All of Luis Alfaro's characters are Latinx, and he offers deep contrasts between the ways that different newcomers, even within the same family, make sense of their new home and their sudde…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:49PMThe long-running hit bio-show Beautiful: The Carole King Musical has set a final performance date of October 27, just short of six years after beginning performances at the Stephen Sondhei…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48PMBroadway is struggling right now. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. A day after “Waitress” announced it would shutter this, Carole King’s
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:03PMPaul McCartney had done everything except for…Broadway! So as Carole King’s show and others leave the Great White Way, Paul, at 77,
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The play reduces Medea’s decisions to an act of madness, adding little to our understanding of the Medea mythos.
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SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 09:59PMby Mo Brady
Next month, five new Broadway musicals will close. Most of them are musicals with large ensembles: The Prom…
SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 09:58PM★★★ Luis Alfaro puts a modern, Latin twist on a classic Greek tragedy
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:56PM★★ A modern variation on the Medea legend sadly depicts the enchantress as an undocumented immigrant
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM“Beautiful” Announces Broadway Closing Date, Paul McCartney Writing “It’s a Wonderful Life” Musical, “Cats” Releases Behind-the-Scenes Footage “Today on Broadway” is a dail…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:35PMBroadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical will end its run after nearly six years, producers Paul Blake and Mike Bosner announced on Wednesday. Its last performance will be Oct. 27.
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SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:30PMSIBLING WARFARE Can lightning strike again after 37 years? In 1982 Steppenwolf Theatre Company put itself on the map with a landmark staging of Sam Shepard’s domestic disruption True West…
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It’s not one fine day for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The hit show’s producers said it will end its nearly six-year Broadway run on October 27. Based on the songs of its titula…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:53PMBoasting some of the world’s most spectacular and death-defying acts, ZIRK! Circus – The Big Top Spectacular has arrived in Sydney pitching their brand new Big Top at The Showring, Moore…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:30PMMost everybody knows that Medea kills her children to take revenge on their two-timing father Jason. But “Mojada,” playwright Luis Alfaro’s modern-day adaptation at the Public Theater,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:23PMI saw a really cool story via Americans for the Arts in May about a partnership between the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles and the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. Th…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:18PMThe musical opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in January 2014.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:14PMSir Paul McCartney could be leaving Abbey Road for Broadway. Over the past year, the Beatle has been writing a new musical, a stage version of the 1946 Frank Capra classic film “It’s A W…
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“Beautiful” will play its final performance on Oct. 27. At that time, the musical, chronicling the life of Carole King, will have been on Broadway for close to six years. It will have pl…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:56PMStewart Talent has added two new agents in its Los Angeles office, as Ellen Drantch-Billet and Daniel Ortega have joined the theatrical department. Drantch-Billet, a 30-year veteran, has wor…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:20PMDisney's Little Mermaid remake may have found its King Triton. According to Deadline, Oscar winner Javier Bardem is in talks to play the role of Ariel's father in the live-action film.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PMKerry Butler stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Beetlejuice and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PMby Abigail Charpentier
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SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 07:15PMInternational Dublin Gay Theatre Festival had its best year in 2019, but founder and artistic director Brian Merriman tells Nick Awde that
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If ever a play needed a talkback afterwards, Joseph Scott Ford’s bewildering, grating and slight "Not Even the Good Things" does. By the end of its gobsmacking 75 minutes, the eerie ever-p…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:44PM"I always considered song parody kind of cheap," the Emmy-nominated lyricist and performer says. "But ... I've gotten [such a] response from others ... that I'm appreciating it as an art for…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:32PMNick Robinson is headed to Broadway. The Love, Simon star will make his debut on the Great White Way as Jem Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, producer Scott Rudin announced Wednesday. Robinso…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 06:22PMNancy Wozny: “We used to be able to tell a dancer’s ancestry — be it Graham, Cunningham or Balanchine — by their movement.” No more: “I’ve always felt my gift to the field is b…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMThe show that the producers dreamed up, called “Molly of Denali,” ended up becoming a PBS cartoon about a 10-year-old Athabascan girl with a video blog about life in rural Alaska. PBS sa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMIn the Russian Federation’s Sakha Republic — whose capital, Yakutsk, is considered the coldest big city on Earth — locally-made movies, many in the local Yakut language, often outsell …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMCall-out and outrage culture make it harder for comedies to pass muster with the vigilantes of social media. – Philadelphia Inquirer
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PM“There is a competition amongst Chinese cities to create new destinations, each with their iconic cultural landmarks,” said Claude Godefroy, design director at Henning Larsen’s Hong Ko…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMAhdaf Soueif: “Public cultural institutions have a responsibility: not only a professional one towards their work, but a moral one in the way they position themselves in relation to ethica…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PM“It is thought that having visible cameras that are clearly recording situations will help staff feel more empowered, and reports from West End trials found that aggressive individuals had…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMThe move follows a widely publicized protest PAIN Sackler held together with the French group Aides Paris outside the Louvre. On July 1, the activists gathered outside the museum’s central…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMBasically – burnout. The need to be on all the time. It’s not just performances, it’s the living life in public on social media, creating a persona and constantly interacting with a pu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMThe majority of respondents (65%) said they are more comfortable expressing their emotions through emojis than a phone call. That number rises to 83% among Gen Z users, who represent the lar…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PMIn the world of entertainment, the venerable house concert is an institution long enjoyed from the beginnings of music itself. From the caves of early humans to the courts of royalty and the…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:18PMEmojis are all the rage on your iPhone, but we feel like there's a keyboard missing… Playbill.com offers up 17 emojis for theatre people.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:04PMThe hit Yiddish-language rendition of the classic musical celebrates its first birthday today. An illustrator recently captured what the show meant to a unique audience — refugees.
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This fall, American audiences will have the chance to see an award-winning film about the events that inspired the musical Come From Away. You Are Here: A Come From Away Story, which debute…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PMLove, Simon breakout star Nick Robinson will make his Broadway debut in To Kill a Mockingbird this fall. He will take over the role of Jem Finch beginning on November 5, replacing original c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PMWestfield News Group ArtsBeat for 7/17/19 “Working” brings Studs Terkel’s book to life at Berkshire Theatre Group. James Barry directs. Life Before Hamlet: “Gertrude and Claudius” …
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:50PMThe 12th season goes beyond the walls of the theatre with three site-specific productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PMGet ready to see some bibbidy, bobbity boo on Broadway. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of “Cinderella” is hitting New York City’s famed Great White Way in 2020. The king of musical…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:36PMFew things in life are genuinely unexplainable. One of those is undoubtedly modern dance. You may not make a habit of visiting intimate black box theaters to see premieres by small, relative…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:36PMActor Nick Robinson, known predominantly to film audiences for playing the title role in Love, Simon, will join the Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird. He will assume the role of …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:20PMRobinson will join Ed Harris in Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PMWhat is happiness, and to what ends will we pursue it? Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska, co-directers of the OBIE-winning Nature Theater of Oklahoma, explore this question in Pursuit of Happines…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 05:02PMby Rotimi Agbabiaka
Halli Gibson became a teaching artist in part because she doesn?t like to audition. However she couldn?t resist the opportunity to attend an event called the Teaching Ar…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 05:00PMby David John Chavez
It?s rare to hear of a prisoner pleading with a judge to postpone their release date.
For Karen Altree Piemme, that request, from an inmate participating in Red Ladd…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 05:00PM
The younger brother of Percy and Jimmy Heath, Albert “Tootie” Heath, has long been a top hard bop-based drummer with an open mind toward more commercial styles of jazz. After moving to N…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:44PMEXCLUSIVE Love, Simon star Nick Robinson will make his Broadway debut in the hit Aaron Sorkin adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, replacing the outgoing Will Pullen as Jem Fi…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:43PMAn acclaimed group of multi-talents are collaborating on a new musical series for Showtime, Variety reports. The currently untitled show will be executive-produced by Broadway creatives B…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMSix-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein is giving the name Zidler new meaning in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! After appearing in the musical's world premiere in Boston last summer, Burstein, along…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.Phoenix Best Set for Workshop of Jocelyn Bioh's New Musical Goddess
Vassar and New York Stage and Film has announced casting for…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMTim Rice (lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s (music) rock musical phenomenon Jesus Christ Superstar is turning 50 and in celebration of that milestone an Olivier Award-winning anniversary t…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:27PMJoAnn M. Hunter talks about creating an all-new Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and going from Broadway dancer to West End choreographer.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:27PMPark theatre, LondonA quick-witted Gyles Brandreth, one of 22 stars in action during the run, sleuthed stylishly in this fundraising spoof
This is all very jolly. Jez Bond and Mark Cameron h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PM
SpongeBob SquarePants' Kyle Jarrow will pen the script.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PMThe Queens-set story of an immigrant mother, inspired by the Medea myth, stars Sabina Zúñiga Varela.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PMGitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da! The first look at the hotly anticipated Broadway musical adaptation of Moulin Rouge! has arrived. The show, which stars Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit in the rol…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMWe're just five months away from the release of the highly anticipated screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical Cats. Universal Pictures has just offered up an exciting …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMWhat a wonderful phrase! Enjoy Bradley Gibson, Ben Jeffrey and Jim Ferris' super fun performance of The Lion King classic.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMA Lortel-winning solo show by Martin Moran and the Jane Anderson's NYC premiere of The Quality of Life round out the lineup.
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In Frozen Charlotte, Susan de Sola provides readers with enough aesthetic pleasure and thoughtful commentary about today's world to remind us of just how good -- and necessary -- poetry can…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:54PMBy . Urban Bush Women present the 2019 Summer Leadership Institute Culminating Performance livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer p
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:44PMBased on the fantastical imaginings of Dr. Seuss, Seussical is a light-hearted musical packed with color, magic, and mischief. McLean Community Players is running their production of this fa…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:37PMmeg jo beth amy & louisa is a fictional depiction of how Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” evolved into the classic story we know. True, Alcott was pressured by her publisher to a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:33PMOver 100 and some years ago, The Mollusc was the best-known work of an Englishman considered to be in affinity with the likes of Oscar Wilde. About 10 years ago, my colleague at DC Theatre S…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:33PMIt’s really no more difficult than moving any other painting its size, but even so, the process involves careful scheduling and a dry run with a dummy painting. – BBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:33PMIt looks like HBO’s back, piling up a whopping 137 nominations to Netflix’s 117, with Game of Thrones, Chernobyl and Barry among the big leaders (but with Veep rather far down the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:33PMNew Yorker Comma Queen Mary Norris welcomes a new book about the semicolon and gives a quick overview of the mark’s history (which goes back to 1494) and looks to some of the uses to which…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:33PMCritics have alleged the film board’s production funding has decreased since 2002, and that spending on non-filmmaker salaries and institutional, legal and human resources services has inc…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:33PMThe renaissance in tap dance was evident in events across the city while Glover appeared in a travesty of a show
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:24PMBefore four-time Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza returns to NYC in Sondheim's Road Show, look back on some of his most memorable video performances.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:24PMDisney’s hit West End musicals The Lion King, Aladdin, the eagerly-anticipated Frozen, and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins will all take centre stage in the Disney in the West End Summ…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 01:20PMThe Broadway veteran will play Mayor Goldie Wilson in the world premiere of the stage adaptation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMThe beloved meta musical opened on Broadway July 17, 2008.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMActress Debbie Kurup chatted to Emma Clarendon about starring in Blues in the Night at the Kiln Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWest End theatres have recently trialled fitting their front-of-house staff with body cameras to combat incidences of aggressive behaviour from audience members.
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Home, Sweet, _____ takes audiences on a sentimental journey through music, sight gags, and pantomime. Without words, Home, Sweet, _____ tells the story of a clown, the frenetic Collette Camp…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51PMA former associate managing director of Berkeley Rep, she joins the team at the Bay Area's outdoor classical theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PMFrom a Tennessee Williams classic to Arthur Miller’s bewitching morality tale, some major works from the theatre canon have gone on to inspire opera composers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMBy Frankie Lewis The British Players’ ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of The Ruby Griffith Awards for Excellence in Community Theatre was held at the Bretton Woods Recreation Center in G…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:21PMThe Stephen Sondheim musical marks the final production of the 2019 series and the conclusion of City Center’s 75th anniversary season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMGo behind the scenes for the first look at #CatsMovie. CATS stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and introduces…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:14PMWith a new Prime Minister on the horizon, Brexit looming and a recent Women’s World Cup loss to the United States, world-weary Londoners need an escape from the headlines. Good thing for t…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:12PMThe verdict is in: "Legally Blonde" at Argyle Theatre in Babylon is good, lightweight entertainment.
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David Staller will direct the Gingold Theatrical Group’s revival of the George Bernard Shaw comedy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMAndrew Lloyd Webber casually announced that his contemporary musical version of Cinderella, with a book by The Crown actress/Killing Eve writer Emerald Fennell, will arrive on Broadway next …
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:52AMGo behind the scenes for a first look at #CatsMovie. Trailer this Friday.
Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables, The Danish Girl) transforms Andrew Lloyd W…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:48AMThe production opened in the West End July 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMA recent Pop Culture Happy Hour trip to New York took the team to see Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera. A jester in a rat pack? We saw it.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:48AMThe most recent revival's stars Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe are currently reprising their roles as Anna and the King of Siam in Tokyo.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMThe lineup features a literary classic, a popular novel adaptation, and a regional premiere.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:37AMBy Douglas Mayo
Hot Flush the musical returns in 2019 following four sell-out tours. The Hot Flush UK Tour stars Su Pollard. Book Now!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:32AMSome of what went wrong that night has been reported in the French news media, including Le Monde and Le Canard Enchaîné. Now, The New York Times has conducted scores of interviews and rev…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM“Why would anybody want to go? It’s inarguably among the most prestigious collections of stage actors in the world and yet membership comes with no formal minimum participation requireme…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM“At its most comical, the Florida Man phenomenon encapsulates the wildness of both America and the Internet. At its most salacious, it’s a social-media update on the true-crime TV of Ame…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AMThe film adaptation of the feline phenomenon will drop its first trailer July 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMComplete casting has been announced for Second Stage's upcoming world premiere staging of Will Eno's The Underlying Chris. The previously announced off-Broadway production, directed by Tony…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AMTegan McLeod’s script for Lunatic 19’s is a piercing character study using biting dialogue, ruthless violence and deep, emotional excavation.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMelody Yang makes magic with bubbles on Live with Kelly and Ryan.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:00AM
Vassar & New York Stage and Film have announced additional casting for the 35th Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY, which continues through Sunday, July 28. Vassar & New Yor…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:55AMThe Virginia theatre company will launch its 30th season with its 30th production of a Stephen Sondheim musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AMGoogle has suspended Viagogo from taking out paid-for advertising in its search results, claiming the secondary ticketing site has breached its advertising
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AMEdinburgh’s Traverse Theatre is to overhaul its leadership team, with the creation of a new role that will share some of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:38AMSignature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Assassins with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman and directed by Signature Theatre Artistic …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:33AMThe performer and playwright was celebrated for her Off-Broadway work and film roles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AMThe stage and screen star joined the Chicago theatre company in 1998.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AMThe stage adaptation of the Baz Luhrmann movie is set to open at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre July 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AMLearn why these Tony-winning Broadway stars will sleep on the street for one night only.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AM“Titled the Museum Frieder Burda, the space [in Baden-Baden] has displayed works by artists Georg Baselitz, Sigmar Polke, Max Beckmann, Gerhard Richter, and Pablo Picasso. The museum was a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AM“Six full-time employees out of 27 are having their positions eliminated as a result of a reorganization, said Dominic Willsdon, executive director of the ICA. … The non-collecting conte…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AMThe freelance orchestra, based at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs, was founded in 1983 and performed two to three dozen concerts a year. The announcement said that the orchestra would nee…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AMHow are you connecting to the surge in interest in Indigenous content? Walrus Arts Management & Consulting provides program guidance, education and fosters connection to Indigenous commu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:06AMIf you thought you had to pay top prices to hear opera, think again. Tabard has come across a way to hear
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The production will play a limited run at Theatre Royal Bath prior to a London transfer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMWork-in-progress ‘Tender Age’ looks heartbreakingly at the crisis on our southern frontier.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:18AMTips for confidently acting onstage violence
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:13AMAs with many aspects of British cultural life, the influence of America looms large in commercial theatre. The apparent split in opinion
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:05AMReview: Lovers Anonymous, The Space3.0starsLovers Anonymous is not your everyday support group. It is, however, the support group that many of us might benefit from in the tech-driven and di…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:03AMThe Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith announced it would reopen in October 1979 after a four-year restoration, costing £3.2 million. We reported: “In
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThe Harry Potter team presents a hyped up state-of-the-family play in The End Of History and it just falls flat on its face.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFrom the first time I saw the young Aubie Merrylees in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 2010, at People’s Light & Theatre Company (now People’s Light) in Malvern, PA, I knew he w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMAfter nearly 43 years I am leaving the Queen’s Theatre. I would like to say it’s been an absolute pleasure and very
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt's Shakespeare-in-the-park season! Wooden O and Greenstage are among the companies presenting live, mostly free shows in open-air locations from Seattle to Port Townsend to Mount Vernon.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMThe Chicago acting studio's new owners honor the past, look to the future and remain present.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMBy Dawn Simmons, John Meredith, Jen Lewis. Dawn M. Simmons, John Meredith, and Jen Lewis, from New England’s StageSource, discuss where progress needs to happen to address harassment in th…
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As a composer Mabel Wayne (Mabel Wimpfheimer, 1890-1978) made good in a field dominated almost entirely by men. Brooklyn born and educated at the New York School of Music, she sang, danced a…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:36AMDennis Manning and Ronnie Larson's musical, "Now & Then," can't seem to find its footing as it traces the decades-long relationship of a gay couple.
The post When, Where and Why? ‘Now…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:36AMJohn E. Brennan (1865-1940) was one of the most popular screen comedians of the pre-Chaplin era. Hailing from Springfield, Massachusetts, Brennan was successful on the vaudeville stage start…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:36AMWhat a good day for Coney Island, for not only is National Tattoo Day, but it is also National Hot Dog Day. As we all know, the frank was invented at Coney — it’s no coincidence that I w…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:36AMGrid Theatre shines a spotlight on ideas of civilisation and humanity with Red Peter, the stage adaptation of Franz Kafka's A Report To An Academy, which runs as part of Camden Fringe next m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:35AMThe Man in the White Suit has found its full cast and team of creatives for the upcoming premiere in Bath and subsequent West End transfer. The highly-anticipated production will open at Wyn…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:35AMSo, why "Standing at Zero"? You know the numbers across the front of the stage? Zero is center, and we are putting one performer front and center.The summer is heating up and Broadway is hav…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:32AMDesigned by the Dutch architectural firm Mecanoo, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Kaohsiung is a city of nearly 3 million at the southern end of Taiwan) opened last fall and incl…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:32AMHear from the team before the high-energy spectacular officially opens July 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:29AMThe underground Vaults is a perfect venue for the darkness at the heart of The Chaos Theory Play - the fact that its entrance, via a tunnel on Leake Street, is almost hidden further chimes w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:14AMThe hotly anticipated stage adaptation of The Man In The White Suit is almost in the West End, and we’ve got some exciting rehearsal photos to share with you!As you can see, the cast has g…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:04AMHelped tremendously by the more intimate size of the venue, this closer proximity to the action increases the visceral-level responses one gets concerning all the high-stakes emotions and th…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AMThe ideal soundtrack of 2018–2019 cast recordings, so you can do this and listen to that.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AMThe ideal soundtrack of 2018–2019 cast recordings, so you can do this and listen to that.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AMWhile many dance companies take a break during the summer, Texture Contemporary Ballet is about to open its 2019-20 season.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM
Emma Bentley talks to Francesca Forristal about her solo show, Oddball which aims to remove the stereotypes surrounding eating disorders and a ‘hero’ narrative. Expect some comedy. “Lo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:54AMBy Paul T Davies
Paul T Davies reviews Tennessee William's The Night Of The Iguana starring Clive Owen now playing at the Noel Coward Theatre.
This post REVIEW: The Night Of The Iguana, Noel…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:43AMAs part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 31 July 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock visits Hackney's Studio 9294 for the first time for the premiere of Chekhov-inspire…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMTristan Baker and Oliver Royds brought theatre – and a real steam train – to London’s King’s Cross. Now, the Troubadour duo
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:17AMThe production makes its New York debut July 17 at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:08AMIn the premiere episode of my new podcast "Baring It All with Call Me Adam," I interview three-time Drama Desk nominated producer Tom D'Angora.
We discuss his latest show A Musical About Sta…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:06AMThe operation of Theatr Clwyd in North Wales looks set to transfer from the local council to an independent trust. Flintshire County
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMSouthwark council has approved a £3.75 million loan to the Old Vic to deliver a “bold plan” for a new education and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMI did a summer performing arts course last year, then started auditioning for small shows, independent films and any other kind of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMWhat is a theatre influencer (and should we care?)? #dear — Anthony Walker-Cook (@AntWalker_Cook) July 2, 2019 An influencer is someone who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMAn Enemy Of The People is an adaptation of the Ibsen play of the same name, but an updated version set in a West London Borough in the shadow of Grenfell Tower.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMA daughter struggles to reconnect with her estranged activist father in Dominique Morisseau's drama.
Nina (Jazzma Pryor) and her estranged father, Kenyatta (Marc…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMToo many hot-button topics pile up in Dandelion Theatre's world premiere.
Dandelion Theatre presents the world premiere of Brynne Frauenhoffer's plaintive, often…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMJon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood breathe fire into Steppenwolf’s revival.
If you've been banging around the Chicago theatrosphere longer than 25 seconds, y…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMWindy City Playhouse’s latest immersive ambulatory production offers a penetrating analysis of class privilege.
Two college guys, unlike in privilege, in Provi…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMCloudgate Theatre’s production is too precious and preposterous.
Atmosphere is everything in Cloudgate Theatre artistic director Kristin Idaszak's new Strange …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThirty-four years later, the blockbuster musical still packs a potent political message with the melodrama.
Given its blockbuster history, it may be hard to reme…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMDavid Cerda’s latest classic makeover for Hell in a Handbag is a winner for summer camp.
David Cerda's camp parody of Mervyn LeRoy's 1956 film The Bad Seed, ab…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMAn adoptee seeks comfort and safety in lupine identity in Hansol Jung's latest.
Never doubt the emotional layers possible from an expertly crafted, exquisitely m…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMAbout Face Youth Theatre turns 20 with this contemporary look at LGBTQ history.
About Face Youth Theatre's company-created work explores the lives of LGBTQ young…
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Andrew Langtree, who plays George in The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical answers our questions. Book tickets on Official London Theatre.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:43AMWho is Diego Torre? I’m a regular guy with a wonderful family who makes a living doing what he likes to do most: sing. What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing. I am reall…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:37AMI was at my day job on a Monday morning when the chance to play my first featured TV role came through.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AMA powerful Australian classic that remains startlingly relevant today, EbbFlow Theatre Co. presents Nick Enright’s Blackrock for a limited season at St Martins Youth Arts Centre from 25 Ju…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:16AMStarring Clive Owen and directed by James Macdonald, this is a brilliant reminder of what an extraordinary feat Tennesse Williams pulled off here
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:03AMHow does a beautiful young woman who was named Miss Santa Clara and Miss Silicon Valley become one of the ugly stepsisters of “Cinderella”? Simple. Douglas Carter Beane rewrote the book …
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How did you start in dance? I’ve always wanted a career in dance. At secondary school I danced six days a week
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AMFALLEN ANGELS ENDURING THE STORM You can feel the heat in Rae Smith’s design, Mexican sun on the rock overhead, and the corrugated iron roofs of the rundown hotel. Somewher…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:30AMPride month may be finished, but fear not, Camden Fringe has a wealth of LGBTQIA+ shows this year to keep the celebrations going. Here, festival organisers have highlighted eight that should…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:15AMA powerful exploration of the struggle for identity and self-knowledge in a male-dominated world, Bell Shakespeare presents Much Ado About Nothing at Arts Centre Melbourne from 17 July, befo…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:08AMRos Clifford, 30, is a deputy stage manager, she has worked extensively in London and regional theatre for nine years Abi Egerman
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMGripping performances from Clive Owen and Lia Williams, and James Macdonald’s slow-burn direction allows Tennessee Williams’ writing in The Night Of The Iguana to cast its spell.
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When the 22-year-old David Bowie penned Space Oddity, a song that would ultimately become a recognised classic, he was a burgeoning pop artist without a record deal. A folk singer without a …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:37AMExploring the thematic connections between books, art and publishing from the conceptual, technical and material form of artist books – their history, production, classification and distri…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:01AMRegrets, as Frank Sinatra was given to singing, I’ve had a few, but then again is missing the musical Time among them?
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If you don’t already read Drew McManus’ blog Adaptistration, you may want to take a look some of his recent posts as well as the conversation on Facebook that ensued. Drew started out ye…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:24AM“Idomeneo,” the Italian language opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be on stage at Oper Frankfurt on August 31, 2019.Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” is based on an ancient Greek tale that…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:17AMThe Royal Albert Hall, London, presents “Prom 2: Bohemian Rhapsody” on July 20, 2019.The event, however, has little to do with the Freddie Mercury or the Academy Award-winning movie. The…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:16AMChinese-born American writer and filmmaker Lulu Wang’s film “The Farewell” starring Awkwafina is set to open at BAM, New York on July 18, 2019.Wang is perhaps best known for her direct…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:13AMWarnerMedia now has a new streaming service called HBO Max.“HBO Max will truly have something for everyone – from ‘Friends’ and ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ to highly anticipate…
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