Maxamoonion Part II by Maxamoo

This year’s look back was so chock full of conversation, we split it in three! Here’s the peanutbutter and jelly of your Maxamoo End of Year Sandwich. Aurin, Ben, David, Diep, Jack, Liz,…

Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Susan Egan, Corey Cott And More Star In THE BROADWAY PRINCESS HOLIDAY PARTY by BroadwayWorld

This past Saturday, we took you behind the scenes of The Broadway Princess Party withLaura Osnesas she took over the BroadwayWorld Instagram. If you missed out on all of our exclusive covera…

Christmas in Hell by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The holiday season is in for an irreverent satirizing in Gary Apple’s musical comedy "Christmas in Hell," a rude and entertaining fable for adults. With book, music and lyrics by Apple, a …

The Lin-Manuel Miranda Quiz by Jonathan Mandell

Lin-Manuel Miranda co-stars as Jack the Lamplighter in “Mary Poppins Returns,” which has opened in movie theaters nationwide today. This is Miranda’s first co-starring role in a ma…

Distilling The Arts Into A Healing Elixir by Joe Patti

C4 Atlanta’s tweet of an Arts Professional UK story today made me growl in dissatisfaction.   (I got no beef with C4 Atlanta,that is just a long way of giving them a hat tip for the …

Today on Broadway: Thursday, December 20, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen:Netflix to Remake “Harvey;” Corden, Miranda, Blunt Perform 22 Musicals; “Lempicka” Wraps Up Successful Lab “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday throu…

Review: Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas! A Die Hard Musical Parody (Yippee Productions) by Lauren Emily Whalen

With the annual holiday ritual of this Die Hard musical parody, writing team Michael Shepherd Joran, Alex Garday and Stephanie McCullough make the show a grab bag of 80’s references, some …

Director Quits ‘All My Sons’ Amid Dispute Over Cast’s Racial Makeup by Elizabeth A. Harris

A Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play has become entangled in a disagreement over the races of actors in key roles.

David Shepherd, 94, Dies; Nurtured Improvisational Theater by Richard Sandomir

As a founder of the Compass Players in Chicago, he helped create the world of improvisational comedy that is best known in the work of Second City

Want To Succeed? Listen To Those Who Disagree With You by Artsjournal

Philosophers go to conferences to find critics who can help them improve their theories. All of us need to recognise the value of listening carefully and charitably to opponents. Then we nee…

How Cafe Culture Changed Debate by Artsjournal

It wasn’t that the conversations in the café were necessarily intellectually productive; it was that the practice of free exchange itself—the ability to interact on equal terms with som…

Review: Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine. Lynn Nottage’s Unusual Comedy by Jonathan Mandell

“Fabulation, or The Re-education of Undine,” Lynn Nottage’s play about a fashionable public relations executive’s Job-like descent into poverty and ascent into moral clarity, is the …

The Black Repertory Theatre Of Kansas City Presents by BroadwayWorld

Colin Quinn’s New Comedy ‘Red State Blue State’ Sets Opening Date by Dino-Ray Ramos

Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State is set to open at Brooklyn’s Minette Lane Theatre on January 5 with an official opening night on January 22. The new comedy written by and starring …

Michael Rapaport unapologetic after being slammed for criticizing Ariana Grande's look by Usa Today, Cydney Henderson, Usa Today

Michael Rapaport has unleashed the wrath of the Arianators after bashing Ariana Grande's look in what social media users are deeming sexist.       &#…

Atlanta Ballet enchants and stuns in new ‘Nutcracker’

The Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia. December 9, 2018. The story of The Nutcracker is an old tale, told by many dance companies around the world every year. However, the world premiere from A…

Photo: Alicia Silverstone Visits Dove Cameron At CLUELESS: THE MUSICAL by BroadwayWorld

We are kvelling Original film star, Alicia Silverstone, recently paid a visit to the musical adaptation of her 1994 film Clueless. She stopped in backstage with the latest lady to walk in Ch…

Norm Lewis: Nutcracker Cool by Sandi Durell

    by Elizabeth Ahlfors     In his fourth Christmas show at Feinstein’s 54/Below, Broadway baritone Norm Lewis’ Nutcracker Cool promises a warm, friendly, &#…

2018: Best regional theatre shows of the year by The Stage

We asked our critics across the UK to pick their favourite production of the past 12 months Knives in Hens – Perth Theatre

The Problem With Trying To Be Morally Perfect by Artsjournal

Can the moral saint, if perfect, ‘waste’ time watching films and television? How about spending any money on fine food or travel? Or expending energy on sport rather than seriously impor…

Why There Are So Many Of Those Cheesy Christmas Movies by Artsjournal

This, when uttered in the context of a Hallmark holiday movie, is a beacon to the Christmas spirits, who know one thing, and pretty much one thing only: No one should simply muddle thro…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Gavin Lee of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Broadway.com

Gavin Lee stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and more with Paul Wontorek.

Screenings at Fountain Theatre showcase filmmakers with disabilties by Fountaintheatre

by Nic Novicki On December 12, The Fountain Theatre graciously hosted a special screening of films from the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, an annual weekend film competition where p…

A Queer Musical/Nightclub Experience Inspired by Oscar Wilde and Reality TV Is Heading to Brooklyn by Ryan McPhee

Set in a secret bunker, the immersive Oscar at the Crown launches January 18, 2019, at 3 Dollar Bill.

Alan Robert Murray (‘A Star is Born’ sound editor) on how Bradley Cooper wanted the audience to ‘feel like you were there’ in concert scenes [ by Zach Laws

Bradley Cooper had lofty sonic ambitions for his directorial debut, “A Star is Born.” In fact, sound editor Alan Robert Murray reveals that the first-time filmmaker had envision…

Full Cast Announced for Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole, Starring Dulé Hill and Daniel J. Watts at the Geffen by Adam Hetrick

The new play with music will begin previews February 5 at the Geffen Playhouse.

See the Cast and Creative Team My Very Own British Invasion Meet the Press by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere, directed by Jerry Mitchell, will begin performances at Paper Mill Playhouse January 31, 2019.

English National Opera Makes Its Saturday Shows Free For Under-18s by Artsjournal

“Removing cost as a barrier to entry for under-18s is a seismic leap forward for ENO and for opera as a whole, and we hope to entice as many under-18s as possible, from the musically o…

The Most-Popular Poem Of 2018 by Artsjournal

More than 250,000 people in 2018 clicked on the poem, which features such lines as “It is only kindness that makes sense anymore, only kindness that ties your shoes.” – Washington …

Show People with Paul Wontorek: Cherry Jones of The Lifespan of a Fact by Broadway.com

Cherry Jones discusses starring in The Lifespan of a Fact alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Bobby Cannavale, her illustrious career, becoming a sex symbol and much more.

Front Row: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Mary Poppins Returns, Revisiting Hamilton & His Many Projects by Broadway.com

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses Mary Poppins Returns, Fosse/Verdon, The Little Mermaid, Hamilton in Puerto Rico and more.

Nonstop! Lin-Manuel Miranda on Mary Poppins Returns, Fosse/Verdon, The Little Mermaid, Tick, Tick...BOOM! and More by Paul Wontorek

Lin-Manuel Miranda is having a moment. To be fair, the likable Broadway multi-hyphenate has been having a lot of moments since first bursting on the entertainment scene as the star and write…

VIDEO: Orfeh Brings Rodeo Drive to Good Morning New York! by Stage Tube

A pretty fierce woman recently stopped by Good Morning New York to sing a special song from Pretty Woman Watch below as Orfeh, who plays Kit in the new musical, belts out 'Rodeo Drive'

Photo: First Look at Denee Benton as Eliza in HAMILTON by BroadwayWorld

As previously announced, Hamilton recently welcomednew cast members includingGreat Comet alum Denee Benton. Get a first look at Benton in the role in the stunning photograph byJosh Lehrer be…

VIDEO: On This Day, December 19 - Sarah Jessica Parker Returns to Broadway in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 1996, film and television star, Sarah Jessica Parkermade her big Broadway return as Princess Winnifed in a revival of the fractured fairytale Once Upon A Mattress

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 12/19/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/19/18. ArtsBeat 2018 Year in Review, Part II. The outstanding plays, musicals, directors, and designers in WMass and No,CT area theatres this year.

Amir Nizar Zuabi to Return Off-Broadway With World Premiere of Grey Rock by Olivia Clement

The Oh My Sweet Land playwright and director will debut his newest play about a young Palestinian boy's dream to go to the moon.

Top Theatre Stories: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 by Roberto Araujo

The latest about All My Sons, My Fair Lady, City Center, and more in today's news.

Colin Quinn and Audible to Bring Red State Blue State to Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane by Olivia Clement

The comedian spares no side of the political divide in his newest show, beginning January 22, 2019.

Sex Werk: Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play by Jennifer Cayer

If fantasy has the power to instantiate, and maintain such debilitating power structures, could it also be the very force required to undo them?

A Quick 5 with Marion Glatz, Producer of ‘Salute to Vienna’s New Year’s Concert’ by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

I was delighted to speak this week with Marion Glatz, co-producer with her husband Attila of “Salute to Vienna,” a New Year’s Concert that emulates Vienna’s long-stan…

Krampus The Christmas Demon Joins The 21st Century by Artsjournal1

The half-goat-half-devil has been St. Nicholas’s sidekick and enforcer for hundreds of years, warning little Austrian children that they’d better not be naughty. Traditionally he…

The Phenomenally Successful School That Exposed A Major Flaw In Higher Ed by Artsjournal

Even taking the alleged fakery into account, how did T. M. Landry school seem to fool so many of America’s most prestigious universities for years? The work of admissions officers is noto…

Women-Only Music Festival In Sweden Found Guilty Of Gender Discrimination by Artsjournal

A new ruling said that although festival organisers did not enforce the “man-free” rule, since “no differentiation based on sex was made between visitors at entry”, the statements th…

Exclusive Video! Take an Intimate Look Backstage on Opening Night of To Kill a Mockingbird by Andy Lefkowitz

Aaron Sorkin's celebrated new stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird recently opened on Broadway in a moving production from director Bartlett Sher. Led by Jeff Daniels as Atticu…

Orfeh Lends Her Fierce Vocals to Pretty Woman's 'Rodeo Drive' on Good Day New York by Andy Lefkowitz

There's no doubt that one of the highlights of 2018 was the Broadway return of powerhouse actress Orfeh. The Tony nominee of Legally Blonde fame offers spice and heart to the role o…

The Lifespan of a Fact's Cherry Jones on Her 'Delicious' Co-Stars, Her Sex Symbol Status & More on Show People by Broadway.com

Cherry Jones is playing a no-nonsense editor alongside stage and screen favorites Daniel Radcliffe and Bobby Cannavale in The Lifespan of a Fact. On stage, the trio lands laughs an…

Ben Vereen Joins the Cast of BET's TALES by TV News Desk

Grace Byers,Debbi Morgan,Ben Vereen,Elisabeth Rohm,modelChasity Saundersand multi-platinum recording artistRick Ross have been casted in My Life episode of Irv Gotti's TALES Season 2.

Streetscapes: Former Odd Fellows lodges in Minneapolis thrive as neighborhood connectors by John Reinan

Most of the Odd Fellows lodges are gone. But two of the old buildings in Minneapolis survive and thrive today, anchoring busy commercial corners while providing a hub for community-building.

James Sewell Ballet finds inspiration in Dessa's music by Sheila Regan

In its spring concert, James Sewell Ballet leans on the music of one of Minnesota's hottest music talents.

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway's 'Les Miserables' Star, Dead at 21 by The Wrap

Augie Garcia story tears up the stage by Lisa Brock

Review: History Theatre brings to life rock 'n' roll pioneer Augie Garcia, who grew up on St. Paul's West Side.

Theater review: Theater Latte Da opens 'Gypsy' in Minneapolis by Graydon Royce

Michelle Barber and Cat Brindisi headline Peter Rothstein's beautiful production.

Pulitzer winner finally gets a play on the Guthrie stage: 'This is huge for me' by Chris Hewitt

Pulitzer winner Paula Vogel finally gets a work on the Guthrie stage: "This is huge for me."

Pittsburgher Tamara Tunie returns to City Theatre, after Public 'Tempest' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The actress joins Laurie Klatscher in “The Roommate,” a two-hander coming to the South Side theater in March.

Bruce Springsteen Talks Broadway Special, ‘New Music’ and What’s Next by Jem Aswad

Bruce Springsteen called in to E Street Radio on Sirius XM Wednesday morning to talk about the release of the “Springsteen on Broadway” Netflix special, and what’s next on his agenda,…

Last Minute Deals – from Tickets to Tech by Jonathan Mandell

Check out Holiday Gifts for Theater Lovers 2018 Also, deals from Amazon, Audible and TodayTix From Amazon Last Minute Deals Check out everything from bedding to books to quirky t-shirts for …

Michael Longoria Shares His Five Favorite Christmas Diva Performances In Celebration of His Album Merry Christmas Darling

Broadway's Michael Longoria gets us seriously excited for the holidays with his five ultimate diva Christmas carols.

Christian Dante White to Take Over as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Broadway's My Fair Lady by Andy Lefkowitz

Get ready to hear silver-voiced Broadway alum Christian Dante White sing the iconic Lerner & Loewe tune "On the Street Where You Live" when he joins the luminous revival of My …

Colin Quinn Will Team Up with Audible for New Solo Comedy Red State Blue State by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum Colin Quinn will return to the stage in 2019, premiering his latest solo comedy Red State Blue State at off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre. Bobby Morseco will direct the s…

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano in TRUE WEST by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Companywill soon present a new Broadway production ofSam Shepard's True West, directed byJames Macdonald. The cast is hard at work in rehearsal, check out photos below

Meet ‘The World’s First Sleep Storyteller-In-Residence’ by Artsjournal1

Phoebe Smith writes what are basically bedtime stories for grownups, 20-to-40-minute narratives that are recorded by actors such as Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley and listened to on an app ca…

Pop Music Was 2018’s Greatest Movie Villain by Nate Jones

Since their respective debuts at the fall festival season, A Star Is Born and Vox Lux have seemed like dark mirrors of each other. A Star Is Born hit theaters first, and as the discussion ab…

London Theater Review: ‘The Tragedy of King Richard the Second’ by Gordon Cox

Political plotting has become a national pastime in Britain. Hardly a week goes by without an attempted parliamentary coup. “The Tragedy of King Richard the Second,” Joe Hill-Gib…

Colin Quinn’s New Off-Broadway Show Red State Blue State Debuts Next Month by Megh Wright

Colin Quinn returns to off-Broadway next month with a brand-new one-man show. Titled Red State Blue State, the show will debut at the Minetta Lane Theatre on January 5 then begin its limited…

John Ford Noonan, ‘Coupla White Chicks’ Playwright, Dies at 77 by Neil Genzlinger

His plays, produced frequently in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, often threw polar opposites together to explore themes both comic and serious.

Go Inside Rehearsal for True West On Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Roundabout’s revival, starring Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano, is set to begin performances December 27.

Book Review: “The Barefoot Woman” — A Survivor’s Eulogy by Helen Epstein

The Barefoot Woman is lyrical but also informative and ethnographic, as much a memoir of a mother as it is of her way of life.

6 days to learn lines, music and blocking? Check. How Paul Scanlan, popular DC actor, made the leap to the Beautiful: The Carole King Story national t by Christopher Henley

“In mid-August, I did the audition and, the very next day, I got the call from my agent that I had booked it; and then, six days after that, I started rehearsal; and then, six days after t…

Rebecca Luker, Katie Rose Clark, and Teal Wicks Will Perform Work of Steven Jamail at Green Room 42 by Adam Hetrick

The January 28 concert will also feature Janet Dacal, Raymond J. Lee, Autumn Hurlbert, and more.

BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Dove Cameron and Dave Thomas Brown Belt Out 'She's So High' from CLUELESS! by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, check out an exclusive clip of 'She's So High,' featuring Cameron and Brown

The Tonight Show to Air Hamilton Performance Number Filmed in Puerto Rico by Andy Lefkowitz

In conjunction with Lin-Manuel Miranda's 24 performances of Hamilton in Puerto Rico, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has announced the airing of a special episode, filmed on the i…

David Cromer, Tony Shalhoub and More Celebrate Broadway for All's Cabaret at the Circus by Caitlin Moynihan

Broadway for All is getting into the holiday spirit with Cabaret at the Circus. The event, which was hosted by Tony winner and current The Waverly Gallery cast member David Cromer, took…

Front Row: Lin-Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns, Bob Mackie on The Cher Show & Network by Broadway.com

This episode features a chat with Lin-Manuel Miranda about Mary Poppins Returns, a look at Bob Mackie's Cher Show costumes and the lasting power of Paddy Chayefsky's Network.

Christian Dante White to Take Over Role of Freddy in MY FAIR LADY by BroadwayWorld

Christian Dante White will assume the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Lerner amp Loewe's MY FAIR LADY, directed by Bartlett Sher, beginning Tuesday, January 8 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater …

Digital Content Producer by Artsjournal

Assist in creating, all types of multimedia content, including photos, GIFs, static graphics, and slideshows. Film footage and edit it into videos of appropriate length and style for web pla…

BWW TV Exclusive: Stars from CLUELESS, THE CHER SHOW & More Shine Bright at Broadway Sessions Holiday Edition! by Ben Cameron

The Holiday Stars shown bright this last week as Broadway Sessions presented it's annual All Star Holiday Show Broadway vets and newcomers alike shared their favorite holiday tunes and nearl…

Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Nicholas Belton Lead Developmental Lab for Broadway-Bound LEMPICKA by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has just learned that LEMPICKA, which ran at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer, is in the midst of a developmental lab. The Broadway-bound musical, directed by Tony…

‘Worst movie theater in USA’ reborn as swank dine-in cinema by Michael Kaplan

For years, residents of Park Slope could not stop talking about the Pavilion Cinema, but their chatter was for all the wrong reasons. Topics of conversation often centered around the joint&#…

The Baby Monitor by Joel Benjamin

That it involves the relatively new phenomenon of gay parenthood gives it an added impact.  That it is written with a thorough understanding of the complexities of gay parenthood vs. conser…

The New Colony announces casting of 'Small World' by Kt Hawbaker

The New Colony announced casting for its world premiere of “Small World,” co-written by Jillian Leff and Joe Lino and directed by Andrew Hobgood. The Disney-driven dark comedy will featu…

FROM ‘REBECCA’ TO RUMPELMAYER’S: PRODUCER SEEKS INVESTORS FOR REVIVAL OF DINING ICON by Philip Boroff

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Sprecher raised and spent millions on a Broadway musical version of Rebecca  that never opened. For his next act, he wants to recreate an Old World family restaurant, update…

Playwright, Patron And Pillar Tony Finstrom Died Tuesday by Bill Hirschman

Tony Finstrom, who died Tuesday at the age of 71, was a prolific playwright, an arts journalist and a generous patron, but above all Tony Finstrom was a man who loved theater down through th…

No Regrets: ‘Mockingbird’ Opens on Broadway by Ben Widdicombe

Last week’s parties also included Susanne Bartsch’s toy drive and the premiere of “Mary Poppins Returns.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda calls ‘Mary Poppins’ sequel role a dream by John Carucci | ap

‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda calls working on ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ was ‘a dream’

Hello, Dolly! Alum Christian Dante White Will Join Broadway’s My Fair Lady by Ryan McPhee

White will take over as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in January.

Wildly entertaining: The Hard Nut at BAM, New York

Mark Morris’s Nutcracker variation is anarchic and electric

Inside The Lives Of Understudies by Artsjournal1

They get less rehearsal than the principal cast, they have to keep the lines and (crucially) the blocking straight in their minds while rarely getting the chance to use them, and they’…

Emily runs down her Top 10 of 2018 by Emily Garside

Emily Garside rounds up her Top 10 shows of 2018.

Simon Russell Beale is Richard II in a curious staging at the Almeida Theatre, London

Joe Hill-Gibbins sets Shakespeare’s Tragedy of King Richard the Second in a dimly lit metal box

Opening night: Hugh Dennis and the cast of The Messiah by Robin Johnson

Last week, we spoke to Hugh Dennis, Lesley Garrett and John Marquez - a trio otherwise known as "the cast of The Messiah", the hilarious nativity comedy playing at The Other Palace. The post…

New York Times Book Review Editor Responds To Controversy Over Alice Waters’s Book Recommendation by Artsjournal1

In response to reader queries, Pamela Paul explains why Alice Walker was chosen for the “By the Book” Q&A feature, how the interview was conducted, and why the published feat…

A Philosopher Asks: Would It Be So Bad If Humans Went Extinct? by Artsjournal

What I am asking here is simply whether it would be a tragedy if the planet no longer contained human beings. And the answer I am going to give might seem puzzling at first. I want to sugges…

Netflix Set to Adapt a Film Remake of HARVEY by TV News Desk

Netflix is set to adapt the 1950 film 'Harvey' with writersJ. David StemandDavid N. Weiss, according to Deadline.who are set to adapt a remake of the 1950 film. Fbrica de Cine id on board to…

'Mary Poppins Returns' in panic, but can she and Lin-Manuel Miranda fix Brexit? by Chris Jones

There is only one way to solve the intractable mess known as Brexit and her name is Mary Poppins. And Lin-Manuel Miranda, the un-Trumpian personification of sunny American benevolence, is th…

Rachel Bay Jones and Scarlett Strallen to Join The Ferryman's Fra Fee at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Adam Hetrick

The Irish actor and singer will perform his solo show Seisún.

Charlie Stemp and Jon Partridge cast in tour of Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing by Georgia Snow

Charlie Stemp and Jon Partridge are to star in a new tour of Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing. They lead a cast that

Chicago's Black Box Acting under new ownership by Kt Hawbaker

Black Box Acting has announced a change in ownership. Andrew Cutler, Amanda Fink and Eric Gerard will succeed co-founders Audrey Francis and Laura Hooper. Founded in 2009, Black Box Acting h…

A Celebration of the Life of Robert Scogin by Bt

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt & James Corden Sing from Cabaret, Evita & More by Broadway.com

Mary Poppins Returns is officially released into cinemas today, and we can't think of a better way of toasting the long-awaited film than with a sing-along featuring its multi-talented s…

BWW TV Exclusive: Talkin' Poppins- Emily Blunt Explains Why Every Day was a Jolly Holiday on the Set of MARY POPPINS RETURNS by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, watch as Mary herself, Emily Blunt, tells us all about what it was like taking on the iconic character, how she felt about working with Dick Van Dyke, and so much more

Come on critics, it’s a play not a funeral by Susan Elkin

I often see top “A team” critics looking miserably impassive as if they’d rather be anywhere but in the theatre. Is there some code of practice that I’m not party to which requires y…

The Little Prince review at DanceEast, Ipswich – ‘imaginative and playful’ by Rachel Elderkin

Protein uses an eclectic combination of storytelling, song and movement to stage The Little Prince, Antonie de Saint-Exupéry’s moving novella of a

How Skeptical Consumers Were Convinced To Accept Stereo by Artsjournal1

“A key challenge for selling stereo was consumers’ satisfaction with the mono music systems they already owned. … Something was needed to show people that this new technology w…

Sydney’s Ambitious Public Art Plan Fights Battles by Artsjournal

This week the construction of Cloud Arch, a Junya Ishigami-designed steel archway planned for George Street, was deferred until after the tramline is finished. Originally dubbed “the mo…

VIDEO: Emily Blunt Talks Turning the Mundane into the Fantastical in MARY POPPINS RETURNS by Stage Tube

Emily Blunt was a guest on last night's episode of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' and during the interview, she spoke to Colbert about her month-long promotion of 'Mary Poppins Return…

VIDEO: Tatiana Maslany Talks Finding Empathy for Her Character in NETWORK by Stage Tube

Tatiana Maslany was a guest on last night's episode of 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.' During her interview, Maslanytalks about the joy of playing an intense role in Destroyer and describ…

VIDEO: New Holiday Song 'Our December Day' Features Broadway's Graham Scott Fleming and Natalie Gallo by Stage Tube

Anderson amp Petty have just released their new holiday song, Our December Day. The full music video featuring Graham Scott Fleming and Natalie Gallo went live today, and the single is avail…

Dramatists Guild Foundation Awarded $2 Million From Seller-Lehrer Family Foundation by Olivia Clement

The generous commitment will help serve more artists and provide support for those in dire situations.

Emily Blunt Had a Crush on Dick Van Dyke Growing Up by Ruthie Fierberg

The Mary Poppins Returns star discusses her new movie and SAG nominations.

At Broadway’s Prom, it’s time to dance (and flip) by Gia Kourlas - New York Times

Teens versed in hip-hop moves come together with jaded theatre

The Convert at the Young Vic, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Danai Gurira isn’t a particularly well-known name in British theatre, but it soon will be. The Zimbabwean-American writer and actor rose to

Late-Night Philosophy Festival Expands to Five U.S. Cities by Jennifer Schuessler

This year’s American installment of the Night of Ideas will feature appearances by philosophers, musicians, artists and a puppet of Noam Chomsky.

Helen Mirren Will Take the Stage With Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music Ball by Ryan McPhee

The Oscar and Tony winner joins the Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Orchestra music director for a January evening of tales and tunes.

