Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/3/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 1132018.

Ariana Grande Drops Surprise New Song, ‘Thank U, Next’ (Listen) by Jem Aswad

Ariana Grande’s personal life has been in the headlines for most of 2018: her breakup with longtime boyfriend Mac Miller and whirlwind engagement to “Saturday Night Live” s…

Theatre Review: ‘King of the Yees’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Jv Torres

The seemingly random but hilarious zig zag story in the “King of the Yees,” directed by Desdemona Chiang at Baltimore Center Stage, ascends from reflections of playwright Lauren …

Theatre Review: ‘Anastasia’ at The Kennedy Center by Kelsey Casselbury

“Anastasia the Musical” may have roots in a dark and turbulent historic event, but at its heart, it’s simply a princess story — and an enchanting one at that. Those familiar…

Review: ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Annapolis Opera at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts by Charles Green

Annapolis Opera’s production of The Barber of Seville is a hilarious spectacle of a show. Directed by Braxton Peters, with Artistic Director Ronald J. Gretz conducting, it combines beautif…

Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ by Damascus Theatre Company at Olney Theater Center by Andra Abramson

I doubt there was one person in the entire Carl Freeman Auditorium who hadn’t seen some version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (either the original animated film from 1991, the live-ac…

Lewiston/Clarkston Review: Smooching and Despairing In A Small Space by Jonathan Mandell

“It’s a terrible time to be alive. There’s just nothing left to discover,” says Jake (Noah Robbins) in the second half of Lewiston/Clarkston, two powerfully affecting plays by Samuel…

John Cameron Mitchell Will Bring Origin Of Love Tour to NYC! by Stephanie Wild

John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, the Tony Award winning co-creators of Hedwig amp the Angry Inch, are bringing their Origin of Love tour to New York

“Days of Rage” at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater by Richard Seff

It begins with an explosion of angry rock music that lets us know the play is not misnamed. When the music fades we find ourselves inside the living quarters of a ramshackle old house in ups…

Review: ear for eye, The Royal Court by Tricia Wey

debbie tucker green returns to the Royal Court with her newest play, ear for eye. Sewn together using her signature poetic style, ear for eye is a compilation of conversations centring on th…

Big Apple Circus by Wendy Caster

If you have any interest in circuses; if you love the daring young people on the flying trapeze; if you are entertained by amazing juggling or impressed by feats of strength or fascinated by…

‘From Scar to Jafar': 'Aladdin' actor from Belleville is good at playing bad guys by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

East St. Louis native Jonathan Weir stars as Jafar in Disney musical.

Bradley Cooper (‘A Star Is Born’) would be third actor to direct himself to an Oscar by Robert Pius

Bradley Cooper is currently at the top of Gold Derby’s charts to win the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as alcoholic singer Jackson Maine “A Star Is Born.” Should…

Backstage with Richard Ridge: You're a Mean One, Gavin Lee! Meet the New Grinch of This Holiday Season by Richard Ridge

All the Whos down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but Gavin Lee, who was hard at work getting into character to playDr. Seuss' most conniving character this holiday season, did not

Ariana Grande Is Hyping Up Her Next Album, Thank U, Next by Devon Ivie

Sweetener, just like her engagement to Pete Davidson, is so last month, folks. Because in a Saturday morning Twitter-palooza, Ariana Grande confirmed the name of her next album will be none …

From Darkness to Light: A Review of Visceral Dance’s TAKE at The Space at Rockwell by Sharon Hoyer

A showcase for the talents of a gifted ensemble, but also of an experimental spirit, a willingness to place dancers who perform on the Harris stage in more raw contexts

'The Grinch' in theaters and 'Incredibles 2' on DVD highlight the week in entertainment by Usa Today, Mary Cadden, Usa Today

What's on tap for the week ahead? "The Grinch," "Incredibles 2" and "The Real Housweives of New Jersey"        

Pittsburgh actor David Whalen to play 'Fox and Friends' co-host Steve Doocy in Showtime series by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The New Kensington native joins a cast that includes Russell Crowe as Fox News chief Roger Ailes in the story of Ailes’ “rise and fall.” 

Dance Review: ‘Contemporary Masters’ by The Washington Ballet by Norah Dick

“I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn’t be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It’s kind of unusual and wonderful!”…

‘The best interaction is between Stubbs & Brayben’: HONOUR – Park Theatre by Johnny Fox

The best interaction in Honour at the Park Theatre is between Imogen Stubbs and Katie Brayben, largely very convincing as the sharp journalist and they trade some good points about agency an…

Spoilers Prevented A Star Is Born’s Soundtrack From 2019 Grammys Eligibility by Devon Ivie

While you all were out here worrying which A Star Is Born track will clinch the Oscar for Best Original Song, we’ve forgotten about the other ceremony that also hands out some brass to wor…

Ira Lee Collings’ “Naked from the Neck Up” Is Superlative by Michael Barbieri

I caught Ira Lee Collings’ show Naked From the Neck Up recently at Don’t Tell Mama. What can I say? There really aren’t superlatives superlative enough to describe this wonderful sho…

Sheridan Smith: ‘I just fell apart. I lost my mind for a time there’ by Tom Lamont

She was a rising star, but silently struggled with alcohol and panic attacks. The actor tells all about her breakdown and her hard-won recoverySheridan Smith arrives at the restaurant with a…

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Hillary and Clinton Starring Laurie Metcalf & John Lithgow by Broadway.com

Tickets are on sale for Hillary and Clinton, a new play by Lucas Hnath appearing on Broadway in 2019. Joe Mantello will direct the production, set to begin previews on March 16 with an openi…

What Do I Want This Next Decade to Be? by Kim Whitener, Mara Isaacs

By Kim Whitener, Mara Isaacs. Kim Whitener, the former executive director of HERE, and theatre producer and consultant Mara Isaacs sit down to talk about moving from institutions to the free…

Netflix’s New “Dogumentary” on Man’s Best Friend by Blouin Artinfo

A report in published in The Daily Telegraph reveals that Netflix is releasing a new docuseries — “Dogumentary,” which explores the unique bond human beings share with man’s best fri…

Kevin Kwan by NPR

Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, joins us along with panelists Helen Hong, Adam Burke, and Faith Salie.

Call Answered: Ben Vereen: "Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen" at The Cutting Room NYC by Adam Rothenberg

I am so honored to have the opportunity to interview Tony Award winner Ben Vereen just one month after seeing this legendary performer honor Chita Rivera at Shane’s Inspiration Benefit. Se…

Review: The Lonesome West (AstonRep Theatre) by Lauren Emily Whalen

The Lonesome West is an earlier work from playwright Martin McDonagh, who’s since made a name for himself in both theater and film, penning last year’s Oscar winner Three Billboards Outs…

Kanye West Leaves Politics Behind by Blouin Artinfo

According to an article published in Variety, Conservative Kanye is now deliberately distancing himself from politics. West’s latest tweet read, “My eyes are now wide open and (I) now re…

Pete Davidson’s SNL Sketch About Ariana Grande Has Reportedly Been Cut by Devon Ivie

The ethereal highs of being Steely Dan’s hypeman can only last for so long. Following the release of an SNL promo that features Pete Davidson proposing to musical guest Maggie Rogers, whic…

Review: The Duchess of Malfi, an old school (17th century) slasher story by Tim Treanor

The Duchess of Malfi is a morality play with no morals, a revenge play in which no one’s revenged, except accidentally; a tragedy in which so many people get killed that there’s …

Charity Gala by Elton John AIDS Foundation at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London by Blouin Artinfo

“The Band, a new musical with the music of Take That,” will open at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket with a Charity Gala Opening Night by the Elton John AIDS Foundation on December 4, …

Seventh Annual Charm City Fringe Festival – How to Fringe by Patricia Mitchell

What is Fringe? Today begins the Seventh Annual Charm City Fringe Festival, a celebration of new and emerging independent theatre that will continue through November 11th. The festival offer…

‘Deeply moving portrait of friendship’: NOT ABOUT HEROES – Wilton’s Music Hall by Emma Clarendon

Stephen MacDonald’s deeply moving portrait of the friendship between Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen in Not About Heroes beautifully reveals how their World War I poetry completely refl…

“A Winter to Remember” at Genesis Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

Argentinian film “A Winter to Remember,” an innocent tale of love and self-discovery opens on November 14, 2018, at London’s Genesis Cinema.According to the website of Wicked Queer, th…

Classical Music Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Haydn, Turnage, and Elgar by Jonathan Blumhofer

As good an interpreter of large-scale forms as he’s becoming, Andris Nelsons has always been a terrific conductor of new music.

“The Nutcracker and The Four Realms” at Everyman Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

A world of fantasy and adventure opens its doors with the film “The Nutcracker and The Four Realms” from November 2 through November 8.Directed by Joe Johnston & Lasse Hallstrom and …

A Brief History of Broadway Superstar: Harvey Fierstein by Julie Musbach

If you've never heard of Harvey Fierstein, it's a bit hard to explain why. A four time Tony Award winner, Fierstein has had a hand in a seemingly endless list of projects from Hairspray to K…

Film Preview: “Au bout des doigts” at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence, Lyon by Blouin Artinfo

“Au bout des doigts,” directed by Ludovic Bernard and written by Johanne Bernard along with Ludovic will be previewed at Lyon’s UGC Cine Cite Confluence on November 13.When they say th…

'Charley's Aunt' is almost too much fun at Shakespeare Theatre of N.J. : review by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

Three hours of farce is a bit like an overfull bowl of ice cream: a fun guilty pleasure that in the end proves taxing and occasionally laborious.

“Mahanagar” at BAM Rose Cinemas, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Master director Satyajit Ray’s “Mahanagar” (The Big City), a film that depicts the transforming social traditions of pre-independence India, will be screened at New York’s BAM Rose C…

Dan Healy: The Night Mayor of Broadway by Trav S.D.

My copy of the the Sobel’s Pictorial History of Vaudeville features the above right picture, and informs us it is Charles Daly and Dan Healy in the Montgomery and Stone parts (roughly)…

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri to immerse yourself in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit & the Pendulum by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 13 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will quiz the creators of Creation Theatre's sonic-immersive new adaptation of E…

In France, a Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam, and Sleep by Alissa J. Rubin

The mechanical spider and Minotaur are the works of La Machine, which is putting on immersive street theater in the city of Toulouse.

‘Feels like an instant classic’: EAR FOR EYE – Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Covering both contemporary experience and historical background, debbie tucker green's Ear for Eye at the Royal Court feels like an instant classic. But it’s not an easy watch.

BWW's On This Day - November 3, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Review: ear for eye at Royal Court by Sally Hales

"debbie tucker green’s genius lies in how she excavates the functioning of power" - Sally Hales writes on her new work, ear for eye. The post Review: ear for eye at Royal Court appeared fi…

Interest in chamber music keeps climbing, thanks in large part to Banff by William Littler - Special To The Star

For the second year in a row, the Banff Centre played host to an international string quartet festival, bringing back successful ensembles from the international competition held more or les…

NEWS: West End transfer for National Theatre & Theatr Clywd’s Home, I’m Darling by Press Releases

The National Theatre and Theatr Clwyd’s critically-acclaimed co-production of Laura Wade's new play Home, I’m Darling, directed by Theatre Clwyd artistic director Tamara Harvey and featu…

‘A fitting tribute’: THE GREATER GAME – Waterloo East Theatre by Ian Foster

At Waterloo East Theatre, The Greater Game is a sobering reminder of the individual stories behind the statistics of our war dead, and a fitting tribute too.

