“Sunday in the Park with George” Exposes Seurat’s Secrets–Streaming PBS by Robert M. Gardner

Sondheim Songs Pit Painter’s Life vs. Art Biz by Robert M. Gardner Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Sunday in the Park with George” offers insights into Georges Seu…

Songs From An Unmade Bed: Watch B.D. Wong Remake It by New York Theater

Watch the 45-minute video below, available through August 14 B.D. Wong has made brilliant use of his months in quarantine, creating a witty and inventive entertainment from a 15-year-old sol…

The Power of Her Voice by The Kennedy Center

VIDEO: HAMILTON Stars Explain the Importance of Voting!

The many casts of Hamilton want you to get out and vote this November!

Playhouse Live • Variety! - Sunday, August 16, 2020 by Bucks County Playhouse

"Playhouse Live!," the 30-minute, Virtual Variety show produced by Bucks County Playhouse streams again this Sunday night, August 16 at 7 p.m. with an all-new program featuring a star-studde…

Australia’s future musical theatre stars yearning for something more in LIVESTREAM concert by Peter J Snee

Home Grown Australia and Songs for a Future Oz have partnered up to present a free live-stream concert on Facebook,

Advance priority HAMILTON tickets on sale this month by Sean McLoughlin

Tickets for the Australian premiere of Hamilton will go on sale to the general public at 9am (AEST) Tuesday 1

Talking More About The Real DNA of Your Successes by Joe Patti

Nina Simon was recently a guest on a podcast hosted by Culture Reset. As always, I find anything she has to say increases my contemplation about the way arts organizations, including my own,…

Was Broadway Producer Living in a House of Cards? Scott Rudin Sued for Not Paying Ad Agency $6.3 Million by Roger Friedman

Scott Rudin has lived large on Broadway for years. He’s made his recent reputation in the last decade for bringing in big

Spamilton by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2017 (DRG) Of course, you knew Gerard Alessandrini wasn’t going to leave Hamilton alone, but who would have predicted this? It’s a whole evening of Revolution…

VIDEO: Watch Diana DeGarmo, Ace Young & More on Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party- Live Now!

Join the party tonight (8pm) with special guests Diana DeGarmo & Ace Young, young violin virtuoso Jonathan Russell, jazz singer Michelle Johnson, nightclub performer Deborah Silver, sing…

VIDEO: Watch BD Wong's SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED Benefit- Live Now!

Tony Award winner BD Wong and videographer Richert Schnorr's imaginative, video-driven interpretation of the theatrical song cycle Songs from an Unmade Bed premieres tonight! The collection…

Global Fringe announces live performances and full program by Peter J Snee

Alongside international headliners streamed from leading Fringe Festivals from across the world, each Sydney show will be performed live for

VIDEO: Randy Rainbow Serenades Chris Cuomo with a GREASE Parody

Randy Rainbow has released a new song parody celebrating the 52nd birthday of CNN news anchor, Chris Cuomo!

Australian premiere of lost Tennessee Williams play by Peter J Snee

A Tennessee Williams play lost for 60 years will make its Australian premiere at the Last Drop Canning Vale. Presented

West End production of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to remain closed until February 2021 by Sean McLoughlin

  The West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have released a statement through their social media

BWW Prompts: If [Blank] Was A Tony Award Category, I Would Win!

Today we asked our readers to generate their own winning Tony Awards categories!

“Notes from the Field” Unearths School-to-Prison Pipeline—Streaming Amazon/HBO by Abby Tozer

Millennial Notes Anna Deavere Smith Amplifies Protestors’ Voices by Abby Tozer The sweet sound of gospel voices resonates on our screens as Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant, brilliantly re-cre…

Leading Men Leslie Odom Jr., Joshua Henry and Derrick Baskin to Join Michael James Scott for Roundtable Discussion by Caitlin Moynihan

As previously announced, Aladdin star Michael James Scott has joined the team of Broadway.com's popular daily live news show #LiveatFive to host a weekly roundtable discussion with theater s…

Those Ubiquitous Ads For MasterClass? Here’s What You Actually Get by Artsjournal

MasterClass launched in 2015 with just three classes: Dustin Hoffman on acting, Serena Williams on tennis, and Patterson on writing. Since then the company has grown exponentially, raising $…

How Music Is Gaining A Bigger Role In Sleep by Artsjournal

To combat sleeplessness, people are turning to all sorts of techniques, iWhile sleep music used to be confined to the fringes of culture—whether at avant-garde all-night concerts or New Ag…

A Brief History Of Music Shaped By Technology by Artsjournal

Music has been around as long as there have been people. Longer if you count music made by animals. It’s safe to say that music will be a part of this world as long as there is life. So wh…

VIDEO: Olivia Newton-John Talks Memories of XANADU for the Film's 40th Anniversary

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the musical film Xanadu, star Olivia Newton-John shared what it was like working on the film, what it was like to dance with Gene Kelly and more!

8 Videos That Make Us Excited for Max von Essen's Birdland Concert!

There's no doubt Max von Essen can put on an excellent performance! Check out some of his past gigs before this week's Birdland concert!

Debts And ‘Domination’ – Power Broker Lawsuit Shakes Up Broadway by Lee Seymour

Broadway ad agency SpotCo is suing producer Scott Rudin for unpaid debts, disrupting a years-long relationship between industry heavyweights.

Ralph Fiennes to Take on David Hare's Solo Play About Battling COVID-19 by Lindsey Sullivan

London's Bridge Theatre aims to reopen this September and October, using 250 socially distanced seats out of its 900 available ones. Ralph Fiennes will make his debut at the venue performing…

Lynn Nottage & More to Contribute Works to New Virtual Experience Theatre for One: Here We Are by Lindsey Sullivan

Theatre for One, the intimate theatrical experience that brings together one actor and one audience member, will launch its first ever virtual experience this month with Theatre for One: Her…

Here's Your Chance to Perform with Audra McDonald, Joshua Colley, George Salazar & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Calling all performers between the ages of 16 and 23! Participants are being sought for a benefit concert of Sticks & Stones, a new musical adapted from the Biblical story of David to a…

Sara Bareilles to Star in New Tina Fey Comedy Series About a One-Hit Wonder Girl Group by Lindsey Sullivan

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, who wrote the Tony-nominated score for Waitress, and Tina Fey, who wrote the Tony-nominated book for Mean Girls, will team up for the comedy series Girls5e…

The West End's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Extends Performance Suspension by Lindsey Sullivan

In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the producers of London's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have announced that performances will continue to be suspended through February 21, …

The Day the Music Stopped: Stage Manager Matt DiCarlo on Missing the Sing Street Family by Broadway.com

Living near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty palaces sitting in repose, waiting for the li…

Jason Alexander, Mandy Gonzalez & More Set for This Week's Stars in the House by Lindsey Sullivan

A slew of exciting guests are set for this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James We…

Tony Winners Frank Wood, Denis O'Hare and More Set for Reading of Jeff Cohen’s Righteous by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony winners Frank Wood and Denis O’Hare are set to star in a live virtual reading of Jeff Cohen’s new play Righteous on August 24 at 7:30PM ET. The event, directed by Shana Cooper, is p…

Watch: Best of the Brits From Official London Theatre      by Matthew Wexler

Watch performances and interviews from 'Six,' 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie,' 'Come From Away' and more as the Brits do their best to keep spirits high. The post Watch: Best of the Brits …

The Heroes of the Suffrage Movement | Finish the Fight by New York Times Events

Syndee Winters | "Where or When” | R&H Goes Pop! - At Home | AUGUST 12th at 1pm ET by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Zac Efron to Star in the Disney+ Remake of THREE MEN AND A BABY

The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Zac Efron will be starring in the Disney+ remake of the 1987 comedy,  Three Men and a Baby.

Broadway Isolation Project Shines With Duets, Trios, Quartets and So Much Talent

Some of your favorite musical theatre stars are continuing to share their talent virtually these days. Broadway Isolation Project is another of these fantastic showcases for amazing duets, t…

In the News: London's Bridge to Reopen With Ralph Fiennes in David Hare Play, a Starry Righteous Reading, More by Andrew Gans

Plus: The long-running, immersive Off-Broadway hit Then She Fell has closed permanently.

A Reappraisal Of Stanley Kubrick by Artsjournal

David Mikics’s “Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker” is a cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. This is not a full-dress biography — there have been several of Kubrick �…

Judge Rules Movie Studios Can Own Theatres For First Time In 71 Years by Artsjournal

This game-changing decision could result in a complete overhaul of not only who owns theater chains in the near and long-term future, but how, when and where consumers will enjoy feature fil…

Salome Bey, 86, Canada’s “First Lady Of The Blues” by Artsjournal

After making their first appearance in Toronto in 1961, Salome settled there in 1964 and began playing the jazz club circuit, soon earning the sobriquet that would be with her the rest of h…

Extras Being Replaced By Mannequins? by Artsjournal

Showrunners have been changing scenes to have little or no background performers, Paula Spurr says. She’s even heard of some smaller-budget productions using mannequins “in the deep back…

Why Is Everyone Beating Up On TikTok? by Artsjournal

TikTok, the video making and sharing app probably most known for its quirky video memes and gags made by people under 20, seems to be in many governments’ crosshairs. The attacks either co…

All the World’s on Zoom by Diep Tran

Dramatic creation while social distancing The post All the World’s on Zoom appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Amy Gijsbers van Wijk Wins Physical Distance Commission by American Theatre Editors

The playwright will develop a new play with students of Florida's Hillsborough Community College.

REVIEW: Alice: A Virtual Theme Park, Zoom ✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon visits Wonderland to review Creation Theatre and Big Telly Theatre Company’s Zoom-based interactive show, Alice: A Virtual Theme Park This post REVIEW: Alice: A …

Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us Episode 5: Michela Marino Lerman by New York City Center

Misty Copeland, Sara Mearns, and Tiler Peck Together in Conversation with Alastair Macaulay by New York City Center

New musical offerings to watch this week by Deb Miller

Among this week’s top livestreams from New York are three different genres of new musical offerings – a short musical narrative, a thematic song cycle, and a cabaret-style concert – th…

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, More Set for Final #Ham4Change Stream by Dan Meyer

The Hamilton alums join forces to raise money for various social justice organizations.

VIDEO: Joel Grey Sings 'Mr. Cellophane' in New #EncoresArchives

New York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series, featuring highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala productions.

VIDEO: Cherry Jones Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Wednesday at 12pm!

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here Wednesday, August 12 (12pm ET), as he chats with stage and …

VIDEO: John-Michael Lyles Sings 'Mama Look Sharp' From 1776 in New #EncoresArchives

The most recent #EncoresArchives video features John-Michael Lyles singing 'Mama Look Sharp' from 1776.

VIDEO: THE CHAOS TWINS Are Joined by Special Guest, Casting Director Erica A. Hart- Wednesday at 4pm!

Tune in Wednesday, August 12 to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld or on Facebook Live. This week's special guest is casting director Erica A. Hart!

Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Adam Pascal, Alice Lee and More Join BROADWAY BUSKERS Concert Series

The Times Square Alliance has announced performers for the next slate of Broadway Buskers concerts through the month of September. Kicking things off, the August 18th performance will featur…

People You Should Know . . . Andrew Siañez-De La O by Zack Calhoon

ANDREW SIAÑEZ-DE LA O is a Boston-based Mexican-American playwright from El Paso, Texas. He is currently a Huntington Playwriting Fellow at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, Massach…

People You Should Know . . . Serena Berman by Zack Calhoon

Serena Berman is a writer, performer, and producer. Her work has been developed with Ars Nova (Play Group 2019-2021), Westport Country Playhouse, Williamstown Theater Festival, Corkscrew The…

***** ‘GHOST LIGHT’ REVIEW – A FEAST OF DREAMS FROM THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND (ONLY UNTIL 8/28) by Robert Shuman

(Mark Fisher’s article appeared in the Guardian, 8/8; Photo: Fairy glow … Ghost Light was filmed at Edinburgh’s Festival theatre. Photograph: Peter Dibdin.) Hope Dickson Leach’s mag…

Practice 30 Day 10: Cho-Liang Lin by New York Philharmonic

Bringing the Iconic Temptations Sound to Broadway With Music Director Kenny Seymour by Playbill

Encores! Archives Project - 1776 (2016) by New York City Center

Encores! Archives Project - Chicago 1996 by New York City Center

Reconsidering Poulenc by Artsjournal

He was no originator, like Schoenberg or Stravinsky, nor did he possess Britten’s or Shostakovich’s command of manifold genres. He was, however, a composer of rare gifts, particularly in…

Broadway Star Danny Burstein On Struggling With COVID by Artsjournal

“The other day, my pal, the brilliant songwriter Tom Kitt, called me. He said he was frustrated by his lack of creativity because of the pandemic and was reaching out to several friends to…

8 "Lazy Afternoon" Covers For Your Lazy Afternoon YouTube Spiral By Mendez, Streisand, Andrews & More

Are you enjoying a lazy afternoon? That is fitting news as today is National Lazy Day. Let's bring this over to a Broadway correlation, shall we?

Top 10 Tunes with Jelani Alladin

What has Jelani Alladin been listening to lately? Check out his Top 10 Tunes!

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry and More to Take Part in Upcoming HAM4CHANGE Fundraiser

On Saturday, August 15th, at 4pm PT/7pm ET, members of the original cast of the Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical Hamilton will come together for the final 'HAM4CHANGE' virtual event to su…

Tammy Belton-Davis on Theatre’s Business—and Moral—Imperatives by American Theatre Editors

The communications exec, who's working with Milwaukee Rep for 10 months on EDI, talks about building relationships and engaging diverse communities.

Celebrate Disney's Newsies' Journey to Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Ahead of Playbill’s August 21 stream, look back at highlights of the musical, from its debut at Paper Mill Playhouse to opening night on Broadway.

The Best Audition Song Suggestions for The Addams Family by Character by Performerstuff

The Best Audition Song Suggestions for The Addams Family by Character Written by Tiffany Wilkie Updated July 22, 2020 You’ve got an audition coming up! Better check out these songs a…

Carnegie Mellon Fine Arts College Creates New Four-Member Leadership Model by American Theatre Editors

Megan Monaghan Rivas, Kyle Haden, Dick Block and Amy Nichols will lead after Peter Cooke's retirement in September.

How to Audition For Penn State and Temple University by Playbill

Choreographing on Stage and Screen with Joshua Bergasse by Playbill

Review: Packing 14 Up-to-the-Minute Monologues in ‘One Room’ by Jesse Green

A collection of short solo works from the Weston Playhouse furthers the redefinition of theater online — and of life in isolation.

Metropolitan Opera's La Bohème, Carmen, More to Stream This Week by Ryan McPhee

The audience favorites and more comprise Week 22 of the Nightly Met Streams series.

Theatre for One Announces New Program of BIPOC Micro-Plays by American Theatre Editors

The series kicks off with short solo plays by women of color in celebration of the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

UK Report: Theatres With Proper Ventilation Could Be Safe To Reopen At Full Capacity by Artsjournal

Ventilation is more effective at protecting against airborne transmission of the Covid-19 virus than social distancing or PPE – and “many performance venues have the capability to provid…

Considering Poulenc – A New Biography by Artsjournal

“Poulenc was a composer who melded the incompatible. Famously described as a combination of “monk and ragamuffin”, he wrote music that the mind can mistrust but the heart will adore. H…

Edinblurb festival: the AI bot creating new fringe shows every hour by Mark Fisher

Edinburgh University’s ImprovBot uses data from eight years of past productions to invent tantalising no-shows You can see how it happens. The company has yet to start devising the show, b…

Obie Awards 2020: Haruna Lee Acceptance Speech by American Theatre Wing

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley's Final NYC Concert to Stream on Broadway on Demand by Andrew Gans

The benefit stream of the Feinstein's/54 Below act, the pair's final performance together before Mazzie's passing, will also include a pre-show event with Brian Stokes Mitchell.

VIDEO: Watch BD Wong's SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED Benefit- Live at 8pm!

Tony Award winner BD Wong and videographer Richert Schnorr's imaginative, video-driven interpretation of the theatrical song cycle Songs from an Unmade Bed premieres tonight! The collection…

Sara Bareilles To Star in Tina Fey's New Comedy Series For Peacock

Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Emmy nominee and Broadway star Sara Bareilles is set to lead the Tina Fey and Robert Carlock produced series a?oeGirls5evaa??.

VIDEO: Auli'i Cravalho Stars in the Trailer for ALL TOGETHER NOW

Netflix has shared the first trailer for its upcoming film All Together Now, starring Auli'i Cravalho!

REVIEW: Howard, Disney Plus ✭✭✭✭✭ by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Douglas Mayo reviews Don Hahn's film Howard, a film looking and the life of lyricist, writer and director Howard Ashman which is now streaming on Disney+. This post REVIEW: H…

Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason — powerful impact

The brilliant brother and sister duo played their first live concert since lockdown at Bold Tendencies, London

Antonio Banderas Reveals he is Recovering From COVID-19

Deadline has reported that Antonio Banderas revealed he is recovering from a positive coronavirus diagnosis.

NEW VOICES 2004 by Paper Mill Playhouse

VIDEO: Watch Diana DeGarmo, Ace Young & More on Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party- Live at 8pm!

Join the party tonight (8pm) with special guests Diana DeGarmo & Ace Young, young violin virtuoso Jonathan Russell, jazz singer Michelle Johnson, nightclub performer Deborah Silver, sing…

THEN SHE FELL Closes Permanently

Third Rail Projects' award-winning THEN SHE FELL, which suspended shows on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will permanently close the production, a show that set records for dan…

[HD] York MTTP Summer 2020, Episode 4: They Perform! by York Theatre Company

VIDEO: Watch Jason Gotay, Michael Hartung, Ann Harada and More on THE MUNY 2020 SUMMER VARIETY HOUR- Live at 9:15pm!

The Muny 2020 Summer Variety Hour Live! will continue tonight, August 10, at 9:15 p.m. EDT. In the highest-attended opening night of the series to-date, an estimated 16,000+ people watched t…

Philadelphia Museum Of Art To Reopen At Half Speed by Artsjournal

Attendance is expected to be between 1,500 and 1,700 visitors per day, or about half of what’s normal, said Jessica Sharpe, the museum’s chief of membership and visitor operations. – P…

How The Aztecs Recorded History by Artsjournal

The Aztec historians, creators of a genre called the xiuhpohualli (SHOO-po-WA-lee), developed a highly effective way of keeping satisfying memories alive. The pictographic texts that Itzcoat…

The Playbill Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch August 10-14 by Ryan McPhee

Catch a starry song cycle, a Lynn Nottage reading, and more.

Penumbra Theatre to Become Penumbra Center for Racial Healing by American Theatre Editors

More than a rebranding, the organization's new focus is designed to better resource Black artists and drive social change.

My Light Shines On — the Edinburgh International Festival moves online

Scottish artists feature heavily in an online collection of performances, from chamber music to ballet

Renaissance Theaterworks Announces Updated 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company has decided to push its season start to 2021, and has moved its annual new-play festival online.

Sara Bareilles, Brittney Johnson, Daphne Rubin-Vega, L Morgan Lee, and More Join Playbill’s Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration by Ruthie Fierberg

The August 26 special marking Women’s Equality Day and honoring 100 years of women in theatre will feature songs from Waitress, Fun Home, and Wicked, as well as Broadway-bound musicals Gun…

Bridge Theatre announces season of live monologues on stage by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon London Theatre Company has announced a season of monologues to be performed on stage live in front of an audience at London’s Bridge Theatre. This post Bridge Theatre announ…

This Saturday: Meet the Top Women of Vaudeville by Trav S.D.

In a little over a week we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. In observation of that…

Broadway Producer John Gore Organization Lays Off Dozens Of Employees Due To COVID Shutdown by Greg Evans

The John Gore Organization, a major Tony Award-winning production company and owner of Broadway.com and The Broadway Channel, has permanently laid off what sources say is more than 100 previ…

How Rodin Ensured His Museum Would Stay Solvent by Artsjournal

When he died in 1917, Rodin left his estate to the museum, including the original plaster molds of more than 100 sculptures. “Rodin gave the economical system so that the museum could live…

What The Canada Council’s New Chairman Wants To Do by Artsjournal

“The way I view work now within colonial structures and institutions is harm reduction. Ultimately, the goal for me is to reduce the harm the Canada Council causes, not just to my communit…

Read Reviews for Berkshire Theatre Group's Outdoor Production of Godspell by Dan Meyer

The staging takes place under a tent with an Equity-approved plan to keep both performers and audiences safe.

Watch Tony Winner BD Wong Sing 'I Miss New York' From Songs From an Unmade Bed by Andrew Gans

Get a sneak peek of the August 10 fundraiser for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

Watch Mykal Kilgore, Destinee Rea, Aisha Jackson, More Perform The Wiz Anthem by Dan Meyer

The Broadway alums got outside to lift spirits and spread joy on a "brand new day."

Theatre industry joins War Child’s Emergency Coronavirus Crowdfunder by Hira Desai

UK charity War Child has launched the second phase of its Emergency Coronavirus Crowdfunder and the theatre industry is donating several prizes in support. The post Theatre industry joins W…

NEWS: Hackney Empire, Lyric Hammersmith , Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch & Theatre Royal Stratford East postpone their 2020 pantos by Press Releases

Hackney Empire, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre Royal Stratford East will be postponing their 2020 pantomimes by a year due to the continued uncertainty o…

Salzburg pioneers opera for the pandemic age

Trying to stay safe without turning Mozart into ‘Covid Fan Tutte’

Plays for the People Series Brings New Works by Chisa Hutchinson, Sha Cage, Dominic Taylor to Zoom in August by Andrew Gans

The ongoing series is part of the Black Lives Black Words International Project.

Reflections On A Music Theory Fight Over Race by Artsjournal

Insisting that music theory, musicology and ethnomusicology are separate disciplines with no shared ground impoverishes all of our work. By narrowing our focus and policing our boundaries, s…

Reimagining How Theme Parks Work by Artsjournal

Expect the cornonavirus era, say theme park experts, to accelerate a play-driven evolution that has steadily been increasing in parks — in part because they naturally lead to exploration, …

David Hare to make his experience of Covid-19 subject of new play by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Monologue starring Ralph Fiennes to be part of Bridge theatre’s reopening schedule Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage David Hare’s experience of being sick…

Review: Courtship & On Valentine's Day at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Two beautifully filmed early Horton Foote plays a treat for theater enthusiasts in lockdown

Exclusive: Watch 'What Could Be Better' From Liz Callaway and Seth Rudetsky LIVE; Now Available On Demand!

Liz Callaway's performance as part of The Seth Concert Series, re-airs today at 3 PM ET and is now available On Demand. Watch Liz and Seth duet on 'What Could Be Better' from Baby in thi…

‘Beautifully shot & sensitively told’: MOMENT OF GRACE – Backstory Ensemble – The Actors Centre (Online review) ★★★★ by Kate Gould

Moment of Grace is beautifully shot and sensitively told, treating the issues of HIV raised at the time – ignorance, prejudice and lack of medical knowledge in how to treat it – with com…

Lynn Nottage, Lydia R. Diamond, Jaclyn Backhaus, More to Write Microplays for Theatre for One: Here We Are Event by Dan Meyer

The project virtually brings together one performer and one audience member for a shared theatrical experience.

Wicked and On the Town Alum Brandon Leffler Joins Built for the Stage's Motivation Monday August 10 by Playbill Staff

Most recently part of the My Fair Lady national tour, Leffler is currently fundraising for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Virtual 5k

Wicked and On the Town Alum Brandon Leffler Joined Built for the Stage's Motivation Monday August 10 by Playbill Staff

Most recently part of the My Fair Lady national tour, Leffler is currently fundraising for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Virtual 5k

GRACE NOTES: Monday, August 10, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will remain closed in the West End until 2021 by Hira Desai

The critically acclaimed production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has announced it will remain closed in the West End until February 2021. The post Harry Potter and the Cursed Child …

Your questions about going virtual, streaming, and putting shows online.

My first gig as a Company Manager was the 1st National Tour of Jekyll & Hyde in 1999. I was a rookie, and I made a lot of mistakes.   The biggest mistake I made was not answering questi…

RIP Eric Bentley by Trav S.D.

It turns out that instead of being dead, as any reasonable person might have assumed, Eric Bentley was merely 103 years old! Older even than Shaw at the time of his passing. But now Bentley …

What It’s Like To Go Back Into A Museum by Artsjournal

“The argument for reopening our cultural institutions has been made with force: art sustains us, say the museum executives over the morning airwaves. But when I enter the exhibition, the f…

Call For “Radical Shakeup” Of UK’s Cultural Sector by Artsjournal

RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and the British Council published a paper ‘Heritage for Inclusive Growth’ which says the sector’s potential…

An Evening with Scottish Ballet review – masked dancers leap into digital by Lyndsey Winship

Available onlineMoving Edinburgh’s international festival online, this selection of dance works shows a forward-thinking ballet company As a gallant effort to keep the show on the road (or…

This moment feels ‘a bit different’ … but ‘am I supposed to say thank you?’ One Black Seattleite’s take on the Black Lives Matter protests by Dimitri Woods

As the George Floyd protests continue throughout the country, Dimitri Woods, a performance artist from Seattle, takes stock of the situation. There's room for hope, but we also have to be re…

Hot Clip of the Day: Sophia Anne Caruso's Ethereal "Toys" Music Video

Nothing strange and unusual about this music video! Sophia Anne Caruso, most recently Lydia Deetz of Broadway's Beetlejuice released a dreamy music video for her newly released debut single …

Top stars support the 2020 Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize by Megan

Platform Presents spotlight the finalists of their 2020 Playwright’s Prize with a range of talented actors performing excerpts of the plays. The post Top stars support the 2020 Platform Pr…

Audra McDonald, George Salazar, and Joshua Colley Will Headline STICKS & STONES Benefit

Grammy & Emmy-winning composer & conductor John McDaniel and lyricist/librettist Scott Logsdon will present an online highlights concert of their new musical, STICKS & STONES to …

London Theatre Company announces plans to reopen the Bridge Theatre in September by Hira Desai

Find out all about London Theatre Company's plans to reopen the Bridge Theatre during September and October, subject to the government giving a green light. The post London Theatre Company …

What onstage theater looks like, five months in. #Stageworthy News by New York Theater

The Week in Theater Reviews. The Week in Theater News. The Week in Theater Videos. #Stageworthy News of the Week. In the first Equity-approved professional musical production to open in Amer…

NEWS: Bridge Theatre announces plans to reopen with star-studded rep season by Press Releases

London Theatre Company has announced its repertoire plans to reopen the Bridge Theatre during September and October 2020, “assuming that the Government gives the go ahead for indoor perfor…

1980s Broadway Musical Logos Madness! Round 2 Region AB by JK

We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…

How A Record 100 Years Ago Changed Music by Artsjournal

With “Crazy Blues,” Mamie Smith opened the door to a surge of powerfully voiced female singers who defied the conventions of singerly gentility to make the blues a popular phenomenon in …

Audio Review: “Edgar Allan” by the National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air, streaming on WYPR by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

For the past year, the National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air has been creating brief, monthly audio plays based on the stories of  Edgar Allan Poe. Each audio play frames the story as…

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Theatre Support Fund + launch a special edition face covering by Hira Desai

The Theatre Support Fund & Regent's Park Open Air Theatre have launched a special edition face covering to coincide with the venue reopening on 14 August. The post Regent’s Park Open …

Today on Broadway: Monday, August 10, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

SpotCo Sues Scott Rudin Productions, Tonys are a Problem, “Dirty Dancing” Sequel in the Works “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre h…

#WeMakeEvents Day Of Action takes place tomorrow in a fight for the industry by Hira Desai

Hundreds of venues will be turning their lights red tomorrow to symbolise the industry going into red alert as part of the #WeMakeEvents campaign. The post #WeMakeEvents Day Of Action takes…

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie cast go online for One Night Only by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo One Night Only are re-uniting the cast and creatives for Everybody's Talking About Jamie on 4th September 2020. This post Everybody’s Talking About Jamie cast go online for…

Just because: Jim Hall plays his “All Across the City” by Terry Teachout

Jim Hall and Larry Goldings play Hall’s “All Across the City”: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, an…

Almanac: C.S. Lewis on the tragic nature of love by Terry Teachout

“Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken.” C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves (courtesy of Brenda Becker) Continue reading Almanac: C.S. Lewis on the tragic …

Four of the biggest Pantos in London postponed to 2021 by Kitty Underwood

Hackney Empire, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre Royal Stratford East will not be producing their annual pantos this year. The post Four of the biggest Pan…

‘A poignant reminder of what we are all missing’: GHOST LIGHT ★★★★ (Online review) by Thom Dibdin

With one of the My Light Shines On series of films, Ghost Light provides a poignant reminder of what we are all missing in this fallow year of live performance in Edinburgh during August.

Wake Up With BWW 8/10: Madonna is Working on a Screenplay With Diablo Cody, and More!

Today's top stories: Madonna is working on a screenplay with Diablo Cody, and more!

On the Couch with Dr Edward Colless by Arts Review

Who is Dr Edward Colless? When not travelling incognito or hidden under pseudonyms, he is editor of Art+Australia, senior lecturer in Art at the Victorian College of the Arts, and writer-at-…

Antipodes Theatre Company presents an online reading of Bumpwell Manor by Arts Review

Presented as part of the Ricochet Reading Series, Antipodes Theatre Company (ATC) has announced the cast for Don Winsor’s Bumpwell Manor – an online reading streamed live to the ATC Face…

Illuminate Adelaide set to light up Winter in 2021 by Arts Review

A new annual winter event will take over Adelaide’s city streets, laneways and buildings from July 2021 with light, art installations, immersive technology, music, performance, discussions…

Are Malawi Theatre Groups Underpricing Their Shows to Extinction? by Isaac Mafuel

By Isaac Mafuel. Isaac Mafuel shares a recent debate had amongst theatremakers in Malawi about how to best price shows, considering both that low prices are a way of coping with the circumst…

Ep. 71: A Conversation with Token Theatre Friends’ Jose Solis by Lauren Van Hemert

Jose Solís is a Honduran theatre critic based in NYC. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Backstage, American Theater, America Magazine, and TDF Stages. He is the co-creator and …

2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres closes its third act by Arts Review

The 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres curated by Leigh Robb closed on Sunday 2 August, after presenting the exhibition across all platforms since Friday 28 February.…

Forgotten Plays: No 11 – The High Bid (1908) by Henry James by Michael Billington

James’s rich dialogue and clashing-cultures theme make his country-house play worthy of a renewed offer Henry James had a love-hate relationship with the theatre. He had boyhood dreams of …

'Edinburgh made us!' The stars catapulted to TV fame from the fringe by Ryan Gilbey

Lily Savage, The League of Gentlemen, Fleabag and a host of telly sensations started out on tiny stages at the extravaganza. In its absence, who will be next? Paul O’Grady’s first night …

Live performance industry releases COVID Safe guidelines by Arts Review

Live Performance Australia has released a comprehensive set of COVID Safe guidelines to help the live performance industry prepare to reopen its venues and resume productions. The guidelines…

Scarborough Fair — the ancient ballad that sparked a modern-day grudge

While Martin Carthy and Paul Simon were not speaking, many other singers gave voice to this mysterious melody

Imperial War Museum seeks fresh perspectives on the atomic bombings

A split-screen film by Es Devlin and Machiko Weston reflects the split atom, racial divisions and a fractured planet

Clips From Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Jersey Boys, Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Annie Stream on Muny's 2020 Summer Variety Hour Live! August 10 by Andrew Gans

Viewers can also expect performances from acting couples Jason Gotay and Michael Hartung, and Jenny Powers and Matt Cavenaugh.

Tony Winner BD Wong Stars in Re-Imagined Songs From an Unmade Bed, Joined by Awkwafina, Billy Porter, More, August 10 by Andrew Gans

The stream benefits the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

Checking In With… Jelani Remy, Star of Ain't Too Proud and The Lion King by Andrew Gans

"I want us to continue to have conversations and education on how to move forward and acknowledging the past."

Dance/NYC Announces the 26 recipients of the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship Program by The Dance Enthusiast

"We are proud to be able to offer this recognition and support to disabled dance workers and the activities they have undertaken over the course of the pandemic," said Alejandra Duque Cifuen…