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Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Exit Lines: Signature Moments by Robert Cashill

Reviews of Good for Otto, Jerry Springer: The Opera, and At Home at the Zoo.

SOURCE: Popdose at 11:46PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Later Life by David Kaufman

In an “Author’s Note” to his play "Later Life," A.R. Gurney explains that it was inspired by "The Beast in the Jungle," a famous novella by Henry James, about a man who leads a “guar…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:48PM

‘Foxtrot,’ by Samuel Maoz by Stephen Silver

Samuel Maoz's 'Foxtrot' somehow managed to unite Israel's supporters and detractors around an IDF soldier story. Stephen Silver reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:19PM

Theater News: Exploring the Jewish-Canadian Immigrant Experience in Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

A young couple's strange, exotic journey from Romania to Halifax takes center stage in this new klezmer folk musical at 59E59.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Exploring the Jewish-Canadian Immigrant Experience in Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

A young couple's strange, exotic journey from Romania to Halifax takes center stage in this new klezmer folk musical at 59E59.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Hopscotching Between Worlds in ‘My Dear Brooklyn’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In an overstuffed one-man show, Modesto Jimenez recalls a personal journey that includes gang life, a liberal-arts college and experimental theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PM

Cirque du Soleil performer falls to his death during Florida show by Reuters

Yann Arnaud, who had 15 years experience, appeared to lose his grip on an aerial strap in front of a horrified crowdAn experienced Cirque du Soleil performer has died after plunging onto a s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:17PM

OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, opening today at 59E59 Theaters, is a poignant tale of Jews who fled to Canada from the pogroms they were subjected to in their native Romania at the turn of…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:07PM

Review: Pittsburgh Opera pits man against nature in 'Moby-Dick' by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An epic that pits a crew of richly outsized personalities against nature and the unknown, “Moby-Dick” provides ample mystic and drama for an operatic setting.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:06PM

TACT and MUSICALS TONIGHT! Take Their Final Bow by Peter Filichia

Two companies are about to close up shop. I’m going to miss both very much. TACT – meaning The Actors...Continue Reading The post TACT and MUSICALS TONIGHT! Take Their Final Bow appeared…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:05PM

COME FROM AWAY To Fly To Melbourne This July! by BroadwayWorld

CBS Melbourne has confirmed its status as a home for outstanding theatre, with producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions today confirming that the city will host the exclusive Aust…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PM

COME FROM AWAY To Fly To Melbourne Next July! by BroadwayWorld

CBS Melbourne has confirmed its status as a home for outstanding theatre, with producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions today confirming that the city will host the exclusive Aust…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PM

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons: A Reimagining, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review - a gentle exploration of life, love and death by Alexandra.coghlan

A beguilingly beautiful show from the UK's most exciting puppeteersVivaldi’s The Four Seasons: A Reimagining – it’s not a title that trips off the tongue. Nor one, frankly, that i…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:00PM

Theater News: Come From Away Will Land in Australia

The Broadway show follows what happens when 38 planes were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Audra McDonald Performs at The Kravis Center by Stephen Sorokoff

Last night at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the acoustically perfect Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall was host to one of the most beautiful voices on the planet...that of five …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43PM

Review: How to Succeed in Topping Yourself by Michael Block

By Michael Block It's hard to top yourself. Just ask any of the twinks in Hells Kitchen, Paige Turner might say. Double entendre aside, when you're a seasoned artist with hit after hit,…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:32PM

San Diego Theater Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Cygnet Theatre Company) by Milo Shapiro

CYGNET DIDN’T SEND IN ANY CLOWNS ON THIS ONE Much like modern art, Steven Sondheim musicals aren’t for everyone.  They are purposefully discordant in places, often dark in tone,…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:24PM

Come From Away to premiere in Melbourne in 2019 by Arts Review

The Tony Award winning musical Come From Away will land on stage at a revamped Comedy Theatre in July 2019. The production will be the first outside North America, opening in Melbourne fo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:23PM

Come From Away to hit Melbourne in 2019 by Matt Edwards

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed today that the hit musical Come From Away will be coming to Australia. Set to open at the ‘soon to be refurbished’ Comedy Theatre in Ju…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:09PM

When Chaim Met Chaya: Old Stock – A Refugee Love Story by Sandi Durell

  by Samuel L. Leiter   The word “refugee” in Old Stock’s subtitle is as fraught as ever but the refugees depicted in this unusual musical are not from any current world cris…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:02PM

Denzel Washington To Receive New Dramatists’ 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award by Greg Evans

Denzel Washington, about to hit the Broadway stage in George C. Wolfe’s production of The Iceman Cometh, will receive New Dramatists’ 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award, an ho…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Come From Away to Play Australia in 2019 by Ryan McPhee

The musical will open at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre next July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59PM

Melanie Lane wins 2018 Keir Choreographic Award by Arts Review

The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks and Dancehouse have announced that Melanie Lane is the recipient of the 2018 Keir Choreographic Award, Australia’s first major choreographic award, suppo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:53PM

‘A Quick 5’ with Ilona Dulaski by Mark Beachy

Ilona Dulaski is currently playing the role of Genevieve Marduk in Signature Theatre’s production of “John,” playing April 3-29, 2018. Born in Washington, DC, Ilona Dulaski…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:45PM

VIDEO: Man Dressed as Elsa Pushes Police Wagon Stuck in Snow by Stage Tube

A man dressed as Elsa from Frozen ran out of a bar Tuesday night to help a Boston police wagon stuck in snow.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PM

Veteran Cirque Du Soleil Performer, Yann Arnaud, Dies Following Fall at Tampa Show by Stephanie Wild

Yann Arnaud, a veteran aerialist for Cirque Du Soleil, has died after sustaining injuries from a fall during a performance of Volta in Tampa, FL, Deadline reports.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:37PM

Calamity Jane by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

It would be a pleasure to say that Musicals Tonight! is going out on a high but that would not be accurate. While the book by Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park based on the play by Charles K. Free…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:26PM

Kathleen Battle’s “Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey” at the Soraya by Pauline Adamek

A singing legend comes to the Valley! Kathleen Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Tackling lyric soprano

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:05PM

Harry Clarke: Billy Crudup Charms as a Misleading Man by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Billy Crudup smoothly portrays a seductive rogue and his many admirers in a new solo play.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM

Harry Clarke: Billy Crudup as The Bloke from Indiana by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Billy Crudup seduces us as a charming Briton in America—or is he?—in this one-person erotic thriller.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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SXSW Film Review: Bart Layton’s Sensational ’American Animals’ by Kurt Gardner

The documentary filmmaker’s first narrative feature is an exciting true crime caper. Based on an audaciously true story, American Animals is both terrifically entertaining and superbly

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:52PM

A Chat with Dean Drieberg, director of StageArt’s Bare: The Musical by Gabi Bergman

Every generation, our youths start to face a plethora of issues which may not have existed for their predecessors. But in the 21st century, these are coming to a point of climax, and the voi…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:49PM

VIDEO: Naya Rivera Sings 'America' in WEST SIDE STORY Audition Video by BroadwayWorld

Naya Rivera, best known for her performance as Santana Lopez on the television show Glee, has posted her audition video for the upcoming West Side Story film remake. Rivera wrote in the capt…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PM

Dogs of Rwanda: Riveting Production Not for the Faint of Heart by Sandi Durell

    by Matt Smith   “Forgiveness can’t just be passed between one another….It’s this big rock we carry….It’s all the pain and hurt someone has given us that we don…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:34PM

Round House announces a $14 million plan that includes major renovation by Nelson Pressley

The Bethesda troupe will stage ‘Oslo’ and ‘Doll’s House 2’ at the Lansburgh in 2019.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:33PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Harvey’ at McLean Community Players by Jeffrey Lee Walker

Playing like a screwball comedy with supernatural elements thrown in for good measure, Mary Chase’s award-winning comedy “Harvey” has returned, filling the Great Falls Grange w…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:57PM

James Bay, Brixton Electric, London — from troubadour to snake-hipped rocker

The singer launched his new look with some impressive new material

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:53PM

Off-Broadway Review: "Hal & Bee" at 59E59 Theaters by David Roberts

This animus is the combative “stuff” of Max Baker’s “Hal & Bee,” currently being presented by Stable Cable Lab Company and The New Light Theater Project at 59E59 Theaters. In this …

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:26PM

Review: The Washington Ballet presents three impressive world premieres by Alexander C. Kafka

“With any new endeavor,” said Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director Julie Kent before Friday night’s performance, “there is an element of risk – and excitement.” The risk was i…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:05PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Once On This Island – Circle On The Square Broadway by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Once On This Island is the Broadway musical celebration that sweeps us across the sea to a small village—where, in the aftermath of a great storm, a joyous new life begins.…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:55PM

My Fair Lady – Lincoln Centre Broadway by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo For the first time in 25 years, Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady returns to Broadway in a lavish new production from Lincoln Center Theater, directed by Tony winner Bart…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:39PM

McCarter Theatre Center presents Regina Taylor’s ‘Crowns’ by Cameron Kelsall

Regina Taylor’s ‘Crowns,’ at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, gives voice to the special relationship between black women and their hats. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:33PM

Where Is Pop Music's MeToo Movement? by Artsjournal2

They tried to have a panel about it during SXSW. But even the panel showed the problem: "Issues surrounding sexual harassment and misconduct are one of the greatest challenges facing not onl…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:30PM

Off-Broadway Review: "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story" Weaves Magic at 59E59 Theaters by Joseph Verlezza

The deft direction by Christian Barry keeps the journey fluid, never wasting a glance or movement to communicate an emotion. Playwright Hannah Moscovitch presents a script that is clear, con…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:25PM

Reconstructing Van Gogh, Monet, And Other 'Lost' (Or Destroyed) Masterpieces by Artsjournal2

A group called Factum Arte is using high-quality 3D scanners to bring works of art that have been damaged or partially lost back to life. And it has some intense results: "It’s absolutely …

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Top AJBlog Posts For The Weekend Of 03.18.18 by Artsjournal2

Propwatch: the axe in Buggy Baby It was Chekhov who defined the essential rule of theatre props. ‘If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall,’ he told a friend in 1889, ‘th…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:15PM

Cirque Du Soleil Performer Dies After Fall at Florida Show by Erin Nyren

Cirque du Soleil confirmed the death Sunday of Yann Arnaud, a performer who fell during a Tampa, Fla. show on Saturday night, writing in a statement posted to Twitter that although “em…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:10PM

‘Beautifully surreal & dark take on the ridiculousness that is advertising culture’: ALL BOXED UP – Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

Boxed Up is a beautifully surreal and dark take on the ridiculousness that is advertising culture, deftly delivered. If you’re after something off-beat and tongue-in-cheek, you’d be hard…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PM

Bid Now on Two Tickets to THE BAND'S VISIT Plus Meet Andrew Polk and Alok Tewari by BroadwayWorld

Welcome to Nowhere You and a guest will receive 2 tickets to The Band's Visit - the critically acclaimed new musical that celebrates the deeply human ways music and laughter connect us all. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PM

Technology Is Ruining Music by Artsjournal2

Not in the way you might expect, though. "Everyone seems so excited by the fact that music is more accessible, people can find new artists more easily and it’s cheaper, without focusing on…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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The Phantom Of The Opera – Majestic Theatre Broadway by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Broadway’s longest running hit-show, Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s tour de operatic-force shows no signs of slowing down. For 25 years, Phantom of the Opera has been the …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:57PM

Old Fools, Southwark Playhouse, London, review: Dementia drama with heart by Joe Vesey-Byrne, Joe Vesey-Byrne

Tristan Bernays has created a dementia parable that somehow moves and finds light in the deterioration of the mind - through love

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:48PM

'PBT: New Works' includes rare humor, stylish dancing, and a stunning 'total package' debut by Jane Vranish / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

With March Madness upon us, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre could have created its own artistic turmoil by presenting no less than seven world premieres, all created by company members.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:38PM

Austria Gets A Quiet, And Disquieting, Reminder Of Its Nazi Past by Artsjournal2

Amid the emergence of a far-right, anti-refugee coalition government in the country, "the Scottish artist Susan Philipsz is using the eerie sound of fingers rubbed on water-filled glasses to…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:30PM

“Kursk” Dives Deep to Subterranean Depths, at Lunatico, Berkeley by Bdhorwitz

Bryony Lavery, Tina Taylor Sing of Seafaring Women by Barry David Horwitz The British nuclear submarine silently shadowed the Russian sub Kursk, on 12 August 2000. In fact, there were three …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:30PM

King Kong – Broadway Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo From Jack Thorne, the acclaimed writer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, comes a thrilling theatrical take on the world’s most epic modern myth. Directed and choreogra…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:22PM

‘’Holes’’ at Videology Bar & Cinema, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Videology Bar & Cinema in New York will be hosting the screening of the 2003 American adventure comedy-drama film ‘Holes’ on April 15, 2018.The film is directed by American film dire…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:22PM

Mean Girls – August Wilson Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve ne…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:14PM

This Week on Broadway for March 18, 2018: Dave Malloy by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Dave Malloy about Moby Dick and his upcoming fundraiser for Jack, a performance space in Brooklyn. Reviews include Dogs of Rwa…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 02:04PM

Broadway By Design: David Zinn Brings SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS from Page to Stage by Nicole Rosky

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with David Zinn, who acted as both sce…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM

In Britain, Only Thirty Percent Of Students Think Arts Degrees Are A Good Value For The Money by Artsjournal2

And this is from the students themselves, who ranked arts degrees above language, history, and philosophy. This may be more a reflection of the schools than the subject, however. One student…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:00PM

Review: In ‘The Wholehearted,’ Old Wounds Feel Angry and New by Laura Collins-Hughes

A boxing champ who survived an attempt on her life prepares to seek revenge in this multimedia play at Abrons Arts Center.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Come From Away – Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:51PM

Podcast: GOOD FOR OTTO. by Corine Cohen

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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:48PM

Podcast: GOOD FOR OTTO. by Corine Cohen

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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:48PM

Disney’s Frozen – St James Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo You’re invited to discover that love is a force of nature… at Disney’s new musical, Frozen. Frozen comes to life on Broadway in an all-new production created for the st…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:39PM

Opera Singers Need Gowns, But Opera Students Don't Have Money. Here's One Solution by Artsjournal2

Basically, women with money donate gowns, and the students at Juilliard get to go "shopping" when the racks of designer wear come in. The students "are expected to be outfitted in fancy atti…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:30PM

Broadway Showbiz talks about THE LOW ROAD at The Public Theater by Corine Cohen

Broadway Showbiz discusses THE LOW ROAD AT THE PUBLIC THEATER.

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:25PM

From the Streets of Atlanta to the Roads of a Broadway Tour: Jesse Swimm and his Dog Sara by Janie Willison

Veteran cast member and super swing at School of Rock Broadway, Jesse Swimm has played nearly every adult role in the show. Including the first workshop, Swimm has been with the show since t…

SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 01:24PM

Review Admissions by Corine Cohen

Broadway Showbiz discusses ADMISSIONS AT LCT.

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:24PM

Bernstein Centenary, Royal Opera House, London, review: The greatest celebration is of the dancers by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

To celebrate the centenary year of composer Leonard Bernstein's birth, The Royal Ballet's leading choreographers Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon have created new works

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:18PM

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Bess Wohl’s ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ by Mark Cofta

Philadelphia Theatre Company imports Bess Wohl's 'Small Mouth Sounds,' which may say more about PTC than they intended. Mark Cofta reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:17PM

Podcast Review: THE LOW ROAD by Corine Cohen

A Corine’s must-see for adults. Four stars!

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 01:02PM

Television Returns To New York by Artsjournal2

After some years in the doldrums, TV has caught back on to New York as one large studio - a boon for New York actors, of course, and perhaps largely the result of an expansion of tax breaks …

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:00PM

Review: Review: La traviata (London Coliseum)

ENO's disappointing new production of Verdi's popular crowd-puller

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

‘Beautifully moving concert’: SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM – Royal Festival Hall ★★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

I left the Royal Festival Hall, after seeing Sondheim On Sondheim, in awe of the performers, in love with Sondheim's music and connected to him as a person.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Vivaldi's The Four Seasons: A Reimagining, The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, review: Isn't wildly gripping by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

'Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' comes to theatrical life with puppetry and a newly arranged score for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:53PM

Young Vic’s The Jungle Announces Transfer To Playhouse Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Following a sold-out run at The Young Vic, the acclaimed production of The Jungle transfers to the Playhouse Theatre. This post Young Vic’s The Jungle Announces Transfe…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:50PM

Podcast Review: ADMISSIONS by Corine Cohen

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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 12:48PM

NBC’s Will & Grace Renewed for a Third Season by Ruthie Fierberg

The sitcom has also added episodes to the upcoming Season 2 order.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Irish Dance Dresses Used To Be Hand-Embroidered, And Then Came The Great Bedazzling by Artsjournal2

This isn't new; once digital designs became possible, and embroidery machines could run all day and night, the costumes had to step it up to match. The early days of change were harsh: "Iris…

SOURCE: www.racked.com at 12:30PM

Original A Chorus Line Star Sammy J. Williams Dies at 69 by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony winner originated the role of Paul.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM

Cirque du Soleil acrobat dies after fall in Tampa performance by 10news, Andrew Krietz, 10news

The performer lost his grip on a ribbon strap and fell to the stage.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:19PM

“ADMISSIONS” at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center by Richard Seff

The New York theater season has evolved from the so-called Golden Age, when virtually all new plays meant Broadway, to the current series of not-for-profit productions by the huge list of Of…

SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 12:14PM

THE FOUR SEASONS – A REIMAGINING Wanamaker, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

SILENT, SIGNIFICANT CREATURES   The candlelit Wanamaker has proved its worth as a music-room, notably with All The Angels and the divine Farinelli. This takes it further with the first …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:13PM

Pittsburgh Is Ready To Replace A Statue Many Have Called Racist With A Statue Of A Black Woman by Artsjournal2

The status to be moved is of songwriter Stephen Foster - and, in words written at the time the status was created in 1900, "an old darkey reclining at his feet strumming negro airs upon an o…

SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 12:00PM

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Mar. 18 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, March 18, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Chicago’ at Keegan Theatre by Brian Bochicchio

When “Chicago” comes to town, you just want to sit down, strap in, and prepare yourself for an experience. One of the most successful musicals in theatre history, it chalked up s…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:57AM

Small city of Oakland looms large in design gems by Joe Holleman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Snake-oil salesman, famous architect helped create unique suburb in St. Louis County.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:45AM

Theater Commentary: “Skeleton Crew” — Not With the Union by Bill Marx

To my surprise, the auto union was written out of the picture from the start, as if dramatist Dominique Morisseau saw it as an embarrassment.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:29AM

#Hamildrop Collaboration Between Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt to Be Released Tonight at Midnight by Stephanie Wild

As previously announced, Lin-Manuel Miranda is teaming up with Ben Platt for the next Hamildrop track. It was recently revealed that the track is called 'Found Tonight' and will be released …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AM

Stunning Sound From The Stage In FGO’s Orfeo ed Euridice by Bill Hirschman

The sound coming from the Arsht Center stage is almost unearthly and totally unexpected unless you’ve seen the opera Orfeo ed Euridice or heard the unique sound of a counter-tenor before. …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:15AM

New Cast And More Tickets Released for Harry Potter And The Cursed Child by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo New cast and more tickets released for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at London’s Palace Theatre. This post New Cast And More Tickets Released for Harry Potter And T…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:08AM

INSTINCT, Starring Alan Cumming, Premieres Tonight on CBS by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, Instinct will premiere on CBS. Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews and Sharon Leal Star in the drama based on the James Patterson novel.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AM

Backstage with Richard Ridge: Meet the Masterminds Behind BroadwayHD- Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane! by Richard Ridge

CLICK HERE to subscribe today and watch below to get the who backstory on how Comley and Lanecreated a new way for the world to experience Broadway and beyond

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Broadway at the Cabaret: George Salazar and Joe Iconis, Frances Ruffelle & More This Week! by BroadwayWorld

What good is sitting alone in your room this week If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlight…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Quiz’s Sarah Woodward by Emma Clarendon

Sarah Woodward spoke to Love London Love Culture about her own quizzing ability and being part of Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre (31 March to 16 June 2018).

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Untangling The Levine Lawsuit Against The Met by Artsjournal2

Is it all a feint to ensure that the focus is off Levine as a sexual predator and instead focused on Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Met? Or do Levine's legal complaints have a basis …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:00AM

The golden couple behind Frozen: 'Letting it go is drinking a bottle of chardonnay' by Alexis Soloski

It’s the grand slam – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony – and Robert Lopez has done it twice. The EGOT champ and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, his wife and co-composer, talk about penning …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Can Anyone Heal The University Of British Columbia's Creative Writing Program (And Canadian Literature In General)? by Artsjournal2

Alix Ohlin is taking on at least the first task for a program that has been in disarray since the suspension and firing of its former chair, Stephen Galloway, under accusations of sexual har…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:30AM

Athena Stevens’ Play Schism Comes To Park Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Aegis Productions in association with Park Theatre will present Schism a play from disabled playwright Athena Stevens. This post Athena Stevens’ Play Schism Comes To Pa…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:19AM

Broadway gets 'Frozen': How a modern movie classic became a hot new musical by Usa Today, Brian Truitt, Usa Today

Everything you want to know about the new 'Frozen' musical, opening on Broadway March 22.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 10:10AM

Leonard Bernstein, social activist, is focus of new exhibit by Kristen De Groot

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- In October 1979, Leonard Bernstein received a fan letter from a high school humanities teacher. Helen Morgan wrote to the celebrity composer-conductor-pianist in …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:08AM

Review: ‘Quartet’ at The British Players by Lisa Traiger

Growing old isn’t for sissies. In South-African-born, British playwright Ronald Harwood’s smart 1999 comedy Quartet, he gently wrestles with the indignities of aging in a British senior-…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:03AM

The Bay Area Kid Who Became A Superstar In China, And Returned To Hollywood For A Blockbuster Action Movie by Artsjournal2

Daniel Wu's life is not well-known in the U.S., even though he's a Cali native. Why? He randomly took a trip to Hong Kong after he got an architecture degree, and in Hong Kong, he was discov…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Name that West End stage

As the New London Theatre is due to be renamed after Gillian Lynne, we look back over some famously renamed theatres

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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The Great Irish Writer Who Died Homeless In New York by Artsjournal2

Maeve Brennan "would not have left Ireland at the age of 17 if she’d been given the choice, and yet in her adult years she didn’t choose to return. A displaced person, always on provisio…

SOURCE: https:0 at 09:30AM

‘Potential rarely gets exploited’: FRANKENSTEIN – Manchester by Ian Foster

This Frankenstein ends up feeling a little po-faced as seriousness alone does not dramatic imperative make, especially when the material is as familiar as this.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 18, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM

Why Do Women Climate More Than Men? by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Chantal Bilodeau. Chantal Bilodeau kicks off this week’s series on Theatre in the Age of Climate Change by suggesting that women in the arts may be our planet’s best bet for survival.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Casting Announced For New Musical Pieces Of String at Mercury Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Casting announced for new musical Pieces Of String at Mercury Theatre Colchester from 20 April 2018. This post Casting Announced For New Musical Pieces Of String at Mercury T…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:50AM

Ballet Black review – Shakespeare in tutus for enchanting double bill by Sanjoy Roy

Barbican, LondonArthur Pita’s take on Shakespeare and ballet is paired with Cathy Marston’s masterful adaptation of a Can Themba short story in this inspired programmeWatch any Ballet Bl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:46AM

WILL & GRACE Revival Renewed for Third Season by BroadwayWorld

The return of Will amp Grace, which began as an Internet reunion that turned into a one-season order and then a two-season order before it even went back on the air last fall, has just been …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43AM

When A Fashion Designer Works With A Ballet Company, Things Can Get Interesting by Artsjournal2

Erdem Moralioglu's company is famous for its evening gowns and "decadent craftsmanship." How will he work with dancers at the Royal Ballet in London?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:30AM

Atlanta Ballet’s ‘Black Swan’ shows a company on the cusp of a new generation by Admin

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. March 16, 2018. Atlanta Ballet, under director Gennadi Nedvigin, continues to reinforce its commitment to traditional, classical ballet …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:25AM

Sunday Funnies: 2 Dozen Comic Strips That Became Silent Comedy Films by Trav S.D.

A treat for your Sunday, the traditional day of the week when all the comic strips come out in color and stretch their legs for a bit. In my books No Applause and Chain of Fools, I wrote a l…

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

Bill Bulick, The Arts Administrator Who Changed Portland's Arts Funding And Culture, Has Died At 65 by Artsjournal2

Bulick, a folk musician and potter and human of many talents,"supervised the nation’s first comprehensive regional cultural planning process, Arts Plan 2000. That document led to the creat…

SOURCE: www.orartswatch.org at 08:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Our Country's Good review – new voice for the silenced in Wertenbaker's penal colony drama by Lyn Gardner

Nottingham PlayhouseRamps on the Moon uses sign language and captioning brilliantly in a striking update of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s historical humanist play‘People who have no imaginati…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM

“All in the Timing: Short Comedies” Inspire Love, at U.C., Berkeley by Evelyn Arevalo

Millennial Notes David Ives’ Surreal Tales Leave Us Laughing by Evelyn Arevalo “All in the Timing” presents four short comedies that all focus on misconnections and the shortness of li…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:08AM

Let's Get Rid Of These Stereotypes On Screen by Artsjournal2

Are you writing a role for a woman on the phone, just holding out for info about her man? What about a hapless yet winsomely inspiring girl (the child kind, not the girlfriend kind)? Stop it…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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‘Surely a West End transfer is on the cards?’: SUMMER & SMOKE – Almeida Theatre by Anne Cox

Summer & Smoke sizzles with repression. Lyrical, scintillating and stormy, it’s a show not to miss.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

What to do this week, March 18-24 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TODAY

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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‘Rich combination of musical styles’: LADYLIKE – Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

Brazilian choreographer and performer Ella Mesma uses a wide range of dance styles, such as rumba, rock and South American ritual dances in Ladylike.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Daniel Evans: ‘I am quite unashamedly a populist. I like making big shows in big spaces’ by Interview By Holly Williams

Chichester Festival theatre’s artistic director on his Welsh childhood, gender balance – and taking Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’s ‘coughing major’ to the West EndRaised in the Rh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

The week in theatre: The Cherry Orchard; Frankenstein; Buggy Baby – review by Kate Kellaway

Bristol Old Vic; Royal Exchange, Manchester; The Yard, London The Cherry Orchard springs to life in Michael Boyd’s thrillingly vital Bristol Old Vic production. In Manchester, April De Ang…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

Bad Faith review – poise and rigour from Tara D’Arquian by Luke Jennings

Laban theatre, LondonThe seriously impressive young Belgian choreographer concludes her Nietzschean trilogy with dance that’s stripped to the boneTara D’Arquian is a Belgian choreographe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

Votes for Women review – vintage suffrage play with topical weight by Clare Brennan

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeTheresa Heskins expertly blends the political and the personal in her version of Elizabeth Robins’s 1907 dramaLights go up on the dispatch boxes and mace at th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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TV tonight: Alan Cumming makes history in CBS' 'Instinct' by Usa Today, Kelly Lawler, Usa Today

What’s worth watching, and what might not be, in prime time.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 03:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Podcast: Happy Place — engaging conversations

The interviews in broadcaster Fearne Cotton’s new series are intimate and candid

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:00AM

Royal Ballet: Bernstein Centenary, Royal Opera House, London — handsomely staged, superlatively danced

Standards were high, yet this triple bill was oddly underwhelming

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:00AM

Linda May Han Oh, Ronnie Scott’s, London — the bassist comes out of the shadows

Oh was a commanding performer in this gig with her quartet

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Interviews: Melissa Gilbert Leaves the Prairie Behind as She Returns to the New York Stage

The prolific actor once known as Half Pint is making a new name for herself off-Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Leonard Bernstein, social activist, is focus of new exhibit by Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — In October 1979, Leonard Bernstein received a fan letter from a high school humanities teacher. Helen Morgan wrote to the celebrity composer-conductor-pianist in hopes he co…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Packed houses are the norm at these Broadway hits by Gregory Bresiger

They’re Broadway’s lucky seven. These shows are not only bucking the odds — most Broadway musicals fail — they are wildly successful, with packed houses of theatergoers paying top do…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:23AM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/17/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 3172018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AM

Frankie J. Grande Returns to the Stage in Cruel Intentions: The Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway veteran and Big Brother alum Frankie J. Grande steps into the role of Blaine in Cruel Intentions: The Musical at downtown hotspot (le) Poisson Rouge on March 18. Grande replace…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

How the 1994 Revival of Carousel Restored the Show's Reputation by Harry Haun

In this 1994 interview, Tony-winning director Nicholas Hytner talks about casting Carousel in a way that has trickled down to this 2018 production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
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