Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Partial List Of The Coming South Florida Theater Season by Bill Hirschman

What follows is a partial list of shows listed by producing company or venue from school auditoriums to strip malls to shipping containers to 1,000-plus seat houses. It’s as complete as we…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:48PM

What To Look Forward To Next Season: Well, Our Opinion by Bill Hirschman

Anticipation is one of the real joys of scanning a coming season. What follows is a completely subjective and personal list of titles we’re looking forward to (besides the return of Hamilt…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:48PM

For SoFla Theater, Will This Be “That Championship Season?” by Bill Hirschman

Growth and evolution occur across an arc, but when you’re living through the middle of it, sometimes it’s difficult to realize we’ve reached a new level. On top of one of the most memo…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:48PM

70 shows, 12 days: my life as an Edinburgh comedy awards judge by Nosheen Iqbal

After hours of watching standup and endless meetings fuelled by bad coffee, five themes emerged from this year’s fringe I was asked to be a judge on this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PM

Lara Spencer Won’t Read This and I Don’t Care by Patricia Contino

My first reaction to Good Morning America anchor Lara Spencer’s insensitive remarks about young Prince George taking ballet lessons was primal outrage.  Ballet is one of my “things” �…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 11:18PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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One-Man Ivanka Trump Musical is Coming to the Public Theater

A musical based on Ivanka Trump is headed to the Public Theater!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:29PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Aaron Burr - villain of 'Hamilton' - had a secret family of color, new research shows by Washington Post

Sherri Burr, a 59-year-old professor at the University of New Mexico, is descended from John Pierre Burr, who is almost certainly Aaron Burr's son.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:15PM

To MFA or Not To MFA: A View from Three Disciplines

As the last part of summer approaches, some students have already returned to school. We at the TBA Insider thought it would be a good time to bring back some of our past articles about p…

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 04:04PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (6) by Robert Shuman

Emotion rose from the lowest to the highest notes, from calmness to insanity.  This is what you must remember.  Control yourself while you have strength to control yourself,–the longer, …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:48PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2019: GUIDE TO THE BEST SHOWS TO SEE by Robert Shuman

(Holly Williams’s article appeared in the Independent, 8/2.) It’s nearly that time again: when crowds descend on Edinburgh for the world’s biggest arts festival, where every pub baseme…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:40PM

Get Involved with FringeArts: Conversation with Volunteer Dennis Hallda by Seth Boyce

Love the Fringe Festival and FringeArts? We’re always looking for volunteers, during the Fringe Festival and throughout the year. Usher a dance performance, collect tokens at a circus fest…

SOURCE: fringearts.com at 02:01PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Lobby Hero’ at Blank Canvas asks: What is the moral thing to do? by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO Kenneth Lonergan is noted for writing about decent people who are unexpectedly challenged by issues of ethics. In his Lobby Hero, now on stage at Blank Canvas, the 2016 Oscar wi…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 01:37PM

‘Has the ability to transform its audiences’: OPHELIA REWOUND – Camden People’s Theatre by Stephanie Ressort

Ophelia Rewound is an autobiographical, interactive, solo performance devised, performed and directed by Antigoni Spanou. Threading together the story of Ophelia, and Antigoni’s own experi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Theater reviews: 'Greatest Hits' energize Second City troupe at the O'Reilly by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

At the former Lava Lounge South Side, Vigilance Theater welcomes you to an immersive fantasy thriller.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:56PM

MEET THE 2019 NOMINEES: Assassins by Innovative Theatre Foundation

Produced by The Secret Theatre Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim  Book by John Weidman Director: Lauren Shields Musical Director: Morgan Morse Nominations: Outstanding Director – Laur…

SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:31PM

Watch Richard Nelson’s Uncle Vanya, via WNET’s Theater Close Up by Jonathan Mandell

Watch director Richard Nelson’s much lauded production of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” here online. It was broadcast last night on WNET Channel 13 as part of the TV series Theater Close U…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:21PM

Best of WWDTM by NPR

As summer ends, we revisit our interviews with Matt Smith, Fabien Cousteau, and more.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Theater Interview: Director Benny Sato Ambush’s Japanese Connection by Robert Israel

The highlights of this year’s gathering will be productions of newly discovered or rediscovered works by both Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima. The post Theater Interview: Director Ben…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:32AM

‘We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!’ (Or, ‘Don’t Pay Artists!’) by Alan Harrison

If you won't pay artists -- or respect HR laws on exempt and non-exempt employees -- maybe you don't deserve our donations. The post ‘We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!’ (Or, ‘Don’t Pay…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:30AM

‘A deeply alarming message’: SEA SICK – Edinburgh Fringe by Tom Bolton

In Sea Sick Alana Mitchell tells, in an engaging lecture, the story of how she, as a journalist, came to be investigating this little known, devastating climate change phenomenon.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Jordan Brookes is disturbingly funny – and a worthy Edinburgh Comedy awards champ by Brian Logan

Brookes has won the biggest prize in live comedy, with Catherine Cohen named best newcomer and Jessica Brough recognised for her Fringe of Colour project The Edinburgh Comedy award has found…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM

Inside Pip’s Island—the New Immersive Theatre Experience for Kids by Ruthie Fierberg

Check out the interactive theatrical adventure that has welcomed Broadway’s Neil Patrick Harris and his twins, Jane Krakowski and her son, and more

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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I Interview Playwrights Part 1058: Cailin Harrison by Adam Szymkowicz

Photo credit: Courtesy of Cailin HarrisonCailin HarrisonHometown:  Chicago, nothing like it and a great place to save a few pennies after getting my undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journa…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 09:56AM

Designers ensure ‘39 Steps’ cast dresses for successful quick changes by Anne Gelhaus

As with any play worthy of being called a farce, “The 39 Steps” relies on quick takes and physical humor for laughs. With a cast of four playing dozens of roles in the show, whose script…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:40AM

The Dolly Mixtures review at Customs House, South Shields – ‘full of humour and heart’ by Tracey Sinclair

Big-hearted musical The Dolly Mixtures returns to The Customs House three years after its well-received premiere, staged as part of the theatre’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AM

Hard to Be Soft: A Belfast Prayer, Edinburgh Fringe review: somewhere between Beyoncé and a Maori Haka by Dave Pollock, Dave Pollock

Oona Doherty's dance production is a powerful reflection of class and community

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:12AM

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for September 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From Elton John's farewell tour to the "Downton Abbey" movie, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:00AM

Look Back at the Work of Hal Prince in Prince of Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The revue, which showcased numbers from some of Prince's most beloved work, opened on Broadway in 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM

‘This is a show of quality’: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW – Touring – King’s Theatre, Glasgow by Lauren Humphreys

There are few shows that pack more entertainment into two hours, and few that stand up to repeat viewing like Rocky Horror. Hands-down one of the best musicals of all time and with this firs…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Jordan Brookes wins Edinburgh Comedy Award 2019 by Georgia Snow

Jordan Brookes has won the main prize at this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show I’ve Got Nothing. I’ve Got Nothing,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AM

Demi Lardner review – an explosion of animated oddities by Brian Logan

Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghThe Australian standup’s show is stuffed with arbitrary observations – and some of the funniest moments on the fringe Absurdism-gone-haywire won the 2015 …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM

James Acaster: ‘Adulthood is still a bit daunting’ by Hannah J Davies

When the comic’s life fell apart, he sought solace in the music of 2016. He discusses the songs that saved his life James Acaster strongly believes that 2016 was The Greatest Year for Musi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Hubert “Tex” Arnold, Pianist, Music Director, Arranger and Composer, Has Died

Hubert “Tex Arnold” (March 2, 1945 – August 22, 2019), pianist, arranger, music director and composer has died from complications following a sudden stroke. In a career spanning a half…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 07:33AM

Review: Metamorphosis, Sweet Grassmarket, Edinburgh Fringe by Max Thomas

Review: Metamorphosis, Sweet Grassmarket, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsAssiduously constructed and impressively acted, Different Theatre’s female-oriented Metamorphosis rings with a new voice a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:12AM

Umbrella Man review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘a beautifully-crafted shaggy dog story’ by David Pollock

“Are you Scottish, min?” asks the self-proclaimed “local joker” before us on the stage, in a warm and friendly Highland Scots accent.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AM

‘One of the most lovely & intimate shows going on at the festival’: THE WILD UNFEELING WORLD – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★ by Amy Toledano

The Wild Unfeeling World is a wonderful, warm and emotive tale that personifies how it feels to be battling depression and the truth around mental health in young people in the UK.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Hubert ‘Tex’ Arnold Has Died by Sandi Durell

  It is with deep regret that I write that beloved musical director, pianist, friend, arranger and icon of the cabaret community died on August 22 at 3:37 pm in a hospital in Atlantic City.…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:40AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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‘Theatrically inspiring & often astonishing’: THE DOCTOR – Almeida Theatre by Aleks Sierz

In The Doctor at the Almeida Theatre Juliet Stevenson is mesmerising in a brilliantly written ethical debate that is both thrilling and challenging.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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ORIGAMI SOUNDSCAPES /THE CRANE Arcola, E8 by Libby Purves and Friends

GUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI FINDS NOT MUCH UNFOLDING AT GRIMEBORN I have to admit – I’m a sucker for a bit of rarefied Japanese elegance on stage in almost any context: the very ment…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:10AM

‘Feels like a cult classic in the making’: SPACE AGE LOVE SONGS – Hen & Chickens Theatre by Stephanie Ressort

Space Age Love Songs is a treasure trove of goodies, brought together to create a feel-good and compassionate queer love story.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Steve Bastoni by Arts Review

Who is Steve Bastoni? A son to Valerie and Raffaele, a father to Roman, Valentino and Stella, and a Husband to Bianca. I’m also an Actor, an avid basketballer and a surfer/skater. What wou…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:54AM

Memories of Sydney’s past resurface at History Week by Arts Review

From visions of our early city to tales of gothic horror, Sydneysiders can step back in time and see their city as it once was through a series of free events for this month’s History Week…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:13AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Tina Benko Stars in Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day Off-Broadway by Playbill Staff

The Colt Coeur production begins performances August 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20AM

Round-Up: Warm-Up Activities that Encourage Communication by Kerry Hishon

In this round-up, we’ve gathered a whole host of useful warm-up games that you can use in your drama classroom that focus on different aspects of communication. Communication isn’t just …

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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52nd Annual AWGIE Awards announced by Arts Review

Playwright Kate Mulvany’s epic and acclaimed stage adaptation of the Australian classic The Harp in the South has taken out the 2019 Major Award – the highest honour of the Australi…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:59AM

Elizabeth Bryer: From Here On, Monsters by Arts Review

A timely work of unbridled imagination from a startling new voice, Elizabeth Bryer, From Here On, Monsters is an ambitious, noirish allegory for any fan of Claire G. Coleman’s Terra Nulliu…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:16AM

Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me Closes on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Tony-nominated play, which opened at the Hayes Theater in March, wraps up its acclaimed and extended run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

London’s Aladdin Ends August 24 at the Prince Edward Theatre Before Mary Poppins Floats In by Andrew Gans

The hit Disney musical opened in the West End in June 2016.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

West End Transfer of Florian Zeller’s The Son Begins August 24 by Andrew Gans

The play made its U.K. premiere at London’s Kiln Theatre in February.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM