Mass Layoffs Has US, UK Museums Rethinking Their Roles by Artsjournal

The current crisis raises the question of what exactly a museum is. Is it a collection of objects, or the staff that bring those objects to life and makes them accessible to the public? ‘W…

A Brief History Of Boredom by Artsjournal

Those who bore easily are more likely to be depressed and anxious, have a tendency to be aggressive, and perceive life as less meaningful. Yet, psychology uncovered also a much brighter side…

Many Voices, One Song by The Kennedy Center

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR CHICAGO’S ARTS TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE. LET’S NOT WASTE THIS OPPORTUNITY. by Robert Shuman

(Chris Jones’s article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 8/20; Photo: Chicago Tribune.) We’re safer staying outside. But in Chicago, where summer is short, time rapidly is running out for…

Word Up! session 11 - Singing Stand Up with Angie Chandler by The Old Globe

Practice 30 Day 21: Flor de Toloache by New York Philharmonic

This Fall: A Talk on Jerry Lewis, and More! by Trav S.D.

Autumn is soon upon us and that means Old School is back in session — virtually, like all the other schools. Today being the 3rd anniversary of the passing of Jerry Lewis, seems a propitio…

GlobeRISING: Director Edward Torres Discusses Globe for All by The Old Globe

New York Stage and Film Announces 2020 Artists-in-Residence by American Theatre Editors

The program is being expanded this year in response to the ongoing pandemic.

Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia Announces Micro-Grants by American Theatre Editors

The coalition will award $200 grants to 20 Philly artists and roll out programming to support Black artists.

When Bat Boy Escaped The FBI And The Alien Endorsed Bill Clinton: An Oral History Of ‘Weekly World News’ by Artsjournal1

“At the height of its popularity in the late 1980s, circulation reached 1.2 million copies per week. Headlines like ‘Bigfoot Kept Lumberjack as Love Slave’ ruled its covers. A team of …

A Historical Disinclination To Theatre by Artsjournal

One of the key facets of Jonas Barish’s argument is that, throughout history and across cultures, theatrical activity has almost always been met by vociferous opposition. From ancient Gree…

Is Resilience Overrated? by Artsjournal

Here in New Orleans, for example, where I am a relative newcomer, my friends who are longtime residents and who survived Hurricane Katrina greet the word “resilience” with a fiery disdai…

Art Basel Goes Virtual, Charging Galleries For Virtual Booths by Artsjournal

Art Basel organizers plan to present two new online viewing room initiatives in September and October, which they describe as “freestanding, thematic editions.” Unlike previous iteration…

Theatre Reform: We Shouldn’t Work So Many Hours by Artsjournal

“It’s this process that we have spent decades, centuries developing in theatre of how much time it takes to make the thing. In my experience, the process will expand to fill as much time…

Obie Awards 2020: Performance - "Memory Song" by Michael R. Jackson by American Theatre Wing

Word Up! session 10 - Dance Poetry with Erika Malone by The Old Globe

ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS by Robert E. Sherwood (1939): Chosen by Committee Episode 21 by Phindie Podcasts

In this episode of Chosen by Committee, hosts Josh, John, and Chris wonder how Robert E. Sherwood won the 1939 Pulitzer.

In the News: Lea Salonga Drops Inspiring Anthem 'Dream Again,' Damon Daunno, Robert Torti Featured on Blood Rock EP, More by Andrew Gans

Plus, check out Liminal Highway from composer Christopher Cerrone and flutist Tim Munro.

Word Up! session 9 - Freestyle Rap with Ric Scales by The Old Globe

LA Witch: Play with Fire — darkly psychedelic fuzz-rock

The Californian band return with a familiar soundscape of hazy guitar solos and zombie-like vocals

The Waterboys: Good Luck, Seeker — a lopsided mash-up

The band’s 14th album is an eclectic mix with standout tracks — but some stand out too much

The Killers: Imploding the Mirage — an empty vessel

The band’s sixth studio album is full of sound and fury, but is lyrically clunky

Matmos’ The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises In Group Form is ingeniously arranged

The duo are joined by 99 collaborators of varied musical styles — and the result is irresistible

Oumou Sangaré: Acoustic — low on frills, high on energy

The Malian singer records unadorned versions of songs from her 2017 album with shiny results

Rudresh Mahanthappa: Hero Trio — contemporary close-knit interplay

This immensely engaging sax, bass and drums set bursts immediately to life

Kian Soltani: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto — youthful freshness and senior wisdom

This live recording made in 2018 pairs the Iranian cellist with Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin

Direct from Edinburgh: Theaters Are Closed, but a ‘Zoo’ Is Open by Jesse Green, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Among the performances you can catch online are a one-woman show about sexual assault and riffs on “Heart of Darkness” and “Rocky.”

TONYS TO CELEBRATE SHOWS THAT OPENED BY FEB. 19, PUSHING ‘WEST SIDE STORY,’ ‘NORTH COUNTRY’ TO ’20-21 by Philip Boroff

The Tony Awards, postponed from June because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be produced virtually on an unspecified date this year. In an email to members of the Broadway League, President C…

The Tony Awards Will Happen This Fall, Digitally - And It’s About Time by Lee Seymour

After months of painful uncertainty, the billion-dollar theater industry now has at least one event to celebrate as the pandemic rolls on.

The Living Room Play Workshop: Session 2 - Miki Vale by The Old Globe

The Living Room Play Workshop: Session 1 - Valeria Vega by The Old Globe

Missing Edinburgh festival? Watch a week's worth of shows online by Lyndsey Winship

Hip-hop dance, optical illusions and pre-Tinder internet dating all feature in Zoo’s eclectic digital programme The best theatre and dance to watch online For those missing the Edinburgh f…

Tony Awards sets February eligibility cutoff date by Caitlin Huston

The eligibility cutoff date for the upcoming Tony Awards is Feb. 19, 2020, Tony Award Productions confirmed Friday. The eligibility date would mean that “West Side Story” and “Girl fro…

The power of a pause, by Patrick W. Lord by Guest Author

Lights out. Beat. Beat. When the lights go and I’m plunged into darkness, sitting in a theater, my heart always skips a beat, because I know that moment of pause exists to move me—either…

The Living Room Play Workshop: Session 7 by The Old Globe

Institute for American Musical Theatre Names Colin Hanlon New Head of Film and TV in Fall 2020

New York Citya??s Institute for American Musical Theatre has announced Colin Hanlon as the new head of IAMTa??s Film & TV classes for its two-year training program.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Phillipa Soo Join Latino Victory Project Conversation

Latino Victory Project will be hosting a one-night-only virtual conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda and The Women of HAMILTON, the Original Broadway Schuyler Sisters a?" Renée Elise Goldsb…

VIDEO: Check Out Alex Boniello's Quarantine Music Video for 'Pigeons'

Alex Boniello recently released an original song entitled Pigeons. Alex had begun working on a full length EP after he wrapped his two year run in Dear Evan Hansen, but the stay-at-home or…

BWW Prompts: Who is the Best Evan Hansen?

Today we asked our readers which portrayal of Evan Hansen is there favorite- read the responses!

Kenneth Bernard, Playwright Of The Ridiculous, Dead At 90 by Artsjournal1

“By day Dr. Bernard was an English professor at Long Island University, a job he took in 1959 and held for more than 40 years. By night he was a central figure in the experimental theater …

COVID Has Squashed In-Person Teaching. Some Performing Arts Students Question Whether It’s Still Worth It by Artsjournal1

“With the virus still on a rampage, many of the age-old, hands-on ways of training musicians, dancers and actors have had to be tossed out the window or, at the very least, drastically res…

Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Trump “Pardon” On Her Behalf by Artsjournal

The National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, New York, explained in a lengthy Twitter thread Tuesday why it objected to Trump’s pardon for Anthony, who was arrested and ch…

More COVID Innovation: A Drive-Through Art Exhibition by Artsjournal1

Leave it to the ingenious Dutch. With both the Rotterdam Ahoy conference and exhibition center and the city’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen closed due to the pandemic, the two institutions…

Charge: Chicago Dance Support Organization Gives Little Support by Artsjournal

“What they tell you they raise to help dance professionals and what they actually spend to help dance professionals is vastly different,” former executive director Kesha Pate wrote. When…

Collective Of Black Classical Musicians Takes To Social Media To Detail Issues by Artsjournal

“Almost every aspect of classical music, as it is currently, cultivates a toxic and racist culture. That doesn’t mean that every participant in classical music is racist, obviously. The …

Advertisers And Media Outlets Are Fighting, With Billions Of Dollars At Stake, And Nobody Really Knows How To Fix It by Artsjournal1

“It’s easy to pin the current squabbles on the coronavirus. Look more closely, and you’ll see evidence of deeper frustrations at play that marketers and media outlets have known about …

Unexpected Dance: Alongside A London Canal by Artsjournal

This free, Instagram-advertised event is DistDancing, one of the few opportunities to see live dance at the moment and its founder Chisato Katsura is a member of the Royal Ballet. Katsura, 2…

What Happened To The Lost Colony Of Roanoke Island? Researchers Say They Have The Answer by Artsjournal1

It’s American history’s oldest mystery: in 1587, 100-odd colonists sent by Walter Raleigh settled on Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Within a few weeks, the…

A course at Theater J for theater lovers looks ahead to post-COVID change by David Siegel

Change is coming. As the DMV theater community is reeling and reckoning with the effects of the coming post-COVID-19 world and as artists of color are speaking their minds freely, what await…

Livestreaming Translating Trauma (Live-captioned)

By . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Translating Trauma livestreami…

The Living Room Play Workshop: Session 6 by The Old Globe

Archived performances from The Cabaret released today for free streaming by Deb Miller

Starting today, a selection of more than 200 videos, culled from eleven years of live acts by a roster of top Broadway stars and acclaimed global artists at The Cabaret, will go digital on t…

Lea Salonga Releases New Song & Music Video "Dream Again" to Benefit The Actors Fund by Caitlin Moynihan

It's never a bad day when stage favorites release new music, especially when it's Tony winner Lea Salonga! She has debuted a new tune "Dream Again," along with a music video, which features…

Magic To Do! A Six-Person, Open Air Production of Pippin Will Play London by Lindsey Sullivan

Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's hit musical Pippin is getting a new production across the pond! London's outdoor Garden Theatre at The Eagle will present the staging, which will featu…

The Living Room Play Workshop: Session 5 by The Old Globe

Dear audience … tender love drama delivered on postcards to your door by Kate Wyver

A gentle and touching new story from New Perspectives theatre company unfolds in six deliveries, spanning two continents and three decades A postcard slips through the letterbox and lands li…

Breaking: Digital Tony Awards to be Held This Fall by Matthew Wexler

We've all been wondering how the American Theatre Wing would handle the Tony Awards due to the abbreviated Broadway season and COVID-19. The answer, like everything else this year, take it o…

Stevie Walker-Webb Combines Advocacy and Art in Hundreds of Thousands Live Stream by Dan Meyer

The director of Ain’t No Mo’ will cage himself to mark the 122nd day his brother has been in solitary confinement.

Lillias White, Tony Shaloub, Dan Lauria and More to Join Berkshire Playwrights Lab's OFF THE CUFF Series

The second and third installments in Berkshire Playwrights Lab's Off the Cuff series will take place Wednesdays, August 19 and August 26 at 6:00 pm. The August 19 event is a replacement for …

Tony Awards for shortened Broadway season will go digital by Mark Kennedy

Tony Award Productions said Friday that the celebration of live theatre will be digital but offered no date or streaming platform.

Learn About Directing Rock Musicals on Broadway and More With Michael Grief by Logan Culwell-Block

The Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal, and Rent director will answer your questions live on The Broadway Q&A from Playbill and The Growing Studio.

Learn About Directing Rock Musicals on Broadway and More With Michael Greif by Logan Culwell-Block

The Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal, and Rent director will answer your questions live on The Broadway Q&A from Playbill and The Growing Studio.

Theatre Bay Area Relocates Due to Pandemic

Due to the pandemic shutdown, and in an effort to conserve precious resources, Theatre Bay Area will be permanently leaving our offices at 1119 Market Street at the end of this month. Our ne…

Get Even's Emily Carey Talks About Her West End Background, Dream Roles, and Twisty Netflix Drama by Playbill Staff

Carey can currently be seen on the soapy teen drama, which premiered on Netflix stateside in July.

Magic Time - a memoir Notes on Theatre & Other Entertainments by Edwin Wilson by Oscar E. Moore

A lesson in fortitude, hard work, research and luck. And entertaining to boot! At ninety one Edwin Wilson is still sharing his vast theatrical knowledge in his own candid, inimitable way. …

Tony Awards to Go Online This Fall by American Theatre Editors

After months of uncertainty, the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League have announced plans for celebrating the 2019-20 Broadway season.

2020 Tony Awards To Take Place Virtually This Fall by Tony Awards – Cbs New York

Tony Award Productions announced Friday the American Theatre Wing's 74th Annual Tony Awards will go forward digitally this fall. 

Leslie Odom Jr., Sting, Norah Jones and More to Take Part in SUMMERSTAGE JUBILEE

City Parks Foundation has announced SummerStage Jubilee, a free benefit concert supporting CPF's programs in parks, taking place across all SummerStage social platforms (SummerStage Instagra…

Top 10 Tunes with Lesli Margherita

Lesli Margherita shares her favorite songs with us!

Miss Hearing Stage Manager Calls? Hadestown Assistant Stage Manager Cherie B. Tay Has Got It Covered by Lindsey Sullivan

Stage performers are not the only ones coming up with creative ways to keep the transformative effects of theater alive in quarantine! Hadestown assistant stage manager Cherie B. Tay recentl…

The Boys in the Band Movie Is Heading to Netflix This September by Lindsey Sullivan

Get your black turtleneck ready! Netflix has announced that its new film adaptation of Mart Crowley's groundbreaking comic drama The Boys in the Band—with the complete cast of the Tony-win…

The Show Must Go On! The 2020 Tony Awards Will Take Place Digitally This Fall by Lindsey Sullivan

Broadway's biggest night is back on! After jointly announcing a postponement of the 74th Annual Tony Awards, originally scheduled for June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, the Broadway League an…

Reeve Carney, Adam Driver & More Tapped for Upcoming Lady Gaga-Led Gucci Film by Caitlin Moynihan

A slew of stage and screen stars have been announced to star in MGM's Gucci, the upcoming Ridley Scott-directed film that highlights Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of fashion mogul Maurizio…

Kristin Chenoweth to Host New Food Network Show Inspired by Candy Land Board Game by Lindsey Sullivan

Kristin Chenoweth hosting a food competition show called Candy Land—what could be sweeter?! Variety reports that the Tony winner will host the Food Network's new six-episode series, which …

The Boys in the Band Film Will Arrive on Netflix in September by Broadway Direct

Today, it was announced that the upcoming The Boys in the Band film, based on the Mart Crowley play of the same name, will arrive on Netflix starting September 30. The film was produced by …

Watch This Exclusive Clip From Dramarama, New Movie About High School Drama Kids by Ruthie Fierberg

The film is set to premiere at Outfest, starring So You Think You Can Dance alum Nico Greetham and The Prom's Anna Grace Barlow.

Katie's Crafting Closet: DIY Flying Bird by Two River Theater

Photo Flash: See the First Photos of Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, and More in THE BOYS IN THE BAND Movie

Netflix has released the first look at the upcoming BOYS IN THE BAND adaptation. The 1968 play by Mart Crowley was revived on Broadway in 2018 for the 50th anniversary. 

Stephen K Amos: ‘The way Modern Family weaves storylines is a masterclass’ by The Guide

The standup and TV personality on the things that make him laugh the most The sheer quality of the sketches by Irish comedy troupe Foil Arms & Hog make it hard to single one out. Continu…

Jonathan Pie UK Tour 2021 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Comedian Tom Walker takes his fictitious broadcaster Jonathan Pie on the road around the UK in 2021. Tickets for the Jonathan Pie UK Tour 2021 are on sale now! This post Jona…

Snapshot: ‘Portraits and Dreams’ by Wendy Ewald

The photographer provided local elementary school students with cameras and encouraged them to take pictures

VIDEO: Quentin Garzón, Mehry Eslaminia and Chase Ramsey Sing 'I Wish I Could Go Back to College'

Quentin Garzón has released a new video in his Virtual Performance series, featuring himself, Mehry Eslaminia (Roundabout's 1776) and Chase Ramsey (The Book of Mormon) singing 'I Wish I Co…

Head to St Martin’s Lane to spot your fave West End show’s barrier boards by Hira Desai

Pop down to St Martin's Lane and take a photo with your favourite show-themed barrier, then share it with us using #BackOnStage. Find out more here! The post Head to St Martin’s Lane to s…

This Year's Tony Awards Will Be Presented Digitally This Fall

At long last, an announcement has been made.

Tony Awards Will Go Ahead This Fall, Online by Artsjournal1

“It was not immediately clear how many shows would be eligible for consideration. Twenty plays and musicals opened during the abbreviated 2019-20 season, but a few might be deemed ineligib…

Edwin Wilson – MAGIC TIME a memoir THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER I HAVE NEVER MET by Oscar E Moore

As the shutdown of Broadway – and all live theatre – continues due to the devastating effects of Covid-19 with no immediate date to reopen and the world is in disarray over that deplorab…

James Bond gets a subscription to New Scientist in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

A CIA high-flyer discovers a perilous time-altering technology, conspicuous intellect and jiggery pokery ensue

2020 Tony Awards: The show will go on virtually this fall by Paul Sheehan

The 2020 Tony Awards will take place this fall, with the date yet to be set. We can confirm that the ceremony honoring the best in Broadway plays and musicals will take place virtually. The …

Act One Finales: 15 Powerful "I Am What I Am"'s from Jerry Herman's Breathtaking La Cage aux Folles

La Cage aux Folles tap danced on to the Palace Theatre stage with beautiful feathers and spangles 37 years ago on August 21st. Let's have a look at 15 incredible covers of the Jerry Herman a…

Community Poetry Night: Home by Two River Theater

JoyceStream: Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Trailer) by Joycetheater

Tony Awards Ceremony Will Go Ahead, Online by Michael Paulson

Decision comes after months of uncertainty following a Broadway shutdown that kept many shows from opening.

Listen to Lea Salonga's Inspiring Anthem of Hope 'Dream Again'

No one inspires us to dream quite like Lea Salonga and her inspiring voice. The Tony winner shared an uplifting anthem 'Dream Again' with Hollywood Life today.

THE BOYS IN THE BAND Film Will Arrive on Netflix This September

The boys are back! Netflix announced today that Ryan Murphy's The Boys in the Band film will officially arrive on the streaming service on September 30.

74th Annual Tony Awards Will Go Digital This Fall 2020 by Broadway Direct

Today, it has been announced that the Tony Awards from the 2019-20 season will officially be presented digitally this fall. The final eligibility determinations for the 74th Annual event wil…

Playwright Kenneth Bernard Has Passed Away at 90

The New York Times has reported that playwright Kenneth Bernard, a key figure in the experimental theater movement, passed away on August 9th at age 90.

Audition Song Suggestions for Waitress the Musical – By Character by Performerstuff

Audition Song Suggestions for Waitress the Musical – By Character Written by Leryn Turlington August 18, 2020 It would be a “Bad Idea” to prepare your musical theatre audition …

Tony Awards Will Go Virtual In Fall; No Date Set Yet by Patrick Hipes

Producers of the Tony Awards said Friday that the 74th annual ceremony to honor the best on Broadway will be presented digitally this year sometime in the fall, with a date and a platform to…

Tony Awards to be broadcast digitally this fall by Caitlin Huston

The 74th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast digitally this fall. Final eligibility determinations will be made by the Tony Awards Administration Committee in the coming days, Tony Award Pr…

Luchita Hurtado, artist, 1920-2020

An indomitable talent, finally celebrated at the end of her career

The 2020 Tony Awards to Be Held Digitally This Fall by Ryan McPhee

The 74th annual ceremony, originally scheduled for June 7, was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

What is the function of art? by Atlantic Theater

Harriet Harris to Play Eleanor Roosevelt in New Online Play by Mark St. Germain

The reading will be presented by Barrington Stage Company.

Netflix to Release Boys in the Band Movie Remake in September

The film will star the entire cast of the recent Broadway revival.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre Selects Winners for 15 Minute Musical Challenge by Dan Meyer

The contest was launched as a push for creativity during times of self-isolation amid the pandemic.

Doctor Who: Time Fracture tickets selling fast! Be the hero and book now!

Don't be tardy to the TARDIS party this winter! The interactive world of Doctor Who is coming to central London on 17 February 2021 for 3.5 months only and you won't want to be left behind…

The Boys in the Band Netflix Adaptation, With Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, More, Sets September Release by Dan Meyer

The full cast of the 2018 Tony-winning revival returns for the Joe Mantello-directed movie.

Peter: The Human Cyborg, Channel 4 — an extraordinary battle against motor neurone disease

The documentary covers one of the boldest transitions ever undertaken using technology

Sky Atlantic’s I Hate Suzie is a masterclass in messy disintegration

Billie Piper plays an actress whose life indecorously unravels after her phone is hacked in a new comedy by Lucy Prebble

BBC1 investigates radical beauty procedures in The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments

Exploring nose jobs and laser treatments, this documentary casts an eye over the multibillion pound industry

Stream The 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert From SFJAZZ by Nate Chinen

Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Dorthaan Kirk, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Bobby McFerrin. Watch on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.…

Two Actors Pursue Berkeley Rep And Their Union For Violating Contracts On Last Day Before COVID Shutdown by Artsjournal1

On the day in March when the Bay Area got lockdown orders, Berkeley Repertory Theatre called the cast of Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, which was still in re…

Tina Alum Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, More Set for 6-Person Open Air Production of Pippin by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin September 8 at London's Garden Theatre at The Eagle.

‘Small Truth Theatre are to be congratulated’: DIGITAL CARAVAN THEATRE (Online review) by John Chapman

Small Truth Theatre have reimagined their unique site as an online digital space and are currently presenting a season of three audio dramas of around 15 minutes each under the general title…

New Digital Play to Depict Ill-Fated Apollo 13 Mission by Ryan McPhee

Original Theatre Company’s production of Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon will stream beginning October 8.

Russell Tovey Joins Digital Theatre Work No Masks by Theatre Royal Stratford East by Dan Meyer

The piece will be presented as part of Sky Arts free programming.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, August 21, 2020 by Susan Grace

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MGM Remakes One Of Its Divisions As Studio Run By And For BIPOC Moviemakers by Artsjournal1

As one of the authors of UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report put it, “There are almost no people of color in the film industry who have the power to say, ‘This movie is getting ma…

New Guide To Shooting COVID-Safe Sex Scenes Says To Go Back To Hays Code by Artsjournal1

Directors UK (the Brit equivalent of the Directors Guild) has published Intimacy in the Time of COVID-19, a new set of guidelines for the planning, staging and recording of sex scenes, start…

Singers Can Reduce COVID Danger By Singing More Softly, Says Study (But There’s A Big Caveat) by Artsjournal1

Researchers at the University of Bristol used 25 professional singers of various genres as subjects, having them speak and sing at various levels, and found that singing at a conversational …

CD Roundup: A Quartet of Cast Albums by Sandi Durell

    By Marilyn Lester   The second installment of The Michael Friedman Collection, (I Am) Nobody’s Lunch, has been released by Ghostlight Records and The Civilians (of which Friedman wa…

A Monologue Should Serve You by Cristina Duarte

Selecting a piece that showcases your best qualities The post A Monologue Should Serve You appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

#FitFriday: Broadway Trainer Gives Secret Tips on Best 15 Minute Workout by Playbill

Learn About Studying Theatre at Shenandoah University and Western Connecticut State University August 21 by Logan Culwell-Block

Faculty from the two theatre programs will take your questions during Playbill and The Growing Studio's live stream.

Russell Tovey to star in new online play about coronavirus key workers by Hira Desai

Russell Tovey (Years and Years) joins the cast of No Masks, a brand-new Sky original to mark the launch of Sky Arts as a free-to-air channel. Find out more. The post Russell Tovey to star in…

New official trailer for Sleepless: A Musical Romance released

The highly anticipated premiere of "the Sleepless in Seattle" musical is just around the corner! As if the show's all-star cast featuring The Wanted's Jay McGuiness (Sam), Kimberly…

Hot Clip of the Day: "Dear Diary" Robin De Jesús Enthralls With This Britney Spears Ballad

Three time Tony nominee Robin De Jesús is celebrating a birthday today!

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Making of LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA, Starring Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nicolette Robinson

Freeforma??s highly anticipated limited series a?oeLove in the Time of Coronaa?? will premiere as a special two-night limited event, beginning SATURDAY, AUG. 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST and conti…

Mira Nair: ‘We never saw people like us on screen’

The Indian film-maker on hit-and-run cinema, Hindu nationalism and why ‘A Suitable Boy’ is a story for today

Blue Peter legend Peter Duncan launches Panto Online by Hira Desai

From 4 December, Panto Online will stream Jack and the Beanstalk directly into homes for the perfect family treat. Find out more here! The post Blue Peter legend Peter Duncan launches Panto …

ArtsBeat TV/.Radio 8/21/20 by Mark G Auerbach

New #ArtsBeat TV/Radio features conversation with Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s Susan Beaudry and Michael McKiernan from TheaterWorks in Hartford.

Broadway Games: Make a Scene! by JK

Broadway fans can just look at a picture and immediately recognize a specific moment in a favorite show. Some images are iconic - Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett swinging their razor and rolling pin…

Hailey Kilgore, Solea Pfeiffer, More Perform in Virtual Amplified Benefit August 21 by Dan Meyer

Patina Miller and Brandon Michael Nase host the Broadway for Racial Justice event.

Today on Broadway: Friday, August 21, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

NBC Planning Broadway Special, Randy Rainbow Apologizes, One-Second Musical Quizzes Randy Rainbow on Emmy Nom and Resurfaced Racist, Transphobic Tweets https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2020/8…

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Shelter review – moves with our times by Sanjoy Roy

Available onlineJawole Willa Jo Zollar’s three-decade-old piece on homelessness takes on potent new meaning during Covid crisis The best theatre and dance to watch online Some dances seem …

'Each day we learn about a new loss': artists unite in blast-hit Beirut by Rachel Smith

Lebanon’s performers rally to fundraise and tell stories of survival in country devastated by disaster The deadly explosion in Beirut on 4 August was likened to 15 years of war in 15 secon…

Catch an open-air version of Broadway’s Pippin in London next month by Hira Desai

From 8 - 20 September, you can catch Broadway's Pippin musical in The Garden Theatre at The Eagle, Vauxhall. Find out more here. The post Catch an open-air version of Broadway’s Pippin in…

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch August 21–23 by Ryan McPhee

Watch a starry cast assemble for Judgment Day—or become the jury in a virtual play, and more.

Stars & Cars Cinema by Sandi Durell

  Brierpatch Theatricals (Laura Cronin/Scott Newsome, Producers) is pleased to announce “Stars & Cars Cinema” an outdoor cinema experience for the whole family beginning Thursda…

Willy Russell’s Educating Rita sees huge demand for tickets and adds extra performance by Hira Desai

Check out the latest news from the sold-out run of Willy Russell's Educating Rita at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall including some gorgeous production images. The post Willy Russell’s Educa…

Something wonderful, on the small screen by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review the PBS Great Performances telecast of Bartlett Sher’s 2015 Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I, which airs tonight and will subseq…

Replay: “Ernest Thesiger: Expert Embroiderer” by Terry Teachout

“Ernest Thesiger: Expert Embroiderer,” a 1944 British Pathé newsreel featurette. A noted English stage and screen actor, Thesiger is best remembered for his appearances in Bride of Fra…

Cheer Up Charlie Q&A with Emma De Souza by Official London Theatre

Almanac: Henry Adams on friendship by Terry Teachout

“Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.” Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams Continue reading Almanac: Henry Adams on friendship…

Test Your Broadway Knowledge With Playbill Social Selects and Seize the Show August 21 by Dan Meyer

Don’t Trust The Internet - Broadway Edition is hosted by Jacob Thompson and Michael Indeglio.

SAIC’s graduate students take it to the web by Brianna Wellen

How the class of 2020 learned to adapt for their final exhibition I always leave the School of the Art Institute (SAIC) graduate opening reception sweating. With…

Acting Company Alumni Spotlight Series by Sandi Durell

The Acting Company’s Alumni Spotlight Series will feature a Zoom reading of Maria Irene Fornes’ Letters from Cuba featuring alumni and friends streaming 4 days – August 26 thru August …

Preliminary research suggests singing is no more risky than talking at a similar volume for virus spread by Hira Desai

New research suggests that singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume. Find out more here. The post Preliminary research suggests sin…

NEWS: Original Theatre Company’s new online commission is Apollo 13 by Torben Betts by Press Releases

Original Theatre Company, the production company behind the critically-acclaimed lockdown productions of Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong Online and Louise Coulthard’s Watching Rosie, have ann…

Wake Up With BWW 8/21: Broadway Primetime Special Comes to NBC This Fall, and More!

 No further information has been released at this time as to who, or which shows, will be performing.

The curse of the Airbnb aesthetic

How the global anonymous chic that makes Budapest look the same as Brooklyn — has crept into our own interiors

Boom times for the smart speaker

Speakers in the home are increasingly helping to run our lives — and are now aimed at hi-fi connoisseurs

10 bus shelters in West Hartford coming alive with murals

Ten artists have been chosen to create murals on bus shelters throughout West Hartford.

Watch Ben Platt's Hilarious Parody Ad for His Second Solo Album by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony winner Ben Platt recently delivered a hilarious opening monologue as a guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and it was definitely a shoutout to his fellow theater geeks. In addressing the …

Watch Jennifer Hudson Deliver a Powerful Performance of 'A Change Is Gonna Come' at the Democratic National Convention by Lindsey Sullivan

Oscar winner and Broadway alum Jennifer Hudson delivered a powerful performance on August 19 to close out the third night of the Democratic National Convention. She sang Sam Cooke's "A Chan…

Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions Series Based on Viral The New Yorker Interview by Caitlin Moynihan

Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal has been tapped to star in A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions, a new series based on the viral 2019 New Yorker article on Dan Mallory, author of suspense…

Odds & Ends: NBC Plans Broadway Primetime Special This Fall & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. NBC Planning Broadway Special The Peacock network is aiming to celebrate theater in a big way this fall. According to Page…

On the Couch with Maggie Zhu by Arts Review

Who is Maggie Zhu? Maggie Zhu (also known as Maggz) is a Melbourne based movement / multidisciplinary artist, specialising in waacking – a dance style that originates from predominantly ar…

MONA’s DarkLab announces new Doug Aitken commission for Tasmania by Arts Review

DarkLab – a creative subsidiary of the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania, has announced a major new permanent artwork as part of a series of public artworks called Project X, situated…

Come From Away Sydney season now on sale by Arts Review

Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions are pleased to announce that tickets for the rescheduled Sydney season of Come From Away are now on sale. The Tony and Olivier award-winni…

NAISDA unveils safe and easy online audition experience by Arts Review

With applications to audition for NAISDA Dance College closing in just one month, prospective students are encouraged to jump online as Australia’s leading dance and performing arts traini…

Melbourne International Film Festival 2020 Shorts Awards Winners Announced by Arts Review

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced the recipients of the 2020 MIFF Shorts Awards, which sees $35,500 awarded to five short films featured in this year’s digital…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Biting Quips at 2020 Democratic National Convention by New York Theater

During her hosting duties for the fourth and final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Julia Louis-Dreyfus shot out some zingers. The actress, who became friends with Joe Biden…

Flashback Friday: Be More Chill: The Upgrade Episode Four: "Everything Is Going to Be Wonderful"

Look back on our five-part documentary series about the making of the Joe Iconis-Joe Tracz musical.

UK Performers Take Part in Study Examining Aerosol Spread While Singing

Twenty-five diverse professional performers recently took part in a study at the University of Bristol whose findings suggest singing produces no more respiratory particles than speaking, de…

Choose Your Own Variety with Ali McGregor by Arts Review

Arts Centre Melbourne is helping audiences plan for Friday nights in lockdown like no other by presenting Melbourne cabaret queen Ali McGregor in the adventurous, Choose Your Own Variety wit…

Darlinghurst Theatre Company Playwrights’ development program NEXT IN LINE to resume by Arts Review

Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced that its Next In Line program will resume as planned, thanks to a City of Sydney Cultural Grant. Announced in September last year, the program is a…

Joe Biden’s Theater Moment: Quoting Sophocles/Seamus Heaney in His 2020 Democratic Convention Speech by New York Theater

Near the end of Joe Biden’s acceptance speech on the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention (transcript below), he quoted from a poem by Seamus Heaney, the great Irish writ…

Go with the flow to unlock London’s landscape

Tracing tributaries of the Thames inspires Sayako Sugawara’s photography

My studio on the shore: making art on the Thames

Angela Blažanović assembles and arranges discarded objects into temporary sculptures that capture our impact on the environment

Theatres reach the next stage

Indoor performances are now permitted in the UK, and the response has been swift and smart

Tidings: fragments of London’s past

‘For a few hours at low tide you step into an elemental landscape of mud, water, sand and stone’

The river: a liquid history

From the tidal Thames to the Mississippi, rivers have been essential to human progress

*TEMPLATE* Opinion: [VERY POPULAR MUSICAL] is Bad, Actually by Broadway Beat

by Jason Keane. @aKeaneMachine. [NEW YORK, NEW YORK… PROBABLY] - You may have heard about the hit show, [VERY POPULAR MUSICAL] at some po...

Newsies: The Broadway Musical, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay, Streams on Playbill August 21 by Andrew Gans

Featuring brand-new material and special appearances from cast members, the event benefits The Actors Fund.

The King and I, Starring Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, Airs on PBS August 21 by Andrew Gans

The broadcast of the Lincoln Center Theater production is part of Great Performances' Broadway at Home series.