The new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, directed by Arin Arbus, opens tonight
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PMLast I week I got to see the hilarious musical revival of Enter Laughing at the York Theatre. This show is so much fun. The writing, the music, and of course, the very talented cast! Their c…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:33PMThe first thing you learn in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Even Audra McDonald’s orgasms are musical. The classically trained soprano and six-time Tony Award winner enters the …
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:30PM“Pretend that we’re the only two people in the entire world, that’s what I’m doing, and it all falls into place.” – Johnny to Frankie Moonlight – the kind of light that shines …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:30PMHis-and-her nudity is front and center in “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” — but this rom-dram’s success isn’t measured in flesh alone. Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:30PMWhen Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny In The Clair de Lune premiered Off Broadway in 1987, critics saw a sidelong glance at the AIDS crisis and the toll it took on intimacy. Nothing i…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:30PMIt’s only in the final moments of the moving new Broadway revival of Terrence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” that the consummate musician in Audra McDonald emerg…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:30PMTerrence McNally's "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" begins with climactic sex between a middle-aged waitress and her short-order cook. In the script he wrote in the late 1980s, McNa…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:30PM★★★★ Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon shine in the Terrence McNally play
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:17PM★★★ Terrence McNally's play, funny, wistful, and meticulously acted, doesn't quite deliver in its second revival on Broadway
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The Los Angeles company will present works by Jiehae Park, Lauren Yee, Sandra Tsing Loh, and May Lee-Yang.
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SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PMTony Award nominee Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) begins his residency as Signature’s first musical theatre writer with the world premiere musical "Octet."
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SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24PMWell, I kept postponing a post about Leon Redbone and now he’s passed away at the young age of 69. Redbone was definitely one of the many messengers standing by the roadside during my ’7…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:24PMThe Grey's Anatomy heartthrob will star 'Take Me Out,' about a gay, mixed-race baseball star.
SOURCE: Forbes at 05:19PMSecond Stage Theater Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director Casey Reitz, Executive Director has announced that JESSE WILLIAMS will make his Broadway debut as Darren Lemming in the B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMAccording to Variety, actress Stephanie Hsu is set to join the cast of the third season of the Amazon hit series THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL. Also joining the cast is Cary Elwes THE PRINCESS B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMRobert Hartwell announces Project Next Gen, a scholarship award that brings underrepresented students-including people of color, immigrants, refugees, transgender, non-binary, and students f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMGrace McLean is nothing short of a master looper and she's putting her skills to work in this preview of her upcoming musical In The Green. Get a preview of this summer's show
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMBroadway couple Kara Lindsay and Kevin Massey announced that they are expecting their first baby this fall.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMThis week star of stage and screen Jordan Fisher announced his engagement to long-time love, Ellie Woods
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMKnown for his lead roles as the bad-boy heartthrobs in such iconic musicals as Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and The Boy Band Project, Jesse Corbin has the voice, the moves, the acting skill…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:08PMHadestown star Eva Noblezada takes a song lyric literally, shares what it's really like when anxiety hits and offers summer advice.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMComposer Matthew Sklar and scribe Chad Beguelin have been collaborators for over 25 years, and now they're Tony-nominated for creating The Prom, which earned seven Tony Award nominations, i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Isabel Keating & More to Star in Because of Winn Dixie Musical at Goodspeed
Casting is here for the Goodspeed's upcoming pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMStars Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald on bringing Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune back to Broadway and working with director Arin Arbus.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMAfter a whirlwind process of getting Taylor Mac’s new play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus on its feet, Tony-nominated stars Kristine Nielsen and Julie White are basking in the 2019 awa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMJesse Williams, longtime star of TV's Grey’s Anatomy, has been cast in the lead role of Darren Lemming in the upcoming Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg's Tony-winning play Take Me Out…
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SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:06PMVladimir Jurowski’s new recording of Rachmaninoff's Symphony no. 1 is a tightly-played, exciting reading; The Yiddish Cabaret’s only real offense relates to poor labeling; The transcript…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:06PMThis new musical is charming and lively, but without some renovation its future life is in question.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:06PMAs for the author, Fillinger is a brave, commanding new presence—a young American dramatist worth keeping an eye on in the future, and deserving of praise already.
