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Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Best (and Worst) Theater in Europe in 2022 by Matt Wolf, Laura Cappelle and A.j. Goldmann

The Times’s three European theater critics pick their favorite productions of the year — plus a turkey apiece for the festive season.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

How Cambodian women are using theatre to speak out against domestic abuse by Fiona Kelliher, Yut You and Pogn Sorphorn In Battambang

One in five women in Cambodia report experiencing domestic abuse – now a theatre group in Battambang is producing shows that help survivors talk about what is still a taboo subject Chenda …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM
Monday, December 12, 2022

Best Arts Photos of 2022 by Marysa Greenawalt, Laura O’neill, Jolie Ruben, Elena Noel Santos and Amanda Webster

These are the images that defined a remarkable time across the worlds of art, music, dance and performance.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AM
Monday, December 5, 2022

Best Theater of 2022 by The New York TImes

In a time of renewed awakening, a surprising number of shows smartly reflected those changes in song.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Friday, December 2, 2022

Courtroom Drama: New Legal Battle Over ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Michael Paulson and Alexandra Alter

Three years ago a new Broadway play based on the classic Harper Lee novel tried to prevent regional stagings of an earlier dramatization. Now, the roles are reversed.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AM

Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh to explore societal prejudices by playing Richard III by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Bridgerton actor, who will also direct the production, says she wants to talk about ‘body pathologising’ Was Richard III inherently evil? Or was he othered, excluded and pathologised bec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AM
Friday, November 25, 2022

Technology in S.F.’s ‘Frozen’ reduces musicians in live performances, but at what cost to audiences? by Lily Janiak and Joshua Kosman

KeyComp could make it possible for a single synthesizer player to replicate the sound of a large orchestra with unprecedented flexibility.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM
Thursday, November 24, 2022

Tamara Rojo wades into bitter row over London arts funding by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Artistic director of English National Ballet decries Arts Council England move to divert money from capital One of the ballet world’s biggest stars has accused Arts Council England of “s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda Recent cuts to arts funding are part of “an agenda of cultural vandalism” th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PM
Monday, November 21, 2022

Turning the Gestures of Everyday Life Into Art by Zoey Poll and Melissa Schriek

The choreographer Katja Heitmann collects people’s habits and mannerisms — how they walk, stand, kiss, sleep and fidget — for her ongoing dance project.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Friday, November 18, 2022

‘It’s undoubtedly going to have a big impact’: inside three Arts Council funding cases by Mabel Banfield-Nwachi, Caroline Butterwick and Alex Needham

In our final set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we speak to Ballet Black, Disability Arts Online and Camden Art Centre Thrilled, relieved…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AM
Monday, November 14, 2022

Thrilled, relieved, perplexed: three Arts Council funding verdicts by Chris Wiegand, Imogen Tilden and Harriet Sherwood

In our second set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding decisions, we hear from Balbir Singh Dance Company, Britten Sinfonia and Little Bulb Organisati…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Saturday, November 12, 2022

British-born ballet star unites Russian exiles in a dance of defiance by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

Xander Parish, who fled St Petersburg in March, talks about his performance this weekend with Russian and Ukrainian artistes When the dancer Xander Parish made his return to the London stage…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Arts Council funding: organisations head into the unknown amid cuts by Arifa Akbar, Imogen Tilden and Chris Wiegand

In the first of a series of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding decisions, we consider the view from the Watermill theatre, Welsh National Opera and Pai…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM
Friday, November 4, 2022

Between Kanye and the Midterms, the Unsettling Stream of Antisemitism by Michael Paulson and Ruth Graham

For American Jews, this fall has become increasingly worrisome. On Thursday alone, the F.B.I. warned of threats to New Jersey synagogues and the Nets suspended Kyrie Irving.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Sunday, October 23, 2022

RuPaul’s Drag Race star wins best performance in a musical at the UK Theatre awards by Mark Brown and Robyn Vinter

Divina de Campo starred in revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds Playhouse A star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has picked up a leading theatre award for her performance as an East Germ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Vardy v Rooney: ‘Wagatha Christie’ play to hit West End stage by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Producer says trial asked questions about boundaries between privacy and celebrity and what it is to be a Wag A play about the “Wagatha Christie” trial is to be staged in the West End by…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Times Square May Get One of the Few Spectacles It Lacks: A Casino by Dana Rubinstein, Nicole Hong and Michael Paulson

The battle to win a New York City casino license has heated up in Manhattan, with real estate and gambling giants offering competing proposals for Times Square and Hudson Yards.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:07PM

For Broadway’s 1776, featuring Seattle’s Sara Porkalob, the drama is offstage by Michael Paulson and Jennifer Schuessler

The current Broadway revival of “1776” was hoping to spark a conversation about power and representation. And it has, if not quite in the way it intended.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 12:13AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

For Broadway’s ‘1776’ Revival, the Drama Is Offstage by Michael Paulson and Jennifer Schuessler

A cast member criticized the consciously progressive revival for its handling of race in rehearsals, saying there had been “harm done.” She later apologized for her comments.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Last Call Chicago, midwest graffiti, Routes, Braided by Micco Caporale, Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid

If you’re interested in queer Chicago history, you’ll definitely want to check this out: At 6 PM, Sidetrack (3349 N. Halsted) is celebrating the release of Last Call Chicago: A […] The…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:02AM
Sunday, October 9, 2022

Queer Art Party, Afrofuturist performance, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and Zine Not Dead by Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin

Palmer Square Art Fair and Queer Social Club are teaming up to debut Queer Art Party at Sleeping Village (3734 W. Belmont). From noon-5 PM, vibe out to queer art, […] The post Queer Art Pa…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:50AM
Saturday, October 8, 2022

Home Movie Day, Baroque Heroes, Irrbloss, and sex talk by Micco Caporale, Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid

Head to the basement and grab those Super 8 films Grandpa shot at the forest preserve picnic: it’s Chicago Home Movie Day. Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society […] The post…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:58AM
Friday, October 7, 2022

Indigenous culture, Nnamdï’s Pancake Haus, Refuge, and more by Micco Caporale, Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid

Today kicks off the American Indian Center’s 69th Annual Chicago Powwow, which runs through Sunday (10/9). From 10 AM-6 PM each day, thousands will gather at Schiller Woods (events in [……

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:01PM
Thursday, October 6, 2022

Reeling online, Between Friends, Black heritage in Evanston, dating at the Hideout by Salem Collo-Julin, Kerry Reid and Micco Caporale

Today is the final day for the online portion of this year’s Reeling: the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. The 40th annual celebration of LGBTQ+ filmmakers and new queer cinema …

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:59PM

Beverley Knight: Suffragettes’ struggle still relevant today by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

The soul singer plays Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia, a hip-hop musical returning to the Old Vic The story of the suffragettes is a “metaphor for so many things going on right now” includi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AM
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Silent film at the Davis, Sudan Archives, and more by Kerry Reid, Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin

Magician Paige Thompson takes over the artist-in-residence slot at Chicago Magic Lounge (5050 N. Clark) with her show A Paige in Time, opening tonight at 7 PM and running Wednesdays […] Th…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:16AM
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

First Tuesdays at the Hideout, Isaiah Collier at the MCA, and more by Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin

It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which means that Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky and former Reader staffer Maya Dukmasova host their monthly live interview show at the Hideout […]…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:43PM
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Vintage Fest, Sérgio Mendes, Hurricane Fiona benefit, and more by Micco Caporale and Salem Collo-Julin

Today is the final day of the Chicago Vintage Fall Fest (19th and Blue Island), an outdoor gathering of vendors, music, and more, happening from noon-8 PM. Fabulous Freddies Italian […] Th…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:43PM
Saturday, October 1, 2022

AIDS Diva, AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, and more by Micco Caporale and Kerry Reid

Gerber/Hart is partnering with the Leather Museum (6418 N. Greenview) for a free screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman. Connie Norman was a trans woman who advocated […] The …

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:17AM
Friday, September 30, 2022

Sounds & S’mores, Acid Nun, the Crooked Mouth, and more by Micco Caporale, Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid

Artist Khaaliq Haneef closes out his debut solo show, “The Devious Mind of Khaaliq Haneef” with Sounds & S’mores, an open mike at the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot (1408 S. Central […] Th…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:48PM

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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