“Esperanza Rising”: An Inspiring Immigration Tale—Streaming Teatro Visión by Evelyn Arevalo

Millennial Notes Lynne Alvarez Asks Youth to Fight Colorism & Privilege by Evelyn Arevalo In “Esperanza Rising” at Teatro Visión, playwright Lynne Alvarez shows how racism comes fro…

2021/22 at A.R.T. by American Repertory Theater

Welcome back to the A.R.T. for a year of joyous, boundary-breaking in-person and virtual experiences. Learn more about 2021/22 at A.R.T.: AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/2021-21-Programming

Eddie Palmieri LIVE at #RestartStages at Lincoln Center by Lincoln Center

Over the course of an inspiring sixty-year recording career, the New York-born pianist Eddie Palmieri’s name has become synonymous with the city’s vital Latin jazz scene. An awardee of t…

“The Farm”: Stanford Rape Unveils Illusions—Streaming Rhino by Robert M. Gardner

John Fisher’s Idyllic Bike Trip to Palo Alto Turns Serious by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz In “The Farm,” Fisher’s romantic bicycle trip to the sun-drenched Stanford c…

Stage and Screen Actress Lisa Banes in Critical Condition After Hit-and-Run Accident

Stage and screen actress Lisa Banes is currently in critical condition after a hit-and-run accident in New York City this week. Banes, 65, was on her way to meet her wife for a dinner party …

Disney's Cruella | Perhaps by Walt Disney Studios

Everyone’s talking about #Cruella.💋🖤 See Disney’s Cruella in theaters now or order on #DisneyPlus with Premier Access (additional fee required). Get tickets to see Disney’s #Cr…

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ music supervisor Jen Ross on the show being a ‘specific beast’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Kevin Jacobsen

Music supervisor Jen Ross has worked on a number of music-themed series in her career, including “Smash,” “Empire” and “Soundtrack,” but few compare to the amount of work necessa…

‘In the Heights’ Director Jon M. Chu on Film’s In-Person LALIFF Screening: ‘Like I’m Waking Up From Some Crazy Dream’ by Marc Malkin

“It’s going to be Washington Heights that is going to show the world how to get up again,” declared director Jon M. Chu as he addressed the audience ahead of the special preview screen…

Dancing with style and power: Steezy + Só Dança by Admin

Dance training is changing. Gone are the days when the only option was trekking to the studio for class, and gone are the days when dancers could only study with local teachers. Thanks to ev…

NYC hit-and-run victim identified by family, pals as actress Lisa Banes by Melissa Klein, Dean Balsamini, Michael Riedel

Actress Lisa Banes was struck in a hit-and-run accident on the Upper West Side of Manhattan this weekend.

Theatre Review: ‘BKLYN: The Musical’ at Silhouette Stages by Susan Brall

“BKLYN: The Musical” is being presented by Silhouette Stages virtually on Broadway on Demand. It is produced by Rebecca Hanauer and directed (and lighting design) by TJ Lukacsina with mu…

News: Award and Scholarship Recipients of the 2021 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Announced by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Honoring Outstanding Student Achievement at the National Festival and Celebrating More Than 90 Innovative Virtual Theater Productions (WASHINGTON)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Perfo…

Theatre Review: ‘Breaking Legs’ at New Direction Theater Company by Lindsey Pommerenck

  Finally, there is a glimmer of hope after what has been a year filled with adversity for us all. Live, in-person theatre has finally made its triumphant return to Southern Maryland! This …

Wolf Trap Foundation Welcomes the Public Back for the 50th Anniversary Season by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Vienna, Virginia  — Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced plans to welcome audiences back with its first set of concerts for summer. Re-emerging from a one-year pandemic …

Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm Susie Mosher’s Line Up @ Birdland by Cabaret Hotspot!

SUSIE MOSHER RETURNS TO BIRDLAND in SUSIE MOSHER’S LINE UP! Featuring Brad Simmons Trio! Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm starting on July 6th On the Main Stage at Birdland Jazz SPECIAL Post-Covid Cover…

Theatre Review: ‘Cleveland’ at Arena Players by Max Garner

Fans of gospel music will immediately recognize the title of Arena Players’ current offering, “Cleveland,” not as reference to a city, but as reference to its central character. The Re…

What to Watch: June 5

THE 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…

25 New Theater Books for Summer Reading 2021 by New York Theater

Below are recently published theater books, or those scheduled to be published this summer, in four categories:Scripts and Play AnthologiesBiographies and MemoirsTheater History, Criticism a…

Review: Medium Font, Stables Theatre and Arts Centre by Nina Cave

Review: Medium Font, Stables Theatre and Arts Centre2.0Overall ScoreMedium Font is a one-woman show about the journey of a clairvoyant to accept her gift and the life it offers her.  Claire…

WWDTM Best Of: Summer Fun Edition by NPR

During this week that marks the beginning of summer fun, WWDTM revisits some of the funnest people we know., with Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Brody, as well as Es…

‘They’re snappy, full of giggles, frivolity & heart’: Jordan Mifsud discusses Shaw Shorts at the Orange Tree Theatre by Kirsty Herrington

Jordan Mifsud is currently starring in Orange Tree Theatre’s Shaw Shorts: How He Lied to Her Husband and Overruled, two short plays by George Bernard Shaw. I caught up with Jordan to find …

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of "Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre", a first look inside the new Tom Patterson Theatre! [FOR CAPTIONS, CLICK VIDEO LINKS BELO…

ABTKids Daily | Practice Balance with Leann Underwood and the Rose Adagio by American Ballet Theatre

Learn about the famous Rose Adagio from THE SLEEPING BEAUTY with ABT JKO School Faculty Member Leann Underwood and her prince, her son Ben! Don’t forget to find your own prince to help you…

‘It’s good but unexceptional’: WALDEN – Harold Pinter Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Amy Berryman’s ambitious debut play Walden about siblings, climate change and space travel is full of ideas, but what happened to the emotions?

Kennedy Center Honors: Complete list of performers and presenters for Sunday’s ceremony by Chris Beachum

The 2020 Kennedy Center Honors were delayed from their traditional December slot by five months to May. Producers recorded the tributes over several days for Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth B…

Estelline Pike: World’s Greatest Lady Sword Swallower by Trav S.D.

I’ll lay dollars to donuts I’ll hear from friends who personally knew lady sword swallower Estelline Pike (Estelline Lovin, 1908-1990). In fact my time in NYC overlapped with hers by 3 o…

The Other Peggy Stewart by Trav S.D.

A few words today on actress Peggy Stewart (Peggy O’Rourke, 1923-2019). I always take special note when I see her in anything, for the completely random reason (which you’d have no reaso…

NEWS: Kneehigh announces closure after 4 decades, citing ‘artistic changes’ by Press Releases

Kneehigh, the award-winning Cornish-based international touring theatre company has announced its closure after 41 years in operation.

Director, actor see ‘Hold These Truths’ as tool to help Asians counter fear and hate by Lily Janiak

The story of Gordon Hirabayashi, who fought his World War II internment all the way to the Supreme Court, is no mere artifact.

Harry Trevaldwyn: ‘I would quote SNL instead of developing a personality of my own’

The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the most At university – brag! – I would quote SNL instead of developing a personality of my own. Kristen Wiig and Fred A…

Rachel Sennott: ‘A male comedian would throw pieces of paper at my nipples. It was not fun’ by Rachel Aroesti

After surviving the ‘gross’ world of standup, the comic is now starring in funny and frank film Shiva Baby. She talks about satirising erotic selfies and why cinema gets sex workers wron…

Rob Madge: “There’s such a lack of queer joy in stories” by A Younger Theatre

Today we’re sitting down with Rob Madge, a former child actor who has appeared in Mary Poppins, Oliver and Les Miserables in the West End to talk about their new show, My Son’s A Queer B…

‘Pushing the boundaries of audio work’: LIFTED – Written on the Waves (Online review) by John Chapman

45 North’s second series of Written On The Waves has opened with a trio of short plays under the collective title of Lifted. They are performed by the writers themselves who are all relati…

Hartford Stage’s inaugural New Voices Festival showcases Hispanic and Latinx playwrights by Christopher Arnott

Hartford Stage is hosting its inaugural American Voices New Play Festival, showcasing works by Latinx and Hispanic writers, June 23-26.

Broadway’s New “Lehman Trilogy” Adds Great British Actor Adrian Lester, Subtracts Ousted Producer Scott Rudin by Roger Friedman

The great British actor Adrian Lester, who is Black, will now play Jewish banker Ernest Lehman in the returning “Lehman Trilogy” when

Broadway’s Back But the Audience is Tentative: Except for “Music Man” Ticket Sales Are Slow So Far, Even for “Hamilton” by Roger Friedman

It used to be you could not get a ticket to “Hamilton” to save your life. Then the pandemic hit. And the

Two Productions of “The Plague” Push the Boundary of Theatre by Molly Grogan

The Hong Kong Arts Festival has simultaneously commissioned two provocative productions of Neil Bartlett’s The Plague, an adaptation of Albert Camus’ famous novella. In 2016, an unusual …

June 5: Quotable quotes that make a mockery of the audience by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post June 5: Quotable quotes that make a mockery of the audience first appeared on Shenton Stage.

The Cutting Room Re-Opens with a Great Line Up! by Cabaret Hotspot!

THE CUTTING ROOM 44 East 32nd St. 212-691-1900 To see their June-July schedule click here: http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/ JUNE: Thurs., 6/3 @ 7:00 – Breaking Sound Featuring: Noah Rosner, S…

Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students by Kerry Hishon

In 2021, you would think we’d be at a point where inclusivity and acceptance are the norm. However, LGBTQ+ students are still frequently the victims of bullying, harassment, and discrimina…

Jagged Little Pill tickets now on sale

How Many Musicals Can You Identify From the Lyrics of Their Title Songs? by Talaura Harms

Use the lyric clues to name the title of the show and the title of the song. (Hint: they're the same.)

Aida's Heather Headley, Sherie Rene Scott, Adam Pascal, More Reunite on Stars in the House June 5 by Andrew Gans

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

Alfred Molina and Dorothy Lyman Star in Latest Live Stream Production of We Have to Hurry by Dan Meyer

Patricia Vanstone returns to direct Lyman's play.

15+ Stage Performances to Watch June 7-8 - See Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, NAATCO's 'What If If Only' and more

With in-person theatre still a rarity for the time being, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can watch this M…