With just five weeks until the 2018 AACTA Awards, anticipation surrounding the nation’s top screen awards has increased with the Australian Academy announcing the nominees in all categorie…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:56PMBen Platt took to Twitter to share a video of him performing the hit single 'Shallow' from the film A Star is Born. Check out Ben going off the deep end in the best way possible below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48PMAs for cast standouts, Greenwood excelled both musically and dramatically. His ringing, expressive vocals and crisp diction made him an audience favorite. And he created an effective charact…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36PMBallroom dance is a stunning form – it requires grace, agility, partnering skills, incredible connection, finesse and precise technique. And when it’s done well, it is absolutely mesmeri…
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City of Sydney Councillors have approved a bold new plan to protect some of Sydney’s most significant twentieth century buildings from being destroyed. A heritage study commissioned by…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:55PMLike many a photograph taken by a true artist, Steven Levenson’s new work, “Days of Rage,” now premiering at Second Stage, expertly captures its time and place: a ramshackle “collect…
SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:36PMLive Performance Australia has announced that current President, Andrew Kay AM will step down as President at the conclusion of LPA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Thursday 22…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:25PMListen: “To Kill a Mockingbird” to Offer Discounted Tickets to Students, Cast Announced for National Tour of “Cats,” Sara Bareilles in Latest #Hamildrop Track “Today on …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:12PMNgozi Anyanwu’s tender new play, directed by Awoye Timpo at the Vineyard Theater, considers the nature of memory in the aftermath of a tragedy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:05PMSteven Levenson’s new play about young ’60s radicals has the unintentional effect of making all protest seem childish.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:05PMNow in its New York premiere at Vineyard Theatre, Good Grief considers the personal perspective of one first-generation Nigerian-American girl coming to terms with the universal issues of lo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00PM“Against the backdrop of an endless, unwinnable war raging halfway across the world, and a polarizing president recklessly stoking the flames of racist backlash at home, a generation of yo…
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1. ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ by Stand Up For… Theatre at Chesapeake Arts Center. “…I truly recommend Stand Up For… Theatre’s production of ‘La Cage Aux Folles.’” R…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:56PM★★★ The latest from Dear Evan Hansen playwright Steven Levenson follows young protesters in a divided nation
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:41PM★★ Steven Levenson, the Dear Evan Hansen librettist, returns with a sixties problem play
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:40PMBroadway buddies Lin-Manuel Miranda and Sara Bareilles announced that the latest Hamildropthis evening.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PM★★ A Nigerian-American woman literally wrestles with grief in Ngozi Anyanwu’s disconnected drama
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:35PMAfter watching “Sweat,” it’s not surprising Lynn Nottage won the Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for this brilliantly stirring drama. This story flips back and forth between the years 2000 and …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:09PMPeter Allen Inspires Tears, Joy from Down Under by Barry David Horwitz Director John Fisher has done it again. He has revived the most fabulous gay musical, telling the story of famous loung…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:08PMThe world's leading theatrical publishing and licensing company, Samuel French, announced today that The Secret Garden writing team Lucy Simon amp Marsha Norman, Doug Wright, and Antoinette …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06PMSheila and Moby is a show about a young woman and a friend she thought she’d left behind forever. It’s also about personal responsibility as a member of the community, doing the thing th…
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BBC has announced Sara Cox as the new presenter of the BBC Radio 2 Drivetime show, taking over from Simon Mayo and Jo Whiley.Cox is taking over Mayo, the voice of Drivetime for eight years, …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:57PM By Sandi Durell Can grief be good or bad or rather an emotional adjustment to the human condition of loss? Whatever the road one travels to assuage the pain is not usually within o…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:52PMThis Hello, Dolly! is classic Broadway showmanship in all the most important ways - in Betty Buckley we have a major Broadway performer that we all ought to see at least once, a top flight s…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:48PMNiccolò Jommelli’s “Cerere Placata” with libretto by Michele Sarcone was written in 1772 for the baptism of Princess Maria Teresia di Borbonne of Naples and Sicily. It is of a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:39PMThe story goes that when Stanislavsky was very old, and too ill to accompany his company on their tour to London, he gave his actors only two words of direction before they left: Play lightl…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:30PMNetflix has announced the renewal of “Atypical,” the critically acclaimed original series created, written, and executive produced by Robia Rashid (“How I Met Your Mother,” “Will &…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:29PM by Michael Bracken It might take you a while to figure out what playwright Steven Levenson is up to in his Days of Rage at the Tony Kiser Theater. Presented by 2nd Stage, Leven…
