Wynn Handman, co-founder of the The American Place Theatre, died at the age of 97 on April 11 at his home in Manhattan. According to Deadline, the esteemed acting teacher died of complicatio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54PMTony nominee Jeremy Jordan was set to make his debut as Seymour Krelborn in off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors on March 17. That first day on Skid Row never came for Jordan, who was halfw…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54PMEncore, encore! After participating in the Light It Blue campaign last week, Broadway theaters will continue to take part in showing gratitude for the healthcare heroes, first responders and…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Seder Benefit Raises $2.35 Million
Mazel tov! The previously announced Saturday Night Seder was a huge success. In addition…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54PMA talented lineup of stars have signed on to appear in this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54PMBroadway.com will livestream a benefit performance of Jonathan Tolins' hilarious play Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie, who is set to reprise his acclaimed turn live from the livi…
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Vanessa Williams and Stanley Wayne Mathis perform the classic tunes, 'Come Rain or Come Shine' in the company's 1998 production of St. Louis Woman.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54PMMore celebrity guests join a?oeThe Disney Family Singalong,a?? hosted by Ryan Seacrest, for a night of magic and music.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:47PMBy Tlaloc Rivas. Tlaloc Rivas presents Latinx Superfriends Playwriting Hour with Alvaro Saar Rios livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlroun…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:41PMThe show will go on for “Celebrating 25 Years of Disney” after all, BAM cancels its remaining spring programming, award show news, and more. “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday th…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:24PMThe fourth week of videos, part of the venue's series featuring highlights from New York City Center's Encores!, spotlights love songs.
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Darryl Reilly, Critic Like many, I have sought solace through entertainment during these first weeks of shelter-in-place. This is a roundup of the most enriching such works. María Irene For…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:47PMArmchair theatre-lovers rejoice. During the lockdown, the National Theatre is streaming a selection of its past hits for free for one week at a time. These shows, originally filmed as part o…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:39PMIt’s been a strange few weeks. Despite the unprecedented scope of this cultural wound, I write to my city from a place of optimism – from an internal ache for community and togetherness.…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:38PM Broadway.com will livestream a benefit performance of Jonathan Tolins’ hilarious play Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie, who is set to reprise his acclaimed turn live from the l…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:35PMThe great Mike Titlebaum, director of jazz studies at Ithaca, joins me for a typically restrained arrangement of the Beatles's "When I'm Sixty-Four" in isolation, also featuring Mike's overz…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PMJRB & Georgia Stitt and the abominable snowman.
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The daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:46PMEarlier this month it was reported that Broadway's Hamilton has canceled the remainder of its performances at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre. To say goodbye to the City by the Bay two cast …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PMLearn choreography from "Arabian Nights", taught by the Broadway cast.
Disclaimer: The modified choreography featured in this video is intended to encourage active lifestyles through dance…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:24PMWe’re using cities differently while we’re under lockdown, but urbanists see this as an opportunity to maybe challenge the ways we have constructed and use urban areas. Cars, for example…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM“My feeling is truly we are in the midst of a new era trying to be reborn,” he said, reached by phone in Culver City. “And, yes, the labor pains are fierce.” – Los Angeles Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PMAfter 10 years the cast of the Off-Broadway production of Yank! A WWII Love Story reunited for a celebratory concert
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Over 40 singers will take part from their homes around the world.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:57PM1st Stage, a vibrant professional company in Tysons, Virginia, recently announced their dynamic 2020-2021 season. This 13-year-old organization has grown from a grassroots collective of loca…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:55PMThe Broadway Cares fund-raiser, featuring a concert of Disney songs, is being rescheduled after the musicians’ dropped a demand that members be compensated.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:54PMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded 150 years ago today, April 13, 1870, by an act of the New York State Legislature, which makes it a good day to sift through its vast online collect…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:39PMDukes stars in the third season of the Netflix drama, alongside Jason Bateman and Laura Linney.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:36PMThe event will raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30PMBy . CHUANG Stage presents Asian American Theatermakers in Conversation: Celine Song and Max Yu livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:29PM'Stars in the House', the daily online show to benefit The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced a preview of thi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:11PMThe Metropolitan Opera announced plans today to live-stream what it is billing as an At-Home Gala on Saturday, April 25, at 1pm EDT, featuring performances by many of the company's most prom…
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We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53PMPage Six has reported that the cast of “That Thing You Do!” is reuniting to honor songwriter Adam Schlesinger — who passed away from coronavirus complications earlier this month — …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PMWith college and university campuses in the DMV area closed because of COVID-19, distance learning is now the norm. But how do students in the performing and visual arts continue their educa…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:50PMWe here at BroadwayWorld know that sometimes social-distancing can get you down. With the theatre industry at a standstill, many of us are craving some trademark musical theatre merriment to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:40PMJosh Groban has released his second #ShowerSongs video!
In the Facebook post with the video, Josh Groban shared:
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PMSiriusXM and Pandora recently launched 'Seth Rudetsky's Back to School,' an original weekly entertainment podcast launches on March 24. On 'Back to School,' Broadway mainstay Seth Rudetsky, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PMThe writer, director, and performer was a leader at such organizations as Center Theatre Group, the Theatre Communications Group, and the National Council on the Arts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMBroadway Cares said it would reschedule a canceled event featuring a concert of Disney songs after the American Federation of Musicians dropped a demand for additional compensation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMWhile the stages remain dark during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Milwaukee Rep is rallying its creative resources to bring the world-class theater audiences have come to know and love direc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PMUPDATE: RAY HAIR – PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFM REVERSES DECISION AND MUSICIANS’ UNION IS NOW IN SOLIDARITY WITH ACTORS EQUITY AND SAG-AFTRA. THE STREAM WILL NOW BE RESCHEDULED! …
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Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer will announce nominees for the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards on Tuesday, April 14, at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT. The Lortel Awards recognize Outstanding A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PMThe show is a Disney concert from last year that producers want to use to raise money for COVID relief. All the unions had agreed except for the musicians union. “As musicians we have lost…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PMStage favorites are making the most of social distancing in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM“Pandemics, wars, and other social crises often create new attitudes, needs, and behaviors, which need to be managed. We believe imagination — the capacity to create, evolve, and exploit…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54PMMandy Gonzalez has shared in a heartfelt tweet that she has finished her final chemo treatment. She expressed gratitude and thanked her family - stating that her husband could not be with h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMObie, Lortel, and Drama Desk Award- winner Michael Urie (Grand Horizons, Torch Song) will reprise his role in a livestreamed one-night-only performance of Buyer & Cellar to benefit Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47PMWho knew that one tiny word swap could make the audience look at a popular Broadway song in a brand new way? Here are 7 of our favorite Pronoun Showdown videos!
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:43PMAn unlikely meeting between polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and a single mom who composes video game music makes for an innovative new musical.
The post A Tale of Two Centuries: ‘Ernest S…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:36PMEmma Rice’s version of Angela Carter’s last novel is a celebration of alternative families
Reviewing theatre now means reviewing film. Knowing that Emma Rice’s Old Vic 2018 production …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:24PMRoland discusses those two shows, plus Billions, Cats, Bat Boy, and much more.
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Additionally, the Met continues its student initiative with Carmen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMIt has become a cesspool for scammers and con artists and crackpots of every kind. Worse, it even helps promote racist supremacist views. What can be done? – ProPublica
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PMSo how do you dance with others when you have to keep your distance? Online of course, and Dis-Dance parties allow you to dance together from the safety of your own room. – The News Hour (…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PMAlso joining Andrew Barth Feldman and Alex Boniello April 14 will be Natalie Walker and Danny Skinner.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:47PMDuring this time of Pause it's refreshingly genuine to experience productions in their raw states. The Performing Arts Project lives by that mantra.
SOURCE: Forbes at 03:46PMThe American Federation of Musicians agreed Monday to waive its requirement that its members be paid for a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids fundraiser. The fundraiser, which featured the st…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:42PMThe Disney on Broadway show will go on: The American Federation of Musicians has agreed to waive fees for a streaming of last November’s Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney On Broadway …
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:39PMReview: Twelfth Night, RSC (via MarqueeTV)3.0starsOur play is set in 1890s England amongst the rural countryside full of beautiful statues, glasshouses and fountains. In this 2017 RSC prod…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PMWelcome to the fourth installment of Artists Who Inspire! During this unprecedented shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:28PMQuarantine does strange things to people. In this case, it compelled my old college buddy Mike Titlebaum (now the Director of Jazz Studies at Ithaca College) to reach out to me and ask if I …
SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 03:25PMThe Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) continues with the release of a new episode featuring special guests: Eleanor Koski (Broadway - Les Miserables, God…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMFor the past three weeks, the number one streaming show on BroadwayHD was Kinky Boots. This weekend, Oklahoma took the spot of number one. Here's a Top 10 list of most-streamed shows this p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMRed Bull Theater today announced the launch of its special programming to provide an opportunity for its community of artists and theater lovers to gather in the virtual space during this u…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMWith news today that New York state has possibly reached a plateau in new COVID-19 diagnoses, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans for what comes next. New York will team with five neighbor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMThe nominees will be announced via live broadcast on Playbill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PMOne way we might use this anxious downtime: to imagine a theatre field that's better and fairer than the one we've known.
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The evening featured songs, scenes, and stories performed by cast members from around the world.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM“Even in good times, the humanistic academy is mocked as a wheel turning nothing; in an emergency, when doctors, delivery personnel, and other essential workers are scrambling to keep soci…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:42PMMost are shut down, though in places such as Albania and Sweden where museums remain open, they’re seeing increases in visitors. Closed museums report an 80 percent loss of income. Many ar…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:42PMTheatre Lab is creating a second Online Monologue Festival culminating with an April 27 performance to benefit behind the scenes workers in South Florida theater such as stage managers, des…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:32PMFrom Buffy to Transparent, Bob’s Burgers to Daria, these one-off musical extravaganzas catered to TV and Broadway fans alike.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PMThe state of New York, in coordination with its surrounding areas, will create a team of officials tasked with designing a reopening plan after the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo an…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:21PMThe New York Drama Critics’ Circle, founded in 1935, has been presenting its annual award for the Best New Play of the season since 1936, making it the second-oldest theater award after th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:12PMAvailable onlineThere are striking moments in the films of this dance group’s performances, inspired by New York Trilogy and The Odyssey
• Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMInstead of dimming to mourn, theatres will shine messages of encouragement.
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The reunion reading will take place April 20, amid virtual offerings that include a live conversation with Michael Urie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMThe daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PMThe Tony winner croons you through getting rid of hiccups, a boiled egg hack, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMIn case you missed the seder hosted by Jason Alexander, watch stories and songs from a slew of stage and screen celebrities—including an unforgettable Prince of Egypt performance by Erivo …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PMWhat’s new to listen to on the theatre podcast platform.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PMFind your next job with self-tape audition opportunities for shows across the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PMThe stars sing one of 22 songs from the new musical podcast.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:18PMThe series airs daily at 2pm on Facebook and YouTube.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:18PMPlus, an exclusive look at pages from the new illustrated hardcover.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PMSix star Brittney Mack recommends revisiting the cast recording of the 2004 concert starring Gavin Creel, Shoshana Bean, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PMRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa's 2008 drama will be developed with Riverdale writer Greg Murray.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PMRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa's 2008 stage drama will be developed with Riverdale writer Greg Murray.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PMDee Roscioli speaks for all us in this hilarious new video for Orlando Shakespeare Theatre's Living Room Sessions. Putting a twist on a?oeDivas Lamenta?? from Spamalot, with alternate lyrics…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMToday, Quibi announced it is developing 'GOOD BOYS AND TRUE,' a new drama from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ('Riverdale,' 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina', 'Katy Keene'), based on his play.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMWe check in with Broadway favorite Jeremy Jordan!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMPraise be! Just because theater lovers are practicing social distancing doesn't mean they can't come together. Andrew Lloyd Webber has been tinkling at the piano keys during this time with h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMThough Broadway is currently shut down, here's how you can enjoy a new performance from three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane. As previously reported, Lane is starring in the noir murder myster…
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The podcasts feature audio productions of plays by Rajiv Joseph, Doug Wright, Ngozi Anyanwu, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMIn a news release, Clars Auction Gallery states the "extraordinary collection is a reflection of the late comedian/actor’s interests and career, including a passion for contemporary art."
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:43PMSuddenly, La Pedrera in Barcelona went from tens of thousands of visitors per day to … no one. Ana Viladomiu is one of the few people there. “Two other tenants remain in another part of …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMStockholm’s subway system is stocked: “Since construction began in 1950, some 250 artists have decorated 94 stations across 68 miles of track.” – Wired
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMConductor Wilhelm Furtwangler chose one way, conducting in Nazi Germany through World War II. Dmitry Shostakovich chose another in deep Soviet Russia. Joseph Horowitz contrasts the two in th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMIn 1987 Israeli science fiction writer Hamutal Shabtai wrote a book about a mysterious virus that engulfed the world in 2020. The scary part is that she got many of the details of what is no…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PMBy Marilyn Lester****“Laughter the Best Medicine.” The Reader’s Digest ran this column for years. And it’s true, particularly through the lens of lyricist Michael Colby‘s new “I�…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:36PMDonald Howarth, who has died in London aged 88, was one of the celebrated generation of playwrights whose work was first shown at London’s Royal Court Theatre in the 1950s. He enjoyed nati…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:34PMTUNE IN for six incredible shows! This week, #54BelowatHome features an all-star lineup of cabaret and theatre legends! CHARLES BUSCH “NATIVE NEW YORKER” TONIGHT! Monday, April 13 at 6:3…
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 12:29PMArt Lab and ShowTown Productions will present a new web series THE SHOW MUST GO ON...SHOW; airing on YouTube every Tuesday at 7:00PM. Hosted by co-creators Howie Michael Smith and Andy Tru…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMThe Independent has reported that playwright James Graham said that the theatre industry will not survive the coronavirus crisis without an a?oeaggressive government bailouta??.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMOh To Be A Dog and Pets of Broadway have teamed up to share happy moments of Broadway actors and their dogs. During this time of uncertainty, one thing we know for sure is that your dog will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMMichael Kushner and Broadway Podcast Network are launching Dear Multi-Hyphenate, a new podcast that shares stories and experiences from multi-hyphenates, or artists who have multiple profici…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PMNothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here tomorrow, April 14 (12pm), as he chats with stars of Girl f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PMIn this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the 1982 concert 'Showstoppers: The Best of Broadway.' The evening is hosted by Tom Bosley and features Broadway favorites such as Ethel Merman, Barry…
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Ron Jacobson is the general manager of all four Mirvish Theatres. While he's been working from home for the last month he has found the time to write this wonderful new song called The Covid…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AMMr. Handman is the subject of the 2019 documentary film It Takes a Lunatic as well as the book WYNN PLACE SHOW.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMTony-winner Ali Strokers and Tony- and Emmy-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon are part of the series, entering its ninth season.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:44AMDuring this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AMNYTW's 'Mondays @ 3' will continue, even though the theatre is shut down! The series will include online master classes on directing, writing, performance and more. The classes will take pl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:40AMStudents included Alec Baldwin, Allison Janney, Denzel Washington and Burt Reynolds.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:37AMWe've been compiling videos from college seniors all around the country for our new daily showcase series. Although their performances were cancelled, the show must go on-- virtually!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMIn this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AM The winners of the 2020 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards will be announced Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 10am. The selections, which mark the start of this year’s theater awards se…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:17AMThe April 15 episode, based on the true experience of creator Adam Goldberg, features Ana Gasteyer's drama teacher character as she is forced to put on a student-written musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMHow 'Little Shop of Horrors' grew beyond its downtown roots and changed musical theatre for good.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:09AMThank you to everyone who tuned into our Godspell Reunion last night! I had so much fun catching up with Danny Goldstein, Morgan James, Wallace Smith, Hunter Parrish, Anna Maria Perez de Ta…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:01AM20 years ago tonight, Michael John LaChiusa's The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre starring Ms. Collette, Mandy Patinkin, Eartha Kitt, Marc Kudisch, Norm Lewis and so many more uber…
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A look at the touring musicals and plays that may soon be coming to a city near you, as well as those canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMThe So You Think You Can Dance and The Wrong Man choreographer hosts interactive classes, group competition, and more beginning April 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMBroadway musicians who performed at last November’s starry Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney On Broadway event want their union to back off and allow a streaming of the show to raise …
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:42AMAt Olney Theater Center, although all performances and the National Players tour are canceled, the artistic staff, education staff and the National Players have found a new way to stay engag…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:36AM(Nathaniel Rich’s article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 4/23.) American Humbug Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson Simon and Schuster, 341 pp., $28.00 Since his heyday in…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:34AMBeing housebound and isolated is not unfamiliar to many members of the disabled and chronic illness communities, strangely leaving us potentially better equipped than the non-disabled to cop…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMThe 2011 world premiere of Malloy and Jason Craig's Rasputin musical is now on Vimeo for two weeks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMWell, perhaps it’s the perfect time. “Readers, for their part, will emerge feeling doomed—yet oddly uplifted.” – The Economist
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMIt seems unthinkable that Saturday Night Live could go on right now, but April 11’s show may mark something of a milestone – and a cultural record that should prove to be invaluable for …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMThe poem is made up (artfully) of lines from corporate emails. One stanza: “Feeling Fiesta today? Happy Taco Tuesday!Calories don’t count during a pandemicGrocers report flour shortages …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMComic-book publishing, comics stores, the writers, the artists, and everyone are in serious trouble. “The industry has been throttled at every juncture. Comic-store owners have shuttered t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:24AMHappy birthday to our third President (1743-1826), principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and purchaser of Louisiana, among a thousand other accomplishments. Jefferson’s moth…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AMAwards will be presented during a virtual ceremony April 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMThe five journeys of story structure
The post What <em>Star Wars</em> Teaches About Musical Theatre appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.
SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 10:09AMSKIP WARD Bassist Visit Skip’s website EMAIL Skip Ward, Grammy Award Winning Bassist, Guitarist, Ukulele-ist (is that a word), Lap Steel, Tuba, Penny Whistle and Teacher… can also get ar…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 10:05AMJOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 6: “I Don’t Like to Be Noodged” As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the sixth installment in m…
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The new series will feature original work with character actors from TV and film.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM By Brian Scott Lipton While Janet Dacal may not be a household name, theatergoers around the country certainly know her name – from starring in such Broadway shows as In The Heights,…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:49AMThe Pandemic Players of Baltimore have leaped into the fray, filling the void being experienced by arts-starved audiences with a virtual production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:45AMThe Tony nominee celebrates her birthday April 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMThe stream was to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:42AM Julie Budd’s been in the business of show since the age of 12, when she won a talent contest while vacationing in the Catskills with her family, and has had an amazing career as a so…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:40AMThe play with music, based on the events surrounding one of Billie Holliday’s last performances, opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre April 13, 2014.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMThe initiative supports stage directors facing income loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMAs several theatres are now streaming performances due to the pandemic, Washington’s Folger Theatre is following suit, but with a difference: The Folger is streaming its older production…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:32AMNow available to stream and purchase, the song cycle features performances by Colton Ryan, Raymond J. Lee, Lilli Cooper, Nicholas Christopher, and Bonnie Milligan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AMWhen there’s another pandemic, your theatre can be the one making history with broadcasts on YouTube or, who knows, something on Quibi. – The Stage (UK)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMWellbeing isn’t individual; it’s social. And in this, the Great Pause, we see that “It’s not quite a revolution, but it’s an epic conceptual awakening. … In some ways it’s like…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMThe opera singer says that the lyric arts are particularly at risk with the shutdown, and he addresses President Macron directly in his column. “I speak on behalf of troubadours and acroba…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMWell, why not? The original essayist might be the way to go. “On Solitude is one of Montaigne’s many small masterpieces. It’s an essay, typically short and, as always, disarmingly conv…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMThe charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS was planning a stream of a November 2019 (remember those halcyon days?) concert that celebrated the 25th anniversary of Disney on Broadway. Prob…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMSoprano Vuvu Mpofu grew up surrounded by music in church choirs and school, but when she first heard an aria when she was 15, “the girl plunged into the library to find out where the music…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMArtists from San Diego, Chicago, Saskatchewan, New York, and more weigh in. Dia Bassett, for instance: “With the COVID-19 pandemic, my life as a mom to a toddler is more confined. My paren…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMNow it’s pretty much stopping with the garden pots as well as the artists can’t mentor young proteges in the studio. But the already created ceramics are serving a purpose: “We hope th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMDeborah Roberts, 57, who was set to have her first solo show in September, says, “My daddy hated art and said it was never going to be nothing. He would say, ‘What are you doing that for…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMRoyals followers and theater fans rejoice! She was a princess that captivated the world, with a wedding to end all weddings. Her life was no fairy tale, and still she was an amazing mother a…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:12AMAmanda Bearse and Teresa Ganzel, TV royalty, were just beginning rehearsals for The https://judsontheatre.com/ (Judson Theatre Company )production of THE ODD COUPLE when COVID-19 shut everyt…
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I wonder how the defiantly independent Jane Eyre would have coped with the prospect of self-isolation, a reality which had 62,000 people tuning in to watch her journey of romance, betrayal a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:59AMIt’s been a month since Broadway shut down. Today, April 13th, was the day Broadway was supposed to return, remember? Even the Broadway League realized that was unrealistic, on April 8th e…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:39AMAvailable onlineMercury Theatre Colchester and St Helens Theatre Royal have both launched online pantomimes for isolated audiences
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMThe Off-Broadway hit from the Nanette comedian was filmed in performance in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:27AMZooming into a home near you, local performers find new ways to connect with audiences and students.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMSet, lighting and costume designers, carpenters, makeup artists and other creatives in theater, TV and film are still active — at home.
Susan Tsu won the 2017 established artist award i…
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Off-Broadway's Tony-winning New York Theatre Workshop offers a look into its rehearsal photo archives.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:55AMMichael John LaChiusa’s Tony-nominated musical, starring Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin, and more, opened at the Virginia Theatre April 13, 2000.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:50AMJason Robards talks about Eugene O’Neill. Robards appeared in the original stage production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night and the 1956 New York revival of The Iceman Cometh:
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SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“Plausible reasons have never been lacking for putting off all merely cultural activities until some imminent danger has been averted or some crying injustice put right. But humanity long …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMI've been writing about theatre, music, comedy and dance for years and I really miss it. Not being in a theatre as much as I had been has been a sobering experience.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Review: Dance Nation, directed by Imara Savage. State Theatre Company South Australia and Belvoir for the Adelaide Festival. Dance is at the heart of playwright Clare Barron’s Dance Nation…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:59AMGuillaume Clayssen, a fellow playwright, interviewed David Lescot on his newest piece in June 2016 and was translated for FrenchCulture.org by Jessica Cohen. Dough, a choral text with a fran…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:58AMDAILY Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano at #72andsong on YouTube or Facebook Live. Tune in to watch these Birdland Stars from their home! Sample: Saturday night is our favorite night of th…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 01:55AMJayCee Driesen & Jill Wasserman SATURDAYS @ 8:00 pm EST on Facebook Live Sample: Posted by JayCee Driesen Jill Wasserman on Saturday, April 11, 2020
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 01:50AMKristanthi Pappas FRIDAYS 7:00 pm EST on YouTube Live @ https://youtu.be/VcNwv2Xncfc
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 01:47AMSeth Rudetsky’s Stars in the House DAILY @ 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm EST Facebook.com/SethRudetskyBway/Videos
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 01:43AMMarie Gentile’s What’s the Story with Marie TUESDAYS @ 9:00 pm EST on Facebook Live. Join Marie’s Group HERE
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The Arts may have been knocked down, but we haven’t been knocked out. Lights Up On The Arts: Home Delivery! is a special and important concert created by James Cutler and Joshua Robson Pro…
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 12:37AMFirst published in 2009, Didier Eribon’s memoir Returning to Reims follows the French sociologist’s return from cosmopolitan Paris to his small hometown in the wake of his father’s dea…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:12AMWith in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many performers are sharing their talents online. Below are performances you can watch today, Monday, April 13, from the …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMPotri Ranka Manis of Kinding Sindaw on Filipino Folk Dance and A Lincoln Center Commission
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMYAGP Announces Virtual Scholarship Program for Ballerinas Worldwide
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