Video: Pop Star Betty Who Sings A SHREK THE MUSICAL Cover

Tonight, Aussie pop star Betty Who took to Instagram to show off her tenor with a Shrek the Musical cover! See the video here!

On the Couch with Nicholas Brown

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Theatre Review: ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ Phone at Fell’s Point Corner Theatre by Kateri Pelton

How far would you go to right someone else’s wrongs? Someone you’ve never met, at least alive, compels you to connect with their loved ones. Perhaps it feels like the same compulsion you…

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon joins Sydney Conservatorium of Music

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Made In China 2.0

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Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2023 announces music program

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Standing at the Sky's Edge, National Theatre review - razor-sharp musical with second-act woes by Gary Naylor

★★★★ STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE, NT 60 years in one Sheffield flat tells our nation's story Chris Bush and Richard Hawley write a love letter to a friendly and flawed hometown Buil…

“Come On Along And Listen To…..” In Lauderhill-ACM by Bill Hirschman

If you’ve got a competent, committed team as the Broadway at series does for 42nd Street, you’re nearly guaranteed a rousing gift of pure hallelujah as the love of musical theater grows …

Ali McGregor with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Videogame Inspired Tourism by Joe Patti

I saw this tweet the beginning of the month and was engaged by the idea of video game inspired tourism. The video game Fallout76 is set in a post apocalyptic rendering of WV, much of it imma…

Theater Review: SEVEN GUITARS (Actors Shakespeare Project at Hibernian Hall, Boston) by Lynne Weiss

SEVEN CHEERS FOR SEVEN GUITARS The Actors Shakespeare Company’s production of Seven Guitars deserves at least seven cheers for this powerful production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-nomina…

Sally Noonan confirmed as Melbourne Theatre Company’s new Executive Director and Co-CEO by Gabi Bergman

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Chair, Jane Hansen AO, today confirmed Sally Noonan as new Executive Director & Co-CEO of Melbourne Theatre

Genevieve McCarthy chats DISNEY 100: THE CONCERT by Gabi Bergman

To celebrate the centenary anniversary of The Walt Disney Company, MM Creative Productions are thrilled to bring to Australian audiences

Melbourne Theatre Company appoints Sally Noonan as new Executive Director & Co-CEO

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Theatre Review: ArtsCentric’s Production of ‘Crowns’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Max Garner

Through partnerships with Everyman, Olney, and Center Stage, Baltimore’s ArtsCentric is presenting its mainstage works in regional theaters all across the state. In fact, it’s been a min…

Technical Theatre Legend William M. (Bill) Mensching to be Honored with ‘Backstage Legends and Masters Award’ by Michael Eddy

Purchase College, State University of New York’s Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, will present the Ninth Broadway technical Backstage Legends and Masters Award to theater legen…

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 2/20/23. Review: 10x10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

New ArtsBeat from Pioneer Valley Radio. A review of Barrington Stage’s “must see” 10 x 1o New Play Festival and arts news for WMass and No.CT. Segment begins at: 5:12

Theatre Review: ‘Kinky Boots’ at Olney Theatre Center by Susan Brall

“Kinky Boots,” with a Tony® and Grammy®-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Tony®-winner Harvey Fierstein, is currently playing at the Olney Theatre Center. The musical is b…

Watch: Michael Abels on OMAR, Opera, and More by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what film composer Michael Abels (GET OUT, NOPE) has to say to Beltline to Broadway about his creative process and collaborating on his first opera, OMAR. The post Watch: Michael Abels …

Film Noir as a Key to Adrienne Kennedy’s Style by American Theatre Editors

The director of the world premiere of 'Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side' shares what unlocked this haunting play for him and the creative team.

VIDEO: SIX Star Hailee Kaleem Wright Talks Overcoming Homelessness Before Broadway on TODAY

SIX star Hailee Kaleem Wright appeared on the TODAY Show with Hoda and Jenna this morning to discuss her inspiring story overcoming homelessness twice before starring on Broadway. Watch the …

The Time Traveller’s Wife set to open in London’s West End by Tamima S

London’s West End is set to welcome The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical following its world premiere at Chester Storyhouse.

2023 Women’s Storytelling Festival to feature 27 performers by News Desk

Better Said Than Done will host the festival March 24 to 26 both in-person in Fairfax City, VA, and online.

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of the 1776 National Tour

Get a first look at opening night red carpet photos of the new national tour of 1776!

Photos: First Look at Gisela Adisa, Nancy Anderson, Liz Mikel & More in the National Tour of 1776

Get a first look at production photos of the national tour of 1776!

The Rising Tide of ‘An Ocean in My Bones’ by American Theatre Editors

Earlier this month, Terrence Spivey's play about the last slave ship, Clotilda, had its premiere in the Alabama community its survivors built.

ON PRESIDENTS’ DAY by Ron Fassler

February 20, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler In May of 1964, an election year, a new play opened on Broadway by A. E. Hotchner titled The White House. It depicted a relati…

VIDEO: SOME LIKE IT HOT Performs 'Let's Be Bad' on THE VIEW

J. Harrison Ghee, Kevin Del Aguila, and the cast of Some Like It Hot appeared on The View this morning to perform 'Let's Be Bad.' Written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, audiences may …

Peter Francis James | Interpreting the Classics | American Theatre Wing's Master Class Series by American Theatre Wing

PETER FRANCIS JAMES (Funny Girl, Hillary and Clinton) shares insights into the world of classics. From Shakespeare to Chekhov, watch as James offers three students exercises and advice in th…

The Wanderers **1/2, Cornelia Street *1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward February 20, 2023: Two new Off-Broadway productions on the smaller stages of two major theater companies have large ambitions, but only offer tired tropes we’ve seen t…

Nashville’s TPAC Announces the 2023/2024 Broadway Season by Matthew Herzog

Jennafer Newberry as Glinda and Lissa deGuzman as Elphaba in the National Tour of WICKED. Photo by Joan Marcus. Nashville’s TPAC has announced the 2023/2024 Broadway season featuring Beetl…

Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden by Zachary Woolfe

Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” which had its long-delayed premiere at Long Beach Opera, showcases her signature quick-shifting eclecticism.

‘Quiet quitting’ has nothing on ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ by Alex Miller

Thunder River serves up a loving and impressive production of the classic comedy

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer | Lynne and Land Foundation by Official London Theatre

The Lynne and Land Foundation are delighted to partner with the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard where the Best Theatre Choreographer Award will be named in honour of Gillian Lynne - it …

When football matters more than theatre | Brief letters by Guardian Staff

Man Utd v Oldham Coliseum | Toilet dread | The con in consultant | Middle age | Clement Freud How saddening to see that Oldham-born Sir Jim Ratcliffe seems able to find £5bn or so to buy Ma…

I'm sick of Broadway audience members behaving like jackasses

Is he running Playbill or Pravda? Anyway, Birsh is wrong. Usher horror stories are easy to find, and anecdotally, more audience members than I have ...

Aaron Tveit Got Shot Out of a Cannon for His Moulin Rouge! Return (Figuratively Speaking, Of Course) by Leah Putnam

And no, the actor doesn’t realize how popular his “El Tango de Roxane” is on TikTok.

‘Kinky Boots’ struts into Olney Theatre Center at just the right time by Thomas Floyd

Stars Vincent Kempski and Solomon Parker III are the right fit for director Jason Loewith’s stirring staging.

10 Questions with the cast of Sleepova by Official London Theatre

Watch Bukky Bakray, Amber Grappy, Aliyah Odoffin and Shayde Sinclair answer 10 questions. Sleepova is an ode to black women, their boundless spirits, and wild dreams. Book tickets: http://…

“The Smell of the Kill” reviewed by Pauline Adamek

An intimate theater experience held in a Beverly Hills mansion? It doesn’t get any more L.A. than that. In fact, Kelby Keenan and her co-producer Ashley Cole have been staging these u…

Interview: West End & Television Star Melanie La Barrie Talks & JULIET Broadway Debut

Read BroadwayWorld's latest Debut of the Month interview, featuring West End and television star Melanie La Barrie, who is currently making her Broadway debut as Nurse in & Juliet!

Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall Announces the 2023/2024 Broadway Season by Matthew Herzog

Caroline Bowman (Elsa) in Frozen North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, announced today the nine …

‘If you blink you’ll miss the bruises’: GRACELAND – Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Is new writing becoming increasingly literary? Recently, some of the language being used by younger playwrights seems to me to be becoming too subtle, something to be savoured on the page ra…

People You Should Know . . . Judd Lear Silverman by Zack Calhoon

Judd Lear Silverman is a Berrilla Kerr Foundation grant recipient and has been published by ArtAge, Samuel French, the Journal of the Pirandello Society of America, Fresh Words: Hello Godot!…

Talkin' Broadway - Book Review: "Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical" by Linda Winer - 2/2023 by Rob Lester

... Laurie Winer sees many sides to the icon, with her own eyes wide open rather than with myopic wide-eyed fandom, and with the advantage of 20/20 hindsight fueled by modern-day perspectiv…

People You Should Know . . . Kati Frazier by Zack Calhoon

Kati Frazier is a playwright, dramaturg, and theater administrator from North Carolina, now based in Brooklyn. They have a deep artistic interest in magical realism, non-linear timelines, li…

In Defense of Ariana DeBose’s Rap: BAFTA Producer Slams Twitter Criticism as ‘Incredibly Unfair,’ Claims ‘Everybody Loved It’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Manori Ravindran

BAFTAs awards producer Nick Bullen believes Twitter criticism of Ariana DeBose’s opening number at Sunday’s awards show was “incredibly unfair.” Speaking to Variety the morning after…

Broadway Buying Guide: February 20, 2023

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, February 20, 202…

Presidents Day is Every Day on Broadway and Beyond by New York Theater

At least one President is almost always on Broadway, as the photo essay below once again makes clear. Last month there were five, although they looked a bit different than past stage portray…

The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour | Tickets and Schedule by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour is to open at the Liverpool Empire this Christmas following its planned season at the London Palladium. This post The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour | Tickets …

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 2/20/23 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 2/20/23. New seasons at Chester Theatre and Berkshire Opera Festival, MOSSO in Westfield, The Big Broadcast, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

VIDEO: Jinkx Monsoon, Charlotte D'Amboise & Lana Gordon Talk CHICAGO on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Chicago stars Jinkx Monsoon, Charlotte D'Amboise, and Lana Gordon sat down with Megan Ryte on Good Morning America over the weekend to discuss the impact that Monsoon has made on Chicago on …

Chase M. Strickland Named Bandit Lites Business Manager by Michael Eddy

Chase M. Strickland has worked in and around Bandit since a very young age, starting in the shop and eventually moving on to the road. This experience provided Strickland with a wide view of…

Broadway Producing Heavyweight Hal Luftig Company Declares Bankruptcy

As last year wound to a close, the Hal Luftig Company, Inc. (which I'll call the 'Company' for short), well-known producer Hal Luftig's theatrical production company, filed for Chapter 11 ba…

VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Opens the BAFTAs with a Musical Performance

Watch a video clip of Ariana DeBose opening the BAFTAs with a song honoring the actresses nominated that night, including Viola Davis, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hong Chau, Ana De Arma…

20 Years Ago Today: The Station Night Club Fire by Trav S.D.

20 years ago today (February 20, 2003) there occurred one of the worst nightclub fires in American history. It’s relatively recent history for me to be covering on this blog, but it’s al…

Lauren Weedman returns to Seattle with new solo show by Dusty Somers

Before Weedman popped up on TV, she cemented a reputation in Seattle as a fearlessly self-lacerating monologist. She returns to those roots with "Lauren Weedman BLOWS."

Hamlet (Official Trailer) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

Coming to STRATFEST@HOME on February 20: Hamlet. Prince Hamlet (Amaka Umeh)’s father is dead, poisoned by his uncle (Graham Abbey) who has usurped the throne and married his mother, the Q…

Barter Theatre’s Plan to Create a Black Appalachian Canon by American Theatre Editors

How one historically white theatre company in Virginia has invested in reaching new audiences, and fostering writers, of color.

Jack in the Box: Or, How to Goddamn Direct by Jack O’Brien by New York Theater

“I am the director,” a young man protested to Dame Edith Evans as she was giving instructions to the other cast members of a play in which she starred. “Never mind,” she answered. �…

Dreaming a Dream Jackpot: A Review of Les Misérables at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

This epic national touring production has a diverse cast that sing their heart out—even the kids. Each and every member of the cast and entire ensemble are always singing, dancing and acti…

Gorgeous Surface, Hidden Depths: A Review of Joffrey Ballet’s “Anna Karenina” at the Lyric Opera House by Hugh Iglarsh

Joffrey Ballet’s magnificent revival, an adaptation of Tolstoy’s vast novel of illicit love among the nobility of Czarist Russia, captures the book’s tragic, inexorable power.

Comedy headliners from Tracy Morgan to Nick Offerman are coming to Connecticut. Here’s where to find the funny in February and March. by Christopher Arnott

You don’t have to wait until April Fool’s Day to find comedy in Connecticut. The next six weeks will feature legendary comedians such as Robert Klein, as well as up-and-coming funny peop…

Comedy headliners from Tracy Morgan to Nick Offerman are coming to Connecticut. Here’s where to find the funny in February and March. by Christopher Arnott

You don’t have to wait until April Fool’s Day to find comedy in Connecticut. The next six weeks or so brings some legendary comedians to clubs and theaters around the state, as well as i…

Marian Spitzer and “The Palace” by Trav S.D.

