On the Couch with Belle Chen

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Chicken & Biscuits Is Not Nutritious, But it Is Delicious

Top-notch comedic performances bolster Douglas Lyons's new family comedy at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Ken Done: Up to 80

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“Ascension” – theatre review by Terry Morgan

Theatre is an amazing artform, but one of the things it does less well is genre storytelling. Drama, comedy, musicals – absolutely. Even fantasy or thrillers. But horror, action, westerns …

Ep. #83 EPCOT Food and Wine! Jared starts the day with test track and eats all the things! by Framily Travel

Mo Gilligan review – expert social anthropology from the boy next door by Brian Logan

Hammersmith Apollo, LondonGilligan’s cartoonish parade of misunderstandings and manipulations have perspective and heart When you get rich and famous for your relatable comedy, how do you …

50% of UK theatres streaming shows online during Covid revert to in-person only by Harriet Sherwood Arts Correspondent

Drop off in digital performances sparks fears better access provided by online shows may be lost More than half of UK theatres that offered online performances during the Covid pandemic have…

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein illuminates a lifetime in art with a new multimedia concert by Jeff Lunden

The eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.

Read the Reviews for Chicken & Biscuits on Broadway by Dan Meyer

The Douglas Lyons play opened October 10 at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Little Monster

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Theater Time Review: "Chicken & Biscuits" by Joseph Cervelli

Delightfully funny and tender new comedy.

Chicken & Biscuits Review by Adam Feldman

Chicken & Biscuits dishes out a long but unsatisfying meal.

'The din is loud these days': playwright Cordelia Lynn on her imminent premiere at the Donmar Warehouse by Cordelia Lynn

The author of 'Love and Other Acts of Violence' sets out her stall As I write this, we've just had our final day in the rehearsal room and are going into tech onstage next week with my new …

Review Chicken & Biscuits. by Corine Cohen

Review: In ‘Chicken & Biscuits,’ a Sweet but Dated Comedic Recipe by Jesse Green

Squabbling siblings, familiar stereotypes and a chorus of amens: A new play aims for the pleasures of Broadway’s traditional family sitcoms.

Six: The Musical by Joseph Pisano

More concert than musical, the 80-minute show's libretto adds little to its cast album, with the lyrics of each queen's autobiographical song also pruning their individual histories to a poi…

‘Chicken & Biscuits’ Broadway Review: New Comedy Serves Up Reheated Leftovers by Greg Evans

The dish that gives this play its title was, we’re told more than once, a specialty of the late patriarch whose death has occasioned a very rocky family reunion, a get-together where the o…

‘Chicken & Biscuits’ Review: A Feast of Black Joy on Broadway  by Gordon Cox

“Chicken & Biscuits” is a feast of a production, and there is enough sustenance and libation for the entire family. Zhailon Levingston, who at 27-years-old becomes the youngest Black…

Review: ‘Chicken & Biscuits’ serves up roaring comedy by Charles Isherwood

Douglas Lyons’s “Chicken & Biscuits,” at Broadway’s Circle in the Square theater, is a savory comedy served with a hefty side order of sentiment. It’s a mostly successful combo…

Chicken & Biscuits: Dysfunctional Family Becomes Beautifully Functional by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Douglas Lyons's dramedy brought to pulsing life by director Zhailon Levingston and top-notch cast The post Chicken & Biscuits: Dysfunctional Family Becomes Beautifully …

Chicken & Biscuits: Funeral Plus Family Dysfunction Adds Up to Familiar by Frank Scheck

★★☆☆☆ Theatrical comfort food delivering a few laughs but empty calories. The post Chicken & Biscuits: Funeral Plus Family Dysfunction Adds Up to Familiar appeared first on Ne…

Theatre Review: ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’ at Theatre J by Jeannette Mulherin

  You might think you know Dr. Ruth, but do you? Having escaped the Nazis by Kindertransport, serving as a sniper in Palestine, and finally, finding fame as America’s best-known sex thera…

Autumn at the Opry at Flat Rock Playhouse by Bruce Steele

A cascade of classic country and crossover gems makes for a flawless revue delivered by eight impressive performers at Flat Rock Playhouse.

2022 Adelaide Fringe Official Poster Design launched

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Kennedy Center stagehands reach agreement with the performing arts venue, sparing ‘Hadestown’ from cancellation by Peggy McGlone and Kelsey Ables

Two days after authorizing a strike, the stagehands union reached a deal Saturday with the Kennedy Center, ensuring the run of “Hadestown” and a slate of other dance, theater and music p…

How a new NOVA theater will go on with the show despite a hit by Keith Loria

The lead was struck by a car—but Nightsky Theater will open its outdoor 'Picnic' on schedule.

