Douglas Turner Ward, pioneer in Black theater, dies at 90 by Nathaniel G. Nesmith / The New York Times

Mr. Ward, an actor, playwright and director who co-founded a New York theater group that supported Black writers and actors at a time when there were few opportunities for them, died Saturda…

On the Couch with Andy Packer

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 “Jeunehomme,” feat. Emanuel Ax by New York Philharmonic

Always full of surprises, in the middle of the final movement of Piano Concerto No. 9, “Jeunehomme” marked “Presto,” Mozart shifts gears into a sweet and sentimental waltz. The full …

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“Lone Mountain” Tour Reveals Gay Side—Streaming Rhino by Robert M. Gardner

John Fisher Scores Another Triumph in Free Series by Robert M. Gardner “Lone Mountain” qualifies as a travelogue, even more than a play. The action begins in John Fisher’s apartment in…

“Shook” by Samuel Bailey at Papatango by Aleks Sierz

Film is the new theatre — this we know, but does the distance imposed by the change of medium increase or decrease the impact of the story? The latest example of this problematic switch fr…

FUSE Darebin – Autumn 2021 Festival Program Announced

Not everyone agrees that Chadwick Boseman will win a posthumous Golden Globe for ‘Ma Rainey’ – who could upset? by Daniel Montgomery

As of this writing, the late Chadwick Boseman is the odds-on favorite to sweep through the awards season with Best Actor victories at most of this season’s events, according to the combine…

Opera Australia announces cast for 2021 Brisbane Ring Cycle

Australia’s Restless Dance Company Faces A Funding Crisis by Artsjournal

When the Australia Council announced its latest four-year funding winners in 2020, Restless was a shock omission, as were La Mama Theatre in Melbourne and The Blue Room in Western Australia.…

Inside What Makes Tom Stoppard Tick by Artsjournal

Anthony Lane: “Many folk, less deserving than Stoppard, and with scarcely a whit of his charm, are greeted with godsends. What marks him out is the unusual thoroughness with which he has p…

U.K. Government Proposes Plan to Have Theaters at Full Capacity by June by Caitlin Moynihan

The U.K.’s Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport announced a new timeline for the reopening of theaters, which would initially have theaters operating at full capcity by the end…

Long Beach Opera Hires James Darrah As New AD by Artsjournal

During the pandemic, Darrah’s affinity for film allowed him to pivot to digital content with ease. Over the last six months, the director has worked with LA Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orch…

Word Up! S3 E3: Devised Poetry by The Old Globe

RIGHT NOW--collaborate in the comments section to create original DEVISED POETRY with us! Join artists Rachel Ford, Reid Moriarty, Liam Porter, Ethan Marr, and Samantha Ginn with host Laur…

Community Voices: Comedy Edition S1 E4: Satirical Writing by The Old Globe

The Poet’s Tree S2 E4: IN-Q by The Old Globe

Guess who is the next guest for The Poet’s Tree? None other than the award-winning poet, best-selling author, and multi-platinum songwriter who was named to Oprah’s SuperSoul list of the…

Creative Youth Studio S2 E2: Playwriting by The Old Globe

Join writer Jordan Finley and the Globe’s Literary Manager and Dramaturg Danielle Mages Amato to discuss personal playwriting and how to put pen to paper while writing a play or book. Jor…

Jane Krakowski's Kelly and Ryan Kaftan by LIVE with Kelly and Ryan

Jane Krakowski Went to the Bahamas With Live by LIVE with Kelly and Ryan

Jane Krakowski Talks About Hosting "Name That Tune" by LIVE with Kelly and Ryan

Long Beach Opera names pandemic go-to director James Darrah as its next leader by Catherine Womack

James Darrah has emerged as a key figure in the year of COVID-19, leading digital productions for companies in L.A., Boston and beyond.

Tom Stoppard’s Charmed and Haunted Life by Anthony Lane

A new biography enables us to see beneath the intellectual dazzle of the playwright’s work.

“The Motherf**ker with the Hat” — Denizens Theater Company by Jeff Myhre

The premise of the play is simple enough. Jackie (David Feliz) is a former drug dealer freshly out of prison and determined to go straight. His girlfriend Veronica (Jillian K. Waters) is thr…

New York City Movie Theaters Can Reopen at Limited Capacity, Gov. Cuomo Says by Rebecca Rubin

After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City permission to reopen at limited capacity starting on March 5. During his daily press bri…

Sandy Powell, Deborah Landis and Ellen Mirojnick Celebrate Ann Roth by Jazz Tangcay

The legendary Ann Roth is looking like a frontrunner for the costume design Oscar for her costumes for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” With over 130 film and television credits, Roth is se…

England to Begin Easing Lockdown From March 8, Cinemas to Remain Closed For Now by Naman Ramachandran

As case rates plummet and vaccinations continue rapidly, England will begin easing lockdown from March 8, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to reveal Monday evening. While school…

Hong Kong Film Business Reopens With a Surge After Lockdowns by Patrick Frater

Hong Kong’s film industry moved ahead on several fronts over the weekend after coronavirus-mandated lockdowns were reduced. But the return to business is likely to be uneven. Cinemas reope…

FANGIRLS to make Melbourne debut by Gabi Bergman

Arts Centre Melbourne is excited to announce that the break-out musical FANGIRLS, from award-winning playwright Yve Blake will make its

Theatre Review: ‘Bad Auditions…On Camera’ presented by Fauquier Community Theatre by Mary Ann Johnson

“Bad Auditions…On Camera” is just fun. Sheer, uncomplicated fun. It has an amazingly large cast — 19 in all — that manage to create their characters and have fun with them, in abou…

Gary Gunas Dies: Broadway Executive Producer Of ‘The Who’s Tommy’, ‘Jekyll & Hyde’, ‘Ragtime’ Was 73 by Greg Evans

Gary Gunas, executive producer of such Broadway musicals as The Who’s Tommy, Jekyll & Hyde and Ragtime, died today of pancreatic cancer at his home in London. He was 73. His death was …

The Poet's Tree: SEKOU ANDREWS speaks on tearing down America’s narrow perspective of what poetry is by The Old Globe

What does Sekou Andrews, poet, entrepreneur and public speaker, think of how poetry is perceived in America? This is a clip from The Poet's Tree, The Old Globe's Arts Engagement department …

Paul Owen Built Thousands of Sets, and a Life in the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

We were lucky to know the scenic designer, but not as fortunate as he was to work so tirelessly and well at a job he loved for four decades.

Registration for 2021 Virtual New World Rigging Symposium Now Open by Michael Eddy

Registration is now open for the New World Rigging Symposium (NWRS), produced by ESTA and USITT, which will take place online April 6-8, 2021. The NWRS provides a virtual opportunity fo…

Douglas Turner Ward, Pioneer in Black Theater, Dies at 90 by Nathaniel G. Nesmith

A founder of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York in the 1960s, he was outspoken about limited opportunities for fellow Black actors and directors.

Norm Lewis Talks Virtual Concerts, the Industry, and More on BACKSTAGE LIVE by BroadwayWorld

Jim Caruso, Klea Blackhurst & Billy Stritch Talk Birdland and More on BACKSTAGE LIVE by BroadwayWorld

Seth Rudetsky Talks the Seth Concert Series on BACKSTAGE LIVE by BroadwayWorld

Kerry Butler Reminisces on Her Career from BEETLEJUICE, MEAN GIRLS, and More on BACKSTAGE LIVE by BroadwayWorld

Audio-Technica: ES945 and ES947 Boundary Microphone Variations by Michael Eddy

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, announces several new variations of its ES945 Omnidirectional Condenser Boundary Microphone and ES947 Cardioid…

Marissa Saroca on CHESS and changing the game by Gabi Bergman

Theatre is back – and so is Chess. After a year in lockdown, many were drawn to old hobbies. Puzzles,

New 4D theater opens with two-story screen at Maritime Aquarium by Susan Dunne

A new 4D cinema with a two-story screen was unveiled on Monday at Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. It replaces the six-story IMAX screen that had to be destroyed to make way for a bridge constr…

PAW Patrol™ Live! “Race to the Rescue” announces new shows for Australian tour by Peter J Snee

