“Sydney & The Old Girl” at The Park Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Actor Miriam Margolyes is a phenomenon. Not only has this Dickensian specialist starred in high-profile shows both here and in Australia, a country whose citizenship she took up in 2013, but…

Theater: “Canteen,” “The Wickhams” by ArtsATL Staff

It’s beginning to look a lot like the happiest time of the... The post Theater: “Canteen,” “The Wickhams” appeared first on ARTS ATL.

Moby-Dick Rehearsal: A First Look by American Repertory Theater

Serendipitous, humorous and existential: Big Dance Theater’s ‘The Road Awaits Us’ by Admin

NYU Skirball Theater, New York, NY. November 8, 2019. As a dance reviewer who sees a good deal of work, I’m often pleasantly struck by how much possibility for mood, aesthetic, and messag…

In Rehearsal: Daniil Trifonov in Scriabin's Piano Concerto by New York Philharmonic

Curet Performance Project’s ‘ASPECTOS’: Bodies and beliefs by Admin

Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY. November 1, 2019. “Belief is a beautiful armor, but it makes for the heaviest sword,” goes one John Mayer lyric. For good or ill, we all h…

Paul Taylor American Modern Dance at Lincoln Center: The spirituality of movement by Admin

David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.November 7, 2019. As humans evolved, they moved together to praise spirits — those that brought health and sickness, plenty or scarcity, weather good or…

‘Frozen’ National Tour To Kick Off Next Week At Pantages Theatre by Bruce Haring

The national tour for Disney’s Frozen musical is opening next week just over the hill from the studio that created the animated versions. Frozen starts performances on at the Hollywood P…

Adelaide Fringe 2020 program shines for diamond anniversary by Peter J Snee

The party that brings a city to life will once again challenge and enchant audiences for the 60th anniversary of Adelaide Fringe in 2020, from February 14 to March 15. Tickets for the 60th a…

The Creative Class In The Bay Area: Meaningfully Employed And Living In A Shack by Artsjournal

Housing is such a problem, that it’s difficult to think about actually being creative. How long can this last? A first-person account of trying to make it in Oakland. – Harper’s

Clive James, 80 – Invented a Genre Of Modern TV Criticism by Artsjournal

From the 1980s, beginning with the classic Unreliable Memoirs, he published a series of uproarious biographies that charted his journey from dusty Australia to windy Cambridge to grubby Flee…

Can Music Be A-Cultural? by Artsjournal

“A lucid example of the Western music aesthetic versus an indigenous one would be to consider the concert hall experience and that of a powwow. In the concert hall, the quality of the soun…

Study Refutes Longstanding Claim That Molière Didn’t Write The Plays Attributed To Him by Artsjournal

“The late blooming of Molière’s talent, his purported lack of education and culture, his busy agenda, and the lack of manuscripts are among the arguments that triggered a century-long d…

London’s Dulwich Gallery Reopens After Brazen Attempt To Steal Rembrandts by Artsjournal

An intruder forced their way into an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London on 13 November and removed two valuable Rembrandt artworks. Police intervened before the intruder w…

Social Media Has Made Our Democracy More Toxic. But We Can Fix It by Artsjournal

“The problem may not be connectivity itself but rather the way social media turns so much communication into a public performance. We often think of communication as a two-way street. Inti…

Yaron Lifschitz talks Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus by Peter J Snee

Brisbane and Sydney audiences are in for a treat this festive season, as world-renowned contemporary circus company, Circa, bring their original production of Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Ci…

The 2019 Reader Gift Guide by Reader Staff

More than 90 local items handpicked by Reader staff, including records, books, classes, handcrafted clothing, and home goods Salem Collo-Julin, listings coordina…

South Asian Theatre in Canada: Sawitri Theatre Stages Three Short Plays in Gujarati by Abhimanyu Acharya

Sawitri Theatre, based out of Mississauga, Ontario, recently paid a tribute to the acclaimed Indian playwright Chinu Modi. Being one of the flag-bearers of South Asian theatre in Canada, the…

Jon Stewart | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet - Millennium Stage (November 27, 2019) by The Kennedy Center

Tiffany Haddish | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

Michael Che | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

Neal Brennan | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

Marlon Wayans | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

Aziz Ansari | 2019 Mark Twain Prize Red Carpet by The Kennedy Center

People Needing People in ‘Everything is Super Great’ by Matthew Wexler

In 'Everything Is Super Great,' a well-meaning, if somewhat dysfunctional, art therapist shows up on a teenager's doorstep to help him face his grief. The post People Needing People in ‘E…

Michael Harrison becomes joint owner of Qdos Pantomimes with 50% stake by Matthew Hemley

Producer Michael Harrison has become co-owner of Qdos Pantomimes, with a 50% stake in the company. Harrison has been associated with the

Deborah Bull: Art offers ‘something extra’ to enhance health and well-being by Deborah Bull

Ballet dancer Deborah Bull left the Royal Opera House after 31 years to pursue her interest in arts and health at King’s

