Friday, November 18, 2016
‘I’m surprised when people recognise my work,’ says Tim Yip. ‘I change my style all the time.’ His notion of ‘new orientalism’ in films, dance, theatre and opera is about commu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMWednesday, November 16, 2016
Politicians and industry use buzzwords such as ‘creativity’, ‘collaboration’ and ‘imagination’. So why are we taking all the fun out of learning?In an inner-city classroom on an …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMTuesday, November 15, 2016
Today's the day, Theater People! Our brand new podcast," Broadway Backstory", premieres today! Episodes 1 and 2 tell the incredible true backstory of the Tony Award winning "In The Heights".…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMMonday, November 14, 2016
We loved chatting with this guy!! He's funny, charming, has a GREAT head of hair, and really knows how to tell a story! Brandon made his Broadway debut in 2011's "Baby It's You." He receive…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSunday, November 13, 2016
Nicknamed “A Musical Fable of Broadway,” Guys and Dolls is a 1950 musical comedy based on the short stories of the legendary Damon Runyon. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:57AMSaturday, November 12, 2016
Parent-child relationships have been a perennial issue throughout history, even “In the Beginning.” Damascus Theatre Company’s production of Children of Eden takes the audience on a mu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:01AMFriday, November 11, 2016
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical | Love, Lies And Taxidermy | My Mother Medea | Blue Heart | The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide To Capitalism And Socialism With A Key To The Scriptures …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMThursday, November 10, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
Many New York plays, musicals and operas will take election night off, as audiences are likely to want prime seats for the biggest spectacle: the election.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PMKey Change | World Without Us | The Red Barn | Oil | Grain In The Blood | Rambert | Multiverse | Coal Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AMTuesday, November 1, 2016
For my last blog post before retirement, I am pleased to feature the research and analysis of Emma Winter Zeig, volunteer and former intern, on one of the songs discovered for "Laughter, Agi…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:54PMMonday, October 31, 2016
WE"RE OBSESSED! We had the MOST fun hanging out with Mandy Gonzalez in her dressing room backstage at the Richard Rodgers Theater before a performance of "Hamilton." It had been less than tw…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSaturday, October 29, 2016
American University’s Greenberg Theatre performed a hilariously funny ancient Roman farce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. With music and lyrics by the incomparable Stephen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:12PMFriday, October 28, 2016
One Night In Miami | Ockham’s Razor: Tipping Point | The Red Shed | Portraits In Motion | The Suppliant Women | Nitin Sawhney | Under Siege | The Happiness Project Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMThursday, October 27, 2016
I am so excited to announce that Theater People has partnered with the fab folks at TodayTix to create a brand new podcast called Broadway Backstory. Each episode tells the story of how a sh…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMWednesday, October 26, 2016
He directed ‘Private Lives’ and ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses,’ both starring Alan Rickman.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:54PMIt’s one of the most beloved musicals of all time, both a nine-time Tony Award winner and the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize. Atlanta Lyric Theatre -- the area’s only company dedicated to…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:01AMTuesday, October 25, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
A playwright claims that the current Off Broadway show was stolen when a creative partnership turned sour.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:08PMIf you want to see a thoroughly charming romantic comedy, visit the Laurel Mill Playhouse for their lovely production of Pride and Prejudice. Based on the legendary Jane Austen’s 1813 no…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:08PMSaturday, October 22, 2016
Competitors and coaches gave writer of Deny, Deny, Deny insights into blurred boundaries around cheating in sportOne of Britain’s leading experts on doping in sport, and an adviser to a ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25PMMonday, October 17, 2016
I"m a little obsessed with today's guest, Jay Armstrong Johnson. I loved him in "Hands on a Hardbody" and "On the Town" and I think I've listened to his new album "Jay Armstrong Johnson Live…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMTuesday, October 11, 2016
Scene from the stage production AmericanaDue to our unique existence as a research center of The New York Public Library and a constituent member of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, I…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:58PMSaturday, October 8, 2016
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 12:32PMMore than 20 artists have withdrawn from this weekend’s Open Studios STL presented by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. The moves come amid criticism of a racially charged exhibit at the …
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:32AMWednesday, October 5, 2016
How best to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death? With parody, according to John Crace, who rewrites some famous scenes, and John Sutherland, who casts a critical eye over the fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM 
