Paper Mill Playhouse Presents Young Judy Garland Chasing Rainbows: [on] The Road to Oz
By: Ellis Nassour
October 9, 2019: Judy Garland, maybe along with Streisand, might be the exce…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:56PMIt’s so bright, cramped and humid, it shouldn’t work. The audience are pressed together on haphazard wooden seats, there’s daylight outside (soon to be deafening torrential rain, but t…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:55PMI interviewed Diana DeGarmo this past summer when she was performing in Quilt, A Musical Celebration as part of Stonewall 50/World Pride 2019.
I am thrilled that she answered my call again …
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:54PMby Lauren Spencer
In advance of the upcoming TBA Awards Celebration, I chatted with this year?s hosts, Margo Hall and Dave J. Abrams. Hall is a veteran Bay Area artist who wears many hats i…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 11:46PMConfrontations between performers and smartphone-wielding audience members are fuelling a new debate about digital-era etiquette, with some saying a resistance to letting people get their ph…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:46PM‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ which morphed into a movie in 1986, continues to be a staple at high schools (it’s on the list of the top 10 most produced in 2019) as well as community and r…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:09PM
Review of musical "Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz" at Paper Mill Playhouse'
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:46PMA second victim testified about being touched inappropriately by him and the jury heard from the father of another victim who has said Kabaniaev repeatedly raped her when she was a child.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:45PMTelevision and stage star Todd McKenney will take on the hilarious role of Lord Farquaad, the short-in-stature, ruthless ruler of Duloc in the upcoming lavish and fun multi-million dollar mu…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:36PMDaveed Diggs in Talks to Go Under the Seas, Reviews are in for “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” “Saturday Night Fever” Takes Over Time Square 1) Show and Casting News Daveed Diggs in …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:35PMON THE BORDERLINE What do a Latino cop, a black vet in the Bronx, a Saudi Arabian without a country, a gay pagan goat rancher, and a homeless HIV-positive man have in common? Dan Hoyle. SF�…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:24PMMexican painter Frida Kahlo didn’t know that her art was surrealistic until...
The post Review: The Atlanta Opera’s “Frida” is a bold and provocative work appeared first on ARTS ATL.
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:18PMThe gold standard and the pop-up worth getting on line early to score tickets for is probably “Saved by the Max.” After its launch last year, Eater Los Angeles described it as a “ne…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06PMWhatever the reasons for its decision, AAU received significant blowback not only from the Canadian institutions but from some of its U.S. members, who argued that it seemed tone-deaf for an…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06PM★★★★ The opioid epidemic upends two families in a stirring new play by Chad Beckim
The post Nothing Gold Can Stay: Wasted Youth Among the 99 Per Cent appeared first on New York Stage…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
As the stage lights brightened on Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls or the African Mean Girls Play, I was immediately taken back to my primary and secondary school days in Lagos, Nigeria. The bu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:33PMJamie Burke was born in Austin, Texas and moved when her dad took his DJ career to Denver, Colorado. As a result, the country/rock/pop singer spent a lot of time going backstage and meeting …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 07:29PMRiley Costello in Wicked (Photo: Joan Marcus)
When Riley Costello first heard the Wicked cast recording almost sixteen years ago he was immediately hooked, and now he's going to the Ozdust…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:03PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.
Hamilton's Sydney James Harcourt to Lead Workshop of New Musical PopStar
An invitation-only staged reading of the new musical…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:03PMDaveed Diggs might be headed under the sea. The Tony-winning Hamilton breakout star is in final negotiations to play the cranky but supportive crab Sebastian in Disney's upcoming live-action…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:03PM The Broadway favorite dishes on her new album, her worst flub, and the bucket-list musical she wants to write.
SOURCE: stagecraft.libsyn.com at 07:00PM
Ah, an evening of cabaret in an intimate venue in the swanky Pike and Rose complex. Elegant artists dressed to the nines singing and playing sophisticated classics from the Great American So…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:55PMThat said, under Kent Paul’s judicious direction, Haskell King and Sean Gormley faithfully explore the underbelly of moral absolutes and moral ambiguity with consummate performances. Mr. K…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:47PMWith college theatre program auditions just around the corner, we're highlighting some of the country's most prestigious theatre programs and chatting with the schools' faculty to give you i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42PMIt has been reported that Tony Award-winner, Daveed Diggs, is currently in talks to join the cast of Disney's live action remake of The LIon King.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42PMWhen tackling A Streetcar Named Desire, it’s impossible for artists to ignore the 1951 film that made a movie icon of Marlon Brando and provided the last great role for Vivien Leigh. But d…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:18PMSinger Lynn Henderson will reprise her performance of A Skitch in Time: My Friendship with Maestro Skitch Henderson on Saturday, November 2 at 4 PM at Don’t Tell Mama. The show features ar…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:18PMFleming brings his vast experience working as a multidisciplinary artist across the U.S. back to his home state of Kentucky.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:13PM
Finding a good match and fit for your education
The post College Courting appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.
SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 05:57PMLet us leave trivial matters at home, let us gather here in a common effort and not engage in petty squabbles and the settling of scores. . . . Let us be guided by the motto of “common wor…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:39PMTyne Rafaeli directs the Syrian refugee-focused play at LCT3, which began performances October 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PMOrphaned protagonists are so common that an online encyclopaedia of narrative tropes has more than 25 pages on orphan-related themes, including ‘Street Urchin’ (Oliver Twist), ‘Disappe…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PM“The question goes beyond whether or not Whitman should be banished from the literary forum, if such a thing were even possible. If America can be said to have a national poet, if “O Cap…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PM“To regard one’s opposition as being on the wrong side of an important political dispute is to regard them as being on the side of injustice. Thus, heated tones, raised voices, and spicy…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PM "I Am Enough" An LGBTQ Ballet Music Video featuring Broadway dancer Skye Mattox and NYC Ballet Soloist Georgina Pazcoguin Premieres on National Coming Out Day, October 11th. Meet the Arti…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 05:12PMRiley Costello stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about playing Boq in Wicked and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMAdam Rapp's The Sound Inside is gearing up for its opening night on October 17. The two-hander features Mary-Louise Parker, in the first of her two starring Broadway turns this season, alo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMWe couldn't imagine a better way to ring in the holiday season. Tony-winning Wicked original Idina Menzel has announced a wintertime concert event to toast the release of her new album Chr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMThe Wrong Man, Ross Golan's new musical, opened at off-Broadway's Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space on October 7. Stars Ryan Vasquez, Joshua Henry and Ciara Renée were all smiles for their…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMAaron LaVigne is starring as Jesus in the North American tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Watch him perform "Gethsemane" and see him in Jesus Christ Superstar when it comes to a city near you!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMTickets are now on sale for the main-stem premiere of My Name Is Lucy Barton, a new solo play based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout. Tony winn…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMA talented group of theater stars have been added to Billy Crystal's new comedy flick Here Today. Crystal directs and stars in the film, which he co-wrote with Alan Zweibel, his collaborator…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMBroadway veterans Quentin Earl Darrington and Will Swenson will lend their voices to the score of the 2004 Broadway musical Brooklyn at its upcoming 15th anniversary reunion concert. Darri…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMBen Platt, the Tony-winning star of Dear Evan Hansen who can currently be seen on-screen in The Politician, took his talent to late-night television on October 7. Platt thrilled audiences on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMPatsy & Loretta, which charts the friendship between music legends Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, is set to air on October 19 on Lifetime. Tony winner Jessie Mueller and Tony nominee Mega…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMVeteran director Timothy Douglas has signed on to helm Classic Stage Company's upcoming revival of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The previously announced production, featuring a new adaptati…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMVeteran director-actor Joe Mantello will be honored by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation with the 2019 Mr. Abbott Award. Presented for a lifetime of outstanding contribution…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMDear Evan Hansen star Andrew Barth Feldman welcomes us to his Broadway dressing room, takes us to Comic Con and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMA site-specific staging of the 2015 Tony-winning Best Musical Fun Home has been scheduled to take place on December 19 at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel funeral home in New York City. To…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM
“In his over five decades in entertainment, Taylor would make over 2,000 guest star appearances on shows like The Monkees, The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Le…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“With just three solo shows and a handful of star turns in group exhibitions, Wong established himself as a quicksilver talent, with an almost preternatural sense for creating gripping, id…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMThe company has decided to eliminate the title of General Director and fold its duties in with those of the President and CEO, Christopher Koelsch. – Los Angeles Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“African historical fiction is far from a new genre – is there a more globally known work of African fiction, after all, than Chinua Achebe’s 1958 classic story of Nigeria at the momen…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMAisha Harris: “At one point during the performance — as the white woman … used a black dildo on her [black] partner … while they pretended to be the mistress and slave on a plantatio…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“Njaimeh Njie, a Pittsburgh-based artist who works primarily with print and photography, set out on a journey in 2016 to document black lives in her city, focusing on the Hill District, th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“The … public artist whose work ranges from sculpture to landscape design has won the annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which comes with $250,000 and honors a United States-based ar…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“At the time I wrote this, I had lost my job after 37 years with an engineering firm. They called me in on a Wednesday afternoon and said, ‘We got to let you get, a reduction in force.