Calvin Wilson's memorable stories from 2021: Theater highlights from a year back onstage by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here are theater critic Calvin Wilson's five most memorable stories from 2021.

Broadway Beat: COVID Stops “Come From Away” Again, Michael Jackson Actor Replaced at Intermission by Roger Friedman

COVID: The Musical keeps going. Last night at “MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical” actor Myles Frost, who plays adult Michael, didn’t come

Dangerous: “MJ” MIchael Jackson Musical Cancels Tonight’s Show for “Non-COVID Related Reason” by Roger Friedman

Very smart of “MJ The Michael Jackson Musical.” They don’t wanna be startin’ something. So there’s no show tonight after last night’s

Latest COVID Cancellations From Broadway and Beyond, Including Clyde's, Come From Away, Moulin Rouge!, More by Playbill Staff

Breakthrough cases continue to disrupt several Broadway shows' schedules, as well as Off-Broadway and Classic Arts offerings around town.

Year End Theater Quiz: A Look Back at 2021 by New York Theater

How much do you remember of this unusual year in theater?  Answer these 20 questions to find out. Loading…

How ‘American Utopia’ Managed to Remain in Light by American Theatre Editors

The Broadway stage manager recounts how her company conceived and staged a new concert version of the popular show in the face of COVID cancellations.

Harvey Evans, Actor in Broadway's Golden Years, Dies at 80 by Bloomberg News/ Mark Kennedy

Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as “West Side Story,” “Follies” “Hello, Dolly!” …

In Memoriam: Remembering the Theater Icons We Lost in 2021

Broadway said farewell to a great many legends this year.

Becoming Dr. Ruth

Working in the Theatre Extended Interviews: Kenny Leon (Director) by American Theatre Wing

In this never before seen full interview, Director Kenny Leon shares his journey, specifically working on the revival of Children of a Lesser God on Broadway in 2018. Much (if not all) of h…

Arts Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2021 by Bill Marx

Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions in a year mangled by COVID. The post Arts Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2021 appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

Marilyn Maye at Birdland: Forever Young for a New Year by Will Friedwald

Well more than fifty shades of Maye The post Marilyn Maye at Birdland: Forever Young for a New Year appeared first on New York Stage Review.

LET’S PLAY BEAT THE BARD (44) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

The Wadsworth closes for the weekend due to COVID, cancels indoor First Night participation by Christopher Arnott

The Wadsworth Atheneum is closing for the weekend of Dec. 31 through Jan. 2 due to staffing issues and COVID concerns. Several other art museums in the state will also be closed this weekend.

The Tracey Ullman Show by Trav S.D.

We were reminded of how much we adore Tracey Ullman (b. 1959) during the pandemic, when my wife and I whiled away the endless hours by reading to each other and listening to books-on-tape. O…

Anti Vax protestors cause havoc at Milton Keynes Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Anti Vax protest movement's actions hit a new low when they disrupted the panto at Milton Keynes Theatre scaring an audience of children. This post Anti Vax protestors ca…

A 'Schmigadoon!' Show by NPR

SNL's Cecily Strong co-stars in the Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon!. It centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. We talk with Strong as well as Cinco…

An electrifying night of songs and stories with ‘John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Return to the Origin of Love’ at NYC’s The Town Hall by Deb Miller

With its huge cult following of “Hed-heads” and significant place in both theater and LGBTQIA history, the four-time Tony Award-winning alt-culture musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch by J…

Latest COVID Cancellations From Broadway and Beyond, Including Come From Away, Moulin Rouge!, The Music Man by Playbill Staff

Breakthrough cases continue to disrupt several Broadway shows' schedules, as well as Off-Broadway and Classic Arts offerings around town.

Deaths in 2021: Headline Names Against the Backdrop of Pandemic by William McDonald

Aaron, Sondheim, Dole and Didion. But the loss of Colin Powell from the virus spoke most directly to the moment the world is in.

Chris Honer obituary by Marian Blaikley

My husband, Chris Honer, who has died aged 73 of cancer, was artistic director of the Library Theatre Company (LTC) in Manchester for 27 years, from 1987 to 2014. While at LTC his many accla…

Julian Fellowes turns Half a Sixpence rewrite Kipps into winning fun by Michael Billington

In a surprisingly class-conscious stage adaptation of the HG Wells-inspired musical from the Downton Abbey creator on Sky, Charlie Stemp radiates kindly innocence What’s in a name? Quite a…

Awards Season Brings Nominations for Many Musical Films by Matthew Wexler

See which films, directors, writers, and actors have been nominated for major awards for this year's big-budget musical films. The post Awards Season Brings Nominations for Many Musical Film…

My 2021 Year In Review by Adam Szymkowicz

Hi Everybody!  Here is our Christmas Card. Hope you're well.  We are still pandemic-ing.  Although our son is back at in person school and that is a relief.  I have also been back in …

Theater 80 in New York City Could Become Another Pandemic Casualty by Bill Hughes

Battered by a coronavirus lockdown and conflict over a loan, Theater 80 could become another New York City casualty of the pandemic.

Insider Panel: Careers in Stagecraft I Theatrecraft 2021 by Official London Theatre

TheatreCraft takes an inside look at ‘Careers in Stagecraft’ live at the Royal Opera House. Join Emma Troubridge, Sarah Hamza and Sara Tyndall in conversation to learn about working in c…

Joe Iconis's Punk Rock Girl Announces World-Premiere Casting

The new musical is set to songs made famous by female artists.

Watch: Margo Channing Thanks Her Understudy from Covid Isolation

That Eve Harrington is going places.

REVIEW OF TWO PLAGUE YEARS,    2020-2021 Part 1 by Libby Purves and Friends

PART 1: THE ONSET     I set out,  in this eerie Twixtmas gap,  to chronicle and celebrate the return of live theatre since May 2021.  And this will follow.  But when I totted up the 20…

On Broadway Stages, the Beautiful Rooms Are Empty by Jesse Green

In recent musicals, hyperdesign is outstripping writing and direction for clarity, expressiveness and excitement.

NEWS: Off-Broadway hit Freud’s Last Session gets its European premiere at King’s Head by Featured Content

Mark St Germain's award-winning 2010 Off-Broadway play Freud’s Last Session gets its European premiere in January at London's King's Head Theatre, with a real-life psychiatrist playing Sig…

COVID surge causes cancellations and postponements of Connecticut arts events by Christopher Arnott

A spate of event cancellations has begun in the wake of the latest COVID surge.

50 wonderful things from 2021: The performances, moments, and laughs we'll remember by Linda Holmes

NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.

This Year, Our Community Made Reopening Possible by New York Theatre Workshop

As Celine Song’s ENDLINGS would say, “PHEW!” 2021 is a year that we won’t soon forget. From the early days of online Artistic Instigator projects to our virtual celebration of RENT�…

‘I would like to see how this audio drama would play out onstage: WINTER SOLSTICE – BBC Sounds (Online review) by John Chapman

The holidays have always been a time of rich pickings for dramatists, bringing together people (pre-Covid at least) who probably avoid each other for the rest of the year.

Throwback Thursday: Rupert Everett & Richard E. Grant Dish and Declaim by Rob Weinert-Kendt

photo by Gary Leonard As I mentioned last week, going through old copies of Back Stage West, the actor's trade I ran from 1993 to 2003, I stumbled across this rollicking chat between two ve…

Colonial Players to stage ‘The Lost Boy,’ about Peter Pan creator by News Desk

A heartwarming, fictionalized story based on the author James Barrie.

Grease Live!, Starring Aaron Tveit, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, Now Streaming by Andrew Gans

The 2016 Fox broadcast of the classic Broadway musical is avaiable for free on YouTube Movies.

15 best awards moments of 2021, including Regina King, Glenn Close, Conan O’Brien (x2) and much more [WATCH] by Charles Bright

To say that 2021 has been a weird year is quite an understatement. Things started off really bleak then seemed to be getting better only to culminate in the uncertainty we now feel about eve…

Rigoletto, Directed by Bartlett Sher, Prepares for New Years Eve Premiere

Sher and his Broadway collaborators bring the Verdi opera to life at the Met.

28 Broadway Shows Performed Last Night

Broadway is very much open for business.

Of M. Brunard and Joe Flip by Trav S.D.

A short nod to the multi-skilled Richard “Dick” Bruno (1901-1986), best known as the faux French ventriloquist Monsieur Brunard, with his dummy Joe Flip. Bruno’s original orientation w…

Carol Reed: Didn’t Fall Far from the Tree by Trav S.D.

Fun fact, and it’s too exciting to make you wait for: the British movie director Carol Reed (1906-1976) was the illegitimate son of the great English actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, as we…

Our Favorite Arts Photos of 2021 by Laura O’neill, Jolie Ruben and Jessie Wender

These are the pictures that defined an unpredictable year across the worlds of art, music, dance and performance.

13 Seattle-area arts-and-culture events to look forward to in 2022 by Brendan Kiley, Michael Rietmulder, Moira Macdonald and Janet I. Tu

Fingers crossed and fervent wishes sent for the end of the pandemic, here are some of the arts-and-culture events we're looking forward to in the new year, from a Billie Eilish concert to na…

This Broadway Star Plays A Powerful Eurydice In ‘Hadestown’ by Jeryl Brunner

A two-time Tony nominee, Eva Noblezada is a force on Broadway.

Joyous national tour of ‘Hadestown’ opens appropriately at Saenger Theater by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) If ever there was a city with which a spiritual kinship could be forged with the national tour of Hadestown, there is little dou…

Some Like It Pop: 2022 Pop Culture Resolutions by Matt Tamanini

On this year-end episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Some Like it Pop,” Jennifer McHugh and Matt Tamanini look towards 2022 and set some goals for themselves (and each other) when it comes to …

Best of 2021: Showstoppers and Special Moments by JK

Even with a limited number of shows under our belts in 2021, there were plenty of showstopping numbers and some very special moments to enjoy. We have moments from new musicals, dazzling rev…

Best of 2021: Theatre by Matt Wolf

Camp Siegfried, Cabaret, and Lisa Dwan as Beckett's Winnie among the year's best theatre in London.

Five of my favourite theatre productions of 2021 by Shane Morgan

We all know how we feel about 2021. What we need to do is celebrate what made it fabulous so here is my pick of what the year had to offer.

My Top 10 Broadway Moments of 2021. by Ken Davenport

And we thought 2020 was weird. 2021 turned out to... The post My Top 10 Broadway Moments of 2021. first appeared on Ken Davenport.

Harnessing an Unusual Kind of Natural Energy: Dancers’ Body Heat by Margaret Fuhrer

The power of dance? It’s literal at a Glasgow arts center that is installing a geothermal heating and cooling system that runs on heat from dancing bodies.

As we enter 2022, adding up the highlights and low points in what was overall a tough year for Chicago theater by Chris Jones

It was supposed to be a year of recovery. But the COVID-19 virus, along with its supporting cast of variants, had other ideas.

Hear from Ana Villafañe, Lindsay Pearce & More on The Broadway Show by Lindsey Sullivan

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Fadal, this episode will air in New York C…

DANCE NEWS: Dancing Beyond 2022 Supports The American Cancer Society with Dance Against Cancer by The Dance Enthusiast

Every company, school, and artist involved in these performances donates their time and effort in the fight for a cancer-free world.