On August 26, the cast of Cursed Child held a panel discussion at Fan Expo in Toronto. Over 500 people came to our "Journey to the Stage" panel, asked some questions and stayed for the meet …
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:43PMBroadwayWorld caught up with Platt to discuss what audiences can expect from the new tour, the difference between performing for concert audiences opposed to musical theatre audiences, and w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PMChicago Shakespeare Theater is presenting the world premiere musical The Notebook, now extended by popular demand through October 30, 2022. Get a first look at footage from the production he…
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The performance will mark the first televised performance from the musical. The Glee star is currently playing Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMCHICAGO is for the dogs — and cats, and rabbits, and birds, and all animal friends! Show your pet performing a favorite number from CHICAGO the musical for a chance to win a trip to tra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMThe upcoming fall television season features an exciting lineup of Broadway stars starring in new and returning television series. From Skylar Astin's new CBS series So Help Me Todd to newly…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMBenjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project presents a “Romeo and Juliet” with same-sex lovers. And at Paris Opera Ballet, Alan Lucien Oyen goes Bauschian.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:26PMJulia Jarcho and Jennifer Seastone are magnetic as two sides of the same character in Jarcho's latest play. Loren Noveck reviews.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 04:19PMRenovation includes upgrades to YPT’s original theatre space plus a three-storey facility across the street with studios, classrooms and a mainstage-size rehearsal hall.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:18PMNew York City Center has announced new performance dates for Encores! The Light in the Piazza as part of the 2022 – 2023 season. Due to scheduling conflicts, the Tony Award-winning musi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PMBroadway Blog reviews 'Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical,' the 'Stranger Things' send-up now running at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:07PMThe Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season include Clyde's, Clue, Once, Sweat, and more.
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“This is the beginning of a revolution...I’m so proud to have a seat in that audience. Thank you for that,' RuPaul told the ensemble, hugging the cast, and commending the performers, cal…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PMThe Wicked star raises her voice for her upcoming children's book encouraging kids to do the same.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PMThe photos will be used in the stage musical adapted from the 2000 film, with a score by Tom Kitt and a book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe, the film's writer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PMMost of us know someone who is affected by substance use and abuse. This can include concerns about our own use – or the usage of a coworker, family member or friend. Join Behind the Scene…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:51PMThe Rigging Safety Initiative (RSI) offers free stage rigging inspections and safety training for secondary schools across America. Schools can apply for the service twice a year, in spring …
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:42PMNamed for Coho Productions' late artistic director, Philip Cuomo, the new collective also includes Third Rail Rep and Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PMThe musical with music by Jaime Lozano and lyrics by Neena Beber is based on the book ‘Intimate Frida’ by Frida Kahlo’s niece Isolda Pinedo Kahlo.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PMThe new play from playwright Tyler Martin centers on siblings working through family trauma.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PMThe film, premiering on the streamer in October, also stars Minnie Driver as Nurse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PMThe Gaslit actor replaces the previously announced Sawyer Barth in the Bess Wohl New York premiere directed by David Cromer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PMAlmost Famous, the new musical with book and co-lyrics by Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe, based on his iconic film, has partnered with one of the world’s most celebrated rock photograp…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:10PMCorbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh will play themselves, resurrecting their “High School Musical” roles as “Chad Danforth,” “Ta…
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:42PMLynn Nottage speaks with the cast members who both have played the title role and how Nottage reimagined her play as an opera.
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SOURCE: PBS at 02:40PMThe hottest celebrity in town right now is an enchanting 12-foot-tall Syrian refugee puppet. She’s drawing masses of admirers, but that’s not always a good thing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:37PMBefore there was After Midnight, before there was Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and before there was Black and Blue, there was Ain’t Misbehavin’, the 1978 musical revue featuring the Fats Waller …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:20PMCheck out the complete track list, and take a listen to Streisand's 1962 recording of "Cry Me a River."
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PMSee which stage favorites and High School Musical alum are joining the Disney+ series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PMBess Wohl's play about a Nazi camp on Long Island begins previews next month.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:07PMFind out who else from the hit film series is joining the Disney Plus TV show.
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One week from today, it’s the final installment in Noah Diamond’s Freedonia Marxonia trilogy! In Home Again: The Marx Brothers and New York City (2020), Noah looked at the Brothers…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:55PMThe South African choreographer Robyn Orlin mixes culture and politics with the help of the stunning performance artist Albert Silindokuhle Ibokwe Khoza.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:35PMThe Baltimore Center Stage production starring Lance Coadie Williams and Kimberly Dodson began its run September 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMThe upcoming Fall Fashion Gala will include works from Abraham and Reisen as well as Resident Choreographer Justin Peck.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMAudiences around the world will also be able to livestream the concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMDisney Music Group teamed up with Deaf West Theatre for the new music video, released in celebration of International Day of Sign Languages.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMIn the music video below, Deaf West Theater interprets Lin-Manuel Miranda’s song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” into American Sign Language in a music video from the animated film “En…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:29PMAn annual survey, suspended during the pandemic, resumes and finds theaters nationally doing fewer shows and torn between escapism and ambition.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:25PMAlways a staple of the fall dance season, Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival opens tonight at 8 PM at Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn), and continues […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:19PMA mix of familiar and new titles, of challenge and comfort, characterizes this year's lists, the first this magazine has done since 2019.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PMA temporary transition consultant will step in for the company's departing artistic director.
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Children with craniofacial differences are invited to submit videos for the new musical featuring music and lyrics by A Great Big World.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PMThe chosen playwrights will receive $10,000 to support further development of their pieces.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PMRuthie Ann Miles will star in the Adam Guettel musical with Chay Yew at the helm.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PMThe cast and director of The Shark Is Broken sat down in the basement of the Royal Alexandra Theatre (where the show will premiere in North America) to discuss the show. Actor/writer Ian Sha…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:49PMDavid Mirvish visited Mayor John Tory to let him try on the famous coat from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Direct from the Palladium in London, the show will play a limited …
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:49PMThe Pulitzer Prize-winning play begins performances at the John Golden Theatre September 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PMBuilt by dancers, for dance, The Joyce Theater brings established and emerging dance artists from around the globe to its NYC stage. Why wait? Get closer to dance in a whole new way, only at…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:32PMCynthia Erivo joined Kelly Clarkson for a special rendition of 'When You Wish Upon A Star' on the recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. The cover was featured during the 'Kellyoke' segm…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMNick Flatto directs Jonathan Hogue's musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PMA cast of five will perform this rarely produced comedy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18PMAmid the tidal wave of turnovers at theaters large and small in Chicago the last two years, we also learned this past February that Deb Clapp, the longtime executive director […]
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Paul T Davies reviews Friendsical at the Mercury Theatre Colchester as part of its UK Tour.
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Agrabah is coming to a city near you! The North American tour of the Disney hit will launch in Schenectady, NY at Proctors, playing October 11-23, 2022. The company just met the press and we…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AMBy: Randie Levine Miller
September 24, 2022. Broadway Babe, Randie Levine Miller, has unearthed some rare nostalgic gems including the Gypsy Rose Lee TV program, (yes, that Gypsy!) with Ea…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:45AMNY Times ad for the CBS televised opening night concert at Philharmonic Hall, the inauguration of Lincoln Center, 9.23.62.Is there anyone that doesn’t get a thrill from standing in front …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:43AMBased on a true story and the 1941 novel of the same name, the new work features a book by Rinne B. Groff and lyrics by Robin Lerner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMSeptember 23, 1932 was the release date of an important if currently obscure movie comedy called The Phantom President. Why is it important? Well, for one thing, it’s the only opportunity …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:43AMAbbey theatre, DublinO’Brien’s empathy for Joyce shines through in this lavish production, as she brings him to life, seen through the eyes of his mother, wife, daughter and lover
Markin…
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 11:37AMThis chilling, expertly circling family drama from Martin McDonagh lands at Allens Lane Art Center in this year’s Philly Fringe. Helen Walsh reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:34AMBy Andrew Poretz … Mel Tormé and Ella Fitzgerald were two of the greatest jazz singers of the twentieth century, masters of singing and performance whose legacy continues long after their…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:30AMA new album from Barbra Streisand is on the way! On November 4, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release Live At The Bon Soir.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMIt is International Day of Sign Languages and Disney and Deaf West Theatre have teamed up to celebrate. Check out a video of an ASL Interpreted version of 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' from th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMIn My Body No Choice, Molly Smith’s final directorial venture for Arena Stage, eight of America’s most exciting female playwrights share what choice means to them, through the telling of…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AMIn My Body No Choice, Molly Smith’s final directorial venture for Arena Stage, eight of America’s most exciting female playwrights share what choice means to them, through the telling of…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AMThe pitch-perfect Grammy-winning vocal quintet Pentatonix returns to the Hollywood Bowl on September 29! Using nothing more than their voices, the group performs brilliant a cappella arrange…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMThe cast of the movie musical includes Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani, Loren Woods, Joe Tippett, Marlow Barkley, and Jen Tullock. The new film wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMThe complete cast has been announced for the modern musical adaptation of The Song of Bernadette developmental workshop from Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominated Composer, Frank Wildhorn, CMA win…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AMThe stage adaptation will make its U.K. premiere in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMPlay along with Christian Douglas, Brianna Stoute, Sean Steele, and guest host Danielle Hope.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMThere’s nothing to dislike about Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, I was hooked from the first number. As a company, they have set their sights on performing in the We…
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With Lin-Manuel Miranda performing a suite from Hamilton, and vocalists Renée Fleming, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, and Vanessa Williams also joining the NY Phil, the evening…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AMGet ready, London! Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations is heading to the West End. The production will begin performances at the Prince Edward Theatre on March 31, 2023.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:37AMTony nominee Bryce Pinkham and Drama Desk nominee Lizan Mitchell will appear in the Broadway premiere of Adrienne Kennedy's Ohio State Murders. Starring Audra McDonald, the play will be t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:37AMTony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham and Lizan Mitchell will join Audra McDonald for the Broadway premiere of Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMAdditional casting and the full creative team for the Broadway premiere of Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders were announced today, with Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:21AMHugh Panaro will be bringing his first-ever New York City solo concert to 54 Below next month. The gifted singer has performed in London’s West End, in Canada and on concert stages across …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AMThe solo concert from Emmy, Grammy and six-time Tony Award winner, Broadway sensation AUDRA MCDONALD will be captured live at the London Palladium with the forty-six-piece London Musical The…
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The six-time Tony winner will be backed by the 46-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra, led by Andy Einhorn.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMThe initiative distributes funds to develop and promote Latine plays that resonate with and accurately depict the Latine experience.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMThe London Palladium concert will reunite the West End stars of Heathers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMThe Adrienne Kennedy play begins at Broadway's James Earl Jones Theatre November 11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMThe Color Purple Tony winner and soon-to-be Wicked film star Erivo is the Blue Fairy in Disney's live-action Pinocchio.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMThe Tony-nominated musical will play the Prince Edward Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMThe queer coming-of-age musical returns to the Turbine Theatre this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMEach of the inaugural recipients of these grants, designed to support a diverse pool of designers in all disciplines, will receive grants up to $15,000.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:40AMIn a universe that’s got a Louise Lasser, a Louise Dresser, a Louise Carter, a Louise Carver, a Louise Fletcher, and a Luise Rainer, you perhaps can’t be expected to keep track of a Loui…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:33AMAudience members have grown used to the clever ways that theaters make requests to silence all devices, unwrap candies and otherwise zip it in a show’s prologue. But the Denver Center Thea…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:33AMThe word this summer out of a pandemic-bruised Broadway was promising. The Encores! production of “Into the Woods” wowed and charmed. The news closer to home is even more welcome.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:33AMThe fellowship. designed to support young producers of color, grants the recipient a $10,000 stipend and a $20,000 budget to cover the costs of developing a new show.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:27AMRiverside Studios, LondonAn overreliance on technology and a doomy score can’t replace old-fashioned chemistry in this emotionless offering
Anhedonia is a condition that renders the suffer…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMCaryl Churchill and Dominic Cooke defend the play Seven Jewish Children, and John Pelling recalls plays by Arnold Wesker and Bernard Kops
In his article (Once even Jews would utter the word …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMTheatre Royal Stratford East, London At first, Anthony Neilson’s play is a bewildering affair, but its sombre aftermath imparts understanding with crushing effect
Anthony Neilson’s 2004 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMBush theatre, LondonWill Jackson’s endearing two-hander pairs a nervous learner driver with an overbearing instructor
Driving instructor extraordinaire Max has just three rules. No drinkin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMWatermill theatre, Newbury An excellent cast animate Karla Marie Sweet’s adaptation with a drilled menace, while contemporary songs are employed to remarkable effect
Karla Marie Sweet’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMEven though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But standups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that tabo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMAdditional casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of “Ohio State Murders.” Joining the previously announced Audra McDonald as Suzanne Alexander will be Bryce Pinkham as Rob…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:24AMDan Rothenberg and Robert Quillen Camp will adapt the 1955 children's book with a score by indie pop rock band AJR.
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A year ago, Lea Michele had just moved back to New York City and was embracing life as a new mother to her son, Ever. Now, she’s taken the stage of the August Wilson Theatre as the latest …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:58AMThe one-night-only concert is taking place at The London Palladium.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:54AMKenny Leon will direct Adrienne Kennedy's play on Broadway.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:54AMCurrently on tour in North America, the musical will have a sit-down production in the West End.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:54AMAn interview with the novelist the morning after she won the Man Booker Prize for the first time
Hilary Mantel, who has died at the age of 70, was a maker of literary history. Wolf Hall, an…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:37AMBy Douglas Mayo
Cirque Du Soleil Kurios will have its European Premiere at the Royal Albert Hall for a limited season from 13 January 2023. Book Now!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:06AMThe real magic of this show are the songs by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens. Terrence McNally (book), Flaherty and Ahrens are the same triptych that gave us “Ragtime,�…
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“Into the Woods” Announces Next Cast; Short, Twain Joining “Beauty and the Beast”; Broadway Stars in Hallmark 2022 Movies “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, p…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMWriters Celebrate Sondheim at 54 Below on Sunday Sept. 25th @ 7 and 9:30 pm www.54Below.com Birdland Theater will present singers Stacy Sullivan and Todd Murray in the new show “I’…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:54AMNEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. Janis Martinson and Gabe Napoleon preview Fall ast the Mahaiwe, and Stephanie Fried and Alex Page Hatley talk Broadway at The Bushnell. (Me…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:18AMSeptember 2020 and the pandemic was quietly raging. So too was Maureen Lipman in Hope Mill Theatre’s online production of Martin Sherman’s intense monologue Rose; her performance was rou…
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