Mickey Paraskevas, Artist, September 17, 2019 by Barry Gordin

Houston Symphony Commemorates the Heroes of 9/11 and Beyond by David Dow Bentley III

[All photos courtesy of Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Click any photo to enlarge.] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” Aptly titled A SYMPHONY OF HEROES, the Hous…

What It All Comes Down To: How Jagged Little Pill Became a Broadway Musical About a Fractured Family by Beth Stevens

Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette’s seminal 1995 album, unleashed a young woman’s anger, intensity and vulnerability into a world of pop fans who were clearly craving its confessiona…

The Talmud Review: Jewish Tales With Kung Fu Moves by New York Theater

Talmudic scholars and kung fu movie fans will both find something familiar in this  singular hour-long hybrid by the eight-year-old theater company Meta-Phys Ed., in which four performers r…

Aaron Lazar Replaces Steven Pasquale in Upcoming Fox Series, FILTHY RICH

Aaron Lazar is replacing Steven Pasquale in the upcoming Fox series, Filthy Rich. According to Deadline, Pasquale had to depart due to 'personal reasons.' Filming of the series began today.

Theater Review: “The Purists” — Rapping Out the Blues by David Greenham

With, The Purists, Dan McCabe has written a comic drama that not only has a lot to say, but does it with an enormous amount of playful vim and vigor. The post Theater Review: “The Purists�…

SONTAG IN SARAJEVO by Robert Shuman

(Benjamin Moser’s article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 9/9.) David Rieff went to Bosnia in September 1992, at the end of the first summer of siege. Like so many of the journal…

I Never Sang for My Father by Joel Benjamin

The trouble is Lee’s almost catatonic approach to Gene.  He speaks in a toneless monotone and adapts a monolithic physical approach, his hands constantly held stiffly at his sides.  When…

Review: ‘The Girls of the Garden Club’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

The Girls of the Garden Club, written by John Patrick, directed by Larry Simmons and produced by Maureen Rogers, is presently playing at Laurel Mill Playhouse located on historic Main Street…

Jon Robyns will play Jean Valjean when Les Miserables reopens the Sondheim Theatre in December 2019

Can Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables get any more popular? Perhaps it can with the just-announced new cast starring in the musical at the newly reburbished Sondheim Theatre, reopen…

Review: ‘Helen on Wheels’ at Best Medicine Rep by Bob Ashby

The central character in Best Medicine Rep’s (BMR) DC-area premiere of Cricket Daniel’s Helen on Wheels, Helen Wheeler (Liz Weber), is a 74-year old Oklahoma widow full of vim, vigor, an…

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER (Deaf West Theatre at Inner-City Arts) by Tony Frankel

A PRODUCTION WITH SOLID LIFE Phil and Alice are in love, the kind of messy, well-known, commonplace love that many couples are familiar with. They meet cute in a post office when a package f…

Smartphone, Matchbox cars among Toy Hall of Fame finalists by Carolyn Thompson Associated Press

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The smartphone is being considered for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year in recognition of its impact on how people play and interact.

'Perestroika' brings Rep's 'Angels in America' to a triumphant close by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Rep presents classic Tony Kushner play.

'Bienvenue Stéphane': Denève takes the podium as St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Innovations this season include everything from lower ticket prices to the orchestra's first-ever artist-in-residence

JCAT Drives Home ‘Miss Daisy’s’ Relevance To Our Times by Bill Hirschman

There are plays that you may have seen ithat, when you experience them in today's environment, bring more of a tear then they might have 10 years ago. This is the experience with JCAT's Dri…

NEWS: Casting announced for Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre by Press Releases

Cameron Mackintosh has announced casting for Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables at the newly restored Sondheim Theatre, when the theatre re-opens on 18 December 2019 following its ma…

Chicago Theater Review: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (Victory Gardens) by Lawrence Bommer

CAPSULE CURES Not to be confused with anything else, Tiny Beautiful Things is a theatrical curiosity, fluidly blocked but dramatically static as it unleashes a swirling cascade of question…

Review: Curious Theatre’s “Pass Over” puts violence against young black men at center stage by Barbara Ellis, The Know

WIth Antoinette Nwandu's play "Pass Over," Curious Theatre Company puts violence against young black men at center stage.

Lear: That Old Man I Used to Know by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Hopkins had added selections from Lewis Carroll (references to the Jabberwock and “The White Knight’s Song: The Aged Age Man,” the poem which gives her the new title), Emily Dickinson …

Broadway Stage Manager Arthur Gaffin Has Passed Away

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn that Broadway stage manager, Arthur Gaffin, has passed away.

REVIEW ROUND-UP: A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic Theatre by Emma Clarendon

We round up the reviews for the world premiere production of A Very Expensive Poison, Lucy Prebble’s reimagining of Luke Harding’s exposé of the events behind the notorious death of ex-…

Tina Charles by NPR

Tina Charles, WNBA star, joins us along with panelists Adam Felber, Helen Hong, and Peter Grosz.

‘An exploration of the senses’: THE EYES OF THE NIGHT – Cervantes Theatre by Press Releases

It’s an intriguing premise. A successful middle-aged woman approaches a blind lottery ticket seller and offers him money to spend an hour in a hotel room with her. What does she want, and …

Classical CD Reviews: The Tchaikovsky Project, Schumann Symphonies nos. 2 & 4, and Holst Orchestral Works by Jonathan Blumhofer

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic do justice to a lot of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral music, while John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony play Robert Schumann’s famously-dense o…

Review: Love Sick, Theater J’s seductive musical by Meaghan Hannan Davant

In its best moments Love Sick—the opening show of Theater J’s 2019-20 season in its newly renovated space—is a brilliantly woven tapestry of competing forms. The music, written by Ofra…

The Next Stage: How Young Venezuelan Artists Continue Their Studies In The U.S. by Greg Allen

More than 200,000 Venezuelans have fled to South Florida in recent years. Now, with the help of Miami arts programs, young dancers and musicians are getting scholarships to keep doing what t…

Silicon Valley’s Naatak stages “Gandhi” — a musical — on eve of 150th birthday by Cirrus Wood, Correspondent

Nation's largest Indian theater troupe -- Silicon Valley's Naatak -- has turned Gandhi's life into a musical and dance spectacular.

Tickets Are Now on Sale for The Music Man Starring Hugh Jackman & Sutton Foster by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the new Broadway revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Jerry Zaks will direct the production, scheduled to begin previews on September 9 and officially ope…

‘Hairspray’ inspires and rocks at Beef & Boards in Indy by Aaron Krause

By AARON KRAUSE INDIANAPOLIS — Hairspray might not offer the most in-depth examination of race and racial attitudes. Nevertheless, this big-hearted, tuneful and sweet, (yet not saccharin…

REVIEW: Shida, The Vaults London ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews Jeannette Bayardelle Shida the musical currently playing for a limited five week season at The Vaults London. This post REVIEW: Shida, The Vaults London …

Bard bared: ‘Shakespeare’s R&J’ at convergence-continuum by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO In its off-Broadway production, Shakespeare R&J (which is now on stage at convergence continuum) ran for a year, making it the longest running version of “Romeo and Juliet…

Why Theresa Rebeck’s Bernhardt/Hamlet Keeps Getting More Relevant by Robert Loerzel

With the Chicago premiere of the play, the Smash writer questions how far we’ve come since the days of Sarah Bernhardt.

Meet the Cast of THE SOUND INSIDE- Now in Previews!

Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy winner Mary-Louise Parker will star in the Broadway premiere of THE SOUND INSIDE. Will Hochman will make his Broadway debut reprising his role as 'Christopher.' Get …

‘Makes a triumphant return’: FAME THE MUSICAL – West End ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Back in the West End after 12 years, Fame makes a triumphant return with Nick Winston’s production. This 30th anniversary edition has been touring since 2018 but is having a prolonged five…

Zorro the musical to open at Hope Mill Theatre in March 2020 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Katy Lipson and John Gertz have announced a new production of Zorro the musical  will be produced at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester in March 2020. This post Zorro the mus…

Daddy Long Legs at the Barn Theatre – Cast announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Rebecca Jayne-Davies and Ryan Bennett are to star in the BasrnTheatre's production of Daddy Long Legs directed by Kirstie Davies. This post Daddy Long Legs at the Barn Theatr…

Can You Guess the Broadway Debuts of These 13 American Idol Alums? by Marc J. Franklin

As Jordin Sparks joins Waitress, Playbill look backs at the Main Stem debuts of other Idol contestants.

Meet the Cast of The Prince of Egypt in London by Marc J. Franklin

Ahead of the new musical’s opening in London, check out the cast bringing the animated film to the stage.

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for an evening with Ol’ Blue Eyes at Sinatra: Raw by Terri Paddock

After the opening performance of Sinatra: Raw at Wilton’s Music Hall on Tuesday 22 October 2019, I’ll be joined by Richard Shelton to discuss his journey with the show and Frank Sinatra�…

The Eyes of the Night Q&A video and photos: Using darkness to enlighten audiences about visual impairment by Terri Paddock

A middle-aged businesswoman hires a blind man to spend an hour with her in a hotel room. Why are they really there? Will she be able to experience the darkness in order to see the light? The…

Amsterdam, Orange Tree Theatre review - suffocatingly mannered by Matt Wolf

A potentially compelling play is done in by its structure and an unhelpful staging An excellent director makes a rare misstep with Amsterdam, in which a compelling if tricksy play is given …

The Sound Inside, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Begins Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker returns to the Great White Way on September 14, headlining Pulitzer finalist Adam Rapp's new play The Sound Inside. Tony winner David Cromer directs…

Everything's All Right! 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.

Black is the New White by Arts Review

A razor sharp romantic comedy that blends Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner with Meet the Fockers, Nakkiah Lui’s smash hit comedy, Black is the New White, is set to delight Perth and Melbou…

Black Bamboo: Contemporary Furniture Design From Mer, Torres Strait by Arts Review

Combining traditional craft and collaborative contemporary design in a display of bamboo furniture designed by artists from the Island of Mer, the National Gallery of Victoria presents Black…

Melbourne Fringe: Yummy Deluxe by Arts Review

As the show ended, Yummy dollars clutched tightly in my hand, the experience clutched tightly in my heart, I realised I had no words for what I had just seen. I realised I had to turn to my …

The Beautiful Game by Arts Review

A story of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, Manilla Street Productions presents Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton’s The Beautiful Game at Chapel Off Chapel this September. Th…

Block Talk- Episode 135: Dragula Dracap Episode 3 by Michael Block

It's time to recap another episode of Dragula season 3! Seraphim is back to rock and roll all night and tattoo everyday!To listen to the podcast, download and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, So…

People You Should Know . . . Jesse Freedman by Zack Calhoon

JESSE FREEDMAN is a NYC based theater director, collaborator and the Artistic Director of Meta-Phys Ed.  DIRECTING: The Talmud (The Doxsee/ Exponential Festival) Wake…Sing… (IRT),  �…

Using Statistics as Scene Starters by Kerry Hishon

Looking for a new idea for some scene starters? Why not try using statistics? Using statistics offers a whole host of cross-curricular connections with drama class. Statistics are used in ma…

Celebrity Series of Boston seeks Director of Finance by Artsjournal

Reporting to Celebrity Series of Boston’s President and Executive Director, Gary Dunning, the organization seeks a seasoned professional to fill the role of Director of Finance.

U Kentucky, College of Fine Arts, Assistant Professor in Arts Administration by Artsjournal

The University of Kentucky, College of Fine Arts, seeks applicants for a tenure track, Assistant Professor in Arts Administration to begin August 2020.

Laughing Liberally: Make America Laugh Again by Wendy Caster

Laughing Liberally: Make America Laugh Again, an evening of left-leaning stand-up comedy, provides a bubble of shared beliefs, politically correct (and occasionally incorrect) commentary, …

Stagecraft: Jessica Hagedorn, Playwright of “Felix Starro” by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Stagecraft: Je…

World Premiere of New Musical Scotland, PA Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Performances begin September 14 for Adam Gwon and Michael Mitnick’s new musical at Roundabout.

Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Begins on Broadway by Olivia Clement

David Cromer directs the new psychological thriller, which also stars Will Hochman.

Remembering Starlight Express by Mark Robinson

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber often gravitates toward writing musicals that are both family friendly and that will ignite the curiosity of the kid in us all. Joseph and the Amazing Technic…