The time is most certainly right for the arts to be disruptive; to assert and insert itself in national discussions about social justice and inclusion. Turbulent times call out for the arts&…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:50PM“In their daily lives, people interact with all kinds of popular storytelling visual forms, most of which are maybe not what we have historically called fine art. Our purpose as a museum i…
SOURCE: news.artnet.com at 09:06PM"To understand what went wrong — how the Silicon Valley dream of building a networked utopia turned into a globalized strip-mall casino overrun by pop-up ads and cyberbullies and Vladimir …
SOURCE: New York Magazine at 09:05PMSince MoviePass slashed its monthly subscription costs last August from $50 to $9.95, its user base has exploded from roughly 20,000 to more than 2 million. In the process, it’s become the…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05PMStrathmore, a Montgomery County nonprofit multidisciplinary arts center, seeks a visionary, expansive, ethical, and collaborative Chief Executive Officer to partner with its board of directo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:05PM"The midcentury ideal — of literature as an aesthetically and philosophically complex activity, and of criticism as its engaged and admiring decoding — is gone. In its place stands the i…
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Civics and Humanities for Non-Majors, the new play by Jeff Talbott teeming with college-age characters trying to form student organizations in two eras, in 1976 and 2016, gets its world prem…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 07:40PMHere's a quick roundup of recent London stories.
Heathers—The Musical Will Arrive in U.K.
The hit stage-musical adaptation of the '80s cult-classic movie Heathers is bou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:36PMTheatre fans, prepare to head back into Jim Henson's Labyrinth. In a recent interview with Forbes, Brian Henson, CEO of the Henson Company, revealed that a stage adaptation of the classic 80…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:33PMMartyna Majok, whose play Ironbound was one of the outstanding plays of the 2015 Women’s Voices Theater Festival, has been awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Cost o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:18PMThere will, no doubt, be many who oppose the decision. Chagall’s lofty position in the pantheon of Modern art is equalled by few, and bested by maybe only two: Pablo Picasso and Henri Mati…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:06PMWhat Happened When Reviewed by Terry Morgan Echo Theater Company Through April 26 RECOMMENDED There are generally two types of ghost stories: those with haunted characters, and thos…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:01PMSDSU’s School of Theatre, Television and Film is reviving “Anna in the Tropics,” Nilo Cruz’s lyrical but seldom-staged 2003 Pulitzer winner, set in a Florida cigar factory circa 1929…
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The Willows Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Bootleg Theater Through May 5 The play’s title refers to the funeral home operated by Mr. Black (Thomas Silcott) and his son Mark (Napleon Tav…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 06:52PMGavin Lee stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about SpongeBob SquarePants and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMHere's a quick roundup of recent London stories.
Heathers—The Musical Will Arrive in the West End
The hit stage-musical adaptation of the '80s cult-classic movie Heather…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PMLost in the Light Review by Neal Weaver The Blue Door Through May 12 CRE (Create-Reflect-Empower) Outreach is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to empowering underserve…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 06:45PMDon Giovanni Reviewed by Paul Birchall Pacific Opera Project Through April 22 RECOMMENDED In the movie Theatre of Blood, a theater critic arrives at a derelict warehouse, ostensibly t…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 06:36PM★★★ TINA, ALDWYCH THEATRE - new Tina Turner bio-musical is simply OKPowerhouse Adrienne Warren is the saving grace of a show that plays it safeIt is, perhaps, a tale that suffers from …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:36PMMillennial Notes Christopher Durang’s Riff on Chekhov’s Entourage by Emily Colby Anton Chekhov, Snow White, Maggie Smith, Voodoo, and a shirtless 20-something. It’s like TV’s Chopped…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:30PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The decision to award rapper Kendrick Lamar the Pulitzer Prize for music represents a historic moment for hip-hop and American music, according to two of the music ju…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:26PMNEW YORK (AP) - The producer of the Broadway production of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" has filed a countersuit against the executor of the late author's estate which challenged scre…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:18PMAs we speak, Emily DeCola (Puppet Designer) is in New York City, directing a puppet, bookcases, and fish for a new Puppet Kitchen production, The Little Red Fish, with New York City Children…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:12PMAldwych theatre, LondonPhyllida Lloyd’s musical is a heady celebration of triumph over adversity, with an astonishing turn by Adrienne WarrenThis terrific show is billed as the “untold�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PMBroadway In Chicago and Producers Flody Suarez and Jeffrey Seller announced today complete casting for the Pre-Broadway Premiere of the [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:05PMThe platinum-selling rock band We The Kings releases The Story Of Tonight – Remix EP (S-CURVE RECORDS/BMG), a five [...]
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:05PMJoin The Gift Theatre for a line-up of local writers, actors and musicians at giftLit, an evening of [...]
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Adrienne Warren stars as the rock goddess at the Aldwych Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54PMOn May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations related to personal data collection will go into effect. A quick google search wi…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 05:53PMThe advances of modern imaging technology mean that we no longer have to guess what the brain is up to. Our innermost thoughts and character are on display, and via scans that lay bare who h…
SOURCE: www.the-tls.co.uk at 05:42PMNew research suggests the roots of friendship extend even deeper than previously suspected. Scientists have found that the brains of close friends respond in remarkably similar ways as they …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The producer of the Broadway production of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" has filed a countersuit against the executor of the late au…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:36PMEscape to Margaritaville star Paul Alexander Nolan indulges in an age-old backstage tradition: scaring people!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Newscaster Carl Kasell, a signature voice of NPR who brought his gravitas to "Morning Edition" and later his wit to "Wait, Wait ... Don&…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:23PMThe musical comedy is now in performances in a new production from Chicago Theatre Workshop.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMFrom Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Parkland took place April 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMB.B. Kings Blues Club amp Grill, a musical venue in the heart of the theatre district, has just announced that it will close its 42nd Street location at the end of this month. An official st…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PMHOLLYWOOD MEDIUM WITH TYLER HENRY airs Wednesdays at 9 PM ETPT only on E
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PMOn Tuesday, May 8th, the Bronx Children's Museum will hold its second Annual Gala,Building Our Future Together, at the Edison Ballroom at240 West 47thStreet in Times Square. Hundreds of frie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PMKing Lear
Off Broadway, Royal Shakespeare Company at BAM
Reviewed by Matt Kiesling
BOTTOM LINE: An expertly performed example of Shakespeare's lasting power, RSC's King Lear at BAM will de…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:12PMThe Dallas theatre's season will include world premiere plays by Len Jenkin and Matthew Paul Olmos.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:02PMThe publicity material for “Tina — the Tina Turner Musical” actually doesn’t use the phrase “starring Adrienne Warren.” It should. And it will. Hitherto unknown in the U.K., …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PMYes, it’s a jukebox musical. And no, it’s not imaginatively told, galloping straightforwardly through Tina Turner’s life and works from childhood to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00PMThe surprise news that Kendrick Lamar is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music has sent shock waves around the world of music.Lamar is the first non-classical or jazz winner of the pres…
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By Douglas Mayo
Check out these great first look production images from Manuel Harlan for the An Officer And A Gentleman UK Tour. This great new musical is now playing at the Leicester Curve…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:39PMEven as Instagram surges ahead as the art world’s social media platform of choice, and artificial intelligence is examined for its potential for luring buyers, the overall picture is downb…
SOURCE: www.theartnewspaper.com at 04:36PMFrance’s protectionist laws, which require a 36-month window between a film’s theatrical opening and its streaming debut, seem like the last gasp of a rapidly dying era. And the manner i…
SOURCE: slate.com at 04:36PMAllura Borealis and I break down the Last Ball on Earth, the latest episode of RuPaul's Drag Race!To listen, visit iTunes or SoundCloud! And leave us a 5 star review!Plus, check out our Patr…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:33PMHubbard Street Dance Chicago, with artistic director Glenn Edgerton at its helm, has announced a new season filled with world premieres and international collaborations. The fall series will…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:25PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever to Receive Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre has announced…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PMRiverdale High is putting on the spring musical of your nightmares: Carrie! The eagerly anticipated episode of Riverdale, the popular dark reboot of the classic Archie co…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PMAccording to a News-Press report, Florida Repertory Theatre has fired Artistic Director Robert Cacioppo. The decision comes following allegations against Cacioppo citing what the Rep investi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMThe cast of HAMILTON Chicago has kicked off a new challenge that will have everyone dancing away. Check out their moves below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMTomorrow is the day At 11am Wednesday, Harriet Harris, Julie White and Christopher Sieber will announce the 2018 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstandin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMFollowing the tragic events that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, the Broadway community united with many of the inspiring and world-changing MSD students t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMIrish Repertory Theatre Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciaran O'Reilly, Producing Director will present ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, starring Tony Award-nominee Stephen Bogard…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMTeale Dvornik is not easy to categorize. On the one hand, she works in one of the least visible jobs in the theatre industry, as a dresser at Wicked on Broadway. On the other hand, she's qui…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PMThe annual gala, AmplifiED, took place April 16 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
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Cohen, Kravitz and Bernstein figure in her comic memoir, “I Did It My Way in Yiddish (in English”).
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PMFemale courage is on display in “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” and “In the Time of the Butterflies.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PMAs online learning extends its reach, though, it is starting to run into a major obstacle: There are undeniable advantages, as traditional colleges have long known, to learning in a shared p…
SOURCE: The Atlantic Subscription at 03:36PMHere’s how a dispenser works: It is shaped like a cylinder with three buttons on top indicating a “one minute,” “three minute” or “five minute” story. (That’s how long it tak…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36PMThe new team chose two of the six premieres City Ballet will present in the 2018-19 season, reaching beyond the traditional ballet world to commission works by Kyle Abraham and Emma Portner.…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36PMFellow Lola, Kyle Taylor Parker, hosts the evening of reimagined theatre and pop tunes at the Green Room 42.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PMThe nine-show season will feature new plays, classic works, and jukebox musicals.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PMSignature's 29th season will include “Grand Hotel” and “Billy Elliot, the Musical.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:33PMThe season will feature plays from Mark St. Germain, Joe DiPietro, Michael McKeever, and Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:27PMTony nominee Stephen Bogardus and John Cudia will also star in the Charlotte Moore-helmed staging this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMThe new-works incubator will present readings and developmental productions of plays and musicals, among them works by Beth Henley and Cori Thomas.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:22PMJesse Mueller and Joshua HenryPhoto credit: Julieta Cervantes Nothing is going to change the fact that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Carousel” is unrelentingly sentime…
SOURCE: simonsaltzman.blogspot.com at 03:19PMActresses Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond will join the previously announced Stephanie J. Block as the legendary singer at three stages in her life.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 03:18PMThe musical episode premieres April 18 on the CW.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PMThe Lyric Stage production of Anna Christie does right by Eugene O'Neill's brilliance.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:06PMArlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre has announced a variety of new productions for its 2018-2019 season. Highlights include Blackbeard, a world premiere musical created by Dana P. Ro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMRIVERDALE returns from its hiatus in soon with the highly anticipated episode 'Chapter Thirty-One A Night to Remember'. As previously reported, The CW's high school dramaRIVERDALEwill be sta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:05PM
Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible talent and effusive charm to the intimate Appel Room for a headlining night of songs and stories with special guest, two-time Tony …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM“Little Black Shadows,” a new play by Kemp Powers at South Coast Repertory, is set in the 1850s, when slavery in the South is an obdurate fact yet glimmers of a distant dawn are starting…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:37PMThe three grown-up leads in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' talk about their roles as the blockbuster show is about to open on Broadway.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 02:37PMArtisan's Asylum, a Somerville makerspace, seeks organized and resilient Executive Director to supervise all aspects of the organization’s operations, programs, fundraising, public visibil…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PMAlthough differences emerge within the sector, the overall picture is of a homogenous workforce whose social networks are largely limited to other culture professionals and whose values are…
SOURCE: frieze.com at 02:33PMGet lost in the incredible soprano of three-time Tony nominee Rebecca Luker.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:19PMPaterson Joseph plays a time traveler on television, but reached into the past for his fascinating one-man show, 'Sancho: An Act of Remembrance.' Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:16PMThe American Repertory Theater production begins in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PMStrawdog Theatre Company’s first season at its new North Center home will include three world premieres, the company announced Tuesday. Kicking off the company’s 31st season will be “M…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:10PMFirst appearing at Hampstead Theatre in 2015, David Hare’s The Moderate Soprano has now transferred to the West End, more specifically the Duke Of York’s Theatre. ‘Glyndebourne’s ori…
SOURCE: ayoungertheatre.com at 02:06PMThe Drama League has announced, today, Tony Award-winners Harriet Harris, Julie White, and Tony Award-nominee Christopher Sieber will announce the2018 Drama League Awards Nominees.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMTickets are now on sale for the star-packed Broadway premiere of Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men. Anna D. Shapiro directs the production, scheduled to begin previews at the Hayes The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:05PMThe G.O.A.T. from the hit revival allowed Playbill Video to document the day in a life of a true icon.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMPlaywright Boo Killebrew's “Lettie” begins with a woman staring at her half-sister, who just got out of jail. “This wasn’t supposed to happen for two or three years,” the woman say…
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Hah! Did you think that the Kennedy Center forgot about you just because you are, like, eight years old? No way. The enormous theatrical machine that is the Kennedy Center will turn out seve…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:54PMStars in Concert was filmed over four nights at The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Each episode will air nationwide onPBSin four hour-long episodes on consecutive Fridays, starting wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMAward-winning singer-songwriter Shaina Taub will independently release her second full-length studio solo album, Die Happy on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Taub will be previewing songs from the new…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMThe trio will reveal the nominees April 18 before the May 18 ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMThe new Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” based on the 2004 hit movie, is sure to secure a home on the Great White Way for some time to come, as it tickles the fancy of a new generation of …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 01:37PMThe not-for-profit Brass for Africa "has delivered 800 brass instruments to both Uganda and Liberia and reaches over 1000 children weekly. ... The children involved include those living in e…
SOURCE: www.gramophone.co.uk at 01:36PMThe percentage of people working in publishing with working-class origins was given as 12.6%. In film, TV and radio it was 12.4%, and in music, performing and visual arts, 18.2%. “Aside fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMWhat is it about: A solo show (that’s not quite a solo show) that tells the story of gay rights pioneer Joe Carstairs, this production is part cabaret, part farce, and all tons of fun. Pho…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:30PMWhat’s an ethical person to do in the era of instant celebrity and a tweeting president? How can a good Irish Catholic girl from New Jersey, daughter of the titular South Bronx garbagema…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:26PMThe Walking Dead and State of Play star will answer your questions in a Guardian webchat at 1.15pm GMT on Friday 20 April 11.46am BST Stage, small screen and big screen: over the course of h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMDirected by Tony White, Nailed, the latest work by Chuck Orsland, takes audiences back to the New York of the 1990s, exploring how things went down in the club world in the days before the I…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:15PMBy Editorial Staff
Playwright and author Diane Samuels spoke of her play Kindertransport and the real- life events that inspired it. Can you tell us a little about the Kindertransport story?…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:14PMWhat does radical empathy look like? Look no further than the plays of Athol Fugard. He has made his life’s work giving voice to the Black Africans of South Africa who were not allowed…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMThe Book of Will, in which surviving members of the acting troupe The King’s Men decide to put Shakespeare’s First Folio together, has won the $25,000 Steinberg Award for playwri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMBy Douglas Mayo
Selladoor Productions is presenting a limited tour of Diane Samuels play Kindertransport in 2018.
This post Kindertransport Tour – A Play By Diane Samuels first appeare…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:06PMWritten by John Fitzpatrick and directed by Sarah Davey-Hull, Reared focuses on three generations of women in the same home.
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The April 18 performance features Paul Appleby, Erin Morley, Patricia Racette, John Lithgow, and special guests.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PMNathan Lane recently appeared on THE VIEW, where he discussed the amount of research he put into his Angels in America character, Roy Cohn, and Donald Trump of course.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMAlongside Tony Award nominee Stephanie J. Block Falsettos, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Cher Show will star Teal Wicks Wicked, Finding Neverland, and Micaela Diamond Broadway debut in the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMA.R.T.'s highly anticipated production of Jagged Little Pill is on its way to the stage. Check out the rehearsal photos below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMArtistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland announce the full lineup for Signature Theatre's 201819 season.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMGet to know the performers playing Cinderella, the Prince, the Stepmother, and the Fairy Godmother in the sexy new Cinderella in Brooklyn.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:44PMThe season will also include Billy Elliot, Ain't Misbehavin', Grand Hotel, and the world premiere of John Dempsey and Dana Rowe’s Blackbeard.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PMAmong the new works are Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play and Celine Song’s Endlings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PMUnder Daniel Aukin’s captivating direction, the engaging cast reveals the depth of meaning and the layers of rhetorical argument in Joshua Harmon’s explosively honest and intriguing scri…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:38PMDRESS OF FIRE, a new play by Nina Kethevan, starring Austin Pendleton, is set to begin performances this Thursday, April 19th. Opening Night is Sunday, April 22nd at 7 pm at the 13th Street …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PM'Head Over Heels,' featuring music from the Go-Go's, opens this week at The Curran in San Francisco before opening on Broadway this summer.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:33PMEvan Placey’s Girls Like That and Christine Quintana’s Selfie have their roots in real-life stories that involve sexual consent.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:31PM"[Tracy K.] Smith, the fifth African-American to hold the title, has put an unexpected spin on it. She is taking poetry on the road around the nation, focusing primarily on rural areas where…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PM“We have been friends for years, our families have stayed with each other and I believed we were close,” James White wrote to Marlowe Goring after his visit. “That is why I have tried …
SOURCE: nationalpost.com at 12:18PMThis month's episode is super-long because Brian James Polak traveled to the Humana Festival and spoke to two playwrights that were getting world premieres there.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:14PMSean had it all — success as a theater director, loyal friends, a caring wife and a dog.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:07PMWe would be remiss in our duties were we not to inform you that one of vaudeville’s greatest stars Nora Bayes is getting some long overdue tribute at Woodlawn Cemetery this Saturday, A…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PMThe reading is part of a national theatre campaign to address domestic violence and gun violence against women.
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A unique orchestral show is about to happen in Berlin by the quartet Bastille.The band was founded in 2010 and since then they have been creating captivating and enduring music that has seen…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:54AMThe Piano Salon Christophori is devoted to carefully restoring old pianos and bring them back to life.Since they themselves are avid players and listeners and are in love with the process, t…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:54AMThe immensely talented musicians Julia Klieter & Michael Gees are coming together on stage.They will be paying tribute to the songs and music of Schubert Lieder.Born in Limburg an der La…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:54AMThe broadstage will be staging Bedlam's "Hamlet + Saint Joan."The play brings together the sheer genius of two of the greatest playwrights history has known, William Shakespeare and George B…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:53AMThis November, The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be presenting "Europeras 1 & 2."The music is rendered by John Cage and Yuval Sharon will be directing the performance. Cage, in his quint…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:53AMNorthridge is getting ready for a sensational musical treat by Grammy Award winner Cécile McLorin Salvant.The vocalist has proved her unparalelled that can go as high as the sky and then di…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:53AMCady Huffman is headed back to Broadway with jazz shoes on. The Tony-winning super talent will take on the role of Matron "Mama" Morton in long-running hit Chicago beginning on Apr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMDenzel Washington and more discuss tackling Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMKatrina Lenk is no stranger to ensnaring audiences, be it as the seductive viola player in Once or as spider goddess Arachne in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Now her performance i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMYeehaw! Full casting has been announced for the new musical Desperate Measures, slated to play off-Broadway's New World Stages following a cheered 2017 run at the York Theatre Company. T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMIn 1991, singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet became something of a radio staple after the release of his third album, “Girlfriend,” which was hailed by critics and fans alike, and establishe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMThe evening honored Tony-winning director John Tiffany, as well as board of trustees member Barbara Cutler Emden April 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AMThe Telegraphreports that dancers at the Paris Opera Ballet reported via an internal survey by the artistic expression commission that 77 of dancers had been a victim of harassment in the wo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThe Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago, which recently celebrated its 21st anniversary, will welcome Tony Winner Cady Huffman as 'Matron 'Mama' M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMBy Michael Lueger. Dr. Kevin Clarke of the Operetta Research Centre introduces us to Weimar-era operetta, which pushed artistic and social boundaries and is finally enjoying an artistic and …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:35AMPetit Bain brings to town a one of its kind dreary combination of music.Leaves’ Eyes, Mayan and Almanac come together; to set the stage on fire with their new concert. Leaves' Eyes, …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:35AMThe Mercedes-Benz Arena will be hosting "Thirty Seconds To Mars," as part of their Monolith Tour. Formed in 1998, Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:35AMThe free panel discussion, in celebration of Immigrant Heritage Week, will be held April 20 at the Dramatists Guild of America.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMPoint Éphémère makes it a delectable Wednesday with Newtrack's Apérobpm April.As the group believes that Tuesday has always been the essential appetizer for them and they never mess up w…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:33AMDepending on whom you ask, climate change is either ongoing, its devastating progression towards the inevitable oblivion of life on Earth all but inarguable, or a hoax perpetrated by the ign…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:30AMMax-Schmeling-Halle is all set to host Noel Gallagher's "High Flying Birds."Gallagher's melodious songwriting and handwriting appear as bold as liquid gold, as he firmly believes in himself …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:26AMPlaybill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AMWriters include Masi Asare, Michael R. Jackson, Anna K. Jacobs, Kate Kilbane, and Dan Moses.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMStephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond will star in “The Cher Show” in Chicago, producers Flody Suarez and Jeffrey Seller announced Tuesday. Block, previously self-announced …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:15AMThe Glee star and the competitor duet on the Wicked anthem.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM"Archaeologists in Sudan have uncovered a large cache of rare stone inscriptions at the Sedeinga necropolis along the Nile River. The collection of funerary texts are inscribed in Meroitic, …
SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com at 11:12AMThe Margravial Opera House, built in 1478 by Frederick the Great's sister and now one of the best-preserved 18th-century theaters in Europe, is reopening after a six-year, €30 million reno…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMCaroline Hanks-Farmer continues her series of interviews with the stars of CHICAGO, the award-winning show spreading plenty of razzle-dazzle at London’s Phoenix Theatre. Next in line is Cu…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 11:01AMThe Cher Show, headed for Broadway, has found its remaining Chers for the pre-Broadway run in Chicago: Actresses Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond will join the previously announced Stephanie …
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AMCoconut offers a refreshingly unique perspective on what it means to be a Muslim in Britain today, and prompts an interesting discussion on the difference between religion and culture.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThis music/theater hybrid from A Red Orchid takes some creative risks but reinforces some tired stereotypes in the process.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AMIvonne Coll of 'Jane the Virgin' stars in the story of mothers and grandmothers fighting for their families during a time of repression.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending April 15, 2018.
