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Monday, March 16, 2020

London’s Cultural Landmarks Shutter Amid Coronavirus Threat by Alex Marshall and Nancy Coleman

The city’s West End theater district, Royal Opera House and other premier venues closed Monday after the prime minister warned patrons to avoid the theater during the outbreak.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36PM
Friday, March 13, 2020

Theater professionals plan live-streamed performances after theaters shut down by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

In the wake of the Broadway shutdown, theater professionals and actors are seeking other ways to deliver performances to fans. Some took the form of concerts, with Telly Leung and Alice Ripl…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:56PM

New York Events at Smaller Venues Go On by Peter Libbey and Lauren Messman

Some places have decided to remain open: movies and theater for smaller audiences, galleries by appointment, comedy clubs, jazz, zoos and the Statue of Liberty.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:33PM
Thursday, March 12, 2020

New York’s Major Cultural Institutions Close in Response to Coronavirus by Robin Pogrebin and Michael Cooper

The Metropolitan Museum, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic announced temporary closures.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PM

Now You Know: A Critic’s Guide to Sondheim by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

An opinionated take on the songwriter’s major works, from a delayed debut to a Pulitzer Prize- winning classic.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:06AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

How ban on gatherings, to slow coronavirus spread, is affecting Seattle-area arts and music groups by Michael Rietmulder, Brendan Kiley, Moira Macdonald and Janet I. Tu

Gov. Jay Inslee has banned event gatherings of more than 250 people in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. King and Snohomish counties went further, prohibiting events under 250 people, unl…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 03:16PM
Monday, March 2, 2020

The Broadway League makes statement on coronavirus by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

The Broadway League has made a statement on coronavirus, saying that the trade association is monitoring its progress and has been in touch with the Broadway theaters.  “The Broadway Leag…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:13PM
Friday, February 28, 2020

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for March 2020 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From Bikini Kill's comeback tour kickoff to the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Sweat," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Actors’ Equity issues statement on coronavirus by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

Actors’ Equity has provided its staff and union members with guidance on “maintaining business continuity,” should a large coronavirus outbreak occur, the union said Thursday.  “We …

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:10PM
Monday, February 24, 2020

Spring 2020 stage preview: 15 plays and musicals to look out for by Jessica Derschowitz and Marc Snetiker

Must-see shows, must-believe revivals, and major stars — this spring, New York’s stages have them all. From rollicking royals to some welcome Company, here are six seasonal trends worth…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:00AM
Monday, February 17, 2020

What do our 11- and 15-year-old reviewers — and their mom — think of new musical ‘Bliss’ at Seattle’s 5th Ave? by Gemma Alexander, Xuan Moses and Aranya Moses

The original musical "Bliss" is having its world premiere run at the 5th Ave. What did our family of reviewers think of the family-friendly fractured fairy tale?

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, February 13, 2020

‘Heroine’ at The Kennedy Center tells the searing true story of a woman’s rape in the U.S. Army by John Stoltenberg and David Siegel

Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:55AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2020

#BreakupRituals by Reader Staff and Twitter Contributors

How do you mend a broken heart? Twitter has some answers. Break ups suck! Do you have a break up playlist, TV show, book or any other break up ritual you practi…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 08:00AM
Sunday, February 9, 2020

Billy Porter goes for the gold and opening number at 2020 Oscars by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh native brings early glam to the Academy Awards’ red carpet.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00PM
Friday, February 7, 2020

At George Street Theater in New Brunswick, MIDWIVES Asks About Women, Medicine and Hubris by Sue Weston and Susan Rosenbluth

Everything about this production is exquisite. The script is as crisp as a Vermont sun after the snow, and the performances are pitch-perfect.

SOURCE: thejewishvoiceandopinion.com at 10:44AM
Saturday, February 1, 2020

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Michael Cragg, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

From The Lighthouse to The Haystack, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Friday, January 31, 2020

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for February 2020 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Yasmeen Wafai

From country star Blake Shelton's tour stop at the Tacoma Dome to the return of Dani Tirrell's "Black Bois," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and en…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Vault festival 2020: all of the latest reviews by Chris Wiegand and Alex Needham

Keep track of the shows at the sprawling arts extravaganza beneath Waterloo Station in London. This page will be updated throughout the festival Until 1 FebruarySimon David’s autobiographi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM
Monday, January 27, 2020

Was Broadway Ready for ‘Slave Play’? by Elizabeth A. Harris and Reggie Ugwu

The show about race, sex and trauma didn’t earn back its costs, but did demonstrate that audiences would turn out to see, and argue about, risky material.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24PM

Where Broadway Fans Wear the Crowns and the Tentacles by Nancy Coleman and Amy Lombard

The fifth edition of BroadwayCon had enthusiasts dressing for the underworld, swapping stories and merch, and singing along to “Six,” a show that hasn’t even opened yet.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24PM
Saturday, January 25, 2020

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Sophie Harris, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

From The Personal History of David Copperfield to Madonna, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

British musicals 'at risk without subsidies like other theatre' by Lanre Bakare and Catherine Shoard

Leading figures call for public money to be spent on original work and developing talent British musical theatre is at risk of being left behind by America unless there is investment in orig…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM
Sunday, January 19, 2020

2019 Post-Gazette Performers of the Year: Lisa Velten Smith and Daniel Krell by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The actors worked together in “A Doll’s House Part 2” at the Public and continued to shine in Pittsburgh theaters throughout the year.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:07AM
Saturday, January 18, 2020

A Climate Show Was Canceled. Then Came the Finger-Pointing. by Michael Paulson and Cara Buckley

One of the nation’s most successful theaters, the Public, shortened the run of a monologue by a prominent artist-activist, Josh Fox. Now each party is blaming the other.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:03PM
Friday, January 17, 2020

At Under the Radar, Avant-Garde Shows Leap Outside Reality by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green and Laura Collins-Hughes

The Public Theater’s festival has included 12 featured offerings, four cabaret acts and six pieces of developmental work. Here’s what our critics saw.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33PM

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Sophie Harris, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

From Waves to Beat Horizon, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM

Come From Away Scribes David Hein and Irene Sankoff Reveal the Story Behind Their First Collaboration, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding by David Hein and Irene Sankoff

Ahead of taking the stage in the 10-year anniversary benefit concert of MMLJW, the Tony Award nominees share how their partnership began, the impact of their first musical, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future by Jesse Green and Ben Brantley

A jazz memoirist, a Palestinian rocketeer and Mexican myths set to music kick off the Public Theater’s annual festival of adventurous work from across the globe.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:12PM
Monday, January 6, 2020

Stop mewling! Cats is no turkey, say our dance and theatre critics by Arifa Akbar and Lyndsey Winship

Film reviewers sank their claws into Cats, but is it really so awful? Our stage reviewers steeled themselves for the caterwauling ... but ended up quite enjoying it It can be very pleasurab…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Star debuts and happy returns: theatre, dance and comedy in 2020 by Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

Tom Stoppard gets personal, Cush Jumbo does Hamlet, Hollywood names bring everything from tragedy to comedy … plus dance confronts shame and there’s standup open heart surgery Continue r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM

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