This week, we hit the red carpet at a slew of Broadway openings, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Saint Joan and more. Plus, Jimmy Buffett talks about bringing his music to the G…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMBarrett Wilbert Weed stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Mean Girls and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMIntelligence has to be defined relative to goals and the knowledge needed to attain them. In any case the argument against the doomsday fear-mongering of existing AI extends to more powerful…
SOURCE: quillette.com at 06:18PM“Worthless” books priced at up to thousands, of dollars on Amazon.com and which contain only nonsensical text have been identified as possible vehicles for money laundering by an author…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18PMThe North American premiere of Timothy Sheader's explosiveOlivier Award-winning production ofAndrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock operaJesus Christ Superstaropens at Lyrictonight, April 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMThe cast ofHamiltonChicagokicked off a new challenge that has the whole Ham Famdancing away. This week the PhilipTour of the show issued their own response to the challenge.Check out their m…
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In anticipation of Michael Kushner Idina Menzel-themed solo show Moo With Me, he shares his five favorite clips of the Tony winner's.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:52PMIn the first scene of Tom Stoppard’s “Travesties,” the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, the Irish novelist James Joyce, and the Romanian avant-garde artist Tristan Tzara are all s…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:46PMThe Drama Desk nominee talks about slipping into the skin of a character he’s come to adore.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:46PMThe Drama Desk nominee talks about slipping into the skin of a character he’s come to adore.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:46PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Listen to Leslie Odom Jr. Sing "Without You" from Rent
This news is music to our ears! Silk-voiced Hamilton …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMEvery Broadway season generates at least one “star is born” moment from a charismatic newcomer. The fact that this year’s breakout performer, Lauren Ridloff, had never acte…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMThe Olivier-winning production makes its U.S. debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago April 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:40PMThe North American premiere of Timothy Sheader's explosive Olivier Award-winning production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar opens at Lyric tonight, Ap…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMThe new play will debut at New York Theatre Workshop as part of the Off-Broadway theatre's 2018–2019 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PMResearch on failure as a motivator is limited, though the evidence that does exist suggests that students can grow both from learning about the failures of other successful people and from e…
SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 05:12PMThe Supreme Court’s 1948 ruling agreed that the studios were giving preference to their own theaters, which was a violation of antitrust laws. Targeted were Metro, Warners, Paramount, RKO…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:12PMOn this day in 2011, the star-studded Broadway premiere of Larry Kramer's landmark play The Normal Heart opened on Broadway at the Golden Theater.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMOn a recent weekend morning, a cavernous basement studio in Harlem was chock full, throbbing with music, and hopping with energy — literally. It was alumni day at the National Dance Instit…
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What makes the storytelling riveting are the performances by the talented cast. As the free-spirited Beatriz fighting for her life, Rubin-Vega is at her fiercest and she is a memorable three…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:51PMSusan Blackwell is back for a whole new season for far-out friends and fantabulicious nights on Side by Side by Susan Blackwell! First up is Dear Evan Hansen’s adorably hilarious Taylo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMJackie 'Moms' Mabley was gay, black, and political – and her stage act, the focus of a new Whoopi Goldberg documentary, was a cornerstone of all standup comedyReading on mobile? Click to l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PMThe Playwrights' Center will support the development of new works by Idris Goodwin, May Lee-Yang, and Tori Sampson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:33PMBroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:33PMIf there were an awards show for awards shows, the Tonys would probably take the prize for the most rules (and then probably do something like read a sonnet about love in their acceptance sp…
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:31PMThe season offers seven productions, including a musical.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:28PMThe season will feature two new plays in repertory from Idaho native Samuel D. Hunter and a world premiere by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PMBroken Nose Theatre announced the cast for its production of “The Opportunities of Extinction” on Friday. This staging will feature feature company member Echaka Agba as Mel, artistic as…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:20PMThe season will feature the first commission for the company's Problem Play Project, an adaptation of 'The WInter's Tale' by Carlos-Zenen Trujillo.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:09PMBE MORE CHILL - the musical whose cult status and social media following have propelled it to chart-topping success and a long-awaited Off Broadway debut this summer - will be released on vi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMAward-winning vocalist Leslie Odom, Jr. releases his version of 'Without You' from the iconic Broadway Musical Rent today via S-Curve Records. Odom, Jr. began performing the beautiful and mo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM"Philosophers ponder the meaning of life. At least, that is the stereotype. ... In fact, professional philosophers rarely ask the question and, when they do, they often dismiss it as nonsens…
SOURCE: aeon.co at 04:04PMPreserving a special sense of meaning is pivotal for Jane Moss. “There are lots of festivals around. You need to stay focused on a festival that has meaning of some sort.” She has found …
SOURCE: bachtrack.com at 04:04PMThe King Kong musical would like to introduce the story of a woman and a giant ape, and a woman and a giant ape, and a woman and a giant ape. To promote the larger-than-life musical, coming …
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The release will coincide with the musical's Off-Broadway premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMA lively exploration of "race music" of the 1950s and how these records by African-American artists sparked the rock and roll revolution.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:51PMThe project, supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, aims to create curriculum standards and instructional units.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PMIn speaking truth to power, audacious young directors at a Warsaw new-works showcase conjured bracing theatrical power of their own.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PMPut on your dancing shoes! Nominations have been announced for the 2018 Chita Rivera Awards, honoring the best in dance during the 2017-2018 theater and film seasons. Nominees include the co…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMTickets are now on sale on Broadway.com for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the acclaimed Broadway transfer of the West End hit, running at the Lyric Theatre. Directed by Tony winner John…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMThe Lyric Opera's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens this weekend at the Civic Opera House. Timothy Sheader's staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous rock opera will run in Chicago…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:32PMHusband and wife Hannah Moscovitch and Christian Barry are nominees for their musical refugee love story, created by Halifax’s 2b theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:29PMMany fans don't know Salonga starred in the title role of Annie inRepertory Philippines' 1980 production of Annie. Check out video of the Tony Award winner singing 'Tomorrow' and 'Maybe' bel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMBroadwayCon is pleased to announce that Alex Brightman, Jenn Colella, Ann Harada, Anthony Rapp, and Ryann Redmond have joined the special guest lineup for BroadwayCon 2019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMChildren of a Lesser God, the award-winning play about a deaf woman and her teacher, is back on Broadway. Megyn Kelly TODAY welcomes stars Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson, who reveal how R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMThe return of ABBA after 35 years has set the music world buzzing. The Swedish group returned to the studio to record its first new songs since 1982.The announcement today comes after decade…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:12PMDirector George C. Wolfe does not typically do revivals, but when presented with the opportunity to work with Denzel Washington on “The Iceman Cometh” he felt inspired. “I like to do n…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:11PMKnowing that you may never get a response is disheartening. Yet many embrace the uncertainty and even lean into it. For those playwrights, rejections become the most common form of communica…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:04PMChris Harris: "I imagine it's popular in grade schools because it's a simple format. Then again, My Dinner with André has a simple format, but I'm guessing it doesn't play gangbusters at a …
SOURCE: lithub.com at 03:04PMFrom Jimmy Buffett to the cast of “Frozen,” all kinds of people have been warbling ditties from “Oklahoma!” these last few days. It’s all been part of an ongoing celebration of thi…
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See DRESS OF FIRE at 13th Street Theatre: No, not that (very cool) dress from "The Hunger Games." Nina Kethevan's play is set in Troy, though she has said that the character's personal drama…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 02:58PM By Marilyn Lester Irish playwright, Conor McPherson, who favors the mystical and the supernatural, has written a gem of a play in The Seafarer, and The Irish Repertory T…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:54PMAndrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit School of Rock - The Musical, now in its third year on Broadway, announced today that the show celebrates its 1,000th Broadway performance on Saturday, April …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMFriday night's planned opening of "King Hedley II" at the August Wilson House has been canceled due to the likelihood of thunderstorms.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:47PM by Carol Rocamora A magnificent specter is stalking the stage of the Public Theatre. It’s the ghost of a king called Mlima, whose domain was once the Kenyan wilds. …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:29PMNominations for the 2018Chita Rivera Awardswere announced today.In keeping with the mission of theChita Rivera Awards, nominators considered shows and films that opened during the 2017-2018 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMThe Russians have a folktale called Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden). Prominent in the 19th Century, many versions of the Snow Maiden folktale centered around the appearance of a young girl who…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:07PMIt’s the mothers, though, that are at the heart of Félicité du Jeu’s Spiked, and a final direct address to the audience proves that these three women have one thing in common: a wish t…
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"In interviews, he seemed to delight in airing his grievances about other writers' work, especially when he considered them unfairly beloved by the public. Reading his complaints half a cent…
SOURCE: lithub.com at 01:54PMThe ceremony, honoring the best in dance on stage and screen, will take place May 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PMEncores final production of the Encores at 25 season at New YorkCity Centerwill beMe and My Girl. Choreographer Warren Carlyle gives us a behind the scenes look at the one particularly popul…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMBroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMKnown across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch,Lea Salongahas been announced for the role of Grace Farrell in Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production ofAnnie,one of the longest…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMCoinciding with the opening of the hit Broadway musical, Summer The Donna Summer Musical, Def JamUMe just released Summer The Original Hits- a catchy collection of her greatest hits. Click h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMBroadway veteran Eamon Foley also joins a creative team lead by Once On This Island director Michael Arden.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMHere’s a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York City area and around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PMComic and actor Mike Birbiglia’s return to Off Broadway this summer sold out within hours yesterday and is being extended by two weeks.
Mike Birbiglia: The New One begins a limited eng…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:39PMShe originated roles in Lost in the Stars and Tennessee Williams’ Vieux Carré, and is thought to be New York City’s first licensed female cab driver.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PMThe characters are all generous and pretty harmless, and they’re trying to find their way through the experience of difference while frequently falling on their faces, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:28PMSee the fourth and final round of eligibility determinations for the 2018 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Tony Awards at 01:24PMThe 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 01:24PMThe Tony Awards administration committee met today for the fourth and final time this season to confirm the eligibility status of ten Broadway productions for the 2018 Tony Awards. The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMTheatr Clwyd, MoldAn inventive score and an intelligent script combine in this smart satire with nods to Jerry Springer: The OperaThe most provocative thing about this show is the title. Chr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met onApril 27 for thefourth and final time this season to decide the eligibility of Broadway productions for the American Theatre Wing's 2018 Tony A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMLAST OF A SERIES: When the cast of Hamilton visited the White House on March 14, 2016, President Obama joked that the musical was the only thing he and Dick Cheney agreed on. The excursion…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 01:18PMIt's that special time of year when pundits and producers alike pontificate in pubs across Times Square.
SOURCE: Forbes at 01:14PMBoth Erika Henningsen and Taylor Louderman of Broadway’s Mean Girls will be Tony-eligible for the leading actress in a musical award, the Tony Awards Administration Committee determine…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:13PMPlays Dawn French will make her pantomime debut in Snow White at the London Palladium this year. French will play the Wicked
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PMEach competitive category of the Tony Awards will include five nominees if there at least nine eligible candidates, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced Friday. That determinat…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:07PMThe Harris Theater’s main curtain opened Thursday to a cast of familiar characters swaying their hips back and forth and bopping to the beat of their own tunes. If you listen closely, you …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:05PMBaisch's voracious appetite produces work that is greater than the sum of its individual parts, more multiplication than addition.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMRobert Falls and Seth Bockley's epic five-hour adaptation is available online
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMThe story of Hello, Dolly! may be froth and frolics, but underneath the razzle-dazzle of Jerry Herman’s songs and Michael Stewart’s book, there beats a heart-warming tale of simple human…
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Based on true accounts of young women running away to join IS, Chicago-based playwright Selina Fillinger’s debut play Faceless (which she wrote
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:56PMThe Goodman Theater's five-and-a-half-hour stage adaptation of Roberto Bolaño's mammoth, seemingly unstageable novel 2666 drew a stream of ardent fans of the Chilean novelist to Chicago in …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48PMThe Olivier Award winner talks about creating a new Harry Potter, 19 years after he leaves Hogwarts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PMThe Administration Committee made rulings on ten shows from the 2017–2018 Broadway season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PMHugh Jackman posted a short video on his twittertrying to send a birthday message to someone, but being thrown off his game by a singing Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool in the background.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMIf you're looking for a way to thaw your frozen heart, tune in to NY1 tomorrow for some sisterly love between the lovely ladies of Arendelle. Caissie Levy and Patti Murin will interview each…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMIn Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Michael Yeargan, Catherine Zuber,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMTony Award winner Ivo van Hove will direct a stage adaptation of the bestselling 2015 novel A Little Life. The stage adaptation will make its premiere this fall atAmsterdam's Stadsschouwburg…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMTo commemorate Mental Health Month this May, the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen will join forces with TIME and the mental health-conscious beauty brand philosophy for You Will B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMMusical Theatre International has announced that the international hit musical MAMMA MIA is now available for amateur licensing Theaters across North America will now have the opportunity to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMDischarged from the army at 22, Jonathan Guy Lewis embarked on a stage career. The actor and writer tells Nick Smurthwaite how
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:41PMThe Tony Awards administration committee issued its final ruling of the season on Friday about category placements. The Tonys usually decide who goes where on the ballot by billing — o…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMAri’el Stachel had to audition seven times before landing the role of the womanizing Haled in “The Band’s Visit.” That could turn out to be a lucky number for him on …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:18PMNew 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 12:18PMNausheen Eusuf’s deep affection for language and sound is omnipresent.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:12PMTony-winning director Ivo van Hove has signed on to direct an upcoming stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara's 2015 novel A Little Life. Koen Tachelet has crafted the adaptation of the be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMCorbin Bleu and Megan Sikora, the Chita Rivera Award-winning stars who delighted Broadway crowds in Holiday Inn, will appear onstage together again in the Muny's upcoming centennial-seas…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMIn the 19th century, there was money to be made digging up fresh cadavers from the graveyard and selling them on to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:11PMOver-65s accounted for one of the few demographics in which arts engagement has grown over the past decade, according to new government
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:09PMRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama principal Gavin Henderson has claimed that introducing quotas aimed at boosting diversity risked damaging the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMPerformances of the opera Parsifal and the ballet Roméo et Juliette at Opéra Bastille are affected.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMWelcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera. In this week’s episode, Variet…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PMLast week, Brian Tyree Henry was having the sort of moment his Atlanta character – the reluctant, verge-of-success rapper Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles – might observe wit…
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The rock musical Girlfriend celebrates the tentativeness and exuberance of a budding romance between two gay teens in a small town Nebraska in the 1990s. Just after graduating from high sch…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:53AMThe actor, writer, and comedian will make her pantomime debut in the limited engagement beginning this December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMCellen Chugg Jones stepped into the role of Freddie Trumper for the second act April 26—the first public performance of the London revival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMAnd after a stunning opening night performance of love, laughter and sequins, we caught up with Strictly Ballroom The Musical cast and creatives.
The post Watch: Strictly Ballroom The Musica…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:44AMThe Muny announced today its full cast, design and production teams for the theatre's centennial season production ofSingin' in the Rain,June 27 - July 3.Joining the previously announced Cor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Steven Spielberg's remake of WEST SIDE STORY is one of his next projects, and a casting notice that went out today confirms those rumors. Casting direct…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM"Gina Gibney runs two enormous dance spaces in New York City: Together they contain 23 studios, five performance spaces, a gallery, a conference room, a media lab and more. Gibney is now pro…
SOURCE: www.dancemagazine.com at 11:42AM"Flight, from Glasgow-based theater company Vox Motus, is not exactly theater in the traditional sense. In fact, there are no live performers. The entire story is told via 230 miniature dior…
SOURCE: www.pri.org at 11:42AMJoin us for an intensive 3 day seminar in the heart of New York City studying and exploring the best practices specific to arts and culture for marketing and management.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:42AMWith all its wonderful elements, it’s a shame Placey ends the play with a sombre estimation of female friendship
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:21AMBush Theatre artistic director Madani Younis has claimed theatre leaders should be willing to step down from their roles to make way
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:16AMCOWARD GOES FARCEO-FORTISSIMO In the final outburst from our hero Gary Essendine – silk-dressing-gowned philanderer, arrogantly insecure darling of the …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 11:08AMRoger Michell’s film Nothing Like a Dame brings four legends together – and evokes decades of brilliant performancesSometimes the best ideas are the simplest. The wheeze of bringing toge…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMLes Miserables creator Claude-Michel Schonberg has been given honorary membership of the Royal Academy of Music, in recognition of his contribution to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMEvita is definitely not a show to miss, and the UK tour continues until June. Grab your tickets whilst you can.
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The Shakespeare authorship question has raised its head again, with Mark Rylance voicing his doubts about the ‘man from Stratford’ on BBC
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMNew musicals slated for the summer season include one by Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman, and one by Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AMSix years after the untimely death of Whitney Houston at age 48, her family is ready to commemorate her life with a new documentary. They granted Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald acce…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:54AMNew music from ABBA means that fans have a reason to shout Mamma Mia!
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:49AMPunk troubadours the Tiger Lillies – ostensibly singer-songwriter Martyn Jaques and a rotating line-up of band-mates – have been peddling their persuasively
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMLeah Walsh hosts the podcast that documents the lives of artists navigating the waters between art and commerce.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AMIn addition to 'Pamela's First Musical,' with book co-written by Christopher Durang and lyrics by David Zippel, the slate also feature a new play by Martin Moran.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:45AMDRESS OF FIRE, a new play by Nina Kethevan, starring Austin Pendleton, will conclude its highly acclaimed limited run this Sunday, April 29th at the 13th Street Theatre, 50 West 13 Street (j…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AMThe six-show season includes a holiday classic, a romantic comedy, a musical portrait, a thriller, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:36AMAt the 32nd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, the talented young cast of School of Rock - The Musical joined forces with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Sawyer Garrity and Andr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMToday, BWW speaks with John McGinty about making his Broadway debut in a play that asksaudiences to stop,listen, and really communicate witheach other so that we can all get to a better plac…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMThe BroadwayHD digital capture is a multi-camera shoot of the award winning stageplay with book and lyrics by Tony winner,Joe DiPietro, and music by Tony winner,David Bryan. The film and mus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM"Part of classical music's conceit (as well as other genres'), even among many contemporary audiences, is the notion of a universal beauty in music, and there's nothing fundamentally wrong w…
SOURCE: van-us.atavist.com at 10:36AM"The Deminer" - a documentary about a Kurdish Peshmerga officer who disarms mines - "makes for nervous viewing. Each of the four detonations we see ratchets up the sense of inevitability. It…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMBased in Galway, Irish theatre company Druid is known for its epic productions of large-scale works such as DruidSynge, all six John Millington Synge plays performed in a single day, DruidMu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:32AMBy Douglas Mayo
Australian Artist Julie Mullins will bring her one-woman show All The Girls You Are back to The Pheasantry, Chelsea By Popular Demand on 30 April and 1 May 2018. It’s b…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:29AMThe writer and performer will play the Cherry Lane Theatre this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMThe Tony winner will pay it forward—with the help of a blonde wig—to hardworking people looking to make dreams come true.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMA trip to Haiti inspired the set, costumes — and animal actors — in the revival of this musical on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMEllen’s Stardust Diner, in the heart of the Theatre District in Times Square, is home to the world famous singing waiters known as the Stardusters. On Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 at 8 PM, five …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:17AMBass guitar player and composer, Arthur Sadowsky, will appear ar the Greenwich Village jazz fusion club, The 55 Bar (55 Christopher St.)on Sunday, April 29, from 6 to 9 PM. The lineup also i…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:17AMOn view April 26 through June 2 John Mellencamp: Life, Death, Love, Freedom.
