Friday, November 1, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Odds & Ends: Les Misérables Staged Concert to Be Broadcast in Cinemas Live from London & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Les Misérables Staged Concert to Be Broadcast in Cinemas Live from London The celebrated staged concert production of Les Mi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48PM

The Search for Roxie Episode 2: Meet the Top 10 Semi-Finalists by Broadway.com

Casting directors Duncan Stewart and Benton Whitley, with the help of long-time Roxie Charlotte D'Amboise, narrow down all the submissions to the top 10 semi-finalists still in the running t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48PM

The Double V by Steven Morris

The post The Double V appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:33PM

Peridance Capezio Center: Drop-in classes and beyond

In the heart of New York City, not far from the bright lights of Broadway, in the bustle of downtown Manhattan, Peridance Capezio Center has created its own community. Dancers from all over …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:17PM

Signature Theatre to present ‘Mamma Mia!’ at DC’s Anthem by News Desk

Signature Theatre announced today that it will produce Mamma Mia! this summer at The Wharf, Washington, DC’s newest concert venue. Mamma Mia! will run for two weeks from June 25 to July 5,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17PM

1984 by Steven Morris

The post 1984 appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:15PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Cast Announced For THE BOYS IN THE BAND at Windy City Playhouse by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Windy City Playhouse (3014 W. Irving Park Rd.) is thrilled to present Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking play, “The Boys [...] The post Cast Announced For THE BOYS IN THE BAND at Windy Cit…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:06PM

Interview with Producer/Author DENISE McGOWAN TRACY by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago icon DENISE McGOWAN TRACY talks about adapting her best selling holiday book Eleanor’s Very [...] The post Interview with Producer/Author DENISE McGOWAN TRACY appeared first on Sho…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:06PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (52) by Robert Shuman

Chekhov always had the best of opinion about military men, especially those in active service, for they, in his own words, were to a certain extent the bearers of a cultural mission, since, …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:34PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Grappling With The Purpose Of The Public Library by Artsjournal

If public libraries are not for the rich, they probably are not otherwise for the poor. To understand the public library as a benevolent form of welfare would be to entirely miss the radical…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:18PM

Why Do Movies About Classic Authors Have To Be So Serious… So Dull? by Artsjournal

Let us count the ways in which we’ve been force-fed dour, vitamin-deficient biopics of our favorite authors. Why. So. Serious. On top of being ponderous, such work bristles with the insecu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:18PM

Emma Pittman - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be EMMA? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Emily Britt - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be EMILY? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Ginny Swanson - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be GINNY? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Gail Bennett - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be GAIL? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Kate Gulotta - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be KATE? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Kaelee Albritton - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be KAELEE? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Madeleine Corliss - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be MADELEINE? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Khalifa White - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be KHALIFA? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Megan Meyer - The Search For Roxie by Chicago The Musical

Is the name on everybody's lips gonna be MEGAN? Cast your vote from November 1 - 8, 2019 for Broadway's next Roxie Hart at chicagothemusical.com/roxiecasting

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

Exciting New Play! Equally Divine**** by Corine Cohen

https://www.telecharge.com/off-broadway/United-Solo-Theatre-Festival-2019/Ticket?PerformanceDateTime=11/14/2019%2009:00PM The post Exciting New Play! Equally Divine**** appeared first on Bro…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 08:04PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The Panic Defense by Barry Gordin

November 1, 2019: How to Get Away with Murder! The Panic Defense, a new play by Sam Affoumado, will be presented as a stage reading at The Playroom Theater, 151 West 46th St. (8th floor), NY…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:51PM

Mustapha Matura obituary by Michael Billington

Pioneering black British-based playwright who examined the effects of colonialism on his native TrinidadMustapha Matura, who has died aged 79 after a heart attack, was a pioneering black pla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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November 2019 New York Theater Openings by Jonathan Mandell

  Below is a selection of New York theater opening in November, organized chronologically by opening date, including five on Broadway –  a much anticipated epic gay play, a blockbuster m…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:01PM

Netflix threatens to blunt auteurs’ ‘scalpel of boredom’

Drive for more efficient viewing on the streaming service prompted an outcry from directors

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Friday, November 1, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Tony Nominee Robert Cuccioli Returns to Star in Goodspeed’s A Connecticut Christmas Carol by Dan Meyer

The New England-themed musical adaptation of Dickens’ holiday tale begins December 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:42PM

Keen Company brings profound empathy and true vision to ‘Molly Sweeney’ at Theatre Row by Deb Miller

Acclaimed Irish playwright Brian Friel is a master wordsmith, captivating storyteller, and consummate observer of the human condition, and that is nowhere more evident than in the Keen Comp…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:25PM

‘The Game’: The Game — In Which The Dangers You Dodge Are Pick-Up Artists by Artsjournal1

Artist Angela Washko spent four years studying Neil Strauss’s notorious womanizing instruction manual The Game, along with other materials of its kind, to develop The Game: The Game, a vid…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

What’s Happening In The Field Of Dance Science And Medicine? This. by Artsjournal1

Last week in Montreal was the annual conference of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. Kathleen McGuire was there’s and she brings news of nine interesting pieces …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

Paul Taylor Company After Paul Taylor by Artsjournal

Paul “liked watching the dancer figure it out. He liked giving you a challenge or an obstacle or a directive and then sitting back and seeing what you would do with it. He was also famous …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

When Indigenous Land Is Acknowledged Before A Performance, For Whom Is It Really Being Done? by Artsjournal1

It’s happening more and more, as part of the curtain speech or separately: a speaker formally acknowledges that, for example, “we are on Lenape land” (in the case of New York City). La…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

Demand For Safe Storage For Art Soars In California As Fires Close In by Artsjournal

“Clients are asking for storage for paintings, art, design, antiques and collectibles but we’ve also been moving large scale bronze as well as marble garden sculpture into storage.” �…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

Good History, Philosophy, Should Inspire Wonder by Artsjournal

Philosophy, Aristotle tells us in his Metaphysics, begins with wonder. History does too. It starts with obvious perplexities but also with our realisation of the strangeness of the everyday,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

How Newspaper Syndicates Homogenized Popular Taste In The 20th Century by Artsjournal

Like other mass media that boomed around the same time—radio, movies, monthly magazines—syndicated news diverted people’s energies and attention from local culture with alluring, slick…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

An LA Art Colony Has Been Home To Artists For 30 Years. This Month The Rents Doubled Or Tripled… by Artsjournal

The Santa Fe Art Colony was established in 1986 with public funds through the Community Redevelopment Agency, allowing for the adaptive reuse of factory buildings into artist studios. A 30-y…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

Fight Between Netflix And Movie Theatre Owners Led To Odd Theatre Availability Of “Irishman” by Artsjournal

The major exhibitors typically insist on a 72-day period of exclusivity for the films that play on their screens. During the monthslong talks with Netflix over “The Irishman,” representa…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM

Disney on Broadway: 25 Magical Facts for 25 Years by Matt Smith

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance….When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great circle of li…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:16PM

Kane Alexander’s Swinging Sunday High Tea! by Gabi Bergman

What could be better on a Sunday afternoon than listening to hits from the Great American Songbook? Australian theatre star Kane Alexander joins Arts Centre Melbourne for yet another High Te…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Free museums, discount theater and Night Lights: Our picks from Denver Arts Week 2019 by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Wait 'til you see what's gonna happen to Daniels & Fisher Tower.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:56PM

November Is Your Last Chance to See Three Broadway Shows, Mockingbird Stars & More by Caitlin Moynihan

The holiday season is around the corner, which brings cooler air and some changes on the boards. Not only are three Broadway shows playing their final performances this month, but several …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM

Moulin Rouge's Ericka Hunter Became a Broadway Standout 'Accidentally on Purpose' by Caitlin Moynihan

Ericka Hunter grew up in Ottawa, Canada and followed in her sister's footsteps by beginning to dance at the age of three. Claiming that being a middle child made her crave the attention, Hun…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM

Ariana DeBose to Play Alyssa Greene in The Prom Film by Andy Lefkowitz

We just want to dance with her! Ariana DeBose, the Tony-nominated star of Summer who will soon appear in the West Side Story film remake, has been cast in the role of Alyssa Greene in Ryan M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM

Tamburitzans to donate or sell costumes, instruments and recordings by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Tamburitzans are selling their Uptown building and seeking a new home for thousands of costumes, musical instruments and recordings.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:50PM

Write Your Own Story by Samantha Squires

My Thespian Journey The post Write Your Own Story appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 04:47PM

Bans, defiance and death blows: how theatre tore down the Berlin Wall by Andrew Dickson

They defied the Stasi and sparked a revolution. Our writer reveals the pivotal role East Germany’s dynamic theatre culture played in the fall of the GDR – and the collapse of European co…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM

West End transfer for Donmar Warehouse’s hit production of City of Angels

It’s been five long years but the wait is over, the Olivier Award-winning production of City of Angels – directed by Josie Rourke – is heading to London’s Garrick Theatre in March 20…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 04:16PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Check Out the Broadway Snow Globes Decorating Times Square by Marc J. Franklin

To get into the holiday spirit, the Times Square Alliance unveiled its first season of “Show Globes” November 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PM

Theater Review: “Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)” — Distanced Beauty? by Bill Marx

TRIPTYCH (Eyes of One on Another) serves up a cool emotional package. The post Theater Review: “Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)” — Distanced Beauty? appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:48PM

West End's Les Misérables—The Staged Concert Will Be Broadcast in Movie Theatres by Andrew Gans

Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher, and Alfie Boe star in the production, which is currently playing London’s Gielgud Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

Ariana DeBose Joins Netflix Adaptation of The Prom by Ryan McPhee

The Tony nominee joins a cast that includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and Kerry Washington.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM

‘HAMILTON’ HAWKS GROUP SALES AS BOX OFFICE SOFTENS by Philip Boroff

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time in more than four years, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster is opening its doors to bus tours, schools from out of town and other groups. Beginning on Monday, Ham…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:14PM

‘The American Soldier’ to illuminate the impact of military service at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage by David Siegel

Next week, The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage will present a performance keyed to Veteran’s Day–The American Soldier, conceived, written and performed by Douglas Taurel. The Novembe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:13PM

She’s Putting Her Mark on the Kennedy Center by Michael Cooper

Deborah F. Rutter built a major expansion at Washington’s venerable arts complex. Now she wants more people to come.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:06PM

Billy Porter, Idina Menzel & Lea Michele to Appear at 2019 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Andy Lefkowitz

Get ready to sing and dance in front of your TV! Macy's has recruited Tony and Emmy winner Billy Porter, Tony winner Idina Menzel and Emmy nominee Lea Michele as performers at its annual T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Listen to Kristin Chenoweth Sing from For the Girls Ahead of Her Broadway Concert Run by Broadway.com

Go inside the rehearsal room to hear Kristin Chenoweth perform tunes from her recent album For the Girls ahead of her week-long Broadway concert run.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Ann Crumb, Celebrated Star of Aspects of Love & Anna Karenina, Dies at 69 by Broadway.com

Ann Crumb, an internationally known actress and singer, passed away on October 31 of ovarian cancer in Media, Pennsylvania. Her death was confirmed by publicist Kevin McAnarney. Crumb was 69…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Tracy Letts' The Minutes Sets 2020 Broadway Start Date by Andy Lefkowitz

A first-preview date of February 25, 2020 has been announced for the Broadway premiere of Tracy Letts' 2018 Pulitzer-finalist play The Minutes. Anna D. Shapiro will direct the previously ann…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Beetlejuice's David Josefsberg on His 'David on Broadway' Bar Mitzvah Theme Coming True by Caitlin Moynihan

David Josefsberg is newest member of Beetlejuice on Broadway, after taking over the role of Adam Maitland from original cast member Rob McClure, who is getting ready to star as the title rol…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Kristin Chenoweth Opens Up About For the Girls' Timely Arrival and 'Coming Home' to Broadway by Broadway.com

Kristin Chenoweth talks bringing For the Girls to Broadway and why it feels like she's coming home.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Rachel Tucker to Star in Gala Performance of The Pirate Queen at London Coliseum by Andy Lefkowitz

Olivier-nominated actress Rachel Tucker will lend her talents to the 2007 musical The Pirate Queen for a charity gala performance next year. Drew Baker will direct the event, slated to appea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Production news round-up: Beverly Knight to star in new musical and City of Angels confirms West End transfer by Ruth Comerford

This week’s production news round-up includes the announcement that Beverley Knight is to star in a new musical about vocal group the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:33PM

Can Freestyle Love Supreme Be Taught? by American Theatre Editors

The popular improv troupe is now teaching folks its blend of improv and freestyle rap, and one of its students is now with them on Broadway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:32PM

November PLAYBILLder Spotlight: The Greenhill School in Addison, Texas by Logan Culwell-Block

We're shining a light on schools and community organizations that bring Playbill programs to their local productions with PLAYBILLder.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM

Eric Schaeffer Will Direct Mamma Mia! at New D.C. Venue The Anthem by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin in June 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PM

From these ‘Rags,’ riches at George Mason University by Chuck Leonard

Congratulations DC-area theatergoers! A new version of a major musical is being performed at George Mason University this weekend. It has legs and there are still tickets available. Rags is …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:26PM

Shepard’s Buried Child by Cogency

Buried Child by Sam Shepard. EgoPo Classic Theater, through November 10, 2019 at the Latvian Society, 531 N 7th St, Philadelphia.   What’s happened to this family? That’s what these cha…

SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 02:26PM

Collection Date Set Broadway Green Alliance’s 2019 Fall Textile Drive by Dan Meyer

The November event is open to all with items to donate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM

‘This is cabaret in its purest form’: LORNA DALLS – Crazy Coqs ★★★★ by Shanine Salmon

Lorna Dallas is the essence of old school cabaret distilled. She oozes glamour and combines the look of Blanche Deveraux with a spirit of a proper Illinois broad.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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World premiere production of brand new musical The Drifters Girl will star Beverley Knight

Save the last dance for Beverley Knight because she will be starring as Faye Treadwell, the legendary manager of one of the world’s greatest vocal groups, The Drifters, in the world premie…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 01:55PM

Check Out Brand New Images From the First National Tour of Once On This Island by Nathan Skethway

Tony nominee Michael Arden directs the tour of the Tony-winning revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PM

mayfield brooks and Alec Duffy in conversation by Editors

There is no preaching to the choir when it comes to considering reparations, because there is no choir. It’s a lonely act.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 01:42PM

Review: Early LGBTQ-positive musical “La Cage” sparkles in Out Front Theatre staging by Kathy Janich

In Out Front Theatre Company’s La Cage aux Folles (through November 9),... The post Review: Early LGBTQ-positive musical “La Cage” sparkles in Out Front Theatre staging appeared first …

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:36PM

Review: ‘A Woman of the World’ Dwells in Possibility by Alexis Soloski

Rebecca Gilman’s one-woman show stars Kathleen Chalfant as Mabel Loomis Todd, who burnished herself with Emily Dickinson’s celebrity.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM

“Cabbagetown Chronicles” CD showcases the neighborhood’s rich musical legacy by Jake Van Valkenburg

The musical history incubated in Atlanta’s Cabbagetown neighborhood is the stuff of... The post “Cabbagetown Chronicles” CD showcases the neighborhood’s rich musical legacy appeared …

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:36PM

REVIEW: Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre London ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy, the inaugural production at London's new Boulevard Theatre in Soho. This post REVIEW: Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre Lond…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:36PM

Ann Crumb Dies: Broadway’s ‘Aspects Of Love’ Actress Was 69 by Greg Evans

Ann Crumb, the stage’s Aspects of Love star who became the first American actress chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber to originate a starring role, died yesterday of ovarian cancer at her parent…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:31PM

Tutankhamun treasures go on show in the UK

Saatchi gallery hosts exhibition of Egypt’s boy king that starts on Saturday

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‘The Minutes’ announces first preview date on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

The revival of Tracy Letts’ “The Minutes” has set a first preview date for its Broadway run this winter. According to an email sent to press Friday, the revival’s first preview will …

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:18PM

THE REPORT (dir. Scott Z. Burns): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review by Yumna Tolaimate

THE TORTURE REPORT is captivating start to finish — the audience is expected to keep up with all the timeline and key elements changing the course of the investigation, and...

SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:14PM

Dancing After 60: Peeling Back The Years by Artsjournal

Of course, age creates physical limitations. But there is artistry in their dancing and musicality, in the way they hang a fraction behind the beat to create the lilting sensation of floatin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM

‘I defy anyone not to be moved’: DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS – White Bear Theatre by Stephanie Ressort

The reverence Claudio Macor clearly has for the history he is sharing comes through strongly and adds to the overall emotional impact of the play. I defy anyone not to be moved by Dr Magnus …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Patrick J. Adams Joins Cast of Take Me Out by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

The forthcoming revival of Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out, set to begin previews at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre on April 2, 2020, toward an April 23 opening, …

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:56PM

The Sound Inside Review: Mary-Louise Parker in Adam Rapp’s suspenseful yarn and reading list by Jonathan Mandell

“The Sound Inside” is a dark drama by Adam Rapp that keeps us in the dark, literally and figuratively, which works better while watching it on stage than thinking about it afterwards. Ma…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:56PM

Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Lea Michele Set for 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by Dan Meyer

The 93rd annual parade will be broadcast on NBC November 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

Mean Girls Star Erika Henningsen Unleashes Her Incredible Range & Performs Three Dream Roles in Her Broadway Bucket List

Watch Mean Girls star Erika Henningsen show her incredible range with performances from Merrily We Roll Along, The Most Happy Fella, and The Baker’s Wife.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:37PM

Vanessa Williams to Make West End Debut in Donmar Transfer of City of Angels by Andy Lefkowitz

Vanessa Williams, beloved star of Broadway and Hollywood, will take to the stage of London's West End for the first time next year, as Carla/Alaura in a revival of the 1990 Tony-winning mus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Beverley Knight to Star in World Premiere Drifters Jukebox Musical in London's West End by Andy Lefkowitz

Acclaimed music star and Olivier-nominated actress Beverley Knight has signed on to portray Faye Treadwell, legendary manager of The Drifters, in a new musical about the iconic group, set to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire Musical by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for Mrs. Doubtfire, the new Broadway musical based on the hit film, slated to arrive at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in 2020. Previews are scheduled to begin on March…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Suits Star Patrick J. Adams to Make Broadway Debut as Kippy in Revival of Take Me Out by Andy Lefkowitz

Patrick J. Adams, an acclaimed actor known for his small-screen turn in Suits, will make his Broadway debut this spring in Second Stage's highly anticipated revival of Richard Greenberg's T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Curtains to Make West End Premiere with Jason Manford as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2007 Tony-nominated musical comedy Curtains will arrive in London's West End for the first time this winter. Director Paul Foster's celebrated U.K. touring production will transfer to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Idina Menzel to Headline CBS Adoption & Foster Care Special A Home for the Holidays by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony winner Idina Menzel will put a spotlight on adoption and foster care this holiday season as host of the TV special A Home for the Holidays. The event will be broadcast on CBS and CBS Al…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with David Josefsberg of Beetlejuice by Broadway.com

David Josefsberg stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Beetlejuice and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Book Review: “The Topeka School” — Urban Neuroticism by Drew Hart

All told, The Topeka School is engaging — it’s a talented and kaleidoscopic story touching down just about everywhere in modern life. The post Book Review: “The Topeka School” — Ur…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PM

Book Review: “My Mother’s Tears” — Mystery Matriarch by Matt Hanson

Michel Layaz’s narrator is juggling much more than nostalgia -- his traumas are overwhelmingly odd and disturbing, almost to the point of absurdity. The post Book Review: “My Mother’s …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PM

Les Miserables The Staged Concert to be screened in cinemas

It has just been announced that Les Miserables: The All-Star Staged Concert is set to hit the big screen in early December. The concert-style production stars Carrie Hope Fletcher, Michael …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:35PM

Actors Cavin Cornwall and Layton Williams: Young performers need more Black British role models by Giverny Masso

Actors Cavin Cornwall and Layton Williams have spoken of the need for more black British role models in theatre. Cornwall said he had

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PM

Charli XCX, Brixton Academy, London — this is what the future sounds like

The singer combined her modernist approach to music with good old-fashioned showmanship

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How to Write a ‘Tootsie’ Actress Out of a TV Show? Keep It Real by Nancy Coleman

When Sarah Stiles bowed out of the series “Get Shorty” to take a role on Broadway in “Tootsie,” the TV show explained the exit with a story line based on her experience.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PM

Signature Theatre will produce Mamma Mia! at The Anthem this summer. by Lorraine Treanor

The Arlington-based Signature Theatre announced today that it will add a brand new production of Mamma Mia! to its season, and produce the show The Anthem, one of the major concert venues in…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PM

“Young people are rising up to shape the world they want to live in.” Joe Montoya, Crutchie in Newsies by Keith Loria

Newsies, the movie, established a cult following in 1992, with a pre-Dark Knight Christian Bale playing Jack Kelly, a 17-year-old newspaper hawker in New York City who leads the 1899 newsboy…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PM

Emmy Awards Eliminate Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program Category by Ryan McPhee

The category previously earned Emmys for the stars of Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple, and The Band’s Visit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Different From the Others focuses lens on gay cinematic history by Featured Content

A hundred years after the release of the first-ever pro-gay film, Claudio Macor's new play telling the story behind its making, Different From the Others, has premiered at London's White Bea…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:15PM

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with John Simpson, BBC4 — ‘was I wrong to be so optimistic?’

BBC’s longest-serving correspondent looks back at the tumultuous days leading up to the events and his coverage at the time

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Britannia, Sky Atlantic — David Morrissey and Zoë Wanamaker are back for a second series

Everything has been ramped up for the new series about the Romans, even the theme tune

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How King Tut Exhibitions Grew To Become A Multimillion-Dollar International Industry by Artsjournal1

“The first major touring exhibition of artifacts from King Tut’s tomb was a product of financial necessity. In 1961, archaeological sites in Egypt were in danger of flooding and the coun…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PM

This 19th-Century French Poet Was The Ancestor Of Today’s Goth Kids by Artsjournal1

Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) wore black, dyed his hair green, broke with his family, refused to get a regular job, did absinthe and opium, had too much illicit sex, and, of course, died youn…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PM

Bernard Slade, Responsible For Great Cheesy ’70s Sitcoms, Dead At 89 by Artsjournal1

He created, and often wrote scripts for, The Flying Nun, The Partridge Family, Love on a Rooftop, The Girl With Something Extra, and Bridget Loves Bernie. (He also wrote 17 episodes of Bewit…

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As Streaming Fragments The Audience, Say Goodbye To The Golden Age Of TV by Artsjournal

The Golden Age of TV, the halcyon period that dates from the premiere of The Sopranos in January 1999, has been drawing to a close for a while now, but as the streamers lay out their plans f…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PM

Felix Knight: Tom-Tom from Toyland by Trav S.D.

Here’s another post in celebration of a distant relative of mine, opera singer Felix Knight (1908-1998), best remembered for playing Tom-Tom in the Laurel and Hardy holiday movie Babes in …

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‘Suits’ Star Patrick J. Adams To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Take Me Out’ Revival by Greg Evans

Suits star Patrick J. Adams will make his Broadway debut opposite the previously announced Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams in the upcoming Second Stage Theater revival of Richard Gre…

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Patrick J. Adams will join the Broadway cast of ‘Take Me Out’ by Caitlin Huston

Patrick J. Adams, star of the television show “Suits,” will join the cast of “Take Me Out,” alongside Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams.  The revival of Richard Greenberg’s …

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:00PM

‘Feels fresh & is performed with conviction’: ONE UNDER – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

Winsome Pinnock’s 2005 play One Under has been revived in a co-production by Graeae and Theatre Royal, Plymouth, now touring the UK.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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On digital: The Souvenir / Diego Maradona

An intimate, moving film about art and toxic love; an absorbing documentary about the Argentine footballer

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Suits Star Patrick J. Adams Joins Broadway Revival of Take Me Out by Olivia Clement

Adams will make his Broadway debut in the spring revival, joining Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams.

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See Kate Baldwin, Lesli Margherita, and More Celebrate Andrew Lippa at Abingdon Theatre Company’s 2019 Gala by Nathan Skethway

The Tony-nominated lyricist and composer was honored at the October 28 gala.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

Australian cinema delivers two feminist revenge tales

In the wake of the Weinstein affair, two new films — ‘Judy and Punch’ and ‘The Nightingale’ — tackle gender politics in very different ways

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Snapshot: Carnival by Mark Steinmetz

The photographer’s gift for capturing the unexpected is reflected across his black-and-white oeuvre

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Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka

The Afrobeat theme disappears, but chunky bass and unprocessed guitars have the gritty sound of classic rock ‘n’ soul

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Tomeka Reid: Old New

New moves combine with well-established routines, and compositions mix both with gritty imagination and panache

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Souad Massi: Oumniya

The Algerian’s sixth solo explores betrayal, exile and loss with guitar and drums packed with emotion

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Purcell: King Arthur

Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort and Players deliver a cultivated performance, well sung and played

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Kanye West: Jesus Is King

The music is not entirely untouched by inspiration, but the songs are scant as the clouds above Judah

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National dog show is live in Philly by Cogency

The National Dog Show, the annual television tradition that airs on TV on Thanksgiving Day following the Macy’s parade, will be live in the Philadelphia suburbs this weekend. The two-hour …

SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 11:46AM

‘The Jap Box’: Magic and ‘uncomfortable’ history combine in Berkeley show by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

David Hirata's solo show 'The Jap Box' at The Marsh Berkeley tells the story of a Japanese magician whose act was co-opted by Americans.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:45AM

Review Roundup: Master Harold and the boys now showing at the National Theatre

The reviews are in for the revival of Athol Fugard's apartheid piece, Master Harold and the boys, which continues to move London audiences at the Lyttelton, National Theatre. The show is di…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:45AM

Curtains the musical to premiere at Wyndham’s Theatre this Xmas by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Kander and Ebb's Tony Award-winning musical whodunnit Curtains will premiere at London's Wyndham's Theatre for a limited season this Christmas. This post Curtains the musical…

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London Theatre News Today: Friday 1 November by Kitty Underwood

Get ready to scream bloody murder, Curtains will run at Wyndham’s Theatre from 13 December to 11 January! Starring Jason Manford and Carley Stenson, this musical comedy whodunnit is a rau…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:24AM

He Took Her Parts in ‘Fires in the Mirror.’ All 29 of Them. by Salamishah Tillet

Why Anna Deavere Smith handed Michael Benjamin Washington a revival of her breakthrough 1992 documentary solo show about the Crown Heights race riot.

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West End Les Misérables concert to be broadcast in cinemas by Georgia Snow

The staged concert of Les Misérables will be broadcast to cinemas next month, following its closure in the West End. Starring Michael

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AM

Bottomless Broadway Brunch to Launch Monumental Theatre Company’s Season by News Desk

Monumental Theatre Company will be hosting a Bottomless Broadway Brunch on November 30, 2019. This event will feature performers from Monumental Theatre Company’s upcoming 2020 season, as …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:09AM

Learn How To Write A Musical In Person from The Man Who Wrote The Book On It.

One of the first pieces of advice I give to writers struggling to improve their scripts is simple . . . Read Jack Viertel’s The Secret Life of the American Musical. It’s a genius book th…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Ann Crumb, Musical Theatre Star of Aspects of Love and Anna Karenina, Dies at 69 by Andrew Gans

Ms. Crumb received a Tony nomination for her performance in the title role of the musical Anna Karenina.

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Don Warrington on Mustapha Matura: he brought the West Indies to British theatre by Interview By Chris Wiegand

The actor and director pays tribute to the Trinidadian playwright who has died aged 79 The first of Mustapha Matura’s plays I saw was As Time Goes By at the Royal Court in London. It was 1…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM

Chemistry review – a warm story of love in the face of mental illness by Michael Billington

Finborough theatre, LondonDepression provides the tough backdrop for an intense affair in Jacob Marx Rice’s smart, flawed and compellingly acted play Depression is a subject the theatre is…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM

Scummy Mummies: ‘The number seven is odd. It feels like a loner, a misfit' by Harriet Gibsone

The standup duo and parenting podcasters on the things that make them laugh the most Helen: Smack the Pony’s Dating Agency sketches. So silly, so gross, so desperate.Ellie: My son drew a p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM

Leading London Arts Center Turns Down A Million Pounds From The Sacklers by Artsjournal1

In September, the trustees of The Roundhouse declined to accept a £1 million grant from the Sackler Trust, controlled by the family which owns the company that makes OxyContin. Said a Round…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

Extinction Rebellion’s Street Theatre, And How Climate Change Is Treated In An Actual Theatre by Artsjournal1

Before it lost public sympathy with a badly misjudged action on the London Underground, the British activist group’s agitprop had had a good deal of success, thanks to its “instinctive u…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

New York City’s Beloved Cultural Commissioner, Tom Finkelpearl, Is Out Of His Job by Artsjournal1

In news received with consternation by many city arts organizations, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Finkelpearl would be stepping down by what the ex-commissioner called “mutual agree…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

As Netflix Expands Into More Countries, It Has To Deal With Those Countries’ Mores — And Censors by Artsjournal1

“[The company’s] 2018 annual report lists both ‘censorship’ and ‘the need to adapt our content and users interfaces for specific cultural and language differences’ as business ri…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

The Renovation Of Belgium’s Africa Museum Was Supposed To Address The Country’s Ugly Colonial History. It Hasn’t Made Much Of A Start. by Artsjournal1

“When the museum reopened last year, Aline Nyirahumure, who is from Rwanda and runs the African cultural center Kuumba in Brussels, was not impressed. Much of the money went into a new bui…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

‘Last Days of Summer’ by Curt Schleier

George Street Playhouse opened its 45th season at the new state-of-the-art New Brunswick Performing Arts Center with LAST DAYS OF SUMMER — and just hit it out of the park.

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Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker to Host Benefit Reading of A Raisin in the Sun by Olivia Clement

Dylan Baker, Colman Domingo, Ezra Knight, Nyambi Nyambi, Paulette Washington, and more will take part in the Arts in the Armed Forces event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM

His Dark Materials, BBC1 — starring James McAvoy and Ruth Wilson

The eight-part series gives space to address the ever pertinent themes of the Milton-inspired trilogy

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City of Angels musical starring Rosalie Craig to run at the Garrick Theatre next spring

The Donmar Warehouse production of City of Angels is set to run in the West End next spring at London's Garrick Theatre. Cy Coleman, David Zippel, and Larry Gelbart's musical will star Ros…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:20AM

Lady Magma: The Birth of a Cult review at the MAC, Belfast – ‘fascinating and unpredictable’ by Anna Winter

Lady Magma begins in the theatre bar with a free Negroni and some breathing exercises, courtesy of the choreographer. Dressed in a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:17AM

What Did Critics Think of Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet in London? by Dan Meyer

The song cycle opened October 31 at the newly renovated Boulevard Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM

Beverley Knight Will Head Cast of New London Musical The Drifters Girl by Andrew Gans

The production will make its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal before transferring to London’s Garrick Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM

Dove Gallery’s juried show attracts wide range of talent by Anne Gelhaus

The entries in Dove Art Gallery’s second annual Juried Art Competition range from a 3-D depiction of Calvary to a box painted in the style of Dutch chests from the 1800s. In addition to Mi…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:04AM

‘Filled with charm & personality’: SOHO CINDERS – Charing Cross Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Soho Cinders, a contemporary twist of the fairytale Cinderella, is filled with charm and personality – performed with great gusto by all of the cast.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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GRACE NOTES: Friday, November 1, 2019 by Susan Grace

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John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Curtains Set to Rise in a West End Debut by Dan Meyer

The murder mystery musical will play Wyndham’s Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM

Scorsese, De Niro and a quartet of mob masterpieces

Some four decades on from Mean Streets, the incendiary pairing are still lighting up the screen in The Irishman

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:45AM

PETER BROOK INTERVIEWED by Robert Shuman

(Stuart Jeffries’s article appeared in the Spectator, 11/2.) ‘THE ONLY PLACE I CAN’T GET MY PLAYS ON IS BRITAIN’: PETER BROOK INTERVIEWED Stuart Jeffries talks to the loquacious 94-y…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:36AM

BEHIND THE SCENES: Take a look into rehearals for a new version of Uncle Vanya heading to London soon by Featured Content

What can we expect from Theatrical Niche's new version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya? There may be some clues in these images straight from the rehearsal room. Take a look, then book your tickets.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:34AM

Rachel Tucker Will Star in Concert Version of The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum by Andrew Gans

Drew Baker will direct the presentation of the Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AM

The Drifters Girl starring Beverley Knight to run at the Garrick Theatre in autumn 2020

New musical The Drifters Girl featuring music by The Drifters and starring Beverley Knight is set to run in London's West End next October 2020 following its premiere in Newcastle.

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:30AM

REVIEW: The Antipodes, National Theatre ✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews The Antipodes, a play by Annie Baker, now playing at the National Theatre London. This post REVIEW: The Antipodes, National Theatre ✭✭✭ first app…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:12AM

What’s there to do in Seattle this weekend? Indie music, singing sisters, museum exhibits and more by Yasmeen Wafai

Not ready for the holiday madness? Check out some of these fun events and activities happening this weekend.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:00AM

No toilets, riots and flying orange peel: A night at the theatre in the 1700s by Nick Smurthwaite

An evening at the theatre in the Georgian era was more like attending a football match today – no frills and often

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Chemistry review at Finborough Theatre, London – ‘a moving, insightful love story’ by Mert Dilek

She suffers from chronic depression; he from unipolar mania. She cannot get out of bed; he cannot stay put. She thinks mental

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:59AM

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman Arrives in Theatres—Including Broadway's Belasco—November 1 by Mark Peikert

The awards contender, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, will take over the Broadway house for a month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Global Roundup 11/1 - DEAR EVAN HANSEN in the UK, MRS. DOUBTFIRE in Seattle and More!

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

VIDEOS: Eden Espinosa, Lesli Margherita, Krysta Rodriguez, and More Perform at THE ROCKY HORROR SKIVVIES SHOW

The Skivvies held their annual Rocky Horror Skivvies Show on Halloween last night!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

The Lightning Thief - the Percy Jackson musical OR a Poseidon misadventure on Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

This bloated, mythological frenetic fantasy now at The Longacre Theatre runs over two hours with a top price of almost two hundred dollars - water 6 bucks, candy for the kiddies 5 bucks

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:48AM

City Of Angels returns to the West End by Kitty Underwood

Set your sights on Tinseltown! After a successful revival at the Donmar Warehouse in 2014, Josie Rourke’s critically acclaimed production of musical comedy City Of Angels returns to the…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:46AM

Kristin Chenoweth by Barry Gordin

Kristin Chenoweth Talks About and Sings From New Album ‘For the Girls’ By: Sandi Durell November 1, 2019: Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth met with the press to talk about he…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:39AM

Terri trips: Ibsen via India in When the Crows Visit’s world premiere by Terri Paddock

I've been remiss in not getting back up to Kilburn, where I lived for many years, since the reopening of Kiln Theatre. But I was able to put that right with a trip to artistic director Indhu…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:30AM

Evita musical to transfer to The Barbican Centre in 2020

It has recently been announced that the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Evita will officially be transferring to The Barbican for a strictly limited eight-week run next summer…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:30AM

Rialto Chatter: Will Ian McKellen Bring His One-Man Show to Broadway?

Could Ian McKellen be headed back to Broadway? According to The New York Post, the actor says he'd consider bringing his one-man show, Ian McKellen On Stage, to the Great White Way.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:29AM

Beverley Knight to star in Drifters musical by Matthew Hemley

Beverley Knight is to star in a new musical about singing group The Drifters. Knight will star as Faye Treadwell, the manager

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AM

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students accuse school of failing to act on ‘systemic abuse’ claims by Georgia Snow

Students and recent graduates from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland have accused the school of failing to act against “systemic abuse” and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AM

Kander and Ebb’s Curtains to have London premiere at Wyndham’s Theatre by Ruth Comerford

Kander and Ebb musical Curtains will have its London premiere at Wyndham’s Theatre, it has been confirmed. The murder mystery comedy, currently

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AM

THE LIGHTNING THIEF – a misfit on Broadway strikes out by Oscar E Moore

I survived the matinee performance on October 30th, 2019.  Barely.  Resulting in what was called in the 60’s – an Excedrin Headache Number so and so.  It is deafening loud.  So loud …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:24AM

Sharon D Clarke and Inua Ellams: Arts education cuts will do “irreparable damage” to British public by Giverny Masso

Playwright Inua Ellams and actor Sharon D Clarke have warned that cuts to the arts in schools will do “irreparable damage to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AM

Vanessa Williams Will Make Her West End Debut in Donmar Warehouse’s City of Angels by Mark Peikert

Director Josie Rourke’s critically acclaimed production, which premiered in 2014, will begin performances in March 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:08AM

Macbeth *** by Barry Gordin

By: Bernard Carragher November 1, 2019: The Classic Stage Company’s Artistic Director, John Doyle, is taking a different look at Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Using a minimal ensemb…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Friday, November 1, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Kat McPhee is Closing the Diner, Off-Broadway will be “Emojiland,” Cheno Provides 20-Minute Preview of Broadway Return “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

CITY OF ANGELS Will Transfer to the West End, Starring Rosalie Craig, Hadley Fraser, and Vanessa Williams

Josie Rourke's critically acclaimed and Olivier Award winning production of City of Angels makes its West End transfer five years since opening at the Donmar Warehouse in 2014. The musical w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:45AM

The Friday 5: 5 Favorite Rock Album Musicals by JK

Seems like most of us have a love/hate relationship with jukebox musicals. For every one that works, there seems to be two or three that don't. There is one sub-genre I pretty much love thou…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AM

YTA Event Brings Music and Elegance to THE GLADE by David Dow Bentley III

By David Dow Bentley III     “The People’s Critic” [All Photos by ThePeoplesCritic.com. Click any photo to enlarge] For the many Montgomery County supporters of the annual Young Te…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 07:42AM

New satire God 2.0 needs your help! by Featured Content

What would you ask God if you had the chance? The team at God 2.0 want to know the answer and may even use it in their new show, which opens later this month. Book your tickets now.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:41AM

The sex and drugs of the rock ’n’ roll memoir

Pop musicians’ autobiographies are big business. But will they thrive long past the golden age of rock?

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:19AM

Al Roker Returns to Broadway as Old Joe in Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Al Roker begins his second shift in the Broadway musical Waitress on November 1. The beloved weather forecaster and journalist will play Old Joe in the hit show at the Brooks Atkinson The…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12AM

Tina! The Inheritance! See What Shows Have the Broadway.com Staff Giving Thanks This November by Lindsey Sullivan

November is upon us, which means it’s time for comfort foods, (hopefully) healthy dinner-table debates and a heaping helping of theatergoing. There is a lot to take in on the New York stag…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12AM

It’s tasty, but is it art? by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review two off-Broadway shows, Seared and for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. Here’s an excerpt. *  *�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AM

The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (14) by Terry Teachout

Various forms of the records-that-changed-my-life meme have been making the rounds lately, so I came up with my own version, which I call “The Twenty-Five Record Albums That Changed My Lif…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AM

Replay: Ben Webster and Oscar Peterson in 1972 by Terry Teachout

Ben Webster and Oscar Peterson perform Webster’s “Poutin’” in Hanover, Germany, in December of 1972. The bassist is Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and the drummer Tony Inzalaco: (T…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

Almanac: Kierkegaard on individualism by Terry Teachout

“Even though every individual possesses the truth, when he or she gets together in a crowd, untruth will be present at once, for the crowd is untruth.” Søren Kierkegaard, undated journ…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

Behind the scenes at Porada: Italy’s radical furniture maker

The workshop is busy preparing for the annual Milan furniture fair next spring

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West End musical Curtains to run at Wyndham's Theatre this December

Acclaimed musical Curtains starring Jason Manford is set to head to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre this December, it has been confirmed. The show is currently on the Sheffield leg of its …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:00AM

Why Characters in Broadway’s The Lightning Thief Each Get a Different Sound by Dan Meyer

Composer-lyricist Rob Rokicki reveals which sounds he chose for his lead players in the Percy Jackson musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Ruth Wilson on playing the ‘mother of all evil’

The actress talks about her role in Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ and why she likes playing ‘villainesses’

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Photographing Berlin — before and after the fall of the Wall

John Davies returns to the same locations he shot in 1984 and reveals a city transformed

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Donmar’s City of Angels announces return with West End run by Giverny Masso

Josie Rourke’s production of City of Angels has announced a West End transfer, with Rosalie Craig, Hadley Fraser and Rebecca Trehearn to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AM

NEWS: Jason Manford brings Kander & Ebb Curtains tour to West End for Christmas by Press Releases

The producers of the Tony Award-winning musical CURTAINS are delighted to announce the show will premiere in London at Wyndham’s Theatre, playing 38 performances from 13 December 2019 unt…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:39AM

The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (13) by Artsjournal1

Forty-nine years after the fact, I can’t remember how or why I first got interested in Miles Davis. Not that you would have needed a reason to be interested in Miles in 1970. – Terry Tea…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:33AM

Once Upon a Time There Was Romance by Artsjournal1

Do you ever wonder how choreographers choose their titles? After seeing James Whiteside’s New American Romance on the last day of American Ballet Theatre’s fall season at the former New …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:33AM

Picasso Fiasco: Jarring Juxtapositions & Missed Connections at the New MoMA by Artsjournal1

The aggressively transgressive new MoMA, trying to combat museum-ennui by shaking up its displays, has aimed its cannon at the canon. Its disruptive installation strategy audaciously breache…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:33AM

What’s closing in London Theatre this month (November 2019)

The year is fast approaching its end and so are various shows in London. It’s almost hard to believe both the year and show engagements have flown by so quickly. Where did all that time go…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:05AM

‘It’s a gorgeous way of presenting one of the Bard’s most quoted plays’: AS YOU LIKE IT – Barbican Theatre ★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

Director Kimberley Sykes embraces the playful text of As You Like It with a diverse and tuneful cast so at ease with the text that off-the-cuff moments and audience interaction are plentiful.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

What’s opening in London Theatre this month? (November 2019)

The days are shorter and darker as the colder months set in and whilst you’re busy getting your big coat out, London Theatre is getting more big shows out! Battling off those shorter day b…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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New post-show Q&A: Join Terri & Sink the Pink for Escape from Planet Trash by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show talk series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with drag collective Sink the Pink for the second annual alternative Christmas offering at the Pleasance…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Seagulls review – Chekhov musical makes Nina a singer-songwriter by Catherine Love

Bolton Library and MuseumBeth Hyland attempts to shift the male-and-his-muse gaze in her story about misogyny in the music industry Fiction and history are littered with male artists and the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

Howard Sherman: Seeing a favourite show performed in Sing Sing gave it a fresh meaning by Howard Sherman

Seeing a theatrical production in a prison, performed by incarcerated men, places a unique context on the work presented. The experience of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

Sunset Boulevard Star Judy McLane’s 6 Most Memorable Nights Onstage by Andrew Gans

The long-running leading lady of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! recalls performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Evita, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00AM

How I Found 26 Yiddish-Speaking Actors for Fiddler on the Roof Off-Broadway by Jamibeth Margolis

Casting director Jamibeth Margolis recounts the process of assembling a cast of performers to speak and sing in Yiddish for the Off-Broadway hit.

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Friday, November 1, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar November 2019 by Calendar

Plays in Philadelphia this November

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Friday, November 1, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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London Art Week 2019 — a timely reminder of the value of art dealers

This year’s event sees some 35 specialist dealers showcasing everything from Old Masters to applied arts

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The ties that bind Elizabeth Price

The Turner Prize-winning artist on her Manchester show, her former life in pop and why she still feels like an imposter in film

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Peggy Guggenheim: surrealism in a cold climate

The American collector’s gallery in prewar London is evoked in a new show

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The New York exhibition that reveals the power of prison art

The Drawing Center’s show highlights art made behind bars over two centuries

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How the Bauhaus architects reshaped conservative 1930s Britain

Though Walter Gropius and his fellow practitioners lived and worked in the UK for a short time, their influence was significant

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In angry times, art can still find time to play

Culture must engage with politics — but not at the expense of dreaming and imagining

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Collector Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza on artists being advocates for change

Growing up among Europe’s second-largest private art collection, the collector is seeking new ways to use the heritage of her family

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Crossover collecting: ‘All part of one great continuum’

The trend for juxtaposing art of different genres and centuries continues at Tefaf New York

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Friday, November 1, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Inside the Latest HAMILTON #EduHam!

#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20AM

American Son, Starring Kerry Washington, Arrives on Netflix November 1 by Dan Meyer

The cinematic adaptation of Christopher Demos-Brown’s play also stars Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan, and Eugene Lee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Margie Gillis on her "Rewilding" and its Lincoln Center Premiere with the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance at David H. Koch Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In Margie Gillis on her "Rewilding" and its Lincoln Center Premiere with the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance at David H. Koch Theater, Gillis asks the artists  to embrace all the vocabula…

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Off-Broadway Debut of An Enchanted April Musical Begins November 1 by Andrew Gans

Alice Jankell directs the limited engagement.

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David Orr, Founder Of Boston Moving Arts Productions, On Dance’s Power To Open The Floodgates Of Emotion by The Dance Enthusiast

David Orr, Founder Of Boston Moving Arts Productions, On Dance’s Power To Open The Floodgates Of Emotion

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Dance News: Dance Lab New York (DLNY) Announces New Choreographers & Dancers In Partnership With The Joyce Theater Foundation by The Dance Enthusiast

Dance Lab New York (DLNY) Announces New Choreographers & Dancers In Partnership With The Joyce Theater Foundation.

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