Kenya Barris, the writer and producer behind ABC’s ‘black-ish,’ makes his Netflix debut with ‘blackAF,’ a meta mocumentary. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:52PMThe daily series from Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:50PMPBS has unlocked a selection of its shows and concerts in its Live From Lincoln Center and Great Performances series, for a limited time.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:46PM“Shukran Bas” flips the cultural appropriation lens with a music video parody.
“Put down the brownie batter hummus and slowly step away from the culture.�…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:45PMOur theatres may be dark, but we're keeping the story-telling going. From backstage antics to onstage moments, our artists are sharing their favorite theatre memories.
Check back each week …
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:24PMThe Broadway star has responded to treatment, according to his wife Amanda Kloots.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:24PMBroadway theaters aren’t expected to reopen in New York City for quite a long time, Deadline sources saying not before 2021. And according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent reopenin…
SOURCE: Deadline at 07:20PMSanctuary in Place! and Isolated prove you don't need a big top.
Flying high and fearlessly in front of awestruck spectators is what circus is all about, right? …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:20PMAlready, the University of Michigan anticipates losses of $400 million to $1 billion this year across its three campuses. California’s university system suffered $558 million in costs due …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PMAlex Ross: “Other pianists of Levit’s generation may have achieved wider mass-market fame—Lang Lang and Yuja Wang come first to mind—but none have comparable stature as a cultural or…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PMElite journalism is chosen by elite journalists. Any problems with that? Well, it leads to certain kinds of myopia… – The Baffler
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PMThere’s a recognition that education — the value, the price, the product — has fundamentally shifted. The value of education has been substantially degraded. There’s the education ce…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PMAs Utah Shakes’s summer season shutters, theatres from Missouri to Massachusetts weigh alternatives to staying dark for the rest of 2020.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:05PMGround-breaking new musical theatre event SIGNAL ONLINE is being live-streamed around the world once again on Tuesday, May 2020 at
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM
New York City performance venues and indie companies will hold an emergency town hall on rent forgiveness this month.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:51PMMikki Kendall’s ‘Hood Feminism’ argues that feminism is a movement that forgot Black women. Reviewer Lindsay Gary wonders whom the book is truly addressing, and why it ignores long-est…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:47PMTomorrow Charles is doing a reading at 2 and Jennifer Simard is at 8. See you tomorrow!
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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 05:44PMThe Broadway Education Alliance has announced that the 10th annual presentation of the Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance, a celebration of high school musical programs,…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:40PMTwo canceled 2019-20 productions highlight a shortened 3-show season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:37PMThe digital ceremony, hosted by Andrew Barth Feldman and Frank DiLella, will be streamed June 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PMStage favorites are taking to social media to boost morale in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:23PM(David Rooney’s article appeared in the Hollywood Reporter, 5/12; Photo: 12newsnow; via the Drudge Report.) The Broadway League on Tuesday confirmed that theaters will remain dark for an a…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:06PM
MTC's education programming includes readings of student-written plays with professional casts, a dramatic writing workshop, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:57PMBy . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Translating the Uncertain Pres…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:55PMThe fate of national tours, such as those coming here for the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh 2020-21 season, has not yet been announced.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:51PMTuesday, May 12th
6:00 pm ET Webinar: Sound, Lights, Camera, Background, Action; you will learn how to produce like a pro, to inexpensively set up lighting, green screen, camera, mic and …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:28PMDebra Messing, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty and other cast members of NBC’s 2012-13 series Smash will virtually reunite May 20 for a one-night-only Actors Fund benefit st…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:26PMAndrew thought it was about time we did something from @Cats The Musical. Here’s Skimbleshanks!
#StayAtHome #ComposerInIsolation #CATS
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PMA film of the original Broadway cast performing Hamilton was scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 15, 2021. Now it's coming to Disney+ 15 months ahead of schedule.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:12PMThe Broadway League, which represents theater owners and producers, announced Tuesday that their productions will continued to be shuttered through at least Sept. 6.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:12PMIt would be an understatement to say that Michael R. Jackson has had a good quarantine. In the past few weeks, Jackson has earned over a dozen nominations, honors and awards for his work as …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMDee Roscioli has got some choice words for those struggling to stay indoors. While she understands going stir crazy at home, the former Elphaba is encouraging fans not to defy COVID-19 safet…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMFive, six, seven, eight! Center Stage, the 2000 cult favorite film, directed by Tony winner Nicholas Hytner, choreographed by Tony winner Susan Stroman, and featuring stage favorites like…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMThe one-night-only Actor's Fund benefit concert of Bombshell, the fictional Marilyn Monroe musical that is the center-point of the hit-TV show Smash, will be broadcast on May 20 at 8PM ET. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM
Virtual galleries and digital museum tours have met a whole new era in the pandemic. Helen Walsh takes a look at Drexel's Fox Historic Costume Collection, which you can find on Google Arts &…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:55PMThe Writers Project had a huge impact on writers in America. Now, as writers and publishers are struggling, is it time for another FWP? Short answer: not likely, but a guy can dream… – L…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMScience is evidence-based. History is evidence. So why can’t we apply scientific method to history? Because historical record is a very messy business. – Aeon
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM“For many artists, writers and composers who have been rewarded prestigious residencies to isolate themselves in remote places and sometimes in punishing climates, it is a coveted situatio…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMIt remains unclear when Broadway might reopen. Many industry officials believe it will be considerably later than Labor Day. The practical effect of Tuesday’s announcement is that box offi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM“They stand five feet apart, cannot hold hands, kiss or simulate a brawl, but the cast and crew of Neighbours — a long-running Australian soap opera that returned to production in late A…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMMore than just a logistical feat, the phone call has become a singular measurement of how worried, desperate and vulnerable cultural organizations have become since the virus hit. And just a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM“The specialist Court of Arbitration for Art … [was created in 2019] to adjudicate art world matters ranging from chain of title, authenticity and copyright fair use. Last year, the pane…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMThe bookshelf has become the background of choice on Zoom calls from home. These aren’t random choices. The books and objects on your shelves say things about you. And now the game of figu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM“The story of how the image of Buddha finally broke forth into the world after 600 years of symbolism is one of the most intriguing in the history of art — one that is inextricably tied …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PMEven in these uncertain times, there is something that fills us with hope -- gratitude. Now more than ever, your support of what we do and your belief in the power of theater keeps us going.…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PMNEWS Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE “BOMBSHELL IN CONCERT” REUNITES THE CAST OF NBC’S “SMASH” FOR A SPECIAL one-night-only EVENT STREAMING exclusively ON …
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 03:38PMHis 10-minute, two-character play will test the possibilities of a new form that puts faces, more than bodies, at the center of the action.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36PMThe Actors Fund has teamed up with PEOPLE to offer a special one-night-only streaming event of “Bombshell in Concert,” featuring a reunion of original cast members from the NBC fan-favor…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:36PMBroadway has given up predicting when it will be back. With no indication about when it will be safe to produce theater in New York or when audiences will feel comfortable returning, the Bro…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:33PMIntroduced by Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger with an intermission hosted by Julie Klausner, the concert will stream May 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PMProfessor S.E. Gontarski is the honorary patron of Beckett Research Group in Gdańsk, created and directed by Professor Tomasz Wiśniewski. BRGiG is the organizer of The University of Gda�…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:16PMCommemorate the anniversary of Carrie's infamous Broadway bow with this iconic Carnegie Hall performance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PMLook at Tommy Tune mid-flight with top hat and cane, and he’s the quintessential song-and-dance man of his generation; he’s billed himself as Broadway’s tallest tapper. But among what�…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:14PMAs previously reported, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues is collaborating with several arts and advocacy organizations to feature real stories from those currently and previously incarcer…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PMThe Broadway revival of Neil Simon's 1968 comedy Plaza Suite has been postponed due to the Broadway shutdown caused by COVID-19. Real-life married couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PMHear the beat of dancing feet from the original and revival casts of the terrific tapping companies of 42nd Street this Transformation Tunesday!
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:00PMRishi Sunak, Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of Her Majesty's Exchequer, has announced some changes to the UK's job retention scheme, which will take effect at the end of July. The Coronaviru…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 03:00PM
The Public Theater announced today that WE ARE ONE PUBLIC, a one-night-only star-studded virtual event to support The Public Theater, will take place on Monday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMUrban Stages announced the release of two Off-Broadway productions on YouTube beginning Friday, May 15 at noon. First up will be Dogs of Rwanda, written by Sean Christopher Lewis, directed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMBroadway theatres are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for performances through September 6, 2020.
The post Broadway Performances Now Canceled Through Labor Day appea…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:48PMThe free event will live stream June 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PMConcord Theatricals has launched a flexible version of HUNTER BELL, SUSAN BLACKWELL & JEFF BOWEN's "Now. Here. This." which allows theatre companies freedom in casting, size, running time an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PMThe shutdown has been extended through Labor Day.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:06PMMinus his usual blood and mayhem, the 'Vietgone' playwrights tells a touching and funny personal story in a new podcast series for Playwrights Horizons.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:03PMThe daily series from Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM
The Broadway alum revisits Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop in the May 13 season finale.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMMichael R. Jackson, the Pulitzer Prizer-winning creator of A Strange Loop, chats with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PMThe Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite, starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker and directed by John Benjamin Hickey, will postpone its opening more than a year due t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:52PMToday, producers for the upcoming revival of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite announced new production dates with stars Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, directed by John Benjamin Hickey…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:51PMThe Neil Simon comedy was set to begin previews in March prior to the coronavirus shutdown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PMLincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced Broadway Fridays, free online streams of some of the most beloved Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts of Broadway productions from Linco…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMDee Roscioli, Annaleigh Ashford and Colin Hanlon have released a music video of their Wicked parody, Defying Quarantine! The song was written by Ben Clark. Check out the video below!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMTo celebrate International Dylan Thomas Day on May 14, 92Y's Poetry Center will release a never-before-seen recording of a 2014 performance of Thomas' play, Under Milk Wood, featuring actor …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM“Plaza Suite,” starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, has moved the production to next spring following the further closure of Broadway theaters. The revival of Neil Simon�…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:47PMThe 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues is collaborating with several arts and advocacy organizations - The Broadway Advocacy Coalition; The Confined Arts; RAPP; Zealous, The Center for Institut…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMPublic fireworks on July 4, or streaming "Hamilton" from July 3? The symbolism and debate will be too rich to resist.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:45PMNow the show won't go on again until at least Tuesday, September 8.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:42PMPsychologist and former Broadway dancer John Carroll on how to cope in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PMDolly Parton and Stephen Schwartz will make guest appearances at the first-ever Virtual International Thespian Festival (ITF), happening June 22-26 on the screens of theatre-lovers around th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35PMEquity, the trade union representing creative practitioners, sent an open letter to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding future sustainability for artists and organisations. The letter was wr…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 01:30PMWith the ongoing shutdown of Broadway theaters and suspension of shows due to the coronavirus until further notice, The Broadway League – the national trade association for the Broadway in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:29PMAlthough an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Sept. 6.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:27PMFrom the first Black character on a U.S. stage to a fire at NYC's Park Theatre and the birth of the Guthrie in Minneapolis, May has been a notable month for theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PM
"COVID and Incarceration" will tell stories from people affected by the recent pandemic and correctional facilities.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PMAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, the Broadway League has announced a further delay to the reopening of shows on the Great White Way. Initially set to be shut down through April 12 and�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMThe free streams are part of the new Broadway Fridays series, featuring past Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PMThe entire 2019-2020 theater season was ultimately cancelled by the shutdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
SOURCE: CBS 2 TV at 12:40PMThe Olivier winner and Tony nominee plays Edith Piaf in the upcoming bio-musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMActors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement regarding media reports that the Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PMThe Broadway Education Alliance has announced the 87-high school students who will participate in the 10th annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PM"It is always hard to see the light at the end of a tunnel and even more so, that of a tunnel we've never been in before. 'Something's coming, something good!' would be good to keep in mind …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:35PMA mother takes to podcasting wondering if CPD did “a cover-up or are they just this damn incompetent?”
We've heard both versions of the story too often, trag…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:30PMFrom the archives!
Here is my interview with Bruce Willis, star of Last Man Standing, first published in September 1996.
With it’s unpaved streets and dust-caked, rickety buildings, …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:24PMThis past week was Teacher Appreciation Week! The Education Department at George Street Playhouse created this video to thank teachers across New Jersey for their work now and always, with u…
SOURCE: Facebook Registration at 12:23PMThe online theatre project, featuring new works written by leading playrights, is raising funds for No Kid Hungry.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMBen Platt, one of our multi-talented Broadway superstars most popularly from Dear Evan Hansen, has a big concert film premiering on Netflix May 20th.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:21PMIt is still not clear when performances will resume.
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 12:14PMActors’ Equity Association says it agrees with the Broadway League’s decision to refund Broadway tickets through September 6, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today the Broadway League t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:08PMThe Broadway League canceled performances through Sept. 6 and said it did not know when they might resume.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PMThis morning, Charlotte St. Martin, Broadway League President, released a statement regarding the current closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:02PM
The Broadway League has announced that all of Broadway’s 41 theaters would remain shut down at least through Labor Day. This simply recognizes the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:59AMThe first-ever online edition of the week-long celebration of high school theatre kicks off in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMTonight’s guests will be Karen Mason, Leslie Anderson, Joe Regan, Mama Tits and Jon MJ Cooper.
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 11:58AMThe children's book was co-written by New York City Ballet dancer Tiler Peck and Harris.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AMThe award honors projects that have integrated the arts into the community in meaningful ways.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMThe West End's powerhouse musical SIX, which recently took home the 2020 Visionary Honours Award for Musical of the Year, will continue to dominate the London theatre box office once lockdo…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:45AMWatch a scene from The Wizard of Oz complete with a live Toto, an at-home Sound of Music, and more!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMThe awards honor the best in Boston theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMCan you re-create our photo of Derek McLane's stunning set?
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMIndiana Thespians bring authentic choices to a beloved classic
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 11:41AMAll Broadway theaters will remain closed through at least Sept. 6, the Broadway League announced Tuesday. A date to resume performances has “yet to be determined,” according to the Leagu…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:35AMShows will remain dark as New York City grapples with the pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AMLaunching a year ahead of schedule, Disney+ will premiere the filmed version of the original Broadway cast of 'Hamilton' beginning July 3.
The post Disney+ Fastracks ‘Hamilton’ Film wit…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:32AMContemporary American artist Carrie Mae Weems and legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones will join the American Medical Association's Dr. Aletha Maybank, and Harlem-based The Brotherhood/Sist…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMIn 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 11:32AMThe flexible version will have a virtual premiere streamed on YouTube.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMWe've been compiling showcase videos from college seniors all around the country. Although their performances were cancelled, the show must go on-- virtually!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AMCheck out highlights from the 2017 portrait unveilings at the famed midtown restaurant.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AMDuring 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 11:25AMAfter purchasing tickets, attendees will be asked to follow a prescribed driving route starting in north Denver, witnessing one staged scene after the next from cars while listening to an FM…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:24AMYour living room can be the room where it happens as hit musical becomes available to stream
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:21AMThe Homebound Project has announced the line-up for their second edition of new online theater benefiting children affected by the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the project has raised $40…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMThe Brooklyn theatre has partnered with Complicité to make the theatrical experience, seen on Broadway, available online free of charge.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AM“Sex is an experience of intense vulnerability, and it is also where we are at our most performative, and so it’s at once as near to and as far from authenticity as we come. … Sex is a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AMIn the land of the Taliban? Yes — Afghanistan is historically part of the Persianate world (Dari, the official language, is a Persian dialect), and metaphor-filled erotic poetry has a thou…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AMYou may have seen the video message by Guthrie Theatre artistic director Joseph Haj last week where he laid out why the Guthrie wouldn’t be offering their content virtually as other places…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:12AMThe soprano will speak with various medical professionals about the intersection of music and neuroscience.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AMCovenant House announced today that Oscar winner Morgan Freeman is the latest star set to join A Night of Covenant House Stars, a May 18th concert to benefit Covenant House, the internationa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AMTheaterMakers are the MacGyvers of the Arts. We’ll make art with whatever we have. We can turn a barn into a theater, some newspaper into a dress . . . and yep, a pandemic into an opport…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tina Fey was a guest on Monday night's episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive special on Netflix!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AMIn a sign of the pandemic’s toll, New York’s cultural institutions, large and small, feel compelled to share their woes and tactics in strategy sessions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54AMToday (May 12) in live streaming: It's the Day of the Show Y'all with Spencer Glass, Ken Davenport chats with James Snyder and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AMNow more than ever it is important to support theater and do our part to keep the art form that we love so much alive and as thriving as it can be during these unprecedented times.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AMWe're satisfied with this news! Disney's previously announced filmed performance of Hamilton's original Broadway cast was scheduled to hit movie theaters on October 15, 2021. In light of the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AMBig thanks to Santino Fontana for sharing his time and his stories about “baby blowouts,” his Andrew Cuomo impersonation, what he is writing (yes, he’s a writer too) and more. If yo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:33AMIn July, the Rome Opera will stage Verdi’s Rigoletto, conducted by Daniele Gatti, in the Piazza di Siena, a venue on the grounds of the Villa Borghese normally used for equestrian events. …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AMIn place of a regular mainstage season, Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis will expand its “Next” workshopping program, “making public the shows it is developing for the future, keeping …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AM“[A] 60-page document, entitled Our Plan to Rebuild, sets out that cinemas are part of a ‘high-risk’ group of businesses that will be the last to reopen from July 4 onwards” — and …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AM“[He was] one of the four founders of Visual AIDS and an organizer of the first Day Without Art … [and] his nearly four-decade career in museums included tenures at the Grey Art Gallery …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AM“This rural compound in India’s southern tip is one of the few places where professional dancers can still do what the rest of the performing arts world can only dream about. At Nrityagr…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:32AMThe Walt Disney Company, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller and Thomas Kail announced this morning that the upcoming Hamilton film will be released on Disney+ on July 3, 2020. The film, whic…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:28AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - In a huge development this morning, Disney announced that Thomas Kail’s filmed performance of the original Broadwa...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 10:22AMAudition Song Suggestions for Bye Bye Birdie the Musical – By Character
Written by Leryn Turlington
May 8, 2020
You’ve ‘got a lot of livin’ to do to prepare for a musical thea…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 10:20AMA $75 million investment yields a bright spot for the troubled House of Mouse.
SOURCE: Forbes at 10:20AMThe former Pricewaterhouse Cooper partner brings over 40 years of business accumen to the theatre industry.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AMI feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. David Green, my stage manager on I’ll Say She Is has died of Covid-19. David wasn’t a professional stage manager (though he was in the theatre) bu…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AMThe UK production of Back to the Future — which enjoyed a critically acclaimed world premiere in early March of this year at the Manchester Opera House — has recorded a special home…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:15AMThe 37th Annual Michael R. Jackson Talk and Sing, recorded at Joe's Pub, will feature live pre- and post-show content available on Instagram.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMDespite a knee injury, the actor’s lockdown has been productive – she stars in the Donmar’s online play about a mother’s relationship with her daughter
Hottest front-room seats: bes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMAvailable onlineThese short works, which include performances by a dream lineup of choreographers, are an array of innovation
Screendance – that is, dance created specifically for camera, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMThe film was originally scheduled for cinema release in 2021
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:12AMStreaming service moves forward launch of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit by a year, to just before the US Independence Day weekend
An eagerly anticipated film of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMThe famed New York City venue is offering highlights from its Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMWe asked, you answered: Do you have any tattoos inspired by the theatre?
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMMichael Feingold looks at two popular century-old plays which had enduring afterlives, "Nothing But the Truth" and "The Cat and the Canary"
The post The Feingold Column: My Recycled Repertoi…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Mark Dooley’s film was initially aiming to hit theatres in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AMThe Off-Broadway hit from the Nanette comedian was filmed in performance in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AMAlthough audiences may not be able to currently see Tony Winner Katrina Lenk lead the new revival of Company as Bobbie, but fans can still get a dose of Lenk's talent thanks to her newest ad…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:32AMMonologues about Pregnancies that are Far From Perfect
Written by Amanda Grace
Date: April 22nd, 2020
Pregnancy is a magical experience, sometimes. Sometimes, it’s a waking nightmare,…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 09:30AMIt’s hard to be seen as a shelter, a sanctuary, or a temple of knowledge when your doors are closed. But Hartford Public Library, its buildings shut since March 13, has taken to the air an…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:29AMHAMILTON is coming to Disney plus in July! This is thrilling. I never saw the original company and now I can.
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SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 09:24AMYou now can watch the film version of the Broadway smash hit that had been due to open in movie theaters next year.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:22AMNeed a new Broadway diversion to get you through the day? Check back today at 1pm to watch as BroadwayWorld's Spencer Glass broadcasts a very special episode of It's The Day of the Show Y'al…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMLin-Manuel Miranda has announced that the Hamilton film is coming to Disney+ on July 3!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMWhile Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMDuring the Golden Age of Hollywood, movie musicals were abundant and arguably the most popular genre. However, with the move towards pop culture in the 1960s, their popularity dwindled and g…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMIt's "The 12th of May..." and do we have a song for you. Broadway's Christine Cornish Smith sings "Tom" - a melodic song from MIchael John LaChiusa's 1993 Off-Broadway musical, Hello Again.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 09:00AM
The film of the original cast of “Hamilton” will premiere on Disney Plus in July. The Walt Disney Company, as well as producers and creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller and Thomas…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:48AMThe filmed version of the musical will make its debut.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:42AMLin-Manuel Miranda's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical, filmed at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, was initially announced for a 2021 theatrical release.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:38AMDisney Executive Chairman Robert Iger and Lin-Manuel Miranda announced this morning that Hamilton will be released on July 3rd on
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:33AMFat Rascal Theatre have released a five-song EP for their 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch. The fringe cast recording EP is availa…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:30AMThis online charity event featured past winners of the magazine’s awards, including James Ehnes and Ian Bostridge
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:15AMThis module explores how to shape the needs and desires for your central character by using two theatre games and viewing scenes from MTC's Tony Award-winning production of August Wilson's J…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMNick Adams went live on Instagram for BroadwaySF on May 8!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMYou can watch a free screening of Lyric Hammersmith's production of A Doll's House, for free on YouTube on Wednesday 20 May, 2020!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMAs part of its Signature Strong series, Signature Theatre has released exclusive flashback clips from the company's 2008 production of The Visit, starring Chita Rivera.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMStars in the House continues today (2pm) with guest Host Andréa Burns joined by Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt and tonight (8pm) with Wayne Brady.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMThis snippet was generated for upcoming publication in a popular vintage magazine, but I’m missing two vital snippets: from whence she came, and whither she wandered. The subject in questi…
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London Shakespeare’s Globe is an Elizabethan playhouse on the south bank of the river Thames. It is the home by
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:53AMWestfield News ArtsBeat 5/12/20. Remembering UMass Fine Arts Center Fred Tillis. A new Shakespeare & Company book. News about Berkshire Theatre Group, TheaterWorks, The Majestic and other ar…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 07:34AMUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently recovered from COVID-19, has announced a new three-step exit strategy for reopening the country. Here's how it might affect the West End and UK…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:30AMArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 5/12/20. Online events at TheaterWorks, GhostLit Rep, Chester Theatre, and Silverthorne, plus remembering UMass Fine Arts Center Fred Tillis. Segment begins …
SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.com at 07:21AMBy Douglas Mayo
Disney+ are to release the film of the original Hamilton Broadway cast a year early starting on 3 July 2020.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:10AMIn honor of the show's return to the Ahmanson, Center Theatre Group has released a mashup video of Dear Evan Hansen fans performing 'Waving Through a Window'!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMThe Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Fes…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMTake a songwriting workshop with Damian, as part of Lincoln Center's Pop-Up Classroom! Experiment with different musical structures and choices to create your own unique groove.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMActress Maura Tierney (ER, NewsRadio) honors Sally Field at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors in this flashback video!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMGoodspeed Musicals has released a flashback video to its 2007 production of 1776.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMFrom 2004:
“I watched the tail end of Master and Commander after I got home from a dinner party in Washington Heights last night, then read myself to sleep with the last chapter of David…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship.”
Epicurus, Principal Doctrines (trans. Robert Drew Hick…
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Outer Critics Circle Announces Revamped Honorees, “Cher Show” Pushes Back Tour, James Chats with OCC’s David Gordon “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast h…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMThe highly anticipated musical adaptation of Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding has been postponed to next summer, it has been confirmed. The show was originally meant to open at the Roundhouse o…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 05:30AMThe City of Port Phillip, through the St Kilda Film Festival, has unveiled Your Place – a digital film competition aimed at encouraging filmmakers in regional Victoria to create short film…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:19AMIf men were the people expected to plan their lives around having children with any expediency, there would be no gender wage gap.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMNever mind the panned 2019 big-screen release. True feline fans know that the 1998 recording of CATS, featuring Elaine Paige reprising her role as Grizabella, is where's it's really at. And …
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Here’s an ingenious 45-minute film by Behrouz Jamali that revealingly juxtaposes the music Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky wrote in response to World War II. The video artist Peter…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42AM"This is the morning report." Last night (11 May 2020), the orchestra pit located in the basement of the Lyceum Theatre was flooded by about 12 feet (4 metres) in depth. The London Fire …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 04:15AMBy Douglas Mayo
The UK Cast of new musical Back To The Future performed The Power Of Love on US actor and comedian Josh Gad's Reunited Apart on You Tube
This post Back To The Future musical …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:10AMThe Tony-winning Broadway favorite on his coronavirus recovery, the Actors Fund, and why “Impossible Dream” is the perfect song for right now.
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Comedy Queen, Queenie van de Zandt, enlists her alter-ego – Jan van de Stool – to help us through COVID-19
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:45AMA strong foundation of work in 2019 has placed Opera Queensland in a strong position to meet the demanding economic and social conditions predicted to follow the COVID-19 pandemic. Artistic …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:30AMby Ish Gupta. @doofyish. BOTSFORD, Conn. – The Botsford High School Drama Club announced Tuesday that, despite initial widespread lament over the coronavirus...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMWith in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many performers from Broadway and beyond are sharing their talents online. Below are performances you can watch today, Tu…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMDisney+ will be screening the filmed performance
Last week, when Lin-Manuel Miranda said on Live with Kelly and Ryan that the Hamilton movie would be released "sooner rather than later," he …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMIn sad but not surprising news, The Broadway League officially announced that all Broadway shows are suspended through Labor Day. Considering arts and entertainment are part of the last phas…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMAll the changes to the Broadway lineup due to COVID-19When Broadway theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 crisis on March 12, they vowed to reopen in a month. But as of May 12, the Broadway…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMThe new feature series catches up with Broadway actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAll the changes to the Broadway lineup due to COVID-19---When Broadway theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 crisis on March 12, they vowed to reopen in a month. But as of May 12, the Broad…
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