Encores will close out its season with the musical Me and My Gal. Watch Artistic Director Jack Viertel and Victoria Clark discuss how this truly British musical fit into the 25th anniversary…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42PM[SHARE]The Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation says the public broadcaster's English service earlier this month began destroying acetate transcriptions, as well as audio and video recordings that …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:36PM[SHARE]It is always a pleasure to see Mr. Broderick take the stage, and it is admirable that he lends his star power to a successful off-Broadway company, but he has not taken full advantage of the…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:35PM[SHARE]'We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep'
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:33PM[SHARE]Waitress tour star Desi Oakley asks for two truths and a pie, soaks up some sun on the Florida coastline with a friend and more!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM[SHARE]Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Release Date Set for Sutton Foster's New Album
The countdown begins! Ghostlight Records has set a release date for two-…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM[SHARE]Rema Webb stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Escape To Margaritaville and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM[SHARE]The building -- monumental at 92,000 square feet and pricey at $70 million -- is an investment in things real and symbolic.
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"More and more of us now express our emotions through the devices and software we rely on in our everyday lives. E-mail, text messages, social media, video chat"each platform demands of us d…
SOURCE: www.iasc-culture.org at 05:42PM[SHARE]When I do concerts I often give talks to students. They get them together, and I talk to them in the afternoon, and we talk about music. Not too long ago one young fellow, he said, "Tell me …
SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 05:42PM[SHARE]On this day in 2017, the divine Bette Midler returned to Broadway in the iconic role of Dolly Levi in the smash-hit revival of Jerry Herman's HELLO DOLLY
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM[SHARE]It was a magical day yesterday at the Lyric Theatre Below, watch as J.K. Rowling surprisesthe company with a visit to the theatre, just two days until the official Broadway opening
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM[SHARE]Under Jo Bonney's fluid direction, the scenes move seamlessly from one to the other. A sliding panel (sometimes more than one) signals the scene changes allowing the action to proceed withou…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:31PM[SHARE]The season will include plays from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Lucas Hnath as well as 'Falsettos' and the return of fan favorite Libby Whittemore.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:19PM[SHARE]Lauren Ambrose and the My Fair Lady cast talk about bringing this beloved classic back in 2018.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM[SHARE]Set designer Dane Laffrey describes the making of Once On This Island’s magical world.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM[SHARE]The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM[SHARE]This week, Summer's LaChanze, Ariana DeBose and Storm Lever strike a pose, set designer Dane Laffrey reveals his inspiration behind creating the imaginative world of Once On This Island …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM[SHARE]Love Never Dies national tour stars Gardar Thor Cortes and Meghan Picerno talk about playing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary star-crossed lovers.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM[SHARE]The funding will support commissions from emerging playwrights Joanna Garner, Lily Houghton, and C.A. Johnson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PM[SHARE]The service organization recognizes theatre artists and companies working in the TYA field.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:12PM[SHARE]The underwear-clad duo of Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina return to the downtown venue April 30.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PM[SHARE]With exuberant directing, marvellous singing and delightful choreography, the Opera Atelier production offers a worthwhile night at the opera, writes Michael Vincent.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:02PM[SHARE]We speak to the voice of The Little Mermaid and the producer of Beauty and the Beast about Howard, a new documentary about Broadway and Disney lyricist Howard Ashman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]"The Beauty Queen of Leenane" âœâœâœ 1/2 "I'd die before you'd put me in a home," says the old Irish lady. "Aye," says her daughter, "hopefully." Playwright Martin McDonagh's fam…
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The mixed program features two premieres and "The Age of Anxiety."
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM[SHARE]What do you give a guy for his 454th birthday? A party is always good, which is what the Old Globe Theatre has in mind for tomorrow (April 21) as it pays tribute to that house playwright, th…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 04:50PM[SHARE]Roundabout Theatre CompanyTodd Haimes, Artistic DirectorCEO - in association withChocolate Factory ProductionsDavid Babani, Artistic Director andSonia FriedmanProductions -present the first …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM[SHARE]As the weather warms up, the streets of New York City's theatre district begin to fill with tourists, who trek from the far corners of the world for a chance to see a Broadway show. But do t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM[SHARE]Scenic designer Dedalus Wainwright utilizes a simple assortment of benches and office furniture for the first act. For the second, Mr. Wainwright creates a configuration of gray wood platfor…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:36PM[SHARE]In partnership with the non-profit Social Science Research Council, Facebook's social-science program will put out a call for university scientists to apply for grants to stud…
SOURCE: psmag.com at 04:33PM[SHARE]Asked whether the principles of the Orpheus Process had any resonance these days, Stanford business professor Jeffrey Feffer replied in an email, "There are various movements that have tried…
SOURCE: www.sfcv.org at 04:33PM[SHARE]Only in America do we ask our writers to believe they don't matter as a condition of writing. It is time to end this. Much of my time as a student was spent doubting the importance of my wor…
SOURCE: www.theparisreview.org at 04:33PM[SHARE]He turned 81 on Friday, but life is much like it's always been for actor-activist George Takei: busy, busy, busy. Takei recently starred in the Los Angeles production of "Allegiance," a musi…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 04:25PM[SHARE]ASTEP Artists Striving to End Poverty has added more performers to the lineup for their inaugural gala, ASTEP amp Friends, on Monday, April 23, at 54 Below. Joel Perez, Noah Ricketts, Carrie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM[SHARE]A second round of South Florida theater season announcements have coincided with the withdrawal of snowbirds, but if this year's busy slate is any indication, the 2018-2019 season will barel…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:18PM[SHARE]The Lawrence Wright play runs through April 29 at Houston’s Alley Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Norbert Leo Butz, Lauren Ambrose, Harry Hadden-Paton, and more greet Playbill on the red carpet.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM[SHARE]By Editorial Staff
Bat Out Of Hell opened last night at London’s Dominion Theatre followed by an after show party at the Bloomsbury Ballroom. Check out Dave Bennett’s great photo…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:30PM[SHARE]Ivo van Hove adapts 'After the Rehearsal' and 'Persona' with mixed results.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM[SHARE]"I also think that he was a playwright who was very confident in his interpretation of the play. I once heard him say, 'No actor or director has ever shown me anything in one of my plays tha…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM[SHARE]Although no cinema deal has materialized, the idea of Netflix buying a theater chain would mark a new phase in the company's rapid ascent to become one of the most powerful players in the en…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:24PM[SHARE]The Royal Shakespeare Company's latest "King Lear," as directed by Gregory Doran, is one that needs no explanation and no program notes. At one and the same time both medieval and contempora…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:19PM[SHARE]While performers who go from show to show embrace the identity, Actors' Equity has decided that a ceremony celebrating them needs to be renamed.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PM[SHARE]After its acclaimed Broadway, touring and international productions, The Muny will be the first theatre in the world to create its own production ofJersey Boys. The Muny announced today the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM[SHARE]'Somehow it gets to your heart and your core and it effects everything. You just have shivers. You're trying to act, but you're dealing with the most beautiful score ever written.' That's wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM[SHARE]The cast of My Fair Lady joins Matt Rodin for this twisted Red Carpet Challenge on opening night!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PM[SHARE]The Muny's upcoming centennial-season production of Tony-winning musical Jersey Boys has found its Four Seasons! Mark Ballas, Nicolas Dromard and Keith Hines—alums of Broadway'…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PM[SHARE]Young adult fiction focusing on LGBT characters was a really depressing genre for a very long time. A majority of books in this genre focused on tragic, but unfortunately realistic stories o…
SOURCE: Fragments at 03:04PM[SHARE]
The Off-Broadway Theatre will celebrate its 35th anniversary gala May 14 at the Edison Ballroom.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PM[SHARE]It takes a bold soul to approach the works of Igor Stravinsky. Only the most adventurous and sometimes reckless musicians approach pieces like Rite of Spring, taking on the intense difficult…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:48PM[SHARE]A Sondheim, a couple of Broadway hits, a couple of brand spankin’ new shows, and a boatload of cabarets. Signature Theatre’s 2018-2019 follows the familiar contours of recent sea…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:48PM[SHARE]Back in college in Minnesota, I was so into the forlorn films of Ingmar Bergman that I think he affected my mental health. I could relate to his bleak Nordic worldview, which I associated wi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:43PM[SHARE] "Telling a story is an act of courage, listening is an act of compassion." by Alix Cohen If, like me, this organization has been in your peripheral vision, if you…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:42PM[SHARE]BLINDING SON I'm half Latino, half Eastern-European Jew, and I'm gay. But I know nothing of what it means to be African-American in a country founded on hating the color of your skin"a count…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:37PM[SHARE]The Tony-winning musical has renewed its partnership with the arts-in-education organization ArtsConnection.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PM[SHARE]Two and a half hours of music perfect for April 20...or whenever.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:33PM[SHARE]If there’s one thing we learned from Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical‘s explosion onto the West End scene last year, it’s that the Bat likes nothing more than a big open…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 02:28PM[SHARE]For most people in creative arts and entertainment, work is episodic. "Survival work," taken on to make ends meet, can be draining and distract from leading your best creative life. In our …
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 02:24PM[SHARE]According to Variety, much of the original cast of the ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE is set to return for the sequel. Lending their voices again are actors Josh Gad, Jason Sudeikis,Danny McBride, Peter …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM[SHARE]Ghostlight Records has announced that PRINCE OF BROADWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording is available in physical, digital and streaming formats today, Friday, April 20. The 16-page CD book…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM[SHARE] By Ron Fassler Having seen my first Broadway musical as a child in 1967, I have always been sorry that I missed the 1968 musical The Happy Time. With a score by J…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:15PM[SHARE]Javier Munoz took to Twitter today to share a public statement and apology for some of his posts on the site following some backlash last month from fans.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM[SHARE]Denzel Washington is currently on stage inEugene O'Neill's ferocious American classic, The Iceman Cometh, but apparently he almost took on a different iconic role. In an interview with The N…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM[SHARE]Ariana Grande has released her first new song in two years. “No Tears Left to Cry” premiered on April 19 along with a futuristic, visual effects-driven new music video directed b…
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It was, in her words, "a fucking compulsion," says Tommy, a mixed-race native of Cape Town who came to Massachusetts with her family at age 15. "I believed the lie that the reason that there…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM[SHARE]The statue known as "Fearless Girl" will soon be moved from its spot at the southern tip of Broadway to a spot facing the New York Stock Exchange, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday.…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PM[SHARE]Performances of Bernard Weinraub’s play begin May 18 at Boston Huntington Theatre Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM[SHARE]New York-area audiences finally have a chance to see Angélica Liddell, a darling of European theaters, in "Esta Breve Tragedia" at Peak Performances.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PM[SHARE]This week’s production news includes Kwame Kwei-Armah’s first season as artistic director of the Young Vic in London, a new immersive experience from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:29PM[SHARE]PIX11, Tribune Broadcasting’s New York flagship station, has partnered with The Broadway Channel to present Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, a monthly series of specials about Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM[SHARE]By Jessica Wretlind
It's simply The Best success story of the most deserving kind. Tina the musical is a stunning show in all respects and likely to be a run away success throughout it's yea…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:19PM[SHARE]The GIRLS of Ménage a Trois will be appearing at The Green Room 42 next Monday, April 23, 2018 at 9:30 PM. (For tickets please see below.)
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:16PM[SHARE]Is Jen Tepper your idol Trick question, Jen Tepper is everyone's idol. While there will never be another Jen Tepper, if she has inspired you to become a theatre historian, then BroadwayWorld…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PM[SHARE]John Barrowman's force of personality means the anecdotes flow out of him with barely any prompting from the wonderfully acerbic Seth Rudetsky, but with such a storied career he's certainly …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]When Nyle DiMarco won the Mirror Ball Trophy on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars in 2016, he was following in the ballroom steps of deaf actress Marlee Matlin, who danced (but didn’t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:00PM[SHARE]Josh Rhodes will direct the Tony-winning musical this summer at the St. Louis venue.
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Producer Stacey Mindich is pleased to announce that Dear Evan Hansen will continue its partnership with ArtsConnection, NYC's leading arts-in-education organization, for a second year, thank…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM[SHARE]Earlier this week, the cast ofMean Girlswent into the studio at Power Station at BerkleeNYC to recordMean Girls' Original Broadway Cast Recording. Check out the photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM[SHARE]The album will drop digitally May 18 before a physical release June 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM[SHARE]Grande's new song, her first new music since the tragic Manchester bombings of 2017, signals that, while she still holds the tragedy in her heart, she's finally cleared her head.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 12:50PM[SHARE]"Jewish Italian musicologist and pianist Francesco Lotoro has devoted his life to unearthing thousands of songs and scores written during the Holocaust. ... Lotoro has catalogued symphonies,…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM[SHARE]In the 53-page complaint that includes lines that reference Shakespeare ("Something is rotten in the state of Denmark") and that are almost Dickensian, New York litigator Aaron Richard Go…
SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 12:48PM[SHARE]The harmonies are exquisite, the lyrics raw and real. The ensemble could probably make a decent living gigging around Chicago.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:46PM[SHARE]Huntington Theatre Company has announced casting for the Boston premiere of Fall, a play by journalist Bernard Weinraub about the life of iconic playwright Arthur Miller. The company will be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM[SHARE]Denzel Washington, the Tony and Oscar winner currently back on Broadway in Eugene O'Neill's powerful epic The Iceman Cometh, has identified his next main-stem role. In a recent …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM[SHARE]Want to take a sneak peek at the Broadway revival of Saint Joan? Well, you'll have to leave the premonitions to Joan of Arc, but luckily, we've got your first glimpse at shots f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM[SHARE]Ma-Yi Theater Company presents Mike Lew's contemporary re-imagining of Richard III.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM[SHARE]In her new musical The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Chris Bush explores the polarising effect of Twitter and Facebook on public debate.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PM[SHARE]The Coronation Street and Dinnerladies star returns to the London stage this May.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]The actor attacks the obsession with grades and attainment as she prepares to star in education drama The Be All and End AllStar of stage and screen Imogen Stubbs has launched a withering at…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Here’s a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York City area and around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM[SHARE]Hyena is an exciting, vibrant and honest exploration of a complex female bond. The show is a celebration of the power of womanhood and highlights how our abilities as individuals can benefit…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]
The Manhattan Theatre Club's revival starring Condola Rashad officially opens April 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM[SHARE]The Broadway-Bound new musical Head Over Heels began performances at San Francisco's Curran Theater last week and had it's official opening night on April 18th Check out the Go-Gos talking a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]The Huntington Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Fall, which tells the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller's secret son Daniel, his child with third wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]Stars from some of the most popular shows on Broadway, including Angels in America, The Band's Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Hello, Dolly, The Lion King, Mean Girls, Once on This Island a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]No matter how much you love your significant other, chances are that eventually you are going to need some time apart. However, for real-life married couple Maggie Lakis and Rob McClure, tha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]Among the Broadway names of the past several decades, producer and director Hal Prince surely stands as one of the greatest. His name has been attached to some of the most iconic musicals of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]From SOUTH PACIFIC to THE KING AND I to FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and now MY FAIR LADY, director Bartlett Sher has been spending the better part of this young century perfecting his method of moun…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]GHOSTLIGHT DELUXE, an imprint of Ghostlight Records, has announced the release of Take Me to the World, the long-awaited third album from two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. The record…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]BroadwayWorld is bringing you a first look at MTC's powerful new production of Saint Joan. View the photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]Just in time for Mother's Day, Playbill Store offers a brand-new totebag!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM[SHARE]Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern and Managing Director Suzanne Appel announce an initial line-up of stars set for the 2018 Gala Fundraiser celebrating Tony…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AM[SHARE]The musical, featuring such songs as “We Got the Beat,” “Mad About You,” and “Heaven Is a Place on Earth,” opened April 18 at San Francisco’s Curran…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM[SHARE]Donnelly discusses his journey with the international hit musical in the video below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM[SHARE]"Jean-François Sudre, a music teacher in 19th-century France, ... [had a] vision of a universal language [that] transcended linguistic boundaries. From written and spoken word to melody, …
SOURCE: www.atlasobscura.com at 11:36AM[SHARE]Cuyahoga Arts and Culture CEO and executive director Karen Gahl-Mills has resigned, effective June 7, according to a press release sent this morning, April 18. In a challenging atmospher…
SOURCE: canjournal.org at 11:36AM[SHARE]Evan, meet Parkland. As part of the fundraising effort From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Parkland, USA, Noah Galvin " who recently ended his tenure as the titular lead in Broadw…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:35AM[SHARE]New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30AM[SHARE]Go grab a slushi because Heathers The Musical is hot, hot, hot! When tickets went on sale last week, The Other Palace Theatre's box office records were broken and left for dust. And, the …
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:19AM[SHARE]Hailey Kilgore will perform David Friedman’s “Help Is on the Way” at the annual event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]BAT'S BACK…    In a remarkably quick return after its Coliseum outing , Jim Steinman's barmy musical is storming onto the Tottenham Court Road, rocking on. Few cast c…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 11:17AM[SHARE]Tina Fey's Mean Girls musical might have just recently opened on Broadway, but the show is already a bonafide hit. Fey joined scene-stealing star Barrett Wilbert Weed, who plays Janis Sa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM[SHARE]Zach Adkins says growing up as a "bigger kid" in a smaller town made it hard to find his passion. “If you weren't good at sports, you weren't good at anything,”…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM[SHARE]Boston's Huntington Theatre Company has announced casting for the world premiere of Fall, a play by journalist Bernard Weinraub about the life of iconic playwright Arthur Miller. The com…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM[SHARE]Kennedy Center's "Bergman 100 Celebration" continues with (through Sunday only!) a Toneelgroep Amsterdam production: stage versions of two screenplays by the great man whose centenary is bei…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:12AM[SHARE]The two-time Tony winner and Younger star performs such show tunes as “It All Fades Away” and “Stars and the Moon” on the upcoming recording.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM[SHARE]Bette Midler will return to her box office-busting role in “Hello, Dolly!” this summer, stepping back into the part that won her a Tony Award, in a new six-week run that will cap…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:05AM[SHARE]SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- When the idea first came up, the Go-Go's found it so improbable and off-beat that they instantly fell in love with it....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:04AM[SHARE]Coronation Street and Dinner Ladies star Shobna Gulati is to join the West End cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. She will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AM[SHARE]"There's a lot of dark humour, a lot of very bad punning and some interesting 2000's fashion choices " what's not to like?"
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]No amount of frosting can sweeten the bitter aftertaste of this Midwest premiere at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]
NEW YORK (AP) -- For Earth Day, Julian Lennon hopes to lay the foundation for a whole new crop of environmentalists. He just has to wait a decade or two before they bloom....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:38AM[SHARE]Fey also shared her memories from opening night while stopping by The Tonight Show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM[SHARE]The stars and creators of the new bio-musical Summer, the Donna Summer Musical reveal what one question they would love to ask the music icon.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:20AM[SHARE]Nineteen-year-old Allan Monga, who arrived (legally) in Portland last year as a refugee from Zambia, won the Maine state finals of the NEA's Poetry Out Loud contest last month. All state cha…
SOURCE: www.pressherald.com at 10:18AM[SHARE]"By the mid-1960s, it was assumed in some circles that all of the possibilities for painting were exhausted - that the medium had, more or less, died. But some painters pushed back against t…
SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 10:18AM[SHARE]"For Saddam, the ruined city of Babylon had always held a special fascination. He ordered an ambitious reconstruction of the city's walls, costing millions of dollars at the height of the Ir…
SOURCE: www.bbc.com at 10:18AM[SHARE]"The Tate briefly flirted with the idea of splitting in two and setting up an entirely separate Museum of Modern Art, inspired by the success of MoMA in New York. This was in the early 1990s…
SOURCE: www.theartnewspaper.com at 10:18AM[SHARE]Call them potters, ceramicists, or clay sculptors, but there are getting to be more of them, amateur and professional - and their work is fetching higher prices. Reporter Amy Fleming looks a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Ms. Burstyn talks about "The House of Tomorrow" and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #MeToo story.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AM[SHARE]Tina Fey introduces a special performance of "I'd Rather Be Me," sung by Barrett Wilbert Weed as Janice, from the Broadway musical Mean Girls, for the Tonight Show audience.
The post Barrett…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:13AM[SHARE]Lauren Ridloff is a joy to watch as Sarah and gives an impressive Broadway debut, sculpting words with fluid movements that float in the air, accompanied by miens of anger, joy, passion and …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:13AM[SHARE]Bette Midler, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, will return to the show for a strictly limited-engagement of six-weeks. She will succeed Bern…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:04AM[SHARE]So everybody just keeps talking about Jamie... because it just keeps giving us reasons to. The Olivier Award-nominated show is still bringing joy to all its viewers thanks to its incredib…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:03AM[SHARE]I thought it would be great to celebrate some of my favourite things about Emma Rice's time as the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]
The Bartlett Sher-helmed revival officially opened April 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM[SHARE]The West End's longest running show, The Mousetrap, has just announced its cast for its 66th consecutive year on the London stage.
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:56AM[SHARE]Print Room at the Coronet, LondonThis shattering revival draws out the playwright's sexual candour and grim humour " and deserves a far longer runIt is the fashion these days to strip Ibsen …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]The actor, writer and standup on the things that make him laugh the mostAmerican comedian Dr Brown [Phil Burgers]. And I cried when I saw Steve Martin touring with his bluegrass band because…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]Tina Fey appeared last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In addition to introducing a performance from Mean Girls the Musical, which can be seen here, Fey talked about 30 Rock…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM[SHARE]My Fair Lady opened last night, April 19, at Lincoln Center. We're taking you inside opening night on the red carpet. Check out photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM[SHARE]Check out the official lyric video for I'd Rather Be Me Performed by Barrett Wilbert Weed amp the Original Broadway Cast of MEAN GIRLS. The song is now available for purchase on iTunes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM[SHARE]The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the Theater Company's Broadway star-studded production of The Who's Tommy. Andy Mientus, who leads the cast, shared a first look photo to h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM[SHARE]On last night's Tonight Show, Barrett Wilbert Weed, currently playing Janice in Mean Girls on Broadway, performed 'I'd Rather Be Me.' Tina Fey, the writer of the musical, as well as the movi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:35AM[SHARE]Gibney's volume offers a wide range of readers with an introduction to the complexities of Irish history, including questions of what exactly constitutes the national history itself.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:24AM[SHARE]Bette Midler is heading back where she belongs, returning to Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! for the final six weeks of the hit Tony-winning show that won her a Tony of her own. Bernadette Pe…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:21AM[SHARE]Call on Dolly! Bette Midler, the megastar who took home a 2017 Tony Award for her turn in the title role of Hello, Dolly!, will return to the Tony-winning revival at the Shubert Theatre on J…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18AM[SHARE]"The reaction to Matilda represents, in microcosm, many of the contradictions of contemporary Russian culture. It should have been a flagship Russian movie, ... [and] originally had Oscar am…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Heathers The Musical, which is set to star Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica, broke box office records last week when it became the largest selling production at …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:12AM[SHARE]The partnership between Washington National Opera and The Kennedy Center continues to dominate the opera scene in Washington. But Deborah Rutter, at the helm of the entire arts complex, cont…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:06AM[SHARE]By Douglas Mayo
As Strat in Bat Out Of Hell, Andrew Polec is an incredible find. His scrawny, pale build and unkempt hair hide a voice that is perfectly suited to Steinman’s incredible…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:06AM[SHARE]After the Tribeca Film Festival's 35th anniversary Scarface screening Thursday night, members of the cast reunited to talk about the gangster movie's history and impact. Al Pacino, Michelle …
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:01AM[SHARE]The jukebox musical traces the first 18 months of Presley's career, from his days as a teen-aged truck driver to his association with Col. Tom Parker.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]She brings an administrative brain to a small, hardy new-play company on the verge of an upgrade.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]Most any week the theater provides a college seminar's worth of social-justice studies, but the conversations are particularly prevalent now in L.A.'s smaller theaters. This week they look a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM[SHARE]Social justice is a topic in L.A. smaller-theater productions of "Key Change" by Collective Studio: Los Angeles, "Native Son" by Antaeus, "The Immigrant" by Sierra Madre Playhouse and "Enriq…
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She's back but not for long. Bette Midler steps back into the title role for the show's final weeks before it closes on August 25.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:54AM[SHARE]Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 20 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AM[SHARE]Bette Midler will be back where she belongs " on Broadway in the title role that won her a Tony in "Hello, Dolly!"
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:33AM[SHARE]I had several reasons for wanting to see Little Pink House, which opens today in seven cities. One is that I love Catherine Keener. The other is that it is set in, and was shot in, New Londo…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:33AM[SHARE]"Five years ago, Haifaa al-Mansour made history with her moving and critically-acclaimed drama Wadjda, making her not just the first female Saudi filmmaker, but the first director to have sh…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:33AM[SHARE]"Both the creators of the ballet and its performers have been nominated for the Benois de la Danse, nicknamed the ballet's Oscars, in four professional categories: Ilya Demutskiy for Best Co…
SOURCE: tass.com at 08:33AM[SHARE]The director of Moscow's acclaimed Gogol Center theater, Serebrennikov has been under house arrest since last August, awaiting trial on embezzlement charges that his allies call absurd and t…
SOURCE: www.rferl.org at 08:32AM[SHARE]With critics weighing in on the gruesome new season, actor/producer Elisabeth Moss says they're "not trying to pound anything down anyone’s throats."
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SOURCE: USA Today at 08:16AM[SHARE]An uneasy mix: Simon Dormandy's production combines squirmy sexual politics with knockabout comedy.
The post Review: Much Ado About Nothing at Rose Theatre Kingston appeared first on Exeunt …
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:05AM[SHARE]To get into the mind of his character in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Anthony Boyle thought about dogs. In the two-part play, Boyle routinely steals scenes as Scorpius Malfoy, son of H…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:03AM[SHARE]This work, which the Royal Swedish Ballet debuted in 2015, has nothing directly to do with Shakespeare's play of the same title, so don't be confused.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Do a crop of inward-looking new plays about white privilege represent a step forward, or are they an expression of privilege in themselves?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Killian Donnelly will make history as the first Irishman to play the role since Colm Wilkinson in the original production. Watch him chat below about bringing the show home to Dublin…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:00AM[SHARE]If we all want retail to continue to be a part of our urban aesthetic landscape, we had better start buying things in shops. On Thursday, the Tribune reported that Carson's, a department sto…
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With a long history of rewrites and revisions, Chess is being revived at the London Coliseum this month. Nick Smurthwaite looks at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AM[SHARE]I missed a trick with my questions last night at the world premiere of DAMES, the surreal comedy about six millennial women who meet in a nightclub loo, which marks the playwriting debut …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:42AM[SHARE]A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play about Adolf Hitler's youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:42AM[SHARE]Parkwood Creative, which operates Parkwood Theatres, has won the contract to run the Wellingborough Castle Theatre, taking its UK portfolio of venues
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM[SHARE]A new collective for people of colour who write about theatre has been formed to support the development of critics from diverse
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM[SHARE]Eugene O'Neill's script is torn between a tragic examination of familial conflict, realistic representation of drug and alcohol abuse, O'Neill's need to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AM[SHARE]The Other Palace, LondonThe showbiz veteran recovers from a shaky start to deliver a heartrending solo cabaret that melds the personal and politicalNever has a show been more aptly named. Ka…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM[SHARE]Bette Midler is returning to star in "Hello, Dolly!" for six weeks this summer. Midler will return to the show from July 17 through the end of the show, which producer Scott Rudin said will …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:21AM[SHARE]Did you miss the Olivier Award-winning run of Follies at the National Theatre last year? Well, put those regrets behind you because you'll have another chance.
The post Dates announced for F…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:20AM[SHARE]Brace yourself " here comes the next mega-hit jukebox musical. Tina, which opened with a bang in the West End this week
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM[SHARE]Guleraana Mir's writing is the real star of Coconut. There's room for development but the ideas are there and it's refreshing to go to the theatre to see something that feels entirely new.
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It is 21 years since Steven Greenhorn’s road movie for the stage had its debut at the Edinburgh Traverse. And, while it is firmly set
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM[SHARE]BERLIN (AP) -- A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play about Adolf Hitler's youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armba…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:50AM[SHARE]The heat is rising in the Alabama Delta. On an isolated fishing trip, Betty is trying to talk to her girlfriend Kendra,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM[SHARE]A circus inspired by nuclear physics? It's hard not to think of the world's premier political megalomaniacs and their social media sabre-rattling.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM[SHARE]Gregory Ratoff (Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner, ca. 1893-1960) was a rarity in Hollywood: equally accomplished as both an actor and director, and also an occasional producer. He also acted and d…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:18AM[SHARE]Today, Cameron Mackintosh announced the sad news that Killian Donnelly will be leaving the London production of Les Misérables.
The post Killian Donnelly joins Les Misérables tour appeared…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:18AM[SHARE]Stalwart of British theatre and first wife of John OsbornePamela Lane, the first wife of the playwright John Osborne, who has died at the age of 80, outlived all of his subsequent four wives…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM[SHARE]BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AM[SHARE]In Kenneth Emson's superbly crafted new play, Plastic, a small town along the Thames Estuary in Essex smoulders its hormonal slow-burns until a teenage disagreement escalates into a tragedy.
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Listen: Reviews are in for “My Fair Lady,” “Hadestown” is Coming to Broadway via London, and San Francisco Critics have their Say on “Head Over Heels”! …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM[SHARE]Who is Natalie Gamsu? Who is Natalie Gamsu… I think that question is always more accurate when you ask other people their experience of you. I think I'm your average neurotic warm hedo…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 05:52AM[SHARE]Back in the 70s, The Liver Birds was ground-breaking TV " a show where the lead characters were two young women who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:36AM[SHARE]Killian Donnelly will play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables when it tours the UK later this year. Donnelly is currently playing the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AM[SHARE]Much of what the Pensive Federation has achieved isn't to do with the large numbers that take part (even though that is impressive) but because of the palpable sense of belonging that the ac…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:20AM[SHARE]Now in its fifteenth year, and running 27 " 29 April 2018, the Bendigo Queer Film Festival (BQFF) is one of the few regional centres Australia wide to host its very own queer film fest…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 05:18AM[SHARE]Killian Donnelly will play Jean Valjean in the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of the Boublil and Schönberg musical Les Misérables.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]But overall, this is a light and entertaining production of Much Ado About Nothing that just needs some more focus in some scenes to keep the pace flowing better. Worth a visit.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]After showing poise and fortitude opposite Romeo and in "A Doll's House, Part 2," the Broadway actress takes on the titular martyr-troublemaker of "Saint Joan."
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:00AM[SHARE]After decades performing in with major houses in Australia and London, far from the woman who is now his wife, former Sydney Opera House concertmaster Aubrey Murphy has taken up with Clevela…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]The actress will portray Joan Littlewood in a brand new musical by Sam Kenyon, opening at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon on 22 June 2018.
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Well, what else can you do? “Hello, Dolly!” has been playing to respectable houses since January when Bernadette Peters took over. Peters, Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48AM[SHARE]Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has announced the appointment of former Richard Wherrett Fellow, Paige Rattray, in the new role of Associate Director. Currently Associate Artistic Director for …
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 02:41AM[SHARE]The sleek, carefree party jam of the spring… as inspired by the Manchester bombing of last spring? That's not a contradictory notion, at least not in the intent behind Ariana Grande's new …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:28AM[SHARE]Chris McCormack reviews Stephen Sondheim's musical about nine people who attempted to assassinate US presidents
The post Review: Assassins at the Gate Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Ma…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:13AM[SHARE]The musical version of Tina Fey's hit film Mean Girls has opened on Broadway, and The Tonight Show celebrated by having fans offer their heartfelt thanks to the prolific comedy writer for be…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:04AM[SHARE]From London to Texas, non-profit theatres are cleaning up the fallout from sexual misconduct allegations. After the revelations and resignations, leadership searches
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]When Martyna Majok’s play Cost of Living was announced as the recipient of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama earlier this week,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]"You already know you’re going to love it!” proclaims the advertising slogan for Mamma Mia!, now heading for its 20th anniversary in
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Let 2018 be known as the year Ariana Grande officially became Ariana Blonde. The singer has officially dropped her new single "No Tears Left to Cry" and an accompanying video directed by Dav…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:37AM[SHARE]Here is your chance to enjoy 2 premium house seats to the Broadway smash hit,The Book of Mormon
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36AM[SHARE]For all the brilliant magic in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, which has crossed the Atlantic and landed on Broadway, where it will run . . . probably for ever ...
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 12:24AM[SHARE]NEW YORK (AP) -- Bette Midler is not quite ready to say goodbye to her Dolly....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:06AM[SHARE]Meet Broadway musical director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, one of the show's unsung sheroes---Much has been written about the girl power of Broadway's Mean Girls. After all, the female-focused m…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]The unusual instruments Tony-nominated orchestrator Dave Metzger brings to Disney’s newest Broadway musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sam Buntrock directs a cast that also features Charl Brown, Carson Elrod, and Lulu Fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Foster is joined by guest star Jonathan Groff on the PBS broadcast.
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