The Other Bernie: Imagining Madoff by Jk Clarke

        By Samuel L. Leiter   Audiences investing time and money in seeing New Light Theater Project’s production of Imagining Madoff, Obie-winning Deb Margolin’s (Turquoise) brainy…

Can we love Michael Jackson’s work and loathe the man?

When it comes to ‘problematic’ artists we each have our line in the sand

ZIRK! – Russia’s Big Top Circus Spectacular arrives in Australia by Arts Review

In association with the Russian State Circus Company and Moscow’s Nikulin Circus, Australian producers, Andrew Guild and Simon Bryce (Theatre Tours International), are delighted to present…

FOUR CHICAGO ACTORS CAST IN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ‘90s MUSICAL by Michael J. Roberts

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the cult classic film Cruel Intentions, producers have [...] The post FOUR CHICAGO ACTORS CAST IN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ‘9…

Photo Coverage: King of Broadway! NYC Celebrates KING KONG With Street Naming! by Jennifer Broski

This afternoon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stopped by the Broadway Theatre to celebrate the new King of Broadway, King Kong After a special appearance at the curtain call, Mayor de B…

Meet the 10 Hottest Chorus Girls in 2019 Broadway Shows by Adam Feldman

These 10 sexy chorus gals will make your heart sing and dance in this season's Broadway musicals

Meet the 10 Hottest Chorus Boys in 2019 Broadway Shows by Adam Feldman

These 10 sexy chorus guys will make your heart sing and dance in this season's Broadway musicals

20 years later: Broadway Philadelphia presents Jonathan Larson’s ‘Rent’ by Alaina Johns

‘Rent’ is still a show completely of its era, and there are no surprises onstage more than 20 years later—still, it’s oddly prescient. Alaina Johns considers.

Samuel French Theatre & Film Bookshop Vandalized Ahead of Closing; Will Not Reopen by BroadwayWorld

Following the announcement that Samuel French will close itsbookstore on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA, it has been reported that the location has been the target of a serious actof vand…

Public Restrooms As A Metaphor For Accessible Cultural Experiences by Joe Patti

Four years ago, I wrote about how the government of India, in an attempt to end public defecation by 2019, was building over 1 million toilet facilities in households around the country. How…

Willam Belli Proves High School Is a Drag in Mean Gays

Musical parodies of pop culture movie faves have been so done. But that doesn't mean they still can't slay, especially when they gather four of the drag world's most talented and treacherous…

‘A Quick 5’ with Frances Dawson, Founder and Artistic Director of Columbia Pro Cantare by Susan Brall

Columbia Pro Cantare will be performing “20th Century European Composers” on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 4 pm at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City, M…

Imagining Madoff: Deb Margolin’s Imagination Runs Brilliantly Wild by David Finkle

★★★★ The Ponzi criminal seen raving and ranting in a knock-out performance by Jeremiah Kissel The post Imagining Madoff: Deb Margolin’s Imagination Runs Brilliantly Wild appeared f…

Lighting designer Robbie Butler: Creatives should come together to fight for a fair pay deal by Robbie Butler

While actors are often the focus of Equity fair-pay campaigns, designers face similarly poor conditions and crippling overheads. Lighting designer Robbie Butler

Program Supports Black And Latinx Musicians Throughout Orchestral Audition Process by Artsjournal1

The National Alliance for Audition Support, launched by the League of American Orchestras, the Sphinx Organization, and the New World Symphony, “offers a range of supports to help musician…

An Autistic Musician Writes An Open Letter To Her Colleagues by Artsjournal1

“Allow me to introduce myself: I’m Chrysanthe Tan, a real-life, autistic violinist, composer, and recording artist, and in my near-decade of working in many music spheres, I’ve noticed…

The Benefits Of Young Musicians And Seniors Playing Alongside Each Other by Artsjournal1

“Intergenerational orchestras boast a unique dynamic: an eight-year old might share a music stand with an octogenarian. These avocational ensembles also foster improved self-confidence, me…

Who Gets To Be Called A Conductor? by Artsjournal1

“Every identity comes with inherent biases, assumptions, and privileges to varying degrees. A helpful exercise is to take an identity and think of the immediate mental image that comes to …

New York City’s Hospitals Launch New Arts In Medicine Program by Artsjournal1

“NYC Health + Hospitals leadership will be expanding its use of the arts in clinical and staff care thanks to a $1.5 million grant. The grant, from philanthropist Laurie M. Tisch via the M…

The Future Of Crowdfunding For Theatre Artists Of Color: An Online Conference by Artsjournal1

Inspired from a conversation with The Movement Theatre Company after their historic #25kin25days campaign for Aleshea Harris’ What To Send Up When It Goes Down, Advancing Arts Forward team…

Alys, Always, Bridge Theatre review - mildly perverse but rather dispiriting by Aleks.sierz

Adaptation of Harriet Lane's psychological and satirical bestseller never quite takes off Okay, so this is the play that will be remembered for the character names that have unusual spellin…

A Chat with Cristina D’Agostino of Jersey Boys by Gabi Bergman

The boys are back! Jersey Boys opened in Melbourne this past weekend, and it’s already the talk of the town. The critically acclaimed musical is on the final leg of its Aussie tour, having…

Instrumental 'Brilliance' from Chamber Music Society of St. Louis by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From songs without words to the first piano quintet

Does ‘Leaving Neverland’ Spell Trouble for Michael Jackson Estate’s $250 Million Deal With Sony? by Jem Aswad

In the wake of HBO’s blockbuster Michael Jackson documentary “Leaving Neverland,” in which two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, accuse the late singer abusing them sexually when t…

Book Review: “The Wages” — A Powerful Folk Tale About Slavery by Lucas Spiro

We need stories like The Wages to expose the hypocrisy and incoherence of the institutions that we are supposed to believe are pillars of justice. The post Book Review: “The Wages” —…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Max von Essen and Nick Adams of the Falsettos National Tour by Broadway.com

Max von Essen and Nick Adams stop by Broadway.com HQ to chat about the Falsettos national tour and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

Is Michael Jackson Inc. Too Big To Cancel? by Artsjournal

The recent phenomenon of so-called cancel culture — the notion of withholding moral, financial and other support for prominent figures deemed problematic — has grown to become the defau…

WordPress Plugin Review: Carbon Copy Menu Duplicator by Drew McManus

Giveaway alert: submit your email to win a free one-year, one-site license for the plugin in this review. Who doesn't love simple? But when it comes to some content management tasks inside W…

‘Into the Woods’ and Manual Cinema at Writers Theatre next season by Doug George

A Gary Griffin-directed musical (Sondheim’s “Into the Woods”), a new “Doll’s House,” Lydia R. Diamond’s “Stick Fly” and a work by Chicago’s Manual Cinema are among the si…

This Is a Changing World, My Dear (Whether You Like It or Not!) says Cynthia Crane by Sandi Durell

  By Steve Nardoni   So what if one could be in an audience and get to hear songs by Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others, all with a saloon singer, a comedienne, a sultry va…

A Diva’s Tribute: Six Videos of Nicole Vanessa Ortiz Singing Her Face Off

Watch vocal powerhouse Nicole Vanessa Ortiz sing Whitney, Adele, The Greatest Showman and some Broadway faves.

Broadway Hit: “Network” Makes Back Its Investment In Just 15 Weeks by Artsjournal

One of this Broadway season’s clearest successes, the play, directed by Ivo van Hove and also starring Tony Goldwyn and Tatiana Maslany, routinely posts weekly box office of $1 million or …

Broadway Icon Chita Rivera & Today Show's Al Roker To Be Honored At Broadway Beacon Awards by BroadwayWorld

On Monday, April 8 theannual Broadway Beacon Awards Gala will honor Tony Award-winning Broadway icon Chita Rivera and NBC NewsThe Today Show's Al Roker.

Trinity Rep to Launch 2019-20 Season With World Premiere by American Theatre Editors

For the first time in two decades, the company will present a production composed by Stephen Sondheim.

A ‘TRADITION’ OMISSION: I HAD NEVER SEEN ‘FIDDLER’ UNTIL NOW by Robert Shuman

(Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s article appeared in The New York Times, 2/27; via Pam Green.) At the relatively late age of 43 — though basically a toddler compared to much of a recent audience…

Jonathan Forbes to Play Hamlet in Jersey City by Dan Meyer

Shakespeare@’s inaugural season will begin previews March 29 at the Theater at Grace Church Van Vorst.

Joey McIntyre on why he moved his family across the country last year to pursue a Broadway career by Kevin Slane

"Not to be dramatic, but on my deathbed, I wouldn’t say, 'I wish I had hung in there for a few more pilot seasons in LA.'"

Ato Blankson-Wood to Join Daniel Craig in Benefit Performance of A Number by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage veteran Ato Blankson-Wood will go head to head with Daniel Craig in the highly anticipated one-night benefit performance of Caryl Churchill's award-winning drama A Number at New York …

Jersey Boys by Arts Review

Based on the true-life story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks, rose to fame to become The Four Seasons – one of the most successful bands in pop music h…

Ato Blankson-Wood Joins Daniel Craig in Benefit Reading of Caryl Churchill’s A Number by Olivia Clement

The Slave Play actor will return to NYTW for the one-night-only benefit March 10.

Buddy Guy – The Last Of His Kind? by Artsjournal

Buddy Guy is eighty-two and a master of the blues. What weighs on him is the idea that he may be the last. Several years ago, after the funeral of B. B. King, he was overcome not only with…

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 3/6/19 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 3/6/19. Goodspeed announces its season directors and choreographers. "Rent" comes to The Bushnell, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

Chita Rivera to Receive Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Honor From Broadway Beacon Awards by Adam Hetrick

The Beacon Awards will also honor scenic designer Beowulf Boritt and Today Show host Al Roker.

Ato Blankson-Wood Joins Reading of A NUMBER by BroadwayWorld

New York Theatre Workshop announced today that Ato Blankson-Wood Slave Play will complete the cast of NYTW's special one-night-only reading of A Number

Odds & Ends: Chita Rivera to Receive Broadway Beacon Lifetime Achievement Award & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Chita Rivera to Be Honored with Broadway Beacon Lifetime Achievement Award NYC arts education nonprofit Inside Broadway has ann…

Christopher Fitzgerald, Telly Leung, Ruthie Ann Miles Set for Sondheim: Wordplay at 92Y by Adam Hetrick

The concert evening will highlight Stephen Sondheim’s skill as a lyrical craftsman.

VIDEO: On This Day, March 6- Bryan Cranston Brings LBJ To Broadway In ALL THE WAY by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 2014, the current star of Network, Bryan Cranston opened on Broadway in his Tony-winning role of Lyndon B. Johnson in the hit drama All The Way.

Former Don Jail gets first theatrical event with ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ by Victoria Ahearn - The Canadian Press

Running Wednesday through Sunday at the historic site, the musical from the new Toronto-based Eclipse Theatre Company (ETC) is meant to be an immersive experience set in a venue that once ho…

The Utility (And Importance) Of Cliches by Artsjournal

While we tend to condemn clichés harshly, the scholar of rhetoric Ruth Amossy at Tel Aviv University has shown that they’re in fact crucial to the way we bond with and read other human be…

Five Fun Facts About the International Hit Blue Man Group

Learn more about the infamous international sensation Blue Man Group.

Maurice Jones Replaces Raúl Esparza in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Hamlet by Andrew Gans

Performances begin April 17 in the Courtyard Theater.

It Is Often Said Art Promotes Empathy. Is This Really A Good Thing? by Artsjournal

This idea is particularly prevalent when it comes to those works of art described as “narrative”: stories, novels, TV shows, movies, comics. We assume that works that depict characters i…

A Look at Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Waller-Bridge brings her acclaimed solo play to SoHo Playhouse for its U.S. premiere.

School Girls' Myra Lucretia Taylor to Lead The Public's Tempest by Olivia Clement

Taylor will star as Prospero in the Mobile Unit touring production this spring.

Review: In ‘Good Friday,’ an Unblinking Look at Rape Culture by Laura Collins-Hughes

A drama set in a college classroom during a campus shooting, “Good Friday,” at the Flea Theater, is meant to unsettle and provoke.

A First Look at the American Premiere of Andrew Bovell's Things I Know To Be True by Nathan Skethway

The play, which began performances March 5 at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, originally premiered in Australia in 2016.

Raul Esparza Departs Chicago Shakespeare's HAMLET; Maurice Jones Will Play The Title Role by BroadwayWorld

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces today that Maurice Jones has stepped into the title role of the Theater's upcoming production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, staged by Artistic Direct…

Broadway Review and News: “Choir Boy” at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Closes on Sunday March 10, 2019 by David Roberts

After a successful and extended run at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s important and engaging “Choir Boy” closes on Sunday March 10, 2019…

Local girls cast in 'Waitress' at the Fox by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Five-year-olds will alternate as title character's daughter.

Preview and Commentary: ‘Eugene Onegin’ at Washington National Opera by David Rohde

Opening night in any form of theater is a big deal, but this Saturday’s opening of Eugene Onegin at Washington National Opera carries extra meaning at several levels. It’s the first appe…

Dear Evan Hansen team strives to avoid cynicism in Tony-winning musical by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

As it begins previews in Toronto, composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, director Michael Greif and others talk about understanding the human story behind the production, writes Carly Maga.

VIDEO: Barbara Eden Talks About Going on Tour with the Play LOVE LETTERS by Stage Tube

On today's episode of 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,' Barbara Eden stops by to talkabout going on tour with the play 'Love Letters'

Theatrical Outfit’s The Pitmen Painters asks more questions than it answers by Kathy Janich

The Pitmen Painters, at Theatrical Outfit through March 24, asks lots of questions: What is art? Does its meaning lie with the creator or viewer? Should it be political? Is there a differenc…

Westside’s new Harland Boys & Girls Club first to focus exclusively on the arts by Arts Atl Staff

When the new $9 million John H. Harland Boys & Girls Club opened on Atlanta’s Westside this week, it became a community hub for the visual, performing and culinary arts with the capaci…

UK’s Society Of Authors Threatens To Sue Internet Archive Over Digital Lending Library by Artsjournal

The Internet Archive began digitising books in 2005, because “not everyone has access to a public or academic library with a good collection, so to provide universal access we need to prov…

Debra Jo Rupp, Zach Grenier, Mary Beth Peil, More Will Star in Reading of Senior Living by Andrew Gans

Judith Ivey will direct Tor Hyams and Lisa St. Lou’s new play.

Hugh Fordin, Writer and Record Producer, Is Dead at 83 by Neil Genzlinger

His DRG label specialized in the American songbook, cast albums and artists like Barbara Cook.

‘The Cake’ Is a Tasty-Looking Tale of Acceptance, but It Never Quite Rises to the Occasion by Rex Reed

'The Cake' is easy on the eyes and charming to the ears, but it doesn't provide much nutrition to take home.

Casey Cott, Christian Borle, Mandy Gonzalez, Wesley Taylor and More Will Lead TOMMY at the Kennedy Center by BroadwayWorld

The cast for the Kennedy Center's production of The Who's Tommy has been announced Casey Cott, star of the hit CW series Riverdale, will play the title role in the Broadway Center Stage prod…

Watch Laura Dreyfuss and Jeremy Pope's New Music Video 'Be Great' by Logan Culwell-Block

The Dear Evan Hansen and Ain't Too Proud stars teamed up for the new pop release.

‘Merrily We Roll Along.’ by Corine Cohen

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A ‘Restrained Homage To Over-The-Top Art’: The Museum Of The International Baroque by Artsjournal1

Justin Davidson: “There’s a certain slyly subversive quality to the displays of manuscripts, ceiling frescoes, foods, scientific instruments, silverware, home furnishings, and scenes of …

Can Glenn Close (‘Sunset Boulevard’) follow in the Oscar-winning footsteps of Viola Davis (‘Fences’)? by Jeffrey Kare

At this year’s Oscars, Glenn Close (“The Wife”) ended up losing Best Actress to Olivia Colman (“The Favourite“) in what was the biggest shocker in the Best Actress category since 2…

Casey Cott, Mandy Gonzalez, Christian Borle & More to Star in Tommy at the Kennedy Center by Andy Lefkowitz

An A-list group of stars will go on an amazing journey this spring in a new staging of The Who's Tommy at the Kennedy Center. Josh Rhodes will direct and choreograph and Lynne Shankel will …

Casey Cott, Mandy Gonzalez, Christian Borle, Wesley Taylor, More Set for The Who’s Tommy at the Kennedy Center by Ryan McPhee

The semi-staged concert presentation plays the Washington, D.C., venue April 24–29.

Global Engagement by Artsjournal1

I began pondering issues related to community engagement almost 30 years ago. What has become clear to me is that the economic pressures faced by institutions presenting Eurocentric art form…

Breach of Trust? Rothko Gave SFMOMA Its Soon-to-Be-Auctioned Painting at the Museum’s Request by Artsjournal1

Dear SFMOMA and Sotheby’s: Have you no shame?It’s bad enough for a museum to decide it no longer wants a work that it had specifically requested from its owner. It’s much worse when th…

Inside Bitch review – prison truths beyond Orange Is the New Black by Arifa Akbar

Royal Court, LondonClean Break’s satirical look at the stereotypes around life in jail ends up undone by its own artifice Inside Bitch is a drama about drama and its misrepresentations. Fo…

Exeunt Recommends: March 2019 by Alice Saville

Mess, horror and queer celebration: here are Exeunt's UK-wide picks for March in theatre and performance. The post Exeunt Recommends: March 2019 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

Full Casting Announced for Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ Marie, Dancing Still by Adam Hetrick

New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck stars in the new musical, directed and choreographed by Tony winner Susan Stroman.

TV's 'Nashville' is being made into a Broadway musical by Nashville Tennessean, Dave Paulson, Nashville Tennessean

The country music drama — which ran for six seasons on ABC, CMT and Hulu, will be produced by the company behind "Mean Girls," "The Book of Mormon," "Kinky Boots" and "Dear Evan Hansen."…

NiteLife Exchange Picks of the Week

Idiosyncratic vocalist and song stylist, Nellie McKay, is equally comfortable on a Broadway stage (Old Hats, The Threepenny Opera), in concert, in films, or on the small screen, where her mu…

The World’s Greatest Art Thief (And How He Does It) by Artsjournal

When it comes to stealing from museums, Stéphane Breitwieser is virtually peerless. He is one of the most prolific and successful art thieves who have ever lived. Done right, his technique�…

Laura Dreyfuss & Jeremy Pope Team Up for 'Be Great' Music Video That Lives Up to Its Name by Broadway.com

Over the past several years, Laura Dreyfuss has surprised theater fans with her smooth, stirring vocals as Madison McCarthy on Glee and Zoe Murphy in the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hanse…

Review: ‘Vanity Fair’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Sophia Howes

“I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year.” –Becky Sharp William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) is considered a great writer. Vanity Fair, despite its flaws, is h…

Call Answered: Talyor Dayne: "Tell It To My Heart: How I Lost My S#*T, Conquered My Fear, and Found My Voice" by Adam Rothenberg

For 30 years, I have been a fan of Taylor Dayne, the three-time Grammy nominated artist whose hits include “Tell It To My Heart,” “Prove Your Love,” “Don’t Rush Me,” “I’ll …

Annette O’Toole, Keith Nobbs, More Will Star in Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson’s The Good Book at Berkeley Rep by Andrew Gans

Peterson will also direct the production, beginning April 25 at the California venue.

Review:Superhero at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Overall, this musical has quite a few nice moments but they are just not quite super enough to insure its success.

The Most Important Job On The Internet Right Now Is Comment Moderator (And It’s Awful Work) by Artsjournal1

“It’s where free speech, community interests, censorship, harassment, spam, and overt criminality all butt up against each other. It has to account for a wide variety of always-evolving …

Full Cast Revealed for 5th Ave's New Ahrens and Flaherty Musical MARIE, DANCING STILL by BroadwayWorld

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced full casting for its production of Marie, Dancing Still - A New Musical, the gorgeous new work from Tony Award-winning authors Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Fl…

Look Back at the Stage Musicals of Stephen Schwartz by Nathan Skethway

The celebrated composer was born March 6, 1948.

NETWORK Recoups After 15 Weeks on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The National Theatre production of NETWORKannouncedtoday that the new play has recouped in 15 weeks on Broadway.

Becky Sharp returns with razzmatazz in Kate Hamill’s stripped-down ‘Vanity Fair’ by Nelson Pressley

The ‘novel without a hero’ takes a shine to its durable antiheroine.

Broadway’s ‘Network’ Recoups $7M Capitalization In 15 Weeks by Greg Evans

Network, the Broadway production starring Bryan Cranston as the imploding newsman Howard Beale, has recouped its reported $7 million investment just 15 weeks into its limited engagement. One…

Newtown and Parkland, Linked by Tragedy and a Healing ‘Midsummer’ by American Theatre Editors

A musical version of the Shakespeare play, created in the wake of one school shooting, will get a staging in a community still mourning their own loss.

A family talks it all out in “Theo” at Two River Theater by Philip

Criticizing a play for being too wordy might seem counter-intuitive. Character dialogue, after all, is words. But unlike narrative stories or essays, plays need to balance telling with showi…

Go Inside Daddy's Star-Studded Opening Night Off-Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

Jeremy O. Harris’ new play Daddy, starring Alan Cumming, has a star-studded opening night at off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre on March 5. Daddy is directed by Danya Taymor and also features…

Study: Here’s How Dr. Seuss Books Are Racist by Artsjournal

“[This study reveals] how racism spans across the entire Seuss collection, while debunking myths about how books like Horton Hears a Who! and The Sneetches can be used to promote toler…

Network Is a Hit: Bryan Cranston-Led Play Recoups Broadway Investment by Andy Lefkowitz

Producers of the acclaimed play Network, a new stage adaptation of Paddy Chayevsky's iconic film, have announced full recoupment of its Broadway investment. The production, which was recentl…

‘Network’ announces recoupment by Caitlin Huston

“Network” has recouped after running for 15 weeks on Broadway, the producers announced Wednesday. The play, starring Bryan Cranston and directed by Ivo van Hove, was capitalized for up t…

Network, Starring Bryan Cranston, Recoups on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The stage adaptation of the 1976 movie opened at the Belasco Theatre in December last year.

Justin Kauflin at Pizza Express Jazz Club, London — an original stylist in a crowded field

The classically trained young jazz pianist led his trio with rhythmic drive

Margaret Trudeau to Debut Certain Woman of an Age at Chicago's Second City by Olivia Clement

The mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will premiere her new autobiographical solo show in May.

Suzanne Vega Sings Her New York Songs by Sandi Durell

    By Tania Fisher   The stylish Café Carlyle fills quickly with happy patrons whose eager anticipation only becomes heightened as they wait patiently for the arrival of their beloved e…

Alys, Always at the Bridge Theatre — Joanne Froggatt is compelling

With its gripping plot, a tart and social critique and a great central role, you can see why Nicholas Hytner brought this popular novel to the stage

Leaders Of Europe’s First Pro Orchestra For Non-White Musicians Talk About Diversity And Inclusion In Classical Music by Artsjournal1

WQXR editor-in-chief Jacqui Cheng interviews Chi-chi Nwanoku, one of London’s leading double bassists and founder of the Chineke! Orchestra, and Chineke! bassoonist Linton Stephens. – WQ…

Riza Takahashi – Broadway Debut Profile by Riley Thomas

In this inaugural edition of an ongoing series, StageLight celebrates one of the incredible performers who has made their Broadway debut within the last year by getting to know a little abou…

FROM DOWN UNDER: Jersey Boys in Melbourne by Simon Parris

Newcomers to Jersey Boys are sure to enjoy the memorable music and terrific stage talent. Those who have seen the show (possible more than once) may be harder to coax back, but the performan…

BWW Interview: Nassim Soleimanpour Explores Language and Friendship With a New Actor Each Night in NASSIM by Marika O'Hara

Nassim Soleimanpour is an Iranian playwright whose new play NASSIM is currently being presented by Barrow Street Theatricals at New York City Center Stage II. NASSIM has previously played to…

Luminary Picks Up John Cameron Mitchell’s Musical Podcast Anthem by Adam Hetrick

Cynthia Erivo, Patti LuPone, and Glenn Close are among the actors featured on the new series by the creator and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

San Francisco Theater Review: HER PORTMANTEAU (A.C.T.’s Strand Theater) by Harvey Perr

CARRYING BAGGAGE Although it is written with an almost childlike simplicity, Mfoniso Udofia’s Her Portmanteau tells a wrenching tale of the profound effect that separation creates when a w…

BWW TV: Watch Highlights from CHICK FLICK THE MUSICAL by BroadwayWorld TV

Chick Flick the Musical a new musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by Suzy Conn Suffra-Jets The Mercer Girls, is set to open tomorrow, March 7, at The Westside Theatre 407 W. 43rd Stre…

Building work starts on ‘first new West End theatre in 50 years’ by Giverny Masso

Building work has started on a £195 million development in London, which includes what is billed as the first new theatre to

Podcast: 'Keith Price's Curtain Call' Chats with the Stars of BEETLEJUICE by Keith Price's Curtain Call

I recently had the opportunity to attend a press event with the cast of BEETLEJUICE The Musical. I love going to these events. It's the best time to be at the beginning of a show's journey o…

Daryl Roth: Producing With a Purpose by American Theatre Editors

After 30 years in the business, what one of the most powerful women in the theatre has learned along the way.

Photo Flash: First Look at Atlantic's THE MOTHER by BroadwayWorld

Get a first look below at Atlantic Theater Company's production ofThe MotherbyFlorian Zeller, translated byChristopher Hampton,anddirected byTrip Cullman

First Look at Isabelle Huppert and Chris Noth in The Mother Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

French playwright Florian Zeller, who penned The Father, returns to the U.S. with a play about a woman grasping for stability.

Artists Accuse Tehran Museum Of Selling Their Work Without Permission by Artsjournal

A growing number of artists claim that their works in the collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) have gone “missing” and may have ended up on the market without thei…

VIDEO: Get A First Look At TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL in Hamburg by BroadwayWorld TV

Germany loves TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL the only original production by Stage Entertainment authorized by Tina Turner celebrated the German premiere in the Hamburg State 'Operettenhaus'…

Border — a fabulous Swedish thriller with remarkable special effects

This macabre story occupies a no-man’s-land between genres and genders

Everybody Knows — Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem in a Spanish-set kidnapping drama

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s film is lushly photographed but far from his best

Ray & Liz — every detail is ghastly and perfect in Richard Billingham’s film

A Birmingham bedsit is the setting for this squalid, sardonic drama

Scripted by Roddy Doyle, Rosie is a tenderly moving story of homelessness

Sarah Greene is superb as a Dublin mother constantly on the move with her children

A creepy performance from Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Kindergarten Teacher

A woman’s interest in a young boy becomes obsessive in Sara Colangelo’s film

10 Featured Performances To Watch Out For This Spring Season on Broadway

10 Broadway scene-stealers to get excited for this spring!

Clubbed Thumb Unveils Lineup for 2019 Summerworks Festival by Olivia Clement

The 24th annual festival will feature new plays by Zhu Yi, Sarah Einspanier, and Daniel Glenn.

Review: Vanity Fair. Thackeray’s novel gets a giddy, superficial stage adaptation by Alexander C. Kafka

“Vanity Fair is a very vain, wicked, foolish place,” writes the Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, “full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions.” The ti…

Photo Flash: TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Celebrates Opening Night in Hamburg by BroadwayWorld

Germany loves TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL the only original production by Stage Entertainment authorized by Tina Turner celebrated the German premiere in the Hamburg State Operettenhaus o…

‘How Dance Helped Me Work Through My Autism And Open Up To Others’ by Artsjournal1

Isaac Iskra, a person with high-functioning autism, writes about his difficult adjustment to his college’s dance department (he had a panic attack the first day), his subsequent breakthrou…

Stage Directions: Tyne Rafaeli Combines the Best of British and American Theatre for Her Own Singular Approach to Directing by Mervyn Rothstein

The Usual Girls director and associate of Tony winner Bartlett Sher describes what makes her tick, why she and Sher hit it off, and two upcoming premiere works.

Chelsy Meiss taps into her inner Mad Hatter as first woman to dance the role by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

National Ballet soloist Chelsy Meiss becomes the first woman to dance the role in the Christopher Wheeldon ballet Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Margaret Trudeau puts ‘grand, interesting life’ in one-woman show coming to Chicago by Chris Jones - Chicago Tribune

PM’s mother says he hasn’t reigned her in: ‘His father couldn’t. Why should he try?’

Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks Playing Jack, Working with Rob Marshall in MARY POPPINS RETURNS by BroadwayWorld TV

Disney's 'Mary Poppins Returns,' the irresistible, timeless sequel based upon the Mary Poppins Stories by PL Travers, has had audiences dancing in their seats and critics singing its praises…

Patti LuPone: ‘Casting hierarchy in musicals makes them tough to work in’ by Georgia Snow

Patti LuPone has claimed that the hierarchy within musical theatre productions can make them “very tough” environments to work in. LuPone, who

BWW TV: Stop the Presses! Bertie Carvel, Jonny Lee Miller & More Get Ready to Bring INK to Broadway by Tv - Press Previews

Rehearsals are underway for MTC's INK, which will begin previews Tuesday, April 2 prior to a Wednesday, April 24 opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 West 47th Street. Two-tim…

There Will Finally Be A Ballet Emoji (And No, It Won’t Look Like This) by Artsjournal

A placeholder image that went viral last month had bunheads worldwide worried. But it’s merely a placeholder for engineers. – Pointe

Aziz Ansari at Chicago Theatre: Are we jerks? Reformed jerks? Ansari hashes it out, and eventually gets around to himself by Zach Freeman

“I just kept waiting for him to talk about it,” the guy next to me said after comedian Aziz Ansari’s show Tuesday night at the Chicago Theatre — the first of a three-night, four-show…

Check Out the Lineup for the 2019 NYMF Festival by Olivia Clement

The annual showcase of new works from around the globe will kick off in July.

Poetry Review: “Peaches Goes It Alone” — A Comic Ode to the Age of Trump by Ed Meek

In the age of truthiness, poet Frederick Seidel's is a welcome voice. The post Poetry Review: “Peaches Goes It Alone” — A Comic Ode to the Age of Trump appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

How They Made That Amazing Opening Dance Sequence In Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ by Artsjournal1

“Shot in a single-take, the [five-minute] dance routine is more than just choreographed steps. It shows off the dancers’ individual styles which include voguing, an improvisational dance…

Text of the Day: Equus by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

The Taming of the Shrew review – Shakespeare in a woman's world by Gareth Llŷr Evans

Sherman theatre, CardiffJo Clifford’s inventive and playful production gives the characters new conflicts, complexities and genders Notwithstanding its running gags at the expense of acade…

Editor’s View: Is Selladoor purchase the last-chance saloon for Peterborough’s Broadway Theatre? by Alistair Smith

The latest chapter in the remarkable saga of the Broadway Peterborough emerged this week with the news that Selladoor Worldwide is to

Bette Midler, Gigi Hadid, Taraji P. Henson, Kacey Musgraves, Christiane Amanpour to Be Honored at Variety’s Power of Women: NY by Dnissen01

Variety has announced the honorees for the sixth annual Power of Women luncheon, which celebrates some of Hollywood’s most philanthropic women. The event, presented by Lifetime, will take …

Presidents play by Rick Cleveland and Green Day's 'American Idiot' for American Blues next season by Doug George

American Blues Theater has announced its 2019-20 season, including "Five Presidents" by "West Wing" writer Rick Cleveland, a Nambi E. Kelley world premiere and the Green Day musical "America…

What Did Critics Think of English National Opera's New Production of The Merry Widow? by Ryan McPhee

The Max Webster–helmed staging of the Franz Lehár operetta opened March 1 at the London Coliseum.

Photo Coverage: The New Group and Vineyard Theatre Celebrate Opening Night of DADDY by Jennifer Broski

The New Group and Vineyard Theatrejust celebrated opening night ofJeremy O. Harris' 'Daddy,' with Alan Cumming, Tommy Dorfman, Fran Jaye, Kahyun Kim, Hari Nef, Ronald Peet and Charlayne Wood…

The Broadway.com Show: Bertie Carvel, Jonny Lee Miller & More Talk Rupert Murdoch & Larry Lamb's Origin Story Ink by Broadway.com

Bertie Carvel, Jonny Lee Miller and the cast of Broadway's Ink prepare for their Great White Way bow.

BWW Review:Kate Hamill's VANITY FAIR @ DC's Shalespeare Theatre-A Welcome Breath of Fresh Air! by Sarah Murphy

A dynamic ensemble admirably helmed by JESSICA STONE. Anchoring the enjoyable production are REBECCA BROCKMAN ("Becky") & MARIBEL MARTINEZ ("Amelia") as it's satirical heart.

Michael Grandage: “Producers should offer affordable seats in all parts of an auditorium” by Matthew Hemley

Director and producer Michael Grandage has called on theatres to offer affordable tickets in all areas of an auditorium. He said he

Corey Cott and Telly Leung Will Join Chita Rivera in Concert by Adam Hetrick

Broadway’s next generation of leading men join the legend for her April 6 concert in Overland Park, Kansas.

C Venues loses second Edinburgh Fringe home in less than a month by Thom Dibdin

Beleaguered Edinburgh Festival Fringe operator C Venues has been kicked out of its George Street venue after two years. The move comes

The Last Yankee review at Bolton Library – ‘meticulously staged revival’ by Chris Bartlett

On first impressions, this lesser-known Arthur Miller play from 1993 bears all the hallmarks of the dramatist’s greatest works. Centring on two

Jeanne Sakata Completes Cast of Do You Feel Anger? at Vineyard Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre has announced Jeanne Sakata as the final cast member set to lead Mara Nelson-Greenberg's New York premiere play Do You Feel Anger? Margot Bordelon will direct…

Marcia Dale Weary, Whose Small-Town Pennsylvania School Produced Generations Of Ballet Stars, Dead At 82 by Artsjournal1

In 1955, she founded what would become the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in an old barn in Carlisle, about half an hour west of Harrisburg. “CPYB is [now] known as one of the most pres…

World Clown Association president Andrew Davis: ‘When I started, my red nose gave me confidence’ by Douglas McPherson

“If you ask my mum, she’ll say I’ve been clowning for 46 years,” says Andrew Davis, better known as Andy the Clown.

Sam Gold Will Co-Host Wooster Group Spring Benefit by Andrew Gans

The event will feature musical performances by Suzzy Roche, Lucy Wainwright Roche, and Loudon Wainwright III.

Track-by-Track Breakdown: Andrew Lippa on Unbreakable by Andrew Lippa

The songwriter takes readers through the live recording of the 2018 concert about the history of gay rights in 20th-century America.

BWW Review: Bekah Brunstetter's Sweet, Provocative and Multi-Layered THE CAKE by Michael Dale

The conflict between seeing multiple sides of an issue and the insistence that there is only one correct side is the power that fuels Bekah Brunstetter sweet and provocative multi-layered co…

Go Inside the Opening Night of "Daddy" Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

Charlayne Woodard, Ronald Peet, and Alan Cumming star in the world premiere at the Signature Center.

VIDEO: Randy Rainbow Takes on Trump's 'Love Affair' With New SOUTH PACIFIC Parody by Stage Tube

Randy Rainbowis back with another political parody that has us in stitches. This time, he parodies South Pacific while singing about Trump's 'love affair' with Kim Jong Un. Watch below

Edinburgh Fringe Performers Earn Average Of $514 For 40 Days: Study by Artsjournal1

“Edinburgh Fringe theatremakers earned an average of just £392.15 for their work at the 2018 festival, covering a period of as much as 40 days, with fair-pay campaigners branding the figu…

‘Solidly entertaining’: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Bristol ★★★ by Kris Hallett

There is plenty to like in Tobacco Factory Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a brisk, crisp and fully accessible take on the play that should provide perfect introductions to a Shakes…

Through Thick and Thin: A Review of I Wanna Fucking Tear You Apart at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble by Erin Shea Brady

Directed by Jessica Fisch, this regional premiere evinces just how starved the theater world is for fat-positive representation.

Nia Vardalos Will Reprise Tiny Beautiful Things Role at Pasadena Playhouse by Andrew Gans

Performances begin April 10 at the California venue.

Inside ITF – Day Five by Camille Ladendorf

Dancing through life The post Inside ITF – Day Five appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

How The Star of An Indie Hit Film Recreated His Role on Broadway by Jeryl Brunner

Israeli screen and TV star Sasson Gabay on picking up his proverbial baton and returning to the beloved role that he played over a decade ago in the film version of The Band's Visit. He now …

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Departing Conductor Of Savannah Philharmonic Departs Much More Quickly Than Expected by Artsjournal1

Peter Shannon, who was artistic director of the orchestra for all of its ten years, announced last fall that he’d be leaving his post at the end of this season. But the Philharmonic board …

Corey Cott And Telly Leung Will Join Chita Rivera In Concert in Kansas City by BroadwayWorld

Be up close and personal with the indomitable Broadway icon Chita Rivera as she recreates signature moments from her legendary career in CHITA amp FRIENDS, coming to the Carlsen Center, John…

Women on the March in March. Killing Mockingbird. Keeping Michael Jackson. #Stageworthy News of the Week by Jonathan Mandell

March is designated Women’s History Month and there is no better example of a theater woman on the march this March than Dominique Morisseau, who is 1. curating “50 in 50: Letters to Ou…

Photo Coverage: KINKY BOOTS Gets Inducted Into Smithsonian's National Museum of American History! by Monroe Scott

Just last night, the cast and creative team ofKinky Bootshad something to say 'yeah' aboutSmithsonian Institution representatives, Abbe Raven and Anthea M. Hartig stopped by to formally indu…

The Ridiculous Darkness review at Gate Theatre, London – ‘stunning and subversive’ by Ava Davies

Under Ellen McDougall’s leadership, the Gate has solidified itself as an invaluable space that continually programmes daring and ambitious work. Anthony Simpson-Pike’s

Joseph Flummerfelt, Greatest American Choral Conductor Of His Generation, Dead At 82 by Artsjournal1

“Mr. Flummerfelt played an outsize, if not always highly visible, role in American classical music. He prepared choruses for hundreds of concerts by the New York Philharmonic and a host of…

Review: The Cake at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

You may not agree with Debra Jo Rupp's refusal to bake a cake for a same sex wedding, but you'll enjoy the 90 minutes you spent with her at Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage I

Steppenwolf Begins Construction Of $54 Million Theatre And Education Center by Artsjournal1

“The long-in-gestation building, which has been designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and the British theater design company known as Charcoalblue, is ex…

Diary: Ice cream, EU scream, we all scream for Jacob Rees-Mogg by Tabard

Theresa May made the news this week when she jovially responded to a Twitter question asking whether she had ever seen the

From Our Archive: 50 years ago in The Stage (March 6, 1969) by The Stage

In a 1969 editorial, our editor Eric Johns wondered why there weren’t more young actors making their mark in the West End.

Obituary: Robert Thomas – ‘One of the most respected theatre accountants of his generation’ by Michael Quinn

One of the most respected theatre accountants of his generation, Robert Thomas received an Olivier award shortly before his death at the

Hamlet: March 7 by Harry Venning

At Village Theatre, new artistic head Jerry Dixon aims to wrap his audience in a ‘blanket of joy’ by Misha Berson

Jerry Dixon, who brings decades of showbiz experience, says: "People feel beat-up by what’s going on in our country and are glad for the escapism of musicals."

High streets need theatres (your views, March 7) by The Stage

Lyn Gardner’s article on the death of the high street struck a chord with us. A huge town centre redevelopment, conceived 20 years

Hawaiʻi’s Theatre Landscape by Kiki Rivera

By Kiki Rivera. Kiki Rivera talks about the importance of telling stories from underrepresented communities in Hawai‘i’s theatrical landscape.

‘A sure-fire hit’: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

The Girl on the Train is contemporary, both in its subject and staging. There is a strong balance between a suspenseful whodunit that drives the play and a psychological element about memory…

Rags review at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester – ‘charming revival of an uninspiring musical’ by Natalie Douglas

Rags first appeared on Broadway in 1986 but closed after only four performances. The writers have since had other musical successes (notably

Arata Isozaki Wins 2019 Pritzker Prize by Artsjournal1

“The announcement on Tuesday of architecture’s highest award was seen by many as a long overdue honor for this 87-year-old architect, urban designer and theorist … Mr. Isozaki’s more…

Ed McMahon: In the Hot Seat by Trav S.D.

Today is not only the birthday of Ed McMahon (1923-2009) but we are also drawing close to the tenth anniversary of his death. I’ve been thinking recently that it would be interesting to do…

At Last, Académie Française Allows Feminine Forms Of Job Titles by Artsjournal1

At least they agree on something. “Female researchers, authors and firefighters in France could soon be known as chercheuses, autrices and sapeuses-pompières after the conservative Acadé…

Académie Française, Like Its Nation, Is Hopelessly Divided by Artsjournal1

“The elite club of 40 ‘immortals,’ as the members are known, that serves as the official guardian of the French language does not admit just anybody.” Indeed, these days they don’t…

Italy And France Kiss And Make Up Over Leonardo’s 500th Anniversary by Artsjournal1

Last fall, the culture ministry of Italy’s new populist government took exception to the Louvre’s plan to assemble an unprecedented number of da Vinci’s paintings for a major quincente…

How to choose the best training for a contemporary dance career by Anna Winter

Potential dance students have many study options to choose from, each of which provide different styles of training and career prospects. Anna

The question everyone’s asking about the parents in ‘Leaving Neverland’ by Amy Joyce

Psychologists explain how parents might unwittingly let their child end up with a predator.

BWW's On This Day - March 6, 2019

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

‘Crazily well-performed show’: ROCK OF AGES – Touring ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Let’s start by saying that Rock of Ages is not a musical masterpiece by any means, but it is a super self-aware, high intensity, fun and crazily well performed show, that’ll definitely h…

Margaret Trudeau, mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will do a show in Chicago by Chris Jones

Margaret Trudeau — the mother of one Prime Minister of Canada and the former wife of another — will perform over Mother’s Day weekend. But not in Canada. In Chicago. In the UP Comedy C…

Theater Time Review: "Daddy" by Joseph Cervelli

A bizarre and disturbing new play by author of "Slave Play"

MacArthur Foundation Appoints New President by Artsjournal1

“John Palfrey, an educator, author and scholar with a focus on digital technology … [who is] currently Head of School at the old-line Massachusetts prep school Phillips Academy Andover, …

Adrian Scarborough: ‘London actors should make more effort to work in regional theatre’ by Georgia Snow

Actor Adrian Scarborough has said that London-based actors should commit to more work away from the capital to help support regional theatre.

Gender-Switched ‘Company’ And ‘Come From Away’ Lead Olivier Award Noms by Artsjournal1

Come From Away, a Broadway transfer about the Newfoundlanders who welcomed grounded airlines on 9/11, and director Marianne Elliott’s revival of the Sondheim musical Company with the commi…

Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘ambitious but unwieldy’ by Anna Winter

Call the dramaturg! Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein is in dire need of a pacemaker and emergency surgery to slice away at its considerable

The lesson of Satchmo by Terry Teachout

I flew from Houston to New York last March, having just directed the Alley Theater’s production of Satchmo at the Waldorf to mutually satisfying effect. Once I got back home, I went for a …

The Killing of Victor Kilian by Trav S.D.

I first knew (or noticed) character actor Victor Kilian (1891-1979) from his hilarious role as Grandpa Larkin, the Fernwood Flasher, on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976-77). He’d had over …

Snapshot: Nat “King” Cole sings and plays “It’s Only a Paper Moon” by Terry Teachout

Nat “King” Cole sings and plays “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” by Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Billy Rose. This performance, which has been colorized, was part of An Evening with Nat…

Obituary: André Previn – ‘Oscar-winning composer who was a familiar presence on British TV’ by Michael Quinn

For British audiences of a certain age, André Previn will be remembered as “Mr Preview”, the hapless conductor who tried, and failed,

Almanac: Richard Feynman on simplicity by Terry Teachout

“Nature has a great simplicity and, therefore, a great beauty.” Richard Feynman, The Character of Physical Law

Dear West End Producer: ‘What is a headshit, dear?’ by @westendproducer

Have a question about acting, training, auditions, headshots, headshits, training? Tweet me and i’ll answer in @thestage. #dear — westendproducer (@westendproducer) February

The Broadway Ladies: Ms. March 2019: Jennifer Simard by JK

She is comedy gold in everything she does. And she's spread laughter on stages across the country on national tour, off-Broadway and on. She's played a spelling bee hostess, a fairy tale wit…

'The silliness has kept us giggling for weeks': Adam Scott Pringle on the Gershwins' Strike Up the Band

What's your favourite Gershwin song? Actor and Frank Sinatra mega-fan Adam Scott Pringle is in no doubt... and he's pretty chuffed that he gets to croon it to co-star Charlotte Christensen i…

‘Trademark van Hove is a good & bad thing’: ALL ABOUT EVE – West End ★★★★ by Rev Stan

Ivo van Hove's production and stage adaptation of the film All About Eve is trademark van Hove and that is a good and bad thing.

For the cast of the ‘African Mean Girls Play’ it’s a sisterhood offstage by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls deals with serious issues like shadism but also ‘the loudness, the humour, the fun of African women,’ the actors tell Karen Fricker.

Indhu Rubasingham: ‘Theatre criticism is dominated by privileged white men and should be challenged’ by Giverny Masso

Director Indhu Rubasingham has criticised the dominance of white men working as theatre critics, claiming it is a “power base that is

Ticketing site Viagogo facing legal action in compliancy row by Matthew Hemley

Secondary ticketing site Viagogo is facing further legal action from the Competition and Markets Authority, which claims it has failed to comply

The Taming of the Shrew review at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff – ‘Startlingly relevant’ by Nicholas Davies

Jo Clifford takes on one of Shakespeare’s more troublesome plays in this re-imagining of The Taming of the Shrew, co-produced by Sherman

Madrid is a Female Name: Cervantes Theatre’s monologue cycle continues with Descarriades by Featured Content

Throughout March, the Cervantes Theatre, London's home of Spanish drama, is celebrating Madrid with Madrid is a Female Name, its mini-season monologues imported from the Spanish capital. The…

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of MTC's THE CAKE, Starring Debra Jo Rupp? by Review Roundups

Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of The Cake, written by Bekah Brunstetter and directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, opened last night, March 5 at the MTC…

Alys, Always review – stylish staging of Harriet Lane's thriller by Michael Billington

Bridge theatre, LondonJoanne Froggatt plays a lowly journalist who ascends into elite literary circles in Nicholas Hytner’s smooth production Journalists enjoy seeing themselves depicted o…

Photo Flash: Hello...It's BROADWAY SINGS ADELE Starring Matt Doyle, Isaac Powell, Wesley Taylor, and More! by BroadwayWorld

On Monday night, sixteen Broadway stars were featured in Broadway Sings Adele, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings series. The tribute concerts take the music of well-known music icons …

Review: Tesseract, Barbican by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Tesseract, Barbican3.0Overall ScoreA pair of 3D glasses are thrust into my hand: look for the orange box. I nod, the thick, red rims finding their way to the bridge of my nose. The b…

Photo Flash: THE BAND'S VISIT Co-Stars Katrina Lenk and George Abud Come to Birdland by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway at Birdland concert series recently welcomed Tony winner Katrina Lenk and her friend and former cast member from The Band's Visit, George Abud in a one-night only concert called…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Così Fan Tutte at the Royal Opera House by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the Royal Opera House’s production of Così Fan Tutte.

Review: The Dissociation of Shirley Mason, Bristol Old Vic by Erin Cobby

Review: The Dissociation of Shirley Mason, Bristol Old Vic5.0Overall ScoreThe Dissociation of Shirley Mason is a colourful and climactic experience, highlighting the complexities of mental h…

Amy Ng: I want the right to tell stories outside my culture by Amy Ng

When first starting out as a writer, a mentor predicted that, since diversity was all the rage, I would ‘make it’ before

Under the Umbrella review – a desperate search in China's marriage market by Kate Wyver

Belgrade theatre, Coventry Amy Ng’s family drama has the seeds of a great story, but is undone by melodrama and parody The definition of a good future differs significantly for three gener…

Review: The New Romantic, VAULT Festival by Suzannah Ball

Review: The New Romantic, VAULT Festival 5.0Overall Score Humans love creating boundaries and placing labels. We are innately afraid to step away from the norm. Yet, modern society is at the…

Make America Grin Again: musical satire troupe Capitol Steps performing at Crest Theatre March 16

Miss the midterms? Can’t wait for the 2020 election cycle to really get underway? Here’s something to hold you over until then. D.C.-based musical comedy troupe The Capitol Steps is … …

Play review: ‘Doll House, Part 2’ offers a challenging take on marriage, society

A thrust stage dominates “Doll’s House, Part 2” and dramatically moves it from Henrik Ibsen’s 19th century Norway to 21st century America: emotionally where we all live. The actors i…

Hamlet review at Leeds Playhouse – ‘Tessa Parr is remarkable in inspired take on Shakespeare’s classic tragedy’ by John Murphy

It starts with a good-natured fencing battle. It ends with a slightly less good-natured fencing battle, with bodies strewn across the stage.

Wake Up With BWW 3/6: Olivier Nominees, MAGIC MIKE Auditions, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Happy Wednesday The week is halfway over and we've got a slew of Broadway stories for you to catch up on

Photo Coverage: Betsy Wolfe Previews ALL BETS ARE OFF by Walter McBride

Off her shift in Waitress on Broadway, and critically acclaimed for her performances in The Last Five Years and Falsettos, Betsy Wolfe has established herself as one of musical theatre's mos…

Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of MTC's INK, Led By Jonny Lee Miller and Bertie Carvel! by Walter McBride

MTC's INK will begin previews Tuesday, April 2 prior to a Wednesday, April 24 opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 West 47th Street.

‘Ends up feeling slight & inconsequential’: ALYS, ALWAYS – Bridge Theatre by Ian Foster

Nicholas Hytner finally directs a play by a woman but Lucinda Coxon’s adaptation of novel Alys, Always is a disappointment for me at the Bridge Theatre.

'I pay tribute to Barbra Streisand, but it's by no means a tribute show': Liza Pulman on her West End-bound Liza Sings Streisand

From Glyndebourne to Fascinating Aida to Barbra Streisand, actor, singer and comedienne Liza Pulman has brought her extraordinary voice to a wide range of material. Now she's bringing her la…

Spotlight on the Teacher: Max Stone

As part of Dance Informa’s series, Spotlight on the Teacher, we feature contemporary teacher and Artistic Director of NYC-based company Sexy Beast, Max Stone. Stone has been teaching for o…

Creating a new musical: ‘Marie, Dancing Still’

On Saturday, February 23, the Steps Beyond Foundation hosted an Artists Talk entitled “The Creative Process Unraveled: Creating a New Musical”. The packed evening (Steps Beyond’s most …

FEATURED SHOW: Still more ★★★★★ for 1927’s The Animals & Children, now at Lyric Hammersmith by Featured Content

Over the past decade, including three seasons at the National Theatre and extensive international touring, 1927 Productions' dystopian The Animals and Children took to the Streets has racked…

Review: Disturbing the Dust, Etcetera Theatre by Madeline Lee

Review: Disturbing the Dust, Etcetera Theatre1.0starsEtcetera Theatre’s Disturbing the Dust has a plot that vaguely resembles Toy Story while hinting at an ongoing war outside, but what is…

Her Husband Did the Unthinkable. This Is a Play About Everything After. by Jessica Bennett

When her husband was arrested on child pornography charges, Maddie Corman watched her world fall apart. Then she made a play about it.

Captain Marvel — Brie Larson battles baddies, goodies and comic-book gobbledegook

Skilled underacting and quieter moments help balance adrenalised action in Marvel Studios’ latest

‘Less than £400 for 40 days’ work’: research reveals ‘shocking’ levels of low pay at Edinburgh Fringe by Giverny Masso

Edinburgh Fringe theatremakers earned an average of just £392.15 for their work at the 2018 festival, covering a period of as much

'They've become my family': how amateur theatre connects communities by Clare Horton

A unique National Theatre project has given 200 amateur actors, dancers and musicians of all ages new confidence Until the start of last year, 13-year-old Blessing had never been to a theatr…

A new beginning and a Twitterversary by Mark Shenton

I step away from my close association with The Stage -- and I celebrate my 10th anniversary on Twitter

Mark Shenton: I bid you so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye by Mark Shenton

A friend recently remarked how amazing it must be to be the last of a profession. We were talking about the rapidly

Leigh Bowery's most outrageous looks – in pictures by All Photographs: Fergus Greer, Courtesy Of Michael Hoppen Gallery

From pom-pom headwear to multicoloured jigsaw suits, a new exhibition celebrates the late performance artist and fashion icon’s unique style Continue reading...

Michael Jackson Is Pulled From Some Radio Setlists Amid ‘Leaving Neverland’ Uproar by Charlotte Graham-McLay

Networks in New Zealand and Canada say audiences have indicated that they no longer wanted to hear the singer’s music.

'I'm raising demons': Billy Postlethwaite on playing Macbeth in his dad's shadow by Chris Wiegand

He grew up listening to his father Pete reciting Shakespeare over breakfast. Now Billy Postlethwaite is taking on the part that obsessed them both: Macbeth Billy Postlethwaite has lost his m…

What Did Critics Have to Say About The Cake at Manhattan Theatre Club? by Mark Peikert

Bekah Brunstetter's play, starring Debra Jo Rupp, opened Off-Broadway March 5.

Read the Reviews for Jeremy O. Harris' New Play "Daddy" by Playbill Staff

The world premiere co-production from Vineyard Theatre Company and New Group, starring Ronald Peet and Alan Cumming, opened March 5.

“Daddy” is a provocative portrait of racial tensions

A piece of biting social commentary at the Pershing Square Signature Center, New York

Finding Inspiration in Ballet, Spirituals and Prison Songs - Dancer-choreographer Silas Farley debuts 'Songs From the Spirit' at the Metropolitan Muse

Dancer-choreographer Silas Farley debuts Songs From the Spirit at the Metropolitan Museum---Last July, Silas Farley spent a day at California's San Quentin State Prison listening to music co…

Jack Conte on crowdfunding for creators

John Thornhill talks to Jack Conte about Patreon, the platform he invented to help c…