Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Art Lovers Of The World Rise Up!…Now Sit And Relax In Another Gallery by Joe Patti

Via Arts Professional UK is a Guardian story on a study that found people under 30 in the UK are twice as likely to visit a museum or gallery each month in order to de-stress. The charity’…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:48PM

THE PROM Comes To Broadway Sessions, 1/24 by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway cast twice monthly. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron Bway Wicke…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42PM

You Always Say You Should See More Theater: Michael C. Hall to Star In One-Night Skittles Musical by Halle Kiefer

Enjoying New York’s bustling theater scene requires a refined palate, and if you’ve been refining yours with a life time of Skittles consumption, has Golden Globe-winning actor Michael C…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:30PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Herringbone – Photo Feature by AussieTheatre

If you’ve had the great pleasure of witnessing the genius of Jay James-Moody on stage, you will be clamouring to get tickets to see his epic, one man musical Herringbone at Kings Cross The…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:50PM

Review: A Catalog of America’s Problems in ‘Awake’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

K. Lorrel Manning takes on racism, homophobia, sexism, police violence and immigration in nine short plays.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48PM

Prince Poppycock (‘AGT: Champions’) takes on Lady Gaga after 9-year absence from ‘America’s Got Talent’ [WATCH] by Marcus James Dixon

“Simon, I see you wore white as well. We’re exactly the same!” opera singer Prince Poppycock joked to “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” judge Simon Co…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:44PM

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: UK Tour of “To Kill a Mockingbird” Canceled Due to Dispute with Broadway Production, Kerry Washington Teases “American Son” Announcement, Oliver Henry Roth Joins the…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:27PM

Theatre Review: ‘Jeffrey’ by Rainbow Theatre Project at DCAC by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

Rainbow Theatre Project’s latest offering is the early 1990s Paul Rudnick play “Jeffrey,” written and set during the AIDS crisis and directed by Robert Mintz.  Through the lens of…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:10PM

Australia’s cultural attractions to take centre-stage in new global tourism initiative by Arts Review

Cultural Attractions of Australia is an Australian first – an industry-led collective of iconic Australian cultural tourism attractions and museums that have joined forces to present t…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:09PM

TodayTix Presents: Ethan Slater Live by Sandi Durell

  With inaugural TodayTix Presents Concert, Ethan Slater Proves He’s Not “Just a Simple Sponge”        by Matt Smith   No matter how much you may have rave…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:08PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: ‘Step Afrika Celebrating 25 Years’ at Strathmore Music Center by Leila Mire

Over MLK Weekend and in alignment with Nelson Mandela’s presidential win 25 years ago, Step Afrika! aptly celebrated their 25th “Anniversary Celebration” at Strathmore Music Center. Th…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:38PM

Will Lin-Manuel Miranda Create Disney's First Latina Princess In A Sequel To MOANA? by Alexa Criscitiello

The New York Post reports that'Hamilton' creatorLin-Manuel Mirandahas beenin talks with Disney about co-writing an animated musical that would feature Disney's first Latina heroine.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32PM

A note from Doug McLennan by Artsjournal

I’d like to ask for your help. ArtsJournal has traditionally not linked to stories behind hard paywalls because our readers can’t see them unless they pay. We have, however, link…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Behind the Sheet

Behind the Sheet Off Off Broadway, Ensemble Studio Theatre Reviewed by Asya Gorovits BOTTOM LINE: Charly Evon Simpson exposes the origins of modern gynecology in her play honoring enslaved…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:48PM

Frozen to have Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in 2020 by Arts Review

Disney Theatrical’s new Broadway hit musical Frozen will have its premiere Australian season at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in July 2020. Based on the 2013 film written by a trio of Osc…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Ariana Grande Has The Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift For You This Year: A New Album by Halle Kiefer

If two new albums in less than six months seems intense, well, Ariana Grande just finished one extremely intense year. On Sunday, the singer teased the impending release of a follow-up to 20…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:58PM

Denver’s latest food hall Broadway Market set to open in February by John Wenzel, The Know

Broadway Market, the new Denver food hall from teams behind the Stanley Marketplace and Avanti Food & Beverage, has an opening date.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:54PM

2018 Sydney Theatre Awards Announced by Arts Review

At a star-studded ceremony on Monday 21 January, the winners of the 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced, with 34 Awards presented, shared between 16 productions which played in Sydney …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:26PM

FEATURED SHOW: Apparatus at the White Bear Theatre, ★★★★★ reviews are in! by Featured Content

Blue Devil Theatre's Brighton Fringe hit Franz Kafka – Apparatus is now in the final week of its London premiere season at the White Bear Theatre. Capital critics have fallen for this brut…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:20PM

FOREIGN TONGUES by Sandy MacDonald

Playwright Nassim Soleimanpour builds a unique dramatic device that’s all heart.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:18PM

Watch Broadway’s Laura Osnes, Susan Egan, and Courtney Reed on Food Network January 21 by Ruthie Fierberg

The three Broadway princesses guest on Giada De Laurentiis’ Winner Cake All.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:13PM

AWAKE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by James Wilson

In Awake, the estimable Barrow Group's current production, K. Lorrel Manning tackles a host of divisive and contemporary hot-button issues. Racism, sexism, Islamophobia, religious hypocrisy,…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:10PM

Violet, Charing Cross Theatre review - Jeanine Tesori's faith musical is a gentle pleasure by Marianka Swain

This intimate work unveils the miracle of acceptanceFollowing Caroline, or Change and Fun Home, the UK is blessed with another work from American composer Jeanine Tesori – this the British…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:06PM

What Happens When MLK Is A National Icon (But Your Politics Don’t Really Agree) by Artsjournal

That Mike Pence and other standard-bearers within this movement can regularly lean on King’s legacy is a consequence of how the civil-rights leader has been canonized. When President Ronal…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM

NEWS: UK & Ireland tour of Harper’s Lee To Kill A Mockingbird is cancelled due to a rights dispute with Broadway production by Press Releases

The planned UK and Ireland tour of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird has been cancelled following an exclusivity claim brought by the producers of the current Broadway production.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:05PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: LAST CALL (Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre) by Samuel Garza Bernstein

RAGING AGAINST THE DYING LIGHT Elderly parents losing their independence is more significant demographically in America now than at any time in our history. Most still-living Greatest Genera…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:55PM

Frozen the Musical is heading to Australia in 2020 by Matt Edwards

Disney Theatrical’s announced today that the hit musical Frozen will have its premiere Australian season at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney from July 2020. Disney has previously had great suc…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:51PM

Darkfield’s Séance begins at VAULT Festival: Watch the trailer & see audience reactions by Featured Content

Have you experienced sonic specialists Darkfield? Their hit container show Séance helps launch VAULT Festival this week. Watch the trailer - and see how audiences have been reacting on tour…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30PM

Snowfall Over Sydney! FROZEN To Get Australian Premiere In July 2020 by Alexa Criscitiello

A blizzard is about to hit Australia Disney Theatrical's new Broadway hit musical Frozen will have its premiere Australian season in Sydney July 2020.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM

VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For Ahrens & Flaherty's MARIE: A New Musical at The 5th Avenue Theatre by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has a first look at a new trailer for MARIE A New Musical from Ahrens and Flaherty Anastasia, Ragtime, Seussical coming to Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM

BWW TV: SCHOOL OF ROCK Kids Return for One Final Jam on Closing Night! by BroadwayWorld TV

Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit School of Rock - The Musical played its final performance on Broadway on Sunday evening, January 20, 2019 by welcoming back dozens of former young cast member…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM

UPDATE: UK and Ireland Tour of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Forced to Cancel; Broadway Production 'Coming Soon' by BroadwayWorld

The forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of To Kill a Mockingbird, previously announced on 16 July, 2018, has been forced to cancel.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Dancing Around The World by Artsjournal

Matt Bray spent a year traveling all over the world filming himself dancing with whomever was where he was. He calls it the “1000 People of Dance” project, and it’s fun. &#…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Record Numbers Of Readers Buying Poetry In The UK by Artsjournal

Statistics from UK book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan show that sales grew by just over 12% last year, for the second year in a row. In total, 1.3m volumes of poetry were sold in 2018, addi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

‘The best part is seeing families smiling, sharing a story together’: Brave Bold Drama on Alf the Highwayman at VAULT Festival by Featured Content

What was the play or film that you saw as a child that had a lasting effect on you? What if you could have a similar impact on today's younger generation? As they bring their award-winning h…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:39PM

Isabella Rossellini Is Going to the Dogs With Link Link Circus

Actor-filmmaker Isabella Rossellini is on the road touring with her latest project, Link Link Circus, an unusual theatrical performance about the intelligence of animals that combines lighth…

SOURCE: www.laweekly.com at 05:11PM

VIDEO: On This Day, January 21- Remembering Tony Winning Costume Designer Theoni V. Aldredge by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day, we salute the life and art ofTheoni V. Aldredge, the costume designer of the original stage version of 'La Cage aux Folles' and 'Annie' on Broadway who passed away on this day i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

A Cut Above: A Review of Evil Dead The Musical at Black Button Eyes Productions by Noel Schecter

Based on the cult horror franchise of the same name, this 2003 musical is a bloody good time.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Proposed New London Concert Hall Makes A Bold Statement by Artsjournal

The £288 million it will cost will all come from private donations, and the hall’s backers know critics will say now is not the time for such an expensive building. “Now is never the ti…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PM

Eye-Popping Plans For London’s New Center For Music by Artsjournal

Images show a place of open foyers dotted with informal performance spaces, where mezzanines, stairs and escalators create a vertical parade of places to see and be seen. Architect Diller de…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PM

Concert Review: Lady Gaga Outdoes Her Other Vegas Show With Masterful ‘Jazz & Piano’ by Chris Willman

In a year when Lady Gaga stands to win at least one Oscar next month and has a decent chance at two, it may sound like a case of premature congratulation to suggest that she’s already enjo…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:40PM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t impressed with Aaron Sorkin’s advice to ‘stop acting like young people’ by Emily Heil

The "West Wing" creator said the "new crop" of Dems "now need to stop acting like young people."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:32PM

These Two Stars Form The Ultimate Ingredient In This Pie Musical by Jeryl Brunner

When Gavin Creel met Sara Bareilles sparks flew. They continue their connection in the hit musical Waitress.

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:32PM

Lady Gaga calls Mike Pence 'worst representation' of Christian by Usa Today, Usa Today

At her Las Vegas show, "Enigma," Lady Gaga said, "I am a Christian woman" and Vice President Mike Pence is "wrong."        

SOURCE: USA Today at 04:28PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Darryl Reilly

Though exhibiting its source material’s young adult sensibility, Ally Sheedy’s highly effective stage adaption is totally absorbing for adults as well. Ms. Sheedy shrewdly captures the s…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:57PM

Theater Review: Two Cheers for Manual Cinema’s”The End of TV” by Bill Marx

I strongly advise you to explore the wizardry of Manual Cinema -- its potential is considerable. The post Theater Review: Two Cheers for Manual Cinema’s”The End of TV” app…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:54PM

Orchestra Tickets Starting at $75 to See Best Musical Winner THE BAND'S VISIT on Broadway by Contests - Broadway

Orchestra Seats from 75 for the 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical THE BAND'S VISIT. The Band's Visit is the winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, making it one of the most …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

BWW TV: Travel Back to the 60's with a Sneak Peek of MY VERY OWN BRITISH INVASION at Paper Mill Playhouse! by Tv - Press Previews

Paper Mill Playhousewill soonpresentthe world premiere of My Very Own British Invasion with book by Tony award-winner Rick Elice Peter and the Starcatcher. My Very Own British Invasion is pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards by Walter McBride

Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards held on March 28, 1982 at the Uris Theater, now called the Gershwin Theater, New York City.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

Adam Jacobs, Alton Fitzgerald White, Heidi Blickenstaff to Perform at the DISNEY ON BROADWAY CONCERT SERIES by TV News Desk

TheEpcot International Festival of the Arts, which runs from January 18 to February 25, 2019, presents the third annualDisney on Broadway Concert Series.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

A KGB Museum… In Chelsea by Artsjournal

The tour starts with a mock-up of a chief officer’s work space. A mannequin wearing a K.G.B. chief officer’s uniformis at a desk with a flag of Soviet Russia behind him. To the mannequi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

Shortly Before Its Annual Conference, Workers At The Grantmakers In The Arts’ Hotel Went On Strike. What To Do? by Artsjournal

It was a tough decision says Edwin Torres, the organization’s new leader. Do we live our values or not? So GIA arranged to move its sessions to cultural venues all over Oakland. It mad…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

China’s White-Hot Movie Industry Is Cooling by Artsjournal

China’s box office hit new heights in 2018, raking in about $9 billion, but it was also a year of drastic regulatory changes and a government tax crackdown that have spooked investors and …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM

MCC: Welcome to the Neighborhood! by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia Perhaps MCC Theater should return to its original name. In 1986, NYU grads Bob LuPone and Bernie...Continue Reading The post MCC: Welcome to the Neighborhood! appeared firs…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 03:23PM

Admissions review. White liberals defend their privileges in Joshua Harmon’s scathing comedy by John Bavoso

A couple of weeks ago, the satire site McSweeney’s published an article entitled, “How Can I Help to Promote Diversity Without Relinquishing Any of My Power?” This title alone could se…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:18PM

Comedy News: Tom Papa at Rams Head On Stage! by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country finding success in film, television and radio as well as on the live stage. Tom premi…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:05PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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LES MISERABLES Fans Unite Against Changes to Original Staging by BroadwayWorld

Almost 2.7K fans have signed a petition to save the original staging, begging Cameron Mackintosh 'By all means keep the 'reimagined' one for tours but don't replace the original'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM

The comic ‘Admissions’ tests white privilege and getting into college by Nelson Pressley

More dyspeptic social laughs from the writer of “Bad Jews.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:54PM

Disney Posts $580 Million Loss For 2018 by Artsjournal

The loss is primarily because of the company’s investment in the Hulu streaming service. Disney has announced its own streaming service Disney+ which is supposed to launch later this y…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM

Facebook’s Ten Year Challenge – The Perfect Way To Train Facial Recognition Programs? by Artsjournal

Imagine that you wanted to train a facial recognition algorithm on age-related characteristics and, more specifically, on age progression (e.g., how people are likely to look as they get old…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM

Rewrite The Bible? Well, Yes, Actually by Artsjournal

Robert Alter’s method of peeling down to the strangeness of the original in order to reveal another kind of beauty can be bracing, like seeing a familiar painting with its accumulations of…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM

Backstage, a ‘School of Rock’ Staffer Faces Graduation by Alexis Soloski

Jill Valentine was head guardian for the musical, which closed Sunday, for almost four years, making sure the child actors were fed, watered and rested.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PM

Review: ‘Stonefish’ by The Coil Project at Greenbelt Arts Center by Allie Press

On Saturday, January 19, I had the pleasure of seeing Erica Smith’s years-in-the-making play, Stonefish, produced by The Coil Project and Greenbelt Arts Center. Director David Dieudonne an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:23PM

Broken Keys: A Review of Cardboard Piano at Timeline Theatre Company by Ben Kaye

What is broken and what can be fixed are essential and uneasy questions in this local premiere from playwright Hansol Jung.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Ben Bailey Smith (AKA Doc Brown) webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Tv

The rapper, standup and actor will be joining us on Tuesday 22 January at 1pm GMT 11.54am GMT If you’re not familiar with the name Ben Bailey Smith, you’ll like recognise the moniker of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM

Major tour of To Kill a Mockingbird cancelled following ‘rights clash with Broadway producer’ by Georgia Snow

A major UK tour of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird has been cancelled after a Broadway production of the play claimed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:48PM

To Kill A Mockingbird UK Tour Cancelled by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jonathan Church Productions, Curve Theatre Leicester and Regent’s Park Theatre have announced the cancellation of the UK and Ireland tour of Harper Lee’s To Kill …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:46PM

Photo Flash: Gloria Steinem and Cast of GLORIA: A LIFE March in the Women's Unity Rally by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, GLORIA A Liferescheduled its Saturday, January 19 matinee performance in order for the company to join the Women's March in NYC. Check out photos of the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM

BWW Interview: Ali Ewoldt Explains Her Lessons Learned from ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by Nicole Rosky

Anne Shirley is coming to the stageRoyal Family Productions, a Times Square based non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, will s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM

Theater Review: “Othello” at the American Repertory Theater — Un-moored by Laurence Senelick

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of Othello lacks a tragic dimension not because it highlights Othello’s “Otherness,” but because it eschews any vestige of grandeur or nobili…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:32PM

The Promise Of Esa-Pekka Salonen And The San Francisco Symphony (A Sneak Preview) by Artsjournal

The classical field is now waiting to see what Mr. Salonen will do in his career’s full maturity. He has announced a benevolent little think-tank army of artists who will be helping him, i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PM

The Next Chapter For Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre by Artsjournal

“I think our job as cultural leaders is to empower that conversation, to say ‘Let’s elevate artists’ leadership at this time when we need people to articulate a future that we ca…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PM

The Morning After the Life Before by Sandi Durell

  by Cathy Hammer   In 2015, the Republic of Ireland passed an amendment to their constitution allowing Gay couples the rights of marriage. Though civil partnerships had been recog…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:31PM

Voting Ballot: ‘Best Chorus’ as Part of MD Theatre Guide’s Best of 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

In a recent poll, MD Theatre Guide readers were given the chance to submit their write-in nominations for the Best of 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. From the list of write-in submissions, th…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:25PM

Michael C. Hall To Star In One-Show-Only Broadway Skittles Musical by Greg Evans

Michael C. Hall will star in what may be the strangest Super Bowl commercial that’s not a Super Bowl commercial: The star will appear live in a one-performance-only half-hour Broadway…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:23PM

Two River Theater presents Michael Frayn’s ‘Noises Off’ by Cameron Kelsall

Two River Theater’s production of ‘Noises Off,’ Michael Frayn’s durable backstage comedy, works too hard and achieves too little. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:22PM

First look at Pinter Seven rehearsals by Robin Johnson

If you're going to finish off a season, finish it off with this cast: Danny Dyer, Martin Freeman, John Heffernan and Gemma Whelan in Pinter Seven. The post First look at Pinter Seven rehears…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:16PM

Jeffrey review. Paul Rudnick’s comedy of love in the time of AIDS by John Bavoso

There’s no such thing as love without risk. Risk of rejection. Risk of your partner finding someone else. But for gay men in the ‘80s and ‘90s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, love a…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:04PM

Reviewing student shows – or not… by Susan Elkin

Surely it’s part of good, thorough training to prepare students for the critical world by letting them experience it before they graduate – even if you invite in only those critics you c…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM

Bruntwood Prize announces Kwame Kwei-Armah as chair of the judges and new playwriting categories by Giverny Masso

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2019 is to include two new categories, as Young Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah is announced as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Go Inside School of Rock’s Final Broadway Bow by Marc J. Franklin

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ended its Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre January 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM

Choir Boy by Elizabeth Wollman

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy, just extended at the Friedman, is poignant, moving, and lovely. A coming-of-age drama set in an exclusive all-male, all-black boarding school, th…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 12:48PM

Bob Greenblatt Addresses the Nudity in HAIR LIVE and Hints at Live Christmas Musical for NBC by TV News Desk

Bob Greenblatt, who will soon bring alive staging of the musical Hairto NBC in May, will accept the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award at the 16th annual NATPE National Association of Television…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM

Why The Bauhaus Still Has Ahold Of Us 100 Years Later by Artsjournal

The name has become an adjective as well as a noun – Bauhaus style, Bauhaus look. And now it is coming up for the centenary of its founding, which shows both that what was called the “…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PM

Nederlands Dans Theater 2 by Joel Benjamin

All four works—particularly the first three—had a certain offhanded similarity, a lack of formal movement ideas and construction, but all four choreographers are clearly students of the …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:31PM

Billy Budd, Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo — striking but hollow

Annilese Miskimmon’s production of Britten’s opera is musically excellent but the story is apathetically told

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:26PM

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant review at Churchill Theatre, Bromley – ‘energetically performed’ by Theo Bosanquet

The tale of Elmer and his existential crisis has been entertaining very young children for 30 years, so he has packed his

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:23PM

Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang at the Royal Festival Hall — from no frills to swashbuckling drama

The violinist and pianist’s recital included pieces by Mozart and Strauss

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:20PM

SoFla Symphony Delivers Many High Notes With Porgy and Bess by Bill Hirschman

If there is one disappointment about the South Florida Symphony’s ambitious staging of Porgy and Bess it is that there aren’t more opportunities to see the production. The Wilton Manors-…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:18PM

McCarter Theatre Center presents Eleanor Burgess’s ‘The Niceties’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘The Niceties,’ a thrilling new play at McCarter Theatre Center, considers academic freedom across a racial and generational divide. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:17PM

Trick or Treat Opens at 59E59 by Barry Gordin

NYC premiere of a dark comedy with Tony nominee Gordon Clapp January 20, 2019: Jack Neary’s Halloween drama, Trick or Treat, produced by Northern Stage, opened at 59E59 Theaters for a …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:07PM

Solo art shows at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery by Pauline Adamek

Next month, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) will debut two solo exhibitions from February 14 — Apr 14, 2019. The first is Gravity by David Alekhuogie, and will feature…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:06PM

Review: Submission, a dystopian view of Muslim Brotherhood’s takeover of Europe by Tim Treanor

Do you think we have problems, with our enormous partisan divide? It is 2022, and the French are electing a new President. In one corner, the National Front’s Marine Le Pen (Stacy Whit…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:04PM

Les Mis tour production manager on how 16 lorries with 80 tons of kit keep the show on the road by Andy Plaice

Travelling to venues around the UK and Ireland, Les Miserables is a touring juggernaut. Production manager tells Andy Plaice about the military

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM

Who Are the Characters in Broadway’s Choir Boy? by Ruthie Fierberg

Jeremy Pope, J. Quinton Johnson, Caleb Eberhardt, Nicholas L. Ashe, and John Clay III introduce you to their Broadway alter egos in Tarell Avlin MCraney’s play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

It’s dangerous, edgy, sensuous & sexy’: Peter Darney directs Kompromat at the Vault Festival by Rev Stan

Peter Darney is currently directing gay crime thriller Kompromat by David Thame, which was inspired by the 2010 ‘spy in the bag’ murders and opens at the Vault Festival this week.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Ziggurat design unveiled for new London music hall

Venue at edge of Barbican, with 2,000 seat main auditorium, will cost almost £300m

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:51AM

Lady Gaga slams Mike Pence as the 'worst representation of what it means to be a Christian' by Usa Today, Cydney Henderson, Usa Today

Lady Gaga took aim at Mike Pence, who defended his wife's teaching job at a school that bans LGBT employees, students and kids of gay parents.       …

SOURCE: USA Today at 11:42AM

INDUSTRY: Social Insight Report - January 21st - THE PROM and THE NEW ONE Top Growth For 2nd Consecutive Week by Alan Henry

The top growing current Broadway musicals were The Prom 2.55, The Cher Show 1.42, King Kong 1.04, My Fair Lady 1.03 and Pretty Woman 1.03.The top growing current Broadway plays were The New …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

VIDEO: Jordan Fisher Discusses His Broadway Dreams, RENT LIVE on LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN by Stage Tube

On Monday morning's episode of 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,'Jordan Fisher joins Kelly and Ryan to talk about the upcoming live production of RENT.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

Exclusive Podcast: Go 'Behind the Curtain' with Tony-Winning Producer, Co-Owner of Feinstein's/54 Below Richard Frankel by Behind The Curtain

Richard Frankel is one of Broadway's most respected producers and is one of the co-owners of Feinstein's54 Below, arguable the most influential cabaret space in the world. As a producer, his…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

Great Opportunities in this Week's BroadwayWorld Classifieds, 1/17 by BroadwayWorld

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 1212019 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

RENT's Brandon Victor Dixon to Host Musical Edition of HQ Trivia by TV News Desk

Tonight at 9 pm ET6 pm PT, play the musical-themed HQ Trivia game, hosted by Rent's Brandon Victor Dixon. Answer all questions correctly, and you could win paid rent for one year

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

A Will for the People: A Review of Fuente Ovejuna at City Lit Theater by Hugh Iglarsh

Written more than four hundred years ago, this play about collective resolve against singular authority remains urgently contemporary.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:30AM

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! | Coming to Broadway this Spring by Broadwaydirect

In 1943, Oklahoma! reinvented the musical and captured the spirit of America. Over 75 years later, this spirit has evolved in ways we never could have hoped, feared, or imagined. This Oklaho…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:26AM

A 32-Year Journey to Hell’s Kitchen by Michael Paulson

MCC Theater, an influential but itinerant Off Broadway nonprofit, has finally found a home.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AM

Why Have Netflix’s Recent Movies Attracted Such Massive Audiences? by Artsjournal

Netflix published the figures for some of their biggest recent releases – Sex Education, You and Bird Box. And those numbers were pretty impressive, with the two series on course to be…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Movies Are Global – And That’s Changing Hollywood by Artsjournal

Twenty years ago Hollywood earned 30 percent of its revenue internationally. Now it’s 70 percent. And that means what Hollywood makes is more and more influenced by the international m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

The Magic Flute review at Grand Theatre, Leeds – ‘an ambitious production’ by George Hall

Mozart’s opera contains so many elements – fairytale, quest story, spiritual journey, low comedy and high-minded defence of Freemasonry – that any

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AM

Why the Women of Oklahoma! Can’t Say No to This Evocative Revival by Leigh Scheps

Sexy, stripped down, suggestive, and reimagined: These are the words being used to describe the revival of Oklahoma!, beginning previews March 19. It’s not how the classical musical would…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:16AM

Podcast Episode 174 – Pulitzer Prize Winner, Alfred Uhry

https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/926927-episode-174-pulitzer-prize-winner-alfred-uhry.mp3   I first met Alfred Uhry when I was company managing the reading and the workshop of Parade,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:12AM

“Atardecer” is at Yelmo Cinemas by Blouin Artinfo

Hungarian period drama film Atardecer (“Sunset”) opens in theatres across Spain on January 16, 2019.According to the Yelma Cines website, the film is set in Budapest; the heart of Europe…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:09AM

The New Oklahoma! Will Surprise You by Gordon Cox

Oklahoma! is back — but this isn’t your grandparents’ Broadway musical. This spring, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 1943 musical Oklahoma! returns to Broadway as a surprising …

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:05AM

Podcast Episode 174 – Pulitzer Prize Winner, Alfred Uhry

I first met Alfred Uhry when I was company managing the reading and the workshop of Parade, the musical he wrote with Jason Robert Brown, years before it made it to Broadway. Shows undergo…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

‘Splendid music is the clear highlight’: THE QUEEN OF SPADES – Royal Opera House by Simon Parris

Splendid music is the clear highlight of an unusual and indulgent staging of Tchaikovsky opera The Queen of Spades, the central concept of which wears thin very quickly.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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An exhilarating double bill: Asphodel Meadows and The Two Pigeons

The Royal Ballet revives Liam Scarlett’s satisfying work and Frederick Ashton’s classic

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The 1975 — an electric atmosphere at the O2 Arena, London

The band made critics eat their words — and had the fans eating out of their hands

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Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest Patti Murin! 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 10:32AM

Photo Coverage: The Cast of SCHOOL OF ROCK Takes its Closing Night Curtain Call by Jennifer Broski

Last night, January 20, School of Rock played its final Broadway performance. BroadwayWorld was there for the emotional night. Check out the photos from the final curtain call below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

VIDEO: CBS Sunday Morning Remembers Carol Channing by Stage Tube

CBS Sunday Morning paid tribute to Channing yesterday during its program. The show aired clips from past interviews, as well as productions Channing was in, including Hello, Dolly

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

VIDEO: Adam Lambert Performs NFL Parody of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Stage Tube

On Sunday night, James Corden had a special NFL championship episode of 'The Late Late Show with James Corden.' Corden ended the episode with a rendition of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' compr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

What's Playing on Broadway: January 21-27, 2019 by Bww Special

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for January 21-27, 2019.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Chides Audience Member Without Breaking Rap by Artsjournal

“LADY FILMING IN THE 4th ROW, PLEASE STOP IT, I gotta holler just to be heard…” he rapped, according to his tweet. The clever diss replaced the line, “The problem is …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:12AM

What Does It Mean To Be A “National” Theatre? by Artsjournal

Put the word “national” in your name and you become a receptacle for a country’s values. In what you do, the nation will seek to see the very definition of itself; a definition perhaps…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:12AM

Sam Waterston joins cast of Fountain Theatre’s ‘Ms. Smith Goes to Washington’ at L.A. City Hall by Fountaintheatre

Sam Waterston (Law & Order, The Newsroom, Gracie and Frankie) will join Scandal co-stars Joshua Malina, Jeff Perry and Bellamy Young for a one-night only, all-star reading of Ms…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 10:08AM

17 Dramatic Monologues For Women by Kailey Hansen

The audition room can be a stressful place, and preparing for your shot in front of casting directors can be equally as daunting. Pick up your metaphorical sword and slay your next audition …

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 10:03AM

Call Answered: Chantelle Albers: "The 6th Friend" & "Promises" by Adam Rothenberg

Horror films, gripping stories, hula hooping, and tea are just some of the things that attracted me to actress and producer Chantelle Albers. Chantelle’s latest horror film, The 6th Friend…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:03AM

‘Theatre doesn’t come in any better packaging than this’: THE SNOWMAN – Birmingham ★★★★★ by Helen McWilliams

In its 25th anniversary year, The Snowman stage show, based on the Raymond Briggs classic, is heart-warming and brings tears to the eyes in equal measure.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Performance artist Greg Wohead: ‘I’d make myself do a solo show – you book it, then you do it’ by Giverny Masso

With his previous work including a show about Elvis Presley and an exploration of serial killer Ted Bundy, Greg Wohead tells Giverny

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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The Band’s Visit Celebrates 500 Performances on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

David Yazbek and Itamar Moses’ Tony Award-winning musical celebrated the milestone at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre January 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, January 21, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Review: Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights gets the Pointless treatment in Visions of Love by Debbie Minter Jackson

The Pointless Theatre collaborators are skilled adaptors of familiar stories. Using a unique visual approach to theater and storytelling, the company finds the pulse points, the underlying h…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AM

School of Rock: The Musical review by Roy Maurer

I normally don’t like dumb movies of the kind in which the actor Jack Black has made a conspicuous brand. But School of Rock, the sleeper hit from 2003, wasn’t that dumb—it was funny a…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AM

BWW's On This Day - January 21, 2019

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM

Broadway on TV: Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher, PRETTY WOMAN, & More for Week of January 21, 2019 by TV News Desk

From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week ofJanuary 21, 2019

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM

Poll: Should theatre be doing more to address Brexit on stage? by Matthew Hemley

This week, Matt Trueman criticised theatre for failing to do enough to address Brexit on stage. He said: “British theatre dropped the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AM

Is Singing Opera In English An Accessibility Issue? Is So, To Whom? by Artsjournal

Mark Wigglesworth wants to make “opera accessible to all” and “all”, by definition, includes riff-raff. He sees this as the ENO’s mission. “Accessibility,” he writes, “is not…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

Gary Indiana Didn’t Care About His Village Voice Reviews. But He Had Fun by Artsjournal

Sometimes he wrote columns in which all of the proper names had been excised, which rendered them useless as gallery PR; others featured pseudonymous composite characters like “Gaston Porc…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

Mark Wigglesworth: Why Singing Opera In English Is A Good Idea by Artsjournal

“The idea that opera can only work in its original form is a dangerously small step from saying that Italian or German opera can only be done well by Italians or Germans. Operas are en…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

Study: UK Artists Earn An Average Of £16,150 – Only 1/3 Comes From Their Art by Artsjournal

The research has shone new light on the portfolio careers of artists: 20% of respondents work three or more jobs, and of those taking jobs, a third have roles in fields with nothing to do wi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

‘An illuminating work of biography’: GENTLEMAN JACK – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre by Ian Foster

it is pleasing to see that Ross McGregor’s new play Gentleman Jack respects its subject enough to give a full picture of their life.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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MLK Jr at 90: What Martin Luther King Jr. would say today…. by New York Theater

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrating what would have been the civil rights leader’s 90thbirthday, and it’s easy to find articles that ask: What would he say about what’s ha…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:46AM

NEWS: New devised drama Ghost Girl // Gwei Mui 鬼妹 explores growing up British Chinese at Camden People’s Theatre by Featured Content

What does it really mean to be British and Chinese in contemporary England? That's the question posed by Ghost Girl // Gwei Mui 鬼妹, Jennifer Tang's devised theatre piece which runs at Ca…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:33AM

Ute Lemper to bring solo show to London’s Arcola Theatre by Georgia Snow

Ute Lemper, who originated the role of Velma Kelly in the London production of Chicago, will bring her one-woman show to the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:19AM

VIDEO: Michael C. Hall Will Star in 'Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical' - Watch the Teaser Trailer! by Stephanie Wild

As BroadwayWorld previously announced, this year, instead of running a 30-second ad during the big game, SKITTLES is creating the first-ever commercial performed as a live Broadway musical. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AM

Asphodel Meadows/The Two Pigeons review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘a perfect pairing’ by Neil Norman

The contrasts could hardly be more pronounced. Youthful vigour versus dulcet experience; aesthetic abstraction versus trad narrative; cool objectivity versus tear-jerking melodrama.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM

What’s Art Worth? At Heart, It’s An Easy Question by Artsjournal

Though the art market is often described as capricious, it has a clear logic: the art that commands the most money at a given moment is that which best reflects its collectors’ view of the…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:04AM

Famed Louis Kahn-Designed Concert Boat Retires To Florida by Artsjournal

It was designed by Kahn for the 1976 Bicentennial and lived in Pittsburgh. But it’s been in disrepair for years and its elderly owner has been trying to unload it. In 2017, cellist Yo …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:04AM

‘Pacey & engaging’: A MODEST LITTLE MAN – Bread & Roses Theatre ★★★★ by Shanine Salmon

A Modest Little Man is a pacey and engaging one-act play. The characters are – for the most part – well fleshed out and well realised.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Notre Dame de Paris: How a spectacular French show chimed with global audiences by Mark Shenton

As the epic musical adaptation of Notre Dame de Paris returns to London for the first time in nearly two decades, actors

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:45AM

Menier mounts star-studded revival of David Hare’s The Bay At Nice by Robin Johnson

Sir Richard Eyre will direct Penelope Wilton & Ophelia Lovibond in a revival of Sir David Hare's The Bay At Nice at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The post Menier mounts star-studded rev…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:38AM

Penelope Wilton and Ophelia Lovibond to star in David Hare revival at Menier Chocolate Factory by Georgia Snow

Richard Eyre will direct a revival of The Bay at Nice at the Menier Chocolate Factory, starring Penelope Wilton. Wilton will star

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AM

Creche set up in London fringe venue to support theatregoers with children by Matthew Hemley

A theatre company is offering parents free childcare when they attend its latest production. Anyone attending a Sunday matinee of Rachel Harper’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AM

£20m scheme to ‘unleash creativity across the nation’ announces five English winners by Georgia Snow

A creative hub on the Thames estuary and arts spaces built in Worcester’s railway arches are among the cultural projects awarded a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AM

Broadway Heat: The Cher Show Edition: The Championship! by JK

HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: THE CHER SHOW EDITIONTHIS IS IT, CHICKADEES! This week, your votes will name the …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:06AM

Vault Festival 2019: colourful protests, slick storytelling and cult horror – this year’s top shows by Fergus Morgan

Theatre has had few success stories as dramatic as Vault in recent years. The annual festival, which has been held in the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM

Cirque du Soleil’s Totem review at Royal Albert Hall, London – ‘ambitious, but patchy’ by Rosemary Waugh

Written and directed by Robert Lepage, Cirque du Soleil’s Totem was last in the UK in 2011.  The ambitious show loosely chronicles

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AM

Just because: Ricardo Montalban “plays” Aaron Copland by Terry Teachout

Ricardo Montalban “plays” “Fantasia Mexicana,” Johnny Green’s arrangement for piano and orchestra of Aaron Copland’s El Salón Mexico, in Fiesta, a 1947 film directed b…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

Almanac: Colin Wilson on suffering by Terry Teachout

“Suffering is admittedly one of the central problems of human existence; but this is because we have a suspicion that it is all for nothing. If we had a certainty about meaning, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

‘Ninety minutes of pure joy’: TWELFTH NIGHT – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Anna Girvan’s music festival themed production of Twelfth Night has plenty of nice elements to it – but can get carried away with itself at times.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Phantom’s original Christine Sarah Brightman returns to London to perform in concert for the first time in 15 years

Phantom favourite and best-selling soprano Sarah Brightman returns to London for the first time since 2004 with her new world tour, Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert, at the Royal Albert Hall…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: Twelfth Night, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭ by Sophie Adnitt

By Sophie Adnitt Sophie Adnitt reviews William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night now playing at Southwark Playhouse This post REVIEW: Twelfth Night, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭ first ap…

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REVIEW: Grindr The Opera, Above The Stag ✭✭✭✭✭ by Jennifer Christie

By Jennifer Christie Jennifer Christie reviews the return season of Grindr the Opera now playing at Above The Stag Theatre in Vauxhall, London. This post REVIEW: Grindr The Opera, Above The …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:13AM

Wake Up With BWW 1/21: First Look at Tiki Barber in KINKY BOOTS, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld and welcome to a new week Start your Monday morning with the latest Broadway news

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AM

‘Stellar performances & a stunning soundscape’: OUTLYING ISLANDS – King’s Head Theatre by Laura Kressly

There are some stellar performances and a stunning soundscape from Atticist in Outlying Islands at the King’s Head Theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Michael C. Hall Will Star in Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical; Watch the Teaser Video by Andrew Gans

Rather than take out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl, Skittles will present a 30-minute musical at Town Hall to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59AM

Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour review at Arena Birmingham – ‘slick and spangled’ by Anna Winter

Dangle the disco balls and crank up Copacabana because Strictly’s live tour is back on the road. With the full coterie of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AM

NEWS: Penelope Wilton & Ophelia Lovibond are cast in David Hare’s The Bay at Nice at the Menier Chocolate Factory by Press Releases

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a major revival of David Hare’s The Bay at Nice. Richard Eyre directs Martin Hutson, Ophelia Lovibond, David Rintoul and Penelope Wilton. The pro…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:42AM

NEWS: Mary Poppins’ return to the West End is confirmed for October 2019 by Press Releases

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Mary Poppins, the musical based on the stories of P. L. Travers and the original film, returns to its original West End home at the Prince…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

Mary Poppins’ flight back to the West End is scheduled for October 2019

Could there be a better time for Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Mary Poppins to return to the West End, with the movie sequel starring Emily Blunt having been such a hit…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:30AM

NOW 19: 24 Italian Songs and Arias; Diana is Dead, at the Yard Theatre by Ava Wong Davies

'Brutally sincere': Ava Wong Davies writes on the Yard's double bill of work by Brian Lobel and FK Alexander, which explore failure and Princess Diana. The post NOW 19: 24 Italian Songs and…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:29AM

Club Mex review at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester – ‘funny, innovative and well-cast musical’ by Natalie Douglas

For Club Mex, a new musical penned by comic Tamar Broadbent, Manchester’s ever-versatile Hope Mill warehouse space is transformed into a Mexican

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:09AM

Jerry Springer – the Opera to be revived at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester by Matthew Hemley

Controversial production Jerry Springer – the Opera is being revived at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, 15 years since it last

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:06AM

Winners announced for the 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards by Matt Edwards

The 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight at a star-studded event at the Seymour Centre’s York Theatre. 34 awards were shared between 16 productions, with LPD and the Hayes The…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:03AM

‘Exceptionally meditative & occasionally very moving’: THE UNRETURNING – Theatre Royal Stratford East by Aleks Sierz

Frantic Assembly’s latest, The Unreturning, is a moving meditation on war and masculinity, thanks to playwright Anna Jordan.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

A Homecoming for “Hamilton” in Puerto Rico by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman and Rick Negron, who plays a Trumpish King George III in the hit musical “Hamilton,” stroll the plazas of Negron’s home town.

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Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Top Reasons to See Club Mex at the Hope Mill Theatre

New immersive nightclub musical CLUB MEX has just started performances at Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre, where it's booking until 10 February. Manchester-based contributor Glenn Meads round…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 04:30AM

J. Carrol Naish: Played Everything But Irish by Trav S.D.

Today we celebrate character actor J. Carrol Naish (1896-1973). Two surprising things about Naish’s Irish heritage (his parents were Irish immigrants to the U.S.): 1) That it exists at…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:12AM

For Broadway Week: 10 Broadway (and Off-Broadway) Musicals by Trav S.D.

In addition to being Martin Luther King Day (see previous post), it also happens to be the first day of Broadway Week here in New York. We observe it with a little post about some musicals …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:12AM

For MLK Day: A Preview of Coming Attractions by Trav S.D.

Martin Luther King Day couldn’t be a better timed or more appropriate time to announce our upcoming blitz of African-American related content on Travalanche for Black History Month (Fe…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:12AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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'You'll never play Romeo!' How character actors have the last laugh by David Jays

They have always lost out on romantic lead roles. But while glamour fades, talent endures – letting these supporting stars win the long gameWhen the actor Paul Chahidi was leaving drama sc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Legacies of Music Makers by Artsjournal

The deaths of multi-instrumentalist Joseph Jarman, best known as the face-painted shaman of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Alvin Fielder, Alvin Fielder, drums re-conceptualizing drummer…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32AM

Recent Listening: Jazz Is Of The World by Artsjournal

Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren, Mare Nostrum III (ACT) This third outing by Mare Nostrum continues the international trio’s close collaboration in a series of albums.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32AM

“Metti La Nonna in Freezer” at Genesis Cinema, London by Blouinartinfo

“Metti La Nonna in Freezer” (“Put your grandmother in the freezer”) is the bizarre title of the black comedy directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe Stasi, an irreverent story abo…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:15AM

Matt Trueman: British theatre has its head in the sand over Brexit by Matt Trueman

As David Dimbleby called the result of the EU referendum, I was watching from a Travelodge toilet in Birmingham. How fitting. A

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Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (January 21-27) by Natasha Tripney

Jack Lear – Hull Truck Theatre Barrie Rutter directs and plays the title role in Ben Benison’s updating of King Lear about a Humber

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Lyn Gardner: Personal taste matters to us theatregoers, but a little bit of what you don’t like can do you good by Lyn Gardner

We are what we eat, runs the old cliché. But maybe we are also the sum of our tastes. We often wear

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” at Laemmle, Los Angeles by Blouinartinfo

“Glass,” a sequel to director M. Night Shyamalan’s previous films “Unbreakable (2000) and “Split” (2016) will open on January 17, 2019 at Laemmle, Los Angeles. “Glass,” …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:59AM

The Dark review – dangerous escape from Idi Amin's Uganda by Arifa Akbar

The Egg, BathNick Makoha’s fragmented and vertiginous account of his treacherous journey to Britain is a story of our timesOn the left of the stage, a screen projects the Miltonic line: �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM

BWW Review: Diplomacy Demands Charisma in Helen Banner's INTELLEGENCE by Michael Dale

'Before I walk in the room, I remember who I am,' explains rising hotshot negotiator Sarah in Helen Banner's new drama. 'I'm American. And I'm a woman, an attractive woman, divorced, success…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42AM

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 1/20-1/21/2019

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Monday, January 21, 2019 - Monday, January 21, 2019.

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"The Front Runner" at Everyman Cinemas, London by Blouinartinfo

Hugh Jackman starrer “The Front Runner,” an American biographical film, is on view through January 17, 2019 at Everyman Cinemas, London.According to Wikipedia, the film, which stars Hugh…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:37AM

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Discovering Rogue by Christian Kiley by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Discovering Rogue by Christian Kiley is a showdown of stereotypes and self-identity and an issue-based drama that your high school performers can tr…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Monday, January 21, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Research: On Engaging With Art And Who Is Doing It by Artsjournal

“One of the strongest things that struck us was how many people leading these programmes have an authentic belief in social justice, democracy and building social and cultural capital.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18AM

Top Picks of the 2019 Midsumma Festival by Arts Review

Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival has returned in all its wild finery, bringing a kaleidoscope of preeminent queer arts and cultural festivities across Melbourne through to 10 February 201…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:15AM

Berlinale Series 2019 Line-up includes Amazon’s “Hanna” and Netflix’s “Quicksand” by Blouin Artinfo

Amazon’s “Hanna” and Netflix’s Swedish drama “Quicksand” are the highlights of 2019 Berlinale Drama Series Days, the Berlin International Film Festival's popular TV sidebar, repo…

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

Chinese Animation Series “Boonie Bears” get a nod for Korean Release by Blouin Artinfo

 Animation studio Fantawild and content distributor Media to Media have struck a license deal to release two seasons of the hit Chinese animation series “Boonie Bears” in South Kore…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:10AM

Both Sides, Now — how Joni Mitchell reclaimed her 1966 song later in life

Doris Day and Leonard Nimoy were among those who recorded a tune whose lyrics were inspired by Saul Bellow

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Let Freedom Ring!, Starring Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Livestreamed From The Kennedy Center January 21 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony-winning Ragtime stars headline the musical celebration honoring late Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

5 Theatres You Need to Know: NYC Companies Showcasing Artists with Disabilities - Where to see shows that value accessibility on both sides of the foo

Where to see shows that value accessibility on both sides of the footlights---According to the most recent statistics, more than 40 million Americans have a disability, and about 948,208 are…

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