Jay Armstrong Johnson (Episode 87) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

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…

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Curator Of Exhibitions, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

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…

Post-Play Palaver: ‘Angels in America: Part Two: Perestroika at Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center by John Stoltenberg and Michael Poandl

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…

Artists withdraw from Open Studios tour in protest by Debra D. Bass and Nassim Benchaabane St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than 20 artists have withdrawn from this weekend’s Open Studios STL presented by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.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 …

‘Man up, Hamlet, get thyself stuck in’ – Shakespeare digested by John Crace and John Sutherland

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…

Rebecca Luker by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Legendary three-time Tony nominee talks "Fun Home," The secrets to having a long career, and we even talk politics! Rebecca made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway cast of …

Review: ‘Amadeus’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Envious skullduggery, a beautiful interweaving of Mozart’s music, and a fictionalized but fascinating plot are just a few of the reasons to see the Providence Players of Fairfax’s specta…

Briefs encounter: Rambert at 90 by Morwenna Ferrier. Photography: Rick Guest. Styling: Helen Seamons and Melanie Wilkinson

Words: Morwenna Ferrier. Photography: Rick Guest. Styling: Helen Seamons and Melanie WilkinsonKym Sojourna stands in front of the camera, waiting for instruction. Tall and long-legged, she i…

Happy Birthday, Julie Andrews by Rodgers and Hammerstein

Want to Watch Some Denzel? Here’s a Streaming Guide to All 44 of His Movies by Will Leitch and Tim Grierson

Of all our A-list stars, Denzel Washington’s career may be the most enviable. Although he has a recognizable onscreen persona, it’s mutable enough to allow him to move from R-rated actio…

J. Rosamond Johnson and "Lift Every Voice" by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Curator Of Exhibitions, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

Bob Cole and J. Rosamond Johnson, 1902. Image ID: TH-03842The National Museum of African American History & Culture opens on September 24, 2016. The opening ceremonies will be broadcast …

See How the Broadway Hit Hamilton Has Completely Taken Over America by Eliza Berman and Marysa Greenawalt

This 8-year-old’s birthday party is living proof

"Hamilton" Director Thomas Kail by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

It was such a thrill to chat with the Tony winning "Hamilton" director all about the magic of that show! We also go all the way back to the beginning and talk "In the Heights," "Lombardi," a…

Tale of Snow White returns to its gory roots at Brisbane festival by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore and Steph Harmon

The classic Brothers Grimm fairytale turns to the darker side of its source material in new stage productions at this year’s Brisbane FestivalEveryone knows that Snow White – paragon of …

Benjamin Millepied resigns from Paris Opera Ballet by Angelique Chrisafis In Paris and Agencies

Black Swan choreographer, who took over France’s prestigious ballet company in 2014, has quit for ‘personal reasons’Star choreographer Benjamin Millepied has announced his resignation …

Jose Llana (Episode 84) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The handsome, charming, and SMART Jose Llana talks lying his way into his first NYC audition (the most adorable story every), starring in two productions of "The King and I" on Broadway, the…

From The Producers to Hairspray: 17 Movies That Were Turned Into Plays by Time Photo and Ashley Hoffman

From Footloose to Hairspray

Preview: The shows you don’t want to miss as Atlanta’s 2016-17 theater season kicks off by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

With world premieres galore and all sorts of intriguing fare, the 2016-17 Atlanta theater season promises to be a lively one, with promising shows all over the place. ArtsATL theater critics…

John Malkovich to make London debut as a theatre director by Maev Kennedy and Chris Wiegand

Actor will return to the UK in order to stage Zach Helm’s play Good Canary at Kingston’s Rose theatreThe American actor John Malkovich is heading to the UK – not to the West End stage,…

Pub Landlord Al Murray on his election strategy: ‘I could drink Nigel Farage and William Hague under the table’ by Jonathan Freedland, Peter Bradshaw, Ian Cobain, Imogen Fox, Richard Adams, Alexis Petridis, Amelia Gentleman, Susan Smillie, Jonathan Jones, Hugh Muir, Jay Rayner, Heather Stewart and John Crace

The comedian is to stand against Farage for South Thanet in the 2015 general election. But what are his guvnorment’s policies? Guardian experts question him on welfare, freedom, immigratio…

Catching Up With The Ensemblist's Mo Brady & Nikka Graff Lanzarone by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Happy Friday, Theater People!. As many of you know, the fabulous "The Ensemblist" podcast has recently launched their new season. Hosts Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone tell us all about i…

Use Your Mastercard to Enter a World of Pure Imagination | Charlie on Broadway by Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

Best things to do this week and weekend on Long Island by Lynn Petry and Ann Smukler

You don’t have to be Italian or Jewish to enjoy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy” at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington. Catch the last five perf…

'Puttin' On The Ritz' by Irving Berlin - Performed by the cast of HOLIDAY INN by Rodgers and Hammerstein

Encore!: the best theatre of autumn 2016 by Michael Billington and Lyn Gardner

Cardiff goes all in for Roald Dahl, David Bowie falls to Earth in London, and David Hare’s new play takes a tramp through the Connecticut snow. Plus, Glenda Jackson does Lear, and McKellen…

Pearl Primus in "Strange Fruit" by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Curator Of Exhibitions, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

Photograph by Myron Ehrenberg, October 25, 1945, “provided by [press representative] Ivan Black for Café Society.”  Jerome Robbins Dance Division   The Library for the Performing Ar…

Will Chase & Rob McClure Talk "Something Rotten" by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS! I’m still hyperventilating over the fact that I got to sit in a room with Will Chase and Rob McClure. These two gorgeous and hilarious men are currently starring in the absol…

What inspires Hans Ulrich Obrist and seven other cultural tastemakers by Interviews By Imogen Carter and Kathryn Bromwich

The heads of the Serpentine, Secret Cinema, Glasgow International, the Young Vic and others on how they find fresh talent and new ideasSwiss-born curator, writer and art historian and artist…

Fall arts preview: Rise of Japan, shroud symbolism and more on view by Sarah Bryan Miller and Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the change in seasons come new and notable exhibitions for St. Louis museums and galleries.

The 20 worst Broadway musicals of the millennium by David Cote and Adam Feldman

From Thou Shalt Not to Amazing Grace, 20 of the absolute stinkiest flops the Great White Way has seen since 2000

'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor' by Irving Berlin - Performed by the cast of HOLIDAY INN by Rodgers and Hammerstein