Sanctuary City: Home Is Where the Hurt Is by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ Young characters search for love and belonging, under duress, in Martyna Majok's shattering new play The post Sanctuary City: Home Is Where the Hurt Is appeared first on New …

Sanctuary City: Sizzling Actors and Creative Team Enliven Majok Drama by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The Pulitzer Prize-winner looks at young hopefuls facing today's odds The post Sanctuary City: Sizzling Actors and Creative Team Enliven Majok Drama appeared first on New Yor…

HAMILTON returns – new tickets on sale

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Theatre Review: ‘A Night on Broadway’ at The Newtowne Players by Lindsey Pommerenck

I am excited to report that The Newtowne Players (NTP) has at long last restarted their indoor theatre productions with its season’s newest production, “A Night on Broadway.” While I t…

Amandla Stenberg Opens Up About Alana's New Song 'Anonymous Ones' in DEAR EVAN HANSEN by BroadwayWorld

Watch the full interview here: https://bway.world/AmandlaDEH Amandla Stenberg chats more about her character has evolved from stage to screen. Dear Evan Hansen hits the big screen in just …

Streaming this week: ‘Stupid Kids’ from Broadway’s Best Shows and ‘Do Re #MeToo’ from AAF by Deb Miller

While NYC venues are continuing to reopen with live in-person performances, there are still top offerings accessible to theater fans everywhere via the internet. Two picks for the week will …

Review: Sanctuary City at the Lucille Lortel by Loren Noveck

Two young undocumented immigrants struggle in Martyna Majok's new play, which leaves Loren Noveck heartsick at the state of the world. The post Review: Sanctuary City at the Lucille Lortel …

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 by Ashley Steves

Emmy Winners, Tony Presenters, “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Mrs. Doubtfire” Casting “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of…

Advocacy Gameshow Is Now Documentary, But Will People Still Think Of Fundraising As A Competition? by Joe Patti

You may have seen last week that CBS quickly shifted directions when their planned show to pit activists against each other in a game show like competition drew extremely negative responses …

Cast Set for Pre-Broadway Run of Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-Winning A Strange Loop by Caitlin Moynihan

Casting is set for the pre-Broadway run of Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Strange Loop. Originally announced to play at at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C in …

Meet the Stars of Broadway's New Comedy Chicken & Biscuits by Caitlin Moynihan

It's time for a family reunion! Douglas Lyons' comedy Chicken & Biscuits is getting ready to begin Broadway performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre on September 23 ahead of an O…

Arturo Perez Jr. & Samantha Jayne to Direct the Mean Girls Movie Musical by Lindsey Sullivan

News regarding the previously announced Mean Girls movie musical has arrived! The husband-and-wife team of Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne have signed on to direct the film adaptation, a…

Visit Skid Row to See Jeremy Jordan, Tammy Blanchard and Christian Borle in Little Shop of Horrors by Caitlin Moynihan

Go somewhere that's green with these new photos of off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors, which resumes performances at the Westside Theatre Upstairs on September 21. Starring the previously…

BLITHE SPIRIT Harold Pinter Theatre SW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

AN ARCATI MORE THAN MEDIUM I once took a student nephew to this Coward masterpiece, and the thrill for me was that he didn’t know there was a g—–. Until there was. Therefore for a risi…

Theater Time Review: "Sanctuary City" by Joseph Cervelli

This Pulitzer Prize winning playwright skims the surface with her new work.

Review: In ‘Sanctuary City,’ Slamming the Door on the Dream by Jesse Green

For the undocumented immigrant teenagers in Martyna Majok’s unsparing, unsentimental new play, home is a heartbreaking lesson in betrayal.

Musical sweeps are on the rise at the Tonys, so how many awards will ‘Moulin Rouge!’ win? by David Buchanan

Five years ago, Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “Hamilton” won 11 Tony Awards, just one shy of the record held by “The Producers.” In the years since, landslide sweeps in the musical categori…

Love and DREAMing in America: Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City at NYTW by Dan Rubins

If the play’s first half shows America as distilled dystopia, that focus only sharpens after an ambitious structural shift. The post Love and DREAMing in America: Martyna Majok’s <em&…

Sanctuary City *** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter September 21, 2021: Martyna Majok, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for Cost of Living, her touching play about disabled people, continues to examine issues relevant…

A Conversation with Two Directors of ”Of Mice and Men” by Westport Country Playhouse

Mark Lamos (Westport Country Playhouse, 2008) and Paul Lazarus (Pasadena Playhouse, 2008) got together over Zoom to chat about their respective productions of John Steinbeck’s classic dram…

Jamie deRoy, Producer / Talk Show Host, September 21, 2021 by Barry Gordin

Review: Sanctuary City Reminds Us of Theater's Power to Tell the Truth

Martyna Majok's new play debuts via New York Theatre Workshop, 18 months after starting previews.

