Quite simply, Rubberband, the Montreal-based dance troupe’s season at The Joyce Theater was a spectacular success. Directed by Victor Quijada, Rubberband performed his "Ever So Slightly,…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:54PMBridge Projects is a new exhibition space with programming on contemporary art, art history, spirituality, and living religious traditions.
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SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:54PMby Angela Tricarico
For Bruce Sabath, the opportunity to understudy Tevye in the off-Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof is like reuniting with an old friend, with one big difference: th…
SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 11:37PMToday on our blog, we welcome some of the ensemblists from Jagged Little Pill to Broadway and learn about their journeys to the Great White Way.
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SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 11:37PMBilly Porter won an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for “Pose.” — the first openly gay black man to win the lead actor in a drama category “The category is love, y�…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:28PMRoundabout/Studio 54, West 54th Street, NY Dealing with difficult subjects in an often witty fashion, this play by Adam Rapp is well worth seeing. The
SOURCE: theaterwithatwist.com at 11:21PMRecent West End star Phoebe Waller-Bridge took home three awards over the course of the night for Fleabag.
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Where the hell is Kerry Washington‘s son?! That’s what the Scandal actress wants to know in the tense first trailer for Netflix’s American Son, which was released Sunday night during…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:58PMSeen by nearly 15 million people in more than 500 cities worldwide, the original New York and Las Vegas hit Menopause The Musical returns to Sydney in May 2020 for a strictly limited seaso…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:38PMWhen a teacher suggested Yashere become an actor, her mom said: "Actor? No, no, no. You can act like a doctor when you become a doctor." Yashere is now a co-creator of the sitcom Bob Hearts …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:24PM“13” and “A Christmas Carol” Getting Movie Musicals, “Joseph” in Negotiations for Broadway, Incredible Cast for Public’s “A Bright Room Called Day” “Today on Broadway” …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:08PMThe Playbill doesn’t tell us in what year the new production of BETRAYAL is set, so theatergoers have every reason...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMÉdouard Louis’ coming of age story shares his experiences living with a turbulent family while facing bullying, homophobia, and misogyny at school. His only option? To get out. Since its …
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Tony Shalhoub has won the 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Abe Weissman on Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The 71st Emmy Awards are air…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33PMLeap! National Dance Competition is entering its eighth season, with fresh, fun and exciting dance experiences for all dancers – from the more recreational to the very competitive. It’s …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:29PMThe Broadway League is rolling out a new initiative for Broadway's first-time audience members!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:17PM“Lateness, laziness, caprice, hysterics, bad character, ignorance of the role, the necessity of repeating anything twice are all equally harmful to our enterprise and must be rooted out.�…
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:48PMThe inaugural Industry Minds Awards, which recognise work that promotes better mental health in the industry, took place in London on September
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30PMA few shows continue into next week (hello Let Me Die and Late Night Snacks!), but today marks the official last day of the 2019 Fringe Festival. We hope it’s been as good for you as it ha…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 05:26PMFrom buzzy new plays and the Met Opera’s glittering opening night to a Netflix-and-chill date with Ben Platt, there’s plenty to see and do this week. Get the scoop below on five must-do …
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Is the account of this shofar credible? Holocaust historians say it definitely could be. “The impossible was possible, both to the bad and the good.” – The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PMIt’s “a deranged hodge-podge,” according to Andrzej Lukowski. The list of 50 shows “veers from resolutely mainstream to borderline obscure without a tremendous amount of sense or coh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PMWhether you’re an avid reader or a theater buff or both, there’s a supersmart, superfunny show up in Silver Spring that should be on your short list. Marking its 52nd anniversary (!), co…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:50PM(Gia Kourlas’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/20; via Pam Green.) In Elizabeth Streb and Anne Bogart’s “Falling & Loving,” dancers and actors share the stage with the …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:16PMWiltons Music Hall, London The affecting tale of Jews escaping persecution to find new beginnings in Canada a century ago is a rollicking piece of folk music theatre
Old Stock is a pleasantl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMWembley Arena, London Though the timing is spot-on, the comedian’s outrageous swipes at every sexuality, race and even disability descend to cliche as their wickedness exceeds their wit
I…
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The author of White Teeth and Swing Time says we should all read a 700-page nonfiction book about technology and capitalism. “If a book’s importance is gauged by how effectively it descr…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PMKolodny, who specialized in incisive and groundbreaking – or perhaps ground-mending, to be a bit more ecofeminist about it – essays, “was a prodigious author and scholar with many ar…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PMReview: Macbeth, Royal Exchange, Manchester3.0Overall ScoreMacbeth is the season opener at the Royal Exchange, in Sarah Frankcom’s final season as Artistic Director. Directed by Christophe…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:33PMJohn Glover lifts Michael Tucker’s otherwise convoluted and crowded dramedy of baby boomers contemplating life on a commune.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:06PMMultimedia project by Odile Gakire Katese is a way of addressing momentous and challenging questions, writes Karen Fricker.
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“Over the course of 2 years, we conducted a three-part study to determine the demographic make-up of arts and cultural organizations’ workforce and audiences compared to the demographics…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMSays artistic and music director Jeffrey Brillhart, “No single concert is going to change the world. But I think if audiences can be sensitized to the humanity rather than to labels, if th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM“‘We are as close to a town square as Oakland has,’ says Lori Fogarty, the director and chief executive of the Oakland Museum of California, founded 50 years ago by the city as a ‘mu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM“Lee Francis IV is a self-proclaimed ‘Indigenerd.’ The comic book writer, a member of Laguna Pueblo, helped establish Albuquerque’s Indigenous Comic Con several years ago, and believ…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM“They may look like a professional dance company but they’re actually students from Esperanza College Prep, a high school located in the primarily Hispanic East Los Angeles. Students the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM“When nonbinary actor Rae Hamilton-Vargo first began their career in Chicago, they had two resumes: one with their pronouns, and one without. … These days, Hamilton-Vargo has one resume,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMAnd why it’s a problem: “What we’re looking at right now, this extreme marginalization of classical music, is really the chickens coming home to roost.” – Joe Horowitz
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM“More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. … St…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMComposer Kenji Bunch had what he called a weird idea while watching the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings: Why not create music in response to “such a fraught moment, a watershed event”? H…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMThe writer Ismail Muhammad says, “You can’t disentangle blackness and California” – and nowhere, he explains through books, movies, and memories, is that clearer than in the history …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMWell, at least his “Poetic and Religious Harmonies.” Why? Pianist Jenny Lin: “This is definitely a very private Liszt, one who’s retreated to his inner self. … I don’t think you …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMThey’re thinking we don’t have a choice; we must adapt. But “while everyone is experiencing the effects of climate change, it’s easy to write ‘Our undoing is also the making of our…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMShamsie says it’s an outrage that her support of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement would lead to this end. “The eight-member jury had decided on 6 September to make the British-Pak…
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Can you be a racist if you don’t think you are? Is there a difference between racism and ‘racist attitudes’? How do you find sympathy for white supremacists? By finding sympathy are we…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:51PMThe actor stars in Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” and Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory”; and Jill Soloway’s TV series wraps up as a musical.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMThis distillation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel, by the director who deconstructed “Oklahoma!,” catalogs the clutter of the American mind.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMNot that Woodson hasn’t written for adults – she has. She’s written memoir, poetry, prose, essays, and just about everything else for every age, including a recent picture book that gr…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PMRouse advised the Baltimore Symphony, served as composer in residence for the New York Phil, taught at Juilliard and Peabody, and won a Pulitzer in 1993 for a concerto dedicated to Leonard B…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PMEugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara are charming millions on the show Schitt’s Creek and are nominated for some major Emmys, but … what to say if this is the first time you’ve noticed t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PMHint: It’s just as racist, sexist, fatphobic, and all of the other problems as any human – but more so, because it’s been trained by a LOT of problematic human data. – The New York T…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PMComparing a 1967 collage to a Photoshopped image in the current New York Times: Are both art? – Jan Herman
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PMFor the singing, humour and general feel-good production, Midlife Cowboy certainly ticks all the right boxes.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber catapulted to unprecedented West End and Broadway success with his musical extravaganza Cats, based on a 1939 collection of light verse by the otherwise modernist poet, T…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:42AMCountry Music digs into the rich, deep dirt of a music with a complicated past, a hybrid genre soaked in soulful suffering, twangy glory, and times both high and tough.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AMFew of the numbers in Choir Boy fails to astonish.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AMOlivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday, and this week Paige is treating audiences to some of Mou…
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The story of singer, dancer, choreographer, actress Toni Basil (Antonia Christina Basilotta, b. 1943) is so broad-ranging and worthy of respect that I am going to bury the logical and cus…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AMJena Tesse Fox, Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Jan Simpson talk about Derren Brown: Secret, Wives @ Playwrights Horizons, Make Believe @ Second Stage, Boynton Beach Club @ Surflight Theat…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:52AMhttp://traffic.megaphone.fm/BPNET2919832169.mp3 Don’t get me wrong, I love talking to Pulitzer Prize Winners, Tony Award Winners and all of the marquis names we’ve had on the almost 200 …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:31AMWhang dealt with breast cancer for more than a decade, and she incorporated the resultant health care experiences into her comedy – while also hosting House Hunters International and actin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:12AMAll five longlists rolled out this week. Are you ready to read 10 books in each of the categories? Get your poetry, nonfiction, fiction, translated fiction, and young people’s literature r…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:12AMBelow is a map showing the location of the more than 50 tables at today’s 33rd Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Beneath that are t…
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Three remarkable films that promise a bumper crop of world cinema yet to come at the NY Film Festival.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AMThe union ratification vote is Monday, and the public won’t hear details of the proposed contract until then. But late Friday night, “a brief, joint statement by the BSO and the Musician…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMNina Revoyr’s books “juxtapose the jambalaya of Los Angeles’s people, neighborhoods, cultures, and social classes into complicated stories that surprise at every turn, entertain, and t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMA lot of new shows are constantly churning through the pipeline, Netflix and Amazon are awash in television bucks, and old sitcoms are doing nine-figure streaming deals because for some reas…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMWill anyone join the list this year? (And can anyone ever top Merrit Wever’s 2013 acceptance speech?) – Los Angeles Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMApparently, we can’t stop being fascinated with the momentary feel that perpetual motion could happen, if only we spun perfectly. – Aeon
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Review: Lit, Omnibus Theatre4.0starsExiting the Omnibus Theatre, the audience brims with emotion. Some do not move immediately, still under the spell. By the door, a woman says “That poor …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AMReview: Until The Flood, Arcola Theatre 3.0stars Dale Orlandersmith’s Until The Flood is a collage of personalities; it explores the way in which a moment is monumentalised. That moment wa…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AMBy Douglas Mayo
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning American classic To Kill a Mockingbird comes to Broadway in a new adaptation by Aaron Sorkin, Directed by Bartlett Sher.
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Our photographer Murdo MacLeod captures more of this year’s eclectic Edinburgh festival shows, featuring everything from black holes to Basil Brush Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMFrom Lizzo to Prince Charles to race and the British standup circuit, the rising comic lets rip
London Hughes is the talk of the town. Every town. At this year’s Edinburgh festival fringe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMWe reveal the tips and tricks that can get you into shows for as little as £10 – or even free
You would like to go to the theatre more often, but you’re put off by the exorbitant cost. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMReview: How Love is Spelt, Southwark Playhouse 2.0stars How Love is Spelt is a naturalistic play exploring the themes of love among a series of bizarre modern relationships. It’s an intrig…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMReview: Astana Ballet, Royal Opera House 4.0stars Some may like their ballet classical, some modern; you may prefer romantic, or dramatic – whatever your preference is, the Astana Ballet h…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMReview: Anna Bella Eema, Arcola Theatre 4.0stars It’s something of a relief that Anna Bella Eema opens with an explicit warning that past, present and future are really only divided becaus…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMReview: Conspiracy, New Diorama Theatre 3.0stars That the press performance for Barrel Organ’s latest work Conspiracy falls on Friday the 13th, is an ominous symbol. This night feels ripe …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMReview: Big The Musical, Dominion Theatre2.0starsBig The Musical, doesn’t feel big, it feels hollow. Big follows the journey of a young Josh Baskin (Jamie O’Connor) until, as Tom Hanks d…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMReview: Werther, Royal Opera House 3.0stars It’s important to me that I preface this review with the disclaimer that my knowledge of opera is limited. Really, really limited. This is the s…
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