Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/27/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 10272018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: We Happy Few’s ‘A Midnight Dreary’ at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop by Ian Thal

Entering the black box theater space at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, it is clear that We Happy Few’s A Midnight Dreary is not a normal theatrical adaptation of classic literature. A…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘The Crucible’ at Silver Spring Stage by William Powell

Silver Spring Stage’s spectacular and engrossing show, The Crucible, under Director Craig Allen Mummey’s expert guidance, tackles many contentious subjects, including sexism, racism, rel…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:21PM

Caroline O’Connor – From Broadway With Love by Arts Review

If any proof were needed as to why Caroline O’Connor is regarded as one of the most accomplished and sought-after music theatre performers in the world, then this sensational concert has c…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:10PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ at George Mason University by Chuck Leonard

Big River is the musical adapted from the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. With music and lyrics by Roger Miller and a book by William Hauptman, the 1985 production …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:57PM

VIDEO: Watch Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the Music Video For 'I'll Never Love Again' From A STAR IS BORN by Stage Tube

The official music video for 'I'll Never Love Again' from 'A Star is Born' featuring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper has been released. Watch the video below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Interview with Tony Award Winner BETTY BUCKLEY by Michael J. Roberts

As our favorite guest is enjoying rave reviews for her performance in HELLO, DOLLY!, Betty [...] The post Interview with Tony Award Winner BETTY BUCKLEY appeared first on Showbiz Chicago.

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:24PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Write Song For Women Running For Congress by Stage Tube

This year, a historic 260 women are running for congress. In honor of this big year, composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez penned, and performed, a song.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Concert Review: Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony at Symphony Hall by Jonathan Blumhofer

Andris Nelsons presided over an interpretation of Mahler's Symphony #2 that was both tightly controlled and emotionally cathartic.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PM

On My Way to a B.F.A.: Episode 3.1 Cameron Adams on the Non-B.F.A. Road to Broadway by Matt Tamanini

In the Season 3 premiere of “On My Way to a B.F.A.” Natalie talks to Cameron Adams, who has been in 12 Broadway shows over the past 18 years, dating back tomaking her debut in &…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:02PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Burgerz, Hackney Showroom by Charlotte Irwin

Travis Alabanza speaks from the heart. They open Burgerz with a short story about how someone threw a burger at them on Waterloo Bridge and shouted “tranny” in 2016. This anecdote of abu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:32PM

Got your tix for tmw's @WestEndBares? @tomallencomedy hosts + @EvaNoblezada opens this year's #TopOFFthePops @madtrust #LGBTQ #HIV #charity extravagan

Has the date sneaked up on you too? Can you believe that tomorrow (Sunday 28 October 2018) is the night of the theatre’s hottest fundraiser? Comedian Tom Allen hosts this year’s WEST END…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 03:28PM

Old Enough for Broadway? Picking an Age-Appropriate Show for Your Kid by BroadwayWorld

If you're planning a family trip to New York City and Broadway is on your must-list, you already know that there are many questions that make decision making complicated.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Secret Life of a Mother is honest and risky by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The story is a microcosm of something billions of members of the human race have gone through, but which Western society still tells us is not appropriate for polite conversation: what it’…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:51PM

Babies, Bunnies and Brooding Irish: ‘The Ferryman’ on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

A sprawling cast of 22 takes on Jez Butterworth's family drama set in 1981 Ireland.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:06PM

Review: WaistWatchers The Musical (Royal George Theatre) by Lauren Emily Whalen

Above all, WaistWatchers The Musical feels incredibly, sadly dated. Yes, women are still part of a patriarchy that values youth and beauty over everything else. Yes, dieting is still a multi…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:06PM

Final Weekend To Submit Nominations for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Worldwide! by BroadwayWorld

It's the final weekend to submit nominations for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Worldwide

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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A Week of WICKED: Inside the 10th Anniversary Party! by BroadwayWorld TV

While we await the big night, BroadwayWorld is counting down with a week of flashbacks from Wicked past. Below, watch as the company celebrates a very special anniversary on October 30, 2013

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM

The Ferryman - Go. Meet the Carneys. Once you do some of the images will be etched on your mind forever by Oscar E. Moore

A fascinating, honest and true to life representation of human relationships and the sadness of love.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:36PM

THE FERRYMAN – A Family Affair – Northern Ireland 1981 by Oscar E Moore

Undoubtedly those of you interested in the latest openings on and off Broadway have heard all the positive hoopla over the multiple award winning play imported from London – THE FERRYMAN w…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 01:04PM

Help me get out of my bubble… by Chris Grady

As I get older I network less. As I look out of my view across the Firth of Forth from my tiny office window, I don’t get the urge to go to the membership meetings and first nights which a…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Call Redialed: Capathia Jenkins: "Phenomenal Woman: The Maya Angelou Songs" by Adam Rothenberg

Capathia Jenkins has one of the greatest voices I have ever heard! I have been a fan of hers since I heard Capathia sing on Jonathan Reid Gealt’s debut album Thirteen Stories Down. When I …

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 12:34PM

Riverside’s Smokey Joe’s Cafe – A Magical Night of Music by Bill Hirschman

There’s a party going on at the Riverside Theatre where the jukebox is smokin’! The nostalgic revue Smokey Joe’s Cafe celebrates the music of Leiber and Stoller, whose tunes influenced…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:32PM

Here's how Giordano fills the Harris Theater better than any other dance company by Lauren Warnecke

The Harris Theater can be a tough space for dance companies, swallowing up the subtleties of fine-tuned gestures, text or facial expressions. It’s got a chilly subterranean atmosphere that…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:30PM

Review: The Fever at Woolly Mammoth won’t be the same without you by Meaghan Hannan Davant

Sitting in a circle of chairs facing inwards, arranged at the outermost edges of an otherwise empty stage, it is impossible to discern the actors from the audience.  There is a playful tens…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:12PM

‘An unapologetic hymn to queer culture’: TUCK – Cardiff by Emily Garside

Tuck takes us on a journey of sequins and glitter that eventually blur through tears. It’s fierce and fabulous and goes out fighting.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Nina Totenberg and Robert Siegel by NPR

On this 20th Anniversary celebration of WWDTM, NPR journalists Nina Totenberg and Robert Siegel join us along nearly all of our panelists.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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The Ferryman Review: A Breathtaking Feast of Stories and Character by Jonathan Mandell

By the time “The Ferryman” has ended, we have been treated to a breathtaking mix of revenge action thriller, romance, melodrama, family saga, and a feast of storytelling – ghos…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:33AM

Theatre Review: Barnum by Heritage Players at Thomas Rice Auditorium by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

The past few years have not been kind to circuses.  The Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus – the self-styled “Greatest Show on Earth” —  closed recently after 146 years…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:24AM

Apologia *** by Barry Gordin

By Isa Goldberg October 27, 2018:  Just the name of the actor, Stockard Channing, evokes images of a socialite, an elitist, in various forms. It’s an image she has created in numerous …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:16AM

Review: Paglen’s Sight Machine. Trevor Paglen’s art by algorithm with the Kronos Quartet. by Josh Kaplan

Hank Dutt has played the viola in the Kronos Quartet, the world’s most famous avant-garde string quartet, for over forty years. His face is still gorgeous; his cheekbones sit as high a…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:12AM

‘A hugely frustrating watch’: I & YOU – Hampstead Theatre by Ian Foster

Probably best not to read this beforehand if you’re planning to see Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams in her stage debut in I and You at the Hampstead Theatre…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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‘Beetlejuice: The Musical’ DC Review by Joseph Kisiday

Washington, DC’s National Theatre has once again been blessed with a new pre-Broadway run, and it is a whole world away from the high school shenanigans of last year’s “Mea…

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 10:57AM

A Basic Guide To Musical Theatre Titles by Mac McDonald

You’ve heard the saying, don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Sometimes you can’t tell what something is about just by the title. Well, almost anything because clearly &…

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 10:45AM

Essential Arts: the politics of theater criticism, a magnificent 'Satyagraha,' a theater reborn by Carolina A. Miranda

Welcome to the weekend. And go, Dodgers! I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s essential arts news: POLITICS GETS THEATER WRONG Times theater cr…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AM

‘I was more interested in the background characters’: MACBETH – Barbican Theatre ★★★ by Rev Stan

Is it ironic that the most emotionally powerful scene of the RSC’s Macbeth at the Barbican comes in a rare moment of silence and stillness, a scene when the Macbeths are nowhere to be seen?

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Review: In 'Vietgone,' East West Players takes audiences on the wild ride of Qui Nguyen's rambunctious drama about refugees in love by Charles McNulty

Qui Nguyen's touted drama about refugees who fall in love in 1970s America after fleeing the Vietnam war, arrives in Los Angeles in an East West Players production

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM

Review: In 'Vietgone,' East West Players takes audiences on the wild ride of Qui Nguyen's rambunctious drama about refugees in love by Charles McNulty

Reencountering Qui Nguyen’s “Vietgone” in the new East West Players production, I am struck once again by the originality of the playwriting. A quick synopsis of the play might yield t…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Magic Time!: ‘The Fever’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

If you’ve ever been in an acting class, a group-encounter session, a sensitivity training, or  kindergarten, you’ll feel right at home in The Fever. Even if you’re by natu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:51AM

'Wait Wait' Turns 20

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special episode this weekend. WWDTM host Peter Sagal reflects on the show's history with Scott Simon.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:42AM

Audience Glossary: Getting The Historical Scoop On THE FERRYMAN by Alexa Criscitiello

This week, the mysterious West End hit play, The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth celebrated its opening night on Broadway to ecstatic reviews.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AM

Top recommended London openings for November by Emma Clarendon

Here’s Love London Love Culture’s guide to some of the best shows opening in the capital in November.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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'A Star is Born': What the movie gets wrong about treatment for alcohol, opioid addiction by Opinion Contributor, Jessica Hulsey nickel, Opinion Contributor

I planned for a nice evening at the movies, but the addiction treatment professional in me only saw the missed opportunities for a different ending.       …

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:22AM

BWW's On This Day - October 27, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AM

‘Ultimately it lands a huge emotional punch’: THE WILD DUCK – Almeida Theatre ★★★★ by Carole Woddis

Though Robert Icke’s didacticism can be irritating, this Wild Duck undoubtedly pulls its modern audience into Ibsen’s tense, spiralling emotions to powerful effect.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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‘Hard to view favourably through retro, rose-tinted, glasses’: BABY – Drayton Arms Theatre by Anne Cox

David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr’s 1983 Broadway hit Baby has finally made it over the pond for a UK premiere in London but you have to ask yourself, was it worth the wait?

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Getting Into Character With Frozen’s Patti Murin by Marc J. Franklin

Follow Broadway’s Princess Anna through her pre-show routine as she prepares to step out onto the St. James Theatre stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Macbeth, Barbican Theatre by Alannah Jones

The RSC’s production of Macbeth, directed by Polly Findlay, takes up its London residency at the Barbican, bringing the famed brutalism of the theatre right onto the stage itself. But this…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

Review: Consensual, Soho Theatre by Alannah Jones

The National Youth Theatre’s revival of Evan Placey’s 2015 commission exploring the grey area of consent law and morality showcases some seriously formidable young acting talent. I would…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

In “Politics For Bitches,” Luisa Omielan, the new BBC Youth Show presenter, says: “Politics is a cesspool” by Blouin Artinfo

BBC’s new youth show presenter Luisa Omielan’s series, the famously millennial, “Politics for Bitches,” made for a easy dose of politics will explore issues relevant to the UK youth.…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:01AM

‘Intelligent articulation of personal uncertainties & political doubts’: TRYING IT ON – Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

On the 50th anniversary of 1968, David Edgar looks back at his younger self and explores the results of radical politics< in Trying It On at the Royal Court.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Forgotten 遗忘 at Arcola Theatre by Frey Kwa Hawking

'an offering to just a few of those history missed over': Frey Kwa Hawking reviews Daniel York Loh's new play about the Chinese Labour Corps The post Forgotten 遗忘 at Arcola Theatre appea…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:56AM

UK Government Gives Away Surplus Broadband Funds to Amazon and Netflix allocated for BBC by Blouin Artinfo

The UK Government is reportedly taking money out of BBC budget and giving it away to private firms Amazon and Netflix.The news has been confirmed of the UK government’s plans to give away …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:54AM

Emma Bunton to host the US version of the show ‘Bake Off’ by Blouin Artinfo

Singer, songwriter and actress Emma Bunton, famously known as Baby Spice, will host the US version of the Bake Off, a television baking competition series.Emma Bunton will join the the fourt…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:53AM

Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Jk Clarke

      by JK Clarke   Every so often there is a comic actor who takes command of a stage in a way that either delights or chagrins audience members, and often other actors…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:03AM

‘This is not a show you can be neutral about’: A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER – Bridge Theatre by Rachel Williams

Having seen the Bridge Theatre’s latest, Martin McDonagh’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter, my bonkers quota is through the roof.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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INTO THE ABYSS by Jeremy Gerard

At age 86, Elaine May turns in an electrifying performance as a woman whose mind is slipping away.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 03:18AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Film and Music Preview: NOSFERATU & VAMPYR (Theatre at the Ace Hotel and Disney Hall) by Jim Allen

SILENT SCREAMS Two of the spookiest horror films ever made were completed before much of today’s audiences were born. One, Nosferatu, is far better known than the other, especially for the…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:47AM

Spend a 2-Show Day at Shake & Bake: Love’s Labour’s Lost by Hannah Vine

The production includes an eight-course tasting menu, complete with wine pairings, throughout the action of the play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Review: A Powerhouse Trio Unite by Michael Block

By Michael Block The Marvel universe has the Avengers, a super team of heroes who come together to fight the evils of the world. Each of these heroes lives in their own stand-alone stor…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:36AM

'Handmaid's Tale: The Musical' puts a millennial twist on dystopia by Thomas Floyd Washington Post

Early on in “Handmaid’s Tale: The Musical,” the story’s narrator swiftly moves to address the elephant in the theater.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:04AM

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis enters its next stage by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'In the Works' features plays 'in dialogue' with the bard

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:04AM

Recently reviewed theater for Oct. 26 by From Staff Reports

‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:04AM

Q&A: Longtime African-American actor Robert Hooks on the state of black theater, then and now by Roxanne Roberts Washington Post

WASHINGTON • Actor Robert Hooks has had quite a month: On Oct. 18, Washington Mayor Muriel E. Bowser proclaimed it “Robert Hooks Day,” complete with a ceremony at city hall and a recep…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:04AM

How to Prepare a Stage Manager’s Prompt Book by Kerry Hishon

One of the stage manager’s most important tasks is to create and maintain the prompt book – sometimes known as the “show bible” – which is a master copy of the script and contains …

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder by Arts Review

A murderous romp filled with unforgettable music, non-stop laughs and a scene-stealing role for one actor, The Production Company (TPC) presents the Australian premiere of A Gentleman’s G…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:18AM

Stagecraft: Donja R. Love, author of “Fireflies” by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Donja R. Love…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AM

Anthea Bell, translator, 1936-2018

An exceptional linguist who brought Asterix to the English

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

What Choices From Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel Are Still Performed in Wicked? by Ruthie Fierberg

As we count down to Wicked 15, Playbill discovers how these original leading ladies left indelible marks on each of their roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Kate Tarker’s Thunderbodies Opens at Soho Rep. October 27 by Olivia Clement

Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the world premiere of Tarker’s "grotesquely hilarious" war comedy, which kicks off Soho Rep.'s 2018–2019 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' The Yeomen of the Guard Begins October 27 by Andrew Gans

The production launches the company's 44th season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Stacey Sargeant and Andrew R. Butler Perform 'Love You Good' From Rags Parkland by Olivia Clement

The critically acclaimed sci-fi musical, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, is now in performances at Ars Nova.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM