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Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Inner Voices 2018 by Darryl Reilly

Three original one-act solo-performer musicals comprise "Inner Voices 2018," presented by the Premieres theater company. Since 2008 they’ve produced several editions of this enterprise. Th…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:56PM

Not Your Childhood Puppets! A Magical Evening at the 8th Annual La MaMa Puppet Festival by Karen McHenry

Throughout the evening, different marionettes emerged from various objects like small suitcases, inlaid wooden boxes, clear containers of water, and a translucent cradle-like vessel. The po…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:20PM

The new ‘Beetlejuice’ musical is overcaffeinated, overstuffed and virtually charmless by Peter Marks

The show, in a pre-Broadway engagement, officially opens at the National Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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INTO THE BREECHES! • Shakespeare Festival St. Louis by Andrea

Since 2001, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis has been chiefly known for thrilling audiences with its annual, free summer productions in Forest Park, and its education/touring program, In the S…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 10:48PM

Film4 Receives 58 Nominations for the British Independent Film Awards by Blouin Artinfo

Channel 4 has received 58 nominations for the British Independent Film Awards 2018, including a clean sweep of all five films in the Best British Independent Film, Director and Screenplay ca…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:29PM

Review: ‘The Benjamins’ at the Music and Drama Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church of Landover by William Powell

“People that love money, they never have enough,” said a character from Director and Playwright Fay Brake’s engaging stage play, The Benjamins. With themes of overreaching ambition, gr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:27PM

Review: A ‘Waiting for Godot’ as Comically Futile as a Looney Tune by Ben Brantley

Garry Hines’s very funny interpretation of Samuel Beckett’s best-known work finds the kinetic cartoon humor in existential futility.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24PM

Critic’s Pick: Review: ‘American Son’ Puts Kerry Washington in a Maternal Nightmare by Jesse Green

As a black mother with a son in danger, Ms. Washington is up against a situation she may not be able to fix.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24PM

Review: Lenny Bruce’s Shifting Legacy, in ‘I’m Not a Comedian’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Ronnie Marmo wrote and stars in this bioplay about the groundbreaking comic, who died in 1966.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24PM

Review: American Son by Brian Scott Lipton

Race relations in America gets a starring role in Broadway's American Son.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:19PM

Review: ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ at Creative Cauldron by Leandra Lynn

Children’s theatre is almost always adorable but not necessarily a place where you will see fantastic performances. Peter Pan and Wendy at Creative Cauldron succeeds in telling the classic…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:13PM

Gloria: A Life at DR2 by Barry Gordin

Powerful and uplifting, Gloria: A Life by Emily Mann with Christine Lahti, is a ‘must see’ play for the moment. November 4, 2018:  Christiane Amanpour, the Chief International Anchor o…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:10PM

Review: ’50 Shades of Gay’ at The Charm City Fringe Festival by Guest Author

By Kylie Miller Fringe Festivals are a great platform for shows that push boundaries and challenge the norm. 50 Shades of Gay does exactly that. Ike Avelli, a 52-year-old single gay man, is …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:07PM

Kerry Washington Raises Broadway’s ‘American Son’: Review by Greg Evans

Kerry Washington carries the weight of a nation on her back in American Son, and I’m tempted to say this fine actress makes it look easy. But that would be glib and wrong: Easy is nowh…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00PM

Theater Review: The Good Intentions of American Son by Sara Holdren

American Son is a dreadful play — and it’s not alone. When the alien archaeologists dig through the rubble of Manhattan and find mountains of fossilized season brochures, the museum they…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00PM

Review: ‘American Son’ takes a piercing look at our country by Charles Isherwood

“Everything’s coming apart,” cries Kendra, a distraught mother who’s awaiting news of her missing boy, in “American Son,” an arrestingly topical drama by Christopher Demos-Brown …

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:00PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Bob Ashby

The small, low-ceilinged theater at the Greenbelt Arts Center, with intimate seating arrangements and limited space for sets, is a natural habitat for The Toxic Avenger, a quintessential sma…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:58PM

Funding boost brings regional tours to over 50 NSW locations by Arts Review

Seventeen professional theatre, music and dance organisations, exhibitions and literature events have been selected to share in over $674,000 Regional Arts Touring funding, announced by Arts…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:57PM

Review: ‘NURSE!’ at The Charm City Fringe Festival by Patricia Mitchell

Lisa Hayes brings one of her acclaimed one-woman shows to Baltimore with NURSE!, a compelling story of a labor strike from a variety of perspectives. Embodying numerous distinct characters, …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:55PM

