Collection of articles from various websites about the great Bob Avian who passed away at the age of 83 on January 21, 2021
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:44PMAn interactive musical theatre benefit show, Broadway Alive, will stream live from Broadway's iconic Ellen's Stardust Diner, on Saturday, January 30 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT via YouTube, Facebook …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41PMRider University Saturday, February 6, 2021 @ 7pm EST JOIN US ………………. VIRTUAL MURDER MYSTERY: A Night to Dismember Zoom in to a killer event that is to die for… Old-fashioned f…
SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 07:40PMWhimsical Productions is a non-profit, independent theatre company based in Sydney, Australia. Formed in 2016 and officially launched in early
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:22PMWhen Rebecca Greene Udden graduated from Rice University, she decided to make Houston her permanent home and sow the seeds for a woman-centered theatre movement in Texas’ largest city. In …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:15PMAn interactive musical theatre benefit show, Broadway Alive, will stream live from Broadway’s iconic Ellen’s Stardust Diner, on Saturday, January 30 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT via YouTube, Faceb…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 07:06PM
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PMOriginally Aired December 22, 2020
A.R.T. Education and Engagement Director Brenna Nicely and Center for Wellness and Health Promotion (CWHP) Director Jeanne Mahon discuss how wellness needs…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:33PMOriginally Aired December 29, 2020
Broadway star Norm Lewis returns to chat about his time in Cambridge creating the title role in the A.R.T. revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, his …
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:33PMToday’s very special guest is technically not a designer, but she brings together ALL the design elements which makes her the perfect person to talk to. For Episode #103, in 1: the podcast…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:14PMThe book tells the story of a young man making his Broadway debut as his marriage collapses.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMAvian also worked on Dreamgirls, Miss Saigon, and many other productions.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMThe virtual piece is a mixture of theater and gaming.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMThe Shakespeare drama was filmed under tight Covid restrictions.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMPeck provides new context for a rehearsal room performance from Little Dancer that we filmed in 2014.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PM
By Bob Shuman In a 2019 BBC interview on “Free Thinking,” the actress Patti LuPone succinctly noted that the U.S. does not have a National Theatre, nor does it celebrate the work of any…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:45PMThe musical adaptation of the 1982 B-movie is creative, engaging, weird,
and more than a little grotesque.
SOURCE: ashevillestages.com at 02:11PMTony and Olivier Award-winning choreographer and director Bob Avian has died at 83.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 02:11PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
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Also a director and producer, Mr. Avian co-choreographed the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning A Chorus Line with Michael Bennett.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PMIn a career that spanned seven decades, Avian appeared in, staged, produced, directed or designed the dances for dozens of Broadway hits -- his resume reads like a history of musical theater…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:46PMStand-up comedian Sam Tallent’s hilarious novel follows a dumpster fire of a man looking for redemption.
Is a monster still a monster if it knows it’s a mons…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:45PMIn this essay, Errico reflects on Harburg's legacy as she celebrates the release of the new single “Happiness is Just A Thing Called Joe,” a collaboration with pianist Lara Downes
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMAdjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury in the show, admires the creativity, zest and collective spirit of tribute songs
Bridgerton, the Regency-era TV smash that sparked a virtual water-cooler …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMListen to “Balancing the Scales” from writers Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMTheatre Twitter had a little fun "casting" the senator in Company, Falsettos, and Oklahoma!.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMBBC Radio 2 continues its Celebrate Musicals with a new and special show Musicals: The Greatest Show. This will be hosted by BBC Radio 2 and BBC One and will see stars take to the stage in o…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:20PMThe virtual, interactive event is presented by Playbill and Läderach.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMBob Avian, the dancer-turned-choreographer who played an integral role in such pivotal Broadway musicals as A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Company, Follies and Miss Saigon, died of cardiac arre…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:15PMDerek DelGaudio's off-Broadway smash, 'In & Of Itself,' has been adapted for the screen by legendary director with Frank Oz.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PMBob Avian, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of “A Chorus Line,” died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 83. In a career that spanned seven decades, Avian appeared in, staged, produce…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:08PMTo an extent, yes, it has. Reporter Natasha Tripney talks with theatremakers around Britain about the positive developments — the success of streaming, increased engagement with communitie…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:01PMAnything goes during this evening on Twitch.
The pandemic has encouraged folks to be experimental in all forms of life.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:00PMIt's all hands on deck for landlubber fans of Anything Goes, as the timeless classic musical is scheduled to set sail into the West End full speed ahead for previews this May, in a product…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:00PM
Lots of tidbits from Theatreland today, including new dates for Death Drop and West End Musical Celebration and new online theatre for you to watch.
The post London Theatre News Today: Frida…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:53AM“We have a shared responsibility to keep our communities safe,” Step Afrika! founder C. Brian Williams told me at the top of our phone conversation. With the pandemic continuing to ravag…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:53AMThe Tony-winning Pippin star will work with students nationwide on monologues and songs during the eight week session.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AMThe prince is giving a ball, but audiences will need to wait a little longer to attend. The previously announced Cinderella film remake is delaying its planned February 5 release to July 16,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMBob Avian, the Tony-winning choreographer, director, producer and dancer, died on January 21 at the age of 83 at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, according to a spokesperson. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMYesterday I watched Skye Hallam’s excellent one-woman show, Heads or Tails, one of the headline acts at the new Living Record Festival. It’s a gently confessional monologue about the aft…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:45AMBob Avian, the Tony Award-winning co-choreographer of “A Chorus Line” and “Ballroom,” died Thursday at the age of 83. Avian died at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. af…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:37AMThe virtual reading welcomes the entire original Off-Broadway cast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMJoin The York's Literary Manager for an evening of new work by three writers who were finalists for the 2020 NEO of the Future: Rachel Covey, Daniel Rudin, and Jacob Ryan Smith.
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:26AMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report that beloved Broadway choreographer Bob Avian passed away yesterday from cardiac arrest at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was 83 year…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM
View Les Miserables parody, “One More Day of Trump,” created to raise funds for Broadway Cares.
January 20, 2021: The theater community has been hit hard by the global pandemic. If yo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:57AMTo all theater people out there who have suddenly found themselves spending endless amounts of time scrolling through TikTok... you are not alone! If you are a fellow theater nerd looking fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AMAs Broadway charts its hopeful 2021 return, bringing audiences back into our theaters is initially projected to be a huge challenge. After so much time apart, as a society we will need to ea…
SOURCE: Theatre 2050 at 10:26AMThe filmed version of the solo show is now streaming on Hulu.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AMThe Cole Porter classic, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, has moved its start to June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AMJames Corden welcomes Regina King to the studio, and she admits she's very excited to be out of the house before the two recap Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's inauguration. James asks Regina a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AMThe upcoming 'Cinderella' movie musical starring Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, and Idina Menzel will be released this coming July instead of the original date next month.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AM
The production from Curve Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome stars T'Shan Williams as Celie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AMThe cast also includes James Corden, John Mulaney, Fra Fee, Minnie Driver, Pierce Brosnan, and Maddie Baillio.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMNick Evans directs the Shakespeare classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMNew ArtsBeat TV/Radio on WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. We chat with Playhouse on Park’s Tracy Flater, and meet documentary filmmaker Gary Hochman, a Longmeadow native who filmed “Deadly Decept…
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A Broadway murder mystery, a beatbox workshop, a jazz benefit concert, and more online offerings this weekend.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AMMatt, Ashley, and Grace Discuss The Amazon Adaptation Of “One Night In Miami,” Directed By Regina King. “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMLatest virtual program includes works by Jenny Battenberg, Prince Lyons, Joshua L. Peugh and Brian Enos.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:54AMAvailable onlineThe easygoing reminiscences of three women reveal depths of turmoil and heartache in Mark O’Rowe’s deftly written triumph
Three friends meet around a table to catch up on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMAt 86 and in lockdown, the actor finds herself in the rare position of not working. Instead, she talks about theatrical ghosts, her friendship with Harvey Weinstein and definitely not being …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMFollowing the success of its recent five-star production of Sunset Boulevard – at Home, Curve has announced plans to also stream The Color Purple online between 16 February and 7 March 202…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:03AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal drama column, I review Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shaw! Shaw! Shaw!. Here’s an excerpt.
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SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column, I talk about how to jump-start a post-pandemic revival of the arts in America. Here’s an excerpt.
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As everybody with eve…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMAlfred Hitchcock is interviewed by Dick Cavett on TV in 1972:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Frida…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.”
Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace (trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude)
Continue read…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Today's top stories: go inside the making of the Broadway inauguration performance, Hillary Clinton shares a message of support for the Costume Industry Coalition, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:23AMAward winning actress Felicity Kendal will make her West End musical debut starring as Evangeline Harcourt, alongside leading actor Gary Wilmot as Elisha Whitney, in Anything Goes at London�…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:21AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Denzel Washington said he's not worried about getting older. Nor is he envious of the leading men lining up behind him (his son John David Washington is in the queue).
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 05:13AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Adarsh Gourav is electrifying in the screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga's bestseller The White Tiger - and he certainly suffered for his art.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 05:13AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: She's been a sitcom favourite, an acclaimed stage actress and strutted her stuff on Strictly Come Dancing. Now Felicity Kendal is to make her musical theatre debut.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 05:13AMMichelle Pfeiffer has signed on to star as Betty Ford in the upcoming Showtime series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned. In addition, Susanne Bier has signed on to direct and execut…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13AMMagic never works the same way in movies that it does in person, which is not to say that it doesn’t work in movies. It just takes a different kind of finesse, typically relying on editing…
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