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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

'I was in tears': fans on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by James Walsh and Guardian Readers

Harry Potter fans lucky enough to have seen the play already share their reviews. Warning: contains spoilersHow magical was the new Harry Potter play for longstanding Potter fans? Our theatr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Karen Bradley to replace John Whittingdale as culture secretary by John Plunkett and Jasper Jackson

Former Home Office minister takes on brief including the BBC, press regulation, and the future of Channel 4 Home Office minister Karen Bradley has been named as the new culture secretary in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:26PM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Tony Awards: Hamilton looks to make history on Broadway's big night - live! by Alex Needham and Jana Kasperkevic In New York

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 07:50PM
Friday, January 8, 2016

The Guardian film show: The Hateful Eight, A War and Bolshoi Babylon – Audio reviews by Presented By Xan Brookswith Peter Bradshaw and Benjamin Lee Produced By Rowan Slaney

Peter Bradshaw and Benjamin Lee join Xan Brooks for our regular weekly look at the big film releases. Peter Bradshaw and Benjamin Lee join Xan Brooks for our regular weekly look at the big f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:16PM
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Matt Okine uses Arias speech to highlight gender inequality in comedy by Janine Israel and Elle Hunt

Music industry awards ceremony under fire for failing to broadcast Triple J presenter’s best comedy release acceptance speech calling out the lack of female nominees Arias awards 2015: lis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Tony Awards 2015: Broadway stars arrive for the red carpet — live by Kayla Epstein and Jana Kasperkevicin New York

Alan Cumming and Kristen Chenoweth host the annual celebration of American theater. We’re live blogging the red carpet pre-show now, and the broadcast beginning at 8pm ETWhich shows are yo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Kitchen-table drama: mums and daughters ask the questions that matter by Ravi Jain and Rose Plotek

In our Q&A show Like Mother, Like Daughter we wanted to give voice to people who wouldn’t consider themselves the subject of ‘great art’ Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Festivals in Review: Warring Relatives and Joking Rabbis by Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood, Eric Grode and Jason Zinoman

Four plays at two New York festivals, Under the Radar and Coil, offer a range of themes, styles and even language.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

AFTRA Puts Teamsters Talks on Hold by Jay A. Fernandez and Daniel Holloway

AFTRA has put off the continuation of talks with Teamsters Local 399. The Teamsters cover 11 AFTRA-employed business representatives who have been working without a contract since Sept. 5.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Roberts, Streep to Join 'August: Osage County' Film? by Jay A. Fernandez and Gregg Kilday

Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are in negotiations to star in the feature adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer-winning play "August: Osage County." John Wells would direct the film.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Would the Bard Have Survived the Web? by SCOTT TUROW, PAUL AIKEN and JAMES SHAPIRO

Literary and creative talents often remain undeveloped unless markets reward them.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

City Room: Can’t-Miss Broadway Extravaganzas That Did by WENDELL JAMIESON and ANDY NEWMAN

With its cascading delays and cast injuries, the troubled birth of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on Broadway has attracted a great deal of attention. Thus inspired, City Room p…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Teenage dancers' diaries: ‘Looking at the schedule makes your body hurt’ by Jahmarley Bachelor, Lydia Hiraide and John-William Watson

Three National Youth Dance Company students describe having their minds opened and their skills tested while working with choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui ahead of a UK-wide tourA group of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

African Dance Interview Project Videos Now Available by Jan Schmidt, Curator, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division is pleased to announce that the five interviews documented with the Mertz Gilmore Foundation grant to record African choreographers and teachers are now on…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:12PM
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Pub Landlord Al Murray on his election strategy: ‘I could drink Nigel Farage and William Hague under the table’ by Joanthan 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…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Guardian US critics: our cultural new year's resolutions by Jason Farago, Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Jordan Riefe, Melissa Locker, Brian Moylan, Monica Heisey, Matthew Specktor, Britt Julious, Ben Westhoff, Anne T Donahue, Michelle Dean and Jordan Hoffman

Never mind getting fit or giving up smoking – will this be the year you finally read In Search of Lost Time? Our critics share their arts goals for 2015 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The mixtape: Hannahband, Charli XCX, Nao, Troye Sivan and more by Janine Israel, Chelsea Paddy and Monica Tan

An antidote to Christmas overkill from Hannahband, Charli XCX with her 90s throwback and Troye Sivan’s melancholic electro-pop Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:51PM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Love, loss and mixtapes: the Guardian and the Royal Court's music microplay by Bijan Sheibani and John Harris

Groove Is in the Heart celebrates the ritual of recording a compilation tape in the days before the infinite jukebox of the internet. Director Bijan Sheibani and the Guardian’s John Harris…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at 89 by Mark Kennedy and Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:09PM

New York Music Theatre Festival (NYMF) by Jacob Horn and Deirdre Sonovan

Sample Reviews: The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF)- . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:35AM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Shakespeare quotes to live your life by share your favourites by Hannah Jane Parkinson and Adam Boult

Want to take part in our celebration of Shakespeare's birthday? Submit a Vine or Instagram video sharing your favourite line from a Shakespeare playTo celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shak…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM
Monday, March 24, 2014

BoucheWHACKED! by Jack Paterson and France Perras

(Photo of La Liste by Moe Curtin. This post is part of the Canadian theatre salon curated by Chantal Bilodeau for the World Theatre Day 2014/Crossing Borders salon series.) CHANTAL: Bo…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 11:11AM
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment by Deepti Hajela and Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" and created a gallery of other vivid characters, m…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:02PM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Shows to Consider at New York’s Fringe Festival by Eric Grode, Catherine Rampell, Erik Piepenburg, Andy Webster, Ken Jaworowski and Steven McElroy

From the immense lineup of shows in the New York International Fringe Festival, staff members at The Times play some hunches and make some picks to see.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PM
Friday, April 19, 2013

Guest blog: The Situation Room by James Blakey and Tom Mansfield

The Easter weekend came right in the middle of our rehearsals. It was frustrating to stop working but perhaps, we thought, no bad thing to take a few days away from thinking about global con…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:11PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Helen Hayes Awards Awards by Jonathan L. Fischer, Rebecca J. Ritzel, Benjamin R. Freed and Patrick Pho

Last night's untricked-out Helen Hayes Awards at the Warner Theatre began almost immediately with prize-giving, and that was mostly what we got: Few distractions, and lots of people talking …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:16PM
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Backstage at Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along - audio slideshow by Jason Phipps and Karin Andreasson

Tristram Kenton has exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Menier Chocolate Factory's new production, from early run-throughs to dress rehearsalJason PhippsKarin Andreasson

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04AM
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Broadway lights go up in post-Sandy NYC by Mark Kennedy and Jake Coyle Associated Press Writers

NEW YORK—The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city still wracked by power-outa…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:40AM
Monday, October 15, 2012

A Couple on the Community of Marriage | Advocate.com by Jordan Roth and Richie Jackson

Gays and lesbians need the support of our communities if we are going to win the fight over marriage at the ballot box, and one couple explains why that’s fitting.

SOURCE: The Advocate at 05:26PM
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Self-Reflections in the Lake, in Unison by Nick Duran and Jmy James Kidd

Dancers Nick Duran and Jmy James Kidd look back on the movement phrases stored and remembered in their bodies in Lake, part of REDCAT's New Original Works festival. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:00PM