June 19, 2020. Online, on YouTube. On June 19, for the first time since 1937, the Martha Graham Dance Company performed a reimagining of a lost Graham work called Immediate Tragedy. The pe…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:47PMBernadette Robinson’s performances in her solo show Songs For Nobodies at London’s Ambassadors Theatre last year earned the show an
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:45PMMarch, April and May 2020.Online (YouTube and Facebook, through www.nycballet.com) It’s sort of striking to think how years of planning can change in a moment, with one hard and offici…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:26PMWe’re nine episodes into the AYT in Isolation series and what a lineup of interviews we’ve had so far. This week’s though, is by far one of our faves… We give you, Graeae’s Artisti…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:24PMMay 2020.Online at newdancealliance.org. Pandemic times mean that in-person dance festivals are absolutely out of the question. Rather than fully give into these limitations and the resultin…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:06PM
In New York, the epicenter of Black drag ball culture, dance and performance has always been a protest and a claim, say founders and members. Jack Mizrahi Gucci of the House of Gucci: “Doi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMAt least, until we get a vaccine? – The Atlantic
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMComedy culture before Pryor, that is, white comedy culture, depicted copys “as clownish bullies, and their violence, divorced from any racial context, played as a kind of shtick. When they…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMBut the smaller museums may not be interested in risking everything. The Underground Museum, “in L.A.’s Arlington Heights neighborhood, sounded a voice of caution about a pandemic that…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMMusic that unites protestors is not new, and it wasn’t new in the 1960s either. “Music at protests reminds dissenters of their humanity, even when the powers-that-be attempt to strip awa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMChika Okeke-Agulu, professor of art history at Princeton, says that the sale of the two alusi would “perpetuate the violence” of the 1960s civil war, when the sculptures were “removed�…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMReni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race was a sensation when she first published it, but it took a lot of police brutality for her book to top the lists. S…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMZafón, who had been dealing with colon cancer for two years, wrote The Shadow of the Wind after a visit to a book warehouse in Los Angeles. It became the second-best-selling Spanish book of…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMFrancesco and Grazia Lotoro have spent their lives collecting and cataloguing “symphonies, operas, scores and songs that were composed and performed under conditions so horrible one imagin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMFor one thing, it’s really time to change the name of “Father Serra Park” in Los Angeles. But taking down the statues to the architect of the mission system, which brutalized thousands…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMBanes’ writing “paired a vivid and inquisitive approach with a lack of agenda and a belief that dance was a crucial part of cultural history.” – The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMIt doesn’t seem clear what will happen until there’s a vaccine, but perhaps – “Museums will reopen, and galleries can stop pretending their online viewing rooms are actual shows. Exh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMOur brains, working at home: “The kitchen is a mess. How can I concentrate when I know that two rooms over, the kitchen is a mess? The sink is filled with plates and glasses that couldn’…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMJohn Wilson’s student mural The Incident made such an impression on David Siquieros that the famous muralist and head of Mexico’s Department for the Protection and Restoration of Murals …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54PMSelby & Friends return with their much-anticipated all-Beethoven program – shot in high res, hi-fi under social distance protocols at
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:45PMStars in the House continued Saturday night (8pm) with Broadway Advocacy Coalition Founders Adrienne Warren, Amber Iman joined by Executive Director Robb Nanus. This episode was in sup…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12PM
In honor of Father’s Day, here are songs by fathers, or about fathers, in a range of Broadway musicals – Be More Chill, Kinky Boots, Hamilton…. He Lives in You from The Lion King So…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:52AMBroadway might still be shut down, but Elaine Paige on Sunday isn't! Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show. This week,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AMAnsel Elgort has posted a statement denying the sexual assault allegations made against him.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMMichael Ball is showing off his moves in a new #BoogieWithBall video on Twitter!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMWalt Disney World has announced what attractions, entertainment, and shopping experiences will be available when the theme parks begin to reopen.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMIn honor of Father's Day, Andrew Lloyd Webber took to Twitter to reflect on his own father, William Lloyd Webber.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMThe Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the charity which oversees the Edinburgh Fringe, has been awarded £249,000 grants and a £1million interest-free loan to help support it through Covid…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
For many of us, Pride weekend is a chance to celebrate and remember the
hurdles the LBGTQ+ community has overcome and to continue to rally against
the obstacles still in our way. It’s …
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 09:51AMThe director in lockdown says he reads and watches everything: “WrestleMania. The Kardashians. I’m fascinated by it. So I don’t say read Tolstoy and nothing else. Read everything. See …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AMAfter the murders in Charleston and in Charlottesville, the National Trust for Historic Preservation encouraged contextualization of monuments to the Confederacy. But now, “we thought long…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AMWriter Elizabeth Alexander: “Seeing is important, and helps you understand. But I think the repetition of that image without thought to who’s watching it and how it affects them is somet…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AMMalcom Procter, street artist and clothing designer, as he paints the plywood covering Nordstrom’s in downtown Seattle: “Never did I think I’d get a canvas like this. … This is a dre…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AMBolton’s lawyer; “The full story of these events has yet to be told—but it will be.” – Slate
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AMMembers of Cats casts around the world have created 'Cats in Quarantine', a tribute to Dame Gillian Lynne. 333 cast members dance to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic music, whilst in isolat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM
Sorry, Cats!, “It’s the ultimate cult movie. The first. The biggest. The one cult movie to rule them all.” And despite the Covid-19 shutdowns, Rocky Horror Picture Show devotees have f…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AMThe actor, who has died aged 88, convinced theatre audiences accustomed to the cinema screen that his characters were alive
As television news tributes have said, Ian Holm is best known for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMWe look back over key performances from Ian Holm, who has died at the age of 88
• Peter Bradshaw on Ian Holm Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMWith real life now the biggest show in town, our theatre critic reflects on the catastrophic effects of lockdown, and talks to industry insiders about navigating a way back
Kitty Empire: ‘…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMIn Continuity, Gerry Moynihan explores the men’s fanaticism and the effects of their frustrated masculinity on their political beliefs.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Round two of our West End LIVE quizzes is all about the visuals! Guess the West End shows, cast member and hosts from a selection of disguised images.
The post West End LIVE Quiz: Part 2 ap…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:48AMAs I sit comfortably on my rear end, patiently waiting for the world to drag its sorry self back to
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:30AMWhere would any of us be without the Songwriter? In an effort to use this down time from reviewing shows, Cabaret Hotspot would like to showcase and spotlight some of the other stars in Caba…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:10AMFollowing in the footsteps of all the Cabaret Media, Cabaret Hotspot is proud to share a Bistro Awards article called, Why Is Color Mostly Absent from Cabaret Stages? by Lisa Jo Sagolla. Re…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:09AMLiz Callaway recorded this for Scott’s first album, and this was the first virtual collaboration with Nicolas that Scott did when this pandemic happened. Scott said, “It was something …
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:08AMHere are two funny tunes by Horowitz & Spector. Bobbie Horowitz is probably THE most support person in New York celebrating everyone else’s work so today, Cabaret Hotspot wanted to cel…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:07AMSinger, songwriter, band leader and multiple-instrument player (sometimes at the same time!), Zoe Lewis is an extraordinary “find” for all singers looking for extremely funny music (“S…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:06AMWritten by Lina Koutrakos and Mark Hartman, “Bury Me Deep” is a soulful, deep tune that is made even more beautiful by Ms. Koutrakos’ amazing vocals. THIS is a “signature” voice. A…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:05AMSteve Sieck is fast becoming one of my favorite songwriters in the city. I almost didn’t want to Spotlight him because I want to sing every song that he writes but I cannot be selfish here…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:04AMInternational singer, songwriter, activist and parody writer extraordinaire Shelly Goldstein sings “How Lovely When News Was Stupid” (“How Lovely to be a Women” from Bye, Bye Birdie…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:03AMThis is another GREAT writing team that have been working together for some time now and it shows in how far their collaborative efforts have come. Matthew Martin Ward, beloved musical direc…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:02AMBob Levy’s CD, “Why Wait?” was nominated for this year’s MAC Friedman/LaMott Award. It is a compilation of all the Perry Danos’ tracks from OUT IN THE COLD and ME & MY BEST FRI…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 05:01AMThe late Pittsburgh Playwright is among 35 members named to the Class of 2021, even as 2020 ceremonies are on hold due to COVID-19.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:00AM 
