All of Peter Combe’s greatest hits LIVE at Her Majesty’s Theatre plus Something on Saturday returns to Adelaide Festival Centre by Gabi Bergman

For the first time, legendary children’s entertainer Peter Combe OAM will perform all of his best songs in the one

Anthony Hopkins: ‘Act as if it is impossible to fail’

The greatest – and once angriest – actor of his generation is now also a painter, composer, writer and Insta-hero. He talks about the evolution of his current mellow mood

New tickets released for Disney’s hit Broadway musical FROZEN by Arts Review

The countdown is on to experience the magic of Disney’s Frozen, with new tickets for the much-anticipated Australian premiere season of the hit Broadway musical now available. Tickets to n…

A Schitt’s Creek Sweep, a Call for Accurate Representation, More at the 2020 Emmy Awards by Ryan McPhee

The Pop TV comedy made history with its swansong season by earning seven wins in the primetime ceremony,

Adelaide Fringe reveals 2021 Poster Design by Arts Review

Embracing the vibrancy, colour and fun of the festival, Adelaide Fringe has unveiled the official 2021 Poster Design, kicking off the start of celebrations for the season. Designed by Adelai…

Can laughter be lethal?: Dr. Linsey Marr on aerosol transmission of COVID by John Stoltenberg

I first learned of Dr. Linsey Marr when I read a startling opinion piece that appeared in the New York Times July 30: As “a civil and environmental engineer who studies how viruses and bac…

To Melbourne… with Love! A musical love letter by Peter J Snee

Stars from all over Australia will join together next Saturday night 26 September to send a ‘musical love letter’ to

SHOWQUEEN returns this October by Peter J Snee

After selling out in just two hours, Sydney’s most iconic cabaret night returns with a stellar lineup of local talent

Supporting Victoria’s world-famous music scene and workers by Arts Review

Funding for more than 100 beloved live music venues, grants to support music jobs on stage and behind the scenes as well as new planning controls to better protect venues will help the state…

Livestreaming a Performance: Black and Blue

By . The Yvonne Bechet Theatre Project presents a reading of Black and Blue, a full-length play, livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.t…

Musical Mondays #15 by Gabi Bergman

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

What Will The Future Of Theater Look Like? 'Our Artists Are Going To Lead Us' by Jeff Lunden

It's hard to predict exactly how theater will come back after the pandemic, but here are a couple guesses: Fewer crowds, more collective imagination, and a focus on racial and environmental …

Snapshot: ‘Pia’ by Christopher Anderson

The collection is a carefully crafted and often rose-tinted glimpse of childhood, one in which backdrops come and go but personality is permanent

Review: at curtainup.com/Jack Was Kind by Elyse Sommer

A new Zoomed solo play made super-relevant by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death.

ICYMI: Watch the Top 8 College Students Perform for Next on Stage: Dance Edition!

Who made it through to our college top 8? Watch to find out!

What Will The Future Of Theater Look Like? 'Our Artists Are Going To Lead Us' by Jeff Lunden

It's hard to predict exactly how theater will come back after the pandemic, but here are a couple guesses: Fewer crowds, more collective imagination, and a focus on racial and environmental …

Jack Was Kind: A Confused Wife on Her Husband’s Public Indiscretion by David Finkle

★★★ Tracy Thorne writes and performs a potent monologue with one serious drawback The post Jack Was Kind: A Confused Wife on Her Husband’s Public Indiscretion appeared first on New …

The future of opera in the time of pandemic: A Q&A with Adam Turner by Bob Ashby

I spoke with Adam Turner, Artistic Director of the Virginia Opera, on Tuesday, September 15, about how a regional opera company weathers COVID and the shutdown of most live performance. Virg…

Virginia Opera is all about Stayin’ Alive by Bob Ashby

With live performances shut down since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, artists unemployed, and income streams disrupted, performing arts organizations continue to face the hardest of…

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (3) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

This Week on Broadway for September 20, 2020: Brandon Victor Dixon by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Brandon Victor Dixon. After talking with Brandon, there is a discussion about Plays that have become Musicals This Week on Bro…

THE NIGERIAN-BRITISH WRITER PUTTING BLACK JOY ON STAGE AND SCREEN by Robert Shuman

(Alison McCann’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/18; Photo from The New York Times: Theresa Ikoko; via Pam Green.) “There’s so much more that comes with being Black apart fro…

‘Zero Cost House’ Review: Could Thoreau Save Us Now? by Laura Collins-Hughes

In the dreamscape of Toshiki Okada’s play, the American philosopher is a 21st-century presence, and an author meets his younger self.

Daniel Mays: 'You leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of truthful, believable characters' by Tim Adams

The actor, relishing his first meal out in months, discusses lockdown, Line of Duty and playing opposite David Tennant in Des If we’d had this lunch six or seven months ago, Daniel Mays su…

‘Faith Healer’ Review: Michael Sheen Stirs the Embers in the Ashes by Ben Brantley

In this enthralling streaming production of Brian Friel’s 1979 play, an itinerant miracle worker is grounded in a gritty reality.

Drag star Diane Chorley hits the big time: 'Death threats didn't stop me' by Brian Logan

As the ‘Duchess of Canvey’ releases a greatest hits album, her creator relives an extraordinary journey from Southend to the West End via schoolteaching and Ibiza superclubs ‘Diane is …

Livestreaming a Panel: Zamumtima Sizawekha (Malawi)

By . Art & Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo) presents the panel Zamumtima Sizawekha on mental health and stigma livestreaming from Malawi on the global, commons-based, peer produced H…

Alex Hairston of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - BroadwaySF Instagram Live by Broadwaysf

Alex Hairston joined us to talk about touring the country as Disco Donna in SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL, teaching the next generation of artists, and more, in a @broadwaysf Instagram Li…

Review: Fannie Lou Hamer, played in a Chicago park by E. Faye Butler, roars out a timely message by Chris Jones

“Fannie Lou Hamer: Speak On It!" by the Goodman Theatre is Cheryl L. West’s play about the civil rights activist, starring E. Faye Butler in a tour of Chicago parks.

NSO @ Home LIVE • September 20 • Daniel Foster, Lisa Emenheiser & Romain-Olivier Gray by The Kennedy Center

Theater Blog Roundup: New Yorkers…Pivot. Londoners Experience Socially Distanced Theater. by New York Theater

British bloggers this month swoon over the series of new live, in-person, “socially distanced” theater, “It was wonderful and strange and made me realise how the pandemic has changed t…

Celebrate Actors Who Originated Fan-Favorite Roles on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

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

‘Becomes increasingly compelling to watch’: ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD – The Production Exchange (Online review) ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Elephant’s Graveyard is certainly a chilling but compelling watch that manages to capture the glamour as well as the horror of the world of circus vividly.

George Robey: The Prime Minister of Mirth by Trav S.D.

“Come in and know me better, man!” quoth the Ghost of Christmas Present and I suppose that’s the reason I haven’t yet treated of so estimable figure as George Robey (Sir George Edwar…

VIDEO: Cherry Jones Accepts her Emmy Award For SUCCESSION

Cherry Jones took home her third Emmy Award last night for her role in Succession.

VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Discusses the Creation of SONG & DANCE

Andrew Lloyd Webber took fans through the backstory of his musical Song & Dance in a new video posted to his Twitter.

Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction Goes Virtual Today

The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction goes online for the first time today, Sunday, September 20, 2020.

Interview: Nina West and the Power of Drag by Matthew Wexler

By Matthew Wexler Of the many industries impacted by COVID-19, live performance has been hit particularly hard, with theaters and live music venues abruptly shuttered… The post Interview: …

Original Theatre Company to stream new Torben Betts play about Apollo 13 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Original Theatre Company are to stream a new online play commission by Torben Betts starring Tom Chambers, Christopher Harper and Michael Salami This post Original Theatre Co…

On Why You Should “Pick a Star” (1937) by Trav S.D.

I don’t often do posts about individual films as those tend not to be the most popular with readers, but I saw a picture recently that I am strongly motivated to recommend for those with s…

Enjoy It While You Can: A Review of Theatre Y’s “We’re Gonna Die” by Noel Schecter

Director Hèctor Àlvarez's minimalist, edgy film adaptation of Young Jean Lee's play is a testament to the understated power of the source work.

Don’t weird out, mysticism is in

A season of esoteric exhibitions, activities and happenings is upon us. Are you ready to open your mind? 

The Boss of It All review – whimsical Lars von Trier workplace comedy by Arifa Akbar

Soho theatre, LondonThis larky Zoom-era adaptation of the director’s film about white-collar leadership is full of improv-style gusto In 2006, a year after the US launched a version of Ric…

Faith Healer review – Friel's spellbinder captures theatre's magic by Chris Wiegand

Old Vic, LondonMichael Sheen, Indira Varma and David Threlfall are a superb trinity for Brian Friel’s powerful monologues The Old Vic’s livestream of Faith Healer – with the divine cas…

‘Truly sensational to experience’: PIPPIN – Garden Theatre ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

The terrific cast of triple threats make the bittersweet, upbeat and consistently enjoyable musical Pippin at the Garden Theatre a must see.

The poetry of Luisa Caycedo-Kimura: Loss and love through the eyes of an immigrant daughter

Bloomfield poet Luisa Caycedo-Kimura is a Colombian-born writer, translator, and educator. A former attorney, Luisa left the legal profession to pursue her passion for writing.

What to expect at a socially distanced night at the theatre by Rupert Jones

West End and provincial theatres are beginning to open to the public once more. So what has changed? It has been six months since actors trod the boards of theatres across the country but f…

Issa Rae: ‘It’s astounding that our talent hasn’t been recognised’ by Yomi Adegoke

The woman behind cult HBO comedy Insecure has been making and starring in her own series for years. What took Hollywood so long to notice? Issa Rae, one of the first black women to create an…

Theatre is back: Tickets you can book now!

Here it is, what we’ve all been waiting to hear (read). Theatre is back! It’s been a long hiatus during lockdown without live theatre. Our theatres were closed because, of course, safety…

A ‘Puppet Slam’ Hosted By Clowns Is The Most Joyful Meeting On Zoom by Alice Nelson

It’s late on a Friday night in July and I’m setting up my kitchen for co-hosting an online puppet cabaret, Slamalicious, with the Calgary Animated Object Society (CAOS). This raucous, in…

Racism, gaslighting, and the Rob Guest Endowment by Gabi Bergman

Earlier this week, it was announced that the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment Scholarship would be cancelled, and the endowment postponed

Theater Feature: AHMED BEST ANNOUNCED AS ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (Echo Theater Company in Los Angeles) by Tony Frankel

BEST LEADS THE BEST Los Angeles-based Echo Theater Company, dedicated to creating new work for the theater, has named Ahmed Best (best known as Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars The Phantom Mena…

Statement by the Equity Diversity Committee on the Rob Guest Endowment by Arts Review

The following statement has been issued by the Equity Diversity Committee in response to the cancellation of the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment: The Equity Diversity Committee (EDC) has been in co…

Rob Guest Endowment Semi-finalists respond to cancellation of 2020 Scholarship by Arts Review

The former Rob Guest Endowment Semi-Finalists have remained united whilst navigating these past few weeks. As a result, through MEAA, they have issued the following statement: We acknowledge…

Former Rob Guest Endowment semi-finalists “categorically refute” claims made by RGE committee by Sean McLoughlin

In response to the cancellation of this year’s Rob Guest Endowment, all 30 semi-finalists have today issued the following statement

Livestreaming a Conversation: Segal Talks with Marvin Carlson

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VIDEO: On This Day, September 20- URINETOWN Opens On Broadway!

On this day in 2001, the cult-hit classic Urinetown celebrated its opening night on Broadway!

Driving the Green Book podcast — learning how to travel in a hateful world

Alvin Hall and Janée Woods Weber hit the road in a new series to explore the importance of ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’

Broadway Flea and Grand Market Goes Virtual September 20 by Dan Meyer

Adrienne Warren, Rob McClure, Gavin Creel, and dozens more Broadway stars are part of the festivities this year.

The Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction Goes Virtual September 20 by Dan Meyer

Adrienne Warren, Rob McClure, Gavin Creel, and dozens more Broadway stars are part of the festivities this year.