Music to our ears – Melbourne Music Week Returns

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Together Apart. Brown alumni sing about the pandemic by New York Theater

While watching “Together Apart,” the latest online anthology about life during the pandemic, I wondered: Will COVID-19 inspire great theater? Has a pandemic ever done so? Yes, Shakespea…

Livestreaming a Conversation: #DeafWoke with Kavita Pipalia

By . Antoine Hunter presents #DeafWoke with Kavita Pipalia livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 12 August at 4 p.m.

Musical Mondays #38 by Gabi Bergman

Welcome back to Musical Mondays! In case you’re new here, this column is a peek into the depths of the

Kate Gould to step down as Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Chair

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Sex Education Xplorers (SEX) review – a biology lesson for the 21st century by Mark Fisher

Summerhall, EdinburghMamoru Iriguchi and Afton Moran raid their dressing-up box to give us a cheery guide to the evolutionary history of reproduction, and what it says about gender fluidity …

Camelot Delights ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

Bay Street Theater’s intimate staging of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot soars amidst a Bridgehampton Field. By: Patrick Christiano August 8, 2021: Bay Street Theater returns with a mag…

Camelot Opening Night by Barry Gordin

Bay Street Theater’s intimate staging of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot soars amidst a Bridgehampton Field. August 8, 2021: Bay Street Theater returns with a magical staging of Lerner and…

Stage and Screen Actress and Former Child Star Jane Withers Dies at 95

Withers was best known for her time as a child star in the 1930s and 1940s, but in addition to her work on screen, Withers also appeared on stage, making her debut in late 1944 in the musi…

Theatre Review: ‘The Bluest Eye’ presented by Dominion Stage by Mary Ann Johnson

Searing is the word that comes to mind in this depiction of intergenerational racism on Black people in this country. Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond from the book by Toni Morrison, the horror a…

Theatre Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ presented by Her Majesty & Sons by Peter Orvetti

The Her Majesty & Sons production of “Twelfth Night” is a delightful, quick-paced bit of very midsummer madness that manages to achieve theatrical intimacy even in this time of renew…

‘A Quick 5′ with Luke Frazier, Founder and Director of the American Pops Orchestra, and the Musical Director for PBS’ ‘Wicked in Concert’ by Susan Brall

In recognition of Broadway’s reopening, PBS will present “Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score” on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The performance will have �…

Solas Nua debuts gay-themed visual short story set in Dublin and DC by News Desk

A digital hybrid of literature, animation, and theatrical storytelling by DC-based artist Jeremy Keith Hunter and Dublin-based artist John King.

Review: The Sean and Gerry Breakfast Show, Edinburgh Fringe by Robyn Annette Cowie

Review: The Sean and Gerry Breakfast Show, Edinburgh Fringe4.0Overall ScoreSean (Drew Boone) and Gerry (Paul O’Doherty) are two veteran radio hosts who have an opportunity to hit the big t…

News: Arena Stage and Round House Host Arts Administration and Management Hiring Fairs by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Arena Stage is pleased to host an Arts Administration and Management Hiring Fair in collaboration with Washington, D.C.’s arts organizations. Please review the list below of participating …

“We Live On” by The Actors’ Gang – streaming theatre review by Terry Morgan

In 1970, journalist Studs Terkel released his book, Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression, in which he interviewed people about living through that desperate time and how they …

This Week on Broadway for August 8, 2021: Michael Lavine by James Marino

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

‘The Most Happy Fella,’ Sliced, Diced and Not Very Happy by Jesse Green

Having revamped “Oklahoma!” into a dark X-ray of itself, Daniel Fish rethinks another Golden Age classic with “Most Happy in Concert.”

Insights into the family drama ‘Leaves’ from playwright Victor Vauban Júnior by Deb Miller

If you ask Brazilian-born Bronx-based playwright, actor, director, and circus performer Victor Vauban Júnior what he considers to be the most important qualities of a successful marriage, h…

Park Bench review – innovative show starts online and ends on stage by Kate Wyver

Park theatre, LondonTori-Allen Martin’s two-hander opens with the audience watching at home – then the second half is performed in person The concept is the strongest part of Tori Allen-…

A Confusion of Connies: How to Tell Francis from Stevens by Trav S.D.

This post is manifestly NOT for Baby Boomers, who ostensibly will not require it and will probably find it laughable. But I am of Generation X, and grew up during that bewildering age (the 1…

Review: ‘Circe: Twilight of a Goddess’ is fun maritime adventure but terrible theater by Lily Janiak

The long journey to your seat is the highlight of the production, in which a floating structure serves as stage and set.

Review: Hairspray, London Coliseum by Katie Kirkpatrick

Review: Hairspray, London Coliseum4.0Overall ScoreA classic of modern musical theatre, Hairspray offers everything that makes the genre what it is: catchy music, mesmerising choreography, la…

Review: If We Ended This, Camden Fringe by Amy Evans

Review: If We Ended This, Camden Fringe 4.0Overall Score I have the pleasure of reviewing If We Ended This for the second time, after reviewing the performance at Colours Hoxton in June. How…

Episode 65! Jared's Birthday Bash at Blizzard Beach with family! by Framily Travel

Join the Broadway Bradshaws as they visit Blizzard Beach to celebrate Jared’s birthday with his brother Hunt and his lovely family! start the day with Mickey waffles and gifts, experience…

‘Really explores what is possible in the online medium’: ITHACA – Edinburgh Fringe (Online review) ★★★★★ by Louise Penn

Currently streaming on the Fringe Player platform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ithaca is a one-person stage to screen version of The Odyssey.

Dream Up Your Own Romantic Comedy During This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. On this week's episode, Paige is playing songs from your f…

***** ‘ANYTHING GOES’ REVIEW – SUTTON FOSTER DAZZLES IN COLE PORTER’S FIZZING TONIC FOR OUR TIMES by Robert Shuman

(Lyndsey Winship’s article appeared in the Guarddian, 8/5;  Photo: Full-beam lustre … Sutton Foster, centre, with, from left, Robert Lindsay, Jack Wilcox, Haydn Oakley and Samuel Edwar…

Playwright Roger Q. Mason & Director Taibi Magar In Conversation on "The Duat" by Center Theatre Group

"The Duat" is available on the Digital Stage through August 12, 2021 WATCH: http://CTGLA.org/TheDuat At the center of the third episode in our Not a Moment, But a Movement series is Roger Q…

‘Reveals just how timeless this musical is’: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN – Sadler’s Wells ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Bringing plenty of Hollywood glamour and class, Jonathan Church’s production of the classic musical Singin’ in the Rain is stunning from start to finish.

Jennifer Coolidge Reveals She Wants to Return to the Stage in a 'Serious Play'

In the interview, she talked about he new role in HBO drama The White Lotus, which comes to Sky Atlantic on 16 August, as well as some of her past roles and goals for the future, one of wh…

Get an Up Close Look at the Exhibit Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen by Playbill

Costumes from Broadway's Six, Moulin Rouge!, The Lion King, and more are now on display in Times Square as part of a new exhibition Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen, no…

Help The York. by Corine Cohen

VIDEO: Daniel Radcliffe Performs 'She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain When She Comes' on MIRACLE WORKERS

The third season of the TBS series Miracle Workers is now underway! In Episode 4 of Season 3, Daniel Radcliffe put his own spin on the song 'She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain When She Come…

Latest Opportunities in the Arts (w/e 8 August) by A Younger Theatre

More creative job opportunities in the arts today, as well as some useful info. Fancy contributing to an exciting youth project in Ipswich? Being a resident writer at the Oxford Playhouse? W…

NEWS: Lately, Proforca’s new collaboration with writer James Lewis, premieres 9 September by Featured Content

Proforca Theatre's ongoing association with writer James Lewis' continues next month with the Covid-postponed premiere of Lately, running at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre from 7 to 18 …

Medicine review – Domhnall Gleeson despairs in absurdist institutional limbo by Mark Fisher

Traverse theatre, EdinburghThe Edinburgh festival’s theatre programme begins with Enda Walsh’s flamboyant and funny new play about a man receiving an inappropriate form of drama therapy …

Schmigadoon Schmeakdown!: Episode 05 - References, Easter Eggs, and More! (ft. Drunk Broadway) by Broadway By Ghostlight

Blerkie may always always never get her man, but we get an amazing new episode of #Schmigadoon! This episode is crammed full of wonderful and wonderfully sneaky easter eggs and references. I…

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat cancels shows until 17 August by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The producers of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat cancels performances until 17 August following positive COVID test. This post Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor…

A mesmerizing and moving ‘R&J’ from Endangered Species (theatre) Project by Terry Byrne

Too many Shakespeare reinventions hang on costume overhauls or time travel. But Endangered Species (theatre) Project’s Romeo and Juliet is not your garden-variety redo. This ambitious gend…

The week in theatre: Anything Goes; Changing Destiny – review by Kate Kellaway

Barbican; Young Vic, LondonA joyously shipshape revival of Cole Porter’s classic proves the perfect getaway, while an elegant staging lifts Ben Okri’s portentous foray into Ancient Egypt…

‘Even the rain can’t put a dampener on the magic’: ARTHUR/MERLIN – The Actors Church by The Family Stage

Iris Theatre’s Arthur/Merlin is an interesting take on the tale, which fuses together the classic and contemporary and includes plenty of comedy to offset some of the darker moments.

That was the Week That Was (August 1-7) by Mark Shenton

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Fri., 9/10 @ 7:00 pm Leah Sprecher in “Everything’s Coming Up Barbara” @ GR42 by Cabaret Hotspot!

Leah Sprecher in “Everything’s Coming Up Barbara” Green Room 42 Friday, September 10 @ 7:00 pm https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/ Fresh from a successful stint in Los Angeles at the …

Fri., 9/10 & Sun., 9/12 @ 7:00 pm Claudine Cassan Jellison in “Hey, Frenchy” @ DTM by Cabaret Hotspot!

Claudine Cassan Jellison in “Hey, Frenchy – Stories and Songs from the Pantry” @ Don’t Tell Mama Friday, September 9 & Sunday, September 12 @ 7:00 pm Join Claudine for stories an…

Sun., 9/12 from 12:00-3:00 Matsuki & Toroian’s Jazz Brunch Open Mic @ Pangea by Cabaret Hotspot!

Sue Matsuki and Gregory Toroian’s JAZZ BRUNCH OPEN MIC @ PANGEA Sunday, September 12th from 12:00-3:00 pm (Every 2nd Sunday!) This month we have SPECIAL GUESTS:  Diane D’Angelo, Sarah R…

Thurs., 9/16 @ 8:30 pm Ronny Whyte sings Cy Coleman @ Birdland by Cabaret Hotspot!

Ronny Whyte Presents: Whyte Witchcraft the Songs of Cy Coleman Thursday, September 16 at 8:30 pm Birdland Theater 315 West 44th St. $30 cover, $20 food/drink minimum Tickets: https://www.eve…

Fri., 9/17 & Sat. 9/18 @ 7:00 pm Rachel Bay Jones in “Something Beautiful” @ F54 by Cabaret Hotspot!

RACHEL BAY JONES in “SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL” SEPTEMBER 17 – 18 @ 7:00 PM Feinstein’s 54 Below https://54below.com/events/rachel-bay-jones/ In her new solo show, Rachel Bay Jones (Tony…

Sat., 9/18 @ 3:00 pm Becca Kidwell in “My Maybe World with Mary Chapin Carpenter @ DTM by Cabaret Hotspot!

Becca Kidwell: My Maybe World With Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Cabaret Tribute Sunday, September 18th @ 3:00 pm Tracy Stark, Musical Director Kristine Zbornik, Director Don’t Tell Mama (3…

Mon., 9/20 @ 7:00 pm Hannah Jane in “Lady Legends of Broadway” @ GR42 by Cabaret Hotspot!

Hannah Jane in “Lady Legends of Broadway” @ GR42 Monday, September 20 @ 7:00 pm https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/ Hannah Jane makes her Green Room 42 debut with Lady Legends of Broa…

Charlie Kristensen talks #BackOnStage with John Owen-Jones, Gina and Mazz Murray and Mica Paris by Official London Theatre

Backstage at the Royal Albert Hall, Charlie Kristensen talks #BackOnStage with John Owen-Jones, Gina and Mazz Murray and Mica Paris. Official London Theatre is the number one site to get th…

Cancellations hit more shows suffer under isolation protocols by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo This week has seen more West End shows suffer under isolation protocols culminating in the announcement from the producers of Joseph. This post Cancellations hit more shows s…

The Universal Immigrant: “Ellis Island” by James Clements and Doireann Mac Mahon by Emily Cordes

The last several years in our shared history, particularly the rise of discriminatory legislation, pandemic-fueled xenophobia, and racially-motivated violence, have turned a sharper lens tow…