The Top Six Artists of Colour (AOC) Initiative finalists have been selected from the Top 30 semi-finalists. They are Martha Berhane, Lauren Cheok, Jarrod Draper, Grace Driscoll, Milo Hartill…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:50PMAs a documentary theatre maker, I am typically interested in individuals and characters whom I cannot directly identify with, especially when it comes to their world view, life choices, and …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:46PMThe arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often rely on casual, project-based, or fixed-term contracts, and COVID-19 restrictions have left ma…
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Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris will perform a solo concert tomorrow night, streaming live from Lorenzo Wolff's groovy Restoration Sound studio in Brooklyn.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMThe Top 6 Artists of Colour Initiative finalists have been selected from the Top 30 semi-finalists. They are Grace Driscoll,
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:50PMMatthew Morrison will star in 'Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical!' on NBC this December.
The post Matthew Morrison to Star in ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!’ appeared first on The Broadw…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:12PMAlthough Sleepless Beauty can be considered to rest firmly in the “torture porn” category, it’s not as excruciating or gory as the Saw films. As such, it falls between two posts.
A …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:12PMThe songwriting team Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel and Michael R. Jackson are this year's recipients.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMPlus, Tony nominees Lilli Cooper and Denée Benton will star in a reading of the new musical Haley at Therapy to benefit Broadway Cares.
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The leadership program aims to address the needs of BIPOC leaders in predominantly white institutions and fields.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:46PMLive theater is a dangerous place. We know it as a place where audacious ideas and forms – The Seagull, Death of a Salesman, Angels in America, A Strange Loop – saunter their risky walks…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:42PMSince its establishment in June, the organization established by Black theatre artists like Phylicia Rashad, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Allyson Tucker, and more, ha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PMAt Long Wharf Theatre's recent 'Artistic Congress' convening, two leading playwright/activists shared their dreams and demands for the theatre field.
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A musical satire reframes the origins of the invasion of Iraq as a story of bureaucratic bungles and spy games gone catastrophically wrong.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PMThe new virtual production gives you an intimate, up-close and personal look at this timely story. Photos from the staged show combine with the original music and sound from George Street's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Starry Acting for Others Benefit to Include British Stage Legends
Lockdown Theatre and Acting for Others will present For…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMLearn more about the trade from Diana dresser Ali Valcarcel.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PMWith the boom in online shopping and resultant delays in delivery during the pandemic, it’s a good idea to get a jump on your holiday gift-buying to make sure your presents arrive on time.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:13PMA Covid-19 vaccine was said to be highly effective in a large trial, heightening the possibility that Broadway can restart next year. On Monday, Pfizer Inc. and German partner BioNTech said…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:04PM
The virtual event supports a planned residential hospice space for children.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMThe Lightning Thief book writer Joe Tracz serves as showrunner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PMIn the recent months that restrictions have eased in some relatively low-affected areas, I have tracked down three theatrical attractions (all with COVID-19 protocols in place). In August it…
SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 02:29PMTales of the Southside Pod swimmers
My clock says it's a few minutes before 6 AM. I said I would arrive at 5:30 but I miscalculated my morning and now I'm late…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:20PMYou're a mean one, Mr. Morrison (but only when you step into the Grinch's shoes)! This holiday season, Matthew Morrison will lead the cast of a new television musical Dr. Seuss' The Grinch M…
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:18PMThe November episode of Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, which is airing throughout the country this month, includes an interview with Tony-winning playwright Simon Stephens, who has ad…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and DC creative collective Makers Lab reunite for The JookJOYnt, a free, five-part video experience exploring themes of vulnerability, intimacy, and connection…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:38PMWhen the Tony-nominated actor Arian Moayed wanted to write, direct and independently produce a new episodic drama-thriller, he turned to his friends and colleagues on Broadway. And Broadway …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMPlan and lead a family bat mitzvah in four days? Anndee Hochman is a writer, not a rabbi, but something about the COVID-19 pandemic made her say yes to her cousin's request.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:28PMThis week’s guests are Piano Bar Legend and Broadway Star Terri White, Lisa Asher, Leslie Anderson, Stephen Wertz, David Colbert, Kathy Babe Robinson, Bobby Peaco, Traci Reynolds, plus Mys…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:14PMThe production will air on NBC.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PMThe new Netflix movie is directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen, and co-stars Jeanine Mason.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PMThe musical stars Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer, Corbin Bleu, and Megan Sikora.
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The first stage shows to be released on brand new streaming platform Stage2View will include the critically acclaimed, Tony and Olivier Award-winning productions of Kinky Boots and An Americ…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:57PMThe stars will perform new material written as part of the event, titled Old Friends | New Works.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PMChicago actor and director Donterrio Johnson was hired to take over from David Zak. Now he's resigning, saying Zak is still exerting influence on the theater.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:45PMEtemad will work alongside artistic director Jasson Minadakis and contribute to the rebuilding of MTC.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:45PMToday we celebrate the hilarious Holy terror Maude Eburne (Maud Eburne Riggs, 1875-1960). As a comical Canadian character actress who started out in stock companies, and got a lot of mileage…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:42PMProduction is underway on the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Christmas Again,' a heartwarming comedy about the magic of Christmas and creating new Christmas traditions.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMJohn Patrick Shanley wrote and directed the film adaptation of his play Outside Mullingar.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PMJohn Patrick Shanley's play 'Outside Mullingar' is coming to the big screen! Watch the trailer for 'Wild Mountain Thyme,' starring Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt, below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PMDrury Lane, Windy City Playhouse, Court Theatre, and Mercury Theater all received best production awards for plays and musical produced during the pandemic-shortened season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:17PMSomething exciting is happening in Whoville! NBC is set to air Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical on December 9. Matthew Morrison will star as the title character with Tony winner Denis O’H…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMHosted by Amber Iman, the evening will benefit the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PMCommunity, inclusion, and diversity form the connective tissue for Nick Pupillo's vision.
“My dream was to have a company. My dream was to create a space that …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:00PMRecently published by Theatre Now New York, this collection of short musicals will be available for streaming performances.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Inspired by the cultural phenomenon Verzuz, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has announced Broadway VS, the musical event you’ve been waiting for. Hosted by Amber Iman, the Broadway V…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:57AMIn ‘(Un)Making Monuments,’ The Print Center asks how we handle tributes to a traumatic past: whether they’re defaced, reimagined, or removed, these monuments continue to tell us about …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:53AMInspired by the cultural phenomenon Verzuz, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition has announced BROADWAY VS, the musical event you've been waiting for. Celebrating the legendary careers of Tony Aw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMTo close out our Reunion Reading Series, Guards at the Taj playwright Rajiv Joseph and director Amy Morton interview each other about their collaboration, artistic processes, lives and caree…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:36AMMike Bartlett’s monologue brings us the inner life of a despotic public figure and Luke Barnes’s over-the-phone drama is profoundly creepy
A powerful man has broken the rules of lockdown…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMVery big THANK YOU to friend of the blog Rainer Glaap who sent me a link to an UNESCO document, Culture in crisis: Policy guide for a resilient creative sector. At this point I think I am go…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:24AMOn Thursday, November 12 at 7pm ET, the spotlight shines on Broadway/jazz singer Aisha de Haas in a new concert called “Memory Lane.”
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AMKevin KautzmanHometown: Mandan, North DakotaCurrent Town: Minneapolis, MinnesotaQ: Tell me about Moderation.A: MODERATION is a new play recently adapted into a podcast you can hear a…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:22AMNBC is bringing Dr. Seuss to life this holiday season with a fun-filled two-hour production of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! set to air December 9 at 8 PM ET/PT from the Troubadour Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:10AMIt doesn’t matter what side of the political spectrum you are on . . . Joe Biden’s win was a big one. (Unless, you’re so far on one side that you don’t acknowledge the win . . . but …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Happy happy birthday to legendary Broadway singer, actress, dancer, choreographer, director Ann Reinking! We have found 10 fabulous videos to celebrate the star.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:49AMThe original cast of Joe DiPietro’s CONSCIENCE has come together again for a virtual version of the play with George Street Playhouse. Due to the shutdown of theaters throughout the state …
SOURCE: www.newjerseystage.com at 10:42AMCelebrities and motivated philanthropists are joining forces to honor our Nurse Heroes with an all-star concert to be broadcast worldwide on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 26, 2020.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMOn Saturday 21st November 2020, join your fave West End and Broadway stage stars for a live-streamed charity night of theatrical quiz and performances.
The post Beginners Please! streamed c…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:35AMSix-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will present the awards at a virtual ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMOne of the more inspirational stories from the annals of show business belongs to singer Jane Froman (1907-1980). Froman was raised in Missouri by a single mom who also instructed her in cla…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:32AMTribute today to a man who usually rode shotgun, broadcast announcer and sometime actor George Fenneman (1919-1997). Fenneman is remembered almost exclusively as Groucho Marx’s foil on the…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:32AMBring your questions about Broadway, past, present and future to my Facebook page tonight at 8 PM Eastern and I’ll answer ’em! And maybe you’ll agree with me. Or better, maybe you’ll…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:30AMLaura Benanti returns to The Late Show, this time as a musical act with this gorgeous performance of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" accompanied by Pasqual Grasso on guitar. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" ap…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:26AMGillian Anderson talks about her transformation into Margaret Thatcher on the new season of 'The Crown.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM"The Liberator," adapted from a 2012 book by best-selling British journalist Alex Kershaw, tells the story of a Colorado war hero.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:23AMDon't expect Funny Girl's twin sister, but more of a distant cousin who's so cute and enthused that one don't want to rain on her parade.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:02AMGHOSTLIGHT RECORDS recently announced the digital release of the Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 original cast recording of In the Green – the new musical by Grace McLean. The album features o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMYou will quickly feel involved, in Viper Squad and have to think on your feet, retain a lot of information and trust your instincts. The Viper Squad relies on you.
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Today (November 10) in live streaming: A Family Ties reunion on Stars in the House, a Toni Stone reunion reading, and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53AMIn honor of the hit Disney musical, theatre photographers Michaelah Reynolds and Mati Ficara created a “Frozen Yearbook” to help give the production a final bow.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AMDenis O’Hare, Booboo Stewart, and Amelia Minto co-star in the holiday presentation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AMFiver returns to Southwark Playhouse this month in a brand new live-streamed concert after premiering here in 2019 to packed houses and critical acclaim!
The post Fiver musical to be live-…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:35AMNBC is inviting the Grinch to share its holiday season: The network will air a two-hour production of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! on December 9. Staged at the Troubadour Theatre in Lond…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:33AMOn the new episode of 'Tell Me More,' BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini speaks with New York Post theatre columnist and New York Times Best Selling author Michael Riedel. For many, Riedel is the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:30AMNeed a new Broadway diversion to get you through the day? Check back today at 5pm to watch as BroadwayWorld's Spencer Glass broadcasts a very special episode of It's The Day of the Show Y'al…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMNew shows from Manchester’s Hope Mill, London’s National Theatre and the Red Ladder touring company have all been cut short by Covid as venues close their doors once more
Two of this aut…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMNBC is bringing the magic of Dr. Seuss' world to life in a new musical production airing next month! Matthew Morrison will star as the title role in “Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical!” s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AM
Wilson, Scott to Lead “Oslo” Film, “JLP” Cast to Reunite for Concert, JRB Recruits a Chorus “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMLike everyone we know, we were glued to out devices keeping tabs on the election and our new president. Broadway (judging by Twitter alone) was right there with us. Broadway shows don't shy …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMA Terry Teachout Reader, my self-anthology, came out sixteen years ago. I’ve published hundreds of pieces on various subjects since then, and I have no plans to put together a sequel to th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMFrom 2005:
If you can write like Mencken or Shaw or Thomson, and if you have a personality as interesting as theirs, you don’t have to be “right” in order to be taken seriously as a …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMO sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?
William Shakespeare, Henry IV, P…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Gonzales Cantata, a streaming production of the IN Series online program Invision, The Logan Operahouse Without Walls, is a cleverly done “docu-opera.” Composer Melissa Dunphy has taken …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:51AMAs theatres prepare to reopen next month, we've put together a list of all the wonderful shows you can enjoy this December.
The post Shows you can enjoy this December appeared first on Offic…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:30AMWhat a Carve Up! is a cleverly constructed murder mystery made in a YouTube/docudrama style. A compelling story told in an innovative, realistic and bold way.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWith the majority of votes tallied in the presidential election, Broadway industry leaders are hopeful that Congress will now pass a second relief bill with provisions to help the theater co…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMFun fact about a show made up of fun facts: The Hartford Courant has been the subject of at least 15 questions (or answers) on "Jeopardy."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
During times of high stress, all we might want to do is curl up and revel in comfy clothes, all the desserts you want, and a personal spa day. What’s important is taking care of oneself, w…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:37AMBelvoir have announced the productions making up the first part of their 2021 season. In recognition of the unpredictable times at hand, the first announcement reveals the shows that will ta…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:34AMTheatre, as a whole, has been around for centuries. More specifically, Broadway has officially been around since about 1750, when the first significant theatre presence was noted by starting…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:27AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - In a sad turn of events, a number of furloughed employees from the Broadway community, who ha...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMIn honor of the 1993 revival, which opened November 10, test your theatre knowledge.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBallet Collective Presents "The Nutcracker," The Company's First Full-Length Ballet in the US During The Pandemic
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMby Spencer Meade. @comeaday (Twitter), @spennyislennie (Instagram). D.C. - The second act of a virtual production of the Olivier Award wi...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMIn Letter from the Editor: The Resilience of Dancers, The State of Enthusiasm, and a New Initiative: Moving Visions, "So, in the spirit of flowing, shifting, and reshaping energy, and becaus…
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