�…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMJohn Seabrook does a deep dive into how artificial intelligence programs learn the rules of English grammar and syntax and teach themselves how to predict what you, at the keyboard, might wr…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“It was hilarious. I showed up in tracksuit and trainers, didn’t know what ballet was. The atmosphere was sterile, the other kids were preppy and well prepared. I was nothing of the kind…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMDan Brooks: “Ostensibly too sophisticated for superhero stories, our critics have accepted the Joker’s power to corrupt the masses in real life, on a more literal level than the most add…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM“Meaningful activity might be an essential component of youth homelessness prevention. This includes resources that encourage social inclusion (e.g., community and recreation centres) and …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMThey’ve been moving into abandoned East German factories along the Spree River. “Although the area’s landscape may look post-apocalyptic, with its giant weeds and empty power plants, s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMThe organization works with theatre companies and professionals at all levels, including amateur, professional, and educational, with advocacy, education, and training, and has run many prog…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMThe adventures of “super” and “über” are a case study in the inescapability of Nietzsche’s philosophy, which has affected everyday discourse and modern political reality like no b…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM‘The Election’ builds a narrative around the experiences of average campaign volunteers and folds in Indigenous perspectives and a conceit that serves to aid the visually impaired.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:46PMIt stunned audiences with a sold-out run at New York Theatre Workshop. Now, Slave Play is coming to Broadway. Written by Jeremy O. Harris, “one of the most promising playwrights of his g…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:45PMThe pool of water covering the stage makes for some exciting scenes, but it also detracts from the show’s spell.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PMThe two-time Tony Award-winning director will be honored at a gala in March 2020.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:33PMWhat a play! Escaped Alone is full of dramatic presentations announcing a coming apocalypse; an end of days. The production at Signature Theatre is receiving rightful praise (read my colleag…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:31PMPatrick Hamilton could never have imagined his 1938 drama would give today’s world such a powerful term. A wave of revivals suggests we still have a lot to learn from its insights
The term…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMBarbican, LondonA gifted cast from Moscow’s Theatre of Nations brings Soviet-era stories of folly and obsession to enchanting life
I confess to knowing little of Vasily Shukshin (1929-74) …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMTV’s most relatable comic – with TV’s most distinctive teeth – talks about sleeping in toilets, being ‘chavvy’ and how Twitter trolls drove him to therapy
‘Have you ever been t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMNathan Lee Graham, Nick Adams, Michael Cerveris, and Terrence Mann are set for the October 31 concerts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:23PMIn honor of the new production of Ragtime by Arden Theatre (with excellent cast, innovative staging and superb musical direction) we are reprinting this story about the making of Ragtime, fr…
SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 03:18PMShadow puppets, sock puppets, masked performances, large scale festival puppets, and marionettes appear in cultures around the world. Enduring over the centuries, puppetry is an art, in mult…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:09PM
This year’s event will support the ACLU, The Matthew Shepard Foundation, The National Women’s Law Center, and HIAS.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMThe November 18 gala will honor Kathy Bates.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMThe Brooklyn company will present works that explore morality and promote social justice.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PMIt’s that time of year again, when there’s a bit of Pumpkin Spice in everything and Halloween themes are taking over. The Workhouse Arts Center is doing its part to add a bit of horror i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PMThe comedy from the Olivier Award-winning creators of The Play That Goes Wrong marks the beginning of the company's year-long residency at the Vaudeville Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PMAll That Jazz! at Annapolis Shakespeare Company is an original musical revue of classic songs from old Broadway shows, in collaboration with Unified Jazz Ensemble. Conceived and directed by …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:31PMBy . La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City presents Coffeehouse Chronicles #155: Ellen Stewart livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at h…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:28PMThe NAB Show New York Impact Award goes to an artist for his “impact and influence on the overall industry.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:28PMAlbany filmmaker Rosemary Rawcliffe thought her Dalai Lama film had been stolen, now it's ready to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:28PMThe play is too overstuffed and too easily distracted to say anything profound or potent about its subject matter.
The post Review: As Anatomy of a Presidency, <em>The Great Society<…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:24PMGet ready for a delicious weekend because BroadwayWorld is giving you the chance to win tickets to three different events at this year's New York City Wine & Food Festival. Don't miss yo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMEmmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright Billy Porter will receive the NAB Show New York Impact Award on Thursday, October 17. NAB President and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMLast night, The Dramatists Guild Foundation celebrated Oliver Houser and Riti Sachdeva, both alumni of the DGF Fellows program, at a salon hosted by Joan and George Hornig. Houser performed …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMU.K. drag sensations Baga Chipz and Sheila Simmonds will star in the all-drag makeover that will play six performances at Trafalgar Studios this December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMBrandon McCoy admits that he has written a love letter to his home state of West Virginia. McCoy has created a work that is both personal and heartachingly relatable to anyone who has pulled…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:12PMThe Asian Art Museum in SF covers two influential artists, Saburo Hasegawa and Isamo Noguchi, in one exhibit.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:00PM
Diahann Carroll, who died Friday at the age of 84, is best known as the first black woman to star on a TV series, “Julia” in 1968, but she was a barrier breaker on Broadway too. Born in…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:55PMIf these first-look photos of Mischief Theatre's Groan Ups don't put you in touch with your 'inner child', we don't know what will. Just two days to go until the brand-new comedy officially …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:55PMPlaybill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMRoss Golan’s new show celebrated its world premiere Off-Broadway October 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PMStage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), today announced that acclaimed Director Joe Mantello…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMThe Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation will honor the director, who will helm a revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf this season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43PMReview: Noises Off, Garrick Theatre5.0starsAt some point during Act three, I am laughing so hard that I rifle in my bag for my inhaler – somewhere in the show between the cactus and the th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PMReview: This Is Not Right, Wilton's Music Hall 3.0stars Wilton’s Music Hall is the perfect location for This Is Not Right. It’s bare, crumbling bricks, cast-iron pillars and faded paint …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PMThe Tony-winning Fun Home composer and playwright of The Wolves are joing 77 additional artists selected for fall residencies at the New Hampshire artists colony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PMPhoto: Courtesy of Google Long Island is a never ending bevy of comedic genius. There is no denying the incredible talent that has poured forth from the mouth of the comedy circuit on this t…
SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 01:15PMThe Hollywood Film Awards is proud to announce that multi-hyphenate, award-winning stars Shia LaBeouf, Taron Egerton, Cynthia Erivo and Olivia Wilde will be honored for their standout co…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced today that Renée Zellweger is set to receive the illustrious American Riviera Award in January 2020. Zellweger will be recognized for…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMWriter and winner of the 2019 JMK Young Director award, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu is currently working on a new production of Arinzé Kene’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:01PMThe Show People Podcast is back and in this episode host Andrew Keates is joined by actor Danny-Boy Hatchard.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWritten by Julia Stier Ah, closing night. Curtains close, cords are recoiled, and the time comes to say good-bye. Working on a show introduces you to a whole host of talented artists – act…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:00PM
Director Joe Mantello will receive the “Mr. Abbott” Award for lifetime achievement from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. The award, given to a Broadway director or ch…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:59PM (Patricia Storace’s article appeared in The New York Review of Books, 10/5.) Keith Hamilton Cobb in American Moor The first recorded African-American theater troupe, the African Compan…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:53PMSAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young (www.say.org) presents Paul Rudd's 8th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 7:00pm. The event, which raises funds in …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PMNorthern Stage and Common Wealth have created a new production with residents of Byker in Newcastle. The creators tell Tracey Sinclair how
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMIt's been a casting frenzy over here today! Waitress, The Mousetrap, Cinderella and The Snow Queen... we've got a lot of names to get through!
The post London Theatre News Today: A whole lot…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:45PMVasily Shukshin was a Russian film-maker and writer whose short stories detailed life in a Siberian village in the Altai region during
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PMPossessed of a voice that refused any categorisation other than its own lustrous sound, Jessye Norman, who has died aged 74, was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:34PMThe Arena Stage production will begin November 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMReview: Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of), Northern Stage5.0starsI admit that I was sceptical about Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at first. It’s hard to make something fresh and unique w…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:24PMReview: The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory 3.0stars From beginning to end, The Watsons pays homage to Jane Austen. Laura Wade’s experimentally metatheatrical play engages Austen’s wit…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:24PMJohn O’Brien owed his career as a much-admired principal dancer with Ballet Rambert, and later a widely respected teacher, to the suggestion
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:21PMAs part of Ovalhouse’s final season at its original Kenninghton home – it moves to Brixton next year – it has commissioned
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:11PMSouth African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo’s Giselle is an enjoyable but uneven reworking of the classic Romantic ballet. Masilo transposes the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMHear Michael Longoria cover "That Thing You Do" on his new album of soundtrack songs, Like They Do In The Movies.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:00PM
The company will invite audiences into the development process of its 12-hour retelling of The One Thousand and One Nights.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMBattersea Arts Centre will partner with producers in locations including Wigan and Peterborough on a network intended to bring about a shift
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMSouthampton’s NST Campus theatre is to close for about two years for a major refurbishment. The 510-capacity venue, formerly known as the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMBest known recently for her role in ITV’s Emmerdale, actress Sandra Marvin is the latest addition to the cast of West End musical Waitress, taking over as waitress Becky from original cast…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 11:45AMMultiple theatre artists are among MacDowell Colony's 79 fall fellows, who will receive an average of $10,000 and a fully funded residency.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AMA new video debuted on YouTube this week featuring LAST DAYS OF SUMMER cast members Danny Binstock and Julian Lerner paying homage to a classic 1980s film. Danny Binstock will play Joe Margo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AMPlaywright Bruce J. Robinson’s culinary-themed play will receive a New York industry reading October 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMThe October 21 performance will benefit the Covenant House Foundation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM(Photo by Glover-Burk Photography)
Farley Cadena is a vivacious and beloved musical theatre actress, well known for her wickedly funny roles in The Producers, 42nd Street, Thoroughly Moder…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:18AMRichard Curtis is a leading New York literary agent, author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, and has winner of several awards for humor and satire. Since 2010 he has been writing…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:18AMby Rebecca Slaman. @rebeccaslaman. NEW YORK, NY. — The Wall Street Journal issued an extensive linguistics report today highlighting a steep, 90% increase in usage of the phrase “so impo…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:17AMIn one year, she’s made her Broadway debut opposite Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Cox, starred in Velvet Buzzsaw alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, published her book Character Breakdown, and now pre…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMThe world premiere, directed by Danya Taymor, opened October 7 at Playwrights Horizons.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AMSharon Rosen, who conceived the project, also directs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AMThe composer broke out with his touching musical “Ordinary Days.” He’s back with his biggest show yet, the ’70s-set tale of a treacherous burger cook with more than a resemblance to …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:03AMThe new musical, starring Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry, officially opens at MCC Theater October 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMThere was barely a change in grosses last week as the fall season chugged along. With no new shows on the boards, overall grosses ticked up by just 1% to $30,098,714. American Utopia had a …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMEven though it’s early days in the 2019-2020 Broadway season, Jeremy O. Harris’s new drama “Slave Play” has just emerged as the first genuine Tony Awards contender in the play catego…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMThe Brooklyn theatre's 2019-20 season will include a new play about Miller's trips to Beijing in 1983.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AMLast week we spoke with Adam Pascal about his approach to playing Professor Harold Hill in Meredith Willson’s classic musical comedy The Music Man. 5-Star Theatrical’s production, whic…
SOURCE: vconstage.com at 11:00AMMaster Harold & The Boys is a play about lessons and devastating loss, about how you can't dance around injustice and its impact.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe 2019 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards are set to take place on Sunday, 24 November at the London Coliseum. Sharing hosting duties for the ceremony will be fashion icon and editor-i…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:00AM
With nearly 5,000 ballots now counted for the 'Great Society Primary' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway, theatergoers of The Great Society continue to broaden the lead for Senator E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMIn this exclusive video go behind the scenes of 5-Star Theatricals, The Music Man with Adam Pascal, featuring book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, musical direction by Brad Ellis, ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMAn invitation-only staged reading of the new musical PopStar a?" featuring an original score by one of the music industry's leading songwriting teams a?" will take place at Ripley Grier, 305…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMThe sad news recently dawned on us that Marisha Wallace who originated in the West End cast as Becky would be leaving the beloved pie show. Whilst we’re excited to follow the trail of suga…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:40AMThe Sara Bareilles musical continues at the Adelphi Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AMThe Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner sang the song from his new album Sing to Me Instead.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AMThe director comes to the London company after serving as director of opera at Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMTituss Burgess was a guest on Monday night's episode of A Little Late with Lilly Singh. He was joined on the couch by actress Katy Mixon. During the interview, Burgess talks about his wig-th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMBroadway stars Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller sat down with Good Morning America on Tuesday to talk about playing country music legends Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, respectively, in the Li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMThe upcoming Fox Searchlight movie is based on the documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMJosh Groban was a guest on Tuesday morning's episode of Good Morning America, and during his interview, Groban announced that he will debut a one-of-a-kind residency at New York's iconic Ra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMPrices will range from $50 to $499, with a purchase limit of four tickets.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:19AMA lovely little paean to loneliness and the need for human contact set in and around a graveyard.
SOURCE: Haines His Way at 10:16AMThe new Ross Golan musical, directed by Thomas Kail, stars Joshua Henry as a man wrongly accused of murder.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMBen Platt was a guest on Monday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden. Platt was joined on the couch by fellow 'The Politician' co-star Zoey Deutch.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AMThe London County Hall production of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution has announced an extension alongside a new cast list to look forward to. The critically-acclaimed drama is…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:05AMThe Broadway alum sat down with ABC7 Chicago to talk about his daughter Adelaide and her fight with childhood epilepsy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMMaking his playwriting debut with Dorian, poet Andrew McMillan’s retelling of Oscar Wilde’s novel is set in a gym. He tells Ruth
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM
The Emmy-winning Fleabag star and creator showed off her theatrical side when she hosted the long-running series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AMFive Reasons Why Freestyle Love Supreme is a Welcome Change for Broadway
By: Iris Wiener
October 8, 2019: Before there was Hamilton and In the Heights there wa…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:54AMSnow White is bossy. Cinderella is a ditzy dim bulb. Sleeping Beauty not only sleeps a lot but snores. Belle is going nuts from talking to inanimate objects. Mulan likes girls. Just what …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:50AMJosh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show will launch February 14, 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM“The history of America is the history of private property!” a character says in the second half of Clybourne Park. And there,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:47AMBy . The Bucharest International Theater Platform #6: My Revolution presents a performance of HUOOOOO!!! by Auăleu and a performance of An tan tina by Nicoleta Lefter livestreaming on
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:43AMThe ’80s sitcom remains a favorite of fans of all ages because of its progressive views, talented cast and because it’s just plain funny.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:43AMThe 1974 musical will be presented at the Triad Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMThe film will also star Tony nominee Anna Deavere Smith.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMBy Jonathan Hall
Jonathan Hall reviews Lung Theatre Company's production Trojan Horse which was chosen to re-open the Leeds Playhouse after its renovation.
This post REVIEW: Trojan Horse, Le…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:11AMNancy Harris’ The Beacon trades on stereotypes. Beiv (Jane Brennan) is a smock-wearing female artist who’s been through her sculptures-of-tampons stage, opened
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMBefore Jonathan Larson’s iconic musical Rent took the world by storm, there was the autobiographical show, Tick, Tick…Boom!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMBy David Stevenson. Dr.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL is currently playing at The Bushnell in Hartford, CT, and will next travel to the Overture Center in Madison, WI prior to engagements in Boston, Los Angeles, San Franci…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AMAnnilese Miskimmon has been appointed artistic director of English National Opera. Miskimmon, currently director of opera at the Norwegian National Opera and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMThe acting is astonishing. The handsome JEFF KIM & the beautiful SAMI MA are astounding as we root for them and feel their sexual chemistry and heat. You'll be breathless at the end. I'm s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AM“I’m stepping away from full-time criticism to pursue more directing, but there’s no disentangling the two pursuits for me now. … Critic and director must both articulate a vision an…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:32AMThe director excavates the human story behind the queen of rock n roll in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical—plus all the hits you know and love.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM
I was back at Trafalgar Studios last night for this much-anticipated revival of Peter Nichols’ 1967 masterpiece A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. And there was so much to discuss with this …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:46AMBack in October 2011, we highlighted an "up and coming" new talent, Jeremy Jordan as Mr. Broadway (HERE). He had already been in Rock of Ages and West Side Story, and was just finished hea…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AMNever one to shy away from a challenge, playwright Alice Birch portrays women and children separated by the criminal justice system in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMRichard Beecham’s update of Patrick Hamilton’s play boasts a simple but clever premise: a group of women living in a safe house
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AMDue to an unusually large number of Broadway openings this fall, I’m filing two drama columns for The Wall Street Journal this week. In today’s paper, I review the Broadway transfer of S…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMA friend of mine sent me this color photograph the other day, remarking that he suspected it was the only time that Louis Armstrong and George Bernard Shaw appeared in the same painting. It …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMFrom 2009: Much has been written in recent days, most of it silly and some of it ignorant, about the modern art that Barack and Michelle Obama have borrowed to display in the White House….…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMLove London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Ian McKellen’s show in which he reflects on his career which arrives in London following a successful UK tour.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM“Since we are all naturally prone to hypocrisy, any empty semblance of righteousness is quite enough to satisfy us instead of righteousness itself.” John Calvin, Institutes of the Chris…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Wasteland is a truly wonderful piece of dance-theatre: humane, politically charged, by turns funny and sad. Gary Clarke’s follow-up to his acclaimed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AM“This is the script. It’s what I’m meant to say,” explains Agamemnon (Brian Doherty) before he sacrifices Polyxena (Zara Devlin) in exchange
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:38AMWith heavy machinery, hard hats and shovels galore, check out the trailer for Emma Frankland's hole-creating new show We Dig, then book your tickets!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:35AMMeet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details… Velma
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMFinn Anderson’s stunning score for Islander at Southwark Playhouse is performed beautifully by Bethany Tennick and Kirsty Findlay who pull off Amy Draper’s ingenious concept & direct…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMy first paid job was in a play called Who Knows? with the Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company in 1979. The part came
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start in theatre? I began acting and singing as a teenager in the US, doing high school musicals. I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Melissa Dunphy's world-premiere 'Waves of Gallipoli' was moving, beautiful
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:54AMA self-described "performative wokeness festival" doesn't quite hit sweet spot but gets close
Shuck 'n' Jive is an hour-long two-hander about writing a play about being black in a white indu…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 01:48AMWho is Dushan Philips? I often find myself referring to myself as an International Nomad but I’m as confused by the question as I am by the answer. I am a hider and a seeker. I’m a flawe…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:46AMThe comedian, who died Sunday, knew how to make an entrance — tossing confetti, laughing boisterously and insisting the audience join him.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18AMThe iconic British director has a new work on stage in New York; Why? asks exactly that question about the purpose of theater in society. Brook says he'll carry on as long as he can find the…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18AMTen years ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now the countertenor is starring as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in a new production by the Metropolitan …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18AMThis weekend we hosted a performance by the dance company Diavolo. You may be familiar with them as a finalist on America’s Got Talent, but they have been around since 1993 and have been…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:12AMFollowing sold-out shows at The Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney this week, Siblingship will tour to Prahran’s Chapel Off Chapel and Queanbeyan’s The Q Theatre this October. Siblingship follow…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:08AMDirecting a show can be a challenge. Directing your very first show can seem overwhelming. So we asked drama teachers: What are your top tips for someone directing their first show? Material…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
By Douglas Mayo
Christmas at the Southbank Centre will feature seasons from Fascinating Aida, Circus 1903 and a production of Black Beauty. Book Now!
This post Black Beauty, Circus 1903, Bla…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:53AMDrew Downing in conjunction with Front & Centre Australia and The MC Showroom present REBEL – A New Musical for a strictly limited season this October. Set in 1969, Rebel recalls his j…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:25AMTAG-The Actors’ Group, the indie professional company known for its commitment to staging contemporary plays in intimate productions in Hawaii, presents the state premiere of Jeff Talbott�…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:24AMI did not care for “Slave Play.” The only other writer who agrees with me it seems is Variety’s Marilyn Stasio. The
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24AMAfter seven years and multiple incarnations, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical hits BroadwaySince 1961, TheaterWorksUSA has touredlit-based showsfor young audiences to 49 states…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMGet Ready for The Bessies: Catch Up with the Nominated Pieces and People The Dance Enthusiast Covered
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMIn celebration of the new musical comedy beginning previews, Busey (who plays God) reads mean tweets.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPamela Sabaugh stars as Molly in the Brian Friel play at Theatre Row.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Public Theater revives the groundbreaking choreopoem, directed by Leah C. Gardiner with choreography by Camille A. Brown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn IMPRESSIONS: Chuck Wilt/UNA Productions’ “COLORING” at 92Y, "The company’s synergy and honesty are its most winning aspects. Wilt and his dancers offer a collaborative, self-affi…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM 
