BWW Review: BIG APPLE CIRCUS Flips and Flies Its Way Back To Lincoln Center

For the past couple of years, the sumptuous vocals of bluesy diva Storm Marrero has been seducing New York audiences in the erotic theatre/dance productions created at Company XIV, but the B…

Call Redialed: NEW Donna Vivino Interview: "Next To Normal" at Bristol Riverside Theatre by Adam Rothenberg

In the Tony Award Winning musical, Next To Normal, “Diana” sings “I Miss The Mountains.” Well, I miss this fantastic show, which is why I am thrilled that Bristol Riverside Theatre i…

Zakke - Millennium Stage (November 3, 2019) by The Kennedy Center

A Woman of the World by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Kathleen Chalfant adds another feather to her cap as Emily Dickinson’s posthumous editor Mabel Loomis Todd in the world premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s new one-woman play, "A Woman of the W…

MND’s Bridge of San Luis Rey Is Highly Theatrical Journey by Bill Hirschman

In this post-9/11 time, we ruminate even more than during the Black Plague about the seeming randomness of blind fate or God’s inscrutable will — and wondering is there a meaning to life…

Concert review: Great Saint-Saëns, well-played Williams by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Samuel Barber's lovely Adagio for Strings started the program off

Music Review: New Hip-Hop Singles of October 2019 by Deanna Costa

It has been a busy month for R&B and Rap -- with tantalizing singles from Danny Brown, Gang Starr, and Frank Ocean. The post Music Review: New Hip-Hop Singles of October 2019 appeared fi…

A.I.M. at The Joyce: The fruits of eclecticism and collaboration

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. October 15, 2019. Kyle Abraham’s Abraham.In.Motion (A.I.M.) seeks to “create an evocative interdisciplinary body of work” and to be “a representatio…

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER: Would You Believe … ? by Peter Filichia

Sure, we all want our children to be smart and confident. That includes the kids we see on stage. So...Continue Reading The post LAST DAYS OF SUMMER: Would You Believe … ? appeared first o…

Opera Australia’s stars of tomorrow by Peter J Snee

Opera Australia today announced the four lucky recipients of their 2019 Regional Vocal Scholarship program, selected from secondary school applicants across regional Australia. The Regional…

Get a Head Start on the Holidays With Our 5 Festive Must-Do Events for the Week of November 4 to 10 by Kathy Henderson

We know, we know, it’s not Thanksgiving yet, but a pair of fabulous holiday stage shows are set to begin performances, plus Kristin Chenoweth channels Dolly Parton, Ed Harris plays Atticus…

Washington National Opera’s ‘The Magic Flute’ is seamless, if too long by Whitney Fishburn

The opening night performance of Washington National Opera’s production of Wolfgang A. Mozart’s The Magic Flute was perfectly pleasing, even if the show as written is just too long. Trad…

The destruction of Sydney’s cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts by Arts Review

Sydney is a city of ghosts: so much of the historic building fabric of this city is gone. In 2016, controversy erupted when the state government refused to grant heritage status to the Siriu…

A thrilling ‘Tosca’ by Annapolis Opera at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts by Charles Green

Annapolis Opera’s production of Tosca, performed at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, is a thrilling work of theater, combining beautiful music, singing, and acting with creative set an…

Spamalot Celebrates 50 years of Monty Python by Peter J Snee

Hard though it may be to believe, October 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the television debut of Monty Python (in the first week of colour television on the BBC, according to Terry Jone…

This Week on Broadway for November 3, 2019: Monsoon Season @ Rattlestick by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Monsoon Season @ Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Bella Bella, Enchanted April A New Musical @ Theatre Two on Theatre Row, A …

My Year of Having It All by Angela Tricarico

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In Dance Theater, the Future Is Indigenous — and Renewable by Shawn Lent

If colonization is what got us to this place, maybe "re-indigenization" -- in dance -- is our way forward. The post In Dance Theater, the Future Is Indigenous — and Renewable appeared firs…

Migrating Our Skills as Cultural Workers by Artsjournal1

Cultural organizer and producer Joon Lynn Goh speaks with Janna Graham, a research-based practitioner, curator, and lecturer, about connecting cultural work with political organizing. – Ho…

A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists by Artsjournal1

“Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists is the country’s first ever exhibition devoted solely to the works of Native American women. Jeffrey Brown traveled to Minnesota and New Mexic…

This Detroit bead museum honors an African legacy while modeling revitalization by Artsjournal1

Says artist Olayami Dabls, founder of Detroit’s MBAD African Bead Museum, “I decided that I would open up an African Bead Museum, specially learning that the beads embodied the culture a…

Ballet West chose to perform a classic 1925 ballet, then faced another decision: Do racist elements stay or go? by Artsjournal1

“[Millicent Hodson’s] reconstructions include the legendary George Balanchine’s 1925 Le Chant du Rossignol, the tale of a Chinese emperor who favors the notes of a mechanical bird over…

Historic recordings of Maine’s Passamaquoddy Tribe restored more than a century later by Artsjournal1

“Nearly 130 years ago, a Harvard anthropologist visited Calais, Maine, a town on the border with Canada, and recorded songs, words and stories from members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe. For …

The First Black Woman to Direct a Major Hollywood Film Is Finally Getting Her Due by Artsjournal1

“Thirty years after the release of A Dry White Season, Euzhan Palcy is on a roll with a Barbican retrospective and a slew of recent screenings. Here’s a look back at some of her major wo…

2019 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: GIA’s great curiosity — the Black Art Futures Fund by Artsjournal1

“The Black Art Futures Fund was a topic of great curiosity at the 2019 GIA conference, if only because it seemed to the GIA crowd that founder DéLana R.A. Dameron is on to something new w…

2019 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Too Many Elephants in the Room to Count — When a Conversation on Affordable Housing for Artists Refuses to by Artsjournal1

Bree Davies: “When I saw the conference workshop Innovations in Artist Housing: Inspiration from South America to address the ‘Soho Effect’, I was stoked. … [But] the panel on artist…

2019 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Four things funders do wrong by Artsjournal1

“It takes some courage to come to a conference of funders and tell them what they do wrong. In no uncertain terms. Especially if you are an organization that could use their money. But the…

2019 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: When the ADA is the bare minimum, disability art demands (and deserves) the right to equitable access by Artsjournal1

“The ADA is often mentioned as some kind of total solution to a still inaccessible world. But as was pointed out at the beginning of Monday’s panel, Variations on a Theme: Funding Disabi…

Musician Stephen Morris Left His Priceless Violin On The Train by Artsjournal2

That was October 22, and the train was in southeast London. The soloist from the Royal Phil eventually received a private message on Twitter from someone who said he recognized (from a secur…

As Developers Buy The Setting Of James Joyce’s Greatest Short Story, Dublin Mourns by Artsjournal2

The place that Dubliners call the House of the Dead (really, the House of “The Dead,” of course) has been sold. “Last week city authorities announced a plan to turn the House of the De…

“Little Shop of Horrors” at the Westside Theatre by Richard Seff

To get right to it—there is an anticipatory glow, even as we settle into our seats, that shouts at us from the house curtain with the musical’s title splashed across it in all its gory g…

‘One Discordant Violin’ Review: In Search of Soul-Stirring Art by Laura Collins-Hughes

Anthony Black’s play is about the life-sustaining power of creating art. But it never overcomes the dull short story from which it’s adapted.

Jazz CD Review: Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp — The Early Years (1936-1943) by Steve Provizer

To hear Nat King Cole move from an anonymous member of a backing chorus to a world-class vocal soloist is well worth the time this boxed set demands. The post Jazz CD Review: Nat King Cole H…

Cabaret Katie! for November 2019 by Cabaret Katie!

Cabaret Katie’s round up of New York Cavaret shows she’s looking forward to seeing in November including La Tanya Hall at Birdland, Brian Stokes Mitchell at 54 Below and Karen Mason at B…

NEWS: Mercurius’ Around the World in 80 Days transfers to Drayton Arms by Featured Content

Hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed premiere of Claudio Macor's new play Different From the Others, director Jenny Eastop's production of Jules Verne's globe-trotting romp Around th…

Stella November Line-Up on BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

20TH Anniversary Celebration of Putting It Together starring Carol Burnett, plus Donmarwarehouse’s all-female production of Julius Caesar, the hit musical, Nunsense and The Nunsense Sequel…

Robert O’Hara: Finding the Beauty in the Horror by Anthony Meyers

My old friend -- director of Broadway's hit "Slave Play" -- tells me why theater is the space for the complicated and the uncomfortable. The post Robert O’Hara: Finding the Beauty in the H…

The Art World’s Most Lucrative Prize Goes To Colombian Artist Doris Salcedo by Artsjournal2

The Nomura Award is in its inaugural year, and it gives $1 million to a living artist. Salcedo won “for her body of work produced over the last 25 years, which has focused on the human co…

They’ve Maybe Found William Henry Harrison’s Sword by Artsjournal2

He wasn’t president for long (31 days, actually), but during that time, he sported his (then famous) sword from the (then famous) Battle of Tippecanoe. In 1979, it was stolen from the Conn…

As ‘Nutcracker’ Season Cranks Up, Kansas City Ballet Says It’s Time To ‘Phase Out’ Racist Stereotypes by Artsjournal2

The Nutcracker, which is the source of much funding for ballet companies across the Western world and especially in the U.S., is a huge tradition – and one that, increasingly, audiences ar…

This Film Festival Goes Way Beyond Inspiration P0rn by Artsjournal2

The only time you’ll see an actor with a disability in a Hollywood movie is when the actor isn’t disabled, and the movie is the kind of thing that disability activists call “inspo porn…

The Glorious Aesthetics Of A ‘Mundane’ Halloween by Artsjournal2

The tradition, which has been focused in Japan but spread out from there via the internet (of course), gets people wearing “costumes” like “just got out of bed and grabbed the first th…

East German Art Makes A Relevant Return by Artsjournal2

Themes of surveillance, sexuality, gender inequality, and evading censors are certainly, sadly relevant in 2019. East German artists knew all about all of that, and “their subversive and o…

Theater Review: LA VIE EN ROSE (Julia Migenes at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles) by Barry Creyton

A LIVING ROSE If you have even a modest love of French songs, or just the art of performance, of hearing and seeing a singer bring a lyric to vibrant life, do yourself a favor and go see thi…

One Discordant Violin: The Lasting Effect of Potent New Music by David Finkle

★★★★ Actor-adapter Anthony Black brings a right-smart Yann Martel short story to the stage The post One Discordant Violin: The Lasting Effect of Potent New Music appeared first on Ne…

‘E2’ – Whipping up a royal froth of glitz and tragedy at Rep Stage by John Harding

At Rep Stage in Howard County, Bob Bartlett’s new play E2 certainly proves it can make a head-turning entrance. This bold and sensuous take on the oft-told tale of King Edward II unfolds a…

Monsoon Season Review: Divorce as a bloody black comedy by Jonathan Mandell

Lizzie Vieh’s black comedy about a divorced couple permanently underwater in Phoenix Arizona, is clever and merciless, but it is also oddly compassionate. Exhibit A is the bit with the her…

Film Feature: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Not Your Typical Gefilte Fish Out of Water story by Jason M. Rubin

The turf war for the bodies and souls of Montana’s Jews makes for an engaging inter-tribal drama. The post Film Feature: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Not Your Typical Gefilte Fish Out of …

Coming Attractions: November 3 through 17 — What Will Light Your Fire by Bill Marx

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. The post Coming Attractions: November 3 through 17 — What Will Light Y…

REVIEW: As You Like It, RSC Barbican Theatre ✭✭✭ by Helena Payne

By Helena Payne Helena Payne reviews the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It now playing a the Barbican Centre. This post REVIEW: As You Like It, R…

So, Is This A Malevich Or Not? by Artsjournal2

Malevich lived and worked in Belorus – and “for 25 years [this painting] has been on display in the city of Hrodna, near the Polish border, with the label: Malevich?” But does Belorus…

In DC, Increasing Access – And Audience, Maybe – At The Kennedy Center by Artsjournal2

What does Deborah Rutter really want to do with the expanded, busier, more national – perhaps – Kennedy Center? –The New York Times

