There’s a new kid on the musical theatre block. Brisbane-based company Understudy Productions has debuted at the Metro Arts with Edges: A Song Cycle, written by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek.…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:47PM by Carole Di Tosti Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) was a controversial historical figure who cut a wide swath in politics, business, the military and the leg…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:43PMThere's a reason it's called a political "party"! The Great White Way's brightest gathered together to support presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on July 27 at the De…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:31PMAs reported last week by BroadwayWorld, a trio of Broadway and cabaret favorites,Seth Rudetsky,Liz CallawayandMelissa Errico, each announced on social media that they will be involved with a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:31PMThe Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production has pushed back its opening night after actor David Harbour suffered an injury during previews, forcing him to withdraw from the sho…
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The Lincoln Center Theater production, which stars Jennifer Ehle and Jefferson Mays, will move to the Vivian Beaumont Theater in spring, making it eligible for the 2017 Tony Awards. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:46PMThere has never been any doubt about just what goes on in “Cabaret.” The musical was unusual for its time because it’s a drama, not a romance or comedy, as … Click to Continue &r…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 08:41PMDozens of performers lined the stage in Philadelphia to sing the song, which was recorded to honor the victims from the Orlando nightclub massacre. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:38PMBased on the popular Disney movie of the same name, Mary Poppins tells the storyof a mysterious English nanny sent to straighten out the children of the Banks family.The young nanny takes th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:27PM“One! Singular Sensation!”
A Chorus Line will have three performances only at the Hollywood Bowl, starting this Friday evening.
The Hollywood Bowl’s upcoming production of A
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Ever since I first heard them mentioned during our state arts council’s grant panel discussion, I have been keeping an eye on the PorchRokr Festival up near Akron. The hook of the fest…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 07:53PM'LIVE WITH KELLY' has announced that Tony nominee Josh Gad will guest co-host the show on Tuesday, August 2ndand Wednesday, August 4th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:29PMGet a sneak peek of Andy Mientus and Teen Commandments' show at Feinstein's/54 Below.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:28PMSomething Rotten! star Josh Grisetti stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:28PMAt the start of Richard Strand’s glittering seriocomic play Butler, opening tonight at 59E59, you may think you are watching one of those comedies about the foibles of the upper class, the…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:22PMAnniversaries are lotteries. Sometimes they allow us to see the past with fresh eyes; at other times, they simply accentuate the growing distance between then and now. Because this year mark…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:06PMThe Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the
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For the anti-gentrification critics, urban deterioration should be left the way it is.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:42PMMost of the can't-miss acts on this year's Lowell Folk Fest roster are artists who make preserving musical traditions a family business.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:42PMBy Douglas Mayo
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series. It is also the very first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. In true epic…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:31PMOn this week's episode, the tradition ends for Fiddler, Daniel Radcliffe's all about Privacy and we do the time warp again.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PMGet a sneak peek of Andy Mientus and Teen Commandments' show at Feinstein's/54 Below.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PMJeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay might seize the day for the camera! There's speculation that plans are in place to film the national tour of Newsies during its Los Angeles engagement, and…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PMThe Public Theaterannounced today that Louis Cancelmi, last seen as Caliban in the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest, has joined the company of TROILUS AND CRESSIDA as Achill…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:23PMDamiano's NEXT TO NORMAL mom makes a guest appearance at each performance of her debut cabaret engagement.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:23PM By Martha Wade Steketee The Metropolitan Room’s air conditioning could barely keep up with the heat generated by the enthusiastic early show crowd at the venue on a r…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:19PMIn Venice, a mock trial had the added appeal of seeing a production of “The Merchant of Venice” featuring Justice Ginsburg’s grandson.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:15PMThe musical is expected to be shot for posterity featuring original cast members.
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“Blood, Sweat & Fears: A Grand Guignol Sick Cabaret” and “The Lady With the Little Dog.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PMDipti Mehta (Playwright/Performer) is an actor and a playwright originally from Mumbai, India now based in New York City. She has been an artist from a very young age. When she was in 4th gr…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 05:39PMBroadway needs a Mame revival now...and it should probably, most definitely star Jane Krakowski.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:39PMDeborah’s husband has just retired and while he’s busy with his new found lease on life, Deb has discovered the love of a good book. Roger Hall’s 1999 play, The Book Club, is a show th…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:34PMChristophe Honoré’s Così fan tutte has been described as a ‘provocative and sexually explicit’ adaptation Mozart’s operaThe Edinburgh international festival has been criticised for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PMName: Charles BloomHometown: Los Angeles, CA.Education: Academically. NYU - Music Composition and Psychology. In life, alongside my formal music education, I found my semi-brief career as an…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:24PMThis visually dazzling, mind-pinching production from the British company 1927 combines live performance, animation and music.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:22PMOriginal stars of Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Jason Michael Snow will return to the 777 Theatre for the first timeto join THE SKIVVIES in their po…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PMNow IS the time to seize the day BroadwayWorld has learned that Disney will film NEWSIES this August, at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Returning for the filming will be original Broad…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PMBernadette Peters stopped by LIVE WITH KELLY today to help give makeovers to some lucky shelter dogs and talk about the 18th annual BROADWAY BARKS event in New York City.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PMBen Brantley is covering what’s happening on British stages during the next few weeks and is looking for input from audience members.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:14PMLos Angeles-based The Ahmanson Foundation has approved a major grant to LA STAGE Alliance, the region’s arts service organization for stage work. The grant is for a two-year project in sup…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 05:14PMFrom Sunday in the Park with George to Saturday in the Alley with pups, Bernadette Peters never fails to dazzle. The Tony winner stopped by Live! with Kelly on July 27 to show off a few of t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:08PMThe Award-winning NYMF show returns to the festival this weekend for three concert presentations.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PMHow do you like your tea? I like mine hot and served early in the morning, so this morning was a treat! Audra McDonald woke up with her receipts, ready to drag the life out of Bill O’Reill…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:07PMBroadway producer Jimmy Nederlander, who died Monday, ‘among the greats,’ says David Mirvish.
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Members of the original cast of the Disney musical Newsies will reunite for the show to be filmed in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PMIs this the summer of the Cirque du Soleil? If you take a look at the empty parking lot adjacent to the United Center, you'd probably answer in the negative. Ever since "Nouvelle Experience"…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:43PMSo here we are, on our hands and knees in a public square as if we’re religious penitents, but most of the people crawling up the steps of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn are poets and perfor…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:36PMThe actor and singer acknowledges the passing of years in his show “Standards & Stories” at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:33PMBroadway, television and film star Justin Guarini returns to Bucks County Playhouse when he joins Tonynominee Euan Morton, Barrymore winner Michele Ragusa and newcomer Aidan J. Lawrence at B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMThe hardest rocking band on Broadway is also the youngest.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMEvery week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and underappreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMThe Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival presents theclassic Gershwin musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU. Performances run from tonight, July 27, through August 17 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMThe 66th Music Circus season continues with the multiple Tony Award-winning musical theatre classic CABARET. Performances began last night and will continue through Sunday, July 31 at the We…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMPRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES (July 27, 2016) — Members of Los Angeles’ “Pro99” movement, including actors Frances Fisher and Alfred Molina, spoke out today about recent attacks leve…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 04:15PMAnika Larsen, Brian Stokes Mitchell, James Wesley, Darren Criss, Richard Kind and more get ready for tonight's DNC performance.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMMark Saltzman’s fact-inspired new play Alice Formerly of Wonderland: A Musical Story of the Real Alice is among titles in the 2016 Wyoming Theater Festival, a startup initiative now in it…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 04:13PMHere's a quick roundup of stories videos you may have missed from today.
Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth Reunite
A slew of stage favorites including Tony winners Idina Menzel, Kri…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMNederlander died earlier this week.
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Broadway and London theatres will dim the lights of their marquees August 3 in memory of theatre producer and owner James M. Nederlander, who died July 25 at the age of 94.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMA slate of theatre stars joined The Skivvies for their show July 25 at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PM30 plays have been selected for the 41st annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PMLin-Manuel Miranda jokingly compared himself to a hard-to-catch Pokemon as fans pursued him with cellphones on Wednesday during a visit to his parents’ native Puerto Rico shortly after the…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PMThingamajig convention, outdoor movies and concerts, National Night Out and more.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PMHer three short works will explore the American obsession with the unattainable, the narcissism behind gentrification and our fear of the unknown.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:39PMThe play by J.T. Rogers, about the unusual back story to the 1993 peace accords, will keep the same cast.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:39PMInspired by the playwright’s attending a silent spiritual retreat at an upstate New York institute in the woods, this is an absorbing play which immediately causes the viewers to listen in…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:29PMName: Vivian NeuwirthHometown: New Orleans, LAEducation: St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans, The Juilliard School Drama Department.Favorite Credits: NOLA Three Plays About Home, at …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:27PMThe Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival is proud to produce the classic Gershwin musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU. Performances run fromJuly 27 through August 17at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:27PMStage and orchestra pit were found beneath the site of the old Toys “R” Us.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMFX has shared teaser videos for the highly anticipated sixth season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY. Check them out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMJust in, Lincoln Center Theaterhas announced that it will move its critically acclaimed production of J.T. Rogers' new play Oslo, directed by Bartlett Sher, to the Vivian Beaumont Theater ne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMProducers have announcedthat Fiddler on the Roof's Jessica Vosk will haunt Tevye's last dream on Sunday, August 7th, and Wicked's, Dee Roscioli will assume the role of Fruma-Sarah beginning …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMBaz Luhrmann revealed that his new series THE GET DOWN has faced multiple production delays and budget over expenditures, but it will all be worth it once viewers see the final product.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMThe Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team of the final offering in the 2016 Summer Shakespeare Festival William Shakespeare's unabashed celebration of innocence, idea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMPulitzer Prize winningplaywright David Auburn to pen the screenplay for a big screen reboot of the iconic '70's series CHARLIES ANGELS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMThird Rail Projects announces a third extension of their critically acclaimed THE GRAND PARADISE, a fully immersive, multi-sensory experience in which visitors travel to a tropical paradise.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMWelcome back to Stars Hollow Netflix has announced that all four 90-minute chapters of GILMORE GIRLS A YEAR IN THE LIFE' will premiere on the streaming service at midnight Pacific Time on Fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMA host of Broadway stars will perform the hit Broadway for Orlando single “What the World Needs Now” July 27 at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PMWicked favorite Dee Roscioli is set to begin performances as Fruma Sarah on August 11 in the Great White Way revival of Fiddler on the Roof. She replaces Jessica Vosk in the revival, wh…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PMThe acclaimed off-Broadway production of Oslo, headlined by Tony winners Jennifer Ehle and Jefferson Mays, will transfer to the Main Stem next spring. Helmed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PMChristmas has come early! (And Easter. And Halloween.) Based on the Oscar-winning film, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical is Broadway-bound—and we've got a rainbow-bright …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PMBroadway and West End theaters will dim their lights in memory of legendary theater owner and producer James M. Nederlander Sr., who passed away on July 25 at age 94. Known as “Jimmy,&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PMChicago Inclusion Project Founder and Producer Emjoy Gavino is pleased to announce the cast of [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:00PMDead Writers Theatre Collective who began the 2016 season with a highly praised production of [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:00PMStage Left Theatre announces Drekfest 2016, which performs on Tuesday, August 16th at 7:30pm at [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:00PMMcAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:00PMRole originator of the current revival Jessica Vosk will depart the production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMBartlett Sher directs the new drama by J.T. Rogers.
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The three-time Tony winner made an appearance on Live with Kelly to promote the forthcoming Broadway Barks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PMOur entertainment and events industries are served by some of the best make-up artists, costume and wig makers in the world –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:55PMBen Rappaport and his soon-to-be wife will head to Feinstein’s/54 Below next month.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PMThe Lady Liberty Theater Festival will present three short plays tied together by the ideals of the Statue of Liberty.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PMAmerican Theater Company will present just three of four originally announced plays in its 2016-17 season, producing no fall production, the company announced Thursday. The season, the fi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:45PMThe songwriter will return to the intimate venue with a slew of special guests next month.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PMMark Cirnigliaro (Director) has been working as a professional actor, director and coach for the last 16 years in New York City and the surrounding area. As an actor, he studied with the fam…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:36PMDee Roscioli will begin haunting Tevye’s dreams in August.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PMLive theater is not where we turn to learn the news in real time. We have TV and Twitter and plenty other frenzied feeds for that. But live theater may be the most potent and important form …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32PMGet to know Ektor Rivera as we talk On Your Feet!, his work as a visual artist, and overcoming the word "no".
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:29PMJ.T. Rogers’ political thriller will play the Vivian Beaumont Theater next spring with the original cast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PMBroadway audiences are entering a whole new world when they step inside the New Amsterdam Theater to experience the magic of Aladdin. With new songs and sensational special effects, this…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:19PMCasting has been announced for "Helldrivers of Daytona," the Broadway-hopeful pop-rock musical opening at the Royal George Theatre this fall. The cast includes Samantha Pauly as Pepper, Davi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:19PMTonight's telecast of the Democratic National Convention will include a performance by dozens from Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMI remember the first time I heard Songs For a New World. Mind. Blown. Melodic like Andrew Lloyd Webber, cerebral like Sondheim. Perfect. Of course now, Jason Robert Brown is a living legend …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMIf ever a show has become part of the 'fabric' of New York and pop culture, it is the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q -- with its colorful cast of humans and puppets. The ground-breaking…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMNext up at Encores Off-Center is Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. The first musical written by the blockbuster team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the Off-Center production w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMWhat happens when star of stage an screen Jesse Tyler Ferguson takes on Hamilton. Below watch as he fully commits to and 'audition' to be the show's next 'LafayetteJefferson'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMIn the all-new episode of FREESTYLE LOVE on Seeso, the Tony Award winner takes on everyone's favorite San Franciscans, the Tanner Family of FULL HOUSE
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMIn 1981, Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan, saying it was to get the attention of actress Jodie Foster.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMMusic and dance elements—plus a troubled production—spiked the budget on Netflix’s The Get Down, the new Baz Luhrmann-helmed musical TV series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PMRep Stage will tackle the true-to-life murder mystery.
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Christmas has come early! (And Easter. And Halloween.) Based on the Oscar-winning film, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical is Broadway-bound—and we've got a rainbow-bright …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:57PMSummertime, and this nightclub is swanky. With an assortment of stars of stage and screen lined up, Feinstein’s/54 Below is the place to be to beat the heat this August. Sit back, have…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:57PMIn today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review a Massachusetts production of The Pirates of Penzance. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Rejoice greatly! John Rando and Joshua Bergasse, whos…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:53PMBaaba Maal is on a roll. After some 30 years making music around the world, the Senegalese star is winning wider acclaim. He is in the spotlight for his recent work with British band Mumford…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:50PMJoshua Young
Hometown: Columbus, OhioCurrent Town: Bronx, NYQ: Tell me about Who Mourns for Bob the Goon?
A: This play is dark comedy about a PTSD therapy group where everyone th…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 01:43PMThe Dance of Death is in repertory until September 10, Engaged until October 23
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 01:36PMJimmy Carr: 'If you start drawing the line of what people can and can’t joke about, it becomes very difficult because someone’s offended by everything'
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 01:36PMBY CARY GINELL The Rubicon Theatre Company’s Education and Outreach program enables youngsters as early as five years old to become acclimated to the theatrical experience through a va…
SOURCE: vconstage.com at 01:36PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The kid band at the heart of the Broadway musical "School of Rock" got a surprise guest during rehearsal - Guns N' Roses star Slash....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:32PMThe Wicked actress will play Mrs Malaprop in Dominic Hill's production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:23PMThe Two Sides of Eddie Ramone, is as the title might suggest, a play built on conflict and tension. We see the titular character (played by Chris Sullivan), a formerly popular comedian now c…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:23PMName: Taylor TurnerHometown: Montgomery, Alabama but I was born in Bradenton, Florida a.k.a. THE SEAT OF MANATEE COUNTY A.K.A. THE MANATEE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD (I really like manatees).Educa…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:22PMThe six-time Tony-winning actress lambasted the Fox News host after he commented that slaves who helped build The White House were “well fed” and received “decent lodgings” from the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PMReenvisioning “Twelfth Night” through millennial-tinted glasses, Coeurage Theatre Company’s revival in Burbank transposes Shakespeare’s plot and theme of cultural alienation into a c…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:18PMTheatre is pricey and divisive but can a livestream ever capture its flesh and blood thrills? Our film critic decided to find out – by legging it out of Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo and Julie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PMMembers of Los Angeles' 'Pro99' movement, including actors Frances Fisher and Alfred Molina, spoke out today about the recent responseleveled by Actors' Equity Association, the union of prof…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMBelow, get a first look at the brand new spot for QUEEN OF KATWE. Directed by Mira Nair, the film starring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o will make its world premiere at the Toronto Inter…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMStray Dog will honor its late production manager
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:01PMTenor takes Birgit Nilsson prize in Placido Domingo's annual contest
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:01PMLucy Teitler's new play is directed by Kimberly Senior.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Long before his Hamilton had become one of the most celebrated — and influential — musicals in history, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights had already made him a Broadway darl…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:59PMAuthorial intent should be paramount, and “We couldn’t find any actors” is no longer a viable excuse.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:57PMGood news for our recent #LiveatFive guest Jennifer Kim! The New York premiere of Engagements will extend off-Broadway through August 20; the production was previously scheduled to run throu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PMHead thrown back, ballet dancer Eric Carnes strikes a Grecian pose on the floor: arms stretched out as if to draw a bow, with one knee bent. He takes command of his role of the faun during a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:46PMThe Broadway musical had announced that it would close on Jan. 1, but on Tuesday the producers told the cast that it would instead close on Oct. 9.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:45PMThe beloved New York nonprofit circus has announced that it is ending its public performances after failing to raise the $2 million it said it needed to stay viable.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:45PMThe starry benefit concert will be available on CD, DVD and Blu-ray.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PMSlash played at a rehearsal for the Broadway musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PMThe outgoing artistic director looks back at her tenure and reveals what’s coming next.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PMShear Madness Tony Award winner Cady Huffman looks back on a showstopping Broadway career.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:33PMMolly Pope will offer an encore performance of her acclaimed theatrical concert re-imagining of the classic Judy Garland film.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PMThe real-life couple take on Nick Payne’s play about the fate of relationships.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMReal estate and theater mogul, James M. Nederlander passed away on July 25 at the age of 94 years old in Southampton. Nederlander possessed an impressive theatrical holding, with nine thea…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:30PMTuesday, August 2, 2016, 7PM-8PMHarold Washington Library Center, 400 S State St. Chicago, IL 60605Video Theater, Lower LevelJoin the Chicago Film Archive of Performance (C-FAP) and members …
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:19PMFor the past few years, my agency has created engaging digital campaigns designed to convert casual sports fans into devoted Major League Soccer fans. This year, we created MLS Matchmaker—…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 12:17PMThe Genesis Future Directors Award is one of the biggest directing awards in the country. As the deadline for new applications draws near, we ask those involved and past winners why it's…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:16PMBen Batt is to star alongside Maxine Peake in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Royal Exchange. Batt, whose credits include Making
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:16PMChristy Altomare and Derek Klena, who originated the respective roles of Anya and Dmitry in Hartford’s production of Anastasia, talk about what audiences can expect when the show hits Broa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PMIn an all-new interview with Vanity Fair, Mumolo explains how she received an email from Swinton, praising her work on the Bridesmaids script and asking her if she would have an interest in …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMToday, Adrienne Walker speaks exclusively to BWW about making her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning show and explains why her casting 'just kind of swept me off my feet'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMJessica Chastain is currently in negotiations to join Jake Gyllenhaal in Ubisoft Motion Pictures' adaptation of its own hit video game THE DIVISION.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMThe team wrote the Broadway hits BYE, BYE, BIRDIE and APPLAUSE and the classic song 'Once Upon a Time.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM
Dress Circle Publishing will release The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 3, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Tuesday, November 15.…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:57AMThe new musical concerns the tragic consequences of cyber-bullying.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM"The clock is ticking! Beginning December 14th, 2016, despite the Los Angeles community’s urging and a lawsuit served on Actors’ Equity Association by Equity members and producers, Equit…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:48AMPittsburgh CLO steps into new territory as it time travels to ancient Egypt, which provides the steamy backdrop for forbidden love in the “Aida” of Elton John and Tim Rice.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:48AMHe's in the band! School of Rock's pint-sized power players were in for a treat when Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Slash recently surprised them during a rehearsal. He joined the kids …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:46AMSubsequent to Arts Integrity exploring the Porchlight Musical Theatre’s casting of their forthcoming production of In The Heights, as well as Hedy Weiss’s article for the Chicago Sun-Tim…