Shoshana Bean Pays Tribute To Black Theatre Classics by Andrew Shade

The amazingly talented Shoshana Bean mostly known for her time on the Broadway stage as Elphaba (Wicked), took the time to include a medley of songs written for roles she will never play. Am…

“Falling Out” at BAM Harvey Theater, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Phantom Limb Company’s “Falling Out,” a testament of pain and resilience premieres at New York’s BAM Harvey Theater on November 7 and will be on stage through November 10, 2018.Accor…

Simon Boccanegra at Opera Bastille, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Calixto Bieito directs this new interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” which opens on November 12, 2018 at Opera Bastille, Paris.“Simon Boccanegra,” is an opera with…

Watch: Songwriters @DanLauraCurtis bring #Hollywood A-listers & #WestEnd stars together to record a tribute to the Armed Forces #THEHERO

A stream of A-listers including Paul McCartney, Bryan Cranston, Judi Dench, Henry Cavill, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Black, Steve Martin and more have contributed to a music video for ‘The Hero…

Review: I and You, Hampstead Theatre by Lekhani Chirwa

I and You kicks off with lots of yelling. A teenage boy called Anthony walks into his classmate’s bedroom clasping cookies, waffle fries and a homework assignment. He is not happy, but rat…

Review: Honour, Park Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

After premiering here at the National Theatre in 2003, then being revived at the Wyndham’s Theatre in 2006, Honour has found its way back to us at the Park Theatre, over a decade later. Jo…

“Plot Points in Our Sexual Development” at Lincoln Center Theater, New York by Blouin Artinfo

The evocative play “Plot Points in Our Sexual Development” is on stage at New York’s Lincoln Center Theater through November 18, 2018.The play opens with the premise, “If you’re tr…

Steve McQueen’s “Widows” at Barbican Cinema, London by Blouin Artinfo

When a group of women who are widows decide to pull off a bank heist it makes for thriller of intense interest. “Widows” will play at London’s Barbican Cinema 1&2 from November 9 t…

Mischa Kischkum is OFF THE CHARTS (Songs You Don’t Know By Writers You Love) at Don’t Tell Mama, Saturday, November 10th

Marking the solo cabaret debut of actor Mischa Kischkum, OFF THE CHARTS (Songs You Don’t Know By Writers You Love) on Saturday, November 10 at 4:00 pm at Don’t Tell Mama, features hidden…

John Legend Joins ‘Le Brio’ Remake Starring Letitia Wright (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

Leading French producer Dimitri Rassam (“The Little Prince”) is joining forces with Mike Jackson and John Legend’s banner Get Lifted Film Company to produce the U.S. remake…

Spotlight On...Marlena Holman by Michael Block

Name: Marlena HolmanHometown: Tucson, ArizonaEducation: BFA in Drama from NYU TischSelect Credits: Plucker (Company of Fools), Macbeth (No Name Collective), The Possibilities (dir. Tim Carro…

Balanchine: The City Center Years — up close and personal

It’s the size of the stage that makes the difference in this New York season of the choreographer’s work

ear for eye at London’s Royal Court is a passionate, sobering play about racism

debbie tucker green’s new piece balances contained anger with meticulous detail

To Mic or Not to Mic? by Kerry Hishon

That is the question…and it is yet another decision you must make while producing your upcoming school show. Yes, your students are making smart character choices and acting their hearts o…

Eva Growney, Architect, Founder of Ensouled Hearts TM, Sponsor: Global Swan LLC, October 30, 2018 by Barry Gordin

Tony-Winning Springsteen on Broadway to Be Recorded on Live Album by Andy Lefkowitz

Good news, Bruce Springsteen fans! The sold-out hit Springsteen on Broadway will be preserved live on an audio album, according to Rolling Stone. The recording will be released on December 1…

Odds & Ends: Kristolyn Lloyd Joins State of the Union Songbook Election-Night Benefit & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Kristolyn Lloyd & More Join State of the Union Songbook Election-Night Benefit Casting has been announced for the upc…

Stagecraft: Eleanor Burgess, author of “The Niceties” 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: Eleanor Burge…

Bryan Cranston, Kerry Ellis, James Monroe Iglehart, More Honor Armed Forces in New Music Video by Cleo Aukland

Proceeds from the original song "The Hero" will benefit the U.K.-based Help for Heroes.

How Tony Winner Laura Benanti Makes Her Eliza Doolittle Different by Mark Peikert

What the star hopes to bring to her dream role in Broadway’s My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater.