12th Annual Open House Melbourne Weekend Program Launched by Arts Review

The annual Open House Melbourne Weekend Program has been launched at the The Ian Potter Southbank Centre at the University of Melbourne’s Southbank Campus – a new highlight in this year…

It's a Theatre Thing Ep #10 - The Prom, The Kennedy Center lawsuit and harassment at Beetlejuice. by Christopher Peterson

On this episode of It's A Theater Thing, Tracy and Erin discuss news about The Prom, The Kennedy Center lawsuit and harassment at Beetlejuice. Also, they discuss the Netflix documentary, "Ba…

Review: A Strange Loop at curtainup.com/ by Charles Wright

Michael R. Jackson's semi-autobiographical musical transforms oversharing into high art.

Adelaide to host first ever Asia-Pacific Creative Cities Conference by Arts Review

Adelaide will play host to world-class speakers along with top-level delegates from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for the first ever Asia-Pacific Creative Cities Conference from …

Jess Hill of Big Teeth Performance Collective Discusses Myths, Monsters, and ‘Ordinary Creatures’ by Chris Griffin

Big Teeth Performance Collective’s exploration of monsters without and within, Ordinary Creatures, is coming to Baltimore for one night only Saturday, July 13. Earlier in the day, the memb…

John Burns Is a Sexy Beast by Darryl Reilly

Gracefully clomping around in silver pumps and clad in a short-sleeved black jumpsuit, the upper portion adorned with shimmering multi-colored sequins in the configuration of the rainbow, th…

BLUSHING BRIDE by Matt Windman

The Mint Theatre Company outdoes itself with this production of Micheál Mac Liammóir ’s little-known 1948 Irish drama.

Jayne Atkinson is playing Governor Ann Richards: “If she was alive today, she’d say we have to stop whining and start participating.” by Keith Loria

Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar are, among a mostly male field, serious contenders to be the Democratic Party’s pick for the 2020 presidentia…

Review: ‘Macbeth’ by Britches and Hose Theatre Company by Guest Author

By Katie Crabb Something wicked this way comes in Britches and Hose Theatre Company’s gender-blind version of Macbeth, which breathes new life into one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays…

Latest Investment? Now You Can Invest In Hit Songs by Artsjournal

The fund floated on the London Stock Exchange in July 2018 and recently published its first-ever annual results. The man who founded it, Merck Mercuriadis, says hit songs are “as investabl…

League Of Professional Theatre Women 2019 Leadership Luncheon by Sandra Mardenfeld

Andre De Shields Donna Walker-Kuhn Inspiring others was the theme at the League of Professional Theatre Women 2019 Leadership Luncheon celebrating the inaugural Rachel Crothers Leadership…

Five Questions with Sarah Hughes, McFeely Sam Goodman, and Lucy Kaminsky by Editors

I was hired to perform as a sort of Vanna White car model at an auto show in New Hampshire. I had to memorize 2 pages of facts about a new model of Subaru, which I repeated over and over int…

Bare: A Pop Opera review – passion and fear in gay school romance by Miriam Gillinson

Vaults, London Staging issues and noisy distractions mar a coming-of-age musical that offers tantalising flashes of fervour Given the deeply troubling recent headlines about homophobic attac…

Sales Of Print Books In UK Tumble In 2018; Sales Of Audio Books Surge 43 Percent by Artsjournal

The UK publishing industry was hit by a surprise fall of £168m (5.4%) in sales of physical books last year, ending a period of growth stretching back to at least 2014. – The Guardian

Pilgrimage: Is It Better To See Tintoretto In A Museum Or In The Original Setting? by Artsjournal

Phil Kennicott: “Yes, go see Tintoretto in Venice, but never slight the power of a museum to present art with a clarity and care one rarely finds in the ordinary world in which that art wa…

Ha: New York Bookstore Owner Makes Case That His Stores Ought To Get Tax Breaks Amazon Was Going To Get by Artsjournal

His argument for assistance is simple: The stores generate $650,000 in annual tax revenue for the city and state, and his 75 staffers (on a payroll of $1.7 million in 2018) spend “virtuall…

Sixty UK Music Institutions Promise Gender Parity By 2022 by Artsjournal

More than 60 organisations, including some of the UK’s highest-funded companies and prominent performing arts conservatoires, have promised to take positive action towards equality. The Ke…

Generation Stonewall LGBTQ Profiles by Tracy Baim

Meet the Tony Winners: Q&A: Bryan Cranston of ‘Network’ by Jeryl Brunner

“The most fun & connective experience an actor can have is on stage.”

Paulanne Simmons Unscripted by Barry Gordin

Playwrights and Politics June 28, 2019: In “George Orwell’s Unheeded Warning,” George Packer’s insightful review of a new biography of the English writer in the July Atlantic, P…

Review: Aurora goes deep into grief in Joan Didion play by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

Joan Didion's memoir and play, "The Year of Magical Thinking," gets a powerful Bay Area premiere at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre.

***** ‘THEATRE FOR ONE’ (REVIEW PICK, IE) by Robert Shuman

(Peter Crawley’s article appeared in The Irish Times, 6/25.) Thought-provoking theatre where the audience is just you Review: Theatre for One’s six microplays are bracing, intimate-as-a-…

Hugh Jackman on taking his show on the road — and wanting Ryan Reynolds to cameo by Jessica Derschowitz

Even before he starred in a certain movie musical with a certain title, Hugh Jackman was known for being a hell of a showman. You could even say he’s one of the greatest. The actor has cha…

Bold Theatre In The Big Easy by Adam Szymkowicz

Nisa East created this really cool documentary about the NOLA project for the American Theatre Wing.  It takes place while they were rehearsing and premiering my play Stockholm Syndrome whi…

Boise Contemporary Theater Names Benjamin Burdick Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The Idaho native will succeed Matthew Cameron Clark.

A Creepy Way Of Thinking About Art: Investing In It by Artsjournal

Both of these reservoirs of dark matter—trophy works destined for museum accession or philanthropic donation and unsold inventory—serve to keep prices afloat and maintain artificial scar…

The Académie Française Has Ruled On The Difference Between A Slut And A Bastard by Artsjournal1

Yes, with this recent bulletin, les immortels of the august body founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1634 want to be sure that all French-speakers properly distinguish between une salope (a slu…

American Library Association Cancels Inventor Of The Dewey Decimal System by Artsjournal

American librarians have voted to remove the name of Melvil Dewey, widely seen as the father of modern librarianship, from one of their top awards, citing his history of antisemitism, racism…

Review: We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time at curtainup.com/ by Deirdre Donovan

Davie Cale's solo musical memoir

Lucy Prebble’s Enron kicks off 4615 Theatre Company’s ambitious third season by Tim Treanor

4615 Theatre Company will launch its third season with two plays in rep by distinguished British playwrights, and will finish with two world premieres by local writers. A woman has a passion…

Jamie Brickhouse returns to Fringe with his latest: I Favor My Daddy by Guest Writer

I never wanted Daddy Poo, my Catholic, conservative, Republican father down in Texas, to know about the priest, or the dwarf or the crack addict. But when you write a memoir about your alcoh…

Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical at Olney Theatre Center by Missy Frederick

Mom’s so in denial about having a baby, she’s nine months pregnant and still thinks she’s making it to her ballroom dancing competition in Spain. Shady used car salesman Dad’s hoping…

The Cast of Mean Girls Sings with Youth Pride Chorus by Broadway Direct

Mean Girls celebrates Pride with Youth Pride Chorus! Watch the cast and chorus make diamonds dull with their surprise crowd-stopping pop-up performance of “I See Stars” in Madison Square…

Go Inside Opening Night of Grace McLean’s In The Green Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical, written by and starring McLean, opened at LCT3 June 27.

Playhouse on Park Partners With Connecticut Historical Society for The Scottsboro Boys Event by Ruthie Fierberg

The Connecticut-based theatre presents a slate of programming tied to the production, which runs through August 4.

Review: ‘L’homme Cirque: The One-Man Circus’ at Strathmore by David Siegel

Glory days of diminutive touring tent circuses visiting small towns return with David Dimitri and his L’homme Cirque: The One-Man Circus, currently at Strathmore. In a cozy tent set up on …

Plenaries of Plenty: Reporting From #TCG19 in Miami by American Theatre Editors

From Edwidge Danticat to Wesley Morris, from Quiara Alegría Hudes to Lee Breuer, this year’s four tentpole gatherings were as rich and stimulating as the Florida city.

Summer Rolls review – fascinating tale of Vietnamese family in Essex by Miriam Gillinson

Park theatre, London A mother’s fierce love lies at the heart of Tuyen Do’s nuanced portrait of a family forging a new life in the UK A light Vietnamese dish served at a family’s resta…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Oversees Unanimous Jury Decision About Ancient Greek Crime by News Desk

On June 24, 2019, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presented its summer Mock Trial at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). Guests were invited to hear the appellate case Murder in Mycenae: …

Fake Science Journals Are A Blight On Research by Artsjournal

“At the most benign level of the junk industry are papers, published in journals with no effective screening process, that are obvious nonsense—about Martians being supermanagers on Mars…

Court Gives Trump-Connected Oligarch Who Used To Own ‘Salvator Mundi’ Go-Ahead To Sue Sotheby’s by Artsjournal1

“A federal judge in New York rejected Sotheby’s bid to dismiss a $380 million lawsuit where Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev accused the auction house of helping his longtime art de…

Does Truth Equal Beauty? (It’s A Problematic Idea) by Artsjournal

The problem is that it’s difficult to defend the notion that the truth is recognisable by its beauty and simplicity, and it’s an idea that has contributed to getting fundamental physics …

An Oral History Of The Orgy Scene In Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ (It Was Supposed To Be A Lot Better Than It Came Out) by Artsjournal1

Turns out Stanley Kubrick and colleagues worked on and rehearsed the scene for weeks, and it was highly (if not always clearly) thought out. Then Kubrick died, and the rest of the team had t…

The So-Cal Native Who’s Giving Cambodian Classical Dance A Queer Twist by Artsjournal1

“[Prumsodun] Ok, a Long Beach, California, native whose parents were Cambodian refugees, not only restages traditional works of Khmer classical dance but also uses the stories and vocabula…

I Interview Playwrights Part 1055: Aaron Ricciardi by Adam Szymkowicz

Aaron Ricciardi Hometown:  Coral Springs, Florida. Current Town:  New York CityQ:  What are you working on now?A:  I just finished my MFA in Playwriting at Indiana University, where I st…

How David Cale Wrote We’re Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time by Ruthie Fierberg

The solo performer shares his first audition story and the process behind his new musical memoir at the Public Theater.

The XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition Names Winners Across 6 Categories by Damian Fowler

Watch the two winners' galas from Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Medici TV June 28–29.

See Be More Chill, The Cher Show, and More Celebrate Pride at Playbill’s Sing for Hope Piano by Marc J. Franklin

The Broadway community came out to Christopher Square to perform with Playbill throughout June.

Feeling Sound by Hilary Tanabe

Two pieces that delve into ideas surrounding worship and identity: Angie Pittman’s “Came Up in a Lonely Castle” and Johnnie Cruise Mercer/TheREDProjectNYC’s "Process memoir 4: The wo…

NEWS: Barking fringe festival Clout! returns with packed 2019 season by Featured Content

Following a successful inaugural season in 2018, Barking-based fringe festival Clout! returns next month for a bigger 2019 season including 18 shows over 11 days at two venues. Book your tic…

‘I’ve been quite blessed with many highlights’: 10 questions for 10 years – Gabby Wong by Ian Foster

Always guaranteed to be appearing in something interesting, Gabby Wong takes a moment to tackle 10 pressing questions for me.

Film Feature: STREAMING DOCS — Summer 2019 by Neil Giordano

What are the best new documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further. The post Film Feature: STREAMING DOCS — Summer 2019 appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Derren Brown: Secret on Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the acclaimed magic show Derren Brown: Secret, arriving on Broadway this fall for a limited run. Andrew O'Connor and Andy Nyman will co-direct the production, whi…

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Adam Rapp's The Sound Inside Starring Mary-Louise Parker by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway premiere of Pulitzer finalist Adam Rapp's drama The Sound Inside at Studio 54. Tony winner David Cromer will direct the production, set to begin pre…

The Cher Show's Dark Lady Ashley Blair Fitzgerald on Finding Her Center in Motherhood by Caitlin Moynihan

Ashley Blair FitzgeraldAshley Blair Fitzgerald is currently sporting costumes made by Tony-winning designer Bob Mackie and doing flips and tricks as The Dark Lady in The Cher Show. As a stan…

Vanessa Carlton Takes First Broadway Bow in Beautiful, with a Surprise Appearance from Stevie Nicks by Andy Lefkowitz

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton made her official Broadway debut on June 27 portraying another music star, Carole King, in the hit bio-musical Beautiful at the Stephen So…

Rock of Ages Star CJ Eldred on Learning How to Sing with Journey and His High School Musical-Inspired Start in Theater by Eric King

Before CJ Eldred ever stepped on a stage, he was just a middle-schooler with a love for rock music. "My dad listened to a ton of classic rock, like the Beatles and Foreigner," the actor sa…

Roll up! Roll up! Four weeks till Vaudeville!

Music! Comedy! Maybe Finance!

