Les Misérables filmmaker Tom Hooper reportedly will produce and direct.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57PMOur worlds have been turned upside down! The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning new musical Finding Neverland will shutter on the Great White Way on August 21. At time of closing, th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:49PMThe new musical will end its run in August, but plans for a future Broadway return and film adaptation are in motion.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33PMBelvoir has announced that playwright and actor Kate Mulvany will present the Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture on Monday 16 May 2016. Mulvany is worried about the future for playwrights. …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:30PMThe epic tale continues as the Washington National Opera’s production of Siegfried –The Ring of the Nibelung-Part Two played to a very appreciative audience last night at The Kennedy Cen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:29PMLong a physical destination for culture, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is rolling out a new digital initiative intended as a virtual portal for visitors to the 16-acre complex.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 11:26PMProducers of the bio-musical, about the playwright who wrote “Peter Pan,” are planning a national tour of the show.
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After a year and a half of shows, the production will play its final performance in August before a national tour and London production launch read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:36PMThe New York Drama Critics Circle has named family drama “The Humans” the best play of the season, with “Shuffle Along” taking the award for musical. That’s a b…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:28PMTom Hooper will direct and produce a movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats” for Universal and Working Title. Producers are Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:28PMIn honor of the late, legendary playwright Lorraine Hansberry, Chicago’s Goodman Theatre is throwing a citywide celebration April 30–June 5. Curated by resident director Chuck Sm…
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:27PM"Matilda the Musical," which opened on Broadway in 2013, made its Cleveland debut this week. It is every bit as good as the rave New York reviews promised, capturing the whimsy and…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:27PMIn this 400th anniversary year, amid what feels like 400 million shows and tributes, it’s increasingly difficult for a Shakespeare production to stand out. No such problem for Emma Rice’…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:26PM
Paul Watson is, by all evidence, a fascinating man. Best known for a famous photograph of the corpse of a UN soldier being desecrated on the streets of Mogadishu, the Pulitzer Prize-winning …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:57PMCookbook Corner ~ The Field To Table Cookbook – Gardening, Foraging, Fishing & Hunting By Susan L. Ebert To pen a collection of recipes using ingredients gleaned from the great outdoor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:56PMCabaret gives performers license to tell personal stories. This is certainly the case for Daniel Tobias in his much-toured solo show The Orchid and the Crow. This 2015 Green Room Award winne…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:49PMHot on the heels of their Tony nominations, there was more good news for Broadway's The Humans and Shuffle Along on May 5. The New York Drama Critics' Circle named the former best pl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:45PM"The Humans," Stephen Karam's blistering and tender tragicomic thriller about a family Thanksgiving, has won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play of the 2015-16 season.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:36PMOpening celebration on Saturday, May 14, is sold out; open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily and Thursdays until 9 p.m. through Labor Day. … Click to Continue »
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:20PMThe Adelaide Festival of Arts has announced the appointment of Sandy Verschoor as its new Chief Executive. A highly respected administrator and member of the arts community, Sandy is curren…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:18PMNow that the Tony Award nominations have been announced, we can all breathe a bit easier knowing that Hamilton will likely sweep every major category… but let’s make room for s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:02PM
In The Body of an American, written by Dan O’Brien, the subject of the play, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has been assigned to many war zones, asks: “If I’m not crazy anyw…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:49PMDr. Megan Alrutz and the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte are among the honorees for contributions to theatre for young audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:39PMThe English National Opera has announced its 201617 season, showcasing an extraordinary range of work -- from the return of beloved classics to exciting new productions and a world premiere.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36PMPlaywright Anne Washburn and choreographer Ishmael Houston-Jones are among the recipients.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:33PMThe New York Drama Critics’ Circle has voted the Stephen Karam’s The Humans as best play and Shuffle Along as best musical of the 2015-2016 season. The group’s winners were…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:29PMDisney Theatrical Group provides funding for theatre programs at Boston elementary schools.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:29PMThese works were named best new musical and best new play, but the awards have limited predictive value for the Tonys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:28PMAcrobats, animations, naked dancers, fireworks, Ruhl in Icelandic, and Friel in German---must be summertime.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:20PMRodgers amp Hammerstein's 1947 musical ALLEGRO is finally set to make a proper European premiere at London's Southwark Playhouse this autumn, complete with new orchestrations.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:03PM"Wood’s choreography alludes to emotional shifts, passing from innocence, rebellion, and struggles made tangible with straps bound around the dancers who tug and resist each other." Deirdr…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM"...the pièce de résistance of the evening is Quick Time, also a premiere, and a bountiful work, richly textured with visual, aural, and physical collaborations." Christine Jowers, New Y…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM"I lived with a highly cultured Indian family in Bombay, as it was called then (in 1968), and met extraordinary dancers who have continued to influence me from that day onwards." ~ Jonathan…
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Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonEmma Rice’s debut is a brave adaptation of one of the bard’s best-loved comedies“Rock the ground,” declares a red neon sign high above the Globe stage wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49PMStephen Karam's ensemble drama about the conflicts and comforts of the American family in an age of anxiety took best play honors, while George C. Wolfe's glittering historical exhumation wa…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:43PMThe company selects an Atlanta native after an extensive search.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:39PMOn this week's episode, we reveal the winners of the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, talk Tonys and shout out to the one and only Audra McDonald.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:32PMAndrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical CATS, based on the poetry of T.S. Eliot,is one tiptoe closer to the big screen.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32PMIn the rush of incoming Broadway and off/Broadway productions mid-season, I somehow missed the 2nd Stage mounting of this original and quite remarkable new musical by a new trio of writers.�…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:24PMAcrobats, musicians and pole dancers infuse an air of surrealism into this neo-cirque show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:10PMRECOMMENDED What do you get when you take the dramatic sensibilities of Writers Theatre and mix it up with the comedic instincts of The Second City? The answer is a slick, funny and refreshi…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 07:00PMWinners of the annual honors have been announced.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PMWinners of the annual honors have been announced.
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The New York Drama Critics' Circle just announced its 2016 Best Play and Best Musical Stephen Karam's THE HUMANSand George C. Wolfe's SHUFFLE ALONG.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:52PMBy HowlRound TV. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Theatre Bay Area co-host Equitable Representation Through the Arts: A Community Conversation livestreaming on the global, commons-based p…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:46PMPark theatre, LondonLondon 2012 is the setting for an exuberant update of The Beggar’s Opera, featuring greedy mayors, pavement dissenters and an investment of lyrical witJohn Gay’s The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44PMTony Award nominees are clutching their cellphones, anxiously awaiting the call — or rather, the summons — from Her Highness Anna Wintour. The Vogue editor-in-chief will once again dress…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:39PMI was so stunned by how many fucks it didn’t give that I stopped wondering if I was laughing with it or at it and wondered if my laughter transcended it.
The post Totally Psycho: <em>…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 06:38PMThe New York Drama Critics’ Circle has named Stephen Karam’s The Humans as 2016 Best Play and George C. Wolfe’s Shuffle Along as Best Musical. New York Drama Critics’…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:36PMThe Stephen Karam play and the starry George C. Wolfe musical earn laurels.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:33PMI am going to be on vacation for the next couple weeks. As is my practice, I will be featuring some of the more interesting/thought providing posts from my archives while I am away. At the r…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 06:30PMCreativity Post had a good piece last week about simple business rules that complements Vu Le’s recent Nonprofit With Balls post on developing organizational values. Both pieces cautio…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 06:30PMRebecca Luker on returning to Broadway in Fun Home, getting her start on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera and what it's like living with Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PMAnne Hathaway is bringing her latest stage role to the big screen. The Oscar winner will reprise her performance in George Brant’s Grounded in a film adaptation, according to Variety. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PMTony, Oscar and Pulitzer Prize-winning scribe John Patrick Shanley will join Vassar and New York Stage and Film’s 2016 Powerhouse Season of new works with his latest comedy The Portugu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PMShe Loves Me's Benjamin Eakeley stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about his solo concert Broadway Swinger.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PMPerformance Space 122, a center of arts innovation, is offering a mobile tour of sites related to creative performance in the neighborhood.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:02PM'The choreography doesn't even resemble feline movement! As a nation we owe it to future generations to STOP this musical'
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 06:02PMRadio City Music Hall's production will feature the Rockettes.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMHathaway appeared in the drama at the Public Theater in 2015.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMVassar College and New York Stage and Film have announced the lineup for their annual collaboration.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
The company will present its third season of Victory Dance this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PMThe National Theatre beamed with bright, bold colors and sheer spectacle last night, capping its season with a new production of The Wizard of Oz in an enthralling adaptation of the all-ti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:58PMThe Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance formerly the Gershwin Awards, hasannounced the 2015-2016 student performers who will compete for the title of Best Actress and Bes…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PMVassar amp New York Stage and Film announced today the complete list of programming for its 32nd Powerhouse Season, which runs June 24 to July 31 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PMFollowing an extended run and rave reviews at The Public Theater in 2015, Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway will now bring George Brant's war drama GROUNDED to the big screen, Variety reports.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PMPrincipal casting is now set for Radio City Music Hall’s New York Spectacular, featuring the Radio City Rockettes. Tony nominee Euan Morton will lead the show, which will be penned by …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PMJennifer Damiano chats with American Psycho's leading man Benjamin Walker and his adorable dog Arnie.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PMa single incident escalates into a heart-stirring, highly original and believable new musical about a society with an alarming increase in teen suicides and drug addiction as well as social …
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:39PMThe acclaimed musical joins The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of a Crowd, along with new works by Taylor Mac, Josh Radnor and John Patrick Shanley.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMThe Oscar-winner will produce and star in the solo show which played the Public Theater in 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PMThis May, BroadwayBox editorial is tipping our hat to Nick's Block Party Summer with a month of Tony nominee editorial.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:25PMThe revamped version of the New York City-themed show that features the Rockettes will return to Radio City in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PMBroadwayWorld is excited to confirmprincipalcasting for Madison Square Garden Company's upcoming production of NEW YORK SPECTACULAR STARRING THE RADIO CITY ROCKETTES, presented by Chase, at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15PMOriginal DREAMGIRLS Jennifer Holliady and Sheryl Lee Ralph grabbed breakfast and chatted on Facebook Live about their upcoming concert in Los Angeles. Check out what they had to say in the v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15PMFrom beginning to end RUTHLESS! is filled with a baby bevy of amazingly talented show-stopping, star-turning actors, each inhabiting a larger than life character.
SOURCE: theaterscene.com at 05:05PMBy HowlRound TV. The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presents Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir —the winner of this year’s Edwin Booth Award—livestreaming on…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PMThe two Oscar winners will portray the infamous feuding pair of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis on the small screen.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMBlockhead among Sacramento’s skateboarding success storiesMore than 75 boards on display at its retrospective showBoard designs can be enjoyed as art or a means of ramp riding … Clic…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:00PMEverywhere you turn, you want to say “Wow!”The new SFMOMA will greatly enhance the cultural profile of the Bay AreaNew building blends with the existing museum … Click to Continue …
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:00PM
Dazzling visual effects, superb performances, lavish costuming and compelling storytelling are just some of the magnificent elements of a new Kabuki production — Kabuki Lion Shi-Shi-O: T…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:45PMBroadway Records and producer Jeremy Handelmanrecently announced long awaited release of the original Off-Broadway cast album of the award winning musical, BROOKLYN CRUSH formerly Fking Up E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMSpiderwoman Theater will premiere Material Witness at La MaMa Off-Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PMWhen casting director Julia Flores starts casting a project, she says her priority is always finding the heart of the show. Flores was looking for strong singers who could emotionally connec…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:36PMMake your pick for 15 of the 22 categories in the 70th annual Tony Awards, honoring Broadway’s best. The awards ceremony will take place on June 12 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City,,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:23PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Vegas to Get Magic Mike Before Broadway
We're not entirely sure what this project means for the Broadway-aimed Magic Mi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:20PMI have a bunch of favorite songs. One that comes to mind is “The Nearness of You.” I love the lyric: “It’s not the pale moon that excites me, that thrills and deligh…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:14PMThe long-missing manuscript of a Federalist Paper written by John Jay has been found at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:11PMThe season will feature a world premiere by Theresa Rebeck, and new plays by Jen Silverman and Lucas Hnath.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PMEXCLUSIVE: Midding-to-scorching reviews have not dissuaded London theatergoers from making Matthew Perry’s star turn in his playwriting debut a breakthrough West End sellout. Enterin…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:04PMI feel like I’m flying when I’m singing. It’s the most freedom I’ve ever felt. Singing allows you to transcend your body, transcend time, transcend everything. ItR…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:02PM
She'll play opposite Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in Feud for FX.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMA look inside the Opening Night Celebration for Fully Committed on Broadway at The Eventi Hotel on April 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMJames Joyce, one of the most provocative and influential writers of all time, had his creativity, imagination, and desire transformed by Nora Barnacle.Himself and Nora, a new musical with bo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PMThe tony-winner has a message for white actors playing Asians 'You're in the wrong part.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PM Rockettes rehearsal for New York Spectacular starring The Radio City Rockettes are always great fun. The upcoming production, which celebrates New York City in the summertime and star…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:42PMFresh from her Broadway run in Noises Off, the Tony Award nominee is scheduled to perform May 3-14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PMWe follow them from week one, when they are reading the script for the first time and devising backstories for their characters; to week two, when they start acting with each other, scripts …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:29PMOriginally published on PEOPLE.com Read this story online The title alone makes you think twice. Upon first hearing the words “the good wife,” the phrase sounds like a reference …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:29PMAre you ready, kids? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Bikini Bottom (Eventually) Goes Broadway — otherwise known as The SpongeBob Musical. The clip focuses on the songs and s…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:25PMAddressing a packed house at a scene-y downtown beer hall Thursday, a confident if limping Jeff Zucker extolled the success of his six-month-old baby Great Big Story, the video channel aime…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:24PMBy Caitlin Bailey. In this first installment, Director Caitlin Bailey shares her directorial process for Love Sonnets: Things Women Say , a compilation of monologues for women written by Chu…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:10PMIN THE NEWS
The Laguna Playhouse Board of Directors has selected Ellen Richard to be its Interim Executive Director. She will assume the position while the Playhouse is undertaki…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:05PM
Jazz groups of eight to eleven often make fascinating and unusual music, but they rarely survive.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:58PMMasterVoices raised more than 220,000 to fund the company's Artistic and Education Programs at its 2016 Spring Benefit which featured Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate starring…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PMAfter Louie is an upcoming feature-length narrative film by lifelong activist and artist, Vincent Gagliostro who has been sited by New York Magazine as one of the six most influential player…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PMFX has ordered a new anthology series from Ryan Murphy. Titled FEUD, the series joins Murphy's other FX dramas, AMERICAN HORROR STORY and AMERICAN CRIME STORY.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PMThe performers of Stolen House will create a fully realized, improvised play each evening.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM By Sandi Durell A marriage made in jazz heaven has come about with the pairing of the iconic Ann Hampton Callaway and Birdland Jazz Club! Not to be cliché but . . . …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:37PMRECOMMENDED Jessica Anne is a tactful truth-teller, performance artist and oathbreaker; Mike Hamilton is the best actor she knows. “Mike Mother” is ninety minutes of being locked in a r…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:30PMBy Arianna Soloway. Arianna Soloway writes about her struggle to self-define as a director when she works full-time as a real estate agent.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:23PMA tour de force performance by Frank Langella. Review appears in other North Jersey Media Group Newspapers.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 02:23PMCreated with the director Rebecca Taichman, “Indecent” is inspired by Sholem Asch’s Yiddish play “The God of Vengeance.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:14PMReaction from Broadway stars on 2016 Tony Award nominations.
SOURCE: CBS 2 TV at 02:14PMJane Krakowski and Gavin Creel sing ”Ilona.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMFresh off a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations, “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail visited "Late Night With Seth Meyers" to chat about the achievement, his relationship with musica…
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:05PMCraig Wright's oft-produced play "The Pavilion," now in a lovely revival at Malibu Playhouse, takes place in the early 2000s, in the fictional town of Pine City, Minn. (That's where Wright, …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:05PMJackob G. Hofmann’s new play about memory and chance encounters will play Theatre Row.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PMCody Williams stops by Sardi’s to talk about the choreography of “On The Town” created by Joshua Bergasse.
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:04PMFrieze New York 2016 SCORES IT’S TRIPPLE RATING, AGAIN SETTING THE NY ARTWORLD FRONT AND CENTER.
