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Sunday, April 22, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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7 Thing You Might Not Know About Donna Summer by Ruthie Fierberg

The cast and writers of Broadway’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical share the most surprising things they learned about the Queen of Disco.

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Barrett Wilbert Weed Compares Life With The Heathers to Life With The Plastics by Ruthie Fierberg

How does Heathers’ Veronica Sawyer stack up to Mean Girls’ Janis Sarkisian?

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30 Shows That Brought Magic to the Stage by Hannah Vine

With Harry Potter opening on Broadway, we look at other shows that brought magic to life on the stage.

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Flip Through the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Opening Night Playbill by Hannah Vine

The eighth chapter of J.K. Rowling's saga officially opens at the Lyric Theatre April 22.

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David Ives' The Metromaniacs Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Red Bull production plays The Duke on 42nd Street.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Ariana Grande and KJ Apa Crashed Coachella Because All The Cool Stuff Happens When You’re Not There by Anne Victoria Clark

As if your Coachella FOMO needed a boost, last night Ariana Grande herself showed up for a surprise performance of her new single "No Tears Left to Cry." Grande rocked her new platinum blond…

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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/21/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4212018.

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Tony Winner Idina Menzel Will Be Guest Mentor on American Idol by Andrew Gans

The Wicked and Frozen star will guide the finalists through a Disney-themed night.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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DICTIONARY OF MARX: A Mulimedia Birthday Extravaganza

Sat, May 5 @ Capital Fringe, presented by Goethe-Institut

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The Soldier's Journey

Sat, May 26 @ Library of Congress, presented by Library of Congress -- This powerful one-man show follows the journey of soldier Irving Greenwald in World War I from training to the trenches…

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Theater Review: HEAD OVER HEELS (Pre-Broadway San Francisco Premiere) by Patricia Schaefer

GO-GO SEE THIS SHOW Head Over Heels is an exhilarating and seemingly improbable musical mash-up of Sir Philip Sidney’s sixteenth-century work The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadi…

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Bradley Cooper on His Secret Pact With Lady Gaga for 'A Star is Born' by Gordon Cox

When first-time director Bradley Cooper was shooting his forthcoming remake of “A Star in Born,” his co-star, Lady Gaga (aka Stefani Germanotta), made a deal with him. “She…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: The ROCKTOPIA and More Share Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

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

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: The ROCKTOPIA Cast Enjoys Their Final Saturday and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

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

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Stage hit celebrates the weatherman who prevented D-Day disaster by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Story of Scottish meteorologist James Stagg's crucial intervention in Operation Overlord comes to the West End in tense drama PressureA tense historical drama celebrating the D-day intervent…

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No More Tears: Donna Summer Gets the Broadway Bio-Musical She Dreamt Of, With Three Diva Stars by Paul Wontorek

Just a few of Donna Summer's hit albums. Hot stuff indeed. According to Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming service, over two million users have listened to a Donna…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Audience member disrupts 'Passage' at Wilma Theater with racially-charged 'Forrest Gump' outburst

An audience member disrupted a performance of the play "Passage" at the Wilma Theater in center city on Thursday night, and an actor's Facebook post about the uncomfortable impasse went vira…

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Watch Ariana Grande's Surprise Performance at Coachella by Shirley Halperin

Ariana Grande performed her new single “No Tears Left to Cry” live for the first time on Friday night at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. As Variety previously reported, th…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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THE MODERATE SOPRANO returns; Duke of York's , WC1 by Libby Purves and Friends

MORE THAN A PICNIC       I could tell you that it is worth going up West for the transfer of Hampstead's fine play just to see Roger Allam (his fine quiff sadly suppressed under…

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GRADUATE DAYS by John Simon

My time as a graduate student in Comparative Literature was as good as can be, and a pleasure to recall. Who would have thought that it would be this enjoyable?Since I could no longer stay i…

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Exclusive Photo Coverage: Matt Wall Receives the Gypsy Robe for MY FAIR LADY! by Walter McBride

My Fair Lady officially opened on Thursday night at the Vivian BeaumontTheatre and BroadwayWorld at the Gypsy Robe ceremony before the production's opening night performance. We're taking yo…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Exclusive: Need a New Obsession? Binge on Season 1 of Rachel Unraveled Today! by Rachel Unraveled

