The Hitmen by Arts Review

Hilariously disturbing and humorously unhinged, Baker’s Dozen Theatre Company have refreshed and remount their killer and bloody entertaining work, The Hitmen by Mish Wittrup at Theatre Wo…

Top 5 Shows of the Week by April Forrer

1. ‘Kill Move Paradise’ at Rep Stage. “Kill Move Paradise’ is a play that should not be missed.  It will leave you most affected.” – Susan Brall. READ review. Synopsis: “Kill…

Richard Greenberg's The Perplexed Lives Up to Its Title

A new drama about the struggles of the one percent comes to Manhattan Theatre Club.

Billy Porter Details Upcoming Genderless Fairy Godmother Role in Cinderella Film

Idina Menzel costars in the new movie.

Coal Country Takes Us to West Virginia Where We're Far Past Canaries

Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen chronicle the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion at the Public Theater, with original songs by Steve Earle.

SHAPELESS DRAMA by Joe Dziemianowicz

Underneath its pretty packaging, this wearying family saga is in need of a rewrite.

Foundation Adelaide Festival launched by Peter J Snee

Adelaide Festival yesterday announced the launch of Foundation Adelaide Festival, with 5 of the Festival’s past and present Artistic Directors

Watch The Lion King's Adrienne Walker Belt Out 'Shadowland' by Broadway.com

Adrienne Walker is playing Nala in The Lion King on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre. Watch her amazing performance of "Shadowland!"

Watch The Lion King Star Adrienne Walker's Soulful Rendition of 'Shadowland' by Lindsey Sullivan

Adrienne Walker is currently portraying Nala in the smash hit Broadway production of The Lion King and unlike in the animated film, her character gets a solo song. She recently came by Br…

Designing Women Stage Play to Debut This Summer in Arkansas by Andy Lefkowitz

A theatrical adaptation of the fan-favorite '80s-'90s sitcom Designing Women, about four women who run a design firm, will take the stage this summer in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Linda Bloodwo…

Watch Rachel Tucker Get Ready for Take Off in Come From Away with Episode One of Back to the Sky by Diep Tran

"I’m very excited; it’s my third day in New York,” said Rachel Tucker in the first episode of her vlog, Back to the Sky. “Jet lag is still very much playing its part.” Tucker ha…

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Olivier Nominations Announced, Ashley’s “Company” First Preview Thoughts, Sondheim Goes Disco “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre…

Designing Women Stage Play to Premiere This Summer

The series creator, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, is back to shepherd her characters into the 21st century.

Review: In ‘The Perplexed,’ Moral Gridlock on Fifth Avenue by Jesse Green

Richard Greenberg’s overstuffed new play about family feuds and ethical choices turns a wedding comedy into a crisis.

‘Coal Country’ Review: Songs and Stories in a Disaster’s Aftermath by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen’s show at the Public Theater, with live music by Steve Earle, is based on a real-life West Virginia mining tragedy.

Behind-The-Scenes at DRAWN TO LIFE by Cirque du Soleil & Disney by Peter J Snee

Can you believe we’re less than two months away from the grand opening of Drawn to Life, the new collaboration between

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "The Perplexed" - 3/3/20 by Marc Miller

These debonair individuals aren't easy for us schlubs to identify with, and their problems are neither that acute nor that compelling.

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "Coal Country" - 3/3/20 by Howard Miller

Coal Country, then, is the forum through which their voices are finally allowed to be heard. And we are there to listen in fellowship to their disquieting recollections.

The Perplexed: Richard Greenberg Play Perplexes by David Finkle

★★★ Lynne Meadows directs 10 committed actors with little payoff The post The Perplexed: Richard Greenberg Play Perplexes appeared first on New York Stage Review.

The Perplexed: Pretty Pointless by Michael Sommers

★★ Richard Greenberg writes a play overstuffed with nothing interesting The post The Perplexed: Pretty Pointless appeared first on New York Stage Review.

Coal Country — a lucid, powerful account of a mining disaster

This drama at the Public Theater, New York, uses the testimonies of survivors and their relatives

Coal Country: 2010 Mining Disaster Stunningly Mined by David Finkle

★★★★ Theater documentarians Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen are in top form The post Coal Country: 2010 Mining Disaster Stunningly Mined appeared first on New York Stage Review.

Coal Country: Telling a Sorrowful Story as Old as the Hills by Michael Sommers

★★★ Grammy-winning songwriter Steve Earle lends authenticity to a docudrama The post Coal Country: Telling a Sorrowful Story as Old as the Hills appeared first on New York Stage Review.

#VAL – a camp fire kiki with mother by Arts Review

Self proclaimed national treasure ‘Australia’s John O’Hara’ heads to Daylesford this weekend with #VAL at The Circus Tent – Lush Land for one performance only on Friday 6 March as …

Get ready Queensland – THE TAP PACK are heading your way by Peter J Snee

Following sold-out houses on London’s West End, the Sydney Opera House, and most recently on tour in the USA, Australia’s

Joanna Lumley pays tribute to method acting forerunner Ellen Terry by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Absolutely Fabulous star shocked young people have never heard of ‘cavalier’ Victorian actor She was a superstar in her day: mobbed by fans, paid a fortune and one of the finest stage pe…

Four Hands Kaleidoscope - Millennium Stage (March 3, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

The power of dance for brain health

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. It is estimated that each year, 1.7 million Americans sustain a brain injury. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), falls are …

Birthday Candles | Previews Begin April 2 by Roundabout Theatre Company

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Sebastian Barry’s ‘The Steward of Christendom’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘The Steward of Christendom’ chronicles the Lear-like fall of the final Dublin police chief under home rule. Irish Heritage Theatre’s inconsistent production shows his pitiful demise, …

TAPESTRY OF GRIEF by Jeremy Gerard

As the best folk songs often do, this powerful show may make you both sad and elated.

PRIMITIVE CREATION by Matt Windman

Classic Stage Company presents a condensed, bewildering adaptation that may put you to sleep.

Theatre Review: ‘Suddenly, Last Summer,’ and pre-show play, ‘Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen,’ Avant Bard Theatre by Mary Ann Johnson

Both are lyrical plays, both are written by Tennessee Williams, although one is a rarely-produced, short fever dream and the other a study in more than just dysfunctional families; it’s a …

The Pile of Her: Agnes Borinsky talks with Sam Max about Coop by Agnes Borinsky

At the time I was obsessed with the chickens who can beat humans at tic tac toe in casinos.

London’s ‘Cyrano,’ With James McAvoy, Is Headed to BAM by Melissa Guerrero

The postmodern take on the classic, directed by Jamie Lloyd, will have a limited run in May.

‘A Quick 5’ with Paul Morris, director of MAD Production’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

“Steel Magnolias” is a much-beloved Robert Harling play and later film of the same name that traces the lives of a small group of southern women as they frequent friend Truvy’s home be…

Theatre Review: ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: In Concert’ at The Heritage Players by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

The song may say that “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” but the co-starring brunette was equally appealing as the blonde in this fantastic “In Concert” production put on by The Heritage Pl…

People’s Light presents Lee Hall’s ‘Shakespeare in Love’ by Christina Anthony

People’s Light brings ‘Shakespeare in Love’ to the stage as fan fiction exploring the inspiration of one of the most iconic love stories of all time. Christina Anthony reviews.

INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO’ CREATOR JAMES LIPTON DIES AT 93 by Robert Shuman

(Reuters, 3/2; via Pam Green; photo: articlebio.com) James Lipton, the creator and host of the long-running U.S. television show “Inside the Actors Studio” has died at the age of 93, his…

Computers Are Amazing. They’re Not Intelligent by Artsjournal

The amazing feats achieved by computers demonstrate our progress in coming up with algorithms that make the computer do valuable things for us. The computer itself, though, does nothing more…

For First Time, Two Women Win Pritzker Prize, Architecture’s Nobel by Artsjournal1

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, principals of Grafton Architecture in Dublin, have already racked up some impressive awards in recent years: the World Architecture Festival’s World Bu…

How Post-Brexit Visa Restrictions Could Impact UK Arts by Artsjournal

The effect on the UK’s artistic landscape is more worrying. For a European artist, it changes whether they decide to base themselves in the UK rather than just sometimes performing here. A…

From The Women Composers Festival. Timothy Nelson introduces the women and the music that will “surprise, delight, and inspire” by Susan Galbraith

This first weekend in March brings together works from some extraordinary women working in exciting new directions today in the realm of ‘opera and beyond.’  In Series hosts a Women Com…

"John Henry" From COAL COUNTRY | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Found by Steven Morris

Reviewed by Katie Buenneke IAMA Theatre Company Through March 23 If you’ve ever wondered if a talented musical theater composer could take literally anything and turn it into music, Found,…

Michelangelo: Mind of the Master at the Getty by Pauline Adamek

Announcing an extremely rare opportunity to view a major collection of drawings by master Florentine artist Michelangelo, now on exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The exhaustively deta…

Sweet Land review by Pauline Adamek

Known for their site-specific operatic works, with elaborate mobile staging, The Industry returns to Los Angeles with a new work about Imperial invasion. Intending to unravel the accepted na…

Haven hands us an extra-tense Titus Andronicus by Kt Hawbaker

Complicating gender and racial identity adds texture to the gory Shakespearean stew. Titus Andronicus is a bloody tale about the illusion of peacetime. Despite b…

The Bolshoi Theater School: Only in Russia and… Brazil by Anna Galayda - Russia Beyond Headlines

Twenty years ago, the school’s founders included leading Moscow ballet masters and today, a number of alumni dance at the Bolshoi, and in European and American ballet companies. The Brazil…

The Special Relationship, Soho Theatre review - informative, but uninspiring by Aleks.sierz

Verbatim account of transatlantic deportation is an uneven mix of fact and farce Since 2000, Esther Baker's Synergy Theatre Project has worked with prisoners, ex-offenders and young people a…

Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman is Gorey-meets-Kafka by Irene Hsiao

Gift Theatre brings a dark fable to life. Once upon a time, in a room that looked like a fifth-grade classroom after a firebombing followed by an era of mildew, …

MIDNIGHT- The Cinderella Musical to premiere in Melbourne by Arts Review

Stars of stage and screen Shane Jacobson and Rob Mills will lead the new musical production of MIDNIGHT – The Cinderella Musical at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre this June. This en…

Mrs. Warren's Profession confronts our hypocrisies about sex work by Dan Jakes

Elaine Carlson delivers a biting title performance for Promethean Theatre. To get an idea of just how convoluted the legal and moral attitudes toward sex work ar…

Middle Passage is part voyage of the damned, part picaresque by Kerry Reid

Lifeline's staging of Charles Johnson's novel has sea legs. Lighting out for the territory, as Huck Finn put it, may be central to the American dream of liberty,…

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a resonant coming-of-age story by Kerry Reid

Erika L. Sánchez's novel gets a stellar stage life in Isaac Gómez's adaptation. There is a moment in I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter where Amá (Charín…

Here Lies Henry is daringly strange by Max Maller

Interrobang revives Daniel MacIvor's mind-bending solo about the art of lying. Interrobang Theatre Project presents a revival of Daniel MacIvor's daringly strang…

Midnight the Cinderella Musical coming to Melbourne by Sean McLoughlin

Stars of stage and screen Shane Jacobson and Rob Mills will lead the new musical production of Midnight – The

Così fan tutte is the best-looking opera English Touring Opera has staged

Currently at the Hackney Empire in London, the production features fine singing

Music of The Go-Go’s powers Monumental Theatre’s ‘Head Over Heels’ by David Siegel

Monumental Theatre is providing DC-area audiences with a first look at the jukebox musical comedy Head Over Heels. The production features nearly two dozen musical numbers from The Go-Go’s…

Why Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is going to be every Theatre Nerd’s next bingeworthy show by Glenmarsh94

It’s nearly been a year since we said goodbye to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Rachel Bloom gave a musical lover everything in that show: comedy, hilarious original songs and characters to fall in …

Hedda Gabler: A Play With Live Music shows us a woman fighting for her voice by Dmitry Samarov

TUTA gives Ibsen's classic a contemporary musical update. Lauren Demerath rages, leers, screams, flirts, and, best of all, sings her way through an unforgettable…

McCarter Theatre Center Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The New Jersey theatre will highlight two works by Mike Lew as part of its season.

The Wilma Theater presents ‘Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale’ by Hanae Mason

Sparked by a 2011 social-media post about gentrification, the Wilma’s ‘Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale’ forces you to listen. Hanae Mason reviews.

Day of Absence gets a rare revival with Congo Square by Kelly Kleiman

Douglas Turner Ward's 1965 satirical one-act holds more historic than contemporary interest. Day of Absence is a show with one joke and two audiences. The joke i…

Potted Potter – Sydney by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE double pass to giveaway for Potted Potter at The Seymour Centre on Tuesday 19th May @ 7:00pm.

Brian Francis was 21, gay and looking for love in 1992. His hit play about the experience is back in Toronto by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

In ‘Box 4901,’ Francis at 49 replies to the 13 men whose letters he never answered in ‘a hilarious, strange, sweet and awkward look back at how gay men used to find one another.’

