Tenors come to Symphony Hall, "Guys and Dolls" at t…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:26PM

Review: Miss You Like Hell at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The merger of reflections about how misunderstandings can create walls that can destroy a family just like the physical walls built by insensitive politicians, may b…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:24PM

Now Is The Time to Return to (or See) Waitress On Broadway

The alchemy of Broadway's Waitress right now has to be seen to be believed.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:17PM

A passionate, intellectual drama opens at New Jewish Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Playwright David Ives gives a 17th-century argument modern resonance

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:15PM

Honoring the Groundbreaking Jamie deRoy–30 Years a Friar! Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11 by Nitelifeexchange

It’s the season to honor the very deserving Jamie deRoy, singer/performer/host/actress/producer and general force for good in the cabaret, film/TV and theatrical worlds. DeRoy has been a p…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 05:06PM

Review: ‘Between the World and Me’ at The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater by John Stoltenberg

Ta-Nehisi Coates’s son, Samori, was 15 when his father wrote a book addressed to him, Between the World and Me. Before that book won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer Prize…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:04PM

Will ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ win Daytime Emmys and Tonys in the same year? by Daniel Montgomery

You wouldn’t expect a children’s cartoon to be in a position to win Emmys and Tonys in the same year, but the long-running Nickelodeon series “SpongeBob SquarePants” …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PM

Theater News: Actors' Shakespeare Project Begins Performances of Much Ado About Nothing

Christopher V. Edwards directs the production, running through May 6.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Larry Owens to Star in World Premiere of Liza '79 at Joe's Pub

The immersive theater experience is conceived and directed by Ben Rimalower.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: "Master Harold"…and the Boys Begins Performances at Round House Theatre

Performances of Athol Fugard's classic play continue through May 6.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Rattlestick Playwrights Theater F*ck!ng Good Plays Festival Announces Lineup

The event will feature work by Jiréh Breon Holder, Kia Corthron, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Artistic Pursuit Video Series Aims to Prepare Creatives for the Professional World by Andrew Gans

The first episodes in the new series focus on Equity principal auditions, Equity chorus calls, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

Photo Coverage: Denzel Washington & Company Get Ready for Opening Night of THE ICEMAN COMETH on Broadway! by Walter McBride

Currently in previews at theBernard B. JacobsTheatre 242 West 45th Street isEugene O'Neill's ferocious American classic, The Iceman Cometh, starring Tony Award winner, two-time Academy Award…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46PM

Schiffer Publishing to Release FRAVER BY DESIGN: Five Decades of Theatre Poster Art from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond by TV News Desk

Schiffer Publishing will release FRAVER BY DESIGN Five Decades of Theatre Post Art from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond by Frank 'Fraver' Verlizzo on May 28, 2018. The Drama Desk Award-wi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:40PM

Moo With Me, Solo Show About an Actor-Photographer's Obsession with Idina Menzel, Set to Return to NYC by Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Disaster's Max Crumm and starring Michael Kushner, the encore engagement is set for April 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg spotted at the Metropolitan Opera by Emily Heil

The noted opera fan was seen taking in tenor Plácido Domingo's performance in Verdi's “Luisa Miller.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:34PM

Inside Milan's Retirement Home For Old Musicians by Artsjournal

Casa Verdi is "a sumptuous neo-Gothic mansion built in central Milan by Verdi. Completed in 1899, the building was created as a sanctuary for musicians who found themselves poverty-stricken …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:32PM

Paula Vogel Wins 2018 Margo Jones Award by American Theatre Editors

The playwright will be celebrated at a ceremony later this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:28PM

Watch Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach Record ‘Be Our Guest’ in Upcoming Howard Ashman Documentary by Logan Culwell-Block

The new documentary about the late lyricist and book writer debuts this month at Tribeca Film Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PM

Five Burning Questions with Geffen Playhouse Unscripted Host & Award-Winning Artist Daniel Beaty

Geffen Playhouse Unscripted host and award-winning actor and creator Daniel Beaty talks about artists as social justice warriors, meeting Sidney Poitier, and fanning out over Cynthia Erivo.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:17PM

Some Of YouTube's Most Popular Videos Are Hacked by Artsjournal

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s Despacito is the most viewed YouTube video of all time, with more than 5bn views, but temporarily disappeared from the site and had its hold image replaced by…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01PM

‘Paterno’ reviews: Al Pacino ‘at his best’ in ‘remarkable’ performance as disgraced football coach Joe Paterno by Marcus James Dixon

Al Pacino is the king of HBO, winning Emmys for “You Don’t Know Jack” in 2010 and “Angels in America” in 2004. Both of these trophies came for playing real-life cha…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PM

Theater News: Actors' Equity Starts Campaign for Best Ensemble Tony Award Category

A petition is being circulated and the organization is asking for support.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: Rainn Wilson Stars in The Doppelgänger at Steppenwolf Theatre

The production runs through May 27, with an opening night set for April 15.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: Off-Broadway's Afterglow to Sponsor 2018 AIDS Walk

The production will also have its own walk team for the event.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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12 Divas Singing “When You’re Good to Mama” from Chicago

A dozen divas perform Kander & Ebb's "When You're Good to Mama" from Chicago.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:43PM

Review: Annie Baker’s John at Signature Theatre. by Jayne Blanchard

Theater is traditionally thought to be a place of communion, a meeting of like-minded souls who crave a good story. Playwright Annie Baker turns that expectation on its head, along with so m…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:38PM

See Katharine McPhee Take Her First Broadway Bow in Waitress by Broadway.com

TV actress and American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee told Broadway.com that wrapping up work on the Broadway-themed series Smash made her want to star on the Great White Way eve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:34PM

'9 to 5 the Musical' gets the Dollywood treatment with feminist flair by Chris Jones

Harmony France, the artistic director of the feisty Firebrand Theatre, is a fountain of fabulous ideas. Her latest? Take the flop Broadway show known as “9 to 5 the Musical” and stage it…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PM

UK Music Companies Have Their Best Year In Decades by Artsjournal

UK record labels enjoyed a 10.6% surge in earnings in 2017 to £839m, thanks to the digital popularity of a new generation of artists including Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa and Stormzy. I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:29PM

‘The Flick’ playwright Annie Baker goes long again in the three-hour ‘John’ by Nelson Pressley

An already-spooked Brooklyn couple visits a haunted Gettysburg bed-and-breakfast.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:18PM

Odds & Ends: Kenny Leon & Chita Rivera to Be Honored by the Actors Fund & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Kenny Leon & Chita Rivera to Be Honored by the Actors Fund The Actors Fund has announced a talented foursome of honoree…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:16PM

A Loverly First Look at My Fair Lady, Starring Lauren Ambrose & Harry Hadden-Paton by Broadway.com

Wouldn't it be loverly to have a glimpse at the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady? You're in luck! Gorgeous production shots from the eagerly anticipated revival of Lerner and Loewe&#…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:10PM

Exclusive Podcast: 'Behind the Curtain' on Nathan Lane vs. Faith Prince, Victoria Clark, and the Brilliance of Nicholas Hytner by Behind The Curtain

Kevin and Rob have a dialect-off, Rob redecorates, Kevin sweats it out, Rob reveals some upcoming 54 Below shows, Kevin goes to the Catskills, Rob introduces to the Kutcher Emcee, the merits…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PM

Cynthia Erivo, Judy Kuhn, and Donna McKechnie Will Honor John Doyle at CSC Gala by Adam Hetrick

Classic Stage Company will celebrate its 50th anniversary April 23 with a tribute to its Tony-winning artistic director.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PM

