While Adam Lambert continues his successful turn filling Freddie Mercury's shoes as lead singer of Queen, the singer has revealed in a recent interview that he hopes to play another music …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54PMThis week, playwright Young Jean Lee hosted an online playwriting workshop through Zoom!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54PMSydney Fringe Festival, New South Wales’ largest independent arts festival, has announced that the 2020 Festival will go ahead, playing a crucial role in creating income-generating opportu…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:48PMThe #RacismIsAVirus campaign was organized by the Broadway Diversity Project's Diane Phelan (School of Rock, The King and I, Here Lies Love) who gained immediate support from colleagues such…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26PMHead to Instagram for a 2018 production with plenty of 2020 shutdown wisdom
The way that theatres and other arts institutions have leapt into action over the past week, providing a wealth of…
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I took a little break from social media this weekend. When I logged in this morning I was surprised to see how many local musicians had streamed concerts over the weekend. I have also been p…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:36PMA belated happy 90th birthday to the inimitable Stephen Sondheim. This song probably captures what a lot of people are feeling right now...this must be some sort of joke, right?
While in…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:31PMIn-depth report: Sets still standing on stages are silent pledges that these productions and theater itself in South Florida will resume – albeit in what many believe will be a different …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:24PMFollowing the South Australian Government’s declaration of a public health emergency, and ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 people or more at indoor premises including Adelaide Festiv…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:11PMMultiple Broadway Stars Diagnosed with Coronavirus, Customers Demand Action on Brown Paper Tickets, “Rosie” Raises Over $600,000 “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday…
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Rebecca Duvall is a movie star with ideas about how to give a better performance—so of course she must be just the most annoying person ever! Oh, Smash!
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:50PM“I continue to believe that any critic who wants to write something lasting—who believes that criticism can be a species of literature—must write partly out of aggression. Or perhaps a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24PMThis economic catastrophe is blowing up the myth of the worker robot and AI takeover. We’ve been led to believe that a new wave of automation is here, made possible by smarter AI and more …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24PMMagic challenges our sense of what’s real; Houdini wanted to challenge the ultimate reality of death, by risking it over and over. That risk, he later wrote, is what “attracts us to the …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24PM“This is the first time in our history that we have had to have a layoff,” owner Nancy Bass Wyden Bass Wyden wrote in a statement. Employees will receive a week of pay in addition to pay…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24PMEven in that best-case scenario — say, a May return — it may take years to return to the vibrant, cultural universe that defines our country. – Washington Post
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24PMThe daily benefit series, created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, offers mini concerts and conversations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:10PMJeff Teräväinen’s story strikes a chord with me. I love when someone makes transitions later in life, like I have recently done. Jeff, who always wanted to be an actor, started out in th…
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There was plenty to make us smile or even laugh out loud in the one-night-only return of The Rosie O’Donnell Show on March 22, which served as a benefit for The Actors Fund. O’Donnell…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMTheatre Uncut’s streamed play about social media and the woke generation is clear but slender
It’s only been a week since London’s West End went dark, and theatres closed all over the …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:42PMCambridge, Massachusetts' American Repertory Theater has announced a postponement of its pre-Broadway staging of 1776. Originally announced to run from May 17 through June 28, 2020, the Tony…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMA group of over 50 other New York City artists-including Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship and OBIE Award winners spanning numerous disciplines-have launched The Trickle Up, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PMAmerican Repertory Theater will postpone the remainder of its 2019/20 Season programming, including its Broadway-bound production of the musical 1776.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PMThere are planes going by overhead from Burbank to who knows where. Who is still riding on airplanes? I am somewhat at a loss. What is happening in the world is so big and scary, I don’t k…
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The performer Taylor Mac and the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks have signed on to a video-sharing subscription service to raise money for New York colleagues in crisis.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:54PMFollowing the South Australian Government’s declaration of a public health emergency, and the ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 people
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:50PMWho doesn’t need a fairy godmother right about now? Tony, Grammy and Emmy-winning performer Billy Porter, who will play that role in the forthcoming live-action movie musical Cinderella, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMBroadway fans were thrilled to see Ben Platt wave through this window! On March 22, the Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner joined the star-studded lineup of the one-night return of The Rosie O�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMAmerican Utopia, the unique Broadway concert based on David Byrne's album, will be released in book form later this year. Bloomsbury Publishing will release the tome on September 8.
Edite…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMWhat has Kristin Chenoweth been doing since she’s been social distancing? “I'm watching myself on Hallmark right now, critiquing my own acting,” she said on #LiveAtFive: Home Edition,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PM“I’m so nervous right now. I’ve been watching this whole damn show,” said Darren Criss. The Golden Globe winner (whose Broadway play American Buffalo was postponed) joined the st…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMDue to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and the effect it has had on the theater industry in venues across the country, the producers of Miss Saigon announced that the North American tour h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMOlivier-nominated actress Victoria Hamilton-Barritt has been cast as the Stepmother in the upcoming brand-new Cinderella musical set to arrive in London's West End this fall. The previousl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMThe coronavirus crisis has affected many films in production, including In the Heights, which is based on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' Tony-winning musical. “We were l…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PMArlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre has announced that will close its doors through May, due to guidance from the CDC and state and local authorities regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Am…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PM4615 Theatre Company, like all theatre companies, has seen its season destroyed, a casualty of the coronavirus. However, this made way, Artistic Director Jordan Friend told DCTS, for a long-…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:24PMA "porch musical" livened up an isolated Sunday night in Hartford's West End neighborhood.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:19PMBy Nicole Brewer, Hannah Fenlon, Ann Marie Lonsdale, Abigail Vega. Livestreaming the #ArtistResource panel Financial Strategies for Freelance Artists in a Time of Crisis on the global, co…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:16PMIn a one night only special, The Rosie O’Donnell Show returned to screens around the globe to raise money for The Actors
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How our theatre skills can help us adapt to this enforced time indoors.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:53PMDoes a dance critic need to be a dancer? Dance writer Melissa Strong has spent years answering that question for herself.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:46PMHere’s how DIY face masks can help our local hospitals
Not only is Illinois facing a shortage of surgical masks and respirators, so is the entire world. Bulk p…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:45PMThe Broadway alums have shared their symptoms, health statuses, and pleas for social distancing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:40PMThe Broadway alums have shared their symptoms, health statuses, and pleas for social distancing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:40PMDominique Morisseau, Annie Baker, Paula Vogel, Sarah Ruhl, and Lynn Nottage are among those donating content to The Trickle Up.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:39PMHere's an extra game from last week's show with Paula Poundstone, Maz Jobrani, and Luke Burbank.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:39PMHair the first Rock Musical opened in 1967 for six weeks at the New York Shakespeare Festival Theatre and moved to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway the following year where it was a …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:38PMThe 34th annual event was to take place April 20 and 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PMUniversity theatre programs quickly adjust to remote learning in the age of COVID-19.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:26PM(by Broadway.com Staff, Mar 22; Photo: The New York Post; via Pam Green.) March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday. It’s impossible to state the great contribution and influence…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:14PMA special bonus episode features voicemails from playwrights all over the country about this extraordinary historical moment and how they're faring.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMDavid BeardsleyHometown: Bellingham, WashingtonCurrent Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Q: What are you working on now? A: I’m actually writing two plays at the moment:The script that I am …
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re working here at NiteLife Exchange to keep current, stay informed and be a resource for you, our dedicated readership. In that spirit, here is a …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:50PMHappy birthday, Melissa Errico! (And happy belated, Mr. Sondheim!)
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:43PMBryne's hit Broadway concert will make its way to the page.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:32PMThe off-Broadway production is expected to start later this spring.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:32PMBy . La MaMa Experimental Theater and CultureHub present Poetry Electric: Powerful Words/Powerful Women livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at ho…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:32PMCheck out photos of Shoshana Bean, Matt Doyle, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, and more with their four-legged friends.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PMCelebrate World Theatre Day with a theatrical geography lesson
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 04:23PMEditors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international border…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:00PM
In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Ars Nova has canceled the remainder of its 2019-2020 season, originally set to conclude on June 30, 2020. This includes the premiere of Heather C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PMCheck in here for the latest cancellations, hiatuses, and more up-to-date information.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMAfter the star-studded return of The Rosie O’Donnell Show, look back on all those Broadway actors very first appearances on Rosie.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:51PMJudi Dench, Jade Anouka, Harriet Walter and Patrick Stewart are among the stars to perform the playwright’s words online during crisis caused by Covid-19
Coronavirus and culture – a lis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMThe award-winning actor and Pittsburgh native was seen on the livestreamed fundraiser and heard as the animated character Desmond.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:47PMChristina Bianco took to Twitter this weekend to post a new #DivaMadness challenge video! It's Idina Menzel against Barbra Streisand this latest round, with Bianco transforming into both leg…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:45PMThe actor, known for her work in Amour, My Fair Lady, and more, celebrates her birthday March 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:38PMSunday’s one-night-only, celebrity-packed livestream return of The Rosie O’Donnell Show raised more than $600,000 in support of The Actors Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers s…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:26PMBy Douglas Mayo
West End Live 2020 has become the latest victim of Covid 19 as the Westminster City Council and Society Of London Theatres announce its postponement.
This post West End Live …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:19PMBroadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth joins Paul Wontorek for a chat, live from her kitchen!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMMoulin Rouge! leading man Aaron Tveit announced on Instagram March 23 that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He is the first Broadway star to publicly announce a positive test result…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMDo you miss seeing stars sing out on stage as much as we do? Producer and performer Corey Mach has a solution in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis that has shut down theaters across the world…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMShe's back! On March 22, Rosie O'Donnell hosted a one-night-only return performance of The Rosie O'Donnell Show from her garage. The three-and-a-half hour show, which rivaled the Oscars in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMNew York theaters may be shut down through April 12, but that's not stopping us from getting excited about a slew of projects set to hit the stage in the coming year. One such show is Betwee…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMBroadway fans were thrilled to see Ben Platt wave through this window! On March 22, the Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner joined the star-studded lineup of the one-night return of The Rosie O�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMBroadway fans may not be able to see current Dear Evan Hansen star Jordan Fisher belt out at the Music Box Theatre because of the New York City-wide shutdown due to COVID-19. Thankfully, F…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMA star-packed lineup of talent helped bring back the Emmy-winning Rosie O'Donnell Show on March 22 as a livestreamed benefit for The Actors Fund. The special return episode, which appeared e…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMLast night, Rosie O'Donnell's made a big return with a special live streamed event benefitting the Actors Fund. A part of the star-studded line-up of guests was Kristin Chenoweth, who perfo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMStage celebrities are sharing joy on Twitter and Instagram in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:14PMThe Producers Perspective LIVE! begins tonight! Every night at 8 PM EDT, Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Ken Davenport will have a theater maker join The Producers Perspective for a c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:09PMNo one seems to fully agree on why reading books or watching movies about apocalyptic pandemics feels appealing during a real crisis with an actual contagious disease. Some readers claim tha…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM
David Byrne's American Utopia, which is scheduled to return to Broadway in the fall, will be adapted in to a book, according to the Associated Press. Byrne will work with author and illustr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:56PMEven if we're all confined to separate barricades, there's still time for a show-stopping power anthem.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMThe Tony winner, along with Hadestown's Patrick Page, are guest stars on the March 26 episode on NBC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMJulia Miles, founder of Women's Project Theater, has passed away. The following statement was released on WP's website:
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PMBy Douglas Mayo
Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim sing Happy Birthday to each other on the Rosie O'Donnell Show yesterday
This post Lloyd Webber and Sondheim sing each other Hap…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:49PMThis disorienting global moment is not an intermission---it's the main drama itself.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:45PMPhilly author Emma Copley Eisenberg’s debut novel, ‘The Third Rainbow Girl,’ discovers the aftermath of a murder in Appalachia that resonates throughout America. Katy Scarlett reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:45PMThe production is absolutely superb. Written by Joe DiPietro, the play works well on the Arthur Laurents Theater’s large stage. The set has an openness about it that allows the audience to…
SOURCE: www.newjerseystage.com at 02:43PMThe new adaptation of the fairy tale, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, is scheduled to begin this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PMQuarantined at home but craving the one-of-a-kind music of Philadelphia’s illustrious DIY scene? Aaron Pond is, too, with Kyle Press’s ‘Overtones, Drones, and Saxophones’ and Boy Dir…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:30PMThe entertainer went live for three and a half hours March 22 in support of The Actors Fund.
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From #StayAtHome to #WorldTheatreDay, here are three campaigns we are supporting this week and we'd love for you to join in too!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:54PMFor over three hours online Sunday night, Rosie O’Donnell praised, kibitzed and made room for Broadway stars to check in with their fans and share music.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMThe daily series, benefiting the Actors Fund, offers mini concerts and conversations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PMBy Paul T Davies
Paul T Davies reviews Christopher Eccleston's memoir I Love The Bones Of You published by Simon and Schuster Publishing. Available now!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:49PMFounded by a playwright, the Social Distancing Festival has, not surprisingly, already gotten hundreds of submissions, with more coming by the minute. – BBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMMo Willems, Grace Lin, Gene Luen Yang, Amie Kaufman and so many others are offering drawing lessons, read alouds, virtual book tours and so much more online. Oliver Jeffers: “We are all at…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMWho needs Netflix when you’ve got the Canadian Film Board, right? (Also, if you like Canadian work, Kim’s Convenience is on Netflix.) – CBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMDisney is so big it’s even creating metaphors about itself in its many, many, many, many properties. “Disney’s gravitational pull is warping the very space-time continuum of the media …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMIn addition, as a huge show in London is suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak, he says, “Cultural institutions are probably the last to be damaged, but the first to show how severely…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMSays one freelance photographer and bartender, “All my jobs have been canceled at the photo studio, and now my safety job has disappeared too.” One academic who studies the music industr…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMMiles founded Women’s Project and eventually the WP Theater, where she and others “produced more than 600 plays written and directed by women over a 42-year history, nurturing artists li…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMTen picks from the NYT include podcasts from curators, artists, and critics in Los Angeles, London, Australia, Canada, Italy, and more. – The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMUltra’s attempt at virtuality illustrated what happens when the vehicle of that nihilism, the global economy, grinds to a halt. However grim it might have seemed before, the end result is …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMWhen fire, smoke, and water pumped in for more than 20 hours ripped through the archives at the Museum of the Chinese in America in late January, the staff thought all of the more than 85,00…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMHow many of us today are able to free ourselves from the page and head out the door when we rise from our desks? Even abiding by the dictates of nature, breathing deeply out in the open air …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMIs it possible that our experience of decision-making – the impression we have of making choices, indeed of having choices to make, sometimes hard ones – is entirely illusory? Is it poss…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMNo one is comfortable buying tickets yet (literally no one, as in zero people, in two of the provinces where theatres reopened), but the distributors had a plan for that: “Most of the film…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PMTaylor Mac, Annie Baker, Lucas Hnath, and Dominique Morisseau are among those who've signed onto share material for the Trickle Up, new subscription platform that will donate to artists in n…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:46PMScottish Opera has repurposed lorries ordinarily used to transport its set to venues in order to help restock supermarkets. The opera company’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PMNorwich Theatre Royal’s boss has claimed the venue’s box-office staff is being subjected to an increasing amount of “rude and aggressive behaviour”
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PMThe Royal Opera House has confirmed that choreographer Liam Scarlett’s position with the organisation has ended. The announcement coincides with the conclusion
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PMThe show could be coming to a stage near you someday.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32PMBroadway actor Aaron Tveit, star of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, announced today that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and has been in quarantine since the March 12 Broadway shutdown. “I�…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:32PMBy Paul T Davies
Paul T Davies reviews Michael Cashman's memoir One Of Them, From Albert Square to Parliament Square published by Bloomsbury.
This post REVIEW: One Of Them, From Albert Squar…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:17PMMorgan Siobhan Green sings "Do It For You," written by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PMLast weekend, when I realized I wouldn’t be seeing a lot of my friends, acquaintances (or “virtually” anyone) in-person for quite some time, I started reaching out via FaceTime, Zoom a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:00PMMean Girls star Krystina Alabado recommends listening to the studio album of the Kerrigan and Lowdermilk musical.
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It perhaps doesn’t come as any surprise, but it’s still sad to hear to that West End LIVE 2020, planned for 20 and 21 June 2020, has been cancelled due to the recent guidance from the Go…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 12:55PMLocal PBS affiliate WETA will be airing an encore presentation of Puccini’s famous opera Madama Butterfly this Sunday, March 29, at 12:00 noon. The Metropolitan Opera’s fall 2019 produ…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PMFrom Rosie O'Donnell to Brian Stokes Mitchell, Seth Rudessky and Stephanie J. Block, stars are coming out to lend their voices and raise much-needed funds in the fight against COVID-19.
The …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:48PMUnemployed Broadway workers will receive temporary compensation and healthcare as theatrical unions move to mitigate financial losses.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PMIt's been 25 years since Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened on Broadwaym, and, boy, does it hold up.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:41PMThe lineup includes the Ring Cycle in its entirety.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PMSince Broadway is closed down due to COVID-19, Zach Timson brings a little Broadway to you....about COVID-19, of course! A selection of tunes to help alleviate whatever…courtesy of Zach T…
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 12:33PMA critic disguised as an actress who is also a suspect in the death of the Great Merlini. Her team didn’t use “Cats” to break the case, though.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:33PMBroadway star Ruthie Ann Miles has revealed she's pregnant, two years after losing her daughter and unborn child.
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:33PMOnline channel Marquee TV has launched a joint streaming initiative with two leading UK arts organisations in response to the Covid-19 shutdown.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PMMusicians across the UK have so far lost an estimated £13.9 million in earnings due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PMThe trailblazing advocate and theatre maker died March 18 following a long illness.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PMThe tome will feature the words and lyrics from Byrne's recording and subsequent theatrical concert, with artwork by Maira Kalman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMLincoln Center Theater's lavish revival plays every day, at an hour of your choosing.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18PMSaharet (Paulina Clarissa Molony, 1878-1964) was a popular performer of the vaudeville, burlesque, music hall, and musical comedy stages of the fin de siècle and early 20th century. Sahar…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:12PMAnaïs Mitchell, the Tony-winning author of the 2019 Tony-winning musical Hadestown, and her husband, Noah Hahn, have announced the birth of a second child, Rosetta, born over the weekend i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMOh, to be a fly on Patti LuPone’s basement wall. If you tuned in to Broadway.com’s one-night-only return of The Rosie O’Donnell Show on March 22 and caught LuPone’s basement a cappe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMThese eight stars reflect on the women they look to for strength and hope during Broadway shutdown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM
Composer Alan Menken is working on a stage adaptation of “Hercules” for licensing purposes, Disney Theatrical confirmed Monday. During his appearance on Rosie O’Donnell’s live-stream…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:51AMFantasy Non Fiction is a fierce four-piece rock band featuring the original music of drummer/vocalist, Rose Cangelosi, a queer songwriter navigating the world through the catharsis of musica…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:39AMThe leading Irish theatre designer of her generation, Monica Frawley’s sets often seemed infused with an elemental quality that imbued the poetic,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:39AMTheatre company says it will reschedule ‘Room’ and ‘Indecent’ when it’s safe to do so.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:39AMby Ellie McKeown. From film to stage, Disney’s Frozen has captured hearts around the world - owing a huge part of that charm to its wide cast of lovable, mystical characters. After catchin…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:35AMDownload your bracket before the first round of voting begins March 24!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMStar Trek star will make sonnet reading videos a daily habit during self-isolation
SOURCE: The Independent at 11:24AMAs the series Comedy Against Living Miserably launches, two comedians explain how their jobs affect their emotional wellbeing – and how they hope to help their audiences
“Every time you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMA host of big names, including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Sarah Jessica Parker, took part in a self-congratulatory yet oddly charming YouTube-based revue
On Sunday night, Rosie O’Donnell hoste…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMBrian Cox is among stars appearing in digital productions commissioned by the UK’s swiftly adapting arts venues, written by playwrights in isolation
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMAaron Tveit, who stars in the Broadway musical “Moulin Rouge!” said Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. “I’ve been in quarantine since Broadway shows shut down on Thursd…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:11AMBroadway talents including Lena Hall (Hedwig), Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls) will be featured in a daily marathon launched by the acclaimed Broadway Sing…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMWhen thinking of site-specific theatre, visions of following actors through a forest as they play out A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM or sitting in a musty old playhouse for a performance of FOLLI…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AMAfter being tested March 16, the Moulin Rouge! star shared the news March 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AMThe jolly tone and theater-centric focus of the old Rosie O'Donnell Show is charmingly recaptured on line for an awfully good cause.
