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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

‘The war was not going to stop me’: amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 12 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war Vyacheslav Yehorov was working at a film school creating art therapy for children when…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Play about England football team to return with potential for new final act by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Playwright James Graham says he will rewrite Dear England depending on outcome of Euros If the Three Lions lift the men’s Euros trophy this summer, they will have rewritten the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic Michelle Terry, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM
Friday, May 17, 2024

Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break? by Jay Root and Michael Paulson

Broadway is still recovering from the pandemic. A state tax-credit program has helped, but watchdogs say it aids some shows that don’t need a boost.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:06AM
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Emcee Squared: Joel Grey and Eddie Redmayne on ‘Cabaret’ by Michael Paulson and Dana Scruggs

When two actors who have played the Emcee several times finally met, they discussed fear, courage and Berlin’s bawdiest nightclub.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AM
Thursday, May 2, 2024

A ‘Skate Migration’ Is Changing How Atlanta Rolls by James Thomas and Gem Hale

As Black roller skaters from around the country bring their styles to the city, some locals look for space to preserve the moves Atlanta is known for.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Broadway Opened 12 Shows in 9 Days. Here’s What That Looked Like. by Michael Paulson and Landon Nordeman

It’s a challenging time for the theater industry, but each new opening is another reason to pause for a moment and celebrate.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024

‘Cabaret’ Opening on Broadway: Eddie Redmayne, Angela Bassett and Baz Luhrmann by Sarah Bahr, Melissa Guerrero and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

A party for the buzzy revival of the Broadway musical was held at a theater that has been transformed to look like a 1930s-era nightclub.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36PM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

‘Although I’m tetraplegic, I’ve started to feel normal’: Hanif Kureishi on staging The Buddha of Suburbia by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

As his coming-of-age rollercoaster hits the stage, the novelist talks about the boredom of hospitals, how Britain has changed since Buddha – and why shouting at his kids is a great way to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM
Monday, April 15, 2024

2024 Olivier Awards: The Snubs and Surprises by Houman Barekat, Matt Wolf and Alex Marshall

Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner — “Sunset Boulevard” — and the rest of the honorees at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32AM
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

‘Don’t come if you are worried’: former RSC boss says he hates trigger warnings for plays by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Gregory Doran asks how content warnings could be issued for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus It is a play renowned for its extreme physical violence, with scenes featuring execution, rape an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Friday, March 22, 2024

Equality groups urge cultural elite to give up Garrick Club membership by Lanre Bakare and Amelia Gentleman

Campaigners call for ‘outdated structures’ that undermine progress and encourage inequality to be dismantled Cultural organisations and equality campaigners have called on high-profile f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM
Friday, March 15, 2024

Irish Dance for All Levels, All Bodies, All Genders by Siobhan Burke and Yael Malka For The New York Times

Gayli, a dance night at a Brooklyn bar, provides a welcoming atmosphere for Irish social dancing, an exacting art form known for high-pressure competition.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Sarah Jessica Parker and David Tennant among 2024 Olivier nominees by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Football drama Dear England receives nine nominations in a year that featured a string of celebrity castings• Complete list of nominations James Norton, Andrew Scott, Sarah Jessica Parker,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM
Sunday, March 10, 2024

‘I could have written three plays about her’: Jennie Lee, MP and wife of Nye Bevan, is celebrated on stage by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

The coal miner’s daughter who set up the Open University and the Arts Council and was Britain’s youngest MP is the subject of two new shows ‘Behind every great man stands a great woman…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
Saturday, March 9, 2024

Fake noses, lucky tokens and a bed of nails – Sarah Jessica Parker, Joseph Fiennes and other stars reveal their secret dressing room routines by David Levene and Miriam Gillinson

Whoever wins next month’s Olivier awards, global stars will continue to flock to the West End of London to give the stage their all. We take a peek behind the curtain … At what point doe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

On the Road With ‘The Outsiders,’ Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled by Melena Ryzik and Adali Schell

It’s one of the best-selling Y.A. novels of all time and a star-studded Coppola movie from the ’80s. On its way to Broadway, the show’s cast and creators paid S.E. Hinton a visit.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AM
Sunday, February 11, 2024

Budget crisis imperils Royal Court’s support for new writers by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

The literary department at the London theatre is renowned for taking risks with untried playwrights, but is now under threat The Royal Court is known for putting the names of emerging playwr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PM
Saturday, February 10, 2024

How working with Weinstein haunted playwright Jez Butterworth and inspired his work by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Highly anticipated new play is a post-#MeToo story about trials women endure to realise their dreams He has built a reputation as one of Britain’s most revered modern playwrights, but Jez …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02AM
Thursday, February 8, 2024

Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah to step down as Young Vic artistic director by Naomi Clarke and Jabed Ahmed

Kwame Kwei-Armah became first African-Caribbean director to lead a major British theatre when he took over from David Lan in 2018

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:36AM
Sunday, February 4, 2024

‘One-off talent’: UK comedy composer Steve Brown dies aged 66 by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY! The British comedy composer Steve Brown, who collaborated with the likes of Harry Hill, Steve Coogan and Lenny …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PM
Thursday, February 1, 2024

The best things we saw at the 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival by Kimzyn Campbell, Irene Hsiao and Kerry Reid

The 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival swept through Chicago as vigorously as the cold front that accompanied much of it, and puppets dominated venues all around Chicago for t…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:34PM
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

‘This system is broken’: protesters say Suffolk cuts encapsulate UK arts crisis by Lanre Bakare, Carmen Aguilar García and Michael Goodier

Council has found one-off funding pot after announcing 100% cut, but people in county say sector is being destroyed As a chant of “Stop the cuts! Stop the cuts! Stop the cuts!” echoes of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12PM

Chita Rivera Tributes Pour in From Rita Moreno, the Cast of ‘Chicago’ and More by Michael Paulson and Emmanuel Morgan

Onstage and off, she was celebrated as a pathbreaking triple-threat who left a huge legacy in musical theater and dance.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PM

Non-disabled Richard III actor to press on despite calls for recast by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe’s artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role The artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe has pushed on with playing Richar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Saturday, January 27, 2024

TheTheatreTimes.com: Towards Transnational Digital Infrastructure by Magda Romanska and Kasia Lech

Written by Magda Romanska and Kasia Lech All theatre is local. All theatre is global. Both statements are true: theatre has always been and continues to be a vehicle for national identity f…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:44PM

Creativity on the Edge, Communication with the Centre, and Conversations about the Future by Miriam Haughton and Patricia O’beirne

Being on the edge is the place where I like to be no matter in what domain it is…and the edge is a place which overlaps with other edges…so you’re likely to meet other people round the…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:51AM
Friday, January 26, 2024

Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules by Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small

The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:00AM
Friday, January 19, 2024

Play about computing pioneer Ada Lovelace wins Women’s prize for playwriting by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Sarah Grochala’s Intelligence follows Lovelace’s attempts to be taken seriously as a scientist in 1840s London A play about the reincarnation of the Victorian computing pioneer Ada Lovel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PM
Monday, January 15, 2024

Dracula writer Bram Stoker revealed as a humble minute taker for actor charity by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Before publishing his vampire classic in 1897, the author was employed as a personal secretary at the Actors’ Benevolent Fund The imagination of Bram Stoker gave life to one of literature�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

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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