As Is: Conversations with Big Black Women in Confined Spaces by Manhattan Theatre Club

Briefs: Bite Club

Welcome to Bite Club – the arty dinner party – an immersive culinary cabaret theatre experience at The Tivoli Brisbane? from 9 December 2020. Bite Club reintroduces Brisbane’s award-wi…

MONA FOMA announces program for thirteenth festival

Mona Foma has announced the program for its thirteenth festival, going statewide for 2021 with a special, Tassie-flavoured line up. With over 352 artists, 90% of them drawn from Tasmania, it…

Remembering actor David Prowse, who became best known embodying Darth Vader by Fred Landau

 A quick "Darth of Your World" - the parody asks: Will we ever get to see Darth Vader in "Disney's Star Wars" onstage? https://youtu.be/zBgUp7OrFbk R.I.P. David Prowse, the distinguished …

The Ballad of Corona V review – promenade through the pandemic by Arifa Akbar

The Big House, LondonA mixture of surrealism and satire renders Maggie Norris’s production both unnerving and puzzling Covid-19 dramas have kept us afloat during lockdown. There have been …

Where’s My Money?

What can you say? It’s been a spell. After far too many months devoid of live performing arts, 7th Floor Theatre with Cracked Actors Theatre take some of Melbourne’s first steps back on …

Best of The Nutcracker

What a wonderful idea and way to save and serve portions of a festive favourite. The snowy serenity of the opening scene was an immediate immersion back into the deeply missed beauty and com…

Five of the world’s best homes for sale for music lovers

From mixing studios to concert halls, prime property perfect for recording, performing or listening to music

The Wharf Review – Good Night and Good Luck

After 20 years of writing and performing revues together it must have been tempting for the three creators of what has become an Australian theatrical institution, to decide that 2020 would …

ACTOR HARRY LENNIX PLANS TO BUILD ‘THE BLACK VERSION OF LINCOLN CENTER’ ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE by Robert Shuman

(Chris Jones’s article appeared in The Chicago Tribune, 12/2; photo: This building at 4343 South Cottage Grove Ave. is slated to be the African American Museum of Performing Arts and a the…

Bar Mitzvah Boy - York Theatre Company's Show (And Tell!) Series by York Theatre Company

12 Year Anniversary Celebration by Adam Rothenberg

Today is my 12 Year Anniversary of conducting entertainment interviews! Thank You for being on this amazing journey with me! Whether you have been there from the beginning or are just starti…

Livestreaming a Conversation and Performance: From the Source, Seeds for a Myriad of Worlds

By . Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) presents the conversation and performance From the Source, Seeds for a Myriad of Worlds livestreaming on the global, commons-ba…

People You Should Know . . . November Christine by Zack Calhoon

(Photo by PJ Norton) November Christine holds a degree in Cellular Biology and Molecular Genetics from the University of Maryland, as well as a BM in Musical Theatre from the East Carolina…

SCENEWORKOUT: The business to build those acting muscles by Will Krawczuk

An actor is like an athlete. That is the first sentence that appears when you investigate the unique Melbourne business

This Week on Broadway for December 6, 2020: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty by James Marino

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

Oscar and Walt. The Day When Oscar Wilde Met Walt Whitman by Jonathan Mandell

Watch Oscar and Walt, a play by Donald Steven Olson about the real-life meeting between Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman, starring Judy Kuhn, John Rubinstein and Sam Underwood. “I come as a po…

Theater Preview: MAKING FRIENDS (IAMA Theatre Company) by John Todd

LOOK FORWARD IN ANGER Wait a minute! Hold on! A one-man play by an angry gay man to be performed by an angry gay man in a show written by an angry gay man? I’m shocked! Shocked, I tell you…

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Fights to Save Meadowlark!

Today, watch as she (he) recalls the making (and many issues with) the 1976 Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway- The Baker's Wife- and her fight to save what has become t…

Episode 13! Christmas magic at the Magic Kingdom with the Broadway Bradshaws! #MissionMagicToDo by Framily Travel

NSO @ Home LIVE • December 6 • Trombone Quartet! by The Kennedy Center

How ‘Wolves’ and ‘Heroes’ Are Saving Pandemic Theater by Jesse Green

Serious new plays are always in danger of disappearing — never more so than now. But inventive virtual productions, such as “The Wolves” and “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” offer h…

Piano Bar Live! Streams This Tuesday, December 8, with Host Scott Barbarino, Plus Chris Dilley, Cynthia Crane, Tara Martinez, Sue Matsuki, MaryJo Mund

This week’s guests are Chris Dilley, Cynthia Crane, Tara Martinez, Sue Matsuki, MaryJo Mundy, Laura Pavles, Larry Scheraldi, Austin Sprague, plus Mystery Guests and MORE! Join us this T…

Broadway stars coming to NBC-TV this week by Deb Miller

After its popular holiday broadcasts of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, and The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Roc…

So Much Christmas Carol by Artsjournal2

This is the year when you could start now, watch a different Christmas Carol every day (streaming, obviously), and keep right on through to 2021. – American Theatre

Call Me Adam: 12 Year Anniversary by Call Me Adam

POTTED PANTO Garrick, WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

MINIATURE REVELS They’re at it again. And in this dour year, crowned with the financially reckless renaissance of West End theatre, Dan and Jeff – Daniel Clarkson and Jeff Turner – are…

‘A fun, festive frolic for the whole family’: THE LEGEND OF MOBY DICK WHITTINGTON – Sleeping Trees (Online review) by The Family Stage

The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington is a fun, festive frolic for the whole family. So grab yourself a mince pie and kick off panto season in true 2020 style from the comfort of your sofa.

Listen Up!: “Not Clouds” by Devon Lee by New York Philharmonic

“Cyprus Avenue”: A Shocking Exploration of Trauma and Identity by Emmalynn Mallay

Eric is convinced: His newborn granddaughter is Gerry Adams, the Irish Republican politician. Eric is haunted by the trauma of living through the Troubles, when Northern Ireland was rocked b…

Listen to the 'Wittiest' Show Tunes 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 "witty" show tunes on thi…

Decorate Your Tree With These Festive Broadway Show Ornaments by Dan Meyer

From Broadway Cares’ Norma Desmond to Hamilton and Wicked, the Playbill Store has plenty of holiday flair for your tree.

Why “Mank” Stank by Trav S.D.

My advice to anyone with half a brain and/or a serious grounding in Hollywood lore is to watch Mank for its gorgeous images, but turn the sound down. Director David Fincher seems to be attem…

The Actors Fund by Barry Gordin

‘Tis the Season to (Try) Be Merry and Give Thanks to The Actors Fund By Ellis Nassour December 7, 2020: The not-for-profit Actors Fund of America continues to be a vital resource fo…

‘Wonderfully brought to life’: THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK – Wise Children / Kneehigh / Bristol Old Vic (Online review) ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

It was so delightful to finally catch up with Kneehigh’s production of The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, filmed at the Bristol Old Vic and streamed by Wise Children.

Bob Effros: No “Tin Ear” by Trav S.D.

We undoubtedly learned about star jazz trumpeter Bob Effros (1900-1982) through his granddaughter Barbara, who maintains a blog devoted to his legacy and is working on a book that treats of …

Mustard review – one-woman show doesn't quite cut it by Clare Brennan

Eva O’Connor’s piece about ‘madness, heartbreak and condiments’ loses its bite in this online performance Writer-performer Eva O’Connor describes her latest play, Mustard, as a “…

Jack Thorne: 'Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in anger, and I love him for that' by Michael Hogan

The screenwriter and dramatist on why we’re all Scrooge, writing a Covid care home drama and his brush with Star Wars Jack Thorne, 42, was born in Bristol and studied at Cambridge Universi…

Cinderella: the Socially Distanced Ball review – a show that radiates delight by Brian Logan

Turbine theatre, LondonWith high-end performers, rude jokes and lashes of self-irony, there’s throwaway fun to be had – despite the Perspex screens For those who associate pantos with fu…

Brooklyn Ballet honors holiday tradition with live performances of ‘The Nutcracker’

Brooklyn Ballet, a unique and interdisciplinary dance company, will present highlights from its critically acclaimed and culturally inclusive production of The Brooklyn Nutcracker. Despit…

Chic, cozy and comfortable: Fall fashion loves

With fall well under way, dancers know that means one thing: layers. Wherever you’re dancing these days, bundling up in warm-ups just feels right. Check out what some of our favorite So D…

Ashley Wallen on choreographing ‘Jingle Jangle’: Fun, joy and representation for all ages

The holidays can be a truly special time for all ages. With joyful music and bright lights all around, we can feel ourselves with an extra spring in our step and a constant little smile on o…

The 2020s: Time to Transition! by Sean McLoughlin

In early 1600s theatre was a highly popular form of entertainment.  Without access to modern distractions such as Netflix, computer

Gamblers podcast is a mesmerising glimpse into a shadowy lifestyle

The Spotify/Ringer network series offers striking portraits of professional money-winners