The post Intermission Talk: An Actors Fund Benefit, And E…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:01AMThe inauspicious origins of the ill-fated Jerry Herman/Michael Stewart musical, recently revived at City Center
The post Intermission Talk: About Mack & Mabel appeared first on New York …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00AMOne of the most interesting things I learned about Adam Feldman, Time Out New York’s chief theater critic, is that he loves going to a good ol’ piano bar. Well, like so many of us, …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMhttps://traffic.megaphone.fm/BPNET4430270204.mp3 One of the most interesting things I learned about Adam Feldman, Time Out New York’s chief theater critic, is that he loves going to a goo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMOn Friday night, 20 March, Eugenius! The Musical, that was a triumph with two runs at London’s The Other Palace in 2017 and 2018, released an online stream in order to raise money for cha…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:00AM
Gavin Creel has revealed that he is 'pretty sure' he has COVID-19. He first told the news during Rosie O'Donnell's livestreamed show last night, March 22.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AMStars in The House continues today (2pm) with Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Laura Benanti and tonight (8pm) with Brian Stokes Mitchell!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AMThe Elton John-Tim Rice pop opera opened at the Palace Theatre March 23, 2000.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMBroadway might be dark this month, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway today, March 23, 2020.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMSurprise! 4615 Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its first piece of #quarantinetheatre: a live online reading of This Vessel Is A Fragile Thing, by DC-based playwright Britt A Willis. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:45AMAmy Herzog's play 4000 Miles starring Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and Eileen Atkins (The Height of the Storm) has been postponed. The new production was due to open at The Old…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:45AMMay all our self-quarantine bunkers be so...eclectic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMWelcome to the second installment of Artists Who Inspire! During this unprecedented shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:34AMLin-Manuel Miranda was one of the stars that appeared on the one-night-only return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and during his appearance he shared updates on the In the Heights film.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMNeed a new Broadway diversion to get you through the day? Check back today at 12pm to watch as BroadwayWorld's Spencer Glass broadcasts a very special episode of It's The Day of the Show Y'a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMJennifer Tepper has made the first volume of her book series, The Untold Stories of Broadway, available for free on Kindle!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMThe Sherlock star joined Robin Ince and Josie Long’s daily online broadcast to self-isolated comedy fans – and the results were rallying
‘Stay apart – and keep connecting,” is the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMFrom a musical version of Only Fools and Horses to a stage show based on The Good Life, small-screen comedies are inspiring theatre-makers
During the social confinements caused by coronaviru…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMOn March 12th 2020 Broadway shows and performances all over the United States came to an immediate halt but the voices of all the artists are going strong while waiting for shows to re- open…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMThe Spark File helps fire up your creativity. Guests have included Julianne Moore, Sara Bareilles and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Check out who’s hopping online to hang out with fans, teach classes, and perform virtually.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMAs venues remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of lighting at London’s Royal Court tells Theo Bosanquet about discovering
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AMThe Off-Broadway musical hit the big screen in 2017 with a cast of major stars, including Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, Cheyenne Jackson, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMThe 2020 Tokyo Olympics are likely to be rescheduled, according to Deadline. The comes after Canada and Australia both have pulled out of the 2020 Summer Games.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AMWe were all rooting for 2020. But then the new decade brought us COVID-19, unleashing a whole wave of economic uncertainty for many people, especially those working in retail, travel,…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:20AMLondon’s Bunker Theatre, which was due to close at the end of the month because of the redevelopment of its Southwark home,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMThe Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has launched an online community to connect students, staff and audiences while its campus is closed during
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMBryony Kimmings and Javaad Alipoor are among artists that have been commissioned by Manchester arts venue Home to create new work while
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMBroadway dimmed the lights and closed up shop on Thursday, March 12, due to the recent coronavirus outbreak in New York. Insiders have since fretted over the fate of many spring shows, some …
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New York City Center, New York, NY.March 6, 2020. Under the guidance of Director/House Choreographer Paul Lightfoot and Artistic Advisor/House Choreographer Sol León, Nederlands Dans Theate…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:58AMFrances Cuka came to early and sensational attention as Jo, the errant schoolgirl caught on the cusp of adulthood, in Shelagh Delaney’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:44AMWhile stuck inside, Dear Evan Hansen's Andrew Barth Feldman has rounded up some of his friends for a livestreamed series of Jackbox gameplay.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AMTom Hanks took to social media on Sunday night to share an update on his condition after he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive for coronavirus.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36AMAccording to MacRumors, Apple Books is offering free books and audiobooks for a limited time.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:35AMAt a time when social distancing is keeping us from live theatre, Patrick Stewart is doing his part by reading Shakespeare on Twitter!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:26AMMarsha Hunt, who “never wanted to do anything but act,” was on the list when the “Red Channels” were published, claiming she was a Communist or “fellow traveler.” Why? Because sh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMThe sudden loss of community is especially marked in theatre. “As companies cancel productions that were months to years in the making for the sake of social distancing and self-quarantini…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMBanff laid off 75 percent of its staff members as classes closed, and the Stratford Festival (reported in a separate CBC story, here) “laid off 495 people Friday and says another 440 will …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMAfter multiple sketches and a cold open, not to mention a quarantine-themed title sequence, Ian Abramson might be just a bit exhausted. “If it doesn’t kill him, Abramson should do this a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMThe National Theatre of Scotland has announced that it will be creating a digital programme of work responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:18AMSpotlight has temporarily suspended its membership fees for three months, following pressure from actors. Last week, a petition signed by more than
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:18AMA producer is creating a platform on her website to put a spotlight on final-year drama school students who will be unable
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On his 90th birthday, Stephen Sondheim sang Happy Birthday to Andrew Lloyd Webber…while washing his hands for 20 seconds in his bathroom sink — a playful gesture that is an instantly ic…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:34AMThe singer “said that he is currently in good health but decided to get tested after experiencing ‘fever and cough symptoms.'” – CNN
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:12AMPhone Rings. Door chimes. In comes Company! Yes, the Sondheim classic love letter to being single in a relationship world has returned to Broadway. It is a buzzy, hot and exciting update fea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AMFreelance and self-employed workers in the theatre face bankruptcy within a year if further measures are not put in place to support
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMThanks to a kind-hearted, quick-witted nurse in New York-Presbyterian’s cardio-thoracic ICU, I was able to see and speak to Mrs. T via Skype on Sunday night. That sentence really ought by …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMLeopold Stokowski leads the Chicago Symphony in a performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, originally telecast in 1962. The orchestral soloists inclde Sidney Harth on …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.”
Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoughts
Continue reading Almanac: Logan Pearsall Smith on professionalism at About Last Nig…
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Who is Jean Kittson? Presently, I am the author of a guidebook or manual on how to help your parents and other elders as they age, without having to taser them. Keeping them safe and comfort…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:45AMBig, bold and exhilarating, visually stunning and aurally magnificent, this epic production by Opera Australia of one of Verdi’s early operas, performed in Australia for the first time, tr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:31AMThe Chino Hills High School Chamber Singers aren't letting social distancing stop them from harmonizing. With their concert cancelled, all 19 sang "Over the Rainbow" into their computers, to…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:03AMI’d be willing to bet that not everyone to which you send emails opens them. Am I right? If this is the case, you’ve probably got some people on your list who haven’t opened any of you…
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The AWGIE Awards have long celebrated Australia’s best storytellers. For 53 years, they have endured to recognise and reward the exceptional work of our screen and stage writers, shining a…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:39AMThe Edward Albee classic has officially closed after nine previews.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32AMStephen Sondheim celebrates his 90th birthday today, March 22.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32AMGrace Leer, Demi Rae and Francisco Martin look to move on in competition
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 01:13AMThere are 16 Tony Awards and 49 Broadway shows between Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber, two of the most influential composers in the history of musical theater. On March 22, Lloyd…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06AMThe exercises listed below can be adapted to distance and online learning opportunities. Students work individually (rather than with partners or in groups). Group work and discussions can b…
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