Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Strong ensemble cast keeps Stratford’s The Merry Wives of Windsor from wearing out its welcome by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Shakespeare’s prank-filled comedy is chockablock with gags with diminishing returns, but Antoni Cimolino swaddles the characters with empathy, writes Carly Maga.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:54PM

Drama Desk Awards Winners List: ‘The Ferryman’, ‘The Prom’ Among Top Honorees by Dino-Ray Ramos

The winners for the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced Sunday night with Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman winning for Outstanding Play and The Prom taking home the trophy for Outs…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:12PM

Toronto to host 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is set to bring the Genée International Ballet Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, back to Toronto for the first time si…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:08PM

2019 Drama Desk Awards Presented at The Town Hall by Deb Miller

The 64th annual Drama Desk Awards were celebrated tonight, honoring excellence in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway artists and shows of the 2018-19 season. The star-studded event…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:07PM

Tutankhamun bust set to reach £4m at Christie’s auction

Price tag reflects fact that statues of Egyptian boy king rarely come on to the market

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:00PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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A Positive Russian Influence: Ballet by Patricia Contino

As the Romanovs’s bewilderingly indifference to the political and socioeconomic upheavals leading to the Russian Revolution worsened, ballet at home and abroad flourished.  French-born Ma…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:52PM

Darrell Grand Moultrie’s premiere with Ailey: Sharing movement and way more

A tendu is a tendu, a jeté is a jeté, and a pirouette is a pirouette. When does movement go beyond that to become art? When does a dancer transcend the steps to truly be an artist? Darrell…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:35PM

Miami City Ballet’s Bianca Bulle: Excited about Elektra

Just recently, prestigious dancewear brand Só Dança revealed its much anticipated new pointe shoe, the Elektra, a marriage of hundreds of years of tradition and groundbreaking, revamped te…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:29PM

BFI sets up tax-break fund to attract film investment

Launch comes after warning of missing out on spending sprees by streaming companies

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:00PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Why energy balance is the under appreciated secret to healthy weight and more energy

“I want more energy, lower injury risk and a healthy weight.” As a registered dietitian who has been working with elite level dancers for over 10 years, these are the most common concern…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:58PM

Opera preview: Vice is triumphant in Monteverdi's 'Coronation of Poppea' by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There's lots of beautiful music in this opera, but not a lot of uplift

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:48PM

Summer Shorts 2019 Unusually Consistently Entertaining by Bill Hirschman

This 24th annual Summer Shorts festival of short plays scores as the most consistent, polished and satisfying work beginning to end that City Theatre has produced in recent seasons.

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:48PM

THE FLAMINGO KID Is Growing Up by Peter Filichia

Never mind The Flamingo Kid. The Flamingo Girl is the one who really grabs our attention – at least for...Continue Reading The post THE FLAMINGO KID Is Growing Up appeared first on Broadwa…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:45PM

Meet Eurotard Brand Ambassador Gracie Smith

Eurotard Dancewear is proud to have a Brand Ambassador program where dancers who are training, pre-professional and professional represent its brand and all of its possibilities. Eurotard Br…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:44PM

Prom Builders: Saluting the Risk-Taking, Culture-Changing Producers of Broadway’s Super-Original Musical Comedy Hit by Paul Wontorek

Source material for Broadway musicals can come from almost anywhere. Of the 11 new musicals of the just-wrapped 2018-2019 season, four were adapted from Hollywood hits, two from the lives of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:24PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Drama Desk Award Nominees Meet The Press by Jeryl Brunner

Drama Desk nominees share what gets them juiced about theater.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:47PM

2019 Drama Desk Award Winners: The Ferryman, The Prom, Santino Fontana, Elaine May. Stephanie J. Block by Jonathan Mandell

The Ferryman and The Prom were winners for best play and best musical of the 64th annual Drama Desk Awards, which honors achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:45PM

Live Update: 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners by Ruthie Fierberg

Michael Urie hosts the 64th annual awards recognizing the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway for the 2018–2019 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:28PM

Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners by Ruthie Fierberg

The June 2 ceremony saw big wins for popular titles, but a surprise twist for the top musical prize.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:28PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Leonardo Expert Will Not Certify ‘Salvator Mundi’ As His Work by Artsjournal2

Carmen Bambach, a curator at the Met, says no. “In her forthcoming four-volume study of the polymath – a vast project spanning more than 1m words and 1,500 images – Bambach attributes …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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San Jose art show celebrating Assyrian-American experiences fuses an ancient history with contemporary life by Thy Vo

"Diaspora in Bloom" is showing at the Art Ark Gallery for three weeks in June.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:05PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: READY STEADY YETI GO (Rogue Machine Theatre at Electric Lodge in Venice) by Samuel Garza Bernstein

GRAFFITI THAT ASKS PERMISSION Carly Uhlenbeek (Jasmine St. Clair), an African American suburban seventh grade girl, seeks answers in playwright David Jacobi’s Ready Steady Yeti Go, a Rogue…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:34PM

One Place The Print Newspaper Is Still Relevant: Deadwood by Artsjournal2

The paper that plays a major role in the series and new movie, The Black Hills Pioneer, is real, and it’s still around … and you can read the archives. “The editorial voice of the pape…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM

Will The U.S. Ever Get Net Neutrality Back? by Artsjournal2

Advocates for net neutrality say it just needs a big push from the public – support is high, and no one believes the FCC. But on the Senate floor, Mitch McConnell says legislation restorin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:24PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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That Time Susan Sontag Did Something Stupid by Shawn Lent

With the 2019 Met Gala’s “Camp” theme, the name Susan Sontag (1933-2004) is coming up more regularly now in pop culture. For example, I recently attended a luncheon and received a free…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:50PM

‘I felt an immediate connection, as a director & as a mum’: Kate Bannister on premiering Precious Little in London by Featured Content

American playwright Madeleine George's acclaimed 2009 three-hander Precious Little gets its UK premiere at Brockley Jack Theatre, where it's now running until 15 June 2019. We caught up with…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:42PM

Music, Like All Art, Can Change History by Artsjournal2

Or at least what we know about our history, and how we look at it. Check out two recent concerts that work as art, of course, and “as historical corrective, guided by a commitment to scram…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Mindy Kaling, Who Created Her Own TV Show And Now Has A Movie Out With Emma Thompson, On Being A ‘Diversity Hire’ by Artsjournal2

Kaling was initially embarrassed about that when she was on The Office, but she’s over it. And now, as a 39-year-old movie writer, she says, “It does feel amazing to have done this, but …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

25 Days of Tonys: What Cast Album Could The Prom’s Caitlin Kinnunen Listen to Forever? by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee shares her first onstage experience, her quote to live by, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Ready, Set, Tony! Meet the Heartbreakers and Laugh Makers in the Featured Actor in a Musical 2019 Tony Award Race by Broadway.com

When the Tony Awards telecast begins on Sunday, June 9, 40 nervous and excited actors will take their seats at Radio City Music Hall, hoping to win Broadway’s biggest prize. Throughout the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

Review: ‘Describe the Night’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Beatrice Loayza

Like Marcel Proust’s famous “madeleine moment,” Rajiv Joseph’s ambitious new play Describe the Night, in an exciting, Kafkaesque rendering by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, finds ph…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:33PM

Review: ‘The Haunting’ Has a Big Problem With ‘Hamilton’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a character, and his hit musical is a punching bag, in Ishmael Reed’s didactic play about historical correctness.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:24PM

Rewriting the Past Won’t Make Disney More Progressive by Artsjournal1

“Through Aladdin and other remakes, the studio has tried to fix its problematic legacy. But its efforts should be focused on original stories.” – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM

Where Is the Black ‘Blueberries for Sal’? by Artsjournal1

“Exploring nature is not some obscure topic in children’s literature. Quite the contrary, children’s literature has a considerable focus on the natural world — on plants and bugs, wo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM

Queer Muslims Are Still Rare on TV. One Writer Wants to Change That. by Artsjournal1

“A recent episode of the CBS drama The Red Line featured a gay romance involving a Muslim character. Fawzia Mirza, the episode’s writer, discusses how it came to be.” – The New York …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM

Tayari Jones On The Clear Before And After Dividing Line Of Reading Toni Morrison by Artsjournal2

The author of An American Marriage says she was 19 when she read Beloved, and it changed her life. “I hate to use such a chilly word to describe an experience that was spiritual, emotional…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM

When Management Canceled Summer Concerts And Told Baltimore Musicians They Wouldn’t Be Paid, They Played On by Artsjournal2

The chair of the players’ committee strode to the front of the stage and said, “We are stunned and grieve for our beloved B.S.O. … We will be making music with even more passion and pu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM

Review: ‘Stonewall 50’ by Rainbow Theatre Project by Bob Ashby

In the midst of Pride season, and in the 50th anniversary year of the Stonewall riots that defined the beginning of the modern gay rights movement, Rainbow Theatre Project presents a look at…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:04PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘A New Brain’ at Iron Crow Theatre by Johanna Alonso

Iron Crow Theatre is starting Pride Month right with a production of “A New Brain,” a lesser known (but fantastic) one-act musical (though Iron Crow added an intermission) by composer Wi…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:42PM

Review: ‘Leaving Iowa’ by Providence Players of Fairfax by Julia L. Exline

Providence Players of Fairfax presents Leaving Iowa, a touching comedy written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, and directed by Julie Janson. A hilarious homage to the typical American family r…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:42PM

Concert Review: ‘Youssou N’dour’ at Strathmore Music Hall by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

Rolling Stone has called Grammy-winning Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour “one of the most beloved artists in the entire continent of Africa” and it was clear on Wednesday night at Stra…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:26PM

Dance News: Miami Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem share their talent at The Kennedy Center, thanks to the women at the helm by Carolyn Kelemen

Sometime in the early 21st century, the dance planners at the Kennedy Center came up with a terrific idea: Invite nine regional ballet companies to perform one special work in three separat…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:25PM

As Silicon Valley Bros Try To Go ‘Transhumanist,’ It’s Time To Pay Attention To The Mind In The Body by Artsjournal2

And who better to do that than generations of women, thinking and theorizing about those mind-body connections? “Fresh theories and findings about human cognition suggest that those femini…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:12PM

On Chicago’s Stages, Women With Problems by Jesse Green

Working opposite ends of the volume spectrum, two musicals, the new “Six” and a reinterpreted “Next to Normal,” find their levels.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:12PM

The Museum Of Tibetan Art Is Every Small Museum In A Battle For Audience, Space – And Money by Artsjournal2

The museum, which opened on Staten Island in 1947 after the collector Jacques Marchais and a local Italian stone mason worked to find the right stone for a “traditional mountain feel,” i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:12PM

The Star Of The Elton John Biopic Isn’t OK With Russia’s Censorship Of The Gay Scenes by Artsjournal2

Taron Egerton wrote on Instagram, “‘I, in no way, condone this decision and feel disappointed I wasn’t made aware and given the chance to fight this move. Love is love. No compromises.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:12PM

It’s June. Bust Out. by Artsjournal2

Who needs another cover – a jazz cover! – of “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over”? (We do.) – Doug Ramsey

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:12PM

In St. Louis, A Group Of Rising Theatre Leaders Of Color Find Mutual Support by Artsjournal2

As theatre makers confront a rapidly shifting landscape – one of them, a professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, saw her entire department eliminated, all student productions en…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:12PM

The Merry Wives of Windsor review – love games need to crack the whip by Kate Wyver

Shakespeare’s Globe, London Jealousy and lechery divert the idle rich in Elle While’s production of the Shakespeare romcom, but well-dressed schemings lack chemistry Director Elle While …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM

Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Calls For Support For Writers As The Country’s Prosecutors Examine Her Novels by Artsjournal2

The Erdogan government has become a nastily anti-art authoritarian regime, Shafak says. “‘Turkey today is the world’s leading jailer of journalists,’ she told the Hay Festival. ‘It…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:12PM

Coming Attractions: June 2 through 18 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. The post Coming Attractions: June 2 through 18 — What Will Light Your…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:12PM

June 2019 New York Theater Openings: Stonewall 50 On Stage! Fairview Returns! by Jonathan Mandell

Broadway is busy with the Tony Awards on June 9th, but June is bustin’ out all over with new shows on other New York stages. A good number of the openings mark the 50th anniversary of the…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:06PM

This Week on Broadway for June 2, 2019: Tony Awards Predictions by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about next Sunday’s Tony Awards; what will win, what should win.   This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 01:01PM

‘I like to have an important message’: Adam Ward brings his new musical José to the Liverpool Fringe by Vicky Anderson

José is a new musical comedy coming to the city as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival. The second play from Leeds-born playwright Adam Ward, the one-act show, opening at the Pilgrim pub next…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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The Prompter @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

A young actor rescues legendary actress, who can’t remember her lines, in World Premier of affecting comedy, The Prompter at Bay Street Theater. June 2, 2019:  By popular demand, The P…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:57PM

Linked by Larry: Lou Liberatore and Brandon Uranowitz Dig Deep on the Burn This Role That Turned Into a Ticket to the Tonys by Paul Wontorek

Burn This is the sexy story of the intense collision of two grieving lovers—a hot-headed beast of a man and a soulful, artistic woman. Or is it? Turns out the late Lanford Wilson’s popul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Behind the Epic, Tony-Nominated Beetlejuice Lighting Design by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch how the Broadway set radically transforms thanks to some ghoulishly imaginative lighting and projection effects.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 8- Ivo Van Hove Picks Up Two Tonys For A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Alexa Criscitiello

Director Ivo Van Hove has become infamous in the theatre world for his dark and experimental productions. This year, he is once again nominated for his work on the news drama, Network, starr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Tonys Talk: Gideon Glick Talks Channeling His Inner-Child in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Richard Ridge

Dill Harris is a character that the world first got to know on the page, either in or outside of the classroom. This season, Broadway favorite Gideon Glick is bringing the boy to life onstag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

People You Should Know . . . Madeline Wall by Zack Calhoon

Madeline Wall is a Seattle-born director and designer. She received her BFA in Film and Television from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Since moving to New York, she has worked for ABC, NBC…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:18AM

Virginia Zabriskie, Art Dealer Who Promoted The Formerly Overlooked, Has Died At 91 by Artsjournal2

Zabriskie’s New York gallery started in 1954 and closed in 2010; her Paris gallery was so beloved that when she closed it after a 21-year run in 1998, the city awarded her a Medal of Honor…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM

The Two Writers Taking Over From Hilton Als At The New Yorker by Artsjournal2

Vinson Cunningham and Alexandra Schwartz have been staff writers at The New Yorker since 2016, and they “filled in on the stage beat while longtime chief critic Hilton Als was on leave…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM

‘Enthralling to watch’: COUNTRY MUSIC – Omnibus Theatre by Liz Dyer

The plot of Country Music may at times be slightly muddled, but the sense of waste and irretrievable loss at its heart comes through powerfully in this excellent revival.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Johnny Weismuller: Wet Behind the Ears by Trav S.D.

Old movie buffs will get the joke in our subtitle: Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84) was a famous swimmer. But there’s a certain application to his screen career, as well: yes, he amassed 38 sc…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:03AM

25 Days of Tonys: What Oklahoma!’ Song Will Orchestrator Daniel Kluger Never Get Sick Of? by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee shares his first theatre role and the show that made a mark on his career.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Hurray, A Popular Art Festival, And Boo, The Popular Art Festival’s Thousands Of Visitors by Artsjournal2

In the planning for New York’s Figment Arts Festival, moving from Governors Island to Roosevelt Island this year, “‘Everything was fine,’ Judith Berdy, a longtime resident said. ‘A…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM

Will Netflix’s New Rom-Com Change The World For Its Stars And Other Asian American Actors? by Artsjournal2

That wasn’t 100 percent the plan when comedian Ali Wong and actor Randall Park wrote and starred in Always Be My Maybe, but … well. “As writers and producers they give an unprecedented…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM

Film Review: “Rocketman” — A Musical Fantasy by Glenn Rifkin

This fantasy musical is unexpectedly moving, a driven and musically satisfying experience for serious Elton John fans. The post Film Review: “Rocketman” — A Musical Fantasy appeared fi…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:42AM

‘A cracking meal & entertaining show’: DINNER IS COMING – The Vaults by Ian Foster

Some properly tasty food makes the Game of Thrones-inspired immersive show Dinner is Coming an entertaining night indeed at The Vaults.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

Toward a More Inclusive Theatre Curriculum by Trevor Boffone, Teresa Marrero, Chantal Rodriguez

By Trevor Boffone, Teresa Marrero, Chantal Rodriguez. Trevor Boffone, Teresa Marrero, and Chantal Rodriguez, co-editors of Encuentro, talk about the content of the book and how it can be use…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM

Ep. 22: Defying Gravity – Carol de Giere on Stephen Schwartz and ‘Pippin’ by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what Carol de Giere, the author of DEFYING GRAVITY, Stephen Schwartz's biography, has to say about the evolution of PIPPIN, Schwartz's experience working with Bob Fosse which was recent…

SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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The Ten Things I’ve Learned Since Starting a New Business by Victoria Cairl

It’s been a little over one week since I launched my own venture. It’s scary, it’s intense and it also feels amazing. Here’s a look at… Continue reading on Medium »

SOURCE: Medium at 08:57AM

Max Showalter a.k.a. Casey Adams: From Silents to “Sixteen Candles” by Trav S.D.

What a joy to have an opportunity to share with you my enthusiasm for kooky, breezy, cheerful, good-hearted, folksy, slick Max Showalter (1919-2000), who was billed for a time as Casey Adams…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:54AM

Polunin Ink review – storm, stress and sweet torment by Sanjoy Roy

Palladium, London Ballet and B-movies collide as Sergei Polunin revives Russian villain Rasputin, suffers with Nijinsky, and tackles toxic masculinity with a pineapple Once famous only withi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

The Existential Fear Of Losing Your Online Self by Artsjournal2

The return of the paper diary may be at hand. “Contrary to what I’d like to believe, media that lives ‘on the internet’ is not actually floating above our heads in a cloud, like Mike…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48AM

We’re All Stuck In ‘Corporate Stockholm Syndrome’ With Disney’s Endless Round Of Movies by Artsjournal2

Let’s look a little more deeply into Avengers: Endgame. (Yes, it’s been covered, but this is different.) “It’s a reality-bending cultural phenomenon that proudly wallows in its own m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48AM

WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Des McAnuff by BroadwayWorld TV

Des McAnuff is the caption of the ship at the Imperial Theatre, where Ain't Too Proud currently plays. He's telling us why he's so happy that the show got so much Tonys love

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM

Podcast: BroadwayRadio Releases Fourth Annual Tony Omnibus Episode by Broadwayradio

This episode of 'Tell Me More' is BroadwayRadio's fourth annual Tony Omnibus Episode. In the 2019 edition, Matt Tamanini spoke with six individuals four 2019 Tony nominees and two of our fav…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM

West End Bares 2019 tickets now on sale by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo West End Bares celebrates its 10th birthday this year on Sunday 13 October 2019 at Troxy London. West End Bares tickets are now on sale. This post West End Bares 2019 tickets…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:21AM

Look Back at the Stage Work of Marvin Hamlisch by Matthew Blank

The celebrated composer of A Chorus Line was born June 2, 1944.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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That Proposed Harvey Weinstein Settlement Is Unlikely To Last by Artsjournal2

No, a $44 million settlement is not going to satisfy everyone – or, more likely, anyone at all. “Attorneys for two of the alleged victims rejected the proposal outright; while another qu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42AM

Artist Tells Facebook And Instagram To Free The Nipple by Artsjournal2

Spencer Tunick takes photos of choreographed crowds of naked people at monuments and in natural settings all over the world. He calls them “flesh architecture,” and he’d like it if Ins…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42AM

‘An absolute belter of a thriller’: ANNA – National Theatre by Rachel Williams

ANNA is such a great little show. It’s a curiosity, certainly, and it is worth seeing for the technical bravado alone. But it’s also an absolute belter of a thriller too, something which…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Full creative team announced for The Prince of Egypt The Musical at the Dominion Theatre

The full creative team has been announced for the upcoming new musical, The Prince of Egypt, which was adapted for the stage from the original 1998 film of the same name that featured music …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Starry Messenger at Wyndham’s Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Kenneth Lonergan’s play The Starry Messenger starring Matthew Broderick and Elizabeth McGovern.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Final casting announced for The Night Of The Iguana by Tennessee Williams at Noel Coward Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting is announced for The Night of the Iguana by Tennesee Williams which begins a strictly limited season at the Noël Coward Theatre on Saturday 6th July. This post Final…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:26AM

Sergei Polunin review – a blatant image recovery effort by Sara Veale

London PalladiumThe bad boy of ballet’s self-absorbed mixed bill is unlikely to win over his detractors There’s a high threshold for bad behaviour in the arts, particularly from men. Whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM

The week in theatre: King Hedley II; Rutherford and Son; The Starry Messenger – review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Theatre Stratford East; Lyttelton; Wyndham’s, LondonLenny Henry and Aaron Pierre are supercharged in August Wilson’s epic while Roger Allam excels as a stern Edwardian patriarch Au…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM

The Shrink Next Door isn’t your average true crime podcast

The series investigates how a prominent New York psychiatrist allegedly took control of a patient’s Hamptons home and business

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – a note Southwark, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A NOTE ON A TREAT,  MOUSELESS BUT MELLOW    The film based on Scott Fitzgerald’s story of a life lived backwards, born old and ending in babyhood,  was pretty awful.  So I did not le…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:44AM

Confirm or Deny: Russell Harvard by Maureen Dowd

On Madonna, drag and guerrilla acts of philanthropy.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24AM

Russell Harvard, Reaching Beyond ‘King Lear’ by Maureen Dowd

An actor rightly wonders: Why is there a TV show about meerkats but not one about deaf people?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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UPDATE ON THE UN-INVISIBLE GIRL by Jason Robert Brown

Three years ago, I got a call from Michael McElroy of Broadway Inspirational Voices, asking me if I would participate in an outreach that BIV was doing with the Ronald McDonald House. I said…

SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 01:05AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Broadway: Chita Rivera Awards: If You’re a “Fosse/Verdon” Fan, You Shoulda Been There as Dance Wins Went to “Hadestown,” “Cher Show,” a by Roger Friedman

For as long as I’ve known her, Patty Watt, daughter of late great theater critic Douglas Watt, has been honoring Broadway performers.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:54AM

Voices from the Fringe: Singer/Performer Victoria Gordon by Kurt Gardner

The artist and L.A. native makes her Fringe debut this year.

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:36AM

2018-19 Tony and Drama Desk Predictions by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 1, 2019: Once again the Tonys (presented June 9) and Drama Desk Awards (given June 2) will have significantly different results. In previous seasons, the two acc…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:35AM

Amy Winehouse: Resurrected **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons June 1, 2019: English superstar Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the age of 27. In honor of her memory and her own charitable endeavors, her famil…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:14AM

6 Dance Events To Attend in Conjunction with Pride Month 2019! by The Dance Enthusiast

6 Dance Events To Attend In Conjunction With Pride Month 2019, from film screenings to Vogue workshops.

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fairview Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Theatre for a New Audience presents an encore run of the acclaimed Soho Rep. production at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM