Many of the productions of the past year were tinged with a political aura.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:42PMThe musicians are skilled, but the story about conductor Arturo Toscanini is steeped in sentimentality and smarminess.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:42PMWe just heard from the Motion Picture Sound Editors society with their nominees for the best of the year. These maestros of sound were the last of the 13 guilds and societies to weigh in wit…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PM‘We really see that we have a role in creating pathways for creative people who are local and who are in the community to create work, have their ideas and get their work onto a stage – …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:24PMIt’s a global phenomenon, and people ask me, “Why take on a global phenomenon?” You know what else is a global phenomenon? Gone With the Wind. I think Hamilton is probably the bigg…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:24PMAfter months of speculation, analysis and anticipation, the 2019 Oscar nominations will finally be announced in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, January 22. And we think the musical …
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The recent stars of Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! and Carousel will play engagements at The Cabaret in February and March.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PMThe recent stars of Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! and Carousel will play engagements at The Cabaret in February and March.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PMThe live musical production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT will air Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:52PMCan you make it through all 15 emotional performances?
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:45PMSome 20 years ago, when he was a New Kid on the Block living in Tribeca, Joey McIntyre considered Riverside Drive “no man’s land.” But last summer, after 15 years in Los Angeles, the 4…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:36PMThe Roundabout Theatre Company production will officially open February 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PMAfter a sold-out debut last year, Rozelle returns with his solo show for two performances in February and March.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:26PMAfter dozens of days of the longest-running government shutdown in U.S. history, the Crocker Art Museum announced Thursday that it will be offering free admission to furloughed federal emplo…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:26PMMann didn’t just lead Princeton’s $23 million theatre from a respected regional outpost to a Tony-winning incubator of new work and new talent. While there she also built on an already g…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM“When I say it’s you I like, I’m talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see, or hear, or touch. That deep part of you, that allo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PMThe new musical, written by and starring Laiona Michelle, will begin performances at the George Street Playhouse January 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PM Tony Award winner Lena Hall will unveil the ups and downs of her Broadway life in her unforgettable and regrettable musical theater auditions; from the failures to the “I nailed…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 05:08PMThe Broadway-bound production of BeBe Winans' new autobiographical musical BORN FOR THIS, releases its first-ever music video of the title song, starring Donald Webber, Jr., who is set to de…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMJoin BWW as we celebrate the Swings of Broadway Read below as we hear about some of the craziest moments from swings from Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, and The Prom.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMThere's no day but January 27 when it comes to FOX's Rent Below, watch as the cast jams out to the musical's most iconic tune, 'Seasons of Love.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMGet a first look below at thenew production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, featuring a book by George Furth, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Fiasco's production will be directed by Fiasco C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMOn this day in 1998, the original Broadway production starring Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie, and Brian Stokes Mitchell opened at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMWith Oscar nominations fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to squeeze in a trip to the theater and judge for yourself which movies actually deserved their nods. Even though January is …
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:01PM
On Friday, Firebrand Theatre announced full casting for its Chicago premiere of “Queen of the Mist,” directed by Elizabeth Margolius with music direction by Charlotte Rivard-Hoster. The …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:55PMDirector A. Nora Long's decision to collaborate with an all female-identifying design team and crew underscores her commitment to a feminist vision.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:54PMThis is a GREAT new music Friday for Broadway fans, and we're not just talking about the awesome "Seasons of Love" track release from Fox's forthcoming live broadcast on Ja…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMWe're merely a weekend away from the premiere of Fox's highly anticipated Rent Live. In advance of the live musical event, the talent-packed cast recently gathered to record an …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMIvo van Hove
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On the heels of a recent casting call for dancers, the upcoming reimagined Broadway staging of West Side Story is continuing its nationwide search for…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMShe's the dancing diva of NYC! After years of snatching all the crowns, she's sharing all on this incredible episode of Block Talk. It's Brenda Dharling!To listen to the episode, visit iTune…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:36PMThe Great Hall’s stateliness is fitting for a rendezvous with rich, powerful and mysterious Count Dracula, but the written text needs improvement, writes Carly Maga.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:29PMThe second play in Susanna Fournier’s Empire Trilogy is very beautiful and deeply unpleasant, writes Karen Fricker
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:28PMDirector Ivo van Hove and choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's production arrives on Broadway in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PMJordan Fisher shares his thoughts on playing Mark Cohen in the upcoming televised production of RENT, only on Fox.