Kevin Kline, Melissa Errico, and More to Uncover History of My Fair Lady in Lincoln Center Talk by Ruthie Fierberg

Lincoln Center Theater hosts a free conversation about the evolution of the landmark Lerner & Loewe musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PM

We All Depend On Online Recommendation Engines. But They're Broken by Artsjournal

Today, recommendation engines are perhaps the biggest threat to societal cohesion on the internet—and, as a result, one of the biggest threats to societal cohesion in the offline world, to…

SOURCE: www.wired.com at 03:01PM

Tony Awards Watch: ‘Mean Girls’ Star Erika Henningsen Talks Tina Fey, #MeToo And Meeting (Or Not) Lindsay Lohan by Greg Evans

Erika Henningsen was just a year out of the University of Michigan when she made her Broadway debut as Fantine in the 2015 revival of Les Miserables. Now, she’s back in high school fo…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00PM

Theater News: Full Casting Announced for Broadway Transfer of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song

Ward Horton, Roxanna Hope Radja, and more will reprise their roles with Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: A Noise Within Announces 2018-19 Season

Plays by Tom Stoppard, Shakespeare, and more are on tap.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Making Steppenwolf debut, Rainn Wilson doubles his pleasure in ‘Doppelganger’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Playing two roles in the high-stakes farce, the former 'Office' co-star says, is "the hardest job I've ever done."

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:59PM

Patti LuPone haaaaated Uma Thurman’s Broadway debut — and said so by Joe Dziemianowicz

Uma Thurman didn't please Patti LuPone. But Chris Evans did.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:56PM

New London Barn Playhouse, Theatre Now New York, Maine State Music Theatre, and Public Theater Are Hiring by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's Job Listings offer an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM

Brian d’Arcy James and Heather Headley Will Perform at Northwestern Benefit by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Colbert will host the April 21 reunion featuring performances by notable Northwestern alumni.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Entire Second Stage Cast to Return for Broadway Run of TORCH SONG by BroadwayWorld

Torch Song announced today complete casting for the upcoming Broadway production. Joining Mr. Urie and Tony Award and Academy Award winner Mercedes Ruehlwill be the entire cast from the crit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38PM

After ‘Hamlet’ and ‘King Lear,’ Where Else Can Paapa Essiedu Go? by Andrew Dickson

One director said “the canon is wide open” for this young British actor, who is onstage at BAM this month and at the Kennedy Center in May.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:31PM

Actors’ Equity Petitions For Broadway Chorus & Ensemble Tony Awards by Greg Evans

Actors’ Equity thinks Broadway’s choruses and ensemble casts should be eligible for Tony Awards, and is now actively campaigning for just that. A petition on a new website called…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:31PM

Entertainment Companies Reported Their Gender Pay Gaps. It Isn't Pretty by Artsjournal

Much of the media focus has been on the size of the salary gaps. But what really tells the story about ingrained gender inequality is the disparity in bonus pay (men receive 67% more than wo…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:29PM

Hamilton’s Syndee Winters Will Playb Esmeralda in Wisconsin Run of The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Andrew Gans

Julian Decker will star in the title role for Capital City Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PM

Hamilton’s Syndee Winters Will Play Esmeralda in Wisconsin Run of The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Andrew Gans

Julian Decker will star in the title role for Capital City Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PM

Brandon Victor Dixon, Colin Donnell & More Will Take Part in Night of A Thousand Genders Benefit by BroadwayWorld

The Ackerman Institute's Gender amp Family Project will present its fifth annual benefit, A Night of A Thousand Genders, an evening of dinner followed by a very special one-night-only cabare…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:21PM

'Torn Asunder' at Black Rep tells stories of families ripped apart by slavery by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Black Rep world premier "Torn Asunder" is inspired by work of Heather Andrea Williams, specialist in families ripped apart by slavery

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:19PM

Stage review: Chekov's 'Uncle Vanya' is a perfect sendoff for old Pittsburgh Playhouse by Christopher Rawson

Who was the first great American playwright? Shakespeare, of course, on whom American theater cut its teeth for a century or more.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:18PM

Review: ‘The Front Page’ by Providence Players by Bob Ashby

There are few perfect things in life, let alone in theater. But Providence Players’ The Front Page comes darn close. Every aspect of the production is first-rate. The newspaper world creat…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:17PM

A Superhero Movie Where The Superpowers Come From Sign Language by Artsjournal1

In Sign Gene, the first feature by deaf filmmaker Emilio Insolera, "the plot centers on an international band of deaf people, who, thanks to a genetic mutation, can channel superpowers throu…

SOURCE: psmag.com at 02:01PM

Theater News: Neon Trees Singer Tyler Glenn to Make Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots

Wicked veteran Carrie St. Louis will also join the Broadway cast as Lauren.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Photo Flash: Come From Away Kicks Off NHL Playoffs With Visit From Stanley Cup

NHL playoffs begin April 11, and performances of Broadway's Come From Away continue at the Schoenfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Mitzi Shore, whose Los Angeles club was a comedy mecca, dies at 87 by Associated Press

Virtually every major comic from Richard Pryor to Robin Williams to Jerry Seinfeld used the club as a stepping-stone to successful careers.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:59PM

Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees to Make Broadway Debut in KINKY BOOTS; Carrie St. Louis and J. Harrison Ghee to Join Cast by BroadwayWorld

Kinky Boots announced today that Tyler Glenn lead singer of the multi-platinum rock band, Neon Trees will take over the role of Charlie Price in the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:53PM

Actors’ Equity Lobbies for New Tony Awards Categories by Gordon Cox

Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents theater actors and stage managers, has launched a push for two new categories at the Tony Awards that would collectively honor ens…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:49PM

Why you should see James Graham’s Quiz by Robin Johnson

How do you celebrating winning your first Olivier Award with Mastercard for Best New Comedy? Launch your contender for next year's - James Graham's Quiz. The post Why you should see James Gr…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:44PM

Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, Starring Michael Urie, Completes Broadway Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming main-stem transfer of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, starring Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl. The work will play its original Broadway h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

Look Back at Elaine May in The Office on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The 1966 show—which never officially opened—was May's last venture as a performer on the Great White Way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

FREEZE FRAME: THE ICEMAN COMETH Cast Gets Ready for Opening Night! by Walter McBride

Currently in previews at theBernard B. JacobsTheatre 242 West 45th Street isEugene O'Neill's ferocious American classic, The Iceman Cometh, starring Tony Award winner, two-time Academy Award…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PM

Full Off-Broadway Company to Join Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in Broadway’s Torch Song by Ryan McPhee

The Second Stage revival, which premiered Off-Broadway last year, begins October 9 at the Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PM

Denzel Washington and the Cast of Iceman Cometh Meet the Press by Hannah Vine

George C. Wolfe directs the new production of the Eugene O’Neill classic, set to open April 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

Washington's Holocaust Museum Announces Billion-Dollar Fundraising Goal by Artsjournal

The fundraising goal is gutsy for an organization of the Holocaust Museum’s size and relative youth. Its operating expenses were $116 million in 2016, according to tax filings that reporte…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:32PM

Ambler Theater's new festival offers something rare for moviegoers: actual film

See Cinema Paradiso, Roman Holiday and Plan 9 from Outer Space as they were meant to be seen.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:31PM

Actors' Equity Launches Campaign For Tony Awards Categories To Recognize Broadway Ensembles by BroadwayWorld

Actors' Equity Association announced today the launch of a new national campaign to create two new Tony Award categories, Best Chorus in a Musical or Play and Best Ensemble in a Musical or P…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21PM

Ali Ahn, B.D. Wong, and More Lead Atlantic Theater Co's THE GREAT LEAP by BroadwayWorld

Atlantic Theater Company Neil Pepe, Artistic Director Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director is proud to announce casting for the New York premiere production of The Great Leap, written by Lauren…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Actors’ Equity Pushes for Ensemble Categories at the Tony Awards by Ryan McPhee

AEA has launched a campaign to incorporate two categories that recognize chorus members.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Review: Against a backdrop of a medical scandal, Theater J’s Roz and Ray is surprisingly uplifting by Kate Colwell

With a bare set and only two seen characters, Roz and Ray draws your focus to the weight of words between people. This intimate production, directed by Adam Immerwahr, Artistic Director of T…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:11PM

Tyler Glenn, Lead Singer of Neon Trees, to Make Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots; Carrie St. Louis to Join Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

Tyler Glenn, the lead singer of the multi-platinum rock band Neon Trees, will make his Broadway debut in the role of Charlie Price in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots on May 6 for a limi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Neon Trees Lead Singer Tyler Glenn and Carrie St. Louis to Join Broadway's Kinky Boots by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical will also welcome the return of J. Harrison Ghee as Lola.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

‘Its intent feels murkier than it necessarily need be’: LOVE ME NOW – Tristan Bates Theatre by Ian Foster

Sex and love in the modern age gets a little confusing, for everyone. In Love Me Now at the Tristan Bates Theatre it can be anything you want it to be.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM

Curtain Call — Theater and dance previews, openings April 13-19, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama to dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:00PM

Theatre News: Michelle Terry to play Hamlet in her inaugural season at Shakespeare's Globe

The venue has announced the casting for its 12-person rep company

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Photo Flash: Meet Denzel Washington, David Morse, and Austin Butler of The Iceman Cometh

Colm Meaney and Bill Irwin also appear in George C. Wolfe's new revival of Eugene O'Neill's classic.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Review: Finding Hope Amid the Darkness in Anna Christie

Lyric Stage offers a stripped-down revival of this classic play about a love triangle.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Broadway's My Fair Lady Revival

Bartlett Sher directs the production, set to open April 19 at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Theater News: B.D. Wong and More to Star in The Great Leap at Atlantic Theater Company

Lauren Yee's new play is directed by Taibi Magar.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Theater News: Aasif Mandvi to Host Primary Stages 2018 Spring Fling Honoring Kimberly Senior

The event will benefit Primary Stages' Free Student Matinee Program.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
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Review: “Out of Darkness” is a brilliant, haunting watershed for the Atlanta Opera by Scott Freeman and Jim Farmer

The bold Atlanta Opera world premiere of Out of Darkness: Two Remain debuted Thursday. The story of two Holocaust survivors — one Jewish and one gay — is told with powerful theat…

SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PM

How to Develop Tremolo by Self-Post News

How to Develop Tremolo By true definition, tremolo is a modulation effect caused by varying volume and rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. Vibrato…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:46PM

The New Season of The History of the World in 100 Performances with Adam Gopnik to Feature MY FAIR LADY and HAMILTON by TV News Desk

A new season ofThe History of the Worldin 100 Performanceswith Adam Gopnikbegins onMonday, April 30, with a look at the 1956 original Broadway premiere ofMy Fair Lady.The season continues wi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM

Elaine May Returning to Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan Play by Peter Libbey

“The Waverly Gallery” will feature Michael Cera and Lucas Hedges along with Ms. May, who has not appeared on Broadway in more than 50 years.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:41PM

Actors’ Equity pushes for creation of Tony Award categories honoring ensembles by Caitlin Huston

The Actors’ Equity Association is pushing to create two new Tony Award categories that honor equity choruses and ensembles in musicals or plays. Actors’ Equity is championing the two pro…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:39PM

Photo Flash: Just You Wait! First Look at Lauren Ambrose,?Harry Hadden-Paton & More in MY FAIR LADY on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Lincoln Center Theaterpresents its new production of Lerner amp Loewe'sMy Fair Lady, currently in previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65 Street. Opening night forMy Fair Lady, c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PM

Tony Winner B.D. Wong Tapped for The Great Leap Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Playwright Lauren Yee will make her Atlantic Theater Company debut with the new play this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM

Dance On Ensemble, Centre National de la Danse, Paris — economical precision

The Berlin-based company showcased works for older dancers

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:31PM

Why Is It So Difficult For Women Artists To Get The Attention They're Due? by Artsjournal

One of the biggest stories in the art world in the past two or three years has been the rapidly growing number of female artists who are getting solo shows, career surveys and retrospectives…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:31PM

Arts in the Loop contribute $2.25 billion to Chicago’s economy: report by Tanveer Ali

Art institutions in the Loop contribute over $2.25 billion to Chicago’s economy every year, according to a study released Wednesday. The Chicago Loop Alliance unveiled their report We…

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:30PM

Actors' Equity Launches National Campaign to Recognize Chorus Members at Tony Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Actors' Equity Association has announced the launch of a new national campaign to create two new Tony Award categories, Best Chorus in a Musical or Play and Best Ensemble in a Musical or…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM

MacArthur Foundation to give $24.3 million to Chicago-area arts groups by Howard Reich

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with the Prince Charitable Trusts and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, will invest $24.3 million over the n…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:30PM

Elaine May, Michael Cera, Lucas Hedges to Star in Broadway’s ‘The Waverly Gallery’ by Gordon Cox

Making a rare stage appearance, Elaine May will star alongside Lucas Hedges and Michael Cera in a new Broadway staging of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2000 play “The Waverly Gallery,”…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:24PM

Olivier Awards to Rename Best Director Category After the Late Peter Hall by Ryan McPhee

The announcement follows Hall’s notable omission from the ceremony’s In Memoriam section April 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

Watch: Rosalie Craig performs Company’s ‘Being Alive’ by Robin Johnson

It's time to look ahead to a fantastic fresh year of London theatre ahead - and this preview performance from Company's Rosalie Craig is giving us LIFE! The post Watch: Rosalie Craig perform…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:21PM

‘Mean Girls’ Musical Is Every Bit as Vapid and Tasteless as You’d Expect by Rex Reed

Tina Fey proves she is not above trashing her talent to make money.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:20PM

Review: A Girlhood Interrupted in ‘The Edge of Our Bodies’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

First produced in 2011, this coming-of-age story about a pregnant teenager lands uncomfortably in the wake of #MeToo.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:17PM

Reared review – secrets and surprises in skittish family comedy by Lyn Gardner

Theatre 503, LondonJohn Fitzpatrick’s play about a family with a wonky moral compass swings between all-out farce and truth-telling dramaIt is possible to really enjoy a play without ever …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM

Review Roundup: MISS YOU LIKE HELL at the Public Theater by Review Roundups

The Public Theater Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis Executive Director, Patrick Willingham presents the New York premiere of Miss You Like Hell. With book and lyrics by Quiara Alegria Hudes, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PM

The Edge of Our Bodies by Barry Gordin

Adam Rapp @ 59E59 Theaters TUTA Theatre is presenting the NYC premiere of The Edge of Our Bodies with a memorable Off-Broadway staging at 59E59 Theaters.  April 10, 2018: Carolyn Molloy i…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:09PM

Donald McKayle, Groundbreaking Director & Choreographer of Raisin & More, Dies at 87 by Andy Lefkowitz

Donald McKayle, a modern dance choreographer who made history on Broadway as the first black male director and choreographer of a Broadway musical, passed away on April 6, according to The N…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PM

The Magic of Lauren Ridloff, What Good Came from the End of Dawson's Creek & More Lessons from Children of a Lesser God's Joshua Jackson on Show P by Broadway.com

Though he may be well-known for making hearts flutter during his time on Dawson's Creek, Joshua Jackson has grown so much since the days of Pacey Witter puppy love. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

#MeToo: Power, Complicity, and Collective Responsibility by [email protected] (ramona)

By Holly L. Derr. Holly L. Derr writes about recent cases of sexual harassment in the American theatre, and asks when and how institutions and abusers will truly be held accountable.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:05PM

Western — humming with potential conflict

A drama about migrant workers that keep its cool under a hot Bulgarian sun

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:04PM

Unpublished J.R.R. Tolkien Book To Hit Shelves This Summer by Artsjournal1

"JRR Tolkien's The Fall of Gondolin, his tale of a beautiful, mysterious city destroyed by dark forces which the Lord of the Rings< .em> author called 'the first real story' of Middle-ea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM

Artistic Director Michelle Terry to Play Title Role in Shakespeare’s Globe Hamlet by Olivia Clement

The Olivier Award-winning actor will also play Adam in As You Like It as part of her inaugural season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Rampage — a deafening comedy blockbuster

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and supersized animals are the stars of this arcade game-inspired film

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:02PM

Custody — scalding French drama

Male rage and its victims are vividly portrayed in Xavier Legrand’s film

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:02PM

Even When I Fall — the most feelgood film of the week

A remarkable documentary about Nepalese circus performers

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:01PM

Is immersive theatre growing up or growing too big, too quickly? by Lyn Gardner

Immersive hit the mainstream in the past decade with audiences flocking to work by pioneering companies such as Punchdrunk, Coney and Shunt.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Camille O’Sullivan chats about her show The Carny Dream by Emma Clarendon

Camille O’Sullivan spoke to Love London Love Culture about her show The Carny Dream, playing at Wilton’s Music Hall from 10 to 21 April 2018.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Photo Coverage: The Public Theater Celebrates Opening Night of MISS YOU LIKE HELL by Jennifer Broski

The Public TheaterArtistic Director,Oskar Eustis Executive Director,Patrick Willingham presents the New York premiere ofMiss You Like Hell. With book and lyrics by Quiara Alegria Hudes, musi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

SXSW 2018 Film Interview: Talking VR with Telexist’s Sam Gezari by Kurt Gardner

  Among the more intriguing offerings at this year’s SXSW was the Virtual Cinema space at the JW Marriott. There, attendees had the opportunity to experience

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM

Actors Push for Two New Tony Awards: Ensembles and Choruses by Michael Paulson

“Everybody onstage needs to be able to compete and receive recognition for their performance,” said Mary McColl, executive director of Actors’ Equity.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00PM

See it live and save: Tips for finding discount tickets to Pittsburgh performances by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Another story about theater tickets, another mention of “Hamilton.” But cheer up. This one is about discounted tickets to all manner of live performances in Western Pennsylvania — …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00PM

Photo Flash: Miss You Like Hell Opens at the Public Theatre

Performances continue through May 13.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Colum McCann To Speak At Simsbury Library Event by Carole Goldberg

Anna Quindlen, the journalist turned novelist, will speak Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. Admission is $30 plus tax and includes a copy…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PM

'As You Like It' Wraps Up CT Rep Season by Christopher Arnott

The final show of Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s main school-year season is the Shakespeare comedy “As You Like It.” That’s the one where an ace wrestler named Orlando wanders into …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PM
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Elaine May, Michael Cera, and Lucas Hedges Will Lead Kenneth Lonergran's THE WAVERLY GALLERY on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

Producer Scott Rudin announced today that Kenneth Lonergan's acclaimed memory play and 2001 Pulitzer Prize Finalist, The Waverly Gallery, will have its Broadway premiere next season at the J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

Lauren Gunderson Wins Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award by American Theatre Editors

The prize recognizes her play 'Book of Will' and comes with $25,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:49AM

Quiz director Daniel Evans: ‘Regional appetite for new work stronger than ever’ by Georgia Snow

Daniel Evans has claimed theatregoers in the regions are waking up to new writing in a way never seen before, but argued

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AM

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley Will Offer My Funny Valentine at NJPAC by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway veterans will perform highlights from their favorite stage roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

‘The Waverly Gallery’ coming to Broadway next season starring Elaine May by Caitlin Huston

Scott Rudin is bringing Kenneth Lonergan’s play “The Waverly Gallery” to Broadway next season. The revival will star Elaine May, Lucas Hedges and Michael Cera, in his third…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:41AM

First Look at Lauren Ambrose and Harry Hadden-Paton in My Fair Lady on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The Bartlett Sher-helmed revival officially opens April 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

Jessica Andrewartha Wins Dartmouth’s Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award by American Theatre Editors

Andrewartha is the inaugural recipient of the award for her play 'Choices People Make.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:32AM

Trying To Get A Better Understanding Of Consciousness by Artsjournal

"Some say the gap—between nerve cells and life, the brain and the mind, objective reality and the subjective—will never be understood, because such understanding is beyond our human capa…

SOURCE: www.zocalopublicsquare.org at 11:30AM

Matt Shakman’s Geffen: In With the New by American Theatre Editors

The theatre's new artistic director hopes to make it a home for new plays and a wide range of voices that reflect Los Angeles.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:29AM

Warren Beatty, Chita Rivera, Uma Thurman & Broadway Director Kenny Leon Named 2018 Actors Fund Honorees by Greg Evans

The Actors Fund named Warren Beatty, Chita Rivera, Uma Thurman and film/theater director Kenny Leon (currently on Broadway with his new production of Children of a Lesser God), as its 2018 M…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:26AM

The Actors Fund to Honor Chita Rivera, Uma Thurman, Warren Beatty, and Kenny Leon at Annual Gala by BroadwayWorld

The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, will hold its Annual Gala on Monday, May 14, 2018. The evening will celebrate Aca…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AM

Michelle Terry will play Hamlet in her inaugural season at Shakespeare’s Globe by Carly-Ann Clements

This April, the new artistic director of the Shakespeare’s Globe, Michelle Terry, will tread the boards of the iconic theatre as the titular character in a gender-blind production of Hamle…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:24AM

Elaine May, Lucas Hedges & Michael Cera To Star In Broadway Premiere Of Kenneth Lonergan’s ‘The Waverly Gallery’ by Greg Evans

Elaine May, Lucas Hedges and Michael Cera have been cast in Scott Rudin’s production of Kenneth Lonergan’s The Waverly Gallery, a 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist set for its Broad…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:19AM

Yerma by Sandi Durell

  by Carol Rocamora     Brace yourself for Billie Piper’s anguished performance in Yerma, now playing at the Park Avenue Armory.  Brutal in its emotional nakedness, it wil…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:15AM

Director-Choreographer Donald McKayle, Five-Time Tony Nominee, Dies at 87 by Andrew Gans

Mr. McKayle directed and choreographed the acclaimed 1973 Broadway musical Raisin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

Experience the Breathtaking Broadway Revival of Children of a Lesser God, Starring Joshua Jackson & Lauren Ridloff by Broadway.com

Show clips of Children of a Lesser God, starring Joshua Jackson & Lauren Ridloff.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM

Playwrights Horizons to Honor Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez by Adam Hetrick

The Frozen songwriters will be honored at the Off-Broadway theatre company’s May 7 gala.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM

Art And Soul: Conserving The Culture Of Chocolate Cities

When gentrification causes a neighborhood to change, can its culture remain in tact?

SOURCE: the1a.org at 11:06AM

The Twitter Accounts Of Great Dead Authors by Artsjournal1

"Shakespeare has at least three tribute accounts, the largest of which, @Wwm_Shakespeare, boasts 158,000 followers. The most popular Oscar Wilde account has upward of 160,000 followers, whil…

SOURCE: www.theparisreview.org at 11:04AM

Elaine May Is Coming Back to Broadway for the Sweet Chance to Do a Play With Lucas Hedges by Jackson McHenry

Presumably, after being stunned by that high-school performance of Merrily in Lady Bird, the legendary Elaine May has decided to come back to Broadway to do a play with Lucas Hedges. Well, t…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:02AM

GUEST BLOG by Tim Donahue: What a strange 100 years it has been for theater prizes!

In 1918, the first Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama went to a forgotten—and forgettable—comedy entitled “Why Marry?” Two years later the prize went to a female playwright, because the J…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

‘If you like a good old-fashioned whodunnit, this is for you’: THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY – Touring ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Don’t expect to be scared witless by The Case of the Frightened Lady, but if you like a good old-fashioned whodunnit then this is definitely a show for you.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Theatre News: The Tricycle to be renamed as Kiln Theatre: first season to feature Sharon D Clarke and Clive Rowe

Sharon D Clarke, Clive Rowe and a new play by Florian Zeller will feature in the inaugural Kiln Theatre season

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Photo Flash: Waitress Welcomes Katharine McPhee to Broadway

The Smash star replaces Sara Bareilles and makes her Broadway debut.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Theater News: Elaine May to Return to Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery

May will star alongside Michael Cera and Lucas Hedges in the new production directed by Lila Neugebauer.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Theater News: Warren Beatty, Chita Rivera, and More to Be Honored at Actors Fund Gala

Uma Thurman and Kenny Leon will also be celebrated in the annual benefit.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
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Warren Beatty, Kenny Leon, Chita Rivera, Uma Thurman Will Receive Actors Fund’s Medal of Honor by Andrew Gans

The four artists will be celebrated at the Fund’s annual gala in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

DRESS OF FIRE Starring Austin Pendleton Begins 4/19 by BroadwayWorld

Performances will begin April 19th (previously April 13th) for the new play DRESS OF FIRE, starring acting & directing legend Austin Pendleton, due to an unforeseen cast health issue. Openin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Livestreaming Performance of A Tale of Two Tricksters from Pregones Theater, New York—Saturday 14 April 2018 by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater , Alaska Native Heritage Center , and Artspace present an experimental workshop performance of A Tale of Two Tricksters livestreaming…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:54AM

Elaine May, Michael Cera & Lucas Hedges to Lead Kenneth Longeran's The Waverly Gallery on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Waverly Gallery, a Pulitzer-nominated play by Oscar winner Kenneth Lonergan (Lobby Hero), will appear on Broadway for the first time this fall. Oscar nominee Elaine May will co-star…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AM

“Could someone else be me?”: the Marvelous Theatrics of Cherry Lou Sy’s Possessed is a Verb by Kate Dakota Kremer

The act of appropriation at the core of the theatrical encounter becomes, in Sy’s hands, a metaphor for and means of exploring other appropriative encounters and the difficult entanglement…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:49AM

"Courtney Marie Andrews + Twain" at Petit Bain, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Petit Bain’s concert hall will witness the latest offering of Courtney Marie Andrews + Twain. The duo are posed to ignite the stage with their sheer vocal chemistry.During 2017, Courtney M…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:41AM

"Parsifal" by Richard Wagner at Opéra Bastille, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Opéra Bastille is all geared up to present Richard Wagner’s “Parsifal.” and opera played in three acts by the famed master. The theme is based on a 13th century epic poem by Wolfram v…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:41AM

Steven Wilson at The Olympia, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

This July, Olympia will be hosting a concert by Steven Wilson. Producer, composer, guitarist and singer, Wilson leads Porcupine Tree, the progressive rock band. Wilson first began recording …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:41AM

Raul Midón at New Morning, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

New Morning brings to Paris the latest outing of Raul Midón. Known as the eclectic adventurer, Midón blends feeling with a devil’s voice making it an all vibrant evening full of soul.His…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:41AM

Mederic Collignon’s "Jazz on the fly" at Radio France, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Radio France will be hosting a new show featuring the music of Mederic Collignon. The exceptional musical explorer Mederic Collignon has never feared experimentation and loves to revisit the…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:41AM

Lionel Loueke’s "Hunterstones" at Yoshi’s , Oakland by Blouin Artinfo

Yoshi’s is all set to present the grooving music of Lionel Loueke. Born in 1973 Loueke is a vocalist and guitarist who was born in Benin. In 1990, he moved to Ivory Coast and enrolled at t…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:41AM

"May God Save Us" at Regent Street Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

Regent Street Cinema in London will be hosting the screening of the 2016 Spanish thriller film "May God Save Us."The film is directed by the Spanish film director and writer Rodrigo Sorogoye…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:40AM

"Blithe Spirit" at Regent Street Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

Regent Street Cinema in London will be hosting the screening of the 1945 British fantasy-comedy film "Blithe Spirit."The film is directed by the English film director, producer, screenwriter…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:38AM

"November" at Regent Street Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

Regent Street Cinema in London will be hosting the screening of the 2017 Estonian fantasy drama film "November."The film is directed by the Estonian writer and director Rainer Sarnet. The mo…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:38AM

"Citizen Kane" at Prince Charles Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

Prince Charles Cinema in London will be hosting the screening of the 1941 American mystery drama film ‘Citizen Kane’ on May 19, 2018.The film is directed by the American actor, director,…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:37AM

India's Most Popular Tourist Destination After The Taj Mahal Is This Outsider-Art Sculpture Garden by Artsjournal1

"For almost two decades, self-taught artist Nek Chand worked in secret. In the cover of night, he'd sneak away to a clearing deep in a forest owned by the government on the outskirts of the …

SOURCE: www.artsy.net at 10:36AM

Shakespeare's Globe casts its own artistic director as Hamlet by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Michelle Terry in lead male role, as theatre pursues her pledge for democratic, gender-blind castingThe first experiment in democratic casting by Shakespeare’s Globe has led to its artisti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM

Be Here Now Is Engrossing Experience, Skillfully Staged, Acted By Theatre Lab by Bill Hirschman

Life is all about attitude and how you perceive what you encounter, whether it be a stack of garbage or a deadly disease, in Be Here Now, Deborah Zoe Laufer’s life-affirming, funny and tou…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:32AM

Patti LuPone Just Wants to Say Uma Thurman Was No Good in The Parisian Woman by Jackson McHenry

Patti LuPone, never one to hold back about anything (and especially her thoughts on movie stars), has arrived at a new opinion. Speaking at an event for Marianne Elliott’s upcoming gender-…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:31AM

Read Reviews for Miss You Like Hell at Off-Broadway’s Public Theater by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown’s new Off-Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM

Children of a Lesser God Opens on Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff star in the first-ever Broadway revival of Mark Medoff’s Tony Award-winning play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

'Theater is a sacred space': David Schwimmer hosts Lookingglass 30th anniversary gala by Candace Jordan

Lookingglass Theatre Company welcomed more than 400 guests to its 30th anniversary "gglassquerade" celebration March 24 at the Four Seasons Chicago. Themed "Under the Seas: Reflecting on 30 …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:20AM

Chief wizard Dan Clarkson: the making of Potted Potter by Jon Jon Johnson

JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, which has had a profound effect on many people including me (see Background below), can only be called a cultural phenomenon of titanic proportions.The tw…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:14AM

Olivier Awards Renames Prize Following Tribute Reel Oversight by Anna Codrea-Rado

The best director category will now honor Peter Hall, who died in September, after he was omitted from a video montage at this year’s ceremony.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:11AM

Cecil Taylor's 'Challenging' Avant-Garde Jazz Was More Accessible Than (Some) People Think by Artsjournal1

"Consider the reaction of another listener: Jimmy Carter. In 1978, the president, not renowned as an especially sophisticated jazz listener, hosted a jazz festival at the White House. Most o…

SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 10:05AM

‘An uplifting, charming slow-burner’: THE WINSLOW BOY – Salford ★★★★ by Kristy Stott

Rattigan’s truly powerful dialogue for The Winslow Boy, coupled with Kavanaugh’s subtle directing style, create a piece that is undeniably touching and that audiences will not be quick t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Here’s Storefront Theatre’s response to sexism, racism, homophobia and more: the Feminist F--k It Fest by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

New theatre festival takes on reproductive health, sexual harassment and assault, sexist and racist stereotypes and more April 11 to 22.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM

Theatre News: New musical Broken Wings to have West End premiere at Theatre Royal Haymarket

Have a first listen to the show from Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan here

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM

Review: Review: Quiz (Noël Coward Theatre)

James Graham's play transfers into West End after premiering in Chichester last year

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM

Chicago icon Elaine May, 85, returning to Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan play with Michael Cera by Chris Jones

Elaine May — the iconic actress, comedian, writer and director who first emerged in Chicago in the 1950s alongside her partner Mike Nichols — is to return to Broadway next season. May, 8…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Quebec Gives Millions In Extra Funding To Province's Three Main Orchestras by Artsjournal1

"[The Montreal Symphony will] receive a supplemental grant of $7.5 million over five years in addition to the $8.8 million it gets annually from the province ... The Orchestre Métropolitain…

SOURCE: montrealgazette.com at 09:49AM

Check Out the Opening Night for Miss You Like Hell at Off-Broadway’s Public Theater by Hannah Vine

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez star in Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown’s new musical about a mother-daughter bond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by Susan Grace

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Choreographer William Forsythe's Double Homecoming by Artsjournal1

"After more than 45 years working in Europe, changing the face of dance, he has returned to his native America. ... More significantly, since he left his own company in 2015, he has turned h…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 09:34AM

Mean Girls Defines All the Fetch Schquillz for You by Playbill Staff

Don't be a regular audience member—be a cool audience member with this Mean Girls dictionary! Grool!

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Diary: Christ on a motorbike – Jesus died for less by Tabard

Tabard knows some audience members find it hard to separate actors from the roles they play. There have been countless times soap

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:32AM

New York Continues Tax Credit for Upstate Broadway Tours

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has approved extending the Empire State Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit program for four more years, according to Forbes. The tax credit demonstrates …

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:30AM

Olivier Awards to rename Best Director award after Sir Peter Hall

Following a faux pas at the 2018 Oliver Awards where Sir Peter Hall was inexcusably omitted from the In Memoriam segment despite having passed away last September, the Society of London Thea…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:23AM

Geffen Playhouse Begins New Playwrights' Residency, 'The Writers' Room' by Artsjournal1

"The Writers' Room will be led by Rachel Wiegardt-Egel, the [Los Angeles theater's] newly named manager of New Play Development. A group of playwrights will each receive one-year residences …

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:18AM

Diary: Twist in pain at Ed Sheeran by Tabard

It feels like an increasing truism, in London at least, that you’re now never more than six feet away from an immersive

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Frances Ruffelle, Craig Bierko, Chuck Cooper, Jim Dale, More Honor Jamie deRoy April 11 by Andrew Gans

Producer-performer and host DeRoy is celebrating her 30th year as a member of the Friars Club.

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A Winter’s Tale ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener April 10, 2018 - Forget winter; when a Shakespearean tale is produced this intelligently, it is ripe for every season. Though the writing itself is long and frustrating at…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:15AM

As Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre approaches 50 years, it completes $21.2 million capital campaign to bring dance to the masses by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

After nearly a decade, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has completed its campaign to raise $21.2 million, the company announced Wednesday.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:07AM

Smithsonian To Open Satellite Museum In London by Artsjournal1

"The Smithsonian Institution has confirmed that it will work with the Victoria and Albert Museum to set up a joint gallery and exhibition programme in East London, on the former Olympic site…

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

Photo Coverage: Go Behind the Scenes as BroadwayHD Films BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS by Walter McBride

BroadwayHD Films Bright Colors And Bold Patterns Bright Colors And Bold Patterns is a riotous new solo play that stormed the stage with ferocity and wit, deemed 'hilarious' and 'uproarious' …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM

A Conversation with Penny Pun

  It is always a rare treat to discover a fellow Hong Kong transplant in the New York theater community, and this time, the blessing came in the form of Penny Pun. Speaking with Penny tugge…

SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:00AM

‘Worthy & fun’: WILL – Rose Playhouse by Shanine Salmon

With two performances in the original French, which will feature the playwright in an acting role, together with the English ones still to come before the play ends its run on 21 April, Will…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

Can ‘The Sting’ Sing? Don’t Bet on Red by Matthew Wexler

Harry Connick, Jr. stars in the screen-to-stage adaptation of the hit 1973 film but in spite of an A-list creative team, 'The Sting' isn't a winning hand.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:00AM

In pictures (April 12): Olivier Awards, NST City, the Bunker, Hope Mill Theatre, Bush Theatre, Polka Theatre, Arts Theatre, Southwark Playhouse by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures.This week’s highlights include the Olivier Awards, the Bush Theatre’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

A Guide to Broadway’s Jessie Mueller by Jackson McHenry

Performers of the kind whose names run above the title on Broadway musicals often have a signature — an idiosyncrasy, some way of essentially playing themselves. Jessie Mueller’s perform…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00AM

BWW's On This Day - April 11, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Actors Touring Company inquiry is far from having ‘fizzled out’ (your views, April 12) by The Stage

As the board of Actors Touring Company, we write in response to last week’s Editor’s View (‘Employers need to better handle harassment’,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:55AM

The Long-Awaited Lowdown on MASON REESE by Trav S.D.

Happy birthday, Mason Reese (b. 1965)! I have been looking forward to this post for days, as only someone my precise age would. Reese is just a few months older than me. He was a child acto…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:51AM

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, After #MeToo by Laurie Winer

Billy Bigelow says he does not beat his wife. “I wouldn’t beat a little thing like that — I hit her,” he explains to the Starkeeper, head man in heaven’s waiting room. But I’ve g…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:50AM

Time Step Taps With Originality At Broward Stage Door by Bill Hirschman

Time Step, the creative and original dance-centric revue at Broward Stage Door Theatre is a time travel tribute to tap dancing in all of its many guises.

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:45AM

NEWS: The Tricycle is renamed the Kiln Theatre as first season is announced by Press Releases

With Mapping Brent running at venues across the local community, artistic director Indhu Rubasingham has announced the opening season at the company’s newly refurbished theatre, which sees…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:42AM

Juilliard Selects Its Next Director Of Dance by Artsjournal1

"Alicia Graf Mack, an educator and former performer with Dance Theater of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will become the director of the dance division at Juilliard ... She w…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:32AM

New musical Broken Wings set to premiere at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Broken Wings, which is co-written by Nadmi Naaman (The Phantom of the Opera) and composer Dana Al Fardan and based on the autobiography of the same name by Lebanese-Ameri…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:28AM

Choreographer Donald McKayle, First Black Man To Direct A Broadway Musical, Dead At 87 by Artsjournal1

"He performed with modern-dance pioneers Martha Graham and José Limón while still in his teens. At 21, he formed his own dance company, whose members included such renowned figures as Alvi…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:16AM

Happy Warriors review at Upstairs at the Gatehouse – ‘a witty and intelligent debut’ by Paul Vale

Towards the end of the Second World War, the communist resistance in Yugoslavia were beginning to liberate pockets of the country. Any

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:15AM

Taylor Louderman on Mean Girls and More by Victoria Myers

"Mean Girls"—the movie that quickly became part of the canon of high school films—is now a Broadway musical. Stepping into the role of Regina George, the chief mean girl of "Mean Girls,"…

SOURCE: The Interval at 08:13AM

NEWS: Ovalhouse announces six shows for new summer season ahead of Demolition Party by Featured Content

Ovalhouse’s just-announced Summer Season 2018 celebrates innovation and experimentation with an incredible programme of six new shows plus seven FiRST BiTES. Exploring radical themes of so…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:05AM

Patti LuPone Says YouTube Personalities Are Stealing Work From 'Legitimate' Stage Actors by Artsjournal1

"The business is horrible, it's been horrible forever and it's worse now because of Twitter and Facebook and YouTube, so legitimate actors that have trained in the profession have a harder t…

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Obituary: Amanda Gaughan – ‘talented Scottish director’ by Thom Dibdin

Amanda Gaughan, who died suddenly at the age of 35, was a talented director who earned many friends in Scotland’s theatre community

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AM

‘Not yet cooked to perfection’: RELENTLESS UNSTOPPABLE HUMAN MACHINE – Roundhouse by Katharine Kavanagh

It’s a significant feat for a young company of this scale to succeed at making new work in the UK funding climate and, if Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine is not yet cooked to perfecti…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

Good question: How does a play as good as 'Birdland' end up in a storefront theater? by Chris Jones

A former Tribune colleague of mine sent me a note with a question this week. He’d been with his wife to see the Steep Theatre production of Simon Stephens’ “Birdland,” a fantastic sh…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AM

Attack Theatre brings VR technology to empty Office Depot for its new dance show by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Where others see an abandoned building, Attack Theatre sees an opportunity.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Spring Forward: the festival launching new dance artists across Europe by Donald Hutera

Opening doors for emerging choreographers around the continent, Spring Forward is a chance to showcase work and foster connections. Donald Hutera explores

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:56AM

Review: Quiz at the Noël Coward Theatre by Fergus Morgan

Let's play: Chris Tarrant quizzes you on the West End transfer of James Graham's latest hit play. The post Review: Quiz at the Noël Coward Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:52AM

Park Theatre’s July to December line-up announced by Carly-Ann Clements

Park Theatre is having quite a moment. The Finsbury Park venue has recently had an Olivier-nominated play with The Revlon Girl and it's currently hosting David Haig's Pressure which will be…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:51AM

Women Performers Have Been At The Heart Of The Circus For 250 Years, And They're Still Breaking Paths Today by Artsjournal1

"It has been 250 years since 'modern' circus was born with Philip Astley's invention of the equestrian ring in London in 1768. ... What is often overlooked about that first event is that Pat…

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All I See Is You review at Octagon Theatre, Bolton – ‘persuasive performances’ by Chris Bartlett

Kathrine Smith’s two-hander. All I See Is You – one of the recent winners of the Octagon’s annual prize for new writing –

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:35AM

NEWS: Maxine Peake will play Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at the Royal Exchange Manchester by Press Releases

Royal Exchange Manchester associate artist Maxine Peake is to take on the role of Samuel Beckett’s enigmatic heroine, Winnie, in artistic director Sarah Frankcom’s fresh production of Ha…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:31AM

Marcia Thompson, 94, Ford Foundation Officer Who Helped Change The Way Arts Orgs Are Run And Financed by Artsjournal1

"The National Arts Stabilization Fund, a consortium of private and corporate philanthropies ... , grew out of her collaboration, beginning in the late 1950s, with a Ford vice president, W. M…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:30AM

LOGOS: Mean Girls by JK

If I had to pick the best version, it would be this oneSometimes, show logos reveal a lot of thought in creating a meaningful image that conveys the essence of the play or musical it is repr…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:30AM

Lindsey Buckingham parts ways with Fleetwood Mac before tour by Blouin Artinfo

Months before the scheduled live tour, Lindsey Buckingham parted ways with Fleetwood Mac. The band recently announced in a statement about Lindsey Buckingham leaving the band.The Guardi…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:29AM

Photo Coverage: Katharine McPhee Makes Her Broadway Debut in WAITRESS by Walter McBride

Last night, April 10, Katharine McPhee made her Broadway debut in Waitress as Jenna. Check out photos from the big night below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24AM

Michelle Terry to play Hamlet in gender-blind inaugural season at Shakespeare’s Globe by Georgia Snow

Michelle Terry will play Hamlet in a gender-blind staging of the play, her first major production as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:23AM

Tricycle Theatre transformed into newly refurbished Kiln Theatre by Robin Johnson

Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham announced that the Tricycle Theatre will relaunch as the Kiln Theatre, with an exciting new season commencing September. The post Tricycle Theatre transfo…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:23AM

Photo Coverage: The Stanley Cup Visits COME FROM AWAY by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Last night, April 10, the cast of Come From Away were joined by a very special guest -- the Stanley Cup

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08AM

Quiz, Noel Coward Theatre, London, review: In James Graham's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire play, the audience is the jury of the 'coughing m by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

With its mix of populism, personal tragedy, politics, and even a pub quiz, this is sure to be another hit for a playwright on a roll

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:05AM

Rewind: Revisiting the Downtown Scene Through Alien Eyes in ‘Liquid Sky’ by J. Hoberman

This movie, which opened 35 years ago, is more than a time capsule. It’s a sci-fi spectacle with a “ferocious fashion sense.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:04AM

‘Gripping from start to finish’: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS – Bunker Theatre ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Devil With the Blue Dress is a sharp and incisive play that takes another look at an infamous part of US political history, with compelling performances from the cast of five – gripping fr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Careers clinic: ‘Which sixth-form should we choose for our daughter, an aspiring actor?’ by John Byrne

Our daughter will be turning 16 and has her heart set on working as an actor. She started at stage school a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM

Macbeth by Jo Nesbø review – Shakespeare reimagined by Steven Poole

Scandinavia’s king of crime turns the tragedy into a deliciously oppressive page-turnerThe Hogarth Shakespeare project invites modern novelists to reimagine some of his most celebrated pla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Feeding the Dragon, The Lucky Ones, Symphonie Fantastique, Leisure Labor Lust by Maxamoo

Liz, PennyMaria, and Jose on what we’ve seen on the stage lately: Feeding the Dragon by Sharon Washington at Cherry Lane Theatre The Lucky Ones by The Bengsons at the Connelly Theatre Sy…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 06:53AM

Roundtable: Working Conditions and Pay in Theatre Design by Francesca Peschier

Ahead of an open meeting called by the Society of British Theatre Designers, eight designers at all career levels discuss the struggle for fair working conditions The post Roundtable: Worki…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:40AM

Stars of Sondheim’s Company demand more lead roles for older women by Giverny Masso

Director Marianne Elliott and actor Rosalie Craig have called for more lead roles for older women in “predominantly male theatre”. Craig argued

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AM

Kilburn's Tricycle relaunches as Kiln theatre with Zadie Smith's White Teeth by Nosheen Iqbal

Artistic director Indhu Rubasingham explains how, after its £7m facelift, the theatre will give a platform to ‘stories we don’t hear’In the six years since Indhu Rubasingham was appoi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:23AM

Brief 4/11: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD Opens Tonight, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Children of a Lesser God opens tonight on Broadway, and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18AM

Review: Reared at Theatre503 by Simon Gwynn

Two in one: John Fitzpatrick's play is both kitchen sink comedy and insightful study of social evolution. The post Review: Reared at Theatre503 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:08AM

Summer Holiday UK Tour by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Based on the iconic film starring Cliff Richard, the Summer Holiday UK Tour will coming to a theatre near you in 2018/19. Book now! This post Summer Holiday UK Tour first …

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Norm Lewis to Lead “The Music Man,” Patti LuPone is Not Afraid to Speak Her Mind, and Anika Noni Rose to Star in CSC’s “Carmen Jones”! “Today on B…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

Review: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok by Aniqah Choudhri

Cooking up a storm: In-Sook Chappell's adaptation of Helen Tse's memoir is moving and original. The post Review: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:51AM

WATCH: 91-year-old Happy Warriors debut playwright has three more plays ready to go by Featured Content

When you make your playwriting debut at 91, there's no time to hang about. Watch this fantastic interview with 91-year-old James Hugh Macdonald, whose first play Happy Warriors is currently …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

Tricycle unveils first season as Kiln Theatre including Zadie Smith adaptation by Georgia Snow

A stage adaptation of Zadie Smith’s seminal novel White Teeth will be produced later this year at the Tricycle Theatre, which has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:19AM

Tricycle Theatre renamed Kiln after £5.5m revamp by Georgia Snow

The Tricycle Theatre has announced it is changing its name to Kiln Theatre, as it prepares to reopen after two years of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:17AM

‘Still as sharp & exciting as it was six months ago’: QUIZ – West End by Maryam Philpott

As Quiz transfers to the West End, James Graham’s insightful reflections on crucial moments in post-war history have fast become a vital resource in understanding who we are.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

Joan of Arc, Superstar? Not to the Woman Playing Her by Alexis Soloski

In “Saint Joan,” Condola Rashad tackles a classic role. But she’s interested in the woman, not the symbol.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Little Mermaid at York Theatre Royal by Louise Jones

Like stumbling over poetry written as a lovelorn teen: Louise Jones reviews Metta Theatre's adaptation of the underwater fairytale The post Review: Little Mermaid at York Theatre Royal appea…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:34AM

BWW Review: Quiara Alegr?a Hudes and Erin McKeown's MISS YOU LIKE HELL Explores The Emotional and Political Walls That Can Separate a Mother and Daug by Michael Dale

The current American president is never mentioned in bookwriterlyricist Quiara Alegria Hudes and composerlyricist Erin McKeown's lovely and touching chamber musical MISS YOU LIKE HELL. But e…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:10AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Everything Tech Providers Wished You Knew About Writing an RFP (Plus the Stuff They Want to Keep Secret) by Artshacker

Two of ArtsHacker’s own are at the 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference today running a session designed to help nonprofit admins get their RFP on. If you’re attending the confer…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM

Competition: Win tickets to see Shit-faced Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice at Leicester Square Theatre by The Stage

The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with two new shows for 2018: The Merchant of Venice and

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William Forsythe: 'Ballet demands strength that few would be willing to muster' by Sarah Crompton

The dance titan has returned to his home country, and classical dance, after years spent reshaping the art form in EuropeAt the age of 68, choreographer William Forsythe finds himself coming…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Brief Encounter at Empire Cinema by Alice Saville

The billow of smoke: Emma Rice's reimagining of the classic is gorgeously, but narrowly, romantic. The post Review: Brief Encounter at Empire Cinema appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:23AM

The 7 Sopranos: Songs from Stage and Screen by Arts Review

The 50s has never been so much fun! Songs from Stage and Screen, the brand new Australian musical featuring The 7 Sopranos will transport audiences back to the era of Hollywood glamour as th…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:10AM

Actor Irvine Iqbal: Token BAME casting in West End shows will no longer cut it by Irvine Iqbal

“I passionately believe that the stage needs to reflect the diversity of the UK population or it risks becoming sidelined,” Andrew Lloyd

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Stage manager Katie Jackson: Every movement counts when making a visual cue by Katie Jackson

As a deputy stage manager – the person who calls the technical aspects of a performance – I have noticed an increase

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre, review - entertaining confection by Veronica Lee

James Graham tells of the "coughing major" who wanted to be a millionaireYou could be forgiven for not remembering the “coughing major” brouhaha in 2001, coming as it did the d…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Dutch Masters Review: Black Meets White on Subway by Jonathan Mandell

In “Dutch Masters,” a new play written by Greg Keller and directed by Andre Holland, a young black man meets a young white man on the subway, with unexpected results. In “Dutchman,” …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:28AM

by Tim

What’s inside a writer’s notebook? → Peek into the notebooks of Paul Theroux, Susie Boyt, and Amit Chaudhuri, complete with photos of the scribblings themselves : The mystique …

SOURCE: direct address at 01:12AM

Dutch Masters by Darryl Reilly

In 70 gripping minutes, Keller takes this familiar premise in a compelling direction. His biting dialogue reflects the divisive era during the mayoralty of the African-American David Dinkins…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:12AM

Wicked Frozen by Darryl Reilly

Zoe Farmingdale’s book is a tart and good-natured treatment of the salvation of a high school misfit. The cheery, witty and melodious score has lyrics by Ms. Farmingdale and Toby Singer an…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:10AM

Theater News: Children of a Lesser God Set to Open Its First Broadway Revival

Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff costar in Mark Medoff's groundbreaking play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Alyson Stoner Opens Up About Her Sexual Identity & Loving Cardi B by Young Hollywood

Alyson Stoner Opens Up About Her Sexual Identity & Loving Cardi BWe are excited to welcome Alyson Stoner to the Young Hollywood Studio to get the scoop on her debut single "When It's Right" …

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Alyson Stoner Acts Out Classic Disney Channel Original Movies by Young Hollywood

Alyson Stoner Acts Out Classic Disney Channel Original MoviesWe're chilling in the Young Hollywood Studio with singer, actress, dancer, and all-around badass Alyson Stoner where we challenge…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Ho-Yoon Chung by Arts Review

Who is Ho-Yoon Chung? I am a Tenor. I sing as Rodolfo at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – La Boheme. I am Korean, however, I live in Vienna, Austria. What would you do differently to w…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:38AM

Get a 360-Degree Look at Company XIV by Playbill Staff

The fearless downtown troupe provides a complete view that no audience would ever get in this new video.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34AM

From Emcee to The Wizard: Celebrate Joel Grey on His Birthday by Hannah Vine

The Tony- and Academy Award-winning Cabaret star celebrates his birthday April 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20AM

ACMI revamp to drive jobs, tourism and creativity by Arts Review

Melbourne’s Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will be transformed to become one of the world’s leading museums for screen culture – attracting more visitors, creating jobs …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:07AM

Flip Through the Opening Night Playbill of Children of a Lesser God on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The Broadway revival officially opens April 11 at Studio 54.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Play the Broadway (Fake) Name Game! by Logan Culwell-Block

Do you know the pseudonyms and stage names used by characters in Broadway shows and the actors who play them? Take our quiz!

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Children of a Lesser God, Starring Joshua Jackson & Lauren Ridloff, Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

A new Broadway production of Mark Medoff's Tony-winning 1980 play Children of a Lesser God opens at Studio 54 on April 11. Kenny Leon directs the revival, which began previews on March 2…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

'Symphonie Fantastique' as Rorschach Test - Puppeteer Basil Twist revives the abstract show that launched his career

Puppeteer Basil Twist revives the abstract show that launched his career---The other night, MacArthur "genius grant"-winning puppet master Basil Twist spotted a face in his aquatic ballet Sy…

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