London, UK – A bold, pop-infused reinterpretation of Edward Scissorhands titled Scissorhandz: A Musical Reinvented is set to make its
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 04:55PMSee footage of the cast of the Tony-award winning musical ANNIE rehearsing in New York City ahead of the limited engagement at The Theater at Madison Square Garden!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMNew York, NY – After its record-breaking 35-year run on Broadway ended in 2023, The Phantom of the Opera is
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 04:52PMNew York, NY – The acclaimed British musical Operation Mincemeat, which has garnered multiple awards and a loyal following across
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 04:50PMIt's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! Fall 2024 is here at last, which means that a whole new bunch of Broadway and off-Broadway shows are opening soon. Catch up on all the latest fro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMLast night “MJ” on Broadway celebrated Halloween with a special post show performance of “Thriller.” See photos here !
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMLet's start this story by referring to the picture below this paragraph. That video still represents the real beginning of my career in the New York theater. See that dark-haired kid on the …
SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 04:13PM★★★★★ For her farewell as Encores! artistic director, future Lincoln Center AD Lear deBessonet goes out on a high note
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:09PM★★★★★ The Terrence McNally-Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens flawless work, directed by Lear deBessonet, choreographed by Ellenore Scott
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:08PMGateway Studios & Production Services’ announced their new Director of Marketing Matt Zahn. As Director of Marketing, Zahn is responsible for developing and executing strategic marketi…
SOURCE: PLSN at 04:06PMOn October 30, cast, crew, and several special guests attended a Los Angeles screening of Netflix's Maria at the Ross House. In attendance was Angelia Jolie, who plays the legendary opera s…
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To misquote Norma Desmond, "Broadway is big. It's the musicals that got small." Though not in 1997-1998. That was a banner time for big musicals with big companies. The Lion King, Titanic, a…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:49PMFringe venues perform a vital role on the ecology of London theatre. While many shows at these small venues are underfunded, and some are frankly rough as well as ready, you can occasionally…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:48PMBy . Join us for an evening with South Korean playwright Hansol Jung.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:39PMThe 51st Annual NYC Village Halloween Parade was off the charts with Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning Broadway legend André De Shields as Grand Marshal, riding on a custom designed float by Ri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:31PMAs previously announced, every Broadway theater will dim its lights to honor the actress Maggie Smith, who passed away on September 27 at the age of 89. The light-dimming will take place at …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:31PMBy . The musical 1989 became a runaway hit in Poland when it premiered in 2022.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:31PM... playbill. There will be 12 productions throughout the Barter's season performed across three stages, theatre officials recently announced. Katy ...
SOURCE: Google at 03:06PMBroadway will dim its marquee lights for the late Dame Maggie Smith at 6:45 pm/ET on Thursday, November 7, theater owners announced today. “Maggie Smith was a singular talent, whose artist…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:04PMLast night, the smash-hit musical TEETH, opened to a star studded, “spooky chic,” sold out crowd at New World Stages in New York City. Check out photos from the opening here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMThe New York premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, is currently playing Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre following a limited engagement …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMEvery Broadway theatre will dim its lights in Maggie Smith's honor. An iconic performer cherished by theatregoers and admired by colleagues around the world, Smith passed away on September 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMCheck out this week's top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! This week includes productions from Coeur d'Alene High School, The Church of the Epiphany, and Roulette. Che…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMDancers and audiences are being fitted with electrode caps as part of a massive neurological study into how we respond to live performance – and the findings go far beyond what was first i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PMThe long-running topical comedy show made its way stateside in September and it’s turned out to be a far different proposition than the original
“Big up Keir Starmer,” declared a Briti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PMIn this week’s newsletter: The roast can be brilliant – but as Tony Hinchcliffe found out when he insulted Puerto Rico, a political rally really isn’t the place for slinging slurs
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Audra McDonald is opening up about how she sees Mama Rose – and how its drastically changed since she first read the script. Watch the Tony-winner discuss the new production, alongside sta…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:48PMTeeth officially returned to the stage with star studded, “spooky chic,” sold out crowd at New World Stages in New York City. Catch a first look at the cast in action in this video!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMMichael Cerveris and Kimberley Kaye's Americana outfit Loose Cattle have released their new album Someone's Monsters. The album finds the bandleaders writing their own roles and letting th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMOn The View, Patti LuPone revealed that she is looking forward to seeing the new Broadway production of Sunset Blvd. During the interview, LuPone also talked about her recent turn as divinat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMA tribute show honoring Joan Rivers, and the "Stand Up For Heroes" benefit event featuring Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, are all part of the 2024 New York Comedy Festival.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:16PMEarlier this week at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 13 new company members celebrated their first performances in & Juliet on Broadway, including Alison Luff, Liam Pearce, Michael Iván …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMSwept Away has swept into the Longacre Theatre. The new musical is officially in previews on Broadway and is set to open on November 19. Watch in this video as the cast and creative team ta…
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Your quick guide to what’s streaming and airing on the ALL ARTS site, app and broadcast channel this month. Welcome to November! Below is a sampling of our original programming on the line…
SOURCE: www.allarts.org at 01:44PMPerformers have been announced for the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The festivities for the city’s 98th Macy’s Parade will include musical and dance performances from the cast …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMThe Night Before Christmas in Wonderland, the upcoming animated musical featuring Emilia Clarke, is now slated to stream on Prime Video and Hulu on November 15 in the U.S. Sky Cinema will ha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMThe Chicago run of ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, has canceled what it had billed as a pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMTheater review by Brian Scott Lipton…. Ever since its publication in 1975, I have been fascinated by E.L. Doctorow’s seminal novel “Ragtime,” which brilliantly intertwines the lives …
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:14PMLast night at the stage door for the revival of ROMEO + JULIET, Rachel Zegler, who plays Juliet in the Sam Gold directed production, greeted the Halloween audience and fans seeking her autog…
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Casting Society has announced nominations in the theatre, television, commercials, short film and short-form series for the 2025 Artios Awards. The awards will be presented in multiple loc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMPatti LuPone, famously fired by Andrew Lloyd Webber from her role as Norma Desmond in the 1993 London production of Sunset Boulevard, is putting old grudges aside – kinda, sorta – and pl…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:40PMWe know him as Fiyero, Edward Bloom, Carl Hanratty, and more- but how well does Norbert Leo Butz know those characters? We're putting him to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMPrincess Cruises has chosen Robe Lighting for its brand-new Sun Princess, the first ship in the Sphere Class for Princess Cruises. Robe Lighting fixtures are the primary workhorses for the p…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:34PMFandango and E! News have joined forces to give fans a front-row seat to an immersive livestream of the most anticipated movie premiere of the year for Universal Pictures’ new cinematic ev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMBandit Lites is thrilled to announce its nomination for Lighting Company of the Year at the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards. Established in 2001, this award honors “Pioneering, influential pro…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:17PMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard had its world premiere in London in 1993, opening on Broadway the following year. The backstage drama behind those premieres has been well documented…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMBen Ahlers and Victoria Pedretti are set to star in an intimate revival of Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm, a high-impact exploration of the relationship between two people and the violent wor…
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Tony-winner Jonathan Groff is returning to the small screen in a guest star appearance on Étoile, the upcoming Amazon series from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. He will appe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMWe can see the resemblance. #shorts #broadway #broadwaymusicals #musicaltheatre #andjuliet
& Juliet is the hit Broadway musical created by the Emmy-winning writer of Schitt’s Creek & pop …
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:53AMThe full soundtrack for Emilia Perez, the new Spanish-language musical film starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez, is now available to stream. Listen to it here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMA new Wicked video has dropped, serving as an introduction to the beloved Munchkin folk who live in the Land of Oz. The video includes new footage, presumably from the beginning of the film…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMIn this month’s Christmas-Halloween mashup, Woodzick chats with two drag icons about their seventh annual holiday show, as well as Seattle-based playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard about h…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:24AMHow do you retool “What the Constitution Means to Me” for those unfamiliar with the U.S. Constitution? Consult Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMA Victorian classic gets a modern-day makeover, Benjamin Button sings, and a popular superhero gets a London stage outing: Those are among the highlights of a characteristically busy month o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMThe original London cast of Operation Mincemeat —featuring David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Olivier Award winner Jak Malone and Zoë Roberts—will reprise their perfor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMBroadway producer Ken Davenport has secured the rights to the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire and has announced plans to develop the property into a stage musical. The show …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMA reconfigured version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera will embark on a multi-year North American tour. The production will launch in November 2025 at the Hippodrome Thea…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMJust last week, the best of Broadway was at the James Earl Jones Theatre to celebrate opening night of Left on Tenth. Based on Ephron’s New York Times best-selling memoir of the same name…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMAdrianna Hicks will return to Broadway’s SIX as Catherine of Aragon, the role she originated on Broadway in 2020. Hicks replaces Khaila Wilcoxon, who plays her final performance at the Le…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMRajiv Joseph’s play pitting beauty against duty gets an impressive staging
It’s 1648 in Agra, and an excitable young guardsman has come up with an idea: a giant flying platform that he c…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 11:02AMThis year, two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle celebrates his 25th year on Broadway, from "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Peter and the Starcatcher," "Something Rotten!", "Tammy Faye" and …
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The 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd is now available at the New York Public Library For the Performing Arts as part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Learn more about the show and how to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMAs we inch closer to Wicked's highly anticipated opening this month, box office predictions continue to come in. As of October 31, the November 22 opening weekend is looking to bring in an i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMSeven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan stars in the first ever adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
With a world-renowned creative team led by BAFTA and…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:36AMAward-winning actress, singer, and Disney legend Lea Salonga releases her new holiday album Sounding Joy. The much-anticipated studio release includes classic Christmas songs that Lea reimag…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMA new research brief released by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has examined recent patterns of arts engagement among U.S. adults, and the relationship between arts engagement and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMThe original 2024 Olivier Award-winning cast of Operation Mincemeat will reprise their performances for the musical’s Broadway premiere this spring. Learn more about the cast of Operation …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AMOriginal Broadway cast member Adrianna Hicks will return to cast of Six as Catherine of Aragon starting Monday, November 25. Learn more about when to catch her in the show here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history when it ended its 35-year run in 2023, is coming back to North America in a tour fea…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:02AMWhen Operation Mincemeat, the lauded West End musical comedy, begins previews on Broadway this February, the original London cast will be reprising their acclaimed performances for New York …
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Michael McKeever & Gabriell Salgado effective as good cop and bad cop, with Salgado as the impulsive & sadistic younger apprentice – exceling at showing the struggle of the power play.
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SOURCE: Miami Herald at 09:59AMAll new photos have been released of the cast of the Tony-award winning musical ANNIE rehearsing in New York City ahead of the limited engagement at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM“Slumdog Millionaire,” the Oscar-winning film about a young man from an impoverished background who competes on India’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,” could be headed…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:48AMPlayhouse, SheffieldThe actor plays a dozen roles with aplomb in a small-town US tale co-written with Ed Stambollouian
What an astonishing performance. In a kind of true-crime version of Und…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AMNovember is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people of this continent. I’m m…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:31AMI’m not going to bury the lead. I’m thrilled to...
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SOURCE: kendavenport.com at 09:30AMA musical adaptation of the film Slumdog Millionaire is in the works! Tony-winning producer Ken Davenport has secured the rights to develop the Academy Award-winning film into a new music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMThe iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is returning to kick off the holiday season! The parade will air live on NYC from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday, Nov. 28. Among the per…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMBusy Broadway producer Ken Davenport (Oh, Mary!, the upcoming Othello, among many other credits) has another project in the wings: A stage musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning 2008 film S…
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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:42AMAs the coach for shows like “Suffs,” “Hamilton” and “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Dawn-Elin Fraser is an expert of speech and accents.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:31AM1648, Agra: marble and murder, a terrible beauty One of the worst photo-ops of Princess Diana’s collapsing marriage was that shot at the Taj Mahal, billed by romantics as “eternal …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 08:24AMCameron Mackintosh's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, featuring Maria Björnson’s design, will launch a new multi-year North American tour in November …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AMThis 2016 play by Rockford-born Nathan Alan Davis asks what justifies violence, a question that resonates with today’s global struggles.
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5 Favorite Classic Plays
If this was called the Friday 6, Our Town would have made today's list. After purchasing tickets to this season's revival, I got to thinking about older plays that…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMNEW ArtsBeat TV/Radi 1/01/24 from Westfield Community Programming, 89,5fm/WSKB, Southwick Community TV and Agawam Media. Christopher Morey plays The Beast in Exit 7's "Beauty and The Beast".…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:29AMLONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year. The word, used by singer Charli XCX as the tit…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AMBy AARON KRAUSE Forget ghosts and goblins. Deborah Zoe Laufer’s frightening and moving drama, The Last Yiddish Speaker, centers on a real horrific scenario. Specifically, the playwright…
SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 06:02AMKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dogs across Nepal were honored during the annual festival of “Kukur Puja” on Thursday, with offerings of flower garlands, treats and vermillion marks on their h…
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:04AM"As Jody Sperling hoped, these two Taylor dancers have taken her Loie Fuller inspired, yet contemporary dances inside of themselves to make something very special, old yet new. It will be…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM"All Peck"celebrates Justin Peck’s decade as New York City Ballet’s resident choreographer. In the grand walls of the David H. Koch Theater, a highlight of All Peck is the mini-documenta…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMby Matt Keeley. @reallymattkeeley. APPLETON, WI - Flummoxed receptionists and dental hygienists alike expressed confusion over the recent...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMby Shaina Maitino. PINE HARBOR, IL – The theatre department of James Polk College was never the most sophisticated in the country. They...
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