"Dan Berkowitz was a force of nature. There's really no other way to describe him, and I'm not even sure that does him justice. When I was asked to write about Dan, with whom I co-chaired th…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:47PMPhilly's own Edith Neff didn't just paint what she saw. She brought you into the life of the painting, as viewers discover at a new retrospective at Woodmere. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:39PMSet out on the road trip of a lifetime with a runaway teenager, two hippies, a wily Uncle and a German priest. Bran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi and Kuckles, is the first ever Aboriginal musical whi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:37PMFestival theatre, Edinburgh; Coliseum, LondonThe icy monarch meets her match in Scottish Ballet’s sensuous new production, while English National Ballet’s Clara dreams on
Scottish Ballet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PMMike Bartlett's Christmas cracker goes with a bang - eventually
The prolific Mike Bartlett – from whose pen have leapt television series such as Doctor Foster and Press, as well as stage h…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:33PMAh, Christmas: the busiest and perhaps most stressful time of the year. As we dash to and fro, buying the perfect present, running to choir rehearsal or from it, baking cookies for the cooki…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:31PMHoliday shows understandably tend towards the heartwarming, and the touring production of “Come From Away,” now at the Kennedy Center, fits the bill. It’s a rich, exhilarating story ab…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:22PMChildren of all ages are in luck! Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge can be found on several stages in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area and one of the most engaging versions of “A Christmas Carol” is…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:19PMRipley-Grier Studios, New York, NY. November 9, 2019. Can dance make a meaningful difference? Bettina Mahoney, artistic director of Fortitude Dance Project, sure thinks it can — and asser…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:06PMIf you are looking for a special Holiday Gift this Season, don’t settle for a pair of fuzzy slippers, think about buying your friends and loved ones a couple of “Kinky Boots” (tickets,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:05PMAnother John Carney film makes it to the stage at New York Theatre Workshop.
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PHILADANCO’s 'Xmas Philes' at the Annenberg reminded dance lovers of the full spectrum of holiday emotions. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:55PMFrom the creators of Once, the world premiere opened at New York Theatre Workshop December 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37PMThe post La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 09:31PMKen Jennings is a very engaging actor. THE BOOK OF JOHN, which he conceived as well, is being presented at the...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:25PMA versatile cast offers a warm and engaging winter tale with the Arden’s ‘Snow Queen.’ Daralyse Lyons reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:17PMSBS and production partner Blink TV have announced the first song and final four artists to compete in Eurovision – Australia Decides in February 2020. Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadca…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 09:03PM★★★★ If ’80s music is your jam, the nostalgia-soaked ‘Sing Street’ is right up your alley
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★★★ John Carney, Enda Walsh, and NYTW’s new Dublin-based musical is hampered by uninspired plotting
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PMI got a highly felicitous piece of news in my in-box last night and it’s timely information so I rush the information straight to you. Jody Christopherson and The House of Songs proudly pr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:33PMThere are many joyous traditions this time of year, but to my mind the most indispensable has become Black Nativity. With its spiritual values on its finely-woven sleeve, it’s a show that …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:18PMBased on John Carney's '80s-set film from 2016, 'Sing Street' makes a leaden, uninspired Off Broadway debut.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM
My ten favorite individual performances in New York stage shows that opened in 2019 are listed alphabetically, with explanations for my choices largely excerpted from my reviews. Ian Barford…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:57PMNo holiday season would be complete without a viewing of Charles Dickens’ 176-year-old classic, A Christmas Carol. And while my heart will forever hold true to the George C. Scott movie-ve…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:48PMThe Magical Piñata at Keegan Theatre is a fun-filled romp that fits the holiday season with lessons for all to treasure and enjoy. Karen Zacarías presents an incredibly rich story with t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:48PMNew South Wales (NSW) Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin, has announced, the team led by Moreau Kusunoki (lead design architect) and Genton (local design architect) has won the international …
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 07:40PMTaylor Trensch in "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
Taylor Trensch may be known for starring in Dear Evan Hansen and Hello, Dolly!, but he actually prefers plays. “I h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:36PMWe were over the moon when the news broke that Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson would be taking on the iconic role of Grizabella in the movie musical adaptation of Cats. With just a few days aw…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:36PMCineworld previously paid $3.6 billion for Regal Entertainment Group, its entry into the U.S. market last year. The company plans to combine the operations of Cineplex and Regal to create th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PMThe best contemporary romance authors know that technology can inject a straight shot of chemistry into a relationship — even when partners are balancing life, work and saving the world. �…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM“When I got into producing television, the business model had been the same for about 70 years and, suddenly, in the last five years it’s completely different. And it looks like over the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PMSteve Lazarides has now self-published a book of his photographs from the time he travelled the world tasked with making sure Banksy didn’t get arrested or duffed up and didn’t run out o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PMCaitlin Jackson triumphantly returns as the Divine Miss M in Hell in a Handbag Productions' "Bette: Xmas at the Continental Baths."
