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Monday, January 7, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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‘DO NOT WORK’: ACTORS’ EQUITY AUTHORIZES MINI STRIKE by Philip Boroff

Actors’ Equity Association, which has been negotiating a new contract for play and musical development, authorized a strike today to halt collaboration in rehearsal rooms known as deve…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 11:20PM

Too Much Culture? Heresy! by Joe Patti

I recently experienced a confluence of reminders that not all experiences with arts and culture result in positive responses people anticipated. I am not talking about works of poor quality …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:12PM

BWW Preview: 2019 WORLDWIDE WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL at Harkins Shea 14 includes two Irish entries by Lee Cooley

The second annual WORLDWIDE WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL returns to the Harkins Shea 14 Theatre in Scottsdale, February 8-10, 2019. Among the entries from 21 countries are two from Ireland, a comed…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12PM

Review: Marin Ireland Brings Down the Halfway House in ‘Blue Ridge’ by Ben Brantley

Marin Ireland blazes furiously as an emotional terrorist in Abby Rosebrock’s emotionally congested comic drama, set in a Southern rehab center.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:04PM

See Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel's First Bow Together in Waitress on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The duo joined the company of the hit musical January 7 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Call Answered: Alyssa May Gold: Pocket Universe's "Juliet + Romeo" by Adam Rothenberg

Alyssa May Gold is creating theatre that empowers teenagers, women, and the audiences who come see her shows. Alyssa’s theatre company Pocket Universe is taking Shakespeare’s Romeo &…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:53PM

Blue Ridge by Sandi Durell

  by Michael Bracken   A study in perpetual motion. That’s how Marin Ireland comes across as Alison in Abby Rosebrock’s fetching Blue Ridge at the Atlantic Theater Company’s …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:01PM

Review: Blue Ridge by Brian Scott Lipton

Brave. Raw. Truthful. Compelling. These adjectives have been applied with unusual consistency to the work of actress Marin Ireland, now performing in Blue Ridge.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:00PM

Blue Ridge: A Tedious Journey Through Underdeveloped Territory by Michael Sommers

★★ Even the typically combustible Marin Ireland can't strike many sparks from a sparsely dramatized story The post Blue Ridge: A Tedious Journey Through Underdeveloped Territory appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Smoker by Darryl Reilly

Mr. Brader’s writing on this fascinating subject is sharp, insightful and well-observed. As a performer, Brader’s breezy personability endows his personal odyssey with an appealing every…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:59PM

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Actors’ Equity Officially Goes on Strike, Broadway Grosses Take Post-Holiday Dip, Theatre Stars Win at the Golden Globes “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday th…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:59PM

BLUE RIDGE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by David Hurst

Despite a script that throws credulity out the window, the Atlantic Theater Company has given Abby Rosebrock's Blue Ridge the kind of world premiere a young playwright can only dream about.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:56PM

Alice in Wonderland by Arts Review

Boyd Productions proudly present a return season of the international smash hit production of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic Alice in Wonderland – which recently enjoyed hi…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:01PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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11th Hour Theatre Company presents ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ by Alix Rosenfeld

Next up in 11th Hour’s Next Step Concert Series is the 2009 musical ‘Bonnie and Clyde.’ But are shoot-outs and a famous love affair from behind music stands enough to raise a little he…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:43PM

Broadway’s Chubby Cattle pivots away from conveyor belt hot pot concept after less than a year by Allyson Reedy, The Know

The restaurant will instead spin sushi rolls on the belt and deliver a DIY ramen bar.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:24PM

Broadway Actors Strike Over Profit-Sharing Impasse by Michael Paulson

Actors’ Equity said it would prevent its members from testing out material during a play’s development until a new contract is reached.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:18PM

Ten Years in the Making: A Preview of RE|dance group’s Decennial Season Kickoff at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater by Alyssa Motter

For their tenth anniversary, RE|Dance offers two works that together are a spectral musing on what it means to be civically engaged in today’s complex sociopolitical climate.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:14PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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k a t a b a s i s at Getty Villa by Pauline Adamek

Take a thrilling descent into the underworld! Fourlarks, a Los Angeles-based performance troupe, returns to the Getty Villa in January to present their Villa Premiere Presentation, katabasi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:48PM

4.48 Psychosis review. An operatic version of Sarah Kane’s final play by Jonathan Mandell

Playwright Sarah Kane killed herself at the age of 28 shortly after writing her fifth play, which offers a harrowing taste of what it’s like to live with, and die from, depression.  Now t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:18PM

Second Saturday preview: Artists give us glimpses into life on scale both large and small

1. UC Davis MFA graduate Terry Peterson’s large multimedia installation “Spawning Ground,” which explores the life cycle, transformation, and impermanence, resembles a scientific labor…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 07:14PM

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Is Now Scotland’s Most Lucrative Event by Artsjournal

It’s now worth £200 million. Organizers say the event’s value – which has risen more than £25 million since the last official research was done in 2015 – demonstrates …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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St Kilda Festival reveals 2019 line-up by Arts Review

The City of Port Phillip has announced the highly anticipated line-up for Australia’s largest free music festival, the St Kilda Festival on Sunday 10 February 2019. More than 60 of the na…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:43PM

Odds & Ends: Date Set for the 2019 Chita Rivera Awards, Rent Live Casting Is Complete & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today and this weekend. Date Set for the 2019 Chita Rivera Awards Prepare your best fan kick and start counting down! The 2019 C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Mamie Parris of School of Rock by Broadway.com

Mamie Parris stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about School of Rock and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Backstage at The Prom with Caitlin Kinnunen, Episode 8: The Big Finish! by Broadway.com

In her final vlog episode, The Prom's Caitlin Kinnunen offers a behind-the-scenes look at the cast's performance on Good Morning America.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Broadway Box Office Plummets...To A Record High? by Lee Seymour

The bigger the musical, the harder the fall - but most hits were so over-inflated that the downturn was just a return to normal, rather than a real gutting.

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:39PM

Under the Radar: Hear Word! Naija Women Talk True, Frankenstein by David Finkle

★★★★ A Nigerian all-female troupe proclaim their independence ★★ The Manual Cinema group takes on Shelley The post Under the Radar: Hear Word! Naija Women Talk True, Frankenstein…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:30PM

RESIDENCY SET LIST 1/4/19: BACK TO BETSY by Jason Robert Brown

On New Year’s Eve, I said goodbye to 2018 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where Kate Baldwin and Ashley Perez Flanagan sang a ravishing version of my song “Singing You Home,” …

SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 06:19PM

BIG IRISH FAMILY by Jessica Branch

Each of the many characters in Jez Butterworth s remarkable drama is drawn with distinct detail.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:12PM

The Next Big Thing In British Art: Research Architecture? by Artsjournal

“Where the Young British Artists were about ego and in-your-face art, with its sharks and suggestive arrangements of kebabs and fried eggs, this is collaborative, research based and po…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:03PM

Claim: A Change In Ireland’s National Theatre’s Policy Has Devastated The Theatre Community by Artsjournal

It claims that the Irish theatre community is “in a critical situation” and that, although the Abbey may be financially buoyant, “the freelance theatre community, in particular, has be…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:03PM

Leisure Gap: Men Are Watching More TV On Average Than Women by Artsjournal

According to the government’s American Time Use Survey (ATUS), which tracks how people spend their days, men on average are watching three hours of TV or movies per day, while women avera…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:03PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Get A First Look At SPAMILTON on Tour by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has a first look atthe North American tour of the acclaimed musical comedy, Spamilton An American Parody. The tour launched at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH on December 20,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42PM

VIDEO: On This Day, January 7 - Yul Brynner Returns To His Broadway Throne in THE KING AND I by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 1985 legendary actorYul Brynnerreturns to Broadway for the final time in a revival ofThe King and Istarring Mary Beth Peilat the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42PM

Broadway Box Office Returns To Earth After Record-Setting Holiday by Greg Evans

Broadway fell back to earth last week following a massive holiday box office run, with ticket prices and attendance settling into a post-Christmas routine. Box office receipts of $38M were d…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:16PM

4.48 Psychosis at Prototype: Review and Pics by New York Theater

Playwright Sarah Kane killed herself at the age of 28 shortly after writing her fifth play, which offers a harrowing taste of what it’s like to live with, and die from, depression. Now two…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:16PM

2019 Oscars guild awards scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ is 7 for 7 with nominations by Paul Sheehan

We’ve now heard from six of the guilds — actors, art directors, cinematographers, film editors, producers and writers — as well as the casting directors with their nominees…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:10PM

Happy New Year, Your Madge-esty! by Michael Barbieri

I first read the news on Facebook. My good friend, Kimlee Hicks, had put up a post asking “So, where were you on New Year’s?” Kimlee is a fabulous singer who happens to be one of the…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 05:02PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Actors' Equity Calls for Strike Against Developmental Labs by Ryan McPhee

The move follows negotiations between the union and the Broadway League amid Equity's "#NotaLabRat" campaign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM

Somebody Tried To Shame Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez By Posting A Video Of Her Dancing In College. Really? by Artsjournal

Dance Critic Sarah Kaufman: “Perhaps, somewhere, there exists a small, sad sliver of the human population that still believes, 17th-century style, that dancing is sinful, that having f…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PM

Photo Flash: Chaz Bono Gets Groovy Visiting THE CHER SHOW by BroadwayWorld

Chaz Bono enjoyed his share of Broadway this weekend, which of course had to includeThe Cher Show. He popped backstage to say hello to the stars, check out the photos below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM

Bless Up! Learn About Moonlight Oscar Winner Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy by Broadway.com

Choir Boy centers on Pharus, a talented student who has been waiting for years to take his rightful place as the leader of his prep school's legendary gospel choir.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

Broadway Grosses: Tony-Winning Once On This Island Dances Out to Packed Houses by Broadway.com

Michael Arden's celebrated, Tony-winning revival of Once On This Island concluded its run this past weekend, playing a final slate of performances filled with cheering standing-room-only…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Grosses Analysis: Broadway’s Once On This Island Concludes Story on a High Note by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-winning musical was one of four shows to end its Broadway run January 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

Pioneering Animator Don Lusk, 105 by Artsjournal

“Lusk’s passing is not just the death of a great animator, but the closing of an era in American animation history. He was the last living Disney animator who had made significant co…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

Our Obsession With Taking Pictures Is Changing Our Memories by Artsjournal

It’s not uncommon to see people spending more attention on picture-taking than focusing on the experience they’re having. But “taking photos of an event, rather than being …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

Ranking All 213 Beatles’ Songs From Worst To Best by Artsjournal

This quixotic task was performed by longtime music critic Bill Wyman. It’s an admittedly deeply subjective ranking. Wyman heaps the most scorn for Paul McCartney’s “Good Da…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

How The Prado Museum Revitalized Itself by Artsjournal

Central to this shift was the Prado’s hard-won independence from government interference. Once, directors came and went with each political quarrel, creating uncertainty and malaise. “Th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

Why Smashing the Patriarchy Is So Exhausting by Carey

Originally published in TDF Stages View this story online  Marin Ireland is all fired up in Abby Rosebrock’s Blue Ridge In 2015, Abby Rosebrock‘s mentor said he was worried ab…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:46PM

Becca Blackwell to Lead Cast of Hurricane Diane at NYTW by Olivia Clement

Leigh Silverman will direct the newest work from Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

VIDEO: Watch Jessica Vosk Sing 'Fairy Story Girl' from NOEL Musical by Stage Tube

NOL, the new holiday musical from top-selling children's author Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl and preeminent Irish film composer Liam Bates recently recorded a cast albumfeaturing Broadway and We…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

VIDEO: Billy Porter Goes Acoustic in Original Song 'Love The Pain Away' by Stage Tube

Broadway amp Pose Star Billy Porter has teamed up with Broadway YouTuber Michael Korte to deliver some vocal magic For Korte's 'One Take' acoustic sessions, Billy sings his original song 'Lo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Ashley Brown, Susan Egan, Patti Murin, and More to Feature on BroadwayCon Panel Celebrating 25 Years of Disney Theatrical Productions by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayCon announces Disney Theatrical Productions will host Disney Theatrical at 25 The Stars Align. Join this lively panel made up of some of the stars who created these indelible shows a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

SUNSET BOULEVARD, SISTER ACT 3 and More are Coming to a Screen Near You in BWW's January Stage-to-Screen Report by TV News Desk

There have been many announcements in the last month about upcoming stage to screen adaptations. RENT LIVE released additional casting, Glenn Close spoke about the upcoming SUNSET BOULEVARD …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/6/19 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 162019.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

VIDEO: Chris McCarrell Performs 'Good Kid' from THE LIGHTNING THIEF by BroadwayWorld

As a son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can't control, monsters on his trail, and is on a quest to find Zeus' lightning bolt to prevent a war between the Greek god…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 1/7 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 03:32PM

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Daniel Fish's Reimagined Oklahoma! on Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the innovative new staging of Oklahoma! from director Daniel Fish, set to arrive at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. Previews will begin on March 19 w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

New Musical Comedy Chick Flick to Play Off-Broadway's Westside Theatre by Broadway.com

Chick Flick the Musical, a new tuner penned by Suzy Conn (Suffra-Jets), will debut off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre beginning on February 21. David Ruttura will direct and Sarah O&#…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

Billy Porter Delivers His Uplifting Song 'Love the Pain Away' in Stirring New Music Video by Broadway.com

On the heels of a pitch-perfect appearance on the 2019 Golden Globe Awards red carpet, Billy Porter, the strong-voiced Tony winner of Kinky Boots, has offered up a powerful new mus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

Bonnie Milligan, Gilbert Bailey II, Claybourne Elder, More Will Star in Flashdance Concert by Andrew Gans

Robert W. Schneider directs and produces.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PM

Theater Reviews: Hate, Hope and Healing at Under the Radar by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

An eclectic opening weekend included sketches and songs by Nigerian women, two unsettling monologues and a punk-rock reminiscence (with mixtape to follow).

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PM

Critic’s Notebook: Cataclysmic Suffering Sprawls Through the Prototype Festival by Zachary Woolfe

Even by operatic standards, the marquee productions of this year’s festival of new music-theater are extreme in their depiction of trauma.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 1/7

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 03:18PM

10 Roles King Kong Star Christiani Pitts Has To Play Someday, Somewhere (Preferably Broadway)

Christiani Pitts is a STAR, and we can't stop dreamcasting the King Kong leading lady.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:08PM

‘Roma,’ ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Yellowstone’ Among ASC Cinematography Nominees by Kristopher Tapley

The American Society of Cinematographers has announced nominees in film and television for 2018. Film nominees included Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:05PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Tuesday, 7 January 1919 by Holger Syme

Berlin remained in turmoil: the editorial in the morning edition of the Berliner Börsen-Zeitung called it “open war of citizens against citizens” and describes the scene: R…

SOURCE: www.dispositio.net at 02:52PM

Mixed Blood's Pre-Broadway ROE Sets Run Dates by BroadwayWorld

As previously announced, Mixed Blood Theatre Company will produce ROE before it begins the journey to Broadway. The Broadway run is expected to be produced by Daryl Roth. No dates or details…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PM

CHITA RIVERA AWARDS Set for Sunday, May 19 by BroadwayWorld

The 3rd annualChita Rivera Awards will take place onSunday, May 19at theNYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PM

Actors' Equity on Strike For Developmental Work with Broadway League by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday,the Broadway community has beentaking a stand with Actors' Equity in the 'Not a Lab Rat' campaign, to increase the minimum salary for developmental labs, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PM

Broadway actors’ union strikes over developmental labs by Mark Kennedy

The labor union representing theatrical performers is demanding that its members no longer participate in any developmental stage work with commercial producers

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:24PM

Win a Trip to See Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton in Puerto Rico by Ruthie Fierberg

Fifty winners will be chosen to attend the closing-night performance in Puerto Rico.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:21PM

Date Set for 3rd Annual Chita Rivera Awards; Members of Nominating Committees Announced by Andrew Gans

Nominations for the awards, honoring the best in dance on stage and screen, will be announced in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:21PM

Submit Your Nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award by Mark A. Robinson

Do you know a theatre instructor teaching in the Kindergarten to 12th Grade who is going above and beyond to inspire the next generation of theatre artists and audiences? If so, it is time t…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:16PM

West End Review: ‘Pinter Five and Six’ by Gordon Cox

Every dramatist has their off plays. Stage Shakespeare in full and you’re stuck with “Two Noble Kinsmen.” Tackle Chekhov and your problem is “Platonov.” Director-producer Jamie Llo…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:13PM

Actors’ Equity Declares Strike On New Broadway Show Development by Greg Evans

Actors’ Equity has declared a strike on all new Broadway show development with members of the Broadway League, a potentially costly move after two years of what the union is calling un…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:09PM

'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born,' 'If Beale Street Could Talk' receive Writers Guild nods by The Associated Press

Winners for the Writers Guild of America Awards will be announced at concurrent ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles on February 17.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 02:06PM

The Dame review – tears and greasepaint in Blue Peter star's panto tragedy by Arifa Akbar

Park theatre, LondonPeter Duncan gives an earnest performance in his daughter’s play about a music-hall legend with a dark pastThe Dame has a tender genesis story: writer Katie Duncan was …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PM

Pegasus 32nd Young Playwrights Fest: Themes of identity connect the 3 plays by this year's new writers by Kerry Reid

On the heels of a wave of diverse younger women joining the ranks of the 116th Congress, Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 32nd Young Playwrights Festival feels right at home with the zeitgeist. T…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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No Regrets: Where Was Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes Parties? by Ben Widdicombe

Timothée Chalamet went to the Amazon party. Taylor Swift was at InStyle. And Jon Voight was in the hallway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:57PM

Watch Broadway’s Billy Porter Sing His Original Song ‘Love the Pain Away’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The Golden Globe nominee and Kinky Boots Tony winner records a tune he wrote back in 1999.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Celebration Set Jan. 21 Honoring Tony Finstrom by Bill Hirschman

A celebration of the life of Tony Finstrom, playwright patron and theater lover, is scheduled for Monday, Jan 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University where…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:48PM

Real by Mark Dundas Wood

The supernatural scenario is a little like something one might find on an eerie episode of Alfred Hitchcock’s old TV anthology. Unfortunately, it all comes off as fairly stilted and heavy-…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:45PM

How A Heavy Metal Mongolian Band Found A Worldwide Audience by Artsjournal

“Mongolians are not just taking elements from Western music and just copying and pasting. So it’s not rock music performed by Mongolians. It’s Mongolian rock music.”�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PM

“How My Cat Destroyed The Painting I was Restoring” by Artsjournal

“I bought it in 2015 for £5,250. I probably spent the same again cleaning and reframing it.  And as I stood back to admire my handiwork, up jumped our cat, landing forcefully in the …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PM

Earn Your Master’s Degree by Spending One Weekend a Month in NYC by Artsjournal

Bank Street’s Leadership in Museum Education Master’s Program is designed for working educators. Attend classes in New York City one weekend per month and apply what you learn directly t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PM

Undergraduates Abandon History Degrees by Artsjournal

Of all college majors since the financial crash of 2008, data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that none has fallen faster than history, which has experienced the ste…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PM

Actors’ Equity Strikes Broadway Development Labs by American Theatre Editors

2 years of negotiations for a new contract with the Broadway League on developing new musicals have reached an impasse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:31PM

Actors’ Equity bars members from participating in new developmental work by Caitlin Huston

Actors’ Equity has barred all of its members from participating in any developmental work on new shows with the Broadway League. The strike comes as Equity has been negotiating for profit …

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:28PM

Prototype Festival, New York — from awkward to superb

Musical theatre works performed over the opening weekend varied in quality but all evinced a sterling professionalism

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:24PM

Episode 172 – Sierra Boggess by Reilly Hickey

https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/910878-episode-172-sierra-boggess.mp3   In my podcast with Broadway Star Danny Burstein, I remarked how I had been remiss in asking Actors to appear o…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:19PM

Writers Guild Awards Nominees Include ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Green Book,’ ‘Roma’ by Dave McNary

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” has landed a Writers Guild of America nomination for original screenplay, along with Adam McKay’s “Vice,” Bo Burnham’s ̶…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:18PM

INDUSTRY: Social Insight Report - January 7th - THE PROM and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Top Growth! by Alan Henry

The top growing current Broadway musicals were The Prom 2.29, The Cher Show 1.66, Head Over Heels 1.28, Once On this Island 1.04 and King Kong 0.92.The top growing current Broadway plays wer…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Tickets Now On Sale Through November 1, 2019 by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin's new play, directed by Bartlett Sher, and based on Harper Lee's classic novel, has released a new block of tickets through Nov…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Photo Flash: Chaz Bono Visits the Cast of PRETTY WOMAN by BroadwayWorld

On Saturday night, the cast of Pretty Woman got an exciting visit from none other than Chaz Bono. Check out the backstage photos below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Trainspotting Live to End Off-Broadway Run at Roy Arias Stages by Broadway.com

The immersive new work Trainspotting Live will conclude its off-Broadway premiere run on January 19, 2019. The theatrical production, adapted by Harry Gibson from the hit film and novel, beg…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Mike Birbiglia, Anthony Rapp & More Among Speakers Set for BroadwayCon Industry Day by Broadway.com

An A-list group of Broadway industry leaders have been announced to take part in the 2019 edition of Industry Day at BroadwayCon. The event will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown on Jan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

One Week From Today: I Join the Necromancers for a Night of Spiritualism by Trav S.D.

Please to join me, host Ayun Halliday, Riley Kellogg, Elia Bisker of Sweet Soubrette, Daniela Paiewonsky, Kyra Sims, Mike Andrews, Christine Schisano, and Sam Soghor one week from today as w…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:12PM

Drama school is excellent preparation for any sort of career by Susan Elkin

Parents often tell me they’re worried about offspring who want to train for a professional performing arts career. They fret about future uncertainty, especially unemployment. My advice to…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:07PM

Mousetrap Theatre Projects present Motown musical Relaxed Performance by Robin Johnson

Motown The Musical will play a Relaxed Performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre later this month, presented by Mousetrap Theatre Projects. The post Mousetrap Theatre Projects present Motown mu…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:05PM

Obituary: Guy Hutchins – ‘Storyteller whose work for young audiences explored generational and inter-cultural issues’ by Michael Quinn

Guy Hutchins was a writer and storyteller whose work for young audiences explored generational and inter-cultural issues using masks, mime, puppets, dance

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PM

The Strictly factor: which new TV dance show has the right moves? by Lyndsey Winship

BBC1’s The Greatest Dancer and Channel 4’s Flirty Dancing are going toe to toe for audiences. But can they fill Strictly’s shoes?The new year starts with two new dance shows to fill th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PM

WATCH CLOSELY: New and Old Spring Shows Worth Being Excited About by Peg Aloi

Here is what a smart, savvy viewer who likes high-quality entertainment is looking forward to on TV this year.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:04PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Obituary: June Whitfield – ‘Stage actor of considerable promise before finding fame on radio and television’ by Michael Quinn

Comedy doyenne June Whitfield was a stage actor of considerable promise before finding fame working alongside a veritable who’s who of British

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:49PM

Four Broadway Covers of Gaga’s Golden Globe-Winning A Star Is Born Song “Shallow”

Broadway stars put their spin on the Golden Globe-winning A Star Is Born song.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:48PM

Drag365: #7- Vivien Gabor by Michael Block

Name: Vivien GaborWhere can we find you out and about?: Vivien is often found lurking around her friend’s shows. Nothing stable as of yet.Why Drag?: I have no clue what I would do if I did…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:42PM

Main Street Works Hard But Superior Donuts Disappoints by Bill Hirschman

It took Main Street Players’ lethargic production of Superior Donuts about 20 minutes to show much signs of life, and even then the primary electricity came from one actor as a young man a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:42PM

NOW CASTING: Award-winning West Coast Premiere ‘Hype Man’ by Idris Goodwin at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is now casting for its West Coast Premiere of the award-winning new hip hop play, HYPE MAN by Idris Goodwin. The director is Deena Selenow.  Audition Date(s): 01/11/20…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 12:38PM

2018 In Classical Music By The Numbers by Artsjournal

Bachtrack’s annual compilation of statistics about classical music worldwide. The headline? About 30,000 performances. Oh, and Leonard Bernstein got a big boost from his anniversary ye…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PM

Are These The 21 Most-Beautiful Theatres In America? by Artsjournal

Curbed, the guilty-pleasure real estate porn site, makes a list of standout concert halls in America. Acoustics aren’t the criteria here – or functionality or success. Instead, t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PM

Janet Ulrich Brooks cast in Steppenwolf's 'The Children' by Kt Hawbaker

On Monday, Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced the casting of Janet Ulrich Brooks in “The Children,” written by Lucy Kirkwood and helmed by director Jonathan Berry. She will play the r…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:30PM

The 13 Most-Revived Plays Since 1950 by Logan Culwell-Block

Can you guess which have played Broadway the most in the last 69 years?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

The Most-Revived Plays Since 1945 by Logan Culwell-Block

Can you guess which have played Broadway the most in the last 70-plus years?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

Highlights of theatre outside London Part Two by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon continues his look at theatrical highlights outside of London in 2019. This post Highlights of theatre outside London Part Two first appeared on British Theatre. H…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:17PM

Derek Keeling, Grease: You're the One That I Want! Contestant & Million Dollar Quartet Star, Has Died by Andy Lefkowitz

Derek Keeling, a rising star who made a memorable mark on the theater scene in two showstopping roles, died on December 12, 2018, according to the Charleston Gazette-Mail. A native of West …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

This Week's #LiveAtFive Guests Include Tony Winner David Cromer, King Kong's Christiani Pitts & More! by Caitlin Moynihan

Broadway.com #LiveAtFive is a daily news show on Facebook Live, in which Broadway.com editors discuss what's going on in the theater community and chat with stage stars about their curre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

King Kong Star Christiani Pitts Is Broadway.com's Next Vlogger by Andy Lefkowitz

Newcomer Christiani Pitts, who is currently thrilling audiences as Ann Darrow in King Kong, will lead Broadway.com's latest vlog, Queen of New York, beginning on January 10. The vlog wil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit, Broadway-Bound MOULIN ROUGE, And More Winners Announced For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! by BroadwayWorld

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Releases New Ticket Block Through November 1 by Dade Hayes

EXCLUSIVE: As it continues to set records, the new Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird has released a new block of tickets through November 1. That will extend the run of the Scott …

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:07PM

Pinter at the Pinter Five and Six starring John Simm, Celia Imrie and Rupert Graves – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Pinter at the Pinter, Jamie Lloyd’s season of one-act Pinter plays at the West End theatre bearing the playwright’s name, rolls on

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:04PM

‘Eminently watchable’: PINTER SIX – West End by Ian Foster

One of the benefits in producing such a wide-ranging festival as Pinter at the Pinter has been the flexibility in its programming, allowing for thematic evenings to emerge as opposed to a st…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Guns, tanks and explosions – meet the man with the keys to the National Theatre’s armoury by Tim Bano

As the NT’s senior armourer, Paul Wanklin is in charge of the firearms and blades used on its stages, but he is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM

Meet the Collective of Theatremakers Working to Undo Racism in the American Theatre by Olivia Clement

Stephanie Ybarra, Jacob G. Padrón, David Roberts, and Roberta Pereira formed the Artists’ Anti-Racism Coalition to spur theatres to truly reflect its audiences.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Introduce Yourself(ie): 10 Questions with the Young The Ferryman Standout Matilda Lawler

Matilda Lawler talks about overcoming being shy, landing all her jokes in The Ferryman, her Stranger Things dream, and her passion for writing historical fiction.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:58AM

LGBTQ Take on I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change to Have Benefit Performance in Chicago by Olivia Clement

Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts' long-running Off-Broadway musical will be staged by the Chicago Theatre Workshop for one night only.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM

Surprise Performance from Bryan Adams at Pretty Woman: The Musical by Broadwaydirect

The audience at the Nederlander Theatre got the surprise of a lifetime! At curtain call, Bryan Adams performed a romantic medley of songs from Pretty Woman: The Musical, which he co-wrote wi…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:55AM

Arbiters Find Insufficient Proof of Workplace Discrimination at Guthrie by American Theatre Editors

Carpenter Molly Diers, who resigned last March due to the theatre’s allegedly 'sexist culture,' has disputed the city's ruling.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AM

Podcast Episode 172 – Broadway Star and Artrepreneur, Sierra Boggess

In my podcast with Broadway Star Danny Burstein, I remarked how I had been remiss in asking Actors to appear on the podcast.  Why had I overlooked these artists? Well, in so many cases, Ac…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:45AM

[title of show] review. NextStop’s cast take over Off-Broadway’s wickedly clever musical by Missy Frederick

Broadway obsessives who can rattle off titles like Shogun: The Musical, Smile and Ruthless with as much authority as The Music Man and Les Misérables will find a special place in their hear…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AM

Matt Doyle Will Join Christy Altomare, Isaac Powell, and More in Concert Performances of Bright Lights, Big City by Andrew Gans

Also newly added for the event are Krystina Alabado, Annie Golden, Taylor Iman Jones, Joél Pérez, and Margo Seibert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM

One in four young adults never go to the theatre, survey finds by Georgia Snow

Almost a quarter of young adults never go to the theatre, preferring to stay at home to watch TV or use social

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AM

Ledisi, Hamilton Alum Amber Iman, More Set for Witness Uganda’s Los Angeles Bow by Ryan McPhee

The musical by Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews, once titled Invisible Thread, makes its West Coast premiere in February.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Waiting for Godot (New Yiddish Rep) by Joel Benjamin

Translator Shane Baker has found excellent Yiddish equivalents for Beckett’s language.  He understands that Yiddish is a minor key tongue full of sadness, quicksilver tone changes, perfec…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:35AM

Billy Porter Sings Love The Pain Away | One Take by Michael Korte

Sing Billy! So proud to deliver this new 'One Take'- my intimate acoustic series spotlighting crazy beautiful voices filmed & recorded in One Take. Watch Pose star & Broadway legend Billy Po…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:25AM

Honoring – And Keeping Alive The Music Of – A Composer Who Died Too Young by Artsjournal2

Matt Marks, composer, vocalist and French horn player, one of the founders of Alarm Will Sound, died suddenly at the age of 38 in May of 2018. Many of his works were intensely personal and i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24AM

In Britain, Small Indie Bookshops Are Flourishing by Artsjournal2

For the second year in a row, statistics show that indies are doing better than fine. That comes after a steady 20-year decline, so the numbers still feel surprising. – The Guardian …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24AM

Theresa Rebeck Comedy Spike Heels to Be Revived Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The 1992 play, which delves into issues of sexual harassment, will play a limited run at The Gene Frankel Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain shakes the foundations of the Barbican

