Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Victorian Premier’s History Award Winner Announced

Melbourne’s rich history has been brought to life with a book about a famous lithographer winning the Premier’s History Award as part of the Victorian Community History Awards. Amanda Sc…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:20PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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The world’s best spoken word artists converge online for Story Week 2020

Running from Friday 6 November, the wildest wordsmiths from around the world will come together for Australia’s largest performing writer’s program, the 2020 Word Travels’ Story Week F…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:43PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Opera Queensland launches its 40th season by Peter J Snee

Opera Queensland is set to launch its 40th Birthday season with a joyous celebration of family, friends and song. Opera

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:26PM

Queensland Theatre reveals big stories to inspire in 2021

Artistic Director Lee Lewis is not afraid of bold programming, and this shines through in her first season for Queensland Theatre. Featuring four world premieres including the much-anticipat…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:13PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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SNL: Watch Maya Rudolph’s Show Stopping Ode to New York “I’m Still Here” as the Statue of Liberty by Roger Friedman

John Mulaney restored “Saturday Night Live” to its past glory when he hosted the show last night for the second time in

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:54PM

A light approach in our dark world by Sarah Johnson

Musical theatre is often viewed as the lightweight theatre option. Yet was it not the jester in the medieval court

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:43PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (16) by Robert Shuman

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

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:17PM

VIDEO: Performers Dance Through the West End to Save the Arts

Choreographer Cameron McDonald along with some of the West End's finest dancers are sending a message of hope and resilience with a new video raising awareness to Save the Arts.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14PM

Musical Mondays #18 by Gabi Bergman

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

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Broadway Dancers Present a 'Headless' Halloween Routine

Broadway dancers Alex Smith (Chicago National Tour), Davis Wayne (Hello, Dolly! National Tour) and Maya Kazzaz (Jerome Robbins' Broadway) have teamed up for a Halloween- themed routine!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PM

Livestreaming a Conversation: Antoine Hunter Presents #DeafWoke with Def Lens Media

By . Antoine Hunter Presents #DeafWoke with Def Lens Media livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 5 November at 4 p.m.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:16PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Palm Beach Arts To Lose Estimated $48 Million This Year by Bill Hirschman

Palm Beach County may be famous for the number and generosity of arts donors, but recent losses paint a deeply unsettling portrait. Survey responses from 33 non-profit arts groups produced a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:18PM

BAY STREET THEATER PLANS SAG HARBOR COMPLEX by Philip Boroff

While performing arts spaces in the region remain largely shuttered because of Covid-19, Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater said that it plans to build a permanent home, its first since the L…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:09PM

This Week on Broadway for November 1, 2020: Sandy Duncan by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Sandy Duncan. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theat…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Don’t Eat the Breakfast Cereal. It’s Made of Plastic. by Laura Collins-Hughes

Robin Frohardt has turned a vacant space in Times Square into a colorful installation that slyly doubles as an eco-warning. Puppets have their moment, too.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PM

Theater: THE GREEK TRILOGY OF LUIS ALFARO (The Getty Museum and Center Theatre Group) by John Todd

IT’S ALL GREEK ACTIVE TO YOU Getty Museum and Center Theatre Group have joined forces to premiere Luis Alfaro’s Chicano adaptations of Electricidad, Oedipus El Rey, and Mojada in virtu…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:21PM

November 2020 Theater Openings by New York Theater

  Below is the day-by-day calendar of “theater openings”* in November 2020. Despite the return of some familiar plays with the original casts, there is little that’s comforting about …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:20PM

Review: The Pumpkin Pie Show returns with four sinister stories by Erin Kahn

Some types of entertainment work well on Zoom; others don’t. But if there’s one thing that might just be better on Zoom than it is in person, it’s storytelling. Gone is the stage, the …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:14PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Keegan Theatre’s fall rep to stream in real time from onstage by News Desk

Keegan Theatre returns to mainstage programming with a pair of productions streaming live in rep November 12 to 29, 2020. Performed from the Keegan stage, the fall repertory includes the wor…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:01PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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IN AVIGNON, SNATCHING THEATER FROM THE JAWS OF NEW LOCKDOWNS by Robert Shuman

(Laura Cappelle’s article appeared in The New York Times, 10/30; Photograph:  Kaori Ito in “The Damask Drum” during the abbreviated “A Week of Art in Avignon.” Credit…Christoph…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:23PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at noon (Broadway Time)
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A New Book on Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses by Trav S.D.

Today is the pub date for Heather Quinlan’s new book Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to Covid-19. I have long been a fan of Quinlan’s documentary films; the new…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:42PM

NEWS: Coronavirus rules mean return to theatre lockdowns across UK by Press Releases

Scores of productions devised to comply with social distancing have become casualties of the national lockdown that will run for one month from 5 November to 2 December 2020 in response to t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:38PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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WATCH: John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, and More Bring Showtunes Back to Times Square in Broadway-Packed SNL Sketch by Ryan McPhee

Mulaney once again led a musical theatre extravaganza during his latest Saturday Night Live hosting stint.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

Death of a Saleman by Arthur Miller (1949): Chosen by Committee episode 28 by Phindie Podcasts

We talk about Arthur Miller, specifically Death of.a Salesman (1949) with a dash of All my Sons, as a treat.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:41AM

Spotlight on Black Broadway Producers: Irene Gandy by Dan Meyer

The powerhouse press agent is also a no-nonsense producer. Why she thinks fixing a communication breakdown can lead to major industry change.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM

Listen to Fan-Favorite 'Musicools' 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 taste of her favorite "musicools," which are 21…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

David Henry Hwang’s ‘M. Butterfly’ Followup: ‘M. Turkey’ by Alexis Soloski

The goal: a comedy about mistaken racial identity inspired by protests over “Miss Saigon.” The result: a backstage farce that never got to opening night.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:03AM

‘Filled with plenty of humour, affection & intelligence’: EDUCATING RITA – Rose Theatre ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

This wonderfully warm production of Educating Rita reveals a play that still feels as though it has plenty of relevance today.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Plays 'Bad Cinderella' as This Sunday's Singalong

Andrew Lloyd Webber has shared a video of himself playing 'Bad Cinderella' as this Sunday's Singalong! 'Bad Cinderella' was just released as the first single from Andrew Lloyd Webber's upco…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AM

VIDEO: John Mulaney and the SNL Cast Parody 'Luck Be a Lady', 'Send In the Clowns' and More in New Skit

John Mulaney guest-hosted SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE last night and brought all the laughs to our screen.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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I’m Your Woman (2020 – dir. Julia Hart): Philadelphia Film Festival by Dan Scully

Complex characters and shocking plot twists in service of a story that brings a female flavor to a typically male-dominated subgenre

SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:23AM

Moby-Dick on BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

BroadwyHD expands partnership with San Francisco Opera bringing award winning production of Moby-Dick to their streaming site. November 1, 2020:  BroadwayHD, the premier streaming servic…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:00AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Piffaro joins Carillon at Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown by Margaret Darby

Piffaro's stream offered advantages a live concert would never have afforded.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:24AM

On Billy Rose’s Jumbo by Trav S.D.

Today at 4pm (EST), TCM will be showing the 1962 semi-classic Jumbo. There are multiple reasons to familiarize yourself with this largely forgotten family film: its circus setting, the many …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:24AM

Clinton Rosemond: Played George Washington Carver by Trav S.D.

I first became aware of Clinton Rosemond (1882-1996) by way of his excellent scene as the unnamed White House butler in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), who counsels George M. Cohan (James Cagney…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:24AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Ghost Stories With Mark Gatiss review – Halloween horror of the creepiest kind by Arifa Akbar

Nottingham Playhouse; ZoomThe actor was joined by Adrian Scarborough for a seasonal dose of phone calls from the other side and undead criminality ‘The oldest and strongest emotion of mank…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM

The week in theatre: Bubble; Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt; Nine Lives – review by Susannah Clapp

Nottingham Playhouse; Apollo; Bridge, LondonOpposites attract in James Graham’s typically astute new two-hander; Adam Kay’s surgical wit lights up the West End; and an asylum story with …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM

Come True (2020 – dir. Anthony Scott Burns): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

Immediately striking, and consistently spooky for almost the entirety of its runtime

SOURCE: phindie.com at 07:06AM

‘Simply incredible entertainment’: WHAT A CARVE UP! (Online review) ★★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Balancing a fine line between radio play, true crime shockumentary and theatrical whodunit, but transcending each medium, director Tamara Harvey makes Henry Filloux-Bennett’s play What a C…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Dancing beekeeper: Caitlyn Mendicino is a PBT ballerina who loves bees by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Corps de ballet member Caitlyn Mendicino tends to more than half a dozen beehives on her parent’s property in New Bethlehem, Pa.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Students connect with online play’s real-life pandemic plot by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Theatre Direct’s new online show pulls young audiences in with its Zoom-style staging and post-show talkback.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Big stories to inspire us – Queensland Theatre’s 2021 Season by Sean McLoughlin

Artistic Director Lee Lewis is not afraid of bold programming, and this shines through in her first season for Queensland

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:45AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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“All Hallows Eve” by David Vernon

All Hallows Eve is one of those rare productions that contain all the spicy ingredients of a classic tale. Whether you choose to celebrate Halloween this year with trick-or-treating, costum…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:01AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Sydney Theatre Company announces Act 1: the first five plays of 2021 by Gabi Bergman

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams today unveiled Act 1, the first five plays of the 2021 season with

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:26AM

Sydney Theatre Company announces Act 1: the first five plays of 2021

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams has unveiled Act 1, the first five plays of the 2021 season with the remaining two thirds of the season to be announced in March. To cel…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:02AM

Win Your Wishlist! by Lindsay Price

We’re in the holiday spirit here at Theatrefolk and we want to share our joy and make your holiday theatre dreams come true! Fill your Theatrefolk wishlist with all of the PDF perusal scri…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Tim Robbins plays a fictional but familiar president in the Bobbo Supreme podcast

An all-star cast includes Jack Black and Isla Fisher in this dark audio comedy-drama where laughter is laced with anxiety

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:00AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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How Did Waitress’ Colleen Ballinger First Become Miranda Sings? by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Ballinger’s high school days—plus plans for his staar-studded Election Day Vote-a-thon and a concert with Beth Malone.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47AM

Merle Dandridge, Tony Yazbeck, Alysha Umphress, and More Star in The Right Girl Musical at the Barrington by Andrew Gans

A filmed performance of the new musical, directed and choreographed by Tony winner Susan Stroman, is presented November 1 at the Massachusetts venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic