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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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‘The Cher Show’ celebrates an icon

Neil Simon Theatre, New York, NY. December 12, 2018. I was very excited for this musical. Even if you’re not a Cher fan, you can’t deny respect to a diva who has reinvented herself and…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:51PM

Theater Preview: AN INSPECTOR CALLS (The Wallis) by Tony Frankel

SOCIETY UNDER CLOSE INSPECTION An Inspector Calls was first performed in 1945 at a time of great change — both World Wars were fresh in the minds of the people, women had become more …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:20PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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The Net Will Appear by Sandi Durell

  by Susan Hasho   Lovely day. Man comes out on his roof to read the paper and have a quiet drink in his folding beach chair and is disturbed by birds chirping. It is obviously a w…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:59PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns unveils striking new design by Arts Review

A vibrant digital facade showcasing work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in Far North Queensland will be the centrepiece of a refurbished Centre of Contemporary Arts (CoCA) …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:40PM

12 reasons I loved San Diego theater in 2018 by James Hebert

If you thought last January’s tour visit of the world-beating Broadway musical “Hamilton” was destined to steal the thunder of San Diego’s theater year, our local stage scene stood r…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 07:00PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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A New Single-Day Streaming Record On Spotify by Artsjournal

Chart Data reported that “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, was played 10.8 million times on Spotify on Monday. The song bested the record set by rapper-singer XXXTenta…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:54PM

New Year’s Eve in New York City 2019: Last Minute Plans by Jonathan Mandell

My annual New Year’s Eve last-minute guide to events that are still available to do on New Year’s Eve 2019 (when 2018 turns into 2019) in New York City New Year’s Eve in New Y…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:41PM

Grosses Analysis: To Kill a Mockingbird Breaks 118-Year Broadway Box Office Record by Adam Hetrick

A major draw since its November Broadway arrival, Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of the Harper Lee already has amassed over $22 million in advance sales.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:16PM

Holmes & Watson Doesn’t Make It Easy, But There’s Fun to Be Had by David Edelstein

One of the year’s most critically shellacked movies (the pros were forced to watch it in theaters on Christmas Day alongside the common hordes), Holmes & Watson begins as ineptly as an…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:13PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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New Year’s Eve: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events by Jon Caramanica, Elysa Gardner, Sean L. McCarthy, Jon Pareles and Giovanni Russonello

Phish at the Garden, drag shows in Brooklyn, jazz in the Village, comedy perilously close to Times Square and more: Where to laugh, dance, mosh and jam in 2019.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PM

Artists, Thinkers, Activists, Leaving Russia by Artsjournal

Since 2014, the year Russia took Crimea from Ukraine and annexed it, Russia’s prominent cultural figures, writers, artists, gallery owners, musicians, film-makers, and journalists have bee…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PM

Sister Wendy, 88 by Artsjournal

After obtaining permission to study art in the 1980s – largely through books and postcard reproductions of the great works obtained from galleries – Sister Wendy decided to write…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PM

The State Of The Art Of Data Visualization by Artsjournal

The ability to interpret data and analyze and communicate ideas about that data through design–has never been more important. 2018 brought a wealth of remarkable visualization work to the …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PM

Not Quite as Hot as a Yule Log: ‘Christmas in Hell’ by Matthew Wexler

York Theatre Company presents an unconventional offering with a new holiday musical.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:42PM

Cliff Bleszinski Joins Producing Team of HADESTOWN by BroadwayWorld

Video game designerCliff Bleszinski revealed on Twitter today that he's taking a foray into live entertainment joining the producing team of upcoming Broadway musical Hadestown.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

Aaron Sorkin's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' breaks box-office record for Shubert Organization by Nardine Saad

Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” has broken an internal box-office record after only eight performances. The latest staging of Harper Lee’s landmark Amer…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:30PM

Cliff Bleszinski Is Co-Producing the Broadway Musical ‘Hadestown’ by Stefanie Fogel

“Gears of War” creator Cliff Bleszinski has a new gig. He’s co-producing the Broadway musical “Hadestown,” he announced on Twitter Wednesday. “News! IR…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:12PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 12/26/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 12/26/18. The final installment of the Best of The Year trilogy. Performances and innovators who made this year's theatre so memorable.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:59PM

Raven O New Year’s Eve show

For tonight's special New Year's Eve shows, Raven will give a nod to NYC evenings past, performing classic pop and American Songbook standards that run the range from "Fly Me to the Moon" to…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:55PM

Wonder Seems Hard. We Need Wonder by Artsjournal

We live less in an “age of wonder” than we do in an age of anger, anxiety and fear; the age of the weaponized tweet and horrific push notification. I don’t believe that one can die fro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42PM

The Intriguing Science That Explains Wit, Humor by Artsjournal

Wit, whether visual or verbal, can make the commonplace uncommon again by breaking the habits that render perception routine. We tend to define the quality of wit as merely being deft with a…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/26

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/26; MOCKINGBIRD Sets Record by Bww Special

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/23/18 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12232018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PM

VIDEO: On This Day, December 26: Judy Garland Makes Her Showbiz Debut As 'Baby Frances' by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in1924at 2 12 years old, Judy Garland,billed as Baby Frances, madeher show business debut

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PM

Review: The Winter Wolf (Otherworld Theatre) by Lauren Emily Whalen

Otherworld Theatre is a relatively new Chicago company, focusing on science fiction and fantasy-focused storytelling. The Winter Wolf is their holiday world premiere, an intimate female-driv…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:04PM

Andrew Davies Adaptation of Les Misérables will be aired on BBC by Blouin Artinfo

The BBC is going to air an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s historical novel 'Les Miserables', which, has been brought up to date by writer Andrew Davies to bring in a “contemporary relevance…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:02PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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‘She sorta won Christmas:’ Teen gives mom coffee mug mosaic after losing home in Camp Fire

Like thousands of Butte County residents, Luanne Hiney lost her house in November’s Camp Fire. But she didn’t lose everything. Her daughter, Makenna, went back to their old home twice &#…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:59PM

Penny Marshall, the director of Big dies at 75 by Blouin Artinfo

Penny Marshall, the first female director of America, whose film Big  grossed $100m, has passed away at her home in the Hollywood Hills, California, on Monday, 17th December due to some…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:59PM

Top Theatre Stories: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 by Roberto Araujo

The latest about Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Kennedy Center, plus 7 standout theatre podcasts of 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

Former Model shared of her Underage relationship with Woody Allen by Blouin Artinfo

Former model and actor Christina Engelhardt has admitted to having a long-term relationship with actor and director Woody Allen in the 1970s. In an interview with Hollywood reporter she said…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:58PM

Dick Cheney Biopic “Vice” is contender for Golden Globe by Blouin Artinfo

“Vice,” a Christmas release biopic of Dick Cheney, the Vice President of America under President G.W. Bush, is nominated under the category of best musical or comedy film along with “M…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:41PM

Mapping The ‘Cartography’ Of Conscious Feelings Onto The Body by Artsjournal1

When a team of research psychologists asked subjects to describe where in their bodies they experience various emotional states, they were surprised by just how consistent the correspondence…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM

Royal Opera House Asks: Does Opera Hate Women? by Artsjournal

The opera house, which has been strongly criticised over the treatment of women in at least one recent production, has pledged to lead the way in making the art form fit for the future, wi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM

Roundabout's TRUE WEST Begins Performances Tomorrow, Dec 27 by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Sam Shepard's Tony amp Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama TRUE WEST, directed by James Macdonald The Children, begins previews tomorrow, D…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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How CAA Became One of the Most Powerful Agencies in Showbiz by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares highlights from his interview with CAA co-founder Ron Meyer—plus the time Barbra Streisand saw Seth deconstruct her!

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PM

Movie Theaters Bounce Back: What’s Behind the 2018 Rebound by Rebecca Rubin

Reports of the death of movies are greatly exaggerated. The exhibition business came roaring back in 2018, as blockbusters such as “Black Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:42PM

Broadway’s Most Unforgettable Quotes of 2018 by Ruthie Fierberg

Theatre legends like Chita Rivera and Harvey Fierstein and rising stars like Ari’el Stachel and Lindsay Mendez share invaluable wisdom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Signs Streaming Isn’t Killing Movie Theatre Business by Artsjournal

Movie-ticket revenue in the United States has risen 8 percent in 2018. That puts the industry on track for the largest year-to-year increase of the domestic box office in nearly a decade —…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PM

In The Broadway Production Of ‘Network’, The Stage Manager Is Part Of The Show by Artsjournal1

In Ivo van Hove’s multimedia theatrical adaptation, the broadcast control room is a glass booth built into the set, and stage manager Timothy Semon calls the entire show from inside of…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PM

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of 'Trip a Little Light Fantastic' from MARY POPPINS RETURNS by Stage Tube

Disney has released a featurette which goes behind-the-scenes on the biggest song-and-dance number, 'Trip a Little Light Fantastic' from Disney's 'Mary Poppins Returns,' nominated for 4 Gold…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Smashes Shubert Organization Box Office Mark With Nearly $1.6M In First Full Week by Dade Hayes

EXCLUSIVE: In its first full week of performances, producer Scott Rudin’s new production of To Kill A Mockingbird has broken the all-time weekly box office record for any Broadway play…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:47PM

Actor Ricardo Barber, Fixture of Repertorio Español, Dies at 81 by Adam Hetrick

The Cuban-born actor dedicated 30 years of his professional career to the Off-Broadway company that embraced him.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

Fountain Theatre wins 5 Ticketholder Awards including Best Production of a Play in 2018 by Fountaintheatre

Two acclaimed Fountain Theatre premieres — Arrival & Departure and Cost of Living — have been named Best Production of a Play in 2018 by veteran LA theatre critic Travis Mich…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 01:34PM

Indigenous filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin stands by her criticism of Robert Lepage’s Kanata by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The controversial play, which opened in Paris last week, ‘would have been better with us’ in it, says the maker of the documentary Ce silence qui tue.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:33PM

Marguerite Churchill: Broadway, B Movies & “Bunco Squad” by Trav S.D.

Actress Marguerite Churchill (1910-2000) was born on this day. Churchill was one of the few lucky enough to start at the top, though the bulk of her career lasted only around 15 years. Her f…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:32PM

Ah, That Simpler Time When Children Made Their Own Toys … by Artsjournal1

Rebecca Onion: “In mid-December, as I struggled to keep my own toy purchases under control, the idea of 19th-century children constructing their own playthings — probably by the fire…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Record Year For Movies At The Box Office by Artsjournal

It got more expensive to go to the movies, and ticket prices hit a new high, averaging $9.38 over the summer. But it’s not just the rising cost of admission accounting for the surge. Atte…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Social Media Roundup: Broadway Celebrates Christmas! by Jeffrey Vizcaino

Broadway stars, they're just like us Many of your favorite Broadway stars traveled home for the holiday, welcomed family into New York and some traveled abroad for the merry day BroadwayWorl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

VIDEO: Head Backstage to See How CLUELESS Celebrates Christmas! by Stage Tube

The Christmas season is over As if. Check out how the Clueless cast kept things merry and bright backstage in this video from swingKatie Goffman

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

All-Male Cirquelesque Revue Returns to the Slipper Room by Matthew Wexler

The all-male revue heads to new heights as it begins its seventh year at New York City's legendary Slipper Room.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:12PM

2018 Wrap-Up: Broadway.com Picks the Best Performances of the Year by Caitlin Moynihan

Making a list of just five of our favorite performances of 2018 is a difficult burden to carry, especially because of all the incredible talent seen on the boards this year. But these unforg…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Holmes & Watson Has an Elementary Zero Percent Rotten Tomatoes Score by Devon Ivie

If you solely enjoy choosing your movies based on a fluctuating review-aggregation barometer, the results are in for Holmes & Watson, and you should briskly walk away from the theaters &…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:58PM

Theater for the New City’s Love N’ Courage Gala Will Honor Gerald Rupp and Louis Mofsie by Andrew Gans

The annual event will be held in February 2019 at the Players in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PM

10 Astonishing Broadway Shows from 2018

Looking back on 10 exceptional nights on Broadway in 2018.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:27PM

Fake Everywhere: How Much Of What’s On The Internet Is Fake by Artsjournal

How much of the internet is fake? Studies generally suggest that, year after year, less than 60 percent of web traffic is human; some years, according to some researchers, a healthy majority…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PM

How A Surrealist Painting Saved The Lives Of The Family Of The World’s Most Dangerous Drug Lord by Artsjournal1

Victoria Eugenia Henao, widow of Pablo Escobar of the Medellín drug cartel (yes, Millennials, he was even worse than El Chapo), says that Salvador Dalí’s The Dance accomplished somet…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PM

Ireland’s Old Storytelling Tradition Revived By Rappers And Spoken-Word Artists by Artsjournal1

“The seanchaithe were Ireland’s traditional storytellers, itinerant poets, entertainers and historians who travelled the island regaling audiences with ancient lore. They thrived…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PM

Our 24 favorite stage moments of 2018 by Lorraine Treanor

We thought back on all the 464 plays seen in our area to find our favorite scenes of the year as part of our series of 2018 Wraps. We asked: what moments still linger with you and receive…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:18PM

VIDEO: Original Schuyler Sisters Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Phillipa Soo Honor HAMILTON at The Kennedy Center Honors by BroadwayWorld

Watch in the video below as the originalSchuyler Sisters from Hamilton-Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Phillipa Soo perform live for the Hamilton Co-Creators at the 2018 Kenned…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM

BroadwayRadio Special: Interview with Philip Chaffin by James Marino

James Marino and talks with Philip Chaffin about his new album, “Will He Like Me” on the PS Classics label. Guest: Philip Chaffin   Bio: PHILIP CHAFFIN has received three Gr…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01PM

6 Actors From Shondaland’s Scandal to See Onstage by Ruthie Fierberg

Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn are currently starring on Broadway, but plenty of other Scandal stars are or were recently onstage as well.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Now Here’s An Inventive Re-Purposing Of An Old Church: A Skate Park by Artsjournal1

“Before its official closing in 1992, St. Liborius was declared a City Landmark in 1975 and recognized as a National Historic Place four years later. Today, it exists as a shell of a c…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM

105-Year-Old Music School For The Blind Is Being Evicted — By A Famous Nonprofit For The Blind, No Less by Artsjournal1

“The Lighthouse Guild sent a letter to students in June — in large print, for the visually impaired — notifying them that [the Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School] w…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM

Best Jazz Recordings (and Live Concerts), 2018 by Arts Fuse Editor

By Arts Fuse Critics Albums: Ethan Helm and Wet Electric — Wet Electricity: Volume I — A fascinating recording that achieves a very personal balance between highly composed secti…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AM

Lena Hall Gets Engaged to Jonathan R. Stein by BroadwayWorld

Lena Hall took to Instagram yesterday to announce her engagement to Jonathan R. Stein.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Announces Winter-Spring 2019 Season by Andrew Gans

The company, which scored a hit with the Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof, will present the world premiere of Dear Erich and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Cast Members of Frozen, Mean Girls, and More Named to Inaugural ‘Ones to Watch’ List by Ruthie Fierberg

The Ensemblist launches its first list of up-and-coming Broadway talent to follow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

The Cowardly Countenance of Elisha Cook Jr by Trav S.D.

One day after writing about Humphrey Bogart we are delighted to contribute a birthday squib on Elija Cook Jr (1903-1995) who played Wilmer, the mean-spirited punk who Bogart gets the better …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM

Don Barclay: Comedian and Caricaturist by Trav S.D.

A nod today to a forgotten minor figure who counted Hollywood’s top stars among his closest friends, stage and screen comedian and caricaturist Don Barclay (1892-1975). Originally from…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM

Christmas in Hell, Playing at the York Theatre, Is…Cute as Hell by Marilyn Lester

Christmas in Hell is, well, as cute as hell. The music is delightful and the cast a wonderful dispenser of screwball antics. For those looking for a good time, the show is a kind of dark Dis…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:15AM

D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre and The Kennedy Center Remain Open Through Partial Government Shutdown by Ruthie Fierberg

Productions of A Christmas Carol, Miss Saigon, and more will go on as scheduled.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM

For His Final New York Times Dance Review, Alastair Macaulay Goes To Staten Island by Artsjournal1

And if that’s not surprising enough, he chose as his subject a local Nutcracker. Why? Well, in Europe he grew quite tired of the Christmas chestnut, but over here, “Nutcrackering…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AM

How I Choreographed Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ by Artsjournal1

Sherrie Silver: “Donald [Glover] is somebody who likes to learn, so that made my job easier. I changed the choreography quite a few times. It was really complicated at one point, then …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AM

Here’s What Happens When Two MIT Folks Teach AI Software To Generate Christmas Movies by Artsjournal1

Karen Hao and Will Knight “fed plot summaries of 360 Christmas movies, courtesy of Wikipedia, into a machine-learning algorithm to see if we could get it to spit out the next big holid…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AM

‘Merry Jinglelog’, ‘Cinnamon Hollybells’, And Other AI-Generated Christmas Carols by Artsjournal1

“[The Swedish firm Made by AI] fed 100 Christmas songs into a neural network, then waited for the bells to start ringing. While the resulting tunes are kind of a jingly mess, the title…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AM

Jazz Recommendations: The Test of Time, 2018 by Steve Elman

Here’s a look back at the history of jazz recordings and a selection of ten of the best, plus one release from 2018 that has a good chance of being one of my favorites for many years to co…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:04AM

Kennedy Center Honors spoilers: Tonight’s full list of performers honoring Cher, Reba McEntire, Hamilton, Wayne Shorter, Philip Glass by Chris Beachum

CBS celebrates the exciting, lengthy careers of four performers tonight on the Kennedy Center Honors. And for the first time ever, an influential and popular Broadway show is also among the …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AM

Now Playing: The Movies Before the Movies by Jason Bailey

Theaters like Nitehawk Cinema and Alamo Drafthouse don’t just play trailers before their features. Audiences get a more elaborate preshow.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: Did the Critics Think MARY POPPINS RETURNS Was 'Practically Perfect in Every Way?' by Review Roundups

Mary Poppins Returns officially opened in theaters everywhere on December 18 Now that the film is widely available, let's see what the critics are saying

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

Max Posner by Gregory Bossler

Exploring the stage between tradition and experimentation The post Max Posner appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:47AM

Stagebill Blog: Triumph And Tragedy — 2018 In SoFla Theater by Bill Hirschman

Breathtaking tour de forces, heartbreaking tragedies on stage and in real life, shows you've never heard of and shows you've seen three times too often, troupes taking chances - some resulti…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:36AM

Review: ‘Measure for Measure’ at Green Globe Theatre by Bob Ashby

There is some uncanny and rather dismaying contemporary resonance in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, now playing at Baltimore’s Green Globe Theatre. The virginal Isabella (Grace O’K…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:33AM

Mexico’s Presidential Palace Had An Impressive Art Collection. Where Did It Go? by Artsjournal1

The official residence, known as Los Pinos, had been off-limits to the public ever since it was built in the 1930s, but new president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has opened it to the publi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AM

Artists We Lost In 2018, In Their Own Words by Artsjournal1

“Some people like to paint trees. I like to paint love.” (Robert Indiana)“It never came to mind: ‘Maybe I’m not good enough.’ I never thought like that.&#…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AM

When Arts Funding Is Cut, Arts Orgs Lose More Than Just Government Money by Artsjournal1

An analysis of the situation in the English city of Bath, which steadily reduced its arts grants over a decade before ending them entirely last year, shows that such local funding leveraged …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AM

‘A Star is Born’ will make Oscar history if it wins 3 acting awards and Best Picture by Paul Sheehan

“A Star is Born” is predicted to win three of the four acting awards and Best Picture at the Oscars. We expect that leads Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper as well as supporting playe…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AM

Stan & Ollie Is a Synthetic But Sweet Biopic of Two Born Entertainers by Emily Yoshida

For one reason or another, I’ve seen a lot of vaudeville in movies this year — both recent and old releases. I have started to feel as though any depiction of this bygone working-class, …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00AM

The nine best Toronto theatre productions of 2018 by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic,carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Toronto Star theatre critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga reveal what popped for them on Toronto stages, plus two more from voices they want to hear more from.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Ariana Grande reunites with her estranged dad after singing about him in 'Thank U, Next' by Usa Today, Hannah Yasharoff, Usa Today

Ariana Grande posted a photo to her Instagram story while FaceTiming her father, Edward Butera, who she mentioned in her hit "Thank U, Next."        

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:58AM

Kate Bailey, Kevin Csolak, Kimberly Dodson and Wayne 'Juice' Mackins Make The Ensemblist's First Annual 'Ones To Watch' List by BroadwayWorld

The Ensemblist, the online advocate for talented artists working in theatre ensembles, announces it's 1st Annual Ones to Watch List Kate Bailey, Kevin Csolak, Kimberly Dodson and Wayne Juice…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48AM

BWW's On This Day - December 26, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Actor-Director-Writer Peter Masterson (‘Best Little Whorehouse In Texas’) Dead At 84 by Artsjournal1

He played key supporting roles in The Stepford Wives, In The Heat of the Night, and The Exorcist, and he directed the film adaptation of The Trip to Bountiful, but his biggest impact was pro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:54AM

The Hague’s Art Museum Changes Its Name Because Foreigners Can’t Pronounce It by Artsjournal1

As the director of what is currently the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag says, “The [Dutch] ‘G’ is a very strange sound for people from abroad.” Not to mention that most of t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:54AM

Best of 2018 JKTS Awards: The Performances by JK

THE 2018 JKTS AWARDS(Slightly) Naughty Fun(17 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 techn…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:42AM

Goodnight, Mister Tom review at East Riding Theatre, Beverley – ‘a moving and strongly-performed staging’ by Will Ramsey

It might not be a festive tale but Goodnight Mister Tom, with its themes of redemption and acceptance, chimes with Christmas. In

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AM

Review: Club Briefs, Leicester Square Spiegeltent by Gabriel Wilding

Sumptuous, salacious and utterly stupendous! Leave the kids at home, dodge your prudish boyfriend and don’t invite Nana, because Club Briefs promises a raunchy night of high class cabaret,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM

Snapshot: Glenn Gould plays Strauss’ Burleske by Terry Teachout

Glenn Gould plays Richard Strauss’ Burleske on TV, accompanied by Vladimir Golschmann and the Toronto Symphony. (The announcer is Alex Trebek.) This performance was originally telecast by …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

Almanac: David Mamet on friendship by Terry Teachout

“He was the truest friend, and practiced in the best friend’s best response: ‘You bet.’” David Mamet, “David Mamet on Ricky Jay, a Great Astonisher and ‘Truest Friend’” (Ne…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

It’s Save the Seats 2018: We have tickets for New Year’s Eve comedy, music and theater — all for Tribune readers by Doug George

This is our 2018 edition of Save the Seats, the annual Tribune feature we’ve run since 2005 with ticket reservations for Tribune readers for New Year’s Eve. And yes, New Year’s Eve fal…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00AM

First Night Pittsburgh celebrates 25 years with more than 100 activities by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Here’s the complete schedule for New Year’s Eve Downtown.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Wake Up With BWW 12/26: Kennedy Center Honors Airs on CBS, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's top stories The Kennedy Center Honors, which celebrated the creators of Hamilton, airs tonight on CBS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:32AM

Aladdin review Motherwell Theatre – ‘popular, but patchy panto’ by Thom Dibdin

Spillers Pantomimes returns to Motherwell for the 13th year running with a show that is so popular it had its run extended

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AM

Monet, Warhol and Rubens highlight busy winter and spring art calendar

A colorful show of Jacob Lawrence’s brilliant prints depicting themes from African-American history and life, a new retrospective of 300 works that span the 40-year career of Andy Warhol, …

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 06:00AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Passion for Puerto Rico by Michael Paulson

The island has shaped the “Hamilton” creator’s identity. Now he’s bringing the musical to San Juan, and things are getting complicated.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Zaprešić Boys Release New Music Video by Blouin Artinfo

Zaprešić Boys, the voices of the huge supporters’ hit  “Igraj moja Hrvatska,” from the 2018 World Cup returned last month after a tour of Australia and New Zealand. There they p…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:34AM

Showstoppers: Tristram Kenton's best theatre, opera and dance shots of 2018 – in pictures by Tristram Kenton

Cuba Gooding Jr razzle-dazzles in Chicago and Isabella Rossellini performs alongside her pet dog ... here are some of the photographer’s most stunning stage shots Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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“Each and Every Moment” at Cinema Le Nouvel Odeon, Paris by Blouin Artinfo

Celebrated documentarian Nicolas Philibert’s new film “Each and Every Moment(De Chaque Instant),” an in-depth look at the training of nurses in France will be screened at Paris’ Cine…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:26AM

Bruno’s Christmas Recital Revisited by Artsjournal1

Rifftides readers have asked the staff to again present Jack Brownlow’s Christmas recital  that first appeared here in December of 2015. We are delighted to do so. — Doug Ramsey

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24AM

Luminous PoKempner pix of Sun Ra’s celestial music by Artsjournal1

If you liked Black Panther, listen to the music that introduced and embodies Afro-Futurism. Photojournalist Marc PoKempner captured a bit of the celestial magic of the Sun Ra Arkestra duri…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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“Bach and Gira” at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Grupo Corpo; Brazil’s leading contemporary dance troupe returns to BAM with two captivating dance works at New York’s BAM from January 31- February 2, 2019.We learn from BAM’s website …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:56AM

‘La Forza Del Destino’ at Oper Köln by Blouin Artinfo

Based on Francesco Maria Piave’s libretto, Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic saga “La Forza Del Destino” will be on stage in a new production at Oper Koln from December 23-January 11, 2019.A…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:09AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Chris Evans Bids Farewell to Radio 2 by Blouin Artinfo

Chris Evans bid farewell to his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show after eight years, reports BBC.The DJ, who has hosted Breakfast for nine years, said: "I'd like to thank my wife Natasha, my gravit…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:01AM

IMPRESSIONS: Neil Greenberg’s “To The Things Themselves!” at the Chocolate Factory by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Neil Greenberg’s “To The Things Themselves!” at the Chocolate Factory: "Little physical contact materializes among the dancers — they seem intent on their personal ex…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Maria Baranova on “Faces of Downtown Scene," A Portrait Project Dedicated to New York’s Experimental Performers by The Dance Enthusiast

Maria Baranova on “Faces of Downtown Scene," a portrait project dedicated to New York’s experimental performers. "90% of my subjects walked in with the words, 'I hate headshots,' so my …

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

​Tony Bordonaro and Ingrid Kapteyn’s "CAMPFIRE" an Immersive Evening at The Tank in New York City by The Dance Enthusiast

In Tony Bordonaro and Ingrid Kapteyn’s "CAMPFIRE" an Immersive Evening at The Tank in New York City : “I have little interest in building work that divides the audience from the perfor…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Kennedy Center Honors, Saluting Hamilton Creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andy Blankenbuehler, Alex Lacamoire, Thomas Kail, Airs December 26 by Andrew Gans

Cher, Reba McEntire, and more were also celebrated at the 41st annual ceremony in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
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