Live Performance Australia has published its assessment of the arts and cultural policies of the major political parties contesting this year’s federal election. “While this election cam…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:49PMStudio Acting Conservatory has found a new home in Columbia Heights thanks to a lead donation of $1.5 million dollars from Dan and Gloria Logan. The building is a church in the neighborhood�…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:25PMOff-Broadway's Signature Theatre has announced a second extension to the new musical Octet. Originally announced to play a limited run through June 9 and later extended to June 16, the world…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMHeidi Schreck's Tony-nominated play What the Constitution Means to Me is approaching hit status. The acclaimed Broadway-premiere work surpassed the $500,000 mark for the first time this pas…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMThe Theatre World Awards board of directors has announced that actor Hampton Fluker will receive the 11th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater at the 75th Annual Theatr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMBroadway.com's #LiveAtFive is a daily news show on Facebook Live, in which our editors discuss the newest buzz on Broadway, chat with stage stars about their current projects, and take q…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMIt's been 49 year since author Harper Lee released To Kill a Mockingbird, and now Gideon Glick is a Tony nominee for bringing the character of Dill to life on stage in Aaron Sorkin's adaptat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMJoanna Gleason stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about her upcoming concerts at Birdland and Feinstein's/54 Below and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:12PMAs readers know, a thread of melancholy runs through Tolkien’s masterwork, deepening and informing his achievement. It should, by rights, have its place in any depiction of his life.
The p…
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“Lucky so & so” Clark Warren, swings The Best of … at Don’t Tell Mama with Takaaki Otomo on piano, Noriko Ueda on bass and Tim Horner on drums. Direction is by the “Marvelous” Ma…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:43PMThe Local Television Satellite Solution that provided free service to Canadians who lost signals when TV transitioned from analog to digital in 2011 could end this year.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:24PMThe Welsh government is proposing a new curriculum in which schools would be required to provide a “broad and balanced curriculum” in which the arts would become one of six core “are…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:24PMThousands bring family heirlooms and garage-sale finds to Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum during a production of Antiques Roadshow on Monday, May 13, 2019, hoping that their treasures be w…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 06:11PMIn the 1910s and 1920s, as the population of Los Angeles began to expand into a national cosmopolitan community, large theaters were opened in Downtown L.A., principally in what is now know…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 06:10PMEmmy, Golden Globe and SAG award-winning actressRachel Brosnahanwill be honored by Covenant House atANight of Broadway StarsonMonday, June 3rd at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose H…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PMKenneth Branagh directs and stars as William Shakespeare in ALL IS TRUE, a film that uncovers the man behind the bard and speculates on the final years of his life. Branagh is a celebrated a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PMJust last night, New York City Center concluded the Encores season with High Button Shoes. The production featured Aidan Alberto Stevie, Jennifer Allen Shirley Simpkins, Kevin Chamberlin Mr.…
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The Metropolitan Opera season is over and summer festivals featuring opera (Bard, Caramoor, Mostly Mozart, not to mention Saratoga Springs and Tanglewood for long weekends) are months away, …
SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 05:54PMOh. Magic… Am I being too dismissive? I mean, really though. What hasn’t already been done? And yet, I really enjoyed Gary Ferrar’s “Nothing Here is Real” show. Yeah – now you do…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:28PMIn the years following Ader’s disappearance, rumors began to swirl that it was a deliberate act that was part of the artwork. But, Anderson Ader denies this. She said her husband was makin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24PM“There are a lot of ways our music can come into contact with others, but there isn’t a lot of consistency in our field at large for how we evaluate works and provide opportunities for c…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24PMJames C. Nicola and Jeffrey Horowitz, two longtime stalwarts of New York’s theater community, particularly its downtown scene, will be honored with special Obie Awards for Lifetime Achieve…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:21PMThe episode, which goes deep into the creation of Chicago, premieres Tuesday, May 13 on FX.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PMNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gabe Barre, director of Amazing Grace: The Musical, which is currently playing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:03PMThe special concert benefit honors actor Rachel Brosnahan in support of Covenant House.
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The multi-platinum recording artist had a boffo Broadway bow, kicking off a series of residencies from artists not usually seen on the Rialto.
SOURCE: Forbes at 04:55PMIt was announced today byThe Theatre World AwardsBoard of DirectorsandThe Dorothy Loudon Foundation,Hampton FlukerAll My Sonswill be honored with the11th Annual Dorothy Loudon Awardat the 75…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMThe American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice announce that Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop, James C. Nicola, and Artistic Director and founder of Theatre For A New Audience…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMAdam Seidel’s play puts two songwriters in the same room, while the music industry watches out for its own economic interests.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PM“Rent” isn’t edgy or groundbreaking anymore, but it remains powerful and true to the original in all the right ways.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:41PMNo moping for Morrissey’s Broadway box office: The former Smith’s frontman grossed $1.9M for his seven-night residence at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, playing to near-capacity crowds. The …
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:36PM“Now it’s just about execution,” founder Joy Zinoman said of the Studio Acting Conservatory.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:33PMPlaybill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PM“Certainly we need to continue to push for diversity in all our organizations. But I do believe we need to recognize the structural limitations of our field as those limitations impact o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMOnce upon a time, it was not just that philosophy was a part of science; rather, science was a branch of philosophy. We need to remember that modern science began as natural philosophy – a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMThe two artistic directors will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 64th annual ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PMCould Julie White take home her second Tony Award for her hilarious performance in Gary She's telling us all about what the nomination means to her
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5122019.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMOn the first day of Broadway Week on 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,' Ali Stroker stopped by to perform her song 'I Cain't Say No' from 'Oklahoma' on Broadway
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMMore than 1,000 graduates from 67 countries and 47 U.S. states received degrees today at Berklee College of Music's 2019 commencement. At the ceremony, Berklee PresidentRoger H. Brown presen…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMWelcome 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 04:06PMThe Signature Theatre production of Octet, a world premiere chamber choir musical by three-time Tony Award nominee Dave Malloy Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812and directed by Ann…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PMHow ‘Vietgone’ and ‘Poor Yella Rednecks’ subverts the Asian-as-foreigner trope to tell a distinctly American story.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM
The former frontman of The Smiths played the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre May 2–11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PMThe world-premiere production, directed by Annie Tippe, plays Off-Broadway’s Signature Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMIn summary: This should shouldn't have been put up, here or anywhere
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:42PMThe 75th annual ceremony will take place June 3 at the Neil Simon Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PMWelcome 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 03:36PMDeath! Cannibalism! Fire! Michael Shannon on film! All of the above are on offer in A Red Orchid Theatre’s cacophonous new production of “Killing Game” (“Jeux de Massacre”), a show…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:24PM“One of the oddities of this whole business is the unmistakable note of relief in so many discussions about it. In the odd cult of people who spend many nights sitting in front of symphony…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:12PM“Academe, as anyone knows who’s tried to leave it, is like a partner who is wrenchingly hard to quit. When it was good, it was amazing. God, the highs! The horizon of your happiness seem…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:12PMThe musical is rendered as a three-episode audio release starring Patti Murin, Colin Hanlon, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and Lauren Blackman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM
Ratmansky's innovative staging of Harlequinade kicks off the company's spring season May 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PMAs president of International PEN, the worldwide association of writers, from 1966 – 1969, playwright Arthur Miller moved about Eastern Europe freely and witnessed a great many troubling e…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:25PM“I concluded from my reading of classical economics that the creation of poverty is as fully intentional as the creation of wealth. Progress is dynamic, self-generating, unpredictable. Pov…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM“So far the assaults have mostly been rhetorical rather than real. Universities and the press have fared somewhat worse. But straws in the wind include the rewriting of the narrative at th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PMWith his new self-published book, patron of public art Daniel X. O’Neil displays what he’s bought from street artists and swiped from light posts.
"Basicall…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:03PMHadestown Tony nominee Patrick Page shares incredible backstage stories from his acclaimed stage career.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:02PMPlaywright Aaron Posner has another cheeky Anton Chekhov send-up with "Life Sucks," playing at Custom Made Theatre in SF.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:00PM
Following celebrated runs at the Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Hong Kong Festival and on tour throughout the U.K., director Tom Morris' …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMMitchell Jarvis, the celebrated original Lonny of Rock of Ages, has signed on to reprise his performance for the upcoming 10th anniversary run at New World Stages. Full casting has also been…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMDaniel Fish’s reimagined Oklahoma!, nominated for eight Tony Award nominations, will launch a North American tour in the fall of 2020 at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City, Oklah…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:40PMThe lineup will feature a remount of the company's physical adaptation of 'The Tempest' with a water-filled set.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:39PMThe complete cast has just been announced for the 10th Anniversary Production of ROCK OF AGES, opening this summer at New World Stages 340 W 50th St. Nominated for five Tony Awards during it…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMThe Washington National Opera’s (WNO) fine opening night performance of Puccini’s Tosca provided an opportunity for catharsis and reflection, two things our overwrought city needs right…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:26PMNever doubt the sheer power or the relevancy of a great work of opera. All you need for the first are extraordinary musicianship by a conductor, superb singers, and a stage director who can …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:24PMDirected by Saheem Ali, the new plays strips down identity to X and Y.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PMThe Broadway alum reprises his performance as Lonny, with CJ Eldred and Kirsten Scott starring as Drew and Sherrie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PMShakespeare’s Globe, LondonMichelle Terry is revelatory as Hotspur and Sarah Amankwah makes a majestic Henry in a valiant if uneven trilogy
‘A good heart,” says Shakespeare’s Henry V…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMMilton Keynes theatreLiz Pichon brings the young hero of her witty books to life in an adaptation that explodes with animations
There is barely a boring sentence in Liz Pichon’s books abou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMThe lovers are back – as jaded fortysomethings fighting over chores in Ben Duke’s production, and as lust-crazed teens in Matthew Bourne’s
Matthew Bourne never fancied remaking Romeo a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMYes, Stanford, we’re talking about you, but not only you. Even a libertarian agrees: “What is the point of a university press? Its main task, quite simply, is to publish works that expan…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMAnd then, the radical (as in, going to the root kind of radical) act of figuring out what’s OK to write about – and what’s a step too far. “To present ourselves as flawed is one thin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThat’s what worked for Katherine Chandler, “one of the most vital voices in Welsh theatre,” who took advantage of a Thatcher-era work for welfare opportunity, got placed at a theatre, …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMGushi FM is a show that strains at the boundaries of acceptable in a highly censored society. “A worker for a Chinese construction company describes a harrowing escape from war in Libya in…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThe drama cleaned up in several categories, including best supporting actress, best actress, and best drama series. See the full list of winners, including Benedict Cumberbatch over Hugh Gra…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMSculptor Mary Spencer Watson left Dunshay Manor to Britain’s Landmark Trust, but a woman who grew up in the house claimed that she was due part of the value of the house as her inheritance…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMAnd for the 1000th issue, the comic book team had to assemble its own creative superheroes. “While most comic books are created by one writer and one art team, Issue No. 1000 will have 80 …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMSure, she was married to a guy who became pretty famous, but Krasner was prodigiously talented and, long after the guy died, tenaciously working on her own space and art. – The Observer (U…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMWow: “A 700-year-old fractured moa egg sits at the heart of the exhibition, cocooned in a 70-square-metre, four-metre-high bird’s nest woven from recycled materials. Inside, the songs …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMTruly not an exhibition space you see every day. – BBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMDay was a star who reinvented herself several times. She “achieved indelible fame in big-screen bedroom farces and put a sunny face on the working woman in postwar America,” and walked a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMIt’s the festival’s “sensibility” that must be maintained, after all. (Cue eyerolls.) “If your shoes are deemed unworthy of the Cannes red carpet, you can console yourself with the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMPeople “often assume that their own interest or passion just needs to be ‘found’ or revealed. Once revealed, it will be in a fully formed state,” said Paul A. O’Keefe, an assistant…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMThere are five, each of whom will get $75,000 to “push their art forward.” – Los Angeles Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PM“The moral of the story, then, is not that children should always tell the truth, but that education is paramount, enabling both liberation from a life of brutal toil, and, more important,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMWadsworth founded Young Concert Artists in 1961 with the aim of finding great young musicians and giving their careers a boost. “The results speak for themselves: Among the more than 270 a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:06PMGuildford School of Acting has just axed (“not recruiting for 2019/20”) two courses: BA Hons Theatre and Performance and BA Hons Dance. Many students and alumni who think highly of these…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
The Kim Cattrall-led drama follows a family grappling with the death of their televangelist father—and the secrets subsequently exposed.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PMHampton Fluker talks about making his Broadway in All My Sons, his pre-show meditation, and the power of Arthur Miller and nature documentaries.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:50PMBroadway Bricks’ Jack Abrams transforms ordinary Legos into Broadway shows and actors.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PMSometimes, true perfection can be found where we least expect it. Whether you know it as a movie or a musical, Shrek has a pretty clear message for audiences: If you keep waiting for a perfe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:37PMTactfully drawing out the ethnic tension and socio-political context in which it was born, Lyric's production evinces the perpetually incisive quality of this iconic musical.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:35PMOlivier award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson is to star in the upcoming world premiere production of The Doctor at the Almeida Theatre.
The post Juliet Stevenson to star in world premiere …
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:35PMThe Broadway community mourns the loss of veteran General Manager, Producer and 2017 Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre recipientAlan Wasser, who passed away on April 14, 2019 at age 70. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33PMThe top growing current Broadway musicals were Hadestown 13.58, Tootsie The Musical 12.53, Ain't Too Proud 12.14, Oklahoma 8.66 and Beetlejuice 8.06. The top growing current Broadway plays w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33PMMichael Longhurst marks his inaugural production as the Donmar’s incoming artistic director.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMJohanna Pfaelzer kicks off her inaugural season as artistic director in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMMillennial Notes Patricia Milton Teases with Clues & Deadly Fans by Evelyn Arevalo Victorian London is plagued by an infamous killer called The Butcher who is meticulously killing young …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:23PMWith four original musicals currently on the boards—including The Prom—Nicholaw has become the go-to director-choreographer for the staple style of Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMFollowing celebrated runs at the Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Hong Kong Festival and on tour throughout the U.K., the acclaimed staging…
SOURCE: Theatre.com at 12:20PMShoshana Bean has found a happy home in the diner at Waitress. The actress, who has already extended once in the role of Jenna, will now continue in the part through July 7th. Jeremy Jordan …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:02PMThree Broadway theaters will dim their lights on May 20 in memory of the late general manager Alan Wasser. The Majestic, Marquis and St. James Theatres, all of which had shows that were a si…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:01PMMaking ballerinas’ footwear is a mix of physical labour and nuanced expertise. Anna Winter speaks to shoe experts and principals about the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PMFeast from the East is a series of eight short plays from INK Festival, showcasing the playwriting talent from East Anglia; they’re on the road and in London.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
The venue’s 2019–2020 season includes six additional D.C. premieres, including two acclaimed solo shows from Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMThe Rose Theatre in Kingston has warned that it faces a “profound risk” of closure following the planned withdrawal of funding from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:53AMIf you missed the Tony nominated and Olivier Award winning Caroline, or Change when it was in New York several years ago, I have good news: there’s a fantastic production currently running…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:52AMIf you’re looking to fill your summer days with theatre, you’ve come to the right place, as Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced casting for their upcoming production of A Mids…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:50AMThe Broadway producer and general manager passed away April 14 at the age of 70.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMCreated by Camden People’s Theatre’s artistic director Brian Logan, with Shamira Turner and Tom Adams, the genre-blending piece confronts the upheaval caused
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMFull casting is here for the highly anticipated West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The previously announced production, starring Jac Yarrow as Joseph, Sherida…
SOURCE: Theatre.com at 11:39AMIf you’ve ever felt boredom – real bone-numbing, brain-dead boredom – chances are it’ll still be insignificant in comparison to the first
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:38AMRehearsals are now underway for Moulin Rouge The Musical, based on the 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann. Moulin Rouge The Musical will begin performances on Broadway…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMVoting is open and continues for the BroadwayWorld Theater Fans' Choice Awards Now in our 17th year, the Theater Fans' Choice Awards are, by FAR, the largest fan based awards of their kind. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMProducer Eva Price announced today that the reimagined revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma will launch its North American tour at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City, Okla…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMWaitress announced today that Shoshana Bean will extend her run as Jenna through July 7. As previously announced, Jeremy Jordan will play his final performance as Dr. Pomatter on June 2.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMTerrence McNally has had a remarkably far-ranging career, including at least one new work on Broadway in each of the last six decades.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThe Kennedy Center presented the Broadway Center Stage production of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh RhodesApril 24-April 29, 2019. Check out highlights from the pro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMBroadwayWorld has a first look at The Flamingo Kid at Hartford Stage Check out exclusive photos from the production below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThe reimagined and eight-time Tony-nominated revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! will launch a North American tour at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City, OK, in the fa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMOlivier winner and Tony nominee Jenna Russell will headline the upcoming U.K. debut staging of the acclaimed musical The Bridges of Madison County. The previously announced production, direc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMFilthy Rich, a new drama starring Broadway alums Corey Cott and Kim Cattrall, has been picked up as a series from Fox, according to Variety. The one-hour "southern Gothic family drama" is wr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMShoshana Bean, the mega-talented new star of Waitress, has extended her run again in the hit musical at the Brooks-Atkinson Theatre. Most recently extended through June 2, Bean will now conc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMThe Menier Chocolate Factory is hosting another musical hit-in-the-making - The Bridges Of Madison County - with Jenna Russell leading the cast.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:34AMThe semi-staged concert production wrapped up performances April 29 in Washington, D.C.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMThe play is based on Joe Simpson’s best-selling memoir about his struggle for survival in the Peruvian Andes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AMThe film, also featuring Lea Salonga, follows a Filipino-American teenager who dreams of becoming a country music icon.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AMDirector Judith Thompson finds a few gems as she pulls together nine different stories of exceptionality but the production feels unwieldy.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:18AM“You have a candy machine in here???” If you saw or know 13 the musical (my first Broadway producing credit), then you know that this line got one of the biggest laughs on Broadway tha…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:15AM https://www.buzzsprout.com/123341/1117397-189-robert-horn.mp3 “You have a candy machine in here???” If you saw or know 13 the musical (my first Broadway producing credit), then you …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:10AMBean returns to the Great White Way to play Jenna in the Sara Bareilles musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AMHenry IV Parts 1 and 2 and Henry V are performed by a versatile cast, led by Sarah Amankwah’s charismatic Hal
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:03AMBally Gill has won the 2018 Ian Charleson Award, given to an actor under the age of 30 for playing a classical
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMRichard Thomas will play the role of Atticus Finch in the national tour of Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill A Mockingbird. The play, based on the novel by Harper Lee, begins a coast-to-coast tour Au…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Leon Rubin has stepped down as director of East 15 Acting School, with Chris Main replacing him. Rubin held the role for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AMStar of stage and screen Richard Thomas will play Atticus Finch in the national tour of Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Producer Scott …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:58AMDirector Ryan McBryde has joined the Mercury Theatre in Colchester in the new role of creative director, as part of a revamped
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMAfter playing to a variety of audiences across the UK (and also internationally), the play Touching The Void is coming to the West End.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:52AMFolks, this is no ordinary play, and it's not for everyone. Call it an absurd commentary, a daydream, a nightmare, a fantasia, a memory play--come see it and decide what you want to call it.…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:47AMDaniel Fish's re-imagined, Tony-nominated production will be the first major production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show to tour since 1981.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AMEvery month, BookFilter picks the best new theater book, exclusively for Broadway Direct readers. On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide By Ethan Mordden $21.95, Oxford University Press Publishe…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:45AMDay was known for such films as Calamity Jane, Pillow Talk, and The Pajama Game.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AMMichael Grandage has partnered with deaf-led company Deafinitely to award £4,500 in bursaries, as part of a range of initiatives aimed at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMBrazilian choreographer Deborah Colker’s Dog Without Feathers, inspired by Joao Cabral de Melo Neto’s poem of the same name, concerns the Capibaribe
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:39AMBy Douglas Mayo
Jenna Russell is to lead the cast of Trevor Nunn's production of Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman's musical The Bridges Of Madison County when it makes its UK premiere at…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:39AMWhat do you get when you mix theatre and a bunch of cats? Well, probably the musical ‘Cats’, but also the mysterious and adorable underworld of theatre-themed kitty memes. Thank you, Int…
SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 10:38AMLine of Duty actor Vicky McClure is among industry figures backing a new network set up to address working-class representation in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:36AMICM Partners has signed Ari’el Stachel, who won last year’s Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Band’s Visit. Next February, Stachel will start r…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:30AMThe advice Peters gave to Fontana set him on the path to play Dorothy Michaels on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMThe mark of good theatre, of a truly transformative piece, is how universal it is. How much it speaks to the then and the now. Queens Girl in the World by Caleen Sinnette Jennings – curren…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:24AMBroadwayWorld 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 10:24AMTo Kill A Mockingbird,Aaron Sorkin's new play, directed byBartlett Sher, and based onHarper Lee's classic novel, will launch its coast-to-coast National Tour in August 2020 atThe John F. Ken…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMLegendary actress and singer Doris Day has died at age 97, according to AP. Her death was confirmed by her foundation, The Doris Day Animal Foundation.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMIf you're a New York City-based theater lover with a love for video, BroadwayWorld wants you on our team.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMJeff Daniels was a guest on Monday's episode of 'CBS This Morning' to talk about his Tony-nominated role in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMEmmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas will play the role of Atticus Finch in the previously announced national tour of To Kill A Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Bartlet…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AMOne of modern drama's most prolific playwrights, Terrence McNally, sits down with Rob and Kevin to look at his upcoming production of Frankie and Johnny In The Clair De Lune, as well as take…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMBy Sydney Isabelle Mayer. Sydney Isabelle Mayer discusses the importance of terminology when it comes to “trigger” warnings, how artists can best offer warnings for their shows, and what…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:24AMThe unthinkable has happened: Doris Day has passed away at age 97. Most of us, I think, had assumed she’d never die. The woman had been retired for nearly a half century! We’ve blogged a…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AMHadestown wins 6 Awards including Outstanding Musical and The Ferryman named Outstanding Play.
May 13, 2019: Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for med…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:15AMThe Aladdin alum covers the Billy Joel classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMWith current projects including White Pearl at London’s Royal Court and Tamasha’s Does My Bomb Look Big in This?, designer Moi Tran
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AMBy Douglas Mayo
Tom Morris' production of Touching The Void transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season at the Duke Of York's Theatre in November 2019.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:06AMThe Oscar winner reprises her role as Mrs. Potts after starring in Disney's live-action remake.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AMRapture Theatre shoots, and scores, in Red Lion, a soccer drama by Patrick Marber that even non-sports fans will love.
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Scott Michael Foster co-stars in the TV film, premiering in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMPerformances begin at the St. Louis venue in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMSpectacular. Amazing. Unforgettable. Pride & Joy is a musical that tells the little known love story of Anna Gordy Gaye (January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014) and the legendary and icon…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:53AM“Happiness is anyone and anything at all that’s loved by you.” This line from the final song of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown completely sums up why the Peanuts Gang has remained …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:48AMMary Testa chats about her Tony-nominated role in the explosive revival of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!" now playing on Broadway.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:48AMThe Tony-nominated actor will lead the tour, which kicks off in Washington, D.C.
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May 13, 2019: Born to legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna Luft made her performing debut singing on “The Judy Garland Show.”
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:35AMSynetic Theater is proud to announce their 19th Season, beginning with a remount of the popular, water-filled adaptation of The Tempest September 25 through October 20, 2019. A new family-fr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:28AM"Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia, resulting in her death," The Doris Day Animal Foundation said in an emailed st…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:23AMFrom stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of May 13, 2019
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMThough the world-famous 35-year-old Montreal-based entertainment troupe Cirque du Soleil has never been known for making political statements with their extravaganzas of culture and athletic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMOn Friday night,Santino Fontana was a guest on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' to talk about theBroadway adaptation of 'Tootsie' he stars in.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMA candid conversation with the visionary creators of Godspell
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:14AMCommentary here:http://www.audreyrusso.com/Lauren_Yarger_0519_intro.mp3BeetlejuiceMusic by Eddie PerfectBook by Scott Browan and Anthony KingChoreography by Connor GallagherDirected by Alex …
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 09:11AMTime to find out who will be attending the West End class for Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary’s musical stage adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ – The…
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The U.K. premiere of the Jason Robert Brown–Marsha Norman musical will begin at the Menier Chocolate Factory July 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:58AM“Oklahoma!” will launch a North American tour in the fall of 2020. The tour will begin at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City. This will be the first time a first-class Equity p…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:55AM“The Ferryman” won outstanding Broadway play and “Hadestown” outstanding Broadway musical in the 69th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. ‘White Noise” won best Off-Broadway p…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:45AMSue Townsend’s The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ - The Musical has announced a stunning cast for its upcoming West End transfer!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:23AMWho is Anna Dowsley? I am an Australian girl, born and bred in Sydney and have been a lover of music, creativity and all things imaginative since I can remember, albeit very shy and quiet at…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:19AMThe 1990s horror-comedy movie Death Becomes Her is a cult masterpiece. Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep play bedazzled zombies fighting it out
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:16AMJenna Russell left us with wonderful memories when she played Dot in Sunday in the Park With George at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory. Now she is heading back in July 2019 for Trevor Nu…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:15AMClose your eyes, draw back the curtains, because you’ll see the full cast of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for certain!For those of you up-to-date with your casting announce…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:08AM“Hadestown” was voted outstanding new musical and topped the Outer Critics Circle list of winners. The Outer Critics Circle is an organization of writers and commentators covering New Yo…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:01AMThough Casa may appear to have dropped off the radar, London’s festival of Latin-American arts hasn’t stopped being busy and productive, writes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMA polished and carefully directed production, Lemons is the kind of thought-provoking play that keeps giving, with plenty of material to ensure an excellent debate in the bar afterwards.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe Stick Fly playwright returns to Off-Broadway in a kinetic and sensitive production to resurrect an historic figure.
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Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit images that depict their interpretation of life in Australia for one of the country’s most prestigious photography exhibitions …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:56AMAh. Ouch: “We will be hearing a lot about Leonardo this year, the 500th anniversary of his death. … A wealth of Leonardo will be on display. Also on display—it never really stops—wil…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42AMLipton, also a former model and the mother of actresses Rashida and Kidada Jones, earned a Golden Globe for her role on The Mod Squad, “one of pop culture’s first efforts to reckon serio…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42AMAustralian Aboriginal artist Richard Bell – a member of the Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang communities – has commissioned “a sculptural replica of Australia’s official Bie…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42AMHOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT X 2: Oklahoma! / Hadestown Edition
Like we said last week, in order to get through t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:42AMThe Australia Council will deliver $5.8 million to support close to 200 arts projects, including career development, regional touring and international opportunities for Australian artists. …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:36AMTheatre impresarios Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh, John Gore and Leonard Blavatnik have been named among the UK’s richest people, in this
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:35AMThe Almeida Theatre has announced a new play written and directed by Robert Icke called The Doctor, freely adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s 1912 play Professor Bernhardi, featuring Juliet …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:34AMAmber Gray and the Broadway cast of Hadestown credit Matthew Murphy
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SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 07:32AMWhile musical theatre is popular across Europe, the Spanish market for West End-style hits remains relatively untapped. Selladoor Spain’s MD tells Nick
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMIt runs in the family. Sarah’s estranged father recently killed himself. Her son is also beginning to struggle with his mental health.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AMTom Morris’ production of Touching the Void will open in the West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre, previewing from 9 November 2019 for a strictly limited season with an opening night o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AMJenna Russell is to lead the company of The Bridges of Madison County at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory. The UK premiere of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMEquity president Maureen Beattie has revealed how she was bullied while working with a major theatre company, as she urged more conversation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AMNew proposals from the Welsh Government have outlined plans to embed the arts into its school curriculum, making it one of six
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMAn initiative has been set up to encourage engagement in the arts from East Asian audiences. The East Asian Ticket Club will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMBut seeing as sex permeates all walks of life, where does one find honest, unbiased answers? Written by Natalia Knowlton and directed by Sammy Glover, Friday Night Love Poem addresses this c…
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The Donmar Warehouse has announced full casting for artistic director Michael Longhurst’s inaugural Donmar production Europe by David Greig. Joining previously announced cast members Billy…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:59AMSusan Wokoma has been announced to play Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Directed by Dominic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMThe stage adaptation of Touching the Void has announced a transfer to the West End, where it will open at the end
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMReview: Wild Card: Where Ye From, Sadler's Wells3.0starsWhere Ye From combines spoken word poetry, song and dance to create a contemporary medium of theatre that just isn’t seen regularly …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48AMReview: Don't Look Away, Pleasance Theatre 3.0stars Since the Syrian civil war officially began in 2011, we’ve become increasingly aware of the scale of the subsequent refugee crisis. 5.6 …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48AMWith Bitch on Heat, artist Leah Shelton traces a path from antiquity to the present-ish with an anarchic autopsy of sexism in a patriarchal society. Or rather, it would be an autopsy if the…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:47AMBattersea Arts Centre, LondonA couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus’s unsettling two-hander
Let’s call this endurance clowning. Like a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AMThe cast has been announced for Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ - The Musical which will open at the Ambassadors Theatre for a limited season from 15 June until 12…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:33AMFor the past few years, Heidi Schreck has been sharing personal stories about her family, as seen through the lens of the U.S. Constitution, on stages across New York City. Her play, “What…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:30AMThe craziest of plans can start with a drink and in the case of German road-trip comedy 25 km/h, these crazy plans might just fix a feuding brothers relationship. Brought together by their f…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:27AMRobert Icke has announced he is stepping down as associate director of the Almeida Theatre, as he reveals his final production in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Kick off a new week by catching up on the latest Broadway news
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AMFull casting has been announced for the new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium following the previous announcements that Sheridan Smith will …
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Just to make one’s life hell, not only is there a Betty COMPSON, but there is also a completely different Betty COMPTON (Violet Halling Compton,1904-44), roughly contemporary, also in sho…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:42AMReview: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Barons Court Theatre3.0starsLemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a dystopian drama written by Sam Steiner. The punchy, tightly-packed script pres…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42AMJenna Russell will lead the company for the UK premiere of Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman’s musical adaptation of Robert James Waller’s bestselling novel The Bridges of Madison Cou…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:35AMFor Death of a Salesman, one of Arthur Miller’s greatest plays about the hollowness of the American Dream, Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell and their cast make it an impressive, even …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMamma Mia! is the acclaimed jukebox musical that features the greatest hits of ABBA. The story revolves around a wedding on a Greek island, to which the bride, Sophie, has invited her thr…
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Winners are here for the 69th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best theater on, off- and off-off-Broadway in the 2018-2019 season. Leading the slate of winners is Hadestown�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMFresh off of baking around the country as the original Jenna in the national tour of Waitress, multi-talented star Desi Oakley joins the long-running Broadway hit Chicago at the Ambassador T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMListen: Outer Critics Circle Announces Awards, “The Band’s Visit” & “Mean Girls” Announce Some Casting, “Cats” Film Won’t Be Motion Capture! [display_podcast] “Today on…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMThe winners will be celebrated at a May 23 event at Sardi's.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMTony nominee Terry Kinney directs the Signature Theatre production, starring Maggie Siff and David Warshofsky.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Waitress alum takes on the role of Roxie Hart in the long-running musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMErin Shields’s play Beautiful Man is mostly made up of three women (Ashley Botting, Mayko Nguyen, Sofia Rodriguez) sitting on tall stools narrating their experience of watching that cop sh…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMEmerging playwright Selina Fillinger makes her New York debut with Something Clean---Even though Selina Fillinger earned her undergraduate playwriting degree at Northwestern University just …
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