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Thursday, December 24, 2020

How the Spectacle of British Pantomime Looks From Across the Pond by Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Thanks to streaming, two American critics got to binge a bunch of the holiday extravaganzas. So how does this silly British tradition translate?

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Advocating and Agitating, Connecting and Inventing by Michael Paulson, Jesse Green, Scott Heller, Laura Collins-Hughes and Elisabeth Vincentelli

With their field rocked by unprecedented challenges in 2020, these people and groups " some notable, some new " stepped into the breach.

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Sunday, December 13, 2020

'I crave flesh-and-blood actors, an audience that laughs and gasps as one': the magic of Christmas theatre by Arifa Akbar Interviews By Lyndsey Winship and Andrew Dickson

After a tough year for theatre, our chief critic celebrates the joy of the Christmas show, while five festive performers reveal how it feels to be waiting in the wings Remember your first ev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Best Theater of 2020 by Jesse Green, Laura Collins-Hughes, Scott Heller, Maya Phillips, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

It wasn't the year for celebration. But watching innovation flourish inspired our chief critic, while other writers found the joys of the stage in other media.

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Friday, November 13, 2020

"Conscience" Shows Why a Woman's Place is in the House and the Senate Thanks to Margaret Chase-Smith by Sue Weston and David Dobkin

The performances at George Street were impeccable. The actors even bore striking resemblances to their historic characters. The depiction of life in the 1950s was authentic down to Margaret'…

SOURCE: thejewishvoiceandopinion.com at 11:35AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

From Stage to Screen: 5 Shows That Got It Right (And 5 That Didn't) by Jesse Green, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes and Scott Heller

Our theater experts provide a guide to some of the successful (and failed) cinematic adaptations of plays and musicals " all for your streaming pleasure.

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Friday, September 18, 2020

"Fission": Entangling Science, Theatre and Mātauranga Māori. by Hilary Halba and David O'donnell With David Hutchinson, Rua McCallum and Martyn Roberts

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 03:10PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 11, 2020

How to Birth a New American Theater by Jesse Green, Maya Phillips, Laura Collins-Hughes, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Alexis Soloski

Six 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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Friday, August 21, 2020

Direct from Edinburgh: Theaters Are Closed, but a 'Zoo' Is Open by Jesse Green, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Among the performances you can catch online are a one-woman show about sexual assault and riffs on "Heart of Darkness" and "Rocky."

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Monday, August 17, 2020

From a Wrestling Ring to Tiny Boxes: How 'Chad Deity' Went Zoom by Maya Phillips and Elisabeth Vincentelli

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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Thursday, August 6, 2020

From Acorn Antiques to Funny Girl: the most hilarious songs for women by Vikki Stone and Natasha Barnes

Vikki Stone and Natasha Barnes's new show celebrates comic songs for actresses " here are their favourites from musicals From Sweeney Todd by Stephen SondheimMrs Lovett is the sort of role t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 1, 2020

Disrupting Taboos, Staging Cancer: Snowdrops and Chlorine's Eruptive Intervention by Hannah Trivilino and Vassiliki Rapti

The following review is based on the Snowdrops and Chlorine script, which differs slightly from the play's hybrid recording. To watch the Snowdrops and Chlorine recording, please visit Stagi…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:14AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Better Access To Stories Can Improve Adolescent Lives In Africa by Elleke Boehmer, Zimpande Kawanu and Archie Davies

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 whe…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:41PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 9, 2020

'He's so strapping and virile': Patrick Stewart at 80 " by Shatner, McKellen, Tennant and more by Interviews By Chris Wiegand, Catherine Shoard and Toby Moses

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 02:54AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 4, 2020

No Tony Awards Show? Make Your Own With These Great Moments. by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes, Scott Heller and Eric Grode

Miranda'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."

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Friday, April 24, 2020

Amid pandemic, charities and nonprofits face huge financial challenges by David Crary and Kathy McCormack Associated Press

Donations to some churches have plummeted, and many charities have had to cancel crucial fundraising events such as galas, bike races and walkathons.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020

Broadway Was Booming. Then Came the Pandemic. by Michael Paulson and David S. Allee

Broadway was booming. Then came the coronavirus.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

'His songs are like a fabulous steak': an all-star toast to Stephen Sondheim by Interviews By Chris Wiegand and Alexis Soloski

From West Side Story to Company, he revolutionised the musical. As the supreme lyricist and composer turns 90, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and more pay tribute C…

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

'Heroine' at The Kennedy Center tells the searing true story of a woman's rape in the U.S. Army by John Stoltenberg and David Siegel

Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…

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Friday, January 17, 2020

Come From Away Scribes David Hein and Irene Sankoff Reveal the Story Behind Their First Collaboration, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding by David Hein and Irene Sankoff

Ahead of taking the stage in the 10-year anniversary benefit concert of MMLJW, the Tony Award nominees share how their partnership began, the impact of their first musical, and more.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Best Theater of 2019 by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Shows that defied categorization offered a stark choice: Escape an angry world, or face up to its travails. Beyond Broadway, writers explored race, inequality and addiction.

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Laurel Griggs, Broadway actress, dies at 13 after asthma attack, family says by Neil Vigdor and Mariel Padilla

Laurel Griggs, who enjoyed early acting success in the 2013 Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the musical adaptation of the Irish film "Once," died Tuesday. She was 13. Griggs'…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 11:33PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 11, 2019

How a Prison Play Goes on Tour by Jack Healy and Trent Davis Bailey

Thirty Colorado inmates staged "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" for nearby prisons. For some, it was the first time in years they were outside 20-foot walls and razor fences.

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Monday, September 30, 2019

Dinosaurs Roam Where Elephants Stood by David Yaffe-Bellany and Todd Anderson

With the Jurassic World Live Tour, Feld Entertainment, known for arena tours like Disney on Ice and Sesame Street Live, is mounting a show with more teeth.

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Friday, September 20, 2019

The 50 best comedians of the 21st century by Hannah J Davies, Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Brian Logan and Stuart Heritage

From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era Our No 1 comedian's f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 29, 2019

'Surprisingly cruel': does Fleabag still work as a stage show? by Hannah J Davies, Laura Snapes and Kate Wyver

Six years after its debut, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's monologue is back in the theatre after its tearaway success on TV. We sent three millennial critics to watch it Related: Sexy, subversive �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 23, 2019

All change! Meet the new artistic directors shaking up British theatre by Susannah Clapp, With Interviews By Killian Fox and Lisa O'Kelly

Our critic reflects on the exciting developments sweeping our stages and below, some of the top new recruits share their stories and ways of working British theatre is in the process of a ma…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Can a Kung Fu Musical Get (Way) Off the Ground? by Devin Yalkin, Reggie Ugwu and Mohamed Sadek

"Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise," the unlikely offspring of a Chinese-American opera impresario and the writers of "Kung Fu Panda" " with songs by Sia " aims to show just how high the Shed can f…

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

'I even loved his Twankey': Dench, Hopkins, Mirren and more on Ian McKellen at 80 by Interviews By Catherine Shoard and Chris Wiegand

Wild parties, stunning performances, silhouette erections and marrying Patrick Stewart twice. As the actor turns 80, friends including Derek Jacobi, Janet Suzman, Michael Sheen, Bill Condon …

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Henry IV Parts 1 & 2/Henry V, Shakespeare's Globe review - helter-skelter ensemble history trilogy by Heather Neill and David Nice

Doubling, humour and an outstanding female Henry V Henry IV Part One (***)

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