Birmingham arts organisations protest proposed cuts as petition attracts 4,300 signatures by Giverny Masso

More than 4,300 people have signed a petition protesting proposed cuts to local authority arts funding in Birmingham. Birmingham MAC and Birmingham

One Dance UK lands £200k grant to boost education work by Georgia Snow

One Dance UK has been given a funding boost of £200,000 to support its education work. The dance industry body will use

Will Bradley Cooper be the latest actor to win the Best Director Golden Globe? by Joyce Eng

Alfonso Cuaron is the frontrunner to win the Best Director Golden Globe for “Roma,” but don’t be surprised if it’s Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”) who e…

‘Sets the bar high’: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs – Malvern ★★★★★ by Helen McWilliams

Our pantomime season has kicked off late this year. However, the first of the festive treats that we’ve been able to attend has surely set the bar high, as a five-star extravaganza and per…

GUEST BLOG: Marketing Offline in an Online World by Amanda Bohan

When producing a show, your to-do list can often feel endless. (You’re nodding your head right now, aren’t you?) You’ve got capital to raise. A production team to assemble. Venue scout…

9 holiday-themed San Diego productions to make your season bright by James Hebert

So you’ve roasted all the chestnuts, decked all the halls and whipped up enough figgy pudding to feed a legion of carolers. But if you haven’t seen any holiday theater yet, there’s sti…

Mary Poppins Returns — Emily Blunt, nostalgia and knockabout

Good melodies and lively fun distinguish a sequel that also features Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw

The Wind in the Willows review – whimsical but not twee by Mark Fisher

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeAn immersive show for the under-fives strikes gold and acts as a primer for Peter Leslie Wild’s inventive and boisterous main stage productionAs is often the c…

Les Patineurs / Winter Dreams / The Concert review – festive cheer and tears at the Royal Ballet by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, London A fine take on Chekhov’s melancholy Three Sisters brings bite to this seasonal triple bill, before ice skaters and lovers restore the yuletide glowWho needs festi…

Director Gregory Mosher Exits Broadway Revival of All My Sons Over Casting Dispute; Jack O'Brien Steps In by Andy Lefkowitz

Gregory Mosher has departed the upcoming Roundabout Theatre Company production of All My Sons over a disagreement with Rebecca Miller, daughter of the late scribe Arthur Miller, on casting. …

Hair Composer Galt MacDermot Dies at 89 by Broadway.com

Galt MacDermot, the Canadian-American composer who broke ground on Broadway with his score to the iconic musical Hair, died on December 17, just in advance of his 90th birthday, according to…

1985 is a sweetly honest story of sexuality and Bible-thumping

Yen Tan’s film follows a gay man’s visit to his Texas family home

Bird Box — post-apocalyptic Netflix thriller is mostly for the birds

Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich lead the cast in this survivor drama

Jack and the Beanstalk review at Empire Theatre, Liverpool – ‘superbly danced’ by Nigel Smith

The dancing is one of the strongest elements of this handsomely designed production of Jack and the Beanstalk. No surprise given that

Wendy Whelan Laments That Today’s Young Students Know Too Little About American Ballet’s History by Artsjournal1

“Today, as I travel around the country giving master classes, … I can’t help but notice my students’ eyes widening as they look to each other wondering who exactly [one o…

Imagine MKE – Chief Executive Officer by Artsjournal

An accomplished professional and exemplary leader, the CEO of Imagine MKE will build the organization, advance the strategic agenda, recruit a talented staff, and facilitate the engagement o…

Nonprofit Journalism And Its Funders Have A ‘Random Acts Of Innovation’ Problem by Artsjournal1

A new report from Oxford’s Journalism Innovation Project refers to it as ‘bright, shiny things’ syndrome: a tendency to focus on, and fund, new and perhaps untested ideas s…

Too Big, Too Well-Funded And Too Scared: A BBC World Service Veteran On Why The Network Is Becoming Sclerotic by Artsjournal1

Owen Bennett-Jones writes that the network is now so top-heavy with senior managers who are terrified of negative public attention that it takes months to get a project approved — and that…

Celebrating Latinx Theatre Artists in Chicago by Lucas Garcia

By Lucas Garcia. Lucas Garcia talks about creating the first-ever Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago awards ceremony.

Broadway’s Tatiana Maslany Says She Always Brings Her Characters Home by Ruthie Fierberg

The star of Network talks to The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah about her Broadway debut alongside Bryan Cranston.

REVIEW: The Tragedy Of King Richard The Second, Almeida Theatre ✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews The Tragedy of King Richard the Second at the Almeida Theatre starring Simon Russell Beale This post REVIEW: The Tragedy Of King Richard The Second, Almeid…

BWW TV: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt & More at MARY POPPINS RETURNS European Premiere by BroadwayWorld TV

Ahead of Mary Poppins Returns coming out in UK cinema's on December 21st reporter Jamie Body attended the European premiere at the Royal Albert Hall to chat to some of the cast and creatives…

Five Burning Questions with Torch Song Star Michael Urie

Torch Song star Michael Urie talks about the best advice from Harvey Fierstein, a hilarious Ugly Betty fan moment abroad, and the torch song that makes him cry.

BWW TV: What's MCC's New Musical ALICE BY HEART All About? The Company Explains! by Tv - Press Previews

MCC Theater will soon present the New York premiere of the musical Alice By Heart with book by Steven Sater with Jessie Nelson music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater, and directed by …

Who’s Who in Blue Heaven by Claire Frisbie

by Kat Sullivan, Communications Intern Fall 2018   Blue Heaven, a FringeArts comedy festival, will showcase some of the most provocative voices in American comedy for one weekend of gut-ach…

Read Reviews for The Tragedy of Richard the Second in London by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of the Almeida Theatre production, now in performances.

The Compass Welcomes Actor-Writer Pepper Binkley by Adam Hetrick

Leah Walsh hosts the podcast where industry professionals share their unique artistic journeys.

Mary Poppins Returns, Starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arrives in Theatres December 19 by Ruthie Fierberg

The original movie musical boasts a new score by Hairspray composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

‘I urge, families, friends & theatre-lovers to go’: THE CAT IN THE HAT – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

From catchy tunes and magical turns to a solid moral lesson for kiddies to learn, Suba Das has created a joyous show in The Cat in the Hat, I urge, families, friends and theatre-lovers to go.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Describes the Gaffe He Made On His First TV Acting Job by Ruthie Fierberg

Before he was famous, the Tony and Pulitzer winner made his screen debut on The Sopranos.

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 by Susan Grace

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Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt, and James Corden Sing From Cabaret, La La Land, and More by Ruthie Fierberg

The stars of Mary Poppins Returns and the late night host take on the ultimate movie musical “Role Call” challenge.

Penny Marshall, Star Of ‘Laverne And Shirley’ And Director Of ‘Big’ And ‘A League Of Their Own’, Dead At 75 by Artsjournal1

Her sitcom, a spinoff from Happy Days, was one of the two or three most popular series on American television in the late 1970s; with Big and A League of Their Own, she became the first woma…

L.A. Backs Off Plan To Paint Over Mural by Artsjournal1

The mural of Ava Gardner on the wall of a public school campus in Koreatown recently drew objections from a Korean group that argued the sunburst in the background looks too much like the Wo…

Director Quits Broadway ‘All My Sons’ Because He Wasn’t Allowed To Cast Two Black Actors by Artsjournal1

“Director Gregory Mosher said in an interview that his association with the Roundabout Theatre Company revival — which will star Annette Bening and Tracy Letts and begin performances…

Steven Spielberg Is Expanding His Shoah Foundation To Cover Genocides Beyond The Holocaust by Artsjournal1

“The Holocaust cannot stand alone. We decided to send our videographers into Rwanda to get testimony. From there we went to Cambodia, Armenia — we’re doing a critical study in …

VIDEO: Broadway YouTuber Michael Korte is Back with 9 Female Vocalists Singing a LION KING Medley by Stage Tube

YouTuberMichaelKorte is back with 'Queens Sing King', an empowering medley of songs from Broadway's Lion King sung by 9 inspiring female voices.

Ariana Grande and the Roots Bring Out the Soul in ‘Imagine’ on ‘Fallon’ (Watch) by Jem Aswad

The Roots are one of the most versatile bands on the planet, and when Ariana Grande brought her new single “Imagine” to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night, they b…

Review: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, at Almeida Theatre by Fergus Morgan

"This is Shakespeare as petty playground squabble, rather than stately struggle for the throne" - Fergus Morgan writes on Joe Hill-Gibbins' punchy, political Richard II. The post Review: The…

A 2018 10 Best List by Darryl Reilly

Darryl Reilly, Critic There were so many exceptional original plays among the 144 productions that I reviewed for Theaterscene.net in 2018. In addition, several solo shows were outstanding, …

THE PROM's Creator Invites Mike Pence to See The Show by Stephanie Wild

According to NBC, the creators of The Prom are reaching out to Vice President Mike Pence to invite him to see the show.

Cinderella review at King’s Theatre, Portsmouth – ‘Natasha J Barnes raises the roof’ by Yehuda Shapiro

The gorgeous Edwardian Kings Theatre is ideal for traditional panto, and this is essentially what we get in this Cinderella. The richly-coloured

Fine Arts Drive in Forest Park reopens — with fine art by From Staff Reports

Visitors to Forest Park now can interact with a sculpture by artist Richard Serra without even getting out of the car.

In ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives as a movie-musical star by Ashley Lee Los Angeles Times

Lin-Manuel Miranda has already seen “Mary Poppins Returns” three times.

In pictures (December 20): Snow White at the Palladium, Kiss Me, Kate in Sheffield, David Walliams’ Awful Auntie and more by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the press nights of Snow White

Diary: Fairytale tweet rewards elf-determination by Tabard

Tabard enjoys a happy ending. Get your mind out of the gutter – a story with a happy ending. Especially at Christmas

Only Fools and Horses dinner show row – ‘a nasty battle’ (your views, December 20, 2018) by The Stage

What a battle – and a nasty one (‘Only Fools: feud over dinner rivals escalates’, News, December 13, p1). Interactive Theatre International

Hamlet: December 20 by Harry Venning

‘A fabulous feel-good delight’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – Leicester ★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

With Berlin’s classic numbers and in the gifted creative hands of director Nikolai Foster and his choreographer Stephen Mear, White Christmas becomes a fabulous feel-good delight.

Tatiana Maslany is doing it her way in Network on Broadway by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Orphan Black stars aims to ‘honour and respect’ Faye Dunaway’s turn as Diana Christensen in the 1976 film version, but also tries ‘to own it for myself,’ she tells the Star’s Kar…

Les Patineurs/Winter Dreams/The Concert review at Royal Opera House – ‘a very mixed bill’ by Neil Norman

This Royal Ballet triple bill is a classic example of ‘Chequers Deal’ programming. The attempt to please everyone results in a deeply

Review: Kings probes Washington’s pay-to-play politics by Meaghan Hannan Davant

Playwright and Alexandria-native Sarah Burgess is known for her sharp-tongued, rapid-fire dialogue and expositions into the underbelly of American institutions.  Burgess’ first play, Dry …

Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery Has New App To Bring Its Collection To The World (And Ask For Money) by Artsjournal1

“[The Russian state museum] is harnessing blockchain technology to power a new app that digitises its entire collection of more than 190,000 objects … In what is being described as a…

BBC Proms Traveling To Japan For First Time by Artsjournal1

“The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) under chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard will perform during the six-day festival, from 30 October to 4 November, in Tokyo and Osaka. … T…

Brazil’s National Museum Ends Its Worst Year Ever With Some Good News, Thanks To Google And The Smithsonian by Artsjournal1

Google Arts & Culture has just opened a virtual recreation of the pre-fire museum, which was completely destroyed in a fire in September. In addition, the Smithsonian has launched a prog…

See a First Look of Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, and Will Smith in the Live-Action ALADDIN! by TV News Desk

Entertainment Weekly took to Twitter to share the cover of their latest issue, featuring the stars of 'Aladdin.' They tell fans to 'Get a shining, shimmering, splendid first look at the reim…

The Royal Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER Screens In US Cinemas Through December 30 by BroadwayWorld

US cinema audiences will be treated to The Royal Ballet's holiday favorite The Nutcracker with screenings on various dates around the country through December 30. To find a cinema near you, …

Must Watch: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt, and James Corden Perform 22 Musicals in 12 Minutes by Stage Tube

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt are gearing up for the premiere of their new film Mary Poppins Returns, which hits cinemas today, December 19 The pair stopped by The Late Late Show with J…

BWW Blog: At Acting Manitou, Theatre Camp is More Creativity, Less Drama by BroadwayWorld

Perhaps you've seen a movie about teens going away for the summer to put on shows in the idyllic setting of theater camp. If so, you are most likely familiar with a plot about doing whatever…

BWW's On This Day - December 19, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Cinderella review at Manchester Opera House – ‘comic shenanigans’ by Chris Bartlett

This year’s Opera House pantomime is every bit as sumptuous looking as you’d expect a Qdos production to be. But, as with

Review: Weird, Soho Theatre by Madeline Lee

Weird is a one woman play that explores issues of mental health, specifically OCD, in an immensely accessible and intriguing way. The show starts when we discover Yasmin (Amy Doyle) has left…

Best of 2018: JKTS Awards: Broadway Media by JK

THE 2018 JKTS AWARDSMedia Categories(10 Awards)After taking a couple of seasons off, we are super excited to re-start our annual tradition! Up first, our awards for the media and technical a…

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Casting Controversy Causes “All My Sons” Director to Depart, Off-Center Season Announced, Highlights from London “Company” “Today on Broadway” is …

‘I didn’t see anybody who wasn’t smiling’: ALADDIN – Dartford by Liz Dyer

The promise “Everything you could wish for in a panto” I would say underplays what we actually got. Aladdin at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford was so much more.

How Chicago theater was all about our current moment in 2018 — in 5 shows by Kerry Reid

Issues of identity and immigration, borders and belonging, took on harsh and frightening dimensions in the headlines this year. So in looking over the shows that made the biggest impression …

Nativity! The Musical to return to London in 2019 by Georgia Snow

Nativity! The Musical will return to London for a third time next Christmas, it has been announced. The musical, which will also

Tom Gates UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Birmingham Stage Company presented Liz Pichon’s Tom Gates UK Tour. Tom Gates Live On Stage tickets are now on sale. Full schedule here. This post Tom Gates UK Tour firs…

Ballet Is Catching On In Saudi Arabia (!) by Artsjournal1

They’re certainly not at the point of having public performances by women in tights and tutus yet, but ballet classes are becoming ever more popular, for adult women as well as for gir…

Critic’s Notebook: Why ‘The Cher Show’ Gets Me, Babe by Laura Collins-Hughes

Of the three jukebox bio-musicals about female pop stars now on Broadway, it’s the latest that best understands its audience.

Snapshot: Otto Klemperer conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony by Terry Teachout

Otto Klemperer leads Agnes Giebel, Marga Hoffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Gustav Neidlinger, and the New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra in a live performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Thi…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Tell-Tale Heart at the National Theatre by Emma Clarendon

The Tell-Tale Heart by Anthony Neilson is based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews of the production currently playing at the National Thea…

Almanac: Henri Matisse on time, art, and reality by Terry Teachout

“Underlying this succession of moments which constitutes the superficial existence of beings and things, and which is continually modifying and transforming them, one can search for a true…

Andrew Lloyd Webber: West End stars and theatre grandees quiz the master of musicals by Matthew Hemley

At 70, the composer shows no signs of flagging, with multiple shows running on Broadway, in the West End and internationally. In

Meet The Stage Scholarship winners 2018 by Fergus Morgan

Eighty aspiring performers, from ages 11 to 26, have been granted awards to attend training courses across the country as part of

Kent panto cancels entire run blaming bad weather in November by Giverny Masso

A pantomime in Maidstone has cancelled all its remaining dates, with organisers claiming they have been “up against it from the beginning”.

Review: Christmas Crackers at Live Theatre, Newcastle by Tracey Sinclair

Season's greetings: Tracey Sinclair reviews a warm-hearted quartet of short plays from emerging writers. The post Review: Christmas Crackers at Live Theatre, Newcastle appeared first on Exeu…

17 theatre and dance projects win share of £1.2m Creative Scotland fund by Thom Dibdin

Creative Scotland has announced the first grants of a new touring fund for theatre and dance, with 17 projects receiving a total

Aladdin starring Ashley Banjo and Diversity review at Cliffs Pavilion, Southend – ‘exceptional dance’ by Paul Vale

The dance troupe Diversity took part in its first ever pantomime last year at the Palladium, where it added some exceptional dance

First cohort appointed in initiative to diversify theatre boards by Georgia Snow

Artistic Directors of the Future has appointed 11 participants for its first board shadowing initiative, aimed at diversifying theatre’s boardrooms. The organisation

Rumpelstiltskin review – on mute, it could be fantastic by Kate Wyver

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonA king’s daughter sells her unborn baby to a wicked fashion designer in a patronising show with abrasive songsMoney can’t buy love but it can buy theatre tick…

‘I held a door open for him at a Liza Minnelli concert’: Debut playwright Simon Perrott on In Conversation with Graham Norton by Featured Content

After an acclaimed try-out in September, the world premiere of Simon Perrott's debut play In Conversation with Graham Norton returns for a full new year season at London's Hope Theatre. Time…

Broadway awaits news of a possible tax break by Caitlin Huston

Accountants are looking toward the new year to see if their lobbying efforts could give Broadway investors and producers another tax break. Under a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, wh…

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second review at Almeida Theatre, London – ‘swift, strange, brilliant’ by Tim Bano

The obvious way to stage a play like Richard II, about power grabs, backstabbing and loss of authority in the highest political

Hit musical Six returns to the West End in January 2019 with its full original West End cast & two new members

Get ready for the triumphant royal return of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ hit musical Six at the Arts Theatre in January 2019. Fifty thousand seats are on sale for a 16-week season and many …

Les Patineurs, Winter Dreams and The Concert review, Royal Ballet: A soufflé of an evening, with a very heavy middle by  zoë Anderson,  zoë Anderson

In recent years, The Royal Ballet has regularly presented a festive mixed programme, an alternative to the Christmassy charms of The Nutcracker

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second review, Almeida, London: A fresh and challenging evening by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Simon Russell Beale proves himself our foremost Shakespearean actor

INTERVIEW: Jonathan Maitland on the nightly rewrites required for The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson at the Park Theatre by Anne Cox

Journalist and playwright Jonathan Maitland will be kept on his toes rewriting his latest play, The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson, nightly to ensure it keeps up with the politician’s ev…

Crocker showcases one of the early great painters of California’s art scene

“Raymond Dabb Yelland: California Landscape Painter” at the Crocker Art Museum reminds us once again how easy it is for talented painters, well-regarded in their times, can slip into the…

Dick Whittington review at the Mayflower, Southampton – ‘Bobby Davro’s star turn’ by Lesley Bates

London’s streets might be paved in gold, but this lavish Dick Whittington is worth its glittering weight in it. The Mayflower, celebrating

Ralph Koltai obituary by Timothy O'Brien

Influential stage designer who created groundbreaking sets for the Royal Shakespeare Company and English National OperaBy instinct and inclination the designer Ralph Koltai, who has died age…

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second review – Simon Russell Beale's king sold short by Michael Billington

Almeida, London Joe Hill-Gibbins’ stripped-back production delivers a forceful royal downfall, but leaves little space to explore the power plays behind itSimon Russell Beale was born to p…

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the first revival of David Greig’s Outlying Islands by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 17 January 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock talks to award-winning company Atticist about their first revival of David Greig…

Propwatch: the crown and buckets in Richard II by Artsjournal1

Richard II gives up power – though it’s not his choice. Shakespeare stages this concretely – a crown passed from one to another. The supposed divinity of majesty proves portable as a p…

Wake Up With BWW 12/19: On the Red Carpet at the MARY POPPINS RETURNS Premiere, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Broadway walks the red carpet at the premiere of Mary Poppins Returns, and more

to go is to be going, but not to get there – Mina Nishimura & Julian Barnett Double Plus by Maura Donohue

Here, thoughts are freed from linearity or reasonable binds. There, processing systems allow the universe to expand and retract as an infinite sponge. Where bodies transmute from human famil…

‘It’s definitely a quirkiness that sets this show apart’: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE – West End ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Following not one, but two recent acclaimed runs (first at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre in 2017, followed by a limited engagement at Hampstead Theatre earlier this year), Michael Longhurst…

Review: Kiss Me, Kate at Sheffield Crucible by John Murphy

Raising the roof: John Murphy reviews Sheffield Crucible's slick and spectacular production of the Cole Porter classic. The post Review: Kiss Me, Kate at Sheffield Crucible appeared first on…

The Tragedy of King Richard II, Almeida Theatre review - Simon Russell Beale leads revelatory interpretation by Rachel Halliburton

Shakespeare's study of flawed leadership becomes a paralable for our ageJoe Hill-Gibbins’ uncompromising production of The Tragedy of Richard II for the Almeida hurtles through Shakes…

Spectacular Aquaman exhibition splashes into Movie Morld by Arts Review

Go behind the scenes of a blockbuster motion picture and explore set pieces, costumes and elaborate props direct from the studio set as Warner Bros. Movie World presents, for a limited time…

How can we talk about ‘thirst’ in theatre? by Dr Kirsty Sedgman

After #hotgate, Dr Kirsty Sedgman writes on the complex territory of gender and objectification in theatre, and why it's time for "a more radical, ethical kind of thirst". The post How can …

2018: Best plays of the year by Natasha Tripney

It was a year of rebirth and re-imagining, cultural transformation, hits such as The Lost O’Casey and Nine Night and misses: step

Dimbleby Ends 25-year Reign as emperor of the BBC’s flagship news by Blouin Artinfo

David Dimbleby, BBC’s longest time presenter of Question Time has bid goodnight to the audience, guests and his colleagues on Thursday, 13th December.For the last twenty five years he has …

Colombian singer Shakira charged with €14.5m Tax Evasion in Spain by Blouin Artinfo

Colombian singer shakira is prosecuted by Spanish authorities for evasion of €14.5m (£13m) in taxes alleging her of declaring false claim to be a Bahamas resident, while she was still res…

Kusama: Infinity by Arts Review

Exploring Yayoi Kusama’s radical artistic vision and fierce determination to become a world-renowned artist, Kusama: Infinity is a new and appropriately colourful documentary film by Hea…

Stop! Before You Send An Email To That Old List… by Ceci Dadisman

Clean your list! If I had a nickel for every client who emailed me in a panic because MailChimp (or Constant Contact or Emma or whoever) froze their account because an exceptionally high bou…

Competition: Win tickets to My Dad’s Gap Year at the Park Theatre by The Stage

“Seriously William, you’re eighteen and you’re gay, for Christ’s sake. You’re meant to swim against the tide. A proper gap year is all

Mark Shenton: Mary Poppins shows film and theatre’s symbiotic relationship by Mark Shenton

The commercial theatre in London and New York seems to have become increasingly dependent on bringing Hollywood to the stage, both in

Editor’s View: Drury Lane row shows Westminster City Council doesn’t value the arts by Alistair Smith

Most of the commercial West End is located in the borough of Westminster (a few theatres are in Camden). It is a

Samstag Museum of Art announces a new series of exhibitions for the Adelaide Festival by Arts Review

Featuring prominent contemporary artists from Australia and overseas, Samstag Museum of Art has announced a new series of exhibitions in March for the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide//Interna…

Milo Ventimiglia Talks Working With Jennifer Lopez In Second Act

Milo Ventimiglia Talks Working With Jennifer Lopez In Second Act"This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia pays a visit to the Young Hollywood Studio to tell us all about his experience working on t…

Director of Finance & Adminstration, Devos Institute by Artsjournal

The Director of Finance and Administration is responsible for the day to day administrative and financial management of the organization. The successful candidate will be a hands-on and coll…

La Bohème set to dazzle Sydney this Summer by Arts Review

Opera Australia welcomes back to the Joan Sutherland Theatre – Sydney Opera House, one of its most popular productions and one of the world’s all-time favourite operas, Puccini’s L…

“The Guilty,” “Clean Up,” and “White Blood” Bag Top Prizes at Macao Film Festival by Blouin Artinfo

The seven-day event at the International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) ends with an award ceremony screening of “Shadow” by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, reports Hollywood Repor…

Ariana Grande: Imagine by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Ariana Grande Helped Chris Kattan Hold the Keyboard for That SNL Christmas Song by Anne Victoria Clark

Jimmy Fallon, king of late night nostalgia parties, gatherer of celebs, first of his name, pulled off an excellent Christmas move on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show. The host gathere…

Maxamoonion Part I by Maxamoo

It’s been a while. Did you miss us? We missed you, and we couldn’t let the year end without one of our all hands on deck mega-episodes. Aurin, Ben, David, Diep, Jack, Liz, Nicole, PennyM…

Why This Play Has a New Star Every Night - The singular structure of Nassim Soleimanpour's new play

The singular structure of Nassim Soleimanpour's new play ---At every performance of Barrow Street Theatricals' Nassim by Nassim Soleimanpour, a new guest star performs the script unrehe…

Which Musical Based on a Movie Are You? by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway loves to make musicals out of movies, but does Mean Girls or Hairspray or another hit most speak to your soul? Take the quiz!

The Prom Star Josh Lamon’s 10 Favorite Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Betty Buckley, Patti LuPone, Tonya Pinkins, are among the actor’s top picks—but which is his queen?