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Friday, March 3, 2017

DC Theater Season 2017-18: A full-service guide by Peter Marks and Nelson Pressley

The troupe-by-troupe list, with early picks from Wash Post critics

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:36AM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Buy one get one at Starbucks, National Pancake Day and other free and cheap deals around Denver, March 3-9 by Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez

Grab a friend and head to Starbucks March 2 through 6. Between 2 and 5 p.m., the  coffee café is offering a buy-one-get-one free Macchiato -- any size, hot or iced.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:32PM
Monday, February 27, 2017

‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land’ and What an Epic Oscars Fail Really Says by Manohla Dargis, Wesley Morris and A.o. Scott

Three New York Times critics share their reactions to the wrong best picture being announced at the awards show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:49PM

The Best-Picture Mixup: It Was ‘La La Land,’ Until It Was ‘Moonlight’ by Giovanni Russonello and Daniel Victor

“What is happening?” movie fans asked after the wrong Oscar winner was announced. Here’s a transcript of what happened onstage.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:11AM

Shoshana Bean (Episode 98) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We are SOOOOO excited to finally welcome everyone's favorite Screltress, Shoshana Bean to the show! As if I need to tell you guys, Shoshana made her Broadway debut in 2002 in the original ca…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 26, 2017

tvDownload’s 2017 Oscars Liveblog: Let’s Complain About ‘La La Land’ by Dana Schwartz, Drew Grant and Vinnie Mancuso, Dana Schwartz, Drew Grant and Vinnie Mancuso

Hope everyone is strapped in and enjoying themed cocktails made by your most ambitious type-A friend (I'll be enjoying my Manchester By The Seagrams)

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:23PM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Nell Gwynn and Ballet Black: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Christopher Luscombe’s frisky production tackles male domination of the stage, while a new mixed bill at the Barbican features Annabelle Lopez Ochoa1 The Pitchfork DisneyExhilarating, tens…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Still Processing: ‘La La Land’ Is Going to Win a Lot of Oscars, and That’s O.K. by Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham

The film critic A. O. Scott joins in advance of the Academy Awards to discuss predictions and preferences.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:37AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

So you want to be an artist? Then let the pros show you how it's done by Interviews By Chris Wiegand, Dave Simpson and Homa Khaleeli

DBC Pierre wrote in a fever, Frank Turner dabbled in thrash and Nikki Amuka-Bird jumped off a cliff. Artists reveal how they got to the top – and how you can tooThe actor: Nikki Amuka-Bird…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PM

Dear Evan Hansen's Rachel Bay Jones (Episode 97) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS!! today is the day that we get to bring you our interview with the one and only Rachel Bay Jones. You all helped us book her when you all responded to my call via twitter to let he…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, February 20, 2017

Two Man Show: our feminist quest to smash the patriarchy by Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen

Theatre duo RashDash want to talk about masculinity but words keep failing them so they’re doing it with the help of a sequinned rock goddessWe are a feminist, female theatre company and w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Arts Groups Draft Battle Plans as Trump Funding Cuts Loom by Michael Cooper, Michael Paulson, Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Randy Kennedy

Across the country, orchestras, theaters and operas reacted with alarm that public funding for the arts could be cut under President Trump.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017

When Gun Violence Takes Center Stage by Alexis Soloski and Erik Piepenburg

Three writers talk about representing gun violence onstage and their own experiences with firearms.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PM

LaChanze is Back! by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We are SO SO SO excited to welcome Tony-winning actress LaChanze back to the podcast! For this return visit, we get to talk about her life and career in a way that we didn't the first time. …

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 12, 2017

‘Hamilton’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Productions Try to Outwit Scalpers by Michael Paulson and Ben Sisario

As “Hamilton” heads to London and “Harry Potter” comes to New York, the two plays are experimenting with measures to limit reselling of their tickets.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:03PM
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Privilege is playing too great a role in the arts | Gloria De Piero and Tracy Brabin by Gloria De Piero and Tracy Brabin

The working-class actor is dying out, as the socially advantaged turn the clock back and leave our culture much the poorer“It’s not enough being talented, these days you need cash.” St…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PM
Friday, February 10, 2017

Richard III and Matthew Bourne: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From a full-blooded reimagination of Shakespeare to the best of a celebrated choreographer. Plus: Eurohouse, Joan, BU21 and more1 Richard IIIDavid Hare may be up in arms about the European i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AM
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Letters: Alec McCowen obituary by Lalita Carlton-Jones and Geoffrey Batten

Lalita Carlton-Jones writes: In 1982 the Mermaid theatre in London staged The Portage to San Cristobal of AH, adapted as a play by Christopher Hampton from a short story by George Steiner. I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Monday, February 6, 2017

Orfeh (Episode 95) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony nominee--and just fabulous human--Orfeh has an incredible story of growing up in NYC, going to high school at the famed La Guardia High School (the "FAME" school), starting a pop band a…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Dodie Smith’s classic bohemian romance hopes to capture hearts in musical revival by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Coming-of-age novel I Capture the Castle is adapted for the stageOne of Britain’s most popular romantic novels, Dodie Smith’s coming-of-age classic I Capture the Castle, beloved of write…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM
Friday, February 3, 2017

An Inspector Calls and E15: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From Stephen Daldry’s ground-breaking production to a visceral take on the welfare crisis. Plus: Worst Wedding Ever, Material Men Redux and more1 An Inspector CallsThat inspector keeps on …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39AM
Friday, January 27, 2017

Us/Them and Woolf Works: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

A remarkable look at the Beslan school tragedy and a homage by Wayne McGregor to Virginia Woolf. Plus: The Glass Menagerie, Letters To Windsor House, Love, Travesties, Sampled and Cinderella…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Bloody good fun: turning the story of Tarrare the sideshow freak into an opera by Tom and Tobi Poster

The true story of the French revolutionary soldier was so grotesquely dramatic, we knew it had to be told – with puppetsWhen we first came across the story of Tarrare – a perpetually hun…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017

‘Pinocchio’ Heading to London Stage by Christopher D. Shea and Michael Paulson

The adaptation, approved by Disney Theatrical Productions, will have songs from the 1940 film, and is to open at the National Theater in December.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Trump plan could decimate arts community in N.J. by Vicki Hyman and Erin Petenko | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

A budget plan floated by Donald Trump's transition team would harm such organizations as Paper Mill Playhouse and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:10AM

Escaped Alone and Les Enfants Terribles: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Caryl Churchill’s drama confounds expectations, while Javier De Frutos directs Philip Glass’s opera. Plus: Hedda Gabler, Pink Mist and Richard Alston Dance1 Escaped AloneAs ever, the bri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AM

Wrestling returns to Blackpool: WWE UK Championship tournament – video by Ben Green and Alex Healey

British independent wrestling is stronger than it has been for decades. The world’s largest wrestling promotion WWE has just crowned its first UK champion after a two night tournament in B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Theatre Review: ‘Anything Goes’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria by David and Jena Jones

With the glowing lights of the National Harbor growing more intense with recent developments, the ability to daydream about luxury yachts and passing ships has become a bit easier.  Luckily…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:32AM

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