By: Janet Lehr
Established in 2012 by the founders of Frieze maga- zine, Matthew Slo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:02PMDavid Greenspan, Tom Phelan and Dale Soules take part in the reading of MJ Kaufman’s latest play at The Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PMEvery year since 2000, Broadway.com has asked our readers to pick their favorites of the season in our yearly Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. On the heels of receiving a history making …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PMThe new musical is inspired by the life of novelist James Joyce.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe funds will go toward theater education in Boston public schools.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
The pink truck is circulating through the theatre district and nearby areas through 5 PM today.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PMAcademy Award winner Shirley MacLaine and Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick will headline a new dramedy TV series forParamount Television titled BETTYVILLE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57PMLego tributes to the casts of WAITRESS, SHUFFLE ALONG, THE COLOR PURPLE, BRIGHT STAR and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMEarlier this month, Boston Conservatory and New York City voice teacher James Javore passed away following a battle with prostate cancer. In celebration of his life,a group of alumni, past s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMGeorge Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts awards the 2016 Mason Arts Award to Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington National Ballet. The Mason Arts Award…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45PMTony nominee Melissa Errico shares the stories behind clips from My Fair Lady, Amour, High Society and One Touch of Venus.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:20PMThe actor and author, who portrays Wilde in the play “The Judas Kiss,” writes about his voyage with the Irish playwright and poet.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:16PM“When Giwayen Mata first started, people were taken aback by the fact that we, as women, were drumming,” says Omelika Kuumba, founder and artistic director of the Atlanta ensemb…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PM
Broadway Records has announced that they will release Norbert Leo Butz Girls, Girls, Girls - Live at 54 BELOW digitally and in stores on September 9, 2016. The album is currently available f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PMBroadway Records has announced that Arlington World Premiere Recording will be released digitally and in stores on June 17, 2016. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PMAlice Ripley, Nathan Lee Graham, Gay Marshall, Carol Lipnik, Rob Maitner and Gabrielle Stravelli have joined the cast of the sixth annual Night Of A Thousand Judys - the Pride concert to ben…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PMDue to overwhelming demand, the producers of the Off-Broadway smash, RUTHLESS! The Musical, today put a new block of seats on sale through September 10th. RUTHLESS! opened on July 13, 2015 t…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 12:55PMIf you like your Mozart opera upholstered in petticoats, wigs, and silk stockings, the current Curtis Opera Theatre production of Le nozze di Figaro at the Kimmel might well cure you of any …
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:55PMNEW YORK (AP) -- It's been an exciting season for theater in New York, with some solid revivals, thoughtful new plays and lively comedies. And then there's the show …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:55PMIn mounting a new version of "Coppelia," the new Cleveland Ballet is taking a big next step, declaring its independence and proving it can make its own magic.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:55PMIs Timbaland hoping to follow in Hamilton's footsteps?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PMChicago actors, you too can train with the Christopher Bayes, commedia dell'arte and movement consultant for Court's produciton of One Man, Two Guvnors. Click here to read more about Chris'…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:42PMThe concert will benefit NY's The Ali Forney Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMOn October 31, 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther nailed a list of 95 theses to a cathedral door in Wittenberg, Germany. It was a hammering heard round the world. On the eve of the 500th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:36PMThe Globe catches up with the theatre company’s ever-busy artistic director
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:35PMJohn Ball's 1965 novel "In the Heat of the Night" — about a black police detective named Virgil Tibbs stoically pushing back on bigotry while helping law enforcement in a small Southern to…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:31PMCarefree: Dancin' with Fred & Ginger will debut this fall in New Jersey.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PMAerosmith, Cyndi Lauper, and Sara Bareilles are just a few of the pop stars contributing to the Broadway-bound score.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
The SpongeBob Musical's co-conceiver and director Tina Landau and music supervisor Tom Kitt are joined by contributing songwriters Cyndi Lauper, Aerosmith\u2019s Joe Perry, The Flaming Lips\…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMThe ensemble member assumes the role oftown crierto introduce his giddy new backstage video.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMWho really cares about spring Awards season has arrived- the only time of the year that really matters to Broadwayfans everywhere. The 2016 Tony nominees were announced earlier this week, wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMA new exhibition exploring the life of Vivien Leigh will open this summer at the stately home belonging to her favourite costume designer.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:49AMHear samples of songs from the new show based on the cartoon series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM"I never felt like a person of color until I came to New York and started working in the theater. The theater, of all places, was where I first encountered racism in New York." - Sevan K. Gr…
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:44AMRead on to catch up on this past week's trends April 15-21, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMTimbaland has inked a deal with Leftfield Pictures to develop his forthcoming album 'Opera Noir into a TV musical.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMAnyone who is going to see Betty Buckley perform in concert for the first time this Saturday evening at the Ridgefield Playhouse is going to be enthralled. Not just because she has a gloriou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMThose of you who have seen Bright Star know what a tour de force the role of Alice Murphy is for our TonyDrama DeskOuter Critics Circle-nominated leading lady, Carmen Cusack. And while she s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMInternational Shakespeare Prize ROMANIA/CRAIOVA The 15th Craiova International Shakespeare Festival has ended with the presentation of the International Shakespeare Prize to Thomas
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:39AMA lifestyle blogger and the head of Oxford University Dramatic Society are among 15 female students to be mentored by leading creative
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:35AM"Anastasia" lives! The irresistible 20th-century legend of a young princess who escapes execution at the hands of Russian revolutionaries, then finds adventure and romance in Paris, has been…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:32AMThe SpongeBob Musical's co-conceiver and director Tina Landau and music supervisor Tom Kitt are joined by contributing songwriters Cyndi Lauper, Aerosmith\u2019s Joe Perry, The Flaming Lips\…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AMTom Hiddleston has urged drama schools to lower their tuition fees or risk alienating young people from underprivileged backgrounds. He claimed that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMIt’s been an exciting season for theater in New York, with some solid revivals, thoughtful new plays and lively comedies. And then there’s the show where a guy’s ax gets stuck in an in…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:22AMThe award-winning composer also discusses forthcoming productions of Hamilton.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AMEmma Rice kicks off her Wonder season as the new artistic director of London’s Globe with a gender-swapping take on Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy about the course of true love. Guardia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:10AMNew English National Opera artistic director Daniel Kramer has revealed plans to include a musical in every season, claiming the move would
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM
We’ve created a list of 10 plays perfect for any community theater, small or large. Check ‘em out!
