Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre by Bob Ashby

“She sweeps out,” says George Bernard Shaw of Eliza in a stage direction at the end of Pygmalion, leaving Henry Higgins alone and feeling self-satisfied. As Shaw said emphatically in his…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:34PM

Theater Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (National Tour) by Marc Wheeler

THE CANDY MAN CAN’T The stage musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Roald Dahl’s beloved children-of-all-ages’ story — has spun into town just, it seems, to mak…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:03PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Women’s Works’ at George Washington University by Jane Franklin

Director and playwright Leslie Jacobson concludes her final year as a full-time professor at George Washington University with excerpts from plays she has written, directed or adapted. The w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:55PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: ‘Voyagers: A Dance Among the Planets’ at The Kennedy Center Family Theatre by Leila Mire

Company E, in collaboration with the Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences, performed “Voyagers: A Dance Among the Planets” set to the iconic work of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:56PM

Film Review: “Hail Satan?” — Fighting Evil by Peg Aloi

These satanists are far less concerned with organizing decadent ceremonies (though there is a fair bit of that, and it’s thrilling to behold) than they are with exposing corruption and hyp…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:53PM

‘A Quick 5’ with Jessica Bennett, Esmeralda at Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ by Susan Brall

Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, MD is presently showing “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo with songs from the Disney movie.  There are new songs …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:10PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Eden Espinosa Releases First Music Video from New Album REVELATION by Stage Tube

Eden Espinosareleased her second solo album in January of this year titled Revelation. Revelation is comprised of fully original songs and landed on the top 50 of the Pop iTunes charts.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:11PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Eden Espinosa Releases Video for New Single 'Bed for 2' by Playbill Staff

The track, co-written by Espinosa, is from her solo album Revelation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:58PM

Writers Guild Leaders Double Down on Threat to Sue Talent Agencies by Dave McNary

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America have repeated a threat to sue the major Hollywood talent agencies for alleged conflicts of interest. The leaders issued the threat Saturday during a m…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:43PM

Watch Laura Osnes and Bonnie Milligan Sing From Side Show by Playbill Staff

The two Broadway stars duetted on "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" at Birdland.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:38PM

MEAN GIRLS Come to Broadway Sessions Next Thursday Night by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway cast twice monthly. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron Bway Wicke…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

The ancient Roman poet Ovid tells the tale of the sculptor Pygmalion who creates his ideal of a woman in the medium of a statue. In George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” and the Lerner and…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:28PM

In the studio: Southern California Ballet's "Cinderella" by Michael James Rocha

Southern California Ballet premieres "Cinderella" on April 6 and 7 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. It's the first full-length production by the husband-and-wife team of Martha L…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 05:07PM

Best Concert Hall on the East Side of Grand Avenue: Zipper Concert Hall

Zipper Concert Hall is part of the Colburn School. Named after the late composer-educator Herbert Zipper, who survived experiences in Nazi concentration camps and incarceration by Japanese f…

SOURCE: www.laweekly.com at 05:02PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Best Broad by the Beach

Not to be confused with The Broad art museum downtown, the Broad Stage is a multidimensional performing arts space that's like a miniature version of the Music Center, updated and relocated …

SOURCE: www.laweekly.com at 04:43PM

Review: Old Globe's 'Life After' is a lush, poetic and surprisingly funny meditation on grief by James Hebert

U.S. premiere of chamber musical showcases a significant new voice in writer-lyricist-composer Britta Johnson

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 04:07PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Best Egyptian Theater Not in Hollywood: The Vista Theatre

In some ways, the Vista Theater in Los Feliz is more of an Egyptian-style theater than the Egyptian Theatre a couple miles to the west in Hollywood. While both theaters have beautiful exteri…

SOURCE: www.laweekly.com at 03:24PM

Stratford Festival extends Antoni Cimolino’s contract as festival reports sixth straight surplus by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

In 2018, the festival made a $1.9-million surplus and earned its highest ticket revenue in 10 years, in part due to the popularity of The Rocky Horror Show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:23PM

Review: Despite what you may expect, 'Friends With Guns' aims neither left nor right by F. Kathleen Foley

Many are likely to misconstrue Stephanie Alison Walker’s new play “Friends With Guns” as a forceful defense of gun ownership. They couldn’t be more wrong. Second Amendment issues are…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:05PM

BWW TV: Susan Egan and Beth Fowler Relive the Magic of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on Broadway by Richard Ridge

