Award-winning playwright and novelist Julie Jason’s Benevolence, out May 1, is a groundbreaking fictionalised account of the forced colonisation of Sydney
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:39PMThe producers of the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award nominated, West End hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie have announced that the Australian tour will not proceed due to the…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:27PM(Matthew Aucoin’s article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 5/14.) Lear an opera by Aribert Reimann, at the Paris Opera, November 21–December 7, 2019 Orest an opera by Manfred …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:23PMThe production team from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has regretfully announced the cancellation of the Australian tour on their social
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Some people are exclaiming about the benefits of canceled meetings—but if that means even more emails than before, Alaina Johns isn’t ready.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:51PMOne summer evening in 1941, a young graduate student home visiting his parents from Cornell University, attended a performance at Catholic University directed by Walter Kerr. Schneider was s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:42PMGiven that we’re all using written communication more than usual, it’s a good idea to take a step back and consider tone. Unless you’re all-in on injecting emojis into everyday busines…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 06:35PMMs. Huffman was caught up in last year’s massive college admissions bribery scandal.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:25PMA critic reflects on UCB's early history in Chicago.
Last week the folks at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) sent out a letter announcing they were permanently…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 06:25PMA crew of the funniest stage favorites have assembled—remotely, of course! Broadway Podcast Network, in association with Tony-winning producer Liz Armstrong, will present Dracula, A Comedy…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PMViewers were an hour and 58 minutes in to watching Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration when a title card simply labeled "The Ladies Who Lunch" / Company appeared. Unli…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PMIt would be a massive understatement to say the starry Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration was a huge success. With over one million views in less than 48 hours and ov…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PMWhat separates Americans is not just income, but whole frames of reference: Cordoned off, the wealthy live in a world apart from the less-well-off, no longer sharing the same experiences. �…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:06PM“An outpouring of support and encouragement from potential partners and charitable organizations — along with protests by students, faculty, alumni and staff — convinced the Board to t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:06PMRamsey not only died young but lived too early, or so it can seem. He did little to advertise the importance of his ideas, and his modesty did not help. He was not particularly impressed wit…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:06PMThe truth, sad or bad or however one wishes to characterize it, is that both contemporary visual art and contemporary poetry no longer hold anything approximating the central place in cultur…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:06PMConducted by the advocacy group Americans for the Arts and released Friday, the survey of more than 11,000 creative workers reveals that 95 percent have lost some income because of the pand…
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Stage favorites are working to raise spirits in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:53PMIn 2010, award-winning playwright Richard Nelson began his series of plays in The Rhinebeck Panorama, named for the town in upstate New York where he lives. After ten years of installments o…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:50PMAs art by people in prison becomes a sought-after prize for museum exhibitions, Treacy Ziegler wonders how artists, curators, and the public grapple with questions of moral judgment and acce…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:43PM‘Gentefied,’ now streaming on Netflix, captures the duality of the immigrant experience, reminding us that life is about not just surviving, but thriving. Christina Anthony considers.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:28PMAmerican Repertory Theater has shared a clip of 'Nonno's Poem' from the A.R.T. production of The Night of the Iguana.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMVictory Gardens Theater announced plans for its 30th annual premier fundraising event, The Chicago Stories Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The gala will honor the indomitable human spiri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMRob McClure chatted with Milwaukee Rep's Artistic Director Mark Clements in their What's the Tea? feature as part of their Our Home to Your Home series during the COVID-19 Crisis.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMHello! Test your faith and trivia skills with today's puzzle: a series of divine word scrambles inspired by the Tony-winning musical. The Book of Mormon!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMWe here at BroadwayWorld know that sometimes social-distancing can get you down. With the theatre industry at a standstill, many of us are craving some trademark musical theatre merriment to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMThe 52nd Street Project is hosting its first-ever virtual gala featuring performances by stars of stage and screen Annaleigh Ashford & Joe Tapper and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMAmanda Jane Cooper known for her role as Glinda in Wicked got married via Zoom this month!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMWe want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMPeter H. Hunt, who won a Tony Award for his direction in 1969 of the now-classic musical 1776, helmed the 1972 film version and numerous episodes of CBS’ Touched By An Angel, died Sunday a…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:23PMA co-founder of Repertorio Español, he helped make a prominent stage for great works in Spanish and nurtured countless artists with rigor, erudition, and affection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:16PMThe Paley Center for Media today announced that Citi is the presenting sponsor of Paley@Home, which includes curated collections of weekly programming of acclaimed Paley Center events on the…
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While theaters wait for the time when audiences can gather again, McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ has been encouraging patrons to connect through McCarter@HOME, an online hub for cl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:50PMMaura Tierney and Evan Jonigkeit both took home honors for their performance in Jen Silverman's play at the Geffen Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMThis Friday, May 1, Netflix will debut their new limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, HOLLYWOOD.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PM Hugh Jackman will discuss his career and the films he loves with 92Y Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf, on Thursday May 7 at 6 pm. The talk will be hosted on 92Y's website: https://www…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PMInspired by the Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Disney's The Lion King, Instagram and Disney Theatrical Productions have released a free new special filter for fans to enjoy and share.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PMThe company is going online in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PMFrom Hello, Dolly! to Hamilton, Marcus gives Playbill an inside look at some of her favorite shots.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:26PMNew York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series! They will be posting daily highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala production…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PMWestfield News ArtsBeat 4/28/20. Happenings at Goodspeed, Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:22PMJust last spring, Sierra Boggess and Joshua Dela Cruz led a staged reading of Richard Maltby, Jr., Karen Hartman, and David Shire's DANCERS AT A WATERFALL. Now, the two are reunitin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:08PMA whopping 275 cast members from 15 companies of the Tony-winning hit musical Jersey Boys have come together (remotely, of course) to honor COVID-19 relief efforts and perform the finale num…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMStage and screen star Mario Cantone will host this year’s Lucille Lortel Awards. As previously reported, the ceremony, which honors outstanding achievement off-Broadway, is being presented…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Barrington Stage is postponing their previously announced 2020 season until the summer of 2021. The acclaimed theater company in Pittsfield, Massachuset…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMJagged Little Pill star Antonio Cipriano recommends the original cast recording of the musical from the team behind Dear Evan Hansen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PMIt's Transformation Tunesday time again and this afternoon we are reminded of the Frank Loesser classic "Brotherhood of Man" from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:04PM“A young black man and woman lean into each other across the table, within the allowed parameters of closeness," the playwright André Patterson wrote. His play must now wait to be staged.
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Billions of dollars are needed to resuscitate the entertainment industry. The government can provide them. So what's the holdup?
SOURCE: Forbes at 03:57PMActor's wife Amanda Kloots has been providing regular updates on his condition
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:54PMFriday’s concert will strictly adhere to current social distancing guidelines in Germany, with players forming a chamber orchestra, spaced apart from one another on stage. The programme in…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“Bookshop launched in January with the intention of offering independent bookstores an improved online commerce hub that will help them woo customers away from Amazon. … The site has see…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMAll proceeds from the starry outing will benefit No Kid Hungry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:47PMCheck out highlights from the 2014 portrait unveilings at the famed midtown restaurant.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PMThe summer event will connect theatre educators with Broadway professionals for interactive workshops, discussions, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMHey, Teachers! Free Ways You Can Use Performer Stuff in Your Digital Classroom
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Are you a theatre teacher who is struggling to find …
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 03:33PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Andrew Lloyd Webber has been busy watching submissions from his 'Cadenza Challenge' where fans were invited to submit videos of them performing a caden…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PMMusic of our times, for our times: Gail Obenreder reviews an album from the Delaware Symphony Orchestra featuring stellar solo sounds from Brasil Guitar Duo.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:17PMWhat it takes to create a live Zoom play in the age of COVID-19
SOURCE: Forbes at 03:12PMBilly Porter has released a soul-stirring cover of Stephen Stills' “For What It's Worth,” as performed by Buffalo Springfield, continuing the legacy of using his art as a means to raise …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PM9 FANTASTIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEATER STUDENTS We all want so that our dreams come true. It is a beautiful notion that seems to come straight from fairy tails. However, it is quite possible a…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:08PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, The National Theatre will soon air Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein, which will be streamed live as part of National Theatre at Home; the ne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:08PMWhile at home, Josh Gad has blessed all Frozen fans by voicing new Disney digital shorts featuring Olaf!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PMBy Douglas Mayo
The Royal Opera House management has cancelled the remaining shows in its season, which was due to conclude in late July 2020.
