EMOJILAND Superfan Saves the Day with BroadwayCon Cosplay!

It was cosplay to the rescue tonight at Emojiland the Musical as one of the show's superfans saved the day with her BroadwayCon enesemble!

VIDEO: See Carolee Carmello Make Her HELLO, DOLLY! Transformation

Check out Hello, Dolly! tour star, Tony-nominee Carolee Carmello as she transforms into the iconic Dolly Gallagher Levi!

The Armory Show by Barry Gordin

ACA is showing Aminah Robinson: Bears Witness, booth 305 at pier 90, through Sunday. March 6, 2020: ACA Galleries is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of work by Aminah Brenda Lynn Ro…

The Revolutionists: Four Frenetic Feminists Fight Fate In France by Cary Ginell

In The Revolutionists, Lauren Gunderson’s 2017 black comedy about four (in)famous women of the French Revolution, comedy meets tragedy in a fictionalized what-if? premise that brings to mi…

Inside The Head Of Freeman Dyson by Artsjournal

Even by physicists’ standards, Dyson’s thinking was strikingly unconstrained by the here and now. One moment, he was delving into the esoterica of quantum theory, and, the next, he was s…

DeVos Institute of Arts Management Executive Assistant Opening by Artsjournal

The Executive Assistant will play a vital support role for the Institute’s senior staff who deliver training programs and consulting services for a portfolio of national and internationa…

SXSW Festival Canceled by Artsjournal

The cancellation — just seven days before the 2020 festival was scheduled to start next Friday — comes as SXSW organizers faced public pressure to scrap it, as well the prospect of a sub…

Under Pressure, Hachette Cancels Publication Of Woody Allen Autobiography by Artsjournal

Hachette executives had discussed the matter with its employees and, “after listening, we came to the conclusion that moving forward with publication would not be feasible for HBG.” – …

A Surge In Online Services During Coronavirus? by Artsjournal

If the coronavirus continues to spread, analysts believe U.S. consumers will adopt behavior similar to that of Chinese consumers. China this year has seen a surge in people downloading apps …

Chayenne Jackson Joins Mayim Bialik & Swoosie Kurtz on CALL ME KAT on Fox

Broadway's Cheyenne Jackson will join Mayim Bialik, Swoosie Kurtz, and Kyla Pratt on the new series, Call Me Kat, on Fox. .

Corpse! review – murder most tepid by Arifa Akbar

Park theatre, LondonSome nifty staging and a strong performance from Tom York as two warring brothers cannot enliven this outdated caper Gerald Moon’s 1983 comic crime caper is set in the …

Review: In ‘Skinfolk,’ the Joys of Blackness Burst From the Earth by Jose Solís

On a set that transforms the Bushwick Starr into a cave beneath a tree, Jillian Walker tells a story of her family, and of blackness in America, that aches with hope.

A Poem for International Women’s Day, Read by Vanessa Williams by Mimi Vu

As part of our series “Read T a Poem,” the actress performs a work by Maya Angelou.

Paulanne Simmons Unscripted by Barry Gordin

Why Video? March 7, 2020: Projections have been part of theater for a long time. But recently we have begun to see video take over a good number of plays.

Daniel Monks on Starring in London's The Seagull with Emilia Clarke and Why He's an Ali Stroker Super Fan by Matt Wolf

Daniel Monks electrified London at the end of 2019 playing the title role at the Donmar in Teenage Dick, Chinese-American writer Mike Lew’s teasingly titled play that transposes Shakespear…

See Jessie Mueller, Armie Hammer & the Cast of Tracy Letts' The Minutes Battle Out American Politics On Stage by Michael Appler

The Minutes, two-time Tony winner Tracy Letts' new dramedy that uses a mundane town hall meeting to explore the state of American politics, is currently in previews at the Cort Theatre. It …

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and More Stars Grace Our Must-Do Events for the Week of March 9 to 15 by Diep Tran

An original musical, a screen-to-stage adaptation and two high-profile revivals begin previews in a bustling week on Broadway. Now’s your chance to see Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Pa…

Jerry O'Connell Explains Why A Soldier's Play Is 'The Most Important Project' He's Ever Worked On by Michael Appler

Jerry O’Connell is having a lot of fun on Broadway. “I can get a table at Bar Centrale these days!” the prolific television and film actor of Stand By Me fame laughed in a #LiveAtFive…

Stars Ask Stars at the Opening of ''Girl From the North Country'': Bob Dylan Edition by TheaterMania

Bob Dylan Is a Broadway Star, Someone Tell Him A List Stars Crowded Opening Night of Knockout New Musical by Roger Friedman

Bob Dylan wakes up this morning a Broadway star. Unlike Bruce Springsteen, he didn’t have to set foot on stage. Unlike Cher,

Writing the "Women's History" of Broadway by Angela Tricarico

by Angela Tricarico Heather Lang (photo by Corinne Louie…

Theatre Works THE HITMEN has a Killer Opening Night by Klinton Porter

With all the family friendly shows currently running in Melbourne, we need a show that has violence, coarse language and

Livestreaming Public Art and Public Memory: Whose Stories and Whose Spaces?

By . New England Foundation for the Arts presents Public Art and Public Memory: Whose Stories and Whose Spaces? livestreaming on the commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at ho…

How Theaters Can Prepare for Coronavirus: A TCG Webinar by Jonathan Mandell

Below is the hour-long video and audio of the TCG Webinar, in which various experts, such as a professor of epidemiology based in Seattle and the director of theater at the National Endowme…

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Disqualifies Season 12 Contestant Sherry Pie Over Catfishing Allegations

RuPaul's Drag Race has disqualified season 12 contestant Sherry Pie over catfishing allegations, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The Perplexed is "Witty, Dazzling, and Wonderful!" by Manhattan Theatre Club

An Iliad returns in a stunning new setting by Kerry Reid

Court Theatre's revival puts us in the center of ancient artifacts and contemporary conundrums. "Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles," begins…

Anatomy of a Suicide Review. Suffering Women, Puzzled Audience by Jonathan Mandell

It’s been a battering couple of weeks, what with abandonment, abduction, desperation, murder, genocide, and pandemic – all but the last one happening on New York stages. So although I sa…

Theatre Horizon presents Mat Smart’s ‘The Agitators’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘The Agitators’ at Theatre Horizon dramatizes the decades-long friendship between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Goodspeed Musicals Adds Bhangra Musical Bhangin’ It to Worklight Series by Olivia Clement

The new musical by Mike Lew, Rehana Lew Mirza and Sam Willmott rounds out the 2020 season.

Broadway theaters tell sick patrons to stay home amid coronavirus fears by Deadline

The nation’s coronavirus scare has not as yet impacted Broadway production schedules, with all shows currently playing as planned in theaters scrubbed and disinfected with extra vigor and …

VIDEO: Watch the UK Tour of SIX Belt Out 'Ex-Wives'!

As Six prepares to open on Broadway, another sextet is touring the UK. Watch below as the company of the UK tour performs 'Ex-Wives'  on Blue Peter!

One-Year Surge In Women Songwriters In UK. But… by Artsjournal

PRS, which collects and distributes royalties to songwriters, said 1,755 women signed up in 2019, versus 1,097 in 2018. Around 63% were under the age of 30. However, 5,580 men signed up in t…

Surge In Sales Of Books About Plagues by Artsjournal

Camus’s The Plague follows the inhabitants of Oran, an Algerian town that is sealed off by quarantine as it is ravaged by bubonic plague. Penguin is rushing through a reprint of its Englis…

‘Weimar On The Pacific’: When L.A. Was The Capital Of German Literature by Artsjournal1

Alex Ross revisits that odd period when the Nazi regime had driven the cream of pre-war German arts and letters — Werfel, Döblin, Viertel, Brecht, Adorno, three different Manns, along wit…

How A D&D Tool Helped Organize Our World Views by Artsjournal

The pleasure of filling out an alignment chart is similar to that of playing a simple brainteaser, or completing an elementary-school worksheet: You’re making judgment calls, sorting, putt…

Joyce Gordon, Pioneering TV Actress (And Voice You Know From Frustrating Phone Calls), Dead At 90 by Artsjournal1

“During the germinal days of television, … [she] became famous as ‘The Girl With the Glasses,’ for un-self-consciously wearing her signature eyeglasses on camera as she delivered liv…

Superheroes As Metaphor For Technology by Artsjournal

Superman and his contemporaries launched a fascination with technological superism that continues today. Here were individuals whose bodies and their capacities were somehow warped through b…

We Try To Be Authentic. But Being Real Can Be A Bit Unreal by Artsjournal

This is the paradox of authenticity: In order to reap the many of the benefits of feeling authentic, you may have to betray your true nature. – Scientific American

Jazz Pianist McCoy Tyner, 81 by Artsjournal

Mr. Tyner’s manner was modest, but his sound was rich, percussive and serious, his lyrical improvisations centered by powerful left-hand chords marking the first beat of the bar and the to…

How Hollywood Fueled William Faulkner by Artsjournal

Hollywood became synonymous with increased income and long absences from home. The manna from Faulkner’s work on screenplays and the movie options on his novels was very welcome indeed, bu…

Watch Highlights From the Off-Broadway World Premiere of 72 Miles to Go... by Playbill Staff

Roundabout Theatre Company's presentation of the play by Hilary Bettis opens March 10.

We Are NY Phil: Acting Associate Principal Horn Leelanee Sterrett by New York Philharmonic

Natesha Somasundara on her play GIRL FRIEND by Gabi Bergman

Presented as part of Belvoir’s 25A program, girl friend is a play based on the ramifications of Joe Cinque’s murder in 1997.

Theater Review: LEGENDS THE MUSICAL: A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW (Black Ensemble Theater) by Lawrence Bommer

SINGING AGAINST HATE If it takes a village, the Black Ensemble Theater creates one nightly. Actually, it’s a “healing circle” that’s literally at center stage and figuratively at the…

Pittsburgh sports venues, event spaces taking some extra precautions amid virus fears by Adam Bittner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War’ by Vincent Brown by Vena Jefferson

A new book by Harvard’s Vincent Brown proves that we can’t grapple with slavery simply as a problem of American history. ‘Tacky’s Revolt’ takes a global lens to the transatlantic s…

Josh Gad and Luke Evans Set for Beauty and the Beast Prequel Series at Disney Plus

Gad and Evans will reprise their roles from the property's 2017 live-action remake.

Stars Ask Stars at the Opening of Girl From the North Country: Bob Dylan Edition

Ethan Slater, Sophia Anne Caruso, and more quiz the company on all things Dylan to celebrate this new musical.

Armie Hammer, Tracy Letts, and More Discuss The Minutes…or, Rather, Don't

See what the cast felt comfortable telling us about Letts's mysterious new Broadway play.

“West Side Story” is reborn by Richard Seff

Full disclosure: I still vividly remember the night the original company of this masterful musical opened on Broadway. It was September 26, 1957; and I was there because I, as a young agent,…

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ announces digital rush policy for Broadway run by Caitlin Huston

“Mrs. Doubtfire” has announced a digital rush policy for its upcoming Broadway run. The musical, produced by Kevin McCollum and directed by Jerry Zaks, will offer $35 rush tickets via th…

Flamenco Festival 20/20 featuring Gala de Andalucía by New York City Center

Broadway Producers Urge Sick Customers To Exchange Tickets; Theater Disinfections Boosted During City’s Coronavirus Concern by Greg Evans

The nation’s coronavirus scare has not as yet impacted Broadway production schedules, with all shows currently playing as planned in theaters scrubbed and disinfected with extra vigor and …

Broadway League Increases Sanitizing Efforts in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak by Andrew Gans

"We remain vigilant, and we are prepared to make decisions based on current recommendations."

Theatre Review: ‘Bandstand’ at National Theatre by Kristin Franco

So often for people affected by war, the battles don’t end with one side’s victory. This harsh reality is examined in the winning and moving musical “Bandstand,” playing through Marc…

Do You Need to Know Bob Dylan Music to Love Girl From the North Country? by Dan Meyer

Cast members Colton Ryan, Austin Scott, and more share their thoughts on the Broadway opening night red carpet.

The Old Globe Names 2020 Classical Directing Fellowships by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 fellows are Meg DeBoard, Manoel Felciano, Lavina Jadhwani, and Edward Torres.

Check Out Photos of Armie Hammer, Jessie Mueller, and More in The Minutes on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Steppenwolf production of Tracy Letts’ new play will officially open at the Cort Theatre March 15.

Cat Kolubayev’s Bin Juice: “I want to have women do something they don’t often get to do” by Lindsey Huebner

In an inspiring chat, Lindsey Huebner talks to a creative of many talents, Cat Kolubayev as her show Bin Juice hits the last few weeks of Vault Festival. Expect lots of female empowerment an…

Our Stories Are Shaped by Our Roots by American Theatre Editors

With a little advance planning, conversation, and modest investment in resources, we can (and must) use our creativity for good.

Broadway theaters increase cleaning protocols in response to coronavirus by Caitlin Huston

The Broadway League released an updated statement on coronavirus Friday, speaking to an increase in cleaning protocols in every Broadway theater. “We are following the lead of our city, st…

Check Out Photos From Michael Friedman and Daniel Goldstein's Unknown Soldier Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

Trip Cullman directs the New York City premiere at Playwrights Horizons.

LIFE SKETCHES (SHORT SCENES AND MONOLOGUES): “AT THE DOG PARK” by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman SCENE: A dog park in the Bronx. (MARY JANE, early 70s,  sits on a bench in the dog run. Using a launcher, SHE plays fetch with her spaniel, HUDSON. CHRISTIE, male, late 50s, i…

Martha Graham dancers are marvelous, but the message is mixed in Kennedy Center program by Sarah L. Kaufman

In “EVE Project,” the empowerment theme would have been better served by focusing on choreographer’s very best works.

Be Seen! Ads Available in Outer Critics Circle 70th Anniversary Awards Program by Lauren Yarger

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-program-ads-70th-anniversary-outer-critics-circle-awards-tickets-90669233117 Reflections in the Light copyright 2007- 2019 by Lauren Yarger. All rights re…

Church Basement Ladies at SART by Bruce Steele & Edwin Arnaudin

Cheerful, heartfelt laughs abound throughout this delightful musical comedy.

Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto reflects on 17 years at Ballet Theatre of Maryland by Charles Green

Dianna Cuatto, artistic director of the Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM), recently announced she would retire in June after leading the company for 17 years. She answered DC Metro Theater Ar…

Ballet Vlaanderen by Sheila Kogan

Ballet Vlaanderen was founded in 1969 by dancer/choreographer Jeanne Brabants, and the present artistic director since 2015 is Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who is known for his own award-winning ch…

A Look at the World Premiere of Joe DiPietro’s Conscience by Marc J. Franklin

The production, starring Tony winner Harriet Harris and Lee Sellars, officially opens at the George Street Playhouse March 6.

Inside the 13th Annual Yale Drama Series Prize Ceremony With Rachel Chavkin, Ayad Akhtar, and More by Marc J. Franklin

The ceremony, honoring playwright Liliana Padilla, was celebrated at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater March 3.

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Jerry O'Connell of A Soldier's Play by Broadway.com

Jerry O'Connell stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about A Soldier's Play and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert. 

Tony-Winning Sunset Boulevard Lyricist Don Black to Receive Special Olivier Award by Michael Appler

Tony-winning lyricist Don Black will receive the Olivier Awards' 2020 Special Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the theater. Black will be hon…

Michael Urie to Revisit Buyer & Cellar for Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Anniversary Celebration by Diep Tran

Jonathan Tolins' stage comedy Buyer & Cellar earned Michael Urie a Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award. And now Urie's revisiting it for two nights only on April 10 and 11. The solo p…

Tyrone Huntley, Harry Hepple & More to Join Imelda Staunton in London's Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Put on your Sunday clothes, because the full slate of stars has been announced to lead the upcoming West End revival of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's classic musical Hello, Dolly! The p…

See Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt & More Celebrate the Opening Night of Girl From the North Country by Broadway.com

Like a rolling stone, Girl From the North Country sped toward its Broadway opening on March 5 at the Belasco Theatre. The new musical by Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson is about the down-on…

Once Upon a Time You Dressed So Fine! See Exclusive Portraits of Girl From the North Country Stars on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Girl From the North Country celebrated its opening night at the Belasco Theatre on March 5. Writer and director Conor McPherson mines Bob Dylan's songbook to tell a story of desperation a…

Abena Mensah-Bonsu Joins Cast of Jocelyn Bioh's World Premiere Comedy Nollywood Dreams by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage alum Abena Mensah-Bonsu has been newly cast in the role of Adenikeh in Jocelyn Bioh's upcoming off-Broadway play Nollywood Dreams. Mensah-Bonsu replaces the previously announced Zenzi…

Human Again! Josh Gad & Luke Evans to Reprise Beauty and the Beast Film Turns for Prequel Series by Andy Lefkowitz

A Beauty and the Beast prequel series is newly in development from Disney Plus. Tony nominee Josh Gad and screen standout Luke Evans are set to reprise their performances as LeFou and Gas…

On digital: Le Mans ’66 / Roma

James Mangold’s movie about hot heads and hot rods cranks up the entertainment while Alfonso Cuarón’s film is given the lavish Criterion Collection Blu-ray treatment

Snapshot: ‘Last Weeks’ (2018) by Norm Diamond

Images of a shuttered gym are a tribute to old-school fitness, generations of its devotees, and the man who brought them together

Piano duo from Portugal work outward from their country’s folk melodies in Embassy Series visit to Washington by David Rohde

Taking music from a performer’s own culture and pulling it together with more familiar-sounding music into a coherent program for an American audience is often tricky business. If it comes…

Fountain Theatre announces cast and creative team for L.A. premiere ‘If I Forget’ by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is thrilled to announce the complete cast of the Los Angeles Premiere of  Steven Levenson’s (Dear Evan Hansen) new play, If I Forget, directed by Simon Levy. The cast…

Plácido Domingo Cancels London Engagements in Wake of Harassment Investigation Findings by Ryan McPhee

The tenor was slated to sing in a production of Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House.

Bay Area actor Will Forte is everywhere these days — except on the radar by Randy Myers, Correspondent

Lafayette native Will Forte is sinking his teeth into supporting roles (like in "Extra Ordinary," as well as quirky projects and a new Monterey home.

Michael Urie to Reprise Solo Performance in Buyer & Cellar

Urie will return to his award-winning role as Barbra Streisand employee Alex More for two performances only.

Ben Platt, James Van Der Beek, and More at Girl From the North Country Opening

The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical stars Jay O. Sanders and Mare Winningham.

Livestreaming Performance of Final Cut (Lefitymálva) by Gólem Theater by Barbara Levai, Lilla Erdei

By Barbara Levai, Lilla Erdei. Gólem Theater presents the performance of Final Cut (Lefitymálva) livestreaming from Budapest, Hungary on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound T…

Beauty and the Beast Prequel Series in Development for Disney+ by Logan Culwell-Block

Stage alums Josh Gad and Luke Evans would reprise their roles from the 2017 live action film, with Alan Menken composing new songs.

Production news round-up: Robert Icke to direct a new adaptation of Animal Farm and Tom Jones musical to premiere at Leeds Playhouse by Ruth Comerford

This week’s round-up features a new adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm directed by Robert Icke, and the premiere of a musical

Settlement Terms Revealed In Lawsuit Over Audible’s Captioning Of Audiobooks by Artsjournal1

“Now that it’s public, it’s still not clear why the parties sought to keep the settlement terms private in the first place, other than the fact that NDAs and confidentiality agreements…

Ethics Issue With Ousted Director Is Least Of Cooper-Hewitt Museum’s Problems by Artsjournal1

“The turmoil will only further damage an institution that has, for most of its existence, failed to live up to its name while presenting one mediocre exhibition after another.” Aaron Bet…

Why French Conedy Has A Political Edge by Artsjournal

“Politics has always been present in French humour. But standup brought forward a whole population left out by the system – the poor, uneducated sons and daughters of immigrants.” – …

It's okay. I'm okay. by Daisy Eagan

I did not book the thing I flew back to NYC for. I know it’s not a matter of my talent or hard work, and everything else is out of my control. Something else will come along. It’s okay. …

Devi Dance Theater - Millennium Stage (July 22, 2001) by The Kennedy Center

Blues Alley Youth Orchestra - Millennium Stage (March 20, 2020) by The Kennedy Center

Bundle of Sticks by Christopher Caz

One of the most interesting attributes of this play (apart from the clever title being a less common and unharmful definition of the word “faggot”) is playwright J. Julian Christopher’…

‘A fantastic cast carries out the storyline brilliantly’: BANG BANG! – Touring ★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Not all the humour connects in Bang Bang! but impressive performances ensure an entertaining evening is had by all.

Wannabe - Spice Girls (Vintage "Andrews Sisters" Style Cover) by Postmodern Jukebox by Postmodernjukebox

Download & Stream "Wannabe" Here: https://pmjlive.com/the90s-volume1 Experience PMJ Live: https://pmjlive.com?IQid=youtube Shop PMJ Music/Merch: https://smarturl.it/pmjshop?IQid=youtube Fol…

Stages – A Video Game Musical review at Vault Festival, London – ‘bold new musical’ by Tim Bano

Christian Czornyj’s video game-inspired musical is the first by Adam Lenson’s exciting new production company, which gives voice and space to artist-led

Drama Centre London to close following damning review by Matthew Hemley

Drama Centre London is set to close, as plans are revealed to end all of its acting provision at its current home

Plácido Domingo performances at Royal Opera House cancelled by Georgia Snow

Plácido Domingo will no longer perform at the Royal Opera House this summer, the organisation has confirmed, as it becomes the latest

Deputy stage manager steps in to save show after cast member illness by Giverny Masso

A deputy stage manager stepped in to save a performance at Nottingham Playhouse after a cast member was taken ill last minute.

Olivier Awards 2020: Don Black to receive special award for contribution to theatre by Giverny Masso

Lyricist Don Black has been announced as the recipient of the special award at this year’s Oliviers. The award is given each

WATCH: The Jekyll / Hyde team explain their monstrously fun new style of immersive gaming at Vault Festival by Featured Content

"Jekyll is the most narrative-driven game we've done so far... We wanted to see if we could do something where the story itself is the thing that compels you to keep on moving forwards." The…

London Theatre Review: Message In A Bottle

It started as a PS at the foot of a long email sent by triple-Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince (Some Like It Hip Hop and SYLVIA at the Old Vic) – an idea for a show based on the music of …

Tony- and Oscar-Winning Lyricist Don Black to Receive Special Olivier Award by Dan Meyer

Black collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sunset Boulevard, Song & Dance, and Aspects of Love.

Italy’s Museums Are Open Again, But You Have To Stay Three Feet Away From Everyone Else by Artsjournal1

Fortunately, thanks to fear of the coronavirus outbreak that has led to this rule, it’s easy to comply with. – The New York Times

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture School Changes Its Mind About Closing by Artsjournal1

“More than a month after the board overseeing the School of Architecture at Taliesin announced the school would close after 88 years of operation, the board has reversed its decision and p…

Washington Post Names Anne Midgette’s Successor As Classical Critic by Artsjournal1

Michael Brodeur, most recently an assistant arts editor and critic at the Boston Globe, starts work next week. – The Washington Post

How The U.S. Cultural World Is Bracing For Coronavirus by Artsjournal1

“Ushers in some theaters are wearing latex gloves. Museums are installing hand sanitizer dispensers as if they were pieces of art. Audience members are being told: If you have a cough, ple…

Cash Crisis At New Orleans Theatre Leads To Layoffs, Cancellation by Artsjournal1

“The Southern Rep Theatre company has laid off six staff members and canceled an upcoming play as it struggles to pay expenses and debt, artistic director Aimee Hayes said Thursday. The 34…

Classical Concerts Are Too Damn Long, Says Critic by Artsjournal1

Jeremy Reynolds took a couple of friends to their first symphony concert and sent them home at intermission — and not because they were misbehaving or ill. Here he explains why. (Even inte…

A New ‘Neoclassical Ballet Collective’ In London by Artsjournal1

Says choreographer Andrew McNicol, “With McNicol Ballet Collective I wanted to create a new type of company that offers world-class dancers a flexible performance platform that’s able to…

Europeans: our new foreign language drama series from across the continent by Jess Gormley

A year in the making, this fictional video series uses personal stories to explore the relationships of member countries to the European Union Support Guardian journalism today by making a c…

What Shakespeare Means Today by Artsjournal

Simon Godwin is on a quest for the sweet spot in American Shakespeare: to figure out what stimulates the American psyche and to reconcile traditionalists who want to see “doublets and hose…

Jon Culshaw to play Bill Bryson in Notes from a Small Island adaptation by Chris Wiegand

Dead Ringers impressionist takes lead role in stage version of bestselling book on British identity The impressionist Jon Culshaw is to play Bill Bryson in a new stage adaptation of Notes fr…

Tom Jones musical What's New Pussycat? to premiere this autumn by Chris Wiegand

Production uses hits of Welsh singer Tom Jones to tell story of the character Tom Jones in Henry Fielding’s 1749 novel Delilah, Sex Bomb and other Tom Jones hits are to be brought together…

The many incarnations of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit – in pictures

With Jennifer Saunders playing Madame Arcati in London, and a new film adaptation with Judi Dench on the way, we look back at productions starring Angela Lansbury, Joanna Lumley and many mor…

Magic Theatre(SF) Review: Ricardo Gonzalez's "Don't Eat the Mangos"A reminder that great family dramas are still being written by Lily Janiak

YETTA GOTTESMAN who has the play's final moments to herself as "Ismelda" wordlessly communicates a thousand burdens. The whole casts' acting gets deep inside each character. Simpl, great ac…

Come From Away vlog: Chats with the cast | Part 4 of 4 by Official London Theatre

Retrospecting Rob Reiner: Meathead and Movie-Maker by Trav S.D.

  Today an homage to writer/director/actor/producer Rob Reiner (b. 1947) Reiner is a textbook, literal, Baby Boomer: his father, the famous Carl Reiner was discharged from his World War II …

Atlantic at 35 Years by Atlantic Theater

REVIEW: Macbeth, Derby Theatre ✭✭✭ by Gary Stringer

By Gary Stringer Gary Stringer reviews Douglas Rintoul’s touring production of Macbeth with Paul Tinto and Phoebe Sparrow, now at Derby Theatre This post REVIEW: Macbeth, Derby Theatre ✭…

Make your early predictions for the 2020 Tony Awards nominations today by Sam Eckmann

Welcome to the most wide open Tony Awards season in recent memory. Recent Broadway seasons have produced surefire winners like “Hamilton,” “The Band’s Visit,” or “Hadestown” th…

Lyn Gardner: Whatever havoc coronavirus wreaks, history tells us theatre will survive by Lyn Gardner

In 1606, the bubonic plague spread through London. The Globe on Bankside was enjoying a crowd-pulling season with King Lear, Macbeth and

NEWS: Tale of a paratrooper preparing for parenthood, Delivery returns to London at Chiswick Playhouse by Featured Content

Following a hit season at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre last November, Andy Walker's tale of a soldier trying to cope with his fast as he prepares for the future, Delivery, returns to London …

Flamenco Festival 20/20 featuring Rocío Molina by New York City Center

‘Company’ announces one-time free ticket lottery, standing room policy by Gillian Russo

“Company” will host a one-time free ticket lottery March 7, the production announced Friday. All 24 standing room tickets will be offered free of charge for that evening’s performance.…

Flamenco Festival 20/20 featuring María Pagés Compañía by New York City Center

Clannad: In a Lifetime

From traditional folk to Grammy-nominated soundtracks, a new release records the surprising trajectory of the Irish family band

Benjamin Grosvenor: Chopin Piano Concertos

In this new album, the young virtuoso brings shimmering playing and a touch of wizardry

Gilfema: Three

The trio draw on their diverse backgrounds, ranging from folk songs to jazz-infused complexity

Cornershop: England is a Garden

Anglo-Indian musical roots entwine in this beguiling and obsessively imagined album

Christine and the Queens: La Vita Nuova

Heartache meets stylish storytelling in Héloïse Letissier’s new release

Stephen Malkmus evolves from indie slacker to psych-folk dreamer in Traditional Techniques

Melodic numbers with eastern inflections make a rewarding change for the American singer-songwriter

Channel 4 searches for the secrets of youth in How to Beat . . . Ageing

Seven volunteers attempt to turn back the biological clock, and are in for some shocks

Martin Freeman is perfectly cast as a furious father in Breeders

This expletive-heavy family comedy elicits resigned smiles rather than belly laughs

Douglas Lyons’ Chicken and Biscuits Opens at Queens Theatre by Olivia Clement

The new family comedy from the playwright-actor, seen on Broadway in Beautiful, celebrates its opening night March 6.

Friday Playlist: Celebrate the Incredible Cast of Broadway's New Company Revival

The new Broadway revival of Company has an all-star cast of Broadway favorites and this Friday, we're jamming out to their songs.

Hadestown’s Amber Gray Tapped for New Thriller Mister by Olivia Clement

Mariama Diallo’s new film will also star Zoe Renee and Regina Hall.

PHOTOS & TWEETS: Check out the buzz for The Special Relationship premiere at Soho Theatre by Featured Content

Hassan Abdulrazzak's new play The Special Relationship, based on interviews with Brits deported from the United States, has just premiered at Soho Theatre and it's causing a buzz. Check out …

Hilary Mantel plays with ghosts in Return to Wolf Hall

The dead are ‘like a backing group’, reflects the novelist in this insightful BBC2 documentary

Opening night of Pretty Woman: The Musical by Official London Theatre

34th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Begins Fundraising Tonight

Hadestown, The Lion King, and more will launch their campaigns benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Company Announces Standing Room Policy and One-Night Free Ticket Lottery

On March 7, all 24 standing room tickets will be free to lottery winners.

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

The Chicago company's lineup will include a world premiere by Will Allan.

‘Spectacular in the truest sense’: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

This production of The Phantom of the Opera is spectacular in the truest sense and even the most curmudgeonly of spectators will find something to enthuse over.

Belkis Ayón retrospective, the International Women's Day Festival, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 3/6 to Sun 3/8. This weekend we spring forward, so the days are about to get a whole lot brighter. Celebrate the daylight wi…

Dates Set for 2020 Easter Bonnet Competition by Dan Meyer

The annual spring fundraiser, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, returns to the Minskoff Theatre.

‘Drood’ has some good moments and some missteps by Joanne Engelhardt

What do you get when you combine an unfinished Charles Dickens novel, a music hall of the 1890s, a play within a play, broad (very broad) humor, a number of rather bland songs and a “myste…

Overcoming nerves, rapper Tef Poe soars in his stage debut with Black Rep by Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the Black Rep production of “Spell #7,” a familiar performer finds himself in new territory.

Recently reviewed St. Louis theater for March 6 by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Capsule reviews for professional theater on St. Louis stages.

Liam Scarlett’s lavish Swan Lake is revived at the Royal Opera House, London

The Royal Ballet’s production features sumptuous designs and luxury casting

Getting their Sunday best ready for the London production of Hello, Dolly are Tyrone Huntley, Clare Halse & Harry Hepple

It only takes a moment to check out the latest casting for the new West End production of Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly at the Adelphi Theatre, opening in August 2020. So welcome Clare Halse…

Michael Urie Will Return to Buyer & Cellar at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater by Dan Meyer

The performances will benefit Pride Plays and the Off-Broadway venue.

Scottish Ballet in "MC 14/22 (Ceci est mon corps)" at The Joyce, Mar 10-15 by Joycetheater

Nickel Mines, New Musical Exploring Amish School Shooting Tragedy, Will Premiere at ACT of Connecticut by Andrew Gans

Andrew Palermo directs and choreographs the musical he co-wrote with Shannon Stoeke and Dan Dyer.

Actors urge Boris Johnson to increase arts funding and put culture at the heart of the curriculum by Matthew Hemley

Actors are putting pressure on Boris Johnson to substantially increase funding for the arts to 0.5% of GDP, in a letter that

The Friday 6: 6 Favorite Broadway Queens by JK

All hail! Broadway is being overrun by Queens! There's Elsa (and her mom) in Frozen, and now there's Queen Elizabeth II in Diana. And then there are the six queens of Six who are causing qui…

David Alan Grier Tapped For ABC Comedy Pilot Prospect by Dan Meyer

The Tony nominee returns to the screen after his Broadway run in A Soldier’s Play.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, March 6, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Review: The Unsinkable Molly Brown by Elyse Trevers

Nothing can defeat the spunky Molly Brown – not poverty, hunger, illiteracy or even a sinking ship. She reminds us of her feisty spirit when she sings “till I leave the rear / It’s fro…

Cast Complete for London Revival of Hello, Dolly!, Starring Imelda Staunton, Jenna Russell, More by Andrew Gans

Performances of the Jerry Herman classic begin in August at the Adelphi Theatre.

Cast Set for Donmar Warehouse Staging of Suzan-Lori Parks’ In the Blood by Ryan McPhee

Nikki Amuka-Bird will star in the London staging, beginning April 17.

The Hot Wing King by Darryl Reilly

“Spicy. Cajun. Alfredo. With Bourbon Infused. Crumbled. Bacon” is the hoped-for path to victory for the pivotal Memphis cooking competition in award-winning playwright Katori Hall’s up…

New West End casting announced for 9 to 5 The Musical

Dolly Parton's hit West End musical 9 to 5 will feature some fresh new faces in the lead roles beginning next week. The casting shuffle comes just two and a half months before the show's clo…

Go Inside the Broadway Opening of Girl From the North Country by Nathan Skethway

The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical moves into the Belasco following successful runs Off-Broadway and in the West End.

Suicide Forest by Joel Benjamin

This illustrates the biggest problem with "Suicide Forest":  it takes on too many issues, jumping from social to sexual to mythological to intimate family subjects.  Making the play even m…

‘A slick ensemble fizz & pop into different people’: THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP – Soho Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Verbatim plays can often feel static with a view of just letting the words do the work, but the words really lift off the page in The Special Relationship.

Jan Ravens: ‘Since Spitting Image, I’ve had to remind everyone I’m an actor too’ by Nick Smurthwaite

Since the 1980s, Jan Ravens has been one of the UK’s top impressionists and a regular on shows such as Dead Ringers,

The 13 Storey Treehouse UK Tour – Dates Announced by Chantal

By Chantal The 13-Storey Treehouse Tour based on the best-selling book by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton will open at the Capitol Theatre, Horsham in July 2020. Several dates have been anno…

ArtsBeat Radio/TV 3/6/20: TheaterWorks/Hartford by Mark G. Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio/TV 3/6/20. Eric Ort, director, and Chad Jennings, star, chat about TheaterWorks' Hartford's "Every Brilliant Thing".

NEWS: Tyrone Huntley, Clare Halse & Harry Hepple join the West End production of Hello, Dolly! by Press Releases

Joining the previously announced Imelda Staunton, Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell in the West End production of Hello, Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre this summer will be Clare Halse, Tyrone Hunt…

Mira Nair: Monsoon Wedding musical is ridiculously and painfully timely by Ruth Comerford

Director Mira Nair has said her new musical version of Monsoon Wedding will reflect “the politics of now” and the #MeToo movement.

Chester’s Storyhouse postpones two shows fearing audience decline over coronavirus by Georgia Snow

Chester’s Storyhouse has postponed the opening of two in-house shows that were due to premiere in May, blaming “economic uncertainty” resulting from

Tom Jones musical to premiere at Leeds Playhouse by Giverny Masso

A new musical featuring the songs of Tom Jones is to premiere at Leeds Playhouse. What’s New Pussycat? features a book by

Needham and Weep: The Cinematic Oeuvre of Stuntman Hal Needham by Trav S.D.

Time and perspective have given me an added appreciation for the singular oeuvre of Hal Needham (1931-2013) — within reason. There are many roads to being a film director. Some who’ve go…

Don Black announced as Special Olivier Award winner by Kitty Underwood

We're very excited to announce this morning that renowned lyricist Don Black will be honoured with this year’s Special Olivier Award The post Don Black announced as Special Olivier Award w…

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella opening pushed back to October

The highly anticipated opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new Cinderella musical has now been delayed to October, it has been announced. The West End impresario has cited the coronavirus as t…

Today on Broadway: Friday, March 6, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Reviews in for “Girl from the North Country,” Van Der Beek & Harvey to Lead “Birdie” in DC, ALW’s “Cinderella” Delays Opening “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday thr…

NEWS: Jon Culshaw will play Bill Bryson in stage version of Notes From A Small Island by Press Releases

Jon Culshaw will star as Bill Bryson in a brand-new stage production of Bryson’s award-winning memoir Notes From A Small Island adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Wh…

Pittsburgh startup Minding the Gap on a mission to improve mental health in dance by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The nonprofit will hold its first dancer wellness fair March 8 at Point Park University. 

Ella Logan: From Glasgow to “Glocca Morra” by Trav S.D.

Scottish-American Ella Logan (1910-69) entertainer had a wonderfully rich career, although he ephemeral nature of the theatre has meant that time has passed her by. Born and raised in Glasgo…

Allison Hayes: The Curse of the “50 Foot Woman” by Trav S.D.

Allison Hayes (1930-1977) is best remembered today as the star of a string of low-budget horror movies: The Undead, Zombies of Mora Tau, The Unearthly, and The Disembodied (all 1957), Attack…

FEATURED SHOW: Check out the fantastic ★★★★ reviews for Playground Theatre hit, Sinners by Featured Content

Nicole Ansari gives an "incandescent" performance in Sinners - The English Professor at Playground Theatre. Take a look at some of the brilliant reviews for Joshua Sobol's play, then book yo…

Closing time by Terry Teachout

Mrs. T continues to recover smoothly from her double-lung transplant surgery. Her chest cavity, which was deliberately left open after the operation, was washed out and closed up last night,…

My Town: An Artist’s Life in London

David Gentleman’s pictorial memoir of London recalls a lost tradition of urban culture

Rendang by Will Harris — poems that brim with soul and playfulness

Moving portraits of everyday grace in an impressive debut collection

Trouble in Utopia by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review the off-Broadway premiere of Katori Hall’s The Hot Wing King and the Broadway transfer of Girl From the North Country. Here’s an excerpt. *  *…

Replay: Bing Crosby sings Lennon and McCartney by Terry Teachout

Bing Crosby sings “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da,” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, on an episode of The Hollywood Palace originally telecast by ABC on March 1, 1969: (This is the latest in a se…

With 38 Costumes for Princess Di Alone, William Ivey Long Sets a New Bar With His Design for Diana by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-winning designer reveals his sketches and plans to make the musical as fashionable as the Princess of Wales herself.

North Allegheny grad Mike Cefalo finds the way home with 'The Band's Visit' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The North Allegheny grad plays the hopeful Telephone Guy in the Tony Award-winning musical.

Almanac: William Hazlitt on mischief by Terry Teachout

“There must be a spice of mischief and wilfulness thrown into the cup of our existence to give it its sharp taste and sparkling colour.” William Hazlitt, “On Depth and Superficiality�…

‘Simply exquisite musical theatre’: THE LAST FIVE YEARS – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

Jonathan O’Boyle’s production of The Last Five Years has to be a definitive production of this complex and unusual work.

Maxim Vengerov: the superstar violinist celebrating 40 years on stage

The Russian-born musician discusses shaking up his creative approach and learning to conduct

Breeders and the dark side of TV parenting

A recent run of sitcoms have left behind cosy depictions of family life. Sky’s new show goes further still

Why Aubrey Beardsley’s drawings continue to shock and delight

Tate Britain brings together the menacing figures and erotic interiors of the notorious Victorian illustrator

Tyrone Huntley and Clare Halse join the cast of Hello, Dolly! by Matthew Hemley

Tyrone Huntley and Clare Halse have joined the cast of Hello, Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre. They will appear alongside Imelda Staunton,

Smile Club review – twists, turns and feminist rage in dystopian solo show by Mark Fisher

Leeds PlayhouseAfter being told one too many times to ‘cheer up, love’, Andrea Heaton’s Lisa lashes out and is sent to a finishing school to suppress ideas of resistance We’re basica…

Kleber Mendonça Filho on Bacurau and the struggle to make films in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

The acclaimed director discusses the hostile climate for culture in his home country and how his bloody satire reflects it

John Boorman: hits, myths and borrowed tales

The brilliance of the director’s early work reflects western cinema’s genius for refashioning primal stories and pulp fiction

‘Hamilton’ stars want more noise from Toronto audience by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The actors in the top roles from ‘Hamilton’ talk about how they got here and the noise they’d like to hear from their Toronto audience.

Art Dubai postponed due to coronavirus

Plus, auction dip confirmed; art patrons try ‘venture philanthropy’; Pace signs AI whizz

Modernism via Mexico in Vida Americana at the Whitney

Electrifying New York show retraces the roots of 20th-century American art to muralists such as Rivera and Orozco

With a 7-Hour Saga, Robert Lepage Returns to Safer Ground by Laura Cappelle

The Canadian director’s “The Seven Streams of the River Ota” is set for a world tour, after his most recent productions were embroiled in debates about cultural appropriation.

REVIEW: The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse London ✭✭✭✭✭ by Ray Rackham

By Ray Rackham Ray Rackham reviews Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years now playing at Southwark Playhouse until 28 March 2020 This post REVIEW: The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse …

Goodspeed switches gears, changing the way it develops new shows by Christopher Arnott

Goodspeed Musicals has changed the format for the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, where it develops new musicals Instead of full productions, there'll be readings. The inaugural slate incl…

Hello Dolly! full cast announcement sees Tyrone Huntley join Imelda Staunton

The West End revival of Hello Dolly! which will open at London’s Adelphi Theatre this summer has just announced its full cast including Tyrone Huntley and Clare Halse who will be joining…

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the West End transfer of One Jewish Boy by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show talk series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock chairs a special post-show discussion at the West End transfer of Stephen Laughton's One Jewish Boy, written as a…

Collect 2020 shows the global demand for craft

The fair brings traditional and experimental pieces, in materials from glass to conkers

Interiors inspiration from the Bloomsbury Group

Contemporary makers are producing hand-painted furniture reflecting the group’s aesthetic

High steaks: visceral rugs shaped like meat, innards and organs

Swedish weaver Maja Michaelsdotter Eriksson is fascinated by the insides of things

How do you solve a problem like Henry Higgens: Bartlett Sher's "My Fair Lady" (touring company) by Kit Bix

"Making My Fair Lady woke, or at least palatable to 21st century audiences, is no easy feat. Jay Lerner had a serious misogyny problem (think Camelot, Gigi), and My Fair Lady could be said…

Talkin' Broadway Review: "Girl from the North Country" 3/5/20 by Howard Miller

... a perplexing amalgam of thin-as-a-reed storytelling and powerhouse performances of reimagined tunes from the vast songbook of America's Nobel Prize-winning troubadour, Bob Dylan.

The Glee Club review – Yorkshire miners soar through song by Mark Fisher

Cast, DoncasterCompassion triumphs over prejudice in Richard Cameron’s play about pit workers who form a close-harmony combo One of the stipulations of the Bechdel test, designed to measur…

Girl from the North Country review: Conor McPherson's grim, ravishing Bob Dylan musical by Alexis Soloski

Belasco Theater, New York The acclaimed playwright has used the songbook of Bob Dylan to create an overstuffed yet often transcendent 30s-set Broadway show Overstuffed, often hollow, and for…

'This is our reality as teenagers': students take gang culture to the stage by Ammar Kalia

A new drama – The Endz – will see pupils from Harris Academy Peckham collaborating with The Multi-Story Orchestra to give a voice to victims of knife crime It is three hours after the en…

Full cast announced for Hello Dolly at the Adelphi Theatre, London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The cast of Hello Dolly has now been announced including Andy Nyman, Jenna Russell, Tyrone Huntley, Clare Halse and Harry Hepple in Dominic Cooke's production. This post Full…

Susanna review at Linbury Theatre, London – ‘uneven staging of Handel’s oratorio’ by George Hall

The annual production by members of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme gives the scheme’s current intake a chance to

Wake Up With BWW 3/6: Read the Reviews For GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, and More!

Today's top stories: Read the reviews for Girl From the North Country, and more!

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds UK Tour 2021 – On Sale 9AM by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is to make its return to arenas throughout the UK in 2021. Tickets on sale 6 March 9AM. This post Jeff Wayne’s Music…

The Fundamental Profanation by Daniele Avila Small

Stabat Mater is the most recent work by Brazilian actress, playwright, and director Janaina Leite, in which she carries on a process that intertwines theatrical language and self-investigat…

On the Couch with Matt Pearce by Arts Review

Who is Matt Pearce? I grew up on a Macadamia farm just outside of Bundaberg in Queensland. Both my parents drove me hard to fulfil my destiny as a professional athlete in every sporting code…

Seven Stages Podcast: Episode 2, Paule Constable by The Stage

What was the first show you ever saw? Your biggest theatre regret? And which production would you choose to watch on a

Howard Sherman: The 18,000-audience Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden was an exhilarating reminder of theatre’s power by Howard Sherman

School matinees get a bad rap. After all, if distracted audiences are frustrating, imagine a theatre filled with teens gossiping, quarrelling, texting,

Bitch, Antigone! by Arts Review

The Gods will be weeping as Out Cast Theatre’s disgracefully disrespectful Edinburgh Fringe comedy hit, Bitch, Antigone! returns to The Butterfly Club this March. Trauma, tantrums and more…

7 Shows to See in Los Angeles This March

Broadway hits, new works, and a British import top this month's must-see list in LA.

Should Fear of Coronavirus Stop You From Going to the Theater?

As coronavirus mania sweeps the nation, New York theater is getting in on the act.

Flashback Friday: Remembering Broadway's Other Bob Dylan Musical

Michael Arden starred in The Times They Are A-Changin' in 2006.

Annette Marner: A New Name for the Colour Blue by Arts Review

A story of the healing power of remembering, of love, and the breathtaking beauty of the natural world, A New Name for the Colour Blue is a stunning new literary crime novel by the winner of…

Opera Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ by Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center by Cordelia Dreisonstok

The anti-hero has a long literary lineage. In the ancient Greek epic tradition of Homer’s “Iliad,” the warrior Achilles is plainly presented viewed as a flawed character — a characte…

‘Girl From the North Country’ Review: Bob Dylan’s Amazing Grace by Ben Brantley

This ravishing and singular musical, written and directed by Conor McPherson, hears America singing — Dylan — during the Great Depression.

Like it Or Not, Britney Spears Broadway Musical Set for Chicago Tryout Featuring “American Idol” Star Justin Guarini (Not as Britney) by Roger Friedman

Like it or not, a Britney Spears jukebox musical is coming toward us like a meteorite set to destroy the world. “Once

How France lost faith in Polanski

The director’s César award has divided the French film industry

Streetwear designer Willi Smith encapsulated ‘style over status’

A new exhibition about the fashion pioneer in New York shows why his individuality deserves to be remembered

A Black Queer Playwright Explores a Story of Those Who Came Before Him - Azure D. Osborne-Lee on why 'Mirrors' was a long time coming

Azure D. Osborne-Lee on why Mirrors was a long time coming ---A drama about black women in '60s Mississippi whose lives are constrained by misogyny and homophobia, Mirrors feels like a …

Two wrenching acts of mass violence inspired plays now onstage in Toronto by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

‘Us/Them’ portrays the aftermath of the 2004 Beslan school siege from the viewpoint of two children. ‘The Events’ looks at how the 2011 mass shooting in Norway affected a community.

A Flop Play by a Pulitzer Prize Winner Gets a Second Life - Why the Spanish-language production of Robert Schenkkan's 'Building the Wall' is scarily r

Why the Spanish-language production of Robert Schenkkan's Building the Wall is scarily relevant---A week before the 2016 presidential election, Pulitzer- and Tony-winning dramatist Robert Sc…