5 Questions with 22 Boom! playwright Miranda Rose Hall by Angela K. Pirko and Miranda Rose Hall Angela: What was the inspiration for 22 Boom! Miranda: It was a compilation of plays that I …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:58PMBy Michael Block Lust and love are age old ideas that seemingly get intertwined and often are a source of misguided tension and heartbreak. Such is the case in Alex Polanco's The Illusi…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:36PMPresented as part of the La Mama Nordic Noir season, Public Front return to the Melbourne stage with the Australian premiere of Courage To Kill – a haunting thriller from Sweden’s mo…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:29PMFIDDLER ON THE ROOF's bottle dance during the first act's climactic wedding scene has become one of Broadway's most iconic dance moments.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13PMTrump’s Theatrics Play Out On The Fringe Festival Stage Believe it or not, John Krizel had the idea and title for his play Let Trump Be Trump months before the slogan, a wink to The West W…
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As the women find themselves further and further in the future, it is how each reacts and is forever changed that give the play its emotional weight. Two manage to adjust quite well; one no…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:59PM By Brian Scott Lipton Nearly three decades after its debut on the Public Theater stage, Elizabeth Swados’ Runaways sadly hasn’t lost its topicality, as stories of ch…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:28PMAdelaide-born Melbourne artist Betina Fauvel-Ogden has won the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ 2016 Packing Room Prize with her portrait of renowned chef, restaurateur and MasterChef Austr…
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Jealousy and foolery and bears, oh my!
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:49PMAn elderly misanthrope goes through her pre-suicide to-do list at the EXIT.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:49PMA beauty queen plots to rewrite the US Constitution at Marin Shakes.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:49PM3Girls Theatre depicts the lives of homeless women veterans on the streets of L.A.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:49PMThe Mime Troupe takes on the privatization of public schools.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:49PMBeaumarchais's original Marriage of Figaro enjoys a rare revival in Berkeley.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:49PMAfter a period of careful consideration, the Board of Big West Festival has unanimously decided the organisation will retire by 31 December 2016, following the completion of the current proj…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:35PM BREAKING NEWS: Academy Award Winning Actress Estelle Parsons taken to hospital, second act of Out of the Mouths of Babes cancelled at the Cherry Lane Theater. The second half…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:17PM
Actor Ryan Carlo Dalusung describes the experience of Jumanji - at Adventure Theatre-MTC through August 28 - like being in a bottle of soda that’s violently shaken and s…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 08:52PMTell us about the moment you said, I JUST HAVE TO DO THIS!! Beck Hansen released an album to the public that he said “was open to artist interpretation.” With the visual art and music …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:25PMName: Hailey BachrachHometown: Portland, OregonEducation: Too muchSelect Credits: Desdemona in Othello and Prince Hal in Hearts of Gold (adapted from the Henry IVs) with Easy Leap Theatre Co…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:15PMYouTube's Bad Lip Reading channel has partnered with Disney XD to mock the supremely popular HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL in a new special, set to air this coming Monday, July 11. Below, watch a clip…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00PMIn April and May of 2016, Von Smith embarked on a tour of Europe with Postmodern Jukebox. Click below to watch Smith's cover of 'FourFiveSeconds' by Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00PMCaptured live from London's Garrick Theatre and presented in high-contrast black and white, Fathom Events will present Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's modern take on Shakespeare's timeless…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00PMBy HowlRound TV. FaultLine Theater in San Francisco presents the world premiere of Oreo, Carrot, Danger; a play of rituals , by Nayia Kuvetakis , livestreaming on the global, commons-based p…
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Sometimes the confluence of talent that occurs in a New York City production creates something that won’t be duplicated elsewhere. South Florida has proven that a regional production actua…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:21PMDeborah Warren has been named the new Director of Marketing and James Sims the new Director of Communications at Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles, one of the largest and most active nonpr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14PMFollowing a sold-out cabaret run in May, Laura Michelle Kelly Finding Neverland, Mary Poppins returns to the stage with her highly-regarded cabaret 'All That Matters' - this time, at 42West.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14PMDouble Indemnity offers female archetypes, Trilogy is a feminist masterwork and Quippings has been called ‘crip burlesque’Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Double Indemnity is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMThe Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00PM
The pregnant Broadway stars says she will definitely be showing the animated program to her little one.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PMJim Parsons co-hosted LIVE WITH KELLY this morning, where he opened up about his stints on Broadway, and what it would take for him to return to the stage in a new play - or possibly even a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PMALADDIN's Broadway League 2016 softball team, The Arabian Strikes, celebrated their recent victory over HAMILTON with a hilariously clever parody of the rival show's opening number. Check it…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PMBob Dylan and the balmy air of the Mid-Atlantic summer: the folksy voice of an era and the backwoods feel of Wolf Trap seem like they were meant to go together. However, for those fans hopin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:48PMJacob ben Widmar of New York Spectacular stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMMJ Rodriguez discusses her tight-knit, talented, young costars in Encores! Off-Center production of Runaways and how starring as Angel in the off-Broadway Rent revival prompted her to make a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMMusicals live at NYMF.Earlier today, the companies offive upcoming productions A LASTING IMPRESSION, DUST CAN'T KILL ME, FOREST BOY, NEWTON'S CRADLE and TINK gave a speciala sneak peek insid…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:20PMMitchell Walker and AKA Studio Productions produced Alexa Green's launch party on Sunday, June 19 at 7pm at The Lively featuring Bailen the Band, as well as Broadway veterans Christine Dwyer…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:20PMThe producers of Chicago, the longest running production of an American play or musical in Broadway's history, have high praise for the New York institution.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PMTHE SKIVVIES will return to Feinstein's54 Below this weekend on July 9th, with more shows on July 25th and31st and August 5th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PMThe production marks the first time BTG will produce a show off-Broadway.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMAndy Kelso and Cortney Wolfson will exit the production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Mr. Daisey talks about his new show, “The Trump Card,” and why he pushes Democrats to engage in self-reflection instead of just blaming the Republicans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:52PMNeed to satisfy your latest Broadway.com hot shot craving? Look no further! Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells are in suits, Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Norm Lewis are in a Japan, an…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PMEverybody say yeah! Aaron C. Finley and Shannon O’Boyle will join the cast of the Tony-winning Kinky Boots this summer. Finley is set to take over as Charlie Price from Andy Kelso, wit…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PMThe Vaults, LondonAn engaging performance from Hannah Norris holds this atmospheric drama together but the audience is still left in the darkThe young woman welcoming us on to the aeroplane …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:43PMShe'll play Phyllis with Christiane Noll as Sally.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PMAmerica shook on Sunday, June 12 with the mass shooting within the Orlando community at the gay nightclub, Pulse. In total, 49 individuals were murdered, and 53 were wounded by a single sho…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:26PMBy AnnaBeth CrittendenMarketing InternOn Friday, June 24, the staff of the Playhouse filed into the Sheffer rehearsal studio to meet the cast and production team of our third show, The Invis…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 05:25PMIn advance of his final Hamilton performance on Saturday, July 9, Lin-Manuel Miranda personally called the winners, Michelle B. and Katherine S., to share the news that they had won his Priz…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PMProducers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that Aaron C. Finley and Shannon O'Boyle will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots this summer.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PMThey may be dead, but the Romanov sisters aren’t letting that slow them down! They’re back and taking the world by storm with a electro-pop concert that sets the record straight …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PMDesigner Richard Bay created colorful, elaborate puppets for the Music Circus productionBay first worked with Music Circus executive producer Scott Klier on ‘Fiddler on the Roof’…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:10PMTo his friend Brian Aherne, the depressive cad actor George Sanders wrote: December 31st, 1937 Dear Brian, I was very happy to receive your angry letter, and I am glad I shook you up …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:09PMAaron C. Finley, Shannon O'Boyle and Haven Burton will step into roles in the Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:04PMThe festival will include Top of the Pyramid and Fields of Gold: The Music of Sting.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
In the thrilling Broadway musical, Shuffle Along, Brandon Victor Dixon stars as Eubie Blake, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance. Dixon is also an accomplished producer (H…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:51PMCharitybuzz's new auction offers an opening night photo-op with Sutton Foster and the cast of SWEET CHARITY.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMIt will be the third Bock & Harnick revival in New York in a year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:47PMBrandon Victor Dixon, Lexi Lawson and Michael Luwoye have been cast in the megahit musical Hamilton. Get to know more about the show’s new stars.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMThe Tony Award-winning actress played Miss Mona Stangley in a recent reading of the musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PMBy Kathryn Roszak
The dance scene is filled to the brim with women, some famous—such as Twyla Tharp, who is equally at home in ballet and on Broadway, and Misty Copeland, the first Africa…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 04:16PMPreviews start today for the musical, which has book, lyrics and music by Michael Antin.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PMAn artist-friendly blueprint called “Culture Forward” is meant to protect Downtown Brooklyn’s identity as an arts district amid sleek new towers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:09PM“War Paint,” one of the most anticipated new musicals of the year, opens at the Goodman Theater in Chicago this month.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:09PMFIORELLO will soon be seen in New York once again.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PMAs BroadwayWorld reported last week, Rob Ashford just directed a private industry reading of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with an all-star cast, including Broadway favorite Kristen Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PM
A concert revival of Elizabeth Swados\u2019 Runaways is now playing at New York City Center as part of the Encores! Off-Center series. The staging, directed by Sam Pinkleton, features a cast…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMBroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the internet, is on the hunt for new member for our team- an Evening Newsdesk Editor.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMTony winner Hugh Jackman may be joined by another major Hollywood star in the upcoming P.T. Barnum musical biopic THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PMThe hit Broadway musical opens in Chicago, California and London as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo move on to other projects after their final performance on July 9.rea…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:54PMThe Cats Instagram brings more joy than an actual pet kitten.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:48PMBy Jess Pillmore. Jess Pillmore discusses different definitions of the word “sensitive,” and how understanding and embracing your own sensitivities can be beneficial to your art.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:48PMGeorgia-based Serenbe Playhouse continues its string of immersive, environmental productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PMHunter Foster and Elena Shaddow star in the new Muny show
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:42PMIf you belong to one ZMD organization, you can catch a break at the others
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:42PM'History Clubhouse' and 'A Walk in 1875 St. Louis' are winners
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:42PMIn this week's episode, we talk about Significant Other's Broadway bow, Falsettos casting, Lin-Manuel Miranda's new song and much more!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Kristin Chenoweth Eyes Broadway Return
We have an update on what Kristin Chenoweth may be headlining next on Broadway. As w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PMCreator of Hamilton's calendar is filled with projects, including a role on a Mary Poppins sequel
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:25PMThe Muny continues its spectacular 98th season this week with The Music Man, starring Hunter Foster Harold Hill, Elena Shaddow Marian Paroo, Mark Linn-Baker Mayor Shinn, Liz McCartney Mrs. P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMA new exhibit shows how the plays of Shakespeare were very popular among American trailblazers.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMIn advance of his finalHamilton performance on Saturday, July 9, Lin-Manuel Miranda personally calledthe winners, Michelle B. and Katherine S., to share the news that they had won his Prizeo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMAlligator and Water will play in New York City.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton — er, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., and Phillipa Soo — are leaving Hamilton at the end of the week, and with their …
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:52PMThe New Jersey event will benefit the Actors Fund's Lillian Booth Actors Home
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMThe Effect star Kati Brazda on how she bounces back after a performance, the lines that linger in her mind outside the theatre, and the pulse of Windy City theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:43PMThe Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society offers a free online guide to Hamilton-related landmarks.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMAs BroadwayWorld reported earlier this morning, HAMILTON will welcome two-time Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon as Aaron Burr,Lexi Lawson asEliza Hamilton, andMichael Luwoye, who will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMExecutive Producer Aaron Grant has announced that American Idol Finalist Ace Young will star in the new musical SINGLE as part of the New York Musical Festival.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMOkieriete Onaodowan and Miranda sang “Happy Trails“ to departing co-stars Odom Jr. and Soo.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PMWriters Theatre's 4-star production of "Company" will extend one week due to high ticket demand, the Glencoe company announced Wednesday. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:27PMThe Latino theatre will debut new plays by Mando Alvarado, Ike Holter, and Sandra Delgado.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:24PMFans also sang "Happy Trails" to stars Phillipa Soo and Leslie Odom Jr. outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Wednesday afternoon.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:15PMMeet the cast and creative teams behind Summerworks here.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PMHe also sings “Happy Trails“ to departing co-stars Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PMThe last time I found myself in the Arts Theatre’s Upstairs, I was part of the bizarre journey that was Follow the Faun: an immersive dance experience which cannot, despite my efforts,…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:05PMThe golf and tennis event will raise funds in support of the Actors Fund's Lillian Booth Actors Home.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
The diversity-focused theatre will present an adaptation of 'Love in the Time of Cholera' and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PMThe Actors Fund's Annual Jock Duncan Celebri-TEE Golf amp Tennis Outing will take place on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the historic Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, New Jersey.Attendees w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMA special one-off reading of the play runs tonight to coincide with the publication of the Chilcot report
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:50PMLast week, we held my annual Get Your Show Off The Ground webinar, featuring four people with a project . . . and a mission to get that project off the ground. Together, we batted about thei…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:39PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will replace Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Broadway in the smash hit "Hamilton," and Le…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:39PMBrandon Victor Dixon, the Broadway regular who was nominated for a Tony earlier this year for his performance in “Shuffle Along,” will step into “Hamilton” in August …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:39PMSome new blood will soon be in the room where it happens: Brandon Victor Dixon, Lexi Lawson, and Michael Luwoye are joining the cast of Broadway's Hamilton in the roles of Aaron Burr, Hamilt…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:39PMTheaters in Los Angeles with under 100 seats are still facing the potential for a serious financial overhaul after months of negotiations.
For well over a year, the Actors’ Equity Asso…
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:39PMWicked and Evita star Caroline Bowman shares her dream roles.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:35PMAt today's performance of Ham4Ham, Lin-Manuel Miranda read a 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to Eliza before bidding 'happy trails' to outgoing stars Phillipa Soo and Leslie Odom, Jr. Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMSongwriters say recent controversial rulings by the Department of Justice could have a serious negative effect on how songs are written and how artists are paid.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMBroadway besties Something Rotten!'s Heidi Blickenstaff hangs out with Susan Blackwell, her pup and Broadway.com Resident Artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson. See them talk about …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PMby STEVEN LEIGH MORRIS
PART I:
The National Stage Union is Sued (Yet Again) by Its Own Members
the showdown between the New York-based actors/stage managers union, Actors’ Equity A…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:31PMStage Left Theatre has announced a two-play slate for its 2016-17 season, the politically driven company's 35th, which will mark the departure of current artistic director Vance Smith. The s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:19PMLois Smith accepts the Legend of Off Broadway Award from Peter Breger, President of the Off Broadway Alliance at the awards ceremony at Sardi's on June 21, 2016.
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:18PMAnd now a sigh of relief. Upon Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Phillipa Soo’s departure on July 9th, producer Jeffrey Seller announced our new Hamilton leads: Shuffle Along&#…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:15PMLauren Samuels is to star in the European premiere of Vanities: The Musical in London later this year. Ashleigh Gray and Lizzy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:13PMWe’re tired. We’re angry. We’re deflated. But we all have jobs to go to and lives to live. We now have to pick up and go into places where “performance” is nece…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:11PMMr. Dixon, currently portraying Eubie Blake in “Shuffle Along,” has been nominated for a Tony Award twice. He joins the cast in mid-August.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:03PM
Ah, summertime in New York. Strolls through Central Park, Yankees games, sweaty subway platforms, and most excitingly... NYMF That's right, the newly renamed New York Musical Festival isat h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMHas anyone else had difficulty getting back into their theatregoing after the results of the EU Referendum? The two – excellent – plays I have managed to see since the UK vo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:44PMFace tracking, augmented reality, wearable lights---incorporating technology onstage has never been easier or cheaper, and it can serve rather supersede storytelling.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:40PMFrom Teller's 'Tempest' to plays from Andrew Hinderaker and the House Theatre of Chicago, magicians are finding new ways to use their illusions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PMWill Nunziata directs the NYMF production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PMTorrential rain almost ruined their Marcus Garvey Park stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PMAn unusual concept from John Patterson and performance that leaves you musing on the quirks and qualms of those around us. Through using the words of overheard conversations, Eavesdropping a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:35PM'SO YA WANNA BE A BROADWAY STAR' is an awesomely awkward comedic satire that follows Micki Manuel Minnelli Jamison Daniels, an overnight YouTube Celebrity searching for Broadway stardom wher…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMThe Repertory Theatre of St. Louis The Rep will kick off its 50th anniversary season with an all-star cast performing in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece Follies. Directed by Rob Ruggiero, thi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMThe New Orleans-based studio founded by local Jeff Becker will house 3 theatre ensembles and focus on design-driven productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:32PMFor a musical at the Old Globe, we were tasked with creating a structure that could rotate and withstand a downpour. The solution? A self-driving house.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PMRobots onstage are less likely to replace humans than to heighten the contradictions of the human condition in a technological age.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PMThreads from Broadway, tours, and the Met hang out between engagements at an Astoria warehouse that's now accessible to shows all over the U.S.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:28PMBrandon Victor Dixon and Lexi Lawson are taking over roles in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony award-winning showThe ground-breaking American stage musical Hamilton, winner of 11 Tony awards and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMMontréal Complètement Cirque brings out the city’s long love affair with acrobatics, farce and derring-do
