Review: Shakespeare-Inspired Fairycakes Labors to Charm

Douglas Carter Beane's new star-studded comedy plays at the Greenwich House Theater.

Exhibition and livestream performance series by theatrical artists group ‘My Barbarian’ at NYC’s Whitney Museum of American Art by Deb Miller

Theatrical art collective My Barbarian, founded in Los Angeles in 2000, and now based in LA and NYC, is the subject of a new exhibition and live in-person and livestream performance series …

Bernard Shaw’s “Mrs Warren’s Profession” Lands At Theater Row by Db Frick

“Mrs Warrens Profession” At Theater Row Through November George Bernard Shaw was a staunch anti-vaxxer. Despite that Shaw’s indelible touch on the modern artistry of comedic writing an…

Caroline O’Connor and Eddie Perfect to star in 9 TO 5 The Musical

The post Caroline O’Connor and Eddie Perfect to star in 9 TO 5 The Musical appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

VIDEO: Erika Henningsen Sings 'I'd Rather Be Me' From MEAN GIRLS & More In Rehearsal For The Seth Concert Series

Watch as Seth Rudetsky and Mean Girls's Erika Henningsen rehearse 'I'd Rather Be Me' & more for tonight's live streaming concert! Tune in at 8 PM ET to watch the one-time only live event…

Review: In ‘Fairycakes,’ the Woods Are Campy, Dark and Daft by Jesse Green

Douglas Carter Beane’s winky fantasia finds Pinocchio, Puck and other unlikely characters meeting cute in a storybook setting.

Review of The Woman in Black by Erin Kahn

He did warn us. When his family asks him for a ghost story, Arthur Kipps declines, on the grounds that the story he has to tell is not the type of entertaining thriller they want to hear. It…

Fairycakes: Undercooked Shakespeare-Meets-Disney Concoction by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ The new play from fairytale-loving Douglas Carter Beane lacks the magic touch The post Fairycakes: Undercooked Shakespeare-Meets-Disney Concoction appeared first on New York …

Fairycakes: You’ll Be Desperate to Get Out of These Woods by Frank Scheck

★★☆☆☆ Douglas Carter Beane's comedy, featuring a formidable cast, mashes up Shakespeare and fairy tales and does neither any favors. The post Fairycakes: You’ll Be Desperate to …

Fairycakes Review. Mashed Up Fairy Tales in Verse and Worse by New York Theaterh

The recipe for Fairycakes: Start with a cast of beloved New York stage actors known for their comic flair (Julie Halston, Anne Harada, Jackie Hoffman, et al), stick rhyming couplets in their…

Use This Chrome Shortcut To Open Multiple Bookmarks At Once by Drew McManus

Every content manager routinely opens multiple browser bookmarks throughout the week. Sure, you can add each one to your bookmark bar and open them one…at…a…time or you can use this si…

Meet the dramaturg for ‘Hadestown’ by Keith Loria

Ken Cerniglia, a Catholic University grad, has been instrumental in developing work at the Kennedy Center and on Broadway.

Queensland stage star Kirby Lunn in a celebration of Britney Spears! by Gabi Bergman

Grammy Award winner Britney Spears is undoubtedly one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 100 million

Caroline O’Connor and Eddie Perfect Announced in 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL by Gabi Bergman

Dolly Parton and Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions today announced two of

BROADWAY’S ‘PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’ PLOTS A CAUTIOUS RETURN TO THE STAGE by Robert Shuman

(Jonathan Allen’s article appeared on Reuters, 10/24; Photo: Leading actors Ben Crawford and Meghan Picerno rehearse a scene during preparations to reopen “Phantom of the Opera” at New…

Audio Review: ‘A Midnight Dreary: Etched in the Wall’ by We Happy Few by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

Either the Darkness alters— Or something in the sight Adjusts itself to Midnight . . . These and other lines from Emily Dickinson’s poem, “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark,” introduce …

In The Pipeline - October 28, 2021 by York Theatre Company

The newest installment in The York's streaming new work series, featuring excerpts from BISLAND AND BLY by Marialena DiFabbio and Susannah Jones and #MASC4MASC by Josh Ben-Ami and James Sale…

This Week on Broadway for October 24, 2021: The Lehman Trilogy by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review The Lehman Trilogy, Gingold Theater Group’s production of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Is This A Room…

The Lehman Trilogy by Elyse Trevers

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. It was the climax of the subprime mortgage crisis, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, involving more than US $600 bi…

Silky Ballet Solos and Irresistible Tapping Toes Close Fall for Dance by Gia Kourlas

The New York City Center festival presented exceptional works by Alexei Ratmansky and Ayodele Casel, including a captivating premiere.

The Tragedy of Dorian Gray post-show video and photos: What would Oscar Wilde have made of the Swinging Sixties? by Terri Paddock

The premise of The Picture of Dorian Gray has become so much a part of our culture that most people will recognise the reference even if they've never read Oscar Wilde's original 1890 novell…

Brazilian All Stars’ sultry sound comes to Parilla Performing Arts Center by Malcolm Lewis Barnes

At the newly renovated venue on the campus of Montgomery Community College, the audience was demanding an encore and dancing in the aisles.

Ep. 87, Disneyland PARIS Fantasyland ! Pinocchio, Snow White, Casey Jr. and Storybook Canal boats! by Framily Travel

Inside ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Reopening on Broadway by Marc Malkin

The chandelier inside the Majestic Theatre, Broadway’s most beloved ghost light, rose again on Friday evening as “The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in Broadway histor…

Lackawanna Blues ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons October 24, 2021: Ruben Santiago-Hudson is certainly a talented man. He’s a great writer, a great actor and a great director. His solo show at Manhattan Theatre Clu…

The Review Files: The Richness of 'Caroline' by Rob Weinert-Kendt

  Kenna Ramsey, Tracy Nicole Chapman and Marva Hicks personify a radio in Caroline, or Change. Photo by Craig Schwartz. I was fortunate last night to catch the new Broadway revival of Carol…

PPTOPA’s Cabaret Once Again Warns Of Current Dangers by Bill Hirschman

PPTOPA’s earnest, merely passable production of Cabaret is notable for a few solid performances, but especially for the resonating script by Joe Masteroof which, decade after decade, becom…

Peter Scolari: Trapped on the 37th Floor (R.I.P.) by Trav S.D.

Beloved character actor Peter Scolari (b. 1955) has left us too soon and as always I thought I would chime in with an appreciation that fills in some of the more obscure cracks that other eu…

Grayson Perry: A Show for Normal People review – embracing eccentricity by Brian Logan

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe artist’s energetic live show splices together standup, anecdotes and singing – all inspiring us to flee the monochrome and mundane “Ted Talk – the pant…

David Hare furious at BBC after it rejects his Covid play, starring Ralph Fiennes by Dalya Alberge

Playwright, who was gravely ill with the virus, says it’s ‘nonsense’ that viewers don’t want a pandemic drama Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A TV dra…

Diana Rigg remembered: ‘Ma didn’t suffer fools: she exploded them at 50 paces’ by Rachael Stirling

Rachael Stirling recalls her mother’s last months – and remembers her enormous sense of fun, whether pulling pranks on stage or dancing until dawn on her 80th birthday When Ma found her …

West End Musical Christmas returns to the Lyric Theatre on 20 Dec by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo West End Musical Christmas returns to the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue on 20th December 2021 with a stellar cast. Book tickets now! This post West End Musical Christmas r…

The week in theatre: Get Up, Stand Up!; Value Engineering: Scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry; Love and Other Acts of Violence by Susannah Clapp

Lyric; Tabernacle; Donmar Warehouse LondonMagnetic Arinzé Kene as Bob Marley powers the West End’s latest jukebox musical. And a verbatim play drawn from the Grenfell inquiry bears unstin…

The Lemon Table review – love and death with Julian Barnes by Clare Brennan

Salisbury Playhouse and touringIan McDiarmid wryly contemplates mortality in his engaging new adaptation of two Julian Barnes short stories “Among the Chinese, the lemon is the symbol of d…

Back To The Future the musical release new trailer and Huey Lewis visits by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo On Thursday 21 October, Huey Lewis, the writer and performer of the iconic songs The Power of Love and Back In Time paid a visit to the Adelphi Theatre. This post Back To The…

‘The denouement is among Agatha Christie’s finest’: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION – County Hall by Shanine Salmon

Lucy Bailey’s site-specific production of Agatha Christie’s courtroom drama has returned to London County Hall, after a lengthy, if unplanned adjournment, and remains one of the most eff…

REVIEW ROUND UP: Get Up Stand Up!, Lyric Theatre London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Lively up yourself and celebrate the story of Jamaica’s global superstar, as the electrifying new production, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, burst into life at t…

Fri., 10/29 @ 7:00 pm Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway @ DTM by Cabaret Hotspot!

RICKY RITZEL’s BROADWAY Friday, October 29 @ 7:00 pm Don’t Tell Mama https://www.donttellmama.nyc.com This month’s cast includes: Tommy J. Dose Goldie Dver Eve Eaton Meg Flather Tanya …

Fri., 10/29 @ 9:30 pm Simeone & Stark in Together Again @ Pangea by Cabaret Hotspot!

Marcus Simeone & Tracy Stark in Together Again: Celebrating 20 Years of Making Music Together!!! Friday October 29th @ 9:30  PM and Friday November 19th @ 7:00 PM Pangea  178 2nd Avenu…

Sat., 10/30 @ 4:30 pm Seth Bisen-Hersch @ DTM by Cabaret Hotspot!

“The Musicals of Seth Bisen-Hersh” comes to world-renowned cabaret venue Don’t Tell Mama Saturday, October 30th at 4:30 PM. The concert will feature songs from musicals by award-winnin…

Nov. 2-7 @ 8:30 pm Megan Hilty @ F54 Below by Cabaret Hotspot!

Diamond Series: Megan Hilty @ Feinstein’s 54 Below November 2-7 at 8:30 pm Join us for an intimate evening with Megan Hilty in her Feinstein’s/54 Below debut. The beloved star of stage…

Thur., 11/4 @ 7:00-9:00 Mark Nadler @ The Friar’s Club by Cabaret Hotspot!

MARK NADLER STARTS A MONTHLY RESIDENCY AT THE FRIAR’S CLUB! Thursday, November 4th Cocktails @ 7:00 pm / Show @ 8:00 pm 57 E. 55th St. – 212-751-7272 The Friars Club is a private club in…

Fri., 11/5 & 12 @ 7:00 pm Dorian Woodruff @ Pangea by Cabaret Hotspot!

Dorian Woodruff Studio Musician: The Music of Manilow @ Pangea Fridays, November 5 & 12 – 7:00 pm MAC and Broadway World nominee Dorian Woodruff brings his life as a musician and backi…

Sat., 11/6 @ 9:30 pm Carolyn German @ The Duplex by Cabaret Hotspot!

Carolyn German in “Unsolicited Advice – Life, Love and Sensible Shoes” November 6 at 9:30pm at the Duplex Tickets are available for $20 at the door, or $15 in advance through www.purp…

ReView: Lorna Luft 10/22 @ F54 Below by Sue Matsuki

Lorna Luft Friday, October 22nd @ 7:00 pm Feinstein’s 54 Below By: Sue Matsuki STARRING: Lorna Luft (Vocals) Colin Freeman (MD/Piano) Josh Priest (Bass) Peter Calo (Guitar / Featured Singe…

The Dante Project review – bold, beautiful and utterly engaging by Sarah Crompton

Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor, Thomas Adès and Tacita Dean’s dream-team Divine Comedy, danced with glorious freedom by the Royal Ballet, is a fitting farewell to its star One of…

“The Claim” Highlights Absurdity of Asylum Process, at Shotgun Players by Jordan Freed

Millennial Notes Tim Cowbury Provides Bitter Insights into Refugee Crisis by Jordan Freed Usually, a Kafkaesque dive into the absurd world of the political asylum system would absolutely be …

Douglas Carter Beane’s Fairycakes Opens October 24 Off-Broadway by Dan Meyer

The send-up of A Midsummer Night's Dream stars Kristolyn Lloyd, Z Infante, Julie Halston, Ann Harada, Jackie Hoffman, and more.