This London mega concert featured 164 musicians

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:13AM

Dancing Hamleys elf gains agent after video goes viral by Matthew Hemley

A performer filmed dancing outside toyshop Hamleys in London has signed with his first agent after the video went viral. Mike Rogers,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AM

Theatre design showcase broadens brief in a bid to ‘celebrate the diversity’ of the craft by Giverny Masso

Designers across all genres of performance are being encouraged to submit their work for an online exhibition and the chance to be

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AM

BWW JR - Mama Will Decide: Knowing What's Appropriate by Remy Holzer

'How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman...'So begins, as we all know, a musical that has, perhaps unexpectedly, enjoyed more popularity among children than any other in re…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Watch Sam Rockwell & Michelle Williams Embody Broadway Icons in a Jazzy First Teaser for Fosse/Verdon by Broadway.com

We could hardly contain our excitement when we first heard that FX would be producing Fosse/Verdon, a new limited series based on the romance and professional partnership between Tony-w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Patti Murin, Ruthie Ann Miles, and Lindsay Mendez Appear on Band Geeks EP by Adam Hetrick

Cast members from Goodspeed Musicals’ 2010 world-premiere production reunited to record the mini cast album that was released January 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

Pinter Five/Pinter Six — deeply unnerving, unexpectedly resonant

The season at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre goes back to the playwright’s beginnings

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:04AM

The Sacred and the Profane: The Non-Human Speaks in the International Puppet Theater Festival by Sharon Hoyer

They are descending on Chicago from around the globe to relate these stories.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Rock Preview: Lettuce — Stirring up a “Witches Stew” at the House of Blues by Scott McLennan

"I want our music to be genre-less. Actually I want it to be genre-more.”

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AM

Apollo Theater Is Celebrated in a New Graphic Novel by George Gene Gustines

The book, “Showtime at the Apollo” by Ted Fox, is a tribute to the Harlem cultural institution, which celebrates its 85th anniversary this month.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54AM

Mean Girls Star Taylor Louderman Holding Songwriting Contest for Musical Theatre Songwriters by Olivia Clement

The contest offers winners the opportunity to have their material recorded and filmed in-studio and distributed through Ghostlight Records.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Lottery opens today for As Far as My Fingertips Take Me – a Woolly one-on-one experience by Tim Treanor

Most theaters want big audiences, of course. But there are some subtle, intimate plays which are best performed before a small audience — a hundred or so. And some experimental pieces …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:36AM

NEWS: New WW2 drama The Project premieres at the White Bear Theatre by Featured Content

Inspired by true events, Ian Buckley's latest play, The Project, tells the story of an unusual World War Two transit camp where tragedy and cutting-edge entertainment meet. It receives its w…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:23AM

'Hamilton' in Pittsburgh gets new Alexander on Tuesday by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Austin Scott made his scheduled exit as the title character with Sunday’s performance at the Benedum Center.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:21AM

Netflix Bows To Censors In Saudi Arabia by Artsjournal2

Take the First Amendment, and then flip it. That’s Saudi Arabia’s media landscape – and Netflix, the huge media company, is supporting the regime’s censorship. –…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM

Even Harvard Can’t Afford Academic Science Journals by Artsjournal2

Seriously, it’s time to reform the academic journal – especially in the sciences, where colleges are being priced out (and if colleges are priced out, who’s buying the jour…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM

Instagram Live Is The New Fireside Chat by Artsjournal2

As Beto O’Rourke and newly minted Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez use Instagram to show their domestic skills, Senator Elizabeth Warren uses it to announce a presidential bid, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM

For The First Time, A Woman Will Run CBS News by Artsjournal2

Susan Zirinsky will become CBS News President in March after years as the executive producer of “48 Hours.” She’s taking the reins after CBS has been rocked – and per…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM

Santino Fontana Will Talk Tootsie, Rodgers and Hart, and More in Drama Desk Event by Andrew Gans

The Tony-nominated actor returns to Broadway later this season in the new musical Tootsie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM

Carrie St. Louis, Annie Golden, and More Salute Lady Gaga at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Joshua Lezmi

Over a dozen Broadway performers will perform the best of Lady Gaga January 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AM

Broadway on TV: Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston & More for Week of January 7, 2019! by TV News Desk

From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of January 7, 2019

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest Jeremy Jordan by Little Known Facts W/ Ilana Levine

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

World Premiere of Abby Rosebrock’s Blue Ridge Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new play, directed by Taibi Magar, opens at Atlantic Theater Company January 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Playwright Gabriel Gbadamosi: ‘If some people are not free, then who is?’ by Susie Browning

Gabriel Gbadamosi is an Irish-Nigerian poet and playwright who is making his London stage debut with Stop and Search at the Arcola

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM

‘Places the audience into the heart of wartime operations’: ILLICIT SIGNALS BLETCLEY – CoLab Factory ★★★★ by Michael Davis

Written and directed by Christopher Styles, Illicit Signals Bletchley is an immersive, theatrical experience that places the audience into the heart of wartime operations.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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BalletBoyz line up double bill for Sadler’s Wells and UK tour by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Leading dance company BalletBoyz are to present two productions in a new double bill at Sadler’s Wells in London and around the UK. This post BalletBoyz line up double bill …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:59AM

Playbill Calendar: Your Guide to Broadway, Off-Broadway and More January 7-13, 2019 by Roberto Araujo

A look at the week ahead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

Cast Complete for West End Transfer of Laura Wade’s Home, I'm Darling by Andrew Gans

Performances begin at the Duke of York's Theatre January 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

John Legend speaks out against R. Kelly by Time, Time, Time

John Legend was one of the only stars to criticize R. Kelly in Lifetime’s new documentary Surviving R. Kelly.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 09:46AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, January 7, 2019 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:40AM

Chita Rivera's songbook: West Side stories, killer tunes and all that jazz by Interview By Chris Wiegand

From Chicago to Sweet Charity, the American musical legend looks back at some of the key tracks in her careerChicago is all about precision. When Gwen Verdon and I did our duet Nowadays, pla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM

Letter: Dame June Whitfield obituary by David Stazicker

For 30 years, from 1974 until its dissolution, June Whitfield served as president of the Comedy Club, an amateur theatre society founded in 1881, drawing its membership from across the Londo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM

The Year Of The Little Indies That Could by Artsjournal2

Oh, are movies entirely dominated by Disney and Netflix? These 2018 independent movies beg to differ. – Slate

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM

Should We Be Able To Sue Facebook (And Other Companies) For Violating Our Privacy? by Artsjournal2

Yes, but they sure are trying hard to make it impossible. “Huge privacy violations have become commonplace. Without a private right of action, consumers have little practical ability t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM

Sandra Oh Caps An Amazing Mid-Career Rise With Hosting The Golden Globes by Artsjournal2

She won one, too, for Killing Eve. But back to this article: Oh says, “People can pooh-pooh Hollywood all they want – and there is a lot to pooh-pooh, sure – but we also make cult…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM

This Artist Was Arrested As Soon As He Left The One – Yes, One – Corner Where It’s Legal To Protest In Singapore by Artsjournal2

Seelan Palay’s Singapore isn’t the overwhelmingly rich, lush fantasy of 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians. Instead, it’s a place where protest, including performance art pro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM

Performers And Stage Managers Want A Share Of Hit Plays And Musicals They Helped Create by Artsjournal2

Equity is considering a limited strike, barring its members from developmental labs – “generally four-week sessions in which actors and writers test out material for shows in pro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM

‘A landmark play for the ages’: THE INHERITANCE – West End by Simon Parris

Sweeping in scope, yet intimate and highly personal in detail, Matthew Lopez’s masterwork The Inheritance balances humour, history and heartbreak to haunting effect.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

Victoria Cairl joins Apples and Oranges from Show-Score by Caitlin Huston

Victoria Cairl, a former senior vice president at Show-Score, has been hired as the executive director of Apples and Oranges Arts, an incubator for developing new theater works. Cairl was pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:00AM

Theatre for Children in a Mexico Before It Was Mexico by Marco Novelo

By Marco Novelo. Marco Novelo explores the little-known history of theatre for young audiences in Mexico.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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BWW's On This Day - January 7, 2019

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

On Alan Napier, And What Alfred Brought to “Batman” by Trav S.D.

While I have already done a post on Adam West, oddly that will not serve as my Batman post. It’s too mired in the special problems of being Adam West, a subject related but not identi…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:48AM

Under the Radar Review: Minor Character. Uncle Vanya in Six Translations Simultaneously. by New York Theater

New Saloon, an intellectually playful experimental theater company founded in 2012, returns to Under the Radar with an updated version of their Uncle Vanya adaptation, which they debuted at …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:19AM

Many Bookstores Have Coffee Shops, But This Is A Bookstore With A Craft-Beer Bar by Artsjournal2

Heck yeah, books and beer. Or really, books and a brewpub. How is this not in every city in the U.S. already? – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06AM

America, We Need To Talk About ‘Dixie’ by Artsjournal2

Though the song didn’t have its origins in the actual Confederacy, it became an anthem of that attempt to break away from the United States. But eventually, long after the Civil War en…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06AM

Wait, *What* Happened At The Golden Globes? by Artsjournal2

Whoa. (Here’s the full list, including some rather surprising winners.) – Variety

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06AM

A Man Walked Into A Bookstore by Artsjournal2

But he was in his 40s, and so it wasn’t as filled with possibility and joy as it might have been when he was in his 20s. “The bookstore is a liminal space. Even if like me you do…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06AM

GALLERY: How do you become an icon? Take a look at Christopher Tajah in rehearsals for Dream of a King by Featured Content

How do you prepare to play Martin Luther King Jr? We have a hint at the answer, as writer/performer Christopher Tajah gave us candid images of rehearsals for Dream of a King, which runs at t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:05AM

Full cast announced joining Katherine Parkinson in Home, I’m Darling by Robin Johnson

The transfer of Laura Wade's zippy comedy Home, I'm Darling has confirmed casting; Richard Harrington & Sara Gregory return with Katherine Parkinson. The post Full cast announced joinin…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:04AM

The 2019 Golden Globes Recap: A Thankful Sandra Oh and a Mighty Glenn Close by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman reviews the 2019 Golden Globe awards, an odd night in terms of winners, in which Sandra Oh and Glenn Close gave memorable speeches.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 08:03AM

‘A witty comedy of reconciliation & acceptance’: CHASING BONO – Soho Theatre by Laura Kressly

Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais turn the serious premise of Chasing Bono into a witty comedy of reconciliation and acceptance.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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One bid can transform an auction

Advance cue-bid indicates slam interest and launches partnership consultation

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:50AM

REVIEW: Time Is Love or Tiempo Es Amor, Finborough Theatre London ✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews Time is Love by writer / director Ché Walker now playing at the Finborough Theatre. This post REVIEW: Time Is Love or Tiempo Es Amor, Finborough Theatre L…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:44AM

Poll: Should more West End venues implement flexible auditorium layouts? by Matthew Hemley

This week, Andrew Lloyd Webber unveiled further details of his plans for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He has outlined how the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AM

Time Is Love/Tiempo Es Amor review – betrayal in the barrio by Michael Billington

Finborough, LondonChé Walker’s enigmatic drama, set in Los Angeles, is the theatrical equivalent of film noirWritten and directed by Ché Walker, this play brings a touch of unexpected gl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Broadway Heat: The Cher Show Edition: The Elite 8 Round! by JK

HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: THE CHER SHOW EDITIONHappy New Year! A couple weeks ago, your votes selected the …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:18AM

NEWS: Casting announced for West End transfer of Laura Wade’s Home, I’m Darling by Press Releases

As rehearsals begin, casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the National Theatre and Theatr Clwyd’s critically acclaimed co-production of Home, I’m Darling, a new play b…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AM

£45m Theatre Royal Drury Lane refurbishment to create flexible auditorium by Giverny Masso

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed further details of the £45 million refurbishment of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including plans to make

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AM

‘Powerful & poignant’: THE DAME – Park Theatre ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

The Dame is a powerful and poignant look into the fragile creature behind the painted smile and is brought to life by a captivating performance by Peter Duncan.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Almanac: Robert W. Lenski on growing older by Terry Teachout

“Why is it when we get older, we think it’s the weather that’s changing?” Robert W. Lenski, teleplay for Decoration Day (adapted from a novella by John William Corrington)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Swan Lake review at London Coliseum – ‘extraordinary performances’ by Anna Winter

Derek Deane’s 1997 production of Swan Lake for English National Ballet was originally staged as a vast in-the-round spectacle at the Royal

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AM

Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel Begins Performances in WAITRESS Tonight by Stephanie Wild

As previously announced, beginning tonight, January 7, Sara Bareilles, will return to Waitress in the role of Jenna, joined by Tony Award-winner, Gavin Creel as Dr. Pomatter for a limited en…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42AM

Santino Fontana Will Talk TOOTSIE, Rodgers & Hart, and More at Ripley Grier Studios by BroadwayWorld

Santino Fontana, star of the eagerly anticipated new Broadway musical Tootsie and creator and cast member of the upcoming Lyrics amp Lyricists event We'll Have Manhattan Rodgers amp Hart in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42AM

Tonight on TCM: A Laurel and Hardy Smorgasbord by Trav S.D.

Tonight on TCM! A tremendous line-up of some of Laurel and Hardy’s best comedies (only one turkey in the bunch — see if you can guess which). Here’s what they have planne…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:42AM

Another Nice Mess (A Movie By Bob Einstein) by Trav S.D.

When Bob Einstein passed away the other day, I had nothin’. Not only had I already written two other obituaries that same day (Gene Okerlund and Daryl Dragon) but I knew far less about…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:42AM

The Dame review at Park Theatre, London – ‘evocative tale of backstage life’ by Paul Vale

Katie Duncan’s play The Dame first saw the light of day at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year but this current

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AM

‘It’s hot, hot, hot’: TIME IS LOVE / TIEMPO ES AMORE – Finborough Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Welcome back Ché Walker; your verbally dexterous LA story Time Is Love really sings with passion and tragedy.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

Best of Pittsburgh theater in 2018 by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Quantum’s “Chatterton,” the Public’s “Hamlet” and Front Porch’s “Grey Gardens” top the PG critics’ picks for last year&r…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Wake Up With BWW 1/7: Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel Begin in WAITRESS, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel begin in Waitress, and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AM

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Trav S.D.

I have already written about Zora Neale Hurston, whose birthday it is, here and here, but my wife, knowing how much I admire the writer and cultural preservationist, bought me a copy of a &#…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:36AM

Choreographing on big ideas with Diana Movius of Moveius Contemporary Ballet by Admin

There are some things out there in the world that affect us all – the wider economy, climate and weather, large-scale shifts in social mores. Works of dance on these ideas have the pot…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:29AM

‘The highlight of Pinter At The Pinter so far’: PINTER FIVE – West End by Ian Foster

Pinter Five sees Patrick Marber, someone who could call Harold Pinter a friend and colleague, take the directorial wheel as he presents a triple-bill of The Room, Victoria Station and Family…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

When Your Dinner Comes with a “Sea to Pan” Journey by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on a tech entrepreneur’s new company, which sells Icelandic fish with a QR code. 

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Moira Finucane by Arts Review

Who is Moira Finucane? Moira Finucane is a director, performance artist, writer, feminist, scientist, liberationist, great lover of humans and provocateur and the ultimate unrealist. A littl…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:08AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child launches digital ticket lottery by Arts Review

From this Friday 11 January the Australian premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will begin releasing 40 tickets for every performance of the play for $40 per part. These …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:25AM

Lady Gaga’s dress won the Golden Globes red carpet — but men’s fashion showed it can compete by Robin Givhan

Gaga brought the drama in Valentino Haute Couture and matching hair. But the men also came to play — with bling, a harness and standout colors.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Lyn Gardner: Few venues care enough about audiences to provide decent loos by Lyn Gardner

Being shown around Kilburn’s refurbished Kiln Theatre last year, I was delighted by the new street-facing cafe that makes the entrance so

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Stephanie Street: An audience makes a show – it provides that vital energy by Stephanie Street

My six year old is in a deep David Walliams phase. Actually, to be more precise, she is in a deep The

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Monday, January 7, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 1/6-1/7/2019

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Monday, January 7, 2019 - Monday, January 7, 2019.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15AM

Cuba Gooding Jr. Makes a Razzle-Dazzle Return to Broadway's Chicago by Andy Lefkowitz

All he cares about is love...and heading back to Broadway! Oscar winner and main-stem alum Cuba Gooding Jr. reprises his recent Broadway turn as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the awar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04AM

Sara Bareilles & Gavin Creel Kick Off Performances in Waitress on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Sara Bareilles, the Tony-nominated songwriter of Waitress, rejoins the hit musical in the role of Jenna on January 7. She is joined by Tony winner Gavin Creel, who steps into the tuner for t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04AM

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Nerd Herd by Christian Kiley by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. It’s time to channel your “inner nerd” and join Christian Kiley’s Nerd Herd as they go on the adventure of their lives. A fu…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

How Alita: Battle Angel Still Feels Like An Indie Film

How Alita: Battle Angel Still Feels Like An Indie FilmYoung Hollywood catches up with the stars and creators behind the highly-anticipated sci-fi adventure 'Alita: Battle Angel', including A…

SOURCE: younghollywood.com at 01:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Glenn Close Wins the GOLDEN GLOBE for Best Actress, Motion Picture, Drama by TV News Desk

Glenn Closehas won theBest Actress, Motion Picture, Drama award for her role of Joan Castleman in 'The Wife' at the 76th Annual Golden Globes Awards tonight at The Beverly Hilton.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12AM

Glenn Close Upsets Lady Gaga, Takes Best Actress at the Golden Globes by Sopan Deb

Even the winner seemed to be caught off guard when she, and not Lady Gaga, won for a movie drama, “The Wife.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:05AM

Watch DCappella Sing Moana's 'How Far I'll Go" by Roberto Araujo

The Disney a cappella group has concert dates set in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

99 Problems — Jay-Z’s song has been called ‘the story of America’

The track has spawned curious cover versions, and formed the basis of a legal case study

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Cuba Gooding Jr. Returns to Broadway's Chicago January 7 by Andrew Gans

The Oscar winner again steps into the role of Billy Flynn for five weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sara Bareilles Returns to Broadway's Waitress Opposite Tony Winner Gavin Creel January 7 by Andrew Gans

The hit musical continues at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
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