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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

ASSASSINS. Chichester Festival Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

QUIET DESPERATION, NOISY GUNSHOTS “Everybody tell the story Everybody sing the song, Every now and then a country Goes a little wrong…”         Hard for it not to feel topical,  S…

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Monday, June 12, 2023

Inside the 2023 Tony Awards After-Parties by Sarah Bahr and Nancy Coleman

Spirited celebrations that included a block party in Washington Heights and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel extended past 4 a.m.

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Best and Worst Moments of the 76th Tony Awards by Jesse Green, Maya Phillips, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Sarah Bahr

With a clever opening number and repeated support for striking writers, the Tonys celebrated Broadway’s shows, performers and creative teams.

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Tony Awards 2023: The 5 biggest talking points by Isobel Lewis,tom Murray and Nicole Vassell

Ariana DeBose hosted night, which saw big wins for non-binary representation and British shows

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:49AM

Tony Awards – live: Jodie Comer, Sean Hayes win big as Hamilton star makes ‘Grand Wizard’ joke about DeSantis by Nicole Vassell and Tom Murray

Jodie Comer, Jessica Chastain and Ben Platt are among the actors vying for the theatrical awards

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:37AM
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Alex Newell Becomes First Out Nonbinary Performer to Win a Tony by Michael Paulson and Sarah Bahr

“Thank you for seeing me Broadway,” the performer said of winning the award for best featured actor in a musical.

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Tony Awards – live: Lupita Nyong’o, Jodie Comer, Ariana DeBose and more arrive at Broadway’s biggest night by Nicole Vassell and Tom Murray

Jodie Comer, Jessica Chastain and Ben Platt are among the actors vying for the theatrical awards

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:07PM

THE MIKADO Wilton’s Music Hall E1 by Libby Purves and Friends

HIGH NOTES AND KNOBBLY KNEES        I am a relative newcomer to Gilbert & Sullivan, having long thought I hated them  (heard too many gammony fans in my childhood wrecking the songs…

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Friday, June 9, 2023

GROUNDHOG DAY 2023     Old Vic SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

WELCOME BACK TO PUNXATAWNEY        Seven years after its premiere at the Old Vic earned a  flurry of Oliviers, by way of a pandemic and a disappointingly short Broadway run ,   here it…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:42AM
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

YOURS UNFAITHFULLY Jermyn St Theatre SW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A TIME CAPSULE OF OPEN MARRIAGE   I am pleased to find out about Miles Malleson:  an Edwardian student joker,  WW1 conscientious objector, Bolshevist, founder of Left drama groups and the…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:53PM

As Tony Awards Head Uptown, Step Inside United Palace by Darryn King and Gioncarlo Valentine

The ceremony honoring Broadway’s top shows and performers will take place at the majestic former “Wonder Theater” in Washington Heights.

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PATRIOTS Noel Coward Theatre WC1 by Libby Purves and Friends

MOTHER RUSSIA’s WARRING SONS          At the Almeida this shook and delighted us last year:  a fresh history play: confrontational , shocking, classic in its focus on vast flawed cha…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:38AM
Monday, June 5, 2023

39 Tony-Nominated Performers on Why They Act: ‘It’s Intoxicating’ by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Julia Jacobs and Amanda Webster

Each year we photograph Tony nominees, and talk with them about their craft. This year we focused on actors.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Friday, June 2, 2023

GYPSY The Mill at Sonning by Libby Purves and Friends

BIG SHOW, BIG HEART, SMALL SPACE        This, I urgently must tell you, is rather wonderful:    an example of the way that  sometimes a big show in a small theatre can be a revelation…

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Monday, May 29, 2023

Encore! Surefire shows returning for the Edinburgh festival in 2023 by Chris Wiegand, Anya Ryan, Brian Logan, Mark Fisher, Kate Wyver, Arifa Akbar and David Jays

In the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed Richard Marsh has clearly see…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM
Friday, May 26, 2023

Universal credit system not working for artists, says Julie Hesmondhalgh by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Former Coronation Street actor calls for more support, as survey finds lack of safety net for self-employed creatives More financial support should be available to artists in the periods whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Living the Golden Life: DanceAfrica Welcomes Ghana to Brooklyn by Gia Kourlas and Nate Palmer

The festival hosts the National Dance Company of Ghana at the Brooklyn Academy. “You’re getting the best of all the dances.”

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Monday, May 22, 2023

Comedian Uncle Roger has social media accounts suspended in China by Chi Hui Lin and Helen Davidson

Suspension of standup comedian, otherwise known as Nigel Ng, came after he posted a video making fun of the country’s authoritarian government British-Malaysian comedian Uncle Roger has ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Southwark Playhouse, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

   BACK TO THE OFFICE, EVERYONE!       There is, by chance a bit of a Thing going on in theatre right now:  women playing a particularly alpha type of men, with glee and an unnerving s…

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Two Takes on “Lunch with Sonia” by Loco7 by Cory Villegas and Muriel Peterson

Cory Villegas rinde homenaje a la oratoria en una respuesta de audio en español para el programa en español "Lunch with Sonia" de Loco 7 and Muriel Peterson offers her take too

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Tony Awards broadcast can proceed after striking writers’ union agrees by Michael Paulson and John Koblin

The Tony Awards ceremony had been in doubt ever since Hollywood’s screenwriters went on strike earlier this month.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 11:45AM

Letters: Murray Melvin obituary by Jennifer Hawkins Opie and Philippa Buss

In the early 1950s Murray Melvin acted with the Hampstead Drama Group, north London. My parents, Constance and George Hawkins, did too, and George was its “props maker”. A child at the t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM
Monday, May 15, 2023

Tony Awards Broadcast Can Proceed After Striking Writers’ Union Agrees by Michael Paulson and John Koblin

The Tony Awards, a key marketing opportunity for Broadway, can go ahead in an altered form after the striking screenwriters’ union said it would not picket this year’s broadcast.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:02PM
Friday, May 12, 2023

Jeremy Strong to follow Succession with a return to Broadway by Associated Press and Agencies

The actor will head up an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play An Enemy of the People once the hit HBO drama has ended Jeremy Strong is going from a corporate boardroom on TV to a whistl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:08PM

Hollywood Writers’ Strike Puts the Tony Awards in Jeopardy by Michael Paulson and John Koblin

The Tonys, set to be telecast on June 11, are Broadway’s biggest marketing moment. But the strike by the Writers Guild of America means the show might not go on.

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

THE CIRCLE Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond SW by Libby Purves and Friends

WHEN DIVORCE WAS DISASTER     It’s 1921.    Thirty years ago Lady Kitty ran out on her MP husband Clive and small son with his friend and colleague Hughie,  exploding a public scandal…

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

OPERATION MINCEMEAT         Fortune Theatre, WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

BORN TO LEAD..       This  is a joy,  quirky and full-hearted, musically adroit and fast-moving and witty.   Moreover, I suspect its self-mocking variety-show humour would be more to t…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:43AM

Tony Awards 2023: Who Will Win (and Who Should) by Jesse Green and Maya Phillips

Jesse Green, the chief theater critic, and Maya Phillips, a critic-at-large, name the shows and artists who they think will win, should win and should have been nominated for this year’s T…

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For Broadway Dance, High Kicks and Low Comedy in a Season of Change by Jesse Green, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Brian Seibert

Is theatrical choreography at a turning point? Or just leaping, lurching and shimmying as usual? Our critics weigh in.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:01AM
Monday, May 8, 2023

Flamenco and Fervor: Inside Spain’s El Rocío Pilgrimage by Kevin Faingnaert and Anna Hart

The annual spectacle, featuring fanciful caravans and riders on horseback, and is arguably the most potent visual representation of Andalusian culture.

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

THE VORTEX Chichester Festival Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

THE ROARING TWENTIES, ROLLING OVER THE EDGE When Noel Coward shocked and enthralled the 1920s with this most bitter and intense of his plays, he was meanwhile hastily finishing the farcical …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:15PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic