Famed theatre critic Irving Wardle once described the early work of Harold Pinter as “Comedies of menace” and to be sure, this production of The Dumb Waiter, produced by its two actors W…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:56PMDon’t be lulled into false complacency, art-lings, on the theory that Congress will again resist the President’s call to ax support for NEA, NEH, IMLS and CPB. Contact your Congressional…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:48PMVia Arts and Letters Daily is a link to an Aeon piece that claims pop songs have gotten increasingly sadder and negative over the last 50 years. They lay out their method of analyzing lyri…
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The Clocktower Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special One Night Only performance from Australian stars Silvie Paladino, Michael
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:46PMTom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt opens tonight at the Wyndham's Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41PMA Broadway musical, world-class jazz concert and a children’s show by ARIA Award-winning rock band Regurgitator are among the highlights of Adelaide Festival Centre’s Autumn 2020 season.…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:19PMBroadway star, Norm Lewis, will lead Children of Eden at the Arcada Theatre in Chicago along with David Phelps and Brian Justin Crum,
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10PMChicago Opera Theater's exploration of the civil rights movement traces one fictional woman's journey.
Dan Shore started working on his one-act opera, Freedom Ri…
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Beautiful, the musical that chronicles the life of singer/songwriter Carole King, comes to the Conejo Valley for the first time in American Theatre Guild’s national tour. Many performers h…
SOURCE: vconstage.com at 08:51PMSince late in 2019, Theatre Bay Area and allied advocacy organizations have been working to educate both lawmakers and the field on the impacts of Assembly Bill 5 on the nonprofit arts secto…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 08:50PMVariety reports that the live-action 'Aladdin' reboot is getting a sequel at Disney.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:38PM★★ In Lily Akerman's new play, three's a crowd and four is insufferable
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:31PMBy Bob Shuman The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) brought its production of The Mikado to the Kaye Playhouse over the holiday season (12/27-1/5)—perhaps especially top…
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Revival of Caryl Churchill's brief dystopic classic is vivid but unexceptional
Caryl Churchill, Britain's best living playwright, is enjoying a spate of high-profile revivals of her classic …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:54PMWhat might I want history to do to me? I might want history to reduce my historical antagonist—and increase me. I might ask it to urgently remind me why I’m moving forward, away from his…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PML.A.’s creative economy directly employed 402,465 workers in 2018, down 0.1% from 2017, according to the annual Otis Report released Wednesday. – Los Angeles Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PMWyndham’s theatre, LondonPatrick Marber directs Tom Stoppard’s sweeping story of a Jewish family in Vienna across six decades
In 2003, Tom Stoppard was asked if he would ever write a �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterAndrew Sheridan’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel focuses on Cathy and Heathcliff’s morbid passions and has the feel of a ghost story
There’s an inheren…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMDeadline reports that HBO and Sky will produce an immersive live event to coincide with the premiere of 'The Third Day.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21PMI first fell in love with Once after seeing the original 2007 independent Irish film. Then again when I the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation had its West End premiere in 2013. And now a…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:21PMMany theatres with inaccessible spaces exclude disabled people, says Jess Thom, who explains how relaxed performances make space for inclusivity and foster
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In what he says will probably be his last work, a master playwright finds urgent lessons for the present in the past of a Viennese family.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:48PMShe was one of the first black women to make the transition, propelled by the musical “Sweet Charity.” She also broke ground playing a black lesbian on TV.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:48PMFool For Love by Sam Shepard. Directed by Brenna Geffers. EgoPo Classic Theater. Through February 23, 2020, at the Latvian Society Theater, 531 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia. (267) 273-1414 or…
SOURCE: theculturalcritic.com at 06:47PMBy: David Sheward
February 12, 2020: Euripides’ Medea, the unforgettable story of a scorned woman whose thirst for revenge drives her to slaughter her own children, has reverberated t…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:29PMStephanie J. Block at the Carlyle is a Valentine's Week Delight
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:18PMKudisch will never underestimate Chitty Chitty Bang Bang again.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:18PMTom Stoppard has spent a career searching for the key to the human condition through metaphor: quantum mechanics, gymnastics, Latin love poetry,
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According to Deadline, original Honey, I Shrunk the Kids star Rick Moranis will join previously announced Josh Gad in an upcoming reboot of Walt Disney Pictures' 1989 movie.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMIn Sarah Einspanier’s fever-dream play, one half of a couple heads to Hollywood. The other gets an odd, and oddly familiar, new roommate.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PMRyan Cupello and Mia Vallet star in the production at Access Theater, which opens February 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PMThe world premiere, performed by actor-playwright Donnetta Lavinia Grays, opened at WP Theater February 11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMKhalifa White, a recent finalist of Broadway.com's casting competition The Search for Roxie, is headed to Broadway after all. While the standout performer didn't make the final cut to app…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PMOliver Award winner Kyler Soller on playing Eric Glass in the Matthew Lopez's Broadway hit The Inheritance.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PMPasadena Playhouse, The State Theater of California, presents The Father, written by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Jessica Kubzansky, now through March 1,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16PMThe world premiere by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen will begin performances Off-Broadway February 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PMThe region’s theaters will dedicate their performances to the late theater advocate on Valentine’s Day.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:06PMInternational filmmakers and distributors are now eying Bong Joon Ho’s triumphs with hope and hunger: hope that Parasite‘s success will open the door to global cinema, giving other non-E…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:03PM“Ballet costumes influenced fashion, and fashion influenced ballet costumes. This interplay, I think, was very, very rich during the mid-century.” – The Daily Beast
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:03PM“Instagram is absolutely shaping the theatre industry,” says Jay Armstrong Johnson, who recently played Raoul in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Johnson notes that Instagram has become…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:03PMThe Keen Company production, directed by LA Williams, will open at Theatre Row February 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PMAustralia’s Ainsley Melham is returning to Broadway for yet another season of Aladdin! Having originated the title character in the
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PMTwo love stories that started on the pages of the Reader
After years of reading the women-seeking-women Reader Matches ads and never seeing any I felt called to …
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This musical take on Austen's oft-adapted tale skims the surface.
With Autumn de Wilde's new film version of Jane Austen's Emma being released next week (the sev…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:50PMThe solo play from the comedian and journalist will play a limited run this spring.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:41PMRehearsals are underway for two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's newest play CONSCIENCE at George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. CONSCIENCE will star…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:39PM By Marilyn Lester Fans of Charles Busch and his devotion to the campy will not be disappointed in his latest outing, The Confession of Lily Dare, another paean to the drama queens of t…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:30PMGo inside the rehearsal room and watch Alexandra Socha and Douglas Sills sing "I Won't Send Roses" from Mack and Mabel.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMAfter making her Broadway debut in Joe Tracz and Joe Iconis' Audience Choice Award-winning musical Be More Chill, Talia Suskauer is now starring as Elphaba in the long-running North American…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMEmmy nominee Dianne McIntyre has taken over as choreographer on the upcoming opera adaptation of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel. McIntyre replaces the previously announced Tony nominee C…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMAdam Kantor just might be Broadway’s go-to typecast for the dreamy hopeless romantic. In Next to Normal, he played Henry, the loner love interest who dotes over Natalie. In Fiddler on the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMLauren Yee's exploration of memory and music under the Khmer Rouge, Cambodian Rock Band, opens on February 24 at The Signature Center. Starring Courtney Reed, Francis Jue and Joe Ngo with …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMThe producers of the upcoming movie adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's musical 13 announced on February 12 that they are holding an open casting call for the film, requesting general vid…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMKyle Soller's callback for The Inheritance was one for the books. He walked into a London audition room in late 2017 with a great desire to play Eric Glass, the lead role of the new play.�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMSiba, a standard poodle, wins best in show at the 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
February 12, 2020: On Tuesday evening the super bowl of dog shows took place at Madison Square G…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:11PMThe organization has unveiled its new lineup, which also includes the continuation of its female composer-driven Project 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PMWill an AI system ever deliver a translation of a literary text, say, that is not only accurate but also sensitive to meaning, unless it has a genuine understanding of what the story is abou…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:03PMThe new artistic director says: “I want the level of the dancers to be raised dramatically, and the repertoire I’m bringing is crucial. I want a company that is strong, that is not predi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:03PM“For readers, the anonymous author holds a simple and compelling promise. Here is someone who – by concealing their identity – can reveal the complete and shocking truth. … [Yet] thi…
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At the Kennedy Center, Hee Seo shines in American Ballet Theatre’s production.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PMThe LCT3 production, directed by Knud Adams, opens Feburary 24 at the Claire Tow Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PMThe subject matter of "Chasing the River" is, of course, viable, but the play is not as nuanced and insightful as one would hope—nor is it particularly gripping. Sometimes the action feels…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:36PMPlaybill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PMby Nicole Gluckstern
Ah, love! For those of us in the arts, our love might contain ?multitudes,? encompassing a wide variety of creative partnerships. Here?s a snapshot of just four of the …
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:29PMThe two playwrights will be honored at the March 2 ceremony, hosted by Seth Meyers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:23PMby Velina Brown
Q: I was in a show awhile ago in which there was some over-the-stage-rigging, that probably weighed about 200 pounds, which crashed down onto the stage during one of our per…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:22PMIn 2016, the interactive gay wedding theatrical experience Diego & Drew Say I Do had a successful run at the Broward Center. Now it's back for a second go 'round. It has grown up just a …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:18PMDrew Droege discusses creating his new comedy Happy Birthday Doug, writing for RuPaul on AJ and the Queen, and playing Rose in Golden Girlz Live.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:12PMBy: Paulanne Simmons
February 12, 2020: In Medea, a tragedy written by Euripides in the 5th century B.C.E., the eponymous princess from Colchis marries Jason, a Greek, who leaves her fo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:04PMEvery month, BookFilter picks the best new theater book, exclusively for Broadway Direct readers. Dancing Man By Bob Avian With Tom Santopietro $28, University Press of Mississippi Out now H…
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Head Over Heels, a jukebox musical comedy featuring music by The Go-Go’s, will launch its first D.C. metro area production opening Monumental Theater Company’s 2020 season. With a book b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:59PMIn a particularly poignant scene in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz’s Exquisite Agony, a heart transplant recipient named Amer has an intimate conversation with Romy, the pregn…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:38PMThe star and playwright will discuss the show’s inspiration and journey to the stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PMFor the 272 federally recognized tribes in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the facility contains important treaty and historical documents. The tribes had never been consulted about th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PM“The César Academy has been under fire since announcing the 12 nominations for Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy, as well reportedly shutting out feminist personalities such as the …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PM“Aha, a Viking!” he shouted and gave a chuckle. I said it was an honor to meet him. He waved it off and said something to Forelli in German, turned to me and, speaking English, said that…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PMOver three decades, “millions [of Americans] have undergone an experience that can range from a board game to an immersive nightlong ordeal, complete with horseback-riding paddy rollers an…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PMThe research, which appears in the Journal of Archaeological Science, contests the accepted timeline that the Easter Island society was already in decline by the year 1600 and its massive st…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PMObviously, the challenges of rendering timing, tone of voice, and wordplay into a silent medium are daunting. Worse (since comedians aren’t exactly known for respecting boundaries) is when…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PM“[Her work] did nothing less than heighten the stakes of what we expect from a photograph, expectations that persist. … She was an artist under the guise of a journalist and an activist …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:32PMToday PEN America announced the major career achievement honors to be presented at the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PMPunchdrunk and Sky are set to collaborate on a new series spanning TV and immersive theatre. It marks the theatre company’s first
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:30PMTwo-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's newest play CONSCIENCE is set to begin performances March 3rd at George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. CONSCIENC…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:26PMThe film franchise will get another sequel from Disney.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:12PMThe Inheritance by Matthew Lopez has announced a new community engagement initiative: the 'Lobby Series.' For four consecutive weeks, beginning February 15, audience members with a ticket to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:11PMThis news is so fetch! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, North Shore High is getting a new batch of students in the coming weeks, with Sabrina Carpenter, Chad Burris, Olivia Kaufmann, an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:10PMNumerous readings of "The Vagina Monologues" are being held around the state to benefit organizations that confront violence against women. It's an annual awareness campaign spurred by V-Day.
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The concert presentation will feature songs by Shawn Forster and Dani Ryan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMThe New York premiere of Yee’s intimate rock epic, directed by directed by Chay Yew, will open at the Signature Theatre February 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMHow convenient for us that the birthday of African American singer and actor Todd Duncan (1903-1998) falls in the middle of Black History Month (and on Lincoln’s birthday, no less). Duncan…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:54PMThe hit sci-fi-thriller podcast makes the leap to the screen, with Erivo attached as producer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PM★★★ Prehistoric characters deal with global warming and learn that change is their friend
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:24PMSwan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonJuliet Gilkes Romero’s play about the battle to end slave-owning in the British empire grows in intrigue and tension
The Whip takes a moment in British his…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMThe number by Carmel Dean appears in the composer's Well-Behaved Women song cycle.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMIn our first behind the scenes vlog showcasing careers on Broadway, Allie Dillard is taking us backstage at COME FROM AWAY to give us a week in the life of a Broadway dresser! In week one, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMHow do you cut the cord when you’re surrounded by couples tying the knot?
It reached almost 100 degrees in Minnesota on the day that Erica and Adam got marrie…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:10PMThe new drama is directed by Bobby Moresco.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PMThe first slate of casting is here for the upcoming West End production of Laura Wade's new drama The Watsons. Samuel West will direct the previously announced transfer from the Chichester F…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMIn the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway performers…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMAdam Kantor stops by to chat about Darling Grenadine and more with Ryan Lee Gilbert.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMStage stars Beverley Knight and Fra Fee have joined the company of the highly anticipated Cinderella movie musical remake. The previously announced film will arrive in cinemas on February 5…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMIn honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com asked actors, directors and playwrights to tell us about black theater-makers who inspired them. Stars jumped at the chance to honor those who…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMThis new musical spoof is sticking around off-Broadway. Amas Musical Theatre's recent premiere staging of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn will move to Theatre…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMThe highly anticipated Broadway revival of The Music Man has announced an open casting call for the role of Winthrop Paroo, leading lady Marian's shy younger brother whose excitement in jo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM‘Once isn’t hugely romanticised and I think that’s what people love about it’: What life is like on tour by Once The Musical’s Emma Lucia.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFour places where relationships sunk
Let’s face it, only a few of us have relationships that call for a complete stranger installing a plaque at the site wher…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMEverybody obviously did say ‘yeah’ when invited along to More2Screen’s cinema release of Kinky Boots The Musical because the screenings have so far brought in £1.2 million at the box …
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Lucy Briers and Hammed Animashaun have been named winners of this year’s Clarence Derwent Awards. The awards, which have been presented since
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMThe two stage alums are the latest in a recent string of casting for the film starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, and Billy Porter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PMBarney Norris, Wiltshire’s unofficial contemporary chronicler, swaps dry earth and baking heat for chalky hills and the A350 in his new adaptation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMAfter playing Eliza and Angelica Schuyler together in the national tour of Hamilton, the actors originate the roles of the real-life Clarke twins in a story where their sisterhood makes all …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM“Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” is now available for licensing to professional theaters, Concord Theatricals announced Wednesday. The musical, created by Dave Malloy and …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:18PMSee who has recently joined the team or been promoted at theatre institutions in New York and beyond.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMBelgrade theatre, Coventry Friends venture into danger on a rival estate armed with sassy spirit and beatbox energy – if not a clear plan – in this lively adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMGalway 2020 promises everything from Margaret Atwood to art with local asylum-seekers. Its organisers and artists talk about building bridges and creating a lasting legacy for Irish artists
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMSalisbury PlayhouseEmmet Byrne is superb in this relocated update of the Spanish classic but it lacks the fire of the original
Barney Norris tames Lorca’s Spanish tragedy in this gentle ad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMThe star of Jett and Sin City is back on stage in Alice Birch’s raw Anatomy of a Suicide. She talks about the play’s emotional toll, how she unwinds and American puritanism
Carla Gugino …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMHere is your first look at the Opera Undone double bill of Tosca & La bohème. Check out the new production photos of the opera that opened just last week at Trafalgar Studios 2 below.…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:10PMThespians describe 55th annual conference as uplifting and inspiring
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 12:08PMJanet Jackson will play Foxwoods, Melanie Martinez heads to the Oakdale, Deftones will perform at Bridgeport’s Harbor Yard Amphitheater and more Connecticut concert announcements this week.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:05PMThe summer program pairs theatre educators with Broadway professionals for three days of professional development and theatregoing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LANSING, Mi. - Derek Haddel, a local Lansing High School student working stage crew for their production of The Crucible, made w...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:01PMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LANSING, Mi. - Derek Haddel, a local Lansing High School student working stage crew for their production of The Crucible, made waves this week after somehow mish…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:01PMThe Joe Iconis musical makes its U.K. debut at The Other Palace.
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Concord Theatricals' Samuel French imprint has acquired the Dave Malloy-penned musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMOver 4,000 Spotify playlists have been analysed to reveal the most popular songs, shows and artists in musical theatre.
SOURCE: www.ticketsource.us at 11:40AM"Mockingbird" is the clear front-runner for Denver's hottest theater ticket of 2021, given its sold-out run in New York.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:32AMBrian Cox, star of acclaimed HBO drama Succession, steps behind the scene to direct the UK premiere of love story Sinners - The English Professor when it runs at the Playground Theatre later…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:28AMreview of new musical at Roundabout's Black Box Theatre
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:22AMKeen Company will bring back Joseph Kesselring's comedy, which opened on Broadway in 1941, for one night only.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AMFor those of you new to the blog, one of the first things I did on Broadway that got some national (and even international) attention was my crowd-funded Godspell. One of the reasons I ch…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:10AMBeth Malone leads the cast of this Meredith Willson revival, directed by Kathleen Marshall.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AMArtistic Director Jonathan Silverstein today announced additional cast members for the Gala Benefit Reading of the beloved classic comedy Arsenic & Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, directe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMAn external review into the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s contemporary performance practice degree programme has revealed claims of “favouritism, bullying and misuse
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMThe Out of Joint artistic director recalls her work and friendship with the late Terry Hands, former artistic director of the Royal
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMOne local company head says that the “wild ovation” man can be very helpful, as can the step below, but anything lower stops single-ticket sales dead. The Chronicle‘s arts editor grant…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:01AMResponsibility to oneself and others permeates On McQuillan’s Hill, as does how isolation – real or imagined – affects one’s mental well-being.
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February 12 as the birthday of stage and screen actress Margarita Fischer (1886-1975), sometimes billed as Margarieta Fisher, Margarite Fisher, or Margurita Fisher. She was of Swiss descent;…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AMMayor Libby Schaaf, Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali honor the city's talented youth
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:52AMGo inside rehearsal for the upcoming New York Pops concert, I'm Every Woman, with Mandy Gonzalez, Carrie Manolakos, & Alex Newell.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:50AMOn The Road To Somewhere
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SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 10:47AMTony Award-winning actress Harriet Harris (Broadway's THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE and CINDERELLA, “Frasier,” “Desperate Housewives”) will star as real-world Senator Margaret Chase Smith…
SOURCE: www.newjerseystage.com at 10:42AMThe honors from the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle celebrated the best of regional theatre in 2019.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMRobert Icke's adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s Professor Bernhardi, previously seen at the Almedia, stars Juliet Stevenson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMA Bucket List for Every Shakespeare Fan
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February 5th, 2020
As fans of the Bard, there are only about four hundred years of things to do before taking your fi…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 10:21AMThe 1632 Portrait of a Young Woman was attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn when it was given to the Allentown Art Museum in 1961, but during the 1970s the attribution was changed to a student f…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AMThe 1916-17 Portrait of a Lady, stolen from an art gallery in Italy in 1997, was discovered hidden in a wall of that very museum this past December. Now an entry in the diary of the gallery�…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AMThe former “Gilmore Girls” star and best-selling author shares what she watched, read and listened to in a week.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMDeirdre O’Connell has a peculiar challenge performing the recollections of Lucas Hnath's mother in his play “Dana H.” Give credit to earbuds and Epsom salts.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMFresh from a win in the New Hampshire primary, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will appear in Denver Sunday evening for a campaign rally at the Colorado Convention Center.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:12AMDesigner Tom Scutt has claimed theatre design is “underestimated” by critics, claiming intelligent reviews are needed to help those working in his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:09AMSecond Stage Theater’s 33rd annual All-Star Bowling Classic took place February 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AMJust a hunch, but one suspects Andrew Lloyd Webber may be regretting handing over his beloved London Palladium to Madonna, who is
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The Laura Wade play heads to the Harold Pinter Theatre following runs at Chichester and London's Menier Chocolate Factory.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AMFind out more about relaxed performances and read a first-hand account of Mousetrap Theatre's recent relaxed performance of School Of Rock.
The post What is a relaxed performance? appeared f…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:51AMStef Smith’s adaptation of the Ibsen play runs at the Young Vic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AMTony winner Kathleen Marshall directs and choreographs the newly reworked Meredith Willson musical now in previews.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AMJuliet Gilkes Romero’s troubling new play The Whip dramatises the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act, and the £10 billion repayments the British
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:39AMIn her fresh take on Ibsen’s 1879 play about a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, Stef Smith splits Nora’s story into
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:34AMThe presentation of the Jerry Herman musical will begin performances at New York City Center February 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AMKatie Arnstein must be one of the hardest-working theatremakers at this year’s Vault Festival as she’s performing all three shows of her
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:28AMKicking off the New York City Center Encores! season is Mack & Mabel, running for seven performances February 19-23. Led by Broadway's Douglas Sills and Alexandra Socha in the title ro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMThe world’s oldest ballet competition, held every second year on an outdoor stage in the Bulgarian seaside resort town of Varna, simply hasn’t raised enough money to go ahead this summer…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMThe Uruguay-born conductor will be 63 when he departs in the summer of 2021 after 18 seasons. He raised the profile of the orchestra considerably during his tenure, most notably with a very …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMNo details about money or the length of the season have been announced yet; the first will probably come out later this month, and the second will be addressed in this year’s contract nego…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMFor the fourth year in a row, the Trump budget proposes shutting down the National Endowment for the Arts, along with many other cultural agencies — the National Endowment for the Humaniti…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:11AMI haven't shared a #MyBroadwayThing in awhile, but after a recent purchase, I realized I had another one. That purchase was a copy of the Special Edition Playbill for Moulin Rouge! I was li…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:06AMYouth culture is at the heart of Peck’s ballet, which is danced in sneakers and streetwear to the second half of electronic musician Dan Deacon’s “America” album.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMMarried theatremakers talk about what took home from 'Fairview,' 'Slave Play,' and 'What to Send Up When It Goes Down.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMLove London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the revival of Mike Bartlett’s play Albion at the Almeida Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe Stage has always endeavoured to cover the waterfront when it comes to the type of work being staged in theatres across
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAfter six decades, Martha Henry is one of Canada’s top theatre talents. Was it tough to get her to take on the lead role in ‘Marjorie Prime’? No, the director ‘just asked,’ Henry t…
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“Tonight’s been a drama-overload,” observes one of the “magnificent six” in Crongton Knights. She is not exaggerating: Emteaz Hussain’s adaptation of Alex
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:28AMAs BroadwayWorld previously announced, Neil Meron will produce a film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's 2008 musical 13 for Netflix. Now, Meron has taken to Twitter to announce that the fil…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AMIn ‘140 years of The Stage’, Alistair Smith writes of “the relationship between the professional and amateur sectors: a connection that has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMHow do you mend a broken heart? Twitter has some answers.
Break ups suck! Do you have a break up playlist, TV show, book or any other break up ritual you practi…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 08:00AMFrom their first show to their favorite song, the composer has left a mark in these actors' lives.
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WTF! Audra, Bobby, Carla in STREETCAR, ALADDIN(s), New PORGY on Film coming, Chavkin to Direct Shrew’s Nest film, MEAN GIRLS finishes elongated replacement casting, BLUE at the Apollo cast…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMBreffni Holahan’s bravura performance controls a monologue of mental malaise
There’s such remarkable symbiosis between material and performance in Irish dramatist Margaret Perry’s Coll…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:54AMJuliet Gilkes Romero favours parliamentary procedural while slaves look on in silence at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:30AMHere is your first look at the world premiere of Leopoldstadt which is now playing at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre. The show opened a couple of weeks back on 25 January and is booking …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:25AM“It is audacity to write about anyone from the past. One can never know what their jokes were, their sophisticated nuances. One will take seriously what they laughed at and laugh at what t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMBette Davis appears as the mystery guest on What’s My Line? The panelists are Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Tony Randall and the host is John Daly. Davis’ segment…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMThe company in People Show 137 has an admirable ability to conjure moments that capture the audience’s attention and to deliver about turns that keep the audience intrigued.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFive school plays will be in competition for the inaugural event March 28 at the New Hazlett Theater.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AMMore than 100 schools in six counties will burst into song over the next four months, and the PG’s got the shows and dates right here.
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Juliet Stevenson has argued that Shakespeare should be performed in modern dress and that some of his plays should be “buried and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMRADA has been accused of failing to address student concerns around “race, class, disability and sexual harassment”, as it emerges the drama
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMAn open mic night is offering musical theatres performers the chance to have their performances filmed for free, in a bid to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMReview: Cowpuncher My Ass, The Southbank Centre4.0starsHair, fabric and bass aplenty, choreographer Holly Blakey returns to the Southbank Centre for a refreshed commissioned version of 2018�…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AMBy Paul T Davies
Paul T Davies reviews Nora: A Doll's House, a reworking of the classic play by Stef Smith now playing at the National Theatre
This post REVIEW: Nora: A Doll’s House, Young…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:31AMFormer Royal Court Theatre artistic director Dominic Cooke and executive director Kate Horton are launching their production company Fictionhouse with a new West End revival of CP Taylo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:15AMShowbiz Chicago
THE PASSION OF CHRIST IN CONCERT World Premiere at Auditorium Theatre
CineConcerts, in partnership with Icon Productions, announces a unique and unparalleled concert event:…
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Congo Square Theatre Company To Stage Rarely Performed DAY OF ABSENCE
Congo Square Theatre Company, well known for its powerful portrayal of African American classics and [.…
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THE CHOIR OF MAN Returns to Broadway Playhouse April 14-19
Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that individual tickets for the worldwide smash THE CHOIR [...]
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:12AMAussieTheatre has ONE double pass to giveaway for Voca People at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Hammer Hall on Sunday 3rd
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:07AMThis year Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company has had its two-year training programme validated to degree level. Founder and artistic director Steven
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMHas ‘the preshow’ finally had its day? Actor’s seem to hate them, the audience often look uncomfortable, does anyone other than the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMI have been acting regularly for three years, mainly in fringe plays and short films. I had two more high-profile jobs late
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMR.J. Julia hosts events with Deepak Chopra, Dateline NBC creator and thriller author Jeffrey L. Diamond and Richie Jackson, author of the debut memoir “Gay Like Me,” among other Connecti…
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Zachary Levi, leading man of Broadway musicals and screen comedies, has signed on to headline the new musical comedy film Undercover, according to Deadline. Oscar winner Diablo Cody, book wr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42AMActor-turned-playwright Sally Rogers' debut play The Still Room gets its world premiere in April at London's Park Theatre, with a cast that includes her former co-star in The Bill, Chris Sim…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:39AMReview: MÁM, Sadler’s Wells5.0stars‘MÁM’ is a primal scream that oscillates from sensitivity to invasiveness. Creator Michael Keegan-Dolan leaves us with impressions, rather than na…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:32AMArtistic director Lorne Campbell’s final show at Northern Stage before he joins National Theatre Wales sees him returning to a theme that
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Who would have thought the humble potato could cause a revolution in Perth, Western Australia and ultimately lead to a musical being written about it! Tony Galati the Musical is just that. T…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:46AMPlaying at The Comedy Festival at Malthouse, the DIY masters of puppetry and theatrical wizardry, Bunk Puppets, present a jaunty
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:43AMIt seems that the classic Broadway musical West Side Story may be getting not one but two film remakes this year. Or rather, one film remake by Steven Spielberg later in the year and one fi…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:42AMA visually rich display of over 400 years of art history, AN INTERIOR LIFE offers a glimpse into one of Australasia’s best collections of its kind. William Johnston’s lifetime passion fo…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:08AMAccording to Lawrence Fox, Britain is “the most tolerant, lovely country in Europe” and we should all stop going on about racism.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMIn case you missed it, here’s Rebel Wilson praising the best director nominees at this year’s BAFTAs: “Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, Todd
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMBy David Valdes . David Valdes talks about Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s work to shift their theatre department into a more truly equitable program, why using the right language matters…
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The Broadway community is a spirited one — and they love spirits as well. After all, Lola asks Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, “Isn’t it just like a cold beer on hot day?” Here’s a roun…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:57AMThis musical retelling isn t exactly intellectually stimulating, but it might resonate with anyone in the audience with FOMO.
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:32AMAustralia’s largest free community festival, Moomba, will take over Melbourne from Friday 6 to Monday 9 March with a quirky and colourful line-up of free events for all ages. Lord Mayor Sa…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:30AMTotal surveillance: this is the idea that every moment of our waking existence can be spied upon by the state, or by some foreign country. It’s a paranoid notion based on the huge growth o…
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06AMThe Russian sculptor and mystic spent six years in St Ives — now the town’s Tate gallery is honouring him with a show
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AMBong Joon-ho’s triumph with ‘Parasite’ belongs to him, but he shares credit with the power of the globalised sofa
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AMThe decades-long year saga of life in Vienna’s Jewish quarter during the 20th century plays at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe production will officially open at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre February 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMÚna Clancy stars as the grand dame of Irish theatre, Lady Augusta Isabella Gregory, in the new production.
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