Macbeth in Harlem: Black Theater in America from the Beginning to Raisin in the Sun by Jonathan Mandell

Macbeth in Harlem: Black Theater in America from the Beginning to Raisin in the Sun, (Rutgers University Press, 246 pages) is an exercise in frustration, for two reasons. Charles Mason’s s…

The Reservoir Room: live and streaming by David Hooley

Back in 2007 Kevin Rudd was prime minister, I wore boot cut jeans, and Paul McDermott’s variety program The Sideshow was

Alison Arngrim Interview Excerpt (Little House on the Prairie) by Call Me Adam

ASA & Carolyn Montgomery Launch an Educational You Tube Channel for Kids by Sue Matsuki

Carolyn Montgomery and the ASA have just launched a YouTube channel that serves as a music education supplement for NYC’s public school students, especially those with no music programming…

Video Roundup: Happy Birthday, Jason Robert Brown! Watch Jeremy Jordan, Kelli O'Hara, and More Sing His Songs!

Today is Jason Robert Brown's birthday! Celebrate with us by taking a look at some of our favorite performances of his songs.

Stars in the House Welcomes Broadway Advocacy Coalition Founders Adrienne Warren and Amber Iman, More by Andrew Gans

The June 20 live stream benefits the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Tony award-winning performer Alan Cumming announced as new Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2021 by Arts Review

Adelaide Festival Centre has announced that acclaimed cabaret and all-round performer, writer and social activist Alan Cumming will be the Artistic Director for the 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Fes…

Ian Holm, British film's best supporting actor by Jasper Rees

From King Lear to Bilbo Baggins - remembering the great film actor who vanquished stage fright Ian Holm was once in his local cinema on High Street Kensington, enquiring at the ticket office…

Nancy Pelosi's HOLD THE HOUSE Event Will Feature Barbra Streisand, Audra McDonald, Ben Platt, Idina Menzel, and Many More

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, alongside John Legend and Erich Bergen, have put together Hold the House.

VIDEO: Ariana DeBose and Michael D. Xavier Perform Lockdown Duet of 'Falling Slowly'

As part of Lockdown Duets, Ariana DeBose and Michael D. Xavier performed 'Falling Slowly' from Once.

VIDEOS: Watch Highlights From the Antonyo Awards, Featuring Amber Iman, Donald Webber Jr., Charity Angel Dawson, Antoine L. Smith, Aisha Jackson, and

Broadway Black, the multimedia organization highlighting the achievements of Black theatre artists presented the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broadwa…

VIDEO: Broadway Stars Wish a Happy Birthday to Jason Robert Brown, Including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kelli O'Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, and Many More!

Today is Jason Robert Brown's 50th birthday! In honor of the big day, a slew of Broadway stars sent in messages that were added to an almost-30-minute video.

All Remaining ANASTASIA Tour Performances Have Been Cancelled

BroadwayWorld has learned that all remaining performances on the Anastasia tour have been cancelled through Summer 2020, due to the health crisis.

Bringing History to the 21st Century – Hamilton: An American Musical by Sean McLoughlin

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? This question has been considered by musical theatre fans worldwide since the

Theatre Puppets Through the Ages by Divna Stojanov

“The puppet says everything that needs to be said so that we are not affected. When we truly believe in them, they give us love, trust, and sincerity.” This is the epigraph from the book…

Theater Preview: DEAR ONE: LOVE & LONGING IN MID-CENTURY QUEER AMERICA (ONE Archives Foundation) by Tony Frankel

ONE TO CATCH Between 1953 and 1965, ONE Magazine, the first openly gay & lesbian periodical in the United States, received thousands of letters monthly from its readers. a great many of …

Word of Mouth Live! "Interruptions" by Bucks County Playhouse

Making Time For Your Creativity Can Be The Hardest Part by Joe Patti

While people still haven’t returned to the daily routines they may have had before Covid-19 brought a halt to so much of our lives, it might be worth encouraging people to continue cultiva…

You Don’t Know You Are In Water by Joe Patti

Seth Godin made a post today that addresses the current climate of Black Lives Matter, policing, statues, etc without directly naming any of these things.  (A week ago he mentioned he gener…

Piano Bar Live! Celebrating the Art of Drag Live-Streaming on Facebook and BroadwayOnDemand.com Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:15pm ET

This week’s guests will be Varla Jean Merman, Peter Mac (Judy Garland), Chuck Sweeney (Peggy Lee), Ray DeForest (Doris Dear), Rosetta Stoned, Haley Swindal and our weekly mystery guest!

http://www.curtainup.com/streamingapple20.html by Elyse Sommer

. .Defending Jacob and The Morning Show headlne at Apple TV's home page

The Cast of 'Six' Perform "Ex-Wives" | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Interview: ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Choreographer Sonya Tayeh | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Interview: 'Slave Play' Writer Jeremy O. Harris | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Sara Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Introduction | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Interview and Performance: ‘The Sound Inside’ actor, Mary-Louise Parker | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Mare Winningham Performs "Forever Young" from ‘Girl From The North Country’| Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Elizabeth Stanley Performs "You Learn" from ‘Jagged Little Pill' | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Six Interview 16x9 | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

"Company" Opening Number with Patti LuPone | Offstage: Opening Night by New York Times Events

Tonya Pinkins, James Monroe Iglehart, More Read Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

The live stream benefits the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Review Roundup: THE POLITICIAN Season 2, Starring Ben Platt, Judith Light, Bette Midler, Gwyneth Paltrow, and More

Season 2 of Netflix's The Politician has been released! Let's see what the critics are saying...

Behind the Curtain: Interview With Darcy Kane - Dresser on MOULIN ROUGE!

Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with Darcy Kane, a dresser on Moulin Rouge!

