The Peanut Butter Falcon by Arts Review

Somewhere along the North Carolinian coast, two young Southern vagabonds make a break for Florida; escaping lives bound by neglect, disenfranchisement and loss. Off the beaten track they fol…

You can’t stop the beat! – Hairspray will hit the road this year for a North American tour by Sean McLoughlin

Hairspray is an American musical based on John Waters’s 1988 film Hairspray. With music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by

AS ONE by Arts Review

As One stakes a claim as the first chamber opera to consider a “transgender experience”. Presented by Gertrude Opera at Midsumma 2020, this is the work’s Australian premiere season. Th…

Bran Nue Dae by Arts Review

It is exciting to see such a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander productions offered at this year’s Sydney Festival, including the first major revival of the 1990 award-winning …

Romeo and Bernadette **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons January 26, 2019: It may seem a little difficult to imagine Romeo and Juliet as a comedy. But Michael Saltzman’s Romeo and Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona an…

Prologue Theatre revisits the day after 9-11 in ‘Recent Tragic Events’ by Amy Kotkin

On September 12, 2001, after a stunning halt to nearly all normal activity, life resumed for most Americans. And yet, we knew that everything had changed. Our sense of security was shattered…

‘The Transfiguration of Benjamin Banneker’ Review: An Unwieldy Ride by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A tale about the 18th-century African-American mathematician includes actors, a vibrant marching band and wackadoo puppetry.

Arts Council vows to tackle inequality and diversity in bold new 10-year strategy by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England has unveiled the strategy that will guide its work over the next decade, aiming to address what it says

Arts Council England’s 10-year strategy (2020-30) in detail by Georgia Snow

The Arts Council’s new 10-year strategy sets out what the funding body describes as a “route-map” for the next decade. By 2030,

The Philadelphia Dance Project presents Tori Lawrence & Co.’s ‘Junkspace’ by Camille Bacon-Smith

A site-adaptive work from Tori Lawrence & Co. engages modernist industrial architecture as found artistic spaces. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Livin' It Up on Top! Hadestown Cast Album Wins 2020 Grammy Award by Andy Lefkowitz

The original cast recording of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown took home the 2020 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album on January 26. The album beat out the recordings of Ain't Too Prou…

A Very Wet Utopia by Leah Richards

A Very Wet Utopia Leah Richards January 26, 2020 - 18:56 Topics Theater Review Tags off broadway …

‘Hadestown’ wins 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album by Caitlin Huston

“Hadestown” has won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, the Recording Academy announced Sunday. The Grammy Award winners for “Hadestown” include composer Anaïs Mit…

Hadestown Cast Recording Wins 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album by Dan Meyer

Among those sharing the win are Anaïs Mitchell and the album's principal vocalists.

This Week on Broadway for January 26, 2020: A Soldier’s Play by James Marino

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Robbie Rozelle’s upcoming final (for now) show at 54 Below, Happy Birthday Celia Keenan Bolger, and Margo Lion passing away…

The Game-Changing Documentary ‘Honeyland’ by Artsjournal2

Not to be confused with the autobiographical Shia LaBoeuf feature Honey Boy, of course. But seriously: The film, a documentary about a woman in North Macedonia living in isolation with her d…

Netflix Is Betting On First-Time Filmmakers In The Streaming Wars by Artsjournal2

That may sound weird when Netflix also has Scorsese and Noah Baumbach out with Oscar-nominated movies at the moment (not to mention last year’s Roma), but: “The idea is to forge relation…

When Fast Food Picks Up Larger Society’s Civil Rights Slack by Artsjournal2

You’ve probably heard of Harry Belafonte’s connection to the Civil Rights Movement, but … McDonald’s? Yes. The history of McDonald’s includes a large number of Black-owned franchis…

Have 21st Century Writers Fallen Out Of Love With Marriage? by Artsjournal2

Perhaps writers are out of love with romantic love, not only marriage. “If the romance fantasy was long doled out to women as a compensation for powerlessness elsewhere, contemporary write…

The Paris Opera Opens Again (Perhaps Briefly) After Weeks Of Strikes by Artsjournal2

Public sector workers, dancers, and musicians have been on strike since December, with cancellations costing the Paris Opera nearly 15 million euros. But Saturday night, the production of Ta…

Salma Hayek Apologizes For Praising ‘American Dirt’ by Artsjournal2

As controversy continues to swirl (for instance, as HuffPost recounts the ways American Dirt takes passages from Latinx writers’ nonfiction books on immigration) and as the book itself cli…

