2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Winners Announced by Arts Review

The State Library of NSW has announced the winners of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, with a total of $295,000 awarded across 12 prizes. “Congratulations to this year’s winners whos…

Dramatic Openings by Manhattan Theatre Club

Theatre During Self-Isolation: Danger as Opportunity by Emiliia Dementsova

Theatre has survived thanks to its mobility and potential to exchange creative ideas. Since its inception, it has been open to the circulation of different practices, approaches, and conscio…

Peter H. Hunt, Director of 1776, Dies at 81

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Peter H. Hunt, director and lighting designer for the theatre, has died. He was 81 years old. Hunt was best known as the director of both the stage …

Social Roundup: LOVE NEVER DIES Lyricist Glenn Slater Answers Fan Questions About the Show

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies streamed online this weekend, as part of The Shows Must Go On! In honor of the stream, lyricist Glenn Slater took to Twitter to answer some fan question…

Today on Broadway: Monday, April 27, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

AEA Hires OSHA Alum, Drama Desks Announce Award plans, Odom Jr. Closes NFL Draft “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the d…

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 CHUMP STREET now! by Gabi Bergman

21 CHUMP STREET by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights, Hamilton) is a 14-minute musical based on a true story as

Friends The Musical Parody UK Tour 2020-21 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Friends The Musical Parody UK Tour pokes fun at a group of 20-something pals from the TV show as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in 1990’s Manhattan. Thi…

This High School Principal Turned To Art To Celebrate Her Graduating Students by Jeryl Brunner

When Poplar Springs High School seniors couldn't have a graduation ceremony, principal Farica West got creative.

If You’re Too Stressed To Finish A Novel, Try Short Stories Or Essays Instead by Artsjournal2

Everyone’s concentration is shot right now, and for some, it’s just too hard to focus long enough, either physically or mentally, to read a novel. But “there’s something about readin…

One Irish Theatre Responds To The Existential Crisis By (Virtually) Pulling Together 100 Artists by Artsjournal2

“It’s a mad idea.” Indeed: 50 writers and 50 actors have a virtual mandate. “For Abbey dramaturg Louise Stephens, who works with writers on developing scripts for stage, 100 artists …

Tonight! Spot the Slew of Stars Slated for Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration by Lindsey Sullivan

Now this is a birthday card! In honor of Broadway titan Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday, stars are coming together for Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration on April 2…

Catch the Broadway Cast of Sing Street Sing from Home in Benefit Performance on April 30 by Lindsey Sullivan

It's inspiring to see the ways in which the Broadway community has united to create for wonderful causes in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The Broadway cast of the new musical Sing Street,…

Pam Meyers, Danielle Ferland, and Teri Ralston Share Stories of On-Stage Mishaps on STARS IN THE HOUSE

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??In celebration of the 50th anniversary of COMPANY, original cast members Teri Ralston and Pam Meyers along with other Sondheim alums Danielle Ferland, Lonny Price, and L…

The Best Art Parodies Seem To Have Started In Russia, And Now They’re Everywhere by Artsjournal2

A Facebook group started in Moscow now has tens of thousands of members worldwide, making art of the mundanities of lockdown. “They have been posting their work at a clip of more than 1,00…

French Directors And Distributors Are Thrilled By The Confinement’s ‘Return’ To Cinema by Artsjournal2

“We can only welcome a massive return of heritage cinema to France Télévisions in this very special period. Let us hope that this frantic desire continues in post-confinement,” they w…

Regional Spotlight: How Hartford Stage is Working Through The Global Health Crisis

Now more than ever it is important to support theater and do our part to keep the art form that we love so much alive and as thriving as it can be during these unprecedented times.

Frank J. Coleman: Stout Support at the Studios by Trav S.D.

A few words on silent comedy supporting player Frank J. Coleman (1888-1948). A native of the Hudson River town of Newburgh, New York, Coleman started out acting with barnstorming outfits lik…

R is for Raúl Esparza. Sondheim Emcee, and Taboo Song and Dance Man. by Jonathan Mandell

  Raul Esparza was born the year Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” debuted on Broadway. Exactly 50 years after the musical opened, Esparza is the host and organizer for the starry online c…

Cast of Broadway's Sing Street to Perform Benefit Concert From Their Homes Around the World by Olivia Clement

The live stream event will benefit The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and BCEFA's COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

How London’s National Theatre Is Surfing A Wave Of Viewers For Its Broadcasts by Artsjournal2

Basically, the National Theatre has better camerawork than most theatres trying to do broadcasts – and that creates intimacy, the kind of intimacy you might otherwise find only at a life p…

Hey Kids, Your Homework During Quarantine Is To Watch Hitchcock Movies by Artsjournal2

And then write essays about them. On the other hand: “The other night I tried Wings of Desire. That really didn’t go well. You could see the kids’ minds were blown by the concept of a…

A Dancer Puts Her Retirement On Pause Along With The Ballet by Artsjournal2

She had her retirement dress and her finale plan. She’d stretched and was ready for rehearsal for the performance on March 13. “Suddenly, the carefully choreographed end to Kuykendall’…

To Postpone Literary Prizes, Or To Go Virtual? by Artsjournal2

That is the question. The Booker delayed its prize not because it couldn’t have a virtual ceremony, but because book distribution is in a bit of a crisis right now. “According to a state…

Helping The Handel And Haydn Society Head Into The Future, By Acknowledging The Real Past by Artsjournal2

The Handel and Haydn Society has been around, performing Baroque concerts on period instruments, since 1815. And now it’s time to diversify their programming – and acknowledge the divers…

Hollywood Studios And Union Will Begin Virtual Negotiations This Week by Artsjournal2

At issue in the SAG-AFTRA talks with the studios is everything from scheduling to residuals, and certainly health insurance as members deal with loss of jobs to the coronavirus shutdown. –…

Paris Without (Extra) People by Artsjournal2

Paris without tourists looks and feels different – and is a reminder of other traumatic times. “In this stage-set Paris, the monuments still brilliantly illuminated, it is easy to imagin…

VIDEO: Watch Marisa Tomei and a Sondheim Celebration on STARS IN THE HOUSE - Live at 2pm!

Stars in The House continues today (2pm) with Marisa Tomei and a Stephen Sondheim Celebration featuring Pam Myers, Lonny Price, and Danielle Ferland.

Watch Pamela Myers, Danielle Ferland, More Celebrate Stephen Sondheim on April 26 Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

Theatre Review: National Theatre at Home: ‘Twelfth Night’ by April Forrer

I’ve seen “Twelfth Night” so many times I’ve lost count, but this is my first experience watching this play streaming on the computer. Produced by UK’s National Theatre, I very muc…

This Week on Broadway for April 26, 2020: Favorite Songs from Lesser Played Albums by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about their favorite songs from albums that do not get played as often as others. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you ever…

Watch Take Me to the World Host Raúl Esparza Sing 'Everybody Says Don't' Before the Starry Sondheim Celebration by Caitlin Moynihan

We're only hours away until fans all over the world can gather to celebrate Stephen Sondheim with Broadway.com's Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration. Benefiting ASTEP…

James T. Powers: Digesting a Jokester by Trav S.D.

James T. Powers (James T. McGovern, 1862-1943) was a great 20th century stage clown, as well as a songwriter and playwright. Born in New York City of Irish-American parentage, Powers fell in…

Fred Woodward: What an Animal by Trav S.D.

Today we corral vaudeville animal impersonator Fred Woodward (1882-1960). Yes animal impersonation was a whole sub-specialty in vaudeville! Other animal impersonators we have profiled on Tra…

Look Back at Audra McDonald, Sean Combs, and More in A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s drama opened at the Royale Theatre April 26, 2004.

The Daily Distraction: Phone Rings, Door Chimes, in Comes Mitzi Gaynor by Ryan McPhee

The stage and screen star pays tribute to Company in this extremely '70s sketch.

Disaster insurance keeps the Shaw Festival going by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

As theatres across Canada close their seasons due to COVID-19, a policy update three years ago keeps the Shaw’s staff employed and rehearsing

Don't Mind the Weather 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 turns herself into your local weather r…

A Traveling Theatre Troupe In Japan, Ground To A Halt By Nothing Ever by Artsjournal2

Though the troupe has cut back on performances, it’s still going (Japan has encouraged people to stay home, but hasn’t shut down places like theatres – at the time of writing this post…

A New Apple Family Play, Live, Via Zoom by Artsjournal2

Richard Nelson introduced the Apples in 2010, and then wrote a whole cycle around them in the early 2000s. He moved on to other families for a while. But “for many who met them at the Publ…

Cheryl A. Wall, Expert On Zora Neale Hurston And Champion Of Literary Black Women, Has Died At 71 by Artsjournal2

Wall, longtime professor at Rutgers, changed the world of literature. She “championed racial diversity both in the curriculum and the classroom. She encouraged more black students to major…

The Stars Of Center Stage Remember What It Was Like Making The Dance Movie by Artsjournal2

Julie Kent, who played Kathleen: “I do remember talking to Nicholas [Hytner, the film’s director] at the audition about why he wanted to do this movie. . … He said he loved the art for…

Governor Cuomo Updates New York on Expanding Testing and More

Governor Cuomo is updating New York on the steps the state is taking toward expanding testing for COVID-19.

Video Flashback: Happy 50th Birthday, COMPANY! Watch the Original Cast Sing the Title Number

Today marks 50 years since Company first opened on Broadway. The current production of Company is flashing back to the original, with this video of the cast recording the title number for th…

JOAN ACOCELLA: ON MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV AND ‘THE WHITE HELICOPTER’ by Robert Shuman

(Joan Acocella’s article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 5/14.) THE RED SHOES The White Helicopter a play by Alvis Hermanis, at the New Riga Theater, Riga, Latvia, opened Novembe…

Video Flashback: Jamison Stern Sings 'I Am What I Am' From Goodspeed Musicals LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Goodspeed Musicals has released a flashback video to its 2015 production of La Cage Aux Folles.

Stephen Sondheim 90th Birthday event 26 April – How To Watch online by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Take Me To The World - a celebration of Stephen Sondheim on his 90th birthday featuring Broadway favourites will stream tonight at midnight GMT This post Stephen Sondheim …

Kelli O'Hara Awards Go Virtual in 2020 Due to the Health Crisis

OKC Broadway has announced that they will be revising the 2020 Kelli O'Hara Awards to a virtual audition and winner selection process.

VIDEO: Members of the New York Philharmonic Perform 'Adagietto' From Mahler's Symphony No. 5

Members of the New York Philharmonic virtually joined forces for a performance of 'Adagietto' From Mahler's Symphony No. 5.

Every Act of Life by Barry Gordin

'Every Act of Life' co-cinematographer Michael Lee Stever unveils Q&A.  April 26, 2020: Filmmaker Michael Lee Stever (Broadway: The Golden Age, Resurrecting Carrie, Abducted in Plai…

Brave New Shakespeare Challenge - THE TEMPEST with Christopher Ryan Grant, Jordan Hilario, and more by The Public Theater

Brave New Shakespeare Challenge - THE TEMPEST with Jimmy Smits | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Why Not Learn Some Dance Moves From The Teen You’re Quarantined With? by Artsjournal2

That’s right: Families that quarantine together are starting to dance together (and record the dancing as well). – CBC

Baltimore Artists Reflect On Freddie Gray’s Death And The Tumultuous Times That Followed by Artsjournal2

In the protests that followed the death of Freddie Gray, who was in police custody, some artists (of all types) found inspiration and a platform for a country suddenly interested in Baltimor…

Q is for Quincy Tyler Bernstine. Off-Broadway Muse by Jonathan Mandell

By the time she won an Obie last year for “Sustained Excellence of Performance,” Quincy Tyler Bernstine had spent more than a decade as one of the go-to actresses for playwrights (espec…

‘This is Clare Burt’s show’: FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS – Chichester Festival Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

Making a dramatic property based on a book into a musical can sometimes be hit and miss, whatever the quality of the source material or the best intention of the adaptor.

When Libraries Open Up, They May Quaratine Books Between Checkouts by Artsjournal2

Logical, right? (Maybe? Who actually knows?) The New York Public Library’s CEO says that “libraries once they reopen may impose a quarantine period on books that lasts as long as scienti…

Boston’s Institute Of Contemporary Art Is Using One An Outpost To Feed Local Families by Artsjournal2

ICA Watershed in East Boston is closed, of course – but then the staff of the ICA learned that East Boston had one of the area’s highest rates of Covid-19 infection and that the people o…

MGM Has Laid Off 7 Percent Of Its Remaining Workforce by Artsjournal2

In another Hollywood blow, the studio laid off about 50 of its remaining staff – and made those cuts permanent. “We are reconfiguring certain divisions of the studio to allow MGM to oper…

Emma Bentley: White Words From Black Mouths by Emma Bentley

In the fifth of multi-talented writer, Emma Bentley’s series of personal articles, she talks about desperately wanting to write roles for people of colour and the worries she has about bei…

Celebrate Carol Burnett With a Look Back at Her Career on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The actor and comedian celebrates her birthday April 26.

MONDAY, April 27 @ 8:00 pm Sinatra! (Webinar) by Sue Matsuki

The NEW YORK ADVENTURE CLUB presents SINATRA! THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC! (A Webinar) Mon, April 27th from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm EST https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sinatra-the-man-and-his-music-webi…

WEDNESDAY, April 29 @ 5:00 pm EST At Home with Olivia by Sue Matsuki

At Home with Olivia featuring Zoe Lewis Tonight! Wednesday, April 29th @ 5:00 pm EST (2:00 pm PST) @ Olivia Travel Link Coming to you live from Oakland, CA! Thank you so much for tuning in &…

SUNDAY, May 3 @ 6:00 pm Music While We’re Inside by Sue Matsuki

Music on the Inside hosts Music While We’re Inside Sundays at Six  Sit back and enjoy wonderful artists keeping the music alive! Hosted by “Jazz Woman to the Rescue,” Antoinette Monta…

It’s a lockdown lifeline for audiences, but is online theatre any good? by Luca Molinari

Online theatre is a great way to see shows, especially in these hard times, and especially for those who cannot afford or are able to watch them live because they live further away from Lond…

An Actor Prepares | Stratford Festival On Film by Stratford Festival

Floodlines revisits Hurricane Katrina in a timely podcast about crisis response

The expansive and powerful series reflects on failures of leadership and misinformation

Watch: Celebrating 50 Years of Company by Roberto Araujo

Cast members from this year’s Broadway revival, the original Broadway production and in between share their favorite memories from the Sondheim musical.

The 14th Annual Dance Parade Goes Online - Join In on Saturday, May 16th - by The Dance Enthusiast

The 14th Annual Dance Parade Goes Online