Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Playbill on Twitter: ".@ActorsEquity will add Paradise Square producer Garth Drabinsky to its "Do ...

will add Paradise Square producer Garth Drabinsky to its "Do Not Work" list, effectively ending his ability to produce on Broadway. playbill.com.

SOURCE: Google at 10:12PM

Rarely-Seen Photos From the Sound of Music Film Set and Recording Studio - Pinterest

Rarely-Seen Photos From the Sound of Music Film Set and Recording Studio | Playbill = 59 of 58. More like this.

SOURCE: Google at 10:12PM

D is for Denzel Washington on Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

“If I only did Shakespeare and August Wilson for the rest of my life, I’d be happy,” Denzel Washington said at the red carpet before the Oscars broadcast this year Of course, he was at…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:00PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh Fringe 2022 reviews: Les Dawson: Flying High / Boris III by Veronica Lee

'World king' as a young man; and a comedy legend Les Dawson: Flying High, Assembly George Square ★★★   Any opportunity to watch impressionist Jon Culshaw at work is not to be miss…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:03PM

Theatre After COVID: The 2022 Avignon Theatre Festival in Search for Theatrical Magic and Forms of Philosophical Transgressions – Part II by Yana Meerzon

This is Part 2 of the bipartite report. To read Part 1, click here.  Anais Nin au Miroir, written by Agnès Desarthe and directed by Élise Vigier,[1] was another production at the 2022 fes…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:00PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre After COVID: The 2022 Avignon Theatre Festival in Search for Theatrical Magic and Forms of Philosophical Transgressions – Part I by Yana Meerzon

I arrived at the 2022 Avignon Theatre Festival seeking emotional rejuvenation after two years of COVID related isolation, working on screens, and deprived of live encounters in theatre; but …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:47PM

Dogs and cats, hip-hop, and fancons by Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin

Got room for a little more love in your life? Check out Famous Fido Rescue’s adoption open house today. Famous Fido (3124 W. Irving Park), a no-kill shelter, finds homes for animals surren…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:45PM

Actors play their parts gamely in ‘Clue: The Musical’ at the Arts Barn by Jennifer Georgia

Arts on the Green and Montgomery Playhouse stage a head-scratchingly absurd musical entertainment, but the cast has a good time with it.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:36PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Henry V – National Theatre Live by Pauline Adamek

Club music, flashing lights and illicit drug use – it’s not your typical opening to a Shakespearian play, by any means. This is the National Theatre’s Henry V, staged at the Donmar War…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:18PM

Troy Hawke review – TikTok’s raffish fop puzzles out modernity by Brian Logan

Underbelly Bristo Square, EdinburghMilo McCabe’s matinee-idol character initially feels at odds with his material, but it’s hard not to be won over by his enthusiasm Milo McCabe performe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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My Review: 'Anne of Green Gables' at Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Anne of Green Gables” at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 05:59PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star by Rachael Healy

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghA properly fresh take on quarter-century living, Magliano’s is a charismatic debut moving through divorce, sexuality and cat-buying with ease Absolutely No W…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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THE COLOR PURPLE's Rodney Thompson Takes Over Our Instagram!

The Muny is presenting Legally Blonde! Tune into our Instagram Story as Hayley Podschun takes you behind the scenes of her day at Legally Blonde at The Muny.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Finding your family in TOSOS’ ‘House of Chavis’ at Off-Off-Broadway’s The Flea by Deb Miller

Robert Macke’s House of Chavis, a world-premiere play presented at The Flea Theater by TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) – NYC’s oldest and longest producing professional LGBTQIA+ thea…

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 02:53PM

A Woman’s Place is In the Groove: Mary Foster Conklin by Sandi Durell

by Alix Cohen . . . It’s been awhile, but Mary Foster Conklin’s lost none of her cool vibe. The recognizably throaty alto (with an ability to climb and dip) remains expressive and unique…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:09PM

The Butcher Boy: A New Musical at Irish Reperatory Theatre by Cindy Sibilsky

Adaptations are tricky. The best ones manage to cover the key points and honor the tone of the source material without getting bogged down by too many narrative details. These elements must …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 02:07PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Leo Reich review – uproarious Gen-Z narcissist blazes through by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghReich’s flouncing, self-obsessed comedy is a brittle skewering of irony and anxiety – and a must-see One of countless acts this fringe whose Covid-delayed d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PM

Props for Paul Bartel by Trav S.D.

I can’t tell you how delighted I was this morning to realize that Paul Bartel (1938-2000) shares a birthday with Andy Warhol. Not only did Bartel frequently work with former Warhol Superst…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:07PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Hugh Sheridan’s SOLITARY MAN premieres at the Sydney Opera House by Sean McLoughlin

 SOLITARY MAN is a specially staged and produced Live Concert event which will see the talents of Hugh Sheridan given

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 12:47PM

Black Sheep review – circus-song memoir of Black experience by Anya Ryan

Assembly Rooms, EdinburghLivia Kojo Alour’s compellingly performed map of her life is part-poetry, part-musical, part-circus, but it doesn’t hang together First, a warning. Black Sheep i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Robin Thede by NPR

Robin Thede, creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show, plays our game about Bob Ross, "A White Dude Painting Show," along with guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Adam Burke, Amy Dickinson and…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:56AM

ABT Studio Company | Yuma Matsuura in Variations Class by American Ballet Theatre

ABT Studio Company dancer Yuma Matsuura works on a Basilio variation from Don Quixote in spring 2021 Video by Jake Roxander, taken in ABT Studio Company Artistic Director Sascha Radetsky�…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:26AM

Sara Pascoe looks back: ‘I often tell myself I am funnier the uglier I look’ by Harriet Gibsone

The comedian recreates a photo of her first time on stage and looks back at her shaky path to stardom Born in Dagenham in 1981 and raised in Romford, Sara Pascoe is one of the UK’s leading…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

Svengali review – absorbing gender-swap power play by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghChloe-Ann Tylor is excellent as a monstrous male tennis coach in Eve Nicol’s drama examining control and manipulation How do you represent male power on stag…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

Stagecraft: Matthew Spangler, Playwright of “The Kite Runner” by James Marino

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Matthew Spangl…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:23AM

HOW PHOTOS OF NAZIS PARTYING AT AUSCHWITZ GAVE RISE TO A NEW PLAY by Robert Shuman

(Peter Marks’s article appeared in The Washington Post, 8/5; via msn and the Drudge Report.) It started with a photo album, submitted over the transom to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:11AM

R.I.P. George Bartenieff by Trav S.D.

I only just learned the sad news from friend Paul Bartlett that Theater for the New City co-founder George Bartenieff (b. 1933) passed away on July 30. Bartenieff was one of those exceedingl…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:03AM

‘The comedy & cultural references are spot-on’: BAD TEACHER – Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Laura Kressly

Bad Teacher is a new production from Queen of Cups, a young female-led and London-based theatre company. This one-woman play follows young teacher Evie and her particularly bad day at school…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Rob McClure’s addition to ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ makes stellar cast go nova by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) When the musical Mrs. Doubtfire was preparing to open in 2020, the show became a victim of the forced lockdown of all theaters …

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 10:54AM

This Post-Modern "Oresteia" is No Classic by Jan Simpson

Greek tragedies don’t get done a lot. Which is why I really try to see them when I can. So my theatergoing buddy Bill and I bought tickets for the new production of the Oresteia that is pl…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:03AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Ballet Freedom review – slapstick, generic dance cabaret by Róisín O'Brien

Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghUnfortunately, the Ukrainian dance company’s attempts to be sexy and interesting end up incoherent and crude There is plenty of sex at the fringe. Late-night bu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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I made a name for myself with ‘sex-positive’ comedy. Then I was raped on a night out. Would my openness be used against me? by Grace Campbell

I’ve never held back when it comes to talking about sex. But after an attack while on holiday in Las Vegas, going to the police didn’t feel like an option Last November, after a string o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AM

Happy Meal review – romance blooms online and IRL by Mark Fisher

Traverse, EdinburghTabby Lamb’s delightful two-hander is both a sweet comedy and an astute exploration of digital relationships and gender identity Is it coincidence that the increasing ac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AM

‘The show is a triumph for the creative & design team’: TOM, DICK & HARRY – Alexandra Palace Theatre by John Chapman

A real life adventure told with wit, flair and some stunning movement sequences

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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The Tempest, Shakespeare's Globe review - occasional gales of laughter drown out subtlety by Gary Naylor

If you think a fat man wearing yellow swimming trunks is funny, you're on the right island Alexei Sayle, in his angry young man phase, once said that you can always tell when you’re watchi…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:42AM

South Pacific, Sadler's Wells review - strong singing in Daniel Evans's fast-paced production by Helen Hawkins

After a hard-hitting 'Oklahoma!', the latest Rodgers & Hammerstein revival stays on the sunnier side How old is Emile de Becque? Perhaps because my first Emile was the 1958 film version�…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:42AM

‘Being at the Fringe for us means arriving on the world stage’: Director Mona Zaidi introduces Edinburgh audiences to new play My Own Private Shak by Press Releases

Award-winning Canadian director Mona Zaidi is ready for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022, having staged Justin Hay’s critically acclaimed play My Own Private Shakespeare which continues …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Tall stories: performers on their wildest Edinburgh moments by Tim Key, Sindhu Vee, Jayde Adams, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith, Reginald D Hunter, Paul Foot, Tim Crouch, Nina Conti, Simon Munnery, Bilal Zafar, Lou Sanders, Matt Forde, Fascinating Aïda, La Clique

Standup in a swimming pool, naked tractor driving, heart attacks, heckles, walkouts, rain and an onstage marriage proposal – as the fringe turns 75, this year’s performers on the memorie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

‘Fuelled by anger’: politics loom larger than ever at Edinburgh fringe by Miranda Bryant

Scandals, an outgoing PM and a Tory leadership race – comics seeking material are spoilt for choice Politics always plays a big role at the Edinburgh fringe. But with an outgoing prime min…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

Mock the Week was never part of the culture wars. We only fought for laughs | Dara Ó Briain by Dara Ó Briain

If there’s one lesson I draw looking back on it all, it’s this: people have taken our nonsense waaaayyyy too seriously Well, I guess my time hosting a Rorschach test on the telly is almo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Resource: Tons of Animal-Related Prompts! by Kerry Hishon

We’ve got another prompt collection here for you! These prompts are all animal-related — thinking about unusual animals, moving like animals, speaking like animals, encountering animals,…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Best Bets: Chris Brown, Machine Gun Kelly, Corey Holcomb, state fairs and more by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Aug. 5-11.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48AM

Emily Skinner, Jason Danieley, Sierra Boggess, Mary Beth Peil Star in A Little Night Music at Barrington Stage Beginning August 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Sondheim musical is directed by outgoing BSC Founder and Artistic Director Julianne Boyd.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM

Gavin Creel Returns to Broadway's Into the Woods August 6 by Talaura Harms

The Tony-winning performer was out of the show for two weeks to present his own work at The O’Neill National Musical Theatre Conference.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM