ABC’s new arts show walks the line between high and low brow – and it works

Cast announced for Darlinghurst Theatre Co’s production of ONCE by Sean McLoughlin

Darlinghurst Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the cast of the Tony Award®– winning musical ONCE, which makes its long-awaited

Hannah Gadsby to tour new show – Body of Work

Vail Dance Festival launches new program to empower young men to express themselves through the art of dance by Admin

“Empowering Boys In Dance” is a new initiative of the Vail Dance Festival in partnership with Arts In Society, a project of Redline Contemporary Art Center. It aims to encourage and emp…

SHUTTERED-VENUE PROGRAM IS FLUSH AFTER WEEK ONE (EXCLUSIVE) by Philip Boroff

In a hopeful sign for performing arts organizations, music venues and theater producers seeking help to resume live, in-person programming, the federal government’s shuttered-venue subsid…

A Killer Party review – Jason Manford hosts cheery, tuneful murder mystery by Brian Logan

Available onlineThe cast of a whodunnit are all suspects when an impresario is found dead in this likably silly, hummable show Blackpool impresario Varthur McArthur has a doozy of an idea fo…

Evelyn Krape discusses her upcoming role as King Lear with Melbourne Shakespeare Company by Peter J Snee

Evelyn Krape has 30 years diverse acting experience in Theatre, Film and television. She won the Best Actress Award for her

NSW Government provides additional funding to transform State Library of NSW

When the Rain Stops Falling by Peter J Snee

This July, Theatre Works and Iron Lung Theatre bring Andrew Bovell’s multi-award-winning play, When the Rain Stops Falling, to Melbourne.

Emmy Award winner HANNAH GADSBY to premiere new live show BODY OF WORK in Australia from July 2021 by Gabi Bergman

Hannah Gadsby, world class, award winning funny person, has a brand new live show – Body of Work – hitting

Bell Shakespeare announces cast for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Sean McLoughlin

Bell Shakespeare today announced the cast for the upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, travelling to 26 venues across Australia in New South Wales,

Things To Do At Home by Emma Grillo and Danya Issawi

This week, check in with NASA’s Perseverance rover, listen to orchestral music or celebrate Eid al-Fitr by making a custard dessert.

Mike Daisey mansplains by John Stoltenberg

Men behaving badly is a masterplot in life and art as old as time, and Mike Daisey has given it a doozy of a twist. Not ten minutes into his one-night-only monologue Scott and Andy and All t…

Exclusive: Christine Pedi Performs a LES MISERABLES Medley With Seth Rudetsky; Concert Re-Airs Tonight

Christine Pedi's concert, as part of Seth Rudetsky's Seth Concert Series, premiered today at 3pm, and will re-air tonight at 8pm.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY–LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (38) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

Happy 75th Birthday to Candice Bergen by Trav S.D.

We have two excellent reasons for celebrating Candice Bergen on her 75th birthday. One is that she is the daughter of the great vaudeville, screen and radio star, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen,…

“Do-Re-Mi” ft. Ashley Park by Rodgers & Hammerstein

This Week on Broadway for May 9, 2021: Kathleen Chalfant by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Kathleen Chalfant. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and …

‘Mary Stuart’ Review: A Battle Royal in a Brooklyn Apartment by Maya Phillips

With four actors and a contemporary setting, Bedlam offers an audacious, if half-baked, take on the Schiller play about the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Review: The Barn, The Turbine Theatre by Matt Barton

Review: The Barn, The Turbine Theatre3.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and paying our…

‘Scott and Andy and All the Boys’ Review: Ripped From the Headlines by Laura Collins-Hughes

Mike Daisey takes sluggish aim at juicy targets: the disgraced Broadway producer Scott Rudin and the New York governor, Andrew M. Cuomo.

Review: North West, Camden People’s Theatre by Andrew Houghton

Review: North West, Camden People’s Theatre3.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and pa…

Curtain rises on young talent

A season of dramas in London’s West End has taken the bold step of showcasing new writers

Every Peter Pan of Note by Trav S.D.

For J.M. Barrie’s birthday, we have previously written about his connection to vaudeville, and a couple of versions of his most lastingly famous creation. Today, an overdue post on most of…

I Gotta Home: The 1940 Black family comedy that should have been on Broadway; now resurrected by New York Theater

The latest free reading from Roundabout’s new Refocus Project, “I Gotta Home,” is a 1940 play about a financially challenged preacher, his large rambunctious family, and his long-lost …

In the Throes of Passion in 1994 by Sheryl Flatow

James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim, and star Donna Murphy sat down with Playbill for this interview before Passion opened on Broadway May 9, 1994.

Cirque du Soleil’s Return Could Be Its Most Challenging Feat Yet by Dan Bilefsky

After shuttering dozens of shows and shedding most of its work force, the vaunted Canadian circus faces an uphill struggle to bounce back.

‘A richly crafted work in its own right’: NORTH WEST – Camden People’s Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

North West, created by Anna Morrissey and Tristan Kajanus, is available in two versions; one online and one a self-guided audio tour with which you can wander the former North Westminster Sc…

Strathmore announces new open-air summer concert series      by News Desk

Opening May 30 with jazz icon Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet, Strathmore’s new 120-seat Patio Stage will be the place to gather comfortably this summer for…

Elaine Paige on Sunday Celebrates the Anniversaries of Cats and Chess by Broadway.com

Broadway might still be shut down, but Elaine Paige on Sunday isn't! Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show. On this we…

For Mother’s Day: A Salute to Dee Dee Blanchard in the Movies by Trav S.D.

I know, I know, this post is SO 2019, but it wasn’t until I watched the most recent film I mention here that I realized that there had been enough versions of this one story to constitute …

The Eugene O’Neill announces the 2021 Cabaret Conference – Apply by 5/13 by Sue Matsuki

The Eugene O’Neill’s 2021 Cabaret Conference August 4-15, 2021 LIVE and on a Covid Safe Campus! Apply NOW through to May 13th! https://www.theoneill.org/cabaret-fellows Auditions now ope…

Doris Dear is Back! In Season 2, Episode 2 of “Gurl Talk” On Demand! by Cabaret Hotspot!

Doris Dear’s Season 2 of “Gurl Talk” Now On Demand 6 Episodes with Episodes 1 & 2 now streaming here: “Doris Dear’s Gurl Talk” Doris debuted her first episode on Broadway On …

FROM DOWN UNDER – The Wedding Singer in Melbourne by Simon Parris

Shoulder pads, big hair and vivid colours come back to the future in the vibrant Australian premiere season of The Wedding Singer.

Celia Keenan-Bolger and Karen Olivo Discuss Scott Rudin, Moulin Rouge!, More on Latest Sunday Pancakes by Dan Meyer

The Tony winners explore the industry’s shifting landscape.

Review: A Killer Party, Aria Entertainment by Ryan Van Champion

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Review: Being Mr Wickham, Original Theatre by George Collins

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‘It shows the glorious tonic of art’: PRELUDES – Southwark Playhouse (Online review) ★★★★★ by Luca Molinari

The three-time Tony Award nominee Dave Malloy’s musical Preludes follows the life of Sergei Rachmaninoff (the role is split into two with musical theatre star Keith Ramsay taking on the ro…

Review: No Future, Camden People’s Theatre by Tricia Wey

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Sun., 5/9 – LIVE Mother’s Day Shows Announced by Cabaret Hotspot!

Cabaret Hotspot salutes all the Mothers today on their special day, Sunday, May 9th, with LIVE Mother’s Day Shows It’s supposed to be a beautiful day! Bring your mom out for brunch, lunc…

Wed., 5/12 @ 5:00 pm EDT – Broadway Cast Reunion Series Continues by Cabaret Hotspot!

The Broadway Cast Reunion Series Announces Their May-June Line-Up! Wednesday, May 12th:  MY FAIR LADY Wednesday, May 26th:  COME FROM AWAY Wednesday, June 23rd: A BRONX TALE  Tickets ca…

Sat., 5/15 @ 7:00 pm Lisa Yeager Concert @ Music at the Mansion by Cabaret Hotspot!

Bistro Award Winner Lisa Yeager LIVE & Virtual @ Music at the Mansion’s Porch Performance Series Saturday, May 15th @ 7:00 pm Tickets are on sale now for Saturday May 15th at 7:00 pm …

Sat., 5/15 @ 8:00 pm & Sun., 5/16 @ 2:00 pm Natalie Douglas “The First Time…The Music of Roberta Flack” by Cabaret Hotspot!

Bucks County Playhouse presents Natalie Douglas in “The First Time…The Music of Roberta Flack” With Mark Hartman Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 pm Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 pm Tickets: $40.00 h…

Feinstein’s at the Nikko Re-Opens & Announces Their Line Up! by Cabaret Hotspot!

Feinstein’s at the Nikko Re-Opens & Announces New Line Up! Feinstein’s at the Nikko is opening up! We have deeply missed you, and sharing the experience of live music—together. We…

That Was the Week That Was, May 2-8 by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post That Was the Week That Was, May 2-8 first appeared on Shenton Stage.

Nyokabi Macharia: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum by Sakina Mirichii

Nyokabi Macharia is a Kenyan, performer and all-around lover of life. You know those people who in their résumés have the description “works well under pressure?” She is one of them. D…

Explore London's West End From Your Home May 16 by Victoria Cairl

Learn about centuries of theatrical history in a virtual walking tour from Neil Maxfield and Playbill Experiences.