Monday, January 15, 2018
VILLAIN VAUDEVILLE Everyone loves the film. Something in the nostalgic British psyche likes to think of a gang of ruthless desperadoes lodging with a dear old lady, pretendin…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 08:51AMFriday, January 12, 2018
TOP FOLK ON THE ROAD There are boxes , planks, a rope; around and upon them, singly and severally, still or moving, the aristocracy of modern folk music. Strings, accordion, guitars…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 09:54AMSAN FRANCISCO — Six more women have stepped forward to accuse prominent conductor Charles Dutoit of sexually assaulting them in the United States, France and Canada, including a musician w…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:19AMThursday, January 11, 2018
GIRLS ON THE EDGE Honour to the Royal Court for two things. First for the initial wobble, then for executing a rapid u-turn over Andrea Dunbar’ s rather wonderful play . So after …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:24PMLyn Gardner’s press ticket for the circus superstars was withdrawn after her verdict on their earlier show. So we bought her one and sent Sanjoy Roy along to get a second opinion on Cirque…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:21AMMonday, January 8, 2018
We're SO excited to welcome Telly back to the podcast! Since we last spoke with him, Telly has solidified his standing as one of Broadway's most popular leading men! For the episode, we'll c…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSunday, January 7, 2018
When Ben Vereen held auditions for “Hair” at a community theatre in Florida in 2015, the Tony winner said he wanted to break new ground with the rock musical.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:19PMThursday, January 4, 2018
Earlier Thursday, actors Ted Dykstra, Stuart Hughes, Michelle Monteith and Rick Roberts resigned in support of four women who made allegations against Schultz
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:33PMWednesday, January 3, 2018
AT LAST…AND FINE TO THE LAST After snowbound frustration in December drove me onto the road after part I, I saw the first again and that evening reached the second play in one…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:01PMTuesday, January 2, 2018
Pittsburgh theater in 2017 gave us a lot to think about and to look forward to in 2018. As we announce the multitalented, multifaceted Monteze Freeland as the Post-Gazette’s 2017 Performer…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:00AMThe mighty railroad man John Henry, who races a steam drill until his heart bursts. The ambitious, duplicitous manager of “Dreamgirls.” An outrageous preacher and a flamboyant BFF in “…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:00AMTuesday, December 26, 2017
This was a busy year of theater, with world premieres popping up in every corner and local companies flexing their creative muscles. ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer saw most …
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:59AMSaturday, December 23, 2017
THR spotlights some of the fresh faces who turned heads on the Great White Way this year.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:38PMFriday, December 22, 2017
Artists who died this year left behind gripping scenes, profound turns of phrase, unforgettable melodies and plenty of laughter. We pay tribute to a few of the most notable — through their…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33AMThursday, December 21, 2017
IT IS JUST AS WONDERFUL AS THEY SAID IT WAS. It could have been just a novelty: the biography of a half-forgotten Founding Father of the USA, an orphaned immigrant who rose to be Ge…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:15PMIn a tumultuous year, Pittsburgh theater frequently mirrored what was happening in the world beyond — but that’s always true. Theater shows us ourselves, positive, negative and deep…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:30AMWednesday, December 20, 2017
THE OTHER OSCAR, A DELIGHT What delight, in the midst of Michael Grandage’s Oscar Wilde season at this theatre, that daytimes this month (11 pm and 2pm) t should see the stage…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:24AMMonday, December 18, 2017
For our final episode of 2017, we're chatting with our pal, everyone's favorite Olivier winner, Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical, Dames At Sea, Zorro The Musical). This holiday season, …
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMFriday, December 15, 2017
MENLO PARK, California (AP) -- The coming union of the Disney and Fox media empires is set to create a new nirvana for fanboys and -girls, one that reunites superheroes and sci-fi cha…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:52PMSWEET YOUNG LOVE IN PARIS: NOT. “We’re not going the full Mousetrap here” said the press desk, “but there is a moment at the end…we’re asking..” . Fine, no spoi…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:19AMThursday, December 14, 2017
DISNEY ECHOES AT THE NT: YOU WOODN’T BELIEVE IT The first glimpse of old Geppetto does make you gasp. He is immense, a huge benevolent head bowed attentively as great arms operate t…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:10PMOLD DOG NEW TRICKS After a couple of challenging takes on Strindberg, the little theatre’s new AD Mr Littler (one presumes with a “whoooff!” of relief) has booked in, and…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 01:04PMESPIONAGE, ESCAPE, AND THE WORLD’S WORST FLATSHARE This is the one that got away. Simon Gray’s 1995 play, set largely in Moscow, is about the Cold War ‘60s spy George Blake and …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:27AMWednesday, December 13, 2017
Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban, left, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, speaks with Nate Silver, founder of the website FiveThirtyEight. (Courtesy of Sloan Sports Analytics Conference)
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:08PMTuesday, December 12, 2017
TO BOLDLY DREAM.. MAINLY OF PLYWOOD AND PROPS THE TWILIGHT ZONE was , long before the phrase was coined, “appointment-to-view television”. In the US in the 50s and 60s families ga…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:46PMMonday, December 11, 2017
LARKING WITHIN TENT As an old radio hack, who started a career over forty years ago in the days when “spot effects” in drama studios were one of the more amusing jobs, I …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:51AMRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theaters to open in the conservative kingdom next year, for the first time in more than 35 years, in …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:33AMSunday, December 10, 2017
CICERO, CAESAR, CATILINE: ELOQUENCE, AMBITION , HORROR It begins with a corpse: a horrid human-sacrifice, as we shall learn, as a set of libertines and plotters swear a blood-o…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 01:06PMSaturday, December 9, 2017
From festive horror-comedy Better Watch Out to Mariah Carey’s Christmas tour, here is our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance in the next seven days Continue r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMFriday, December 8, 2017
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ROALD DAHL’s most treasured tale is coming to the land where sweet dreams come true—Broadway. This delicious new musical promises …
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