Hamer Hall to light up with Melbourne Digital Concert Hall collaboration

Presenting two days of world class performances, Arts Centre Melbourne has partnered with Melbourne Digital Concert Hall for MDCH’s Hamer Hall Series on 25 – 26 November 2020. Four conce…

A Big Small Story by Katarzyna Lemańska

Subdued browns, grays and black dominate the stage. The impression of a vast empty space is amplified by the clocks dotted around the stage. They stand on the floor, creep into the scenery a…

Lara Manzanares with Jordan Wax & Felix “Gato” Peralta by The Kennedy Center

The irrepressible Micki Grant: award-winning composer, actor, and trailblazer by Erin Kahn

Micki Grant is always first in line: the first Black to write commercial jingles, to have a non-silent role in a commercial, to get a contract role on daytime television. The first woman to …

Review: World Premiere of Québecoise play ‘A Day’ by Erin Kahn

  Four people. One day. Countless opportunities for screwing up. In the English-language World Premiere of A Day, written by Québecoise playwright Gabrielle Chapdelaine and translated by…

Design icon turns 65 and heads to Brisbane

Captivating children and adults alike for over 65 years, the iconic figure of Miffy is featured in a major exhibition at Brisbane’s QUT Art Museum, which brings the work of Dutch illustrat…

MAV launches Mapping Melbourne Festival 2020-21

Mapping Melbourne – an annual artistic exploration of Asian Australian identity presented by MAV is set to return on Thursday 3 December 2020 with an inspiring two-month program of free vi…

Welcome to The Faerie Forest! by Jamie Damaso

source Introducing The Faerie Forest Cottage at The Roxbury at Stratton Falls. One of 43 rooms, suites, and cottages spanning two different locations two miles down the road from each other …

Theater Preview: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Manual Cinema) by Tony Frankel

A FEAST FOR THE IMAGINATION I have seen three shows from the Chicago-based performance collective Manual Cinema, and the theatricality is truly awesome. You wouldn’t expect this from a sim…

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (20) by Robert Shuman

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

The History of the Macy’s Parade! by Trav S.D.

Nearly a decade has passed since my first post on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a look at the coffee table book America’s Parade. This year, since New Yorkers and their visitors ca…

#ConcertsForKids: Project VOICE by Lincoln Center

WHO CAN HELP? by David Dow Bentley III

 WHO CAN HELP?As we are all aware the problem of hunger in the country is becoming extremely serious and this is a perfect time to take some steps to alleviate that. Below is a link to an e…

Opera Philadelphia presents ‘Cycles of My Being’ by Kyle V.  Hiller

Tyshawn Sorey’s ‘Cycles of My Being’ is a gripping, haunting opera that seeks answers to America’s long history of oppression. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

Say Their Names | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Tony Finstrom Leaves Fund To Continue Silver Palm Awards by Bill Hirschman

The much-loved playwright and patron Tony Finstrom died in December 2018, but the curtain has not come down on his effect on the South Florida theater he championed. The Silver Palm Awards t…

Once Upon a Time in Coney island by Trav S.D.

I am thrilled to report I’m appearing on a bill that includes literary luminaries Neil Gaiman, Alice Hoffman, Jennifer Egan, as well as Kevin Baker, Bill Griffith (of Zippy the Pinhead) an…

Fighting the model minority myth: Why I talk social justice with my immigrant family by Christina Anthony

When your family lives with its own complicated experience of oppression, assimilation, and success, talking about racial justice can be especially challenging. But for Christina Anthony, it…

In the News: Amber Riley to Star in NBC Musical Series Dream, Feinstein's/54 Below Creates New Streaming Concert Series, More by Talaura Harms

Plus: Black Theatre Coalition and Columbia University have teamed up for a new webinar series on arts management.

Livestreaming a Performance: Readymade Cabaret 2.0

By . This Is Not A Theatre Company presents a performance of Readymade Cabaret 2.0 livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 6 …

The Subtext: Kate Hamill’s Sensibility by American Theatre Editors

The actor/playwright behind a trove of popular literary adaptations talks about her inspiration, and about her non-Austen work.

Isabelle McCalla, Ryann Redmond, More Set for New Musical Showcase in December by Dan Meyer

New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series returns with The Ladies Man, Millennials Are Killing Musicals, and more.

Stream Holiday Classics on BroadwayHD This December by Broadway Direct

Tis the season to be jolly! BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, will spread some holiday cheer in December with a dazzling line up of titles, including holiday class…

Best Musical Theater Album Grammy 2021 Nominations Announced by Broadway Direct

Announced today were the nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards. The awards will officially be announced on Sunday, January 31 on CBS. The Daily Show and Grammy-nominated comedian Trevor No…

Broadway Inspirational Voices Will Stream Starry Holiday Concert by Andrew Gans

Special guests will include Tony winners Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, and Leslie Odom Jr.

Blair Underwood (‘A Soldier’s Play’) on the Tony nominated revival: ‘There was a lot on our shoulders’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Sam Eckmann

“There was a lot on our shoulders with this production,” admits Blair Underwood of the Broadway revival of “A Soldier’s Play.” Despite winning the Pulitzer Prize after an Off-Broad…

Australia’s boldest contemporary dance company celebrates 25 years by Sean McLoughlin

A quarter of a century after being established, Australia’s most innovative and acclaimed contemporary dance company celebrates its storied history

A Black son’s assault by police, powerfully told in the Adrienne Kennedy festival by Amy Kotkin

Twenty-nine years before George Floyd was murdered on camera and 18 years before Black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates was arrested for “breaking and entering” into his own home, Ant…

In gratitude for the Fountain Theatre’s VOD presentation of ‘The Ballad of Emmett Till’ by Fountaintheatre

Stream Ends December 1st by Terri Roberts It’s Thanksgiving week, a time to reflect on that for which we are grateful. And even within the insanity of a year that brought us a global pande…

A new box set of Yiddish films arrives - but only on Blu-Ray by Pj Grisar

“This is coming out strictly on Blu-Ray,” said Allen Lewis Rickman, an actor and Yiddishist who wrote subtitles for nine of the 10 films featured in “The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddi…

Livestreaming a Conversation: NO SUMMARY with Evren Odcikin and Nora el Samahy

By . Golden Thread Productions presents NO SUMMARY with Evren Odcikin and Nora el Samahy livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Fri…

Glenn Close as Norma Desmond is Broadway Cares' 2020 'Broadway Legends' Holiday Ornament by Logan Culwell-Block

Support a good cause this holiday season with an ornament perfect for any Christmas tree ready for its close-up.

Will “Ratatouille The Musical” make it to Broadway?

Who knew a rat could cause a revolution?   Don’t know what I’m TikTok-ing about?   Let me catch you up, my over 40-something friend.   The latest social media platform to hit the e-wa…

Livestreaming a Conversation: Collaborative Theatre-Making

By . Tebere Arts Foundation presents the conversation Collaborative Theatre-Makingwith The Stories Women Carry: Creative Practice of African Women from the Continent livestreaming on the gl…

Fewer Broadway Contenders Open Grammy’s Musical Theater Nominations To Off Broadway, London by Greg Evans

The theater industry’s pandemic-shortened season seems to have opened up the Grammy playing field for cast albums, as only two of the six just-announced nominees for the 2021 awards repres…

Livestreaming a Conversation: Dancehall Reggae and the Nettleford Effect

By . Akiba Abaka Arts presents the conversation Dancehall Reggae and the Nettleford Effect as a part of the 10 Weeks in Jamaica series livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produc…

Jagged Little Pill, American Utopia, Soft Power & More Earn Grammy Nominations by Lindsey Sullivan

Nominations were announced on November 24 for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. The Tony-nominated musical Jagged Little Pill, American Utopia, Soft Power, Little Shop of Horrors, Amélie an…

New Film Preview: “#valentinesday” – A Romantic Comedy About Modern Love and Dating – Coming February 2021 by David Roberts

Dreambird Studios debut feature film, #valentinesday, produced by industry veteran, Mark Forstater (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is set to be released on February 14, 2021. A modern day …

12 Broadway Chosen Families to Help You Celebrate Thanksgiving by Playbill Staff

Whether you are celebrating the season in person or digitally, Broadway is with you.

‘The Inheritance’ Playwright To Pen Major Biopic Of Tennessee Williams by Artsjournal1

Matthew López has been engaged by Searchlight Pictures to write a screen adaptation of Leading Men, the Christopher Castellani novel about Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo. Lópe…

Chunky Move – Australia’s boldest contemporary dance company celebrates 25 years

A quarter of a century after being established, Australia’s most innovative and acclaimed contemporary dance company celebrates its storied history with a new multimedia digital archive as…

Nasia Thomas and Nicholas Edwards Will Star in Streaming Version of The Last 5 Years by Andrew Gans

Out of the Box Theatrics and Holmdel Theatre Company will present the Jason Robert Brown musical.

With GALA’s cancellations, all DC-area theatres are now closed to in-person performances by Tim Treanor

Shakespeare Theatre Company announced yesterday that it will cancel its limited in-person production of Blindness in light of an increase in the number of DC coronavirus cases. The increase …

Piano Bar Live! Streams Tonight Tuesday, November 24th, With Host Scott Barbarino, Plus Terry Burrell, Rachel Kaufman, Katie Dunne McGrath, Gordon Mic

This week’s guests are Terry Burrell, Rachel Kaufman, Katie Dunne McGrath, Gordon Michaels, Adrienne Danrich O’Neill, Jon Richardson and Carolyn Wehner plus Mystery Guests and MORE! J…

An Online Festival Lets You Into Playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s Haunted World by David Cote

Playwright Adrienne Kennedy gets a long overdue major retrospective, streaming online courtesy of the Round House Theatre and McCarter Theatre Center.

How One Legacy Black Theater Will Make Healing Its Mission by Gordon Cox

One of the most prominent legacy Black theaters in America is transforming itself, and it’s more than just a pandemic-era pivot. In the coming years, Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, Minn. �…

Executive Director Tina Fallon Leaves Dramatists Guild by American Theatre Editors

Inspired by the company's efforts to address systemic inequalities in the field, the move opens the door for dynamic new leadership.

McCarter and Round House Theatre present Adrienne Kennedy’s ‘He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box’ by Cameron Kelsall

An online festival dedicated to the life and legacy of playwright Adrienne Kennedy commences with ‘He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box,’ a lyrical and brutal chronicle of interracial roma…

Award-Winning Ahrens & Flaherty Release LEGACY To Join Beloved Musical Theatre Catalog

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have provided the words and music to over a dozen musicals that are beloved by many and highly acclaimed earning Tony, Academy, and Golden Globe Awards to na…

Six Announces Extension Through April 2021 Ahead of West End Return by Lindsey Sullivan

As previously reported, the hit musical Six is slated to be the first West End musical to reopen since theaters shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the national lockd…

BroadwayCon to Take Place Online in 2021

The annual celebration of all things Broadway is going virtual.

Giving Thanks: NYC Public School Teacher Lisanne Shaffer Receives the Arthur Miller Foundation Excellence in Arts Education Award by Caitlin Moynihan

On November 16, Broadway.com presented the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors, the annual event that shines a spotlight on the importance of arts education in the public school system. Hosted b…

Jagged Little Pill, Soft Power, Little Shop of Horrors, More Earn 2021 Grammy Nominations by Ryan McPhee

Six cast recordings are up for Best Musical Theater Album at the 63rd annual awards.

‘Jagged Little Pill,’ ‘American Utopia’ and more nominated for Grammy Awards by Caitlin Huston

“Jagged Little Pill” and “American Utopia” were among the Broadway shows nominated for the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The full list of nominees, announced by t…

Best Musical Theater Album #Grammy Nominations by New York Theater

The cast recordings for Amelie – A New Musical , American Utopia on Broadway, Jagged Little Pill, Little Shop of Horrors , The Prince of Egypt  and Soft Power were nominated for best musi…

Tom Teasley, Shu-Chin Cuff, Chao Tian to perform an inspired virtual concert by David Siegel

The headlines tell us to stay put. To not travel so we protect ourselves, our loved ones, our communities and the Nation as a whole—advice that DC-area residents seem to be heeding this Th…

In memory of Congo Square’s Samuel Roberson, a major new annual gift for Chicago playwrights of color by Chris Jones

The first of what will be an annual fellowship totaling $27,500 will go to the Chicago playwright Kristiana Rae Colón and, aptly enough, Congo Square.

Allen Lewis Rickman's New Translations Featured On Kino Lorber's 'The Jewish Soul: Classics Of Yiddish Cinema' Out Today by BroadwayWorld

Kino Lorber's long-awaited Blu-ray of THE JEWISH SOUL: CLASSICS OF YIDDISH CINEMA is being released today (Tuesday). With new translations by noted Yiddish cultural historian, actor (the Coe…

England theatres can re-open on 2 December if in tiers 1 and 2

New rules have been announced for England's tier system, which is intended to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Theatres located in areas falling under tiers 1 and 2 will be per…

Review: Mission One: The Heist, Agent Venture by Nina Cave

Review: Mission One: The Heist, Agent Venture 4.0Overall Score Agent Venture’s Mission One: The Heist is a Zoom based adventure to complete alongside three or four friends/colleagues. Prio…

Review: The Aftermath, Northern Broadsides, Northern Rascals, The Piece Hall Trust by Liam Offord

Review: The Aftermath, Northern Broadsides, Northern Rascals, The Piece Hall Trust4.0Overall ScoreIn The Aftermath, young people of Calderdale have come together, with the help of Northern B…

Hartford Symphony steps up online shows with new monthly ‘Spotlight’ performances by Christopher Arnott

Hartford Symphony Orchestra has upped its online programming, including concerts recorded live around the city, discussion series, and screenings of new music documentaries.

Netflix presents Radha Blank’s ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ by Kelly Conrad

Radha Blank’s semi-autobiographical film debut, ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ follows a Black woman playwright as she balances the production of her new play in the predominantly white…

Richard Rodgers, Daughter Mary Rodgers and Grandson Adam Guettel at the 92nd St Y by New York Theater

“Writing for musical theater was not something I ever wanted to do; it was the family business,” Adam Guettel, son of Mary Rodgers and grandson of Richard Rodgers, is quoted as saying in…

Katie's Crafting Closet: Succulent Place Cards by Two River Theater

Special Events Manager Katie Benson is setting Two River's Thanksgiving table, and of course there's a place for you! Find your seat with this DIY succulent place card project, inspired by t…

Two-Time Tony Winner Bebe Neuwirth, Gillian Jacobs, Michael Zegen, More Join The 24 Hour Plays Broadway Gala by Dan Meyer

The virtual benefit will stream December 1.

Cynthia Erivo to Take Part in Reading of School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play

Proceeds from the streamed reading of Jocelyn Bioh's acclaimed play will raise funds for MCC Theater.

“I’m Not In It For the Money,” says Actor No One Is Offering Any Money To by Broadway Beat

by Danny Neary. @itsdannyneary. BROOKLYN, NY - Speaking from his Williamsburg loft, struggling actor Jason Greenberg, who absolutely no o...

Announcing BroadwayCon 2021 by Broadwaycon

The show must go... online! BroadwayCon returns in 2021 with a new virtual experience! Stream all of BroadwayCon's MainStage programming from the comfort and safety of your own home, April 1…

4 Years of Come From Away by Mirvish Productions

CHECK IN FROM AWAY | Episode 22 | Newfoundland Superstars by Mirvish Productions

This is one star-studded episode and it packs a wallop! Steffi and Lisa check in with author, actor and Great Big Sea musician Alan Doyle, comedian and Murdoch Mysteries’ Jonny Harris, mus…

Interview with Katie Daubs author of The Missing Millionaire by Mirvish Productions

Hot Clip of the Day: "Happy Days Are Here Again" with De-Lovely Megan Mullally Starring in Anything Goes

Ahoy! Lucky West End theatregoers will have a new musical revival to cheer for in May 2021! Emmy winning funny lady Megan Mullally will step into Reno Sweeney's shoes in a musical revival of…

The Team of Adelaide and Hughes by Trav S.D.

Some fragments today on the vaudeville and Broadway dance team of Adelaide and Hughes. The team consisted of Mary Adelaide Dickey (1882-1960, known to friends and family as Adelaide or Addie…

Lookback: a Frank Lloyd Wright tour of Milwaukee and Madison by Terry Teachout

From 2015: Milwaukee contains five buildings designed by Wright, most of them private residences. More often than not, his houses were commissioned by people who had a fair amount of money t…

Review: Unearthed, New Vic Theatre, Hoard: Rediscovered by Liam Offord

Review: Unearthed, New Vic Theatre, Hoard: Rediscovered3.0Overall ScoreUnearthed is the centre piece of the Hoard: Rediscovered series from the New Vic Theatre. It is a 40-minute show tellin…

Stars in the House Gets Cooking November 24 With Marty Thomas, Laura Dean, Nina West by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.

Inside the Broadway Community Project: How Company Manager Susan Sampliner Keeps Wicked Positively Emerald by Ryan McPhee

Sampliner has been with the blockbuster musical since it opened in 2003, marking the longest tenure for a Broadway company manager to date.

Aprende a bailar la salsa con #DanceBreak de Lincoln Center by Lincoln Center

R.J. James: The Ohio Fat Boy by Trav S.D.

500 lb R.J. James hailed from Wayne County, Ohio, and went by the billing “The Ohio Fat Boy”. He is known to have performed with Drew’s Dime Museum in Cleveland and Sells Brothers Circ…

Standing @ Zero Hero: Mean Girls' Curtis Holland by JK

This month's Standing @ Zero honoree comes to Broadway by way of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance and a host of regional credits. Like all of our heroes, he takes on several roles beyond hi…

A Thanksgiving Parade, Unfazed by Snow or Wind, Takes on a Pandemic by Julia Jacobs

Macy’s had to rip up its usual script and plan a new parade with the coronavirus in mind. There will be Rockettes, but don’t expect a kickline.

Laura Benanti Says Goodbye to Melania and Watches ‘Ted Lasso’ by Michael Paulson

The actress may be nearing the end as Melania Trump on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” but she has plenty of other projects and passions to keep her busy.

‘Joseph Potter is more than a match for this quick-fire writing’: THE POLTERGEIST – Southwark Playhouse (Online review) by Maryam Philpott

Philip Ridley’s play The Poltergeist made an intimate transition to the screen and will be unmissable as soon as live performances can be scheduled.

Watch Avenue Q Casts From Around the World Join Forces for Uplifting 'Only for Now' Video, Benefiting The Actors Fund by Andrew Gans

The Robert Lopez-Jeff Marx tune from the Tony-winning musical features original Broadway stars John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, and Ann Harada, plus many more.

Christmas Panto In The Pandemic by Artsjournal1

It seems you can’t keep England’s antic, anarchic holiday tradition down, even as disease stalks the land. Chris Wiegand talks to producers who are putting their pantos on film and in ca…

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Playbill Social Selects to Present The ShowBiz Quiz This December by Dan Meyer

Yvette Kojic hosts a virtual, interactive Broadway trivia night (with prizes!).

Jonathan Freeman and Mary Testa to Sign Photos Live on Instagram to Benefit Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids

Jonathan Freeman and Mary Testa have found a way to celebrate theatre through their legendary portrayals of Bert Barry and Maggie Jones in 2001's Tony-winning revival of 42nd Street. They wi…

What's Different About This Year's MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE?

This year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be anything but average. Taking place only digitally, we know that staples like Broadway performances, balloons, floats, and an appearance fro…

‘All Arts Organizations Are Media Companies Now’: How the Pandemic Is Transforming Theater by Gordon Cox

A series of immersive audioplays performed and mixed live, using tech developed by theatrical sound designers and engineers. A summer festival’s entire season of new plays and classics rel…

How to Watch the 2020 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Your All-Inclusive Guide!

While many prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving differently this year, so does  The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the nation's most cherished holiday traditions. 

VIDEO: Learn All About PROMISES, PROMISES on It's the Day of the Show Y'all- Live at 5pm!

Need a new Broadway diversion to get you through the day? Check back today at 5pm to watch as BroadwayWorld's Spencer Glass broadcasts a very special episode of It's The Day of the Show Y'al…

VIDEO: Josh Groban Performs 'The World We Knew' on THE TONIGHT SHOW

Musical guest Josh Groban performs 'The World We Knew (Over and Over)' for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

VIDEO: Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch at 1pm!

Tune in right here today, November 24 (1pm ET) as he chats with Broadway and West End superstars Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, who just released a new album ‘Together at Christmas,’ avail…

VIDEO: Watch Ben Rimalower and Daniel Nolen's NEXT YEAR, SOME YEAR, Episode 12- Live at 12pm!

For followers of the their podcast and previous livestream ('Tuesday, Thursday, April, August') as well as newbies, this will be fun and fast-paced program of fan favorite segments like 'All…

Victor Jory: From Dawson to Dodge by Trav S.D.

Victor Jory (1902-1982) is best remembered for his scoundrel parts, although several of his role were in the “good guy” side of the column. He’s always reminded me a little of Charles …

BBC announces Christmas line-up including The Goes Wrong Show and Uncle Vanya by Hira Desai

BBC have announced a bumper festive season and we're so pleased that there's plenty for theatre fans to enjoy including a show from Mischief Theatre and more. The post BBC announces Christma…

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema by Trav S.D.

Yes! Yiddish cinema was a thing! I’d already have been interested in today’s release of the new Blu-Ray of The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema by Kino Lorber, but am doubly now I…

Critical Community: The Dance Center of Columbia College’s “Dance Buffet” Series Finds Collective Connection in Quarantine by Alyssa Motter

A smorgasbord of workshops, residencies and online performances dispatched Chicago-based dance artists to the Dance Center’s national and international audience while deepening the connect…

Stage Top 5: December 2020 by Sharon Hoyer

December theater seeks to comfort, celebrate and connect in a difficult holiday season.

Westfield News ArtsBeat 11/24/20 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 11/24/20. Christmas on The Rocks returns to TheaterWorks Hartford; LAVA Climate Change theatre; Goodspeed's new Anne of Green Gables concept album and arts news for W…

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 11/24/20 by Mark G. Auerbach

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. Christmas on The Rocks returns to TheaterWorks Hartford; no Broadway at the Bushnell through August. Berkshire Opera Festival ann…

Tell Me More | Episode 56: Marisha Wallace on ‘Jingle Jangle,’ Debut Album, Planting Seeds of Hope by Matt Tamanini

On today’s episode of “Tell Me More,” Matt speaks with Broadway, West End, and now recording star, Marisha Wallace. After ensemble and understudy roles on Broadway in “Aladdin” and…

Royal Opera and London Philharmonic offer different approaches to pandemic-era opera

Handel’s Ariodante is a streamed concert performance, while Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges uses video techniques

Almanac: Walter Benjamin on happiness and the past by Terry Teachout

“Our image of happiness is indissolubly bound up with the image of the past.” Walter Benjamin, Theses on the Philosophy of History Continue reading Almanac: Walter Benjamin on happine…

‘There’s a Lorca-esque quality to the proceedings’: CAPERUCITA – The Actors Centre (Online review) by Michael Davis

While the play addresses the hopes and fears of those seeking to escape destitution (and achieve a better life), much like the fairy tale it mimics, Caperucita through its choreography and p…

The Rep to present 'Cooking, Carols and Cocktails' by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Four-episode web series debuts Dec. 11.

Six extends socially distanced run at Lyric Theatre until April 2021 by Hira Desai

SIX today announced that the Queens will be extending their West End run at the Lyric Theatre for a further 11 weeks until April 2021. How lucky are we? The post Six extends socially distan…

SIX extends Lyric Theatre season by eleven weeks by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo SIX today announces that it will extend for a further 11 weeks through to April 18, 2021 at the Lyric Theatre, London. This post SIX extends Lyric Theatre season by eleven we…

NEWS: New Coronavirus restrictions will limit capacity in Tier 1 & 2 theatres & close those in Tier 3 by Press Releases

When England moves back into a Tier system at 12.01am on 2 December 2020, indoor theatre performances will be allowed in Tiers 1 and 2 with an audience of 1,000 socially distanced people or …

Six extends West End Lyric run until April 2021

Queendom rejoice! Six is temporarily moving into London’s Lyric Theatre and is extending its reign before it even begins. More Six tickets have just gone on sale, so don’t lose ur head…

The Legacy Black Theater Transforming to Meet the Times by Variety

Sarah Bellamy, the artistic director of Penumbra in St. Paul, Minn., on making theater the centerpiece of a new center for racial healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

On the Couch with Drew Forsythe

Who is Drew Forsythe?  I guess you want to know who I am? Drew Forsythe, actor, writer, and co-director of The Wharf Revue. Husband of Trishy, Father of Abe, Grandfather of Spike. What woul…

Artspace welcomes NSW Government’s transformation of The Gunnery into a state-of-the-art facility

Artspace has welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment of over $5 million that will see The Gunnery in Woolloomooloo – Artspace’s home since 1993 – transformed into a state-of-the-art…

Broadway Songs to Feel Thankful For by Broadway Direct

Thanksgiving is a special holiday, that can mean something different to everyone. Whether you associate this holiday with a plentiful feast, spending important time with family, or even just…

Arts Centre Melbourne gets ready to open up

Arts Centre Melbourne will begin to open their facilities in the Southbank arts precinct with café Protagonist and Weekend Markets from 12 December 2020. The re-introduction of offerings on…

Hold on Tightly, Let Go Lightly by Amelia Parenteau

By Amelia Parenteau. Amelia Parenteau examines the essential nature of both artists and medical workers—who heal body and soul, mind and spirit—and shares how some have navigated their c…

2020 Holiday Book Guide for Theater Lovers by Michael Giltz For Broadway Direct

Your guide to the newest and best theater books of 2020. How to put this? The year 2020 was…not the best for theater lovers. Performances were shut down and live theatre was unavailable. Z…

Brisbane’s brightest young artists celebrate the sunny side of life

Presented as part of Brisbane City Council’s free Outdoor Gallery program, Sunny Side Up explores the identity of this subtropical city and celebrates Brisbane’s brightest young artists.…

The Perfect Holiday Gift That Also Supports Broadway Artists by Leigh Scheps For Broadway Direct

It may be Only Intermission but not in the creativity and entrepreneurial departments. With Broadway shut down, many in the industry have pivoted to new opportunities until shows can reopen …

Listen Now: New Podcast Episode with Andre Bishop of Lincoln Center Theater by Broadway Direct

In this first episode of our second season, we’re speaking with Andre Bishop, Producing Artistic Director at Lincoln Center Theater, on how he and his team have persevered throughout the C…

Deaf Broadway Makes Strides for Deaf Audiences and Diverse Casts in Musical Theater During Shutdown

The new company has been producing shows like Sweeney Todd and Les Mis since the early days of the pandemic.

10 ‘lost’ Australian literary treasures you should read – and can soon borrow from any library

Many culturally important books by Australian authors are out of print, hard to find as secondhand copies, and confined to the physical shelves of a limited number of libraries. Effectively,…

TedXBroadway Recap: What’s the Best That Broadway Can Be? by Matthew Wexler

Resilience and patience were the recurring themes at this year's TedXBroadway as speakers navigated the uncertain road ahead for live performance. The post TedXBroadway Recap: What’s the B…

‘Mank’ and the screenwriters written out of film history

A new Netflix movie stars Gary Oldman as Hollywood scribe Herman Mankiewicz, but writers have often been neglected and even derided

Kayla Farrish on "On The Sunny Side of the Street" and Dancing in Louis Armstrong's House by The Dance Enthusiast

In Kayla Farrish on "On The Sunny Side of the Street" and Dancing in Louis Armstrong's House as part of Armstrong Now! "I was so nervous before starting the filming, but I could feel Louis�…