I love shows that celebrate the people who help keep us safe from the Army to the Navy to everything in between. One show that has not been revived since it’s Broadway run is Over Here! an…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 08:36PMBoni Alvarez Makes Father & Gay Son’s Journey Memorable by Patricia L. Morin Spark Arts in the Castro proves to be the perfect intimate setting for Boni Alvarez’s three-man play �…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:35PMGitha Sowerby's tale of a grasping patriarchal capitalist still has resonance today.
If you've never heard of Githa Sowerby, don't feel bad. When she died at 93 …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 08:32PMThe Australian Government has announced 71 projects will receive funding through the latest Regional Arts Fund Community Grants round. The total support for this round is over $1.1 million, …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:29PMHaving played to over 16-million theatergoers in 19 countries, WE WILL ROCK YOU will launch its North American tour next week at Hulu Theatre in New York City!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28PMBy Sunshine Lampitoc Smith
with contributions from Shannon R. Davis and Nicky Martinez
It?s the first week of November, and another TBA Awards Celebration is now in the history books!
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SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 08:15PMChildren’s Book: “Grandma’s Garden” Author Tania Fisher, Illustrator Riley Hagan Review by Lori Beedsler A simple and inviting title, once you enter “Grandma’s Garden”, you w…
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Cave art had a profound effect on its twentieth-century viewers, including the young discoverers of Lascaux, at least one of whom camped at the hole leading to the cave over the winter of 19…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PMKarl Ove Knausgaard: “I’m not thinking of how long it takes to read a book but of how long its effects can be felt, and of the strange phenomenon that even literature written in other ti…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM“It’s not gossipy, cosy or cliquey,” observes long-time contributor Alan Bennett. But, in a mostly productive way, it is cliquey. It has always had favourites and has nurtured them. Wi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PMThe works have been organised into themed categories, such as identity, adventure and love, sex and romance. – BBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PMKristin Chenoweth talks about collaborating with Dolly Parton, tells dramatically different stories about meeting Ariana Grande and Reba and teases her upcoming projects.
The post Watch Now:…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:45PMIn the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway performers…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMIn 2020, The Muny will get up and make it happen! The beloved St. Louis theater has announced that the celebrated Gloria & Emilio Estefan musical On Your Feet! will make its Midwest regi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMABC took TV viewers under the sea on November 5 with a star-packed musical presentation titled The Little Mermaid Live! The telecast was watched by nine million viewers, an increase from TV…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMA talent-packed lineup of stars performed in Disney on Broadway's Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway concert on November 4. The one-night event, benefitting Broadway Cares/Eq…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMTickets are now on sale for Love Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody, a new tuner based on the hit film, set to debut off-Broadway later this month. Tim Drucker will direct the product…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMThe first national tour of the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated musical Mean Girls launched September 21 in Buffalo, NY. The show, which features a book by…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMAtlantic Theater Company has announced the New York premiere of She Persisted, The Musical, a new stage show based on Chelsea Clinton's acclaimed children's book. MK Lawson will direct and c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMThe first glimpse at Broadway's Tina: The Tina Turner Musical has arrived, and our love for these sparkling shots is river deep, mountain high. Triple threat Adrienne Warren plays the music …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.
Duncan Sheik & Kyle Jarrow's Whisper House to Make Off-Broadway Premiere in 2020
Whisper House, a long-gestating musical …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMThe bio-musical, starring Tony and Olivier nominee Adrienne Warren, opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre November 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:38PMGirl From the North Country, the Broadway-bound jukebox musical inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan and featuring an original book by Conor McPherson, now has a complete cast. Joining the pro…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:34PMEyewitnesses have described the “terrifying” moment the ceiling fell in during a performance of Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:18PMTake a look at some of the shows hitting the stage in the coming months.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PMStephen Daldry, known for directing such films as “Billy Elliot,” “The Hours,” and “The Reader,” and Netflix’s “The Crown,” seems most proud
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMChelsea Clinton is coming to off Broadway. And in fact in the neighborhood of Chelsea Clinton. The daughter of Bill and Hillary
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMThe CD isn’t out yet, but you can stream David Byrne’s extraordinary Broadway production, “American Utopia,” right now on Spotify. I haven’t
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMJane Martin's story of a pregnant rape victim kidnapped by antichoice extremists wallows in both-sidesism.
For decades, there has been speculation as to the iden…
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The Broadway at Birdland concert series was thrilled to once again present two-time Tony nominee, Laura Osnes in another “Repertoire Roulette,” which took place on November 4.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PMBy Douglas Mayo
The ceiling of the Piccadilly Theatre, London, suffered a collapse. Audience members were injured as tonight's performance of Death Of A Salesman was just getting underway.
T…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:32PMWhat this team of artists has created is a serious piece of storytelling that is also a glorious treat for the eyes and ears. If you’ve figured that the show will just be a guy narrating a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:28PMAnnalisa Dias, member of The Welders playwrights collective, is not one to shy away from multiple, deeply involved, projects. When we spoke on the phone, she had just returned from London, a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:24PMThe touring production of the Tony-nominated musical launched in Buffalo, New York, September 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:23PMThe Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) will honor Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures with the ETF Entertainment Industry Award, at Thespians Go Hollywood, Monday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. at th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PMA new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL opens on Broadway tomorrow night!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PMTroupe debuts “The Willard Suitcases,” a show that calls forth the ghosts of a shuttered insane asylum.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:18PMThe London venue is currently home to a revival of Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PMThe Metropolitan Police are responding to “reports of a ceiling collapse” at the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre, where Death of a Salesman
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:12PMIt has been reported that part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance of Death of a Salesman at London's Piccadilly Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PMNo magic is required to fall in love with Katori Hall's singular play, masterfully directed by Wardell Julius Clark.
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The Institute's Theatre Program will develop new works by Taub, Eisa Davis, Leigh Silverman, and Lina Abyad.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMBroadwayWorld has a first look at The Mean Girls National Tour which launched on September 21 in Buffalo, NY. Mean Girls features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, based on her…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:53PMOne night at Hamilton in San Francisco earlier this year, right at the moment of the Hamilton-Burr duel, an audience member had a heart attack; the commotion made some people believe there w…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMPopular music aesthetics did much more than invert or blur the line between high and low culture. Instead, it provided the grounds for a thorough fracturing of those two positions into a new…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMLBJ’s ambitious social programs in the United States of the 1960’s being sidetracked by the folly of the Vietnam War and his mishandling of the unrest caused by the Civil Rights Movement…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:25PMToday we celebrate African American singer, dancer, choreographer and actress Marie Bryant (1919-1978). Raised in New Orleans, Bryant took dance classes a child, and eventually made her way …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:18PMIt's just too good to be true! Today marks fourteen years since Jersey first came to the Great White Way with Jersey Boys! To celebrate the anniversary of The Four Seasons walking like a man…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMKristin Chenoweth will return to the Broadway stage in a live concert celebrating the release of her new album FOR THE GIRLS (Concord Records, produced by Steve Tyrell), with Music Direction…
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The Beetlejuice production company joins multi-Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters as honorees at the annual event supporting theatre education in underserved schools.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PMShanghai Culture Square announced today the first professional production of the eight-time Tony Award®-winning Spring Awakening in China. This ground-breaking production will be directe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PMWill Arbery (photo by Korde Tuttle)
Like August: Osage County, Will Arbery’s play Heroes of the Fourth Turning is much, much better than its clunky title. Also like August it’s a veri…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:44PMSome attribute the Kusama craze to the Instagram generation, with young people lining up to take selfies in the artist’s “Infinity” rooms of mirrors, colors and lights. Others say her …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM“Over a career spanning 50 years, [Juan Carlos] Onetti depicted Uruguay in short stories and novels as a place marked by pettiness, idiocy and squalor — a Gogolian province in the tropic…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PMThough the hits-driven nature of publishing has not changed in recent years, the nature of those hits has. Due to a number of coalescing factors—including a shrinking physical retail marke…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM“The 69-year-old [author of I Will Never See the World Again] was arrested in 2016 with his brother, the economist and journalist Mehmet Altan, on allegations of spreading ‘subliminal me…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PMGood news for theater fans! Rubicon Theatre Company’s current production of Big River has been extended until November 17. Its success is due in part to Beverly and Kirby Ward’s evocati…
SOURCE: vconstage.com at 02:34PMThe Conspirators update Dario Fo's 1970 farce "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" for the times we live in to excellent, albeit overstretched, ends.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:30PMThe Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater musical will play Shanghai in 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PMA SHOW THAT CASTS A SPELL Whether it really works or it’s just self-fulfilling wishful thinking, magic can misfire. Detailing a downhome tragedy set in Memphis during the Depression, Hoo…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:05PM“We are so fortunate to welcome Ms. Taylor to our new home in the NBPAC this season,” George Street Playhouse Artistic Director David Saint said. “This hilarious show is the perfect op…
SOURCE: www.tapinto.net at 02:04PMCarly Hughes talks about going from Broadway to TV's American Housewife, and her dream musical.
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EXCLUSIVE Spring Awakening, the 2006 emotionally powerful, sexually frank and Tony-winning musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, has been staged around the world, and now for the first t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:59PMThe undies-clad duo take their show on the road this holiday season with Broadway favorites.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PMGive their regards to Broadway! On November 5, a slew of Great White Way powerhouses gathered together at Sardi's in New York City for the 11th annual Broadway Salutes. The industry-wide eve…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMIn 2020, The Muny will get up and make it happen! The beloved St. Louis theater has announced that the celebrated Gloria & Emilio Estefan musical On Your Feet! will have its first region…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMAn acclaimed group of Broadway talents have been recognized with nominations for the L.A. Stage Alliance's 2019 Ovation Awards. The annual honor, which recognizes performances and production…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMAustin Scott has been cast as Joe Scott in the highly anticipated Broadway premiere of Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan's Girl From the North Country. The previously announced production, which…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMMichael Longoria stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about his new album, Like They Do in the Movies, and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMTony-nominated stage superstar Adrienne Warren is back on Broadway telling the story of music icon Tina Turner in the new bio-show Tina—The Tina Turner Musical. Warren, who reprises her …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMGet ready to cheer on your favorite dance makers! The 4th annual Chita Rivera Awards have set a ceremony date of May 17 at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Nominations will be …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMEvita stars Solea Pfeiffer, Maia Reficco and more explain their excitement about having two people share the title role and bringing the show back to New York.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMPreston Truman Boyd stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about the Les Miserables national tour and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMBroadway alum Michael Longoria just released his album Like They Do in the Movies on Broadway Records, where he puts his own twist on his favorite love songs from movies like Titanic, Grease…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMHer musical Poet in da Corner brought raving to the Royal Court. Now the writer and performer is exploring first love. She talks Mormonism, trauma and teen dreams
Debris Stevenson’s first …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PMIn celebration of her upcoming induction into the National Theater Hall of Fame on November 18th, I sat down with Broadway legend, Donna McKechnie for a spirited, informative, career-spannin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMMusic that’s tuneful, entertaining and thought provoking? Oh, yeah, I’m on board for that! With All Aboard the Train of Thought, twin brothers Jack and Benny Lipson, known professional…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:28PMJulie James, Programming Director for SiriusXM's On Broadway channel and host of a?oeBroadway Names with Julie James,a?? will make a guest appearance this Saturday, Nov. 9, performing a so…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PM“The daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Ms. Laforêt won a radio talent contest as a teenager and … went on to appear in 37 feature films, including the 1961 dramas Saint-Tropez Blues,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMLionheart, by director Genevieve Nnaji, includes only 11 minutes of dialogue that aren’t in English. A statement from the Academy said that even though the name of the category was changed…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM“The surprise announcement was made on Tuesday, with the gallery pledging to lend 300 portraits a year to regional galleries and organisations across the UK during the … [£35.5m] revamp…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMFor the second time in five years, voters in North Carolina’s largest city and surrounding Mecklenburg County defeated a proposal to raise the sales tax locally by a one-fourth of a percen…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM“Mr. Gaines, who spent his first 15 years on a plantation near Baton Rouge, later moved with his family to Northern California, but in many ways he never left the landscape, rhythms and pa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThe November 20 event in Tel Aviv was planned as a benefit for a nonprofit providing medical care to indigent patients. But that organization’s founder, an Orthodox rabbi, asked that no fe…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM“As a playwright Mr. Branch delved into the black experience, both in the 20th century and earlier, in Off-Broadway plays like A Medal for Willie, about the bitterness that ensues when a b…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMAfter Christina Randall was released from jail after a three-year term for battery and robbery, she finished a bachelor’s degree and hoped to get into social work — but with her incarcer…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMFelicia Fitzpatrick: “With its European roots, ballet has always valued Eurocentric body shapes and skin color, leaving little opportunity for Black ballerinas to even attempt to engage wi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThe combination of extemporaneous performance and preëxisting art form enacts a trust across time and space. In the heyday of silent pictures, filmmakers expected that their movies would be…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThe last time Mary Kate Morrissey was in Cincinnati, she was making her principle Elphaba debut in the national tour of WICKED. Two years later, she returns with the first national tour of a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMCurtains creates a glimpse into the onstage and backstage antics of theatre folk, well until the untalented and unpopular leading lady of this production of Robin Hood gets murdered during t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMuntu Dance Theatre
Muntu's ambitions are vast, both in terms of space and time. Helmed by executive director Sekou Tepaka Lunda Conde, the 47-year-old South Sho…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMAll of them
Chicago is a lucky spot for people who like emerging and otherwise overlooked visual art. We have a bunch of college programs in the area that recrui…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMRed Clay Dance
Unlike musicians, dancers never put their instruments down. That's especially true of Red Clay Dance, where the intersection of art and activism f…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMProp Thtr and Haven
When the big theaters have a changing of the guard in artistic directors, it's understandably big news.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMCourt Theatre
Under artistic director Charles Newell, Court Theatre is all over the place in the best possible way.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMThe Poetry Foundation
It might seem strange to think of the Poetry Foundation as in need of a booster—after all, there it was in the semifinals, running off ag…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMThe songs are strong, but the story needs work in this new musical about depression.
In David Gosz and Leo Fotos's clinically subtitled new show, Tru: A Musical …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMTrap Door Theatre
It's not uncommon for newbies to leave Trap Door wondering what just hit them.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMGift Theatre
On its website, Jefferson Park's tiny the Gift Theatre states as one of its founding beliefs that "a play never closes until everyone who saw it st…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PM
Rambert’s youth company – Rambert 2 – is back at Sadler’s Wells with a triple bill of distinctive pieces. Terms and Conditions
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMBy Kyle Starling The School of Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies (TDPS) and The Clarice at the University of Maryland, College Park will be premiering their main stage production of …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:47PMThe Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner celebrates her birthday November 6.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PMAtlantic for Kids (Atlantic Theater Company Artistic Director, Neil Pepe; Atlantic Theater Company Managing Director, Jeffory Lawson; Atlantic Acting School Executive Director, Mary McCann; …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PMThe new commission from the MacArthur "genus" awardee is infused with delicious moments of melodrama and humor.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:45PMDid you miss last night’s performance of The Little Mermaid Live! on ABC? Check out some of the performances here. “Under the Sea” – Shaggy “Part of Your World” – Auli’i Cr…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:42PMThe renown soprano died September 30 at 74.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PMThe Atlantic for Kids production will begin February 22, 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PMThe hybrid event, combining live performances and the original Disney film, premiered November 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMEarlier today, Feinstein's/54 Below welcomed multi-platinum-selling recording artist, composer, lyricist, pianist, actress and Tony Award©-nominee Ann Hampton Callaway (Swing!) and Tony Awa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PMSet designers are brilliant. They create the most incredible performance spaces for actors. But the opportunity to see Murder in the Cathedral staged in an actual cathedral is just too good …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:20PMIn 1997, I was excited and flattered to be the first recipient of the Alfred Fagon Award, which was set up to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:15PMABC's The Little Mermaid Live! hauled in a 2.6 rating/12 share in adults 18-49 and 8.978 million total viewers on Tuesday night, making it fourth in the live-TV musicals ranking among adul…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMAnother, brief take on InterAct Theatre's latest production
SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:10PMWant more Derren Brown? Check out some of these famous illusions from the Broadway star.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:00PM
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/6/19. "Hello, Dolly!" comes to Hartford; "Assassins" plays Northampton and other arts news for WMass and No.CT.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:50AMThe network presented a movie-stage hybrid of the Disney title with a cast including Auli'i Cravalho and Queen Latifah November 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMLineup also includes 'Mary Poppins' and "Sound of Music.'
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:48AMThe Lansburgh Theatre is now the Michael R. Klein Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company announced at its Gala on November 4, 2019. The new name recognizes local philanthropist Michael R. Klei…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Broadway Records will release Randy Rainbow: Hey Gurl, It's Christmas! on Friday, November 8, 2019. The album is currently available for pre-order at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMThe awards honor dance and choreographic excellence of the past, present, and future.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMIn our profile series, Tell Us In 10, we ask cast members and creatives of top London shows to tell us all about themselves in just 10 questions.This week, we hear from Justin Audibert, who�…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:25AMUnpublished letters in which Kenneth Williams calls Alan Ayckbourn’s plays “rubbish” will go up for auction later this month. The collection features
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AMMexican composer/arranger/orchestrator/director Jaime Lozano – a native of Monterrey and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, with a Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Writing �…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17AMThe 4th annual Chita Rivera Awards (www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com) will take place on Sunday, May 17 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place off of Washington Squ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMFormer culture minister Ed Vaizey has announced he will not be standing in the forthcoming general election, stating he wants to focus
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMFirst, dear reader, a confession—for which I fully expect to be pilloried, drawn and quartered, then maybe burned at the stake: I’m not a huge fan of musicals these days. Yeah, I know,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:02AMTimely themes and a minimalist aesthetic are key to attracting international producers, the playwright and performer tells Nick Awde When searching for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMThere is a disconnect between the direction and the script that permeates this production of Dirty Crusty at The Yard Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
A mentoring scheme has been launched to support aspiring and early-career production managers. The scheme is being run by the Production Managers
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:57AMRenée Taylor’s award-winning autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET will arrive at George Street Playhouse this month, with performances beginning November 19 in the Arthur Laurents Th…
SOURCE: www.njfootlights.net at 10:47AMToday’s industry is brimming with classes and education opportunities for dancers. But what about dance teachers? Training for this demographic is often neglected or overlooked, but the be…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:47AMKing Henry VIII of England, who had six wives and way more than that many mistresses, apparently only spent 1,000 days with one of them, Anne Boleyn. Then he had her beheaded. British histor…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:39AMAustin Scott, currently playing the title role in “Hamilton” on Broadway, will join the cast of “Girl from the North Country” this winter. Scott will take on the role of Joe Scott, p…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:39AMCome From Away cast members joined Playbill and Sing For Hope as the 2019 Pride-themed piano celebrated with an official ribbon cutting ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AMIn its original form, Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts’ song cycle was one of the longest-running shows Off-Broadway. Since its premiere in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:34AMGraham Phillips played Prince Eric in ABC's 'The Little Mermaid Live!' last night, and this morning he took the time to chat with Good Morning America about the show!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMComplete casting has been announced today for the Broadway production of the hit musical Girl from the North Country. Austin Scott, star of FX's a?oePosea?? and Hamilton, will join the compa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMThe Oscar winner celebrates her birthday November 6.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMAbout the post-Reagan era, Boston Phoenix and Boston After Dark editor, Arnie Reisman, observes: “Everything went to sleep, and while we were sleeping, the Republican Party grew six more h…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24AMThe Pose actor completes the principal cast of the Conor McPherson-Dylan musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMAhead of their official opening November 7, the cast sang on Good Morning America.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AMLast night, 'The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!' honored the 30th anniversary of the beloved animated classic through a never-before-seen hybrid format that took…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AMTony Selznick, legend in the Hollywood dance industry and co-founder of McDonald Selznick Associates (MSA), has played a pivotal role in establishing the careers of some of the world’s big…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:13AMTony Award-winner Stephanie J. Block makes her Café Carlyle debut, February 11 a?" 15. She has established herself as one of Broadway's most versatile leading ladies. Stephanie J. Block mos…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AMThe rising playwright talks self-censorship, fascism, and the unique struggles of being a black artist
This fall, Jeremy O Harris wrestled with a problem unique to artists of color. He knew …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMOn Remembrance Sunday, a theatrical marathon will share the hopes and insights of 100 peace-workers around the UK. It’s an ode to optimism, says playwright Neil Bartlett
There cannot be ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMPark theatre, LondonDark comedy peeks through the relationship between a malevolent mum and her paranoid middle-aged son in Eugene O’Hare’s Pinteresque play
This is the second play by Eu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMBroadway's award-winning best musical THE LION KING celebrates its 22nd anniversary on Wednesday, November 13 at the Minskoff Theatre!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AMLA STAGE Alliance announced yesterday that the Fountain Theatre has been honored with 18 Ovation Award nominations, the largest number of any intimate theatre for the 2018/19 season. The F…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 10:03AMEver wanted to know the true story of Everybody's Talking About Jamie? Learn all about the real Jamie who inspired the West End hit.
The post The true story of Everybody’s Talking About Ja…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:03AMThe Grammy winner will offer a special acoustic performance at the Apollo Theater in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AMEXCLUSIVE: Pose actor Austin Scott will join Broadway’s upcoming Girl From The North Country, completing the principal cast for playwright Conor McPherson’s so-called Bob Dylan musical t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AMAnd the Olivier for longest time to transfer a show goes to… City of Angels! Yes, Tabard was amazed this week to read
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMThe Tony winner talks about her fan experiences and upcoming Broadway show, For the Girls.
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The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) just presented the 11th annual Broadway Salutes ceremony at Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th St).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:56AMIn the prologue of Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, the actors literally throw out the book—chucking their musty copies behind them with the satisfacti…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:42AMThe play examines the emotional, intellectual, and sexual dynamics between a gay married couple in an open relationship.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AMBy: Iris Wiener
November 6, 2019: Children’s theater company Only Make Believe celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 4th with a gala featuring appearances by Sir Ian McKellen, A…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:29AMBy Julian Eaves
Julian Eaves reviews Jack Sain's musical The Green Fairy starring Julie Atherton now playing at the Union Theatre, London.
This post REVIEW: The Green Fairy, Union Theatre Lo…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:25AMKristin Chenoweth was a guest on Tuesday night's episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about her new album and solo show, For the Girls.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23AMMichael Billington, the Guardian's chief theatre critic, has announced he is stepping down from the role, according to The Stage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:17AMAhead of Tina - The Tina Turner Musical's official opening on Broadway November 7, the cast of the musical stopped by Good Morning America to give audiences a sneak peak!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AM: Liza Berkenmeier's historically inspired play offers a meditation on queer desire and repression.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:10AMLindsey Huebner speaks to theatre critic and now playwright, Ava Wong Davies about being told to decide just one path, crying after scratch nights and how spilling her guts is the best ‘pr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:06AMNovember 4, 2004: Journalist Toby Young appeared on the London stage, playing himself in a stage adaptation of his book How to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:01AMThe roller rink is one of those special little universes with all the necessary ingredients for building a vibrant culture.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMTheatre22 presents two plays: "White," in which an art-world comedy ushers in some breathtakingly cutting critiques, and "The Revolutionists," a lighthearted companion piece — if you can c…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMThis amiable revival of Soho Cinders makes for an alternative festive treat at the Charing Cross Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMNot everyone has a smartphone, so tickets have to be printed on to an A4 sheet (‘Paperless tickets are the future, so
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMBy Annalisa Dias, Ronee Penoi. Annalisa Dias and Ronee Penoi discuss decolonizing theatre, building trust and relationships across difference, and the act of witnessing.
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Rumors have been circulating about a Broadway transfer of The Kid Stays in the Picture since its West End run two years ago. Deadline is reporting that this very much may still be a possibil…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40AMFollowing a sell-out season at the Tristan Bates Theatre and a previous short run at The Hope Theatre, comic tale Getting Over Everest returns to the Islington venue this Christmas with a st…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:27AMMs. Broadway November 2019 joins a growing list of actresses taking on the role of iconic singer. Like Stephanie and Ana and others before her, Adrienne Warren has the daunting task of crea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AMThe two subjects I most enjoyed throughout college were performing arts and science, so I struggled to choose a degree to study.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:13AMWelcome to the PTA
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 08:11AMWhat does it take to kill a dragon? British Ukrainian company Gamayun Theatre presents a timely new production of rarely-seen Soviet Russian political satire Dragon for two performances only…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:02AMKnown for calm, eye-of-the-storm roles, the Florida-raised actor brings the thunder in his own adaptation of the iconic gangster drama.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMFREESTYLE Extends, 59E59 Gets Shiek this Winter, LCT3’s HEADLANDS, the Hilty and Mueller Show! 24 HOUR PLAYS Gala, EVITA rehearsal vids, MERMAID rehearsal vids, and 25 Magical Years of Dis…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:00AMODC/Dance will present five performances inside Trinity Cathedral as part of Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2019-20 season.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM
Brighton Festival 2020 will open with the world premiere of new work by Hofesh Shechter’s, it has been confirmed. Double Murder, a two
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMChichester Festival Theatre has begun presenting specially translated performances for Polish audiences. Polish is the second most spoken language in the region
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMPublicly funded arts organisations in Wales should be doing more to engage with people in disadvantaged areas, the Welsh Assembly has claimed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMPerformers and stage managers will need to provide evidence they have earned a minimum of £500 over a three-year period to stand
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMEveryone loves a good fairy tale. They’re relatable, tapping into deeply human...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 07:54AMSuzi Bass Award voters this year liked cake and the Bard, the...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 07:54AMCheck out highlights from the performance below, including Part Of Your World, Poor Unfortunate Souls, and more! The cast was led by Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula. It …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50AMHow to keep monologues for drama school fresh and alive? Best tips for bringing your imaginary scene partner to life, so much
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:46AMActors' Equity members are urging theatregoers to 'ask if it's equity' in a new campaign video.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:39AMAccording to Deadline, Elaine May is returning to film directing!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:31AMThe hybrid event, combining live performances and the original Disney film, premiered November 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:28AMThe one-night-only concert event, raising funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was presented at the New Amsterdam Theatre November 4.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:07AMIn recent years, I have gone from walking through the stage door as a performer to sitting in the audience as a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMThe 15 winners of The Stage Scholarship in conjunction with Arts Educational Schools London have been announced. It is the second year
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMVarious 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 07:02AMWhat did critics think of the one-night-only event, starring Queen Latifah and Auli'i Cravalho?
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:02AMThe Platters perform on The Perry Como Show. This episode was originally telecast by NBC on February 18, 1956: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appea…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMLaura Pels Theater at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theater (111 W. 46th St.Midtown) Credits: Written by Lydia R. Diamond; Directed by Pam
SOURCE: theaterwithatwist.com at 07:00AM“Dear God, don’t take Adrian away from me. This is the man I’ve been drawing strength from since I was eleven years old. Never a vigorous man. Not a brilliant man. Not a man whose pass…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMDirected by James O’Donnell, Frank McGuinness’ The Match Box is an in-depth examination of parental grief.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe actor brings the humor and heart alongside Andrea Martin’s Ghost of Christmas Past and LaChanze’s Ghost of Christmas Present.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AMBeau O'Reilly's latest play for Curious Theatre Branch celebrates weirdness as resistance.
If Chicago theater has a high priest, a white-ponytailed president of …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMNew American Folk Theatre's world premiere needs stronger characters and a more compelling story to match the music.
The story Anthony Whitaker tells in his 90-m…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMForty-three years after its first production, Jackie Taylor's African American adaptation still enchants and empowers.
Now in its 43rd year, this Black Ensemble …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMA coworker's suicide leads to soul-searching in Kate Tarker's darkly comic meditation.
We spend at least 40 hours a week next to them and countless more rehashin…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMKatori Hall's play takes its time but weaves a spell.
"I lost my song. I lost it because I didn't know what it was worth," laments a young bluesman freshly retur…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMSiobhan O'Loughlin's touring solo uses actual bathrooms to explore vulnerability and community.
Siobhan O'Loughlin is tired. As her "cast" of friends files into …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMRena Butler explores otherness and adaptation to new spaces in her contribution to Hubbard Street's Forge Forward program.
This week, Hubbard Street Dance Chicag…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThree one-acts from the fight for women's franchise provide a cutting history lesson with Artemisia.
If nothing else, this trio of one-acts that explore the uphi…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMAs the Trust’s Children’s Theater Series turns 50, here’s a look at what’s next for kids — including a hopeful note on Playhouse Jr.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AM
Reworking Mary Shelley’s seminal work of gothic sci-fi for the digital age, the National Youth Theatre’s Frankenstein explores the line between artificial
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AMEugene O’Hare’s debut play The Weatherman prompted mixed reactions when it premiered at London’s Park Theatre earlier this year. His follow-up is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:40AMThe French wunderkind’s books have quickly become magnets for the stage. Adaptations of “History of Violence” and “The End of Eddy” will play New York simultaneously.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AMSara Bareilles, who wrote the music and lyrics for the hit musical Waitress, will be making her West End debut next year in the show, reuniting with Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Gavi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMby Rotimi Agbabiaka
With luminaries like the Tony Award-winning Daveed Diggs and hometown fave, Margo Hall, who both lit up last year?s Blindspotting, the Bay Area holds its own when it com…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 05:23AMNominees for the 30th Annual LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on Tuesday, November 5 on at This Stage [ThisStage.la]. The ceremony will take place Monday, January 13, 2020 at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18AMToday's top stories: Jagged Little Pill announces lottery and rush policies, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:14AMMarianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell’s production of Death of a Salesman uncovers new layers to Arthur Miller’s intense and profound play.
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The Production Company could hardly have chosen a better musical to celebrate the culmination of its 21st year, and its last show in the State Theatre before it undergoes renovations. Becaus…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:10AMNo, no, no, this isn’t a story about someone with little talent and unoriginal ideas, quite the contrary. Recently my Arts Hacker colleague, Ceci Dadisman, had linked to an article about a…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:03AMHow the musical Tina reveals new facets of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll---When Tony-nominated playwright Katori Hall was approached about penning the book for Tina, the new Broadway musical ab…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AM"Some survivors say they gained 'a new lease on life.' I feel differently about that," says Grays. "I never felt as though I started over; I simply continued on the path that I was meant t…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMFrances Fisher and Gregory Harrison star as Queen Eleanor and King Henry II, respectively, in the West Coast production.
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