Do All Of Your Web Pages Have Conversion Goals? by Drew McManus

Conversion goals are one of those odd things every arts marketer seems to know they need but for whatever reason, most groups have too many webpages with zero goals. For those on the outside…

David Alan Grier on Navigating the Art World as a Black Collector by Sarah Bahr

The Tony-nominated actor and comedian discusses his love for overalls, citrus trees and trying to sell his teenage daughter on Frank Sinatra.

HAMILTON announces triumphant return by Peter J Snee

The Australian production of Hamilton, the Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards and the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, is preparing to return

The Tony Awards Set for Sunday by Matthew Herzog

The American Theatre Wing’s 74th Annual Tony Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 26 from The Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. The evening will kick-off with the presen…

In the News: Rita Moreno and Lin-Manuel Miranda Receive Critics Choice Honors, Fiasco's Off-Broadway Season, More by Andrew Gans

Plus: Details on Broadway veteran Carmen Ruby Floyd's debut solo album.

First Look Photos: Jeremy Jordan as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors

On the 21st day of the month of September, the musical returned to the stage off-Broadway.

Check Out New Photos of Jeremy Jordan in Little Shop of Horrors by Marc J. Franklin

The Off-Broadway production of the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical reopens at the Westside Theatre September 21.

Ballerina Erina Takahashi: ‘I didn’t think I would have this challenge at this age’ by Lyndsey Winship

ENB’s lead principal has seen ballet grow better, bolder and kinder over 25 years. Now she is taking on Akram Khan’s version of Frankenstein Erina Takahashi got lost on her first day at …

Review: ‘The Infinite Wrench’ is back on the Neo-Futurist stage without missing a beat by Jerald Pierce

The basics remain the same: The Neo-Futurists ensemble attempts to perform 30 short plays in 60 minutes, with the order of the plays determined by the audience.

Bicycle Diaries: Cruising With the ‘American Utopia’ Family by Melena Ryzik and Cole Wilson

Our intrepid reporter and photographer biked through Queens with David Byrne and some of his castmates ahead of their return to Broadway. Then the skies opened up.

A dazzling solo performance in ‘Bo-Nita’ from 1st Stage by Gregory Ford

Terri Weagant juggles accents and body postures to give us five distinctly and flamboyantly desperate people we won’t soon forget.

The Medievalists Review. A monstrous family, thanks to history by New York Theater

“I loathe that word ‘nice,’” Hallie says, and so apparently do both her parents; all three could not be more unlikeable in the first 100 minutes of the 110-minute play “The Medieva…

‘The Essence’ to premiere off Broadway at WP Theater

The long-running comedy THE ESSENCE has played to success at the New York International Fringe Festival as well as throughout the northeastern United States and Europe for more than 10 years…

Go Back to the Rock with Stars of Broadway's Come From Away by Caitlin Moynihan

It's time to go back to the rock as Come From Away prepares to resume Broadway performances on September 21. As previously announced, the ensemble cast features original cast members Joel H…

Review: After Merce, the Dances Go On, and Go On to Inspire by Brian Seibert

“In Conversation With Merce,” a virtual program, features Merce Cunningham’s “Landrover” and responses to it, by Liz Gerring and Kyle Abraham.

Cast Complete for Woolly Mammoth Bow of Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop by Andrew Gans

Stephen Brackett will again direct the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

World premiere of ‘F.I.R.E.’ concludes New Normal Rep’s online inaugural season by Deb Miller

Founded last year during, and because of, the COVID-19 shutdown of live in-person performances, the online theater company New Normal Rep (NNR) – with a mission of producing new and lesser…

Cast Complete for Return of Anastasia North American Tour by Andrew Gans

Performances resume in October in Connecticut.

‘Anastasia’ North American Tour Cast Announced by Matthew Herzog

Casting has been announced for the return of the North American tour of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of Anastasia. The Anastasia tour will launch in Connecticut (the Palace T…

Pre-Broadway Run of A Strange Loop Announces Full Cast

Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will play DC's Woolly Mammoth Theatre before moving to Broadway.

Review: Case Closed: The Dorian Corey Story Exhumes the Mummy in the Drag Queen's Closet

Jeffrey S. Jones has written a compelling family drama disguised as true crime.

Anastasia Tour Resumes With Newcomer Kyla Stone in the Lead Role

The Broadway musical heads back out on tour this fall.

Mean Girls Movie Musical: Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne Tapped to Direct by Dan Meyer

Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Nell Benjamin, and Jeff Richmond remain attached to the Paramount Players project.

How Playing Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet! Prepared Ana Villafañe to Star in Chicago on Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

Ana Villafañe stepped into the role of Roxie Hart when Broadway's long-running Chicago resumed performances at the Ambassador Theatre on September 14. Broadway.com correspondent Charlie Co…

The stress of being a child stage actor made Maggie Blake physically sick. She wants to make sure no other young person endures that by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Blake served as a youth advocate this summer on the Stratford Festival’s “R+J,” an adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet.” Her role included helping 14-year-old Eponine Lee as Juliet eng…

Chasing Down Betty Buckley’s High E in The Mystery Of Edwin Drood by Seth Rudetsky

This week, Seth remembers Graciela Daniele's surprising staging of A New Brain, meets virtual bestie Dana Delaney in real life, and more.

Interview: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, and More Discuss the Dear Evan Hansen Movie

The stars and director tell us about bringing this musical to the big screen.

Sally Struthers and John Bolton to Lead Young Frankenstein

Bolton reprises his comedic performance as Frederick Frankenstein at Ogunquit Playhouse.

Get a Glimpse of Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in 1st Trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth by Talaura Harms

The Joel Coen film hits theatres in December, followed by Apple TV+ in January.

Bushwick Starr Gets New $2.2 Million Home by Sarah Bahr

The innovative Brooklyn performing arts space is moving three L stops away, to a former dairy plant in Bushwick — and prepping for a new chapter as a neighborhood cultural hub.

JOE KINNISON’S IMPROV—CATCHING THE ANGLER WITH HIS NEW HOW-TO BOOK: ‘NEXT-LEVEL BASS FISHING’ FROM SKYHORSE by Robert Shuman

JOE KINNISON is on the hook for our latest interview, talking with SV’s Bob Shuman about getting started in bass fishing, enjoying the peace, beauty, and intellectual challenge of the spor…

Here's a Look at Denzel Washington & Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth by Lindsey Sullivan

Something wicked this way comes! A teaser trailer for the starry screen adaptation of Macbeth, which will have its world premiere on September 24 when it opens the 59th New York Film Festiva…

Nik Walker Never Thought He Would Do Musicals, Now He's Dancing and Singing in Ain't Too Proud by Michael Appler

Age: 32 Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts  Current Role: Nik Walker joined the cast of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations as Otis Williams on February 28, 2020, repla…

Independent Artist Spotlight: Shakespeare on Tap’s As You Like It in a Bar by Maria Dragone

Edit: This performance has passed. — “Party. Yeah, I think in one word that’s what it is. It’s not a play, it’s a party. Where people happen to be doing Shakespeare,” says Jonath…

Why Choreographer Annie B-Parson Needed Harnesses for Broadway’s American Utopia by Dan Meyer

From equipment for band members to her unconventional vocabulary, the choreographer pushes boundaries with her work in David Byrne’s concert event.

May Adrales Wins Ammerman Directing Award by Veronica Maldonado

The award, given to distinguished female directors, this year honors a new-play champion.

Stars in the House Welcomes Casts of Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons September 21 by Andrew Gans

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

Check Out New Photos of Come From Away on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony-nominated musical reopens at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre September 21.

Arena Stage teams up with the Washington Nationals for a simulcast of the baseball play ‘Toni Stone’ by Thomas Floyd

A crowd of up to 12,000 will gather to watch Lydia R. Diamond’s play, about the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues, on the Nationals Park video scoreboard.

The (Almost) REAL Captain America Musical! by Broadway By Ghostlight

We take a look at a Broadway bound Captain America musical from 1985 that never saw the light of day. I'll share who was cast, what the plot was and even some of the proposed song titles. Wi…

Staging The Comeback: Go Behind the Curtain With Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle by Bethany Rickwald

This four-part series sponsored by Prudential gives a platform to the talented individuals working behind the scenes in theatre.

Sally Struthers and John Bolton Will Star in Ogunquit's Young Frankenstein by Andrew Gans

The Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan musical will play the Maine venue in October.

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 by Susan Grace

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What to Expect From Douglas Lyons' Chicken and Biscuits by Roberto Araujo

The cast talks about the upcoming play, set to begin performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre September 23.

Micki Grant: A Celebration of Life Will Allow Fans to Pay Tribute in NYC and From Home by Dan Meyer

A memorial service for the composer-performer will be held at Riverside Church.

St. Louis Actors' Studio embraces the absurd in season-opening double bill by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Works by Edward Albee and Harold Pinter open company's season.

The Last of the Love Letters **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward September 21, 2021: At first, Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Last of the Love Letters seems like a conventional breakup story. The audience enters the Atlantic Theater Company’…

The Subtext: Mac Rogers’s ‘Unusual’ Journey Through Time and Relative Dimensions by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks with the playwright and audio dramatist about 'The Honeycomb Trilogy,' guardian angels, and 'Doctor Who.'

A Theater in a California Canyon Becomes an Oasis Once Again by Adam Nagourney

Created by blacklisted actors during the Red Scare, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, a picturesque outdoor theater, is drawing audiences in the pandemic.

‘A revival to savour’: SMALL CHANGE – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★ by Alun Hood

First presented at the Royal Court in 1976 and last seen in London in a starry 2008 revival directed by the author, Peter Gill’s knotty, elegiac text is a dense, tense jumble of memory pla…

What to see this week: comedians of color, Clyde Petersen’s vision of the Northwest and DIY art by Megan Burbank

If you need to laugh this week, Minority Retort's got you covered. If you're looking for a dose of artistic community, you can get it (one last time) at Soft Spot. And if you just want to so…

Camp Siegfried, Old Vic review - the banality of evil, brilliantly served up by Matt Wolf

Bess Wohl two-hander gets a superlative production A stealthily powerful play gets the production of its dreams in Camp Siegfried, which marks a high-profile UK presence for the American wr…

Photos: Ari'el Stachel, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada and More Attend the Public Theater 2021 Gala

The Public Theater hosted its 2021 gala, with the final performance of Merry Wives, last night, September 20.

Review: Dear Elizabeth, the Gate at Theatro Technis by Katie Kirkpatrick

Review: Dear Elizabeth, the Gate at Theatro Technis4.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 0 VotesIf ever a show deserved to be written about exclusively in the present tense, it is the Gate’s Dear…

Westfield News ArtsBeat 9/21/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 9/21/21. Shirley Valentine at Berkshire Theatre Group. Escape from Margaritaville opens The Bushnell';s Broadway season, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

Emergent Seed to showcase grant winners at Art All Night on Saturday by Dc Metro Theater Arts Staff

Free music, spoken word, and visual art in an unmatched setting.

Pioneer Valley Radio ArtsBeat 9/21/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio. Kronos Quartet at The Fine Arts Center, Escape from Margaritaville at The Bushnell, David Sanford, Goodspeed, CT. Rep, Tony Awards and more. Segment be…

‘Hamilton’ and Broadway Stars Win Emmys by Matthew Wexler

A number of other Broadway starts were nominated, including Uzo Aduba, Cynthia Erivo, Allison Janney, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, and Billy Porter. The post ‘Hamilton’ and Broadway St…

Prophesy Proves True: A Review of Macbeth at Lyric Opera by Aaron Hunt

Lyric has opened this season with a production that is delivered open-throttle by everyone involved.

‘A tear-jerking and heart-warming ode’: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE — Leicester Curve & Tour by Not Exactly Billington

This past weekend saw the return of the much-loved West End Live in Trafalgar Square. A free festival for theatre lovers, the event has increased in popularity each year (I still remember th…

‘Tear-jerkingly beautiful as ever’: HAMILTON — Victoria Palace Theatre by Ian Foster

You know how it is, when a ticket to Hamilton falls into your lap, you can’t really say no to this… So a return to the Victoria Palace Theatre, my first since this behemoth of a show act…

The artists of Dance Made in Canada return to quasi-normality with live performances in High Park by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Co-director Yvonne Ng couldn’t take the gamble of indoor performances for the 2021 fest so it’s a hybrid of live outdoor shows and virtual presentations.

Jackie Gerlich: Member of the Guild by Trav S.D.

Jakob “Jackie” Gerlich (1925-1960) is best remembered today as a member of the “Lollipop Guild” in The Wizard of Oz (1939) alongside Jerry Maren and Harry Doll. Gerlich was born in V…

Dear Evan Hansen London announces re-opening cast by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Producers have announced casting for the London re-opening of the Olivier Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre. This post Dear Evan Hansen Londo…

We’re Back! Wait…Are We Back? What Is ‘Back’ Again? by American Theatre Editors

Theatre is happening and we are here to cover it, in spite of it all.

The ‘exquisite and energetic masterpiece’ that ‘defines bravura and tour de force’: ★★★★★ Happily Ever Poofter reviews are in! by Featured Content

Rich Watkin's one-man Disney musical parody Happily Ever Poofter is an 'exquisite and energetic masterpiece', and its three year international 'tour de force' comes to an end this Friday 24 …

Tony Awards announces star lineup, canceled viewing party by Caitlin Huston

Jake Gyllenhaal, Idina Menzel and Lin-Manuel Miranda will appear in a televised Broadway special this Sunday, as part of this year’s revamped Tony Awards celebration.  The Tony Awards are…

R.I.P. George Ferencz by Trav S.D.

I’ve kept a lid on this sad news for several days, awaiting the official announcement, but I see now that word has begun to get out — friend, colleague and mentor George Ferencz passed a…

Two Charles Hawtreys by Trav S.D.

Beatles fans know the name “Charles Hawtrey” from the Let it Be album. John Lennon intones it in his introduction to “I Dig a Pony”, which he characteristically renders as “I Dig a…

Fringe Theatre Reaches Global Scale with Digital Platform by Reuters

A new age of digital theatre is rising on the horizon, and its dawn is being accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. A new platform developed to facilitate this concept and keep audienc…

Globally lauded lockdown-buster set to launch in Australia

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‘Layers of meaning’: LOVE BEYOND THE ZOO — BBC Sounds (Online review) by Michael Davis

During the 20th century, absurdism and surrealism surfaced in literature to make pertinent points about human nature and ‘the real world’. Prime examples include Franz Kafka’s The Meta…

PASS OVER: Hardly a Religious Ceremony by Peter Filichia

As soon as the curtain rises on PASS OVER, we immediately have two questions. What is there at the bottom...Continue Reading The post PASS OVER: Hardly a Religious Ceremony appeared first on…

West Australian talent to lead all-Australian line up for AFL Grand Final Shows

The post West Australian talent to lead all-Australian line up for AFL Grand Final Shows appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Disney Dad trivia #31. Georgia and YOU faceoff ! Are you smarter than a 3rd grader? by Framily Travel

Lindsay is in Wicked in New York, and it's Tuesday! so we are playing trivia without her ! Are you faster than Georgia? try it out!

Welcome to ACTOBER by Aussie Theatre

For a full month Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW will ask theatre lovers around the state to donate to help

MTC announces new major partnership with MinterEllison by Aussie Theatre

Melbourne Theatre Company has welcomed MinterEllison as a new major partner, announcing a three-year engagement anchored by the MinterEllison Future

The Lodger, Coronet Theatre review - underdeveloped family drama by Laura De Lisle

Strong performances and a gorgeous set just about save a lacklustre script The Coronet Theatre is a beautiful space – it’s a listed Victorian building, and the bar’s like something out…

ACMI joins international cohort of arts organisations at Unfinished Camp

The post ACMI joins international cohort of arts organisations at Unfinished Camp appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Award-winner RETURN TO THE DIRT premieres this October by Aussie Theatre

Return to the Dirt is a warm, funny and surprising play based on Steve Pirie’s year spent working at a

Tony Awards to air on 10 Peach by Aussie Theatre

Australian-produced Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be competing for 14 awards including Best Musical at the upcoming 74th Annual Tony

Victorian Government to support creative education projects

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Relive the Curtain Up! Outdoor Theatre Festival in Times Square With These Showstopping Photos by Marc J. Franklin

The celebration of Broadway’s return played the theatre district September 17-19.

Blithe Spirit, Starring Jennifer Saunders, Opens in the West End September 21 by Dan Meyer

The comedy moved to the Harold Pinter Theatre after a run was cut short due to the pandemic.

Little Shop of Horrors Revival, Starring Jeremy Jordan, Reopens Off-Broadway September 21 by Andrew Gans

Michael Mayer directs the classic Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical, which opened in 2019 at the Westside Theatre.

Come From Away Returns to Broadway September 21 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-nominated musical resumes performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

IMPRESSIONS: "Birds of Paradise," an Amazon Original Movie with Diana Silvers, Kristine Frøseth, and Jacqueline Bisset by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "Birds of Paradise," an Amazon Original Movie with Diana Silvers, Kristine Frøseth, and Jacqueline Bisset, "Amazon’s new streaming film, Birds of Paradise, based on the …