Tony Shalhoub and Krysta Rodriguez gathered with industry leaders and performers under New York's most famous circus tent on December 9, to celebrate the second annual Cabaret at the Big A…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36PMA slew of stage veterans have been selected to debut the Andrew Lloyd Webber revue Unmasked at Paper Mill Playhouse next spring. The previously announced production, directed and choreograph…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36PMThe Director of Classical and New Music Programs oversees Kennedy Center Classical and New Music Programs
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36PMPurists may quibble at circus-themed show
When Qdos brought back pantomime to the Palladium three years ago after an absence of nearly 30 years, it set the bar high with superb production v…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:18PMReviewed by Judd Hollander
The key to telling a story, no matter how old it may be, is the ability of the one doing the telling to imbue it with passion from the here and now. A particular…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:18PMInspired by the City of Casey’s people and surrounding environment, Home/Land: Project Another Country is set to explore stories of migration, family and home at Bunjil Place from 14 Decem…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:07PMThe musical opened on Broadway at what is now the August Wilson Theatre on December 11, 1989.
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Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2019, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday 20 January 2020 at 7pm at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre. Lead…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:59PMWhen you think of “dance”, do you think of people moving in public, captured on film, and widely disseminated over the internet for public consumption and experience? Most likely not; yo…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:57PMA bus shuttling Nebraska Theatre Caravan's touring production of A Christmas Carol crashed on interstate 95 in Maine this week, injuring four people.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06PMSome of Australia’s major opera stars and performers will come together for a musical party of a lifetime to celebrate composer-conductor Richard Mills AM at Melbourne Recital Centre’s E…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:05PM
If the notion of compressing 900 years of Irish mythology into a single two-hour show sounds like a lot to take on, that’s because it is. In fact, tackling the entire pantheon of Irish leg…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:53PMBy Frank Gagliano, 12/10 The death of actor Renè Auberjonois (at age 79) is another sad RIP instance of a recent extraordinary theatre personality who once touched my life. In 1968, John …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:41PMI neglected to note who had posted it on Twitter, but an article in The Economist about what the arts can teach business came across my feed today. One of the first examples was an exercise …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:33PMJimmy takes suggestions from the audience, including a recap of the decade and Robert De Niro, Paul McCartney and a Minion doing the Cupid Shuffle.
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Deadline reports that former 007 Pierce Brosnan has joined the upcoming musical film adaptation of 'Cinderella.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:54PMBWW is live at the In the Heights NYC Q&A session with creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50PMNeil Gaiman’s 2013 novel is meant to be his most autobiographical. Maybe the monsters and the magic that populate the book are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:40PMFollowing a run of three critically and commercially successful years at the London Palladium, Qdos Entertainment has taken a step away from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18PMWe watch the dancers from close up and on all sides, our proximity enhanced by the magic of 3-D. The elegance of the cinematography (by Mko Malkhasyan) turns these passages into the stanzas …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:18PM“This proposal would eliminate cultural diversity, which stems from freedom — which means artists are not kept on a political leash,” Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony said. The Hungari…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:18PMMore Irish singers are being heard in more varied roles than at any other stage in my professional lifetime. Irish works are being taken abroad. The company has been rewarded with internatio…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:18PM“The Irishman,” released on Netflix on Nov. 27, is expected to be watched by about 40 million Netflix households in its first month, Sarandos said. That would be well below other Netflix…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:18PM“(Literature) should not be reduced to politics, obviously, because human experience is more than politics. But also, human experience is never without politics.” – Toronto Star
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:18PMThe Stage Awards 2020 will take place at the Royal Opera House in London on January 31. Here are the nominees in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02PMAny producer or production company – of any scale, subsidised or commercial – is eligible. Judged on criteria including (but not limited
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThe top theatre in the capital over the past 12 months. Any venue based in Greater London is eligible. This is judged
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMSheffield Theatres, sound designers Ben and Max Ringham and Theatre Royal Stratford East are among the nominees for The Stage Awards 2020
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThe top small-scale theatres across the UK that don’t receive core government funding. Judged on criteria including (but not limited to) artistic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMAs with our other awards, this recognises excellence over the past 12 months. Any theatrical organisation or person (eg, theatre, producer, school)
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThe top theatre outside of the capital over the past 12 months. Theatres in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are also eligible.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThe Achievement in Technical Theatre Award recognises individuals or teams that have excelled within their fields in the past 12 months. This
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMTheatre venues or any physical structure or space hosting theatrical performance are eligible for this award. The building or space must have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThe Innovation Award highlights the best new design, technical or creative developments in the performing arts in the past 12 months. Any
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMAs December marches on, we enter the season of lists. Not Christmas card lists – in journalistic circles, December means end-of-year lists.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMNominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2019, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday 20 January 2020 at 7pm at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre.
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Mamie Parris, Rema Webb, Alex Finke, and more join the Paper Mill Playhouse production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:48PMThe Tom Dulack adaptation of Milton’s 17th-century epic poem begins January 15, 2020, at Theatre Row.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMSix weeks of enthusiastic fundraising erupted into two extraordinary performances of lighthearted parodies, inspiring calls-to-action and exceptional dance at this year's Red Bucket Follies.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PMThe Michael Frayn play premiered on Broadway in 1983.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PMSee who's joining Maria Dizzia and original Broadway cast members Mike Iveson and Rosdely Ciprian at Mark Taper Forum.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PMCasting is complete for the brand-new musical Bliss, slated to make its world premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre this winter. The previously announced tuner, directed by Tony nominee S…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMClinton Greenspan in "Aladdin" (Photo: Deen Van Meer)
Clinton Greenspan remembers clearly what happened the night he performed the role of Aladdin on Broadway for the first time. The actor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMGet ready for a one-of-a-kind look inside Broadway's longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera. The hit show's strong-voiced title star Ben Crawford has signed on to lead Broadway.c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMRichard Easton, a Canadian actor whose two dozen Broadway credits included a Tony-winning turn in an original work by Tom Stoppard, died on December 2, according to The Telegraph. Easton wa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMJoAnn M. Hunter directs and choreographs.
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One of the first photos you see in Renee Taylor’s delightful play about dieting is a black and white picture of her as a chubby kid in New York in the late 1940s. In hundreds of subsequent…
SOURCE: 173822 at 03:58PMTwo short plays, adapted from stories by the famed writers, will be paired together for the first time.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PMFabulous technical elements and spirited performances from a large ensemble of actors, singers and dancers cannot overcome the authorial negligence of the musical science fiction pastiche, "…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:56PMLots of Christmas-related activites on the schedule for the coming weekend.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:56PMOxford PlayhouseAn empowered Belle leads an energetic cast in this song-packed extravaganza, featuring nifty shadow play, terrifying puppets and infectious 80s classics
With the general elec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMPaper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Michael Stotts- Managing Director), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, begins the new year with the world premier…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:53PMSince 2015, the foundation has give out grants in twice-a-year cycles totaling more than $5.3 million.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:53PMOn this episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe, we sipped tea and spilled the tea with Dito van Reigersberg AKA THE Martha Graham Cracker. As one of the founders of Pig Iron, Dito shares his ex…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 03:49PMNow that ArtsHacker has five years under its belt, we’re keen to get your feedback on how we can refine our content and how it’s presented. Your insights will be instrumental in enhancin…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:49PMAs sometimes happens, the bulk of my time working on this Teri Garr (b. 1944) post has been spent trying to find just the right photo to head it with. Some are too closely linked to specific…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:48PMGorgeous Los Angeles local Sally Eilers (1908-1978) started out as an extra (often as flappers and chorus girls) in major movies like The Red Mill (1927, directed by Roscoe Arbuckle as “Wi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:48PMI flirted with not doing a post on Ron Carey (Ronald Joseph Cicenia, 1935-2007, figuring that my mention in my Barney Miller post about covered it, but, nah, there’s much more to talk abou…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:48PMAt the end of October, a bus full of talkative and excited ninth graders descended upon FringeArts, dressed up in sparkly dresses and ironed slacks. When they rounded the corner to enter the…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 03:43PMIn the early years of the 16th century, Pope Julius II had initiated renovations when it became clear that the ancient basilica, completed around AD 360 on the site believed to be St Peter�…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMA new class action lawsuit, filed Friday in California Superior Court and announced in a press advisory Monday, argues that the Walt Disney Company, worth approximately $130 billion as of th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM“Even now, 70+ years since John Cage’s seminal Suite for Toy Piano from 1948, the toy piano still feels like Duchamp’s upside-down urinal (Fountain): out of place on stage, it elicits …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMAlso, check out footage from the Tony-winning musical’s opening night at the Noël Coward Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PMWhile the Tony Award-winning musical is called Jersey Boys, let’s not forget that so many of the Billboard chart-toppers performed in the show are about the real-life Frankie Valli and the…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:36PMChris McCarrell shares behind the scenes photos he's taken along his The Lightning Thief journey.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:25PMDave Malloy's musical adaptation of Moby-Dick is officially setting sail tonight with the show's opening night, and A.R.T. is giving us a peek into the theatre's transformation to bring the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:25PMRegistration for classes is now open.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMThe ceremony, hosted by LL Cool J, was celebrated in Washington, D.C., December 8 and will air on CBS December 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PMTony Award-winning actor Richard Easton, who broke a 30-year break from Broadway to make an acclaimed performance in Tom Stoppard’s 2001 play The Invention of Love, died Dec. 2 at age 86…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:07PMTake a look inside opening night for DEAR EVAN HANSEN in London's West End.
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Billy Porter has told E! News that the upcoming live-action adaptation of Cinderella is a retelling of the story for the #MeToo era.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:57PMTake a look at photos from opening night of Out of the Box Theatrics' limited engagement of Sybille Pearson (book), Richard Maltby, Jr.(lyrics) and David Shire's (music) heart-warming music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:55PMBallet Theatre of Maryland’s production of The Nutcracker at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is a real treat for the senses. Choreographed by Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto, it brings…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:47PMAt the Park Avenue Armory, Odon von Horvath’s 1937 drama gets a rare and physically overwhelming staging.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PMRichard Cocciante and Luc Plamondon's adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel is finally coming to New York City.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PMThe Trojan Women Project Festival is now playing off-Broadway at La Mama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PMChristopher Shinn adapts Ödön von Horváth's rarely performed 1937 drama for Park Avenue Armory.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PMAnthony Ramos takes us uptown.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PMThe music icon tells us what to expect from his new show at the Nederlander Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PMWendy dreams big in Shakespeare Theatre’s “Peter Pan and Wendy.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:24PMGet free tickets to live theater, and other live events — dance, comedy, opera — through Goldstar’s three day Comptrain promotion — today through December 13. You pay just a small …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:23PMIn what is becoming a delightful Christmas tradition, Creative Cauldron reprises their holiday production of Madeline’s Christmas. The lighthearted musical is based on the beloved books by…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:19PMAsya Sosis directs a new production of 1944 Soviet satire Dragon for two performances only this weekend, hot on the heels of the UK's general election. In the piece, a brave knight's attempt…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:14PM“Dance/Movement Therapy goes beyond simply dancing. DMT uses dance and movement to promote insight, integration and well-being, as well as to diminish undesirable symptoms in various clini…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PM“Dutch asylum court is not exactly a well-trodden topic within performance art, but last week in Amsterdam, a one-off staging of a refugee trial asked the public to determine the fate of a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PMNPR has kept speaking with many voices that would sound out of place on the air anywhere else. Many, if not most, have been female. As hosts and anchors, correspondents and reporters, women …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PM“In the ’60s, estimates suggest that fewer than 2,000 people could speak Hawaiian fluently, and just a few dozen of them were children. But then something remarkable happened. An unlikel…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PMThere is an ever-increasing fear that smaller publishing houses may be put out of business as a result of potential changes to requirements surrounding distribution of literary materials. �…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PM“The location of Portrait of a Lady, one of the world’s most sought-after missing artworks, has been a mystery since it was stolen in 1997. On Tuesday, a gardener clearing up ivy on an e…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PMThe scene comes from Avengers: Endgame, when Thanos says “I am inevitable” and snaps his fingers in an attempt to destroy all existing life in the Universe, only to discover his gauntlet…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12PM★★★★★ Ödön von Horváth's morally charged thriller gets a fresh adaptation (by Christpher Shinn) in a stunning new production
The post Judgment Day: The Roar, and Lure, of the Cr…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:01PMTo celebrate the holiday season, AussieTheatre.com are going theatre crazy and will be opening a new window on our Advent Calendar each day to reveal some amazing theatre treats. Check back …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:00PM★★★★ Richard Jones directs a Park Avenue Armory extravaganza of Christopher Shinn's adaptation
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Video projections help set the mood for an admirable adaptation of the Brazilian writer’s fragmented novel about a woman chafing against society’s restrictions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMPlaywright and screenwriter best known for the 1980 film classic The Long Good FridayAlthough Barrie Keeffe, who has died aged 74, wrote a long list of stage plays that fed into, and off, ea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMThe musical fantasy, which upends the traditional princess narrative, will debut at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMMaya Malan-Gonzalez's contemporary Latinx take on A Christmas Carol shows promise despite production difficulties.
In retelling Charles Dickens's perennial holid…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:30PMExuding a lushness, attention to technical detail and an overarching sense of fun, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a prime example of its skill. Proof is that the m…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:24PMAn innovative line-up offers documentary dance set in a psychiatric hospital and a piece invoking First Nation ceremonies
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:14PMThe London debut staging of Pretty Woman: The Musical has found its romantic leads. Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac will star as Vivian and Edward in the previously announced West End transfer,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PMDirected by Jon M. Chu, the film arrives in movie theatres in summer 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PMLET THEM SING AND WE’RE HAPPY Given the daylight deprivation that comes with December, music works like light to dispel the darkness. This musical couldn’t be brighter: White Christma…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:01PMWith the stalls audience standing and the performers clamouring through the crowd and onto the stage, Kneehigh’s staging of Ubu! evokes a gig, a party and a political rally all in one.
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Olga Neuwirth’s Virginia Woolf opera crams in high-concept music and couture costumes — but its politics grow wearisome
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:57PMLike most good things, the run of “My Life on a Diet” at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse through Dec. 15 is all too soon to end. The show is a 90-minute journey through the lif…
SOURCE: NJ.com at 12:52PMBy Douglas Mayo
Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac are to star in the smash hit Pretty Woman the musical when it opens at the Piccadilly Theatre, London in February 2020.
This post Danny Mac and A…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:41PMThe organization clarifies its work with the musicals in this exclusive statement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMWarner Bros has shared the first teaser and poster for the highly-anticipated film adaptation of In the Heights!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PMWorld-famous mentalist Derren Brown talks ambition, control, fame, and his life outside the spotlight.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:38PMSt. Ann's Warehouse, responding to popular demand nearly two months before performances begin, has extended the celebrated Gate Theatre Dublin production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, dir…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMIn Samoa, 68 people – mostly children – have died of measles in recent weeks, victims of an abysmally low immunization rate resulting, in significant part, from misinformation spread on …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PMAlexis Scott delves into the psyche of Eva Braun at her wedding reception in a monologue play written by David Turkel.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMAfter marveling at Ken Jennings’ power of memorization, one has to admire his ability to deliver the entire text of "The Gospel of John" with unwavering clarity and devotion to its meaning…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:09PMEd Harris was a guest on Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to talk about starring as Atticus Finch in the Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMClinton Greenspan stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about starring in Aladdin and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMPrincipal casting is complete for the upcoming Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. Stage veteran Rashidra Scott will take on the role of Susan in the new product…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMSundance Institute has announced the world premiere of We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, a documentary charting the rise of Lin-Manuel Miranda's celebrated improv hip-hop group Freestyle Love S…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMIt's been a strange couple of months for live theater in New York.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 12:03PMThe smash hit spectacular, Notre Dame de Paris will make its New York Premiere next September, after receiving international acclaim in 23 countries worldwide, having been translated into 9 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMWatch this exclusive look inside the Disney+ series from Tim Federle.
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The musical-opera hybrid will play the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMSteve Rosen and David Rossmer’s musical will be available for productions worldwide in 2020.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMThe pair of films join already the announced Zola from Jeremy O. Harris, Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl’s Gloria Steinem biopic, and others.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM’42 Ft – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels’ (Photo: Maike Schulz) By April Stamm How do you fill a 42-foot diameter space with wonder, excitement,…
The post Circus Reimagined: ’42 …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:48AMA matchless, hypnotic portrait of love. A seductive vision of two lives tangled up in blues with too many tough nights apart as each knows “I have no will of my own.” Are the two people …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:45AMIn 2014, writer and director Simon Stone brought an exciting, new version of Euripides classic Medea to the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, followed by a run at London's Barbican in 2019.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMTony Award nominee Jennifer Simard played her final performance in the roles on December 8.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMThe album will feature Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Christian Borle, and the off-Broadway cast.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMScott can currently be seen in the Broadway cast of Ain't Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMActors Rob Nagle and Tanya Alexander will head the cast as newspaper columnist Andy Kramer and laid-off Elementary school teacher Betty Frazier in the world premiere of Human Interest Story …
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 11:40AMThe playwright-performer will alternate performances with David Ryan Smith in the WP and Baltimore Center Stage co-production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMSome new pics of Peter Andre in Thriller Live, a whole host of stars announced for The Barricade Boys' Christmas Cabaret and some Pretty good casting.
The post London Theatre News Today: Wed…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:23AMNix the candy canes, the carols, and the seasonal folderol. This year, get into the holiday spirit with a juicy murder. We need a little Christie, right this very minute. Everyman Theatre fu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMGifted actor and storyteller Paul Morella has once again donned the coattails and top hat of Charles Dickens to usher us into the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center. The lob…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMWhen Army Captain Jack Ludwig (Jake Epstein) first speaks his full name early on in playwright Ken Ludwig’s new dramedy Dear Jack, Dear Louise, audiences probably realize that this World W…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMWe few; we happy few. Six performances times sixteen seats comes to fewer than 100 people who will see The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers, which is a very early one-act by Tennesse…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMIn the spirit of the holidays, Goldstar has donated two $50 Goldstar gift certificates for readers of DC Theatre Scene. These are good for any already discounted tickets listed on Goldstar a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMby Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. The unsung hero of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen doesn’t fit into any Tony category - but that doesn’t mean their work isn’t just as challenging or inte…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:12AMJerwood Arts is to support 50 organisations to host year-long paid fellowships for early-career creatives from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. This is part
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AMHay Festival has unveiled plans to construct a pop-up theatre space next year, under a new partnership with Shakespeare’s Globe. It comes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMThis first collaboration between the Royal Opera and the disabled and non-disabled artists of Candoco is based on Shaun Tan’s picture book
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AMBy Douglas Mayo
Kevin Clifton is to star in the musical comedy The Wedding Singer for a limited season at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.
This post Kevin Clifton stars in The Wedding Si…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:03AMThe production, directed by Olivier winner Daniel Evans, will begin performances at Chicago’s Lyric Opera House December 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMWhen there is a jazz band on stage, and the atmosphere is gritty and low, you know you are in for a good time. I headed over to Trafalgar Studios to cast my eye over A Taste of Honey, the …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:00AMFor the run up to Christmas, Peter Andre takes over the leading performance in Gary Lloyd’s Thriller Live.
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By . Production Managers’ Forum (USA) Diversity and Inclusion Committee presents the panel discussion Backstage with Deaf Artists and Technicians livestreaming on the commons-based peer pr…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:56AM“This stirring performance, titled ‘Un violador en tu camino‘ (“A Rapist in Your Path), was first brought to life by the feminist art collective called Lastesis at a protest in the p…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:54AMYes, he looted much of the statuary at the ancient Greek monument (his booty now sits in the British Museum), but he also had Athenian craftsmen take plaster casts of much of what he left in…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:54AM“A recent study by Northwestern University … found that 26% of independent Arab filmmakers are women … In Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon, 25% of all new directors are women. In Egypt, th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:54AMWhat Arkansas Rep learned after it suspended operations last year and turned itself around.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:51AMPlaybill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AMDon't feed the plants, but do listen to this album! Ghostlight Records has announced an original cast recording of the new off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. The album will be …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AMDiana Nneka Atuona has been announced as this year’s recipient of the George Devine Award for most promising playwright. She was awarded
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMSee which Broadway and theatre alums are among the 2020 nominees.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMSoap opera luminary Shane Richie has become synonymous with the pantomime Robin Hood in recent years. This Christmas, though, he has been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMThe Broadway alum will pull triple-duty as Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMDozens of characters turn up in playwright Becky Mode’s “Fully Committed.” But there’s only one person onstage.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:42AM Nominees for the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2019, as well as the nominees for outstandin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:37AMFor the staging of Kate Ferguson and Susannah Pearse’s musical adaptation of Treasure Island, the Octagon has moved from the cosy intimacy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:36AMOne was in “Game of Thrones.” One is still in high school. They all act and play instruments. And in a new show they portray scrappy Dubliners creating a band.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36AMThe Broadway musical Mean Girls welcomes Catherine Brunell to the hit production currently playing at the August Wilson Theatre. The actress will join the cast in the roles of “Mrs. Heron …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:35AMThis year’s Northampton panto is a lavish, light-hearted, if slightly off-the-peg affair from Qdos. The panto juggernaut has several other Cinderellas in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:34AMRashidra Scott (Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations) has been cast in the role of Susan for Marianne Elliott’s upcoming Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim/Geo…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:28AMCatherine Brunell is joining the cast of “Mean Girls” to play the roles of Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George. Brunell takes over the role from Jennifer Simard, who played her final Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:26AMRehearsals are underway for Scenario Two's presentation of the beloved Tony Award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza at Lyric Opera House, starring four-time Grammy Award winner and Ton…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AMA recording of the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman musical revival Off-Broadway will be released by Ghostlight Records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMThe new play, directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, opened with the New Group December 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AMRashidra Scott will play the role of Susan in the upcoming revival of “Company.” Scott will play opposite Greg Hildreth as Peter. She comes to “Company” after starring as Josephine i…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:18AMPerformances begin in March 2020 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMPerformances begin in March 2020 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMA brief guide to the man behind Slava’s Snowshow.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:09AMThe critically-acclaimed revival of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will be receiving an original cast recording, to be released by Ghostlight Records. THE NEW LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS OFF-BROADWAY CAS…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMAlmeida, LondonLydia Wilson is riveting as the strong-willed duchess in Rebecca Frecknall’s arresting update
When The Duchess of Malfi was revived in 1945 after falling out of fashion for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMRashidra Scott will play the role of Susan and completes principal casting in the visionary new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's landmark American musical, Company, directed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMCatherine Brunell (Something Rotten!, Thoroughly Modern Millie) will join the cast of Mean Girls as 'Mrs. Heron / Ms. Norbury / Mrs. George' beginning tonight, Wednesday, December 11. Tony A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMThe December 9 benefit was held under the tent at the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMWhen loved ones pass away, there are many unique ways in which relatives choose to honour their memories. Food writer Jay Rayner
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The Broadway alum currently plays Atticus Finch at the Shubert Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMHow Michael McElroy and Broadway Inspirational Voices have changed the fabric of Broadway—and how you can hear their Grammy-nominated music.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AMThe musical, based on the film of the same name, is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM“Protesters stormed the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City on Tuesday over a painting showing revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata striking an unconventional pose. They shouted ‘burn it, b…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:42AMRelocation from the Russian provinces to Sixties Biafra brings insight and immediacy
Inua Ellams’ Three Sisters plays Chekhov in the shadow of war, specifically the Nigerian-Biafran seces…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:36AMWestfield News ArtsBeat 12/11/19. Reviews of "Christmas on The Rocks" at TheaterWorks and "Santaland Diaries" at Playhouse on Park. Plus "Anyone Can Whistle" at Hartt, and arts news from WMa…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:19AMThis year's returning panto star Julian Clary, who's currently portraying the Good Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears, is now the first performer to be inducted into the London …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:15AMThe Fairy Princess is flapping her wings a bit slower today – because BEETLEJUICE on Broadway is closing – despite huge box office, for no other reason than Producer Scott Rudin wanted h…
SOURCE: fairyprincessdiaries.com at 09:14AMNext up in our 2019 in Review series is a look at what we think were the best in Broadway-related media. From logos to marquees to recordings and online presence, we weigh in on 21 categorie…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:12AMBy Douglas Mayo
Casting has been announced for the upcoming production of Be More Chill by Joe Iconis at The Other Palace Theatre, London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:04AMLyttelton, LondonBuoyed by first-rate performances, this production transforms the Russian classic into an eye-opening account of the Biafran war
Inua Ellams describes his new play, his firs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMThe show features percussive dance backed by a five-piece jazz band.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMAs the National Theatre’s revival of Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey opens at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios, starring Jodie Prenger,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAs a disabled actor and presenter, I have found it hard over the years to join Spotlight. However, because of changes to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMSuperstar is a fantastic piece of theatre that is completely honest and paints a very realistic image of what it is to grow up in a house of over-achievers.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMBy Carlos Murillo, Kira Obolensky. Carlos Murillo and Kira Obolensky talk about their National Playwright Residency Program residencies, creating work for a specific theatre’s audience, pl…
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“The US dictionary … said that look-ups for ‘they’ increased by 313% in 2019 compared with the previous year, as the public investigated the word’s shifting use [as a singular pron…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM“Stevens was known for her monumental paintings that dealt with social and political issues, as well as her activism, teaching, and writing. The artist used personal experiences and her re…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AMThe survival story at the heart of Touching The Void is one all climbers have surely discussed in hushed bar circles, chucking that unsettling hypothetical back and forth – “what would…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:30AMThe new sextet of SIX The Musical have really got it goin' on! Production shots have been released for this West End banger and it simply can't look any more fierce! SIX, which was recently …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:25AMDirector Michael Boyd has been accused of “erasing” British-based East Asian actors for the second time this year, after it emerged performers
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMKevin Clifton is to star in The Wedding Singer at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre next year. Based on the 1998 film
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMArts funding in Scotland needs to be urgently reassessed and should be more focused on individual artists, a parliamentary committee of MSPs
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMFrom Hadestown star André De Shields to Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof’s hilarious number, here are the highlights from the annual Broadway Cares event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:18AMThe new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis is currently running at the Atlantic Theatre Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:08AMFind your next Equity job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.
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Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire’s 1983 musical is directed and choreographed by Ethan Paulini.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:56AMNoah Galvin Replaces Ari’el Stachel??? Reviews for “Halfway Bitches” & “Greater Clements,” Luis Miranda & “FLS” Docs Coming to Sundance “Today on Broadway” is a dai…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMAustralian actor Daniel Monks has realised a dream of playing both Joseph Merrick and Richard III. As Teenage Dick, an adaptation of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:46AMHow worried are you about the myriad pressures on the NHS today? Will you be thinking about the future of the NHS when you go to the ballot box?
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SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:33AMAimie Atkinson and Danny Mac will lead the cast of The Pretty Woman: The Musical in the West End, producers have confirmed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMAs a child, Nell Gifford dreamed of running away to join a circus. She went one better than that, co-founding her own
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMUnder chief executive James Cundall, Lunchbox became a global powerhouse, with partners including the RSC and Really Useful Group, as well as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMBruno Walter leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in a 1946 rehearsal of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this sp…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMA leading figure in Irish theatre, Niall Tóibín was familiar to British audiences for spells with the National Theatre and television appearances
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMDisney Theatrical Productions’ Thomas Schumacher invites readers into the process of making a Broadway show with the third edition of How Does the Show Go On?.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AMLumpen hosts the only terrestrial radio show in the midwest devoted to books and authors.
It's a slightly rainy late November evening and the lights are all on a…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.” Anton Chekhov, “The Teacher of Literature”
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Tramway, GlasgowTreating Carlo Collodi’s allegory with the seriousness it deserves, this sincere and playful production draws a vulnerable boy into the tale’s darkest corners
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM"A great piece of theatre", "really moving, very thought-provoking" - check out what audiences think of Graeae's touring production of drama One Under, and what critics have said, then book …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:23AMThe West End cast of Pretty Woman: The Musical is to feature Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac. The pair will play the lead roles of Vivian and Edward in the show set to open at the Piccadilly T…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:20AMNottingham’s Theatre Royal has been ill-served by its pantos in the past, but this one is a corker. Madness and mayhem dominate
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:18AM“I can go anywhere for something new,” sings The Who’s Pete Townshend in the 1965 single Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere – the Mod
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:12AMStars and nominees gathered at h Club London to celebrate being shortlisted for the 20th annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Check out the pictures and highlights!
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Born in Australia and raised in America, Tom Hodgkins came to the UK in his late teens and took a master’s in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMBig news. Huge. Find out who's been announced as the leads in the brand new production of Pretty Woman The Musical, coming to the West End in February!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:55AMWe want the fairy tale when Pretty Woman: The Musical opens for a 46-week season on 13 February 2020 and we now know that it will be Aimie Atkinson as Vivian and Danny Mac as Edward who wil…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:45AMOliver O’Shea’s revival of this show from 2014 sees Charles Dickens’ classic tale brought to life by a talented ensemble of actor-musicians.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:34AMWho is Katie Henry? Katie is 38 year old woman who directs plays, teaches and coaches creatives. A fierce feminist and believer in best practice. She also believes that vulnerability is wher…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:32AMHaving worked wonders on Tennessee Williams’ under-appreciated and pretty flawed play Summer and Smoke, director Rebecca Frecknall works a similar magic on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:24AMIn this entertaining production, Cinderella sets off to the ball in a beautiful horse-drawn carriage that actually flies through the air. This,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:16AMHow did you start off in theatre? Born in Uganda and raised in Liverpool, Southport and Staines, I started out as a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMJames McAvoy triumphs in Martin Crimp’s magnificent makeover of the French classic Cyrano de Bergerac: a jaw-dropping success.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMI first performed A Christmas Carol in December 2017, in a production that toured castles and cathedrals all over the country. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMProduction shots have been released for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The London Palladium's fourth pantomime, which stars Sophie Isaacs (Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical), Julian Clary…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 05:00AMFollowing the exciting news last month that the highly-anticipated world premiere of Sleepless: A Musical Romance would take place at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, the venue is at…
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Aimie Atkinson will play Vivian and Danny Mac will play Edward in Pretty Woman: The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre from 13 February 2020 where it will play for a strictly limited engageme…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:58AMA spectacular, immersive exhibition about the power of the sea in human imagination, Sublime Sea: Rapture and Reality comes to Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery from 14 December 2019. Wi…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:43AMNational Theatre productions will restrict 50% of their rehearsal periods to five days a week from next year, limiting the amount of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:24AMThere’s more gravy than grave in this version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – though one of the dining tables does conceal a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:22AMIn a new version of the enduring myth, Chris Bush sets the story in 17th-century London with a young woman who sells her soul
A man (it is almost always a man) strikes a deal for greatness a…
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The Getty Foundation is looking for an internationally recognized Associate Director professional, who is a demonstrated leader in academic art history, museum practice, or conservation.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48AMRhinoceros, the official production commemorating the Market Theatre Lab’s 30th-anniversary celebrations, and performed by the supremely talented Kwasha! Theatre Company is a piece worthy …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:07AMAnubha Fatehpuria will act out a miscellany of women characters, spanning more than a century in Pieces. Once again, in recent weeks, the free-thinking Virginia Woolf provides grist for the …
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At the center of the large wooden barn is a makeshift altar, wrapped in gauze and adorned in flowers, candles, and partially constructed mannequins. A voice fills the broad, earthy space, wa…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:59AMSWOON LAKE Sir Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake has flown into town and it’s a rapturous reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet. While productions based on the popular Petipa-Ivanov 189…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:53AML. Frank Baum’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900. The Wiz is a musical with a book by William F. Brown, and music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls was presented at …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:37AMWhile it’s possible to be disturbed, distressed and, sadly, disappointed by theatre, one cannot technically be turbed, tressed or appointed by it.
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The York Theatre Company’s new revue, "Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Musical World of Maury Yeston," reminds us not to take for granted the talents of this vibrant composer/lyric…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:56AMRebecca Frecknall directs a production which ultimately finds its heart
This play can be a challenge for modern audiences: a woman who is ostensibly in a position of power, "a prince" in Ren…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 12:33AMThe Tony-nominated musical Mean Girls welcomes stage alum Catherine Brunell to the production on December 11. She takes over the roles of Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George from Tony nomine…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AMBusy week on Broadway with last week’s box office numbers just in. “Jagged Little Pill,” based on Alanis Morissette’s shrieky album from
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:18AMPop Art and contemporary politics energise an eye-opening show at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AMAnnouncing 2019-20 Cage Cunningham Fellow, Jennifer Tipton!
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMDonja R. Love discusses his "super personal" world premiere---According to a recent CDC fact sheet, if current trends persist, one in two African-American gay or bisexual men will be diagnos…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMThe concert follows the recent release of Menzel’s Christmas: A Season of Love album.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe two performances benefit City Harvest and Ars Nova.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHadestown Tony winner Rachel Chavkin directs the Boston-area production.
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