To commemorate the departure of three of the show's leads, the production broadcast the curtain call on Facebook Live to more than 30,000 live viewers.Featured in the curtain call The WEST W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49PMJonathan Larson’s sudden death the night before Rent’s off-Broadway premiere is one of theater’s most heart-breaking events. Larson never got to see his only show move to Broadway, win…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:41PMA recap of the final performance featuring the creator, Leslie Odom, Jr., Phillipa Soo and Ariana DeBose.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23PMThe Invisible Dot, LondonThe Canadian comedian questions our rigid stereotypes of gender and sexuality, with the aid of some goofy anecdotes A review of Mae Martin’s first comedy gig, aged…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58PMLeslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo and ensemble member Ariana DeBose also took their final bows at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:31PM At the top of the show, David Kessler admits that he has a problem: He cries too much. Tears of every emotion at just about any occasion, but especially at weddings. Little does the a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:19PMCharlotte’s Web spins a charming tale at Laurel Mill Playhouse. This wonderful piece of Children’s Theatre was adapted by Joseph Robinette from E. B. White’s delightful children’s bo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:09PMThey wouldn’t let press into the showing of “Hamilton” tonight– just photographers. I don’t know why– totally random. But the publicist has Categories:
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Because of Williston's betrayal involving a stopped college tuition check, James is threatening to do no more channeling
SOURCE: www.huffpost.com at 09:59PMThe music throughout is generically rousing and the figures depicted are also generic--among them a woman pushing a cart
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 09:59PMHow do hit Broadway musicals stay fresh after running for two decades
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54PMsau·da·de, sou?däd?/, noun , a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia. Saudade; the one where I miss you is a Fringe rarity: an uplifting drama. Andrew Reid’s charming script b…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:18PM“I was born in 1817. When Mr. Surratt died last year, I bought this little house on H Street, with two rooms. If I could get them filled, I could live.” These words, spoken by Mary Surra…
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Christmas came early this year at Howard County Summer Theatre’s production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Who would have thought we’d be able to have some holiday spirit – and …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:56PMThe Gift Theatre has announced its 2017 season, which includes three world premieres by women playwrights. The season begins in February with Mona Mansour’s "Unseen" (Feb. 10-April 19)…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:46PM If there’s an award for best promotional materials at Fringe, Macbeth in the Basement would win hands down: their paper crowns are a hot commodity. But in attempting to adapt the wo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12PMBRYCE: Hydrogen Blonde is a whirlwind. With the bass throbbing and lights pulsating, BRYCE transports the audience at the Logan Fringe Arts Space’s Trinidad Theatre to the throws of a ra…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12PMThe UK creative world is warning of the damage Brexit could have on the arts – at a time when they are more economically vital than everAs Britain grapples with the behemoth that is Brexit…
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“The existential loss of adult everything.” A succinct, comprehensive phrase that encapsulates the purpose, prose, and poetics of “75 Lezbos, 2 Trannies, 1 Pannie, Me & Me Too!”,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:58PMAs in "Ghostbusters," women are fronting big-budget movies in genres traditionally associated with male stars.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:54PMIt's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:46PMThe show’s bows will stream live on July 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:25PMI went on a strange journey in the upstairs theater of the Logan Fringe Arts Space, where As It Were and/or What(ever) Doesn’t Matter, written and directed by Stephen Notes, was being …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:25PMName: Michael Raver
Hometown: New York, NY
Education: Pace University
Favorite Credits: Film: "How We Built the Bomb". Theater: Romeo & Juliet. As a playwright...whatever present t…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PMBy Michael BlockWe've all had to wait for something but in the age of digital technology, as long as you have a cellphone or wifi, life is easy. But what if that's what you're waiting for? P…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PMBy Michael BlockThe land is something we have taken for granted. As new advances and discoveries are made, we have begun to take for granted the beauty of our world. Honoring the land in the…
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Ron Litman, accompanied by Tom Pile, has become renowned for his raving style of comedy at the Fringe with shows such as his 2014 hit Waiting for Armageddon. His current show, Crazy in Ameri…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:58PMThis summer, three nights of encore performances from some of America’s best dance companies will return to cinemas across the U.S., presented by Fathom Events and Lincoln Center for the P…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:36PMBluegrass, country and folk music made a triumphant showing last night in Stephen R. Coffee’s “Rain Follows the Plow.” Coffee’s show, labeled a dust opera, concerns t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:29PMThe Good Death explores the tension between a brother and sister who must come to grips with their past and make hard decisions about their future. The play takes place entirely on the sto…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:09PMTHR pays tribute to the original cast, including star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, as they perform together for one last time.read more
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In the thick air crevassing within the Martin Luther King Jr. Library basement, there’s some heated tension, worthy of addressing. Cameron (Nick Duckworth), and Dale (Ben Kleymeyer) are in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:49PMA pleasant look at The Lady in the Harbor. Review appears in other northjersey.com newspapers next week.
SOURCE: cervellionstage.blogspot.com at 04:41PM Gerard Alessandrini, the mastermind behind Forbidden Broadway, has conjured up Spamilton, a hilarious sneak peek into his ongoing obsession with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:36PMIn attendance today was the cast of Wicked Rachel Tucker, Carrie St. Louis, Jonah Platt who performed three songs from the show 'Popular,' 'As Long As You're Mine,' and 'The Wizard and I.' C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:10PMWe’re seeing a particularly intriguing trend emerging at this year’s Fringe: area burlesque performers and troupes trying their hand at more traditional narrative storytelling, while try…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:10PM
Parenting seems to be a competitive sport these days. With everyone from well-meaning neighbors to the national media chiming in on what parents are doing wrong and how they are going to rui…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:51PMIn theory, this looked and sounded great. Brownie and Lolli Go to Hollywood is a screwball comic cabaret riff on all sorts of current issues: drug use, abortion, eating disorders, the rising…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:33PMHeat indexes and the sheer quantity of shows aside, the numbers associated with Capital Fringe are generally kept deliberately small: budgets, cast sizes, tech hours, etc. So, it’s a fitti…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:00PM What happens when you mix an existential dilemma with a stand-up comedian? According to Quantum mechanics, one distinct possibility is the ricochet routine of Bill Santiago, currently…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:00PM
Audra McDonald and Zachary Quinto discussed the childhood difficulties that drew them to acting; their shared commitment to young people at risk and L.G.B.T. issues; and the emotional divide…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:43PMAhead of their final performances in the hit Broadway musical, the actor also shared how Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo have helped him through his recent battle with cancer.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:41PMAnyone Can Be President: Secret Honor at the Fringe “Scathing” “lacerating” and “brilliant” were three of the words the late Roger Ebert applied to the 1984 Robert Altman movie o…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:38PMRupert Goold's perceptive, modern dress production is redolent of scary villainy . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:22PM“I took your dreams and I put them in a jar and I buried them under a tree. How did I do that?” It Will All Make Sense in the Morning, by Erica Smith, luckily does mostly make sense on t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:18PMSince getting her B.A. at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an M.F.A from Columbia University barely a decade ago, Rachel Chavkin, whose acclaimed production of Natasha, Pierre and the Grea…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:18PMI apologize in advance. This post might be long. I’m sitting in a hotel room alone in Boston and I’m utterly disheartened. I’m writing to help myself – as I sit in fr…
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Coping will emotionally devastate you in all the best ways. It takes a rare production to reach deep into your chest and punch you repeatedly in your emotions, lift you up with laughter, the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:56PMWilliam Shakespeare serves as playwright Annie Bryan’s inspiration for Dodgeball Theatre’s Macbeth in the Basement. Featuring only five actors and a limited set, Bryan tries weaving a mo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:47PMBroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge joined the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall for a special backstage tour and you can catch a look at the costumes, shoes, dressing rooms and more below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:25PMThe critically-acclaimed company opens its season July 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMGlee Meets Smash at NY Pops Forest Hills Stadium
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Broadway and television celebrities, Matthew Morrison and Megan Hilty, met up on the stage of Forest Hills Stadium on Thursda…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:06PMOf course, with the assistance of the massed megafauna (big beasts), and the yodeling of Tarzan, Jane is saved.
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Among all the major Shakespeare characters, the one least susceptible to a one-actor treatment may be Romeo Montague, the doomed lover in Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet, Lear, Shylock, Othello a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:56PMBy David Levy. David Levy discusses Noah Diamond’s adaptation and revival of I’ll Say She Is , the musical debut of the Marx Brothers.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:56PMBiting off more than anyone could comfortably chew, Chicago Dance Crash tackles good and evil in the new "Evil & Good," a rough collection of nine vignettes that actually achieves a semblanc…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:56PMBryce walks onstage wearing a sequined jacket and spandex jumpsuit. He’s backed by two phenomenal dancers, Nia Calloway and Zhane’ Davis Smith. His first original pop song, Best Diq blas…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51PMEugene O’Neill’s poetically titled 1924 tragedy Desire Under the Elms retains an alluring and potentially affecting premise. While The Sol III Company’s new production contains many ad…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:49PMA lifetime achievement in musical theatre acknowledges Lansbury’s prolific career spanning seven decadesPeople like to pass landmark birthdays in meaningful places, so it seems right that …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PMEdisa Weeks’ DELIRIOUS Dances company presented "To Begin the World Over Again," an ultimately hopeful, informal look at American values filtered through the words of Thomas Paine, the Rev…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:28PMIt’s the end of the world as we know it, and Richard Sautter feels fine – well, fine enough to express his internal afflictions with addiction on a miniscule stage. At the Argonaut Taver…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27PMThe original cast of “Hamilton” is breaking up. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo play their final performances in “Hamilton” today. (Jonathan Grof…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:19PMAs you sit in audience at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, the whimsical human-made sounds of a steam locomotive signals the arrival of the Happenstance Theater, a troupe “comm…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:16PMThe 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 Lisa a…
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Dr. Erik Mueller might have the most fascinating resume in all of Fringe this year, but The Computer That Loved’s meditation on his love life is still a work in progress. Mueller, who wrot…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:50AMWe had never had a President like Richard Nixon before we elected him in 1968, and we will never have one like him again. He was, to put it plainly, a crook; he installed an atmosphere of la…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:50AMAre you searching for a 19th century story set to 21st century hip-hop, but not willing to cough up thousands of dollars for Hamilton tickets? Lil’ Women: a rap musical may be exactly …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:50AMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Hollywood (History), Movies, PLUGS, VISUAL ART Tagged: Cartoon Carnival, City Reliquary, Tommy Stathes
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:26AMThe Front Page, Ben Hecht andCharles MacArthur's classic 1928 comedy set in the world of the Chicago newspaper business, beginspreviews on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 with an official openin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10AM
Motown the Musical returns to Broadway this summer, beginning performances Tuesday, July 12 at The Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41Street for a strictly limited 18-week-only engagement throug…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AMThose in the room where it happens today, July 9, will be witnessing history at Broadway's HAMILTON, asLin-Manuel MirandaAlexander Hamilton,Leslie Odom Jr. Aaron Burr and Phillipa Soo Eliza …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AMThe young actor and rapper Darius McCall fell so much in love with the role of Romeo that he longed to bring the character to life, by himself, alone on stage with but Shakespeare’s wo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:56AMNothing can prepare you for the charismatic juggernaut of Ron Litman and his relentless musical rant on all the things that drive Americans insane. Crazy in America starts with silent banter…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:52AMClaudio Macor's Savage is a brave play examining yet another facet of the depravity that was Hitler's regime, where along with other minorities in Nazi occupied Europe, homosexuals were roun…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:47AMWe have the pleasure of working with hundreds of theater professionals every day. All of these individuals face a myriad of problems every day, but ultimately their work is extremely rewardi…
SOURCE: arts.audienceview.com at 10:40AMBerlin is celebrating a Summer of William Kentridge this July. Next to a retrospective of the South African artist’s oeuvre at Martin-Gropius-Bau, the Berliner Festspiele has organized a t…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:39AMErstwhile Doctor Who Matt Smith returns to the London stage in an experimental comedy about diva directors and egomaniac actors, devised in rehearsals by director and cast. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:26AMToday is the birthday of Broadway and Hollywood writer/ director/ producer William Anthony McGuire (1881-1940). McGuire has no obvious vaudeville connection, but his career touched so many o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:25AMHelvetica
Written by Will Coleman
Directed by Brock Harris Hill
Presented by Rising Sun Performance Company
Planet Connections, NYC
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While avoiding mingling with g…
SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 10:12AMBelow, BWW exclusively shares clips from this week's episode of COCKTAILS amp CLASSICS on Logo, featuring the classic hit First Wives Club
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AMOn July 9th, a chapter in Broadway musical history will come to a close when Lin-Manuel Miranda plays his final performance as leading man Alexander Hamilton in HAMILTON.To celebrate Lin-Man…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AMToday in 1981, the second Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof opened at the New York State Theatre, where it ran for 53 performances. Featuring music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Har…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AM“Hamilton” plays a big performance tonight as the three leading Tony winners all depart the show including creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:01AM
Ray Rackham's new musical looks at three pivotal moments in the life of Judy Garland
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:58AMWe don’t often see Antipodean theatre on the London fringe, but when we do, it’s certainly a bit different from British progressive performance. CUT, a cinematic, fragmented solo perform…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:46AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:45AMThink you’ve seen all the Shakespeare you need to see? Think there is nothing more we can tap from this century’s old well of tales?? Can you possibly be even THINKING that we do…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:44AMI hate to say this, but I hated AS IT WERE and/or WHAT (ever) DOESN’T MATTER. The long, convoluted title should have tipped me off a week ago when scouring shows, but the description w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:44AMImagine, if you can, that it is July 2017 and Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 45th President of the United States. While some of you might find that prospect wonderful and others ho…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AMCassie Abate's staging and a fine ensemble make this West Side Story at Connecticut Repertory Theatre sizzle.
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This could be the briefest review I’ve ever written – Quite simply if you are interested in or a fan of Judy Garland or just want to see a masterclass in performance, you need to get you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:41AMTia Nina sounds like the name of an adorable Latina aunt. Tia Nina is actually the name of a feminist, glam-rock, purple-merkin-clad dance trio. Their sex-positive dance concert, JUICED, l…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:40AM Whoever holds the power holds the truth. Or is it the other way around? So rests the premise of Gang of Five’s production, PowerPlays. In five scenes, this team of playwrights explo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:40AMWhile I’ll Say She Is has been largely ignored by the theatre historian crowd, it’s always been an object of fascination for students of comedy. Two sketches from the revue are well-know…
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New Game Theatre has created a show to satisfy the matchmaking itch in even your most meddling friend. In Play Cupid the actors relinquish their power and the audience takes control. There w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:29AM2016 is already half over, but it has so far turned out to be a fantastic year for film. A few shoddy sequels and ridiculous reboots (Batman, Superman, X-Men, we are looking at you) aside, t…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:21AMGet ready for a distinctly American piece of multi-media artistry told in choreography, text and video projections by Artistic Director Jane Franklin of Jane Franklin Dance in Arlington, Va.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:08AMDavid Alex's new play begins this evening.
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Susan Jackson’s new play, Death Be Not Loud—produced by the Southern Railroad Theatre Company and billed as “a contemporary Southern comedy”—is a sweet reflection on love and loss,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:39AMTHE SKIVVIES will return to Feinstein's54 Below this weekend tonight, July 9th, with more shows on July 25th and 31st and August 5th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27AMMs. McRae, 22, commutes by ferry from Staten Island for the matinee and evening performances of “Paramour,” a Cirque du Soleil musical.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:01AMThis improvisation game is great for students who are brand-new to improvisation. It focuses on students going with the flow and joining in the scene, rather than trying to one-up another an…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMThe musical begins performances tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMHistory happens as the trio journeys from the Public to Broadway to the White House to the Tony Awards.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe trio have starred in the production since its off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theater.
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The concert performance of The View UpStairs will be held July 11 at Rattlestick Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47AMJohn McMartin, the versatile, gentlemanly Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in such shows as “Follies” and “Sweet Charity,” has died, according to his manager. McMar…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:36AMThe thirteenth annual New York Musical Festival officially starts on July 11, kicking off a month of workshop productions, developmental readings and concerts of shows to look out for. Sever…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31AMThe star of Broadway's Dames at Sea and Matilda appears with Michael Urie and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAdam Chanler-Berat and Emily Walton read the new show starting July 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe new work by attorney and playwright Norman Shabel holds court at New World Stages.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTheatre meets U.K. politics, Disney hits London via concert, Off-Broadway musicals find British homes, and Mark Rylance will reprise his Nice Fish.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo play their last performances in the landmark musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn Miranda’s last day as Broadway’s Alexander Hamilton, we take a look at what his producer first saw in him and his talent.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHow to make going to the theatre with your child a great experience for all.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFrom Hillary Clinton to Beyonce, modern feminism takes many forms. The work of fireWALL Dance Theater — an all-women modern dance company founded in 2013 — joins the movement i…
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