CARYL ME HOME When the author is famed English playwright Caryl Churchill, theater about death and life’s surmounting surrealism isn’t depressing at all; it’s exhilarating. The author …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:58PMAustralian Open is a smart, sleek and epically glorious romp that pulls on the treads of Australia’s hang ups on monogamy, queer representation, self-fulfilment and sport. This may seem li…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:39PMThe Lion and The Lamb, the biblically-inspired musical which retells the story of Jesus, was conceived and written by multi-award-winning theatre royalty, John Kani and the late Barney Simon…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:34PM... t for anyone willing to separate the wheat from the chaff, there is a great deal of enjoyment to be found by focusing on the performances on the stage.
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Paul Hilton talks making his Broadway debut in The Inheritance, playing two characters and how the show is 'like going to church.'
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PMIt was a historic week for the queendom in episode 4 of Abby Mueller's vlog, Yas, Queen! The cast of Six began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and most of them—including Andrea…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PMGo inside the first preview of Six on Broadway and hear from the ladies in waiting, AKA the Six band!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PMMatthew Lopez's Broadway-debut play The Inheritance has scheduled a final performance date of March 15 at the Barrymore Theatre. The two-part drama began previews on September 27, 2019 and …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PMIvo van Hove's reimagining of "West Side Story" arrives on Broadway but does his perspective shine a new light on the iconic musical?
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:18PM“A MASTERPIECE. DAZZLINGLY BRAINY, DEEPLY HEARTFELT, RAUCOUSLY FUNNY. IT FLEW BY AND LEFT ME WANTING MORE.” – Adam Green, Vogue “AN EMOTIONAL POWERHOUSE. A RAVISHING THEATRICAL WORK…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 09:17PMBroadway's favorite auteur helms a revival of one of Broadway's favorite musicals.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:06PMMatthew Lopez's two-part drama is directed by Stephen Daldry.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:06PMDirector Ivo van Hove and choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker put a thrillingly distinctive stamp on a beloved musical.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06PMPOSTHUMOUS EMANCIPATION The painful premise behind Kill Move Paradise is that there’s no justice on this side of the grave. So author James Ijames goes to the other side. He creates a kind…
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A star-studded cast including some of Australia’s most celebrated television, film and theatre performers will join already announced Lachy Hulme
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:45PMMissteps in this production include cutting the show too short and using giant video projections that overwhelm the action onstage.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:42PMIvo van Hove s revival attempts to reimagine the classic show but nearly shreds it to pieces.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:42PMBy . A performance of Portrait of the female artist as influencer livestreams from Bucharest, Romania on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Su…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:39PMAcclaimed in London, the two-part play about gay culture and the legacy of AIDS drew a chillier response in New York, where it is set.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:36PMIvo van Hove’s attention-splintering revival of the immortal 1957 musical features new choreography, a ravishing orchestra and smothering visual effects.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:36PMDoes it ever get boring being in the room where it happens?
No, it does not, as illustrated from the moment Aaron Burr begins recounting the story of this lad from the Caribbean who becam…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:36PMIt feels pretty . . . different. A galvanizing new revival of “West Side Story” opened Thursday night on Broadway, minus some familiar sights and sounds. Jerome Robbins’ legendary …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:24PMIvo van Hove’s re-imagining of the beloved musical stars Shireen Pimentel and Isaac Powell.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:03PMControversies have dogged Ivo van Hove’s production of West Side Story, surrounding injuries, protests, and bold cuts to the material (the dropping
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00PMHow do you solve a problem like a remake? Play it too faithfully and you’re just doing karaoke, or community theater; stray too far and you risk losing the thread of the original text — …
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 08:00PMWith his new production of “West Side Story,” the estimable Belgian director Ivo van Hove has essentially stolen a march on no less a showbiz luminary than Steven Spielberg. How’s that…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00PMOne of the breathtaking moments in director Ivo van Hove’s bold, gorgeous multi-media re-imagining of the great New York musical West Side Story comes when those famously brawling street g…
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Video has a starring role in the dazzling new revival of West Side Story. Live close-ups of the charismatic young cast in the Arthur Laurents/Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim classic are …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 07:57PM★★★ The 1957 Bernstein-Laurents-Robbins-Sondheim masterpiece gets a harsh modern makeover
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:46PM★★★★ Ivo van Hove shoots sparks into space with a fresh take on a musical masterwork
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:45PMThe Inheritance, playwright Matthew Lopez’s two-part drama that re-imagines E.M. Forster’s Howards End as a 21st Century tale set among gay men in Manhattan, will close on Sunday, March …
SOURCE: Deadline at 07:30PMThe Inheritance‘s Broadway run will soon reach its (Howards) end.
The two-part, seven-hour drama will close on Broadway March 15, its producers announced Thursday. The show opened in New Y…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 07:30PMThe two-part epic from Matthew Lopez will play its final performance in March.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:30PM“The Inheritance” is ending its Broadway run on March 15, producers Tom Kirdahy, Sonia Friedman Productions and Hunter Arnold announced Thursday evening. As of its closing date, the pr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:30PMExcerpt: A fascinating study of the unforgettable Lady Gregory. Too bad the grande dame isn't alive to see it for herself.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:24PMJerry Herman’s 1974 flop has been reborn and reformed into a splendid show.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:24PM
In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review the New York premiere of Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky. Here’s an excerpt.
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It’s February—or, as it’s kn…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:49PMBoston theatergoers recently said they had “the best time of their lives” at the play.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:28PMOn Wednesday, February 26, Agoura High School’s drama department, under the direction of David Krassner, will be staging the high school production of Rent, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreak…
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SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 06:06PM★★★★ Jerry Herman's musical about Hollywood legends is an imperfect charmer
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:05PM... Encores! at New York City Center is back on top, doing what it does best with a beautifully rendered Mack & Mabel...
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PANGEA JAZZ BRUNCH OPEN MIC Featuring the Gregory Toroian Trio Hosted by Sue Matsuki Every Third Saturday With a Special Guest Star each month Pangea, NY’s hottest nightclub and restaurant…
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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 05:55PMThe season includes an updated 'Christmas Carol' and a Lloyd Price jukebox musical.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:43PMI saw a very early performance of Coal Country, so this is a brief report rather than a review.
Coal Country is a documentary theatre performance developed by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen,…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 05:42PMBelle Aykroyd, Kate Forbes, and more will be part of the Off-Broadway revival in the spring.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PMThe first two episodes will be taped in front of a live audience this March.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23PMThe Salon Open Mic Don’t Tell Mama Sundays 7:00pm – 9:30pm Created and Hosted by Mark Janas and Tanya Moberly Special Guest Star each week Special Co-Host each week The SALON is a unique…
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Letts' play begins previews February 25 at the Cort Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PMCheck out these administrative positions listed on Playbill’s online resource for job seekers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PMOpening night is here for the eagerly anticipated revival of West Side Story from Tony-winning innovative director Ivo van Hove. On the morning of the big night, cast members from the produc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMThe production photos have been released for All the Natalie Portmans by C.A. Johnson, a new off-Broadway play currently running at MCC Theater, and true to its name, there are multiple Na…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMPaul Hilton in The Inheritance (Photo: Matthew Murphy)
For the past two years, Paul Hilton has been impressing audiences with his portrayal of both Morgan and Walter in The Inheritance, wh…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMKevin Zambrano may be making his Broadway debut playing a member of the Sharks gang in West Side Story, but this isn’t his first exposure to the iconic Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents an…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMA brand new take on “West Side Story” opens Thursday at the Broadway Theatre. Even before the critics have had their say about it online late tonight and in print Friday morning, it’s …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:32PMThe Encores! production stars Douglas Sills and Alexandra Socha.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM"Americana Vibes" exhibit at Real Art Ways in Hartford traces history of 20th century American music in 54 album covers.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:05PMTheatre has always paid attention to political and social issues. So what does working on climate change look like for theatre? American Theatre presents a collection of stories exploring ho…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:01PM10 of the Best Times SNL Found Their Inner Theatre Kid
Written by Alex Cumming
February 20, 2020
SNL is no stranger to the way of theatre kids, a lot of their cast and writers come fro…
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This week the topic is how personal experiences inform criticism, as the critics touch on 'Mac Beth' at Hunter Theater Project, 'Gun and Powder' at Signature Theatre, and 'Medea' at BAM
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:41PM“Hats reveal and they conceal,” Crowns playwright Regina Taylor states in an interview. Crowns is derived from a book of photographs and stories of African American women, compiled by jo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:40PMThe new play by Alix Sobler will premiere at the Paradise Factory in the fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PMHear Rob McClure, Jenn Gambatese and the cast of Mrs. Doubtfire sing out from the new musical.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMMarc Crousillat and Kevin Zambrano stop by to chat about making their Broadway debuts in West Side Story with Caitlin Moynihan.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMThe new Broadway revival of West Side Story from Tony-winning director Ivo van Hove officially opens on February 20 at the Broadway Theatre. The production began previews on December 10, 2…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMMark your calendar! Netflix has announced a May 1 premiere date for Hollywood, a new series from Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Ryan Murphy. The seven-episode series is packed with stage st…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMTony-winning actress Annaleigh Ashford has been tapped to play the lead role in the CBS comedy series pilot B Positive, according to Deadline. The series is created by Marco Pennette and Ch…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMMrs. Doubtfire is the latest in a steady stream of movie-to-musical adaptations on Broadway, and the Jerry Zaks-directed reimagining of Robin Williams-led film comedy met the press on Febr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMOlivier-winning stage-and-screen star Kristin Scott Thomas has signed on to headline a new production of the tragedy Phaedra as part of the new season of London's National Theatre. Simon Sto…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMThe Broadway League has announced that the marquee lights of many Broadway venues will be dimmed for one minute on February 29 at 7:45pm in memory of stage pioneer Margo Lion. The Tony-winni…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMIn 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 03:32PMOff-Broadway's MCC Theater has announced an extension its world premiere staging of C.A. Johnson's All the Natalie Portmans. Originally announced to run through March 15, the production wil…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMWhen director Rebecca Taichman saw Sing Street when it debuted on screens in 2016, she wrote her agent while the credits were still rolling, tears streaming down her face, to see if the sta…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 03:30PMPennsylvania Thespian on finding her voice
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 03:18PMBlair Brown, Austin Pendleton, and more star in Letts's new drama at the Cort Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PMAmong her credits was Hairspray and the original Broadway production of Angels in America.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PMThe cast dropped by The Today Show ahead of the musical’s February 20 opening night at the Broadway Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PMJerry Herman’s buoyant score is the highlight of this Encores! production about a troubled silent-movie-era romance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:12PMRufus de Rham is the new executive director of the Warner Theatre in Torrington.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:10PMThe York Theatre Company event will celebrate the co-creator of She Loves Me, Fiddler on the Roof, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:09PMComedian Alexis Pereira writes a genuine essay about the bogus essay he posted to Twitter, written by an imaginary student and marked up in red pen by Pereira as an imaginary English teacher…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PMIn the 1970s and ’80s, Abu Obaida Hassan’s singing and skill on the Nubian tambour thrilled Sudanese listeners and even gained attention overseas. Then the imposition of a stern version …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PMThe Wrights became known as “the Medicis of Seattle,” especially renowned for their marvelous art collection. – Seattle Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PMThe now-famous video of Spot the Robot dancing to “Uptown Funk” was created (as was Spot) by a contractor for DARPA searching for new ways to make robots useful to the military. “Consi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PMThe European Union will demand that Britain gives a collection of ancient marble sculptures back to Greece as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. Greece has long argued that the Parthenon Marb…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM“With the Off Broadway production of Cambodian Rock Band now in performances at Signature Theater, [playwright Lauren] Yee and director Chay Yew appeared on Stagecraft, Variety‘s theater…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM‘Technology is playing a huge role in shaping the future of how people engage with orchestral music,’ says James Williams, managing director at the RPO. ‘At the Royal Philharmonic Orch…
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Who Tells Our Story is the theme of Better Said Than Done’s upcoming, first-of-its-kind, two-day Women’s Storytelling Festival. Audiences can expect stories that have been crafted for a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:58PMGet a glimpse at the education and entertaining kids' show Riddle of the Trilobites.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:55PMThis fifth Broadway revival of “West Side Story,” opening tonight, is different from the previous productions of the modern-day version of Romeo and Juliet, with its multiracial cast of …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:54PMCiarán O'Reilly will direct the new production of the Eugene O'Neill play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:42PMAlexandra Socha and Douglas Sills star in Jerry Herman's Broadway flop at New York City Center.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:42PMBroadwayWorld and The Institute for American Musical Theatre are joining forces to bring an exclusive series of online classes in Acting, Singing, and Dance to students around the world! Wit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:40PMAll The Natalie Portmans is currently in performances at the Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space (511 West 52nd Street) with official opening night s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PMThe new play, now in previews, will play an additional two weeks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM★★★★ Brushed off and spiffed up, the cult favorite 1974 musical finally gets the Encores! treatment
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:20PMThe producer of Hairspray, Angels in America, and more died January 24 at age 75.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PMIn May 2020. Australian independent filmmaker, Hello Dooley Productions will premiere REPEAT ATTENDERS- a feature-length documentary film that takes us inside the fascinating world of musica…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:11PMSeveral Broadway theaters will dim their lights on Feb. 29 to commemorate the life and work of late producer Margo Lion. Lion, the producer behind “Hairspray” and more, died on Jan. 24 a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:10PMThe Broadway community mourns the loss of multiple Tony Award® winning producer Margo Lion, who died on January 24, 2020 at age 75. To commemorate her life and work, the Committee of Theatr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMThe Jerry Herman-Michael Stewart musical stars Douglas Sills and Alexandra Socha in the respective title roles.
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Bernadette Peters is has a guest starring role this season on The CW's series Katy. Peters' first episode is tonight, Thursday, February 20th at 8pm Eastern (7pm central).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:52PMBernard Havard shares his experiences with his creative team for A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde:
SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:50PMPerformances are underway for the New York City Center Encores! first show of the 2020 season- Mack & Mabel, running for seven performances February 19-23. Led by Broadway's Douglas Sill…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PMThe Susan Smith Blackburn Prize–winning play, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opened at Atlantic Theater February 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PMIn this week’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column, I write about one of music’s most mysterious powers. Here’s an excerpt.
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Music is the most mysterious of all the …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:26PMKelly Devine talks about the universal appeal of Come From Away, making her Rock of Ages dream happen 10 years later, and what to expect from the new Broadway musical Diana.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:17PMBy Douglas Mayo
Hampstead Theatre have announced full casting and creatives for their upcoming production of Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter.
This post Hampstead Theatre announces cast and c…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:11PMReview: Lovepuke, Hen & Chickens Theatre4.0StarsValentine’s Day has a lot of expectations, and whether you see it as a delightful holiday or a moment to be avoided, Lovepuke takes thes…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:06PMRachel Tucker is taking on the role of Grace O'Malley in the one night only London premiere of the musical Pirate Queen. Rachel told us all about the show, her favourite moments and what it�…
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Roger Allam and Colin Morgan star in the Polly Findlay-helmed revival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PMThe current revival has come under fire for the casting of Amar Ramasar.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PMPerformances for Steppenwolf's production of The Minutes by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, begin Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th St) on Broadway, and of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PMBestselling author Janice Kaplan will talk about her book, “The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World” at RJ Julia in Madison on Feb. 23.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:47PMPeyvand Sadeghian’s one-woman show about her mixed British-Iranian heritage refuses to commit to any one style of performance. One moment Sadeghian is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMThe new musical adapted from the DreamWorks Animation film of the same name is currently in previews at London’s Dominion Theatre, with an official opening night on 25 February. If you hav…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:30PMThe Shark, my desultory 3 year old, was hopping from place to place in Glen Echo Park in anticipation of seeing The Snowy Day and Other Stories, a musical adaptation of one of the most popul…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMThe Rent, Hamilton, and To All the Boys star takes on his “most artistically stimulating” role yet.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMOf the many gratifying experiences I’ve had witnessing the regional life of my play Alabama Story since 2015, I’m uniquely touched by the college and high school productions that have su…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:12PMAs BroadwayWorld reported last week, Carrie Hope Fletcher will play Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's highly anticipated new production at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, with performances conf…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PMThe first thing we think of when the name of Sidney Poitier (b. 1927) is mentioned is his pioneering role as Hollywood’s first African American leading man, especially in integrationist dr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PMReview: Be More Chill, The Other Palace 3.0stars Technology is taking over our lives and, if we give into it too much, it might just control our every move. The scene opens, our protagonist …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PMReview: Band of Gold, Cambridge Arts Theatre 3.0stars It’s the early 90’s and the monochrome cityscape gradient of the sliding backdrop suggests an industrial revolution setting. Suspici…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PMReview: Omelette, VAULT Festival3.0starsThere is a black hole at the centre of this production: both literally in the black circle that lies centrestage, and symbolically in the psychologica…
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Actors’ Equity released a statement Thursday in response to a report of “West Side Story” company members who may be concerned about safety due to ongoing protests. Weekly protests h…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:59AMPlaybill offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry, serving as the online source for careers in theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMMark Dooley’s film is currently making its Australian premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMActors' Equity Association released the following statement after a report in the New York Times that members of West Side Story have become concerned about safety and that the producers hav…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AMShowbiz Chicago
National Book Award Winner TA-NEHISI COATES To Headline 36th Annual <em>Printers Row Lit Fest</em> in Chicago
Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest free outdoor lit…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:42AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Hadestown super-fan Lydia Lewell relayed her disappointment this week after ensemble member Kenneth West, of whom...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Hadestown super-fan Lydia Lewell relayed her disappointment this week after ensemble member Kenneth West, of whom Lewell considers herself a “st…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:38AMPeter Brook and Thomas Ostermeier are presenting unfinished shows in Paris, offering a rare chance to see how their productions come together.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:36AM“Tango first emerged on the outskirts of the city, as the perfect poetic and musical medium for the outcast and marginalized to tell their stories. With this in mind, perhaps queer tango i…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMBlackletter, or Fraktur (as it’s known in German), was used all over Europe during the Middle Ages and through the early years of the printing press. As the rest of the continent gave blac…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AM“It’s a little known fact that in 1972, minimalist artist Frank Stella donated the painting Isfahan III (1968) to the Museo de la Solidaridad in Chile, a new institution that invited art…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMUntil just a few years ago, the very few times queer characters were shown at all in Bollywood movies were as figures of mockery. Now, very occasionally, a film with a sympathetic portrayal …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMIt’s not the liberal arts vs. corporate education. And it’s not soft skills vs. hard skills. It’s both a dichotomy and a lexicon we must eliminate. First, the dichotomy: the education …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMUS audiences can see the National Theatre's 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' starring James McAvoy, live from the West End at their neighborhood theater for one night only, today, February 20!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMTwo-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro’s newest play CONSCIENCE is set to open March 6th at George Street Playhouse’s new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenu…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:29AMPeacock theatre, London A compelling cast pour their hearts into Kate Prince’s jukebox tale of civil war, trafficking and three siblings separated as refugees
A hip-hop dance show set to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMKiln, LondonAntoinette Nwandu’s powerful absurdist urban tragedy sees two black homeless men – cowed by the ever-present threat of police brutality – pursue their own American dream
An…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMViaduct theatre, HalifaxShakespeare meets Richard Curtis in the play that gave its name to the chocolates, carried by boisterous performances and sweet-wrapper chic
As the new artistic direc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMThe Tony winner will play the president’s chief of staff in the upcoming series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMThe government has confirmed it is to end freedom of movement and introduce a points-based immigration system, with industry bodies branding the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AMIn today's news we've got stunning portraits from The Prince Of Egypt, a new rom-com coming to Rose Theatre and a drag extravaganza at the London Coliseum!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:08AMThe 10th Annual BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF! will take place on Monday, February 24 at the Edison Ballroom. Hosted by Broadway's Julie Halston (Tootsie, You Can't Take it With You, Sex and the Ci…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AMLondon performing arts school Urdang Academy is partnering with the University of Birmingham to deliver a new dance and musical theatre degree.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM(This post is for you all you EGOT wannabes who are having trouble grabbing the “G” in that acronym. As I watched Hadestown deservedly grab this year’s Grammy Award for Best Musical T…
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A national survey has revealed arts workers are regularly self-censoring their views and work, to avoid a backlash from the public, funding
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMIf you’re offended by the ‘N word,’ this UK premiere of Antoinette Nwandu’s 2017 play should be approached with extreme caution. In
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:54AMReview: Extraordinary Wall of Silence, HOME Manchester4.0starsWith such a regular focus on the oral performance in theatre – always interested in the details of the delivery of a line – …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AMReview: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, King's Head Theatre 2.0stars “But Henry…….Tu-dor you want to go out with?” Living Spit, a company made up of Howard Coggins and Stu McLoughlin, h…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AMThe Jason Robert Brown-Marsha Norman musical, starring Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, opened on Broadway February 20, 2014.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMThe restored Victorian theatre at Alexandra Palace is set to be the venue for a brand-new staging of Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. The production will open at the Off West End …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:40AMGarcia has developed such streaming series as Fuller House, Stranger Things, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMSet in Hollywood’s Golden Age, the limited series also features Dylan McDermott, Holland Taylor, Joe Mantello, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMTony winner Steve Kazee and Jenna Dewan have just announced their engagement! The couple, whois also expecting their first child together, made the announcement yesterday via Instagram. Bro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMTyler Alvarez and Jacqueline Guillén star as siblings in the new play from the writer of Alligator and television’s The Americans.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AMBy Douglas Mayo
Casting has been announced for the World Premiere of Lily Shahmoon's play Lipstick at Southwark Playhouse this March.
This post Lipstick at Southwark Playhouse – cast annou…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:24AMBy: Isa Goldberg
February 20, 2020: An unusually engaging piece of theater, Boomer, at 59E59 St Theaters takes on the older generation from a Gen Xer’s point of view. That is the pers…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:23AMMichael Cervas, chairman of the English Department at Westminster School in Simsbury, is the author of three poetry collections, as well as a brand-new book, “Even Here,” published by An…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:21AMThe Broadway Education Alliance has announced the 2020 roster of Greater New York City high schools participating in the 10th annual presentation of The Roger Rees Awards for Excellenc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMNetflix has announced that the 7-episode limited series HOLLYWOOD will debut May 1 on the streamer.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AMThe 2020–2021 season also includes the Off-Broadway award winner The Royale.
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The adaptation of the classic John Steinbeck novel will be presented on a program with George Balanchine’s Serenade.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMThe couple is also expecting a child.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AMThe show is now in previews at the Dominion Theatre in London.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AMIt's won Tony, Olivier and scores of other awards around the globe. Has it also been winning the hearts of critics on its first-ever major UK tour? Short answer: yes! We've rounded up the re…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:43AMAlexandra Palace hosts London transfers of Mark Gatiss' new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and a major new revival of Tennessee Williams’ classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:30AMGot your weekend plans yet? We have some cool ideas, from Sting's new musical to a major clam chowder throw-down to great music and whale watching.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:30AMTony Award winner Ivo van Hove's new production of West Side Stor opens tonight, February 20, at the Broadway Theatre. Isaac Powell, Shereen Pimentel, Dharon Jones and the rest of the you…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AMRehearsals are officially underway for Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway, which is set to begin previews on Monday, March 9 in advance of an official opening night on Sunday, April 5 at the Step…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AMJeremy Scott goes crazy for cubism, an Instagram artist sprinkles sparkles over fashion and Daniel Roseberry injects a surreal spirit at Schiaparelli
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:13AMI’m picking up a Zipcar and hitting the road later today for a three-night caregiver’s holiday on Long Island Sound. During my absence, Mrs. T will be looked after around the clock by th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:13AMWhat do Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Karl Lagerfeld have in common? They were all fans of the same Swiss brand of crayons
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:12AMFor his current collection, the label’s creative director went crazy for cubism. He tells Nick Remsen how the Spanish painter inspired his wearable works of art
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:12AMDaniel Roseberry is making the French label the alternative couture house, with a little help from Beyoncé and Michelle Obama
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:12AMCurators intended the June exhibition, titled “Art and Cultures in Bulgaria between the 16th and 18th Centuries,” to examine the influence that Islamic art had on Bulgarian Orthodox reli…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM“The question … is far more complicated that it first appears. (What does ‘best’ mean? What does ‘the arts’ mean?)” There isn’t all that much evidence to look at, but Chris J…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMRamasar, who was sacked from, and later rehired by, New York City Ballet following his role in the nude photo-sharing scandal at the company, is playing Bernardo in the new production by Ivo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AMBritish-American stage and screen actor Bramwell Fletcher (1904-1988) is of that generation of Pre-Code Hollywood stars that includes the likes of his first wife Helen Chandler, as well as p…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AMGiving up Marty, written by Karen Bartholomew, looks at the impact on adoption when the birth family comes looking.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFor the musical “Frozen,” an actor, by means of a nearly 50-pound design so elaborate that it’s called a puppet rather than a costume, is transformed into a four-legged, hoofed and ant…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMGeraldine Somerville has been cast in the Royal Exchange’s production of The Glass Menagerie, 30 years after she made her debut at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMJay McGuiness, Kimberley Walsh and Daniel Casey will star as Sam, Annie and Walter respectively in SLEEPLESS, A Musical Romance, based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle. Who el…
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Critics Rave for “Anatomy of a Suicide,” Tour Announcements Galore, “Mack & Mabel” and “Mrs. Doubtfire” Highlights Patreon: BroadwayRadio https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradi…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMThe stage version of Günter Grass’s 1959 novel is set to open in London – with its ‘unbearable’ protagonist and tales of Nazi collaboration, it’s as controversial as ever
Every au…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMThe former Peep Show star felt right at home playing a lily-livered journalist in Michael Winterbottom’s film Greed. He talks about marriage, capitalism – and Armageddon
‘I find nucle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMAttending the Irish Rep next best thing to attending Dublin theater.
SOURCE: Theater Time at 07:52AMPlus, string of sales at Frieze LA; Brexit fears boost art exports to £9bn; three superstar Victorians hit the market
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:32AMFairfield Halls’ artistic director has resigned from the job less than six months after the arts centre reopened following a £40 million
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMThe Actors Centre in London has announced a new leadership team along with major changes to its programming. Amanda Davey, who was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMTHE PRINCE OF EGYPT, the brand-new musical that is now in previews at London's Dominion Theatre, has released a series of principal cast character portraits!
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Kara Tointon is to star in Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias at Rose Theatre Kingston in May 2020.
This post Kara Tointon to star in Steel Magnolias at Rose Theatre Kingston f…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:12AMThe musicians are artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:12AMIn Crooks 1926 the cast cleverly weaves in all the audience so everyone has a part to play and it all comes together brilliantly.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM“All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.”
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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Originally produced in 1973, Jean Poiret’s play La Cage aux Folles has long been overshadowed by Jerry Herman’s 1983 musical version. However
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AMBy Ray Rackham
Ray Rackham reviews Simon Callow's adaptation of the French farce La Cage Aux Folles now playing at the Park Theatre London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:46AMThis collaboration between Kate Prince’s hip-hop dance company ZooNation and singer-songwriter Sting is as successful as it is surprising. The judicious selection
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:34AMInitial casting is announced today for the West End transfer of Laura Wade’s The Watsons. Following sold-out seasons at both Chichester Festival Theatre and the Menier Chocolate Factory, t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM... ultimately, Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory shines a warm glow on an overlooked playwright, producer, and nurturer of the greatest writers of the Irish Renaissance.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:22AMIan McKellen is to feature in the first episode of a new podcast series from The Stage. The first actor to top
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AMChris Redd does solo comedy for a change, at the Space Ballroom Feb. 23.
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Corners can be safe spaces for hiding. There’s comfort in corners because they’re out of sight and out of danger. In The Amen Corner, James Baldwin’s dilemma is whether to embrace the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:54AMNetflix & Chill bristles with promise from the off. Ben’s a working-class boy who’s been to university and is saving for a masters by working as a chef in the local pub. He’s gentl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:47AMCan poetry help us in troubled times? How do you take it off the page and onto the stage? What can it tell us about the music industry? We caught up with poet and performer Genevieve Carter …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AMBy Julian Eaves
Julian Eaves reviews Antoinette Nwandu's play Pass Over now playing at the Kiln Theatre in London.
This post REVIEW: Pass Over, Kiln Theatre London ✭✭✭✭ first appeare…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:23AMJoe Pasquale returns next week to the role of Frank Spencer in the hugely popular stage version of classic British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em as it embarks on a new UK-wide tour. He…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:12AMA Number packs a lot of themes, meaning and ideas into just an hour of stage time in a production that asks big questions about scientific progress.
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It's only an hour long, but Caryn Churchill's timely play is a wonderfully unsettling triumph
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:42AMEmbarrassing period piece needs a lift from better comic timing than this
Not the musical then, worst luck. How timely it would have been to mark Jerry Herman's passing with a celebration of…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:42AMFollowing its premiere at the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre in December, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman transfers to the West End's Duke…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:30AMCongratulations to the entire company of West Side Story on your opening night! Special congratulations to the following 32 cast members who are making their official Broadway debuts tonig…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:03AMAfter the success of its transfer of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, still running in the West End, Sheffield Crucible will bring another award-winning musical premiere to London next yea…
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For many, many people going to a concert hall or a museum is a foreign, anxiety-producing prospect. If we want new communities to take advantage of what we have to offer, we need to develop …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:42AMIt struck me the other day that ever since Mrs. T went into the hospital, our life has come to resemble Groundhog Day, an endless succession of repeat performances. I am, like Bill Murray, s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:42AMLast week, Paul Woolf, chief executive of Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre, announced to the media that his venue had “taken the step to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMBy Ashley O'Mara. Aley O’Mara discusses Will Davis’s production of Everybody at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.
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It might be about 90 years too late, but writer/director Ciarán O'Reilly is throwing a good old-fashioned Irish wake, with poems, songs, and a slice of barmbrack (Irish sweet bread) or each…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:29AMThe challenge: to connect his current role in Little Show of Horrors to his Broadway debut.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05AMThe California wine country dramedy takes over the Theatre at St. Clements.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe NT Live screening is co-presented by Fathom Events and BY Entertainment.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe stage adaptation of the 1985 film stars Olly Dobson and Roger Bart.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMShereen Pimentel stars as Maria opposite Isaac Cole Powell as Tony in the revamped production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMChristopher Chen talks about his latest puzzle of a play, which is having its world premiere at Lincoln Center---Henry (Aaron Yoo), the narrator and central character of The Headlands at Lin…
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