“I always thought that my lot in life was to help people en masse,” pontificates Susan Sarandon as an unbearable community theater diva in Jesse Eisenberg’s half-baked new play, Happy …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 09:48PM★★★★ Jesse Eisenberg's new play, starring Susan Sarandon and Marin Ireland, puts funny, vexing twists on suburban cliches
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:32PM★★★ Susan Sarandon depicts a matchmaker whose intentions may not be so pure
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:31PMMore people want to take a bite out of Apple.
SOURCE: Forbes at 09:30PMThe Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island opened to the public today following a dedication ceremony presented by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. The ceremony featur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24PMIn a recent episode of FX's FosseVerdon, Bob brings Pippin to Broadway, and composer Stephen Schwartz, who was also represented in the episode, is speaking up about his thoughts on how the s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24PMListen: Sorry, Cheno! Different Tammy Faye Bakker Musical in the Works. Who is Leading Off-Center’s “Working”? And, “Hamilton” is Closing! [display_podcast] “Today on Broadway”…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:18PMThe Pershing Square Signature Center, New York
A reliably accomplished performance from the Oscar winner isn’t enough to add weight to an uneven tale with a thudding twist
There are a numb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18PMJesse Eisenberg’s slow-boiling new work layers cringe comedy with moments of pathos.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:06PMWednesday’s record-breaking sale of Jeff Koons’ steel “Rabbit” sculpture for $90.3 million has Sacramento residents taking another look at downtown’s very own Koons piece. “Rabbi…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:05PM★★★ The York revives its old-fashioned theater-themed hit in honor of the company’s 50th anniversary
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PMHappy talk – the type of verbal communication, replete with counterfeit smiles, that too often serves as a replacement for authentic connection between individuals – cascades across the …
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Comedian Carl Reiner called his comic novel Enter Laughing, because that is the first stage direction that his 17-year-old main character is given, at his first ever-audition, and he makes a…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:52PM“Once the purview of DIY YouTubers and aspiring creatives looking for a big break, short-form now commands a deep well of resources – the backing of major studios, streaming-service budg…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48PM“To those who lived before headphones, it might seem as though I want to exist in the world without actually being part of it. And to some extent, that’s true. Urban Millennials like me …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48PMM r. Pei was probably best known for designing the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the glass pyramid that serves as an entry for the Louvre in Paris. – The N…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48PMThe Australian Ballet, Sydney Opera House, May 8 For many ballet-lovers the second act of Giselle is what brings them back repeatedly and Maina Gielgud’s much-revived production for The A…
SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 08:46PMHadestown star Eva Noblezada checks in with her castmates backstage at the hit Broadway musical!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PMCasting is here for the upcoming Encores! Off-Center production of Nina Faso and Stephen Schwartz's 1978 musical Working. The previously announced newly updated version of the musical—whic…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PMScribe Bob Martin made his Broadway debut in 2006 starring, and writing the Tony-winning book, for The Drowsy Chaperone. The Tony winner is once again a nominee, this time for co-writing (wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PMAudra McDonald and Michael Shannon star in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PMDorothy Michaels won't let you down! The new 11-time Tony-nominated musical Tootsie, currently playing at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, will launch a North American tour at Shea’s Buffalo Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Patti LuPone & More to Appear at 2019 Obie Awards
A starry lineup of talent has been announced to take part in the 64th Ann…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PMFrom the moment Susan Sarandon makes her entrance in Happy Talk, Jesse Eisenberg’s latest play, it is clear her character Lorraine is extravagantly self-absorbed to the point of delusion. …
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The name is Fleming. Lucy Fleming — and as Ian Fleming’s niece, she’s had a front-row view of the creation and continuation of Bond, James Bond, the most fantastic fictitious spy ever.…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:18PMWhen you want to be an actor and your last name’s Uranowitz, well — you might want to change it. Brandon Uranowitz’s father thought so. Just before he left for college, his dad suggest…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:18PMBroadway’s power brokers took time out from Tony season this week to fly to London to see “Cinderella,” the new musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber. The heat is intense on this one, not o…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:16PMMilburn Stone Memorial Theatre opened in 1992 on the North East campus of Cecil College, but its history dates back further. The Covered Bridge Theatre Company had been performing in various…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:15PMAcclaimed mezzo-soprano and vocal powerhouse Stephanie Blythe makes the Atlanta Opera’s debut...
The post Q&A: The Atlanta Opera debuts at Byers Theatre with Stephanie Blythe appeared …
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 07:12PMNew satire about the cosmetics industry and race is only mildly funny
Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone's commitment to staging a diversity of new voices is very laudable, and with White …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:03PMWhen Susan Sarandon finally ceases her persistent upbeat chatter in Jesse Eisenberg’s new play Happy Talk, the resulting awkward silence does not
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMFrom the moment Susan Sarandon makes her entrance in Jesse Eisenberg’s latest play, it is clear her character Lorraine is extravagantly self-absorbed to the point of delusion….It would b…
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Archetypes are the foundational piece to communication—how you position yourself in the public’s eye. However, many do not know why they are so important, how to utilize them, or even wh…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 06:17PMAs previously announced, Sea Wall A Life, which recently played to sold-out audiences at The Public Theater, will open on Broadway this summer. Now, stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridgear…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present another More About The Melody concert, which celebrated three generations of a brilliant musical family Richard Rodgers, Mary Rod…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMThe Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island opened to the public today following a dedication ceremony presented by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. The ceremony featur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM“Tootsie” has announced the launch of a North American Tour, as well as plans for international productions on the West End, Australia and Japan. The musical, which opened at the Marriot…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:00PMBroadway’s Tootsie musical is hitting the road and going global: In addition to a just-announced national North American tour, producers confirmed plans for London, Australia and a Japanes…
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A Japanese-language production will also open in Tokyo before touring the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PMA recent study finds that simply posting “community rules,” and making sure they remain prominently displayed, increases compliance with those guidelines, as well as participation by new…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:36PMThe study by Gerald A. Carlino of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Albert Saiz of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines the connection between a city’s beauty and k…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:36PMChicago is giving us a peek at all the razzle dazzle of the show's original 1975 production with this throwback to Broadway's original Velma Kelly,Chita Rivera, performing 'All That Jazz' ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5162019 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMTwenty-seven of NYC's hottest dancers will bring the heat from Broadway to the heart of the Fire Island Pines on Saturday, June 1, 2019, for this year's sizzling edition of Broadway Bares Fi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMFor female musical theater composers, this season has been a mixed bag. Of eight original Broadway scores, just one, Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, was written by a woman. Yet with its stan…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 05:21PMThe event, featuring workshops, performances, and family activities, will take place May 26 at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMVisual highlights from the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards! Party guests brought their glam selves to The Anthem on a lovely spring night to mingle and greet friends before the ceremony. Afte…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:17PMLearn about the history of Chicago dance in a new free exhibit at the Newberry Library. #sponsored
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:12PMby Eliza Ohman
Eliza Ohman (bottom, second from left) and the cast of King Kong
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SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 05:11PMThe new production of the Sam Shepard play opened May 13 at the Signature Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PMThe Emmy nominee will lead the cast of the Sherlock Holmes-inspired new play this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:01PMNewly announced for the Mercury Theater Chicago on Southport, the musical “Spamalot,” coming this fall to the theater’s mainstage from Aug. 30 to Nov. 3, 2019. ‘Tis but a scratch. Th…
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After a hit Broadway run, the comedy re-opened at New World Stages February 20 .
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMFred Magnanimi left his career on Wall Street to continue his late brother's dream to create a unique line of handcrafted, American-made jewelry.
SOURCE: Forbes at 04:54PMA separate internet for some, Facebook-mediated sovereignty for others: whether the information borders are drawn up by individual countries, coalitions, or global internet platforms, one th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PMThe payments to Phramus were disclosed Wednesday when the Met released its tax return for the year ending last July 31. The payments to Phramus were in the calendar year 2017. – Yahoo! (AP)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PMThe movie is written by It's Bruno's Solvan "Slick" Naim and Dave Broome.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:23PMBroadwayCon is always full of surprises. Take a stroll down memory lane with our 2018 wrap-up video!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMCayla Hall performs the Party Monologue from The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe. She was the winner of the Star to Be contest of 2019!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMThe winning number from the BroadwayCon LipSync Battle... Watch Andrew Barth Feldman and friends crush this fan favorite number from HAMILTON!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMThe First Ladies of Belleville High School (Ashley, Marlene, Jazailis, Ashley & Jada, with Najalis on the piano) perform "First Burn" by Lin-Manuel Miranda at BroadwayCon 2019's Star to Be e…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMWe miss you all so much already. Take a stroll down memory lane with our 2019 wrap-up video!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMNatalie Schroeder performs "Everlasting" from the TUCK EVERLASTING musical at BroadwayCon's 2019 Star to Be contest. Big voices come in small packages!
See the rest of the 2019 Star to Be …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMKristin Bria Hopkins sings "You've Got Possibilities" at BroadwayCon's 2019 Star to Be event. We're always blown away by the talent on display at this event!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMRenée Rapp is the winner of the 2018 National High School Musical Theatre Award (Jimmy® Awards). She was one of the hosts of BroadwayCon's 2019 Star to Be event, alongside fellow Jimmy Awa…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMAndrew Barth Feldman hosted BroadwayCon's 2019 Star to Be event, alongside fellow Jimmy® Award winner Renée Rapp. He graced us with a beautiful performance of "Middle of a Moment" from the…
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Tony Award winner and Chicago native David Cromer directs this gut-wrenchingly contemporary musical about love, loss and living on.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:59PM"Pepperland," however, will not do anything for Morris’ reputation as a choreographer. His dearth of choreographic invention—including constant repetition of a few steps, gestures and …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:58PMFind your next job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PMEncores Off-Centertoday announced casting for the Production ofNina Fssoand Stephen Schwartz'sWorking A Musical. The production will starAndrea Burns,Mateo Ferro,David Garrison,Helen Hunt,Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMOn today's episode of 'Broadway Week' on 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,' Kelly Ripa goes behind the scenes of 'Tootsie.' She sits down with Santino Fontana, and even tries to take home his chara…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMWhat has made Oklahoma an 'out of her dreams' experience for Ali Stroker Find out
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMIt's time to seize the day because we're celebrating the birthday of Broadway's original Crutchie from Newsies, Andrew Keenan-Bolger In honor of the occasion, we're throwing it back to the h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMThe American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice are thrilled to announce the star-studded line-up of performers and presenters for the 64th Annual Obie Awards, being held on Monday, May 20, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMNetflixhas announced that it is developing a hip hop musical film with Solvan Slick Naim, a Brooklyn-native Algerian-American filmmaker and rapper, directingthe film, from a script he co-wro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMFX has released a new teaser for season two of POSE starring Billy Porter.Watch the teaser below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMTony and Olivier winner (and 2019 Tony nominee) Bunny Christie offers some insight into her incredible Ink set design.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:53PMIt will be an evening of music, song, dance and food in McKeesport and West Homestead on May 18.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:52PM“In a peer-reviewed paper published in the journal Romance Studies, Gerard Cheshire, a research associate at the University of Bristol, argues the manuscript is … a type of therapeutic r…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PMCompleted in 1962, the year after Saarinen died, the Flight Center was considered a triumph of architecture and engineering. But it proved impractical as planes got bigger and airport securi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM“A physical form of prayer and symbol of protection, a daily exercise, and a moment of intense concentration and meditation, drawing kolam is an important household ritual that has a lot m…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PMThe Friends talk to the star of the original 'Next to Normal' about her newest one-woman show. Plus, reviews of 'Caroline, or Change,' 'Paul Swan is Dead and Gone,' and 'Tootsie.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PMAs awards season barrels toward its culmination at the 73rd Annual Tonys on June 9, Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman is picking up speed and tchotchkes along the way. The family and politica…
SOURCE: Theatre.com at 03:17PMThe host of LIVE With Kelly & Ryan takes audiences onstage and backstage with Santino Fontana, Lilli Cooper, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PMBroadway History 201 with Spencer Glass.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:02PMThe musical, staged under a tent reminiscent of those from early 20th-century Atlantic City, began performances May 8 in Georgia.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMNominated for her fourth Tony, the actor reveals the show that impacted her the most, the musical theatre song she’ll never get sick of, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMBack in 2011, just before the first national tour of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s magnificent, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal” came to Chicago, a dear out-of-town friend…
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The 64th annual ceremony celebrating excellence Off-Broadway will take place May 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PMJeff Koons' "Rabbit" was sold Wednesday night for more than $91 million. The reaction from the buyer's representative as the winning bid was announced was worth the price of admission.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:55PMDancer-singer-entertainer Judi Mark began her show business career primarily as a dancer. Over the years she’s branched out to acting, singing and now, comedy. She’s adding plenty of lau…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:50PMThe Contemporary American Theater Festival‘s 29th season will feature six new plays — four of them world premieres — which focus on the great cultural changes running through our socie…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMThe Kennedy Center’s 2019/2020 Ballet and Dance Season is an embarrassment of riches with seven of the world’s top ballet companies, and nine stellar modern and contemporary dance troupe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMConstellation Theatre Company, which has established a reputation for performing the sublime epics of our culture, will, in its 13th season, aspire to capture the ridiculous — and a little…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMSynetic Theater will produce — and reimagine — the classics for its 2019-2020 season, reviving two of its most notable productions — The Tempest and The Snow Queen — and adding a cla…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMThe production, which is set to begin performances May 16, launches the Long Island venue’s second season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PM“In recent years, the dam between uptown and downtown has started to spring a leak or two—and this season, the floodgates have opened. A rush of new productions written and directed by a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:34PMEifman Ballet views the transformation through the lens of dance.
Eifman Ballet returns to the Auditorium May 17-19 for the North American premiere of artistic d…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:30PMThe Fairy Princess was confused over some stuff this past weekend but…what she will say – you have OPTIONS this May – in the theater and on television AND in movies, YES, and they ar…
SOURCE: fairyprincessdiaries.com at 02:20PMThe production will run June 26–29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMThe experience from StoryCourse pairs the theatrical telling of the lives of five queer chefs with dishes inspired by their stories.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PMThe Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton will close Jan. 5, 2020, bringing its three-year run to an end. The Broadway In Chicago production at the CIBC Theatre will have pla…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:01PMThe star of Broadway’s All My Sons talks about the first time she acted opposite Annette Bening and Tracy Letts, and more theatre firsts.
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Frozen star Ryann Redmond has a voice that doesn't quit.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:44PMVisual highlights from the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards Ceremony. A complete list of recipients can be found here. All photos by Mukul Ranjan. Check out Mukul’s work at or at Mukul Ranja…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:32PMThe ceremony celebrated The Ferryman, Tootsie, What the Constitution Means to Me, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PMThe plays are Tina Satter's 'Is This a Room' and Antoinette Nwandu's 'Tuvalu or, The Saddest Song.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PMGreensboro (NC) seeks a dynamic leader to guide the City’s support forimplementing the Cultural Arts Master Plan to continue buildingthriving artistic and cultural opportunities that enhan…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM“In Latin America, it’s said that Chile produces poets, Argentina produces short story writers, Mexico produces novelists, and Uruguay produces ‘los raros‘ — the strange ones.” A…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThe O-category visa includes a range of professions, however arts presenters across the country report an uptick in rejected visa applications. Most recently, two dancers from Russia’s fam…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMFord Theatres is seeking Letters of Intent (LOIs) for the 2020 Artists Partnership Program (APP) from L.A. County independent artists, nonprofit organizations, presenters, producers and pro…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:00PMIf you have an opportunity to catch Rob Lamberti in action do so, his performance is truly outstanding and a fitting tribute to the legend that was George Michael.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFollowing a sell-out world premiere at the Bristol Old Vic last year, David Greig's stage adaptation of Touching The Void is set to transfer to London's Duke of York's Theatre on 9 Nov…
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Plus: taboo painting of homosexuality for sale; supersized works for Basel Miami; and innovation at Photo London
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:53PMThe Tony Awards are like Christmas in June for theatre lovers, and that makes this year's nominees the reason for the season. This year's Tony nominees transported us with the magic of theat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMReview: Cock, Cock... Who's There?, Brighton Fringe4.0Overall ScoreTo say I was unprepared for Samira Elagoz’s Cock, Cock… Who’s There? is an understatement. Admittedly, I had gone thi…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:36PMProof of Love opened earlier this week at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMBroadwayWorld has a first look at Serenbe Playhouse's RAGTIME THE MUSICAL. The Tony Award-winning musical based on E.L. Doctorow's acclaimed novel of the same name is a picture of this natio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMHugh Jackman is currently on an international tour, selling out Arenas across the globe As part of his tour, he performs a segment featuring the song from the current Broadway hit, DEAR EVAN…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMSULTRY, SINFUL, SHOCKING, SHINING Savagely observed absurdity, blinding flashes of insight, profound yearning, sudden poetry singing clear notes from the cruel swamp of …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:31PM"Dairy was the first to go..." Get a taste for Michelle Payne's dark comedy about body image, Sad About The Cows, and discover a little more about wannabe make-up artist Rachel in this fanta…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PMTom Lister and Daniel Casey have been cast in a new tour of the comedy play Boeing-Boeing. They will both appear in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMAN INTIMATE EPIC IN A FADING EMPIRE Hard to overstate what an absolute treat this is , and on how many levels. It is a terrific yarn, both romantic and tough, about history and Empi…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:11PMThe study, commissioned by the organization of corporate arts supporters, looks at how the arts has social impact in the greater Seattle area. – ArtsFund
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:06PM“The Detroit native has played on at least 100 records, which is probably a conservative estimate. Burrell made his recording debut with Dizzy Gillespie in 1951, teamed up for a record wit…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:06PM“Artistic director Ángel Corella has … add[ed] demi-soloist and first soloist levels to the mix. PAB now joins a handful of other U.S. companies, including Miami City Ballet, Houston Ba…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:06PM“Imagine Macbeth, but with a five-person cast that includes an inebriated actor in the title role. Add a prop dildo, an interpretive dance break and the president’s rousing speech from I…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:06PMJust Club is a theatre company which produces part stand-up, part gig and part theatre, and they use the fusion of these mediums to tell stories that appeal to wider audiences, rather than s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThe Fairview director uncovers how Act 2 of the Pulitzer Prize–winning play was made, her directing philosophy, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMFirst performance: Sept. 27, 2016 at the then-PrivateBank Theatre. Opening night was Oct. 19. Last scheduled performance: Jan. 5, 2020. Number of shows: 1,365 performances over 171 weeks. Av…
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Network Tony nominee Bryan Cranston discusses how he deals with unruly audience members, his Damn Yankees dreams and more on Show People with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMBryan Cranston is mad as hell, and Broadway audiences are loving every minute of it. He is giving an electric, Tony-nominated performance as unraveling news anchorman Howard Beale in Netwo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMThe musical will play Leicester and Birmingham.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMStuart Ross directs the return engagement of the Off-Broadway musical, which opens May 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AMStuart Ross directs the return engagement of the Off-Broadway musical at the York Theatre Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AMThe American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ASCAP 34th Annual ASCAP Screen Awardsreturned to the historic Beverly Hilton last nightto celebrate the greatest names in today's fi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMProof of Love opened earlier this weekat the Minetta Lane Theatre 18 Minetta Lane, between MacDougal amp 6th Avenue - one block south of W. 3rd Street, Audible's creative home for live perfo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMUrban Stages' Board of Directors and founding artistic director Frances Hill celebrated 35 years of acclaimed Off-Broadway playsmusicals and art programming at The Central Park Boathouse las…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThe musical HAMILTON will conclude its more than three 3 year run in Chicago at Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre 18 W. Monroe St. on January 5, 2020, it has been announced by producer Jeff…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMToday, D23, the official Disney fan club, has announced the eleven recipients for the 2019 Disney Legends Award. This year's recipients areBette Midler, Wing Chao, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Fav…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMAt the 2007 Tonys, Bob Martin, a 2019 nominee for his book for The Prom, took home the award for Best Book for the hilarious new musical The Drowsy Chaperone.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMLooking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theater
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMTodayTix, a six-year-old purveyor of tickets for Broadway shows and theater and other arts and culture events in several international cities, has gotten a $73 million equity investment led …
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:36AMLook back at 28 years of the beloved fundraising event by the numbers, from the number of aerial performances to what constituted the largest cast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AMJackie Sibblies Drury's Pulitzer Prize–winning work will continue an additional month due to popular demand.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMSusan Sarandon, Marin Ireland, Nico Santos, and more are part of the world premiere from The New Group.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMThe concert will take place May 20 at the Catalina Bar & Grill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMFrom Shakespeare to Broadway musicals to political satire, here are 14 SF Bay Area stages to see outdoor theater over the summer.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:15AMRenowned musical theatre star Tyrone Huntley has been cast in the role of Wes in the upcoming European premiere of The View UpStairs. The all-new LGBTQ+ musical, which has enjoyed a lot of …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:15AMCharlotte Peters will direct the play, which is set to begin September 4 at the Southwark Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMEleven new legends will be honored at the D23 Expo in August.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AMPerformances will end June 8 ahead of a planned national tour.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM“Bulldozers are already scraping clear millions of tonnes of earth in Chinchero, a picturesque Inca town about 3,800 metres above sea level that is the gateway to the Sacred Valley.” Say…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AMBasically, as one executive put it, “there are two Philadelphia brands the Chinese respect — the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and the Philadelphia Orchestra.” Classica…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AM“Over the years, rumors of possible successors have surfaced and vanished, as [the now-98-year-old] Ms. Alonso, at least partially blind since the 1940s, talked of living to 200. But her g…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AMEnvironmental campaign Extinction Rebellion is to take up residency at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The movement will take over two
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMWorld renowned immersive theatre company Punchdrunk makes its first ever foray to Scotland with a comprehensively startling piece of work, Small Wonders, as part of the Edinburgh Internation…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMy first experience with “site-specific” theater was in 1995 with a little musical called JP Morgan Saves The Nation written by a then-unknown composer/lyricist named Jonathan Larson (th…
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The Tony Award– and Pulitzer-winning musical has played the Windy City since September 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMOff-Broadway's MCC Theater has announced the appointment of award-winning dramatist Jocelyn Bioh as the theater's new Burnt Umber Playwright-in-Residence for a three-year term through the 20…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AMEach year since 2000, Broadway.com has asked our readers to pick their favorites of the season in our annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. The 2019 results are in! After receiving 12 …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AMBroadway alum Charlie Pollock will head to the Nederlander Theatre on June 11 as Philip Stuckey in Pretty Woman: The Musical. Original cast member Jason Danieley will play his final performa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AMThe Evan alternate and understudy for Jared and Connor performs the full song with himself.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMThis week, the two demonstrate a glutes and abs workout to the Pretty Woman song "I Can't Go Back."
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMPlays by Adam Bock, Julia Cho, Donja R. Love, and John Patrick Shanley, as well Kate Hamill's 'The Scarlet Letter' and some new TYA works, highlight an eclectic slate.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:31AM“This is a show that is about today. It’s about what’s going on in our country now,” declares director Des McAnuff about his Broadway musical “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AM"C'est magnifique!" says The Stage and, across the board, critics are professing j'adore AMOUR. We've rounded up a few of the four- and five-star reviews as well as the latest show trailer. …
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 10:30AMThe Chicago production of "Hamilton" will close Jan. 5, 2020, the Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller said in an interview with the Tribune Wednesday evening. The date of closing is not a surpr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:30AMLook closely at the bare brick wall in these images from the rehearsals of Napoli, Brooklyn and you'll see some exquisite design work adding colour to the rehearsal room. Check out what went…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:29AMFrom Broadway to Madrid and London and Japan, watch the international rendition of the show's opening number.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM“We make decisions together,” choreographer says of artists with and without disabilities.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24AMReview: Eye to Eye, Brighton Festival4.0Overall ScorePerformed in the beautiful setting of the Brighton Dome, Eye to Eye is a fifty minute musical composition, blending choral singing and ja…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AMBeauty and terror live side by side in this memorable world premiere.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:21AMWhiting is also the creator of the choreography and staging app Stage Write.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMSpotlight on Be More Chill showstopper George Salazar.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:20AMImagination Stage celebrates its 40th anniversary season in 2019-2020 with an exciting lineup of shows for children of all ages. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show September 28-October 27, 201…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:09AMThe classic musical, which gave the world the anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business," opened May 16, 1946.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMThe BTCA should take action in support of #MeToo.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:03AMEXCLUSIVE: Audiences don’t alway see eye to eye with Tony voters, as we see again in this year’s Audience Choice Awards from Broadway.com. Presented exclusively to Deadline for today’s…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AMHalf term and family time go hand in hand, as does family time and going to the theatre. Whether you have the West End at your doorstep and want to make the most of the opportunity, or just�…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:00AMThe storyline itself is pretty thin but thanks to the outstanding vocal performances and incredibly emotive and shocking scenes, American Idiot provides a fun, feisty night out.
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Sold for $91.1 million, “Rabbit, a stainless steel casting of an inflatable rabbit, was the star of [Christie’s] spring sale and overtook the previous record set by British painter David…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM“In a bankruptcy filing on Tuesday, lawyers for the studio … said it was burning through what little cash it had left. … The Weinstein Company has been negotiating for more than a year…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMBrandon Keith Brown took up his position as conductor of the Brown University Orchestra in September of 2017; within six weeks, and shortly before his first scheduled concert leading the gro…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMBy Latinx Theatre Commons . The Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) announces the publication of Encuentro: Latinx Performance for the New American Theater
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:53AMHadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre
Review by Mo Brady
There’s much to be swept away by in the new Broadway musical …
SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 09:49AMGot your weekend plans yet? Here are 7 killer ideas for an SF Bay Area weekend, from bluegrass to beer gardens to fairs and festivals of all sorts.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:45AMThe New Dramatists hosts their 70th annual luncheon and this year honors Three-Time Tony Award winner, Nathan Lane. We were there and talked with a ton of interesting people, many multiple T…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:31AMHomemade towers, looming scoreboards, tiny tugs of war - welcome to the world of Drawing the Line, the new interactive show from Hidden Track Theatre encouraging audiences to found their ow…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:26AMOn May 16 was born the enterprising serial killer Dr. H.H. Holmes (1861-1896). Naturally we do not celebrate the day; we abjure the man and his deeds (just put yourself in the shoes of one o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:18AMCharlie Pollock Violet, 9 to 5, The Good Wife will join the cast of PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL, in the role of 'Philip Stuckey,' beginning June 11, 2019. Jason Danieley's final performance wil…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMIf you missed the Tony Award-winning revival of Angels in America on Broadway last year, you're in luck the acclaimed production is now available as an audiobook, performed by the full Natio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMAfter last night's performance of Be More Chill, the show's composer Joe Iconis took to the stage. He talked about his love for the musical LIttle Shop of Horrors, before bringing back out s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMElla Hickson’s radical new play asks its audience to spy on the lives of a nation gripped by revolutionary promise
The National Theatre’s Dorfman stage is to be transformed into a gigant…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMIt was recently announced that T'Shan Williams will play the role of Celie at the upcoming Curve, Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome production of The Color Purple.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMSoho theatre, LondonForthright and talented, Night doesn’t shirk the issues, from porn to social media, and he has the gags to boot
Today’s twentysomethings get a fair amount of flak for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMenier Chocolate Factory, LondonHattie Morahan and Seth Numrich help breathe new life into Williams’ strange and clumsy southern gothic
How best to describe Tennessee Williams’ strange p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMForming enduring relationships through theatre
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:16AMFounded 18 years ago as festival of five short plays, the Paprika Festival has grown into an organization supporting young and emerging artists year-round, culminating this year in a weeklon…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:01AMWe've got a very exciting announcement to make...we can now reveal which shows are performing at this year’s West End LIVE 2019 in Trafalgar Square!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:00AMThe dark and uncomfortable path the aged couple embark on in Ridiculusmus’ Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! has a feel of The League of Gentlemen surrounding it where you expect the unexpect…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMIn their newest production which opens this weekend, the Cornerstone family takes a look at the Watts neighborhood’s Jordan Downs Housing Project. Dating from the 1940s, the site is curren…
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"Since the late ‘60s I’ve been up and down the Northeast corridor, and Boston’s always one of our favorite stops."
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:48AMVince Mendoza’s colorful arrangements give us a welcome new way to appreciate Fred Hersch’s impressive creativity -- his amply satisfying accomplishments as a composer.
The post Jazz CD …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:48AM“A former mayor of Olomouc, [minister Antonín] Staněk made headlines several weeks back when he fired the director of the National Gallery in Prague, Jiří Fajt, and the head of Olomouc…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48AM“A prolific actress who appeared in plays, television series and more than 80 films, … she was among Japan’s earliest on-screen sex symbols, known for playing elegant and assertive pri…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48AM“Given the gravity of recent events,” said the CEO of the ITV network in a statement, “we have decided to end production of The Jeremy Kyle Show.” The grave recent event was the deat…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48AMIn 2006, weary of the endless political battles over the NEA and worried about the cuts to its funding, the Ford, Prudential, Rockefeller, and Rasmuson Foundations joined forces to create a …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48AMLaurie Metcalf was known to Chicago theater lovers for years before she became a Broadway mainstay. The Steppenwolf ensemble member — also known for her work on the TV sitcoms "Roseanne" a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:40AMSet in the Paris banlieue 150 years after the classic novel, Ladj Ly’s urgent drama explores a city still rife with social ills
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:33AM"My character does not treat his wife respectfully at all..." Watch Brian Martin talking about Finborough Theatre's four star revival of St John Ervine's Jane Clegg, then book a ticket for o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:29AMChisa Hutchinson’s world-premiere solo play, starring Brenda Pressley, opens May 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:23AMThis production of Death of a Salesman will become the stuff of legend, hopefully setting a precedent for future ‘classic’ revivals.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWatch the Tony-nominated composer-lyricist of the sci-fi smash spill details about his childhood acting, what he’s proudest of with Be More Chill, and more.
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Who is Suzie Mathers? She is a Scottish born, Perth raised actress and graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. The recipient of the 2017 Young Australian Achiever of t…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 07:56AMJournalist and playwright Farai Mabeza gives a survey of the sector and the ways its artists have been opening windows on the society’s social and political problems despite a severe lack …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42AMA spectacular new festival will redefine winter in Melbourne, with the Victorian Government bringing together ambitious and unique attractions to deliver Victoria’s sixth and only creative…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 07:32AMWhat sparks the creativity in a writer's mind? In the case of Hedgehog writer Alexander Knott it was a blog post written by BoxLess Theatre's Artistic Director Zoe Grain about "struggling ju…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:32AMLeeds Playhouse has announced its first season for when the venue reopens following a £16 million refurbishment. Charley Miles’ There are No
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMDido attempts to make opera accessible to young people, but it hasn’t gone far enough to create a vibrant, engaging story for adults or children.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTodayTix has raised a $73 million funding round led by private equity firm Great Hill Partners, the ticketing company announced Thursday. With the new funding, TodayTix plans to buy out many…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:00AMThe nostalgic tones don't resonate quite as fully with the modern music scene as they could.
In his 2004 New York Times essay "The Rap Against Rockism," Kelefa S…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThere's not enough room in this scattershot world for ideas to deepen.
Eugène Ionesco's Killing Game, first produced in 1970, will always be relevant—which pa…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM
MPs have called on the government to take more responsibility to ensure schools provide the arts as part of a “broad and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMThe “Hamilton” parody “Spamilton” at CLO Cabaret and Front Porch’s “Bright Star” are among the summer-in-the-city highlights.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:30AMFrom classical ballet to cutting-edge contemporary dance, there's lots to see from early June through the dog days of August.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:30AMJethro Compton’s stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, with music by Darren Clark, premieres this week at London’s Southwark Playhou…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:20AMBull Montana (Luigi Montagna, 1887-1950) was a funny professional wrestler who became a heavy in silent and early sound comedies. Because he made such a scary impression, there was something…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:06AMFanny & Stella: The Shocking True Story hangs on the brilliant performances of the two leads, Kieran Parrott and Tobias Charles (making what the programme notes is his professional debut…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMFRIDAY "La Havana Madrid": Sandra Delgado's play with music about a legendary Chicago nightclub in the 1960s is back for another run. Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; www.thedentheatre.c…
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The musical, starring Samantha Barks and Andy Karl, continues at the Nederlander Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59AMTennessee Williams’ 1957 play is an intriguing cocktail of the mythic and gothic, laced with racial ugliness. It is a reworking of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:52AMDoubling, humour and an outstanding female Henry V
Henry IV Part One (***)
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:48AMScottish production that reaps comedy gold from society's awkwardness about disablity
My Left Right Foot tiptoes right to the precipice of massive offense. For some, it tumbles right in. Dur…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:48AMTroubled but tantalising Williams play doesn't entirely land this time around
Where would Tennessee Williams's onetime flop be without the British theatre to rehabilitate it on an ongoing b…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:48AMTwo recent theater pieces take a hard look at one of the cultural rootstocks of the United States. – David Patrick Stearns
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:33AMAs User Not Found prepares for its London transfer - running at The CoffeeWorks Project next to Battersea Power Station from 17 May to 2 June 2019 - the show's co-creators and Dante or Die c…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMWant a really good way "to face the Brexit situation and laugh"? Brexit [the play] is the answer. While voters may be turning away from the Tories and Labour at the ballot box because of Bre…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:01AMEven a middling Tennessee Williams play – Orpheus Descending – is better than most, and this one still has plenty to say about sacrifice and suffocation in small-town America
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So, why "Standing at Zero"? You know the numbers across the front of the stage? Zero is center, and we are putting one performer front and center.At the end of April, this month's honoree op…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:54AMTony nominee Bob Martin stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Prom and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48AMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Watch Corey Cott and Kim Cattrall in the Trailer for Fox's Filthy Rich
All right, now this just looks downright juicy. As previ…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48AMThe exhibit, with more than 150 objects borrowed from the Naples National Archaeological Museum in Italy, opens Friday and is here through Nov. 3.
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SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03AMAt the Getty Center in LA, one of the greats of the medium is celebrated with a rich retrospective of his work
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AMThe playwright’s new show ‘Anna’, set in East Berlin in 1968, sets out to challenge audiences on how they hear
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AMMore than 440 people attended the May 6 event, which was held at the Boston Center for the Arts’s Cyclorama.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:00AMIn IMPRESSIONS: Australia Festival at the Joyce Theater with The Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, and Dancenorth, "Australian Dance Theatre performed with astounding conviction …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMErica Schmidt directs a radical reinvention of Shakespeare's tragedy featuring seven young actresses, including movie star AnnaSophia Robb---Jesse Berger, the founder and artistic director o…
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