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 b…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:17PM

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05PM
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…

SOURCE: culturecapital.com at 10:42PM

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 Arcadia …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:36PM

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:02PM
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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:15PM
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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PM

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 interve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PM

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…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:04PM
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…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:10PM

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM
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…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:37PM

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…

SOURCE: John Simon at 04:36PM

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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM
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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PM

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 h…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
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.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:52PM

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! appe…

SOURCE: ayoungertheatre.com at 12:04PM

‘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.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
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

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…

SOURCE: www.atlasobscura.com at 11:36AM

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.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:33AM

‘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.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

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

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

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…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:47AM

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.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24AM

‘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.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
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.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:54AM

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 pla…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:48AM

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 …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:33AM

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 J…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
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

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AM

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 …

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:09AM

‘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.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
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…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
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

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM

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…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
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…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

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…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM

‘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.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

‘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…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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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

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:36AM

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.'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:36AM

'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

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:36AM
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…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

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

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

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

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 …

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12AM

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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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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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