The Music for Victoria Fund has been received with open arms by the music industry. The initiative was launched two
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:55PMSecond Stage Theater has confirmed three Broadway productions at the Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street) and two Off-Broadway productions at the Kiser Theater (305 West 43rd Street) for th…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:20PMThe “Spotlight on Plays” series announces the full company for Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine starring Academy award winner Ellen Burstyn. It will premiere on Thursday, …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:20PMChalk Rep is launching its new audio play series Chalk Lines, five short plays using immersive audio storytelling which will bring to life unsung landmarks in Los Angeles City Council dist…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:20PMThe Spotlight on Plays series announces the full company for Wendy Wasserstein’s The Sisters Rosensweig. Three very different sisters reunite after a lengthy separation and discover hum…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:20PMThe Walt Disney Company is in the throes of a major leadership shift, with newly minted CEO Bob Chapek asserting more authority as the longtime leader he replaced, Bob Iger, prepares to surr…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:20PMIf there’s a Hollywood equivalent to a cinematic President’s Day, it has to be the birthday of Katharine Hepburn, who was born on May 12, 1907. The legendary actress, who passed away in …
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"Come on, babe, why don't we paint the town?" And why? "Chicago" is returning to Broadway beginning September 14.
The post And All That Jazz! ‘Chicago’ Returns to Broadway September 1…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:54PMCircle X Theatre Co. in association will present two free Zoom readings of Louis Slotin Sonata by Paul Mullin, directed by John Langs. The commemorative readings will take place on Friday Ma…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:46PMTheater streaming platform Broadway On Demand is presenting the world premiere of Live from Gramercy Park at The Players hosted by musical director Lance Horne. This nine-part documentary …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:46PMLife, the play says, is the time in between the sometimes which sometimes happen. Is that post-truth enough for you? Brad Fryman. It was inevitable, perhaps, that post-truth politics would s…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:46PMStreaming free now through Monday, May 17 only!
Join us for a joyous hour looking back at iconic LCT productions through video excerpts paired with favorite artists sharing “insider” a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:03PMThe Met has not performed since March 11, 2020, because of the pandemic, canceling 276 performances plus an international tour scheduled for next month.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:01PM“I came in as the newbie in a deep way,” confesses Sara Bareilles about her role in “Girls5eva.” For our recent Gold Derby exclusive video interview, she adds, “I haven’t had any…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:01PMPlaying the main character in a biopic is a tall order for any actor, but taking on the role of influential musician Boy George in the forthcoming film “Karma Chameleon” seems even more …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:01PMOver the past year, few business sectors have experienced as much disruption as the airline and entertainment industries. In 2020, with many theaters closed and audiences wary of gathering i…
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There is some sage advice, including “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” and “Don’t reinvent the wheel.” But those two phrases go against our philosophy of theater tech. Ins…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:59PMDenise J. Grillo, who has over 20 years serving as production props for Broadway productions, recently partnered with Ian Grunes to open a new prop rental house, Everything Props in Harrison…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:56PMBroadway is planning a grand return this fall, and no one is more excited than Patti LuPone. LuPone, who was just over a week from opening in Company, can't wait to get back on stage, and sh…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:54PMThis essay was originally published on HowlRound Theatre Commons (https://bit.ly/SDGrayEssay ) on April 12, 2021. As a Black performing arts educator and actress who has performed many theat…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:51PMBy . Theatre Communications Group presents Through A Black Woman’s Lens—A Look at the Disparities in Hollywood & Theater for Black Women—Tonya Pinkins livestreaming on the global, …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:47PM Andrea Kovich is a Seattle-based freelance dramaturg and writer. She self-identifies as a disabled artist and is passionate about collaborating with historically marginalized voices to up…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:41PMThornton Wilder’s Our Town, a seemingly ubiquitous play since its 1938 debut, is the very worthy, and surprisingly long overdue, subject of Howard Sherman’s recently released book, Anoth…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:37PMThe new play festival will feature 5 plays and span 3 upcoming Sundays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:35PMFurthering its commitment to training the next generation of arts leaders, the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre will begin accepting applications on Monday, June 21 from emerging administrator…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:34PMThe program will partner 35 emerging theatre artists with theatre leaders, all of whom are women or nonbinary people of color.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PMThe 2 organizations are partnering again after last summer's success to commission 5 new 10-minute plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:27PMThe commission, named after the grandparents of artist Jeremy O. Harris, awards $50,000 to each recipient.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:21PMAs live theatre returns to New York City, 2 unique efforts are banking on audiences bringing life back to the sparsely occupied financial district.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:18PMThe Florida company will also present stagings of Hood, Our Town, and The Great Leap.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PMBy . The Playwrights Realm presents Disability Representation in Storytelling livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 20 Ma…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:16PMThe event will be helmed by Lear deBessonet, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo and costumes by Paul Tazewell.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Phylicia Rashad Named Dean at Howard University
Phylicia Rashad has been appointed dean of Howard University’s newly ree…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMThe sun will come out this holiday season when Annie comes to the small screen! NBC will air Annie Live! with exact dates to be announced, Variety reports. Bob Greenblatt and Neil Meron…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMDMXGAFF, a Doug Fleenor Design exclusive, brings this useful tape product into the 21st century. Now, with digital multiplex control, Gaff tape can be used for so much more than removing lin…
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Directing a new production of the play “The Sound Inside,” Goodman Theatre’s artistic director Robert Falls takes in the empty Owen Theatre in a recent rehearsal with actor Mary Beth F…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:59PM(Christ Jones’s article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 5/5; Photo: Chicago Tribune.) Just weeks ago, the working assumption around town was that this would be a relatively quiet summer i…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:39PM"The Sound Inside," directed by artistic director Robert Falls, is part of the Goodman's "Live" stream series where three plays will be performed live inside the theater and streamed in real…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:34PMThe live musical will be directed by Lear deBessonet.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:33PMConcluding its fifth year as a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) sponsor, Vectorworks, Inc. announces the winners of this year’s regional awards. KCACTF held eight…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:31PMAn encore presentation of A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call will precede the in-person second part event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PMAvailable onlineThis short film of a 2016 dance-theatre piece addresses machismo and mental health, finding optimism in self-expression
The setting is a social club in Easington, County Durh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMIn this month’s The Society of Properties Artisan Managers’ S*P*A*Minar, they’re welcoming Eimer Murphy all the way from Dublin. This will take place on Sunday, May 16th at 2:00 p.m. E…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:14PM“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” will pick up the story of its central character Penny Proud and also include her madcap family: parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeC…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:10PMCompany star Patti LuPone has a message, and you better believe we're listening. The newly blonde two-time Tony winner sat somewhere other than her basement to offer her thoughts about Bro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PMThere's a new king of Pride Rock in London! Kayi Ushe will take on the role of Simba in The Lion King when the long-running hit musical resumes performances at the West End's Lyceum Theatre …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PMBefore it airs nationwide, here's a look at the newest episode of Broadway Profiles. Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Tamsen Fadal and powered by Broadway.com, this installment will air in …
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Patti Lupone is coming back to Broadway, finally, in “Company.” Here’s the video she sent out today. Just lovely. Also, don’t forget,
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:42PMIncluded in the announcement are the recipients of $24,000 in micro-grants from the New York City company as well as an upcoming benefit reading.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:41PMClassic Stage Company today announced the four female theater luminaries that comprise the summer lineup for its virtual Classic Conversations series: Pulitzer Prize finalist Anna Deaver…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38PMTONYA PINKINS is the Tony Award-winning veteran of nine Broadway shows, numerous Off-Broadway shows, daytime dramas: As The World Turns and All My Children; primetime series: Army Wives, Sca…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PMIn light of recent events, we recognize how crucial it is to share Joy and amplify Black voices. BLACK JOY!! is a complex, individual, communal, healing and powerful form of resistance and r…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:33PMWe asked you to help us choose between 3 Tragedies in our film library for our Live Viewing Party on Thursdays. It was a close run, but you've made up your mind! By popular demand, this week…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:33PMThis small show with a big heart is smart, funny, and moving.
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SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:24PMMy Westfield News review: Christiane Noll: Coming Alive Again, streamed courtesy of TheaterWorks Hartford and Goodspeed Musicals.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 02:20PMMy Pioneer Valley Radio review of Christiane Noll: Coming Alive Again, streaming courtesy of TheaterWorks Hartford and Goodspeed. segment begins at 2:25.
SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.com at 02:20PM
Casting is complete and rehearsals begin this week for the Los Angeles premiere of a radical, incendiary and subversively funny Obie award-winning play by MacArthur Foundation “Genius Gran…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 01:39PMThough the coronavirus pandemic has temporarily halted public access to live in-person shows at Joe’s Pub, the popular Astor Place venue has continued to entertain audiences with a free se…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:28PMThe position will be a homecoming for the Raisin in the Sun Tony winner, who is an alum of the historically Black university.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMDon't miss your chance to vote for the Broadway's Next on Stage Top 15! Make sure your favorite contestants make it to the next round by voting before tonight, May 12 (11:59pm) for the High…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PMThis week Jess speaks to Strictly Come Dancing stars, Nadiya Bychkova and Graziano di Prima about the upcoming dance extravaganza Here Come The Boys.
She also talks to Francesca Forristal &…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:09PMYouth America Grand Prix (YAGP), the world’s largest ballet scholarship competition, will host its 2021 U.S. Season Finals in Tampa, FL, from May 10-16. Over 800 talented dancers (ages ni…
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Full cast announced for Magic Mike, English National Opera offer free tickets to under 21s and a new Simba cast for Disney's The Lion King!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:57PMTheatre has officially returned to New York at The Drama Company NYC, which just last week began previews for the Off-Broadway premiere of Lilies, or The Revival of a Romantic Drama writte…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PMOther highlights include a new show by Kristina Wong, Joshua Harmon’s “Bad Jews” and “Broadway by the Year.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42PMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PMThis solid thriller had reviewer Dan Scully clenching his clenchables much harder than he expected
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SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:40PMThis toolkit was developed after consultation with the CDC and based on the most up-to-date guidance and resources available at Guidance for COVID-19 | CDC. It serves as the framework for v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33PMOn Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 8pm EST, a group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film They Still Want to…
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SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:33PMCephas Jones reprises her role as Ashley from the film. Ashley was nipping at the heels of a middle class life in Oakland until Miles (Rafael Casal), her partner of 12 years and father of th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMIn this week's Theatre Chat Live, Jess speaks to special guests from party extravaganza, Here Come The Boys and new musical, Public Domain.
The post Theatre Chat Live: Graziano di Prima &…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:20PMHappy Birthday to the fabulous Tony Award nominated Jennifer Damiano.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:07PMThe one-night-only concert features members of the theatrical indie-pop band Sky-Pony.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PMLuPone can't wait to get back to Company.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PMThis modern interpretation of Bertolt Brecht's 1932 play will debut at Wiener Festwochen a year after its postponement due to Covid.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PMWendy Wasserstein's play will be directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PM
Patti LuPone is welcoming audiences back to Broadway in her own inimitable style – directly and with a big, belting voice. In a social media video message urging audiences back to Broadway…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:57AMPatti LuPone offers a minute of thanks about Broadwaly's return: "..if there's an upside to having to be away from my spiritual home for so long, it was that it made me realize just how much…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:57AMWelcome to this week’s “Just For Variety“… Leslie Jones didn’t exactly run to get a COVID vaccine. “When it first came out I was like, ‘I’m not taking that shit,’” the fo…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:54AMThe two-time Tony winner discusses her upcoming return to Broadway in the gender-swapped revival of Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMThe infamous musical, based on the Stephen King novel, opened at the Virginia Theatre May 12, 1988.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AMPatti LuPone has released a video message to theater fans around the globe, on behalf of the Broadway community.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMShoba Narayan is a trailblazer. She’s made history not once but twice in four years. Her Broadway Principal debut in 2017 as Natasha in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 was not on…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:06AMThis digital production of The Money (written by Isla van Tricht and directed by Guy Woolf), is really well done. It’s slick, with an excellent script and fantastic actors.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
The Republicans in the House of Representatives by voice vote ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position today because she insists on telling the truth about Donald Trump. “Today,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:35AMPerformer Stuff Academy Vocal Coach Series Featuring Jenny Kim-Godfrey Lesson Six
Written by: Tiffany Wilkie
April 28, 2021
Performer Stuff Academy continues with our new “Vocal Coach…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 10:24AMThis show is a love letter. A love letter to family and to memories that bind us and both demolish and lift us up. It’s a joy to watch. It’s also clear-eyed, compassionate, and unsentime…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:21AMPlus, the 2020 Moulin Rouge! Tony nominee croons “Faithfully” for Kelly Clarkson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AMBy Douglas Mayo
Following their exciting Recharged Festival and knockout series of Sunday Soul concerts, Chiswick Playhouse now announces its summer season.
This post Chiswick Playhouse anno…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:12AM(Photo by Justin McCallum)
Grace Oberhofer (composer/librettist) is an award-winning choral composer, who has particular expertise in writing for treble voices and making non-traditional m…
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:06AMCan we save his most important Chicago building?
We didn't need the death of architect Helmut Jahn to bring the plight of the James R. Thompson Center to our att…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 10:00AM
Oodles and Oodles of Broadway Shows Announce Return Dates, Recapping What’s Coming Back and What Theaters are still Vacant “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcas…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMOriginal. Criminal. Dressed to kill. Get your first listen of Florence + the Machine’s new song “Call Me Cruella” from the #Cruella Soundtrack in this brand-new look at the film. Hear …
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:20AMAfter a meticulous face-lift, London’s three-hundred-and-fifty-eight-year-old Theatre Royal Drury Lane will finally be able to present the composer’s “Frozen.”
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 07:18AM“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” had a less than extraordinary showing at last year’s Emmys, only earning a juried choreography award and no other nominations. But the NBC musical com…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:18AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: A new production of Cabaret is due to begin performances at the Playhouse Theatre, near the Embankment in London, in early November.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 07:18AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Thirty years after Linzi Hateley first clapped eyes on Jason Donovan as Joseph, the pair will reunite in the same show, on the same London Palladium stage.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 07:15AMCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his $100 billion California Comeback Plan, which is aimed at helping the state bounce back from the economic impact stemming from the coronavirus pande…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:15AMWhile the theater industry is currently reeling from being on lockdown for the past 14 months, the curtains are about to rise again. After Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Broadway theaters …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:15AMJohn Mulaney is back on stage after splitting from his wife of six years and going through rehab recently. Here's how comedians use humor to heal.
SOURCE: USA Today at 07:15AMWith the diversity problems within the HFPA, NBC said it won't broadcast the Golden Globes in 2022 and Tom Cruise returned his Globes in protest.
SOURCE: USA Today at 07:15AMThe group behind the awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has been under pressure for its lack of Black members and its financial practices.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:15AMFor Krysta Rodriguez, who stars as Liza Minnelli in the new Netflix series ‘Halston,’ acting and decorating aren’t that far apart.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:15AMWhat ticket buyer wants to spend unnecessary time in a crowded lobby or cramped restroom? Even more important: the broken spell of storytelling onstage.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:15AMThe Hollywood Bowl has announced its 2021 season lineup after an unprecedented 18 months dark due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what's on tap for summer fun seekers.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:15AML.A. Opera moves its outdoor "Oedipus Rex" into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, making it the first major L.A. arts group to stage an indoor show.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:15AMThe latest gold rush in digital video? Short, shareable video clips — like those popularized by Vine half a decade ago, before Twitter shut down the Vine app. YouTube, the world’s bigges…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:10AM
DISNEY’S THE LION KING will welcome 14 new members to its cast including Londoner Kayi Ushe, who will take on the iconic role of ‘Simba’. Find out more.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:55AMNext week, after 14 months of closure and despair, the arts are reawakening. But the damage caused by Covid runs deep – and recovery is by no means assured
“If we had to close down again…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMIn the town where the playwright was imprisoned, a new venue for the Reading Rep company is to run a ‘radical’ version of The Picture of Dorian Gray
A new theatre is to open in Reading t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMOn May 17, after two failed tries, London’s theaters hope to reopen for good. Meet a director, a producer, an actor and a costumer, nervously raring to go.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMNew and returning TV series like “The Gilded Age” and “The Good Fight” have been a lifeline for celebrated theater actors during the pandemic. Will TV, or theater, ever look the same?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe Old Vic has announced its Back Together season, the seventh from artistic director Matthew Warchus, which will run from July 2021 to July 2022 and combines both streamed and live shows.
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