Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Melbourne Fringe – Estrella Wing, Showgirl by Arts Review

It’s good for young performers to have ambitions. Cabaret Estrella Wing, Showgirl has that, as well as the gem of a good story idea. The show marketed itself as giving an insight into San …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:42PM

Melbourne Fringe – TRAPS: a romantic comedy for the modern sociopath by Arts Review

Traps: A Romantic Comedy for the Modern Sociopath by Amelia Evans and new Melbourne company One Word Productions might be the boldest shift in the Rom Com genre since Meg Ryan went a bit bad…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:22PM

Review: KPOP

This new musical takes audiences on a tour of a Korean pop music factory.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘KPOP’ Sings and Dances Its Way Through a Divided Culture by Ben Brantley

A new immersive musical set in a Korean hit factory moves to the beats of satire, soap opera and everything in between.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54PM

On the Couch with Tom Conroy by Arts Review

Who is Tom Conroy? In a cupboard somewhere, there is a home video of me at the age of 5 doing an improvised dance to a Crowded House song that is playing on the radio. It involved a lot of c…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:44PM

Get Down! Watch Cast of Will & Grace Perform the Show's Theme Song—With Lyrics by Andrew Gans

Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, and Megan Mullally sang new lyrics to the sitcom's theme song on The Tonight Show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34PM

Melbourne Fringe – Elizabeth by Arts Review

Elizabeth, written by Lisa Crawley and Rochelle Bright, is a delicate cabaret and love story, with recollections of what it’s like to play late-night piano for various hotel bars. Lisa pla…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:29PM

Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In On KPOP at Ars Nova by Review Roundups

Ars Nova, in association with Ma-Yi Theater and Woodshed Collective, presents the world premiere of KPOP, a high-octane immersive event that gives you a backstage pass to a K-pop music facto…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06PM

KPOP, A.R.T./New York Theatres — inside the celebrity factory

Wide-eyed dreams meet ruthless realities in Jason Kim and Woodshed Collective’s bittersweet musical

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:01PM

Theater Review: KPOP Is Gangnam Style With Substance Beneath by Sara Holdren

When my grandmother, Jong Gung Hong, was a young girl, her father piled the family into a small boat, covered the children with a tarp, and left their home near Pyongyang. She grew up in wha…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Melbourne Fringe – tuckshop. by Arts Review

There are two important things to remember about a Fringe festival. First, context is very important. Second, risky choices can have a bigger reward. Both of these lessons returned with a ve…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:58PM

Melbourne Fringe – Plan C by Arts Review

Plan C is a group of three young women playing original tunes they described in the Fringe guide as “cute, quirky and sometimes a little funny!” These Monash Uni classical music students…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:40PM

Sydney Theatre Company unveils 2018 Season by Arts Review

Sydney Theatre Company has unveiled its 2018 Season – Kip Williams’ first as Artistic Director – a bold program of sixteen shows across five venues which will inspire, challeng…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:12PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Robert Hooks Waxes Lyrical About the 50-Year Anniversary of the Negro Ensemble Company by Darlene Donloe

By Darlene Donloe It was 1967 when Robert Hooks, Douglas Turner Ward, and Gerald Krone sat down at the Orchidia restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village and mapped out, on a tablecloth, wha…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 08:24PM

People You Should Know . . . Jonathan Sanford by Zack Calhoon

Jonathan Sanford was born in Baltimore, Maryland and started piano lessons at Unseld’s School at the age of six. He moved on to violin before deciding on the saxophone at age nine. Jonatha…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:18PM

KPOP Review: a wildly entertaining trip inside a K-Pop Music Factory by Jonathan Mandell

KPOP, the wildly (and loudly) entertaining immersive theater piece offering the audience a tour of a Korean pop music factory, begins and ends with 15-minute concerts by the Korean boy group…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12PM

Myrna Lamb, Feminist Playwright in an Unwelcoming Era, Dies at 87 by Neil Genzlinger

Ms. Lamb’s works, staged at the Public Theater and elsewhere, often came under attack from male critics.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:04PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Honeymoon in Vegas (Marriott Theatre) by John Olson

You sorta have to love the rare musical like Marriott Theatre's Honeymoon in Vegas that sets a world we know to music. Sure, it’s based on a 25-year-old film comedy, but the targets of thi…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:48PM

KPOP: Review and Photographs by New York Theater

KPOP, the wildly (and loudly) entertaining immersive theater piece offering the audience a tour of a Korean pop music factory, begins and ends with 15-minute concerts by the Korean boy group…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:25PM

Disney Says Carriage Talks With Altice Could Reach Impasse by Brian Steinberg

Disney and the cable company once known as Cablevision are at it again. The two companies, whose fractious carriage negotiations in 2010 resulted in viewers in New York and Connecticut missi…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:00PM

Theater News: The Parisian Woman, Starring Uma Thurman, Pushes Back Broadway Preview Date by Two Days

The production will now begin performances on November 9.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM

Photo Flash: See Tony Nominee John Douglas Thompson Star in Hamlet

Carey Perloff directs Shakespeare's drama, running through October 15, at the American Conservatory Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Viver Brasil Celebrates 20 Years of Social Activism with Agô Ayó by Lara J. Altunian

by Lara J. Altunian Viver Brasil is a Los Angeles–based Afro-Brazilian music and dance company dedicated to providing viewers with an authentic experience that speaks both to the country…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 06:57PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Nicole Vanessa Ortiz of Spamilton by Broadway.com

Nicole Vanessa Ortiz stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Spamilton and more with Paul Wontorek.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM

The best of NYC theater, dance and classical music this fall by Barbara Hoffman

Here’s everything to see and listen to on NYC’s stages this fall. Theater Even in a season when The Boss comes to town — “Springsteen on Broadway” (previews Oct. 3, Walter …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:54PM

Ramona Tells Jim, Bush Theatre, review – kooky, teenage heartbreak by Aleks.sierz

Heartwarming new play about young love is good fun, if a bit slenderLocation, location, location. Jim thinks he lives in the “shittiest” small town in Scotland. It’s Mallaig, on the we…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:48PM

Photo Flashback: Stars of the Stage Who Left Their Mark on WILL AND GRACE by Alexa Criscitiello

Earlier today, production stills were released for the upcoming premiere of the re-boot of NBC's Will and Grace. In the episode, we pick up with Will Eric McCormack, Grace Debra Messing, Jac…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PM

Theater News: MCC Theater Extends Off-Broadway Run of Charm

Will Davis directs the new play by Philip Dawkins.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Theater News: Matthew Broderick Joins List of Presenters at New York Innovative Theatre Awards

The 13th annual ceremony celebrates the off-off-Broadway season of work.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Broadway’s ‘School of Rock’ Is Casting New Child Actors to Join the Band

Do you know a child actor, ready to stick it to the man on Broadway? The Main Stem's currently-running hit “School of Rock” is casting several young performers to join its cast i…

SOURCE: Backstage at 06:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Odds & Ends: Jake Gyllenhaal Knows His Broadway Stats & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Just a Broadway Baby The Sunday in the Park with George cast recording hit earbuds today, so you best believe we at Broadway.com HQ have had Annaleigh Ashford and Ja…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

The Broadway.com Show: Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk & the Cast of The Band’s Visit Open Up About the Lauded New Musical by Broadway.com

The stars of Itamar Moses and David Yazbek’s musical The Band’s Visit preview the show ahead of its anticipated Broadway premiere.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman, Starring Uma Thurman, Delays Start Date by Lindsey Sullivan

The Parisian Woman has pushed its first preview to November 9. The Beau Willimon-penned play was originally scheduled to begin performances on November 7. The revised performance schedule wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

The Broadway.com Show: Torch Song, Donna Summer, Hamilton's Euan Morton & More by Broadway.com

This week, we've got the latest buzz on the Donna Summer and Tina Turner musicals and so much more! Plus, we chat with Hamilton's Euan Morton, Harvey Fierstein, Katrina Lenk and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Theater Review: “Faceless” — Dramatically Indecisive by Bill Marx

Selina Fllinger’s play manages to serve up some vivid confrontations between believers and doubters.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:48PM

Charm, Starring Sandra Caldwell, Extends Off-Broadway by Lindsey Sullivan

After opening this week off-Broadway, the NYC debut of Philip Dawkins' transgender-themed play Charm will extend through October 15. The play, starring Sandra Caldwell, was original…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Photo Flash: Intense First Look at John Douglas Thompson in HAMLET at American Conservatory Theater by BroadwayWorld

American Conservatory Theater A.C.T. kicks off its 2017-18 season with William Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece, Hamlet September 20-October 15, 2017. Obie Award winner and 2017 Tony Award n…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PM

15 shows to see now

"A View From the Bridge" ✭✭✭✭ There is nothing more absurd than allowing familial battles for control to overwhelm love — that’s one profound message and the unavoidable America…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PM

Matthew Broderick Among Presenters for 2017 IT Awards by BroadwayWorld

On Monday, September 25, 2017, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 13 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, will present four ho…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Richard Sherman, Bret Shuford, Megan McGinnis and More Set for OCSA's Master Artist Series by BroadwayWorld

Orange County School of the Arts OCSA students have the unique opportunity to study with esteemed industry leaders, guest artists and teachers as part of the school's second-annual Master Ar…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Broadway's THE PARISIAN WOMAN, Starring Uma Thurman, Pushes First Preview by BroadwayWorld

Previews will now begin on Thursday, November 9 for The Parisian Woman, the electrifying new play by 'House of Cards' creator Beau Willimon, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon and s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Photo Flash: Get a Taste of Ultraviolence in These New Photos of A Clockwork Orange

Alexandra Spencer-Jones directs the adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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What to See in Theatres This Weekend: “Mother!,” “Battle of the Sexes,” and More by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review movies currently in theatres, including “Mother!,” “Battle of the Sexes,” and more.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 04:58PM

Theatre World Mourns The Passing Of Theatre Under The Stars And 5th Avenue Theatre Founder, Frank M. Young by David Green

Frank M. Young, 77, the founder of Houston's Theatre Under The Stars, Seattle's 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company, and the New York-based National Alliance for Musical Theatre, died Wednesd…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PM

The Parisian Woman, Starring Uma Thurman, Delays First Preview by Ryan McPhee

The play from House of Cards’ Beau Willimon was scheduled to begin November 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM

The 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times has been the subject of books and film. Now it's a bus tour by Carolina A. Miranda

The weapon: 16 sticks of dynamite and a windup alarm clock. The target: The old Los Angeles Times building, an 1886 brick-and-granite edifice known as “the fortress,” on Broadway and Fir…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:45PM

Magic Time!: ‘The Arsonists’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

In a recent satire published on Medium, the San Francisco writer/actor/comedian Alison Page listed five dozen “Honest Theatre Awards.” Among them was one that struck me as an apt…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:31PM

Cast Set for Flat Rock's Little Shop of Horrors by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin at the North Carolina venue in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PM

Todd Almond and Grammy Nominee Michelle Shocked Unite for Feinstein’s/54 Below Concert by Adam Hetrick

Theatre singer-songwriter Almond will share the stage with Grammy nominee Shocked for the one-night-only event September 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Broadway's The Children by Broadway.com

Tickets are on sale for the American premiere by Lucy Kirkwood's The Children. James Macdonald directs the production, which begins previews on November 28 and opens on December 14 at th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga-Led A Star Is Born Moves Release Date to Summer 2018 by Lindsey Sullivan

The upcoming Bradley Cooper-directed Star Is Born film remake is coming to the silver screen faster than you think! The Wrap reports that Cooper's directorial debut starring him and Lady…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

For Elephant Appreciation Day: On Several Elephant-Shaped Buildings by Trav S.D.

It’s Elephant Appreciation Day, a perfect occasion to reflect upon that bygone architectural oddity, the elephant-shaped hotel/ observation statue. There were four of them I know of, a…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:06PM

Theater News: Death of a Salesman Begins Performances at Ford's Theatre

Stephen Rayne directs Arthur Miller's American classic.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Review: Exit the King

A rarely performed gem glistens with unexpected relevance.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Film News: A Star is Born, Starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, Moves Up Release Date

Cooper also directs the film reboot, set to premiere in 2018.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Playground Announces 2017-18 Readings and Festival by American Theatre Editors

The new-play incubator program will feature two world premiere plays, four new plays, and short works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:47PM

Matthew Broderick to Present Outstanding Musical Prize at IT Awards by Olivia Clement

The awards will be presented September 25 in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

How One Play Is Amplifying Trans Voices In Theater

The cast of MCC's Charm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Joan Marcus We might not think of etiquette as gendered, but it is — the manners we’re taught at a young age oft…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 03:36PM

Opening of Lady Gaga-Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Pushed Forward by Andrew Gans

The remake, first scheduled to arrive September 28, 2018, will now premiere earlier.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM

Enter stage right: a new, supernatural era of theatre by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Aliens and The Humans each take place on a single realistic set, feature characters who speak as actual people do – and allow action to unfold in its own time

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:17PM

Hubbard Street stages bold experiment for 40th season by Hedy Weiss

What happens when you very cagily flip the ordinary positioning of performer and audience?

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:14PM

Warner Bros Moves Up Lady Gaga-Led A STAR IS BORN Release Date by BroadwayWorld

Warner Bros' highly anticipated remake of A STAR IS BORN, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will now be released in theaters on May 18, 2018. The film, which also marks Cooper's director…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PM

Photo Flash: Annette O'Toole and Cast of The Show-Off Debut New Production Photos

Dan Wackerman directs George Kelly's comedy for the Peccadillo Theater Company.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: M. Butterfly Adds Preview Performance With $25 Student Tickets

One hundred discounted tickets will be available at the box office the day of the performance.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Sold-Out Immersive KPOP Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The “high-octane” production takes theatregoers on a tour of a K-pop music factory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PM

Here's a First Look at Jonno Davies, Matt Doyle & the Cast of Off-Broadway's A Clockwork Orange by Lindsey Sullivan

Gather 'round, Droogies! A Clockwork Orange, the gripping stage adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ literary masterwork, is currently running at off-Broadway's New World Stages. Ope…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

SpongeBob SquarePants Cast Recording, Featuring the Chicago Company, Hits Earbuds by Lindsey Sullivan

Ready to listen to "(Just a) Simple Sponge" on repeat? The SpongeBob SquarePants cast album is now available from MasterWorks Broadway. Produced by Scott Riesett and Tom Kitt, the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits – A Scott Siegel Original by Sandi Durell

    by: Matt Smith   As we all know, the late, great Irving Berlin once wrote, “There’s no business like show business.” While it may be  argued that no o…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 02:41PM

BroadwayWorld Seeks Contributors Based In Germany by BroadwayWorld

As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publish…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

Photo Flash: HAMILTON's Anthony Ramos Guests on WILL & GRACE Premiere by BroadwayWorld

HAMILTON's Anthony Ramos will guest star as 'Tony' on the series premiere of NBC's WILL amp GRACE entitled 'After 11 Years.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Jonno Davies, Matt Doyle and More in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Off-Broadway by BroadwayWorld

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, director Alexandra Spencer-Jones's electrifying, critically-acclaimed stage adaption of Anthony Burgess' 1962 literary masterpiece, has released photos and video of the p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

DVR Alert: Kristin Chenoweth to Visit Next Week's LIVE WITH KELLY & RYAN by BroadwayWorld

BWW has learned that Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth will stop by LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN on Monday, September 25th. The Tony Award winner will discuss the new animated film MY LITTLE PONY THE…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

Electronic music icon Gary Numan returns to the spotlight by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- While working on his new album, electronic music pioneer Gary Numan found himself stuck. He'd been working on a song all day in his Los Angeles home studio a…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:34PM

Bradley Cooper-Lady Gaga’s ‘Star Is Born’ Moves to May 2018 by Justin Kroll

Warner Bros.’ “A Star Is Born” remake starring Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) and Bradley Cooper, who is also directing, is moving up its release to May 18, 2018. The pic w…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:30PM

Offscript: Live From Drama Book Shop by American Theatre Editors

This week's guests are Lauren Gunderson, the season's most-produced playwright, and Ken Cerniglia, dramaturg of Disney Theatrical Group, the force behind this year's most-produced play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:30PM

Tap dance is right up close for Human Rhythm Project at Columbia College by Lauren Warnecke

It’s been more than 10 years since the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, one of Chicago’s top tap dance companies, last performed at the Dance Center of Columbia College. As the venue’s 20…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:30PM

10 Times the Stars of Charm at MCC Were Weekend Vibes

Enjoy these 10 GIFs from the new off-Broadway play Charm.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:29PM

Take a Look at the High-Intensity Production of A Clockwork Orange by Hannah Vine

The acclaimed production from London hits the New York stage with a brand-new cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

Toronto Star Travel section celebrates its 50th anniversary by Henry Stancu - Staff Reporter

Highlighting fascinating destinations within Canada and around the world, the Travel section began just as a jet-setting demographic was growing.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:00PM

Elisabeth Moss Lands Post-Emmys Film Role + More Projects and Casting News

With dozens of castings announced and new projects coming down the pipeline each week across television, film, and theater, it can be near-impossible to keep up. Luckily, Backstage is here t…

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:00PM

Theater News: Leah Hocking Joins The Mad Ones at 59E59 Theaters

The Hairspray and All Shook Up star rounds out the cast of Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk's new musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Google Arts & Culture Launches New Collection Honoring West Side Story

The project brings together artifacts, photographs, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Dance review: Attack Theatre's 'Some Assembly Required' is ever-changing, still moving by Jane Vranish / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Attack Theatre began its 23rd season by throwing all the rules out the window … for the umpteenth time. The vehicle was their art interaction program, “Some Assembly Required,” which h…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:59PM

Jack And Jill Plays - Part 37 - Cookie by Adam Szymkowicz

About Jack and Jill Plays: This is a new thing I'm doing.  Posting a short play every day as long as I can.   The normal things about plays apply-- don't produce or reproduce this …

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 01:36PM

Banned Books Week gets entertaining

What are you doing for Banned Books Week this year? It's not like you don't have choices.…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:24PM

L.A. Theater Review: Paul Rudnick’s Oscars Comedy ‘Big Night’ by Peter Debruge

Where to begin with all that’s wrong with Paul Rudnick’s new play, “Big Night,” which takes place in a swanky Hollywood hotel suite before and after the Academy Awards ceremony where…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:14PM

Broadway's M. BUTTERFLY Adds Special Preview with Prime Seats for Students by BroadwayWorld

Broadway audiences have another opportunity to see this fall's most anticipated production David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Cl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PM

Body, Ritual, Time: Impressions From Portland’s TBA by American Theatre Editors

Over 10 days of performance art, lines between performer and audience blurred, then disappeared altogether.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:04PM

M. Butterfly Offers $25 Student Tickets to Preview Performance by Olivia Clement

100 orchestra seats will be available at the discounted price for a newly added matinee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Following is not so easy in Hubbard Street Dance's 'Space' at the Harris by Chris Jones

“Follow a dancer,” said Glenn Edgerton. I’ve done that before — once for 2,000 miles, but that’s a story for another day. I’ve always found it to be good advice for life. Or mere…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Margaret Atwood, Canadian queen of dystopia

The award-winning author’s fiction resonates with contemporary concerns

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:50PM

TIN Arts and Yorkshire Dance announce new project to support disabled dancers by Roda Musa

TIN Arts, a dance organisation based in Durham, has announced a partnership with Yorkshire Dance in Leeds to launch a project to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PM

SpongeBob SquarePants Takes His Place on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The marquee went up on Broadway for the musical adaptation of the Nickelodeon cartoon series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

Trouble in Mind, The Print Room review - Tanya Moodie is a treat to watch by Tom.birchenough

Alice Childress’s groundbreaking 1955 drama played with panache Truth is pursued in different ways in Alice Childress’s groundbreaking 1955 Trouble in Mind, and its play-within-a-play s…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:42PM

Homo Instrumentalis, Gebläsehalle, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Germany — breathtakingly virtuosic

A dazzling multimedia reflection on the relationship between man and machine

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:41PM

Liza Jessie Peterson’s New Solo Show Shines Light on Mass Incarceration Crisis by Olivia Clement

The performance artist and activist draws on her own experiences of working in prisons for The Peculiar Patriot.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PM

Paris Opera Ballet opening gala, Palais Garnier, Paris — sensuousness and French style

Two company premieres were the highlights of this star-studded evening

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:39PM

The Compass Welcomes Stage Manager Lizzie Robinson by Adam Hetrick

Created by Leah Walsh, the podcast shares the personal stores of artists navigating the waters between art and commerce.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

Bring a Herd – Woolly Mammoth’s new app entices audiences in the age of technology by Sarah Scafidi

How many times have you tried to make plans with a friend to see a show, only to have it all get lost in phone tag, conflicting schedules, and awkwardness over who will be stuck with the bil…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PM

How a good play turned into another low for American theater by R. W. Schneider

We welcome back playwright and professor R. W. Schneider in another of his insights on life and American theatre. “In the quiet pond of my office a mystery had opened its toothy jaws a…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PM

Nureyev ballet to open in Moscow, despite director's house arrest by Shaun Walker In Moscow

After last-minute cancellation in July, Bolshoi to bring life story of gay dancer who defected to stage in DecemberA controversial ballet about the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev will premier…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM

The Pitmen Painters review at New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme – ‘superb performances, dull staging’ by Neil Bonner

The Ashington Group, a real-life art collective made up of hardened Northumbrian coalminers, achieved a great deal in its relatively short existence.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PM

WATCH: Star-Studded Trailer for Noah Baumbach Comedy ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’

A group of siblings gather in New York City to celebrate their father’s work as an artist and, naturally, resentment, chaos and comedy ensue. That’s the premise of Noah Baumbach&…

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:30PM

The Terms of My Surrender's Director Michael Mayer & Star Michael Moore Receive Sardi's Portraits by Lindsey Sullivan

The Terms of My Surrender duo Michael Mayer and Michael Moore received a prestigious Broadway honor on September 21: the two Michaels earned their Sardi's caricatures! Mayer is the direc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Culturalist Challenge! Rank the Top 10 Broadway Stars You Want to See Return to Their Original Roles by Lindsey Sullivan

The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

2017 Philadelphia Fringe Festival Review: ‘Joan Crawford in Her Own Words’ by JC Productions at Tabu Lounge & Bar by Deb Miller

Created by Michael McHugh, directed by Peter Tupitza, and starring the fabulous Eric Singel, JC Productions’ revival of Joan Crawford in Her Own Words reunites the show’s original team f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:17PM

Agency to present 'Hellcab' for the holidays by Morgan Greene

Rusty Schwimmer will star in the return of the Chicago classic “Hellcab,” the Agency Theater Collective announced Friday. “Hellcab,” once a staple at the now shuttered Profiles Theat…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:10PM

The Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction by Broadwaydirect

On Sunday, September 24, from 10 am to 7 pm, the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction is set to take place in Broadway’s Theatre District. It is, in-fact, the 31st Annual Broadway…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:09PM

VIDEO: Jake Gyllenhaal Admits He Knows Broadway Better Than Baseball by BroadwayWorld

On last night's CONAN, when guest Jake Gyllenhaal was asked by the host about his knowledge of sports, he admitted, 'I played sports, I like sports, I am actually athletic, but we never real…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM

Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 9/22/2017 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 9222017.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM

Stars From Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Call the Midwife Set for Tour of Strangers on a Train by Andrew Gans

The thriller will launch its U.K. tour in January 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM

Vivienne Benesch Honored With SDC’s Fichandler Award by American Theatre Editors

PlayMakers's producing artistic director receives an award named for one of her mentors and idols.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:01PM

Front Row row? Non-theatre regulars presenting flagship arts programme by Emma Clarendon

Giles Coren, Nikki Bedi and Amol Rajan will be the new presenting team for BBC Radio Four's flagship arts programme Front Row. None of them are particularly knowledgeable about the world of …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Joffrey Ballet moving performances to Lyric Opera House in 2020 by John Von Rhein

In a major cooperative effort by the city’s leading producers of ballet and opera, the Joffrey Ballet and Lyric Opera of Chicago announced Friday that the dance company will move its seaso…

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Theater News: Ashley Spencer and Danny Gardner to Star in Crazy for You at Signature Theatre

A pair of Broadway veterans will lead the cast of the Gershwin musical comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Casting Announced for Project Shaw's Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Rebecca Luker, Max von Essen, Tony Sheldon, and more will participate in a rare concert staging of George Bernard Shaw's comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Patti LuPone to Return to the West End in Company

The London revival stars Rosalie Craig as Bobbi in the gender-swapped role of Bobby.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Joffrey Ballet named resident dance company at Lyric Opera House by Hedy Weiss

The alliance will mark the end of the Joffrey's long-time relationship with the Auditorium Theatre.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:58AM

Tara Rubin, Bernard Telsey, and More Among Artios Award Nominees From Casting Society of America by Ryan McPhee

The 2018 ceremony will also honor Oscar winner Barry Levinson, CAA rep Kevin Huvane, and casting director Victoria Thomas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

Marc Bamuthi Joseph: The Closest Thing Going to Freedom.. by Bt

Monday, October 2, 6:30 PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. In this talk for Chicago theatre artists and administrators, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, arts activist, spoken…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:54AM

Go Inside Waitress Cast Album Karaoke with Sara Bareilles by Marc J. Franklin

The show’s Grammy and Tony-nominated composer-lyricist welcomed audience members to perform songs from the musical, accompanied by musical director Nadia DiGiallonardo

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Rafael Moneo: architecture with a sense of touch

The winner of the 2017 Praemium Imperiale talks about cities and the need for a ‘new paradigm’

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Memories of la-la land

The latest news on auctions, galleries, prizes, artists on show

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PAD London: the stuff of dreams

Radical and groundbreaking work doesn’t deter experienced collectors who like a challenge

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Snapshot: ‘Really Good Dog Photography’

Photographer Tim Flach treats his canine subjects just as he would treat talkers rather than barkers

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Street art: a complicated relationship

The growing market for urban art comes with its own nuances and challenges

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Magazine covers light up the counterculture

These perennial collectibles are the stars of a new show in the A22 Gallery in London

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Can a new festival in Venice help save Murano’s glass industry?

Glass Week marks a rare collaboration between the city’s major institutions and aims to invigorate the craft

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Wings, Young Vic Theatre, London — audacious

Director Natalie Abrahami lets her imagination take flight in this portrait of a stroke survivor’s recovery

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Van Morrison: Roll with the Punches — ‘sedate tribute to the blues’

A supper-club atmosphere prevails with covers that are enlivened by the artist’s undimmed vocal powers

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The Killers: Wonderful Wonderful — ‘impeccably American’

The album introduces chewy themes of doubt and resilience to the Las Vegans’ anthemic style

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Imogen Holst: String Chamber Music — ‘precisely detailed’

An enterprising selection of works that echoes the personal English idiom of the composer’s father

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Bizet, Massenet, et al: L’Opéra — ‘burnished tone’

Jonas Kaufmann turns to French opera, and his duets from ‘Manon’ with Sonya Yoncheva are a highlight

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Christian McBride Big Band: Bringin’ It — ‘muscle and finesse’

The American bassist powers up a no-frills big band with an equally broad stylistic compass

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Andriessen: Theatre of the World — ‘Grotesque Stagework in 9 Scenes’

Athanasius Kircher’s story is told through a wild mix of opera, jazz, modernism and minimalism

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Download: The Red Turtle — ‘eco-allegory’

A wordless, minimalist antidote to the ADD maximalism of much modern animation

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Download: David Lynch: The Art Life — ‘damn fine documentary’

An accomplished look at how the man — and artist — was made

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Download: The Midwife — ‘lightness of touch’

Birth, death, love, food, wine: it’s all very familiar French cinema territory. But Martin Provost’s film transcends cliché

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The Deuce, Sky Atlantic — lots of sizzle

The sulphurous new series from the duo behind The Wire centres on the rise of the porn industry

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London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, London — Rattle pulls it off

The conductor triumphed in a challenging all-Stravinsky programme

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Podcast: A New Normal gives voice to Syrian refugees in Europe

The diarists in this series are remarkable for their intimacy and candour

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BWW Review: BENNY & JOON at The Old Globe by E.h. Reiter

The 1990's are back in a big way, in fashion, in remakes, and now on stage with a new musical version of the indie hit movie BENNY AND JOON, now playing at the Old Globe through October 22nd…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Up on the Marquee: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS by Walter McBride

SpongeBob SquarePants is set to begin preview performances on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on Monday, November 6th with an official opening on Monday, December 4th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Photo Flash: First Look at Annette O'Toole and More in THE SHOW-OFF Off-Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The Peccadillo Theater Company, the OBIE, Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Award-winning company dedicated to the rediscovery of classic American theater, presents a revival of The Show-Off by …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Bazalgette review urges UK creative industries to boost regional growth by Georgia Snow

Peter Bazalgette has argued that the UK is “failing to harness” the creative talents it should be developing by being too focused

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:39AM

Raúl Esparza and Daniel Jenkins Recreate Censored Shows in Banned Together by Robert Viagas

The unusual concert will take place at Joe’s Pub in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

Friday Playlist: Your Shameless Broadway Showtune Sing Along

Warm up your voice because you've got four hours of singing ahead of you!

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:34AM

Don’t Miss the Broadway Flea Market + More NYC Events 9/22–28

New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30AM

Upcoming Auditions for School of Rock, South Pacific, Finding Neverland, Grease, We Will Rock You, and More by Playbill Staff

Here's a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York area and around the country.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM

What great documentaries can teach you about writing your show.

Netflix saved the documentary genre. All of a sudden, these true-life films that struggled to get any attention, and rarely received real in-cinema distribution, had a place where they were …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:25AM

What great documentaries can teach you about writing your show.

Netflix saved the documentary genre. All of a sudden, these true-life films that struggled to get any attention, and rarely received real in-cinema distribution, had a place where they were …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:25AM

Get Up-Close With the Props of Dear Evan Hansen by Hannah Vine

We head backstage at the Music Box Theatre for a special behind-the-scenes look at the Tony-winning show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM

The return of Shania Twain

The country star was ubiquitous until she fell silent in 2004. Now recovered from dysphonia and divorce, she has much to sing about

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BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Scene from RSC's TITUS ANDRONICUS- In Cinemas Tomorrow! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Titus Andronicus is coming to a cinema near you on Saturday, September 23. Click here for a full list of showtimes

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

VIDEO: First Look - Alan Cumming Stars in BBC America Short Film Series QUEERS by TV News Desk

BBC America's QUEERS sees eight established writers respond to the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act which partially decriminalized homosexual acts between men in the UK, will air …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Kyle Riabko Releases First Single From 'Richard Rodgers Reimagined' by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records has announced the first single from the album Richard Rodgers Reimagined from KYLE RIABKO. Starting today Friday, September 22 customers that pre-order the album HERE …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Review Roundup: Does YOUNG SHELDON Make a Big Bang with the Critics? by BroadwayWorld

Eight-year-old Iain recently starred in HBO's BIG LITTLE LIES and has appeared on NBC's LAW amp ORDER SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT and the Steve Harvey-hosted kids competition show LITTLE BIG SHOTS.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Photo Coverage: Michael Moore & Michael Mayer Unveil New Portraits for the Fabled Walls of Sardi's! by Walter McBride

Just yesterday, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author and political icon Michael Moore and his Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer, added another Broadway milestone to t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Features: A week in the life of Dido, Queen of Carthage's Ben Goffe

Head behind the scenes at the RSC's new production with the show's Cupid

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:06AM

Photos: Exclusive first look at Matthew Kelly and cast in Desire Under the Elms

Sam Yates directs Eugene O'Neill's classic play in Robert Hastie's inaugural season

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:06AM

Rebecca Luker, Max von Essen, Tony Sheldon Set for Reading of Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Andrew Gans

David Staller will direct the evening for the Project Shaw series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

35mm: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION – The Other Palace Studio ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

As the show progresses there are some connections as well as juxtapositions, with each song blending into one another to create the idea that we are all the same in our overall experiences.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Andréa Burns Shares How She’s Done It and Dreaming It in Concert by Robert Viagas

The In the Heights star will review her past and preview her future in her Greenwich Village concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Search for home rendered with sadness and skill in Title and Deed: review by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

American playwright Will Eno gets another Toronto staging, and director Stewart Arnott and actor Christopher Stanton make it a successful if bleak one.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:57AM

Film Interview: Jeff Rapsis’ Code of Silents by Arts Fuse Editor

For the past decade, Jeff Rapsis has improvised live scores for silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AM

National Tour of On Your Feet! Launches September 22 by Andrew Gans

The musical about the rise of superstar Gloria Estefan begins in Buffalo, New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Wreck review at Nottingham Playhouse – ‘a harrowing debut play’ by Pat Ashworth

Fresh from drama school and holding the stage entirely on his own, Luke Grant makes a very impressive professional debut in this

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:42AM

Presale: Book Now For Patti LuPone, Rosalie Craig In West End COMPANY! by BroadwayWorld

Marianne Elliott directs COMPANY, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical about life, love and marriage, with the lead role of Bobby reimagined for the first time as a woman. The produ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM

First Look at Olivier Winner Elaine Paige in London Palladium’s Dick Whittington by Hannah Vine

The pantomime will play the London venue for five weeks beginning December 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Michael Mayer and Michael Moore Sardi’s Caricatures Unveiled by Hannah Vine

The pair behind The Terms of My Surrender on Broadway joined the walls of Sardi’s September 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM

Shakespeare in Love Tops Most-Produced Plays of 2017–2018 by Olivia Clement

See which plays and playwrights made the list and who was named the most-produced playwright of the season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM

Bruce Springsteen Joins Jackson Browne and Little Steven Onstage at Laid Back Fest (Watch) by Jem Aswad

The Laid Back Fest in New Jersey was anything but mellow Thursday night when Bruce Springsteen jumped onstage to jam with headliners Jacksone Browne and Little Steven and the Disciples of So…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:24AM

Tennis Onstage: Game, Set and Watch by Alexis Soloski

Five plays that transported the drama and comedy of the game from the court to the theater.

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Critic's Notebook: A Silent ‘Macbeth’ in Manhattan, a Vodka-Charged One in Brooklyn by Laura Collins-Hughes

“Macbeth Muet” is a frolic through tragedy with puppetry, while “Makbet” is a darkly gregarious production (shots included).

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AM

They Can Act. But Can They Serve? by Alexis Soloski

Getting in character for “The Last Match,” the cast gets a tennis lesson from a former pro before taking the stage.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AM

Ashley Spencer and Danny Gardner Will Star in Signature's Crazy for You by Andrew Gans

The Gershwin musical will begin performances at the Virginia venue in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, September 22, 2017 by Susan Grace

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THE BLINDING LIGHT – Jermyn Street Theatre ★★★★ by Carole Woddis

Howard Brenton gives us a barn-storming role for the actor playing Strindberg – in this case, Jasper Britton – and the women who appear in his life.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

The Breathing Hole and Inuit Cultural Dramaturgy by [email protected] (ramona)

By Colleen Murphy. Canadian playwright Colleen Murphy writes about the importance of including Indigenous characters in plays and Indigenous artists in the process of making them.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM

We’re Not Really Here: A Football Opera review at Contact, Manchester – ‘quietly radical’ by Chris Bartlett

Despite its subtitle, there is no opera and very little actual football contained in We’re Not Really Here, a quietly radical collaboration

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM

Harris Theater appoints president and CEO by Morgan Greene

Patricia Barretto has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, effective immediately, the board of trustees announced Friday. Barretto was named in…

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Sam Shepard's 'Simpatico,' a tale of gripping human struggle, is a must-see: review by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

Simpatico" reminds us why Sam Shepard's work is so engrossing

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Danny Gardner and Ashley Spencer to Lead CRAZY FOR YOU at Signature Theatre this November by BroadwayWorld

Danny Gardner Broadway's Dames at Sea and Ashley Spencer Broadway's Grease are set to star in The Gershwins ' amp Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You at Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

Broadway's Chester Gregory Joins the Cast of Kansas City Repertory's FENCES by BroadwayWorld

Fresh off an 8-month run starring as Berry Gordy in Motown The Musical, Gary, Indiana native Chester Gregory has been added to the cast of the Kansas City Repertory production of August Wils…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

VIDEO: Broadway's Lauren Molina Performs Original Song on TODAY by BroadwayWorld

Broadway performer Lauren Molina honors Nick Sissa with an original song composed by Kathie Lee Gifford and David Friedman The Man Who Answered the Call.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

Seth Rudetsky Brings His Deconstructing Patti Show to Broadway September 24 by Robert Viagas

LuPone will recreate some iconic performances, and Rudesky will deconstruct them to aid BC/EFA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Film Review: “Brad’s Status” — A Superb Comedy About Male Failure by Gerald Peary

This downer comedy is a triumphant entry into the botched, washout male category of cinema.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:42AM

Classical CD Reviews: Arabella Steinbacher plays Britten and Hindemith and Daniil Trifonov’s “Chopin Evocations” by Jonathan Blumhofer

Hindemith and Britten could hardly have asked for more committed advocates than Steinbacher, Jurowski, and the RSOB.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:42AM

The Arts on Stamps of the World — September 22 by Doug Briscoe

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

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WAITRESS Tour to Hold Columbus Auditions to Search for 'Lulu' by BroadwayWorld

The Tony-nominated musical WAITRESS will make its Columbus premiere at the Ohio Theatre November 7-12, and is holding auditions to find two young girls to perform the role of Lulu for the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM

Improvised Stage Version of TWIN PEAKS to Be Presented on London Stage by BroadwayWorld

London's Nursery Theatre will bring audiences back to the eerie and claustrophobic world of TWIN PEAKS. The new production, titled 'The Owls Are Not What They Seem' will revisit the stranges…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM

Review: Wings at the Young Vic by Rosemary Waugh

Please don't send flowers: Rosemary Waugh reviews a revival of Arthur Kopit's play about recovering from a stroke. The post Review: Wings at the Young Vic appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 09:32AM

Caissie Levy to Perform at Feinstein’s at the Nikko by Matthew Wexler

Direct from starring as Elsa in the pre-Broadway engagement of Disney’s 'Frozen' in Denver, Feinstein’s at the Nikko welcomes Broadway’s Caissie Levy for three performances, Nove…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:06AM

THE REVLON GIRL – Park Theatre ★★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

On a 1966 October morning in the small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, an estimated 150,000 tonnes of colliery waste suddenly began to move.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Minds in Meltdown, and a Risk-Taking Director Back on Form by Matt Wolf

"Prism," "King Lear," and "Knives in Hens" on the London stage, all reviewed.

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Casting announced for Strangers On A Train UK Tour 2018 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting has been announced for the Strangers On A Train UK Tour 2018 which starts in Brighton in January 2018. John Middleton (Emmerdale) plays Detective Arthur Gerard, Coron…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:41AM

Photos: The week in pictures: 16 - 22 September

David Walliams has a family reunion, Ian McKellen does a major throwback and Maggie Smith and Derek Jacobi collude with criminals in this week's top pics

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:33AM

Theatre News: Casting announced for Strangers on a Train

Anthony Banks will direct a cast including Hannah Tointon

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:33AM

Guest Blog: Actor Connor Dyer On PARADE At Frogmore Paper Mill by Guest Blog: Connor Dyer

Connor Dyer played Leo Frank in Vivo D'Arte's promenade production of Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award-winning musical PARADE at the world's oldest working paper factory, the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM

BWW's On This Day - September 22, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM

Senza Sangue/Bluebeard’s Castle at Hackney Empire, London – ‘dramatically enigmatic’ by George Hall

Hackney Empire is clearly strengthening its opera programming. For this flying visit by a European company that is an offshoot of the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:21AM

WATCH: StageFaves meets Hamilton's Cleve September

The wonderful Cleve September has had a busy few months! The IN THE HEIGHTS star, currently performing in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and soon to be in the original West End cast of HAMILTON is o…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:20AM

Politicians v the people: what our leaders could learn from Coriolanus by Natalie Haynes

Shakespeare plucked an obscure Roman general from Plutarch and made him a principled but uncompromising hero. As the RSC brings the play back, its brutal statement on class divide and convic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM

Mae Martin: ‘Waiting for Guffman is the funniest film I’ve ever seen’ by Rachel Aroesti

The Canadian standup and actor on the things that make her laugh the most, from suede waistcoats to PG WodehouseThis is so hard. I feel sick. OK, I’m going to say Tom Allen taking out a dr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM

Our Town review – Wilder's hymn to ordinary lives is remade for Manchester by Lyn Gardner

Royal Exchange, Manchester Sarah Frankcom stages Thornton Wilder’s 1938 drama with tenderness, bleak honesty and a community choirEdward Albee loved Thornton Wilder’s 1938 paean to ordin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM

Casting announced for Strangers on a Train tour by Roda Musa

Christopher Harper and John Middleton are to lead the cast of a new production of Strangers on a Train. Harper, currently appearing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AM

Henry Godinez’s latest theatrical journey explores ‘Don Quixote’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

In his latest stage role, Godinez takes on a legendary fictional character.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:00AM

The 99-Seat Beat: Sexual confusion, a Sharr White premiere and Marissa Jaret Winokur by F. Kathleen Foley

The most promising shows in L.A.'s small-theater scene include new work from some big names.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Sigur Rós, Eventim Apollo, London — a gig of two halves

The show’s spectacular climax compensated for an uninspiring opening

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Amy Herzog’s New Play Mines the Personal and Political by Ben Brantley

“Mary Jane” is a portrait of a mother’s relationship with her chronically ill young son. Carrie Coon of “The Leftovers” stars.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:33AM

Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Playwrights in America 2017-2018 by New York Theater

Below is the list of the most-produced plays compiled by American Theatre Magazine of member theaters of Theatre Communications Group (in other words, non-profit theaters throughout the Unit…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:27AM

Theatre News: Twin Peaks play to be staged in London

David Lynch and Mark Frost's TV show is being given an improvised staging at the Nursery Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:24AM

ENO chief executive Cressida Pollock to step down by Georgia Snow

Cressida Pollock, the English National Opera chief executive appointed to turn around the finances of the troubled company, is to step down

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AM

‘Insular’ UK theatre must be more international in outlook, say leading playwrights by Georgia Snow

Playwrights including Kwame Kwei-Armah and Tanika Gupta have claimed that British theatre is “monocultural” and has a “problematic” approach to internationalism. Th…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AM

Conductor Carolyn Kuan Among 11 To Become U.S. Citizens At HSO Concert by Michael Hamad

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra's season-opening "Eroica" weekend just got even more heroic. On Oct. 7, before the second night of the HSO's "Beethoven's Eroica" Masterworks Series at the Bu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:08AM

The Little Mermaid review at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – ‘danced with aplomb’ by Anna Winter

The Little Mermaid completes Northern Ballet’s hat-trick year of premieres in sparkling style. Choreographed by company director David Nixon, it’s a thoroughly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AM

BWW Morning Brief September 22nd, 2017: ON YOUR FEET! Tour Starts the Salsa and More! by Danielle Ashley

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's big news ON YOUR FEET tour launches and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Prism at Hampstead Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Robert Lindsay stars in Terry Johnson’s new play based on the life of cinematic master Jack Cardiff. Discover what critics have been saying about it with Love London Love Culture’s round…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Tune into 'Bears Coaches Show,' then wish arts experts were that good by Chris Jones

After a massive loss by the struggling Chicago Bears — such as the 29-7 drubbing last Sunday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — the “Bears Coaches Show” on WBBM Newsradio turns into "Grou…

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Friday, September 22, 2017 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Patti LuPone and Rosalie Craig to star in reimagined Company by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Marianne Elliott will direct a new production of Company, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's award-winning musical at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 September 2018 for a limite…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:58AM

NEWS: Patti Lupone & Rosalie Craig star in West End gender-switch Company, TICKETS ONSALE by Press Releases

Broadway legend Patti LuPone and Rosalie Craig will star in Marianne Elliott's 2018 gender-switch production of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY in the West End.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:24AM

Photos: First look at Elaine Paige and cast of Dick Whittington

The London Palladium pantomime opens in December

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AM

Review: Review: Legally Blonde (Churchill Theatre)

Lucie Jones returns to the lead role of Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin's musical

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AM

Review: Review: Coriolanus (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Angus Jackson's show brings the RSC's Rome season to a close

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AM

Patti Lupone returns to London's West End in Company

She's currently stealing the show in WAR PAINT across the pond, but as that show posts its closing notice, Patti Lupone is setting her sight on a new project - on the West End!! It has been …

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:15AM

59E59 Theater hosts 'The Violin' by Blouin Artinfo

59E59 Theater is hosting the play titled “The Violin” produced by The Directors Company in association with ShadowCatcher Entertainment that will run through October 14, 2017. Dan McCorm…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:12AM

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 9/22 - HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, GYPSY, RENT, and More! by Bww Special

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Friday, September 22, 2017 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: “War Paint” Announces Closing Date, Patti LuPone to Return to “Company,” “Frozen” Eyes London, and More! “Today on Broadway” is a dail…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

Follies and Acosta Danza: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Dominic Cooke’s revival of Stephen Sondheim’s beautiful musical continues its run at the National, while the celebrated choreographer returns to London1 FolliesStephen Sondheim’s flawe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM

Patti Lupone to join Rosalie Craig in gender-swapped production of Company by Giverny Masso

Patti LuPone will star in a West End revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company. Marianne Elliott will direct the musical, which will be

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AM

Jasper Johns: a brush with truth

Can the Royal Academy’s weighty retrospective get us any closer to solving the riddle of this enigmatic artist?

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‘The Orphanage’ at Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona by Blouin Artinfo

Spanish filmmaker J. A. Bayona’s award-winning debut feature “The Orphanage” will be playing at Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona.With fond memories of spending her childhood in an o…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:19AM

‘Mother!’ at Palau Balaña Multicines, Barcelona by Blouin Artinfo

Darren Aronofsky’s 2017 psychological horror film “Mother!” will be playing at Palau Balaña Multicines in Barcelona.An ageing poet (Him), who is struggling with writer’s block, and …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:18AM

‘Woodstock’ at Phenomena, Barcelona by Blouin Artinfo

The 1970 documentary about watershed counterculture Woodstock Festival “Woodstock” will be screened at Phenomena in Barcelona.In 1969, in the little-known town of Woodstock in upstate Ne…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:18AM

Review: Woke at the West Yorkshire Playhouse by Catherine Love

'We have to stumble along the way and admit to our mistakes': Catherine Love reviews Testament's show about feminism and becoming a father. The post Review: Woke at the West Yorkshire Playho…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:01AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Coriolanus review at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – ‘moments of power’ by Natasha Tripney

Angus Jackson’s production, the fourth in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Roman season, opens with a drawn-out sequence in which a forklift truck

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:51AM

Theatre News: Patti LuPone to star with Rosalie Craig in Company

Marianne Elliott will direct Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:48AM

Wings, Young Vic, London, review: A remarkable performance by Juliet Stevenson by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The actress is aerially suspended in a void playing a stroke victim in this revival of Arthur Kopit's play

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:48AM

The Revlon Girl, Park Theatre, London, review: A rich drama about grief, greed, and make-up by Joe Vesey-Byrne, Joe Vesey-Byrne

Four mothers grieve the loss of their children in the Aberfan disaster in a remarkably warm, sorrowful, and times even funny drama about survivors, small-town bickering, and make-up.

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:48AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Normal at the Dublin Fringe by Chris McCormack

Chris McCormack reviews an "excellent and beguiling new play" about living with autism in contemporary Ireland. The post Review: Normal at the Dublin Fringe appeared first on Exeunt Magazin…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:40AM

Review: “The Revolutionists” in Boulder sets the bar for ensembles this theater season by Lisa Kennedy, The Know

The historical comedy opens the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company's 12th season.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:33AM

DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE RSC, Stratford Upon Avon by Libby Purves and Friends

CHARLOTTE VALORI FINDS HERE, TOO, ARE TEARS FOR THE MISFORTUNES OF TROY While there are many excellent reasons to read Virgil’s Aeneid from cover to cover, more than once, the fourth book …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:28AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Howard Sherman: New York theatres risk being trapped in the 20th century as plans for new venues collapse by Howard Sherman

The most intriguing news in New York theatre last week was not about what was happening, but what is not. Two new

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Mark Shenton’s top 6 London theatres in need of a refurb by Mark Shenton

As much as I love going to the theatre, there are some theatres I definitely don’t enjoy visiting. And in the middle

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Do the 'Bikini Bottom Boogie' with the SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Original Cast Recording, Out Today by BroadwayWorld

The Original Cast Recording of SpongeBob SquarePants - The New Musical is out today, September 22, by Masterworks Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48AM

Santino Fontana, Norm Lewis, Beth Malone, Laura Osnes and More Lead BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY Tonight at the Kennedy Center by BroadwayWorld

Some of Broadway's brightest stars will come together tonight, September 22, at 8 p.m. for Bernstein on Broadway, a one-night-only performance celebrating the indelible and lasting impact Le…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48AM

ON YOUR FEET! First National Tour Starts the Salsa in Buffalo Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Producers James L. Nederlander, Estefan Enterprises, Inc and Bernie Yuman have announced complete casting for the First National Tour of the Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET, starring Cuban-Ame…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48AM

See Broadway’s Nicholas Rodriguez as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls by Hannah Vine

Performances began September 19 at Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38AM

What Did L.A. Critics Think of Paul Rudnick’s New Comedy Big Night? by Adam Hetrick

Wendie Malick and Brian Hutchison star in the world-premiere play from the writer of Jeffrey and In & Out, which opened in Los Angeles September 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34AM

Laser Beak Man: how an artist with autism created his own superhero by Stephanie Convery

Art was Tim Sharp’s way of communicating as a child; now it’s inspiration for a joyful 90 minutes of puppetry, live music, animation and dad jokesTim Sharp takes things literally. Consid…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04AM

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: John Stamos Honed His Wonka Whimsy in Bye Bye Birdie

Stamos could definitely recycle his Alfred dance moves for Willy Wonka at the Hollywood Bowl.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Elizabeth Blue's Anna Schafer Plays Game of Firsts by Young Hollywood

Elizabeth Blue's Anna Schafer Plays Game of FirstsActress Anna Schafer is in the YH Studio, and in the spirit of landing her first lead role in the indie drama 'Elizabeth Blue', we quiz her …

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Ninja or No-Go? with the Cast of Ninjago by Young Hollywood

Ninja or No-Go? with the Cast of NinjagoYH is at LEGOLAND® with the cast of 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie', including Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Zach …

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Elizabeth Blue Star Sheds Light on Mental Illness by Young Hollywood

Elizabeth Blue Star Sheds Light on Mental IllnessActress Anna Schafer drops by the YH Studio to discuss her intense role in the indie film 'Elizabeth Blue' and the challenging research into …

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Review: Oh My Sweet Land in various locations by Molly Grogan

Molly Grogan reviews the US premiere of Amir Nizar Zuabi's 2014 play about the Syrian conflict and humanitarian crisis. The post Review: Oh My Sweet Land in various locations appeared first …

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:53AM

For The Ones Who Walk Away by Arts Review

From the company that brought you The Bacchae and Gonzo, St Martin’s latest work takes over Siteworks, Brunswick from 27 September to 1 October, inviting audiences to roam its many roo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:43AM

'Haunted' Alton mansion invites public to meet its residents by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When George and Sharyn Luedke bought the run-down McPike Mansion in Alton for $42,000 at an auction, they didn’t realize the cost to rehab it would be overwhelming.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:36AM

Best Bets: Oktoberfest, Hispanic Festival, Matchbox Twenty, Father John Misty, Brad Paisley by Go! Magazine Staff

Our staff picks the best things to do this week — with a look ahead.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:36AM

On the Couch with Michael Ralph by Arts Review

Who is Michael Ralph? I’m a Director / Choreographer currently working on SELF – an original dance theatre production in Melbourne. What would you do di?erently to what you do now? I…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:34AM

'Stronger,' new movie about marathon bombing, hits theaters

BOSTON (AP) -- A new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman is hitting theaters nationwide....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:18AM

The Children’s Party by Arts Review

Playground politics just got serious. The Children’s Party is hitting the campaign trail during the 2017 Melbourne Fringe Festival, as Australia’s first child-led political party. Ever…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:16AM

Dramatic Dance and Delicious Dumplings feature at Ozasia Festival’s Opening Weekend by Arts Review

The Australian premiere of Akram Khan’s unique retelling of The Mahabharata, and Filipino contemporary dancer Eisa Jocson’s exploration of masculinity are two powerhouse performances to …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:01AM

'Les Miserables' Tour Brings Some Changes To Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

Nick Cartell, who plays Jean Valjean in the new tour of the bread-stealing musical "Les Miserables," respects all those great talents who fashioned this mammoth work into the classic it is n…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

Bright Star Tony Nominee Carmen Cusack’s 5 Most Memorable Nights Onstage by Andrew Gans

The acclaimed actor, who will reprise her role in the Los Angeles and San Francisco engagements of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star, reflects on her theatrical career.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

5 Acting Lessons From Tony Winners Judith Light, Sutton Foster, and More by Ruthie Fierberg

Molly Bernard, star of Amazon’s Transparent and TV Land’s Younger, shares the lessons imparted by her co-stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Bringing the Syrian Civil War to a Kitchen Near You - A new solo show fills you with food, information, and empathy

A new solo show fills you with food, information, and empathy---During a run-through of Amir Nizar Zuabi's one-woman play Oh My Sweet Land, star Nadine Malouf was stirring a sizzling pan of …

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AM

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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