Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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A Hong Konger in Berlin – Armie Ma’s “No Coming Back” in Adelaide Fringe Festival by Clement Lee

A one-man show by Hong Kong writer and performer Armie Ma will have its Australian debut in Adelaide Fringe Festival 2020. The show is called No Coming Back, a project conceived solely and p…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:29PM

On the Couch with Andy Conaghan by Arts Review

Who is Andy Conaghan? A new dad – and currently the Big Bad Wolf in the Shrek the Musical eight times a week. Send coffee. What would you do differently from what you do now? I’m endeavo…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:22PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Carolyn Eskdale: Memory Horizon by Arts Review

Featuring a series of room-scale site-specific sculptures, Heide Museum of Modern Art presents Memory Horizon – an exhibition of new work by Australian artist, Carolyn Eskdale, on display …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:55PM

Dance Nation by Arts Review

Clare Barron’s wild, award-winning comedy about a group of pre-teen dancers fighting for a national final, Dance Nation, premieres at Adelaide’s Scott Theatre in February before heading …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:27PM

“The Human Ounce” Weighs the Cost of #MeToo, at Central Works, Berkeley by Beau McGlasson

Millennial Notes Nicole Parizeau Dissects Dead Artist’s Sex Scandal by Beau McGlasson To cancel or not to cancel—that’s the question at the heart of “The Human Ounce,” which expose…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:20PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Full cast announced for One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Arts Review

A star-studded cast including some of Australia’s most celebrated television, film and theatre performers will join already announced Lachy Hulme and Roz Hammond in One Flew Over The Cucko…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:46PM

The Father by Lara Altunian

The post The Father appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 09:17PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Something's Here! See West Side Story's Isaac Powell, Shereen Pimentel & More in These Exclusive Opening Night Portraits by Michael Appler

West Side Story celebrated its Broadway opening night at the Broadway Theatre on February 20. Director Ivo van Hove's radical reimagining of the classic American musical from Leonard Berns…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PM

Photo Flash: Culture Clash Retrusn to Berkeley Rep with CULTURE CLASH (STILL) IN AMERICA

Bay Area natives and provocateurs, Culture Clash, return to Berkeley Rep with their latest production, Culture Clash (Still) in America. The play, written and performed by Culture Clash…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: REVENGE SONG (Geffen Playhouse) by Tony Frankel

IT’S THE HIGH SCHOOL SHOW THAT I WISH I WROTE IN HIGH SCHOOL The thing that looks like a high school vanity project at the Geffen Playhouse is actually a world premiere with a lot of bucks…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:57PM

Report: Arts Drive Tourism In Australia by Artsjournal

Australians took 12.3 million daytrips and 13.4 million overnight trips within Australia that included arts activities in 2018 – an increase of 14 percent and 20 percent respectively since…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Blanc de Blanc Encore by Arts Review

You know that moment where Brad and Janet walk into Frank-N-Furter’s lobby and wonder what the fork they are witnessing This same feeling can be experienced frequently during much of Blanc…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:39PM

Evolution Of The FRIENDS Theme Song - 1920s to 1990s - ft. The Rembrandts #FriendsReunion by Postmodernjukebox

Download & Stream "I'll Be There" Here: https://pmjlive.com/the90s-volume1?IQid=yt Experience PMJ Live: https://pmjlive.com?IQid=yt Shop PMJ Music/Merch: https://smarturl.it/pmjshop?IQid=yt…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:33PM

DEAR EVAN HANSEN Composers Announce 'You Will Be Found' illustrated Book

Fans of the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen can now bring the show's anthem 'You Will Be Found' home in book form!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25PM

PACT Revisioned: Artistic Directorate announced by Arts Review

PACT Centre for Emerging Artists has announced a dramatic re-visioning of the artistic direction of the organisation, piloting an exciting collaborative leadership model that puts artists at…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:05PM

Michael Veitch to tour his one-man show HELL SHIP by Gabi Bergman

Renowned writer, historian and performer Michael Veitch will tour his one-man show Hell Ship this February and March, telling the

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Pamela Adlon Fuels Her Hectic Life With Fosse and ‘Fame’ by Kathryn Shattuck

The actress, whose FX series returns on March 5, puts “All That Jazz,” A Tribe Called Quest and Norman Lear’s comedies on her list of must-haves.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:32PM

Theatre News: MAD Productions presents ‘Steel Magnolias’ by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

Steel Magnolias is firmly set in its place and time. It’s a story told by six women heavily steeped in Southern values and sensibilities living in Louisiana in the 1980s. And yet versions …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:27PM

Watch Frozen Stars Ciara Renée & McKenzie Kurtz Sing the Musical's New Song 'I Can't Lose You' by Broadway.com

Earlier this week, Frozen welcomed a new pair of stars and added a fresh song to the long-running hit. Stage veteran Ciara Renée took over as Elsa with McKenzie Kurtz in her Broadway debut …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Aaron Sorkin and the Cast of To Kill a Mockingbird Talk the Show's Historic Madison Square Garden Performance by Broadway.com

Playwright Aaron Sorkin and cast members Taylor Trensch, Nina Grollman and Nick Robinson share their excitement for To Kill a Mockingbird's upcoming performance at Madison Square Garden.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

A Witch, a Bartender and Hangmen Fuel Our Action-Packed Must-Do Events for the Week of February 24 to March 1 by Kathy Henderson

If you crave a good dark comedy, this is your week to head to Broadway: Tracy Letts’ The Minutes and Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen promise a double-dose of nasty fun. A gorgeous new opera ba…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

See Jessie Mueller, Armie Hammer & the Company of The Minutes in Their First Character Portrait by Michael Appler

The Minutes, two-time Tony winner Tracy Letts' new dramedy that unleashes a fracturing American political spirit from within a mundane town hall meeting, will open on Broadway on March 15 …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

See Aaron Sorkin & the Cast of To Kill a Mockingbird Prepare For Madison Square Garden by Diep Tran

"Those of you who felt that the 1,450 seat Shubert Theatre was perhaps too intimate a setting for To Kill A Mockingbird, we heard you," playwright Aaron Sorkin told the press on February 19…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Victorian Opera’s Salome opens today at the Palais Theatre by Sean McLoughlin

The image of Salome kissing the severed head of John the Baptist (Jochanaan) at once repulses and fascinates, permeating popular culture from

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Coyote Stageworks debut’s a terrific ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ at P/S Cultural Center by Alan Smason

By JACK LYONS, Special from Desert Local News.com (PALM SPRINGS, CA.) – Coyote StageWorks, of Palm Springs, presents playwright Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 as the debut produc…

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 05:58PM

The Jovial Johnny Brown by Trav S.D.

Plus-sized, toothsome Johnny Brown (b. 1937) was a highly visible figure on TV when I was growing up in the ’70s. The Florida native started out as the singer in a jazz combo led by “Sam…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:54PM

How Language Mutates In The Corporate World by Artsjournal

“No matter where I’ve worked, it has always been obvious that if everyone agreed to use language in the way that it is normally used, which is to communicate, the workday would be two ho…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Yolanda Bonnell: Why I Don’t Want White Critics To Review My Work by Artsjournal

“Indigenous performance has been grossly under-reviewed and while the tide is shifting, the lens with which predominantly white critics view the work has been problematic. The lack of IBPO…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Artist Bans Critics Who Are Not “Indigenous, Black Or People Of Color” by Artsjournal

“This choice might immediately strike some as counterintuitive; it certainly runs against the dominant conventions of criticism, in which theatres offer free tickets to all critics activel…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Warning: Post-Brexit Border Policies Could Be “Disaster” For Creative Industries by Artsjournal

“Although it is theoretically ‘points-based’, the reality is that it will be impossible to accrue enough points with a salary below £25,600 (without a PhD) unless the role is on the s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Does Banning Critics Accomplish Anything? by Artsjournal

Yolanda Bonnell isn’t the first artist to say that white critics get away with not knowing the cultural reference points of work outside of their own interests – but doesn’t cutting re…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Explaining Ivo van Hove (e.g. all that video!) by New York Theater

In the course of his four-decade career, the Belgian director Ivo van Hove has created more than 100 productions of theater, opera, and movies  throughout the world, with more of them in Ne…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:48PM

Broadway's West Side Story Opens to Protests

The controversial and much-anticipated production saw the biggest demonstration outside its theater last night.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

At the West Side Story Opening, Sierra Boggess, Robin De Jesús, and More Sing for Their Supper

There's nothing like West Side Story to make a Broadway star burst into song.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne to Lead A View From the Bridge Reading

The pair will star in Arthur Miller's classic for the Acting Company.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

The Public Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Blue Man Group, and More Are Hiring by Dan Meyer

Playbill's Job Listings offers an extensive selection of technical jobs within the theatre industry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:48PM

Beetlejuice Star Sophia Anne Caruso Exits the Production Ahead of Closing

Beetlejuice ends its Broadway run on June 6.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

Dreams Deferred and Fulfilled in Blues for an Alabama Sky

The Keen Company gives Pearl Cleage's 25-year-old play an overdue New York premiere.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

Watch Scenes From the Encores! Mack & Mabel Revival

Alexandra Socha and Douglas Sills star in the rarely seen musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

Lantern Theater Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include the return of a holiday classic as well as plays from Tom Stoppard and Lynn Nottage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:47PM

‘Happy Days’ at Thinking Cap Theatre thanks to bravura production by Aaron Krause

By AARON KRAUSE FT. LAUDERDALE — A man with much physical difficulty tries to reach the love of his life. Naturally, she seems overjoyed that hubby is approaching. And so, she cheers him o…

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 05:32PM

Pat Metheny: From This Place — tonal control and focused phrasing

The guitarist’s gift for melody warms his lustrous new album

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:11PM

On Digital: The Peanut Butter Falcon / Honeyland

Buddy road movie is gently heartwarming and Oscar-nominated documentary turns out to be an urgently relevant microcosm of the environmental crisis

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:11PM

Miss Anthropocene highlights the inconsistencies of Grimes’s output

Canadian’s climate change-themed album opens strongly with a swooning piece of electronic pop but the second half falters

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:10PM

Photo Flash: Take a Look at Beth Malone, David Aron Damane and More in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown is currently playing at Abrons Arts Center, and will run through April 5!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PM

Sink Ya Teeth: Two — perky house music with a vintage feel

Cowbells collide with 1980s punk-funk in the latest record from this Norfolk duo

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:10PM

Fuel Fandango: Origen — a firework display with Havana rhythms

Funk guitar and Cuban influences pulse through the Spanish duo’s new album

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:10PM

Gaga: the Israeli dance movement that’s going global

Forget spin, and other self-conscious fitness fads: embrace the mindful art of letting go

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:09PM

Bach Collegium Japan: Bach’s St Matthew Passion — a deeply felt performance

Masaaki Suzuki conducts in an album that is lyrical and unafraid of showing its heart

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:09PM

Check Out Photos From the Hit Her With the Skates Press Day by Dan Meyer

The upcoming musical stars American Idol and Broadway alums Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Toxic Avenger: The Musical’ at Rorschach Theatre by Peter Orvetti

“The Toxic Avenger: The Musical” at Rorschach Theatre is, as one of the characters says late in the show, “a wonderful musical based on a movie most people saw when they were stoned.�…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:02PM

Trump shows the world who is the real ‘Parasite’

My Valentine’s evening had become just another skirmish in the US president’s culture war

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: WEST SIDE STORY Cast Takes Opening Night Bows!

The Broadway Theatre was the place to be last night as talents from stage and screen gathered to celebrate opening night of Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove's new production of West Side Sto…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Timothy Hughes, Lesli Margherita, and More Strip Down for A Very Skivvies Presidents Day by Nathan Skethway

The popular underwear-clad duo returned to the Green Room 42 on February 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

Sophia Anne Caruso abruptly exits Beetlejuice on Broadway by Maureen Lee Lenker

Sophia Anne Caruso will no longer count herself among the strange and unusual. The actress, who originated the role of Lydia Deetz in Broadway’s Beetlejuice, has abruptly exited the produ…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 04:51PM

Call Redialed: NEW Michele Brourman Interview: The 2020 Bistro Awards & other Honors by Adam Rothenberg

Once again, I’m getting the chance to catch up with the award-winning singer/songwriter, Michele Brourman. After a sold-out solo debut at Birdland Theatre in 2019, 2020 has started off wi…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 04:48PM

California’s AB 5: Not as Easy as ABC by American Theatre Editors

A new law designed to rein in the state's gig economy is leaving theatres and theatre artists with questions about their future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:47PM

Photo Coverage: WEST SIDE STORY Company Celebrates Opening Night!

The Broadway Theatre was the place to be last night as talents from stage and screen gathered to celebrate opening night of Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove's new production of West Side Story…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Review: No Snap in New “West Side Story,” A Convoluted Mess That May Be a Rare Failure for Some Top Producers by Roger Friedman

Producer Scott Rudin has joined forces with two Hollywood powerhouses, David Geffen and Barry Diller, to produce the new “West Side Story,”

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:32PM

Backstage at Mean Girls with Erika Henningsen, Episode 13: The Final Goodbye by Broadway.com

Erika Henningsen returns to the vlog as she prepares to leave Mean Girls by going through cut songs and hanging out backstage. Plus, the return of Louderman lingo!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Grand Horizons' Priscilla Lopez on How to Tell If a Show Is Going to Be a Hit by Diep Tran

Last year, Tony-winning actor Priscilla Lopez got a call from Mandy Greenfield, the artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. The summer theater was producing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Bobby Cannavale & Rose Byrne to Lead Benefit Performance of A View From the Bridge in New York by Andy Lefkowitz

Life partners Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne, currently sharing the stage in Medea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, will co-star again next month in a one-night staging of Arthur Miller's…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Presley Ryan Steps In as Lydia in Beetlejuice; Sophia Anne Caruso Plays Final Performance by Andy Lefkowitz

Beetlejuice is getting a new leading lady. Understudy Presley Ryan has taken over the role of Lydia in the Tony-nominated musical; she will remain in the role through February 23. Original …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

On the West Side Story Red Carpet, Sierra Boggess and Other Stars Discuss the Musical's Lasting Relevance by Michael Appler

“West Side Story changed my life,” said Harolyn Blackwell, who played Francisca, a Shark girl, in the 1980 Broadway revival. On February 20, Blackwell was on the opening night red carpe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

5 Questions with Texas State’s Kaitlin Hopkins by Performerstuff

5 Questions with Texas State’s Kaitlin Hopkins Written by: CK Anderson February 21th, 2020 Kaitlin Hopkins is the current head of the BFA Musical Theatre program at Texas State Univer…

SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 04:12PM

The Drowsy Chaperone JR. - JTF Atlanta by Music Theatre International

Plaza Academy (Cleburne, TX) performs highlights from The Drowsy Chaperone JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Learn more about The Drowsy Chaperone JR.: https://www.mtishows…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM

Matilda The Musical JR. - JTF Atlanta by Music Theatre International

Inspiration Stage (Sugar Land, TX) performs highlights from Matilda The Musical JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Learn more about Matilda The Musical JR. here: https://www…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM

Elephant & Piggie's We Are in A Play JR. - JTF Atlanta by Music Theatre International

Ohlook Performing Arts Center (Grapevine, TX) performs highlights from Elephant & Piggie's We Are in A Play JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Learn more about Elephant & Pi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM

Newsies JR. - JTF Atlanta by Music Theatre International

Play on Players (Gainesville, GA) and Red Phoenix Theatre Company (Buford, GA) performs highlights from Disney's Newsies JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Learn more about…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM

Moana JR. - JTF Atlanta by Music Theatre International

Bravo Performing Arts (Oak Park, IL) performs highlights from Disney's Moana JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Learn more about Moana JR: https://www.mtishows.com/disneys-m…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Presented by TodayTix: February 21

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? BroadwayWorld's Weekly Buying Guide is powered by TodayTix, the app for theater tickets. Whether you're looking for musicals, plays, comedy, dan…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Presley Ryan Takes Over As Lydia in BEETLEJUICE Through This Weekend

BroadwayWorld has learned that Presley Ryan will take over the role of Lydia Deetz in BEETLEJUICE on Broadway beginning tonight through the weekend. She succeeds Sophia Anne Caruso who play…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PM

Old Show Queens Gary Gunas and Billy Rosenfield Reminisce About Noël Coward and Follies in Episode 11 by Andrew Gans

Also, get an in-depth look at Rosenfield’s memorabilia-filled office.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Sophia Anne Caruso Departs Broadway's Beetlejuice by Mark Peikert

The role of Lydia Deetz will be played by Presley Ryan through the weekend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM

Sophia Anne Caruso departs Broadway cast of ‘Beetlejuice’ by Caitlin Huston

Sophia Anne Caruso, who originated the role of Lydia in “Beetlejuice,” is no longer in the Broadway musical. The lead played her final performance at the evening show on Feb. 19, a spoke…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:49PM

This ballerina played the role of a stripper, and she owned it by Sarah L. Kaufman

Washington Ballet’s Sona Kharatian creates an indelible, sophisticated character in Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PM

Trustus Theatre Company Names Chad Henderson Producing Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Henderson, who currently serves as the company's artistic director, will now be an executive leader.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:32PM

The Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Chelsea Marcantel’s ‘Everything is Wonderful’ by Wendy Rosenfield

Chelsea Mercantel’s ‘Everything Is Wonderful’ comes at an opportune time, as women’s rage flares—and men navigate a world that may value them more than they value themselves. Wendy…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:18PM

Interview: Beth Malone Talks Molly Brown, Politics and Beer by Matthew Wexler

Beth Malone stars in Transport Group's reimagining of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," directed and choreographed by Tony winner Kathleen Marshall. The post Interview: Beth Malone Talks Molly B…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:12PM

The Call of the Wild: All the Versions by Trav S.D.

Today is the national release date for the latest adaptation of the ultimate love poem to dogs, Jack London’s 1903 The Call of the Wild. I first read this ripping and brutal yarn in Junio…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PM

Burning Coal Theatre Company Sets 4-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature Lanford Wilson's 'Fifth of July,' starring Trish Hawkins, in a reprise of her Broadway role.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:10PM

Denver Center Announces 9 Show 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Denver Center Theatre Company season will feature two world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PM

A Family History Chart Of The World’s 100 Most Widely Spoken Languages by Artsjournal1

“This diagram, created by WordTips, breaks down the world’s 100 most-spoken languages by their roots (e.g., Indo-European for English and Spanish, or Sino-Tibetan for Mandarin) and by th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

Should LACMA Start A New Building When It’s Already $443 Million In Debt? by Artsjournal

According to the museum’s most recent 990 tax forms, filed in 2018, LACMA is carrying $331 million in county bond debt that was used to pay for construction of the Resnick Pavilion, the Br…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

When Grandma Moses Was Conscripted For The Cold War by Artsjournal1

“Between June and December of 1950, a government-backed exhibition of Moses’s picturesque American scenes toured six European cities. … One Foreign Service officer who was involved wit…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

UK Venue Demands Theatre Companies Guarantee Their Shows Won’t Offend Patrons Or Face Fine by Artsjournal

“The management may demand in respect to its right to object to any song, speech, dialogue, business, costume or gesture that forms part of the production, that may offend the ticket buyer…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

Can A Sitcom About Gentrification Actually Be Funny? by Artsjournal1

“At its core, gentrification is about what it means to belong. And few places in Los Angeles are more hotly contested in those terms than Boyle Heights,” the Los Angeles neighborhood whe…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

Study: Arts Sector Digital Efforts Stall In Trying To Attract Audiences by Artsjournal

Research from Arts Council England (ACE) and innovation foundation Nesta has revealed “a widening gulf” between large and small organisations’ capacity and capability to adopt – let …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

How Pianist Igor Levit Hacked The Attention Economy And Made Himself Into A ‘Thought Leader’ by Artsjournal1

“Levit’s career is a stark demonstration of the dissolving boundaries between art and commerce, journalism and public relations, particularly in Germany. … He is a friend to media pers…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

Study: Freedom Of Expression… Except For Arts Workers by Artsjournal

More than eight out of ten survey respondents agreed that “workers in the arts and cultural sector who share controversial opinions risk being professionally ostracised”. The overwhelmin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:06PM

Octavio Solis’ personal coming-of-age stories come alive on SF Stage by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

Famed playwright Octavio Solis' deeply personal book of stories, "Retablos," will be performed by Word for Word theater troupe in S.F.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:05PM

Aladdin Alum Arielle Jacobs Sings a Fresh Power Ballad From the New Musical Between the Lines by Ruthie Fierberg

Hear this exclusive track from the new Off-Broadway musical, which is based on the Jodi Picoult novel and co-stars Jason Gotay.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch Frozen's Ciara Renée and McKenzie Kurtz Perform ’I Can't Lose You’ by Dan Meyer

The new song by Robert and Kristen Lopez is now an official part of the musical's score.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PM

VIDEO: MRS. DOUBTFIRE Cast Reacts To Rob McClure in Costume

Mrs. Doubtfire's Rob McClure posted a teaser video on his Instagram of the first time the cast saw him in his prosthetics! Watch below to see the process of building his new persona and the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM

Tonight! Tonight! See Vanessa Hudgens, Alec Baldwin & More Celebrate the Opening Night of West Side Story by Diep Tran

The suns and moons and celebrities were all over the place for the West Side Story opening night. The new Broadway revival of the seminal musical opened on February 20 at the Broadway Thea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Tony & Olivier Nominee Kate Fleetwood to Play Cruella de Vil in Douglas Hodge-Scored 101 Dalmatians Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Powerhouse star Kate Fleetwood will take on the role of iconic villain Cruella de Vil in Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's upcoming musical adaptation of 101 Dalmatians. The previously announ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

'This is a Love Story': Why Danny Mac Doesn't Think Pretty Woman on the West End Glamorizes Prostitution by Matt Wolf

Danny Mac dazzled followers on Strictly Come Dancing with his fancy footwork on the ever-popular BBC program, but the English performer has since made a separate name for himself in stage …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Anne-Marie Duff to Headline World Premiere Drama The House of Shades at London's Almeida Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen star Anne-Marie Duff has been cast in the lead role of Constance in Beth Steel's forthcoming world premiere drama The House of Shades. Blanche McIntyre will direct the Londo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

'We can't stand by this any more': inside the West Side Story premiere protest by Adrian Horton In New York

Broadway opening was met with about 100 demonstrators, frustrated with a perceived mishandling of a #MeToo controversy The opening night of Belgian auteur Ivo van Hove’s gritty reimagining…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PM

Don B. Wilmeth: Theatre Historian of Olympian Proportions by American Theatre Editors

The writer, editor, and professor leaves behind a legacy of joy and generosity as well as his influential contributions to performance scholarship.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:39PM

Get an Exclusive Listen to Lucas Steele Sing First-Act Finale From Emojiland the Musical by Andrew Gans

The Great Comet Tony nominee Steele performs “Thank Me Now.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PM

A Soldier’s Play **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg February 20, 2020: Charles Fuller’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, A Soldier’s Play, finally makes its Broadway debut. An intense murder mystery that digs deep…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:28PM

Caryl Churchill’s “A Number” at the Bridge Theatre: Family Drama About Genetic Manipulation by Aleks Sierz

Genetic engineering is in the news again. This follows the resignation of Andrew Sabisky as special advisor to Boris Johnson after a twitter storm about his comments on race and intelligence…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:19PM

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ‘An Evening of Strings with the Mendelssohns’ by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Symphony players meet the Mendelssohns and Caroline Shaw with virtuosic joie di vivre. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:10PM

Review: The Amen Corner at Shakespeare Theatre by Jennifer Barger

You may feel like you’ve landed in a retro church service for the first 15 minutes of the sparkling new production of The Amen Corner from Shakespeare Theatre Company, what with the “pra…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:02PM

Defending your life by Kerry Reid

How to Defend Yourself and Do You Feel Anger? ask us to consider how to survive patriarchy without losing our minds—and bodies. The fish has rotted from the he…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:00PM

Black History Month Dreamcast: An All-Black Revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Our Black History Month weekly dreamcast continues with Edward Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: See FROZEN's McKenzie Kurtz and Ciara Renee Perform the Television Debut of 'I Can't Lose You'

On Friday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, Frozen on Broadway's new Anna and Elsa,  McKenzie Kurtz and Ciara Renée, performed the television debut of 'I Can't Lose You.' 

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:52PM

BWW Album Review: Janet Dacal's MY STANDARDS Swings with Vivacious Life

With her debut solo album, MY STANDARDS, Janet Dacal perfectly marries her Cuban heritage with American standards. Carlos Josè Alvarez, as principal arranger (with additional arrangements b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PM

Actor Robert Bathurst: ‘Acting is basically colouring in someone else’s artwork’ by Nick Smurthwaite

Actor Robert Bathurst has spent his career switching between popular TV shows such as Cold Feet and theatre roles around the UK.

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Should We Be Doing More to Support Ourselves and Our Creative Friends? by Samuel Sims

It’s so easy to be ‘busy’ and to ignore our loved ones but what if something happens to them? Samuel Sims talks about the importance of support networks in the world of the creative. I…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:36PM

Tristram Hunt on Raphael at 500

The V&A director on the Sistine Chapel, Labour’s arts policy and the history of childhood

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NSO: Noseda’s homecoming mints the ‘NSO sound’ in spectacular Mahler’s Fifth Symphony by Whitney Fishburn

Even though being a classical music reviewer often feels like a gig too good to be true, I don’t recall ever forgetting my purpose for attending a performance. There’s a first for everyt…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:24PM

DCPA Theatre Company’s 2020-21 season: “Rattlesnake Kate,” “Mockingbird” and more by John Wenzel, The Know

Chris Coleman has already shown audiences what's he made of with triumphs such as his all-black recasting of "Oklahoma!" And he's tested Denver's appetite for new work with plays sourced fr…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:24PM

The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite’ by Cameron Kelsall

The Academy of Vocal Arts offers a production of Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite,’ in its original French version, where the worthwhile elements outweigh the questionable ones. Cameron Kelsal…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:19PM

Review: “Shockheaded Peter” is a macabre (and must-see) dark fairy tale musical by Lisa Kennedy, The Know

If it sounds mad and macabre, it is. It is also more than a little beguiling.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:11PM

"BUILD YOUR SELF," Light in Winter, Uppers and Downers, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/21 to Sun 2/23. There are plenty of reasons to leave your house this weekend.…

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Rewrite This Story presents five reasons why you should see Once the Musical on its current tour by Olivia Mitchell

A beautiful, heartfelt story of an unlikely friendship between a Dublin busker and a Czech musician, we present five reasons why you should see Once on its current UK tour.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at noon (Broadway Time)
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‘Sabbath Girl’ Review: A Meet-Cute with Art and Knishes by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Cary Gitter’s throwback romantic comedy, about an Orthodox Jew and his Italian-American neighbor, is kind of sweet and kind of clunky.

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Watch Now: New Music Video from Sing Street, “Up” by Broadway Direct

Official Video by The Original Broadway Cast of Sing Street, Brenock O’Connor, ‘Up.’ The post Watch Now: New Music Video from Sing Street, “Up” appeared first on Broadway Direct.

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:50PM

Hamilton’s Giles Terera, Hannah Waddingham, and More Tapped for New Cabaret Series at London’s Donmar Warehouse by Olivia Clement

The new Donmar Lates is curated by Sunday in the Park With George co-stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

Renée Fleming sings Björk with the New York Philharmonic

The soprano’s performance was part of a programme at Geffen Hall that included Bruckner’s Fourth

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West Side Story by Liz Wollman

While it seems that a good half the theater-going public in and around New York City hotly disagrees with me, I'm squarely in the camp that believes Ivo Van Hove's maximal minimalism fails …

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 12:42PM

Production news round-up: Giles Terera to play Sammy Davis Jr at Hampstead Theatre and Kate Fleetwood cast in 101 Dalmations by Giverny Masso

This week’s round up includes Giles Terera starring as Sammy Davis Jr in Hammersmith Lyric theatre’s musical adaptation, and Kate Fleetwood playing

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Smile review – Dundee United's 'football pervert' brought to hilarious grimacing life by Mark Fisher

Dundee RepTitle-winning coach Jim McLean is played with raging mastery by Barrie Hunter in a two-hander that pulls some punches He was the manager described by one player as a “football pe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM

Jupiter Quartet

The musicians are artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Inaugural Soundwave Comic Xpo puts 'geek culture' diversity in the spotlight by Cole Sawyer | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One-day event aims to be a one-stop shop for everything that fans of superheroes, anime and “geek culture” can imagine. Designers, cosplayers and gamers from all walks of life are invite…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:18PM

Mardi Gras in their backyard: How Soulard residents survive the season by Valerie Schremp Hahn | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Soulard residents and thousands of visitors have celebrated Mardi Gras there for 41 years. Here's how residents and workers handle it.

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Recently reviewed St. Louis theater for Feb. 21 by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Capsule reviews for professional theater on St. Louis stages.

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London Theatre News Today: Friday 21 February by Hira Desai

In today's news we've got Kids Week 2020, Anne-Marie Duff in The House Of Shades, Donmar Lates, Kate Fleetwood in 101 Dalmations and more! The post London Theatre News Today: Friday 21 Febru…

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London Theatre Review: The Upstart Crow

Ben Elton is to British comedy what the Bard was to white-ruffled tragedy – it’s hard to keep the two separate in a single thought. No surprise then that the BBC Two sitcom The Upst…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:10PM

Indecent Proposal gets a #MeToo musical makeover at Southwark Playhouse

A new musical based on the original 1988 novel INDECENT PROPOSAL, rather than the 1993 Hollywood film, will reimagine the story for the #MeToo era under the direction of Charlotte Westenra. …

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 12:05PM

WME Signs Tony Award-Winning Director Kathleen Marshall In All Areas by Bruce Haring

EXCLUSIVE: WME has enlisted Tony Award-winning director Kathleen Marshall for representation in all areas. Marshall has a busy slate of upcoming projects on tap. She will helm the film adapt…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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James McNicholas: The Boxer review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘touching and funny solo show’ by Natasha Tripney

Terry Downes was a world middleweight boxing champion known in his day as the “Paddington Express”. James McNicholas, the sports writer, comedian

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It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman by Trav S.D.

  Today we give the lie to our own self-delusion that we dislike both superhero franchises and musical theatre in one swell foop. As to the former…this makes our sixth Superman related po…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:48AM

Celebrating Black History Month: Ciara Renée Honors Sarah Jones & the 'Super Power' of Mixed Race Artists by Michael Appler

In 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 11:48AM

We Can't Stop Singing Along to This Music Video of 'Up' with the Broadway Cast of Sing Street by Broadway.com

We're just five weeks away from the Broadway premiere of Sing Street, a new musical based on the beloved cult film. In advance of the start of Broadway previews, the production has released …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Let the Storm Rage On! Disney Sets Dates for West End Premiere of Frozen by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony-nominated musical Frozen is getting ready to let it go in London's West End! Disney Theatrical has announced production dates for the previously reported London transfer, with…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Lucas Hnath's Dana H. Extends Run at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

A one-week extension has been announced for Dana H., a new play by Tony nominee Lucas Hnath currently making its New York premiere at the Vineyard Theatre. Originally announced to play a lim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Priscilla Lopez of Grand Horizons by Broadway.com

Priscilla Lopez stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Grand Horizons and more with Imogen Lloyd Webber.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Seven Best, Most-Depressing Versions of Mack and Mabel Heartbreaker, "Time Heals Everything"

Get ready for all the feels as you watch these seven heartbreaking versions of "Time Heals Everything" from Mack and Mabel.

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Go Inside the Broadway Opening of Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story Revival by Nathan Skethway

Shereen Pimentel stars as Maria opposite Isaac Powell as Tony in the revamped production.

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Research project to investigate young people’s attitudes towards backstage careers in theatre by Giverny Masso

A new research project is to take a workshop into schools that aims to introduce students to careers in backstage roles. The

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Troubadour White City Theatre to shut down by Georgia Snow

Troubadour White City Theatre is to close down permanently, less than a year after launching. Troubadour revealed that the 1,000-seat theatre will

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Arts Council chair rebuffs accusations 10-year strategy shows ‘serious disregard’ for women by Georgia Snow

Nicholas Serota has rejected claims that Arts Council England’s new 10-year strategy neglects gender equality. The Arts Council chair has responded to

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Mid Life review at Barbican Pit, London – ‘frustratingly disconnected devised piece’ by Emily Jupp

Created and performed by an all-female ensemble that’s part of Diverse City, a charity devoted to creating diversity in the arts, all

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Check Out the New Music Video for ’Up’ From the Broadway-Bound Sing Street by Olivia Clement

The new show, directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, will begin previews in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM

REVIEW: A Monster Calls, Theatre Royal Nottingham ✭✭✭✭✭ by Gary Stringer

By Gary Stringer Midlands reviewer Gary Stringer is impressed by the UK touring production of A Monster Calls. This post REVIEW: A Monster Calls, Theatre Royal Nottingham ✭✭✭✭✭ fir…

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See Andrea Martin, Vanessa Hudgens, and More at Opening Night of West Side Story

Ivo van Hove's revival of the classic musical, starring Isaac Powell and Shereen Pimentel, is now open on Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:18AM

Major New Alexander Calder Museum Planned For Philadelphia by Artsjournal1

“A little more than two decades after a Calder museum was first proposed for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the long-dormant idea has blossomed again, funding has materialized, and backers…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Nearly 100 Luminaries Sign Letter Threatening Boycott Over Ballet Director’s Firing — But Some Of Them Say They Never Agreed To Sign by Artsjournal1

The open letter, published in the French newspaper Libération and originated by choreographer Maguy Marin and theatre director Atiane Mnouchkine, threatens to withhold rights to all signato…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Researchers May Just Have Located Nefertiti’s Secret Burial Place Inside Tutankhamun’s Tomb by Artsjournal1

“A radar survey around the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings has revealed possible evidence of further hidden chambers behind its walls. The findings … resurrect a con…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Inventor Of Computers’ Cut-Copy-And-Paste Functions, Larry Tesler, Dead At 74 by Artsjournal1

A researcher and executive over the years at Xerox, Apple, Yahoo, and Amazon, Tesler had enormous influence over the experience most people have when using a personal computer today: in addi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Another Job In The Arts You Hadn’t Thought Of: Narrating Porn For The Blind by Artsjournal1

Pornhub launched this particular initiative in increasing access for the disabled to the arts four years ago, hiring professional freelance writers to produce text and professional voice act…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Attendance Isn’t A Good Enough Metric, So This Museum Is Trying To Measure Its Social Impact by Artsjournal1

“Working with a group of social scientists, the [Oakland Museum of California] devised an innovative plan to take stock of both its ability to connect with visitors and to foster connectio…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

I Am Not Okay With This, Netflix — rites-of-passage turns supernatural

A show based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel about vulnerable teenagers blends the surreal with deadpan wit

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The Twilight Zone, Syfy/CBS — Jordan Peele’s chilling tales

Episodes deliver thought-twizzling chills with nightmares in the air and supernatural twists

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Plenty to treasure in royal spoof The Windsors, Channel 4

Real life has begun to outface parody but in Series 3 there are divine performances — including an adorably daft Wills

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Famed Soprano Renée Fleming Donates Personal Archives to Juilliard by Andrew Gans

Fleming received a Tony nomination for her performance in the recent Broadway revival of Carousel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Denver Center for the Performing Arts to Present World-Premiere Musical Rattlesnake Kate by Olivia Clement

The new musical by Neyla Pekarek, former member of The Lumineers, and Karen Hartman, celebrates the true story of a Colorado woman who fought 140 rattlesnakes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

‘An important story but lacks heart’: ALONE IN BERLIN – Northampton ★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

Alistair Beaton’s stage adaptation of Hans Fallada’s critically acclaimed novel Alone in Berlin makes its world premiere at the Royal and Derngate.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

‘West Side Story’ reviews: Radically reimagined production ‘mortally divided’ but ‘bold’ by David Buchanan

“West Side Story,” one of the most beloved and enduring Broadway musicals of all time, has often been seen on the Great White Way since it premiered more than sixty years ago, but never …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM

Andrzej Lukowski: Is Troubadour White City a cautionary tale for London’s theatre mini-boom? by Andrzej Lukowski

For the past few months, London’s two Troubadour Theatres have been a growing obsession of mine. It started out innocently enough: I

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In Tech (and in Life), Time is like Toothpaste.

I’m in a hotel room as I type this.  And I just finished a sweet caesar salad with chicken that left me fully satiated . . . and with some breath that could kill a whole bouquet of roses.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway News: “The Inheritance” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Announces Final Weeks on Broadway by David Roberts

Brilliantly re-envisioning E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End to 21st-century New York, THE INHERITANCE asks how much we owe those who lived and loved before us, questions the role we …

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:54AM

VIDEO: Watch the Music Video for 'Up' from Broadway-Bound SING STREET

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Sony Masterworks Broadway will soon release Sing Street (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING), an album of music from the musical adaptation of John Carney'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AM

‘West Side Story’ opening draws protesters on Broadway by John Carucci

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a chorus outside the Broadway Theatre on Thursday at the opening night of a new revival of “West Side Story” but what was being sung was a protest chant. A gr…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 10:51AM

Alina Cojocaru at Sadler’s Wells — a one-woman showcase for the ballerina’s talents

Cojocaru excelled, though the material was not always worthy of her gifts

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:49AM

Burglar Taps, Sings a Little During Robbery, Just In Case Person He’s Robbing, Like, Knows Somebody by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SACRAMENTO - Serial cat burglar Samuel DeFrenz entered the home of 63-year old Madelyn Horowitz at around 3:30am this past Wednesday, attempting to steal any goo…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:46AM

Burglar Taps, Sings a Little During Robbery, Just In Case Person He’s Robbing, Like, Knows Somebody by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. SACRAMENTO - Serial cat burglar Samuel DeFrenz entered the home of 63-year old Madelyn Horowitz at around 3:30am this past Wedne...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:46AM

Smile review at Dundee Rep – ‘a local footballing hero brought to life’ by David Pollock

Following recent shows about the Tay Bridge disaster and famed Scottish comic strip character Oor Wullie, Dundee Rep’s 2019-20 season continues to

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Read Reviews for the La Cage Aux Folles [The Play] in London by Dan Meyer

The world premiere of Simon Callow's English-language adaptation opened at Park Theatre February 19.

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Alina Cojocaru review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘astonishing moments in a tonally mixed programme’ by Rosemary Waugh

Alina Cojocaru’s curated programme is, as the saying goes, a game of two halves. Pre-interval, a selection of three contemplative, tender works

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a photograph / lovers in motion by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Now that The Public Theater’s 2019 revival of the late Nzotake Shange’s "for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf" has been critically acclaimed once again…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:23AM

Bebe Neuwirth Lands Role in HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant by Dan Meyer

The two-time Tony and Emmy winner joins a cast including Kaley Cuoco and Zosia Mamet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AM

Alex Jennings Will Star in World Premiere of The Southbury Child, Directed by Nicholas Hytner by Andrew Gans

Stephen Beresford’s play will debut at the Bridge Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM

The top 100 musical showtunes - according to Spotify by Stagechat

The most popular showtunes in musical theatre have been revealed according to data from Spotify.

SOURCE: stagechat.co.uk at 10:13AM

A Number, Bridge Theatre review - a dream team dazzles anew by Matt Wolf

Roger Allam and Colin Morgan refashion Caryl Churchill's contemporary classic There are any number of ways to perform A Number, Caryl Churchill’s bleak and beautiful play about a father a…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:12AM

‘Edwin Drood’ is a Dickens of a show for Foothill by Anne Gelhaus

Charles Dickens probably didn’t envision his final novel—a bleak, unfinished murder mystery—starting a new life more than 200 years later as a musical comedy. But the stage version of …

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:10AM

From In the Heights to Smart Blonde: Look Back at Andréa Burns Onstage by Playbill Staff

The On Your Feet! and The Nance star celebrates her birthday February 21.

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Sunnyvale museum docent celebrates historic birthday by Linda Kubitz

One could argue that Mary Hidalgo is celebrating her 25th birthday, as she was born on Leap Day Feb. 29, 1920. If you’re counting each year, Hidalgo has lived 95 of her 100 in Sunnyvale. H…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:08AM

Off-Broadway Premiere of Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. Extends at Vineyard Theatre by Olivia Clement

Deirdre O’Connell reprises her performance in the new documentary play from the Tony-nominated writer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AM

NEWS: Alex Jennings makes Bridge Theatre debut in premiere of The Southbury Child by Press Releases

Alex Jennings will lead the cast in the world premiere of Stephen Beresford’s new play The Southbury Child, directed by Nicholas Hytner at London's Bridge Theatre in April.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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College Admissions Scandal Musical Ranked Now Accepting Submissions by Dan Meyer

The casting call seeks performers ages 18–early 20s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM

Kate Fleetwood Will Play Cruella de Vil in Regent’s Park’s 101 Dalmatians Musical by Andrew Gans

Timothy Sheader will direct the production, which begins performances in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, February 21, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Rem Koolhaas’s Countryside at the Guggenheim remakes rural life

The Dutch urbanist has curated an exhibition that is full of surprises about the so-called natural world

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Back to black: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s fresh start

The inventive Taiwanese company returns to London with a new director and a visually sumptuous show

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Justin Kurzel on ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ and why he is drawn to violent themes

The director talks about growing up under pressure to be ‘a man’ and discusses how he is informed by Australian masculinity

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John Cameron Mitchell comes to Seattle 20 years after ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ rocked Re-bar by Brendan Kiley

As John Cameron Mitchell comes to Seattle's Moore Theatre Feb. 27, we revisit why his "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" was such a phenomenon at Re-bar 20 years ago.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM

‘Dramatic & engrossing’: THE INCIDENT ROOM – New Diorama Theatre by Tom Bolton

The Incident Room is a multi-layered and satisfying drama, a proper assessment of a story that gripped, terrified and obsessed the nation. This excellent production confronts our dark past h…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

What’s there to do in Seattle this weekend? Shake off the midwinter blues with these fun events and activities by Yasmeen Wafai

It's still chilly out, even with these peaks of sun we've been getting lately. Whether it's an event around town or some cozy couch time, there's plenty to see and do this weekend while stil…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM

Seattle’s Re-bar, marking 30 years of music and weirdness, may be living on borrowed time by Gregory Scruggs

In an era of nightlife specialization, Re-bar harkens to a more jack-of-all-trades style that has largely faded from the cultural landscape. It may be the venue’s last milestone birthday a…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM

UK premiere of Sammy musical to star Giles Terera at the Lyric Hammersmith

The new musical based on Sammy Davis Jr.'s life Sammy is set to star Olivier winner Giles Terera (Hamilton), who will originate the role of the legendary entertainer in London in a product…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Sheffield Theatres season to feature Caryl Churchill and Victoria Wood plays by Georgia Snow

Plays by Caryl Churchill, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Victoria Wood lead Sheffield Theatres’ 2020 season. It includes revivals of Churchill’s Escaped Alone,

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Vault Festival new theatre preview week five: 25 February to 1 March 2020 by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon As we hit the halfway point at London’s Vault Festival, Mark Ludmon previews some of the new theatre writing opening in week 5, from 25 Feb to 1 March 2020 This post Vault F…

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Matthew Hemley: Madonna’s no-phone zone was heavenly, is it time for theatres to follow suit? by Matthew Hemley

Something unusual happened at the London Palladium last Sunday, when I caught the closing show in Madonna’s three-week residency: there wasn’t a

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Hervé Koubi was raised to keep quiet about the past. His dances tell a different story. by Sarah L. Kaufman

The French Algerian choreographer takes on toxic masculinity and gender cliches in “Boys Don’t Cry,” coming to Dance Place on Feb. 29 and March 1.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:42AM

Mutiny on the Bounty: Marron Estate’s Rich Art Trove to Be Dispersed by Dealers, Not Auction Houses by Artsjournal1

The late Donald Marron was a class act, so it struck me as fitting (not to mention smart) that his estate’s holdings of modern and contemporary art are not going to be hocked on the block …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:36AM

50 Brand-New Scores In Three Years: Sydney Symphony Announces Major Commissioning Project by Artsjournal1

The project, called “50 Fanfares”, will encompass chamber works as well as short fanfares and full orchestral scores commissioned from 50 Australian composers and premiered through the 2…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:36AM

The making of the young Rembrandt

Rare loans meet curiosities in a survey of the artist’s formative years at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum

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NEWS: Irish playwright Hazel Ellis’ Women Without Men gets UK premiere after 80 years by Featured Content

Following this month's outing for Joseph Crilly's On McQuillan's Hill, another "lost" Irish play will get an overdue premiere as part of the Finborough Theatre's 40th-anniversary season: Haz…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo to headline Drag! Live one-off at the London Coliseum

Drag queens Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo from RuPaul's Drag Race UK are set to headline a new one-off performance of Drag! Live at the London Coliseum, it has been announced. The opera bal…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Friday, February 21, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Critics Review “West Side Story” on Broadway & “Mack & Mabel” at Encores!, “The Inheritance” Announces Closing Date, the Lopezes Next Project Tovah Feldshuh in Broadway b…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

West Side Story review – gritty Broadway revival is a bold blockbuster by Adrian Horton

Broadway Theatre, New York Ivo van Hove’s striking new take on the much-loved romantic musical brings sharpness and show-stopping choreography to the table It is nearly impossible to take …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM

Frances Cuka obituary by Michael Coveney

Prolific character actor on stage and screen, from Shakespearean classics to Friday Night Dinner and CasualtyAlthough she became one of the most loved and reliable of character actors on sta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM

Alina Cojocaru review – goosebumpy delight and gems amid disjointed evening by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe English National Ballet’s luminous lead principal here creates her own show, ranging from Frederick Ashton to Arvo Pärt and two superb short films It’s impos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM

A playwright wants only critics of color to review her. Here's what our own critics think by Poppy Noor

The Indigenous artist Yolanda Bonnell says criticism should ‘come from a place of knowledge’. We asked Guardian critics for their views When Yolanda Bonnell’s play Bug opened in Toront…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM

Giles Terera to star in Sammy Davis Jr musical at Lyric Hammersmith by Georgia Snow

Giles Terera is to star as Sammy Davis Jr in a musical about his life, which is being staged at the Lyric

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Kate Fleetwood to star as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians musical by Matthew Hemley

Kate Fleetwood is to star as Cruella de Vil in the forthcoming musical adaptation of 101 Dalmatians. Based on Dodie Smith’s original

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM

The Inheritance to close early on Broadway by Ruth Comerford

The Inheritance will end its Broadway run three months earlier than planned, it has been confirmed. The play, written by Matthew Lopez

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM

Alex Jennings to star in world premiere of Stephen Beresford’s The Southbury Child at Bridge Theatre by Giverny Masso

Alex Jennings has been announced to lead the cast of Stephen Beresford’s The Southbury Child at the Bridge Theatre. Directed by Nicholas Hytner,

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Jenna Russell and Daniel Evans to curate cabaret series at the Donmar Warehouse by Matthew Hemley

Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell are to curate a series of late-night cabarets at the Donmar Warehouse. Each cabaret will feature songs

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM

Anne-Marie Duff to star in new Beth Steel play at Almeida by Georgia Snow

Anne-Marie Duff will star in a new play by Wonderland writer Beth Steel at the Almeida Theatre. Duff will lead the cast

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM

Equity urged to expand membership to include dramaturgs by Giverny Masso

Equity is being urged to open up its membership to include dramaturgs in order to offer them protection from underpayment and exploitation.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM

Ozzy Osbourne’s Ordinary Man is endlessly entertaining

The 71-year-old’s new album may be boosted by computer trickery but his vocals mix the chant of a gonzo priest with punk sneer

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VIDEO: Scott Bakula Tells the Story of Injuring an Elderly Audience Member During THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Scott Bakula appeared as a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night, February 21! During his appearance, Bakula told James about an onstage mishap that he had to deal with e…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:23AM

NEWS: Kate Fleetwood is Cruela de Vil in 101 Dalmatians musical, Tickets onsale by Press Releases

Kate Fleetwood stars as the villainous Cruela de Vil in the Open Air Theatre's new musical adaptation of children's classic 101 Dalmatians.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AM

Noah Galvin, Jessica Vosk And More Will Lead VILLAIN: DEBLANKS Comedy Benefit At Joe's Pub

After a year-long absence, 'Villain: DeBlanks' returns to NYC on Monday, March 9, with 100% of proceeds going to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:09AM

Anatomy of a Suicide at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Alice Birch brings a unique take to the intergenerational story, depicting three women simultaneously and exploring how they are connected by shared trauma that is passed down over time.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:06AM

‘A brilliant first play’: THE HIGH TABLE – Bush Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Temi Wilkey has written a brilliant first play, which grabs you even though you’ve probably seen many of the components of The High Table before.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Why ‘The Inheritance’ Imploded On Broadway by Marc Hershberg

The British import that was once touted as the greatest thing since sliced bread quickly turned out to be toast.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:00AM

Barra Grant Relives Life As Miss America's Ugly Daughter Off-Broadway by Mark Peikert

In her solo show, the daughter of 1945's Miss America takes audiences on a journey through life with a beautiful, complicated mother.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Quality Street review at the Viaduct Theatre, Halifax – ‘well-pitched revival of JM Barrie’s play’ by Chris Bartlett

Before Peter Pan flew into the lives of the Darling children and indelibly cemented himself into the British consciousness, this spry Regency-set

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AM

NEWS: Giles Terera stars as Sammy Davis Jr in Leslie Bricusse musical, directed by Clarke Peters by Press Releases

Clarke Peters directs the premiere of Leslie Bricusse musical SAMMY, starring Giles Terera as Sammy Davis Jr, at London's Lyric Hammersmith this summer.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:51AM

A Number at London’s Bridge Theatre starring Roger Allam and Colin Morgan – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Size isn’t everything. That’s what Caryl Churchill thinks, anyway. The legendary playwright – now 81 – doesn’t really write things that last

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AM

Our 5 favourite Come From Away moments by Hira Desai

This week marks Come From Away's 1st West End birthday and to celebrate, we're rounding up our 5 favourite Come From Away moments. The post Our 5 favourite Come From Away moments appeared fi…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:22AM

NEWS: Anne-Marie Duff stars in The House of Shades; Full Daddy cast announced at Almeida by Press Releases

Anne-Marie Duff returns to the Almeida Theatre to star in the world premiere of Beth Steel's new play The House of Shades. Full casting for the theatre's UK premiere of Daddy is also announc…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:19AM

The best products from the 1920s to create your 2020s decor

Sometimes the best ideas come from the past

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:00AM

How heritage interiors got cool

William Morris, Svenskt Tenn and expensive craftsmanship are back in vogue and back in our homes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:00AM

A radical new approach to architectural materials

An exhibition of design offers sensory richness missing from our screen-based lives

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:00AM

How to make a splash with bathroom tiles

Give yourself carte blanche when creating your inner sanctum

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Trash Test Dummies – Melbourne by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE family pass to giveaway for Trash Test Dummies at Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday 28th March @

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:51AM

Past masters: 100 of the best pictures by British photographers since the 1920s

The writer William Boyd asks how, in an age of selfies, we are able to judge which images should endure

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:35AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre by Emma Clarendon

We round up the reviews for Tom Stoppard’s latest play Leopoldstadt, receiving its world premiere at the Wyndham’s Theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM

New 1150-seat theatre will be built to house Soldier of Orange musical experience

Planning permission has been granted for a 1,150-seat theatre to be purpose-built in London’s Royal Docks to house the UK premiere of the Dutch, World War II-set theatre experience Soldier…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:00AM

Ophira Calof is a disabled artist. Here’s how she is ‘cripping the script’ in Toronto theatre by Brian Bradley - Toronto Star

Artists like Ophira Calof are disrupting the traditional construct of theatre space and its typical silent darkness with their ‘disabled-ness’.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Conchita Wurst by Arts Review

Who is Conchita Wurst? I am a singer and artist from Austria and won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014. Since then, I have travelled the world, recorded three studio albums, go on multiple…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:45AM

Crighton’s Pleasant “MILLIE” Avoids Near Calamity by David Dow Bentley III

                      By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge] It was not your normal Saturday night at the beautiful Cr…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:42AM

Kaiela-Dungala (Goulburn Murray) by Arts Review

From textiles to cultural adornment to earthy vessels and skilled weaving reflecting the Kaiela-Dungala (Goulburn Murray) region of Victoria, this new exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:05AM

Worst side story by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I review the new Broadway revival of West Side Story. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * Pop quiz, boomers: What’s your favorite musical? If I had to guess, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:04AM

Replay: the opening night of Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana by Terry Teachout

A British Pathé newsreel story about the 1953 Covent Garden premiere of Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana, commissioned as part of the celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:01AM

Almanac: G.K. Chesterton on open-mindedness by Terry Teachout

“But I think he thought that the object of opening the mind is simply opening the mind. Whereas I am incurably convinced that the object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Salome by Arts Review

A crumbling society, an unstable political milieu, and the uncontrollability of desire are all starkly reflected in Victorian Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’ Salome at St Kild…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:45AM

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Cybec Electric 2020 Line-Up Announced by Arts Review

Melbourne Theatre Company’s annual play reading series, Cybec Electric, returns from Thursday 27 February at the Southbank Theatre with new writing from nine astonishing playwrights. Emil…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:18AM

Howard Sherman: Show of hands – what happens when theatre turns to representative democracy? by Howard Sherman

In the wake of the botched Iowa caucuses, and in advance of the Super Tuesday primaries on March 3, there’s something emotionally

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Cloudstreet by Arts Review

Take a seat and join two of WA’s favourite families for a once-in-a-generation theatre event as Tim Winton’s award-winning novel Cloudstreet adapted by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo co…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:57AM

REVIEW: West Side Story by JK

Review of the Sunday, January 26, 2020 matinee performance at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Starring Jordan Dobson, Mia Pinero, Yesenia Ayala, Dharon E. Jones and Amar Ramasar. Book…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 02:48AM

NOT THE TIME,NOT THE PLACE by Mervyn Rothstein

Ivo van Hove s revival attempts to reimagine the classic show but nearly shreds it to pieces.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:32AM

Seven Stages Podcast: Episode 1, Ian McKellen by The Stage

What was the first show you ever saw? Your biggest theatre regret? And which production would you choose to watch on a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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How A Co-Founder Of Black Lives Matter Uses Dance For Change by Artsjournal

“I’m trying to have a bigger conversation about social conditions, and sometimes I’m having that conversation in a really pensive, sort of introspective kind of performance. And then s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

From Belgium to New York by Artsjournal1

When I think about the works by the brilliant Belgium-based choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker that I’ve seen over the years, I realize how the different New York spaces in which the…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

The Whitney Houston Hologram In Concert Is… Kinda Creepy by Artsjournal

The result, at least in what producers were careful to call a dress rehearsal, is intermittently convincing. The hologram gets some of Houston’s physical tics right, and the lip-syncing �…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

LAMA’s Plan To Remake Its Museum Home Starts With A False Premise? by Artsjournal

Zumthor’s single, integrated composition (now tan instead of black!), raised high above the grime of the city, is just a building. The strength of LACMA as it stands now is its complexity;…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

Salt Lake City’s Arts Funding Rewards Largest Organizations At Expense Of Small. Should The Formula Change? by Artsjournal

That system sometimes “reward[s] bad behavior. We reward those who keep spending without regard” and sometimes “penalize organizations that take thoughtful, correct and prudent cuts to…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

Martin Filler: The Fascist Implications Of Trump’s Architectural Plans by Artsjournal

This effective ban on modern architecture commissioned by the US government is horrifyingly reminiscent of Hitler’s insistence that public buildings in the Third Reich hew to the Classical…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

Lyric Opera of Kansas City seeks Director of Marketing and Communications by Artsjournal

Lyric Opera of Kansas City seeks a poised and professional candidate who will be responsible for the strategy, implementation, evaluation and achievement of earned ticket revenue goals and f…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

VP, Marketing & Communications at Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Costa Mesa, CA) by Artsjournal

The Vice President, Marketing & Communications is a critical member of the Executive team at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and leads a division that is responsible for $31 million …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

Executive Director: Boston Children’s Chorus by Artsjournal

The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) seeks to identify a talented Executive Director who can bring their knowledge and lived experience to the critical discussions inspired through our commi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54AM

Flashback Friday: Marin Mazzie Pays Tribute to Jerry Herman With a Mack & Mabel Favorite

Watch Mazzie sing "Wherever He Ain't" from Mack & Mabel, now onstage at New York City Center.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32AM

Theater Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON (Tour) by Tony Frankel

I CAN ALWAYS USE MORE MEN Well, here’s a national tour that isn’t resting on its laurels. Somewhat tighter with impeccably glorious performances, a golden angel high above at the center …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:04AM
Friday, February 21, 2020 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘The Amen Corner’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

Shakespeare Theatre Company offers a taut, emotionally charged production of James Baldwin’s “The Amen Corner” under the direction of Whitney White. … a powerful, not-to-be-missed pr…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:57AM

Martin Sherman’s “Rose” in Athens by Antigoni Gaitana

She is in her eighties when we meet her and shares with the audience the story of her life which began in a tiny Russian village, took her to Warsaw's ghettos and a ship called The Exodus, a…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:52AM

Music News: Bach in Baltimore presents ‘A Haydn Affair’ by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

Bach in Baltimore Presents Works by Joseph Haydn on March 1, 2020 at 4 p.m. at Towson United Methodist Church Bach in Baltimore is thrilled to perform A Haydn Affair concert in honor of the …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:23AM

Can the art world clean up its act?

In the secretive art market, new anti-money laundering legislation has landed like a bomb

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Why Young Jean Lee Wants to Ease Your Pain - The button-pushing playwright returns to a 2011 cabaret experiment, but takes herself off the stage

The button-pushing playwright returns to a 2011 cabaret experiment, but takes herself off the stageIn 2018, Young Jean Lee became the first Asian American woman to have a play produced on Br…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AM

We're Enthused! Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Was Named Best Independent Company at 20th National Dance Awards by The Dance Enthusiast

On February 20th, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance won Best Independent Dance Company at the 20th National Dance Awards organised by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle.   Photo © Shoba…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

World Premiere of The Secret of My Success Musical, Starring Billy Harrigan Tighe and Sydney Morton, Opens February 21 by Andrew Gans

The production continues through March 29 at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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