Interview: Debra Jo Rupp Travels to Boca After TV Encounters With Wanda Maximoff and Agatha Harkness

Rupp returns to Barrington Stage Company in this new comedy about senior citizens in Florida.

Sampling the Future

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40 Years of MTV: the channel that shaped popular culture as we know it

The post 40 Years of MTV: the channel that shaped popular culture as we know it appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Victorian Opera announces new details for Schubert’s The Friends of Salamanca

The post Victorian Opera announces new details for Schubert’s The Friends of Salamanca appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

“Eliogabalo”: A Righteous Romp in the Redwoods—at West Edge Opera by Joseph Mutti

Cavalli Pits Power vs. Love in Sensual Spectacle by Joseph Mutti This was the first time I’d attended a performance of Francesco Cavalli’s “Eliogabalo,” loosely based on the life of …

Allee Richards: Small Joys of Real Life

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“The Show Must Go On.” by Corine Cohen

      SIERRA BOGGESS, ARIANA DEBOSE, ALI EWOLDT, SHEREEN PIMENTEL, ADRIENNE WARREN AND MORE TO PERFORM AT THE PREMIERE OF   NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM “THE SHOW MUST GO ON”   A ONE-NIGHT-…

Call Redialed: NEW Caytha Jentis Interview: Pooling to Paradise, Screenwriter, Producer by Adam Rothenberg

It has been 10 YEARS since I interviewed screenwriter & producer Caytha Jentis. I was introduced to Caytha in 2011 when her romantic gay comedy The One had its NYC premiere, a film I sti…

“Lizastrata” at the Getty Villa by Pauline Adamek

The Troubies are back! Tickets are now on sale for Lizastrata, LIVE at the Getty Villa Outdoor Theater. A co-production between Troubadour Theater Company and the Getty Museum. Each f…

Alvin Ing, Pioneering Asian American Broadway Actor, Dies at 89 by Ethan Shanfeld

Alvin Ing, a pioneering Asian American Broadway actor who appeared in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures,” died at Providence …

Lincoln Center Names Shanta Thake as its New Artistic Leader by Javier C. Hernández

Shanta Thake, a theater executive, faces challenges that include helping the center embrace new genres and attract virus-wary audiences.

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (124) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: It is better not to read verse at all, than read it in the way which is considered lawful, requisite, and patented in the sense of poetry and…

Jennifer Hudson-Led ‘Respect’ Hits Theaters August 13 by Matthew Wexler

The new Aretha Franklin biopic features a number of Broadway stars including Audra McDonald, Hayley Kilgore, Tituss Burgess, and Heather Headley. The post Jennifer Hudson-Led ‘Respect’ H…

Jazz Concerts in the Dome, Mt. Wilson Observatory by Pauline Adamek

The Dome is set to resound with jazz vibes! Coming up at the Mount Wilson Observatory, the scientific marvel in the mountains above Pasadena, is the second concert date of their Summer seaso…

Odds & Ends: Billy Eichner & Paul Rudnick Team Up for Ex-Husbands & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Billy Eichner & Paul Rudnick's Ex-Husbands Acquired by Amazon Studios Billy Eichner and The Devil Wears Prada musical s…

Dylan Carroll, Sean Carroll, Co-Founders of L’Acquolina Pasta, August 3, 2021 by Barry Gordin

Critical Care Review: TNC’s Summer Theater Coronavirus Clowning and Social Consciousness by New York Theater

In the middle of “Critical Care,”  Theater for a New City’s original hour-long musical touring New York City streets and parks through September 12, a dancing chorus of nursing home …

Gregg Daniel is revelatory in Roger Q. Mason’s profound afterlife drama ‘The Duat’ by Erin Kahn

When a former FBI informant wakes up in the Egyptian afterlife, he faces a dire choice: unburden his heart by confessing his childhood traumas and guilty acts, or get devoured by a pack of h…

Adrienne Ames: Classy Dame by Trav S.D.

I am certain that it was her performance as “the Countess” in WC Fields‘ You’re Telling Me (1934) that made me first sit up and take notice of the gorgeous Adrienne Ames (Ruth Adrien…

Sierra Boggess, Adrienne Warren, Ariana DeBose & More to Perform at the Premiere of THE SHOW MUST GO ON Documentary

Theater director Sammi Cannold, Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker Dori Berinstein, WYSIWYG Studios, CEO Kwan-Woo Park and Elizabeth Armstrong, have announced that Broadway favorites Sierr…

VIDEO: Dress Broadway Musical-Casual This Summer on The Dressing Room with Jamie Glickman

Summer is here and it's time to take your wardrobe to the next level with some casual outfits inspired by your favorite Broadway musicals. On this episode of The Dressing Room Jamie Glickma…

Finishing 'Sunday In The Park': Behind-The-Scenes Stories Of Working With Sondheim by Terry Gross

James Lapine worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Passion. In Putting it Together, he draws on interviews with Sondheim and members of the cast …

VIDEO: Betsy Wolfe, Andrew Rannells and More Take Part in Bryant Park's Broadway-Bound Initiative

Yesterday, Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells (Girls, The Book of Mormon), Tony Winner Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!), BroadwayEvolved co-founder Betsy Wolfe (Waitress, Falsettos), and more were o…

Go Inside Bryant Park’s Broadway-Bound Initiative With Betsy Wolfe, Lauren Patten, Ali Stroker, and More by Playbill Staff

The park welcomed the students of BroadwayEvolved, a musical theatre training program co-founded by Betsy Wolfe, to perform on its stage.

Take a First Look at the World Premiere of Flying Over Sunset on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Lincoln Center Theater production, starring Harry Hadden-Paton, Carmen Cusak, and Tony Yazbeck, is set to begin performances November 11.

Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett Will Release 'Love for Sale,' a New Album of Cole Porter Covers

Tonight and Thursday night, Gaga and Bennett will perform together at Radio City Music Hall in what was described as their final live performances together.

In the News: Rita Moreno Documentary Gets PBS Air Date, Julie Halston Will Return to Sex and the City by Dan Meyer

Plus: Sierra Boggess, Ariana DeBose, and more will perform at the NYC premiere of the documentary The Show Must Go On.

Sterling Playmakers’ ‘Godspell’ is a heartfelt call for peace in times of strife by Julia Hurley

The cast shares the musical's message with the audience in a warm embrace.

Julie Halston Joins AND JUST LIKE THAT... in Former SEX AND THE CITY Role

Nathan Lane appeared in the original series as Halston's husband Bobby Fine, but there's no word yet on whether or not he will return for the revival series.

See Billy Porter, Idina Menzel & More in the New Trailer for the Camila Cabello-Led Cinderella by Lindsey Sullivan

Wish granted! A new trailer has arrived for Amazon Prime Video's Cinderella movie musical, and it features Tony winners Billy Porter and Idina Menzel. As previously announced, the film wil…

Watch Sara Bareilles Talk About Why the Return of Waitress Gives Her Goosebumps by Lindsey Sullivan

Order up! The newest episode of Broadway Profiles features Waitress creator and incoming star Sara Bareilles. "The Broadway community is the heartbeat of New York City," she said of the re…

Julie Halston Joins Sex and the City Sequel And Just Like That... by Lindsey Sullivan

Fresh off of the news that she will receive the 2020 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, Julie Halston has been announced as part of the cast for And Just Like That..., the Sex and the City sequ…

Theatres Are Funded by Oil and Gas & Consensus Decision Making by Yura Sapi

By Yura Sapi. Yura Sapi sits down with Tara Moses, a co-founder of Groundwater Arts, an organization that shapes, stewards, and seeds a just future through creative practice, consultation, a…

‘Waitress’ Alumni Will Join Sara Bareilles For Musical’s Limited Broadway Return by Greg Evans

Sara Bareilles won’t be the only Waitress cast member with prior stage-diner experience when the musical reopens on Broadway in September: Producers announced today that Waitress vets Drew…

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play reopens at the Goodman by Kerry Reid

Jocelyn Bioh's smart comedy at the Goodman examines cliques, colonialism, and colorism. From the Heathers to the Plastics, teenage girls and their cliques have p…

Where Do Theater Artists Go to Ask Questions? Poughkeepsie. by Jesse Green

New York Stage and Film provides an unlikely haven for inquiring writers of new plays and musicals.

Review: ‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play’ at Goodman Theatre is the story of a beauty pageant, and a welcome return to live theater by Chris Jones

The Goodman's first show back is an exuberant production from the director Lili-Anne Brown that is an excellent match for the moment.

"School Girls" at Goodman Theatre

"School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.

Shanta Thake Will Move to Lincoln Center as Chief Artistic Officer by Dan Meyer

The theatre leader is currently associate artistic director at Off-Broadway's Public Theater.

Exhibition of ‘Spectacular Costumes from Stage and Screen’ on 42nd Street by Deb Miller

If you’re someone who’s dazzled by the design of a show and love the character-defining clothing worn by the cast, there’s a new must-see exhibition opening this week that shines a spo…

Photos: Betsy Wolfe, Andrew Rannells & More Kick Off BroadwayEvolved Initiative at Bryant Park

Just yesterday, Bryant Park’s Broadway-Bound Initiative kicked off its programming with a performance by the BroadwayEvolved students and celebrity faculty. The event was attended by To…

VIDEO: See Billy Porter, Idina Menzel & More in the Trailer for CINDERELLA!

Watch the trailer for the brand new musical here, featuring Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan.

BroadwaySF Announces COVID-19 Policy for ‘Hamilton’ by Matthew Herzog

BroadwaySF (San Francisco, CA), part of the Ambassador Theatre Group, announced today its ticketholder policy for COVID-19. The policy is in effect immediately and will cover all performanc…

Christopher Fitzgerald, Charity Angel Dawson, Drew Gehling & More to Return to Waitress by Lindsey Sullivan

As previously reported, Waitress is returning to the stage and will play a limited run at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre from September 2 through January 9, 2022. Sara Bareilles is set to star…

Ali Ahn, Ramiz Monsef, Kellie Overbey & Thom Sesma Set for Rajiv Joseph’s Letters of Suresh by Caitlin Moynihan

Casting is set for the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s Letters of Suresh, which serves a companion piece to Joseph’s Animals Out of Paper that bowed at Second Stage in 2008. The off-Br…

Watch New Trailer for Cinderella Film, Starring Billy Porter, Camila Cabello, and Idina Menzel by Andrew Gans

The movie musical debuts on Amazon Prime Video September 3.

Complete Casting Announced for Rajiv Joseph's Letters of Suresh

The play will make its off-Broadway debut with Second Stage Theater.

Christopher Fitzgerald, Drew Gehling, and More OBCers to Join Sara Bareilles in Waitress Return

Initial casting has been announced, and it features a lot of familiar faces.

Wicked Returns to Touring Tonight

The production stars Talia Suskauer and Allison Bailey as Elphaba and Glinda.

Drew Gehling, Charity Angel Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Caitlin Houlahan & More Join WAITRESS Broadway Engagement

Barry and Fran Weissler today announced casting for the hit Broadway musical Waitress which returns for a limited engagement, September 2, 2021 - January 9, 2022, at the Ethel Barrymore T…

West End Live returns in 2021 – Save the date by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We are excited to announce that West End Live will return to London's Trafalgar Square on 18 and 19 September 2021. Save the date! This post West End Live returns in 2021 –…

Watch Broadway’s Maria-Christina Oliveras in the Return of Elevator Pitch by Roberto Araujo

Oliveras answers as many questions as she can and offers an exclusive performance on the way to the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below.

What to Watch: August 3 by Suzanna Bowling

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…

‘Just a bit too educational to be truly pleasurable’: CHANGING DESTINY – Young Vic Theatre by Aleks Sierz

The Young Vic’s main stage reopens with Booker Prize winner Ben Okri’s short play Changing Destiny, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah

Casting Announced for Letters of Suresh Off-Broadway by Dan Meyer

The Rajiv Joseph play begins September 14 at the Tony Kiser Theater.

Charity Angel Dawson, Caitlin Houlahan, Christopher Fitzgerald, Drew Gehling, More Will Join Sara Bareilles in Broadway Return of Waitress by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin in September at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Lincoln Center announces groundbreaking appointment of top artistic leader by Peter Marks

Shanta Thake, 41, is a longtime top official of off-Broadway’s Public Theater.

‘Waitress’ announces Broadway cast joining Sara Bareilles by Caitlin Huston

“Waitress” has announced casting for the musical’s return engagement starring Sara Bareilles. In addition to Bareilles, the musical will star Drew Gehling as Dr. Pomatter, Eric Anderso…

The Dark Night of John Landis by Trav S.D.

True comedy film auteurs have been so rare since the 1930s (NOT hyperbole) that the loss of any one of them, be it through their own misdeeds or some other cause, can only be regarded as a m…

ABTKids Daily | Meet ABT Physical Therapist Julie Daugherty by American Ballet Theatre

Meet ABT Physical Therapist Julie Daugherty as she talks about her extensive experience, passion for treating dancers and all that her job at ABT entails. ________________ For more activiti…

Casting & Dates Announced for Jocelyn Bioh's Nollywood Dreams by Lindsey Sullivan

Dates and casting have been announced for Jocelyn Bioh's Nollywood Dreams off-Broadway. The full 2020 cast will reunite for the Saheem Ali-helmed production, which was canceled in 2020 due …

Photos: First Look at Tony Yazbeck, Carmen Cusack & Harry Hadden-Paton in FLYING OVER SUNSET

Tickets are now available for Lincoln Center Theater's production of the new musical Flying Over Sunset. The musical, with book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics b…

IATSE Releases Statement in Support of its Members Being Vaccinated

'We have seen first-hand the devastation COVID-19 can inflict on our industries when it spreads uncontrolled. We can’t afford to go back and allow new variants to force our theaters closed…

It’s time to say ‘No shot, no show,’ by Stephen Beaudoin by Guest Author

The executive director of The Washington Chorus calls on DC Metro performing arts organizations to make a vaccination policy rooted in respect.

Social Roundup: The Theatre Community Mourns the Loss of Alvin Ing

Read what theatre stars from across social media are saying about the passing of Alvin Ing.

Abena, Charlie Hudson III, Ade Otukoya, More Will Star in Jocelyn Bioh's Nollywood Dreams Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The drama will launch MCC Theater's new season October 21.

BWW Interview: Ariana DeBose Reveals Which Musical Theatre Characters Inspired Her SCHMIGADOON Performance!

It's not just The Music Man's Marian the Librarian who helped DeBose create the character of Emma Tate.

Abrons Arts Center’s Fall Season Celebrates Trailblazers by Sarah Bahr

Highlights include a photography exhibition on female leaders in public housing and a contemporary play about the life of Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.”

New York City Will Require Proof of Vaccination to Attend All Indoor Performances, Dining, and Gyms

The program is set to begin later this month, and enforcement will begin in mid-September, Mayor de Blasio will announce today. This is part of a scheme to attempt to get more people vaccina…

Bedlam Announces Casting for Persuasion, New Adaptation of Jane Austen's Final Novel

Playwright Sarah Rose Kearns will appear opposite Bedlam regular Rajesh Bose as a couple torn apart by snobbery and circumstance.

Connecticut names 2021 state Arts Heroes by Susan Dunne

The CT Office of the Arts has named its 2021 state Arts Heroes. They will be honored at a ceremony Sept. 1, along with the 2020 Arts Heroes.

COVID-19 Vaccinate Mandate Issued for NYC Performances and Other Indoor Activities by Dan Meyer

Broadway issued its own vaccine requirement last week.

Behind-the-scenes with Jennifer Hudson in Aretha Franklin biopic Respect by Hira Desai

Universal Pictures launches first look featurette for Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson. Check out the behind-the-scenes video here! The post Behind-the-scenes with Jennifer H…

BROADWAY COMES TO THE HEARTLAND by Natalie Clare

Jana Robbins & Theatre Troupe 287 collaborate. The post BROADWAY COMES TO THE HEARTLAND appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Watch These Dancers Take Manhattan with This Jubilant 'Moses Supposes' from Singin' in the Rain by Lindsey Sullivan

Five, six, seven, eight! American Dance Machine for the 21st Century has released its latest video, “Moses Supposes” from the movie Singin’ In The Rain, performed by eight terrific tap…

Cast Complete for Bedlam's World Premiere of Persuasion by Lindsey Sullivan

Casting has been revealed for the innovative theater company Bedlam's previously announced world premiere of Sarah Rose Kearns' adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. Eric Tucker will direc…

Exclusive! Get the Skinny on Ethan Slater & Nick Blaemire's Musical Edge of the World; Plus, Norbert Leo Butz Premieres a Song by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony nominee Ethan Slater and Nick Blaemire are taking us behind-the-scenes of their new musical Edge of the World with Edge of the Documentary, a mini-doc featuring a conversation between…

Nollywood Dreams Reconvenes Full 2020 Cast for MCC Return

The postponed play by Jocelyn Bioh will kick off MCC's 2021-22 season.

‘Great depth & range emotionally’: I COULD USE A DRINK – Garrick Theatre ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Drew Gasparani’s song cycle I Could Use a Drink at the Garrick Theatre has some genuinely lovely songs, but seems to lose its way slightly in the second act.

Tony Award winners enjoy comic romp in ‘Judgment Day’ by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Rob Ulin must be a very happy man. He obviously has been saying his prayers and living a proper and pious life. That must be the…

Billy Porter to Fund New Prize for Playwrights Living with HIV

The first annual WIO! Prize was created through Donja R. Love's Write It Out! program, and will include dramaturgical support underwritten by GLAAD.

Kristin Chenoweth Thinks We Got "Tribulation" Right Here in Schmigadoon!

Watch this sneak peek from the penultimate episode of Schmigadoon!, airing Friday, August 6.

Interview: Caroline Hirsch of Carolines on Broadway on Reopening After the Pandemic

The Times Square mainstay is alive and well.

Film-The Last Call by Sandi Durell

The Last Call (PFG Films) commences August 9, 2021 in Morristown, NJ. The supernatural-psychological thriller stars Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Bruce Davison, Rachel Tru…

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 by Susan Grace

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Westfield News ArtsBeat 8/03/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 8/03/21. A summer of Simone, Leslie Odom Jr, Hailey Brinnel, "The Pitch", and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

Sara Bareilles Chats Return of Waitress: Broadway 'Is the Heartbeat of New York City' by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin in September at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Spin & Win for Broadway by Sandi Durell

Audience Rewards®, the Official Rewards Program of Broadway and the Arts, has announced the launch of a new Spin & Win Game to celebrate the return of Broadway. Available now through…

Casting and Design Team Set for Bedlam's Off-Broadway Persuasion by Dan Meyer

The adaptation of Jane Austen's novel begins September 11.

The Greatest Showman by Musicalsplaining

This week we are joined by top-mid-level guest host Jenny Nicholson in examining the 2017 smash hit. Lindsay and Jenny discuss the nuances of trapeze artist gatekeeping and Kaveh tries his d…

Enjoy Shakespeare at his funniest with these Seattle-area park performances by Crystal Paul

This year’s outdoor Shakespeare productions from GreenStage and Seattle Shakespeare Company seem to have a common theme in mind: laughter. And laughing to some of Shakespeare’s best come…

Betty Buckley's first full concert since pandemic started will be at Mercyhurst University in Erie by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Tony winner will be returning to the stage Saturday at Mercyhurst’s Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center.

Wonderville review – pick ‘n’ mix variety show loses its magic by Arifa Akbar

Palace theatre, LondonThis confusing concoction of cabaret, holiday camp entertainment, panto and pub act fails to showcase its talented illusionists The first thing to say about Wonderville…

"Room Where It Happens" - #HamiltonLA by Hamilton

Go. Off. #HamiltonLA showing off the City of Angels and a few of our moves. HamiltonMusical.com

Improv Off Broadway by Sandi Durell

by Marcina Zaccaria . . . Returning to Off Broadway takes that tenacious skill that improv theater demands. Vern, produced by Matt Giroveanu and Stephanie Driscoll, is a combination of imp…

Adrienne Warren and Friends  by Sandi Durell

By Adam Cohen . . . True talent, it is said, overcomes all obstacles to shine abundantly.   There were no obstacles standing in the way of Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) a…

Stages of Healing: Nicole Clarke-Springer Guides Deeply Rooted Through a Pandemic to the Pritzker Pavilion by Sharon Hoyer

"It felt like a black hole and I was slowly maneuvering my way inch by inch. But it allowed me to have space to learn what happened in the past. We’ve been here twenty-five years and it’…

‘Prepare to be astounded & enthralled’: WONDERVILLE – Palace Theatre ★★★★★ by Elaine Chapman

The art of illusion and magic has arrived at the Palace Theatre as Wonderville takes to the stage. Normally home to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Wonderville has taken up residence for …

Playwrights Living With HIV Have His Love, and Now Support by American Theatre Editors

To his HIV-focused 'Write It Out!' program, Donja R. Love adds a historic playwrights' prize and plans a new intergenerational workshop.

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 by Matt Tamanini

20210803-tob.mp3 Natalie Mendoza to Play Satine…  Wait, What? Elsie Fest Performers Announced, Rita Moreno Doc to Premiere on PBS “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday…

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 8/03/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. The sounds of Nina Simone at Berkshire Theatre Group and Goodspeed. The Pitch returns to The Majestic enroute to New York. SSO Mu…

Four Centuries of Romans Can’t Be Wrong by Joe Patti

For Purpose Law Group made a post on their site advocating shared leadership models for non-profits.  They note that there is an increasing recognition that a hierarchical model with a sole…

COVID-19 theater audience survey: A parody by Lily Janiak

Would you help us return to in-person indoor performances in two to 36 months by telling us how you feel right now?

Love in Hate Nation by Sandi Durell

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and TWO RIVER THEATER have announced that the label will record the new Joe Iconis musical Love in Hate Nation for an original cast album. The recording is based on…

VIDEO: Renee Fleming Launches 'Healing Breath' Series to Help COVID-19 Survivors

Soprano and Arts/Health Advocate Renée Fleming has launched Healing Breath: a series of breathing exercises shared by opera singers, actors and Broadway stars for anyone trying to regain b…

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Review: Oleanna, Arts Theatre by Nick Ferris

Review: Oleanna, Arts Theatre4.0Overall ScoreOleanna opens in a grey-walled university office, complete with bookshelves, a knackered old Dell computer, and cheap abstract prints on the wall…

IATSE issues statement in support of vaccination for members by Caitlin Huston

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees urged its members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Broadway League set an industrywide mandate last week.  The Broadway L…

Wake Up With BWW 8/3: Natalie Mendoza Joins MOULIN ROUGE! as Satine, and More!

Today's top stories: Natalie Mendoza joins Moulin Rouge! as Satine, Elsie Fest lineup (Jordan Fisher, Adrienne Warren, Alex Brightman), and more!

‘Wicked’ set to relaunch touring market for Broadway show by Caitlin Huston

“Wicked” will be the first national tour to resume performances when it plays its first show in Dallas Tuesday.  The production was one of many tours that were paused due to the pandemi…

Broadway theaters will require proof of vaccination and masks. Connecticut theaters’ plans vary by Christopher Arnott

Theaters are reopening. Some have COVID safety guidelines thrust upon them by unions and trade associations. Others are figuring it out as they go along.

Wecht portrays a celebrity forensic pathologist — himself — in movie 'Cyril' by Tyler Dague / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Public Theater goes 'Barefoot' in the Allegheny Overlook Pop-Up Park by Tyler Dague / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On the Couch with Amy Manford

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Queensland’s showcase of Indigenous Arts and Cultures postponed until November

The post Queensland’s showcase of Indigenous Arts and Cultures postponed until November appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Marsha Mason’s ‘New York Loft in a Hayfield’ by Joanne Kaufman

After more than two decades in New Mexico, the actress and director is back on the East Coast, with new digs and a renewed focus on the theater.

After 40 Years, a Luminary of Theater’s Avant-Garde Departs by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“I have the energy, I have the interest,” says Blanka Zizka of the Wilma Theater. “But I need to go a different way.”

NEWS: Alex Bower’s Swimming, exploring male bisexuality, premieres at White Bear Theatre by Featured Content

Returning after sell-out development dates in 2019, Swimming, Alex Bower's new play about bisexuality and "choosing lanes", returns this month to London's White Bear Theatre for its world pr…

I LIKED IT, but… I didn’t know what the F#!k it was about

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My Brilliant Career

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Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced by Elizabeth Blair

Dave Chappelle drew sold-out crowds to his live, indoor appearances in Washington, D.C. — 3,500 attended his show at the concert venue The Anthem and more than 2,000 came to the Kennedy Ce…

Tina Turner Musical Writer Takes On The 'Black Superwoman Myth' by Hannah Giorgis

Katori Hall didn't want to gloss over Turner's life in the Tony-nominated musical Tina. Instead, she says, it was important to be "brutally honest" about the pain and trauma Turner has survi…

Max & Louie's 'Tiny Beautiful Things' is a warm hug by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Michelle Hand portrays an advice columnist in a richly theatrical piece that addresses themes of loneliness, alienation and despair with an indisputably American spunkiness.

Festival of Nations to celebrate 'grand finale' event Aug. 28 at 9 Mile Garden by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The festival jumped online in 2020 because of the pandemic and had been held in Tower Grove Park for nearly 20 years.

Building Bridges: Interweaving Beckett – Brazil and Poland by Ronei Vieira Nogueira and Robson Corrêa De Camargo

Máskara – the Transdisciplinary Research Center in Theatre, Dance, and Performance – is an artistic and academic collective founded in 2002 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It is linked to …

Darwin Festival opens soon by Aussie Theatre

The Top End’s favourite time of year, Darwin Festival, is officially around the corner – and although other state lockdowns

Sydney Film Festival announces new November dates for 68th Edition

The post Sydney Film Festival announces new November dates for 68th Edition appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Test you PHANTOM OF THE OPERA knowledge by Peter J Snee

Think you’ve got what it takes to beat our community’s musical theatre masterminds? Test your Phantom of the Opera knowledge

Circa presents Tubular Bells at London’s Royal Festival Hall by Aussie Theatre

The world-acclaimed contemporary circus arts company Circa this week premieres the seventh of the remarkable ten new works created during

SIX The Musical Brisbane Season Rescheduled

The post SIX The Musical Brisbane Season Rescheduled appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Seymour Centre to receive artistic grant from RISE by Gabi Bergman

The University of Sydney’s Seymour Centre has been awarded a grant from the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE)

OzAsia Festival 2021 program celebrates Asian Australian talent on new level by Gabi Bergman

OzAsia Festival 2021 will feature more than 300 artists in what is expected to be the world’s most significant showcase

Now you can HEAR how good Queensland is! Queensland Symphony Orchestra brings together three homegrown music makers for a world premiere event: Queens by Gabi Bergman

It’s the question everyone seems to be asking right now – how good is Queensland? On September 3 and 4,

The National Goes International announce NEW DATE! by Gabi Bergman

Following a year where dance studios across the world have been closed and audiences have been deprived of enjoying live

Sunday in the Park With George Original Cast and Creators Virtually Reunite August 3 by Dan Meyer

The event celebrates James Lapine’s new book Putting It Together.

The Sound of Music, Starring Kate Rockwell, Michael Hayden, Bryonha Marie Parham, Begins August 3 at The Muny by Andrew Gans

Performances continue at the St. Louis venue through August 9.

Talia Suskauer, Allison Bailey, and Cleavant Derricks Star in Return of Wicked Tour by Andrew Gans

The tour relaunches August 3 in Dallas.