Soap It Up: Claire Simba conjures Henry VI by The Old Globe

Report: We’re Reading More In Lockdown (And Our Taste Is Changing) by Artsjournal

According to the nationally representative sample of 1,000 adults, surveyed from 29 April to 1 May, the nation has also increased the amount of time it spends reading books from around 3.5 h…

And Now… Drive-In Van Gogh by Artsjournal

Art lovers will drive into the 4,000 square foot downtown industrial space and will stay inside their vehicles. It’s quite a change from the original concept, which permitted 700 people …

Now More Than Ever: The Social Value Of The Arts by Artsjournal

Beyond simply creating art for art’s sake, or for school credits, many of the young people I encountered are building social movements and creative projects around a different vision for o…

Philip Kennicott: The Healing Power Of Pity by Artsjournal

“Seeing ourselves as pitiable requires rethinking fundamental ideas about America’s history, purpose and destiny. It obliges us to do something that is intolerable, to accept our weaknes…

Couch Concerts: New Orleans - Luther Gray, Tank and the Bangas, and Jason Marsalis by The Kennedy Center

6 exceptional shows to watch free this weekend by Lorraine Treanor

Homebound Round House Theatre Free Series ends June 29, 2020 Click here If you haven’t caught on to this web series yet, there’s time to catch up. Homebound is only 3 episodes into its 1…

Theater Preview: MARSHSTREAM (The Marsh San Francisco) by Eve Meadows

STREAMING IN THE MARSH As the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place continues, The Marsh San Francisco offers a variety of programming at 7:30pm nightly on MarshStream, its popular broadcast platfor…

In-Zoom and a Pair of Macbeths by David Sheward

“We’re heads now. We talk in windows,” cries one of two nameless characters in Bill Irwin’s touching, ten-minute play In-Zoom, presented by the Old Globe Theater of San Diego. The cr…

Watch James Monroe Iglehart and Montego Glover on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

Livestreaming  culturecapital:online

By . National Theatre School of Canada presents the first ever culturecapital:online livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednes…

Kara Lindsay, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and More Join NEWSIES Edition of Disney On Broadway Live

On Monday, May 18th at 3pm EST, Disney on Broadway live is hosting conversation with special guests from hit Broadway musical Newsies!

Greatspeed: Show Boat by Goodspeed Musicals

In The (Home) Office: Private Gomer by Goodspeed Musicals

Very Young People’s Concerts @ Home: “Musical Conversations” by New York Philharmonic

Winners Announced for DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards, With Appearances by Miguel Cervantes and More

North Texas high school students, teachers, and their theater departments were celebrated in a virtual ceremony of the 9th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards …

#BWWPrompts: And the Tony Award for ____________ Goes to __________ for ___________!

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.

Invisible Diaries: A Problem With Walls (Covid-19 Week 3, Day 2) by Duška Radosavljević

This article is part of the Dramaturgs’ Network Invisible Diaries series. Woke up today to packed bags laid out on the living room carpet. My four-year-old is going on holiday. To her gr…

A Live Commentary from Andrew: Cats The Musical (1998) by Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals

Andrew Lloyd Webber invites you to accompany him to the Jellicle Ball! Join him through a live video commentary to Cats The Musical, from 1998, live at the Adelphi Theatre. Andrew hits pla…

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

by Stephen Sachs Toward the end of the 1946 film classic It’s A Wonderful Life, when George Bailey is in the throes of an existential crisis, fearing his life has no value or meaning, th…

Broadway In Chicago Announces Latest Show Schedule Updates by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

The safety and health of our patrons, staff and theatrical companies is our top priority. [...]

Sideshow Theatre Company Postpones PRO-AM To Fall by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sideshow Theatre Company announced today it will postpone its upcoming world premiere [...]

Off-Broadway's TFANA and Fisher Center at Bard Partner to Stream Digital Version of Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest by Olivia Clement

Director Ashley Tata helms the free live broadcasts via a specially modified version of Zoom.

Washington, D.C. Run of Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop Postponed to 2021 by Lindsey Sullivan

D.C. fans will have to wait a bit longer to see Michael R. Jackson's buzzy musical A Strange Loop. The Washington Post has reported that the previously scheduled fall engagement at Washingto…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive: Home Edition with Claybourne Elder of Company by Broadway.com

We check in with Company's Claybourne Elder! 

Company's Claybourne Elder Challenged Patti LuPone to Make Pork Buns During Quarantine by Caitlin Moynihan

Claybourne Elder should be performing in Marianne Elliott's production of Company as Andy the flight attendant. Instead, he's soaking up the time at home with his husband, Eric Rosen, and th…

BROADWAY PRINCESS PARTY to Present Virtual Concerts in June

Susan Egan has shared via Instagram that Broadway Princess Party has launched Virtual Princess Party Adventures! Egan shared that they would be performing virtual concerts in June and mor…

BWW Album Review: RAGS - THE MUSICAL (Original London Cast Recording) is Timely & Beautiful

Ghostlight Records has released RAGS - THE MUSICAL (Original London Cast Recording). The musical's examinations of attitudes towards immigration and its frank discussions of labor and unions…

Sunny Showtunes: Celebrate 'Happiness' with YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

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…

The Cast of THE FLASH to Appear on STARS IN THE HOUSE

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that the cast of 'The Flash' will join them LIVE on 'Stars In The House' on Tuesday, May 19th at 8 PM ET on the Stars In The House YouTube chan…

Scenes from the Vault: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Center Theatre Group

Tanglewood cancels 2020 live season, announces online performances by Kaitlin McCallum

Though the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and beloved tourist destination will be empty, the orchestra announced “the spirit of Tanglewood” will move online with a schedule…

Danny Burstein Shares How His COVID-19 Recovery Is Going and Why He Would Stop at Nothing to Donate His Plasma by Ruthie Fierberg

The six-time Tony-nominated actor teamed up with Survivor Corps, an organization specializing in COVID-19 resources.

Answering Your Questions About Convalescent Plasma Donation, COVID-19 Treatment Research, Antibody Testing and More by Ruthie Fierberg

Danny Burstein, COVID-19 survivor and six-time Tony nominee, found the ultimate resource in the grassroots group Survivor Corps.

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Phillip Howze

By . The Martin E.

The Good Place Star Kristen Bell on New Netflix Series Central Park by Playbill

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Thomas Oberender

By . The Martin E.

Fall TV Is Going To Look Very Different by Artsjournal

Now — when yearly upfront presentations would normally take place — networks are instead deciding whether to move forward with or completely scrap prospective shows, despite having barel…

Musicians Association Will Pay Musicians To Perform Online by Artsjournal

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada will pay musicians $150 per online performance for its members. The project is backed by $200,000 in funding every three months f…

The Wizard of Oz, Sideshow, and Vaudeville by Trav S.D.

This post is adapted from a talk I gave at the Coney Island Museum in August, 2019, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of my favorite film The Wizard of Oz (1939). We share it today i…

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS:  Richard Foreman

By . The Martin E.

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Pamela Villoresi with Elisabeth Hayes and Leoluca Orlando

By . The Martin E.

Kathryn Gallagher Releases New EP of Songs She Recorded While in Quarantine

Kathryn Gallagher has released her new EP, which she recorded at home while in quarantine!

BWW Interview: Lena Hall Talks Playing Miss Audrey in SNOWPIERCER on TNT

TNT's upcoming series Snowpiercer is a television adaptation is based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar Winner Bong Joon Ho

Manhattan Theatre Club to Host Livestream With Ruben Santiago-Hudson

On May 21st at 5pm, Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson will talk with Manhattan Theatre Club Director of Artistic Producing Steve Kaus about his approach to directing MTC's 2017 Broadwa…

Gavin Creel to Appear on The Performing Arts Project's UPSTAGE LEFT

This coming Wednesday, May 20th, from 7pm-8:30pm Eastern, Tony winner and TPAP faculty member Gavin Creel joins TPAP Artistic Director Jonathan Bernstein for their weekly live event Upstage …

PIANO BAR LIVE! Continues Special Live-Streaming With Jim Caruso and More

Piano man Michael McAssey hosts Piano Bar Live! this Tuesday, May 19th at 7:15 pm, following New York City's 7 O'Clock Cheer. This week's guests will be David Edwards, Kelly Briggs, Joan Rya…

"What Do You Love?" from The Secret Life of Bees by Atlantic Theater

Livestreaming SEGAL TALKS: Maria Tri Sulistyani

By . The Martin E.

VIDEO: Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale Introduce Bradley Dean, Jon-Michael Reese & Heath Saunders Singing 'Rockstar'

The 52nd Street Project is nearing the conclusion of its first-ever virtual gala featuring performances by stars of stage and screen Annaleigh Ashford & Joe Tapper; Marinda Anderson &…

Jagged Little Pill's Kathryn Gallagher Releases EP Demos, Vol. 1 by Dan Meyer

Gallagher recorded the tracks while at home in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Announces Virtual Residencies by American Theatre Editors

This summer, 18 musical theatre writers and teams will develop 9 projects remotely.

BroadwayCon to Host Conversation With David Korins About the Sets for Hamilton, Beetlejuice and More

On Monday, May 18 at 7 PM ET, Set Designer David Korins will  chat with BroadwayCon about his iconic sets for Hamilton, Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, and more!

#ConcertsForKids: Grace McLean by Lincoln Center

Friday Teaching Artist Challenge with Deb by Lincoln Center

On digital: The Truth / Bombshell

Catherine Deneuve oozes hauteur as an actress preparing to tell all; the 2016 Fox News sexual harassment scandal dramatised

SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL Tour Announces Closing

The National Tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical will be closing due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19.

Dinosaur: To the Earth — an eclectic mix with fanfare flourish

The British jazz quartet return with a thrilling third album

Timo Andres and others: I Still Play

The American pianist performs on an album of varied works by 11 contemporary composers

Joan Shelley: Live at The Bomhard

Sweet harmonies and lovely violin solos lift the Kentucky folk musician’s live album

Snapshot: ‘Spotlight on Michael Wolf’

The dramatic images sought to capture the view from his island home every morning

Sparks: A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

The Mael brothers bring signature wit to their 24th album and prove they can still rock out

Charli XCX releases quality quarantine album How I’m Feeling Now

The singer responds to the current crisis with pensive, dissonant and catchy songs

Perfume Genius: Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

A febrile and self-exploratory collection of songs that reflect on sexuality and musical personality

Various artists: Eurovision 2020: The Album

The FT’s pop critic gives his verdict on which of the 41 nations would have triumphed at this year’s cancelled event

VIDEO: Joshua Henry, James Monroe Inglehart, Ashanti and More Perform 'Brand New Day' in New #EncoresArchives

New York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series! They will be posting daily highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala production…

Encores! Archives Project - The Wiz 2009 by New York City Center

Tanglewood Cancels 2020 Summer Season Due to COVID-19; Announces Virtual Programming by Dan Meyer

Concerts with Yo-Yo Ma, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and more will be presented online.

Buy A Painting By This Dog And Get Free Weed by Artsjournal1

In D.C., you see, it is legal to possess marijuana but not to sell it; there is, however, no law against giving it away. So the enterprising proprietors of District Derp gallery got the idea…

Interest In Disaster, Dystopian Stories Is Soaring. Why? by Artsjournal

Global downloads for Plague Inc, a 2012 video game that encourages players to spread a disease around the world before a cure is found, increased by an annual 123% from January to March this…

Broadway-Bound Production of A STRANGE LOOP at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Postponed to Summer of 2021

It has been announced that the 'pre-Broadway' production of Michael R. Jackson's hit musical, A STRANGE LOOP at Woolly  Mammoth Theatre has been postponed to summer 2021. The musical, which…

Global Pandemics and Art: an interview with Ambassadors Tobie and David by Rae Harmon

 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…

Old Argentines keep spirit of tango alive in the age of coronavirus

Life-long practitioners of the sensual dance struggle under one of region’s strictest lockdowns

S. Roger Horchow, Retailer Turned Broadway Producer, Dies at 91 by Neil Genzlinger

He built a luxury catalog business, then sold it and used the proceeds to mount the Tony-winning hit musical “Crazy for You.”

Stephanie J. Block | Roundabout Off-Script by Roundabout Theatre Company

Our theatres may be dark, but we're keeping the story-telling going. From backstage antics to onstage moments, our artists are sharing their favorite theatre memories. Check back each week …

BERLINER ENSEMBLE: “MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN” WITH HELENE WEIGEL, “AN UNMISSABLE OPPORTUNITY”–UK GUARDIAN by Robert Shuman

STREAMING FROM FRIDAY FOR A WEEK: BERLINER ENSEMBLE–“MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN” WITH HELENE WEIGEL, FROM 1957   View Stay at home – BE at home: While the doors of the Berlin e…

Act Breaks: Jesse Perez performs from Romeo and Juliet by The Old Globe

13 Elaine Paige Videos Getting Us Through #StayatHome by Andrew Gans

Watch just a few of the highlights from the Olivier winner's career in London, on Broadway, and in concert halls around the world.

‘Frozen’ musical on Broadway not to reopen by Mark Kennedy

The Disney show opened in March 2018 and placed among the top five Broadway productions for both gross and attendance over both years it ran, often pulling in over $1 million, and even $2 mi…

Francophone African Authors Are Finally Getting Their Work Published Within Africa by Artsjournal1

For decades, most authors writing in French in Africa have had to publish their books in France, partly because of a lack of publishing infrastructure at home and partly because French compa…

On Second Consideration: Rewatching Theatre Online Can Spark Different Conclusions by Artsjournal

Laura Collins-Hughes: “As we flock online in these isolated, uncertain days, looking to sate our theater cravings, a lot of us are watching plays we have already seen onstage — familiar …

A Book Festival For The Epidemic Era, Live From Africa by Artsjournal1

“Afrolit Sans Frontières, a series of hourlong readings and question-and-answer sessions held entirely on Facebook and Instagram, kicked off on March 23 and [is recurring monthly]. In the…

Gabriel Bacquier, France’s Greatest Baritone Of The Postwar Era, Dead At 95 by Artsjournal1

In addition to his triumphs in Europe, he was one of the few French singers of his time to have a big career in the U.S., notably in Chicago and Philadelphia and at the Met, where he sang fo…

Watch Machinal and Tales From the Loop Star Rebecca Hall on Playbill's Stream Stealers May 15 by Playbill Staff

Hall stops by the virtual Playbill studio to talk about her screen and stage career.

HAIRSPRAY Stage & Film Stars Kristin Chenoweth, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Andrea Martin & More Sing 'You Can't Stop the Beat'

Stars from stage and screen adaptations of Hairspray have come together virtually to perform an uplifting adaptation of the show's finale, 'You Can't Stop the Beat!

