Friday, August 2, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Performing Arts Connections Australia announces 2019 Drover Award Finalists by Arts Review

Performing Arts Connections (PAC) Australia’s Drover Awards recognise excellence in the field of performing arts touring – acknowledging the companies that are committed to delivering pe…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:08PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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They Shield Us | Memory Mixtape | Land Currents by Arts Review

The Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square takes Koorie peoples, cultures and communities from the literal and figurative fringes of Melbourne to a place that is a central meeting and ga…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:38PM

Theater: “East Texas Hot Links,” “Grounded” by ArtsATL Staff

East Texas Hot Links, at True Colors Theatre Company through August 11,... The post Theater: “East Texas Hot Links,” “Grounded” appeared first on ARTS ATL.

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:33PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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MISS HAVISHAM’S WEDDING NIGHT /12 POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON Arcola, E8 by Libby Purves and Friends

GUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI GOES MAD FOR AMERICAN MONODRAMA A pairing of two American music dramas promised plenty of angsty feminist fun for a Friday night at Grimeborn; and I admit, in…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 08:39PM

Derek McLane by Barry Gordin

Moulin Rouge! Set Designer Derek McLane Knows How to Make Theatergoers Gasp By: Ellis Nassour August 2, 2019: One thing that the Hirschfeld Theatre ushers can always count on at Mou…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:22PM

“Witch Hunt” Works Magic, at Those Women, Berkeley by Fritz Mad'laine

Millennial Notes Carol S. Lashof Gives Life to Historical Tituba by Fritz Mad’Laine Those Women Productions, one of my favorites, is back at it again with their world premiere of Carol S. …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:22PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Study: Prices For Female Artists Rising Faster Than For Male Artists by Artsjournal

“Sotheby’s Mei Moses found that between 2012 and 2018, sales results rose just eight percent for men, while women saw the price for their work go up an astonishing 73 percent. By compa…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

Some People Have Really Strong Feelings About The Semicolon by Artsjournal1

In a Q&A, Cecelia Watson, author of the new book about the oft-misunderstood punctuation mark, talks about how the semicolon has elicited romantic love, inferiority complexes, class rese…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

Science Is Having Difficulty Replicating Some Big Studies. The Question Is What To Do About It by Artsjournal

A consensus is finally beginning to emerge: Something is wrong with science that’s causing established results to fail. One proposed and long overdue remedy has been an overhaul of the use…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

Do Writing Programs Actually Make Good Writers Worse? by Artsjournal

“Can good writing truly be taught? Is the traditional workshop structure—a writer stays silent while her peers lay bare her pages—good pedagogy or licensed cruelty? What people, and wh…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

Libraries Have Become Community Centers. But It’s Still Important To Be About Books by Artsjournal

Of course, libraries have never been only about books! But reading and books are more important than ever for contemporary society, and public libraries occupy a unique position as a public …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

Tanglewood’s Bet On Staying Relevant by Artsjournal

Unlike some new facilities attached to performing arts complexes — the Kennedy Center’s REACH extension, opening in September, comes to mind — TLI is not aiming to be radically new or …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

Benjamin Millepied’s LA Dance Project Announces New Dance Festival by Artsjournal

The new festival this fall will feature six world premieres from choreographers including 2013 MacArthur fellow Kyle Abraham, Jacob Jonas and Janie Taylor — plus collaborations with noted …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

FOUNTAIN THEATRE AWARDED $40,000 GRANT FROM THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION by Fountaintheatre

The Wallis Annenberg Foundation has awarded The Fountain Theatre a $40,000 grant for general operating support.  The Annenberg Foundation is one of the top private philanthropies in the cou…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 07:04PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Andrew Keenan-Bolger Performs at BE MORE CHILL's Post-Show Hang

We're getting an upgrade thanks to Andrew Keenan-Bolger's performance at Be More Chill's final post-show hang! Check out the video to see the Broadway favorite sing 'Blue Hair' alongside the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

Mary Anne Carter Named NEA Chairman by American Theatre Editors

Carter, the acting chairman since Jane Chu's departure, is the 12th person to hold the position.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:04PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Arielle Jacobs Won't Go Speechless in Music Video for New ALADDIN Ballad

Broadway's very own Princess Jasmine, Arielle Jacobs, won't go speechless. The Aladdin star recently recorded her own version of 'Speechless'- a song written by Alan Menken, Benj Pasek and J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Edinburgh Festival artists refuse pay in sterling

Brexit uncertainty forces event organisers to use euros and dollars

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:30PM

Little Gem by Darryl Reilly

Ms. Murphy’s writing is a rich amalgam of biographical data, pivotal incidents and humane observations. The monologue structure has the three characters alternately expressing themselves i…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:14PM

Former Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland falls to wrecking ball by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Point Park will sell the site to help pay for the new Downtown complex on the university’s campus.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:14PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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PTP/NYC (POTOMAC THEATRE PROJECT):  ‘HAVEL: THE PASSION OF THOUGHT’ AND STOPPARD’S ‘DOGG’S HAMLET’ AND ‘CAHOOT’S MACBETH’ (REVIEWS by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman Historians, looking back at contemporary American theatre, will have to evaluate whether our stages were reflections of society or partisan distortions. Were our artists “liv…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:23PM

Tootsie's Leslie Donna Flesner on Still Getting Butterflies in Her Eighth Broadway Show by Caitlin Moynihan

Leslie Donna FlesnerIt's been 11 years since Leslie Donna Flesner packed up her bags in Miami Beach, Florida and headed to New York City. Now, Flesner is dancing in Tootsie, which marks her …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Vineyard Theatre Sets NY Premiere of Dana H., Lucas Hnath's New Play About His Mother's Life; Deirdre O'Connell to Star by Andy Lefkowitz

The Vineyard Theatre has announced the highly anticipated New York premiere of Dana H., a new work by Tony-nominated playwright Lucas Hnath (A Doll's House, Part 2), slated to appear at the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with James Snyder of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Broadway.com

James Snyder chats about starring as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and more with Beth Stevens.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Caissie Levy & Patti Murin Sing from Frozen in New TV Appearance by Broadway.com

Disney's Frozen is a Broadway hit. Stars of the celebrated musical paid a visit to NBC's Today on August 2 to share some of the magic from their Tony-nominated sensation with fans across Am…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Star James Snyder on His Hogwarts House Drama & More by Caitlin Moynihan

Accio, Potterheads! James Snyder is currently leading the company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Harry Potter. In honor of the Chosen One's birthday, the Broadway.com vlogger sto…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Daveed Diggs to Play Frederick Douglass in Showtime Slavery Drama GOOD LORD BIRD

Daveed Diggs and Wyatt Russell have joined Showtime's limited series drama set in pre-Civil War America, Good Lord Bird, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They join a cast that includes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PM

VIDEO: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Pays Tribute to Hal Prince

Before Wednesday night's performance of Broadway's longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, the show's original music director, David Caddick, made a poignant speech about the sho…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PM

Tracy Flick Is Not A Villain, And We’ve Misunderstood ‘Election’ All Along: A.O. Scott by Artsjournal1

“Somehow I didn’t remember — or didn’t see — what has been right there onscreen the whole time. Which is that Mr. M is a monster — a distillation of human moral squalor with few …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM

The Indie Publisher That Soared Too High And Fell To Earth by Artsjournal

Chicago’s Curbside Splendor was named “Best Indie Book Publisher” by Chicago magazine in 2014, featured on Bustle’s “13 Indie Presses You Should Know” list in 2017, and even prof…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM

Lessons From The Whitney Biennial Debacle by Artsjournal

Andrea Scott: “Of course, the major power dynamic at play in this story is the one between art and money. For too long, patronage of the arts has come with patronizing attitudes toward art…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Rich Kids: a History of Shopping Malls in Tehran review – dazzling and discombobulating by Mark Fisher

Traverse, EdinburghJavaad Alipoor’s kaleidoscopic show delves below the compellingly shocking behaviour to lay bare an epoch-spanning vision of human waste The sensation of racing a high-p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear review – children's musical is a sticky mess by Miriam Gillinson

Dorfman theatre, LondonAndy Stanton’s adaptation of his own children’s books is packed with eccentricity and verbal flourishes – all at the expense of the story This is no ordinary fam…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM

Magic Time!: A Love Letter to ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ by John Stoltenberg

When Dear Evan Hansen debuted at Arena Stage four years ago, I was so moved by the show I wrote it a love letter, republished below. Now a Broadway hit, it returns to DC for a run at Kennedy…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:36PM

Andréa Burns, Alex Nee, Darlesia Cearcy, Matt Doyle, More Set for Free Concerts of The Romeo & Juliet Project by Andrew Gans

The new musical has a score by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo and a book by Bradley Bredeweg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PM

Tootsie by Billboard

Composer David Yazbek returns to the podcast, along with Tony-nominated actors Lilli Cooper and Andy Grotelueschen, to chat about adapting the beloved comedy for Broadway. For information r…

SOURCE: play.acast.com at 02:00PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Calamity in Camelot’ by A Taste For Murder Productions by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

Whether you’re looking for a fun solo outing or a date night, A Taste For Murder Productions in residence at The Kentlands Mansion offers a whimsically delightful way to spend an afternoon…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:54PM

See Barry Manilow Visit Fiddler on The Roof Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Grammy Award winner, who can be seen onstage in Manilow Broadway, visited the cast backstage August 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

VIDEO: Watch A Very MOULIN ROUGE! Proposal at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre!

All you need is love at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and that's just the kind of declaration that a theatre-goer received! Following last night's performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, ther…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM

VIDEO: Caissie Levy and Patti Murin Perform FROZEN Finale 'Let It Go' on TODAY

On Friday morning's episode of TODAY, Caissie Levy, who plays Elsa in the Broadway musical a?oeFrozen,a?? and Patti Murin, who plays Elsa's younger sister Anna, stop by to talk to Jenna Bu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM

BWW Flashback: Sting Sings from THE LAST SHIP on Tour, Coming to the US in 2020!

As BroadwayWorld first reported last week, Sting's acclaimed musical, THE LAST SHIP, starring and featuring original music and lyrics by multiple Grammy Award-winner Sting, will add three ne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:34PM

Pulitzer Prize photos make 'an emotional link to your brain and your heart' by Jane Henderson | Post-Dispatch

Historic images from 1942 to now come to Missouri History Museum

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:33PM

Q&A: Young Mattea Conforti puts her mind to 'Matilda' by Calvin Wilson | Post-Dispatch Theater Critic

The Muny presents musical about girl with psychokinetic abilities.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:33PM

PBS To Live-Stream Over Internet For First Time by Artsjournal1

While PBS has offered on-demand streaming for a number of years, it will stream programming live on YouTube TV. “Based on their markets, 333 member stations will be available to users.” …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Should Theatre Critics Also Be Artists? Does It Make Them Better? by Artsjournal

“Why should we take seriously the words of someone who doesn’t understand the great amount of work involved in creating a performance? A critic’s opinion is unreliable if it’s based…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Corbin Gwaltney, Co-Founder Of Chronicle Of Higher Education, Dead At 97 by Artsjournal1

The Chronicle struggled in the first few years after Gwaltney and John A. Crowl established it in 1966, but became widely-read and influential for its coverage of unrest and social issues on…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Orlando Ballet Plays Hardball In Their Negotiations With New Performing Arts Center by Artsjournal

The Ballet leadership is definitely playing offense here. Rather than direct their side of the story to favored reporters or even just the media, these emails are going out to everyone on th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Alvin Ailey Company Appoints Its First Resident Choreographer by Artsjournal1

“Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced Thursday that Jamar Roberts has been selected to be the company’s first ever resident choreographer. Mr. Roberts, a veteran company member, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Wagner on the fringe: How London’s smallest stages are hosting opera’s largest works by Yehuda Shapiro

Usually performed in opera houses with astronomical budgets, Wagner’s epic works seem unlikely fare for fringe venues. Yehuda Shapiro discovers how, with

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:24PM

The Law Governing The Rebuilding Of Nôtre-Dame Has Been Passed, And … by Artsjournal1

“It explicitly states that the cathedral must be rebuilt as it looked before the fire … and it limits derogations to the existing heritage, planning, environmental and construction codes…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

Production news round-up: Tudor musical Six announces Broadway transfer and James McAvoy to star in Cyrano de Bergerac by The Stage

This week’s production news includes an announcement that Tudor musical Six is transferring to Broadway and that James McAvoy is to star

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:18PM

Video: Watch Grammy Nominee Jessie J Belt Out a LES MIZ Classic

With a voice that brings us a world full of happiness,  Grammy nominee Jessie J. posted a cover of the iconic  'On My Own' from Les Misérables. 'For those who don't know. My training is…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM

Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch: Jawan M. Jackson Ain't Too Proud to Bake Sweet Donuts!

In this episode, Katie is joined in the kitchen by one of Ain't Too Proud's Temptations, Jawan M. Jackson. Check out the recipe for Katie's Ain't Too Proud to Bake Sweet Donuts below!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01PM

‘Fascinating, funny & surprising’: XOXO MOONGIRL – Edinburgh Fringe by Katharine Kavanagh

Overall xoxo moongirl is fascinating, funny, and surprising. It held my attention throughout.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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The Time of Our Lies review at Park Theatre, London – ‘Powerful exploration into ideas of Howard Zinn” by Dave Hollander

Best known for his 1980 book A People’s History of the United States, historian Howard Zinn was a lifelong civil rights activist.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:56PM

‘It is really London’s Fringe Festival’: Christian Sokolov on bringing Our Walk Through the World to Camden Fringe by Featured Content

It's Fespian Init Productions makes its debut at Camden Fringe with a brand-new production of Our Walk Through the World, Ross Howard's collection of six short plays, running 11 to 14 August…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:53PM

Electrifying Pageantry by Mo Brady

Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre Review by Mo Brady The company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Pho…

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 12:49PM

Rebecca Luker, Darius de Haas, Liz Callaway, Karen Mason Among 75 Artists Set for 30th Annual New York Cabaret Convention by Andrew Gans

The performances will celebrate Judy Garland, Dorothy Fields, Frank Loesser, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Kelly Strayhorn Theater announces departure of Janera Solomon after 11 years as executive director by Emyle Watkins / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The theater has announced today that executive director Janera Solomon will leave her position in December after 11 years at the theater.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:47PM

Two’s a Crowd by David Kaufman

Co-written by and starring Rita Rudner (who is not only a playwright and performer but also an author, film writer, producer and director, with many TV appearances to her credit), "Two’s a…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:32PM

Looking for Regional Jobs? Children of Eden, Lifespan of a Fact, Annie, On Your Feet, and More Are Casting by Playbill Staff

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

Remembering Harold Prince by Deb Miller

On Wednesday, July 31, Broadway lost a legend, when producer/director/writer Harold Prince died at the age of 91, in Reykjavik, Iceland, following a brief illness. To commemorate his life an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:14PM

Watch Frozen’s Caissie Levy and Patti Murin Sing ‘Let It Go’ Finale by Dan Meyer

The Broadway stars and sang with their castmates on The Today Show August 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Special Edition Script of Fleabag Will Be Published With West End Run by Olivia Clement

Including the play that inspired the Emmy-nominated show, the special edition also features photos, behind-the-scenes accounts, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Susan Blackwell, Lauren Graham, and More Share Hilarious Onstage Mishaps From Their Summer Stock Days by Seth Rudetsky

Deaths gone wrong, broken arms, and landing planes make for some unintended comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Check Out Tom Hiddleston in the Teaser for the Broadway Revival of Betrayal

Tom Hiddleston is about to make his Broadway debut leading Harold Pinter's drama Betrayal.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:00PM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Watch This Post-Show Proposal at Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! by Ruthie Fierberg

Come what may, this couple agrees to love each other until their dying day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

Hampstead Theatre defends casting of US actor following criticism from British East Asians by Matthew Hemley

Hampstead Theatre has defended the casting of an American East Asian in its forthcoming production of The King of Hell’s Palace, claiming

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AM

The Charles Lloyd Quintet cook up an emotional cauldron at Ronnie Scott’s, London

The veteran jazz saxophonist was supported by close-worked interplay from his band

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:40AM

Luce, With Octavia Spencer and Norbert Leo Butz, Arrives in Movie Theatres August 2 by Ruthie Fierberg

The film is based on the play previously seen at Off-Broadway's LCT3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Broadway’s Come From Away Will Celebrate Milestone Performance by Andrew Gans

The hit musical continues at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Venice Has a Biennale for Theater, Too by Laura Cappelle

Despite a history stretching to 1934, it feels like a David to the art exhibition’s Goliath. But its program is all the better for that.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AM

Remembering Hal Prince: 12 Broadway Luminaries Share Their Stories by Michael Paulson

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone and others recall memorable moments with the longtime director and producer who died this week.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AM

Access Entertainment returns as headline sponsor of The Stage Debut Awards by Matthew Hemley

Leonard Blavatnik’s Access Entertainment is to be the headline sponsor of The Stage Debut Awards for a second year. The awards, which

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AM

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran review at Traverse, Edinburgh – ‘ambitious tale told via Instagram’ by Natasha Tripney

Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley’s 2017 show The Believers Are But Brothers was an intricate, intelligent exploration of online radicalisation that augmented

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AM

One-Night-Only London Concert of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella to Play Cadogan Hall by Adam Hetrick

The staging will reflect the 2013 Broadway version of the musical, which features an all-new book and additional songs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre Adds Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. to 2020 Season by Olivia Clement

Deirdre O’Connell will star in the new play, which recounts the true story of Hnath’s mother’s harrowing kidnapping.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM

Kennedy Center Unveils Lineup for 3-Day Page-to-Stage Festival by Dan Meyer

The 18th annual series runs August 30 through September 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

‘Everett’s artistry grows ever richer’: UNCLE VANYA – Bath ★★★ by Kris Hallett

Rupert Everett’s fascinating performance hides some of the deficiencies inherent in this production of Uncle Vanya which never gets to the heart of this transcendent play.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Look Back at Mary-Louise Parker’s Tony-Winning Performance in Proof by Marc J. Franklin

The stage and screen star celebrates her birthday August 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM

Arts Council England not doing enough to enforce fair pay on funded projects – Equity by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England has been accused of failing to enforce the payment of union standard wages on the projects it funds, meaning

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53AM

Edinburgh boss urges hotels to give rooms for free to performers by Matthew Hemley

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society boss Shona McCarthy has called on hotels in the city to offer free and discounted rooms to performers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:51AM

Liverpool Theatre School and Studio 76 merge to form new performing arts centre by Giverny Masso

A new performing arts centre that merges Liverpool Theatre School and dance college Studio 76 is set to open in the city.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:49AM

Loretta Devine Lands Recurring Role on New Season of Black-ish by Andrew Gans

The sixth season of the ABC comedy begins September 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

New York Times Names Gia Kourlas Staff Dance Critic by Artsjournal1

Kourlas has been writing reviews and features for the Times on a freelance basis since 2000; she has also been dance editor of Time Out New York and an editor of The Paris Review. – The Ne…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AM

World’s Largest Grand Piano, Almost 20 Feet Long, Installed In Concert Hall by Artsjournal1

Instrument maker David Klavins’s custom-built 470i piano, with a vertical steel frame six meters (19.7 feet) long and strings up to five meters (16.4 feet) long, has been installed in a ne…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AM

Karsten Schubert, Gallerist Who Championed Young British Artists Movement, Dead At 57 by Artsjournal1

“His first exhibition was of the sculptor Alison Wilding, whose work he continued to show until his death. It was in 1988, though, that … three of the [Goldsmiths] art school’s new gra…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AM

Why Do American Orchestras Keep Running Into Financial Trouble? by Artsjournal1

The Balitmore Symphony is not alone; almost every concert season sees news stories about a U.S. orchestra facing potential ruin (often with a strike or lockout raising the stakes). Why? Ther…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AM

Cast Set for San Francisco’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Ryan McPhee

The Tony- and Olivier-winning play will begin at the Curran Theater in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM

The Price of Shame: ‘Monica: This Play is Not About Monica Lewinsky’ by Matthew Wexler

"Monica: This Play is Not About Monica Lewinsky" explores the profound effects of shame as seen through one of the White House's greatest scandals. The post The Price of Shame: ‘Monica: Th…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:12AM

Adventures on Pip's Island by Angela Tricarico

by Lola Clifton Lola Clifton with her mom, Pretty Woman’s Ellyn Marie Marsh …

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 10:09AM

"Welcome to Swing Life, Kevin!" by Angela Tricarico

by Kevin Raponey Kevin Raponey “Kevin! Pilar just twisted he…

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 10:06AM

#yourmemorial by Innovative Theatre Foundation

Produced by Pigeonholed  @pigeonholedco Written by Emily J. Daly Directed by Emily Lyon Nomination: Outstanding Original Full-Length Script - Emily J. Daly About Pigeonholed: Pigeonho…

SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Patricia Racette to Lead Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ Youth Programs by Dan Meyer

Racette will be the artistic director of young artist programs; Damon Bristo was also hired as director of artistic administration.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM

Conference Call: Playwright Michael Shenefelt and Director Ezra Barnes: "Heloise" at Broadway Bound Theatre Festival by Adam Rothenberg

When I read the press release for Michael Shenefelt’s play Heloise that is part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, I was very intrigued by this complicated love story based upon the t…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:54AM

Folk Music Review: Dueto Dos Rosas, Five Songs by Jeremy Ray Jewell

Dueto Dos Rosas's tunes can be classified as rancheras or corridos, but their style has a very particular historical resonance. The post Folk Music Review: Dueto Dos Rosas, Five Songs appear…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AM

Book Review: “Lady in the Lake” — The Complex Tapestry of Urban Decay by Clea Simon

This fine novel is portrait of Baltimore as a city at war with itself. The post Book Review: “Lady in the Lake” — The Complex Tapestry of Urban Decay appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AM

EDINBUGH INTERVIEW: Sam Curtis Lindsay by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Among the LGBTQ productions at the Edinburgh Fringe, Director Sam Curtis Lindsay is helming two notable shows, Burgerz and Scottee: Class. Paul T. Davies caught up with Sam …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:41AM

Ramin Karimloo Releases New Album From Now On August 2 by Adam Hetrick

The Anastasia and Les Misérables star performs songs from Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, and The Bridges of Madison County on his latest release.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, August 2, 2019 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:39AM

Alphabetti Theatre’s Ali Pritchard: “We want to be one of the best studio theatres in the country” by Tracey Sinclair

Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre founder and artistic director Ali Pritchard tells Tracey Sinclair about his search for a venue, moving towards longer runs

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:35AM

Watch Pop Star Jessie J Sing Les Misérables’ ‘On My Own’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The Grammy-nominated singer returns to her musical theatre roots.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM

Hannah Senesh, the Anne Frank of Hungary, the Joan of Arc of Israel. by Jonathan Mandell

In “Hannah Senesh,” a play running through August 18th at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the title character is a Jewish teenager in Europe in the 1930s who starts keeping a diary at age…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:27AM

Hard times push rogue agents to desperate measures

Rogue listings and cut-price Cotswolds

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:26AM

Murder on Broadway! Broadway’s Murder and Mystery Musicals by Mark Robinson

I don’t know why, but I have murder and mystery on the mind lately and it got me thinking about Broadway musicals that have these two intriguing elements central to their makeup. Though …

SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 09:16AM

Five Questions with Andrew Lippa by Christa Skiles

Thespian alum on proving your critics wrong The post Five Questions with Andrew Lippa appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:03AM

San Francisco high school draws crowd to view George Washington mural some call racist by Associated Press

Over 100 people packed the lobby of a San Francisco public high school to view a controversial mural criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:02AM

Global Roundup 8/2 - INTO THE WOODS In Los Angeles, Lea Salonga In SWEENEY TODD And More!

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01AM

London Theatre Review: On Your Feet, the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan.  An instantly recognisable name, synonymous with a good time. Telling the story of how Gloria and her husband, Emilio became stars of the Latin vocal and dance culture, and …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:00AM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Errollyn Wallen and Hildegard: Visions at Tete a Tete Festival review, London – ‘stark but bold juxtaposition’ by Edward Bhesania

Though ‘classically’ trained, Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen has throughout her career embraced pop-music influences as a singer-songwriter. Singing at the keyboard, she

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The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival presents ‘An Evening of One Acts’ by Alaina Johns

The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival lands in Old City for its fifth year, and opens with an evening of one-acts by women playwrights. Alaina Johns reviews.

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The Friday 5: 5 Broadway Lights...Sort of... by JK

They say the devil is in the details, so this week I'm getting really specific. Some people obsess over costumes.  Others pay close attention wigs. Or furniture (remember that table that ne…

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The Rent Is Too Damn High, Say Edinburgh Fringe Performers by Artsjournal1

“Changes to rental rules in Scotland and an increasing lack of affordable accommodation are threatening to turn the fringe into ‘a glorified industry showcase’, according to artists.�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:05AM

Why Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge Say Their Broadway Play Was a Huge Risk by Ruthie Fierberg

The powerhouse stars undergo the ultimate acting test in Broadway’s Sea Wall/A Life.

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Friday, August 2, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Q&A video and photos: Discussing Paula Hawkins’ hit thriller The Girl on the Train with Samantha Womack and cast by Terri Paddock

What is it about a great whodunnit thriller? What makes us keep turning the page? How does that inquisitive excitement translate onstage? As modern thrillers go, they don’t get much more s…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:58AM

Photo Flash: Barry Manilow Visits FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH

Barry Manilow stopped by Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish on Thursday, August 1. He went backstage at Stage 42 to meet the cast and posed for some photos.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42AM

Performers fear rising rents threaten future of Edinburgh fringe by Lanre Bakare

Artists say event will become unsustainable and increasingly elitist if costs keep spiralling Concerns over spiralling rents have dominated the lead-up to this year’s Edinburgh festival fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM

From the Edinburgh Fringe to Broadway: Hit British musical Six heads to New York in 2020

How appropriate that Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ rockin’ Royal Tudor musical Six is going to make history. Two years to the day the show was first seen as a student production at the Edin…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:38AM

Afrobeat collective Kokoroko deliver songs with a history lesson

Sheila Maurice-Grey reveals her myriad influences ahead of London’s Meltdown festival

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US circus company Spiegelworld warns of Edinburgh Fringe withdrawal over Brexit concerns by Giverny Masso

A US circus company that had planned to premiere its multimillion-dollar shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the next five years

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5 reasons to see Brainiac Live! at the Garrick Theatre

Brainiac Live! has just blasted its way onto the stage of London’s Garrick Theatre. The show has been touring and refining for years but opened in the West End this week. With twice a day …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:15AM

Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for August by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture offers her guide to five shows opening in London this month…

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Friday, August 2, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Euphoria, HBO/Sky Atlantic — revenge porn and Xanax on the school bus

Generation Z drama depicting a near-apocalyptic teenage wasteland has fans including Leonardo DiCaprio

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This Way Up, C4 — Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea in a droll, nervy comedy

A funny woman on the brink of disaster is at the centre of this new series resembling a London-Irish Broad City

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Glow: Season 3, Netflix — spandex amid slot machines as women wrestlers hit Vegas

Geena Davis adds star power as a casino manager in the ever-likeable comedy

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On digital: Capernaum / Us

A boy’s survival story in the slums of Beirut; an African American family assailed by their shadow-selves

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Jamie Saft Quartet: Hidden Corners

Renowned saxophonist Dave Liebman gives the album extra interest, and substance

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Mabel: High Expectations

The young singer’s musicianship is clear, as is her drive for chart success

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Russian Circles: Blood Year

The Chicago-based trio’s seventh album finds them operating at their peak

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Ty Segall: First Taste

In his first album without guitar, the Californian artist still finds a way to rock out

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Moken: Missing Chapters

The Cameroon-born singer’s latest is part follow-up, part outtakes from the earlier album

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Mahan Esfahani: Bach: Toccatas

The outstanding harpsichordist shows off his prowess in these newly interpreted pieces

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‘People should be able to see all of society reflected in the theatre’: JB Pichelski & Samantha Wright tell us about Scenic Reality by Featured Content

"The question shouldn’t be so much, ‘Why should Damien be non-binary?’ as ‘Why shouldn’t they be?’" JB Pichelski's Camden Fringe show Scenic Reality is a coming-of-age tale of m…

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Snapshot: ‘Urban Constructs: The Photography of Clarissa Bonet’

The Chicago-based photographer and artist depicts the one-off encounters of strangers navigating the city’s downtown

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Chosen by Their Moment: Hecht, Cantor, and Rose by American Theatre Editors

How three American showbiz figures reclaimed their Jewishness in a time of crisis and redefined it in the popular imagination.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:40AM

Wake Up With BWW 8/2: SIX Will Come to Broadway, and More!

Today's top stories: Six is headed to Broadway!

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The photographs of Julie Cockburn: embroidering reality

The artist uses traditional crafts such as needlework and collage to transform orphaned images

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SIX set to make a Broadway transfer in 2020!

The five-time Olivier Award-nominated hit musical SIX has boasted incredible success over the past two years since it began at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and it has now been announced that t…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:10AM

Here are my top tips for tasteful topiary

When it comes to hedges, the more extravagant the better

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Clear winners: innovative design in recycled glass

The next time you go to the bottle bank imagine the decorative items that might emerge

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Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Tete a Tete Festival review at RADA Studio, London – ‘a music-theatre party bag’ by Edward Bhesania

The Tete a Tete festival’s mixed bills are a music-theatre party bag. There might be the odd liquorice nightmare in there, but

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'Kathy Acker was incredibly warm – but her writing was so aggressive' by Claire Armitstead

As she prepares to direct an unstaged script by the late pirate queen of counterculture, theatre-maker Kate Valk recalls how they met – and how she dealt with Acker’s challenging attitud…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM

How standup comedy helped me beat loneliness in a new city by Alfie Packham

I moved to London in search of bustle, but friends were hard to come by. Then I tried standup and found a community with whom to share my ups and downsI had roughly two friends in London whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM

Grassroots project addresses Edinburgh fringe’s ‘overwhelming whiteness’ by Maya Wolfe-Robinson

Fringe of Colour campaigns to persuade venues to give free tickets to young local people of colour It prides itself on being the biggest arts festival in the world, but the “overwhelming w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM

Hal Prince, Broadway legend and 21-time Tony winner, dies aged 91 by Associated Press

Prince oversaw such landmark musicals as Cabaret, Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM

Oona Doherty: 'I’m so blessed, but I don’t have a clue what’s going on' by Laura Cappelle

The Northern-Irish choreographer’s raw and powerful work examines gender, identity and religion, but it all happens by accident, she says. Oona Doherty is finding out about the law of unin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM

On the Couch with Jacob Boehme by Arts Review

Who is Jacob Boehme? A multi-disciplinary theatre maker, descendant of the Narangga and Kaurna peoples of South Australia, with English, Irish and Finnish ancestry. The first-born son of Joa…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:21AM

Fried & Justified by Mick Houghton — myths of music makers

An entertaining memoir recalls 20 heady years at the centre of the British music business

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Shackleton’s Carpenter review at Jermyn Street Theatre, London – ‘soporific voyage’ by Julia Rank

Gail Louw’s play takes the form of a one-sided conversation with a ghost. Harry McNish was the carpenter on board the Endurance

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Kennedy Center Announces 18th Annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival by News Desk

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosts its 18th annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival from Saturday, August 30, 2019 through Monday, September 2, 2019. The festival is a f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:04AM

‘The start of something really powerful’: TREE – Young Vic Theatre by Rev Stan

There is much to applaud in Tree but it feels like a play that is more about the spectacle and experience than a substantial exploration of meaty issues which is fine to a point.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Friday, August 2, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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The Australian Dream is must-see for lovers of football and this country by Arts Review

The Australian Dream is an affectionate portrait of a man, his sport, and his country. The documentary, which has premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival, examines the racist …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:54AM

The Girl on the Train review at Duke of York’s Theatre, London – ‘plodding, dull and unimaginative’ by Tim Bano

Whatever magic made Paula Hawkins’ thriller such a huge success – millions sold, bestseller records smashed – has been stripped away for

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Friday, August 2, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh Festival 2019: Our guide to the best shows to see by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Holly Williams picks the most interesting shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:48AM

Eco-venues and no-flyer zones: Edinburgh fringe tackles the climate crisis by Catherine Love

Mass extinctions, carbon emissions and freak storms will feature at a festival where artists are finding new ways to raise the alarm ‘I no longer think of this as a technological problem. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM

THE BLACK CLOWN Theatricalizes the Experience of Black Americans at the Mostly Mozart Festival by Cindy Sibilsky

The triumphant, masterful production of The Black Clown—that performed its New York City premiere from July 24-27th as part of the 2019 annual Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival—o…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 02:27AM

Lyn Gardner: Letting critics into your Edinburgh Fringe previews is a gamble worth taking by Lyn Gardner

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe officially opens today, but lots of shows have been up and running since Wednesday. I love the first

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Howard Sherman: Set theatremakers loose on escape room games by Howard Sherman

Perched somewhere between elaborate board game, immersive theatre and Halloween haunted house, the escape room phenomenon seems to fly under the radar

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Friday, August 2, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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My Dearworthy Darling by Arts Review

In modern day Australia, a marriage is pulled apart by mistrust, paranoia and violence. A woman breaks apart in the turmoil. In medieval England, a woman has mystic visions. The patriarchs w…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:56AM

Theatrefolk Featured Play – We Open Tomorrow Night?! by Michael Wehrli by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. We Open Tomorrow Night?! by Michael Wehrli is a scripted talent show where you are the stars. Each production can insert their own acts (dance, comed…

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Friday, August 2, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Everything’s Coming Up Sondheim by Arts Review

The music of multi-award winning composer Stephen Sondheim arrives at Chapel Off Chapel this weekend in a sensational concert selection of his Broadway hits in Everything’s Coming Up Sond…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:54AM

7 Movies and Documentaries to Watch and Celebrate the Legacy of Harold Prince by Logan Culwell-Block

The 21-time Tony winner of such Broadway hits as Company, Sweeney Todd, Evita, and The Phantom of the Opera passed away July 31 at the age of 91.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39AM

Descendants 3, With Dove Cameron and Cheyenne Jackson, Premieres August 2 by Ryan McPhee

The Villain Kids are back in the new sequel.

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Woodstock at 50: what can we still learn from it?

The 1969 festival continues to inspire nostalgia but today’s cultural atmosphere is pretty much its polar opposite

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When art meets tech: can AR add new layers to artworks?

The technology can enhance what is in front of our eyes. Now artists are exploring its potential

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Yorkshire Sculpture International: visions of metal, stone and wool

With strong talent from across the world, Britain’s largest ever sculpture festival is under way

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Quentin Tarantino on seismic changes in Hollywood in 1969 and now

The director’s starry new movie Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is a hit but he’s almost ready to quit film-making

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Julie Becker at MoMA PS 1 — dislocation and desolation

The late artist’s fraught relationship with the world is reflected in a body of invigorating, if deeply uncomfortable, work

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See The Royal Ballet's Newest Star at the Joyce - The venerable company's newly minted principal Marcelino Sambé shows off his range

The venerable company's newly minted principal Marcelino Sambé shows off his range at the two-week Ballet Festival---These days, New York dance lovers only get rare glimpses of The Ro…

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