The East Coast concert premiere of The Hunger begins with a harsh, discordant note, immediately conveying that this will be a performance about pain. The short opera, from modern Irish comp…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:59PMAmber Riley will be joined in the musical Dreamgirls (about a fictitious girl group in Sixties Detroit based loosely on The Supremes) by London-based Ibinabo Jack and American Liisi LaFontai…
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 08:41PMIf viewers of this year’s Tony Awards get to see a performance from “Spring Awakening,” they’ll have fans to thank for footing the bill. Deaf West Theater’s nom…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:41PMAndrew Lloyd Webber is planning a musical based on the love match between Seretse Khama, the man who became Botswana’s first president, and Ruth Williams, a white English woman.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 08:41PMIf the announcement of The Hills' ten-year anniversary special wasn't enough to fill your nostalgia tank, the potential for something even bigger and better is on the horizon. Sources tell&n…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:41PMI'm sure plenty of people have screamed the Hercules Mulligan rap from "Yorktown" while driving, but only Hamilton superfan James Corden will get to scream the Hercules Mulligan ra…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:41PMPower. Election. Power. Primaries. Backroom Deals! Power! It’s election season again, and the media is overflowing with comment and analysis. After the surprise of the 2008 election and th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35PMTonight's planned live Facebook QampA with HAMILTON'sPhillipa Soohas been pushed to tomorrow, Friday, June 3 at 530PM EST, it was announced on the show's Twitter account this evening.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12PMWith SCHOOL OF ROCK on Broadway and a West End bow imminent,Andrew Lloyd Webber could soon start developing his next musical.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12PMAs previously reported, Amber Riley will be taking to the stage on The West End as Effie in Dreamgirls. It will be the first time that a full production has been mounted on a major London st…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:10PM
Constantine Maroulis, currently appearing in Friend Art, stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:58PMA Greek holiday home becomes a symbol of a diplomatic powerplay in Alexi Kaye Campbell’s two-act time-hop, “Sunset at the Villa Thalia,” at the National Theater. The playwright of tran…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:45PMIt’s been a long time coming, but Netflix, after penning the deal in 2012, has finally announced that their purchase of the rights to the entire Disney archive will finally be made ava…
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:45PMSummer is the time of year when big male-dominated action blockbusters roam the multiplexes like lumbering dinos in “Jurassic World.” Which means we can expect more harebrained m…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:39PMThe June 6 concert salute to Judy Garland benefits The Ali Forney Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:27PMSharp acting brings tale of financial meltdown played as Greek tragedy to a satisfying conclusion at Coal Mine Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:26PMJeff Daniels was an overnight sensation as Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof.” Not on Broadway — at his Chelsea, Mich., high school. “I’m 18. I’m blond. Not a clue what Jewish was,�…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:25PMBishop Harold Branch’s decades of supporting the gospel scene have not been ignored..
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:18PM Three weeks ago I had what seemed like a fun idea at the time: I’d live-tweet a steady stream of my responses to Brian Vickers’s — sorry: Sir Brian Vickers’s &…
SOURCE: www.dispositio.net at 06:15PMThe Skivvies are back and better than ever. The hit group will be returning to the Feinstein's54 Below stage on June 18th at 930pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PMEnid Bagnold's 1955 play will be revived in 2017-2018.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:01PMCraig Lucas' new play is performed simultaneously in English and ASL at Huntington Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMTuck Everlasting songwriters Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen will also join Brown for the latest installment of his residency at the venue.
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Actress Cynthia Erivo, who starred as Celie in 'The Color Purple' on London's West End, is now nominated for a Tony for her performance of the character on Broadway's version of the musical.…
SOURCE: USA Today at 05:55PMActress Cynthia Erivo, who starred as Celie in 'The Color Purple' on London's West End, is now nominated for a Tony for her performance of the character on Broadway's version of the musical.…
SOURCE: USA Today at 05:55PMBefore you start shouting about spoiler alerts, let me point out that the headline of this piece does not indicate in what context this suicide occurs. Could be real life. Could be a play, a…
SOURCE: Howard Sherman at 05:46PMMats Ek’s version honors its Renaissance source while tying it directly to our current world.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:43PMJoe Morton extraordinary portraying Dick Gregory in new show. Review appears in other North Jersey Media Group Newspapers.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:42PMThe stars of Off-Broadway's award-winning musical smash RUTHLESS!, Kim Maresca and Tori Murray, performed songs from the show at the May 25th launch party celebrating the special June travel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42PMCAPTIVATING VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF LOVE What a feat happens seven times a week in Steppenwolf’s upstairs theater! Usually critics tell you to take their words for what they saw–but…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:42PMSam Walton had a dream. It was of a big store with a small town feel. That’s why he put cheery greeters right inside the front doors, to say hello to everyone that entered, direct them…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 05:42PMDisney musical’s thrilling dance numbers, scenic design make up for weak spots in score, script
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 05:42PMMary Harron narrates a sequence from her 2000 film “American Psycho,” which will screen as part of the Woman is a Genre series at Film Forum in Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PMThe Metropolitan Opera last named a new music director in May of 1975. Gerald Ford had been President for less than a year; Saigon had fallen a few weeks earlier; Barack Obama was thirteen. …
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:42PMLONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg brings his self-penned play "The Spoils" to London audiences, making "a nerve-racking" stage debut in Britain which he regards as a t…
SOURCE: Reuters at 05:42PMThe National YoungArts Foundation is accepting applications now through Oct. 14 from performing, visual, literary, and design students ages 15–18.
The 2017 winners will receive mentors…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:42PMImagine if you will: Arts supporters, dressed to the nines, gathered for a benefit in a grand old movie palace, listening to a chamber orchestra — and watching Disney cartoons. Last year, …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:42PMDouglas Morrisson will have a staged reading of playwright Scott Munson's modern twist on classic farce 'Charley's Aunt
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:42PMIsuppose it's inevitable a play called Straight White Men will be controversial, and I also suppose that's exactly what InterAct Theatre Company wants. They have never shied away from diffic…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:38PMLantern Theater's fascinating production of 36 Views by Naomi Iizuka dares to ask the hardest question: True or False?
SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:38PMThe Know: What not to miss June 2-12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PMOne pint-sized actress has a big message for Kevin Durant: stay or pay.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:37PMIt’s a wrap for an in-demand Broadway rapper. "Hamilton" creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda set to leave show in July.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:37PMThe cast of “Hamilton” is as good on the field as they are on the stage.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:37PMOne man unites the live musical smash and Broadway sensation.
SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Actors are rarely like their characters, but few actors these days are as far apart from them as Cynthia Erivo....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:32PMAfter winning a Pulitzer, being named a genius, and potentially winning a record number of Tonys next week, Lin-Manuel Miranda will bid adieu to Hamilton. Sources close to the production tel…
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:31PMIt only took two decades for a generation to be born with no memory of 1993's Super Mario Bros., but video-game movies are back, baby! According to Variety, Jake Gyllenhaal will star in…
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:31PMJulie Andrews, everyone's favorite nanny/nun-in-training/perfect mother figure, is getting a Netflix show. It's called Julie's Greenroom, and it stars Andrews as Mrs. Julie, a Mr. Rodgers-li…
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:31PM'Julie's Greenroom,' produced by Andrews and her daughter, will focus on performing arts.
SOURCE: USA Today at 05:30PMThe International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers have reached a deal for a new three-year successor agreement to their master …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMDying is easy, comedy is hard,” goes the old adage. But that doesn’t take into account the added burden of being a comedic actress these days, let alone a newcomer trying to find some Em…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMWant a $10 ticket to “Hamilton”? Try enrolling in a New York City public school. Tickets to the Broadway sensation — and presumptive Tony Awards champion — may be goi…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMSinging is a way to tell a story. A song comes from inside your gut. It’s the truest, deepest version of feeling. To tell a story that way means to get inside, because music gets insid…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:24PMHaven Theatre's The Distance is a potential sleeper hit, a dramedy about ordinary people, the decisions they make and the lives they affect. Bruce’s characters are the most human I’ve se…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:19PMTwo years into it, James Monroe Iglehart is still reveling in what he calls the role of a lifetime: Genie in Disney’s Aladdin, which is still playing to sell-out crowds at BroadwayR…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:13PMWow! It’s really hard to find the words to describe this show. First of all, because it is not exactly a show, nor is it a concert. It is a beautiful sharing of Taylor Mac’s enormous tal…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:11PM Barrett Foa and Marissa Mulder will join Annie Golden, Lillias White, Alice Ripley, Nathan Lee Graham, Vivian Reed, Lady Rizo,Gay Marshall, Carol Lipnik, Rob Maitner, Gabrielle Strave…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:07PMKevin Artigue, Mia Chung, and Nathan Dame will develop plays at this year's event.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PMBay Street Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, the Tony Award-winning play by Alfred Uhry, directed by Will Pomerantz. The production will r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PMCarnegie Hall today announced that Robert F. Smith has been elected as Chairman of Carnegie Hall's Board of Trustees. Mr. Smith-a trustee since 2013-succeeds Carnegie Hall's Acting Chairman …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PMAs previously reported, Barbara Cook will come to Feinstein's54 Below celebrating the publication day of her eagerly anticipated memoir THEN AND NOW on June 21. Today, the popular New York C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PMAlfred Uhry's drama comes to Sag Harbor.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe Broadway icon's new book is titled Then and Now.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMArtist’s trompe l’oeil work is delightfully deceitfulTerrific show demonstrates the skills of the artistExhibit shares gallery with work by sculptor Tom Bills … Click to Co…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:00PM
In January 2015 I reviewed Nick Payne's remarkable play "Constellations" on Broadway, where it starred Ruth Wilson and Jake Gyllenhaal. I was struck by how richly this brief drama explored t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:59PMLindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent shine in Roger Michell and Hanif Kureishi's melancholy romantic comedyHaving previously collaborated on The Mother and Venus (the former something of an over…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:58PMShe's famed for playing icy control freaks. But Lindsay Duncan wanted more laughs in her new film Le Week-End. And, really, she'd love to pack it all in and head for India• First look revi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:58PMLook back at how the four musicals introduced themselves to the press and the Broadway community.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PMTake a first look at this immersive production of Of Mice and Men at Serenbe Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PMWomen’s Project will present the world premiere by the two-time Grammy-nominated comic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMMartha Henry's confident direction, fine acting and theatre's new configuration serve Arthur Miller play well.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PMGemma Sutton played Julie Jordan in a radical off-West End production in 2014 of Carousel and has the distinction of having played both June and then Louise opposite Imelda Staunton in 2016 …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:44PMI am now going to make a suggestion as to where you should take your summer vacation. It’s a place I hadn’t seen in about 30 years, that is until a month ago. It’s Niagara Falls Canad…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:30PMThe Tony nominees for Best Actor in a Play have each achieved varying degrees of success and fame on film and TV, but they have all come to Broadway to challenge themselves with titanic role…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:29PMBess Wohl’s acclaimed play will be seen at Signature Theatre this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PMDid you know that elephants have exceptional memory and never forget a face? It’s true. So how does this fact serve as an overarching metaphor in Jackob G. Hofmann’s A Persistent Memory?…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:03PMO'Hare most recently served as the chair of Playwriting at the Yale School of Drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
This year's Printer's Row Lit Fest will feature a number of events catered toward Chicago theater goers. To tide over "Hamilton" fans before the tour hits Chicago in September, Jeremy McCart…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:58PMSideways: The Play enjoyed a sell-out stint at La Jolla Playhouse in California, and now this Pinot Noir praising, Merlot pounding comedy has arrived in London. The production is directed by…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:56PMThe theater sensation of the decade scooped a record 16 Tony nominations. Here are 16 reasons Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical broke new groundTony awards: Hamilton musical makes histo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56PM"SpongeBob SquarePants," an animated television show about a yellow poriferan who lacks a digestive system but still manages to work as a fry cook in an underwater town called Bikini Bottom,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:54PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Robert Fairchild Set for A Chorus Line
Tony nominee and singular sensation Robert Fairchild, along with a host of Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PM2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs is excited to headline off-Broadway's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New Yo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PMThis week, Leslie Odom Jr. takes us backstage at The Tonight Show, heads to Facebook, has cafecito with the cast and welcomes some special guests backstage.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PMThere isn't a Tony Award for Best Musical Ensemble, but if there were, Hamilton would have nabbed 17 landmark nods this year. Carleigh Bettiol, Ariana DeBose, Sasha Hutchings, Morgan Mar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PMBarrett Foa and Marissa Mulder will join Annie Golden, Lillias White, Alice Ripley, Nathan Lee Graham, Vivian Reed, Lady Rizo,Gay Marshall, Carol Lipnik, Rob Maitner, Gabrielle Stravelli, T.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMThe Muny announced today the complete cast for its production of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Gary Griffin, choreographed by Alex Sanchez and music directed by Brad Haak.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMThe Public Theater announced today that Jeanie O'Hare has been named the Director of New Work Development. O'Hare, who will start at The Public in September, has more than 20 years of experi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMMightee Shero Productions tours Eve Ensler's highly influential theatre piece to correctional facilities.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMYou’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown stars Joshua Colley & Aidan Gemme talk about onstage mishaps, LOL-filled car rides, and their love of Cynthia Erivo.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:39PMSee what happened behind the scenes at LuPone's #Ham4Ham appearance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PMOn June 6, the Broadway Sings concert series will return to the Highline Ballroom.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PMWe knew it! The latest installment of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke will feature Hamilton’s certified genius Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with a slew of Broadway faves. The segment…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:10PMThe Invisible Hand, by Ayad Akhtar. Matthew Pfeiffer directed. Theatre Exile, Philadelphia. If you were to judge by comments on the web and by advertising, you’d think that Ayad Akh…
SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 03:05PMPerformances begin July 30.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PMStroman won a Tony for choreographing the musical's original production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe comedian also stars in her new play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe recording features a 22-piece orchestra and Tony winner Jane Krakowski.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
The retiring drama teacher was recommended by her students and will be recognized at the 2016 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMPS CLASSICS, the label dedicated to celebrating the heritage of Broadway and popular song, will release Renaissance, the new solo album from Grammy Award-nominee Cheyenne Jackson tomorrow, J…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMStar of Broadway’s biggest sensation in years is moving on to pursue other opportunities, including a sequel to Mary Poppins with Emily BluntBroadway sensation Hamilton is sure to be a mai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PMOn June 6, the Broadway Sings concert series returns to the Highline Ballroom. The Best of Broadway Sings will feature Laura Michelle Kelly, Christina Sajous, Katie Boeck, Jay Armstrong John…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMOn June 6, the Broadway Sings concert series returns to the Highline Ballroom. The Best of Broadway Sings will feature Laura Michelle Kelly, Christina Sajous, Katie Boeck, Jay Armstrong John…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMhe City of Conversation references political and cultural events that span three decades. Director Michael Wilson sought a device that would both ease the jolt of the time span between scene…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 02:39PMOn June 6, the Broadway Sings concert series returns to the Highline Ballroom. The Best of Broadway Sings will feature Laura Michelle Kelly, Christina Sajous, Katie Boeck, Jay Armstrong John…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PMby MICHAEL VAN DUZER
Early evening sunlight beats down with surprising strength as I pull into a parking space at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. May days are definitel…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 02:34PMCasting will be announced for the one-night-only concert performance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PMThe Tony-nominated HAMILTON star will be chatting live with Facebook members before this evening's performance.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMIn anticipation of his new gig as host of the 2016 Tony Awards, 'LATE LATE SHOW' frontman James Corden has enlisted Broadway's top talent for the next installment of his popular Carpool Kara…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMTony Award nominee Max Von Essen An American in Paris, Evita, Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar, etc, Giuseppe Bausilio Cats, Aladdin, Newsies, Billy Elliot, Michael Lanning Bonn…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMManhattan Concert Productions is pleased to announce the fifth installment of its Broadway Series, the Gershwin musical comedy,Crazy For Youin its 25th Anniversary year. The concert performa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMSundance Institute today announced that filmmaker Ryan Coogler Fruitvale Station, Creed and theatre artist Lisa Kron Fun Home have joined its Board of Trustees.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMThere’s a hush that’s fallen upon Broadway this summer as a number of this year’s musicals have shuttered (so long, Tuck Everlasting, American Psycho, and the soon-to-close Finding Nev…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:26PMA Tony winner for her turn in Hallelujah, Baby!, Leslie Uggams has had a long and storied career on the Broadway stage and in Hollywood. During an episode of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox, host…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PMGet ready for a theatrical summer adventure. From the charming Waitress to the nostalgic She Loves Me to the soaring Cirque du Soleil Paramour, Broadway is heating up with a wonderful variet…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:20PMMr. Rogers, whose play “Universal Robots” is opening at the Sheen Center, said science fiction “makes tackling challenging ideas a lot more fun.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMEach year in Shubert Alley, the Broadway world collides for two melodious hours in the name of a free, spectacular showcase: Stars in the Alley. Outside of the Shubert Theatre, follo…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:15PMThis week's guest is Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, who is directing an all-male production of 'Taming of the Shrew.' Plus the editors discuss their summer plans.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMACTivate expands the theater's Public Works initiative.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMOriginal Connie and Broadway revival choreographer Baayork Lee will direct the show at the Hollywood Bowl.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMBroadway vets Michael McCormick and Anne L. Nathan will lead the cast as Tevye and Golde.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMBess Wohl's play returns to the off-Broadway stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Casting for the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production ofA Chorus Line,which won the Tony Award for Best Musical, has been announcedSabrina Bryanas Valerie Clark,Robert Fairchildas Mike Costa,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMBelow, get an inside look at the Alice in Wonderland statue from New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, featuring 'Alice' actor Kacie Sheik and Statue Director and Designer …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMThe Swedes take on an old classic and make it relevant. Mats Ek’s Juliet and Romeo for the Royal Swedish Ballet, at The Kennedy Center for only four more shows, is a bold retelling of Shak…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:44PMCast is excellent in Nick Green's play told through the lens of defunct newspaper.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:42PMBy Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell on the recent spate of sung through musicals, including Hadestown , The Total Bent , Evening 1910 , and Hamilton .
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:38PMIN THE NEWS
Center Theatre Group continues its 50-year sojourn in LA, announcing Kirk Douglas Theatre’s 13th season, which includes: four premiere regular season productions, tw…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:31PMCostume shop proprietor Sally Ann Parsons is one of three who will receieve a 2016 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. These annual honors celebrate individuals andor organizations tha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMCharitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to meet RENT's original Mimi and support ARTNew York.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PM“The Little Mermaid,” “The Man in the Iron Mask” top a full slate of summer theater.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:31PMDavid Furr is one of three actors who has earned a nomination for his hilarious work in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of NOISES OFF. How is he recovering from his bumps and bruises th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMThat woman's a wiz with the sewing machine—and the audience! The Color Purple Tony nominee Cynthia Erivo appeared on The View on June 2; before performing with the vibrant cast, th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PMby Kathryn Kitt Trumpet legend Herb Alpert and his Grammy winning vocalist wife, Lani Hall, brought their technically impressive and energetic stage presence to Café Carlyle t…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:26PMOriginal cast member Baayork Lee will direct and choreograph.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PMSarah Crompton looks at dance and 'physical theatre' and the superb piece Betroffenheit which was created by an actor and a choreographer
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:07PMKidworks Touring Theatre Co.- proudly presents: A Gigantic, Mind Blowing, Costume-Musical Instrument-Educational Art-Extravaganza SaleFriday-Saturday-Sunday June 3rd, 4th & 5th (10am-5p…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 01:07PMInspired by Euripides' The Trojan Women, the new, ensemble-devised Public Works piece is based on real-life interviews.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PMElaine Paige will host a BBC Radio 2 special spotlighting Broadway's biggest night.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM
Broadway actor Javier Muñoz may have just gotten the best news of the increasingly frenetic Tony Awards run-up: Hamilton conceiver-author-composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda is planni…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:59PMSara Bareilles, Jodi Benson and Tituss Burgess are among the stars who will sing the beloved score.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PMDorothy Loudon at the 1979 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:48PMLaura Osnes Cinderella and Jeremy Jordan Supergirl, Newsies, who starred together in Frank Wildhorn's production of Bonnie amp Clyde reunited to sing 'This World Will Remember Us' for the CD.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PMName: Jason TsengHometown: Potomac, MDEducation: University of RichmondFavorite Credits: This is my first produced play, so I guess... this one?Why theater?: Theater asks us to be present an…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:45PMActor best known for playing Sid Perks in The Archers on Radio 4In September 1962, weeks after he had dismissed a third of his government in the Night of the Long Knives, Harold Macmillan re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:45PMLin-Manuel Miranda, creator, composer and star of the mega-smash musical, is hanging up his britches this summer, according to multiple reports.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 12:39PMFive-time Emmy Award nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson stops by NBC's TODAY this morning, June 2nd to discuss his hit Broadway comedy Fully Committed.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMPhilip Ridley's latest work is a dark assessment of modern culture, set in a fantasy world similar to 1950s America. He tells Emily Jupp why he find the modern world terrifying
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:34PMThe Women's Forum of New York will present The 6th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Monday, June 20th at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMThe Public Theater has announced the expansion of Public Works with ACTivate, a new tier of the groundbreaking initiative designed to bind our community together by creating acts of particip…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMFrom sibling performing groups to the opening of Westport Country Playhouse to Elaine May's return to NYC theatre, June was bustin' out all over with notable dates.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:33PMKenneth Jones’ new play Hollywood, Nebraska, a rueful comedy about two fortysomething actresses and former schoolmates returning to their small-town roots for separate family emergencies, …
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:24PMThis hard-hitting play about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Britain, revealing the price that some girls have to pay to become a woman, is written by Charlene James and directed by Gbola…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:20PMTake a glimpse into Paper Mill’s West Side Story with these production photos.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PMHalf Moon Bay
Off Broadway, Cherry Lane Theatre, Lesser America
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: Two Millennials meet and do the tentative romance dance in this funny new play.
