Adelaide Cabaret Festival: bite-sized and home delivered online in 2020 by Arts Review

Adelaide Cabaret Festival is going digital with a curated collection of bite-sized clips from artists who were set to feature in the 2020 program. Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020: Bite-Sized …

Three on the Aisle: No Shortcut to Normal by American Theatre Editors

The critics talk with Jeremy Wein of Play-PerView, take a question about theatre safety, and recommend shows they've viewed.

The only Australian performing a lead role in the only major production in the world by Arts Review

Australian performer Claire Lyon has found herself in the unprecedented situation of starring in the only major production in the world due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. Sir Andrew Lloyd…

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020: Bite-sized & Home Delivered Online by Peter J Snee

Adelaide Cabaret Festival is going digital with a curated collection of bite-sized clips from artists who were set to feature

The only Australian performing a lead role in the only major production in the world by Sean McLoughlin

Australian performer Claire Lyon has found herself in the unprecedented situation of starring in the only major production in the

Today on Broadway: Monday, May 18, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

“Some Like it Hot” to Open on Broadway in Fall 2021, “A Strange Loop” Reschedules DC, Updated “Aida” Won’t Premiere at Paper Mill “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday thr…

StageBill Blog: Feeding Your Habit When There’s No Theater by Bill Hirschman

For lovers of live theater, this “intermission” in communal gathering creates a hunger for more than online bare bones performances from the camera in someone’s cellphone. But there is…

Broadway extends shutdown to September 6 by Sean McLoughlin

Amidst the ongoing health crisis the Broadway League have announced their decision to offer refunds or exchanges for any tickets

Livestreaming Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work (with guest Tim Blake Nelson)

By . The Public Theater presents Watch Me Work livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 21 May 2020 at 11 a.m.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work

By . The Public Theater presented Watch Me Work livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 19 May 2020 at 11 a.m.

COVID-19 brings the curtain down on Bran Nue Dae 30th anniversary tour by Peter J Snee

A new production of the Indigenous musical Bran Nue Dae, presented by The Opera Conference, that was scheduled for a

Livestreaming Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work (with guest Young Jean Lee)

By . The Public Theater presents Watch Me Work livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 11 a.m.

SELF Encore Broadcast by Peter J Snee

An encore performance of the 2017 dance theatre production, SELF streaming next Sunday 24 May 8pm AEST on the SELF

Musical Mondays #6 by Gabi Bergman

Welcome back to Musical Mondays! In case you’re new here, this column is a peek into the depths of the

Catch Smash Reunion With Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, More on Stars in the House May 17 by Andrew Gans

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

We chat to Michael Cassel about his experience with COVID-19 and plans to re-open by Peter J Snee

Michael Cassel is an internationally recognised producer and entertainment executive. He formed his company, the Michael Cassel Group, to produce

Theatre Review: ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ streaming from Blackfriars Playhouse by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

John Steinbeck on an Elizabethan stage? Blackfriars Playhouse, a recreation of a venue of Shakespeare’s time in Staunton, Virginia, shows how well this can work in its current production o…

Signs of the City During A Pandemic by Jonathan Mandell

Two brief walks in my neighborhood produced these photographs of signs posted on walls and poles, some there forever and unintentionally relevant, others meant to buck up what few pedestrian…

Inside A Lockdown Bubble, Can Literature Help? by Artsjournal2

The eternal debate about what books are good for – “I feel that literature is rarely of immediate practical help. I think the kind of knowledge reading fiction imparts is stealthy and sl…

Astrid Kirchherr, Whose Black And White Photos Set Our Concept Of The Beatles, Has Died At 81 by Artsjournal2

Kirchherr, a 22-year-old art and photography student, captured the young lads when they were in Hamburg, playing scruffily in the red light district. – The New York Times

The Ancient Art Of Creating Theatre At Home, But Make It Streaming by Artsjournal2

Professional playwrights still need commissions, and honestly, people still need theatre even when we can’t go to the theatre, so: “Theater companies big and small across the country, in…

Director Lynn Shelton Has Died Of A Rare Blood Disease At 54 by Artsjournal2

Shelton created and directed many small-scale, intimate indie films, funding those well-reviewed passion projects with tons of TV show work, including, recently, four episodes of Little Fire…

Fred Willard, The Master Of Comic Cluelessness, Has Died At 86 by Artsjournal2

His collaborations with Christopher Guest and Guest’s mockumentary ensemble were epic. “He played an Air Force colonel in This Is Spinal Tap (1984), then was travel agent/amateur actor…

How Two Film Productions Have Begun Again by Artsjournal2

Carefully, with medical staff on set and stringent guidelines, and in one case, by essentially taking over a small town in Australia. “For Foster, who said that the extra precautions added…

The Horrific Ecstasy Of Burning Your Own Writing by Artsjournal2

Or, more usually, why writers instruct others to do it after their deaths. “The elemental annihilation of destruction by fire is so absolute, and this is where the horror lies for me. If w…

What Are Exhibition Catalogues For? by Artsjournal2

Or maybe … exhibition catalogues are created for whom, exactly? “Most catalogues, however, no matter how good they may be, are fairly formulaic: introduction, essays, works shown, works …

California Museums Have To Figure Out What Qualifies As ‘Outdoors’ – And What’s Safe Even Then by Artsjournal2

The Getty won’t open even though it has quite a few outdoor spaces, because those must be access from indoor spaces. But elsewhere: “The Huntington will institute a timed ticketing syste…

How Ballet Dancers Are Staying In Dance Shape At Home by Artsjournal2

Ballet dancers don’t know when they’ll perform again, or even when they can dance with others again (aside from those in their own homes). One advantage to online classes: Dancers can jo…

VIDEO: Andrew Scott SEA WALL Film Extends Stream for One Week

Now you can catch Fleabag star Andrew Scott in a special filmed  production of Simon Stephens' play Sea Wall  for one more week!

#MemorialForUsAll - Norm Lewis by Lincoln Center

With Theaters Shut Down, Why Not Put On A 'Play At Home'? by Chloe Veltman

Theaters across the country have commissioned playwrights to create short plays that anyone can download and perform at home or online with friends and family. The initiative is called Play …

NSOatHome LIVE - May 17 at 7 p.m. EST by The Kennedy Center

The Leaves Are Fading 🍃 by American Ballet Theatre

This Week on Broadway for May 17, 2020: Our Favorite Title Songs by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about their favorite Title Songs This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broa…

IS THE HAND QUICKER THAN THE ZOOM WINDOW? by Robert Shuman

(The post appeared first in The New York Times, 5/15; photo: The New York Times; via Pam Green.) Before my scheduled preview performance of “The Present,” a new show from the Geffen Pl…

Andrew Barth Feldman and Samantha Williams Read Lauren Gunderson's I and You on Stars in the House Live Stream by Andrew Gans

Plays in the House Jr. is a spinoff of Stars in the House, the daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley to benefit The Actors Fund.

First ‘socially distanced’ concert a test for live music industry

Plan by Travis McCready to play restricted Arkansas gig has divided opinion

Taylor Louderman Has Received Her BS Degree in Liberal Arts From The New School

Taylor Louderman took to Instagram to announce that she has officially received BS in Liberal Arts from The New School!  In the post, Louderman shared, 'I love learning and I'm grateful I …

VIDEO: Billy Porter, Tamara Tunie and More Drop in to Carnegie Mellon's Conferral of Degrees Virtual Ceremony

Billy Porter, Tamara Tunie, Ted Danson, Ming-Na Wen and other famous Carnegie Mellon university alumni popped into CMU's virtual conferral of degrees.  The virtual ceremony includes speeche…

VIDEO: Watch Diana DeGarmo, Ace Young, John Krause & More in the RISE TOGETHER Fundraiser Music Video

RISE TOGETHER, SWEAT TOGETHER: A VIRTUAL FITNESS FUNDRAISER launches today, May 17th, 2020, in support of World Central Kitchens' Covid-19 relief work.

RECAP: Chita Rivera Told Her WEST SIDE STORY Audition Story on STARS IN THE HOUSE

Stars in The House, benefiting The Actors Fund, continued Saturday night (8pm) for An Evening with Chita Rivera and Friends.

SEGAL TALKS Week Eight to Feature Richard Foreman and More

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center has announced the eighth weekly line-up of its new global series, a??SEGAL TALKSa??. New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researcher…

Brave New Shakespeare Challenge - KING LEAR with Okwui Okpokwasili | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Brave New Shakespeare Challenge - KING LEAR in ASL with Linda Bove | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Brave New Shakespeare Challenge - KING LEAR with F. Murray Abraham | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Mr Theatre: the marvellous playhouses of Frank Matcham – in pictures

Commemorating the centenary today of the theatre architect’s death – who is estimated to have built or rebuilt more than 150 theatres including the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and the Londo…

From Tanglewood To The Hollywood Bowl, Outdoor Summer Concerts Are All Gone by Artsjournal2

At Tanglewood, “the organization explored various alternatives to canceling the season, at one point sending a drone up above the expansive lawn to think about how social distancing might …

Writing Fiction Without Trying To Be ‘Useful’ by Artsjournal2

Author Robin Sloan: “I think you need to tread lightly, and really disguise your intentions—even to yourself, if possible—or you end up producing a sci-fi after-school special, the ‘…

How Are Britain’s Art Critics Doing, Seven Weeks Into Lockdown? by Artsjournal2

Sure, it can be lonely – and nothing can replace being in the room where the art happens – but, well, it could be a lot worse. “I’m only being semi-facetious when I say that a Thursd…

Uh-Oh: What Does Facebook’s Purchasing Of Giphy Mean For Other Apps? by Artsjournal2

If the internet has come to rely not entirely, but very near universally, on visual culture and then Facebook buys that visual culture, what does it mean? – The Verge

Louis Delsarte, Muralist Of African American Experience, 75 by Artsjournal2

Delsarte’s large-scale public murals are his best-known works, but he also painted and created drawings and prints. His murals, though, they’re the ones that everyone in New York (and el…

Marquees Without Movies Can Be, It Turns Out, Quite Performative On Their Own by Artsjournal2

A funny, sweet message from a theatre in Oregon caught on with the Instagram crowd, and it’s not the only one. Its creator, who says his small movie theatre provides a true home for cineph…

Brits Are Missing Live Performance, And Not Planning To Go Back Anytime Soon by Artsjournal2

With 93 percent of those polled saying they miss live theatre, it’s perhaps a surprise that only 19 percent of those polled said they would buy tickets immediately when theatres and other …

Add ‘Quarantines’ To The List Of Things Jane Austen Can Get You Through by Artsjournal2

If you’re a Janeite, you already know this. If not, truly: “To be a woman of a certain class in Regency England was to be socially distanced by default—isolated in the country-side, li…

This Theatre Critic Confesses The Screen Isn’t To His Taste by Artsjournal2

Jayne Blanchard isn’t into the National Theatre’s (wildly popular) streams. He’s not thrilled with the general flatness of screens compared to, well, face to face. It is, he says, most…

NEWS: Sheffield Theatres plan outdoor Shakespeare performances as buildings remain closed by Press Releases

Sheffield Theatres has announced that, subject to government advice, it hopes to bring Shakespeare to Sheffield’s outdoor spaces later this year.

Get Inspiration for New Activities from This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Broadway might be canceled, but Elaine Paige on Sunday isn't! Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show. This week, Paige …

Celebrity alums add their voices to CMU's virtual commencement ceremony by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Billy Porter, Ted Danson, Ming-Na Wen, David Tepper and more participate in the virtual graduation for Carnegie Mellon students worldwide.

What Do We Need To Talk About? review – addictive family drama by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineThe Apple siblings from Richard Nelson’s quartet of plays return on a Zoom call to talk about life in lockdown Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online For t…

We worked in theatre, what do we do now? by Victoria Cairl

My husband and I both work in theater. This used to be a cute thing to note about us at a cocktail party. Then the world was upended by… Continue reading on Medium »

Andrew Lloyd Webber raises half a million dollars for the Actor’s Fund by Sean McLoughlin

With COVID-19 enforced lockdowns keeping theatres dark across the globe, institutions such as the National Theatre, Metropolitan Opera and the

Watch the Cast of Grand Hotel Reunite in a 25th Anniversary Concert May 17 by Dan Meyer

Liliane Montevecchi, Karen Akers, Chip Zien, and more sang at the Feinstein’s/54 Below special in 2015.

‘The less respect you have for the Brontes before you watch this, the more you’ll enjoy it’: WASTED – Southwark Playhouse (Online review) by Amy Toledano

Wasted is about the Bronte siblings from childhood to death, as they attempt to follow their artistic - and romantic - ambitions.

Broadway In Chicago Announces Rescheduled Dates For SIX by Showbiz Chicago Newsdesk

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

MONDAY 05/18 @ 1:00 pm Mark Nadler in Concert by Sue Matsuki

Mark Nadler in Welcome to my Living Room! Monday, May 18 @ 1:00 PM Mark Nadler in an intimate half-hour of songs from his piano to your computer screen. This event is being presented by The …

MONDAY 05/18 @ 7:15 pm The Lamb’s Club Book Chat with Sabella and Matsuki by Sue Matsuki

Discussion with David Sabella and Sue Matsuki Authors of So You Want to Sing Cabaret Monday, May 18th @ 7:15 PM EST Hosted by Deborah Stone for the Lamb’s Club Join us for a virtual discus…

TUESDAY 05/19 @ 6:30 pm 54 Sings One Direction by Sue Matsuki

54 SINGS ONE DIRECTION  – TUESDAY, MAY 19 @  6:30 PM #54BelowAtHome Are you a self-proclaimed Directioner? Are you still hoping that our favorite British boys are just ‘on a break’?…

THURSDAY 05/21 @ 2:00 pm EST Harold Sanditen’s Open Mic by Sue Matsuki

Harold Sanditen’s Open Mic Thursday, May 21st @ 2:00 am EST ( 7:00 pm London)   EVERY OTHER THURSDAY FROM LONDON @ 2:00 PM EST (7:00 PM UK / 11:00 AM PST) HAROLD SANDITEN’S OPEN MIC on …

THURSDAY 05/21 @ 7:00 pm Shapiro & Hall in Stuck with Each Other by Sue Matsuki

Adam B Shapiro & Janice Hall in Stuck with Each Other…A Variety Show Live from Shapiro Hall Thursday, May 21st @ 7:00 pm This show will be broadcast as a Facebook Live event; if you c…

FRIDAY 05/22 @ 6:30 pm I Wish: Roles That I Could Have Been by Sue Matsuki

I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 6:30 PM #54BelowAtHome Alexandra Silber is back with a brand new live quarantine edition of I Wish! Everyone has dreams that we fea…

SATURDAY 05/23 @ 8:00 pm A Flag Day Celebration by Sue Matsuki

SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 8:00 pm EST Magnolia Room Premieres A Flag Day Celebration starring 2019 MAC Nominees for Duo/Group Kenneth Gartman, Christopher Hudson Myers and Rachel MacIsaac https://…

Interview with Raphaëlle Boitel – Compagnie L’oubliée by Nicole Birmann Bloom

Written by The Cultural Services of the French Embassy of the United States. Interview Conducted by Nicole Birmann Bloom (Program Officer, Performing Arts, French Cultural Services). Transla…

New Streaming Service Broadway on Demand Launches May 17 by Ryan McPhee

The slate of programming includes Allegiance, series from Tiler Peck and Frankie James Grande, and more.

Wind of Change podcast asks: did the CIA write a power ballad?

Hugely entertaining and wildly addictive, the new series probes a conspiracy theory that seems ridiculous — at first

The Dance Enthusiast Celebrates Dancing Moms in the Midst of COVID-19 by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Celebrates Dancing Moms in the Midst of COVID-19, "The Dance Enthusiast asked dancing moms how they are handling this very unusual period of time with their familie…

Remembering the Original Off-Broadway Production of Little Shop of Horrors on Howard Ashman's Birthday by Nathan Skethway

Ashman was born May 17, 1950.