Life Is Hard. Let Steve McQueen Direct A Musical. by Halle Kiefer

From Hunger to Shame to 12 Years A Slave, Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen has come to be known for intense, sometimes brutal dramas. And right now, he’s extremely over it, so …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:48PM

Theatre Review: ‘Peter Pan’ at Children’s Theatre of Annapolis by Laura Tayman

For decades, the beloved story of Peter Pan has offered audiences a magical place to travel with pirates, fairies, Indians, flying and lost boys. This fall, the Children’s Theatre of A…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:25PM

American Son: Ripped From the Headlines by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale star in this all-too-timely drama from lawyer/playwright Christopher Demos-Brown The post American Son: Ripped From the Headlines appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM

Million dollar boost to help La Mama rise from the ashes by Arts Review

Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre is set to wow audiences yet again with the Andrews Labor Government providing $1 million to help kick-start fundraising efforts to rebuild the iconic theatre. M…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:00PM

American Son: Modern Injustice, Wrought As Melodrama by Elysa Gardner

★★ Topical and vital concerns get mired in banality in the new play marking Kerry Washington's return to Broadway The post American Son: Modern Injustice, Wrought As Melodrama appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

'American Son' on Broadway: Kerry Washington is a terrified mother at the police station by Chris Jones

“American Son” is a tense, didactic Broadway play for our age of racially charged mistrust. In its best moments — all of which involve the star Kerry Washington — this work by lawyer…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:00PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Review: ‘American Son’ Starring Kerry Washington by Gordon Cox

It’s four a.m. on a dark and rainy morning in playwright Christopher Demos-Brown’s gripping play, “American Son,” and Kendra Ellis-Connor (Kerry Washington) and Scott Connor …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:32PM

Read the Reviews for Broadway's American Son, Starring Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale by Ryan McPhee

Kenny Leon's production of the Christopher Demos-Brown drama opened officially November 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:07PM

Review Roundup: What Do The Critics Think of AMERICAN SON? - Updating Live! by Review Roundups

American Son, playing a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre on Broadway 222 West 45th Street, opens officially tonight, November 4, 2018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04PM

BWW Review: Mobile Unit's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Parties On at The Public by Michael Dale

For most New York playgoers, the words Shakespeare In The Park will immediately bring to mind the free performances at Central Park's outdoor Delacorte Theater, created decades ago by The Pu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is Extended by Sopan Deb

The play, which ended its run at the New York Theater Workshop, will transfer to the Greenwich House Theater beginning Nov. 27.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:48PM

Review: 'American Son,' with Kerry Washington, is a painfully topical, if imperfect, Broadway drama by Charles McNulty

NEW YORK — The setting is uncertain in the opening moments of “American Son,” an acutely topical new Broadway drama by Christopher Demos-Brown. But it is clear from the intense perform…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:48PM

Review: 'American Son,' with Kerry Washington, is a painfully topical, if imperfect, Broadway drama by Charles McNulty

In 'American Son,' a raw Kerry Washington returns to Broadway as an anguished mother seeking answers from the police about her missing son . It's a painfully topical, if imperfect, drama

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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“PlayGround 25” Celebrates Writers, Actors, Directors, at Berkeley Rep by Bdhorwitz

Jim Kleinmann Sparks Six Mini-Plays Monthly by Barry David Horwitz When all the theaters go dark on Monday nights, the best playwrights, actors, and directors magically appear in six ten-min…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:51PM

American Theatre Critics Assoc. ‘Luncheon with the Stars’ by Sandi Durell

    by Sandi Durell     The ATCA traditional highlight of its weekend conference is always the ‘Luncheon with the Stars’ at Sardi’s Restaurant where wri…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:18PM

Theatre job aimed at black directors given to man who said he was white by Jim Waterson Media Editor

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon applied as ‘mixed-heritage’ to Talawa Theatre CompanyA theatre director who has previously described himself as white was awarded a job designed to increase the r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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End of Days is a disturbing new podcast about the cult led by David Koresh

Former followers of his Branch Davidians sect tell their stories in this BBC series

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:53PM

UP ON THE MARQUEE: BEETLEJUICE at the National Theatre by Walter McBride

The new musical comedy Beetlejuice will open on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre 1634 Broadway on April 25, 2019, but first the musical will have its world premiere at The National Thea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

Photo Throwback: Stephen Sondheim at WEST SIDE STORY in 1980 by Walter McBride

Take a look back at BroadwayWorld's archives as we bring you this throwback photo of Stephen Sondheim at opening night of West Side Story in 1980

