Now that she’s got a little more free time on her hands, Keri Russell is doing what we all would do if we just had a few extra hours in the day: making her Broadway debut. The Americans st…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:42PMThe outdoor drag festival will feature Lady Bunny and Neil Patrick Harris on Sept. 1 at Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18PMUK Theatre’s sales data has been widely interpreted as a symptom of an ailing industry, but David Brownlee says the figures are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMKelli O’Hara, Bryan Cranston and Aidan Turner have been shortlisted for this year’s Joe Allen Best West End Debut award. The award
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMNow in their second year, The Stage Debut Awards are the only UK awards that specifically recognise breakthrough theatre talent, celebrating emerging
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThe shortlist for The Stage Debut Awards 2018, in association with Access Entertainment, has been announced, with nominees hailing from the West
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMNo one forgets their big break. What has proved to be so exciting about The Stage Debut Awards is the chance it
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Who is Simon Abrahams? I am the Creative Director and CEO at Melbourne Fringe – Melbourne’s festival of independent art. I’m also the an arts advocate, performer and cultural consultan…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:44PMThe winter night skies will shine with a spectacular world of light and colour in immersive outdoor installations in Malvern East’s beautifully historic Central Park. Returning for a fift…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:44PMOver the next ten days, 30 Australian playwrights will have new work showcased in the brand-new Storytellers Festival, curated by Festival Director and playwright Joanna Erskine, in associat…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:43PMZach Adkins stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Anastasia, his upcoming show at Feinstein's/54 Below and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM
On this day in 2002, the big. beautiful Broadway hit musical, Hairspray opened at the Neil Simon Theater.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMThe campy love letter to old Hollywood—with a hint of Grey Gardens—is available to stream on Amazon Prime.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMWyoming Theater Festival, the not-for-profit company devoted to producing workshop productions of new plays and musicals in the quiet of the High Plains, far from commercial pressures, wi…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 05:27PMThe beloved 1990 rom-com starring Julia Robert and Richard Gere is now a musical! Take a peek at Broadway's Pretty Woman.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.
Pasek & Paul Reveal Fresh Tunes for Aladdin Remake: "We Got to Write a New Song for Jasmine"
Benj Pasek and…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PMInspired by real-life experiences of people affected by the sex industry, Jones’ latest solo work will play the Los Angeles LGBT Center this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PMThe play begins performances in March 2019 at a theater to be announced.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 05:12PMMore than 28 years after Julia Roberts and Richard Gere stole our hearts in 'Pretty Woman,' Broadway has brought the beloved love story to the stage. Catch a first look atAndy Karl, Samantha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMOnSunday, August 26th, Theatre, Film and TV stars will joinBroadway Blue Wave For New York, a musical political concert of songs and speeches, illuminating how vital the upcoming September 1…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMThe performance-meets-party kicks off at NYC’s Hudson Terrace August 27.
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Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/15/18. Ten shows you can’t miss this fall, "Mothers and Sons" at Shakespeare & Company, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:57PMLittle Italy Days, Renaissance Festival, Westmoreland Fair, Avett Brothers, Miranda Lambert and more.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:57PMAre you the next Audra McDonald or Ben Platt? Show off your skills with a spot in the upcoming “Bound for Broadway” industry-invited showcases. Plus, a sci-fi–fan…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:54PMTake a look at the new musical, starring Samantha Barks and Andy Karl, now playing on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PMThe Edinburgh festival’s Big in Belgium season features daft whimsy, a Eurovision anthem and a headlong charge into uncomfortable territoryWhen the Smiths released Paint a Vulgar Picture ,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMKeri Russell is Broadway bound. The award-winning actress is joining Adam Driver in the first Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s “Burn This.” Tony Award winner Michael Ma…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:24PMSchreck's acclaimed play will be remounted this fall as the first show in New York Theatre Workshop's new season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:23PMGolden Globe-winner Keri Russell, star of TV’s The Americans and Felicity as well as the movie Waitress, will join three-time Emmy-nominee Adam Driver (Girls) in a Broadway revival of Lan…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:20PMKeri Russell is bound for Broadway. The Emmy nominee will make her main-stem debut as Anna in the highly anticipated new staging of Lanford Wilson's Burn This. The previously announced&n…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PMSummer star Ariana DeBose takes us to Bryant Park and continues her backstage shenanigans (thank goodness!).
