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Kinetic Art Pioneer Abraham Palatnik Dead Of COVID At 92 by Artsjournal1

“Most often associated with the Grupo Frente movement of the 1950s and ’60s, Palatnik was among the first Brazilian artists to take up a style called Concretism, which envisioned formali…

The Case Of The Revered Scholar, The Chain-Store Mogul, And The Stolen Papyri by Artsjournal1

Dirk Obbink was perhaps the world’s most admired expert in Greek-language papyrus fragments from the early centuries of the Christian era — which is why he was recruited by Hobby Lobby p…

Next-Level Zoom – The Virtual Reality Version by Artsjournal

“The weird feel of us meeting in a virtual fishtank, with real people able to peek in, makes me think of a possible future where performers work in VR, while directors or creators observe …

How The Chicago Symphony Is Thinking About Returning To The Stage by Artsjournal

“If things are not yet 100 percent (in Chicago in September), it’s possible we could have a group of the orchestra divided into two parts: a group of 45, 50 people (and) another group of…

Why Does American Culture Treat Kids As A Different Species Of Human? by Artsjournal

We isolate them together, seal them off, protect them from the larger world. It’s not like this in other cultures. So why is that? – Aeon

Could The Pandemic Be The Catalyst To Change How Museums Work? by Artsjournal

A sense of precariousness is not unfamiliar to museum workers who were already living through austerity, Brexit, and the deregulation of the workforce. But long before this current health cr…

UK Leaders Discuss The Future Of Theatre After Virus by Artsjournal

“Some tough decisions are going to have to be made. And it’s not going to be small changes, it’s going to be big changes for a time. And that feels incredibly painful if I’m honest.�…

Time For Spotify Et Al To Pay Musicians More by Artsjournal

Spotify, which controls 36 per cent of the world streaming market, reported third-quarter operating proceeds of $60 million (all figures U.S.) in October 2019. YouTube, meanwhile, revealed i…

Education Moved Online With Startling Speed – But It Will Be Bumpy From Here… by Artsjournal

In non-pandemic times, even the most modest change at a college or university can take months, if not years. Think of the committees, reports, reviews, and approvals needed to introduce even…

Odds & Ends: New Season of Pose Gets Netflix Release Date, Watch Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Pose Season 2 to Arrive on Netflix on June 11 The category is... good news! Netflix has announced that season two of Pose, …

West End Transfer of The Doctor, Starring Juliet Stevenson, Postponed to 2021 by Lindsey Sullivan

Following a sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, Robert Icke's acclaimed staging of his play The Doctor was previously scheduled for a West End transfer this spring. Due to the coronavirus…

Watch Fleabag Favorite & Olivier Award Winner Andrew Scott Perform Simon Stephens' Sea Wall by Lindsey Sullivan

Fresh off of bingeing Fleabag in quarantine, but can't get enough of Andrew Scott? Before he portrayed the "hot priest" in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Emmy-winning Amazon series, Tony-winning scr…

Erika Henningsen Reflects on the 'Singular Experience' of Mean Girls & the Future of Flying Over Sunset by Caitlin Moynihan

Erika Henningsen should be on stage in the new original musical Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center Theater, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering Broadway, she's spending her unexp…

Coronavirus Crisis Causes Disney's Frozen to Close on Broadway by Broadway.com

The coronavirus pandemic has a Broadway casualty. As a result of the industry-wide shutdown and resulting economic fallout, the decision has been made that Frozen will not return to Broadw…

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquires archive of Martha Graham

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has acquired the archive of Martha Graham, one of the most significant and influential voices of the modern dance movement. The multimedi…

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts receives $20,000 CAC Grant

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts received a $20,000 grant from the California Arts Council that will help support The Wallis School Partners Program, which provides the …

LIVING THROUGH THE PLAGUE TIMES – EXCERPT: ‘DEATH BY SHAKESPEARE’ BY KATHRYN HARKUP by Robert Shuman

(Harkup’s excerpt appeared in Shakespeare & Beyond, 5/5; via Pam Green.) What would it have been like to live through the plague outbreaks of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? And…

NSO @ Home: Steven Wilson on Gaby Moreno's "Til Waking Light" by The Kennedy Center

The Tempest Preshow with MARTHA HENRY and MAMIE ZWETTLER | Stratford Festival On Film by Stratford Festival

Creative Concepts: The Tempest | Stratford Festival On Film by Stratford Festival

Today on Broadway: Friday, May 15, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Disney Announces that “Frozen” Will Not Reopen, Producers. Still Receiving Rent Bills, Broadway On Demand Announces Initial Slate “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Frida…

Theaters may be dark, but theater-makers are still finding ways to dazzle you by Peter Marks

One upside of the pandemic: Dramatists, producers and directors are filling the online space with innovative, creative endeavors — and involving the viewer.

Live From Lincoln Center: Chamber Music Society's "Bach to Bach" (1984) by Lincoln Center

Art + Theater: “Nu Africans,” “44 Plays …” by ArtsATL Staff

Nu Africans, a collaborative body of work by Maurice Evans and Grace... The post Art + Theater: “Nu Africans,” “44 Plays …” appeared first on ARTS ATL.

Australian production of Frozen the Musical postponed to December by Arts Review

Disney Theatrical Productions Australia has released a statement postponing the Australian production of Frozen the Musical at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre until December 2020. “Disney Theat…

Significant Other Live with Gideon Glick by Jonathan Mandell

Watch Joshua Harmon’s “Significant Other” live online with the original cast, the second in a series of new live-streamed productions of old plays produced by Broadway’s Best Shows W…

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour by Tlaloc Rivas

By Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents the Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 3 Ju…

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Rickerby Hinds by Tlaloc Rivas

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

Watch Orange County School of the Arts' Virtual Production of Now. Here. This. on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Colman Domingo by Tlaloc Rivas

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

Cutting Losses Amid Pandemic, Disney Closes ‘Frozen’ On Broadway by Lee Seymour

With Disney cutting bait and other megabrands in limbo, one wonders whether major studios see a future on Broadway.

Livestreaming Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Fernanda Coppel by Tlaloc Rivas

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

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: Sabra Williams and Laura Karlin

By . Directors Lab West presents Directors Lab West Connects: Sabra Williams and Laura Karlin livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv …

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: Luis Alfaro and Laurie Woolery

By . Directors Lab West presents Directors Lab West Connects: Luis Alfaro and Laurie Woolery livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv o…

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: Scarlett Kim and Mattie Barber-Bockelman

By . Directors Lab West presents Directors Lab West Connects: Scarlett Kim and Mattie Barber-Bockelman livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at how…

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: Daniela Atiencia, Gianna Formicone, and Makiko Shibuya

By . Directors Lab West presents Directors Lab West Connects: Daniela Atiencia, Gianna Formicone, and Makiko Shibuya livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV n…

Craig’s Wife by George Kelly (1926): Chosen by Committee Episode 8 by Phindie Podcasts

Josh, John, and Chris discuss George Kelley's Craig's Wife. We also spend the first 10 minutes talking about art's funding and Philadelphia theater during the COVID-19 crisis

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: TBA

By . Directors Lab West presents “Directors Lab West Connects: TBA” as part of its 8-day series of conversations crafted for and by theater directors and choreographers — live streamin…

FROZEN postponed to December by Gabi Bergman

Disney Theatrical Productions Australia is dedicated to the safety and comfort of all our audience members, cast, crew and venue

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: Ann James and Carly D. Weckstein

By . Directors Lab West presents Directors Lab West Connects: Ann James and Carly D.

Actors' Equity Calls For Arts Relief In the Wake of FROZEN Closing

Actors' Equity Association has released the following statement following the announcement that Disney's Frozen close on Broadway.

Photo: First Look at EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Film Adaptation

Check out a first look at the film adaptation of the hit musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie!

#BWWPrompts: What is Your Favorite Tech Week Memory?

We 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.

In The (Home) Office: Episode 5 by Goodspeed Musicals

Andy Karl and Orfeh: Legally Bound Concert Streams May 14 by Dan Meyer

The Feinstein’s/54 Below performance was filmed in January 2020.

TheaterMania Live with Lee Sunday Evans and Arian Moayed by TheaterMania

'Frozen' musical won't return to Broadway after coronavirus hiatus ends by Clémence Michallon, Clémence Michallon

Having three simultaneous Disney shows on Broadway has become 'untenable'

What Would Life Be Like Without Theatre? We All Get to Find Out by American Theatre Editors

Like George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life,' we have the chance to glimpse the world without our work. Will we make the most of what we learn in this down time?

Bengsons Acceptance Speech by American Theatre Wing

Citing the pandemic, Disney puts Broadway’s ‘Frozen’ permanently on ice by Peter Marks

The musical is the first major long-standing Broadway property to shutter.

Amber Gray, Michael R. Jackson, Sophia Anne Caruso, More to Sing on Elizabeth Swados Tribute Album by Logan Culwell-Block

The album will include the first-ever recordings of 14 songs penned by the late Runaways writer.

Broadway Records Launches Virtual Listening Party Series With Bobby Conte Thornton, Lesli Margherita and More

Broadway Records announced today the launch of a new virtual series of online listening parties celebrating the best of musical theatre. The series will spotlight fan-favorite cast albums an…

Breaking: FROZEN Officially Concludes Broadway Run

The Broadway production of Frozen will not reopen as a result of the industry-wide shutdown and resulting economic fallout. The production's final performance was Wednesday evening March 11,…

Disney Reveals Development Continues for Musical Adaptations of BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS, THE JUNGLE BOOK & More!

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, Disney Theatrical Productions has just announced that Frozen will not return to Broadway when theatre comes back, but the Disney magic will continue …

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Laura Benanti, Sir Elton John & More to Take Part in BCRF Virtual Tribute to Mandy Gonzalez

On May 20 at 7:45pm, BCRF will hold their first-ever Virtual Hot Pink Evening, taking their renowned Hot Pink Party to a new virtual format with a very special live-stream viewing experienc…

Sunny Showtunes: March In Your Own 'Parade' With FUNNY GIRL

We 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…

Broadway Brainteasers: PHANTOM Phun Crossword Puzzle

Prove that The Phantom of the Opera is there, inside your mind by testing your trivia skills in today's word search!

The Good Fight to End 4th Season Early, But Will Return for a 5th by Ryan McPhee

The CBS All Access series, featuring a slew of Broadway veterans, will wrap up its current season sooner than scheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

GlobeRISING: Ann Davies, Board Chair by The Old Globe

‘Frozen the Musical’ closes amid Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown by Johnny Oleksinski

The $30M musical becomes the third show let go during the crisis.

