Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Dances Patrelle’s ‘The Yorkville Nutcracker’ at NYC’s Hunter College takes audiences on a magical Christmas journey through Olde New York by Deb Miller

Now in its 33rd year, the Manhattan-based non-profit ballet company Dances Patrelle (dP) celebrates the 25th anniversary of founding artistic director and choreographer Francis Patrelle’s …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:29PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway's Freestyle Love Supreme Cancels December 11 Performances by Andrew Gans

The Special Tony Award-honored production is playing a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:55PM

Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors Cancels Weekend Performances by Andrew Gans

The revival, currently starring Jeremy Jordan, Tammy Blanchard, and Christian Borle, plays the Westside Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:37PM

THE FOREMOST CHALLENGE FACING WESTERN DEMOCRACIES by Robert Shuman

(Chilton Williamson Jr.’s article appeared in the Spectator, 12/1; Photo: Sobran’s.) A few philosophers since ancient Greece have been wise, scarcely any humble. None at all, to my knowl…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:26PM

David Baddiel and his daughter on his social media addiction: ‘it can reward and punish you’ by Hadley Freeman

Despite the abuse and anger, the comedian spent hours a day online. But then his daughter Dolly became dangerously drawn in. Was it time for a rethink? Over the past 30 years, I have read an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12PM

Dame blame game: now the joke’s on Boris Johnson as panto stars mock No 10 ‘party’ by Vanessa Thorpe

The woes of Britain’s government offer a rich seam of comedy and it’s being mined in theatres and on TVs across the country “Aren’t we all having fun? What about you in the back row?…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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The Rep’s ‘Christmas Carol’ brings Dickens tale to life by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Show features charming performances and imaginative staging.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:24PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Mrs. Doubtfire ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward December 11, 2021: The musical version of Mrs. Doubtfire had several strikes against it before the show even got to bat. First, there is the iconic performance of Robin …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:02PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Rita Moreno Talks Turning 90: “I’m Older And Deeply Grateful For Still Being Here”; ‘One Day At A Time’ Co-Stars Latest To Pay Tribute by Bruce Haring

It’s a happy 90th birthday to iconic actress Rita Moreno, celebrating today the renewal of interest in one of her most famous roles, that of Anita in the 1961 version of West Side Story (s…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:25PM

Mrs. Doubtfire at the Sondheim Theater by Richard Seff

When it comes to musical theatre, I admit I am more ‘then” than “now.” It’s how I was trained, and I go back to a different time to the plays and musicals of the 1940s when there w…

SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 03:23PM

‘Company’ returns to Broadway reimagined in a ‘sublime’ production that honors the late Stephen Sondheim’s ‘indelible’ score by David Buchanan

Over fifty years after its debut on Broadway in 1970, Stephen Sondheim’s genre-redefining musical “Company” has returned in a reimagined production by Tony Award-winning director Maria…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ cancels Broadway performances due to COVID-19 cases by Broadway News

Two performances of “Freestyle Love Supreme” scheduled for Dec. 11 were canceled due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19 found within the company. In a statement posted to the show’s soc…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:37PM

Review: ‘The Magic Lamp’ anatomizes your brain’s descent into hell by Lily Janiak

As a technical difficulty-plagued opening night approached three hours, all that was left was bargaining with God.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:24PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at noon (Broadway Time)
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FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Cancels Saturday Shows on Broadway Due to Covid

Freestyle Love Supreme has announced that 'Due to breakthrough COVID-19 Cases, and out of an abundance of caution, tonight's performances of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME have been canceled. The we…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PM

Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin by NPR

Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, creators and stars of HBO Max's South Side, play our game called "Welcome to the Real South Side!" Three questions about Antarctica. They are joined by panelist…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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People You Should Know . . . Laura Kay Clark by Zack Calhoon

Laura Kay Clark (Petunia’s Playhouse Creator, Bookwriter, Petunia) is a New York City-based actress, singer, writer, content creator, and puppeteer. Originally from Ohio, Laura moved to Ne…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:48AM

People You Should Know . . . Sara Fellini by Zack Calhoon

(Photo by Charlotte Dobre) Sara Fellini (Playwright/Director) is an award-winning playwright, director, actress, and skilled artisan. Her first play, Hazard a Little Death, was nominated fo…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:48AM

‘Diana’ will end its Broadway run on Dec. 19 by Caitlin Huston

“Diana” will play its final Broadway performance on Dec. 19, producers announced Friday. At that time, the new musical will have played 33 performances and 16 previews at the Longacre Th…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:08AM

Panto not your thing? Lucie Jones & other alternative festive shows this Christmas by Ian Foster

Not up for seeing panto but still fancy getting out of the house before Omicron burns it all down? Here are some alternatives to pantomimes this month.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Take a 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 Cusack, and Tony Yazbeck, is set to open December 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Princess Diana Bio-Musical Announces Final Broadway Performance Date by Caitlin Moynihan

Diana, a new musical about the life of Princess Diana, will end its Broadway this month. The musical will play its final performance on December 19, just one month after it opened at Longac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AM

Dear Evan Hansen, Starring Jordan Fisher, Resumes Broadway Performances by Caitlin Moynihan

Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony-winning musical that had a big screen adaptation this year, resumes performances at the Music Box Theatre on December 11 for the first time since the Broadway shut…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AM

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of MRS DOUBTFIRE on Broadway!

Everyone's favorite nanny has arrived on Broadway, and isn't Mary Poppins. On Monday night, Mrs. Doubtfire officially opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St). Broa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Brenda Lee: Little Miss Dynamite by Trav S.D.

Today, two weeks out from Christmas, you’ve no doubt heard the most lasting hit of Brenda Lee (Brenda Mae Tarpley, b. 1944) several times already, as America does every year. “Rockin’ …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AM

Tonight: The Real Charlie Chaplin by Trav S.D.

Well, I don’t get Showtime, and I don’t know anyone who does, but periodically they show something that makes me wish I did. Tonight they premiere a program called The Real Charlie Chapl…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AM

Trouble in Mind by Elyse Trevers

“What’s your justification?” demands the director, prodding his actors to consider their characters’ motivations in the play “Trouble in Mind.” Playwright Alice Childress had her…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:17AM

Places, Everybody! December 13 Is Final Day for Christmas Delivery From Playbill Store by Dan Meyer

Finish up your holiday shopping with gifts from Frozen, Broadway Cares, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Sarah Ruhl and Lynn Nottage on Transforming Their Acclaimed Plays Into Operas by Ryan McPhee

The two Tony-nominated playwrights-turned-librettists share notated pages from the scripts of their operatic debuts as they revisit Eurydice and Intimate Apparel, respectively.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Children’s Theatre’s ‘This Ability’ streaming play puts youth with disabilities in the middle of a superhero adventure by Darcel Rockett

When a cat celebrity escapes from O’Hare and is lost on the streets of Chicago, who will come to the rescue? Three youth with disabilities. “When I read the script, I cried because it’…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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August Wilson’s personal passion takes center stage at Avant Bard by Bob Ashby

A laudable performance of the renowned playwright's autobiographical 'How I Learned What I Learned.'

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:48AM

‘You may as well hand this company a truckload of Oliviers right now’: CABARET – West End by Maryam Philpott

We’ve all spent far too long sitting alone in our rooms so the cabaret is exactly where we need to be. What emerged as a delicious theatre rumour a few months ago has not only become a rea…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

‘Beautifully performed, lit & scored’: 21 ROUND FOR CHRISTMAS – Hope Theatre by Louise Penn

Clare Bloomer is Tracy, fifty years old and stuck in her kitchen making Christmas dinner for her extended family (all 21 of them).

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Chatting with the Swings of SIX: Chiara Assetta, Karis Oka, and Shannen Alyce Quan by Gabi Bergman

The six wives of Henry VIII are back, and better than ever! SIX The Musical is returning to complete its tour,

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:41AM

AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL Headliners & Performance Program Announced by Gabi Bergman

Australian Musical Theatre Festival (AMTF) is thrilled to announce the headlining artists for the 2022 festival. Appearing in Launceston next

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:39AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway’s ‘Diana, The Musical’ To Close This Month by Greg Evans

The Broadway production of Diana, The Musical will play its final performance on Sunday, Dec. 19, producers have announced. The musical began previews at the Longacre Theatre on Nov. 2 and o…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:57AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Why Is Reflection Important? by Kerry Hishon

Reflecting is an important tool in the drama classroom, and an essential part of personal growth. If your students ask you why reflections are important, here are five reasons you can give t…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Best Of: Mel Brooks / Kieran Culkin by NPR

Filmmaker and comedy legend Mel Brooks sits down with Terry Gross to talk about Jewish humor and the meaning of life. He's got a new memoir called All About Me! Film critic Justin Chang revi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:10AM

Dear Evan Hansen, Starring Jordan Fisher, Reopens on Broadway December 11 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical resumes performances at the Music Box Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Star-Studded The 24 Hour Plays Broadway Gala Presents In-Person and Live Stream Performance December 11 by Dan Meyer

Midori Francis, Jessica Hecht, Nia Vardalos, Noah Galvin, Merle Dandridge, Anna Chlumsky, and more perform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
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