Need a new obsession There's never bene a better time to binge BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you our latest series- Rachel Unraveled.Created by, written by, and starring Rachel Ravel and…

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ON BROADWAY: 'a heartbreakingly beautiful interpretation' of Carousel ★★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

This is a heartbreakingly beautiful interpretation of probably the darkest musical to have emerged from Broadway's Golden Years but, and not unlike The Starkeeper himself, Jack O'Brien has f…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Review: Faceless at the Park Theatre by Naomi Obeng

Dancing around the periphery: there's a compelling story lurking somewhere in Selina Fillinger's debut play. The post Review: Faceless at the Park Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Feature: Education, Education, Education " Now on Tour! by Errol Kerr

Having sold out at Edinburgh's Pleasance Dome in August of last year, The Wardrobe Ensemble are now on tour with The post Feature: Education, Education, Education – Now on Tour! appear…

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'All the sass and sexiness you want': CHICAGO " West End ★★★★ by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

The 'Razzle Dazzle' and sparkling performances made me leave Chicago with a firm smile on my face. It would be simply criminal to miss this production.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway's box office is wasting away in 'Margaritaville' by Johnny Oleksinski

Broadway is looking more like Universal Studios than the epicenter of great theater these days. Mainstream brands are squeezing out scintillating art that once dominated the boards. Exeunt: …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:54AM[SHARE]

The Last Of Istanbul's Public Scribes by Artsjournal1

The arzuhalciler, petition writers or public scribes who set up shop in the streets, go back to the early years of the Ottoman Empire, composing and writing legal documents for citizens to s…

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Visual Arts Review: London's Fourth Plinth " A Brilliant Public Artwork in Central London by Mark Favermann

"The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist" is a rare transformative piece of public art.

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'The cast is exceptionally strong': THE BAND " Touring ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Overall The Band is a success. If given the chance I would probably go and watch it again, as I felt the cast was exceptionally strong even when the story lacked motivation.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Social: Go Behind The Scenes Of SPONGEBOB ON BROADWAY on BWW's Instagram Today! by BroadwayWorld

Saturday, April 21st, BroadwayWorld is going behind the scenes of SPONGEBOB BROADWAY on our Instagram

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Backstage with Richard Ridge: Their Side of SUPERSTAR- Sara Bareilles and Brandon Victor Dixon Reveal Backstage Secrets from NBC's Hit Broadcast! by Richard Ridge

NBC was certainly rejoicing with 'Hallelujahs' following the live broadcast ofJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, when almost ten million viewers tuned in on Easter Sunday. Now, almost t…

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Monday in the Dark with George by Michael Barbieri For Nitelife Exchange

Attention cabaret newbies! If you want to see cabaret done right, get yourself to the Duplex Piano Bar and Cabaret Theatre this Sunday, April 22nd at 6:30pm to see Monday in the Dark with G…

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Jazz Commentary: Survival of a Scene in Boston by Steve Provizer

Local music venues -- especially those with "off" music like jazz -- are caught in a vice, with real estate escalation on one side and corporate-dominated digital technology on the other.

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'Genuinely innovative & funny': HOW TO BE A LONDONER IN AN HOUR " Centre17 by Shanine Salmon

How to be a Londoner in an Hour is a lovely, charming piece of fringe frippery. And it's no worse for knowing what it is and delivering on it.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Shall We Dance: Balanchine Sets Tchaikovsky In Motion by Marin Alsop

Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the power of ballet and her memories of watching choreographer George Balanchine bring the music of Tchaikovsky to life with the New York City Ballet.

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Rasheeda Speaking, Trafalgar Studios review - unsettling comedy, thorny racism by Tom Birchenough

Bravura performance from Tanya Moodie in sharp new American drama of racial discordConflict and comedy can be unpredictable bedfellows, and Chicago playwright Joel Drake Johnson's 2014 play …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:48AM[SHARE]

Mabel Barrison: Ten Charmed Years by Trav S.D.

Mabel Barrison (Eva Farrance, 1882-1912) was born on this day. (Her genuine name being Farrance, she was clearly no relation to the notorious Barrison Sisters, perpetrators of the legendary …

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INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Alfred Molina & Alfred Enoch on the West End production of Red by Emma Clarendon

Alfred Enoch and Alfred Molina spoke about the upcoming West End premiere of Michael Grandage's production of Red, opening for previews at London's Wyndham's Theatre from 4 May to 28 July 20…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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BWW's On This Day - April 21, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

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Review: Polly at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol by Lilith Wozniak

Horror amid the hilarity: Marie Hamilton and Stephanie Kempson's musical John Gay adaptation hits all the right notes. The post Review: Polly at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol appeared first …

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'If you have not yet seen it, that should be put right as soon as possible': WAR HORSE " Touring ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

The touring production of War Horse at the Festival Theatre is involving, emotional, visually spectacular and every bit as good as you have probably heard.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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'Shimmers with a sense of real quality': AN OFFICER & A GENTLEMAN " Touring by Ian Foster

An Officer and a Gentleman, beginning its national tour at Curve Leicester, is a show that is unashamedly feel-good, even through its darker moments, and just waiting to sweep you off your f…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Rasheeda Speaking review at Trafalgar Studios, London " 'engaging study of workplace racism' by Bridget Minamore

The anti-black racism of modern day white America can take many forms. Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, coming to London after runs

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The BlackOut Experience At Wadsworth Atheneum by Susan Dunne

FriendZWorldMusic, a Hartford-based musical collective, presents The BlackOut Experience on April 28 at 6 p.m. at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford. Megan Craig, a d…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Tell Me More | Episode 8: Life and Love on the Road with Maggie Lakis and Rob McClure by Matt Tamanini

Listen to the episode here: 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 Maggi…

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An Officer and a Gentleman review " jukebox musical never takes off by Lyn Gardner

Curve, LeicesterThe hit movie romance has been adapted into a musical, but its gender politics have dated and it lacks gritThe 80s have already generated a slew of screen-to-stage hits inclu…

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'Remains as funny as ever': THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY " West End by Laura Kressly

As the play celebrates its second anniversary, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery's continued popularity simply proves that everyone loves a good dose of comedy.

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'A jaw-dropping, electrifying extravaganza': BAT OUT OF HELL " West End ★★★★★ by Anne Cox

High octane musical Bat Out of Hell deserves its five stars simply for the high quality of the musical numbers and their performance. Polec, Bennington, Fowler and Sexton are simply stupendo…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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SATE locks down its 'season of entrapment' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New play and new treatments lie ahead

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Clayton philanthropists back new Broadway musical 'The Prom' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Clayton couple takes their passion for theater to the next level

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'Judgment at Nuremberg' coming to Missouri History Museum by Joe Holleman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louisans held prominent roles in real-life 1947 Nazi trials

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St. Louis native Kevin Spirtas takes web series to Amazon by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis native Kevin Spirtas is co-creator and star of 'After Forever.'

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Getting Other Departments Involved in Your Production by Kerry Hishon

Creating a theatrical production is a group effort. For every student who appears onstage, there are even more students, staff members, and volunteers who help breathe life into the producti…

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Luke Hemsworth Responds to Jennifer Lawrence's Nickname for Liam Hemsworth by Young Hollywood

Luke Hemsworth Responds to Jennifer Lawrence's Nickname for Liam HemsworthIf you've ever gotten the three Hemsworth Brothers confused... well, you might not be the only one! Eldest bro Luke …

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Westworld's Luke Hemsworth on the Battle Between the Skarsgårds & Hemsworths by Young Hollywood

Westworld's Luke Hemsworth on the Battle Between the SkarsgÃ¥rds & HemsworthsRobots and sharks and bears, oh my! These are just some of the topics we tackle when Luke Hemsworth drops by th…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: Sara Bareilles and Brandon Victor Dixon Host JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE! Screening and Q&A by BroadwayWorld

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert stars Sara Bareilles and Brandon Victor Dixon hosted a screening and QampA as part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversations series on Wednesday, Apr…

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Like Life at the Met Breuer, New York " intimations of mortality

This centuries-spanning survey of realist sculpture is both bracing and discomfiting

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Condola Rashad and the Saint Joan Cast Name 9 Women in Theatre to Know by Ruthie Fierberg

A story about a woman on a mission, these actors name their inspirations. Have you heard of them all?

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Look Back at Andrea McArdle and the Original Cast of Annie on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The original production of Annie opened on Broadway April 21, 1977.

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