Glynn Turman plays Toledo in the new film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a role he previously played on stage. The veteran actor just earned his first Screen Actors Guild Award nominatio…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:40PMWhether it was sitting enthralled at a tech rehearsal or staged reading,...
The post Remembrance: Atlanta theater makers recall friend, fan, ally and shutterbug Alan Stiefel appeared first o…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 08:40PMThe art fair leased a pair of converted townhouses in December last year, and it has now revealed that they will open as a new hub for international galleries to rent out for short periods,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“The Met has a responsibility to our field and our global community,” Max Hollein says in a long statement posted today on the Met’s website. But, declaring a “historic crisis” for…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMAmong the winners of this literary resurgence is a micro-industry: book subscription services, which curate a selection for you and deliver them to your home. In an era of information overlo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMIn 2012, a different ABT alum, Julio Bocca, was named director of the Ballet Nacional del Sodre in Montevideo with the remit to raise the company’s level. One of the first things he did wa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMMartin Kettle: “Justifying the cost, the priority, the location and the uses to which the hall would be put were all delicate tasks in any case. It was hard not to see it as an elite proje…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMAs the Australian government pushed the social media giant, along with Google, to pay news outlets there for use of their material for links, the search engine made deals, while Facebook dec…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“I am honored and humbled by their intention but I have asked the leaders of the state legislature to remove the bill from any and all consideration. Given all that is going on in the worl…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“An ambitious £288m concert hall that was supposed to be ‘the Tate Modern of classical music’ has been scrapped by the City of London Corporation, which said the impact of the COVID-1…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“The new Netflix series Amend: The Fight for America, produced by Will Smith and Larry Wilmore, seeks to [teach] not through song, but extended, sleek, bingeable verve. … Amend, which fo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMChris Jones: “The issue now is the future of an institution that is not just a major tourist draw to Chicago but one of the very few avenues for diverse, Chicago-based comedic talent to mo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“This month, in the wake of an appeals court decision favorable to the city and the recent completion of federal reviews, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the Obama Presidential Center,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“Plans to mark the 800th anniversary of Burgos’s magnificent Gothic cathedral with three enormous new bronze doors have ushered in an unholy row, with UNESCO advising against the project…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“The use of antidepressants has inadvertently left many of us less able to feel empathy toward others, laugh, cry, dream, and enjoy life just when we need those things the most: in the mid…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“In 2009, the Green family, owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of arts-and- crafts stores, began acquiring a series of weathered fragments advertised as Dead Sea Scrolls, including this one, …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“The hidden costs of socially engaged arts practice is inextricably connected to the crisis of social care and service provision. It is also a result of the unwillingness of commissioners …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMConsider, for instance, the new, widely derided “For Mary Wollstonecraft” monument in London. “Why couldn’t a statue of Wollstonecraft, the individual woman, be seen as universally i…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“Following his enlistment in the military in World War II, only ten days before he would age out of eligibility for active service, Wilder reported for training in Miami, Florida, on June …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMIn a research lab at Penn State, “four pigs — Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory — were trained to use an arcade-style joystick [with their snouts] to steer an on-screen cursor into wal…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMWhen the idea and the office of the president was regarded with a sort of reverence, presidential representations were more heroic, historian Dean J. Kotlowski writes, pointing to the “sch…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMUsher is a variant of the French huisier, from the Latin ostiarius, a custodian of the doors. The role comes from early modern theater, where Randle Cotgrave’s 1611 dictionary also has the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMAn international team of researchers was able to achieve real-time dialogues with people in the midst of lucid dreams, a phenomenon that is called “interactive dreaming,” according to a …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMEthan McSweeny has served as artistic director of the American Shakespeare Center since 2018. He announced his resignation effective Feb. 11, 2021. – Washington Post
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMIt was during the Running Fence project that Christo and Jeanne-Claude took me to meet the Charles Schulz, the late creator of Peanuts, who had a home in the county capital, Santa Rosa.…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“The problem with writing is it’s just another screen, and that’s all there is … I can’t connect with my imagination. I can’t connect with any creativity. My whole brain is tied …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PM“It’s a further confirmation of the parochialization of British music and the arts,” said Jasper Parrott, a co-founder of HarrisonParrott, a classical music agency, in a telephone inte…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06PMThe new film by Anna Kerrigan tackles the subject of gender identity in a unique way.
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When the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Greensboro, NC opens for regular performances later this year, the $91 million, 3,023-seat performing arts facility will giv…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 07:17PMSometimes I hit a combination of notes in a prelude – a combination so enticing, I have to stop and say, oh, that’s really nice. It’s like walking in my local meadow when the sun is me…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:17PMBroadway fans love Cheyenne Jackson for performances in All Shook Up, Xanadu, Finian's Rainbow, The Performers and more. Jackson's screen credits include TV hits like Glee, American Horror S…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Kerry Washington Joins The School For Good and Evil
According to Variety, Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron have joined…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMIn honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is once again inviting Broadway artists to celebrate the Black theatermakers who inspire them. Stars are taking this chance to honor their fri…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMKatharine McPhee will soon be singing on small screens once more. No, there is not a third season of Smash. The Broadway alum is starring in Netflix's new series Country Comfort. She plays …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PM
Plus: Watch the trailer for AMC's Kevin Can F**k Himself, starring Schitt's Creek favorite Annie Murphy and Broadway veteran Eric Petersen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PMThe company will move forward with an actor-led model intended to echo the production process of Shakespeare's theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PMOn Jan. 25, 1996, a new rock musical by a little-known writer, Jonathan Larson, gave its first performance. But that show almost didn't happen: Larson died of an aortic aneurysm early that m…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:36PMReview: The Color Purple, The Curve Leicester 5.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT goi…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:33PMReview: Digital Sharing 2, Kickitdown Productions4.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT g…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:33PMThe Congress for Jewish Culture will continue its International Virtual Yiddish Theater series with MEGILLAH CYCLE, featuring an all-star international cast, directed and adapted by Mike Bur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PMFor the premiere episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe’s 5th season, Raina sits down with dancer/ dance teacher Dawn States of Dawn States Company fame. Grab some lemonade and, hell, put som…
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Laura Bell Bundy has released the self-directed music video for her newest single “American Girl” Feat. Shea Carter today. The video interpretation shows a woman breaking into the dream …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PMUSITT is pleased to announce and congratulate its 2021 award winners. Winners will be honored during the 61st Annual Conference & Stage Expo taking place virtually, March 8-12, 2021. Pl…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 01:44PMThe Peoples Improv Theatre (The PIT) is moving out of its 24th Street home- the Pit Striker Mainstage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PMDanny Sapani and Adrian Lester in new two-hander by Lester's wife, Lolita Chakrabarti, livestreaming through Sunday
SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:32PMThe company streams its version of the ballet, with shimmering, polychromatic music by Stravinsky and fantastical sets and costumes by Geoffrey Holder.
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 01:32PMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Alfred Enoch, who played good guy Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films, is a fan of the louche looks he displays in an updated filmed play of Oscar Wilde's 19th-century tale.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 01:32PMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Tahar Rahim ensured his co-stars were scared of him when playing a killer in BBC hit drama The Serpent - by giving them the cold shoulder which he says worked well.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 01:32PMThe gifted and mercurial Lee Daniels, director of “Precious,” is one of the only filmmakers I can think of who would dare to drop a badass-diva moment of Billie Holiday violently slappin…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:32PMTrivia with The ShowBiz Quiz, hip hop improv lessons with Freestyle Love Supreme Academy, and more online offerings this weekend.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PM"The change has been a long time coming, and I believe the time to strike for the better is now as we consider how we reopen Broadway houses."
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PMPianist and Curtis professor Michelle Cann offers a passionate and technically flawless account of Florence Price’s Concerto in One Movement with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cameron Kelsal…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:12PMBroadway composer Drew Gasparini, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, is welcoming Bonnie Milligan on this week’s episode of NOW WE'RE TALKING with DREW GASPARINI. 'Bonnie M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMThe short-lived Broadway musical will reappear in April.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PMMenken is working on a whole bunch of projects.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PMAmerican Conservatory Theatre will present the filmed production of Trouble in Mind and stream it on demand.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PMWe're rounding up 16 tweets from the week of 2/15/2021 to 2/19/2021 from Broadway stars and theater fans!
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By . The Ghostlight Project presents Community Roll Call livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 1 March 2021 at 4 p.m.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:55PMWhen her career and personal life get derailed, an aspiring young country singer named Bailey (Katharine McPhee) takes a job as a nanny for a rugged cowboy named Beau (Eddie Cibrian).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PMBy . Presenting DESIGN Meeting livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 26 February 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:46PMIn honor of the return of Kermit, Miss Piggy and friends, Playbill turned to its readers for ideas on which roles they'd like to see the Muppets star in on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PMAs a teenager, Stephanie Goodman told a friend, “I’m going to marry Mark Clifford someday.” Her prediction came true.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:44PMIn DCPA OffCenter's DragOn, a young drag queen must go wig to wig with some of the greatest queens from legendary fandoms. This geeky show combined drag and Comic-Con cosplay into the pop cu…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:43PMBeginning February 21, the Congress for Jewish Culture will bring poet Itzik Manger’s 1936 poem cycle of the Purim story to your desktop. It may not be the story you’re used to. Manger p…
SOURCE: forward.com at 12:20PMKevin Bacon, Sterling K. Brown, Michael Douglas, Kyra Sedgwick, Susan Kelechi Watson and Catherine Zeta-Jones will serve as presenters at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood F…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PM“Reminiscence,” a new action thriller with Hugh Jackman, will open in theaters and on HBO Max on September 3, 2021. The Warner Bros. film, which co-stars Thandie Newton and Rebecca Fergu…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PMActors Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, who’ve won a brace of Oscars each, will headline the cast of “The Great Escapers,” which Pathé will present at the upcoming European Film Mark…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PMThe Muppet Show (which ran from 1976-1981) is now available to stream on Disney Plus. We're looking back at all of the Broadway stars that appeared on the show and their wonderful duets, med…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PMThere are jumping dogs, ninja fights, and double crosses. The story is fast-paced and offers many moments for kids to chime in on how the story should advance (remember Choose Your Own Adven…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:09PM(Tim Diovanni’s article appeared in the Dallas Morning News, 2/19; SMU professor Aaron Boyd poses with his violin on Thursday.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer; via the Drudge Report.) …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:01PMWatch as Richard chats with Tony winner Santino Fontana who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, February 21 (8pm) and Monday, February 22 (3pm).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM
Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry, Russell Tovey, Alfred Enoch and Emma Mcdonald join Fionn Whitehead in The Picture Of Dorian Gray Joining previously announced Fionn Whitehead, in the title role, …
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:50AMExecutive Produced, Directed and Choreographed by Todrick Hall
Starring Todrick Hall & Brandy
Featuring Victor Garber, Paolo Montalbán, Jason Alexander, Bernadette Peters, Veanne Cox, …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:45AMby Dan Kozuh. @dankozuh. WESTLAKE, Ohio - Local man Ruben Stokes’, after performing the role of Bob Cratchit in Westlake Community Theate...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:43AMThe co-producers of the upcoming digital adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray have today announced the production’s full casting and creative team. Joining previously announced Fionn W…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:38AMOur student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theate…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMTwelve minutes is the average lifespan of a plastic bag, we are told at the start of Mark Conway and Alex Packer’s hard-hitting fusion of text, images and sound, And Breathe.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Just a bit of the opening sequence from the new live “Planet of the Grapes” toy theater experience. www.planetgrapeshow.com
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:56AMThe streaming production premieres March 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMMost biographies factually mirror the life and times of their subject in a chronological narrative. But few mirror the complexity and structure of the subject’s own work with the stunning …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:48AMThe record-breaking sum was distributed to 131 programs around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMBroadway Games:
Which Happened First?
We made it through another week! Here's a new game to get your Broadway brain going!
How To Play: Put each list in the order in which they occurred.
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AMAdrian Lester and Danny Sapani in their skins in Lolita Chakrabarti’s new play
Contact without touch: among the many readjustments that the pandemic has brought to theatre, its demands th…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:36AMToday (February 19) in live streaming: Santino Fontana visits Backstage Live, Andréa Burns hosts game night on Stars in the House, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:31AMSantino Fontana is stopping by the Seth Rudetsky Concert Series this weekend! We're looking back at past performances (and his Tony acceptance speech) before his show on Sunday!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:31AMA sparkling new recording of the 1964 musical makes half the case for Stephen Sondheim’s endlessly inventive score.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:24AMManimals has a lot to say, and this show is sure to strike a chord with anyone who’s ever subjected themselves to the world of online dating.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe theatre favorites currently co-star in the second season of the TNT series.
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Ramos, Gorman Honored in TIME 100, Liza Birthday Tribute Announced, ‘Amour’ & ‘BKLYN’ to Get Streaming Production Ramos, Gorman Honored in TIME 100, Liza Birthday Tribute Announc…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMVigilance and negligible coronavirus transmission rates have allowed theaters to reopen Down Under.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:36AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal, I review webcasts of Katie Roche and The Book of Magdalene. Here’s an excerpt.
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One of the few happy surprises of 2020 was the Mint Theater Co…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMFats Waller sings and plays “Ain’t Misbehavin’” in Stormy Weather, directed by Andrew L. Stone in 1943. The members of the band include Benny Carter on trumpet, Zutty Singleton on d…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.”
Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 85
Continue reading Almanac: Alexander Hamilton on perfection at About Last Night.
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