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:33PMStephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber were among the collaborators and friends who spoke about the legendary director and producer Hal Prince at his memorial today at the Majestic Theatre…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 07:27PMWhen orchestrator, arranger, and musical supervisor Alex Lacamoire met composer and lyricist Justin Paul for dinner back in 2013, Lacamoire recalls, a “mutual admiration society” was cre…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:09PMJordan Fisher is a multifaceted recording artist, actor, and dancer, who made his Broadway debut in Hamilton and went on to play Mark in Fox’s Rent: Live and win season 25 of Dancing With …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:07PMI first met singer/songwriter Jean Ann Garrish at Sophie’s, an open mic that used to take place at The Broadway Comedy Club. That was Sophie’s had their Spotlight Series, where one singe…
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Tom Fetner will be making his Broadway Debut as Fiyero in Wicked the Musical. He will be filling in for 14 weeks starting June 2nd, 2020 and will conclude September 8th, 2020.
After his r…
SOURCE: www.imdb.com at 06:57PMActivating the National Gallery of Victoria’s Grollo Equiset Garden this Summer, the fifth annual NGV Architecture Commission In Absence is a collaboration between contemporary artist and…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 06:50PMThe perfect gift for everyone on your list or a dynamite stocking stuffer!
December 15, 2019: Holiday frenzy is upon us and it’s just 10 days till Christmas. Don’t fret, a smart choic…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:45PMThere’s a scene of pure hallelujah in Slow Burn Theatre’s A Christmas Story the Musical in which adults and children dressed in sparkly costumes echoing the fabled Major Award leg lamp a…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:36PMThe record-breaking production Broadway production of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird welcomes a slew of new cast members in its second year on Broadway!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:17PMDIED. Six The Musical is taking the world by storm. Part pop concert and part musical, the show tells the stories of Henry VIII’s wives, and sides of the story that most are not familiar w…
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The comic playwright's new play 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' is based on his parents' WWII courtship by mail.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PMA Soldier's Play stars David Alan Grier as a sergeant murdered on a Louisiana Army base and Blair Underwood as the tenacious investigator racing to unravel the crime.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMGet a loverly glimpse at Lincoln Center Theater's new touring production of My Fair Lady, starring Shereen Ahmed and Laird Mackintosh!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMTony-winning songwriter Cyndi Lauper will take the stage this spring with a special performance at Roundabout Theatre Company's annual gala. The previously announced event, honoring Tony wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today and this weekend.
Casting Complete for Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Benefit Starring Gavin Lee
Full casting has been revealed f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMThe eagerly anticipated new main-stem staging of West Side Story kicked off preview performances on December 10, making a strong showing in its first week. In just six previews, the reviva…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMOn November 5, the new cast of Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird took their first bow together. Now, the show has released a first look at the team of actors currently bringing Harper Lee…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMSing Street, the new musical based on the John Carney film of the same name, opens on December 16 at New York Theatre Workshop. Directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, the show takes place…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMThe producer and author appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk about all things Disney on Broadway and the new edition of his book.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMIt may be cold outside, but The Green Room 42 keeps on sizzling with The Boy Band Project Holiday Edition, a new seasonal version of the group’s super-popular Sunday afternoon cabaret The …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:02PM
Shualee Cook Exposes Avatars as Seductive Exits by Robert M. Gardner We live in a world of social media where reality and fantasy mingle—constant companions. In “An Invitation Out: A N…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:51PMLewis previews his upcoming concert at Feinstein's/54 Below.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:48PMThis week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from his concert with Audra McDonald and Will Swenson, reveals the song Fontana used for his Frozen audition, shares the lineup fo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PMThe 'Silicon Valley' star said he got in shape for Marvel's 'The Eternals,' in which he co-stars with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harington and Salma Hayek.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:43PMProducers turn down house lights about halfway, rather than putting the audience in complete darkness; vocalization from the audience is accepted; seating is limited up to 80% to allow audie…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42PMMark Swed: “The biggest story of all has been the stellar rise of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, becoming surely the most successful arts organization of the century so far through an insur…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42PMWell, that was fast: Director Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story joined Broadway’s Million Dollar Club after only six previews, grossing $1,254,440 in its first week of performances. The mus…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:37PMA conundrum/problem/challenge: How to describe a Broadway musical that pretty much exceeds familiar superlatives in pretty much all its facets. Well, let’s try, by first thanking Alanis Mo…
SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 04:30PMA star of Come From Away falls for her stage manager, with a little help from Jenn Colella.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:18PMNarayan takes the stage at the Gershwin Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:18PMSee who else will star alongside Gavin Lee and Sierra Boggess in the one-night-only presentation benefiting the Actors Fund.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:18PMPowell performed the number at a Live From Here concert December 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PMBy Porsche McGovern.
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The Jellicles come to life with the implementation of some startling technology.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMThere's just two weeks left to vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Worldwide, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:53PMNot sure what to bring to your holiday feast? Take a page out of the cookbooks of the onstage stars of Wicked, Come From Away, Beetlejuice, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PMDark Horse Theatre Company is the newest member of theatreWashington. As readers of DCMTA are aware, theatreWashington is the organization dedicated to supporting and representing the Washin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:40PMPRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bob Shuman, [email protected] Dixon Place Presents End Zone by Bob Shuman, starring Roger Hendricks Simon, the Simon Studio; Michael Sikt…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:39PMWatch in this new video as Dolly Parton talks about her new 'Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol' musical at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, where she draws inspiration for her songwriti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:37PM“Cheap books make authors canonical.” Thousands of mid-century readers consumed “yellowback” versions of Austen’s novels, so-called because of the yellow paper stuck to the back of…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM“When I interact with the computer, I have limited access to the events occurring within it. Thanks to the schemes of presentation devised by the programmers, I am treated to an elaborate …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMThe idea proved anything but irresistible. No one wanted to finance the project: the show’s producer, Cameron Mackintosh, had to solicit small-fry investors through newspaper ads; Lloyd We…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM“By presenting itself as a means of providing equal opportunity, it has preemptively shut down opposition; it pushes inequality to ever-higher levels; it serves as an efficient mechanism f…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMWhen I started writing criticism, in 1965, in almost pristine ignorance, I discovered that I was the world’s leading expert in one thing: my experience. Most of what I know in a scholarly …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMDisney Theatrical Productions President Thomas Schumacher stops by Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk about the Disney's Broadway productions and his book a?oeHow Does The Show Go On?a??
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMThe Egg, BathSome scenes sparkle in Annie Siddons’ version of the fairytale but this unruly show is as long and knotty as the heroine’s locks
A wild boar squats centre stage and, much to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PMActor who also appeared in EastEnders was diagnosed with cancer 20 years ago
The Fawlty Towers actor Nicky Henson has died at the age of 74.
Henson, who also appeared in EastEnders, Downton …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PMThe best reading events of 2019 have been going strong for years.
Chicago is a writer's town, from top to bottom. We have an excellent public library system, man…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:30PMAdam Rapp's The Sound Inside is chock full of fascinating literary references.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:29PMCats pounces to the big screen in just over a week, but fans need not wait that long to get another taste of the new film. Jennifer Hudson, who plays Grizabella in the movie, has just releas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMThe new revival, directed by Ivo van Hove, began December 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PMPlus, the cast of Chicago brings the Fosse razzle dazzle to songs from Mean Girls, Hamilton, and more!
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PMJennifer Hudson was a guest on Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk about her upcoming projects, including the film Cats, which is being released in theaters on Friday, Decem…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20PMOne of my favorite subjects has always been the Rat Pack. Ever since I was a child and visited my grandparents up the block from my parents home on May Street. My very Italian grandmother al…
SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 03:15PMSomething great is coming! With the Broadway revival of West Side Story currently in previews, the show's very own Tony, Isaac Powell, took to the stage at Live from Here with Chris Thile to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:11PMWelcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:10PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/15/2019.
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Borle, Groff, Warren and Watts also announced the judges' picks for best onstage presentations. Off-Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof - in Yiddish took top honors. In its number, the company ad…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:55PMWhen Playwright Lauren Gunderson took on the challenge of adapting J. M. Barrie’s 1904 Peter Pan, she knew she had to fix what she has called the “deeply harmful misrepresentation of Ind…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:53PMThe holiday masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, which opened on Broadway to rave reviews on November 20, 2019, has just broken the box office record at the Lyceum Theatre. Adapted by Jack Thorne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMThe Oscar winner plays Grizabella in the upcoming movie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:38PMIf singing along to the Hallelujah Chorus or Hark, the Herald Angels Sing are requisite to bolstering your holiday spirit, then Songs of the Season: Christmas with Choral Arts at the Kennedy…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:38PMThe America’s Got Talent semi-finalists make their Broadway debut this holiday season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMFind your next job with these Equity calls for Broadway productions and shows across the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PMASHES TO THEATER It’s the spectacle that keeps on giving: No longer sprawling the width of the Neo Futurarium’s stretched-out stage or concentrated in Theater Wit’s proscenium hall, Th…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:29PMThe evening will also celebrate Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PMJose speaks to playwright Donja R. Love and actor Leland Fowler of one in two, a new play about HIV among the Black community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:25PMAnnapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of A Broadway Holiday is a fun, sweet tribute to classic Christmas shows. With an original book and directed by Sally Boyett, and musical directi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:23PMThe critics discuss Chicago vs. Broadway theatre with the Tribune's Chris Jones, and discuss the shows 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Fefu and her Friends,' and 'Sleeping Car Porters.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:18PMJellicle cats, come one, come all! With the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of Cats just days away, Taylor Swift is showing us a look at her process of being a cat for the film, from the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMOlivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday, and this week Paige is giving listeners the inside scoop…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMKatie Brayben won a 2015 Olivier Award for her star-making performance as Carole King in the West End premiere of Beautiful. Since that time, she shifted genres to star in a revival of the n…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMTaylor Trensch stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about To Kill a Mockingbird and more with Caitlin Moynihan.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMTalented stage alum Shoba Narayan steps into the hit Broadway musical Wicked in the role of Nessarose beginning on December 16. Narayan succeeds Gizel Jiménez, who played her final performa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMCasting is here for the new musical Gun & Powder, set to make its world premiere at Arlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre next year. The previously announced world premiere, directed b…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMMoulin Rouge! The Musical's cast album is now on vinyl. To celebrate, stars Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo, Sahr Ngaujah, Tam Mutu, Ricky Rojas and Robyn Hurder appeared at Sony Square NYC on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMBess Wohl's Broadway-debut play Grand Horizons focuses on Bill and Nancy, who have been married for 50 years. Watch the cast and crew talk about the hilarious, heart-wrenching production.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMIf you seek Broadway on this pleasant peninsula, look about you! Broadway Across America (BAA) has entered into new partnerships with Broadway Grand Rapids and Michigan State University’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PMThe Washington, DC area is one of the major theatre hubs in America. How did we do this year? As we have done for the past three years, we dove into our records for 2019 to see how robust ou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:03PM“This is how I approach Blackness: It’s celebratory…It’s something that I don’t want to move away from, I want to move closer to.” E. Ethelbert Miller, Washington, DC-based poe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:03PMRoundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) announces Tony, Grammy & Emmy Award winner Cyndi Lauper will join the 2020 Gala evening celebrating Tony Award winner and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PMTo celebrate the holiday season, AussieTheatre.com are going theatre crazy and will be opening a new window on our Advent Calendar each day to reveal some amazing theatre treats. Check back …
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The piece will be presented at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PMLast night, CBS aired the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors, which paid tribute to conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sally Field, Sesame Street, and Lin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:53PMBroadway Across America has entered into a partnership with Broadway Grand Rapids and Michigan State University’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts. As part of the partnership, Broadway…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:48PMFive Reasons Why the Unauthorized Parody Love Actually is Actually Quite Lovely
By: Iris Wiener
December 16, 2019: Taking in a sickeningly sweet romantic comedy is so last year. Unsu…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:48PMThe producers of the hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, have announced that due to popular demand tickets are now on sale through November 22, 2020. The production has played more than 1,0…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMIn this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to four-time Tony-winning lighting designer Kevin Adams about the soundtrack to the 1973 film 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' They also discuss 'Hair,' Barry D…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMThe playwright and performer of Bright Colors And Bold Patterns returns Off-Broadway with another solo comedy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PMPlaywright Jonathan Spector delivers a smart satire about a collision of ideals at a hyper-progressive day school.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:18PMThe top growing current Broadway musicals were Jagged Little Pill (12.51%), Beetlejuice (2.16%), Ain't Too Proud (1.60%), Frozen (1.40%) and Oklahoma! (1.07%). The top growing curr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PMAfter each performance a stage manager writes notes in a show report, detailing technical tweaks needed, actor mishaps and unusual audience behaviour.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PMAfter 10 years at the helm of the St Albans panto, writer Paul Hendy knows what he’s doing. His production of Sleeping
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:08PMThe Tony winner of M. Butterfly and organizers of the Winston-Salem festival will be celebrated February 3.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMThe musical, also featuring Lucas Steele, Max Crumm, Jacob Dickey, Tanisha Moore, and more, will begin January 9, 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMA devastating tug-and-pull, a love letter and a eulogy to enthallers the world over.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMIt’s that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the mince pies are being scoffed, and the furious fallout from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMAt Snow White at Richmond Theatre the stars are big and – evident from the multitude of advertising and glitzy theatrical splendour – so is the budget.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Though, on the surface, they may appear similar, the disciplines of a drag performer and musical comedy performer are very different. But
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMThe painting, discovered in 2017, is one of hundreds in South Sulawesi, including a red hand stencil, which was dated to at least 40,000 years ago. But the latest finding is exceptional as i…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:54PMGiven the art world’s cherished progressive reputation, how long can it justify the extraordinarily outsize habits of its fairs, institutions, and jet-setting elites? – Artnet
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:54PMPerformances begin in January at Coachella Valley Repertory in Cathedral City, California.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMFrom January 30 - February 1, 2020 at 8 p.m. in Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center will present the world premiere of one of its most unique concert events to date: the groundbreaking new …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:41PMDecember theatergoers can always see a slew of shows that celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa. How they uplift us and...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 12:39PMChris Cox talks reading audiences minds in The Illusionists, training Harry Potter's West End wizards, and making his Broadway dreams come true.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:37PMGuy Pearce takes on the iconic role in FX's new take on 'A Christmas Carol'
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:36PMAccording to your astrological sign, which song should you listen to this holiday season?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PMFrom Cinderella's fierce and fabulous drag makeover at Trafalgar Studios to a fantastic stage opportunity for children, check out today's news!
The post London Theatre News Today: Monday 16…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:33PMRobyn Hurder and Max Clayton are having the time of their lives on and offstage at Moulin Rouge!.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMThe autobiographical concert, written by Montalvo and Jeffery Roberson, features music by Mozart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM The upcoming Broadway production of the acclaimed musical Girl From the North Country has partnered with Facebook for an exclusive a?oeFirst Listena?? series of videos, recorded live fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMSophie Isaacs will be crowned the new Katherine Howard in the West End cast of Six The Musical at the Arts Theatre, joining the production on 21 January 2020.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:18PMTheatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced the 2020 TCG Gala: Our Stories will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020 at The Edison Ballroom (240 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PMThe most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching. While you might already have your Spotify 2019 Wrapped, the year isn't quite over just yet! Before you get lost in the holiday shopp…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:10PM
Narayan takes on the role of Nessarose at the Gershwin Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMRunning alongside its all-singing, all-dancing and intensely enjoyable gender reversal panto for older audiences Cinderfella, Glasgow’s ever-dependable Tron Theatre is also staging
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMThe Light in the Piazza at Lyric Opera House stars four-time Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Renée Fleming. The limited holiday engagement runs through Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMThe production, based on the life of Tony Valdovinos, begins January 29, 2020, in Arizona.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMThe 42nd annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony took place December 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AMSlave Play's Robert O’Hara will direct the production at Virginia’s Signature Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMSure, some art has been dependent on wealthy patrons for centuries. But in the age of expansion and renovation, and deep income inequality, that reliance has returned with a vengeance. Take …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AMWendy Perron does a survey of this year’s books about dance. Ted Shawn, Tim Miller, Jerome Robbins, Ray Bolger, Merce Cunningham and more. – Wendy Perron
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AMNot experts in art – experts in serving those populations. – Hyperallergic
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AMby Sara Detrik. @sara_detrik. NEW YORK, NY - This past Monday, famously the one day per week in which almost all Broadway theaters go “dark” with no performances or marquees lit up, sa…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:27AMGerman live music promoter Deutsche Entertainment AG has expanded its UK footprint, after taking a 75% share in ticketing company Gigantic. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMPantomime is set to return to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool for the first time in more than 60 years, under a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMWriter and director Ciaran McConville’s high-adventure adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s melancholic parable The Snow Queen certainly widens the story’s scope, but
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMI generally plug my own books during the holiday season, but occasionally there’s a new one out that’s so important or so interesting or by an author who matters to me such that I have t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:18AMJudith Weir’s Blond Eckbert and Jonathan Dove’s The Day After will be seen in 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMBall made her sole Broadway appearance in the 1960 musical,with a score by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMScottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary year draws to a close with this seasonal spectacular, making itself at home in Edinburgh throughout December and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMThespian alum on bringing your authentic self to the room
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 11:01AM42nd Street works thanks to inventive choreography, mesmerising dancing and great ensemble singing.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMAnd in the blink of a podcast, our fall season has vanished like the leaves on the trees. It’s been an exciting few months of podcastin’ for us and when I thought about how best to wrap …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMhttps://traffic.megaphone.fm/BPNET5054894582.mp3 And in the blink of a podcast, our fall season has vanished like the leaves on the trees. It’s been an exciting few months of podcastin’ …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMBy the end of this melodious but ultimately vapid production you too might feel as if you've been kicked in the head.
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The productions continues through December 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AMHadestown Tony winner Rachel Chavkin directs the American Repertory Theater production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AMA Thanksgiving show is packed with all the reasons why we choose to live in Philadelphia.
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:34AMThis is a curious departure for Little Wolf Entertainment. The company has a reputation for creating first-rate traditional pantos with scripts that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:33AMThe cast of the hit musical came out to greet fans and sign the album at Sony Square NYC December 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMBut it might be awhile after The Rise of Skywalker before we know more. “‘We’re literally making this up from whole cloth and bringing in filmmakers to find what these stories might be…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:33AMBut will the U.S. take that opportunity? With more than a quarter of rural lands and nearly a third of tribal lands unable to get internet access, the public sale of the spectrum could make …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:33AMLong before virtual reality, and less digital (and perhaps less nausea-inducing), camera enthusiasts with money could create 3-D panoramas. “The technology was introduced commercially in 1…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:33AMThe Jazz Museum in Kansas City has had financial and leadership struggles during the past couple of years, but it’s clearly hoping that Rashida Phillips (a performer herself) will right th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:33AMSurvivors of that night at Pulse and their families aren’t interested in a $45 million memorial and museum, “They seek a simpler memorial and argue that the money would be better spent h…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:33AMHello, capitalism? An audience is calling. Watchmen on HBO was, for black superhero fans, even stronger than the next-best thing, Black Panther. So what will comics properties do with this a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AMDion Boucicault's farce opened December 15 after beginning performances December 6 at Irish Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AMThe performance, featuring Kyle Selig, Jennifer Cody, and more, benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMOver the past calendar year, we saw 23 shows: 16 on Broadway, 3 off-Broadway and 4 regional productions. They were Assassins (regional - Signature Theater), A Chorus Line (regional - Sig…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:24AMDanish-born Karina hitchhiked to Paris at the age of 17. Before long, she would establish herself as one of the most prominent actors in the French New Wave film scene of the 1960s.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:24AMThe Heathers alum will hold court beginning in January 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMA display of mid-century prints at London’s Estorick Collection is compelling, crisp and reveals a fresh perspective on Russian art
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:19AMThe holiday tune ’December Feels’ was penned by Angelo Soriano and Augie Haas for the latest Carols for a Cure album.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AMIs it anachronistic to seek out Renaissance music in this age of cybernetics?
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:16AMThe highlights album drops the same day as the movie arrives in theatres.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMThe kind of love that brings forth a melody. Puts the world back in tune. Check out our new music video for Anaïs Mitchell's song from Hadestown, “All I’ve Ever Known,” featuring Reev…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:10AMThe musical adaptation of John Carney’s hit film, directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, opens December 16.
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The influential German brought thoughtful piano playing and electronic soundscapes to this London performance
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:53AM10 versions of The Mikado's famous, catchy showstopper.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:49AMThe nominating committee for the current season has also been announced.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AMA double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby’s follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes’ uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year
More on the best culture of 2019 Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMSheffield CrucibleAgainst a spare backdrop, the cast generate energy, comedy and romance in spades in this revival of Frank Loesser’s New York musical
In turbulent political times, how can…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMArts organisations will have to provide data on socio-economic background of employees for first time next year
Arts organisations will for the first time have to provide data on the socio-e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMPublished as war broke out in 1939, TS Eliot’s Book of Practical Cats outsold The Waste Land. The 1980s saw a West End smash. Will the new film speak to us today?
When Old Possum’s Book …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMWith all the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus, the sensational Circus 1903 returns to the Southbank Centre this Christmas. Photographer David Levene goes b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMOver the years, I have come to the conclusion that the litmus test of a good Christmas show is not whether the grown-ups are enjoying the writing or the acting or the storyline, but how the …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:13AMOriginally produced on Broadway as Here’s Love, Meredith Willson’s musical adaptation of the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street is steeped in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:09AMBy Douglas Mayo
Musical theatre superstar Ruthie Henshall is to tour in 2020 with a new intimate show In My Life which plays an exclusive four-city-tour in April 2020.
This post Ruthie Hensh…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:05AMAsides from being a love letter to the NHS, Tania Amsel’s Blood Orange makes clear how stressful and demanding on one’s mental health working in the caring professions is.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe 1993 film “Mrs. Doubtfire,” starring Robin Williams, was a huge hit. Will this new musical, currently receiving its world premiere at the 5th Ave before heading to Broadway, find sim…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:00AM
Karina became a star of French New Wave films as a teenager starring in Jean Luc Godard’s The Little Soldier and went on to star in more of Godard’s movies (and to marry him). She was a …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMAn interrogation of power, womanhood and the mythologies with which we surround ourselves
History has corseted Elizabeth I with the title of “Virgin Queen” for centuries, but in Ella Hic…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:42AMThe past year has been shocking and a reversion to old, terrible ways, say the artists, galleries, and other prominent people in the Australian art scene. For instance: “‘We have called …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMDespite – or perhaps emboldened further by – Misty Copeland’s criticism of the Bolshoi’s use of blackface, the theatre’s general director says, “La Bayadere ballet has been perfo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMWhen she was an 11-year-old performing as a local dancer filling in at a Mariinsky Ballet performance in LA, Dana Nichols didn’t know she would be asked to perform in blackface until just …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMThe movie (which had the worst opening weekend of any Clint Eastwood-directed film) is Eastwood in chair-ranting mode, and then there’s the issue of the lie that a reporter from the Atlant…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMOrganists are not happy not to have seen pipes in the renderings of the remodeled Geffen Hall. They see it “as a chance to right a historical wrong, especially at a time when many of the w…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMAnd literally no one who has ever bought a ticket through them is sad. But more seriously: “The impending civil action… is expected to claim that Live Nation violated terms of its 2010 …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMDoncaster’s Cast theatre’s pantomime has always been a more modest, small-scale production, eschewing celebrity casting and gimmicks and this year’s Cinderella is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AMOn the surface, Sing Street and Moulin Rouge couldn’t be more different.
The former uses the synth sounds of the 1980s to tell the story of a Dublin teenager who forms a band to impress a …
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 08:30AMThe West End Queendom is welcoming a new royal! Find out who will be wearing the crown as Katherine Howard from 21 January in smash-hit musical, Six!
The post Six announces the West End’s …
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:16AMAs those of you who follow me in the social media may already know, Mrs. T spent Saturday night in the emergency room of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, her transplant center. Our original p…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:13AM
Audiences are describing Jud Charlton's solo staging of Charles Dickens' festive classic, A (One-Man) Christmas Carol as "excellent" and "amazing". Take a look at what's been said about the …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:58AMPerformance collective Figs in Wigs applies its distinctive style of joyous, high-concept whimsy to the pantomime format in a fantastically imagined and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:58AMReviews for Harry Connick, “Thin Place,” and “Moby Dick” “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMFor over two years Pati Navalta could not get herself to go to Vallejo. And who could really blame her? After all, it’s where her son, Robby Poblete, was killed by gun violence in broad da…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:45AMFrom Nigeria to rural England; the National Theatre’s second opening of the week – after Inua Ellams’ translocated version of Three Sisters
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:39AMTheatr Clwyd has announced plans to screen its pantomime to hospitals and care homes across north Wales. Jack and the Beanstalk –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMLast week the National Theatre announced that it will restrict 50% of its rehearsal periods to five days a week from next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AMAn all-female creative team has been assembled by the Royal Opera House to develop the “world’s first opera in hyperreality”, as part
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:17AMA US producer has founded a female-led theatre company in the UK to champion underrepresented stories through a mix of bursaries and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMWhile A Kind of People generates a lot of laughter it is nonetheless an uncompromising reflection of modern British society that sometimes makes for uncomfortable viewing.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe stop clause has been part of Broadway for more than a century. The clause, which enables theater owners to evict a show if grosses fall below an agreed upon level for two consecutive wee…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:00AM
Leopard print, rubber gloves and an Elvis impersonator; sounds like my kind of party! Take a look at the first images of Signal Theatre Company's revival of Charlotte Jones' award-winning co…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:58AMThis year, Só Dança is starting Christmas a few days early with the dancewear brand’s Instagram holiday giveaways! From December 21-25, some lucky winners will receive goodies and access…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 06:51AMCurtains, the murder mystery musical comedy by Chicago and Cabaret creators Kander & Ebb, had its Broadway premiere in 2007 in a production starring Frasier‘s David Hyde Pierce. Why ha…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:35AMThis year’s pantomime at the Theatre Royal Bath has two elements to it: the Disney-fied tale of the impoverished Belle (Clare Maynard)
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AMBy Douglas Mayo
Ramin Karimloo, Lucie Jones and Jac Yarrow are to star in a concert presentation of award-winning musical The Secret Garden at the London Palladium on 4 April 2020.
This post…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:23AM
Pecsmas is this year’s festive offering from Pecs Drag Kings, an all-female/non-binary theatre and cabaret collective. The loosely structured show sees a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:54AMOuter Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced impo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44AMIrish Repertory Theatre presents London Assurance, written by Dion Boucicault (The Shaughraun) and directed by Charlotte Moore (The Plough and the Stars).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMThere are several references to familiar children’s characters in Joyce Branagh’s production of Sleeping Beauty. Hayley Russell’s Belladonna Bile channels Maleficent with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AMToday, we're flashing back to 1980 with a photo of Jane Alexander! Check out the photo of the star in her limo, nearly 40 years ago!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31AMCats officially comes to cinemas on Christmas, December 25. In honor of the big day approaching, a billboard has taken over Times Square.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:28AMWest Side Story is now in previews on Broadway. The new production is directed by Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove; and for the first time ever in the United States, will feature all-new chore…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26AMGirl from the North Country begins performances on Friday, February 7 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) with the opening night set for Thursday, March 5. Check out photos of the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24AMBy Douglas Mayo
Theo James and Jonathan Slinger are to join the cast of Josie Rourke's production of award-winning musical City Of Angels at the Garrick Theatre.
This post Theo James and Jon…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:18AMThere will be a new Queen in town when Sophie Isaacs is crowned the next Katherine Howard in the West End production of Six The Musical at the Arts Theatre from 21 January 2020.
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:15AMToday's top stories: Sing Street officially opens off-Broadway, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08AMThe Snow Queen is a wonderfully magical adventure that captures the imagination beautifully.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne reviews Ella Hickson's Swive, now playing at Shakespeare's Globe in the Sam Wannamaker Playhouse.
This post REVIEW: Swive, Shakespeare’s Globe London ✭✭✭…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:42AMWho is Jo Castleton? I am currently playing Rose Narracott (Albert’s Mum) on the National Theatre Tour of War Horse. I was born in South London and married to Actor/Writer/Director Duncan …
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 04:15AMBecause of Mrs. T’s illness, I didn’t post quite as much in this space in 2019 as I have in previous years. Nevertheless, I’ve been a reasonably active blogger, and I thought you might…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:02AMJulie Andrews sings “I Could Have Danced All Night,” from My Fair Lady, on an episode of The Dinah Shore Chevy Show originally telecast by NBC on January 12, 1958. Andrews was then app…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:01AM“Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. Intellect, will, taste, and passion co-operate just as they do in practical affairs; and …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:00AM
Sven Ratzke; Photo by Hanneke Wetzer
Dutch-German performer Sven Ratzke is the best kind of David Bowie fan. When he sings his Ziggy Stardust songs, he closes his eyes, softens his face and …
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 02:48AMIt’s the Party of the Season and everyone is invited! Catherine Alcorn’s fabulous homage to Bette Midler, swings back to Queanbeyan this week for a Christmas Special. Whilst Alcorn has b…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 02:38AMWhat can theatre do to be more useful? It feels an important question to be asking in the wake of a general
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMSnowflake – Kiln Theatre, London Mike Bartlett (Cock, Bull, Albion) brings his play about a complicated father-daughter relationship, which premiered last year
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
A major exhibition of almost 100 works by leading international and Australian artists that explores the centrality of water to human life is now on display at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 12:53AMArtists from three different and fairly distant parts of the world — Australia, Brazil and Switzerland — employ movement, dance and gestures on the screen to represent their countries at…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:51AMReader, if – like me – you’re a relatively recent transplant to Pittsburgh, the presence of the term “yinz” in the title of anything might immediately raise a question about your a…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:14AMPlay along with Becky Gulsvig, Caesar Samayoa, and Jim Walton in this episode of the Playbill series.
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