“If we could only see the image, see how he walks, talks, laughs, and come to know the quality of his voice,” we said to ourselves when we approached the role. “If we can find the im…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:47PMCyndi Lauper Finds New Collaborator for “Working Girl” Musical, “Wicked” Makes Historic Casting Announcement, Real Housewife to Join “Chicago” “Today on Broadway” is a daily,…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:36PMFrancis Turnly Revives North Korean & Japanese Betrayals by Barry David Horwitz Like the Greeks and Elizabethans, modern playwrights have found a voice to examine national secrets throug…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:29PMMelbourne Fringe doesn’t always see a lot of touring productions, and so All I See Is You stood out on a glance through the guide. This two-hander premiered in England in 2018, and is bill…
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As usual, the more than two dozen winners in 2019 span a range of fields, from fiction and cartoons to neuroscience and theoretical geophysics. Now they've got one important accolade in comm…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:36PMIn four authentic and family-friendly Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Forest Lawn brings traditional Mexican Day of the Dead customs to life. The lively community festiv…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:12PMCouncilmember Gilbert A. Cedillo, First District, will present his 6th Annual FREE Latin Jazz & Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:12PMTheresa Rebeck's "Bernhardt/Hamlet" explores one of the world's greatest actresses taking on a legendary role but, ironically, is too dependent on the words of men to tell an ostensibly fema…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:03PM
Stage greats Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins are joining forces as married couple André and Madeleine in Florian Zeller's The Height of the Storm. The play's run at the Samuel J. Friedman …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:33PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.
Alan Cumming to Be Honored at Roundabout Theatre Company's 2020 Gala
Tony-winning actor Alan Cumming is among the newly annou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:33PMAt the opening night of The Height of the Storm, Matt Rodin quizzes guests on the careers of Jonathan Price and Dame Eileen Atkins.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:33PMCrucial to know about Grindr Mom is that while the heroine is a middle-class pearl-wearing politically conservative Mormon who volunteers once a week at the local school, “The Wife” as s…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:33PMExcellent acting in a play that tickles the senses by morphing from one genre to another
Are first ladies second-class citizens? Do they always have to stand behind their husbands? What are …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:24PMBridge theatre, LondonZoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić attempt to seize power at a summit meeting in Nancy Harris’s provocative play
The finest song in Hamilton hymns the urge to be in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMRoyal Court, LondonCaryl Churchill’s four pieces entertainingly combine mythical, mundane and gory
Every Caryl Churchill play is an experiment with form. Her latest work comprises four pie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PM“Arthur Koestler’s classic story of Stalinist purges has hitherto been known through an incomplete translation by his girlfriend – until a student found the original in an archive.” …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMAlong with inclusion on an illustrious list of past fellows — more than 1,000 in all, since the program’s first class in 1981 — each of this year’s grantees gets a $625,000 stipend, …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMLi Cunxin, who defected from China in 1981, danced with the Houston and Australian Ballets, retired from the stage in 1999, and became a Melbourne stockbroker. Then, in 2012, came a call fro…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMIn 2016, Rinder led the move of the museum from its original home, an architecturally significant but seismically challenged structure, to an acclaimed new building. The $112 million project…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMEva Yaa Asantewaa “wasn’t looking for a curatorial position when she got a call from Gina Gibney, the artistic director and founder of Gibney, a performing arts and social justice organi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMA modest room with fewer than 100 seats, Tula’s is a movie-set-ready jazz joint: cocktail tables bathed in golden light, wood-and-mirror-paneled bar, intimate stage, flat black ceiling, sl…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMNearly 70% of its 80 full-time students can’t afford to pay their tuition, which comes to about $13 USD per month, according to an official DCMA press release. While the school has receive…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMFor players, the NSO has become more appealing than ever. It has long been one of the best-paid orchestras in the country. Now, it’s also seen as among the more dynamic ones. The orchestra…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMA recent survey of independent bookstores across Canada by BookNet received responses from a total of 69 stores, with 80 locations. One consequence of this dearth is that online book purchas…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMThere has been a proliferation of luxury celebrity writer “camps” that promise insight on how to be a successful writer. Is this an indulgence for the well-off or something practically u…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMVarious production choices — no host (unless you count Homer Simpson), crummy disco music, a puerile announcer — are partly to blame. But the main problem is the award itself. The Emmys …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMAccording to the study, 34% of all 16-to-24-year-old music listeners surveyed admitted to using “stream ripping” apps or services to illegally copy music. When all respondents (ages 16 t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12PMWhen it comes to acknowledging Native land before a performance, artists and administrators sure have room for thought and growth.
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SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:09PMBroadwayWorld is on the hunt for a new member for our team- a Regional Editorial Assistant.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PMEmmy and Tony Award-winner, Billy Porter, is set to make his television directorial debut with an episode of FX's Pose!
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Sunday, September 8th was something of a wrap-up day at DragCon. And although the festivities ended earlier than the first two days, it was no less packed with glam-oor, Hunny!
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:55PMThe marriage of Yael Farber with Marina Carr should be a transcendent thing – and, mostly, it is. But, like the eponymous
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45PMThe concerts, which took place September 19 at The Green Room 42, raised funds for a local animal shelter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:34PMPart of Citywide Recognition Peter Brook/NY, This Free Event Will Be Captured by Partner Organization WNET/ALL ARTS for Future Broadcast Thursday, September 26 at approximately 8:45pm Polon…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:20PMJo-An Anderson Fox, the Nashville-based talent, marketing and television development executive whose client list included Bobby Vinton, Perry Como, Jerry Vale, Engelbert Humperdink, Marty Ra…
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SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:12PMThe production, starring the Tony Award winner, began performances at North Shore Music Theatre September 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:04PMSeptember 25, 2019 – THE INHERITANCE has announced its rush ticket policy. A limited number of rush tickets are available for purchase in-person for $40 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater bo…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 06:00PM
Mac Wellman’s ode to theater does away with character and basic grammar. Here, language baffles and delights.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PMBird Beza, the associate director of the Broadway musical 'Come From Away', begins October 1.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:52PMThe “Working Girl” musical has announced Christopher Ashley as its director and Bridget Carpenter as its book writer. They join the already announced Cyndi Lauper, who will write the sco…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:39PMGLOBAL AND GENDER POLITICS IN PERFECT MINIATURE A glass conference-centre in the host nation France; a visiting US President avid for airstrikes after a terrorist outrage , deman…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:34PMThe Oscar winner, who starred alongside Angela Lansbury in the 2009 Sondheim revival, celebrates her birthday September 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PMJoanna McClelland Glass’s 2004 play gets an intimate, workmanlike production from 1st Stage.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:24PMThe discussion, which will be free and open to the public, will take place September 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:23PMTwo Ladies opens with an arresting scene. The First Lady of the United States (Zrinka Cvitešić) is drenched in blood and being
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:02PMAlexandra Billings to join cast of Wicked as Madame Morrible
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Alexandra Billings, star of the critically acclaimed TV series Transparent, will join the Broadway production of Wicked on Monday, January 20, 2020, in the role of the cunning Madame Morribl…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:54PMStage-and-screen veteran Alexandra Billings, acclaimed for her turn on Amazon's Transparent, will join the Broadway company of Wicked as Madame Morrible beginning on January 20, 2020. Billi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMMusic innovator David Byrne arrives on Broadway with this theatrical concert event.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMLibrettist and screenwriter Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights) and Tony-winning director Christopher Ashley (Come From Away) have joined the creative team of the in-development musical …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMNaTasha Yvette Williams returned to the Waitress stage as Becky on September 16 and is getting ready to celebrate with an extra special birthday concert at Feinstein's/54 Below on September …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMThe September 25 evacuation was prompted by a gas leak.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PMAlfie Fuller, Adrian Kiser, Grace Porter, and more will be part of the LA Williams-helmed traveling production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PM5 of the Best Activities for a New Acting Class
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September 25, 2019
It’s the start of the school year, and we know that Drama teachers all across the country a…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 04:20PMThree new comedic short plays were selected, with the top prize going to Playwrights Realm Writing Fellows alum Jason Gray Platt.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PMHannah Ii-Epstein's second play in a trilogy about the Hawaiian drug trade dances around the issue of mental illness.
Staged in the coach house of a Chicago Park…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:00PM
As Tolstoy said, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The Lennon-Bairds were no exception.
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SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:50PMBy Douglas Mayo
Jodie Prenger is to star in Shelagh Delaney's A Taste Of Honey UK Tour which has just started in Edinburgh. Book Tickets now!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:40PMSHOWTIME AT THE VANITIES Ethan Coen’s A Play Is a Poem at the Mark Taper Forum strikes me as neither a poem, nor, strictly speaking, theater. I don’t know what it is. For the most part t…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:35PMThe musical, based on the film of the same name, features a score by Tony winner Cyndi Lauper.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PMThe two plays, part of the Mfoniso Udofia’s epic nine-play cycle, opened at the New York Theatre Workshop September 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PMRenée Zellweger plays Judy Garland near the end of her life, when she grasped onto one more comeback and one last chance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMThe international hit musical continues at the Gershwin Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PMThe long-running hit revival of Chicago will welcome Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne in the role of Roxie Hart beginning on January 6, 2020. Jayne will remain with the prod…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMThe Actors Fund has announced a one-night benefit presentation of the 2000 Tony-nominated play The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. The benefit will feature playwright Charles Busch taking on t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMNaTasha Yvette Williams stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Waitress, her upcoming show at Feinstein's/54 Below and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMMore stars have been announced to appear in the 2019 edition of the outdoor musical celebration Elsie Fest. The previously announced event, created by Emmy winner Darren Criss, will take p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMEast Haddam, CT's Goodspeed Musicals has announced a trio of productions slated to appear as part of the company's 2020 season. Fresh stagings of South Pacific and Candide will be complemen…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMThe exhibition, created in partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology, opened at FIT Art and Design Gallery September 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PMPJ Griffith talks playing Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages, the three rock songs he listened to pre-show, and his own experience leading a rock band in LA.
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Marino will make her New York City solo debut with the September 29 concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMAfter an exciting Kickoff Party, and weeks of active buying from bargain hunters, we checked in with Amy Austin, President and CEO of theatreWashington for an update heading into the last we…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PM“Jubilant!” Strange word to describe a play about skin tones, a mean girl with a foul mouth, and the lasting affects of colonialism. Yet, no other word works when it comes to School Girl…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMFollowing a slew of five- and four-star reviews and an OffWestEnd.com Offies Awards commendation, Proforca Theatre's At Last finished its world premiere season at London's Lion & Unicorn…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:13PMDaphne Rubin-Vega, Chinasa Ogbuagu, and others will also take part in the reading from Theater of War Productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PMThe Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner stars in the new Netflix series The Politician, which debuts September 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMThe Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner stars in the new Netflix series The Politician, which debuts September 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMThe Jeff Wolk–helmed documentary will play The Landmark at 57th Street November 4–7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PMTeenage girls can be mean – just ask Broadway’s Tina Fey. But if you ask Jocelyn Bioh, the award-winning playwright of off-Broadway’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, you…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:04PMIt’s the concept of being brave and having a safe space that is safe enough that you can feel brave -- because it takes bravery to have those conversations that you know will be difficult,…
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 02:03PM
Surely we are not heading towards awards season yet again? We had better hurry up then and check out the musical theatre nominees in this year’s UK Theatre Awards. Who will you be rooting …
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 01:45PMViolinist María Dueñas and cellist Oliver Herbert will perform with the orchestra in September and October.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PMThe self-proclaimed "showgirl" is making her Broadway debut.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:33PMIn this seemingly modest, but beautifully constructed and deeply moving play, Donald Margulies has tackled some of the thorniest questions of our time.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24PMReview of the Sunday, September 22, 2019 matinee performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Starring Patrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, Alex Finke, De'Lon Grant, Joel Hatch, John Jellison, …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:12PMThe upcoming star of Harriet joins previously announced headliners Gavin Creel and Ariana DeBose.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMThe long-running Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago is welcoming a new merry murderess to its ranks. Singer, actress and TV sensation Erika Jayne (Bravo’s “The Real H…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:03PMThe producers of Jeremy O. Harris’s daring drama set aside all 804 seats on Sept. 18 for Black theatregoers, and they marketed the event almost entirely through direct outreach. Harris was…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:01PMThis production of Macbeth receives stunning direction from Christopher Haydon and, crucially, Lucy Ellinson is magnificent as Macbeth.
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Hear the opening number from Michael R. Jackson's incredible musical A Strange Loop.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:57PMToday we welcome The Book of Mormon ensemblist John Pinto Jr. to the Great White Way and learn about his journey to Broadway!
1. What is your name and hometown?
My name is John Pinto Jr. a…
SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 12:48PMThe stars of the upcoming biopic Judy discuss the lesser known chapter of the icon’s life.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PMThey join Moana start Auli’i Cravalho, Queen Latifah, and Shaggy in ABC’s November 5 live broadcast of the Disney property.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PMThe Playwrights Realm world premiere, directed by Robert Ross Parker, opens at The Duke September 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMThe opera star was slated to headline a run of Verdi’s Macbeth beginning September 25 at the New York City house.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMOriginal stars Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts, and Anil Kumar will also be part of the reading.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PMThe writer and director, recognized for integrating technology and artificial intelligence into her art, is also known for directing 'Passing Strange.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:21PMThe list of nominees has been revealed for this year’s UK Theatre Awards, the only nationwide awards to honour and celebrate outstanding achievements in theatre throughout England, Scotlan…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:16PMOur round up of London theatre news today, including Toby Jones & Richard Armitage's casting in Uncle Vanya and David Mitchell's West End debut.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:11PMFashion designers Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere will also be honored for their philanthropy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMShakespeare’s Rose Theatre is set to go into liquidation following “unsustainable losses” from its summer seasons, with producers citing the “economic uncertainty
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PM
A pair of TV favorites are headed to the London stage. David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan, celebrated for their screen turns as Shakespeare and Kate on the BBC sitcom Upstart Crow, will star in…
SOURCE: Theatre.com at 11:55AMThe in-demand actor, writer and director talks about staging The Last King of Scotland, representing inner-city London and what he learned from Millwall supporters
When the actor, writer an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMPark theatre, LondonOberman stars as the mother of a teenage rapist in this revival of Evan Placey’s rich exploration of family conflict
Matthew Kapowitz is a Canadian teenager under house…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMTickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated Broadway premiere of Six. The main-stem transfer of the Olivier-nominated musical will begin previews on February 13, 2020 ahead of a Marc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMA new adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya from playwright Conor McPherson will debut in London's West End in 2020. Ian Rickson will direct the production, set to feature Toby Jones (Glass) i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM“We definitely had chemistry, but we kept it on the DL to be professional.”
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 11:42AMThe Conor McPherson adaptation of Chekhov’s play will begin performances in London January 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMAs part of the grand opening of its big new store in central London, Samsung put up a three-story, 30-foot stage and presented a rock concert on it. Why? “Research … found 94% of smartph…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AM“[He] championed the work of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, wrote a provocative study of suicide and explored his own risky pastimes in [bestselling] books about rock climbing and profession…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMA survey of more than 600 arts professionals (half of whom are directly involved in pricing decisions) reveals some interesting points about how those decisions are made — not least that a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AM“This morning I got a request for a song called “Medicine for Melancholy,” by Rivers Cuomo,” Kantor said, sitting at the organ as a recent game got underway. “During batting practi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMThe Matilda and Les Misérables alum will release Face to Face, with songs by Jason Robert Brown, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more, on Broadway Records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMThe Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner talks his new series—and performs from his solo album ahead of his Radio City concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Wicked fans unite! Ever wonder where you land in the great Emerald City-verse? Or, perhaps, where you fit into the infamous Zodiac killings that took place in No…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:32AMThe performer and TV personality will play Roxie Hart.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMTheresa Rebeck's latest takes a page from two dramas: "Hamlet" and the woman who first dared to play him.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:30AMThe new cultural venue opened with an invitational gala on September 4th, featuring a performance from George Street Playhouse's upcoming production of LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, and the official …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AMThe nominees for the 2019 UK Theatre Awards have been announced, among which include Death of a Salesman, Life of Pi, The Watsons. The award results will be announced next month on Sunday…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:20AMThe Scotland, PA star sings the ballad from South Pacific in a new music video that takes the song into the 21st century.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMThe Broadway favorites will share behind-the-scenes stories and stand-out songs from their memorable stage roles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMSee what critics think of the world premiere, directed by Whitney White.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AMWestfield News Group ArtsBeat 9/25/19. "Selected Shorts" comes to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington; Dominique Morriseau's "Pipeline" at WAM Theatre; "Cry It Out" at Hartford Stage and other a…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:10AMOn a recent trip to New York, I saw Beetlejuice The Musical on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre and it beyond lived up to the hype I’d been hearing from this side of the pond. The cr…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:10AMFrom the creative team behind the Tony-winning Best Play, All The Way, comes a thrilling new play about the LBJ legacy: The Great Society. 17 actors. Over 50 characters. One epic political…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:09AMTickets go on sale to the general public today at 10:00 AM for both the Boston and Broadway engagements of Neil Simon's classic comedy about marriage, Plaza Suite, starring two-time Tony Awa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMThe lineup is set for the first of three Broadway Sings concerts honoring singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. On September 30 at The Green Room 42, this Broadway Sings spinoff concert will fea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMSignature Theatre presents Assassins with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman and directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Gigi,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMBlack Chiffon, first performed in the West End in 1949, is very much of its time, but this classy production is intriguing and entertaining.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Inspired by the world of street sports, the latest touring creation from the Montreal-based circus troupe arrives at Dodger Stadium January 18, 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMBroadwayHD kicks off the month of October with a binge-worthy lineup of performances! Leading the charge is the eerie classic Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony Aw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AM“It’s an American political Game of Thrones, alright?”
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMThe Tony-winning musical from Elton John and Lee Hall plays the Connecticut venue through November 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMThe music star takes on the frisky feline Rum Tum Tugger in the upcoming movie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMBroadwayHD, the premiere online streaming service that brings the best of theatre right into your home, has delighted its audiences with selections such as Cirque du Soleil, Kinky Boots, Cat…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:54AMNo director stamped their signature on the television costume and period drama with as much style, substance and success as James Cellan
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMSeptember 25, 1919: Recently, there have been complaints of theatre reviews coverage declining in mainstream newspapers. But a clipping from 100 years
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMThe star and the playwright of “The Sound Inside” talk about confidence and fame, monsters and witches, and their dogs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AMA new adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya by Conor McPherson will star Toby Jones as Vanya and Richard Armitage as Astrov.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:45AMThe original Mimi of Rent and upcoming In the Heights film star will play the mother of Katy’s roommate, Jorge.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMJharrel Jerome just recently won an Emmy for his role on When They See Us. But, did you know that he got his start in the theatre?
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMStoke, a Love Story is a richly allusive and playfully intelligent drama from writer Kat Boon and director Kat Hughes of Potboiler
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30AMThe Brooklyn-based director is a recipient of the no-strings-attached $625,000 grant.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AMThe West Coast event will also feature fellow Broadway alums Tony Goldwyn, Larry David, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMWicked turn the unlucky 13! We take a look back at our five favourite moments with this long-running spellbinding spectacular. We hope you all have a Wicked Birthday, including all the new c…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:05AMAudience members sensing a bit of déjà vu watching Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins superbly applying their craft in Christopher Hampton's English translation of French playwright Florian …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMModerator Annette Insdorf will interview the legendary and Oscar-winning star, Julie Andrews at 92Y next month.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMJust last night, Broadway celebrated a new arrival. Written by Tony Award nominee Florian Zeller (The Father), translated by two-time Tony Award Winner Christopher Hampton (Les Liaisons Dang…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM★★★★ Director David Staller revisits Shaw's power duo, delightfully
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:01AMThe museum's anniversary gala honored co-founders Susan Hammer and Ann Marie Mix, as well as "Bay Lights" artist Leo Villareal.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:00AM★★★ Teens idolize Pablo Escobar in newcomer writer Alexis Scheer's offbeat dramedy
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AMTake this quiz to find out which fierce beat from the musical SIX best speaks to your inner Queen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
The Florian Zeller play opened at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theater September 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AMResearchers in Copenhagen have scanned and examined an unusually well-preserved half-length tomb sculpture, discovered in 1928 and dubbed The Beauty of Palmyra, and analyzed the surviving fr…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM“On Tuesday, Vox Media agreed to acquire New York Media, the company behind the biweekly print magazine and five popular online offshoots, in an all-stock transaction. … While consolidat…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMA nonagenarian in the French town of Compiègne had had the painting hanging on the wall above her hot plate for decades, thinking it was a common Greek icon. The 8-by-10-inch image turns ou…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMCritics such as the Guardian's Michael Billington who saw the premiere of David Hare's modern masterpiece The Permanent Way are amongst those praising its first, timely return in a limited O…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:53AMThe Tony Award winner, who will return to Broadway in November in her new concert act, guesses which solo album titles are real or fake.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AMBen Elton penned the adaptation of the BBC TV sitcom.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AMThe upcoming season at the Connecticut venue will kick off with Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMThe star of Broadway’s Tootsie is now a dad.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMComedian will make his West End stage debut as Shakespeare in comedy adaptation promising troubles, twins and a dancing bear
Ben Elton’s sitcom Upstart Crow, which imagines the beleaguered…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMOur story this week, revealing the precipitous decline in children’s theatregoing in the past decade, is deeply worrying. That the rate of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:15AMSesame Street star on working with childhood friends
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:05AMIn Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, playwright Hannah Moscovitch has taken the heart-wrenching story based on her paternal family and placed it into this thoughtful, entertaining and powerfu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMHow many of us can say they can still fit into clothes they first wore 42 years ago? Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMI am compiling a follow up to my Ken Dodd tribute book Absent Friends to be published in November 2020 and would
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMBy Liza Johnson, Malik Nashad Sharpe. Choreographer Malik Nashad Sharpe and film & TV director Liza Johnson talk gravity, abstraction and risk, ethics, and more.
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Height of the Storm extends, CSC Casts Assassins, Sisters Leave Frozen, SNF Broadway Cast Reunites, We are Fontana of this Great News! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:48AMTackling the fallout within a family that follows when one member commits an unconscionable crime, Mother of Him is a thoughtful, morally
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMThe Aaron Sorkin play about a military murder trial resonates across the decades in Pittsburgh Public Theater’s engaging new production.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:30AMThe move comes as the company investigates an allegation “that the 42-year-old tenor allegedly groped a female chorus singer during a curtain call — in front of fellow performers and the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMDavid Mitchell is to make his West End debut in 2020 in Ben Elton’s stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed BBC TV sitcom, Upstart Crow. This all-new comedy – written especially for…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:21AMBy Douglas Mayo
Toby Jones and Richard Armitage are to star in Conor McPherson's new adaptation of Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre directed by Ian Rickson.
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:16AMAward-winning play starring Tracy-Ann Oberman centred on the mother of a teenage rapist
Mother of Him was written a decade ago, but its most prescient moment happens in the first five minute…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:06AMOriginally played against the backdrop of the Suez Crisis in 1956, John Osborne’s The Entertainer used the bickering family of fading showman
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMKnown to millions of fans for creating the book for the musical stage adaptation of viral sensation Be More Chill (based on the young-adult novel by Ned Vizzini), writer Joe Tracz is about t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMThe award-winning new work at City Theatre hits on all cylinders, including music that may end up on your smartphone’s playlist.
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Best new play Life of Pi by Lolita Chakrabarti, adapted from the novel by Yann Martel, Sheffield Theatres The Watsons by Laura
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:45AMThis year’s fellows include artists, writers, scientists, urban designers, community activists and others who have demonstrated “extraordinary originality.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:33AMA dubious birthday gift for the late Christopher Reeve (1952-2004). I’ll confess to never having been a fan of the actor. His main positive attribute seems to have been an uncanny resembla…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:23AMBy Julian Eaves
Julian Eaves reviews Youth Without God, dramatised by Christopher Hampton and directed by Stephanie Mohr now playing at the Coronet Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:17AMOn 3 October 2019, Emma Rice's critically acclaimed stage adaptation of Angela Carter’s Wise Children hits the big screen via More2Screen. The multi-award-winning director has written movi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AMThe fictional plot: ex-pat Kate (Steph Parry) worked in the costume department of the Mamma Mia! movie when it was filming on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMSherman, CardiffEd Thomas’s lyrical new play situates its characters in a post-cataclysmic, Beckettian nowhere in which words are all they have left
Bear Ridge Stores, a family-run butcher…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMOne of the striking features of Lucy Hughes’ touring revival of Posh, Laura Wade’s takedown of Oxford University’s elite, prime-minister-producing Bullingdon Club,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AMThe nominees have been announced for the 2019 UK Theatre Awards today, check out the full list of cast, creatives, plays and theatres nominated here.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:05AMCount Basie’s band, introduced by Steve Allen, performs at New York’s Birdland. This performance is an excerpt from a rare kinescope of The Steve Allen Show, originally telecast by NBC …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary. What is necessary and what is wanted comes mysteriously at the beck and call of the artist.” Maurice B…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMA great memorial, an unforgettable, nuanced testimony, we have to pay attention to what Until the Flood tells us. Listen, feel, and learn. Do see.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMillicent Wong, who starred in Pah-La at London’s Royal Court, is currently performing in The King of Hell’s Palace at Hampstead Theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMThe Tony-winning play gets a smart and timely local premiere from TimeLine.