The live musical production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award, Grammy Award…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:24PMWhite, black, young and old: this is what an inclusive theatre looks like. That is absolutely what theatre should aspire to, but it does not mean that works of art should not tell stories th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:12PMThe conflict that ensued over how the theater could accommodate Mason Wicks-Lim’s allergy eventually grew into a legal battle that created a rift in the community, highlighting the social …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:12PMGo behind the scenes of Broadway's Mean Girls with Riza Takahashi, as she takes over the BroadwayWorld Instagram Story tomorrow, January 19th Follow along on a grool two-show day at North Sh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:04PMThe much-anticipated Broadway revival ofWest Side Storyis continuing its nationwide search for LatinX performers for the principal roles of Maria, Anita, and Bernardo, as well as contemporar…
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The latest about Laura Benanti, Kinky Boots, Follies, and more
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PMOn Friday, full casting was announced for the Artistic Home’s February production of “Requiem for a Heavyweight,” a drama about a punch-drunk fighter long past his prime. Ensemble memb…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PMEveryone is named Jones in Will Eno’s “The Realistic Joneses,” which I last saw on Broadway in 2014 in a production starring Michael C. Hall, Marisa Tomei, Tracy Letts and Toni Collett…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PMMartyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prizing-winning play will begin performances at the Hampstead Theatre January 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PMThe Neon Dreams Cinema Club will screen Luc Besson’s sophomore feature “Subway” at Toronto’s Royal Cinema on January 31, 2019.“Subway” was 1986’s third-most popular French film…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:19PMSaturday “Photograph 51”: History may well remember the work of Watson and Crick that shaped biology, but it was British chemist Rosalind Franklin who provided the key to the double heli…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:10PM“I saw ‘A New Hope’ with both the NSO and the BSO in September and found that the experience confirmed something I had started to suspect: As a classical music critic, I wa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM“The filmmaker Jean Renoir made a career of dismantling the beliefs of his absentee father, the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Jean satirized the aristocracy and upended his fatherR…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PMA widespread belief of the 15th century held that the bite of a tarantula could only be treated by wild, mad dancing; groups of people would be possessed by a compulsion to dance, and towns …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PMThings got ugly this awards season, enough to give you pause about what might still lie ahead once Oscar nominations are announced next week. “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going t…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMCenter Theatre Group has announced the cast for 'Linda Vista' by Tracy Letts. The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production will be presented at the Mark Taper Forum January 9 through February …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMABT presents the D.C. premiere of Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky's retelling of “Harlequinade” at the JFK Center for Performing Arts from January 29-February 3, 2019.American Balle…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:50PMReview: 24 Italian Songs and Arias / Diana Is Dead! The Yard Theatre2.0starsAs I approach Hackney Wick for an improbable Tuesday night double-bill of 24 Italian Songs and Arias and Diana Is …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:48PMOn Friday, Hell in a Handbag Productions announced casting for its revival of “Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical,” a parody of classic 1972 film, The Poseidon Adventure. The production wi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:30PMThe composition is inspired by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 that killed more than 100 immigrants.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PMLea Salonga:“The Voice of Broadway,” will make the Chinese New celebrations even more special at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on February 8-9, 2019.HK Phil is elated to have Broad…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:17PMCheck out the Tony-winning theatre's programming through May.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMBut – these stories have been rewritten before in earlier scientific study. And before we declare a definitive new theory, there are questions… – The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:03PMAlly Campana is just a cater waiter moonlighting as a singer-songwriter when country singer Jackson Maine quite literally stumbles upon her in A Star Is Born: He’s at a drag bar trying to …
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:00PM
As part of Opera de Lyon’s Underground Concerts, Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda will perform at the Amphitheater on February 1, 2019.Opere de Lyon’s website mentions that this magnificent a…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:54PMJust after midnight on the East Coast Friday, Ariana Grande has dropped her latest single, and its accompanying music video, '7 Rings.' The song features her sampling the famous Sound of Mus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMSecond Stage Theater presents an upcoming World Premiere musical, Superhero. The show will begin previews January 31, 2019 at the Tony KiserT heater 305 West 43rd Street and will officially …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMAndrew Rannells was a guest on last night's episode of 'The Late Late Show with James Corden.' During the interview he talked about attending BroadwayCon, his new TV series 'Black Monday,' a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMBelow, Broadway director, producer and lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. shares a personal story about why Carol was the star that she was.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMThe production opened January 16 at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PMToday, we know Andrew Rannells as the two-time Tony-nominated actor whose screen credits include Girls and the upcoming Black Monday. The beloved star of Falsettos and The Book of Mormon pai…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMCold War is a timeless story of romantic love, and its persistence in the face of upheaval.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PMGypsies, tramps, and belters.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:34PMThis setting and premise alone might suggest quite a dull evening of theater, except for the fact that from the moment these actresses converge on the stage, the subtle energies of their cha…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:32PMHedwig’s Hannah Corneau, My Fair Lady’s Mary Claire King, and more members of RANGE sing a new arrangement of the musical theatre staple.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PMThe Broadway star and Tony-nominated composer share the meaning behind the girl anthem of the Tina Fey musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PMBy Jennifer Christie
Jennifer Christie reviews Cirque Du Soleil’s Totem which is now playing at the Royal Albert Hall London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:22PMA Crow's Theatre Production, in collaboration With Dr. Kathleen Gallagher, “Towards Youth” will be on stage at Toronto’s Crow’s Theatre from February 25-March 16, 2019.Dr. Gallagher …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:15PMThe Season 3 star of the HBO comedy from Pete Holmes shares her theatre roots—including her own theatre company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PMFrancis Fukuyama had a great idea. His “end of history” suggested a way of thinking about what was now happening to the world and synthesized the work of a number of philosophers…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM“In its first era of popularity, [Lydian] was all pop and pulp, but now it seems reserved for the task of adding just the slightest bit of a smirk to extremely straight-faced endeavors…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMJames Acaster will be with his show ‘Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999‘ at London’s Vaudeville Theatre from February 25-March 2,2019.With his incorrigible comic timing, James Acaster refle…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:04PM“Theatre has the power to help us recognize the social forces that we have created as a society and allows us to envision how we can change them. To incite positive social change and c…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:01PMMichelle Ross chats to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about starring in No Show at the Soho Theatre from 22 January 2019.
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The lineup will include four plays, each a New England premiere.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:59PMIn her art and in her play 'How to Have Fun in a Civil War,' the Somali artist strives to reach past facts and into our emotions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:56PMThe performers are 'like cultured magpies, drawing together a soundtrack of found media and famous scenes': Ka Bradley writes on dance duo Thick & Tight's triple bill.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:51PMThe Queens of Six The Musical are set to reign over Theatreland for a long time to come - but how well do you know their stories? Test yourself here!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:50PMTony Award nominee Adrienne Warren has been tearing down sold-out houses night after night in Tina the musical about the iconic Tina Turner in London’s West End since it’s premie…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:49PMThe acclaimed Bent playwright explores an emotional debate on gay marriage in his latest play, which arrives in London February 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PMAs BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier this week,the legendaryCarol Channing. Channing died at 1231am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural causes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMUpdates from this week includes a West End extension for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, a brand new UK and Ireland
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:40PMFRIENDS WITH CHILDREN Gay parents — for centuries that seemed a contradiction in terms. How could promiscuity engender anything beyond itself? But, if, as Delmore Schwartz said, “Wit…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:39PMLos Angeles–based pop star and avid surfer Cody Simpson discusses how he gets in the zone for his Broadway debut in 'Anastasia'—and why being in New York gives him "a chance to wear some…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:39PMGenuinely catchy numbers keep Andrew Lloyd Webber musical rocking.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:32PMInvariably, these economic realities are barriers to entry into the broader cultural arena for the less-well-heeled among us, sustaining inequity.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:32PMJosh Begley, in a mere six minutes, demonstrates how impossible the notion of a border wall is, from an engineering and construction perspective.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:32PMPrincipal casting is here for the upcoming New York premiere of Mara Nelson-Greenberg's dark comedy Do You Feel Anger? at the Vineyard Theatre. The previously announced off-Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PMThis news is simply the best! Tina, the acclaimed Tina Turner musical currently premiering in London's West End, has announced the release of an original cast album. Tony nominee Adrienn…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PMThe recipients receive resources and work spaces to develop and execute their art.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM“I just don’t feel gay anymore,” says one of the central characters in “Dada Woof Papa Hot,” a play by Peter Parnell with a terrible title but an honest desire to probe a particula…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:30PMThe stars of Pose and Crazy Rich Asians will announce nominations for the 30th annual honors January 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMBrian d’Arcy James, Holley Fain, and more will join the hit Broadway play February 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PMAll Broadway shows will play as scheduled. Check back for more updates throughout the weekend. Updated as of January 18, 2019 at 12:10 PM ET.
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SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:11PMall three plays are calculated to sting, surprise and stir up the kind of feelings you might otherwise not care to acknowledge.
SOURCE: at 12:04PMSam. The Good Person is a cleverly written, darkly humorous and exquisitely performed piece of theatre that will make you question everything you thought you knew about yourself and the peop…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWebber Jr. plays BeBe Winans in the autobiographical musical about the gospel and R&B singer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Heading to VAULT Festival with kids? In which case, we recommend you put Alf The Highwayman on your family's must-see list. This award-winning show, bringing an 18th-century adventure story …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:59AMCome From Away is the latest Broadway sensation to hit the UK shores, and with such a heart-warming story to tell, it’s not hard to see why it’s making a move over here.Come From Away te…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:57AMA movie based on the life of Astrid Lindgren is playing at Berlin’s Tilsiter Lichtspiele through January 31, 2019.“Astrid”(“Becoming Astrid”) traces the life and times of children'…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:48AMA nod today to Hollywood star Constance Moore (1920-2005). Despite the fact that she had very little experience in live theatre, there is sort of a vaudeville flavor to many of Moore’s…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:48AMThe new single, which riffs on "My Favorite Things," dropped January 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMThe BeBe Winans’ Broadway Bound musical Born For This, dropped a music video of the title song today. Donald Webber, Jr. (Hamilton, Whirl Inside A Loop, Motown), who is set to sta…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:42AM“The history of children’s literature is a shocking affair, offering death, murder, abuse, death, racism, death, and damnation. … For most of history, authors have used their words…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:42AM“[She and the film have] started a national conversation about inequality, the treatment of domestic workers and who is welcome on the red carpet in a country where Indigenous women ar…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:42AMBarbra Streisand + Celine Dion + a rising singer = a really great interview!Karine Hannah has had a very interesting journey. She has sung at Celine Dion’s wedding, collaborated with Jim S…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:42AMJez Butterworth's The Ferryman - the critically-acclaimed new play recently named to an industry-leading 25 Best-Of-The-Year lists - will welcome many new cast members beginning Tuesday, Feb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMJake Gyllenhaalwas a guest on the Wednesday night episode of'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' During the interview, he discussed the surprise announcement of him playingMysterio in 'Spid…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMDuring Wednesday night's performance of 'Hamilton' in Puerto Rico, Lin-Manuel Miranda called out a fan filming during the show - in a clever way. Miranda ad-libbed a lyric in the song 'My Sh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMIn 2010, the musical comedy Band Geeks premiered at Goodspeed, and now, almost nine years later, its score is finally available for listening. The EP of Band Geeks features seven of Mark All…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMSony Masterworks Broadway announces the release ofRENT - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE FOX LIVE TELEVISION EVENT, with music from the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musicalRENT, as perf…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMA scheme that provides free theatre trips and music lessons to schoolchildren in a London borough is under threat. Newham Council is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMCarol Channing, who died earlier this week, played the title role in Hello, Dolly! more than 5,000 times between the 1960s and 90s. Which other stars have reprised the same characters? Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMThe recording of the January 27 live television musical event will be released digitally February 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMIt’s one thing to read a book once. But it takes an extra special book to read twice. Go on. Take a moment. Think about all the books you’ve read more than once. I’d bet …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:30AMPrincipal casting is here for the upcoming New York premiere of Mara Nelson-Greenberg's dark comedy Do You Feel the Anger? at the Vineyard Theatre. The previously announced off-Broadway&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AMMatthew Broderick is headed to London's West End. The two-time Tony winner has signed on to reprise his 2009 off-Broadway turn in The Starry Messenger, a drama by Oscar winner and Olivie…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AMRob Harvila's much-discussed recent article on the meaning and value of harsh criticism in the age of social media got me thinking back to my days as a more or less full-time critic in New Y…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 11:18AMIn the more than 20 years since Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” first debuted on Broadway, the conversation of adaptation has often come up: Film director Chris Columbus infamousl…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:08AMBroderick will make his West End debut, returning to a role he first played Off-Broadway in 2009.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMBroadway’s Andrew Rannells and Vanessa Hudgens of Fox's upcoming Rent tell James Corden about their love for the musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMHere’s Love London Love Culture’s review round up of Pooja Ghai’s production of Approaching Empty at the Kiln Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Acting powerhouse Jessica Frances Dukes, who recently slayed Alisha Harris’ Is God Is Off-Broadway, has been tapped as the title role of Lynn Nottage‘s By The Way, Meet Vera St…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:56AMTiffany Villarin will star as an empathy coach at a debt collection agency in the upcoming dark comedy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMWhat would happen if Miss Havisham and Queen Victoria met up for a little conversation, cavorting and mutual sourness? As imagined by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:51AMCulture secretary Jeremy Wright has issued a call to arms around diversifying the sector’s future workforce, as he promises to support the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:51AMCity and county school students will see a performance of the hit musical as they learn about the history of American’s Founding Fathers.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:43AMBig airs and Broadway are destined for a major duet, with a just-announced stage musical whose creative team includes North County’s own skateboard deity Tony Hawk. The show is based on th…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:42AMThe national touring production of “Hello, Dolly!” opened a six-day run at the San Diego Civic Theatre on Tuesday, which was the same day its original star, Carol Channing, passed away a…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:42AMAs the weather plummets and Theatreland finds its stagiest scarf to wrap up warm in, we’re definitely accepted that winter isn’t just coming, it’s here.Luckily we’ve got the highligh…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:40AMYou may not know this about Isabella Rossellini, but she is big in Borneo. Actually, strike that: She is a bug in Borneo. Specifically: Ptomaphaginus isabellarossellini, a species of beetle …
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:40AMNYC Broadway Week returns with 2-for-1 tickets from January 21 through February 11. Here are some of our top picks.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:32AMFehmer Christy “Chick” Chandler (1905-1988) was a blueblood who chafed at family discipline, chucked it, and jumped into show business with both feet, to the benefit of audiences…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:32AMLillian Bond (1908-1991) was a London chorine who made good in memorable parts on stage and screen in the States, usually as sexpots and “other women”. Educated at Brompton Orato…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:32AMBroadwayHD,the premier streaming service for live theater, is set to releasethe electrifying musicalA Night with Janis Joplinto its platform on January 19th. Starring Mary Bridget Davies, Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMThe musical continues at the Aldwych Theatre in the West End.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMThe British musical comedy sisters on the things that make them laugh the mostNicola Dempsey: Our friend Al trod on a bird at a bird sanctuary. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM“The new director’s name could be released any day now. And we have some theories about who it might be.” Lauren Wingenroth runs down a list of ten possibilities (though sh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM“The Museum of Contemporary Art announced Wednesday that it will close its Pacific Design Center location next month after exhibiting architecture and design at the West Hollywood sate…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AMIn The Trial, Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa and his team use only rare, recently-discovered film (with sound) of a full 1930 show trial in Moscow. Masha Gessen explains just how fitting…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM“The cultural secretary’s office admitted that the [earlier report] relied on information in a public government database that, in effect, converted the guest performers’ f…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AMBeverly, the suburban hostess of Mike Leigh’s 1977 comic drama, is one of theatre’s great monsters. She’s toweringly awful, controlling, aggressive and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:13AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews David Greig’s play Outlying Islands now playing at London’s King’s Heads Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:10AMKicked out of the band and facing eviction from “his” apartment, Dewey Finn questionably intercepts a substitute teacher assignment at a prestigious local academy to pay the rent. With n…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:09AMThe National Theatre have announced that 'Follies - 2018 National Theatre Cast Recording' has been released via digital download and streaming platforms.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:01AMLast seen in London back in 2002 at the Royal Court (following a debut at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre), David Greig’s Outlying Islands makes a return to the capital, with Atticist’s n…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWatch Colin Donnell & Solea Pfeiffer record Songs for a New World's stunning duet "I'd Give It All For You"
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:00AM
Watch a clip from the Wicked star's upcoming appearance on ABC's 20/20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMThe Tony-winning Jonathan Larson musical airs on Fox January 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AMJohn Legend says his friendship with Dream Hampton, the executive producer of "Surviving R. Kelly," is one reason he decided to take part.
SOURCE: USA Today at 09:56AMKeith Hamilton Cobb (or at least, the actor he’s playing) isn’t exactly afraid that his director might accuse him of playing the race card when it comes to his opinions over Othello. Onc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:48AMThe 2017 National Theatre production featured a cast including Imelda Staunton, and Janie Dee; the latter will reprise her performance in the 2019 return of the staging.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AMChrissy Teigen and John Legend can laugh about it now, but they got into the "biggest fight ever" at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding.
SOURCE: USA Today at 09:44AMMichael James Scott recently mounted the Australian production of Aladdin starring as the Genie. Now he’s ready to return to the cast at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway. He wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:37AMReview: Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall4.0starsAn Agatha Christie legal drama set in a 1920’s Courtroom? You might as well watch Death on the Nile on a boat? Or Murder on t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:18AMThough the subject matter is similar to the artist’s previous albums, musically her latest feels very different
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:08AMWell, it’s one thing to do if you find a Banksy on your property one morning. The garage’s owner, Ian Lewis, has sold the piece, Seasons Greetings, to the Essex-based Banksy expe…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AM“Often compared to her literary idol Ralph Waldo Emerson, with whom she shared an abiding interest in the natural world, Ms. Oliver combined a precise, unfussy style with an almost rel…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AMEventually, the centuries-old string instruments for which this Italian city is famous will become too fragile to play. “So that future generations won’t miss out on hearing [the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AMThe creator of Hamilton, playing the title role in the musical’s high-profile run in Puerto Rico, was in the middle of the song “My Shot” when he spotted someone recording …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AMA Bodin Saphir’s play Rosenbaum’s Rescue, directed by Kate Fahy, is an engaging look at the nature of truth and whether it is merely a matter of perspective or personal belief.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe consequences of imperfect communication — say, a conversation among strangers at a roadside bar or the strained discussions between a husband and wife at a crossroads in their marriage…
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck talks about a return to the ‘serious’ themes of his Oscar winner with Never Look Away
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:54AMTom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s The Fantasticks had a legendary 42-year Off-Broadway run (and then an 11-year revival), suggesting that there’s something strangely captivating about this …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:52AMPlus: Art Brussels adapts; Art Stage Singapore cancelled; ceramics at London Art Fair; Schiele at Sotheby’s; art sales in Selfridges
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:43AMJamaica’s most popular genre of music was once infamous for its violent anti-gay lyrics, but things have changed for the better
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:42AMFounded to record the memories of disappearing generations of stage and screen stars, the British Entertainment History Project has created an unrivalled
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:41AMThe Paris-based company Théâtre de la Ville brings a blend of five Ionesco plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:18AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMAfter Tuesday night's performance of Hello, Dolly, Betty Buckley and the cast took to the stage during the curtain call to pay tribute to Carol Channing, who originated the role of Dolly.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMReview: Anomaly, Old Red Lion Theatre3.0starsAnomaly places itself at the heart of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movement. Focusing on three daughters of a media mogul, Philip Preston, who has …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:12AMThe National Theatre has since issued a warning to ticket holders
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:06AMThe Hamilton creator has asked fans: 'Please don't make me do that s*** again'
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:06AMIt is hard to begrudge the near annual presence of The Royal Opera’s workhorse production of La Traviata when it is lovingly re-staged and splendidly cast as this 2019 opening night perfor…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:05AMBy: David Sheward
January 18, 2019: Few actresses can wring as many variations on self-indulgent despair as Marin Ireland. This Obie winner has created incisive portraits of a party-girl…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMIs “A Star Is Born”‘s Best Picture Oscar campaign about to get new life? The romance musical is the odds-on favorite to win Best Picture at Saturday’s Producers Guild…
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Video of the 2013 derailment and explosion of an oil-tanker train that killed 47 people in the town of Lac-Mégantic features in both Netflix original productions, and, despite heavy critici…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:54AMAdministrators in the UK culture ministry took proposals for specific projects of up to £7 million. The first five winners, to share £20 million, are the Thames Estuary, Wakefield in Yorks…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:54AM'I was quite ignorant about WW1's history.' It's a big admission to make from Michelle Yim, who directs Ross Ericson's hit one-man drama The Unknown Soldier, which is set in the aftermath of…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:49AMThe Russian president as a trending topic in the American imagination.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:42AMAriana Grande dropped a bomb at midnight. The new video for her single “7 Rings” has already racked up more than 5.7 million views on YouTube less than eight hours after it went …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:38AMNext up, we run the gamut from two turn of the century musical sensations to an outright flop from one of the greatest composing teams in Broadway history. And there's one of the …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:24AMHollywood star and multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Matthew Broderick is to make his West End debut opposite Elizabeth McGovern in The Starry Messenger by Kenneth Lonergan, the Ac…
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Hollywood star Matthew Broderickis to make his West End debut opposite Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern in The Starry Messenger by the writer of Oscar-winning Manches…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:17AMSecond Stage Theater presents an upcoming World Premiere musical, Superhero. The show will begin previews January 31, 2019 at the Tony KiserTheater 305 West 43rd Street and will officially o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AMBroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AMMerrily We Roll Along original cast members Mana Allen, Donna Marie Asbury, Tonya Pinkins, Gary Stevens, Clark Sayre and David Cady attended a recent performance of Roundabout and Fiasco's p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AMWho is Steven Kreamer? A pianist, a musical director, a singer, a composer, a performer and a serial procrastinator. What would you do differently to what you do now? I don’t think I want …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:10AMMy Wall Street Journal review of the Broadway transfer of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy is now on line. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Careerwise, Tarell Alvin McCran…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMFred Astaire is interviewed by Michael Parkinson in 1976. This clip is an excerpt from an episode of Parkinson, originally telecast by the BBC on February 14, 1976: (This is the latest …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMThe full cast for the UK première of Martin Sherman’s new play Gently Down The Stream has been announced.Directed by Sean Mathias, the cast will be Jonathan Hyde (Beau), Ben Allen (Rufus)…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:00AMIn the light of #metoo, post-Weinstein, post-Spacey and post all the other creeps that have been exposed Liv Warden’s debut play Anomaly (produced by Wildchild Productions) looks at what h…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM“Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.” Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMGot a #FridayFeeling that you absolutely escape dreary January blues in Britain? We love the summer vibes radiating from these photos of the CLUB MEX cast and director Julie Atherton in holi…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:00AMShould actors be paid for their contribution to shows that go on to be hits? I’ve been going to the theater regularly since I turned 10 (1962, the Martin Beck, Jerry Herman’s “Milk and…
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Battersea Arts Centre and the Young Vic are among six London arts organisations participating in a pilot scheme giving young people the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMTina – The Tina Turner Musical has extended its booking period in the West End until December. Stars Adrienne Warren and Kobna
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMCome the revolution, there will be lots of boxes and tiny toy soldier... certainly if rehearsals for new dystopian comedy The Empire Has Fallen is anything to go by. Check out these candid b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:53AMOfficial character portraits of the Australian cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have been released ahead of the first preview performance at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre. One play…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:42AMRoyal Opera House, LondonThe 55-year-old partnered with American Ballet Theater principal Herman Cornejo in thoughtful, poised interpretations of McGregor, Maliphant and othersThe second com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMThis short play by Howard Walters was first performed at the original Above the Stag venue in 2011 as part of a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AMThere will be many a musical theatre fan secretly listening to the National Theatre cast recording of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical Follies at work today. Plus, it’s not long befo…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:20AMIt's time for a Burns Night spectacular! Scots In the City returns for one night only at the Arts Theatre for an evening showcasing the rich Celtic musical history of Scotland in this unique…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:15AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld, and TGIF Catch up on the latest Broadway news before you jump into your weekend
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AMMatthew Broderick is to make his West End debut in The Starry Messenger by Kenneth Lonergan. The show will be directed by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:05AMTwo-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick will make his West End debut in a new production of Kenneth Lonergan's play The Starry Messenger.
The post Matthew Broderick set for West End deb…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:04AMIshy Din’s new play about a cab office, Approaching Empty at the Kiln in Kilburn, is more of an old banger than a sleek Uber machine.
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For fans of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, this news is going to be simply the best…(we’re sorry, it had to be done). The producers have announced there’s going to be an original ca…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:56AMAs more than 200,000 tickets are released for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre and booking is extended until 21 December 2019, the producers have also announced there…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMThe applause and standing ovations are set to continue for the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) International Series with the announcement that the mighty Bolshoi Ballet will return …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:16AMWhen Step Afrika! began performing nearly 25 years ago, founder C. Brian Williams couldn’t have imagined his now-famous dance company would bring the art of step to audiences around the wo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:00AMWhat I watched in Stop & Search has less to do with stop and search and more a jumble of thoughts and ideas thrown up in the air and left to sort themselves out into some semblance of a…
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A special 2-LP red vinyl edition of PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING from Atlantic Records, produced by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, will be available for purchase …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36AMA new theatrical work by Christophe Honoré and an adaptation of a novel by Didier Eribon see prominent French gay artists reclaim their origins with striking honesty.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24AMAriana Grande released her latest breakup anthem, “7 Rings,” about financial independence and/or buying your way out of depression. Cribbing a melody from “My Favorite Things,” the v…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:16AMMatt Walsh is set to star in ABC’s “Happy Accident,” reports Deadline. The ABC’s single-camera family comedy comes from the “Modern Family” writers Abraham Higginbotham and …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:02AMAisha Tyler will host the 71st Annual DGA Awards which will take place on February 2, 2019, at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, announces Directors Gu…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:00AMAhead of a new London exhibition, the artist talks about reaching new audiences — and giving the finger to her critics
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AMThe Tony winner recalls performances in She Loves Me, Gypsy, The Sound of Music, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe former New York Giants star steps into the role of Don.
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