Buddhist Scholars Say Mindfulness Apps Are Only Increasing Our Reliance On Tech by Artsjournal2

Are all of those mindfulness apps easing our stress? Ha. Getting us more addicted to technology, more like. – Fast Company

Better Than The Golden Rule by Artsjournal2

The Golden Rule begins with imagining oneself as selfish, but try Mengzi instead. “Mengzian extension starts from the assumption that you are already concerned about nearby others, and tak…

Cookbooks Go Way Beyond Recipes And Photography by Artsjournal2

Think memoir, travel, family history, history of the world. That’s what a good cookbook is. – Literary Hub

British Animation Is Making A(nother) Comeback by Artsjournal2

At least, it will if it can get some funding. “Much of the problem is financial – with huge challenges in securing funding for such labour-intensive work. And when British productions do…

Why Are Hollywood Assistants ‘In Open Revolt’? by Artsjournal2

Assistants are mad as hell, and they have the law behind them now, too. “Subjected to grueling hours, low pay, few benefits or protections and the vagaries of monomaniacal bosses, assistan…

From Jazz To Classical Without Losing The Beat by Artsjournal2

Myra Melford is a composer as comfortable in jazz scenes as she is composing for new music ensembles. “Call it an ‘organic approach to composition,’ which is how her one-time teacher H…

There’s Always A Reason To Hate ‘Perfect’ Images Of Other People by Artsjournal2

It used to be magazines and the Photoshopping that went into making cover models and celebrities look even thinner and more “perfect” than they already are. But this time it’s regular …

The Oscars May Turn Into A Battle Of Two Genders by Artsjournal2

Will “boy films” or “girl films” dominate? And also, WTF, Hollywood? – The Guardian (UK)

An Old Text, Set To New Music by Artsjournal2

Catholic Scottish composer James MacMillan, whose version of the “Stabat Mater” – a meditation on Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffering during the Crucifixion – is at the Lincoln Cent…

Raising Successful Kids Comes At The Expense Of A Decent Society by Artsjournal2

In the U.S., at least, kindness and empathy are on a statistical decline. So what can parents do? Stop the focus on success, and focus on what we can do that’s decent and good. “The poin…

Let’s Run Away a charming mix of artistic sensibility and lack of restraint by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

This is Daniel MacIvor’s seventh solo collaboration with director Daniel Brooks over the span of three decades.

Review: Hamnet at curtainup.com by Dan Rubins

Hamnet Shakespeare, played maturely with a mix of grim optimism and snarky despair by Aran Murphy in his professional debut, has been stuck at eleven for a long, long time.

Review: Little Shop of Horrors at curtainup.om by Dan Rubins

Mayer convincingly sells Little Shop of Horrors as a near-perfect piece of musical theater writing.

‘Love, life, death, betrayal & of course whiskey’: GHOST QUARTET – Boulevard Theatre ★★★★★ by Luca Molinari

The story of Ghost Quartet is told through a beautifully harmonic score and witty but equally compelling dialogue that truly transcends our known reality.

On The Town … With Chip Deffaa, Nov 2, 2019 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

Chasing Rainbows has an exceptionally appealing cast. This is one of those rare productions where even the smallest roles are vivid. The show itself is not perfect.  There are fixes that ne…

Frances Williams: Introduced “As Times Goes By” by Trav S.D.

Today we celebrate Frances Williams (1901-1959) (not to be confused with African American actress, activist and produced Frances E. Williams, whom we plan to write about in future.) This Fra…

On The Other Jack Donohue by Trav S.D.

Unfortunately for a confused posterity, there were two dancing Jack Donohues in vaudeville back in the day, both of them quite accomplished. We’ve already written about one, the one who sp…

Celebrate Gene Kelly's Musical Career on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday, and this week it's all about the award-winning stage and…

‘A mighty fine piece of work’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Bristol ★★★★ by Kris Hallett

Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s Much Ado About Nothing hits a higher level of excellence again, producing a work that will appeals to both Bard newbies and connoisseurs.

The State of Acting Training in Canada by Sarah Robbins, Neil Silcox, Jennifer Wigmore

By Sarah Robbins, Neil Silcox, Jennifer Wigmore. Sarah Robbins, Neil Silcox, and Jennifer Wigmore share findings from Got Your Back Canada’s national survey on actor training in the countr…

Ep. 44: Disability Representation On Stage with National Disability Theatre Co-Founders Talleri McRae and Mickey Rowe by Lauren Van Hemert

Mickey Rowe was the first autistic actor to play Christopher Boone in the Tony Award-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Talleri McRae is a theatre artist, educa…

Haunting world premiere by Ally Theatre Company of ‘Dhana and the Rosebuds’ by Caroline Bock

The email popped into my box from my editor. To paraphrase: “Is it too far for you to go cover Ally Theatre’s new theatre piece in Mt. Rainer about Syrian refugees?” The irony was not …

‘The entire production feels relatable’: HIGH FIDELITY – Turbine Theatre ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

As the Turbine Theatre’s second production, it’s wonderful to see a musical like High Fidelity which brings to life some of the excellence of this city.

High Fidelity review at Turbine Theatre, London – ‘a bland pop musical lacking in charm’ by Tim Bano

It’s easy to see why you’d be tempted to turn Nick Hornby’s novel about a miserable guy who works in a record

Kander & Ebb’s Curtains starring Jason Manford is set for a Christmas West End run

Fans of Kander and Ebb shows will be excited to hear that the current touring production of the award-winning musical Curtains, starring Jason Manford, will have a West End premiere run at L…

Revisit Sweeney Todd on Broadway With Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone by Marc J. Franklin

The revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre November 3, 2005.

A Museum in Baghdad review – the tale of two women trying to preserve Iraq's treasures by Clare Brennan

Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonHannah Khalil’s ambitious play, set in 1926 and 2006, struggles to dramatise questions of power and gender A museum is a site of encounter between past and…

The Future Bursts In; Birmingham Royal Ballet: Mixed Programme – review by Bidisha

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonHip-hop, waltzes and t’ai chi share the stage in a restless, male-led tribute to Merce Cunningham, while Sinatra stars for BRB T…

The week in theatre: Light Falls; The Antipodes; Botticelli in the Fire – review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Exchange, Manchester; Dorfman; Hampstead, LondonSarah Frankcom signs off in Manchester with elegiac Simon Stephens and a little bit of Jarvis Cocker. Plus, Annie Baker’s latest and t…

A rare and intimate insight by Peter J Snee

Patricia Ward Kelly offers a unique perspective on classic film and Hollywood. As the wife and biographer of legendary dancer, director, choreographer Gene Kelly, she brings rare and very in…

Call Answered: Jacob Hoffman: "Jacob Hoffman's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Spectacular" at The Green Room 42 by Adam Rothenberg

I loved going back in time with Jacob Hoffman as he gets ready to make his New York solo & Green Room 42 debut with his show Jacob Hoffman's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Spectacular. We ha…

Theater Review: IN TROUSERS (Lounge Theatre) by Tony Frankel

IN TROUSERS William Finn’s musical masterpiece Falsettos is a melding of two one-acts: March of the Falsettos — debatably one of the best scores of the 1980s — which opened Off-Broad…

Why do we seek out scary experiences? Short Wave is a podcast that gives us answers to such questions

Brevity is one of selling points of this new daily ‘explainer’ series

How African and diaspora artists are holding a mirror to society

A multigenerational show at London’s October Gallery explores the materials of everyday life — and the global forces that shape it

God's Dice, Soho Theatre review - overlong and overblown by Veronica Lee

David Baddiel's debut play tackles a big issue David Baddiel is a very fine comic, and over the past few years has become an acclaimed author of children's books. So I'm genuinely sad to sa…

Alanis Morissette Musical Jagged Little Pill Arrives on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Jagged Little Pill, a new Broadway musical featuring the songs of Grammy winner Alanis Morissette, kicks off preview performances at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 3. Diane Paulus direct…

Alanis Morissette Musical Jagged Little Pill Begins on Broadway November 3 by Ryan McPhee

The new musical, featuring a book by Oscar winner Diablo Cody, uses the music star's discography to tell an original story.