Off-Broadway Theater Review: SOCRATES (The Public) by Dmitry Zvonkov

SOC ON THIS Perhaps one of the reasons Socrates has become a god-like figure in the world of philosophy is that we know very little about the actual man who existed during the dawn of writin…

The Band’s Visit’s Rachel Prather, Falsetto’s Jeremy Lowe, and Piper by Told By Rachel Prather and Jeremy Lowe

Rachel: "We got piper from a breeder on Long Island. We were thinking about getting a dog but we just didn’t feel it would work out with our schedules. So we got creative. I grew up with r…

Music News: Escher Quartet and Local Favorite Christopher Shih to Present Program of Much-Loved Works by Mozart, Korngold and Dvorak by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

The highly acclaimed Escher Quartet, the second of two top-tier string quartets hosted this season by Columbia’s Candlelight Concert Society, draws its name from the 20th-century Dutch art…

Coming Attractions: April 21 through May 7 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

By The Arts Fuse Staff Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. Film The Somerville Theatre’s sprawling Jack At…

What the Constitution Means to Me by Carey

As a teenager, playwright and performer Heidi Schreck visited many American Legion Halls, giving speeches on the Constitution that “drew a personal connection between your own life and the…

Goodspeed Will Honor Jason Robert Brown At Annual Gala by BroadwayWorld

Goodspeed Musicals has announced that the Award-winning Composer and Lyricist Jason Robert Brown will be the latest recipient of The Goodspeed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical T…

VIDEO: Get a First Look at Nathan Lane and the Cast of GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS in Action! by BroadwayWorld

Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus officially opens on Broadway tomorrow, April 21, 2019. Get a first look at footage from the production in the video below

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ musical is a candy-coated dud by Karen D'souza

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," the touring musical based on Roald Dahl's beloved book, is a let-down on several levels.

Photo Coverage: Christie Brinkley Returns to CHICAGO on Broadway by Walter McBride

Supermodel and actress Christie Brinkley has returned to Broadway's Chicago as 'Roxie Hart' for four weeks only She began performances on Thursday, April 18 and will perform in the show unti…

Press Agent And Broadway Executive Harvey Sabinson Dies by BroadwayWorld

Harvey Sabinson, one of Broadway's legendary press agents, and former long-time executive director of The Broadway League, died on April 18, 2019 of natural causes at his residence in Saraso…

Tell Me More | Episode 26: Aaron J. Albano, Rebecca Robbins on Professional, Personal Impact of Working Out of Town by Matt Tamanini

On this episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt Tamanini talks to three individuals about what it’s like for actors who work away from their home cities, wherever they might …

REVIEW: Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews Josie Rourke's production of Sweet Charity now playing the Donmar Warehouse, London. This post REVIEW: Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭✭ firs…

BWW TV: What Makes a Broadway Hit? THE PROM Cast and Creators Share Backstage Secrets! by Richard Ridge

The Prom is still changing lives at the Longacre Theatre, where it will soon celebrate its 200th Broadway performance. As the cast and creative team dance towards another major milestone, th…

Call Redialed: NEW Glenn Weill Interview: "Mamma Mia!" at Yorktown Stage by Adam Rothenberg

It’s so great to catch up with actor Glenn Weill who’s getting his spandex and dancing shoes ready for Yorktown Stage’s production of the international smash hit musical Mamma Mia!. O…

‘Memorable & playful’: CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN – Touring by Not Exactly Billington

Following Melly Still’s moving and visually stunning production of The Lovely Bones last year, I had high hopes for her latest literary adaptation, Louis de Bernières’ Captain Corelli�…

Look Back at Jessica Lange in Long Day's Journey Into Night on Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The Tony and Oscar winner, who celebrates her birthday April 20, has cited the role of Mary Tyrone in the Eugene O'Neill classic as an all-time favorite.

The 6 Most Memorable Sets From Kerry Butler's Broadway Career by Keith Loria

As she prepares to play in the funhouse of Broadway’s Beetlejuice, Butler looks back on six daring set designs that pushed her to the next level.

6 Memorable Sets From Kerry Butler's Broadway Career by Keith Loria

As she prepares to play in the funhouse of Broadway’s Beetlejuice, Butler looks back on six daring set designs that pushed her to the next level.

Best of Not My Job by NPR

William Shatner, Candice Berger, Conan O'Brien, and Aaron Gordon are featured, along with some new material.

Taking Up Space: A Tale of Two Mitskis by Kaela Garvin

I, too, want to be treated like a cowboy. I want to be treated like a white man with a weapon. The post Taking Up Space: A Tale of Two Mitskis appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

He’s the Only Director Who Makes Her Comfortable Enough to Bare All by Carey

Originally published at TDF Stages View this story online   Halley Feiffer and Trip Cullman discuss collaborating on The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons — “We joke tha…

Burn This ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

Adam Driver and Keri Russell star in tepid revival of Burn This, a 1987 drama by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Landford Wilson. By: Patrick Christiano April 19, 2019:  Originally …

“All the Way”—A Fascinating Look at LBJ, at CCCT, El Cerrito by Rachel Norby

Millennial Notes Robert Schenkkan Offers Startling Insights into 1964 by Rachel Norby “All the Way” by Robert Schenkkan focuses like a laser on Lyndon Baines Johnson’s first year as Pr…

For Hnath, ‘Hillary and Clinton’ Are a, If Not the, Real Thing by David Finkle

Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgrow cannonade a gratifying 90-minute, intermissionless play. The post For Hnath, ‘Hillary and Clinton’ Are a, If Not the, Real Thing appeared first on Clyde…

“Burn This” at the Hudson Theatre by Richard Seff

Playwright Lanford Wilson began the story in the play, set in New York in 1987, on the day after the death of Robbie, a gay choreographer. His apartment mate Anna, who was a dancer who’d b…

‘Exactly how a small-scale musical should be done’: AMELIE THE MUSICAL – Touring ★★★★★ by Shanine Salmon

Amelie is a magical show; with puppets, flying lampshades, a singing gnome and terrifying figs. I couldn’t fault it, and judging from the audience reaction, they couldn’t either.

Citizens of Mockingbird: LaTanya Richardson Jackson on Revealing the Heart and Purpose of Calpurnia by Paul Wontorek

In adapting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage, award-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin looked at the iconic characters of the recently named "best-loved" American novel with fre…

Q&A: Jennifer Wintzer becomes COCA's first artistic director of theater by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

She assumes role of artistic director of theatre.

Upcoming Equity Auditions for In the Heights, Curious Incident, Hamilton, Billy Elliot, and More by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.

“The Gentleman Caller” Brings Thrilling Gifts, at NCTC, S.F. by Bdhorwitz

Philip Dawkins Bares Nuts & Bolts of Two Geniuses by Barry David Horwitz “The Gentleman Caller” is almost too beautiful to write about. It will take a second visit to luxuriate in th…

Chicago's immersive 'Hamilton' exhibition puts visitors in the rooms where it happens by Chris Jones Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO • Can the creative minds at Hamilton Inc. pull off their biggest gamble yet?

She Believed She Could: HADESTOWN's Anaïs Mitchell Could Change the World with a Song by Amanda Prahl

Previously a folk singer-songwriter, Anais Mitchell is blazing new ground on Broadway this season, both with her unique jazz-folk interpretation of classical Greek mythology and as the first…

New beer garden, entertainment space opens at San Jose Flea Market by Sal Pizarro

Garden at the Flea -- which includes a beer garden, food vendors and live entertainment space -- opens this weekend with a tribute to Mexican singer Selena.

Hadestown's Patrick Page on Finding the Humanity in Dark Characters and Reuniting with Reeve Carney on Stage by Caitlin Moynihan

Patrick Page has been bringing Hades, the god of the underworld, to life on stage in Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown since its New York Stage premiere at New York Theatre Workshop in 2016. Orig…

Theater After Columbine by New York Theater

On April 20, 1999 — 20 years ago today — two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.  Seven years later, New York Theatre Workshop p…

New Theatre at Brighton’s Fringe Festival. Part Two by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon continues his preview of some of the new pieces of theatre that can be found at this year’s Brighton Fringe festival. Here are his picks for the second half of t…

People You Should Know . . . Christopher Domig by Zack Calhoon

Christopher Domig is an actor and director in New York City. Recent acting credits include: The Waste Land: A Performance/Installation at FringeNYC, English World Premiere of Dirt in New Yor…

For #WorldCircusDay: The Circus, TV and Me by Trav S.D.

I will never doubt my self-worth ever again. I had some dim memories in my head of a certain television program of my youth, and I cannot TELL you the amount of digging I had to do this morn…

Transracial adoptees: We are everywhere and nowhere. by Naomi Sumner

As a transracial adoptee, Naomi Sumner has always felt something is missing. She writes about battling ‘the’ questions and the show formed through her experiences. I was the only non-Whi…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Faust at Royal Opera House by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for David McVicar’s production of Faust at the Royal Opera House.

Meet the Principal Cast of the In the Heights Movie, So Far by Nathan Skethway

The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's breakout 2008 Broadway musical, directed by Jon M. Chu, is set to hit theaters in 2020.

Fred Kohler: Western Heavy, Started in Vaudeville by Trav S.D.

Born in Burlington, Iowa, raised in Kansas City, Fred Kohler (1887-1938) started out in vaudeville and toured with traveling stock companies before breaking into silent films in 1911 in Seli…

100 Dances For 100 Years Of Merce Cunningham by Jeff Lunden

To celebrate the centennial of the modern-dance pioneer's birth, dancers at theaters in London, New York and Los Angeles performed a total of 100 solos that the master choreographed.

100 Dances For 100 Years Of Merce Cunningham by Jeff Lunden

To celebrate the centennial of the modern-dance pioneer's birth, dancers at theaters in London, New York and Los Angeles performed a total of 100 solos that the master choreographed.

‘Disappointingly middle of the road’: THREE SISTERS – Almeida Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Chekhov classic from the team behind the West End hit Summer and Smoke is too middle of the road The post Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre appeared first on Aleks Sierz.

Review: Funeral Flowers, Bunker Theatre by Alexandra Wilbraham

Review: Funeral Flowers, Bunker Theatre5.0Overall ScoreIt’s not often that I leave a performance with my thoughts already fully formed. Normally, I take the time on the train ride home to …

Milt Bronson: Cohort of Costello by Trav S.D.

Milt Bronson (1896-1993) was a member of Abbott and Costello’s stock company and inner circle during their peak years. Born in New York, Bronson started out in vaudeville, where I find ref…

Review: Night of the Living Dead LIVE!, Pleasance Theatre by Suzannah Ball

Review: Night of the Living Dead LIVE!, Pleasance Theatre 4.0Overall Score George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is quite simply, a cult classic. It is iconic in black and white, ridicu…

Review: ‘Spring Awakening’ by Boundless Theatre by Bob Ashby

It is a joyful occasion when a new, vital theater company opens, and the advent of Boundless Theatre in Frederick is a welcome addition to the Western Maryland arts scene. Their inaugural pr…

Michael Shannon Unwinds with Alvin and the Chipmunks Before Broadway Shows by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

‘Nowhere near enough charm for my liking’: SWEET CHARITY – Donmar Warehouse by Ian Foster

Nowhere near enough charm in this Sweet Charity for my liking. Josie Rourke’s farewell to the Donmar Warehouse is grey rather than silver.

SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill, Isango Ensemble, Linbury Theatre - evocative and essential lyric theatre by David Nice

Compelling fantasia about black South Africans drowned in a World War 1 disaster While Bach's and Handel's Passions have been driving thousands to contemplate suffering, mortality and grace,…

“Mid90s” at Electric Cinema, London by Blouinartinfo

Electric Cinema, London, will screen Jonah Hill’s “Mid90s” beginning April 19 through April 25, 2019.According to the website of Electric Cinema, Jonah Hill’s “Mid90s” is about t…

Douglas McPherson: World Circus Day celebrates one of UK’s most enduring contributions to the arts by Douglas McPherson

Britain’s cultural exports range from Shakespeare to the Beatles, but today, the 10th World Circus Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate

Andy Mientus, John Partridge and Declan Bennett to star in The View Upstairs at Soho Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Andy Mientus, Declan Bennett, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Cedric Neal and John Partridge are to star in the UK premiere of new musical The View Upstairs at Soho Theatre, Londo…

Supersized spectacle ‘Les Mis’ still rousing by Jed Gottlieb

“Les Miserables” perfected the Broadway blockbuster. Yes, massive productions preceded it, but nothing matched the epic sweep of the French-via-London operetta when it debuted on the Gre…

Exercise: Student-Led Warm-Up Games by Kerry Hishon

Student-led warm-up games are a great way for students to demonstrate what they’ve learned in drama class and apply it in a practical setting, as well as to develop their leadership skills…

REVIEW: Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre ✭✭✭ by Danny Coleman-Cooke

By Danny Coleman-Cooke Danny Coleman-Cooke reviews Rebecca Frecknall's production of Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters now playing at the Almeida Theatre, London. This post REVIEW: Three Si…

Stagecraft: Thaddeus Phillips, 17 Border Crossings @ New York Theatre Workshop by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.   Guest: Thaddeus Ph…

How to grab an audience by the lapels by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Old Stock is meant to put a human face on the refugee experience.

Spend a 2-Show Day with Aladdin's Michael James Scott by Nathan Skethway

Scott currently plays the Genie in the hit Disney musical, which recently celebrated five years on Broadway.

NASSIM Ends Off-Broadway Run April 20 by Olivia Clement

Since December 2018, Nassim Soleimanpour has invited different actors to the stage to perform the secret script alongside him.

The Plough and the Stars Revival Begins at Irish Rep April 20 by Olivia Clement

The play is the third and final work in Irish Rep's Sean O'Casey season, also featuring The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock.

Grief Is the Thing With Feathers Begins at St. Ann's Warehouse by Olivia Clement

Cillian Murphy stars in Enda Walsh's adaptation of the Max Porter novel, direct from its London premiere.