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

Mirka Mora celebrated in a very personal exhibition at Heide by Arts Review

Heide Museum of Modern Art celebrates Mirka Mora’s remarkable life and career with a major exhibition of her drawings and soft sculpture dolls, and a publication that delves into Mirka and…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:44PM

When I Was A Girl by Arts Review

Tim Clark returns to the stage for a tribute to the women whose songs have guided and comforted him in When I Was a Girl at The Butterfly Club for a limited season from 5 November 2018. In …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:44PM

La Bohème by Arts Review

Opera Australia is delighted to welcome back to Arts Centre Melbourne this November, one of its most popular productions and one of the world’s all-time favourite operas, Puccini’s La Bo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:43PM

A Cheery Soul by Arts Review

Patrick White’s groundbreaking Australian masterpiece is given a bold new production as Sydney Theatre Company presents A Cheery Soul at the Sydney Opera House this November. Nothing�…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:43PM

VIDEO: Saturday Night Live Tackles #MeToo, Jabs at Lin-Manuel Miranda, and More in a New Political Musical by Stage Tube

In a sketch on last night's Saturday Night Live, the cast presented a musical called Divided We Stand, which takes a jab at today's political climate.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PM

After a Lifelong Quest to Play Tevye, Steven Skybell’s Prayers Were Answered—But Not How He Thought by Ruthie Fierberg

The acclaimed star of Off-Broadway’s Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof shares his unconventional perspective on the infamous character.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM

Why Off-Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof Is the Most Authentic Production You’ll See by Ruthie Fierberg

Directed by Joel Grey, the production from the National Yiddish Theatre of Folksbiene unearths a richer meaning in the musical classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM

Aristide Tarnagda and Theatre in Burkina Faso by Heather Denyer, Aristide Tarnagda

By Heather Denyer, Aristide Tarnagda. Heather Jeanne Denyer speaks with Burkina Faso playwright Aristide Tarnagda about the inspiration that comes from where we live, the Récréâtrales Fes…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:10PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Scientific Method (Rivendell Theatre) by Lauren Emily Whalen

Simply put, Scientific Method is the best embodiment of workplace sexism I’ve ever seen onstage. In just 90 short but powerful minutes, playwright Jenny Connell Davis and director Devon de…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:33PM

Soldiers Memorial re-opens after $30 million renovation of building and grounds by Robert Patrick St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The memorial reopened downtown Saturday with fanfare and a host of new exhibits.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:18PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Waiting for Godot: Samuel Beckett’s Masterpiece Masterfully Handled by David Finkle

★★★★★ Druid's Gerry Hynes directs Marty Rea and Aaron Monaghan in a brilliantly physical version The post Waiting for Godot: Samuel Beckett’s Masterpiece Masterfully Handled …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:35PM

Dorado Schmitt and the Django Festival Allstars Play Birdland, November 6-11

Dorado Schmitt returns to Birdland with the Django Festival Allstars for the Django Reinhardt NY Festival "HOT JAZZ" from November 6 through the 11th at Birdland Jazz Club. Produced by Pat P…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 03:33PM

Waiting for Godot: Whiling Away a Few Fine Hours With an Irish Didi and Gogo by Michael Sommers

★★★★ The Druid company infuses Samuel Beckett's bleak drama with a wonderful sense of life The post Waiting for Godot: Whiling Away a Few Fine Hours With an Irish Didi and Gogo appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:30PM

Old Globe's 'Midsummer' brings love and laughter to senior center as Globe for All tour begins by James Hebert

The forest outside Athens was a patch of plastic chairs, and fluorescent lights stood in for moonglow, but playgoers still found magic in the staging of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night�…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:25PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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At Welk Resorts Theatre, an effeverscent 'Mamma Mia!' bubbles over by Pam Kragen

For decades, a 4-foot-tall illuminated crystal Champagne glass stood in the lobby of the Welk Resorts Theatre in Escondido. Today that oversize TV prop from “The Lawrence Welk Show” is g…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 02:45PM

Opening Night PIcs from “American Son” by Rose Billings

Opening night of American Son on Broadway – Our entrepid photographer, Rose Billings, met up with the celebs outside the show! Get tickets here! https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Ame…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:40PM

Chicago Theater Review: 110 IN THE SHADE (BoHo Theatre at Theater Wit) by Lawrence Bommer

A SHOW TO END ANY THEATER DROUGHT It’s a “big sky” story with a ton of heart, this other musical created by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, composer and lyricist of The Fantasticks a…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:31PM

How ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Found Its Musical Backbone by Artsjournal2

The two-part show’s movement director was in rehearsals with the cast, using some Imogen Heap music as inspiration. Then he decided that he wanted more. “‘The first I heard…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:30PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Loneliness, Truth, and Finding My Way Into ‘Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song’ by Matthew Wexler

Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl star in a revival of the Tony Award-winning play about a gay man's odyssey to find happiness in New York.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:54PM

This Festival Is Building A Theatre Audience From Scratch In Burkina Faso by Artsjournal1

“Founded in 2002, Les Récréâtrales takes place in a residential area of Ouagadougou. Plays are developed, rehearsed, and performed in family courtyards, bringing theatre to the peop…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:22PM

Review: ‘Dracula’ at We Happy Few by Cybele Pomeroy

Halloween may be over, but the horror season is still in full swing. We Happy Few Theatre Company invites you to “listen to the children of the night” with Dracula, a repertoire producti…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay!’ at Caos on F. by Ian Thal

Nobel laureate Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay! (one of several English language renderings of the original title, Non Si Paga! Non Si Paga!) opens as Antonia (Francesca Ma…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:37PM

This Week on Broadway for November 4, 2018: Torch Song by Matt Tamanini

Matt Tamanini, Peter Filichia, and Michael Portantiere, discuss “Torch Song” on Broadway at the Hayes Theatre, “Mother of the Maid” @ The Public Theater, “The…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:32PM

BWW Album Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe Album] Glitters with Solid Performances by David Clarke

Today, Atlantic Records digitally dropped DEAR EVAN HANSEN Original Broadway Cast Recording Deluxe Album. This version of the lauded and critically acclaimed cast album offers four songs cut…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PM

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon: White theatre director who described himself as 'African born again' given job meant for people of colour by May Bulman, May Bulman

Actor who won paid traineeship as 'theatre practitioner of colour' said he 'went through struggles of a black man' despite being born to white Irish parents

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24PM

Theatres In Yorkshire Launch Program To Diversify Boards Of Directors by Artsjournal1

“The programme will see 10 members of [Artistic Directors of the Future] from a range of culturally diverse backgrounds given access to the boardrooms of five Yorkshire theatres, inclu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:21PM

Stars of THE PROM Share Their Best Advice for High School Theatre Students by Julie Musbach

The Prom is bringing the party to Broadway this fall We asked the cast what advice they would give to high school artists. See what they had to say below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Review: ‘Un-a-parent’ at The Charm City Fringe Festival by Guest Author

By Kylie Miller The play on words of the show’s title, Un-a-parent, perfectly sets up this comedic solo show. The life experiences of Joe Minchik, the writer and performer, are both hilari…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:07PM

‘It has a warmth that stays with you’: THE GREATER GAME – Waterloo East Theatre by Stephanie Ressort

The Greater Game is a play that understands the importance of paying respect to the source material. It tells the story of real people and it does it in a playful yet compassionate way. Yes …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

More theatre worth travelling for: The Barn revives Stiles & Drewe’s Just So

After the success of its inaugural season, including the launch production of The Secret Garden and this summer's revival of The Rise & Fall of Little Voice, the new state-of-the-art Barn Th…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 12:00PM

Sharing ideas is the next step toward embracing diversity in San Diego theater by James Hebert

“What’s past is prologue,” as Shakespeare wrote in “The Tempest.” And when people from across the San Diego theater community first began gathering last spring for a series of summ…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:00PM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Things That Are Round’ at Rep Stage by John Harding

The mental province that stretches from magical thinking to ordinary self-delusion is given a new survey in Callie Kimball’s Things That Are Round, now having its world premiere via the Eq…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:54AM

Universal targets Africa for growth in music streaming

Sub-Saharan region seen as ripe for digital streaming while music industry seeks new markets

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:31AM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 4 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 4, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

VIDEO: HAMILTON Cast Urges People to Vote With New Song by BroadwayWorld

In a new video filmed backstage at the Broadway hit Hamilton, and posted on Twitter, the cast is urging people to get out and vote.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

From Ugly Betty to a Broadway Household Name, Take a Look Back on the Stage Career of Michael Urie by Stephanie Wild

Up until just a few years ago, Michael Urie may have been best known as Marc St. Jame from the television series Ugly Betty. Now, however, Broadway fans have come to know him as a household …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

VIDEO: The Cast of BAT OUT OF HELL Takes Final Bow in Toronto by Stage Tube

The cast of Bat Out Of Hell took their final bow in Toronto last night, November 3.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Jazz Preview: Pianist Joey Alexander — A Wizened Vet at the Age of 15 by Glenn Rifkin

"The pressure, I believe, is the responsibility to work on your gift. It’s God’s gift, a calling for me to share."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24AM

Coming Attractions: November 4 Through 20 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24AM

Review: Oooohs and "Oz" still reign as WICKED returns to San Diego for the fifth time! by James Hebert

Both leads Jackie Burns (Broadway's longest running Elphaba) & Kara Lindsay (a comic natural)have deep experience with their roles and it shows brilliantly as they get strong support from Jo…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:01AM

Toulouse, France, Brings Giant Mythological Street Art Creatures To Life by Artsjournal2

Immersive street art theatre with a giant minotaur and a giant spider meeting around a city and playing out different acts? Why not, right?

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM

‘Enthralling, thought-provoking & terrifically well acted’: HONOUR – Park Theatre ★★★★ by Anne Cox

Joanna Murray-Smith’s 2003 play Honour is surprisingly relevant to the current #MeToo debate while highlighting a generational division over the question of love and fidelity.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Bernard-Henri Lévy on Anti-Semitism, American Elections, and the Future of Europe by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on the French writer and public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy's Off Broadway début, a solo play called “Looking for Europe.”

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:00AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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#DimForNtozake @BroadwayLeague by Fairyprincessdiaries

The Fairy Princess gets tired, her wings beat slower. Why does everything take a hashtag and a blog to get folks to do the right thing? A great playwright passed last week and thus far, noth…

SOURCE: fairyprincessdiaries.com at 09:55AM

Women In Theatre In Minnesota Succeed By Creating Their Own Spaces by Artsjournal2

In the Twin Cities, three theatre companies founded by women – including a new one focusing on opportunities for women of color and/or queer women – are changing the landscape. &…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:30AM

Review: Days of Rage at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Steven Levenson goes back to the Vietnam protest days for his new play's world premiere at 2nd Stage

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:11AM

Getting to Know Elaine May, Star of Broadway's THE WAVERLY GALLERY by Julie Musbach

Elaine May might just be the legend you've never heard of. Currently starring in Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery, May has a prolific career backing up her claim to the Broadway stage.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AM

BWW TV: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for AMERICAN SON- Watch Live at 5:45pm! by Tv - Red Carpets

American Son,playing a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre on Broadway 222 West 45th Street, opens officially tonight, November 4, 2018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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The Public Theater Lives Up To Its Name With A Tour Of Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ To Devastated Midwestern Cities by Artsjournal2

Five states, 18 cities, free performances – and a plan that reaches far beyond the play itself; “Along with community organizations, public libraries, Rotary clubs, humanities co…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:30AM

Jazz CD Review: Daniel Carter’s “Telepathic Alliances” — Mission Accomplished by Michael Ullman

Daniel Carter's disc revolves, splendidly, around a process of self-discovery.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:12AM

Book Review: “Impossible Owls” — Beauty on the Margins by Lucas Spiro

Brian Phillips uses the essay form to map the limits of America’s cultural-historical imagination, from our highest achievements to our kitschiest expressions of who we think we are, and w…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:12AM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child album released by Chris Wiegand

Original music by Imogen Heap features in the ambitious two-part stage playMusic from the triumphant West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been released as a new album by the G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM

‘No denying the wealth of talent on offer’: GIRLFRIENDS – Bishopsgate Institute ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

The melodic, complex music in LMTO’s Girlfriends at the Bishopsgate Institute does provide moments of power and, if anything, this show serves as a fantastic celebration of women and the c…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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The Funeral Director review – sex, death and religious belief by Michael Billington

Southwark Playhouse, LondonIman Qureshi’s award-winning play examines Islamic attitudes to same-sex relationships with grace and dignityEvery year the Papatango New Writing prize comes up …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM

BWW's On This Day - November 4, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 4 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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LONE STAR LYRIC and Kelli Estes Are a Perfect Match for Broadway Music by David Dow Bentley III

By David Dow Bentley III     www.ThePeoplesCritic.com      [Click any photo to enlarge] And speaking of a “match,” the wonderful “BROADWAY LIGHTS” production Miss Estes’ L…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:36AM

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for classic French farce A Flea in Her Ear… with an Irish twist by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Friday 16 November 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will quiz the director and cast of Acting Gymnasium’s new Irish production of c…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Ben Pobjie by Arts Review

Who is Ben Pobjie? Ah, perhaps the only truly unanswerable question. Sure, he is an author, a columnist, a comedian, a poet, a father, a husband, a raconteur, a bon vivant… but who IS he? …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:09AM

Review: The Hoes at Hampstead Theatre by Ava Davies

'Simultaneously radical and commonplace': Ifeyinwa Frederick's debut play captures the joyous thorniness of female friendship, writes Ava Wong Davies The post Review: The Hoes at Hampstead T…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:08AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Pete Davidson wishes Ariana Grande the best on SNL while she releases song thanking him by Travis M. Andrews

The Davidson/Grande story may have finally reached its end.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:54AM

The Hamlet Apocalypse by Arts Review

After a decade of pushing boundaries, polarising audiences, and creating some of Brisbane’s most unique theatrical experiences, The Danger Ensemble relocates to Melbourne with their latest…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:25AM

ear for eye ROYAL COURT, SW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

GUEST CRITIC MICHAEL  ADAIR LISTENS, AS WE SHOULD   A glass box filled with smoke encapsulates the Royal Court stage. Shadowy figures patrol its perimeter, sometimes staring out at th…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:04AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Placebo review – the feeling is mutual by Luke Jennings

The Place, LondonClod Ensemble’s latest medical meditation asks audience members to monitor their reaction to the showClod Ensemble was founded in 1995 by director Suzy Willson and compose…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM

The week in theatre: ear for eye; The Wolves; I and You – review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Court; Theatre Royal Stratford East; Hampstead, Londondebbie tucker green delivers blistering insights into racism in the west. Elsewhere, joyous teenage kicks and a gasp-out-loud deno…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM

Close Quarters review – a brave battle of preconceptions by Clare Brennan

Crucible, SheffieldA crack ensemble delivers Kate Bowen’s timely new play exploring identity and gender through female officers on their first tour of dutyLast month, the defence secretary…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM

Review: Windrush: Movement of the People at York Theatre Royal by Louise Jones

'Joy in solidarity': Louise Jones writes on Phoenix Dance Theatre's celebration of the human stories of the Windrush generation. The post Review: Windrush: Movement of the People at York The…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:34AM

The Garden of Forking Paths by Arts Review

Bringing together for the first time the distinctive practices of Melbourne-based artist Mira Gojak and Tokyo-based artist Takehito Koganezawa, Buxton Contemporary presents The Garden of Fo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:15AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Men in Pink Tights by Arts Review

Although the concept of men dancing in tutu’s is probably as old as ballet itself, it was Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, first seen in Australia in the 1970’s, which whetted A…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:25AM

Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' single name-drops Pete Davidson, Mac Miller by Usa Today, Maeve McDermott, Usa Today

Ariana Grande's new single "Thank U, Next" arrived by surprise on Saturday night.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 01:20AM

Pete Davidson calls Ariana Grande a 'wonderful, strong person' on 'Saturday Night Live' by Usa Today, Maeve McDermott, Usa Today

Davidson ended his "SNL" bit on "Weekend Update" with a message to viewers about his and Grande's breakup.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 01:17AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Kerry Washington Brings a New Drama to Broadway with the Opening of American Son by Andy Lefkowitz

The star-packed Broadway premiere of American Son, a new work written by Christopher Demos-Brown, opens at the Booth Theatre on November 4. Tony winner Kenny Leon directs the production, whi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AM

Ariana Grande Drops “Thank u, next” Half an Hour Before SNL by Bethy Squires

Reigning Queen of Petty Ariana Grande has released her new single “Thank u, next” shortly before 11 p.m. EST. That’s half an hour before Saturday Night Live. It was widely reported tha…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:26AM

How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world by Arts Review

Launched in the year of Mirka Mora’s 90th birthday – and sadly, her death – Mirka & Georges, A Culinary Affair is a lovely book about two very influential figures in Melbou…

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

World Premiere of Beetlejuice Musical Opens in Washington, D.C. Before Broadway Bow by Ryan McPhee

Alex Brightman stars as the title demon in the stage adaptation of the Tim Burton favorite.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

American Son, Starring Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, and Jeremy Jordan, Opens on Broadway November 4 by Ryan McPhee

Kenny Leon directs the Broadway premiere of Christopher Demos-Brown's timely drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Why Ming Peiffer Had to Change Her Ending in Off-Broadway’s Usual Girls by Olivia Clement

How the playwright navigated a story about female sexuality without a love interest to profound results.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
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