Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/24/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 11242018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Oliver!’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, produced by Maureen Rogers and directed by John Cusumano, is strutting its stuff across the boards of the Laurel Mill Playhouse. The iconic musical is based on Charl…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Jump Start: Puppetry from Lyrical to Hysterical at La MaMa by Jonathan Mandell

They range in tone from the lyrical to the hysterical, their subjects from grim to fanciful – environmental disaster; an assisted suicide; a self-help spoof – but all four works-in-progr…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:08PM

“Finks” at Rogue Machine by Pauline Adamek

Joe Gilford’s elegant play swings with a musical grace that eases us into its troubling dramatic subject matter. Finks is set New York City and Philadelphia

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:06PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Watch the Full Film HAROLD PRINCE: THE DIRECTOR'S LIFE by Stage Tube

Harold Prince The Director's Life has been released online in full

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PM

We Can't Stop Watching the First Teaser Trailer for Disney's Lion King Movie Remake by Andy Lefkowitz

The Lion King is returning to the big screen next year with the premiere of director Jon Favreau’s inventive new take on the classic 1994 film, which launched Broadway's long-runni…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Andy Blankenbuehler Will Choreograph the Upcoming CATS Film by Stephanie Wild

Andy Blankenbuehler, Tony Award winning choreographer of Hamilton, is set to choreograph the upcoming film adaptation of Cats, according to Deadline.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Ellie Moon’s new play proves she’s a theatrical force by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

With her sophomore effort, the young playwright show she has lots to say, and she’s going to say it loud and fast.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:55PM

Nicolas Roeg, movie director, 1928-2018

British film-maker had a unique skill for stories of displacement

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:38PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Wild Goose Dreams by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

In offering a window on a world most New York theatergoers know little about, Hansol Jung’s Wild Goose Dreams is a fascinating look at Korean culture. On the other hand, what appears to be…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:59PM

Actor's illness forces Friday cancellation of Public's 'Sweat' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The show goes on with director Justin Emeka taking over the role of Brucie in the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:35PM

‘Cats’ Sets ‘Hamilton’s’ Andy Blankenbuehler as Choreographer by Erin Nyren

Andy Blankenbuehler has signed on to choreograph the upcoming Universal-Working Title film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Cats,” Variety has confirmed. Blankenbuehler, w…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:28PM

Review: The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale, Camden People’s Theatre by Grace Patrick

What does it mean to place value on something? We can value things emotionally and we can value them in a monetary sense, but what does it mean to extrapolate the financial worth of an objec…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:06PM

BWW Interview: Justin Collette Talks Rocking Out Nightly Leading the Cast of SCHOOL OF ROCK by Julie Musbach

Justin Collette is currently jamming the night away making his Broadway debut leading the School of Rock company as Dewey. Taking on a role as nonstop and electric as this, Collette has plen…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson cover up couple tattoos with matching black hearts by Usa Today, Sara M Moniuszko, Usa Today

Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson's romance included tattoos about each other, but since their split, it appears they are updating their designs.       …

SOURCE: USA Today at 02:39PM

Review: Summer and Smoke, Duke of York’s Theatre by Grace Patrick

Written in 1948, Summer And Smoke by Tennessee Williams is far from one of his most performed works. Overshadowed by the likes of The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, this play …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:04PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Front Row: The Prom's Angie Schworer Looks Back at Her Fabulous Broadway Journey by Broadway.com

Angie Schworer discusses her journey from Broadway showgirl to queen of The Prom.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Review: A Hero of Our Time, Arcola Theatre by A Younger Theatre

After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Hunchtheatre’s adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time comes to Dalston’s Arcola Theatre. A favourite novel of secon…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PM

Review: The Maids, HOME by Emily Bancroft

Based on the true crime story of the murderous duo Claire and Solange Papin, The Maids explores the relationship between reality and ‘the game’. The object of the ‘game’ – to kill …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PM

Hype Man Opens at The Flea by Barry Gordin

HYPE MAN: a break beat play by Idris Goodwin continues The Flea’s Color Brave season with a compelling look at race and friendship against the backdrop of hip hop. November 21, 20018:  I…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:34PM

Video Game Review: Spyro the Purple Dragon — Delightfully Reignited by Lianna Tedesco

For once, an exceptional reboot of a classic game.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:32PM

Report From New York: Just Closed ‘The Nap’ And ‘Inner Voices’ Worth A Local Look by Bill Hirschman

We’re back from our trip to New York to scout out productions you might want to see (or not), shows that might tour South Florida and scripts that might be worth reviving in our regional…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:32PM

American Son - Racism, parenting and police procedure rear their ugly heads by Oscar E. Moore

Kerry Washington distraught and rapidly losing her patience with the young white officer on duty awaits hearing news about her son Jamal who has not returned home. Nine hours missing.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 12:32PM

Exclusive Photo Coverage: ANASTASIA's Christy Altomare & Zach Adkins Are Feeling Just Like Christmas for Carols For A Cure! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

It's almost time for Broadway's Carols for a Cure album to arrive The cast of Anastasia recently hit the studio to record their track. Check out the photos below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

‘Just experience the production as something elusive & unknowable’: RAMBERT: LIFE IS A DREAM – Touring ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Rambert’s Life is a Dream is a peculiar, poetic piece that suffers from pulling in too many directions at once.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Best of Not My Job by NPR

This Thanksgiving, we revisit our interviews with Cyndi Lauper, Bassem Youseff, Mayim Bialik, David Wise, and Bradley Whitford.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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AMERICAN SON – in stark black and white at the Booth by Oscar E Moore

This is not a great one act play.  It is a taut and timely play.  A play torn from the horrific racial headlines that we read daily.  And see nightly on the news.  And so it is predictab…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 11:54AM

Actors' Equity Praises MEAN GIRLS For Offering Profit Sharing to Equity Members by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld recently reported that the Broadway community is taking a stand with Actors' Equity to increase the minimum salary for developmental labs.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM

Essential Arts: Turkeys! — plus plays on Broadway, Fluxus in concert and Koolhaas in L.A. by Carolina A. Miranda

Time to carbo-load! I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with a special, holiday edition of the Essential Arts newsletter featuring turkeys, Broadway, Fluxus and…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:33AM

Zazz Queen Angie Schworer Steps Into the Spotlight in The Prom by Paul Wontorek

Angie Schworer & Caitlin Kinnunen in "The Prom" (Photo by Deen Van Meer) “I get to do everything that I do. A little dance, a little acting, a little singing, a little …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Man Fires BB Gun Near Performance of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Pittsburgh by BroadwayWorld

CBS Pittsburgh has reported that a man fired a BB gun near the Benedum Center recently, where a crowd was waiting before a performance of Fiddler on the Roof.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AM

VIDEO: Katharine McPhee Gears Up For Her Shift in WAITRESS in London by BroadwayWorld

As previously announced, Katharine McPhee is making her West End debut in Waitress, as Jenna, having played the role on Broadway earlier this year. McPhee is gearing up to return to the dine…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AM

Adam Rowe: ‘Funniest word? Earstril, it’s a word that doesn’t actually exist’ by Harriet Gibsone

The Liverpudlian standup, podcaster and MC on the things that make him laugh the mostBill Burr’s helicopter tour routine on his Netflix special. It’s not just hilarious, it’s also the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AM

‘One of the most captivating productions of the year’: CUCKOO – Soho Theatre by Shane Morgan

Lisa Carroll’s Papatango shortlisted debut Cuckoo has the subject of identity stamped on its DNA. It raises questions about the value of where you are from and what does moving away from t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Why is violence towards Front of House workers tolerated? by Manuel Muñoz

I’m sure many of you have worked Front of House at a theatre. Apart from the performers, we are the most visible, prominent faces and the ones who deal with audiences directly. Most of the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:32AM

Tate Donovan Joins CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Monday by BroadwayWorld

Celebrity Autobiography, the award-winning hit comedy show in which celebrities act out other celebrities' jaw-dropping memoirs verbatim, will come to Broadway's Marquis Theatre 210 West 46t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

Full Film by Rodriguezc

Take a peek into the legendary career of the pioneering Broadway producer and director and winner of 21 Tony Awards with this retrospective celebration featuring Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Llo…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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BWW's On This Day - November 24, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 24 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Hadestown at the National Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin’s interpretation of Mitchell’s acclaimed concept album Hadestown.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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R.I.P. Cole Brothers by Trav S.D.

Something sad seems to happened on the quiet; even as we were busy mourning the demise of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus last year, an organization of comparable age and eminence…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:18AM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Tips for First-Time Lighting Designers by Kerry Hishon

Full disclosure – lighting design is NOT my forte. I am in awe of those wonderful people with skills in creating atmosphere with just the right shade of lighting gel, an artfully angled in…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Reeve Carney on Descending into London's Hadestown After Soaring in Broadway's Spider-Man by Matt Wolf

Reeve Carney soared above the audience as Spider-Man in the much-chronicled Broadway musical of the same name and this time descends to the underworld as the singing, romantically smitten Or…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12AM

What to Expect From American Idol Stars Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The duo talk about the inspiration for the Ruben & Clay Christmas Show playing at the Imperial beginning December 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM