All-star original Australian lead cast confirmed for Shrek The Musical at QPAC

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is ‘ogre-whelmingly’ pleased to announce the lead and ensemble cast for the Queensland premiere season of Shrek The Musical in QPAC’s Lyric T…

$100K Generations Fellowship returns for NSW Contemporary Musicians

The NSW Government is calling for applications from early career contemporary musicians, music producers, songwriters and composers, in the second year of a partnership between Create NSW, t…

RED, WHITE AND BLUES by Brian Scott Lipton

Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis star in the highly accomplished film version of August Wilson’s play.

Chunky Move announces Joel Bray as inaugural Choreographer In Residence

Set to commence in 2021, Joel Bray will undertake an $80,000 two-year residency with Victoria’s leading dance company, Chunky Move – an initiative in partnership with the Tanja Liedtke F…

Review: Alliance’s “A Very Terry Christmas” is all over the map, in more than one way by Kathy Janich

A Very Terry Christmas hits it sweet spot about 50 minutes in,... The post Review: Alliance’s “A Very Terry Christmas” is all over the map, in more than one way appeared first on ARTS …

Developing New Skills & Capacities by Joe Patti

In my post Monday I was wondering what influence Covid might have on dance choreography given the visual range of cameras, etc. Tuesday morning I woke up and saw a link on Artsjournal.com to…

Chunky Move announces Joel Bray as inaugural Choreographer In Residence by Gabi Bergman

Set to commence in 2021, Joel will undertake an $80,000 two-year residency with Victoria’s leading dance company, an initiative in

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour to make welcome return in 2021

Opera Australia has confirmed its spectacular outdoor event, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will return in March 2021 with Verdi’s hugely popular La Traviata, after being shut-down earlier …

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour to make welcome return in 2021 by Sean McLoughlin

Opera Australia today confirmed its spectacular outdoor event, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will return in March 2021 with Verdi’s

Original Australian lead cast confirmed for SHREK THE MUSICAL at QPAC by Sean McLoughlin

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is ‘ogre-whelmingly’ pleased to announce today the lead and ensemble cast for the Queensland premiere

"Silent Night" | Merry TUBACHRISTMAS! by The Kennedy Center

The Coalition Of Broadway Unions & Guilds Stands United With IATSE Local One In Met Opera Lockout

In response to the lockout by the Metropolitan Opera against Local One stagehands, members of the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds issued the following statement:

New releases from the 2020 Williamstown Theatre Festival on Audible by Deb Miller

Instead of cancelling its 2020 season, as many were compelled to do by the coronavirus pandemic, the Williamstown Theatre Festival – renowned for bringing top playwrights, actors, director…

The Dumb Waiter review – Pinter's enigma picks at the roots of power by Arifa Akbar

Hampstead theatre, LondonThis revival of Harold Pinter’s two-hander about a pair of Beckettian hitmen raises questions for the age of strongman politics There is an “amusing story” abo…

Theater Preview: THE WINTER WARLOCKDOWN TROUBIE HOLIDAY PARTY (Troubadour Theater Company) by Tom Chaits

FORGET YOUR TROUBLES WITH THE TROUBIES The holiday season simply wouldn’t be the same without the Troubies so they’re bringing you an experience second only to being tightly packed in a …

Patrick Page, Seth Rudetsky, and More Join the Fifth Annual BROADWAY BEE Supporting Arts Education

Broadway Bound Kids is partnering with the Broadway community and the creators of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to present the 5th Annual Broadway BEE ....the Virtual Edition. T…

Until the Flood: Dael Orlandersmith, Neel Keller, and student artists in conversation by Center Theatre Group

The Dumb Waiter review, Hampstead Theatre: A solid, smart production by Ava Wong Davies

Finally performed on the socially distanced main stage space, Alice Hamilton’s production of Pinter’s one-act play is fittingly, uncannily claustrophobic

Kirk Douglas: The Westerns by Trav S.D.

Today we pay homage to the late Kirk Douglas with a look at some of his westerns. Funny to think of a a Jewish ragman’s son from New York faring so well in oaters, but he did. It may not b…

James Monroe Iglehart, Patti Murin, Kara Lindsay and More Join 'TWAS THE NIGHT OF BROADWAYSTED Radio Musical!

The event will feature appearances from Tony-winner James Monroe Iglehart, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Julia Murney, Kara Lindsay, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Aaron J. Albano, Nikisha Williams, …

Emmy-Winning Scenic and Lighting Designer Michael Hotopp Passes Away at Age 74

Michael J. Hotopp, an award-winning theatrical and television scenic and lighting designer and producer, died on November 2, 2020, at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY.  Hotopp wa…

'A Christmas Carol' at the Bridge Theatre is holiday magic by Matt Wolf

Simon Russell Beale and Patsy Ferran in fresh adaptation of Dickens

Hallelujah Chorus Sing-Along by New York Philharmonic

Free Street Theater and partners will open free community market in Back of the Yards by Hannah Herrera Greenspan

Free Street Theater to open free market in Back of the Yards

Holiday Streaming Preview: “The Nutcracker” at Wethersfield Streams Free from December 23 through December 26 by David Roberts

The Nutcracker at Wethersfield, a Covid-19 compliant “Nutcracker,” choreographed and directed by Troy Schumacher, runs this holiday season through December 26 at the glorious Wethersfiel…

Katie's Crafting Closet: Beaded Snowflake DIY video by Two River Theater

Special Events Manager Katie Benson shows you how to make spirits - and snowflakes! - bright with this DIY craft on making your own beautiful beaded snowflakes. Now more than ever, Two Riv…

Why You Should Be Tracking Incremental Conversions by Ceci Dadisman

This is the first in a three-part series of posts about tracking incremental conversions. We’ve all got website conversions. A conversion is when a website visitor completes a desired goal…

Lea Salonga's Latest Album Reaches #7 on Billboard Charts

Lea Salonga has reason to be happy today as her latest album, Live in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, just reached #7 on the Crossover Classical Albums Billboard Charts. Click he…

In the News: Broadway Rocks Cancer Benefit Featuring Norbert Leo Butz and Karen Olivo, Peppermint to Play Angel Gabriel in Between the Two Humps, More by Talaura Harms

Plus: The Shed announces its artists for Open Call large-scale commissioning project.

TikTok ‘Ratatouille’ Musical to Be Presented as Benefit Performance by Christina Morales

Cobbled together from songs and scenes inspired by the Disney-Pixar movie, the online performance will benefit the Actors Fund.

A Christmas Carol returns to QPAC this December

Queensland audiences are in for some much-needed joy this year as the award-winning stage spectacle – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol returns to Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPA…

Wild Mountain Thyme: John Patrick Shanley’s Entrancing Play Transfer by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The prolific playwright directs Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan in this film adaptation of his 2014 play "Outside Mullingar" The post Wild Mountain Thyme: John Patrick Shanley�…

Be part of The Clique with Girls Like Us by Jonathan Dale

Comedians Sophie Krueger and Frannie Comstock break down the YA book series. Middle school can be a nightmare if you’re not one of the cool girls.…

Don’t Miss These 12 Virtual Christmas Events by Erin Kahn

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Christmas wouldn’t be the same without some fun-filled holiday productions. And while the Broadway lights are dark, there are still plenty o…

Listen to Anna Chlumsky as Chemist Rosalind Franklin in Clip From Photograph 51 by Dan Meyer

The Anna Ziegler play is part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Audible season.

Happy 90th Birthday Lupe Serrano! by American Ballet Theatre

Mamie Parris, Stephen Buntrock, Erin Dilly and More Announced for MUNY HOLIDAY MAGIC

After a record-breaking online summer season, The Muny announced today Muny Holiday Magic. A special four-day holiday video series, Muny Holiday Magic will feature performances from Muny …

FIRST MAN IN UK TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE IS NAMED WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE by Robert Shuman

(Lee Brown’s article appeared in the New York Post, 12/9; via the Drudge Report.) It’s one for the books. The first man to get the new coronavirus vaccine in the UK is named William Shak…

TikTok-Created ‘Ratatouille’ Musical Entices Broadway Producer For One-Night Streaming Benefit by Greg Evans

More than 200 million TikTok users can hum along to selections from Ratatouille: The Musical, a statistic all the more impressive considering there’s kinda really no such thing as Ratatoui…

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix. Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis and August Wilson’s Words by Jonathan Mandell

  Some four decades before “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” was turned into a film on Netflix featuring spectacular performances by  the late Chadwick Boseman in his final role and Viola D…

Theatre Communications Group Releases 40th Annual Research Report by Matthew Wexler

Based on the annual TCG Fiscal Survey, Theatre Facts is the only in-depth report that examines the attendance, performance, and overall fiscal state of the U.S. professional nonprofit th…

Tapped @ Home: featuring Jeauxsmeaux and The Third Power by The Kennedy Center

Lyceum Christmas Tales review – make a date with this Advent anthology by Mark Fisher

Available onlineA melancholic fairytale, African shadow puppetry and a haunted proscenium are among the first five offerings from the Lyceum’s series of Christmas plays How many ways are t…

Amanda Kloots Will Be Honored with Robin Roberts Thrivership Award

ABC News Live will air the first-ever 'Robin Roberts Thrivership Awards,' hosted by the 'Good Morning America' anchor on Thursday, December 10 beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. Broadw…

Susan Stroman Will Revisit Center Stage for 20th Anniversary Master Class by Ryan McPhee

Learn the moves from the cult favorite and hear from cast members Sascha Radetsky, Priscilla Lopez, and Debra Monk.

2 virtual Yiddish specials for Hanukkah: A Folksbiene ‘spectacular’ and a celebratory performance of ‘The Dybbuk’ by Curt Schleier

Two important cultural institutions that celebrate the mamaloshen — the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene and the Congress of Jewish Culture — are each offering an online gift for Hanu…

RATATOUILLE: THE TIKTOK MUSICAL Streaming Event Announced, Benefiting The Actors Fund

As was announced earlier today via TikTok, the Tony Award-winning theatrical production company Seaview (Slave Play; Sea Wall/A Life) will present, for one performance only, Ratatouille: …

Show People with Paul Wontorek: Ariana DeBose by Broadway.com

Tony nominee turned big screen star Ariana DeBose discusses starring in The Prom, playing Anita in Steven Spielberg's forthcoming West Side Story movie and more with Paul Wontorek.

Watch Samantha Barks, Michael Ball, Marisha Wallace & More Sing Out on Royal Variety Performance by Caitlin Moynihan

London's annual Royal Variety Performance aired on December 8 and featured many stage favorites at the historic Blackpool Opera House. Since 1912 the event has been attended by the queen an…

See Tony Winner Anika Noni Rose Perform a Bonus Song from Jingle Jangle by Caitlin Moynihan

This is one way to get into the holiday spirit! The recently released movie musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey boasts a starry cast that includes Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Ph…

Jennifer Hudson Will Lead New Music-Driven Comedy at New Line

Jennifer Hudson is set to star in an upcoming music-driven holiday comedy recently acquired by New Line, from screenwriter Ira Madison III.

‘Ratatouille’ TikTok musical to be presented in digital performance by Caitlin Huston

The “Ratatouille” musical is moving from TikTok to the theater community at large.  On Jan. 1, 2021, theatrical production company Seaview will present “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musica…

Eternal Artists NYC to Present Santa's Holiday Extravaganza, Featuring Shoshana Bean, Justin Long, More by Talaura Harms

The virtual event will benefit regional theatres and Toys for Tots.

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical Streaming Concert to Benefit The Actors Fund by Dan Meyer

The Seaview Productions event builds off of the crowdsourced social media sensation.

Laurie Metcalf, Carrie Coon, Colman Domingo, Kimberly Hébert Gregory and More Star in BARBECUE by Robert O'Hara

The fall season of “Spotlight on Plays” concludes with Robert O’Hara’s BARBECUE on Thursday, December 10 at 8PM EST/ 5PM PST. The company stars Carrie Coon, Colman Domingo, Kimberly…

Many London West End Theatres Re-Open by Artsjournal

This week, 42 performances of 12 different shows will be staged. – The Stage

With These Experiences for Kids, All the Living Room’s a Stage by Alexis Soloski

Theatermakers are devising new, immersive ways to engage children, with a few sending boxes of props and set pieces to your home.

Wait Wait's Letter from the Editors V by NPR

A bonus podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week our most juvenile podcast yet. Beware of bad words and bodily functions galore.

Exclusive: Veep's Anna Chlumsky Discusses Audible and Williamstown's Photograph 51

Chlumsky stars in Susan Stroman's production of Anna Ziegler's acclaimed drama.

BWW Interview: Meet the Creators of Your New Holiday Obsession, Advent Carolndar!

If you're looking for some extra crazy this holiday season, look no further than Advent Carolndar, the absurd musical comedy advent calendar created by Julia Mattison and Joel Waggoner.

What August Wilson’s 10-Play Pittsburgh Cycle Did For American Culture by Artsjournal1

“He introduced a frank, original view of the nation onto the stage. … His characters collide with the expectations of white America, but they also collide with one another, in itself rad…

Raúl Esparza, Krysta Rodriguez-Led A Christmas Carol, Co-Adapted by Theresa Rebeck, Moves Premiere Date by Ryan McPhee

Rebeck also directs the benefit for Primary Stages.

‘Six’ Tries to Get Back Onstage. Again, and Again, and Again. by Alex Marshall

For nine months, the hit musical about the wives of Henry VIII has tried to keep the show going. But that’s not easy in a pandemic.

Phylicia Rashad, Javier Muñoz, Brian Cox and More Star in Arian Moayed's THE MAN IN RED Christmas Radio Play

Award-winning actor, director and writer Arian Moayed (Succession, Inventing Anna) wrote and directed an Original Christmas Radio Play  “THE MAN IN RED” with original music by Butch Phe…

Douglas Fairbanks Jr: Hero Onscreen and Off by Trav S.D.

I am old enough to have seen my first Douglas Fairbanks Jr (1909-2000) movie in a cinema on its first release; it was Ghost Story (1981), which also had Melvyn Douglas, Fred Astaire, and Joh…

Livestreaming a Conversation: De-Mystifying the Playwriting Process

By . Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents De-Mystifying the Playwriting Process with Basil Kreimendahl with Madeleine George and Cori Thomas livestreaming on the global, commons-based, …

Moulin Rouge News! by Corine Cohen

92Y Announces BROADWAY’S MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL STARS KAREN OLIVO, AARON TVEIT, ROBYN HURDER, DANNY BURSTEIN, AND SAHR NGAUJAH WITH RUTHIE FIERBERG Monday, December 21, 7 pm ET FREE �…

TheaterMania Live with Norm Lewis by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Larry Powell by TheaterMania

Exclusive: Veep's Anna Chlumsky Discusses Audible and Williamstown's Photograph 51 by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, and Billy Stritch by TheaterMania

Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, and Billy Stritch discuss their Christmas at Birdland album.

WIN a copy of If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, featuring the Broadway cast of Hadestown by Adam Rothenberg

It’s #WinItWednesday WIN a copy of the new holiday album, If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, featuring the the cast of the Tony & Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown, di…

Actress Sharon Lawrence wants you to watch THE GAZE by Fountaintheatre

Watch Aisha Jackson Sing Cinderella's 'A Lovely Night' on R&H Goes Pop!–At Home by Dan Meyer

The Broadway alum has been seen in Frozen, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Waitress.

USPS issuing stamp to honor Hill District native and playwright August Wilson by Anthony Conroy / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Catching Up With Busy Philipps by Jeryl Brunner

The actress, author and podcaster talks about keeping sane during the pandemic and her upcoming TV series with Tina Fey.

Satoshi and Hana Okamoto Perform Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances by New York Philharmonic

I’m Your Woman — mob movie that moves into unexpected territory

Julia Hart’s 1970s-set film focuses on the collateral damage of crime

Meryl Streep and James Corden star in the shamelessly indulgent The Prom

The pair go for broke as a couple of Broadway legends

Small Axe: Education — Steve McQueen portrays a rigged school system

The final instalment of the director’s series is deeply affecting

JoyceStream Artist Talkback with Elizabeth Streb by Joycetheater

In the latest installment of JoyceStream's Artist Talkback series, Joyce Director of Programming Aaron Mattocks sits down with STREB Artistic Director and Choreographer Elizabeth Streb. Tune…

Hot Clip of the Day: Broadway Inspirational Voices Welcomes Stars For Sunday's Virtual Holiday Concert

We've made it no secret that we are always in complete awe of the talent of the Broadway Inspirational Voices led by Michael McElroy which was bestowed the 2019 Tony Honors of Excellence in …

Black Theatre: Jennifer L Nelson reflects on African Continuum Theatre Company by Jordan Ealey

In his 1996 speech, “The Ground On Which I Stand,” acclaimed playwright August Wilson charged the American theatre industry to take seriously the funding and producing of Black theatre. …

Review: Noise, NUA Dance and Ugly Duck by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Noise, NUA Dance and Ugly Duck80%Overall ScoreHere’s an interesting question: how would you describe the concept of ‘noise’ to a d/Deaf person? How do you think a d/Deaf person…

Theatre Review: ‘A Drifty Holiday,’ streaming from Swift Creek Mill Theatre by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

Located in South Chesterfield, Virginia, some twenty miles from Richmond, Swift Creek Mill Theatre is housed in a former grist mill dating back to 1663.  Normally a venue for dinner and a s…

Audio Review: ‘Hop Frog’ by the National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air, WYPR by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

The Baltimore-based National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air returns this month of December with Caroline Bennett’s superb adaptation of Poe’s story “Hop-Frog.” As usual in this s…

Viola Davis is phenomenal in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

August Wilson’s play about the great blues singer is adapted in a film also featuring Chadwick Boseman’s last performance

Joel Dommett review – playground humour elevated to an art form by Brian Logan

Available onlineThe I’m a Celebrity survivor and Masked Singer host makes irresistible use of his tabloid sex scandal in this fun set Standup doesn’t work on TV, they used to say. But no…

Il mio corpo is a lovely, lyrical documentary

Michele Pennetta’s film follows two boys in Sicily on the cusp of manhood

Nutcrackers, concerts, lights and more holiday arts events to bring cheer to a COVID-affected season in Connecticut by Christopher Arnott

Despite the shutdowns, precautions and regulations, there are still plenty of events and activities (mainly virtual) this holiday season.

Olivier-Award winning musical Anything Goes returns to the West End! by Official London Theatre

The wizard of Oz - Merry Old Land of Oz by Mirvish Productions

The Wizard of Oz played the Ed MirvishTheatre from December 20, 2012 to August 18, 2013. It was an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived for the stage by Andrew …

Interview with Tom Sandler by Mirvish Productions

Tom Sandler is a Toronto photographer who has documented the city’s social and cultural events for more than three decades. His mother, Ruth Lowe, was a composer and singer who went from …

The Wizard of Oz - Over The Rainbow by Mirvish Productions

The Wizard of Oz played the Ed MirvishTheatre from December 20, 2012 to August 18, 2013. It was an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived for the stage by Andrew …

CHECK IN FROM AWAY | Episode 23 | Holiday Extravaganza part 1 by Mirvish Productions

Steffi and Lisa have gathered a ton of their favourite people to sing and wish you a very happy holiday season. This episode is part of a fundraiser for the AFC. https://afchelps.ca/checkin…

Twelfth Night by Mirvish Productions

Our favourite songwriter, Ron Jacobson — who composed all the songs in the Ghosts of the Royal Alex series — has done it again: he’s written a new song for the holidays. “Twelfth Nig…

The Congress for Jewish Culture Hosts Special Panel to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of THE DYBBUK Today by BroadwayWorld

The Congress for Jewish Culture is hosting a special Facebook Live panel today (Wednesday) at 1 p.m. EST to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the very first performance of THE DYBBUK, the…

#ConcertsForKids: Ladama by Lincoln Center

Go on a journey full of powerful musical performances and lessons on rhythm in today's #ConcertsForKids with Ladama! Singing in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, this virtuosic Latin Alterna…

Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Matthew Sklar on Adapting Their Prom for the Big Screen

The Tony-nominated creators of the Broadway musical repeat their duties in the new film by Ryan Murphy.

Kean University to Stream Andrea McArdle Holiday Concert

The show will feature seasonal classics and Broadway tunes.

Potted Panto arrives in the West End by Official London Theatre

Tell Us In 10: Ameena Hamid by Hira Desai

In this week's Tell Us In 10, we're talking to Ameena Hamid, Associate Producer of Death Drop and the youngest ever female producer in the West End! The post Tell Us In 10: Ameena Hamid app…

Pandemic Diary November: Happy Birthday To Me by Nicole Serratore

A birthday present to myself In March, I did not think I’d be having my November birthday during the pandemic. And yet, I did. Alone in my apartment. Eating a cupcake. Middle age is for …

‘A festival of filthy fun’: CINDERELLA : THE SOCIALLY DISTANCED BALL – Turbine Theatre ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Turbine Theatre’s adult panto Cinderella: The Socially Distanced Ball is a festival of filthy fun that you can’t help but love.

ABTKids Daily | 7 Movements of Classical Ballet by American Ballet Theatre

Angela Jackson is the state’s new poet laureate by Deanna Isaacs

That shouldn’t cost her, right? It was great to hear, late last month, that Chicagoan Angela Jackson has been chosen as the new Illinois poet laureate. Great b…

Watch Anika Noni Rose Sing 'With Love' From Jingle Jangle in New Music Video by Dan Meyer

The bonus song from the holiday Netflix musical features the Tony winner and young star Madalen Mills.

Watch Anthony Ramos' Self-Tape Audition for the Cats Movie by Dan Meyer

The In The Heights and Hamilton star shared the video on Twitter.

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 by Susan Grace

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TCG Releases Theatre Facts 2019, a Pre-Pandemic Snapshot of the Field by American Theatre Editors

The study shows that U.S. nonprofit theatres were in relatively good financial shape in the year between Oct. 2018 and Sept. 2019.

Barbra Streisand, Antonio Banderas, Sutton Foster, More Join Lineup for NBC's One Night Only: The Best of Broadway by Andrew Gans

The two-hour TV special, hosted by Tina Fey, will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

WATCH: The Prom's Kerry Washington and Ariana DeBose on Their Immediate Mother-Daughter Bond and More by Dan Meyer

The movie is a "celebration" of "the most brave act of vulnerability."

Saving England’s Christmas Pantomimes From COVID by Artsjournal1

In York, they’re taking the panto around to socially distanced audiences at community centres in every neighborhood. In Coventry, they’re streaming from a studio and using sound effects …

12th Annual DO40 Legacy Awards Streams Live Monday, December 14 by Broadwayworld.com

This year we are honoring DO40 members Dennis Birchall, Jeri Kansas and Francis J. Roach, with careers that span Broadway, Radio City Music Hall and the legacy of jazz great Luigi.

Playbill's Guide to Hosting a Broadway-Themed Virtual Holiday Party With Stella Artois by Dan Meyer

Plus: Win a personalized Jagged Little Pill virtual concert experience with Lauren Patten, Sean Allen Krill, and Elizabeth Stanley.

Today on Broadway: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Jeremy O. Harris Does More Jeremy O. Harris Things, Babs Joins NBC Broadway Celebration, Audra Sings Sondheim And Weill “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hit…

Top 10 theatre shows to watch at home over Christmas

Our pick of the best performances available online, from festive ‘Christmas Carols’ to ghost stories told on WhatsApp

TRAPDOORS INTO OTHER WORLDS: Shayok Misha Chowdhury talks with Tarfia Faizullah about VICHITRA by Tarfia Faizullah

Misha “sees” in multiple dimensions, as all great directors do, and through multiple worldviews, too, as an artist whose work is informed by being Bengali, queer, and an immigrant.

Snapshot: Paul Taylor’s Musical Offering by Terry Teachout

The Paul Taylor Dance Company performs an excerpt from Taylor’s Musical Offering, set to the music of Bach and accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. This performance was filmed on…

Tracey Emin’s magnificent refusal to shut up

New work at White Cube and the Royal Academy’s show pairing her with Edvard Munch confirm the artist as a vital voice even in the face of death

Almanac: Simon Leys on philistinism by Terry Teachout

“At that moment the realisation hit me—and has never left me since: true Philistines are not people who are incapable of recognising beauty; they recognise it all too well; they detect i…

When you watch Ross Petty’s annual family musical at home, make sure you get up and dance by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The pandemic forced Petty’s holiday pantomime to go virtual this year, but he hopes its signature audience interaction remains: ‘This is not a Zoom call. We’re making sure they underst…

Best theater of 2020: Sondheim’s birthday, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Mary Neely, ‘The Amen Corner’ and more by Peter Marks

What do you know? Some great theatrical events managed to occur in 2020, despite the pandemic.

'Keep making, keep moving!' Phoenix Dance Theatre's new boss Dane Hurst by Lyndsey Winship

The dancer, who has been announced as the new artistic director of the Leeds-based company, shares his ambitions for the future Dane Hurst was learning to dance in “a ramshackle, termite-i…

All the world's a car park: theatre everywhere but on stage – in pictures by All Images By Tristram Kenton

Tristram Kenton photographs theatre performances in unusual locations, in the latest selection from his archive Continue reading...

Recommended holiday shows for 2020: Our top 10 critics picks this year from Chicago theater by Chris Jones

It’s a virtual "Chris Jones recommends" ... Here are some seasonal Chicago attractions to support your local theater artists.

‘The atmosphere was buzzing’: SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL – Garrick Theatre by Louise Penn

The Showstopper gang haves had a busy time of it in lockdown (including their Alternative Eurovision and an online musical improv) and now they are back for a residency at the Garrick Theatr…

‘Jagged Little Pill’ prepares to reunite for live concert by Caitlin Huston

Over the past few weeks, “Jagged Little Pill” has been picking up momentum.  The musical was featured in the Thanksgiving Day parade, recorded performances for the NBC Broadway special …

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of December 7 - THE PROM Soundtrack, and More!

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the soundtrack to the Netflix film adaptation of The Prom,…

When a Theater Critic Learned to Grade on a Curve by Jesse Green

Nine months covering a devastated art form have changed one critic’s habits, and tastes.

When Culture Really Began to Reckon With White Privilege by Salamishah Tillet

Black artists didn’t wait around for institutional change. They are making it happen.

London Theatre News Today: Wednesday 9 December by Hira Desai

Theatre Royal Stratford East returns with new season Theatre Royal Stratford East today announced its return to live work on stage with three new productions for February-May 2021 including:…

NEWS: Mangled Yarn Theatre brings feel-good festive spectacular Every Time a Bell Rings to Bedford’s Place Theatre by Press Releases

This Christmas Mangled Yarn Theatre is presenting Every Time a Bell Rings, a festive collection of heart-warming, emotional and comical stories inspired by the diverse Bedford community. The…

Khalia Davis Takes The Lead at BACT

by Rotimi Agbabiaka In August, Khalia Davis became artistic director of Bay Area Children?s Theatre, in a newly created position at the company where she has spent almost a decade working a…

?My Energy Is Best Needed With My People?: An Interview With Margo Hall

by Rotimi Agbabiaka This September, the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre named Margo Hall as its new artistic director, eliciting cheers from the Bay Area theatre community. With over thirty yea…

How Theatre Can Help Young Nigerians Who Are Living With HIV by Taiwo Afolabi

Nasarawa state in the north-central region of Nigeria is known for agriculture, salt mining, and one of the higher waterfalls in Africa. It has also consistently registered one of the highes…

Eight Lights of the Israeli Theater: Isra-Drama Performances that are Worth Seeing Twice – Online and Offline by Emiliia Dementsova

If theater around the world previously sought to destroy the fourth wall, it has recently had to deal with this wall doubling. It is increasingly difficult for the audience and the performan…

Berlin: Staatsballett's first black female dancer accuses it of racism by Kate Connolly In Berlin

Chloé Lopes Gomes claims she was repeatedly told she did not fit in because of her skin colour The first black female dancer at Berlin’s principal ballet company has accused the instituti…

Petrona Xemi Tapepechul and the Angel Rose Artist Collective by Petrona Xemi Tapepechul, Viviana Vargas

By Petrona Xemi Tapepechul, Viviana Vargas. The Angel Rose Artist Collective is a multilingual Two-Spirit, Native American Transgender, Intersex, Asexual, Queer+ led collective of artists, h…

2020 American Theatre Wing Sizzle by American Theatre Wing

Global hit musical Come From Away to lead reopening of Melbourne’s East End Theatres in January

Leading the way in a triumphant return to the theatre in Melbourne, world-wide smash hit production Come From Away will be the first major production back on stage, commencing performances a…

Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives to become the Australian Queer Archives

At the ALGA 2020 AGM held on Thursday 3 December, members were asked to vote on a special resolution to change the name of the organisation from the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives to …

Millie Millgate joins Support Act Board

Support Act has announced that Millie Millgate has been appointed as a Director of Support Act Limited, representing Founding Member, AMCOS. She replaces Leah Flanagan, who has stepped down …

Does cyberpunk’s vision of the future belong in the past?

The arrival of new game Cyberpunk 2077 presents an opportunity for the genre to evolve

Virtual 2-Part Hamilton Tour, With Playbill Social Selects and Broadway Up Close, Concludes December 9 by Dan Meyer

Retrace the steps of Alexander Hamilton—and the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical's creation—with Tim Dolan.

Betty Buckley, Laura Benanti, Michael Cerveris and More Featured in Rise Up: A Tectonic Cabaret December 9 by Talaura Harms

The benefit concert for Tectonic Theater Project is helmed by Artistic Director Moisés Kaufman.

Audra McDonald Headlines New York City Center's 2020 Digital Gala December 9 by Andrew Gans

The evening with the six-time Tony winner was filmed on the City Center stage.

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical Special, Starring Matthew Morrison, Airs on NBC December 9 by Dan Meyer

Denis O’Hare, Booboo Stewart, and Amelia Minto co-star in the holiday presentation.

Get a First Listen to Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley Singing Never-Before-Heard Flaherty and Ahrens Song by Logan Culwell-Block

Full demos of two song cycles by the Ragtime and Anastasia writing team will get a world premiere album release December 11.

Broadway Checklist: How Many of These Shows at the Music Box Theatre Have You Seen? by Marc J. Franklin

Look back at the 10 most recent productions to play over 100 performances at the venue.