It was a rather disorientating experience to walk into the theatre and be confronted by Marg Horwell’s splendid setting depicting the hallowed halls of Parliament House. This is a familiar…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:51PMWhat’s it like to be the woman who runs Dance Theatre of Harlem? On this episode of Women in Charge, Allison Benedikt talks to Virginia Johnson, artistic director and founding member of Da…
SOURCE: slate.com at 10:37PMThere are times when the theater takes daring artistic risks, asks uncomfortable questions, and exposes the darkest truths about our institutions and ourselves. We love the medium for that. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:36PMThe fire in January reduced the historic building, opened in 1955, to a smoldering mound of mangled steel.
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SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:55PMThe latest play from the Mad Ones finds the seeds of momentous social change in a 1979 focus group about a kids’ television show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PMEvery show in the 2018-2019 season has now begun performances. What can the box office tell us about their chances at the Tonys?
SOURCE: Forbes at 09:36PMTitus Underwood has been acting principal oboe for more than a year and has just been awarded the position permanently. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and The Juilliard Schoo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:34PMWhile I have written about this before, of late it seems that the decision to accept a donation from someone is increasingly one requiring deliberation. An article on The Conversation lays o…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:34PMPictured: Greg Fitzsimmons courtesy The Gersh Agency Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons brings his stand-up act to The Den Theatre for one [...]
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:27PMWASHINGTON — Taylor Swift has donated $113,000 to the Tennessee Equality Project as it tries to stop state lawmakers from passing a series of bills she and others characterize as a “slat…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:19PMAbsent scenery, with a character excised and fiercely performed, this stripped down taut revival of Jean-Paul Sartre’s "No Exit" is quite compelling and faithful to the spirit of the origi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:12PMSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT and GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS have announced that TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Original London Cast Recording is now available [...]
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:10PMAustralia’s premier opera companies have announced they have joined forces under the Opera Conference banner to produce the first major revival of the hit musical Bran Nue Dae – opening …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:07PMRobert Franklin Neill is a writer, performer, director, and educator. He is a founding member of the New York Neo-Futurists. Rob continues to create with the NY Neos at the Kraine Theater, …
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:02PM"I'm writing you to say that I'm so inspired by the work you do," Taylor Swift said in a handwritten letter to Tennessee Equality Project.
SOURCE: USA Today at 09:00PMThe newest from The Mad Ones, 'Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie' invites us to play sociologists behind the fourth wall, watching a group of parents reveal their biases while discussing children's …
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Meghan E. Jones - As a playwright, actor, producer, and director, Meghan E. Jones is a dynamic participant in New York City's independent theatre scene. After moving to New York from St. …
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:55PMTen young artists are being given the chance to showcase their work on Melbourne’s streets, as part of the latest Signal Sound and Screen Commissions. Signal, the City of Melbourne’s pre…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:47PM“Scotland Road” by Jeffrey Hatcher, presented by the APL Drama Club and directed by Sharon Maguire is playing at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel Marylan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:29PMAs much as we already know about Disney+, there’s a lot we still don’t know. That’s about to change at an investor presentation on April 11, when Disney will give a demonstration of it…
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The play’s always-at-arm’s-length subtext makes it hard for us to appreciate or connect with the material on an emotional level.
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SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 07:59PM“Appropriate” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Jeff Mikoni and produced by Diego Maramba is now playing at Silver Spring Stage in Silver Spring, MD. The play premiered in 2013 an…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:53PMFor its first production in its new second home downtown in a spruced-up Greenwich House Theater, Ars Nova is presenting the latest devised piece by the much-praised ten-year-old company The…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:42PMWhat could make a play by the great Tennessee Williams close after only fifteen performances in its original Broadway run, thus earning the title of the most disparaged play of his career? A…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:39PMWelcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:13PM★★★ The Mad Ones offers an awfully ultra-real look at a focus group
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In the early ’90s, while alternative rock ruled, Dream Theater — the progressive metal quintet started by a bunch of classically trained shredders — emerged as an alternative to the al…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:55PMDavid Sedaris once said, “what other people call dark and despairing, I call funny.” Mr. Sedaris brought his unique and particular brand of comedy to the Strathmore stage this past week,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:47PMOpening production "Love, Chaos, & Dinner" blends cirque, spectacle, live music and comedy accompanied by fine dining.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:46PMVOLCANOES WITHIN AND WITHOUT When you walk into the theater for playwright Mary Lyon Kamitaki’s Southernmost, Justin Huen’s scenic design transports you immediately into another world: A…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:38PMThe Pennsylvania Ballet’s all-Stravinsky program drew from his earliest collaborations with George Balanchine in the 1920s to new works by Philadelphia choreographer Mathew Neenan. Camille…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:34PMPhoto Credit: Deen van Meer Ghostlight Records has announced it will record a cast album of [...]
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:01PMNew play about the freedom struggle in Tibet is a bit too unclear for its own good
Theatre can give a voice to the voiceless — but at what cost? Abhishek Majumdar, who debuted at the Roya…
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Electronic books are becoming increasingly popular for storytime, but the researchers found the bells and whistles, such as sound effects and animation, can sometimes distract young children…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:56PMBy . South Coast Repertory presents the 2019 Pacific Playwrights Festival Playwrights Panel: Playwrights and Institutional Change livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:55PMBy Douglas Mayo
Mamma Mia! celebrated 20 years in London on 6 April 2019 with a special curtain call at the Novello Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:55PMThis spring, Karen Zacarías’s popular play is going up at three different theatres, and raises a prescient dialogue about border disputes and neighborly conduct.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PMLearning a role for a musical is no simple feat. It takes months of preparation both physically and vocally, as well as dedicated time to develop characterisation. Now imagine that times 2. …
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:46PMEverything really is going our way because we got an inside look at last night's opening of the new reimagined revival of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Oklahoma Cast member Mallory Portnoy, who …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMProducers confirmed last week the Chicago the Musical will be heading to Melbourne later this year. Following its premiere season at the Capitol Theatre Sydney in August, the production wil…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:38PMTwo Connecticut teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the historic American Shakespeare Theatre, where Katharine Hepburn, Christopher Plummer, James Earl Jone…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:35PMThe Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened April 7 in a reimagined production from director Daniel Fish.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:34PMSarah Stiles stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Tootsie and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:33PMHow? Like micro-blocks – short ad breaks that are short enough -15-60 seconds that the networks hope viewers won’t fast forward through them. – Variety
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:32PMDirector Daniel Fish's imaginative revival of Oklahoma! opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on April 7. After the company performed for the starry audience, they got gussied up for th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PMI recently rang her up to catch up on life and stuff and then thought to ask if we might schedule some time together to talk about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Donna had first hand experience …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PMContinuing with its series spotlighting Broadway’s unsung heroes, the popular platform showcases Broadway ensemble members from Kiss Me, Kate, The Prom, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMContinuing with its series spotlighting Broadway’s unsung heroes, the popular platform showcases Broadway ensemble members from Kiss Me, Kate, The Prom, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM(Daniel Mendelsohn’s article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 4/18.) The Best Intentions by Ingmar Bergman, translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate Arcade, 298 pp., $16.99 (paper…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:17PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today and this weekend. Michael Urie to Return as Drama Desk Awards Host
Michael Urie, recent star of Torch Song, will head home this …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PMDirected by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, the beloved comedy will officially open on Tuesday, June 11 and will run through Sunday, June 23.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PMSarah Stiles, the multi-talented Tony nominee who is currently delighting audiences as Sandy Lester in Tootsie, has signed on to lead Broadway.com's latest vlog, "What's Gonna Happen," begin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:07PMSo far the Shed has raised an astonishing $500m. As is traditional in the US, where public funding for the arts is minimal and institutions rely on philanthropy, the names of the biggest don…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:02PMIs Joshua Harmon's new play a deliberate provocation to progressives or a hypocritical use of his platform? Yes.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PMA Broadway crowded with new spring shows saw customers making tough choices last week, with a hefty slice of the 38 productions registering a slip in box office from the previous week. In al…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:51PMHugh Jackman was a guest on Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan. During the interview, Jackman revealed that during his arena tour, he will perform songs from The Greatest Showman,L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47PM“To be a perennial adjunct professor is to hear the constant tone of higher education’s death knell. The story is well known—the long hours, the heavy workload, the insufficient pay—…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:32PMWestBeth Entertainment will present HANNAH GADSBY'S latest solo show, DOUGLAS, for a 4-week limited engagement, July 23 - August 17, at the Daryl Roth Theater 101 East 15th Street. Tickets g…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMCollaborative pianist Akira Eguchi is an equal partner
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:28PMThe lineup includes an all-female playwright roster, a holiday adaptation of Austen, and contemporary pieces highlighting social justice issues.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:27PMWelcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:14PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 472019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:13PMBroadwayWorld has learned that Susan Stroman currently working on Marie, Dancing Still in Seattle will stage DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda Spectacular Live at the Venetian Theatre in Macau, a le…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PMOrchestra met stirring acrobatics when JUNK tackled Prokofiev alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:05PMZachary Small: “The answer is a thumping no. The cultural keystone of the Far West Side development is a haughty hybrid-performance venue in a city already overflowing with them at places …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:02PMThe two Tony-winning musicals took their final bows April 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM“Last Flight to Senegal”
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 8, 2019: As Kermit the Frog reminded us, it’s not easy being a color different from that of the dominant culture. Some black…
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PIX11, Tribune Broadcasting's New York flagship station, has partnered with The Broadway Channel to present a new episode of Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, a monthly series of specials…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PMIn a new video of rehearsals for the “Magic Mike’’ musical, Channing Tatum seems to do a double take when he hears the show is opening in Boston, not New York.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:48PMCommemorate the 10th anniversary of National Theatre Live program, with the exclusive cinematic re-release of, 'The Audience' and 'Hamlet,' both captured live from the London stage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMThere was a bright, golden haze on the Circle in the Square Theatre last night, where Broadway's best gathered to celebrate the opening night of a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. Oklahomawi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PMDon’t be put off by the deliberately opaque, long title of the current world premiere at Studio Theatre’s experimental space. P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle is a very slic…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:41PMThe scholarship will support emerging costume designers enrolled in a university or professional training program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:41PMThe annual conference will invite 20 playwrights to develop new works this summer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PMAin't Too Proud is up and running at the Imperial Theatre, where it officially opened just last month. Below, check out brand new highlights of the cast in action
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMHannah Gadsby is returning to the New York stage.
The comic behind the stand-up phenomenon Nanette, which achieved international acclaim after premiering as a Netflix special, is set to retu…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 03:30PMThe Australian comedian will start the American tour of her new show in San Francisco on April 29 and wrap up in Manhattan this summer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:30PMShe'll leave D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth to join the leadership of one of the nation's largest theatres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:29PMFollowing the success of Nanette, seen in NYC and around the world on Netflix, Gadsby brings us Douglas this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PMSpector can currently be seen playing Sonny Bono in The Cher Show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMIt was a week of goodbyes for a pair of Tony-winning Best Musicals, both of which reported strong grosses in their last week on Broadway. In its final slate of main-stem performances, the hi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:26PMRooftop Productions has wowed me yet again, this time with its current production, Godspell. I have a hard time describing Godspell because there isn’t exactly a plot; there are several in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:26PMMany of the best young players coming out of music conservatories aren’t headed for orchestra jobs (there aren’t many of those). Instead they’re forming ensembles with hip names, and e…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:25PMPlaywright Young Jean Lee wrote the 2007 play about her lifelong struggle with Christianity
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:15PMThe upcoming North American Tour of SUMMER The Donna Summer Musical announces touring engagements for the 2019-2020 season.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15PMToday, the Hispanic FederationHFand the Flamboyan Arts Fund announced a 2 million commitment from global media leader and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey to aid in the revitalization ofPuertoRi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:08PMBeginning performances Tuesday, May 14, HANNAH CORNEAU will assume the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of WICKED.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PMNewsday Reports that protestors took to the streets outside Huntington High School in Long Island to protest the production of Thoroughly Modern Millie taking place inside, which they say is…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:05PMPeople who think they’re giving solely to this massive, illustrious arts institution by buying a ticket are actually giving some of their money directly to dozens of other, smaller cultura…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:02PMDo we all enjoy an exemption from moral, unselfish behavior when it comes to fighting for our own kids? It might seem we’ve decided otherwise — look at the righteous scorn heaped upon th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PMCenter Theatre Group announced Monday that Meghan Pressman will be its next managing director and CEO, making her the first female managing director in the nonprofit company’s 52-year hist…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00PM
A klaxon sounds. A video montage of “Betsy” LaQuanda Ross (actor and playwright Liza Jessie Peterson) passing through the visitor entrance at a correctional facility plays in black and w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:58PMChanning Tatumstopped by pre-production rehearsals of the Broadway-boundMagic Mike The Musical. SeeTatum visiting a dance creative session led by the show's choreographer,Camille A. BrownOnc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PMIn his introduction to NEVER A LOVELY SO REAL: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren, Colin Asher begins with “the first thing you should know.” – Jan Herman
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:57PMThe backstage debauchery of choreographer and director Bob Fosse — and subsequent heartbreak of his wife Gwen Verdon — gets a through going over in “Fosse/Verdon,” a new FX limited s…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:57PMIt struck me a couple of months ago that Mrs. T’s recent travails had made her even more deserving than usual of a just-because-I-love-you present. It took a bit of thinking and even more …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:56PMThe Jazz Journalists Association has announced its slate of 2019 Jazz Heroes, people who have made significant contributions to the health, well-being and exposure of jazz in their cities an…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:55PMPatrick Vaill talks about his 12-year journey with this production of Oklahoma!, the cast recording his wore out growing up, and his passion for cooking.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:55PMDrama Desk winner Michael Urie will host the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards
April 8, 2019: The 64th Annual Drama Desk Award will be presented Sunday, June 2 at The Town Hall in New York C…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:53PMAmanda Gookin is a cellist, a founding member of the acclaimed music group PUBLIQuartet, and, since 2015, the founder of the Forward Music Project, which commissions new multimedia works for…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PMSignature TheatrepresentsofOctet, a world premiere musical by three-time Tony Award nomineeDave Malloyand directed byAnnie Tippe. Get a first look at the company in rehearsal below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM11 groups in total will remount full productions of their high school play or musical during the 56th annual festival in Nebraska.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMThe top growing current Broadway musicals were Oklahoma 33.30, Tootsie The Musical 7.87, Hadestown 6.74, Ain't Too Proud 5.79 and BeetleJuice 4.71. The top growing current Broadway plays wer…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMThe show's season finale, airing April 9 in Canada and April 10 in the U.S., will see the characters of the sitcom take on the classic Kander and Ebb musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PMThe Shed is unconventional. Unusual building, unusual spaces, and a different way of engaging with artists and audiences. The opening weekend was a first chance to see what all the unusuals …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:31PMThe Broadcast Film Critics Association BFCA and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association BTJA are pleased to announce that the 25thannual Critics' Choice Awards will air LIVE on The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMLove, loss, and homage are three things I enjoy learning about. So when I read that Caitlin Lee Reid’s Lezzie With A “Z”, an tribute to Liza Minnelli’s 1972 filmed theatrical event L…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 02:27PMKenny Leon will direct an all-black company at the Public Theater’s Delacorte in Central Park.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM‘The Peculiar Patriot,’ Liza Jessie Peterson’s solo show at Woolly Mammoth, is a personable take on our prison system.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:16PMOakland troupe Ragged Wing Ensemble revives its fantasy stage hit "Time Sensitive," in which melting ice blocks capture the passing of time.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:16PMDanielle Brooks will spend this summer in Central Park. The Tony-nominated stage-and-screen star will take on the role of Beatrice in Tony winner Kenny Leon's new staging of Much Ado About N…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:07PM“The basic criteria should always be to not confuse what happens mechanically with insight, to not needlessly use statistical tools for far simpler operations, to present inferences that a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:02PMAfter a groundbreaking inaugural year, BroadwayEvolved returns in 2019 with two Summer Intensives and College Prep. With just a few spots remaining, Betsy Wolfe, Co-Founder, shares her refle…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMThis world premiere is a modern-day vision of hell that outstrips the imaginings of Dante or Hieronymus Bosch. It's also a comedy.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PMLive Nation, The Araca Group and EBG Entertainment Benefits Group have just announced that world-renowned illusionist CRISS ANGEL will take the stage from July 2 - July 7 as part of the rece…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMSitcom producers plans to use calendar created by STL artist
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The Tony winner, currently onstage as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady through July, will portray the widow of a firefighter who died in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PMDavid Saint will direct the staging, which will move audiences through different scenes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PMLaura Benantihas been cast in the true-life biographical dramaWhat Is Life Worth, according to Deadline. The film, which starsMichael Keaton and Stanley Tucci, is directed by Sara Colangelo …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMThe Be More Chill star and Groundhog Day alum sings “Angles of Your Face.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMHow to view free performances from Broadway’s My Fair Lady, the New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PMThere’s also a short history of “The History Boys”; saying farewell to “Kinky Boots” on Broadway and a nod to awards season.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:49PMOn Monday, April 15 The Sheen Center for Thought amp Culture 18 Bleecker Street at the corner of Elizabeth Street in NYC continues its new series, Backstage Broadway with a special event fea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMA gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Company," the 9/11-related musical "Come From Away," and a seven-hour gay-themed play, "The Inheritance," each won four Olivier Awards in�…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:41PMCamille A. Brown offers a sneak peek of her choreography for the upcoming stage adaptation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PMIn the 1920s, with the creation of the record industry that followed the development of recording technology and the pre-Depression economic boom, genre began to shift from function to demog…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:29PMSpanning five decades, FosseVerdon explores the singular romantic and creative partnership betweenBob FosseSam Rockwell andGwen VerdonMichelle Williams. He is a visionary filmmaker and one o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PMPreparations are underway for Tabitha Mortiboy's The Amber Trap, the fifth female-led play from Damsel Productions, which premieres this month at London's Theatre503, where it runs from 24 A…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:22PMProceeds from the annual event go to the nonprofit organization, which brings free afterschool theatre to NYC high schools.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMThe full cast for the Kennedy Centerproduction of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes Encores Grand Hotel, Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bright Star has been …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PMWith the theater made up to resemble a nomadic tent, audience members sit on cushions, couches and bean bags, while the actors roam about the space.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:15PMFor a while, it seemed like we might only have one musical revival, the Roundabout Theatre Company production of KISS ME, KATE. Then a transfer of critical darling OKLAHOMA was announced for…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PMLast night, pop star Joey McIntyre took his final bows in Waitress on Broadway. McIntyre joined the cast of the show in February, succeeding Tony Award-winner Gavin Creel in the role of love…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMHighlights of the red carpet and winners with their awards at the 2019 Olivier Awards, held at London’s Royal Albert Hall. All
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PMMusical theater legend Bob Fosse was a man known for many things: His artistic flair; the creation of jazz hands; his unique, directorial eye; his marriage to Gwen Verdon and his penchant fo…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:08PMCasting is complete for the Kennedy Center's upcoming staging of the acclaimed rock musical The Who's Tommy. The previously announced production, part of the Broadway Center Stage series, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PMIt goes without saying that Fosse and Verdon are far from the only people ever to struggle with internal conflict and resort to self-deception. It’s by virtue of their inner landscape, rat…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:02PMIllusionist Criss Angel is the latest performer announced for the In Residence on Broadway series. The star of A&E’s Mindfreak will take the stage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for a fi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:00PMWith his new album Call Me Old-Fashioned, Tony nominee Max von Essen proves that he's found the perfect balance between modern Broadway star and golden age elegance.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMWelcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of wha…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMCriss Angel is headed to the Great White Way. The celebrated magician will take the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this summer as part of the recently announced In Residence on Broadway…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PMIllusionist Criss Angel is the latest artist to join the “In Residence on Broadway” series at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. He will play the Lunt-Fontanne for eight performances from July 2…
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The limited engagement will begin July 2.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PMThe Watermill Theatre in Newbury has announced a new season of work that will include productions of musicals Kiss Me, Kate, Assassins
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:58PMWhen Maggie Miller just can’t take any more abuse from the popular clique of mean girls, dream guys, and high-school bullies, her cries for help are answered by the Devil himself. At the c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:58PMBy Douglas Mayo
Cirque Du Soleil are to commemorate their 30th anniversary in the UK with their new production Luzia which is to have its European debut at the Royal Albert Hall in January 2…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:57PMDaniel Fish's revival of Oklahoma! opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on April 7. Starring Damon Daunno and Rebecca Naomi Jones, the stripped-down revival also features Mary Testa, P…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PMSony Pictures Classics has released the trailerfor the upcoming filmALL IS TRUE.Directed by and starring Oscar nominee Kenneth Branagh, this enlightening film follows William Shakespeare int…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PMThe cast and friends of Oklahoma! get geographical in this Red Carpet Challenge from opening night!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PMHot on the heels of the star-studded UK premiere of Edmond, Intra Muros, the latest from multi Moliere Award-winning French playwright Alexis Michalik, is received its UK premiere at London'…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:40PMAcademia being what it is (a place where everything is contested), there has been considerable debate over what exactly qualifies as bullshit. Most of that debate centers on the question of …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMArts organizations continually seek to deepen the connection between art and audience. The deeper the connection, the more likely we are to have a positive arts experience...and keep coming …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:31PMOn this day in 2015, Vanessa Hudgens made her Broadway debut in the title role of Gigi
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMDamon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa, director Daniel Fish, and more reveal what’s really going on in those pitch dark scenes, the dream ballet, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PMMany years ago, I had the privilege of watching theater artist and activist Rhodessa Jones work with incarcerated women through her Medea Project in San Francisco. The women’s stories, whi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:25PMThe two will be joined by Dear Evan Hansen star Lisa Brescia, Sandy Duncan, Nancy Opel, and Carrie St. Louis for the May event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMThe new ensemble will present four script-in-hand readings at The Players, beginning with Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PMWe're counting down to Les Miserables on PBS In today's feature, meet Fantine Andrew Davies' six-part drama adaptation of Victor Hugo's 19th century classic will delve deep into the many lay…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PMAs it approaches its 2nd anniversary, the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin has announced that five new principal cast members will join the company starting on April 25 in Salt Lake C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMRebecca Naomi Jones and the cast of Oklahoma! talk reimagining a classic story and bringing Daniel Fish's vision to life on opening night.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:08PMReview: Intra Muros, Park Theatre4.0starsIntra Muros takes you on a journey, from what starts as a fairly ordinary plot, into a highly intriguing and multi-faceted story. This narrative then…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:08PMAlso cited were Noah Haidle's 'Birthday Candles' and Jen Silverman's 'Witch,' with the Osborn Award going to Spenser Davis's 'Plainclothes.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:07PMThe Kennedy Center production will run April 24–29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PMA critically acclaimed hip hop powerhouse, the Sadlers Wells Project, Breakin’ Convention, is also running youth schemes for 13 – 16 year olds. Here one individual, Poppy writes about he…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:06PMWhile no longer confined to his apartment in Moscow, Kirill Serebrennikov still faces up to 10 years in prison for embezzlement. He has received support from cultural figures around the worl…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:03PMThe war for your attention is a zero-sum game. If Netflix retains four hours of your day, that’s four hours HBO can’t get. The way for companies to remain competitive is to ensure a neve…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:02PMBeginning performances Tuesday, May 14, HANNAH CORNEAU will assume the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of WICKED.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMThe Ustinov studio concludes its season of premieres from the Americas with a slow-burning gem from Argentina, The Omission of The Family Coleman, Claudio Tolcachir’s cult Buenos Aries hit…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMCome celebrate in true British style with the FAB FOUR!
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMThe cabaret show "Spoonful of Sherman" pays tribute to a legendary songwriting family (think Mary Poppins") gets U.S. premiere in San Jose.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:00PMThe first episode of the new FX series, which stars Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams, premieres at 10 p.m. ET/PT on April 9.
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Ranger spins the story for a 2019 audience mindful of and vigilant about sex and gender issues—especially those involving consent, privilege and toxic masculinity. The play transpires in a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:54AMJoin the Black Broadway community tonight, April 8th, as they perform inspirational cover songs at Darkness RISING: Live 2. The concert benefits Darkness RISING Nonprofit, an organization fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:52AMThe Andrew Lippa-composed musical, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, opened April 8, 2010.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AMJessica Vosk’s well-received tenure with the Broadway production of Wicked is coming to its end. The actress will depart the acclaimed production this May, playing her final performance on…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:50AMThe singer will return to the Metropolitan Opera stage in the 2019–2020 in Manon and La Traviata.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AMThis year’s Olivier Awards saw British productions Company and The Inheritance share the highest number of awards with US import Come From
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMThere is a mystery at the heart of Ghost-Writer, currently being presented by the Quotidian Theatre Company at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda. Not that Michael Hollinger’s drama is a li…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:45AMOn the night that Company, Come from Away and The Inheritance led the charge at the Olivier Awards, some of this year’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:39AMHannah Corneau makes her Broadway debut as Wicked's new green girl.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:38AMDouglas Rushkoff: “In some ways, we’re all hostage to our technologies, or we’re simply at the mercy of this system. We’re being steamrolled by our devices, and the result is a kind …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:30AMThe traveling production will celebrate its second anniversary April 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AMThe 2019 Olivier Awards saw three productions take home the biggest share of awards. The Inheritance, Come From Away and Company emerged
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMRodgers amp Hammerstein's Oklahoma opened last night, April 7, at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. It will play a limited engagement through Sunday, September 1, 2019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMThe West End production will be screened in movie theatres nationwide May 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AMOlivier award-winning theatre designers have said the industry needs a “big sea change” to tackle a culture of long hours for offstage
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMThis week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth learns secrets about Gwen Verdon, the In The Heights movie, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMThe Drama Desk has announced that Drama Desk Award-winning actor Michael Urie Torch Song, Buyer and Cellar, 'Ugly Betty' will host The 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards, Sunday, June 2 at 8PM at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMEvery month, BookFilter picks the best new theater book, exclusively for Broadway Direct readers. Trust Exercise By Susan Choi $27, Henry Holt and Co. Published April 9 Novels are like a rev…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:17AMhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/1030091-podcast-episode-184-jason-moore.mp3 Not too many Directors can work in both Hollywood and on Broadway. And of the few that can, only a handful can d…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:15AMNot too many Directors can work in both Hollywood and on Broadway. And of the few that can, only a handful can do it well. Jason Moore is one of ‘em. And get this, that was his plan all al…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:15AMThe Greatest Showman star talks his upcoming Broadway return on Good Morning America—with a surprise from Sara Bareilles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMHugh Jackman was a guest on Monday morning's episode of 'Good Morning America' to discuss his upcoming film 'Missing Link.' During the interview, he reveals that 'The Music Man,' the show he…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMAbingdon Theatre Company will present a one-night only reading of Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, directed by Blanche Baker on Monday, May 20th at 7pm at The Lucille Lortel Theatre 120 C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMPopular music singer and former American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee will be leaving Waitress The Musical in London’s West End this summer, it has been announced. The actress mad…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:10AMThis morning, Sara Barellies stopped by 'Good Morning America' to perform her single 'Fire' off of her newly released album 'Amidst The Chaos.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMAuthor Philip Pullman says, “Online piracy of books, music, and other expressions of the human spirit needs to be properly understood: it’s an offence against moral justice. … It’s t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:00AMThe Trials of Oscar Wilde, co-written by John O’Connor and Oscar Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland, is based on court transcripts from the two trials, and charts Wilde’s rapid downfall.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMLast year, Glenda Jackson became the 24th performer to complete the Triple Crown of Acting when she won the Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for “Three Tall Women.” She can write anothe…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMHannah Corneau will fly into the mega-hit musical Wicked this spring. The Broadway newbie will take over the starring role of Elphaba beginning on May 14, replacing Jessica Vosk, who will pl…
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The Hedwig and the Angry Inch alum will succeed Jessica Vosk at the Gershwin Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMVocalist Alexis Cole is one of the few females in the jazz world to be able to claim first rate singing ability along with piano chops. You can count them on one hand—the late Barbara Carr…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:50AMThe newest show from The Mad Ones opens April 8 at Ars Nova at Greenwich House.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AMThe hit Clubbed Thumb production, seen last summer, begins performances at the Connelly Theatre April 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AMCheck out all of the nominees and winners of this year's Olivier Awards — including our very own Patti LuPone for "Company"!
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:35AMLisette Oropesa “is one of the few opera singers who have been featured in both Opera News and Runner’s World.” – The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:30AMNominations will be announced April 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMRodgers amp Hammerstein's Oklahoma opened last night, April 7, at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. It will play a limited engagement through Sunday, September 1, 2019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AMBelow, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times forApril 8-14, 2019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMBroadwayWorld 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 10:14AMThis two-hander lays bare the bonds of siblings, forged in the fire of parental expectations.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:12AMBy Douglas Mayo
First look and listen to Anna O'Byrne's haunting version of 'Somebody' from the premiere of Michel Legrand's Tony Award-nominated musical Amour at Charing Cross Theatre.
This…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:07AMBroadwayHD presents viewers the chance to come and meet those dancing feet of 42nd Street, when it debuts in cinemas as a one-night Fathom Events screening in movie theaters nationwide on We…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AMThis year’s Olivier Awards winners certainly highlighted the wonderful diversity in theatre this year – now can we please broadcast the full ceremony?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMAt least this one isn’t just Millennials’ fault. But seriously, buffets used to dot the landscape in the United States. No longer. “Yelp and Google Reviews and TripAdvisor and all of t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AMThe Oscar winner and Broadway alum shares where he learned to dance, getting into the Fosse mindset, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMThe reimagined revival opened at Circle in the Square Theatre April 7 after a sold-out engagement at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMFrench playwright Alexis Michalik has chalked up some extraordinary successes across the channel with a string of Shakespeare adaptations and original plays,
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April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. If you are not familiar with it, Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement. It is often marked b…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:56AMOne could look at all the suffering in the world and say, “What could I possibly do to help? There’s just so much pain out there.” Arguably, the people who have truly made a difference…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:46AMDance to Be Free offers classes in women’s prisons in 13 states, and it even trains them to be dance teachers after they get out. But it’s not just because dance is nice or because teach…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:45AMA trio of fine discs: Leonard Berstein's music for solo piano, Charlie Chaplin's songs, and Charles Hubert Hastings Parry's trios.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:44AMJason Manford hosted the April 7 celebration at Royal Albert Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMAmanda Jane Cooper performed at Feinstein's54 Below last night, April 7. Check out videos of her performing 'My Party Dress' and 'Daughter of the King' below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AMThe play about Judy Holliday, now in performances, continues through April 13 at 59E59 Theaters.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AMHm. After lawsuits and countersuits and a lot of bad publicity, the museum deaccessioned and sold 40 pieces of art from its collection, including some Norman Rockwells, to fund a “New Visi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:30AMFrom stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of April 8, 2019
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMCatherine Zuber on adaptability in costume design
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:17AMCrickets? Fireflies? Metronomes … and clapping: “Objects with rhythm naturally synchronize.” OK, but so what? Well, scientists are finding real-world applications of abstruse mathemati…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:15AMGrammy, Tony and Emmy award-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, and author Sara Bareilles today announced her Amidst The Chaos Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city tour will kick of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AMThe Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard gave us incredible performances from seven nominated shows (Caroline, Or Change; Come From Away; Company; Fun Home; The King And I; Six; and Tina …
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:08AMThe great and the good of Theatreland were all looking sharp last night on the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard red carpet; take a look right here!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:07AMThe horror-film choreographer’s new show, Vessel, weaves spells with writhing limbs, menacing ritual figures and a cauldron of gloop. He explains its origins
‘A sculpture contains an ene…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMFrom Ann Reinking to Chita Rivera, from Hal Prince to Shirley MacLaine, the mini-series takes viewers on a tour of mid-century Broadway, and beyond. Here’s how to keep track of the (many) …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:00AMMagician and illusionist extraordinaire Criss Angel is headed to Broadway with Criss Angel Raw – The Mindfreak Unplugged. As part of the In Residence on Broadway series produced by Live Na…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:00AM(l to r) Alton Alburo, Chun Cho, Karsten Otto and Stefani Kuo in ‘June is the First Fall.’ (Photo: Maria Baranova) By Ryan Leeds In…
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:00AMMetatheatre rules okay in Kieran Hurley’s account of ethical tangles in his Edinburgh tale of two cities in Mouthpiece at the Soho Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMBy HowlRound Theatre Commons. Join us in welcoming Jax, our new Communications Manager!
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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The Wind explores the fears that beset even strong, capable women stuck struggling for survival without community or social contact.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:54AMDancer and producer Ivan Putrov’s Against the Stream is an enjoyable showcase of works by choreographers who, to a greater or lesser
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMAnd here’s a guide: “These six surprising books – four novels, a memoir and a collection of essays – cover subjects as diverse as grief, loss, history, childhood and Indigenous resis…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:45AMWhere previous attempts to serve the one percent by showing new movies to them for a high price, a new venture may work because the founders have decades-long relationships in the industry �…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:30AMThe winners of this year's Laurence Oliver Awards were announced at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday evening in a ceremony hosted by Jason Manford. Big-name celebrities in attendance included…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:30AMCourt orders release of theatre and film director on trial over embezzlement charges
A Russian court has ordered the release from house arrest of the renowned film and theatre director Kiril…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:21AMthis is indeed a not to be missed star turn by Jackson, with enough positive assets to overcome the directorial missteps.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:16AMThe big winners were the musical Come from Away, which won for new musical, the musical Company, and the play Inheritance, which won for new play. – The Stage (UK)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:15AMThere were no upsets at Sunday’s Olivier Awards ceremony. No scandals or catastrophes. No really questionable wins. In fact, it was all
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:02AMCohen, a 28-year-old jazz piano player, was a finalist the last time the prize focused on jazz – the prize alternates classical and jazz – but won this one after a 14-month process. – …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:00AMDespite Wolfie at Theatre503 being the first play from Ross Willis and certainly not a flawless one, it demonstrates a laudable ambition and sense of scale.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMDominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins, Olivia Colman, and more star in the epic new dramatic adaptation from MASTERPIECE.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AMLast night was the biggest in British Theatre! The Olivier Awards celebrated the best of all things stagey and we reckon this was the best year yet. As all your favourite musical theatre sta…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:00AM
It would be difficult to imagine a more turbulent time in the UK than the last 18 months. Yet this is the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AMRowan Moore has had it with some extremely popular designers. “I like things such as nuance, complexity, multiplicity and depth, in architecture as in other art forms. It seems obvious and…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:45AMA fusion of old and new is on the menu at this first celebratory presentation of Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary, which is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:43AMToday we use National Zoo Lovers Day and our recent encounter with this ad in an old TV Guide as an excuse to recall The New Zoo Revue (1972-77). The New Zoo Revue was probably the first TV…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:42AMThe Guardian photographer David Levene went backstage at the Royal Albert Hall for London’s biggest stage night of the year Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:35AMThe Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard was a special event full of incredible performances, top-quality hosts, worthy winners, and of course, Danny Dyer.But ever wondered what goes on behin…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:33AMSonia Friedman has urged producers to look beyond established artists and take more risks on emerging talent. She was speaking at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMThe women of publishing in Mexico have had it. In a joint statement published in LitHub, they say, “We will remain firm and united until machismo across cultural fields is no longer normal…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMWho is Emily Tresidder? Emily Tresidder is the type of person who doesn’t often speak in third person, but when she does, my oh my does she. I’m a comedian, podcaster and presenter, and …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:28AMNew production about a couple on the run, holed up in a squat on a northern estate, Starved, the latest show from Faded Ink Productions, premieres at the Bread and Roses Theatre later this m…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:22AMOne, for instance, will be “working on a project that deals with unequal birth outcomes and maternal mortality for pregnant and parenting black people in the Bronx.” Says an assistant co…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMArts Council England has revealed it will now decide what to fund based principally on how “relevant” it is to audiences –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AMCelebrating the freshest, fiercest and funniest new Indigenous talent from around the country, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Deadly Funny National Final and Showcase took …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:05AMMarianne Elliott said she feels “a wind of change [is] blowing through the industry” around female-led stories, as her gender-swapped version of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMIt struck me a couple of months ago that Mrs. T’s recent travails had made her even more deserving than usual of a just-because-I-love-you present. Since she now spends most of her time at…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMMademoiselle, a 1977 French TV documentary about Nadia Boulanger directed by Bruno Monsaingeon. Also interviewed are Leonard Bernstein and Igor Markevitch. The dialogue is in French with Eng…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMEven if you weren’t a card-carrying Labour Party member, you’d be hard put not to come away from Tony’s Last Tape at the Omnibus Theatre with the light of idealism burning a little bit…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMAs K-Pop and Spanish rappers start to climb the charts, the utter stranglehold of English over pop is starting to relax a little. “The idea that the [English-speaking] public would listen …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM“I often tell myself now—Stravinsky has no other notes, or no more notes to work with, than I have, or anybody else. We all have to choose between the same ones. So the important thing i…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMA new documentary gives the general a coming-out party 240 years after his death.
Casimir Pulaski is getting a coming-out party almost three centuries late. The …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMNow you can learn the first language that was spoken in Chicago.
Gneshnabem ne? Do you speak Bodewadmimwen?…
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I was thrilled to attend last night’s Olivier Awards with the Songs for Nobodies team – and also with my old friend Richard Gresham in tow. Richard and I decided to run a competition. Wh…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:57AMHOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: Ain't Too Proud Edition
And just like that, there are just 16 cast members from Ain'…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 06:53AMAs the 9/12 musical ‘Come From Away’ lands in Pittsburgh, John Chips recalls generosity of the people who took in thousands of strangers.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:45AMSociety of London Theatre president Kenny Wax took aim at West End ticket prices in his opening address at this year’s Olivier
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMWorld-renowned Chinese artist Liu Bolin will visit Australia for the first time as the headline artist of the 2019 Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) in an exclusive exhibition. Mor…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:31AMAs Sean Holmes’ programming at the Lyric comes to an end, after he stepped down in October, it’s nice to see one
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:26AMCaryl Churchill’s superb Top Girls receives a luxurious but clear-sighted production from Lyndsey Turner at the National Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMichael Urie will host the Drama Desk Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The Drama Desk Awards, which recognize Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway shows and performers, will ta…
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Be careful what you ask for — you just may get it! Marion Mack (Joey Marion McCreery, 1902-1989) traveled all the way from rural Utah to sneak on to Mack Sennett’s Hollywood studio lot a…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:07AMThe Noises is a collaboration between a mother, writer Jacqueline Saphra, and her daughter, director Tamar Saphra. Fittingly, the theme of mother-daughter
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:05AMCasting Antony Sher as a white, South African, Shakespearean actor in John Kani’s ferocious, funny and emotive new play Kunene & the King couldn’t be more perfect – for all the obv…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThis dual Broadway biopic has style and moves but gets tripped up by an overfamiliar story of a brilliant, toxic man.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMIn a new staging, the director uses Shakespeare’s words as a launching pad from which to explore his own theatrical concerns, Hilton Als writes.
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:00AMWorking with his old professor Martha Nussbaum, the writer, filmmaker, and “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” star really did his homework, Mark Singer writes.
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A two-hour-long ballet, “Giselle,” was first performed by the Ballet du Theatre de l’Academie Royale de Musique in Paris on June 28, 1841, with Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi as Gise…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:29AMMultiple Emmy Award-winning TV host, producer, writer, musician, and performer RuPaul Charles will bring his distinctive voice, exceptional interview skills, passion for helping others, and …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:08AMCeremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London and was attended by the Duchess of Cambridge
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:05AMPah-La – Royal Court, London The Royal Court’s commitment to international work continues with Abhishek Majumdar’s play, developed through the Royal Court international
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMI was clearing out some old coats the other day and in the lining of a pocket I found some loose change
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMIt was fascinating to hear Mark Zuckerberg calling for governments and regulators to clamp down on harmful content on social media and
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Everyone says the future is female, but that change is happening right now. Across the planet, women’s voices are being heard like never before… Joanne Brookfield has spent two decades w…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:57AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Monday, April 8, 2019 - Monday, April 8, 2019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55AMAmanda Palmer is on a solo tour to support her upcoming album, “There Will Be No Intermission” and her next stop is New York’s Beacon Theatre. Palmer will be on stage on April 20, 2019…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:20AMThe world’s longest dragon Dai Gum Loong (Big Golden Dragon) has arrived in Bendigo, ahead of its unveiling at the city’s iconic Easter Festival thanks to funding from across the communi…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:11AMGolden Globe-nominated actress and author Lily Collins has been tapped as the lead in “Emily in Paris,” Paramount Network’s new dramedy series from Sex & the City and Younger creat…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:11AMEndemol Shine Group has acquired the format rights for hit Japanese cookery show “The Rolling Kitchen” from Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, reports TBI.“The Rolling Kitchen,” is a s…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:07AMA new dramatic adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, Les Miserables, stars Golden Globe nominees Dominic West as Jean Valjean, David Oyelowo as Javert, and Lily Collins as Fantine. The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMPark theatre, LondonAn English version of a play by golden boy of French theatre Alexis Michalik is too cavalier in its depiction of prison life
Alexis Michalik is the man of the moment. His…
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Award-winning singer and actress delivers flawless performance in solo concert, part of her North American Human Heart Tour that kicked off two days ago
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:45AM"In 1998, 'identity politics' meant weaving people in to the American quilt. Today, in a kind of backlash, that same term has come to mean keeping people out."
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:32AMTony nominee Jordan joins Wicked alum Bean in the Sara Bareilles musical beginning April 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMStrong-voiced Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan dons the stethoscope of Dr. Pomatter in the hit musical Waitress beginning on April 8. Jordan succeeds Joey McIntyre, who played his final performanc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMIn Behind the Byline, "We’re encouraged to get to know the work of a breadth of artists and dance forms," says Trina Mannino in response to what she likes about working for The Dance Enthu…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMIn Kelly Bartnik on the Premiere of "Fuck/Love: The Poetics of Adoration" at Gibney Dance, "Bartnik travels into places in the body that dance often does not go. Despite the inherent connec…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMHow dramaturg Sarah Lunnie helped birth What the Constitution Means to Me, Mrs. Murray's Menagerie and Hillary and Clinton---One of the most vital roles in new play development is also the m…
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