Are The Grammys Irrelevant? by Artsjournal2

Last night, the night before the 62nd Grammys, Sean “Diddy” Coombs called out the awards for their lack of diversity – and a decades-long refusal to recognize rap and hip hop. The NYT …

Amazon Has Now Restricted Reviews Of ‘American Dirt’ To Those Who Buy The Book On Amazon by Artsjournal2

This move has “raised a business question about what kind of platform Amazon wants to be.” In part, it’s problematic because Amazon bought the big review site Goodreads in 2013. One wr…

Fight It If You Want, Mamma Mia! Still Indomitably Infectious by Bill Hirschman

Mamma Mia! is another one of those Great Continental Divides in theater: you either love it – or you hate yourself for standing up and clapping along in the final mega-mix medley of infect…

Clayton LeBouef’s dreamy ‘RS/24’ returns to Anacostia Playhouse by John Stoltenberg

Summoning a galaxy of African American recording stars, this poignant one-act sometimes seems like a sublime dream with vintage music. There are ethereal visions, vivid Afrofuturist visitati…

Marvel Universe LIVE! announces Auslan interpreted performance in Sydney by Peter J Snee

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil. Spider-Man, the Avengers and the

‘Thunder Rock’ Review: A Beacon That Fails to Light the Way by Laura Collins-Hughes

It’s no surprise that this play about disillusionment, with its message of hope wrapped in warnings about nationalism and isolationism, was a choice for this season.

First Look BroadwayCon 2020: Watch Six The Musical, Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, Caroline or Change, Sing Street, Girl from the North Country by Jonathan Mandell

Casts from six shows opening this season on Broadway — including shows with music by Bob Dylan and Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Tony Kushner – performed at First Look at BroadwayCon 2…

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Yefim Bronfman at the Academy of Music by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s first subscription concert of 2020, marking a return to the Academy of Music, featured Vivian Fung’s spirited ‘Dust Devils’ alongside Beethoven and Rachm…

Company Gender-Bending Revival First Look BroadwayCon 2020 by NewYorkTheater

The Walnut Street Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s ‘A Woman of No Importance’ by Christina Anthony

The Walnut’s ‘A Woman of No Importance’ proves that Wilde is still very much a welcome force on our stages. Christina Anthony reviews.

Review: Scenes with girls, The Royal Court by Joana Brito

Review: Scenes with girls, The Royal Court5.0starsWe’re in 2020 and it is still such a political act to see a show performed by three female actors, written and directed by women, specific…

Caroline, or Change Broadway Revival First Look by NewYorkTheater

Review: Pittsburgh Opera brings back baroque ornamentation in strong 'Alcina' by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Soprano Natasha Wilson proved a show-stealer, her charismatic whimsy and light, supple voice proving an absolute delight.

The scandal of the £20bn bailout to slave-owning Brits by David Jays

In 1833, Britain took out a loan to compensate slave owners – only recently paid off. Juliet Gilkes Romero reveals the shameful history that inspired her play The Whip ‘This gives me goo…

The Gift review – a deft portrayal of prejudice by Clare Brennan

Belgrade theatre, CoventryFine performances carry this tale of a young African girl’s arrival in Queen Victoria’s court interlaced with a modern family’s move from London to Cheshire J…

One Massive Problem With Blockbuster Art Shows by Artsjournal2

They create, sustain, and promote inequality – and a lack of public funding is increasing the issue. “The trend of putting on safer exhibitions by established artists to guarantee high v…

Margo Lion, Proudly Independent Producer Of ‘Hairspray’ And Others On Broadway, Has Died At 75 by Artsjournal2

Lion was the main producer for Hairspray and Jelly’s Last Jam, and she also played a major role in bringing Angels in America to Broadway. The artists she worked with remember how warm and…

Grand Horizons *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward January 25, 2019: Few performers can endow the simple culinary acts of making a sandwich or ladling gravy with as much meaning as Jane Alexander. The reserved, precise…

Review: Romantics Anonymous, Bristol Old Vic by Emma Robinson

Review: Romantics Anonymous, Bristol Old Vic3.0starsReader Rating 0 VotesRomance has a particular ‘look’, physique, voice and even vibe, which ruffled shirts, excessive sweating and an i…

Magic Goes Wrong post-show video and photos: How well do comedy, Mischief and magic mix? by Terri Paddock

As their episodes of The Goes Wrong Show continue to delight television audiences, I was delighted to continue my series of Mischief Theatre talks with a return to the Vaudeville Theatre to …

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival: Saturday by Michael Poandl

With Dinner Bell, Taproot taps into the duality of the South: honey-sweet hospitality coupled with hypocrisy. Plus: Visits to Centrifuge and Monsters Under the Bed.

