(Sarah Bahr’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/24; Photo: Elizabeth Alexander, the president of the Mellon Foundation, said, “We continue to call on others to join us in suppo…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:45PMOn a sunny Spring day in peaceful Perth, a vibrant, energetic crowd descends upon the tiki Batcave that is Badlands
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:14PMHelp is on the way—and it comes in the form of a slew of Broadway faves belting out this David Friedman anthem. Because Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS did not have the opportunity to p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:06PMAs previously announced, Josh Groban is releasing a new album called Harmony. He's also taking fans on a virtual concert “tour” this fall with three livestreamed concerts. Harmony's off…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:06PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Bette Midler Teases Hocus Pocus 2
Tony winner Bette Midler always puts a spell on audiences with her performances, but her…
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Plus, watch a medley of songs from Florian Klein’s Shooting Star–A Revealing New Musical, featuring Honey Davenport, Miss Coco Peru, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:52PMBased on a true incident, a book called The Wave (written by Todd Strasser under his pen-name, Morton Rhue) was
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:50PMThe Equity-League Health Fund has addressed some of the concerns expressed by Actors’ Equity about changes to health coverage. The health fund, which is a separate entity from Actors’ …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:24PMThrough this pandemic, friends and families have turned to all kinds of new hobbies to pass the time, from puzzles to baking bread. Now, friends and families can enjoy this recently announce…
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By . The US Department of Arts and Culture, Arts & Democracy, and Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY (NOCD-NY) present the conversation Activating the Cultural Power of a Movement…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:56PMBy . The National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation presents a Black Directors Roundtable livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howl…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:41PM"I Need Them To See Me" - an original song by Tom Kitt
Performed by Heidi Blinckenstaff
Second Stage Theater's Virtual Benefit
Honoring Trustee Angela Sun and Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Kit…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:28PMThis weeks guests are Joey Chelius, Hannah Jane Peterson, KT Sullivan, John F. Hebert, Jon Weber, Carolyn Wehner, plus Mystery Guests and MORE!
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:27PMWith “Luv” on Broadway and “Tootsie” on the screen, he wrote with knowing, slightly askew humor about subjects like sex, family and failure.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:03PMCoronavirus travel restrictions don’t prevent the mentalist from visiting your head in this hourlong online show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:03PMIn TONGUE’s Fringe Festival entry, ‘Currency,’ we borrow the five stages of grief to explore capitalism. Corey Qureshi reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:00PM
Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMBy Marcina Zaccaria In Astor Place, it’s still possible to draw a crowd. Entering through a small hatch and stepping into the sand container, the thirty-five minute performance began. …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:51PMPlaybill Social Selects teams up with Broadway Roulette's Elizabeth Durand Streisand for a virtual hangout.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PMI love anatomy. As a yoga instructor, dancer, and writer in yoga and dance, it’s endlessly fascinating to me and applicable to my daily work. I am eternally grateful for my dance education…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 03:29PMA new City of Chicago program offers grants to Chicago's struggling performing-arts venues, including for-profit operations with bands and DJs.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:17PMThis month, Off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theater – dedicated to bringing new life and a modern sensibility to classic plays for current audiences – will investigate Shakespeare’s Othello …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:17PMThe House voted Thursday to approve the revised Heroes Act, which contains a provision to help the Broadway industry. The new version of the Heroes Act includes the Save Our Stages provisi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:16PMBy Jo Brailescu. Mother is a musical performance which follows how a community is reconstructed after a traumatic event, in this case, a strong earthquake that took place in Bucharest.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:03PMVariety salutes stars in platforms from stand-ups to podcasts and sitcoms. Though things are different this year, the 10 comics to watch will participate in a FREE virtual conversation, open…
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All Hallows’ Speech: 10 Monologues for the Spooky Season
Written by Amanda Grace
October 1st, 2020
Are you dying to get into the spirit of Halloween? From scary to straight-up scr…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 02:50PMShe’s been to 39 shows since the 2016 election, and believes Broadway will return. But she doesn’t have the “gumption” to see herself depicted just yet.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMThis weekend there are at least a dozen plays by playwrights ranging from Sophocles to Ionesco to Kevin R. Free; seven starry concerts from Josh Groban to a cavalcade of Broadway stars of La…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:30PMAn overview of theater, dance, music, pop-up performances, and other artists and activists that you should know about—this season and year-round
The 2020 fall…
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The event will feature performances, conversations, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:54PMThe foundation had been part of lengthy court battle against its former gallery.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:54PMThe movie, based on the play by Kemp Powers, will hit screens in December and head online in January.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:54PMThe film explores the life and career of political activist Miranda, dad to Lin-Manuel.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:54PMThe December release will be followed by a global launch on Amazon Prime Video.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMAudition Song Suggestions for Little Shop of Horrors – by Character
Written by Tiffany Wilkie
October 2, 2020
All I ever wanted was you and a sweet little house and audition songs fo…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 12:30PMThe company of the Broadway musical unites to support the Biden-Harris election campaign.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMWhile the musical revue makes winking sport of social-distancing protocols, the Aurora Fox does not.
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By ALAN SMASON With the current COVID-19 pandemic creating new and interesting virtual meeting places, university campuses have been marked by responsiveness and ingenuity. Last spring’s v…
SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 11:46AMThe PBS staple presents its “Broadway’s Best” series in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AMThe new plan, effective January 2021, is in response to a steep decline in employer contributions during the coronavirus pandemic and theatre shutdown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMLast week's word search was so popular, we decided to give you another one to work on. This week, we focus on the women who make the Great Bright Way shine. Yes, there are the divas, but als…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 11:24AMFresh off the premiere date news and vibrant first look at the film adaptation of August Wilson's play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Denzel Washington has shared that The Piano Lesson is the nex…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMStage stars galore have signed on to join Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in a new Apple TV+ musical comedy series from Saturday Night Live and Mean Girls producer Lorne Michaels.
The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMThere’s just something about a group of guys singing tight harmonies together. They’ve been a thing on the radio for decades . . . from The Four Seasons to The Beatles to The Backstreet …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
The Butoh dance – born in Japan in the late '50s, and welcomed and metabolized by the West in the '80s – is not annulled in the stereotype of a technique handed down and transmittable, b…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:36AMThe 10-episode romantic comedy was created, written, and executive-produced by Darren Star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMListen to Groban's "Impossible Dream" and preorder the album here.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:24AMEric Ostrow hosts the second season of the interview series, with co-hosts John-Andrew Morrison and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMVideo designer and photographer Nina Dunn spoke to Emma Clarendon about The Dark Theatres Project and the lack of support for theatre during the Covid-19 pandemic.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMIt's the weekend and we have three more months of 2020. More often than not, a great cast album can really boost your spirits. One of the shows that we immediately think of is Something Rott…
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Josh Groban croons Broadway, much Mozart at the Met, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AMBroadway Cares Announces Record-Breaking Grants in 2020, Audra McDonald and More Join Streaming “Sticks & Stones” “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast h…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMNew #ArtsBeat TV/Radio 10/02/20. TheaterWorks’ Eric Ort on upcoming productions, and Dee Boyle Clapp from the UMASS Arts Extension Service with resources for the creative economy. Availabl…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:29AMNew York Comic Con x MCM Comic Con’s Metaverse is a virtual realm that is the sum of all fandoms, taking place on October 8-11. Celebrate all things Pop Culture! You’ll encounter FREE p…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:24AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal I review a webcast of the 2009 PBS “Great Performances” made-for-TV film of Rupert Goold’s modern-dress Macbeth, starring Patrick Stewart. Here’s an …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMA new episode of Three on the Aisle, the podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for listening or downloading.
He…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMBob Crosby and His Bobcats play “Complainin’,” a composition by Jess Stacy, in a 1951 film clip. The band includes Stacy on piano, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Billy Butterfield on trump…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMThe Danish-Vietnamese artist’s latest show celebrates pastoral life while marking the cataclysmic fall of empires
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AMVideo calls, masks and isolation have changed the way we see our bodies and faces, says the Californian artist
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AMThe curator of this year’s Frieze Live has experimented with ways to meld physical performance, sound and digital space
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AMAll you need to know about hybrid art fairs and Old Masters going digital, plus interviews with dealers, curators and artists
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AMThe London dealer on his new shows, what he looks for in an artist, and his own passion for collecting ceramics
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AMAs galleries continue to adapt to new realities, the hybrid model is making a powerful statement during Frieze Week in London
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AM“Remember, it’s never too late to social climb—but better earlier, I have found.”
Whit Stillman, Twitter (September 25, 2020)
Continue reading Almanac: Whit Stillman on social climbi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Today's top stories: the online premiere of Sticks and Stones will include Audra McDonald, Javier Muñoz, George Salazar, and more. Plus, 'Like Water For Chocolate' is coming to the stage fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14AMRather than go dark in just its second year, Hartford Fringe Festival has gone virtual during the COVID crisis, with dozens of online offerings. Most of them are theatrical but there are als…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTheatre is just different organisms in close proximity. It’s a great image, and one of many that float gently to the surface in Ben Duke’s In a Nutshell, a monologue which explores with …
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