Playbill Pick: Gyles Brandreth Can't Stop Talking! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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On the same morning Jane Eyre got her cast album release in record stores, Nov. 21, it was announced that the John Caird-Paul Gordon musical ...

Shia LaBeouf to Star in World Premiere of David Mamet Play by Andrew Gans

Henry Johnson will play a limited run in California next month.

‘ENDGAME’ REVIEW – PROM 43, MUSIC BRINGS COMPASSION TO BECKETT’S AUSTERE DRAMA by Robert Shuman

(Tim Ashley’s article appeared in the Guardian, 8/19; Dramatic pressure … Endgame. Photograph: Sisi Burn.) Royal Albert Hall, London For its UK premiere, György Kurtág’s opera faced…

Broadway Actor Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66

Daniel Foxx: Villain review – a newcomer happy to play the bad guy by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe standup makes his fringe debut with songs, set-pieces and self-acceptance in a winning show Do we need more gay heroes? Daniel Foxx thinks so. If you are wa…

Emmy-Winning Star of Stage and Screen Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66 by Andrew Gans

Mr. Jones was also Tony-nominated for his performance in Clyde's.

Broadway actor Chris Peluso dies at 40 | WesternSlopeNow.com

Playbill reported that Peluso stepped away from the spotlight back in 2022 to deal with schizoaffective disorder. His cause of death wasn't ...

Chris Peluso, Broadway star of 'Mamma Mia' and 'Wicked,' dies at 40 - The Brunswick News

Broadway star Chris Peluso has died at age 40. The actor's family confirmed to Playbill that Peluso died Wednesday. His passing came a year after ...

Everything you need to be an Actor by Aussie Theatre

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your acting skills, this guide has everything you need to know

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: #Danish Ed Fringe by Duška Radosavljević

There is a little red brochure going around the Edinburgh Fringe titled #Danish. It represents the seventh season of work presented by the Danish Arts Foundation in Edinburgh, and this year …

Cast announced for iconic Sondheim musical at Hayes Theatre by Sean McLoughlin

Hayes Theatre Co today announced the cast for the acclaimed Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music, which opens in October. Winner

Two Cats on a Date review – one-woman show is a frenzy of feline fun by Chris Wiegand

Zoo Playground, EdinburghUS actor-writer Griffin Kelly proves a performer to her fingertips with this highly physical comedy show For the first few minutes of Griffin Kelly’s playful solo …

Playbill Pick: Grown Up Orphan Annie at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Logan Culwell-Block

Find out what Broadway's favorite red-head has been up to in this charming solo show from Katherine Bourne Taylor.

Playbill Pick: Police Cops: The Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Logan Culwell-Block

This campy musical packs in the laughs with a ridiculous send-up of '80s crime dramas.

Edinburgh fringe 2023 week two roundup: to the stars – via Essex by Hannah Jane Parkinson

A dazzling drama about women slipping the surly bonds of male-dominated Nasa joins Essex poetry, New York silliness and Lorna Rose Treen’s laugh-fest as second-week treats I first encounte…

What Else Is True? by Margret Echeverria

The show is refreshingly written and acted so honestly that it might be too painful if it weren't so often very funny.  What is further genius is that parts of the show are not written at a…

The Tempest – Delacorte Theater Final Production till 2025 by Sandi Durell

The Public Theater begins performances of the upcoming production of Public Works’ THE TEMPEST, a new musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Benjamin Velez, choreography by Tiffany…

‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘Wicked’ star dead at 40 by Samantha Ibrahim

Broadway actor Chris Peluso died suddenly on Tuesday.

Ruth Stage to Present Lone Star by Sandi Durell

Ruth Stage announces the off-Broadway premiere of James McLure’s dark comedy Lone Star will play Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) this fall, Nov. 24 thru Dec. 3. Lone Star takes pl…

ABT Studio Company | KNIFE'S EDGE by Houston Thomas🔪💥 by American Ballet Theatre

KNIFE’S EDGE by Houston Thomas, an ABT Studio Company commission with original music by Johannes Goldbach, is filmed by kw creative at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and performed by Madison Brow…

Phaedra/Minotaur review – gripping double bill scales the heights of emotion by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghMezzo soprano Christine Rice is compelling in the first half while dancers in the dreamlike second part are a revelation in Deborah Warner’s simply staged show A ter…

Video: Watch Norm Lewis Perform ''Til I Hear You Sing' at the LOVE NEVER DIES West End Concert Sitzprobe

Watch Norm Lewis perform ''Til I Hear You Sing' at the sitzprobe for the LOVE NEVER DIES Concert coming to the West End at Theatre Royal Drury Lane next week!

