Upstream Theater produces Irish playwright Conor McPherson's drama
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:46PMMabrey will lead Grand Center attraction in its 30th year
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:46PMRobert Langdon Lloyd’s eloquent performance as the blind prophet Tiresias energizes what had been a stilted presentation of this small-scale production of "The Burial at Thebes." Before M…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:46PMDuring a ’shoot from the hip’ L.A. theatre chat, TV writers (also producer & director respectively), David Castro (Married with Children, Bobby’s World, HBO) and Stan Zimmerman (T…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 10:31PMThe new dinner theatre will be the 4th Parton-owned entertainment venue in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28PMThe Victory Theatre BareBones Company presents a spoken word series, BackSTORY, featuring stories and poems told around a theatrical theme. These readings are free to
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:25PMWho is Lydia Warr and Evette White? Lydia Warr and Evette White play ‘Louise & Clara’ in GHOST The Musical (sisters to Ode Mae Brown – The Clairvoyant). They both hail from…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:21PMIn this week's episode of SUPERGIRL, Kara faces off against Maxwell Lord's Superclone, while she also tries to navigate how to be in a relationship and be Supergirl at the same time.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PMFrom the imagination of the man behind Rosemary’s Baby comes one of Broadway’s longest running mystery thrillers: Deathtrap. In his Director’s Note, Andrew JM Regiec expressed the spe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:15PMIf anyone ever wondered what a perfect evening of entertainment would be like, then all you would have had to do is attend Michael Feinstein’s sold out concert at the Dr. Phillips Cent…
SOURCE: www.showbiznoflo.com at 10:07PMSouth Pacific, the Rodgers and Hammerstein WWII musical is in port at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, Maryland through March 20, 2016. Even though the play revolves around members o…
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Me & Mr Jones – The Midsumma Remix reunites married musical couple Melissa Langton (The Fabulous Singlettes) and Mark Jones (The Beautiful Losers) on stage. The Midsumma festival progr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:56PMThrough the generosity of Jerry and Sarah Mathews, the McCallum Theatre presents Gordon Lightfoot in “50 Years of the Carefree Highway Tour” on Tuesday, March 1, at 8:00pm. After 50 acti…
SOURCE: Showbiz So Cal at 08:56PMCelebrating his 60th year on the New York stage in 2016, Cullum certainly has many tales to tell.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54PMTonight, before a gathering of theatre artists and patrons, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards, drawn from 202 eligible productions presented in the 201…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:51PMMarking the 50th Anniversary of their first meeting, The Glugs have announced their Awards for 2015 in a ceremony at Sydney’s Castlereagh Boutique Hotel on Monday 1 February 2016. Proudly�…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:25PMTonight, before a gathering of theatre artists and patrons,theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards, drawn from 202 eligible productions presented in the 2015…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:15PMBig established musicals and new plays by women lead a rangy field in the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards, announced Monday evening at the National Theatre. The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Ki…
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The Guildhall School of Music and Drama presents an abstract trio of Pinter, taking scenes from Harold Pinter’s One for the Road, The New World Order and Mountain Language and bringing…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45PMAs one who is not the most familiar with the genre of opera, I perceived that I might be the ‘Lost’ component in the Corinthia Hotel London’s Found and Lost. However I was excited to s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45PMOver 75 of staff positions in New York's nonprofit theatres are held by white employees.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:45PMThis hilariously naughty satire, based on E.L. James' novel Fifty Shades of Grey, runs at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in Makati City from Monday, February 12, to Sunday, February 28 week…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PMPresented by Hoy Polloy and Act-O-Matic 3000, Meeka is the premiere of playwright Dan Walls’ dramatic reimagining of a strange but uniquely Australian true crime at fortyfivedownstairs fro…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:33PMDetails that pile up in real time paint a distressingly convincing portrait of a physically and emotionally drained East Texas woman for whom the American dream is as elusive as a unicorn, i…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:26PM You can get to see and hear some of the best at a gala benefit for the esteemed Classic Stage Company on Monday, March 14 at Alice Tully Hall as new Artistic Director Tony Awar…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:01PMWith a regular slate of performances last week, uninterrupted by extreme weather, Broadway was back on its feet. King Charles III played its final shows, while Chi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM"With its masks and mysteries #negrophobia also suggests a ritual designed to cleanse souls, if not society." Robert Johnson, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 07:00PM"Even standing inches from a sweating, panting performer didn't illicit a feeling of connection — rather I experienced a strong feeling of dissonance." Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, New Y…
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From the very moment it began with Jessie J. leading us through the dressing rooms and various backstage areas all while singing the anthem of the production, “Grease Is The Word”…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:58PM______ Outstanding Choreography in a Musical-HAYES Production Parker Esse West Side Story Signature Theatre Michele Lynch Kiss Me, Kate Shakespeare Theatre Company Tommy Rapley Carousel…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:48PMYou watched Grease: Live, you squealed at "Greased Lightning," you told your friends at your Grease viewing party (you did have a Grease viewing party, didn't you?!) that …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend.
NPH & More Give Roundabout Its Closeup
Roundabout Theatre Company is heading to the small screen. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PMThe Royale star Montego Glover stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PMDenis Arndt also stars in the romantic two-hander by Simon Stephens, a 2015 Tony winner for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.'read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:44PMMagical transformations abound - and we're not refering just to the lyric fairy tale's plot about a lovesick water nymph who risks becoming human in hopes of winning the love of a prince she…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 06:39PMFans are getting another shot at entering online for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits.HAMILTON's digital lottery returns tomorrow
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37PMTrouble is brewing in LA. The Wooster Group's production of Harold Pinter's THE ROOM, which will run February 4-14 at REDCAT, is dealing with issues regarding reviews after licensing company…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37PMCome to the Fun Home- or in this case, BroadwayWorld's Twitter.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37PMCirque du Soleil Theatrical will soon present Cirque du Soleil -PARAMOUR, the organization's first production created specifically for Broadway. PARAMOUR will begin previews on Saturday, Apr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37PMIf you’re familiar with the Oxygen network’s All the Right Moves, you’ll be familiar with the name Kyle Robinson. The reality TV show chronicled the 2012 creation of Shaping Sound…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:31PMToday is the birthday of the great Hollywood film director John Ford (John Feeney, 1894-1973). Ford is too large a topic for a single blogpost. I’ve done a few smaller ones on him to d…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:18PMCasey Llewellyn’s play, presented by the Foundry Theater, gives audiences a Grover’s Corners concerned with social changes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:12PM22.2 Million viewers later, the 4th Live broadcast musical to air on national television, Grease Live is an official hit. Shot on over 10 sound stages on the Fox motion picture lot in Culver…
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There'll be a murder: A classic tale by Queen of Crime Agatha Christie enjoys a timeless adaptation care of Middle Ground Theatre Company.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:59PMAs soon as I sit down, I begin to wonder about this “twist” on Charles Dickens’ well-known classic, Oliver Twist. The set precedes the production, pumping anticipation through the audi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:58PMAfter Jonas came to town, Broadway fought back with another record-breaking winter week.
SOURCE: Forbes at 05:44PMThe Broadway Green Alliance BGA is hosting an E-waste drive for the theatre industry and fans on Wednesday, February 3rd from 1100AM-200PM in Duffy Square Broadway and 46th St.. The recyclin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 212016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMFor The Color Purple, these numbers are probably too beautiful for words. The revival, which stars fresh face Cynthia Erivo, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and Orange Is the New Black’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMA magical Tony winner has boarded Fox’s Rocky Horror! Annaleigh Ashford will take on the role of Columbia in the network’s TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Broadw…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMAs you well know by now, Broadway and live TV broadcasts of musical go together like rama lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong. We checked in on our fave Pink Ladies and T-Birds and also …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMDo yourself a favor: Transport yourself out of the snow and slush of politics and hie thee to Folger Theatre for A Midsummer Night’s Dream of enchantment. Superbly directed by Aaron Posne…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:39PMThe hit Broadway musical Hamilton will resume its digital discount lottery Feb. 2, nearly a month after massive traffic overwhelmed its discount website on its first day, Jan. 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PMIn previous columns I have characterized “Nothing On” as one of the worst plays ever written. A few reviews also recommended attendance. Such is the case with the current Broadway produc…
SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 05:33PMMark your calendar for February's 10 can't-miss events in NYC.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:33PMPopular Broadway Youtube personality Tyler Mount (@TylerGMount) welcomed The Book of Mormon star, Matt Doyle, for the latest episode of his web series "The Tyler Mount Vlog." The B…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMName: Tom RowanHometown: Boulder, ColoradoEducation: BA in Theatre from Trinity University, MFA in Directing from The University of Washington, SeattleFavorite Credits: A Midsummer Night’s…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:28PMThe actress will star in Martyna Majok's play as a feisty Polish immigrant, living in poverty in run-down industrial New Jersey and struggling to support her son.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:19PMNew York City is in need of some hard-rocking Broadway babies.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMContribute your used goods to a good recycling cause.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMFind out which character the Tony Award winner will play.
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Fox-TV has announced that Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford has joined the cast of its fall remake of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." The production will be shot this March …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PMThe week that ended Sunday on Broadway had to improve over the week before, when the Street went dark on a blizzard-flattened Saturday, so there’s even less reason than usual for week…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:59PMHe served as an artistic member of New York’s Albee-Barr-Wilder Playwrights Unit and directed many plays at the Taper in L.A.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:51PMRattlestick Playwright’s Theater and Women’s Project Theater have announced that Gina Gershon will lead the cast of the New York premiere of Ironbound by Martyna Majok. T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PMJon Rua, who plays Charles Lee and understudies Lin-Manuel Miranda in the title role of the Broadway musical Hamilton, has choreographed the music video for the song "Dance With the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PMBroadwayWorld already announced Alan Cumming's star-studded SAPPY SONGS concert at Carnegie Hall, and we're now excited to report thatYellow Sound Label will release ALAN CUMMING SINGS SAPPY…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:44PMBy HowlRound. The HowlRound community is designing and building the World Theatre Map. Track its progress and participate in its design and development.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:40PM"Is there anything you can't do, Jeeves?" asks the perpetually-in-a-pickle Bertie Wooster of his stoic manservant — to which the latter responds "I couldn't say, sir." And indeed, over the…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:36PMThe Mercury Theater, in Chicago's booming Southport corridor, is a jewel-box of a theater. But it rarely has contained a jewel box of a show, mostly because producers and directors have thor…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:36PMThis week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth relives his days in the pit of Broadway's 1994 Grease revival and shares a hilarious memory of his own hi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 131201…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 1312016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMSome people collect stamps. Some collect coins. But Matthew Morrison isn't just some people.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMJackson Harris has just released anew music video for his original song, 'Dance with the Devil,' featuring and choreographed byHamilton's Jon Rua.To capture the passion and sentiment of the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMGhostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the world premiere musical FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, written by Michael John LaChiusa and directed by Kirsten Sanderson.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMIn the opening shot of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, it's clear Rebecca Bunch is one of us, in fact she's singing her heart out in the ensemble of a summer camp performance of South…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMBroadwayWorld is happy to report that JASPER IN DEADLAND,featuring music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver, will celebrate the release of its new cast album February12, 2016, at Feinstein's54 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMOscar and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend is producing 3 Mics, by comedian Neal Brennan, a solo show set to debut Off-Broadway this month. Brennan is best known as c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 1/31…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PMBy Hannah Nielsen-Jones. In this installment, Hannah Nielsen-Jones shares her process for stage managing OjO in Pittsburgh and San Diego.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:15PMWhat continually impresses me about the Folger Theatre and its takes on Shakespeare plays is that nothing off limits from experimentation or adaptation. They are masters at unlocking new lev…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:01PMBroadwayCon hosted a panel of Fiddler on the Roof cast members featuring Adam Kantor, Jessica Hecht, Michael C. Bernardi, Jeffrey Schecter, Alexandra Silber and Samantha Massell. Here, they …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMDominique Morisseau's drama gets a Midwest premiere at TimeLine.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMMichael John LaChiusa's musical also starred Rachel Bay Jones and Alison Fraser.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMArtistic director Tony Speciale directs this collaboration with the Muse Project.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMPart revue, part musical-theater history, at Lyric Stage.
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Peak Performances presents Double Edge's 'The Grand Parade(of the 20th Century)' this week
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:58PMSVPA presents A.R. Gurney's 'The Dining Room' this week.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:58PMThe stars were out this weekend, as multiple celebrities took in some of Broadway's newer shows. Forest Whitaker, soon to appear in Hughie, paid a visit to The Color Purple on Jan. 31. T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PMSchool of Rock — The Musical, which recently opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, will hold an open casting call for replacements, described as "a new wave of pint…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PMCompany XIV is currently presenting Snow White, a stage adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm tale that fuses dance, opera, theatre and circus acts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMThe 28-year-old dancer and choreographer’s latest work, inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, marks an exciting return to narrative dance“Whosoever could do the most incredibl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:44PMFreeze Frame, a new work fusing dance, music, cinema and theatre, will receive its U.S. premiere in Los Angeles this week. Inspired by real-life incidents, the piece examines issues of g…
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SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PMThe Public Theater's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's First Daughter Suite, a follow-up to the composer's 1993 musical First Lady Suite, has set release dates for it…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:38PMI look forward to more collaborations between these two ensembles, who were born to make, as they say, really beautiful music together.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:32PMThe world premiere of John Patrick Shanley’s Prodigal Son is extending its off-Broadway engagement. The play, which is currently in previews and opens officially on February 9 at New Y…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PMSchool of Rock - The Musical will hold an open casting call for a new wave of pint-size rockers, offering the once-in-a-lifetime chance to join the most famous kid band of all time, it was a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMSundance Institute today announced the seven artists selected for the 2016 Playwrights amp Composers Retreat at Ucross Foundation in Wyoming, February 2-20. The retreat is one of the 25 resi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PMFEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Broadway and concert hall star Daniel Reichard on Friday, February 5th, 2016 at 930 PM in his show, Daniel Reichard Celebrates Rodge…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PMBreak the Floor Productions has announced that SHAPING SOUND, the country's hottest commercial dance company, will conclude their 2015-2016 tour with a one night only performance at The Beac…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PMThe multi-talented Hugh Jackman stops by this week's ELLEN to talk about his wonderful family, and what his son really thinks of him being Wolverine.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PMBefore HER REQUIM begins performances Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center's Claire Tow Theater, Robbie Collier Sublett sat down with Broadway World to chat about the new play, his work the amazin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PMTHE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN will welcome Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick and Adam DeVine to the show during its special post-Super Bowl broadcast Sunday, Feb. 7
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PMLightly comedic thriller North By Northwest looks glossy and grand in the larger space of the State Theatre in Melbourne.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:21PMThe celebrated actor was attracted to Richard Greenberg's new play because it addresses women who are not identified as anything but mothers.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:19PMFor its latest production, the Media Theatre has turned to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic story known by millions of readers. The stage adaptation by Christopher Sergel tell…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:17PMFOX's GREASELIVE was an undeniable hit last night, earning rave reviews, 12.2 million viewers and a 4.3 rating in the all-important A18-49 demographic. Executive producer Marc Platt has a lo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMA worldwide tour of Hamlet by Shakespeare’s Globe is to play at the Good Chance Theatre in the Calais migrant camp. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMStage and screen actor Frank Finlay has died at the age of 89. His death at home on January 30 was announced
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMMaxine Peake has claimed women are better at running theatres than men because they are more adept at multitasking and often have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMHeadlong Theatre’s executive director, Henny Finch, has announced that she is leaving after more than 10 years, to join Hofesh Shechter’s dance
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMCardiff’s the Other Room has picked up four prizes at the 2016 Wales Theatre Awards. Other winners included performer Sophie Melville, for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMSian Thomas will replace Francesca Annis in the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Welcome Home, Captain Fox!. Annis has had to withdraw from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMA 400-seat theatre is to open in Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire, led by Railway Children producer Sue Scott Davison. The Broadway
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMJohn Hurt has called on actors to support the “forgotten art” of radio drama. The actor was honoured at the BBC Audio
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMArts Council England is undertaking a survey into disability as part of wider research aimed at better understanding the experiences of disabled
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMProducer Sonia Friedman has claimed that Noma Dumezweni’s casting in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has started an important diversity discussion,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:14PMSojourners
Off Broadway, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, The Playwrights Realm
Reviewed by Brett Aresco
BOTTOM LINE: Make a date with The Playwrights Realm for some of the best acting you’ll se…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:14PMThe stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's folk tale debuted at 59E59 Theaters.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMAnnie Baker's drama will be directed by Joe Calarco.
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The MD Theatre Guide is pleased to announce the winner of the Best of 2015 Reader’s Choice Award for Best Professional Theatre! Thank you for voting! Over 10,000 votes were cast…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:49PMLea Salonga, who currently stars in the new musical Allegiance, has posted a tribute on Twitter in memory of her father, who passed away Jan. 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PMActor Forest Whitaker and playwright Stephen Karam make their separate Broadway debuts this month in the only two Broadway shows opening in February — a revival of Eugene O’Neill…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:40PMIf you’ve ever (as I have) attended a production of The Glass Menagerie lacking the poetry and turbulent emotions inherent in the Tennessee Williams classic, you’ll delight in the curren…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:34PMThe Fox production was the second-most-viewed of the recent live TV musicals; next up for the network is “The Passion,” live from New Orleans, in March.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:27PMTony and Emmy Award-winning scenic designerDEREK McLANEwas honored forExcellence in Production Design in Television Awards orSpecial Event categoryfor his work onThe Oscars 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PMWith Center Stage’s temporary move to Towson University’s Center for the Arts, the company can continue to bring great theater to the area while its Calvert Street home gets an exciting…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:15PMby MAUREEN LEE LENKER
, now making its West Coast premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse, tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen — the first African-American Army Air Corps fighters — who…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 02:14PMThe digital soundtrack for the special FOX-TV broadcast of Grease: Live, which was released simultaneously with the Jan. 31 broadcast, has rocketed to #5 on iTunes, according to…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PMThe acclaimed actor speaks out about not accepting casting limitations and on always finding ways to be excellent.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMJust last week, comedian Judy Gold March 9-12 Tony Award winner Liliane Montevecchi February 11-13 Tony Award winner Alice Ripley February 3-6 Tony Award winner Ben Vereen and Tony nominee J…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMProduction photos are now available for the critically acclaimed new playThe Woodsman, a uniquely inventive retelling of the origins of Oz's Tin Woodsman, now in previews,at Off-Broadway'sNe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMAdding to the news that last night's broadcast of GREASE LIVE was a ratings bonanza, Showbiz 411 reports that the soundtrack to FOX's live musical has debuted at number 5 on iTunes
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMWhite People, a new play about diversity by J.T ROGERS, will be given an industry reading this afternoon. The author of the acclaimed plays Blood and Gifts and The Overwhelming takes a look …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMIn Episode 403 of 'Something New' -- a podcast that interviews theatre artists and premieresoriginal songs -- award-winning musical theatre writer Joel B. New sat down with directorchoreogra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMGrease Live was so smartly cast and so inventively staged — and so much communal fun — that it was easier to forgive the fact that it was still Grease, a dopey, dated, leather-de…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:05PMRobert Sean Leonard stars in the Manhattan Theatre Club production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe initiative will last through the month of February.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
The death of Vanessa Hudgens's father didn't stop her from giving Fox a hit with its first live TV musical.
SOURCE: Forbes at 01:55PMThis is the second time that the current production of RUTHLESS! has been extended. After seeing it last week I am not surprised at the show’s success. From its opening moments, I have rar…
SOURCE: screenpicks.com at 01:43PMGet to know Lacretta Nicole, who makes her Broadway debut as 'Disaster!'s larger than life disco diva.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:41PM" Though it was arranged like a tribunal, Mon, Ma, Mes (Revisité) is a voluntary confession — albeit a calculated one." Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 01:36PMWell, the critics have been very mixed on ” GREASE LIVE” either hating it or loving it. I thought it was a magnificent telecast, and I was impressed with the dancing! I thought J…
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:33PMWhen the required lump is raised in your throat as Jenna Sokolowski’s Laura hands Thomas Keegan’s Gentleman Caller a shiny crystal memento of her awakening, you know that the emotional g…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:28PMThe Playhouse will workshop two new works as part of the program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:27PMPopular Broadway Youtube personality, Tyler Mount, recently welcomed Book of Mormon star MATT DOYLE, for the latest episode of his web series, THE TYLER MOUNT VLOG. Below, catch the Broadway…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PMFunnyman and theatre geek extraordinaire Ben Cameron is back with an all new season of Broadway Sessions (Thursday nights at The Laurie Beechman Theatre), after a successful hosting appearan…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:16PMWith a powerful, saturnine presence on stage and steady, devouring eyes that hinted, in close-up, at darker passions beneath, Frank Finlay’s career
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMGrease was the one that TV audiences wanted on January 31. Fox’s Grease: Live garnered a total of 12.2 million viewers, according to Variety. The telecast, starring Aaron Tveit, J…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMTrevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show," will perform a one-night-only comedy show in Chicago this spring, it was announced Monday.
Noah, who earned his comedy chops as one of South Africa's …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:03PMManhattan Theatre Club announced today it has extended theworld premiere of Prodigal Son, the new play written and directed by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner John Patrick Shanley Doubt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMBoyz II Men will make variety shows cool again.
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As America tuned in by the millions to watch last night's broadcast of FOX's GREASE LIVE, some of our favorite theater stars took to Twitter to share their thoughts and reactions to the late…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:57PMFollowing her Tony-nominated performance in Broadway's HAND TO GOD, Sarah Stiles is about to get 'squirrely' at Joe's Pub.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:57PMOne of the joys of living in the DMV is that it is both a strong area for theatre, and a strong area for family theatre. A case in point is the charming and clever production of OLIVÉRio…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:57PMLife has a funny way of its repeating itself. Sometimes, too literally. What if you woke up one day and there was no tomorrow? What if you kept waking up in the same day over and over again?…
SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:57PMAdaptations of classic literature, chilling thrillers, and contemporary dramas take the stage from Minneapolis to Chapel Hill.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PMThe studio album for the Alan Menken-Stephen Schwartz Disney stage musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame, featuring many members of the original production that played in California and Ne…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PMThe producers of the hit Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof announce that the production will donate $2 from every full-price ticket purchased to the show for all February 2016 perfor…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:38PMLawrence Edelson, founder and producing artistic director of American Lyric Theater (ALT) wears many hats in the opera world and beyond. For the past nine years, ALT’s Composer Libretti…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:34PMIt's the YouTube video you'll be all about today.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:29PMIn the spring of 1963, one of Lucille Ball’s favorite performers, Broadway legend Ethel Merman, agreed to star in a Desilu pilot for a new television series, Maggie Brown. When the sit…
SOURCE: unsungbroadway.com at 12:28PMPhoto credit: Daniel Robinson I sat down with Broadway performance artist Grasan Kingsberry to find out just what the key to his success and longevity on Broadway is. 10 Broadway credits …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:24PMEXCLUSIVE: Deadline's Jeremy Gerard and Jujamcyn Theatres majority owner and president Jordan Roth talk about the state of the industry, the only stipulation being no holds barred.
ROTH: So …
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:23PMON YOUR FEET is the new Broadway musical about two people who believed in their talent, their music and each other and became an international sensation.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMRoundabout Theatre Company hasannounced the broadcast of a film celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the not-for-profit theatre company. The 22-minute film A Roundabout Road to Broadway, dire…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMRoundabout Theatre Company has announced the broadcast of a film celebrating the theatre's 50th anniversary, to be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The 22-minute film will feature excl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMAbundance in bloom! This February, exciting theatre productions are as plentiful as the little cherry blossoms that now dust the trees downtown like pink snowflakes. Freshness and energy cha…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 12:00PMGershon will return to the stage at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe show will air on NBC 4 in New York.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMKatharine Pettit served as Susan Stroman's SDC Observer on BULLETS OVER BROADWAY on Broadway. Recent Works include: PUMPED!(Dir.) TRU musical voices reading series, ANGEL IN MY HEART (Dir.) …
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Joel and Ethan Coen, creators of the idiosyncratic cult hits "The Big Lebowski" and "Fargo," are sending up Hollywood itself in their latest film, "Hail, Caesar!,&qu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMThe co-creator and star of BroadwayWorld's hilarious webseries partner THE RESIDUALS, Gillian Pensavalle and New York actor and dancer Bianca Soto have done what every theatre fan has been d…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMBelow, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for the week of February 1-7, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMThe producers of the hit Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof announced this morningthat the production will donate 2 from every full-price ticket purchased to the show for all February 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMJane Strahan Stanton, an accomplished theatrical director and children's theatre pioneer who brought the joy of live productions to many during a 65-year career, died at age 96 on December 3…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMThe first ratings are in for FOX's live broadcast of GREASE LIVE and from the initial numbers, it appears that viewership was strong.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMLegendary performer Bette Midler, Award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo, and Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda will join host Kathy Griffin to celebrate 2015's standout filmmakers, actors,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AMRattlestick Playwright's Theater and Women's Project Theater have announced that Gina Gershon Cabaret, Boeing Boeing will star alongside co-stars Josiah Bania Sarah Ruhl's Three Sisters at Y…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AMFOX-TV jumped into the live television musical business Jan. 31, reimagining the hit Broadway show and film Grease for TV with Grease: Live, with a cast that featured Aaron Tveit, Vaness…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMAudiences are always shocked by Body & Sold.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:44AMThe national tour of the Broadway musical HAMILTON will play in Atlanta as part of the 2017-2018 Fifth Third Bank Broadway In Atlanta season, it was announced today by producer Jeffrey Selle…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMWhite People, J.T. Rogers' new drama about "the racial issues dividing America today," gets an invitation-only industry reading 4:30 PM Jan. 31 in New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMTrevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show," will perform a one-night-only comedy show in Chicago this spring, it was announced Monday. Noah, who earned his comedy chops as one of South Africa's m…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:35AMFOX-TV jumped into the live television musical business Jan. 31, reimagining the hit Broadway show and film Grease for TV with Grease: Live, with a cast that featured Aaron Tveit, Vaness…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AMThis abstract theatre work from Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada intermittently features stylized movements, particularly with regards to appendages moving independently from the characters…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:11AMThe producers of the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof announced Feb. 1 that the production will donate $2 from every full-price ticket purchased to the show for all February 2016 …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMCynthia Erivo, Judy Kuhn and Victoria Clark are among the Broadway actresses slated to perform at The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim, a gala benefit for the Classic Stage Company next month.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMEd Harris and Amy Madigan star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play's revival.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe upcoming concert will benefit Classic Stage Company.
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Producing a theatrical version of Bolaño’s 900-page novel, with its large cast and extreme variations in tone, was a terrifying prospect for director Robert Falls. One five-hour play late…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AMSoho theatre, LondonThis wordless show about bereavement has a debt to The Snowman and flips from sorrow to elation without taking us on a real emotional journeyIn Mary Poppins, Mr Banks rec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AMUnicorn, LondonCan a hero take the bull by the horns? What does it mean to be a good child? This production has no fear of meaty issuesHands shoot up when King Minos of Crete, played by Rupe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AMRachel McAdams took a visit to Something Rotten! and greeted the show's stars onstage following the performance. Christian Borle and Brian d'Arcy James co-star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMKevin Harry is taking a break. The average person with a few minutes to kill during work might grab coffee or sneak in a nap. Perhaps they gather around the microwave and argue about Leonard…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:49AMRECOMMENDED You’d expect to find more examples of Information Art as text printouts or video, not incorporated into dance—but that’s precisely the conceptual background agains…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:46AMPublishers Simon & Schuster will publish a new biography of late rock star David Bowie, according to the New York Times. Titled "The Age of Bowie," it will be written by ro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AMComedian Louis C.K. surprise-released his new web series "Horace and Pete" over the weekend, with a cast of fellow stars and a setting that closely resembles Eugene O'Neill…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMSome of Broadway's most talented musical leading ladies will come together in The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim, a gala benefit for Off-Broadway's esteemed Classic Stage Company on Monday, March …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:37AMQuestion Blog How Do I Find the Time to Workout When I'm Already So Busy
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:37AMWilliamstown Theatre Festival's annual Gala will be held at City Winery in New York City 155 Varick Street on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 630 PM. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMOn Monday, February 1st, Theater People Podcast welcomes SCHOOL OF ROCK star Alex Brightman. Before being cast in the leading role in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Brightman made his …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMPaper Mill Playhouse's world premiere of A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL will be co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMProducers of the forthcoming London blockbuster Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have released a video taking fans inside the West End's venerable Palace Theatre, whic…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMDolly Parton, who wrote the score for the Broadway musical 9 to 5, has purchased a dinner theatre in Pigeon Forge, TN, according to tasteofcountry.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMSian Thomas is to step into the cast for Welcome Home, Captain Fox!, a new version of Jean Anouilh's Le Voyageur Sans Bagage, replacing the originally announced Francesca Annis who accor…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMThe full cast has been announced for the production of The Painkiller that will see Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon starring in Francis Veber's French farce at the West End's Garrick …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMRichard Alleman's The Bunner Sisters — inspired by a little-known Edith Wharton novella — will play A.C.T. Costume Shop in San Francisco Feb. 11-21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMCarol Channing, the iconic star of Hello, Dolly!, took a moment to create a video message thanking her friends, fans and well-wishers for their cards, gifts and love as she celebrated he…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AMIMAX Corporation today announced a distribution and marketing partnership, that will provides Discovery Communications’ Discovery Channel with 18 months of exclusive paid global televi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:10AMOvernight ratings are in for Fox-TV's Grease: Live, and the numbers are impressive.
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New York actor Jared Reinmuth has embraced the challenge of adapting Dumas' literary behemoth.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:57AMMatt Trueman on spoiler culture and the value we place on surprise
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:55AMAmas Musical Theatrein association with Alan Siegel Entertainment presents Tony Award-winning actorLen CariouSweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Applause, Teddy amp Alice in the World Premie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news FIDDLER's Jessica Vosk heads to Joe's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMIn his latest work, transgender artist Sean Dorsey gives voice to longtime survivors of the earliest part of the AIDS epidemic, the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:33AMCarol Channing, who turned 95 Jan. 31, has posted a video online thanking her fans for their cards, gifts and other birthday wishes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AMJules Bledsoe (Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe, 1897-1943), was an operatic baritone, one of the first African Americans to gain acclaim on the American stage. Much like Paul Robeson, in additio…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AMToday is the birthday of the great American humorist S.J. Perelman (1904-1979): see my original essay on him here. One of the perks of having written a popular book is that you develop many …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AMLarger than life star, Carol Channing celebrated her 95th birthday yesterday. With three Tony Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Golden Globe Award, plus an Oscar nomination, Ca…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMPlaywright says it would make 'a nonsense' of The Dresser if a woman took the lead role
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:20AMBased on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a new play by Jack Thorne will receive its world premiere in London's West En…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMThe Art Directors Guild ADG, IATSE Local 800 tonight announced winners of its 20th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, in 11 categories of film, television, commercials and music …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMThe Music Box Theatre box office 239 West 45th Street opens today, February 1st, at 10am for tickets to Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMAfter bursting onto the cabaret scene in a high-powered sold-out show last February, Jessica Vosk Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland is making her solo Joe's Pub debut tonight, February …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMRenowned author Stephen King stopped by the Broadhurst Theatre last week to see the currently-running Broadway production of Misery, an adaptation of his celebrated 1987 horror novel. King w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMMark Shenton's top ten of the week, including Florian Zeller's The Mother that has followed his play The Father (soon to return to the West End) to London from Bath. Plus, this week's bigges…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:14AMAsk Nigerian-American playwright, actress and educator Mfoniso Udofia what her first love is and she’ll tell you, to the surprise of many, “singing.” Surprising only bec…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:09AMOverall experience is the point of Caryl Churchill play Collection of short scenes finally leaves something to be desiredCompany’s production elements are excellent … Click to Contin…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:00AMIngmar Bergman films, Ibsen and Strindberg, and Danish drawings influenced COC production opening Feb. 4
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
From his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon to family tragedy, friendship with the monarch and success at the Globe, explore the twists and turns in Shakespeare’s own storyOn 26 April, Stratford…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AMWhether playing charismatic leaders or acting as a fine foil to Olivier, Finlay brought a robust intelligence and grace to his stage rolesLike a lot of northern actors – think of Albert Fi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AMLeading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in a set of videos that capture the romance, tragedy, villainy and magic of his plays Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AMMichael MustoUnderwearNightlifeMichael MustoFrom the left: Peppermint, underwear model, and Andrew Christian by Adrian Bayona
If you believe the rumors, gays have been known to care a lot ab…
SOURCE: Out at 08:30AM“Hail, Caesar!” — Joel and Ethan Coen’s screwball comedy about the movie business, opening Friday — revolves around a deadly serious man. His name is Eddie Mannix, and his job is t…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:15AMI can’t think of another play set like One of Those entirely on a train – Hecht and MacArthur’s On The Twentieth Century is the most persistently rail-bound but starts and ends in thea…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:12AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10AMAt the end of last night's GREASE LIVE on FOX, the talented and hard-working cast took their well-deserved bows during a spectacular outdoor finale. Check out the photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10AMLast night FOX presented a systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic live production of GREASE, and we still can't get enough of it. Check out some of the night's most memorable performances below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10AMIs there a more relevant topic in contemporary America, while gun control is being hotly debated by the presidential candidates, Congress, and the voting populace, than a look at gun violenc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:04AM
Shakespeare’s Globe have announced a performance of Hamlet at the Calais jungle, where thousands of refugees are currently camped. The performance on February 3 will take place at the tem…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:56AMRachel Symes wrote a very nice piece for Sunday’s New York Times about Rupert Holmes’ Remember WENN, which has the distinction of being the first original TV series ever to air on AMC. W…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:45AMBased on Stephen King’s horror novel and 1976 film, Carrie The Musical has made its blood-soaked Brisbane debut, presented by Wax Lyrical Productions and the Brisbane Powerhouse. Comp…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:34AMVerse play about British soldiers returning from Afghanistan is harrowing and moving, but perhaps a touch too polished.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:31AMI rejoice to report that the amazing John Douglas Thompson, who is currently starring in the American Conservatory Theatre’s production of Satchmo at the Waldorf, my first play, has been n…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMHoward Goodall has labelled it “cruel” to judge Bend It Like Beckham’s closure after less than a year a failure, claiming new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:23AMThe buzz surrounding Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Hamilton is deservedly not quieting down anytime soon, yet the spring season of new musicals is upon us – and there aren’t any slackers among…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:21AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Adrian Lester speaks Hamlet’s soliloquy from act III, scene 1,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Ayesha Dharker plays Titania, the queen of the fairies in A Mids…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Joanna Vanderham speaks Juliet’s monologue from the balcony sc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Eileen Atkins speaks Emilia’s lines from Othello, act IV scene…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, David Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in whi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Roger Allam plays King Lear in act III, scene 2 of the tragedy. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMThe Guardian’s new series of performance videos catch the intricate thought processes behind Shakespeare’s lines How do you make Shakespeare instantly available? One answer is to film st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMOpening over the weekend in Brisbane is the acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS, which heralds in a new rap number for Rum Tum Tugger, a new tap numb…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:20AMSpike Jones and His City Slickers perform their version of “Cocktails for Two” in a 1945 theatrical short. Jones plays the bartender: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related vide…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMDanny Burstein is the emotional center of this intensely moving revival
SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:02AM“The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.” Joseph Wood Krutch, The Twelve Seasons
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GREASE LIVE aired last night Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 on FOX and BWW has the reviews hot off the presses.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57AMWith its bar-raising razzle-dazzle, “Grease: Live!” propels the trend of musicals-on-television toward a new art form: not theater; more like the movie, but performed live.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36AMCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal are returning to Harvard University more than 45 years after the release of their 1970 classic "Love Stor…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:36AMA wap bam boom! Before dissecting TV’s latest live musical presentation, let’s get something out of the way: “Grease Live,” which aired Sunday night on FOX, was the f…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:36AMCall Redialed: In 2012 I got to interview Telly Leung while he was starring in the Broadway revival of "Godspell." Well, four years later, Telly is back on the Great White Way in "Allegiance…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:36AMNEW YORK (AP) -- The chills were indeed multiplyin' during the "Grease: Live" telecast on Sunday, a show that survived early rain, some tricky costume chang…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:36AMLONDON — Keira Knightley is in talks to star in biopic “Colette,” which reunites the producers behind “Carol,” Number 9 Films and Killer Films. “Still Alice’s” Wa…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:35AMProducers of “Grease Live” are scrambling to fix a sound snafu that crept up during Julianne Hough’s performance of “Hopelessly Devoted to You” during the live …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:35AM“Grease Live!” won’t make anyone forget the original film any time soon, but that wasn’t the point. The idea was to cook up a must-see event that got attention on social media and de…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:35AMBefore the live broadcast of Grease: Live Sunday, the Pink Ladies cast sent out all their excitement through the social media channels.In true style of the trendiest gals in school, Vanessa …
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:34AMBefore the live show aired, Fox announced that Didi Conn, a.k.a. the Original Frenchy in the 1978 Grease, would be appearing in a bit part. But when she appeared onscreen to console Carly Ra…
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:34AMVanessa Hudgens's father, Greg, died this weekend after battling stage 4 cancer. He was 65. "I am so sad to say that last night my daddy, Greg passed away from stage 4 cancer," …
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:34AMHamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda is obviously a huge supporter of those who can get up and belt out the songs to a classic musical onstage. So, when the cast of Grease: Live performed Sunday, h…
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:34AMGary Owen's superb monologue will stay with you for days
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AMHer champions regard Katie Mitchell as Britain’s greatest living stage director – but her critics see a vandal smashing up the classics. After staging her most ambitious work in Europe, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
The director recalls her 1994 Talawa production of the tragedy, in which 39-year-old Ben Thomas was cast as a last-minute king after Norman Beaton fell illI am a Shakespeare freak. It’s ab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04AMFrom February 11-13, stage and film star, Lilliane Montevecchi will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below, this time, with a new show perfectly timed to the season and themed to her romantic,…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 03:00AMHey is your organization on Peach? What about Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Whatsapp, Slack, Periscope, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google+, Flipboard, Snapchat, Myspace… (…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Leave it to the network that reinvented television with AMERICAN IDOL and created SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, one of the most artistically significant shows in recent memory, to figure out t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21AMDance Place Reunion Celebrates 35 Years When Dance Place marks a milestone, invariably by the evening’s end its Founding Artistic Director Carla Perlo has more people on stage than in the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:05AMGrease: Live just raised the bar on live television musical events. Led by director Thomas Kail, here are the moments the broadcast nailed, plus the one-liners that had us cracking up.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJonah Platt took the "leisurely break" between the train station scene and top of Act Two in Wicked to fill out our questionnaire. He tells us about his favorite&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFollowing her sold-out cabaret debut last year, Broadway actress Jessica Vosk (Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland) hits the stage at Joe's Pub with an all-new, sold-out s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhen you hear the sound of School of Rock — The Musical you may be flabberghasted to know that it's all coming from middle-school-aged musicians. We c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Music Box Theatre box office opens Feb. 1 at 10 AM for tickets to the anticipated new production Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.
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