Casting for 9 to 5 The Musical with Jeff Calhoun by Jennifer Hughes

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing esteemed broadway director Jeff Calhoun on his latest project 9 – 5 The Musical.  I say latest project but Jeff has actually been working o…

From diva to director: Internationally acclaimed Cornetti to lead Pittsburgh Festival Opera by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Having the opportunity to share my career experiences with Pittsburgh Festival Opera is yet another dream come true,” Ms. Cornetti said.

Suave crooning for a new generation in ‘Mark William: Feeling Good’ at The Green Room 42 by Deb Miller

Following a season of sold-out performances at The Green Room 42 after his debut at the popular midtown nightclub in November 2018, Mark William returned to the venue on Friday with the prem…

SEARED IS A MUST SEE! by Corine Cohen

Corine talks about Seared at MCC at 52nd Street. Listen to her thoughts about the show. The post SEARED IS A MUST SEE! appeared first on BroadwayShowbiz.com.

Concert review: Exciting Mussorgsky, with some issues, from Lehninger and the SLSO by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The conductor, with a broken foot, needed a scooter to enter and exit the stage

Anthony Warlow returns to The Secret Garden by Arts Review

Australia’s greatest musical theatre performer, Anthony Warlow, will revisit one of his most acclaimed roles, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, in the 25th anniversary production whic…

Those Show Broads Leave ‘Em Wanting MORE! by Marilyn Lester

What fun! Marta Sanders and Leanne Borghesi sure know how to put on a show and leave ’em wanting more. Their Showbroads was a powerhouse of entertainment, as you’d expect from two broads…

Anthony Warlow to Return to THE SECRET GARDEN in Australia

Australian musical theatre star Anthony Warlow will revisit one of his most acclaimed roles, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, in the 25th anniversary production which will open at Syd…

Anthony Warlow returns to The Secret Garden by Gabi Bergman

Australia’s greatest musical theatre performer Anthony Warlow will revisit one of his most acclaimed roles, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, in the 25th anniversary production whi…

Skip Marley Slow Down | Cierra Nichols Dance Class by DanceOn

“Here Are the Fragments” is mmersive theatre that’s worth the trip by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Over 90 minutes, the space is free to explore, but the scenes themselves often pull focus; it’s a curious effect that audience members are naturally drawn to follow the expert in the white…

Chloe Dallimore talks The Coogee Carols by AussieTheatre

The Coogee Carols, a first-person account by Chloe Dallimore the Coogee local, President of the MEAA and musical theatre performer. “When you find paradise, why would you leave?”  This …

Walliams and Williams collaborate on musical by Peter J Snee

As reported by the BBC, two of the UK’s biggest stars, Robbie Williams and David Walliams, are behind the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new musical, The Boy in the Dress. The show has been…

Review: A Letter to a Friend in Gaza, The Coronet Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: A Letter to a Friend in Gaza, The Coronet Theatre3.0starsThere is an unmistakable air of uneasiness in The Coronet Theatre as I take my seat; something taut and sinister that waits, …

Slava Snowshow - A Wonderful World to Visit by Judd Hollander

Reviewed by Judd Hollander Clowns exist in their own pocket universe. A point from which they can project everything from a childlike innocence to a bit of misguided whimsy, a can-do attit…

Brooke Averi and Jessie Crouch say Being a Radio City Rockette is Like 'Being an Athlete in Diamonds' by Caitlin Moynihan

The Radio City Rockettes (Photo: Brooke Rethwill) Brooke Averi and Jessie Crouch can be seen high-kicking their way through the holiday season in The Christmas Spectacular Starring The Rad…

“Mother of the Maid”—Heroic Epic of Mother Love, at MTC, Mill Valley by Patricia L. Morin

Jane Anderson Touches Parent’s Baffled Suffering by Patricia L. Morin Feisty Isabelle Arc (powerful Sherman Fracher) begins her torture when her impulsive teen-age daughter Joan (riveting …

Weighty Matters, Light Verse: John Lithgow Inks ‘Dumpty’ by Mark Dundas Wood

One day, reaching for this book will be a good way to revisit the escapades of the Trump presidency -- and to be glad that they're over. The post Weighty Matters, Light Verse: John Lithgow I…

Teacher Action Group and Simpatico Theatre present ‘Philly Education Stories’ by Josh Herren

When is theater-making activism? Philly’s Teacher Action Group and Simpatico Theatre teamed up to devise ‘Philly Education Stories,’ a performance co-created by teachers and students. …

Tony Winner Robert Horn by Barry Gordin

Robert Horn, Tootsie Best Book Tony Winner, chats with Patrick Christiano just before his triumph at the Tony Awards.  November 23, 2019:  Now that Tootsie has posted a closing notice, …

Dear Laurie Lawrence by Darryl Reilly

The late NYC performer’s 60th birthday was commemorated by a lovely concert at The Duplex with the proceeds benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The post Dear Laurie Lawrence a…

‘Brides and Mothers’ and ‘Cox and Box’ at The Forgotten Opera Company: Two dazzling flashes of operetta by Cybele Pomeroy

A double feature, running just two performances at The Forgotten Opera Company, a subset of The Victorian Lyric Opera Company in Rockville? Sure, why not? The world debut of Brides and Mothe…

Thanksgiving Week 2019 Broadway Theater Schedule and 10 Recommendations by Jonathan Mandell

Broadway is always big on Thanksgiving. If Olaf the snowman isn’t on stage in “Frozen” at the St. James on Thanksgiving Day, he IS in the air as a balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parad…

Managing Director/Associate Dean by Artsjournal

Managing Director/Associate Dean– Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre (YSD/YRT) seek a dynamic, visionary collaborator to serve as Managing Director and Associate Dean and teach co…

Upstate NY’s Adirondack Experience seeks a Director of Marketing & Public Relations by Artsjournal

Adirondack Experience, a museum of history and wilderness with an annual operating budget of $5 million, including earned revenue goals of just over $1.1 million, is entering an exciting p…

Director of Social Impact by Artsjournal

Working across the Center’s activities, with a focus on development, education and artistic planning teams, the Director of Creative Leadership and Social Impact Initiatives

Director, Theater Producing and Programming by Artsjournal

The Director, Theater Producing and Programming works with VP, Theater Producing and Programming to create, develop, and manage all aspects of program administration for the Theater departme…

Elaine Welteroth by NPR

Elaine Welteroth, journalist, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts, and Joel Kim Booster.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Marianne” — Pure, Artful Evil by Peg Aloi

Marianne is one of the slickest horror series I’ve seen on Netflix. The post WATCH CLOSELY: “Marianne” — Pure, Artful Evil appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

Giving back to Tia Shearer Bassett by Guest Writer

Dear Friends, We were saddened to learn this week that Tia Shearer Bassett, a valued member of the DC theater community and a bright shining light of a human, has recently been diagnosed wit…

Giving back to Tia Shearer Bassett by News Desk

  We were saddened to learn this week that Tia Shearer Bassett, a valued member of the DC theater community and a bright shining light of a human, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. T…

“The Inheritance” at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre by Richard Seff

It’s a good idea to prepare yourself if you plan to see both parts of Mr. Lopez’s play at matinee and evening in the same day. It can be done at 1:00 PM and again at 7:00 PM. Make certai…

CD REVIEW: Luke Evans – At Last by Ian Foster

Luke Evans’ debut album At Last is full of emphatic pop covers and his powerful voice at full stretch, not always a winning combination.

Play criticising Tory politicians for role in 'Trojan Horse' inquiry to be performed in parliament by Eleanor Busby, Eleanor Busby

'It's a scandal that allegations have been laid to rest as assumed truth,' writer says

Michael J. Pollard, Broadway Actor in the 1950s and 60s, Has Died

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Michael J. Pollard, who performed on Broadway in the 1950s and 60s, has died.

Enter Ms Scrooge … as sexist Dickens turns in his grave by Rob Walker

New staging takes aim at the author’s misogyny by casting a female leadHe’s remembered as a champion of the poor and downtrodden in Victorian society. Yet behind closed doors Charles Dic…

Jamie Lloyd: ‘The reason Cyrano has endured is that we all have an insecurity’ by Interview By Holly Williams

The acclaimed theatre director on his latest West End production, his Pinter obsession, and why offering free tickets to first-time theatregoers is so important Theatre director Jamie Lloyd …

MAURY YESTON IS HAPPENING AT THE YORK THEATRE by Sandi Durell

    By Brian Scott Lipton   There can be no argument that Maury Yeston belongs in the pantheon of great musical theater composers. The 74-year-old New Jersey native has won Tony Awards fo…

FROZEN 2 Has Best November Box Office Opening For An Animated Film, at $130-$140M

Frozen 2 is already set to have the best opening for an animated film in November. Its current estimated weekend total at the box office is $130-$140M, after a gross of $45.9M on its first d…

Photo Flash: Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH

Lin-Manuel Miranda dropped by to see Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish on Friday night and went backstage to meet Joel Grey and the cast.

‘I loved the cheekiness of its approach’: LAND WITHOUT DREAMS – Gate Theatre ★★★ by Rev Stan

Land Without Dreams at the Gate Theatre is a surreal, existential meta ‘drama’ created by Danish company Fix & Foxy.

What Does It Take to Put On the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? by Ruthie Fierberg

Macy’s creative producer Wesley Whatley lets us in on the casting process, the curation of the Broadway performances, and what the eight hours leading up to the Parade looks like.

The “Why” by Mo Brady

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Ethlyne Clair: A Newlywed’s Short Honeymoon by Trav S.D.

The extent to which the careers of certain silent screen stars’ careers were destroyed by sound is often exaggerated, but the case that that is what happened to Ethlyne Clair (Ethlyne Wil…

Review: Black Men Walking, Stephen Joseph Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Black Men Walking, Stephen Joseph Theatre 5.0stars What do you think of when you think of walking? Most commonly you might picture white people. These tend to be the people on the Mo…

Review: Wild Card: Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome, Sadler’s Wells by Anna Perry

Review: Wild Card: Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome, Sadler's Wells 3.0stars Dancing between hard and soft; audience and performer; noise and words; lovers and strangers; consenting and preventing; F…

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Oldham Coliseum Theatre by Matt Barton

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Oldham Coliseum Theatre 3.0stars There’s a tangible feeling of jovial warmth in the Oldham Coliseum for their Christmas pantomime, proudly described as “r…

Review: I Wanna Be Yours, East Riding Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: I Wanna Be Yours, East Riding Theatre5.0starsAt first glance, the set up for I Wanna Be Yours seems remarkably simple. Here is a boy and a girl, they want to love each other but thin…

CASTING: Joel Montague takes over from Joe Sugg as Ogie in West End Waitress by Press Releases

After finishing in Falsettos at The Other Palace tonight (23 November 2019), Joel Montague will return to the West End to take over from YouTube star Joe Sugg as Ogie in Waitress at the Adel…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Dear Evan Hansen at the Noel Coward Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the highly anticipated transfer of Dear Evan Hansen from Broadway.

Spend a 2-Show Day With Hadestown's Timothy Hughes by Nathan Skethway

Hughes currently stars in the ensemble of the Tony-winning Best Musical.

Imelda Staunton to star in Hello Dolly revival at the Adelphi Theatre in 2020 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Hello Dolly! is to be revived in London in August 2020 at the Adelphi Theatre starring Imelda Staunton in a production directed by Dominic Cooke. This post Imelda Staunton to…

Review: Medusa, The Pleasance Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Medusa, The Pleasance Theatre3.0starsWe are in the midst of a cultural phenomenon with contemporary British theatre. From Six, to Emilia and most recently & Juliet, many creative…

A river runs through us: New book, exhibit explain how a river shaped St. Louis by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Mighty Mississippi" opens at the Missouri History Museum on Saturday. "Great River City: How the Mississippi Shaped St. Louis" by Andrew Wanko is its companion book.

Recently reviewed theater for Nov. 22 by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Capsule reviews for professional theater on St. Louis stages.

An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero” by Miranda Laurence

In darkness, a quiet sobbing, acutely intimate in the vastness of the Barbican main stage. Now crying, now whimpering, the amplified voice grows in aching graduality. I can’t but reflect o…

Tadashi Suzuki’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”: East and West Under the Umbrella by Emiliia Dementsova

This year is a special one for the Theatre Olympics. For in it’s touring, it is comprised of two mutually enriching parts: for the first time, it is held in two countries – in Russia and…

Faust by Arts Review

Acclaimed director Sir David McVicar’s decadent and devilish production of Gounod’s Faust will make its Melbourne premiere in the State Theatre – Arts Centre Melbourne this November. M…

Ashley Blanchet Sings “In My Own Little Corner” From Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella by Playbill

Putting on a Class Production Part 4: Problem Solving by Kerry Hishon

This is the fourth part of a five-part class production series. Check out Part 1: What to Produce?, Part 2: Who Does What?, and Part 3: Casting. By this point your students are in the thick …

Fortified by Arts Review

A solid cabaret format performance from Amity Dry and Jamie Burgess who were both clad in army camouflage. Amity, leggy in a short Safari suit with detachable webbing detail paired with wick…

On the Couch with Kiah Gossner by Arts Review

Who is Kiah Gossner? Kiah Gossner is a producer, composer and session musician. After graduating from the Adelaide Conservatorium I ended up working in studios around the country and touring…

Stagecraft: Alexis Scheer, Playwright of “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Alexis Scheer …

Tony Winner Betty Buckley Joins Jason Robert Brown for SubCulture Concerts Beginning November 23 by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Brown continues his residency at the downtown Manhattan venue.