Biennale of Sydney announces artists, creatives and collectives for 2020 by Arts Review

The Biennale of Sydney has announced the full list of artists, creatives and collectives who will be participating in the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020), titled NIRIN. Under the artistic dir…

Sofie Hagen: The Bumswing review – a tricksy trip into a slippery comic mind by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe standup riffs on the oddness of memory in a show that takes in Danish queens, Welsh sex breaks and a late gutpunch Sofie Hagen’s last three shows – including her …

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND National Tour Set Design Revealed

The national tour of Once On This Island is preparing to tell its story on the road and today we got our first glimpse of the tour's set design!

Only in D.C.: Article 1 of the 14th Amendment is an applause line by Peter Marks

Writer-performer Heidi Schreck brings her moving and funny “What the Constitution Means to Me” to the Kennedy Center.

VIDEO: First Look At The World Premiere of BECOMING NANCY At Alliance Theatre

Get a first look at the new musical. Becoming Nancy, currently playing at Alliance Theatre!

Circus Oz: Aurora  by Arts Review

Fuelled by curiosity and wonder, blasting audiences into the outer stratosphere, Circus Oz returns to Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens this Spring under the Big Top, to premiere their lat…

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (24) by Robert Shuman

It is much easier to destroy the old than to create the new. (MLIA)  

Exit Lines: "Moulin Rouge!" by Robert Cashill

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FIONA SHAW AND KIRSTEN SHEPHERD-BARR ON ELEONORA DUSE (BBC RADIO 4) by Robert Shuman

Listen  Fiona Shaw, BAFTA award-winning star of Killing Eve, joins Matthew Parris to explore the life of one of history’s most remarkable actresses whose name has slipped from public memo…

Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To Chicago Shakespeare Theater by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces today the highly anticipated return of the raucous and irreverent holiday tradition Q Brothers [...] The post Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To C…

Film Review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” by Peg Aloi

Linda Ronstadt was every young female singer’s aspirational goddess: if you could nail “You’re No Good” or “Blue Bayou” in the car or the shower, you had practiced a lot. The pos…

Should Ghost Writers Speak Out Against Their Subjects? by Artsjournal

“It’s like a lawyer: if you find that the person you’re representing is a murderer you can’t then go around bewailing the fact you defended them – that was your job.” – The Gua…

YouTube Says It Will Crack Down On Manipulation Of Music Charts by Artsjournal

This form of advertising lets the advertiser, like the artist or the label, play a shortened version of a music video as an advertisement in front of other videos. Under some conditions — …

A Short History Of TV’s “Golden Ages” by Artsjournal

Golden Age evangelists love to wax rhapsodic on the artistic triumphs of their preferred series, but those same critics are quick to pull the “mass appeal” card to defend those series’…

YouTube Steps Up Removal Of Hate Videos by Artsjournal

YouTube is doing something about the proliferation of hate on its video site. According to a blog post published on Tuesday (September 3), it took down five times more channels and videos pr…

Postcards from the Road! Hang Loose with the Cast of Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville Tour by Broadway.com

Can't you feel 'em circlin' honey? Chill out with the cast of Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville before the tour kicks off September 29 in Providence, RI.

Waitress Star Mark Evans on His The Greatest Showman Dreams & Becoming a Leading Man by Caitlin Moynihan

Mark Evans as Dr. Pomatter (Photo: Joan Marcus) Mark Evans is Broadway's favorite OB-GYN as Dr. Pomatter in Waitress, which marks his first musical on the Great White Way. Currently starr…

Tickets Are Now on Sale for The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway premiere of Stefano Massini's Olivier-nominated new play The Lehman Trilogy, arriving at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre in spring of 2020. Sam Mendes…

New Mean Girls Star Reneé Rapp Loves Sweatpants Too Much to Be a Real-Life Plastic by Caitlin Moynihan

Reneé Rapp in Mean Girls (Photo by Joan Marcus) While college freshman across the country are discovering their favorite dining halls, becoming friends with their roommates and breaking u…

Everything's Alright! Meet the Heavenly Cast of the 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar by Broadway.com

Open your eyes, open your eyes, and relax! Get to know the cast of the Jesus Christ Superstar tour, which kicks off October 1 in Syracuse, NY.

Margaret Trudeau: Certain Woman of an Age: Former First Lady Tells All by David Finkle

★★★ How the onetime headline grabber deals with bipolar disorder and other exigencies The post Margaret Trudeau: Certain Woman of an Age: Former First Lady Tells All appeared first on …

RuPaul’s DragCon NYC 2019: Day 1 by Michael Barbieri

When it comes to FABULOUS, nothing in New York can compare with DragCon NYC!! Wigs! Heels! Glitter! Stunning lewks! Merch galore! And more fashionistas and famous drag queens than you …

Banksy’s ‘Devolved Parliament’ to be auctioned

Caustic comment on British politics expected to fetch £1.5m-£2m

AIDS Back on Stage by New York Theater

In my article for TDF Stages, I look at three new plays that focus on AIDS — “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez, which begins performances on Broadway September 27, opening in November…

Michael Lupu, Dramaturg of Another Dimension by American Theatre Editors

A longtime Guthrie staffer, he influenced theatre across the U.S. and overseas with a humble but indomitable spirit.

Tony Nominees Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o Reunite for HBO Adaptation of Americanah by Olivia Clement

The best-selling Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel will be turned into a TV series, bringing together the Black Panther and Eclipsed collaborators.

Idina Menzel lights up the sexy-neurotic comedy 'Skintight' at the Geffen Playhouse by Charles McNulty

Playwright Joshua Harmon's family comedy has its West Coast premiere.

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Introduces New Music Director Stéphane Denève by Tim Munro

Denève opens the season with Gershwin, Ravel, and a world premiere by Kevin Puts September 21–22.

Ferris wheel at Union Station ready for riders Oct. 1; soft opening Sept. 30 by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The 200-foot wheel has 42 climate-controlled gondolas, and is part of the new St. Louis Aquarium complex.

Stethoscope, Cardinals jersey, 4 turkey sandwiches: SLU Hospital buries time capsule at new building by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The time capsule contained more than 150 items from hospital workers and officials. The new building is set to open on Sept. 1, 2020.

Stages St. Louis hits the bull's-eye with 'Man of La Mancha' by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stages St. Louis presents musical focusing on Don Quixote.

Six Flags St. Louis revives its popular Coffin Challenge — with more at stake by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The contest debuted last year and went viral, prompting more than 45,000 applications.

Recently reviewed theater for Sept. 13

‘Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches’

Made in St. Louis: Artist reveals the unseen with his works by Pat Eby Special To The Post-Dispatch

Matt Rulo’s art — his expressive oeuvre — encompasses more than the eye can see. His creativity isn’t limited to the marks he makes on a scrap of paper, a page or a canvas. It resona…

VIDEO: Preview SCOTLAND, PA in New Music Video Featuring Ryan McCartan & Taylor Iman Jones

Adam Gwon & Michael Mitnick's new musical SCOTLAND, PA begins performances tomorrow September 14. Watch a preview music video below as Ryan McCartan and Taylor Iman Jones perform 'Clair…

Lizzie Vieh’s Romantic Thriller Monsoon Season to Premiere Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The two-hander will debut at Rattlestick following its Edinburgh Festival Fringe run.

Behind The Feud Between DC’s Mayor And Its Arts Commission by Artsjournal1

“The latest episode is tied to the fight for control of the commission, which will shift from the mayor’s office to an independent agency Oct. 1,” pursuant to legislation by the city c…

Facing “Severe Cash Flow Issues”, Nevada Public Radio Lays Off All Staffers In Reno by Artsjournal1

The Las Vegas-based network, which operates a classical station in the city and a news station which is re-transmitted throughout the state, expanded into Reno (a market that already had two…

Why Is Netflix Canceling So Many Shows? by Artsjournal

The more original shows Netflix orders, the more likely it is to cancel those that don’t perform well. The company relies on an “efficiency metric” to decide what shows should be kept …

Mardik Martin, Screenwriter For Martin Scorsese, Dead At 82 by Artsjournal1

An Armenian born in Iran and raised in Iraq, Martin came to New York to study and met Scorsese in the early 1960s. He worked on the director’s first feature (Who’s That Knocking at My Do…

The Reinvention Of Opera Philadelphia by Artsjournal

The refrain “adapt or die” haunts many performing arts organizations, so it’s fascinating to find one that heeds the warning, discovers what it needs to do—and then actually does it.…

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Amazon Says It Will Let Random People Give Answers For Alexa Questions by Artsjournal

The system will use game mechanics to engage users — people will be able to earn “points” each time the assistant shares one of their answers. – CNBC

Dvořák Was Sure ‘Negro Melodies’ Would Be The Foundation Of American Classical Music. Why Did It Remain So White? by Artsjournal1

There was a point at which a number of African-American composers were writing serious, important work, writes Joseph Horowitz. “Racial prejudice, personal and institutional, obviously inh…

Flutist Eugenia Zukerman On Dealing With Her Alzheimer’s by Artsjournal

Zukerman, 74, has Alzheimer’s. She was diagnosed about three years ago after her two daughters insisted that she get checked. At the time, Zukerman thought nothing of the memory slips… �…

Why Are Books Rectangular? This Is Why by Artsjournal1

“It turns out that there are a lot of forces converging to make this shape ideal, and to get the whole picture, we’ll have to look from three angles: the anatomy of a reader, the history…

What’s This About Classical Music Evolving? by Artsjournal

“The music itself is not the problem, in fact it’s what we do best—it’s our core product. Yet so many organizations think that if we change the product, it will help the bottom line,…

Historian Presenting Lecture On Controversial Musician Gets Shut Down And Banned by Artsjournal

“Recently I was asked to present a lecture on composer Julius Eastman and his work at the OBEY Convention, a music and sound festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. But rather than a fruitful di…

When Words Fail Us by Artsjournal

How serious is the gap between experience and the words we have? Serious. The need to render experience for others is tied to a need for others to understand us, and when unfulfilled, leaves…

Ryan McCartan and Taylor Iman Jones Perform 'Clairvoyant' From Scotland, PA by Olivia Clement

Listen to the duet from Adam Gwon and Michael Mitnick’s new musical.

“Piano Bar Live!” Interactive Streaming Piano Bar Experience Sunday, September 15 @ 6:30pm at The Duplex with Host Michael McAssey & Guests Daniel

Michael McAssey Following last month’s smash opening, ScoBar Entertainment has announced that PIANO BAR LIVE! the interactive streaming Piano Bar experience will return to The Duplex for …

Inside Opening Night of The Purists at Huntington Theatre Company by Marc J. Franklin

The Dan McCabe play, directed by Tony winner Billy Porter, opened in Boston September 11.

This Weekend: “Me and Lee” Comes to Theater for the New City! by Trav S.D.

Returning this week for a performance in Theater for the New City’s Dream Up Festival: Me and Lee: The Musical, written by, songs by, and starring Jason Trachtenburg, of Pendulum Swings a…

Why So Few Female Designers? A New Study May Have the Answers by American Theatre Editors

Workplace discrimination and the lack of paid maternity leave are holding down employment numbers, according to Millikin University study.

THE MUSIC MAN Is Accepting Online Submissions to Find Tommy Djilas

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Music Man is coming back to Broadway next fall, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. The production, directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jer…

WATCH: Tootsie’s Lilli Cooper Answers Our Questions and Sings ‘There Was John’ From the Broadway Musical in Her ‘Elevator Pitch’ by Roberto Araujo

The Tony nominee answers as many questions as she can in her (long) elevator ride from the green room to the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below—plus an exclusive performance.

The Stars of The Lightning Thief Musical on Why Scrappy Keeps Percy Jackson Fans Happy by Paul Wontorek

Editor's Note: All week, Broadway.com is highlighting the hottest shows of the fall season on Broadway. Be sure to check back every day for more original photo and video features!   Chr…

Broadway Veteran Aaron Lazar Replaces Steven Pasquale in Fox Series Filthy Rich by Dan Meyer

The Dear Evan Hansen and A Little Night Music alum will star opposite Kim Cattrall.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Chicago Shakes' THE KING'S SPEECH

Chicago Shakespeare Theater stages the North American Premiere production of The King's Speech, beginning September 12 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Old Show Queens on Legs Diamond, King of Hearts, and Why Musicals Are So Hard by Playbill Staff

Gary Gunas and Billy Rosenfield recall why—and how—making new musicals can be heartbreaking work in this Season 1 finale.

Go in the Rehearsal Room With the Cast of Chasing Rainbows at Paper Mill Playhouse by Dan Meyer

See Ruby Rakos portray Judy Garland in the upcoming musical, plus Olivier winner Lesli Margherita and Tony nominee Max Von Essen talk about bringing her story to life on stage.

A Look at Margaret Trudeau’s Certain Woman of an Age, Now Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The international mental health advocate and mother to Canada’s prime minister opens up about her extraordinary life.

Review: Isabelle Adjani, Raging and Aging in ‘Opening Night’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

A French stage adaptation of the John Cassavetes film misses the #MeToo moment.

REACH Report: Renée Fleming, Angélique Kidjo, and Jason Moran by Whitney Fishburn

Two of the world’s biggest voices blended beautifully Thursday night on the Main Stage at the Kennedy Center’s REACH Opening Festival, demonstrating the power of song to unify and inspir…

Production news round-up: Thriller Live to close in West End and Rebecca Frecknall to direct Duchess of Malfi at Almeida by Giverny Masso

This week’s production news includes an announcement that Rebecca Frecknall will direct a new production of The Duchess of Malfi at the

PHOTOS: Penelope Skinner’s urban fairytale Eigengrau is revived at Waterloo East by Featured Content

Do you recognise the London depicted in Penelope Skinner's acclaimed play Eigengrau? Check out our bumper gallery of new productions shots for Georgie Staight's revival at Waterloo East. Tim…

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with The Amazing Kreskin by Deb Miller

For the past six decades, world-renowned mentalist The Amazing Kreskin has been an icon of pop culture, whose fame was spread through his recurrent TV appearances with Johnny Carson, Regis P…

Theater Review: FIVE PRESIDENTS (American Blues Theater at Stage 773 in Chicago) by Lawrence Bommer

A CONVERGENCE OF HISTORY It was supposedly the “end of an era,” the memorial service for Richard Nixon in the Nixon Library in his birthplace Yorba Linda, California, on April 27, 1994. …

The Storefront Project provides a movable feast of devised theater by Kerry Reid

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Prop Thtr offer directors a chance to adapt between venues. Tara Aisha Willis and Olivia Lilley both moved into prominent posi…

Musical Adaptation of Almost Famous Begins at the Old Globe September 13 by Adam Hetrick

Colin Donnell and Solea Pfeiffer co-star in the world-premiere production based on the Cameron Crowe film.

'Skintight' is a taut examination of our obsession with youth and beauty by Maureen Lee Lenker

Skintight, now making its West Coast premiere at Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse, is an acerbic, neurotic, heart-achingly funny meditation on family, love, and beauty – and how we quantify…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Mark Evans of Waitress by Broadway.com

Mark Evans stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Waitress and more with Paul Wontorek.

Can You Dig It? Get to Know the Groovy Cast of the Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Tour by Broadway.com

You gotta meet the outasight cast of Summer before they launch the tour on September 29 in Rochester, NY.

Here's a First Look at Broadway's Mind-Blowing Derren Brown: Secret by Broadway.com

Derren Brown: Secret is wowing audiences at Broadway's Cort Theatre! Without revealing any of his secrets, we have a first look at the acclaimed magic show, which transports audiences into t…

Of shoes and sugarplums by Kaylen Ralph

The company's shoe manager tells us what it takes to keep the company on its toes. After two decades of performances at the Auditorium Theatre, the Joffrey Balle…

Poll: Which Emmy-Nominated TV Show Would You Put Onstage? by Kailey Hansen

Gather round, television gurus… Emmy season is upon us! Our favorite glitzy, glamorous night of TV will take place on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 7PM CT on Fox as the 71st Primetime Emmy…

After 40 Years, ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, As A Celebration And As A Weapon, To The Theatre Where It Was Born by Artsjournal1

Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf “has been part of the canon since it became a Broadway hit in 1976. Still, [the play] doesn’t ge…

‘Are you ready for the truth?’: AT LAST – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★ by Elaine Chapman

At Last, what happens when an Island puts up the barriers and withdraws from the rest of the world? Playwrights James Lewis and Alexander Knott’s new play allows a terrifying glimpse into …

All Rise for Nick Offerman by Jenniffer Weigel

The actor, comedian, author, and carpenter returns to Chicago with his latest one-man show. Nick Offerman is quite the combo platter. Whether he’s acting in te…

Review: The Smuggler, Solas Nua’s instant hit at Allegory, has sold out. Extend it, please! by Ben Demers

It is possible for a good solo show to deliver some of the greatest magic in theater. In Solas Nua’s innovative production of The Smuggler, actor and artistic director Rex Daugherty captiv…

Photo Coverage: Meet The Cast of the ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE National Tour!

The North American tour of Jimmy Buffett's ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE is getting ready to hit the road! The musical will star Chris Clark as Tully, Sarah Hinrichsen as Rachel, Shelly Lynn Wals…

Review: 1 Henry IV at Folger Theatre. Gero is a marvelous Falstaff, but it’s the King’s play by Tim Treanor

Henry IV, Part 1 is the best of the Shakespearean histories, because it is a redemption story — not of Prince Hal (Avery Whitted), who rose from his Eastcheap debauchery to become England�…

Bob Marley musical planned for 2020 by Matthew Hemley

A musical based on the life of singer Bob Marley is set to open in 2020. A workshop of the show, provisionally

A Look at the New Cast of Jersey Boys Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The hit musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons continues at New World Stages.

A sneak peek inside rehearsals for Noises Off by Kitty Underwood

We've had a sneak peek at the latest rehearsal shots for Noises Off, which look like they're going better than their fictional counter-parts'... The post A sneak peek inside rehearsals for N…

Dining with Ploetz by Mark Dundas Wood

"Dining with Ploetz" at Theater for the New City consists of three short plays by writer, director and teacher Richard Ploetz. The program adds up to slightly under two hours’ running time…

Box of Tricks’ Adam Quayle: ‘Leaving London was freeing – you can pursue the work that excites you’ by Fergus Morgan

Director and Box of Tricks co-founder Adam Quayle tells Fergus Morgan about leaving London for Manchester, looking to its next chapter and

PHOTOS: First look at the English & Spanish casts of The Eyes of the Night at the Cervantes Theatre by Featured Content

The Eyes of the Night receives its English-language premiere tonight (13 September 2019) as part of the Cervantes Theatre's second annual Contemporary Spanish Playwriting season. Take a look…

THE SOUND INSIDE Announces TodayTix Rush Policy

THE SOUND INSIDE begins performances tomorrow, Saturday, September 14, with an official opening night set for Thursday, October 17, on Broadway at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street).�…

Only Yesterday at 59E59 Theater by Db Frick

Photo by Carol Rosegg “Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you, Julia”. -Julia- by John Lennon   I was first introduced to The Beatles by my mother, Georgiana …

Bare-knuckled theatrics by John Lisbon Wood

For 41 years, the Chicago Theatre Softball League has meant summertime camaraderie for the city's troupes. Again, as it has been for 41 summers, it's "once more …

‘Unmanly Grief’ — Performing A Trans Hamlet by Artsjournal1

“Jenet Le Lacheur — a transfeminine Brit who earned recognition, before coming out, in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — has … [recently starred] as Haml…

Sam Tutty to Star in London's Dear Evan Hansen; Lauren Ward & More Complete the Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

Complete casting is here for the highly anticipated West End transfer of the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen. The previously announced production will begin previews on October 29 and …

Freestyle Love Supreme Arrives on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Freestyle Love Supreme, the high-energy show that blends hip-hop, improvisational theater, music and vocal stylings, arrives at Broadway's Booth Theatre on September 13. Thomas Kail directs …

Emma Rice to Write & Direct Stage Adaptation of Wuthering Heights; World Premiere Set for London by Andy Lefkowitz

Emma Rice, the innovative theater artist known in Broadway circles for her acclaimed theatricalization of Brief Encounter, is at work on a stage version of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuther…

Heaven on Their Minds! The Stars of the 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar Meet the Press by Ryan Gilbert

The 50th anniversary tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical Jesus Christ Superstar is getting ready to hit the road this fall. The tour, which stars Aaron LaVigne, Jenna Rubaii a…

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 Musical Sets Australian Premiere for Spring 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

Lucky Australian audiences will get a chance to experience the acclaimed stage adaptation of 9 to 5 next year. The hit musical will arrive at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in April 2020, under th…

Broadway’s Aaron Krohn Goes Underground With His New EP Rock, Pith & Brevity & We’re Digging the Pop/Punk Sound

Broadway's Aaron Krohn releases his debut EP with his band Notes From Underground, and we're into it.

Two on the aisle (for now, anyway) by Terry Teachout

The thirty-seventh episode of Three on the Aisle, the (usually) twice-monthly podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on l…

[PHOTOS] Chicago White Sox Dog Day by Adam Jason Cohen

White Sox fans love their team almost as much as they love their dogs.  Photographer Adam Jason Cohen swung by Guaranteed Rate Field on Dog Day to capture baseball's fuzziest fans.  Held t…

How David Cromer and David Yazbek wove music deep into The Band’s Visit by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Can You Name These 15 Broadway Thrillers? by Playbill Staff

Test your Broadway play knowledge.

Three on the Aisle: How (Not) to Turn a Play Into a Movie by American Theatre Editors

On this back-to-the-season edition, Terry Teachout and Peter Marks talk about shows they've seen and answer questions from their mailbag.

Broadway Q&A: Derrick Baskin of ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ by Derrick Baskin

Tony nominee Derrick Baskin shares the joy of playing The Temptations founding member Otis Williams

Nativity! The Musical announces Sharon Osbourne, Danny and Dani Dyer to join cast!

Last year this hit film turned musical was a roaring success so, of course, it only makes sense for it to return for the holiday season this year. Tickets for Nativity! The Musical are alre…

Photo Flash: DERREN BROWN: SECRET Brings Magic to Broadway

We've got your first look at Derren Brown: Secret!

Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's Judy Garland Musical- CHASING RAINBOWS

Paper Mill Playhouse will soon present the New Jersey premiere of Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz. Chasing Rainbows features a book by Marc Acito, musical adaptation & additional music…

Watch the Trailer for Modern Love, With John Gallagher Jr., Tina Fey, Brandon Victor Dixon, and More by Emily Selleck

The Amazon series will feature a lineup of stage stars.

What’s So Funny About Mel Tormé? by Trav S.D.

There are ways in which I envy younger generations. I was born at the elbow between the Baby Boom and Generation X. I’m the first to admit that I bring a lot of baggage and bias that inhib…

CABARET's Alexandra Silber and Mason Alexander Park Take Over Instagram Saturday!

Life is a cabaret, old chum, because Alexandra Silber and Mason Alexander Park are taking over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story this Saturday, September 14th at Cabaret! Be sure to tune in to…

First Look: production photos from Big The Musical by Kitty Underwood

A look at some exciting new production photos from Big The Musical, which is running at the Dominion Theatre until November 2019. The post First Look: production photos from Big The Musical …

WaxFactory in Conversation with Vallejo Gantner by Ivan Talijancic

I think we do talk without words at this point and use shorthand in rehearsals, and to an outside eye it might look like an old couple having dinner in silence, yet a whole conversation is g…

At Last Q&A video and photos: How worried are you about the direction the UK is heading? by Terri Paddock

Are you worried about the state of politics and society in the UK today? That’s the question I asked at the start of last night’s post-show Q&A at London’s Lion & Unicorn Theat…

‘Unfolds with depressing predictability’: THE KING OF HELL’S PALACE – Hampstead Theatre by Libby Purves

The King of Hell’s Palace is a play brimful of good intentions but with virtually no artistry or dramatic tension.

Theatres to be given no-deal Brexit preparation sessions by Georgia Snow

Theatres across the UK are to receive guidance on how to prepare for Brexit, including advice around planning for the possibility of

Director Julia Pascal: Withdraw funding from organisations that do not commit to gender parity by Giverny Masso

Director Julia Pascal has argued that government funding for theatres should be dependent on organisations committing to gender parity. Pascal – the

National Theatre Adds Emma Rice Adaptation of Wuthering Heights by Olivia Clement

Emily Brontë’s Gothic love story will hit the stage in 2020.

Stage Entertainment eyes international expansion with two new appointments by Matthew Hemley

Stage Entertainment has bolstered its creative team with two key appointments – including James Triner, who joins as international executive producer. Triner,

First Look at Derren Brown: Secret on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The limited engagement from the two-time Olivier Award–winning Illusionist and mentalist opens at the Cort Theatre September 15.

The National Critics Institute: A Love Story by American Theatre Editors

What I learned from the critics and learned to tolerate the crickets.

Tony Winners Alan Cumming, Ali Stroker, Ari’el Stachel, and More Slated for Gimlet’s Fall Season by Dan Meyer

Broadway and TV stars including Noah Galvin, Carrie Coon, Samira Wiley, Matthew Rhys, and Lucas Hedges join Gimlet Media's new and returning podcasts.

REVIEW: What’s In A Name?, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre ✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews the UK tour of comedy What’s in a Name? starring The Inbetweeners’ Joe Thomas, currently at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre This post REVIEW: What�…

Inside Rehearsals for Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz at Paper Mill Playhouse by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical, starring Ruby Rakos, Max von Essen, Lesli Margherita, will begin performances in New Jersey September 26.

Harvey Fierstein Meets the Press Ahead of Bella Bella Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere from the Tony Award winner will begin performances October 1.

Talia Suskauer, Allison Bailey, and Tony Winner Cleavant Derricks Will Join Wicked Tour by Andrew Gans

The new cast members will begin performances at Las Vegas’ The Smith Center.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, September 13, 2019 by Susan Grace

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New programs keep Los Lupeños on its toes after 50 years by Anne Gelhaus

Los Lupeños de San José this month is celebrating its 50th year as a Mexican folk dance company while honoring the legacy of its founders. The company is hosting a gala dance showcase on S…

No Man’s Land review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘haunting and darkly funny’ by Will Ramsey

Pinter’s play bamboozled some critics when it premiered in 1975. It remains a conundrum. It remains quite hard to know what it

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Names Music Director To Succeed Retiring Andrew Davis by Artsjournal1

Davis, now 77, will have been music director and principal conductor at Lyric for 21 years when he retires at the end of next season (2020-21) Succeeding him will be Italian conductor Enriqu…

EU Bans Resale Of Ebooks by Artsjournal1

“In a move that will be welcome news to publishers and other rights holders, advocate general Maciej Szpunar has ruled sites such as Tom Kabinet that sell second-hand ebooks ‘unlawful un…

Turkey Moves Ahead With Dam That Will Flood 10,000-Year-Old City by Artsjournal1

“The ancient city of Hasankeyf, which sits on the banks of the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey, is believed to be one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements.” Yet…

New Jersey Becomes First US State To Offer Arts Education To All Students by Artsjournal1

“The state has reached the benchmark for ‘universal arts education access’, meaning each one of its public schools provides some type of school-based arts instruction during the school…

The Friday 5: 5 Broadway 'One' Songs by JK

Numbers. Numbers. Everywhere numbers! Palindrome week... For theater fans it might be, "a 5...6...7...8" or it might be the list of musical numbers in a musical's Playbill. This week's Frida…

Meet the ITO by Betsy Singer-Lefton

Get to know your 2019-20 International Thespian Officers The post Meet the ITO appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

‘Had me pinned to my seat with anxiety’: AT LAST – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★ by Shyama Perera

How deep are the internal divisions in British society post-Brexit, and is it possible that the anger erupting on the streets around Westminster every day could escalate to the point of civi…

Rockbottom review – a raw and personal journey into chemsex hell by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonStuart Waters uses his full-on autobiographical solo show to document the downward spiral of an addiction to crystal meth. It was a Tuesday afternoon when Stuart Waters was …

‘Prefers buffoonery over analysis’: A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON – Old Vic by Aleks Sierz

Lucy Prebble’s latest tells the story of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in A Very Expensive Poison, but prefers buffoonery over analysis.

Two plays explore Jewish identity and themes, especially relevant during a time of rising anti-Semitism by Misha Berson

Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-nominated Broadway play “Indecent" has its local debut at Seattle Repertory Theatre. And “Everything Is Illuminated,” based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s book,…

Festival panel sounds death knell on the housing ladder

Stage highlights, cycling hotspots and best of the Design Festival

Today on Broadway: Friday, September 13, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Catching up on News with Everett, Rashad, Stachel, Lansbury, and Stokes! Also, is Disney Gearing up to Stream Theatre? “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitt…

Fame the Musical review at Peacock Theatre, London – ‘show-stopping performances’ by Paul Vale

Alan Parker’s seminal 1980s movie Fame introduced us to the highs and lows of triple-threat training at New York’s High School for

MEET THE 2019 NOMINEES: Mary, Mary by [email protected] (ariel Estrada)

MARY, MARY By Jean Kerr Directed by Shay Gines Produced by Retro Productions NOMINATED FOR Outstanding Set Design - Jack & Rebecca Cunningham Outstanding Costume Design - Ben Philipp O…

Superheroes and streaming crowd out indy cinema

String of box office flops leaves distributors wary of buying anything but sure-fire hits

London Premiere of Dear Evan Hansen Sets Full Cast by Ryan McPhee

The West End production of the Tony-winning musical will begin October 29.

Snapshot: ‘No Buddha in Suburbia’ by Peter Bialobrzeski

In capturing the fabric of the city’s fringes, the German photographer continues to indulge his long-held fascination with urban spaces

Charli XCX: Charli

The singer’s catchy third album merges playful pop with disruptive computer effects

Metronomy: Forever Metronomy

Made amid Josph Mount’s move back to the UK, most of the tracks have something interesting going on

Ahmad Jamal: Ballades

The album mixes atmospheric originals with deconstructed standards, with covers swung at speed

Rachid Taha: Je Suis Africain

Algerian-born singer reveals his artistic inspirations and demands in an album seething with energy and good humour

Chelsea Wolfe: Birth of Violence

The Californian’s sixth studio album returns to the gloomy acoustics of her 2010 debut

Igor Levit: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

The early ones sport a playful, classical air about them, and yet there is always more on offer beyond just that

The Art Market — Gagosian’s room with a view

Sterling Ruby curates online; Danish foundation in New York; a piece of Nelson’s watery coffin

The endlessly jolly Sue Perkins tours Japan on BBC1

From robot dogs to gruelling exercises on the slopes of Mount Fuji, the comedian explores Tokyo

On digital: Rocketman / We the Animals

Dexter Fletcher’s biopic is a genuine musical while Jeremiah Zagar’s film mixes impressionist montage with expressionist animation

Cunningham: Toronto Film Festival — smartly chosen archival material

A delightful and harrowing film homes in on the most urgent period in Merce Cunningham’s dance-making career

Report From New York: You’ve Never Seen Oklahoma! Like This by Bill Hirschman

Sitting in Circle In The Square’s deep-thrust proscenium-less theater, it’s inescapable that director Daniel Fish and his team have gone way, way out of their way to let you know that th…

The King of Hell’s Palace review – eye-opening look at horrifying corruption in China by Michael Billington

Hampstead theatre, LondonCeleste Den portrays a real-life hero who exposed how local officials were spreading HIV ‘You are an enemy of the people,” a character remarks in Frances Ya-Chu …

Orlando review – Katie Mitchell's gleeful celebration of gender fluidity by Gareth Llŷr Evans

Schaubühne, BerlinVirginia Woolf’s promiscuous poet flits between the past and the present in this rousing and spectacularly elaborate show The titular character in Virginia Woolf’s 192…

Breaking Down The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes Studio Cast Album by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond

Composers Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond share the thoughts behind the score for the new show about a musical-hating man who wakes up... in a musical.

Black Lightning’s Chantal Thuy On Making Her Broadway Debut With a Groundbreaking Character by Mark Peikert

Why the CW star splits her time between set and stage for Tracy Letts’ new play Linda Vista.

Breaking Down The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes Score by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond

Composers Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond share the thoughts behind the songs for the new show about a musical-hating man who wakes up... in a musical.

Sound designer Emma Laxton: ‘With sound you can create temperature, a country, an era’ by Liz Hoggard

Sound designer Emma Laxton tells Liz Hoggard about how she hears in colour, cutting her teeth on new writing at the Royal

The King of Hell’s Palace review at Hampstead Theatre, London – ‘ambitious, if unsubtle’ by Natasha Tripney

Roxana Silbert begins her artistic directorship of Hampstead Theatre in an adventurous fashion, with the premiere of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s complex, harrowing

Full cast announced for London premiere of Dear Evan Hansen by Kitty Underwood

Producer Stacy Mindich has announced the full cast today for the London premiere of musical Dear Evan Hansen, which will start performances at the Noël Coward Theatre on 29 October 2019. T…

WATCH: Take a peek at Tony Hawks' new musical Midlife Cowboy with a couple of songs from the show

As Midlife Cowboy, the new musical created by Tony Hawks, plays its first performances at the Pleasance Theatre, listen to a couple of snippets from the show's songs before throwing on your …

Proof positive by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review a Baltimore revival of David Auburn’s Proof. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * David Auburn is having an excellent year. His new stage adaptation o…

Replay: Bill “Bojangles” Robinson meets Fats Waller by Terry Teachout

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Jeni LeGon, and Fats Waller perform “I’m Livin’ in a Great Big Way,” by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, in Hooray for Love, directed by Walter Lang a…

Almanac: Ross Macdonald on casinos by Terry Teachout

“I went inside the club, where the late afternoon crowd were enjoying themselves, if gamblers can be said to enjoy themselves. They wheedled cards or dice like sinners praying to heaven fo…

‘Vibrant energy’: THE FISHERMEN – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★ by Luca Molinari

Jack McNamara’s The Fishermen is the powerful adaptation for the stage by Gbolahan Obisesan of Chicgozie Obioma’s novel and carries the author’s dramatic intensity and humour to Trafal…

Inside Rehearsals for the North American Premiere of The King’s Speech by Marc J. Franklin

David Seidler’s drama, starring Harry Hadden-Paton and James Frain, began performances at Chicago Shakespeare Theater September 12.

Northern Broadsides artistic director unveils new community-led production model by Matthew Hemley

Northern Broadsides artistic director Laurie Sansom has unveiled a new production model, which will engage members of local communities to create work.

Lemn Sissay: ‘My ambition is to write a book that changes a nation’

Q&A with the writer on how the whole city of Manchester serves as his mentor and why he’s happiest floating in the ocean

Teenage kicks: when your kids steal your music

You can only applaud their newly flawless taste. But their superfan one-upmanship is harder to handle

After a Revamp, a Storied Paris Theater Aims to Entice the City In by Roslyn Sulcas

The Théâtre du Châtelet is reopening after a two-and-a-half-year renovation, with a new artistic director and an inclusive new mission.

‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, as a Celebration and as a Weapon by Laura Collins-Hughes

Ntozake Shange’s play, with its unflinching depiction of black women’s experience, is coming back to the Public Theater more than 40 years after opening there.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Take a look at the making of a monster in rehearsals for Frankenstein by Featured Content

There are no bolts in sight; the monster in the new touring version of Frankenstein is made with pen and paper. Get a glimpse of its creation, and the action coming together, in these rehear…

Thriller Live to close at the Lyric Theatre after 11 years by Georgia Snow

Thriller Live will end its West End run next year, after 11 years. The Michael Jackson show will depart the Lyric Theatre

Jac Yarrow to make panto debut at Birmingham Hippodrome by Matthew Hemley

Jac Yarrow’s follow-up role to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be in Birmingham Hippodrome’s pantomime. He will play the prince

Drama school graduates to make West End debuts in Dear Evan Hansen by Ruth Comerford

Drama school graduates have been cast in the forthcoming production of the musical Dear Evan Hansen, with Sam Tutty making his West

Emma Rice to adapt Wuthering Heights for National Theatre and UK tour by Georgia Snow

Emma Rice is adapting Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, in a co-production between her company Wise Children and the National Theatre. Rice will

Roald Dahl – Did You Know? by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo There’s a lot about Roald Dahl and his amazing children’s books that many people don’t know. Take a look at this incredible infographic which is sure to delight fans of…

London Design Festival: what to see around town

Our interiors editor’s guide to the best of the prestigious fair

Your guide to the best of London Open House

Our architecture critic selects the most spectacular private homes throwing their doors open to the public

The triumphant return of postmodernism

The hated look of the 1980s is back in vogue at this year’s London Design Festival

Uranium glass enjoys a healthier glow

Pieces made today have the oily translucence that made them popular 150 years ago — but without the radioactive risk

Shiny and new: a modern look at lacquer’s ancient craft

The 9,000-year-old Japanese technique is now being applied to rough-hewn wood

Staffordshire figurines were the TVs of their day

Exhibition in the Potteries celebrates the flat-back conversation pieces

Dear Evan Hansen cast announcement!

Today is going to be a good day and here’s why: the casting for the hit Broadway musical has finally been announced. From the second tickets for Dear Evan Hansen went on sale for the West…

The Hound of the Baskervilles review at Northern Stage, Newcastle-upon-Tyne – ‘a clever adaptation’ by Tracey Sinclair

Following a successful run for its locally relocated The War of the Worlds, the latest offering from Northern Stage’s NORTH programme is

Italia Conti graduate Sam Tutty makes his West End debut playing the title role in London’s Dear Evan Hansen

They have been found. Meet the all-British full West End cast of London’s premiere production of Tony Award-winning Dear Evan Hansen which opens for previews at the Noël Coward Theatre on…

Dear Evan Hansen announces London cast by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony Award-winning musical has announed the full cast for the London premiere at the Noel Coward Theatre in October 2019. This post Dear Evan Hansen ann…

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) review at Bristol Old Vic – ‘rip-roaring riff on Jane Austen’ by Jeremy Brien

Jane Austen’s literary classic as karaoke? It seems an unlikely fit at first, but Isobel McArthur’s roistering all-female pop musical adaptation, Pride

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the world premiere of Sarah Rutherford’s The Girl Who Fell by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with Stage Traffic at Trafalgar Studios for the world premiere of Sarah Rutherford's The Girl Who Fel…

Wake Up With BWW 9/13: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Begins Previews, and More!

Today's top stories: Freestyle Love Supreme begins previews on Broadway, and more!

NEWS: The full West End cast is announced for the London premiere of Dear Evan Hansen by Press Releases

The full West End cast has been announced for the London premiere of Dear Evan Hansen which begins performances with an all British cast, including several West End debuts, at the Noël Cowa…

‘A refreshing tale brilliantly told’: QUEEN OF THE MIST – Charing Cross Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Pint of Wine’s production of Michael John LaChiusa’s Queen of the Mist transfers from the Brockley Jack Studio to the traverse stage of the Charing Cross Theatre, keeping its original ca…

Old Vic to host free fundraising workshops for small arts organisations by Giverny Masso

London’s Old Vic Theatre is to begin hosting free monthly fundraising workshops for small arts organisations. The scheme is the result of

NEWS: Delivery brings tale of parenting paratrooper to the Lion & Unicorn by Featured Content

Can a former paratrooper shake off the horrific consequences of war and become a loving dad? That's the question posed by new comic drama Delivery, which comes to the Lion and Unicorn Theatr…

The Art of Banksy  by Arts Review

Having already generated international excitement when it visited Melbourne, Tel Aviv, Auckland, Toronto and Miami, The Art of Banksy – the world’s largest touring collection of Banksy�…

Soho Theatre announces casting for debut plays by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Soho Theatre today announces the full casting for two world premieres, both playwriting stage debuts, of David Baddiel’s God’s Dice and Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong and S…

Why Did American Classical Music “Stay White”? by Artsjournal1

Dvořák predicted that a ‘great and noble school’ of American classical music would arise from ‘Negro melodies.’ But the black musical motherlode migrated to popular genres; America…

Antony Gormley: ‘What you see is what you get’

The artist tells Simon Schama about his ambitious forthcoming show at London’s Royal Academy

2019 Sidney Myer Creative Fellows Announced by Arts Review

Courage is at the core of the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships and this year; nine exceptional mid-career artists have been announced as 2019 Sidney Myer Creative Fellows. The 2019 Sidney My…

One Man, Two Guvnors review – a jolly romp wearing borrowed clothes by Mark Fisher

Derby theatreSarah Brigham’s revival of Richard Bean’s brilliant and chaotic comedy hoodwinks the audience into its games, but lacks the original’s taste for danger Such was the air of…

Theater Preview: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Ray of Light at Victoria Theatre in San Francisco) by Tony Frankel

CHANGE IS NOW We hear that that the only thing constant is change, yet we struggle against change, we fight against change, and some are even willing to succumb to the unyielding stress of d…

Good News! Talia Suskauer, Allison Bailey & Cleavant Derricks to Join the North American Wicked Tour by Ryan Gilbert

Pulse is rushing, head is reeling, face is flushing! The North American tour of Wicked will welcome new cast members Talia Suskauer, Allison Bailey and Tony winner Cleavant Derricks as Elpha…

Clinton Greenspan Makes Broadway Debut in Title Role of Aladdin by Andy Lefkowitz

Aladdin tour star Clinton Greenspan takes a magic carpet ride to Broadway on September 13, reprising his celebrated turn in the musical's title role at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Greenspan r…

Howard Sherman: Artists must learn the truth of the stories they tell by Howard Sherman

Ahead of last Monday’s community gathering presented by the Broadway Advocacy Coalition the event had looked interesting. In the room, it went

Theatrefolk Featured Play – A Box of Puppies by Billy Houck by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. A Box of Puppies by Bill Houck is a collection of four short plays that all take a look the fragility and resilience of being a teenager. It reminds …

The best new theatre: A Doll’s House, Hedda Tesman, Torch Song

Two productions that update Ibsen for our times, plus a New York drag queen drama

Step into the weird and wonderful world of Tim Walker

A new V&A exhibition shows how the photographer creates his surreal magic

Playwright Marina Carr on restaging Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’ in Ireland

The Irish writer’s cast of tearaway women has a new character in a bride who stirs things up in a society on the brink of violence

Channel 4 goes . . . Inside Cadbury: Chocolate Secrets Unwrapped

Behinds the scenes of the factory where 300m creme eggs are made a year and employees are free to tuck in

Fusing Break Dancing, Ballet and Modern Moves - The Montreal-based RUBBERBAND makes its Joyce Theater debut

The Montreal-based RUBBERBAND makes its Joyce Theater debut---Choreographer Victor Quijada's eclectic background accounts for his signature fusion style. The son of Mexican immigrants, he wa…

Dance News: Boston Dance Alliance’s (BDA) 3rd Annual Dancer Health Day On September 15 by The Dance Enthusiast

Learn more about Boston Dance Alliance’s (BDA) 3rd Annual Dancer Health Day on September 15!

Clinton Greenspan Is Title Star of Broadway’s Aladdin Beginning September 13 by Andrew Gans

The hit Disney musical continues at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Freestyle Love Supreme Begins on Broadway September 13 by Olivia Clement

The improvised hip-hop show from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Anthony Veneziale moves into The Booth.

Will Arbery’s Heroes of the Fourth Turning Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Danya Taymor directs the world premiere at Playwrights Horizons.

Anthony Chisholm, Keith Randolph Smith, Ray Anthony Thomas Star in National Tour of Jitney by Andrew Gans

The tour of the August Wilson classic kicks off September 13 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Goodspeed Staging of Billy Elliot Begins September 13 by Andrew Gans

Gabriel Barre directs the Tony-winning musical at the Connecticut venue.