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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Dear Evan Hansen's Rachel Bay Jones (Episode 97) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS!! today is the day that we get to bring you our interview with the one and only Rachel Bay Jones. You all helped us book her when you all responded to my call via twitter to let he…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Arts Groups Draft Battle Plans as Trump Funding Cuts Loom by Michael Cooper, Michael Paulson, Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Randy Kennedy

Across the country, orchestras, theaters and operas reacted with alarm that public funding for the arts could be cut under President Trump.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017

LaChanze is Back! by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We are SO SO SO excited to welcome Tony-winning actress LaChanze back to the podcast! For this return visit, we get to talk about her life and career in a way that we didn't the first time. …

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 12, 2017

‘Hamilton’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Productions Try to Outwit Scalpers by Michael Paulson and Ben Sisario

As “Hamilton” heads to London and “Harry Potter” comes to New York, the two plays are experimenting with measures to limit reselling of their tickets.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:03PM
Friday, February 10, 2017

Richard III and Matthew Bourne: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From a full-blooded reimagination of Shakespeare to the best of a celebrated choreographer. Plus: Eurohouse, Joan, BU21 and more1 Richard IIIDavid Hare may be up in arms about the European i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AM
Monday, February 6, 2017

Orfeh (Episode 95) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony nominee--and just fabulous human--Orfeh has an incredible story of growing up in NYC, going to high school at the famed La Guardia High School (the "FAME" school), starting a pop band a…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Dodie Smith’s classic bohemian romance hopes to capture hearts in musical revival by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Coming-of-age novel I Capture the Castle is adapted for the stageOne of Britain’s most popular romantic novels, Dodie Smith’s coming-of-age classic I Capture the Castle, beloved of write…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM
Friday, February 3, 2017

An Inspector Calls and E15: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From Stephen Daldry’s ground-breaking production to a visceral take on the welfare crisis. Plus: Worst Wedding Ever, Material Men Redux and more1 An Inspector CallsThat inspector keeps on …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39AM
Friday, January 27, 2017

Us/Them and Woolf Works: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

A remarkable look at the Beslan school tragedy and a homage by Wayne McGregor to Virginia Woolf. Plus: The Glass Menagerie, Letters To Windsor House, Love, Travesties, Sampled and Cinderella…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Bloody good fun: turning the story of Tarrare the sideshow freak into an opera by Tom and Tobi Poster

The true story of the French revolutionary soldier was so grotesquely dramatic, we knew it had to be told – with puppetsWhen we first came across the story of Tarrare – a perpetually hun…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017

‘Pinocchio’ Heading to London Stage by Christopher D. Shea and Michael Paulson

The adaptation, approved by Disney Theatrical Productions, will have songs from the 1940 film, and is to open at the National Theater in December.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Trump plan could decimate arts community in N.J. by Vicki Hyman and Erin Petenko | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

A budget plan floated by Donald Trump's transition team would harm such organizations as Paper Mill Playhouse and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:10AM

Escaped Alone and Les Enfants Terribles: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Caryl Churchill’s drama confounds expectations, while Javier De Frutos directs Philip Glass’s opera. Plus: Hedda Gabler, Pink Mist and Richard Alston Dance1 Escaped AloneAs ever, the bri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AM
Monday, January 16, 2017

Dear Evan Hansen's Michael Park (Episode 94) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The handsome and charming Michael Park is currently co-starring in this season's hottest new musical, "Dear Evan Hansen." Michael has been a working NYC-based actor for almost 25 years. He g…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Friday, January 13, 2017

Art and Siobhan Davies Dance: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Yasmina Reza’s hit play returns, while interdisciplinary art is celebrated. Plus: Mamma Mia!, In a Pickle, Much Ado About Nothing, Amadeus, Russian State Ballet Of Siberia and Blak Whyte G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Peter Hahlo obituary by Richard, Gerry and Michael Hahlo

Our father, Peter Hahlo, who has died aged 90, arrived in the UK as a refugee from the Nazis in 1938. With a label round his neck, a little money and few possessions, he boarded a kindertran…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Review: Topher Payne’s uneven but warmly engaging “Greetings” lets loose his comedic chops by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer saw Atlanta playwright Topher Payne’s new comedy Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance is Required (running through January 22) on its openi…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:59AM

What August Wilson Means Now by Ben Brantley and Wesley Morris

Our critics Ben Brantley and Wesley Morris talk about listening to the playwright, a great chronicler of the 20th century.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:02AM
Monday, January 9, 2017

Meet Britain’s new generation of fearless young female playwrights by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Katherine Soper, winner of the Bruntwood prize, is at the head of a promising group bidding to break down barriersFor any British teenage girl hoping to become a playwright, the chances are …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Hillary Clinton Receives Ovation at ‘The Color Purple’ by Michael Paulson and Michael Barbaro

Mrs. Clinton was among the boldfaced names at the revival on Sunday afternoon, for the last performance of the show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PM
Saturday, January 7, 2017

Review: ‘Twelve Angry Men’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group and Arts on The Green by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

What goes on in the secret deliberations of juries? And what lessons are there for all of us in terms of group dynamics and how to persuade people? The answers to these interesting questions…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:23PM
Friday, January 6, 2017

Dreamgirls and the rest of this week’s best theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s girl band musical, plus The Witches, Wish List, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl And Other Happier Tales, Fall Out, Giselle and Resolution 2017It’s been…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Friday, December 30, 2016

Beyoncé to Black Mirror; the culture that defines 2016 by Archie Bland, Michael Billington, Peter Bradshaw, Daphne A Brooks, Tom Holland, Jonathan Jones, Justine Jordan, Brian Logan, Sean O'Hagan and Simon Parkin

How better to make sense of this turbulent year than through the art and literature it has produced? Our critics choose the works that sum up the last 12 monthsIf there is one film that hold…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Monday, December 26, 2016

The Year in Review: Atlanta theater had an often strong, often inconsistent 2016 by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

It was a memorable, though slightly down, year for Atlanta theater. ArtsATL theater critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer sat down recently to take a look back at some of the highs and low…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:59PM
Saturday, December 24, 2016

JB Priestley works enjoy remarkable renaissance by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Works of author and playwright once dismissed as voice of bygone era are now being brought to new audiences”Dated” and “unfashionably sedate”: some of the judgments on JB Priestley�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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