Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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2018 UK Theatre Awards: the winners in full by Giverny Masso

The UK Theatre Awards 2018, which celebrate achievement in regional theatre, took place at London’s Guildhall on October 14. They were hosted

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31PM

“Fairview” Takes Back Black Culture, at Berkeley Rep by Tyler Jeffreys

Millennial Notes  Jackie Sibblies Drury Invents New Poppin’ Style by Tyler Jeffreys “I think we live in a world that enjoys Black Culture and dislikes Black People.”         �…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:11PM

“70 Scenes of Halloween”—Terrorizes and Delights, at Playhouse, U.C. Berkeley by Beau McGlasson

Millennial Notes Jeffrey M Jones Delivers a Surrealist Romp by Beau McGlasson “70 Scenes of Halloween” aims to disorient. True to its name, the 70 scenes fly by at a rapid pace, creating…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:09PM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/13/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 10132018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Playwright Sarah Jones Takes On The Sex Industry In 'Sell/Buy/Date'

Sell/Buy/Date is a one-woman-play about the sex industry. NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji speaks with playwright Sarah Jones about how she portrays 19 different characters.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:36PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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First-time use of metal detectors briefly delays Byham show by Shelly Bradbury / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Guests at the Byham Theater passed through metal detectors for the first time Saturday night. 

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:23PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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How Chicago Is Changing Theater, One Storefront at a Time by Tim

How Chicago Is Changing Theater, One Storefront at a Time → Most of the big theaters started as storefronts: Steppenwolf in a Unitarian church in the suburbs, Chicago Shakes on the roof of…

SOURCE: direct address at 06:36PM

Principal cast announced for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Matt Edwards

Producers today announced the four boys who will play the role of Charlie in the spectacular new musical Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Oliver Alkhair (11 years of age, fr…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:32PM

Theatre in Troubled Times - "Eight Tales of Pedro" and "Nazis and Me" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne HarrisonArt is a product of its time, and for many artists, now is a particularly difficult one.  In the era of Trump values, artists, especially those from traditionally margi…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:12PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Samson et Dalila’ at The Metropolitan Opera House, New York by Blouin Artinfo

“Samson et Dalila” is currently being performed through March 28, 2019, at The Metropolitan Opera House, New York. “Samson et Dalila,” an opera by French composer Camille Saint-…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:52PM

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal With Megan Hilty, Josh Radnor, and the Cast of The Kennedy Center's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by Walter McBride

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will continue its Broadway Center Stage series with Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, helmed by director Mark Brokaw.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

Photo Coverage: Vineyard Theatre Honors Jeremy O. Harris With the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award by Walter McBride

Vineyard Theatre's 2018-19 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award was recently presented to Jeremy O. Harris.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

VIDEO: Watch This 12 Year Old HAMILTON Fan Cover 'Burn' on Guitar by BroadwayWorld

Hamilton fans are so talented The show's official Twitter account recently shared a video of a 12-year-old fan, Ivy, covering 'Burn' on guitar. Watch the full video below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

Anon(ymous) by Theatre Prometheus at the Silver Spring Black Box by John Stoltenberg

Countless migrant children have been separated from home and family in war-torn parts of the world, and there is no way all their stories will be told. But Naomi Iizuka’s Anon(ymous)…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:26PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Subsonica European Reboot 2018 at Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin by Blouin Artinfo

As part of their “European Reboot 2018,” Subsonica will perform on December 18, 2018, at Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin.Italian rock band Subsonica returns with “8”, their new album to be…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:33PM

Al Roker Calls Broadway Debut ‘One of the Most Exhilarating Experiences of My Life’ by Tim Chan

Morning talk show staple Al Roker is hitting the stage this fall as the “Today” host makes his Broadway debut in “Waitress.” Roker, whose gave his first performance o…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:33PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Penderecki's 85 Birthday Anniversary: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Sinfonia Varsovia at NCPA, Beijing by Blouin Artinfo

Anne-Sophie Mutter and Sinfonia Varsovia will pay a befitting tribute to master conductor Krzysztof Penderecki to commemorate the master’s 85th Birthday Anniversary at Beijing’s NCPA on …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:53PM

Styles in Conversation: A Review of Ephrat Asherie Dance at the Dance Center of Columbia College by Sharon Hoyer

The most arresting moments in “Odeon” were the most intimate, with direct play between the music and movement.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:41PM

“The Woman without a Shadow” at Staatsoper, Berlin by Blouin Artinfo

Originally titled Die Frau ohne Schatten, “The Woman without a Shadow,” is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal — Strauss’ long…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:32PM

“Decadence” at Palais Garnier, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin comes to Palais Garnier with his ballet masterpiece “Decadence” from September 25-October 19, 2018.Naharin’s “Perpetuum” entered the repertoire i…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:15PM

‘Not a terrorist again!’: Typecast actors applaud manual to boost role diversity by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

A new book helps BAME actors shrug off stereotypes and show their real talentsNeed a convincing member of a street gang for a TV show? Or a suspected terrorist for a police interrogation sce…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Celtic Thunder to Perform at The Chicago Theatre by Blouin Artinfo

The Irish group is known for its theatrical style show that audiences find eclectic. The band often invoke symbols of ancient Celtic mythology with stunning visual effects, and a well choreo…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:49PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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The Wolves is a gloriously frank and intense depiction of extraordinary young women by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The much-lauded play about a girls’ soccer team was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:45PM

It’s been awhile… by Erin Nagel

It’s been awhile since I last posted on Girl Meets Broadway. Almost two years to be exact. The reason is simple…life and my full-time job got in the way. I may have lost myself a…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:40PM

Golden Globes flashback: Lady Gaga wins, and a legendary GIF is born [WATCH] by Joyce Eng

Before Warner Bros. submitted ‘A Star Is Born” in drama at the Golden Globes, Lady Gaga had been the overwhelming favorite to win Best Comedy/Musical Actress — and could v…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PM

‘Truly a masterful performer’: LUCIE JONES – Live at Zedel ★★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

If you want to see a truthful artist who is so giving in her performance and able to magnetise a crowd toward her, then go and witness the star that is, Lucie Jones.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Backstage with Richard Ridge: She's Queen of the Kings! Catching Up with Brooklyn-Bound Heather Headley by Richard Ridge

She has already protected the Pride Lands, ruled Nubia, controlled center stage, and dominated the Juke Joint. What's next for Broadway's favorite beltress

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, and Cherry Jones in THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by BroadwayWorld

Written by Jeremy Kareken amp David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, and based on the book by John D'Agata and Jim Fingal, The Lifespan of a Fact is now in previews. Tony nominated director Leigh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM

‘This deserves all the plaudits it gets’: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS – Milford Haven by Shanine Salmon

The Torch Theatre’s in-house team has brought cracking choreographed chaos to the stage in One Man, Two Guvnors, a modern adaptation of a 350-year-old Italian comedy spectacular that was u…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Best of Not My Job by NPR

Scott Kelly, Edie Falco, Austan Goolsbee, and Governor John Kasich are featured, as well as some of our panelists.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Book Review: Ilan Stavans — Literature as Resistance by Susan Miron

Ilan Stavans' latest book is an engrossing potpourri of this thinker's continuing thoughts about language, culture, and the self.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:54AM

Box Office: ‘Venom,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Topple Ryan Gosling’s ‘First Man’ by Erin Nyren

Sony’s “Venom” and Warner Bros.’ “A Star Is Born” are set to top the box office in the pair’s second weekend, while a slew of new releases hit multi…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:44AM

Top New York Stage This Week: Elton John to “American Son” by Mark Beech

As debate continues on the slogan “Make America Great Again” – with plenty of people on both sides of the debate saying the U.S. is already great and could be greater – a raft of new…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:42AM

Night Three – 29th New York Cabaret Convention by Sandi Durell

  The Best of Jerry Herman     by Alix Cohen   I have always been a person who arranges things…begins host Klea Blackhurst in her 7th year as host. “Tonight we celebrate Jerr…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:19AM

Text of the Day: 4.48 Psychosis by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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BWW Instagram Will Give A Front Row Seat To THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT, Tonight! by Jeffrey Vizcaino

Tune in tonight at 7pm, EST on the BroadwayWorld Instagram account to get a front row seat to tonight's performance of The Jonathan Larson Project at 54Below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

Bid Now on 4 Tickets to DEAR EVAN HANSEN in LA on October 18 by BroadwayWorld

Bid to win 4 tickets to the nearly sold-out performance of Dear Evan Hansen on October 18, 2018 at 8pm in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

The Nap **** by Barry Gordin

By Isa Goldberg October 14, 2018:  Watching a bunch of grifters, in The Nap, is a guilty pleasure because it’s silly, and delightfully inconsequential. It’s a comedy well timed for t…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:35AM

Review: My Parsifal Conductor,A Wagnerian Comedy at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

/ This fact based play's subtitle is a misnomer.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:03AM

Review:Goodbody at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

J. C. Ernst's satire of the old-fashioned gangster movie and the newer variations created by writers such as Martin McDonagh and Quentin Tarantino.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:03AM

Review: The Height of the Storm at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

Florian Zeller's elliptical play stars Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce in a play about death and denial .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:03AM

‘Nail-biting & exhilarating’: TOUCHING THE VOID – Touring ★★★★ by Anne Cox

David Greig’s riveting adaptation of Simpson’s Touching The Void has made the transition for an innovative co-production, led by Bristol Old Vic, which is now touring.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Book Interview: Robert W. Fieseler on the legacy of the “Tinderbox” by Blake Maddux

The first book on the largest mass killing of gays and lesbians in the United States until the 2016 massacre at Pulse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:43AM

Why "On Beckett" is the Best Show in Town by Jan Simpson

Bill Irwin is a genius. And it’s not just me saying that. The folks at the MacArthur Foundation made that official 34 years ago when they gave him one of their famous five-year fellowships…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:33AM

Fringe Review The Resistible Rise of JR Brinkley. A 1920’s Quack Tycoon Politician Not Unlike the 45th President by Jonathan Mandell

Edward Einhorn’s latest play is based on the jaw-dropping true story of a quack doctor who became rich and famous in the 1920s by implanting goat testicles as a cure for male impotence, an…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:17AM

‘Imaginative take on a familiar tale’: DRACULA – Brockley Jack Theatre by Ian Foster

Adaptor/director Ross McGregor turning to Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula makes sense, not least as it offers ample opportunity for Arrows & Traps to refresh its rather dustily antiquat…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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BWW's On This Day - October 13, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AM

‘Emotionally engaging & a rallying cry’: I’M A PHOENIX, BITCH – Battersea Arts Centre by Laura Kressly

Drawing on myth and bodily strength in an ending that encapsulates her fight, Bryony Kimmings inspires us to keep going through the rough times that try to drown us in I‘m A Phoenix, Bitch.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Top London Performing Arts This Week: “Twelfth Night” to Acclaimed Returns by Mark Beech

Two acclaimed forces in theater are back in London this week. The performance artist Bryony Kimmings returns with a new hard-hitting autobiographical show, while the director Emma Rice showc…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:50AM

The Five Fires of P.T. Barnum by Trav S.D.

Rounding out the final day of this year’s Fire Prevention Week, we thought we’d take a look at five major blazes that afflicted P.T. Barnum over his long career as an impresario.…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:36AM

THE WIDER EARTH Natural History Museum by Libby Purves and Friends

THE YOUNG DARWIN RISES AGAIN          The Jerwood Gallery is for the first time a theatre: in the small excitement of a new space dark shapes loom ahead of us,  angular, wooden.  …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:06AM

‘The chorus is the absolute highlight of the piece’: Porgy & Bess – London Coliseum ★★★★ by Johnny Fox

English National Opera celebrates 50 years at the Coliseum with a grandstanding production of Porgy & Bess, the first in its history.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Watford Palace Theatre by Alannah Jones

Upon entering the Watford Palace Theatre (after a surprising quick journey from Euston) I am utterly charmed by the sand bags, air raid warnings and women in vintage army uniforms dotted abo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AM

Review: I’m Not Running, Lyttleton Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

If the phrase “I’m not running”, or anything similar to it ever falls from a politician’s lips, we can usually safely assume that they will be doing just that, and they’re just wai…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:04AM

Review: I’m a Phoenix, Bitch, Battersea Arts Centre by Dovydas Laurinaitis

“Welcome to my therapy,” Bryony Kimmings states at the beginning of her new 80- minute work, I’m a Phoenix, Bitch. Inhabiting the vastness of the recently re-opened Great Hall of the B…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:04AM

‘Gloriously beautiful piece of theatre’: THE WIDER EARTH – Natural History Museum ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

This thoughtful and imaginative production of The Wider Earth encourages us all to appreciate the natural world and Charles Darwin’s innovative ideas about evolution.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Oh yes he is! A princely @Charlie_Stemp⁩ returns to the @LondonPalladium for its Christmas panto & @DanielleHope26 is going to be #SnowWhite

What an incredible line-up there is once again for the Palladium panto Snow White, with Charlie Stemp back in London from his stint on Broadway alongside Danielle Hope, Dawn French, Julian C…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:30AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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West End Stars to be featured at One Night With… by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo One Night With… is an exciting new West End after-hours event that will allow fans to get up close and personal with some of the biggest musical theatre stars. Each Tue…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:56AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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5 Qualities a Stage Manager Must Possess by Kerry Hishon

The role of the stage manager is a vital one in the theatrical process. Stage managers truly make the show happen. Without a great stage manager, rehearsals go awry, cues don’t happen, and…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Quiet, Please! There are ladies on stage! by Arts Review

Hot on the news that Songs for Nobodies will transfer to the West End, Bernadette Robinson will perform her new show, Quiet, Please! There are ladies on stage! at Melbourne Recital Centre …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:32AM

VIDEO: HEAD OVER HEELS Celebrates National Coming Out Day by Stage Tube

The cast of Broadway's Head Over Heels is celebrating National Coming Out Day with some words of wisdom, hope. and pride. Check out the talented troupe below spreading the love for National …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18AM

On the Couch with Brad Cohen by Arts Review

Who is Brad Cohen? Musician. Innovator. Craftsman. Idealist. What would you do differently to what you do now? Very little – I’m just plugging away in my little corner of the musical wor…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:10AM

How to Buy Broadway Tickets and Get Rewarded For It by Ruthie Fierberg

Audience Rewards, the “frequent flyer” program of Broadway, lets you earn points and redeem for tickets, backstage tours, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

IMPRESSIONS: Rosas in Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s “The Six Brandenburg Concertos” at the Park Avenue Armory with B'Rock by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Rosas in Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s The Six Brandenburg Concertos at the Park Avenue Armory with B'Rock, "A smirk here, a hip jut there, a jaunty ball-change — and se…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

IMPRESSIONS: The Liberty Hall Dance Festival at Kean University in New Jersey by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets to attend The Liberty Hall Dance Festival at Kean University in New Jersey:  "Now in its second season, the event is the brainchild of Nicole Buggé, …

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM