Live at the Bowl first program announcement

The Victorian Government’s roadmap to recovery has focused its attention on outdoor activations for the upcoming summer season and, alongside the City of Melbourne, is supporting vibrant a…

Film Victoria and Screen Industry Leaders reunite to kick-start careers of diverse storytellers

Film Victoria is partnering with the ABC, Princess Pictures and Fremantle to offer two more 12-month paid positions for Indigenous and traditionally under-represented Victorian creative tale…

Breakin' Convention: Social DisDancing review – a gripping hip-hop hour by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe audience whoop behind their masks at a muted, Covid-era iteration of the festival, ending with a note of hope Compared with the annual Breakin’ Convention festi…

Finding More Than Humbug in Scrooge and Company by Maya Phillips

“A Christmas Carol” is a favorite of Maya Phillips, but this year, she writes, she found in it “a timely study of what it truly means to be a decent person in a community.”

Frozen The Musical

Just Let ‘em Go. Let ‘em Go. Let ’em Go. Every child who’s been enchanted by this story of sibling loyalty, will be desperate to see this stage version, and you’ll risk breaking th…

The Comeback, Noël Coward Theatre review - frantic farce with touches of vaudeville by Veronica Lee

The Pin sketch duo's assured theatrical debut Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen together form The Pin, a sketch duo who have won much critical acclaim and full houses in the Edinburgh Fringe shows.…

60 Dancers: 60 Stories

Like all of us during the sudden lockdown this year, the dancers of Queensland Ballet Company were sent home and into isolation. Needing to keep them motivated and focused on dance, Artistic…

Live at the Bowl first program announcement by Peter J Snee

The Victorian Government’s roadmap to recovery has focused its attention on outdoor activations for the upcoming summer season and, alongside

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (23) by Robert Shuman

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

Anyone Can Whistle by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1964 (Columbia/Sony) The show was a flop, but virtually every number is a winner, and so is this recording. Broadway audiences were bored by Arthur Laurents’ bizarr…

THE RITUAL | Gabe Stone Shayer on His Work by American Ballet Theatre

THE RITUAL | Gabe Stone Shayer and Cassandra Trenary by American Ballet Theatre

Cast announced for FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY by Peter J Snee

Producers of the hilarious New York and Las Vegas hit Friends! The Musical Parody today announced the stellar cast who

NSO @ Home LIVE • December 13 • Music by Harris, Bach & Bogachek by The Kennedy Center

Polydor Records release Only You, Lonely You from Lloyd Webber’s new musical by Peter J Snee

Polydor Records has announced the release of the second piece of music from the forthcoming album of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

Musical Mondays #21 by Gabi Bergman

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

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (1955): Chosen by Committee Episode 33 by Phindie Podcasts

In 1955, playwright Tennessee Williams won his second Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The post Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (1955): Chosen by Committee Epi…

“Death of England: Delroy”, National Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Okay, COVID-19 really sucks. This play opened and closed on the same night, 4 November, as the second lockdown this year closed all entertainment venues in the country. Luckily, there had be…

What to watch this week by Deb Miller

With the holidays upon us, digital events are in full swing, offering a variety of seasonal productions to suit every taste. These five picks for the week present a wide range of themes, sty…

A Christmas Carol in Harlem **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons December 13, 2020: With the pandemic surging, many theater companies are celebrating the holiday season by steaming shows from previous years. So, if you missed The …

Gabe Stone Shayer on "The Ritual" by Lincoln Center

"The Ritual" by Gabe Stone Shayer by Lincoln Center

How This Visionary Producer Is Transforming The Theater Podcast Landscape by Jeryl Brunner

Meet Dori Berinstein. The Tony and Emmy-winning producer, director and writer co-founded The Broadway Podcast Network

Props for Van Heflin by Trav S.D.

Having had many occasions to mention Van Heflin (Emmett Evan Heflin Jr, (1908-1971) on this blog, we shine a lantern upon him on this his natal day. My first Heflin film was George Stevens�…

Dan Daly (and Siblings) by Trav S.D.

The above photo is of Dan Daly, most famous of six Daly siblings hailing from Revere, Massachusetts. It’s an Irish name, and a common one, although this brood seems to be unrelated to eith…

The Annenberg Center presents excerpts of Martha Graham’s best-loved works by Camille Bacon-Smith

The Martha Graham Dance Company offered a taste of the company’s rich and emotionally charged repertoire in a series of excerpts from Graham’s best-loved works, performed by Lloyd Knight…

Meet Me in St. Louis Review. 6 Reasons to Love the Irish Rep Stream by Jonathan Mandell

The first reason I love the Irish Repertory Theater’s “performance on screen” of “Meet Me in St. Louis” will sound like a backhanded compliment: It got me to watch the original 194…

VIDEO: New Burberry Ad Features Modern Take on SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

The clothing company Burberry has released a new ad, featuring a modern take on the song Singin' In The Rain, from the musical of the same name.

No way! New threat to DMV theaters: drastic Metro service cuts by David Siegel

As the performing arts grapple with survival during and after COVID, a Washington Post headline drew my attention to what is also critical to our survival, reliable public transportation and…

‘I crave flesh-and-blood actors, an audience that laughs and gasps as one’: the magic of Christmas theatre by Arifa Akbar Interviews By Lyndsey Winship and Andrew Dickson

After a tough year for theatre, our chief critic celebrates the joy of the Christmas show, while five festive performers reveal how it feels to be waiting in the wings Remember your first ev…

Oleanna review – brutal and brilliant revival of pre-#MeToo masterpiece by Arifa Akbar

Theatre Royal BathRosie Sheehy and Jonathan Slinger are captivating in David Mamet’s 1992 two-hander about a university student and professor in a battle of power, privilege and consent A…

Diana Rigg remembered by Mark Gatiss by Mark Gatiss

20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020 The actor and writer, who wrote an episode of Doctor Who for Rigg, recalls the joy of seeing her flit effortlessly between serious drama and outrageous cam…

Church As Theatre by Artsjournal2

Everything is locked down in Paris, except for Mass. “The ritualistic nature of the event, the dramatic buildup from scene to scene — even the slightly labored monologues — are all par…

‘Everything about this production is impressive’: PETR PAN – Barn Theatre, Cirencester (Online review) ★★★★★ by Kirsty Herrington

After the year we’ve all had no one can be forgiven for wanting a touch of escapism this Christmas. Thankfully the Barn Theatre has come to the rescue with it latest production, Peter Pan.

Get into the Holiday Spirit 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 chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show. On this we…

Discussing “From Aphra Behn to Fun Home: A Cultural History of Feminist Theater” at the Detroit Writing Room Virtual Holiday Book Fair by Carey

I discuss the process of writing “From Aphra Behn to Fun Home: A Cultural History of Feminist Theater” and how the current Broadway shutdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic has inspired ref…

The 2020(?) Tony Awards by Mo Brady

by Mo Brady After radio silence for months about whether there would even be Tony Awards given for last season’s work, the nominations seemed tone deaf to the circumstances. Along with the…

Review Meet Me In St. Louis at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

a digitzed, streamlined production from the Irish Rep

André De Shields’ Lifetime Achievement: How He Navigated His Theater Career Through Thick and Thin by Jonathan Mandell

On the occasion of 74-year-old André De Shields’ lifetime achievement Audelco award, I resurrect this speech by the long-time Broadway veteran from a decade ago, before his newfound accla…

VIDEO: Kathryn Gallagher Sings 'How Will You Remember This Christmas?' For #BeAPart

A new video has been released of the song 'How Will You Remember This Christmas?' performed by Kathryn Gallagher.

"State of Darkness" returns this holiday season for limited time only streaming by Joycetheater

This winter, enjoy an encore performance of "State of Darkness", a collection of seven separate livestreamed solo performances from the iconic Joyce stage. Buy tickets at Joyce.org Choreog…

Six the Musical review, Lyric Theatre: A lavish production with undeniable shallowness by Ava Wong Davies

As dazzling as the iconic show may be, it fails to fulfil its aim of portraying Henry VIII’s wives as individual women with beating hearts

On This Day in New York Theater: December 13 in the 1940’s by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 19 in the series) December 13, 2020: December 13, 2020: December 13 may have provided only four openings in the 1940s, but all of them are worth revisiting…

Movie Musicals Like ‘The Prom’ Do A Massive Disservice To The Shows’ Stage Actors by Artsjournal2

The movie, which premiered on streaming December 11, is an ode to the power of Broadway. Its journey from stage to screen, though, “underscores the inequities underneath the surface of Hol…

The week in theatre: Nine Lessons and Carols; A Christmas Carol; The Ballad of Corona V; The Dumb Waiter – review by Susannah Clapp

Almeida; Bridge; Big House; Hampstead, LondonAs theatres ease into the new normal, the Almeida and Big House celebrate connection and isolation, while Nicholas Hytner’s A Christmas Carol d…

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!: ‘Tis The Season To Be Sassy by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ A self-described "holiday public access show on LSD" is more sentimental than subversive The post Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!: ‘Tis The Season To Be Sassy app…

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!: Silver Bells and Sequins, Tidings of Dysfunction and Joy by Elysa Gardner

★★★★☆ The restless multihyphenate revisits the season, virtually The post Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!: Silver Bells and Sequins, Tidings of Dysfunction and Joy appeare…

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! by Sue Matsuki

Cabaret Hotspot! would like to wish each of you a very Happy Holiday season. Thank you for visiting our site and becoming a member.  

Sun., 12/13-15 Steve Sieck: My Side of Town by Sue Matsuki

URBAN STAGES WINTER RHYTHMS 2020 CELEBRATING THE SONGWRITER presents: STEVE SIECK: MY SIDE OF TOWN Sun., December 13th – Tues., December 15th until 7:30 pm This show features the music of …

Sun., 12/13 @ 7:00 pm Natalie Douglas at Birdland Theater by Sue Matsuki

Birdland Dinner hosted by Natalie Douglas SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13TH @ 7:00 PM Whilst Governor Cuomo has stopped indoor dining as of Monday, Natalie will still appear on SUNDAY at 7:00 pm with Jo…

Tues., 12/15 @ 7:15 pm Scobar’s Piano Bar Live Celebrates 88’s by Sue Matsuki

Scobar Entertainment presents Piano Bar Live Celebrates “A Night At Eighty-Eights” Tuesday, December 15th at 7:15 pm EST “A Night At Eighty-Eights” with hosts Scott Barbarino &am…

Tues., 12/15 @ 8:30 – Fri., 12/18 Urban Stages’ Artists Entertain by Sue Matsuki

URBAN STAGES’ WINTER RHYTHMS presents URBAN STAGES’ ARTISTS ENTERTAIN! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15th @ 8:30 pm – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th until 7:30 pm This is the closing show of this year’s …

Mon., 12/21-23 Sean Patrick Murtagh’s Merry Memories by Sue Matsuki

Holiday Test Drive Viii: Merry Memories Starring Sean Patrick Murtagh Monday, December 21-Wednesday, December 23 You are invited you to ring in the holiday season with the 8th installment o…

This Week on Broadway for December 13, 2020: Norm Lewis and The Prom on Netflix by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Norm Lewis. We also review The Prom on Netflix This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2…

Holiday Theater to Stream by Alexis Soloski

Stream productions of reimagined fairy tales and Christmas standards like ‘A Christmas Carol’ being staged at theaters around the world.

The Orgasm Cult is a BBC podcast designed to make a splash

Nastaran Tavakoli-Far probes sexual wellness business OneTaste, which is the focus of FBI scrutiny

Cynthia Erivo, Gabourey Sidibe, and More Star in MCC's December 13 Stream of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by Andrew Gans

Kamilah Forbes directs the benefit performance of Jocelyn Bioh's Lucille Lortel Award-winning play.

Watch Stream of Broadway Inspirational Voices' Starry Holiday Concert December 13 by Andrew Gans

Special guests include Tony winners Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, and Leslie Odom Jr.