Guy Ritchie is currently in discussions to helm a live-action re-imagining of Disney's ALADDIN. The project marks the latest in a string of upcoming live-action reboots of Disney classics
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54PMReal Women Have Curves turns out be a no-excuses-needed production that justified the confidence that Main Street Players' leaders had in evolving from a community theater into a professiona…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:54PMOn Thursday, February 9th, Broadway's Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 celebrated 100 performances at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. The whole cast was on hand to celebrate the occ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36PMMoments before the curtain went up on the Broadway revival ofSunset Boulevard, starringGlenn Close, the stars ofAndrew Lloyd Webber'sproductions came together to celebrate the legendary comp…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18PMOn this week's podcast, we talk about how the nation's and the world's political tumult is affecting theatres (and how they're responding), about the departure of critic Charles Isherwood fr…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:06PMUnfortunately, Policoff’s book is too cluttered with characters too allow for much development. While some of his lyrics are clever, most are prosaic and heavy-handed. As played by music d…
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Call Answered: Conference Call with Ed Dixon, Director Eric Schaeffer, & "Today Show's" Kathie Lee Gifford. Ed Dixon has been on my radar for quite some time, so needless to say, I was o…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:45PMYou can’t escape this winter’s hottest entertainment trend. But it’s not ornate British costume dramas or midseason lawyer procedurals. It’s neither biopics nor boffo comic-book cape…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:42PMCapturing the excitement and glamour of early Indian cinema, a new exhibition currently on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) showcases the legendary Indian film …
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 10:35PMThe pared-down revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical relies more on Glenn Close’s astounding performance than the original lavish production could.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32PMThe siblings in James Lecesne’s new play, directed by Tony Speciale, continue to disagree about some rather important aspects of their upbringing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32PMCollection of all the Sunset Boulevard Reviews, News, and Features
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:29PMGlenn Close makes a triumphant return to the star role of Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard,” a once-in-a-lifetime role that won her a Tony Award in …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:08PMDirector Asghar Farhadi’s most stringent judgments generally fall upon members of his own sophisticated, worldly cohort.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06PMPoet William Benton's slender and beautiful book can safely be described as sui generis.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06PMThe pressing reason to see Jonah and Otto is to watch what Simonian and Gormley do with their meaty roles, as directed by
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:04PMShe lets the audience get ahead of her. The problem becomes that rather than having patrons follow the Lucia-Abel development
SOURCE: www.huffpost.com at 10:04PMGlenn Close returns to the role of Norma Desmond in this new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, complete with a 40-piece orchestra.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMSpend the evening sorting through someone's clutter in this new immersive theatrical experience.
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After shredding the bow on his National Australian Tour, Nigel Kennedy will perform two shows of his brilliant Kennedy plays Hendrix at The Basement in Sydney on Saturday 11 February 2017.…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 09:59PMIt’s easy to see why Stephen Sondheim and the team of Kander and Ebb each took a stab at musicalizing Sunset Boulevard. The still-startling 1950 movie, directed and co-written by Billy Wil…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:47PMREVIEW | Close returns to Broadway as Norma Desmond, 23 years after originating the role in New York.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:42PMThose who go to see Close reprise her celebrated turn in the musical’s 1994 Broadway production will not be disappointed. There was a risk of Norma-like pathos in the prospect of the actre…
SOURCE: Time Out at 09:36PMAs an avid collector of art, antiques, and memorabilia, with a PhD in Art History, I have spent a lot of time around objects, studying, explaining, and appreciating them. And I’ve always k…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:01PMGlenn Close reprises her star turn in 'Sunset Boulevard' after 23 years.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:00PM"The Object Lesson" looks at meaningful and meaning connections and collections in all our lives.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:00PM
Glenn Close first played Norma Desmond in the U.S. debut of Sunset Boulevard when it opened in December 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Century City before bringing the show to Broadway a yea…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:21PMGeoff Sobelle, self-declared “maker of absurdist performance art,” is credited as the creator and performer of “The Object Lesson,” but it at least co-stars thousands of boxes. These…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:20PMBeautifully filthy, obscenely funny and with the voice of a fallen angel, Reuben Kaye is what happens when you tell your children they can be anything. With costumes that would give Liberac…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 08:18PMAn ArtStreet installation by Terra Lopez invites participants to listen to an audio loop of catcalling and reflect upon what sexual harassment is like for many women. … Click to Contin…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 08:11PMGood children’s stories usually have deeper meaning beneath the surface. Often our favourite childhood tales contain messages for bigger issues. The Harry Potter series is about learning t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:09PMThose clamouring for Glenn Close’s musical return to Broadway won’t be disappointed. She gives a suitably grandiose performance as the reclusive screen
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00PMBefore the show opens on Broadway, watch a few clips from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PMWhen Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of "Sunset Boulevard" first opened at London's Adelphi Theatre in 1993, audiences were dazzled by John Napier's gilded re-creation of Norma Desmond…
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New York-based The Wooster Group will be touring The Town Hall Affair, based on Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker's film, Town Bloody Hall, documenting a rowdy 1971 …
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:57PMThe singer has apparently found some good romance.
SOURCE: USA Today at 07:40PMCleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Feb. 10 and beyond.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:40PMIt’s not a perfect illusion — Lady Gaga is moving on
SOURCE: USA Today at 07:38PMSchaubühne, BerlinSimon McBurney’s production, based on Stefan Zweig’s 1938 novel, brings past and present together in a desperate vision of failed empire Related: Rereading: Beware of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMThe Seagull by Anton Chekhov; Lane Savadove directed. EgoPo Classic Theater, Philadelphia, February 2017. Not everyone likes Chekhov’s The Seagull. Despite it being a lauded masterp…
SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 07:34PMComposer Andrew Lloyd Webber now has four shows running on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:32PMWith “La La Land” clearly out front to win Best Picture according to our current racetrack odds at Gold Derby, I started wondering if there was any remote chance it could be vulnerable f…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:30PMThere are plenty of nonmusical plays coming to Broadway this spring, but producers are fretting that few of them are selling. Three of those plays — “Sweat,” “Indecent” and “Sign…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:24PMThe stage and screen star is ready for another close-up as faded film goddess Norma Desmond. A bare bones London transfer focuses all eyes and ears on Close, with marvelous results.
SOURCE: NBC New York at 07:20PMThis revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'Sunset Boulevard' could have used more humility
SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:20PMAcclaimed actress Glenn Close has headed back to Broadway to play the iconic role of faded Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, which won her a Ton…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20PMThe old axiom that one person's trash is another person's treasure is beautifully illustrated by most of The Object Lesson, a kind of theatrical art installation by Geoff Sobelle that just o…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:16PMAcclaimed actressGlenn Closehas headed back to Broadway to play the iconic role of faded Hollywood star Norma Desmond inAndrew Lloyd Webber's musicalSunset Boulevard, which won her a Tony in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:11PMPlaywright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins makes his points clearly and viciously in this sharply-observed satire of contemporary life, his primary target being millennials in the workplace. His dial…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:06PMWho is Luke Rogers? A theatre director, actor, producer and teacher. I graduated from NIDA (directing) and Theatre Nepean (acting). I predominantly work as a theatre director, am the artis…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 07:03PMGlenn Close returns after more than two decades to her Tony Award-winning role in this revival of 'Sunset Boulevard,' the 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on Billy Wilder's film noir c…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:00PM
by Brian Scott Lipton For veteran theatergoers considering seeing City Center Encores’ current production of “Big River,” the question on their minds may be: can t…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:59PMSilent film star Norma Desmond learns the hard way that remaining a legend isn't easy,
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:42PM By Martha Wade Steketee Class, culture, language, appropriation, and integrity underscore the quiet power of Tanya Saracho’s Fade produced by Primary Stages at the Che…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:35PMRoyal Court, LondonLinda Bassett, Kika Markham, June Watson and Deborah Findlay deliver pitch-perfect performances in Churchill’s apocalyptic conversation piece Related: Here We Go review …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32PMWith all due respect to the world class singers and dancers who trod Broadway's boards every season, watching Glenn Close completely enthrall and mesmerize an audience with her two dramatic …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:31PMThe triumphant event featured Drama Desk and Obie Award winner Everett Quinton (THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, CAMILLE, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA), Samantha Maurice …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:25PMSean Gormley of "Jonah and Otto" Off-Broadway on State of the ARTS.
SOURCE: archives.wpkn.org at 06:25PMFirst up in Encores 2017 season is Big River The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Tony Award-winning musical based onMark Twain's classic American novel. Big River will starNicholas Baras…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:17PM"It was like a waterfall coming down from the ceiling. About four inches of water everywhere," said a school official.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:04PMAt City Center, an irresistible Huckleberry Finn but no new insights into the questions of race and responsibility that his story always raises.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:03PMThe Dramatists Guild Fund and Program Chairs Michael Korie, Laurence O'Keefe, and Diana Son announce applications for the 2017-18 Dramatists Guild Fellows Program are now open and encourage …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMEugene O'Neill's drama will play the Park Avenue Armory.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
As groundbreaking music icon Carole King celebrates her 75th birthday, the Broadway sensation based on her remarkable rise to stardom is thrilled to announce its leading lady. Multi-award wi…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 05:51PMSunset Boulevard star Michael Xavier quizzes his castmates on the word sitzprobe and tells a doozy of a music joke.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMOur lips aren't sealed on this news! As previously announced, Head Over Heels, a musical featuring the songs of 1980s girl group the Go-Go’s, is in the works; Gwyneth Paltrow is pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Michael C. Hall & Jodi Balfour Will Play Kennedys
Michael C. Hall and Jodi Balfour will appear on season two of Netflix&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMBeing obedient and doing as one is told are usually good traits instilled in the earliest ages and rewarded with parental approval and societal regard. When obedience is compelled without …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:42PMDominique Morisseau, Jen Silverman, Penelope Skinner, and Amy Herzog are among the 2017 finalists.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PMThe tradition of New York playwrights biting the Hollywood hand that feeds them is as tried as the fizzy comedies of Kaufman & Hart (Light Up The Sky) and true as the biting satires of T…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:22PMFound The Musical star Christina Anthony Second City hosts a special Valentine's Day themed episode of the acclaimed Found podcast series, presented by Found The Musical and Killer Films Med…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17PMCrazy for You: A 25th Anniversary Concert Performance is coming to NYC, and we want to offer YOU a chance to WIN a pair of tickets!
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 05:04PMOver the years I've been fortunate enough to have development support and productions from various organizations. Some of my biggest supporters have included Ars Nova, The Juilliard Sc…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 05:04PMOn the final Friday of ArtStreet, the space might as well be dubbed “Skratchamento.” The pioneering DJ collective known as Invisibl Skratch Piklz will perform at the temporary art show &…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:03PMAs groundbreaking music icon Carole King celebrates her 75th birthday, the Broadway sensation based on her remarkable rise to stardom is thrilled to announce its leading lady.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMOne of the keys to “La La Land” matching the Oscar record of 14 nominations was its two noms in the Best Original Song field, a category that will be equally important in determining whe…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMThe new play from Tanya Saracho, directed by Jerry Ruiz, continues through March 5.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe Hudson has rejoined the Great White Way, but what other New York theaters await resurrection?
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will celebrate four hit musicals playing simultaneously on Broadway when Sunset Boulevard opens at the Palace Theatre 1564 7th Avenue tonight, February…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PMBy Jonathan Mandell. In light of a recent controversy at a New Jersey high school, Jonathan Mandell talks to theatre artists about their views on using or not using the n-word in shows.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:49PMThe post Every Brilliant Thing appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:49PMSimon Higlett will be hosting a free design masterclass at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Award-winning designer Simon Higlett will be bringing along the model box displaying his designs for L…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48PMSusan Sarandon and Jessica Lange co-star as, respectively, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PMTomorrow, Jake Gyllenhaal will sit down with LIVE's Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Jeffrey Dean Morgan to chat about his Broadway musical debut in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMAccording to the Chicago Tribune, film star and Second City alumnus Mike Myers Austin Powers, Shrek, Wayne's Worldwill play improv great Del Close in a new biopic produced by the Windy City …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMPrimary Stagespresnets the New York premiere of FADE, written byTanya SarachoMala Hierba and directed byJerry RuizBasilica. The cast of FADE features Annie Dow SONG FOR THE DISAPPEARED as 'L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMBy Douglas Mayo
Jez Buttwerworth’s new play The Ferryman has become the fastest selling play in the history of the Royal Court Theatre. As a result, it has been announced that the play…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:41PMPark Avenue Armory presents a bold staging of Eugene O'Neill's iconic American drama The Hairy Ape, directed by Oliver Award-winner Richard Jones and starring Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:40PMTanya Saracho’s new comedy about working in TV officially kicked off its New York premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PMDirector/performer Joe Mantello helmed Sting's The Last Ship, which starred stage fave Michael Esper in 2014. Now, the two are taking on the role of Tom Wingfield in Tennessee Williams&#…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMA tale as old as time gets ready to take the stage with 'Beauty and the Beast,' a brand-new musical production inspired by Disney's live-action adaptation of the animated classic. The show w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PM“La La Land,” which is far out in front to win the Oscar for Best Production Design according to our experts, is all but certain to win at the Art Directors Guild Awards on Sa…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PMDaryl Roth, Elizabeth Ireland McCann and Cody Lassen, the producers of Indecent — the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) — have announ…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:12PMHere’s an irony for you: I love to learn, but am not so interested in teaching. Because of what I do, this attitude on my part confounds people all the time, but it’s true: I loo…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:12PMGrace Toulotte Nova Y. Payton (Caroline Thibodeaux) and V. Savoy McIlwain (The Dryer) in the jenaine Tesori-Tony Kushner musical “Caroline, or Chnage” at Round House Theatre. The weekly …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:06PMWhen: February 25, 2017 (Saturday)Where: Vagabond School of the Arts, 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #504Time: 10:30AM-12:30PMTickets: FREE (but please RSVP for you and any children who will be playi…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 04:03PM
Henrik Eger: You left quite an impression portraying the Artful Dodger in Oliver! (2009) and Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher (2016) — both at the Walnut Street Theatre. Seen from the pe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:57PMCensorship, unicorns, sexism—no topic is too sensitive or outrageous for Karen Finley. The Chicago native will visit Steppenwolf for a pair of shows: Written in Sand, on February 10 and 11…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:57PMNovember 9th was a dark day in New York City. There was an unusual hush on the train and on the street. The city that never sleeps was still and quiet. But it’s in times like this that…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:39PMThe International Film Music Critics Assn. has announced nominations for the 13th annual IFMCA Awards for excellence in musical scoring in 2016. Leading the pack are Michael Giacchino and Ju…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:38PMBy Douglas Mayo
Wikipedia defines a Standing Ovation as a form of applause where members of a seated audience stand up while applauding after extraordinary performances of particularly high …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:29PMThe Harris Theater for Music and Dance on Thursday announced Paul Organisak has been appointed its new president and CEO. Organisak comes to the Harris in Chicago from Pittsburgh, where he s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:26PMThe annual Oscars telecast is set for February 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:23PMThank god it’s Esther! She gave us Ann Darrow in King Kong, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Bonnie-Mae in Miracle City, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray and now, multi-award winning…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:20PMThe 10 finalists are women playwrights from the U.S. and the U.K.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:16PMMike Myers, the actor who starred in "Wayne's World," "Austin Powers" and on "Saturday Night Live!" and whose career began at Second City, will play the role of the real-life improv guru Del…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:15PMBarbara Gelb, an author and journalist who with her husband Arthur Gelb collaborated on three extensive books about playwright Eugene O’Neill, has died.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PMShows dig out before evening performances.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
The ACTLab will showcase collaborative cabarets, burlesque performances, and musicals.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:53PMAudiences have a final chance to 'Seize the Day' - tickets are now available for Disney's Newsies The Broadway Musical, playing in U.S. movie theaters for three days only on Thursday, Februa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:50PMA half-hour dark musical comedy series is in the works at HBO titled EDISON. Starring John Roberts, the project hails from Paper Kite, Amy Poehler and Brooke Posch's Universal TV-based produ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:50PMIt might be possible to enjoy the musical Big River by squinting. It is, after all, based on Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, whose main events — Huck’s escape from his…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:50PMAmy Poehler is among the producers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:38PMTake a look at the theatre district after storm Niko swept through.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PMThe Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest prize awarded to women playwrights.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PMThe Public Theater has announced the lineup for this year’s free Shakespeare in the Park.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMThe final Broadway performance of beloved musical The Color Purple was made even more special thanks to one particular audience member. After her electoral college loss in November, Hillary …
SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 02:26PMAge: 38
Hometown: London, England
Current Role: Stephen Carlile is making his Broadway debut in The Lion King as Scar, Simba's wicked uncle whose terrible deed and resul…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PMThere may be a foot of snow in Manhattan, but it’s time to start thinking about the 2017 Shakespeare in the Park season. This summer, Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis will…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PMThe Young People's Chorus of New York City will hold its 2017 fundraising gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Monday, March 6, at 7 p.m. YPC Artistic Director Francisco J. Nuez and the chorus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMBefore Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 24, we’d already heard from the casting directors and since then six more guilds (producers, directors, actors, cinematographers, fil…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMRun the Beast Down, which runs in rep with Carmen Nasr’s Dubailand. Run the Beast Down is a solo show in which actor Ben Aldridge performs a 90-minute monologue about Charlie, a young man …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMThe Public Theater will present the plays free at the Delacorte Theater this summer.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
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SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMThe Public Theater’s synopsis of the play, part of Shakespeare in the Park, makes clear that it would have some parallels with contemporary politics.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMThe seventh annual event will include performances from Stephanie Mills, Lucas Steele, Stephanie J. Block, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PMBy Douglas Mayo
Welcome to the February 2017 BritishTheatre.com playlist. We thought it would be fun to share with you some of the tracks we are listening to at BritishTheatre.com HQ as well…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:43PMThe Public Theater announced the line-up today for the 2017 Free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 55-year tradition of free theater in Central Park.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMName: Jessie GodderzHometown: Born in Mason City, Iowa. Raised in Rudd, Iowa. Currently live in Huntington Beach, CA.Who do you play in "Tainted Dreams"?: I play Hunky Handyman Dylan B…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:36PMFirst up in Encores 2017 season is Big River The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Tony Award-winning musical based on Mark Twain's classic American novel. Big River will star Nicholas Bar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PMAs previously announced, Tony Award-winners Barry Bostwick and Joanna Gleason will revisit Nick and Nora in a reunion concert presented by Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, on May…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PMEvita returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse with more than a little starryness about the turns, to match the starry nature of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. Bill Kenwright’s to…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:30PMAt long last, Linda Belcher is getting her own show — sort of. John Roberts, the voice behind the eccentric Belcher matriarch, is set to star in an HBO comedy executive produced by none ot…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:27PMBritish playwright Robert Holman finally makes his New York City debut with JONAH AND OTTO, an involving, splendidly acted drama with palindromic elements that opened last night at the Lion …
SOURCE: twi-ny.com at 01:22PMDear friend, today is going to be an amazing day, and here's why: a blizzard, a blanket, a warm mug of hot cocoa and the coziest playlist of showtunes ever! Snow days are the best, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMHe said he may recreate his performance as Usnavi, but under one condition.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PMShe's a power player. She's stunning at 50 - always was and will be for quite a while longer. She's successful, strong, and confident. She was on a mission when she started…
SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 01:12PMDirector Eric Schaeffer (Georgie: My Adventures With George Rose) shares advice for aspiring directors, how he chooses projects, and the responsibilities of being an artistic director.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:11PMLalita Carlton-Jones writes: In 1982 the Mermaid theatre in London staged The Portage to San Cristobal of AH, adapted as a play by Christopher Hampton from a short story by George Steiner. I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMAcademy music-branch members seem to agree that 2016 was an above-average year for songs and that this is an especially strong lineup. As with the score category, four of the five nominated …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMThe rap on musicals used to be “audiences don’t want to see people breaking into song.” Now that “La La Land” has charmed audiences by doing just that, what does it mean for the fu…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMJake Gyllenhaal makes his musical Broadway debut in the revival of Sunday in the Park with George, set to begin previews at the historic Hudson Theatre on February 11, and officially opening…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM
The evening will feature selections from Grey Gardens, War Paint, and Far From Heaven.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PMWe round up the top plays to head to with your loved-one
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:54PMTom Stoppard's play transfers to the West End this month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:54PMThe playwright will receive a cash prize at a ceremony later this month.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short are gearing up for a national tour, offering a show with plenty of jokes and music - but precious little politics....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:50PMThe 26th season explores a range of contemporary political and social issues.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:48PMRachel Dart's Let Us Work Project aims to collect and share the whispered warnings that often come too quietly or too late.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:47PMAs reported by BWW last month, President Donald Trump's initiative to shrink government spending involves the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, an organization which provid…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PMMrs. Gelb wrote several books, the best known being a weighty biography of Eugene O’Neill on which she collaborated with her husband.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMAnthony Head and Eve Best star in Trevor Nunn's major new revival of Terence Rattigan’s Love in Idleness at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:31PMIn a series of interviews with the cast of The Miracle Worker at Rockville Little Theatre, meet Heather Andrews. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27PMNow in its 11th season, the FRIGID Festival will bring 30 shows to UNDER St. Marks and the Kraine Theater, February 13 through March 5. We had the opportunity to ask several of this yearR…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:26PMHalf a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz amp Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard's name overnight, returns to The Old Vic in its 50th an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMLauren Villegas’ initiative seeks to raise awareness of whitewashing within the acting community.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMYoung Frankenstein officially has dates for a West End roll in the hay. The Mel Brooks musical will begin performances at London’s Garrick Theatre on September 28, with an official ope…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMTomorrow there'll be more of us, telling the story of tonight the Heights! Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda wants Grease: Live heartthrob and current Hamilton s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMThe show must go on, even as Winter Storm Niko delivers up to a foot of snow to the Great White Way. All Broadway shows will play as scheduled on February 9.
The followings shows will offer…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMThe world premiere studio recording of Freaky Friday, the new musical based on the beloved novel by Mary Rodgers and two hit Disney films, will be released by Walt Disney Records digitally t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PMBy Douglas Mayo
BritishTheatre.com would like to congratulate Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, who tonight reaches a landmark on Broadway. Tonight Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close joins Lloyd Webb…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:04PMMusician Rachel Levitin embodies passion. She is passionate about her music, life, and friends and is grateful for everything. When she sings, her whole body is enraptured in the music. It i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04PMAnton Chekhov’s The Seagull is one of the most durable of all 19th century plays. But it’s a play that producers, directors, and playwrights love to tinker with. In the last few years, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04PM"We knew we were making a different kind of a film...It was unlike any set I’ve ever been on. We knew we were taking a big leap of faith."
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PMGabriel Barre will direct the new musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMHuckleberry Finn sings at New York City Center Encores!
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe event is emceed by Julie Halston.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMScott Frankel, Michael Korie, and Doug Wright will be feted by Playwrights Horizons.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Show will transfer to the Garrick Theatre after an out-of-town tryout in Newcastle.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMThe Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is to set up a dedicated opera school, in partnership with Welsh National Opera.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMA play cancelled by the National Youth Theatre because of its apparent “extremist agenda” is to be given a new lease of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMLondon mayor Sadiq Khan has welcomed government proposals to safeguard live music venues by strengthening the ‘agent of change’ principle. It comes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMTara Arts executive director Jonathan Kennedy is to step down after 10 years in the role. Kennedy is to leave his position
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMWriter and director of Theatre Ad Infinitum's Bucket List Nir Paldi explains how he came to create a show about capitalism and Mexican people, and why it's still such a relevant subj…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:48AMTheGeffen Playhousepresents Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Long Day's Journey Into Night, directed byJeanie Hackett.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:47AMCasting is complete for the Acting Company event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMAcclaimed Off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizonswill hold its annual Spring Gala on Monday evening, May 8 at the event space 583 Park Avenue. Titled A CELEBRATION OF SONG, the eve…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AM“Manchester By the Sea,” the longtime Oscar frontrunner for Best Original Screenplay, has regained some of the ground it had lost to “La La Land” since nominations w…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AMDiagnosis, dread, death, devotion, Patrick Cash has written five interlocking, thoughtful monologues that explore HIV from the most human perspective.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30AMMichael C. Hall will take on the role of President John F. Kennedy in the second season of Netflix's THE CROWN.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29AMThe Global Mental Health Program at Columbia University, in partnership with The Music Box Theater, will host a benefit performance of the smash hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen on Febr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AMThe theatre welcomes the return of the acclaimed playwright following the success of Good for Otto.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMVIDEO: Interview with Brian Ganz, Pianist. Mark Beachy interviews Brian Ganz for MD Theatre Guide. Video produced, shot, and edited by Mark Beachy. Brian Ganz playing piano video foo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:23AMThe West Coast theatre’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play officially opened February 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AMThe musical has a book by Hunter Bell and music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AMStephanie Mills THE WIZ, Orfeh LEGALLY BLONDE, Lucas Steele NATASHA, PIERRE amp THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 and NBC's Gus Rosendale will join Stephanie J. Block FALSETTOS, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN D…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AM“Glenn,” Lloyd Webber still insists, “is the best Norma Desmond that I’ve ever seen.”
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:20AMFans of Waitress the musical will soon be able to bake the delicious pies that the show's leading character Jenna Hunterson makes for Joe's Diner with the publication of Sugar, Butter, Flour…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMAn invitation-only reading of the new musical Other World will take place on Thursday, March 9 230pm and Friday, March 10 1100am at the Lyric Theatre Studios Lyric Theatre - Studio A, 214 We…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMDiscovery Channel announced that three-time Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James 'Hamilton,' 'Spotlight,' '13 Reasons Why', Trieste Kelly Dunn 'Blindspot,' 'Banshee' and Elizabeth Reaser 'M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMWith this first major snowfall of 2017, New York City must again cope with school closures, delays in public transportation, and potentially a lot more.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMThe house that gave its name to two movies and a musical could be yours.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMEduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only 10. This…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMYou’ve all heard of the EpiPen, right? Whether or not you’ve ever needed an emergency dose of Epinephrine to quell an allergic reaction, I’d bet the price of an EpiPen t…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:10AM Sunday in the Park with George stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Chairlady Madam Cecilia Kok were front and center at the ribbon-…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:00AMOn the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which imprisoned Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, Sunday, Feb. 19, the Crocker Art Museum honors the resilience of the …
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMGreg Hildreth, Bill Buell, Kevin Del Aguila, and others will also participate in the series' first production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe prolific musical theater composer will be honored at the PEN America Literary Gala.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMRed Dot Gallery ↑ Small is better in a selection of Linda Welch’s diminutive yet bold mixed media works from the MicroARTCollection. They are up with Linda Nunes’ micro encaustic ̷…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AMElise Hodge and Tory Scroggins portray a couple with competing agendas who hook up in Laura Eason’s provocative internet-based adult drama “Sex with Strangers” as presented by EMH Prod…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AMTake one part Coney Island boardwalk sideshow and add one part art fair and one part site-specific installation garnished with a foam of earnest enthusiasm, and you have the fizzy … Cl…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AMRon Campbell’s life changed when he was 7 years old. The Australian native, like children around the globe, was enthralled with the colorful dancing images on the movie screen presented &#…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AM
Storm Niko is forecast to drop up to 12 inches on New York City February 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AMBroadwayWorld has just learned that though a waitlist is currently in place, the production is working on recording in a larger venue to accommodate as many fans as possible.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMZoe Mills’ Killing Time presents us with a mother daughter relationship, not in the play, but in the cast. Still Open All
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMWe already knew he is the one who knocks, but after Wednesday night’s Sixers game, it’s clear that Bryan Cranston is also the one who smacks — San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:35AMThe series premieres in March.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMGyllenhaal to star in musical Sunday in the Park with George
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:30AMFor the post-show Q&A after the evening performance on Thursday 23 February 2017, I’ll be joined by the cast Eden Espinosa, Jodie Jacobs, Bleu Woodward and Bjorg Gamst.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMBy Douglas Mayo
Following the success of Mel Brooks’ smash hit musical The Producers comes Young Frankenstein – a new musical comedy based on Brooks’ smash hit movie of the…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:21AMCharlie Franklin takes over the BroadwayBox Instagram for the opening night of Encores! Big River.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:16AMWe talk to director Liesl Tommy about her relationship with musicals, her process for them, and what other areas of culture effect her work.
SOURCE: The Interval at 10:13AMNeed a little bit more Andrew Lloyd Webber in your life You'e in luck, because in celebration of the composer's four hit musicals playing simultaneously on Broadway a feat achieved only once…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMBundle up, New York Winter Storm Niko is here, and we're likely to be left with lots of snow, ice, and chaos in his wake.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMHe is the first composer-lyricist ever to receive the award.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMA rare inside look at the making of an opera. Washington National Opera’s Artistic Director Francesca Zambello invited Susan Galbraith to sit in on rehearsals of Dead Man Walking. T…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:06AMTickets are on sale now for Concert for America Stand Up, Sing Out on Saturday, February 25 at 8pm at The Town Hall in New York City 123 West 43rd Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:03AMThis episode Al talks about growing up in New Jersey and the manythings he learned from his parents, who were also his dance teachers.Al also talks about his time in NYU and what drove him t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMWhen Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. played Aaron Burr in Broadway’s “Hamilton,” he seethed. Joshua Henry, who originally played the part in Chicago and will reprise the role in the upcomi…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMWith so many musicals around it can be difficult to decide which ones you need to add to your collection – but here is Love London Love Culture’s top five albums you really do need in yo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFind out more about the process of putting on a American rock gothic musical in Denmark and London. Join #StageFaves founder Terri Paddock for an exclusive post-show Q&A with the cast of LIZ…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 10:00AM
Disney’s Nancy Kanter has been bumped up to executive vice president, content and creative strategy at Disney Channels Worldwide, Variety has learned. Kanter will continue in her role …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:52AMHip-swings, leg moves, arm waggles and staying on the beat are the best moves for women who want to be admired on the dance floor, say psychologists Disco divas looking to tear up the dance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Coney Island, PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS Tagged: Coney Island USA, gala, Mermaid Parade
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:48AMHe’s played Sam Cooke, an EastEnders bad boy and a closeted footballer in The Pass. Now, Arinzé Kene has returned to writing plays – and to the violent summer of 2011 – with a searing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMMel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein will open in the West End at the Garrick Theatre. Based on the Oscar-nominated film, the comedy musical
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AMJane Upton’s searing three-hander had its premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in 2015 and was the joint winner of the George Devine Award
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:42AMThe world premiere of Carmen Nasr's play explores the plight of Dubai's migrant labour force
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:36AMShaun McKenna’s sharp adaptation of the original novel by Peter James has plenty of intensity to leave audiences heads spinning, while Ian Talbot’s production is sharply focused when it …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:30AMAcclaimed actress Glenn Close has headed back to Broadway to play the iconic role of faded Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, which won her a Ton…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AMOn last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, guest Sean Hayes talkedabout the recently announced return of the hit sitcom WILL amp GRACE on NBC.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AMThe show is now on a North American tour.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:04AMBigger venue. Bigger crowds. Broadway Wiz asked fans to weigh in on their BroadwayCon 2017 experience. See what they had to say about the "bigger is better" event.
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:00AMBy HowlRound TV. LaMaMa in New York City presents a memorial for Keo Woolford livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Tuesday, February …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AMAs an actor who soon realised that she preferred discussing plays to appearing in them, Jacqui Hanlon, director of education at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAlways a company to live up to its name, Matt-hew Bourne’s New Adventures spent a large slice of 2016 on a five-city
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsUpdated to a minimalist live/work space full of digital sound manipulation, Sam Pritchard’s production plays on the pain of judging people by how they speakN…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMRose theatre, KingstonToksvig’s play has plenty of good gags but there’s far too little characterisation, leaving an experienced ensemble treading waterSandi Toksvig’s new comedy, set …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMAs storm Vera batters the country a tidal surge threatens to wipe out vast swathes of the south east of England. It’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:37AMa splendid ensemble and just need more time to inhabit rather than invade their roles
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:33AMhom Southerland gives a London launch to Maury Yeston's chamber musical version of a 1922 story set in Italy
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:33AManya Holt's delightful evening of received wisdom in the form of satirical song . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:33AMSnappy writing gives this sentimental story a real lift
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:33AMdiversity in Hollywood is skewered in Tanya Saracho's 2-hander takes a new look at diversity in Hollywood and within a particular demographic
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:33AMDenise Gough, Rufus Hound and Mel Giedroyc will feature at the event
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:32AMThis August Wilson show takes place in 1977 in the city’s Hill District. Among the highlights: Pirates memorabilia, Iron City beer and classic cars.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:32AMBy Douglas Mayo
This will be the first time that Disney has bought one of their live shows to the screen but they have done so in epic style and the result is absolutely exhilarating!
This p…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:31AM“I was blown away,” admits film editor Tom Cross during our recent webcam chat (watch above) when asked about his Oscar bid for “La La Land.” Not only was Cross ci…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:30AMEquities First Holdings is a private financial company established in 2002 by Christy Jr. The company leads in capital allocation, financial services, and alternative finance solutions. This…
SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 08:06AMAs theater fans worldwide eagerly await the film adaptation, little details of the casting are known. However in an interview this week with the Huffington Post, Miranda revealed that he doe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AMOpéra Bastille in Paris will witness the staging of the opera by Franz Lehár, titled 'La veuve joyeuse'. The show will run from September 9 to October 21, 2017 on select dates.A ball at th…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:01AMAward winning singer Robert Habermann brings the highly acclaimed His Way to Barking on Friday 24th February. His Way tells the whole unexpurgated story of the rise and fall of Frank Sinatra…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Fourteen years after Filumena premiered, the adventurous opera brings it back for a three-performance revival
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:37AMThis re-worked piece on the suppression of women by a disabled-led company offers a different perspective without preaching
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:32AMBeginning their 2017 season, Victorian Opera, continues their admirably prolific output of original material with ‘Tis Pity: An Operatic Fantasia on Selling the Skin and the Teeth.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AM"Shadow of the Run" brings audiences face-to-face with famed Cleveland police chief Eliot Ness as he searches for the grisly Torso Killer.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:30AMGuests included Russell Tovey and Bunsen the dog
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:24AMMel Brooks' musical will open at the Garrick Theatre in October
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:24AMDeep down we’re all apes, right? Kissing cousins with the monkeys, gorillas and of course those adorable chimps. We’ve got the bananas, we’ve got our instincts, our sense of turf a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:15AMPalais Garnier, Paris, will host the ballet 'Joyaux' by George Balanchine, on select dates from September 22 to October 12, 2017.George Balanchine, a fervent admirer of the female sex, pays …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:15AMPairing director Jamie Lloyd with writer Philip Ridley seems almost guaranteed to produce a hit – a vibrant director that appeals to a youthful, diverse audience and a writer who found fam…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - the new comedy musical based on the Oscar-nominated smash hit movie - will open in the West End on Thursday 28 September 2017 at the Garrick Theatre
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:56AMNow it's official, we can start properly thinking of which #StageFaves we want to star in Mel Brooks' screen-to-stage Broadway musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, which will have its West End premie…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:56AMLeading West End director Rachel Kavanaugh has criticised the static levels of pay in the sector, claiming they have not increased in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AMHis great novel 'Beware of Pity' is being staged at the Barbican. Who was Zweig, and the woman with whom he committed suicide?On 23 February 1942 at half past four in the afternoon…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:42AM Arts education experts have responded to a new report on the English Baccalaureate, contesting its assertion that the measure has had
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterThe gender switches in Sarah Frankcom’s Hamlet may unsettle for a moment but they do not distort the play• At her Peake: a stage career in pictures• Michael B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMSandi Toksvig's comedy, set in an old people's care home, is about the plight of the elderly, but it is also a message against the treatment of senior actresses, who don't get…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:24AMGiles Croft has announced his final season at Nottingham Playhouse
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:24AMBrigit Forsyth stars alongside her daughter Zoe Mills in Mills' debut play
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:24AMSam Pritchard directs Headlong's production of George Bernard Shaw's play
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:24AM
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will be hosting an exhibition “Work/Travail/Arbeid” by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker that will be on view from March 29, 2017 through April 02, 2017.The show…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:57AM‘Sweeney Todd’ is a beautiful example of Stephen Sondheim’s genius. It has a complex score, beautiful musical themes, and a dark yet compelling storyline. It requires great skill from …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:15AMKirsten Childs' poppy musical gets its European premiere
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:12AMSandi Toksvig's new play is set in a retirement home under threat of flooding
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:12AMAdaptation and revival are two of theatre’s mainstays. The staging of old stories for new audiences is something at which theatre-makers are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:03AMClad all in black, in an entirely monochrome office space, Wayne McGregor might give the impression of being somewhat austere. Instead, he
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:03AMAs a young choreographer in the late 1970s, I could never have imagined ballet in Britain would become an industry – a
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Listen: “Sunset Boulevard” Announces Month-Long Extension, Sondheim to Receive PEN Literary Award, NYT Examines Broadway’s Bathroom Problem. “Today on Broadway”…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:55AMThis is Pygmalion – the director’s cut. Sam Pritchard hasn’t revisited Shaw’s didactic social comedy, he’s reinvented it, although it’s debatable whether
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:50AMJousse Entreprise is exhibiting works of three artists - Louidgi Beltrame, Tim Eitel and Julien Prévieux, in a group show which will be on view through February 25, 2017.The works have been…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:48AMPerformances of the Tony Award-winning musical begin tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00AMThroughout the night, the famous story of The Great Gatsby is told. However, how you see the tale is entirely up to you.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM
"The Abduction from the Seraglio" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at LA Opera will be performed on February 19, 2017.On the route from Istanbul to Paris, two beautiful damsels in distress ar…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:49AMWho is Michael Mack? I’ve been summed up by many people with one word… Intense. It varies in meaning depending on the individual’s tone of voice. I’m an unknown Melbourne Actor tryin…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 03:47AM"Salome" by Richard Strauss will be performed on February 18, 2017 at LA Opera. Starring Patricia Racette with Tómas Tómasson as the doomed prophet, “Salome” is adapted from the scanda…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:46AM"The Tales of Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach will be performed on March 25, 2017 at LA Opera.Tenor Vittorio Grigolo returns as poet E.T.A. Hoffmann, whose boozy recollections of the women he…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:43AMNetrebko and Eyvazov will be in concert at LA Opera on May 4, 2017.Anna Netrebko, one of the greatest sopranos, is renowned for her beautiful, distinctive voice and her alluring elegance on …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:40AMWhen a person has an internal injury, a medic might use X-rays to probe the area from different angles. Noting how these rays scatter, they assemble an inferred picture of the damage underne…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 03:23AMThere is a delightful surprise in store for any of you who can manage to get to the Davenport’s 75-seat Loft Theatre to watch Ed Dixon’s one-man play in which he brings to vivid …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:19AMKatherine Soper’s play “Wish List” will end on February 11, 2017, at the Royal Court Theatre, London. This is your last opportunity to watch the play at the theatre.The play centers on…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:18AMWorking towards better mental health and wellbeing for Victorian arts workers, Arts Centre Melbourne in partnership with Entertainment Assist have launched the Arts Wellbeing Collective. Co…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 03:10AMSaturday "Straight White Men": Young Jean Lee's subversion of a traditional father/son play opens at Steppenwolf. Through March 19 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St.; 312-33…
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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Rome, presents a concert titled “Brahms, Šostakovič, Ives” on February 17, 2017, at 8.30 pm.The orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will perform ‘Si…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:42AMTeatro dell’Opera di Roma, Rome presents “Il Trovatore,” Giuseppe Verdi’s opera in four parts from February 28 and continue through March 10, 2017.‘Il Trovatore” is set in Spain …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:39AMA robbers’ hideout, the 19th century occult scene and the life of Moliere are among the topics explored by writers shortlisted for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:30AMNEW YORK (Reuters) - One of New York's oldest theaters will stage a play for the first time in almost 50 years when movie star Jake Gyllenhaal makes his Broadway debut later this month at th…
SOURCE: Reuters at 02:18AMNew Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeChristian Edwards makes an absorbing hero in this swaggering adaptation of Rostand’s tale, featuring some brilliant baroque musicNorthern Broadsides has built …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMI don’t know about you, but I find I’m feeling anxious. Now, that could be because we’ve just signed off the brochure
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMI saw Buried Child recently at the Trafalgar Studios. Sam Shepard’s brutal and devastating play asks its audience: when you are left devoured of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThe role, relevance and respect for the classics in British theatre has been thrown into the spotlight twice in the past few
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMBroadway is called the Great White Way because of the lights emanating from Times Square and the dozens of theatre marquees. But
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Splashy show spoofs Shakespeare and musical comedy
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48AMVALENCIA, Spain • Most members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and staff are traveling alone within the group for the SLSO's tour of Spain. Some brought spouses. A couple brought the f…
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48AMVALENCIA, Spain • On Tuesday, most of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra — composed, while on this tour, of 132 players, staff, family members, other guests and one reporter, yours truly �…
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48AMThe Old Globepresents arevival of Steve Martin's clever and crowd-pleasing comedy hit Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMTonight, February 9th, Taran Killam, HAMILTON's newest King George III, will visit LATE SHOW WITH Stephen Colberton CBS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMEverything's as if we never said good-bye! Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard officially opens on February 9 at the Palace Theatre. The Lonny Price-helmed revival stars Glenn Clo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AMWith performing arts workers twice as likely to attempt suicide than those in other industries, 90 arts organisations have joined forces in Victoria for an industry-first initiative to suppo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06AMA Splendid Show for The Invaluable Publication by Alix Cohen Tuesday night The Metropolitan Room hosted a benefit for the only magazine, in fact the only print venue tha…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:05AMIn Impressions of: Batsheva Dance Company’s Last Dance at BAM, "The Company members have the flexibility of Cirque du Soleil gymnasts with the internal focus of Butoh dancers." Deird…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMThrough Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program, music turned a prison cell into a composer’s studio.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFor when you’re feeling in that lovey kind of mood.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe revival of Sunset Boulevard makes four Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals currently running on Broadway, but how well do you know his entire catalog?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe latest Broadway production, starring Glenn Close as Norma Desmond, opens February 9 at the Palace Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhere the cast and creative team of the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard pursued their college studies.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony-winning actor returns to the role of Norma Desmond more than 20 years since starring in the original Broadway production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJames Anthony Tyler’s new comedy grapples with issues of income inequality and social status.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Pittsburgh Humanities Festival has taken on the theme “Being Human” for the series of events scheduled for March 24-26 at Pittsburgh Cultural District and Oakland sites.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM“Pump Boys and Dinettes,” the down-home musical about good ol’ folks who work hard and play harder, has pulled into the Cabaret at Theatre Square to serve up a light-hearted slice of r…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThat fungus among us, the dance company endearingly known as Pilobolus, uses a shotgun approach, like its biological namesake, to fling its spores around and grow.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMAtlantic senior editor Derek Thompson joins us to discuss his book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction. Thompson looks at the psychology of why we like what we li…
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