Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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The Deborah Zall Project: “In the Company of Women” 2017 by Joel Benjamin

All but one of Zall’s works were solos and all were based on famous literary figures: “George Sand” (ruminating on her lost love, Chopin), “Mary Tyrone” (from "Long Day’s Journe…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53PM

Film Review: ‘Cloudy Sunday’ Appearing at the Washington Jewish Film Festival by Andrew Markowitz

In most wartime films, the plot lines tend to not feature one thing: a romantic story. This is done to keep more emphasis on the action scenes. Director Manousos Manousakis attempts to combi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:36PM

Zoë Coombs Marr, Adrienne Truscott and Ursula Martinez combine forces to eviscerate critics by Jane Howard

Malthouse theatre, MelbourneWith Wild Bore, three comedians at the top of their game deliver a meta exploration of criticism and performance that is truly, outrageously funnyI’m sitting in…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PM

Ringling shuts down the big top after 146 years by Tamara Lush / Associated Press

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has shut down the big top after 146 years of wowing audiences with its “Greatest Show on Earth” featuring&…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:35PM

Off Broadway Review: ‘The Whirligig’ With Zosia Mamet by Gordon Cox

Writer-actor Hamish Linklater’s new play “The Whirligig,” expressionistic in form and melancholy in tone, examines the whirling emotions of the friends and family who are k…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:26PM

10 Ways to Save Live Music in your City by Arts Review

The secrets behind Melbourne’s success as one of the great live music cities in the world have been revealed with the release of a 10 Point Plan by Music Victoria. Melbourne’s credential…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:24PM

Watch Cher Turn Back Time at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards by Dee Lockett

Cher turned 71 years old on Saturday, and on Sunday she finally collected the Billboard Music Awards’ Icon Award. Never the type to shy away from making a spectacle of herself, Cher showed…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:21PM

Review: ‘Rent’ at Gateway Playhouse by Kristen Weyer

The Gateway Playhouse opened its 68th Season with the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical, Rent. With book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, this artistic show is loosely based on Gi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:19PM

Theatre Review: ‘Dear Friends’ at Just Off Broadway by Timoth David Copney

Everybody loves a good drama, especially if it’s someone else’s. “Dear Friends”, the angst-ridden play by Reginald Rose, is one of those dramas that is chock-full of lofty id…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:15PM

Thurgood

Wed, July 19 thru Sun, August 20 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

Broken Glass

Wed, June 14 thru Sun, July 9 @ Theater J, presented by Theater J

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

The Kinsey Sicks in Things You Shouldn't Say

Wed, July 19 thru Sun, July 30 @ Theater J, presented by Theater J

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

Wig Out!

Wed, July 12 thru Sun, August 6 @ Studio Theatre, presented by Studio Theatre

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

Oberon

Sat, June 10 thru Sun, June 18 @ GALA Hispanic Theatre, presented by In Series

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

When We Were Young and Unafraid

Sat, June 17 thru Sat, July 8 @ Keegan Theatre, presented by Keegan Theatre

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

Four of a Kind with 4 singers, 4 hands and Steven Blier & Wolf Traps Opera Soloists

Sat, June 3 thru Sun, June 4 @ The Barns at Wolf Trap, presented by The Barns at Wolf Trap

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

Hip Hop Culture: /peh-LO-tah/

Fri, June 9 thru Sun, June 11 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

My Fair Lady

Wed, June 21 thru Sun, July 23 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center -- Flower-seller Eliza Doolittle wages a romantic battle with uppercrust Henry Higgins, with surprisi…

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

Cabaret

Tue, July 11 thru Sun, August 6 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- As part of its 50th anniversary, the renowned…

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

The Second City's Almost Accurate Guide to America: Divided We Stand

Sat, June 17 thru Sun, August 13 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- The Second City returns for another summer o…

SOURCE: Culture Capital at 11:12PM

The Whirligig Review: Hamish Linklater’s Forlorn, Funny Play About A Dying Girl by New York Theater

Julie is young, pretty, literate and dying. At its best, “The Whirligig,” a new play by Hamish Linklater, explores with humor and bite how her terminal illness affects the seven people a…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:10PM

Review: ‘Building the Wall’ at New World Stages by Richard Seff

Out of his imaginative mind comes another powerful theatre piece by Robert Shenkkan, author of 15 plays including two dealing with LBJ (All the Way and The Great Society.) This time, he prop…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:08PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Queer Screen appoints new Festival Director by Arts Review

Former Queer Screen President, Lisa Rose has been appointed Festival Director of Queer Screen, overseeing the organisation’s 25th Mardi Gras Film Festival in 2018 and the 5th Queer Scree…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:51PM

Backstage with Broderick, Olmos, Gossett Jr. and more at Center Theatre Group's 50th anniversary by Jessica Gelt

You could barely move backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre on Saturday night. Turn right and you’d bang into Matthew Broderick, turn left and you’d slam into Edward James Olmos, and Louis G…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:40PM

Review: In Hamish Linklater’s ‘The Whirligig’, Zosia Mamet Plays Another Bad-News Girlfriend by Jeremy Gerard

Zosia Mamet, the lethally annoying Shoshanna late of Girls, has braved some challenging stage roles, none more so than Trish in the world premiere of Hamish Linklater’s The Whirligig, …

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:33PM

Review: “The Whirligig” by Brian Scott Lipton

Everything revolves around Julie, both literally and figuratively, in Hamish Linklater’s ambitious and moving new play, “The Whirligig,” now being given a top-notch production by direc…

SOURCE: at 10:19PM

Review: ‘Silent Sky’ Reprised at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

Friday marked the reprisal at Silver Spring Stage of a very timely Silent Sky, by Laura Gunderson. Produced by Seth Ghitelman and directed by Bill Hurlbut, it is the fascinating story of Hen…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:19PM

Review: ‘The Whirligig’ Is a Feast for Actors, by a Knowing Chef by Ben Brantley

With the beautifully performed but overplotted “Whirligig,” Hamish Linklater considers the forms and consequences of addiction.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM

The Whirligig, Pershing Square Signature Center, New York — uneven

Zosia Mamet rescues this production of Hamish Linklater’s tragicomic play about drug addiction

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Jennifer Archibald: Cincinnati Ballet’s new Resident Choreographer by Admin

In early April, Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director and CEO Victoria Morgan announced that New York City-based choreographer Jennifer Archibald was the company’s new resident choreographer…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:17PM

Sydney Opera House appoints new Executive Director of Performing Arts by Arts Review

The Sydney Opera House has announced the appointment of Kate Dundas as Executive Director of Performing Arts. “We are thrilled to have an Executive Director of Kate’s talent, experience…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:17PM

'Whirligig’ spins a story of a troubled family: theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

Hamish Linklater's latest play is hit and miss.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:00PM

Review: The Whirligig

Hamish Linklater examines the thoughtless choices we make as the world turns.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Whirligig by Sandi Durell

    By: Sandi Durell     Yes, in fact, the turntable stage revolves continuously as Hamish Linklater’s The Whirligig makes its points of intertwining the happy, sad and tra…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:33PM

Follow me on Huffington Post by Bob Bullen

If anyone is reading this, check out my blog on The Huffington Post for the latest reviews and such. xoxxoox

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:24PM

Kinky Boots Australia to celebrate trailblazing women of pop by Arts Review

The Australian cast of Cyndi Lauper’s hilarious and heart-warming new musical Kinky Boots will perform a charity concert at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre on Sunday 18 June to raise money for …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:04PM

'The Whirligig': Theater Review

The friends and family members of a dying 23-year-old girl interact in 'The Whirligig," a comedy-drama written by actor Hamish Linklater. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Sioux Falls’ at 10th Muse Productions at Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint by John Stoltenberg

Megan Dominy’s The Wedding Party was a huge hit in Capital Fringe 2015 (the DCMetroTheater Arts review called it a “delightful comedic romp”). Now in her new play, Sioux…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:45PM

Review: ‘Proof’ at Olney Theatre Center by Mara Bayewitz

Who wants to go see a play about math? That could be a typical dialogue when people are perusing the paper wondering how to spend their Saturday night. In the case of David Auburn’s Tony A…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:35PM

Photos from the 2017 Stage Raw Theater Awards by Steven Morris

Photos from the 2017 Stage Raw Theater Awards at Los Angeles Theatre Center. All photos are owned and copyrighted by Tim Norris. The post Photos from the 2017 Stage Raw Theater Awards appear…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:24PM

The Count Meets the Duke by Sandi Durell

    By Marilyn Lester   If the spirits of Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington and William “Count” Basie were listening in at The Count Meets the Duke, they must have been …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:23PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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THE WHIRLIGIG - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Questions of blame, shame, and culpability lie just beneath the surface as estranged family members, friends, repentant drug dealers, and casual acquaintances gather to say their last goodby…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:46PM

The Life of a Song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

David Honigmann looks at how a sleeping Keith Richards dreamt up a riff that would later develop into a number one hit for Rolling Stones and become one of the most recognisable rock anthems…

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT Stars Tituss Burgess and Jane Krakowski Sing Out at Vulture Festival by BroadwayWorld

Stars Tituss Bergess and Jane Krakowski of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt attended Vulture Festival where they gave the crowd quite a treat.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

Nature, nurture and ‘Relativity’ drive a new play about Einstein by Hedy Weiss

Mark St. Germain’s play about a largely opaque chapter in the life of Albert Einstein is an exercise in dramatic speculation.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:36PM

A Black Actor in ‘Virginia Woolf’? Not Happening, Albee Estate Says by Michael Paulson

A theater producer who wanted to cast Damien Geter as Nick in the Edward Albee play has ignited a debate over race and authorial control.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PM

Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell Thriller Gets Chinese Backing (EXCLUSIVE) by Nvivarelli

In another instance of Chinese capital flowing into Hollywood, the newly established Culture China — Image Nation Content Fund will co-finance and executive produce Sony Pictures Entertai…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Josh Gad Celebrates BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Reaching 10th Highest Grossing Film of All Time by BroadwayWorld

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST took box offices around the world by storm as it shot to number one and quickly became the highest grossing movie musical ever made. Now the film has the distin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM

Review: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Eagle Theatre by Tim Dunleavy

Peter and the Starcatcher creates a backstory for one of literature’s greatest heroes, Peter Pan. But much of the appeal of Rick Elice’s play – and director Ted Wioncek III’s product…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:22PM

At Northlight, Mike Nussbaum is as unique as Einstein by Chris Jones

Albert Einstein is an ideal role for Mike Nussbaum, the new show, "Relativity," at the Northlight Theatre reveals. I speak not merely of the fusion of extraordinary mental capability, althou…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:18PM

‘The Man Who Knows It All’, Unicorn Theatre, London, UK by Blouin Artinfo

Unicorn Theatre in London presents the performance of the play ‘The Man Who Knows It All’, directed by Jetse Batelaan, from May 31 through June 4, 2017. Two performers and a musicia…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Los Angeles Theater Review: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE (Ebony Repertory Theatre) by Nathan Hoffman

SIX KINDS OF WONDERFUL I’ve loved Obba Babatundé since I first saw him thirty-five years ago in Dreamgirls. Even amidst the legendary star turns of his female co-stars, he made a remarkab…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:52PM

Dangereuse: Shakespeare’s Most Badass Misanthrope: ‘Timon of Athens’ at Folger Theatre by Sophia Howes

Just when Canada starts to sound like a good idea, comes Timon of Athens at the Folger Theatre, confirming once again that first-rate Shakespeare is a cure for almost anything. The show’s …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:50PM

Book Review: “Rapture” — Modernism, Daredevil Style by Arts Fuse Editor

Rapture is a worthwhile curio that grapples, entertainingly, with Modernism's artistic, structural, and revolutionary quandaries.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:42PM

Center Theatre Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Style by Shalini Dore

A host of marquee actors, singers, Hollywood execs, and Los Angeles dignitaries turned out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Center Theatre Group on Saturday in downtown L.A. The event st…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:40PM

Ailing Lena Dunham cancels six-city Lenny Live tour by Associated Press

The "Girls" co-creator says surgery and physical therapy to treat endometriosis caused "the greatest amount of physical pain I've ever experienced."

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:33PM

Center Theatre Group's starry 50th: From offending Ronald Reagan to Trump-era provocations by Charles McNulty

Center Theatre Group’s “50th Celebration,” which gathered celebrities, devoted patrons, philanthropists and swells in their spiffiest attire for a Saturday night shindig at the Ahmanso…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:20PM

Stage review: Hurricane Katrina heightens the stakes in 'Hercules Didn't Wade in the Water' by Christopher Rawson

From its start some 14 years ago, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre (Mark Southers, founder and artistic director) has attracted most attention for its loving attention to August Wilson. But it…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:00PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Remy Bumppo and Silk Road Rising) by Lawrence Bommer

A CLASSIC GOES GLOBAL It’s a marriage made in theater heaven: With a newly great Great Expectations, two very different Chicago theaters find common ground. The result is a cross-cultural …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:52PM

After nearly 150 years, the Greatest Show on Earth takes its final bow by Gina Cherelus

The final show on Sunday evening was a sell-out and a worldwide audience can watch the event via a live stream on the Ringling website

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:49PM

Film Review: ‘Fog in August’ Appearing at The Washington Jewish Film Festival by Andrew Markowitz

The horrors of the Holocaust have been portrayed many times in film, most notably Schindler’s List and The Pianist. One such horror, however, has never been a focus of film study: the euth…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:25PM

Tony Awards Close-Up: Words Fail First-Time Nominee Ben Platt of DEAR EVAN HANSEN! by BroadwayWorld TV

Dear Ben Platt,Today is going to be a good day, and here's why. Today, you're a Tony nomineeSelf-professed theatre geek Ben Platt is living the dream as a first time Tony nominee for is perf…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM

Coming Attractions: May 21 Through June 6 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:12PM

Symphonic Dances, Royal Opera House, London — dazzling

A Royal Ballet quadruple bill featured the bold sweep of Liam Scarlett’s new piece

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:03PM

Vice Versa, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon — welcome vulgarity

Phil Porter’s Plautus adaptation is performed with cheeky authority by the RSC

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:03PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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The Square — hypocrisy dissected

Ruben Östlund’s film skewers contemporary art and control-freakery alike

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:53PM

Spooky Action Theater’s ‘The Man Who’ marvels at the complexities of the brain by Celia Wren

The adaptation of ‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat’ explores unusual neurological conditions.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:48PM

Henry Lewis obituary by Maev Kennedy

My friend Henry Lewis, who has died aged 70, was a happy soul who woke up humming and often sang his way through the day – often delivering renditions of his own songs, though he could als…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PM

VIDEO: They Told the Truth, They Didn't Come to Fool You - SNL's Team Trump Performs 'Hallelujah' by Stage Tube

This week's episode of SNL featured a cold open and a broken Hallelujah. Team Trump, featuring Kellyanne Conway, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump Scarlett Johansson, Donald Trump Jr, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

The Meyerowitz Stories — warm and funny

Humorous and heartfelt, Noah Baumbach’s latest is also his most conventional film to date

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:16PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Review: Review: The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family (Attenborough Centre)

Richard Nelson's trilogy, running as part of the Brighton Festival, is an unforgettable experience

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:42PM

Review: ‘Side Effects’ at Taffety Punk Theatre Company by Jane Franklin

In a simple bold setting, a man in a hurry is running late. He is answering his phone, head skewed at an angle to balance between shoulder and cheek. At the same time, he handles a slim file…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PM

Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Performs Mahler’s Longest — and Greatest — Symphony by Steve Cohen

Although not frequently performed, the Symphony No. 3 is Gustav Mahler’s most encompassing work, the piece which best exemplifies his life and career. Yannick Nézet-Séguin led a ma…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27PM

Highlights On The Achievements Of Dr. Shiva GopalVasishta by Rino16

Clinical trials findings recently gave indication that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by stem cells transplantation can stimulate sustained remission of relapsing-remitting mul…

SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 12:20PM

This Week on Broadway for May 21, 2017: Pacific Overtures and WOOLF Casting by James Marino

James Marino, Michael Portantiere and Jan Simpson review Pacific Overtures @ Classic Stage Company, The New Group’s production of The Whirligig, Seven Spots on the Sun @ Rattlestick P…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:16PM

An Indifferent Broadway Says Au Revoir To Love-Struck `Amélie’ by Jeremy Gerard

This afternoon’s performance will be the last chance Broadway audiences have to see Amélie, a sweetheart of a musical that left most critics, and most tickets, unmoved following its o…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:09PM

VIDEO: More Poise, Less Noise: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Tom Hanks Are on the 2020 Presidential Ticket by Stage Tube

Last night's SNL monologue saw Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson inducted into the Five Timers Club by none other than Alec Baldwin. In his velvet smoking jacket, The Rock found it the most apropos …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PM

A magical end to the season: 'Mary Poppins' is coming to Paper Mill by Natalie Pompilio | For Nj Advance Media

The family favorite features choreography by a recent Tony Award nominee and a title actor who's not afraid of a challenge.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 12:04PM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Backstage with Richard Ridge: Tonys Spotlight on the Man Who Made HOLIDAY INN Dance- Denis Jones! by BroadwayWorld TV

Denis Jones has taken his career from chorus boy to choreographer, and now Tony nomineeHejust picked up his first nomination for his work on Roundabout Theatre Company's Holiday Inn, a joyou…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

Broadway Casting Directors Struggle in Push for Unionization by BroadwayWorld

Getting past a casting director can be the key to starting a successful career on Broadway, and can make or break the success of a show. But these highly specialized and influential individu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

VIDEO: HELLO, DOLLY!'s Bette Midler Featured on CBS SUNDAY MORNING by BroadwayWorld

BWW has learned that CBS SUNDAY MORNING anchor Jane Pauley will sit down with legendary actress Bette Midler, now starring in the hit Broadway revival of HELLO DOLLY.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Starring Sally Field and Joe Mantello Closes Today by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie will play its final performance today, Sunday, May 21, 2017,at the Belasco Theatre 111 West 44th Street.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

ADAM KAY: FINGERING A MINOR ON THE PIANO – Soho Theatre by Ian Foster

It's a strong combination - there's endless dark humour in the snippets of life as a medical professional, climbing the ranks from inexperienced house officer to registrar in the field of ob…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Toronto’s independent opera scene is thriving by Trish Crawford

Against the Grain led the way in 2011 and now 11 companies are part of Indie Opera Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM

Opera Oksana G. portrays the drama of human trafficking by Trish Crawford

In Ukrainian-Canadian Natalya Gennadi, Tapestry Opera finds perfect soprano for the lead role.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 21 by Doug Briscoe

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AM

HAMILTON Original Cast Recording Picks Up Billboard Music Award by BroadwayWorld

Almost two years after its release, the HAMILTON Original Cast Recording is still raking in awards dick clark productions has released the names of the 2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD winners fro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Performs Show-Stopping HAIRSPRAY LIVE Number at CTGLA's 50th Anniversary Celebration by BroadwayWorld

LA's Center Theatre Group celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a plethora of performance stars including Jennifer Hudson who took the stage at the gala event and performed one of her most sh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony, Day 21: Christine Ebersole Gets Staunch by Stage Tube

Welcome to BroadwayWorld's Tony Award Countdown 30 Days of TONY, a loving look at some of the most memorable moments from Tony's history featuring today's nominees

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

‘Baywatch’ babe Kelly Rohrbach loves beating dudes at sports by Kirsten Fleming

Kelly Rohrbach has one very big advantage when it comes to conquering Hollywood: her backswing. It turns out the 5-foot-9 model and actress, who is stepping into Pamela Anderson’s red swim…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:27AM

FROM DOWN UNDER: Spring Awakening by Simon Parris

Winner of seven 2007 Tony Awards, Spring Awakening has inexplicably never had a professional Melbourne season. With a cast of a little over a dozen performers, this edgy, abstract musical is…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Berkeley Theater Review: ‘Monsoon Wedding,’ the Musical by Dennis Harvey

An evening that feels like a brash but cloddish welding of ill-matched parts beside the original film’s smooth, mosaic-like assembly.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM

Top ticket, May 21 to 27: Ad libs, ambition and anarchy by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Improv, opera and obsessive fandom are all worthy options on stage.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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BWW Interview: Valerie Vigoda Is Exploring Unknown Musical Terrain in ERNEST SHACKLTON LOVES ME by Nicole Rosky

ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME is the epic musical adventure starring GrooveLily's fierce and funny electro-violinist Valerie Vigoda Striking 12, and the courageous and charismatic Wade McCollum…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM

AMELIE Closes on Broadway Today by BroadwayWorld

The new Broadway production of AMELIE, A NEW MUSICAL will play its final performance today,Sunday, May 21, 2017 after playing 27 preview and 56 regular performances at the Walter Kerr Theatr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM

Sam is a Bright Star! by Serena

Meet Broadway Wiz Bright Star, Sam from Mahwah, NJ. Sam was in the recent Broadway revival of Les Misérables and he would love to duet with Lesli Margherita !

SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:00AM

BOUNCERS – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

It’s a brilliant, inventive and perceptive deconstruction of the Saturday night out. Originally performed at the Fringe in 1977 as a two hander it first appeared as a four-hander in the ea…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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RIP Ringling Brothers, Part 2 by Trav S.D.

Today, as we warned a few months ago, is the final performance ever of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus The circus world will carry on. But RBBB was an institution, the only Am…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:33AM

The Gabriel Plays review – trilogy about family in election year suggests a contemporary Chekhov by Michael Billington

Attenborough Centre, BrightonRichard Nelson prophetically captures sense of unease as early as first play when character asks: “Do you feel like something really bad is about to happen?”…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM

BWW's On This Day - May 21, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24AM

The pros of amateur theatre by Susan Elkin

Hats off to amateur theatre and all who take part in it. There’s so much good work out there and it rarely gets the recognition it deserves – and I can only suppose that people who sneer…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Review: Hipermestra (Glyndebourne)

Britain's premier summer festival opens with a spectacular staging of Cavalli's opera

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AM

The Native Language of Inclusion: An Interview with Ty Defoe by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Ryan Leeds, Ty Defoe. Ryan Leeds interviews Ty Defoe about winning the Jonathan Larson Grant, his show Crane: On Earth, In Sky, and how his identity influences his work.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:25AM

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announces 40th Season by Admin

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago recently announced the main company’s 2017–18 Season, specifically all its performances in Chicago celebrating the troupe’s 40-year history. Three engageme…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:00AM

JUDY! – Arts Theatre by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

This could be the briefest review I’ve ever written – Quite simply if you are interested in or a fan of Judy Garland or just want to see a masterclass in performance, you need to get you…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Refuge Dance Company: Using dance for social causes by Admin

Just over 10 years ago, Refuge Dance Company Founder Katherine Gant was new to the dance scene in Atlanta, Georgia. Everywhere she went, she met dancers like herself who were unable to find …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 06:21AM

Just say yes! by Andrew Wright

So many times when I am choreographing a show someone will challenge an idea, a dance step, a creative vision. Oh how I long for someone to just say “Yes I will happily give that a go”.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Star Wars on stage

From Ewan McGregor to Ian McDiarmid, how much do you know about Star Wars alumni on stage

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:54AM

LOVE IN IDLENESS – West End by Laura Kressly

It’s the 1940s. Olivia Brown awaits the return of her 18-year-old son Michael, whom she has not seen for four years. Whilst he’s been away, his father has died and Olivia has found love …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Caroline, or Change review – gloriously disruptive by Susannah Clapp

Minerva, Chichester Sharon D Clarke is extraordinary as the defiant heroine of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s dynamic musical set in 60s AmericaPolitical punch, moral intricacy – and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM

Manwatching review – unexpected pleasures by Susannah Clapp

Royal Court, London Seeing a man read out an anonymous woman’s sexual fantasies on stage produces curious resultsNo one knows who wrote the words of Manwatching. No one can see a script be…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM

The Beggar’s Opera review – John Gay goes electric by Clare Brennan

Storyhouse, ChesterA vivid adaptation by Glyn Maxwell of Gay’s 1728 ballad play launches Chester’s exciting new venue“Storytellers build communities... remember the past and imagine th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM

Life of Galileo review: a good night for stargazers by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic, London Brendan Cowell brings Brecht’s rebel scientist to combative life in Joe Wright’s coruscating productionHow to see what’s really going on? How to recognise interesting…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM

Lettice and Lovage review – Felicity Kendal and Maureen Lipman shine by Susan Sheahan

Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonKendal and Lipman play the warring aesthetes to a tee in an enjoyable revival of Peter Shaffer’s 80s comedyThere are no unsafe structures in Lettice and Lov…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM

Royal Ballet mixed bill; Rambert review – Liam Scarlett's new ballet was worth the wait by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House; Sadler’s Wells, LondonScarlett’s Symphonic Dances is a fitting centrepiece to a top night at the Royal. And Aletta Collins makes a virtue of repetitionA fine and confi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Richard III at Arcola Theatre by Emma Clarendon

RSC Associate Artist Greg Hicks leads the cast as Richard III in Mehmet Ergen’s production for the Arcola Theatre. But what have critics been saying about the production?

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Los Angeles Theater Review: THE SWEETHEART DEAL (Los Angeles Theatre Center) by Dale Reynolds

SWEETHEART DEAL IS A MISSED ROMANCE There’s been scant theater documenting the plight of the Latino farm workers and their fight for economic and racial equality, especially in California.…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:29AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Ringling Bros. Circus awaits its final show Sunday night by Chris Jones

Aging clowns were buying aerialists drinks at the bar. Publicists of four decades standing stood shoulder-to-shoulder with retired jugglers. Jackets read "The Medeiros Troupe," long-faded…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Go Behind the Scenes of 9 Broadway Dressing Rooms by Hannah Vine

Michael Kushner shares his photographic journal of actors preparing for their roles on Broadway in The Dressing Room Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Tony Nominee J.T. Rogers Turned a History Lesson Into the Thriller That is Broadway’s Oslo by Ruthie Fierberg

Based on the true story of the underground Middle East peace negotiations, Rogers’ Broadway debut barrels onto the scene.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Look Back at Highlights of Amélie Starring Phillipa Soo by Hannah Vine

The stage adaptation of the Oscar-nominated film plays its final performance May 21 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

25 DAYS OF TONYS: Why Does Corey Hawkins Love Tony Press Day? by Ruthie Fierberg

As we countdown to the Tony Awards, first-time nominee Corey Hawkins shares his reaction to the news and his favorite part about the Tony meet-and-greet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tony Nominee Laurie Metcalf Has Always Loved to Play “Victims with Attitude” by Christina Kirschbaum

In this 1995 interview, the actor dissects her affinity for roles of a certain kind and her TV success with Roseanne.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

25 DAYS OF TONYS: Corey Hawkins

As we countdown to the Tony Awards, first-time nominee Corey Hawkins shares his favorite thing about Tony press day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards