Dance and Orchestra Music: Tango - Millennium Stage (November 9, 2019) by The Kennedy Center

Lead Cast announced for 9 To 5 The Musical by Arts Review

Caroline O’Connor, Marina Prior, Samantha Dodemaide and Erin Clare have been entrusted with the much-loved lead roles in Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical. Direct from London’s West En…

‘The Day’: The power of simplicity and universality by Admin

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.October 22, 2019. There’s just something about when masters gather — their combined experiences jelling and mixing such that they become more than the sum…

Cyrano Sings by Jk Clarke

        By JK Clarke   Edmond de Rostand’s 1897 play, Cyrano de Bergerac is a story that lends itself to reinterpretation and modernization. With a simple, straightforward theme about…

A Life in the Rye by Darryl Reilly

A seated actor dressed all in black wearing a beret beats a conga drum on a confined playing area.  Other actors in period costumes sit at small cabaret tables and chairs as thick wafts of …

Artists like Charles Burwell, Chad States, and Symone Salib grace the new Fashion District by Marta Rusek

Amid a dreary modern-mall backdrop, Philly’s Percent for Art program distinguishes the former Gallery mall with some instantly iconic pieces throughout. But is it for everyone? Marta Rusek…

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival presents ‘Genre Shorts: Asian Imagination’ by Rachel Bellwoar

Four short films screening in a November 9 program at PAAFF prove that, no matter the genre, it always pays to be specific. Rachel Bellwoar reviews.

Audience-pleasing revival of ‘Guys and Dolls’ by Kensington Arts Theatre by Caroline Bock

You promise me this. You promise me that. You promise me anything under the sun… belts out a swell Elizabeth Hester as Miss Adelaide, the cherry on top of a high-energy revival of Frank Lo…

9 to 5 The Musical Lead Cast Announced! by Gabi Bergman

Caroline O’Connor, Marina Prior, Samantha Dodemaide and Erin Clare have been entrusted with the much-loved lead roles in Dolly Parton’s 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL. Direct from London’s Wes…

What’s Beneath the ‘Sea’ at Scena Theatre? by John Stoltenberg

“It feels unknown. This is nowhere somehow,” says a character in this intriguingly cryptic poetic play by the acclaimed Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse. Indeed, where are we? And what is…

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Is membership worth it? Even for St. Louis' free museums, it pays dividends by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Friendship, discounts, and admission to museums and zoos around the country might make buying a membership worth the cost. At the St. Louis Zoo, it means free parking, invitations to be firs…

SATE's well-acted 'Women of Lockerbie' channels Greek tragedy by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SATE presents drama about grief in aftermath of terrorism.

Broadway Review: “The Sound Inside” at Studio 54 by David Roberts

Under David Cromer’s austere and esoteric direction, Ms. Parker and Mr. Hochman skillfully navigate the corners of the audience members’ minds projecting sound and sight on the empty can…

The Hope Hypothesis by Wendy Caster

In the excellent Voyage Theater Company production of The Hope Hypothesis, running through November 15 at the Sheen Center, playwright-director Cat Miller deftly shows how easily innocence c…

20 by 2020: Go to the theater with photographer Jerry Siegel by Kathy Janich

As part of our ongoing 20 by 2020 series profiling Atlanta theater... The post 20 by 2020: Go to the theater with photographer Jerry Siegel appeared first on ARTS ATL.

‘A vision few people had’: Douglas Q. Barnett, a Seattle pioneer of African American theater, dies at 88 by Gemma Alexander

Mr. Barnett is perhaps best known for being founder and artistic director of Black Arts/West, a local theater company that produced socially relevant theater by and about African Americans a…

Get to Know Mark William a Star on the Ascent by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell   Having watched Mark William since he debuted his first show “Come Croon With Me” at The Green Room 42 last year, and subsequent revivals, there’s no doubt t…

There’s No TV Like “Golden” TV: V.A.I. Music’s Very ‘Mary’ DVD Release Of “Annie Get Your Gun” ‘Raitt’s” A Real ‘Live’ Winn by Leo Buck

Ms. Martin and Mr. Raitt’s talents match one another’s flawlessly, helping to make this a “Must See” for fans and aficionados of either (or both) of them; of rare television antiquit…

It's Showtime! Go Behind the Scenes with These Exclusive Backstage Photos at Beetlejuice by Broadway.com

It's showtime! No, really! Broadway.com went backstage during a performance of the Tony-nominated Beetlejuice to see what it takes to put the Netherworld on the Great White Way. Check out p…

BWW TV: Robyn Hurder and Ricky Rojas Tell All About the Magic of MOULIN ROUGE

The Moulin Rouge is open for business eight times a week at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and while Satine and Christian might be the characters that fans flock to see, it's Nini and Santiago w…

Arts Commentary: MFA Boston — at 150 by Robert Israel

There have been times in the MFA’s past when it hasn’t lived up to its educational mission, when it has pandered to the whims of the wealthy -- particularly its fat cat benefactors. The …

Review: Dirty Crusty, The Yard Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Dirty Crusty, The Yard Theatre 3.0stars In the time it takes me to throw my coat over my shoulders, walk the short distance from The Yard Theatre to the train station, ride the train…

Music Interview:Musician and Writer Robert Forster — Life Before and After The Go-Betweens by Blake Maddux

Robert Forster was apparently spot-on when he proclaimed that The Go-Betweens "were too good for the bloody charts.” The post Music Interview:Musician and Writer Robert Forster — Life Be…

Review: Frankenstein, Southwark Playhouse by Blue Huseyin

Review: Frankenstein, Southwark Playhouse3.0stars“Soon,” Garth (Sonny Poon Tip) informs the audience, the very act of sitting together in a room to watch a show like this will seem “qu…

Review: As You Like It, Barbican by Joseph Winer

Review: As You Like It, Barbican 3.0stars There’s much to admire in Kimberley’s Sykes’s production of Shakespeare’s lively comedy, although something seems to be lurking behind the s…

David Baddiel’s “God’s Dice” at the Soho Theatre: Mid-Life Crisis as Science Confronts Religion by Aleks Sierz

One of the great cultural divides is that between religion and science. Of course, as novels such as Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy amply prove, it’s easier to speculate abo…

The Wolves Is Complex, Filled With Dogged Determination by Bill Hirschman

The Wolves fits the bill for Zoetic Stage's Theater Up Close series. It's an up-close, navel gazer. Nine teenaged girls are part of a high school indoor soccer team that meets each Saturday.…

The week in theatre: Ghost Quartet; High Fidelity; When the Crows Visit – review by Susannah Clapp

Boulevard; Turbine; Kiln, LondonTwo recently opened London theatres make their mark, with love and loss round the camp fire, and a sparky reworking of High Fidelity that just needs a few goo…

Not My Job: We Quiz 'Hamilton' Star Leslie Odom Jr. On Ben Franklin

Leslie Odom Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton and we were curious to find out: How much does he know about founding fathers who weren't in the hit Broadway musical?

Leslie Odom, Jr. by NPR

Leslie Odom, Jr., actor, joins us along with panelists Faith Salie, Adam Felber, and Jordan Carlos.

The 2020 Book Report Review: 10 Campaign Memoirs Analyzed On Stage by New York Theater

David Lawson made a personal sacrifice as a public service: He read 10 campaign books, all but one by current candidates for President of the United States. From his reading, he has fashione…

Director Ivo Van Hove Previews Major Changes in Upcoming West Side Story Revival by Mark Peikert

The musical begins previews at the Broadway Theatre December 10.

Off-Broadway Review: “Macbeth” at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater at Classic Stage Company by David Roberts

There has always been a curiosity and appreciation for bold attempts at new interpretations or the reimagining of the classics and it seems there have been endless attempts on putting a new …

‘Utterly recognisable & thoroughly fresh’: LES MISERABLES – Touring ★★★★★ by Matt Merritt

Bartlett Sher’s new production of Les Miserables may not have the cosy familiarity of the original Trevor Nunn (I still miss the revolve) but it makes up for that with a relentless energy.

Reaction Roundup: FROZEN 2 - Check Out the Early Buzz For Disney's Anticipated Sequel!

Critics are unleashing their first reactions to Frozen 2, with many saying it is better than the original. The film officially opens in U.S. theater on November 22, but you can read the init…

WEST SIDE STORY Revival Will Not Include 'I Feel Pretty' and the 'Somewhere' Ballet

Ivo Van Hove's reimagined West Side Story is coming to Broadway this season. In a new interview with Vogue, he has revealed some of the changes he has made, including cutting two iconic mome…

What Ben Crawford Does That No Other Broadway Phantom Has by Mark Peikert

Thirty-one years into the unprecedented run, this actor still makes The Phantom of the Opera his own.

VIDEO: Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen Act Out Trump's Ukraine Call on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT

Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where they acted out Trump's Ukraine call.

CATS Film Will Miss the Deadline For Multiple Award Nominations This Season

It has been revealed that the upcoming Cats film will miss multiple awards deadlines for this upcoming award season.

‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane’ preserves memories of the Holocaust with music by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Written by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohenm, this 90-minute solo piece involves Golabek sitting at a piano playing works by many of the great classical composers, and telling the eventful and ins…

Jacoba Williams: “As women we have all been through something, and that’s something that unites us” by Eleanor Dewar

Eleanor Dewar talks to star of The Bunker Theatre’s Before I Was A Bear, Jacoba Williams about becoming a big, furry beast, the positive effect of working in all-female environment and the…

‘Flashes of fun but narrowly sadistic’: SYDNEY & THE OLD GIRL – Park Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Black comedy Sydney & The Old Girl is occasionally entertaining, but much too dark and dispiriting for its own good.

Brian Stokes Mitchell Plays With Music-Holiday! Preview by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell   “I’m a Wizard everyday . . .” that about describes the incomparable Tony Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell (Kiss Me, Kate, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha) about to retur…

An Expedition into Mae Marsh by Trav S.D.

A few inadequate words in memory of screen actress Mae Marsh (Mary Wayne Marsh, 1894-1968). Critics hailed Marsh as one of the finest actresses of the silent era, in a league with Mary Pickf…

‘Nothing lost & so much gained’: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Chiswick Playhouse by Ian Foster

A genuinely updated I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a really rather lovely thing at the newly renamed Chiswick Playhouse.

Class Notes: From “Slave Play,” Sullivan Jones by James Marino

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Sullivan Jones, cast member of “Slave Play” playing on Broadway at the Golden Theatre. Class notes actively covers New York’s current theater s…

On the Couch with Tes Lyssiotis by Arts Review

Who is Tes Lyssiotis? A Greek/Australian Theatre Practitioner and teacher who has written over 35 plays including her seminal Australian play, Hotel Bonegilla.  Her work often examines the …

Cornelia Parker by Arts Review

Presented as part of the tenth edition of the Sydney International Art Series, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia presents the first survey exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere by acc…

Putting on a Class Production Part 2: Who Does What? by Kerry Hishon

This is the second part of a five-part class production series. Check out Part 1: What to Produce? here . So you’ve decided to put on a class production and you’ve chosen your play. Now …

Erik Preminger on Gypsy, His Mother Gypsy Rose Lee, and Why June Got a Bad Rap by Mark Peikert

Preminger talks about his family and their immortalization in musical form as Gypsy begins performances at Bar Area Musicals.

Little Miss Sunshine by Arts Review

Based on the Academy Award-winning film, New Theatre presents, as their last show for the year, James Lapine and William Finn’s Little Miss Sunshine in a Sydney premiere season from 12 Nov…

Bruno Vinciguerra: bidding for a bigger piece of the auction

Bonhams’ executive chairman says the auction house has scope for growth