Renée Zellweger Wins Oscar for Judy Garland Biopic Judy by Ryan McPhee

The 92nd annual Academy Awards also featured performances from Tony winners Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel and—albeit briefly—Billy Porter.

Space Opera in New York City by Marcina Zaccaria

When the stage floods with pink smoke at the end of the show, you question if you’re supposed to get lost in it.  The division between actor/ spectator becomes less defined.  Should we g…

VIDEO: Utkarsh Ambudkar Recaps the OSCARS with Freestyle Rap

Utkarsh Ambudkar took to the stage during the Oscars to recap some of the things that had happened throughout the night and performed a freestyle rap!

Renee Zellweger Wins the Oscar for Best Actress!

Renée Zellweger has won Best Actress at the 2020 Oscars for her role in Judy! The 2020 Oscars are airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

VIDEO: Elton John Performs '(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again' at the OSCARS

During the 92nd Academy Awards, EltonJohn performed 'I'm Gonna Love Me Again' from the film a?oeRocketmana?? before winning the award for Best Original Song.

Agatha Gothe-Snape: The Outcome is Certain by Arts Review

Addressing the fluid nature of how we read and understand contemporary art and culture, Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) presents the first large-scale exhibition to survey the work of…

Arizona Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season includes two world premieres and new partnerships under Sean Daniels artistic direction.

100 Years of the History of Dance as Told by One Man in 60 Minutes with and Energetic Group Finale by Arts Review

This one man show alternates between three cast members, Andrew Longo, Trent Sinclair and Joseph Simons. Andrew Longo performed at the show I witnessed with a performance of a seasoned profe…

IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN MOTION 2019/2020 — Pop Performance Opportunity Project at Gibney by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN MOTION 2019/2020 —  Pop Performance Opportunity Project at Gibney, "The producers of the Women in Motion series are deadly serious about supporting female artist…

Premiere of the new Australian musical JACK FROST by Peter J Snee

Jack Frost is a magical new Australian musical written by Joseph May-Dessmann. The story follows the journey of Stella, a

‘Exquisita Agonía’ at GALA examines two families connected by one heart by Barbara Mackay

Playwright Nilo Cruz labels his latest work, Exquisita Agonía, a “family drama.” Actually, the show that is currently playing at GALA Theatre is two family dramas that converge. The fir…

Po Po Mo Co presents Summer of the 17th Doll by Arts Review

Full disclosure, I love Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. It absolutely deserves the mantel of an Australian classic. But in the hands of Po Po Mo Co and Friends, I now have a deeper appreciat…

Performing Lines announces 2020 program by Peter J Snee

Dynamic and unique Australian arts production company Performing Lines are thrilled to announce their vibrant 2020 program, which sees them working with

CAAPA: Figaro Meets Frederick Douglass - Millennium Stage (February 9, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

Mirella Freni, matchless Italian prima donna, dies at 84 by Anthony Tommasini / The New York Times

Ms. Freni was acclaimed for her exquisite singing in lighter lyric roles. In midcareer, she also dared to explore weightier ones.

Theatre Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ at Iron Crow Theatre by Jeannette Mulherin

Whether the Rocky Horror Show is on your bucket list, or you lost your Rocky Horror virginity years ago, Iron Crow’s production of the much-loved cult classic will whisk you into a world o…

Elite dancers battle for a share of $30K by Peter J Snee

The stage is set for the world’s best young dancers to jeté into Brisbane to compete in the inaugural Brisbane

Fresh leadership launches new decade for Cairns Indigenous Art Fair by Arts Review

The Board of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has announced the appointment of Mr Darrell Harris to the position of General Manager. An experienced and respected practitioner committed to l…

Broadway Veterans Nominated for 2020 Oscars by New York Theater

Ten of the 19 performers nominated for the Academy Awards in 2020 are Broadway veterans, four of them Tony winners. Click on the photographs below to learn details.

Curio Theatre Company presents Amy Conroy’s ‘I Heart Alice Heart I’ by Cameron Kelsall

Curio Theatre Company’s ‘I Heart Alice Heart I’ explores a decades-long partnership with humor and tenderness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Ash Flanders’ END OF. to premiere at Darebin Speakeasy by Gabi Bergman

END OF. will have you in stitches as Ash Flanders follows his turbulent river of poor choices back to its

THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY is coming to Melbourne by Sean McLoughlin

Winter is coming…to Melbourne! David Venn is proud to announce the Victorian premiere of Thrones! The Musical Parody, taking the

Three-Time Tony Award Nominee Rebecca Luker Reveals ALS Diagnosis; Broadway Stars Rally Support by Greg Evans

Three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker announced today that she’s been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, drawing a wave of support on social media from the Broadway commun…

Billy Porter goes for the gold and opening number at 2020 Oscars by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh native brings early glam to the Academy Awards’ red carpet.

Inis Nua presents Tatty Hennessy’s ‘A Hundred Words for Snow’ by Josh Herren

With ‘A Hundred Words for Snow,’ Inis Nua mounts a gorgeous production of a flawed play. Josh Herren reviews.

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’ by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater’s production of ‘Fool For Love’ lacks the charged current that pulls the doomed central couple together, even as it guarantees their mutual destruction. Cameron K…

SIX is coming to New Zealand! by Gabi Bergman

Today it was announced that worldwide sensation SIX The Musical will be opening at Wellington’s Opera House this July. SIX has already been

Rose Byrne On Creating A Modern-Day Medea by Jeryl Brunner

Fasten your seatbelts for this contemporary version of the Greek classic.

Orson Bean’s death on Los Angeles street sparks mourning, concern over pedestrian safety by Nina Agrawal and Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

Why Are One-Shot Movies Suddenly Back In Vogue? by Artsjournal2

With films like Birdman and last year’s The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open and Oscar fave 1917 edited to appear as if they’re single shots, what’s the deal? The “single-sho…

Learning To Dance Like Fred Astaire, Or As Close As You Can Get by Artsjournal2

That’s the quest of some dancers in American Contemporary Ballet as they try to recreate Astaire’s routines. “Although Astaire’s style — the nimble and quick footwork and weightles…

A New, Very Well-Funded Book Award For Women by Artsjournal2

The award is called The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, named after the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Stone Diaries, and starting in 2022 will award $155,000 Canadian to a woman or n…

Some Problems With The U.S. Administration’s Plan To Make Architecture Classical Again by Artsjournal2

Aside from obvious comparisons to fascist Italy, it’s just not great to take direction from a fringe group of neo-classicists, some of whom aren’t architects. Then there are the safety r…

Directors Tainui Tukiwaho and Rachael Maza on BLACK TIES by Gabi Bergman

Māori-born Hera and Aboriginal-born Kane are in love. Everything is perfect and planned, except… their families. Can they handle the

This Week on Broadway for February 9, 2020: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Jan Simpson talk about The Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre, Burning House by Joe Nelms, The New Group production of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, M…

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Eugène Ionesco’s ‘The Bald Soprano’ by Cameron Kelsall

Once again, the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium explores meaning, truth, language, and absurdity in ‘The Bald Soprano’. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

NEW APP LETS YOU HEAR CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES IN ORIGINAL 14TH-CENTURY ENGLISH by Robert Shuman

(Ellen Gutoskey’s article appeared, 2/4, on mentalfloss.com; via Pam Green.) One of the many reasons Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century magnum opus The Canterbury Tales is considered a gr…

Where in the World is Peyton Place? by Trav S.D.

When I was a kid the phrase “Peyton Place” was still used by grown-ups to indicate any kind of mishigas or unneeded drama in one’s life: “What is this, Peyton Place?” The phrase wa…

Adolph Caesar: An Actor’s Story by Trav S.D.

Harlem-born Adolph Caesar 1933-1985 served five years in the U.S. Navy (as a Chief Petty Officer in the medical corps) before studying drama at NYU. Caesar’s greatest asset as an actor was…

Princeton University Concerts presents ‘Beethoven’s Trios’ by Linda Holt

Beethoven loved composing piano trios, but they often get short shrift today. A Princeton University concert paired two lesser-known works with the famous “Archduke,” playing with a verv…

Pianist Ahmad Jamal celebrates seven decades of playing ‘American Classical Music’ in Kennedy Center performance by Michele Simms-Burton

Nothing speaks louder about a musician’s accomplishments than receiving a standing ovation and cheers from the audience before he plays a single note. NEA Jazz Master and recipient of the …

Orson Bean, 91, Actor Of Stage And Screen, Is Killed In L.A. While Crossing The Street To The Theatre by Artsjournal2

Bean was on his way to meet his wife, who was ushering the show at the Pacific Resident Theatre in LA, when he was hit by two cars while crossing the street. The theatre canceled its perform…

Dee Rees Is Working On A New Hollywood Empire, One That’s Good For Black Women Directors by Artsjournal2

