Moulin Rouge **1/2, Majada ****, Coriolanus **** by Barry Gordin

 By: David Sheward August 6, 2019: Combining and repurposing plots, plays, films and songs can provide new insights into old-age cultural themes or they can just be a cheap way drawing…

Social: Thousands Flee As Motorcycle Backfire Causes Panic In Times Square

There was widespread panic in the theatre district tonight when tourists mistook a motorcycle backfire for gunshots.

Broadway In Chicago Announces The Return of Hit New Musical SIX by Michael J. Roberts

Producers Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes, George Stiles and Kevin McCollum announced today that the electrifying new musical [...] The post Broadway In Chicago Announces The Return o…

Creative summer: singing along to ‘Grease’, the movie

Can a night out watching a catchy hit musical stimulate the creative juices?

‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Performance Ends Abruptly After Panic Caused By Sounds Mistaken For Gunshots by Erik Pedersen

EXCLUSIVE: Tonight’s performance of To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway ended abruptly after backfire sounds heard on the street outside the Shubert Theatre were mistaken for gunshots. A wi…

‘A Quick 5’ with Kelsey Meiklejohn Bowen, Director and Choreographer, ‘Amélie the Musical’ at 2nd Star Productions by Susan Brall

This Friday, August 9, 2019, 2nd Star Productions will begin performances of “Amélie the Musical” at the Bowie Playhouse at 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, in Bowie, Maryland 20715. 2nd S…

Medieval Vagina Monologues: A 700-Year-Old Poem About A Talking Vulva by Artsjournal1

Der Rosendorn (The Rose Thorn), about a young woman’s argument with her own vagina about which of them men care more about, had been thought to date from the early 16th century. But a stri…

Images Of War: It’s Us, Where We Live, Work, Shop by Artsjournal

Phil Kennicott: “Now the war has come to Walmart. And Hooters. And Sam’s Club and McDonald’s, and an unnamed but homey looking restaurant that has a $7.99 Lunch Special. If this doesn�…

Ruth Reichl On The Power Of Food Journalism by Artsjournal

“I honestly think there’s almost no story you can’t tell through food. If you want to read about women’s lives throughout history, you can do it through cookbooks. If you want to tea…

Is It Worth It To Pay $7,500 To Publish Your Book? by Artsjournal

Is it ego, recognition from others, the catharsis of a journey of self-discovery or the conviction the information contained in the book is something the world desperately needs? That’s a …

Scientists: Bach Had An Anatomical Advantage For Music by Artsjournal

In a study published in a German scientific journal, anatomist and musician Andreas Otte deduced that Bach—a gifted organist and harpsichordist—had an exceptional reach at the keyboard. …

Boris Johnson Plans Ten Tax-Free Freeport Zones To Shelter Art, Assets by Artsjournal

The UK’s international trade secretary, Liz Truss, announced on Thursday that she hopes to launch “the world’s most advanced freeport model” as soon as possible, promising it will c…

The Professional Aesthetic Response by Artsjournal

“Everyone has these experiences. We all see pattern. We see what we like, or feel spurred on by. Some of us see the lineaments of social life like a bright line connecting the texts of an …

Call Redialed: NEW Donna Vivino Interview: "DNA" + "Waiting For Johnny Depp" by Adam Rothenberg

I first got to interview Broadway’s Donna Vivino back in 2014 when she was getting to release her debut album Beautiful Dreamer. It’s so exciting to catch up with her as we discuss the r…

Top 5 Shows of the Week by April Forrer

  ‘The Producers’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria. “‘The Producers’ is a funny, exciting, and over-the-top show, yet paying tribute to classic Broadway at the same time.”…

Top Shows in Edinburgh: Barbed Brexit, Hitler’s Girls and Scottish Musical by Mark Beech

With the world’s largest arts festival in full swing, more of the top shows are emerging among 5,000 productions at 300 Edinburgh venues. They include barbed looks at the troubles in North…

FRANK GAGLIANO ON HAL PRINCE by Robert Shuman

(Frank Gagliano is a playwright who has held many positions in the world of theatre, including being the Artistic Director of Carnegie Mellon’s Showcase of New Plays and the Benedum Profes…

'Annie Get Your Gun' at Bay Street in Sag Harbor hits a bull's-eye

With a pared-down set, solid performances and a great Irving Berlin score, Bay Street's "Annie Get Your Gun" is right on target.

Theatre Review: ‘Young Frankenstein’ at Other Voices Theatre by John Bozeman

During a time filled with theatrical sequels and remakes one might walk into Mel Brooks’ musical version of Young Frankenstein and expect to see a safe homage to the beloved, and supremely…

Beanie Feldstein & Annaleigh Ashford Join AMERICAN CRIME STORY Season Three

Stage stars Beanie Feldstein and Annaleigh Ashford are set to star in the upcoming third season of Ryan Murphy's television drama American Crime Story!

Theatre Review: ‘Mary Poppins’ at Glyndon Area Players by Timoth David Copney

One of the frothiest confections to ever drift across these parts has landed at Glyndon Area Players in the form of their offering this summer, “Mary Poppins.”  A huge, sprawling, spect…

Beanie Feldstein to Star as Monica Lewinsky in New Impeachment Season of American Crime Story by Ryan McPhee

The Lewinsky- and Ryan Murphy-produced limited series will also star Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford and Sarah Paulson.

Our Town with music added by Cogency

Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Peoples Light, Malvern Pa through August 25, 2019.   The new production of Our Town by Peoples Light is unique. The company is using the talents of singer-actor…

Theater Review: Company One’s ‘Greater Good’ Takes Us on a Tour of Privilege. Literally. by Christopher Caggiano

Greater Good is a fiercely compelling piece, confronting its audience with a complex exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our day. The post Theater Review: Company One’s ‘…

Muny's 'Matilda' blends poignancy with pizzazz by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Muny presents musical based on Roald Dahl book.

Q&A: Theater collaboration gives 'Antigone' a timely update by Calvin Wilson | Post-Dispatch Theater Critic

SATE and ERA collaborate on new version of Greek classic.

Daniel Fish's WHITE NOISE Gets U.S. Premiere At NYU Skirball

NYU Skirball will present the U.S.  premiere of Tony Award winner Daniel Fish's White Noise, freely inspired by the novel by Don DeLillo.

Streaming services now in nearly half of British homes

Rise of Netflix and Amazon Prime increases pressure on traditional TV and its declining audiences

Four shows to see at the SummerWorks Performance Festival by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Add Context To Your Google Analytics Data Using Annotations by Drew McManus

One of the best kept secrets in Google Analytics hiding in plain sight are annotations, which are little notes you can add to the timeline. Think of it like a 160-character max digital stick…

‘Six’ plans production aboard Norwegian Cruise ships by Caitlin Huston

Broadway-bound “Six” is expanding its empire to the sea.  The concert-style musical, about the wives of Henry VIII, will run aboard three of the Norwegian Cruise Line ships beginning ne…

Help Make Bloody Brains a Reality! by Trav S.D.

I definitely want to let you know about Blood Brains in a Jukebox, Dick Zigun’s new comedy-horror-rock opera (with music by Nikos Brisco) which is coming in November. I hope you can attend…

Playbill Mixtape: Pitch-Perfect Piano Bar Singalong Playlist by Kerri Kearse

Whether you’re headed to a piano bar for the first time or thinking of hosting your own get-together around a keyboard, these songs are the crowd-pleasers you need to know for a perfect ni…

The Accident Did Not Take Place review – all aboard in search for the post-truth by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVolunteers are game in YESYESNONO’s lively show that uses drama-school exercises to investigate the nature of truth Jim from the Wardrobe Ensemble has been in…

Ahir Shah: Dots review – humour and poetry in existential angst by Brian Logan

Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe polemicist style of his early work may have given way to a more conflicted thinker but the comedy remains emphatic Ahir Shah has long joked about the contr…

33 Musicals That Brought the Stories of Real People to the Stage by Playbill Staff

From George M! to The Cher Show, these musicals all tell true stories about real people.

Jocelyn Bioh & More to Lead Revival of For Colored Girls at the Public Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the Public Theater's upcoming revival of the late Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking work For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf. The pr…

The 100 Most Important People in Musical Theatre by Jonathan Mandell

It makes sense that George Abbott is the first theater artist profiled in “The 100 Most Important People in Musical Theatre” (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 288 pages, publication …

Coriolanus (Free Shakespeare in the Park) by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While Shakespeare’s "Coriolanus" has a great deal to warn us about as a cautionary tale, it is also not as deep or as poetic a play as his major tragedies. Daniel Sullivan’s production f…

In Memoriam: Undermain’s Katherine Owens, Theatre Visionary by American Theatre Editors

The Dallas troupe's founding artistic director left a legacy of new and experimental work, both in her adopted hometown and around the world.

Super-Fly and Dynamite by Angela Tricarico

Broadway Bounty Hunter at Greenwich House Theater by Anna Altheide Annie Golden and Jared Joseph in Broadway Bounty Hun…

Through the play Tangles & Plaques and a series of workshops, the Neo-Futurists demystify memory loss by Taylor Moore

Playwright Kirsten Riiber wants to prepare young people to take care of an older generation. In a bright yellow apartment tucked into an Andersonville retiremen…

Arthur Fields: Monkeys and Mountaineers by Trav S.D.

What a drag it must have been to be a Tin Pan Alley songwriter named Arthur Fields yet to bear no relation to Lew, Herbert or Dorothy. When Abraham Finkelstein (1884-1953) too the name early…

Dorothy Dare: Called it Quits by Trav S.D.

Dorothy Dare (Dorothy Herskind, 1911-1981) was reputed to have begun her onstage career as a child of seven in her native Philadelphia. I see possible references to her singing in vaudeville…

Mandy Patinkin Launches 30-City Concert Tour by Matthew Wexler

Tony and Emmy Award winner Mandy Patinkin will launch a 30-city concert tour of "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: DIARIES" accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano. The post Mandy Patinkin Laun…

3 Young Costume Designers Earn Inaugural Willa Kim Scholarship by Ruthie Fierberg

Theatre Communications Group has announced the first recipients of the prize, named after the late Tony-winning artist.

