A soaring Latinx line-up hits the heights in ‘Jaime Lozano’s Songs by an Immigrant’ at the Kaplan Penthouse in NYC’s Lincoln Center by Deb Miller

For his headliner debut at the legendary Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the tremendously talented, always effervescent, Mexican-born musical multi-hyphenate Jaime Lozano brought his…

Songs About Trains by Christopher Caz

As a piece of theater, "Songs About Trains" is earnest and unique. Lead author (and performer) Beto O’Byrne, along with contributing authors Eugenie Chan, Reginald Edmund, Jay B Muskett an…

PLAZA SUITES TO THE SWEET AND SOUR by Peter Filichia

  Seeing Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in PLAZA SUITE brought to mind the real surprise that theatergoers had...Continue Reading The post PLAZA SUITES TO THE SWEET AND SOUR app…

New musical 'Bhangin' It' revolves around a competitive college bhangra dancer by Hafsa Fathima

A new musical at San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse celebrates bhangra, one of India's traditional styles of dancing.

Part of the reason people love video game Elden Ring is because it's so hard to play by James Mastromarino

Elden Ring is the most talked-about video game of 2022, despite — or perhaps because of — its immense difficulty and complexity.

Will Brandon J. Dirden be the latest to earn Tony nomination after doing two shows in one season by Jeffrey Kare

The 2021-2022 Broadway season has been quite a busy one for actor Brandon J. Dirden. First he appeared opposite Phylicia Rashad in Manhattan Theatre Club’s presentation of Dominique Moriss…

DISNEYLAND Hotel Anaheim! Ep. 128, lunch and cocktails at Tangeroa Terrace and Monorail pool! by Framily Travel

9 to 5: The Musical at Newport Harbor High School - PLAYBILLder

Newport Harbor High School. Newport Beach, CA. 1442997. Copyright © 2022 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission.

This Week on Broadway for April 16, 2022: Harmony: A New Musical by Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Cyrano de Bergerac @ BAM, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Birthday Candles, The Little Prince, Harmony: A New Musical by Barry…

Theater Review: WINNIE THE POOH: THE NEW MUSICAL STAGE ADAPTION (Mercury Theater Chicago) by Stephen Best

A WINNING WINNIE Just in time to join in the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the beloved children’s character, the Mercury Theater is making a bold and commemorative move o…

Controversy and Criticism for ‘American Buffalo’ Broadway Revival by Matthew Wexler

Darren Criss, Laurence Fishburne, and Sam Rockwell star in a revival of "American Buffalo," controversial playwright David Mamet's 1975 drama about masculinity. The post Controversy and Crit…

Comedian Rebecca Corry on Why the Louis C.K. Sexual Harassment Story is Finally Becoming Part of Her Act by Chris Willman

After the Grammys earlier this month, comedian Rebecca Corry got hit with a flood of press requests, and not for any part she’d played in the proceedings. Everyone wanted to know what she …

Elation Professional Debuts Fuze MAX™ at Prolight + Sound 2022 by Michael Eddy

After teasing attendees at the USITT show early in March with a first peek at the Fuze MAX™, Elation Professional is pleased to be shipping the new full-spectrum LED luminaire. Available i…

Best Bets: Olivia Rodrigo, 'Harry Potter,' Moonchild, Ali Stroker, Ana Vidovic by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do April 15-21 in St. Louis.

Birthday Candles **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 16, 2022: The best thing you can say about Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles is that it manages to stuff a traditional, long and sappy soap opera, which usuall…

Shaina Taub Returns to the Stage in Off-Broadway's Suffs April 16 | Playbill

Hannah Cruz, Nikki M. James, Jenn Colella, Shaina Taub, Phillipa Soo, Nadia Dandashi, Ally Bonino, and Cassondra James. Jenny Anderson.

Read Excerpts from Stage Manager Richard Hester's HOLD, PLEASE: STAGE MANAGING A PANDEMIC

Veteran Broadway Stage Manager Richard Hester (Jersey Boys) has just release 'Hold, Please: Stage Managing A Pandemic,' a memoir of the year Broadway went dark.

Best of NMJ April 2022 by NPR

Chance The Rapper, Japanese Breakfast, and brothers Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, plus Paula Poundstone thinks a story is baloney.

‘The audience is swept up in a whirlwind of emotional twists & a macabre turn’: A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL – Hope Theatre ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

A group of college friends organise a reunion dinner. So far, so normal. One is busy cooking in the kitchen, three – including the ‘outsider’ Georgia, recently engaged to Chris – are…

Broadway Extends Audience Masking Through May, But Most Venues Will End Vaccine Mandate by Greg Evans

The Broadway League has announced that while the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway venues will require audiences to mask up at least through May 31, many theaters will no longer check …

The Missteps of "Paradise Square" and "Suffs" by Jan Simpson

Making a good musical is hard. Now I don’t consider that statement to be a conceptual scoop that no one has ever considered before. But the thought has been much on my mind after seeing an…

Cabaret Shows to See – CDs to Buy by Sandi Durell

*All Advertisers on Theater Pizzazz The post Cabaret Shows to See – CDs to Buy appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.

For World Circus Day: Your Circus Guide to Travalanche by Trav S.D.

World Circus Day is always the third Saturday in April; this year, we thought we would use the occasion to help you maximize the usefulness of the content in the Travalanche circus section, …

Broadway Extends Mask Mandate Through May; Vaccine Requirement to End by Caitlin Moynihan

The Broadway League announced that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theatres in New York City will extend the current mask requirement for audiences through at least May 31. Ma…

Polly of the Circus by Trav S.D.

This World Circus Day presents us with an occasion to explore a stage and screen vehicle we have mentioned many times on this blog, Polly of the Circus. This influential play was penned in 1…

The Show Must Go On: ‘Macbeth’ Director Goes On Stage After Coronavirus Forces Another Actor Out by Caroline Frost

“When shall we three meet again?” The answer is: when corona lets us. Earlier this month, Daniel Craig brought preview performances of a new Broadway production of Macbeth to a halt afte…

Superhero by Jk Clarke

By Ron Fassler . . .  The memory play is a fairly common staple of American drama, especially ones with a grown narrator stepping in and out as they participate in their own past (Tennessee…

Zorro the Musical, Charing Cross Theatre review - struggling to find the right tone by Gary Naylor

Swordplay and songs never quite hit their stride Zorro (what a name!) is back, swashing and buckling his way into the West End, 13 years after he left and now not the only one wearing a mask…

Scandaltown review: Mike Bartlett’s contemporary Restoration play is a clutter of a parody by Anya Ryan

Beyond packing as many contemporary cultural references into his script as possible, the playwright’s satire about the rich and powerful is underachieving

On the Couch with Kyle Hughes-Odgers

The post On the Couch with Kyle Hughes-Odgers appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

EARTHSIDE

The post EARTHSIDE appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Odd Couples: Creating New Relationships by Kerry Hishon

For the following exercise, students will start by individually creating and analyzing a new character (or analyzing an existing character). Then with a partner, they’ll come up with a sce…

Casting Announced for Bedlam's Do More: New Plays Series | Playbill

The series includes new works by playwrights Eleanor Burgess, Talene Monahon, a.k. payne, and more. Bedlam Theatre HR. Bedlam ...

Broadway Review: TAKE ME OUT (Second Stage’s Hayes Theater) by Logan Harriott

PLAY BALL! Get your popcorn and peanuts and Cracker Jack. Grab your Empires pennant and Empires cap and maybe your Empires team jacket. Then head on down to the ballpark or, in this case, th…

Broadway's Plaza Suite Welcomes Sarah Jessica Parker Back to the Stage April 16 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Neil Simon revival gets its full cast back at the Hudson Theatre following bouts of COVID in the company.

Gretchen Mol and Tim Blake Nelson Star in Benefit Reading of The Scarlet Letter April 16 by Andrew Gans

Andrus Nichols directs Kate Hamill's adaptation of the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Jerusalem Makes West End Return With Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook April 16 by Leah Putnam

Rylance and Crook reprise their roles in the Jez Butterworth play about wanted man Johnny "Rooster" Byron.

Shaina Taub Returns to the Stage in Off-Broadway's Suffs April 16 by Logan Culwell-Block

The writer and star returns to the Public Theater production, which officially opened April 6.

Circa returns to Sydney with its spectacular premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney

The post Circa returns to Sydney with its spectacular premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney appeared first on Australian Arts Review.