Monday, January 11, 2016
London show aims to revive the faded reputation of the versatile Cockney performer Anthony NewleyA musical about the life of singer Anthony Newley is to be made in an attempt to revive his r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMThe complete broadcast of "A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House," which aired Jan. 8 on PBS, is now available for online viewing. The evening fea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AMSunday, January 10, 2016
Ever wondered what would happen if Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical "Hamilton" met Tommy Wiseau's famously disastrous cult film "The Room?" Wonder no more. Written by Jeremy Fassler and Zach…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:24PMFriday, January 8, 2016
Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3 production of Preludes, the musical by Dave Malloy, developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin, is released by Ghostlight Records in digital and CD forma…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PMThe West End transfer of Guys and Dolls, first seen at Chichester Festival Theatre in summer 2014, officially opened Jan. 6 at the West End's Savoy Theatre, for a limited 13-week run…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PMPeter 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 12:16PMSpecial Tony Award recipient Oona Laurence, one of the original stars of Matilda The Musical on Broadway, stars in the new independent film "Lamb," opening in limited release Jan. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMThursday, January 7, 2016
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld begins a yearlong series of monthly shows titled Jerry Seinfeld: The Homestead at New York's Beacon Theatre Jan. 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMComedian Jerry Seinfeld begins a yearlong series of monthly shows titled Jerry Seinfeld: The Homestead at New York's Beacon Theatre Jan. 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, January 5, 2016
Actor Tobias Menzies analyses his reflection while looking down the lens of the camera and drawing his self-portrait on an iPad. Through this intimate process he reveals his thoughts about h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMMonday, January 4, 2016
Long before cut and paste, there was cutting and pasting. As part of the development of Head Shots, we searched out articles and books that advised actors and photographers on ideal examples…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:56PMActress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCarten (“Liv & Maddie,” Heathers the Musical) have been announced to p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PMActress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCarten (“Liv & Maddie,” Heathers the Musical) have been announced to p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PMBen Rappaport, who plays Perchik in the new revival of Fiddler On the Roof, surprised his long-time girlfriend, actress/singer Megan Kane, and proposed to her on stage following Sunday&a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43PMWe don't usually play favorites here at the Theater People Podcast, but for us, Renee's turn at Angelica Schuyler in the mega-hit "Hamilton" is the performance of the season. And her perform…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSunday, January 3, 2016
Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Thérèse Raquin, featuring a new adaptation by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Émile Zola, ends …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Off-Broadway return of Patrick Barlow's Tony Award-nominated comedy 39 Steps, which began previews April 2015 at the Union Square Theatre, ends its run Jan. 3.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, December 28, 2015
Johnny Gallagher — also known as Tony-winning Spring Awakening actor John Gallagher, Jr. — will release his debut solo recording in 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMIn an interview with PBS News, comedian Steve Martin, co-composer of the new musical Bright Star, says he "grew up on musicals."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AMFriday, December 25, 2015
There's more to Broadway than what you see in production photos and opening night coverage! Former Broadway press representative David LeShay, currently the director of marketing and pub…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, December 24, 2015
Contemporary dancer, choreographer, teacher and tireless advocate of independent artistsGill Clarke, who has died of cancer aged 56, was one of the foremost contemporary dancers of her gener…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09PMMuseums broke ground on major expansion projects that will dramatically change the landscape in a few years, theater companies revitalized their spaces, and local small arts groups of all ki…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 02:35PMHamilton creator/star Lin-Manuel Miranda has tweeted proofs of the Grand Central Publishing's book about the show, which itself was inspired by Ron Chernow's over-800 page &q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMFriday, December 18, 2015
Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, A Christmas Carol, was first published in 1843. Now, in 2015, the Wolf Pack Theatre Company, in association with Community Crisis Services and St. Jo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:30PMOff-Broadway's MCC Theater in association with Kurt Deutsch is holding an invitation-only Dec. 18 workshop presentation of Alice By Heart, the new musical with a score by Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, December 17, 2015
A full year's worth of dates have been set for comedian Jerry Seinfeld's residence at New York's Beacon Theatre beginning in January 2016. Seinfeld will perform Jerry Seinfeld: T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PMWednesday, December 16, 2015
The Atlantic Theater Company staging of These Paper Bullets! officially opened Off-Broadway Dec. 15. The modish twist on Much Ado About Nothing is wri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AMQueen’s Bohemian Rhapsody was the UK’s Christmas number 1 in 1975. Forty years later, the song is reinterpreted by a duet from the English National Ballet, a string quartet from the Roya…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:30AMTuesday, December 15, 2015
“We have the opportunity to reclaim a history that some of us don’t necessarily think is our own"
SOURCE: time.com at 12:05PMThe Atlantic Theater Company staging of These Paper Bullets! officially opens Off-Broadway Dec. 15. The modish twist on Much Ado About Nothing is writ…
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