Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Norm Lewis Sings "The Christmas Song" by Playbill

The Broadway star stopped by Playbill Studios to sing the perennial classic, previewing his holiday concert December 22–23 with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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In Memoriam: Theater Community Members Who Died in 2023 by New York Theater

Below are some of the people from the theater community who died in 2023, listed alphabetically. Click on any photograph (and click the ⌽ button) to read the caption, most of which link to…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:37PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Not the Best Shows in 2023 But Those That Put A Smile on My Face When I Needed One by Jan Simpson

It’s that time of year when people like me draw up Top 10 lists ranking the cultural experiences they’ve had over the past 12 months but, as some of you know, 2023 hasn’t been a great …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 05:54PM

HO! HO! HO! Adventures In the Santa Trade by Philip

Some of what follows appeared here ten years ago. Hoping it stands up to a re-reading and amuses first timers.)   As a struggling actor back in the day, I drove a cab, tended bar…the usua…

SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 05:20PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Uncle Vanya by Mirvish Productions

In the waning days of Czarist Russia, Ivan “Vanya” Voinitsky, and his niece, Sonya, toil ceaselessly to run their family estate. After retiring, Sonya’s father, a celebrated professor,…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:36PM

Mirvish holiday greetings by Mirvish Productions

The companies of SIX, 42nd Street and Pride & Prejudice (sort of) wish all of you happy holidays (not sort of, but for 100% real).

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:36PM

The Gardens of Anuncia **, Manahatta ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward December 23, 2023: Two Off-Broadway productions meld the past and the present with mixed results. Michael-John LaChiusa’s musical The Gardens of Anuncia at Lincoln Ce…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:01PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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"Just Like That" from "A Christmas Story, The Musical" -- Center Theatre Group by Center Theatre Group

Sabrina Sloan performs "Just Like That" from "A Christmas Story, The Musical", not playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:50PM

VIDEO: Decorating the Lyric Theatre Christmas Tree with the Cast of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway has released a video of the cast as they decorate the Lyric Theatre Christmas Tree. Watch the video here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PM

VIDEO: Watch Stars Cara Rickerts and Aaron Bartz Decorate HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD Character Biscuits

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Cara Ricketts (Hermoine) and Aaron Bartz (Draco Malfoy) were tasked with decorating Draco and Hermione biscuits for each other in under two minutes. Wat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PM

“When The End Becomes The Beginning:” Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born’s adaku part 1: the road opens by Eve Bromberg

Adaku’s forced departure forever alters her connection to reality — she is absorbed into the unknown, which marks the start of our inquiry. Her trauma, epistemically, is our starting poi…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 02:02PM

On NYCB’s 75th Fall: Leadership, Youth, and Deviation by Eve Bromberg

This fall, NYCB kicked off the celebration of their 75th anniversary dedicating the entire season to the work of George Balanchine, the company’s co-founder and artistic realizer. On the n…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 02:02PM

VIDEO: Watch the First Day with The Encores! Orchestra for ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at New York City Center

Listen to the 26-piece Encores! Orchestra, led by Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, play SHY in preparation for ONCE UPON A MATTRESS here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Photos: Go Backstage at The New York Pops' THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL with Norm Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and More

Check out photos from The New York Pops' The Best Christmas of All featuring Norm Lewis here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum dies at 99, the oldest working actor in the country by Chris Jones

“He was the godfather of the working Chicago actor,” said Barbara Gaines, former artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:20PM

Photos: Go Inside THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL with Norm Lewis and The New York Pops

Check out photos from The New York Pops' The Best Christmas of All featuring Norm Lewis here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Video: Cynthia Erivo Talks WICKED Film and Whistles on THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jimmy Fallon

Watch Cynthia Erivo talk singing Wicked songs with Ariana Grande on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PM

12 Days of Christmas with Deborah Cox- Christmas with the Jackson 5

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Deborah writes: 'Today, I want to share with you one of my kids’ favorites- “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” and, here, by The Jackson 5. It always tak…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood Will Star in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Beginning in January, According to Criss

According to Darren Criss, he and Evan Rachel Wood will be headed to Skid Row for a short run as Seymour and Audrey, beginning in late January through the end of March.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Greta Gerwig's DESERT ISLAND DISCS Include Songs from A CHORUS LINE, TOMMY, CAMELOT, and More

Greta Gerwig appeared on BBC4's 'Desert Island Discs' and revealed her picks, which include songs from Broadway shows A Chorus Line, Tommy, Camelot, Hair, and more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AM

Cabaret – Music Upcoming by Sandi Durell

Drew Gasparini/54 Below – Richard C. Walter/54 Below – Alysha Umpress & Jeff Blumenkrantz/The Green Room 42 – Fifth Avenue a Jazz Musical Comedy/Don’t Tell Mama – Deborah Stone…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Buena Vista Social Club ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg Buena Vista Social Club @ The Atlantic December 23, 2023: Aged walls, stained with cigar smoke, sing the tale of Buena Vista Social Club. A tale about two sisters torn a…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:35AM

31 Days of Holiday Cheer: Sarah Brightman Sings the '70s Tune 'I Believe in Father Christmas' by Talaura Harms

Tune in every day this month as we share holiday music videos from our favorite Broadway stars, as well as a few new original videos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Video: Go Inside Opening Night of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

Tennessee Williams's timeless masterpiece, The Night of the Iguana is back onstage in NYC! BroadwayWorld was on hand for opening night and we're taking you inside the big day in this video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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200 Years of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Trav S.D.

As we reported back on St. Nicholas Day, today marks the 200th anniversary of the first publication of the Clement Clarke Moore poem A Visit from St, Nicholas, or ‘Twas the Night Before …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:48AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Happy 80th Birthday, Harry Shearer by Trav S.D.

The above photo depicts Harry Shearer (b. 1943) as I first became aware of him, as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, as a replacement for the void left by John Belushi when he left to be…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:42AM

End the year with wild music, dancing and grand artistic expressions this week in CT by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 24-30 include a post-Christmas visit from "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" and a pre-New Year's cirque celebration at Mohegan Sun.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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KENNEDY CENTER HONORS Celebrates Renée Fleming by David Dow Bentley III

One of my proudest moments as a Performing Arts critic took place two decades ago in 2003, when I received a Houston Grand Opera invitation to attend the preview performance in Texas of the …

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:48AM

Leo Reich Likes Nothing Better Than a Movie Where Nothing Happens by Kathryn Shattuck

“Any movie by Alexander Payne, Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig, anything European,” said the comedian, who has a special on Max. “Anything where a woman with ennui wanders around a medieval …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42AM

This Much I Know, Hampstead Theatre review - an intellectual game with a slight emotional payload by Helen Hawkins

Jonathan Spector is a Stoppard fan, but might Mamet have been better? How do you make a play out of Stalin’s defecting daughter Svetlana, the psycho-economic theories of Daniel Kahneman an…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:12AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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A Love Letter to 54 Below by Ray Rackham

By Ray Rackham Nestled in the basement of a building, on a block between Broadway and 8th Avenue; where the dancing shadows of Halston, Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and Grace Jones pass and re…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:51AM

At Film Forum: A Week of Charlie Chaplin by Trav S.D.

We are delighted to be in receipt of the 11th hour news that New York’s Film Forum will be presenting Charlie Chaplin features all week, beginning today with a newly restored print of A Wo…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:36AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Top 5 popular themes in online slots by Aussie Theatre

Since slot machines appeared in classic land-based casinos, they have come a long way since their digitization. In the 19th

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 03:01AM

WWDTM: Molly Seidel by NPR

Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Roxanne Roberts to talk joints, Instacart, and working out like Taylor Swift

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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48 - Search | Playbill

Cambridge's American Repertory Theater announced it will stage newly re-imagined production of Dave Malloy's electropop opera Natasha ...

SOURCE: Google at 02:42AM

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