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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
Monday, January 16, 2017

Hamilton West End tickets appear on resale sites despite anti-tout measures by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Rob Davies

Less than two hours after tickets for musical’s London run went on early sale, Viagogo lists several at £999-£2,500 eachTickets for the London run of hip-hop musical Hamilton, the most a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM

Dear Evan Hansen's Michael Park (Episode 94) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The handsome and charming Michael Park is currently co-starring in this season's hottest new musical, "Dear Evan Hansen." Michael has been a working NYC-based actor for almost 25 years. He g…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Friday, January 13, 2017

Art and Siobhan Davies Dance: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Yasmina Reza’s hit play returns, while interdisciplinary art is celebrated. Plus: Mamma Mia!, In a Pickle, Much Ado About Nothing, Amadeus, Russian State Ballet Of Siberia and Blak Whyte G…

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

Peter Hahlo obituary by Richard, Gerry and Michael Hahlo

Our father, Peter Hahlo, who has died aged 90, arrived in the UK as a refugee from the Nazis in 1938. With a label round his neck, a little money and few possessions, he boarded a kindertran…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Review: Topher Payne’s uneven but warmly engaging “Greetings” lets loose his comedic chops by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer saw Atlanta playwright Topher Payne’s new comedy Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance is Required (running through January 22) on its openi…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:59AM

What August Wilson Means Now by Ben Brantley and Wesley Morris

Our critics Ben Brantley and Wesley Morris talk about listening to the playwright, a great chronicler of the 20th century.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:02AM

2016 Post-Gazette Performer of the Year: Eugene Lee by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Choosing the Post-Gazette Performer of the Year is never easy, and in the award’s 33rd edition, it was especially challenging. In 2016, audiences saw a number of superb ensembles at Pittsb…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Monday, January 9, 2017

Meet Britain’s new generation of fearless young female playwrights by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Katherine Soper, winner of the Bruntwood prize, is at the head of a promising group bidding to break down barriersFor any British teenage girl hoping to become a playwright, the chances are …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Hillary Clinton Receives Ovation at ‘The Color Purple’ by Michael Paulson and Michael Barbaro

Mrs. Clinton was among the boldfaced names at the revival on Sunday afternoon, for the last performance of the show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PM
Saturday, January 7, 2017

Review: ‘Twelve Angry Men’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group and Arts on The Green by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

What goes on in the secret deliberations of juries? And what lessons are there for all of us in terms of group dynamics and how to persuade people? The answers to these interesting questions…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:23PM
Friday, January 6, 2017

Dreamgirls and the rest of this week’s best theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s girl band musical, plus The Witches, Wish List, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl And Other Happier Tales, Fall Out, Giselle and Resolution 2017It’s been…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Monday, January 2, 2017

Step Aboard or Put on That Blindfold: 2017’s Theatrical Adventures by Alexis Soloski and Laura Collins-Hughes

From Under the Radar to Coil to American Realness and beyond, the curtain’s going up on several January festivals that insist on engaged audiences.

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

Beat the Bard! Shakespeare's characters fight it out in our interactive game by Garry Blight and Andrew Dickson

Could Richard III handle Hamlet in a punch-up? Is Benedick more fanciable than Beatrice? Is Falstaff craftier than Cleopatra? Celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th birthday by pitting his characte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM
Friday, December 30, 2016

Beyoncé to Black Mirror; the culture that defines 2016 by Archie Bland, Michael Billington, Peter Bradshaw, Daphne A Brooks, Tom Holland, Jonathan Jones, Justine Jordan, Brian Logan, Sean O'Hagan and Simon Parkin

How better to make sense of this turbulent year than through the art and literature it has produced? Our critics choose the works that sum up the last 12 monthsIf there is one film that hold…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Monday, December 26, 2016

The Year in Review: Atlanta theater had an often strong, often inconsistent 2016 by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

It was a memorable, though slightly down, year for Atlanta theater. ArtsATL theater critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer sat down recently to take a look back at some of the highs and low…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:59PM
Saturday, December 24, 2016

JB Priestley works enjoy remarkable renaissance by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Works of author and playwright once dismissed as voice of bygone era are now being brought to new audiences”Dated” and “unfashionably sedate”: some of the judgments on JB Priestley�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM
Friday, December 23, 2016

Best of Pittsburgh Theater in 2016 by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The New Year on Pittsburgh stages kicks off with “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” -- one of the best plays of the decade -- arriving at the Benedum Center on Jan. 3.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:44AM
Thursday, December 22, 2016
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