Re-Imagined AIDA Will Not Premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse; Plans Underway for German Production in 2022

As BroadwayWorld first reported last year, a new North American tour of Elton John and Tim Rice's Tony-winning Broadway smash Aida was previously set to premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in…

VIDEO: Watch Jeffrey A Johns & More Perform 'That's Broadway' in a Clip From STILL WAITING IN THE WINGS

The new film Still Waiting in the Wings a?" an all-star heartwarming musical homage to Broadway a?" is available worldwide on DVD and all digital platforms, including Amazon, iTunes, and Goo…

Alexandra Billings to Host THE LAVENDER EFFECT Live Virtual Pride Parade; Lily Tomlin, Judith Light & More to Take Part

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PRIDE with THE LAVENDER EFFECT Live Virtual Pride Parade on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 12p PST / 3p EST Live on Zoom and Facebook. Their Grand Marshall and Ho…

VIDEO: Watch Audra McDonald, Meryl Streep, Dolly Parton & More Come Together for A Night of Covenant House Stars- Monday at 8pm!

Hollywood stars and Broadway veterans are teaming up on May 18th at 8pm ET/5pm PT to celebrate Covenant House, the international charity providing housing, food and healthcare to children an…

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS now! by Gabi Bergman

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famed musical, Cats, will screen this weekend – rounding out a six week season of the music maestro’s

Watch Cast of Broadway's Diana Musical, Including Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf, and Judy Kaye, on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

CBS will air singalong ‘Grease’ instead of the Tony Awards by Johnny Oleksinski

It’s not so much the one that we want, but the one that we got saddled with.

‘Some Like It Hot’ musical coming to Broadway by Variety

A new musical based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway.

New Site Broadway On Demand to Stream Allegiance, Bandstand, and More

The site will go live on May 17.

Comedy Without Borders review – globe-straddling quarantine comedy by Brian Logan

Available on YouTubeEddie Izzard and standups from India, Australia and beyond roast fake news and bust coronavirus taboos in an entertaining if patchy webcam variety fundraiser for frontlin…

Some Like It Hot Musical, With Score By Hairspray Team, to Open On Broadway in 2021

The production will be directed by Casey Nicholaw.

CBS Will Replace This Year's Tony Awards With a Grease Sing-Along

A new date for the Tonys has not yet been announced.

E.M. Lewis Wins 2020 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award by American Theatre Editors

The prize recognizes the writer for ‘How the Light Gets In' and comes with $25,000.

Is the Hand Quicker Than the Zoom Window? by Alexis Soloski

With theaters and nightclubs closed, magicians have pivoted to remote performance. Can your screen be a place of enchantment?

ABT Classics as Ballet Classes with Sascha Radetsky and Stella Abrera by American Ballet Theatre

CBS to Air 1978 Grease Sing Along Event in Place of Postponed Tony Awards by Sarah Quagliariello For Broadway Direct

CBS has announced that they will air a sing along version of the 1978 musical film Grease on Sunday, June 7 at 8:30 PM, in place of the originally scheduled 2020 Tony Awards ceremony. The in…

Encores! Archives Project - I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road 2013 by New York City Center

Eight Theater Openings Today: The Return of Broadway’s The Encounter. Dominique Morisseau. Caridad Svich. And, ok, CATS. by Jonathan Mandell

Below are eight “theater openings”* today, including acclaimed plays from Broadway (Simon McBurney’s The Encounter), Off-Broadway (Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline),  Off-Off Broadway…

What Are The Possibilities Of Socially Distanced Performance? We’ve Been Seeing Some Of Them For Years by Artsjournal1

Justin Davidson: “There is a cohort of artists and presenters who, long before the great contagion, were already rethinking the physical relationships between performers, audience, and spa…

Book Sales Were Down 35 Percent In April by Artsjournal

Categories of books that sold best last month were fiction, cookbooks, and children’s books, but compared with April 2019, sales were largely down at the indies contacted. Most saw decline…

Summer Breaks: How Arts Festivals Are Coping With Cancellation by American Theatre Editors

Arts fests from Wisconsin to S.C. may survive a summer of virtual connection and outreach, but lean times are ahead for the towns where they take place.

CBS Schedules Grease Sing-a-Long on What Would Have Been Tony Night by Lindsey Sullivan

CBS will air Grease Sing-a-Long on June 7 on 8:30PM ET, according to Deadline. The sing-a-long version of the 1978 blockbuster movie musical, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta…

Tony Winner Bette Midler Is Matching Up to $100,000 in Donations to COVID-19 Emergency Fund by Lindsey Sullivan

This is why they call her The Divine Miss M! Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has announced Tony winner Bette Midler is matching up to $100,000 in donations to the organization's COVID-19 E…

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Shares Update on Bringing the Arts Back - 'We're Going to Work Together to Find Solutions'

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio provided updates on COVID-19 today in a conference at City Hall. He spoke about precautions going into the summer, working on opening up the artistic sector of the c…

Some Like It Hot Musical to Hit Broadway in the Fall of 2021; Cancels Chicago Run by Lindsey Sullivan

The new musical based on the 1959 comedy classic Some Like It Hot will not receive its previously announced world premiere at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is the spring. Instead, the p…

A Special Message: Congrats, Class of 2020! —from Disney on Broadway by Disney On Broadway

UK theatres in 'high jeopardy' as doors remain closed amid pandemic by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Leading figures call for government help as Covid-19 lockdown causes existential crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage British theatres are in a state of �…

Othniel Smith obituary by Manon Eames

My friend and colleague Othniel Smith, who has died aged 58 of a pulmonary thromboembolism, was a writer for television, radio and theatre, and secretary of the Welsh committee of the Writer…

Some Like It Hot to Premiere on Broadway in Fall of 2021 by Sarah Quagliariello For Broadway Direct

The new musical Some Like It Hot, which was previously set to premiere in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in March 2021, will now head straight to Broadway in Fall of 2021 in light of…

Will Anything Open This Year on Broadway or Beyond? by Matthew Wexler

More announcements of show postponements poured in this week, including the Broadway productions of "MJ the Michael Jackson Musical" and "Plaza Suite." The post Will Anything Open This Year …

Francesca Zambello: Thoughts on opera in the time of Covid by Susan Galbraith

On May 13th, Opera America launched its first annual conference online, marking the organization’s Fiftieth Anniversary. Over 1200 people had signed in when I checked the count of attendee…

Live Zoom shows already feel “old school.” One young company’s new show pushes its boundaries by Daniella Ignacio

“O that this too solid flesh would melt, / Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!” Hamlet cries out in his first soliloquy of the eponymous Shakespeare play. And as Shoshana Tarkow (she/he…

Jayne Blanchard: Confessions of a theatre critic by Jayne Blanchard

Every day, I navigate to DC Theatre Scene’s guide, the New York Times and the Washington Post websites and read up on all the creative and upbeat ways people are feeding their theater jone…

Award Winning Piano Bar Live! Continues Special Live-Streaming on Facebook, Tuesday, May 19th

This week’s guests will be David Edwards, Kelly Briggs, Joan Ryan, Elora Von Rosch, JD Smurthwaite and Jim Caruso.

Bay Area dance companies stream performances for sheltered-in-place fans by Andrew Gilbert

Dance fans can watch streamed content at home from Smuin and SF Ballet companies to Bandaloop and Alvin Ailey, whose annual Cal Performances residency has made the troupe honorary Bay Area-i…

92nd Street Y to Host Virtual 92Y Together Gala May 18 by Ruthie Fierberg

The even will feature a world premiere by Dorrance Dance and appearances by Tony Blair and Salman Rushdie.

92nd Street Y to Host Virtual 92Y Together Night of Gratitude and Hope May 18 by Ruthie Fierberg

The even will feature a world premiere by Dorrance Dance and appearances by Tony Blair and Salman Rushdie.

I'll Drink To That: Episode 5 by Goodspeed Musicals

Marquee Messaging For Morale by Joe Patti

A number of theaters around the country have started posting messages on their marquees to bolster the morale of their community. Here at my venue, we were trying to think of a message to po…

Submit Your Questions for Tony-Winning Director-Choreographer Susan Stroman Now! by Logan Culwell-Block

Stroman will discuss her work on The Producers, Crazy For You, and more in a live interview on Playbill and The Growing Studio's The Broadway Q&A Series May 18.

Broadway Star Nick Cordero’s Wife Amanda Says: “He is starting to wake up” after Six Weeks in a Coma Because of Corona virus by Roger Friedman

Amanda Kloots, wife of Broadway star Nick Cordero, has some hopeful news. She writes on Instagram: “We had some great news this

Disney Plus Moves 11 Tony Award Winner “Hamilton” Up to July from October ’21 to Score Broadway Starved Audience by Roger Friedman

Disney has tried everything to get us to subscribe to Disney Plus– all the “Star Wars” movies, their whole animation catalog, etc.

Michael Jackson Broadway Musical “MJ” Moves from This Summer to Next March 2021 with April Opening Night by Roger Friedman

The Michael Jackson Broadway musical, “MJ,” was supposed to open this summer. But those plans have gone awry, and now “MJ” will

Good News at Last: Broadway Star Nick Cordero is Out of His Coma and Awake, Reports Wife Amanda Kloots by Roger Friedman

Nick Cordero is awake. He’s out of his coma. His wife, Amanda Kloots, reported it two hours ago on her Instagram stories.

This Season is Over for Broadway, Shows Won’t Open Until Fall, At Least, “Plaza Suite” Announces March 2021 Performances by Roger Friedman

“Plaza Suite” starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will open in March 2021 on Broadway. The Neil Simon revival would have

Broadway: Disney’s Musical “Frozen” Will “Let it Go” After 825 Performances, Won’t Resume After Shows Come Back This Fall by Roger Friedman

The Broadway lockdown has claimed a victim: Disney’s “Frozen.” The party’s over. The show is closing up shop and not returning when

TheaterMania Live with Taylor Trensch by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Keala Settle by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Theresa Rebeck by TheaterMania

Little Richard and the real decade of sexual liberation

The 1950s has been misrepresented as the decade of wall-to-wall wholesomeness

‘Some Like It Hot’ to open on Broadway in fall 2021 by Caitlin Huston

The musical adaptation of “Some Like It Hot” will now head straight to Broadway in fall 2021.  The musical was originally slated to make its world premiere in Chicago in 2021, but that …

The Daily Distraction: Watch the Show-Stopping 'Our Broadway Song' From Still Waiting In The Wings by Dan Meyer

The musical number features a slew of references to the Great White Way.

‘Some Like It Hot’ Broadway Musical Sets Fall 2021 World Premiere; Chicago Engagement Canceled by Greg Evans

Some Like It Hot, a planned stage musical based on the great 1959 Billy Wilder comedy, has set its sights on a Fall 2021 Broadway opening, producers announced today. The staging would mark t…

Looking Back at Frozen’s Journey To Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

From the Denver tryout, to the Tony Awards and beyond, revisit some highlights from the hit Disney musical's run.

Some Like It Hot Musical to Go Straight to Broadway, Scraps Chicago Premiere by Ryan McPhee

The new stage adaptation of the 1959 comedy features a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and a book by Matthew Lopez.

Thanks to the drag of COVID-19, ‘Some Like It Hot’ musical will not now premiere in Chicago by Chris Jones

A high-profile Chicago tryout of "Some Like it Hot" falls victim to COVID-19.

The Medieval Book That Suggested How The World Looked by Artsjournal

Asking a Medieval person to imagine the world and their place on it would demand a radically different sort of cognitive map than one a modern person might rely on. This affects pragmatic ma…

Morton Feldman’s Music Is Just The Thing For Quarantine by Artsjournal1

By the time new Washington Post classical critic Michael Andor Brodeur confesses that he used to listen to Feldman at the supermarket and when stuck in traffic, you might think he’s not im…

Theatre Quiz Round 1: Badly explained plot lines by Kitty Underwood

We've put together a bunch of theatre-based quiz rounds ready for you to use. We'll be popping up new rounds up each week, so keep your eyes peeled. Eventually you'll be able to put together…

Musicals for The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, and more now in the works by Disney

Disney Theatrical Productions is working on a number of upcoming projects, it has been announced. The news follows the recent closure of Broadway's Frozen musical, which is still expected to…

Broadway-Aimed D.C. Production of A Strange Loop Postponed to Summer 2021 by Logan Culwell-Block

Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer-winning musical had been scheduled to play Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in September.

SHAKESPEARE SERIES: Romeo and Juliet, Act III by Two River Theater

‘Frozen’ Isn’t the Only Broadway Show Permanently Canceled Due to COVID-19 by Helen Holmes, Helen Holmes

Among the casualties is a (perhaps questionable) bio-musical about Michael Jackson, which won't appear until spring 2021, if at all.

NEWS: After 72 virtual shows, Leave a Light On series concludes with Beverley Knight concert by Press Releases

Leave a Light On, the online concert series launched during lockdown, will draw to a close on Friday 29 May 2020 at 6.30pm with a finale concert by Beverley Knight.

Annual Report: The State of the Broadway Ensemblist in the Abbreviated 2019–2020 Season by Ruthie Fierberg

How many actors worked in Broadway ensembles? Did this shortened season manage to improve over the last?

Tony Allen, musician, 1940-2020

Drummer whose unique sound gave birth to Afrobeat

Looking Back at the Past Decade of Drama Desk Awards: Part One by Marc J. Franklin

Ahead of the 65th annual awards on May 31, we're revisiting the 2010–2014 ceremonies.

This Is What We Do Now by American Theatre Editors

Theatre is the practice of putting dreams into action, so why don't we use this time to dream, not about some uncertain future, but about what we can start doing now?

How Women Make Film explodes the cinematic canon

Mark Cousins on how his documentary about female directors aims to rectify a woeful lack of recognition

First look at Max Harwood and Richard E Grant in the Everybody's Talking About Jamie film

The first images of the highly anticipated Everybody's Talking About Jamie musical film have been released. The movie is set to be released in cinemas later this year.

Skylar Astin, Kathryn Gallagher, and More Are Part of May 15 Broadway Jackbox by Olivia Clement

Catch Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist alums Astin, Stephanie Styles, and Kapil Talwalkar in the next live game online.

Tony Winner Bette Midler Will Match Up to $100,000 in Donations to Broadway Cares’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund by Andrew Gans

Donations support those onstage, backstage, and behind the scenes who are facing health and financial challenges during the pandemic.

Disney Theatrical Productions Reveals Next Steps for Hercules and The Jungle Book Musicals, Aida Revival, More by Ryan McPhee

The slate arrives on the heels of the announcement that Frozen would not return to Broadway following the coronavirus shutdown.

Songwriter Drew Gasparini Joins Playbill LIVE! May 15 by Playbill Staff

Gasprarini recently released We Aren't Kids Anymore, an album of his original musical sung by Bonnie Milligan, Raymond J. Lee, and more.

Why The Pandemic Has Seen Shakespeare Popping Up Everywhere Online by Artsjournal1

Alexis Soloski: “The glut of new content speaks to the reach and ubiquity of his work, the open-source accessibility of his plays, the confidence that if you do share a snippet of pentamet…

This 222-Year-Old Poem Really Captures The Spirit Of 2020 (And Not Just Because Of COVID) by Artsjournal1

“Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,’ first published in 1798, is … the dream-poem of right now.” It’s currently appearing on YouTube in short daily ins…

Broadway Songs for Little Ones by Broadway Direct

One of the beautiful things about the theater world is that its magic and energy are capable of captivating audiences and participants of all ages. Many performers and theater artists discov…

NEWS: Virtual West End Live will go ahead on weekend of 20-21 June 2020 by Press Releases

This year's West End Live, the world's largest outdoor theatre festival, held each summer in London's Trafalgar Square, was cancelled in March after the UK went into coronavirus lockdown. Or…

28 TV Shows Broadway Stars Are Currently Binge-Watching by Marc J. Franklin

From Mrs. America to Saturday Night Live, take a look at what Broadway has been watching during the shutdown.

Review: Midnight Your Time, Donmar Warehouse by Shirley Both

Review: Midnight Your Time, Donmar Warehouse4.0StarsA dimly lit kitchen somewhere in the heart of Canonbury is where we meet Judy (Diana Quick) for the first time. The year 2010 has just beg…

GRACE NOTES: Friday, May 15, 2020 by Susan Grace

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JoyceStream: Artist Talkback with Stephen Petronio by Joycetheater

Facebook’s New Content Oversight Board Could End Up Overseeing A Lot More Than Facebook by Artsjournal1

“In designing this new organization, Facebook’s leaders … formed a separate legal trust with an initial $130 million investment from Facebook. But they also empowered that trust to bot…

‘The New Facebook Review Board Will Have No Influence Over Anything That Really Matters In The World’: Siva Vaidhyanathan by Artsjournal1

“It will hear only individual appeals about specific content that the company has removed from the service — and only a fraction of those appeals. The board can’t say anything about th…

Coronavirus Or No, Demolition And Construction At L.A. Museums Goes On by Artsjournal1

“In California, all construction — including museum expansions — has been categorized as essential. While much of the art world is standing still, expansions at LACMA, the Hammer, and …

Bette Midler is Matching Up To $100,000 in Donations To BC/EFA's Emergency Assistance Fund

Bette Midler is personally matching donations to Broadway Cares' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, up to $100,000.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, May 15- with CATS, Next on Stage and More!

Today (May 15) in live streaming: Broadway's Next on Stage continues, ALW streams Cats and so much more!

COME FROM AWAY 2-LP Blue Vinyl Set is Now Available Worldwide

The original Broadway cast recording of COME FROM AWAY is available now worldwide as a 2-LP set on blue vinyl.

Comedian’s struggle told in BBC2’s What’s the Matter with Tony Slattery?

Documentary follows the once-nimble comic as he attempts to confront mental illness

Exhilarating documentary Climbing Blind comes to BBC4

This inspiring film traces the record-breaking ascent of a blind climber and his wife

White Lines brings violence and hedonism to Netflix

New series follows a British woman in search of answers about her brother’s murder on the Spanish party island

CBS to Air Grease Sing-a-Long on What Would Have Been Tony Sunday by Andrew Gans

The broadcast will feature follow-along lyrics to all the songs from the 1978 film, based on the classic Broadway musical.

NEWS: ‘Your Old Vic’ launches extensive online resources, AD Matthew Warchus warns of ‘perilous’ year ahead by Press Releases

The Old Vic Theatre has announced details of "Your Old Vic", a programme of creative, fun and inspiring events, projects and content to keep the theatre connected with audiences, and audienc…

Bette Midler To Match Broadway Cares COVID-19 Assistance Fund Donations To $100,000 by Greg Evans

Bette Midler will personally match donations to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund up to $100,000, the charitable organization announced today. “Betwee…

Review: Bare E-ssentials, Encompass Productions by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Bare E-ssentials, Encompass Productions3.0StarsThe tenth edition of Encompass Production’s reoccurring night of ‘micro-theatre’, Bare E-ssentials breaks the mould by being the …

Hot Clip of the Day: The DREAMGIRLS Cast Really Was A Family!

Happy Birthday to the original James Thunder Early from Dreamgirls Cleavant Derricks! We learned so much prepping for this Hot Clip of the Day!

‘A bittersweetly beautiful chamber musical’: PIECES OF STRING – Mercury Theatre (Online review) by Ian Foster

Finally, a show I haven’t seen before being streamed! And what a beauty Pieces of String turned out to be.  “Sometimes it’s good to remember‘Sometimes it’s good to forget'” Fo…

A New Kind Of Corona-Concert: Ten Minutes, One Musician, One Listener, One Empty Airport by Artsjournal1

Flutist Stephanie Winker has been organizing these very intimate events at the airport and in other locations around Stuttgart — inspired, she says, by The Artist Is Present, the project i…

The Satellite Company That Helps Transmit Everything To Everyone Has Just Gone Bankrupt by Artsjournal1

“Set up in the 1960s via international treaty, Intelsat SA has played a critical and often-overlooked role providing connectivity infrastructure for more than a half century so that humani…

Faction of Fools Theatre Company announces new Co-Directors by News Desk

At a time when theater companies around the country must push back production schedules, their missions are amplified to plan future productions that will uplift, transform, and heal. At Fac…

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s real-life cat Mika killed by Ian Mohr

Mika will be memorialized in a live commentary Webber's doing for a 1998 stage production of "Cats."

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 5/15/20: Chester Theatre and K&E Theatre Reimagine Their Seasons by Mark G. Auerbach

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 5/15/20. Da niel Elihu Kramer from Chester Theatre Company and Eddie Zitka from K&E Theatre Group discuss their revised seasons.

Join the Virtual Jellicle Ball: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats Begins Streaming May 15 by Dan Meyer

The 1998 filmed production stars Elaine Paige, Ken Page, and Jacob Brent.

Review: A Spectacular Conference, presented by Be Festival by Mirren Wilson

Review: A Spectacular Conference, presented by Be Festival4.0StarsBe Festival blossomed in 2010 with the desire to bring celebrated work from all over Europe to Birmingham. Embracing any per…

VIDEO: Kristin Chenoweth Performs From ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER as Part of City Center's #EncoresArchives

Kristin Chenoweth sings 'What Did I Have?' in Encores! On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in 2000.

Ancient artworks from the edge of the Sahara retain their power

An exhibition spanning hundreds of years casts a spotlight on the region’s mysterious past glories

Simon Armitage on life as a rock ‘n’ roll poet in LYR

Britain’s music-loving poet laureate is back with a new band and a new album

Venice finds its voice with Andrea Liberovici’s audio postcards

The composer is capturing the city’s soundtrack in a series of Instagram-friendly sonic snapshots

The agony of revelation by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review the Irish Repertory Theatre’s online webcast version of Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * I’ve been eagerly waitin…

Replay: Paul Scofield on the BBC by Terry Teachout

A BBC “Arena” TV documentary about Paul Scofield, produced and directed by David Thompson and originally telecast on December 24, 2008: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and hist…

By you, for you: Pittsburgh CLO's Google Doc Musical by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Amid the glut of online content, the communal creation stands out as something unexpected in the realm of theatrical engagement.

Almanac: Nathaniel Hawthorne on happiness by Terry Teachout

“Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very p…

A Star-StuddVirtual Graduation: Livestreaming Today by Maya Salam

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

Iris Theatre launch fundraising appeal to ensure company’s future by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Iris Theatre announced the launch of a fundraising appeal to guarantee the company's future following the cancellation and rescheduling of its 2020 season. This post Iris The…

Frozen on Broadway will not re-open post pandemic by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Disney Theatrical have announced that Frozen on Broadway played its final performance at the St James Theatre on 11 March 2020. This post Frozen on Broadway will not re-open …

The perils of upcycling

A DIY approach to tarting up furniture is to be advocated — but know your limits

Young Vic’s A Streetcar Named Desire streamed as part of National Theatre at home by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Young Vic's production of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Gillian Anderson is to be streamed on YouTube on Thursday 21 May at 7pm BST This post Young Vic’s A Streetca…

Piinpi – Contemporary Indigenous Fashion exhibition to now open in September at Bendigo Art Gallery by Arts Review

Australia’s first major survey of contemporary Indigenous Australian textiles and fashion will now open at Bendigo Art Gallery in September 2020, postponed from the original opening date o…

Broadway In Chicago Announces DEAR EVAN HANSON Cancellation by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

With a ban on mass gatherings still in effect for the state of Illinois and [...]

‘Filled with fun & mischief’: THE MIDNIGHT GANG – Chichester Festival Theatre ★★★★ (Online review) by Emma Clarendon

This lovely musical based on David Walliams’ children’s book is filled with fun and mischief.

West End Dear Evan Hansen vocal warm-up with Musical Director Matt Smith by Official London Theatre

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair announces program dates while unveiling 2020 theme song by Arts Review

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has unveiled its locally produced theme song and program dates after announcing last month its 2020 event will go ahead using an innovative, digital platfor…

A song in your heart shouldn’t lead to an infection in your lungs: reasons to get with online choirs by Arts Review

On 10 March 2020, Skagit Valley, Washington – a town with no known cases of COVID-19 – held a choir rehearsal. There was hand sanitiser at the door, no direct contact between choristers,…

Disney closes ‘Frozen’ on Broadway, citing pandemic by Michael Paulson / The New York Times

International Online Theatre Festival 2020. A glimpse into the physical theatre performances. by Ariadne Mikou

During an art and culture online ubiquity that was expanded in the course of the global pandemic, the International Online Theatre Festival (IOTF) launched its 2nd edition on the 15th of Apr…

Flashback Friday: Find Out How Alex Brightman Created His Beetlejuice Voice

...and learn why it didn't hurt his vocal cords.

Simon McBurney: ‘We can’t go back: there is only going forward’

A groundbreaking show by the theatre director is returning — and newly relevant

24 Stage Performances to See Today, May 15 - See 'Cats,' the cast of 'Diana,' Simon McBurney's 'The Encounter' 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…

26 Stage Performances to Watch This Weekend, May 16-17 - See plays from Lincoln Center Theater and the Public Theater, Chita Rivera 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…

Checking in With… Tony Nominee Jennifer Simard, Star of Company, Disaster!, Hello, Dolly! by Andrew Gans

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