“It’s like Woodstock for theater nerds,” quipped one theatergoer at “Concert for America,” the afternoon of songs, stand-up and speeches performed Friday after…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:54PMBroadway/San Diego’s just-unveiled 2017-18 season of touring shows includes several big musicals that will hit town for the first time. But the biggest news might be about a show that’s …
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:45PMThe theatre community was asked to Stand Up and Sing Out! the same day that President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office. Here’s what happened at New York’s Town Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36PMOn Inauguration Day, performers in New York looked to the future and raised money for causes like civil liberties and women’s health.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:33PMIn part four of a series of interviews with the cast of Loves and Hours, meet Taylor Duvall. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you perform on the stage …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:29PMI'm grateful to the CW for renewing Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in the face of low ratings, but let's be honest: Loving this show can be a lonesome experience. It's one of those would-be hits that j…
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“We’re aimless, but with good intentions.” John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett began their evening of acoustic music and banter at The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland on Thursd…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:56PMLookingglass Theatre’s Doug Hara has fashioned a charming and touching fable, presented with the help of some highly inventive multi-media stagecraft in this charming and touching world pr…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:42PMWe now know that Broadway promises the biggest season in recent memory -- 23 openings -- as well as one of the most interesting. But look at this highly selective list of Off-Broadway offeri…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 07:42PM by Michel Bracken Remember leisure suits? Consider yourself lucky if you don’t, but either way don’t let that stop you from catching the sterling revival of A…
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The New York Times was first to report that celebratory plans have been set for the groundbreaking musical HAIR's 50th Anniversary which will take place on January 21, 2017 at La MaMa. The e…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:59PMOur latest roundup of Broadway hot shots takes you into the rehearsal room, backstage at Hamilton and inside Broadway.com HQ. What are you waiting for? Start your weekend off right, and get …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMSomething Rotten! star Rob McClure kicks off his new vlog by taking us through tech week in Schenectady and on the bus to Boston for the tour's big opening.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMAfter a tirade from her tutor about the nature of human beings being derived from their status as animals and not from any superiority to the other creatures living in the world, Hilary reto…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:27PMMarvellous performances, especially by Tom Rooney, are more than enough reason to show up at this party.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:15PMThoughts of a Colored Man on a Day When the Sun Set Too Early will run in February.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe show is currently running ahead of a January 22 opening.
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He says the song offers hope in “the darkest of times.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:50PMAlicia Keys describes The Apollo Theater’s significance as a New York City landmark. Landmarks Live in Concert debuts on Friday January 20 at 9PM (check local listings) with Grammy Awa…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:48PMThe star-studded CONCERT FOR AMERICA STAND UP, SING OUT took place this afternoon, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the red carpet
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMDo you know how much a cab costs between two New York City landmarks? The cast of Jitney is about to find out.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PMA tycoon moves to Washington DC to use his money to influence politics and politicians. When the Melbourne Theatre Company announced they were staging Garson Kanin’s 1940s polit…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:23PM By Martha Wade Steketee “When you’re a woman of a certain age,” Tulis McCall impishly informs us, “regret is everywhere.” McCall’s one woman show Are …
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 05:20PMMore than 30 Broadway stars took part in the January 20 benefit concert celebrating diversity and hope at The Town Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMA Saturday afternoon lunch with Jeremy Lelliot, founding artistic director of Coeurage Theatre Company, immediately erupted into a snowball of hilarious storytelling in which Jeremy also rev…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda just shareda demo of his first draft of 'Right Hand Man,' made in Logic Pro and written andrecorded in 2010, with words and music by, of course, himself. Listen below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMMCC will present a benefit reading of the play Fat Pig with a never-before-seen ending.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PMBroadway veteranMamie Parrisrecently assumed the iconic role of 'Grizabella the Glamour Cat' in the first-ever Broadway revival ofAndrew Lloyd Webber's CATS. The show just unveiled a new TV …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMThe house at Disney's Aladdin on Broadway had their wish granted when Whoopi Goldberg made a surprise one-night-only appearance last night, January 19th. Goldberg's appearance was taped for …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Chrissy Metz Tapped for Fat Pig Benefit Reading
Chrissy Metz, who received a Golden Globe nomination for her breakout perfor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMAs previously announced, Concert for America, the first of a monthly concert series benefitting national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and the envi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMTDF offers a limited number of two-year partnerships with professional regional theatres to sponsor open captioned performances and increase attendance by people who are deaf or hard of hear…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 04:24PMBut the Ninth Avenue poster mecca he founded in 1965 will continue under a new owner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PMIt is no secret that starting up a business can be challenging. From the capital to making your brand known to the clients in the market, business start-ups can be hectic. But it does not ha…
SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 04:07PMPrimary Stages’ Morning in America, November 9, 9:00 AM consists of a series of one-minute monologues by well-known playwrights.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PMAtlantic Theatre Company artistic director Neil Pepe directs this world premiere play by David Mamet.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMLaBute will also direct the production at MCC Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Don’t miss “The Tin Woman,” Ken and Brad Kolodner, and Substanial’s album release party.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:48PMWith ominous stories of right-wing extremism in parts of the world, there’s a solid case to be made for a revival of the Holocaust drama “Bent” so soon after the high-profile Mark Tape…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:40PMViewers of the British morning news show, “Good Morning Britain” are accustomed to difficult interviews with outspoken host Piers Morgan, but the latest interview Morgan and co-h…
SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 03:39PMAfter launching in 2015, this local theater festival celebrating the work and perspectives of a wide range of women has been growing every year.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:38PMPatriots Day provides an intimate view of a heart-stopping week.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:36PMAtlantic Theater Companypresents theworld premiere play The Penitent, by Atlantic's Pulitzer Prize-winning co-founder David Mamet, directed by artistic director Neil Pepe.BroadwayWorld has a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMMost puppets have big personalities. It's an art with roots on the streets — you have to talk up a storm to draw a crowd to pass the hat. But the puppets that drew a packed, rapt house at …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:06PMMCC Theater has announced a one-night-only benefit reading of Neil LaBute's play, Fat Pig, directed by LaBute, to be held on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 7PM at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01PMHow has Denzel Washington never won a Screen Actors Guild Award despite four previous nominations and two Academy Awards on his shelf? Will his latest film “Fences” finally brin…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM
BroadwayWorld is pleased to stream LIVE the star-studded 'Concert for America.'The sold-out show - created and produced bySeth RudetskyandJames Wesley- will feature performances and appearan…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:55PMHB Studio, one of New York's most esteemed institutions for theater training and practice, will present an exclusive HB alumni benefit reading of A Life In The Theatre by DAVID MAMET, featur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMGulfshore Playhouse, Southwest Florida's Premiere Professional theatre, is very excited to announce that 2016 Tony Award-nomineeCarmen Cusackstars in the one-woman, world premiere of Do This…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PMDeborah Orr laments the loss of Play for Today (Opinion, 14 January). The effect that it had in exploring social issues is illustrated by the charity Action against Medical Accidents, which …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMAn episode of Just For Laughs: All Access hosted by Fisher will run on the Comedy Network
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:39PMEmmy Award-winning actress,Sally Struthers, returns to the role of 'Louise Seger' inNorth Carolina Theatre's production ofAlways...Patsy Cline.Carter CalvertBroadway It Ain't Nothin' But the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PMFamily-friendly spectacle showcases COC Ensemble Studio members and marks debuts of some international talents.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:30PMWicked stars Kara Lindsay and Jennifer DiNoia answer your questions...and reveal which song you should never sing at karaoke.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PMThe Grammy- and Oscar-winning producer and the company of MTC’s production of August Wilson’s play toast their January 19 opening on Facebook Live.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PMLa Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts ampMcCoy Rigby Entertainmentpresent the third show of its 2016-2017 season,Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS, starringDevin ArcherandNatalie …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:11PMShe turned to musicals and operetta later in her career.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:08PMThe long-awaited Broadway debut of August Wilson's Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened just last night at MT…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMWe have an airdate for the musical episodes of The CW’s “The Flash” and “Supergirl”: The tuneful crossover will begin at the end of the Mar. 20 episode of ̶…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMThe work is written by Dick Brukenfeld.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Primary Stages has announced MORNING IN AMERICA, November 9, 900 AM - a series of one-minute monologues created by the Primary Stages community of playwrights in response to the 2016 electio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:56PMWhich casting directors earned the top prize?
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMBackstage at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Patterson preps for an after-party at the Copacabana.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMDesigner whose stagings of classic ballet created an atmosphere of delicate enchantmentBy the time he came to design an elegantly Edwardian Nutcracker for English National Ballet in 2010, Pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMWhich BroadwayCon panels would Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen be most excited about?
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:26PMFast food chain Leon is opening a London branch that will hire performers who will serve and sing to customers. Leon said
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:24PMJitney has finally made it to Broadway! The late August Wilson's family, friends and many fellow playwrights stepped out to celebrate the production's stellar cast on opening night, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMThere’s this hot little night club right across from some swanky automobile dealerships in a neighborhood calling itself Pike & Rose. The venue hosts a wide variety of arts and enterta…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:16PMTony winner Billy Porter just released a soulful newversion of 'Edelweiss,' to reflect what's happening in the world now. It's the first single off of his new album, 'Soul of Richard Rodgers…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:14PMTony-award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, now directing the Broadway premiere of August Wilson’s Jitney, shares what he feels are the essential ingredients for any August Wilson play.Th…
SOURCE: PBS at 01:12PMTony-award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, now directing the Broadway premiere of August Wilson’s Jitney, shares why Wilson’s work is so timeless and universal.The post August Wils…
SOURCE: PBS at 01:11PMHost Michael Urie was joined January 19 by Emmy winners Danny DeVito, Sam Waterston, Margo Martindale, and more to honor achievements in casting.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PMTony-award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, now directing the Broadway premiere of August Wilson’s Jitney, speaks of Wilson as a lion, bringing the African American experience out of the …
SOURCE: PBS at 01:10PMThe world theatrical premiere of the Disney-animated classic prepares for a 2017 bow.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PMCollaboraction Studios, in the Flat Iron Arts Building of Wicker Park, has affordable space available for nightly, weekly, or monthly rentals in The Salon beginning in March 2017. This intim…
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The new play, to be staged by Roundabout Theater Company, is the recipient of the Laurents / Hatcher Foundation Award.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PMHolder's Too Heavy For Your Pocket, to be staged by Roundabout Theater Company, is the recipient of the $50,000 award.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PMOn the eve of the U.S. Presidential Inauguration, artists from coast to coast took a stand for continued vigilance, increased advocacy, inclusion, tolerance, and social justice.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PMLook ahead to change and new creative possibilities in 2017.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:54PMThe January 23 gathering at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is described as an artistic recommitment to the “values for which America stands.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PMThe new book 'Drop Dead' puts a debate we're still having---between art for art's sake and art for the common good---into stark relief.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PMGary Barlow and Tim Firth are offering nurses free seats to see the Dress Rehearsal of their new musical comedy THE GIRLS at the Phoenix Theatre in London on Saturday 28 January 2017 at 2.30…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:40PMA one-night-only event, Hello, Jerry! will pay tribute to the Broadway composer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PMTHE LION KING, the award-winning best musical, celebrates a milestone achieved by only two other shows in Broadway history with its 8,000th performance on Broadway at this Saturday's matinee…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PMThe DCMetroTheaterArts Staff’s Best of 2016 Direction in Productions in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and DE are: BEST DIRECTION Carl Andress for Charles Busch’s The Divine Sister at Buc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:30PMJust last night, at sunset the eve of the Inauguration, more than 500 theaters, ensembles and companies, high school and university theater programs gathered across the country to light a li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMCongratulations are in order! Doug Varone and Dancers (a contemporary/modern dance company) is celebrating its 30th anniversary! Doug Varone’s creativity has stood the test of time. In top…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:20PMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMIf we could turn back time, we would have front row seats to this reading! According to The New York Post, this week marked the first official read-through of the Cher musical, and Lesli Mar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMThe eighth annual Harmony gala will be held at the Diamond Horseshoe.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PMThe former Elphaba takes on the lead role in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:06PMDate: Monday, Feb. 6Time: Doors Open at 6pm | Screening Begins at 7pmThe documentary On the Fringe chronicles the adventures of artists touring the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit. Filmmake…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:04PMJerry Herman’s 1961 musical will be revived by the York Theatre Company Off-Broadway this winter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMIf you don’t understand exactly what the hype is behind this Broadway show or you need any more reasons to be excited about the London production, here are five reasons why we should all p…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThe show, featuring a book by Don Appell and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, will be presented as part of the Musicals in Mufti series.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
The annual fundraiser will be held at the Cutting Room.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMThe two wed in December, but saved the announcement for January 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMThe New York Post has reported that music legend Cher was in town this week to take in a top-secret reading of a new bio-musical based on the singer's life and career.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:40AMLifetime's reboot of the classic 1988 film BEACHES, starring Idina Menzel and Nia Long, will have its World Premiere on January 21 at 87c. Let's see what the critics say
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMCelebration Theatre and Los Angeles LGBT Center were the big winners at this year's ceremony.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:32AMActress changes age with impressive ease in Peter Morgan's play about monarch’s meetings with British prime ministers.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:30AMOn Thursday night, when I made my way to a Times Square theater to see Woody Harrelson’s livestreamed movie Lost in London, I felt myself hoping that something would go wrong. Maybe Woody …
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:24AMThis February, Feinstein's54 Below celebrates the winter season's most anticipated evenings with special celebrations that will delight lovers and their foes, thrill film aficionados, and pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMPrint Room at the Coronet, LondonA failed poet presides over a bottomless well in a production of Howard Barker’s play that has drawn fire for its lack of east Asian actorsArt does not exi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMThe musicians deliver their mix of standards and originals with the fine-tuned interplay of long-term collaborators
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:21AMThe long-awaited Broadway debut ofAugust Wilson'sJitney, directed by Tony Award winnerRuben Santiago-HudsonThe Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened just last night at MTC'sS…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMRick Elice's biomusical of the superstar was given a staged reading in NYC with three different actors as Cher.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMBroadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 1202017.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMA budget plan floated by Donald Trump's transition team would harm such organizations as Paper Mill Playhouse and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:10AMMembers of the House of Lords have called on the government to show more commitment to supporting the creative industries when the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMHoxton’s Courtyard Theatre is to relaunch as a home for new writing, after handing over the programming of its main space to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMDanny Kaye and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story at Willow Theatre, featuring Larry Buzzeo in a role he was born for, is filled to the brim with memories for audiences who will find familiarity i…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:04AMShe is recognized for her play 'Aubergine,' which premiered at Berkeley Rep.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AMRobert Langer has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Disney-ABC Television Group. He succeeds Peter Seymour, who announced in November that he would retire fo…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMThe new work is written by Rachel Bonds, with songs by the Bengsons.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMRuben Santiago-Hudson directs the drama, which stars John Douglas Thompson, Brandon J. Dirden, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe one-night comedy event will also feature Andrew Call, Leslie McDonel, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe tribute event will include stories, songs from the musical, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMRoland Schimmelpfennig's 2013 play Winter Solstice receives its British premiere at the Orange Tree in this Actors Touring Company production directed by Ramin Gray. And it is well worth the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Collaborations in London and Turkey; Judaica library finds a home; another Old Master fake; online merger ends
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:57AMThe prolific and varied output of the curator, teacher, designer and sculptor is on show at the Victoria & Albert Museum
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:57AMPlaywright Howard Barker has addressed accusations of ‘yellowface’ in the casting of his play In the Depths of Dead Love, claiming theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMArs Nova and WP Theater will present the world premiere of the new play with songs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMAlan Menken's musical is being broadcast to cinemas in the UK for the first time
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:48AMJoanne Clifton opens Thoroughly Modern Millie, Patrick Stewart meets a racing legend and Gary Barlow attends The Girls rehearsals
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:48AMOn February 12th, Broadway, National Tour, and Off-Broadway alumni of the Pulitzer Prize winning musical RENT will present Seasons of Love, a special Valentine's Day tribute to the hit music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:41AMAnn Hampton Callaway sings her original "The Women's March Song" dedicated to all those marching across the world on January 21, 2017. I'll be there tomorrow, exercising my First Amend…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:32AMIts Disney-movie pedigree and high comic concept don’t exactly paint “Freaky Friday” as the stuff of solemn drama. And yet Bridget Carpenter says those who settle in for the musical-st…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:30AMThe title of Lisa Loomer’s riveting play Roe refers to both the pivotal Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade and the person known as Jane Roe who was the plaintiff in it. Loomer dramatizes both …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:25AMRoyal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor’s ambitious triptych based on the multi-dimensional works of Virginia Woolf was a gamble that has paid off in exhilarating styleWhen the final curta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMBy Sara Warner, Holly Hughes, Lois Weaver, Mary Jo Watts. Sara Warner interviews performance artists Holly Hughes and Lois Weaver and social media coordinator Mary Jo Watts about their initi…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:19AMThe opening night of Lisa Loomer’s Roe was the evening of January 18—a mere two days before the inauguration of a President who now unifies the federal government under a party that plac…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:18AMThe long-awaited Broadway debut ofAugust Wilson'sJitney, directed by Tony Award winnerRuben Santiago-HudsonThe Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened just last night at MTC'sS…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AMWhile the agency obviously plays a significant role in the arts, BWW took a closer look at its extensive function in promoting theater in America.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AMTo coincide with President Elect Trump's Inauguration, YouTuber Michael Korte creator of the viral hit HAM4BEY gathered 10 Broadway stars to record a soulful, stirring amp emotional new vers…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMAdam Schoenberg is also one of the most widely-performed living composers of orchestral music; in fact, he’s among the top-ten in that category.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:04AMBroadway Backstory, a documentary-style podcast in which each episode finds out how a show develops from an idea to a full Broadway production, has just released their latest episode. The ep…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMBlame it on the weather. Tonight on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, when the Santa Ana winds blow into town, they cause everyone in West Covina to act a little strangely and question their relationship…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMOn the face of it, you could see why reviving Promises, Promises would be an appealing prospect - written by Neil Simon from a Billy Wilder film and featuring a score by Burt Bacharach and H…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe art of casting film, television, and theater got the recognition it deserves Jan. 19 at the Casting Society of America’s 32nd Annual Artios Awards, recognizing the industry’s…
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:00AM
The PresentBy Andrew Upton, based after Platonov by Anton ChekhovDirected by John CrowleyBarrymore TheatreLimited Broadway engagement through March 19By Lauren YargerRight around the time I …
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 09:54AMDirected by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the play is part of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s American Century Cycle.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMChristine Ebersole returned to Feinstein's54 Below last night for a limited engagement of her concert After The Ball and BroadwayWorld was there. In this performance, which is jut a few week…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AMFalling in love is hard enough, but who knew that not falling in love could be such a struggle?
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:18AMJust yesterday, hostMichael Uriewas joined byEmmyAward winnersDanny DeVito,Sam WaterstonandMargo Martingale, TonywinnerJayne Houdyshell, and many more at the NYC Artios Awards. BroadwayWorld…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AM Looks like the casting is complete for the much anticipated Broadway production of War Paint about cosmetic beauty queens Helena Rubinstein (played by Patti LuPone) and Elizabeth Ar…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:12AMEvery month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. We’re saili…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:04AMDennis StaroselskyHometown: Brookline, MACurrent Town: Norwood, MAQ: What are you working on now?
A: Like everyone, just throwing a lot of stuff against the wall and hoping some…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 09:03AMNew This Week Water by the Spoonful (South Camden Theatre Company). Philly-born Quiara Alegría Hudes won the 2012 Pulitzer for this play about a returning Iraq war veteran searching fo…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:01AMSomewhere in a parallel universe, Nick Mohammed is a successful seismologist. However, in the here and now, after being lured from his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMA new British musical inspired by Goethe poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice receives an exclusive West End concert presentation at the Ambassadors Theatre on 8 February 2017, with a stellar ca…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMBroadwayCon 2017 promises to be a fantastic weekend packed with so many exciting events, here's why we are looking forward to this year's Con:
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:00AMToday's guest Dan White and I talk about how he got his start. We dive into techniques and the differences between networking versus making friends. There are also some great stories from ea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMHumorist and “Daily Show” correspondent Hasan Minhaj has performed his one-man show “Homecoming King” off-Broadway and in several North American cities. On Friday, Jan. 27, he will c…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:00AM
Broadway's Idina Menzel stopped by last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE and was asked by host Andy Cohen which actress she would want cast as her Wicked Broadway character Elphaba in the mov…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:59AMAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:54AMWhile London’s King’s Head Theatre is running a revival of Tommy Murphy’s Strangers in Between, south of the river the Big Boots
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:35AMCurve's CEO Chris Stafford gives us a whistle-stop tour of the venue
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:33AMOne-acts by Neil LaBute, Adam Seidel, Gabe McKinley, and Cary Pepper form an entertaining but uneven collection
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:30AMWith its multitude of props, ever-busy stage business, and dynamic projections, this production from the Poets' Theatre of Boston seems determined at all costs to rescue The Rime of the Anci…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:30AM- The last an best of Phyllida Loyd's gender bending, prison plays set trilogy prison plays
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:21AMAugust Wilson's early play play finally gets the Broadway production it deserves
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:21AMNicholas Lyndhurst, Brenda Edwards, Alex Young, and Gavin Spokes join cast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:20AMBy Douglas Mayo
Producers have announced casting for the UK tour of Funny Girl following its acclaimed season at London’s Savoy Theatre last year. Playing opposite Sheridan Smith is Ch…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:14AMThe Scottish comedian joined us during his UK tour to answer your questions. From why stand-up is full of needy people to what he’d say to David Cameron via why he’s considering giving a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMThe superstar standup on what makes him laugh the mostI, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan. Nomad is also pretty incredible. I listened to the audiobook on a beach in Mexico recently and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMVivienne Acheampong, Mark Edel-Hunt, Chris New and Jack Tarlton will star in the first stage adaptation of a Paul Auster novel in the UK, City of Glass, a brand new production by 59 Producti…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:59AMDavid Baddiel announces an extended 10-week West End run of My Family: Not the Sitcom at London’s Playhouse Theatre from Tuesday 28 March to 3 June 2017.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:36AMThe adaptation of Auster's novel will get its world premiere in Manchester
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:33AMThe spring season will also see a new play by James Graham and a revival of a Martin Crimp satire
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:33AMThe actress currently appearing in Dirty Great Love Story takes us backstage at the Arts Theatre
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:33AMAs the inauguration approaches, Sarah Crompton visits Theatre503's new play festival Top Trumps and discovers how theatre can shine a light on the issues
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:33AMChristopher Haydon directs Danai Gurira's latest play about Christianity and colonialism in Rhodesia
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:33AMFull casting has been announced for One Love: The Bob Marley Musical which premieres at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in a limited run from 10 March to 8 April 2017.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:25AMAlexia Khadime and Mitchell Brunings are to star in One Love: The Bob Marley Musical. Brunings will make his UK stage debut
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:20AMBy Douglas Mayo
Almeida Theatre Artistic Director Rupert Goold has announced a new season of plays exploring leadership in crisis and the power of words. The season will begin at the end of …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:14AMIn the past, his plays have enraged the right. But Howard Barker’s new foes are liberals – angry at the ‘yellowface’ casting in his latest work. Why is he so unbothered?At the bottom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMWhat is art and how do we judge its value? As Yasmina Reza’s play is revived at the Old Vic in London, Stephen Moss asks Guardian critics Adrian Searle and Skye Sherwin if the price is rig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMWhen I was given the opportunity to speak to Lea Salonga about her upcoming concerts just days after the results of the American election were announced, I couldn’t help but link her …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:05AMThe late evening of January 19. There were angry people outside the Print Room theatre. They’d just watched Howard Barker’s play In
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMBetty Buckley, Jessie Mueller, Rosie O'Donnell, Brian Stokes Mitchell and more take part in tonight's STAND UP, SING OUT concert
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 20 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AMAs President-elect Donald J. Trump morphed into the 45th president of the United States on Friday, arts organizations, especially the big ones, were tying themselves in knots trying to figur…
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British East Asian actors Gemma Chan and Benedict Wong were among 200 people who protested outside London fringe theatre the Print Room
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AMCampaigners fighting to save the derelict Burnley Empire Theatre are one step closer to bringing the building back to life after receiving
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMRoger Allam and Tom Goodman-Hill join the cast of Limehouse, Steve Waters' new play about the 1981 Labour Party split, which premieres at the Donmar Warehouse in March.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:51AMAfter much buzz and anticipation, the 2016 BroadwayWorld South Bend Awards finally came to a close last week with the announcement of 8 winners in 8 different categories. The BroadwayWorld A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48AMThe Almeida Theatre announces a new season and a major new digital film project exploring leadership in crisis and the power of words. Premieres of plays by Martin Crimp, Christopher Shinn a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:41AMNicholas Lyndhurst is to return to the West End stage following a five-year hiatus, starring alongside Katherine Jenkins and Alfie Boe in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AMBen Whishaw features in the Almeida Theatre’s new season, which includes premieres from James Graham and Christopher Shinn. Shinn’s play, Against, will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:18AMOn one level Danai Gurira’s The Convert plays out a twisted reworking of Pygmalion. A man reshapes a young girl, putting words
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:07AMAlexia Khadime will star as Rita Marley in Kwame Kwei-Armah's upcoming production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMThe Only Fools and Horses star joins the previously announced Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMThe production opens at the Vaudeville Theatre in March
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMThe play is about a group of politicians who broke away from the Labour party in the '80s
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AMHoward Barker's latest play opens at the west London theatre following controversy over casting
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:06AM“Tree of Codes” is a ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor, which will be performed at the Palais Garnier in Paris from February 3 to 23, 2017.Created at the 2015 Manchester Internation…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:06AMSo it begins. A report in The Hill, then picked up in the Washington Post, says that the Trump administration intends to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowm…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:04AMThe Beauty Queen of Leenane
Off Broadway, BAM Harvey Theater
Reviewed by Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: The play that launched a writer’s career and won a ton of awards two decades ago is b…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:04AMCaryl Churchill’s drama confounds expectations, while Javier De Frutos directs Philip Glass’s opera. Plus: Hedda Gabler, Pink Mist and Richard Alston Dance1 Escaped AloneAs ever, the bri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AMWritten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “The Magic Flute” is an opera being performed at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. The show is current until February 23, 2017.Mozart’s last opera is a …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:00AM
Nicholas Lyndhurst (Star Keeper) joins the previously announced Alfie Boe (Billy Bigelow) and Katherine Jenkins (Julie Jordan) in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, the third production i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:56AMIf Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins as supernaturally separated lovers Billy and Julie wasn't enough to get you excited about CAROUSEL at English National Opera, today's further principal cas…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:56AMListen: Critics Rave for “Jitney;” Jillian Mueller, Lena Hall, Queen Lesli Lead Cher Reading; and Trump Plans Major Arts Cuts! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMOpéra national du Rhin is staging “Snow White,” a children’s opera based on a libretto by the composer after the 19th-century fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. The performance will be…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:55AMThe annual awards season is upon us. In the film world, the Golden Globes have already been presented, ahead of the announcements
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AMOpera de Lyon is staging “Jeanne at the Stake,” the last moments of an exalted and anguished Joan of Arc set to music by Arthur Honegger and in poetry by Paul Claudel. The performance is…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:47AMIn the lead up to the US elections, director Andrew Whyment, playwright Brad Birch and writer Adam Foster of London-based theatre company Squint hit the campaign trail, travelling almost 50…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42AMWhen August Wilson's Jitney had its 1982 world premiere at Pittsburgh's Allegheny Repertory Theatre, there were no plans for it to serve as 110th of the greatest achievement in American dram…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36AMThe casting branch of the academy is only three years old and doesn’t have an Oscar category of its own. However, the Casting Society of America has been handing out the Artios Awards…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30AM1. National Youth Theatre Rep Company Every year, the National Youth Theatre recruits 15 of its members, aged 18-25, to form a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMOlivier Award winner Tracie Bennett and a cast of #StageFaves join impressionist-narrator Jan Ravens in the West End concert presentation of new British musical of THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE …
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The actress will star in the UK tour of Sunset Boulevard later this year
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:54AMFrom the return of the terrorist thriller to Ruth Wilson’s turn in Ibsen’s finest play: your at-a-glance guide to the best in cultureHomelandAfter decamping to Pakistan and Berlin in rec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMBritish independent wrestling is stronger than it has been for decades. The world’s largest wrestling promotion WWE has just crowned its first UK champion after a two night tournament in B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMThe popular children’s novel by author Kenneth Grahame ‘The Wind in the Willows’ will be staged at the London Palladium from June 17 through September 9, 2017.The musical brings to lif…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:45AMScottish alternative rock band from East Kilbride ‘The Jesus and Mary Chain’ will perform live at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London on April 5, 2017.The band was founded in 1983 and …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:42AMSix female students studying the arts share their reaction to the US elections, and how it impacts them and their work. On the day Donald Trump was elected, we held our third University Wome…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:36AMAmerican dance group by David Parsons would perform at Malibran Theater, Venice from March 16 through 18, 2017.Athletic, acrobatic and poetic: this is the dance by Parsons Dance, founded in …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:07AMEXCLUSIVE: For anyone in need of a diversion, Broadway is presenting its busiest season for musicals in 36 years. Nineteen new musicals and revivals have opened or are scheduled to open …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:06AM
Summon up all your feelings of worth, because you're about to get another shot at seeing Wayne's World on the big screen. The comedy classic turns 25 this year and, to celebrate the mileston…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:57AMNational Opera & Ballet presents “Between East and West,” directed by Johan Simons. The show will be on view till January 26, 2017.“Between East and West” has the theme of forgiv…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:31AMAussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway to Ash Flanders: Playing to Win at the Arts Centre Melbourne on Friday 27 January. How do you win in a world where eight-year-olds on YouTube ar…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:25AMAs previously announced, at 530pm on January 19, 2017, at sunset the eve of the Inauguration, more than 500 theaters, ensembles and companies, high school and university theater programs wil…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14AMBrooklyn Academy of Music presents “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” directed by Garry Hynes. The show will be on view till February 5, 2017.Forty-year-old spinster Maureen Folan lives with…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:12AMStephanie Ansin, who championed stylized and intellectually challenging theater for children, is stepping down from the leadership of Miami Theater Center, the groundbreaking company she co-…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:04AMHaving been on a highly successful diet, and garnering many compliments on my new waistline, I am not in the mood for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
"Over the Rainbow" took on new meaning on Thursday evening at the FringeArts headquarters on Columbus Boulevard, in an impromptu sing-along as PATCO trains roared overhead on the B…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:31AMThe Casting Society of America gathered tonight to honor casting in film, TV and theater at the 32nd annual Artios Awards. The conventional wisdom of the 2017 Oscars is undisturbed as the ye…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:20AMWhen did the theater start ruffling political feathers? Only about 2,500 years ago.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMWatch this soon-to-be Hamilton star perform the inspiring Ragtime ballad.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMTaibi Magar directs Sarah Burgess' play, which begin performances tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMVin Diesel & Ruby Rose On Their 'xXx' Bromance
Vin Diesel and Ruby Rose both return to the YH Studio, this time together to chat about their action-packed, adrenaline-pumping movie 'xXx: The…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Florence Andrews is lending some sterling vocals and whiplash timing to the London premiere of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical School of Rock, based on the Richard Linklater/Jack Black film …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AMMy 101-second video of the Ghostlight Project, in which people gathered in theaters in all 50 states to create light for dark times ahead. I focus on the small, moving ceremony outside the C…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:42AMConcert for America Stand Up, Sing Out presents thefirst concert in amonthly series, taking place today, January 20th, at The Town Hall inNew York Cityat 300pm EST.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMIn a fast-moving half-hour, journalists Jesse Green theater critic at New York Magazine, Michael Musto Out, LogoTV, The Village Voice and Patrick Pacheco ArtInfo.com, NY1 On Stage look ahead…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMBroadway Records has announced that A Dog Story Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording will be released digitally and in stores today, January 20, 2017.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe list of obvious and obscure convention essentials for each day at the Javits.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM 