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PMA pianist explains how he transcribed the complex solos of the late great jazz musician.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:10PMThe characters from the popular television series and hit 90s movies “The Addams Family” are set to return to the stage. A new musical, first produced in 2010 and based on the be…
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Mark Chrisler’s drama, directed by Jaclyn Biskup, will now continue through September 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM“Four Nerds. One Apocalypse. Game Over.” Such is the intriguingly ominous tagline of Scum, the latest grassroots production currently playing the Producer’s Club in Midtown Manhattan. …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:48PMThe Emmy– and Drama Desk-nominated choreographer behind Broadway’s Head Over Heels and more shares his weightless workout routine.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:47PMHold onto something tight for 20 minutes and lose yourself in these covers of "You Matter to Me" from Waitress.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:32PMOn Wednesday, First Folio Theatre announced casting for “The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: a Love Story.” Leading the audience from room to room of Mayslake Hall, Poe and his wife Virginia…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PMThe musical premiered in the U.K. in 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PMFarewell to a mega hit! In advance of major refurbishments taking place at the Shaftesbury Theatre, the celebrated tuner Motown The Musical will end its run on April 20, 2019 following …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMProducer David Binder just announcedtoday that Golden Globe Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee Keri Russell will join three-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver in the first revival of Pulit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMKeri Russell will star alongside Adam Driver in the revival of “Burn This” on Broadway this spring. The revival of the Lanford Wilson play will be directed by Michael Mayer and produced …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:00PMThe Americans‘ Keri Russell will join the previously announced Adam Driver in Michael Mayer’s Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson's Burn This, producer David Binder announced to…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00PMThe Emmy nominee will star as Anna in the first Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s 1987 drama.
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Brian James Polak interviews the playwright/professor about writing science-based plays and fostering the next generation of writers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:46PMThe “Body Heat” actress talked about her career from film to Broadway, Jessica Rabbit to “War of the Roses” at Steel City Con on Saturday.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:25PMHe was best known for his starring role in Harold Prince’s 1974 revival of Candide.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PMTwo things come to mind whenever someone mentions Little Shop of Horrors: amateur productions (sometimes good, but mostly bad) and
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:12PMAlthough you might not think it from the current weather we are having, but the summer holidays are in full
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:12PMThe interdisciplinary theater company's new production, 'Remnant,' will inaugurate their new art space.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:04PMPretty Woman, the musical that smashed box office records at the Nederlander Theatre last week while still in previews, has a handful of tickets left for the opening night performance on Aug…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:03PM
In advance of major refurbishments taking place at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Motown The Musical will conclude its run on 20 April 2019 having celebrated over 1330 performances since its Londo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:49PMWe heard it through the grapevine... and we're not happy about it at all. MOTOWN will finish its three-year West End run in April next year when the Shaftesbury Theatre closes for major refu…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 01:49PMBack in 2009 I wrote a series of articles on the book Human Sigma after I had heard someone at a conference remark that arts administrators were often so emotionally satisfied with their wor…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:48PMGreen Street Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts. August 4, 2018. The concept for Nozama Dance Collective (NDC)’s Enough grew roughly along with the emergence of the “#metoo” move…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:47PMLady Gaga is exciting all her little monsters. This singer posted a series of bizarrely altered photos to Instagram Wednesday, and they have fans wondering if this means a "new era" is comin…
SOURCE: USA Today at 01:44PMI think of Bill when I hear from struggling young writers, desperate to get it "right" – and to be accepted and published and make a living in a ridiculously difficult field.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PMJen Silverman's riveting world premiere concludes Williamstown Theatre Festival's Nikos Stage season.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:29PMDefinition Theatre Company announced that it will open its 2018-2019 season with “No Child…” by Nilaja Sun. Under the direction of Chika Ike, the play is named after the No Child Left …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PMEXCLUSIVE: Sarah Jones is making her return to the west coast to open her one-woman show Sell/Buy/Date at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center on Oct…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:00PMIt is uplifting to see these three performers relate to each other authentically on stage in Casting Off, and it’s a nice reminder of the richness that can come from having a diverse range…
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Broadway in Bryant Park is back The 2018 program, whichbrings the best of Broadway together for free performances concludes Thursday, August 16. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMAs BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, Fifth Estate Entertainment will soon present the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin' but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES, which returns t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMJen Silverman’s harrowing “Dangerous House” and a revival of “West Side Story” join a conversation about racial and sexual violence.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48PM“Melancholy Play” finds the comedy in sadness.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36PMLindsay Lohan is in news again, and this time it’s not for the wrong reasons. The actress, businesswoman, fashion designer and singer is excited about her upcoming TV reality show “Lohan…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:34PMShakespeare’s plays are considered classics, written hundreds of years ago and yet perfectly fitting to the events of today. They make us laugh, cry, and think about our world in a differe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:30PMSome films cling on to your conscience forever and “Wadjda” is one of them. A 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, “Wadjda” is written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It has the distinc…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:28PMThe tour wraps up in Seattle August 19 before moving to San Diego.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM“I got Margot about a month ago. Originally she was a stray in California and they picked her up and put her into a kill shelter. I had been fostering at the time with a rescue that specia…
SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 12:18PMThe jukebox musical featuring hit songs from the 1980s returns to the road this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMAlthough his choice of material doesn't always work for me, for my money, Kurt Elling is the most important jazz vocalist of the last twenty years.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:18PMThe New York premiere of the acclaimed play, based on the novel by the author of War Horse, plays for six weeks only.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PMKELLY AuCOIN who has appeared as "Dollar Bill" in over 30 episodes of Showtime's mega-hit BILLIONS has been promoted to series regular as the fourth season of the series begins filming next…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:13PMIt's been a busy summer so far, so it's time to wind down, take it easy, and be guided along by our ultimate series of soothing musical theatre tunes.
The post Musical tunes to chill out to…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:04PMRoundabout Theatre Companywill conclude the world premiere ofSkintight, byJoshua Harmon, with direction byDaniel Aukinon Sunday, August 26.At the time of closing,Skintightwill have played 23…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PMAustralian icon, singer, songwriter and musical theatre star Tina Arena will play the role of Eva Peron in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA in Sydney. EVITA, one of the most celebrat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PMComposer, actress and accordion player Shaina Taub will hang up her squeezebox – temporarily, rest assured – this Sunday when her acclaimed Shakespeare in the Park musical adapta…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PMThe threat of antibiotic resistance may be an unlikely subject for a musical, but The Mould That Changed The World makes this educational topic fun in a highly entertaining new show.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMA true tale of a wedding gone awry, a story involving a helper monkey and a novel about friendship and survival will be discussed at free events at R.J. Julia Booksellers. 768 Boston Post Ro…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PM
Actors and campaigners have called for more support to help parents working at the Edinburgh Fringe find appropriate and affordable accommodation, amid
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMLearn all about the off-Broadway premiere of the new comedy Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMThey've been meant for this since they were born! The full cast has been announced for the previously announced tenth anniversary North American tour Rock of Ages. The traveling producti…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMThe new Broadway musical will open August 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMFrom Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen '12 Years a Slave' and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn 'Gone Girl' comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the ba…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMThe Hollywood Pantages Theatre will bring Broadway productions to Dolby Theatre beginning in 2020
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMAudiences are reveling in a recreation of one of music history's most famous jam sessions at Bucks County Playhouse's production of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Million Dollar Quartet.' T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMA production with same-sex leads is one of many signs that directors are approaching the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic with new eyes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AMIt’s an exciting week at Broadway in Bryant Park, with a lineup that includes the recently opened Off-Broadway production of Be More Chill scheduled. The musical, which has proven to be a …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:47AMVisual richness: Hannah Greenstreet writes on the images of Breach Theatre's show, which dramatises the story of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
The post Edinburgh review: It’s …
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 11:32AMThe National Arts and Disability Center has awarded The Fountain an Arts and Accessibility Grant to support its upcoming West Coast Premiere of Martyna Majok‘s 2018 Pulitzer Prize winn…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 11:32AMThe CIM Group, owners, and operators of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, has joined forces with The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, on Hollywood and Vine, Los Angeles, California to b…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:26AMI’ve always said I wouldn’t do a show at the Edinburgh Fringe unless it was something I really loved – a whole
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMThe production is scheduled to run through September 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AMFour widows band together to pull off a heist in the new Steve McQueen-helmed feature.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMHollywood’s Dolby Theatre, home to the Academy Awards, America’s Got Talent, movie premieres and concerts, will begin hosting Broadway touring productions in 2020, the venue̵…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:13AMThe Association of Lighting Designers has hit back at an academic from Shakespeare’s Globe who claimed traditional theatre lighting discriminates against ethnic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AMGet a glimpse of the new musical comedy, now in performances at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AMOn Monday Broadway in Chicago held their annual Summer Concert co-hosted by Santino Fontana. Performers from a number of upcoming Broadway tours performed - including Dear Evan Hansen's Ben …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMIrish music and dance, exhilarating performances and the mixing of emotions with elements of hope, romance, joy and tragedy give this show a universal appeal of ‘Titanic’ proportions.
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The announcement follows an agreement between CIM Group and the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMOscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest is the quintessential crafty comedy, and audiences across the UK and Ireland will soon be able to enjoy it.
The post Cinema audiences to discove…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:54AMThe comedian is doing a show about her father in Edinburgh. She talks about the sexist LA standup scene, her reconciliation with her dad – and doing jokes about his ex-wivesWith just a hin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMJosie Dale-Jones and Stefanie Mueller, who co-wrote and perform Unconditional, reveal their working life at the Fringe
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:48AMLittle Rock star Shanice Williams wows again as she sings dream roles from Carousel, Show Boat, and Children of Eden.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:46AMBy Rob Onorato. Writer and performer Rob Onorato explores what makes the Chicago Neo-Futurists so special.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:44AMTickets are now on sale for Michael Grandage Company's critically acclaimed production of John Logan's Red, starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch. The show will be presented by Trafalgar R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AMLesli Margherita Matilda, Dames at Sea, Jenna Leigh Green Wicked, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Kristy Cates Wicked, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Celia Gooding Jagged Little Pill, Carly O…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AMStephanie Ybarra, The Public Theater’s Director of Special Artistic Projects, will be the new Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage, the company has announced. She succeeds Kwam…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:36AMA chat with the cast and creative team of Bernhardt/Hamlet, Theresa Rebeck's new play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AMIt’s Indian Independence Day! This one goes out to my son, who is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime by spending several months in that storied, ancient nation. I thought I…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:12AMThe latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the press nights of Homos at the Finborough
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:09AMA must-see show for Fringe newbies and veterans alike, celebrating and berating every conceivable angle in musical form – performed by an enthusiastic cast and backing band.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMEven when made over into a stage musical, Pretty Woman retains many of the movie’s most memorable scenes. There’s the shopping spree on Rodeo Drive, the meet-cute between hot-shot busine…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00AM
Take our quiz to find out with which Broadway Disney musical you have the most in common!
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMJustin Paul and Benj Pasek have been working with Alan Menken on new songs for director Guy Ritchie's upcoming live-action retelling of 1992's ALADDINstarring Mena Massoud in the lead role,W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMNobody is here to strike sexy poses or to act out stereotypes
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:42AMOn Friday, August 17, 530pm EST BroadwayWorld's Steve Schonberg is getting up close and personal with Head Over Heels beltress, Bonnie Milligan Don't forget to tune in to our official Facebo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMBefore BE MORE CHILL was an Off-Broadway sensation, actor and singer George Salazar and composer-lyricist-book writer Joe Iconis were close friends. Over the years, Salazar has gotten to sin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMHeathers the Musical is bigger and better than ever before A brand new song has been written into the show ahead of it's West End debut at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, along with multiple re…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM“The pound of flesh, which I demand of him, is deeply bought. ’Tis mine, and I will have it,” says Shylock in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:32AMHeathers is keeping it FRESH! The musical based on the cult classic film of the same name has been driving the audience wild during its sold-out run at The Other Palace Theatre. But with all…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:28AMTabard enjoys a good selfie. Who doesn’t? But who have thought that a mum’s ‘toilet selfies’ would end up inspiring the Mayflower
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AMThis is such a shock and very sad. My daughters have been attending CPA for the last nine years. They attended the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMOf all the NHS-themed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, this one shouts the most quietly. There’s none of the in-your-face politicking of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:09AMThe naturalistic play has a strong premise and it captures uncomfortable truths about families, but a few shortcomings prevent it from a truly searing commentary.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Shakespeare effectively invented the sitcom with the only play he set in England in his own times
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:36AMHere’s a young company taking on a big subject. Dreamland is the debut show of Hyperdrive Theatre, an outfit formed from East
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:32AMIf you read my blog with any frequency, you know that I have my Broadway "things." I'm pretty sure many of you do, too. And as many of you know, I have a particular affinity for anything Pla…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:24AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews new musical Hamilton (Lewis), a parody of Hamilton, at Edinburgh Fringe and the King’s Head in London
This post REVIEW: Hamilton (Lewis), Assembly Ge…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:15AMJohn Goodwin’s leadership of the publicity departments of the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre in their often controversial early years provided
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMLyndsey Turner directs this new production of Brian Friel’s play Aristocrats about a generation whose past threatens their future. Here, Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews….
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMFifteen years after opening on Broadway, and four years after it first played at the Mercury Theater on the Southport Corridor, “Avenue Q” is a long-running hit all over again in Chicago…
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Artistic director Baru Madiljin (left) and choreographer Ljuzem Madiljin of Taiwan’s Tjimur Dance Theatre tell Nick Awde about bringing their indigenous group
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:40AMStories don’t come much more dramatic than Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League final win in Istanbul, when they came back from 3-0 down
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:38AMSo, apparently, at the beginning of this decade there was an online black marketplace called ‘Silk Road’, presumably named after
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:36AMdressed. (★★★★☆), Queens of Sheba (★★★★☆), It's True, It's True, It's True (★★★★☆)
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:33AMAlan Menken and Howard Ashman's tongue-in-cheek 1982 musical tells the Faustian story of a hapless Skid Row florist who wins love, fame and fortune when he cultivates a rampantly bloodthirst…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:33AMRoyal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonFiona Laird’s production provides wheelie-bins, estuary accents, physical comedy and a first-rate Falstaff, but loses the sense of small-town …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMTwenty-five years ago, Susan Sontag staged Beckett’s classic amid the siege at the heart of the Bosnian War. Participants tell Amber Massie-Blomfield
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMBy Douglas Mayo
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s new play Trial By Laughter will tour from September 2018.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:29AMVincent Gambini’s previous show – called This Is Not a Magic Show even though it very definitely was one – combined sleight
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AMDrumming requires discipline – years of precision drilling, until playing becomes second nature, muscle memory. It’s oddly fitting, then, that for a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AMThe beauty of Egg is not necessarily in the circus performances – although they are beautiful. The beauty in Egg lies in the honesty of its story and the emotion that it evokes in the audi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMShakespeare in the Ruff joins a trend this summer of staging the Bard with women in lead roles.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Despite his diminutive size, Barry Chuckle was one of the titans of children’s television over the last three decades. As one half
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMMaggie Smith, Richard Burton, Judi Dench and Glenda Jackson are to feature on a set of stamps released to celebrate the Old
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMFunding has been announced for a £2.5 million research centre dedicated to assessing the value of culture within society. Billed as the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Pickle Jar, written and performed by Maddie Rice, at Underbelly, Cowgate at Edinburgh Fringe
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:47AMBackbone, by Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths, derives some of its strength from upending our big-top expectations. There’s a false
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AMPlays should be written about the Holocaust. But not by Philip Wharam and Tim Marriott. It’s a terrible topic that demands sensitivity
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories we took you inside opening night of Gettin' The Band Back Together, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12AMIn this episode of The Show People Podcast, host Andrew Keates is joined by Tony Award-winning actor and recording artist Frances Ruffelle.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMOn an unseasonably warm evening, a middle-class dad named Efran is out in his suburban yard sucking on a Schlitz beer and delivering a slightly unhinged lecture to his next-door … Clic…
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Ingvild Haugstad hails from Det Andre Teatret, a Norwegian fringe theatre specialising in improv and absurdist comedy. This short solo piece earned her
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMIn The Bathhouse, a satirical play by the Russian Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, the protagonist builds a time machine. Time travel also
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMFiona Laird’s production of Shakespeare’s playful revenge comedy is less Merry Wives and more Footballers’ Wives. Set in Windsor-by-way-of-Essex, the public shaming
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMListen: Yiddish “Fiddler on the Roof” Eyes Broadway, “Chicago” Establishes an Endowment in Memory of Jeff Loeffelholz, and Jennifer Simard will Replace Kerry Butler i…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMWho is Vaishnavi Suryaprakash? Someone who tries to keep her left brain and right brain engaged. What would you do differently to what you do now? Be more vocal about the things I feel stron…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:53AMPickle Jar is a one-woman show about rape culture, grief, and misplaced guilt.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:27AMClearing is the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service system for matching spare places to students who need them in the few weeks
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:26AM★★★★ Controversial deaths seem to be a catalyst for riots, which in turn leads to difficult conversations about race the
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24AMHalf Moon Shania is a punk show about young women trying to contort themselves into a shape besides sexiness.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:21AMSeven new artist commissions have been announced for the 2018 iteration of Melbourne Art Trams, which will see eight trams transformed into public artworks as part of the visual arts program…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:20AMSimon Longman's new play highlights the cyclical bleakness of village life.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:14AMMatt Costain is currently appearing in A Monster Calls, directed by Sally Cookson, at The Old Vic - not only is he starring in the play but he is also the Aerial Director. We sat down with M…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 05:12AMBreathing Corpses, by Split Brick and New Celts at The Space on the Mile, leaves a nasty taste in the mouth at times. This is entirely intentional, as it is a decidedly nihilistic study of d…
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By Douglas Mayo
The Mercury Theatre Colchester announces the World Premiere of Nick Perry’s Moll Flanders, adapted from the novel by Daniel Defoe.
This post New Adaptation Of Moll Flan…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:57AMThe Last Post: a ceremony of love, loss and remembrance at the Australian War Memorial tells the story of the Last Post Ceremony, a moving daily event dedicated to recounting the life of an…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:28AMTheatre and acrobatic shows at the Edinburgh festival use the experiences of donors to explore fertility, faith and family‘Who is the family?” asks aerial artist and theatre-maker Sarah …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMEVITA, the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, is coming to the Sydney Opera House in September. Producer John Frost opened up the rehearsal room doors to give us a sneak peek of what …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:11AMSisyphus with a shitty cell phone: Nicole Serratore reviews Eve Nicol's play about modern relationships.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:06AMSet in the 1950s, ‘working class’ Helen moves from squalid flat to squalid flat with her daughter Jo in tow. Jo has borne witness to nightly visitations from, and is perhaps traumatised …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:00AMAmid rave reviews for her show What Girls Are Made Of at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the award-winning director and actor talks
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