HAMILTON's Javier Munoz posted a video today in tribute to RENT's 20th anniversary, featuring the cast of the blockbuster musical singing 'Seasons of Love' backstage. Check it out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55PMKing and Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings
Royal Shakespeare Company at BAM Harvey Theatre
By: David Sheward
Shakespeare’s majestic cycle of Richard and Henryplays (Rich…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:37PMA new, cutting-edge contemporary dance-theatre Company, The Delta Project invites us to explore what we choose to hide, and reveal, in their premiere work, Under My Skin presented as a par…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:33PMWe live in an incredible time. Technology allows us a greater interaction with the world at large than we have ever experienced before, and all sectors of the workforce can benefit. Includi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:11PMWinner of 4 Green Room Awards for Independent Theatre, fortyfivedownstairs continues its commitment to reviving outstanding independent productions with their encore season of Patricia Co…
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Original star of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Deborah S. Craigposted a behind-the-scenes shot in rehearsals with the rest of her 'SPELLING BEE' co-stars, including Jesse Tyler …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PMThe Marvelous Wonderettes are back The long-running Off-Broadway hit musical celebrated its opening night at New York's Theatre Row last night, April 28th. The show, featuring such classic f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PMSorry folks, but the new Liza Minnelli Twitter account that popped up today -- RealLizaMinnelli -- is not the legendary performer. BroadwayWorld has confirmed with the star's repthat the han…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PMThe cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway hit recreated two of 'Rent's' famous songs on Friday.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:37PMWith a stronger lead, Marriott Theatre's 'Evita' would have been much more memorable. Nonethelss, the ensemble and other principals do fantastic work, especially in their warm blending and g…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:25PMThis music and theater piece at BAM Fisher evokes the historic 1945 night on which the poet Akhmatova stayed up discussing literature and life with Isaiah Berlin.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:22PMSometimes in theatre, you just want a feel-good show that can lift your spirits. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s classic musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been do…
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Let’s consider the work of the eclectic Broadway composer and lyricist who chooses unusual subjects, and sets them to music that’s intricate and intellectual, yet catchy. Surprise: I’m…
SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 06:46PMJohn Krasinski is trading in Dunder Mifflin for the CIA.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PMFinding Neverland's Sally Ann Triplett stops by #LiveatFive to chat with Imogen Lloyd Webber.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:43PMHologram USA and Royal Rainbow Productions announced the launch of a touring stage show featuring Judy Garland faithfully recreated and singing her most famous songs.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PMA sensational cast of Australian and international performers has been announced to star in the premiere season of multi award-winning musicalKINKY BOOTSatHer Majesty's Theatre, Melbournefro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PMYouTuber Daniel Coz returns with his latest viral medley, featuring the 'Evolution of the Disney Prince' in response to Evynne Hollens'spopularDisney princess video. Check it out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PMThe Northwest and Southwest sides of DC are filled with theatre and art. From the Shakespeare Theatre Company and Woolly Mammoth to Arena Stage and Studio Theatre, one never needs to look to…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:24PMCOME RIDE THE CAROUSEL It’s sad, really, that a town crammed with some of the best musical artists in the country has so few musicals produced. And when they are, for the most part, i…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:19PMThe Old Globe’s just-announced 2016-17 season may boast two world premieres and the return of a huge entertainment name who’s becoming something like the theater’s unofficial resident …
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:19PMMichelle Lowe's dark comedy is about three wives who want to get rid of their husbands.... Read more »
SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 06:19PM“It’s been like learning about family members you didn’t know you had.” That’s how six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald described working on the Broadway musical “Shuffle Along,�…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:19PMActress Kate Lyn Sheil travels to Sarasota to star in a biopic where she will be filmed re-enacting TV broadcaster Christine Chubbuck’s suicide.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:16PMFirst in Netflix's "Orange is the New Black" and now on Broadway in "The Color Purple," Brooks manages to distinguish herself in large ensembles.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:16PMTimothy Douglas directs the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe performers take on the title roles in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMMatthew Morrison and Vanessa Williams announced the nominations. Photo: Barry GordinOutstanding PlayThe Christians, PlaywrightsHorizonsThe Humans, RoundaboutJohn, Signature…
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Kinky Boots has been a real success of a new musical on Broadway and the West End, and now the cast has been announced for its premiere season in Australia, which opens in Melbourne…
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM Review by Marilyn Lester It’s the 1958 senior prom at Springfield High School in Anywhere, USA – and you and your date are there, right on the gym floor, prim…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:48PMWill Broadway juggernaut Hamilton break a Tony Awards record? Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about the ten-dollar-founding father looks poised to make Tony history…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PMKelli O'Hara, Aaron Tveit, Lesli Margherita, Will Swenson, Heather Headley, JHud—the subjects of our latest Broadway hot shots or the starry attendees of the brunch of our dreams? …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PMDisaster co-writer and star Seth Rudetsky took to Facebook today to share a first look at Swenson at his DISASTER put-in rehearsal
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMThe 'Best Book of a Musical' category was not included in the Drama Desk nominations this year. In response to this development, Doug Wright, President of the Dramatists Guild of America, wr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMBroadway stars will come together for a special evening to help raise funds and awareness for Creative Alternatives of New York CANY, a leading organization known for its innovative use of d…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMUntitled Theatricals announced today that Academy Award, Golden Globe Award amp BAFTA winner and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace amp Reconciliation, Forest Whitaker Broadway's Hughie will hos…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMCenter Theatre Group has announced casting for Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize-winning play DISGRACED, which begins previews June 8, opens June 19 and continues through July 17, 2016, at the Ma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMPeggy Olson may have been the most famous Elisabeth Moss character to live in a society that devalues women, but she certainly won't be the last — and not just because today's world is alr…
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:45PMWhy did the Drama Desk Awards eliminate the category?
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PMThe special effects in Ivo Van Hove’s stunningly radical production of The Crucible threaten to overwhelm Arthur Miller’s eloquent plea for decency and integrity.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:26PMThis all started when I was watching "American Psycho" last month at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Although plenty of blood and sex and stuff kept happening all over the stage, I couldn't help loo…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 05:16PMConstellation’s delightful eyeful doesn’t quite reach that higher plane
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:16PMAmelia Parenteau responds to SPAM at JACK
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 05:16PM“Wasn’t expecting that.” That is what Lizi Patch answered when asked “What words will the audience use to describe your show?” And it is true. Punching the Sky is totally unexpecte…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:08PMDo you want to read this review? You will now make the choice. To “stop reading”, click on the close tab button at the top of the page. To select “keep reading”……
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:08PMLessing’s Emilia Galotti is a prime example of ‘bürgerliches trauerspiel’ apparently, an eighteenth century dramatic movement that was popular in England – where it became …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:08PMOn Sunday, May 1st, tickets go on sale for all productions participating in the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
AT THE NEW RESIDENCE
Sacred Fools is not only supplyin…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 05:08PMGilbert and Sullivan’s light operas have such an enduring appeal that they have been produced in many different ways throughout the years. From modern day adaptations to school productions…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:08PMOriginal Off-Broadway Cast, 2013 (Ghostlight) Some musical theater writers have had great difficulty adapting epic, classic novels for the stage: Doctor Zhivago, Jane Eyre, East of Eden, etc…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 05:03PMThe former director of education at Dallas Theatre Center joins will lead Berkeley's School of Theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:03PMI’m sorry to have to report that Jessie Mueller, the appealing young lead in last season’s Beautiful, the Carole King Musical, has moved on to the role of Jenna in the musical ad…
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION For almost 40 years, The Groundlings has proved itself to be one of the premiere comedy troupes in the nation, creating more stars than the Big Bang (and creating …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:55PMAnderson Cooper doesn’t deny being interested in replacing Michael Strahan on 'Live!’ and now Neil Patrick Harris’ name has been added to the sweepstakes.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:55PMDavid Schrader, the longtime executive at Disney Theatrical Productions, will depart his current position as the company’s exec vice president/managing director next month to strike ou…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:53PMNo Shakespeare play is more apt for alternative stagings, but this version never coheres
SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:53PMIf you’re ever trying to choose the right audition song given only a few hints about your material, consider Santino Fontana.
Leading up to his audition for Walt Disney Animation…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:53PMThe appointment of Daniel Kramer, an American theater and opera director with no experience running a major arts organization, to lead the troubled company was unexpected.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:53PMIt’s Friday, and you know what that means: It’s time to vote for the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! Well, that, and…the Lessons of the Week! It’s been a busy w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:52PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Pretty Woman Aims for 2017 Bow
Well color us happy, the Pretty Woman musical about Vivian, the hooker with a heart of gold,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:52PMThe Color Purple's Danielle Brooks reveals the Orange Is the New Black co-star she'd love to perform with on Broadway, Taystee's dream musical and fangirls over Viola D…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:52PMBroadwayBox reacts in animated GIF as we give the new Bright Star album a first listen.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:48PMLyric Opera of Chicago presents a \u201Cgrand-scale\u201D production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I starring Kate Baldwin and Paolo Montalban. Performances run April 29 through Ma…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMIn this week's edition, we caught up with Ciaran Hinds, who stars as 'Deputy Governor Danforth' in The Crucible, playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMThis past January, Broadway performer Benjamin Eakeley charmed audiences at Feinstein's54 Below with Broadway Swinger. In anticipation of the encore performance, BroadwayWorld chatted with E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMLyric Opera of Chicago presents a stunning production of Rodgers and Hammerstein'sThe King and I, featuring Broadway starsKate BaldwinandPaolo Montalbanas Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMThe hashtag sharing stories of discrimination is being used in adjunct to The Asian American Arts Alliances' forum Beyond Orientalism.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMAs I gleefully watched Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s brilliant tour de force performance in this one man telephone marathon called Fully Committed, I pictured him playing so many leading …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:44PMJessica Chastain, Sarah Paulson, Nathan Lane and more at BB Kings Jazz Club after party.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMThe Carnegie Hall concert is set to feature performances by Stephanie J. Block, Norm Lewis, Patti LuPone, Montego Glover and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PMDanai Gurira, Martha Plimpton, Kate Whoriskey, and Mia Katigbak will be lauded at the awards ceremony.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:35PMEach year I write about people/shows I'd like to see get Tony nominations. These are people/shows that aren't...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 04:22PMphoto by Matthew MurphyName: Benjamin Eakeley
Hometown: Short Hills, NJ
Education: B.A., cum laude, from Yale, where I double majored in Music and American Studies. The American Studies …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:22PMThe Marvelous Wonderettes officially opened April 28. See the celebration here!
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PMThe classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical continues through May 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:16PMNew Ragged Wing play Whale's Wake captures the unfathomable weight of grief.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:15PMA new musical version of Enchanted April premieres in Pleasanton.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:15PMPerfect casting is perfect.
SOURCE: USA Today at 04:08PMPeeling wallpaper and brown bottles, along with an assortment of knick-knacks and many coats, give a distinctly grubby feel to the living room set. It somehow seems to extend its reach aroun…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:06PMFrom what would seem to be the most unlikely source material, Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa have fashioned a dazzling and original musical theatre piece. The source is Bret Easton…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:04PMThe San Diego Theatre has announced its new lineup.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Fabrizio Filippo excels as both playwright and performer in ambitious production on at Tarragon Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:54PMHulu announced a straight-to-series order for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a drama from from MGM Television starring Elisabeth Moss. The series, based on the novel of the same na…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:53PMThe York Theatre Company, in association withVan Dean,Tony HeyesMia MoravisandSister Productions, has announced the complete cast for the hit musicalYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brownwith book…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMBroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMTKTS has been a New York City institution for decades, bringing theatre-goers a last-minute way to get tickets for some of Broadway's hottest shows at a discount. TDF operates three TKTS Dis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMYou might be seeing a little bit more of AVENUE Q on the streets of New York City- that's because the show will appear on some NYCtaxis this spring. Trekkie Monster just celebrated with a ri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMNew San Francisco Chronicle theatre reviewer Lily Janiak. Photo: Lois Tema
We here at Theatre Bay Area recently got the wonderful news that Bay Area theatre writer, Lily J…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:34PM By Marcina Zaccaria Elizabeth Van Meter takes to the stage for Thao’s Library, a one person show playing at The Lion Theater. Elizabeth Van Meter’s play, Thao…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:14PMThomas Middleditch and Patrick Stewart engaged in a friendly game of “Star Trek”-themed “F—, Marry, Kill” at Variety‘s fourth edition of “Variety St…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:14PMA diverse group of artists has been awarded the 2016 Cleveland Arts Prize.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:14PMBotticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom, now on at Canadian Stage, are dark, troubling but a great deal of fun.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:03PMFind out what's on tap for the annual summer event.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe musical is being revived by York Theatre Company.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
A meeting of the original "Adding Machine" minds will take place tonight at The Den, as members of Chicago theater's constellated community head back to the place where everybody knows their…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:59PMThe show’s creator and director Ramesh Meyyappan also plays a character named Nabokov. The Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov was a renowned butterfly enthusiast. Naomi Livingstone plays Butt…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:54PMIf you think we are over-saturated with passionate discussions of race, gender, nationality, and religion during this chaotic election year — think again. There is still much to be p…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:54PMTake a glimpse inside Master Voices Dido and Aeneas with Victoria Clark and Kelli O’Hara.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PMRock out with School of Rock star Alex Brightman and Susan Blackwell in a cool record shop in Queens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PMHakuna matata! Native New Zealander Nicholas Afoa, a vet of The Lion King in Australia, is to take on the role of Simba in the West End production in May. The hit tuner is playing at the Lyc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PMFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A concert musician who was not allowed to board a flight with her violin says she hopes the incident will raise awareness of regulations that permit violins …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:32PM“Shuffle Along” has been deemed a new musical in the upcoming Tony Awards race — thereby putting the freshly opened show, from a formidable team of creators and performers,…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:32PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" will have to tap-dance against a hip-hop monster for attention at the Tony Awards....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:32PMFabrizio Filippo speaks about his new topsy-turvy techno thriller, The Summoned
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:22PMIt was announced today byThe Theatre World AwardsBoard of Directors, andThe Dorothy Loudon Foundation, Broadway newcomerNicholas Barasch, currently appearing in the Broadway revival ofShe Lo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMThe move can be interpreted as a reaction to recent legislation that allows for discrimination against LGBT individuals.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMThe Denver Center for the Performing Arts DCPA presents Sweeney Todd, featuring new orchestrations from Denver's own Grammy-nominated gypsy-punk band, DeVotchKa. BroadwayWorld brings you a f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMNBC's TODAY show will hit the Great White Way next week First up, Today's Al Roker goes behind the scenes of the smash hit musical HAMILTON on Monday, May 2.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMBlissful Entertainment has announced a staged reading of BLISSFUL THE MUSICAL, written by Peter Copani, directed by Daniel Goldstein, and featuring musical direction by Doug Katsaros. BLISSF…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMThe Old Globe today shared its 2016-2017 Season, including world and West Coast premieres, second looks, comic favorites, plays with music, classics-and, of course, Shakespeare and the Mean …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMBelow are two articles I wrote about Rent shortly after it opened on Broadway on April 29, 1996 (10,512,000 minutes ago.) The first article, published on May 12, 1996, is an interview with c…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:10PMBy Douglas Mayo
CLICK FOR THE FULL MONTY TOUR DATES BELOW The stage adaptation of The Full Monty is currently touring the UK in an adaptation by Simon Beaufoy based on his screenplay about a…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:09PMAt the Lansburgh, a play about the writer probes theological issues but lacks visual variety.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:06PMby Michael BlockNot everyone can say they've seen the world but Bill Bowers sure can! In Bowers' All Over the Map, presented by All For One Theater, a gay mime from Montana recounts his inte…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:06PMProducer Scott Rudin had lobbied for the behind-the-scenes reimagining of the 1921 jazz show to be considered as a revival, thus taking it out of direct competition with 'Hamilton.'read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:02PMThe group met for the final time to discuss eligibility for several productions.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMFluidity marks the work of choreographer Kyle Abraham, fluidity of feeling, perception, movement. That protean force, applied to the outrageously long-lived issue of black people's civil rig…
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Shanahan’s adaptation has a great many delicious one-liners and double-entendres (“I don’t go out for mutton when I can have filet mignon at home;” “Keep referring to me as a plate…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:59PMIn the final week before the end of the 2015-16 season, five shows opened on Broadway. What did critics think?
