Thanks to Meghan-Annette for suggesting this film for “I Can’t Believe I Just Watched This!” After watching “Myra Breckinridge” I found myself explaining to peo…
SOURCE: Fragments at 10:53PMAnna Kendrick is extraordinary in this two-hander raking over the coals of a relationship: it’s a lean, mean, musical machine
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:38PMIf you could bottle and dispense what billowed forth in the Urban Bush Women’s performance Friday, we’d have no talk of an energy crisis, no lackadaisical millennials, no disaffected vot…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:14PMSecond Stage Theater, the Off Broadway nonprofit producing company, has finalized the purchase of Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theater, ending a legal standoff over the purchase timeline and up…
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The world premiere production of Hamilton, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics byLin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail opened Febr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:30PMHeat Wave should be required viewing for every Chicagoan. Cold Basement Dramatics’ exceptional production highlights the scarier side of our city’s history – and the resilience of thos…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:29PMCanadian actor Jonathan Crombie, known for his role as Gilbert Blythe in CBC TV's 1985 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES series and sequels, passed away after suffering a brain hemorrhage on April 15 in …
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'I Love Lucy: Live on Stage' showcases the charm of a TV classic
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:47PMIf you could share your dreams for the Guthrie Theater with incoming artistic director Joe Haj, what would you tell him? What would you like to see the Guthrie do, be or become?
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:36PMHot off the worldwide box-office success of Disney's "Cinderella," Kenneth Branagh will be heading back to the London theater scene to produce a new series of plays, including a staging of "…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:36PMTheater leaders talk about their dreams, and give advice, as the Guthrie undergoes a leadership transition from one Joe to another.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:34PMSpring Awakening always makes a strong impression on audiences. But it is a particularly bold choice for the season-opener at Red Branch Theatre Company. The 2007 Tony-winning musical, adapt…
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Get to know the artists of Rhapsody Collective's Cycle 3! Here's Julia Devine, actor in play.The Common Room: Heroes vs. VillainsAlchemical Theatre Laboratory Week 1- April 17th-19thWee…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:51PMCheck your pre-conceived notions of a theater experience at the sidewalk at this week’s innovative Tyger at Mead Theatre Lab by banished? Productions. The interactive experience begins be…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:33PMName: Stephen Michael RondelHometown: SeattleEducation: B.A. Theater Arts & Interdisciplinary Child DevelopmentFavorite Credits: Mr. Beaman & Sister Coco Callmeishmael in The Tragic …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:20PMBroadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre has a new owner! After a somewhat rocky period of negotiation, off-Broadway theater company Second Stage Theatre has completed its purchase of the Helen …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PMThe off-Broadway mainstay has officially acquired the Helen Hayes Theatre.
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The Helen Hayes Theatre has finally been sold following an eight year legal battle.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:40PMBased on painstaking research involving great personal sacrifice and a strong liver, here are the booze-filled contenders for Best Specialty Cocktail, 2015. Will "Hook's Right Hook"…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:35PMHindu mythology meets identity politics in Ananya Dance Theatre's "Neel: Blutopias of Radical Dreaming." Though undeniably passionate in its social and political aims, this Minneapolis-based…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:25PMThe sharp jab at the crusty, Victorian era British upper crust in Ernest in Love, with Book and Lyrics by Anne Croswell, Music by Lee Pockriss, and directed by Rick Wade, is not too farf…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:25PMOn April 16, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of the Public Theater’s production of Hamilton celebrated the 40th anniversary of A Chorus Line by presenting the original cast mem…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PMA great deal has happened since last summer and being at The Kennedy Center: Jill Bernard and I founded a new company (we will be having a big launch soon), I’m resuming Associate Dire…
SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 01:08PMThe 69th Annual TONY AWARDS, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. With the recent confirmation…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM"Per capita, St. Louis is the best arts city in the country," she says.
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It's official Second Stage Theatre has added a Broadway theatre to its lineup of venues.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PMThere’s enough giggles and grins in Evening Star Productions' The Addams Family delivered by these game, committed thespians to keep this production mildly diverting, but they still are fi…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:46PMLaura Michelle Kelly has her camera hijacked by Matthew Morrison in a very special behind-the-scenes video at Finding Neverland.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PMHIPSTER HUMOR ON A ROLL The title of Second City e.t.c.’s 39th revue, Soul Brother, Where Art Thou?, is more wordplay than revelation. They know very well where to find their very specif…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:24PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1949 (Columbia/Sony) This is a buoyant performance of a delightful score by Jule Styne (music) and Leo Robin (lyrics), based on the popular 1920s novel and play of th…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:20PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1961 (Capitol/Angel) After the film Gigi, nobody was interested in another musical tale of a virgin and a rake in beIle epoque Europe, but Fay and Michael Kanin went …
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:09PMA Class Act NY invites students to come join them for a magical workshop with the two stars of Aladdin, Adam Jacobs Aladdin and Courtney Reed Princess Jasmine in an awesome musical theatre a…
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Eileen Ivers returned to the Barns at Wolf Trap for a rollicking good show filled with her unique brand of Celtic fiddle and traditional roots music like bluegrass, Cajun, French Canadian, a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:45AMFormer St. Louisan talks about his comedy act, 'Selma' and Ferguson.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:44AMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1962 (Capitol/Angel) Except for the “House of Marcus Lycus” sequence and the courtesans’ dances, every important piece of music in this playful, skillful Ste…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:43AMIn its upcoming 2015-2016 season, The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego will present three world-premiere productions with multiple sophomore productions, and more. Check out the full lineup be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AMRECOMMENDED We all have secrets. Some bind us to others; some keep us bound in silence to ourselves; very few remain concealed. “Between You, Me and the Lampshade,” a world premiere writ…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 11:30AM"State of Deception" offers a disturbing but enlightening look at how Hitler manipulated public opinion
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:30AMThere are some surprises in Christian O’Reilly’s low-key love story about two lonely people in Dublin who meet cute and struggle to open their hearts... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 11:26AMAre you looking for work in the arts industry? Each week we at A Younger Theatre are featuring the best job applications from across the arts spectrum. Whether you’re looking for permanent…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:25AMNew York and London Casts, 1927 and 1928 (Columbia, etc./Hallmark) Purists who require the Gershwins’ Funny Face untainted by songs written by others have no choice but to brave these prim…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:22AMOriginal Broadway Cast, 2000 (BMG) A great pleasure of experiencing this show live was seeing how well Terrence McNally’s script melded with show-tune novice David Yazbek’s music and lyr…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:15AMOff with their heads! A brand new epic double-bill production comes to Broadway direct from an acclaimed West End debut! Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2, originally billed as Wolf Hall and Bring U…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:08AMPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder is frequently associated with war-torn military personnel or victims of terrorism, but it can lay equal devastation to those who only bear witness.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:08AMA transformation of the original Carmen story is another ambitious work from playwright Simon Stephens, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:06AMThe nonprofit group said it planned to stage more works by living American playwrights, with an emphasis on works by women and minority members.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:00AMToday in 2002, Thoroughly Modern Millie opened at the Marquis Theatre, where it ran for 903 performances. Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMWe chat to the Phantom of the Opera star to find out which songs will be playing as he takes on the London Marathon next weekend
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMWolf Hall has so many characters, it's nearly impossible to follow all the action without a few trips to Wikipedia, and once there, it's impossible not to be spoiled. Wolf Hall ends with the…
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Gruesome Playground Injuries
Off Off Broadway, Teatro Circulo, F.I.T.R. Productions
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: An interesting exploration of how we hurt each other physically, …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:57AMStudio Cast, 2001 (Nonesuch) Based on a play by Aristophanes, The Frogs was written by Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove to be performed by the Yale Repertory Theatre in the university’s…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:55AMConductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist Simon Trpceski wow them.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:52AMOff-Broadway Cast, 2002 (Original Cast Records) Here was a wonderful idea for a musical: Bert Lahr in an adaptation of Volpone, with the action of that Ben Jonson classic moved to gold-rush …
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:46AMName: Gregory HaneyWhere are you from? Peoria, ArizonaBroadway Credits: Tarzan, Memphis, Bring It On, WickedHow did you hear you’d booked your first Broadway show? At the time I had multip…
SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 10:45AMImage: Udderbelly A new comedy night in London is working with a charity to raise money and awareness of mental health. Funny Peculiar is taking place at the Udderbelly on April 20, and is r…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:45AMJust two weeks into his role at the National, artistic director Rufus Norris has a problem. Tessa Ross, the chief executive who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AMJust a few words of Saturday morning praise for Stewart F. Lane’s authoritative new book Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way. It’s rare to come across a boo…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:39AMImelda Staunton conveys the kaleidoscopic complexity of an ambitious mother .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:31AMEnda Walsh mischievously gives Roald Dahl's the Twits a stage presence
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:30AMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1999 (RCA) Bob Fosse captured the revolutionary sexual politics of the 1960s and 1970s in a voluptuous mix of dance forms based on jazz, tap, and ballet. The show tha…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:30AMShort stories about relationships by Zora Neal Hurston are set to a bluesy rhythm,... Read more »
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 10:24AM Review by Sandi Durell It’s the season of movie musicals of the 50s genre of romance and dance landing on the great white...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:20AM"We’ve let too many valuable creative people leave for Brooklyn, Austin, and Portland. We need to do something about that."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AMThis post was originally published July 2012…I’ve been noting stupidity for far, far too long… Mr Brown: “Are there any plays tonight?” Agent: “I’ve…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMHis bags were packed, his flat rented, a New York apartment awaited. But the night before his big move, Tam Mutu got a phone call: “Rebecca,” the financially troubled musical...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:05AMThe company of Finding Neverland just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual, at which the recipient from An American in Paris bestowed the honor on Ron Todorowski . BroadwayWor…
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In an upscale California house in Palm Springs, the Wyeth family is gathering to celebrate the Christmas season. What is supposed to be a joyous occasion turns out, on this particular Christ…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:57AM Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Keystone comedy Mabel at the Wheel, starring Mabel Normand. There are all sorts of reasons this film is noteworthy. * This is one of t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:29AMPaul Hodson’s interest in projects with a factual background has led him to direct The Bombing of the Grand Hotel, a new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMA little more than six months into her role as Christine Daaé in Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera," Aurora's Kaley Ann Voorhees is making adjustments and thinking on her feet …
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by: Sandi Durell It’s a big year for Sinatra – his 100th Birthday and celebration centennials are happening aplenty. But there’s only one treasure with…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:43AMSecond Stage Theatre, the not-for-profit Off-Broadway company founded in 1979 by director Carole Rothman and actress Robyn Goodman, has purchased Broadway's Helen Ha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:31AMOff-Broadway’s Hamilton paid emotional tribute to the surviving members fo the original cast of A Chorus Line Thursday evening on the 40th anniversary of the latter show’s opening ni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30AMOff-Broadway’s Hamilton paid emotional tribute to the surviving members fo the original cast of A Chorus Line Thursday evening on the 40th anniversary of the latter show’s opening ni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30AMOff-Broadway’s Hamilton paid emotional tribute to the surviving members fo the original cast of A Chorus Line Thursday evening on the 40th anniversary of the latter show’s opening ni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30AMLike most Americans, I’m a sucker for the mystique of Paris. And I’ve recently had the chance to overindulge that fascination by seeing the new productions of Gigi and An American in Par…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:15AMToday at 2pm (EST) on Turner Movie Classics, a camp classic if ever there was one, 1958’s Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The film is a riff on the previous’s year’s equall…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:03AMAdam's Call: JANKA: A-20398: I Say See It! There is a powerful new Off-Broadway show happening in NYC entitled JANKA: A-20398 written by playwright Oscar Speace and starring Janice Noga. Thi…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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In 1977, classical music virtually died in Pakistan when the government banned live concerts. Seven musicians are working to bring the art back, and a film premiering Saturday documents thei…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:56AMIn 1977, classical music virtually died in Pakistan when the government decried music and film. Seven musicians are working to bring the art back, and a film premiering Saturday documents th…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:56AMThe co-writers of a play about the attempted assassination of Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet reveal their prep and process, and offer tips for other writers Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMWhen does a Gilbert and Sullivan chorus make you laugh, cry and cheer as much as any of the famous set pieces? In this case when Major-General Stanley’s daughters “climbing over rocky mo…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:00AMThis week's upheaval at the National Theatre highlights a growing tension at the top of Britain's major arts institutions, says Rupert Christiansen
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AMRosie Kay Dance Company: 5 Soldiers | Dance International Glasgow Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMEveryman | The Rolling Stone | Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone | Justice And Mercy season | A Translation Of Shadows | Feed The BeastIn 2000, when Chiwetel Ejiofor was last at the Nation…
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Rubberbandance Group's Empirical Quotient is a blend of ballet and hip-hop, but it's a quieter piece than one might expect.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:34AMEvery kid has a dream but a dream alone doesn't provide a future. THE RIDE consists of 8 hour-long episodes featuring Macklemore amp Ryan Lewis, Linkin Park, T.I and various other trendsetti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe critically-acclaimed stage adaptation, Shakespeare in Love is now entering its final weeks at the Nol Coward Theatre. The play will complete its limited season today 18 April 2015 having…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMLa Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents their first-ever World Premiere musical and the fourth show of their 2014-2015 season, the runaway hit of the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMToday, April 18th, TDF will host a special reception and performance of The Heidi Chronicles to celebrate the show's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, and to rais…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMCzech pianist Martin Kasik has an important historic connection with Washington despite relatively infrequent visits here. He was a 1999 winner of the Young Concert Artists series, which lau…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21AMThe master discusses the imperative importance of orchestrations
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMIdeas can come from anything and everything. But it’s always a good idea to give students a jumping off point. Picture Prompts are a great tool in a playwright’s arsenal to inspire c…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMA WICKED reunion at ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AMThe whodunit runs at the Theater Center in Times Square.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe Boston theater presents the show in honor of the 70th anniversary of Frank's death.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThere aren’t enough superlatives to describe what is happening on stage at the Palace Theatre. It’s a production that is to be savored over and over again.
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The Public Theater, 40 years to the night that A CHORUS LINE made its debut on this stage, celebrated the musical's milestone with a tribute from the cast of Hamilton last night, April 16. C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18AMTake a break from whatever you're doing and watch the five best videos of the week.
SOURCE: USA Today at 12:12AMEXCLUSIVE: Second Stage Theatre, one of New York’s most prominent off-Broadway companies, closed Friday on its deal to buy the Helen Hayes Theatre, Deadline has confirmed. The $24.7 mi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:06AMAlek Shrader as Count Almaviva and Joshua Hopkins as Figaro may be the best comedic male pairing since Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. The Road to Seville, anyone?
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AMMusicals like Anything Goes and Bye Bye Birdie are often considered old-fashioned classics that receive affectionate revivals. But when they first premiered, these musicals were ground…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1936 In Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead the task becomes impossible as the six dead soldiers refuse the grave. This one-act protest against the war will run three months at the Ethel Barr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMChicago Shakespeare Theater's world premiere of Sense and Sensibility, a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, plays the Courtyard Theater April 18-June 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhat Broadway dance performances have stayed in your head days — or even years — after you first watch them? Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLisa Howard, playing the long-suffering older daughter and devoted maid of honor at her sister's weding in the new musical It Shoulda Been You shares stories of her hilarious co-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBecause of Winn-Dixie, the new musical by Tony-winning Spring Awakening songwriter Duncan Sheik and Tony-nominated Legally Blonde lyricist Nell Benjamin, officially opens to the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe long-running Off-Broadway thriller Perfect Crime, which first opened in 1987, celebrates its 29th anniversary–and 11,482nd performance–today at the Anne L. Be…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAs the season heats up, Playbill featured highlights from new Broadway shows Finding Neverland, Living on Love and The King and I, as well as the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMGreen Day, the band whose music inspired the Broadway musical American Idiot, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony today.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award winner Jessie Mueller and Chicago's "Broadway Moms," Leslie Stifelman and Melissa Rae Mahon, are among the lineup for Take the Stage With Broadway Stars, scheduled f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe storyline of Fun Home doesn’t scream (or even whisper) “Broadway musical,” but that’s exactly what makes the show is such a thrilling surprise. This coming-of-age…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMElaine Paige is often referred to as the First Lady of British Musical Theater, having originated such iconic roles as Eva Peron in Evita and Grizabella in Cats. But now—50 y…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM