Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Nigella – Love Bites by Arts Review

Winner of Best Cabaret and Best Performer at the 2016 Melbourne Short & Sweet Festival, Raelene Isbester performs Nigella – Love Bites at The Butterfly Club for a limited season from…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:56PM

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Tragedy of Mario and Juliet’ by Gary McMillan

The Tragedy of Mario and Juliet, presented by Dead Cat Productions/Wayne Nicolosi (as well as written and directed by Nicolosi), reinvents well-known Shakespearean characters and plots to ex…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:54PM

Low Level Panic by Arts Review

A foul-mouthed, funny and unflinching exploration of the ways in which we view women’s lives, their bodies, their safety and their sexuality, Thread Entertainment presents Justin Martin�…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:30PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Petunia and Chicken’ by Emily Gilson

I have never started a Fringe with such joy. The cause of that joy is kids’-show-in-disguise Petunia and Chicken, the brainchild of Animal Engine (husband and wife team Carrie Brown and Ka…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:40PM

Courage to Kill by Arts Review

Has Scandinavian culture had any hotter time since that of the Vikings? A big part of this is due to a particular slant on crime fiction. From Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy of books d…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:25PM

Capital Fringe Preview #50: ‘H5x7’ by William Shakespeare, Adapted and Directed by Kevin O’Connell by Guest Author

Capital Fringe Preview: H5x7 by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Kevin O’Connell “Suppose within the girdles of these walls,” begins Shakespeare’s Henry V, “Are now…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:15PM

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Real World: Kabul’ by Jeanette Quick

The Real World: Kabul is a comedy based on real events of three American writers who traveled to Afghanistan in 2009 to write, of all things, a soap opera for the Muslim world’s “…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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The Wider Earth by Arts Review

In a groundbreaking collaboration between Queensland Theatre Company and the insanely talented Brisbane-born team who are the Dead Puppet Society, The Wider Earth will receive its highly a…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:48PM

People You Should Know . . . Jess Goldschmidt by Zack Calhoon

Jess Goldschmidt is a writer and choreographer. Her performance work has been seen at CPR, Movement Research @ Judson Church, Dixon Place, AUNTS, The Wild Project (with Clubbed Thumb), and t…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:44PM

STAGE TUBE: OH, HELLO's Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Unveil Flashback Footage for Throwback Thursday by Stage Tube

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney's wildly popular alter egos Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland will make their debuts on the Great White Way in their acclaimed masterpiece, Oh, Hello on BROADWAY…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39PM

PHANTOM's Eric Anthony Lopez to Lead 'CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND' in Tokyo by BroadwayWorld

International Opera Award nominee and West End performer Eric Anthony Lopez Carmen-West End, The Phantom of The Opera, The Jackie Mason Musical, Broadway Inspirational Voices is the first pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39PM

GAIJIN by Arts Review

A thrilling tale of sacrifice, cultural understanding and martial arts all set to the backdrop of the turbulent spirit world of Japan, GAIJIN will receive a limited premiere season at t…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:15PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Celebrities will improvise to raise money for new Indigenous Theatresports Youth Fund by Cassie Tongue

Celebrity Theatresports is back for another year, and this year, it’s for an especially great cause. This year’s show will be raising money for Impro Australia’s new Indig…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:44PM

On the Couch with Ben Lewis by Arts Review

Who is Ben Lewis? An actor and singer, a husband and sports tragic. Based in London, I am looking forward to returning to Sydney to perform with some fabulous ladies and the Sydney Symphony…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:42PM

Ariana Grande Joins Cast of ‘Hairspray Live!’ by Matthew Wexler

Music superstar and stage and television actress Ariana Grande has been added to an already impressive cast for NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” playing the role of Penny Pingleton, Tracy Tur…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:33PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. Announces NYC Concerts by Adam Hetrick

The Tony-winning actor will perform a series of concerts at the McKittrick Hotel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:43PM

Broadway Actor John McMartin Dies at 86 by The Associated Press

McMartin was nominated for five Tonys, including 1966's 'Sweet Charity' to the 2002 revival of Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:40PM

Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams to Flip Coins at the Almeida's MARY STUART by Jessica Khan

Juliet Stevenson, who is also set to appear in HAMLET as 'Gertrude' this season, will return to the Almeida Theatre stage in Robert Icke's adaptation of MARY STUART, opposite Lia Williams, b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:37PM

Capital Fringe is open. Now what? by Ryan Taylor

Just minutes away from the opening of Capital Fringe 2016, Ryan Taylor takes a minute to pen the first entry of DCTS’ newest column, On the Fringe. Take it away, Ryan – Welcome…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:21PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Fiddler's Adam Kantor by Broadway.com

Adam Kantor of Fiddler on the Roof stops by Broadway.com to chat with Paul Wontorek.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:21PM

The Big Hill: Better Stories Through Inclusion by Colleen Hughes

In a time when the support for autistic actors playing autistic roles is rapidly growing and when Deaf West’s Spring Awakening is able to run on Broadway and received three Tony Nomination…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 07:15PM

Louis Jenkins & Mark Rylance's NICE FISH Finds Venue Across the Pond by Jessica Khan

NICE FISH, written amp adapted by and starring BRIDGE OF SPIES Oscar winnerMark Rylance and Louis Jenkins, is swimming from Brooklyn to London this fall. The production will play the Harold …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15PM

Interview: The Playwrights of The Strawberry One-Act Festival by Hanna Oldsman

The Strawberry One-Act Festival, founded by Riant Theatre Artistic Director Van Dirk Fisher in 1995, will feature 29 one-acts, as well as five full-length plays. We caught up with six of th…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:01PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Applications open for 2016 Rob Guest Endowment Awards by Cassie Tongue

The Rob Guest Endowment Awards are up and running again for 2016! The Rob Guest Endowment provides financial assistance and industry support to the next generation of musical theatre stars, …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:54PM

Best Bets: A 1,000-foot-long water slide and more by Go! Magazine Staff

Our staff picks the best things to do this week — with a look ahead.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:35PM

Queens of Syria review – refugees' fury echoes through Euripides by Michael Billington

Young Vic, LondonThe ordeal of 13 Syrian women is powerfully re-created through horrific personal testimony and heartbreaking nostalgiaIt seems faintly obscene to slap star ratings on a show…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:28PM

Photo Flash: Original Kids Theatre Company Brings SCHOOL OF ROCK to Canada by BroadwayWorld

Original Kids Theatre Company is thrilled to present the first Canadian youth production ofAndrew Lloyd Webber's newest Broadway musical, SCHOOL OF ROCK, at the Spriet Family Theatre, 130 Ki…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19PM

Aaron Burr, Sir: Backstage at Hamilton with Leslie Odom Jr., Episode 7: Class Reunion by Broadway.com

In this week's episode, hijinks ensue when Leslie Odom Jr. and Rory O'Malley welcome Josh Gad and Dan Stevens backstage and call former classmate Josh Groban.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:19PM

How Lime Crime Got So Popular by Rino16

Makeup, nowadays, is turning into something that helps a woman express herself and feel the best she can possibly feel. This is why the Lime Crime brand was initially born and why a lot of p…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 06:10PM

John McMartin Dies: Broadway Veteran Of ‘Follies’ & ‘Sweet Charity’ Fame Was 86 by Patrick Hipes

John McMartin, the longtime Broadway staple and film and TV charactor actor who was part of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies and starred in Sweet Charity on both the sta…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:02PM

Cabaret News: The Bridges of Madison County Touring Cast to Host Fundraising Concert Event

Proceeds from the Love Is Always Better event will go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Theater News: BroadwayHD Extends Availability of She Loves Me Livestream Video

Catch the musical on your computer before it's too late.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) Playwrights Interviews: Part 5: Chisa Hutchinson and “The Wedding Gift” by Sharon J. Anderson by Guest Author

Here is Part 5 of 5 in a series of interviews by Sharon J. Anderson, Contemporary American Theater Festival Trustee/Professional Story Listener and Creative Director. Meet Playwright Chisa H…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:57PM

Review: Homeless Teenagers, Strutting and Seething in ‘Runaways’ by Ben Brantley

This teeming revival of Elizabeth Swados’s 1978 musical melds a pack of 25 young actors into one vital, desperate voice.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:57PM

First Nighter: Acting Runaways Run Away With Swados's "Runaways" by David Finkle

Not sold on Swados as much as I am on predecessors MacDermot-Rado-Ragni, there is one song I would like to get to know better

SOURCE: www.huffpost.com at 05:57PM

First Nighter: Acting Runaways Run Away With Swados's "Runaways" by David Finkle

What Swados had going for her then, though, and what director Sam Pinkleton and choreographer Ani Taj have now are young

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 05:57PM

Joel Grey, Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Join Diane Lane in Broadway's Cherry Orchard by Andrew Gans

John Glover and several more have also been announced for Stephen Karam's new adaptation of the Chekhov classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:31PM

BROADWAY AT THE W to Launch in Times Square This Weekend with Brandon Victor Dixon and More by BroadwayWorld

On July 10, Broadway Beyond Productions, the producers who brought you BROADWAY AT THE W, will debut a new series in New York at the W in Times Square.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PM

HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. Set for Residency at The McKittrick Hotel by BroadwayWorld

Grammy and Tony-winning star of Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr., will headline a concert residency at The McKittrick Hotel's intimate Manderley Bar for three consecutive Thursday nights beginning …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PM

Photo Coverage: Go Inside Rehearsals For TINK! at NYMF by Walter McBride

BroadwayWorld takes you inside rehearsals for TINK before performances begin Check out the photos below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PM

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS Venerable Long Beach Playhouse has not slowed down in its 88th year of production. Its eight-production, 2016-17 Mainstage season (dates TBA), begins with F. Andrew Le…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 05:26PM

2016 Capital Fringe Preview #49: ‘The Tragedy of Mario and Juliet’ by Wayne Nicolosi by Guest Author

From the Author Wayne Nicolosi: Growing up in New Jersey, every day was filled with natural, working-class comedians and poets. Whether mowing lawns, fixing cars or sitting at the bar, they …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:18PM

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Joel Grey & More Set for The Cherry Orchard, Starring Diane Lane, on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Now this is a stellar lineup! Three-time Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony and Oscar winner Joel Grey, along with many more Broadway favorites, have been tapped to join the previously a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:17PM

How Grand! Encore Broadway's SHE LOVES ME Live-Stream Through July 10 by BroadwayWorld

Youcan now re-watch or stream the Studio 54 performance of Roundabout Theatre Company's hit revival of 'She Loves Me,' starringLaura Benanti,Zachary LeviandJane Krakowski, through the end of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07PM

Jill Eikenberry and More Original Stars Set for ONWARD VICTORIA at Feinstein's/54 Below by BroadwayWorld

As previously announced, a one-night-only concert of the short-lived musical ONWARD VICTORIA will be presented at Feinstein's54 Below on Tuesday, July 19th at 700pm. The show's original star…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07PM

Photo Flash: First Look at the Kids of Encores! Off-Center's RUNAWAYS! by BroadwayWorld

New YourCity Center's Encores Off-Center series is back and better than ever The series will kick off the 2016 season withRunawaysthrough July 9th. RUNAWAYS is set in 1977 when Liz Swados sp…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07PM

Joel Grey, Tavi Gevinson, Celia Keenan-Bolger & More Will Join Diane Lane in THE CHERRY ORCHARD by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director just announced additional cast members joining Diane Lane in a new production of The Cherry Orchard.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07PM

Cabaret News: EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Victor Dixon and More Set for Broadway at the W Times Square

The upcoming concert will also feature Eric Anderson, Laura Dreyfuss, and the Skivvies.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Joel Grey, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and More to Join Broadway's The Cherry Orchard

The Roundabout Theatre Company production, starring Diane Lane, will feature a script adapted by Stephen Karam.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Joel Grey, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover Join 'The Cherry Orchard' Broadway Cast by David Rooney

Also taking on key roles alongside previously announced star Diane Lane in Tony winner Stephen Karam's new adaptation will be Celia Keenan-Bolger and Harold Perrineau. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:00PM

Five picks for Sacramento’s Second Saturday art walk

← b. sakata garo “Red Gloves,” a dashing watercolor by San Francisco artist Jan Opperman, is included in her solo show, “Figure It Out,” at b. sakata garo, 923 20th … Click t…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Photos! First Look at Elizabeth Swados’ Runaways by Monica Simoes

Performances began July 6 at New York City Center for the concert revival of Elizabeth Swados’ Runaways, as part of the Encores! Off-Center series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM

She Loves Me Live Stream Availability Extended to July 10 by Olivia Clement

The Roundabout revival was broadcast live to audiences through a partnership with BroadwayHD.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Breaking Through Theatre’s Glass Ceiling by Ruthie Fierberg

This season, women struck cracks in the glass ceiling of the theatre industry. Here’s what we’ve accomplished, what we need to still accomplish and how we finally crash through.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

Photos! Broadway in Bryant Park Kicks Off Its Summer Series by Hannah Vine

“Broadway for Orlando” performed, along with the casts of Wicked, Matilda, The Color Purple, Stomp, and The Rockettes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM

Odds & Ends: B'way Vets Including Chita Rivera Team Up for Orlando Concert, Emma Watson's Beauty Artwork & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Chita Rivera, Norbert Leo Butz & More to Perform for Orlando Tony winners Chita Rivera, Norbert Leo Butz, Kelli O&rsqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM

Hairspray Live! Casting: Ariana Grande Will Return to Her Musical Theater Roots & Play Penny Pingleton by Ryan McPhee

Mama, this dangerous woman is a big girl now! Ariana Grande has joined the cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live!. The pop superstar and Broadway alum will take on the role of Penny Pingleton f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM

BWW TV: THE COLOR PURPLE Cast Belts It Out in Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

In attendance today was the cast of The Color Purple Antoine L. Smith, Rema Webb, Phoenix Best, Akron Watson, Carrie Compere, Adrianna Hicks, Patrice Covington, Lawrence Clayton who performe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PM

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Powered by SeatGeek: July 7, 2016 by BroadwayWorld

Read on to catch up on this past week's trends July 1-7, 2016.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PM

Breaking: Ariana Grande Joins Cast of HAIRSPRAY LIVE as Penny! by Alan Henry

Music superstar and stage and television actress Ariana Grande has been added to an already impressive cast for NBC's 'Hairspray Live,' playing the role of Penny Pingleton, Tracy Turnblad's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PM

Broadway's 2016/2017 Season Is Shaping Up to Be Epic

Here's what you can expect to see on or circling Broadway next season.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:07PM

Leguizamo Takes Us to School by Sam Hurwitt

John Leguizamo teaches Latin History lesson at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:04PM

TV News: Ariana Grande Joins Hairspray Live! Cast

Grande will star alongside Harvey Fierstein and Kristin Chenoweth.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Three local actors to take over role of Matilda from Sarah McKinley Austin by Brad Wheeler

McKinley Austin from the U.S. touring production will play the plucky title character for the first week

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:34PM

Front & Center for July/August 2016 by American Theatre Editors

Immersive theatre, nautical shows, and more take stages across the country this summer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM

See Sherie Rene Scott, Darren Criss and Ben Platt Visit The Color Purple by Hannah Vine

The stars hung out backstage of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre July 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM

Tips available on Text fantastic Expository Essay by Michael J. Roberts

Tips available on Text fantastic Expository Essay The reasons that expository essay often to state [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:19PM

Inside LA STAGE History: The Depression & L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

by JULIO MARTINEZ Stock Market Crash of 1929 did not affect the Hollywood film industry, which flourished with the advent of talking pictures. But the early years of the Depression did t…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:19PM

Jeff Calhoun, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty Will Mentor Teachers in NYC by Adam Hetrick

Educators will have the opportunity to work with the Broadway pros.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Ariana Grande Joins NBC's 'Hairspray Live!' as Penny Pingleton by Ashley Lee

"I've never been more excited for anything in my entire life," says the singer-actress.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:09PM

The Phantom of the Opera's Jordan Donica on His Game of Thrones Obsession, Love Triangles & More by Broadway.com

Age: 22 Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Current Role: The Phantom of the Opera's Raoul, who is Christine Daaé's childhood friend and later love interest in the Tony-winning mus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:02PM

Photo Flash: Rachel Tucker, the Rockettes, and More at Broadway in Bryant Park Concert

The show featured performances by stars from Wicked, The Color Purple, Matilda, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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“FUN HOME” TO PLAY ONE-NIGHT-ONLY BENEFIT CONCERT PERFORMANCE IN ORLANDO on 7/24 by Courtney Kochuba

Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will play a one-night-only benefit concert performance at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (445 S Magnolia Ave) …

SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 02:57PM

CPTV's Successful 'InfInity Hall Live' Begins 5th Season by Roger Catlin

Connecticut Public Television's "Infinity Hall Live" has not only grown into one of the nation's most widely distributed music programs, it's also outgrown Infinity itself. While most shows …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:56PM

Star Trek’s Sulu is gay in upcoming 'Star Trek Beyond'

The Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu from will be gay in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond filmActor John Cho said his character will have a husband and daughter in the filmCho applauded the film…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 02:52PM

First Look at 2016 NYMF Rehearsals, Featuring Jennifer Damiano and Will Connolly

The 2016 New York Musical Theatre Festival runs July 11 through August 7, 2016. Here is a first look at five of this year\u2019s musicals in rehearsal: Anthony Marino, Lena Gabrielle and Gre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM

PRISM Quartet Color Theory: Sō Percussion and PARTCH by Jean Ballard Terepka

Over the last several years, PRISM and two colleague chamber groups, Sō Percussion on the one hand and PARTCH on the other, have been engaged in the “Color Theory” project, and present…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:49PM

Actors’ Summit Theater To Close Permanently by American Theatre Editors

The Akron theatre is closing its doors after 17 seasons.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PM

2016 Capital Fringe Preview #48: ‘Coping’ by Jacob Marx Rice by Guest Author

Award-winning new play examines the heartbreak and humor of death. The story of Coping began with a tragedy; a friend of Playwright Jacob Marx Rice, who had been struggling with depression f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:47PM

Bridges of Madison County Tour Will End by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical will have played 18 cities when it concludes July 24 in Greenville, SC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PM

Bianca Marroquin Will Make History One Day Sooner in Broadway's Chicago by Andrew Gans

The Mexican-born actress returns to the Tony-winning revival this weekend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PM

Abner Mikva became somebody, and nobody will forget why by Chris Jones

The great Abner Mikva, who died Monday at the age of 90, was a congressman, federal judge, White House counsel and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But in the coverage of th…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:32PM

Sean Hayes, Steve Martin, Emma Stone & More Set for MAYA & MARTY Season Finale by TV News Desk

'MAYA amp MARTY concludes its six-episode run on Tuesday, July 12 10-11 p.m. ETPT with appearances by Sean Hayes, Steve Martin and Emma Stone. Kelly Ripa will be interviewed for this week's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM

BWW's 'Some Like it Pop' Counts Down Top-10 Tony Award Performances by Some Like It Pop

Even though Matt and Jenn are technically on a 'Some Like It Pop' hiatus over the summer, they just can't help getting together to make lists of things. So, in this new episode of Some Like …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM

My Favorite Song: Nicholas Barasch of ‘She Loves Me’ by Mfoss

What I most adore about doing She Loves Me is the remarkable cast. They are all incredibly talented, obviously, but they are also all so sweet. I’m kind of like the little brother. Everyon…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:07PM

Review: Queens of Syria, The Young Vic by Danny

The first thing to understand is that Queens of Syria isn’t a play, not really. It may claim that it’s an adaptation of Euripides’ The Trojan Women but that’s not strictly true. The …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PM

Review: Cut, The Vaults by Laura Gilbert

A lipsticked, kitten-heeled lady welcomes us as we enter the performance space. Her manner is friendly and polite; the smile plastered on her face is the standard-issue grin of an air stewar…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PM

Photo Flash: Disney Releases Poster Art for Live-Action Beauty and the Beast

Emma Watson stars in the film, set for a 2017 release.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Peggy and Nancy, The Most Dynamic Duo Living or Dead by Sandi Durell

    by Myra Chanin   Last week formerly deceased songbird, Peggy “Lazarus” Lee, joined the pantheon of resuscitated megastars, or reasonable facsimiles thereof, in the cab…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:58PM

Netflix Taps Ritesh Batra To Direct Robert Redford-Jane Fonda Reteam ‘Our Souls At Night’ by Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set Ritesh Batra to direct Robert Redford and Jane Fonda  in Our Souls At Night, an adaptation of the Kent Haruf novel. Batra is best known for directing The Lunchbox…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:56PM

Three to See: July by Matthew Wexler

The heat is on. Summer is in full swing and Broadway casualties are dropping like a dehydrated groupie waiting in line for Hamilton cancellation tickets. No more Shuffle Along, She Loves Me,…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:55PM

VIDEOS: Remembering John McMartin On Stage and Screen by Michael Dale

Video highlights of the the charming and versatile star from Broadway, television and film.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM

Goodspeed Celebrates Broadway Legend Chita Rivera by Christopher Arnott

"In my cabaret show," the legendary Chita Rivera reminisces, "I talk about seeing a poster for 'Bye Bye Birdie,' then a bus driving by with a sign on it for 'West Side Story,' and thinking "…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:47PM

Follow the Fringe: Festival is still in Trinidad, and also back downtown by Nelson Pressley

And still an unpredictable 100-plus acts over three weeks.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:46PM

What Kaeja d’Dance’s Allen Kaeja is reading and listening to by Brad Wheeler

Kaeja d’Dance co-artistic director Allen Kaeja hosts Porch View Dances

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:37PM

Runaways by Elizabeth Swados Four Decades Later by [email protected] (jamie)

By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell looks at the new production of Runaways , thirty-eight years after the first, and asks: Should a work of theatre allow us to escape from, or force us to…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:33PM

Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Performing THE WIZ (Part 3) by Anne Lloyd & Michael Minard

In our second article from the Rehabilitation Through the Arts series, the conversation shifts to the final piece: the performance at a correctional facility. The post Rehabilitation Throug…

SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 01:30PM

Chita Rivera, Kelli O'Hara Headline Broadway's Benefit Concert for Orlando Victims by Ashley Lee

Jessie Mueller and Brian Stokes Mitchell will also perform at the July 25 event.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:19PM

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES' Estelle Parsons Fine After Rushed To Hospital Mid-Performance by Michael Dale

Last night's second act was cancelled when the 88-year-old star suffered dehydration.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Performing THE WIZ (Part 2) by Anne Lloyd & Michael Minard

In our second article from the Rehabilitation Through the Arts series, the conversation shifts to holding the rehearsal process at a correctional facility. The post Rehabilitation Through t…

SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 01:08PM

Theater News: Hamilton's Daniel J. Watts to Present The Jam: Love Terrorists

The show will take place at Webster Hall.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Theater News: Chita Rivera and More Set for From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando

Norbert Leo Butz, Kelli O'Hara, and Jessie Mueller will also perform.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at noon (Broadway Time)
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From Dante to ‘Walking Dead,’ He’s a Master of Immersive Theater by Laura Collins-Hughes

The director and designer prepares his new show, “Paradiso: Chapter 1,” a suspense thriller that is also a game.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:56PM

Broadway Unplugged: Andy Kelso Performs Kinky Boots' "Soul of a Man"

Kinky Boots star Andy Kelso launches Broadway Unplugged with an acoustic version of Cyndi Lauper's "Soul of a Man".

