Malthouse Theatre announces The Lockdown Monologues by Arts Review

Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre has announced it has commissioned playwrights Jean Tong, Jane Harrison and Tom Holloway to create a series of monologues based around life in the current pand…

Broadway Actor Nick Cordero “Has Not Given Up” Despite Severe Coronavirus Complications, His Wife Posts Online by Bruce Haring

Actor Nick Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, has once again posted on her husband’s condition as he battles the COVID-19 virus. Cordero has had horrible complications since being hospitaliz…

Some good news from Belvoir by Peter J Snee

In a statement released earlier today, the Artistic Director of Belvoir Theatre, Eamon Flack and Executive Director Sue Donnelly said

Archaeologists compete with detectorists in finding notable jewellery

Ancient antagonists build bridges as treasure finds mount up

Watch The Full Monty Star Jason Danieley and Tony Winner Kelli O'Hara on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

Stars Align To Create A New Approach To Theater by Jeryl Brunner

How One Theater Group Brings A Modern Twist To The Golden Age Of Radio

Praxis Sessions for Virtual Collaboration: Irreconcilable Spaces

By . Unsettling Dramaturgy presented Praxis Sessions for Virtual Collaboration: Irreconcilable Spaces livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlr…

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Announces 2020/2021 Season by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, [...]

VIDEO: Skylar Astin Sings 'You've Got A Friend' by Carole King

Skylar Astin took to Instagram to perform a cover of the classic tune, 'You've Got A Friend' by the legendary Carole King!

The Poetry Foundation Has Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars. Should It Be Giving Away More Right Now? by Artsjournal

The foundation has only pledged $25,000 for COVID relief. “The Poetry Foundation’s IRS filings between 2016 and 2018 suggest the Foundation averaged about $213 million in assets that wer…

Canada’s Finest Orchestra (What Does That Even Mean?) by Artsjournal

Sir Thomas Beecham used to say that there are no good or bad orchestras, only good or bad conductors, and to an extent he has a point. – Toronto Star

La Scala Launches Virtual Tours Of Its Opera House by Artsjournal

The project includes virtual tours of the theater, backstage and museum, along with 240,000 archival photos and 16,000 documents, more than 40 digital exhibits and close-up views of costumes…

Alexandria Shiner & Robert Ainsley | Remote Recital by The Kennedy Center

Odds & Ends: Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces New Charity Campaign & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Win Prizes & Help Immigrant Communities with #RaiseUp Campaign Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter on …

Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Hamilton Movie Release: 'It'll Be Sooner Rather Than Later' by Lindsey Sullivan

Hamil-fans have been waiting for an update on this news! Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda says the previously announced filmed Broadway performance from Disney is on the way. "We're st…

Melissa Errico on 'Never Saying No to Sondheim' and How a Note from Julie Andrews Changed Her Life by Caitlin Moynihan

If you've been craving for more Sondheim after Broadway.com's Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration, you're in luck! Tony nominee Melissa Errico, a longtime Sondheim fav…

Jessica Hecht | Roundabout Off-Script by Roundabout Theatre Company

Jessica Hecht ● Arthur Miller's THE PRICE (2017) Our theatres may be dark, but we're keeping the story-telling going. From backstage antics to onstage moments, our artists are sharing the…

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Hilary Bettis by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents the Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Hilary Bettis livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlrou…

TYA/USA Announces 2020 Virtual Festival & Conference by American Theatre Editors

The free online convening will feature a keynote speech from Chelsea Clinton.

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Octavio Solis by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents the Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Octavio Solis livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlrou…

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Brian Quijada by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents the Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Brian Quijada livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlrou…

8 Theatre Programs Share Strategies to Rehearse, Teach, and Present Productions While Schooling Remotely by Ruthie Fierberg

Elementary, middle, high school, and college programs across the U.S. share the techniques that have worked to keep arts education and performance going in the time of COVID-19 shutdowns.

Online Performance Tips by Lindsay Price

With schools being closed, social distancing, and live productions being cancelled, how do you put together an online performance? What does it look like? Read on for an overview of Lindsay …

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Marissa Chibas by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents the Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Marissa Chibas livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlro…

Video Roundup May 8: Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo Deliver Songs For A New World Duet, Matt Bomer Sings From Hello, Dolly!, More by Kerri Kearse

Stage favorites are working to raise spirits in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

21 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19 by Olivia Clement

A list of remote classrooms, virtual craft and dance workshops, celebrity bedtime stories, and much more.

Broadway Alums Erika Henningsen, Kyle Selig, Gabrielle Ruiz, More Join #BeAPart Project for COVID-19 Relief by Dan Meyer

The song and video series also serves as a creative outlet for stage and screen stars stuck at home.

We Might Need To Redesign The Backends Of Theatres by Artsjournal

“The best analogy I can provide is the changes we’ve seen in travel since 9/11. Once it was clear that security screenings were here to stay, new airports were designed with that reality…

How Being Bored Helps Us by Artsjournal

We should not fear being bored, say psychologists James Danckert and John D Eastwood, the authors of Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom. Their research has revealed boredom to be wid…

Jean Erdman, Dancer/Choreographer/Stage Director, Dead At 104 by Artsjournal1

“A former principal dancer for Martha Graham, Ms. Erdman first came to wide notice as a choreographer in the 1940s, and she remained in the vanguard of the field for decades. She later cre…

Has Our Sense Of Time Changed In Lockdown? Scientists Are Studying… by Artsjournal

Time’s elasticity has perplexed philosophers for millennia. It has inspired writers for centuries. More recently, it has captured the attention of psychologists like Ogden, who have crafte…

In Search Of The Next Music Director Of The Fort Worth Symphony by Artsjournal1

With Miguel Harth-Bedoya stepping down after 20 “transformational” years, Tim Diovanni talks to musicians and observers about potential successors and finds that there is, as yet, no cle…

Crises Have Always Inspired Creativity by Artsjournal

“I would only say that some artists feel a curiosity about examining the phenomenology of those things. It is investigative work, not just emotional work, that can enable an artist to dete…

The Semantics Of Cooties (Speaking Of Contagion) And Other Children’s Semi-Nonsense Words by Artsjournal1

“In a kid’s world, cooties and other similar contagions may not be real — but they’re deadly serious. The North American children’s lore of cooties is ‘a social contaminant that …

An Engineering Perspective On Art’s Transformational Potential On Technology by Artsjournal

Domhnaill Hernon: “I believe that the arts could be (should be) more transformational in the way they inform more human-centric design. I believe that the arts should be deeply integrated …

When Kirill Met Thomas by Artsjournal

Pianist Kirrill Gerstein and composer Thomas Ades have been in a musical conversation of the sort that happens only when two people intrinsically seem to understand what the other is trying …

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Diana Burbano by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents the Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Diana Burbano livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlroun…

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Herbert Siguenza by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Herbert Siguenza livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlroun…

RECAP: Melissa Errico Sang 'Children Will Listen,' 'Ordinary Miracles,' and More on STARS IN THE HOUSE

Stars in The House, benefiting The Actors Fund, continued today (2pm) for Feel Good Friday with Melissa Errico.

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks Pausing Production on TICK, TICK...BOOM! & Gives an Update on the HAMILTON Movie

Lin-Manuel Miranda was a guest on Friday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, where he talked about his Rise Up campaign, teaching a history masterclass, the status of the Hamilton movie, …

LIVE WITH CARNEGIE HALL Continues With Michael Feinstein, Renée Fleming and More

Carnegie Hall continues its new online series Live with Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, May 12 at 2PM EDT with acclaimed interpreter of the American Songbook Michael Feinstein hosting a program de…

Weekend Watch: Sarah Brightman at the Royal Albert Hall by Matthew Wexler

Sarah Brightman's legendary 1997 concert at the Royal Albert Hall streams this weekend, raising funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. The post Weekend Watch: Sarah Brightman at the Royal Albert…

Act Breaks: A message from Jack O'Brien by The Old Globe

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Martín Zimmerman by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Martín Zimmerman livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlrou…

Community Voices Online: Reading Presentation 1 by The Old Globe

San Francisco Ballet's Romeo & Juliet - #LincolnCenterAtHome by Lincoln Center

[HD] MTTP Summer 2019 Showcase by York Theatre Company

Music News: The Day the Music Died by Raychel Harvey-Jones

It’s the sound of silence that is haunting bars, clubs, theatres, and live music venues throughout the nation. When COVID 19 shut down the live music scene in Maryland in mid-March, musici…

Neuro-diverse EPIC Players Inclusion Company Releases Another Video from their Virtual Performance Series, EPIC Sings for Autism

Their newest virtual performance video includes the duet A Whole New World from the Broadway Musical Aladdin and features EPIC company member Jordan Boyatt and Telly Leung who played the tit…

We Asked, You Answered: 30 Broadway Props Theatre Fans Wish They Owned by Marc J. Franklin

From the cast in Dear Evan Hansen to the burn book in Mean Girls, check out Playbill readers; favorite stage props.

Michael R. Jackson Wins 2019 Hull-Warriner Award by American Theatre Editors

Playwrights in the Dramatists Guild of America Council recognize Jackson's musical 'A Strange Loop.'

Friday Teaching Artist Challenge with Mr. B by Lincoln Center

On digital: Little Women / Onward

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women comes up a little short; Pixar’s latest sends elf brother on a quest with half a dad

Lucian Ban: Transylvanian Folk Songs — The Béla Bartók Field Recordings

Jazz, folk and classical influences merge as the pianist revisits traditional music collected by the Hungarian composer

Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow

The singer’s sandblasted baritone relates his dark autobiography with irresistible swagger

Thomas Adès: Janáček: Solo Piano

The British composer interprets the Czech’s piano works with an unsentimental, sharply focused immediacy

Transglobal Underground: Walls Have Ears

With swaggering reggae beats to modern Maghrebi, the near-original line-up reunites for a new studio album

Drake: Dark Lane Demo Tapes

The Canadian rapper’s surprise mixtape flunks out with ill-advised guest-star choices

Hayley Williams: Petals for Armor

Paramore frontwoman broadens her sonic palette with solo debut

Kehlani: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

The Californian brings a melodious voice and an enticing sense of groove to her second album

TheaterMania Live with André De Shields by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Sonya Tayeh by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Composer Tom Kitt by TheaterMania

Snapshot: ‘Lartigue — The Boy and the Belle Époque’

The book captures the carefree, haute-bourgeois lifestyle of the young photographer

Polish Shakespeare Online: Maja Kleczewska’s “Macbeth” by Konrad Zielinski

L. P. Hartley’s much-recycled observation that ‘the past is a foreign country’ seems an oddly befitting introduction to Opole-based Kochanowski Theatre’s 2004 production of Shakespea…

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Mando Alvarado by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Mando Alvarado livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.…

Telly Leung, Elizabeth Stanley, Leo Ash Evens, More Join Forces With The Fund for College Auditions on Broadway Squared by Andrew Gans

The initiative will allow students ages 13–22 to learn from Broadway professionals while raising funds for TFCA's scholarship fund.

Livestreaming Building a Playwriting Career with The Dramatists Guild by Lauren Gunderson

By Lauren Gunderson. Playwright Lauren Gunderson presents Building a Playwriting Career with The Dramatists Guild livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV netw…

Sightlines: Celebrate Mother's Day Broadway-style; New help for actor Nick Cordero by Ilana Keller

In addition to his Broadway career, Cordero also starred in "The Toxic Avenger," which had its world premiere at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick before moving Off-Broadway.

Listen to Ben Platt’s New Single ‘So Will I’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner dropped the original song May 7.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Launches Campaign Supporting Immigrant Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic by Dan Meyer

Raise Up will fundraise by offering auction and sweepstakes items, including Hamilton tickets.

Theaters are closed but the music plays on in Ghostlight Records’ original cast albums by Deb Miller

Though audiences aren’t able to enjoy live on-stage performances during the ongoing coronavirus shutdown, Ghostlight Records offers cast recordings from a selection of popular musicals for…

BAM and Greenlight Bookstore present theater luminary David Lan in conversation with director/producer Stephen Daldry—premieres May 7

Theater producer and playwright David Lan joined with his longtime artistic collaborator Stephen Daldry for a digital conversation celebrating Lan’s new memoir, As If By Chance: Journeys, …

Built for the Stage by Playbill

Broadway Songs for Girl Power by Broadway Direct

We’ve rounded up a list of the best Girl Power anthems Broadway has to offer. This mix is full of tracks that celebrate the strong female characters in musical theatre, who have brought st…

MABOU MINES: WATCH ‘DEAD END KIDS: A STORY OF NUCLEAR POWER’ by Robert Shuman

DEAD END KIDS: A STORY OF NUCLEAR POWER Visit and give to Mabou Mines Watch ‘Dead End Kids’ ________________________ CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY JoAnne Akalaitis THE PLAY … PREMIERE: N…

Support the American Theatre Wing | 2020 Larson Grant Recipients by American Theatre Wing

Watch Now: Into The Woods in Quarantine by Broadway Direct

Watch this new video with some Broadway favorites singing the title song from Into The Woods. to benefit the Actors Fund. Starring Michael Berresse (Narrator), Audrey Cardwell (Florinda), Ma…

Gem Spa, a 100 year old East Village institution, is closing for good.

To illustrate the vital importance of its illustrious history, Gem Spa is featured on the back cover of the first album by the New York Dolls. Poets Allen Ginsberg and Ted Berrigan both ment…

She's "A Cool Mom"! 8 Lovely Videos of Kerry Butler, The Original MEAN GIRLS Cool Mom

She's a cool mom! Mother's Day is this Sunday and we wanted to honor the original Mean Girls "cool mom" of Broadway, Ms. Kerry Butler.

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BY JEEVES now! by Gabi Bergman

Based on the characters of P.G. Woodhouse, By Jeeves tells the story of the hapless Bertie Wooster (played by John

Moments of Joy! Nik Hagen singing "Wick" from The Secret Garden by The 5th Avenue Theatre

Watch Tony Nominee Melissa Errico on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

Upstate Will Be First to Test New York’s Arts Appetite by Julia Jacobs

Under the governor’s reopening plan, theaters, museums and community art centers upstate will open well before city venues. Will visitors come?

Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber & More Join Mother's Day Variety Show on Broadway.com by Lindsey Sullivan

The previously announced digital variety show Broadway Does Mother’s Day just got bigger! Featuring sketches, performances and appearances from stage stars, the virtual event will take pla…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive: Home Edition with Melissa Errico by Broadway.com

Melissa Errico chats about PBS' special on "Finishing the Hat" and more with Paul Wontorek. 

5 free must-watch events this weekend by Lorraine Treanor

The King and I Lincoln Center’s Tony Award winning production of May 8, starting at 8pm EST through May 10 Free on Broadway HD Click here “This 2015 Broadway revival remains one of the m…

Livestreaming Translating the Future Week 1: From 1970 to 2020: Translation Transformations

By . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Translating the Future Week 1…

Stratford Festival Meet the Festival: Macbeth Cast Reunion by Stratford Festival

Couch Concert - Baltimore’s Creative Alliance by The Kennedy Center

This May Be The World’s Biggest, Starriest Online Ballet Class by Artsjournal1

“[Worldwide Ballet Class] stands out for offering dancers of all levels the opportunity to take open company class alongside professional dancers, six days a week … taught by the likes o…

Emmanuel Macron’s Plan For Culture Over The Next Year by Artsjournal

He said the coming months should be ones of “learning and culture,” as opposed to travel and leisure. (France has also imposed limits on international travelers for the summer months). H…

Scenes from the Vault: "Head of Passes" by Center Theatre Group

Globe Theatre Requires You Sit On a Piece Of Wood For Livestream Viewing by Broadway Beat

by Ryan Danley. @isridiculous. LONDON - In an attempt to give the home audience an authentic experience, The Shakespeare Globe Theatre announced today they w...

The Daily Distraction: A Funny Thing Happened to Whoopi Goldberg on the Way to Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Revisit the EGOT winner's turn as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with this interview that's something familiar, something peculiar.

Mayor de Blasio appoints Broadway members to re-opening advisory council by Caitlin Huston

Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed members of the Broadway community to newly formed advisory councils on the re-opening of New York City.  Members of the arts, culture and tourism council …

iTheatrics and Rob Rokicki to Debut 'Zoomsical' World Premiere of UNI THE UNICORN ONLINE EDITION

iTheatrics, in collaboration with Rob Rokicki, will present the 'Zoomsical' world premiere of Uni the Unicorn Online Edition today, Friday, May 8, at 4 pm EST on the iTheatrics Facebook Pag…

VIDEO: Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's BY JEEVES- Live at 2pm!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Shows Must Go On! continues this week with By Jeeves, airing today, May 8 (2pm EST). It will be available to watch on The Show…

VIDEO: Andrew Garfield Shares Advice for Child Mind Institute's #WeThriveInside Campaign

The Child Mind Institute today launched #WeThriveInside, a timely and empowering response to the unprecedented challenges facing American children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

VIDEO: Guthrie Theater Artistic Director Shares Heartfelt Message About the Future of Theater

Joseph Haj, the Artistic Director of the Guthrie Theater has shared a video about the future of theater. In the video he shares the heartfelt message that nothing can replace the centuries…

Zach Braff and Donald Faison Open Up About Nick Cordero's Battle with Coronavirus

Former Scrubs co-stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison spoke to Extra about about working together again. During their interview, Braff opened up about Broadway star Nick Cordero and his battl…

The Dramatists Guild of America Announces Michael R. Jackson as Recipient of 2019 Hull-Warriner Award for A STRANGE LOOP

The Dramatists Guild of America Council has selected Michael R. Jackson as the recipient of the 2019 Hull-Warriner Award, for his musical A Strange Loop. The other finalists for the award we…

Pamela Hunt, Glory Crampton and More To Take Part in The York Theatre Company's Online Weekly Activities

The York Theatre Company will host special online weekly activities to include past York events, live chats and panel discussions with past production and creative team members, and special …

Michael R. Jackson Named Recipient of 2019 Hull-Warriner Award by Olivia Clement

The Dramatists Guild of America Council has selected Jackson for his Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop.

Jeremy O. Harris Live Tweets SLAVE PLAY-Inspired Episode of THE GOOD FIGHT

Slave Play Playwright Jeremy O. Harris took to twitter on Thursday evening to live tweet the newest episode of The Good Fight on CBS All Access. The episode was inspired by his Slave Play, a…

Roundabout Invites High School Students to Devise and Share New Work Online by Olivia Clement

RYNOW is a space for creative youth to create original works while exploring playwriting, design, and performance.

What Theater To Stream This Weekend May 8-10: Kelli O’Hara in The King and I; Danielle Brooks in Much Ado; Leslie Uggams in Blithe Spirit by Jonathan Mandell

Below are a selection of the exciting starry theater that’s launching today through Sunday, as well as a big Broadway bash to celebrate Mothers Day. Shows I recommend that opened earlier t…

Mark Ruffalo plays diverging twins in I Know This Much Is True

Six-part series adapts Wally Lamb’s novel about family, loss and mental illness

Dave — US comedy about a bumbling rapper comes to BBC2

The series follows an idiotic yet charming nerd trying to make it big as Lil Dicky

In Our Own Words: Nyrobi Moss, theatrical costume designer and arts administrator by Kathy Janich

Editor’s note: As Atlanta artists face uncertainty amid Covid-19, ArtsATL offers this... The post In Our Own Words: Nyrobi Moss, theatrical costume designer and arts administrator appeared…

SLEEPLESS Premiere Postponed to August 2020 at London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Sleepless, the musical based on the film Sleepless in Seattle, has been postponed, due to the extension of the West End's shutdown through the end of June. Sleepless was set to premiere in …

PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: LOST IN YONKERS by Neil Simon

During 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…

Final Day For Submissions To The Broadway's NEXT ON STAGE Competition

Today is the final date to submit for BroadwayWorld's NEXT ON STAGE - a new, online musical theatre singing competition for student performers sponsored by Broadway Records! Inspired by your…

Archaeologists Cry Foul As Egypt Moves Ancient Sphinxes Into Tahrir Square by Artsjournal1

“Officials from Egypt’s antiquities ministry recently announced that [four] ram-headed sphinxes had been taken from the Karnak temple in Luxor to the capital’s busy traffic roundabout,…

To Stream Or Not To Stream? Arthouse Film Distributors Face Quandary With This Year’s New Releases by Artsjournal1

Some, like A24 and Sony Pictures Classics, are sticking with the existing theater-first model and waiting the COVID lockdown out; says a top Sony exec, “Without theatrical, the business di…

Hot Clip of the Day: "Something For Everyone!" - Zero Mostel in Forum

We all need comedy today, tonight, tomorrow, next week but really the original Broadway production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened tonight in 1962 at the Alvin Theat…

Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, Jennifer Holliday and More Join BROADWAY DOES MOTHER'S DAY

Additional casting has been announced for Broadway Does Mother's Day, a digital variety show featuring sketches, performances and appearances from Broadway shows and stars.

VIDEO: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW! A Look Back at 'Nobody' From BANDSTAND

In 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 …

Between the Lines, Swept Away Delay Performances Until 2021

The new musicals were scheduled to open this spring.

Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber & More Join Broadway Does Mother's Day Variety Show by Lindsey Sullivan

The previously announced digital variety show Broadway Does Mother’s Day just got bigger! Featuring sketches, performances and appearances from stage stars, the virtual event will take pla…

Bill Irwin and Christopher Fitzgerald to Star in Zoom Play for San Diego's Old Globe

The production will debut for the general public on May 14.

What Did Jeremy O. Harris Think of The Good Fight's Slave Play-Inspired Episode? by Ryan McPhee

The playwright and his buzzy Broadway show sparked a plot point on the CBS All Access series this week.

Ben Platt Shares His New Single 'So Will I'

Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning artist Ben Platt has released his new single, 'So Will I.' 

(WATCH VIDEO): Book of Mormon's Sam Toland posts song "HELL YES FOR THE NHS" on YouTube

The Book of Mormon UK star Sam Toland wrote a song celebrating the NHS. A music video for "HELL YES FOR THE NHS" can be found on his YouTube channel with him performing alongside other major…

13 Bernadette Peters Videos Getting Us Through #StayatHome by Andrew Gans

Watch just a few of the highlights from the career of the three-time Tony Award recipient.

National Theatre Offers Payment to All Artists Involved With Streaming Productions

All artists involved in the stage shows being streamed by the National Theatre will be offered payment.

SCENE AT TWO RIVER - Eric William Morris by Two River Theater

Remembering Those Lost to Corona Covid-19 by Barry Gordin

Remembering Those Lost to Corona COVID-19 with Tributes and The Rise Up NY! Fundraiser. By: Ellis Nassour May 8, 2020: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and direct from Broadway and 98th Street a…

I Discovered The Secret of Happiness. It’s a Virtual Reunion of Daddy Long Legs!

In 2015, we streamed Daddy Long Legs LIVE to the world, and it became the very first Broadway or Off-Broadway show to take our performance virtual. We were seen by over 150k people in 135 c…

Bernadette Peters, Jennifer Holliday, and More Join Broadway Does Mother's Day Benefit by Olivia Clement

The digital variety show will benefit Broadway Cares’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

Tonight on the Livestream: Tony Nominee Ashley Park

Big thanks to Julie Halston for cracking all of us last night on the show! If you didn’t catch it, click here – not only will she have one LOLing, but she also dropped some pretty big ne…

Kelli O'Hara on Filming The King and I London Production and Why Theatre Will Be Back 'With a Vengeance' by Mark Peikert

The King and I, co-starring Ken Watanabe and Ruthie Ann Miles, will stream on BroadwayHD for free beginning 8 PM ET May 8 and continuing through May 10.

As Creatives Move Online During Lockdown, Fans Follow Them To Patreon by Artsjournal1

“Since mid-March more than 70,000 extra creators have joined Patreon, which allows fans to give monthly payments to artists in exchange for exclusive content or simply out of a desire to s…

Facebook’s New Independent Oversight Board ‘Has All The Hallmarks Of The UN, Except Potentially Much Less Effective’ by Artsjournal1

Kara Swisher: “I am not trying to be glib here, because solving the problem of how to deal with speech across the largest and most unwieldy communications platform in human history … may…

I Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly Money by John Rosenberg

What are you holding onto? Things are not going to return to how they were before.

Hollywood Costumes Worn By Patti LuPone, Jeremy Pope, Darren Criss, More Up For Auction by Dan Meyer

A variety of items from Ryan Murphy stage and screen projects will raise money to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts.

Misty Copeland, Tiler Peck, and Ballerinas Around the World Dance for COVID-19 Relief by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch the stunning compilation video of the world’s premiere talents performing The Dying Swan.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, May 8, 2020 by Susan Grace

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TheatreWorks reimagines next season with later start date by Joanne Engelhardt

A “reimagined” 2020-21 season is in store for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, with the next production now not scheduled to open until next October. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced substan…

Royal Court invites audiences online to experience its empty space by Chris Wiegand

London theatre, which closed during a run of Shoe Lady starring Katherine Parkinson, presents installation featuring abandoned set When theatres were forced to close their doors because of t…

In Which We Refuse to “Let it Be” by Trav S.D.

50 years ago today, the Beatles’ sad swan song Let It Be was released. Then and now, there was much to confound and confuse the casual observer about this ill-fated project. For just a few…

As If COVID Weren’t Bad Enough, This City’s Shuttered Museums Are Dealing With An Earthquake by Artsjournal1

A 5.4 magnitude temblor hit the Croatian capital, Zagreb, in late March. “Over 80% of [the city’s] museums are in buildings that date from before the Second World War and most of them ha…

Two California Galleries Defy Lockdown Orders And Reopen Because ‘Art Is So Important’ by Artsjournal1

One gallery owner said, “Art is so important. We’re more important than other businesses. I want to be taken seriously.” Another said, “We refuse to die here in the tunnel. We’re p…

Watch Tony Winner Chuck Cooper Sing 'Do What You Wanna Do' in City Center Encores! Cabin in the Sky by Andrew Gans

The seventh week of videos spotlights the scores that have been restored throughout the series' many years.

Dame Vera Lynn joins Alfie Boe and West End stars for 'We'll Meet Again' VE Day performance by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War

How to Make Your Own Playbill Flowers by Playbill

Get to Know the ITO Candidates by Christa Skiles

Meet the 12 Thespians vying to represent you The post Get to Know the ITO Candidates appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Rose Byrne Joins Playbill LIVE! May 8 to Discuss Mrs. America, Medea, and More by Playbill Staff

The Drama Desk nominee can currently be seen as Gloria Steinem on FX's new series, streaming on Hulu.

Watch Rose Byrne Discuss Mrs. America, Medea, and More on Playbill LIVE! by Playbill Staff

The Drama Desk nominee can currently be seen as Gloria Steinem on FX's new series, streaming on Hulu.

Cursed Child Tony Nominee Noma Dumezweni Joins Harry Potter at Home Series by Lindsey Sullivan

Harry Potter at Home, the collection of free initiatives designed to help bring the magic of J.K. Rowling's popular series to children and parents in quarantine, has enlisted performers to r…

Broadway’s Noma Dumezweni Reads Chapter 2 In Ongoing “Harry Potter At Home” Streaming Series by Greg Evans

Noma Dumezweni picks up where Daniel Radcliffe left off: The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child actress reads Chapter Two of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the latest installment …

Online Edition of New Musical by Lightning Thief Composer Rob Rokicki Premieres on YouTube May 8 by Logan Culwell-Block

Uni The Unicorn debuts online following the cancellation of its world premiere stage production in San Francisco.

Art inspired by Aboriginal identity and nuclear explosions

Yhonnie Scarce and Judy Watson talk about creating work with seductive surfaces and dark themes

How to Create the Full Gala Experience—Dinner, Dancing, and All—Online by Ruthie Fierberg

Off-Broadway theatre company The Tank innovates with a pre-show cooking class and Zoom dance party.

Revisit Playbill's 2001 Interview With By Jeeves Star John Scherer Before Streaming the Musical by Kenneth Jones

The adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's classic tales opened at the Helen Hayes in 2001, and can be streamed though May 10 on composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On.

UK’s National Theatre Will (Offer To) Pay Actors For Plays Streamed During Corona-Crisis by Artsjournal1

“The ‘nominal’ payment will apply to all the productions the National has been streaming on YouTube since early April. The venue said it was up to the artists whether they chose to acc…

Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals Continue Streaming With By Jeeves May 8 by Dan Meyer

The show, with a book and lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn, stars John Scherer and Martin Jarvis.

Still Standing: How Companies Maintain Theatres, Minus Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The pandemic may mean that doors are closed and money is tight, but companies are keeping physical spaces running and ready for an eventual return.

Checking in With… Judy McLane, Star of Mamma Mia!, Romeo & Bernadette, and More by Andrew Gans

The new feature series catches up with Broadway favorites during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" from Blue Ridge by Atlantic Theater

Painting crowds, or the lack of them, from Monet to Fordjour

Until the early 20th century, a mass of figures often dominated works but Modernism preferred emptiness

The Day the War Ended — poetry for VE Day

Randall Swingler served in the 1939-45 war and went on to publish two postwar collections

’An immediate risk of collapse’: Iris Theatre appeals for urgent support by Justin Murray

Iris Theatre have this week cancelled their Escape To The Forest summer season and launched an urgent appeal to save the company from imminent closure.

Watch NT Live’s ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo now! by Gabi Bergman

Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power. Caesar

No problem with Cymbeline by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review a webcast of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ “TourCo” production of Cymbeline. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * Earlier this season, Shakespea…

Replay: Jackie Gleason and Art Carney on Studio One by Terry Teachout

Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, and Marian Seldes appear in “The Laugh Maker,” a drama by A.J. Russell, directed by Paul Nickell and originally telecast live by CBS on Studio One in 1953: (…

Tina The Tina Turner Musical Vocal Warm-Up with Musical Director, Toby Higgins by Official London Theatre

Hadestown’s André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, and More Share What They Miss Most and What They Look Forward To by Roberto Araujo

The cast and creatives of Broadway’s Hadestown reflect on the favorite moments they can’t wait to relive when “spring will come again.”

Almanac: James Russell Lowell on solitude by Terry Teachout

“Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.” James Russell Lowell, “Dryden” Continue reading Almanac: James Russell Lowell on solitude at Ab…

Cruise Line Industry Chaos Threatens Broadway Licensing Revenue by Marc Hershberg

With the cruise line industry treading water, Broadway investors might no longer be able to count on a steady stream of licensing revenue.

Oak Parker stages Zoom plays as COVID-19 benefits, casting Florence Pugh and more young Hollywood actors by Doug George

Florence Pugh, Brandon Flynn and Margaret Qualley part of Brando Crawford's Acting for a Cause livestream plays

National Theatre of London streams an epic ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ by Andrew Walker White

As we ease into an impromptu season of watching live theater captured on video, it’s helpful to remember that there are challenges of scale. This is especially true in the case of webcasts…

Netflix is chilling in Iceland but the rest of the world is a problem

As global lockdowns boost streaming subscriptions, filming freezes spell trouble ahead

Broadway Does Mother's Day: Livestreaming This Weekend by Maya Salam

Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.

Forms of Being Together by Arts Review

As a companion to its major exhibition, Friendship as a Way of Life, UNSW Galleries has launched the online series, Forms of Being Together. Curated by UNSW Galleries Director José Da Silva…

Did you tune in live to last month’s All The Web’s a Stage? ‘A brilliant day’s entertainment’ by Louise Penn

Is it worth watching? If you like watching theatre or performance, yes. There are songs, monologues, poems, stand-up (or sit-down) routines, and a lot of charm and commitment. …

Flashback Friday: Andrea Martin's High-Flying Turn in Pippin

American Repertory Theatre just released video of Martin's "No Time At All" from the 2012-13 revival.

Winner of the 2020/2021 Layton Emerging Composer Fellowship Announced by Arts Review

Following a highly competitive application process, the Australia Ensemble UNSW has announced Ian Whitney as the winner of the Layton Emerging Composer Fellowship for 2020/2021. The Fellowsh…

In Spite of the Crisis, Broadway Bows to “The King” Once More by David Dow Bentley III

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” On this National Day of Prayer, please allow me to answer one prayer of my own, that this pandemic crisis currently circling the …

GROWLr Launches Livestream Entertainment Series by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a leading provider of interactive dating solutions, today announced [...]

Midsommer Flight Postpones CYMBELINE To Summer 2021 by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Midsommer Flight has announced the postponement of its planned summer production of Shakespeare’s CYMBELINE, which [...]

Milwaukee Rep Announces Double Down For Artists Challenge by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Milwaukee Rep is thrilled to announce the Donald & Donna Baumgartner and Elizabeth Quadracci Harned Family Double-Down for Artists Challenge.  Both [...]

BAMtheatre Announces Virtual Arts Programs for Students by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

In response to the stay-at-home orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, BAMtheatre has reimagined its musical theatre-focused [...]

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin To Be Live Streamed From Italy May 10 by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Hershey Felder Presents has announced a one-time-only live stream musical event to benefit 13 theatres and [...]

Chicago Sinfonietta Names Blake-Anthony Johnson CEO by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Heading into its 33rd year, Chicago Sinfonietta, the nation’s most diverse orchestra, today announced the historic appointment [...]

Australia’s first Isolation Journal from war survivor Leila Chalk by Arts Review

Australian lawyer, mum and war survivor Leila Chalk has drawn from her childhood experiences in war-torn Bosnia and her time spent in a detention camp in Northern Croatia to create what migh…

What Once Was Ours review – voices of a disunited family and nation by Miriam Gillinson

Available onlineThe story of a pair of estranged siblings in the aftermath of the Brexit vote is brought to life by the startlingly honest views of a range of young people This 2017 co-produ…

BWW Recap: THE GOOD FIGHT – Domination, Divorce and Diane in Latex

The Good Fight isn't afraid to tackle large issues and hot topics, so it's no surprise the show decided to take a stab at a controversial play in this week's episode. “The Gang is Satirize…

The Show Must Go On at the Adelaide Festival Centre by Arts Review

Adelaide Festival Centre is staying connected with audiences by launching The Show Must Go On – an online collection of free performances, interviews and workshops available from today. Th…

Gianandrea Noseda hosts Unexpected Italy | Respighi, Rachmaninoff, & Casella by The Kennedy Center

‘Parks and Recreation’ star Ben Schwartz on the joys of improv

The actor on playing jerks, his new Netflix specials and life as a comedian in lockdown

21 Stage Performances to See Today, May 8 - See 'The King and I,' 'La Bohème,' Rose Byrne and more

With 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, Fr…

26 Stage Performances to Watch This Mother's Day Weekend, May 9-10 - See Sutton Foster, Andrea Martin, Chita Rivera, LaChanze and more Broadway moms!

With 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 this week…