Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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“That’s What She Said” at Royal Albert Hall, London by Blouin Artinfo

This is feminism at its ruthless best. These are women hailed as firebrand feminists so you can expect blatant feminist truth, fiction, politics and poetry, with the most ferocious and intox…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:53PM

July's AT THIS PERFORMANCE... To Include Understudies from DEAR EVAN HANSEN, SUMMER, CAROUSEL And More! by BroadwayWorld

Stephen DeAngeliscontinues his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition ofAT THIS PERFORMANCEto be held onMonday, July 16th atT…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Off Broadway Review: ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ by Gordon Cox

In “Mary Page Marlowe,” Tracy Letts, the Tony-winning actor (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) and Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright (“August: Osage C…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:18PM

Tony Nominee Brad Oscar Leads HAIRSPRAY at Starlight Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Starlight Theatre has announced that Broadway star and two-time Tony nominee Brad Oscar will lead the cast of the musical comedy phenomenon Hairspray, playing Starlight Theatre July 27-Aug. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12PM

MARY PAGE MARLOWE - Talkin' Boadway's Review by Howard Miller

Playwright Tracy Letts's Mary Page Marlowe, opening tonight at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater, caroms every which way through and around the course of the lifetime of its title character.…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:08PM

Review: ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ Lives an Ordinary, Extraordinary Life by Jesse Green

In Tracy Letts’s gripping play, it takes six actors (and a doll) to embody one steely, difficult woman, from infancy to the age of 69.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06PM

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Vanessa Cate

A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviewed by Gray Palmer Independent Shakespeare Company Through September 2 Though many fine qualities of Independent Shakespeare Company's approach are evident…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:06PM

Theater Review: Mary Page Marlowe Is a Simple Carbohydrate by Sara Holdren

If you’re a Shakespeare in the Park kind of person, your summer will be bookended by two characters, the villain Iago and the heroine Viola, making the koan-like confession “I am not wha…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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THE SAINTLINESS OF MARGERY KEMPE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by James Wilson

Morality and domesticity are so fourteenth century. . . .

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:46PM

Pedro Pan – New York Musical Festival by Jk Clarke

        by Carole di Tosti   The New York Musical Festival and White Elk Productions are presenting Pedro Pan, book by Rebecca Aparicio and Music/Lyrics by Stephen A…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:33PM

Mary Page Marlowe: Six Actresses, One Amazing Woman by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Tracy Letts returns to the Midwest with a subdued but stunning play about someone “unexceptional” The post Mary Page Marlowe: Six Actresses, One Amazing Woman appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:31PM

Mary Page Marlowe: The Six Ages of Woman by Steven Suskin

★★★ Tracy Letts returns with an intriguing notion for a play, perhaps too streamlined for coherence The post Mary Page Marlowe: The Six Ages of Woman appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Our Very Own Carlin McCullough by Vanessa Cate

Our Very Own Carlin McCullough Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Geffen Playhouse Through July 29 RECOMMENDED Growing pains are the main theme of Amanda Peet’s Our Very Own Carlin McCu…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 09:29PM

Review: ‘Damned If You Do’ by Upright Citizens Brigade at Woolly Mammoth by Guest Author

By Beatrice Loayza “So, what are we seeing again?” my friend asks me at dinner prior to the show. Pause.  I scrape the corners of my mind for a suitable answer, but the reality is–…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:27PM

Review: Burn Out Blessings at Capital Fringe by Alison Daniels

FREE CAKE!! And now that I’ve grabbed your attention – Burn Out Blessings has a lot less to do with teaching and a LOT more to do with sex than I expected from its brief Capital Frin…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:12PM

The Saintliness of Margery Kemp: Holy Rolling Amid Medieval Times by Michael Sommers

★★ A so-what comedy about a would-be saint is buoyed up by some enjoyable performances The post The Saintliness of Margery Kemp: Holy Rolling Amid Medieval Times appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:02PM

The Saintliness of Margery Kempe: Saint or Sinner? Not Worth Deciding by David Finkle

★ John Wulp stage-adapts a medieval mystic's life at great length to small avail The post The Saintliness of Margery Kempe: Saint or Sinner? Not Worth Deciding appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM

The Joy and Tragedy in ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ Shouldn’t Make For Such Dull Viewing by David Cote

In his latest play you can't help but wonder, what happened to the bad boy Tracy Letts of yesteryear?

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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2018 Capital Fringe Review: The Tragical Comical Fool’s Game by Ravelle Brickman

Shakespeare is alive and well at this year’s Fringe, and that includes both the usual adaptations and some of the more surprising spin-offs. One of the most entertaining of the latter—qu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:55PM

Mary Page Marlowe by Jk Clarke

        by Brian Scott Lipton   Do we direct the course our own life or does life merely happen to us? That’s the major existential question faced by the title cha…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:15PM

The Saintliness of Margery Kempe Review: Revisiting A 15th Century Feminist Con Artist by New York Theater

In her actual medieval memoir, which was rediscovered in the 1930s, Margery Kempe seems almost as extreme in her devotion as her 15thcentury contemporary, Joan of Arc. The English woman tell…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:13PM

Review: Show Business 201 at Capital Fringe by Alison Daniels

It’s the Mr. Darcy/Elizabeth Bennett proposal scene! But – what if Mr. Darcy were directing a play about a butterfly catcher and his prey, and instead of wanting to MARRY Elizabeth, …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:06PM

Review: Guerilla Theatre Works’ A New Nation by Kate Colwell

A New Nation has found the right city, the right moment and the right place at the Anacostia Arts Center this month. As national headlines bear down on this administration’s Muslim travel …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:06PM

VIDEO: See the Boys of JERSEY BOYS at The Muny Perform 'Cry For Me' by Stage Tube

BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Muny's production of Jersey Boys Check out the Boys in action performing 'Cry For Me' in the video below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PM

Musical Drama POSE Renewed for Season 2 On FX by Alexa Criscitiello

Variety has reported that the popular musical drama series, Pose, has been renewed for a second series at FX.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PM

How a family trip inspired ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ by Gregory E. Miller

Genndy Tartakovsky, director of the first two “Hotel Transylvania” flicks, really didn’t want to helm another. “I was burned out and done and said there is no way,” he tells The Po…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:03PM

When the Saints Come Marching In – The Saintliness of Margery Kempe by Jk Clarke

        by Samuel L. Leiter   Although hardly a household name in New York theatrical circles, John Wulp, now 90, has had a rather abundant career as a playwright, d…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The cast of the new ‘Fiddler’ had to learn Yiddish from scratch by Barbara Hoffman

Imagine doing a big, beloved Broadway musical … in Yiddish. Sounds crazy, no? Not when that show is “Fiddler on the Roof.” Since its 1964 debut, the story of Tevye and his daughter…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:52PM

Backstage drama won’t stop Armie Hammer’s Broadway debut by Michael Riedel

What in the world is going on with Broadway’s “Straight White Men?” Young Jean Lee’s dark comedy, opening this month at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater, lost two of its leading men in…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:47PM

Mary Page Marlowe by Wendy Caster

Six women play Mary Page Marlowe, the titular protagonist of Tracy Letts's 90-minute one act at Second Stage Theater. I imagine that developing the show was a fascinating experience for the …

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 07:36PM

Reserve (quickly) free tickets to see Stephen Sondheim

If you want to see Stephen Sondheim accept the St. Louis Literary Award Oct. 4, now is the time to register.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:06PM

Manhattan Concert Productions?Announces Pre-Sale For?THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL by BroadwayWorld

Manhattan Concert Productions MCP is pleased to share exclusive pre-sale and on sale ticket information for the critically acclaimed musicalThe Scarlet Pimpernelin concert at David Geffen Ha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06PM

Five Preview Performances Of DAVE Canceled at Arena Stage; Douglas Sills Sidelined Due to Injury by BroadwayWorld

The first five preview performances of the world-premiere musical Dave have been cancelled due to actor illness preview performances will now begin on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:04PM

Complete Casting Announced for West End COMPANY Starring Patti LuPone by BroadwayWorld

The complete cast was announced today for Marianne Elliott's highly anticipated new production of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim'sCOMPANYwhich opens at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 Septemb…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:04PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Backstage at Carousel with Lindsay Mendez, Episode 7: Health Chat by Broadway.com

Carousel vlogger Lindsay Mendez talks to her co-stars about what does a body good on the Great White Way and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PM

Odds & Ends: Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof, Featuring Jackie Hoffman as Yente, Extends Off-Broadway Run & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof, Featuring Jackie Hoffman as Yente, Extends Off-Broadway Run The acclaimed new Yiddish-langua…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PM

As You Like It, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - love among the bucolic hippies by Heather Neill

Earnest environmental messages underpin a celebratory, musically gleeful revival of Shakespeare's cross-dressing favouriteIt's been raining in Regent's Park. On a balmy summer evening d…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:42PM

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ sweeps Emmy noms: Once, twice, three times an EGOT for John Legend, Andrew Llloyd Webber and Tim Rice? by Daniel Montgomery

Only 12 entertainers in Hollywood history have won EGOT: the showbiz grand slam of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. Now thanks to NBC’s live production of “Jesus Christ Super…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PM

Victory Gardens announces casting for four of its upcoming productions by Kt Hawbaker

On Thursday, Victory Gardens Theater announced casting for several of its upcoming productions. In the fall, Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” will be directed by Gary Griffin and will feature …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:19PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael John LaChiusa to Adapt Musical Version of Martyna Majok's COST OF LIVING by BroadwayWorld

Williamstown Theatre Festival recently celebrated the playwright Martyna Majok. Majok's play Cost of Living won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2018 Lucille Lortel Award for Outsta…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PM

Cursed Child Producer Sonia Friedman on Being a Super Fan, Choosing the Right Projects & Constantly Falling in Love by Beth Stevens

With her production company, Sonia Friedman has developed and produced more than 160 shows in London and New York since 1990, making her one of the most powerful and prolific producers. In B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Nikka Graff Lanzarone by Broadway.com

Nikka Graff Lanzarone stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about her upcoming show at Feinstein's/54 Below and more with Beth Stevens.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Michael John LaChiusa Adapting Pulitzer Winner Cost of Living into a Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-nominated book writer, composer and lyricist Michael John LaChiusa has signed on to adapt Martyna Majok's 2018 Pulitzer-winning play Cost of Living into a musical. Williamstown Thea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Five Burning Questions with The Muny Jersey Boys Star Bobby Conte Thornton

Bobby Conte Thornton talks Jersey Boys at The Muny, his time leading Broadway's A Bronx Tale, and why he's off social media.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:19PM

12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PM

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Ovation Award-winning Rogue Machine will be leaving the Met Theatre at the end of September to take up residency at Electric Lodge, located at 1416 …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 05:17PM

Read Reviews for Encores! Off-Center’s Gone Missing by Ryan McPhee

The docu-musical is presented in honor of the late Michael Friedman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM

Pedro Pan

Pedro Pan Off Off Broadway, NYMF at Theatre Row Reviewed by Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: Pedro Pan is exactly the kind of show we need right now. For anyone disturbed by our current immigratio…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:12PM

Union Wins Tribunal Dispute With U.K. Theater Chain Picturehouse by Leo Barraclough

British entertainment business union BECTU has claimed a partial victory in an ongoing industrial dispute with Picturehouse Cinemas, Britain’s largest arthouse theater chain. An employ…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:11PM

Review: ‘The House on the Hill’ at the Contemporary American Theater Festival by Andrew Walker White

Aficionados of ancient tragedy will tell you that the main difference between the Romans and the Greeks was that the Romans –Seneca, especially—loved their violence served up downstage c…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:09PM

2018 Emmy nominations: 13 Oscar winners in contention including John Legend, Penelope Cruz, Allison Janney, Viola Davis… by Zach Laws

With more and more movie stars transitioning to television, the number of previous Oscar-winners in contention at the Emmys continues to grow. Thirteen Academy Award champs number among the …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PM

See Katharine McPhee and the Cast of Waitress, SpongeBob, and More Kick Off Broadway in Bryant Park by Hannah Vine

The free lunchtime concert series began with performances from the casts of Waitress, SpongeBob SquarePants, Chicago, and Stomp.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM

Soulpepper’s Orlando comes to life with Sarah Afful’s lustrous performance by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The production gains energy in the second act, as the title character becomes female and realizes she’s expected to behave the way she previously expected women to be: “obedient, chaste …

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Crocker Art Museum is expanding with this $40 million plan

To describe Crocker Park in downtown Sacramento as a “park” may be a bit too generous. Instead, city officials and the Crocker Art Museum refer to the 3-acre parcel across … Click …

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 04:55PM

BWW TV: Katharine McPhee, Erich Bergen & the Cast of WAITRESS Explore Bad Ideas at Broadway in Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

This week kicked off with a special performance from the cast of Waitress, including starsKatharine McPheeandErich Bergen. Watch below as they perform 'What Baking Can Do,' 'Never Ever Getti…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

BROADWAY PRINCESS PARTY Heads to Minneapolis and Chicago by BroadwayWorld

Brush off your tiara and unleash your inner princess with Broadway's original Cinderella, Belle and Jasmine Hosted by two-time, Tony-nominated star, Laura Osnes Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

Kelli O'Hara Earns Emmy Nomination, Says She is 'Grateful (and in Shock)' by Julie Musbach

This morning, Broadway's Kelli O'Hara received her first EmmyAward nomination for Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series for her role as Katie Bonner in The Accidental Wo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

BWW Poll Results: Readers Want Broadway to Lay Off the Cartoon Adaptations by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, SpongeBob SquarePants The Broadway Musical will conclude its Broadway engagement at the Palace Theatre 1564 Broadway at West 47th Street on Sunda…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

VIDEO: On This Day, July 12- Patti LuPone Stars in SUNSET BOULEVARD on London's West End by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day in 1993, Patti LuPone starred as Norma Desmond in the premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night Of ON YOUR FEET in Los Angeles With Gloria And Emilio Estefan and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld has an inside look at the opening night celebrations of ON YOUR FEET at the Hollywood Pantages featuringGloria And Emilio Estefan, and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Pulitzer-Winning Play ‘Cost of Living’ Will Become a Musical by Michael Paulson

Martyna Majok’s intense drama will get a musical adaptation from Michael John LaChiusa, the Williamstown Theater Festival announced.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:42PM

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cost of Living to Be Adapted Into a Musical by Olivia Clement

Williamstown Theater Festival has commissioned Michael John LaChiusa to adapt Martyna Majok’s acclaimed new play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM

Summer Binge-Watching by The Tv Junkie By Penny Landau

Real Housewives go below at 54…I have a passing acquaintance with those “RHONY” gals, but when they start invading my cabaret world, I have to get with the program. On tonight’s epis…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:32PM

John Legend on His Jesus Christ Superstar Emmy Nominations and Being Within Reach of an EGOT by Jackson McHenry

With the announcement of the Emmy nominations this morning, John Legend has not one, but two chances of winning an Emmy — which means that in addition to his Grammy, Oscar, and Tony wins, …

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:23PM

Review of ‘Gaslit’ by Emily Cordes

As the #metoo movement has made evident, recent years have witnessed not only the revelation of women’s long-buried truths but a new awareness of the systems which necessitate and uphold t…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:23PM

New ‘West Side Story’ From Ivo van Hove and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker by Roslyn Sulcas

The experimental director and avant-garde choreographer’s production — the first in the U.S. not to be based on Jerome Robbins’s choreography — will come to Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PM

Review: ‘Memoirs of a Forgotten Man’ at the Contemporary American Theater Festival by Andrew Walker White

Let’s stop for a moment to consider how much of the grey matter we’ve got upstairs, between those infernal ears, is dedicated to memory.  Even as you read this review your mind is stock…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:10PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Alex Gaumond and Jonathan Bailey join Marianne Elliott’s production of Company by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Alex Gaumond and Jonathan Bailey complete the cast of Marianne Elliott’s highly anticipated new production of Company at the Gielgud Theatre. This post Alex Gaumond …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:42PM

Dylan Baker, Ito Aghayere, and More to Join Janet McTeer in BERNHARDT/HAMLET by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced full casting for the world premiere of BernhardtHamlet

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PM

BWW TV: Get Ready for Your Upgrade! Will Roland Performs Opening Number from BE MORE CHILL by BroadwayWorld TV

The highly anticipated musical Be More Chill is headed for the New York stage and we're taking you inside their rehearsal in preparation for the run. Watch as Dear Evan Hansen alum Will Rola…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PM

Remembering Chicago Actor Jeff Loeffelholz by Adam Hetrick

A member of the revival’s original cast, Loeffelholz served as standby for the role of Mary Sunshine from 1996 until his death June 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

Gone Missing: Requiem for a Composer by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ The late Michael Friedman receives a fitting tribute at Encores! Off-Center with The Civilians’ melancholy Gone Missing. The post Gone Missing: Requiem for a Composer appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:35PM

Gone Missing: Songs and Stories From the Lost & Found Department by Michael Sommers

★★★★ A whimsical little musical about wayward items is expertly rediscovered as a concert The post Gone Missing: Songs and Stories From the Lost & Found Department appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:35PM

Dylan Baker & More to Join Janet McTeer in World Premiere Play Bernhardt/Hamlet by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for Bernhardt/Hamlet, a world premiere play written by Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck. The new work is slated to arrive at Broadway's American Airlines Theatre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Choreographer Esmé Boyce Guests on Episode 122 of The Compass by Adam Hetrick

Leah Walsh hosts the podcast where industry professionals share their unique artistic journeys.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PM

A Look at Five More ‘Dollys’ of Hello, Dolly! by Logan Culwell-Block

You asked, we answered: From Pearl Bailey to Ethel Merman, here are more of the many award-winning and crowd-stirring actors who have brought Dolly Gallagher Levi to life on stage and screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM

Dylan Baker, Jason Butler Harner and more cast in ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ by Caitlin Huston

Dylan Baker and Jason Butler Harner will join Janet McTeer in “Bernhardt/Hamlet” on Broadway this fall. The play, written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Moritz von Steulpnagel…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:00PM

11 recommended shows to see right now

"20,000 Leagues Under the Seas" ✭✭✭ 1/2 Say "Nemo" and most kids now think of the Disney clown fish. But in 1870, the great Jules Verne imagined Captain Nemo as a misanthropic, Homeric…

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See Who’s Joining Janet McTeer in the Broadway Premiere of Bernhardt/Hamlet by Olivia Clement

Dylan Baker, Jason Butler Harner, Brittany Bradford, and more join the cast of the new Theresa Rebeck play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Enchanted April’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Jeannette Mulherin

Matthew Barber’s “Enchanted April” is a play for anyone who ever considered making a break for it and leaving it all behind, at least temporarily, in the hopes of transforming …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:50PM

New Guidelines Announced for Best Musical Theater Album at the Grammys by BroadwayWorld

Spread the word The Grammy Awards has updated their guidelines for Best Musical TheaterAlbum. Sure, it might not sound like a big deal,but this issuper importantfor the theater industry to b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

VIDEO: Princess Swap! Watch ANASTASIA's Christy Altomare Sing 'Part of Your World' by Stage Tube

Though she may be better known as the princess of the adored musical Anastasia, Christy Altomare recently took the stage at 54 Below's Broadway Princess Party to sing a different princess nu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with Fan Favorite BE MORE CHILL by Jennifer Broski

Be More Chill is headed for the stage and we're taking you inside their rehearsal in preparation for the run. Check out the cast in action below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

EXCLUSIVE: Watch Andrew Keenan-Bolger Sing Newsies’ ‘Letter from the Refuge’ by Adam Hetrick

The Newsies and Tuck Everlasting star will perform in concert at Cape May Stage July 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PM

Review: A life told in tall tales; 'Big Fish' at the Chance Theater by Daryl H. Miller

“Fish stories,” we call them — those times when truth gets embellished in a bid to make the ordinary seem more important or exciting. “Big Fish” — the 1998 novel, 2003 movie and …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:25PM

West Side Story Will Return to Broadway with Director Ivo van Hove & New Choreography from Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker by Lindsey Sullivan

Something's coming, something good! Tony winner Ivo van Hove will helm a new Broadway revival of Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story next y…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Call Answered: Andy Kelso: "The Full Monty" at Pittsburgh CLO by Adam Rothenberg

I'm so excited to be getting to interview actor/singer Andy Kelso! I first came to learn of Andy's talent when I saw him in Broadway's Mamma Mia! as leading love interest "Sky," but it …

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 02:10PM

Chicago Theatre Now continues the conversation about accountability in Chicago theater by Katie Powers

When Almanya Narula enrolled in graduate school at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she wanted to find a way to bring her passions for journalism and theater together to tell stor…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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The Ultimate Guide to Shepherdstown for the Contemporary American Theater Festival by Guest Author

by Allison Considine Ready for your next summer adventure or weekend getaway? Each July, the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, presents new plays in the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:44PM

Bruno Mars Scores Emmy Music Nod; John Legend, Pasek and Paul Could Win EGOTs by Jem Aswad

This year’s Emmy race in the music categories takes on greater interest because a win in the song category could instantly give songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul an EGOT, having a…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:42PM

‘West Side Story’ Returning To Broadway; Director Ivo Van Hove Will Stage Revival by Greg Evans

Director Ivo van Hove will stage a major new production of West Side Story for Broadway next season, with new choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. The revival, produced by Scott Rudi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:37PM

Jesus Christ Superstar Live, Diana Rigg, Pasek & Paul, Laurie Metcalf Earn 2018 Emmy Nominations by Andy Lefkowitz

A talented group of stage alums were honored with 2018 Emmy Award nominations for their work on the small screen on July 12. Samira Wiley and Ryan Eggold broke the news live from Los Angeles…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM

West Side Story to Return to Broadway with Director Ivo van Hove & New Choreography from Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker by Lindsey Sullivan

Something's coming, something good! Tony winner Ivo van Hove will helm a new Broadway revival of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story next year. Produced by …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM

Sayreville Residents Invited to GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER Final Dress by BroadwayWorld

The producers of Broadway's Gettin' The Band Back Together, are inviting Sayreville, NJ residents to attend the show's final dress rehearsal on Wednesday, July 18. The new musical comedy tak…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, and John Legend Could EGOT With A JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Emmy Win by BroadwayWorld

With news of the nominations, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Time Rice, and John Legend are all just one Emmy win away from becoming EGOT-ers - a term reserved for those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Tickets Now on Sale for Tony Award Winning AN AMERICAN IN PARIS in Movie Theaters September 20 & 23 by BroadwayWorld

With audiences clamoring for musical masterpieces, like La La Land and The Greatest Showman, a new film inspired by the Academy Award-winning, iconic musical from George and Ira Gershwin, An…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Breaking: Ivo van Hove Will Direct A New Staging of WEST SIDE STORY on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

While the buzz recently has been about a screen adaptation of the classic musical West Side Story, The Hollywood Reporter has just revealed that award-winning directorIvo van Hove will be br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PM

Breaking: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Earns Most Emmy Nominations For A Live Musical; Full List! by TV News Desk

This morning, Samira Wiley 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'Orange Is the New Black' and Ryan Eggold 'New Amsterdam,' 'BlackKklansman' announced the nominations for the 70TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS fro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PM

The 'Broadwaysted' Podcast Welcomes MY FAIR LADY's Cameron Adams by Broadwaysted

This week the Broadwaysted Crew is thrilled to be hanging out with an old FriendoftheShow...My Fair Lady's Cameron Adams We're pouring out delicious Reyka Vodka and Montelobos Mezcal as Came…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PM

Review: ‘Thirst’ at The Contemporary American Theater Festival by Andrew Walker White

Dystopias can be off-putting places, for those in search of more traditional fictional locales. Why would you want to begin your story in a wasteland, where everything we associate with civi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:22PM

Tour Dates Announced for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Broadwaydirect

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory made Broadway a little sweeter, and now this show is heading across the imagi-nation! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tells the story of Wi…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:20PM

Access London Theatre this July by Robin Johnson

Welcome to the July Access e-newsletter, reproduced below with details of plenty of exciting performances and events coming up. The post Access London Theatre this July appeared first on Off…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:19PM

Directed by Ivo van Hove, ‘West Side Story’ will return to Broadway in 2019 by Caitlin Huston

“West Side Story” is coming back to Broadway in December 2019, helmed by Ivo van Hove. The musical, produced by Scott Rudin, will feature new choreography from Anne Teresa De K…

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John Early’s Passion Project: ‘I Finally Have Enough TV Money to Make This Happen’ by Moze Halperin, Moze Halperin

'I always marvel at the ways that she’s not a bigger star,' said Early of his friend and collaborator Theda Hammel, for whom he produced this play.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:10PM

Sculpture carves out a new market in London

Two projects are bringing sculpture into the capital’s open spaces — and the works are up for sale

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Text of the Day: Imperium – Conspirator by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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A Casting Controversy Tangled Up in ‘Blood Knot’ by American Theatre Editors

American Players Theatre’s production of Athol Fugard’s play about mixed-race brothers has raised thorny questions about representation.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:56PM

Can ‘Dave,’ a feel-good musical about a humane president, make Washington feel better? by Peter Marks

The beloved film comedy adds melodies in its pre-Broadway tryout at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM

Upright Citizens Brigade is making it up every night at Woolly Mammoth by Nelson Pressley

The improv comedy team’s “Damned If You Do” takes its skits from a life in the crowd.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM

First Look at the Yiddish Production of Fiddler on the Roof Off-Broadway by Hannah Vine

The production, which began performances July 4, will officially open July 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM

West Side Story Will Return to Broadway, Directed by Ivo van Hove by Ryan McPhee

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker will choreograph the production, slated to open in February 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM

Alan Johnson, 81, ‘Springtime for Hitler’ Choreographer, Dies by Richard Sandomir

A former dancer, Mr. Johnson collaborated with Mel Brooks on several movies and once asked him, “‘Oh my God, are we allowed to show this?”

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Hive City Legacy review – a political twerk of art from femmes of colour by Arifa Akbar

Roundhouse, LondonThe Hot Brown Honey collective join forces with nine young performers to explore prejudice in a blast of hip-hop and burlesqueLast year, the Roundhouse put out an open call…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM

Rocío Molina: Grito Pelao, Avignon Festival — poignant, sensual

The dancer explores her own pregnancy in this disarmingly honest production

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Tony Winner Ivo van Hove to Direct 'West Side Story' on Broadway (Exclusive) by David Rooney

The Belgian avant-garde theater-maker will collaborate with modern dance choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker on the first major American revival to depart radically from the original Je…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:31PM

Antigone, Marcus Garvey Park, New York — classical tragedy made fresh

An open-air staging that turns Sophocles’ drama into a passionate cry for justice

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West End's COMPANY to Feature Same-Sex Couple Played by Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond by Julie Musbach

Big news came from the Company Twitter when they revealed that the already innovative casting will feature the musical's first same-sex couple. Jonathan Bailey takes on the somewhat newly cr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

VIDEO: Meet Mallory Bechtel - DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Next Zoe Murphy by BroadwayWorld

A fresh face is joining the cast of Dear Evan Hansen this summer Newcomer Mallory Bechtel will make her Broadway debut, taking over the role of Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen beginning Tuesd…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

Industry Ticket Offers by Bt

Bus Stop - Eclipse Theatre Company at The Athenaeum (2936 N. Southport Ave. Chicago). $10 industry tickets for all previews on July 12th, 13th and 14th at 7:30pm and $15 industry tickets for…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:18PM

Jonathan Bailey & Alex Gaumond Are Final Couple Announced for Gender-Swapped Company by Andy Lefkowitz

London stage stars Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond have been announced as the final pair of cast members to perform in Marianne Elliott's gender-reversed production of Company in L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

'Come From Away' musical is coming to Chicago in 2019 by Doug George

“Come From Away” will make its first landing in Chicago next summer, Broadway in Chicago announced Thursday. The unlikely musical set in Gander, Newfoundland, will play July 30 to Aug. 1…

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Joel Grey-Helmed Yiddish Fiddler Extends Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The production, presented with English supertitles, will play an additional week at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

‘Best new musical to hit theatres in years’: THE BAND – Touring ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Heart-warming and bursting with pop songs, The Band perfectly captures teenage fandom as Take That’s songs shine in this brand new musical.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Voices by Rodriguezc

  World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming hosts an all-star evening from Lyric Opera of Chicago, featuring rapper Lupe Fiasco, folk legend John Prine, Broadway’s Jessie Mueller, pop and gos…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:59AM

'Hand To God': Hanging Out With An Unhinged, Satanical Hand Puppet At Theaterworks by Christopher Arnott

‘Hand to God” is a harrowing, hilarious, hand-wringing comedy with tragic elements about a young man whose life is changed — and endangered — by an unhinged, demonically possessed ha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55AM

Review: ‘Gone Missing,’ Now a Poignant Reminder of a Career Cut Short by Alexis Soloski

The death of the show’s composer, Michael Friedman, makes this musical about loss an accidental and indispensable elegy.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AM

A Sneak Peek at the Off-Broadway Premiere of Be More Chill by Marc J. Franklin

The Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz musical will begin performances at Signature Theatre July 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Red Clay Dance Company announces 10th anniversary season by Kt Hawbaker

On Thursday, Red Clay Dance Company announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, marking its tenth anniversary. The company, which creates and performs Afro-contemporary dance, will feature …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:45AM

Frozen’s Greg Hildreth and his cats, Pigeon and Basil by Told By Greg Hildreth

“Pigeon came first. I got her maybe seven or eight years ago. She was my very first cat. I was never a cat person. I had a roommate who had a cat and I was like ‘I want nothing to do it.…

SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 11:33AM

Sholem Aleichem, Beyond ‘Fiddler’ by Ted Merwin

‘Tevye Served Raw’ showcases stories that didn’t end up in the musical, and others from the author’s canon.

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Steppenwolf Theatre will host memorial service for manager Claude Binder, dead at 65 by Chris Jones

Steppenwolf Theatre has announced a July 16 memorial service for Claude Binder, the theater’s former production manager and general manager. Binder died July 1 from cancer. He was 65. A St…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:30AM

Full cast announced for City Lit's season opener, 'Arms and the Man' by Kt Hawbaker

On Thursday, full casting was announced for “Arms and the Man,” the George Bernard Shaw comedy opening City Lit’s 2018-19 season. Set during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian war, the show ribs…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:30AM

Fountain Theatre earns 7 Stage Raw Theater Award nominations by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre has earned 7 Stage Raw Theater Award nominations for our world premiere production of Runaway Home by Jeremy J. Kamps, directed by Shirley Jo Finney. The Fountain produ…

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'Lion King' Making Summer Stop At The Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

‘The Lion King” still rules. The circle of life brings Julie Taymor’s acclaimed stage version of the 1994 animated Disney feature back to The Bushnell for a two-and-a-half-week engagem…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:25AM

WICKED Will Become 6th Longest-Running Show In Broadway History Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Thank goodness Wicked will play its 6,138th Broadway performance tonight, Thursday, July 12 at 8pm. With the performance, the production surpasses A Chorus Line as the 6th longest-running pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Alexander Gemignani Record the CAROUSEL Cast Album! by BroadwayWorld TV

As BroadwayWorld previously reported,the cast recording for the critically acclaimed revival of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Carousel currently available digitally, will be releasedin stores to…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

Full List of Cities and Dates Announced For National Tour of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by BroadwayWorld

The chocolate factory is coming to a city near you Full dates and cities have been announced for the upcoming North American tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The tour will launch a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

Mallory Bechtel Will Play Zoe Murphy in DEAR EVAN HANSEN by BroadwayWorld

A fresh face is joining the cast of Dear Evan Hansen this summer Newcomer Mallory Bechtel will make her Broadway debut, taking over the role of Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen beginning Tuesd…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

A Show About Slaves, With a White Cast, Is Revived in Canada by Dan Bilefsky

The show based on slave songs closed in Montreal. But after a backlash, several theaters in Quebec are planning to stage it.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AM

Review: Barococo at Capital Fringe by Tim Caron

As an amateur history buff, I’ve long been fascinated by Revolution-era France. Between podcast binges and addictive ancestry research, I want to better understand how the greatest power i…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AM

John Pankow, Austin Cauldwell, and Glenn Fitzgerald Join The True Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

They join previously announced Edie Falco, Michael McKean, and Peter Scolari in the world premiere from The New Group.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

CD Review: Cowboy Junkies — Time for a Reckoning by Scott McLennan

You know a Cowboy Junkies tune the second that you hear it, but the songs don’t come off as formulaic or produced for mass consumption.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AM

REVIEW: Fat Jewels, Hope Theatre by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Joseph Skelton’s play Fat Jewels starring Robert Walters and Hugh Train at The Hope Theatre. This post REVIEW: Fat Jewels, Hope Theatre first app…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:10AM

Mallory Bechtel to Make Broadway Debut in Dear Evan Hansen; Laura Dreyfuss Sets Final Performance Date by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen will welcome Mallory Bechtel in the role of Zoe Murphy beginning on July 31. The newcomer will make her Broadway debut, replacing original cast memb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Wicked Surpasses A Chorus Line as Sixth-Longest-Running Show in Broadway History by Andy Lefkowitz

The blockbuster hit musical Wicked will defy more than gravity tonight as it becomes the sixth-longest-running production in Broadway history, surpassing A Chorus Line. Wicked began previews…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

5 London shows to beat the post-football blues by Robin Johnson

Feeling blue after the football? Check out these London theatre shows, stuffed with feel good factor and certain to put a smile back on your face. The post 5 London shows to beat the post-fo…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:03AM

Mark Rylance to Star in Waiting for the Barbarians Film by Olivia Clement

The Tony and Oscar-winning actor will star in the screen adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's celebrated novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Creative producers make more than the tea by Chris Grady

If I have learned anything in my six years with Mountview, and four years of that conceiving, championing and teaching the MA in Creative Producing, it is that the title “creative producer…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

One focus of Second Saturday gallery shows: younger artists

Axis Gallery "Yellow Bile," a large-scale figurative painting by Justin Marsh, is part of a series that explores the archaic, pseudo-scientific notion that four bodily fluids - blood, yellow…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘A Late Morning (In America) With Ronald Reagan’ at the Contemporary American Theater Festival by Andrew Walker White

Truth be known, there is much about Ronald Reagan that is eminently unlikeable: his shameless embrace of the southern, “State’s Rights” strategy, his contempt for social welfare progra…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:57AM

Unions join forces to boost mental health awareness in performing arts by Georgia Snow

Equity is redoubling its efforts to address mental health in the performing arts, by teaming up with other unions and encouraging employers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:54AM

Mallory Bechtel Will Succeed Laura Dreyfuss in Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Music Box Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Kerry Washington recalls her 'weird theater-kid' days by Ap, Ap, Ap

As producer of the Facebook teen drama 'Fire Points,' the 'Scandal' star reflected on her own school days. (July 11)        

SOURCE: USA Today at 10:49AM

Wicked Becomes 6th Longest-Running Show in Broadway History July 12 by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical continues at the Gershwin Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Classical Arts Rush and Inexpensive Ticket Policies by Gabriel Agosto

To make tickets more affordable, many classical arts venues have implemented rush and inexpensive ticket policies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Read All About It! review at Coventry Evening Telegraph Building – ‘immersive community theatre’ by Ben Kulvichit

Weeks before work begins redeveloping it into a boutique hotel, the old Coventry Evening Telegraph building, closed since 2012, has its swan

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:39AM

The Stick-Maker Tales review at Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells – ‘an ode to the NHS’ by Nicholas Davies

National Theatre Wales’ The Stick-Maker Tales is one of five monologues – Love Letters to the NHS – each performed in different

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:38AM

‘Wicked’ to become the sixth longest-running Broadway show by Caitlin Huston

With its 6,138th performance Thursday night, “Wicked” will become the sixth longest-running Broadway show in history. “Wicked” opened at the Gershwin Theatre on Oct. …

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:30AM

Review: ‘Berta, Berta’ at the Contemporary American Theater Festival by Andrew Walker White

“The past is never dead.  It’s not even past.” –William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun. Of the many great moments in the late August Wilson’s Twentieth Century cycle, the most po…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:16AM

BWW Review: High School Machiavellian With Cerebral Palsy Claws His Way To Power in Michael Lew's Shakespeare Riff TEENAGE DICK by Michael Dale

'Now that the winter formal gives way to glorious spring fling,' recites our antihero at the outset of Mike Lew's enormously clever contemporary riff on Shakespeare's RICHARD III, titled Tee…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Presented by SeatGeek: July 12, 2018 by Bww Special

Looking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theater

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Steven Spielberg Moves Forward with WEST SIDE STORY Remake After Pushing Back INDIANA JONES 5 Release Date by TV News Desk

Disney has pushed the Steven Spielberg-directed Indiana Jones 5 to July 9, 2021 now that Spielberg's other project, a West Side Story reboot, isin pre-production, Deadline has reported.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

NEWS: Jonathan Bailey & Alex Gaumond will play gay couple Jamie (once Amy) & Paul in reimagining of Company by Press Releases

Jonathan Bailey will play Jamie (originally written as the female character, Amy) and Alex Gaumond will play his devoted fiancée Paul in Marianne Elliott’s new production of George Furth …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:07AM

Broadway Unplugged: Kinky Boots Star Carrie St. Louis Performs a Totally Reimagined "History of Wrong Guys"

Kinky Boots star Carrie St. Louis and musical director Jason Loffredo perform a new arrangement of Cyndi Lauper's "The History of Wrong Guys".

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:03AM

The City of Brotherly Love Presents: The Empathy Project by [email protected] (jdstokely)

By Amelia Parenteau. Amelia Parenteau explores the value of bringing theatre and the humanities into the medical field through the collaboration between Philadelphia’s Lantern Theater Comp…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:02AM

Alex Gaumond and Jonathan Bailey Will Play Same-Sex Couple in London's Gender-Swapped Company by Andrew Gans

Marianne Elliott’s production, starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone, begins September 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AM

‘It’s not okay because he loved her’: IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST – Charing Cross Theatre by Laura Kressly

The creators of It Happened in Key West musicalise, romanticise and excuse the central character’s behaviour with the sentiment, ‘it’s ok because he was in love with her’.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

EXCLUSIVE: Watch a Clip From An American In Paris Before It Hits the Big Screen by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch a snippet of Christopher Wheeldon’s Tony-winning choreography ahead of the September screenings.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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From Show Boat to The Sound of Music—31 Playbills of the Works of Oscar Hammerstein II by Hannah Vine

The renowned lyricist and librettist was born July 12, 1895.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AM

Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond join cast of gender-swapped Company by Georgia Snow

Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond have been announced as the final cast members for Marianne Elliott’s forthcoming production of Company. Bailey will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:49AM

Mary Page Marlowe by Tracy Letts: How Six Actresses Portray One Ordinary Woman by New York Theater

Six actresses — from Tatiany Maslany of “Orphan Black” making her New York stage debut, to Tony winner Blair Brown — play the title character in “Mary Page Marl…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:46AM

REVIEW: It Happened In Key West, Charing Cross Theatre ✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews new musical It Happened In Key West by Jill Santoriello and Jason Huza now playing at the Charing Cross Theatre. This post REVIEW: It Happened In Key Wes…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:45AM

2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Sobriety of Fear’ by John Stoltenberg

Count Shaun Michael Johnson among the stunning new talents to be discovered at Capital Fringe. His solo show, Sobriety of Fear, is a tour-de-force of empathic acting. With breathtaking emoti…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:39AM

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, July 12, 2018 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:38AM

Final casting announced for Company at the Gielgud Theatre

The production team for Company has just announced the show’s final cast members, who will be keeping Rosalie Craig and Patti Lupone company. The West End production of this legendary Broa…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:14AM

Jeremy Jordan Reschedules London Concerts and Adds Extra Date by BroadwayWorld

Jeremy Jordan has begun to move his schedule to make way for his upcoming return to Broadway As previously announced, Jordan will join previously announced stars Kerry Washington, Steven Pas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AM

The Cowsills: Original Model for “The Partridge Family” by Trav S.D.

I’ve saved this post about the ’60s pop band The Cowsills for months so that it would publish on the birthday of its most unique member, Barbara Cowsill (1928-1985), the mother o…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:04AM

CD Reviews: “American Symphonies,” Anna Shelest plays Rubinstein, “The Romantic Piano Concerto vol. 76” by Jonathan Blumhofer

Anna Shelest’s new recording of piano-and-orchestra pieces by Anton Rubinstein is one of those albums that makes you want to rethink Rubinstein’s relative neglect in the broader canon �…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:04AM

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons July 12, 2018:  Unlike most of the shows produced at the Irish Repertory Theatre, Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner’s On a Clear Day You Can See Forever does not have …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:02AM

As You Like It review at Open Air Theatre, London – ‘an easy, pleasing watch’ by Natasha Tripney

The opening scenes of Max Webster’s bubbly production of Shakespeare’s comedy suggest we might be in for an environmentalist take on the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

‘We are a powder keg about to explode’: Why is Hamilton so popular and so relevant to Britain today? by Debbie Gilpin

So if this period of American history doesn’t potentially have a wide appeal, in the first instance, and the context is a major British loss… Why is Hamilton so popular and so relevant t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Hive City Legacy review at Roundhouse, London – ‘explosive and invigorating’ by Francesca Peschier

Taking a bee hive as a symbol for femme empowerment provides scope for plenty of buzz words: Hive City Legacy pollinates the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:56AM

LOGOS: Gettin' the Band Back Together by JK

If you know me or read the blog with any regularity, you know that I LOVE show logos. Not only is it advertising, but it is art as well. Fortunately, there are more hits than misses logo-wis…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:32AM

Jonathan Bailey & Alex Gaumond join Company revival by Robin Johnson

Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond will join the upcoming revival of Company with Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone, completing its casting. The post Jonathan Bailey & Alex Gaumond join Comp…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:29AM

Review: The One, Soho Theatre by Lara Domke

The dramatically romantic soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera introduces the sense of an electrical love story and a The post Review: The One, Soho Theatre appeared first on A Younger The…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:18AM

Review: Where the Hell is Bernard?, Blue Elephant Theatre by Charlotte Irwin

Where the Hell is Bernard? straddles a strange space between dystopian drama and mime. This Edinburgh preview of the play The post Review: Where the Hell is Bernard?, Blue Elephant Theatre a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:18AM

Review: It Happened in Key West, Charing Cross Theatre by Dan Rubins

In 1933, the German X-ray technician Carl Tanzler (who often went by Count Carl von Cosel) snatched the body of The post Review: It Happened in Key West, Charing Cross Theatre appeared first…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:18AM

The Head & the Load, Tate Modern, London, review: William Kentridge's piece about Africans in WWI is electrifying by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Sculpture, song, and shadow play are used to tell the story of 1.5 million Africans who worked as porters and carriers during the war

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:12AM

It Happened in Key West Q&A video and photos: But did it ACTUALLY happen? (Yes) by Terri Paddock

Andrew Lloyd Webber came up twice in conversation at last night’s post-show for It Happened in Key West. The second pertained to the title of the show which, many years ago, when Jere…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 08:10AM

As You Like It review – captures love's exhilarating madness by Michael Billington

Open Air theatre, Regent’s Park, LondonOlivia Vinall and Edward Hogg light up a production whose pleasures outweigh its preachinessMax Webster’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy sets…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM

BWW's On This Day - July 12, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

BOOK REVIEW: Aerialist by Rebecca Truman by Katharine Kavanagh

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Rebecca Truman’s book. Part confession, part auto-narration, not unlike Nell Stroud’s Josser, it gives a very personal insight into our aerial profession –…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Inspiring The Future Of Theatre launched nationwide by Robin Johnson

Inspiring the Future of Theatre, the initiative to showcase the range of careers available in theatre to young people, officially launched yesterday (11 July) with an event at Northstead Com…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:53AM

Alzheimer's impact on blacks explored through a theater performance and panel by Gary Rotstein / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When Melita Terry saw a performance of the play “Forget Me Not” in Nashville, Tenn., last year, she saw a means of helping boost African-American participation at the University of …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:30AM

NEWS: Cast for UK premiere of Clare Barron’s new play Dance Nation at the Almeida includes Sarah Hadland & Manjinder Virk by Press Releases

The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast for the UK premiere of Clare Barron’s new play Dance Nation, directed by Bijan Sheibani (running from 27 August to 6 October, with a press n…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:17AM

Stage preview: 'Brigadoon' reappears for another fling with Pittsburgh CLO by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When Agnes de Mille was pioneering musical theater choreography in the 1940s, she exploded the possibilities of ballet and modern dance, incorporating the grit and swagger of homesteaders to…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Code aims to stamp out harassment and bullying among musicians by Matthew Hemley

A code aimed at stamping out bullying and harassment among musicians – including those who work in West End pits – has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AM

Randy Blair Creates 'Periodic Table of Belting' - Did Your Favorite Broadway Diva Make the Cut? by BroadwayWorld

Musical theatre actor, bookwriter, and lyricist, Randy Blair, took to Twitter to release a personal project that 'came to him in a dream,' The Periodic Table of Belting.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54AM

Gate Theatre appoints Lise Bell as executive director by Georgia Snow

Lise Bell has been announced as executive director of the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, the first leadership appointment made by artistic

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM

Brendan Cowell and Sarah Hadland cast in Almeida Theatre’s Dance Nation by Matthew Hemley

Brendan Cowell, Karla Crome and Sarah Hadland are to star in the UK premiere of Clare Barron’s Dance Nation at the Almeida

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AM

WATCH: Two desperate souls, one nervous breakdown & hours of set model work on Two for the Seesaw by Featured Content

We're counting down to the long-overdue West End premiere of William Gibson's 1958 Broadway hit Two for the Seesaw, which starts performances at Trafalgar Studios 2 care of Buckland Theatre …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:28AM

You Oughta Know – 7 Truths About Addiction in Jagged Little Pill by Admin

Sean Allan Krill and Elizabeth Stanley as Steve and Mary Jane Healy (Photo: Evgenia Eliseeva) Opioid addiction has swept the suburbs. As the pendulum swung during the 1990’s in the medical…

SOURCE: thedrbroadway.com at 06:15AM

‘Next stop the West End?’: ME AND MY GIRL – Chichester ★★★★★ by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

This really is a delightful revival of classic show Me and My Girl – next stop the West End? I think or rather I believe it so.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Thursday, July 12, 2018 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Just Kidding, “The Play that Goes Wrong” is NOT Closing in August, “Scandal” Star to Join “Waitress” with her Husband, and a “Green Acres…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AM

Brief 7/12: Broadway in Bryant Park Kicks Off, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Broadway in Bryant Park kicks off, and more

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48AM

WATCH: @JKCorden tackles @OfficialALW classics in his latest edition of the Crosswalk Musical #LateLateLondon

Is this his most ambitious one yet? James Corden returned to his native England to celebrate the classics of Andrew Lloyd Webber! And yes, he did make an appearance. Crosswalk Musical is a h…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:30AM

MISS LITTLEWOOD Swan, Stratford by Libby Purves and Friends

STRIDING OUT OF THE FRAME : A KICK-ASS HEROINE OF THEATRE   Theatre owes a lot to Joan Littlewood: daughter of East End larkiness , music-hall jangle and tough 1930’s socialism; ideal…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:04AM

‘Its greatest strength is its emotional honesty’: BLUE TIGHTS, RED KNICKERS & AN ‘S’ ON HER VEST – Bread & Roses Theatre ★★★� by Michael Davis

Blue Tights is funny, with well-observed comments, but its greatest strength is its emotional honesty and its overall message regarding how much latitude we give other people to affect how w…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Battersea Arts Centre reopens grand hall with a message to Trump by Chris Wiegand

Following a fire that damaged the building in 2015, BAC opens up renovated hall – and celebrates community spirit in a photo-letter to the US presidentBattersea Arts Centre is to reopen it…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

'He was high-brow, low-brow, every-brow!' – the genius of Leonard Bernstein by Interviews By Imogen Tilden, Fiona Maddocks

Composer, conductor, inspiration, FBI suspect … Leonard Bernstein was born 100 years ago this August, and this summer’s Proms will celebrate his work. Musicians, critics and his own fami…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

Aspects of Love review at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester – ‘ravishingly good’ by Chris Bartlett

A middle-sized Andrew Lloyd Webber success when it first appeared in 1989, Aspects of Love is now chiefly remembered as the show

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:43AM

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice review at Barn Theatre, Cirencester – ‘a spectacular debut’ by Tim Bano

Cirencester’s newly opened Barn Theatre is really getting into its stride.  A powerfully performed revival Jim Cartwright’s classic marks the end of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:11AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Pick of the 2018 BBC Proms: women composers first and last, blockbuster Bernstein by The Arts Desk

Our writers pick their favourites in prospectLet's be honest, this is the least interesting Proms season on paper for years, at least in terms of adventurous repertoire choices, following on…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:12AM

On the Couch with Amer Hlehel by Arts Review

Who is Amer Hlehel? A Palestinian Writer and Actor living in Haifa with my partner Saheer and our Daughter Noora. What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing and everything, I …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Opera Australia’s National Tour celebrates 600 performances with Madame Butterfly by Arts Review

Australia’s national opera company will mark its 600th National Tour performance with the John Bell’s highly acclaimed production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly at The Drum Theatre, D…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:22AM

Gone Missing Review: Exploring Loss, Musically, Comically, and in Tribute to Michael Friedman by New York Theater

One of the real people that The Civilians theater troupe interviewed to put together “Gone Missing” resists the assignment, which is to tell them stories about objects she has lost, such…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:04AM

TAHA by Arts Review

Written and performed by Amer Hlehel, TAHA is a beautiful work of theatre. Against the black of the stage floor lies a mat, gently lit. There’s a small bench on one of its corners, but it…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:00AM

Prime Day Deal Reveal: The King and I

When two completely different worlds collide, can true love and acceptance conquer all? That is the question raised in the classic tale of The King and I, a musical based on a true story, …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 02:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway in Bryant Park Begins Today with CHICAGO, SPONGEBOB, STOMP, AND WAITRESS by BroadwayWorld

Broadway in Bryant Park will return this summer The 2018 program will bring the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive weeks from Today, July 12 to Today, August…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36AM

The Arts Where You Live – a new online resource by Arts Review

Minister for the Arts Senator Mitch Fifield has announced the launch of a new interactive Australia Council resource, which brings together research on arts engagement, employment and tick…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:23AM

Radu Jude’s “Barbarians” bags the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF by Blouin Artinfo

The Crystal Globe for Best Feature Film at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival went to the new film by recognized director Radu Jude titled “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in Hi…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:15AM

Obituary: Hugh Clifford Stuckey – ‘Australia’s first TV comedy writer’ by Michael Quinn

A popular comedian turned writer and producer, Hugh Clifford Stuckey made history as the first comedy writer hired by Australian television, for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00AM

Marlon Wayans Talks Dad Jokes, Marlon, & Madonna Confessions by Young Hollywood

Marlon Wayans Talks Dad Jokes, Marlon, & Madonna ConfessionsThe one and only Marlon Wayans returns to the Young Hollywood Studio to discuss Season 2 of his NBC sitcom "Marlon" and why he fee…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Marlon Wayans Reads His White Chicks Lines In Dramatic Emotions by Young Hollywood

Marlon Wayans Reads His White Chicks Lines In Dramatic EmotionsWe're hanging out with the one and only Marlon Wayans in the Young Hollywood Studio revisiting one of his comedy film classics,…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Approaching Arts & Culture Experience With The Wonder Of A Child by Joe Patti

The NEA’s Arts Works blog had a post, Five Questions We Have about Visiting Art Museums, which I thought had some pretty good tips for interacting with art. The post was specifically a…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:32AM

Corey Cott and Hannah Elless Debut Songs from New Einstein Musical REBEL GENIUS by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's Corey Cott Bandstand and Hannah Elless Bright Star star in two newly released music videos from the new musical RebelGenius. With book, music and lyrics by Peabody Award-winning c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18AM

Kara Lindsay Returns to Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Happy days are here again! Wicked alum Kara Lindsay rejoins the company of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in the role of Cynthia Weil on July 12. The original Newsies star, who was first…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12AM

A Doll's House, Part 2, With Christopher Innvar and Laila Robins, Begins at Barrington Stage July 12 by Andrew Gans

Joe Calarco directs the Lucas Hnath comedic follow-up to Ibsen's classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway in Bryant Park Series Launches July 12 With Katharine McPhee, Erich Bergen, Jai’Len Christine Li Josey, More by Andrew Gans

The free lunchtime concert series begins with performances from the casts of Waitress, SpongeBob SquarePants, Chicago, and Stomp.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Mary Page Marlowe Opens July 12 Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Tracy Letts’ new drama pieces together the portrait of an ordinary woman, played by six different actors, from 11 moments in her life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Why You Need to Hear Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish by Olivia Clement

National Yiddish Theatre of Folksbiene artistic director Zalmen Mlotek makes the case for Yiddish theatre with Fiddler’s American premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Are Six Performers Playing One Part? - Inside the unusual process of mounting 'Mary Page Marlowe'

Inside the unusual process of making Mary Page Marlowe---When Susan Pourfar was cast as the title character in Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe, which traces seven decades of an ordinary woman…

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

A Postcard from LLMoves Artistic Director Lindsey L. Miller about Her Recent Work "Plastic Ocean" by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Postcard from LLMoves Artistic Director Lindsey L. Miller about Her Recent Work Plastic Ocean, "We hope to raise awareness through art that something must be done to stop and undo the …

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast 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