Rock Band Maneskin Wins Eurovision Song Contest For Italy by The Associated Press

A four-piece band of Italian rockers won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday — Italy's third victory in the immensely popular festival.

Theatre Review: American Conservatory Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company present The Bushwick Starr’s production of ‘ANIMAL WISDOM’ by Kristin Franco

If you are not well versed with some of theatre’s backstage traditions and superstitions, you may be unfamiliar with the concept of the “ghost light.” It is a light that is kept on at …

Martin Luther to lock horns with the Pope in ‘Luther’s Trumpet’ from GMU by News Desk

Edward Gero and Craig Wallace—two of the most prominent actors in DC—go head-to-head as Martin Luther and Pope Leo X in Luther’s Trumpet, presented May 28 to June 5, 2021, by George Ma…

Theatre Review: ‘To the New Girl’ at Peace Mountain Theatre Company by Susan Brall

Peace Mountain Theatre is presenting “To the New Girl: Sound Advice for My Husband’s Wife or Mistress,” written by Samantha Macher and streaming on YouTube. The play is produced by Hal…

Daniel Quadrino Releases New Single 'Feel Your Love'

Singer / songwriter and Broadway veteran, Daniel Quadrino, has released Feel Your Love, the ultimate summer Pride anthem, on Friday, May 21, 2021. The single, which features big, sassy po…

Theatre Review: ‘Doctor Faustus’ presented by The Rude Mechanicals by Andrew White

If you think you’ve been in Hell lately, guess again. The Rude Mechanicals have pulled out all the stops, left no Web- or Zoom-based stone unturned to bring you a truly delightful, live ve…

The final chapter in MasterVoices’ ‘Myths and Hymns’ streams on Wednesday by Deb Miller

The last installment of MasterVoices’ free season-long digital take on Adam Guettel’s theatrical song cycle Myths and Hymns – which was nominated for a 2021 Drama League Award in the c…

Off-Off-Broadway: TENNESSEE RISING: THE DAWN OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS (the cell) by Gregory Bernard

Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre hosts the World Premiere of TENNESSEE RISING: THE DAWN OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, a solo play written and performed by Jacob Storms. Directed by Alan Cumm…

Review: Cruise, Duchess Theatre/Nimax Theatres by Andrew Houghton

Review: Cruise, Duchess Theatre/Nimax Theatres 5.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and…

Review: Another Goodbye, The Place Theatre Bedford by Amy Evans

Review: Another Goodbye, The Place Theatre Bedford5.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going a…

A summer of free weekend mini-festivals at Kennedy Center’s The REACH by News Desk

Millennium Stage returns to the Kennedy Center with weekly, free, outdoor performance experiences curated by artists and organizations from around the DMV. Every Thursday to Saturday, May 27…

Review: Villain in Tinseltown, White Bear Theatre by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Villain in Tinseltown, White Bear Theatre2.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going an…

Review: AAAAA (FiveA), Proforça Theatre Company/Lion & Unicorn Theatre by Asia C

Review: AAAAA (FiveA), Proforça Theatre Company/Lion & Unicorn Theatre 4.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going …

BTS’ ‘Butter’ Breaks YouTube Record for 24-Hour Views by Rebecca Davis

Who else but BTS could break a record set by BTS? The Korean supergroup broke their own record Friday for most YouTube views in the first 24-hours of release with their new English-language …

For World Goth Day: Becoming Bettie Page by Trav S.D.

May 22 is World Goth Day — the perfect time to extol the virtues of Becoming Bettie Page, for it seems to be me you can draw a line from those dark beatnik bangs of Bettie Page’s to thos…

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Othello (2019) ft. Michael Blake by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party featuring the film of our 2019 production of William Shakespeare's Othello. Directed by Nigel Shawn Williams and featuring Michael Bl…

Jennifer Finney Boylan by NPR

Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the memoir, "Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs" plays our game about hot dogs. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgens, Tom Bodett, and Negin Farsad.

What to Watch in The New Year by Suzanna Bowling

THE DESTRUCTION OF JANE is an unauthorized parody of the King of the Jungle told from the point of view of Miss Jane Parker. Weekly installments premiere on Thursdays.

‘A sharp & intriguing journey’: AAAAA [FIVE A] – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★ by Elaine Chapman

In AAAAA writers David Brady, Jack Albert Cook, Gabrielle Nellis Pain and Kim Scopes weave a sharp and intriguing journey into how the world might look to someone who finds themselves graspi…

LUCILLE BALL’S SCANDALOUS PAST OF NUDE PHOTOS AND CASTING COUCHES by Robert Shuman

(Larry Getlen’s article appeared in the New York Post, 5/21; via the Drudge Report;  Photo: the New York Post.) Before she became America’s sweetheart, Lucille Ball’s path to stardom …

Miami New Drama’s 7 Deadly Sins Wins National Award by Bill Hirschman

Miami New Drama’s innovative 7 Deadly Sins production, which has garnered attention around the country, has won a new category from the annual Drama League Awards. The post Miami New Drama…

The Freaky Career of John LaZar by Trav S.D.

John LaZar (b.1946) has always blamed his freaky, over-the-top role as Ronnie “Z Man” Barzell in Russ Meyer’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) for his inability to secure a proper…

Tom Selwyn: Mage and Military Man by Trav S.D.

Magician Tom Selwyn (1878-1950), often billed simply as Selwyn, was a man of both America and the British Empire. Though his parents were British, he was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and s…

ABTKids Daily | AAPI Heritage Month: Zhong-Jing Fang and Yan Chen by American Ballet Theatre

Celebrate Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Join ABT Soloist Zhong-Jing Fang for a heartfelt interview with former ABT Soloist Yan Chen about her Asian heritage and inspiration…

'Beware the Ides of March!' Listen to an Exclusive Clip From Caesar: A Surround Sound Experiment by Dan Meyer

The immersive audio production launches May 25.

NEWS: Saoirse Ronan makes her UK stage debut in new Almeida Theatre season by Press Releases

The Almeida Theatre has announced a new season for 2021. Highlights include: The Tragedy of Macbeth, directed by Yaël Farber, featuring Olivier-nominated James McArdle and four-time Academ…

Rosie Kay: Absolute Solo II review – strain, strength and beauty by Sanjoy Roy

Birmingham Repertory theatre The choreographer returns to the stage with a superb new work, Adult Female Dancer, part of a compelling evening of three solos Absolute Solo II is a sequel – …

Review: Bill Robinson’s Rags-to-Riches Tap Tale by Brian Seibert

“The Mayor of Harlem,” a streaming Tap Family Reunion production, features period-style dance numbers by an adept cast of hoofers.

Spotlight: Andrew Benvenuti, the director of Lilies at the Theater Center by Jena Tesse Fox

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Andrew Benvenuti, the director of Lilies at the Theater CenterThe Drama Company WebsiteAndrew Benvenuti: Instagram | Twitter The Dra…

On This Day In New York Theater: May 23, 1922 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 27 in the series) May 23 was a rather lonely date in the annals of New York theater during the 1920s. Apart from the second of two revivals of Gilbert and Sulliva…

Some of the most progressive and insightful theater in America is happening in Colonial Williamsburg. Really. by Peter Marks

Stories of women and people of color are gaining prominence in one of the nation’s premier sites for experiencing U.S. history.

‘Certainly hits the mark’: HERDING CATS – Soho Theatre (Online review) by John Chapman

This is a timely revival of Herding Cats from the Soho Theatre who have pushed back the barriers to find another new way to innovate.

South Australian Kate Bohunnis wins $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize 2021

How a theater in Lincoln, Nebraska stayed open during COVID-19 pandemic by USA Today

Here's how a performing arts center in Lincoln, Nebraska kept its doors open through the pandemic. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ZE-oYSzWQ&t=10s The Lied Center for the Perfor…

‘Girls5eva’ creator Meredith Scardino on Peacock’s new musical comedy series by KCRW

When Meredith Scardino pitched her musical comedy series “Girls5eva,” about an all-but-forgotten late 1990s girl group that reunites in their forties, she made a fake CD case, complete w…

Heidi Schreck (‘What the Constitution Means to Me’) on capturing her ‘communion with the audience’ for film [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Sam Eckmann

“It took me to some really unexpected places,” reveals Heidi Schreck of her show “What the Constitution Means to Me.” The idea of a play about her teenage years as a constitutional d…

U.S. President Joe Biden Calls Love For K-Pop ‘Universal’ by Rebecca Davis

U.S. President Joe Biden had a lot to talk about Friday at the White House in his second in-person meeting with a foreign leader, Korean President Moon Jae-In. There was the volatile situati…

Melbourne Art Trams start rolling out for RISING

New musical JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE announces single featuring Amy Manford by Sean McLoughlin

Jason and the Golden Fleece, the epic new musical based on the Greek myth, has announced the release of new

ShenTens: My Top Ten Favourite Cast Albums by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post ShenTens: My Top Ten Favourite Cast Albums first appeared on Shenton Stage.

Resource: Tons of Outdoor Prompts! by Kerry Hishon

Looking for some new prompts to get your students writing or improvising? Here are fifty spring- and summer-themed action prompts that you can use to get your students feeling refreshed and …

Robbie McCauley, Groundbreaking Playwright and Performer Dies at 79 by The Theatre Times

Robbie McCauley, a ground-breaking playwright and performer has died.  She received an OBIE Award and a Bessie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Performance for her play, Sally’s Rape.…

3 New Works Play London's Harold Pinter Theatre Beginning May 22 by Andrew Gans

Ian Rickson serves as artistic director for the RE:EMERGE season, featuring plays by Amy Berryman, Yasmin Joseph, and Joseph Charlton.

Stephen Schwartz and Godspell Stars Reunite on Stars in the House May 22 by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Participants in DanceAfrica 2021 on Their Inspiration from the Divine Voices of Haitian Vodou by The Dance Enthusiast

In A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Participants in DanceAfrica 2021 on Their Inspiration from the Divine Voices of Vodou from Haiti, "When asked why he chose to have Haiti as the focus of DanceA…