Rees, whose Pariah hit the indie scene hard in 2011 and whose 2017 Mudbound earned four Oscar nominations, “is placing a thick spread of bets, in the hope that she will soon be able to pla…

Did Streaming Kill The Oscar ‘Box Office Bounce’? by Artsjournal2

Five of the nine Best Picture nominees are already available on Netflix or Amazon – and the others won’t be far behind, meaning that theatres don’t necessarily see much more money per …

At The Spirit Awards, The Last Pre-Oscars Ceremony, ‘The Farewell’ And ‘Uncut Gems’ Win Big by Artsjournal2

There was little overlap with the Oscar nominees as The Farewell took Best Picture and its older star Zhao Shuzhen won the best supporting actress award. Adam Sandler won for his role in Unc…

The Quilters And Knitters Mapping Climate Change by Artsjournal2

Turns out that “climate crafting has come into its own,” according to cross-stitchers, knitters, and other crafters around the world, whose visual representations of temperature and othe…

Fleeing War, Finding Refuge In Dance by Artsjournal2

In Burkina Faso, hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighboring countries are trying to find peace and a future in the capital. One of them, an 18-year-old dancer who’s been on the run…

The Costume Designer Who’s Been Nominated For – And Won – As Many Oscars As Meryl Streep by Artsjournal2

Sandy Powell, nominated this year for The Irishman (which she finds odd since it’s mostly men in “normal clothes”), says that a large part of her job is helping actors maintain and imp…

Working To Broaden, And Subvert, The Story Of Overlooked People In Hollywood by Artsjournal2

Frieze Los Angeles goes up in the Paramount Pictures backlot, opening on Valentine’s Day. Sounds cozy. But, says a Frieze co-curator, “Going into 2020, we didn’t simply want to go back…

Robert Conrad, Who Came To Fame In ‘Wild, Wild West,’ Has Died At 84 by Artsjournal2

Conrad’s biggest part came as Jim West in a blend of James Bond and Westerns. His character “was dispatched on various secret missions on behalf of the government of President Ulysses S.…

This Map Shows Where Every Best Actress, Actor And Director Were Born by Artsjournal2

Cool use of big data, no? Real shocker though: “When you look at the birthplaces of all the winners together, you can see the Academy tends to favor American-born talent, with Europe as a …

The Director Of The Cooper Hewitt Has Resigned by Artsjournal2

Caroline Baumann’s resignation was abrupt on Friday, February 7, and the Smithsonian Design Museum in Manhattan would give no reason for her departure. “During her tenure as director, sh…

Author Says The UK Educational System Is Dreary, Needs More Laughter by Artsjournal2

Michael Rosen blames the Reformation – truly. That time period was “when they thought the only way you could be virtuous was to be modest and serious, so humour was pushed aside, seen as…

How To Keep On Writing (Or Making Other Art) When It Feels Like The Planet Is Coming Apart by Artsjournal2

Writer Jenny Offill: “The question I was thinking about in this book … was, Can you still just tend your own garden once you know about the fire outside its walls?” – The New York Ti…

Audible And The Big Publishers May Finally Have Figured Out This Caption Thing by Artsjournal2

In settling out of court, apparently,  “Audible has agreed not to include the copyrighted works of seven plaintiff publishers in its ‘Captions’ program without express permission.” …

An Orchestra Helps Deaf Fans ‘Hear’ Beethoven by Artsjournal2

In Budapest, Deaf and other hard of hearing adults and children use touch to experience Beethoven’s Fifth. One of them said, “Here, when the string instruments all sound, that gives a ve…

Review: The Invitation, Town Hall Hotel by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Invitation, Town Hall Hotel2.0starsImmersive theatre is one of the most lucrative sectors of the current theatrical landscape. Promising an intimate and tactile experience, many …

Behind the lines: Laura C. Harris talks about seeing stars in ‘Silent Sky’ at Ford’s by Ravelle Brickman

When Laura C. Harris bursts onto the stage in Silent Sky at Ford’s Theatre, she is Henrietta Leavitt—hoop skirt and all—fresh out of college, brimming with confidence, and determined t…

Wesminster Agility Championship by Barry Gordin

Pink wins Westminster Kennel Club’s Agility title By: Patrick Christiano February 8, 2020: On Saturday evening at Pier 94 Pink, a border collie named after the pop singer of the sam…

Medea (Brooklyn Academy of Music) by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While Simon Stone’s adaptation is engrossing for its surprising updates, it never captures the emotions, seeming more like a gimmick that a reworking of the Greek tragedy. With most of the…

Review: On McQuillan’s Hill, Finborough Theatre by Samuel Nicholls

Review: On McQuillan's Hill, Finborough Theatre4.0starsJoseph Crilly’s On McQuillan’s Hill was first performed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast in February 2000, opening to rave reviews. Me…

Fit as a Fiddle: Singin' In The Rain, Oscars & More 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 discusses this year's Academy Awards, wh…

BWW Review: Eboni Booth's PARIS, A Tragic Indictment Of Low-Wage Employment At Big Box Retail Stores

Sometimes the most truthful answer to the standard job interview question, 'Why do you want to work here?', is 'I'm behind on my rent, I have no health care and I'm desperate for money becau…

“Little Shop of Horrors” at the Pittsburgh Public Theater in Pittsburgh, PA, USA by Wendy Arons

There’s no way Artistic Director Marya Sea Kaminski could possibly have predicted that the impeachment trial would coincide with the Pittsburgh Public Theater run of Little Shop of Horrors…

Review: Leopardess, VAULT Festival by Sarah Pumphrey

Review: Leopardess, VAULT Festival 3.0stars We are gathered here to mourn Sarah M Anson after her “untimely demise” surrounded by her nearest and dearest. This untimely demise of Sarah M…

Review: I Think We Are Alone, Theatre Royal Plymouth by Alexander Pearn

Review: I Think We Are Alone, Theatre Royal Plymouth 4.0stars I Think We Are Alone slowly weaves together the lives of six individuals and their own personal heartaches and suffering. It ser…

Review: Albion, Almedia Theatre by Sarah Pumphrey

Review: Albion, Almedia Theatre0.0starsYou’d imagine that taking a group of people out of London and putting them in the countryside would help to alleviate any tension that might be prese…

Review: What the Dolls Saw, VAULT Festival by Samuel Nicholls

Review: What the Dolls Saw, VAULT Festival 3.0stars At home in the dank dungeon of the VAULT Festival, What the Dolls Saw promises the proverbial moon: a true-crime style conundrum “that u…

Sampled; Michael Keegan-Dolan: Mám review – shoe shuffle to wild shindig by Bidisha

Sadler’s Wells, London An annual taster festival showcased myriad styles with mixed results. And Michael Keegan-Dolan returned with an intoxicating night way out west The annual Sampled fe…

Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood: 'I confronted my own school bully' by Arifa Akbar

She loved her nude scenes in the Netflix hit but the West End’s Uncle Vanya gave her stage fright. The Stockport star remembers being the class clown and tracking down her tormentor Aimee…

CunningGraham Technique Comparison by Joel Benjamin

Hosted by the Graham Company’s elegant director Janet Eilber, the program began with some historical comments after which two groups of dancers, one representing the Graham technique from …

Patrick Roche @ The PIT Loft by Barry Gordin

A Socially Accepted Breakdown @ The PIT Loft Award-winning spoken word poet Patrick Roche presents a one-of-a-kind solo show interweaving his poems with stories and scenes from throughou…

‘Loud, fast, energetic & spirited journey’: POET IN DA CORNER – Royal Court Theatre & Touring ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

The entire seventy minute show feels like a pan on the boil, continuously moving and flowing and engaging. Poet in da Corner is funny, truthful, inventive and really worth seeing.

Review: The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, HOME Manchester by Matt Barton

Review: The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, HOME Manchester 3.0stars There are few more iconic or quintessential show business stars than Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Th…

Review: Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, Royal Opera House by Jay Grainger

Review: Alice's Adventures Under Ground, Royal Opera House 4.0stars As the next stage in their commitment to programming theatre for family audiences, the Royal Opera House presents Gerald B…

Review: On Arriving, VAULT Festival by Alexandra Wilbraham

Review: On Arriving, VAULT Festival 5.0stars A stage may seem a very lonely space for a single actor to fill, but in On Arriving by Ivan Faute, it’s the characters we don’t see that fles…

Review: Be Longing, VAULT Festival by Sarah Pumphrey

Review: Be Longing, VAULT Festival4.0Overall ScoreIf you could design your own baby what would it look like? Eye colour? Number of toes? Pigmentation? Shouldn’t queer womxn have the right …

Review: Lost Laowais, VAULT Festival by Grace Patrick

Review: Lost Laowais, VAULT Festival 3.0stars Spinning together the lives of four expats living in Beijing, Lost Laowais explores some of the intricacies of what it means to try to make some…

How Nnamdi Asomugha Went From the NFL to Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

Now starring in A Soldier’s Play, the former Oakland Raiders star proves his worth to this Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble work.

Script For Church & State Resonates But Main Street’s Production Not As Strong by Bill Hirschman

Church & State, about the collision of faith, politics and gun control after a school shooting, obviously could not be more timely or more resonant for South Florida audiences. Unfortuna…

A holy night: Folger Consort performs ‘Palestrina’s Perfect Art’ at the National Cathedral by Bob Ashby

What would it have felt like, I’ve sometimes wondered, to listen, in sublime surroundings, to sounds conveying the deepest devotions of Christian belief, long before the “melancholy, lon…

The week in theatre: Endgame and Rough for Theatre II; Asking for It; Persona – review by Susanah Clapp

Old Vic, London; Birmingham Rep; Riverside Studios, LondonAlan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe head an irreverent Beckett double bill that isn’t quite dark enough Samuel Beckett or Eeyore? On…

Tom Stoppard reveals that Leopoldstadt may be his last play by Vanessa Thorpe

The acclaimed dramatist, 82, says he is too old to follow up the work inspired by the fate of his recently discovered Jewish familySir Tom Stoppard, Britain’s most celebrated living playwr…

The Taming of the Shrew review – misogynistic comedy is a rotten apple by Kate Wyver

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonFlat insults, bland puns and painful verse let down this staging of Shakespeare’s problematic play, which charges ahead without a trace of satire There is n…

‘Encapsulates all the emotions across the board’: BLITZ! – Union Theatre ★★★★★ by Luca Molinari

Blitz! encapsulates all the emotions across the board with enthusiasm exuding from all the cast keen to make you connect with all their individual stories.

Melbourne KURIOS – CABINET OF CURIOSITIES season extended by Sean McLoughlin

Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets for their upcoming Melbourne season, Cirque du Soleil have announced a Melbourne season extension of

Ep. 56: Joseph Anthony Byrd Talks ‘Kinky Boots’ by Lauren Van Hemert

When the North Carolina Theatre production of KINKY BOOTS opens this week, it won’t be the first time that Joseph Anthony Byrd puts on the red high-heeled boots as Lola. In fact, Byrd made…

Rolling Thunder Vietnam by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE double passes to giveaway for Rolling Thunder Vietnam at the Sydney Coliseum theatre on Friday 3rd April

‘Fascinating, entertaining & surprisingly poignant’: CHAPLIN: BIRTH OF A TRAMP – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre by Liz Dyer

If you’ve ever wondered how this particular legend was born, the play Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp offers a fascinating, entertaining and surprisingly poignant way to find out.

Cynthia Erivo, Sam Mendes, and...a Trio of Elphabas? 7 Broadway Twists to Expect at the 2020 Oscars by Dan Meyer

A host of theatre-adjacent nominees, performers, and presenters take the stage at the 92nd Academy Awards February 9.

‘It’s like eating curry after a lifetime of cheese sandwiches’: Bill Palmer on being part of People Show 137 by Featured Content

Renowned alternative theatre company People Show was founded more than 50 years ago. Bill Palmer has been following their work for 35 of them and appears alongside three of the company's sta…

REVIEW: The Jury, Upstairs At The Gatehouse London ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews new musical The Jury by Amy Fletcher and T Michael West which is now playing Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London. This post REVIEW: The Jury, Upstairs At T…

Call Answered: Ryan Spahn: "Mr. Toole" at 59E59 Theaters by Adam Rothenberg

I first met Ryan Spahn when I moderated three talkbacks at the hit Off-Broadway play Daniel’s Husband. I was impressed by Ryan’s acting that I immediately became a fan of his. I was then…

OPPORTUNITY LOST by Brian Scott Lipton

If it weren’t for the valiant efforts of the six-person cast, this production might have come up completely lame.

Magic Goes Wrong announce new cast from March 2020 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Magic Goes Wrong seems to be starting to go right with the announcement of a new cast that will appear in the show from March 2020 at the Vaudeville Theatre. This post Magic …

Read the Original 1984 Interview with Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera in Rehearsals for The Rink by Harry Haun

The Kander and Ebb musical, with a book by Terrence McNally, opened February 9, 1984.

A new Radiolab podcast series explores the fate of a Guantánamo Bay detainee

The Other Latif investigates a man alleged to have been an al-Qaeda explosives expert