LA STAGE Chat: How to Apply for Relief Funding by LA Stage Alliance

Marco Gomez, our Executive Director, provides information on how to apply for relief funding during this week's LA STAGE Chat. The post LA STAGE Chat: How to Apply for Relief Funding appeare…

Diane Rodriguez, Remembered by Steven Morris

"Diane loved living large. She loved being the bridge, the connector. She loved people to thrive. She loved to support artists. She loved to have a great laugh." The post Diane Rodriguez, Re…

VIDEO: Alfred Molina Shares His Roundabout Memories of MOLLY SWEENEY

Tony Award-winner is the latest star to join the Roundabout Off-Script series, sharing some favorite memories from his turn in David Friel's Molly Sweeney for Roundabout in 1996.

Watch Scarlett Strallen Sing 'I Happen to Like New York' From City Center Encores! The New Yorkers by Andrew Gans

The third week of videos, part of the venue's series featuring highlights from New York City Center's Encores!, spotlights musicals set in New York.

Diane Rodriguez: A Light and a Fire by American Theatre Editors

A towering figure of California and American theatre, she died today at the age of 68.

Call Answered: Kristos Andrews: "The Bay" the Series on Amazon Prime by Adam Rothenberg

Kristos Andrews is a multiple Emmy® award-winning Actor, Producer, Guinness® world record holder, and X Games gold medalist. His drive, determination, and outlook on life really struck a…

Watch Saturday Night Live Alum and Wicked Star Ana Gasteyer on Stars in the House Live Stream by Andrew Gans

The daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.

Recapping Smash 2.14: Kyle Is Dead... But Hit List Lives by Mark Peikert

Also deceased: Julia's Gatsby, Derek and Karen's infatuation with one another, and Eileen's no-drink-throwing streak.

Broadway’s Shubert Organization Furloughs Staff During COVID-19 Shutdown by Greg Evans

With Broadway’s COVID-19 shutdown expected to last until early summer, if not longer, the Shubert Organization, the industry’s largest theater owner and a major producer, has furloughed …

Streaming Musicals Launches Next Musical Film, Marry Harry

The show premiered off-Broadway at the York in 2017.

Watch Paul Gordon's Pride and Prejudice Musical Here Beginning at 6:30PM EST

The musical will premiere tonight!

VIDEO: Watch Ana Gasteyer on STARS IN THE HOUSE with Seth Rudetsky- Live at 8pm!

Stars in The House continues tonight (8pm) with Ana Gasteyer!

Happy Birthday, Joel Grey by Corine Cohen

FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOEL GREY! “STARS IN THE HOUSE” IN SUPPORT OF THE ACTORS FUND AND THEIR SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED IN PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAI…

The rise of the Zoom happy hour: St. Louisans move their social lives online by Aisha Sultan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From happy hours to Bible study, all forms of social life has moved online.

'Hamilton' postponed at the Fox Theatre by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Fox hopes to arrange new 2020 dates for the touring production. Ticket holders should keep their tickets until new dates are announced.

Theatre News: An Update on the 19/20 Season of the Renegade by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

By now, we have all experienced some form of disruption to our dailylives. I hope this email finds you healthy and having experienced aslittle disruption as possible. As both a theatre and a…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive: Home Edition with Elizabeth Stanley of Jagged Little Pill by Broadway.com

Jagged Little Pill star Elizabeth Stanley checks in with Paul Wontorek. 

Will Swenson & More Assassins Co-Stars Set for CSC's Classic Conversations Series by Lindsey Sullivan

Classic Stage Company's off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1990 musical Assassins may have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but here's a way to keep up w…

Here's How You & Your Family Can Sing Along to Disney Movies with Kristin Chenoweth & More Stars by Lindsey Sullivan

Disney movie lovers now have some very exciting plans for April 16. ABC will air an hourlong special The Disney Family Sing-Along at 8PM ET. Ryan Seacrest, who will host, tweeted the annou…

You Say You Want a Tiger King Musical? Kristin Chenoweth and Andrew Lippa Release Carole Baskin Anthem by Caitlin Moynihan

It's next to impossible to go a day without seeing a new meme or article about everyone's Netflix obsession, Tiger King. The true crime documentary follows the life of Joe Exotic, a zookeep…

Bette Midler & Sarah Silverman Join Star-Studded Passover Benefit Event by Lindsey Sullivan

The previously announced Saturday Night Seder just got even starrier. Tony winner Bette Midler and Emmy-winning comedian Sarah Silverman have been added to the virtual Passover event, which…

Elizabeth Stanley on Not Pressuring Herself Creatively in Quarantine & the Jagged Little Pill Fan Family by Lindsey Sullivan

Though pottery classes and trips to Connecticut Muffin are currently out of the question due to social distancing, Jagged Little Pill beltress Elizabeth Stanley is finding ways to fill h…

Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings 'The Impossible Dream' from His Window Nightly During the NYC Cheer for First Responders by Lindsey Sullivan

Brian Stokes Mitchell is a Tony winner, chairman of The Actors Fund and most recently, the greatest thing to happen to New York's Upper West Side. Each night at 7PM New Yorkers have been op…

Theatre Has Moved Online. Maybe Not All Of It Should Have by Artsjournal

Peter Marks: “The good news is, you can now access plays and musicals of every style online, from every part of the country and many other places around the globe, a lot of itfree. The bad…

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar now by Peter J Snee

Please be advised that this show may not be suitable for young children. Director Laurence Connor presents this contemporary re-imagining

VIDEO: Sir Patrick Stewart Reads Shakespeare's Sonnet 24

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter. This time he is reading Sonnet 24.

Ariana Grande Launches #QuarantineThings Parody Challenge

People have been finding so many ways to entertain themselves during quarantine on social media, the latest of which seems to be rewriting the lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein's “My Fav…

VIDEO: Laura Benanti Sings A Message of Healing

Laura Benanti took to social media today to mourn the loss of her grandmother and to send a message of healing to fans dealing with loss and trauma throughout this difficult time.

#ConcertsForKids - Moona Luna by Lincoln Center

Whose Country is it Anyway? by Daisy Eagan

I wish that I could offer hope or optimism, but I’m not feeling tremendously hopeful or optimistic. I wish I could say that we’re all going to come out of this relatively soon and strong…

A New Online Job Market For Artists by Artsjournal

HireArtists.org is designed to work similarly to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, websites that link gig workers to employers looking for people to do one-off jobs. It invites photographers, dancers…

In The Movies AI Is Helpful… Until It Turns On You by Artsjournal

“Artificial intelligence, and the desire to smooth out the rough edges of human biology through it, has frequently made its way into the movies. But while the most intriguing of films that…

Main Street Players Taps Winners In New Play Competition by Bill Hirschman

Main Street Players, the Miami Lakes company that transformed from a community theater to professional status, has announced the winners of its 2020 New Play Competition Winners.

Harry Morgan: From Before Broadway to After-M*A*S*H by Trav S.D.

For someone who performed under three professional names, Harry Morgan (1915-2011) achieved the near impossible by becoming a household word. On stage he went by his given name Harry Bratsb…

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup, the first under new artistic director Courtney Sale, will include two world premiere plays.

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Sarah Stiles by Deb Miller

This month, during the indefinite precautionary closure of theaters in New York and around the world, Sarah Stiles continues to provide world-class entertainment to fans in self-isolation ev…

Cape May Stage Announces 2020 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup includes four works all about marriage.

Going Live with Will Roland by TheaterMania

Artist Talkback: Compagnie Hervé KOUBI by Joycetheater

Video Roundup April 10: Andrew Lloyd Webber Leads a Sing-Along, Stephanie J. Block Finds a New Time Zone, Sara Bareilles Cheers, More by Dan Meyer

Stage favorites are making the most of social distancing in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

Amazon Bumps Some Sellers To The Back Of The Line. Book Sellers Are Furious by Artsjournal

Amazon was overwhelmed by orders once retail closed and Jeff Bezos announced that all third-party merchants who sell non-essential items could no longer use Amazon’s warehouses or shipping…

John Tavener’s Final Opera Is Now Recovered And Will Be Staged — Thanks To Prince Charles by Artsjournal1

The popular composer, who died in 2013, finished writing Krishna in 2005, but it was never published or produced and few were aware of its existence. Then the Crown Prince, a longtime friend…

Manchester Arts Groups Team Up To Help Artists by Artsjournal

GM Artist Hub includes 10 regional arts groups who have banded together to explore opportunities for the area’s mostly-freelance artists and workers. – The Stage

How An Awkward, Overprotected Valedictorian Grew Into Weird Al Yankovic — And Stayed Popular For 40 Years by Artsjournal1

“For many decades, he has been trying to delight Alfred Yankovic, the bright, painfully shy kid who grew up alone in his tiny bedroom. For the benefit of that lonely boy, he reshaped the w…

A Third Of French Art Galleries Could Go Out Of Business This Year by Artsjournal

In 1995 46 percent of France’s galleries had to close after the art market crash. Estimates now are that one third of French galleries will go out of business due to the pandemic. – The …

How The Last Pandemic Crept Into Literature by Artsjournal

Elizabeth Outka: “I have spent the last five years writing a book about how the sensory and affective climate of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic infuses interwar literature, often in ways…

Check Out Broadway Photographer Jeremy Daniel’s 17 Favorite Production Photos by Marc J. Franklin

From Waitress to The Music Man, Daniel gives Playbill an inside look at some of his favorite shots.

Kristin Chenoweth is a singing Carole Baskin in ‘Tiger King: The Musical’ by Johnny Oleksinski

You can indulge your inner mullet with "Tiger King: The Musical."

Theatre Review: ‘Where We Stand’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Michael Garvey

A one-man show that seemingly encompasses many. It is a new day, new ways, new media with the COVID-19 pandemic.  This easy-going laid-back play is in your face, virtually, and drags you in…

92Y Announces REMEMBERING BUCKY PIZZARELLI

Celebrating jazz guitar master Bucky Pizzarelli's birthday was a sweet tradition at 92Y. In January 2011, they opened the season of Lyrics & Lyricists-their long-running American Songb…

Stages of Grief: How Two Shows Are Coping With Cancellation by American Theatre Editors

The companies behind new productions of 'Salesman之死' and 'Catch as Catch Can' reflect on what was lost and what's to come.

MAKING ART DURING A PANDEMIC: THEATERS SEEK AND SHARE MINI-PLAYS by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson’s article appeared in The New York Times, 4/1; Photo: Among the playwrights commissioned to write short plays that can be read or performed by people sheltering in place: …

George Arliss: Disraeli Gears by Trav S.D.

Today we chiefly remember George Arliss (August George Andrews, 1868-1946) as the answer to trivia questions. He was the first Brit to receive an Oscar, as well as the earliest born to recei…

Hadestown Tony Nominee Patrick Page Launches New Podcast by Andrew Gans

Reeve Carney will be the first guest on The Patrick Page Podcast.

Livestreaming Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work

By . The Public Theater presents Watch Me Work livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 2 p.m.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work

By . The Public Theater presented Watch Me Work livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 13 April 2020 at 2 p.m.

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Grzegorz Jarzyna (TR Warszawa) with Agata Kołacz & Roman Pawłowski (Poland)

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Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Shahid Nadeem (Pakistan) + Abhishek Majumdar & Anurupa Roy (India)

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Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Melanie Joseph (The Foundry Theatre) with Aaron Landsman & Aurin Squire (NYC, USA)

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Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Kelly Copper & Pavol Liska (Nature Theatre of Oklahoma) + Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar (Big Dance T

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Choosing Your Religion by American Theatre Editors

In this time of listening and reflection, might we return theatre to its essentials? We can at least start sketching our way there.

Secrets of The 5th: The Crossover by The 5th Avenue Theatre

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Keith Adkins (The New Black Fest) with Dennis A. Allen II, France-Luce Benson, Lisa Strum (NYC, USA)

By . The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents SEGAL TALKS: Keith Adkins (The New Black Fest) with Dennis A.

Choreo Spiral: Full Out YouTube Spiral of Jerry Mitchell's Fantastic Choreo!

It's Catch Me If You Can's 9th Broadway Anniversary! Enjoy a high energy YouTube spiral by the show's fantastic choreographer, the award winning Jerry Mitchell!

Annabel Oakes Tapped to Write and EP Grease: Rydell High on HBO Max by Dan Meyer

The Atypical and Awkward writer will pen the pilot for the spinoff series.

STOP (by Georgia Stitt, video by Hudson Flynn, sung by Sutton Foster) by Georgia Stitt

STOP music and lyrics by Georgia Stitt, sung by Sutton Foster video by Hudson Flynn To download/stream song: https://found.ee/georgiastitt-aqr-mus music produced by Jeffrey Lesser and Geor…

Kristin Chenoweth Channels Carole Baskin for Andrew Lippa's Tiger King Musical Parody by Ryan McPhee

Listen to the Tony and Emmy winner sing "Little Pieces," inspired by the hit Netflix docuseries.

The Strokes: The New Abnormal

There are lapses, but the New York rockers finally sound in harmony again

Jason Palmer: The Concert: 12 Musings for Isabella

The American composer recalls a notorious heist with tracks inspired by missing artworks

Yīn Yīn: The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers

Dutch duo riff on traditional Thai music with twanging guitars, funky basslines and electronica

dumama + kechou: buffering juju

A dreamlike drift through electronica, jazz, traditional African music and reggae

Cadet: The Rated Legend

A good mix of styles, from cold-eyed rap to easily flowing Afro-swing

Laura Marling: Song For Our Daughter

Acoustic guitar melodies and themes of love and loss are made to seem newly minted

The Sixteen & Britten Sinfonia: James MacMillan: Symphony No. 5 ‘Le grand Inconnu’

A new album takes the Scottish composer’s works to new areas of expression

Couch Concert - Jason Moran and Rico McFarland by The Kennedy Center

Goodspeed Postpones World Premiere of Anne of Green Gables Musical by Ryan McPhee

The Connecticut venue had already moved its spring production of South Pacific to the fall.

Watch the Stage Version of ‘Fleabag’ on Amazon Video by Alexis Soloski

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s solo stage show comes to Amazon to raise money for the arts and health care charities.

Introduction to MTC Education's Family Drama Playwrighting Workshop Series by Manhattan Theatre Club

Kristin Chenoweth, Anika Noni Rose and More to Appear as Guests on DRAGCAST WITH NINA WEST Podcast

Nina West, best known for her fan favorite run on Season 11 of VH1's Rupaul's Drag Race where she was voted Miss Congeniality, has relaunched her podcast Dragcast with Nina West with a new c…

Red Line Productions Presents Live Streamed Reading of ORPHANS Featuring Alec Baldwin & More

By special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, Australian Theatre Company Red Line Productions will present a live streamed reading of Lyle Kessler's Orphans, featuring Emmy and Golden Gl…

Check Out the Latest Episodes of THE PATRICK PAGE PODCAST

Now is the perfect time to listen to The Patrick Page Podcast with Michael Littig and Patrick Page!

Bette Midler & Sarah Silverman Join SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER Benefit

Bette Midler and Sarah Silverman have joined the 'Saturday Night Seder,' a virtual Passover Seder streaming on www.SaturdayNightSeder.com on Saturday, April 11 at 8 PM EST, to benefit COVID-…

NiteLife Exchange Streaming Picks of the Week

The American Popular Song Society and Will Friedwald’s Clip Joint present “An Afternoon with The Ritz Brothers” via ZOOM, with special guests, Janna Ritz Taninbaum (youngest daughter …

Watch the Cast of Disney Channel's Jessie Reunite on Stars in the House Live Stream by Andrew Gans

The daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.

Frozen West End to star Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Frozen West End, Disney Theatrical Productions' stage adaptation of the hit film will star Samantha Bark and Stephanie McKeon as Elsa and Anna when it opens at the Theatre Ro…

The Daily Distraction: Giddy On Up With Laura Bell Bundy by Ryan McPhee

The Tony nominee traded the Broadway stage for the saloon in her first country single.

Of Chuck Connors and “The Rifleman” by Trav S.D.

Today we give three blasts of the shotgun in salute to the late Kevin “Chuck” Connors (1921-92) and the western TV series he starred in The Rifleman (1958-63). It’s no longer widely kn…

Notes On Happiness From An Expert by Artsjournal

“I teach a class at the Harvard Business School on happiness. It surprises some people when I tell them this—that a subject like happiness is taught alongside accounting, finance, and ot…

GE Moore Was A Superstar Philosopher In His Day. Why Did He Disappear? by Artsjournal

The Bloomsbury Group revered him. But today he is pretty much forgotten. So why do some who achieve fame endure but others – some of the biggest – fade from history? – Prospect

Playwrights Horizons To Release Brand-New Audio Plays By Star Writers by Artsjournal1

“Soundstage, a podcast series from Playwrights Horizons announced on Thursday, allows listeners to experience world premieres by playwrights including Robert O’Hara, Heather Christian, L…

Georgia Film Industry In Lockdown by Artsjournal

Georgia’s film industry is big. It accounted for $3 billion film/TV production in 2019 and employs 92,100. It’s all shut down now, and many wonder if it will survive. – ArtsATL

NPR Reporter Shows You How To Build The Perfect Home Radio Studio by Artsjournal1

“Don Gonyea, NPR’s roving national political correspondent, has a lot of experience recording high-quality audio outside of a studio. He often records his features and spots from hotel r…

Alfred Molina | Roundabout Off-Script by Roundabout Theatre Company

Act Breaks: A message from Richard Thomas by The Old Globe

Jordan Fisher, Kristin Chenoweth, Amber Riley, More Will Be Part of The Disney Family Singalong Broadcast by Andrew Gans

Ryan Seacrest will host the nationwide singalong event on ABC.

Current updates on Broadway by Deb Miller

With the uncertainty surrounding the duration and impact of the coronavirus crisis, information and expectations are changing frequently. On April 8, The Broadway League announced that the s…

Hear Kristin Chenoweth Sing From Andrew Lippa's Proposed Tiger King Musical

Chenoweth plays Carole Baskin in this newly released demo.

Listening Party: Step Inside Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party by Marc J. Franklin

Six star Samantha Pauly recommends revisiting the Off-Broadway musical adaptation of Joseph Moncure March’s poem.

Michael Urie to Be a Guest on Red Bull Theater's REMARKABULL PODVERSATIONS

Red Bull Theater is going virtual with RemarkaBULL Podversations. These informal, online conversations will investigate approaches to essential passages from the Shakespearean and Jacobean …

WATCH: Pixel Playhouse Presents: Social Distancing the Musical Featuring Starkid's Joey Richter and Performer Chris Villain!

We've teamed up Pixel Playhouse to bring you Social Distancing: The Musical! Watch the world premiere below, featuring Starkid's Joey Richter and popular Disney performer/cosplayer Chris Vi…

Kristin Chenoweth, Jordan Fisher, Josh Gad, & More Join THE DISNEY FAMILY SINGALONG on ABC

Celebrating family, music and the love of all things Disney, Ryan Seacrest hosts a magical one-hour television special, a?oeThe Disney Family Singalong,a?? airing Thursday, April 16, on ABC.

Annabel Oakes to Write Pilot for HBO Max GREASE Musical Spinoff Series

Annabel Oakes will write the pilot episode and executive produce Grease: Rydell High on HBO Max, according to Deadline. The musical series  from Paramount TV Studios. is inspired by the…

Goodspeed's World Premiere ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Musical to Be Postponed Until the 2021 Season

Today, Goodspeed Musicals Executive Director Michael Gennaro announced additional changes to the programming and operations at the theater. 'We recently made the painful decision to cancel …

VIDEO: Watch Every Panel from the 2019 TheaterMaker Super Conference Featuring Stephanie J. Block & More

Founded by producer Ken Davenport, The Theater Makers Super Conference is a gathering of the world's top theatrical talent for a weekend of education, inspiration and connection. Speakers i…

Turner Classic Movies Will Air Irving Berlin's Easter Parade on Sunday

The classic 1948 film stars Judy Garland and Fred Astaire.

Check In on the Statuses of Broadway Shows During the Coronavirus Shutdown by Olivia Clement

Here's how shows are faring during the extended shutdown of the New York theatre scene.

Check the Statuses of Broadway Shows During the Coronavirus Shutdown by Olivia Clement

Here are updates from shows during the extended closure of the New York theatre scene.

DCTS writer, an admitted introvert, debuts with Story District’s virtual “Acting the Fool” by Kelly McCorkendale

After years of writing reviews for DCTS, I’m writing my first preview! The world is changing, and I’m rolling with the punches. And, it’s not for a musical or play, but for Story Dist…

Psalmayene 24 receives Mellon Foundation award for 3 year residency at Mosaic Theater by Lorraine Treanor

Just announced – Psalmayene 24 will join Mosaic Theater’s Senior Artistic Staff where, over the next three years, the DC playwright and director will create new works, participate in Mos…

Audio Review: ‘Poe Theatre on the Air’ at NPR by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

A new radio horror series has developed based on the works of the Romantic Era writer Edgar Allan Poe.  Appropriately enough, the show is produced and recorded in Baltimore, which was home …

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation to Distribute Over $300,000 to SDC Members by Dan Meyer

The non-profit branch of the union will support those facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 health crisis.

"Livestreams Are Killing Live Theatre," says Man Who Paid $849 for Premium "Hamilton" Tickets by Broadway Beat

by Sarah Jae Leiber. @sarahjaeleiber. PHILADELPHIA - Main Line investment banker Henry Van Doren held a virtual press conference today where he told constituents that free or low-cost digit…

"A Quiet Revolution" Album Trailer (Georgia Stitt) by Georgia Stitt

A Trailer for Georgia Stitt's album "A Quiet Revolution" Released by Craft Recordings and Concord Theatricals Available for Pre-Sale here: https://found.ee/georgiastitt-aqr-mus www.georgia…

Jean-Laurent Cochet, Actor Who Taught France’s Stars, Dies at 85 by Alex Marshall

Mr. Cochet, who had the coronavirus, was a major figure in French theater. His students included Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert.

Hot Clip of the Day: Vocals On Our Minds of Brandon Victor Dixon's Superstar Tune

At 7pm (EST) this Easter Sunday, April 12th, NBC will be airing an encore presentation of their 2018 five time Emmy-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. We wanted to revisit Brand…

Cecily Brown: ‘No work by a living artist should be more than $1m’

The painter on sexism, subverting Englishness and the dangers of treating art solely as capital

Snapshot: ‘Laura, 8th Grade Graduation, May 2 1982’ by Judith Black

The US photographer’s ‘Pleasant Street’ collection speaks to the difficulties of adolescence and parenthood

On digital: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker / Blue Story

An epic saga reaches a rollercoaster climax; a story of two schoolfriends torn apart by gang warfare

Musicians play on — but how we miss the audience

Cellist Steven Isserlis explains why the human factor is so important to making music

LEGALLY BLONDE: THE SEARCH FOR ELLE WOODS Cast Including Lena Hall, Lauren Zakrin & More to Virtually Reunite

Omigod you guys! The girls are getting back together again! The cast of Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods will take part in a socially distanced 2nd reunion on Saturday April 11th at…

Nickelodeon to Conduct Instagram Live With SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Cast Members Including Ethan Slater & More

Nickelodeon is treating fans to a special Instagram Live tonight on the @SpongeBob Instagram account featuring The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! cast members answering questions and com…

Stephanie McKeon to Join Samantha Barks in Frozen's West End Premiere by Caitlin Moynihan

Love is an open door for Stephanie McKeon. The rising star will play Princess Anna in the West End premiere of Frozen, which will reopen the refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Perform…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Offers Relief During the Health Crisis for Artists

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce is offering emergency financial aid for small businesses and freelancers, free legal help, and more. 

Take a Look at Casey Cott as Hedwig in Riverdale's Upcoming Musical Episode by Caitlin Moynihan

Riverdale is going to find the origin of love for its upcoming Hedwig-themed musical episode.The previously announced episode will air on The CW on April 16 at 8PM and showcase the musical …

Debbie Gibson Sings for Us and Shares Her Next 'Big Broadway Dream' by Caitlin Moynihan

Debbie Gibson, who rose to fame as a pop star in the '80s, has double-platinum albums, chart-topping hits and legions of fans. The Broadway alum recently released two new songs from her long…

Three-Time Tony Winner Kevin Kline Joins 'Artists in Conversation' Livestream Series by Lindsey Sullivan

Projects with Jason, an organization that brings working theater professionals together to share their time and talent with high school students, is launching a new livestream series “Arti…

11 Angela Lansbury Videos Getting Us Through #StayatHome by Andrew Gans

Watch just a few of the highlights from the over 70-year career of the five-time Tony winner.

Company Star Bobby Conte Thornton to Release Debut Solo Recording by Andrew Gans

Along the Way will drop April 24.

Donald Judd at MoMA — an exhibition that’s better online?

The high priest of minimalism is well-suited to an empty museum, free from the usual blockbuster crowds

Aboriginal art: a view of the world through two cultures

In a stunning installation in Sydney, Jonathan Jones riffed on an unexpected overlap between colonialism and indigenous culture

Beethoven’s notebooks: odes to the joy of isolation

The image of the composer as a scowling genius tormented by deafness may have been exaggerated

Mort Drucker, ‘Mad’ Magazine’s Great Caricaturist, Dead At 91 by Artsjournal1

Says critic David Apatoff, “The parallel is very exact. Just like [Norman] Rockwell was the centerpiece of the Saturday Evening Post, Drucker did the same thing for Mad magazine with his p…

America’s Largest Cinema Chain Will Probably Go Bankrupt: Analysts by Artsjournal1

“AMC Theatres — whose business has effectively shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic — looks increasingly likely to file for bankruptcy with its cash reserves dwindling, accord…

A Silver Lining: Coronavirus May Have Made Dance Instagram Into What It Should Have Been All Along by Artsjournal1

Theresa Ruth Howard: “In 2018 I wrote an article about how Instagram was changing the value system of the dance world. It took to task the hyper-sexualization of the body’s facility, the…

Artists Begin Working, Nervously, With Artificial Intelligence by Artsjournal1

“Not only is A.I. a tool for artists, who are employing machine intelligence in fascinating ways, it is also frequently a topic to be examined — sometimes in the same piece. And underlyi…

Lincoln Center Cancels All Remaining 2020 Summer Programming by Ryan McPhee

Impacted engagements include lineups from Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors.

C is for Chita Rivera: A YouTube compilation of her Broadway career by New York Theater

Chita Rivera, born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, has a Broadway career going back 70 years, to the original “Guys and Dolls,” where she was a dancer. Luckily, she has re-created …

How TheaterMakers Can Make The Most Of Their Quaran-time.

You know what I’ve been doing more of during this curtain-down time? Talking to a lot of people a heck of a lot smarter than me. Some of those people are the enlightening Broadway Superpow…

Where to Find Drama Now? All the Internet’s a Stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A roundup of streaming theater that covers classics and new shows, endearingly D.I.Y. webcasts and slick Broadway extravaganzas.

Artists in Conversation Live Stream Series to Launch With Kevin Kline by Dan Meyer

The Tony winner will chat with Broadway stage manager J. Jason Daunter.

Scene At Two River - Shea Grant by Two River Theater

Be More Chill's George Salazar to Host Weekly Telethon by Olivia Clement

Sundays on the Couch With George's first guest will be Tony nominee Joe Iconis.

Broadway ‘Frozen’ Star Patti Murin Reveals Likely COVID-19 Diagnosis: “Even Disney Princesses Can Get Sick” by Greg Evans

Actress Patti Murin, who created the role of Anna in Disney’s Broadway musical Frozen, says she likely has COVID-19. In an Instagram post, Murin writes, “Even Disney princesses can get s…

Hugh Jackman Sends Pizza to the NYPD

Hugh Jackman sent pizza to the NYPD 10th Precinct, as a thank you for all they are doing during the current health crisis.

VIDEO: Watch a JESSIE Reunion on STARS IN THE HOUSE with Seth Rudetsky- Live at 2pm!

Stars in The House continues today (2pm) for a TV Reunion of JESSIE with Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Skai Jackson, Karan Brar, and Kevin Chamberlin.

VIDEO: Glenn Close Tributes New York in Touching Instagram Video

Glenn Close took to Instagram yesterday to post a touching tribute to New York.

Playbill Viewing: Hailee Steinfeld, Jane Krakowski, Anna Baryshnikov, and More Reinvent the Belle of Amherst in Dickinson by Mark Peikert

Apple TV+'s series about the poet, currently streaming for free, is not your Julie Harris version.

