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Thursday, June 13, 2019

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY    Jermyn St Theatre WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

RANCID LILIES, GORGEOUS WORDS       All the little Jermyn needs to complete this reimagination of Wildean epigrammatic decadence is to scent the auditorium overwhelmingly with lilies and …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 08:02AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Tony Awards 2019: The shows and actors we think should win this year by Asbury Park Press, Ilana Keller and Bill Canacci, Asbury Park Press

The 2019 Tony Awards are Sunday, June 9, from 8 to 11 p.m. on CBS. Here are the actors and shows we think should win.       

SOURCE: USA Today at 09:06AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Bridge, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

FLYING,   FUNNY,  FABULOUS     This is a dream of a Dream.  One expected fun from the  combination of Nicholas Hytner,  a roiling mass of promenaders in the pit  and a Bunny Christie…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:38PM
Monday, June 10, 2019

The Best and Worst of the Tony Awards 2019 by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Scott Heller and Margaret Lyons

Swinging lights. Broadway beefs. Words of wisdom. And a restroom serenade. If only some of the highlights were on TV.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:12PM

What you didn't see on TV during the Tony Awards by Jessica Derschowitz and Dave Quinn

The Tony Awards celebrated the best of Broadway on Sunday night, in a ceremony that kicked off with a star-filled musical number from host James Corden and ended with big wins for Hadestown …

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 12:09PM
Sunday, June 9, 2019

The Dressing Rooms of Broadway: 33 Photos Over Nearly a Century by Jesse Green and Betsy Horan

For decades, our photographers have gotten intimate access backstage. Peek in as they capture stars, before the show and before the mirror.

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Scenes From Inside the 2019 Tony Awards by Sara Krulwich and Michael Paulson

Our photographer Sara Krulwich is at Radio City Music Hall, looking for moments that might stand out — a stirring song, a striking emotion, a bit of visual razzle dazzle.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:12PM

How to Watch the Tony Awards and What You Need to Know by Scott Heller and Michael Paulson

When and how to watch Broadway’s biggest celebration, plus the best New York Times journalism on the nominees and contests.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:42AM
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Through Charlie's Eyes | Charlie on Broadway by Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

ROALD DAHL’s most treasured tale is opening its factory doors in cities all across the Imagi-NATION! Willy Wonka, world famous inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper, has just made an as…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:03PM
Friday, June 7, 2019

Broadway Stars Getting Ready, Then and Now by Sara Krulwich and Betsy Horan

Six visits to six theaters, with decades between them, but the energy backstage is a constant.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PM

What You Need to Know Before the Tony Awards by Scott Heller and Michael Paulson

When and how to watch Broadway’s biggest celebration, plus the best New York Times journalism on the nominees and contests.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PM

Tony Awards host James Corden hopes audience will find 'joy' by John Carucci and Mark Kennedy

TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host Sunday, not planning anything too political and not worried about any online snark. "I hope people will find joy in…

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Tony Awards host James Corden hopes audience will find ‘joy’ by Mark Kennedy and John Carucci

NEW YORK (AP) — TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host Sunday, not planning anything too political and not worried about any online snark. “I hope peo…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 11:59AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2019

How James Corden Shares His Love of Theater by Michael Paulson and Holly Williams

From a Paris crosswalk to Radio City Music Hall, the TV funnyman and Tony Awards host reminds us that he started on the stage.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:03PM
Monday, June 3, 2019

Post-Play Palaver: ‘Second Body’ at Synetic Theatre by John Stoltenberg and Sophia Howes

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 07:51AM
Sunday, June 2, 2019

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – a note Southwark, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A NOTE ON A TREAT,  MOUSELESS BUT MELLOW    The film based on Scott Fitzgerald’s story of a life lived backwards, born old and ending in babyhood,  was pretty awful.  So I did not le…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:44AM
Friday, May 31, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for June 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From Brandi Carlile at the Gorge to "Toy Story 4," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:00AM
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

RUTHERFORD AND SON Lyttelton, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

BULLYING, BOMBAST,   BETRAYAL      The rediscovery of Githa Sowerby in the 1990s is very satisfying.     At its premiere in 1913 critics saw the quality of this one but were dismayed …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:46AM
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

'I even loved his Twankey': Dench, Hopkins, Mirren and more on Ian McKellen at 80 by Interviews By Catherine Shoard and Chris Wiegand

Wild parties, stunning performances, silhouette erections and marrying Patrick Stewart twice. As the actor turns 80, friends including Derek Jacobi, Janet Suzman, Michael Sheen, Bill Condon …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PM
Friday, May 17, 2019

Network’s Barzin Akhavan, Telsey Casting Director Karyn Casl, and their Westie, Griffey by Told By Barzin Akhavan and Karyn Casl

Barzin: “Last year I was doing Oklahoma and Othello at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. It was my fifth season there and it was so hard being away from my lovely and amazing wif…

SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 02:14PM

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 Birds of Passage to Rita Ora, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM

the Tony Awards: 30 Minutes Before Curtain: Hugs, Prayers, Laughter and Noise by Laura Collins-Hughes and Darryn King

Things are tense and tingly enough before the curtain rises at any time of the year. What’s it like during prize season?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Thursday, May 16, 2019

A Show For Everyone | Charlie on Broadway by Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

ROALD DAHL’s most treasured tale is opening its factory doors in cities all across the Imagi-NATION! Willy Wonka, world famous inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper, has just made an as…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:43PM

ORPHEUS DESCENDING Menier, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

SULTRY, SINFUL, SHOCKING, SHINING           Savagely observed  absurdity, blinding flashes of insight,  profound yearning, sudden poetry singing clear notes from the cruel  swamp of …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:31PM

    SMALL ISLAND. Olivier, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

AN INTIMATE EPIC IN A FADING  EMPIRE    Hard to overstate what an absolute treat this is , and on how many levels. It is a terrific yarn,  both romantic and tough, about history and Empi…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:11PM

Henry IV Parts 1 & 2/Henry V, Shakespeare's Globe review - helter-skelter ensemble history trilogy by Heather Neill and David Nice

Doubling, humour and an outstanding female Henry V Henry IV Part One (***)

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:48AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Heavenly or Hellish? Our Critics Debate the Broadway Season by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

Adventurous directors and galvanizing performances made for unexpected — and very welcome — departures on what once felt like the Staid White Way.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:54AM

Tony Awards 2019: Who Will Win (and Who Should) by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

The chief theater critics for The Times choose who they think should win and who should have been nominated.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:36AM
Friday, May 10, 2019

THE PROVOKED WIFE             Swan, Stratford upon Avon by Libby Purves and Friends

            There’s something special about fin-de-siecle anger in any century: this is from 1697,  years later than Wycherley and the mellower Sheridan,  and  best described as a…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 10:33AM

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 High Life to Joy for Ever, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

28 Portraits of This Year’s Tony Nominees by Celeste Sloman, Michael Paulson, Jolie Ruben and Joshua Barone

Why they act. What they’ve learned. And what they’ll remember.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PM