Responding to COVID-19's devastating impacts on the nonprofit arts and cultural sector in the Central Puget Sound Region, ArtsFund announces grants to arts and cultural nonprofits totaling $…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42PMCBS has pulled the plug on the comedy pilot FUN, which was set to star Michael Urie and Becki Newton, who starred as Marc and Amanda together on Ugly Betty.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42PMAs part of Roundabout's Off-Script series, actor Richarg Armitage is sharing his fond memories of working on their 2016 production of Love, Love Love.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41PMWho is Shannon Molloy? At the moment, Shannon Molloy is in urgent need of a haircut and desperately missing the pub thanks to this strange coronavirus world we find ourselves in. He’s also…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:28PMRoger Horchow, a Cincinnati-born entrepreneur who parlayed a luxury mail-order fortune into a Tony Award-winning streak as a producer on Broadway, died Saturday in Dallas of cancer. He was 9…
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“The jury said Knight’s work demonstrated ‘extraordinary community service by a critic’ through the application of ‘his expertise and enterprise to critique a proposed overhaul of …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24PMGFour Productions, whose collective shows have won 56 Drama Desk and 44 Tony Awards, announced that their international hit show MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL is now temporarily available for online…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24PMWe at BroadwayWorld want to get to know how you're feeling and your thoughts on how the COVID19 outbreak will affect your future theatre going habits.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24PMThis afternoon it was announced that the Kennedy Center will postpone or cancel all scheduled live events through August 9, 2020.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24PMThere are a lot of stories out there about how some US states are allowing businesses to open. To my knowledge, none have reached the point of allowing live performance venues to open yet, b…
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Gone is the black and gray, ill-fitting suit, neck bolts, and lumbering walk in platform shoes. This time Victor Frankenstein’s iconic creature has been taken back to his origins in author…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:52PMBack in 1949 Washington D.C. theatre was not the pride of the country it is today. There was no Kennedy Center, no Folger and no Arena Stage. The two main theatres, Ford’s Theatre (iro…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:45PMToday we're celebrating the groundbreaking original production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America, which began its great work on Broadway on this day in 1993.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMThis week, Dramatists Play Service's social media channel, a?oeDPS On Air,a?? features the most-produced playwright in America, Lauren Gunderson (a?oeSilent Skya??) reading from her play abo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMBen Platt has revealed via Twitter, that he will be releasing a new song produced by FINNEAS this Friday!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMThe Danish city of Aarhus allowed popular singer Mads Langer to perform a drive-thru event at a newly constructed venue just outside the city. With six days’ notice, the event sold 500 tic…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:12PMLincoln Center at Home presents San Francisco Ballet: Romeo and Juliet on May 11, 2020. As a part of this new initiative, viewers can watch archival Lincoln Center performances, available fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM“There are systems we had before that are good and coming in handy, but there are new systems that are popping up all the time, too. I think it’s going to change us for the better in the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:12PMThe season, which was supposed to start in July, will now begin in October due to the ongoing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:08PM
Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy, former senior editor at The New York Times, announced the finalists and winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes via video stream this afternoon at 3:00.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:54PMHeroes of the Fourth Turning and Soft Power were named finalists.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:54PMEllyn Marie Marsh and Brett Thiele will host.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:54PMUPCOMING STAR-FILLED ONE-NIGHT-ONLY LIVESTREAM EVENTS TO BENEFIT THE ACTORS FUND Broadway’s Best Shows is about to launch the weekly one-night-only “Spotlight On Plays” series beginnin…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 05:50PMArtsFund on Monday announced new projections about pandemic-related losses in regional arts, cultural and scientific nonprofits, as well as its first round of coronavirus-related relief gran…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 05:40PMMichael Keenan, an actor who played Mayor Bill Pugen on CBS 1990s series Picket Fences and Baron van Swieten in the 1999 Broadway revival of Amadeus, died April 30 at the Motion Picture &…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:19PMThe 14-week return of the blockbuster musical may be rescheduled.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:18PMWe've made it no secret that we love an Act One Finale so in that spirit the Act One Finales series was born. We're kicking it off with delightful renditions of one of our favorites: City Of…
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:08PMRent cast members from around the world united to sing "Finale B." Original Broadway cast members Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker-Browne and Tony winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia kick off th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMIt's time to dance over this news! Fresh off the premiere weekend of Netflix's Hollywood, Emmy and Tony winner Ryan Murphy has revealed the previously announced film adaptation of the Tony-n…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMThe 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop, which made its world premiere off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2019. A Strange Loop marks Ja…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMCalled United We Stream, the combined live-streaming and fundraising platform hosts live music, DJ sets, performances and other live experiences from a growing roster of venues across Europe…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:06PMOn Friday, May 8, Tony Award-winning singer/actress Linda Lavin will celebrate the release of her new solo album, 'Love Notes,' with a virtual 'Meet & Greet' on BroadwayWorld.com and Jim…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMThe rationale is clear enough. With families trapped inside by COVID-19, and children out of school and starting to climb the walls, a hyperactive new movie ought to be just the ticket. Also…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:06PMWe 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 05:06PMIrish Repertory Theatre has announced a virtual performance of Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney. The first in a new series, A Performance on Screen, Molly Sweeney will be directed by Charlotte Mo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMWe 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 05:06PMStars in The House, benefiting The Actors Fund, continued this afternoon (2pm) with the cast of City of Angels, Gregg Edelman, Randy Graff, Dee Hoty, Kay McClelland, James Naughton, Rachel Y…
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The horror monologue play debuted Off-Broadway in 2017.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PMOriginal stars Geraldine Hughes and Ciarán O’Reilly will be joined by Paul O’Brien in the online performance of Brian Friel's play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PMStage favorites are working to raise spirits in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PMThe show, with a book and lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn, stars John Scherer and Martin Jarvis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PMHis novels and plays used history to investigate life’s deeper questions. “One of the world’s most underrated great writers,” Kirkus Reviews once said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PMOpera singer Rosalind Elias, who made her Broadway debut at age 81 in the 2011 revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Follies, died in New York on May 3, according to Metropolitan …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMWith over 25 Broadway credits, two Tony Awards and two Olivier Awards to her name, Patti LuPone needs no introduction. The acting legend, who is reprising her Olivier-winning turn as Joanne …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMRichard Armitage ● LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (2016)
Our theatres may be dark, but we're keeping the story-telling going. From backstage antics to onstage moments, our artists are sharing their fav…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PMThe New York Philharmonic announced its schedule of broadcasts for May 2020. On select weekdays, the New York Philharmonic will post video of a past performance on Facebook and YouTube …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMIt was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop has officially won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This year's finalists include…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMBroadwayWorld has learned that COME FROM AWAY will open at Ostgotateatern in Sweden beginning September 26th, 2020.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMLookingglass Theatre Company presents new episodes of Keeping Curious, a new lineup of programming free to all audiences. While Coronavirus keeps theaters closed and audiences apart, Looking…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMIn a moment when theatre-making seems impossible, the Bradical team shares their story in this Zoom-inspired performance to empower and educate families at home.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PMIn his new budget to cope with the revenue loss driven by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Jim Kenney on Friday proposed the elimination of the city’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creati…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:03PMAccording to Nielsen, play time was up by 45 percent during the last week of March, while worldwide sales were up at least 44 percent. – FiveThirtyEight
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:03PMAtlanta’s Plaza movie theatre is famous after its vociferous opposition to Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen theaters. But the theatre has been adapting its operations, offering o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:03PMIt’s no great mystery why. Poetry is sticky. Prose slips. Barbed and spurred, poems catch in your chest; they get stuck in your head like songs. Still, to admit to liking poetry is faintly…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:03PMTalking to the top government official, nominated by Trump's White House, who is looking out for artists and the arts in America.
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To keep its cast including Broadway veterans engaged and to continue to build an audience during the pandemic, GRACE - a new musical exploring a family's long connection with African America…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PMThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today the postponement of all scheduled ticketed performances through August 9, 2020, due to the ongoing effects of COVID–19. T…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:36PMMichael R. Jackson’s musical A Strange Loop won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The two finalists were Will Arbery’s play Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Soft Power, the musica…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:31PMBy Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Josefina López livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.t…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:29PMThe finalists are Will Arbery and David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PMMichael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop” won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The musical, which features a book and score by Michael R. Jackson and direction by Stephen Brackett, premi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:20PMThe musical premiered at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons last year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMThe Washington, D.C., venue has extended its postponement date due to the ongoing pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:14PMHow do the past and present influence the lives of three generations of a Black family? Jacqueline Woodson’s novel, ‘Red at the Bone,’ looks at a mother-daughter relationship from a un…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:07PMBroadway’s Best Shows will launch the weekly one-night-only “Spotlight On Plays” series beginning on May 7 to benefit The Actors Fund. The free virtual events will be livestreamed each…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PM28 of San Diego's theatres unite for ONE THEATRE. ONE STORY. to support the community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:02PM
Broadway's Best Shows, a new home for entertaining, engaging content, long form features and exclusive access to Broadway's Best, will launch the weekly one-night-only 'Spotlight On Plays' s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMTheatre Forward, a national nonprofit that provides financial support and service to 19 prominent theatres across the U.S., has collaborated with the Hearst Foundations to secure $1 million …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMNeil Patrick Harris announces today's AFI Movie Club selection: STAR WARS: EPISODE IV a?" A NEW HOPE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMTwo-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser and writer-director Aaron Mark have released a free studio recording of the horror monologue play SQUEAMISH. Written by Mark specifically for Fraser…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMLast night Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presented the premiere of playwright, composer and lyricist Michael R. Jackson's 'Your Silence', a Works & P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMSecond Stage Theater's artistic director and president joins the 2020 class of innovative thinkers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:51PM During the global coronavirus pandemic, FringeArts is pivoting the focus of our podcast to checking in with our artists, our audiences, and our community partners during these unprecedente…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 02:40PMWest End and Broadway will not be back until months after the end of social distancing, says Cameron Mackintosh
Theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has said the lockdown measures impose…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PMThe Emmy nominee (who made a memorable Broadway debut in Boeing-Boeing) can be seen opposite Mark Ruffalo on the series, premiering May 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PMHOW TO WRITE A GOOD PRESS RELEASE With everyone doing live and at-home concerts during the Covid-19 quarantine, Cabaret Hotspot continues to strive to be the “TV Guide of Live Entertainmen…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 02:32PM“Spotlight on Plays,” featuring John Malkovich, Patti LuPone, Sally Field, Bryan Cranston and others, will aid the Actors Fund.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:24PMElias played Heidi Schiller, singing "One More Kiss" in the Broadway production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:18PMThe series will kick off on May 7.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:18PMBroadway’s Best Shows, a new platform for streaming and written content, will feature a series of one-night-only plays including a star-studded performance of David Mamet’s “November�…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:01PMA reading of David Mamet’s play November, starring John Malkovich, Patti LuPone, Dylan Baker, Ethan Phillips and Michael Nichols, will kick off a new weekly livestream series of readings T…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:00PMLockdown may continue but that doesn’t mean theatre is cancelled. Theatres are closed but the very heart of theatre itself are all the incredible performers and creatives are still keeping…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 02:00PM
The first reading in the series, from Broadway’s Best Shows, will be David Mamet's November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMThe daily series from Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PMAndrew Lloyd Webber has shared a video of himself playing John Williams' Star Wars theme in honor of Star Wars Day, May 4th!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMThe Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced eight individuals who have been elected to the Board of Trustees. These celebrated artists, business leaders, and philanthropists bring a wealth o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMIn this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the 1992 concert, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall. This legendary night featured performances by Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, Glenn Close, Ma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMBroadwayHD is the perfect Mother's Day gift for the theater-loving Mother in your life!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com produced a 60-minute virtual concert on Thursday, April 30, which featured live performances by Broadway performers and songwriters alike as a benefit for Art…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMA lot of thought goes into planning the perfect party, and as a host, your party-planning opinions can tell a lot about your personality. Ever wonder what Broadway musical most aligns with y…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:45PMJosephine Balfour Oatts Zoom chats with Tamar Saphra and Emily Renée in our latest feature. They talk about the pigeonholing of artists of colour and why it’s not ultimately the worst thi…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:36PMSupport and Visit Dixon Place Our virtual stage is really cooking this week, with 4 new DP TV offerings below. There’s even a sneak peek at the puppetry we’ve been promising! And …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:35PMBy Mark Ludmon
London’s Donmar Warehouse is to premiere a new online production of Adam Brace’s play Midnight Your Time starring Diana Quick.
