LTV Creative Salon by Barry Gordin

Angela LaGreca launches Creative Artists Salon Series at LTV with celebrity guests. February 23, 2019:  On Friday evening LTV Creative Director, Angela LaGreca, hosted the first ever cre…

Flying high with Zoe Gertz of Come From Away by Gabi Bergman

The story of a small town in Newfoundland has made waves globally, and will finally be arriving down under in July 2019. Come From Away follows the lives of just some people affected by the…

Theater Review: WHAT IF THEY WENT TO MOSCOW? (Christiane Jatahy at REDCAT) by Harvey Perr

YOU MOSCOW, YOU MOSCOW The avant-garde seems more interested in re-invention these days than in invention, but from the point of view of someone who had thought that there was nothing new un…

Testosterone-fueled Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs Bring Steel-tipped Beats from Down Under by Alexander C. Kafka

The 1990s were a percussive decade. New York brought in ’da Noise and ’da Funk and Stomped even as the Blue Men thrumbed their melodic PVC tubes. Meanwhile, in Australia, steel fitter tu…

'Aladdin' a splashy spectacle in hit Broadway musical's first visit to San Diego by James Hebert

The Broadway musical “Aladdin” may trace its DNA to the Disney movie universe, but this show’s beating heart resides in a mystical desert city of rare fortunes, exotic entertainments a…

Film Review: 2019 Oscar-nominated Best Animation Shorts — Angst Galore by Paul Dervis

The Oscar-nominated animation shorts are a dark lot this year. The post Film Review: 2019 Oscar-nominated Best Animation Shorts — Angst Galore appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

Theatremaker on a Budget: Applying for Arts Council Funding by Holly Bond

Thinking about but putting off that application for Arts Council funding? Fear not, Holly Bond has been there and she wants to offer some words of advice. I recently watched a great a play a…

I Interview Playwrights Part 1028: Nelson Diaz-Marcano by Adam Szymkowicz

Nelson Diaz-Marcano Hometown: Gurabo, Puerto RicoCurrent Town: Astoria, new YorkQ:  What are you working on now?A:  At this very moment I’m challenging myself by writing my first mus…

WWDTM Best of Not My Job by NPR

We present some of our favorite interviews with Pete Buttigieg, Robert Siegel, Nina Totenberg, Sarah Brightman, and John Grisham.

Bill Rauch on Leading World Trade Center Performing Arts Center and Leaving Ashland, Oregon. by Jonathan Mandell

Bill Rauch, who last February was appointed the first artistic director of the performing arts center at the World Trade Center in New York, was sitting in a theater near his home some 3,000…

Harriet Lane: ‘The level of detail – about everything – is extraordinary’ by Interview By Kate Kellaway

The writer on seeing her first novel, Alys, Always, become a stage play directed by Nicholas Hytner Harriet Lane – once a journalist at the Observer – wrote Alys, Always, her thrilling d…

Film Interview: Syrian Filmmaker Talal Derki on his Oscar-Nominated Documentary — Separating Delusions from Mythology by Neil Giordano

Syrian-Kurdish filmmaker Talal Derki on love and hate in his homeland and the “schizophrenia” of being an Oscar nominee. The post Film Interview: Syrian Filmmaker Talal Derki on his Osca…

'An Enemy of the People' remains as relevant today as 100 years ago by Natalie Pompilio | For Nj Advance Media

Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play "An Enemy of the People" remains relevant in today's world of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts.' The production runs at Centenary Stage Company through M…

Review: Equus at Theatre Royal Stratford East by Rosemary Waugh

Ned Bennett's subtle and physical production brings out 'the sticky straw and steaming shit side of horses', as represented in Peter Shaffer's play, writes Rosemary Waugh. The post Review:…

Theater Review: “The Heath” — Shakespearean Resonances by Glenn Rifkin

It’s impossible not to be moved by Lauren Gunderson’s elegant, understated writing. The post Theater Review: “The Heath” — Shakespearean Resonances appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

“All the Memory of the World 2019” at La Cinémathèque Française by Blouinartinfo

La Cinematheque Francaise, Paris presents the 7th international festival of restored films from March 13 to 17, 2019.The event pays tribute to the work of archives, rights holders, studios, …

Follies, National Theatre review - the Sondheim spectacular returns, better than ever by Marianka Swain

★★★★★ FOLLIES, NATIONAL THEATRE The Sondheim spectacular returns, better than ever New cast members beautifully complement this definitive production This is a golden age of London…

Vaults Odyssey: Girlhood by Francesca Peschier

Francesca Peschier dives into Vault Festival to find shows that explore girlhood, "like cutting through life with blunted scissors". The post Vaults Odyssey: Girlhood appeared first on Exeun…

Review: Flight Paths at Curve Theatre, Leicester by Emily Holyoake

'Different kinds of storytelling': Emily Holyoake reviews Yellow Earth and Extant's collaborative circus-theatre piece made with blind actors. The post Review: Flight Paths at Curve Theatre,…

Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton Hazed John Legend on The Voice by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

John Legend's Wife Chrissy Teigen Confessed a Secret Crush to the Obamas by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

John Gutierrez’s view from Miguel Gutierrez’s “This Bridge Called My Ass” by John Gutierrez

John Gutierrez writes from inside "This Bridge Called My Ass" from Miguel Gutierrez

Eden, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review - thoughtful commentary on people and principles by Laura De Lisle

★★★★ EDEN, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE Thoughtful commentary on people and principles Hannah Patterson's new play is based on a true story, but stands firmly on its own two feet "It's gonna b…

What’s HOT at the 2019 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by Arts Review

As the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival heads into its second week with a ‘fearless’ arts program that features an exciting mix of local and international queer performance, th…

Love, death, dance and fashion make for arts-filled March by Jed Gottlieb

From "Romeo and Juliet" to gender-bending fashion, the arts scene is in top form.

Classroom Activity: Question of the Day by Kerry Hishon

Starting your drama class with a Question of the Day is a great way to get your students into the “drama class” mindset. It’s a way to help create a routine for your students – they …

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish by Mark Dundas Wood

The property is now more than a half-century old. But this production makes it seem as though the 1964 iteration were merely an English-language version of a classic from even longer ago. Th…

Stagecraft: Loy A. Webb, The Light @ MCC Theater by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.   Guest: Loy A. Web…