Friday, September 18, 2020
In the era of Covid 19, when our theatres have been forced to close throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand, we find ourselves unable to rehearse or to present our work to a live audience. This has …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:10PMFriday, September 11, 2020
How are local arts groups and musicians holding up and what do they have planned this fall, despite the restrictions? Here, they tell us in their own words, offering a snapshot of how some a…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMSix months dark. Thousands of artists out of work. Could this disaster have a surprise ending? Five critics on what must change, onstage and off.
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Written by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O’Connor National crises, like the pandemics that can provoke them, come in stages. Each stage presents leaders with unique problem…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:15PMMonday, August 17, 2020
Two critics square off to determine how well this body slam of a comedy, about stereotypes and storytelling, made it to the very small screen.
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Shakespeare in the Park and other outdoor venues are shut. But for performers and directors, open-air memories are as sharp as the bite of a mosquito.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PMWednesday, July 15, 2020
Across cultures, the self-making powers of storytelling are widely recognized. Steve Biko, the South African Black Consciousness thinker, once said that we need to speak from where we st…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:41PMThursday, July 9, 2020
Horse rides in stockings, rehearsals in deep freezes, fights in string vests ... as Patrick Stewart hits 80, friends from Harriet Walter to Brian Blessed pay tribute to the great actor Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMWednesday, July 8, 2020
Our critics discuss the last four months, which thanks to Zoom (and Meryl Streep) have been full of experimentation and playfulness.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54AMThursday, June 25, 2020
JUST AS MAGICAL REMOTELY Is stuff magical only because it can’t be explained? Perhaps it’s more than just the absence of logic, probability, or reason. There’s a presence too: Magic ev…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:46PMFriday, June 19, 2020
Acclaimed actor whose dazzling career included memorable roles in Alien, Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings
Ian Holm, who has died aged 88, was a brilliant actor in all media whose c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMThursday, June 18, 2020
Many on freelance PAYE contracts are desperate, surviving lockdown on handouts and savings
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Exclusive: almost 100 leading creative figures sign letter calling for government action to prevent demise of sector
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMFriday, June 12, 2020
From the documentary works of Anna Deavere Smith to brief monologues written in this moment of unrest, dramatists are sounding an alarm.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:03PMWednesday, June 10, 2020
A playwright, a director, an artistic director and an actor share their experiences — and prescriptions for change.
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Every year, 34 million people go to the theatre, double the number that attend Premier League football. But lockdown and physical distancing rules mean the industry is on the edge of collaps…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMThursday, June 4, 2020
Our writers suggest works that illuminate and tackle issues of police brutality, social injustice and racial inequity.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PMMiranda’s rap. Rylance’s poems. Jackman’s pelvis. And a brassy reunion for Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury. Now set your clock for “Turkey Lurkey Time.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMTuesday, June 2, 2020
Arts groups scramble after the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts reneges on grants for operating expenses.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:01AMWednesday, May 27, 2020
The playwright, author and activist Larry Kramer has died aged 84 after a storied life. Kramer wrote the groundbreaking play The Normal Heart and worked tirelessly to assist those with HIV/A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PMSunday, May 24, 2020
Uncertainty about the coronavirus and the challenge of protecting audiences and artists is prompting many prominent presenters to wait till next year.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMThursday, May 14, 2020
By trans-Atlantic email, Patti LuPone and the Broadway director Marianne Elliott talk fear, sadness, camaraderie and the ethics of buying eggs from a Trump supporter.
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In a sign of the pandemic’s toll, New York’s cultural institutions, large and small, feel compelled to share their woes and tactics in strategy sessions.
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Broadway theaters finally reopen, at least one musical theater fan will show up. But she’ll look a little different. “I would wear a mask and gloves,” said actre…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 12:27PMMonday, April 27, 2020
He helped run Joseph Papp’s Public Theater (shepherding “A Chorus Line”) and the New York Shakespeare Festival, then helped revive Lincoln Center Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PMFriday, April 24, 2020
Donations to some churches have plummeted, and many charities have had to cancel crucial fundraising events such as galas, bike races and walkathons.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:18PMWith album producer James Sampliner, Thornton shares the narrative trajectory of the cabaret act-turned-record.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMWith album producer James Sampliner, Thornton shares the narrative trajectory of the cabaret act-turned-record.
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Friday, April 17, 2020
Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman reveal the fusion of two seemingly opposite musical languages in their “Sondheim Disco Fever Dream” from Broadway Records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PMMonday, April 6, 2020
Reflections from six leading sound designers
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