If A Walk in the Woods, Lee Blessing's 1988 play about the private talks between two …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMJane Anderson's drama doesn't invest enough in the mother-daughter bond.
Jane Anderson's 2018 play retells the oft-dramatized life of Joan of Arc from the point …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTheresa Rebeck's comedy of sexual politics tests the limits of women in power.
Back in 2007, New Yorker theater critic John Lahr dismissed Theresa Rebeck's play …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMMichael John LaChiusa's riff on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play gets a stellar production from Theo Ubique.
Ten pairs of lovers, ten pairs of strangers. This music…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMAt 20, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre celebrates immigrant, Native, and African American identity in two programs of new work.
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, founded …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMMixing the Bard up with the Gunpowder Plot doesn't help Bill Cain's play ignite dramatically.
The setup to Bill Cain's revisionist Shakespearean fairy tale is th…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThe newest company members have international roots but a common passion for the art.
A decade ago, Joffrey Ballet made a major investment in its future with the…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMChicago Shakespeare's production is pretty and witty, but lacks dramatic tension.
The rise of Albert, Duke of York, from stammering puddle of self-doubt to globa…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMWater People Theater's contribution to Destinos is sobering but poetic.
According to a recent NPR story, 12 journalists have been murdered in Mexico so far this …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMRon OJ Parson's production for Court Theatre hits with torrential force.
In his epic masterpiece King Hedley II, the penultimate play in his Century Cycle, Augus…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMLili-Anne Brown's staging of the musical based on Alice Walker's classic novel brings down the house.
There is no doubt the 2005 musical adaptation of Alice Walk…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMMark St. Germain's play outlines an unlikely friendship between a Black civil rights activist and a onetime member of the KKK.
Some plays seem tailor-made for sm…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMIn Chicago author Goldie Goldbloom's On Division, a devout 57-year-old Jewish mother works to reconcile her faith with her Hasidic community’s cruelty to her late son.
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I was lucky enough to see the original Out of Joint production of The Permanent Way at the National Theatre in 2003. I remember being horrified by David Hare’s verbatim play about railway…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:55AMSonia Friedman Productions has announced Conor McPherson’s new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya directed by Ian Rickson which will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 14 Janua…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:50AMToday's top stories: Carolee Carmello begins her run in the tour of Hello, Dolly!, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48AMA premiere of an Ed Thomas play is a rare event. It’s been 15 years since his last play and three decades
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:26AMI have pretty much been self-employed throughout my career, so in that sense, I have created my own jobs. However, the one
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMeet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details… Dickie
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMChiaroscuro is a relevant, moving production, addressing issues of sexuality and identity & focusing on characters that are often left out of theatrical narratives. It is a vital and vib…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMHow did you start off in dance/theatre? I studied for a Drama and English degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. I loved
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Following the success of his debut one-man show, Buried at Sea, Mark Salvestro returns to Melbourne Fringe with The Will To Be – a new solo work, exploring legacy, homosexuality and shame …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:52AMLast week Doug Borwick wrote a blog post saying it wasn’t enough to tell people that the arts have value in their lives. As I started reading his post, I agreed with this sentiment because…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:48AMI was young and poor and living in NYC when I found out I was pregnant again. My first daughter was 9 months old when I found out. I was…
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SOURCE: Medium at 12:47AM“The Bats’ and Cats’ Adventures in Wellman-land”
By: Samuel L. Leiter
September 24, 2019: Lewis Carroll, you’ll recall, declared, “Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/Did g…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:23AMWho is Connor Ross? I am a sound artist and composer working in Melbourne, trying to balance the time and energy commitments of working in both the music and theatre industries while stoppin…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:18AMThe three-time Tony nominee assumes the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi; among those joining her on the road is Broadway veteran John Bolton.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMThe multiple Emmy nominees reflect on their favorite stage performances, including those given by Audra McDonald, Vanessa Redgrave, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA theatre lover has an unexpected catharsis in the dark---Someone in the audience was crying -- loudly. It took me a while to realize that hysterical sobbing was me. The way the protagonist …
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