When we meet Nick Bright, his life has never looked bleaker. A midlevel Citibank employee, he’s been kidnapped in Pakistan by a group of Islamic militants, the followers of a local Imam. H…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:51PMGeoff Sobelle’s The Object Lesson is at once of the strangest and yet most heartwarming pieces of theatre I have ever seen. Directed by David Neumann, the show is vivid, imaginative, f…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:46PMJay Roach, the director of HBO’s “All the Way,” said that the movie shows a “striking difference” between the “can-do-ism” of the 1960s and the R…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:42PMCall Answered: David Bowie was an icon on so many levels! Everyone has a story as to what David Bowie meant to them. Sven Ratzke, transgressive European Entertainer Extraordinaire, is no exc…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:42PMAfter landing guest stars like Fred Armisen, Amy Sedaris, and Kathie Lee Gifford in its first season, Difficult People's second season will be even more star-studded: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tin…
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Desi Oakley and Lauren Class Schneider talk about Desi’s role on “Gotham” and getting into television work.
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:57PMGold Derby Executive Editor Paul Sheehan reaped the highest score (89%) among the 10 experts predicting Tony Award nominations at Gold Derby. Four pundits tied for second place (84%): Brian …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:45PMTHE CITY COMES ALIVE The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is about to begin a new era under the leadership of its new Artistic Director Paul Crewes. Right out of the gate is a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:45PMWouldn’t it be cool if all of Broadway was like TEDxBroadway? So if you missed the Broadway run of a show that you really regret, like, oh, I don’t know Angels in America (th…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 03:45PMHow do you follow up a remarkable season devoted solely to works by female playwrights? Well, you could try one that includes the world premiere of a musical about a female impersonator and …
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 03:45PMThe reviews are in for HBO’s “All the Way,” the docudrama adapted from the Tony-winning 2014 play, and they’re mostly glowing, especially for lead actor Bryan Cransto…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:45PMLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Surgeon Callie Torres is turning in her scalpel at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:45PMSure, he may make a fabulous Tony Awards host this year, but a choreographer on “Dancing With the Stars”? Not so much.
In a “Late Late Night With James Corden” bit la…
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:45PMResults for Actors’ Equity Association’s 2016 National Council election were announced May 19; 14 open seats across three regions and three categories (principal actor, chorus ac…
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:45PMAdam's Call: "Seth Sikes Sings Liza Minnelli": There are many performers out there who attempt to sing the songs of Liza Minnelli. Seth Sikes is one of the few singers who CAN sing the songs…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 03:45PMThe Sarasota Area Playwrights Society gives writers a chance to develop new work... Read more »
SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 03:45PMThe law wasn’t all that interested in finding out who killed the film director William Desmond Taylor back in 1922. Neither, in a way, is the new La Jolla Playhouse show about the notoriou…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:40PMThere’s a line the sushi chef Koji utters in “tokyo fish story” that strives to capture the fleeting achievement of his culinary art.“A glistening, edible moment,” Koji calls his c…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:40PMNearly a dozen San Diego County arts and culture groups have earned grants in the latest round of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA awarded a total of $258,000 to the…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:40PMFully Committed
Through June 5 at Theatre Horizon, 401 DeKalb St., Norristown.
Tickets: $25-$38.
Information: 610-283-2230 or www.TheatreHorizon.org.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:39PMI'm Ariana, hear me roar!
Ariana Grande has been lauded as a true feminist heroine by E!Online after coming out strong in defense of women's right to be women.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:39PMTick off Theatre Horizon's production of Becky Mode's Fully Committed as one more reason to remain on this end of the New Jersey Turnpike. Sure, you could see Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Fer…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:39PMAn all-female "Tempest" with selective nudity plays in Central Park May 19 and 20.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:35PM"All the Way" star Bryan Cranston is the rare star who's gotten to reprise a stage role on film.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:35PMA Broadway showpup collared the coveted Palm Dog at Cannes Film Festival for “Paterson.”
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:35PMDeaf students rally around the pioneering contestant.
SOURCE: USA Today at 03:33PMActress played Dr. Callie Torres for the last 10 years.
SOURCE: USA Today at 03:33PMLondon’s new mayor makes rousing speech to arts leaders declaring his commitment to culture.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:32PMBryan Cranston was a child living in California when he and his mother and brother visited family in Texas. It was 1962, and segregation was rampant throughout the South. Cranston tells The …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:31PMThe company behind some of the most impressive movie experiences in recent memory wants to bring VR to the mainstream. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, IMAX is going to …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:31PMLast month, “Hamilton” star and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted his endorsement of Brooklyn hip-hoppers Flatbush Zombies, saying their debut album, “3001: A Laced Odyssey” (release…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:31PMMany a Golden Age musical has grown musty with overfamiliarity and rote revival. And many a hit show, unable to maintain discipline or accommodate replacements, grows ragged during a long ru…
SOURCE: Vulture at 03:27PM[Warning: Spoilers from the Grey's Anatomy finale follow.] Confirming suspicions raised last month, Sara Ramirez announced Thursday that she's leaving Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital — at lea…
SOURCE: Vulture at 03:27PMAriana Grande's Dangerous Woman arrived Thursday night, capping what was a very long but generous promotional campaign. The 15-track album features contributions from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne,…
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by Monica Charline Brown Why yes, of course, I returned for the BROADWAY SINGS Whitney Houston Encore Concert. How could I not? The initial eleventh concert in th…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:50PMRandy Skinner is a tap dancing master and his resume is proof of it. The four-time Tony nominee just earned a nod for his work on DAMES AT SEA Best Choreography and he is just as happy about…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PMGabe meets Annie for the first time in the bar of a bowling alley. He asks her to watch him bowl in the tournament the following Saturday. “No! Definitely no. “ “Why not?” “Because…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:32PMBy Josh Lefkowitz. Writer Josh Lefkowitz discusses his journey from theatre artist to poet and (maybe?) back again.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:29PM Oscar winner & Eclipsed Tony Award nominee Lupita Nyong’o, is among the new Sardi’s celebrities to have her portrait unveiled and hung on their famous walls. She was joi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:27PMName: Vanessa ShealyHometown: Oklahoma City, OKEducation: I got my MFA in Theater Performance from the University of Georgia, and a BA in theater from Oklahoma Baptist University.Favorite Cr…
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GUEST CRITIC LUKE JONES ON THE MENTAL WARD... You’re clinically paranoid, you’re black and you’re bombarded on a daily basis with racism and when presented with an or…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:44PMThe Broadway legend returns after an injury that required 18 screws to be inserted into her broken leg.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMIf reading the newspaper isn’t enough to scare and remind you of the dangers of puritanism and censorship, one only needs to head down to the Vineyard Theatre to see Paula Vogel and Rebecc…
SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:32PMOn May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will be bringing you coverage from…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:22PMThe characters and themes of The Flick -- the newest production opening at Mad Cat Theatre next week -- were so fresh and crucial that it kept director Paul Tei from abandoning straight thea…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:21PMStarting life as a Edinburgh Fringe seven minute piece of theatre, this marks Liam Borrett‘s first foray into a full length show. Lasting one hour and fifty minutes it is both intense and …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:05PM
Filed under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: Beacon, Blue Revue, burlesque, Dr. Lucky, Hudson, Town Crier, variety
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:45AMDick Gregory isn't playing himself in Turn Me Loose, at the Westside Theatre, although, at 83, he certainly could. Right now Joe Morton, whom current tv viewers know from Scandal, is imperso…
SOURCE: www.huffpost.com at 11:31AMDick Gregory isn't playing himself in Turn Me Loose, at the Westside Theatre, although, at 83, he certainly could. Right now Joe Morton, whom current tv viewers know from Scandal, is imperso…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:31AMDick Gregory isn't playing himself in Turn Me Loose, at the Westside Theatre, although, at 83, he certainly could. Right now Joe Morton, whom current tv viewers know from Scandal, is imperso…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:31AMToday in 1959, Gypsy opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 702 performances. Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurent…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM“The Sound of Musicals,” is a monthly podcast devoted to musical theatre recordings of all types, including Broadway cast albums, London cast albums, studio cast albums, and soun…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:18AMLongtime collaborators Robert Falls and Rebecca Gilman come together again.
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The Drama League Executive Artistic Director, Gabriel Shelian-Shanks gathered yesterday, May 20th,for the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony, hosted by 2016 Tony Award-nominees, Zachar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMEarlier this week,Tuck Everlasting'sAndrew Keenan-BolgerhostedThe Shubert Foundation and Music Theatre International's 11th Annual Broadway Junior Student Finale,showcasingstudents from Broo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AMDavid Baddiel’s My Family: Not The Sitcom is the funeral speech that Baddiel says he wasn’t able to give. Obviously, he says he would probably omit elements such as his mother’s brash …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:09AMDisney’s princesses are breaking out of their stereotypes and telling the world what they really think of Walt—sort of. “Disenchanted!,” with book, music and lyrics by De…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AM15 minutes of pro instruction is exhausting — imagine a two-hour performance.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
THE DRAMA LEAGUE announced the winners of the 82nd annual awards “HAMILTON” was named Outstanding production of a musical “THE HUMANS” outstanding production of a play…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:59AMQuite possibly one of the most mysterious, unique, and highly secretive show running today, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, for the un-initiated, is a play performed sight-unseen by an actor only o…
SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 09:51AMGregory S. Moss is indeed a talented playwright. In his latest installment at Playwrights Horizons we are treated to a summer romance between two innocent high school kids. Of co…
SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 09:51AMThe actor tells us the musical numbers he couldn't live without
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Actor and theatre director best known for his many portrayals of Henry VIIIRegally tall and strong-featured, the Australian-born actor Keith Michell, who has died aged 88, made his reputatio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMWho is Paul Capsis? A working Performer, currently rehearsing Resident Alien – a play about Quentin Crisp for fortyfivedownstairs in Melbourne. The play opens this week! What woul…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:35AMIf you want students to learn the elements of a theatre history era, there’s no better way than to study a scene from a play that exemplifies that era. For example, look at the principles …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMRobert Schenkkan's drama comes to the small screen tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe dream role that lured the Wicked veteran back to the stage and a career of being "a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls."
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The production of "Indecent" now on the stage of the Vineyard is remarkable on many levels, not the least which is how engrossing it is considering the events are all historical record and t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:56AMRoyal Court, LondonI spy a danger for the theatre in a new form of chic exclusivity. Because everyone wants to see Jez Butterworth's first new play since Jerusalem and because space is limit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50AMIt's always some kind of wonderful when we can celebrate the Great White Way's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical! Broadway.com resident artist Justin “Squigs” Robertson …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50AMHBO has confirmed the debut date for ALL THE WAY, with the HBO Films drama scheduled to debutSATURDAY, MAY 21 at 800p.m. ETPT, exclusively on HBO.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46AMRebecca Gilman reunites with Robert Falls at The Goodman Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe LCT3 production with Chris Myers and Rachel Nicks begins performances Off-Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRobert Schenkkan's drama charts LBJ's battle to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTed Chapin and Bill Rudman host the revue of Richard Rodgers' late-career songs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit..., and its star and playwright tell us how they try to find joy during the toughest of times.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBritain’s biggest theatre chain ATG has a leadership change, theatre critics become a news story in London, and School of Rock announces London dates.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWith the inaugural Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented at the 2015 Tony Awards, theatre education felt the well-deserved spotlight. Now, Skylar Astin, Eva Noblezada and more high…
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