Monday, January 4, 2021 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Too Much Money at Stake’: Lengthy L.A. Production Shutdown Seen as Unlikely by Elaine Low

The COVID-19 numbers in Los Angeles County are dire, and hospital beds remain at worryingly low capacity, pushing Hollywood to delay when most L.A.-based television shows go back into produc…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Stagebill’s Blog: A Crossroads for the Carbonell Awards by Bill Hirschman

It is time for everyone on all sides to put up or shut up. For the past few years, concerns about the Carbonell Awards have grown among many members of the South Florida theater community. …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:32PM

“Curly Fries” Softens Torments of Pandemic Life—Streaming CAL by Tanvi Agrawal

Millennial Notes Cotter, Reddy, Rivas Pay Tribute to Student Ordeals by Tanvi Agrawal “Curly Fries: A Working Title” presents six ‘webisodes’ that explode onto the screen with a dyna…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:29PM

David Bowie’s Much Lauded Off Broadway Hit, “Lazarus,” Will Be Streamed Live This Weekend in Honor of His Birthday on an Obscure App by Roger Friedman

I had to read this information a couple of times– I’ve translated it into English for you. (It was supposedly written in

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:24PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight On...Jonathan Van Dyke by Michael Block

Name: Jonathan Van Dyke Hometown: Limerick, Maine Education: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy Favorite Credits: Richard Loeb in Thrill Me with writer/composer Stephen Dolginoff, Oh!…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:42PM

Lee Breuer, Adventurous Theater Director, Dies at 83 by Laura Collins-Hughes

One of the founders of Mabou Mines, he reveled in being an outsider even when his celebrated “The Gospel at Colonus” reached Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:36PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel Resume Remote Late-Night Tapings Amid L.A. COVID-19 Spike by Elaine Low

Late night is returning home. James Corden’s “The Late Late Show” on CBS and Jimmy Kimmel’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC are back to filming their nightly shows remotely amid the …

SOURCE: Variety at 07:47PM

Theater Openings This Week: Under the Radar, David Bowie’s Musical by Jonathan Mandell

Below is a selection of theater openings this week, the beginning of a month that is usually jam packed with theater festivals. Two of them are active this time around, both pared down,  bo…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:39PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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‘The Waltons’ Cast to Reunite on ‘Stars in the House’ (TV News Roundup) by Janet Lee

In today’s TV news roundup, the cast of “The Waltons” will reunite in an upcoming episode of “Stars in the House,” and HBO acquired the Scandinavian limited series, “The Investig…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:35PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Rare Chance to Watch David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus’ by Matthew Wexler

Don't miss a rare chance to watch the London production of David Bowie's 'Lazarus' starring Michael C. Hall and Sophia Anne Caruso. The post Rare Chance to Watch David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus�…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:54PM

BWW TV: Watch Sneak Peek of Lesli Margherita, Andy Einhorn & More in Pasadena Playhouse's Jerry Herman Tribute

Catch a sneak peek of Pasadena Playhouse's PlayhouseLive production of You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman, featuring Andy Einhorn on the piano with performances by Ashley…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:34PM

The TikTok Musical That’s Already Earned $1 Million by Artsjournal

At a running time of 51 minutes, and with perhaps only half the numbers required for a full adaptation of the 2007 animated Oscar-winner, this “Ratatouille” is a mere appetizer. But with…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:31PM

Alex Brightman's Virtual Concert with Seth Rudetsky Now Available On Demand on BroadwayWorld Events

Alex Brightman's virtual concert with Seth Rudetsky is now available On Demand on BroadwayWorld Events through January 11th, 2021.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

VIDEO: Jane Krakowski Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Wednesday at 3pm!

Tune in Wednesday, January 6 (3pm), as Richard Ridge chats with beloved star of stage and screen Jane Krakowski, who hosts FOX's all-new updated musical game show NAME THAT TUNE, premiering…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17PM

Taylor Louderman, Alice Ripley, and More Join BroadwayWorld's Stage Door

Check out the newest theater names that are now available for video shoutouts and more on Stage Door!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:14PM

‘Casablanca’: How and why it became an iconic Hollywood movie by Alan Smason

By JACK LYONS, Special to Theatrecriticism.com (Desert Local News) – When the movie “Casablanca” merged the powerful elements of love, war, and destiny in 1942, the film and its produc…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 05:10PM

4615 Theatre Company unveils a new season in a wild variety of forms by News Desk

Hot off of winning the 2020 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company, the 4615 Theatre has created a multifaceted solution to meet the challenge posed by the pandemic. For…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:08PM

VIDEO: Watch Audra McDonald, Josh Groban & More in UNITED IN SONG PBS Special

On New Year's Eve, JoAnn Falletta conducted the National Symphony Orchestra in the PBS Special, United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of America. The star-studded performance-filmed a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Days to Come by Sandi Durell

Mint Theater Company (Jonathan Bank, Producing Artistic Director)will kick off its Silver Lining Streaming Series today January 4th with the on-demand streaming of the HD recording of D…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:49PM

Mint Theater Company continues its free streaming series in 2021 by Deb Miller

Beginning now and continuing through June, Off-Broadway’s Obie Award-winning Mint Theater Company brings its popular Silver Lining Streaming Series into the New Year by sharing, free and o…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:40PM

July 2022

A nightmare eviction leaves an out-of-work actor with nowhere to go but his father's house on an island in southeast Texas. But in order to get there—and not get shot—he's going to have …

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

June 2022

A nightmare eviction leaves an out-of-work actor with nowhere to go but his father's house on an island in southeast Texas. But in order to get there—and not get shot—he's going to have …

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

May 2022

A nightmare eviction leaves an out-of-work actor with nowhere to go but his father's house on an island in southeast Texas. But in order to get there—and not get shot—he's going to have …

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

David Bowie Musical ‘Lazarus’ To Stream On Icon’s Birthday And Death Anniversary by Greg Evans

The filmed London production of the David Bowie musical Lazarus starring Michael C. Hall will stream for three performances this weekend to mark both the late singer’s Jan. 8 birthday and …

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:30PM

Theatre Touring Company Expands Global Footprint With Australian Acquisition by Marc Hershberg

In December, Crossroads Live acquired the Gordon Frost Organisation, one of the leading theatre production companies in Australia.

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:30PM

February 2022

This New York premiere leaps through time in order to trace the identities of these two black American women and explore the reins that racial and gender bias still hold on American educatio…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PM

Watch Rachel John Sing for a 'Brand New Day' by Dan Meyer

The Olivier nominee celebrates the holidays with the anthem from The Wiz on The Theatre Channel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

‘Do Right By Me,’ by Valerie I. Harrison and Kathryn Peach D’Angelo by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Two local educators use their friendship and their expertise to explore the sensitive topic of transracial adoption in ‘Do Right By Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces.’…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:21PM

April 2022

Inside a cubicle in a small office in southern Idaho, two men struggle to balance the confounding terms on a loan. Departing from his recent string of acclaimed epics, MacArthur Fellow Samue…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:18PM

March 2022

Inside a cubicle in a small office in southern Idaho, two men struggle to balance the confounding terms on a loan. Departing from his recent string of acclaimed epics, MacArthur Fellow Samue…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:18PM

Describe Under The Radar 2021 in One Word | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Begins January 6, 2021 RSVP to the Free Under the Radar 2021 Festival: thepublic.nyc/utr21

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PM

Watch Audra McDonald, Renée Fleming, More in PBS' United in Song Concert by Andrew Gans

The special event, also featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Josh Groban, and Anna Deavere Smith, premiered December 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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The Three Sisters by Sandi Durell

by Carol Rocamora “To Lagos!”  Inua Ellams’ The Three Sisters – National Theatre At Home Ever since they were written over 100 years ago, the remarkable plays of Anton Chekhov have …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:38PM

See Leslie Odom Jr. in the New Trailer for One Night in Miami by Lindsey Sullivan

Leslie Odom Jr.  fans can't wait for it! The Hamilton Tony winner plays another historical figure in the film One Night in Miami, which is set for release on Amazon Prime Video on January …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

James Graham & Elton John's Upcoming Tammy Faye Bakker Musical Aims for 2021 Bow by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony nominee James Graham has offered an update on his upcoming musical based on the life of former televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. “We’ve made real progress and we got a workshop to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Odds & Ends: Disney's Hamilton to Compete for Golden Globes in Musical Categories by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Hamilton Could Receive Even More Accolades The filmed stage production of Hamilton had its Disney+ premiere in 2020, and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Lee Breuer Dies: ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ Playwright, Leading Force In American Avant-Garde Theater Was 83 by Greg Evans

Lee Breuer, a cofounder of New York’s groundbreaking experimental theater company Mabou Mines and writer of Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize finalist The Gospel at Colonus, died Sunday at his h…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:24PM

6 Spectacular Leading Men Roles Zach Adkins Sounded Incredible Singing

Happy Birthday to one of our fave Broadway leading men and honestly - one of our favorite Broadway dog dads Zach Adkins!

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:17PM

Despite COVID-19, Pittsburgh dance troupes delivered memorable moments in 2020 by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Here’s a recap of some of the year’s most memorable moments, along with a preview of what’s (hopefully!) to come in 2021.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:00PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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People You Should Know . . . Anna Cherkezishvili by Zack Calhoon

Anna Cherkezishvili was born in Georgia. As a child, she experienced a civil war in her country. The war caused poverty and despair in Georgia. Her family had to go through hard social times…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:36PM

Livestreaming a Performance: CRIME: A response to Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoievsky

By . Glod: Political Theatre as a Civil Right presents CRIME: A response to Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoievsky livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:22PM

Cast of TV's The Waltons, Including Michael Learned and Richard Thomas, Will Reunite on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

Check Out Photos of Tituss Burgess, Andrew Barth Feldman, Ashley Park, and More in Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical by Playbill Staff

The musical presentation, a benefit for The Actor’s Fund, premiered January 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley’s Circle Jerk Returns for On-Demand Streaming by Dan Meyer

The Fake Friends production was live streamed from Brooklyn last fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM

Preview of New Musicals by Joe Iconis, and Rob Rokicki and Sarah Beth Pfeifer, to Stream Free

The virtual event will be presented by New York Theatre Barn.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PM

Frozen's Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Write New Songs for WandaVision Series

WandaVision is the first original Marvel show from Disney Plus.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PM

Watch Now: Make Them Hear You/Grateful from The Actors Fund by Broadway Direct

Jelani Alladin, Chuck Cooper, André De Shields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry and Billy Porter sang “Make Them Hear You” from the Tony Award-winning score of Ragtime by Lynn Ahrens…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:41PM

Entain plays hold ‘em after MGM lays cards on table

Expect a better offer for the Ladbrokes owner; Hipgnosis’ hit strategy is more luck than science

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:35PM

Kate Davis - True Love Will Find You in the End (Daniel Johnston Cover) by Kate Davis

Music video and animation by Callum Scott-Dyson // CSD Videography True Love Will Find You in the End is the final single from Kate Davis' record 'Strange Boy' out Jan 15, 2021 via Solitair…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:33PM

I Do Barbara Rush by Trav S.D.

Anyone who knows their beans knows that the title of this post comes from Shampoo (1975). Warren Beatty offers this information to a bank manager in the hopes it will help him to secure a bu…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:32PM

R.I.P. Gerry (of the Pacemakers) by Trav S.D.

It is emblematic of our age that I learn the news of Gerry Marsden’s death, not from a newswire, not from television or radio, not from the New York Times, but from Sir Paul McCartney. He …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:32PM

Theatrical Outfit Announces Unexpected Play Fest, New Associate AD by American Theatre Editors

Dramaturg, playwright, and director Addae Moon has joined the Atlanta company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM

Livestreaming a Conversation: Green New Theater Part 6: Immediate Divestment from Fossil Fuels

By . Groundwater Arts presents Green New Theater Part 7: Immediate Divestment from Fossil Fuels (ASL-interpreted) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV netwo…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:31PM

Amanda Kloots reflects on ‘tough’ year, husband Nick Cordero’s death by David Matthews

Amanda Kloots, the window of Nick Cordero, the Broadway star who died from COVID-19 complications in summer 2020, reflected on her “tough” year following her husbands death in an Instagr…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:24PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at noon (Broadway Time)
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‘Temporary’ by Hilary Leichter by Elisa Shoenberger

‘Temporary’ is the tale of a temporary worker trying to find permanence, a quest that will resonate with American workers, especially in the pandemic. Elisa Shoenberger reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:43PM

Lee Breuer, Cofounder of Experimental Company Mabou Mines, Dies at 83

Breuer's best-known production was The Gospel at Colonus.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:42PM

Sydney festival teeters 'on a knife-edge' ahead of Wednesday's opening by Elissa Blake

The first major Australian arts festival of 2021 will be a litmus test for those to come as it navigates shifting sands around the city’s recent Covid outbreak Sydney festival, the first m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM

George Gerdes Dies: ‘Bosch’ Actor, Singer-Songwriter Was 72 by Greg Evans

George Gerdes, a prolific character actor whose many credits stretch from Miami Vice and Seinfeld to Bosch and Broadway’s A Few Good Men, died Jan. 1 of a brain aneurysm suffered the day b…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:29PM

Watch New Trailer for One Night in Miami…, Featuring Leslie Odom Jr., Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, and Aldis Hodge by Andrew Gans

Oscar winner Regina King directs the film, based on Olivier nominee Kemp Powers’ stage play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, More Tapped for Jerry Herman Tribute From Pasadena Playhouse by Ryan McPhee

The revue will feature some of the late composer’s tunes heard in such shows as Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM

Wolf at the Door: How Musicals Helped Me Live the Size of My Feelings by American Theatre Editors

How the queerness of fairy tales and musicals, once coded and now more open, has always spoken---and sung---directly to me.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:22PM

Hot Clip of the Day: A Zen Moment with Dave Malloy Conducting Josh Groban On The Egg Shaker

Cheers to Dave Malloy who is celebrating a birthday on January 4th! The award winning composer and lyricist authored Ghost Quartet, Moby-Dick, Octet and marvelously bestowed Broadway audienc…

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:15PM

Watch Jagged Little Pill's Kathryn Gallagher Perform on Broadway Profiles by Lindsey Sullivan

Jagged Little Pill's Kathryn Gallagher, who is nominated for both Tony and Grammy Awards, talks and sings on the latest episode of the series Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal. The former…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Checking In With… Tony Nominee Lee Wilkof, Star of Little Shop of Horrors, Kiss Me, Kate, More by Andrew Gans

The stage and screen star opens up about his recent cancer diagnosis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM

Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce and More to be Featured in YOU I LIKE: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF JERRY HERMAN

Pasadena Playhouse has announced the January 10, 2021 PlayhouseLive Online Opening Night of You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman, a virtual musical revue honoring the genius…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PM

Exclusive: What I Miss About Broadway, Written by Marsha Mason

The four-time Oscar nominee and veteran stage actor/director tells us what she misses most during this period of extended closure.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:03PM

GoFundMe Launched to Save Birdland Jazz Club

The legendary venue is in dire financial straits caused by the pandemic shutdown.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:03PM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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OPINION: One More Scotch and I’m Pretty Sure I Could Fight the Darkness of the Music of the Night by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. OK, listen here, punk. I get what you’re saying - “open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind” and so on, ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AM

VIDEO: Wayne Brady Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Thursday at 5pm!

Tune in Thursday, January 7 (5pm), as Richard Ridge chats with star of stage and screen Wayne Brady, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, January 10 (8…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AM

Look Homeward, Angel by Ketti Frings (1958): Chosen by Committee Episode 36 by Phindie Podcasts

In 1958 the Pulitzer Prize for Drama went to Look Homeward, Angel, Ketti Frings's adaptation of the Thomas Wolfe novel. This week's episode of Chosen by Committee discusses the award-winning…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:22AM

Metropolitan Opera Stars Go Head-to-Head in First Week of 2021 Free Streams by Ryan McPhee

Explore some of opera's most epic rivalries in the nightly streaming series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

8 Shows Streaming on BroadwayWorld Events This Week!

BroadwayWorld Events is bringing you incredible talent right into your home!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AM

VIDEO: Watch JJ Niemann Takeover Our Instagram!

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical ensemble member and TikTok star JJ Niemann took over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story this past Friday, January 1. Missed all the fun? No worries! Watch the s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, and More on Season 2 of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist by TheaterMania

NBC's musical comedy-drama Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist begins its sophomore year on Tuesday, January 5. Season two picks up a few weeks after the end of season one, with protagonist Zoey (…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:48AM

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, January 4- with Alex Brightman, Liz Callaway, and More!

Today (January 4) in live streaming: Alex Brightman sings with Seth Rudetsky, Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party, and so much more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:41AM

Reverse-Engineering Zoom with Isadora by Barbara Fuchs, Jared Mezzocchi

By Barbara Fuchs, Jared Mezzocchi. Barbara Fuchs chats with director and designer Jared Mezzocchi about his digital theatre production Russian Troll Farm, how to reverse-engineer Zoom, Isado…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:38AM

The Return Of The (High School) Radio Play by Artsjournal2

The teen actors couldn’t perform outside because it was too cold, and they couldn’t film because their school went virtual partway through the term. So voice recording and mixing, origin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:30AM

LEE BREUER, REST IN PEACE (1937-2021) by Robert Shuman

(from Mabou Mines)  Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mabou Mines co-founder Lee Breuer on January 3, 2021. He died peacefully at home surrounded by l…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:27AM

Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, and More on Season 2 of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

The second season of NBC's hit musical drama series kicks off on January 5.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:24AM

Variety500 - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders | Variety.com by Variety

Welcome to the fourth annual edition of Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:06AM

Variety500 Selection Process - Variety by Andrew Wallenstein

The process of deciding who will be included in the annual Variety500 list is a year-round undertaking at Variety, one we are continually fine-tuning in hopes that no essential individual go…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:06AM

All That Jazz by Santana Trujillo

Five steps every musical theatre student should know The post All That Jazz appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 10:00AM

Cynthia Erivo, Kristin Chenoweth, Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Join Line-Up for 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza by Logan Culwell-Block

The online weekend-long celebration of all things youth theatre will take place January 15-17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Read the Reviews for Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical by Dan Meyer

The streaming concert benefiting The Actors Fund stars Andrew Barth Feldman, Tituss Burgress, Ashley Park, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, January 4, 2021 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:35AM

Captain Chatter and the stammering student: Ross Willis on his play Wonder Boy by Ross Willis

Our series of extracts from new scripts continues with a play capturing the frustration and worries of 12-year-old Sonny A scared, stammering 12-year-old boy stands in a room full of strange…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Theatrefolk Featured Play – Mummu by Kirk Shimano by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Mummu by Kirk Shimano is a fantastic one-act play inspired by an ancient Sumerian myth depicting one of the first Mesopotamian gods. Mummu is here to…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 08:51AM

2000s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - The Big 32 (Part 2) by JK

The first decade of the new millennium was a big one for Broadway, with Disney and vampires, jukebox musicals coming into their own, and movie-to-musical adaptations threatening to take over…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AM

‘Fierce & fresh’: LIVING NEWSPAPER – Royal Court Theatre (Online review) by Ian Foster

Sneaking in in the nick of time, I catch the delights of the second edition of the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Special Episode: Richard Maltby Jr. on Virtual ‘Closer Than Ever,’ New Shows, Love/Hate Relationship with Revues by Matt Tamanini

MNM Theatre Company has announced the extension of their hit virtual production of Closer Than Ever – David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr.’s fascinating song cycle that explores the everyd…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

Ratatouille Racks Up $1 Million for Actors Fund. What’s Next? 2021 At Last! #Stageworthy News of the Week by Jonathan Mandell

Ratatouille the Tick Tock Musical (my review) has raised more than a million dollars in ticket sales for The Actors Fund, the enthusiasm of the audience seeming to match that of its creators…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:48AM

Hipgnosis buys Jimmy Iovine’s production royalties back catalogue

Beats co-founder known for work with John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen is latest to cash in on music rights boom

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:18AM

Just because: William Walton in conversation by Terry Teachout

William Walton talks about his life and work and is seen conducting his own music: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

Almanac: Milan Kundera on life by Terry Teachout

“We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself?” Milan Kundera, The Unbearable …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Almanac: Rochefoucauld on talent by Terry Teachout

“There are some bad qualities which make great talents.” Rochefoucauld, Maxims Continue reading Almanac: Rochefoucauld on talent at About Last Night.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Theatremakers Want – And Need – A New New Deal by Artsjournal2

Hurray for the Save Our Stages money, but theatres need a lot more: “a new Federal Theatre Project (FTP), like the Depression-era government agency that directly employed artists to produc…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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‘Heartwarming, fun & entertaining’: NEVER GIVE UP A DREAM – Thespie ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Never Give Up on a Dream, the latest concert in the online streaming platform’s Reunited series, brings together some of the cast of Pretty Woman the Musical.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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‘Design should make people happy’

Designer Martin Brudnizki’s new feelgood furniture collection channels the playful maximalism of the Swedish Grace design movement 

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:55AM

Wake Up With BWW 1/4: RATATOUILLE Raises Over $1 Million; Reviews, Photos, and More!

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical has raised over $1 million for @ActorsFund, read the reviews and check out photos of the cast in action!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: the ‘magic tricks’ and technical feats behind STC’s smash hit – in pictures by Steph Harmon

When the curtains close on each performance of Sydney Theatre Company’s one-woman show, the most common phrase you’ll hear is, ‘How did they do that?’. Kip Williams’ five-star adap…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM

Cash for Cate? Struggling arts groups offer donors online access to stars by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

As Zoom fatigue sets in, organisations are seeking creative ways to bring art to patrons to keep them – and their wallets – engaged A concert from your favourite opera singer, delivered …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Arts Centre Melbourne progress with next stage of opening by Sean McLoughlin

Arts Centre Melbourne is set to re-introduce the Australian Music Vault and offer new entertainment options in the next stage of opening

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:34AM
Monday, January 4, 2021 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Sunset Boulevard review – Hollywood musical is milder than Wilder by Chris Wiegand

Available onlineAndrew Lloyd Webber’s version of the 1950 film is smartly staged by Leicester’s Curve, starring Ria Jones and Danny Mac When screenwriter Joe Gillis swerves into the dri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24AM

Berlin’s Humboldt Forum: a palace in search of a purpose

The vast Stadtschloss complex has been rebuilt at huge expense — but is a restored imperial building what the city needs?

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Love Hurts — a song recorded 60 years ago by the Everly Brothers has had a colourful afterlife

The track has shown remarkable agility in hopping across genres and styles

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

"This Is My Single Greatest Creation!" says Set Designer Whose Son is Also in the Show by Broadway Beat

by Justin Avery Smith. @JustAVerySmith. BOSTON - Frank Gellar, Set Designer for The Provincetown Players’ production of Almost, Maine, is...

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15+ Stage Performances to Watch January 4-7 - See Alex Brightman in concert, The Public's Under the Radar fest and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can w…

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