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SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:19PMA circus show from the creative team behind Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour is to come to the Hippodrome in Leicester Square. Blanc
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:10PMThe works by the Tony-winning playwright and director are playing in repertory at 59E59 Theaters.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMThe Atlanta Opera’s Tomer Zvulun has talked often about his mantra: increase the company’s artistic risk and lower the financial risk. One of Zvulun’s new initatives to lift the compan…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:01PM
The free outdoor festival will run for a month over summer
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:57AMClosing out this year’s Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters is the hilarious, daring, and brilliant Dillie Keane. Founder of the one-and-only British comedy singing group, Fascin…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:53AMAlexi Kaye Campbell’s new play stars Elizabeth McGovern and Ben Miles. It's currently booking at the National's Dorfman Theatre until 4 August 2016. But what have critics thought about it?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:48AMA Red Orchid Theatre has announced its 2016-17 season, including two Chicago premieres. Opening the season is Harold Pinter's first play, "The Room," to be directed by Dado. Featuring Kirst…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:46AMRead on to catch up on this past week's trends May 27-June 2, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMThe emerging star finally gets a chance to be showcased in a glitzy Broadway hit.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMThe conductor succeeds James Levine.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMEditor’s Note: Every week we’re striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, check out our calenda…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:30AMJulie's Greenroom is being shot for Netflix.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AMThings get steamy in this shoot with the drop-dead sexy cast of American Psycho the musical.
SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 11:28AMFully Committed solo star Jesse Tyler Ferguson's full plate of 40 characters also includes one close to the hearts of Modern Family fans. The five-time Emmy nominee stopped by The Today …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:28AMAudience members will be re-searched if they leave the theatre at any point
SOURCE: The Independent at 11:28AMLiverpool’s Royal Court is to create a new archive based on the memories of local residents to fill a gap in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMThe award-winning trio will be featured as guest performers at the composer’s upcoming Subculture event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMBy HowlRound TV. Stanislavsky Electrotheatre and Boris Yukhananov's MIR-5 Studio of Individual Directing in Moscow presents a masterclass conducted by British director Tim Supple on space an…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:21AMJulie Andrews is to star in a new series she has co-created that aims to “educate children about the wonder of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AM“Kamikaze ’89” (1982), directed by Wolf Gremm, Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens on June 3Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder performed his last screen role in this adaptation, released t…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:15AMHow is Alan Ayckbourn viewed across the pond? New York blogger Howard Sherman reports… Since 2005, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, the British playwright and director, has been bringing plays – …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:13AMThere is always a huge pressure on producers when recreating a beloved television programme or film for the stage and it is very evident that Heartbeat really feels this pressure. Set for th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:11AMAlthea Efunshile has been announced as the first chair of the National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries. Arts Council England’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMThe York Theatre Company's revival officially opened May 31 featuring a cast of young actors.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM"What other play culminates in such a frenzy of emotion and joy and love all in a moment on stage?"
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:03AMThe Leonard Berstein-Stephen Sondheim musical begins performances at Paper Mill Playhouse.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMHarry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to roll out images of its London cast.
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Composer Kevin Lau part of creative time behind National Ballet premiere with Guillaume Côté and Michael Levine.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:59AMWith the stand-up specials he's already put out, the late-night shows he's written for and the Emmy-winning TV show "Louie" that he writes, directs, edits, executive produces and stars in, i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:59AMA Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer will open at HOME in September
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:56AMNearly 3,000 actresses auditioned to play the Grammy-winning pop star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AMI’ve long been a fan of Katy Lipson at Aria Entertainment and have followed her fast-growing career with great interest. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to physically follow h…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 10:51AM Director Nataki Garrett remembers studying the script of Dion Boucicault’s 1859 antebellum melodrama The Octoroon in college. While working with playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:51AMActors train to get into character, but how do they get out of it? What happens at the end of a night’s intense performance, or at the conclusion of a run? Watch the videos below for answe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:51AMWhat does one do when offered a starring role in "The Untitled Tina Landau Project" during their second year of college? Say yes and dive right in, if you're Ethan Slater. "I applied for an …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:51AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, HAMILTON star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is due to depart his hit show this summer. According to the Hollywood Reporter, his exit date is set- July …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AMTight security at two-part London show to include bag searches as audiences are told to turn up early so play can start on time West End audiences have been asked to arrive an hour early for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:44AMPurity will begin filming in 2017.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AMToday in NYC it’s Pietro Cesare Alberti Day! On this day in 1635, the gentleman in question arrived in what was then New Netherland and became the first Italian American. You will find…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:31AMMagazine report not confirmed by producers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMTwo performances will be offered June 4.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AMNetflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, announced today that award-winning actress Julie Andrews will star in Julie's Greenroom, a new preschool show from The Jim Henson Company th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMToday in 1954, Carousel opened at City Center, where it ran for 79 performances. Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers music and Oscar Hammerstein II book and l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMThis week the London theatre bloggers discuss Kenneth Branagh's star-studded West End Romeo and Juliet, plus Blue/Orange revived at the Young Vic and the UK premiere of The Flick at the Nati…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:22AMIvo van Hove
Photo: Jan Versweyveld
Belgian director Ivo van Hove [pronounced EE-vo van HOE-va] made his Broadway debut...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:18AM Collaboratively exciting on the festival scene this Summer is the alliance between The Blank Theatre, The Hollywood Fringe Festival and Theatre Asylum. For the first time, Founding Ar…
SOURCE: Footlights at 10:12AMSean Hayes and Mo Rocca Host June 3 Stars in the Alley
By Ellis Nassour
As one of the festivities leading up to the Tony Awards, the annual free two-hour concert, featuring more…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00AM
This is not your aba’s Yentl. Probably most closely associated with the 1983 vanity project movie musical -- directed, co-written, co-produced, and starring Barbra Streisand, this version …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:57AMThe new film is part of the L.A. Film Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMA new jukebox musical based on the life of Frank Sinatra is being developed by Ambassador Theatre Group, with plans to open
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:34AMThe designer of the new production of Patrick Marber's play explains his inspiration
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:33AMCheck out this teaser video of the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the recent photoshoot
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:33AMAntic Disposition will bring a new production of the play to where it was first performed in 1594
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:33AMAudiences from Key West to Boca Raton for the fourth year may see new plays in development by area playwrights for free through the South Florida Theatre League’s Summer Theatre Fest.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:28AMActor-turned-playwright Eisenberg makes his West End acting debut in his own play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AMThe Providence Players close their 2015-2016 season with a number of belly laughs from Michael Hollinger’s comedy Red Herring. The production opens Friday, June 3rd and runs through the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:21AM'23 years later to my amazement and pride, it has become the world's longest running musical, I tell you why --- because we are getting older, but it looks like the show is never aging. It i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AMPlaywright Alexi Kaye Campbell's new production on Greece's economic descent lacks immediate subtance
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:20AMNew Form Digital announced today the start of production and casting for the original musical series PULSE. Actress and Canadian native Katie Findlay How to Get Away with Murder, The Killing…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AMHe has done everything from Tomb Raider to appearing nude with Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room. Now Iain Glen has graduated to directing. And it's very hard workLeading actors do not often ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AMBut for me the play does that extra thing – it takes a very specific subject, and elevates it to have universal themes and journeys which will touch the minds and hearts of a very wide aud…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:12AMBeddows to head Theatre Francais CANADA/TORONTO Guy Mignault, artistic director of Le Theatre Francais de Toronto, the Toronto French Theatre – is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIn economically beleaguered Greece, hard times are changing the mechanism of theatre production while degrading professional conditions all round. The industry bows
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThough Helen George has achieved fame as Trixie Franklin in the popular BBC series Call the Midwife, which recently finished its fifth series,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMDuncan Sheik is putting musicals in a new medium, scoring Pulse, about Americans in Berlin.
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The megahit's mastermind has told confidants he will depart the show July 9 to work on other projects, which could create even greater clamor for hard-to-score tickets.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:55AMThe Malfoys did not smile for the camera
SOURCE: time.com at 08:53AMThe Leicester Curve's new production of Sister Act opens at the end of July and then tours the UK
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:30AM"I lose at least a pound a day," the Tony nominee tells THR. Offstage, "I have seconds, not minutes. I’m drinking small sips of water, toweling off and changing. Trying to breathe."read mo…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30AMWhile it existed (1966-1982), there was no more controversial political organization than the Black Panther Party. The word “controversial” is often misused, but in this case it …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:25AMFollowing the publication ofCharlie Gray'sHARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILDportraits, the show has released a behind the scenes video of the character photo shoot. Check it out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:16AMBelow, watch DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Ben Platt and Justin Paul's performance of 'Waving Through a Window' at the 61st annual OBIE AWARDS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:16AMSome Like it Hot, The Apartment and Days of Wine and Roses are just a few of Jack Lemmon’s memorable performances. His son Chris Lemmon takes audiences on a beautiful and moving journey th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:07AMLupita Nyong'o has already proven her immense talent in 2013's film "12 Years a Slave." Now she is taking to the stage in the Tony nominated "Eclipsed."
SOURCE: CBS 2 TV at 08:00AM
In today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column I hold forth on the subject of books about art that are both thorough and opinionated. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Some books take a li…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMThe dancer and choreographer is directing L'italiana in Algeri for Garsington Opera
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:26AMThe production opens in Newbury later this month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:26AMThe play, written by and starring Eisenberg, opens at Trafalgar Studios tonight
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:26AMIn the final set of Charlie Gray'sHarry Potter and the Cursed Childportraits areAlex Pricewho will playDraco MalfoyandAnthony Boylewho will playScorpius Malfoy.Previews for Part One ofHarry …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14AMTODAY'S BIG NEWS Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell are both receiving portraits at Sardi's today
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14AMThe cast and crew of NBC's acclaimed production of THE WIZ LIVE reunited Wednesday, June 1 at Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles for a panel discussion and live musical performances.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14AMThe comedian, actor and writer on his 27 marathons in 27 days and his most treasured possessionBorn in South Yemen, Izzard, 54, began his career as a standup at the Comedy Store in London in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AMYork MinsterPhilip McGinley stands out as a soulful, tormented Christ in this staging of the 13th-century pageant that makes its ecological prophecy harrowingly clearIn the year 2000, the Yo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AMHackney Empire, LondonThe US drag artist raised the roof on the London international festival of theatre with a raucous opening night of songs, sequins and joyous misgendering“Normally I c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AMSpoken word is expressive and free, enabling performers to speak openly and honestly about issues in a controlled and safe environmentSpoken word (or performance poetry as it’s also known)…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AM“Art lies in understanding some part of the dark forces and bringing them under the direction of reason.” Robertson Davies, A Voice from the Attic
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMA £13 million redevelopment of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama will begin this summer, after the organisation received a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Sadler’s Wells, LondonDespite some rich choreography, this dark and intimate reworking of the classic tale fails to deliver on its initial promiseMats Ek has always taken a radical line wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50AMThis you’ve got to see: @TheSavionGlover joins cast of @shufflealongbwy in tap dance on @MayaAndMarty showhttps://t.co/4rC4su5IPZ — New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) June 2, 2016 &#…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:41AMThis is going to be eggcellent! Broadway fave Rob McClure begins performances in Something Rotten! as Nick Bottom on June 2. He steps in for Brian d'Arcy James, who received a Tony nomim…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMAustralia’s only gallery dedicated to the collection and exhibition of photography, Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) has announced China: Grain to Pixel – an exciting international exh…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:23AMThe American Idol alum is playing Suzy Simpson, previously played by Kathy Brier.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony nominee leads the cast of the 5th Avenue Theatre staging in Seattle.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMStudents are taking part in Inside Broadway's Creating the Magic program.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony-nominated Chaplin star steps into the role created by Brian d'Arcy James.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe answer is no!
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMusical theatre’s best songs about...musical theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMProducers and husbands, Jordan Roth and Richie Jackson, always wanted “to love someone and to be a father.” Now they take pride in their growing family.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDirector/dancer Pearlann Porter calls her latest project “a meditation, a Downtown Zen.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMPittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s Festival in Black and White is back for a 12th year of one-act plays featuring a multicultural crop of local writers, directors and actors Saturday…
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