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The musical-opera hybrid will play the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center later than scheduled.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PMRobert Garland, the company’s resident choreographer and director of its school, “for all of his talent, is still one of the most underused choreographers working today, which is odd in …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:48PMHis name was Vicente Lusitano, he was son of a Portuguese father and African mother, he worked in Italy and (later) Germany, and his first book of motets contains daring chromaticism and dis…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:48PMOf the 28 proposals submitted, the jury — which included a retired LACMA curator — selected six as the “leading ideas.” The winning studios will each receive $1,500 prizes. Nan Goldi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:48PM“Opening safely is a very complex project that involves countless new procedures and equipment, all of which require extensive training. This is something we cannot and will not do casuall…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:48PMA list of remote classrooms, virtual craft and dance workshops, celebrity bedtime stories, and much more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PMThe full video will air April 30 during the virtual ceremony honoring the theatre community.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:44PMThe sixth week of videos, part of the venue's series featuring highlights from New York City Center's Encores!, spotlights the songs of Harold Arlen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMThey banded together from their homes to perform a song composed by Cordero himself, "Live Your Life."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:31PMAdams's vocals can be heard on the seminal number "That's Entertainment."
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:18PMGrande took part in Jason Robert Brown's virtual SubCulture concert on Monday.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:18PMThe theater is taking an abundance of precautions as it makes new plans.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:18PMPhoebe Waller-Bridge, Jeremy Pope, Condola Rashad and others will be part of the virtual broadcast on May 3.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMThe daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PMChess which opened on Broadway 32 years ago tonight may have only run for less than 100 performances, but it gave us quite a tune that's been covered by Broadway's greatest.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:11PMBy Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with José Rivera livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv
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Raúl Esparza and Mary-Mitchell Campbell join us to chat about the starry Stephen Sondheim birthday concert.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PMThe new commissions include a new musical from Kira Obolensky and David Darrow, and a new play from Harrison David Rivers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:48PMBy Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Georgina Escobar livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlrou…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:46PMWatch the comedy duo tackle the '80s musical's power ballad in their own special way.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PMEnjoy these upcoming books while self-isolation continues.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PMLongtime ACT UP Philadelphia member Jose de Marco talks with Joshua Herren about what we should learn from AIDS organizers in the COVID pandemic.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:44PMThe cast of Broadway’s “Waitress” is serving hope for actor Nick Cordero.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:31PMThe theater awards will go on, with some…adjustments. Here is the new calendar (updating my guide to New York Theater Awards 2020): April 29: New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, which an…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:17PMIn Episode 5 of the @ This Stage Podcast, Julia Stier interviews Patricia Garza, Line Producer of Special Artistic Projects at Center Theatre Group.
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The Off Broadway Alliance (OBA) – an organization comprised of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, with annual awards honoring th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57PMWith theatre on indefinite lockdown throughout the region and the nation, Pointless Theatre in Washington is keeping an eye on the future. The decade-old professional company — known for s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:57PMGet the tissues ready! Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean joined forces with Jason Robert Brown for his monthly Artist-in-Residency concert. SubCulture presented the virtual evening of music on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMA starry roster of talent has been announced to take part in the latest edition of Viral Monologues, a new program which features performances released digitally on IGTV. The series is an in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMAs previously announced, Thriller Live played the final performance of its 11-year run at the West End's Lyric Theatre on March 15; the early closing was due to the shutdown of all West End …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMThe festival of new short plays will feature a Q&A and coaching session with the award-winning writer and teacher.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:50PMI only just became aware of actress Adele Mara (Adelaida Delgado, 1923-2010) on account of her appearance in the Joe E. Brown comedy western Shut My Big Mouth (1942). She was a Columbia cont…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:48PMThe stars join a long list of performers participating in the video series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PMThe stars join a long list of performers participating in the video series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM“The governor proclaimed that all retail outlets, as well as restaurants, movie theaters, museums and libraries, are free to reopen May 1 — but with occupancy no greater than 25%. That�…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMAs a post-lockdown city edges into view, we’ll have to develop new ways to use the places we share, from public restrooms to restaurants, classrooms, hallways, subway cars, and sidewalks. …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PM“[Archaeologists’] study of the three oldest stone enclosures at Göbekli Tepe” — a site in present-day Turkey whose monoliths are thought to be 11,500 years old — “has revealed …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMOne challenge is figuring out how to monetize the digital experience for an audience that’s bathing in a glut of free content. Another is figuring out how to create an experience that’s …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMHis enormous body of prose fiction, poetry, stage dramas and screenplays (including the Oscar-winning Pelle the Conqueror) won him virtually every major Nordic literary prize other than the …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMSince performances have been postponed until fall at George Street Playhouse in the city, staff members have devoted their time to producing PPE for local hospitals. They’ve been working a…
SOURCE: www.mycentraljersey.com at 12:33PMThe Facts of Life‘s Mindy Cohn, The Love Boat‘s Jill Whelan and, from the original One Day At A Time, Mackenzie Phillips and Glenn Scarpelli will visit Stars In The House this Thursday, …
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:33PMBy Douglas Mayo
Thriller Live was due to exit the West End last Sunday after an eleven year run. The cast have released this video of Michael Jackson's Earth Song with Peter Andre.
This post…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:12PMSo you think you know nearly everything about theater except when Broadway will reopen? (We will hold a betting pool next week). On an unreliably intermittent random basis over the years, we…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:03PMThis Thursday, April 30th, the Broadway cast of Sing Street is coming together for a special half hour concert from their homes (Ireland, Great Britain, New York, California and more) to per…
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Remote learning may not be ideal, but Zoom encourages acting students to be more nuanced, more private and more intimate.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:54AMWe now know what is going to happen with this year's Outer Critics Circle Awards. The OCCs, which honor Broadway, off and off-off-Broadway, is scrapping competition. In lieu of tradition…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMThe Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals, has announced the nominees for the 10th Annual Off…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMCal Performances announces 2020-21 season featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Gustavo Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group and more.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:45AMSieber will play Count Dracula in the new radio play, with proceeds benefiting The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMThe Massachusetts theatre has revamped its 2020 season to follow guidelines in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. EDITOR’S NOTE 2/25/20 - Hey team, just started putting together this little placeholder for the Tony nominations this April. There’s no reason to think the a…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:42AMThe first in a series of one-question surveys, your answer will help us serve you best during this time and beyond. Thank you for your input!
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SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:40AMBelow are the separate lists of nominees for both the 10th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, whose winners will be announced May 19, 2020, and then, the nominations for the Drama League�…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:38AMProductions across seven competitive categories, including Best Play, Best Musical, and Best Revival, have been recognized.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AMAt the start of my first of seven (!) Zoom calls today, one of the participants said, “Ok, new Zoom rule – we are not allowed to talk about when Broadway is coming back.” “Agreed!”…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMFilming has begun on new productions of Alan Bennett’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning Talking Heads monologues, to be broadcast on BBC One with an all-star cast.
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The Broadway alum married Reich in 2019.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMMore and more people across the world are turning to dance at this time, joining in on the TikTok sensation and tuning into virtual dance parties in their own home as a means of distraction …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:52AMJeremy O. Harris, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Mulaney, Heidi Schreck, and Michael Shannon will be part of the awards ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMZalmen Mlotek shared some incredible insight into what theatre owners and Artistic Directors are experiencing during this time. I definitely learned something new . . . like how he started …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMThe Instagram Live classes will be led by founder Joe Rosko and a special Broadway performer guest.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AMJessie Mueller, Keala Settle, Christopher Fitzgerald, and more urge their former co-star to #WakeUpNick in their rendition of his original song.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMSomeone has decreed today to be Superhero Day and who am I to argue? While I have gotten more than my share of enjoyment out of most of the key comic book franchises, parody (of ANYTHING) is…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:36AMThe foundation has commissioned artists from around the globe to create works at home.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:28AMThe Homebound Project convenes 50 actors and playwrights to raise money for a project combating childhood hunger.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMThe playwright and performance artist is working on two new productions from the Berkshires, and is enjoying virtual cocktail hours.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMKatharina Wagner, the composer Richard Wagner’s great-granddaughter, became co-director of the festival (alongside cousin Eva) in 2008 and sole director in 2015. Now, just short of age 42,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMLast month, the festival canceled all April and May performances and laid off hundreds of workers. But with the repertory company’s actors appearing in several productions and with audienc…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AM“Opening safely is a very complex project that involves countless new procedures and equipment, all of which require extensive training,” said a statement from company management. “Thi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMFor 18 years, Gersten was second-in-command to Joe Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater (where his interventions twice saved Papp’s and the company’s future), and he …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMThe selected theatre artists will complete residencies Eugene O’Neill's California homestead.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:23AMThe nominations are in for this year’s Non-Equity Jeff Awards, Chicago's theater awards going to productions not covered by a union contract.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:20AMBennett has written two additional pieces for the series, which will air on BBC One.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AMThere is a vast amount of dance styles that make up the wonderful dance community that we see today. Within those dance styles are various categories that branch off, sometimes making a comp…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:11AMNEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 AT 8PM AS SPECIAL EPISODE OF STARS IN THE HOUSE PRESENTERS INCLUDE JOHN MULANEY, MICHAEL SHANNON, HEIDI SCHRECK, J…
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 10:09AMMilos Forman's 1979 film adaptation of the quintessential '60s musical is its own vivid entity.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMThe organization will announce honorees on May 11.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMThe pop star reunited with Brown for the composer's virtual SubCulture residency concert April 27; check out more highlights here.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AMEXCLUSIVE: New York’s Drama League and filmmakers Jeff Kaufman and Marcia Ross have teamed up for a special video tribute to Terrence McNally. The playwright was set to receive the League�…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AMLes Misérables – The Staged Concert is released on digital download, along with a bonus featurette which is highly amusing.
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The first-ever online edition of the week-long festival celebrating high school theatre kicks off in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMDr. David Michaels will consult for the union, effective immediately, to help develop new model health and safety standards for COVID-19.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:48AMBarrington Stage Company in the Berkshires is bucking the trend of cancellations, planning instead a limited season with a litany of precautions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:48AMInstead of selecting one winner from each category, the OCC will celebrate up to five honorees in each of its 26 categories.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AMInstead of selecting one winner from each category, the OCC will celebrate up to five honorees in each of its 26 categories.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AMPrincipal Trombone Joseph Alessi first performed the solo on tenor tuba in 1986 under Leonard Bernstein. In this performance from 2017 under then Music Director Alan Gilbert, Alessi performs…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMAdding to the starry line-up of master teachers on Erik Liberman's Bridge to Broadway online training platform are Tony winning actors Andrea Martin, Ben Vereen, and Christine Ebersole.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMPaper Mill Playhouse is now streaming its 2018 From Sea to Shining Sea concert!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMWhile 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 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMBroadway Podcast Network will present a new radio play, Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMTenor sensation David Miller of Il Divo and his critically acclaimed wife, soprano Sarah Joy Miller, release an opera single, a?oeO soave fancuillaa?? (La Bohéme), from their upcoming new a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMThe Outer Critics Circle has announced its plans for honoring the 2019-2020 season of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMAs part of Roundabout's Off-Script series, Julie Halston is reflecting on working on Twentieth Century in 2004!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Victory Gardens will stream their production of Fun Home for two weeks in May! Tickets are now onsale, and details have been revealed on how to watch th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMNow 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.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMNominated for 11 Drama Desk Awards, the Off-Broadway musical's cast album is now available from Ghostlight Records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AMBecause of the current pandemic and the resultant shutdown of live public performances in New York beginning on March 12, the leadership of the Outer Critics Circle – founded during the 19…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:31AMBroadway actor Nick Cordero remains in a coma after recently undergoing a leg amputation and the subsequent insertion of a temporary pacemaker, all results from complications of a battle aga…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:31AMYour top 15 most frequently asked questions about The Book of Mormon have now been answered! This hilarious Olivier Award-winning musical is set to return full throttle once this "spooky co…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:30AMResources for online dance instruction
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:09AMGive Netflix a break with videos of past performances and live streamed living room shows by Chicago artists and companies.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Playwright and director Neil LaBute will join the cast of the upcoming reading of a??The Shape of Thingsa?? for a post-show Q&A moderated by director/producer Alison Tanney.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AMMahler's Symphony No. 7 is conducted by then Music Director Alan Gilbert in a?oeA Concert for Unity,a?? featuring musicians from around the world joining the Philharmonic.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AMPatti LuPone made an appearance on Watch What Happens Live last night, April 27!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AMIt was recently announced that the National Theatre will stream Danny Boyle's 2011 production of Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, as part of its National The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40AM“Elsewhere around the world, art galleries and museums remain shuttered, hemorrhaging staff and plaintively asking, What will it take to reopen? And just as crucially, What will this new a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06AMCharlie (a director) and Jeff (actor and writer) married last spring. Charlie is a workaholic and has spent the last year wishing she could be home more, enjoying married life. Well, her wis…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Signature Strong is providing flashback videos to the Signature Theatre's past productions and shows during this difficult time. Today, they revisit LES MISERABLES from the 2008/09 season…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36AMWheatle & Hussein Celebrate Bravery of Inner-City Youth by Patricia L. Morin Alex Wheatle’s award-winning young adult novel, turned into a play by Emteaz Hussain, draws us into…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:35AMBy Douglas Mayo
The BBC and Nick Hytner's London Theatre Company are to remake Alan Bennett's Talking Heads featuring Imelda Staunton and Martin Freeman and more
This post Alan Bennett’s T…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:11AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column, I consider Robert Benchley’s work as a drama critic. Here’a an excerpt.
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Few things are so fleeting as the fame of a p…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMFrom 2010:
If you need to adjust your attitude–and I did–a repeat viewing of Groundhog Day will likely do the trick. I laughed and laughed, then found myself overcome with gratitude at…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMGive sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o’er-fraught heart and bids it break.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth
Continue reading Almanac: Shakespeare on sorrow at About L…
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The lockdown streaming schedule for free-to-view YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On, continues this Friday with a broadcast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's star-studded 50th birthday concert held…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:45AMA host of Broadway stars varies the strain in classily done from-home gala
Maybe you can't compare incomparables, but it was instructive to watch this Broadway lockdown gala feting nonagenar…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:42AMA whole host of stars have started filming today, ready for a brand new production of Alan Bennett's iconic monologue collection, Talking Heads for BBC One.
The post Jodie Comer, Imelda Stau…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:36AMI couldn’t think of a play more apt to raise awareness of the health crisis we now find ourselves in. Tiger Country is a blunt and beautiful portrayal of the real lives in an NHS hospital.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:31AMBy Ray Rackham
Ray Rackham reviews Take Me To The World, a streamed concert celebrating Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday presented by Broadway.com on YouTube.
This post REVIEW: Take Me To Th…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:17AMYes, it’s a drag to have to stay at home instead of seeing our favorite performers live—but then again, after a little adjustment, it’s amazing to get to see our favorite performers at…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:09AM'Talking Heads' was first broadcast in 1988 and 1998
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:03AMAny sustainable and resilient plan for returning to live performance will have to be highly adaptable, nimble, responsive, and risk-tolerant. The trick will be to find loosely-coupled approa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:03AMThe new feature series catches up with Broadway favorites during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00AMThe musical, a reworking of the original Shuffle Along with a behind-the-scenes look at its creation, opened at the Music Box Theatre April 28, 2016.
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As Danny Boyle’s production is streamed online, its designer Mark Tildesley recalls putting thousands of bulbs and an ancient bell to shocking effect
•The best theatre and dance to watch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMHailed as one of Broadway’s most original musicals and the winner of 5 Tony Awards, Fun Home is a groundbreaking
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:17AMAustralasia’s most progressive forum for contemporary art and ideas, Melbourne Art Fair, has announced a free virtual art fair taking place from 1 – 7 June 2020. While the physical fair …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:13AMThe contemporary dancer Shady Emad takes advantage of Alexandria’s empty cornish where he continues to practice social-distancing but in public spaces. Shady Emad, an Alexandrian contempor…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:05AMActors attempt to host Indian first-ever virtual interactive play Lockdown Love. Multi-hyphenated entertainer Roshan Abbas who, apart from being a radio jockey, theatre actor, writer, and di…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:00AM
The two-hour-plus event was filled with magic moments, and honored both the intricacies and simplicity of Sondheim’s oeuvre.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 01:48AMTwo things everyone loves? Broadway and Disney. Put them together and you get some fan-favorite dynamite. Over the years, plenty of Disney classics have been brought to the stage, and some B…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:18AMThe Australian Publishers Association has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Australian Book Industry Awards which will be presented via a special Virtual Event on Wednesday 13 May 2020. …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:14AMChaucer’s classic collection of tales come to life in the brilliant full-length adaptation, The Canterbury Tales by Lindsay Price. A group of travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrima…
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Since 1947, the Tony Awards have served as the most prestigious honors earned in the world of theatre. Celebrating Broadway artists with 26 competitive award categories that annually honor w…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:54AMOn April 28, 1996, a volt of energy celebrated its opening night at the Shubert Theater also known as big the musical.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:00AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. EDITOR’S NOTE 2/25/20 - Hey team, just started putting together this little placeholder for the Tony nominations this April. The...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMIn The Dance Enthusiast's Social Distance Dance Video Series: Sangeeta Yesley of Dixon Place, Expresses The Sorrow and Joy in Poetry, Drawing, Song and Curation, "I miss being in Dixon Place…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMWith in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many performers from Broadway and beyond are sharing their talents online. Below are performances you can watch today, Tu…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMIn Pia Catton Has Seven Tips for Taking Online Ballet Classes, "The online dance world is enjoying a spectacular boom, with an endless variety of classes streaming daily. But just like tha…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMIn The Dance Enthusiast's Social Distance Dance Video Series: Andrea E. Woods Valdés and "Her Body of Critical Theory" : "One of my favorite writings talks about how ordinary people will ta…
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