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SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMCollaborative multimedia work is a powerful reflection on tradition and transition. The Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet returns to D.C. on April 19, 2018, with longtime collaborator Wu Man to …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AMKemp Powers, who found inspiration in historical slave narratives, gets a visually arresting, at times haunting, production of his new play in Costa Mesa.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM
The long-standing distance between a mother and her son is not quite closed in this new play about grief, guilt, and longing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:55AMGreg Banks’s two-actor 'Snow White' provides a worthwhile storytelling lesson at the Arden. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:54AMRobin Pearce is to take over the role of Waitwell in The Way of the World at the Donmar Warehouse, following the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMThe Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has appointed Helena Gaunt as its new principal. Gaunt replaces Hilary Boulding, who left
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:47AMKwame Kwei-Armah's Twelfth Night musical adaptation, co-created with Shaina Taub, will kick off his inaugural season at the London theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AMThe Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AMIt’s happened: global warming has brought the world to the brink of an environmental apocalypse. Earth’s atmosphere can only support human life for one more year—maybe less. What d…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:36AMMulti-talented stage alum Teal Wicks (Wicked) and promising newcomer Micaela Diamond (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert) have been announced to join the previously reported St…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AMIn You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay’s themes of alienation, violence, guilt and redemption are once again present, albeit in a more frenetic form than before.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:34AMAudiences across the entire country are invited to bring a blanket, pack a picnic and head to one of the free Royal Opera House BP Big Screens as part of the Royal Opera House’s dazzling s…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:27AMA LATE NIGHT TO REMEMBER At twenty to midnight, 106 years to the day after the collision, an audience gathered in this big theatre to mark and remember the disaster.…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 10:15AMThe Broadway-bound production began previews April 10 at the Curran Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMResponding to the suit filed last month by Tonja Carter, Lee's attorney and executor, arguing that Aaron Sorkin's script deviates too much from the novel, a $10 million countersuit filed Mon…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMChristopher Marcisz makes the case that people don't go to the Berkshire Museum for art (the area has better art museums already) and barely remember the paintings they see there. People - s…
SOURCE: hyperallergic.com at 10:06AM"Mr. Ehle, who had been married to the British actress Rosemary Harris since 1967, wrote radio dramas, biographies, a nonfiction account of student civil rights protests at Chapel Hill, a hi…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMBy Sheila Kogan, Contributing Writer, April 17, 2018 Twenty years ago, third-generation puppeteer, Basil Twist, decided to create a totally abstract work based on the music of Symphonie Fant…
SOURCE: www.zealnyc.com at 10:01AMEgoPo’s stunning 'Lydie Breeze' trilogy concludes with the dark and dreamy drama 'Madaket Road,' showing that the sins of the parents land on their children. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:01AMJames Hugh Macdonald is having his debut play produced at the age of 91. He tells Giverny Masso about the ideas behind
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMQuiz transfers to the Noel Coward from Chichester Festival Theatre’s increasingly successful and relatively small Minerva Theatre. Sadly, there is a sense that something is lost in the ups…
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Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond are joining Stephanie J. Block to play the role of Cher in the Chicago run of ‘The Cher Show.’ Cher will be depicted by the three actors at differe…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:58AMThe annual gala took place April 16 at Capitale.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AMBy: Paulanne Simmons
April 17, 2018 - When Mark Medoff’s Children of a Lesser God first landed on Broadway in 1980, the main questions it elicited were about who should speak for the deaf…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:39AMIn Search of Julie and Billy in this misguided production.
SOURCE: Theater Time at 09:36AMThe David Friedman-Peter Kellogg musical will begin at New World Stages May 30.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AMBroadway In Chicago and Producers Flody Suarez and Jeffrey Seller announced today complete casting for the Pre-Broadway Premiere of the new musical The Cher Show at Broadway In Chicago's Ori…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM"Miss You Like Hell" is an ambitions and expansive musical about mothers and daughters. It has book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, music by singer-songwriter Erin…
SOURCE: The Interval at 09:30AMProducer Scott Rudin has fired back at the estate of author Harper Lee, charging in a lawsuit filed yesterday that a lawsuit filed last month by estate executor Tonja B. Carter could shoot d…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:23AMNew production includes almost all of her husbands and boyfriends: Actors will be playing Bono, Gregg Allman, David Geffen – even Rob Camilletti
SOURCE: Rolling Stone at 09:21AMThe cast of the Chicago world premiere will also feature Tony nominees Jarrod Spector, Michael Berresse, and Emily Skinner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:14AMDirector Julie Taymor made the importance of having the animals, which play a big part in the story, represented through costumes, masks, and puppets when it was first being put to the stage…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AMThe final cast members for the upcoming production of Assassins at the Sydney Opera House were announced this week. The production enjoyed a sold out season at the Hayes Theatre Co last year…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:10AMThe proposed performing arts center site, at Haddon Avenue and Lake Street, likely will be subdivided to preserve its significant buildings and other features. Meanwhile, arts center advocat…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:10AMVermont's Bread and Puppet Theater visit Philly for a consciousness-raising good time with its "bad" play 'The Basic Byebye Show.' Jessica Rizzo reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:09AMLike the Phantom of the Opera — and “The Phantom of the Opera” — “Love Never Dies” isn’t dead yet. The musical, mega-composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to his record-break…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:09AMNEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #M…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:09AMBy Douglas Mayo
Tackroom Theatre have announced full casting for the World Premiere of Why Is The Sky Blue? (or How To Make Slime) at Southwark Playhouse.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:09AMAwards season is officially underway on Broadway, as small artsy shows stake their claim against corporate behemoths.
SOURCE: Forbes at 09:08AMAn oboist by training, Malgoire in 1966 founded La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, France's first period-instrument orchestra, with which he made more than 140 recordings.
SOURCE: www.limelightmagazine.com.au at 09:05AMWhy? Well, the previous owners sold the building to a development corporation - which asked for a $1 million per month increase in rent after the lease expires June 30. So, according to new …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:05AMTwo decorative turrets were blown off the old gates to the site during a storm with heavy rains and winds up to 80 miles per hour. No damage to the white marble mausoleum was found.
SOURCE: www.dw.com at 09:05AM"More than 60 presenting organizations and dance companies from around the world are expected to participate, and the Royal Ballet in London will be one of several to tackle Cunningham for t…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:05AMApril 17, 2108- Marilyn Maye returned to Feinsteins 54 Below to celebrate her (latest) milestone birthday with her favorite audiences. Every performance featured a special 90th birthda…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:05AMNEW YORK (AP) -- "To Kill a Mockingbird" is going graphic....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:03AMWhen it comes to the ongoing legal battle between late author Harper Lee’s estate and Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming Broadway adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, no one is leaving any drama on…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:03AMA splashy two-page ad in the Times just announced a December 2018 premiere for what’s sure to be Broadway’s most talked-about show, a new adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Ki…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:03AMThe world-premiere musical is slated to play the Oriental Theatre June 12 to July 14, before heading to Broadway in November.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AMThe Mousetrap’s 60th anniversary gala arrived on 12 April 2018 with a celebration of the prestige and longevity that all shows dream of.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMA new musical revue celebrating New York’s greatest show tunes from 1902-1942 will receive its world premiere at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in North London from 17 July to 5 August 2018.
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Katori Hall’s Hoodoo Love is like a three-hour, heartache-filled blues song. Set in Memphis in the 1930s, the memories of slavery still linger and the reality of life in the south for Afri…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:51AMSix, a musical based on King Henry VIII's six wives, is set to return to the London stage come August.
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:49AMDisney has announced an immersive experience at the Vaults in London based on its classic 1940 film Fantasia. Sounds and Sorcery will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMTheatres across the UK face unexpected costs in excess of £180 million under “devastating” EU proposals to ban the vast majority of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMThe Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester has announced two musicals for 2018 including the UK premiere of Pasek and Paul’s A Christmas
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMThe second Arts in Health conference will showcase programmes designed to take the burden off the health sector. Amber Massie-Blomfield explores the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMYou may have seen our BroadwayWorld Red Carpet video and Instagram story from the Olivier Awards. Now, check out our video from the Winners' Room, where we spoke to everyone from The Ferryma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24AMStudents looking to become triple threats have no shortage of training options. Samantha Marsden looks at what is available – from evening
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:10AMCould Love Never Dies be heading to Broadway next Randy Buck, CEO of Troika Entertainment, seems to think so
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:05AMOn last night's Celebrity Duets episode of American Idol, Lea Michele appeared to sing a duet version of Defying Gravity from Wicked with contestant Ada Vox.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:05AM"Audiences can expect wit, style, love, betrayal, friendship, and maybe a few superheroes."
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM“If y’all ready for ‘A Dope Comedy Show,’ let me hear you say, ‘Hell yeah!’” The voice booms over the sound system as comedian Dave Helem — a Chicago native now living in Los…
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Rosie Lee Hooks has been director of Los Angeles' Watts Tower Arts Center since 2010, and she has grown programs, attendance, and attention by leaps and bounds. Now, supporters say, there's …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:54AMYes, there's even a name for this phenomenon. "In recent years, so-called Anglocreep, the subtle adoption of British phrases into everyday American speech, has become a tic (or some might sa…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54AMRoyal Festival Hall, LondonThe laidback raconteur gets political and personal with riffs on everything from the US vice-president to PG Tips‘I don’t believe people’s joy,” says Marc …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMNew artistic director will stage a musical version of Twelfth Night and introduces £5 tickets for every first preview at the theatreThe Young Vic’s new artistic director, Kwame Kwei-Armah…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMLove it (I did!) or hate it, the new Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel is the talk of the Rialto these days. Better to have people talking than ignoring it, r…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:42AMApril 17 was the natal day of the late Wayne Rogers, whom we eulogized here upon his passing a couple of years ago. I thought today would be a good occasion to straighten out a little sitcom…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:33AMFrom Dizzee Rascal to Stormzy, the music is a celebration — of youth culture, collaboration and black British identity
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:31AMNew York Theatre Workshop held it's 2018 Annual Gala last night, April 15. The gala celebrated John Tiffany, the Tony Award-winning Director of Once, which had its world premiere at NYTW, as…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AMWith admirable nerve and imagination, Constellation Theatre Company has mounted an endlessly inventive production of a work by a playwright who dares us to enjoy him. Bertolt Brecht wrote pl…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:16AMNikkole Salter's "Torn Asunder" is rooted in history
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:12AMBy Douglas Mayo
Casting announced for Tom Vallen’s A Gym Thing, which examines gym addiction at the Pleasance Theatre London from 30 April to 13 May 2018. Book Now!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:11AMNew Young Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah has claimed he wants to “mess” with that notion that the UK only imports American
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AMJulian Woolford has scattered references to other famous musicals throughout his rewrite of Twang!! and West End Wendies in the audience will enjoy playing spot-the-show in the throwaway ref…
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SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories get a first look and go behind the scenes of Broadway-bound Head Over Heels in San Francisco, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMWe're counting down to the world premiere of William Stanton's highly topical new cyber-security play THE OLD ROOM, which has a strictly limited season at London's White Bear Theatre from 24…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMKwame Kwei-Armah’s first season as artistic director of the Young Vic will open with a musical adaptation of Twelfth Night and see
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:24AMMeet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details… Albert
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMy first job came about because in my final year at drama school I wrote a play called Fishing. I hadn’t set
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you first get involved in theatre? I did an MA in playwriting and found myself becoming very interested in outreach.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMIt’s a happy 2nd birthday to Mischief Theatre’s The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, the laugh-a-minute farce has just announced an extension that will see it into its third year entertainin…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMJonathan Harvey’s new musical about the life of Dusty Springfield has its world premiere in June 2018 before touring – watch Katherine Kingsley transform into Dusty in a special behind-t…
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London’s iconic Southbank Centre will be home to Windmill Theatre Co and State Theatre Company South Australia’s Rumpelstiltskin this December and January as Queen Elizabeth Hall hosts…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:45AMAs part of LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Rough Draft Festival, IRT Theater and TGF 12 Productions have teamed up for a workshop presentation of Stepchild, A New Musical, inspired by t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:30AMYou and a guest will enjoy premium seating and backstage passes to meet the ensemble ofDeborah GraceWiner'sCelebration of Barbara Cookled by your host, Linda Purl on June 17 at Feinstein's 5…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24AMAfter an appearance last season at the Muny and a live broadcast this Easter, St. Louisans have another opportunity to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic rock op…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:05AMIn IMPRESSIONS: Jane Comfort and Company’s 40th Anniversary Retrospective at La MaMa, "While it superficially celebrates Comfort’s oeuvre, it also acts as her tribute to her many collab…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMLar Lubovitch celebrates 50 years as a choreographer at the Joyce---After a half century of running his own eponymous dance company, celebrated choreographer Lar Lubovitch is confident in hi…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMThe cast of Riverdale brings Carrie to your TV screen April 18, but what ever happened to the original stars of this theatrical thriller?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe new musical, opening April 17, plays the Aldwych Theatre in London’s West End.
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