The Mallee – A journey through north-west Victoria

Between 1880 and 1930, a series of schemes brought thousands of settlers to Victoria’s Mallee region. At the same time, a number of railway lines were constructed through the area, with to…

Tomas Parrish and Lyndon Watts Featured in THIS BITTER EARTH with Antipodes Theatre Company by Gabi Bergman

Antipodes Theatre Company (ATC) is pleased to announce casting for ​Harrison David Rivers’ ​This Bitter Earth​. Part of ATC’s Ricochet

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2021 – Living Memory

The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has announced significant changes to the 2021 edition of the popular annual photographic prize exhibition, including a larger, longer exhibition, themed t…

Laying the foundations for the Sydney Modern Project

An important construction milestone for the Sydney Modern Project was achieved in late September when the concrete foundations began to be poured for the Art Gallery of NSW’s new building.…

Preparing your home studio for safe dance

Welcome to dancing at home — with its daily distractions, endless child supervision, traffic, noise, limited space and likely no ballet barre or mirror.  You are probably also confronted…

Fall for Dance Festival makes a digital return

The 17th annual Fall for Dance Festival is offering its first-ever digital dance celebration this October, with the performances being filmed live on the New York City Center stage and stre…

Top NYC companies lead dance community with #NYCDANCEUNITES voting initiative

Five of New York City’s acclaimed dance companies – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem and New York City Ballet – h…

Announcing the YouTube Scholarship to NIDA

YouTube has committed AUD $135,000 worth of scholarships for three creative individuals to study at Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). “YouTube creates the accessible…

The Joyce returns to the stage with ‘State of Darkness’

Choreographer Molissa Fenley’s celebrated 1988 solo work, State of Darkness, finds new life this fall, performed by a new generation of New York’s acclaimed dancers. Audiences are virtu…

It's Tonight! Don't Miss Andy Karl & Orfeh LIVE in Concert with Seth Rudetsky at 8pm

Don't miss their performance tonight Sunday, October 4 at 8pm ET and a replay of the concert on Monday, October 5 at 3pm ET!

Helen Park, Conrad Ricamora, Jason Tam, and More Join This Week's Broadway For Biden Phone Bank

Broadway for Biden's weekly phone banking initiative continues tomorrow, Monday, October 5, 2020 from 7-9pm EST.

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of Pasadena Playhouse's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Playhouse Live has released Page to Stage: Little Shop of Horrors, taking fans behind the scenes of the production that ran at Pasadena Playhouse last year.

Musical Mondays #16 by Gabi Bergman

Welcome back to Musical Mondays! In case you’re new here, this column is a peek into the depths of the

VIDEO: Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley Sing 'You Learn to Live Without' From IF/THEN

On Monday, September 21st, Second Stage Theater's Virtual Benefit Celebration honored Trustee Angela Sun and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tom Kitt for their extraordinary work, commitm…

Fresh and funny ‘👨🏾‍💻😷👨‍💻’ from Solas Nua creates a flash community by Michael Poandl

There were a number of factors that led Solas Nua, the 15-year-old theater company dedicated to presenting contemporary Irish arts, to abandon their previous project, Being Here, and devise …

Who Was Who! Sophisticated Saloon Singer, Hugh Shannon

Pianist-singer, Hugh Shannon, one of the most significant cabaret performers of his generation, rose from humble beginnings to the circles of the elite, performing internationally to wealthy…

As Human As It Gets: A Review of 16th Street Theater’s “Rastus and Hattie” by Noel Schecter

Lisa Langford's comedy delving into race and trauma is adapted for radio, with illustrations.

This Week on Broadway for October 4, 2020: Netflix film The Boys in the Band and Political Plays and Musicals by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about the Netflix adaptation of The Boys in the Band. Michael talks about three things to look for at Broadway Records…

MURRAY SCHISGAL, WHO BROUGHT THE ABSURD TO THE MAINSTREAM, DIES AT 93 by Robert Shuman

(Will Dudding’s article appeared in The New York Times, 10/2; via Pam Green.) With “Luv” on Broadway and “Tootsie” on the screen, he wrote with knowing, slightly askew humor about …

NSO @ Home LIVE • October 4 • Weinreb, Christian, Regni & Cummings by The Kennedy Center

Wear A Face Mask! Theater Masks Count. by Jonathan Mandell

.. As recent news should make abundantly clear, wearing masks is crucial for everybody — and that includes theatergoers — as part of a vigilant safety regimen that also includes social d…

Pandemic Diary September: Half A Year by Nicole Serratore

The pandemic has changed me. It took away a lot of things I loved—travel, live performance, a writing career, and an overstuffed life. My life got small really quickly. It also got slower,…

The Domain of Damon Runyon by Trav S.D.

When I was a kid and heard the name of Damon Runyon (1880-1946) mentioned, I had the wrong idea about what he wrote. I don’t know why, but I somehow got the notion that he was a writer of …

Stan Dragoti: From “I Love NY” to “Love at First Bite” by Trav S.D.

I may have eventually got ’round to a post on director Stan Dragoti (1932-2018) but probably not as soon as today. The fast track is accounted for by the fact that he was an old friend of …

Remembering Betty Comden by Theater Talk

A tribute to the Broadway legend with Tony-nominated lyricist and friend of Betty Comden, SUSAN BIRKENHEAD. The show features highlights from Comden's interviews on THEATER TALK in 1993, 199…

2ST Virtual Benefit: "You Learn to Live Without" from IF/THEN (Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley) by Second Stage Theater

"You Learn to Live Without" from IF/THEN Performed by Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley Second Stage Theater's Virtual Benefit Honoring Trustee Angela Sun and Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Kitt Sep…

The week in dance: Vandekeybus / Rambert, Draw from Within; Hofesh Shechter – review by Sarah Crompton

Wim Vandekeybus lets Rambert loose in a nightmare, while Shechter’s solo piece has a timely sense of constriction The Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus likes to provoke so it’s no su…

An Evening With an Immigrant review – irresistible by Kate Kellaway

The Bridge, LondonIn this warm monologue, Inua Ellams recalls his journey from Nigeria to London to shed light on Britain’s asylum system There is a wonderful sense of release as Inua Ella…

Radha Blank: ‘Failure is a great tool in comedy’ by Claire Armitstead

After years of struggling on Broadway, the writer, actor and director takes aim at New York’s theatre establishment in her hit film The Forty-Year-Old Version There’s a moment in The For…

Review: The Glorias at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

. Theater luminaries Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl try to imbue Gloria Steinem's 2015 memoir with the experimental magic they're known for. . .

‘At the darkest moments I have to believe there is a future for our industry’: Why the arts are viable by Chris Grady

At the darkest moments I have to believe there is a future for our industry. I have to believe we will defy our government and prove to be viable. I absolutely believe the way that this will…

The Musicology of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from THE SOUND OF MUSIC with Andy Einhorn by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hear Stage Door Stories on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is turning to you, the listeners! In the…

Cineworld set to shut all UK and US screens

More than 30,000 jobs affected as pandemic and film delays devastate cinema business

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (7) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Star Armelia McQueen Dies at 68

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that actress Armelia McQueen has died at 68.

Watch Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, More in the Trailer for Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey by Dan Meyer

The Netflix holiday musical, featuring songs by John Legend, debuts November 13.

Houses On the Moon by Sandi Durell

Join Houses on the Moon’s FREE Virtual celebration on October 15 at 6 pm. This year’s online AMPLIFY event will celebrate HOTM’s history and honor the work developed, relationships for…

CD Review: Amanda Holden – Songs From My Heart by Ian Foster

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden releases her debut album Songs From My Heart, full of musical theatre treats and Sheridan Smith.

Nights in the Garden of Spain & Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet, Bridge Theatre review - potent mix of pain and comedy by Matt Wolf

Essential series of Alan Bennett stage pairings comes to an end Stillness works like a stealth bomb in Nights in the Garden of Spain, in which Tamsin Greig further confirms her status as on…

Oct 19-22, 2020 – Mabel Mercer Virtual Cab Con by Cabaret Hotspot!

“THE SHOW MUST GO ON” . . . AND THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION HAPPILY PRESENTS THE 31st ANNUAL NEW YORK CABARET CONVENTION VIRTUAL EDITION! — OCTOBER 19 THROUGH 2…

10/24/20 – St. Louis Gateway Cabaret Virtual Event by Cabaret Hotspot!

The Cabaret Project of St. Louis presents Gateway To Cabaret, A Star Studded Virtual Event Saturday October 24th at 7 pm Central Time Tony Winners & Nominees! Emmy Nominees! MAC Award Wi…

Things to Do This Week by Adriana Balsamo and Hilary Moss

This week, dive into the British Museum’s artifact collection, make art out of leftover veggies and revisit the myth of the Loch Ness monster.

Appearances — a podcast candidly probing the dilemma of motherhood

Sharon Mashihi draws on her Iranian-American background and her own relationships in powerfully confessional writing