British theatre leaders issue pre-election rallying cry for increased arts funding by Georgia Snow

Industry leaders including National Theatre bosses Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger and Bristol Old Vic’s artistic director Tom Morris are calling on

Dispatch from Japan’s gaming zone

The country’s gaming industry, a key cultural export, has undergone a slump — but there are signs of a revival

Dolly Diamond returns to The Butterfly Club for her first December Christmas Party in years. Flat-out festive fun! by Peter J Snee

It might just be a Christmas miracle, but Dolly Diamond finally believes in Christmas. After almost a decade of poking fun at the festive season with her Christmas in July shows, Ms. Diamond…

Movies to continue at Harris Theater Downtown despite PCAM layoffs by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust plans to continue scheduled screenings of movies at Downtown’s Harris Theater 

Theatre director and writer Sir Jonathan Miller – a life in pictures

The polymath, who first found fame in the early 1960s in the revue Beyond the Fringe and went on to direct theatre and television plays, has died at the age of 85 Continue reading...

Jonathan Miller: a master of all trades by Mark Lawson

The theatre and opera director, television producer, presenter, writer, comic and doctor had a special interest in the human mind – and a special example of one, too Sir Jonathan Miller d…

Coming up at the Playhouse this December by Westport Country Playhouse

Taming The Shrew November Comp by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has a double passes to giveaway to Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Taming of the Shrew on Friday 7th December @ 7:00pm. This Summer, join Melbourne Shakespeare Company for th…

Holiday Gifts for Theater Lovers 2019 by New York Theater

My eighth annual Broadway (and small theater) gift guide below includes links and information on shopping for theater tickets, theater subscriptions, cast recordings, play scripts, librettos…

[HD] Anything Can Happen In The Theater Press Sneak Peek by York Theatre Company

Alex Ross: An Iconic Recording Label Turns 50 by Artsjournal

ECM is one of the greatest labels in the history of recording. Manfred Eicher, who founded ECM and remains its sole proprietor, has forged a syncretic vision in which jazz and classical trad…

Director Jonathan Miller, 85 by Artsjournal

“He first achieved fame as an actor in the anti-establishment revue “Beyond the Fringe,” a hit in both London and New York. He went on to win acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for …

Who Actually Wrote, Or Wrote Down, The Epic Of Gilgamesh? by Artsjournal1

“The poem we call Gilgamesh is based on copies of a work assembled over a millennium after the earliest stories were written in Old Babylonian. … A specific scribe, editor, collator, poe…

The Bloody, Bloody Bold Career of Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge! Director Alex Timbers by Lindsey Sullivan

Alex Timbers is a man in demand. He has had a hand in three currently running (and wildly different) Broadway shows: Moulin Rouge! Beetlejuice, both of which he directed and American Uto…

Show People with Paul Wontorek: Alex Timbers by Broadway.com

Director Alex Timbers discusses American Utopia, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! and more.

VIDEO: Watch Whoopi Goldberg Perform with Disney On Ice

Disney on Ice skated over to The View to perform Trip a Little Light Fantastic from Mary Poppins.  Watch Whoopi make an appearance in the act! Video below: 

“Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” by [email protected] (simon Saltzman)

(L-R) Angel Lin (Charlotte), Dee Hoty (Madame), Ashley Blanchet (Ella), and Rose Hemingway (Gabrielle)- photo by Jerry Dalia It won’t matter very much to most audience members attending …

In the spirit of gratitude, thank you. by The 5th Avenue Theatre

How A Stolen Native American Artifact Ended Up For Sale In Paris by Artsjournal

There is a loophole, in which it’s illegal to traffic certain cultural items within the United States, but exporting them is not prohibited. The Native American Graves Protection and Repat…

‘Star Wars’ Saga As Kabuki, Literally by Artsjournal1

“Star Wars Kabuki-Rennosuke and The Three Light Sabers, which are being staged in Tokyo, will combine plots from each of the franchise’s latest trilogy, substituting plots drawn from the…

Audible Is Becoming A Serious Theatre Company by Artsjournal1

“It’s not that plays are new to recordings, or that corporations never before invested in the stage. What is novel is how this company is commissioning dramatists to write plays for its …

Comedy in Sketch: YOUR SUNDAY BEST by Chuck Schultz

An awesome recurring show with a line up of comedians and comic performers

“What to Wear” – Part 1: Auditions by Performerstuff

“What to Wear” – Part 1: Auditions Written by Ella Embry November 27, 2019 Monologue? Check. Head shot and resume? Check. Cute audition outfit… Dang. If you feel like you keep …

Sleepless in Seattle Musical Sets London Premiere for Spring 2020

Michael Xavier and Kimberley Walsh will costar in the new stage adaptation of the 1993 romantic comedy.

BWW TV: Lightning (Thief) Strikes at Broadway Sessions

This past Thursday at Broadway Sessions we were joined by cast members and the composer of Broadway's The Lightning Thief! We had such an incredible time with Rob Rokicki, Amanda Flynn, Sara…

BWW Album Review: The Bizarre Brilliance of OCTET

If you're looking for a traditional show, Octet isn't it, but if you're looking for a smart, often witty meditation on technology in the modern world, this definitely is it.

Emmy Award-winning actress Renée Taylor stars in ‘My Life on a Diet’ at George Street Playhouse

Renée Taylor’s award-winning autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET is currently at George Street Playhouse, with performances through Dec. 15 in the Arthur Laurents Theater at the New…

Sir Jonathan Miller, writer and director, dies aged 85 by Kitty Underwood

Theatre and Opera director and writer Sir Jonathon Miller has died today aged 85. His family announced in a statement this afternoon that Sir Jonathon passed away "peacefully at home... foll…

See Bernadette Peters, Chinonye Chukwu, and More Honored at 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala by Nathan Skethway

The Broadway favorite received the distinguished Prince Rainier III Award in recognition of her devotion to the arts and philanthropic causes.

When Department Stores Were Theater by Alexandra Jacobs

Barneys is closing. Nordstrom is streamlining. And the hometown holiday window may be entering its final act.

London Theatre News Today: Wednesday 27 November by Hira Desai

From a new rom-com-turned-musical to a casting announcement for the UK tour of A Monster Calls, today's roundup is not one to be missed. The post London Theatre News Today: Wednesday 27 Nove…

HOOKED ON HAPPINESS at Theater for the New City by Jacquelyn Claire

HOOKED ON HAPPINESS is an original climate change musical tackling the crisis through the perspective of a high school drama class. Two students Kim and Eric are inspired to create their own…

Darbar festival review – blazing celebration of Indian dance by Sanjoy Roy

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Temple of Fine Arts explode with energy and Nahid Siddiqui captivates with her lightness and gravity Initially a showcase for Indian classical music, since 2017 t…

‘Enjoyable & sensitive production’: A BENCH AT THE EDGE – Tristan Bates Theatre by Stephanie Ressort

Off the Cliff’s production of Luigi Jannuzzi’s 1981 short play A Bench At The Edge at the Tristan Bates Theatre is an enjoyable and sensitive production of a thought-provoking and off-be…

Christmas shows for kids by Hira Desai

If you're looking for to join some family fun over the festive holidays, check our out roundup of the best Christmas shows for kids. The post Christmas shows for kids appeared first on Offic…

Police To Impound Rotterdam Museum Sculptures After Church Says They Were Stolen by Artsjournal1

“Police have said they plan to seize six religious sculptures that are on display at an art museum in the Belgian town of Leuven. The authorities acted following a complaint by a Belgian c…

A Traditional ‘Straight Up’ Thanksgiving by Artsjournal1

Our Thanksgiving team of William S. Burroughs and Norman O. Mustill has been a longtime happy pairing. It still is. So here they are again, sweetened by Heathcote Williams’s words in a nar…

Surge In Black Art Is ‘Exhilarating Sea Change’ That Made 2010s ‘Thrilling’: New York Times by Artsjournal1

Roberta Smith: “What made the 2010s the most thrilling of all the decades I’ve spent in the New York art world was the rising presence of black artists of every ilk, on every front: in m…

UK Conservative Party Plans £120 Million Cultural ‘Festival Of Brexit’ by Artsjournal1

“The Conservative Party confirmed in its manifesto that it plans to move forward with the cultural Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland if it wins the UK general election on 12 D…

The 100 Greatest Films Directed By Women (An International Critics’ Poll) by Artsjournal1

“[This] is BBC Culture’s biggest and most international poll yet: 761 different films were voted for by 368 film experts – critics, journalists, festival programmers and academics – …

Roger Cardinal, Scholar Who Coined Term ‘Outsider Art’, Dead At 79 by Artsjournal1

“This was not entirely a source of pleasure to the man who, under duress, had invented the term” as a compromise title for his very influential 1972 book. “In a 2009 essay on outsider …

Every Society On Earth Has Music, Confirm Scientists, And It’s Used In ‘Strikingly Similar Ways’ Throughout The World by Artsjournal1

“To arrive at this conclusion, researchers spent five years painstakingly creating a database that features music created by people across the globe. They dubbed it the Natural History of …

Hearing Octaves As The Same Note Is Culturally Learned, Not Hardwired In Brain: Research by Artsjournal1

“Musical systems around the world and across historical eras have been diverse, but octaves are commonly a feature of them. The acoustic structure of octaves is always the same: The freque…

Heirs Of Nobel-Winning Author Naguib Mahfouz Have Been Fighting His Publisher For Years by Artsjournal1

The daughters of the author, the most internationally famous Arabic-language writer in modern history, have repeatedly sued the American University in Cairo Press for what they claim are lar…

Study: Art Therapy Helps Fight Symptoms Of Dementia by Artsjournal

“After the six-week intervention, we found the rhythm of salivary cortisol across the day to be improved. We also found the intervention improved some aspects of well-being. We think if bo…

Why Museum Workers Across America Are Unionizing by Artsjournal

The New Museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, and the Frye Art Museum in Seattle have all formed unions this year. And the tide doesn’t seem to…

Black Lives Matter, Pride and how to talk about them go under microscope in provocative new play by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

‘Every Day She Rose’ examines Black Lives Matter’s disruption of the 2016 Pride parade from at least two perspectives.