Makeshifts and Realities, Finborough Theatre review - Edwardian dramas with a pinch of Chekhov by Gary Naylor

★★★★ MAKESHIFTS AND REALITIES, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Three one act works revived with a beautiful attention to detail Plays that show that much may have changed for women in the last 1…

Playbill Pick: Buff at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Jeffrey Vizcaíno

The fearless and raw story of a plus-size gay man’s desperate struggle for acceptance in a world that demands physical perfection is unabashedly brave and moving.

Playbill Pick: Gyles Brandreth Can't Stop Talking! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by David Gewirtzman

The ever-charming, jumper-loving broadcaster and writer is simply delightful in his latest solo show.

Janine Harouni: Man’oushe review – poised pregnant comic makes it a family affair by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe smoothest of standups offers polished punchlines in a warm and perfectly wrought hour on imminent parenthood No comedy expertise is required to deduce, the …

‘Sylvester’ walking performance invigorates Haight-Ashbury and deserves community support   by Tony Bravo

 Eye Zen Presents’ new theater experience dedicated to the S.F. disco queen is fabulous in spite of obstacles.

Alt-rock royalty hits a home run with The Baseball Project and Pixies this week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 20-26 include the Mashantucket Schemitzun ceremony, the Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival and a lot of cool rock acts from the '90s.

Samuel Richardson, Or Virtue Rewarded by Trav S.D.

August 19 was the baptismal date of author Samuel Richardson (1689-1761). Richardson’s biographical profile is unique among early British literary figures in that he was an autodidact. He …

House of Oz is back bigger and better at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe

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PlayStation and BTS Help Lea Salonga Clear Her Head by Sarah Bahr

The “Here Lies Love” actress finds inspiration in Alex Newell’s “Shucked” performance and a good night’s sleep in the sounds of “Forensic Files.”

REVIEW: 52 Monologues for Young Transexuals, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews 52 Monologues for Young Transexuals at the Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. This post REVIEW: 52 Monologues for Young Transexuals, …

On the Couch with Veronica Cloherty

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Maureen / Common Dissonance by David Kettle

Warm-hearted wisdom from an 80-something plus ambitious circus at House of Oz Maureen, House of Oz ★★★★

Our Mob 2023 Emerging Artist Prize Winner Announced by Aussie Theatre

Lesley Coulthard was announced as the winner of the $5,000 Don Dunstan Foundation OUR MOB Emerging Artist Prize during the

VAN JAM: Australia’s-First Caravanning and RV Music Festival

The post VAN JAM: Australia’s-First Caravanning and RV Music Festival appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Sian Clarke: iCON review – scatty attempt to find solace in the face of doom by Kate Wyver

Summerhall, EdinburghThe conceit that nothing we do can distract from our existential crisis falls flat amid an awkward set of audience participations in this solo show It doesn’t bode wel…

Lena review – stilted account of child star Zavaroni’s tragedy by Anya Ryan

Assembly, EdinburghErin Armstrong performs well as the 70s Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni but the show’s structure distracts from her anguish She had everything: fame, fortune and barrels o…

& JULIET heads to Perth this Summer

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Alex Edelman's Just for Us Closes on Broadway August 19 by Margaret Hall, Leah Putnam

Just for Us explores how Edelman's personal experiences with anti-Semitic abuse led him to crash a gathering of White Nationalists incognito.

Stephen Bogardus, Lauren Ward, Lana Gordon, More Star in World Premiere of On Cedar Street Musical, Opening August 19 by Andrew Gans

The new musical has a book by Emily Mann, music by Lucy Simon and Carmel Dean, and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead.