Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Accidentally Brave by Brian Scott Lipton

“Accidentally Brave” starring Maddie Corman is painfully honest and surprisingly humorous. #oofbroadway #theatre #theater #openingnight

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:42PM

Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment announce joint venture by Arts Review

Michael Gudinski and Michael Chugg have announced an exclusive joint venture between Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment that will see the two reunited in business once again, exactly 2…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:33PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Rep's 'Evita,' Tennessee Williams Festival's 'Streetcar' win big at St. Louis Theater Circle Awards by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The ceremony recognizing excellence in local professional theater was held at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:54PM

Ian Potter Southbank Centre opens to students and staff by Arts Review

More than 1000 students and staff have moved into the new state-of-the-art Ian Potter Southbank Centre, home to the new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Part of the University of Melbourne…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:21PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: James Monroe Iglehart and Dawn Iglehart Share Positive & Powerful Update On Social Media by BroadwayWorld

Tonight on social media, Tony Award-winner James Monroe Iglehart and his wife, Dawn Iglehart, posted a very personal and positive message regarding Dawn's health as she concludestreatment fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51PM

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: “Music Man” Revival Finds its Marian the Librarian! Regina Spektor is Coming to Broadway, Cillian Murphy to Lead Show Off-Broadway! [display_podcast] “Today on Broadway” is a…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:50PM

Review: Staging a True Family Nightmare in ‘Accidentally Brave’ by Jesse Green

What happens when the husband you thought you knew is discovered harboring a terrible secret? Maddie Corman learned the hard way.

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

Drury Lane Announces Casting for Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical by Michael J. Roberts

Wonder and amazement abound! Drury Lane Theatre announces casting for its Regional Premiere of Roald [...] The post Drury Lane Announces Casting for Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical appear…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:16PM

Could there be more for the women in ‘Kiss Me, Kate’? by Admin

Studio 54, New York, New York. March 19, 2019. Was Kiss Me, Kate a revival we needed to bring back to Broadway in 2019? Maybe not. If you’re unfamiliar with the musical (which originally…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:13PM

Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Creative Cauldron by David Siegel

Full of high-spirited playfulness, flights of adorable fancy and some verbal gymnastics that children and adults can savor, Creative Cauldron’s Alice in Wonderland is family entertainment …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:07PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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YIRRAMBOI Festival reveals 2019 program by Arts Review

Australia’s premier First Peoples arts and cultural event YIRRAMBOI Festival will fill the city throughout May with an exciting program of free and low cost events across music, dance, the…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:50PM

Mary's Babies, Jermyn Street Theatre review - rollercoaster investigation of the results of early fertility treatment by Heather Neill

Two-hander provides multifarious acting opportunities but insufficient focus Obstetrician Dr Mary Barton had the best of intentions. As a missionary in India she had observed the poor treatm…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:45PM

Accidentally Brave by Sandi Durell

        By Ron Fassler   It was with some trepidation that I took my seat at actress Maddie Corman’s one-person play Accidentally Brave, which she wrote and appears in. I knew going i…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:42PM

‘Ain’t Too Proud’ is a charming and effortless hit by Admin

Imperial Theatre, New York, New York. March 12, 2019. There’s only one word that can encapsulate Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations…smooth. Everything about Broadw…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:42PM

Music News: Candlelight Concert Society Presents Italian Saxophone Quartet performing ‘La Dolce Vita’ at Howard Community College by Susan Brall

Looking for something unique to celebrate the advent of spring and warmer weather?  Here’s a fantastic idea! This weekend the Candlelight Concert Society is offering an Intriguing variati…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:40PM

VIDEO: FX Drops A New Teaser For FOSSE/VERDON Starring Michelle Williams & Sam Rockwell by Stage Tube

Spanning five decades, FosseVerdon explores the singular romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse Sam Rockwell and Gwen Verdon Michelle Williams. He is a visionary filmmaker and o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40PM

Theater Time Review: "Accidentally Brave" by Joseph Cervelli

A riveting one person show that is quite unforgettable.

SOURCE: Theater Time at 08:39PM

‘The Jungle’ at SF’s Curran takes audience inside a refugee camp by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

"The Jungle," playing at The Curran in SF, re-creates a refugee camp in an immersive show meant to humanize the plight of the dispossessed.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:37PM

5 Debut Questions - The Prom's Nicholas Masson by Mo Brady

Today on the blog, we welcome The Prom ensemblist Nicholas Masson to Broadway and learn about his journey to the Mainstem. …

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 08:36PM

Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tells Her Startling Story by David Finkle

★★★★ When a "well-known-ish" actress learns her husband's dark secret, she attempts to right her upturned life The post Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tells Her Startling …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM

Theatre Review: ‘The World Goes Round: The Songs of Kander and Ebb’ at Salem Players by John Dignam

You may not know the names John Kander and Fred Ebb as readily as, say, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, but you surely know at least some of the marvelous songs this songwriting duo w…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:29PM

Surviving Post-Truth Politics: The Theater of Ivo van Hove by Susan Bennett and Sonia Massai

Digging deep into "the antithesis of absolute truth." The post Surviving Post-Truth Politics: The Theater of Ivo van Hove appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 08:00PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Enacting Your Solution Or Your Funder’s Solution? by Joe Patti

Often when we talk about arts and cultural organizations applying for grant funding, there is mention of how organizations might try to recast what they are doing in a context that makes it …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:22PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/25

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21PM

Review: FREAKY FRIDAY (San Diego Musical Theatre) by Milo Shapiro

THANK GOD IT’S FREAKY FRIDAY On the weekend of her mother’s everything-must-be-perfect second wedding, teenager Ellie (Rivers Harris) is in a funk: little brother Fletcher (John Perry Wi…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:17PM

Perp at The Barrow Group by Sandi Durell

  By Ron Fassler   Lyle Kessler has been writing plays for more than fifty years now. When his first Broadway show, The Watering Place, premiered in March of 1969, it had the misfortune of…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:02PM

The Phlebotomist, Hampstead Theatre review - thought-provoking dystopian thriller by Aleks.sierz

Resonant new play about genetics is well-written and excitingly staged Contemporary British theatre loves time travel — and not just to the past. It also enjoys imagining the future, espec…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:01PM

Watch the Real-Life Subjects of Come From Away Discuss Finding Family in Strangers by Nathan Skethway

The acclaimed musical continues on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and has seen multiple international productions around the world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Milwaukee Rep’s ‘RING OF FIRE’ Is Ablaze With Inspired Storytelling & Amazing Vocals by Matthew Perta

Reviewed By: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sensational!  Spectacular!  Scintillating!  And no, I’m not exaggerating in [...] The post Milwaukee Rep’s ‘RING OF FIRE’ Is Ablaze W…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:59PM

A First Look at Tony Yazbeck in The Cradle Will Rock Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

Tony winner John Doyle directs the Marc Blitzstein play with music at Classic Stage Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:57PM

THE PHLEBOTOMIST                 Hampstead Theatre, NW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

WRITTEN IN THE BLOOD   What great timing!  Just as the worried-well Health Secretary gets rubbished for taking a commercial DNA test,  announcing that it has “saved his life” because …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:50PM

Ahrens & Flaherty's KNOXVILLE To Have World Premiere At Asolo Rep In 2020 by BroadwayWorld

Asolo Repertory Theatre and the FSUAsolo Conservatory for Actor Training proudly announced their 2019-20 seasons on March 25.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:41PM

BWW Interview: Down the Rabbit Hole with ALICE BY HEART's Grace McLean by Julie Musbach

A fish with a porpoise, a lady of many mad hats, Grace McLean is currently living life down the rabbit hole in the thrilling new musical Alice By Heart.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM

Off-Broadway Review: “Nantucket Sleigh Ride” in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center Theater by Joseph Verlezza

The utmost effort of the cast and creative team cannot overcome the pitch and roll of this tumultuous ride that never dives beneath the surface to discover the meaning of the contrived story…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:24PM

Broadway Box Office Climbs To $34M; Temptations Musical Hits $1.1M High Note by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Temptations jukebox musical Ain’t Too Proud sang to the tune of $1 million-plus last week, joining the upper reaches of a generally on-key 35-show box office roster. In all, B…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:21PM

Vietgone delivers funny lines, but does ‘geek theater’ distract from the play?

The play title “Vietgone” refers to loss, and this loss is total for the primary characters: loss of land, loss of identity, loss of many family members, loss of hope. … Click to Conti…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 06:18PM

EgoPo and Theatre in the X present Censored: A Rotating Repertory of Two Banned South African Plays by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater concludes its South African season with two perspectives on life under apartheid. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:07PM

Review: 'Angels' is stirring and strange in second part of epic play at Cygnet Theatre by James Hebert

'Perestroika' probes spirituality and human struggle as Tony Kushner masterwork concludes

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:06PM

'Angels' is stirring and strange in second part of epic play at Cygnet Theatre by James Hebert

'Perestroika' probes spirituality and human struggle as Tony Kushner masterwork concludes

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:06PM

The Problem With Kids Theatre? It’s Not Nutritious by Artsjournal

Noel Jordan: “I compare commercial work for children with the McDonald’s Happy Meal. They think they want it, they get it, there is a buzz that comes with a little toy, it is all colourf…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:03PM

Review:Nantucket Sleigh Ride at curtainup.com/ by Deirdre Donovan

l John Guare's stylishly staged but not always easy to follow memory play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:03PM

Long Wharf Theatre Sets a History-Themed 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

Next season at the Connecticut theatre will feature period pieces by Lauren Yee, Lloyd Suh, Doug Wright, and a world premiere by Ricardo Pérez González.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:02PM

Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Woman of Science by David Greenham

A revival of Anna Ziegler’s absorbing and enlightening study of the brilliant British biophysicist Dr. Rosalind Franklin. The post Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Woman of Science …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:02PM

New Hannah Moscovitch play part of ‘ambitious’ Tarragon Theatre season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The 2019-20 season features nine world premieres, including new works from Kat Sandler, Jason Sherman, Anosh Irani, Ellie Moon and Kenneth T Williams.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:01PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Jacaranda Collective Bursts Onto Chicago Theater Scene with ‘My Name is Rachel Corrie’ by Matthew Wexler

Halie Robinson in Jacaranda Collective’s ‘My Name is Rachel Corrie.’ (Photo: Zeke Dolezalek) By Becky Sarwate Jacaranda Collective leaves a good first impression on the… The post Jac…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:59PM

Review: White Noise at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Suzan-Lori Parks inventive new play, beautifully staged and performed at the Public Theater

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:57PM

Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane & More Will Perform ANGELS IN AMERICA Audiobook by BroadwayWorld

The cast of the Tony winning revival of Angels in America is getting back together foran original audiobook performance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PM

VIDEO: On This Day, March 25- ANGELS IN AMERICA Flies Back Onto Broadway by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day,one of the greatest theatrical journeys of our time, Angels In America, returnedto Broadway in an acclaimed new production from the National Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Thomas Sadoski of White Noise by Broadway.com

Thomas Sadoski stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about starring in Suzan-Lork Parks' White Noise and more with Caitlin Moynihan.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/25 by Bww Special

Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

All It Really Takes To Become A Dancer by Artsjournal

Marisa Meltzer: “Choreography, as something that isn’t normally part of my life, is incredibly hard to remember and appears to use a part of my brain that has gone dormant. It took so mu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:33PM

‘Actually’ at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley explores gray areas of sex consent by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

Anna Ziegler's troubling "he said, she said" drama about an alleged sexual assault on a college campus gets a deft production at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:31PM

In the comic ‘Resolving Hedda,’ the protagonist tries to actually live through the end of the play by Nelson Pressley

Washington Stage Guild presents the area debut, and Nu Sass stages the whimsical “Dead Dog’s Bone.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:25PM

“The Mushroom Cure”—A Raucous, Deep Dive into OCD, at The Marsh, S.F. by Beau McGlasson

Millennial Notes Adam Strauss’s Hilarious Story of Anxiety & Shrooms by Beau McGlasson In the small, upstairs theater at The Marsh, I spy the silhouette of a tall, bushy-haired man, wh…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:13PM

Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles Join New CBS Drama COURTHOUSE by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline, Tony winners Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles have both signed on to join the new drama pilot COURTHOUSE on CBS. Both are series regulars. Deadline shares that 'Men…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PM

Catch Marla Mindelle, Jessica Hecht, and More in Netflix’s Special From Ryan O’Connell by Ryan McPhee

The series is inspired by O’Connell’s memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM

Metropolitan Opera Names 9 Finalists in 2019 National Council Auditions by Ryan McPhee

The younger singers will take the Met stage March 31 for the Grand Finals concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

The SWAT Team That Hunts Out Fakes At Europe’s Elite Old Masters Art Fair by Artsjournal

Vetting, as the process is known, is expensive, invisible, and has recently undergone some major changes at TEFAF. But it remains key to ensuring that collectors can trust in the fair’s of…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:01PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael R. Jackson and Lauren Yee Named 2019 Whiting Award Winners by Olivia Clement

The award is given annually to emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama, and comes with a cash prize of $50,000.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PM

Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles Join CBS Pilot Courthouse by Ryan McPhee

The drama follows the lives of those working in the court system, from judges to district attorneys and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Photo Coverage: FROZEN Cast Celebrates One Year on Broadway! by Monroe George

Just yesterday, the company of Frozen celebrated itsfirst anniversary with a party at The Stinger cocktail bar in The Intercontinental. On hand for the festivities were original stars Caissi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:50PM

Growing Complaints: Too Many Streaming Services To Choose From by Artsjournal

For the first time in many years, there’s growth in online piracy of film and TV. Some experts say it may be because fans are getting sick of paying for yet another streaming service. –…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:32PM

Company recognised for ‘groundbreaking example of cross-gender casting’ at Tonic Awards by Giverny Masso

Musical Company and Shakespeare’s Globe’s production of Emilia are among the winners of an awards ceremony celebrating women in theatre. The third

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:31PM

VIDEO: Corbin Bleu Talks the Intense Dancing in KISS ME, KATE by Stage Tube

On today's episode of 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,' Corbin Bleu stopped by to talk about starring in the Roundabout production of 'Kiss Me, Kate' on Broadway. Bleu discusses the dance-heavy sh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:23PM

Lindsay Mendez & Ruthie Ann Miles Join CBS Legal Drama Pilot Courthouse by Andy Lefkowitz

Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles are bound for the small screen. The Tony-winning actresses have been cast in Courthouse, a new pilot from CBS, according to Deadline. The legal drama foll…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/24/19 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3242019.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:21PM

Jobsite Theater’s 21st Season, ‘a Great Reckoning in a Little Room’ by American Theatre Editors

The lineup includes works by Larissa FastHorse, Steve Martin, and Brecht.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:20PM

BWW Review: Syracuse Stage presents an Energetic Contemporary Production of "Pride and Prejudice" by Natasha Ashley

SAMANTHA STEINMETZ, whose stage presence is one of a kind, steals the show thanks to her comic chops. Under JASON O'CONNEL's direction she & the entire cast give oustanding, memorable perfo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PM

Categorization: Do We Really Need “Ultra” Contemporary?? by Artsjournal

On the other hand: What important trends are we obscuring if we lump the likes of Andy Warhol, who died in 1987, and Avery Singer, who was born in 1987, into the same category? – Artnet

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:01PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Grosses Analysis: Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations Surpasses $1 Million by Andrew Gans

The new musical opened March 24 at the Imperial Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM

Maddie Corman's Accidentally Brave Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Performer and playwright Corman shares her story of perseverance in the world-premiere solo work at the DR2 Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PM

FIRST LOOK: Louise Redknapp joins cast of 9 to 5 the musical by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Louise Redknapp re-joins the cast of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the musical tonight in the role of Violet Newstead at the Savoy Theatre, London. This post FIRST LOOK: Louise Redkn…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:55PM

Syracuse Review: Kate Hamill's "Pride and Prejudice" a Playfully Brilliant Adaptation runs thru April 7th! by Linda Lowen

The entire cast demonstrates fevered frentic focus - all are wonderfully quirky & detailed - but on Opening Night SAMANTHA STEINMETZ was the audience favorite flipping from dour to doggy in …

SOURCE: www.syracuse.com at 03:52PM

Broadway Q&A: Alex Brightman of ‘Beetlejuice’ by Jeryl Brunner

“It’s like one of those Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis road comedies, except with a 17-year-old girl and a millennia-old demon.”

SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 03:51PM

God Shows Up to Play Open-Ended Off-Broadway Run by Olivia Clement

The show transfers to the Actor's Temple Theatre following a run at the Playroom Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PM

A Groundbreaking Fiddler On The Roof Performed In Yiddish by Jeryl Brunner

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish is a smash hit. Steven Skybell reveals why he was destined to play Tevye.

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:39PM

Broadway Grosses: Ain't Too Proud Rides Wave to Hit Status, Surpassing Million-Dollar Mark by Broadway.com

It was a celebratory week for the new Temptations musical Ain't Too Proud. The cheered Broadway tuner hosted a star-studded opening-night celebration, performed on The Tonight Show and reach…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:35PM

Where Classical Music Has Become An Obsession by Artsjournal

Inna Faliks: “Seventy-five percent of my students at UCLA are Chinese or Chinese American. Pianists from China, after graduating from the best music schools in Europe and the United States…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:31PM

High School ‘Alien’ Production Wins Internet Raves by Dave Itzkoff

For just $3,500, the drama club at North Bergen High School recreated Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror thriller on stage, reaching a global audience, too.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:31PM

'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide' is Ntozake Shange's glorious poem, linked with the classics at Court Theatre by Chris Jones

The ladies in yellow, purple, blue, green, brown, orange, red, women of color all, step out on the stage of the Court Theatre into what feels like an agora, a place of assembly, of confessio…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PM

Understand 19 Of Broadway’s Top Directors Right Now! by Luc Jones

Sometimes, when you see an announcement for a Broadway show, you’ll see the phrase: “Directed by [insert director here]” Sometimes, they will show a selection of shows by this person, …

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 03:25PM

“Kiss Me, Kate” by The Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54 Theatre by Richard Seff

With thanks to the Roundabout Theatre Company, Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate” is back on Broadway in a fresh and rousing re-examination by director Scott Ellis and choreographer Warren …

SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 03:23PM

Take a Look at the Heathers Musical Episode of Riverdale by Nathan Skethway

The musical episode featured the numbers "Candy Store," "Big Fun," "Seventeen," and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PM

Famous Actresses Lobby For Food Service Workers. Workers Say Leave Us Alone by Artsjournal

For more than a year, a group of Hollywood actresses waving the banner of the Time’s Up movement have been pressing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to apply New York’s minimum wage to workers who e…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:01PM

Regina Spektor Will Play Lunt-Fontanne Theatre This June! by BroadwayWorld

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Regina Spektor is making her Great White Way debut with a series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Regina Spektor Live On Broadway will see perfor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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The marvelous journey continues to evolve ‘For Colored Girls…’ by Steven Oxman - For The Sun-Times

Read the play, and it’s impressive but distant. Performed here, the language is urgent and real and consistently compelling.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:45PM

Regina Spektor is Headed to Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre by Mark A. Robinson

Coming on the heels of the announcement that international music sensation Yanni will be performing as part of the In Residence On Broadway Series, we have now learned that world renowned si…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:44PM

Off-Broadway Preview and News: "Miracle in Rwanda" Opens on April 9, 2019 and Will Play through May 11, 2019 at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row by David Roberts

MIRACLE IN RWANDA – the play by Leslie Lewis and Edward Vilga – scheduled to premiere Off Broadway following an acclaimed world tour, with preview performances beginning April 4 prior to…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:39PM

What Happens To Sets From Movies? One Non-Profit Figured Out How To Get It To People Who Need It by Artsjournal

Movie productions require lots of household items to fill their sets. But then the movie is over and where does all that stuff go? It’s a headache for the production team to get rid of it.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:31PM

Review: ‘Resolving Hedda’ by Washington Stage Guild by Amy Kotkin

What if your favorite dramatic heroine could – just for once – alter her tragic fate? That’s the question posed by playwright Jon Klein in the Washington Stage Guild’s production of …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:30PM

Local Hero — cherished movie becomes marvellous musical at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh

With new music by Mark Knopfler, this stage adaptation of Bill Forsyth’s 1983 film is a delight

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:17PM

Saburo Teshigawara’s The Idiot — Dostoyevsky turned impenetrable dance

The Japanese choreographer’s staging baffles at the Coronet Print Room, London

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:15PM

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah — display of emotional force at Ronnie Scott’s

The jazz trumpeter and his band had the crowd eating out of their hands

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:13PM

VIDEO: The Cast of PRETTY WOMAN Were Guest Bartenders on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE by Stage Tube

Last night members of the ensemble of PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL were guest bartenders on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live. Tommy Bracco, Lauren Lim Jackson, Ellyn Marsh and Jillian Muelle…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PM

Frozen, Starring Caissie Levy and Patti Murin, Celebrates Its First Broadway Birthday by Caitlin Moynihan

Don't let it go because Frozen is celebrating one year on Broadway! The Disney musical opened on March 22, 2018 at the St. James Theatre and has been playing host to a gazillion of audience…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:04PM

Quality Versus Quantity: Has “Engagement” Become A Meaningless Measure? by Artsjournal

The quantity-vs.-quality debate is now meaningless. Quality is in the eyes of the beholder. We may yearn for a narrative to explain how and why, but that’s not how the digital world works.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:04PM

Review: From Gumbo to Mumbo, Spoken Word poetry in action by Kayla Harley

Spring in Washington DC opens up with a ground-breaking world premiere play, From Gumbo to Mumbo presented by  Keegan Theatre’s PLAY-RAH-KA Series. It’s a Live Narrative performed by tw…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:03PM

Singer-Songwriter Regina Spektor Announced As Second “In Residence On Broadway” Engagement by Greg Evans

Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor will make her debut on Broadway as part of the recently announced In Residence On Broadway series. Her five-day stand in June at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre wi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:00PM

Audition fees: it’s scandalous discrimination by Susan Elkin

Drama school audition fees are a scandal. They are immoral and unfair. Drama aspirants should not be punished for their passion.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM

Regina Spektor to play Broadway concert by Caitlin Huston

Regina Spektor will appear on Broadway in June as part of the “In Residence on Broadway” series. The singer-songwriter will appear at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on June 20, 21, 22, 25 and…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:00PM

Regina Spektor Joins Lineup for In Residence on Broadway Concert Series by Andy Lefkowitz

Regina Spektor is headed to the Great White Way. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will lend her voice to the recently announced In Residence on Broadway series this summer at the Lunt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Asolo Rep to Premiere Ahrens/Flaherty/Galati Musical in 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The world premiere musical is joined in the lineup by 'The Sound of Music' and a new musical take on Robin Hood.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:59PM

Regina Spektor to Play Broadway’s New Concert Residency Series by Ryan McPhee

The Grammy nominee will take the stage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM

Isis Productions presents Scott McPherson’s ‘Marvin’s Room’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘Marvin’s Room,’ presented in a revival by Isis Productions, considers the emotional labor of familial obligation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:55PM

INDUSTRY: Social Insight Report - March 25th - AIN'T TOO PROUD & HILLARY AND CLINTON Top Growth! by Alan Henry

With most ticket sales, purchasing decisions, and fan experiences happening online, a Broadway show's digital presence is more important than ever. In this feature, each week I'll analyze ou…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PM

Sutton Foster to return to Broadway in ‘The Music Man’ revival with Hugh Jackman by Ashley Lee

Get ready to meet the new Marian the Librarian. Sutton Foster is joining the Broadway revival of “The Music Man,” producer Scott Rudin announced on Monday. After a six-year absence from …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:40PM

The Disney/Fox Merger Has Forever Changed Hollywood by Artsjournal

Disney and Netflix offer the two clearest visions of Hollywood’s future. The former is a media company that’s as old-fashioned as they come, trying to make movies that will pull audience…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:31PM

Gaslight review at Perth Theatre – ‘cleverly cast, but lacking in chills’ by Thom Dibdin

Domestic drama spills over into terror in Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play, set in fogbound Victorian London. Though Kai Fischer’s production has plenty

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In rehearsal: Sally Field, Bill Pullman, Jenna Coleman, Colin Morgan & All My Sons cast by Robin Johnson

What a star-studded occasion this is. Headlong Artistic Director, Jeremy Herrin, is reviving Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons at The Old Vic. The post In rehearsal: Sally Field, Bill…

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League of Chicago Theatres Announces the 2019 Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theatre Award Finalists by Michael J. Roberts

The League of Chicago Theatres, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary, announces the 2019 Broadway In Chicago [...] The post League of Chicago Theatres Announces the 2019 Broadway In Chicago…

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JERSEY BOYS RETURNS TO CHICAGO FOR LIMITED ENGAGEMENT by Michael J. Roberts

Back by popular demand, JERSEY BOYS will return to Chicago for a limited one-week engagement [...] The post JERSEY BOYS RETURNS TO CHICAGO FOR LIMITED ENGAGEMENT appeared first on Showbiz Ch…

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UK’s Sackler Trust Suspends Further Giving by Artsjournal

The growing unease amongst British museums to accept money from Sackler family members implicated in the sale of the opioid painkiller OxyContin comes in the wake of several US lawsuits file…

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Designer Frankie Bradshaw: ‘I’ve always had a yearning for the beauty in the natural world’ by Matt Trueman

Rising designer Frankie Bradshaw has created deeply atmospheric onstage worlds for shows such as Orca and Sweat. She tells Matt Trueman how

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FROM DOWN UNDER: West Side Story – Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour by Simon Parris

A brilliant choice for the first musical to be presented as the annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, West Side Story is given lavish, large scale treatment in what is essentially a highly r…

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Scott Walker, musician, 1943-2019

His journey from flaxen-haired teen idol to dedicated experimentalist was unparalleled in pop

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Dinosaurs bust a move at new SF Academy of Sciences exhibit by Randy McMullen

San Francisco's Academy of Sciences museum serves up moving, roaring version of dinosaurs, plus other attractions, in its new 'Dino Days' exhibit.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 01:00PM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Does ‘Be More Chill’ live up to its following? by Admin

Lyceum Theatre, New York, New York. March 13, 2019. I suppose I’m not very chill. Perhaps I’ve reached that age where I just don’t get the shows all the kids are raving about. And I�…

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Stage adaptation of The Fishermen secures West End transfer by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo An acclaimed touring production of Chigozie Obioma’s Booker Prize-nominated novel, The Fishermen, has secured a transfer to London’s West End. This post Stage adaptation …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:53PM

West End’s first known parent and baby performance to take place at Emilia in April by Matthew Hemley

A parent and baby performance of the play Emilia will be staged next month, in what is believed to be a first

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5 Off-Broadway Shows With Limited Runs in April by Olivia Clement

Plus a world premiere, featuring a puppet chimpanzee, which is now extended through May.

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Uta Hagen Centennial Celebration to Take Place at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by Ruthie Fierberg

A series of events, plus a display of her archives at Lincoln Center, will mark what would have been her 100th birthday.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PM

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical & More to Perform at 2019 Olivier Awards; Presenters Announced by Andy Lefkowitz

Full details on presenters, performances and special appearances have been announced for the 2019 Olivier Awards. The previously announced event, celebrating the best of West End theater, wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical & More to Perform at 2019 Olivier Awards; Presenters Announced by Andy Lefkowitz

Full details on presenters, performances and special appearances have been announced for the 2019 Olivier Awards. The previously announced event, celebrating the best of West End theater, wi…

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 12:45PM

WATCH: A Sneak Peek Inside the Broadway Mounting of Hadestown by Ruthie Fierberg

Anaïs Mitchell, Rachel Chavkin, Eva Noblezada, and more speak from inside the Walter Kerr Theatre about what to expect from the show's Broadway incarnation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

The Top 5 Shakespeare Moments on Great Performances by Rodriguezc

by Elisa Lichtenbaum Friends, Romans, countrymen (and countrywomen), lend us your ears! Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of power, loyalty and ambition gone awry, is coming to Gr…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:40PM

See the Cast of Disney's Frozen Celebrate a Year on Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The Broadway adaptation of the hit Disney film opened March 22, 2018, at the St. James Theatr3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

How Video Game Addiction Works by Artsjournal

Many gamers seemed to struggle to find their place in society. “In our modern meritocratic society, you don’t have an obvious place in the way people used to have. You have to create it …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:31PM

NEWS: Performers & presenters are announced for the Olivier Awards 2019 by Press Releases

Full details of presenters, performances and special appearances have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard, which takes place on Sunday 7 April at the Royal Albert Hall…

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Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and Broadway Co-Stars Featured on Angels in America Audiobook by Andrew Gans

Penguin Random House Audio will release the recording in May.

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'Good Enough' at 16th Street: How to be a 'good' person? It comes from our everyday decisions by Kerry Reid

In Season 3 of NBC’s afterlife comedy, “The Good Place,” the quartet of humans who’ve dubbed themselves “The Soul Squad” find out (spoiler alert!) that getting into heaven has be…

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Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane & Angels in America Cast to Preserve Performances on Audiobook by Andy Lefkowitz

The great work continues. The acclaimed cast of the 2018 Tony-winning revival of Angels in America has signed on to repeat their performances for a new audiobook of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

Review: Resolving Hedda, whip-smart and hilarious by John Bavoso

“We’re in a strange relationship with our fiction, you see,” Warren Ellis, the English comic-book writer, novelist, and screenwriter, once wrote. “Sometimes we fear it’s taking us …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:28PM

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Tiffany Mann from ‘Be More Chill’ by Deb Miller

Fifteen minutes of fame don’t even come close to the phenomenal success and widespread renown of Be More Chill and its cast, from the show’s origins in New Jersey in 2015, through its wi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27PM

Dr. Dre Boasts About Daughter Getting Into USC ‘All on Her Own,’ Then Remembers $70 Million Donation by Jem Aswad

Dr. Dre’s attempt to throw shade on the recent celebrity college admissions scandals backfired after he apparently belatedly realized that he’d donated $70 million to the college his dau…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:26PM

Full cast announced for A Thousand Splendid Suns by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon The full cast has been announced for the European premiere of the stage adaptation of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini’s “spiritual sequel” to his global bestse…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:19PM

Offscript Live at the Signature: The State of the Play by American Theatre Editors

A lively conversation with playwright Lucas Hnath, director Leigh Silverman, playwright/director Robert O'Hara, and new-play producer Alexis Williams.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:17PM

Olivier Awards Presenters, Performers, International Streaming Announced by BroadwayWorld

Full details of presenters, performances and special appearances have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard, which takes place on Sunday 7 April at the Royal Albert Hall…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

Anthony Rapp to Direct Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, and More in MUSICAL MONDAYS' NEXT TO NORMAL by BroadwayWorld

As a part of the special concert series, Musical Mondays, Second Stage Theaterhas announced Adam Chanler-berat, Lawrence Clayton, Jennifer Damiano, Louis Hobson, Tamika Lawrence, Isaac Powel…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM

2019 LTC Miami Regional Convening  by Latinx Theatre Commons , Abigail Vega, Adriana Gaviria, Edgar Garcia

By Latinx Theatre Commons , Abigail Vega, Adriana Gaviria, Edgar Garcia. Join the LTC in Miami 12-14 July 2019 for the 2019 LTC Miami Regional Convening (Miami in Motion!)

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The Book of Mormon Celebrates Eight Years on Broadway by Broadway.com

I believe! The Book of Mormon celebrated its eighth anniversary on March 24. The Tony-winning musical, which stars Kevin Clay as Elder Price and Cody Jamison Strand as Elder Cunningham, is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

The Most-Visited Museum Exhibitions Of 2018 by Artsjournal

And New York’s Metropolitan Museum leads the way. The largest exhibition ever mounted by the museum, Heavenly Bodies was seen by around 1.43 million people at the Met’s main Fifth Avenue…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:02PM

‘Angels in America’ Audiobook Will Be Narrated by Full Cast of Broadway Revival (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

If you missed the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes” last year, fear not. The full cast of the acclaimed production of Tony Kus…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM

Album Review: Joanna Forest – The Rhythm of Life by Ian Foster

Classical-crossover artist Joanna Forest takes us through a day in the life of a child with her enchanting new album The Rhythm of Life.

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Olivier Awards Will Feature Performances From Company, Come From Away, Tina, and More by Andrew Gans

The annual ceremony will be held April 7 at Royal Albert Hall and live streamed via Facebook.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

New side of Bay Area artist Jay DeFeo emerges in San Jose exhibit by Robert Taylor, Correspondent

San Jose Museum of Art hosts a new exhibit of lesser-known works by iconic Bay Area Beat Generation artist Jay DeFeo.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:00PM

8 Musicals Move On to Round 2 of the 2019 Broadway Brackets by Playbill Staff

Vote now for your favorite Grammy-winning cast albums!

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Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Juno and the Paycock by Sandi Durell

  By Marilyn Lester   In the second of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy, Juno and the Paycock, the Irish Repertory Theatre has tackled the playwright’s fierce realism head on and come u…

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Liverpool Theatre School to hold boys-only taster day to encourage male performers into training by Georgia Snow

A Liverpool drama school is holding a special event for young male performers, in an attempt to encourage more boys to consider

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Final casting for Soho Theatre transfer of Tumulus by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Final casting has been revealed for the transfer of Vault Festival hit Tumulus to London’s Soho Theatre next month. This post Final casting for Soho Theatre transfer of Tumu…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:53AM

Remembering Duane Bodin (1932-2018) by Darryl Reilly

The death of a long inactive performer with a fine career during Broadway’s Golden Age understandably went unnoticed. He was my neighbor in the 1980’s. The post Remembering Duane Bodin …

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Hooked on Shakespeare by age 6: The drama club where kids nerd out on the Bard by Dorany Pineda

It’s a Shakespeare production with an occasional interlude, a jingle performed to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” The nursery rhyme is what the Los Angeles Drama Club’s young t…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:50AM

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ nabs opening weekend record for original horror movie

Movie rakes in $70.3m more than triple its production budget

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Jazz Commentary: Jazz and the Single Trumpet Player by Steve Provizer

Far more people would recognize Chet Baker’s name than Jack Sheldon’s -- and that is unfortunate. The post Jazz Commentary: Jazz and the Single Trumpet Player appeared first on The Arts …

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Gamm Theatre Announces Season of Firsts for 2019-20 by American Theatre Editors

The company's 35th season will feature a lineup exclusively by U.S. playwrights, 4 Rhode Island premieres, and the theatre's first musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:35AM

ALICE BY HEART Will Release a Cast Album by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records has announced it will record a cast album of the new musical Alice By Heart. The show's current New York premiere production from MCC Theater Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:34AM

Episode 183 – The Lead Producer of the Phenomenon that is Be More Chill, Jen Tepper

https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/1003737-183-jennifer-tepper.mp3 I’ve now been in the business long enough to know that people who used to work for me are going to go on to do great thing…

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Episode 183 – The Lead Producer of the Phenomenon that is Be More Chill, Jen Tepper

I’ve now been in the business long enough to know that people who used to work for me are going to go on to do great things. I met Jen Tepper back in 2008 when she was an intern for an ol…

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A Revolution In Foodie Culture by Artsjournal

Josephine Livingstone: “I am not a foodie. I don’t even know the difference between a meuniere and a mirepoix. But from the outside looking in, it’s clear that foodie culture is roilin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:29AM

Whitney – Queen of the Night review at Savoy Theatre, London – ‘a rousing tribute’ by Tim Bano

This Whitney Houston tribute show has been touring Europe for a couple of years now. Queen of the Night recreates her best

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Southern Promises Opens @ The Flea by Barry Gordin

Thomas Bradshaw’s provocative melodrama closes out The Flea’s Color Brave Season. March 24: 2019:  The Flea’s Artistic Director, Niegel Smith, has helmed a disturbing new productio…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:23AM

Bette Midler & Judith Light to Join Ben Platt in The Politician by Andy Lefkowitz

A pair of beloved Broadway vets have signed on for Ryan Murphy's highly anticipated series The Politician. Tony winner Bette Midler and two-time Tony winner Judith Light have joined the cas…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM

Talent Agency Drops Seyi Omooba Following Homophobic Comments and THE COLOR PURPLE Departure by Stephanie Wild

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Seyi Omooba was recently dropped from the cast of Leicester Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome's revival of musical The Color Purple after homophobic comme…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AM

Synetic Theater Hires Jason Najjoum as Managing Director by News Desk

Synetic Theater is pleased to announce the hiring of Jason Najjoum as Managing Director. Mr. Najjoum comes to Synetic with over a decade of experience in the arts and culture space and valua…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:14AM

Presenters, performances & broadcast details announced for Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard by Eleni Cashell

Full details of presenters, performances and special appearances have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard, which takes place on Sunday 7 April at the Royal Albert Hall…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:09AM

Performance Report: ‘Titanic, the Musical’ at The Highwood Theatre by Kristin Franco

The sinking of the Titanic has transfixed our culture for over 100 years now, which you can see in its frequent re-tellings and interpretations within popular culture. Perhaps the most well-…

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Original Next to Normal Broadway Cast, Including Alice Ripley and Aaron Tveit, to Reunite for Second Stage Concert by Ryan McPhee

The concert for the Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey musical is the last in Second Stage’s Musical Mondays series.

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Alice Ripley & Next to Normal Originals to Reunite in Concert at Second Stage by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is here for the previously announced concert staging of the Pulitzer-winning musical Next to Normal, set to play Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater tonight, March 25, at 7:00pm. Antho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AM

Sutton Foster starring opposite Hugh Jackman in Broadway's 'The Music Man' by Brent Lang

"The Music Man" has found its Marian, the librarian. Sutton Foster, the two-time Tony Award winner, will star opposite Hugh Jackman in the upcoming revival of "The Music Man." She will pla…

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Check Out These Brand New Production Photos From Disney's Frozen on Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The images feature new cast members Noah J. Ricketts, Joe Carroll, and Ryann Redmond, who joined the production in February.

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Theatricum Botanicum Announces 2019 Summer Season by American Theatre Editors

The theatre will present six show running in repertory under the California oaks.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AM

‘A West End experience on your own doorstep’: JERSEY BOYS – Touring ★★★★★ by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

My regular readers will know that I’m a huge fan of the West End show Jersey Boys. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen it, but I know it’s in triple figures. This week m…

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Poet, Playwright, And Sociologist Eve Ewing Is ‘The True Mayor Of Chicago’ by Artsjournal2

Well, not really, but she does have more than one finger on the pulse of Chicago’s fiery cultural heart, and she writes about it in more than one way. “Part of me is an extremely argumen…

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Monday, March 25, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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En Garde Arts Names Heather Cohn Executive Director by American Theatre Editors

Cohn will work closely with artistic director Anne Hamburger in leading the company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM

Theatre Review: ‘TOPDOG UNDERDOG’ at WSC Avant Bard by Mary Ann Johnson

This is an intense theatrical experience because there’s just no way forward for these two brothers. Uneducated, poor, black, abandoned by their parents a long time ago, and never part of …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:58AM

Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Alice by Heart to Record Cast Album by Andrew Gans

The Off-Broadway musical continues through April 7 at MCC Theater.

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Patti LuPone to Guest Star on FX's Pose; Second Season Will Premiere in June by Andy Lefkowitz

Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen. The Emmy nominee and two-time Tony winner will take on a guest-starring stint on Ryan Murphy's Golden Globe-nominated series Pose, according t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:49AM

A First Look at Andréa Burns in Smart Blonde Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The play about Judy Holliday, now in performances, continues through April 13 at 59E59 Theaters.

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What's Playing on Broadway: March 25-31, 2019 by Bww Special

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times forMarch 25-31, 2019.

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Black Breakthroughs on Stage and Behind the Scenes. Sutton Foster Joins Hugh Jackman. #Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

Ephraim Sykes in Ain’t Too Proud, Corbin Bleu in Kiss Me Kate, Daveed Diggs in White Noise: These are some of the black breakout stars in shows that opened last week on Broadway or Off Bro…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:37AM

Why We Procrastinate by Artsjournal2

It’s not about self-control. Instead, it’s more like (not very good) emotion management. “Procrastination isn’t a unique character flaw or a mysterious curse on your ability to manag…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:30AM

Sutton Foster Joins The Music Man by Mark A. Robinson

With Hugh Jackman returning to Broadway in the highly-anticipated revival of The Music Man in the fall of 2020, audiences have been speculating as to who would star opposite him in the role …

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Poll: Should casting directors vet performers’ social media as part of the audition process? by The Stage

Last week, producers of the forthcoming revival of The Color Purple announced that Seyi Omooba would no longer be involved with the

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Geffen Playhouse’s Writers’ Room Now Accepting Applications for 2019 Residency by Ruthie Fierberg

The L.A. theatre welcomes applicants for the new playwrights group.

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Review: La Paloma at the Wall, a new zarzuela from In Series by Susan Galbraith

How could one not run to a show that, in this day, puts together a story that purposes to go to the heart of a topic that raises both volatile antipathy and gut wrenching emotions of compass…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:25AM

Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE PROM's Caitlin Kinnunen by Little Known Facts W/ Ilana Levine

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AM

Sutton Foster Starring Opposite Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ by Brent Lang

“The Music Man” has found its Marian, the librarian. Sutton Foster, the two-time Tony Award winner, will star opposite Hugh Jackman in the upcoming revival of “The Music Man.” She wi…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:19AM

Breaking: Sutton Foster Joins Hugh Jackman in THE MUSIC MAN Broadway Revival by BroadwayWorld

Yesterday, BroadwayWorld exclusively broke the news that the two-time Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Emmy Award-winning star Hugh Jackman will make his highly anticipated return to Broadway i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:13AM

WATCH: Ethan Slater Leads Original SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway Cast in Kids’ Choice Awards Performance by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee and his former co-stars sang “Best Day Ever” at the Nickelodeon awards show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM

Bette Midler and Judith Light Join Ben Platt-Led The Politician by Ryan McPhee

The Netflix series from Ryan Murphy will premiere in September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AM

Broadway Blockbuster Coming in 18 Months as Tony Winner Sutton Foster Tapped to Star with Hugh Jackman in “The Music Man” Revival by Roger Friedman

Doesn’t September 2020 seem a long time from now? By then, we’ll have a presidential race. But that’s another story. To alleviate

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:07AM

VIDEO: Keri Russell Says BURN THIS Was Too Big An Adventure to Pass Up by TV News Desk

Keri Russell stopped by 'Good Morning America' on Monday morning to talk about her transition from television to Broadway. In her interview with Michael Strahan, Russell tells him how starri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AM

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Write Fiction. Should Novelists Be Worried? by Artsjournal2

Maybe not, not yet. Garbage in (this AI was fed a lot of Reddit recommendations, ahem), garbage out: “Right now, novelists don’t seem to have much to fear. Fed the opening line of George…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM

Exclusive: Shakespeare’s return, a “Doll House” sequel and other surprises in DCPA Theatre Company’s 2019-20 season by John Wenzel

Chris Coleman has planned a balanced diet of drama for his second year as artistic director of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:00AM

‘Who doesn’t love a random fake-blood zombie attack?’: Mike Bodie stars in Night of the Living Dead Live by Emma Clarendon

Mike Bodie chatted to LLLC about bringing George A Romero’s film Night of the Living Dead to the stage.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Broadway Balances America Invites You to Experience the New Production of the Legendary Miss Saigon by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway Across America’s Telly Award-winning collaboration with The Balancing Act, the award-winning morning show on the Lifetime Channel, rounds out season five of the five-part series B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Breaking: Sutton Foster to Join Hugh Jackman in ‘The Music Man’ by Matthew Wexler

Producer Scott Rudin has announced that Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster will join Hugh Jackman in the highly anticipated revival of "The Music Man." The post Breaking: Sutton Foster to Join …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:55AM

Broadway on TV: Ben Platt, Andrew Barth Feldman & More for Week of March 25, 2019 by TV News Desk

From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of March 25, 2019

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

Carmen Cusack Lands Role in NBC Pilot Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee will join Jane Levy, Alex Newell, Skylar Astin, and Mary Steenburgen in the musical dramedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

The Strategies That Helped Lupita Nyong’o Make Her Voice Super Creepy For ‘Us’ by Artsjournal2

Nyong’o heard a speaker (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) with a neurological order that makes the larynx spasm involuntarily – and then, of course, she worked with a vocal coach to inject the emo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:45AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, March 25, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Sutton Foster To Join Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ by Greg Evans

Sutton Foster, star of TV’s Younger and a two-time Tony Award winner, will co-star with Hugh Jackman in next year’s Broadway revival of The Music Man, Jackman tweeted this morning. Jackm…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:42AM

NEWS: Space race drama Tales from Star City lands at King’s Head Theatre by Featured Content

Though many of the tales surrounding the Soviet space race are well known, the darker side of the sprint for the stars is explored and exposed in Idle Discourse's production of Tales from St…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:41AM

The Creative Climate Movement by Lucy Latham

By Lucy Latham. Lucy Latham talks about the work London-based organization Julie’s Bicycle is doing in encouraging the creative community to act on climate change and environmental sustain…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:40AM

Photo Flash: Check Out These All New Photos of FROZEN's New Cast Members! by BroadwayWorld

Frozen recently celebrated its first anniversary on Broadway The show has released all-new production photos, featuring original stars Caissie Levy Elsa and Patti Murin Anna and new principa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39AM

NEWS: Fresh adaptation of Frankenstein will tour the UK by Press Releases

A new theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s seminal 1818 gothic horror novel Frankenstein is set to depict Shelley onstage, as she unfolds her monstrous tale of creature and creator.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:39AM

Sutton Foster to star with Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s ‘Music Man’ by Rob Bailey-Millado

Hugh Jackman has his next leading lady: Sutton Foster. The two-time Tony winner will star as Marian Paroo opposite Jackman’s Harold Hill in the upcoming revival of “The Music Man” The …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:38AM

Creditors review at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick – ‘a superb staging of Strindberg’s tragicomedy’ by Stephen Longstaffe

For the opening show of its 2019 season, Theatre by the Lake picks up where its 2017 production of Miss Julie left

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:35AM

Hugh Jackman “very excited” to be heading back to Broadway by Associated Press

Hugh Jackman says he’s “very, very excited” to be coming back to Broadway as a classic roguish traveling salesman in The Music Man,” a play he first performed as a teenager

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:33AM

How Can We Put Theory And Context Behind Video Games And The Worlds Of Gaming? [AUDIO] by Artsjournal2

Yep, videogames, gamers, and their lives online need to be placed into context by … well … folklorists, of course. Says one, a gamer and a writer: “We all want to be part of a communit…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:30AM

Sutton Foster to star alongside Hugh Jackman in ‘The Music Man’ by Caitlin Huston

Sutton Foster will play Marian Paroo opposite Hugh Jackman in “The Music Man.” As previously reported, “The Music Man” will begin performances on Sept. 9, 2020, with an opening night…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:29AM

Beyond the Classroom by Abigail Cline

Five lessons I’ve learned since graduating college The post Beyond the Classroom appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:22AM

Sutton Foster Will Join Hugh Jackman in Broadway's The Music Man by Ryan McPhee

The Jerry Zaks-directed revival will open in October 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:17AM

A Scandal Engulfing The Shiny World Of Korean Pop Music May Transform The Country by Artsjournal2

Yes, it’s about sex tapes. But in a music world of K-Pop dominance, it’s time for a reckoning: “The Burning Sun scandal, as it’s been called, comes in the midst of a national convers…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:15AM

Bruce Norris’ Downstate at the National Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

American playwright Bruce Norris’ 2010 work Clybourne Park was a certified sensation. Written as a sequel to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:13AM

Kate Baldwin on Superhero, Developing New Musicals, and More by Victoria Myers

Kate Baldwin first gained major attention for Finian’s Rainbow, which earned her first Tony Award nomination. She then went on to originate roles in Giant, Big Fish, and Songbird, and rece…

SOURCE: The Interval at 09:11AM

Stevie Martin: hello can be the hardest word in comedy by Stevie Martin

I wanted to write my first solo act but had no idea where to start. So I came up with 30 openings – and included them all It was a dark and stormy night. It is a truth universally acknowle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM

Austerity Almost Killed This Spanish Cultural Institution, But It Just Got Saved by Artsjournal2

The Spanish Royal Academy (RAE), the institution in charge of defending and defining the Spanish language, had been reeling under cuts for more than a decade. Then it got a new director – …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:00AM

‘Heartwarming & intimate solo performance’: PASSIONATE MACHINE – Touring by Laura Kressly

The world Rosy Carrick creates through video and storytelling in Passionate Machine is both a joy and an insight into the tenacity of the human spirit and the passion that drives us.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

She’s baaaack: Nora makes an ambivalent return in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ at Seattle Rep by Brendan Kiley

Seattle Repertory Theatre stages Lucas Hnath's follow-up to Henrik Ibsen's door slam heard 'round the world.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 25, 2019

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Sutton Foster to Join Hugh Jackman in The Music Man on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Hugh Jackman has found his co-star for the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man. Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster will take on the role of Marian Paroo in the previously announced pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:59AM

Frankenstein UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo A new theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will tour in 2019. The Frankenstein UK Tour starts in October at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry. This post Frankenst…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:45AM

Dutch Researchers Confirm Disputed Painting As A Van Gogh by Artsjournal2

Add one back: A painting at the Wadsworth Atheneum, questioned by an art historian in 1990 and then shelved, has been re-confirmed as a Van Gogh. – The New York Times (AP)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:45AM

‘Commercial theatre for children is like a McDonald’s Happy Meal – unsatisfying’, says Imaginate boss by Thom Dibdin

Imaginate artistic director Noel Jordan has hit out at commercial theatre’s “McDonald’s Happy Meal” approach to work for children. Speaking at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:44AM

A High School Theatre Club Puts On A Terrifyingly Great Adaptation Of ‘Alien’ by Artsjournal2

And the internet is extremely pleased – the photos. The video. The too-real tension. “Also, apparently the entire play was crafted on the cheap out of recycled materials, which is awesom…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:30AM

Best of the Blogs: The Rubenstein Kiss, Joseph, The Shape of Pain, Chickenshed & open-air delights by Lisa Martland

In a new series, My Theatre Mates editor picks out five of her Top Picks from the week that was in theatre (18-24 March 2019), ranging from Libby Purves’ return (after a few months’ brea…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:30AM

Diary Monkeys and House Seat Wranglers: Are we ‘true’ artists? by Emma Bentley

As a Front of House worker, Emma Bentley isn’t happy about Rupert Goold’s tweet. Here, she discusses how staff might be able to do a job that pays their bills, whilst networking effectiv…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:16AM

Please Stop Harassing Writers While They’re Working by Artsjournal2

And in specific, stop harassing Asian Americans authors. Listen to author R.O. Kwon (The Incendiaries) discuss her experiences at literary events: “Aside from the colorist comments about m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:15AM

Sackler Trust suspends all new UK donations amid opioid allegations by Georgia Snow

The Sackler Trust, which has donated millions of pounds to arts institutions including the National Theatre, the Royal Court and Shakespeare’s Globe,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AM

VIDEO: Samuel L. Jackson Reflects on His Career and Early Days in the Theatre on 60 MINUTES by BroadwayWorld

Samuel L. Jackson is a household name, known for his iconic roles on screen. He recently appeared in a feature on 60 Minutes, where he talked about his long career, including how getting his…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04AM

BE MORE CHILL makes it to B’way – I’m glad I’m not young anymore by Oscar E Moore

  Still trying to “chill out” after seeing the social media cult sensation sci-fi cautionary teenage tale of woe musical BE MORE CHILL at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway.  Not altogethe…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:02AM

Blackpool Grand Theatre launches own production company for first time by Giverny Masso

Blackpool’s Grand Theatre has launched its own production company for the first time, in celebration of the venue’s 125th anniversary. The launch

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AM

In Fiction, The Shadow Of Slavery Is Deep by Artsjournal2

Writers focusing on the time period itself, and its long aftermath, have a lot of conflicting desires for their books. “What comes across in all of the writing on the Atlantic slave trade …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:00AM

‘Doesn’t quite live up to its promise’: OTHELLO – Union Theatre ★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Closing Phil Willmott’s ‘Enemies of the People’ 2019 Essential Classics season is Shakespeare’s classic Othello, marking the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, with events s…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

How Jackie Sibblies Drury brings conceptual brilliance to a play about black caregivers by Charles McNulty

The bottled-up fury of female caregivers grows to seismic proportions in "Marys Seacole," Jackie Sibblies Drury's new play that combines strands of theatrical DNA from Adrienne Kennedy and C…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM

How Jackie Sibblies Drury brings conceptual brilliance to a play about black caregivers by Charles McNulty

At a time when the politics of identity has become a central subject of theatrical inquiry, it’s only fitting that African American dramatists have been leading the charge. With their dive…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Larry Cohen, Creator Of A String Of Low-Budget Horror And Blaxploitation Films, Has Died At 77 by Artsjournal2

Cohen, writer and director of It’s Alive and Hell Up in Harlem, created cult classics. “By stocking his movies with sly social commentary and tongue-in-cheek humor, Cohen’s work felt e…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:45AM

Review Roundup: MURIEL'S WEDDING in Melbourne - What Did The Critics Think? by Review Roundups

Muriel's Wedding officially opened in Melbourne on March 23.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:44AM

Jordan Peele’s Second Horror Movie Does $30 Million More Than Predicted In Its First Weekend Alone by Artsjournal2

Though some on Twitter said this was actually no surprise, pundits were surprised – it was predicted to do about $40 million during its first weekend. Us broke several records in its first…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AM

Shirley Jean Rickert: A Baby Star in Burlesque by Trav S.D.