Megan Hilty On Her Wild Broadway Beginnings And What She Learned Along Her Journey by Jeryl Brunner

As she embarks on a special concert with Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky, we caught up with the TV and Broadway star.

Sleepless – A Musical Romance to open at Troubadour Wembley by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Sleepless, a romantic musical comedy based on the film Sleepless In Seattle is to have its London premiere at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in March 2020. This post Sleeple…

My Brilliant Friend review, National Theatre: A lively, generous tale of femininity and violence by Alexandra Pollard, Alexandra Pollard

In this five-hour adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, director Melly Still manages to avoid gratuity

In ‘For Colored Girls….’, Adrienne C. Moore Has Come Full Circle by American Theatre Editors

The 'Orange Is the New Black' actress, who once used a Ntozake Shange monologue as her go-to audition piece, is now starring in the Public Theater revival.

Dreamgirls UK Tour 2020 – First ever UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The first-ever Dreamgirls UK Tour has been announced opening in Bristol in September 2020. Dreamgirls tour tickets go on sale this week. This post Dreamgirls UK Tour 2020 –…

Mallory Maedke to Play Jane Seymour in Minnesota's Pre-Broadway Run of Six by Ryan McPhee

She steps in for Abby Mueller, who has withdrawn from the out-of-town engagement due to an injury.

Abby Mueller Will Be Stepping Out of St. Paul Run of SIX Due to an Unexpected Injury

Six the musical has regretfully announced on it's official Instagram page, that due to an injury Abby Mueller will be stepping out of the show during the run in St. Paul.

Aasif Mandvi Named Winner of United Solo Special Award; Festival Expands to London by Olivia Clement

The festival, the largest of its kind, celebrates the culmination of another year.

Five Burning Questions with Scotland, PA Star Jay Armstrong Johnson

Jay Armstrong Johnson discusses begging to be part of Scotland, PA, crafting his hilarious Banko character, and how growing up gay in Texas helped inform his comedy.

New 'Sleepless in Seattle' musical to receive world premiere in London next month

New show Sleepless: A Musical Romance based on the smash-hit romantic comedy film Sleepless in Seattle is set to have its long-awaited world premiere at London's Troubadour Wembley Park The…

‘I remember crying my eyes out’: ‘Soldier On’ deploys military veterans to bring traumas to life onstage by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Half the cast have served, lending power to portrayal of PTSD, the ‘very specific’ military humour and more at Berkeley Street Theatre.

Watch Idina Menzel and Billy Porter in ‘I Got My Love to Keep Me Warm’ Music Video by Dan Meyer

The Tony winners duet on the song in a video filled with plenty of holiday cheer.

British Theatre and Opera Director Jonathan Miller Dies at 85 by Ryan McPhee

The Olivier Award winner and Tony recipient also performed, produced, emceed, and practiced medicine.

Metropolitan Opera, The Public Theater, Cal Performances, and More Are Hiring by Playbill Staff

Playbill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.

New ‘Sleepless In Seattle’ Stage Musical Adaptation Set For London World Premiere by Greg Evans

A new stage musical version of the 1993 Tom Hanks comedy Sleepless in Seattle is set for a London world premiere next spring. Sleepless, a Musical Romance will begin previews March 21 at Lon…

Spotlight on Broadway Celebrates Oz: Donna Murphy as The Wicked Witch of the West

Chart the career of Tony Award winner Donna Murphy and see all new photos of her as the Wicked Witch from our Broadway Celebrates Oz series.

The Wizard of Oz review at Leeds Playhouse – ‘will inspire a whole new generation to fall in love with Oz’ by John Murphy

It must be quite a challenge to stage something as iconic as The Wizard of Oz. How do you breathe new life

Samuel D. Hunter’s Own Private Idaho by Alexis Soloski

The playwright left his home state 20 years ago. While rehearsing his new play, “Greater Clements,” he drove through the lonesome landscapes that still inspire his work.

Weather the Storm with This Hot Duet from Tony Winners Idina Menzel & Billy Porter by Andy Lefkowitz

Idina Menzel and Billy Porter may just be our new favorite Broadway besties. The Tony-winning duo, who will sing out tomorrow at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and appear on-screen toget…

New Sleepless in Seattle Musical to Make World Premiere in London; Michael Xavier Will Star by Andy Lefkowitz

Sleepless in Seattle is getting a fresh musical treatment. On the heels of an earlier stage version which debuted six years ago, a new tuner based on the 1993 romantic comedy will make it…

Collapsed Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre faces claims of more than £378,000 by Giverny Masso

Claims totalling more than £378,000 have been made against the collapsed Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre. The pop-up venue ran in York and Blenheim

The critics who lunch by Terry Teachout

The forty-second episode of Three on the Aisle, the twice-monthly podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for list…

Join “Piano Bar Live!” Monday, December 2nd at 7pm at Brandy’s with Guests Marieann Meringolo, Danny Bacher, Kelly Wohlford, Benjamin Nurthen &

Michael McAssey ScoBar Entertainment continues PIANO BAR LIVE! every Monday night at 7pm at Brandy’s Piano Bar on the Upper East Side. Joining Piano Bar Maestro, MICHAEL McASSEY at the ke…

Photo Flash: Susan Lucci, Tony Danza and More Celebrate CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

On Nov. 25, Celebrity Autobiography celebrated its 10th anniversary as winner of the Drama Desk Award with a show at The Triad (158 West 72nd St) with a cast featuring Susan Lucci, Tony Danz…

AWAY (dir. Gints Zilbalodis): Film review by Scott Wiser

A terrifying yet starkly beautiful world

Tony Nominee Kimberly Scott Joins Jennifer Hudson-Led Aretha Franklin Biopic Respect by Dan Meyer

The Broadway alum is set to co-star with Audra McDonald, Heather Headley, Forest Whitaker, and Mary J. Blige.

Joey McIntyre Will Star in Twelfth Night at Two River Theater by Andrew Gans

Former New York Magazine critic Sara Holdren will direct the production, which features original songs by The Lobbyists.

‘An absolute treat for anyone who loves musical theatre’: CURTAINS – Touring & West End ★★★★ by The Family Stage

Curtains is a hilarious love letter to both the murder mystery genre and musical theatre itself, performed brilliantly by an impressively large cast in which there is not a weak link.

The Business of ‘Carol’ by American Theatre Editors

More than a mere box-office cash cow, Dickens’s classic is a community builder, a gateway drug, and a holiday tradition.

Frozen Tour to Begin in Hollywood – Lottery Announced by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

As winter begins to settle in all over the country, the National Tour of Disney’s Frozen is ironically beginning its journey in the warmth of Southern California. The hit musical, based on…

On the Divine Dudley Dickerson by Trav S.D.

African American character actor/ comedian Dudley Dickerson (1906-1968) is today best remembered for his comic turns in many Three Stooges shorts, although he appeared in films starring near…

Jonathan Miller, Acclaimed Theater Director and Writer, Dies at 85 by Benedict Nightingale

Known for his radical restagings of classic works, Mr. Miller was also a doctor who periodically left the stage to practice medicine.

‘My Life on a Diet’ is a live memoir wrapped in surprising charm in New Brunswick: review by Patrick Maley

This is a veteran entertainer showing the skills she has honed during a long career of getting laughs and earning applause, bringing this all to bear on her life story with great charisma.

[nyc] SLAVE PLAY (Golden Theatre): Process this! by Joshua Herren

Jeremy O. Harris’ brilliant SLAVE PLAY is designed to shock, provoke, and trigger. It succeeds on all fronts.

Joanna Lumley on Jonathan Miller: 'completely brilliant, extraordinarily funny' by Interview By Chris Wiegand

Actor pays tribute to the ‘genius’ writer and director, who has died aged 85 He was one of my greatest heroes. Years ago, when I was being photographed for Vogue, I saw him walking past …

Chris Thorpe wins inaugural Royal Court/Oberon Books Climate Commission by Georgia Snow

Chris Thorpe is the first recipient of London’s Royal Court and Oberon Books’ Climate Commission, which will fund him to write a

BWW Readers Name Their Favorite Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performances!

We asked, and you answered! To get ready for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, we asked BroadwayWorld readers to name their favorite Broadway performances from the parade have been…

VIDEO: Watch Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway Give 'Lullaby of Broadway' a HAMILTON Twist!

The Tony Award-nominated Callaway Sisters are back by popular demand at Feinstein's/54 Below with their new show Broadway the Calla-way!  Serving up a feast this Thanksgiving week (through…

Michael D. Xavier and Kimberley Walsh Will Star in December Previews of Sleepless in Seattle Musical by Andrew Gans

The new musical, titled Sleepless, will officially open in London in March 2020.

U.K. Premiere of Pass Over Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

Antoinette Nwandu’s critically acclaimed drama will play London's Kiln Theatre in February 2020.

Watch Kristen Bell Get Surprised by Her High School Drama Teacher by Dan Meyer

The Frozen star was ecstatic to get a blast from the past on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

BWW Flashback: Enchantment Passes Through with AIDA

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, rumors have been circulating around a revival of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, which might result in a national tour or even a stop on Broadway. Now a…

The Chase Brock Experience: “The Four Seasons” by Joel Benjamin

His more abstract ballets for The Chase Brock Experience, such as its current presentation at Theatre Row, "The Four Seasons" to the Vivaldi score (a revival from 2006), did not fare quite a…

At Round House Theatre, video projections express the inner life of a boy on the spectrum by Thomas Floyd

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is a mystery centering on a 15-year-old math prodigy

Fly Davis: Designers’ mental health is ‘disintegrating’ due to work pressures by Giverny Masso

Designer Fly Davis has argued there is a lack of support for creatives struggling with their mental health, claiming more people have

Diary: How an Exeter panto star plans to kick politicians where it hurts – in the ballots by Tabard

A pantomime dame is vying to be become Exeter’s MP in next month’s general election. Oh no, she isn’t! Oh yes, she

What Song Is Adrienne Warren’s Favorite to Perform During Tina: The Tina Turner Musical? by Dan Meyer

The Broadway star also shared what questions she asked Turner during a one-on-one meeting.

Dreamgirls Will Launch U.K. Tour in Fall 2020 by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs the revival.

7 amazing Bay Area things to do over Thanksgiving weekend by Randy McMullen

Got your Thanksgiving weekend plans yet? We have some nifty ideas, from holiday fairs and ice rinks with bumper cars to holiday arts shows.

VIDEO: CATS on Tour's Grizabella, Keri Rene Fuller, Sings 'Memory'

The new National Tour of CATS, based off the last Broadway revival, is on the road! The musical returns to Toronto starting tomorrow until January 5th at The Princess of Wales Theatre. Toro…

Theatre and Opera Director Sir Jonathan Miller Has Died at 85

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that theatre and opera director Sir Jonathan Miller, best known for directing and starring in the Beyond the Fringe satirical revue, has died at age 85.

Making a Musical – Episode 4 by Jared Goudsmit

Land of revisions The post Making a Musical – Episode 4 appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

REVIEW: My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre London ✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews My Brilliant Friend adapted by April De Angelis based on Elena Ferrante's novel now playing at the National Theatre, London. This post REVIEW: My Brill…

Sneak Peek: Cadillac Gives Kate Baldwin the Drive to Debut New Song by Playbill Staff

Tony nominated star Kate Baldwin and her crew spend the day traveling in the all-new Cadillac XT6.

‘The actor should study a kindred art, whether he becomes proficient or otherwise’ – 80 years ago in The Stage by The Stage

November 20, 1939: Though it is generally recognised that most actors today will have a job on the side to support them,

National Theatre ‘Royal’ name debate and in praise of Madani Younis – your views, November 28 by The Stage

I write in response to a letter on the name of the National Theatre. The conferring of the prefix ‘Royal’ on the

Hamlet: November 28 by Harry Venning

"Dream Bigger" by Rehana Lew Mirza, Melinda Lopez

By Rehana Lew Mirza, Melinda Lopez. Rehana Lew Mirza and Melinda Lopez talk being playwrights as well as actors and teachers, critiquing their own work, their individual work processes, and …

Director Jonathan Miller dies at 85 by Ruth Comerford

The director, writer and actor Jonathan Miller has died, aged 85. Miller’s death was confirmed by his family on November 27. The

Top 5 West End shows led by female powerhouses

Women have come a long way since 1660 when the ban on female actors in England was finally lifted. As many probably already know, at least from Shakespeare in Love, female roles back then …

REVIEW: Cinderella, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭✭ by Ray Rackham

By Ray Rackham Ray Rackham and his son Barnaby review this year's festive treat Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London This post REVIEW: Cinderella, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭�…

Candida review – Shaw's comedy of fizzing words and extreme passion by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, Richmond upon ThamesThis production of George Bernard Shaw’s remarkable play about a poet and a priest in love with the same woman induces giddy delight Paul Miller is almost …

My Brilliant Friend review – Elena Ferrante's twisting tale of heroines for our age by Claire Armitstead

National Theatre, LondonNiamh Cusack and Catherine McCormack perform the central roles with magnetic force in this frenetically comic adaptation of Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet At the sta…

Jonathan Miller, writer and director, dies aged 85 by Matthew Weaver

Polymath also had career in medicine and was member of Beyond the Fringe comedy team Jonathan Miller, the writer, theatre and opera director, and member of the Beyond the Fringe comedy team,…

Jonathan Miller death: Theatre director and writer dies, aged 85 by Roisin O'Connor, Roisin O'Connor

Miller rose to fame alongside Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett in the comedy revue 'Beyond the Fringe'

My Brilliant Friend review at the National Theatre, London – ‘epic, unwieldy experience’ by Dave Fargnoli

When a pair of ragged, decades-old dolls are anonymously delivered to the home of a respected author, they trigger a flood of

Spotify and the limits of the infinite

Digital freedom often comes with real constraints.

Is it magic? Is it theater? Robert Ramirez does both by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Robert Ramirez, “The Musical Theater Magician,” blend his two worlds at Liberty Magic, Downtown, from Wednesday through Jan. 5.

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Glick to Lead Extended “Little Shop,” More Stars Join “Emojiland,” Porter to Host “Rockin’ Eve” “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the t…

New York Theater Tourists Don’t See by Joe Patti

I was really excited to see the article title on Non-Profit Quarterly, “NYC’s Small Theaters Have Limited Budgets but Great Cultural Influence” I thought it was great that someone was …

Review: La Clique, Leicester Square Spiegeltent by Jessica Handscomb

Review: La Clique, Leicester Square Spiegeltent3.0starsThe theme of the night, I’m guessing, must be domesticity. I’ve come to this conclusion after a man juggles champagne flutes and le…

‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ is up to some new and mesmerizing tricks by Thomas Floyd

At Round House Theatre, imaginative reinvention makes a fresh case for seeing the Tony-winning play.

Candida review at Orange Tree Theatre, London – ‘high-energy revival of early Bernard Shaw’ by Julia Rank

Candida is the fourth early George Bernard Shaw play to be presented at the Orange Tree Theatre by Paul Miller since 2014.

Obituary: Chris Ellis – lighting designer and former chief executive at Leicester Haymarket by Rob Halliday

Chris Ellis was a prolific lighting designer from the 1970s through to the middle of this decade who for many years also

Obituary: Tom MacIntyre – playwright, poet and novelist who was a provocative figure in Irish theatre by Michael Quinn

Playwright, poet and novelist Tom MacIntyre was one of the most provocative figures in recent Irish theatre, his avantgarde-accented work challenging theatremakers

Obituary: Jean Heywood – actor who was a familiar face on television by Michael Quinn

Jean Heywood was in her 40s before she began what was to be a long and successful acting career. Television viewers will

Birmingham Rep to create backstage scheme for young homeless people by Ruth Comerford

Birmingham Repertory Theatre is joining forces with a homelessness charity to form a new backstage training scheme. The venue will work with

Snapshot: Edward R. Murrow “interviews” Harpo Marx by Terry Teachout

Edward R. Murrow “interviews” Harpo Marx on Person to Person, originally telecast by CBS on January 3, 1958: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that app…

‘Hard not to be impressed’: MY BRILLIANT FRIEND – National Theatre by Maryam Philpott

Melly Still’s reworking of April De Angelis’ adaptation of My Brilliant Friend gives the show both a flowing and episodic quality as the interior monologue of the protagonist in the book…

Almanac: Dag Hammarskjöld on destiny by Terry Teachout

“Destiny is something not to be desired and not to be avoided.” Dag Hammarskjöld, Markings

Dear West End Producer: ‘Casting directors send out audition material and then you’re not tested on it – what do you do?’ by @westendproducer

What do you do if you have to learn 2 speeches, a song, be familiar with 70 pages of script and work

Careers Clinic: Will being an understudy work against me getting that ‘breakthrough’ role? by Catherine Gerbrands

After a busy first two years post-graduation, I have been hoping for the breakthrough role that would lift me on to bigger

Nederlander Reclaims Control of National Theatre by Marc Hershberg

After almost four decades, the Nederlander family has regained control of the National Theatre.

Genesis of a Song: Alan Menken Plays Through How He Wrote ‘Go the Distance’ for Disney’s Hercules by Ruthie Fierberg

Plus, hear “Shooting Star,” the cut song that it replaced.

Check Out the Newest Crop of Marquees for the 2019-2020 Season by Marc J. Franklin

See the newest show art decorating the Great White Way.

Camille Norment’s (red flame) brings the heat by S. Nicole Lane

The Oslo-based multimedia artist’s installation uses sound to speak volumes about Chicago’s social and political history. Walking into the space of Untitled …

National Youth Theatre to offer 120 free auditions in partnership with TikTok by Matthew Hemley

The National Youth Theatre is partnering with social media site TikTok to offer 120 free auditions for its summer course. As part

Westfield News ArtsBeat 11/27/19 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 11/27/19. December Pick Performances in WMass and No.CT.

Hunger review at Arcola Theatre, London – ‘adept and proficient, but lacks bite’ by Ka Bradley

In Amanda Lomas’ adaptation of Hunger, a young student, with dreams of becoming a writer, loses his friends, his lodgings and eventually

Sleepless in Seattle musical resurrected for run at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre by Georgia Snow

A musical based on the film Sleepless in Seattle is to open in London next year. Starring Michael D Xavier and Kimberley

Dreamgirls to tour the UK for the first time by Matthew Hemley

Musical Dreamgirls is to embark on its first ever UK tour, opening in Bristol next September. The show will begin performances from

My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre review - sleek spectacle almost eats its characters by David Nice

Four complex novels squeezed into a big, bold show with strong performances It took no time for Elena Ferrante's two Neapolitan friends to join the ranks of great literary creations: Lenù a…

Jerone Marsh-Reid: ‘As a British-Caribbean actor, I was surprised to be auditioning to play Stan Laurel’ by Ruth Comerford

Jerone Marsh-Reid is a physical theatre performer and actor. Newly graduated from East15 Acting School, he is preparing to play the role

A Christmas Carol review at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick – ‘builds to a rousing climax’ by Stephen Longstaffe

Patrick Barlow’s 2013 take on A Christmas Carol offers a wryly deconstructed Dickens for the Christmas period. There are plenty of carols,

Jack and the Beanstalk review at Theatre Royal, Wakefield – ‘fun but overlong traditional panto’ by John Murphy

There can’t be too many pantomimes that begin with a Hamilton parody, but that’s exactly how Rhiannon Hannon’s production of Jack and

CIRCA welcomes new international development manager by Peter J Snee

After an extensive global search to fill the role of International Development Manager, Circa is proud to announce the appointment of Lauren Eisinger. Circa Executive Director Shaun Comerfor…

Editor’s View: Ian McKellen is right – theatre needs stars to tour by Alistair Smith

From Jersey to Orkney, Ian McKellen has covered the length and breadth of the UK during his year-long, 80-date tour. It has

Review: Stray Dogs, Park Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Review: Stray Dogs, Park Theatre2.0starsIt’s 1940 in Russia, in the midst of Stalin’s rule. Anna Akhmatova, one of Russia’s greatest modern poets, has lost her husband, and is at risk …

Michael Xavier and Kimberley Walsh Will Lead SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Musical at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

SLEEPLESS, A Musical Romance, based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle, will premiere in London on 31 March 2020 at the newly opened Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London. Tic…

New Jack Thorne play to feature in Jeremy Herrin’s final season as Headlong artistic director by Giverny Masso

A new play by Jack Thorne co-produced with the National Theatre will feature in Jeremy Herrin’s final season as artistic director of

‘Delivers in style’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – West End by Liz Dyer

Before long the stage is overflowing with so much joy, romance and goodwill to all that ultimately, much like the snow song, this White Christmas proves impossible to resist.

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"Stunningly intelligent," "captivating and compelling", "stunningly original" - Check out the reviews from an ealier run of solo drama Impact, which comes to London's Hen & Chickens the…

Colm Tóibín: ‘It’s never clear what directors do unless they do it very, very well’ by Alex Clark

Irish author Colm Tóibín tells Alex Clark about swapping novels for plays, his writing process with Lisa Dwan on Pale Sister, why

RSC’s Gregory Doran: Loss of Les Mis cash creates funding gap for our education work by Matthew Hemley

Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran has warned that the organisation’s education work could be dented by the loss of income

Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen’s Alex Lacamoire: ‘I get to work with people like Lin-Manuel Miranda who just write really good songs’ by Fergus Morgan

When Lin-Manuel Miranda debuted a song from Hamilton, at the Obama White House, Alex Lacamoire was there with him. The award-winning music

ARTS ADVOCACY ALERT: Don’t Let .ORG Registry Be Sold To A Private Equity Firm #SaveDotOrg by Drew McManus

Everyone in this field is likely aware of how important the .ORG domain extension is to nonprofits. And for nearly two decades, decisions regarding how .ORG registrations and renewals are ha…

Theodore Rosenfeld by Theodore Rosenfeld

Theo Rosenfeld is a Los Angeles native who is currently studying Media Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He has always loved theater in all its forms and currently is writin…

The Night That Theater Redeemed My Grandfather by Steven Morris

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Artistic director Lynette Linton: I’m so excited by the culture we’re building at the Bush by Lynette Linton

It has been a year since I accepted the post of artistic director of the Bush Theatre, so it feels like a

Natasha Tripney: It’s not ‘tricky’, just programme more women writers by Natasha Tripney

Last year, a writer introduced me to the term ‘cul-de-sac-ing’. She used it to describe her frustration at the fact that, having

A Russian in Hong Kong – Kristina Pakhomova and “Lady Death” by Clement Lee

For most people in Hong Kong, the name Lyudmila Pavlichenko certainly does not ring a bell. She is not a fictional character but a historical figure who was one of the very first female snip…

Screw Black Friday. Go See a Broadway Show Instead.

Here's a schedule of shows you can attend in lieu of the consumer demolition derby.

15 Movies About Life in the Theatre From the Last 20 Years by Dan Meyer

From Orson Welles to high school musicals, there are loads of films set in a backstage milieu.

A Christmas Carol ***, David Byrne’s American Utopia **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward November 26, 2019: The holiday cheer begins at the Lyceum Theater before the latest incarnation of Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol even commences. The holiday ou…

A well-conceived ‘Curious Incident’ at Round House Theatre by Bob Ashby

“Curious” is the operative word in the title of Simon Stephens’ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, now playing at the Round House Theatre. The protagonist, teenager Chr…

The Chemical Brothers: still causing a reaction

The dance music duo are as big today as they were in the 1990s — yet they never had a plan

13 Dance Performances to See This December - Catch Michelle Dorrance, Alvin Ailey and multiple 'Nutcrackers'

Catch Michelle Dorrance, Alvin Ailey and multiple Nutcrackers---'Tis the season of Nutcrackers, and not just at Lincoln Center. Our December roundup includes three other, more intimate and l…