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The new musical from the writers of Kung Fu Panda will begin performances June 22 for its world premiere at The Shed.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMEXCLUSIVE: Broadway’s oddest and most enduring financing-scandal-turned-courtroom-drama has closed. After six years, 471 legal filings, one trial and another that had been on tap, Rebecca…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:54PMThe Broadway alum is the latest stage veteran added to the Emmy-winning Amazon series' roster.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PMControversial Russian choreographer Boris Eifman and his ballet company perform 'Pygmalion Effect' May 31-June 2 at UC Berkeley.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:47PMJesse Williams, star of the long-running TV hit Grey’s Anatomy will make his Broadway debut in the spring of 2020. Producers of Second Stage Theatre’s revival of Richard Greenberg’s To…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:44PMThe company includes Tony nominees Isabel Keating and J. Robert Spencer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PMThey join the previously announced Suzan-Lori Parks, Annaleigh Ashford, Krysta Rodriguez, and others in the one-night-only benefit.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PMAlonzo King and Jo Kreiter earn well-deserve accolades for their bold works elevate the SF Bay Area dance scene.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:16PMThe performer proposed to his girlfriend Ellie Woods, later revealing the news on Instagram.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PMThe writer, performer, and producer will step into the role in June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PMThe San Jose landmark attraction is going full horror with "Unhinged," an immersive show running from September to November.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:01PMJesse Williams is taking a break from surgery to make his Broadway debut.
The Grey’s Anatomy actor takes the lead role of Darren Lemmin in next year’s revival of Take Me Out, Richard Gre…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 04:00PMJesse Williams, a star of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, will make his Broadway debut in next year’s revival of Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award-winning 2002 play Take Me Out. Earlier this spri…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:00PMJesse Williams, one of the star’s of “Grey’s Anatomy,” will make his Broadway debut in “Take Me Out” next spring. The play, produced by Second Stage Theater and directed by Scott…
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Williams will play baseball player Darren Lemming in the spring 2020 production of the Richard Greenberg play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMThe star of Beautiful, Wicked, and Newsies is expecting her first child with husband Kevin Massey.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PMWatch the Tony nominee narrate how he choreographed the showstopper, starring Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Pope, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PMThe League of Professional Theatre Women recognizes Walker-Kuhne's service to the theatre field.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:32PMThe Stick Fly playwright returns with a new play about the first woman ever to play professionally in a men’s baseball league.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMFollowing the finale, the network offers a look at the cinematography, set design, and choreography of the limited series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PMThe rain causing headaches in and around Pittsburgh also causes cancellation of a performance at Carrie Furnaces in Rankin.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:25PMTina Fey, Audra McDonald, Regina King and Darren Criss are first batch of presenters announced for the June 9 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 03:18PMWhen we first met, David S. Kessler was a small mammal biologist at the National Zoo by day, avid theatre goer by night. He retired, but Kessler isn’t the type to rest for long. He receive…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:18PMJill Magid’s provocative new film, “The Proposal,” which was recently released on May 24, 2019, will be screened through June 6, at Laemmle, Los Angeles.Known as “the artist among ar…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:18PMNetflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos spoke out on Tuesday. Then Disney CEO Bob Iger was asked about the situation on Wednesday. Disney will find it “very difficult” to film in Ge…
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SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:12PMTony and Drama Desk Award award winner Heather Headley is set to star alongside Monica Potter and Brooke Elliott in the new NetflixseriesSweet Magnolias,according to Deadline.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMThis summer Goodspeed Musicals will produce the heartwarming new musical Because of Winn Dixie. This touching tale based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo will run June 28 - Septe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMFX has released two behind the scenes clips taking you inside season one of FosseVerdon.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMAspen Music Festival and School and Theatre Aspen today announced principal casting for the organizations' first ever collaboration of a one-night-only concert production of the Rodgers amp …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMWhat has been Tony nominee Alex Brightman's favorite part of Beetlejuice We've got all the answers
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMThe Ogunquit Playhouseannouncesthat Broadway veteran Rachel York returns to the Playhouse to star alongside Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers in 42nd Street.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMCaitlin Kinnunen and the cast of the Tony-nominated musical The Prom performed 'You Happened' on Thursday's episode of The View.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMThe show, from the theatre collective The Neon Coven, plays an open-ended run at Brooklyn's 3 Dollar Bill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PMAs part of Marathon Love Stories, Le Brady, Paris will screen “Seule La Terre (God’s Own Country)” at Le Brady, Paris on June 15, 2019.“Seule La Terre (God’s Own Country)” is a 2…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:03PMThis new play by George Brandt broadly broaches feminist rhetoric without committing to, or really understanding, the realities of being a woman.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMThe first round of presenters for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards have been announced. 12 names are featured in this list revealed on Thursday, including past Tony nominees and winners. They wil…
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A lot of stuff in plays happens offstage. Not just unsavory events, but things that are easier to tell than to show. (The plot of the play reviewed here last week, “Happy Talk,” turns on…
SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 02:59PMTerrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is officially back on Broadway. Starring six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and Tony nominee Michael Shannon, the two-hander is di…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PMThe Prom is nearing Broadway hit status. The celebrated new musical, a recipient of seven 2019 Tony Award nominations, showed off its talented company on the May 30 edition of ABC's The Vie…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PMTony nominee Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle McCalla and the ensemble performed the high school promposal anthem "You Happened."
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMThe July 22 concert will be held in the Aspen Music Festival and School’s Benedict Music Tent.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PMGiuseppe Verdi’s “Otello” will be on stage at Deutsche Oper Berlin on select days beginning June 6 through June 20, 2019.Directed by Andreas Kriegenburg, the drama depicts the fatal br…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:45PMThe musical will play the Maine venue this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM“If I said I love him,” sings Marvin, the leading character in “Falsettos,” “you might think my words come cheap. Let's just say I'm glad he's mine awake, asleep.” Truths about l…
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Discounted preview tickets for The Book Of Mormon went on sale this morning at the Palace Theatre Manchester and Mormon madness ensued.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:41PMFind your next job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PMRespighi Prize-winning flutist Tommaso Benciolini will perform Mozart’s “Flute Concerto No. 2” at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, New York. The concert will be on June 6, 2019…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:30PMJonathan Goad plays Henry VIII as rock star; Irene Poole’s Katherine of Aragon leavens the sexism in the play and Rod Beattie fully commits to the role of Wolsey, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:21PMLeft Coast Chamber Orchestra presents “Artemisia” and “From the Field” at Z Space in SF June 1-2.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:14PM“As what’s known in Broadway parlance as a ‘swing,’ [Angelo] Soriano is paid to master a head-spinning 14 roles, though he is never certain he will go onstage in any of them. With �…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM“If it seems lately there’s been a surfeit of Black playwrights tackling race onstage in formally inventive ways, it can be partly traced to Drury’s work at the beginning of the decade…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PMSays the author of Fire and Fury and Siege: Trump Under Fire, “I’ve said many times: I’m not a Washington reporter. And Washington reporters, they do a great job. They do their job. I …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PMThe Blast reports that Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson may release competing new songs for the upcoming CATS film.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PMLast night, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune celebrated opening night, ahead of tonight's official opening. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you inside the c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PMThe three-time Tony nominee also shares the would-be title of his bio-musical and the two Tony Award winners he’d ask to write it.
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Can life be lived offline anymore? That’s what the eight characters are exploring as part of an Internet addiction support group in “Octet,” a beautifully sung a cappella chamber music…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:53PMTerrence McNally's celebrated play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is back on Broadway, starring Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald. The revival officially opens on May 30, but Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMSet in the 1930s, this musical comedy about a young man striving for stardom lands most of its jokes in song.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMMusic Theatre International has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to “Tootsie.” “It is a genuine privilege to be entrusted to promote and deliver ‘Tootsie’ to professional an…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:19PMSometimes, a tale can be so remarkable, you need the stage to do it justice. We've rounded up 10 London plays you can book for, inspired by true stories.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:12PMI am through being a lonely theater geek, locking myself in my bedroom and shushing non-interested family members throughout the Tony Awards broadcast! This year, I’ve decided to throw mys…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:10PMNominated for 11 2019 Tony Awards, the musical continues its run at Broadway's Marquis Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMThere are rare but important artistic experiences that serve as spiritual pilgrimages. This year, in a kind of riches of Grace, we have shared in two at Spoleto Festival. Compagnie Hervé Ko…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:03PMUnder the artistic direction of Tao Ye, Tao Dance Theater has created a series of works called the Numerical Series. The intention
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:01PMWritten By Julio Martinez
In Observance of the 50th Anniversary of both the Stonewall Riots and The Passing of Gay Icon, Judy Garland, and in Celebration of National LGBTQ Pride Month…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:00PMThe six-time Tony Award winner on working with Michael Shannon and bringing the Terrence McNally two-hander back to Broadway.
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BroadwayWorld has learned that a ton of Broadway names will join the starry Hollywood Bowl staging of INTO THE WOODS. Joining the previously announcedGaten Matarazzo, Patina Miller, Whoopi G…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMThe new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award nominee Micha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMStranger Things star and Broadway kid Gaten Matarazzo hit the stage at Be More Chill tonight for a post-show performance of 'More Than Survive' with composer Joe Iconis and some of the cast
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM'I think it's a brilliant play. I think it's a daring play. I think everyone joined it because we wanted to be part of bringing this unique, odd, brilliant American voice to Broadway,' says …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMGood morning, BroadwayWorld First, we'd like to wish a happy opening night to Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which officially opens tonight, following last night's opening night ce…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMLast night, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune celebrated opening night, ahead of tonight's official opening.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMLast night, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune celebrated opening night, ahead of tonight's official opening. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you inside the c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMAccording to Deadline, thepreviously announced production of FBI Lovebirds UnderCovers, set to run atthe Mead Theatre, has been cancelled due to threats of violence.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMTo celebrate the Tony Awards, BroadwayHD is highlighting one of the incredible Tony-nominated performances that are available to stream from their collection, and to celebrate, they are givi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Roger O. Hirson, the book writer for the Broadway musical Pippin. Hirson was 93 when he died in his home in Manhattan on May 27, according …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMSome of the biggest stars from stage, television, film and music will present at THE 73rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 9 80…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMToday we're flashing back to a win for one of this year's Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominees, Beth Leavel.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMOn June 9, as the greatest artists of the 2019 Broadway season are saluted for their outstanding work, the Tony Awards will also recognize the late, great Marin Mazzie for a lifetime of outs…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMThe Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization announced today the release of the fifth music video in their YouTube Series, RampH Goes Pop The video features Kyle Selig Mean Girls,The Book of Mor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMRecords has announced that it will release 'Songs from 'My Fair Lady,'' an EP of four new tracks from Lincoln Center Theater's award-winning production of Lerner amp Loewe's MY FAIR LADY, di…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMFollowing last week'santicipated opening, Chicago Shakespeare Theaterannounces today the extension of the North American Premiere production ofSIX, written byTobyMarlowandLucyMoss--now playi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMThe 11-Time Tony Award-nominated musical,Tootsie, has been acquired for worldwide licensing by Music Theatre International MTI.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMTo celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, The Ensemblist is spotlighting ensemble members from current hit shows including Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, and The Prom with this …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMAuditioning can be stressful and exhausting, and it is easy to get a little downtrodden the more you go in for things without booking them. That said, no matter what kind of day you are havi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMLast night, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune celebrated opening night, ahead of tonight's official opening. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you to the red c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM“I think what appeared after in newspapers and magazines can’t be justified by what I said online … It was a weird, interesting experience and it felt like there was a certain karma th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:54PMDisney has released a new TV spot for The Lion King, ahead of its release in 50 days, which shows Simba's journey to be king.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM“For the first generation in U.S. history to do worse than their parents, Oh, the Places You’ll Go is just right: It celebrates young adults’ dreams of escaping from home in the warm e…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:54PMThe finding by a team of Italian researchers is not necessarily that the crush of hashtags, likes and retweets destroys brain cells; that’s a question for neuroscientists, they said. Rathe…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:54PMWHAT MORE CAN THEY SING? By its riveting end Falsettos, a fusion of March of the Falsettos (1981) and Falsettoland (1990), has jolted us with its heartbreak and won us with its wit. This …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:47PMThe Aida and The Color Purple star will appear alongside Monica Potter and Brooke Elliott.
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A: Tricycle Backflip is a short comedy about two sisters in an emergency room and the men…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:39PMAn A-list lineup of stars will make Broadway dreams come true next month. Presenters have been announced for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards, scheduled for June 9 at Radio City Music Hall. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMBlue Man Group, owned by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, will debut their new tour, Speechless on September 24 at Los Angeles' Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The launch of the new tour ma…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMMore new stars are joining the hit West End production of Wicked. UK and Ireland tour alums Helen Woolf (Beauty and the Beast) and Nikki Bentley (Ghost The Musical) have signed on to repeat …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMRoger O. Hirson, an acclaimed writer of stage and screen whose major Broadway success was as book writer of the hit musical Pippin, died on May 27 at home in New York City, according to The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMThis new is just loverly! Broadway Records has announced the upcoming release of Songs from My Fair Lady, an EP of four new tracks from Lincoln Center Theater's celebrated revival of My Fair…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMHow did a comment that stuck in the mind, an Olivier Award-winning playwright and TV show Shameless combine to help create new comedy Taking Liberties? Playwright Caroline Gray and director …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:23PMThe Tony winner currently leads the cast of Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMThe cast of the Alanis Morissette musical, which will open at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall, stopped by Haswell Green's May 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PMWith John Malkovich playing a Harvey Weinstein-style character, the play already has people talking — and speculating.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMCreated by Emmy–nominated So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Al Blackstone, the work will play a limited summer engagement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PMA sun-drenched morning greeted townsfolk and cultural tourists alike for the 43rd no-weather-spoiler day at this year’s Spoleto Festival Opening. People gathered in the street outside City…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:03PMWhile Spoleto Festival is perhaps best known for its cutting-edge premieres of opera, dance, and theater, it grants special dispensation periodically to productions by English language’s f…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:03PMHow often we, in our silos, get stuck in our own work and schedules. Even more, artists miss opportunities to be fed and inspired by the interplay of other arts forms. If released, dancers s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:03PMOld Red Lion, LondonEmma Hemingford’s promising debut gets under the skin of a troubled relationship and refuses to take sides
Emma Hemingford has written and co-stars in this promising de…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMBournemouth International CentreCasting himself as a taboo breaker for his Netflix show Supernature, the cacklesome comic delivers a squarely liberal-baiting set
‘That’s not going in ……
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMHolmes will be presented with the Albert Bergeret Living Legacy of Gilbert and Sullivan Award.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PMA pair of dreamy album reviews with Matthew Croke’s Only Dreaming & Anna O’Byrne’s Dream.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMRosie Jo Neddy and Cameron Johnson talk about their "dangerous" Fiddler on the Roof relationship, getting emotional at the theatre, and why Fiddler remains the perfect show.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:00PMSomething wicked this way comes! New casting has been announced for the London production of Wicked, which is now playing at the West End's Apollo Victoria Theatre in an open-ended run. T…
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More new stars are joining the hit West End production of Wicked. UK and Ireland tour alums Helen Woolf (Beauty and the Beast) and Nikki Bentley (Ghost The Musical) have signed on to repeat …
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:54AMKeya Morgan, who was captured and detained in Phoenix, “is facing felony charges including theft, embezzlement, forgery or fraud against an elder adult, and false imprisonment of an elder …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AMSaid Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger, “I don’t see how it’s practical for us to continue to shoot there [if the law takes effect] … I think many people who work for us will not want to …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM“On Wednesday, the BMA revealed plans to send an updated version of [a] 1937 questionnaire to about 300 local schools, nonprofits, and other organizations. The results will inform future e…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM“Burnout now appears in the [WHO handbook] ICD-11’s section on problems related to employment or unemployment. According to the handbook, doctors can diagnose someone with burnout if the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AMFor the retiring dancer, who’s about to become executive director of Festival Ballet Providence, it was a definite choice: she got a degree and interned in Boston Ballet’s administrative…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AMI am pleased to get you a little more info on Virginia Karns (Virginia Ida Weddle, 1907-1990) than is generally available in any single place on the internet, for what that’s worth to ya. …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:54AMBronx-born Jack Smith (Jacob Schmidt 1896-1950) started out in vaudeville singing in quartets, as a solo, and as a song plugger. His job as a staff piano player at a radio station in the 192…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:54AMFittingly for a play about the importance of effective communication, Yellow Is the Colour of Sunshine seamlessly fuses music, movement, sign language
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AMThe actors will portray the First Ladies of France and America in Nancy Harris’ new play at the Bridge Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMThe Scottish government has announced its intention to hold a summit exploring concerns around the visa difficulties faced by foreign artists performing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMDarren Criss, Tina Fey, Sutton Foster, Samuel L. Jackson and Laura Linney are among the presenters set for Broadway’s 73rd Annual Tony Awards ceremony on June 9. The just-announced present…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:26AMPlans have been revealed for a new multi-purpose arts centre within a disused social club in south London. The proposals are from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMBy Marilyn Millstone When we think of a circus tightrope performer, most of us think of risk. Fear. Danger. But David Dimitri—whose one-man show L’homme Cirque helps celebrate the Music …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17AMPreston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre has temporarily closed to the public and suspended upcoming shows following a stall in negotiations with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMClover Roope’s conversion from classical ballet to contemporary dance mirrored the broadening of British dance vocabulary in the 1960s and beyond as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMCarrie St. Louis, Lauren Molina, and Joey Calveri will appear in the June 3 concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMJames Corden will host the 73rd annual ceremony June 9 at Radio City Music Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMLast Friday, close to 100 Theater-Makers gathered in a sky-lit conference room to talk about the #1 thing that all business owners must master in 2019 . . . marketing. (And yes, if you’r…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMHenry V at The Barn Theatre, Cirencester is an exceptionally well conceived production, with a clear focus on storytelling and great visuals – a Henry V for our times.
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Droege, known for his Off-Broadway hit Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, will also star in the performance during NYC’s WorldPride Weekend.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMKimberly Reed, Laura Kaminsky, and Mark Campbell's As One, at New York City Opera, uses two singers to bring a fictional trans woman to life.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMAfter starting out as a broad community-arts festival almost 20 years ago, Pulse has gone back to basics and honed its offering
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMThe Tony-nominated Gary playwright offered up this ode to the star of his show—and to downtown theatre taking over uptown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMThe actors play characters that range from laugh-out-loud funny to twisty, wrong-footing ambivalence
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:54AMRock of Ages and Saturday Night Fever star James Carpinello and Breaking Bad’s Betsy Brandt will star in the drama about a prep school sex scandal.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMRock of Ages and Saturday Night Fever star James Carpinello and Breaking Bad’s Betsy Brandt will star in the drama about a prep school sex scandal.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMWe have had many occasions to mention Broadway producer Charles Dillingham (1868-1934) so today we give him a proper tip of the topper. The son of a Hartford clergyman, Dillingham started hi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:33AMSelina Fillinger's new play, about the aftermath of a sex crime, opened May 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMThe play opened May 29 at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM“What’s occurrin’?” Director-librettist Daisy Evans brings a Barry Island vernacular style to her gleefully anarchic production for Welsh National Opera. She and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:16AMThe Tony nominee talks about his unconventional vision for the revival that’s causing a stir on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AMThe novelty of the casting and brightness of the music in Man of La Mancha make a big impression, though be warned that the show is not without its darker elements, some intended and others …
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The hit musical continues at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in the West End.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMThe cast and director discussed the play’s themes and the process of bringing the romantic drama to the stage as they celebrated opening night May 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMGot your SF Bay Area weekend plans yet? Here are some killer ideas, including great festivals, Halsey, Dead & Co., and a "Big Little Lies" tour.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:45AMHadestown is the musical I had unknowingly been waiting for all season. While the title might not ring a bell like those of more commercial shows such as Tootsie, The Cher Show and The Prom…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:35AMLaura Baldwin, Luke Bayer, and Rachel John will also appear in the June 29 concert at Cadogan Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AMAn open letter to Thespians
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:07AMThe 57-year-old Gatti, fired from Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra last year for sexual misconduct, has been named chief conductor of the Bologna-based chamber orchestra founded b…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM“Switzerland’s highest court has rejected Italy’s request for the return of an oil painting attributed by some to Leonardo Da Vinci, ruling no Swiss laws were broken when the work was …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AMVideo game culture in general in India is relatively new. So when PUBG (official name PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) skyrocketed in popularity in the months after its release, a nervous ba…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AMThe two-time Pulitzer winner (for Ruined and Sweat) adapted her 2004 play Intimate Apparel into a chamber opera with a score by Ricky Ian Gordon (The Grapes of Wrath). The piece, part of the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AMStressing the enormous financial benefits that the city’s festivals bring to Scotland, a member of the Scottish Parliament is arguing that the increasingly frequent, seemingly arbitrary de…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AMThis screening of Carl Dreyer's classic film will offer some exceptional, and exciting, musical strengths.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:03AMJust last week, L.A. MoCA announced that it will eliminate admission charges; earlier this year, MoCA Cleveland did the same thing, while Toronto’s AGO made itself free for visitors under …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AMOverall Harper Regan is a strong starting point for a company which is striving to tell more female-led stories.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMNia Vardalos' stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's collection of advice columns transcends its limitations to become a celebration of the big picture, as well as “the ordinary miraculous�…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:00AMBy Nicole Kelly. Nicole Kelly and Jenn Poret, two arts managers with disabilities, reflect on the most and least accessible aspects of the jobs, accommodations they need, and the future of a…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AMFlying into the London production of musical sensation Wicked from 22 July 2019 will be Nikki Bentley and Helen Woolf who will lead the new cast as Elphaba and Glinda, having played the role…
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It’s 9:45 p.m. on a drizzly Wednesday night in early May and I’m making my way through a crowded dive bar in Logan Square. A comedy open mic — some might say the comedy open mic — st…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:45AMA mix of fresh dance invention, particularly in gorgeous work for the corps de ballet, and thoughtful exploration
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:42AMHe's only 21, but Billy Recce, who hails from Hauppauge, is a rising talent in the theater world. He penned the songs for "A Musical About Star Wars" and will perform at Feinstein's/54 Below…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 08:42AMMarya Sea Kaminski directs the science-fiction play as her first season as the Public’s artistic director comes to an end.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:30AMThe first major stage production of Louis de Bernières’ best-selling novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End from 4 July to 31…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:20AMCornelia Otis Skinner (1899-1979) was one of those impossible-to-pigeonhole artists whose fame gives one hope that the world need not be a howling mad wilderness. She was a writer and an act…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:06AM★★★★☆/★★☆☆☆
Theatre by the Lake, KeswickCharlotte Keatley’s 1987 work about mothers and daughters is a wonderful gesture of empathy, while a staging of the Ealing black…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMExclusive backstage images capture the ballet star Sergei Polunin on the opening night of his week-long stint at the London Palladium, which marks his return to the London stage. His company…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMWhen I left I thought I was disappointed in The Starry Messenger, but this morning I can’t help thinking about Matthew Broderick’s character Mark, and his wife, and the sadness of all ou…
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The small, downtown theatre company Clubbed Thumb has become a force in new American plays. The woman behind all of this is Maria Striar, founder and Producing Artistic Director of Clubbed T…
SOURCE: The Interval at 07:46AMThe small, downtown theatre company Clubbed Thumb has become a force in new American plays. The woman behind all of this is Maria Striar, founder and Producing Artistic Director of Clubbed T…
SOURCE: The Interval at 07:46AMA network has been set up to support migrants working in the arts, and will aim to tackle issues including “discrimination, tokenism
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:29AMThere are more additions to the most star-studded murder mystery show in London, Whodunnit [Unrehearsed]. Running at the Park Theatre between 15-27 July.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:27AMExchange Theatre first staged their production of Jean-Paul Sartre's The Flies in 2009 in the wake of the Iraq War and lies around Weapons of Mass Destruction. A decade later, how much (more…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:08AMFrom Monday 22 July, they'll try Defying Gravity! Nikki Bentley and Helen Woolf will lead the new London cast of Wicked as Elphaba and Glinda respectively.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:07AMThe song is called "Woman's World," but let's face it, we live in Cher's World. For proof, you need look (or listen) no further the Original Broadway Cast Recording of The Cher Show which i…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:06AMAn excerpt from Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan’s forthcoming comic cookbook Let’s Make Ramen!
There's a lot to be said for the pleasures of cheap instant ramen.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMFive memoirs that made me the pansexual freak I am today
During every week this Pride Month, we'll ask one of our contrubutors to compile a list of essential que…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMA hyper-colored, Afrofuturistic graphic novel captures how white privilege feeds on Black neighborhoods.
In the graphic novel BTTM FDRS, Ezra Claytan Daniels an…
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Former Tesco boss Terry Leahy has invested in Liverpool performing arts college LMA, as it announces plans to expand internationally. Leahy, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMThe UK tour of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is transferring for a limited run at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 4 July – 31 August. Book your tickets here.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:45AMWho is Ms. Lisa Fischer? A simple complicated girl who loves to sing through life’s photographs and poetry. What would you do differently to what you do now? If I were not a singer, I beli…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:41AM“The Cher Show” recreates Bob Mackie’s decades-long collaboration with Cher in two ways. First, there’s the parade of Cher’s eye-popping looks, designed by Mackie for the show and …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:30AMKenneth Lonergan's Off Broadway play trades heavily on deadpan as it crosses the pond
A small-scale Off Broadway venture late in 2009, The Starry Messenger has arrived in London to mark the…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:24AMWhen times are tough, we could all do with a laugh. That's what was at the forefront of journalist and playwright Jennifer Selway's mind when she created her new farce Flat Out. Discover her…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:20AMFollowing the huge success of their 2017 debut Australian tour, Puttin’ On the Ritz is back by popular demand and gliding its way across Australia in May and June for an all-singing, all-d…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:15AMThe opening production of Garsington Opera’s 30th-anniversary season finds the festival at the top of its game. The Philharmonia – one of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AMZoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić will play Hélène and Sophia respectively in Two Ladies, a new play by Nancy Harris to be directed by Nicholas Hytner for the London Theatre Company at …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:08AM“Next to Normal,” now playing at Bus Barn Theater in Los Altos through June 22, has a distinctive rhythm and cadence. And: it’s a musical about mental illness. Considered a “rock” …
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:01AMFoothill College’s Theatre Arts Department came up with a novel approach to producing a play: An all-male and an all-female version of “12 Angry Men” running in repertoire through June…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:01AMFemi Elufowoju Jr’s production of The Glass Menagerie is fascinating with the tense and vibrant second half in particular proving both gripping and illuminating
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