Dan Riskin by NPR

Dan Riskin, bat expert, joins us along with panelists Tom Papa, Roxanne Roberts, and Joel Kim Booster.

ABT Weekend Talk Series with Alexei Ratmansky, Cassandra Trenary and Carrie Gaiser Casey by American Ballet Theatre

Ben Folds - "Kylie From Connecticut" w/ National Symphony Orchestra | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

Gracie Folds - "Sprained Ankle" introduced by Sarah Silverman | DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents by The Kennedy Center

Wu Man - "White Snow in Spring" | DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

Jherek Bischoff - "Eyes" w/ National Symphony Orchestra | DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents by The Kennedy Center

SoLow Fest 2020: Yannick Trapman-O’Brien presents ‘The Telelibrary Travel Agency’ by Michelle Nugent

This globetrotting choose-your-own-adventure experience is interactive theater through your phone, running as part of this year’s SoLow Fest. Michelle Nugent reviews.

VIDEO: SIX, HEATHERS, COME FROM AWAY, and More Perform at Virtual West End Live

This year's virtual West End Live is underway! The first highlights programme features performances from Six, Wicked, Heathers, The Lion King, Bat Out of Hell, Les Miserables, Come From Away…

VIDEO: Matt Lucas Joins West End Stars For 'Thank You Baked Potato'

Matt Lucas, Michael Ball, Petula Clark, Cameron Mackintosh, Claude-Michel Schonberg, and more have released a virtual performance of the comedy song 'Thank You Baked Potato.'

I asked my MP: Where is the support for theatre? by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon expresses her thoughts on the painful neglect of theatre during Covid-19, including a template response from her local, Cabinet Member MP.

Noah and the Peacock review – live lockdown theatre in fine feather by Chris Wiegand

Available onlineThis Zoom show for families captures the buzz of theatre and asks the audience to dress up and make their own sound effects Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and da…

From She Loves Me to Hairspray: David Rockwell Unpacks His Favorite Broadway Designs by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony Award-winning designer gives Playbill an inside glimpse at his creative process.

Boris Yukhananov On the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Theatre by International Online Theatre Festival

Boris Yukhananov – the Artistic Director of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, Moscow – discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the theatre community in Russia and the Stanislavsk…

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: June 20-21- with Jessie Mueller, Tonya Pinkins and More!

This weekend (June 19) in live streaming: Jessie Mueller sings with Seth Rudetsky, and so much more!

VIDEO: Tony Winner Jessie Mueller Gets Ready to Sing Out with Seth Rudetsky!

Seth Rudetsky's internationally acclaimed Broadway concert series that first began in Provincetown at The Art House in 2011 is now a weekly virtual series entitled The Seth Concert Series. U…

On This Day In New York Theater: June 20 in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 7 in the series) June 20, 2020: Readers following this series must be patient as we wend our way, once a week, through the summer doldrums of New York theat…

Jez Bond: “I will work my guts off for theatre” by Lindsey Huebner

Unperturbed by connectivity issues that have plagued many of us during lockdown, Lindsey Huebner chats to the Park Theatre’s Artistic Director, Jez Bond. They talk digital theatre (not kee…

Andrew Lloyd Webber uses Palladium as COVID-19 test site by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Andrew Lloyd Webber is using the London Palladium as a test site to try out various COVID-19 prevention measures in the hope of getting theatres open again. This post Andrew …

‘You’ll be glad to share a bit of lockdown with Michael Sheen & David Tennant’: STAGED – BBC iPlayer (Online review) by Maryam Philpott

As Simon Evans’ cheeky new comedy points out, when the Government finally gives the go-ahead, the best-prepared teams will have their pick of the playhouses and first dibs on an audience d…

Tony award-winning performer Alan Cumming announced as new Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2021 by Peter J Snee

Adelaide Festival Centre is thrilled to announce acclaimed cabaret and all-round performer, writer and social activist Alan Cumming as the

Wethersfield teen Franco Tomaino a finalist in Broadway World singing contest by Susan Dunne

Franco Tomaino, a 17-year-old incoming senior at Wethersfield High School, is one of the five finalists in Broadway World’s Next on Stage singing competition.

Manchester’s Franklin brothers share a cartoon about George Floyd fears by Christopher Arnott

Three teen brothers from Manchester are sharing their fears about the George Floyd cartoon through a political cartoon. Keyon, Korey and Kahari Franklin have self-published several books an…

West End LIVE Quiz: Part 1 by Hira Desai

Get your thinking caps on because round one of our West End LIVE quizzes is really going to put your knowledge of the stagiest weekend to the test! The post West End LIVE Quiz: Part 1 appear…

Film Preview: FIRST PHYSICAL MOVIE THEATER OPENS IN LOS ANGELES (Arena Cinelounge on Sunset) by Jim Allen

FIRST THEATER RE-OPENS IN LOS ANGELES TODAY Arena Cinelounge Sunset, Hollywood’s location for arthouse, genre, and independent cinema, will be the first physical movie theater in Los Angel…

Joel James: Movie Kind of Timing by Arts Review

Inspired by an imagined movie moment during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian independent artist Joel James is back with a new single and music video, Movie Kind of Timing. Entering with a s…

On the Couch with Tara Leigh Dowler / Cousin Tara by Arts Review

Who is Tara Leigh Dowler / Cousin Tara? When I was 18, I had a producer tell me I needed a ‘stage name’; a one-word name, preferably. Think of Cher, Madonna or Adele! I have never found …

Barry Humphries: ‘Every theatre I’ve performed in has gone dark’

The music-hall artiste on longing for the stage — and his Australian homesick blues

Checking In With… Tony Winner Tony Shalhoub, Star of The Band's Visit, Monk, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, More by Andrew Gans

The Tony and Emmy winner can be seen in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' stream of James Lapine's Act One.