The 70th annual Tony awards begins at 8pm ET live from the Beacon Theater in New York City. This year’s show will be dedicated to the victims of Orlando shooting 12.35am BST Need a quick …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:50PMWhat is a family? Is it all about biology or does it have much more to do with love? Surely, it’s the latter, and this lesson has never been more sensitively, humorously, and colorfully pr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59PMFrom Tristan and Isolde to Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers are taking to the London stage. What makes the drama of thwarted desire so compelling?Whatever the temperature outside, the W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMOur theater critics suggest other productions with plenty of heat and star power.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:33PMComedian, songwriter, the man behind Matilda the Musical and soon-to-be-published poet – Tim Minchin can turn his hand to most things. He came in to answer your questions about Dahl, femi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMThe Eugene O'Neill drama is nominated for Best Revival of a Play at the 2016 Tony Awards
SOURCE: time.com at 08:00AMMuch has been written about the diversity reflected in the 2015-2016 Broadway season. A recent Playbill.com article states “Of the 40 acting nominations in eight categories, 14 went to a…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:37PMThe 70th annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS on June 12 from the Beacon Theatre. So now it’s time for our annual tradition, dear reader, of bestowing our can’t-lose predictions a…
SOURCE: Time Out at 03:24PMA breakdown of how much this Broadway blockbuster earns and stands to earn, and a tally of who will benefit most.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:44AMauthor-composer-lyricist Jonathan Brielle scratches beneath the skin of the literary lion James Joyce and delves into his passionate relationship with Nora Barnacle . . you can bet your sham…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:18PMRalph Fiennes plays Shakespeare’s scheming king in a striking new production of Richard III, directed by Rupert Goold. Photographer Miles Aldridge, who followed the rehearsal process, talk…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMHere’s what we know about the three live-performance versions of “Frozen” underway — including one by sea.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PMRose dancer, 1914. Image ID: 5208659 It is almost time for the Library’s fabulous Anti-Prom. On Friday, June 17, New York teens will assemble on the steps of the Schwarzman Building and…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:31PMMovie versions of Mr. Shaffer’s ambitious plays helped elevate his status at home in Britain and in the United States.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:31PMNational Post theatre critic Robert Cushman and his son Mitchell Cushman, who is directing adaptations of Shakespeare's histories, discussed the Bard and his works
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 10:43AMYou Guys! Jenn Damiano (she told me to call her Jenn, so.....) has to be one of the kindest, funniest, most humble humans I've ever met. Most recently Jenn starred in the fabulous, hilar…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMRoles were spread around this year, but women are often still playing victims. Our critics discuss what worked, what didn’t and what they hope to see.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:57AMAl Pesso, who has died aged 86, was an innovative master of body-based psychotherapy. With his wife Diane, he created a method now known as the Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP).While t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56PMWith Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews a commercial success for Actor’s Express recently, the company has now turned to another work from the playwright, Significant Other, running through June 1…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:59PMTHEATER PEOPLE!!! We are SO excited to bring you this first-ever cast reunion episode! We are thrilled to welcome Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus, and Alex Boniello to the podcast to discuss …
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMIt's no secret that 'Bright Star,' the new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, is one of my favorites of the season. And there is no question that the show's leading lady, today's gue…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMWhat makes an actor truly great? The actor's job is to bring a scripted character to life. RADA's Dee Cannon outlines 10 questions that must be addressed in order to create a fully-realised …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28PMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Zawe Ashton speaks Jaques’s lines on the seven ages of man fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMEmma Rice kicks off her Wonder season as the new artistic director of London’s Globe theatre with a gender-swapping take on Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy about the course of true love.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:01AMBen Brantley and Charles Isherwood of The Times make their picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:12AMAre you a titan of the theatre or have the fates abandoned you? As the Almeida puts on a festival inspired by Dionysus, test your knowledge of Greek dramaIn Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, Clytemne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMBranagh channels Olivier, Isabelle Huppert lusts after her stepson and Ralph Fiennes gets the royal hump. Meanwhile there’s magic in the air as Harry Potter grows up – and Groundhog Day …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMHAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! Remember last summer when The Heavens opened up and sent Tony winner and (now) five-time Tony nominee Laura Benanti to our show? Remember when I, sort of jokingly, s…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMEmma Rice kicks off her Wonder season as the new artistic director of London’s Globe with a gender-swapping take on Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy about the course of true love. Guardia…
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