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Unlock 5 | Theatres Reopen to Poor Response by Saurabh Trivedi

Owners hopeful of bouncing back to business during the coming festival season After staying shut for more than six months due to the COVID-19 outbreak, theatres and multiplexes reopened to a…

For Youth, Theatre is Action by Kristina Watt

Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of inviting a group of teenagers in Canada, ages 13-17, to consider theatre as a possible means of fighting for climate action. These ten yo…

Things To Do at Home by Adriana Balsamo and Katherine Cusumano

This week, pick the best indoor plants, jam with the ‘queen of Kindie rock,’ dive deeper into the power of the X-ray and be swept away by the San Francisco Symphony.

President-Elect Joe Biden’s Victory Speech Video and Transcript: This is the time to heal in America by New York Theater

“It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again.To listen to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our e…

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ Victory Speech Video and Transcript: “Democracy was on the ballot” by New York Theater

“And when our very democracy was on the ballot in this election, with the very soul of America at stake, and the world watching, you ushered in a new day for America.” “…while I may …

Time to Act: Simon Annand’s backstage photos remind us of UK theatre’s vital magic by Eve Watling

‘His sensitivity to atmosphere is, quite simply, astonishing,’ says Cate Blanchett, while the man himself tells Eve Watling: ‘It is the crossover of the two personas which fascinates m…

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (99) by Robert Shuman

The first attempts at something new remain almost always misunderstood and misevaluated. There appear other people who borrow the new and show it to the general public in popular form, reapi…

Theater Preview: WHAT IS LEFT, BURNS (Steppenwolf) by Lamont Williams

STEPPENWOLF BEGINS 2020-21 SEASON Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre begins its NOW virtual stage season with What Is Left, Burns, which “opens” for streaming on November 11, 2020. This wor…

Arts Organizations Celebrate Biden-Harris Victory, Call for Continued Fight for Relief by Ryan McPhee

Actors' Equity, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Broadway Cares, and more have shared optimistic statements in the wake of the November 7 call.

PODCAST: 110 IN THE SHADE gets the Spotlight on THE BROADWAY GINGER PODCAST Episode 7

There are few better moments for theatre people than discovering our favorite songwriting team has written more than just that one hit show we love (looking at you, Lin-Manuel Miranda). In M…

“Señor Ruiseño (Monsieur Rossignol)”: Ce Commentaire Féroce Sur la Politique Catalane Actuelle Ouvre Une Nouvelle Voie de la Critique au Canada by Francois Guillon

La compagnie catalane Els Joglars, crée en 1962 par Albert Boadella, Carlota Soldevila, propose une critique sociale, avec ironie et fantaisie, des pouvoirs établis dans le contexte des mo…

The Osmonds : A New Musical UK Tour 2021 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Osmonds: A New Musical will have its world premiere at the New Wimbledon Theatre in August 2021. Telling the true story of the family pop phenomena, The Osmonds: A New Mu…

How 9/11 brought Broadway to a standstill — until NYC’s mayor revived it two days later by Michael Riedel

Like the coronavirus pandemic, 9/11 brought Broadway to a standstill — until NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani took incredible steps to save it.

Actors’ Equity calls Biden the ‘most consequential president for the arts industry in a generation’ by Caitlin Huston

Actors’ Equity applauded the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Saturday, as Biden was named the winner of the 2020 presidential race. Equity had endorsed the Biden/Harris ticket and E…

Actors' Equity Association Celebrates The Biden/Harris Victory in the 2020 Presidential Election

Actors' Equity Association has released a statement after the Associated Press has named the Biden/Harris ticket winners of the 2020 election.

A'ja Wilson by NPR

A'ja Wilson, Power Forward for the Las Vegas Aces, joins us along with panelists Helen Hong, Maz Jobrani, and Dulcé Sloan.

BIDEN WINS by New York Theater

“Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been elected president of the United States, defeating President Trump by promising to restore civility and stability to American politics and vowing more aggressi…

'Songs for St. Louis' to offer wide musical range by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Concert debuts Nov. 16 on Nine PBS.

‘We get to know these women’: THE ABSENCE OF SILENCE – Chickenshed Theatre (Online review) by Michael Davis

The Absence of Silence is a frank examination of the impact of long-term physical and emotional abuse on women in relationships.

The Space Presents John Lloyd Young’s Vegas Holiday by Barry Gordin

THIS INTIMATE AND PERSONAL CONCERT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS WITH JOLLY SUPRISES AND HOLIDAY MEMORIES ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 November 7, 2020: Following the success of two prev…

Titos Vandis: All the Greeks by Trav S.D.

The title of this post is my customary hyperbole. I don’t mean to imply that there are no other Greek actors besides Titos Vandis (1917-2003), or that he only played Greeks, or that he pla…

Mark Morris Dance Group steps online for its 40th-anniversary season by Anying Guo

The troupe will premiere new works online and feature Q&As with the legendary choreographer.

VIDEO: Watch a PIPPIN Reunion on Stars in the House

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with a PIPPIN Reunion with John Rubenstein, Michael Rupert and Dean Pitchford.

The best new art books for autumn

From Andy Warhol to Angst, this season’s publications cover the spectrum

Remembering Dean Jagger by Trav S.D.

Dean Jagger (1903-1991) was a rather non-descript supporting actor with close to 150 screen credits. An Ohio farm boy with a love of oratory, Jagger worked in vaudeville, Chautauqua, and wit…

‘The usual stereotypes are shaken’: TWO – Guildford Fringe (Online review) by Louise Penn

Jim Cartwright’s Two is a snapshot of its time and its people, their abject poverty and aspiration to escape clearly underlined.

Facetime Interview: Tony Award Winning Producer Ken Davenport: The TheaterMakers Summit 2020 + The Future of Broadway by Adam Rothenberg

On November 14-16 (2020), The TheaterMakers Studio (Tony® Award-winning Producer Ken Davenport, founder) presents the fourth annual TheaterMakers Summit. This year’s summit will be virtua…

By Memory Inspired: Mick Moloney’s Songbook Part 2 by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester The Irish Arts Center continues its series of 15 episodes of Mick Moloney’s Songbook, curated by Irish musician, musicologist and teacher Moloney, comprised of stories, s…

HTSI editor’s letter: we need some face time

Beauty is more than skin deep – but you knew that already

George Benson: ‘I practise every single day’

The veteran guitarist talks about his journey from street corners to concert halls — and what keeps him going

Play with the format: how theatre shows are dispensing with the stage by Natasha Tripney

Undeterred by Covid, theatre-makers are beaming innovative plays into people’s homes via Zoom, WhatsApp and Minecraft Since mid-March, theatre-makers have been faced with a dilemma: how d…

Safety Concerns in Distance Learning by Kerry Hishon

Our world has become increasingly dependent on digital means to work, play, and learn, and school is no exception. More and more students are participating in distance learning for their cla…

Adam's Call: The TheaterMakers Summit: November 14-16, 2020 by Adam Rothenberg

On November 14-16 (2020), The TheaterMakers Studio (Tony® Award-winning Producer Ken Davenport, founder) presents the fourth annual TheaterMakers Summit. This year’s summit will be virtua…

Noh Theater Struggles To Survive The Pandemic by Nobuko Tanaka

Kennosuke Nakamori’s sonorous voice fills a small room as he practices the lines of a traditional noh play, even though he hasn’t performed before a live audience in months. He moves gra…

John Akomfrah: ‘I want to say something about ordinary blackness’

The artist and film-maker’s new show explores themes of race, myth and memory

Stars in the House Celebrates Pippin November 7 With John Rubinstein, Michael Rupert, and Dean Pitchford by Andrew Gans

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

Vanessa Williams, Cady Huffman, Desmond Richardson, More Are Part of Broadway Celebrates Veterans Day Concert November 7 by Andrew Gans

Proceeds benefit Northeast Florida Women Veterans of Jacksonville and Stage Aurora Theatrical Company.

Take a Look Back at the 2011 Broadway Revival of Godspell by Marc J. Franklin

The production, starring Hunter Parrish, Lindsay Mendez, and more, opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre November 7, 2011.

Broadway Evolution: Revisit These 15 Classic Musicals and Their Most Recent Revivals by Marc J. Franklin

From faithful adaptations to innovative reinterpretations, celebrate theatre with a look at the progression of these cherished musicals.