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Is it wrong to be so enamored of a play called blight? Written by John Bavoso, it is a show that has solid writing, some really funny lines, and an assortment of characters that ring true—…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:31PMCleopatra, an immersive theater show about the Queen of the Nile, officially opens off Broadway at Chelsea Music Hall on November 7. JT Horenstein directs and choreographs the new pop m…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PMThe Other Palace, LondonEx-service personnel work alongside professional actors in Jonathan Lewis’s ingenious piece of meta-theatreWritten and directed by Jonathan Lewis, this is a play ab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PMNBC honored the 15th anniversary of Wicked on Broadway with a star-studded musical special this week. Rebecca and guests Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson of Billboard's Pop Shop podcast ta…
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Whether portraying a frazzled acting teacher in La Jolla Playhouse’s “What Happens Next”, a troubled waitress in Ion Theatre’s “Bug” or a fame-hungry spinster in Diversionary’s…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:30PMWALKS LIKE A DUCK, QUACKS LIKE A HIT Playwright Eliza Clark, in notes about Quack, her new play now in its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, writes that she has been…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:26PMShe's coming Thursday on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Carpool Karaoke goes next level with superstar of stage, screen, and beyond, Barbra Streisand. Check out a promo for the episod…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PMActress Kerry Washington, best known for her Emmy-nominated role over seven seasons on television drama "Scandal," returns to the Broadway stage this month in the new play "American Son."
SOURCE: Reuters at 06:06PMTwo-time Tony winner Marianne Elliott has signed on to direct a new mounting of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman featuring an all-black cast. The 2019 production will play London'…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PMJoe Barbara stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about the A Bronx Tale national tour and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.
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The shortlist for the 64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards has been unveiled. The winners will be announced on Sunday 18 November at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:57PMFrom psychological thrillers to murder mysteries, from mad scientists to headless horseman, check out the Halloween shows near you.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:51PMYo, yo, yo North Shore, it's time to turn up The Mathletes are back just in time for Halloween. Watch below as they're joined by Kate Rockwell for their latest sick beat
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMLuca Guadagnino’s remake of the 1977 classic has a lot on its mind, but the director wants you to figure that out for yourself.
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SOURCE: www.buzzfeednews.com at 05:48PMBen Vereen returns to NYC with a Thanksgiving concert at The Cutting Room.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:25PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.
NBC Recruits Sas Goldberg to Write & Produce Musical Comedy Series
Sas Goldberg, standout cast member of Broadwa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PMTime to rejoicify! On this day in 2003, Wicked officially opened on Broadway and has been putting on thrillifying performances ever since. In honor of the milestone, current Wicked stars Jes…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PMCLEOPATRA, a unique Off-Broadway immersive pop musical experience, isnow in previews at Chelsea Music Hall 407 W 15th Street, a new venue located beneath Chelsea Market. Directed and choreog…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMHow does one of the greatest cities in the world celebrate one of the greatest musicals in the world It goes greenEarlier today, the stars of Wicked,Jessica Vosk and Amanda Jane Cooper, head…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMAlphonse Mucha is portrayed eight times a week on Broadway by Matthew Saldivar, but he wasn't the only Mucha in the American Airlines Theatre this week.The great-grandson of the artist, Marc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMThe Funny Girl star is set to pick up The Late Show host James Cordon on November 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PMThe Funny Girl star is set to pick up The Late Show host James Cordon on November 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PMThe cast performs the “Montage” and stars Tony Yazbeck, Robyn Hurder, and more tell Playbill about the upcoming run beginning November 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter
October 30, 2018: Grief over the death of a dearly loved one has inspired many great works of auto- and semiautobiographical literature. To name a few, these inc…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:00PMChicago magician and performer Neil Tobin’s show “Necromancer: Near Death Experience” will have two final Halloween-season performances at Rosehill Cemetery, 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave. Th…
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:54PM'Quack,' Eliza Clark's comedy having its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, takes the temperature of the feverish wellness industry.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:43PMA Chorus Line stars Donna McKechnie and Priscilla Lopez join Pippin for the one-night-only concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMDespite the title, Bess Wohl’s “Small Mouth Sounds” is fundamentally a play about silence. To experience the work at Chicago’s A Red Orchid Theatre, where the show opened this past w…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:40PM“Quack,” the lively, irritating and ultimately chilling new comedy by Eliza Clark about a TV medical guru in the mode of Dr. Oz, skips the introductory pleasantries and plunges straight …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:40PMA limited number of $49 tickets are made available on the day of each performance at the Cort Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PMExtension of 1973 cult rock musical marks the latest date that a show has run at the theatre festival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:29PMHow do you interview a legend? This was the question I pondered on the way to the Lansburgh Theatre to interview Ted van Griethuysen, one of the finest actors of his generation. Shakespeare…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:27PMIt's quite a moment to be mounting a production of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice,' but Delaware Shakespeare did — and took it on the road. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:18PMThe fundraiser benefiting The Lillys featured four new musicals written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PMCaitlin Saylor Stephens’s play, directed by Meghan Finn for the Tank, is like a fun house ride that’s just a pile of distorting mirrors.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PMAs Wicked celebrates its 15th birthday today, we're flashing back to the very beginning. Check out photos from opening night October 30, 2003 below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMMeet the cast of the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, based on the film from Universal Pictures, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, and book by Gordon Gre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMRyan McCartan is living the dream making his Broadway debut in the land of Oz as Fiyero in mega-hit Wicked. McCartan hopped in the hot air balloon out of Oz to chat with BroadwayWorld about …
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The masochist believes in the transformative power of magic, of the variety that the goddess Circe used to turn Odysseus’ men into swine. To the masochist, the beloved is a goddess (Ve…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:54PMRomeo & Juliet is possibly the most over-told story of all time. At almost any given time in London, there is someone, somewhere, producing this play. At the moment, it’s BoxLit theatr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:48PMPreviously announced gala participants include Matthew Broderick, Christine Baranski, Alex Newell, and Susan Stroman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMFor most of us, “Grease” stands in our memory as an iconic movie musical, one that’s launched a million karaoke singalongs of “Summer Lovin’.” You might t…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:39PMThe Drama League has announced additional special guests for its 35th Annual Benefit Gala A Musical Celebration of Broadway honoring film, television, theater icon and three-time Tony Award …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMLed by Semyon Bychkov, the concert focused on Dvorak.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:36PMIn the wake of the June 21, 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair most remote sellers, such as email marketing providers, are now required to begin collecting sales tax…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:29PMAs Hungarian State Opera begins its New York City residency at Lincoln Center, a look at the history of oepra in Hungary.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMThe lineup also features work by Ifeoma Fafunwa and Tania El Khoury. The festival’s director says that the global element is “important now more than ever.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMMs. Stephens has a substantial pedigree with her previous works having appeared at prestigious institutions and winning awards. The piffle on display here does exhibit craft, discipline and …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:14PMThe 15th annual festival of cutting-edge work will feature Ifeoma Fafunwa, New Saloon, Flaco Navaja, Tania El Khoury, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:09PMOn October 30, 2003, a little show called Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre... the rest is history. Let us be glad Let us be grateful and rejoycify that it is still around a whopping 15 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PMTony Award winner Laura Benantijust assumedthe role of Eliza Doolittle in its award-winning production of Lerner amp Loewe's My Fair Lady, directed by Bartlett Sher, for a limited engagement…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PMWatch as the new star of the Lincoln Center Theater revival takes direction from a true Broadway baby.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PMAt nearly three hours, this production from Invictus Theatre Company desperately needs shaking up.
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The holiday engagement of the Tony-winning musical begins November 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PMLOCKED IN Dalton Trumbo’s novel Johnny Got His Gun was published in September 1939, the same month Germany invaded Poland and World War II began. It was not an immediate hit, but it was pe…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:48PMNathan Lane, Alec Baldwin and more celebrities step out for the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors celebrating playwright Tony Kushner, teacher Kelly Gilles and HBO documentaries.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMLocal playwright Patrick Flynn has spent the last two years developing his new comedy about growing up and proving how“adults can be idiots, just like children.” Sheila and Moby recei…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:48PMNew York City Center will soon present the 75th Anniversary gala presentation ofA Chorus Line. The production will star Jay Armstrong Johnson Bobby, Kate Bailey Kristine, Callan Bergmann Fra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PMFavorites of theatre and screen took to the stage of the American Airlines Theatre in Times Square last night for The 24 Hour Musicals on Broadway. John Mulaney, Bebe Neuwirth, Corey Cott, S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PMThe veteran stage and screen actress doesn't love "Grease" as much as you do.
SOURCE: stagecraft.libsyn.com at 02:30PM“Fantastic Beasts” actor Eddie Redmayne is in early talks to star in Amblin Entertainment’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” sources tell Variety. Aaron Sorkin is …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:25PMThe new drama by Steven Levenson opens October 30 at Second Stage Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PMThis weekend I was part of an extraordinary workshop which was a first of its kind in Europe, or so I am told. A chance to work on the consciousness explorations of Patricia Albere developed…
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Jax Jackson & Marianne Rendón discuss starring in the powerful new queer love story Plot Points in our Sexual Development .
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:56PMDoes a soldier ever stop being a soldier? “No!” shouted several from the audience at last night’s post-show discussion for Soldier On at The Other Palace. The play, dubbed …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 01:52PMWHEN REALISM IS NOT ENOUGH, SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN DENMARK It’s strange that an enterprise as lavishly bounteous as Goodman Theatre should seem to shrink itself: Currently it’s hosting t…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:45PMThe 2018 Broadway Cast Recording of Lincoln Center Theater's new production of Lerner amp Loewe's MY FAIR LADY will be released on vinyl on December 14, 2018.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMIt's the last chance to submit nominations for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Worldwide, which close this Wednesday
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMThe upcoming Broadway production of Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, a new play by Aaron Sorkin, starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch, has announced a partnership with the New York City…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMAaron Posner directs the rarely performed but more-relevant-than-ever “King John.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:24PMThe pop drag trio descended on The Green Room 42 for a Halloween-inspired show that had audiences on their feet.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:24PM“To Kill a Mockingbird” will partner with the New York City Department of Education to make $10 tickets available to middle and high school students in public schools across the …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:06PMIn her own time, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950) was a rock star and a best-selling author until illness and postwar culture dimmed her luster. Still she fascinates with her boh…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:06PMThe enduring lessons of apartheid are explored in Nicholas Wright's harrowing drama 'A Human Being Died That Night,' launching EgoPo Classic Theatre's Theatre of South Africa season. Mark Co…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:05PMChoreographer Etta Murfitt spoke to Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon about creating the choreography for Emma Rice’s Wise Children, playing at the Old Vic Theatre before embarki…
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Journey This Reviewed by Dana Martin Lounge Theatre Though November 11th RECOMMENDEDCheray O’Neal is destroying the notion that stoic women rarely weep. In her one-person Journey T…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:53PMBranagh stars opposite Judi Dench in the new drama, which he also directed.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMThe worldwide rights to the Shakespeare drama 'All Is True' starringKenneth Branagh,Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen. has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics according to Variety.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMWe need to discuss Ariana Grande's performance of "The Wizard and I" on NBC A Very Wicked Halloween special.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:43PMThe white-hot rage and caustic bitterness against de-industrialization, unemployment, minorities, and immigrants, not to mention races and religions other than white and Christian, may have …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMWhat a celebration! Current stars and alums from director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw's many Broadway projects, including Mean Girls, Aladdin and more, stepped out to attend his latest …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMTwo-time Tony winner Marianne Elliott has signed on to direct a new mounting of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman featuring a fully African-American cast. The 2019 production will play…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMThe Young Vic’s artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah has announced the venue’s 2019 season which includes Marianne Elliott directinf Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, with Wendell Pier…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PMThe stars came out for a special performance October 29 to honor the Tony Award-winning director.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMSee Wicked's Alice Fearn transform into the greenified Wicked Witch with our behind-the-scenes look at the pre-show ritual.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:23PMCatch up with a few winners and nominees from the Jimmy Awards family.
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SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:22PMBroadway Sessions celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month September 15- October 15. We invited some of our favorite Latinx Broadway performers to share songs and stories reflecting their early hi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMThe November event celebrates the tenth anniversary of the organization, founded by Driver.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMSilence speaks where words fail in this Chicago premiere from Bess Wohl at A Red Orchid Theatre.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMOverall it is a beautiful re-telling of Macbeth, keeping true to the script but taking a twist on a unique element. Macbeth at the Barbican is not to be missed.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMHow many Stargate conventions have you been to? Suanne Braun, who played Goddess Hathor, has been to, and been feted at, quite a few. Her sci-fi experiences have been a boon while preparing …
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Millennial Notes Mark St. Germain Asks: Do We Have the Strength to Change? by Beau McGlasson Dance is pure human expression. It’s the carefree wildness of a club at 1 A.M., the controlled …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:54AMThe two-day event coincides with the world premiere of Larissa FastHorse's The Thanksgiving Play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AMThe November 16 conversation will serve as a benefit for Puerto Rico’s long-term recovery from Hurricane Maria.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AMDonald Margulies’s ‘Collected Stories,’ at Act II Playhouse, glibly explores the teacher/student relationship. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42AMBette Midler’s New York Restoration Project Hosted the 22nd Annual Hulaween Celebration at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Harlem
October 29, 2018: Bette Midler, the Divine …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:34AMDirector Aaron Posner has assembled some of the most splendid, certainly several of them among the most beloved actors who tread the local boards. Indeed, Folger Theatre has done further val…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:33AMLin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Jon Steingart and Jill Furman have announced a limited return engagement of Freestyle Love Supreme, the high-energy show that blends hip-hop, improvisational…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AMAmanda Jane Cooper brought her vlogging camera to A Very Wicked Halloween. Thank goodness!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AMThe Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) is pleased to announce The Best Worst Thing, a cabaret show about how something awesome came from something awful. The cabaret wi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:30AMBradley Cooper has opened up a wide lead in our Best Actor Oscar predictions since “A Star Is Born” premiered earlier this month, with 14 Experts picking him for the win. Best A…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AMCome March, Berwyn's much-loved 16th Street Theater will no longer have an address on the leafy suburban street from which it took its name. It's moving west to spiffier new digs on Harlem A…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:30AMLynn Nottage last year became the first woman to win a second Pulitzer Prize for Drama thanks to her play Sweat, a dramatization of the collapse of the American unskilled labor market circa …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:24AMDriven by vibrant performances and exceptional design work, Murder for Two’s good-natured musical tale of murder makes it an ideal Halloween treat.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AMBroadway hasn’t seen a play this harrowing yet eminently enjoyable since August: Osage County.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AMHeathers The Musical has announced a one-off singalong performance scheduled to take place on 6 November. The performance promises audience members the chance to sing their hearts out to suc…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:19AMThe lineup includes a Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke-led Death of a Salesman, Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Tree musical, and Fairview.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMMidori Francis talks about the "dangerous and explosive" play Usual Girls, the most memorable parts of The Wolves experience, and her upcoming film.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:12AMLin-Manuel Miranda and his father, Luis A. Miranda Jr., founding partner of The MirRam Group and founding president of the Hispanic Federation, are bringing their Puerto Rico relief efforts …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMThe producers have announcedJim Steinman'sBat Out Of HellThe Musical, the critically acclaimed, thrilling new musical based on one of the best-selling albums of all time, will play an eight-…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMWhile we await the big night, BroadwayWorld is counting down with a week of flashbacks from Wicked past. Below, watch as we go all the way back to the beginning, with Idina Menzel, Kristin C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM“Lighting is in many ways the last creative act of the totally collaborative process that we call theatre,” says Peter Mumford (The Ferryman, King King). Says Les Dickert (Uncle …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:04AMThe Sondheim on Sondheim and Trip to Bountiful star will play concert dates in San Francisco and New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMIf nothing else Wils Wilson has produced a rollicking evening of entertainment in Twelfth Night at Bristol Old Vic, even if it is only a surface level take on this most beguiling of masterpi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMDespite adding two more shows to the boards this week, grosses slipped almost 4% to $33M with most shows posting large drops from the previous week. Newly in previews are The New One and …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMMarisa Carnesky is interested in exploring the representation of women, variety entertainment and ritual in her work. She talks to Giverny Masso
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMTo call “The Fever” a show would not be accurate, because “The Fever” is not seen: it is experienced. It would be more fitting to call it a play, in the full-of-imagi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:00AM
The MacArthur Genius fellow talks about the long-form retrospective, the activism in judy’s pronouns, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, the historic Drama Book Shop will leave its 40th Street home because of recent rent escalations. Today playwrights of incredible shows such as Oslo, Swe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM By Myra Chanin I know, I know. I say this almost every month, but only because it’s absolutely true almost every month, so … THE MOST RECENT INSTALLMENT OF RICKY RITZEL�…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:45AMFringeArts believes in the inherent value of diverse communities, and the importance of learning, being open, and listening. From our ticket-buying process to arriving at our building, the …
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 10:34AMA belief of this scale often usually involves pure passion. Money is definitely important, yet secondary. And so is the concern for any profit that can be reaped out of it, though, culture, …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:33AMEast of Eden is an American classic, a huge and sprawling novel, stretching from the Civil War to World War I and from California to Connecticut. John Steinbeck — who won the Pulitzer …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:32AMThe smash-hit musical Wicked celebrates 15 years on the Great White Way on October 30. The cheered show featuring an original score by Stephen Schwartz has been delighting audiences at the G…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AMSoho theatre, LondonThe US standup, who spent six years in a Texas prison, delivers an accomplished set drawing on his misspent youth One in three black men in the US will spend time in jail…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMWinter Solstice Reviewed by Katie Buenneke City Garage Theatre Through November 25 It is abundantly clear that Roland Schimmelpfenig, the playwright of Winter Solstice, currently makin…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:23AMThe star of Broadway's American Son shares her relaxation technique, her thoughts on the stage vs. screen, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AMBy Todd London. In this installation of A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights, Todd London celebrates Quiara Alegría Hudes.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:19AMTonight at Dixon Place, Cardone’s Spook Show, The House of Ghostly Haunts. I saw an earlier incarnation of this at the Canal Street Playhouse several years ago, and loved this knowing …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AMThe Little Foxes Reviewed by Iris Mann Antaeus Theatre Company Through December 10 RECOMMENDED They just don’t write them like this anymore. Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes run…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:13AMBroadway's new musical The Prom held a special performance last night celebrating Casey Nicholaw.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMTo celebrate 'Wicked's' 15th anniversary on Broadway, NBC threw a joyous Halloween party for the ages. This televised concert featured songs from the blockbuster musical hit 'Wicked' and sho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMby Stephen Sachs In honor of National Cat Day, I celebrate Nathaniel Hawthorne — the fat, furry feline I rescued from a shelter to co-star in our Fountain Theatre production of Park Y…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 10:08AMVietgone Reviewed by Terry Morgan East West Players Through November 18 RECOMMENDED Translating personal experiences or family history into theatre can be a tricky proposition. On the on…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:08AMNBC’s A Very Wicked Halloween celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Broadway musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMThe program, which invites servicemen and women to Broadway shows for free, launches its second season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AMI love a bit of immersive interactive theatre shiz: The Grift at Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel was last year’s big winner imported from San Diego. Now from Canada comes Talk is Free Th…
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After the success of efforts from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Kristoffer Diaz, more playwrights signed copies of their plays to help the store October 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMIt's a graphic novel, it's an album, it's an interactive, virtual-reality-infused concert and, after success at NAMT's renowned 30th annual festival of new musicals in New York, it's coming …
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:51AMBarbra Streisand has been busy singing out her anger over Trump, so she apparently hasn’t had time to get to a multiplex and check out Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, even though she pr…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:47AMThis is an interesting combination of tap, theatre, dance and rock concert – that was the promise on the flier. It certainly had me intrigued. Could this match up to the huge whole-cast nu…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:02AMWith the midterm elections approaching, we wanted to do our part to help save democracy. We asked people we’ve interviewed to tell us about candidates, issues, and races that they care abo…
SOURCE: The Interval at 09:01AMWith the midterm elections approaching, we wanted to do our part to help save democracy. We asked people we’ve interviewed to tell us about candidates, issues, and races that they care abo…
SOURCE: The Interval at 09:01AMLeaning into the conventions of classic noir, The Factory Theater offers this bloody, violent tale of crooked cops and sideways plots.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMPerformer Jon Dryden Taylor didn’t train, but did he miss out? He talks to a casting director and another performer who did
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMSarah Tynan takes on the title role in this new revival of David Alden’s original 2008 production of Lucia di Lammermoor at the ENO. Here’s what the critics have been making of it…
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I always love getting to interview Melissa Errico! Her interpretation of music has the angels singing loud. Melissa knows how to make a song her own and that is clearly demonstrated on her n…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 08:50AMMarianne Elliott is to direct a production of Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke and Arinze Kene as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:49AM Presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation Harbinger Records is pleased to announce their premiere DVD release. And for this prestigious debut they’ve chosen to present a …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:46AMTake a look at Alex Brenner's fantastic production shots to get a hint of what to expect from Tiny Fires' production of Joanna Murray-Smith's Honour at Park Theatre. The marital drama, which…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:43AMMaybe it’s walking under a Times Square marquee with his name emblazoned overhead. Maybe it’s seeing a title memorialized on that distinctive Playbill cover. Maybe it’s being asked for…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:36AMThe remarkable life of the 17th-century painter has inspired this award-winning production
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:36AMAriana Grande previously posted updates from the special's rehearsals, sharing that "Wicked" was her favorite Broadway show.
SOURCE: USA Today at 08:33AMAs the currency exchange firm ends its sponsorship of the National’s tickets scheme after 15 years, Matt Trueman looks at the colossal
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24AMOne of the largest and longest-lasting acts in vaudeville began in the 1920s with Utah music and vocal teacher William King Driggs Sr. (1885-1965) who formed a family orchestra with his wife…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:06AMHAPPY 15TH, WICKED!Last night, NBC aired A Very WICKED Halloween, and I really loved it. It is hard to believe it was fifteen years ago TODAY, that the show opened at the Gershwin Theatre. A…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:06AMIt was October 31st, 1926 when the world famous escape artist Harry Houdini succumbed to the one thing in life that's inescapable, and every year since, believers hold seances on Halloween n…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04AM“Providing evidence to counteract the idea that such work presents a risk in terms of audiences, ticket revenue or artistic quality, [the report] concludes that ‘it becomes incre…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:01AMTamburlaine at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon brings the wonder and the terror of Marlowe’s shepherd emperor to life in a production that gives an almost faultless account of a defe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMBelarus Free Theatre is best known locally for stunning deconstructions of classics, such as their mind-blowing production of “King Lear” at Chicago Shakespeare in 2016. But the company,…
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By Meredith Ganzman From across the pond, Jez Butterworth’s Olivier award-winning “The Ferryman” has finally docked on the Great White Way. And this incredible thriller, with Sam Mende…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:51AMDancers from Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures will take up residency at a school in north-east London as part of the first ever
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM by Sandi Durell Women come out in droves at the Daryl Roth Theatre off Broadway to witness the spirited performance by Christine Lahti as the one and only Gloria Steinem in thi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:25AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Lauren Gunderson’s I and You at Hampstead Theatre starring Maisie Williams
This post REVIEW: I and You, Hampstead Theatre ✭✭✭✭ first appeared on …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:25AMIn Maddie Rice’s one-woman play Pickle Jar, Miss is a young English teacher struggling to find her footing both in and out of the classroom
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Bette Midler hosted her annual Hulaween event, with this year's theme being 'Hulaween in the Cosmos.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54AMEase on down the road with this fantastical production of The Wiz at Theatre Under The Stars The show began performances on October 23, and will run through November 4 at the Hobby Center fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54AMIn 2016, the ban was lifted on women in the British army fighting in close combat roles. Kate Bowen’s new play takes this
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:35AMForgotten at the ArcolaTheatre is a considered story serving an important function on the British stage, but the scope of this history is too big for the current length and structure.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMeet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details… Ros
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMRecent revivals of problematic classics such as Carousel and My Fair Lady recognize a problem but don’t solve it
The post The Feingold Column: How Can Theater Confront Its Past? appeared f…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00AMMy first job was in 2006, before I went to drama school. It was a TV film called That Summer Day about
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMHow did you start in theatre? I attended Langley Theatre Workshop in Middleton, Manchester, where I’m from, for weekly classes in acting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMBruce Nauman is one of the most significant and influential artists of the 20th Century. In the late 1960’s and early ‘70s he took Marcel Duchamp’s revolutionary Dada “readymades” …
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If you haven’t already heard, Baltimore Center Stage is producing Playwright Lauren Yee’s King of the Yees. And in case you weren’t aware, this play is kind of a big deal. The story, w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:57AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories relive the magic of last night's A Very Wicked Halloween special by watching all of the evening's performances, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48AMWho is Dimity Shepherd? I’m a Melbourne based Mezzo soprano. I am passionate about singing and exploring the world through the eyes of the characters I play. I spend my recreational time d…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:34AMBurgers and boxes: Emily Davis writes on Travis Alabanza's solo show about trans experience and violence.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:18AMOn Friday October 26, 2018 the mostly sold-out crowd of avid listeners heard the music of a slate of 19th and early 20th century Russian composers, conducted by the Russian-born conductor Tu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMHalloween is almost here, and theater folk sure love their “ghosties, ghoulies, and things that go bump in the night” (to quote the Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane song from the Broadway musical…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:03AMCurrently playing to critical acclaim in QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, Australian theatre royalty, Tony Sheldon will celebrate his 2000 show milestone on Wednesday 31 October 2018 as Bernadet…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:02AMAs the actor Rio Fanning and writer Michael Robartes, the son of Irish playwright AP Fanning led a double life – one