Simon Rattle highlights Janacek’s brilliance in The Cunning Little Vixen at the Barbican

A musically superb performance of the opera was marred by Peter Sellars’ semi-staging

From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Revival Doesn’t, Quite by Steven Suskin

Ibsen's long-overlooked Rosmersholm turns out to be terrific, while the century-old Rutherford and Son doesn't catch fire The post From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Reviva…

Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise: Kung Phooey Doings at The Shed by Michael Sommers

★ The latest commissioned endeavor in the Hudson Yards arts space is an incredible mishmash of martial arts, pop songs, and a silly story The post Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise: Kung Phooey D…

CD REVIEW: My Fair Lady 2018 Cast Recording ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Broadway’s current production’s cast recording brings Alan Jay Lerner and Fredrick Loewe’s glorious score for My Fair Lady beautifully to life.

The high life’s high risks

Empty developments, hello Glastonbury, and all about Arles

Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Upcoming Into the Woods Concert Starring Alice Ripley by Nathan Skethway

The Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical will be presented July 8 at the Town Hall in New York City.

Julliard Dean Ara Guzelimian To Step Down by Artsjournal

Guzelimian has been dean and provost for 13 years and is known as the “musical gravitas” at the school. – Musical America

Yannick And Jaap Sitting Around Talking by Artsjournal1

Jaap van Zweden: “If you see Dallas, it’s a real sports town. If you see Hong Kong, it’s a real business town. And I think we are both very fortunate because New York is a real arts to…

Looking for Regional Jobs? La Bohème, Something Rotten, Hair, and More Are Casting by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.

The Ubiquitous John Byner by Trav S.D.

Comedian and impressionist John Byner (John Biener, b. 1938) reached his peak of visibility when I was a kid in the 1970s. Like his rough contemporaries Rich Little and Frank Gorshin he had …

What Did Critics Think of We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time at the Public Theater? by Dan Meyer

David Cale’s autobiographical solo show opened Off-Broadway June 27.

Blonde Bombshells of 1943 review at Pitlochry Festival Theatre – ‘gorgeous music’ by David Pollock

“Music is about the only clean thing left in this awful world,” is the delicately-freighted message of this revival of Alan Plater’s

The Cast of Camp Morning Wood Put Their Spin on Classic Playbill Covers by Playbill Staff

The "very naked musical" is currently running at Off-Broadway's Theater Center.

Creating a Life-Size Pirate Ship for Blackbeard the Musical at Signature Theatre by Ruthie Fierberg

Scenic designer Paul Tate DePoo III goes behind-the-scenes of his wild, shipwreck-inspired design at the Arlington, Virginia, theatre.

3 Stagehands Injured in Incident at Broadway's John Golden Theatre in Stable Condition by Adam Hetrick

The venue was recently home to Hillary and Clinton.

Check Out Laura Osnes in Hallmark Movie In The Key of Love by Marc J. Franklin

The Hallmark Channel movie, co-starring Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Scott Michael Foster, premieres June 29.

Leeds performing arts college scraps audition fees to boost accessibility by Matthew Hemley

Leeds College of Music has become the latest performing arts school to scrap audition fees, as it announces plans for two new

London's Six to Welcome New Queens to West End by Ryan McPhee

The musical continues at the Arts Theatre with performances now scheduled into July 2020.

Five Shows Worth Making Time For This World Pride Weekend in NYC

In town for World Pride and need something to see?

Watch Broadway Bares: Take Off Pay Tribute to the Stonewall Uprising by Adam Hetrick

Pose and Kinky Boots star Billy Porter was among the special guests who performed at the 2019 fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

‘Performances are wonderful all round’: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA – Royal Festival Hall by Laura Kressly

The orchestra, along with the actors and fantastic creative team, create an atmosphere that will leave you longing for your own Italian holiday romance in Light in the Piazza.

Cast Album for Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Alice by Heart Now Available by Andrew Gans

The Off-Broadway musical opened at MCC's Robert W. Wilson Theatre February 26.

Thief who stole Dear Zoo tour van jailed for two years by Georgia Snow

A man who admitted to stealing a theatre company’s van containing all the sets and costumes for a children’s touring production has

Inside Opening Night of We're Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time at the Public Theater by Nathan Skethway

David Cale's new musical memoir opened Off-Broadway June 27 after a Chicago debut last fall.

Noel Sullivan Is Next Star of West End’s School of Rock by Adam Hetrick

The former member of the pop group Hear’Say and current star of television's Years and Years will take over the role of Dewey Finn this summer.

Who Bought That Caravaggio That Was Found In An Attic? This Guy by Artsjournal1

“The American billionaire hedge fund manager and art collector J. Tomilson Hill is the mysterious buyer of an early 17th-century canvas billed as a rediscovered masterpiece by Caravaggio, …

Principal Of ‘Fame’ High School Is Out After Pushing Too Hard For Academics by Artsjournal1

After six years in charge of LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in Manhattan, Lisa Mars has resigned. “For years, Mars’ leadership … has been criticized for what students, f…

Novelist Michael Chabon Will Be Showrunner Of Next ‘Star Trek’ Series by Artsjournal1

The Pulitzer-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Moonglow, Wonder Boys and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union will be in charge of Star Trek: Picard, the upcoming C…

Baltimore Symphony Board Sets Date For End Of Lockout, Pays Health Insurance For Locked-Out Musicians by Artsjournal1

Contributions from board members and others will cover the cost of the health insurance for July and August, and management will end the lockout on Sept. 9 if no contract agreement has been …

The Poverty-Level-Paid, Overworked Adjunct Professors Of Florida Are Fighting Back by Artsjournal1

“In just the past few years, [SEIU] has organized close to 10,000 Florida adjuncts, in what is one of the most remarkable and little-noticed large scale labor campaigns in the country.” …

Broadway-Bound Tea at Five, Starring Faye Dunaway, Opens June 28 at Huntington Avenue Theatre by Ryan McPhee

Dunaway stars as Katharine Hepburn in the reworked adaptation of Matthew Lombardo’s monologue play.

Read the London Reviews for Gloria Estefan Musical On Your Feet! by Dan Meyer

The bio-musical opened at the London Coliseum June 27.

STONEWALL – Walk Hand in Hand by Oscar E Moore

STONEWALL – 50 years later by Oscar E Moore

In 1995 a demo cassette recording was produced by Al Lowman for the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.  STONEWALL a new musical was composed by Robin Webb with book and lyrics by Mich…

Noel Sullivan joins cast of School Of Rock by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Noel Sulivan is to join the cast of School of Rock the musical at the Gillian Lynne Theatre playing the leads role of Dewey Finn. This post Noel Sullivan joins cast of Sch…

WATCH: Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz Return to Feinstein's/54 Below by Roberto Araujo

The Last Five Years and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels co-stars talk to Playbill about Twohander.

Broadway’s Eamon Foley Celebrates World Pride With New Everyday Rapture-Inspired Music Video by Ruthie Fierberg

The director-choreographer celebrates Pride with a new take on “Up the Ladder to the Roof.”

See Vanessa Carlton Make Broadway Debut in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical by Marc J. Franklin

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter stepped into the the title role at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre June 27.

Read What Critics Thought of In the Green Off-Broadway by Dan Meyer

Grace McLean’s new musical, now open at LCT3, follows Medieval legend Hildegard von Bingen.

Text of the Day: Sweat by Aleks Sierz

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

Q&A with Fame The Musical's Mica Paris, Jorgie Porter and Keith Jack

Remember my name; Fame The Musical is going to pirouette into London’s Peacock Theatre as part of its 30th-anniversary tour. We’re thrilled that the production is stopping to make magi…

Friday Playlist: The Broadway Musicals of the 1980s

Broadway in the 1980s, there was nothing else quite like it.

The Cunning Little Vixen review at Barbican Hall, London – ‘enchanting and sumptuous’ by George Hall

The London Symphony Orchestra closes its Barbican season with this semi-staging of Janacek’s opera about the relationship between humans and the animal

GRACE NOTES: Friday, June 28, 2019 by Susan Grace

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UK museums given £44m for key maintenance work

Experts warn that government funding may not be enough to solve long term problems

The Censor review at Hope Theatre, London – ‘a thought-provoking take on a provocative play’ by Dave Hollander

Attitudes to – and the availability of – hardcore pornography may have changed since Anthony Neilson’s The Censor opened at London’s Royal

Europe review – refugees shelter in train station as a continent frays by Michael Billington

Donmar Warehouse, London David Greig’s 1994 play about yearning for a united Europe as fascists gather strength is deeply resonant Refugees desperately seek shelter, neo-fascist thugs roa…

Thom Yorke: Anima

The Radiohead frontman’s new solo album is frustratingly opaque

Philip Bailey: Love Will Find a Way

A-list collaborators, including Kamasi Washington and will.i.am, join the singer-songwriter for his latest album

Spell Songs: The Lost Words

The album inspired by the award-winning book of spells brings together eight folk musicians

Salieri: Tarare

Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques complete their trio of the Italian conductor’s French operas

BBC2 presents Anna: The Woman who Went to Fight ISIS

The story behind a young woman’s decision to join a Kurdish militia

On digital: A Private War / Kind Hearts and Coronets

A biopic of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and Robert Hamer’s murderous 1949 masterpiece

Beecham House, ITV — a moral muddle

Gurinder Chadha’s series features too many questionable stereotypes

TV cameras go... Inside the Bank of England

A documentary follows the tumultuous lead-up to deciding interest rates last year

The Friday 5: Pride: 5 Favorite LGBTQ Broadway Songs by JK

As we head into the final weekend of Pride 2019, I thought it appropriate to take a brief look at some Broadway songs that I turn to when I'm feeling alone or any emotional time in my life. …

Native Playwright and Others Fear a New Trail of Tears by Lynne Taylor-Corbett

With the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) under right-wing attack, Mary Kathryn Nagle sounds the alarm. The post Native Playwright and Others Fear a New Trail of Tears appeared first on Clyde…

Snapshot: ‘Cop’ by Christopher Anderson

A project photographing New York City police in the wake of 9/11

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for July 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From the Capitol Hill Block Party to "Spider-Man: Far From Home," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

‘A revitalised & hysterically funny comedy’: PRESENT LAUGHTER – The Old Vic ★★★★ by Anne Cox

Noël Coward would have thoroughly approved of Andrew Scott’s gloriously outrageous turn as ageing matinée idol, Garry Essendine, in The Old Vic’s reinvention of Present Laughter.

50 LGBTQ+ Heroes in the Theatre Who Inspire You by Felicia Fitzpatrick

We asked, you answered: 50 LGBTQ+ theatre heroes for 50 years of Pride.

Listen to Ramin Karimloo Sing ‘Waving Through a Window’ From New Album From Now On by Adam Hetrick

The Les Misérables and Phantom star will perform musical theatre and film covers on the new album that drops later this summer.

Celebrate Richard Rodgers with a Look Back at the Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein by Nathan Skethway

Legendary composer Richard Rodgers was born June 28, 1902.

Britain’s lost women painters rediscovered

The lives and work of once obscure 17th-century women artists are explored in a new exhibition

Met Museum Can Keep Picasso’s ‘The Actor’, Rules U.S. Court Of Appeals by Artsjournal1

“First brought against the Met in 2016, the suit alleged that Picasso’s The Actor (1904-05) was subject to restitution laws and should therefore be returned to the family of its original…

Blithe Spirit review at Pitlochry Festival Theatre – ‘an energetic revival’ by David Pollock

In a white-walled luxury apartment, two well-to-do couples engage in a séance for a bit of diverting fun. Their invited host for

The West End showgirl who became a heroine in the Second World War by Nick Smurthwaite

While dancer Christina Ratcliffe was touring, war broke out. She found herself in Malta where, after volunteering with the RAF, she decided

Fiddler on the Roof extends its West End run at the Playhouse Theatre

The smash-hit revival of Fiddler on the Roof, which transferred to the Playhouse Theatre following a sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, has extended its run and announced an offic…

Norbert Leo Butz & Sherie Rene Scott by Billboard

The "Last Five Years" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" co-stars and Broadway vets chat about their longtime creative partnership and their upcoming 54Below show "Twohander." For information re…

‘The audience loved this show’: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Touring ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

I can’t help but wholly recommend Little Miss Sunshine, a feel good road trip with an unconventional, dysfunctional family that brings a smile to your face.

Should art fairs declare a price for works on display?

Masterpiece news; surprise hits at auctions; attic Caravaggio sells privately; Frieze director goes to Goodman gallery; Timothy Taylor relocates

Rita Simons joins the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie cast by Robin Johnson

Everybody's Talking About Jamie continues to bring the stars in, as Rita Simons - best known as Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders - will join the cast in August. The post Rita Simons joins the Eve…

NEWS: 14th annual Camden Fringe runs 29 Jul-25 Aug with over 300 shows by Featured Content

What's with the pigeon? Camden Fringe's famous avian mascot this year pays tribute to British actor Olivia Colman for her Oscar-winning turn in the film The Favourite. The full programme for…

Greek sculptor Takis on his Tate Modern show at the age of 93

The artist is still defying gravity and convention in a 70-year career that has embraced most strains of postwar art

Playwright Lolita Chakrabarti on how to stage the impossible

The actor/playwright talks about taking on ‘Life of Pi’

Maxine Peake: ‘Film can hold more silence than TV’

The actor/writer on her new ‘gothic drama with sheep’ Gwen, playing singer Nico and not joining the Netflix gold rush

Stonewall - celebrating 50 years of pride by Oscar E. Moore

Listen to WALK HAND IN HAND an anthem written to celebrate 25 years - produced in 1995. We've come this far. Time to continue...

Musical Six announces extension and new cast members by Giverny Masso

Musical Six has announced a six-month extension at London’s Arts Theatre and new cast members. The show, which reimagines Henry VIII’s six

SIX announces West End extension and new cast members!

They’re one of a kind, no category… they’re SIX and the smash-hit West End show has just extended their booking period until Sunday 5 July 2020! This semi-live concert musical was nom…

Birmingham Rep submits plans for £2.5 million redevelopment to secure its future by Giverny Masso

Birmingham Repertory Theatre has submitted plans for a £2.5 million redevelopment aimed at making it more “financially sustainable” in the face of

On the Couch with JOF by Arts Review

Who is JOF? Joseph O’Farrell (JOF) is an eater of chips and maker of art. I make large-scale installation / theatre works with, and for, community that celebrates our diversity and brings …

New production of Uncle Vanya starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage to run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in January 2020

A new adaptation of Uncle Vanya by renowned Irish playwright Conor McPherson has been confirmed with prolific film and television actor Toby Jones and The Hobbit actor Richard Armitage set t…

A New Divan — a convergence of voices

A collection of poems evokes Goethe’s vision of common humanity across cultural difference

Hit musical Six announces 4 new queens and a 6 month extension by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Six the hit British musical announces four new queens joining the West End cast and a six month extension at the Arts Theatre, London. This post Hit musical Six announces 4 n…

Noel Sullivan to lead School Of Rock’s West End cast by Robin Johnson

Hear'Say star and stage and screen actor Noel Sullivan will lead the West End cast of School Of Rock - The Musical, playing Dewey Finn from 19 August. The post Noel Sullivan to lead School O…

How photographs of British homes reveal culture, class and suburbia

A new exhibition in Arles explores the idea of ‘home’ in the UK, from the early 1970s to today

The Cabin! by Arts Review

Part David Lynch thriller, part Fright Night drive-in flick, The Cabin! is a horror show written by kids, for adults, and is set to premiere at the Northcote Town Hall on 3 July as part of t…

Here’s my pick of the coolest kitchen floors

From geometric tiles to candy-pink boards, the ground beneath your feet need never be boring

‘Excellence continues to abound throughout’: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – West End ★★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

With its first major cast change since opening – as well as a shift across the Thames – Trevor Nunn’s Fiddler On The Roof remains one of London’s musical theatre jewels.

New Six Queens take to the throne as musical extends by Robin Johnson

The five-time Olivier Award nominated musical Six is anointing new Queens later this year. And another royal treat: the show's extended in the West End. The post New Six Queens take to the t…

Noel Sullivan to join School of Rock by Matthew Hemley

Noel Sullivan is to join the cast of School of Rock in the West End. He will play the role of Dewey

River of Language by Arts Review

A multimedia soundscape exhibition that celebrates UNESCO’s International Year of Indigenous Languages and the 25th Anniversary of the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL)…

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Michael Cragg, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

From Yesterday to Ed Ruscha, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

‘A story the world still needs to hear’: BARE: A POP OPERA – The Vaults by Liz Dyer

There’s nothing historic about the issues Bare: A Pop Opera tackles, as is emotionally demonstrated in the powerful finale of this new London production at The Vaults.

Alpine Australia – A celebration of the Australian Alps by Arts Review

Alpine Australia – A celebration of the Australian Alps portrays the stunning high country region unique to the Alpine areas of New South Wales and Victoria – the areas which are often …

Wilton’s Music Hall sets up campaign to improve theatre acoustics by Georgia Snow

Wilton’s Music Hall has begun a fundraising campaign to enhance its acoustics for theatre and spoken word. Wilton’s, which at more than

Europe review at Donmar Warehouse, London – ‘powerful and timely revival’ by Natasha Tripney

Michael Longhurst begins his inaugural season as artistic director at the Donmar Warehouse with a devastatingly timely revival of David Greig’s 1994

Propwatch: the lighter in ‘Venice Preserved’ by Artsjournal1

In the opening scene of the Restoration tragedy Venice Preserved at the RSC, a rebel recruits a desperate friend to the cause. His indignation is scorching hot, so of course he pulls out a l…

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Bandana

The pair’s second collaboration melds the LA-based producer’s ingenuity with the Indiana rapper’s dexterity

Hot Chip: A Bath Full of Ecstasy

In their follow-up to ‘Why Make Sense?’, the British band’s seventh studio album is a measured and thoughtful success

2020 Adelaide Fringe Poster Design Set to Dazzle by Arts Review

The official 2020 Adelaide Fringe Poster featuring a dazzling diamond design has been unveiled, marking the start of the festival’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The striking poster desig…

Full cast announced to join Jay McGuiness in Big The Musical at the Dominion Theatre

Big The Musical is set to make its West End premiere at London’s Dominion Theatre in September of this year. The musical premiered in the UK in 2016 at the Theatre Royal Plymouth before t…

Indecent: Reflections on Paula Vogel’s Play at the Ahmanson by Steven Morris

INDECENT, the play by Paula Vogel and directed by Rebecca Taichman, recently opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in a re-mounting of the Broadway production. I was fortunate enough to see that B…

Fair St. Louis 2019 schedule of events by Go! Magazine Staff

Wednesday, July 3

Here's where to find 20+ festivals and fireworks displays for July Fourth by Danielle Drake-Flam St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Alton Fireworks Spectacular

Howard Sherman: Marvel’s student plays bode well for school stages by Howard Sherman

Imagine if the long-running NT Connections programme was generating new plays for the secondary school market all about comic book heroes. While

Sam Harrison: Musicals helped me embrace my sexuality, but we need more happy gay stories by Sam Harrison

As a young gay boy, Hollywood musicals seduced me in the way others got lost in Lego. What started out as the

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Arrives on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The new musical Moulin Rouge! kicks off its highly anticipated Broadway run on June 28 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's 2001 motion picture will official…

Simpler NSW arts funding launched with call for expert Artform Boards by Arts Review

Create NSW has today unveiled simpler Arts and Cultural Funding Program guidelines for 2019/20 with a call for nominations from experts across the State to be considered for appointment to n…

On Your Feet!, London Coliseum review - Gloria Estefan bio-musical hits familiar notes by Marianka Swain

The rhythm is gonna get you – even if the drama doesn’t This well-meaning biographical jukebox musical about icons Gloria and Emilio Estefan, which did two years on Broadway and a US tou…

Europe, Donmar Warehouse review - timely, tender, brutal and brilliant by Aleks.sierz

Magnificent revival of David Greig's 1990s visionary classic is both tough and tender In the middle of the current decade, there was a mild vogue for reviving a handful of the great plays o…

Tech, Tonys, and Laughter by Christa Skiles

Recapping the 2019 ITF’s Thursday The post Tech, Tonys, and Laughter appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

People You Should Know . . . Jason Howard by Zack Calhoon

Jason Howard has been creating theater in NYC for 27 years, including acting, writing, directing, and fight choreography. He has worked with the Public, LaMama, NYTW, Gideon, Manhattan Thea…

People You Should Know . . . Julia Specht by Zack Calhoon

JULIA SPECHT is a Brooklyn-based writer, originally from Massachusetts. Her plays include Down Cleghorn (Ensemble Studio Theatre), overpass (Cherry Lane Mentorship Project, finalist), a…

People You Should Know . . . Ralph Lewis by Zack Calhoon

Ralph Lewis has conceived or initiated many of PWP's site-specific projects in addition to one-third of the producing duties. Recent productions include 2012's performed installation, Sprin…

We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time — a strange, witty one-man show at the Public Theater, New York

David Cale’s musical is a tale of youthful awakening in suburbia

Performing in 'Frozen' While Writing Family Musicals on the Side - How Kevin Del Aguila penned 'Dog Man: The Musical' backstage on Broadway

How Kevin Del Aguila penned Dog Man: The Musical backstage on Broadway---Kevin Del Aguila spends almost all his waking hours making kids happy through theatre. Eight shows a week he plays Oa…

Moulin Rouge! Musical Begins on Broadway June 28 by Ryan McPhee

The stage adaptation of the Baz Luhrmann movie stars Aaron Tveit and Tony winner Karen Olivo.

Betty Buckley Triumphs in National Tour of Hello, Dolly! by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning Broadway favorite is currently playing Dolly Gallagher Levi through the end of the summer.

Goodspeed’s Because of Winn Dixie, New Musical by Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, Begins June 28 by Andrew Gans

The company includes Tony nominees Isabel Keating and J. Robert Spencer.