Friday, May 27, 2016 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: the play that asks you to leave your phone on by Sarfraz Manzoor

Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writerModern theatre audiences have become…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Chris Morris: the comeback starts here by Brian Logan

After a rare stage appearance at Stewart Lee's recent standup gig, the Brass Eye comedian is returning to TV. Now, more than ever, we need a satirist with his fearlessnessBrendon Burns wrote…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55PM

2016 National Indigenous Arts Awards winners announced by Arts Review

Outstanding achievement in Indigenous arts were celebrated last night at a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House for the Australia Council’s Ninth National Indigenous Arts Awards. These pres…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:43PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Lesli Margherita, Bebe Neuwirth, and More Celebrate with BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE on 6/20 by BroadwayWorld

On Monday, June 20, 2016, non for profit BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE will premiere their 6th anniversary benefit concert in New York City at the JCC Manhattan This milestone event will be fille…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48PM

Strictly Gershwin by Arts Review

In a spectacular tribute to George Gershwin and the big band era of the thirties, Queensland Ballet presents Strictly Gershwin at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre until 4 June 2016. Th…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:21PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Arts | Long Island: Review: Joyous Energy Fills ‘Anything Goes,’ at Gateway Playhouse by Aileen Jacobson

In this production, Andrea McArdle and Sally Struthers are surrounded by an outstanding cast, a sparkling nautical set and fine musical accompaniment.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:09PM

Arts | New Jersey: A Three-Character Drama That Keeps You Guessing by Michael Sommers

A trio of shady ladies figure in “Villainous Company,” Victor L. Cahn’s new play, with duplicitous doings and plot twists.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:09PM

Review: ‘Friend Art,’ at Too-Close Range, Could Be Neither by Charles Isherwood

The newest offering from Ms. Alvarez pulls its audience into the awkward places people in their 30s inhabit as they commit to careers and loves.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:09PM

Arts | Connecticut: Review: ‘The Call,’ in Hartford, Tackles Emotionally Complex Issues by Review By Douglas P. Clement

The Tanya Barfield play at TheaterWorks explores the struggles of interracial adoption.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:09PM

Venezuela Sold 40 Tons Of Gold In The First Quarter of 2016 by Rino16

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has shown his true colors this year and the people of Venezuela don’t like them. In a report from Latino Show Magazine, Maduro has cut government employ…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 08:05PM

Kinky Boots, The Chasse-Galerie win big at the sixth annual Toronto Theatre Critics Awards by Matt Bobkin

The Mirvish production of the Tony Award-winning musical took home three awards, while a new take on a French-Canadian folktale won two

SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 08:04PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Romeo and Juliet, Garrick Theatre by Rob Ellis

It’s being touted as the linchpin of the Branagh Theatre season at the Garrick, but aren’t we sick of Romeo and Juliet by now? There must be over 100 performances a year in London alone,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:57PM

Barrington Stage World Premiere "Presto Change-O" by Fred Sokol

... it is a show about illusion, reality, and the lives of a family of magicians and others ... Eric Price provides book and lyrics and Joel Waggoner the music.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:57PM

Interview: Maggie Lacey on Strindberg, Ibsen and How She’s Getting to Play Two Dream Roles in a Single Day by Jose Solis

While many actors only dream of starring in classic productions by Strindberg and Ibsen, Maggie Lacey has hit the thespian jackpot by getting to play Laura in The Father and Nora in A Doll�…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:42PM

This Week: Big Fat Blondes, Warm Cheese, and Some Really Sticky Fingers by Julio Martinez

NEWS This year’s Hollywood Fringe Fest is underwriting five 2016 Fringe Scholarships, selected from nearly 40 applicants. In this debut grant, the winners are Disrupted, written…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:22PM

Review: ‘Harry and the Thief,’ a Trip Back to the Plantation by Laura Collins-Hughes

Sigrid Gilmer blends time travel with runaway slaves in this comedy at the Robert Moss Theater, which features a heroic yet human Harriet Tubman.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:22PM

Review: Prowess/Jackalope Theatre Company by Kevin Greene

RECOMMENDED There are opposing impulses at war in Ike Holter’s “Prowess”: talking shit and talking about shit. The result of this conflict is the feeling that Holter has …

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 07:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Knife Edge, Pond Dalston by Holly O'Mahony

Knife Edge features chicken and chips, and big dreams for a girl who knows she deserves more from life than the abandonment and abuse she’s received thus far. The play is produced by The B…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:46PM

STAGE TUBE: Finally Fanny! Shoshana Bean Previews 'Don't Rain on My Parade' from NSMT's FUNNY GIRL by Stage Tube

Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre NSMT will soon stage a sparkling new production of FUNNY GIRL, starring Broadway's Shoshana Bean in the lead role of Fanny Brice. FUNNY …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM

Donations For Clarksville's Roxy Theatre Building Fund Wiped Out by Michael Dale

Audits show donations to build a new arts center were spent on operating costs.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM

Interpretation with An Agenda: The Engine of Our Ruin Premieres at The Victory by Michael Van Duzer

by MICHAEL VAN DUZER Interpret: To give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate To translate what is said in a foreign language Although we rarely give it much though…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 06:22PM

Leona Lewis Is Grizabella For Cats Broadway Revival by Chris Luner

With the success of his new School Of Rock musical beaming brighter than ever during the Tony Awards season, Andrew Lloyd Webber is preparing to usher his mega-musical Cats back to Broadway…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:12PM

Make Way For Prince Ali: Disney’s Aladdin Kicks Off West End Run by Chris Luner

London is about to get exactly what it wished for! Disney is flying back onto the stage in London and bringing their latest Broadway hit musical with them! Still home to The Lion King, now …

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 06:12PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Harry and the Thief: An interesting take on history... by Michael Block

By Kaila M. StokesIt is always a thrill to see a show that takes history and messes with it. The “what if” question is one of the reasons that theater so addicting. Harry and the Thief, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:58PM

Casting Announced for HOLIDAY INN, THE NEW IRVING BERLIN MUSICAL on Broadway

Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer and more have been tapped for the Broadway production of?Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical.

SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 05:45PM

Review: A View From Islington North, Arts Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Labour rebels, a bereaved mother of a blown-up soldier and a disconnected upper middle class couple all feature in the first half of Out of Joint’s A View From Islington North. In the latt…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:43PM

Review: The Government Inspector, Theatre Royal Stratford East by Dani Kolanis

The Government Inspector is a comedy masterpiece. It’s very hard to go wrong with Nikolai Gogol’s hilarious moral satire about a government inspector’s arrival in a provincial Russian …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:43PM

Photo Flash: Glenn Close Receives Inaugural Marvin Hamlisch Award at Sharon Playhouse Season Benefit Gala by BroadwayWorld

Sharon Playhouse, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Simpkins and Managing Director Justin Ball, awarded three-time Tony Award winning Glenn Close with the inaugural Marvin Hamli…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43PM

VIDEO: Samantha Barks Premieres 'Troublemaker' From Debut Album by Michael Dale

The star from the film version of LES MISERABLES and the world premiere musical AMELIE is set for a June concert tour.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PM

Review: Camp David

A political play about the historic 1978 Middle East peace accords has its West Coast premiere at the Old Globe Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Garden Checklist: Deadline is here for tomato transplanting

Memorial Day weekend represents last opportunity for transplanting summer veggiesPlant seed for corn, beans, pumpkins, radishes, squash and sunflowers … Click to Continue »

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Before his final bow, a Kennedy Center veteran hands out one last backstage pass by Peggy McGlone

Mickey Berra tells of drinking Scotch with Princess Margaret, smoking a stogy with George Burns, placing a football bet for Elizabeth Taylor, and shooting the breeze with James Brown. He rem…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:50PM

Review: 4.48 Psychosis, Lyric Hammersmith by Rob Ellis

Sarah Kane’s devastating account of real-life suicide is a notoriously difficult play to accomplish. Covering clinical depression in almost sociological detail and honesty, this is a scrip…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:46PM

Review: Now Festival: Mandala/Our True Feelings, The Yard by Rebecca Gwyther

Now Festival at The Yard is challenging the boundaries of theatre over five weeks of bold work. Deemed “a festival of new theatre for the here and now”, it comes at no surprise t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:46PM

American Blues Theater extends LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS through July 31 by Michael J. Roberts

Due to overwhelming demand, American Blues Theater has again extended Little Shop of Horrors, the comedic rock musical with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:36PM

Writers Theatre’s COMPANY runs June 15-July 31 by Michael J. Roberts

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, concludes its 2015/16 season with Company, featuring music and [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:36PM

Taylor Swift, Aryan Goddess? by Leah Donnella

Haters (of a multicultural society) gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Meanwhile, Swift will continue to bask in her utterly unremarkable whiteness.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:32PM

VIDEO: MAME's 1983 Young Patrick, Rosh Lowe, Honors Angela Lansbury at Sardi's by Michael Dale

The young star who made his Broadway debut opposite the great theatre legend is now a television news reporter.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PM

A Guide To Creating A Bunny by Margaret Tudor

Margaret Tudor on Daniel Kok and Luke George's 'Bunny' @ Abrons Arts Center.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:28PM

Richard Skipper Celebrates at The Triad by Sandi Durell

   by Joe Regan Jr.   After a 5 year hiatus of performing, Richard Skipper has returned to the Triad on May 25, in a show entitled “Richard Skipper Celebrates.”  Before the…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:23PM

Aaron Burr, Sir: Backstage at Hamilton with Leslie Odom Jr., Episode 2: Suit Up! by Broadway.com

Leslie Odom Jr. never goes out of style! In this week's episode, the Hamilton star takes us inside the fittings for Broadway's biggest night, the Tony performance rehearsal room, the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:23PM

Alan Rickman tributes: ‘Behind his careless elegance... there was a superhero’ by Chris Wiegand, Nancy Groves, Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Ian McKellen, Sigourney Weaver, Ruby Wax, Stephen Poliakoff, Richard Wilson and others remember a peerless actor and friendAlan was perhaps our most distinctive and unique stage and film per…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:23PM

Monty Python Live (Mostly) exclusive trailer – video by Guardian Staff

They're practising their silly walks, expecting the Spanish Inquisition and always looking on the bright side of life ... Monty Python are back. Their show at the O2 arena promises 'comedy, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:23PM

What I Love: Michael Cerveris’s ‘Fun Home’ in Chelsea by Joanne Kaufman

The Tony-winning actor lives with his dog in a prewar co-op.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:01PM

Theater News: Cast and Creative Team Announced for La Jolla Playhouse's The Last Tiger in Haiti

The world premiere is a coproduction with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Keep an Eye On: Lauren Spencer, Actor

By Sam Hurwitt    Actor Lauren Spencer. Photo: Lisa Keating Lauren Spencer is a…

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:57PM

Review: Bach’s ‘Mass in B Minor’ with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Choral Arts Society by David Rohde

Here’s an idea: Let’s change the name of Bach’s Mass in B Minor to the Mass in D Major. Just because convention calls for a piece to be named after its beginning key doesn’t mean tha…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:54PM

Marissa Mulder: Fragments of Marilyn by Sandi Durell

  by Peter Haas   “I’ve always loved Marilyn Monroe,” says Marissa Mulder, who had been taking an acting class with Sondra Lee. “I felt like I was connected to Marilyn. I s…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:51PM

Counting Sheep is alarming, joyous and thought-provoking: review by Catherine Kustanczy - Special To The Star

'Guerrilla folk opera' forces audience to confront their feelings around engagement, community and theatre itself.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:43PM

Steve Bakunas – A Portrait of the Artist In Search of Himself by Sandi Durell

  by Myra Chanin   Maybe This is It, the one-man show by and about Steve Bakunas, is a sweet and touching portrait of the picaresque journey of an immensely gifted, versatile, wand…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:40PM

2016 Bobby G Awards honor Charlotte Movizzo, Curtis Salinger by Joanne Ostrow

Charlotte Movizzo and Curtis Salinger, the 2016 Bobby G Award recipients of the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading R…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:36PM

ALADDIN's Arielle and Adam Jacobs Set for One-Night Only Cabaret at Feinstein's 54 Below, 5/29 by TV News Desk

ALADDIN'S Arielle and Adam Jacobs are set for Feinstein's 54 Below on May 29th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PM

Tony Awards Close-Up: Here Comes the General! Dreams Come True for HAMILTON's Christopher Jackson by BroadwayWorld TV

Every night Christopher Jackson takes on a different founding father in HAMILTON, our nation's first President, George Washinton. The role marks Jackson's seventh on Broadway and the first t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PM

Artistic Director Jonathan Church's Departure From Sydney Theatre Company Described As 'Palace Coup' by Michael Dale

Jonathan Church only assumed the role of Sydney Theatre Company's artistic director last September.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PM

Half Moon Bay – Another Kind of Hookup by Sandi Durell

      by Susan Hasho   Half Moon Bay by Dan Moyer has a pretty standard story line. Young guy meets girl in a bar, they make a plan for another encounter. They meet again…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:22PM

Vallejo Gantner Steps Down as Artistic Director of PS 122 by Olivia Clement

The institution’s leader is ready to move on after an 11-year tenure.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

Odds & Ends: Harry Potter & the Cursed Child Will Make Us Cry & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Cursed Child Will Make Us Cry Muggles, you will need tissues when you go see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:13PM

Waitress Tony Nominee Christopher Fitzgerald on the Munchkins, Showmen, Spitters & More That Make Up His Resume by Broadway.com

Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald reviews his extensive theater, TV and film resume with Broadway.com.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:13PM

Marienbad starts strong but loses emotional tension by the end by Martha Schabas

Marienbad was intriguing from the outset on account of the collaboration between a renowned veteran choreographer and a young, ubiquitous Toronto playwright

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:12PM

by Peggy McGlone

Anticipation over “Hamilton” coming to the Kennedy Center in 2018 fueled a flood of sales for next season – the one before the season that includes the current Broadway smash. The arts…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM

Your Guide To Outdoor Theatre This Summer by Olivia Clement

The best of free shows, open-air concerts and unique theatrical events under the stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM

2016 Tony Awards: Comments and Predictions by Philip

Writer, composer and leading actor of the record 16-Tony Award-nominated “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Rivera, will likely sweep his personal categories on June 12 and have been thanked by his …

SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 03:00PM

Cabaret News: Aladdin's Arielle and Adam Jacobs to Present One-Night Concert "Sibling Disobedience"

The brother and sister will share childhood photos, video, and stories.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Paul Dooley To Bring One-Man Show to L.A. by Olivia Clement

The veteran actor’s 90-minute Upright and Personal will play the Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PM

Forever Plaid is harmless distraction with corny, uncomplicated nostalgia by Brad Wheeler

We like to romanticize the 1950s as a simpler time and that’s exactly what this musical does

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:46PM

American Psycho review – Patrick Bateman sings, strips and slashes by Alexis Soloski

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, New YorkThe Wall Street maniac rides again in a musical rich in synth pop and buff bodies, but the meaning of the original novel slides off the slick surroundingsH…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:34PM

DVR Alert: FULLY COMMITTED's Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Visit NBC's 'Today' by TV News Desk

NBC has announced that Jesse Tyler Ferguson will stop by TODAY on Thursday, June 2nd to discuss hit hit Broadway comedy FULLY COMMITTED.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, CHARLIE BROWN's Kristin Chenoweth's Philosophy, 1999 by Michael Dale

Kristin Chenoweth proves to be popular with Tony voters introducing a new song in the Peanuts musical revival.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- HADESTOWN's Lulu Fall by BroadwayWorld

In this week's edition, we caught up with Lulu Fall, who stars as 'a Fate' in HADESTOWN, playing at New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

HAMILTON's Leslie Odom, Jr. & Babyface to Headline Kennedy Center's Spring Gala by BroadwayWorld

The Kennedy Center today announced RampB singer Kenny Babyface Edmonds and Broadway star Leslie Odom, Jr. will replace Michael Buble as the headline talent for its upcoming Spring Gala, How …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

Broadway Siblings Arielle & Adam Jacobs Perform at Feinstein's/54 Below This Sunday by BroadwayWorld

Broadway siblings Arielle and Adam Jacobs bring SIBLING DISOBEDIENCE BREAKING THE RULES ON THE WAY TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY to Feinstein's54 Below this Sunday, May 29 at 930pm.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

‘Frozen’ musical warms up Disney tale by Pam Kragen

New stage adaptation at Disney California Adventure theme park adds heart, dazzle to story

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 02:28PM

Rent the Met: Costume Institute Edition by Joana Avillez

See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated:Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 27thTasting Menus to Pair with Your Favorite TV ShowsDaily Cartoon: Thursday, May 26th

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 02:28PM

Summer arts preview: Top 12 theater picks by James Hebert

Summer is the season for musicals, and San Diego’s theater outlook doesn’t disappoint, with a full slate of song-filled shows. But plenty of promising nonmusical plays are on the way, to…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 02:28PM

New York Opera Fest: The Good, the Bad and the Rubato by James Jorden

If the first weeks’ presentations seem more remarkable for good intentions than for polished results, there’s still plenty to enjoy.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:28PM

Incident at Vichy reminds us of a world still divided: review by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Alan Dilworth forgoes naturalism in Soulpepper production of little-known Arthur Miller play.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:27PM

BRIGHT STAR Original Broadway Cast Recording in Stores Today by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight 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 02:24PM

Don’t miss this: DCPA’s “Sweeney Todd” nears its bloody end by Ray Mark Rinaldi

Don't miss this: DCPA's "Sweeney Todd" nears its bloody end

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

“Casa Valentina” is funny, poignant, beautifully cast at The Edge by Joanne Ostrow

"Casa Valentina" is funny, poignant, beautifully cast at The Edge

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

Jerry Seinfeld announces rare Colorado Springs date for July by John Wenzel

Jerry Seinfeld announces rare Colorado Springs date for July

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

Theater Openings in Denver Metro Area beginning May 13 by The Denver Post

Theater Openings in Denver Metro Area beginning May 13

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

Denver native Zach Morris returns with performance art “Sweet & Lucky” by Joanne Ostrow

Denver native Zach Morris returns with performance art "Sweet & Lucky"

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

Comedy’s go-to character Lauren Lapkus on breaking in, out in showbiz by John Wenzel

Most people may not know her name, but it's increasingly hard to miss Lapkus' elastic expressions and stick-figure frame in shows like "Orange Is the New Black" and "House of Lies."

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

“White Guy on the Bus” at Curious is a brutal look at race in America by Joanne Ostrow

"White Guy on the Bus" at Curious is a brutal look at race in America

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

As an opera, “The Shining” knows it’s good to be King by Ray Mark Rinaldi

As an opera, "The Shining" knows it's good to be King

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

Colorado Opera 2016 Preview: Summer looks back to “Baby Doe” and forward with Renee Fleming by Ray Mark Rinaldi

Whenever a company in the West does this opera set in the West, it’s a good bet it will bring something new and interesting to the picture.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

“Once” the musical is a low-key charmer by Joanne Ostrow

"Once," the musical, is not a big and splashy Broadway hit. Like the low-budget Irish film on which it's based, the play doesn't need mind-blowing theatrics to work its charm.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:24PM

Filichia on Friday: ‘The 2016 Broadway University Final Exam Answers’ by Peter Filichia

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. Take The 2016 Broadway …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:24PM

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Moving On to City Center, Leona Lewis Is Moving Up to the Heaviside Layer & More Lessons of the Week by Ryan McPhee

It’s Friday—and a holiday weekend—so what are you going to do to celebrate? You could start by revisiting some early, wacky and just a touch awkward Broadway.com moments fr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

'The Total Bent' review: Stew bends musical theater's rules again

"Passing Strange," which won a 2008 Tony for its wildly unconventional book and was translated with extraordinary fidelity into a movie by Spike Lee, is on my short list of live theater I'd …

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 02:18PM

Syracuse Stage Names Jill A. Anderson Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Anderson will bring her experience working at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center to the company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:04PM

Theater News: Charlotte d'Amboise Will Return to Broadway's Chicago

The actress has played the role of Roxie Hart more than 2,500 times.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Steel Magnolias, With Patricia Richardson, Jessica Walter, and More, Set to Begin

Marsha Mason directs Robert Harling's play at Bucks County Playhouse.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Kinky Boots takes top honour at the Toronto Theatre Critics Awards by J. Kelly Nestruck

Critics from The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, the National Post, Now Magazine and Torontoist participated in this year’s selection of winners

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Please Help Spring Awakening Make It To The Tony Award by Joy

Please Help Spring Awakening Make It To The Tony Award

SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 01:57PM

Could THIS mean more kids getting into theater?

Ok, bear with me.  I’m getting my Freakonomics on. Freakonomics was a book published by “rogue economists” Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner who discovered the hidde…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:55PM

'Hamilton' branded goods now available far from New York by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- In another sign that the Broadway smash "Hamilton" has become a cultural phenomenon, you will soon be able to buy branded T-shirts, caps, water bott…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:55PM

In Case You Missed It: May 21-27 by Robert Simonson

Two shows announce closing, Harriet Walter takes on another Shakespearean lead, the West End gets its own Hogwarts and The Price will return to Broadway,

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Review: Finding Something to Believe In by Michael Block

By Michael BlockReligion is one of those topics that is personally comforting but when discussed out loud in a group, it becomes a hot button topic. No matter the context, someone is going t…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:45PM

Tapestry Opera’s devotion to new Canadian work can be daunting by Robert Harris

Toronto’s Tapestry Opera takes on indie opera scene

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:43PM

Actors Fund President Wins Arts Advocacy Award by Playbill Staff

Joseph P. Benincasa was honored at the George Street Playhouse gala.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Jaime Camil as CHICAGO's Billy Flynn! by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musicalChicagowill welcome Latin sensation amp 'Jane the Virgin' starJaime Camilto its cast next week, marking his return …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Photo Coverage: Cynthia Erivo, Danny Burstein, Jane Krakowski & More Receive 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards by Walter McBride

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre hosted its award ceremony for the 2015-16 season last night, May 26, at Sardis in M…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Student Roundup: Top 10 Student Bloggers Around Our Broadway World! by BroadwayWorld

We have so many new student bloggers around our Broadway World From Los Angeles to Nashville to NYC and even in New Zealand, we feature talented students who are involved in their school pro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

BWW Interview: Norbert Leo Butz Discusses Season 2 of BLOODLINE & MERCY STREET, Feinstein's/54 Below, More by Melanie Votaw

The two-time Tony-winner updates fans on his two television series and his New York cabaret comeback.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Lupita Nyong’o Has Star Wars Day Greetings for PEOPLE Readers – And Says She Has ‘So Much More to Celebrate’ by Carey

Originally published on PEOPLE.com Read this story online “May the Fourth be with you!” says Lupita Nyong’o with a big smile. But the actress, who recently appeared in Star…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 01:32PM

Review: ‘The Secret Garden’ at The Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia by Tori Mittelman

The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon at the Arden Theatre Company closes out the company’s 2015-2016 season. The Secret Garden is based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:27PM

Charlotte d'Amboise Will Return to the Cell Block in Broadway's CHICAGO by BroadwayWorld

This month, Broadway's Tony Award-winning, record-breaking musical smash Chicago will welcome back two-time Tony Award nominee Charlotte d'Amboise in a special return engagement as Roxie Har…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PM

Photo Flash Exclusive: Erik Altemus, Nova Y. Payton & More Perform with American Pops Orchestra at George Washington University by BroadwayWorld

Maestro LUKE FRAZIER and THE AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA - Washington, DC's innovative hometown orchestra - hostedthe closing concert of their successful inaugural season. Make Someone Happy A 6…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22PM

Watch Jeff Daniels Discuss Role in Tony-Nominated Blackbird by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee says David Harrower's play is a 'tough, tough drama.'

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM

Superhero play 'Prowess' isn't perfect, but it is super relevant by Chris Jones

What will it take to solve Chicago's debilitating agonies with guns and other forms of violence? If you've ever despaired and then fantasized about a team of superheroes swooping down in the…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PM

‘American Psycho’ to Close on Broadway on June 5, 2016 by Asorensen

Serial killer Patrick Bateman will slash his last victim when American Psycho plays its final Broadway performance on June 5, 2016. The sleek musical based on Bret Easton Ellis’ controvers…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:14PM

LGBTQ&A: Anthony Mustafa Adair by Ernest Owens

The openly gay Afghan actor talks about his career and new role in The Invisible Hand.

SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 01:11PM

Gay Marshall Remembering Piaf by Magda Katz

This is a short recap, with pictures and video, of Gay Marshall's (CATS, Jacques Brel, A Chorus Line, La Cage) show, "Gay Marshall Sings Piaf" at the Metropolitan Room May 20th.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:11PM

Photos! Broadway and Off-Broadway's Brightest Attend 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards by Lindsey Sullivan

She Loves Me, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Bright Star and Dear Evan Hansen were among the big winners at this year's Outer Critics Circle Awards, which honor both Broadway and o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PM

A Changing of the Guard for Performance Space 122 by Alexis Soloski

Vallejo Gantner, the artistic director of PS122 who will step down when a replacement is found, said, “You want to leave when the going’s good.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:01PM

Stage Top 5: June 1-15, 2016 by Kevin Greene

1 The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (Goodman Theatre) Lorraine Hansberry’s prophetic second play could clearly see the writing hanging over the wall 2 The Art of Falling (The…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM

Theater News: Interrobang Presents Midwest Premiere of The North Pool

The play rounds out the company's 2015-16 season exploring "Unnatural Disasters."

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at noon (Broadway Time)
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I Interview Playwrights Part 843: Jason Tseng by Adam Szymkowicz

Jason Tseng Hometown: Potomac, MD Current Town: Long Island City, NY Q:  Tell me about Rizing. A:  Rizing is set many years after the zombie apocalypse in Shelter, the last liv…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:55PM

‘Hamilton’ branded goods now available far from New York by Mark Kennedy

In another sign that the Broadway smash “Hamilton” has become a cultural phenomenon, you will soon be able to buy branded T-shirts, caps, water bottles and hoodies far from New York City.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PM

Circus hand-me-downs get a new life at Signature Theatre by Rebecca Ritzel

Bustles, headdresses and plumes are a perfect fit for new show “La Cage aux Folles.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PM

Mats Ek — the Swedish rebel choreographer who’s ‘allergic to pretty’ by Sarah L. Kaufman

As Royal Swedish Ballet prepares his “Juliet and Romeo,” Ek talks about what moves him.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PM

Une île flottante is a mad farce whose ridiculous characters cling to integrity by Robert Everett-Green

Bilingual comedy is Swiss director Christoph Marthaler’s very loose adaptation of La Poudre aux yeux

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:47PM

Charlotte d’Amboise to Return to Broadway by Andrew Gans

The triple-threat will once again step into the role of Chicago's Roxie Hart.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

Hampstead Theatre season includes UK premiere of Tony Kushner play by Matthew Hemley

Former Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Michael Boyd will direct the UK premiere of a Tony Kushner play as part of Hampstead

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PM

Photos! Angela Lansbury Reunites With Original Mame Cast by Monica Simoes

See the 50th anniversary reunion here!

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Tony Nomination Fallout: “American Psycho” Will Close on June 5 by Patrick Pacheco

Graced with only two Tony nominations (for lighting and sets), “American Psycho” will be one of the most high-profiled flops of the 2015-2016 Broadway season.  The stylish $14-milli…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:29PM

Ross & Rachel by Courtney Marie

Part of the 2016 Brits Off Broadway lineup at 59E59 Theaters, James Fritz’s "Ross & Rachel" provides a more emotional, poignant and truthful story than what is expected when thinkin…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:25PM

Photo Coverage: Inside the 66th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Ceremony with Broadway's Best by Walter McBride

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre hosted its award ceremony for the2015-16 season last night, May 26, at Sardis in Ma…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

BWW TV: New Web Series SO YOU WANNA BE A BROADWAY STAR? Will Premiere at Sheen Center on 6/6; Watch the Trailer! by BroadwayWorld TV

So Ya Wanna Be A Broadway Starwill air the entire first season at the downtown venueMonday, June 6th at 730 PMwith talkback hosted by comedian Jenny Jaffe MTV, VH1, amp College Humor.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

Photo Coverage: Meet the Nominees- SHE LOVES ME's Laura Benanti by Walter McBride

On 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 12:16PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Christy Altomare, Derek Klena & More in World Premiere of ANASTASIA! by BroadwayWorld

The world premiere of the new musical ANASTASIA, starring Christy Altomare and Derek Klena, opens tonight, May 27 at Hartford Stage. The show plays through June 19. Check out a first look at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - Name the Stars of the 2015-16 Broadway Season! by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld 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 12:16PM

American Psycho Will Close On Broadway by Chris Luner

Patrick Bateman’s killing spree on Broadway is about to come to an end. However, it looks like in the end Broadway killed him before he could get to them. The new musical, based on th…

SOURCE: lunerontheatre.com at 12:16PM

Why did American Psycho get the chop during Broadway's banner year? by Alexis Soloski

The adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s modern classic couldn’t survive in a competitive theater landscape where only the very best is good enoughThe Broadway run of American Psycho, the m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:01PM

Gary Barlow & Tim Firth's The Girls to Land in the West End by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Take That, West End! Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s The Girls will bow in London. According to the Daily Mail, the new musical is set to begin performances in February 2017 at the Phoenix…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

Whoopee! Get a First Look at Jaime Camil Going Full Out as Billy Flynn in Broadway's Chicago by Lindsey Sullivan

Ladies and gentleman, presenting the silver-tongued prince of the courtroom, the one, the only Billy Flynn! Jane the Virgin star Jaime Camil has suited up to begin his stint as Chicago's…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Which Disney Channel Original Movie Should Come to Broadway? by Lindsey Sullivan

The 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 12:01PM

Young actors take the spotlight at the Stratford Festival by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Stratford Festival is seeing a major influx of young actors bringing new ideas to Shakespearean roles

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:01PM

Theater News: Fully Committed, Starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Extends Broadway Run

Becky Mode's play is directed by Jason Moore.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Cabaret News: Audra McDonald, Vanessa Williams, and Matthew Morrison Set for Broadway @ in Provincetown

This summer's lineup for Broadway @ Town Hall and Broadway @ The Art House have been announced.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: The Public Theater and International Rescue Committee Present Free Public Forum

Welcome Home: A Celebration of World Refugee Day will feature performances by F. Murray Abraham, Michael Cerveris, Hoon Lee, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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West End Run of Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils Begins Tonight by Mark Shenton

Actor-turned-playwright Eisenberg stars in his own play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Spring Awakening Tony Nominee Michael Arden Counts Down His 10 Ultimate Tony Performances

Tony-nominated director Michael Arden talks Jeanine Tesori, Bernadette, and how Rent changed his life...and wardrobe.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:58AM

Classical CD Review: Great Performances — “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon) by Jonathan Blumhofer

That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:54AM

Elliott Bales, dramatic actor, turns song and dance man in 60s musical by Lorraine Treanor

We know Elliott Bales from his leadership at Theater Alliance and from his stage roles. The name Elliott Bales on a casting list usually signifies a drama – the retired Army Colonel m…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AM

Brent Barrett, bringing his razzle-dazzle to Signature’s La Cage by Christopher Henley

“I have a long history with the show,” Brent Barrett told me. The extremely busy musical theatre actor, with an impressive (and international) resumé, begins previews next week playing …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AM

Go-Between, New Musical Starring Michael Crawford, Begins West End Performances Tonight by Mark Shenton

Opening night is scheduled for June 7 at the Apollo Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

Kids’ entertainers not amused by Toys R Us unpaid work offer by Matthew Hemley

Global children’s store Toys R Us has come under fire for calling on entertainers to work for free at a forthcoming event.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AM

Toronto Dance Theatre’s Marienbad enigmatic but compelling: review by Michael Crabb

Jordan Tannahill and Christopher House duet has universal resonances about the elusive search for intimacy.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:29AM

Review: ‘Sister Act’ at Walnut Street Theatre by Tim Dunleavy

Even if you haven’t seen the musical version of Sister Act, you might think you know what it’s going to be like. After all, it’s a musical based on a familiar hit movie. It’s about a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:28AM

FULLY COMMITTED, Starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Extends on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The hit Broadway comedy, Fully Committed, starring five-time Emmy Award nomineeJesse Tyler Ferguson Modern Family, is now extended by one week through Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7pm at the Lyc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AM

Audra McDonald, Vanessa Williams, Matthew Morrison & More Join Provincetown's Broadway Lineup! by BroadwayWorld

Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown, MA, has announced that 6-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will return to Provincetown on August 21 for one show onl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AM

David Strathairn Plays Wounded Veteran in Chester Bailey Premiere by Robert Viagas

Joseph Dougherty's drama will officially open June 1 at ACT.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

National Campaign for the Arts issues sector-specific EU report by Matthew Hemley

National Campaign for the Arts has launched a guidance document about the sector and its relationship to the European Union. Chair Samuel

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20AM

Music and Depression campaign launches to address mental health in pro musicians by Georgia Snow

A major new campaign dedicated to tackling mental health issues among professional musicians – including those working in the West End –

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AM

Jed Resnick, Katie Thompson & More Set for WOODY - A NEW FAIRY TALE Industry Reading by BroadwayWorld

'Woody - A New Fairytale' will be given an industry reading at Signature Theatre this Tuesday, May 31st. The reading will feature a cast of 13 starring

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- A BETTER PLACE's Jessica DiGiovanni by BroadwayWorld

In this week's edition, we caught up with Jessica DiGiovanni, who stars as 'Carol' in A BETTER PLACE, playing at The Duke on 42nd Street.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

Tituss Burgess to Host 2016 Fire Island Dance Festival by BroadwayWorld

This year'sFire Island Dance Festival, one of the most talked about cultural and charitable events of the Fire Island summer, will return to dazzle, excite and captivate audiences on July 15…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 5/27/2016 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 5272016.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

Rialto Chatter: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Musical Moving Closer to a Broadway Bow? by Rialto Chatter

With a boost in the box office and the final days of an extension dwindling, Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Company's world premiere of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID is preparing for its next move.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

SCHOOL OF ROCK Vocal Selections Now Available by Michael Dale

The published volume includes a dozen songs from the Broadway original cast recording arranged for voice with piano accompaniment.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

Fully Committed, Starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Extends Broadway Run by Andrew Gans

The one-man comedy will play an additional week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM

NYMF Announces Complete Programming by Olivia Clement

The festival of new musical theatre works will run July 11-August 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Theater News: Jessica Lange, Steve Martin, Cynthia Erivo, and More at Outer Critics Circle Awards

She Loves Me leads the 2016 list with the most honors.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Watch James Corden’s Rap Battles with David Schwimmer and Rebel Wilson by Andrew Gans

The Tony host's “Drop the Mic” series continues.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Becky Mode's Fully Committed, Starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Extends on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Fully Committed is cooking up a storm on Broadway! Becky Mode's one-man comedy, headlined by Modern Family and Broadway fave Jesse Tyler Ferguson as more than 40 characters, will extend …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM

Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer & More Set for Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Time for a heatwave! Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer and more have been tapped for the previously reported Broadway production of Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical. Directed by Gordon…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM

Get a Preview of the Poses Blackbird Tony Nominee Jeff Daniels Won't Be Serving Up on the Red Carpet by Lindsey Sullivan

To call the work Tony nominees Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams are doing in Blackbird intense would be an understatement. "It's a brutal 90 minutes," Daniels told late night…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM

Photos! First Look at the All-Kid You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Monica Simoes

Take a glimpse at The York Theatre Company's all-kid production of the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the York Theatre at Saint Peter’s, Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM

Forever Plaid still leaves you smiling: review by Nick Krewen - Music

Heavenly singing and airy production in former Toronto favourite overcome occasional overabundance of cheese.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:55AM

Friday Playlist: Charles Busch's Ultimate B'way Playlist

The one and only Charles Busch shares some of his favorite showtunes.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:50AM

Sierra Boggess Revels in Finding the \u201CPerfectly Imperfect\u201D in Her School of Rock Character

Sierra Boggess sat down on a comfy couch in her dressing room at the Winter Garden Theatre to talk about her character in School of Rock \u2013 The Musical. Rosalie Mullins is a school princ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AM

See the Stars Come Out for the OCC Awards Presented at Sardi’s by Hannah Vine

The 2015-16 Outer Critics Circle Awards, recognize achievement in both Broadway and Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Fuse Film Review: “Chevalier” — Memorable Macho Madness by Arts Fuse Editor

Chevalier is a hilarious but unapologetic glimpse into bad behavior among men who fancy themselves among society’s elite.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:43AM

Edinburgh Hit The Encounter Is Booking a U.S. Tour by Robert Viagas

A Broadway engagement is possible, but not yet confirmed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM

Mint Theater to Revive A Day by the Sea by Olivia Clement

The 1950’s West End hit by N.C. Hunter will be directed by Austin Pendleton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM

Bonesetter: A Tragislasher

Bonesetter: A Tragislasher Off Off Broadway, The Clemente, Spicy Witch Productions Reviewed by Sarah Weber BOTTOM LINE: Clarissa needs to worry about surviving more than high school and bo…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:32AM

Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer, Megan Lawrence & Corbin Bleu Will Lead HOLIDAY INN on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company, in association with Universal Stage Productions, hasannounced that the first-ever Broadway production of Holiday Inn, THE NEW IRVING BERLIN MUSICAL will star Tony…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26AM

Photo Flash: Angela Lansbury & More Celebrate MAME's 50th Anniversary at Sardi's by BroadwayWorld

'MAME', starring Angela Lansbury opened on Broadway 50 years ago Last evening Thursday, May 26th, members of that company gathered for a 50th Anniversary Celebration at Sardi's.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26AM

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Cast of BCP's STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Beg. Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Bucks County Playhouse's star-studded revival ofRobert Harling's saucy Southern comedy STEEL MAGNOLIAS, directed by four-time Oscar nomineeMarsha Mason, begins performances tonight, May 27 a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26AM

“I’ll Say She Is” in WSJ & Jewish Week: Opens Tomorrow! by Trav S.D.

Preview performances for I’ll Say She Is, our revival of the lost 1924 Marx Brothers Broadway musical begin tomorrow! If you didn’t get your ticket yet, the more fool you! But th…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:26AM

VIDEO: Artists Combine for “No Body” at Sadler’s Wells by Gabriella Daris

At a time when dance inhabits museums and galleries more than ever, the world premiere of “No Body” will occupy the entire building of Sadler’s Wells Theatre with fragments which a per…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:23AM

The 2016 Broadway University Final Exam Answers by Peter Filichia

Congratulations to Fred Abramowitz, Peter Alfano, Steve Bell, Susan Berlin, Brigadude, Regina Miller DeCuzzi, Bill Downs, Laura Frankos, Ingrid Gammerman, Kurt Ganzl, John Griffin, Joe Harri…

SOURCE: Kritzerland at 10:22AM

J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Will Make You Cry by Tessa Berenson

"If you're not feeling, I'm not doing it right"

SOURCE: time.com at 10:20AM

The perils of parody: Why we're being spoon-fed safe spoofs by Chris Jones

Come fall, Chicago will be treated to "Graeme of Thrones," a British parody of you-know-what TV show, the addictive one famous for its nudity, violence and throbbing drama. Slated for the Br…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:20AM

Stephen Daldry's An Inspector Calls to Return to the West End by Mark Shenton

Performances will begin at Playhouse Theatre in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM

Just Announced: Casting for Holiday Inn by Todd Haimes

I'm thrilled to share the first casting details for next season's production of Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical. The cast will include Bryce Pinkham (Jim), Lora Lee Gayer (Lind…

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:10AM

Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide Will Make U.K. Premiere by Mark Shenton

The play is one of several announced for London's Hampstead Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AM

Michael Toumey: ‘I just hope the fringe can keep going’ by David Hutchison

When he’s not working as an associate tutor at the Guildford School of Acting, Toumey is a freelance theatre director. He tells

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AM

The Week Ahead: ‘Radiant Vermin’: Greed and a House of Mystery by Ben Brantley

Philip Ridley’s juicy little thriller starts previews this week at 59E59 Theaters as part of the Brits Off Broadway Festival.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM

Piecing It Together: Millennial Actors Face New Challenges in Age of Technology by Kevin Greene

By Danielle Levsky When Peter Masterton isn’t practicing a scene as the Green Goblin, he stands backstage and checks his smartphone, sometimes scanning his Facebook news feed or looking f…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AM

Theater News: Bryce Pinkham and Corbin Bleu to Star in Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn on Broadway

Lora Lee Gayer and Tony Award nominee Megan Lawrence will play opposite Pinkham and Bleu.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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See Who's Heading to the Holiday Inn on Broadway by Olivia Clement

Bryce Pinkham and Megan Lawrence are tapped for the Roundabout Theatre Company production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM

La Esquinita: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by HowlRound

By Tara A. Houston, Courtney Flores. In this installment, Scenic Designer Tara Houston shares her journey to discovering her career and offers advice on lessons that she’s learned along th…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:53AM

Patricia Hodge: ‘Without rep, actors have no blueprint for how to behave’ by Al Senter

The novelist Graham Greene was apt to call his lighter works “entertainments”. Although he did not formally include Travels With My Aunt

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:53AM

Video: Happy 250th Birthday to the Bristol Old Vic

Emma Stenning, chief executive of the Bristol venue, explains how you can get involved with this weekend's celebrations

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:52AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, May 27, 2016 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:50AM

THE KING AND I - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

East-West relations have just improved a lot on Broadway.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:48AM

VIDEO: Yoko Narahashi Pays Tribute to Playwright Masayuki Imai with “Hold My Hand” by Robert Michael Poole

Yoko Narahashi, Japan’s “Gatekeeper to Hollywood,” directed her first feature back in 1995, an adaptation of the Masayuki Imai play “Hold My Hand.” Two decades later, she revealed …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:45AM

The Forbidden Zone review – Katie Mitchell probes the science of war by Lyn Gardner

Barbican, LondonMitchell, playwright Duncan Macmillan, video artist Leo Warner and a band of onstage camera operators deliver a close-up view of wartime dilemmasIn The Forbidden Zone, the wo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AM

Kes review – Barry Hines's story soars to new heights in two-man show by Alfred Hickling

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsFeaturing just a pair of characters, the teenage and adult Billy, this is one of the most modest – but best – stagings of the novelAmong the tributes follo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AM

Head over heels in love: Marc and Bella Chagall's spectacular romance by Daniel Jamieson

There are few more vivid evocations of how it feels to fall for someone than in Chagall’s ecstatic paintings of his wife. As Kneehigh’s production about the pair opens at Bristol Old Vic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AM

Archive: The 250-year history of Bristol’s illegal theatre by Jeremy Brien

The usual blaze of publicity surrounding the arrival of a new playhouse in town was nowhere to be seen when the Theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:41AM

Last Call: Several Broadway Shows Post Closing Notices by Matthew Wexler

Several Broadway shows posted their closing notices this week. So if you don’t win that #Ham4Ham lottery ticket, consider supporting all those other hardworking Broadway performers! Tu…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:38AM

Josh Grisetti, Leslie Kritzer and More Will Join Cast of Broadway's Something Rotten! by Andrew Gans

The musical comedy will welcome several new principal players in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AM

Fuse Theater Review: “Presto Change-O” — Magic With a Punch by Helen Epstein

This character-driven comedy about three generations of illusionists is light as a bauble, yet packs a subtle psychological punch.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AM

The Governor’s Island Explorer’s Guide by Trav S.D.

A thought occurred to me the other day: New York is such a large, complex and amazing city that events that would be earth-shaking elsewhere can go relatively unnoticed here. Case in point: …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:15AM

30 % Off Our Books! by Trav S.D.

This just in — and don’t be caught snoozin’! Bear Manor Media has announced a Memorial Day Sale, staring tomorrow May 28, 2016 and running through the end of the month. 30%…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:15AM

BWW TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE BITE #FarewellFriday Special with Tuck Everlasting's Andrew Keenan-Bolger! by Backstage Bite With Katie Lynch

Today, we are excited to bring you the latest episode, featuring TUCK EVERLASTING's Andrew Keenan-Bolger

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AM

Outer Critics Circle Awards Party – Winner Insights by Sandi Durell

    by Sandi Durell   The Outer Critics Circle held their 66th Annual Awards Party at Sardi’s on Thursday May 26.  It’s the warm, fuzzy Award event where the winn…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:14AM

“MAME” The Hit Broadway Musical Starring  Angela Lansbury Celebrated the 50th  Anniversary at Sardi’s by Jack Quinn

Mame starring Angela Lansbury opened on Broadway 50th years ago. Thursday, May 26th members of that company gathered for a 50th Anniversary Celebration at Sardi’s. Producer John Bowab a…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:11AM

SWAN LAKE – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

Love shock: Bold and surprising, David Dawson has completely reworked Swan Lake for Scottish Ballet, cutting away the fat of its fusty baggage, although he discards some elements of clarity …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:10AM

‘Wimpy’ or Not, This Kid Might Make It to Broadway by Dominic P. Papatola

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical” is closing after a successful run at Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis. Could New York be next?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:09AM

Andrew Hilton: ‘Without a good review in our first season, we’d have lost everything’ by Eleanor Turney

Andrew Hilton gestures around Bristol Old Vic, where we meet. “Bristol has transformed since I came here in 1978,” he says. “This

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Forbidden Zone (Barbican Theatre)

Katie Mitchell's production for the Schaübuhne Berlin is an unsettling look at the legacy of war

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:58AM

Sponsored Content: Samantha Barks: My album is a journey of everything I am about

Samantha Barks talks Bear Grylls, performing at the Oscars and what we can expect from her new album

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:58AM

The Threepenny Opera, National Theatre, review: A snarling, sexy beast of a show by Alice Saville, Alice Saville

Rory Kinnear quips and charms his way through the role of Macheath

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:58AM

VIDEO: BLACKBIRD's Jeff Daniels Says He Worked Hard for That Tony Nomination! by TV News Desk

Jeff Daniels stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to talk about receiving a Tony nomination for role in Broadway's BLACKBIRD.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:51AM

Steve Ross & Jim Brochu – Two Guys and a Grand by Sandi Durell

   by Joe Regan Jr.    MAC Award winner Steve Ross and Drama Desk winner Jim Brochu have been friends since the 1970s.  They have done a lot of private parties together and the…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:49AM

The world’s worst singer or a Glorious performer? An interview with Peter Quilter by Samuelfrenchuk

Peter Quilter’s plays have been presented in major theatres in 38 countries around the world. He has had a it show on Broadway which received 3 Tony Nominations, three succes…

SOURCE: pardonmyfrenchtheatreblog.wordpress.com at 08:47AM

Women still lagging in behind-the-curtain theater professions, despite their ticket-buying clout by Andrea Simakis

Just how groundbreaking is "Steel Magnolias' " all-female design team?

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:46AM

Cleveland Play House, Playhouse Square co-production of 'Steel Magnolias' is a time for women to shine by Andrea Simakis

All-female design team to bring powerful (and powerfully funny) portrait of women's friendship to the stage.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:46AM

CT LGBT Film Festival Marks 29 Years by Susan Dunne

At the first Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in 1988, two of its co-founders, William Mann and Terri Reid, stood in the back of Cinestudio on the opening night to gauge the audience …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:44AM

Barry Reckord obituary by Margaret Busby

Playwright whose work captured the conflicts of class and race in 1960s BritainBarry Reckord, who has died aged 85, was a pioneering playwright from the Caribbean with an under-explored lega…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

Jekyll and Hyde review – potions, motion and screaming guitars in beast of a show by Sanjoy Roy

Old Vic, LondonPart Robert Louis Stevenson, part Little Shop of Horrors, the McOnie Company’s discombobulating dance adaptation is dynamic, clever and a bit retrogradeThe tale of Jekyll an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

Five of the best… plays this week by Lyn Gardner

Les Blancs | Hamlet | The James Plays | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Funny GirlLorraine Hansberry is best known for her play A Raisin In The Sun and for inspiring Nina Simone’s To Be Youn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

Three of the best… dance performances this week by Judith Mackrell

Betroffenheit | Royal Ballet: Mixed Bill | Balletboyz: LifeThis collaboration between choreographer Crystal Pite and director Jonathon Young explores dark themes including grief, trauma and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

The 10 best things… to do this week by The Guide

From Shura’s lush, assured pop to Maxine Peake talking Shakespeare: your at-a-glance guide to the next seven days in culture across the UK Festival Of Voice Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

Kieran Hodgson: ‘When I was 17 I decided to liven up a lasagne by putting bananas in it’ by Rachel Aroesti

From Not The Nine O’Clock News to Anchorman, the standup reveals the things he finds the funniestThere’s a great video that no longer exists of a guy called Nick Sun trying to perform to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

Tonys Host with the Most James Corden - Crosswalk the Musical x3

There's no better way to sail into this holiday weekend than: a) doing an anti-rain dance to stave off the showers currently in the tri-state forecast, and then b) get ready for James …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM

Century of Slapstick #98: Charlie Chaplin in “Police” by Trav S.D.

  Today marks the 100th anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin comedy Police. Police was Chaplin’s last short for Essanay Studios. Rather spitefully, after he left t…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:20AM

Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 5/26; TAMING OF THE SHREW in DC, HOSTAGES in Phoenix and More! by BroadwayWorld

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Washington, DC, Phoenix, Singapore and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include a 'b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AM

.a CurtainUp book review by Elyse Sommer

a compendium of theater critics talking about their craft in the new media age

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:12AM

Gypsy Caravan sets up at Family Arena again by Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Organizers are happy with the St. Charles venue, say parking problems are no more.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:10AM

St. Louis Ballet announces 2016-17 season by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A classic ballet, a holiday perennial and programs themed to fashion and romance are part of the 2016-17 St. Louis Ballet season.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:10AM

Further Cast Announced For King Lear At The Old Vic – Book Now by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Further casting has been announced for King Lear at the Old Vic which will be presented from 25 October to 3 December 2016. One of the most anticipated theatrical events of t…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:09AM

NEWS: Celia Imrie joins Glenda Jackson-led King Lear at Old Vic by Press Releases

A quarter of a century after she gave up acting for politics, double Academy Award-winning legend Glenda Jackson returns to play King Lear in Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. She will be jo…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:06AM

Gerard & Roth: And The Tony Award For Best Song Goes To… by Jeremy Gerard

EXCLUSIVE: 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: W…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Angela Lansbury & More Celebrate MAME's 50th Anniversary at Sardi's by BroadwayWorld

'MAME',starring Angela Lansbury opened on Broadway 50years agoLast evening Thursday, May 26th, members of that company gathered for a 50th Anniversary Celebration at Sardi's.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50AM

Photo Flash: New FROZEN Stage Musical Premieres at Disney California Adventure Park by TV News Desk

FROZEN LIVE AT THE HYPERION,a new theatrical adaptation based on Disney's animated blockbuster film, opens May 27 at the Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure Park in Southern Cali…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50AM

An Inspector Calls Comes To The Playhouse Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Twenty Five years after it’s first appearance at the National Theatre, Stephen Daldry’s award-winning production of J B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls will …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:47AM

Celia Imrie joins Old Vic King Lear cast by Georgia Snow

Celia Imrie is the latest actor to join the cast of King Lear at the Old Vic. Morfydd Clark and William Chubb

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:43AM

Theatre News: Further casting announced for King Lear at the Old Vic

Glenda Jackson will lead the production from 4 November

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:37AM

Features: What's in my dressing room? - Carol Rosy Furtado

We go backstage with The Merchants of Bollywood star

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:37AM

Theatre News: An Inspector Calls to return to the West End

Stephen Daldry's award-winning production will run at the Playhouse Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:37AM

Shakespeare: The Miniseries by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I report on the premiere of Chicago Shakespeare’s Tug of War: Foreign Fire. Here’s an excerpt. * * * It’s become common—even fashionable…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AM

Hay festival: Shakespeare experts clash over whether to cut, or not to cut by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Globe theatre’s chief, and deputy head of RSC at loggerheads over merits of editing Bard’s work to make it more relatable to modern audiencesThey are both leading experts in all things S…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM

Broadway AM Report, 5/27/2016 - PAINT YOUR WAGON, Leslie Odom, Jr., ANASTASIA and More! by Jessica Fallon Gordon

TODAY'S BIG NEWS The New York City Center Encores cast recording of Lerner amp Loewe's PAINT YOUR WAGON comes out today. Plus Leslie Odom, Jr. and Martin Short will be visiting THE TONIGHT S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15AM

BWW's On This Day - May 27, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15AM

Vaizey emphasises ‘passion’ for arts’ role in health by David Hutchison

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has hailed theatre as a way to improve health, saying it can be used successfully for both therapy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

David Hunter to replace Killian Donnelly in Kinky Boots by Matthew Hemley

Killian Donnelly is to leave West End show Kinky Boots on August 13, with David Hunter replacing him. Matt Henry, who plays

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

An Inspector Calls to make West End return by David Hutchison

Stephen Daldry’s staging of An Inspector Calls is to return to the West End to celebrate its 25th anniversary. First staged at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

Laura Wade: Theatre at risk of ‘ever narrower spectrum of voices’ by Matthew Hemley

Playwright Laura Wade has joined calls for the industry to better support talent from poorer backgrounds. Her comments follow those from performers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

Mark Hollander appointed exec director at Phoenix Dance Theatre by Georgia Snow

Phoenix Dance Theatre has appointed Mark Hollander as its new executive director. Hollander, who is currently executive director of Unlimited Theatre, joins

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

Replay: Frank Sinatra meets Antonio Carlos Jobim by Terry Teachout

Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim sing a bossa nova medley on Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim. This program was originally telecast by NBC on November 13, 1967: (This …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

NEWS: Inspector Calls returns to West End for revival’s 25th anniversary by Press Releases

Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls makes its much-anticipated return to the West End this winter. This will mark the 70th anniversary of…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:13AM

Crosswalk the Musical: The Lion King by The Late Late Show With James Corden

James welcomes Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen to his theater company ahead of their performance of The Lion King in the crosswalk of Beverly Boulevard at CBS.

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:07AM

Almanac: Frank Sinatra on his life by Terry Teachout

“What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can.” Frank Sinatra, interviewed by Walter Cronkite in 1965

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Mrs Henderson Presents and Globe to Globe nominated for Stage Management Awards by Georgia Snow

Stage management teams from shows including Mrs Henderson Presents, In the Heights and the Globe to Globe Hamlet tour have been nominated

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM

NEWS: Hampstead premieres plays by Michael Frayn, Tony Kushner & Beth Steel by Press Releases

Hampstead Theatre announces its autumn season 2016 for the Main Stage, which will include new plays by Michael Frayn, Tony Kushner and Beth Steel.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:53AM

Theatre News: New cast announced for Kinky Boots

David Hunter and Elena Skye will join the cast in August

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:32AM

Theatre News: Felicity Montagu to star in Pride and Prejudice

The Alan Partridge actress will star in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's upcoming revival

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:32AM

Video: Meet Aladdin's Genie

The musical, starring Trevor Dion Nicholas, opens for previews this week

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:32AM

Theatre News: Tony Kushner UK premiere in Hampstead Theatre's new season

The north London theatre has announced a world premiere, revival and UK premiere

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:32AM

BWW Exclusive: Dame Judi Dench Discusses Shakespeare, Her Passion, CATS, Potential Broadway Return by Matt Tamanini

Only some are able to ever identify their specific passion, far fewer are able to achieve, and only a select handful are able to make their passion their life's work Judi Dench is one of tho…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:27AM

The Threepenny Opera review – grubbily vivacious revival plays up the sexuality by Michael Billington

Olivier, LondonRory Kinnear brings a rasping clarity to Macheath in a production by Rufus Norris that does full justice to Kurt Weill’s plangent, sawn-off melodiesWhat does this famous pie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AM

The Threepenny Opera, National Theatre by Alexandra Coghlan

Last seen at the National Theatre over 10 years ago, Brecht and Weill’s The Threepenny Opera is back in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens. But looking at Rufus Norris’s epic-theatre-lit…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:27AM

Paramour: EW Stage Review | EW.com by Jesse Oxfeld

About 45 minutes into Paramour, the Cirque du Soleil musical that opens at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre tonight, the twin aerialists Andrew and Kevin Atherton are suspended over a stage set of…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 06:18AM

Production news round-up: May 18 to 24 by Georgia Snow

Plays Maxine Peake is to play Blanche DuBois in a new production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Royal Exchange Theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:15AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Friday, May 27, 2016 by James Marino

Listen: #AmericanPsycho to Close, @LeonaLewis Tops the #GrizList, & More “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Miss Saigon gets ready for her close-ups 

Miss Saigon’s West End run may be over. But the show’s appeal lives on, with not one, but two Miss Saigon films in the works — one of them directed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle.

SOURCE: Daily Mail at 05:55AM

Star Power by Hilton Als

While it’s always a treat to see amazing ensembles working together as they tear a play apart, the better to expose its meaning, it’s thrilling in a different way to watch performers who…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:55AM

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Excitement brews for former tea girl Celia Imrie 

Once upon a time, Celia Imrie was a teagirl for Glenda Jackson. And now, 40 years later, she will take on the role of the Oscar-winning star’s daughter, playing Goneril in King Lear.

SOURCE: Daily Mail at 05:55AM

Vivid Sydney’s glow takes over the city by Arts Review

Sydney is awash with colour this evening as more than 90 light installations light up the city for the annual Vivid Sydney festival, projecting colourful art on the world-famous Sydney Harbo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:40AM

Review: The Threepenny Opera (Olivier, National Theatre)

Rory Kinnear stars in Simon Stephens' reworking of this dark classic

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:31AM

Theatre News: Exclusive: Full cast announced for My Fair Lady celebration

Patricia Routledge joins the previously announced cast of the charity gala

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:31AM

Theatre News: Aladdin extends run into 2017

The new Disney musical starts previews this week

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:31AM

Hit British Musical Sunny Afternoon Extends Due To Popular Demand, Booking Until 29 October 2016

Due to public demand, the multi-Olivier award-winning hit British musical SUNNY AFTERNOON has announced another extension to its West End run, until 29 October 2016. The extension will take …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 05:09AM

Tom Morris: ‘The most exciting theatre comes from jumping into the unknown’ by Matt Trueman

Tom Morris has as good a claim as anyone to have changed the face of British theatre. Not just as the man

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School – the drama school striving for excellence with a family ethos by Susan Elkin

Eleanor Jackson is singing a witty, poignant number from Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George and she’s rivetingly good. I’m

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

Dear West End Producer: What if an actor doesn’t have teeth or tits? Asking for a friend. #dear by @westendproducer

@westendproducer @TheStage what can be done if an actor doesn’t have teeth or tits? Asking for a friend. #dear — Cath Humphrys

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Kenny Morgan (Arcola Theatre)

Mike Poulton's new play draws on the real-life events behind Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:26AM

Leona Lewis to replace Nicole Scherzinger in Cats musical by Press Association

The X Factor winner will take over the Pussycat Doll’s role as Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicalThe X Factor winner Leona Lewis will replace Nicole Sche…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:22AM

NEWS: Aladdin extends to Feb 2017 as previews begin tonight by Press Releases

Ahead of the very first performance in the UK, Disney Theatrical Productions has announced that Aladdin has extended its booking period into 2017. Tickets for the spectacular production are …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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"Once" the musical is a low-key charmer by Joanne Ostrowthe Denver Post

"Once," the musical, is not a big and splashy Broadway hit. Like the low-budget Irish film on which it's based, the play doesn't need mind-blowing theatrics to work its charm.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:25AM

Peter Egan: 'John Osborne was like a wounded animal, an exposed nerve' by Peter Egan

I knew the Look Back in Anger sequel Déjà Vu wouldn't work, but I couldn't turn it down. I knew John deserved to be presented again – and that it would be his last playThe very first pla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM

Recognizing the Future by Rino16

Image recognition technology is not new. However, companies are finding new, innovative ways to apply this to their marketing and traffic. With the introduction of Pinterest, the visual sear…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 03:11AM

More Changes Coming To Your Twitter Timeline by Phil Paschke

In a blog post on May 24th, Twitter announced a number of new changes to what will count towards your 140 character limit when tweeting. These changes aren’t live yet, but according to the…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Mira Fuchs by Arts Review

Leave your preconceptions with the coat-check and step into an oft-hidden economy of desire and exchange as Melanie Jame Wolf presents Mira Fuchs in an Australian Premiere at Arts House …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:32AM

Threepenny Opera review – 'All the more furious from disabled actors' by Matt Trueman

Nottingham PlayhouseThis tubthumping update of The Beggar's Opera seems, at times, unfocused despite its powerful casting"What keeps a man alive?" The cri de coeur at the heart of Bertolt Br…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:08AM

Howard Sherman: The forgotten shows that prove we need to protect theatre’s future by Howard Sherman

The act of making theatre is of endless fascination to those who make theatre, which accounts for the litany of backstage plays

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Paul Clayton: Don’t knock the West End until you’ve been to Broadway by Paul Clayton

It’s not unheard of when attending a West End theatre to hear the odd audience moan. “I can’t find the toilet”, “The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Mark Shenton: The gripes, bugbears and pet peeves of the regular theatregoer by Mark Shenton

As someone who goes to the theatre partly for a living, but mainly for a passion, I am extremely privileged and indeed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Max and Olive: The photographic life of Olive Cotton and Max Dupain by Arts Review

The Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne will be the first Victorian gallery to host Max and Olive: The photographic life of Olive Cotton and Max Dupain. The touring exhi…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:48AM

Sydney Theatre Company without Artistic Director after Jonathan Church steps down by Erin James

Less than 12 months after assuming the top job at Sydney Theatre Company, Britain’s Jonathan Church has resigned as Artistic Director of NSW’s flagship theatre company. Sydney Th…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:12AM

Theo Ubique announces 2016-17 season by Morgan Greene

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre announced its 2016-17 season on Friday. The season begins with "Fly by Night" (Sept. 23-Nov. 6), to be directed by artistic director Fred Anzevino with music dir…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:03AM

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Rosie O'Donnell Predicts a Tony Award for Heather Headley

For The Color Purple's newest Shug Avery, belting her face off is "Easy as Life."

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Special Reports: How the National Endowment for the Arts Earned Their 2016 Special Tony Award

It's all about the Hamiltons — and whole lot more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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'3Penny Opera': Theater Review by Stephen Dalton

Rory Kinnear stars in this new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's lusty lowlife musical at the National Theatre, the first London revival in over 20 years. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:49AM

Bucks County Playhouse's Starry STEEL MAGNOLIAS Starts Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Bucks County Playhouse's star-studded revival of Robert Harling's saucy Southern comedy STEEL MAGNOLIAS,directed by four-time Oscar nominee Marsha Mason, begins performances tonight, May 27 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40AM

DVR Alert: Leslie Odom Jr. & Martin Short Visit THE TONIGHT SHOW Tonight by TV News Desk

Hamilton star and Tony nominee Leslie Odom Jr and Broadway's Martin Shortsoon to star in NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVEvisit THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON tonight, May 27.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40AM

World Premiere of ANASTASIA Opens Tonight at Hartford Stage by BroadwayWorld

The world premiere musical ANASTASIA, inspired by the real life of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov and the enduring mystery of her true identity, officially opens tonight, May 27, at Hartfor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40AM

On the Couch with Barb Jungr by Arts Review

Who is Barb Jungr? A singer, songwriter and theatre practitioner, based in London but working around the world. I like yoga and the sea and dancing and smiling faces and the moon rising th…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:34AM

Heather Headley Is A Miracle In The Color Purple. by Corine Cohen

  Heather Headley brings so much razzle dazzle to Shug Avery. She lights up the theater, and the chemistry between her Shug and Celie is off the charts. I was euphoric to make a second …

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 12:21AM

How to act: stage stars share their acting tips by Interviews By Laura Barnett

What makes a great stage actor? As a competition to find Britain's best am-dram society gets under way, old hands Roger Allam, Miriam Margolyes and others offer a few words of adviceReading …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04AM

Roundabout Theatre Company: 50 Defining Moments in 50 Years by Matt Smith

This year, Roundabout Theatre Company (RTC) celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Playbill put together a timeline of the institution’s history. From hosting the stage deb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Bright Star Cast Album Arrives in Stores Today by Andrew Gans

Edie Brickell co-wrote the original musical with Steve Martin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

World Premiere of Anastasia Musical Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The 1997 animated film musical, based on the legend of the Russian royal family, is reborn in a Broadway-bound stage adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Persistent Memory Debuts Tonight Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Jackob G. Hofmann’s new play about memory and chance encounters plays Theatre Row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass Arrives in Cinemas Today by Andrew Gans

The Disney film features a screenplay by Beauty and the Beast's Linda Woolverton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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