You Learn! Listen to How Alanis Morissette Brought Jagged Little Pill to Broadway on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige introduces audiences to the new Broadwa…

People You Should Know . . . Molly Rose Heller by Zack Calhoon

Molly Rose Heller is a multi-disciplinary, queer theatre-maker based in NYC. Select directing credits include: Notes from the Basement (Watermill Center Residency, Corkscrew Festival, Cente…

People You Should Know . . . Olivia Levine by Zack Calhoon

Olivia Levine is a queer actor, comedian and writer based in NYC. Originally from San Francisco, she moved to NYC for college, and received her B.A. in Theatre from Barnard College. Other t…

In the News: The Mummers Parade and Blackface by Trav S.D.

It’s a wonderful fact: whenever I have no post planned for the day something always falls into my lap anyway. I’ve long been interested in Philly’s Mummer’s Parade, drawing as it doe…

People You Should Know . . . A.J. Ditty by Zack Calhoon

A.J. Ditty is an actor/writer/slash-mark enthusiast currently living in Brooklyn. NYC: Puffs; or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic (New World Stages/…

A Fire Tears Through New York’s Museum Of Chinese In America, Destroying 85,000 Irreplaceable Works by Artsjournal2

In the heart of Chinatown, the collection was central to the history of Chinese Americans – and, because the building is structurally unsound, no one can go in to retrieve the water-soaked…

A New Revenge Movie Perfect For – But Not About – The MeToo Era, Written And Directed By A Star Of ‘The Crown’ by Artsjournal2

She’s a rising star of Season 3 (and 4) of The Crown, an executive producer for Killing Eve, and – oh yes – a writer and director of a movie whose trailer has been viewed more than 3 m…

Girl from the North Country on Broadway First Look BroadwayCon 2020 by NewYorkTheater

BroadwayCon Guests Attending Stage Strike Workshop Tricked Into Breaking Down Entire Event by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Instagram), @justinayer (Twitter). NEW YORK, NY - A group of aspiring Stagecraft students and BroadwayCon guests who attended a la...

BroadwayCon Guests Attending Stage Strike Workshop Tricked Into Breaking Down Entire Event by Broadway Beat

by Justin Ayer. @justayer (Instagram), @justinayer (Twitter). NEW YORK, NY - A group of aspiring Stagecraft students and BroadwayCon guests who attended a late Sunday seminar on stage striki…

Vault Festival 2020: preview of theatre in weeks one and two by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon looks at the Vault Festival 2020 and highlights some of the productions in the first two weeks of the festival. This post Vault Festival 2020: preview of theatre i…

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Hires A Full-Time Intimacy Director by Artsjournal2

“In a field that so far has relied largely on show-by-show contracts for intimacy directors, a salaried position with benefits is a significant step. … ‘It confirms that the company ha…

What If Stephen King Were Treated Like A Latinx Writer? by Artsjournal2

Combining recent controversies – a statement King made about the Oscars and the reaction to American Dirt – author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez explains what publishing is like for many Latinx…

What’s The Deal With Country Music’s Bizarre, Ahistorical Lack Of Diversity? [VIDEO] by Artsjournal2

Jimmie Allen, who hit the charts with “Best Shot” in 2019, says, “I was excited and a little sad to be the first Black artist to launch a career with a number one in country just becau…

Deborah Duggan, On The Eve Of The Grammys, Says She Had To Push Back by Artsjournal2

With past colleagues backing her up (that story here), the ousted head of the Recording Academy says that she didn’t want to be the story as the 2020 Grammys get underway – but she could…

How Can We Look At Monet While Our Planet Burns? by Artsjournal2

The Denver Art Museum has cast Monet as a sort of Romantic painter, looking for the truth in unalloyed nature – and perhaps finding it. But instead of demonstrating oneness with pure natur…

After Only A Year, The Staatsballett Berlin’s Co-Leaders Are Stepping Away by Artsjournal2

Sasha Waltz and Johannes Ohman had signed five-year contracts to lead the young ballet company (that was, in 2004, created as a consolidation of three opera ballets), but the protests agains…

Next Week, The World’s First ‘Grime Ballet’ Premieres by Artsjournal2

Grime is a music style that came from London hip hop and electronic dance music – and now a grime artist, Lionness, has decided to team up with a London ballet company to “merge two worl…

The Conductor Of Countless Harry Potter Symphony Match-Ups Explains Why He Does It by Artsjournal2

This is a hot time for symphonies showing Harry Potter movies while performing, live, John Williams’ scores. But, well, why? John Jesensky, who works for CineConcerts and has conducted man…

Sing Street on Broadway First Look BroadwayCon 2020 by NewYorkTheater

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre by Emma Clarendon

There’s a new cast for the British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and the reviews are in! Find out what critics thought with our review round up….

‘Playlets of insistent intensity’: BECKETT TRIPLE BILL – Jermyn Street Theatre ★★★★ by Carole Woddis

Jermyn Street Theatre, London  **** www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk Review: of perf seen January 17, 2020: © Robert Workman, James Hayes in Krapp’s Last Tape, recalling a moment of blis…

You Say You Want a Revolution… by Nan Barnett

By Nan Barnett. Nan Barnett, National New Play Network’s executive director, talks about the organization’s twenty-year evolution; the realization that, as a governing body, they were �…

Emma Bentley: I’m So Vain by Emma Bentley

In the fourth of multi-talented AYT writer, Emma Bentley’s series of very personal articles, she talks about believing, as many of us do, that she needs to look a certain way to get an act…

The week in theatre: The Welkin; Krapp’s Last Tape/ Eh Joe/ The Old Tune; The Sunset Limited – review by Kate Kellaway

Lyttelton; Jermyn Street; Boulevard, LondonA pregnant question hangs over Lucy Kirkwood’s elegant new courthouse drama, while a superlative Beckett triple bill could teach Cormac McCarthy …

SF East Bay calendar: Tom Jones celebration, theater and more by Lisa Herendeen

February events include the Bay Area International Children's film festival, black choreographers festival, Tom Jones celebration and more.

Ep. 54: School Shootings, Columbinus, and the Role of Theater to Affect Change by Lauren Van Hemert

In 1999, two high school seniors went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 13 people and wounding 20 others before turning their guns on themselves.…

Love, Genius and a Walk, a new play about Mahler comes to Theatro Technis by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Now in its third London production, Love, Genius and a Walk returns in a brand new production at Theatro Technis in April 2020. This post Love, Genius and a Walk, a new play …

‘A triumphant tragicomedy’: UNCLE VANYA – West End by Ian Foster

Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Uncle Vanya featuring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage at the Harold Pinter Theatre is so good you can forgive the “wanging on”.

A Look at All the Masked Men and Christines in Phantom on Broadway by Playbill Staff

The history-making musical celebrates its 32nd anniversary on Broadway January 26.

Line-up for MTFest UK 2020 musical theatre festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The line-up has been announced for MTFest UK 2020 - a festival of musical theatre at London’s Turbine Theatre. Book Now! This post Line-up for MTFest UK 2020 musical theatr…

Carrie Hope Fletcher Talks LES MISERABLES & More On The IN THE FRAME Podcast

Carrie Hope Fletcher is currently playing Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables at the newly renovated Sondheim Theatre. She has previously played Fantine in the all-star co…

Musik starring Frances Barber returns to Leicester Square Theatre in February by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Frances Barber will star in Musik by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys when it returns to Leicester Square Theatre from 5 February 2020. This post Musik starring Frances Barb…

Casting announced for The Last Five Years at Southwark Playhouse by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting announced for Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse, London. This post Casting announced for The Last Five Years at Southwark Playhouse …

David McAlmont and Shanay Holmes join Shane Cullinan concert by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Singer-songwriter David McAlmont and musical theatre star Shanay Holmes will be part in a concert in London featuring the music of composer Shane Cullinan. This post David McA…

BBC/Netflix: Auntie Sally

Over 13m in the UK pay for a streaming service, nearly 26m households pay for a TV licence

A new podcast traces Hollywood’s relationship with the beauty industry

Karina Longworth’s series Make Me Over begins with the story of a silent film star who was pressured into weight-loss surgery

Jimmy Award Winner Andrew Barth Feldman Ends Broadway Run in Dear Evan Hansen January 26 by Andrew Gans

Hamilton alum Jordan Fisher will be the next to don the polo at the Music Box Theatre.