April 26, 2018: ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th Street, in the Chelsea Gallery District hosted an opening reception…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:15AMVarla Jean Merman, the international singing sensation, actress and chanteuse, is a star of stage, screen and cabaret, as well as the product of the 32-day marriage of Ethel Merman and Ernes…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:13AMIt was announced today that legendary pop group, ABBA, have written and recorded two brand new songs for the first time since they split 35 years ago.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:11AMThe Broadway companies joined forces at the 32nd Annual Easter Bonnet for BC/EFA.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMThe musician talks about the power of music to transcend cultural borders.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMAccording to the BBC, Abba has returned to the studio to record their first new music in over 30 years.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AMThe new production of the Eugene O’Neill classic officially opened April 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMWritten in response to the Orlando nightclub shooting, Guillem Clua’s The Swallow is a slow burning, occasionally shattering play about the unspoken
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AMThe standup, actor and writer lifts the lid on the things that make him laugh the mostThere was a caricature done of me that I found online and they basically made my nose a dick! You probab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMZachary Noah Piser stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Sweeney Todd and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:04AMPast, present and future collide with reality and its alternatives in a wild month of premieres.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMMatt Board and Reina Hardy's British musical comedy FANATICAL, celebrating 'cult TV sci-fi show Angel 8' and its fans at comic convention, premieres later this year at London's Playground Th…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 10:00AMExploring amongst other things the relationship between emotions, art and war, Moormaid is not easy to pigeonhole. Written by Marion Bott and directed by Zois Pigadas, at its heart is Meliss…
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A wide-ranging slate of documentary features on display in this year’s Independent Film Festival Boston. Here’s a sampling of a few of the standout films coming up.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AMThe Orangerie’s show exploring the Impressionist’s influence on American Abstract artists delivers thrilling surprises
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:51AMWhy the writer’s small scale, witty plays won’t change despite the leap to a bigger stage for Nicholas Hytner’s inaugural season
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:51AMThe Indian-born artist sings about the artificial divides imposed by religion, regret and temptations of despair
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:50AMThe Cardinall’s Musick and its conductor, Andrew Carwood, are specialists in this period and their performances combine individual vocal strengths
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:50AMThe musician/artist/thinker talks about his musical philosophy, the current art scene and ‘how simplicity can produce complexity’
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:49AMPlus: collector sues Jeff Koons and the Gagosian; Diebenkorn collection comes to Christie’s; galleries share nicely in Cologne
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:49AMIn this episode of the ‘Urban Myths’ series, it’s 1973 and an eccentric artist summons a rock star to collaborate on a mysterious artwork
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:48AMAbi Morgan’s drama foregrounds steely, controlled women — with male characters tending towards emotional incontinence
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:48AMThe Artistic Home Ensemble announced three plays for its 2018-19 season, including the Chicago premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s “Ada and the Engine.” Kicking things off this fall will be…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:45AM"Independent broadcaster KCETLink Media Group (KCET), based in Burbank, and PBS SoCal (KOCE) in Costa Mesa, unveiled Wednesday a plan for 'a merger of equals.' They aim to become a powerful …
SOURCE: current.org at 09:36AMA winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions in 1964, the Canadian mezzo had a career at the Met and many North American companies, but she was best known as Joan Sutherland…
SOURCE: operawire.com at 09:36AM"David Zwirner, whose namesake art gallery is one of the world’s largest, said he was prepared to pay more for space rental at art fairs if the extra money could help smaller galleries tak…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:36AM"On 1 November [Sabine] Schormann will replace Wolfgang Orthmayr, a producer of musicals who was appointed interim managing director in April. His beleaguered predecessor, Annette Kulenkampf…
SOURCE: www.theartnewspaper.com at 09:36AMRob Fennah’s new comedy Lennon’s Banjo, like most of its protagonists, gets commercial mileage out of the Beatles bandwagon. Taking the legend
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:25AMActors are Mediums, channeling the voices of the playwright and director through their bodies and psyches to etch a character indelibly into an audience’s memory. Actors responding: Ales…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:24AMGirlfriend, a distinctly gay love story built around a specific alt-rock album, delivers a universal narrative of first time young love and the music that makes the teen years survivable. Ji…
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With Denzel Washington at its center, this production qualifies as a star revival. But the star is supported by 18 unusually able actors
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:11AMthe latest "jukesical" to hit Broadway, this one with 3 Donna Summers
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:09AMPrior to his hit sitcom The Odd Couple (1970-1975), Jack Klugman had always been known as a dramatic actor, appearing in films like Twelve Angry Men (1957) and episodic tv dramas by the like…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:06AMPantomime's back in the house after an Olivier Award-winning panto of Dick Whittington last year. Actors Dawn French and Julian Clary have been confirmed for the new panto production of Sno…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:04AMJames Brining and Stephen Greenhorn’s musical, featuring the songs of The Proclaimers, has taken on a life of its own since its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AMKate Rockwell is making fetch happen in Mean Girls on Broadway with her pink ensemble and perfect comedic timing. But this girl is no joke! Nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her role as K…
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:00AMThe Bekkrell Effect frames robust femininity within a reversal of circus trick formation that normally builds to a series of climaxes.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMActor Cellen Chugg Jones stepped in to cover a starring role in the West End revival of Chess – half way through
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMSome spoilers below for Duck Butter.What if, instead of wasting days or months or years of your life wondering whether somebody was The Right Person, you condensed an entire romantic relatio…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00AMThis week in L.A.'s small-theater scene: A food truck at Dodger Stadium is at the center of the immigration-themed 'ICE' at 24th Street Theatre. Also: "For the Love Of (Or, the Roller Derby …
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Schools and theatre groups can now apply for live performance rights to the international ABBA hit.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AMChichester festival theatrePlayed as a broad farce, Sean Foley’s revival starring Rufus Hound ignores Noël Coward’s faultless verbal stylingsRufus Hound, whose recent roles include Mr T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMIf you follow theatre at all, you don't even have to have seen the shows to know when there's a breakout performance. This week I'm looking at the 5 female musical performances (plus a…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:32AMUniquely Chicago The third annual One of a Kind Spring Show arrives April 27-29 at the Merchandise Mart (Wells and the Chicago River) featuring more than 300 of merchants offering shoppers e…
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:30AMAs we try to navigate through an age defined by particularly egregious bullshit, writers have a moral obligation to avoid infecting the universe with more careless storytelling. It’s a pri…
SOURCE: lithub.com at 08:24AM"The move followed an October decision by the Pittsburgh Art Commission, which found that the statue should be removed within six months and hosted in a private, 'properly contextualized' lo…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:24AM"Once a community decision has been made about a controversial monument, officials often have to deal with public preservation laws designed to impede the removal of historic monuments. Effo…
SOURCE: www.artsy.net at 08:24AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24AMTen years after its first staging, the award-winning Sunshine on Leith is revived for a tour that takes in Scotland to Coventry,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:18AMSimply brilliant. Strangely breath-taking. Strictly Ballroom The Musical was everything I hoped it would be and worried it wouldn’t deliver.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM by Magda Katz John Lloyd Young returned to 54 Below in New York City with a brand new show celebrating his album My Turn, Live! to screaming fans who flew in from…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:00AMKwame Kwei-Armah, the new artistic director of London's Young Vic Theatre, will open his inaugural season with the London premiere of his and Shaina Taub's community musical version of TWELF…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:00AMEtta Cox knows her way around a song. So does Ruby, a character in “King Hedley II,” the next-to-last play in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh cycle.
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On this day was born the music hall memory man Edward Cyril De Hault Laston (1883-1951). Originally from Brixton, educated in India, Laston was rejected for service in the army after a bout…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:54AMChris Bush's self-referential, satirical musical imagines the reaction to the death of Katie Hopkins
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:48AMHarry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne has claimed disability is being “left out of every diversity conversation” in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMJudy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe come alive in astonishing one-woman cabaret SIRENS OF THE SILVER SCREEN, running for a strictly limited London season from Upstairs at the Gat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:23AMIt's almost panto season. Oh, no it's not! Fine, it's not. But we're counting down the days until it is... especially with today's announcement. This Christmas, for a strictly limited run, J…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:21AMBroadwayWorld 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 06:12AMBy: David Sheward
April 27, 2018- A classic and a new musical offer contrasting views on abusive relationships while a revival of a Tony-winning Best Play deals with the struggles of the he…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:01AMThe gardener’s status as an artist has had its ups and downs but his reputation as a breeder of some of the finest irises endures
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:00AMWith this View From The Bridge, Tobacco Factory Theatres Artistic director Mike Tweddle has orchestrated a piece of theatre so seamless, so beautifully directed that his own work is invisibl…
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Listen: Critics Split on Denzel’s “Iceman;” “Carousel, “Spongebob,” and Ashley Park Lead Drama Desks; and is Supergirl coming to Broadway? “Today on…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMThe most provocative thing about The Assassination of Katie Hopkins is its title. It is actually a reflective show, one that sets
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:45AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories The Chita Rivera Award nominations are announced, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMDawn French will make her pantomime debut in Snow White at the London Palladium this year. French will play the Wicked Queen
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AMTwenty years after its Parisian debut, the French musical Notre Dame de Paris is to be performed in London, after receiving acclaim in 23 countries worldwide.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMThere’s much to enjoy in The Prudes, an evening of wisdom and fun, directed by Anthony Neilson himself, and Jonjo O’Neill (James) and Sophie Russell (Jes) have great onstage empathy and …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMIn Caryl Churchill’s “Light Shining in Buckinghamshire,” the director Rachel Chavkin sees a play for the resistance.
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Going for a dip: Sarah Milton's solo show dives deep into one woman's relationship with swimming.
The post Review: Tumble Tuck at the King’s Head Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magaz…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:52AM“Festival Alchemy” is all about celebrating the exchange of ideas along with cultural connections between South Asia and the UK with a packed bank holiday weekend of dance, comedy, music…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:46AMGioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” is currently on stage at Komische Oper Berlin.Ever since the opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia premiered in 1816 at the Roman Teatro Argentina…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:40AMA beautiful, polyphonic cacophany: Philip Venables' contemporary opera is an astonishing adaptation of Sarah Kane's play.
The post Review: 4.48 Psychosis at the Lyric Hammersmith appeared fi…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:32AMAward winning Australian trio Tiddas will reform to join acclaimed singer/songwriter Archie Roach for a series of one-off shows around the country in May and June, commencing at Arts Centre …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:25AMA Will Young concert with a bit of story: the musical adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's 1992 doesn't sparkle as bright as its sequins.
The post Review: Strictly Ballroom at the Piccadilly Theatre…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:06AMThe Broadway season is defined for most by the Tony Awards eligibility dates. The awards also determine which New York theatres are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWe are living in culturally complicated times and are constantly having to re-calibrate some of the apparent certainties we’ve lived with uncritically
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Who is Stephen House? I’m a writer and performer, and a full time nomad. I live all over the place, write every day – in varying genres (poetry and monologue mostly, lately); and I a…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:54AMBroadway Records today announced that Hello Again Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released digitally and in stores on today, April 27, 2018. The album is currently available for p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42AMThe world-premiere exhibition Between Two Worlds | Escher X nendo forms the centrepiece of the National Gallery of Victoria’s Spring/Summer 2018/19 season. Featuring more than 160 ext…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:35AMThe STOMP Cast Freestyles In The Young Hollywood StudioMembers of the touring company of 'STOMP' -- including Andrew Brought, Kris Lee, Artis Olds, and Jeremy Price -- take over the Young Ho…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMAnne-Marie Plays Words With Friends With Ed Sheeran & MarshmelloWe're hanging in the Young Hollywood Studio with the amazing Anne-Marie, and in the spirit of her hit song "Friends", we chall…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMAnne-Marie Reveals The Time She Punched Ed SheeranThe lovely and talented Anne-Marie stops by the Young Hollywood Studio to make "Friends" with us and describe the writing process of her hit…
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In the mode of vibrant Broadway leading ladies of the likes of Donna Murphy is the red haired and vivacious Kaitlyn Baldwin as the home economics teacher, Ms. Benson and as Private Jayne, th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:51AMDenzel Washington is winning hot praise for his “Iceman” performance; “Three Tall Women” is doing the same for its trio of female leads. It’s your last chance to catch Antony Sher …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:45AMCapezio, one of the foremost dancewear and dance shoes brands in the world, is thrilled to celebrate its legacy of 130 years of excellence in May! The renowned dance supplier and global infl…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:44AMThe annual CinemaCon is underway in Las Vegas right now, and attendees at the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners are getting all kinds of treats not yet availa…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:39AM“Did you enjoy the play?” These should not be jarring words. But catching my breath after experiencing Native Son at the Antaeus became neigh on impossible when that question was posed. …
SOURCE: footlights.click at 12:24AMEkman’s ode to Scandinavian solstice is a triumph of vision, imagination and masterful stagecraft.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:01AMThe new album from Broadway Records features songs from Evita, Falsettos, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMPaterson Joseph's bio show spotlights a forgotten black pioneer---You've probably never heard of Charles Ignatius Sancho, the first black Briton to vote back in 1774. Playwright/ performer P…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMPerformances will continue through May 20 at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe actor’s concert was filmed for PBS in Manhattan in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSam Buntrock directs a cast that also features Charl Brown, Carson Elrod, and Lulu Fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe production continues through May 12 in Darien, Connecticut.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThese shows didn’t last long, but they still left as winners on Broadway’s biggest night.
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