Grammys Make It Official – Fire Deborah Dugan by Artsjournal

The academy announced Ms. Dugan’s removal in a letter from its executive committee, sent to the organization’s members. “We placed our trust in her and believed she would effectively l…

FLYING OVER SUNSET - An inside look with Choreographer Michelle Dorrance by Lincoln Center Theater

Get an inside look at new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET with Choreographer Michelle Dorrance! Previews begin Thursday, March 12 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Tix and more info: https://flying…

Another COVID Casualty: Art Dubai Postponed by Artsjournal

Fair organisers say they will instead hold a programme of exhibitions, events and talks tailored to Dubai-based galleries, museums and artists from 25 to 28 March, when the fair was due to t…

Two Veteran Chicago Tribune Reporters Search For Someone To Buy The Paper by Artsjournal1

Late last year, a one-third share of the Tribune was purchased by Alden Global Capital, an equity firm notorious for buying newspapers and stripping them bare. Contractual issues prevent Ald…

A Backlash To Oversharing Our Lives? by Artsjournal

Oversharing just doesn’t look like it did before. Like most things on the internet, it too has become commodified. Where we once divulged, without much thought or artifice, the hardships i…

‘If You Give A Mouse A Cookie’ — Beloved Children’s Book Or Cautionary Tale About Welfare Dependency? by Artsjournal1

If you think that’s a ridiculous question, the woman who wrote this article agrees with you. But it became a question nonetheless, thanks in part to (no surprise here) the American Enterpr…

Nietzsche’s Fascination With Dance by Artsjournal

Nietzsche offers an interpretive key: his references to dance (Tanz). Taken together, these references light a path that begins in Nietzsche’s first book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), and …

Will The Art World’s Growing Rejection Of Fossil Fuel Funders Make Any Difference? by Artsjournal

While commentators have often dismissed the interventions of artists on the issue of oil sponsorship as “virtue signaling,” BP’s CEO effectively conceded in his speech that opposition …

What We Know About Deja Vu by Artsjournal

Scientists do have some hypotheses for what brings déjà vu to the surface of consciousness – from the idea that it might be a built-in processing glitch in the brain, or an indication of…

Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse Talk Returning to How I Learned to Drive After 20 Years by Broadway.com

How I Learned to Drive stars Mary-Louis Parker and David Morse share why Paula Vogel's drama is now even more relevant than it was 20 years ago when they first appeared in the play's off-Bro…

Deirdre O'Connell Is Telling a True Crime Story in Dana H., But She Never Uses Her Own Voice by Diep Tran

Deirdre O’Connell has been acting for more than 40 years. An Obie and Drama Desk winner, she’s well-known for her performances in Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation and in the …

Odds & Ends: Jason Gotay Cast in HBO's Gossip Girl Reboot & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Jason Gotay Cast in HBO's Gossip Girl Reboot Recent Evita star Jason Gotay, soon to appear off-Broadway in the new musical …

The Lightning Thief Composer Rob Rokicki on the Value of Doing Things That Scare You by Diep Tran

Composer Rob Rokicki loves monsters. He may have made his Broadway debut this past fall with the Greek mythology-inspired The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, which he co-wrote w…

Know a Theatre: Theater Grottesco of Santa Fe, N.M. by American Theatre Editors

This movement-based company rooted in Lecoq and physical theatre crafts one show a year for local and international audiences.

We chat to Georgina Hopson and Rob McDougall about THE SECRET GARDEN by Gabi Bergman

Last week, the AT team had the great pleasure of attending the media calls for The Secret Garden in both Sydney

New Disco Sondheim Album to Feature Alison Luff, Charity Angél Dawson, More by Logan Culwell-Block

Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream will include '70s takes on "No One is Alone," "The Miller's Son," and more.

Luba Mason Takes on Seven Questions About Girl From The North Country, Her Cabaret Career, & That Iconic '95 Revival of How To Succeed

Luba Mason talks about her heavy arc as Mrs. Burke in Broadway's Girl From the North Country, the poetic brilliance of Bob Dylan, and her early years working with Tommy Tune, Des McAnuff, an…

The Perplexed - Montage by Manhattan Theatre Club

BIG MONEY, BIG HEART by Bernard Carragher

If Beth Malone weren t such a fine actress, this modest musical would definitely be less fun.

American Blues Theater Announces 4 Shows for 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

This season will feature the premiere of Benjamin Benne's 'Alma,' as well as the company's first production of an August Wilson work.

Alexander Graham Bell and the Show Business by Trav S.D.

It occurred to me this morning that I ought to do a book called “Everything I Know I Learned from Old Hollywood Bio-Pics.” I’ve written about scores of them on Travalanche, and there�…

The Last Quiz Night on Earth review – audience competes as apocalypse beckons by Catherine Love

Hope Mill theatre, ManchesterAn asteroid is hurtling towards Earth in Alison Carr’s new play, where everyone takes part in a pub quiz The local boozer might not be a bad place to wait for …

If “Blood on Her Name’s” Bethany Anne Lind looks familiar, think “Ozark,” Atlanta theater by Jim Farmer

Bethany Anne Lind never intended to make Atlanta home. When she and... The post If “Blood on Her Name’s” Bethany Anne Lind looks familiar, think “Ozark,” Atlanta theater appeared f…

Go Behind the Scenes of the World Premiere of Help With Claudia Rankine by Olivia Clement

The upcoming production at NYC's The Shed is part of Rankine's ongoing investigation into white male privilege.

Diana: A True Musical Story opens on Broadway by Sean McLoughlin

A musical about the life of the late Princess Diana has begun previews in New York’s Broadway district on March

Juilliard, Berkeley Rep, TDF, and More Announce New Hires by Olivia Clement

Check out the latest round of industry hires around the country.

Josh Hamilton, Arye Gross, Matthew Rauch, More Cast in Annie Baker’s The Antipodes at the Mark Taper Forum by Andrew Gans

The Center Theatre Group production will be directed by Machel Ross.

Single Tickets Now On Sale For Lyric Opera’s SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Showbiz Chicago Single Tickets Now On Sale For Lyric Opera’s <em>SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN</em> Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today that single tickets are on sale for its com…

The Theater Offensive’s Annual Benefit Goes Beyond the Stage by American Theatre Editors

The Boston company's fundraiser will celebrate True Colors OUT Youth Theater and kick-off a national tour.

Review: Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes at Signature Theatre by Jayne Blanchard

Empty nest syndrome is not an issue for Marian (an expertly controlled and controlling Susan Rome), a contentedly retired wife and mother living in Florida with her second husband Richard (J…

WNO’s ‘Don Giovanni’ signals the cultural and healing power of Washington’s arts scene by Whitney Fishburn

The Washington National Opera’s current production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni confirms two important ideas. The first is that while opera is most effective when it entertains, its intrinsi…

Livestreaming Re-Fest

By . CultureHub presents their annual festival Re-Fest livestreaming on the commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 12 March and Friday 13 March 2020.

“The Game of Life” Ushers in Rubin Museum of Art’s Brainwave 2020 on Impermanence by Cindy Sibilsky

The Rubin Museum of Art has a knack for making their exhibitions of both ancient and contemporary art from the Himalayan region — and the philosophies and practices that inspired and infor…

New theater company in Takoma Park announces inaugural season and open auditions by News Desk

There’s a new theater in town. Encore Theater Company, a new nonprofit theater based in the Takoma Park community, has announced its inaugural season. The 2020/21 season will feature two i…

What Did Opera Critics Think of the Met's Der Fliegender Holländer? by Ryan McPhee

François Girard's production of the Wagner opera opened March 2.

Joe DiPietro Talks About CONSCIENCE Which Premieres At George Street by Charles Paolino

DiPietro, who has won two Tony awards and multiple other honors, has mounted a half-dozen other plays at George Street, including “The Toxic Avenger,” “Clever Little Lies,” “Ernest…

Let Dot-Marie Jones Hit You With Her Best Shot in These New Rock of Ages Photos by Diep Tran

Dot-Marie Jones has taken over the bar at Rock of Ages. The "Glee" star began her stint as Dennis Dupree on February 24, which has her singing a number of rock songs like "Can't Fight This …

World Premiere Coal Country Gets Weeklong Extension at Off-Broadway's Public Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Audiences will now have an additional week to check out Coal Country. The new drama, originally scheduled to play a limited engagement through March 29, will now conclude its off-Broadway ru…

In ‘Bundle of Sticks,’ Conversion Therapy Sparks But Little Fire by Matthew Wexler

J. Julian Christopher's 'Bundle of Sticks' portrays a stylistic look at a gay conversion therapy center in remote Australia. The post In ‘Bundle of Sticks,’ Conversion Therapy Sparks But…

Not So Silent Cinema and the Bismuth Quartet present Murnau’s ‘Faust’ by Aaron Pond

Mephisto’s battle for a good man’s soul still compels today, but a new Not So Silent Cinema score for Murnau’s ‘Faust,’ by Brendan Cooney and members of the Bismuth Quartet, highli…

Good news about Mrs. T by Terry Teachout

I’m overjoyed to report that Mrs. T’s condition has improved significantly since yesterday. She was having problems with “coagulopathy,” which is a fancy way of saying that her blood…

IATSE and the Broadway League reach tentative contract agreement by Caitlin Huston

IATSE, the union that represents stagehands and hair, makeup and wardrobe technicians, has reached a tentative agreement with the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical, the union announced T…

Radical Adaptations of Dracula & Frankenstein Ignite Classic Stage Company by Cindy Sibilsky

For as many adaptations and interpretations as there are of the classic gothic horror novels Frankenstein and Dracula, it is hard to imagine two more creative, unique, radical and timely wor…

Yes, Hitler Wrote An Opera (A Bad One) by Artsjournal

Long speculated about, but never before seen in public, the manuscript was apparently written after Hitler had had only a few months of piano lessons. And it clearly demonstrated the future …

‘Incantata’ Review: An Elegy in Words, Video and Potatoes by Maya Phillips

A solo stage adaptation of Paul Muldoon’s poem considers whether making art can offer solace in the wake of grief.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s ‘The Gates’, 15 Years Later by Artsjournal1

Kriston Capps reviews the 26-year-long process of convincing the City of New York to allow the project to happen in Central Park — and allows as how, when it was over, the biggest question…

Azuka Theatre Company presents Doug Williams’s ‘Ship’ by Josh Herren

With the help of its Young Professionals cohort, Azuka’s ‘Ship’ delivers a funny story with a lot of heart. Josh Herren reviews.

Hugh Jackman, John Benjamin Hickey, More Featured in Films in Tribeca Film Festival's 2020 Lineup by Andrew Gans

The annual festival, featuring 115 films, runs April 15–26.

Your 19/20 season - THE VAGRANT TRILOGY | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Demystifying The Magic Of Theatre by Vikram Phukan

In the play, Colors of Trans 2.0, when the transgender performer Living Smile Vidya bares her surgically reconfigured body in a moment of aching vulnerability, it induces gasps from onlook…

See Photos of Dot-Marie Jones as Dennis Dupree in Rock of Ages

The three-time Emmy Award nominee will play the role through April 19 in the off-Broadway 10th anniversary production.

Watch Scenes From Girl From the North Country, Starring Jay O. Sanders and Mare Winningham

Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan's musical runs at the Belasco Theatre.

IATSE Reaches Tentative Deal For New Broadway And Touring Contract by David Robb

IATSE has reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year “Pink Contract” covering behind-the-scenes workers employed on Broadway and in national touring productions. The union reached…

SISTER ACT at Paper Mill Playhouse by Paper Mill Playhouse

‘Keeps you hooked from start to finish’: TELL IT SLANT – Hope Theatre by Stephanie Ressort

‘tell it slant’ at the Hope Theatre is a funny and engaging dark comedy that keeps you hooked from start to finish.

Adding to the Classic American Cannon: An Interview with Elisa Bocanegra by Julia Stier

Julia interviews Elisa Bocanegra, Artistic Director of Hero Theatre. Through her work at Hero, she has been working to introduce women of color into the classical cannon. The post Adding to …

Vaginal Davis steps into the mainstream spotlight by S. Nicole Lane

Nearly five decades after her career began, the pioneer performance artist, musician, and activist is now a permanent fixture at the Art Institute. The goddess o…

A Look at Dot-Marie Jones in Rock of Ages Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Glee star, the first woman to play the role of Dennis Dupree, joined the 10th anniversary production February 24.

Béjart Ballet Lausanne — Bolero is the main attraction at the Palais des Congrès, Paris

The choreographer’s blockbuster was performed by Diana Vishneva alongside works by Gil Roman

Der fliegende Holländer — a new version from the Met’s go-to Wagnerian producer

François Girard’s Parsifal was powerful, but his Holländer at the Metropolitan Opera is a flop

Pretty Woman at Piccadilly Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Pretty Woman, the rags-to-riches movie starring Richard Gere as a cut-throat capitalist and Julie Roberts as the prostitute he procures to escort

Photo Flash: First Look at Dot-Marie Jones as Dennis Dupree in ROCK OF AGES

Photos have been released of three-time Emmy Award nominee Dot-Marie Jones as Bourbon Room owner Dennis Dupree in the 10th Anniversary Production of ROCK OF AGES at New World Stages (340 W 5…

Watch Now: New Music Video “Drive It Like You Stole It” from Sing Street by Broadway Direct

Clap with us! Check out our latest music video for #DriveItLikeYouStoleIt! See you on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre beginning March 26! The post Watch Now: New Music Video “Drive It Like …

‘Sunday in the Park With George’ is a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical — and it’s never had a full production in Toronto by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Opinions vary as to why. Is it the challenges of the staging, a second act that some consider weak or the fact it’s about artists and making art?

Old Show Queens - Episode 12 - Godspell by Playbill

Anita Gillette to Star in The Glass Menagerie Musical Adaptation Blue Roses by Ryan McPhee

York Theatre Company will present the one-night-only concert presentation.

Six Killer Versions of “Here I Am” for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 15th Birthday

Nothing like a big, belty uptempo number by David Yazbek.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents organist Paul Jacobs by Cameron Kelsall

Organ virtuoso Paul Jacobs returned to the Philadelphia Orchestra with Michael Daugherty’s ‘Once Upon a Castle,’ an exhilarating symphonie concertante written especially for him. Camer…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with The Lightning Thief Composer Rob Rokicki by Broadway.com

Rob Rokicki stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Lightning Thief, his upcoming show at Green Room 42 and more with Paul Wontorek. 

Playwright & Succession Writer Lucy Prebble Wins Blackburn Prize for A Very Expensive Poison by Andy Lefkowitz

Olivier-nominated playwright Lucy Prebble has been named the recipient of the 2020 Blackburn Prize. She wins for her drama A Very Expensive Poison, which centers on a Russian assassination …

Off-Broadway Revival of Baby, Starring Tony Winner Alice Ripley, to Play Return Run This Spring by Andy Lefkowitz

On the heels of a brief 2019 engagement, Out of the Box Theatrics' unique new off-Broadway staging of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire's 1984 musical Baby will play an extended return run…

Musicals ‘& Juliet,’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ seek Olivier awards by The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Pop-Shakespearean musical “& Juliet” leads the race for Britain’s Olivier theater awards, where “Fleabag” creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is up for two trophies. T…

Inside The Actors Studio Host James Lipton, 93 by Artsjournal

The show featured an A-list roster of Hollywood and Broadway royalty, including Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams, Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg. In exchange for their appearanc…

Two Playwrights Embedded In A Newsroom. They Had To Rewrite Their Play When The Paper Started Laying Off Reporters. by Artsjournal1

“Janielle Kastner and Brigham Mosley thought they had finished writing their play about journalism when The Dallas Morning News announced layoffs in January 2019. They had spent more than …

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Will Present New Translation of Paddy Chayefsky’s The Tenth Man by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin Off-Broadway May 17.

Kerry Butler, Tom Stoppard, Candice Bergen and More Attended the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Hosted by Seth Meyers

Last night, PEN America spotlighted diverse voices and bestowed $330,000 of transformative support to writers and translators at the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards, hosted by Late Night's …

BroadwayWorld Launches Its 'Which BEETLEJUICE Character Are You' Instagram Filter!

Instagram, Instagram, Instagram! Today BroadwayWorld is pleased to announce we've created an Instagram Story filter centered around the hit musical Beetlejuice! Head over to our Instagram to…

Celia and Fidel: why the timing is perfect for a new play about Castro by David Smith In Washington

Playwright Eduardo Machado discusses his revealing new play that looks at the relationship between the Cuban revolutionary and Celia Sánchez Fidel Castro is back in the news. Senator Bernie…

Upstart Crow Opening Night by Official London Theatre

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How will an end to freedom of movement affect UK theatre? by Nick Awde

After January 2021, European artists may need visas to tour the UK – what impact might this have on British festivals? Nick

Lucy Prebble wins the 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for A Very Expensive Poison

Lucy Prebble's play A Very Expensive Poison received its world premiere at London's Old Vic Theatre back in August 2019.

Marisha Wallace performs I Know Where I've Been from Hairspray by Official London Theatre

For Museum 2040, 4615 Theatre creates a museum of the future, then moves in. by Julian Oquendo

Starting this week, Washington, DC is getting a new museum, and a different kind of immersive theatrical experience. 4615 Theatre’s upcoming production, Museum 2040, written by Renee Calar…

Sing Street Releases "Drive It Like You Stole It" Music Video

The Broadway cast looks like a genuine '80s rock band.

Check Out the New Music Video for ’Drive It Like You Stole It’ From the Broadway-Bound Sing Street by Olivia Clement

The new musical, directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, will begin previews later this month.

& Juliet tops the Olivier Awards 2020 noms quickly followed by Fiddler on the Roof, Dear Evan Hansen & Mary Poppins

A Doctor and a Queen, namely Waitress’ Gavin Creel and Six The Musical’s Alexia McIntosh, were on hand today to announce the 2020 Olivier Awards nominations, just a month before the cere…

VIDEO: 'Any Dem Will Do' for Randy Rainbow on Super Tuesday!

It's Super Tuesday and Randy Rainbow is living by one motto: any dem will do. Watch below as he spoofs Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!

Head Into the Rehearsal Room With the Cast and Creators of Whisper House by Olivia Clement

In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look, Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow open up about their haunted new musical at 59E59.

People's Theatre Project Will Honor Lin-Manuel Miranda And The Miranda Family At 2020 Gala

PTP's Big Night, the second annual gala benefiting People's Theatre Project, will celebrate the company's 11th season and honor award-winning composer, lyricist and actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda…

Pacific Northwest Ballet in Twyla Tharp's "Waiting at the Station" by Joycetheater

Performances Begin Tonight For CONSCIENCE at George Street Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

Two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's newest play CONSCIENCE is set to begin performances tonight (Tuesday) at George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. C…

QUIZ: Which COMPANY Character Are You?

In celebration of the 2020 revival of Company's first preview, take our personality quiz to find out which character you are!

Creative Team for MJ Announced by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

MJ, the musical jukebox biography of the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson is headed to Broadway is headed for Broadway this summer. The new musical, which will feature a parade of hits reco…

BREAKING NEWS: How your show could win a licensing deal . . . thanks to Rave and StageRights!

In case you missed it, last week we extended the deadline for submission to the Rave Theater Festival by one week! That’s right, the final FINAL deadline to get your script submitted is th…

DESIGNING WOMEN Will Make Stage Premiere in Fall 2020

A new theatrical incarnation of the iconic television series, Designing Women, penned by creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason, has been selected to open the fall season of TheatreSquared (T2).�…

Audra McDonald, Sutton Foster, Jane Krakowski, and More at 2020 Roundabout Gala

The evening honored Alan Cumming, Michael Kors, and Lance LePere.

Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Christian Dante White, Nancy Opel Set for Paper Mill Sister Act

The musical will run in New Jersey this April.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Wendell Pierce, and More Lead Olivier Nominations

Among the nominees was the Broadway transfer Dear Evan Hansen, earning seven nominations.

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Rob Rokicki by Broadway.com

Rob Rokicki stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Lightning Thief, his upcoming show at Green Room 42 and more with Paul Wontorek. 

San Jose author details Frida Kahlo’s ‘breakthrough’ in U.S. by Sue Gilmore

San Jose author Celia Stahr spent more than a decade researching 'Frida in America,' a look at the iconic artist's transformation during U.S. stay.

The Very Tricky Art Of Making Five-Minute Series Episodes For Snapchat by Artsjournal1

Quibi has been getting all the press for its plans to make video series expressly to be watched on smartphones. But Snapchat has been doing that for years, creating 95 Snap Originals (as the…

Thousands Sign Petition To Cancel South By Southwest; Facebook And Twitter Pull Out by Artsjournal1

Fears over the spread of the COVID-19 virus have led more than 20,000 people (so far) to join in the request that organizers call off this year’s festival, which is still scheduled to run …

Despite Ten Years Of Economic Disaster, Athens Has Become A Hotbed Of Live Theatre by Artsjournal1

Michael Billington: “A decade described as a manageable catastrophe saw an explosion in theatre, even if artists didn’t always get paid. You can see the effects today in that money is ti…

Europeans: Fake Tan by Lisa McInerney, starring Evanna Lynch by Jess Gormleynoah Payne-Frankamy Hodge

‘The world needs to get more Irish.’ An Irish woman is splitting up with her English boyfriend who is returning home to the UK. What is the impact of the end of their union? Performed …

Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott up for Olivier awards by Chris Wiegand

TV co-stars compete for acting prizes at this year’s theatre awards, whose nominations are led by the musicals & Juliet, Fiddler on the Roof and Dear Evan Hansen Fleabag stars Phoebe W…

United Queendom review – we are not amused by this Kensington Palace palaver by Miriam Gillinson

Kensington Palace, LondonLes Enfants Terribles take us inside Will and Kate’s home for an immersive yet unreachable story about two women who once lived there Don’t tell Will and Kate, …

Best of the Blogs: Upstart Crow, The Prince Of Egypt, Macbeth & more by Lisa Martland

In our continuing series, editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 1 March 2020), ranging from Love London Love Culture’s thoughts on David Mi…

Designing Women, New Play Based on Hit TV Series, Will Debut at TheaterSquared by Andrew Gans

Performances of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s play will begin in August in Arkansas.

‘A Very Expensive Poison’ Wins 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by American Theatre Editors

Lucy Prebble's theatrical reimagining of the notorious murder of ex-FSB Officer Alexander Litvinenko wins $25,000.

Broadway Grosses w/e 3/1/2020: Falling Slowly

Broadway slid 11% last week due in large part to the Kid’s Night on Broadway promo. Attendance was down 3% despite two new musicals starting previews. At first glance, the numbers this wee…

The Prince Of Egypt - Show Trailer by Official London Theatre

Old Show Queens Bid Farewell With the Season 2 Finale by Playbill Staff

In the final episode of the season, Gary Gunas and Billy Rosenfield reminisce about the blockbuster original production of Godspell and more.

NEWS: Death Of A Salesman, Rosmersholm plus & Juliet lead the Olivier Awards 2020 nominations by Press Releases

The nominations have been announced for this year’s Olivier Awards which take place on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall.

I Interview Playwrights Part 1076: Mark Wilding by Adam Szymkowicz

Mark WildingHometown:  I grew up in Storrs, CT. It’s a university town about half an hour from Hartford. My dad was a professor at the University of Connecticut. My mom worked several job…

The Coronavirus and Theater. #Stageworthy News of the Week by Jonathan Mandell

With the first reported case of COVID-19 in Manhattan, there is increased concern about the virus among New Yorkers, and that includes theatergoers. New York Governor Cuomo said yesterday th…

The Band's Visit Star & My Standards' Janet Dacal Looks Back on Five Albums That Rocked Her World

Janet Dacal recalls the five albums that rocked her world, In the Heights dance parties with Lin-Manuel Miranda, and how she learned to salsa.

Avant Bard’s finely-tuned ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ keeps the audience on its toes by Andrew Walker White

Let us never forget that Tennessee Williams, for all his genius with poetic language, was one the most fearless, gut-wrenchingly honest playwrights of the twentieth century. We have Blanche …

London’s & Juliet, Fiddler on the Roof, and Dear Evan Hansen Lead 2020 Olivier Award Nominations by Ryan McPhee

Winners will be announced at the April 5 ceremony at Royal Albert Hall.

Leaker Of AGMA Report On Plácido Domingo Reveals Himself (He Had His Reasons For Doing It) by Artsjournal1

“As a sexual assault survivor myself, my conscience would not allow me to be a party to an agreement than allowed the union to bury the details of Domingo’s decades-long abuse of female …

How The Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum Is Helping The Public Understand Pandemics by Artsjournal1

“Ebola was not a pandemic, but it created a panic rarely seen in the U.S. It was on the heels of the Ebola mania that the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History developed Outbr…

Jeremy O. Harris Signs Deal With HBO to Commission New Theatrical Projects by Olivia Clement

The Slave Play playwright will also develop a pilot and will return to Euphoria as a co-producer.

Check Out Photos of Debra Messing, Audra McDonald, and More at the 2020 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala by Marc J. Franklin

The event, honoring Tony winner Alan Cumming and fashion designers Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere, was celebrated March 2.

Alice Fearn, Karl Queensborough, Tyrone Huntley, More Will Be Part of Children of Eden Concerts at London’s Cadogan Hall by Andrew Gans

John Caird will direct the April concerts of the musical he wrote with Stephen Schwartz.

J’Nai Bridges’ debut in ‘Samson and Delilah’ is a dream come true by Gina Dalfonzo

When J’Nai Bridges made her triumphant debut in Camille Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah Sunday night, it was the fulfillment of a dream. The young mezzo-soprano’s star has been rapid…

The Bard of American Privilege by Kurt Soller

The playwright Richard Greenberg has dedicated himself to chronicling urban elites. With his two new shows, he’s re-entering the theater in a heightened cultural moment.

‘Designing Women’ Play Will Debut This Year by Gabe Cohn

A new play by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, the creator of the 1980s and ’90s sitcom, will bring the show’s characters into the present day.

Pritzker Prize 2020 – Ireland’s Grafton Architects win award

The biggest honour in architecture has gone to a female-led Dublin practice with a reputation for collaboration and generosity

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Coronavirus claims its first arts victim as Voca People are set to cancel their Australian tour by Sean McLoughlin

With public hysteria reaching boiling point, fuelled primarily by sensationalised media propaganda, travel restrictions have caused tourism to shrink and

Olivier Awards 2020 Nominations Announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 have been announced this morning. The Olivier Awards are being held at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 April 2020. This post Olivier Aw…

Read Reviews for London Production of Pretty Woman by Andrew Gans

The musical, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, stars Danny Mac and Aimie Atkinson.

Intimate Production of Baby, Starring Tony Winner Alice Ripley, Will Return Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin April 17 at Theatrelab.

Edifice: “The whole of our company is about the energy between people” by Emma Bentley

Emma Bentley has second thoughts about unwelcome contemporary dance spaces as she talks to Harriet Waghorn of Edifice. They discuss female power, audience connection and how best to use a de…

Girl From the North Country Releases New Video for Broadway by Mark Peikert

The Off-Broadway hit is currently in previews at the Belasco.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Revival, Starring Laurie Metcalf and Rupert Everett, Begins March 3 by Ryan McPhee

Joe Mantello directs the Edward Albee play, also featuring Russell Tovey and Patsy Ferran.

Opera review: Don Giovanni meets the #MeToo movement by Susan Galbraith

It was inevitable. Don Giovanni would have to face the match of his life against the #MeToo movement. The problem is this production, not two years after the resplendent WNO production direc…

& Juliet, Dear Evan Hansen & Fiddler on the Roof Lead 2020 Olivier Award Nominations by Diep Tran

The 2020 Olivier Award nominations were announced on March 3. The show with the most nominations is & Juliet with nine nominations. & Juliet uses the pop songs of Swedish hitmake…

BWW Album Review: EMOJILAND Is More Than Meets the Smize

Going into a show titled Emojiland, you're probably not expecting allegories about immigration, politics, mental illness, and the ups and downs of the human condition. Surprise! Keith Harris…

TV’s Rise Inspires Troupe 2115 by Sierra Safran

My Thespian Journey The post TV’s <em>Rise</em> Inspires Troupe 2115 appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

‘I definitely learned much while enjoying myself hugely’: JEKYLL & HYDE – Vault Festival ★★★★ by Shanine Salmon

The atmosphere created by the superb cast in Jekyll & Hyde as well as the challenge of the game is enormous fun and the time flew by.

Joy Divided: A Review of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter at Steppenwolf for Young Adults by Kevin Greene

Based on the award-winning book by local author Erika L. Sánchez, adapted by Isaac Gómez and starring ensemble member Karen Rodriguez, SYA's production finds the stars all aligned.

Dance Top 5: March 2020 by Sharon Hoyer

March is a month for big-name companies and a wealth of fresh new work.

2020 Olivier Award nominees announced!

& Juliet leads the way once again in theatre award season, bagging an impressive nine nominations at this years Olivier Awards, closely followed by Fiddler on the Roof with eight and Dea…

03: Hadestown by Musicalsplaining

Lindsay and Kaveh trek to New York to review the Tony-winning Hadestown, the tale of a beautiful singing idiot who travels to the Underworld to get his girlfriend back but accidentally start…

David Hallberg Will Be Artistic Director Of Australian Ballet by Artsjournal1

The ABT star, who credits the company and its physiotherapists with restoring his ability to dance following a severe injury in 2014, will take over from David McAllister at the beginning of…

Ulay, Audacious Performance Artist (And Marina’s Ex), Dead At 76 by Artsjournal1

“Since the early 1970s, Ulay created performances and photographs that made frequent use of his own body. Having worked collaboratively for more than a decade with Marina Abramović, his f…

& JULIET, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, and More Are Nominated For 2020 Olivier Awards; Full List!

The 2020 Oliver Award nominations have been announced!

Olivier Awards 2020: the nominations in full by Giverny Masso

Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 were announced via live-stream on Facebook by performers Gavin Creel and Alexia McIntosh. The awards ceremony

Nominations Announcement for Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Hampstead Theatre announce casting for Tennessee Wiliams’ The Two Character Play by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo David Dawson and Lyndsey Marshal will perform Tennessee Williams' The Two-Character Play at Hampstead Theatre from 23 April 2020 for a limited season. This post Hampstead The…

Review: "The Pitch" at The Majestic Theatrew, W. Springfield, MA. by Mark G. Auerbach

Pioneer Valley Radio review of Stan Freeman's "The Pitch", having its premiere at West Springfield's Majestic Theatre. A veteran sports reporter and a cub reporter tell the story of a one-pi…

The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 are out! by Kitty Underwood

Find out all the highlights from the nominations announcement for the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard in our exclusive article! The post The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 are o…

Bobby Driscoll: Disney, Delinquency and Death by Trav S.D.

Bobby Driscoll (1937-1968) was one in that long chain of cursed child performers, falling in the chronology midway between the Little Rascals and the kids from Diff’rent Strokes. Referring…

How a contemporary dance course could set off your stage career by Rachel Elderkin

Once focused on technique, dance schools now offer training in creative development and entrepreneurial skills to prepare students for the industry. Leading

Inside City Theatre's 2020-21 season announcement by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Molly Smith Metzler takes an honest look at motherhood in 'Cry It Out' at City Theatre by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The writer for “Shameless” and showrunner for the new Netflix series “Maids” brings her second play to City Theatre on the South Side.

March letters: Credible, respectable reviewers…

Readers respond about 'Musical Ecologies' from Network for New Music, Helen Frankenthaler at Arthur Ross and PAFA, the magic of a free ride, 'Babel' at Theatre Exile, and PTC's 'Everything I…

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Theatre Orgs Make Non-Statement Statements on Coronavirus, James Lipton Dies, “Assassins” Announces Three-Week Extension “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcas…

Guildhall shuts down after staff member tests positive for coronavirus by Georgia Snow

Guildhall School of Music and Drama has shut down for up to two weeks after a member of staff tested positive for

Mr. Broadway March 2020: Bobbie's Boys From Company by JK

The current revival of Company famously switches the genders of many of the characters, with Bobby now Bobbie, single and 35 in New York City. In the show, we meet three of her suitors: And…

United Queendom review at Kensington Palace, London – ‘an immersive history lesson’ by Anna James

Much like a mercurial monarch, Kensington Palace gives with one hand and takes away with the other. United Queendom, a new immersive

WATCH: Enter the ‘Many Moons Ago’ world of Once Upon a Mattress in rehearsals by Featured Content

Rehearsals have flown by for fairy-tale musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress, the Broadway classic revived this month at London's Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Take a peek at final preparations …

MEET THE CAST: Look who’s joining Victor Alli & Miriam Margolyes in spooky VAULT Festival tale Ghost House by Featured Content

RADA graduate Victor Alli will star in Tristan Bernay's new horror story Ghost House, alongside a voice cast including Miriam Margolyes, Lizzie Stables and Joan Iyiola when it runs at VAULT …

Don’t Ignore “Can’t Use My Tickets” Posts On Your Social Media Page by Joe Patti

I wrote a post that appeared on Artshacker today about ticket scams occurring in the comments section of performing arts organization social media accounts. Essentially, what happens is that…

Lookback: how life reminds you to be more modest by Terry Teachout

From 2010: A colleague remarked to me at breakfast the other day that 2009 must have been the most eventful year of my professional life to date, and I couldn’t argue with him. The twin su…

‘A refreshing change to the norm’: MACBETH – Greenwich Theatre by Ian Foster

Lazarus Theatre’s ensemble-based take on Macbeth at Greenwich Theatre proves thrilling in its stylish directorial vision.

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Designed Their Global Sensation SIX for Viral Success by Ruthie Fierberg

Turns out, the pair’s pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII hit huge across the world because they smartly reverse-engineered it that way.

Almanac: James Lees-Milne on being alive by Terry Teachout

“I used to think that a man ceased to live when he ceased to be in love. Now I know that he ceases to live when he can no longer look forward.” James Lees-Milne, diary, April 30, 1975 Co…

Lucy Prebble wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Ruth Comerford

Lucy Prebble has won the 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play A Very Expensive Poison, about the killing of former

“Our stories … are what binds us together”: Lizzie Milton tells us about creating folklore-inspired VAULT Festival show Heroine by Featured Content

"Skeletons, peas, lentils, selkies, snail gods, giants, terrible kings, terrible fathers, murder, cunning old women..." Lizzie Milton's list of what to expect from her new play Heroine is an…

REVIEW: Pretty Woman the musical, Piccadilly Theatre London ✭✭✭✭ by Ray Rackham

By Ray Rackham Ray Rackham reviews the musical stage adaptation of the hit film Pretty Woman directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. This post REVIEW:…

NEWS: In Search of a White Identity marks first Actors Centre co-pro, Extra performance added by demand by Featured Content

Signalling its commitment to its newly announced direction with the Tristan Bates Theatre and John Thaw Studios, The Actors Centre this month presents the premiere of Cliffordkuju Henry's po…

It’s all coming back to them now: Sharon Sexton & Rob Fowler return in new Bat Out Of Hell Tour

Fans of Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical are likely to be just a little bit excited to hear that Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler will be back as Sloane and Falco in a new UK tour of Jim Steinman…

“Culture Clash (Still) in America” Breaks New Ground, at Berkeley Rep by Cynthia Lopez

Montoya, Salinas, Siguenza Shine Satirical Spotlight on US by Cynthia Lopez Thirty years ago, in the Mission, I discovered “Culture Clash”—a trio of talented comics who offered a hilar…

Nmon Ford performs 'Slow Burn' from Orfeus: A House Music Opera by Young Vic

London Theatre News Today: Tuesday 3 March by Carly-Ann Clements

In today's news, a record-breaking show is returning to London and more... The post London Theatre News Today: Tuesday 3 March appeared first on Official London Theatre.

Physical performance coach Tome Levi: ‘Too many performers sustain avoidable injuries’ by John Byrne

Where do you work? I support multiple West End and Off-West End productions, as well as resident and touring productions across the

Candoco co-founder Celeste Dandeker-Arnold: ‘The first time I saw contemporary dance, I was immediately hooked’ by John Byrne

I started ballet classes aged two and a half and took all the grades. Although I wanted to dance as a profession,

‘It is musically where the show really shines’: PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL – West End ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Suitably romantic and updated to make it feel more contemporary, Pretty Woman the Musical has plenty to recommend it in terms of music and characterisations to make for a feel-good show.

The recipe for realistic theatre gore? Jelly, oatmeal and raw meat by Arifa Akbar

From cat brains to dismembered tongues, the teams behind theatre’s bloodiest shows reveal how they made audiences shriek with horror and delight Bodies hacked to pieces, brains dribbling o…

The latest news about Mrs. T by Artsjournal1

Mrs. T survived her double-lung transplant surgery and has been moved to the cardio-thoracic ICU. As her surgeon put it, “We’re not out of the woods yet, but we’re moving in the right …

Two New Albums From Rebecca Kilgore by Artsjournal1

In one, concentrating on songs with winter themes, she is accompanied by a distinguished European quartet. A second album finds her alone with the harmonically resourceful and swinging Chica…

The Green Room: How do you take care of yourself physically? by Jon Dryden Taylor

Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details…​​​​​ Albert

How 'Six' Conquered the World by Variety

"Six" creators Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage on Tudor queens, pop icons and conference rooms in Edinburgh.

Pretty Woman: The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre review - not so pretty, actually by Matt Wolf

Popular film romcom looks fairly icky on stage It’s not so much that Pretty Woman: The Musical isn’t much good, which it isn’t. More to the point is that this West End replica of th…

United Queendom, Kensington Palace review - rollicking royal tale by Veronica Lee

Immersion in Georgian court intrigue Les Enfants Terribles is the theatre company behind several interesting immersive projects, including Alice's Adventures Underground and Inside Pussy Rio…

The Story of Tonight! Miguel Cervantes Returns to Title Role in Hamilton on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Miguel Cervantes steps back into the title role of the Broadway smash Hamilton on March 3. The Hamilton alum, who recently closed out the Chicago production, replaces recent Broadway lead J…

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Returns to Broadway with Laurie Metcalf & Rupert Everett by Andy Lefkowitz

The new star-packed revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? begins previews on March 3 at the Booth Theatre. Two-time Tony winner Joe Mantello directs the production, which…

Rachel Tucker Reprises Olivier-Nominated Turn in Come From Away on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Strong-voiced stage star Rachel Tucker heads home to Broadway on March 3, repeating her Olivier-nominated West End turn as Beverley Bass in the Tony-nominated Broadway production of Come Fro…

St. Louis Art Fair pays well for participating artists by Joe Holleman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

According to one report, the annual fair in Clayton was No. 2 in sales, with the average vendor in 2019 making slightly more than $9,000 in net sales.

Alex Critoph: It’s time to let women tell their own stories in theatre by Alex Critoph

The love interest with no agency, the formidable female boss, the female characters who exist purely to drive the male protagonists’ story

On the Couch with Ash Flanders by Arts Review

Who is Ash Flanders? Ash Flanders is someone who will have the number 8, thanks. Wow, they’ve really done this place up haven’t they? What would you do differently from what you do now? …

Lighting designer Rob Halliday: You can’t accurately preview lighting, so trust your designer by Rob Halliday

One of the best books I’ve ever read about show lighting has nothing to do with lighting at all. In The Blink

Richard Alston: Dark times ahead for dance – the survivors may be the tough not the talented by Richard Alston

When I first started out in 1967, the dance scene in the UK was very different. Many vocational training schools were able

A Playwright’s Guide to Self-Producing: Part II by John J King

By John J King. In the second half of this two-part deep dive, playwright John J King continues his exploration into self-producing, looking at the production phase and marketing.

Mak Grgic - Millennium Stage (March 2, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

Taylor Louderman Looks Forward to The Broadway Cruise by Leigh Scheps For Broadway Direct

In a year jammed with exciting opportunities off the Great White Way, the singer, actress, and teacher is sailing out of 2020 by taking to the seas. In October, Louderman will be joining fel…

Debra Messing Tackles the Role of a Lifetime (Literally) on Broadway by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

In the lyrical new play Birthday Candles, playwright Noah Haidle dares to imagine 90 years in the life of Ernestine Ashworth, a woman he describes as “a daughter, a girlfriend, a wife, a m…

All roads lead to Adelaide this weekend for WOMADelaide by Arts Review

Held in Adelaide’s beautiful Botanic Park since 1992, WOMADelaide, a four-day festival of Music, Arts and Dance celebrating cultural and creative diversity, held over the March long weeken…

No Strings by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Following its opening production of Cy Coleman’s equally rarely seen "Seesaw," J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company is presenting a fully staged version of "No Strings" as the second produ…

The New Disney Parade: A Hotbed For Dance? by Artsjournal

The stars of Magic Happens are the dancers, significantly elevated from their traditional role revving up the crowd with upbeat moves between set pieces. The 90-or-so performers are graced w…

Has YouTube Become A Weapon For Radicalization? by Artsjournal

“Look up one thing out of curiosity and YouTube is ever willing to offer far, far more, often getting far more extreme and pushing further out to the extremes, because that is how YouTube …

Miguel Cervantes Takes on Title Role in Broadway's Hamilton Beginning March 3 by Ryan McPhee

The actor returns to the company after a long-running stint as Alexander Hamilton in Chicago.

Report: YouTube Suggestions Never Going To Let You Forget Time You Watched One Broadway.com Vlog by Broadway Beat

by Katherine Dunham. @kathdunham. SAN BRUNO, CA - According to a report by YouTube’s senior programming team, YouTube’s suggestions page is never, ever going to let you forget that one t…

Redefining Dinner Theatre Off Broadway - 'Sideways: The Experience' is the latest show to pair live entertainment with eating and imbibing

Sideways: The Experience is the latest show to pair live entertainment with eating and imbibing---Dinner theatre used to mean audiences enjoyed a meal while watching a show. But over the pas…

Tony Winner Harriet Harris and Lee Sellars Star in World Premiere of Joe DiPietro’s Conscience Beginning March 3 by Andrew Gans

David Saint directs the production at New Jersey’s George Street Playhouse.

World Premiere of Coal Country Opens at The Public Theater Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's docu-play, with music by Steve Earle, shines a light on the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion.

Rachel Tucker Joins Broadway Cast of Come From Away March 3 by Andrew Gans

The musical continues at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

Richard Greenberg's The Perplexed Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Margaret Colin, Gregg Edelman, Ilana Levine, and more star in the Lynne Meadow–helmed world premiere from MTC.

IMPRESSIONS: “Fandango For Butterflies (And Coyotes)” at La MaMa by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “Fandango For Butterflies (And Coyotes)” at La MaMa, "The characters kneel as if in prayer, crawl like animals or penitent saints, lean against each other, and drape ove…