Straight From the Paper Mill Playhouse Vault Celebrates Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, and More by Andrew Gans

The streaming series will feature performances by Christiane Noll, Judy McLane, Florence Lacey, Robert Cuccioli, and others.

Devs: Futuristic tech thriller comes to BBC2

Alex Garland’s mysterious eight-part series is full of lengthy silences and philosophical questions

Channel 4’s Prue Leith: Journey with my Daughter, Channel 4

The restaurateur travels to Cambodia with adopted daughter Li-Da to reconnect with heritage and tragic histories

Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever play old flames reunited in Run

The emotional and sometimes awkward comedy series is executive-produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Broadway Catch Up: April 10 - Lena Hall Hosts an Album Listening Party, and More!

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's videos, from stars including …

Sisters unveiled: Stephanie McKeon will play Anna to Samantha Barks' Elsa in Frozen

Here's something to look forward to - and cannily announced on National Siblings Day (10 April 2020) - Samantha Barks' Elsa has found her new little sis Anna in the form of Stephanie McKeon …

GRACE NOTES: Friday, April 10, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Gone But Not Forgotten: Elaine Stritch, ‘At Liberty’ by Matthew Wexler

‘Elaine Stritch at Liberty.’ (Photo courtesy of BroadwayHD.) The Broadway Blog has partnered with BroadwayHD to share more in-depth perspectives on some of the world’s most acclaimed…

Stephanie McKeon to Join Samantha Barks in West End Frozen by Dan Meyer

The Disney musical is due to begin performances in October.

SDC Foundation Creates $300,000 Assistance Fund by American Theatre Editors

A portion of the fund will be designated for New York City-based members.

Guggenheim Announces 2020 Fellows, Including 5 Theatre Artists by American Theatre Editors

Celebrated playwrights and a legendary dramaturg make up this year's class of theatre fellows.

Barbara Ann Teer Was Unapologetically Black by American Theatre Editors

The founder of Harlem's National Black Theatre strove to make art that would liberate and heal.

50 Years Ago Today: The Accidental Break-Up of The Beatles by Trav S.D.

50 years ago today, Paul McCartney issued a public statement that resulted in the break-up of the Beatles. But it needn’t have. His press release, structured in the form of a self-conducte…

One of UK’s Top Wholesalers Had To Stop Shipping. It’s Started Again — One Order At A Time by Artsjournal1

At the end of March, Gardners announced that it could not keep staffers at a safe distance from each other and still pack and send out books. Four days later, the company was back at work �…

COVID Has Cost U.S. Arts Orgs $4.5 Billion: Study by Artsjournal1

“Arts and culture organizations across the country are estimated to have lost a combined $4.5 billion because of the health crisis so far, according to an ambitious new survey conducted by…

New York State Fines Christie’s $16.7 Million For Not Collecting Sales Tax by Artsjournal1

“Christie’s auction house has agreed to pay $16.7 million to the Manhattan District Attorney for failing to properly collect New York sales tax between 2013 and 2017. The bombshell settl…

Stephanie McKeon to play Anna opposite Samantha Barks in Frozen West End production

Further casting for the West End transfer of Frozen has been announced. Stephanie McKeon is set to join the previously announced Samantha Barks for the new production, which is expect…

‘This is a defiantly feminist reading of the text’: JANE EYRE – National Theatre (Online review) by John Chapman

The problem with staging a classic novel is that everyone has a slightly different view of how it should be done – many have tried and few have fully succeeded.

Bill Withers, musician, 1938-2020

Songwriter whose soul was a quiet symbol of black pride

Bob Avian Part 3 by Barry Gordin

Bob Avian: Dancing Man, A Life in Theater as Choreographer/Director;  Tales of Collaborating with Michael Bennett in New Autobiography By: Ellis Nassour Dancing Man: A Broadway Chore…

The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren — an arch trendspotter

Paul Gorman on the ‘Diaghilev of Punk’, positioned in new movements at just the right moment

Offbeat New Audio Theater: “Prime” and “Play in Your Bathtub” by New York Theater

“Prime” and “Play in Your Bathtub” both reflect an exciting and unconventional new use of audio for theater in the absence of physical theaters. They are different in many ways, and…

Watch Jason Danieley and Sally Murphy Sing 'I'll Buy You a Star' From City Center Encores! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Andrew Gans

The third week of videos, part of the venue's series featuring highlights from New York City Center's Encores!, spotlights musicals set in New York.

A theatrical treasure, Slings & Arrows is back by Lorraine Treanor

Curating the DCTS Guide to Podcasts and Streaming Channels, I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time searching out content from the thousands of at-home viewing options now availabl…

NEWS: Samantha Barks & Stephanie McKeon star in Frozen’s West End premiere by Press Releases

Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon will play Elsa and Anna in Frozen when it reopens the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane later this year.

In the midst of the virus, theater migrates to the web. The results are spotty. by Peter Marks

All the world is no longer a stage. Except online.

When the actors do it their way by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review the American Shakespeare Center’s webcasts of Much Ado About Nothing and both parts of Henry IV. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * As America’s t…

Replay: Some of Manie’s Friends by Terry Teachout

Some of Manie’s Friends, an extremely rare kinescope of a televised tribute to Manie Sacks, the recording-company executive, hosted by Perry Como and originally broadcast by NBC on March 3…

Revisit Catch Me If You Can Starring Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz by Marc J. Franklin

The stage adaptation of the 2002 film opened at the Neil Simon Theatre April 10, 2011.

Almanac: Rex Stout on ignorance by Terry Teachout

“There’s nothing as safe as ignorance—or as dangerous.” Rex Stout, “The Squirt and the Monkey” Continue reading Almanac: Rex Stout on ignorance at About Last Night.

Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon cast in Frozen musical by Matthew Hemley

Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon have been cast as Elsa and Anna in the stage version of Disney’s Frozen. The musical previews

NEWS: Curtains, starring Jason Manford, streams online to raise Funds for Freelancers by Press Releases

Kander and Ebb’s Tony Award-winning musical CURTAINS, starring Jason Manford, will be streamed live on Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 7.15pm, with all profits going to Funds For Freelancers.

FROZEN The Musical: Introducing Elsa and Anna - Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon by Disney On Broadway

FROZEN The Musical: Photoshoot Behind-the-Scenes by Disney On Broadway

Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon to star in West End version of Frozen by Chris Wiegand

The pair will play sisters Elsa and Anna in the stage version of the Disney mega-hit when the Theatre Royal Drury Lane reopens later this year Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon have been c…

Jade Anouka: 'Theatre is struggling but we are keeping performance alive' by Arifa Akbar

The actor and writer, who recently masterminded a viral Shakespeare video, stars in a new drama about life under lockdown and is ready to reveal her one-woman play, Heart Hottest front-room …

Locking down & taking a break from theatre blogging by Susan Elkin

So what am I doing instead? Trying to write a play. An act of faith? Maybe. You’ll hear more about it if it works. I also have a book project or two in mind which may or may not firm up.

Living Room Concerts: Fabian Aloise Breaks Down The BRING IT ON Choreography

Continuing our series of Living Room Concerts, the brilliant choreographer Fabian Aloise has a special treat: he's teaching us some of the moves from Bring It On: The Musical. Watch the …

New York's Lincoln Center Cancels All Programming Through The End Of August by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The wide-ranging shows presented by one of the nation's top performing arts centers are a summer staple in New York City. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will not return until 2021.

Schubert and Mendelssohn on the verge of nervous breakdowns (like the rest of us) by Artsjournal1

Hundreds of performances of Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”) have come my way over the decades, but none seized me from the very first notes like the new recor…

Future Jazz past: Hal Willner, circa 1992 by Artsjournal1

The death of this funny, smart, idiosyncratic, unique music producer at age 64 saddens me. We were East Village neighbors in the go-go ’90s, flush with ideas to try in the future. Here’s…

“Play In Your Bathtub” and “Life on Earth:” The Immersive and Digital Theatre in the Time of Social Distancing. by Asya Gorovits

Like many of us during the COVID-19 quarantine, I am nostalgic for the times when we could go to the theater and socialize freely. But at the same time I am thrilled by the response of the a…

Family and Community and Isolation in “The Croft” by Aleks Sierz

With everyone in lockdown, observing physical if not social distancing, a story about isolation can have a particular resonance. And there are few places in the UK that are as isolated as so…

Howard Sherman: Lockdown has shown the value of theatre recordings by Howard Sherman

If there’s one positive to find among the destruction of the coronavirus outbreak, it is the way in which previously private or

Flashback Friday: Remember Sky? So Does Charmian Carr in Stephen Sondheim's Evening Primrose

Watch a poignant number from this rarely seen Sondheim musical.

Killing Eve Season 3 — gruesome exits and bad behaviour

Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer return in the hit BBC series where violence and vengeance reign supreme

This week’s top 10 dance shows to watch online

From Peter and the Wolf to The Nutcracker, here are the best performances available to stream from your sofa

Which TV show is getting you through the lockdown?

Rewatching old episodes of The South Bank Show has been a pleasure for Peter Aspden. What about you? Join Peter and Jan Dalley for a live chat on Friday April 10 at 12pm and 5pm UK time

Quibi — what to watch (or not watch) on the new streaming service

Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz lead shows on the short-form platform

Radical Wordsworth: The Poet Who Changed the World

Jonathan Bate’s crisp biography sheds light on the poet’s inspiration — and long decline

18 Performances with Stage Stars to Watch Today, April 10 - See Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bolshoi Ballet and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many performers are sharing their talents online. Below are performances you can watch today, Friday, April 10, from the …

19 Stage Performances to Watch This Weekend, April 11-12 - Two versions of Jesus Christ Superstar, a star-studded Seder and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many theatre performers are sharing their talents online. In addition to interviews and performances with Broadway stars …