The post Top 10 Plays for Community Theaters appeared first on Breaking Character.
SOURCE: breakingcharactermagazine.com at 10:52AMDonovan will play record producer Sam Phillips
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:48AMBut dissonance is at the edge of everything you hear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -- a sound that contains multitudes.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:45AMPaz PardoHometown: Palo Alto, CACurrent Town: Austin, TXQ: What are you working on now? A: A Christmas comedy where everyone dies called Pioneers of the Future. We'll see h…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:40AMAn artistic sports video gone viral turns an athlete's slip into a soaring message of resilience.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:39AMTheDramatists GuildFund celebrated the work of FUN HOME's Lisa Kronon Monday, May 2at an intimate Salon. BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive photo coverage from the event below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMThe Tony Awards Nominations Announcement was hosted by former co-stars of Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON earlier this week past Tony Award-winnerNikki M. Jamesand past Tony-nominee and Grammy…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMSHE LOVES ME stars Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel stopped by this morning's TODAY to perform thenumber 'Ilona'from the show.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMThe New American Theatre Company NY The NATCNY will present an immersive staged reading of Nilan Johnson's Endangered Species on Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10. This staging of Johnson's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMHistory (and anyone who can manage to get a ticket) has its eyes on the Thomas Kail-helmed hit Hamilton, which garnered 16 Tony nominations on May 3. One went to creator and title star Lin-M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AMWell, this is one way to wake up. She Loves Me picked up eight Tony nominations this week including Best Revival and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Jane Krakowski. The stage and sc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AMPlus, he tells what one-time classmate Lin-Manuel Miranda was like in college.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AMPittsburgh CAPA senior DaMya Gurley took third place at the National August Wilson Monologue Contest on May 2. DaMya competed against 18 high school contestants from 15 cities at the event, …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:13AMTween Brown: (Without an excuse me, or even acknowledgement.) “What’s the wifi password?” Bartender: “I don’t know.” Tween Brown: “Why not?” B…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM"You're a nobody and you suffer like a nobody," a character is bluntly informed in "The House of Blue Leaves," John Guare's breakout play, first seen in 1966, which stuffs all sorts of ugly,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:10AMFamous for “The Ride of the Valkyries,” Washington National Opera’s production of The Valkyrie made a huge impression. Jaw dropping fight scenes with dogs bounding across the stage, av…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:06AMThe past 48 hours have been amongst the craziest and busiest days of our year at BroadwayWorld, and I think I can speak for the whole team that we’ve loved every minute.
On Tues…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMGavin Creel & Jane Krakowski are bringing it to you on the Today Show with their big She Loves Me song.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:01AM
The two Tony nominees will be guests on The Tonight Show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AMJennifer Lawrence has released a new clip from X-Men: Apocalypse exclusively on her Facebook page. The story as we know it so far: "Just because there's not a war doesn't mean there's peace.…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:48AMArts institutions including the Southbank Centre and the London Symphony Orchestra have been urged to end their sponsorship deals with global tobacco
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMRory Kinnear will make his directorial debut as part of English National Opera’s new season, which will also see the organisation partner
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMThe first revival of Caryl Churchill’s play Blue Heart will be staged at the Orange Tree Theatre as part of its new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMIn Part Seven of a series of interviews with the cast of The Foreigner at the Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn, meet Becky Batt. Joel: Please introduc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:44AMThe Tony Award nominations are out and I couldn't be more excited! Every show that was nominated totally deserves it, although some shows got snubbed, which is sad.
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:42AMToday in 1954, Damn Yankees opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1019 performances. Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMLast night on THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, James Corden called on Gwen Stefani to help him get to work, singing her classics along the way until they have to pick up two friends.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMDonald Trump recently took the stage as “Start Me Up” was playing and — screeeech! “The Rolling Stones have never given permission to the Trump campaign to use their songs and ha…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:35AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:28AMIn Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s The Emperor’s Nightingale meet Jonathan Frye. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our reader…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:25AMBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A compelling drama at Romania's national opera has been drawing huge audiences for weeks. But it's not a production of "The Marri…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:21AMBy Douglas Mayo
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Tony award-winning musical The Secret Garden, a special youth oriented production is heading to the Ambassadors Theatre for a limited…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:18AMBy HowlRound TV. Suzan-Lori Parks livestreams Watch Me Work from the Public Theater in New York City on Monday, May 9 at 2pm PDT (Vancouver) / 4pm CDT (Austin) / 5pm EDT (Toronto) / 21:00 GM…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:15AMTheatre Royal, YorkBryony Lavery’s adaptation of the novel is more sacred than profane and, if the plot sometines drags, there are some fine performances along the wayAfter a longer-than-e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMRoyal Opera House, LondonMcRae is superb as the Creature at the centre of Liam Scarlett’s ambitious production, but surgery is needed to bring his strange story to the foreFor Liam Scarlet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMStarting up a fringe festival in any world theatre capital undoubtedly involves many challenges, but Paris Fringe has gone the extra distance
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAt next week’s Theatre 2016 conference, of which The Stage is a media partner, leading figures from the industry will give their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
The son of one of Connecticut's most successful inventors, engineers and industrialists will give a free talk about his book about his father on Tuesday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Hartford His…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:39AMNow that the Tony Award nominations have been announced, it looks like a pretty competitive race for 'Best Choreography.' The category is full of creative and diverse work from four establis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:22AMOn last night's LATE NIGHT, HAMILTON Director Thomas Kail stopped by to talk about the show's record-breaking 16 Tony nominations, and shared that he was not expecting the achievement.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:22AMWe took our Magic Carpet to New York to chat with Dean John-Wilson and Jade Ewen
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:10AMPhotos from Emma Rice's inaugural production have been released
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:10AM There’s nothing quite like being surprised at the theater, and I most assuredly was when I saw Tuck Everlasting, the new musical adaptation of Natalie Babbitt’s popular children�…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 08:07AMA refreshing coherency is what Director Brian Kite brings to the entire proceedings that may have been lacking in previous productions of this, Green Day’s admitted “Magnum Opus”. By t…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM
Equally Represented Arts is back with another enveloping, innovative production that places Shakespeare’s Macbeth as its spine, and includes excerpts ranging from Emily Post's Etiquette an…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:52AMJust a few days ago, we wrote a little appreciation of Mexican influence on American culture. Today being the holiday of Cinco de Mayo we thought we would again celebrate a particular mani…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:52AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column I talk about the decline of the play-based film. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Fifty years ago, “A Man for All Seasons” and “Who’…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMToday's big news Happy Cinco de Mayo - the cast of NERDS performs at BROADWAY SESSIONS, and SHOES AND BAGGAGE begins off-Broadway
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24AMLeicester’s Curve is to stage a new production of Grease as part of its forthcoming season. A reimagining of The Importance of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMThe head of environmental charity Julie’s Bicycle has claimed that the arts are a “chronically untapped resource” in combating climate change. Speaking
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMRiskier and more experimental will be staged at the National Theatre thanks to the legacy of its Temporary Theatre, according to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMThe T-Birds and Pink Ladies will be in town this Christmas
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:10AMDrew McOnie's production will open at the theatre later this month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:10AM“I love Latin quotations. I suspect that nobody ever said anything in Latin which was above the level of barber shop philosophy, but it has a wondrous sonority.” Robertson Davies, The Pa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
It's the world premiere of Liam Scarlett's new work and the first evening-length ballet he's made for The Royal Ballet
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:56AMBy Douglas Mayo
The world premiere of Howard Brenton’s Lawrence After Arabia opens tonight at the Hampstead Theatre directed by John Dove. We are pleased to bring you these great image…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:49AM“It’s my absolute favorite pointe ballet,” says Ariana Gonzalez, who plays Juliet opposite Derek Lauer in the role of Romeo.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:36AMReview of the musical.
SOURCE: Popdose at 06:36AMGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" has opened to audiences in the Gaza Strip, albeit with a distinctly Palestinian twist....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:36AM“Grease is the word, is the word that you heard, it’s got a groove, it’s got a meaning …” Admit it, you loved “Grease,” the 1978 classic movie musical based…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:36AMAre you interested in Edinburgh Fringe or starting to programme your events calendar? The lovely Chloe Nelkin has sent a useful little summary of the twenty-two shows that they are represent…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:15AMTwo revivals and two premieres will feature as part of the season
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMThe actor will direct a world premiere as part of the line up
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMThe Royal Ballet's artist in residence Liam Scarlett presents his first full-length work for the Royal Opera House main stage
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMBy Douglas Mayo
Producers have announced that the three actresses from the original season at London Theatre Workshop will reprise their roles in the upcoming Southwark Playhouse season. The…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:02AM
ToB: @RobMcClure joins @RottenBroadway, @Astaire_Awards Noms, & More! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:59AMReno will include replacing the seats, and getting rid of some to make more legroom.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:30AMBy Douglas Mayo
The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch will premiere Romford Rose, a new country musical by playwright Christopher Bond and composer Jo Collins. Rose is 18 today, it’s party …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:29AMIf Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes were (a lot) more like Ibsen, our national viewing habits would be in good hands. But then, as the hero of ‘An Enemy of the People’ discovers, pr…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:26AMConcerns about the future of arts in education is the most pressing issue for the sector, a new survey suggests. Small-scale touring,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:10AMSarah Crompton asks whether our appetite for short shows means we are losing out on the gradual unfolding of a play
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:04AMHow are we feeling as a sector? Optimistic about the opportunities ahead for theatre? Worried about current pressures and long-term trends? Do
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMWhy do we want more people to go the theatre? Why is audience development so important for arts and cultural organisations? There
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMIs Jamie Lloyd right? Are ticket prices in the West End corrupt? When you speak to any producer, they speak of the need to keep theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Little Shop of Horrors, starring Brent Hill and Esther Hannaford, opens in Melbourne tonight for a limited three week run at the Comedy Theatre. Produced by Luckiest Productions and Tinderbo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:22AMPoor Norma Desmond. Deluded, deranged, forgotten by her legions of long-ago fans. In Vintage Theatre's elaborate production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber warhorse "Sunset Boulevard," Norma is w…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:06AMAfter a four-year drought relieved by a season of El Niño rain, what could be more appropriate than a new ballet by a California native, with a score composed by »
The post Smuin Balle…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AMBy Helena Payne
Helena Payne is starting out on an awfully big adventure to start a theatre company. We asked her to document her journey. Episode 1: I have a cunning plan, m’lord! How do …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:00AM
Hugh Bonneville, making a long-awaited return to the stage, plays the role of Dr Stockmann to perfection with a mix of zealous need to do what is right and just a touch of egotistically need…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:03AMCountry Cutie Cam Counting Down to Her Wedding
YH catches up with rising country star and actual ray of sunshine Cam at the American Country Countdown Awards where she is slated to perform n…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMThe New Jersey premiere of Victor L. Cahn's play begins this evening.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMAfter nine years, Daniels returns to David Harrower's intense play, this time on Broadway.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMPerformances of the rock 'n' roll musical start tonight at Casa 0101 Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMKelsea Ballerini Talks Inspiration for "Peter Pan"
The YH Studio welcomes country starlet Kelsea Ballerini, who treats us to a live acoustic performance of her hit single "Peter Pan" and sit…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMOn a Boat with Lukas Graham
All aboard as YH embarks on a chill boat ride around Austin during SXSW with Danish band Lukas Graham, where frontman and namesake Lukas Graham Forchhammer tells …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Tonight, May 5th, BROADWAY SESSIONS welcomes Rory O'Malley Bill Gates, Bryan Fenkart Steve Jobs and cast members from the ill-fated Broadway musical to be, NERDS. Cast members will perform m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46AMStep into summer and get a first look of NEW YORK SPECTACULAR Starring The Radio City Rockettes, presented by Chase, as the Radio City Rockettes rehearse numbers from their upcoming producti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46AMThe Sound of Music will be heading to Perth later this year as the final stop in its national tour. The show opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in late 2015 and recently completed a …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:15AMIn Part Four of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Tracy Husted. Please introduce yourself and tell where local theatre goers have seen …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:09AMThe acclaimed actress stars in Samuel Beckett's two-hander.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhat to expect when The Late Late Show host and Tony-winner himself takes the driver’s seat as host of the 70th Annual Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMGive your mom the gift of music this Mother’s Day with our latest Playbill Mixtape.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMany of us have meandered among the floating metallic pillows in the “Silver Clouds” exhibit on the fifth floor of The Andy Warhol Museum, an early example of interactive art.
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