Sydney Theatre Company Returns to the Stage by Arts Review

Sydney Theatre Company has announced its current plans for the remainder of the 2020 season including a return to the stage with a COVIDSafe, socially distanced season of Angus Cerini’s Wo…

Black artists matter: The winds of change are blowing through the art world

As protests raged and calls for reform and redress have grown louder, a light has been shone on all areas of society where race is a barrier — including art

Hungry Ghosts review: a culturally rich supernatural drama by Arts Review

We all have our own ghosts, my grandmother would say. But sometimes the pain of past trauma can seep from one generation to the next, haunting an entire family. – May Le On the 15th night …

Breaking the Boundaries - Dong Xi Concert by The Kennedy Center

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Panel Call by Lindsay Price

Theatrefolk is seeking applications for its Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Panel for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.  The goal of the panel is to advise and comment (and oth…

VIDEO: Tony-Nominee Megan Hilty Performs An Optimistic Medley

Megan Hilty is looking on the bright side of life with a new virtual performance with her husband, Brian Gallagher.

Buglisi Dance Theatre and Lincoln Center present reimagined ‘Table of Silence Project 9/11’ by Admin

Buglisi Dance Theatre and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Dance/NYC, will present a reimagining of the Table of Silence Project 9/11, an annual free public perfo…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child performance schedule update – August 2020 by Arts Review

In line with current government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre will be suspended for a further …

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child suspended for a further seven weeks by Sean McLoughlin

In line with current government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne’s

Theatre in a COVID-19 World: The Rise of New Formats by Gowri S

As live play performances and readings crowd virtual platforms, theatre is going through a ‘dramatic’ shift from stage to screen. Are new formats here to stay? Actors wait with bated bre…

KHALED NABAWY WILL BE A GUEST WITH DIRECTOR MOLLY SMITH ON MOLLY’S SALON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 AT 7 P.M. by Robert Shuman

Adam Sullivan tells us that international film star Khaled ELnabawy will “be a guest with director Molly Smith on Molly’s Salon next Thursday 7:00 pm Washington D.C. Time and 1:00 am Ca…

The Kudos Project: the artist helping black women loom large in public art

Thomas J Price challenges the status quo with a 9ft sculpture that’s both otherworldly and beautifully familiar

Study: Singing Is No Riskier Than Talking by Artsjournal

The project, called Perform, looked at the amount of aerosols and droplets generated by performers. The findings could have implications for live indoor performances, which resumed in Englan…

How Theatres In Belarus Got Politically Active by Artsjournal

Belarusian theatres, almost all of them state-owned since Soviet times, have officially remained outside of politics for 26 years. Everyone in management positions was appointed by the Minis…

QUEER|ART ANNOUNCES EVA YAA ASANTEWAA GRANT FOR QUEER WOMEN(+) DANCE ARTISTS by Matthew Wexler

The grant will be awarded U.S.-based artists for making cutting-edge dance and movement-based performance work. Queer|Art encourages self-identified women, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinar…

Hal Smith: Oceans Beyond Otis by Trav S.D.

Today we raise a pint bottle to Hal Smith (1916-1994), best remembered for playing Otis, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show (1960-66). The gag was that he was generally the only regula…

BELARUS FREE THEATRE: VIDEO SHOWS ARMED BELARUS PRESIDENT AS PROTESTS ROIL CAPITAL by Robert Shuman

(Yuras Karmanau’s article appeared in the Mercury NEws, 8/23; photo: Thousands of people gather for a protest at the Independence square in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Demonstra…

Eligible Shows for the 2020 Tony Awards by Broadway Direct

After the Broadway season was cut short on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing have finally announced that the 74th Annual Tony Awards…

David Byrne's American Utopia Film Releases New Teaser

The Spike Lee-directed film will air on HBO in October.

Paper Sculpture Workshop with Barbara Ellmann: Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom by Lincoln Center

West African Dance Workshop with Ms. Yvonne: Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom by Lincoln Center

The 2020 Helen Hayes Awards adapt, innovate and make history by Lorraine Treanor

How to hold an awards ceremony that has always been as much about bringing the community of theatre makers and theatre supporters together as it was about the awards themselves, during a pan…

Tony Winner Sarah Jones Signs With UTA

According to Deadline, the Tony Award-winning solo performer Sarah Jones has signed with UTA.

VIDEO: THE CHAOS TWINS Are Joined by INSECURE's Alexander Hodge- Wednesday at 4pm!

Tune in Wednesday, August 26 (4pm ET) to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld or on Facebook Live. This week's special guest is star of HBO's Insecure, Alexander Hodge!

SMASH is Now Streaming on Amazon Prime

According to a Tweet from, Katharine McPhee, 'Smash' is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. 

Why Cities Look More And More Alike by Artsjournal

The anthropologist Marc Augé gave the name non-place to the escalating homogeneity of urban spaces. In non-places, history, identity, and human relation are not on offer. Non-places used to…

HAMILTON Cast Raises Over $1 Million to End Systemic Racism

Moved by the social and civil unrest sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, the original Hamilton Cast/Film came together under the organization of cast…

Theatre Review: ‘Virtual Pub Reading’ streaming from The Colonial Players of Annapolis by Mary Ann Johnson

On Sunday night, nearly 150 households that had signed up for The Colonial Players Virtual Pub Reading brought their A game to a mini-festival of four, one-act plays and a Mad Libs-type of a…

What Will 2020 Virtual Tony Perfs Look Like? 12 Solos (& 3 Street Side) From Tony History Might Pave The Way!

We are getting a virtual Tony Awards this year! So what could these virtual Tonys look like this year? Will performers be socially distant? Will companies perform on online conferencing prog…

In the News: Ramin Karimloo Gets 'Delicate,' 15 Writers Named for Audible's Emerging Playwrights Fund, More by Andrew Gans

Plus, Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan offers a sneak peek of Covenant House's August 24 Sleep Out: Stage and Screen.

Michael Riedel's Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway to Be Released November 10 by Paul Wontorek

Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, Michael Riedel’s follow-up to his acclaimed bestseller Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway, is set for release. The Simon and Schuster book …

‘Belabored’ by Lyz Lenz by T.s. Mendola

Lyz Lenz’s ‘Belabored’ offers no solutions to the rampant anxieties of the present, but its bold centering of the realities of pregnant bodies offers something we may need even more. T…

VIDEO: Phillipa Soo Discusses HAMILTON With Latino Victory Project

Latino Victory Project will be hosting an exclusive, one-night-only virtual conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda and The Women of HAMILTON, the Original Broadway Schuyler Sisters - Renée El…

New Village Arts Adds Artist-in-Residence Frankie Alicea-Ford by American Theatre Editors

Alicea-Ford's work will center around Teatro Pueblo Nuevo and education and outreach programs.

Sarah Jones, Tony Award-Winning Writer-Actor-Producer, Signs With UTA by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award-winning playwright, actor and producer Sarah Jones has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas. Jones, who won a Special Tony Award in 2006 for her on…

Isaac Stern Was Really Famous. So Why Has His Star Faded? by Artsjournal

A century after his birth, Stern is no longer nearly so well remembered as Bernstein, whose posthumous celebrity remains undiminished. By contrast, Stern is essentially unknown to Americans …

Remembering 50 Years Of The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Jazz Club In Chicago by Artsjournal

As the jazz world mourns Joe Segal’s death Aug. 10 at age 94, I realize anew that Segal had found the best way possible to win converts to the music he revered: by welcoming the uninitiate…

When The Movie Theatres Return – Much Will Be Different by Artsjournal

From the experience in the theatre to when and where movies will be shown, to… – HuffPost

Watch an Exclusive Clip of Jasmine Cephas Jones in New Hamilton Conversation

Donation proceeds from the full conversation will benefit the Latino Victory Fund.

How Billy Porter Filled In for Henrik in A Little Night Music by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Carnegie Mellon alum Billy Porter, Ty Taylor, Michael McElroy and more, failed attempts to fix onstage problems in this Sondh…

Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Jennifer Ashley Tepper!

In today's episode, Jennifer Ashley Tepper returns to discuss her thoughts on the future of the theatre industry and when Broadway might be back and better than ever.

James Lapine to Release Book About the Making of Sunday in the Park with George by Lindsey Sullivan

Three-time Tony winner James Lapine is releasing a book about his creative process on one of his most beloved musicals: Sunday in the Park with George! Putting It Together: How Stephen Sond…

Pippin revival at The Eagle London to feature reduced cast of six by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Such is the demand for theatre in London that shows being performed outdoors in specially created venues the initial run of Pippin had sold out and another eight shows added …

‘One spring morning my dad vanished’: the son of poet Heathcote Williams looks back by Charlie Gilmour

Just after becoming a new father, the author and dramatist abandoned his family. Charlie Gilmour, his son, tries to solve the riddle of the man he never really knew Within minutes of my arri…

'They're in love with no physical contact': the socially distanced Sleepless in Seattle by Arifa Akbar

The first new indoor musical since theatres closed in March is a version of the Meg Ryan romcom starring Kimberley Walsh. Will it persuade West End producers that the show can go on despite …

Outdoors in Bushwick, Gardens of Theatrical Discovery by Maya Phillips

Replete with music, masks and vibrant costumes, “Quince” and “Beast Visit” turn urban green spaces into stages for festivity.

Complexity Science: Not As Simple As You Think by Artsjournal

In complex systems, the last thing that happened is almost never informative about what’s coming next. The world is always changing – partly due to factors outside our control and partly…

David Byrne's American Utopia, Filmed by Spike Lee, Sets October HBO Broadcast Date by Andrew Gans

Watch the trailer for the upcoming film, which debuts at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

Leslie Odom Jr., Ingrid Michaelson & More Join Performance Lineup for Miscast20 by Lindsey Sullivan

The names of six more performers have been revealed for MCC's Miscast20, an online version of the annual gala featuring Broadway stars performing songs from roles in which they would never b…

Moulin Rouge! May Be on Pause, But Danny Burstein’s Still Wowing the Crowd by Broadway.com

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

Watch Jeff Daniels Face Off with Brendan Gleeson's Donald Trump in the Trailer for The Comey Rule by Lindsey Sullivan

Get ready, Jeff Daniels fans and political junkies! Daniels and Brendan Gleeson will star as former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald J. Trump, respectively, in Showtime's two-…

Spike Lee-Directed HBO Film of American Utopia Releases Airdate and Trailer by Caitlin Moynihan

Broadway may still be shutdown, but fans will be able to feel like they're back at the at theater when the filmed version of David Byrne's American Utopia is released on October 17. As previ…

The Joy Ride by Cultural Weekly

A vintage convertible car delivers some of the world’s finest performers sharing original stories with joy as an act of political warfare. The post The Joy Ride appeared first on Cultural …

Watch Phillipa Soo Talk Hamilton’s Impact With Latino Victory Project by Dan Meyer

Get a sneak peek of the benefit reunion between Soo, Reneé Elise Goldsberry, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

The Ed Mirvish Theatre turns 100 on Aug. 28 and Mirvish will celebrate with limited guided tours by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

It opened Aug. 28, 1920 as the Pantages vaudeville theatre, became the Imperial during its years as a movie theatre and went back to the Pantages with ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in 1989.…

How To Memorize Your Lines for Film and Television by Performerstuff

How To Memorize Your Lines for Film and Television Written by: Rachel Comeau August 24, 2020 If you come from a theater background, you’re accustomed to having rehearsal time to work …

Rodgers and Hammerstein Movie Musical State Fair Marks 75th Anniversary

The film was released in cinemas this week in 1945.

VIDEO: Watch the All-New Trailer for David Byrne's AMERICAN UTOPIA on HBO!

American Utopia is coming! On October 17, HBO will release the filmed version of the acclaimed Broadway show 'David Byrne's American Utopia,' directed by Academy Award winning director Spi…

Top 10 Tunes with Reneé Rapp

What is Mean Girls star Reneé Rapp listening to?

Google’s Plan To Disrupt Education by Artsjournal

“College degrees are out of reach for many Americans, and you shouldn’t need a college diploma to have economic security,” writes Kent Walker, senior vice president of global affairs…

How I Learned To Be A Kinder Critic by Artsjournal

Josh Kosman: “If you’d asked me at the time, I could have unreeled a fairly high-minded manifesto about the central importance of honesty in criticism. None of it would have been wrong, …

Theatre in Belarus: We Will Never Be the Same by American Theatre Editors

Even the country's apolitical state theatres are joining the countrywide protest against the power grab by the Putin-backed dictator Lukashenko.

Practice 30 Day 19: Jennifer Jolley by New York Philharmonic

Practice 30 Day 24: Jennifer Koh by New York Philharmonic

Breaking Into the Regional Market With Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee by Logan Culwell-Block

Your questions about Tony-winning New Jersey theatre and Broadway testing ground will be answered live on The Broadway Q&A from Playbill and The Growing Studio.

‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Teaser: HBO Releases First Look At Spike Lee’s Film Adaptation Of Broadway Smash by Greg Evans

The Broadway future of the acclaimed David Byrne’s American Utopia is unclear, but the date with HBO is certain: Spike Lee’s film adaptation of the theatrical concert is set for Oct. 17,…

Chicago Shakespeare announces new season, restarting in 2021 by Chris Jones

No opening dates, but show titles, including “As You Like It" with Beatles music. And audiences will be allowed on Navy Pier.

Livestreaming a Fireside Chat with playwright Betty Shamieh

By . San Francisco Playhouse presents a Fireside Chat with playwright Betty Shamieh (The Black Eyed, Roar) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV networ

BROADWAY FOR BIDEN's Weekly Phone Banking Continues With Christopher Jackson, Andrew Keenan-Bolger & More

Broadway for Biden's weekly phone banking initiative continues tonight, Monday, August 24, 2020, featuring former cast members from the beloved hit musicals The Lion King and Newsies.

Leslie Odom Jr., Lauren Ridloff, Ingrid Michaelson, and More Join MCC Theater's MISCAST20

MCC Theater announced today additional performers and presenters for their annual gala, Miscast20, which will take place on MCC Theater's YouTube Channel on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 8PM…

Virgin Islands Subpoena’s Billionaire Board Chair Of MoMA In Jeffrey Epstein Investigation by Artsjournal

Some of the subpoenas are for companies that Leon Black, the chairman of the Museum of Modern Art, has used to build a collection that includes paintings by Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse and Pa…

Katrina Lenk and More From COMPANY Take Part in Covenant House Sleep Out

Katrina Lenk shared on Twitter, that she and other cast members from Company, including Claybourne Elder, Bobby Conte Thornton, and Javier Ingacio are taking part in Covenant House's Sleep …

Broadway Brainteasers: Adam Pascal Word Search!

Today, we're bringing you an Adam Pascal-themed word search puzzle! Find the names of just a few of Adam shows and roles!

Los Altos museum’s ‘Rise Up!’ suffrage exhibit heads outdoors for safe viewing by Linda Zavoral

Show highlights California, Bay Area women who crusaded for the right to vote

Catch your fave West End stars in a new series of free outdoor performances by Hira Desai

From 27 August, you can catch some of your fave West End stars in a series of free outdoor performances taking place at The Garden at The Centre Point. The post Catch your fave West End star…

‘The Long Goodbye’ by Riz Ahmed by Christina Anthony

Actor, rapper, and activist Riz Ahmed's new concept album, ‘The Long Goodbye,’ asks what “home” means to immigrants and their descendants. Christina Anthony considers.

Off-Broadway's Public Theater Grants $1,000 Relief Checks to Freelance Artists by Dan Meyer

Over 300 industry professionals have received financial support to weather unemployment during the pandemic.

Our Bodies Back — Sadler’s Wells presents choreography as protest art

jessica Care moore’s furious poem about the death of a black woman in custody is the subject of a powerful short film

Leslie Odom Jr., Norbert Leo Butz, Isaac Powell, More Join Lineup for Miscast20 by Andrew Gans

The annual gala, featuring stars of stage and screen performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast, will be presented virtually in September.

Horror and Magic With Tonya Pinkins by American Theatre Editors

Her film 'Red Pill,' which she thinks of as a Black woman's 'Get Out,' views the nation's ills through the lens of horror.

Lea Salonga Debuts New Song, Titled "Dream Again"

Profits from the release will go toward Covid-19 relief.

The Grim Silence Of The Present Makes For An Eerie Vacation by Artsjournal2

The NYT‘s classical music critic isn’t truly enjoying his time off because there hasn’t been very much time on. “The shutdowns have been devastating for American classical music, g…

The Race To Collect The History We’re Living by Artsjournal2

There’s a lot going on right now. “Archivists, curators, and librarians nationwide are assembling the record of how the pandemic is impacting their communities in real time, collecting e…

Stand-Up Comedians Aren’t Finding The Whole Situation Very Funny Right Now by Artsjournal2

Should stand-up comedians play drive-in gigs, participate in Zooming, try to start YouTube channels or wait, somehow, for live audiences to return? It’s a bit of a mess for them, and sitti…

Minneapolis Theatre Looks Into The Future, Decides To Shut Down After One Last Season by Artsjournal

The company realized last November that, given the current funding climate, it would not be able to sustain itself beyond the coming year. State and private grant priorities were shifting, A…

What Shows Are Eligible at the 2020 Tony Awards? by Ryan McPhee

The 74th annual ceremony, to take place digitally this fall, will celebrate a season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.

NEWS: Mischief Theatre’s Henry Lewis launches new collection of puzzle experiences The Mystery Agency by Press Releases

The Mystery Agency, a brand new collection of immersive, escape-room style mystery puzzle experiences, has been established by Henry Lewis, an Olivier Award-winning writer and actor and the …

NEW VOICES 2002 by Paper Mill Playhouse

Obie Awards 2020: Vinie Burrows Acceptance Speech by American Theatre Wing

American Chameleon: Syllabus for Peace by Tenara Calem

This year for the 2020 Fringe Festival, FringeArts is working with Portland Institute for Contemporary Art to present Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s digital piece American Chameleon: The Living I…

Jerry Seinfeld Slams Manhattan Comedy Club Owner For Deserting Beleaguered NYC by Greg Evans

In an impassioned defense of his beloved and beleaguered New York City, comedian Jerry Seinfeld has some harsh words for a Manhattan comedy club owner who bolted for Florida and recently cla…

Lea Michele & Husband Zandy Reich Welcome Their First Child by Lindsey Sullivan

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich are parents. Their son Ever Leo was born on August 20, according to People. The Broadway alumna and former Glee star confirmed the news that she was expecting o…

Watch Girl From the North Country Stars Colton Ryan & Caitlin Houlahan Sing 'I Want You' From Afar by Lindsey Sullivan

Girl From the North Country fans know that Colton Ryan and Caitlin Houlahan's rendition of Bob Dylan's "I Want You" is a truly powerful one in the Broadway show, which was playing at the Bel…

Why I am an activist artist, by JChris by Guest Author

As a Latino gay millennial singer-songwriter, I believe I can make a difference. I’m here because I can become one of the reasons why things get better. We will fight and we won’t stop. …

Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us Episode 7: Lisa La Touche & Makenna Watts by New York City Center

James Lapine to Pen Book About Creating Sunday in the Park With Sondheim

The new book is scheduled for release next April.

1980s Broadway Musical Logos Madness! Sweet Sixteen Round 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…

Piano Bar Live! Streams this Tuesday, August 25 with Host Scott Barbarino & The World Famous Stardusters.

This weeks guests are The World Famous Stardusters, featuring Chrissy Albanese, Shannon Antalan, Michael RJ Campbell, Chris Mauro, Dave Rabinowitz, Kevin Ray, Gabriella Saramago and Cat Yate…

Watch Now: “I Want You” from Girl From the North Country by Broadway Direct

Girl From the North Country, a musical featuring the music of Bob Dylan, was the last show to open on Broadway prior to the shutdown in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. To express the …

5 Podcasts to Bring Theater Into Your Home by Phoebe Lett

Many theater companies are closed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t immerse yourself in the magic of a play.

Andréa Burns Guest Hosts Stars in the House, Featuring Sutton Foster and Ted Griffin by Andrew Gans

Burns' husband, Peter Flynn, is also a guest on the August 24 live stream benefiting The Actors Fund.

James Lapine to Release a Book on the Creation of Sunday in the Park With George by Ryan McPhee

Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park With George will arrive on shelves in April 2021.

The tragic life of Emmett Till demonstrates need for national change, 65 years after his death by Fountaintheatre

by Terri Roberts On August 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted from the home of his great uncle, Mose “Preacher” Wright, in the still-dark hours of a Mississippi morning. The …

Regional Productions of The Inheritance, Les Blancs, More Host Video Auditions by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with self-tape audition opportunities for shows across the country.

Hot Clip of the Day: "Lean On Me" For Covenant House's Sleep Out: Stage & Screen Tonight

Tonight, Broadway, film and television stars are sleeping out in support of Covenant House.

Tonys At Last. #BroadwayforBiden. #Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

#Stageworthy News of the Week. The Broadway community made its political preference clear last week – with performances by Billy Porter and Jennifer Hudson; heck, the producers of the Tony…

‘Warm & unique’: CD REVIEW: The Green Fairy – Cast Recording ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

The Green Fairy, the musical created by Jack Sain and Stephen Libby, has released a cast recording.

West End stage stars to perform free outdoor concerts in London city centre

The events will take place in a brand-new space known as The Garden at Centre Point with no tickets needed.

Classic Arts Catch-Up: Watch Lucia Lucas in The Sound of Identity Trailer, Birmingham Royal Ballet's New Partnership, More by Ryan McPhee

Plus: Check out Liminal Highway from composer Christopher Cerrone and flutist Tim Munro.

Learn About Directing Rock Musicals on Broadway and More With Michael Greif August 24 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.

Black Artists In Portland Create A New Map For Cities Confronting Their Past, And Present by Artsjournal2

Portland doesn’t exactly have the best history with its Black populations, including forced gentrification after decades of intense redlining. A 69-year-old artist says, “They tried to s…

What Democracy Looked Like, In Ballot Form by Artsjournal2

Even before the colorful public ballots of the early United States, actually, “people used the viva voce system, rooted in ancient Greece, where voters announced their candidate to a clerk…

Mercedes Barcha, Vital To The Publication Of Her Husband’s One Hundred Years Of Solitude, 87 by Artsjournal2

Barcha held the landlord off while Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote the book, and when he emerged with the manuscript, “pawned her hair dryer and the couple’s blender so she could pay the po…

Can Reading Fight Racism? by Artsjournal2

The pandemic changed some things, and then came the murder of George Floyd – and the largest civil rights movement in U.S. history. “Anti-racist manuals have been cleaned out from virtua…

The Ongoing Reckoning In The Publishing World by Artsjournal2

Publishing has rather a lot to do to catch up in the diversity, equity, and inclusion fronts. Lisa Lucas, the outgoing director of the National Book Foundation, who is Black, says, “What d…

Nina Popova, Dancer Who Fled Both Bolsheviks And Nazis, 97 by Artsjournal2

Popova, who died of Covid-19, lived a dramatic early life and found stability, if not joy, on Broadway and TV before becoming a ballet teacher. – The New York Times

How Roman Holiday Took Audrey Hepburn And Catapulted Her Into The Stratosphere by Artsjournal2

Hepburn wasn’t well-known in the U.S. before William Wyler cast her against Gregory Peck in the bittersweet rom-com. But “her star rose so quickly after this movie. That is crazy. This m…

State Universities Backed Themselves, With Legislative Help, Into Some Terrible Corners This Fall by Artsjournal2

As the pandemic exposes massive historical cracks in the U.S. along class and race lines, it also exposes what state universities have been dealing with for a few decades – and it’s caus…

Broadway Catch Up: August 24 - Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nicolette Robinson, Ramin Karimloo, Alex Boniello, and more!

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out this weekend's highlights from some of yo…

Photo Flash: Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein's STATE FAIR

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical film, State Fair!

VIDEO: Colton Ryan and Caitlin Houlahan Perform 'I Want You' From GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

This weekend Girl From The North Country released a new music video featuring cast members Colton Ryan and Caitlin Houlahan coming together virtually to perform their version of Bob Dylana…

Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss Discuss Creating the 2020 DNC and This Year's Virtual Tony Broadcast

Producer Ricky Kirshner and director Glenn Weiss, the team behind the Tony Awards, recently chatted with Variety about creating the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

VIDEO: Watch Sutton Foster and Ted Griffin on STARS IN THE HOUSE- Live at 8pm!

Stars in the House continues today (8pm) for Andréa Mondays! It's Date Night! Join Andréa as she welcomes her husband, Peter Flynn, along with Sutton Foster and Ted Griffin!

GRACE NOTES: Monday, August 24, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Watch Colton Ryan and Caitlin Houlahan in Music Video for 'I Want You' From Broadway's Girl From the North Country by Andrew Gans

The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical is currently on hiatus due to the pandemic.

Handicapping the Tonys: A Guide to the Shows Eligible in This Very Strange Season

The first in a three-part series about how the 2020 Tony Awards could shake out.

Mean Girls' Riza Takahashi Joins Built for the Stage for Motivation Monday August 24 by Playbill Staff

The weekly fitness series from BFTS's Coach Joe Rosko streams every Monday at 11:30 AM ET.

Built for the Stage - Monday, August 24 by Playbill

It's Verdi Week at the Metropolitan Opera, With 7 of the Composer's Works Heading Online by Ryan McPhee

The Nightly Met Streams series continues with La Traviata, Rigoletto, and more.

London's Open-Air Pippin, Starring Tina Alum Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Extends by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin September 8 at the Garden Theatre at The Eagle.

Listen to this! New releases and livestreams from The Boy Band Project, Broadway Buskers, and Playbill by Deb Miller

Though the coronavirus pandemic has brought a temporary halt to large public gatherings, it hasn’t stopped artists and organizations from celebrating big events while entertaining audience…

BroadwayHD Partners With Broadway Booking Office NYC to Offer Subscription Discount by Dan Meyer

The collaboration provides special rates to Broadway touring venues as well as regional and local theatres.

Ep. 76: Behold, Colored and Woman, Inconceivable by Lauren Van Hemert

About the Guest MJ Perrin’s plays have been produced throughout the United States. She’s a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awardee for Playwriting and a former member of th…

NEWS: London Fringe production of Pippin has its run extended by Press Releases

Tickets for 12 performances of Pippin, the second production at the new South London outdoor venue The Garden Theatre at The Eagle pub in Kennington, sold out in less than 72 hours. Now prod…

’Changemakers’ murals to be unveiled in Hartford connect youth to city’s elders by Susan Dunne

Hartford Public Library and Hartford History Center's summer "Changemakers" program, which offered virtual workshops in a variety of artistic disciplines, will conclude on Aug. 29 and Sept. …

Edinburgh International Festival — classical concerts in full swing

From new modernist works to Shakespearean song recitals, the online programme is building up nicely

Unemployment Is Rampant. So This Theater Is Giving Freelancers Money. by Michael Paulson

Several hundred workers are receiving $1,000 relief payments from the Public Theater.

How the Theatre Artists Fund has helped: CJ Mitchell by Hira Desai

We're talking to the recipients of the Theatre Artists Fund grant to find out more about their stories and how the pandemic affected them. Find out more. The post How the Theatre Artists Fun…

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch August 24-28 by Ryan McPhee

A powerhouse celebration of women in theatre, a sleepout for a cause, and more.

Today on Broadway: Monday, August 24, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated:  Alicia Ramírez [email protected]…

Can we start again, please? by Mark Shenton

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Placido Domingo Wants To Clear His Name, But Won’t Answer Direct Questions About Sexual Harassment by Artsjournal2

“Two of Domingo’s managers and a spokesperson briefly cut off the interview when the singer was asked to respond to the fact that both investigations had found the sexual harassment accu…

What It’s Like For A Woman Writer Try To Ghost Write A Virulent Misogynist’s Memoir by Artsjournal2

Heidi Pitlor: “Ghostwriting is a form of acting, method acting really, as well as improvisation. You must become your subject, whether they are a Kennedy, a congresswoman, or a guy who esp…

Germany Stages Three (Sort Of) Fake Concerts In One Day To Find Out More About Risks Of Coronavirus Spread by Artsjournal2

The idea was to figure out what could make for a safe return to live music, using healthy volunteers who had tested negative before the concerts. “The first of Saturday’s three concerts …

Just because: Jascha Heifetz and Erick Friedman play Bach by Terry Teachout

Jascha Heifetz and Erick Friedman play the finale of Bach’s Two-Violin Concerto, accompanied by Brooks Smith, at an undated master class: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and hist…

Almanac: Jean-Paul Sartre on modestry by Terry Teachout

“I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is the virtue of the lukewarm.” Jean-Paul Sartre, The Devll and the Good Lord Continue reading Almanac: Jean…

Exclusive: Rachel Bay Jones Performs 'I Miss the Mountains' as Part of The Seth Concert Series; Re-Airs Today at 3pm!

Rachel Bay Jones' performance as part of The Seth Concert Series, re-airs today at 3 PM ET. Check out an exclusive clip from the concert, which premiered last night, featuring Jones sin…

Got a few minutes? Then why not catch an Edinburgh Fringe show from The Space UK (Online review) by Louise Penn

Welcome to the virtual Edinburgh Fringe. Here I look at the shows made available via The Space UK which run under ten minutes duration. All are available until 31 August at Online@theSpace.

Why it takes time for shows to reopen by Hira Desai

From 15 August, theatres were finally allowed to reopen for indoor performances with social distancing but the majority remain closed. Find out why here. The post Why it takes time for sho…

Five Things: #1. Business Models and a $9 Billion Idea by Douglas McLennan

We need a significant, stable ongoing source of new funding that is politically insulated and inflation-proof. [More]

This digital afterlife: mobile phone-based show connects us in our grief by Kate Wyver

User Not Found, Dante or Die’s story about loss and digital legacy, has been refreshed for a lockdown audience who have grown accustomed to grieving and creating intimacy online ‘If your…

Australian Music Vault’s Long Play Series releases five new episodes by Arts Review

As part of the Australian Music Vault’s ongoing commitment to capturing and sharing great Australian music stories, five additional long-form interview videos have been added to the much-l…

My “Five Things to Fix in the Arts” Series: #1. Business Models and a $9 Billion Idea by Artsjournal

We need a significant, stable ongoing source of new funding for the arts that is politically insulated, inflation-proof, and expands the definitions of non-and for-profit arts. – Douglas M…

Belvoir St Theatre to reopen in September with A Room of One’s Own by Arts Review

After 6 months without performances, Belvoir is pleased to announce that the theatre doors will re-open this September when A Room of One’s Own takes to the Belvoir St Theatre stage fro…

Traditions and Taboos by Peter J Snee

Take care not to walk under that ladder; make sure you have that lucky rabbit’s foot with you at all

Harry Cook: Fin & Rye & Fireflies by Arts Review

Harry Cook’s Fin & Rye & Fireflies is gloriously upbeat LGBTQI+ novel of love, hope and friendship – showing that although it’s not always rainbows and fireflies, life’s too …

Katie Noonan joins Permission To Shine as guest judge by Arts Review

Play It Forward has announced that Round Three of the Permission To Shine online singing competition featuring Jazz/Blues, Country and Original Composition is now open – with five-time ARI…

VAN GOGH ALIVE exhibition – Sydney by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has THREE double passes to giveaway for Van Gogh Alive at the Royal Hall of Industries, adjacent to the

Rick Wakeman on his ‘preposterously productive’ career and new album ‘The Red Planet’

The 71-year-old musician, who has worked with David Bowie and Elton John, is releasing his 122nd album, inspired by the planet Mars

Kung Fu Fighting — Carl Douglas’s 1974 hit capitalised on the martial arts craze

A mash-up of global cultures and styles, the song has a surprisingly long history

Tony Winners Frank Wood and Denis O’Hare Star in Virtual Reading of Righteous August 24 by Dan Meyer

The Jeff Cohen play also features Tony nominees Johanna Day, Richard Kind, and Jessica Hecht.

Audra McDonald, Rachel Brosnahan, More Bring Covenant House’s Stage and Screen Sleep Out Online August 24 by Ryan McPhee

The virtual event, aimed at supporting young people facing homelessness, also features upcoming West Side Story stars Ariana DeBose and Rachel Zegler.

Schedule for Broadway Republican National Convention Revealed by Broadway Beat

by Edward Precht. @pertoltprecht. THE HAYES THEATER, NY – The Republican National Convention begins takes place this week, boasting such ...

Checking In With… 2-Time Tony Winner Judy Kaye, Star of Diana, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Nice Work If You Can Get It, More by Andrew Gans

Kaye stars as Queen Elizabeth in the new musical Diana, which will be filmed for Netflix before reopening on Broadway next year.