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:18PMTwo-time Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will join the cast as Aaron Burr, along with Lexi Lawson, who takes over the role of Eliza Hamilton.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:18PMJanie Dee is to star in a production at the Hollywood Bowl that celebrates Shakespeare’s lovers. She will play both Cleopatra and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:12PMBy Douglas Mayo
BritishTheatre.com is pleased to bring you these great rehearsal room images from the forthcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar which is being staged as part of this y…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:09PMMalcolm Sinclair has been re-elected as president of Equity for a fourth term, with performers Tanya Moodie and Summer Strallen joining as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:09PMStewart O'Nan, a best-selling novelist who set some of his stories in Connecticut, will speak at noon on Thursday, July 14, at DoubleTree by Hilton, 42 Century Drive, Bristol, at the 2016 Fr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:03PMThe singing actor is taking a brief hiatus to film a new motion picture.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMEdward Snowden, the ex-National Security Agency contractor, is the latest celebrity to appear on the New York stage, according to an article in The New York Times. Snowden, who has been exi…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:00PM
Two A Younger Theatre (AYT) writers have been shortlisted for a prestigious critics award. Kate Wyver and Fergus Morgan, both regular AYT contributors, have been nominated for The Stage Crit…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:57AMWe met with the venue's outgoing heads to find out the key to their success
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:44AMListen to Hamilton's new leading lady slay "It Won't Be Long Now".
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:37AMBy HowlRound TV. La Mama Etc. presents A Celebration of the life of Martha Wadsworth Coigney livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at Howlround.TV on …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:28AMWait for it...we have news of casting switcheroos in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning Hamilton. From mid-August, two-time Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will join the company as Aaro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AMFully Committed star Jesse Tyler Ferguson answers your questions about crappy jobs, Modern Family, his role in Spelling Bee and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AMNothing could be more razzley-dazzley than Tony nominees Megan Hilty and Matthew Morrison singing with the New York Pops. The Great White Way (and small screen) faves will team up on July 7 …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AMMore than $1.2 million was awarded to nonprofit organizations to support audience building projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:20AMHow music is licensed is at stake.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMPubs and social clubs in the north of England are to be transformed into theatre venues as part of a new project
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:16AMSeason also includes a rare revival of Noel Coward's Home Chat.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMOn Friday, July 1, Keala Settle of Waitress sat down with NewYork.com at the Glass House Tavern in the Theatre District to host the newest installment of Talent Takeover. Originally …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:15AMBlack, asian, and ethnic minority playwrights are being sought for the return of Belgrade Theatre’s Critical Mass new-writing programme. Twenty places will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMThe pilots of the first world war had a life expectancy of 11 days. Geraldine Pilgrim is telling their story – with the help of a croquet club and a homing pigeon societyStaging an outdoor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AMBelfast arts venue the MAC has appointed its first ever creative director, in a bid to make the organisation a “landmark of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:07AMTwo-time Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon is shuffling over to Hamilton from his current role in Shuffle Along to take on the role of Aaron Burr, and Lexi Lawson (In The Heights) is joining…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AMLexi Lawson and Michael Luwoye have also been announced to join the cast.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMShuford will play A.J. Golden while Kushnier takes a two-week hiatus to film a new feature.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Lauren Samuels will star in an all-new production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMTwo-time Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon begins performances mid-August (date TBA) as Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway, it has been announced by producer Jeffrey Seller. Also jo…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:54AMThe one-off event will feature Alan Menken and the London company of Aladdin.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMTony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will replace Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Broadway in the smash hit “Hamilton,” and Lexi Lawson will take over from Phillipa…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42AMThe season will feature late-night performances of newly commissioned plays
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:39AMLONDON (AP) -- Bigger is funnier for Rebel Wilson....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:37AMThis November, the track of Smokey Robinson’s tears will surely be one of joy when the Motown Legend receives the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress. The New York…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:37AMNEW YORK — Many Broadway stars have joined together to sing and raise money to help the survivors of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. Now, one Broadway show is going furthe…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:37AMLast week I got to attend the “Broadway Sings for Pride” 6th annual Celebrity Gay Pride Charity Concert. It had so many great performers. Meg and I had a chance to chat with a few of the…
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 10:31AMFor a lot of actors, waiting tables is what you do when you're not in a show. Brad Zimmerman has turned being a waiter into a show. Ergo, "My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy," now playing f…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:28AMSwiss Army Man is much more than your standard absurd adolescent comedy or a campy send-up of the genre.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:20AMThe highly anticipated Broadway premiere of the original musicalDear Evan Hansenbegins previews on Monday, November 14, 2016 and will officially open at the Belasco Theatre 111 West 44th Str…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMThis just in --Two-time Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will begin performances mid-August date TBA as Aaron Burr in HAMILTON on Broadway, it has been announced by producer Jeffrey S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMBroadway stars Megan Hilty and Matthew Morrison stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about the New York Pops Summer Concert taking place tomorrow evening.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM“This country is being kept alive on aspirin when what it needs is electric bloody shock therapy.” Casting has been announced for the (arguably, extremely timely) West End transf…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:20AMWait for it...we have news of casting switcheroos in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning Hamilton. From mid-August, two-time Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will join the company as Aaro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:19AMWhat happens when you combine opera with an episode of Frasier? You get a comedy of operatic proportions. You get Do Not Disturb, which will be presented by The Forgotten Opera Company in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:18AMNew casting has been announced for the leading players of Hamilton.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AMI have been having great fun rehearsing my role(s) in Untitled Theater Company #61’s latest production, an adaptation of Jack London’s forgotten 1908 dystopian/utopian novel The…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:05AMBringing new meaning to the phrase "hit musical."
SOURCE: time.com at 10:00AM
Spring's incessant flow of show openings slows to a trickle in the summer so theater junkies like me have to look elsewhere for our fixes. I recently found some solace in theater-related exh…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:58AMNew Your City Center's Encores Off-Center series is back and better than ever The series will kick off the 2016 season withRunaways from July 6-9th.RUNAWAYS is set in 1977 when Liz Swados sp…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45AMThis week the London theatre bloggers discuss Disney's Aladdin in the West End, The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and new plays Sunset at the Villa Thalia and The I…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:45AM Van Dirk Fisher is founder and Artistic Director of the Riant Theatre and the Strawberry One-Act Festival/Strawberry Theatre Festival, at the Riant from July 14-31. We talked to him a…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:37AMJenna Fischer and Greg Germann will be featured in the “adult comedy” at Old Globe.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMHappy Birthday Claude-Michel Schonberg Schonberg is best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil. Thier stage musical version of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, which open…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AMThe Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival proudly produces the North American premiere ofTim Rice's new musical, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY. Performances opened June 29, and will run through July…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AM'Grey Gardens' The Musical begins previews tonight, July 6, at CTGAhmanson Theatre. Directed byMichael Wilson, 'Grey Gardens' The Musical will open July 13, 2016. Performances continue throu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AM by Matt Smith The world-famous Radio City Rockettes have returned for another round of off-season festivities, and this year’s Spectacular delivers a result that’s exactly that…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:14AMYou know the feeling. Your birthday comes and you hit another major milestone – another sign of how far you’ve come since birth
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAnother week, another Cats scandal. First, Nicole Scherzinger chose The X Factor over reprising Grizabella in the show on the Great White Way, then
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMPay not to blame for going bust The Stage’s article “I went bust paying minimum wage on the fringe” (June 16) has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThe latest first night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first night of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMPlaybill’s Charity Buzz auction marks BC/EFA’s highest-grossing online auction for a Broadway experience.
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Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius sentenced to six years in jail for shooting girlfriend; Jennifer Lopez teams up with Lin-Manuel Miranda for Orlando tribute song; Smokey Robinson honored w…
SOURCE: USA Today at 08:58AMBelow, get an exclusive look at the cast of FIRST WIVES CLUB backstage dance party to Tara Macri's summer single 'This Crush.' In addition, watch the official lyric video and a behind-the-sc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40AMFX has set the premiere dates for two of the year's most anticipated new comedy series, ATLANTA and BETTER THINGS, as well as the return of the acclaimed and award-winning AMERICAN HORROR ST…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40AMCircus Summer School | 1-5 August 2016 The National Centre for Circus Arts is offering fully funded places to its Circus Summer School this August. Anyone aged 11-18 can apply. It runs …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:40AMPhil Daniels, Nathaniel Parker and Steffan Rhodri will join the transfer of James Graham's acclaimed play
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:30AMWe spoke to the Fury playwright to talk about being a new writer, Brexit, and "second album syndrome"
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:30AMThe stars mingled among the tailors, dressmakers and seamstresses at the Chanel couture fashion show Tuesday that saw Karl Lagerfeld transport the behind-the-scenes ateliers to the catwalk f…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:28AMSome of the biggest names in the music industry united to pay tribute to the victims of the Orlando massacre with a new single titled 'Hands.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:16AMEisenberg is currently making his London theatrical debut
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Here's a show to make many #StageFaves fans very happy: Lauren Samuels, Lizzy Connolly and Ashleigh play harmonise as 1960s Dallas cheerleaders and sorority friends in the European premiere …
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:35AMThis autumn, Lauren Samuels, Ashleigh Gray and Lizzy Connolly star in the European debut of Vanities, a classic American story. This brand new production features never before seen material …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:35AMCasting has been announced for the West End transfer of James Graham’s critically acclaimed political drama This House, which opens at the West End's Garrick Theatre on 30 November 2016, f…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:18AMGérard Souzay sings Duparc’s “L’invitation du voyage,” accompanied by Dalton Baldwin, in an undated telecast dating from the early Sixties: (This is the latest in a series of arts-r…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMToday's big newsSENSE AND SENSIBILITY, starringMegan McGinnis, starts tonight at The Old Globe, Rachel York and Betty Buckley bring GREY GARDENS to L.A., and theO'Neill Center's National Pla…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08AM“A Frenchman is self-assured because he regards himself personally, both in mind and body, as irresistibly attractive to men and women. An Englishman is self-assured, as being a citizen of…
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Barbican, LondonCardboard Citizens’ remarkable version of the TV drama was followed by a fiery discussion in which Loach condemned the government’s ‘conscious cruelty’Can art change …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterElliot Levey and Tracy-Ann Oberman star in an adaptation of Howard Jacobson’s rollicking novel about table tennis and onanismLike all great comic novels, Howard J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AMSingers from the world of opera are cycling more than 500 miles as part of a fundraising event, when they will ride
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM By Sandi Durell A real cool guy sang his way into 54 Below via the front door with Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust” wearing sunglasses, a leather-like j…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:45AMBBC director general Tony Hall has unveiled a major management restructure aimed at ensuring the broadcaster remains “the most creative force in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMA members’ club in central London is to open its doors during the day to provide free workspace for artists and creatives.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMCreative Europe has moved to allay fears over British access to its funding, following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMFifty years since Ken Loach's film, the theatre company are taking a new production on tour to theatres, prisons and hostels
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:22AMAristophanes' urtext for the battle of the sexes has inspired so many reimaginings and adaptations (including Spike Lee's recent contemporary Chicago take, "Chi-Raq") that putting them all u…
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Celebrating its 65th edition, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has revealed its full program with a blockbuster lineup of over 345 films including 244 features, 92 shorts, 24…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:35AMJust weeks after the Broadway lights went off his Tony-nominated musical Bright Star, playwright (and famous actor/comedian/banjo player) Steve Martin is back, baby. With an all-star cast fe…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:30AMFun Home is shutting its doors in September, but before it leaves for good, the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist will skip town for a night, heading to Orlando for a benefit…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:30AMWhat is One Mutual Happiness? Take one totally unqualified wedding officiant, toss in an innovative composer, mix with four weddings and one prolonged illness. Add a generous scoop or two of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21AMFor the last month or so I have been trying to figure out why, depending on the discipline, different elements of an artist’s background signal quality. I realized that when people on …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:06AMFamous Felines Get Frisky at CatCon
A convention devoted entirely to cats? Yes please! YH joins up with comedian Andy Milonakis and heads down to CatCon to get the scoop on this purr-fect ev…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMManga Fans Come Out to Cosplay at Anime Expo
YH hits the floor at the L.A. Convention Center for the Anime Expo, where all fans of anime, manga, and otaku culture in general gather to celebr…
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An evening full of cheer with a very special twist, Dolly Diamond returns to the grand old Melba Spiegeltent in Collingwood with her brand new Christmas In July show. Now in its 5th year, …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:55AM'Grey Gardens' The Musical begins previews tonight, July 6, atCTGAhmanson Theatre. Directed by Michael Wilson, 'Grey Gardens' The Musical will open July 13, 2016. Performances continue throu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39AMThe eight new plays in development at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference will featureBroadway actress Ali Stroker Spring Awakening the Deaf West Broadway rev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38AMThe Old Globepresents the West Coast premiere of Paul Gordon's delightfully romantic new musical SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, developed with Rick Boynton and presented in association with Chicago …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38AMNBC has announced that today, July 6th, Broadway's Megan Hilty and Matthew Morrison will visit TODAY during the 9 - 10 am hour to talk about the New York Pops Summer Concert.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38AMThe Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble will launch its tenth season with another production of a play it debuted in 2014, “Mary Shelley Monster Show.”
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:22AMSeason includes Los Romeros, David Russell
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:21AMShe Loves Me debuted live on the televisions, mobile screens, and hearts of aspiring theatergoers everywhere last week. And despite a few initial technical difficulties, we stalwart viewers …
SOURCE: lettersfromthemezz.com at 12:21AMBy Michael BlockWar. What is it good for? Edwin Starr says absolutely nothing. While that may be an exaggeration, there may be a purpose but will there ever be everlasting peace? In Anthony …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:09AMWho is Justin Martin? A UK based Australian Theatre and TV director. Also the director of Low Level Panic at the Old Fitz in July and August. What would you do differently to what you do now…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:04AMPerfect Liars Club: The Smash Hit Storytelling Interrogation Returns to Capital Fringe “…storytelling at its finest — honest.” — The Washington Post Maybe you’ve been to …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01AMPerformances begin for the Encores! Off-Center production of Elizabeth Swados’ unconventional musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Paul Gordon musical is playing a limited engagement at San Diego's Old Globe.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMurray calls which late actress “the perfect lady of the theatre”?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBroadway actress Bryonha Parham and lip-synching Drag Queen Taurean Everett are bringing Audrey II to life.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMichael Wilson directs a cast that also features Josh Young and Bryan Batt.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMQuiz: The Musical! Test your knowledge of these shows that call themselves “musicals” in their titles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA quarter-century later, Chris Boneau and Adrian Bryan-Brown are still going strong. Learn how the theatrical press agency went on to represent hundreds of shows since its founding.
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