The Merry Widow

St. Louis native to direct Tiffany Haddish film by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cory Finley calls the shots on science-fiction flick.

How Jeffrey Sherman's Vaccine Story Inspired 'A Spoonful of Sugar'

In a new interview, Jeffrey Sherman, son of famed lyricist Robert Sherman, revealed that it was his experience being vaccinated for polio that inspired the hook to the classic tune 'A Spoonf…

104 THINGS I THINK I’LL REMEMBER FROM MEAN GIRLS by Mo Brady

In honor of Mean Girls announcing it will not return to Broadway following the shutdown, cast member Cheech Manohar shared this post which he has gracious allowed us to repost here. 104 THI…

ROBOT WARS: 100 YEARS ON, IT’S TIME TO REBOOT KAREL ČAPEK’S ‘RUR’ by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 1/17.  Photo:  Satirical … a sketch for Karel Čapek’s RUR by Bedřich Feuerstein. Photograph: Dea Picture Library/De Agostin…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

The first month on the calendar saw the births of three 20th-century giants, the resuscitation of another's career, and more.

R.I.P. Halloween Adventure by Trav S.D.

Another very sad Covid casualty, friends. It was a rumor, now it’s official. Halloween Adventure, that indispensible East Village costume emporium will be closing. With no exaggeration, th…

Mean Girls musical won’t reopen on Broadway following coronavirus shutdown by Clémence Michallon

Broadway venues closed in March 2020

Audition Tips: Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples by New York Philharmonic

Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples shares some of her audition tips, from considering your warm-up routine to what to wear for the big day. For more information visit https://…

In the News: New Works Series for BIPOC Writers, Alley Theatre Launches Digital Season, More by Talaura Harms

Plus: Watch the new music video for "I'm So Tired," from Alex Boniello's EP release.

Watch New Trailer for Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself by Andrew Gans

Directed by Frank Oz, the filmed version of the solo show premieres on Hulu later this month.

NEA’s ‘Art of Reopening’ Collects Arts Orgs’ Best Practices by American Theatre Editors

From a survey of successful efforts, the endowment outlines recommendations for creating and sharing (mostly) live art during the pandemic.

Cynthia Erivo Unveils Key Art for GENIUS: ARETHA

Cynthia Erivo marked her birthday by unveiling the exclusive key art to National Geographic’s critically acclaimed anthology series, GENIUS: ARETHA.

Broadway Games: May I Have a Word? by JK

Broadway games are back! Let's start off the new year with one of your favorites - a word search. This week's puzzle is all one-word titles of Broadway plays and musicals. Just click the li…

New The Sorcerer's Apprentice Musical Will Now Stream by Andrew Gans

The world premiere had been scheduled for in-person performances at London's Southwark Playhouse.

Kevin and Dorota Kilstrom give to 'A Grander Opening' capital campaign by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

"A Grander Opening,” the first public capital campaign in the Denver Center’s history, will help fund the renovation of The Stage and Ricketson Theatres, their lobbies and backstage supp…

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's Soul to Soul Will Stream Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by Andrew Gans

The theatrical concert explores the parallels between African-American and Jewish music.

BWW Exclusive: Meet the Makers of RATATOUILLE: The TikTok Musical- RJ Christian

Below, BroadwayWorld is catching up with one of the creators, RJ Christian, who wrote Anton Ego's number, 'Anyone Can Cook'.

Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins to Join Adrienne Warren-Led Women of the Movement Series by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony winner Tonya Pinkins has joined ABC’s upcoming limited series Women of the Movement, according to Deadline. The show stars the previously announced Tony nominee Adrienne Warren as Ma…

Watch Derek DelGaudio Discuss In & Of Itself's Film Premiere on Broadway Profiles by Lindsey Sullivan

The latest episode of Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal includes an interview with Derek DelGaudio, the mastermind and star of In & Of Itself, which played off-Broadway at the Daryl …

‘Means Girls’ the Latest Broadway Casualty Amid Pandemic by Matthew Wexler

"Mean Girls" won't be returning to Broadway. As the coronavirus pandemic nears one year, producers have decided to permanently close the production. The post ‘Means Girls’ the Latest Bro…

BWW Flashback: Relive MEAN GIRLS' Totally Fetch Life on Broadway and Beyond

Another causality of the current pandemic.  The Broadway production of Mean Girls has just announced that it will not reopen as a result of the continued industry-wide shut down due the …

WOMEN’S PROJECT SEEKS $30,000 PARTY PAYBACK by Philip Boroff

EXCLUSIVE: The nation’s oldest theater company specializing in nurturing women writers and directors is in a seven-month court battle to recover $30,000, a significant sum for a nonprofit…

CoLab Play- Nació un Nuevo Héroe/A New Hero is Born by The Old Globe

Championing theatre in 2021 by Kitty Underwood

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Official London Theatre and SOLT have continued to champion the creativity and innovation of our world-leading theatres. The post Championing theatre in 202…

Get a First Look of Derek DelGaudio's Spellbinding In & Of Itself Film by Caitlin Moynihan

Are your eyes playing tricks on you, or are you simply watching the just-released trailer of Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself? The filmed version of DelGaudio's spellbinding show will pr…

Odds & Ends: Alex Boniello Releases EP Hi & New Music Video by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Alex Boniello Releases EP Hi & New Music Video Broadway favorite Alex Boniello, whose credits include Deaf West's Sprin…

Ali Ewoldt Joins This Week's Episode of SOUP TROUPE ONLINE!

Tune in on Sunday, January 10 at 1PM EST for SOUP TROUPE ONLINE. Hosted by co-founder Danny Feldman (Hide and Seek) and co-president Dani Wergiles, the livestream is streamed every weekend …

Conspicuous Consumption, Getting More Conspicuous Onstage by Jesse Green

Forget tragic lovers. At the Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, fast cars and other luxuries fuel tragedies about the love of things.

Under the Radar 2021 reviews: Capsule, Espiritu, Incoming by Jonathan Mandell

Isolation, dread, disconnection and video: That’s what the first night of the Public Theater’s 17th annual Under the Radar festival offers – and that (surely not coincidentally) is wha…

Flashback Friday: Tina Fey, Ashley Park, Taylor Louderman, and More Take Mean Girls to the Tonys

Look back on the show's run in our 2018 video.

Derek DelGaudio's Acclaimed In & Of Itself Comes to Hulu Later This Month

The filmed off-Broadway production is directed by Frank Oz.

‘Now I’m Sounding Like One Of My Characters’ — Suzan-Lori Parks On Playwriting by Artsjournal1

“It’s like what ‘Michelangelo’ said, right? He’s working with the marble and taking away everything that’s not the sculpture. And let’s put Michelangelo in quotes, ’cause was…

Film: Beckett Meets Keaton by Trav S.D.

55 years ago today (January 8, 1966) saw the U.S. premiere of Samuel Beckett’s Film starring Buster Keaton. Film is one of those projects that is known and discussed by more people than ha…

Law & Order: SVU to Hire 'Every Broadway Actor' They Can While Shutdown Continues by Caitlin Moynihan

While Broadway theaters are set to remain dark through May 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, stage actors are being sought out by one of the longest-running TV shows. Law and Ord…

Casting a Lifeline by Linda Buchwald

Five questions with Thespian alum and Letters to Strangers founder Diana Chao The post Casting a Lifeline appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

5 ways to treat yourself in lockdown! by Kitty Underwood

If you're anything like us you're missing theatre like crazy, so here are five stagey things you can do to cheer yourself up! The post 5 ways to treat yourself in lockdown! appeared first on…

Quiz: Spot the Fake Lyric! Can You Recognize the Phony Lines in These Show Tunes? by Talaura Harms

Sing through these musical theatre songs and see if you can figure out which lyric doesn't belong.

Brooklyn Digital Production, Little Shop of Horrors in Orlando, More Holding Video Auditions by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with self-tape audition opportunities for shows across the country.

TheaterMania Live with Tom DeTrinis by TheaterMania

Tom DeTrinis, writer and performer of IAMA Theatre Company's MAKING FRIENDS, chats with us.

TheaterMania Live with Speakeasy On Demand by TheaterMania

Step inside the world of Speakeasy on Demand with producer Holly-Anne Devlin.

TheaterMania Live with Peter Kim by TheaterMania

TheaterMania chats with Peter Kim, star of Netflix's The 40 Year Old Version.

TheaterMania Live with Larissa Bills by TheaterMania

Larissa Bills discusses her new Disney Plus series, On Pointe.

David Bowie ‘Just for One Day’ Tribute Concert With Trent Reznor, Duran Duran, Ian Hunter, More Livestreams Tonight by Jem Aswad

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, Duran Duran, Ian Hunter, Boy George, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, Adam Lambert, Peter Frampton, Andra Day and many more will perform at “Just for One…

Hot Clip of the Day: Bonnie Milligan's Wickedly Wonderful "The Wizard and I"

We have a real treat for you this Friday. Tomorrow is National Vision Board Day. Without skipping a beat, the lyric "and I just had a vision almost like a prophecy" came into our heads immed…

Elton John, James Graham, and Jake Shears's Tammy Faye Bakker Musical Sets Sights on 2021 Run

The production is hoping for a London engagement later this year.

My review of Ratatouille Musical on Broadway (well e-Broadway, that is.)

Have you ever read a New York Times review of a musical and wonder, “Wait a second – I’m three paragraphs into this review and I still don’t even know if he liked it or not!” Criti…

‘Fefu’ and Her Pleasures by American Theatre Editors

How Fornés's landmark play can teach us to imagine different ways of living, fighting, and making theatre.

I See Stars: A Look Back at Mean Girls' Journey to Broadway and Beyond by Playbill Staff

From its D.C. tryout to the Tony Awards and more, revisit highlights from the musical's run.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Derek DelGaudio's IN & OF ITSELF on Hulu

A new trailer has been released for the Frank Oz-helmed film transfer of illusionist Derek DelGaudio's stage show, 'In & Of Itself.'

THE PLAY WITH ROCKY BLEIER Premieres on Broadway on Demand

Broadway On Demand will present the online world premiere of The Play with Rocky Bleier, an intimate portrait of famed Pittsburgh Steeler, four-time Super Bowl Champion and wounded warrior, …

BWW Interview: Lesli Margherita Shares Details About YOU I LIKE – A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF JERRY HERMAN

Pasadena Playhouse's upcoming musical revue honoring the icon who brought some of theater's best-known shows to the stage, including Hello, Dolly!; Mame; La Cage aux Folles and more, will be…

Fearless Nadia: Indian Action Star of the ’30s by Trav S.D.

A few words today about a cool figure from Indian cinema today, my first post out of over 6,000 to visit that topic. It concerns Indian film star Fearless Nadia (Mary Ann Evans, 1908-1996). …

VIDEO: Michael Sheen Talks Performing to An Empty Old Vic Theatre

James Corden connects with his friend Michael Sheen who is in quarantine in Saint Lucia awaiting clearance to resume filming 'Prodigal Son' in New York. James asks Michael about life with an…

VIDEO: Jo Ellen Pellman Talks to James Corden About THE PROM

James Corden connects with his co-star from 'The Prom' Jo Ellen Pellman who has been quarantined with loved ones since the start of the pandemic, causing her to miss the fanfare of her first…

VIDEO: Old Tweet from Newly Elected Senator Jon Ossoff Points Fans to Anime LES MISERABLES

Newly elected senator Jon Ossoff is in the national spotlight this week and so are his tastes in pop culture. A recent NBC News story unearthed a  a tweet from 2013, in which Ossoff recomm…

BWW Exclusive: Meet the Makers of RATATOUILLE: The TikTok Musical- Gabbi Bolt

Below, BroadwayWorld is catching up with one of the creators, Gabbi Bolt, who wrote Django's big number! Read as she tells us about her hopes for the show's future and so much more!

How to find the energy we need in our industry to move forward by Chris Grady

I was talking with a client yesterday, who is a theatre-maker and wanting, like so many, to get back in front of a live audience and to work close with fellow creatives to make work happen. …

New Year, New Me: 10 Monologues for a Fresh Start by Performerstuff

New Year, New Me: 10 Monologues for a Fresh Start Written by Amanda Grace January 9th, 2021 Out with the old; out, and into the garbage, and into a dumpster, and set on fire. If you n…

Stars in the House Celebrates Donna McKechnie and the American Dance Machine January 8 by Andrew Gans

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

GRACE NOTES: Friday, January 8, 2021 by Susan Grace

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VIDEO: Alex Boniello Releases New EP 'Hi'; Watch the Music Video For 'I'm So Tired' Featuring Gabrielle Carrubba

Alex Boniello, who recently appeared on Broadway as Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen, has released his new EP today! Titled “Hi,” the EP is now available on iTunes, Amazon Music, and al…

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch January 8–10 by Talaura Harms

Tributes to David Bowie and Jerry Herman, West End Bares, and more.

VIDEO: Quentin Garzon and Emily Bautista Perform 'Not Alone' From THE IN-BETWEEN

Quentin Garzon is back with another performance, this time with Emily Bautista. The pair performed 'Not Alone' from The In-Between. The song features music and lyrics by Laura Tisdall.

Dexter Gordon: Montmartre 1964 — relaxed, intense and inventive

This live recording shows a modern jazz master playing at the top of his game

Evelyn Glennie: Concertos for Mallet Instruments — a sparkling percussion performance

The Scottish musician handles vibraphone, glockenspiel, marimba and xylophone with virtuosic flair

Review: Borders & Crossings at Under the Radar by Juan A. Ramirez

An excellent group of poems and dramatic scenes about forced migration wants to break free of its Zoom box. Juan A. Ramirez reviews. The post Review: Borders & Crossings at Under the Ra…

Various artists: Cuba: Music and Revolution — distinctive modernism

This compilation captures the blend of styles that flourished in the socialist state during the 1970s

Barry Gibb & Friends go country in Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook Vol 1

Bee Gees hits are given the Nashville treatment with a starry cast of guests

Passenger: Songs for the Drunk and Broken-Hearted — intimate and lilting

There is something comforting about these sweet, sad, sentimental songs

What Stacey Abrams Can Teach Us About Changing Our Theatres by American Theatre Editors

She used her anger at a system that betrayed its ideals as fuel to organize against it. We can and should do the same.

Alexander Gray: Accidental Idol by Trav S.D.

Alexander Gray (1891-1976) was a musical star for over 20 years and he didn’t even set out to be one. From rural Pennsylvania, Gray had worked a bewilderingly diverse number of jobs before…

Chad Austin Abingdon Theatre Interview Excerpt by Call Me Adam

I kick off Season 2 of my podcast, #BaringItAllwithCallMeAdam with Chad Austin, Artistic Director of Abingdon Theatre Company! In Part 1 of our interview, I chat with Chad about what he ho…

Side Hustles and Handouts: A Tough Year Ahead for U.K. Theater Workers by Alex Marshall

With playhouses closed for the next few months, actors and backstage crews are looking for new ways to make ends meet.

Journey Around My Bedroom – New Ohio Theatre for Young Minds by Jeff Myhre

This little puppet show concerns Xavi, a little girl who has been sentenced like the rest of us to spending the pandemic in our homes. Her mom orders her off the video games and tells her to…

Theatre Shows How The Art of Inclusion Can Help Build a Better Canada in 2021 by Taiwo Afolabi

As we bid the pandemic year goodbye and herald the new year, it’s worth asking about the kind of society Canada wants to be in 2021 and onward. I envision a country where people are not ju…

Arts workers are building a labor movement to save a creative economy in peril by Peter Marks

New groups such as Be an #ArtsHero take their agendas for aid and recognition to Congress.

Battle for classical music’s streaming market

With three new players shaking up the status quo, audiences can expect a feast of concerts and opera online

‘Highly original & entertaining’: The Neighbor / The 7th Voyage Of Egon Tichy – Theater In Quarantine (Online review) by John Chapman

Quirky in the extreme but great fun, Theater In Quarantine takes limited space performance to a new level in The Neighbor and The 7th Voyage Of Egon Tichy.

How 5 Chicago standup comics learned to stop worrying and love the Zoom by Doug George

"Love" may be too strong, but Abi Sanchez, Calvin Evans, Jeanie Doogan, Alex Kumin and Pat McGann share what they've learned, and changed, in doing livestreamed shows online during the pande…

Today on Broadway: Friday, January 8, 2021 by Matt Tamanini

You Can’t Sit with ‘Mean Girls,’ Danny Pens Lovely Tribute to Rebecca, ‘Spamalot’ Film Lands Studio “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the t…

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 1/8/21: Actor/composer/musician Alexander Sovronsky by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat TV/Radio chats with composer, musician and actor Alexander Sovronsky, and GoNOMAD travel writer Max Hartshorne. WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB.

Sidelined ‘Mean Girls’ musical won’t reopen on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Sidelined ‘Mean Girls’ musical won’t reopen on Broadway

A rarity of uncommon merit by Terry Teachout

In Friday’s Wall Street Journal I review the Mint Theater’s webcast of Lillian Hellman’s Days to Come. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * One of the few welcome surprises of 2020 was the…

Almanac: John Milton on loneliness by Terry Teachout

In solitude What happiness? who can enjoy alone? Or, all enjoying, what contentment find? John Milton, Paradise Lost Continue reading Almanac: John Milton on loneliness at About Last Night.

Point Park, Attack Theatre offer digital dance workshops this weekend by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh dance companies are kicking off 2021 with workshops and intensives that the public can participate in from home. 

Adolf Loos’s spaces of intimacy, darkness and mystery

A new exhibition looks at the work of the Viennese architect, an enduring paradox and powerful influence

London Theatre News Today: Friday 8 January by Kitty Underwood

Catch up on all the latest Theatreland updates, full of online streaming fun and news on your favourite shows. The post London Theatre News Today: Friday 8 January appeared first on Officia…

The home in 50 objects #25: Wedgwood vase (1933)

How the father of English potters created a ‘Georgian superbrand’

How Constanza Romero found her voice after August Wilson's death by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

August Wilson’s widow has been busy lately as her late husband is enjoying a pop-culture resurgence.

Some much-needed Positive Stories for Negative Times by Mirren Wilson

In our latest interview, Mirren Wilson speaks to Robbie Gordon, Jack Nurse and theatremaker Chris Thorpe about Positive Stories for Negative Times — a national project which seeks to open …

What productions Love London Love Culture is looking forward to in 2021 by Emma Clarendon

Emma Clarendon selects the shows that she is most looking forward to catching in 2021.

The Truth About Getting Fit at Home and Are Women the Fitter Sex?

Two programmes investigate different aspects of our health, with shocking findings about gender bias

Wake Up With BWW 1/8: MEAN GIRLS Will Not Re-Open, and More

Today's top stories: Mean Girls will not reopen, sneak peek at Wayne Brady's concert with Seth Rudetsky, Spamalot movie adaptation acquired by Paramount, and more!

NEWS: Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will return to London County Hall in May 2021 by Press Releases

It has been announced that performances of Witness for the Prosecution will resume from 18 May 2021 at London County Hall on the Southbank. Cast to be announced soon.

The new age (not that sort) of crystals

With the finest specimens now selling for more than $2m, a different kind of collector is joining the “rockhounds” and spiritualists

A Discovery of Witches, Sky One — hey-nonny-nonsense from start to finish

A time-travelling vampire comes to London in a gorgeously executed second series

Quick steps: dynamic dance shorts to watch online by Lyndsey Winship

Cathy Marston returns to performing, poetry and dance entwine in Wales and the Akram Khan Company inspires mass movement in the best short films to view at home Amid lockdown frustration las…

In Our Own Words: lark hackshaw, stage manager at the Alliance by Gail O'Neill

lark hackshaw is a stage manager who has worked with the Alliance... The post In Our Own Words: lark hackshaw, stage manager at the Alliance appeared first on ARTS ATL.

Theater: Unexpected plays; weekly cabaret by ArtsATL Staff

Well-Intentioned White People by Imani Vaughn-Jones begins this year’s Unexpected Play Festival, a joint... The post Theater: Unexpected plays; weekly cabaret appeared first on ARTS ATL.

ITV’s The Pembrokeshire Murders paints a sinister portrait of a serial killer

Three-part series dramatises the cat-and-mouse game between the Welsh police and suspect John William Cooper

January 8: The perpetual drama cycle of Donald Trump, and The Stage 100 list in a world of less drama by Mark Shenton

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Sonic Boom by Peter Ames Carlin — the rise of Warner Bros Records

A look at how the label went from eccentric outsider to defining the culture of an era

Stifel is worried that Hipgnosis Songs Fund is slipping out of tune

The sellside have heard a bum note, or four.

Lost jazz-age musical is a Dream from another era

A 1939 version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ has inspired the RSC’s Gregory Doran to stage a reconstruction

30+ Stage Performances to Watch This Weekend January 8-10 - See David Bowie's 'Lazarus,' Wayne Brady in concert, The Public's Under the Radar Festival

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…

Take a Virtual Walk With Playbill's Social Selects and Broadway Up Close January 8 by Talaura Harms

Tim Dolan guides Broadway fans around some of (what are normally) the busiest blocks in the theatre district.

David Bowie's Lazarus, Starring Michael C. Hall and Sophia Anne Caruso, Streams Beginning January 8 by Logan Culwell-Block

Captured live on stage in 2016 at London's King's Cross Theatre, the presentation marks the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death.

Celebrate Cynthia Erivo With a Look Back at Her Broadway Debut in The Color Purple by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday January 8.