Review: Jennifer Holliday, vulnerable and resplendent, shines at the Wallis by Charles McNulty

A review of Jennifer Holliday's concert 'Here's To Life' at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Review: In ‘Herstory of the Universe,’ Ancient Myths Are Brought to Life by Siobhan Burke

The choreographer Richard Move’s new work, partly inspired by Japanese, Indian and Greek mythology, wends its way across Governors Island.

This Week on Broadway for October 10, 2021: Tony Yazbeck by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere speak with Tony Yazbeck. Reviews include SIX, Beyond Babel @ The Gym at Judson, Laura Benanti @ 54 Below, Repertorio Español’s La Bre…

Review: In ‘Lizard Boy,’ comic books, reptiles, Grindr open new TheatreWorks chapter by Lily Janiak

Aren't we all just hoping to bungle our way from awkward dating app convos to true love amid a looming apocalypse?

Chicken & Biscuits on Broadway Review. Funny Funeral with Happy Ending by New York Theater

Beverly Jenkins doesn’t wear black to her father’s funeral. “We already Black! We should be honoring my Daddy in style, COLOR! Hell, canary yellow was his favorite, and he wore it l…

Providence Players of Fairfax premiere youthful ‘The Beatle Club’ by Jane Franklin

It's the summer of 1965 and these Teaneck club kids really dig the rock band.

Broadway Update: Buffalo, Funny Girl, Pal Joey by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 10, 2021: With recent announcements of firm openings, casting and theaters, the 2021-22 Broadway season appears to be solidly set. American Buffalo and Funny Gir…

Buzzing about the Walnut’s Season Opener: Bonnie Kelly and Karissa Harris talk about BEEHIVE by Debra Danese

Bonnie Kelly and Karissa Harris talk about portraying iconic superstars and bringing them to life on the Walnut stage.  The post Buzzing about the Walnut’s Season Opener: Bonnie Kelly and…

Immersive choose-your-own-adventure ‘Assemble’ is back in Brooklyn by Deb Miller

Following a successful inaugural run as part of The Exponential Festival in January 2020, the immersive choose-your-own-adventure sound performance Assemble has returned for a limited engage…

A performance of magnitude and nuance: David Strathairn as Jan Karski by Susan Galbraith

At Shakespeare Theatre, this one-man play about a hero who bore witness to the Holocaust packs a wallop.

OUR WHITE SKODA OCTAVIA Sir John Mills Ipswich & touring by Libby Purves and Friends

EAST IS EAST, IN EAST ANGLIA       Shamser Sinha – who is on the National Theatre Connections project – relished the idea of writing a play about a South-Asian working-class family i…

Celebrate The Phantom of the Opera's 35th West End Anniversary with 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 Andrew…

‘An interesting character study of the King & his best man’: THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT – West End by Maryam Philpott

Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles have combined a sizeable semi-fictional tome and the familiar historical story of Henry VIII, distilling them into a properly theatrical show with something new t…

Dracula: The Untold Story review – gripping vampire tale with added bite by Clare Brennan

Leeds PlayhouseImitating the Dog’s technical marvel of a show turns an updated version of Bram Stoker’s novel into a live-action graphic novel New Year’s Eve; a police interrogation ro…

‘This had to happen now’: Lucy Kirkwood on Maryland, her 30-minute ‘howl’ of a play by Arifa Akbar

Galvanised by the killings of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard, the playwright tells how she penned the eviscerating drama in just two days It usually takes Lucy Kirkwood two years to write a …

The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review – intoxicating, instinctive and full of new detail by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonFrancesca Hayward and William Bracewell reprise their roles with new partners as they give a fresh feel to one of the Royal Ballet’s most performed works In Michae…

STORYTELLING MAKES HEARTS BEAT AS ONE by Robert Shuman

(Susan Pinker’s article appeared in The Wall Street Jouranl, 10/9; Illustration by Thomasz Walenta; via the Drudge Report.) Research shows that listening to the same narrative leads our he…

‘Raw, unfiltered & full of personality’: SNOWFLAKES – Old Red Lion Theatre ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

At the end of Snowflakes' shocking road full of twists and turns, the tiny Old Red Lion Theatre expanded into this small universe full of female empowerment Reviewed by Emily Cliff …

20 Times Broadway Shared a Pinter Play by Playbill Staff

The Nobel Prize-winning playwright was born October 10, 1930.

With ‘Flyin’ West,’ Everyman Theatre delivers on its commitment to EDI by Malcolm Lewis Barnes

Pearl Cleage’s groundbreaking play features pioneering Black women overcoming daunting odds.

The week in theatre: Hamlet; The Mirror and the Light; What If If Only by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic; Gielgud; Royal Court, LondonCush Jumbo is a perfect prince, Ben Miles bows out as Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell, while Caryl Churchill gets to the heart of love and loss in under 20 …

Sunday Reading: The Return of Broadway by The New Yorker

From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces about the art we’ve missed so much.

Neighbourhoods Earth Space exhibition on sale by Aussie Theatre

M Live is pleased to announce that tickets for the award-winning, immersive space exhibition NEIGHBOURHOOD EARTH are on sale this

Performer dies on stage during opera in accident at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre by Louis Chilton

Identity of the 37-year-old victim has not been disclosed

Joe McGinty of Sid Gold’s Request Room by Cabaret Hotspot!

Sue Matsuki chats with Joe McGinty of Sid Gold’s Request Room – Located at 165 W. 26th St. between 7th & 8th. This is a marvelous LIVE piano bar Karaoke club with a wonderful sched…

Thurs., 10/14 @ 7:00 & 9:30 pm Let’s Hear it For the Choice @ GR42 by Cabaret Hotspot!

Let’s Hear it for the Voice LIVE @ Green Room 42 Thursday, October 14th @ 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/ The option up you never knew you needed. The reckless rif…

Sat., 10/16 & Sun., 10/17 @ 7:00 pm Hechter Ubarry @ GR42 by Cabaret Hotspot!

“Hector Ubarry: ON STAGE” @ Green Room 42 Saturday, October 16th & Sunday, October 17th @ 7:00 pm https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/ Ever since he was a young man in Spanish Harlem…

Sat., 10/16 @ 7:00 pm Unauthorized Witching Hour @ GR42 by Cabaret Hotspot!

Unauthorized Witching Hour @ Green Room 42 Saturday, October 16 @ 7:00 pm After watching way too many scary movies over the past year, Tommy Ranieri and a slew of artists are out of quaran…

Wed., 10/20 @ 7:00 pm Leola’s Lady Land Lounge @ GR42 by Cabaret Hotspot!

Leola’s Lady Land Lounge @ Green Room 42 Wednesday, October 20th @ 7:00 pm (This is a residency show!) https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/ Your favorite BroadwayWorld-Award Winning senior…

Oct. 20-22 @ 8:30 pm Klea Blackhurst @ Birdland Theater by Cabaret Hotspot!

BIRDLAND THEATER IS PROUD TO PRESENT KLEA BLACKHURST IN “ONE OF THE GIRLS: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF JERRY HERMAN” DIRECTED BY MARK WALDROP – FEATURING MICHAEL RICE AND THE POCKE…

Theater Review: ASCENSION (Echo Theater Company) by Lyle Zimskind

THE ASCENSION OF L.A. THEATER The community of small theater groups in Los Angeles has taken so many debilitating blows over the past several years — before, during and since the COVID shu…

Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles’s The Mirror and the Light at the Gielgud Theatre: Engaging, but Rather Low Key by Aleks Sierz

This is a labor of love. Hilary Mantel has adapted The Mirror and the Light, the third novel of her Tudor trilogy, in collaboration with actor Ben Miles, who is the Royal Shakespeare Company…

Blake Harrison: ‘I’m surprised The Inbetweeners is still being watched now’ by Isobel Lewis

The actor is known for starring in the hit Brit show but now he avoids being the ‘dumb Cockney in a comedy’ at all costs. As his new play opens in London, he talks to Isobel Lewis about …

A Fellow Needs a Girl (Reprise) | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"A Fellow Needs a Girl" (Reprise) From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was a…

So Far | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"So Far" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Judy Kuhn For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was ass…

I Know It Can Happen Again | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"I Know It Can Happen Again" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Marni Nixon For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an…

Pudgy Legs | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Pudgy Legs" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembled to record th…

Winters Go By | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Winters Go By" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Marni Nixon For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cas…

Marjorie's Death | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Marjorie's Death" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembled to rec…

Children's Dance | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Children's Dance" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembled to rec…

It May Be a Good Idea | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"It May Be a Good Idea" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Norbert Leo Butz For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an…

Overture | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Overture" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembled to record this…

Yatata, Yatata, Yatata | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Yatata, Yatata, Yatata" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembled …

Poor Joe (Second Reprise) | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Poor Joe" (Second Reprise) From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembl…

Dance (Money Isn't Everything) | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Dance (Money Isn't Everything)" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was as…

You Are Never Away | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"You Are Never Away" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Patrick Wilson For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-…

The Gentleman Is a Dope | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"The Gentleman Is a Dope" From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Liz Callaway For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an a…

Poor Joe (Reprise) | From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Poor Joe" (Reprise) From RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ALLEGRO Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II For ALLEGRO's first complete recording, an all-star cast was assembled to r…

National Tour of Tootsie Launches October 10 by Andrew Gans

The tour of the Tony-nominated musical kicks off in Buffalo, New York.

Douglas Lyons’ Chicken & Biscuits Opens on Broadway October 10 by Dan Meyer

The play stars Cleo King, Norm Lewis, Michael Urie, and more.

Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over Closes October 10 at August Wilson Theatre by Dan Meyer

It was the first new play to open on Broadway after the COVID-19 shutdown.