SOURCE: www.artsintegrity.org at 11:26AMAnnie Mumolo is penning a new screen adaptation of the classic novel.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AMNew images have been released of the planned cultural quarter in London’s Olympic Park that will house a 550-seat dance theatre for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMA theatre in Weston-super-Mare is to be given extra funding by the local council to bring in more professional, “off-the-wall” shows. Starting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMLook for a bevy of Broadway stars appearing at the Democratic National Convention today. We're still awaiting word on exactly what, and when they'll be performing but we're heari…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMSingle tickets for the 2016-17 season are now on sale.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMThe free event will offer a sneak peek at the new show and explore its transition from Oscar-winning film to stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMHe attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMBy P. Carl. P. Carl on transitioning, frames of whiteness, and taking control of the plot.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:11AMThe “S’wonderful” musical, An American in Paris, will close on October 9 this fall at the Palace Theatre following a previously announced closing date of January 1, 2017. T…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:11AMNikolai Foster's production has arrived in the West End
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:09AMName: Barrie Kealoha LinbergHometown: Upland, CaliforniaEducation: BA Drama University of California, IrvineSelect Credits: Carmen la Cubana (u/s Carmen, Paquita, Châtelet Theatre, Paris, a…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:09AMTony winner Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple), Megan Hilty (Smash) and Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) will be among the headliners at Elsie Fest, the theater music festival created…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:09AMComposed by Georges Bizet, the famous four-act opera “Carmen” has taken the stage at the 94th Opera Festival in Verona until August 27.Written in the “opéra comique” genre…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:09AMThe musical has moved up its closing date.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe hit video game will get a film adaptation starring Broadway alums.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Greg Esplin’s production of Irvine Welsh’s story will transfer to The Vaults in November, it has been confirmed. Following two successful run…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:58AMThe latest book in Jennifer Ashley Tepper’s series will be released in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMCharles Strouse and Lee Adams disagree over ownership and representation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM“You are all amazing. You all have vast untapped potential. You all have a future.” With that mantra, so begins “Space” at Hollywood’s Stella Adler Theatre. Stefan Marks’ promis…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:42AMLivermore Shakespeare Festival presents a lighthearted adaptation of the Bard's 'The Tempest' at Wente Vineyards through Aug. 7.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:42AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Jonathan Pryce is no stranger to William Shakespeare, but one play he has refused to do is "The Merchant of Venice" - until now....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:42AMVeteran theater provocateur Erik Patterson stings once again in “One of the Nice Ones,” his new play presented by Echo Theater Company at the Atwater Village Theatre. The title is a poin…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:42AMThe Newsies and Wicked Star currently plays the role at the North Carolina Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AMBill Kenwright’s production of Evita is to tour the UK next year. The show previously ran at the Dominion Theatre in 2014
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:20AMJonathan Pryce is no stranger to William Shakespeare, but one play he has refused to do is “The Merchant of Venice” — until now.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:20AMLoft Ensemble announces its 2016-2017 season. According to Production Manager Bree Pavey: “We’ve been producing full seasons since 2012, but never as curated by an artistic c…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 10:13AMHarry Potter fans lucky enough to have seen the play already share their reviews. Warning: contains spoilersHow magical was the new Harry Potter play for longstanding Potter fans? Our theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMMaybe it's the summer heat. Or maybe too many of you are out of town. Or maybe it's a reluctance to take a chance on an unknown show. Whatever the reason, there weren't as many entrants in t…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:10AMAs Hillary Clinton officially accepted the democratic nomination for President, the DNC released this a cappella music video with cameos from several theatre celebs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AMThe tour will open in Bromley in January 2017
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The 11th annual FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY just wrapped up a ten day celebration, serving up a smorgasbord of Napa's finest cuisine, 100 wineries, stars of music, Broadway, TV, opera, classical, d…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AMToday in 2008, A Catered Affair closed at the Walter Kerr Theatre, where it ran for 116 performances. A Catered Affair is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Jo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AMThe show will include the two songwriters doing arrangements of each other's work.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AMIn Part One of a series of interviews with the cast of Sterling Playmakers’ OLIVER!, meet Mike Baker. Joel: Please tell our readers where they may have seen you appear on our local sta…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:42AMToday happens to be the birthday of both Fleming W. Ackerman (a.k.a “Colonel Speck”) and Major Edward Newell (a.k.a. “General Grant, Jr.”). (Click on the links to lea…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:37AMThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee OBC is beyond adorbs in this Thanksgiving Day treat.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:29AMSuperman and Me is a short, (if not so) sweet, two-handed snapshot of domestic dysfunctionality. Focusing on journalists Lois and Clark (geddit?) who met while working on the same newspaper,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:18AMDevotees of modern and contemporary art will find this an inscrutable yet irresistible 72-page book.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:14AMEven if homophobia and fear of AIDS had little impact on Freddie Mercury’s decision to keep the location of his ashes a secret it hardly ruins Mercury’s Ashes.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:14AMBen Batt and Sharon Duncan-Brewster join the previously announced Maxine Peake
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:06AMHas the world gone Poke-mad? Less than an hour after Tabard’s last column about the Pokemon phenomenon went online, an email arrived
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMJesus, what was I thinking? I read in the Stage (July 21, p36) that the excellent Tyrone Huntley, currently playing Judas in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIf you’ve ever tried to wade through the programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, you’ll know it can often be hard to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIn Part two of a series of interviews with the cast of Sterling Playmakers’ OLIVER! meet Madeline Curtis. Joel: Please tell our readers where they may have seen you appear on our loc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM The story of Forest Boy seems like it was meant to be put onstage: out of nowhere, a boy emerges from the woods, and tells the story of how he hid out in the forest and is all alone i…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:00AMThe latest first night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first nights of
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Gentleness and modesty may have prevented Owen Holder, who has died aged 95, from becoming a bigger star, but he sustained a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:59AMBryan Cranston, who won a Tony Award and recently picked up an Emmy nomination for his stunning portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in ALL THE WAY, participated on a civil rights panel …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AMActors, musicians and Broadway stars including Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ben Platt, and Idina Menzel are featured in an all-new cover of Rachel Platten's 'Fight …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AMBroadwayWorld Sydney covered the Red Carpet Arrivals at the 2016 HELPMANN AWARDSon Monday, 25th July at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AM By Eric J. Grimm Eddie Izzard’s timeless history lessons can be as depressing as they are funny, particularly in the volatile political climates of the 21st Cen…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:44AMHarry Potter and the Cursed Child has officially premiered at the West End's Palace Theatre. Having already gone down well with preview audiences and Harry Potter fans, did it charm critics …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:37AMTomorrow is the birthday of Joe E. Brown . What will you do to celebrate? Will you open your mouth really wide and make a really strange noise? I will, but I do that every morning upon arisi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:27AMSome mysteries are better left unexplained.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00AMA strange thing about theatre: The louder it screams "fun," the less fun it actually generates. ...
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Cameron Mackintosh and Julian Fellowes were on hand to celebrate the musical's opening
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:57AMChichester festival theatreJulian Fellowes’s reboot of the Tommy Steele rags-to-riches musical is efficient and brims with cosy nostalgia but oddly charmless Related: The cult of Tommy Ste…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:40AMThe 66th Music Circus season continues with the multiple Tony Award-winning musical theatre classic CABARET. Performances began last night and will continue through Sunday, July 31 at the We…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:40AMToday's big news HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda gets a star on the Puerto Rico Walk of Fame today, and Bernadette Peters gives shelter dogs makeovers this morning on LIVE
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:40AMIt was in the original company of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys that Jamie Parker first made his mark, just two years
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMElektra Theatre, New York, NY. Monday, July 11, 2016. The latest trend on the dance scene? Interactive performance pieces. With hit shows like Sleep No More and Queen of the Night igniti…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:29AMThe Miles Davis Quintet plays “No Blues” on The Steve Allen Show. The other musicians are Herbie Hancock on piano, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMTheater stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Idina Menzel, Ben Platt, and Billy Porter join in this video of Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song,” ins…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:14AM“Though he had both esteem and admiration for the sensibility of the human race, he had little respect for their intelligence: man has always found it easier to sacrifice his life than to …
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Lawyers for the defendants include the very moral Ignatio Perez (Andrew Ramcharan Guilarte), John Dubliner (Nick Plakias
SOURCE: www.huffpost.com at 06:59AMIn the second act, artillery expert Major Cary (David Sitler), the Confederate officer dispatched to retrieve Malory (and
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 06:59AMAfter losing its Arts Council funding in 2014, the Orange Tree Theatre will receive a new award over three years
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:58AMRichmond’s Orange Tree Theatre has received a £75,000 funding injection from Arts Council England – the venue’s first major grant from the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMCurve artistic director Nikolai Foster has urged theatre creators to do more to combat bad audience behaviour, claiming good performances will “silence people”.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMAdam Kenwright has been announced as the 2016 ambassador for careers event TheatreCraft. Kenwright, who was appointed executive vice president of Ambassador
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AMThe Bolshoi, one of the world's major ballet companies, return to London with a new production of Don Quixote
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We talk to Motown: the Musical's new Smokey Robinson, and find out what it was like on the set of the new Disney adaptation of Beauty and the Beast
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:57AMListen: Theatre Titan James Nederlander Passes Away, @jenashtep’s ‘Volume 3’ Gets Release Date, and More! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, po…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMWin your chance to be part of an historical event in Melbourne! For the first time ever, The Regent Theatre on Collins St Melbourne will house an opera, and we have 3 double passes to give a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:44AMTheatre Ad Infinitum’s new show is about a Mexican girl who turns to revenge in the face of corruption. Director Nir Paldi explains why we’re all to blame for oppression of the poor – …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:38AMWhy should one show dictate the conversation in our industry? During recent years numerous publications have reduced their coverage of the arts, and
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Watching Cameron Mackintosh’s joyful revision of this Sixties musical, it’s possible to believe for a moment that all the world needs now is love sweet love and a shit-ton of banjos. Wit…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:50AMJulian Fellowes and Stiles and Drewe do their best to give this dated musical a new lease of life
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:42AMThe Road Theatre Company will open its seventh annual Summer Playwrights Festival on Sunday July 31 at 5108 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, CA. The festival runs through Sunday, Augus…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 04:10AMIf you follow the popular tech press, it’s likely you’ve seen a number of stories about artificial intelligence. The term “artificial intelligence” is somewhat loos…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 04:10AMIf you're going to be shipwrecked by a freak storm, a Livermore winery is an awfully pleasant place to wind up.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:03AMSome of the UK’s leading drama schools are set to increase their fees by £250 a year, after the government announced plans
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Photo Credit: Ian Suarez I have always maintained that a theatre is a living, breathing [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:57AMFollowing its debut at Melbourne Fringe last year, and a sell-out season at Perth’s Fringe World earlier this year, enjoy a frank encounter with the late, great Amy Winehouse in Frank…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:25AMJames M. Nederlander, who took over the fledgling Nederlander Organization from his father and built it into one of the largest producers of live entertainment and a dominant national theate…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:15AMAs if transitioning into young adulthood isn’t hard enough, what with trying to define a unique self and working out what being a grown-up looks like, the characters in Two Peas’ Drift a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:12AMAre you on the ‘creative team’? It is fair to say that most of you are, whether you know it or not.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThe Edinburgh Fringe is not far away and that’s reflected in the work opening this week. But amid the previews there’s a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMIt is impossible to draw conclusions of this nature from a couple of performances, but I’ve seen the Harry Potter and the
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Devised by both artists and former prisoners, The Chat takes a dark and humorous look at the criminal justice system at Arts House – North Melbourne Town Hall for a limited season fr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:51AMLike first impressions in life, and rather more so, first impressions, i.e., beginnings in fiction matter. They may not be quite all important, but they do invite and influence readership.Ta…
SOURCE: John Simon at 01:09AMThe Second Stage Uptown cast members share their best wedding anecdotes.
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BWW has learned thatBernadette Peters will stop by LIVE WITH KELLY today, July 27th to help give makeovers to some lucky shelter dogs.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AMFeinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents BROADWAY STORIES on July 27th, 2016 at 930pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AMTony, Emmy, Grammy, Pulitzer, Oliver and McArthur award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Broadway's smash hit musical HAMILTON, will be honored today, July 27th by receiving a star on t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AMNew York Musical Festival NYMF presents FREEDOM RIDERS from tonight, July 27th,throughAugust 2nd at June Havoc Theatre 312 W 36th St 1, New York, NY 10018. The official opening is set for to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AMThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtspresentsShakespeare's Globe's critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE in five performances tonight,July 27, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58AMGetting Out
Off Off Broadway, The Seeing Place Theater at the Lynn Redgrave Theater
Reviewed by Helen Herbert
BOTTOM LINE: A heartfelt revival about one woman’s struggle to rebuild her l…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:39AMHoward Ashman and Alan Menken’s 1979 musical is revived with a starry cast as part of the Encores! Off-Center season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39AMRichard Strand’s historical play can be seen at 59E59 Theaters Off-Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39AMChristopher Plummer, John Wood and Diana Rigg are among the singing actor’s favorites.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39AMTest your knowledge of the master’s poetic words.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26AMS. Ann Johnson’s Double X—an exquisitely crafted choreopoem exploring the multicultural distinctions and connections among seven women—had its DC debut Saturday after appearances in Ba…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:23AMDialogue is like food: you hold it in your mouth, you taste it. And learning the part of Falstaff in Henry IV Parts I and II was like munching on a rich pudding“How do you learn all those …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19AM