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:46PM

Fully Committed Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson Answers Your Questions About TV Musicals, Modern Family & Carpool Karaoke by Broadway.com

Fully Committed star Jesse Tyler Ferguson answers your questions about crappy jobs, Modern Family, his role in Spelling Bee and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM

Live Theatre Newcastle launches garden space by David Hutchison

A new outdoor performance area is to be opened outside Live Theatre in Newcastle that aims to boost the venue’s income and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:45PM

'Hamilton' replacing stars; 'Shuffle Along' closing

The lots have been cast for the two top musicals of the Broadway season. The operative word here is "cast."

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 12:45PM

Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Performing THE WIZ (Part 1) by Courtney Kochuba

This past January, 150 people gathered together for an evening performance for invited guests of THE WIZ - held at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, the only maximum security prison f…

SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 12:45PM

NYMF Interview: Elliah Heifetz on His Folk Musical “Dust Can’t Kill Me” by Jose Solis

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with compos…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:45PM

‘The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber’ Ends its Run This Sunday At Riverside Center for The Performing Arts by Joel Markowitz

Last year’s audience pleaser and hit The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber ends its run this Sunday, July 10th at 1 PM at Riverside Center for The Arts. There is a Sunday Matinee on July …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:44PM

FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS Orange Tree, Richmond & touring by Libby Purves

EIGHTY YEARS ON:  MEN BEWARE WOMEN   At a moment when both female leaders and would-be leaders are rampaging across the news – May, Merkel, Leadsom, Eagle – it is pleasantl…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:37PM

Interview with Actor Ryan Duncan. by Corine Cohen

Corine Cohen talked with actor Ryan Duncan (Liberty A Monumental Musical, Altar Boys, Shrek on Broadway) We talked about his involvement with the musical at the opening night party.  

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 12:36PM

Features: Edinburgh Festival top ten: Sarah Crompton's picks

Sarah Crompton chooses what she's looking forward to at this year's festival

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:28PM

Theatre News: Full cast announced for Little Shop of Horrors UK tour

Sam Lupton and Stephanie Clift will star as Seymour and Audrey

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:28PM

Little Shop Of Horrors UK Tour Casting Announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Producers have today announced the full cast for the upcoming UK tour of Little Shop Of Horrors. As previously announced X Factor star Rhydian will play musical theatre’…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:28PM

2016 Capital Fringe Preview #47: ‘Death Be Not Loud!’ by Susan Jackson by Guest Author

Southern Railroad Theatre Company presents DEATH BE NOT LOUD! (a contemporary Southern comedy) By Susan Jackson as part of the 11th Annual Capital Fringe Festival July 7-31, 2016 Southern R…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:26PM

Runaways by Liz Swados: Review, Photographs, Videos by New York Theater

Now, 38 years after that its Broadway run – and six months after Swados’ death at the age of 64 – Runaways has been revived as part of Encores Off Center, the summer version of the lon…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:23PM

Update on Estelle Parsons – Out of the Mouths of Babes by Sandi Durell

  Happy to report that Ms. Estelle Parsons, who is currently starring in Cherry Lane Theatre’s hit Off-Broadway comedy Out of the Mouths of Babes, is fine following a brief visi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:20PM

Here I Sit, Brokenhearted by Ryan Mikita

Bathroom humor is an art of its own kind, but Seth Panitch’s musical parody "Here I Sit, Brokenhearted: A Bathroom Odyssey" takes this particular blend of humor and exploits it entirely. T…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:15PM

Out of the Mouths of Babes by Darryl Reilly

At one point stumbling around in a sleep mask and wearing a colorful nightgown, the 88 year-old Estelle Parsons has a field day as the 88 year-old Evelyn, a former journalist for The Interna…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:13PM

'Runaways': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The Encores! Off-Center series revives Elizabeth Swados' groundbreaking 1978 musical, which featured a 13-year-old Diane Lane in its original incarnation. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:02PM

Review: Runaways

New York City Center revives Elizabeth Swados' legendary musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Anna Deavere Smith's Notes From the Field to Open at American Repertory Theater

The acclaimed actress will perform her latest solo play at the Cambridge theater.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Watch: A breakout song from 'Thaddeus and Slocum' at Lookingglass by Morgan Greene

Travis Turner sings a catchy song from "Thaddeus and Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure," a world premiere play by Kevin Douglas now at Lookingglass Theatre Company, in this Showcase video. Set…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:00PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Hamilton Actor Will Offer The Jam to Benefit Orlando Tragedy by Andrew Gans

Cast members from Hamilton, Shuffle Along and On Your Feet! will perform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM

Watch Aladdin Cast Parody Hamilton After Beating Them in Softball by Michael Gioia

The Disney cast did not throw away their shot…at softball, that is! And they won’t let the Hamilton cast forget it.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

Tomorrow on TCM: 3 Chaplin Classics by Trav S.D.

Tomorrow afternoon (Eastern times) Turner Movie Classics will be presenting three classic Charlie Chaplin movies. As a lead-in, almost to whet your appetite before the big feast, they’…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:45AM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Actor Carly Thoms by Helen McWilliams

Carly Thoms is a dream of a performer. She recently breathed life into the role of Little Voice at The Union Theatre and previously took on the 48-Hour Challenge where she played Miss Doroth…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:32AM

Stars Line Up for From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando by Andrew Gans

Chita Rivera, Kelli O'Hara, Jessie Mueller and Brian Stokes Mitchell will be among the many performers at the Florida concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM

Interviews: Vicky Featherstone: Theatre needs to be democratic

As the Royal Court turns 60, the theatre's artistic director talks about her vision for its future, playwrights vs 'theatremakers' and how theatre needs to be truly democratic

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:26AM

Five-Time Tony Nominee John McMartin, Star of Follies, Sweet Charity & More, Dies at 86 by Broadway.com

John McMartin, Tony Award-nominated actor of stage and screen, has died at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer. A death notice for the performer appeared in the New York Times on Ju…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AM

Windsor Fringe faces backlash over ‘stupid and sexist’ selection process by David Hutchison

A drama festival in Windsor has been forced to apologise after a director’s application was rejected because she was a woman. Olorunfemi

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AM

Jo Royce named Gate Theatre executive director by Georgia Snow

London venue the Gate Theatre has appointed Jo Royce as executive director. She replaces Clare Slater, who leaves the Notting Hill venue

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AM

Independent sector to stage rival event in response to ‘uninclusive’ Theatre 2016 conference by Matthew Hemley

Industry figures who felt excluded from the Theatre 2016 conference earlier this year have joined together to plan their own event in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AM

Lesli Margherita and Other Stage Stars to Strip Down with the Skivvies This Weekend by Robert Viagas

The star of Broadway's Dames at Sea and Matilda will appear with Michael Urie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

Photo Coverage: Go Inside Rehearsals for DUST CAN'T KILL ME at NYMF by Walter McBride

BroadwayWorld takes you inside rehearsals for DUST CAN'T KILL ME before performances begin Check out the photos below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

Bill O'Reilly Eyes HAMILTON's King George III as Subject of Next Biography by BroadwayWorld

The political commentator, who has written books on Ronald Reagan, General Patton and THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is set to pen a novel on King George III, the British monarch who plays a predom…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

Obituaries: Five-Time Tony Nominee John McMartin Dies at 86

The stage regular completed his career with two dozen Broadway credits to his name.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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A Day in the Life of Rockette Allyson Kelly of ‘New York Spectacular’ by Amy Sapp

Allyson Kelly’s life changed significantly when she was hired as a Radio City Rockette. She was only 19 years-old. “I remember jumping up and down with excitement,” she says wh…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:42AM

Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones cast in The Hired Man by Georgia Snow

Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones are to lead the cast of The Hired Man, when the musical returns for a concert production

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:41AM

Windows on the Bowery by Trav S.D.

The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors has just launched their terrific new “Windows on the Bowery”” project, to which I was honored to contribute in a small way. To learn all ab…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:40AM

Bonnie Greer play inspired by Chekhov to premiere at Theatre Royal Stratford East by Matthew Hemley

Bonnie Greer has penned a new play inspired by Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, which will receive its world premiere at the Theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AM

Vanities Comes To Trafalgar Studios 2 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo This Autumn, Vanities the musical will have its London debut on the 10th anniversary of the musical and the 40th anniversary of the play. Vanities is a hilarious and heartfel…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:38AM

A Fringe peek at HUNT: A Political Drama about Power, Blackmail and Tragedy in the U.S. Senate by Guest Writer

  Theatergoers from the Washington, DC area are no strangers to American political history, but few of us know about the despicable, yet true, events on which HUNT is based.  I’m fa…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:25AM

Chita Rivera, Norbert Leo Butz, Kelli O'Hara & Many More Will Unite for FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE Benefit Concert in Orlando by BroadwayWorld

Following the tragic event that took place at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12,the Broadway and Orlando theatre communities will unite to performFrom Broadway With Love A Benefit Concer…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AM

Video: In rehearsals with The Stripper

Richard O'Brien's musical opens at the St James Studio later this month

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:22AM

First Look: Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Film Unveils Poster by Robert Viagas

Emma Watson stars as Belle alongside Broadway stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

Production news round-up: June 29 to July 5 by Georgia Snow

Plays Gemma Arterton will play the title role in Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan as part of the Donmar Warehouse’s new season. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:14AM

Fuse Theater Review: “Annapurna” — A Trip Worth Taking by Jim Kates

A two-person engagement like Annapurna demands that mysterious quality from actors that we call "chemistry."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:04AM

Hot Clip of the Day: Carol Woods Impassioned Plea to "Let It Be"

Because right now, we could all use a little Carol Woods singing "Let It Be".

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:04AM

Obituary: Nicola Thorold by Michael Quinn

As a widely respected producer and administrator, Nicola Thorold straddled the creative and financial sides of theatre with an ease that belied

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03AM

A Conversation with Diana Oh by Admin

  I’ve lived in cities all my life. On the sidewalk, I have been called a slut, a princess, a whore, a bitch, I’ve been bowed to and guilted and leered at and grabbed at and…

SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 10:00AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Poster Art for Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST! by Movies News Desk

Below, check out a first look at the teaser one-sheet for Disney's upcoming live-action re-telling of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST,based on the animated classic which refashions the classic characte…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/7/16- MASTER CLASS by Stage Tube

Today in 2011, the first Broadway revival of Master Class opened at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances. Master Class is a play by Terrence McNally, which opened…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AM

Atlanta Lyric Commits To Ethnic Authenticity In Wake of ‘West Side Story’ by Howard Sherman

Several sentences in the letter posted to the Facebook page of the Atlanta Lyric Theatre could easily serve as a model for statements by theatres nationally. They read: Moving forward, it is…

SOURCE: www.artsintegrity.org at 09:54AM

Grease: Live! Star Aaron Tveit Says 2016 Election Satire in New Zombie Series BrainDead Hits a Little Too Close to Home by Carey

Originally published on PEOPLE.com View this story online Art is imitating life for Aaron Tveit – for better or worse. Starring in Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King’s new p…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 09:51AM

Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford-Directed Romeo and Juliet Broadcast Live Tonight by Andrew Gans

Lily James and Richard Madden star in the title roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM

Mike Daisey's Donald Trump Monologue Sets NY and DC Dates by Robert Viagas

The monologist will premiere The Trump Card at FringeArts in Philadelphia July 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, July 7, 2016 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:48AM

Ghostbusters’ Leslie Jones: ‘The US is the most depressed nation in the world and I blame comedians’ by Nosheen Iqbal

She’s a 6ft ball of energy who slogged away on the comedy circuit for 25 years before landing Saturday Night Live and then Ghostbusters. She talks about wanting to be the new Eddie Murphy …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40AM

Can Playwriting Be Taught? by Admin

  Originally published by The Dramatist Guild Keynote address from the Southeasern Theater Conference, 2006    The age-old answer to this question was always “”No, play…

SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:30AM

Fringe Peek: The Trial of Mrs. Surratt by Guest Writer

The second collaboration between Broadway playwright Lanie Robertson (Lady Day at the Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Broadway & HBO) and Director Natalie Villamonte Zito, The Trial of Mrs.…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:29AM

Henry the Hero-Monster, a Fringe Peek at H5x7 by Guest Writer

When William Shakespeare was writing The Life of King Henry the Fifth, an extraordinarily famous and polarizing nobleman was on his way to Ireland to put down a very bloody and persistent re…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:29AM

Opportunity: Applications are open for Theatre Fest West by Rebekah Ellerby

Theatre Fest West 2017 Theatre Fest West is an annual celebration of work in or about the region. Salisbury Playhouse is looking for theatre companies and writers to take part in the festiva…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:29AM

VALIANT – So & So Arts Club by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

On the day the long-awaited Chilcot report was finally published, it felt somehow appropriate to head down after work to the So and So Arts Club to see Valiant, a show composed entirely from…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:26AM

New Casting Announced for ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway by Amy Sapp

New cast members have been announced for Hamilton, the hottest show on Broadway. Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon — currently starring as songwriter Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:15AM

Theatre News: New Bonnie Greer play in Theatre Royal Stratford East season

This year's panto has also been confirmed as Sinbad the Sailor

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:13AM

John Lloyd Young @ 54 Below by Barry

John Lloyd Young - Jersey Boys Wizard  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 leat…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:03AM

International: The new documentary theatre of Germany’s Rimini Protokoll by Catherine Gerbrands

Who needs actors any more? This year’s London International Festival of Theatre has been dominated by real people onstage: six Falklands veterans,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Focus: So and So Arts Club – the self-help club for actors by Simon Tait

The So and So Arts Club started by accident. The actor and director Sarah Berger was sharing a desk space in a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Donald Trump Uses Disney's FROZEN to Defend Recent Star of David Tweet by Movies News Desk

Last night, Trump tried once again to explain his actions by tweeting a star image on the cover of a recently published FROZEN book, asking Where is the outrage for this Disney book

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

Photo Flash: First Look at Hunter Foster, Elena Shaddow and More in THE MUSIC MAN at The Muny by BroadwayWorld

The Muny continues its spectacular 98th season this week with The Music Man, starringHunter FosterHarold Hill,Elena ShaddowMarian Paroo,Mark Linn-BakerMayor Shinn,Liz McCartneyMrs. Paroo,Tod…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

Prisoner Cell Block H Star Brings One Woman Show To King’s Head by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Award-winning Australian actor Amanda Muggleton is to bring her one woman show The Book Club to London’s King’s Head Theatre for a limited four week season from T…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:50AM

Stuff Happens: David Hare's history play seems even more incisive after Chilcot by Lyn Gardner

Hare’s condemnatory 2004 drama feels positively Shakespearean in its account of the tragic consequences of our leaders’ personal ambitionsA few hours before the publication of the Chilco…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

The Savage review – as if William Blake had written Byker Grove by Alfred Hickling

Live Theatre, Newcastle upon TyneDavid Almond’s story of a teenager encouraged to write about his troubled thoughts is a darkly compelling triumphNewcastle’s most enterprising theatre ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

RUNAWAYS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Few theatre companies capture the in-the-trenches zeitgeist in their musicals the way The Public Theater does....

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:17AM

Review: Le nozze di Figaro (Glyndebourne)

Michael Grandage's sharp, sassy sixties (or is it seventies?) production is back

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:16AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Star of Stage and Screen, John McMartin Passes Away at 86 by TV News Desk

According to multiple reports, award-winning Broadway actor John McMartin has passed away at the age of 86. McMartin most recently appeared on Broadway in 2014's ALL THE WAY and the 2011 rev…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:45AM

Follies Star John McMartin Dead at 86 by Robert Viagas

He was also the original Oscar in Sweet Charity.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:33AM

Queens of Syria, Young Vic, review: 'a compelling and humbling show' made by refugees by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

An all-female cast of thirteen Syrian refugees takes to the stage for this remarkable venture. They weave their own personal stories into an eloquent modern re-working of an ancient text -- …

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:31AM

Uzo Aduba webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

The Orange Is the New Black actor and star of The Maids answered your questions about racial stereotyping on TV, how she gets into character and which underrated talent she wants everyone to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AM

What it means to be a woman: the writer finding answers with Miley and Patti by Catherine Love

Her debut, Wink, looked at modern masculinity. Now Phoebe Eclair-Powell is celebrating womanhood with her play-cum-gig Torch. She talks about her trio of new shows and why she couldn’t be …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AM

BWW's On This Day - July 7, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03AM

Broadway AM Report, 7/7/2016 - Broadway in Bryant Park and More! by Jessica Khan

Today's big newsBROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK kicks off today, andMatthew Morrison and MeganHilty join the New York Pops in concert tonight

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03AM

Dance gender debate: sustain support or equality could ‘slip off our radars’ by Georgia Snow

Female choreographers have called for longer-term support for women in the profession to ensure that gender equality remains a priority. It was

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM

Almanac: Tolstoy on sorrow and joy by Terry Teachout

“Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.” Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace (trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight opens registration for second 10km run for actors’ charity by David Hutchison

Spotlight has opened registration for its second annual charity run. Actors, performers, agents and other members of the theatre community are being

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM

Musical theatre creators claim demands to ‘reinvent the form’ are stifling new work by Matthew Hemley

Mamma Mia! creator Catherine Johnson and Sunny Afternoon writer Joe Penhall have claimed that too much focus on “reinventing the form” in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AM

‘Too Darn Hot’: Matthew Morrison and the NY Pops Offer Solutions for Summer by #cota

New York, and much of the East Coast, is under the grasp of an intense heat wave but it doesn’t mean the dog days of summer should keep all of us indoors. Early morning and nighttime h…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:30AM

Is the 2016 presidential campaign beyond satire? by Elise Czajkowski

All the late-night shows have tried to lampoon a certain Republican nominee, but when real-life TV feels stranger than fiction, does satire fall flat?At its finest, satire can forever define…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AM

Social work takes centre stage in Edinburgh festival play by Ruth Hardy

One-woman show inspired by real-life cases focuses on child protection social worker hounded by the press and publicThe Edinburgh fringe festival is most commonly associated with standup, sk…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:25AM

Theatre News: Windsor Fringe declines director's application because she is female

Olorunfemi Fagunwa applied to take part in the Kenneth Branagh New Writing Award at Windsor Fringe Festival

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:19AM

Review: Queens of Syria (Young Vic)

Zoe Lafferty's production reminds us how much refugees leave behind

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:19AM

Theatre News: Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones to star in The Hired Man

The 1984 musical returns for a one-off concert production at the Cadogan Hall

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:19AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Thursday, July 7, 2016 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: @HamiltonMusical & @KinkyBootsBway Welcome New Leads, @KChenoweth Updates #BestLittleWhorehouse & @KBTCLive R&J “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday throug…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

Photos and podcast: Peter Tatchell and the real-life Nazi war crimes behind Savage by Terri Paddock

Most theatregoers will have only learned about Carl Peter Værnet from watching Claudio Macor‘s new play Savage, now running upstairs at the Arts Theatre. But the Nazi doctor from Den…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:14AM

What can theatre learn from the £4.2bn video games sector? by Lee Anderson

On the face of it, theatregoing and gaming make for unlikely team mates. Theatre invites its audiences to watch, listen and reflect;

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Valiant author Lanna Joffrey by Helen McWilliams

VALIANT chronicles a century of war as seen through the eyes of women from across the globe. Adapted for the stage by Lanna Joffrey from Sally Hayton-Keeva’s book of interviews Valiant Wo…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

The Editor’s view: MPs must take arts education more seriously by Alistair Smith

After the EU referendum and the political upheaval that has trailed in its wake, it is easy for other matters of public

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Shoshana Bean by Arts Review

Who is Shoshana Bean? Singer, songwriter and International Broadway star known for her roles in Wicked, Hairspray and more recently, Funny Girl. What would you do differently to what you …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:07AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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For the Diary: Lincoln Center Festival 2016 by [email protected]

from July 13, the Lincoln Center Festival will present dance, music, opera, and theater by artists from around the world at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The events will run th…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:07AM

Rebecca Baumann: Colour, movement and time by Arts Review

As part of its WA Focus Series, the Art Gallery of Western Australia presents new work by talented young artist Rebecca Baumann, who has recently returned to Perth from an artistic residenc…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:01AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Deborah Jones

Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney, July 6 I’m sure the good folk at Charlie Hebdo magazine won’t mind when I say, after seeing You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the Hayes last night, that je …

SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 02:52AM

Gabby So: Asian performers must lose their fear of getting lost in translation by Gabby So

Take a trip to the theatre in Europe and you will witness a wealth of cultures and texts from different countries across

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Maggie Brown: By sharing live events we can begin to mend our divided society by Maggie Brown

Feeling dazed by the ongoing crisis and the evidence that so many millions feel excluded from metropolitan London I picked up a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: July 7 by Mark Shenton

I’m heading to New York, then Provincetown, for my summer holidays. Not that New York is usually much of a holiday –

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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2016 Way Out West Festival by Arts Review

Sydney’s only contemporary arts festival dedicated to children and families, Way Out West (WoW) Festival for Children will return for its sixth year to Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre for f…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:38AM

Same Idealism, Potential For Same Mistakes by Joe Patti

Some time back I read a piece on the Bridgespan Group’s website that made me realize that non-profits and funders/donors may adopt similarly flawed approaches to addressing social issu…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:21AM

Equity stops Chicago musical pay cuts: archive, 7 July 1980 by Nicholas De Jongh, Arts Correspondent

7 July 1980: It is the first time that the union’s fighting fund for the theatre has been used to save a West End show from closureEquity, the actors’ union, has ensured that the cast of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Shoshana Bean by Arts Review

From Broadway to Australia, get up close and personal as international Broadway star, Shoshana Bean will perform selected dates in Sydney, Brisbane and Toowoomba this July. Shoshana Bean is …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:33AM

Megan Hilty and Matthew Morrison Join the New York Pops Tonight by Olivia Clement

The open-air concert at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium features a 78-piece orchestra.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway in Bryant Park Concert Series Kicks Off Today by Olivia Clement

The free lunchtime summer series, presented by 106.7 LITE FM, returns to midtown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

5 Ways to Buy Affordable Theatre Tickets by Ruthie Fierberg

Enjoy a night out at the theatre without breaking the bank.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Al Fresco Theater: Artfarm's 'Servant Of Two Masters,' 'Othello' At St. Joseph by Christopher Arnott

"Now, now, you stars that move in your right spheres," wrote Shakespeare. In the summer, numerous Connecticut theater companies invoke the Bard of Avon at outdoor shows. Artfarm's Shakespear…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

'Midsummer (A Play With Songs)' Wraps Up TheaterWorks' Season by Christopher Arnott

David Greig is known to Connecticut audiences as the writer of the National Theatre of Scotland's internationally touring production of the creepy, boozy odyssey "The Strange Undoing of Prud…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

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