Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ by The Wheel Theatre Company  by Em Skow

Suddenly and immovably convinced his wife has been unfaithful, a jealous king’s actions result in the death of his queen and son, the abandonment of his infant daughter, and a cheery start…

Magic Time!: A #MeToo Memory Animates ‘I Am Her’ by John Stoltenberg

Midway through this taut, fraught drama about sexual trauma, a woman named Ana, a wife and young mother, is suddenly triggered. We are not told exactly why. It might be the Kavanaugh hearing…

Review: ‘The Royale’ at Olney Theatre Center by Bob Ashby

Black early 20th-century celebrity heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson has had as irresistible a pull on subsequent playwrights and filmmakers as he did on the public of his day. Alrea…

Spotlight On...Peter Levine by Michael Block

Name: Peter LevineHometown: BrooklynEducation: B.A., M.A. in History, Columbia, Phd History, RutgersFavorite Credits: As an actor, Marc in ART, Willie Clark in The Sunshine Boys, Roy Cohn in…

'I’m nebby': Doors Open Pittsburgh gives people a chance to pry -- and to conduct by Mark Belko / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: ‘White Noise’ can’t deliver the jolt it wants to at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Suzan-Lori Parks' slavery-themed "White Noise" should unsettle its audience, but Berkeley Rep's new production doesn't deliver.

Happy 50th, Monty Python by Trav S.D.

50 years ago this day the first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on BBC. Though it debuted in Britain in 1969, the influential sketch comedy program didn’t air in the the U.…

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (39) by Robert Shuman

It is a hard nut to crack—the Symbol.  It is successful when it has its source not in the mind, but in the inner soul.  In this sense symbol and grotesque are alike.  (MLIA)

Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo

Boys Of A Certain Age Examines Gay Lives In The Trump Era by Bill Hirschman

Flawed as it is, few would place Boys of a Certain Age in the same ranks as The Normal Heart and The Boys In the Band. But Dan Fingerman’s script being presented by Empire Stage is an inci…

REVIEW: The Jazz Age, Playground Theatre London ✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews The Jazz Age by Allan Knee now playing at The Playground Theatre. This post REVIEW: The Jazz Age, Playground Theatre London ✭✭✭ first appeared on Bri…

Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce on The Height of the Storm Being 'Cheap Marriage Counseling' & Their First Meeting 40 Years Ago by Caitlin Moynihan

Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Height of the Storm (Photo: Joan Marcus) Stage and screen legends Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce have brought their talents together to star in Fl…

The Search for Roxie Episode 1: Tips and Tricks from Chicago Casting Director Duncan Stewart and Longtime Roxie Charlotte d'Amboise by Broadway.com

The Search for Roxie is on! In the first episode, Chicago casting director Duncan White and longtime Roxie Charlotte d'Amboise encourage Roxie hopefuls with advice on how to make their au…

World Music Review: Tinariwen’s Saharan Grooves by Mark Hänser

Tinariwen's music exudes determination, the soulful energy of ethnic resilience. The post World Music Review: Tinariwen’s Saharan Grooves appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

Theater Review: LERNER AND LOEWE’S GREATEST HITS (Music Theater Works) by Lawrence Bommer

WELL, LERNER & LOEWE ME DOWN Seldom has a dream team had a shorter span: It was all over in only 13 years. But between 1947 and 1960 Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe ran a glorious gam…

Transforming the Dance Experience Through Film, VR Tech by Stacie Williams

Some say dance and film -- and especially technology -- make for strange bedfellows. Not so. The post Transforming the Dance Experience Through Film, VR Tech appeared first on Clyde Fitch Re…

GILLIAN SLOVO: LETTER FROM INSIDE by Robert Shuman

Gillian Slovo Listen Novelist Gillian Slovo’s letter to her mother, the anti-apartheid activist, Ruth First. Part of a series in which writers from around the world read letters on the the…

Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch: CHICAGO's Charlotte d'Amboise Gives 'Em the Old Razzle Dazzle In The Kitchen

In this episode, Katie is joined in the kitchen by the star of Chicago the musical, Charlotte d'Amboise. Check out the recipe for Katie's Hot Honey Loaf below!

How the Light Gets In by Steven Morris

The post How the Light Gets In appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

“…and we need to know our worst sides aren’t ignored!” by Stephen Farrow

It seems almost unbelievable that London has had to wait twenty-seven years for a professional production of Falsettos, the seminal 1992 Broadway musical about a New York family that breaks …

The 2019 New York International Fringe Festival: What Happened?! by Jonathan Mandell

  At the 22nd annual New York International Fringe Festival, which is running through the end of October, there are 40 shows in six venues –  plus more than 25 shows at The Nuyorican Poe…

Review: Denver Center’s “Doll’s House” and “Doll’s House, Part 2” pack one-two gut punch by Lisa Kennedy, The Know

A review of Ibsen's "Doll's House" and Hnath's "Doll's House, Part 2" in repertory at The Ricketson Theatre

Danica Patrick by NPR

Danica Patrick, former NASCAR driver, joins us along with panelists Faith Salie, Tom Bodett, and Helen Hong.

Karamu Theatre stages Morisseau’s ‘Blue Paradise’ by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO Suzan-Lori Parks, Lynn Nottage and Tonya Barfield are noted as emerging African-American playwrights. Another member of that sorority is the award-winning Dominique Morisseau, t…

How Grief Helped Bring the Daughters of Two Theatre Luminaries Together by Carey

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online  Playwright Lily Houghton and director Kylie M. Brown discuss their world-premiere collaboration — Artists often channel their gr…

REVIEW ROUND-UP: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at Trafalgar Studios by Emma Clarendon

We round up the latest reviews for this new production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at Trafalgar Studios, directed by Simon Evans.

Review: ‘Merce Cunningham at 100, Beach Birds and BIPED’ at the Kennedy Center by Lisa Traiger

What a pleasure to celebrate the centenary of modern dance master Merce Cunningham with a pair of works that demonstrates his formidable vision for dance, imbued with clarity of form and gen…

East Bay arts group set to move into Carnegie building by Peter Hegarty

A non-profit known as "Carnegie Innovation Hall" will pay approximately $15,600 in rent each month for the historic Carnegie Building in Alameda.

‘River’ creators tap into ‘old-timey’ music for latest show by Anne Gelhaus

After delving into blues and Appalachian music for their first two shows at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, co-creators Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman went to literary and natural sources for th…

‘Packed full of interesting ideas’: THE OPEN – The Space by Stephanie Ressort

Essentially a play about friendship and whether relationships can survive divisive times, Florence Bell has created an entertaining and original piece of theatre in The Open at The Space.

How Howards End Led Matthew Lopez to Write His Unapologetically Gay Magnum Opus The Inheritance by Ryan McPhee

Having won the Olivier for Best New Play, Lopez shepherds his two-part play to the Broadway.

On the Couch with Cora Bissett by Arts Review

Who is Cora Bissett? Cora Bissett is an actor/ writer/ director from Scotland. She started out in a band at 17, went through some pretty hairy experiences before then studying drama in Glasg…

Transformed State Library Victoria to open its doors in early December by Arts Review

State Library Victoria has announced that it will open the doors to its transformed library on 5 December. This will mark the completion of an ambitious $88.1 million redevelopment that will…

Kitty Flanagan: 488 Rules for Life by Arts Review

488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan’s way of making the world a more pleasant place to live – providing you with the antidote to every annoying little thing, these rules are not made t…

David Hockney: Prints by Arts Review

A collection of David Hockney prints drawn from the National Gallery of Australia’s extensive collection will make the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery its exclusive Victorian home un…

MIAF: High Performance Packing Tape by Arts Review

One man, acts of potentially-dangerous physical daring, and an assortment of industrial gear and storage supplies – High Performance Packing Tape is certainly one to stick in the memory. T…

Sylvia Khoury's Syrian Refugee-Focused Power Strip Starts Previews at LCT3 October 5 by Ruthie Fierberg

Tyne Rafaeli directs the Off-Broadway run.

Rehearsing “Backwards” by Kerry Hishon

It’s a common occurrence when rehearsing a production that the cast and crew will eventually practice running the whole show from the beginning to the end. This way, students will see how …

Visual Arts Review: “Women Take the Floor” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts by Kathleen Stone

Had the curatorial parameters been tighter in concept, and more generous regarding the source of the work, the MFA might have produced a great, rather than just a good, exhibit. . The post V…

Classical CD Reviews: Christian Tetzlaff plays Beethoven & Sibelius, Rachel Barton Pine takes on Dvorak & Khachaturian, and Wagner’s “Sieg by Jonathan Blumhofer

Christian Tetzlaff’s brilliant account of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto makes for a great album; Rachel Barton Pine’s versions of Dvorák and Khachaturian violin concertos are songful; o…

MIAF: roots by Arts Review

UK company 1927 blend theatre with animation, and they have a history with the Melbourne International Arts Festival (MIAF). They impressed audiences with Between the Devil and the Deep Blue…

Original Saturday Night Fever Cast Members and More Reunite October 5 to Perform in Times Square by Andrew Gans

The flash mob performance, featuring Paige Price, Orfeh, Bryan Batt, Andy Karl, and more, celebrates the musical’s 20th anniversary.

Broken Tailboneturns theatre into a Latinx dance hall by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

An entertaining shakeup of Toronto’s tamer theatre scene, not only asking audiences to listen to Aguirre’s stories from the dance floor, but channel its energy into our bodies as well.