Nickelodeon, TEG Life Like Touring and VStar Entertainment Group are excited to announce that the hugely popular PAW Patrol Live! “Race to

Watch Daniel J. Watts, Adrienne Warren & the Cast of Tina Perform Watts' Poem The Gatherers by Lindsey Sullivan

Is there anything Daniel J. Watts can't do? He sings, acts, dances, paints with his feet and rhymes! Last March, the Tina Tony nominee wrote a poem called The Gatherers. Inspired by the…

New Possibilities As Classical Music Explores Music By Black Composers by Artsjournal

Somewhere, in an attic or a music library or maybe hiding in plain sight, are pieces by non-white-male composers that, with the right kind of attention, will open our ears to genius. – Phi…

Philip Guston’s Daughter Speaks Out On Postponement Of Her Father’s Show by Artsjournal

To Musa Mayer’s dismay, her father, an antiracist and the son of immigrants who had fled antisemitic persecution, was now having his complex images misrepresented and their subject matter …

Defining The Struggle Inside to “Do The Right Thing” by Artsjournal

“From the first-person stance, you navigate the world as an agent trying to realise your projects and satisfy your desires. From the second-person perspective, you understand yourself and …

Think The Arts Stand Apart From Political Issues? They Can’t Be by Artsjournal

As we are now experiencing in new ways with COVID-19, we cannot have a just arts sector within an unjust world. And moreover, we do have the means and the agency to make change, not just for…

Trailer | Sonya Tayeh's WHAT BECOMES OF LOVE? by American Ballet Theatre

WHAT BECOMES OF LOVE? Sonya Tayeh + Rhye starring the dancers of American Ballet Theatre Thursday, March 4th at 6PM ET on ABT's Facebook On March 4th, in collaboration with National Sawdus…

A Year After the Shutdown Began, Play-PerView Has Altered the Theater Landscape

Company co-founder Jeremy Wein talks about the successes of the past 12 months and plans for the future.

Shane Richie to star in digital revival of Scaramouche Jones by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Stage and screen actor Shane Richie is to star in the digital revival of Justin Butcher's one-man show Scaramouche Jones. This post Shane Richie to star in digital revival of…

SAMUEL BECKETT’S ‘HAPPY DAYS’ IS TURNING 60. ITS IMAGE OF A TRAPPED WOMAN IS AS POTENT AS EVER by Robert Shuman

(Claire Thomas’s article appeared in the Guardian, 2/22.) I first saw Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne in 2009. I remember the barren stage and the entom…

Michael Cassel Group Hires Disney Theatrical’s Jane Abramson (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Australia-based theatrical producer Michael Cassel Group is planting a flag in the United States. The company has made its first New York City-based hire, tapping Jane Abramson to serve as i…

WAM Theatre Announces 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will consist of two play readings and a fall mainstage production from playwright Kim Senklip Harvey.

Submitting Your Play: Dos and Don’ts by American Theatre Editors

Artistic leaders at the Playwright Realm writers' service organization talk about how, when, and whether to send your work for consideration.

‘Utopia PR’ by Adam Bender by Kirsten Bowen

In Adam Bender’s near-future political satire, a crisis communications manager troubleshoots disasters for a callow reality-television star turned president while trying to maintain a semb…

Nikki M. James, Isaac Powell, Kathryn Gallagher & More Set for Season Two of Modern Love by Lindsey Sullivan

Some Broadway faves could be falling in love on Amazon! Deadline has reported casting for season two of Modern Love, the anthology series based on The New York Times column. Season two is e…

New Cultural Learning Program Will Feature Filmed Excerpts From Broadway Slave Play, Jagged Little Pill by Logan Culwell-Block

Arts Action Sessions will pair filmed scenes with guided discussions and creative exercises to explore the real-world implications of the Tony-nominated works.

Reflecting Shakespeare TV S3, E1: Much Ado About Nothing: Self Defense Mechanisms by The Old Globe

In episode 1, hosts Erika Phillips, James Pillar and Niki Martinez are once again joined by guest Haisan Williams, Formerly Incarcerated Citizen and Actor with the Shakespeare Prison Project…

Globe to Go with Lettie S. De Anda: Ensemble by The Old Globe

Follow along with Old Globe Teaching Artist Lettie S. De Anda as she shows you how to play a classic Ensemble warm up game. Globe to Go presents theatre education materials free to educator…

Globe to Go with Lettie S. De Anda on Actor's Tools by The Old Globe

Follow along with Old Globe Teaching Artist Lettie S. De Anda as she warms up her Actor's Tools of Voice, Body, and Imagination! Globe to Go presents theatre education materials free to edu…

Piano Bar Live! Streams This Tuesday, February 23, with Host Scott Barbarino, Plus Guests Pamela Clay, Trip Kennedy, Gina Milo, Tracy Stark and More

Featuring new performers with every show, the weekly, award-winning Piano Bar Live! (PBL!) streams this Tuesday, February 23 at 7:15 pm ET, with host Scott Barbarino and guests Pamela Clay, …

Tony Nominee Aaron Tveit and West End Star Kerry Ellis Among Rise Up With Arts Variety Performers by Talaura Harms

Proceeds from the live streamed global charity variety show will benefit Theatre Support Fund+ and The Actors Fund.

The Joffrey unveils a new Boléro by Irene Hsiao

Yoshihisa Arai choreographs a world premiere for Maurice Ravel's hugely popular composition. Winter in a pandemic. The roads obstructed with snow.…

NY Pops Up, but Online Theater Connects. #Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

There was a powerful if unintended lesson over the weekend with the start of the state-sponsored NY Pops Up performances at the cavernous and near-empty Jacob Javits Convention-turned-vaccin…

Kathryn Gallagher, Nikki M. James, Larry Owens, More Theatre Stars Tapped for Modern Love Season 2 by Ryan McPhee

The Amazon series also adds Kit Harington, Anna Paquin, Minnie Driver, and West Side Story star Isaac Powell, among others.

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days is turning 60. Its image of a trapped woman is as potent as ever by Claire Thomas

Claire Thomas will never forget the first time she saw Happy Days. Her new novel, The Performance, revolves around it I first saw Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at the Malthouse Theatre in Me…

Sam Tutty wins Best Actor in a Musical for Dear Evan Hansen | Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Madison Square Garden reopens to fans this week by Caitlin Huston

Madison Square Garden will begin welcoming fans back this week, as its sports teams play to an arena at 10% capacity.  The New York Knicks will play Feb. 23, followed by the New York Ranger…

Jazz Is Dying During The Pandemic by Artsjournal

The pandemic has wrecked an already vulnerable jazz industry by forcing live music shows to halt. Musicians and club owners have turned to online fundraisers for survival, and point to the m…

How Boredom Is Changing Us by Artsjournal

Another way the pandemic has had an impact on the economy is by making people bored. By limiting social engagements, leisure activities and travel, the pandemic has forced many people to liv…

Black History Month: Myra Lucretia Taylor Salutes Playwright and Performer Jocelyn Bioh by Caitlin Moynihan

In 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…

Peter Gallagher on the Connection Between Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Broadway by Lindsey Sullivan

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist's Peter Gallagher loves the theater connection with the show. "It's good to have as many Broadway vets in the cast as we have," he said of Zoey's Extraordinary…

Theatre Exile presents Anna Moench’s ‘Sin Eaters’ by Mina Reinckens

Theatre Exile’s ‘Sin Eaters’ takes advantage of the digital stage to tell a gripping story about the content moderators who make the Internet what it is today. Mina Reinckens reviews.

February 22: As Boris Johnson announces a timetable for easing lockdown restrictions, what can we learn from theatres re-opening from Australia? by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post February 22: As Boris Johnson announces a timetable for easing lockdown restrictions, what can we learn from theatres re-opening from Australia? first appeared on Shen…

Tracking Blackbaud Donations Using GTM by Ceci Dadisman

If your organization uses a Blackbaud product, you know that it is tough to track conversions. The folks at LumenAd have created a handy recipe to do it using Google Tag Manager. What’s in…

Prime Minister: Theatres to reopen in May subject to tests by Hira Desai

As part of the four-step plan to release England from lockdown, PM Boris Johnson today announced that theatres can reopen at the earliest in May. The post Prime Minister: Theatres to reopen …

Bill Camp to Star in Filmed Production of Samuel Beckett's First Love

The Beckett short story will be directed for the screen by JoAnne Akalaitis.

How to Read This Year's Tony-Nominated Best Plays

Get your copies of each play script now.

Greatspeed: The Music Man by Goodspeed Musicals

We'll talk a little (or a lot!) about The Music Man in this episode of Greatspeed! Actress Stephanie Pope (Eulalie Shinn), director Jenn Thompson and choreographer Patricia Wilcox joined us …

NEWS: Theatres could open in May but distancing rules are likely to remain until June at the earliest by Press Releases

Theatres will reopen subject to social distancing rules in May 2021, the Government has announced, but with no likelihood of operating at full capacity before late June at the earliest.

TECH ROUNDUP: The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones for People with Actor Roommates by Broadway Beat

by Madeleine Mason. @madeleinekmason. For many of us, noise-canceling headphones are a necessity. From commuting to work to the workplace...

VIDEO: Check Out the New Teaser for George Street Playhouse's BAD DATES Starring Andréa Burns by BroadwayWorld

The 2021 George Street Playhouse streaming season kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday) with the comedy BAD DATES by Theresa Rebeck, the most Broadway-produced female playwright of our time, starring…

U.K. Government Outlines Plans for Theatre Reopening, Including Potential Full Capacity in June by Ryan McPhee

The proposed guidelines are dependent on the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions by spring.

Facebook’s Ban On Australian News Has Harmed Small Aussie Arts Orgs by Artsjournal2

Small arts organizations got caught up in the massive trawler net of Facebook’s rush to react to a new Australian law meant to generate funding for news organizations. “By the close of b…

Women Are Getting Stronger, Deeper Roles In A New Generation Of Bollywood Movies by Artsjournal2

Some of the change is due to a worldwide audience. Netflix and other streaming services “have a certain sensibility that they want to see in the kind of narratives that they are promoting …

Did The Post-Earthquake Rebuild Of Central Christchurch Fail? by Artsjournal2

Pretty much, yes. “Downtown Christchurch isn’t empty because of COVID. It’s empty because of twin catastrophes: Ten years ago an earthquake leveled much of the city—and then the loca…

The Artist Painting Baltimore’s Winter Salt Boxes by Artsjournal2

Juliet Ames couldn’t resist decorating her first salt box, back in December. Then she got permission from the city. “In the past two months, more than 100 of the decorated salt boxes hav…

If You’re A Special Effects Artist, You Might As Well Make Pandemic Isolation More Fun by Artsjournal2

Peter Quinn, VFX artist, has been making homemade special effects movies, and posting them online. “The whole quarantine and lockdown aspect, I find that useful because it means I’ve got…

Longing For The Challenges Of The American Booksellers Association by Artsjournal2

Sometimes, virtual isn’t going to cut it – and certainly won’t replace “the interstitial socializing, the sidewalk conversations on the way to the next bar, the hungover confessional…

Monopoly Place Names Are Just As Redlined As Real Life Cities by Artsjournal2

To wit: Cyril and Ruth Harvey, “who played a key role in popularizing the game, lived on Pennsylvania Avenue (a pricey $320 green property on the board); their friends, the Joneses, lived …

Who Wrote A Mysterious Inscription On Munch’s The Scream? by Artsjournal2

Looks like the mystery’s been solved – and the writer was (drumroll) … the artist himself. “The text, ‘Could only have been painted by a madman,’ isn’t large enough for most pe…

Dali Was A Surrealist With Absolute Discipline And Scientific, Renaissance Style Perspective by Artsjournal2

Dalí, art historians say, was “very deliberate” in his art – and sketches of unfinished works also show how he combined complex mathematical calculations with artistic license in his …

Arturo Di Modica, Sculptor Of New York’s Charging Bull Sculpture, Has Died At 80 by Artsjournal2

Di Modica was a “Sicilian-born sculptor best known for Charging Bull, 3.5 tons of bronze belligerence that he illegally deposited in Lower Manhattan one night in 1989.” But this wasn’t…

Certain ‘Muppet Show’ Episodes Get A Disclaimer At Disney Plus by Artsjournal2

The disclaimer, which runs on 18 episodes of the show (re-relased on Disney+ last week): “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereot…

Bringing The Joy Back To New York, Through Pop Up Music by Artsjournal2

As the leader of “NYPopsUp” explains, “This is what I like to call ‘social music.’ … You can use music to minister to so many sectors of society.” This summer, that means 100 d…

Los Angeles Group Plays Its Way To Diversifying The Orchestra by Artsjournal2

The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles is the largest Black-majority orchestra in the country. But it doesn’t want to be alone. The ICYO founder’s mantra “is that there needs to…

The Phillips Turns 100 by Artsjournal2

The museum in Washington, DC, founded by Duncan and Marjorie Phillips, was a sensation when it opened as a museum of modern art, and it’s been a refuge and inspiration since, including, at…

In Canada, The Supreme Court Is Facing A Major Case About Comedy And Freedom Of Speech by Artsjournal2

At issue: Whether the comedian Mike Ward harmed a disabled teenager by mocking his disability, calling him “ugly,” saying that the youth would die soon and if he didn’t, the comedian w…

Review: Digital Sharing 5, Kickitdown Productions by Ryan Van Champion

Review: Digital Sharing 5, Kickitdown Productions 3.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT…

Review: (Fire) Embers (Ash), Hailey Mashburn by Mirren Wilson

Review: (Fire) Embers (Ash), Hailey Mashburn 4.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT goin…

Review: Project Perfect Stranger and PlagueRound Game-Show, ZU-UK by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Project Perfect Stranger and PlagueRound Game-Show, ZU-UK4.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keep…

Love Letter To Liza by Barry Gordin

Ring Them Bells and Celebrate! Liza Minnelli on her 75th Birthday, Friday, March 12 at 8:00 PM February 22, 2021: In honor of the legendary Liza Minnelli on her 75th Birthday, a star-s…

Theatres could reopen from 21 June with full capacity!

The UK Government’s roadmap has just been released and it gives us a clearer idea of when lockdown restrictions could be lifted. Stage 3 of the plan has a current date of 17 May which will…

Watch Company of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Perform Powerful 'The Gatherers' by Andrew Gans

Tina Tony nominee Daniel J. Watts penned the spoken word poem.

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch February 22-26 by Talaura Harms

Tootsie favorites reunite for a new reading, André De Shields stars as Frederick Douglass, and moore.

Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming In the Heights Movie

The big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes's musical will be released this June.

"A Beautiful Ritual of Letting Go": An Oral History of the Broadway Shutdown, Part 5

With the industry shut down, theaters scramble to make archival recordings of several productions, while UK-based actors make a mad dash to get back home. And then people started getting sic…

How Cody Renard Richard Became One of Broadway’s Brightest Stars From Backstage by Marc J. Franklin

In the same year theatres shutdown, his profile skyrocketed. After nearly a decade on Broadway, the stage manager is not just working in theatre—he’s shaping it for the better.

‘The writing is nuanced & structured’: HYMN – Almeida Theatre (Online review) by Tom Bolton

In an empty Almeida Theatre, two heavyweight actors – Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani – bring serious male energy to Lolita Chakrabati’s new play Hymn.

Actress Martha Stewart Dies: ‘In A Lonely Place’, ‘Daisy Kenyon’ Costar Was 98 by Greg Evans

Martha Stewart, an actress whose run of 1940s and ’50s era Hollywood hits included costarring roles in Daisy Kenyon opposite Joan Crawford and In a Lonely Place with Humphrey Bogart, died …

Madison Square Garden Opens Again Tomorrow with the New York Knicks

At the start of the first week in which Madison Square Garden can welcome fans in almost a year, members of the New York Rangers and the New York Knicks organizations have joined together to…

BWW Feature: WE SAW THEM FIRST /THE MUSICAL ACTRESSES - Five Musicals Whose Female Performers Later Became Stars by Matt Wolf

Our monthlong series culling some of the early London theatrical triumphs of stars before they became known to the world at large draws to a close with our look back at a brilliant quintet o…

Exclusive: Santino Fontana Sings 'Love Is An Open Door' with a TOOTSIE Twist As Part of The Seth Concert Series; Re-Airs Today at 3pm!

Check out an exclusive clip from the concert, which premiered yesterday, featuring Santino singing the 'Love Is An Open Door' duet from Frozen as Prince Hans and Dorothy Michaels from Toots…

Review: Outside, The Space by Shirley Both

Review: Outside, The Space3.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT going and paying our ver…

BWW Album Review: Kyle Taylor Parker Brings Plenty of BROADWAY SOUL

Kyle Taylor Parker’s Broadway Soul, Vol. 2 features all the familiar Broadway songs you love, but with a unique take that makes them feel fresh again.

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, February 22- with Santino Fontana, Lynn Nottage and More!

Today (February 22) in live streaming: Santino Fontana sings with Seth Rudetsky, Patrick Page takes on Shakespeare's villains, and more!

Actress #KateWatson Interview (#LMN #KillerAdvice) by Call Me Adam

Actress Kate Watson knows "Killer Advice" when she gets it. From the new Lifetime movie, Kate is "Baring It All with Call Me Adam." Kate bares it all about intense days on set, frightening …

VIDEO: Watch Brandi Chavonne Massey, Nick Ziobro & More on Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party- Live at 8pm!

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is a wildly popular impromptu open mic/variety show that's been taking place on the Birdland stage every single Monday night since 2003! Think 'American Idol' meets '…

Hot Clip of the Day: "You Oughta Know" Tony Nominee Celia Rose Gooding Covered This Alanis Tune Too!

Happy Birthday to Jagged Little Pill's Tony Award Nominee Celia Rose Gooding! Celia burst onto the Broadway scene in the thrilling Alanis Morissette musical.

Country Musical May We All Announces National Tour for 2022-2023 Season by Matthew Herzog

May We All sets Nashville multi-week residency for summer 2022 at Nashville’s Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) to be followed by 2022-23 National Tour launch. Lively McCabe Entertai…

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Signature Roles Are the Highlight of Latest Met Opera Virtual Offerings by Ryan McPhee

The Metropolitan Opera pays tribute to the late baritone in Week 50 of its streaming series of past performances.

GRACE NOTES: Monday, February 22, 2021 by Susan Grace

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Shane Richie Will Star in Streaming Version of Scaramouche Jones by Andrew Gans

Ian Talbot will direct Justin Butcher's solo show.

The Show Must Go On Virtually at George Street Playhouse by Chuck O'donnell

The theater that has been producing world-class shows for nearly half a century will be launching its 2021 streaming season with “Bad Dates,” a romantic comedy by award-winning playwrigh…

Chapter two of ‘Myths and Hymns’ from MasterVoices by Deb Miller

MasterVoices – the country’s first interracial and interfaith chorus, founded by famed American choral conductor Robert Shaw in 1941 – continues its presentation of Myths and Hymns by …

'People think it’s some weird rite of passage': standing up to sexual harassment in comedy by Rachael Healy

Live comedy’s lack of regulation has enabled sexist and predatory behaviour but a group of female standups have ambitious plans to overhaul the industry Irish comedian Ruth Hunter started …

3 Seattle Schools Give COVID Collab a College Try by American Theatre Editors

Undergraduate theatre programs join forces to combat artistic isolation and build creative community.

Today on Broadway: Monday, February 22, 2021 by Ashley Steves

BC/EFA Breaks Records With Food Grants, Frank Langella To Star In “The Beast in the Jungle” Film, More Tonys Woes “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitti…

Siegmund Breitbart: The Iron King by Trav S.D.

Now that we add the name of Siegmund Breitbart (1883-1925) beside those of Sandow and The Mighty Atom, it emerges that Jewish strongmen were palpably a thing. Some have speculated that Breit…

James Kirkwood, Père et Fils by Trav S.D.

Today, two generations of James Kirkwoods. The father (1876-1963) was a prolific actor and director of the stage and screen who enjoyed his greatest success in the silent movie days. A stage…

George O’Hara: From Sennett to “The Sea Beast” by Trav S.D.

In a world in which there is also a George O’Brien and a George Murphy, it is easy to see where a George O’Hara (George Bolger, 1899-1966) might get lost in the shuffle. But he too was a…

The Color Purple - at Home, Curve online review – life-affirming musical retelling of Alice Walker's novel by Rachel Halliburton

Celie learns how to live from the strong, rebellious women she encounters This production of The Color Purple is an extraordinary testimony to the fact that many of the twentieth century’s…

2010s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - Region 3 Elimination Round! by JK

Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …

Just because: Graham Greene talks about The Third Man by Terry Teachout

Graham Greene is interviewed by Jack Mangan in an outtake from a 1950 episode of Ship’s Reporter in which he talks about The Third Man: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and his…

Almanac: Graham Greene on facing reality by Terry Teachout

“People don’t like reality. They don’t like common sense. Until age forces it on them.” Graham Greene, Loser Takes All Continue reading Almanac: Graham Greene on facing reality at A…

‘Simply unmissable’: THE COLOR PURPLE – Curve Leicester (Online review) by Louise Penn

I have loved both book and film of The Color Purple for as long as I can remember. Alice Walker’s novel of strong black females in an America which sees them as not just second-class citiz…

Wake Up With BWW 2/22: Santino Fontana's Concert With Seth Rudetsky Re-Airs, and More!

Today's top stories: Santino Fontana's concert with Seth Rudetsky re-airs today at 3pm, Jessica Lowndes and Jeremy Jordan collaborate on new song 'Alive', upcoming film adaptation of The B…

NEWS: Pitlochry Festival Theatre & Royal Lyceum Theatre announce casts for next 3 Sound Stage productions by Press Releases

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in association with Naked Productions have announced the casts for its three forthcoming Sound Stage plays.

On the Couch with Gareth Reeves

Robert Owen: A Book of Encounters

The Church hosted Martha Graham Dance Company as the first artists in residency by Admin

The Church, a new artist residency, exhibition space and creative center in the village of Sag Harbor, recently hosted the Martha Graham Dance Company for a two-week residency from February …

Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show to premiere in Brisbane

February 22: Out of lockdown, but what next? by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post February 22: Out of lockdown, but what next? first appeared on Shenton Stage.

Design with an Equity Lens by Katherine Freer, Porsche McGovern

By Katherine Freer, Porsche McGovern. Kate Freer and Porsche McGovern begin their series, Design (in a Time of Reckoning), with an opening essay about how theatremakers are currently being p…

THE PAST IS THE PAST - A Conversation with the Artists by Manhattan Theatre Club

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, Manhattan Theatre Club presents the first virtual performance in the Curtain Call Series: THE PAST IS THE PAST, streaming February 18 - March 4. As a bo…

20+ Stage Performances to Watch February 22-23 - See Santino Fontana and Lilli Cooper in 'The Belle's Stratagem,' Andréa Burns in 'Bad Dates and mor

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…

Which West Side Story Character Would Marisha Wallace Most Like to Play? by Dan Meyer

The star talks about Hairspray and returning to London’s West End.

Tootsie's Lilli Cooper and Santino Fontana Reunite for Virtual Reading of The Belle's Stratagem February 22 by Andrew Gans

Gaye Taylor Upchurch directs the Hannah Cowley comedy for Red Bull Theater.

Free Broadway's Future Songbook Concert, Spotlighting New Musical You Wish!, Streams February 22 by Andrew Gans

The musical features a book and score by Kyle Segar and David Kornfeld.

SOCIAL DISTANCE DANCE VIDEO: David Fernandez's "Winston Churchill's Boy," Featuring Christopher Grant and Benjamin Clementine by The Dance Enthusiast

In SOCIAL DISTANCE DANCE VIDEO: David Fernandez's "Winston Churchill's Boy," Featuring Christopher Grant and Benjamin Clementine, "These times are a big challenge, especially for dancers be…

Patrick Page, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Sky Lakota-Lynch, More Star in Shakespeare@ Home's Julius Caesar February 22 by Andrew Gans

The free radio play is produced and adapted by Sean Hagerty.

Listen to Short Play Waking Up by Cori Thomas by Dan Meyer

The Playing on Air twohander stars Lynnette R. Freeman and Amy Staats.