An intriguing, quirky, movement and aerial experience, The Insectinside performed by the company of Grounded Aerial with music by Medeski Martin & Wood is a lockdown show to watch. Fil…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:57PMCabaret Performance: Connecting to your Lyric Begins Mon, Jan 25, 8-9:15 pm ET, $200: register here: https://www.92y.org/class/cabaret-performance This 8-week class will help performers o…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 09:36PMCabaret History and Great Performances Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00 pm ET, February 2nd-25th $120 – Register here: https://www.92y.org/class/cabaret-history-and-great-performances In four sessions,…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 09:35PMA new scholarship sponsored by SNL covers the costs of training at Second City for comedians starting out in their careers.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:24PMPierce stars alongside Charlie Robinson in a new online production of Some Old Black Man. It's "the classic confrontation of father and son," says Pierce.
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6 INCREDIBLE MUSICALS YOU MUST WATCH IN YOUR LIFETIME Unlike Disney musicals watched by millions of kids and die-hard Disney fans, standard, non-animated musicals find it harder to attain ma…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:42PMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Emma Thompson has signed up to play Miss Trunchbull, the horrible headmistress who bullies a schoolgirl with magical powers, in a new film version of Matilda.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 06:42PMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kate Winslet said there was still a double standard when it came to describing intimacy on screen between same-sex as opposed to heterosexual lovers.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 06:42PMIt’s commendable that the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra seeks to showcase the new...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 06:42PMNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes rapid COVID-19 testing may be the short-term solution to reignite public gatherings, but Broadway will still be in the dark.
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The lovely Pietra Parker joins me on the latest episode of Block Talk!
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SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:32PMWhat does it look like when a small-scale, long-term community effort in Detroit is connected to a small-scale, long-term community effort in Seattle or Dallas? What is there to learn and ex…
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"In a way, we need Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. now as much as we ever have."
With both humor and insight, Tony Award-winner Sarah Jones brings her diverse range of characters to a special #C…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:57PM★★★★★ The astonishing song cycle from the “The Light in the Piazza” composer is reconceived for streaming, with exciting results
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:50PMStars in the House continues tonight (8pm) for Game Night! Plus join in the fun for Andrea Martin's birthday!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PMBroadway favorite, Alex Boniello, most recently seen on stage in the Tony Award-winning Dear Evan Hansen, just released his debut EP, titled “Hi,” written during his last few months of t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMThe shows have not been staged, but three concept albums are at the center of a sprawling fictional world created largely by teenagers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMIn the 10 months since Broadway went dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic, theatermakers have found new ways to bring the magic of Broadway into our homes. In this just-released video, Broadwa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMCatch up with Broadway power couple Orfeh and Andy Karl, hear from The Prom and The Boys in the Band star Andrew Rannells, learn about Laura Benanti's Homeschool Musical and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMArtsBeat TV/Radio 1/15/21. Michael McKiernan of TheaterWorks Hartford talks about their season, and Diane Pearlman talks about the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative.
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:18PMCan you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
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Jarrett's promotion coincides with additional leadership title changes in anticipation of new executive director J.S. May's 2023 retirement.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:47PMAs head of the Shubert Organization, he was one of New York City’s most influential real estate and cultural entrepreneurs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PMPhilip J. Smith, who as the longtime chairman of Broadway’s Shubert Organization was one of the most influential and powerful forces in American theater, died today in New York City of com…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:04PMPuppetry had never been part of the Yiddish theater tradition, but in 1920s America, they were all the rage. So in 1925-26, a pair of writers created a Purim shpiel (the Jewish equivalent of…
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Philip J. Smith, chairman emeritus of the Shubert Organization, passed away Friday at the age of 89. Smith died from complications due to COVID-19, his daughters Linda Phillips and Jennifer …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:54PMThe work of up-and-coming Black composers and lyricists will be presented virtually January 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PMMr. Smith announced his retirement in June 2020, following a 63-year career in the theatre industry.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PMSmith passed from Covid-19 complications.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:24PMHarvey Fierstein, stand down. Emma Thompson has been cast as evil Mrs. Trunchbull, the deliciously malicious central antagonist in the movie version
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:18PMBrian Loevner thinks arts organizations should consider new ways to survive—and close.
This is the first of two columns that will examine the ideas of "cultura…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:15PMThe Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) has revealed three additional recipients who will receive honorary awards at the 4th Annual HCA Awards Ceremony. The event will stream virtually on Fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMShows were running in the French capital for a few months last year, before a big new wave of COVID infections led to a new lockdown and a crop of new productions were going to waste. But no…
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SOLT and UKT will be helping to facilitate new tests across the theatre industry and to develop safe practices for using this scheme across the UK.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:57PMThe co-founder of Mabou Mines never rested on his laurels but kept driving his work forward, on stages large and especially small.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:47PMHe had a lifelong, almost monk-like devotion to his muses, which included the people he worked with.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PMTrue Colors and the Hansberry Project have created a new commissioning program to address the dearth of Black work on American stages.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:33PMNicHi douglas, ChelseaDee Harrison, Nambi E. Kelley, and Christopher Rudd will enter into a second year in the program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:23PMThe poster art for the South Korean production of Beetlejuice has been revealed! The first Korean production of Beetlejuice, performed in the Korean language, will come to Seoul, South Korea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMOscar winner Emma Thompson has been tapped to play baddie headmistress Miss Trunchbull in Netflix's Matilda movie musical. Alisha Weir is set to play the title role.
Thompson has won Acad…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMThe latest episode of Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal features an interview with Broadway couple Orfeh and Andy Karl. The pair has been using the extra time at home during the pandemic�…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMBergen Performing Arts Center Annual Gala and premiere fundraising event is more critical this year than ever. It is nearly a year since their stage went dark due to the pandemic. This one …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMA round up of all the online theatre shows, theatreland updates and stagey tidbits from the last 24 hours - stay up-to-date with our Theatre Round Up
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:01PMWatch as he chats with 2020 Tony nominee (for Slave Play) Joaquina Kalukango, who stars in Regina King and Kemp Powers' One Night in Miami. The film is available to stream on Prime Video s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMThe BBC has announced a major series of shows across television and radio to honour musical theatre. Sheridan Smith (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) will lead the event entitle…
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Why is it so hard to show the dance world as it is? This Netflix series about students at a ballet school is yet another cartoonish depiction.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:44AMThe actress-turned-director of “One Night in Miami” explains why she sees the fact-based drama about a meeting of four icons as a companion piece to “Watchmen.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:44AM“Mothers and Sons” is being produced in memory of Terrence McNally by MetroStage, the Board of Trustees, and Carolyn Griffin, who is the producing artistic director. A study in how quick…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:44AMCelebrate White's 99th birthday this weekend with this delightful video.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMIRC producing artistic director Tina Brock interviews Christopher Munden about Kensington Soccer Club, Chosen by Committee, his work as a theater critic and editor, and his hungry cat Walter…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:35AMThe award will be given to a finalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AMWhen and where can you find Mary Poppins Returns streaming? We have your answer here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMMichael Mears’ committed and well thought out piece This Evil Thing about a tricky subject is dealt with empathetically and entertainingly.
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Jessica Vosk is the latest Broadway star to join The Seth Concert Series!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMIt has been announced that Jonas Brothers member and pop soloist sensation Nick Jonas is in talks to take on the role of Frankie Valli in the West End revival of Jersey Boys. The smash-hit m…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:30AMSkylar Astin has covered quite a few Kelly Clarkson songs during his TV and film career! He sang 'A Moment Like This' on 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' and 'Since U Been Gone' on 'Pitch Per…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMA fictionalized meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke, adapted from the play by the same name.
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SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:13AMMake a still life picture with Barbara by arranging objects from around your home.
For more Pop-Up Classroom, and other #LincolnCenterAtHome programming, check out LincolnCenter.org.
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:12AMThere is something inherently Shakespearean about DC. It’s easy to picture Lincoln wandering the corridors of the White House reciting his favorite passages. In his journal, John Adams onc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:11AMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
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Let's face it, this was sort of inevitable – but the results are pretty great.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AMJane Levy discusses working on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist with no prior musical theater experience and shares her thoughts on Leslie Jones' vlogs reacting to the show.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AMThe post Lena Horne biographical timeline appeared first on American Masters.
SOURCE: PBS at 09:43AMCarroll tells the story of when she spoke up in an early makeup session for the TV show “Julia.”
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SOURCE: PBS at 09:43AMStick Figure Entertainment to Produce Documentary on Legendary Choreographer Twyla Tharp for American Masters on PBS NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 – Stick Figure Entertainment, in associa…
SOURCE: PBS at 09:43AMFive acclaimed film writers will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&A event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders this…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:43AMFew actors have shown such awards promise in recent years as Lucas Hedges. Since 2014, the 24-year-old star has appeared in four Best Picture nominees (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Man…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:43AMBruce Springsteen, the Foo Fighters, John Legend, Eva Longoria and and Kerry Washington will be among the celebrities at Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. The Foo Fighters, Legend and S…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:43AMShe’d be there for much longer than 9 to 5. Tennessee state Rep. John Mark Windle proposed Wednesday that a statue of the pioneering country artist and Tennessee native Dolly Parton be ere…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:43AMCristin Milioti talks about her recent cover of Bon Iver's '715 Creeks,' working at Hershey Park when she was 18 and starring opposite Andy Samberg in the film Palm Springs.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:30AMThe Father of Modern Comedy, Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673) was baptized of a January 15, though probably born a day or more earlier. His professional name is likely derived fr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AMToday we doff our top hat to circus “fat lady” Ida Williams, born Columbus Ohio, circa 1860s. Ida’s maximum weight was in the neighborhood of 566 lbs. She is known to have performed fr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AMGlobal superstar Josh Groban announces Harmony Deluxe, out February 26th, 2021 via Reprise Records. The brand new deluxe edition is an expansion of his ninth studio album, Harmony, wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AMEmma Thompson (Nanny McPhee, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) has been confirmed to take on the role of the iconic school headmaster, Miss Trunchbull, from the Matilda musical and R…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:20AMLashana Lynch will play Miss Honey in the Netflix adaptation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AM(Rob Walker’s article appeared in the Guardian, 1/14; Photo: Dynamic duo … Tim Rice, right, and Andrew Lloyd Webber in 1970. Photograph: Hulton Deutsch/Corbis via Getty Images.) As the …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:17AMMy friend Ken Lee, who has died aged 85 from heart failure and leukemia, enjoyed a successful and immensely productive career as a painter, theatre designer, playwright and art school teache…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMThe stage star recovered from Covid to create an album of hope. She talks role models, belonging and theatre’s time of change
Your new album, Tomorrow, features original songs, musical-th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMA powerful BBC2 documentary traces disability discrimination from the Industrial Revolution to the present day
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:00AMWhy is Washington state now broken up into regions for the state's reopening plan? We answer that and more in this week's FAQ Friday about Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery.
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Thompson has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix film.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:42AMBAM's salute to MLK, a Blue Ridge reunion reading, and the launch of Freestyle Love Supreme Academy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:40AMTo honor Martin Luther King Day, NewYorkRep, in association with Tony-nominated producer Rashad V. Chambers and Five Ohm Productions, is responding to the national crisis of systemic racism …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:15AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported a new weekly concert series, IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, will air on PBS. The series kicks off today with the first concert, Musicals and Mov…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:14AMIt's Friday, and you know that means it's Broadway Game Day! This week, let's do a little math...
Broadway Games:
Broadway Math
1. Street number where you meet those dancin' feet MINUS t…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AMToday (January 15) in live streaming: Adam Pascal in concert, Blue Ridge by Abby Rosebrock, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:01AMAlive feels a very sensitive exploration of close companionship despite clear differences, and the discussion around “letting go” were starkly presented, slickly directed by Penny Cole.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe Great Comet star gives us the inside scoop on the inspiration and artistry that went into the medieval musical as the cast recording gets a physical release from Ghostlight Records.
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Thompson to Star in “Matilda” Movie, Be An #ArtsHero Send Letters to Biden/Harris, Matt Geeks Out over ABC Soaps Concert “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcas…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMCelebrated director of the ‘Up’ TV documentary series, who eschewed fancy tricks to focus on drama of people’s lives
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:36AMThey are here, at the start of 2021! After a premature closure due to the COVID pandemic, Come From Away
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:33AM“You will be judge and executioner, but when an evil virus infiltrates the proceedings, how far will you go?” Redemption
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:22AMA new episode of Three on the Aisle, the podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for listening or downloading.
He…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal drama column, I review two theatrical webcasts drawn from important New York productions of the past by the Hunter Theater Project and Shakespeare in the Par…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMA scene from the 1963 film of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” directed by Laurence Olivier and starring Olivier, Rosemary Harris, and Michael Redgrave:
(This is the latest in a series of art…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMThe National Kaohsiung Center’s live concert season can bring a new focus to classical and opera in east Asia, says conductor Chien Wen-Pin
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:00AMThe “Hamilton” star is currently the GoldDerby favorite to be nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AM“A woman can be a man’s friend only in this sequence: first an acquaintance, then a mistress, and after that a friend.”
Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya
Continue reading Almanac: Chekhov on…
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Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch and Alisha Weir will join Netflix’s musical adaptation of the beloved children’s story “Matilda,” directed by Matthew Warchus. Thompson will play Miss Tr…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:07AMPeter Mark Richman, who made numerous film and TV appearances including recurring roles in “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Three’s Company,” and toplined the early 1960s series “Cain�…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:07AMFundraising efforts to save iconic New York jazz club Birdland will culminate in a free streaming concert on Jan. 24. The lineup for the event includes former President Bill Clinton, Clive D…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:07AMBob Iger and Willow Bay will be donating $5 million to small businesses throughout Los Angeles that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday. “We…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:07AMPeter Mark Richman, star of numerous Broadway shows, films and TV shows including "Three’s Company" and "Dynasty," died Thursday of natural causes, Deadline reports. He was 93.
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