Nick Blaemire to Appear as the Next Guest on SUNDAYS ON THE COUCH WITH GEORGE

George Salazar will welcome Nick Blaemire to 'Sundays on the Couch with George' this Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 5pm EST/2pm PST on Youtube. Nick is an actor and writer known for his work in th…

The best virtual entertainment this week: The Current's Sounds Like Home fest, 24 Hour Comedy Festival, Jonatha Brooke by Star Tribune Staff

Kosmopolis – The Between-Pomiędzy Festival of Literature and Theatre by Sylwia Dobkowska

Unusual times need unusual solutions. We certainly live in times that are challenging, but they also provide an opportunity to do things differently. The Between-Pomiędzy Festival of Litera…

Disney Closes ‘Frozen’ on Broadway, Citing Pandemic by Michael Paulson

The show is the first Broadway musical felled by the coronavirus.

Theatrical Rights Worldwide Announces Live Streaming Partnership with BookTix Live

Broadway musical theatre licensor Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) has been a pioneer in developing theatrical resources that become industry standards. Changing the landscape of how theate…

Disney's Frozen Musical Has Closed on Broadway

The production features the original music of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

RECAP: N'Kenge Talked About Her Upcoming Donna Summer Show on STARS IN THE HOUSE

Stars in The House, benefiting The Actors Fund, continued today (2pm) for VARIETY THURSDAY with Delia Ephron, Carol Kane, and N'Kenge, and the cast of PBS' Mass including Isabel Santiago…

‘Frozen’ closes on Broadway, a popular show iced by COVID-19 by Chris Jones

The Disney musical's last performance was March 11, before the Broadway shutdown. Tour plans will continue.

Frozen To Remain Closed When Broadway Reopens by Sarah Quagliariello For Broadway Direct

Disney Theatrical Productions announced today that, unfortunately, the Broadway production of Frozen will not resume performances whenever Broadway reopens. The producers cite the industry-w…

Exploring Ballet Workshop with Deb: Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom by Lincoln Center

Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Becomes Broadway’s First Long-Running Coronavirus Casualty: Producers Announce Permanent Closing by Greg Evans

Disney’s Frozen has become Broadway’s first long-running casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and industrywide shutdown. The production, which opened March 22, 2018 at the St. James Theatre…

‘Frozen’ will not reopen on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

The Broadway production of “Frozen” will not reopen when Broadway resumes, Disney Theatrical Productions announced Thursday. Disney Theatrical says the closure is “a result of the indu…

Broadway's Frozen Will Not Reopen Post-Pandemic by Andrew Gans

The 2018 Disney musical will have played its final performance in March.

Richard Topol, Yuval Boim, Ed Stoppard, More Are Part of Audio Streaming Version of A Walk With Mr. Heifetz by Andrew Gans

James Inverne's play brings to life the true story of violinist Jascha Heifetz.

Watch the National Theatres BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES for 1 week by Sean McLoughlin

In this week’s streaming, 2017’s Barber Shop Chronicles, the Nigeria-born, U.K.-based playwright Inua Ellams looks at the interactions of African

DC Freshman becomes youngest ever winner of ESU National Shakespeare Competition by Keith Loria

Ava Blum, a 14-year-old freshman at Georgetown Day High School, recently took home first place in the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. A resident of Washington D.C.�…

Encores! Archives Project - Promenade 2019 by New York City Center

Detrás del Telón 3 - Diseño de Escenografía by The Old Globe

Encores! Archives Project - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 2000 by New York City Center

Choreo Spiral: Kathleen Marshall's Choreo Took Off Like Greased Lightnin'!

We are thrilled to go on a Choreo Spiral of Kathleen Marshall's Tony winning career. Her journey to becoming an acclaimed Broadway choreographer included some fantastic real world experience…

Watch Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf, Judy Kaye, and the Cast of Diana Have an Epic Dance Battle by Dan Meyer

The stars showed off their moves in a virtual party organized by choreographer Kelly Devine.

Goodman Theatre cancels remainder of 2019-20 season, including ‘The Outsiders’ by Chris Jones

Canceled shows include “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” by Jocelyn Bioh; “Molly Sweeney” by Brian Friel; “American Mariachi” by José Cruz González; and a pre-Bro…

Pandemic taps the brakes on ‘A Strange Loop,’ the Broadway-bound Pulitzer winner by Peter Marks

Woolly Mammoth postpones Michael R. Jackson’s unconventional musical to summer 2021.

Encores! Archives Project - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 2012 by New York City Center

Dinner, Theatre, and a Talkback About Racism, All on One Online Menu by American Theatre Editors

As Atlanta's Out of Hand Theater takes its Equitable Dinner series online, they can increase their reach, even if they can't pass the salt.

THANK YOU THURSDAYS with Mo Willems! Episode 2 by The Kennedy Center

Stratford Festival Meet the Festival: The Tempest Cast Reunion by Stratford Festival

The Tempest Live Viewing Party | Stratford Festival On Film by Stratford Festival

Broadway producers receive rent bills amid shutdown by Caitlin Huston

As Broadway theaters remain dark, producers are still receiving weekly rent bills.  They’re not paying yet. The expectation is that producers will pay once they receive money from insuran…

New Streaming Service Broadway on Demand Adds Allegiance, Tiler Peck and Frankie James Grande Series, More to Slate by Ryan McPhee

The digital platform will officially launch May 17.

Irish Rep Adds Two More Performances of Virtual Molly Sweeney by Olivia Clement

Stars of the 2011 production, Geraldine Hughes and Ciarán O’Reilly, are joined by Paul O’Brien in the free online performance.

Review: Becoming at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

superstar Michelle Obama quickly makes it to Netflix's hit list.

Broadway On Demand To Launch May 17, Announces “30 Days of Opening Nights” by Sarah Quagliariello For Broadway Direct

Broadway On Demand, the new theater streaming platform, has announced its initial slate of programming for its debut series, “30 Days of Opening Nights.” The platform, which officially g…

On Second Viewing, First Impressions Don’t Always Hold by Laura Collins-Hughes

Watching familiar plays online can be a comfort — and sometimes a revelation.

Some Thoughts From a Clown in Isolation by Ayt Guest Writer

Ending her Spymonkey clowning course after two weeks because of Coronavirus was a shock for this writer. Here, she talks about her ‘clowning’ journey and the incredible experiences she h…

Listening Party: More Cast Album Recommendations From Broadway and Beyond by Nathan Skethway

See what Max von Essen, Lauren Patten, Taylor Louderman, and more suggest you play.

Record-breaking assistance for the entertainment community from The Actors Fund by Deb Miller

The Actors Fund – a national human services organization founded in 1882, to foster stability and resiliency, and to provide a safety net for professionals in the performing arts and enter…

Dance at City Center - San Francisco Ballet 2017 by New York City Center

Watch Elaine Paige Have a Jellicle Good Time Revisiting Cats by Dan Meyer

The Olivier winner talks about her favorite moment in the show, returning to the musical 15 years later, and more before Cats streams on YouTube May 15.

Denver run of Broadway smash “Hamilton” is postponed by The Know

The much-anticipated return to Denver of the Broadway smash hit "Hamilton" is off, for now.

First Guidelines For How Full Orchestras Can Perform Under Social Distancing Rules by Artsjournal1

“Scientists at the Charité in Berlin have issued a 13-page paper, at the request of seven Berlin orchestras [including the Philharmonic and the Staatskapelle], advising the distances to b…

AI Is Already Changing How Big Movies Are Made by Artsjournal1

Here’s how studios are currently using artificial intelligence to manage operations and workflow, editing, analysis of finances and moviegoer preferences, and “digital humans.” What’…

AT&T’s $4 Billion Gamble On HBO Max by Artsjournal1

“The investment is the biggest bet to date made by AT&T to realize the promise of its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner. … The hope is that HBO Max is built up over the next f…

When Pianists Write Books by Artsjournal

Five prominent pianists have released books recently. Some are collaborations, some a simple musings. All show an engagement with the world beyond the keyboard. – Van

John Macurdy, Who Sang 1,001 Performances At Met Opera, Dead At 91 by Artsjournal1

“While he did take star turns, his many ‘comprimario’ roles, as opera’s supporting roles are known, increased his performance total to sixth among basses in Met history. He sang 62 r…

Denver Arts Funders Rush To Help, But The Scale Of Damage Is Overwhelming by Artsjournal

Colorado’s funders have been stepping up to prop up the arts with emergency money. But it’s clear that the need far outstrips the resources. What happens next? – Westword

America’s First Subsidized Artists’ Housing Complex Turns 50 by Artsjournal1

“Many of the community’s original tenants remain, and with rents for a live-work studio in the building maxing at about $1,200 per month — $1,900 less than the median rent for a studio…

The World Has Suffered A Trauma – So How Might Trauma-Care Inform Our Response? by Artsjournal

“We will need to be prepared for an entirely new and multi-phased approach to audience and community engagement—both at the organizational and industry-wide levels. When there is no prec…

Can Slapstick Comedy Work On Zoom? Bill Irwin’s About To Find Out by Artsjournal1

“‘Oh, I hope it holds together,’ he fretted the other morning, between rewrites and rehearsals of In-Zoom, his new 10-minute play. Performed by Irwin in New York and Christopher Fitzge…

PlayPenn Moves 2020 Conference Online by Olivia Clement

This year's fellows will see their work developed via virtual workshops due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Broadway.com #LiveatFive: Home Edition with Erika Henningsen of Flying Over Sunset by Broadway.com

Flying Over Sunset's Erika Henningsen chats about She's The First and more. 

VIDEO: DIANA Company Shows Off Their Moves in Kelly Devine's DANCE BATTLE ROYALE

The Broadway company of Diana is showing off their impressive dance moves in choreographer Kelly Devine's epic DANCE BATTLE ROYALE. Check out the video below!

Musical Theatre Factory Presents THE 37TH ANNUAL MICHAEL R. JACKSON TALK AND SING

Musical Theatre Factory Tune In Tuesdays continues on May 19 with The 37th Annual Michael R. Jackson Talk and Sing. Join them for an evening of thrilling music and conversation with Pulitzer…

Disney+ To Premiere Inspirational Drama CLOUDS, Starring Sabrina Carpenter and Fin Argus

Disney+ announced today that the moving and inspirational feature film “Clouds” will premiere exclusively on the streaming service this fall.

It's Variety Thursday! on Stars in the House, Featuring Paulo Szot, Carol Kane, Delia Ephron, N'Kenge, More by Andrew Gans

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

Andrew Lloyd Webber to Provide Live Commentary For ‘CATS’ Broadcast by Matthew Wexler

How many lives does 'Cats' have? At least one more, thanks to 'The Shows Must Go On!' The streaming with commentary by Webber will benefit the Actors Fund. The post Andrew Lloyd Webber to Pr…

The Daily Distraction: Lena Hall Trades Rocker Pipes for Coloratura Soprano, Sings The Magic Flute by Ryan McPhee

Move over, Hedwig, another German badass is stepping up to the mic.

Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend

Our writers offer suggestions for what to watch or listen to while we’re housebound.

Digital PlayGround Festival features local talent by Joanne Engelhardt

The annual PlayGround Festival of New Works, which features two Peninsula residents and one San Jose world premiere, has gone digital this year and is streaming most of its events free of ch…

Playbill Teams Up With Pride Plays for Multiple Live Stream Productions Throughout June by Dan Meyer

Plays from the LGBTQIA+ community will stream every Friday during Pride Month, culminating in a special concert event.

American Ballet Theatre Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary Online by Carolyn Kelemen

Here are a few tantalizing tidbits about our country’s premiere dance company, American Ballet Theatre, celebrating its 80th anniversary online, and its long history of fabulous galas, bot…

Watch Kristin Chenoweth Belt Out 'What Did I Have?' in 2000 Encores! Production of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever by Andrew Gans

The famed New York City venue is offering highlights from its Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala productions.

Hollywood Bowl Cancels Summer Season, Which Featured Cynthia Erivo, School of Rock & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hollywood Bowl has canceled its summer season for the first time in 98 years. "We are sad to share that for the first time in its almost century-long histo…

The Actors Fund Breaks Records with Over $10 Million Raised for COVID-19 Relief by Lindsey Sullivan

Since the original announcement of the Broadway shutdown on March 12, the theater community has united to raise funds for The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for those …

Auditioning for Film Series: 7 Inspiring Books an Actor Needs To Read by Performerstuff

Auditioning for Film Series: 7 Inspiring Books an Actor Needs To Read Written by: Rachel Comeau May 3rd, 2020 You’ve read acting books by the greats: Stanislavsky, Hagen, Meisner, Ad…

ONE DAY AT A TIME Animated Special Adds Lin-Manuel Miranda

Pop TV has shared that the upcoming One Day at a Time animated special will feature Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Estefan, and Melissa Fumero.

VIDEO: Watch Brandon Uranowitz, Isabelle McCalla & More in Episodes 3 and 4 of GALLERY VIEW

GALLERY VIEW finds White Star, the '11th largest toilet paper company...in New England', struggling to keep up with demand, production and competence in the age of COVID-19. Made up of a qui…

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization Launches 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC Crafting Corner'

Over the last 60 years, The Sound of Music has filled hearts, theaters, and homes with warmth, laughter and cheer. In the coming weeks, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is collabor…

Concord Theatricals Acquires Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Rights for HADESTOWN

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stage licensing rights to Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown. A release timeline will be announced at a later date. For more information visit co…

Matt Bomer, Jeff Bridges, Norman Lear & More Join WE ALL PLAY OUR PART: A BENEFIT FOR MPTF

MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) announced today that Matt Bomer, Jeff Bridges, Regina Hicks, Norman Lear, Joel McHale, Katelyn Ohashi, Billy Ray, and Jeff Ross will join the star…

Theatre Skills @ Home: Costumes with Ann Closs-Farley by Center Theatre Group

Spooky Action shifts new play readings to YouTube by News Desk

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Spooky Action Theater’s New Works in Action play-reading series has been shifted to a virtual meeting space on the company’s YouTube channel. “We are exci…

End Meeting for All review – brilliant and bewitching Zoom dramas by Kate Wyver

Available onlineForced Entertainment improvise online conversations that cut to the confusion and frustrations of lockdown Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online Forced Ente…

Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, and More in One Day at a Time Special by Olivia Clement

The animated special from Pop TV is set to air in June.

Andrew Lloyd Webber to Provide Live Audio Commentary During Cats Streaming Event by Dan Meyer

The 1998 filmed production, starring Elaine Paige, Ken Page, and Jacob Brent, heads to YouTube May 15.

Review: Radio Local, Hunt and Darton by Nina Cave

Review: Radio Local, Hunt and Darton4.0StarsJenny Hunt and Holly Darton, known as Live Art collaborators Hunt and Darton, were due to record their radio show at Norfolk and Norwich festival.…

The Out of Work Actors' Cooking Show with Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker by Manhattan Theatre Club

The Actors Fund Reports Distributions of Over $10.5 Million in Past 8 Weeks by Andrew Gans

The organization is providing financial assistance to those in the entertainment industry in need due to the ongoing pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: Watch a Clip From New Broadway-Themed Movie Still Waiting in the Wings

Check out the entendre-filled musical number "The Dinghy Song."

New Elizabeth Swados Album to Be Released by Ghostlight Records

The Liz Swados Project will be available May 22.

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Dvořák by New York Philharmonic

Andrew Lloyd Webber to Offer Live Commentary During Cats YouTube Stream by Sarah Quagliariello For Broadway Direct

Attention Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cats fans! Not only will his YouTube channel, The Shows Must Go On, be streaming Cats this Friday, but Andrew Lloyd Webber himself will be offering live com…

Theatre Lockdown Special 5: A solo show for the ages, Ibsen refreshed, and yet more frolicsome cats by Matt Wolf

From a much-traveled one-man play to a continent-spanning National Theatre premiere, the theatrical week offers plenty so savour No one can accuse the gods of streaming of failing to cast a…

Bombshell News! by Corine Cohen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   KATHARINE MCPHEE, MEGAN HILTY, MARC SHAIMAN, SCOTT WITTMAN, NEIL MERON, AND ROBERT GREENBLATT WILL BREAK DOWN THE MAKING OF “SMASH” AND “BOMBSHELL” ON “STA…

Hadestown Licensing Rights Acquired by Concord Theatricals by Logan Culwell-Block

The Anaïs Mitchell-penned musical won eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The Actors Fund distributes more than $10.5 million in financial assistance by Caitlin Huston

The Actors Fund has distributed more than $10.5 million to members of the arts community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The amount, distributed over eight weeks, is a record for the Ac…

I Interview Playwrights Part 1085: Jason Schafer by Adam Szymkowicz

Jason SchaferHometown: Sacramento, CaliforniaCurrent Town: Brooklyn!Q:  Tell me about Bleeding Love?A:  Bleeding Love is a post-apocalyptic musical. It started as an assignment that I gave…

Hot Clip of the Day: Jodi Benson's "Disneyland" Is Carrying Us Away with Ashman's Lyrics

The Howard Ashman Celebration, a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit, will be broadcast on Rainbow Sun Productions' YouTube Channel beginning May 20th (at 6pm EST) through May 31, 2020.

The Actors Fund Distributes Record-Breaking $10.5M In Financial Aid During Coronavirus Pandemic by Greg Evans

The Actors Fund has distributed a record-breaking $10.5 million over the past eight weeks to provide emergency financial assistance for performing arts and entertainment workers in need due …

Digital theatre is all the rage, but could it destroy the live stage? by Charles McNulty - Los Angeles Times

Even provisionally establishing the idea that you don’t really need to be there is fraught with peril in an age in which gratification is measured in clicks.

Charles Busch and Julie Halston to Announce 2020 Off-Broadway Alliance Award Winners by Olivia Clement

The winners will be announced live on Facebook and YouTube May 19.

R&H Goes Pop! Releases Katrina Lenk’s ‘Something Good’ by Matthew Wexler

Katrina Lenk is the latest Broadway star to join the ranks in the R&H Goes Pop! video series, performing 'Something Good' from 'The Sound of Music' film. The post R&H Goes Pop! Relea…

Viral Monologues’ series “COVID AND INCARCERATION” hard truths, powerful telling by Jonathan Mandell

“We have a humanitarian crisis in prison that will blow up in our faces,” says André De Shields, speaking sonorously and looking grave in a clerical collar and a salt-and-pepper beard, …

The Show’s Delayed, but They’re Still Keeping ‘Company’ by Patti Lupone and Marianne Elliott

By trans-Atlantic email, Patti LuPone and the Broadway director Marianne Elliott talk fear, sadness, camaraderie and the ethics of buying eggs from a Trump supporter.

Student Monologue Challenge Tips by Manhattan Theatre Club

[Rant Alert] We’d be better off right now if we had only done this.

WARNING:  What follows is somewhat of a rant. But please know this rant is directed at me too.  For I believe the things that we don’t get in our lives are no one’s fault but our own.�…

Steinberg /ATCA and Osborn New Play Award Winners Named by Bill Hirschman

Playwright E.M. Lewis is the 2020 recipient of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg / American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award. The Steinberg/ATCA Award, which comes with a $25,000 prize…

La Jolla Playhouse Launches Immersive Theatre Experiences for At-Home Entertainment May 14 by Dan Meyer

The Without Walls productions include a personalized walking tour and an examination of daily routines.

Coronavirus unemployment: Job cuts jolt Winchester Mystery House ahead of re-opening by George Avalos

Job cuts at the Winchester Mystery House offer a potentially unsettling peek into how the economy in California might in some cases be restructured in a post-coronavirus employment market.

Humanities Symposium Series | The Broadway Season of 1924-1925 (1997) by Paper Mill Playhouse

Listen in to "Putting it Together," a new weekly podcast!

Tune in LIVE Thursday, May 14, at 2 PM on Facebook & YouTube. "Putting It Together" is a weekly podcast series pulling back the curtain on the creative page to stage process! For our second …

BroadwayHD to Stream Favorites from Lincoln Center and Roundabout Theatre by Sarah Quagliariello For Broadway Direct

BroadwayHD is expanding its programming to bring special viewings of fan-favorite productions from New York’s Live from Lincoln Center and Roundabout Theatre to fans at home. Through Broad…

VIDEO: See Daveed Diggs in the New Trailer For SNOWPIERCER

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming series Snowpiercer, featuring Broadway's Daveed Diggs!

BroadwayHD Will Stream SHE LOVES ME, HOLIDAY INN, PIPELINE, and More!

BroadwayHD is bringing viewings of fan favorite productions from New York's Live from Lincoln Center and Roundabout Theatre to viewers at home, including She Loves Me, Holiday Inn, and …

VIDEO: Leslie Odom, Jr. Performs 'Go Crazy' on THE LATE LATE SHOW

James Corden connects with Leslie Odom Jr. was a guest on Wednesday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, where he talked working with Josh Gad on 'Central Park' for Appl…

PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE by August Wilson

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…

VIDEO: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW! A Look Back at 'I'm Not a Loser' from THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

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 …

VIDEO: Join Josh Groban for Movie Night with AWAKE LIVE- Live at 8pm!

Josh Groban's Movie Night continues today at 8pm with 'Awake Live'. Josh will be chatting with fans and adding his own commentary live! Directly after Movie Night, the full audio from 'Awa…

BWW TV: How Danny Burstein and Diana Berrent are Helping Those in Need with Survivor Corps

Danny Burstein, who was starring in Moulin Rouge at the time of the shutdown, survived a particularly brutal case of COVID-19 last month, and now he is set on helping others do the same. J…

Tonight on the Livestream: Broadway Choreographer, Lorin Latarro

Big thanks to Dominique Morisseau for joining me and droppin’ some powerful truth bombs last night. Were you taking notes? If not, no sweat . . . you can watch the replay anytime you wa…

COVID and Incarceration Review: Viral Monologues Goes to Prison by Jonathan Mandell

‘We have a humanitarian crisis in prison that will blow up in our faces,” says André De Shields, speaking sonorously and looking grave in a clerical collar and a salt-and-pepper beard, …

People willing to spend more on cultural events after lockdown according to new YouGov poll

A new YouGov poll suggests that people would be perfectly okay with spending a little more on cultural events after the ban on mass gatherings is lifted. This is good news for West End and U…

Kelli O'Hara, Norm Lewis to Take Part in Lincoln Center's Interfaith Coronavirus Memorials

The weekly memorial services stream at 6pm ET on Sundays.

EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Title Song From New Rags Cast Recording

The musical features a score by Charles Strouse and Stephen Schwartz.

Gideon Glick, Lindsay Mendez, and Original Cast to Star in Significant Other Reading Tonight

Joshua Harmon's play will once again be directed by Trip Cullman.

National Theatre at Home Presents Stream of Barber Shop Chronicles May 14 by Dan Meyer

The play examines the social lives of black men in barber shops around the world.

ABTots Virtual Class with Sarah Hill 🌟 May 14, 2020 by American Ballet Theatre

Get a First Listen to 'Blame It On the Summer Night' From London Rags Album by Logan Culwell-Block

The premiere recording of the revised version of the Charles Strouse-Stephen Schwartz score drops May 15.

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Susan Grace

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7 fab Bay Area things to do at home this weekend, May 14-17 by Jackie Burrell, Randy McMullen

Here's what to do this weekend, from reopened drive-ins (yay!) to streaming Cirque acrobatics, gourmet grilled cheese and tasty Quarantinis.

Applications Now Open for O’Neill Theater Center's Virtual Cabaret Fellows Program by Ruthie Fierberg

The annual conference, which coaches performers in the complete creation of their own act, will take place in August.

Opening Of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum Postponed For The Umpteenth Time by Artsjournal1

As if the cost overruns, scheduling snafus and controversy over its holdings weren’t enough (not to mention last month’s tar fire), the opening of the city’s $700 million ethnographic …

MoMA Gets Involved In Effort To Save Oslo’s Picasso Murals by Artsjournal1

Two concrete murals, designed by Picasso and sandblasted onto the walls by a Norwegian colleague, are part of a government building that was damaged by Anders Breivik‘s car bomb in 2011. F…

L.A. Phil Cancels Hollywood Bowl Season, Furloughs And Layoffs Follow by Artsjournal1

“The summer closure — the first in Bowl history — following the spring closure of Walt Disney Concert Hall has triggered the furloughing of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (65 musicians a…

Places to See Trav S.D. Now Through Summer by Trav S.D.

As you can imagine your correspondent has been doing a crap-ton of writing during this lockdown, but now the process has begun of “getting it out there”. It begins today with this video …

“American Graffiti” and the Weight of Nostalgia by Trav S.D.

May 14 is the natal day of New Hollywood Boy Genius George Lucas (b. 1944). Having written about his most successful movie franchise just a few days ago, I thought today might be a propitiou…

Broadway Catch Up: May 14 - Laura Michelle Kelly, Rob McClure, Sierra Boggess, Christine Baranski, and More!

Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Laura Michelle Kelly, Rob McClure, Sierra Boggess, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christine Baranski, and more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, May 14- with Next on Stage, Josh Groban and More!

Today (May 14) in live streaming: Broadway's Next on Stage premieres, Josh Groban hosts movie night and so much more!

Livestreaming Directors Lab West Connects: Anne Cattaneo and Sheldon Epps

By . Directors Lab West presents Directors Lab West Connects: Anne Cattaneo and Sheldon Epps livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv o…

Move on up! The most joyful dance clips to raise the spirits by Richard Alston

Richard Alston’s dance company of 25 years closed just before lockdown, making him re-evaluate his beloved art form – and discover dazzling routines online Hottest front-room seats: the …

Faces of ITS: Julia Lanman by Anna Hastings

Oklahoma Thespian on theatre’s addicting adrenaline rush The post Faces of ITS: Julia Lanman appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

‘We wanted to create opportunities to keep emerging playwrights engaged & positive’: HighTide’s Suba Das on their Lighthouse Programme duri by Kirsty Herrington

'Over 150 artists and participants have engaged so far, and we’ve raised £17,000 in support for these projects from our friends, members and supporters.'

BingeWatch — Friday Night Lights has become an obsession among its fans

Viewers don’t need to be experts on American football to appreciate this classy show

On This Day in New York Theater: May 14 in the 1920’s by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter May 14, 2020: It’s hard to believe that, for the moment, almost all theatre in the world has come to a screeching halt. Some of us whose lives are inextricably en…

A celebration of Frank Matcham’s theatres by Kitty Underwood

100 years on from Frank Matcham's death, we take a look back at some of his most impressive work on British theatres around the country. The post A celebration of Frank Matcham’s theatres …

Warhol: A Life as Art — American hustle

Blake Gopnik’s life of the artist gets behind the glare of his fame to track the constant dance between art and commerce

Midnight Your Time review – Diana Quick's quietly tragic portrait of motherhood by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineThe story of a woman in London trying desperately to connect online with her daughter in Palestine suits these isolated times well The best arts and entertainment during self…

Guardian to stream Unicorn theatre's new Saturday morning family shows by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Trio of stories about Anansi, the spider from West African and Caribbean folklore, will be available free and with accompanying activities The Guardian has partnered with the Unicorn theatre…

Vocal warm-up with vocal coach Rebecca Vocal Athlete by Official London Theatre

Almanac: Cary Grant on happiness by Terry Teachout

“It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy.” Cary Grant, interviewed by Sheilah Graham (Motion Picture, June 1964) Continue r…

How to bring back Chicago arts and entertainment faster: Take it outside by Chris Jones

As the weather warms, evidence mounts that outside can be safer than in during the pandemic. Maybe there's a way to put on outdoor shows.

IN Series to build a digital opera house without walls by Guest Author

By Olivia Hampton If the corona virus has a lesson for the arts community, it’s that what’s small can still be mighty. Without a house to fill and lavish sets and costumes to maintain, W…

International Festival of Arts & Ideas goes online, starts now by Christopher Arnott

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas has announced key events in its Democracy-themed Ideas series. The festival will be largely online this year, running from late May through the…

Today on Broadway: Thursday, May 14, 2020 & Alyssa May Gold by Matt Tamanini

“MJ” Postpones, Hollywood Bowl Cancels, “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” & “How I Learned to Drive” Star Alyssa May Gold Talks Art in the Time of Coronavirus “Today on Broadway”…

Ariane Mnouchkine: Half a Century Building Utopia by Laura Cappelle

Times have changed, but the revered French theater director has always stayed true to her beliefs.

Prince and the Revolution: Livestreaming Today by Maya Salam

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

‘A tale that has a special resonance at a time of remembrance’: IT IS EASY TO BE DEAD – Finborough Theatre (Streamed Broadcast) by Michael Davis

A young man whose life was cut short by the First World War, Charles’ poems marked him out of as one the pre-eminent wordsmiths of his time.

Strictly Ballroom's UK tour, starring Strictly Come Dancing's Kevin Clifton, postpones until autumn 2021

Craig Revel Horwood's new production of Baz Luhrmann's STRICTLY BALLROOM only announced its big-name star, Strictly Come Dancing's Kevin Clifton, in mid-March, just as theatres were locking …

On the Couch with Kerrie Stanley by Arts Review

Who is Kerrie Stanley? An award-winning milliner who has been one of Australia’s most sought after milliners for almost two decades. A multi-faceted talent, she is also a highly sought aft…

Why We’re Still Crazy Over Old Rock Musicians by Artsjournal

“There are many reasons why musicians continue to make music, both live and in the studio, right up until the end. In some cases it is out of financial necessity, and in other instances it…

Should We Be Afraid Of AI? by Artsjournal

“Many people were likely stunned to read recently the announcement by Microsoft that AI was proving to be better at reading X-rays than trained radiologists. Most newspaper readers don’t…

Time To Do Away With The Meritocracy? by Artsjournal

Meritocracy begins with the idea that people have to be measured on a scale of human value. So when we have decided that meritocracy is the way into higher education — or in particular int…

Which Is Better: Plain Text Or Designed Emails? by Ceci Dadisman

A new experiment looks for definitive data on whether a plain text or a designed email will result in more donations. KUOW Public Radio is Seattle’s NPW news station. Their independent, no…

Art Gallery of South Australia to reopen in June – Adelaide Biennial extended by Arts Review

Following its temporary closure due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the Art Gallery of South Australia has announced it will reopen its doors to the public on Monday 8 June 2020. AGSA will ope…

Sydney Theatre Company announces 2019 Patrick White Playwrights’ Fellow and Award by Arts Review

Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has announced Anchuli Felicia King as the 2019 Patrick White Playwrights’ Fellow, with Keziah Warner the recipient of the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award fo…

Rebuilding a Better Theatre Industry Post-Pandemic by Genevieve Beller

By Genevieve Beller. Genevieve Beller argues that the current forced pause on society provides a rare opportunity for theatres to take stock, inventory priorities, and enact positive and las…

Don’t don’t try this at home by Peter J Snee

Unless you’re a trained acrobat, when it comes to the risky business of circus performance ‘don’t try this at home’

What's Streaming? The 1998 Theatrical Version of Cats and Much More

And don't miss our interview with Hadestown Tony winner André De Shields!

Literary magazines are often the first place new authors are published. We can’t lose them by Arts Review

Australia’s literary journals are produced in a fragile ecosystem propped up by a patchwork of volunteer labour, generous patrons and, with any luck, a small slice of government funding. T…

Back in the auction room — with face masks

Plus: video art gets its moment; new dates for Photo London; crisis works in demand at Frieze

25 Stage Performances to See Today, May 14 - See Andy Karl and Orfeh, 'Significant Other,' a new playlet by Bill Irwin and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can w…

Take a Look Back at Gwen Verdon in Broadway's New Girl in Town by Nathan Skethway

The production opened May 14, 1957, at the 46th Street Theatre.

Checking in With… Christina Bianco, Star of Forbidden Broadway, Funny Girl, More by Andrew Gans

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