Benefit of the grout: the fine art of tiling

Picasso, Miró and Gaudí turned tiles into masterpieces. Now a new generation of creatives are reclaiming them again 

Things to Do This Week by Adriana Balsamo and Hilary Moss

This week, meet the singer Tashera Robertson, hit a photo show and try your hand at making snow fluff.

A Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Christine Goerke Sings "Abscheulicher!" from Fidelio by Lincoln Center

Vidya Makan on making music for social change by Gabi Bergman

The events of 2020 so far have been a catalyst for change, particularly regarding the treatment of Bla(c)k, Indigenous, and

John Sovec: “Creating safety on all levels” by Admin

National Coming Out Day is this October 11, and Dance Informa sat down with nationally recognized topic expert, motivator, author and therapist John Sovec about National Coming Out Day, as w…

The Skivvies Will Present CLASSIC UNDIE ROCK With Matt Doyle and Tamika Lawrence as Part of Radio Free Birdland

Our Radio Free Birdland Concert Series with Birdland Jazz continues on October 1 with The Skivvies!

‘A Quick 5’ with Jason Odell Williams by Carolyn Kelemen

Jason Odell Williams is an award-winning playwright, a novelist, and Emmy-nominated television producer with wit and humor and intelligence that has come to the attention of international cr…

Production Time-lapse: Setting the Stage for "A Time to Sing" | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

Power Plays: Shows About U.S. Politics by Jan Simpson

The first face-to-face debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is scheduled for this Tuesday, Sept. 29, and the uncertainty over the outcome of the election five weeks from now has me in a…

Piano Bar Live! Streams This Tuesday, September 29, With Host Scott Barbarino, Plus Bill Zeffiro, Kaye Allyn and More

This weeks guests are Kaye Allyn, Christina Bianco, Brian Michael Henry, Adrienne Danrich O’Neill and Bill Zeffiro, plus Mystery Guests and MORE! Join us this TUESDAY, September 29 th a…

Kennedy Center To Hold First Live Event Since Spring

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams about performing in the Kennedy Center's first live performance since spring.

Belfast Blues by Sandi Durell

By Carol Rocamora Rarely have we been treated to a coming-of-age story that shines a blinding light on an era of history as well as on the life of the narrator. In the case of Belfast Blues,…

The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder (1943): Chosen by Committee Episode 24 by Phindie Podcasts

Josh, John, and Chris disagree again about Thorton Wilder. Then, they chart a path forward.

EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE’S LAST PLAY FOUND IN SCOTS COLLEGE IN SPAIN by Robert Shuman

(Reevel Alderson’s article appeared 9/19, BBC Scotland.) A rare edition of Shakespeare’s last play has been found in a Scottish Catholic college in Spain. The Two Noble Kinsmen, written …

Becky Gulsvig from Come From Away - Instagram Live Interview by Broadwaysf

Becky Gulsvig joined us to talk about COME FROM AWAY, performing “Me and the Sky” at the SF Women’s March, and her time in San Francisco with BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and LE…

The Way Out: New life at Laurel Hill Cemetery with an all-female ensemble of theater artists and aerialists by Henrik Eger

A never-performed before multi-arts show on wheels for Fringe audiences

From Social Theatricality To Stage Theatricality: A Continuous Pandemic Script by Lola Proaño Gomez

The pandemic, like the tragedy of the 21st century, has a theatrical mode, and the social response to navigate it is to build an internal script to resist and survive; the situation has gene…

Q&A with Hairspray star Lizzie Bea

You can’t stop the beat! Hairspray will be returning to the famous London Coliseum, from the original award-winning creative team of director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitche…

Muny renovation to begin final phases by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Campaign has raised $85 million.

Review Roundup: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is now open in select theaters, before coming to Netflix on October 16.

We Need A New Federal Theater Project! by New York Theater

After reading about the New York arts’ shutdown, and how more than half the jobs in the fine and performing arts in the city disappeared between April and July (153,000 out of 280,000 gone…

Jonna Mendez by NPR

Jonna Mendez, former Chief of Disguise at the CIA, joins us along with panelists Alonzo Bodden, Dulcé Sloan, and Joel Kim Booster.

Quilty pleasures: the art of the blanket

The patchwork trend is spreading from beds to walls – and back again

Edmund Gwenn: From the West End to 34th Street by Trav S.D.

Most classic cinema buffs inevitably think of Edmund Gwenn (Edmund John Kellaway, 1877-1959) as a loveable, even cuddly English senior citizen, due to the sorts of roles he played in Hollywo…

The Helen Hayes Awards night plus reaction you didn’t see from 4615 Theatre Company by Tim Treanor

The Helen Hayes Awards were last night, so I slipped into my good tux, straightened my black tie, and took the Metro down to the waterfront. I hoofed it to the Anthem; saw some buddies; shoo…

Opera Review: Miranda: A Steam Punk VR Experience, LUMA’s bold experiment by Susan Galbraith

Steam Punk as a style launches viewers into a futuristic universe while it casts a glance backwards nostalgically to a simpler, more elegant world. Miranda: A Steam Punk VR Experience create…

2020 Tony Award nominations preview: a slew of critically acclaimed plays take aim at top Broadway honors by Sam Eckmann

The 2020 Tony Awards may represent a shortened Broadway season, but there is a wealth of contenders to consider for the play categories. Fall and winter on the rialto is chock full of non-mu…

NEWS: The Black British Theatre Awards reveal 2020 nominees & announce the ceremony will be broadcast on Sky Arts by Press Releases

The BBTAs have revealed the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards nominee list, voted almost entirely by the public and representing some of the finest work by Black performers and creatives in …

Sunnymead Court, Tristan Bates Theatre review - a lovely lockdown romance by Laura De Lisle

Socially-distanced dramedy is short and sweet, with a knockout performance from Remmie Milner The first words of Sunnymead Court, a new play at the Tristan Bates Theatre, are ominous. “We…

Hugh Jackman To Host MPTF’s “Reel Stories, Real Lives” by Sandi Durell

On Tuesday, October 20, MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) will host its ninth annual “Reel Stories, Real Lives” event hosted by longtime advocate and supporter Hugh Jackman. …

Al Cooke: The Social Pest by Trav S.D.

Today some overdue sunlight on silent comedian Al Cooke (Albert Gallatin Cooke, 1880-1935). Cooke was a moneyed Los Angeles local who’d been educated in Switzerland and had been a rancher …

PORGY AND BESS SING by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler Having first aired on PBS in 2013, the 2009 San Francisco Opera’s magnificent rendition of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess is now playing on Broadway HD, the essential onlin…

‘Irresistibly charming & life affirming’: ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS – Bristol Old Vic (Online review) by John Chapman

Feelgood musical Romantics Anonymous at Bristol Old Vic certainly works on both the level of a light confection and something more robust for the committed chocolatophile/musicophile.

As D.C. theater honors the best of 2019, actors long for a return to the stage by Thomas Floyd

Four winners from this year’s Helen Hayes Awards discuss the state of the D.C. theater community as the pandemic keeps live productions on hold.

Hartford is a city of murals; go on a citywide self-guided tour by Susan Dunne

Hartford is a city of murals, with such subjects as Martin Luther King, city pioneers, Jackie McLean, Roberto Clemente and everyday people. Here is a list of outdoor murals throughout the ci…

After surprise Phase 3 announcement, some theaters, concerts venues ready to open, others to stay closed by Christopher Arnott, Michael Hamad

Indoor arts venues can reopen at 50% of their usual capacity according to Connecticut phase 3 guidelines announced Thursday night. But for some theaters, half-full won't help.

This Basketball-Loving Poet Resists Categorization by Elizabeth A. Harris

Fresh off the success of his play “Barber Shop Chronicles,” Inua Ellams has a new book out, “The Half God of Rainfall,” about a son of Zeus who dominates on the courts.

The Lowry’s Temporary Nightingale Courtroom: A Response by Emma Rogerson

In light of the strain that COVID-19 has put on theatres around the country, The Lowry recently announced that they will be partnering with the Ministry of Justice to use their theatre space…

“Puffs” Reminds Us that Winning Is Temporary—Streaming Amazon   by Abby Tozer

Millennial Notes Matt Cox Appeals to PotterHeads & New ‘Puffs’ by Abby Tozer Twenty-three years ago, novelist J.K. Rowling created a magical world of witchcraft and wizardry. We all …

Theater Preview: MOONBEAMS (42nd Street Moon’s Virtual Series) by Jim Allen

CARRY MOONBEAMS HOME IN A JAR Here comes 42nd Street Moon’s announcement for its fall season, with plenty of showtunes to keep you going until COVID-19 takes a big fat hike. The season, Mo…

VIDEO: On This Day, September 26- WEST SIDE STORY Opens on Broadway

It all began tonight! On this day in 1957, West Side Story celebrates its opening night at the Winter Garden Theater!

MONA FOMA announces 2021 festival dates by Arts Review

Mona’s Festival of Music and Art, Mona Foma will go statewide in January 2021, taking place over two weekends in two cities, Launceston: 15 – 17 January and Hobart: 22 – 24 January. Kn…

Improv Game: Creative Defiance by Kerry Hishon

The core tenet of improvisation is “Yes, and…” To keep the scene going, each participant must agree with any suggestion that is brought forward, and add something on. It’s a balance …

Northern Star Productions reveal a sneak peak of Michael and Phillip by Arts Review

Northern Star Productions has announced the principal cast and released the trailer for their new Australian comedy-drama, Michael and Phillip! Set in contemporary Melbourne, Michael and…

Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop by Arts Review

Lose yourself in the work of influential Australian Chinese artist Lindy Lee, as the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) presents the most comprehensive survey of the artist’s work …

VIDEO: LaChanze Sings WICKED-Inspired Song 'Better Alone' As Part of Flying Free

Check out Tony Award-winner LaChanze singing 'Better Alone' an original song by Briana Dent and Bianca Marcelino. 

The coming age of artistic caution

Art’s increased reliance on public money could make it blander

DVDs/Netflix: disc world

Pandemic boredom has given film discs an unexpected boost but it is unlikely to stop the terminal decline in demand

Mossad and the movies — how Israeli spies took over our screens

Hit drama ‘Tehran’ is the latest in a series of thrillers that trade in the mystique of Israel’s secret service

Celebrate More Than 60 Years of West Side Story on Broadway With These Rare Photos by Marc J. Franklin

The Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents musical, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, opened at the Winter Garden Theatre September 26, 1957.

Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams Join Forces for In-Person Performance at Kennedy Center September 26 by Andrew Gans

A Time to Sing: An Evening With Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams will also be live streamed.

Stars in the House Spotlights Houston's Stages September 26 by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.

Original Cast of Hamlet in Bed Reunites for Virtual Reading September 26 by Dan Meyer

The Play-PerView event benefits Rattlestick Playwrights, where the play premiered.