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMDo you think that when Benjamin Walker leaves AMERICAN PYSCHO (which I reviewed at www.broadwayselect.com) that The Naked Cowboy will take his place?
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 01:53PMThat means it will have to go head-to-head with the smash hit “Hamilton” and other likely candidates in the best new musical category.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:52PMJosie Long and Josh Gondelman are part of a new breed of performers who deliver their monologues without a drop of bile.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:52PM“I was certainly a little hesitant taking the job,” admits “Grease Live” production designer David Korins during our recent webcam chat (watch above). As he explains, “I w…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:51PMIt was a helluva ride. After a decade of crushing it, three days ago, Apple admitted that some of its fruit may be spoiling. In their quarterly earnings announcement, one of the largest co…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:51PMSarasota theater presents Broadway-bound musical about entertainer Josephine Baker.... Read more »
SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 01:51PMOn Your Feet star Eliseo Roman curates a playlist of his favorite Gloria and Emilio Estefan songs.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:40PM“You need to find a sweeping tale of pain and redemption,” one character tells another in Bright Star, the new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell playing at the Cort Theatre. Unfo…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 01:40PMAfter a national search, the Bay Area daily hires a young local writer who's shown herself to be both enthusiast and gadfly.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:40PM“FULLY COMMITTED” is especially hilarious if you dine in restaurants or work in the restaurant industry. The play was written by Becky Mode, and it recently opened on Broadway at…
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:32PMLet the countdown begin! The Tony Awards Administration committee met today for the fourth and final time this season to determine the eligibility of nine Broadway productions for the 2016 T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PMIn anticipation of the big event, BroadwayWorld is checking in with some of the performers. Today, check out what Laura Osnes had to say...
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMLea Michele GLEE goes on a journey to unravel the secrets of her Jewish ancestry. She uncovers the heartbreaking and inspiring details of her great-grandmother's story, who fled one country …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMJames Corden took to Twitter yesterday to announce the news that Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato will be his next passengers for an upcoming episode of his popular video series 'Carpool Karaoke.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMA re-imagined version of the 1921 musical SHUFFLE ALONG, one of the earliest stage hits starring, written and directed by African-Americans, opened justlastnight, April 28, on Broadway at th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the fourth and final time this season to determine the eligibility of nine Broadway productions for the 2016 American Theatre Wing's To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMThe New York Musical Festival NYMF, previously known as The New York Musical Theater Festival, announced today additional productions and special events for NYMF 2016. THE GOLD, SINGLE, CAMP…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMTim Minchin, Zoe Wanamaker and Barack Obama make this week's picks
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:19PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, creators of the stirring musicals "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," are once again re…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:14PMThe Denver Public Schools' annual Shakespeare Festival kicks it up a notch this year with an "After-Fest" bringing together a long list of regional performers in the name of The Bard.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:13PMFew American novels want to be an opera as much as "The Scarlet Letter." Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of adultery and redemption serves up a love triangle worthy of Puccini, and just the sort …
SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:13PM They trash taboos and smash stereotypes! You can never under-estimate them! Dames Like Us is the brainchild of award-winning playwright/director/actor Francesca Rizzo, who plays Sop…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:12PM“Elegy” might be described as a memory play — not because it recalls the past but because it is a play that remembers. As in his earlier play “Constellations” (seen on Broadwa…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:12PMIt will compete with Hamilton for nominations next week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 29 for the fourth time to decide the eligibility of Broadway productions for the 2016 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Tony Awards at 01:09PMActor best known for his deadpan role in the holiday camp comedy Hi-de-Hi!The actor Barry Howard, who has died of cancer aged 78, was best known to TV viewers for his role in the BBC sitcom …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:09PMI honor of the Royal Couple's 5th Anniversary -A look back at their first kiss 5 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O00tb72yXVUParody video, sung by Jan Horvath
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 01:07PMShuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed was declared a new musical today at a meeting of the Tony Administration committee. The ruling means t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:06PMBy Loy Webb Actor and comic Melissa DuPrey has a passion for arts, activism and community building that is as large and deep as the Pacific Ocean. Her story is one of terror and triumph. Fro…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMThe Finding Neverland favorite performs a lovely pair of tunes by the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Dorothy Wilson is to step down as chief executive and artistic director of Mac Birmingham after 26 years. She will be replaced
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:55PMA group campaigning to save the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough has submitted an 11th-hour business case for keeping the theatre up and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:55PMFrom the Oliver Awards to the death of Victoria Wood, we look back at the biggest stories from April. The month kicks
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:55PMThe Broadway actress withdrew one day prior to opening due to personal reasons.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PMA new Simba will join the production from 10 May
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:21PMGearing up for Tony Award nomination this coming week Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMThe Actors Fund has announced the introduction of 'Broadway's Ziggy Bear,' a new tradition for the children of Broadway. Created for The Actors Fund by philanthropist and producer, Kelly Gon…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMGhostlight Records has released the original cast recording of Bright Star, the new musical from Grammy and Emmy Award winner Steve Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMSymphony Space, the performing arts center known for its innovative music, film, dance, and literary programs, will honor Ted and Mary Jo Shen at the 2016 Spring Gala at Gotham Hall on Monda…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMEarlier this week, the Broadway company of FUN HOME was joined by the plaintiffs who paved the way formarriage equality in the historic Proposition 8 case. The group went backstage to meet a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMTheir third musical, despite its Olivier award, never received the recognition of their LES MISERABLES and MISS SAIGON.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMToday it was announced that video auditions will now be accepted for the role. Check out all the details HERE
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMYour nominations for the 2016 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards are in and Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit Hamilton garnered a massive 27 nods, breaking Spring Awakening 's 2007 rec…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PMBy Matthew Minnicino. In this installment, Matthew Minnicino discusses gender politics in Shakespeare’s work, and productions of King Lear with women starring in the title role.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:20PMThis new play by Nick Payne stars Zoe Wanamaker,Nina Sosanya and Barbara Flynn and explores a world in which the brain is no longer a mystery to us and what the consequences of understanding…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:15PMRise Up Rye is a Broadway-themed brew created by two actors.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PMIncoming Festival have announced their 2016 programme. The London-based festival for emerging theatre companies, presented by A Younger Theatre (AYT) and New Diorama Theatre, will take place…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:07PMIn I Will Not Go Gently, Jennifer Childs provides plenty of laughs about aging without ever addressing the critical question: How do you do it well?
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:05PMBy HowlRound TV. The Martin E Segal Theatre Center presents Art, Performance & Social Poetics: Japanese Perspectives livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:04PMBy HowlRound TV. The League of Professional Theatre Women presents the Award Celebration & Big Mingle from New York City livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRoun…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:00PMDisney Theatrical Productions today announced that new cast will join the London production of THE LION KING from May 2016. Alongside changes in the ensemble cast, former All Blacks rugby st…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMDiscombobulating: Taut, hilarious and shocking, Right Now – at Edinburgh's Traverse following its run at London's Bush Theatre – plays with farce and comedy before finding a dark corner …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMLeigh Silverman will direct Ethan Lipton's "Western comedy with music" at the Wild Project.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe Pulitzer Prize-winning play begins its run tonight North Caroline Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMClose will also be the inaugural recipient of the Sharon Playhouse Marvin Hamlisch Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe new play provides the capstone of McCarter Theatre's 2015/2016 Theater Series.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
by Monica Charline Brown The opening words of playwright Justin Kuritzkes’s mind sear through the space like paralyzing ice beams. Jake Horowitz conversationall…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:58AMBoy | Right Now | Kings Of War | The Brink | The FatherYou wouldn’t exactly describe Leo Butler’s play as an enjoyable watch. But it is an utterly compelling 70 minutes. Deprived teen Li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57AMBreakin’ Convention | Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Of Taiwan: Songs Of The Wanderers | The Royal Ballet: FrankensteinThe UK’s leading hip-hop theatre festival returns. Hosted, as always, by …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57AMThe theater signs its first contract with the American Federation of Musicians local chapter.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:56AMBy Douglas Mayo
Big, the musical based on the classic movie of the same name which starred Tom Hanks is coming to the Plymouth Theatre Royal and Bord Gais Energy Theatre prior to a West End …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:55AMBy HowlRound TV. The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents Cultural Advocacy & Policy in NYC : A Forum livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:50AMFans can go ”Out Tonight” from Boston to San Diego.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AMAcademy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. took in the April 28 performance of Eclipsed. Tracee Ellis Ross from the TV show Black-ish was also in the audience.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMPerformances of the musical will begin in July at the Old Vic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AMThe star-packed event returns in 2017 to the Javits Center with a lineup of Broadway’s brightest stars.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMAging is tough, but it beats the alternative. So goes the old joke. Jennifer Childs’s latest play and Ellensue Gross’s paintings provide fresher responses.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:30AMThe moving interview between two dear friends and “Mothers.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AMThe Woodsman, a retelling of the origins of Oz’s Tin Woodsman, will end its latest off-Broadway engagement on May 29. Directed by James Ortiz and Claire Karpen, the production began pe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AMWith dynamite duo George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover on the creative team and a Tony-touting cast that includes Audra McDonald, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell, the Great White Way ope…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AM'Hamilton' is the hottest ticket on Broadway and President Obama has seen the show numerous times.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:20AMThe NBC broadcast is scheduled for December 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMBy HowlRound TV. Suzan-Lori Parks livestreams Watch Me Work from the Public Theater in New York City on Monday, May 2 at 2pm PDT (Vancouver) / 4pm CDT (Austin) / 5pm EDT (Toronto) / 21:00 GM…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:15AMToday, Kimiko Glenn speaks exclusively with BWW about portraying quirky and lovable history buff Dawn in WAITRESS and reveals, 'I was actually really bad in history'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMFollowing two sold-out NYC engagements, The Woodsman, will conclude its critically-lauded Off-Broadway run on Sunday, May 29, 2016 following the 730pm performance at New World Stages - Stage…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMThis week, I put out a request for questions for me and the Bright Star cast.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMToday in 1996, Rent opened at the Nederlander Theatre, where it ran for 5123 performances. Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMBroadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 4292016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMThe Denver Center for the Performing Arts DCPA presents Sweeney Todd, featuring new orchestrations from Denver's own Grammy-nominated gypsy-punk band, DeVotchKa.BroadwayWorld brings you a fi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMThe producers of theRENT 20thAnniversary Tourannounced additional details regarding the creative team and tour route.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMIn part two of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Allison Howlett. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may h…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:12AMDiaoChan: The Rise of the Courtesan Adapted by award nominated playwright of Casualties, Ross Ericson. Presented by Red Dragonfly Productions Often referred
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AMRenée Fleming walks on stage and shares confidentially that when she isn’t jetting to the glamorous capitals of the opera world or singing the great soprano roles on stage, she is making …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:11AMStars visited American Psycho, The Color Purple, School of Rock and Fully Committed!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMRights holders join Stephen Schwartz, Cirque du Soleil and others.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMThis light-hearted and entertaining version of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s work delighted audiences from beginning to end.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe Tin Man will take his final bow at New World Stages.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
It’s the latest show from the songwriters of Broadway’s The Story of My Life.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMBY CARY GINELL We continue with our visit with Kevin Repich, Malissa Marlow, and Leah Dalrymple, three of the stars of California Lutheran University’s production of The Drowsy Chaper…
SOURCE: vconstage.com at 10:58AMThe performers joined Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley onstage at Feinstein's/54 Below and Joe’s Pub.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AMToday’s a special day in theatre history as it marks the 20th Anniversary of RENT opening on Broadway. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since this ground-breaki…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AMKristin IdaszakHometown: Western Springs, IL Current Town: Minneapolis, MN Q: What are you working on now? A: I’m working on a new play called Lovelier Lovelies, in which a w…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:56AMMASTERWORKS BROADWAY announces today’s release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ON YOUR FEET!. Recorded live from Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, the album is produced by…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:50AMThe actress recently returned to the London staging of Sunset Boulevard following hospitalization for a chest infection.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AMIn part two of a series of interviews with the cast of McLean Community Players’ Unnecessary Farce, meet Bob Sams. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they m…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:47AM"That's why we're doing this show, so they'll remember these people and the struggle and everything they accomplished, so that we never go back to what they had to endure."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:44AMAlexander Zeldin’s Beyond Caring is to tour the UK this year. The show, which ran at the National Theatre in 2015, is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43AMActors Fund Gala Raises Over $1.2-million for Its Outreach Programs
By Ellis Nassour
Monday’s annual Actors Fund gala, where the Fund’s highest accolade, the Medal of Honor, was bestowe…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:39AMActor Tom Varey graduated from RADA in 2014 and went straight into filming BBC drama The Village. After working on several television
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:36AMClearly told and doggedly true to its source, Touring Consortium's Of Mice and Men is a solidly effective production that never quite sparks into life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:29AMAn annotated guide to what’s exactly being toasted to in this Rent anthem with the help of GIFs, photos, and Wikipedia.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:28AMFrom professional rugby to musical theatre... that may be the best second career change we've ever heard of. Former All Blacks star Nick Afoa makes his West End debut, playing Simba in The L…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 10:28AMThe actor made his Broadway debut earlier this season in the new musical Allegiance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMIn part two in a series of interviews with the cast of Voices the play, meet Stanley Freeman. Joel: Tell us about yourself. How long have you been acting in the DC, MD, VA area? What are som…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:24AMA popular character actor whose work ranged from TV soaps to the courtier Voltemand in the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet, Morag Siller has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:22AMA re-imagined version of the 1921 musical SHUFFLE ALONG, one of the earliest stage hits starring, written and directed by African-Americans, opened justlast night, April 28, on Broadway at t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AMThe directorbookwriter tells the story of a groundbreaking 1921 musical that has since been reduced to a footnote.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AMWith his company in residence at Trafalgar Studios, Jamie Lloyd has been enticing young audiences to his shows with a successful formula:
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:21AMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today from London.
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Eventually Star in Hamilton
Looks like Lin-Manuel Miranda will be in the room where it ha…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:16AMDaniel Evans' final production opens in Sheffield next month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:16AMThis week’s theatrical pictures include some of the many events from around the country celebrating Shakespeare 400, the West End transfer of Funny
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: “I’ll have the Lobster Salad with no bacon, I’m a vegan.” Waitress: “Sure, but you know…” Mrs. Brown: “Just bring me the salad.…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMGo inside the opening night of Shuffle Along with stars Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter and more!
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AMThe Off-Broadway engagement will finish May 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMDrama Desk, Tony, and Emmy Award nominee and Theater World Award and NAACP Image Award winner Vanessa Williams and Drama Desk, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Drama League Award Nominee and SA…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMOn last night's LATE LATE SHOW, after examining Ted Cruz's decision to pick Carly Fiorina as a running mate, and her subsequent song, James shows a clip of a man singing an apology during hi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM
Does your washing machine need to be fixed? Do you want a five-tier wedding cake? Maybe if Audra McDonald has some free time, she can help — because after seeing her fabulous new show, “…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:53AMThis NYTW clip of "Take Me Or Leave Me" slays down the house. #Rent20
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:52AMThe Off-Broadway performance troupe has a third studio recording, Three.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AMAlexandra Beller and Ivan Talijančić in conversation about choice-making, dramaturgy, and building Mindflock.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 09:44AMThe new play is written by Kevin Duda and Christine Toy Johnson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMShe thanks ticket leader Ted Cruz with a show tune from Call Me Madam.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AMEXCLUSIVE: 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.
GERARD:�…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:27AMNew one from Nick Payne explores brain science and female relationships, but is just a bit too superficial.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:23AMAfter long months of delay and speculation, Daniel Kramer is the company's choice
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:22AMThe Broadway season has officially ended, although the hoopla over it continues, with the Tony Award nominations to be announced on May 3. Other nominations have already been made public; mo…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:15AMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Hollywood (History), Movies, PLUGS, VISUAL ART Tagged: Cartoon Carnival, Circus Clowns, movie, screening, Standard Toykraft, Tommy Stathes
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:08AMBy Alex Goldberg. Alex Goldberg wonders if it's possible for a playwright to be wrong about an aspect of his or her own play, and describes a fraught production process.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:07AMEntertainment tech company Rovi Corp. announced this morning that it has completed a deal to acquire DVR maker TiVo for $1.1 billion in cash and stock. The new $3 billion aggregate, which wi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:02AMWendi Peters’ first drama school audition was so brutal it’s a wonder she didn’t abandon all hope of being an actor right
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Work by Hofesh Shechter and Richard Alston lead the dance line-up of this year’s Latitude Festival, as part of a programme by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMDaniel Kramer has been announced as the new artistic director of English National Opera, which has described his appointment as a “turning
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMJudi Dench has voiced hopes that repertory-style theatre will make a widespread comeback in a new online documentary. Dench will discuss her
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMFrom Eddie Murphy to illiterate hecklers, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the mostEddie Murphy Raw. It displayed his immense talent for impressions, had simple but hilari…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMAs the Broadway star Fanny Brice, famously played by Barbra Streisand, Smith draws cheers, tears and gets a laugh out of every single lineIn the queue for the ladies at the Savoy theatre, se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMGarrett Zevgetis’s multi-dimensional documentary about the struggles of Michelle Smith, legally blind and diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, is hardly predictable.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:30AMAre Michael Shannon and Jessie Mueller the best actors Chicago has ever produced? Watching them dominate their current new Broadway productions certainly leads one to wonder. Shannon laps th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:24AMIn the St. Ann’s Warehouse revival of the Tennessee Williams drama Mr. Foster plays Stanley Kowalski as “an ape: See. Grab. Take.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:22AMTony award-winning actorsinger Levi Kreis will make a special appearance at Diversity Honors, the highly touted fundraiser for the Harvey Milk Foundation and The Pride Center at Equality Par…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMWe go backstage with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star Jonathan Slinger
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:04AMFlaubert's novel is given a comedy re-working by Peepolykus
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:04AMMatthew Lenton directs a production inspired by Jeff Wall's photograph of a room in total disarray
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:04AMBy Douglas Mayo
The critically acclaimed, award-winning comedian and actor Catherine Tate, will take The Catherine Tate Show – Live across the country this autumn, with a 21 date UK t…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:00AM
In 1927, Jerome Kern shifted the shape of musical theatre from twee operetta to a tighter fusion of music with drama. He also designed Show Boat as a slap in the face to complacent audiences…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:47AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal, I review the last two Broadway openings of the 2015-16 season, Shuffle Along and Tuck Everlasting. Here’s an excerpt. * * * The first half of George C. Wo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:45AMThis week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Los Angeles,and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which includ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43AMThe Space, LondonGotthold Ephraim Lessing’s European drama, given an admirable revival at this fringe theatre, is an assured attack on unfettered princely powerThis 1772 tragedy by Gotthol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:33AMCarol Lawrence and Larry Kert sing “Tonight” on The Ed Sullivan Show. The song, by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, is from the score of West Side Story. This performance, which d…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMElla Hickson's new play will premiere in October
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:08AMStiles and Drewe's musical adaptation runs until June 4
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:08AMThe actor recently won the Evening Standard Emerging Talent Award and the Critics' Circle Most Promising Newcomer Award
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:08AMThis weekend's big news Will Swenson joins DISASTER, the 2016 Lucille Lortel Awards take place on Sunday, and DEAR EVAN HANSEN opens off-Broadway
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08AM“We’re all insecure. We’re all neurotic. We’re all trying so hard to figure our process out. And kindness behooves you, because you’ve got to come back the next day and do it again…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
The new Broadway musical “Shuffle Along” dazzles like no other show this season — but it also disappoints.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:47AMA new look at the groundbreaking 1921 musical provides a showcase for big talents.
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:47AM“Shuffle Along” is to die for. Subtitled “The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed,” the dance-drunk show (choreographed by Savion Glover) recounts the peril…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:47AMAudra McDonald, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell head the cast of this ambitious, flashy musical choreographed by Newark's Savion Glover.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 06:47AMDining with Jesse Tyler Ferguson at Momofuku and Eleven Madison Park on someone else’s dime? For most of us, that’s priceless. For “Fully Committed” playwright Becky Mode, that was r…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:39AMAs Howard Brenton’s play about TE Lawrence opens in London, William Boyd discovers that the truth about this complicated man is more elusive and interesting than the Hollywood mythDavid Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:22AMMusical-theater superstar Patti LuPone says shooting her guest-starring role on an episode of Showtime’s horror series “Penny Dreadful” last season wasn’t all fun and games. She and …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
ToB: @shufflealongbwy Reviews & @HamiltonMusical to Be Filmed “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:59AM by: Myra Chanin Jonathan Brielle, an energetic, ambitious creator of musicals presented himself, his past, present and future productions in a Broadway at …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:50AMFrom Catch 22 to overenthusiastic chefs, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the mostProbably Eddie Pepitone’s show at the 2012 fringe. He was so raw and funny and angry an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:22AMThe creators behind new drama and love story SAVAGE, which uncovers the tragic tale of a Nazi doctor and his ill-conceived “cure” for homosexuality, are proud to announce the cast for th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:19AMThe oldest troupe in St. Louis announces its 106th season
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:12AMThere’s not much that Daniel Evans, who turns 43 this summer, hasn’t already done in the theatre. He’s acted in the West
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThe annual festival takes place at Henham Park, Southwark in July
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00AM
The unapologetically romantic musical "Death Takes A Holiday" finds humor and pathos, delivered with impressively strong vocals, in a lovely Arvada Center production smartly directed by Rod…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:48AMIn this guest post, co-founder of Sydney indie theatre company Edgeware Forum Jessica-Belle Keogh writes about her company, the importance of the indie theatre ecosystem and re-examining w…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:06AMNot all theatres are built to last. The National Theatre is a building but it was also an idea, and that idea
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThe day before the new musical Diary of a Wimpy Kid began previews at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, a headline in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMIn a recent article for WhatsOnStage, Michael Coveney took theatre criticism to task for being too much about criticism itself. He wrote
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
The Fairy Princess was feeling pretty good – she was in the Opening Number for the Easter Bonnet Competition for Broadway Cares/EFA – directed by T. Oliver Reed, written by Jed R…
SOURCE: fairyprincessdiaries.com at 01:44AMJoin BSG host Clarke Thorell for the April 25, 2016 opening of Fully Committed on Broadway starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 01:36AMFrom the soundtrack of a generation comes Carole King – The Songbook of Her Life paying tribute to the life and music of this remarkable woman, touring nationally throughout May and Ju…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:21AMIt’s always exciting when Australia gets a new homebred musical like The Detective’s Handbook. It’s a rare and special treat in a landscape of mass-produced shows imported from oversea…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:06AMLooking for the perfect entertainment for kids next school holidays? Look no further – The Gazillion Bubble Show is coming to Sydney. Direct from New York’s New World Stages, this mu…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:00AMFace Swapping with Model Taylor Hill
Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill sashays into the YH Studio to tell us all about how she was discovered at a young age to become the modeling sensatio…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMJonathan Larson's Tony-winning musical celebrates its 20th anniversary today.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMWitch-hunters, blacklisters, and many cultural crosscurrents infuse Arthur Miller's play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Who is Lucy Maunder? I am a Melbourne based Actor, born in Sydney spent my childhood in London, moved back to Sydney when I was 15 and last year bought a property in Melbourne. Love all aspe…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:54AMThe Metropolitan Room presents star of both Broadway and cabaret stages, Kelli Rabke, in the premiere of The Wizard...and I - The Music of Stephen Schwartz tonight, April 29th at 7PM. Join K…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42AMMasterworks Broadwayreleases theOriginal Broadway Cast Recording of ON YOUR FEET
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42AMA benefit concert featuring the original Tony-nominated stars of the recent Broadway production of Rodgers Hammerstein's CINDERELLA --Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana and Victoria Clark -- and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42AMTony Award nominee Will Swenson Hair, Priscilla Queen of the Desert will assume the role of Tony Delvecchio for nine performances only in Broadway's critically acclaimed musical comedy Disas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18AMFeaturing some of the world’s most creative emerging and established publishers, artists and writers, the 2016 Melbourne Art Book Fair will feature a dynamic program of free talks, book la…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:11AMThe songs decorated the Off-Broadway comedy show with Bill Irwin and David Shiner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMEdie Brickell co-wrote the original musical with Steve Martin.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEverything was Rent 20 years ago, when the show opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre April 29, 1996. The cast takes us back to what life was like then.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe three-time Tony nominee, who is playing a limited engagement in Fun Home, looks back on her theatrical career.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRent’s original Mimi talks singing with her Roger, Adam Pascal, on the Broadway stage where it all began 20 years ago.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThis year’s Marfan Foundation Gala honored Jonathan Larson and featured performances by cast members of the many productions of Rent from over the years.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tamburitzans folk music and dance ensemble is another step closer to separation from Duquesne University.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM