Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Ballet Festival 2019: Program A by Joel Benjamin

The Joyce Theater is presenting a two-week Ballet Festival, four programs under the artistic direction of Kevin O’Hare, director of The Royal Ballet.  Each program is curated by a differe…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:28PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Midsummer: A Banquet by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night Dream" is perfect comedy for July or August and adding a meal is an even cleverer idea. Presented jointly by Food for Love Productions and Third Ra…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:34PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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No Brainer Review. Touring Town Trashing Trump: TNC’s FREE Fun Street Theater by New York Theater

For the 43rd summer in a row, Theater for the New City is touring a free original outdoor musical in streets, playgrounds and parks throughout all five boroughs (See schedule below.)  As in…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:36PM

Ballet Festival: Program A by Joel Benjamin

Joseph Sissens in Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Dance of the Blessed Spirits,” in The Joyce Theater’s Ballet Festival (Program A) (Photo credit: Maria Baranova)The Joyce Theater is present…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:34PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Truth, beauty, freedom, love, and don’t forget the Rouge by Admin

Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York, NY.August 1, 2019. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on July 25. Directed by Alex Timbers with choreography by Sonya Tayeh and st…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:58PM

F Off review – all rise for the people vs Mark Zuckerberg by Kate Wyver

Underbelly, Cowgate, EdinburghThe National Youth Theatre’s dynamic and maximalist meditation on social media puts the Facebook CEO on trial – and makes him tap dance In a recent New York…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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London Hughes review – roof-raising routines from a comic force of nature by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghRaucous and rude, the standup provides a whirlwind tour of her sexual history and blows past all objections with the G-force gusto of her performance You might …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: Burgerz, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Burgerz at the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. This post REVIEW: Burgerz, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭ first ap…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:54PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Tell Me More | Episode 34: James Monroe Iglehart on Being One of Broadway’s Busiest Stars by Matt Tamanini

On this episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt Tamanini talks to one of the busiest, and most talented, men on Broadway, tony winner James Monroe Iglehart. Everyone listening…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:49PM

Measure for Measure (The Acting Company) by Mark Dundas Wood

William Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure" (circa 1604)—the story of a woman who is sexually victimized by a man in power—seems as though it would lend itself to an adaptation crafted…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:42PM

Review: An Emotionally Gripping ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at the Kennedy Center by Andra Abramson

Some musicals are all about the entertainment. You expect to see some awesome dancing, amazing singing, and leave the theater smiling (see my review of Disney’s Aladdin, also currently pla…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:31PM

REVIEW: Enough, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Stef Smith's new play Enough which is playing at the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. This post REVIEW: Enough, Traverse Theatre, Edin…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:24PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: Frankenstein How To Make A Monster, Traverse Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Frankenstein How To Make A Monster at the Traverse Theatre presented by the Battersea Arts Centre Beat Box Academy at the Edinburgh Fringe. This post R…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:53PM

Midsummer: A Banquet by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

"Midsummer: A Banquet" is an auditory and oral treat, a light entertainment for this time of year. Using Zach Morris and Victoria Rae Sook’s skillfully adapted abridgment of Shakespeare�…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:50PM

Must Read: ‘Theater’s Leiter’s Side’ by Matthew Wexler

Broadway Blog contributor Samuel L. Leiter releases the first volume in his collection of theater reviews, profiling shows from the 2012-13 season. The post Must Read: ‘Theater’s Leiter�…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:36PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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FROM DOWN UNDER: Thoroughly Modern Millie by Simon Parris

Whoopee baby! Thoroughly Modern Millie returns in a splashy, starry staging that distils the very essence of musical comedy into an evening of unabashed joy.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM

Diablo Ballet will open a dance school in Pleasant Hill by Randy McMullen

Diablo Ballet kicks off 26th season announcing it will open a school covering all levels of ballet in Pleasant Hill beginning Aug. 26.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 01:00PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Says Goodbye- BE MORE CHILL, THE PROM, THE CHER SHOW & More Prepare for Final Bows

Since the beginning of summer 2019, Broadway has bid farewell to a whopping eleven productions. Some were pre-scheduled. limited runs; others long-running favorites; all equally missed. Befo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

Nicole Kidman pays visit to Moulin Rouge! on Broadway by Christian Holub

Stars collided on Friday night when Nicole Kidman, star of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical film Moulin Rouge!, attended the Broadway production inspired by the musical. In the film, Kidman por…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 12:13PM

Jack Rooke review – eyebrow-raising stories about love, sex and friendship by Kate Wyver

Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghIn this intimate show backed by a live harp, the effortlessly charming comedian expounds on platonic, brotherly and romantic love At one end of St P…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM

Henry Winkler by NPR

Henry Winkler, actor and director, joins us along with panelists Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, and Hari Kondabolu.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM

Examining the Legacy of Be More Chill With 5 Members of the Broadway Cast by Nathan Skethway

As the musical prepares for its closing night, we asked five cast members—Will Roland, George Salazar, Lauren Marcus, Katlyn Carlson, and Jason SweetTooth Williams—a series of questions …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Rinse, Repeat by Darryl Reilly

Within five brisk opening minutes, playwright Domenica Feraud crisply establishes her characters, imparts exposition and creates tension in her shattering and finely written contemporary fam…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:47AM

Theatre Review: Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’ at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap by Helen Ganley

           Sitting enraptured in an audience chair listening to Taylor Raven adeptly maneuver her way through “Una voce poco fa,” her rhythmic precision being only bolstered by…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:11AM

Zoë Coombs Marr review – a brazen hour of mind-bending meta-comedy by Brian Logan

Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe Australian absurdist lays waste to standup convention with glee and skill – but is she too clever for her own good? No gimmicks, promises Zoë Coombs Mar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM

Kate Tempest review – this isn't a gig, it's a reckoning by Kate Wyver

Leith theatre, EdinburghThe performance poet absorbs all of the uncertainty and anger of our times, and pours it into ferocious, apocalyptic music that both wounds and heals Rarely can a roo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM

Hal Prince: A Timeline of His Record 21 Tony Award Wins by Adam Hetrick

Year-by-year, how the visionary director-producer earned his history-making Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM

New post-show Q&A: Join Faves founder Terri on 29 Aug as Cabaret launches a new tour with John Partridge as the emcee

John Partridge & Kara Lily Hayworth star in the new tour of Kander & Ebb’s Cabaret I’ve loved Rufus Norris’ multi-award-winning production of Kander & Ebb musical classic …

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 11:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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SUBMISSIONS ONLY: From Page to STAGE by Matt Smith

Creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger dish on the development of their popular web series, what makes their partnership thrive, finding daily inspiration, and more.   “It’s …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:37AM

Spotlight: Chaos Theory by Jessica Creane

CHAOS THEORY is an immersive, game-theater experience that transforms the complex science of chaos theory into a series of playful games and stories exploring the underlying chaos of workpla…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:25AM

Theatre Review: ‘Catch Me If You Can, The Musical’ at Howard Community College by Carolyn Kelemen

These are heady times for Toby Orenstein. This weekend she commemorates 47 years as founding artistic director of the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA) and four decades at the helm …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:18AM

#DateMe: An OK Cupid Experiment by Elyse Trevers

Despite being married, I am familiar with online dating sites. I’ve helped one single friend scroll through her options, another create profiles (she fibbed about her age,) and a third alp…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:16AM

Deadly plight of gays in Uganda seen in ‘The Rolling Stone’ by Alan Smason

By EDWARD RUBIN While New York City recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising with much hoopla and an enormous traffic-stopping Gay Pride parade that went on well in…

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 10:00AM

New Musical Comedy I Spy a Spy Ends Off-Broadway Run August 10 by Andrew Gans

Bill Castellino directed the production at the Theatre at St. Clement’s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM

32 Theatre Terms Everyone Should Know by Ruthie Fierberg

From “break a leg” to “strike,” here’s what they mean and where they came from.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Alpha Who?, Cockpit Theatre by Jamie Kutner

Review: Alpha Who?, Cockpit Theatre2.0starsWhen entering a theatre, we think of where we are, who populates this location and what story we are going to be told. In the case of Alpha Who? we…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:12AM

‘A feat of ingenuity & organisation’: 80 Days: A Real-World Adventure – Underbelly Southbank by Laura Kressly

Guided by a web app, participants have 80 minutes to earn as much money as possible by answering cryptic puzzles. They must choose what equipment to spend their cash on before returning to t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Treasure Island’ at Synetic Theater by Darby Dejarnette

If you’re a fan of swashbuckling pirate tales, you’ll love Synetic Theater’s charming and atmospheric spin on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. Directed by Tori Tolet…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:36AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography, Orange Tree Theatre by Jamie Kutner

Review: Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography, Orange Tree Theatre3.0starsAddiction: we all fall foul to it. Whether it’s shopping, food, work or porn, us humans have a magical talent fo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:54AM

Micky Overman on comedy and violation: 'How could a man masturbate during my set?' by Micky Overman

I was told a man had been masturbating during my show. I’ve since heard of two other performers it has happened to. Isn’t comedy meant to be a space where we can safely express ourselves…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Until the Flood review – fleshed-out fictions from a real-life killing by Catherine Love

Traverse theatre, EdinburghDael Orlandersmith transforms into her characters, dispassionately inhabiting their reactions to the shooting of black teen Michael Brown by a white policeman Dael…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Crocodile Fever review – like Tarantino for feminists by Mark Fisher

Traverse, EdinburghSet in South Armagh during the Troubles, Meghan Tyler’s anarchic and OTT revenge fantasy hits back at the patriarchy and turns into a bloodbath It turns out Killing Eve …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Call Answered: Robyn Lynne Norris: "#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment" by Adam Rothenberg

A few weeks ago I saw the new Off-Broadway musical #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment, written by Robyn Lynne Norris. This show was so relatable and the audience interaction was fantastic. This …

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:32AM

Review: ‘Mary Poppins’ by Glyndon Area Players by Andrew L. Baughman

“Anything can happen if you let it” isn’t just the watchcry of the rosy cheeked heroine of Mary Poppins, currently dazzling audiences at Sacred Heart’s Glyndon Area Players. It would…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:27AM

Text of the Day: The Night of the Iguana by Aleks Sierz

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

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Anguis, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh Fringe by Madeline Lee

Review: Anguis, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsAnguis is a thrilling new play about an intriguing dynamic between two powerful women. On one side we have the royal Cleopatra …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AM

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, review: Collapsible, Swim, The Last of the Pelican Daughters by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

There's no shortage of candid shows about coping with grief and mental health at this year's festival

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:48AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Refract, King’s Head Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Review: Refract, King's Head Theatre 2.0stars I think it’s fair to say that most of us, at some point in our lives, have uttered the words “It’s not what you said, it’s how you said …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AM

Review: America Is Hard To See, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: America Is Hard To See, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe5.0starsAmerica Is Hard To See is a transformative theatrical experience. In its fusion of verbatim interviews, Methodist …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Tree at the Young Vic Theatre by Emma Clarendon

It initially hit the headlines for controversial reasons about artistic credit. Now that it's opened, what have critics said about Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah's Tree? Premiered as part o…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Open Heart by Arts Review

Where do you go when you love someone who doesn’t fit with you anymore? Open Heart, Dean Robinson’s new Australian queer play explores this notion at The Butterfly Club from 12 August 20…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:47AM

Edinburgh Fringe reviews 2019: On the Other Hand, We're Happy / Daughterhood / The Shark Is Broken by Veronica Lee

More from the world's biggest and best arts festival On the Other Hand, We’re Happy Summerhall **** This affecting co-production between Paines Plough and Theatr Clywd of Daf James’s pl…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:42AM

Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Sea Sick / Vigil / When the Birds Come by David Kettle

Three contrasting shows tackling climate change and mass extinction Sea Sick CanadaHub ★★★★    She’s not a performer, Alanna Mitchell tells us. She’s a writer and journalis…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:42AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019: Traverse theatre round-up by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Two very different but equally as good productions were put on at the vibrant theatre

SOURCE: The Independent at 03:48AM

Spoonful of sugar opens 2019–20 season at City Springs Theatre by ArtsATL Staff

City Springs Theatre Company begins its second season September 13 with Mary... The post Spoonful of sugar opens 2019–20 season at City Springs Theatre appeared first on ARTS ATL.

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:06AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Filling the Space by Arts Review

Over the years, QL2 Dance, under the guidance of Artistic Director, Ruth Osborne, has become a leader in youth dance with its unique focus on developing dance-makers rather than dancers. Eac…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:47AM

Yang Liping Contemporary Dance’s ‘Under Siege’ at Mostly Mozart by Patricia Contino

  Since there is no longer a Lincoln Center Festival (the moral being never hire a former college president who believed locals could summer in Salzburg or other pricey European festivals j…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 02:35AM

Theater Review: BOOGIEBAN (Chicago Dramatists and 13th Street Repertory Theatre in New York) by Lawrence Bommer

COLLATERAL HEALING It’s a justified transfer. A very enterprising theater called none too fragile from Akron, Ohio has come to Chicago (and later to New York City) to offer a pretty powerf…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:26AM

Blood on the Dance Floor by Arts Review

An unapologetic, passionate and visceral narrative that traverses time, space and characters, Blood on the Dance Floor explores the legacies and memories of bloodlines, our need for commun…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:12AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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'Guys and Dolls' is old-school fun by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stray Dog Theatre presents classic musical.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:06AM

Giving Instructions for Different Learning Styles by Kerry Hishon

A learning style refers to the way students best acquire and retain information. The VAK learning style refers to three different ways of learning: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. For exa…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Review: Passageways: Songs of Connection, Abnormal & Sublime by Navida Stein

Certainly Passageways: Songs of Connection, Abnormal & Sublime, a theater piece of original songs, mixed media art, dance and storytelling created, written and performed by Amy Oestreich…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:52AM

Melbourne Fringe reveals 2019 Festival program by Arts Review

With over 455 boundary-pushing events from 2,718 participating artists across 140 venues, including the exciting new home of the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall, the Melbourne Fringe Festival return…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:09AM

Living with intelligent machines

What will the world look like when machines are cleverer than we are?

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Remembering Steel Pier by Mark Robinson

The composing team of Kander and Ebb were often attracted to properties that allowed them to tell a show-within-a-show story, often using the show or entertainment style within to provide …

SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AM

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