On April 18, 1994, a musical opened that would change the face of Broadway for years to come. Beauty and the Beast not only took New York City by storm, but marked the birth of Disney Theatr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01PM

‘The Prom’ leading ladies Beth Leavel and Caitlin Kinnunen are hoping to make Tony Awards history by Sam Eckmann

The new musical “The Prom” won over industry folks with its big heart and bevy of Broadway insider jokes. But many wondered where each member of the ensemble cast would compete at this y…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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In 'Cinderella,' Southern California Ballet takes a classic and gives it a modern touch by Michael James Rocha

The husband-and-wife team of Martha Leebolt and Toby Batley is premiering "Cinderella," the couple's first full-length production since taking the helm at Southern California Ballet in 2017

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 02:45PM

Beowulf Boritt Set Design For Be More Chill on Broadway | Live Design by Ellen Lampert-Greaux

Sci-fi and video games come to Broadway with the musical, Be More Chill, which debuted at Two River Theatre in New Jersey in 2015 and enjoyed an off-Broadway run in 2018. The show, based on …

SOURCE: www.livedesignonline.com at 02:39PM

Modern Times offers a faithful rendition of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Presented as one act in about 90 minutes, the quickened pace of Soheil Parsa’s adaptation lessens the characters’ ennui and detracts from the play’s sense of tragedy, writes Carly Maga.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:01PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch the Cast of Off-Broadway's We Are the Tigers Belt Out 'Don't Even' in the Recording Studio by Nathan Skethway

The show, about a not-quite-cheery cheer squad, runs through April 1 at Theater 80.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

Has hip-hop lost its way? New play in SF explores the music and its meanings by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

A. Zell Williams' play "Urban Retreat" explores whether hip-hop has lost its true purpose; it shows in SF through April 6.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 01:00PM

‘I feel extremely proud to be part of this revival’: Kalungi Ssebandeke on his role in Blood Knot at the Orange Tree Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Actor Kalungi Ssebandeke chatted to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about his current role in Blood Knot, playing at the Orange Tree Theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Repertory Ballet's 'Macbeth' has only deepened — this is clearly no longer the 'undanceable Shakespeare' by Lauren Warnecke

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t call William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” particularly timeless — important, obviously, but a bit of a relic. Modern adaptations of the 400-year-old play contextu…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:50PM

From Bushwick to (off-off) Broadway: How Sasha Velour marries her night club roots with modern theatricality by Charles Quittner

This is best drag: rooted by a simple movement vocabulary elevated with full design elements embodied by a queer figure in complete control of her material.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:25PM

Peter Marshall: A Hollywood Square by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Peter Marshall (Ralph Pierre LaCock, b. 1926), most folks are apt to associate him exclusively with the game show he hosted from 1966 through 1981, Hollywood Squares…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:20PM

Andrew Rannells by NPR

Broadway star and author Andrew Rannells joins us along with Paula Poundstone, Brian Babylon and Hari Kondabolu.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:08PM

Call Redialed: NEW Jasper Cole Interview: ABC's "The Rookie" by Adam Rothenberg

Almost a year to the date of our last interview, Jasper Cole has once again answered my call! It’s great to catch-up with Jasper and find out what’s been happening with him. Jasper will …

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 12:04PM

Rosemary Knower, stage actress known for her strong character roles, dies by Jacques Kelly

Rosemary Knower, an actress who played roles from Lady Macbeth to a schoolteacher in John Waters’ “Hairspray,” died of a stroke Wednesday at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa. T…

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 12:00PM

What Currently Running Broadway Musicals Started Off-Broadway? by Nathan Skethway

There are currently seven shows on Broadway that have transferred after successful Off-Broadway productions. Can you name them all?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Lainie Kazan at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Sandi Durell

  By Tania Fisher   We love Lainie.  We just do.  Can anyone define exactly why? I don’t think so; it’s like putting a label on a piece of artwork, and Lainie Kazan, is a true, livin…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:59AM

John Astin: Before, During and After “The Addams Family” by Trav S.D.

Sometimes you have to start in the middle. It may appall some people to know that I first knew John Astin (b. 1930) from his THIRD starring sitcom, Operation Petticoat (1977-79). At the time…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:30AM

Powerful Dear Evan Hansen Has Extra Resonance In Broward by Bill Hirschman

Perhaps the artists gifting us this superb tour of Dear Evan Hansen may not quite appreciate how some of its themes resound specifically in South Florida like the deafening battery of cannon…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:27AM

Performance for Evan Patrons Displaced By Power Outage by Bill Hirschman

Due to a power outage on opening night, the first performance of Dear Evan Hansen was unable to go on as scheduled. A performance has been added for Sunday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. for audience…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:17AM

Talk Broadway To Me: Jon Mourns the Loss of ANASTASIA by Jon Vazquez

Get your Kleenex ready. Today we mourn the loss of a beloved Broadway show- a showthat leaves this world far too early. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, after two successful years on Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AM

Richard II and me: my friend Adjoa Andoh was born to play the king by Jackie Kay

The Scottish poet laureate pays tribute to the actress behind the world’s first all-women of colour Shakespeare productionI met my lifelong friend Adjoa Andoh in 1980 at the first ever con…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AM

‘Here is an authentically individual voice’: THE PHLEBOTOMIST – Hampstead Theatre ★★★★ by Johnny Fox

The Phlebotomist is an exceptional concept for a ‘first play’ and Hampstead has made a real discovery in Ella Road and partnered her script with Sam Yates’ slick direction.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Can You Guess These Musicals From Only Their Plots? by Nathan Skethway

Test your knowledge of musical theatre both old and new with this challenging quiz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Hollywood Bowl to Star Lea Michele, Harvey Fierstein, Peter Gallagher & More... by BroadwayWorld

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID will be given new life for two special evenings under the sea at the Hollywood FishBowl.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

Update: BAT OUT OF HELL Cancels Tour Stops Prior to NY Run by BroadwayWorld

This week however, the run was canceled at both the Ordway in St. Paul and the National in Washington, DC no announcement yet by Dallas with the DC venue's web site noting...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45AM

On Sydney Chaplin The Younger by Trav S.D.

About a year ago, around the time I wrote about Michael Chaplin’s silly hippie book, I briefly entertained the notion of doing a post that would rank Charlie Chaplin’s ten children by no…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:45AM

Snapper Theatre: “We Keep Ending Up at Venues That Really Care About Artists” by Emma Bentley

Emma Bentley talks to the three women that form Snapper Theatre. They discuss the hugely successful, Thomas, ensuring representation is always key and their latest, Hear Me Out. It’s inte…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:30AM

New York Theater Quiz March 2019 by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to the New York theater news and reviews in March? Answer these dozen questions and find out.  

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:27AM

Broadway Review: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell   Back to Detroit where R & B and Motown all began . . . it’s, as they say, the soundtrack of many lives, surely mine. Yes, I was among the thousands who moved a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:17AM

Arts Fuse Podcast #12: Howl at the Loon by Lucas Spiro

Producer Lucas Spiro messed up the audio for this episode -- and put this together so you wouldn't have to go without our sweet, sweet content. The post Arts Fuse Podcast #12: Howl at the L…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:02AM

‘Becomes a metaphor for womankind’: EMILIA – West End ★★★★★ by Rev Stan

I've read reviews of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play Emilia that describe its feminist message as ‘unsubtle’ and the titular character’s suffering as overblown. It’s comments like that…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 30, 2019

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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🍸 White Noise by Theater With A Twist

Written by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Oskar Eustis Cast: Daveed Diggs, Sheria Irving, Thomas Sadoski, Zoe Winters You have to be able to embrace uncomfortable

SOURCE: theaterwithatwist.com at 08:51AM

Television Review: “Shrill” — Fat and Proud by Matt Hanson

Shrill picks up narrative strength once see Annie slowly come to terms with the yawning gap between who she is and who she has been told to be by her family, her friends, and society at larg…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:27AM

Hands on a Hardbody – Refuge Theatre by Bob Bullen

Gypsy. Sweeney Todd. Chorus Line. Chicago. Great American musical theatre rallies around a common theme: Desperation – and the great lengths we go to get what we want. Hands on a Hardbody …

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:22AM

Pablo Fanque Was a Real Guy by Trav S.D.

The name Pablo Fanque (1810-1871) has been famous for well over a century and a half, in particular since 1967 when John Lennon made a poster for one his shows into the song “Being for the…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:02AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Staging A Debate Over 'What The Constitution Means To Me' by Jeff Lunden

The play is a personal memoir and a civics town hall. It recreates the debate contests Heidi Schreck attended in high school and explores how the Constitution hasn't protected all Americans …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:49AM

AIN’T TOO PROUD the life and times of THE TEMPTATIONS by Oscar E Moore

For the dedicated fans of the “Classic 5” Temptations it’s all about the music.  The Motown sound of the 60’s.  On this point AIN’T TOO PROUD the life and times of The Temptation…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:25AM

‘Just one more trip to see this glorious show before it departs’: COMPANY – West End by Ian Foster

Just the one more trip to see the glorious Company at the Gielgud Theatre before it sadly departs. Marianne Elliott's multi Critics Circle Award-winning and Olivier-nominated revival of Step…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Review: Killymuck / Box Clever, The Bunker Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Killymuck / Box Clever, The Bunker Theatre 5.0stars “I can’t go around being expected to give preferential treatment to every woman that declares herself a feminist. Marching aga…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Us Against Whatever, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Us Against Whatever, Hull Truck Theatre 5.0stars I don’t think I’m alone in saying I’m sick to death of hearing about Brexit. When the brash opening of Us Against Whatever rico…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:30AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Bessie Bellwood: Bessie’s on the Job by Trav S.D.

Bessie Bellwood (Catherine “Kate” Mahoney, 1856-1896), was one of the first and most influential of British music hall stars. Born in London, she was the daughter of Irish immigrants to …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:46AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Thomas Gorham by Arts Review

Who is Thomas Gorham? Thomas Gorham is one of the leading figures in the explosion of small company circus in Australia. He is one half of the duo behind Head First Acrobats, sharing the bra…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:02AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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ADMISSIONS                  Trafalgar Studios , SW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

CRACKS IN THE LIBERAL VENEER       I adored the energy, cleverness and cheek of BAD JEWS so much I went twice, as the pitiless author  set his characters kicking, twisting, protesting an…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:53AM

MARY’S BABIES            Jermyn St Theatre, SW1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A COSY NIGHTMARE LEGACY OF THE 1930’S     From the late 1930’s for nearly forty years,  Mary Barton and her husband Berthold Wiesner ran a pioneering fertility clinic: they were among…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:50AM

Dance Massive achieves highest ever attendance in 10 years by Arts Review

Australia’s largest and longest-standing celebration of contemporary dance, Dance Massive, closed in Melbourne last weekend with its highest ever box office sales and audience attendance. …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:27AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Man Like Mobeen’s Guz Khan: ‘As a child of immigrants, I can’t help but be politicised’ by Yasmeen Khan

The Man Like Mobeen star on his political aspirations, infiltrating Hollywood and reacting to Christchurch Former teacher Guz Khan is recalling the time he legged it out of an A-level class.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59AM

Q&A: Shamel Pitts on the U.S. premiere of BLACK HOLE at the Rhodes Theatre by Candice Thompson

In scientific terms, a black hole is a region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light. On April 4–6, a sort of parallel cosmic phenomenon…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:07AM

The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma by The New York Times

A dance company celebrates the 19th amendment; a play about Rupert Murdoch hits Broadway; and an alt-pop duo returns to the U.S.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits by Arts Review

Featuring more than 150 treasures from London’s revered National Portrait Gallery, many of which have never before been seen outside the United Kingdom, Bendigo Art Gallery presents Tudors…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:56AM

A brilliant, painful performance from Cillian Murphy in Grief is the Thing with Feathers at the Barbican, London

Max Porter’s 2015 novel is brought to the stage by Enda Walsh in a moving production

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:15AM

“I’ll Just Do It Myself…” Encouraging Students to Work Together by Kerry Hishon

Encouraging students to work together is often a challenge. Some students worry that they’ll be saddled with peers who won’t pull their weight. Some students are super-shy and the idea o…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

ain't too proud - the life and times of THE TEMPTATIONS by Oscar E. Moore

Moving along at a speed much faster than a vintage LP recording thanks to a turntable and conveyor belt that seem appropriate for this well-oiled assembly line product

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations by Darryl Reilly

"Ain't Too Proud to Beg," “Get Ready,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “Since I Lost My Baby,” “You're My Everything” and of course “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone” are am…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:38AM

EXCLUSIVE: Check Out the Hilarious Credits on Dorothy Michael’s Fake Résumé From Tootsie by Ruthie Fierberg

From North Pacific to Solid Golda: The Golda Meir Story, see what other faux shows Michaels starred in before auditioning for Tootsie’s show-within-the-show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM