Jamison joined Alvin Ailey’s dance company in 1965 and performed there for 15 years, premiering solo Cry in 1971 Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMThe 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 02:08PMPartner announces ‘unexpected but peaceful’ death of personality who fronted Blind Date, Blankety Blank and was known for his drag persona Lily Savage Paul O’Grady, the beloved TV pres…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMMoscow venue drops Timofey Kulyabin’s opera Don Pasquale and Kirill Serebrennikov’s ballet Nureyev Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia’s Bolshoi theatre has upset opera and balle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMYat-Sen Chang is told he faces long jail term after jury finds him guilty of 13 sexual offences against four teenagers A revered former English National Ballet (ENB) principal dancer faces a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMImpresario warns theatres at point of no return as Royal Albert Hall appeals for £20m to help weather Covid Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Andrew Lloyd We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMTony-nominated actor spent more than 90 days in hospital and had his right leg amputated The Tony award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero, who starred in hit musicals including Waitress…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMOscar-winning actor calls on RSC to set a positive example for the future of arts sponsorship
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:18PMIndustry insiders vote Guardian writers Michael Billington and Lyn Gardner top theatre critics in the UKA survey by British entertainment industry bible the Stage has voted the Guardian's tw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe Absolutely Fabulous star will play the Duchess of Berwick in a production of the Oscar Wilde comedy directed by Kathy BurkeJennifer Saunders is to return to the West End stage for the fi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMCars of cast, crew and audience members targeted during a performance Holding the Man on Sydney’s north shoreA theatre company says it “will not be silenced” after members of the cast,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PMKirill Serebrennikov is accused of embezzling £900,000, but supporters say he is victim of crackdown on dissentA court in Moscow has put a widely revered Russian theatre director under hous…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMComedian Keegan-Michael Key will join Schumer in Martin’s ‘loopy’ marital satire Meteor Shower, which opens 1 NovemberAmy Schumer is to make her Broadway theatre debut this autumn in a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMMove comes after outspoken director was questioned in a high-profile criminal investigation that supporters claim is politically motivatedRussia’s Bolshoi theatre has announced the cancell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PMNew York preview of A Steady Rain, starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, is interrupted by a mobile ringtone, leading actors to ad-lib in characterRichard Griffiths ordered its owner out o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PMBlack 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 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35AMWith the first week of the Rio Olympics coming to an end, my soul had been filled with joy and anguish. NBC’s coverage has been absolute crap but then again, I didn’t expect much…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:46PM– cowboys – In an election year you hear a lot of history. A recent statement that the White House was built by slaves was rebutted with the astonishing assertion t…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:34PMWhen I was young, every night after my swing shift I rode down to the Staten Island Ferry. I’d float home at midnight, or 5, because I would get off the train and close bars on the way…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:11PMA society can’t claim perfection until it kills its critics. That is how it knows when to make the announcement. Ask Stalin. Ask Mao. Ask the Americans who assault people at …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:57AMMANIFESTO a play of historical fiction by Dmitry Zvonkov Veranda of suburban cottage. A sunny spring day. VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN and LEV DAVIDOVICH TROTSKY, both in their 50s, with mus…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:00PM“Nobody’s perfect.” It’s one of the great European last lines, and it hangs on one of the great American movies. But it’s not the end of the picture. As Michael…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:17PMTo say last week was rough would be an understatement. Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the Dallas PD shooting? Honestly, rough can’t come close to expressing what I’…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:27AMI apologize in advance. This post might be long. I’m sitting in a hotel room alone in Boston and I’m utterly disheartened. I’m writing to help myself – as I sit in fr…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:11PMPhilando Castile is the best name in America right now. In 1955, Rosa Parks did what Claudette Colvin could not. Claudette Colvin was calculatedly dismissed by civil rights leaders…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:36AMTo his friend Brian Aherne, the depressive cad actor George Sanders wrote: December 31st, 1937 Dear Brian, I was very happy to receive your angry letter, and I am glad I shook you up …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:09PMBrandon Victor Dixon and Lexi Lawson are taking over roles in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony award-winning showThe ground-breaking American stage musical Hamilton, winner of 11 Tony awards and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMThe sold-out hit Broadway musical gets a cast shakeup after three leads leave next month – but an upcoming PBS film will give fans a taste of the original castTime has nearly run out to se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25PMThe items for sale, which range from $500 to $200,000, include Cartier jewels, and a custom engraved Tiffany’s water bowl used by Rivers’s dog SpikeThis summer fans will be able to purch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AMUS ambassador takes 17 UN envoys to see award-winning play Fun Home, centred around lesbian character and her gay fatherInternational diplomacy can take unexpected twists, taking in pandas a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AMThe actor and late night talkshow host will present the Broadway ceremony in June – meanwhile, he offers a preview of Carpool Karaoke with Chris Martin James Corden will be hosting the Ton…
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