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This month has been a reminder to me that people have all sorts of motivations for engaging with your performing arts organization–and often those motivations don’t have a lot to…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:36AMThe acclaimed Arcko Symphonic Ensemble will present two powerful and emotionally-charged contemporary classical concerts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:26AMBy HERBERT SIMPSON Despite already having knocked people out in splendidly acted versions, this important and enormously appealing play seems to be moving to “National Treasure” status i…
SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 01:25AMServing as the nation’s preeminent talent show, NBC’s America’s Got Talent (AGT) will once again hit the [...]
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:24AMInvestors of the failed “Nerds” musical are suing lead producers Carl Levin and Vicki Halmos claiming they mislead them into believing the musical had the needed funding in place. The 13…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:12AMThe Channel 4/Hulu series delivers sumptuous visuals, stirring music, thousand-yard stares — and an emotional punch too
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:00AMIf you are looking for an excellent class project play with parts for everyone at all levels with a great technique exploration, look no further than betweenity by Lindsay Price. We’ve all…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSplitting Up Together Cast Reveal What They're Binge-WatchingYoung Hollywood is on the set of ABC's charming family comedy "Splitting Up Together" where we get a tour around the homestead (a…
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The blockbuster Broadway musical Wicked turns 15 on October 30, and we couldn't be happier to reveal these exclusive portraits of the stars in costume! We asked…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMJoin Jessica Vosk, Amanda Jane Cooper and the 15th anniversary cast of Wicked as they pose during Broadway.com's exclusive photoshoot.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMDenée Benton and Carvens Lissaint head to the Tony-winning Broadway staging of Hamilton beginning on October 30. The stars take on the roles of Eliza and George Washington, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMA whole lot happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in, and Wicked has been telling that story to Broadway audiences for 15 years at the Gershwin Theatre. The milestone won't go by uncelebrate…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36AMWhy is the curtain suddenly dropping now on FilmStruck, a vast, diverse, and tastefully curated archive of films spanning the past century and the entire globe.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24AMChannel 4 is set to hold a live studio discussion “Brexit: What The Nation Really Thinks” following an exclusive survey of 20,000 British residents that will reveal their opinion on the …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:19AMThis week,Jay Armstrong Johnsonand Danny Marin presented I Put A Spell On You The Return of the Sanderson Sisters Back after two years of SOLD OUT shows, Jay and his cast of kooky characters…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12AMTo celebrate Wicked's 15th Anniversary on Broadway, NBC threw a Halloween party for the ages with 'A Very Wicked Halloween Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway. Hosted by Idina Menzel and Kristi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12AMWhy Tony nominee Dane Laffrey completely reconfigured the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater for Lewiston/Clarkson---"You said you needed space; I gave you space," a drug-addicted mother tells …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMIn Ashley R.T. Yergens on Premiering his First Full-Length Work prettygirl264264 at Abrons Art Center,
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMWe’ve seen a lot of Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth while celebrating our Countdown to Wicked 15—but what about the rest of Oz?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBertolt Brecht's political allegory play is revived at Classic Stage Company in an all-new production helmed by John Doyle.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Pulitzer Prize-winning musical continues at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe new drama by Steven Levenson opens October 30 at Second Stage Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDirected by Awoye Timpo, the play is a first-generation coming-of-age journey of love, loss, and growing into adulthood.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEric Tucker directs the new musical, which begins performances October 30 at at Bristol Riverside in Pennsylvania.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJung's play with music, directed by Leigh Silverman, returns to The Public following a run in the studio.
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