The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra invites music lovers to rediscover the art of listening as it returns to the stage with a new season for 2021. Bursting with musical colour, the refreshing p…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:49PMSTRATFEST@HOME: a rich mine of theatrical content housed in the Stratford Festival's new streaming service.
For just $10 a month, STRATFEST@HOME features 12 Shakespeare films, a growing li…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18PMSTRATFEST@HOME: a rich mine of theatrical content housed in the Stratford Festival's new streaming service.
For just $10 a month, Stratfest@Home features 12 Shakespeare films, a growing li…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18PMThe City of Melbourne has unveiled the Melbourne Digital Time Capsule – a ‘snapshot in time’ of iconic and never-before-seen Melbourne locations under lockdown. Taking advantage of a q…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:12PMStars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Guest Host Brenda Braxton and friends!Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Act 2... Now What? Career Transitions! Guest host B…
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Radio plays were the rage in the 1920s, and now audio dramas return, with new productions of "Dracula," "Macbeth," and "A Christmas Carol."
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:36PMIt takes more than a global pandemic to stop hordes of musical theatre-loving students coming together to celebrate the performing
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PMSynetic Theater is renowned for its lively, “silent,” physical-movement–oriented productions of classic theatrical works propelled by original music. Now, with precautions necessary to…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:21PMAs "Peacebook" turns to video, we get authentic stories set in North Lawndale, a brave account from performance artist Sami Ismat and others, about two hours in all.
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It has been confirmed that the first Korean production of Beetlejuice, performed in the Korean language, will come to Seoul,
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:56PMDo lyrics serve the music, or vice versa? Sometimes, in pop music, you don’t have to decide. Listen to Kile Smith explain 10 times that pop songs mixed music and words into pure art.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:52PMAround the world and especially in the US, women are still campaigning for equality. A livestreamed panel discussion explained some little-known history and reminded us what happens when pol…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:35PMThe playwright whips up a virtual ensemble of eccentrics, but his vision feels out of step with the moment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PMKnown for his role on “The Blacklist,” he strove to convey the message that his juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was not a limitation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PMOne sign of a shift in traditionally Eurocentric theatre training practices: 'Black Acting Methods' was the best-selling theatre book this past summer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:16PMOn this day, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Memphis, opened at the Shubert Theatre, starring Chad Kimball and Montego Glover!
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Emmy-winner Jeremy Strong is in talks to join the cast of 'Maestro,' the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMPlus, get a sneak peek at Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon's get-out-the-vote sketch from the October 19 The Tonight Show broadcast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM In this mouth watering culinary themed episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe, Marketing Manager Raina Searles speaks with Bartender Resa Mueller and Chef Jezabel Careaga who will each be lea…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 04:26PMLiving near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty palaces sitting in repose, waiting for the li…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMAustralian rock band INXS is getting the musical treatment. The group's long-term manager Chris Murphy and music groups Universal and Warner Chappell have signed on for the development of a …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PMA year on stage cut short by Covid has resulted in delayed nominations with Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill and Slave Play out in front
Jagged Little Pill, Slave Play and Moulin Rouge! The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMTim Rice’s lyrics rewritten to ‘humanise’ KGB agent and reflect new geopolitical reality
In a week when Moscow and Washington squabbled over arms treaties and Europe imposed fresh sanc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMA strange year for Broadway, with fewer shows than usual eligible for major awards, has brought up an equally strange, if intriguing, set of nominees
“What?” James Monroe Iglehart said. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMFemale and non-binary performers deal with issue of playwright’s instructions
A dead man’s voice can travel a long way. In 1988, Samuel Beckett sued a Dutch theatre company for casting w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMThe pandemic supercharges the atmosphere in this film version of Ian Rickson’s recent stage production
Here is an extraordinary, transfiguring leap from stage to screen. Ian Rickson’s pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMThe Guardian’s Future plays series continues with Vishnu and Brahma trying to restore the balance of good and evil on a boozy night out
My first play, The Last Queen of Scotland, dealt wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMIn the third episode of the exclusive The Lady Ms series, Madjus discusses starring in the Tony-nominated Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
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The new musical The Right Girl will be presented at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on November 1, when a filmed presentation of its first performance will premiere bef…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PMIt's showtime! The Tony-nominated hit Beetlejuice is going international. Director Alex Timbers announced on Instagram that Beetlejuice will premiere in South Korea next year. It will play a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PMReview: Part of That World, Pitlochry Festival Theatre3.0Overall ScoreOne person is leaving, another is hurt trying to stop them. That’s the crux of Part of That World, even if that descri…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:42PMThe company will present a lineup of virtual performances, plus some in-person community events.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:33PMPam Tanowitz Dance’s Philadelphia premiere combines elegance with immediacy in a virtual performance. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:14PM(Jesse Green’s and Ben Brantley’s article appeared in The New York Times, 10/13; Photo of Karen Finley: Credit…Dona Ann McAdams; via Pam Green.) After 27 years and more than 2,500 re…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:12PMSee the show that started it all! Check out LIFE ON EARTH from 1997, which led to our New Voices shows.
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The performance will include contemporary covers of songs from the Tony-winning score, anecdotes, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMJay Records has set a date for this long-aborning album.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PMHocus Pocus is a given, but these are our other top picks out of more than 100 options.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PMReview: Connecting Voices: Dead and Wake, Leeds Playhouse 2.0Overall Score It was exhilarating to be inside a theatre building again, feeling the palpable buzz that spreads through an audien…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PMReview: Connecting Voices: Orpheus in the Record Shop, Leeds Playhouse5.0Overall ScoreOf all performances in the Connecting Voices series, it feels as though Orpheus in the Record Shop (OITR…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PMReview: Connecting Voices: Krapp's Last Tape, Leeds Playhouse 4.0Overall Score Niall Buggy shuffles onstage as Krapp, the miserable outsider, eating a banana and preparing for his annual sel…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PMThis fall, the theatre will offer digital and audio productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:30PMThe Broadway favorites are also featured on Brickman's new recording, Brickman for Broadway Christmas.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PMThe pandemic has caused many arts organizations to search for creative ways to bring their talent to fans. The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC has jumped into the fray with Losing My Mi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:14PMTheaterWorks Hartford has partnered with Hartford Public Library to offer passes to its latest online attraction, the political comedy "Russian Troll Farm."
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EgoPo Classic Theater’s ‘Emily’ brings theater to your mailbox, and reconsiders the life and legacy of Emily Dickinson in the process. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:39PMSarah Brightman returns as Christine when she's joined by four legendary Phantom's from years gone by as they sing the show's hit numbers, 'The Phantom of The Opera' and 'Music of The Night'…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:35PMThe cast and director from Roundabout’s 2019 production reunite in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMTune in right here Wednesday, October 21 (12pm ET), as he chats with one of Broadway's favorite leading ladies, LaChanze. LaChanze will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMToday (October 19) in live streaming: Jennifer Holliday celebrates her 60th birthday in concert, Keala Settle sings with Seth Rudetsky, and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMStars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Guest Host Brenda Braxton and friends!Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Act 2... Now What? Career Transitions! Guest host B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMChristopher Jackson, Jacqueline Bolier, Crystal Monee Hall, Gaby Moreno, Sasha Hutchings and many more have come together for an artistic collaboration, expressing what our country means…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMAs BroadwayWorld sadly reported yesterday, stage and screen actor Doreen Montalvo has died at age 56. The news came after Montalvo suffered a stroke earlier this month. Today, we remembe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMCasting has been announced for SOUND BITES Streaming Live, a two-night streaming event premiering six new 10-minute musicals on November 13th and 20th at 8pm. Each evening will feature three…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMFollowing the success of two previous live stream concerts from The Space in Las Vegas, Tony and Grammy Award-winner John Lloyd Young returns on Friday, December 4 with John Lloyd Young�…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMThis week’s guests are Danny Bacher, John Bronston, Kim Rachelle Harris, John Hebert, Sharon McNight and Warren Schein, plus Mystery Guests and MORE!
Join us this TUESDAY, October 20th …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:03PMFirst-time director Michael Angelo Covino reflects on an experience that has been as bittersweet as his movie
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Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMVoting is now open for round 3 of our singing competition, back again for its second season! Place your votes from now to October 21 (high school) and October 22 (college).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMOn October 17, Chess the Musical made its Russian premiere at the MDM Theatre, Moscow.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AMA filmed performance of the new musical, directed and choreographed by Tony winner Susan Stroman, will be presented in November at the Massachusetts venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AMNoah Lindquist has written an entertaining parody of Be Our Guest from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, all about the simple task of wearing a mask to protect yourself and others from the spr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AMI click on the link and settle in for the new show, Joy!, delivered into my living room by Synetic Theater. A special surprise “Joy” box at my side ready to be opened. Check. Glass of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24AMUConn's Jorgensen Center has announced a four show fall season of Pilobolus, Kelli O'Hara, a chamber concert and a kids show about the Day of the Dead.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:23AMBarrington Stage Company will premiere a filmed presentation of new musical, The Right Girl, on November 1. The musical was co-written by Louisette Geiss, who accused Harvey Weinstein of sex…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMThe Right Girl, a new musical based on (and co-written by) the real-life story of former screenwriter Louisette Geiss and the sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein she says ended her film ca…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:11AMStage and screen artists took to social media to share their favorite memories of the performer, who passed away October 17 at the age of 56.
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Both operas are free for the general public to view.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:54AMThe performer starred in four August Wilson productions on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination for his work in Radio Golf.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMBy Mark Valdez. Earlier this year, Mark Valdez, hungering for public discourse around the future of the American theatre field, prompted three arts leaders with the question, “What is our …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:44AM With 15 days left to Election Day, the theater community’s focus on voting – such as the Hamilton Town Hall for Biden/Harris this weekend featuring the original cast of the musical,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:35AMFresh from receiving her second Tony nomination for her star turn in Tina, Adrienne Warren has been announced to star as Mamie Till-Mobley in Women of the Movement on ABC, according to Deadl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AMIn our latest interview, Halima A Hassan speaks to Theatre 503’s artistic director, Lisa Spirling, about supporting artists and the launch of the long-awaited 503 Studio. I have never befo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AMReview: Blyth Spirit, Live Theatre3.0Overall ScoreWhat story would you tell in 10 minutes? That time you watched a chicken drive a forklift. The 100-year-old cup of tea you found in the arct…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AMReview: Star Fish, Live Theatre 3.0Overall Score For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky and made up stories about the shapes they saw in the stars. Niall McCarthy’s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AM“The Right Girl,” about a film executive who confronts sexual exploitation, was aimed for a live production. Instead, it was recorded by actors at home.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMKloots’ memoir about her life with the late actor will hit bookshelves next summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMEllen's Stardust Diner will celebrate “HALLOWEEN ON BROADWAY” with their world famous singing wait staff, The Stardusters, in costume all week long leading up to special performances of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMIt has been confirmed that the first Korean production of Beetlejuice, performed in the Korean language, will come to Seoul, South Korea next year.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMRehearsals for Frozen in Australia are officially underway! Members of the cast, led by Jemma Rix (Elsa) and Courtney Monsma (Anna), have made a video greeting from their first day of rehea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMThe Grammy Award-winning singer and actress hopes to fund new research surrounding plant medicine.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMWhile 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 this weekend's highlights from some of yo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMThe microplays in the Digital Caravan Theatre Series 2 are full of a richness born out of careful time management giving them a leanness which is sometimes lacking in longer works.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe illustrated children’s book from Russell Miller is available for pre-order October 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMI confess, I attended the dress rehearsal for Lockdown Town just over 2 weeks ago, which was so promising that I was excited about the finalised performance. I wasn’t disappointed.
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The weekly interview and fitness series from Coach Joe Rosko streams every week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AMMs. Montalvo was also part of the cast of the new Broadway musical Mrs. Doubtfire.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMDoreen Montalvo, a much-admired and loved actress and singer, died on Saturday, October 17, as reported by her manager Steve Maihack. She was 56. The cause of death was as a result of a stro…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 09:41AMYou know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. We started with a fi…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:36AMBattersea Arts Centre, London, and online Audience participation at arm’s length via screen happily injects some welcome randomness into this six-person improvised sketch show
How do you d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMAn immersive theater show of “The Great Gatsby” has returned in London. Can it keep the novel’s spirit alive while obeying the coronavirus rules?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18AMToday we exhume Boston Blackie — “an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.” I first became aware of this enigmatic fictional character in 2006 when …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AMAward-winning New York-based composer, librettist, and lyricist Erik Ransom (his hit GRINDR The Opera won London’s Off West End Award for Best New Musical in 2019) has joined forces once a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMThe Nightly Met Streams series keeps things light with a lineup dedicated to comedic operas.
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A Jennifer Holliday birthday celebration, an all-star This Is Our Youth, and more head online this week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AMNYT Announces New Theater Editor, Doreen Montalvo Dies, LA Times on Theatre Racism “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMWe’ve mentioned the Big Apple Circus nearly 50 times on this blog, and have reviewed several editions of the show but have not had as yet given its story a dedicated post. I owe much to th…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06AMW.B. Yeats reads and talks about three of his poems on the BBC. These recordings were made in 1932, 1934, and 1937:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMA limited hardcover edition of Broadway Baby by Russell Miller with Judith A. Proffer is now available exclusively in the UK at broadwaybabybook.com. A portion of the proceeds from UK sales…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:00AM“Anyone can squander money, and anyone can hoard it. But the most difficult thing in the world is to know how to spend it.”
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By Julian Eaves
Julian Eaves reviews Naked Boys Singing, a revue now playing for a limited period at the Garden Theatre at The Eagle, London.
This post REVIEW: Naked Boys Singing, Eagle Gard…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:13AMNothing can replicate the feeling of live and interactive like a production that is indeed live and interactive. Or so we thought until we watched Play-Along Plink & Boo.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMLocal hardcore hero Jay Reason has opened his own record store in downtown Milford. Static Era Records carries an array of intriguing vinyl albums, including releases from Reason's own recor…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Free Center in Middletown is hosting a live-streamed ballet this month, “Dark Night,” The Ekklesia dance company, which studies spirituality through dance, is based in Middletown.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM“Moulin Rouge!” producer Carmen Pavlovic had intended to fly back home to Australia in late February and then return to New York City to see the musical through Tony Awards season. But w…
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Actor and artistic director Atul Kumar speaks on the need to experiment with ‘form’ to make theatre more engaging A woman haunted by insomnia, a djinn, and a hallucinatory mind during …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:52AMWho is Cat Jones? Artist, writer, researcher. Strong leanings towards creatures and plants, the senses and the mind. Usually near or in water. Recently identified mirror touch synesthete. Ea…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:22AMBy Douglas Mayo
Award-winning comedy double act The Pin will bring their brand new comedy The Comeback to the Noel Coward Theatre London this Christmas.
This post The Comeback a new comedy f…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:01AMWelcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Water. Gun. Argument. by Alan Haehnel is a thought provoking and powerful piece in a docu-theatre style. An argument is a lie you choose to believe a…
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Lismore Regional Gallery has announced the finalists of the 2020 Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize. The award is open to all media, meaning that painting, drawing, video, photography and ceram…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:48AMBambert’s Book of Lost Stories is heading to Barking Gecko Theatre. This production will be the first show back for Barking
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:47AMFourteen of Perth’s finest musicians are celebrating 15 years of original Australian jazz music and togetherness as a big band with a birthday show this Thursday night at The Goodwill Club…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:23AMWhile COVID-19 restrictions continue to limit audience numbers in theatres, WAAPA at Edith Cowan University is thrilled to offer its
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:22AMBy Douglas Mayo
47 years after he created the sci-fi stage and film cult favourite The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien has taken a rare acting role to star in The Barren Author.
This po…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:21AMMontalvo suffered a sudden stroke earlier this month.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18AMChisholm is best known for starring in August Wilson's plays Jitney and Radio Golf.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18AMNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Heidi Schreck, creator of the one-woman play, What the Constitution Means to Me, about the film's release on Amazon Prime ahead of Election Day.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12AMThe Dreamgirls Tony winner takes the stage October 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe virtual reading is directed by Ethan McSweeny.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn Contact Dance in the Time of Covid-19: Carl Flink’s Black Label Movement and Dr. Jon Hallberg of University of Minnesota Bring Dancers Together" My company has partnering as a very …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMIn IMPRESSIONS: Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company's “Solo Suites,” "The dance portion of this program concludes with a tongue-in-cheek (we hope) response to Roberta Flack’s famousl…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMGeorgiana Pickett & Shayla-Vie Jenkins Join Merce Cunningham Trust
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMby Mary Colussi. @marycolussi. PROVIDENCE, RI - When South Providence High School junior Oscar Wood was invited to join a circle of fellow...
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