"Funny Girl" Producers Threaten to Cast Matthew Morrison If Discourse Continues by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of mounting discourse over Lea Michele's casting in Funny Girl, producers...

2022 Capital Fringe Review: 'Meatballs and Music' by Tom Sweitzer by Gwyneth Sholar

The funny, moving, and memorable story of one man's childhood in 1980s Pennsylvania.

Video: Disney On Broadway Celebrates 1 Million Guests Since Broadway Reopening

Last week, Disney on Broadway's two New York productions, Aladdin and The Lion King, celebrated a special milestone: between the two shows, we've welcomed over 1 million guests since Broadwa…

Signature announces 'Color Purple' cast and creative team by News Desk

Nova Y. Payton stars as Celie and Timothy Douglas directs the musical featuring a soaring score of jazz, gospel, blues, and ragtime.

PODCAST: Stages of Our City, Episode 20: Amanda L. Andrei, Julia Stier and Steven Leigh Morris by Steven Morris

The post PODCAST: Stages of Our City, Episode 20: Amanda L. Andrei, Julia Stier and Steven Leigh Morris appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Divorce by Steven Morris

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See Rob McClure Head to Skid Row in New Little Shop of Horrors Pics by Lindsey Sullivan

Rob McClure has officially arrived somewhere that's green! He began performances as Seymour in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors on July 12, and now there are photos o…

Mrs. Krishnan's Party by Steven Morris

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2022 Capital Fringe Review: 'Motherload' by Jenna Hall and Justine Hipsky by Nicole Hertvik

A hilarious, heartfelt, and heartbreaking show based on the performers' childhood relationships with their mothers.

Patti LuPone detailed information [Discography] | 피큐레잇

5 - Playbill.com,Theatre Stars Head Cast of Final "Oz" Season; HBO Series Debuts Jan. 5,Patti LuPone Cast in New Film "Parker"; Taylor Hackford ...

Product Reviews for Into the Woods Agony Mug - Playbill store

Charming or sincere? You decide with this Into the Woods the Broadway musical lyric mug - suitable for all charming, kind, sensible, ...

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - BroadwayRadio

https://www.playbill.com/article/erich-bergen-to-join-broadways-chicago-as-billy-flynn. 2) Film + TV News. "Intimate Apparel" to Stream on PBS.

Valerie Lau-Kee by Women and Theatre

Meet producing director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Valerie Lau-Kee! We talk about saying yes, sharing responsibility, asking for what you need, and more…

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/19/22 by Mark G. Auerbach

NEW ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio. Songs for a New World at Berkshire Theatre Group, Michael Feinstein celebrates Judy Garland at the Mahaiwe, Quinn Mason joins the Hartford Symphony and…

Disney on Broadway Will Invite Fans 'Onstage' at D23 Expo 2022

D23 Expo 2022 is back this fall (September 9-11) and Disney On Broadway will give fans a chance to immerse themselves in their favorite Disney musicals. Using virtual reality (VR) head…

ADJ Future Focus Road Show with Special Social Mixer Event in NYC, Aug. 16 by Michael Eddy

On Tuesday August 16th, ADJ will launch its new Future Focus Road Show series with a special social mixer event in New York City. Held at a penthouse venue in Manhattan, it will showcase ADJ…

Cast and Creative Team Announced for Signature Theatre's The Color Purple by Raven Brunner

Nova Y. Payton is set to lead the cast as Celie with Frenchie Davis as Sofia at the Arlington, Virginia, venue.

Shop Beetlejuice on Broadway Shirts, Souvenirs & More In The BroadwayWorld Theatre Shop

Shop official merchandise from Beetlejuice on Broadway in the BroadwayWorld Theatre Shop featuring the It's Showtime Striped Hoodie, Sandworm Beanie, Recently Deceased Notebook, Sucks Yes Sh…

Odds & Ends: Watch Ingrid Michaelson Perform 'If This Is Love' from The Notebook Musical by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. See Ingrid Michaelson Premiere A Song from The Notebook Musical The world premiere production of the new musical The Notebook begins…

More Paradise Square Lawsuit Details Emerge, Including Severed Finger by Raven Brunner

It has been reported that a non-binary crew member permanently severed their pinky finger in an accident during a rehearsal for the show's pre-Broadway run.

JJ Niemann, Kennedy Kanagawa, Joshua Morgan, More Join Web Series Lip Sync Fables by Raven Brunner

The six-episode series features New York City actors"including a few Broadway names"who bring to life bedtime stories written by children.

The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Steven Morris

The post The Knight of the Burning Pestle appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

Theatre Review: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Folger Theatre at the National Building Museum by Jakob Cansler

It can be far too easy for a director to forget that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy. After all, the most well-known plotline from one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays is about…

Kelly Denice Taylor to Make Her Broadway Debut in SIX Tonight as 'Jane Seymour'

Kelly Denice Taylor will make her Broadway debut tonight as Jane Seymour in SIX, the Tony Award-winning new musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.

Mary Beth Peil, A.J. Shively & More Join Jim Parsons Led A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Classic Stage Company

Classic Stage Company announced additional casting for A Man of No Importance. Joining the previously announced Jim Parsons in the production will be Alma Cuervo, Kara Mikula, Tony nominee M…

Explore the relationship between jazz and Latin music at the Hartford Salsa Meets Jazz Festival by Christopher Arnott

The 11th annual free Salsa Meets Jazz Festival is held in Bushnell Park July 23 from 1 to 7 p.m. The festival, which was held in Elizabeth Park for much of its history, celebrates how Latin …

Kelly Denice Taylor Makes Broadway Debut in SIX July 19 by Leah Putnam

Taylor is an alternate in the Aragon company, one of the musical's two national tours.

This column is about dicks by Dan Savage

On being attracted to people with penises and also being extremely not into penises The post This column is about dicks appeared first on Chicago Reader.

A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill by Steven Morris

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Delaware Shakespeare presents The Tempest by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Shakespeare celebrates its 20th year of the Bard in Rockwood Park with a strange and satisfying production of The Tempest. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Mary Beth Peil, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, More Join Jim Parsons in A Man of No Importance Musical Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

John Doyle will direct the Classic Stage Company revival of the Terrence McNally-Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens musical.

See New Photos of Rob McClure in Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors by Raven Brunner

The Mrs. Doubtfire Tony nominee recently succeeded Skylar Astin as Seymour at the Westside Theatre.

Photos: First Look at Rob McClure as 'Seymour' in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Production photos have been released of Tony Award nominee Rob McClure as Seymour, in the three-time Best Revival Award-winning LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Westside Theatre. Check out the …

A stirring night of music and truth with 'Jaime Lozano & Mauricio Martínez: Hermanos y Familia' at NYC's 54 Below by Deb Miller

The one-night-only concert of Jaime Lozano & Mauricio Martínez: Hermanos y Familia reaffirmed Lin-Manuel Miranda's timely sentiment in Hamilton, "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)." …

ESA's Crowd Safety Symposium Heads to Greenville, SC in September 2022 by Michael Eddy

Event Safety Alliance announces the next edition of the Crowd Safety Symposium, taking place September 8-9, 2022, at Furman University in Greenville, SC. This two-day workshop aims to provid…

Why Bestselling Novelist Jodi Picoult Has Become a Prolific Musical Theater Creator by Gordon Cox

Most people know Jodi Picoult as the busy author of more than 25 bestselling books, including "My Sister's Keeper," "Small Great Things" and "The Pact." But more recently, she's collaborated…

A Black and White Cookie by Joel Benjamin

The chips fall into place by the end of A Black and White Cookie, perhaps a bit too smoothly, but the path to the ending is well constructed and fascinating. Morgenstein has caught the nuanc…

New mural featuring local hero 'a beacon for antiracism' in Bristol by Deidre Montague

In America, white is the default " from actors to ads to the pages of children's books " but a series of murals across Connecticut are designed to both showcase Black excellence and beautify…

'13' Movie Musical Adaptation Releases First Look Trailer and Single by Billy McEntee

Netflix's movie adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's Broadway musical "13" has released a new trailer and first single ahead of its August 12 release. The post '13' Movie Musical Adaptation Re…

She Found Her Own Epiphany Directing The New Play 'Epiphany' by Jeryl Brunner

Tyne Rafaeli shares the joys and challenges of directing this new Lincoln Center Theater production.

Gerrilyn Sohn Returns to Don't Tell Mama With "If Joe Allen's Walls Could Sing & Other Hidden Gems," on Sunday, July 31 and Thursday, August 4

Gerrilyn Sohn returns to Don't Tell Mama in her new show If Joe Allen's Walls Could Sing & Other Hidden Gems on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 3 PM and Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 7 PM. Directed b…

2022 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction to Take Place in September

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has announced that this year's Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will take place on September 25! 

Brittney Mack, Troy Iwata, More Will Star in Concert of Siren: A New Musical by Andrew Gans

Cynthia Meng is the musical director for the evening at 54 Below.

Theatre Review: 'Once Upon A Mattress' by Rockville Musical Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre by Taryn Carone

Rockville Musical Theatre (RMT) concluded its successful run this past weekend of the classic Broadway musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," based on the story of the Princess and the Pea. The pr…

'& Juliet' Star Stark Sands Signs With Industry Entertainment by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Tony nominee Stark Sands, currently starring in the Toronto production of the Broadway-bound musical & Juliet, has signed with Bill Butler & Michelle Kittrell at …

Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Sets September Date by Caitlin Moynihan

Save the date! The fan-favorite Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will once again take place live and in person on the streets of New York City on September 25 beginning at 10AM ET. T…

Wearing a Mask to Broadway Shows Will Continue to Be Optional Through August by Lindsey Sullivan

The Broadway League has announced that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will continue with the "mask optional" policy through the month of August; the up…

Rob McClure Calls Joining Little Shop of Horrors 'Soul Food' & Shares Puppet Trivia by Caitlin Moynihan

Two months ago, two-time Tony nominee Rob McClure was in the final weeks of playing Broadway's favorite nanny as the title role in Mrs. Doubtfire. It's been less than 10 weeks since the n…

Broadway Grosses: Audiences Spellbound by Summer's Into the Woods by Lindsey Sullivan

Fans of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods are well-aware that the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn and the slipper as pure as gold …

Kimberly Akimbo's Jeanine Tesori & More Earn 2022 Dramatists Guild Awards by Caitlin Moynihan

The Dramatists Guild of America has announce recipients for its 2022 Awards. The awards ceremony, which will celebrate both 2021 and 2022 winners, will take place at Joe's Pub on July 25.…

Northwest Indiana punk firestarters Liquids are the best opening band you'll see all summer by Leor Galil

Northwest Indiana's punk scene would be a lot less thrilling without Mat Williams"he's been the engine behind many of the local bands whose names have filled homemade gig flyers around the R…

Jayson Musson: His History of Art and the Philadelphia Wireman are worth exploring together by Emily Schilling

Jayson Musson launches His History of Art at The Fabric Workshop and Museum while the anonymous Philadelphia Wireman's work appears at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. Emily Brewton Schilling sugges…

Meteor Gem opens its doors to Chicagoland's trve metalheads by J.r. Nelson and Leor Galil

Chicago's newest record store specializes in all things metal. Meteor Gem occupies a garden-level boutique at 3082 N. Elston, and its stock is so laser-focused on extreme music"including dea…

Alice Childress, Jeanine Tesori, Sanaz Toossi, More Are Winners of 2022 Dramatists Guild Awards by Leah Putnam

Pearl Cleage and Tina Howe will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Jelani Alladin & Noah J. Ricketts Join Matt Bomer's Showtime Limited Series FELLOW TRAVELERS

SHOWTIME has announced that Jelani Alladin (Frozen, Hercules), Noah J. Ricketts (To My Girls, Frozen) and Linus Roache (Batman Begins, HOMELAND) have joined the lead cast of its new limited …

Sanaz Toossi, Jeanine Tesori, Alice Childress and More To Receive Dramatists Guild Awards

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced further recipients for their 2022 Awards. The Awards for both 2021 and 2022 recipients will be presented at Joe's Pub on Monday, July 25, 2022.

Hugh Jackman to Lead Animated Hulu Series KOALA MAN

Hugh Jackman will lead the voice cast of Hulu's new animated comedy series, Koala Man, the new series from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and Michael Cusack. He will play the ro…

Show Talks with Guest Mo Chapman: Come From Away by The 5th Avenue Theatre

Join us for this special digital edition of Show Talks: Come from Away! The 5th's Education & Community Engagement staff member, Aviona Rodriguez-Brown, steps in as a guest moderator for Sho…

Jelani Alladin, Noah J. Ricketts, Linus Roache to Join Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in Fellow Travelers by Andrew Gans

Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner created the eight-episode limited Showtime series, also starring Allison Williams.

Cast Set for James Ijames' The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington at Steppenwolf by Leah Putnam

Whitney White will direct the work from Pulitzer Prize winner Ijames.

Hangar Theatre's Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to Feature 14 Actor-Musicians by Raven Brunner

Shirley Serotsky will direct the Tony-nominated musical.

Broadway Shows See Some Box Office Momentum With Summer-Lean Roster; 'Into The Woods' Scores $1.8M, 'Funny Girl' At $785G by Greg Evans

Box office for most Broadway shows " Funny Girl and Mr. Saturday Night included " was up a bit last week, as the hits " Into The Woods and MJ included " stayed strong and even some strugglin…

What Stephanie J. Block Lied About To Kickstart Her Career by Seth Rudetsky

Plus, how Christy Altomare set her mind for success and what Seth though of London's Best Musical Back to the Future.

'Paradise Square': How an Ambitious Broadway Musical Got Overshadowed by Lawsuits, Unpaid Bills and Alleged Bullying by Rebecca Rubin

"Let It Burn," the galvanic highpoint of the Broadway musical "Paradise Square," pours out of star Joaquina Kalukango in a torrent of pain and frustration over the hurt that her character ha…

The Cosmic Country Cookout promises to be out of this world by Micco Caporale

The Cosmic Country Showcase is an acid-infused variety show that happens a handful of times per year at the Hideout, and on July 23, its presenters are repotting this ravenous alien plant (t…

Broadway's Optional Mask Policy Will Continue Until Further Notice by Andrew Gans

The policy, which began July 1, followed the lifting of the Main Stem's vaccine requirement for audience members earlier this year.

Take a 1st Look at Argyle Theatre's Footloose by Heather Gershonowitz

John Hillner, who starred in the original Broadway production, reprises the role of Reverend Shaw at the Long Island venue.

Niki Colwell Evans and Sean Jones to Return for U.K. Tour of Blood Brothers by Leah Putnam

Performances will begin July 28 at Theatre Royal Windsor.

Acclaimed Into the Woods Revival to Release Cast Recording by Caitlin Moynihan

Soon audiences everywhere will be able to go Into the Woods! The acclaimed revival will release a Broadway cast recording through Concord Theatricals/Craft Recordings this September. P…

Broadway Will Continue Optional Mask Policy Through August

The Broadway League announced that the owners and operators of Broadway theatres in New York City will continue their mask optional policy through August and until further notice.

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/17/22

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 7/17/2022.

Into The Woods by Elyse Trevers

photo by Matt Murphy Sometimes those of us not easily impressed can be impressed. So it is with Into The Woods, now at the St. James Theater. The revival marks a return to the original, foll…

"When Your Gift Starts to Impede Your Performance...": Epiphany's Colby Minifie's Go-To Opening-Night Gift by Talaura Harms

Check out the art prints The Boys actor makes as opening night gifts.

Broadway Will Continue Audience Mask-Optional Policy At Least Through August by Greg Evans

Broadway theaters will continue their recently adopted mask-optional policy for audiences at least through August, the Broadway League announced today. The mask-optional policy " in which au…

CHILDREN'S BOOKS"AWARD FOR 'THE LONG SHADOW' BY PHYLLIS WHEELER by Robert Shuman

(via Phylliswheeler.com)  Phyllis Wheeler's novel The Long Shadow, represented by Marit Literary Agency, has won a Purple Dragonfly Award! These awards are judged by Story Monsters …

3 Theater Implosions: Funny Girl, Victory Gardens, Garth Drabinsky. #Stageworthy News by Jonathan Mandell

Why has there been so much conflict and conversation over a cast change on Broadway, a personnel decision in a Chicago theater, and a producer's late payroll for a musical that's just closed…

Which show belted the loudest at West End LIVE? #Shorts by Official London Theatre

Which show do you think belted the loudest at West End LIVE 2022? We asked the performers backstage what they thought... #WestEndLive #Shorts #Theatre

Watch Ingrid Michaelson Perform 'If This Is Love' From The Notebook Musical by Andrew Gans

Performances of the Michaelson-Bekah Brunstetter musical will begin in September at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Sarah Keyworth on grief and doing comedy 'when you're not feeling particularly funny' by Ella Braidwood

The standup's new Edinburgh fringe show, Lost Boy, is about rediscovering silliness after difficult life events "When bad things happen, there is a lot of comedy if you look in the right pla…

Operation Julie: famed LSD drug bust becomes a musical by Steven Morris

Welsh theatre company retells story of 1970s scientists and hippies in work billed as Breaking Bad meets The Good Life Over the past half century it has been the subject of books, documentar…

Much Ado About Nothing review " screwball Shakespeare goes with a swing by Arifa Akbar

Lyttelton theatre, LondonSimon Godwin masterfully directs a slick production starring Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan Lovers and fighters convene at an opulent Sicilian hotel, though …

'I put my trauma on display' " Keala Settle on hating her signature song This Is Me by Lyndsey Winship

Her rendition of the bearded lady's number from The Greatest Showman caused a sensation. But, as the Hawaiian-born star joins Sister Act, she reveals how the reaction may have contributed to…

WATCH: Ingrid Michaelson Debuts 'If This Is Love' From THE NOTEBOOK World Premiere Musical

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has debuted a first look music video of the song 'If This Is Love' from the world premiere of The Notebook, performed in-studio by Ingrid Michaelson, who is writi…

Owen Teale Will Be Scrooge in Old Vic's A Christmas Carol by Raven Brunner

The adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic took home five 2020 Tony Awards.

VIDEO: 'Art & Theatre' Featured as Final JEOPARDY! Category

Watch 'Art & Theatre' as the final category on last night's episode of Jeopardy! Recently, Jeopardy has featured a Musical Theatre category, a Tony-Winning Musicals category, a …

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the national tour of Aaron Sorkin's To Kill A Mockingbird by Marta Rusek

A new, nonlinear retelling of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, stopping in Philly on its national tour, makes us face an America that never really changed. Marta Rusek reviews.

When Darkness Falls Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Peter Duncan and Daniel Rainford will star in the UK tour of When Darkness Falls from September 2022. This post When Darkness Falls Tour first appeared on British Theatre. Hu…

Photos: Actors' Equity Association Holds Legacy Robe Ceremony Commemorating David Westphal

At this half-hour long event, Equity celebrated Westphal's life with a special version of the Robe ceremony, honoring Westphal with a commemorative panel. BroadwayWorld was there and you can…

National Theatre Live to Broadcast The Seagull Starring Emilia Clarke by Leah Putnam

Productions of Othello, starring West End favorite Giles Terera, and The Crucible, starring The Crown's Erin Doherty, have also been announced.

Melody Thornton Will Lead U.K. and Ireland Tour of The Bodyguard Musical by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin in Glasgow in January 2023.

Off-Broadway's Perfect Crime to Play Milestone Performance by Leah Putnam

The whodunit is the longest-running play in New York City's history.

Playwright Christopher Durang Reveals Diagnosis With Aphasia

Tony Award-winning Playwright Christopher Durang has been diagnosed with logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA), BroadwayWorld has learned.

FROM DOWN UNDER: 9 to 5 the Musical in Melbourne by Simon Parris

Bubbly, bold and brassy, 9 to 5 the Musical is a well-timed wallop of feel-good fare. Proving an ideal fit for a cinema-to-stage adaptation, hit 1980 movie 9 to 5 provides three leading ladi…

Milton de la Cruz and Chauvet Professional Create Lively Visuals for 'Ensalsate' by Michael Eddy

Oftentimes the most expressive forms of communication are those which transcend spoken language. This certainly rings true for Salsa, an art form that allows dance partners to communicate an…

See Tom Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, More Celebrate Opening Night of Safe Home by Heather Gershonowitz

The new play, co-written by Hanks, opened July 16.

Playwright Christopher Durang Diagnosed With Aphasia " Report by Greg Evans

Christopher Durang, one of American theaters most accomplished and acclaimed playwrights, has been diagnosed with logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare disorder of language …

The Final Jeopardy Category Is...Art & Theatre by Raven Brunner

The final round of this episode of the long-running TV game show led to a rare tiebreaker.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Noëlle D. Lilley

Jones does her best with what she has to work with, and the movie may still strike an emotional chord with viewers if they don't look too closely. The post Where the Crawdads Sing appeared f…

The Sea Beast by Catey Sullivan

If you're going to title your movie The Sea Beast, you need to commit to a beast that earns its billing. The post The Sea Beast appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank by Marah Eakin

It's clear that the makers had an aim to make the movie stand out from typical kiddie fare, and they succeed, generally.  The post Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank appeared first on Chica…

Murina by Dmitry Samarov

Despite all the beautiful water, sun, and half-naked bodies, what I was left with as the credits rolled was a mere trace memory of stylish vacuity. The post Murina appeared first on Chicago …

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song by Bridgette M. Redman

By focusing on the song rather than the man, the filmmakers create an arc that keeps viewers engaged. The post Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song appeared first on Chicago Reader.

INTO THE WOODS Cast Recording Will Be Released in September

Concord Theatricals/Craft Recordings will release the cast recording of the critically-acclaimed Broadway revival of the New York City Center Encores production of James Lapine and Stephe…

Blog: The Only Failure Would Be to Give Up on Ourselves

Susan Myhr Fritz writes about Atlantic's Global Virtual Conservatory in the latest blog from Atlantic Theater Company.

Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice: Joe Iconis, Jo Harrop, John Minnock, and Jackie Messina - 7/19/22 by Rob Lester

Reviews of "Joe Iconis & Family: Album" and others.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: 'Sobriety of Fear' by Shaun Michael Johnson by John Stoltenberg

Virtuoso solo storytelling about the cycle of family violence, with a script and performance even more stunning than the play's Fringe debut four years ago.

Into the Woods Broadway Revival Cast Album to Be Released This Fall by Talaura Harms

The New York City Center Encores! production, now playing the St. James Theatre, will be recorded.

Chita Rivera to Launch 2nd Season of Broadway in Worcester by Margaret Hall

Rivera will be joined by Seth Rudetsky in September for an unscripted evening.

Prop Table Tuesday: A Thoroughly Modern Prop by Broadway By Ghostlight

Welcome back to another Prop Table Tuesday! Today I share a fun prop from #ThoroughlyModernMillie that I just adore. Sutton Foster's performance blew me away when I saw the OBC and I'm so lu…

May Vokes: From Vaud to "Venus" by Trav S.D.

Just a few lines this morning about comic character actress May Vokes (ca. 1882-1957), whose interesting credits I have occasionally come across. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Vokes starte…

The Lesson: If knowledge is power, does ignorance kill? by Terri Paddock

How do you cope in a world gone mad? That seems to me to be the central question in two of Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco's one-act plays, The Lesson and The Chairs, written in th…

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 by Susan Grace

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Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors | Kids Go Free this August! by Official London Theatre

From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the Pop…

A walk in the woods, with the wrens, makes me wonder: if things were simpler, when? by Kile Smith

A photo of a common bird gives flight to Kile Smith's thoughts on technology and gratitude. Where things really simpler "back then"? What do we witness nowadays, and how?

The Cimientos Experience: One Playwright's Perspective by Tommer Peterson

By Tommer Peterson. Playwright and designer Tommer Peterson reflects on his experience participating in Cimientos, IATI Theater's play development program.

Tony-winning playwright Christopher Durang diagnosed with aphasia; Sigourney Weaver and more share why the writer has faded from public view by Ruthie Fierberg

Over his career, Tony Award winner and Pulitzer finalist Christopher Durang has been invited to countless productions of his works. The playwright, whose achievements include a 2013 Best Pla…

Strong Opposition To Warehousing Charitable Funding In DAFs by Joe Patti

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about how donor advised funds (DAF) had surpassed charities like the United Way as recipients of charitable giving.  I noted this is a problem because unli…

Marta Sanders: Whatever Happened to That Nice Quaker Girl? by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . In asking Whatever Happened to That Nice Quaker Girl?, Marta Sanders answers her own question without reservation. In her new show of the same name, Sanders has creat…

Brompton Technology Secures £5.1m Investment from Connection Capital by Michael Eddy

Brompton Technology, a global market leader in processing solutions for LED video walls used in live events and virtual production for film and television, has secured a growth capital inves…

Shapiro's Song: From Steppenwolf to a New Elton John Musical, The Devil Wears Prada by Dennis Polkow

"It's been really moving and important and central to all of us that at the heart of 'The Devil Wears Prada' is a young person trying to figure out how to live."

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 by Ashley Steves

Bergen As Mr. Billy Flynn, "Intimate Apparel" To Stream, "Phantom" Gets A Mandarin Translation "Today on Broadway" is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headline…

PHOTO CALL: Fantasia Arrives on Broadway | Playbill

http://images.playbill.com/photo/F/A/. Spotlight live, which is the new Times Square restaurant/karaoke venue, hosted the party for the new star ...

Scout from the 'To Kill A Mockingbird' film now plays the racist neighbor onstage by Neda Ulaby

Mary Badham was 10 years old when her performance as Scout earned her an Oscar nomination. Now, six decades later, she's touring the country's stages in the Broadway version.

'It is definitely the kind of theatre we need': THE DANCE OF DEATH " Arcola Theatre by Tom Bolton

Lindsay Duncan and Hilton McRae reveal the full depths of The Dance of Death's ambiguity in production that is funny and strangely touching. Directed by the Arcola's own Mehmet Ergen, the co…

The Bestselling Novelist Who's Now a Prolific Musical Theater Writer by Broadway Podcast Network

Jodi Picoult on her full-steam-ahead theater career with "Between the Lines," "The Book Thief" and "Austenland." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unmanly Griefs: Robert Icke's "Hamlet" by Jonathan Kalb

The first ten minutes of Robert Icke's 3 ¾-hour Hamlet had me worried. Icke is a British directing star, known for contemporized takes on the classics, but the only other production of hi…

Wake Up With BWW 7/19: WICKED Film Update, BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK Returns, and More!

Today's top stories include an update on the Wicked movie, which begins principal photography in November ahead of a year-long filming process! Plus, the Broadway revival of Into The Woods w…

8 fun things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, July 21-24 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sunday in the Park with George (1984) by Musicalsplaining

At long last, we make it to the Pulitzer-winning daddy of all Sondheim shows! Angelina waxes poetic, actually and Kaveh considers getting tested for a genetic variant. See Privacy Policy a…

Melbourne Opera presents Lucrezia Borgia by Aussie Theatre

Melbourne Opera is staging the Gaetano Donizetti bel canto masterpiece Australian audiences fell for 45 years ago when Dame Joan

On the Couch with Jess Ho

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State's top performing arts awards celebrates achievements by Aussie Theatre

In what's become a vital event for the live performing arts industry in Western Australia, the annual Performing Arts WA

On the Couch with Xuefei Yang

The post On the Couch with Xuefei Yang appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Standing up for asylum seekers: refugees learn the art of comedy by Dalia Al-Dujaili

A Greek project is teaching participants the art of standup in order to shine a new light on stories about migration In Athens, a handful of novice standups are at the mic after taking part …

Ensemble Q Announces New Home At QPAC by Aussie Theatre

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Brisbane-based nationally acclaimed chamber music group, Ensemble

Rare species brought to life in new puppetry theatre work ARC by Erth by Aussie Theatre

Rare and vulnerable species including snow leopards, hammerhead sharks and elephants will be brought to life on stage in new

JUST FOR LAUGHS Sydney 2022 by Aussie Theatre

With the return of Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival more laughs are on their way with Three Big Announcements

Book: WHEN BROADWAY WAS BLACK: THE TRIUMPHANT STORY OF THE ALL-BLACK MUSICAL THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (Out in Paperback February 7, 2023) by Lamont Williams

I'M JUST WILD ABOUT WHEN BROADWAY WAS BLACK On May 23, 1921, a fast-moving, groundbreaking jazz musical danced into New York City " and by the end of its triumphant run, its Black creators w…

Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

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Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault by Alex Marshall

The Oscar-winning actor will face a trial in June 2023 " a rare example of a celebrity #MeToo case reaching that stage in Britain.

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of March 6-12

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of March 6-12, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.

Product Reviews for Into the Woods Logo Mug - Playbill Store

This 11 oz ceramic coffee mug features the Into the Woods Broadway Musical full color wrap around logo. Perfect for whatever potion you fancy.

The Devil Wears Prada Stage Musical Begins World Premiere in Chicago July 19 by Logan Culwell-Block

Beth Leavel and Taylor Iman Jones lead the new musical based on the film, with a score by Elton John and Shaina Taub and a book by Kate Wetherhead.

Beverley Knight, Jennifer Saunders, Keala Settle, More Star in London's Sister Act Beginning July 19 by Andrew Gans

The musical, based on the film of the same name, plays the Eventim Apollo through August 28.

Stranger Things Star Gaten Matarazzo Returns to Broadway in Dear Evan Hansen July 19 by Andrew Gans

Ann Sanders, Noah Kieserman, and Ciara Alyse Harris also join the cast at the Music Box Theatre.

Broadway Stars Take It Off to Celebrate Skivvies' 10th Anniversary July 19 by Andrew Gans

Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina are joined by Broadway actors for an evening at Joe's Pub.

Calling all creatives 2023 Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition now open!

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