This post Diana Quick to star in Donmar’s …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:22PMThank you for all your brilliant entries into the @The Phantom of the Opera Cadenza Competition! We thought it would only be fair to showcase as many as we could for you all to enjoy!
#H…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:18PMFor yesterday's Sunday Singalong, it's the song from @School of Rock the Musical that you've all been asking for... Stick It To The Man!
Andrew wants to hear you add your own lyrics!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 01:18PMRosalind Elias, a mezzo-soprano who at 24 began a 42-year association with the Metropolitan Opera but didn’t make her Broadway debut until she’d turned 81, died Sunday, May 3, in New Yor…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:14PMIn the age of social distancing, people everywhere are needing to adapt their plans and routines in order to support their health and the health of their communities. Events and holidays con…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:11PMThe cast, including Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block, and Andrew Rannells, head to Zoom for a special event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Richard Skipper and producer, casting director, teacher, coach, writer, actor and director David S. Zimmerman are sitting down for an intimate chat to discuss how the coronavirus has affecte…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:50PMBroadway fans just got great Mother's Day plans! Broadway Does Mother’s Day, a digital variety show featuring sketches, performances and appearances from Great White Way stars, will take p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMThe off-Broadway sensation Stomp has been running at the Orpheum Theatre for over 25 years. Though New York City's theatrical venues are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn't me…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMA lineup of Broadway favorites is set to appear in this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband, prod…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMWe check in with Company and Hollywood star Patti LuPone!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMLegendary Queen guitarist Brian May came together virtually with past and present cast members of We Will Rock You to perform Bohemian Rhapsody!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMNothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here Wednesday, May 6 (12pm), as he chats with all things Sondhe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMNewly announced prizes for the first place winners include: A virtual voice lesson with Matt Farnsworth prior to recording your single, a session with Telsey+ Company's Rachel Hoffman to hon…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMAmong the USPTO’s arguments is the fact that US patent law repeatedly refers to inventors using humanlike terms such as “whoever” and pronouns like “himself” and “herself.” The…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:42PMHorchow was the first retailer to sell high-end goods by mail-order catalog — without first opening a bricks-and-mortar store on the street to establish its reputation with buyers. He was …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:42PMGeorge Street Playhouse is offering a four-part virtual residency to pre-K students. Each part features a short, original story and illustrations told both in English and Spanish, with accom…
SOURCE: njtheatrealliance.org at 12:40PMEleven directors have been selected for the 2020 fellowships and residencies offered by the organization.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PMJanuary 10, 2020, marked a decade since the closing-night cast members of the Off-Broadway mega-hit Altar Boyz, who worked together for almost two years, took their final bows at New World S…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:15PMThe steam of the Paul Gordon musical is part of the North Carolina theatre's The Show and Tell-a-thon fundraiser.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMThe eighth week of titles also includes the documentary The Opera House.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM
The music video for “Nobody’s Side” features the leading lady, shrouded ghouls, and a mysterious glass of orange juice.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMMardie Millit in Live from Lockdown 2! (with Michael Garin, of course) Thursday, May 7th @ 7:15-8:15 pm on Facebook Live Following the smash success of LIVE FROM LOCKDOWN! on April 23rd,�…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 11:57AMGerhardt (Gary) Tischler, a veteran arts journalist whose debut post with DC Theatre Scene “There’s No App for That” remains one of our most-read articles, passed away at Sibley Memori…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMStrange times have given us just that: time. Specifically, all of us have time inside to experience performances on our home screens. Individual artists and companies are scrambling to mater…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMWatch as the virtual curtains rise, from “Acquanetta” to the Wooster Group, with stops at Shakespeare and “Fun Home.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:54AMRobin Hood, New York’s largest poverty-fighting organization and iHeartMedia will join forces with NYC television and radio stations to air a citywide virtual telethon "Rise Up New York!"�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMThe Broadway cast of the new musical Sing Street, which had been scheduled to open at the Lyceum Theatre on April 19, presented a virtual performance to benefit The Mayor's Fund to Advance N…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMGet ready for a powerful performance of the Queen classic "Bohemian Rhapsody." Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May joined with stars (past and present) of the smash hit We Will Rock You to…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMThe Tony- and Emmy-nominated performer shares stories from his stage career, and why his new album was inspired by his son.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AMOlivia Jackson was gravely injured on a Resident Evil set in South Africa in 2015. But who should pay?. “Jackson’s ordeal highlights the vulnerabilities of performers on sets, especially…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:42AMDuring this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMWe've been compiling showcase videos from college seniors all around the country. Although their performances were cancelled, the show must go on-- virtually!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThrough a unique partnership between Music Theatre International (MTI), online ticketing company ShowTix4U, and innovative technology provider Broadway Media, organizations will soon be abl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMIn this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMFreedom Theatricals LLC co-founders and producers, Tony Award-winner Corey Brunish and West End/Broadway impresario Russell Miller, have announced a long-term joint venture with music and m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMWe've been compiling showcase videos from college seniors all around the country. Although their performances were cancelled, the show must go on-- virtually!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMTonight, May 4 at 8pm EDT, a slew of deliriously-talented people will entertain live from the comfort their homes on the live stream version of Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party! Every week, ho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThe mezzo-soprano played Heidi in the 2011 revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMHow do we balance anything during life in lockdown? We don’t. But here’s how writer and mother Cass Slattery is learning to cope.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:23AMFind out the lineup for our daily show at 2pm ET.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:18AM“So, are you drunk yet? Are you high?” host Mario Cantone asked near the end of the 35th annual Lucille Lortel Award, which for the first time was presented online. “When this is over,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:03AMNext in the line-up of favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, By Jeeves will air on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s YouTube channel, The Shows Must Go On, this Friday, May 8 at 2 PM (EDT). The recor…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:02AMChichester Festival Theatre has announced that, due to the unpredictable ongoing nature of Covid-19, it has made the very difficult decision to cancel all scheduled Festival 2020 productions.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSince the shutdown began, we’ve done 38 livestreams for almost 20 straight hours of content. So don’t tell me you’ve got nothing to watch. 🙂 If you missed any, here are a few re…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Freedom Theatricals LLC and Meteor 17 have forged a new partnership to develop multiple stage and screen projects.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMCheck out highlights from the 2015 portrait unveilings at the famed midtown restaurant.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMWe sure do miss you! While we are apart, our Artistic Producers, Zach Blackwood and Katy Dammers, will prep a new list each week to keep your ears and eyes full until we can be together agai…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 10:53AM35TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
May 4, 2020: The 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were presented in 19 categories, and tw…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:53AMCast members from Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Company, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicago, Diana, Mean Girls, Girl from the North Country, Six, and Mrs. D…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:50AMSince we’re all going to die, today I deliver a heresy: Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) is a figure I respect enormously as an icon and a star but most of whose movies I have little use for. …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:48AMThe digital variety show will benefit Broadway Cares’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM 10 of the Best Virtual Improvisation Games for Distance Learning
Written by: Rob Ward
Date: May 4, 2020
Theater students love to play improv games and scenes, but you can’t do impro…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 10:44AMMalls and other retail establishments reopened in the state as well. Movie theatres that reopened were showing older-run movies for $5. In one San Antonio theatre, “in an upscale shopping …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMOne of the last songs at this winter’s Youth Traditional Song Weekend emphasized standing together in song. Now, “the act of gathering to sing feels like something for a tenuous tomorrow…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMHoward Silverman helped found Bristol’s Spike Island nearly 50 years ago – and now a new board has told him he must pack up his studio and go, in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown. …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMBuffman produced everyone, including Elizabeth Taylor in The Little Foxes (it was a hit) and Muhammed Ali in Buck White (it was a memorable flop). But he “was even busier in Florida than o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMThe move was widely criticized across the world – and feared by nonprofits. One of them said that “the proposed buyout was an attempt by domain name industry insiders to profit off of th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMEmily Mann was set to wrap up three decades as the director of McCarter Theater Center in Princeton this spring. Then everything shut down – and her gala went online. “‘I think I liked…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMIn the category of things some of us hadn’t thought enough about before this moment: “Vincent was an avid and multilingual reader, a man who could not do without books. In his brief life…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMThe theatre company Slung Low is used to thinking creatively, says its artistic director. This is just a bit different: “Constantly I’m on the phone doing deals. The other day, I swapped…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMNBC has shared the video for a?oeAmerican Pie,a?? performed by the cast of a?oeZoey's Extraordinary Playlist,a?? from last night's season finale episode.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMThe Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMToday (May 4) Jennifer Tepper reveals the secrets of the August Wilson Theatre on BWW Book Club, The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes are announced, and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMA new survey conducted by Shugoll Research shows that New Yorkers will not be immediately ready to return to theaters when they reopen.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMCarole Rothman, Artistic Director and President of Second Stage Theater, has been elected to the 2020 class of The American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Second Stage Theater was founded b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMThe Drama League has announced the eleven directors chosen for its Fellowships and Residencies in the 2020 Drama League Directors Project.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMBroadway Does Mother's Day, a digital variety show, will feature sketches, performances and more from your favorite Broadway stars, plus more than 10 Broadway shows including Moulin Rouge! T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMCast members from various productions of Rent around the world have virtually joined forces for a video in honor of the frontline heroes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMToday's episode features Rebecca Naomi Jones- best known for her performances in the Broadway rock musicals Passing Strange, American Idiot, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.Jones was born in N…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMRob McClure took to Twitter to post the first video in a series he's calling #ConductorCam!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMBy . Hunter College Dance and CultureHub present Hunter College Dance Festival Spring 2020 livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv o…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:28AMLast week Mayor Jim Kenney released a proposed 2021 budget, revised for life during and after the pandemic. It would eliminate the city’s arts office.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:23AMRaise Up New York! will raise money for locals impacted by COVID-19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMWe could think of no other clip that would be more ideal for this day than a video from SW: A New(sical) Hope, written by Dear Evan Hansen's Andrew Barth Feldman and friend Adrian Dickson.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:10AMThe off-Broadway Lortel Awards allowed New York theater to honor some of the stars of 2019, including Michele Pawk and Christian Borle.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:03AMFind out who took home top honors at the annual celebration of off-Broadway theater.
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The all-in-one tool will allow schools and theatres to sell tickets, record live performances, and stream past productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMWe find the qualifier in the headline necessary to differentiate our present subject from the pioneering female stand-up comedian Jean Carroll, who’d been in the team of Carroll and Howe. …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:42AMCelebrate onstage educators for Teacher Appreciation Week
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:24AMRobin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, and iHeartMedia will join together with New York television and radio stations to air a citywide a?oevirtual telethona?? on Mond…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMThe cast of STOMP was featured on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday, with a new virtual performance!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMVogue has announced that today it will be hosting a virtual celebration of Met Galas past, called A Moment With the Met.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMEpic new musical Vanara, which is heading to London in 2021, recently launched an online music contest.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMWhile 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 this weekend's highlights from some of yo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMToday's next round of discussion prompts will focus on the next chapter of The Untold Stories of Broadway, 'The August Wilson Theatre'. Be sure to tune in right here at 12pm as Jennifer Tepp…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMGoodspeed has shared footage from its 2012 production of Carousel, featuring the song 'When The Children Are Asleep'!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AMAvailable onlineAd Infinitum conjure a surreal world from the Covid-19 pandemic, while Bryony Kimmings unravels flamboyantly
Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online
The task …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMDanusia Samal’s Virtual Collaborators series continues with five new short films that look at life on the Covid-19 frontline and in the front room
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMThe megahit NT Live version of this iconic tale of creative hubris features a dynamic acting duo, but it is not perfect.
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The organizer said, “Lockdown Maypole dancing is still possible,” and, in their own gardens or even inside, many agreed. – BBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMEveryone’s watching to find out, but one big issue is social distancing and profit margins (such as they are not, typically, in theatre). “Keeping audience members two metres apart would…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMThe George N’Namdi galleries were sometimes the only game in the country for Black artists in the 1980s. According to a recent lawsuit, “Discrimination in the art world prevented the rec…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AM“There’s nothing like the Xanadu of a giant screen, air conditioning, darkness, Milk Duds and a big Hollywood movie in a packed theater” – which means that, right now, there’s a ve…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMIdir trained to be a geologist, but “his life took a twist in 1973 when he was called up as a last-minute replacement on the radio to sing ‘A Vava Inouva.’ It was a lullaby with the �…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMLet’s start with graph paper (and an emphasis on making work instead of the reception of work). – Hyperallergic
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AMOn Thursday, May 7 at 8:00 PM ET the cast of FALSETTOS Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Anthony Rosenthal, Tracie Thoms, Brandon Uranowitz, and Betsy Wolfe will reunite …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMDarnell Abraham, George Washington in the And Peggy Tour of Hamilton, appeared live on Instagram for BroadwaySF on May 1!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMThe Kennedy Center has released a flashback video of filmmaker Steven Spielberg honoring actress Sally Field at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMCJ Eldred from the off-Broadway production of Rock of Ages performed an original song called 'We're Gonna Make It' as part of the 'What'll I Do' video series.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMFor Week 5 - Kate Burton, Danaya Esperanza, and Stephanie Roth Haberle all perform as Imogen from Cymbeline! Esperanza even performs a Spanish translation by Ángel-Luis Pujante of Imogen'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMStars in the House continues today (2pm) with a City of Angels Cast reunion (Gregg Edelman, Randy Graff, Dee Hoty, Kay McClelland, James Naughton, Rachel York and David Zippel. Joined by …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMAndrew Lloyd Webber's The Shows Must Go On! continues this week with By Jeeves, this Saturday, May 9!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AM16 West End shows have allowed their iconic branding to be used on this brand new theatrical t-shirt with profits from sales supporting the industry and NHS.
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'The longer it is until we can say social distancing is gone, the longer it'll be for the theatre to come back'
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:48AMBy Douglas Mayo
Chichester Festival, now closed since the UK went into lockdown has announced that all remaining productions will be cancelled for 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:46AMThe Public Theater's three Imogens from its Brave New Shakespeare Challenge spoke with Mobile Unit Director Karen Ann Daniels on the relevancy of the Bard and interpreting the work of CYMBE…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41AMCameron Mackintosh, the theater owner and producer, has said that it is likely venues in both the UK and U.S. won’t be able to re-open until 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. In an intervi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 07:39AMIn the face of global crisis and economic uncertainty, Mosaic Theater Company of DC draws inspiration for its new season from a nucleus of towering yet under-appreciated figures in history. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:36AMThis is it, Broadway fans! We have come to the final musical still scheduled to open in what would have been the 2019 - 2020 Broadway season. Here's a show I can't wait to see!A big hit off …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AMThe Off-Broadway League has announced winners in 19 categories for the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement off-Broadway. The 2020 Lucille Lortel Awards ceremo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:32AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Broadway album Amanda Jane Cooper got married via Zoom this month! The couple recently chatted with Pix11 about their experience.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Rosalind Elias, a longtime performer with the Metropolitan Opera, has died at age 90.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMA new episode of Three on the Aisle, the twice-monthly podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for listening or d…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMEubie Blake, the great ragtime and jazz pianist and composer, talks about his life and work, endorses Dr Pepper, and sings and plays the Dr Pepper jingle in a recording session for a 1974 TV…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (trans. George L…
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The Off-Broadway League has announced winners in 19 categories for the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement off-Broadway. The 2020 Lucille Lortel Awards ceremo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AMDance Informa has been keeping you up to date on all the online dance classes. If you haven’t already, see our updates on Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and other online opportu…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:12AMJust like every dance studio across New York – and the world – Peridance Capezio Center was forced to close its doors in March, as social distancing lockdown measures took hold. Founder …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:09AMStagestep Inc., America’s oldest dance floor company, announced today that by the end of April 2020, it will have provided more than 1,000 dance floor mats, practice boards and flooring sy…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:06AMThe Romanian director’s new film is a noirish tale built around a non-verbal language from a small Spanish island
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription 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 toda…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMDid you know ... that Dance/USA is offering a series of free webinars and online events this month?
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