Friday, June 24, 2016
How do you make fun of someone who always makes fun of himself? Well, last night, Roastmaster Bob Saget and The Kennedy Center’s District of Comedy Festival managed to do just that, roasti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:39PMThursday, June 23, 2016
Leonard Bernstein's hostility towards writer of musical's book almost halted project, newly released correspondence revealsIt is regularly judged one of the best musicals of all time, yet We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32PMThe sold-out hit Broadway musical gets a cast shakeup after three leads leave next month – but an upcoming PBS film will give fans a taste of the original castTime has nearly run out to se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25PMMonday, June 20, 2016
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Anti-Prom 2016 was a great success. The outfits designed by the High School of Fashion Industries were beautiful interpretations of t…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:58PMTheater People! I'm STILL in a state of shock that the Tony winning powerhouse that is Alice Ripley agreed to sit down for an interview with me! I was SO nervous--I stammered like a fool and…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSunday, June 12, 2016
Deaf West’s innovative new version of the controversial musical is performed by a cast including many deaf actors using ASL – but does it work for deaf people?It’s one of the most buzz…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:08PMThe 70th annual Tony awards begins at 8pm ET live from the Beacon Theater in New York City. This year’s show will be dedicated to the victims of Orlando shooting 12.35am BST Need a quick …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:50PMWhat is a family? Is it all about biology or does it have much more to do with love? Surely, it’s the latter, and this lesson has never been more sensitively, humorously, and colorfully pr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59PMSaturday, June 11, 2016
From Tristan and Isolde to Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers are taking to the London stage. What makes the drama of thwarted desire so compelling?Whatever the temperature outside, the W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMFriday, June 10, 2016
The Eugene O'Neill drama is nominated for Best Revival of a Play at the 2016 Tony Awards
SOURCE: time.com at 08:00AMThursday, June 9, 2016
Much has been written about the diversity reflected in the 2015-2016 Broadway season. A recent Playbill.com article states “Of the 40 acting nominations in eight categories, 14 went to a…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:37PMWednesday, June 8, 2016
The 70th annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS on June 12 from the Beacon Theatre. So now it’s time for our annual tradition, dear reader, of bestowing our can’t-lose predictions a…
SOURCE: Time Out at 03:24PMA breakdown of how much this Broadway blockbuster earns and stands to earn, and a tally of who will benefit most.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:44AMTuesday, June 7, 2016
Ralph Fiennes plays Shakespeare’s scheming king in a striking new production of Richard III, directed by Rupert Goold. Photographer Miles Aldridge, who followed the rehearsal process, talk…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMMonday, June 6, 2016
Here’s what we know about the three live-performance versions of “Frozen” underway — including one by sea.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PMRose dancer, 1914. Image ID: 5208659
It is almost time for the Library’s fabulous Anti-Prom. On Friday, June 17, New York teens will assemble on the steps of the Schwarzman Building and…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:31PMNational Post theatre critic Robert Cushman and his son Mitchell Cushman, who is directing adaptations of Shakespeare's histories, discussed the Bard and his works
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 10:43AMYou Guys! Jenn Damiano (she told me to call her Jenn, so.....) has to be one of the kindest, funniest, most humble humans I've ever met.
Most recently Jenn starred in the fabulous, hilar…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMThursday, May 26, 2016
With Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews a commercial success for Actor’s Express recently, the company has now turned to another work from the playwright, Significant Other, running through June 1…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:59PMMonday, May 23, 2016
THEATER PEOPLE!!! We are SO excited to bring you this first-ever cast reunion episode! We are thrilled to welcome Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus, and Alex Boniello to the podcast to discuss …
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMMonday, May 16, 2016
It's no secret that 'Bright Star,' the new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, is one of my favorites of the season. And there is no question that the show's leading lady, today's gue…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMWednesday, May 11, 2016
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Zawe Ashton speaks Jaques’s lines on the seven ages of man fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMEmma Rice kicks off her Wonder season as the new artistic director of London’s Globe theatre with a gender-swapping take on Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy about the course of true love.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:01AMAre you a titan of the theatre or have the fates abandoned you? As the Almeida puts on a festival inspired by Dionysus, test your knowledge of Greek dramaIn Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, Clytemne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMBranagh channels Olivier, Isabelle Huppert lusts after her stepson and Ralph Fiennes gets the royal hump. Meanwhile there’s magic in the air as Harry Potter grows up – and Groundhog Day …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMSunday, May 8, 2016
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
Remember last summer when The Heavens opened up and sent Tony winner and (now) five-time Tony nominee Laura Benanti to our show? Remember when I, sort of jokingly, s…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMThursday, May 5, 2016
Emma Rice kicks off her Wonder season as the new artistic director of London’s Globe with a gender-swapping take on Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy about the course of true love. Guardia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:10AMWednesday, May 4, 2016
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has launched a new Fellows of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division program. This class of six fellows was chosen by the Committee for the Jer…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:49PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
A New York Times theater critic, the theater reporter and the theater editor discuss how the awards derby shapes up from here.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:52PMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Paterson Joseph speaks Shylock’s lines from The Merchant of Ve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AM 
