KERRIE & DOLLY’S HOUSE PARTY launching on Joy TV by Peter J Snee

Kerrie & Dolly’s House Party is a brand new live-streamed light entertainment variety program to be hosted by Kerrie Stanley

FRANK GAGLIANO:  ON WYNN HANDMANN by Robert Shuman

(By Frank Gagliano, 4/19.) When I think of Wynn Handman’s recent death, I feel guilty for not staying in touch with him over the years. And I feel (in this plague year, when all theaters …

Great time to try: pickling by Arts Review

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home. Pickling foods …

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LOVE NEVER DIES to stream this weekend! by Gabi Bergman

Bring the West End and Broadway experience home this weekend with a special screening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famed Love

Tony Goldwyn, At Biden Campaign’s Entertainment-Focused Town Hall, Chides Donald Trump: “We Have To Have A Real Cheerleader Of Empathy, Not Just A by Tedstew1

As President Donald Trump was headlining another daily press briefing on Sunday, Joe Biden’s campaign was holding a coronavirus crisis event of its own — a virtual town hall focused on u…

La Boite Theatre Company cancels 2020 Mainstage Season by Arts Review

La Boite is deeply disappointed to announce that all remaining productions in its 2020 mainstage season have been cancelled in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation affect…

Musical Mondays #4 by Gabi Bergman

Welcome back to Musical Mondays! In case you’re new here, this column is a peek into the depths of the

Watch Tony Winner Chita Rivera on Stars in the House Live Stream by Andrew Gans

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

Hamilton’s Miguel Cervantes Joins Tonight’s Chicago Offstage! Live From Home Virtual Concert by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Miguel Cervantes (Hamilton) will perform live during tonight’s Chicago Offstage! Live from Home virtual concert [...]

Brave New Shakespeare: ROMEO AND JULIET with André Holland & Marsha Stephanie Blake by The Public Theater

Brave New Shakespeare: ROMEO AND JULIET with Dickie Hearts & Alexandria Wailes by The Public Theater

Brave New Shakespeare: ROMEO AND JULIET with Daniel Molina & Emma Ramos | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputated due to virus by Mark Kennedy / Associated Press

William Bailey, Modernist Figurative Painter, Has Died At 89 by Artsjournal2

Bailey, who taught at the Yale School of Art for decades, created “pristine, idealized still lifes and female nudes [that] made him one of the leading figures in the return of figurative a…

Weirdly, It’s A Great Time To Pitch A TV Show by Artsjournal2

Of course, streaming services are dominating at the moment for whenever the industry can start shooting again. “The market is active enough that even companies with stacked-up development …

Six Questions Special Edition: Pianist-Singer and Composer, Tony DeSare

In these extraordinary and uncertain times of COVID-19, with venues closed and live performance at a halt, NiteLife Exchange is reaching out and covering the effect the crisis is having on p…

Tonight! Watch Michael Urie Reprise His Acclaimed Buyer & Cellar Turn Right Here on Broadway.com by Lindsey Sullivan

Miss amazing theatrical performances as much as we do? You're in luck! Broadway.com is livestreaming a benefit performance of Jonathan Tolins' hilarious play Buyer & Cellar, starring Mic…

Summer, Highland Falls (Billy Joel) Cover by Emerson Steele by Emerson Steele

Titans Of The Internet Are Making Unprecedented Power Grabs by Artsjournal2

As they fight viral virus misinformation, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and others are making some choices that, while they may be good for public health in the short term, have some First Amen…

Garth Greenwell Thinks More Writers Should Write About Sex by Artsjournal2

Greenwell, the author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness, compares his new book to Schubert’s Winterreise and says, “It’s not that I think writing sex explicitly is in and of itself …

A String Quartet Is Crushed By The Virus by Artsjournal2

The Tesla Quartet, founded in 2008, was doing OK, even well, at last. “The four players, aged 34 to 38, have long relied on relatives, friends and concert presenters for temporary housing,…

Theatremakers Who Can’t Do Theatre Right Now Are Volunteering For Britain’s National Health Service by Artsjournal2

Turns out that many actors, writers, and producers were already in theatre – and that balancing the arts and sciences came naturally. Now that it’s all science, and all terrifying, they�…

What’s Hot – 04/19/20 by David Sabella

On The Spot with David Sabella April 19, 2020     If you have a show you would like to list send you press release to [email protected] Check back here weekly for up-to-date news on…

WP Theater's Graduating Lab Artists Bring the Pipeline Festival Online by Olivia Clement

Get to know the 5 plays—and the writers, directors, and producers behind them—that were set to make up the (canceled) 2020 festival.

Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin on the Post Horn Solo in Mahler's Symphony No. 3 by New York Philharmonic

Watch Original Cast of Broadway's Les Misérables 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.

This Week on Broadway for April 19, 2020: Our Desert Island Discs by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere strand themselves on an island with only a handful of recordings. Which ones will they pick? This Week on Broadway has been coming to yo…

When Will Blockbusters Return To Movie Theatres? by Artsjournal2

It’s going to be quite some time. Why? “‘New York and Los Angeles are going to take a lot more time [to reopen] than Montana,’ predicts Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor…

The Apocalypse Tapestry May Be Perfect For Our Current Lives by Artsjournal2

The tapestry, which depicts in 100 medieval panels the Book of Revelations, is a vivid glimpse into how people lived through plague and war. And: “It is remarkable that the tapestry still …

A Podcast Adapts To Rapidly Changing Times By Returning To Good Advice by Artsjournal2

The hosts of the podcast Were You Raised by Wolves? used to answer questions about the etiquette of using your cell phone flashlight to read restaurant menus. Then things they answered at th…

STARS IN THE HOUSE! by Corine Cohen

Music, community, and education to support The Actors Fund and its Live-streamed daily at 2 PM ET and 8 PM ET Listen on SiriusXM VOLUME at 9AM ET, M-F PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE* Saturday, APRIL 1…

Simon Russell Beale Shares His Fears For the Future of the Theatre

Simon Russell Beale has spoken out about his feelings and fears for the future of the theatre.

Inside The World Of Harry Potter Design by Artsjournal2

The MinaLima Studio worked on the Potter movies, founded a popup gallery that has become permanent, and now designs not only the Fantastic Beast movies but also fairy tales and a variety of …

The 700 (Formerly) Hidden Paintings Of An Inventive Chef by Artsjournal2

Ficre Ghebreyesus, a chef who combined Eritrean and Ethiopian food, kept a studio where he painted, but didn’t exhibit his work. His widow: “The thing that was cool about Ficre as a chef…

Theatre Review: ‘Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2’ Streaming from American Shakespeare Center at Blackfriars Playhouse by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

At Blackfriars Playhouse, we are nearing the end of its traditional Actors Renaissance Festival, in which the troupe of actors at the American Shakespeare Center stages a series of plays wit…

'We laugh at dark things': inside Glasgow's upfront comedy scene by Rachael Healy

Wit and four-letter artistry have made Glasgow a comedy stronghold – and with the clubs shut, the laughs are going online Glaswegian comedians haven’t always been complimentary about the…

Hamilton-born Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputation due to coronavirus by Mark Kennedy

The Canadian actor entered the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on March 31 and has been on a ventilator and unconscious after contracting COVID-19.

Live Nation – That Is, Ticketmaster – Is Reconsidering The Policy That Had Everyone Furious by Artsjournal2

In other words, they weren’t going to issue refunds – but the “everyone” who was furious started to include lawmakers, things changed (to be clear, the company claims the change had …

Broadway Actor Nick Cordero To Lose A Leg To Coronavirus Complications by Artsjournal2

The actor, a Tony nominee and Broadway regular, has been through a lot while fighting the virus. Now, doctors had to amputate his right leg to stop clotting. – Variety

Go Through a Rainbow of Show Tunes on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige shows off her colorful side by dedicat…

Broadway May Not Open Till Sept. or 2021 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 19, 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and its effect on the theater world will be felt for months and possibly years. Though parts of the country have…

Climate Change Has Revealed An Ancient Norwegian Mountain Pass, And All Its Artifacts by Artsjournal2

Mountains were long thought to be impermeable barriers between ancient communities – but this one, with finds ranging from horseshoes and sleds to wool tunics and mittens, is one of many p…

The Halt Of Everything May Speed Up Writers Union Negotiations With Studios by Artsjournal2

This is not a great time for writers (or anyone else, of course). Before this plot twist, “many were predicting writers would stage their first walkout since 2007, but WGA leaders recently…

Montalvo’s outdoor art stays on view during pandemic by Anne Gelhaus

While its concert series was silenced by the Coronavirus, Montalvo Arts Center is still open to visitors in need of a visual arts fix. The Saratoga venue finds itself in this enviable positi…

One World Together At Home Highlights: Watch Paul McCartney. Elton John. Stevie Wonder. Lizzo. Taylor Swift. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello by Jonathan Mandell

Below are seven brief videos (and one longer one) that serve as highlights from the eight-hour One World: Together At Home concert on April 18, 2020. The full concert is below the select vid…

Act Two For SoFla Theater: A 2-Part Portrait One Month In by Bill Hirschman

One month into the nation-wide shutdown of live communal theater due to COVID-19, South Florida companies, like those in so many other regions, are trying to write Act Two with little clue h…

Les Misérables The Staged Concert charity download announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Les Misérables - The Staged Concert is to be made available for digital download in the UK and Australia benefitting COVID 19 charities This post Les Misérables The Staged …

Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL | Through Time and History | Narrated by Laurence Maslon by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Fun Home on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The musical, adapted from Alison Bechdel’s autobiographical graphic novel, opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre April 19, 2015.

VIDEO: Ben Platt Performs 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'

Ben Platt took to Instagram to perform a cover of 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand.'

French Intellectuals Recommend George Sand, Nabokov, And Other Classics For The Duration by Artsjournal2

Says Claude Romano, a French philosopher, “One can be tempted to read in order to escape, but one can also read to fully inhabit the present moment and make it the space of a meditation.�…

Writer Luis Sepulveda, Who Escaped Pinochet’s Dictatorship And Sailed With Greenpeace, Has Died At 70 by Artsjournal2

Sepúlveda, who died of complications from Covid-19 in Spain, was imprisoned by the Chilean dictator’s regime and then was released to house arrest before he escaped, living underground fo…

Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputation due to virus by Associated Press

“We took him off blood thinners but that again was going to cause some clotting in the right leg, so the right leg will be amputated today,” his wife posted to Instagram on Saturday.

George O’Brien: From Sunrise to the Three Stooges by Trav S.D.

George O’Brien (1899-1985) is best remembered today as a star of western films (especially those of John Ford), and is less remembered by mainstream vintage movie buffs. But he also starre…

K is for Kelli O’Hara. Busy on Broadway. Watch Her Online. by Jonathan Mandell

Kelli O’Hara seems as busy now as when theaters were open: She’s singing this morning at 10 a.m. on “Morning Song,” with her husband Greg Naughton, on the Instagram of Say.org (the S…

One Theatre In The United States Is Showing New Movies by Artsjournal2

And that’s a drive-in in Ocala, Florida. (Of course it’s Florida.) “the Ocala drive-in made up the entire revenue of the top-grossing film of last weekend, Swallow, which brought in $1…

When Did Classical Music Get So Darn Loud? by Artsjournal2

The world got louder, and so did the orchestra. After all, “before the Industrial Revolution, the principal sources of noise were thunder, church bells and cannon fire.” – The New York…

American Girls ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Is The Best Theatre You’ll See All Week by Artsjournal2

It’s hard to describe this, but basically, actress Kathryn Hahn and her family are staging Glengarry Glen Ross with American Girls dolls, filming the results, and uploading them to YouTube…

‘I’m not going to accept that I can’t grow an audience in that time’: British theatre’s shutdown described by industry insiders by Dominic Cavendish

Weeks into lockdown, with theatres up and down the country and around the world closed for the foreseeable future, I caught up with the artistic directors of Cirencester's Barn Theatre, Bela…

Tex Madsen: Cinematic Giant by Trav S.D.

Ralph Earl Madsen (1897-1948) went by many handles during his professional life: R.E., Texas, Tex, “Big Boy”, “Sky High” and Mr. Longellow among them. Madsen was sometimes rendered a…

Five from Inside review – the inner workings of the mind in isolation by Mark Fisher

Available onlineFrom a violent prisoner to a haunted children’s entertainer, these up-close-and-personal new monologues by Rona Munro show us characters in retreat from the outside world �…

'It's a horrible time': why Simon Russell Beale fears for future of theatres by Vanessa Thorpe

The star speaks of his panic about the uncertainty of reopening and his sorrow for struggling young actors Simon Russell Beale, one of Britain’s leading Shakespearean actors, has spoken of…

Nick Cordero: Broadway star to have leg amputated due to coronavirus complications by Adam White

'Waitress' actor has been hospitalised since 31 March, with his wife regularly keeping friends and followers updated on his health

Mon-Sat @ 11:11 Live With Kenneth Gartman by Sue Matsuki

MON-SAT @ 11:11 am EST Live with Kenneth Gartman on Instagram Live. 20 minutes every morning featuring music and live chats with  guest stars. https://www.instagram.com/unitycenternorwalk/

Monday, April 20th @ 7:00 pm Will Friedwald’s CLIP JOINT Livestream by Sue Matsuki

Will Friedwald’s CLIP JOINT livestream 4 events April 20 to 27 Link to the CLIP JOINT LIVESTREAM FB group page: <https://tinyurl.com/ycy2wrmt> All events are free to attend via ZOOM,…

Tuesday, April 21st @ 7:15 pm Piano Bar Live Returns! by Sue Matsuki

TUESDAY, APRIL 21st @ 7:15 pm Piano Bar Live returns! Scott Barbarino, publisher of NiteLife Exchange and creator of Piano Bar Live! with host Michael McAssey, announces the return of PB…

Wednesday, April 22 @ 2:00 pm Billy Stritch & Linda avin by Sue Matsuki

WEDNESDAYS @ 2:00 pm EST Billy Stritch & Linda Lavin present a weekly Wednesday matinee concert streamed on Billy’s Facebook page. Join these two delightful stars for a living room ja…

Saturday, April 25th @ 8:00 pm Magnolia Room Premieres by Sue Matsuki

SATURDAYS @ 8:00 pm EST Magnolia Room Premieres on YouTube Live @ YouTube Channel or SUBSCRIBE Music and live chat with some of the wonderful singers who have performed at the Magnolia Ro…

Sunday, April 26th @ 7:30 pm Jamie deRoy & Friends by Sue Matsuki

Jamie deRoy & Friend Returns Every other Sunday @ 7:30! (Pencil in May 10th for the next one!) MNN2: Spectrum Channel 56, RCN Channel 83, and Verizon FIOS Channel 34 Featuring: Dedicati…

“Beardo” Crushes Russian Royals with Satire & Songs—Streaming Shotgun by Tanvi Agrawal

Millennial Notes Craig & Malloy’s Songplay Pits Peasants vs. Patricians by Tanvi Agrawal Shotgun Players’ original 2011 production “Beardo” takes us on a musical trip—an indie …

“Paradise Blue:” An Ode to the Soundtrack of the African American Life – Jazz by Tonderai Chiyindiko

Paradise Blue is perhaps the more famous in the trilogy of plays called The Detroit Project written by award-winning African American playwright Dominique Morisseau. The other two being Detr…

VIDEO: Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Lady Gaga & Lang Lang Perform 'The Prayer'

In another highlight of tonight's One World: Together at Home concert, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang performed 'The Prayer' in a special finale.

Lies We Tell is a new podcast that probes how we deceive other people — and ourselves

Ellen Horne and Alex Gibney’s series uncovers uncomfortable truths