February 20 was the natal day of writer Marian Spitzer Thomas (1899-1983). Spitzer was someone I really wish I’d gotten to meet, and I was thrilled to learn that my friend Mari Lyn Henry a…

Special Episode: Rupert Holmes on His Habit of Writing About Murder by Matt Tamanini

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is once again chatting with the legendary, award-winning writer of plays, musicals, pop hits, TV, and books, Rupert Holmes. While theatre fans know him fo…

Duet for One, Orange Tree Theatre review - poignant two-hander gets an updated reprise by Helen Hawkins

Affecting revival of Tom Kempinski play about an ailing musician and her therapist This 1981 two-hander was opened out for a film in 1986, starring Julie Andrews no less, with all its offst…

‘Clever, funny, thoughtful & playful’: NO LIMITS – Turbine Theatre by Louise Penn

A quartet of performers brings to life the new song cycle by Sam Thomas, No Limits at the Turbine Theatre, which looks at friends, families, and relationships within a group of younger mille…

The Mirror Crack'd | 2023 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

The Mirror Crack'd, the thrilling whodunnit of revenge and dark secrets is now playing at Rose Theatre, Kingston for a limited run until 25 February. Book tickets: http://bit.ly/3SeEjfo O…

RANT: Broadway Bullying and Bad Cinderella by JK

It seems like every season these days someone decides that one show will be hated - cancelled, if you will - before the show even loads into a theater. Sometimes, it's because whoever these …

Review: ‘Die Monosau’ Revives Chaotic Energy in Berlin by A.J. Goldmann

Chaos also plays a role in a new play at the Volksbühne theater that delivers on its pledge of a director-free evening.

Tell Us In 10: Adam Hoskins by Yasmin

This week, we hear from Adam Hoskins, who is the Musical Director of Annie Get Your Gun, playing at The London Palladium on 7 April. The post Tell Us In 10: Adam Hoskins appeared first on Of…

barebones, Byron Nash team up for fiery revenge narrative 'Is God Is' by Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

New London Production of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Will Feature Michelle Visage as the Voice of 'The Book'

An all new production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is coming to London, featuring RuPaul Drag Race judge Michelle Visage as the voice of 'The Book'.

Andrew Lloyd Webber to Compose Coronation Anthem

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Andrew Lloyd Webber has been chosen to compose King Charles III's Coronation Anthem.

Listen: Jennifer Simard Talks Her Stage and Screen Career and More on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS

Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. This week's episode features Tony nominated actor Jennifer Simard! Simard talked about her career and m…

Eligible shows for the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard by Kitty Underwood

A list of all the shows eligible for consideration for the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard, and the categories each are eligible for. The post Eligible shows for the Olivier Awards 2023 …

On the Couch with Edgell Junior

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In Conversation with Playwright Tristan André and Renowned Film Composer Michael Abels by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what playwright/performer Tristan Andre (THEY DO NOT KNOW HARLEM) and renowned film composer Michael Abels (GET OUT, NOPE) have to say about the creative process. The post In Conversati…

The Mousetrap opens in Melbourne

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In Conversation with Playwright and Performing Artist Tristan Andre and Film Composer Michael Abels by Lauren Van Hemert

This episode of the podcast is an exploration of two works inspired by two different historical figures, one of whom you may not know fully and one you may not have heard of at all. For more…

ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 by Mark Shenton

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‘I hope it gives young people some ideas!’: David Hockney’s immersive art show – photo essay by Tim Jonze and Mee-Lai Stone

A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist’s greatest hits – and overlooked rarities – through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes “I’ve always be…

Theatre Openings: from w/c February 20 by Mark Shenton

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Cairns Indigenous Art Fair to weave a magical message in 2023

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Tim Omaji to play Ike Turner in TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

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World Premiere of Trouble in Butetown Opens at Donmar Warehouse February 20 by Andrew Gans

Tinuke Craig directs Diana Nneka Atuona’s play at the London venue.

Review: In Eulalie Spence’s Harlem, the 1920s Come to Life by Maya Phillips

“She’s Got Harlem on Her Mind,” three of Spence’s one-acts, packaged together at the Metropolitan Playhouse, are filled with gender and class politics.

KING

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: 
Anabella Lenzu on Motherhood and Art, Choreography and Community by The Dance Enthusiast

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Anabella Lenzu on Motherhood and Art, Choreography and Community :"It’s about finding my community – to find other voices, to honor other voices." Anabella Len…