Sherman Theatre announce casting for Hedda Gabler by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting has been announced for the Sherman Theatre's production of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler opening in October 2019. This post Sherman Theatre announce casting for Hedda G…

Happy Hour on the Fringe: Conversation with Tina Satter by Raina Searles

On this episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe, we sat down with Tina Satter to talk about her show Is This A Room: Reality Winner Verbatim Transcription, which was made with her theater compa…

Photo Flash: The Muny's MATILDA Doesn't Let Little Stop Them

Get a first look at The Muny's seventh, and final, production of its 101st Season, Roald Dahl's Matilda. 

BWW Flashback: 6 Performances from SIX: THE MUSICAL You Must See!

BroadwayWorld was excited to report that Six: The Musical will be transferring to Broadway early next year. After hit runs in the West End, Chicago and all around Europe, Six will make its w…

Will Matthew Warchus-Helmed A CHRISTMAS CAROL Come to Broadway This Holiday Season?

Deck the halls early this year! According to an Equity casting notice, A Christmas Carol will return to Broadway this holiday season.

SEA WALL/ A LIFE Announces Weekly Talkback Series!

Previews are currently underway for Sea Wall / A Life, starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge. Now, fans have even more to celebrate as the prod…

Review: From Last Rites to Marriage Vows in ‘Filomena Marturano’ by Jose Solís

Resetting the Italian drama on an unnamed Caribbean island, Repertorio Español allows two rich performers to shine in a twisty romance.

HALF TIME Cast and Creatives to Host CD Signing

On Wednesday the 14th of August from 5:30 to 6:30 PM Theatre Circle, located at 268 West 44th Street, in the heart of the Theater District, will be hosting a CD signing for the original cast…

Rave Theater Festival by Stagelight

Ken Davenport’s inaugural Rave Theater Festival begins this Friday, August 9 and runs through Sunday, August 25

BWW Flashback: Meet the Cast of the ALMOST FAMOUS Musical!

BroadwayWorld recently announced the cast of Almost Famous, the musical adaptation of the 2000 film. The show is set to run at The Old Globe from September to October and will star Colin Don…

So Fetch! This New Mean Girls on Broadway Footage Seriously Stunning

You can't sit with us until you've seen this new Mean Girls montage.

Be More Chill’s Jason SweetTooth Williams and Autumn Hurlbert to Lead Frankie! Musical Reading by Adam Hetrick

The new musical by 16-year-old writer Elise Marra will receive a New York City industry reading August 19.

Track-By-Track: Steven Sater Breaks Down the Alice by Heart Score by Steven Sater

The Off-Broadway original cast album from Ghostlight Records is now available.

Pericles by Lara Altunian

The post Pericles appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

Jocelyn Bioh, Adrienne C. Moore to Star in Public Theater’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Andrew Gans

Ntozake Shange’s Obie-winning drama will begin performances Off-Broadway October 8.

This Beautiful Broadway Role Can Get You Pregnant by Beth Stevens

It was a chilly March morning when Kara Lindsay was getting ready for the first rehearsal of her third stint as Cynthia Weil in Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and she was f…

Longtime Chicago Star Amra-Faye Wright on Making a Career Out of Playing Velma Kelly by Lindsey Sullivan

Amra-Faye Wright in Chicago (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)When Amra-Faye Wright belts out, "Oh, I love my life" as Velma Kelly in the long-running Broadway dazzler Chicago, she means it. The trip…

Backstage at Beetlejuice with Leslie Kritzer, Episode 2: Meet Maj by Broadway.com

Beetlejuice star Leslie Kritzer hangs out with her co-stars backstage and hands off the camera to her fave usher.

7 of Broadway’s Most Beautiful Theaters by Mark Robinson

These Broadway theaters are as spectacular as the shows they house

The Surprising Origins of Sesame Street’s Mr. Hooper by Trav S.D.

Well, maybe the origins of Will Lee (1908-1982) won’t strike you as all that surprising. I’m not sure what I thought they should be, but probably something a bit more show bizzy, since S…

Meet The Tony Winners: Anaïs Mitchell of ‘Hadestown’ by Jeryl Brunner

The Tony-winning composer to her younger self: “The most compelling thing you can do as an artist is be exactly who you are.”

How the 1964 World’s Fair Helped Build Lincoln Center by Bonnie Marie Sauer

The global exposition helped drive government support for the performing arts venue.

Closing Time: Last Call for Six Broadway Musicals & Plays You Don’t Want to Miss.

Here's why you should make time to see the six Broadway shows closing in August.

How Comedians At The Edinburgh Fringe Are, Or Aren’t, Dealing With Boris And Brexit by Artsjournal1

“Even leftwing performers in Edinburgh seem unsure what the best response to current affairs should be. Some feel that making Brexit party leader Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory MP…

Leonard Slatkin On The Role Of A Music Director During An Orchestra Strike by Artsjournal

“In virtually every case, there lurks a question that each musical leader must ask themselves: Should I get involved or stay on the sidelines?  It is a valid query, but one that is filled…

Turns Out The First Sonnet Cycle Ever Published In English Was By A Woman by Artsjournal1

Most textbooks have said that the first English sonnet sequence was Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella (1591). Yet three decades earlier, Anne Vaughan Lock’s A Meditation of a Penitent…

Rethinking Gentrification: Maybe It’s Not So Bad? by Artsjournal

The researchers come up with some startling findings. In a paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Quentin Brummet and Davin Reed say that urbanites move all the time, f…

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Olivier Award Winner Lesli Margherita by Deb Miller

Just back from her native California after a run in the Broadway At Music Circus production of Guys and Dolls in Sacramento, Broadway veteran and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Mati…

Television Review: “Fire in the Maternity Ward ” — On the Knife-Edge Between Humor and Outrage by Matt Hanson

If, like me, you tend to see laughter as a form of catharsis then a serious question is raised: is laughing at nihilistic humor all that healthy? The post Television Review: “Fire in the …

Inside Hansard Rehearsals at the National Theatre by Marc J. Franklin

Simon Wood's new play is set to begin performances August 22 in London.

Two old friends, two new plays with links to internet culture at SummerWorks by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Graham Isador returns to theatre festival with White Heat, about a journalist faced with alt-right hostility; Lauren Gillis brings Safe and Sorry, about pickup culture, writes Karen Fricker.

Theatre District Hot-Spot Joe Allen Restaurant Will Temporarily Close This Week for Repairs

Theatre District dining staple Joe Allen Restaurant has announced that it will close temporarily this week for repairs. 

Coriolanus – Shakespeare in the Park by Jk Clarke

              By JK Clarke   Coriolanus is one of many Shakespeare plays that can be played for its uncanny prescience in modern times, though it doesn’t always have to be. Like Ju…

VIDEO: Get A First Look At MATILDA At The Muny

BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Muny's production of MATILDA the Musical! BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Muny's production of MATILDA the Musical! Check out the video!

100th Anniversary of the Actors’ Strike of 1919 by Sandi Durell

    The Lambs, America’s first professional theater club and the oldest professional theatrical organization in the US, marks the 100th Anniversary of the Actors’ Strike of 1919. A cen…

Cast announced Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking at Salisbury Playhouse by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting is today announced for Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious West End hit comedy, Relatively Speaking at Salisbury Playhouse from 4 – 28 September. This post Cast announced …

Photo Coverage: CORIOLANUS Takes Opening Night Bows in Central Park!

 The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of CORIOLANUS, directed by Daniel Sullivan, opened just last night at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. We're taking you …

BWW Interview: Alison Luff is Opening Up About Her Sweet, New Gig as the Leading Lady of WAITRESS!

Just two weeks ago, a new leading lady took over at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Following in the footsteps of Shoshana Bean, who took her final bow as Waitress' pie-making mom-to-be on July…

Why Emmy Nominee Hannah Gadsby Isn’t Afraid to Make Audiences Tense by Adam Hetrick

The Emmy Award-nominated creator and star of Nanette is currently appearing Off-Broadway in Douglas.

Text of the Day: Johnny makes a point by Aleks Sierz

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

The Man Behind The Mythos: Stephen Fry’s Journey To The London Palladium

For the first time since the '80s, the wonderful wordsmith, Stephen Fry, is about to embark on a tour around the UK. And he’s chosen no small themes to grapple with during this one-man…

Dexter and Winter’s Detective Agency review at Roundabout, Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘brisk and satisfying’ by Thom Dibdin

The favourite tropes of kids detective fiction are given a fast-paced workout in Stef O’Driscoll’s cracking take on Nathan Bryon’s script about

Watch Scenes From Matilda at the Muny, Starring Beth Malone, Laura Michelle Kelly, More by Andrew Gans

The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel continues on the St. Louis stage through August 11.

Bitter lemon by Stephen Farrow

Oh, come on. You didn’t think a David Mamet play about the Me Too movement with a thinly-disguised Harvey Weinstein figure as the central character was actually going to be good, did you? …

Tickle the musical announces cast for King’s Head Theatre run by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Tickle the musical have announced casting for this new adult musical comedy about competitive endurance tickling at the King's Head Theatre in October. This post Tickle the m…

Director, writer and dramaturg Travis Russ: ‘I’m interested in finding multiple truths’ by Giverny Masso

Travis Russ is artistic director of New York-based Life Jacket Theatre Company, which is taking its work internationally for the first time

Yukon Ho! (Tall Tales from the Great White North) review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘autobiographical dance cabaret’ by Paul Vale

A lone, heavily coated figures staggers on to a vast empty stage and the sound of howling winds whistle about the room.

Hear Songs from Musicals That Won Big at the 2019 New York Musical Festival (NYMF)

Get a glimpse of the brand-new musicals that took home the top prizes at this year's New York Musical Festival (NYMF).

Despite Government Pressure, Hong Kong Arts And Culture Workers Support Protests And Strikes by Artsjournal1

With many of Hong Kong’s main cultural institutions being government-operated or -funded, a large number of workers in the arts-and-culture field are considered civil servants, which means…

You Probably Haven’t Heard *Of* This Tune, But You’ve Almost Certainly Heard It. Is It History’s Most Enduring Melody? by Artsjournal1

“La Folia” seems to have appeared first as a folk-dance tune in late medieval Portugal. Over the next century, it spread to Spain and Italy and composers started adapting it; in the 17th…

Seattle Arts Groups Protest State Proposal To Require Non-Profits To Pay Employees More Overtime by Artsjournal

In a letter on behalf of the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Opera, the Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Theatre Group and a who’s who of other ritzy local inst…

Go Bike Riding Along Manhattan’s Riverside Park With Waitress’ Noah Galvin by Marc J. Franklin

The actor, currently in his final weeks as Ogie in the Sara Bareilles musical, gives Playbill a glimpse at how likes to spends his summer in New York.

All of Me review – a messy and beautiful look at depression by Catherine Love

Summerhall, EdinburghThough it is unashamedly bleak, there are fragments of brightness as Caroline Horton’s show recognises mental health as something that ebbs and flows Caroline Horton o…

Review: Tree, Young Vic by Jaden McLeod

Review: Tree, Young Vic4.0stars“For the duration of our story, you will be everybody and everything. The dead, the living, the sun, the moon, the clap of thunder, the people oppressed and …

Who Cares review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘tear-jerking throughout’ by Fergus Morgan

Long live Lung. The verbatim theatre company have carved a niche for themselves making vital, vibrant shows about pressing political issues. Trojan

West Adjacent: A Review of True West at Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Jay Van Ort

Steppenwolf's revival of Sam Shepard's classic play is only as potent as the sum of its parts.

Leaving Eden Wins 2019 NYMF Award for Best Musical by Adam Hetrick

The Jennifer Waxman–Ben Page musical took home four honors at the 2019 NYMF Awards for Excellence August 4.

Inside the Making of Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof’s Cast Album by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch the cast record the opening number, “Traditsye,” from the acclaimed Off-Broadway production.

ATTENTION!!!! by Stephen Farrow

There’s a danger sometimes in waiting until the end of the run to see a show that everyone has praised to the skies and back again. When you go in after hearing an almost neverending choru…

First Look: A Very Expensive Poison in rehearsals for Old Vic premiere

Daring playwright Lucy Prebble is taking the Alexander Litvinenko assassination straight to the London theatre stage at the end of this month and rehearsals for The Old Vic premiere ar…

Inside Opening Night for the Public Theater's Coriolanus, Starring Jonathan Cake by Nathan Skethway

The second Shakespeare in the Park production of the summer opened August 5 at the Delacorte Theater.

Jam Theatricals, Theatre Aspen, Manhattan Theatre Club, and More Are Hiring by Playbill Staff

Playbill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.

My Mum’s a Twat review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘colorful and unexpected teen adventures’ by Nicole Serratore

Parental neglect is no laughing matter, but when a parent is brainwashed into a cult it’s not your typical desertion story. That

Nica Burns: ‘The Edinburgh Fringe doesn’t need extra regulation – keep your hands off it’ by Matthew Hemley

Nica Burns has argued that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe should be free from additional regulation and restrictions following concerns about exploitation and

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Guest in Julio Torres’ Upcoming Comedy Special by Ruthie Fierberg

The Hamilton creator will voice one of the objects in the comedian’s My Favorite Shapes.

David Benedict: Hal Prince was a theatre visionary when a producer really produced by David Benedict

Long before the current row about the Society of London Theatre possibly limiting the number of producers eligible for Olivier award statuettes,

‘A consistently interesting, reflective evening’: NOSTALGIA – White Bear Theatre ★★★ by Luca Molinari

More an avant-garde exercise on a theme than anything particularly ground-breaking, certainly, but enjoyable performances and affecting writing help to bring everything together into a consi…

Broadway Grosses w/e 8/4/2019: Hirschfeld Hit

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 4, 2019. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League.

The Merry Wives of Windsor marries Shakespearean comedy with ’50s farce by Ryan Porter - Special To The Star

Lucille Ball and the Stratford of the ’50s inspired Antoni Cimolino’s spit-take of a production.

Old-time rock and roll meets Shakespeare by Ryan Porter - Special To The Star

Longtime Stratford composer looked to his youth to inspire the eight original songs in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Netflix And Amazon India Are Taking On Material Bollywood Has Never Dared Touch by Artsjournal1

New features and series from the streaming giants deal frankly with such subjects as corruption, government dysfunction, the drug trade, religious and communal violence, and female sexuality…

Toni Morrison, 88 by Artsjournal1

“The first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature, … Ms Morrison placed African Americans, particularly women, at the heart of her writing at a time when they were largely …

A Man Named “Hoot” by Trav S.D.

While most western fans today know Edmund “Hoot” Gibson (1892-1962) chiefly from his B movies of the ’30s and ’40s, his days of biggest stardom were in the silent era, when he was se…

A tribute to show business legend David Winters

People speak in superlatives when relating their feelings about the late David Winters, who died on April 23, at the age of 80. He was sometimes in the spotlight but often helping others fin…

What are the best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019? by The Stage

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 is now underway. Our expert, resident reviewing team pick their best shows of the fringe so far.

Hadestown's Rachel Chavkin Discusses Her Tony Acceptance Speech and the Push for Representation Offstage by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway powerhouse director appeared during the segment “Know Your Value.”

Madame Ovary review at the Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘intriguing concepts’ by Nicole Serratore

No one expects a cancer diagnosis aged 23. In 2018 Rosa Hesmondhalgh developed a sudden, painful, bloated belly. The star and writer

Six Continues International Reign With Norwegian Cruise Line Engagement by Ryan McPhee

The pop musical will take the stage on three cruise liners.

Watch Tony Winner Michael Cerveris Alongside Jonathan Groff in New Mindhunter Trailer by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway veteran joins Season 2 of the Netflix series, premiering in August.

REVIEW: Cathy, Space On The Mile, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews Cathy: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights by Michael Bascom now playing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. This post REVIEW: Cathy, Space On The Mile, Edinburg…

Broadway-Bound Thomas Sadoski to Star Opposite Edie Falco in CBS Drama Tommy by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee returns to Broadway later this season in Grand Horizons.

The Patient Gloria review at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘cathartic and anarchic’ by Natasha Tripney

In 1965, Gloria Szymanski, a 30-year-old American woman, allowed herself to be filmed while engaged in therapy sessions with three different therapists

Read Reviews for the Public Theater’s Coriolanus, Starring Jonathan Cake by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs the second Shakespeare in the Park production of 2019 at the Delacorte Theater.

“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” Bigger is not Always Better by Richard Seff

You can tell as you enter the Al Hirschfeld Theatre that you’re going to be seeing a big show. The entire proscenium and a lot of the side walls are covered with gilt and glitter and a hug…

New Musical SUPERYOU Will Have Developmental Lab Next Week

A developmental lab is being held next week for a new musical titled SuperYou.

A First Look at Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre by Marc J. Franklin

The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical is set to open in London August 8.

FIRST LOOK: EVITA at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jamie Lloyd's production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre have released first look images by Marc Brenner. This post FIRST LOOK: …

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 by Susan Grace

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‘I Have Never Seen Such Chaos’: Mona Lisa’s First Days In New Room At Louvre Have Been Rather Messy by Artsjournal1

That quote comes from a longstanding guide at the museum, who added, “I did not think it was possible to show such amateurism.” Paris’s most visited painting has been moved while its u…

Dancers At Rome’s Ballet In Open Rebellion Against Their Director, Who Is (They Say) Disrespectful And Abusive by Artsjournal1

According to a letter from the dancers’ unions at the Rome Opera Ballet to the theater’s board (a letter which Italy’s largest press agency published in full), Eleonora Abbagnato screa…

At Louvre, Reservations Will Be Mandatory By End Of This Year by Artsjournal1

The world’s most visited museum has become a victim of its own success, with its usual crowd control problems made even worse by the move of the Mona Lisa to a new room. So reservations, w…

Crocodile Fever review at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘gleefully dark and gory comedy’ by Natasha Tripney

Meghan Tyler’s Crocodile Fever is a play of gleeful excess. Set in south Armagh in 1989, it’s a wickedly twisted tale of

Review: Coriolanus at curtainup.com/ by Deirdre Donovan

As the presidential candidate debates played out on television last Wednesday evening, a hearty group of New York theatergoers gathered at the Public’s Delacorte Theater in Central Park to…

2019 Annual Play Survey by Anita Martin

Top 10 lists include four newly licensed productions The post 2019 Annual Play Survey appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

West Side Story review – Bernstein's musical is out of step in concert hall by Rowena Smith

Usher Hall, EdinburghJohn Eliot Gardiner fulfilled his ambition to conduct Bernstein’s work, but this concert performance should have been staged Bach not Bernstein is the composer one as…

Daniel Kitson review – seat-of-the-pants caper funnier than it has any right to be by Brian Logan

Stand Comedy Club, EdinburghKitson delivers a last-minute set of quarter-baked routines, but it’s still a pleasure to be entertained by his unique humour It’s from one extreme to the oth…

‘A lesson in embracing the simple pleasures’: THE COLOURS – Soho Theatre ★★★★ by Rev Stan

Harriet Madeley's The Colours is a verbatim play based on interviews with people with life-limiting illnesses and those working in palliative care.

Meet the Cast of the New Almost Famous Musical by Nathan Skethway

The musical will open the Old Globe’s 2019–2020 season in San Diego.

Tutankhamun’s Coffin, Which Is In God-Awful Shape, Is Undergoing Restoration by Artsjournal1

“Restorers at the laboratory for wooden objects at the Grand Egyptian Museum have begun fumigating the gilded coffin” — the outer one, largest of three (the two inner coffins are the o…

CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Carly Jurman brings America’s sweetheart to the Etcetera Theatre in Unlovable by Featured Content

One-woman clowning tale of love, dating and feminism, Unlovable, a hit at Brighton Fringe earlier this year, comes to London's Etcetera Theatre for the final week of the Camden Fringe. Book …

MEET THE 2019 NOMINEES: Evan Teich by [email protected] (ariel Estrada)

NOMINATED FOR: 2019 Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role Evan Teich* as "John Wilkes Booth" in The Secret Theatre's Production of ASSASSINS Evan Teich* Executive Produce…

How learning a musical instrument can boost your acting career by Susan Elkin

Maybe you played recorder at school, or piano is on your CV, but all you can remember is Chopsticks. As ever more

An Open (Love) Letter to the Fans of Be More Chill From Star Stephanie Hsu by Stephanie Hsu

The Broadway leading lady shares her thoughts with fans and “any young person out there working towards change” ahead of the show’s closing August 11.

From Screen to Stage. The stars you’ll want to see!

The West End shines brightly thanks to its many wonderful shows that are bursting with creative geniuses and incredible casts. However, when film and TV stars take to the stage and these wo…

MEET THE 2019 NOMINEES: Melissa Glasgow by [email protected] (ariel Estrada)

Melissa Glasgow NOMINATED FOR: 2019 Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role Melissa Glasgow* as "Sheila" in The Gallery Players Production of A CHORUS LINE Music by Marvin Hamli…

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘political theatre at its most raucous’ by Natasha Tripney

Shit Theatre’s Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole do a very convincing job of suggesting that their work is slapdash and thrown together.

Ms. Broadway August 2019: Hadestown's Amber Gray by JK

In both shows we've seen her in, she is so magnetic. She just exudes energy and passion. When she's on stage she's the one your eye is drawn to. She also has this unique quality that makes h…

FIRST LOOK: Kiss Me Kate at Watermill Theatre, Newbury by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Take a look at the Watermill Theatre's production of Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate starring Rebecca Trehearn and David Ricardo-Pearce. This post FIRST LOOK: Kiss Me Kate at Wate…

‘Like many others, I had not heard of Dora Maar before’: Antonia Georgieva on her new play about Picasso’s MUSE by Featured Content

Why have so few of us heard of Dora Maar, the French artist who was also the muse of Pablo Picasso? We talked to writer and director Antonia Georgieva about the need to "re-tell and re-membe…

Player 2 no longer: how games outgrew the movies

Games have often borrowed the language of film to good effect, but the reverse has never worked

Edinburgh Festival 2019 review: Rich Kids - A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran by David Kettle

Confusion reigns in an overly ambitious take on technology, time and climate catastrophe You can’t question Javaad Alipoor’s ambition.

9 to 5 announces plans to release West End cast recording album

Prepare to shine like the sun with this fantastic theatre news. The West End production of 9 to 5 has officially announced that a cast recording album is now underway. The Dolly Parton musi…

‘A battle cry against those who govern the USA’: The Time Of Our Lies – Park Theatre ★★★★ by Carole Woddis

In Ché Walker’s dynamic, scarlet splashed, viscerally staged production, The Time of Our Lies is nothing if not a battle cry against those who govern the USA and its militaristic and fore…

Company and Death of a Salesman lighting designers nominated for Knight of Illumination Awards 2019 by Matthew Hemley

Lighting designers who worked on productions including the musical Company and the Young Vic’s Death of a Salesman have been nominated for

New £3.2 million children’s arts centre planned for North Wales by Giverny Masso

Plans have been announced for a new £3.2 million arts centre for children in North Wales. The purpose-built facility in Bangor will

David Byrne on Bringing American Utopia to Broadway by Elysa Gardner For Broadway Direct

David Byrne — singer/songwriter, frontman of the groundbreaking band Talking Heads, author, composer, director — is poised to add another title to his collection: Broadway star. This fal…

Winners announced for inaugural sustainability awards at Edinburgh Fringe by Georgia Snow

A carbon-neutral show powered by bike and solar power, and a venue made entirely from upcycled pianos have been named winners of

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh – ‘a charmless stage adaptation’ by Paul Vale

The 1999 movie Cruel Intentions transported the intrigues of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ novel Les Liaisons dangereuses to present day Manhattan. It

Sarah McLachlan and The New York Pops by Sandi Durell

    by Magda Katz   Friday, August 2, 2019, Grammy Award winning Canadian-born singer-songwriter,  pop star Sarah McLachlan took the stage of the Forest Hills Stadium backed by the lush …

80 Days: A Real World Adventure review at Underbelly Festival, London – ‘playful and creative’ by Anna James

This is not immersive theatre, nor is it trying to be. It is an immersive treasure hunt, and it’s an excellent one

Glow Winter Arts Festival to light up Malvern East by Arts Review

Returning for a sixth year, the Glow Winter Arts Festival will shine bright in a spectacular display of immersive, interactive and illuminated installations at Malvern East’s beautiful and…

The Creative Team Behind American Utopia by Elysa Gardner For Broadway Direct

Choreographer Annie-B Parson says that in her latest work, the upcoming Broadway production American Utopia, “the music and dance are the protagonists.” And the leading players providing…

Ginger Johnson’s Happy Place review at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘entertaining and uplifting cabaret’ by Paul Vale

In a dressing room at the Edinburgh Fringe, a cabaret star Ginger Johnson collapses under the stress of alt-right politics, global warming

The Secret River review at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘raw, powerful storytelling of early British colonisers in Australia’ by Tim Bano

We’re shamefully late to The Secret River in the UK. Kate Grenville’s 2005 novel is a high water mark of Australian literature

Beat that: how dominatrix-turned-comic Desiree Burch plans to top her hit show by Brian Logan

Her last standup show, about working in a New York sex dungeon, was a fringe hit – and is now bound for TV. How will she top it? Desiree Burch is putting the finishing touches to her new E…

Anguis review – what if Cleopatra went on Desert Island Discs? by Mark Fisher

Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghIn her playwriting, Sheila Atim puts a female scientist on stage with the pharaoh to chat about music, men and misrepresentation Sheila Atim, the Olivier awar…

‘Jazz-swing is a lovely, friendly style’: Greg Mosse on his collaboration with John Gleadall on Separate Ways by Featured Content

Since meeting in Chichester in 2015, Greg Mosse and John Gleadall have been busy writing a string of musical shows, including jazz-swing cabaret Separate Ways, which they're now staging at T…

Jekyll and Hyde review at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh – ‘irrepressibly good-natured romp’ by Paul Vale

It’s unlikely you are going to be greeted with more enthusiasm than you are by the cast of Jekyll and Hyde. Adopting

Son of Dyke review at Underbelly, Edinburgh – ‘Quick witted and fast paced’ by Paul Vale

Jordan Waller is possibly best known for his role as Lord Arthur Paget in ITV’s Victoria. In this self-penned, autographical piece Waller

A Message from David Byrne by Broadway Direct

Billboard calls David Byrne's American Utopia “an experience unlike anything else.” Tickets are on sale now to see #AmericanUtopia this fall at the intimate Hudson Theatre after a pre-Br…

Boar review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘playful fantasy-adventure’ by Fergus Morgan

This is the second one-man work from Lewis Doherty. The first, last year’s Wolf, was a playful, cinematic, mime-heavy parody of a

NEWS: Roxana Silbert stages six premieres in her inaugural Hampstead Theatre season by Press Releases

Ahead of Hamstead Theatre's 60th birthday next year, new artistic director Roxana Silbert recently announced her inaugural season at the north London venue, including six premiere plays writ…

The Green Room: What annoys you most about your fellow actors? by Jon Dryden Taylor

Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details…​​​​​​​​​​ Velma

Guildhall’s Lopa Sarkar: ‘See yourself as your own brand’ by John Byrne

How did you start off in theatre? I am a dancer and then became a choreographer and artistic director for my own

Who would you like to star in the Bridge House revival of Tick, Tick... Boom!?

Cast is yet to be announced but our minds here at #StageFaves can't stop racing with ideas. In what may be the last professional production in London before the much-anticipated screen versi…

WATCH: Yasmin Paige & Simon Manyonda discuss fake news, #MeToo & new play Actually on London Live by Featured Content

Onstage in Actually, Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda present different versions of the same event. Can they agree in this London Live interview about the play itself?! Watch their fascinatin…

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019: One-woman shows round-up by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

The limitations of the fringe set-up are real for a lot of performers doing shows in tiny shoebox venues

Tencent in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music from Vivendi

Deal with Chinese tech group would value world’s biggest music group at €30bn

Playwright Stef Smith: ‘I tread a thin line between darkness and light’ by David Pollock

The Edinburgh Fringe has historically been successful for Stef Smith, who won a host of awards for Roadkill in 2010. This year

Lyn Gardner: At the fringe it pays to be brave, for audiences as well as artists by Lyn Gardner

What two things do you need to come to the fringe? Financial clout and bravery would be high on my list, and

Darren Henley: Our new prime minister should grasp the opportunity to invest in the arts by Darren Henley

Perhaps our new prime minister has more in common with his European counterparts than it appears at first glance. When he made

Grace Smart: Don’t get spooked by the ghosts of theatre design past by Grace Smart

Sometimes, as theatre designers, we’re left on our own in the auditorium. Maybe it’s a lunch break during tech and we’re tweaking

The Red Tree by Arts Review

Reviewer David Collins and two guests, Lily and James, recently attended the National Theatre of Parramatta’s critically acclaimed production of Shaun Tan’s The Red Tree at Arts Centre M…

The Chosen review – dancing in the face of futility by Anna Winter

Dance Base, EdinburghCompany Chordelia’s show confronts the certainty of non-existence and evokes the brevity of a dancer’s onstage life The weighty issue of mortality informs Kally Lloy…

Daddy Drag/Pops review – dads and daughters are lost for words by Catherine Love

★★★☆☆/★★★★☆Summerhall, Edinburgh/Assembly Roxy, EdinburghIn two bold new shows, fathers and their children are caught in a damaging cycle of love and betrayal Our fathers…

If You're Feeling Sinister review – Belle and Sebastian inspire eccentric drama by Mark Fisher

Gilded Balloon, EdinburghEve Nichol’s play combines songs from the Glasgow band’s well-loved album with an ambiguous narrative ‘We’re seeing other people – at least that’s what w…

Power of Perception: Discovering Rogue by Lindsay Price

The issue-based high school drama, Discovering Rogue by Christian Kiley, is an awesome character piece with something extremely relevant to say to today’s teen. Rogue has the best beachfro…

Ann Sanders & Ivan Hernandez Take Over as Cynthia & Larry Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen by Andy Lefkowitz

New York stage veteran Ann Sanders and Ivan Hernandez join the company of Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen as Cynthia and Larry Murphy on August 6. They replace original cast members Jennifer La…

Six to Make Australian Debut at Sydney Opera House in 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

Six is going Down Under. The Olivier-nominated smash hit, which recently announced a February 2020 Broadway premiere, will debut in Australia just ahead of its main-stem bow. The hit musica…

Legally Blonde The Musical by Arts Review

The fabulously fun Legally Blonde The Musical is coming exclusively to Melbourne in a fresh and modernised revival at Chapel Off Chapel from 23 November 2019. With music and lyrics by Lauren…

Despite Hurricanes And Setbacks This North Carolina Entrepreneur Stays The Course by Jeryl Brunner

Mary Baggett Martin became a hotelier at a time when there were few female resort owners.

Ivan Hernandez and Ann Sanders Join Cast of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen August 6 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Music Box Theatre.

Remembering The Life by Mark Robinson

A musical that seems to have those who remember it divided, with some people having enjoyed it and others just absolutely disgusted by it, was the 1997 Broadway production of The Life. Wi…