Now, now, don’t jump to conclusions. Yes, Shirley Jean Rickert (1926-2009), was both a child star and a burlesque dancer, but at entirely different times in her life, much as the Hovick si…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:17AM

This Broadway Star Would Love To Make Theatre More Affordable by Artsjournal2

Playing Eliza Doolittle right now on Broadway, Laura Benanti (whom people might know as the actor who has played Melania Trump on The Late Show) says, “If I could wave a magic wand, ticket…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

Curve’s White Christmas is set for a festive West End season at the Dominion Theatre

Is it ever too early to feel festive? Not for Danny Mac and Dan Burton who will star in the Curve Leicester production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical when it transfers to t…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:15AM

Talent agency Global Artists drops listing of Seyi Omooba following anti-gay post by Matthew Hemley

Talent agency Global Artists is no longer listing Seyi Omooba as a client following the fallout of The Color Purple row. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AM

‘Shamelessly rousing & disappointingly crude’: EMILIA – West End by Aleks Sierz

Triumphant, if crude, the West End transfer of Emilia is a heartfelt account of a Renaissance woman who has been hidden from history.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Trend: Symphonies Playing New, Non-Film Music By Film Composers by Artsjournal2

Sure, you’ve got your Harry Potter scores and your Star Wars celebrations (that’s all John Williams, of course), but the real hot trend with film composers now is getting their non-film …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Broadway Heat: Kiss Me, Kate Edition: The Championship by JK

HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor. BROADWAY HEAT: KISS ME, KATE EDITION THIS IS IT! The Championship Round starts TODAY! The winner…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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FIRST LOOK: All My Sons rehearsals at the Old Vic by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Arthur Miller's All My Sons rehearsal images have been released featuring Sally Field, Bill Pullman, Colin Morgan and Jenna Coleman at The Old Vic London. This post FIRST LOO…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:26AM

Wake Up With BWW 3/25: SPONGEBOB on the Kids Choice Awards, Patti LuPone on POSE, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Happy Monday Time to kick off the first full week of spring by catching up on the top Broadway news

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18AM

I’m still here by Terry Teachout

With one exception, the various brushes with death that I’ve reported in this space have heretofore been experienced and survived by Mrs. T. No more: I got back on the scoreboard late last…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:02AM

Just because: Stan Freberg’s commercials by Terry Teachout

A reel of TV commercials created by Stan Freberg: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:01AM

Almanac: George Saintsbury on “those who cannot do” by Terry Teachout

 “When people cannot write good literature it is perhaps natural that they should lay down rules how good literature should be written.” George Saintsbury, The Book of the Queen’s Do…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:00AM

‘Thought-provoking & witty’: MARY’S BABIES – Jermyn Street Theatre by Liz Dyer

For the most part, though, Mary’s Babies is enjoyable and witty, and surprisingly easy to follow despite its complicated structure. A thought-provoking play, and an impressive feat of endu…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

Review: Mary’s Babies, Jermyn Street Theatre by Hilary Webb

Review: Mary’s Babies, Jermyn Street Theatre 4.0stars Just two actresses play an astounding 41 characters in a provoking play by Maud Dromgoole at Jermyn Street Theatre this spring. Mary�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Jackie Condon: Peaked Early by Trav S.D.

The movie career of Jackie Condon (1918-1977) was over by the time he was 11 years old, but by that point he had appeared in 88 movies! Most of those credits were with Hal Roach’s Our Gang…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:53AM

Evie May original cast recording to be released on iTunes by AussieTheatre

The original Australia musical Evie May by Hugo Chiarella and Naomi Livingston will be released on iTunes on the 2nd of April, 2019. Evie May was developed by New Musicals Australia and p…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:39AM

Rosmersholm casting announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Tom Burke, Hayley Atwell and Giles Terera are to lead the cast of Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm at the Duke of York's Theatre, London. This post Rosmersholm casting announced fi…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:27AM

Violet Horner: Didn’t Sit in a Corner by Trav S.D.

Stage and screen star Violet Horner (1892-1970) was second generation show biz. Her parents had been on the music hall stage. Violet was born and raised in New York, where she sang in church…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:09AM

On the Couch with Diana Nguyen by Arts Review

Who is Diana Nguyen? Diana Nguyen is a nonstop creative machine. I got into stand up because I realized it was the space where I couldn’t be pulled off stage. I am releasing a web series t…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:02AM

Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of Liverpool UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Helen Forrester's By The Waters Of Liverpool is set to embark on a major tour in Spring 2020.  This post Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of Liverpool UK Tour first appeare…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:00AM

“White Noise” Is a Morality Play Without the Passion by Hilton Als

Hilton Als reviews Suzan-Lori Parks’s new work, “White Noise,” which enters a terrible emotional landscape but doesn’t explore it.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Sackler Trust freezes new UK donations

Trust’s move comes as arts organisations face mounting pressure to stop accepting its gifts

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 04:57AM

Binnie Barnes: Rope Twirler and Raconteur by Trav S.D.

British actress Binnie Barnes (Gertrude Maud Barnes, 1903-1998), born this day. One of sixteen children born to a London policeman, Barnes became a chorus girl and a dance hostess and appear…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:34AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (March 25-31) by Natasha Tripney

Wolfie – Theatre503, London Sophie Melville and Erin Doherty are actors who elevate everything they’re in. This bodes well for Lisa Spirling’s production of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

Maggie Brown: More needs to be done to protect against social media trolls by Maggie Brown

A few weeks ago, I woke up to find a host of Twitter wasps buzzing angrily about a comment I had made.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

Lyn Gardner: Theatre needs to stop excluding parents and carers and show its human face by Lyn Gardner

It is Mother’s Day at the end of the week, which is a good time to speak a little louder about the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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The Book of Mormon to return to Brisbane in 2020 by Matt Edwards

The Book of Mormon opened at QPAC in Brisbane earlier this month, where it is playing until May 31, before moving on to Adelaide and Perth. The production is selling so well in the north tha…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:24AM

The Beautiful Game to have Australian premiere at Chapel off Chapel in September by AussieTheatre

Manilla Street Productions is thrilled to announce the Australian premiere of The Beautiful Game in Melbourne in September 2019. Set in Northern Ireland in the troubled 1970s, The Beautiful …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:16AM

'England became smaller and bigger': what 'home' means in Brexit Britain by Catherine Love

Headlong theatre company’s latest production, Acts of Resistance, plugs into people power in four communities across the country In the days after the EU referendum, Headlong theatre compa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 3/24-3/25/2019

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Monday, March 25, 2019 - Monday, March 25, 2019.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55AM

The Search is on for Australia’s Best Cabaret Star by Arts Review

Entries are open now for the Sydney Cabaret Competition which will discover a new generation of Australian singers, artists and storytellers. In June across three heats, performers will un…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:41AM

Love Is All Around — even Wet Wet Wet grew tired of their 1994 hit

Recorded for the soundtrack to Four Weddings and a Funeral, the song was eventually withdrawn from sale

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:00AM

The Dropout brilliantly documents Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s fall from grace

This six-part podcast series about the woman heralded as ‘the next Steve Jobs’ is an addictive narrative of greed, ambition and duplicity

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:00AM

Be More Chill the Broadway musical - Just take this pill, it's called a Squip. It's from Japan by Oscar E. Moore

Still trying to “chill out” after seeing the social media cult sensation sci-fi cautionary teenage tale of woe musical

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, March 25, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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MQFF: Rafiki by Arts Review

Power-pop-electro anthems follow exuberant schoolgirl Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) as she skateboards through the busy streets of Nairobi in the 2018 Kenyan-drama film Rafiki. The tempo of the m…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:47AM

Taking a gander at Come From Away with Richard Piper by Gabi Bergman

Anticipation is building for the Australian Premiere of Come From Away. With only months to go, the cast of the upcoming premiere cast are gearing up to begin rehearsals on this beautiful p…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:31AM

Shenandoah at Serenbe Playhouse by Kelundra Smith

The post <em>Shenandoah</em> at Serenbe Playhouse appeared first on ARTS ATL.

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:12AM

Ruskin archive to be opened up for wider access

Lancaster University acquires books and artworks by reformer and will digitise them

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

The Best Musical Tony Award Debate: 1993 by Mark Robinson

Going into the 1992-1993 theatre Season, most theatergoers were anticipating the forthcoming musical The Goodbye Girl to be the big hit and Best Musical victor at the Tony Awards. By Jun…

SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AM

IMPRESSIONS: The Dance Enthusiast in Copenhagen, Royal Danish Ballet’s "Napoli" by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: The Dance Enthusiast in Copenhagen .\,Royal Danish Ballet’s Napoli, "Perhaps the greatest pleasure of seeing the ballet in toto was the opportunity it afforded to get to …

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

WATCH: Breton Follies - A Meet the Dance Company film

Meet Breton Follies, a boutique production company specializing in site-specific immersive dance-theatre with a vintage twist. Founded by dancer-choreographer Breton Tyner-Bryan, the troupe …

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

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