The Costume Industry Coalition (CIC) has been created to highlight the amazing work of its members in the New York costume fabrication industry. This week they are taking a look at Arnold S.…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 06:54PMI’ve been on a war against jargon for a long time. Recently, I’ve come across a couple of things that reinforce the fact that we need to stop using jargon along with overly ornate langua…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 06:43PMFrom May 5, 2021. Get the latest Christine news here: http://bway.world/ChristinePedi
Richard Ridge chats with Broadway favorite Christine Pedi, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two ver…
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You voted, now here they are-- the top 30 contestants in our high school category. Plus, a music video premiere from season 2 w…
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You voted, now here they are-- the top 30 contestants in our college category. Plus, a music video premiere from season 2 winne…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:42PM“The Phantom of the Opera” will return to Broadway this fall. The musical, which is the longest-running production in Broadway history, will resume performances at the Majestic Theatre…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:35PMThe Phantom of the Opera, at 33 years old the longest-running show in Broadway history, is the first post-Covid production to make it official: The musical will resume performances on Friday…
SOURCE: Deadline at 06:30PMThe Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre presented the 36th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, benefiting The Actors Fund, on Sunday, May 2. The pre-taped special honored all the ar…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 06:22PMUSITT and No More 10-Out-Of-12s held a webinar on the impact that 10-Out-Of-12 tech rehearsals have on caregivers. Here is a replay of that webinar:
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 06:19PMAfter a 19-month hiatus, the longest-running show in Broadway history will return to the Majestic Theatre.
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A young widow is framed for a murder she didn’t commit, and her ghost causes a three-year drought as revenge, forcing the community to acknowledge her innocence: That’s the story told in…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:47PM“Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up,” written by Oscar-nominated (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) Lucy Alibar, is directed by Ryan Rilette and has opened virtually at the Round …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:40PMTickets sales will resume on 5 May after more than a year of shutdown
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:24PMFrom Chicago to New Orleans, the performer, playwright, director, producer, and raconteur created deep connections.
When word spread last week that actor, direct…
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For Mitchell Jarvis and Adam Dannheisser, Rock of Ages wasn't just a gig, it was a way of life. Both actors started with the hair-metal jukebox musical when it first banged its head Off Broa…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PMAubrey Lynch II and Desmond Richardson have known each other for decades. They studied and danced together at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and also appeared on Broadway, where Lynch pe…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PMTruth is never simple, so here are some truths: 1) Marxism is a discredited pseudo-science; 2) Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a philosophical genius; 3) Communist Totalitarianism inspired by Marx…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:18PMOkay, stay with me, now: as Karl Dane is to George Arthur, so is Kit Guard to Al Cooke. Right now you’re probably making a face like Guard (above) but I assure you there is a sense to this…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:18PMThe 2018 workshop for a possible revival of the lush musical was never meant to be seen by the public, but will now stream as a benefit this weekend.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:12PMAfter announcing that most COVID-19 capacity restrictions will be lifted in New York and New Jersey beginning on May 19, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said today that Broadway can reopen at…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMIt’s official! Today, Governor Cuomo gave us the green light to reopen Broadway at 100% beginning September 14th!!! Tickets for your favorite show may go on sale ANY moment! Those first …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:00PMPerformances are set to return for the spectacular production of Les Misérables -The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre on 20 May 2021, booking until 5 September 2021. The principal ca…
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Trans Latina Frances D’allesio talks survival, mental health, and food.
From the closings of venues to the cancellations of performances, COVID-19 and its vari…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:50PMBy . Pangea World Theater and Art2Action presented a Master Class with Dora Arreola livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:49PMIt's not yet been decided whether attendees will have to wear masks, or whether proof of vaccination will be required.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:44PMPerformer Stuff Presents “In the Holding Room” Industry Podcast Episode 13
Written by: Christiaan Abbott
May 5th, 2021
Performer Stuff continues with episode 13 of the podcast “I…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 01:43PMA firm date has been announced for full-capacity occupancy in Broadway theaters. Several long-running shows plan on jointly announcing their return.
The post Let the Joyous News be Spread! …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:42PMThe Entertainment Industry Foundation partnered with Crewvie, a global hiring platform for entertainment professionals, to establish the EIF Careers Program. Its goal is to increase the numb…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMMaya Rudolph is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here. When Maya Rudolph was a kid, she’d stage one-girl musicals in her l…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMThe struggle that independent music venues have been undergoing for the past 14 months has gone on for so long that even supporters have begun to grow numb to it — but the reality is that …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMVariety highlights the talent, executives and producers that are making an impact on the entertainment industry. These high achievers have prevailed under often challenging circumstances.
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMShane Allen, BBC’s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to team with recently departed head of comedy commissioning Kate Daughton to launch a new outfit. Boffola Pictures Limited…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMSince reopening at the end of 2020, movie theaters have been trying to keep patrons safe from COVID-19 by disinfecting after every screening. They bought up misters and foggers, along with u…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMOscars producer Steven Soderbergh has opened up about the decisions made to change the show order of the 2021 ceremony and whether he regrets not allowing Zoom acceptance speeches. In an int…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMOkwui Okpokwasili’s processional is a homage and farewell to Simone Leigh’s giant bronze bust, “Brick House.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:41PMFind your next job with self-tape audition opportunities for shows across the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PMProductions will be able to play at 100 percent capacity.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:12PMThe show will go on. Broadway theaters will reopen at full capacity on Sept. 14, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday (though a …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:11PMBroadway is coming back on Sept. 14., with its historic theaters selling tickets to their full capacity. Advance tickets are to go on sale Thursday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:08PMPlus, the Tony nominees talk about working with Sondheim and what roles they’d like to revisit.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PMAt a press conference this morning, Governor Cuomo announced that Broadway will be back in New York City with shows opening September 14. Tickets will go sale at 100% capacity on May 6.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMThank you for joining us for Miscast21! Donations during the live broadcast on May 16, 2021 at 8pm will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 thanks to a generous challenge grant from L…
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Before it airs nationwide, we're offering a look at the newest episode of Broadway Profiles. Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Tamsen Fadal and powered by Broadway.com, this installment will …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMWhen members of Durango High School’s Troupe 1096 take the stage May 6, it will be their first live performance since the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down a little over a year ago. I…
SOURCE: www.durangoherald.com at 12:43PMGov. Andrew Cuomo said today that Broadway can resume performances at 100 percent capacity on Sept. 14 and recommends that Broadway require Covid-19 vaccinations for entry to theaters. “Th…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 12:41PMThe 52nd Street Project is shining a spotlight on the creative voices of their young songwriters, with performances by stars of stage and screen, in their annual gala that is being hosted b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PMONE Archives Foundation will be presenting virtual reading of Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart' on May 8, 2021 5pm PT, followed by a live Q+A with cast members. This presentation will be the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMThe newest installment in The York's streaming new work series, featuring excerpts from THE MOON AND THE SEA by Creighton Irons and Douglas Lyons and A CORDIAL INVITATION by A.J. Freeman and…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:28PMMay 5, 2021—With guidance from Governor Andrew Cuomo, based on current health trends and subject to continuing improvement of public health and vaccination rates, as well as the state’s …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 12:25PMLes Misérables – The Staged Concert opened to critical acclaim at the Sondheim Theatre in December 2020 and was extended twice by phenomenal public demand. ‘Vive Le West End!’ proclai…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:24PMEven as New York City begins to reopen this summer, Broadway will not resume performances until Sept. 14. Here’s why.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PMWith a story by Callie Khouri (Oscar® winner for Writing, Thelma & Louise) and Tracey Scott Wilson, and screenplay written by Tracey Scott Wilson. Wilson and Tommy have worked t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PMWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Emma Stone may be taking on the role of Cruella de Vil in Disney’s “Cruella,” but that doesn’t mean Glenn Close is done playing the D…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMHappy Birthday Jose Llana! The talented actor made his Broadway debut in 1996 in the award winning third Broadway revival of The King and I as the incredible Lun Tha.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:15PMThe New York governor added that tickets would go on sale as soon as this week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PMUPDATE, with Broadway League comment New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that Broadway will reopen on Sept. 14, with some tickets going on sale beginning tomorrow. Theaters will be open…
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In a press conference Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Broadway shows would reopen Sept. 14. Cuomo also said Broadway tickets would be put on sale starting Thursday for theaters ru…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:52AMThe conversation series featuring British leading talent of stage and screen is available to stream for free.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMThe Small Business Administration recently reopened applications for COVID-19 grants for theaters and live venues. A whopping 10,300 applications have been submitted and an additional 12,00…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AMBroadwayWorld is thrilled to announce that SIX the Musical's Adrianna Hicks will join the BroadwayWorld Stage Door masterclass lineup in June, as well as the return of FROZEN's Patti Murin f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AMA few words this morning on the colorful and worthy topic of Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran, 1864-1922). Bly was an investigative journalist who became a pop culture phenonemon on accoun…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:06AMAre you ready for this one? I want you to take a break. That’s right, for the first time, I’m telling you that I don’t want you to do a @#$%ing thing! 🙂 I’m serious. If you can’…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM“Planet of the Grapes Live” is a comedic and faithful homage that takes audiences of all ages on an epic, 60-minute adventure which fuses the Victorian era’s Toy Theater movement with …
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No Broadway? No problem! Eurovision's got you covered.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:48AMThe Maltby and Shire musical revue will be taped for broadcast this fall.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:48AMTHE DESTRUCTION OF JANE: Set in the current COVID-19 pandemic, this comedy follows Jane to the African jungle where she meets and falls in love with the spectacular specimen we all know as t…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:41AMIn the coming weeks, we will reportedly hear about fall return dates for Broadway, as well as many regional theaters around the country. This is an exciting prospect after the theater’s lo…
SOURCE: Theatre 2050 at 10:35AMAmidst a dire mental health crisis more than a year into COVID-19, the Behind the Scenes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative announces its participation with more than 600 organi…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 10:24AMThe rising star’s rich career is built on a determination to widen diversity in theatre – and bring a true voice to his roles
Eben Figueiredo remembers a voice lesson at drama school in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMHe helped popularize ballet with an all-American style, combining the nonchalance of Fred Astaire with the nobility of a classic male dancer. Hollywood came calling, too.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMWhat has the last year been like for Alanis Morissette? “Abject trauma. ... But there are so many silver linings.”
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:03AM(Patrick Freyne’s article appeared in the Irish Times, 5/5; King Lear in a Van: Arthur Riordan as King Lear with Karen McCartney as Cordelia and Matthew Malone as Kent. Photograph: Nick Br…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:02AMStars of the stage, screen, and ice are streaming with exciting new works this Thursday, which are sure to delight fans worldwide with their unique talents and top-notch performances. Jeremy…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02AMRussell Janzen of City Ballet misses the physical and emotional closeness forged onstage, which are lost on Zoom and in socially distanced dancing.
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The cast of Girls5eva talk about the creative talent behind the show, Renée Elise Goldsberry talks about her girl group past and Paula Pell opens up about her struggles with lip-syncing.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMBroadwayWorld is rolling out an all new feature- automatic BroadwayWorld show listings! Users can easily add their show to BroadwayWorld's regional show listings pages using information incl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AMLeavel will be part of the virtual concert Broadway by the Year: The Kander & Ebb Years, streaming May 10.
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:18AMFor The Secret Connection Dr Will Houstoun has taken his act online and threaded together various tricks and illusions to baffle and delight.
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The fabled date is getting nearer! For months, May 17 has loomed large in the calendar of London theatreland as the signal for playhouses to reopen their doors after a five-month lockdown.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AMRecovered from a career-threatening injury, Miloš Karadaglic has his sights set on two goals: finding the next great classical guitar concerto, and erasing the taboo of injuries among music…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:33AMTucked away in the back corner of the Lincoln Center campus, the Vivian Beaumont Theater is easily recognizable with its large plate glass windows and trademark neon logo-signs. Opened in …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMThe 10th Trinity Film Festival is mostly online again this year, but opened with a night of screenings for a small audience at Cinestudio and will end May 8 with a live awards ceremony that …
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Ramzi Choukair is a Syrian-French actor and theater director. After obtaining his degree at the Damascus Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Acting section) in 1994; he did an internship (199…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:16AMBut don't expect all productions to resume at the same timeAfter weeks of rumors, it's official: Broadway will begin reopening this September. At a press conference on Thursday morning, New …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMWith in-person theatre a rarity for the foreseeable future, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can watch this…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMMitchell Jarvis and Adam Dannheisser reminisce about their headbanging heyday---For Mitchell Jarvis and Adam Dannheisser, Rock of Ages wasn't just a gig, it was a way of life. Both actors st…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMby Zach Schiffman. @schlife. RIVER CITY, IN. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that, after over 16 months of waiting, Broadway could...
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