Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Governors Awards 2018: Lady Gaga, Nicole Kidman, Lupita Nyong'o arrive on the red carpet by Usa Today, Usa Today

Much of Hollywood was at the Governors Awards on Sunday. Hosted the folks who bring us the Oscars, the event officially kicks off awards season.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 11:44PM

Lady Gaga Still Not Back Home in Malibu After Fire by Pat Saperstein

Lady Gaga was among the many entertainment figures who had to evacuate during the catastrophic Woolsey fire a week ago, and she still hasn’t been able to return to her house. Though ev…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:35PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Clement Meadmore: The art of mid-century design by Arts Review

The work of Clement Meadmore, one of Australia’s most innovative and progressive designers from the mid-century period, will be on display at the Ian Potter Museum of Art – The Unive…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:28PM

Review: Tim and Tyne Daly Are Dysfunctional Siblings in ‘Downstairs’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

Theresa Rebeck wrote her chilling new domestic thriller with the brother and sister in mind.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘A Rap on Race’ at George Mason University by E.a. Aymar

The intersection of dance and drama is intentionally harsh in A Rap on Race, the fused performance created by luminaries Anna Deveare Smith and Donald Byrd. Scripted from a 1970 public conve…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:55PM

Call Redialed: NEW Michael Longoria Interview: "Merry Christmas Darling" + Birdland Theater Concert by Adam Rothenberg

This is one of the best holiday gifts I could receive…getting to do a new interview with original Jersey Boy & Midtown Men’s Michael Longoria about his new Christmas album Merry Chri…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:49PM

Review: ‘Machinal’ at George Mason University by David Siegel

Taunt and remarkable is the production of Sophie Treadwell’s expressionistic play Machinal (1928), performed by George Mason University School of Theater and Mason Players. A student p…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:40PM

RMIT partners with ACMI to reactivate the iconic Capitol Theatre by Arts Review

The Capitol Theatre will soon take its place again at the centre of Melbourne’s vibrant cultural scene thanks to an exciting partnership between ACMI and RMIT that will see the iconic thea…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:33PM

Today on Broadway: Monday, November 19, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Broadway Mourns the Passing of Two Icons, “West Side Story” Revival Announces Interesting Search, LaChanze, Sengbloh to Lead “Secret Life of Bees” “Today on Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:08PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Downstairs: Tyne Daly and Tim Daly Tackle Kin Beyond Their Typical Ken by Michael Sommers

★★★ Theresa Rebeck's new semi-thriller digs some dark secrets from out of a cellar The post Downstairs: Tyne Daly and Tim Daly Tackle Kin Beyond Their Typical Ken appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:41PM

Energeia by Arts Review

Performed by Alison Plevey, Stephen Gow, Alana Stenning, Olivia Fyfe and Adam Deusien, Energeia is a site specific dance work conceived and directed by Plevey for her dance company, Australi…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:33PM

Hamilton, Company, The Inheritance Triumph at 2018 Evening Standard Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The latest batch of Evening Standard Award winners were announced on November 18 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The annual event honoring London theater was hosted by Evening Standard own…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:12PM

OKLAHOMA! … Ohhhh-kayyyyy … by Peter Filichia

“Country a-changin’, gotta change with it!” So Curly tells Laurey in Act Two of OKLAHOMA! Director Daniel Fish apparently agreed...Continue Reading The post OKLAHOMA! … Ohhhh-kayyyyy…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:05PM

Downstairs: Tim and Tyne Daly Dig Up Family Secrets by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ In their first-ever shared New York stage appearance, the dynamic real-life siblings star as brother and sister in Theresa Rebeck’s family drama The post Downstairs: Tim and Tyne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The New One on Broadway by Mark Dundas Wood

"The New One," directed by Seth Barrish, is about Birbiglia and his wife’s decision to become parents, the struggles they go through to arrive at pregnancy, and his fretfulness about how b…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:57PM

All Is Calm: A Poignant Music-Theater Account of WWI’s Christmas Truce by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A handsomely sung musical documentary relates an inspiring wartime miracle The post All Is Calm: A Poignant Music-Theater Account of WWI’s Christmas Truce appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:40PM

Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo win at Evening Standard theatre awards by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Duo triumph for performances in Antony and Cleopatra, as Hamilton and Company also land prizesRalph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo’s dazzling performances as Antony and Cleopatra at the Nation…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Sydney Opera House reveals 2019 kids program by Arts Review

Inspiring a new generation of creative thinkers through theatre, music and play, the Sydney Opera House has unveiled its 2019 Children, Families and Creative Learning program with a compelli…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:50PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Kathryn Gallagher, Terrence Mann, and More in A.R.T.'s EXTRAORDINARY by BroadwayWorld

American Repertory Theater presents ExtraOrdinary, a cabaret retrospective celebrating ten years of musical theater at the A.R.T. The limited run began on Friday, November 16 at the Loeb Dra…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PM

NEWS: Big wins for Company, Hamilton & the National Theatre’s Antony & Cleopatra at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 by Press Releases

The winners of the 64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced, with double wins for the National Theatre’s Antony & Cleopatra and the West End productions of Company and…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:43PM

Rachel Bloom Wants to Make an Album of ‘Dirty, Dirty’ Songs Once Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Is Over by Jackson McHenry

Once Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s supersize final season finishes airing, creator and star Rachel Bloom mostly has plans to sleep and decompress from her intensive work schedule. But as she told …

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:37PM

Rachel Bay Jones, Norm Lewis, and More Announced For A.R.T.'s EXTRAORDINARY by BroadwayWorld

American Repertory Theater A.R.T at Harvard University has announced additional featured guests that will appear in ExtraOrdinary, a celebration of musical theater at the A.R.T. directed by …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:30PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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West End Company, Hamilton, The Inheritance Among 2018 Evening Standard Theatre Award Winners by Ryan McPhee

The 64th annual ceremony took place November 18 in London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Review: ‘The Waverly Gallery’ at the Golden Theatre by Deb Miller

Now making its stellar Broadway debut at the Golden Theatre, The Waverly Gallery, Kenneth Lonergan’s award-nominated memory play of 1999, told from the perspective of a grandson reflect…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:55PM

The Other Josh Cohen by Darryl Reilly

Cute, whimsical and lightly enjoyable, the musical "The Other Josh Cohen" is hampered by its lack of a compelling plot. “This is the story of a strange piece of mail that changed my life.�…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:51PM

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: the winners in full by Georgia Snow

The winners of this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards included Sophie Okonedo and Ralph Fiennes, both for the National Theatre’s Antony and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:35PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Episode 167 – Jack Viertel

https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/864388-episode-167-jack-viertel.mp3   It was the worst of timing.  And the best of timing. Jack and I were supposed to sit down in person last Friday…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:50PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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The Guardian view on Sir Ian McKellen’s tour: truly national theatre by Editorial

The actor’s one-man shows, marking his 80th birthday, will take him back to old hauntsMany people seek unusual ways to celebrate a big birthday, but it’s unlikely that anyone has beaten …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PM

Welcome to the land of Lola by Stephen Farrow

It’s probably damning Kinky Boots with faint praise to say that it’s one of the better recent-ish musicals adapted from recent-ish films. It might also raise your expectations slightly t…

SOURCE: oneapostrophe.wordpress.com at 03:23PM

Quintessence Theatre Group presents 'OLIVER!' - with a post-Brexit twist

Nearly six decades on, the piece still has its charms - above all, its score.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:18PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Review: Tony Yazbeck, Robyn Hurder Bring a Thrilling Dynamic To New York City Center's A CHORUS LINE by Michael Dale

The lack of permanence that allows new artists endless chances to bring their own interpretations to classic material is the most significant aspect that separates live theatre from movies a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM

Jennie Stoller obituary by Michael Coveney

Actor with a remarkable stage presence admired for leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal CourtJennie Stoller, who has died of cancer aged 72, was an outstanding acto…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM

Marcus Brigstocke review – horned comic fails to give devil his due by Brian Logan

Blackheath Halls, LondonThe comedian performs in the guise of Lucifer on his latest tour, but the material is standard snarkScarlet of skin and horny of head, Marcus Brigstocke plays Lucifer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM

'Miss Saigon' has landed in Chicago and if you know and love this musical, you will not be disappointed by Chris Jones

Some 26 years after its signature chopper first descended on the Auditorium Theatre, “Miss Saigon” is back in Chicago and still out-selling every other show in town. (Except one, which h…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:30PM

In Remembrance of 9 Time Tony Winner, Broadway Producer, Jerry Frankel.

If Broadway’s lights seemed a little dimmer yesterday, it was because we lost one of the most prolific and passionate Broadway Producers in a long while ever. Jerry Frankel won 9 Tonys, ha…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:06PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: Stars Get Pinned! Go Inside the 10th Annual Broadway Salutes with Danny Burstein, Nicolette Robinson & More! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds COBUG presented the tenth annual Broadway Salutes ceremony earlier this weekat Sardi's Restaurant 234 West 44th St. Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Brace Yourself in Act II: Trigger Warnings Come to the Stage by Michael Paulson

A number of American theaters are posting specific and comprehensive advisories about sensitive material, while others are resisting the trend.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PM

Book Review: Memories of Buczacz — Jewish History from the Bottom Up by Susan Miron

These extraordinary books from world-class writers are about reviving, through words, a now-derelict town and the lives of its ten thousand murdered Jews.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:32PM

Coming Attractions: November 18 Through December 4 — 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 12:32PM

This Week on Broadway for November 18, 2018: American Son by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss A Chorus Line @ New York City Center, American Son, King Kong, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, Kate Marilley goes on for…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:22PM

‘A superlative production’: LES MISÉRABLES – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

Now, Laurence Connor and James Powell’s new production of Les Misérables (seen on Broadway a few years ago) gives Les Mis a fresh look which will assure its longevity.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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A Playwright Who Keeps The Wolves At Bay With Instagram Glamour (And Hard Work) by Artsjournal2

Patricia Ione Lloyd is acutely aware both of image and of the limits of what image can do in a world that’s not as kind as it should be to queer women of color. “The stories that…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:30AM

What to See on Broadway Thanksgiving Week 2018 by Jonathan Mandell

Both King Kong and Olaf, the goofy snow man from Frozen, will loom large on Thanksgiving Day — but not on Broadway; neither current musical is one of the four Broadway shows performing…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:16AM

Hampstead Theatre announces first three productions of 2019 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Hampstead Theatre have announced the first three productions of 2019 which will include a Pulitzer Prize Winning-drama and two world premieres. This post Hampstead Theatre an…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:07AM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 18 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 18, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

A play — and its star — revisit a theater icon in San Diego Rep's 'A Doll's House, Part 2' by James Hebert

A door gets the last word (as it were) in Henrik Ibsen’s great 1879 play “A Doll’s House,” when the disaffected Norwegian housewife Nora Helmer slams it on her husband and her own st…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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From improv to Ishtar: the many lives of comedy genius Elaine May by Ryan Gilbey

Trailblazing comic, Oscar-nominated writer and acting sensation Elaine May is back on Broadway. Nathan Lane, Cybill Shepherd and others reveal what makes her tickThe very idea ought to be mi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

Broadway at the Cabaret: Telly Leung, Amanda Green and Friends & More by BroadwayWorld

What good is sitting alone in your room this week If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlight…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Mike Birbiglia ‘ The New One’ – What, Me. . . a Dad? by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell   Mike Birbiglia is a force of nature whether he is dubbed new or old! His wry, slow and direct delivery about life, his life in particular, is filled with…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:02AM

’No one will feel short-changed’: PROJECT2: THIRTEEN CYCLES – Rosemary Branch Theatre by Tom Bolton

Project 2 – Katy Schutte and Chris Mead – are improvising 13 shows, a different one for every night of their run at the Rosemary Branch Theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Extended Play(fulness) & Big Dance Theater’s Antigonick by Dan O'Neil

While the subject matter is dead serious, the style and aesthetic approach feels giddy, unafraid of big stupid choices when they’re appropriate.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 09:42AM

REVIEW: Love-Lies-Bleeding, Print Room at the Coronet ✭✭✭ by Jennifer Christie

By Jennifer Christie Jennifer Christie reviews the European premiere of Love-Lies-Bleeding by Don Delillo now playing at the Print Room at the Coronet. This post REVIEW: Love-Lies-Bleeding, …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:34AM

BWW Flashback: So Long, Sarah! BERNHARDT/HAMLET Takes Final Broadway Bow Today by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported,Roundabout Theatre Company concludes the world premiere of the Roundabout-commissioned play BernhardtHamlet by Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM

Following Curiosity and Keeping the Apocalypse at Bay by Tony Taccone, Pam Mackinnon

By Tony Taccone, Pam Mackinnon. Berkeley Rep’s outgoing artistic director Tony Taccone talks with new artistic director of A.C.T.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Interview: Ken Kemp, ‘A Christmas Story’ Director at Rockville Little Theatre by Nicole Hertvik

You’ll shoot your eye out! A Christmas Story: The Musical, is the musicalized version of the 1983 movie tale of Ralphie, a boy who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. With music…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:06AM

BWW's On This Day - November 18, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

A truly contemporary coming of age story’: CUCKOO – Soho Theatre ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Lisa Carroll’s razor-sharp play Cuckoo is vividly brought to life thanks to Debbie Hannan’s perceptive and emotionally engaging production.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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The 5 best 'Harry Potter' movies to binge-watch before 'Fantastic Beasts 2' by Usa Today, Kelly Lawler, Usa Today

Whether you want to catch up on your wizarding facts before seeing "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" or just want to revisit Harry, Ron and Hermione, these 5 "Harry Potter" films…

SOURCE: USA Today at 07:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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‘Retains all of its emotional force & its intoxicating theatrical flair’: WAR HORSE – National Theatre by Aleks Sierz

If there is a good argument for remembrance, and there is an equally good one for forgetting, what you can never forget is the War Horse experience.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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John Anthony Sings George Michael by Jk Clarke

          By Steve Nardoni   My circle is tired of hearing me whine, “I don’t remember the ‘80s!” So it was that I took this assignment with trepidation…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:31AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Tamara Rojo: ‘I want ballet to be for and about everybody’ by Michael Hogan

The artistic director of the English National Ballet on dance in the #MeToo age, embracing people’s flaws and the thing she misses most on tourBorn in Quebec and raised in Spain, London-ba…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

Rendezvous in Bratislava review at Battersea Arts Centre, London – ‘fascinating and affectionate’ by Natasha Tripney

Miriam Sherwood’s late grandfather Laco Kalina lived a life large enough to fill five volumes of autobiography. Born in 1913, under the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:11AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Layla and Majnun review – to hell and Baku with Mark Morris by Luke Jennings

Sadler’s Wells, LondonMorris’s dancers are consigned to margins as the Silkroad Ensemble and two of Azerbaijan’s greatest singers conjure lovelorn drama centre stageLayla and Majnun, a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

The week in theatre: Hadestown; The Watsons – review by Kate Kellaway

National Theatre, London; Minerva, Chichester A jazzy-poppy hybrid of Orpheus lacks depth, while an adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel is an unpredictable treatHadestown begins p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! review – Dario Fo's farce for our times by Clare Brennan

York Theatre RoyalPantomime gags drive home the betrayal of the working class in this deft update of Fo’s comic caperHunger is the starting point for Italian Nobel prize winner Dario Fo’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

Reimagined ‘Miss Saigon’ Is Grounded In Realism by Justin Williams

Reviewed by: Justin Williams Highly Recommended It is hard to believe but in over 20 [...] The post Reimagined ‘Miss Saigon’ Is Grounded In Realism appeared first on Showbiz Chic…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:18AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Podcasts: when the world was gripped by millennium-bug fever

A new series looks back to a time of hysteria and doomsday scenarios

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In Conversation With Eve’s Song Playwright Patricia Ione Lloyd and Wild Goose Dreams Playwright Hansol Jung by Ruthie Fierberg

Two powerhouse women of color talk to each other about their art, equality in theatre, their own biases, and their love of puppies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet Closes on Broadway November 18 by Olivia Clement

The new play, which stars Janet McTeer as 19th-century French trailblazer Sarah Bernhardt, wraps up its extended run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM