Super Bowls Over Broadway by Natalyn

As we all know, Broadway has been dark since March 2020 with no plans of returning before May 2021. So it surprised the theatre community to see 25,000 people in attendance at the Super Bowl…

Eddie Perfect and Margot Tanjutco to co-host Brunswick Ballroom Opening Gala

Rest in Peace, Joe Allen: There’d Be No Restaurant Row without His Eponymous Eatery, and Orso, Bar Centrale by Roger Friedman

Joe Allen was no Elaine Kaufman. He wasn’t sitting in his eatery on West 46th St. every night, entertaining and hosting the

ANGER INTO ART by Jeremy Gerard

Mark Harris’ biography of Mike Nichols pulses with a narrative energy equal to its subject.

Final Performer Stuff Academy Tap Dance Class; Week Nine by Performerstuff

Final Performer Stuff Academy Tap Dance Class; Week Nine Written by: Tiffany Wilkie February 8, 2021 Performer Stuff Academy launched a series of 9 FREE tap classes on December 15th.…

'People need to go back to work': Don Cheadle talks filming amid COVID-19 protocols by USA Today

Don Cheadle tells USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about protocols in place during his Super Bowl ad as Hollywood tries to return amidst the pandemic.       

Commentary: What 'Hamlet' has to say about Trump's impeachment trial by Charles McNulty

As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, Shakespeare's tragedy illuminates the politics of rebellion and the quest to maintain a grip on power.

‘The Whole Town Thought We Would Lose’: WGA Chief on How Guild Prevailed in Agency Fight by Cynthia Littleton

WGA West president David Goodman knew taking on Hollywood’s largest talent agencies would be an uphill battle from the start. But the veteran showrunner who led the guild’s campaign to r…

Universal Pictures Moves Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Marry Me’ to 2022 — Film News in Brief by Jazz Tangcay

Mon. Feb 8. Universal Pictures Moves Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Marry Me’ to 2022 Universal Pictures has announced Jennifer Lopez’s “Marry Me” is moving from May 14, 2021 to Feb. 11, 2022…

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The Professional Dancer Who Also Runs A Dairy Farm by Artsjournal

Jean-Daniel Bouchard said although his twin passions may seem like something of a contradiction — farming can be gruelling physical labour and involves plenty of financial mathematics,…

Broadway’s Master Hair Maker Packs It In by Artsjournal

From “The Elephant Man” to “Chicago,” “Cats” to “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Huntley was the designer behind the wigs and often-elaborate locks that helped define the lasting …

Script in Hand: Mark & Annie & A Sherlock Carol by Westport Country Playhouse

Script in Hand is back on February 22, 2021! Co-curators Annie Keefe and Mark Shanahan join us to chat about what you can expect from your beloved playreading series in COVID times. Our firs…

American Psycho – The Musical

ABT Studio Company Winter Festival: Act II by American Ballet Theatre

After spending seven months apart due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the young dancers of ABT Studio Company gathered in fall 2020 for a “ballet bubble” with stringent Covid-19 safety protoco…

Why Most Pakistanis Can't See The Film Pakistan Is Submitting For An Oscar Nod by Zuha Siddiqui

Zindagi Tamasha has come under fire for its portrayal of a its Muslim cleric. Critics add it to a growing list of entertainment shelved this year in response to outcries from the religious r…

Joe Allen, NYC theater district restaurant icon, dead at 87 by Johnny Oleksinski

Joe Allen, the Theater District restauranteur whose name was synonymous with a night out on Broadway, died Monday. He was 87.

Sydney Opera House presents American Psycho The Musical by Sean McLoughlin

Sexy, dark and disturbing, American Psycho – The Musical will be presented in the Sydney Opera House’s Playhouse from 3

TikTok and Universal Music Unveil ‘Expanded Global Alliance’ by Jem Aswad

Just days after Triller and Universal Music Group essentially declared war on each other, UMG has unveiled a global agreement with TikTok “that delivers equitable compensation for recordin…

Peter Dinklage to Produce ‘This Was Our Pact’ and Voice Talking Bear in Animated Film (EXCLUSIVE) by Angelique Jackson

Move over Paddington, and beat it Winnie the Pooh! There’s a new talking bear coming to the big screen — voiced by four-time Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage. Dinklage is set to voice one of t…

Seth MacFarlane and Variety Partner For A Virtual Valentine’s Day Concert by Meredith Woerner

The Motion Picture & Television Fund and BrightFocus Foundation announced a special Valentine’s virtual concert featuring acclaimed multi-hyphenate and Grammy-nominated vocalist Seth M…

Songs for Screens: Drake, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton Lead Super Bowl Ads as Brands Lean Into Familiarity by Jem Aswad

As expected, Bruce Springsteen’s rumored Jeep commercial was the big highlight of this year’s Super Bowl ad haul, with The Boss making his first-ever appearance in a commercial. His musi…

Reimagining “Live” Performance During COVID: Will Any Of It Stick? by Artsjournal

By emptying stages and dancefloors, the pandemic has generated an urgent need to reimagine the live music experience – both for artists and the audience stuck at home. So, how is Covid res…

Amanda Gorman Has Quickly Become A Superstar Poet by Artsjournal

Her inaugural poem made her a superstar. And while her rise may seem swift and meteoric, Sharon Marcus, an English and comparative literature professor at Columbia University, says we’re o…

Lauren Marcus and Joe Iconis Perform a Tune From COMPANY on LIVING ROOM CONCERTS by BroadwayWorld

Stephanie J. Block Shares Career Highlights, How She Got Her Start, and More on BACKSTAGE LIVE by BroadwayWorld

WICKED's Lindsay Pearce Sings 'Waving Through a Window' on LIVING ROOM CONCERTS by BroadwayWorld

Liz Callaway Shares What She's Been Up to During the Pandemic on BACKSTAGE LIVE by BroadwayWorld

Joe Allen, Owner of Popular Theater District Restaurants, Dead at 87 by Caitlin Moynihan

Joe Allen, the famous restaurateur behind one of the Theater District's most popular hangouts, has died at the age of 87. Allen died on February 7 in Hampton, New Hampshire at the assisted l…

Remembering Stage and Screen Icon Christopher Plummer by Matthew Wexler

Oscar, Tony, and Emmy winner Christopher Plummer dies at 91. Look back at his decades-spanning career. The post Remembering Stage and Screen Icon Christopher Plummer appeared first on The Br…

Shuffle Along: How a Revolutionary Musical Became a Part of African-American History by Alexandra Appleton

Our first post of Black History Month shines the spotlight on Shuffle Along, the revolutionary musical that was a surprise hit on Broadway in 1921 and changed the future of musical theatre f…

NY PopsUp Festival to Begin Later This Month by Amelia Merrill

The festival will feature more than 1,000 performances, many of them outdoors, from February to September.

GOVERNOR CUOMO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES EXPANSIVE “NY PopsUp” FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK by Robert Shuman

GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO MARSHALS THE RETURN OF THE PERFORMING ARTS TO NEW YORK WITH “NY PopsUp”   AN EXPANSIVE STATEWIDE FESTIVAL OF POP-UP EVENTS DELIVERED RIGHT INTO THE DAILY LIFE O…

In the News: Theatre District Restaurateur Joe Allen Dies at 87, Dear Evan Hansen Launches 3rd Annual Essay Challenge, More by Talaura Harms

Joe Allen's namesake restaurant, as well as his Orso and Bar Centrale, are among Times Square's most popular hangouts for theatre folk.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a Lunar New Year Celebration Concert by Linda Holt

A Philadelphia Orchestra performance honors the Lunar New Year with two works by Chinese composers, including a tribute to the historic secret language of the women of China’s Hunan Provin…

Available Now: NYPhil+ by New York Philharmonic

NYPhil+ is available now! Get exclusive access to new and historic concerts by the New York Philharmonic, 24/7 on demand. It’s the best of New York’s orchestra, from the best seat in you…

The Man Who Realized Attention Was A Precious Commodity by Artsjournal

His epiphany was this: One of the most finite resources in the world is human attention. To describe its scarcity, he latched onto what was then an obscure term, coined by a psychologist, He…

SF School Board Chief Explains Why Lincoln And Washington Names Were Removed From Schools by Artsjournal

“There’s this idea that because we’re removing the names we’re somehow removing the stories in what we’re learning, and that in fact is not the case. It’s really just sharing in …

Gov. Cuomo announces more than 300 pop-up performances across New York. by Sarah Bahr

Joe Allen, Theater District Restaurateur, Is Dead at 87 by Joyce Purnick

His restaurant Joe Allen and another he opened next door, Orso, have been popular hangouts for celebrities and celebrity-watchers and the flagships of an international empire.

Odds & Ends: Angels in America, Starring Andrew Garfield & Nathan Lane, Available to Stream by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Angels in America Now Available from National Theatre at Home The Tony and Olivier-winning revival of Tony Kushner’s tw…

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick & More Stars Announced for NY PopsUp Initiative by Lindsey Sullivan

Attention New Yorkers—your favorite Broadway stars could be performing in some of your favorite city spots! Details have been announced regarding Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's previously rep…

Help a Broadway Star Find Love With Tap That! by Bethany Rickwald

The interactive show is a Valentine's Day offering from Playbill's Social Selects series.

Actor’s homophobia made her commercially toxic, tribunal told by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Seyi Omooba is suing Leicester theatre and talent agency after being sacked for Facebook post on homosexuality A sacked actor who would have refused to play the role in which she had been ca…

NY PopsUp Festival, Championed By Gov. Cuomo, Sets Plans For Six-Month, Covid-Era Cultural Revival Effort by Dade Hayes

NY PopsUp, a months-long festival starting February 20 that is billed by organizers as a model for how live performances can return amid Covid-19, has set details for its high-profile inaugu…

Cast of The Love Boat Will Reunite on Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

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

Governor Cuomo Announces “NY PopsUp” Festival in New York by Broadway Direct

NY PopsUp, an unprecedented and expansive festival featuring hundreds of pop-up performances that will intersect with the daily lives of New Yorkers, has been announced by Governor Andrew M.…

A return to the performing arts with 100 days of ‘NY PopsUp’ events by Deb Miller

Governor Andew M. Cuomo has just announced that, beginning on Saturday, February 20, an unprecedented and expansive festival featuring hundreds of pop-up performances (many of which are free…

Theatre District Restaurateur Joe Allen Passes Away at 87

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that famed NYC restaurateur, Joe Allen, owner of the beloved theatre district restaurant that bears his name, passed away yesterday. He was 87 years old.

Charlene Gehm, protean dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, dies at 69 by Anna Kisselgoff

Charlene Gehm, a dancer who thrilled audiences and critics alike with her excellence in an unusually wide range of roles with the Joffrey Ballet and other troupes, died Jan. 10 at her home i…

The Vertical Theatre Group Announces New Era of Performance Venues with The Vertical Theatre by Michael Eddy

The Vertical Theatre, a design for a ‘future-proof’ live performance venue, has been launched by The Vertical Theatre Group. This new innovative, tourable, free-standing venue, which was…

DEAR EVAN HANSEN Announces Third Annual 'You Will Be Found' College Essay Writing Challenge

Dear Evan Hansen, along with partners The Broadway Education Alliance and Gotham Writers Workshop, have announced the third annual “You Will Be Found” College Essay Writing Challenge,…

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre and Die-Cast present ‘The Fleecing’ by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Though ambitious and full of potential, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s ‘The Fleecing’ is marred by an overcomplicated format and technological limitations. Jill Ivey reviews.

Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Kelli O'Hara, More Join New York's Pop-Up Performance Festival by Dan Meyer

The PopsUp NY Festival is part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's previously announced arts revival plan.

The Purpose Of Playing by Artsjournal

The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once described play as ‘[b]ecoming and dissolution, building and destruction without moral implication, in eternal innocence’ – as an act to be foun…

Minnesota Orchestra Posts A Record Deficit by Artsjournal

On Thursday morning, the orchestra released its operating results for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2020. The big news: a deficit of $11.7 million, the largest in its history. Last year’…

The Ethel Walker School 02/12/2021 @7pm EST by Jamie Damaso

The Ethel Walker School Friday, February 12, 2021 @ 7pm EST JOIN US ………………. VIRTUAL MURDER MYSTERY: LETHAL LASAGNA Zoom in to a killer event that is to die for… Old-fashioned f…

Learn How Tony Winner Jessie Mueller Is Raising Her Voice for Behind-the-Scenes Artists by Lindsey Sullivan

The newest episode of Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal features Tony winner Jessie Mueller., who has been focusing on the good she can do for fellow artists who work behind the scenes. Mu…

Arts in New York to get shot in the arm with celebrity-filled pop-up shows by Peter Marks

“NY PopsUp” will begin at the Javits Center on Feb. 20 and spread statewide over six months.

Black History Month: Nikki Renée Daniels Remembers the Iconic Eartha Kitt by Caitlin Moynihan

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is once again inviting Broadway artists to celebrate the Black theatermakers who inspire them. Stars are taking this chance to honor their fri…

Marriage: The Ups and Down in Song Clips by York Theatre Company

RESERVE HERE: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10631521 Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend by cuddling up with a loved one to watch Diane Love and Jay Nickerson examine the vagaries of we…

Black History Month Dreamcast: An All-Black Revival of La Cage Aux Folles

Continuing our Black History Month Dreamcast Series for 2021, we look at the Jerry Herman musical which in 1984 won 6 Tony Awards - the spectacular La Cage aux Folles.

Gov. Cuomo looks to theater reopenings with testing, pop-up events by Caitlin Huston

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo laid out a framework Monday for reopening Broadway theaters and other indoor venues. While Cuomo could not provide a specific timeline for bringing back Broadwa…

6 Landmark Productions by Black Theater Artists to Revive on Broadway When It Reopens

From James Baldwin to Lorraine Hansberry, here are the plays and musicals we'd like to see get their due in New York City.

Review: Shit Samaritans, Living Record Festival by Anna Perry

Review: Shit Samaritans, Living Record Festival2.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT goi…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A look at Black achievement in the theatre from Garland Anderson to Adrienne Kennedy.

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - DCPAMemories by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

It's hard to believe, but one year ago this week, The Donna Summer Musical was playing at the Buell Theatre right here in Denver! For this week's #DCPAmemories, we're looking back at the el…

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night in Miami..., More Films Nominated for 2021 Critics Choice Awards by Dan Meyer

A number of movies with stage connections will compete at the 26th annual ceremony March 7.

Charles McGee, Dean Of Detroit Artists, 96 by Artsjournal

McGee, the prodigious dean of Detroit’s visual arts scene whose works can be seen everywhere from the Detroit Institute of Arts to the Broadway Station of the People Mover and who made inv…

Saint Paul Conservatory of Music seeks Executive Director by Artsjournal

SPCM, one of our community’s premier independent music schools, seeks a creative and thoughtful leader with a deep commitment to music education, experience working with the community, and…

Governor Cuomo Reveals Details of NY PopsUp, Including Participation from Hugh Jackman, Idina Menzel, Sutton Foster and More!

NY PopsUp, an unprecedented and expansive festival featuring hundreds of pop-up performances (many of which are free of charge and all open to the public) that will intersect with the daily…

Ma-Yi Announces Digital Spring Season by Amelia Merrill

The season will feature readings, a new audio project, and multiple international collaborations.

Exclusive: Christy Altomare Sings 'She Used to Be Mine' on The Seth Concert Series; Re-Airs Today at 8pm and Available On Demand!

Check out an exclusive clip from the concert, which premiered yesterday, featuring Christy Altomare singing 'She Used to Be Mine' from Waitress!

Theatre Chat Live with Louise Dearman and Oliver Tompsett | Episode 4 by Official London Theatre

Behind The Scenes: The Art Of The Hollywood Backdrop Twelve Never-Publicly Displayed Historic Backdrops on Display in Austin, Texas by Michael Eddy

The vast Bass Concert Hall Stage turns gallery as Texas Performing Arts presents Behind the Scenes: The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop. Visit mid-century Hollywood without leaving Austin thro…

ANGELS IN AMERICA Starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield Now Streaming on National Theatre At Home

Angels in America, filmed during its 2017 run at the National Theatre, is now streaming as a part of National Theatre at Home! Angels in America is directed by two-time Tony Award winner M…

Greatspeed: City of Angels by Goodspeed Musicals

We're getting jazzy in this episode of Greatspeed! Join us as we reminisce about Goodspeed's 2011 production of City of Angels and share some favorite video clips. Originally aired on Sept …

This Saturday: Meet the Valentines of Vaudeville by Trav S.D.

Saturday, February 13, 8pm: Valentines of Vaudeville! In celebration of Valentine’s Day, please join me for an illustrated Zoom talk on great romances and romantics of the vaudeville stage…

Simply Sondheim Kicks Off Signature Theatre’s Web Exclusive Season by Germôna Sharp

Virginia’s Signature Theatre is returning after an 8-month hiatus & they have truly learned how to pivot! Their 2021 season lineup titled Signature Features will include five fully-sta…

Veteran Broadway Wigmaster Paul Huntley Announces Retirement at 87

Huntley was still working at the time of the theater shutdown; his final show is Diana: A True Musical Story.

National Theatre Begins Streaming Angels in America With Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield

The London production is available to watch via NT at Home.

"This Is It": An Oral History of the Broadway Shutdown, Part 3

As an usher tests positive for Covid-19, the theater community braces itself for the inevitable.

The Women Who Created The Blues by Artsjournal2

For popular music fans, “rock created the music publications we read today. R&B created rock. Blues created R&B. And Mamie Smith made the blues a national sensation.” – NPR

Elton John Says Brexit Negotiators Screwed Up, And Screwed Over Musicians by Artsjournal2

Elton John says his tours can absorb the costs and the paperwork, so theoretically Brexit’s horribly negotiated touring musician deals (note: what deals?) don’t affect him. But, he adds,…

Hachette Pushes Out The Last Of The Mainstream MAGA Publishers by Artsjournal

Kate Hartson, a fit 67-year-old who once ran a small press specializing in dogs, had all the trappings of a liberal book editor, including an apartment on the Upper East Side and a place in …

Daniel Di Tolla, Longtime Director of IATSE Stagecraft Department, Announces Retirement by Michael Eddy

Second generation IATSE member and 16-year lead of The IATSE Stagecraft Department, Daniel Di Tolla, announced his retirement February 8, 2021. “It has been an honor and a privilege to hav…

Middlesex County celebrates Black History Month and more this February with a spectrum of arts & culture events by Middlesex County Office Of Communication

February 23-March 14 - George Street Playhouse, “Bad Dates” – a one-woman rom-com featuring 600 pairs of shoes and a string of unsatisfactory dates.

‘Loveday Brooke’ audio play from We Happy Few is an entertaining gem by Kendall Mostafavi

Loveday Brooke is generally referred to as “the female Sherlock Holmes.” Author Catherine Louisa Pirkis first published her lady detective story in 1893 and, aside from having created th…

London Theatre News Today: Monday 8 February by Hira Desai

Check out all the latest news including special guest Aisha Jawando joining us on our next Theatre Chat Live episode and an update from Arcola Theatre. The post London Theatre News Today: M…

Olivier-Winning Slava's Snowshow Streams on BroadwayHD Starting February 8 by Andrew Gans

The production, known for its climactic blizzard, was also Tony-nominated for Best Special Theatrical Event.

How Super Bowl LV was EXACTLY like my first acting class.

I watched Super Bowl LV last night along with close to a kajillion other people around the world. Ok, ok, that was an exaggeration.  Only 148.5 million tuned in.  Which, by the way, is t…

An Appreciation of John Williams by Trav S.D.

Today we toot a horn on behalf of composer John Williams (b. 1932). There’s a tendency to mischaracterize Williams’ signficance in terms of “firsts”, suggesting his art as a harbinge…

My visit with The King, Christopher Plummer. RIP.

I worked with Mr. Plummer for a total of about 30 minutes, while I was at Livent, and we were producing Barrymore. We were backstage, in his dressing room of The Music Box Theater, while he …

‘It’s as though the aesthetic has been created by Jean Paul Gaultier’: 6 DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZON – Imitating The Dog (Online review) by John Chapman

Though the story of 6 Degrees Below The Horizon seems simple there’s a whole wealth of meaning bubbling away under the surface and it’s the sort of piece where different people will find…

Malmö Opera Invests in TiMax TrackerD4 Show Control Automation by Michael Eddy

Sweden’s architecturally impressive Malmö Opera has recently invested in Out Board’s next-generation TiMax TrackerD4 (TTd4) precision stagetracking system via Out Board’s Swedish dist…

Add to Your Broadway Memorabilia Collection With the Playbill Mystery Box by Dan Meyer

A new shopping experience with $100 worth of merch—for only $40!

Crossroads Theatre Company Now Streaming The Colored Museum by Natalyn

The PBS broadcast of George C. Wolfe’s The Colored Museum is now streaming online from February 3rd through February 28th. The Colored Museum originally premiered at Crossroads Theatre Com…

John McDaniel on Returning to the Stage as Master of Ceremonies at Gulfshore Playhouse by Bethany Rickwald

The Grammy and Emmy winner will emcee a Broadway-themed cabaret series in Florida.

BBC’s Musicals: The Greatest Show showcases some of the best musicals in London by Hira Desai

We're rounding up some of the best West End musical theatre shows following the BBC's Musicals: The Greatest Show. Find out what's on this year! The post BBC’s Musicals: The Greatest Show …

Musicals That Heal: Lilli Cooper and Denee Benton star in Virtual Performance of Haley at Therapy by Tremaine A. Price

Even in the age of virtual programming, creatives are still developing new works and cultivating the arts to engage new audiences. Tony nominees Lilli Cooper (Tootsie) and Denee Benton (The …

Hot Clip of the Day: Love Has Arrived! Catch John Lloyd Young's Vegas Valentine Friday Feb 12

Valentine's Day is less than one week away. While the holiday may look a little different this year whether you're still planning to celebrate with your sweetheart or your best pals - we've …

Angels in America, Starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane, Now Available to Stream by Andrew Gans

The Marianne Elliott-helmed staging earned an Olivier Award for its National Theatre run in London before transferring to Broadway, winning the 2018 Tony for Best Revival of a Play.

Can You Finish These Missing Lyrics to In the Heights? by Marc J. Franklin

The Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes musical made its Off-Broadway premiere at 37 Arts February 8, 2007.

#Stageworthy News of the Week. 376 Years of Theater Legends Lost. 11 Months of Grief and Gratitude and…Joy. by Jonathan Mandell

Four legendary actors died within little more than a week of one another, all in their nineties, long lifetimes devoted to their art. The latest Christopher Plummer and Hal Holbrook. It was…

Pro Tip: Not All Of Those Suddenly On The Market ‘Seldom Seen’ Artist’s Works Are Real by Artsjournal2

Five Florine Stettheimer works showed up in 2020. But there was a bit of an issue: “Only two turned out to have been actually created by Stettheimer. Of the other works, two were removed f…

Cindy Nemser, Who Founded The Feminist Art Journal, 83 by Artsjournal2

Nemser started calling out sexism in the art and art history worlds half a century ago. “Her serious criticism and scholarship belied a whimsical streak she would occasionally indulge, as …

The Action Star Revival Had Largely Left Black Actresses Behind by Artsjournal2

Nothing against the (many) kick-ass, and asskicking, Black actresses of the science fiction universes, but for something closer to reality? Enter Queen Latifah. – Los Angeles Times

The Best Time To Correct False, Er, Fake News Is Not In Advance by Artsjournal2

Warning people off doesn’t work: “We hear a lot about inoculating people against fake news or ‘prebunking’ it, but new research shows that the best time to fact-check a false headli…

A Group Of D&D Teenagers, With The Help Of The Kennedy Center, Give An Artistic Boost To The Home Of The Simpsons by Artsjournal2

In Springfield, Oregon, if you see people wandering around with choose your own adventure-style art books in their hands, don’t be surprised: “Three writers, an executive editor and an i…

Often, The Art Was Taken By Force, So This Activist Says He Can Take It Back by Artsjournal2

Mwazulu Diyabanza is a Congolese activist who would prefer France’s museums were open so he could get some attention for taking African objects from their displays “to highlight what he …

BWW Exclusive: Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization Launches AR Instagram Filter With Assistance from CINDERELLA Prince, Paolo Montalban

Concord Theatricals just announced that The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization has launched an AR Filter on the official “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” Instagram page. Be…

Magic to ’Do: How Paul Huntley Became a Broadway Wig Master by Mark Peikert

With over 200 Broadway credits and a Tony Honor for Excellence to his name, the celebrated wig designer has announced that Diana will be his final show. In honor of his retirement, revisit …

Jodie Steele, Liam Doyle, and Joe Frost Join Rescheduled Virtual Concert Adaptation of Gatsby A Musical by Andrew Gans

The production will be filmed in London's Cadogan Hall.

Ato Blankson-Wood, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Maddie Corman, More Set for The Manic Monologues by Dan Meyer

The McCarter Theatre Center digital production, featuring an interactive component, explores mental health.

GRACE NOTES: Monday, February 8, 2021 by Susan Grace

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Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch February 8-12 by Talaura Harms

A concert from daytime drama stars with Susan Lucci and Renée Elise Goldsberry, a Hamilton-inspired virtual walking tour, and more online offerings this week.

KYOTO EXPERIMENT MARKS A NEW ERA by Robert Shuman

(Andrew Eglinton’s and Mika Eglinton’s article appeared in the Japan Times, 2/5; Photo: Shared history: “This Song Father Used to Sing (Three Days in May),” a play by Thai director W…

Broadway’s Wigmaster Decides To Hang It All Up by Artsjournal2

Paul Huntley has been doing wigs for so long that he can remember helping construct Elizabeth Taylor’s braids for Cleopatra. He’s been on Broadway since 1973. But now, after a fractured …

As Protests Continue Across Russia, Pussy Riot Releases A New Song In Support by Artsjournal2

Lead singer Nadya Tolokonnikova, who has been imprisoned before for her music and activism: “Art is the most important weapon I have against a repressive regime.” – BBC

Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, And Nomadland Emerge As Frontrunners by Artsjournal2

Nomadland took top honors at the London Film Critics Circle on Sunday night. Zhao won for screenwriting, though; Steve McQueen took home Best Director honors for Small Axe, his anthology ser…

You Want Robots To Move Well? by Artsjournal2

Hire some choreographers. “Choreo-roboticists (that is, roboticists who work choreographically) believe that incorporating dancerly gestures into machinic behaviors will make robots seem l…

OK, Sure, Disease Is Not A Metaphor, But COVID-19’s Impact Sure Feels Fire-Like by Artsjournal2

Philip Kennicott: “Inflammation isn’t just an actual symptom of the disease. It seems to be part of its etiology, its moral and social origins and effects. Covid makes bad things worse; …

Young Poets Think Amanda Gorman Is Giving Them Cultural Cachet – And Access by Artsjournal2

One youth poet laureate: “She was given the platform to really pull people in and witness the magic of it, and I think that once you get that, you’re going to be hooked.” – BBC

How The Novel Became Women’s Work by Artsjournal2

At least in the 18th century. “Wherever they were writing, these women had dared to move out of the conventional female role of service and self-sacrifice to pursue their own needs and dri…

2010s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - Region 1 Elimination Round! by JK

Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …

‘Felt like a true celebration’: MUSICALS: THE GREATEST SHOW – BBC One ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Dazzling from start to finish, the high quality of the performances, music and of course the venue featured in Musicals: The Greatest Show reminded us why exactly we are missing the theatre.

CBS All Access Crashes as Super Bowl Kicks Off by Daniel Holloway

Viewers looking to stream the Super Bowl took a blindside hit Sunday. As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicked off against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in Tampa, ViacomCBS’ streaming app, CBS A…

Dana Walden Says Disney Productions Are Among L.A.’s ‘Safest Places’ With Low COVID Rates by Cynthia Littleton

After adapting to COVID protocols last summer and fall, most of Disney’s TV productions have maintained virus transmission rates of less than 1%, making them “some of the safest places�…

VIDEO: Denee Benton and Lauren Zakrin Perform 'The Argument Song' From Upcoming Streaming Musical HALEY AT THERAPY

Tony Award nominees Lilli Cooper and Denée Benton star alongside Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Grace McLean and James Scully in a virtual concert of the new musical Haley …

Watch Daveed Diggs's Musical Super Bowl Ad With the Sesame Street Gang

Big Bird, Grover, and more joined Diggs for a tour of "the Neighborhood."

Flashback Video: Jazmine Sullivan Performs 'Home' From THE WIZ at Age 11

Jazmine Sullivan recently released her fourth album, Heaux Tales, which was followed by a performance on yesterday's Super Bowl pre-show. The superstar performer got her start in theater, le…

Today on Broadway: Monday, February 8, 2021 by Ashley Steves

Christopher Plummer Dies At 91, National Endowment for the Arts Grants $27.5 Million in First-Round Funding “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top…

VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Sings and Raps in Super Bowl DoorDash Commerical

Daveed Diggs was featured in a new musical Super Bowl ad for DoorDash! The Broadway star sings and raps, with the help of some Sesame Street characters including Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Gr…

Noah Thomas and Layton Williams chat Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Zoom Interview by Official London Theatre

VIDEO: Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' Reworked For Super Bowl Ad Featuring Broadway Choreography

Dolly Parton's iconic anthem '9 to 5' was reworked for a new Super Bowl commercial from SquareSpace.

Just because: Maurizio Pollini plays Mozart by Terry Teachout

Mauricio Pollini, Riccardo Muti, and Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala perform the second movement from Mozart’s C Major Piano Concerto, K. 467: (This is the latest in a series of arts-…

Almanac: Gabriel García Márquez on old age by Terry Teachout

“The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.” Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude (trans. Gregory Rabassa) Continue reading Almanac: Gabri…

BWW Feature: We Saw Them First/The Actresses - Five Plays Whose Female Players Later Became Stars by Matt Wolf

Last week, we looked at the early stage work of a quintet of actors who have gone on to celebrated work, and a wider public, onscreen. But the same trajectory is every bit as true of Britain…

‘Sound design & music play a major part in setting the scene’: Depths / If You Cry We Will Kill You / Read To Me – Living Record Festival (O by Michael Davis

As part of the digital Living Record Festival Covert Firmament’s contribution includes 40 separate plays and films, which are written and directed by Dan Horrigan. These include three audi…

New Broadway League Chair Lauren Reid on the work ahead by Caitlin Huston

When Lauren Reid started as chair of the Broadway League in mid-December 2020, she knew she first had to address the elephant in the virtual room — the ongoing closure of theaters on Broad…

Eight lovely music and theater shows for Valentine’s Day: Six online and two live by Christopher Arnott

Valentine's day entertainment may be fewer this year, but include some livestreamed concerts that you can enjoy at home with your sweetheart.

Wake Up With BWW 2/8: Christy Altomare in Concert With Seth Rudetsky, and More!

Today's top stories: Christy Altomare's concert with Seth Rudetsky re-airs today, Broadway wig designer Paul Huntley retires, watch a flashback video of Christopher Plummer reflecting on his…

Watch 5 of the Best and 1 of the Creepiest Super Bowl LV Commercials by Jonathan Mandell

Below watch Super Bowl commercials featuring Daveed Diggs, Big Bird, Nick Jonas, Timothée Chalamet, Winona Ryder, Michael B. Jordan and Nick Jonas, both young and old, Matthew McConaughey i…

On the Couch with Jessica Vickers

Perth Festival announces new dates for Tim Minchin with West Australian Symphony Orchestra

February 8: Diary Items: The downside to insurance claims being honoured for the Broadway shutdown; and remembering other lives and past reviews by Mark Shenton

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A Summer on Fire, a Harvest Moon by Caroline Sprague

By Caroline Sprague. Caroline Sprague reflects on Shey Rivera Ríos’s recent piece, Fire Flowers and a Time Machine, transformative justice, the nonprofit industrial complex, and more.

Once On This Island FULL CAST ANNOUNCEMENT! by Peter J Snee

From the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime), comes the Olivier and Tony Award-winning

Twyla Tharp: 'Some of the greatest dancers are amateurs' by Twyla Tharp

The revered choreographer on looking to runners and figure skaters for inspiration – and why dance belongs to us all We are all dancers. Too often, civilians view dancing as something for …

We’re Probably Really Really Happy Right Now

How Did Arts And Culture Respond To Trump? by Artsjournal

The internet is healing, I would say now, but we should all know better: a garbage vortex of such scale doesn’t just disappear, but drifts on, accumulating more and more trash, slowly chok…

Mikhail Baryshnikov: A Dancer Whose Flight to Freedom Brought Him Cult Status by Valeria Paikova

Mikhail Baryshnikov is not one to go unnoticed. A true living legend of ballet, he is one of the greatest dancers in modern history. Die-hard fans of classical Russian ballet praise Baryshni…

Iconic L’amour sign from Moulin Rouge! film re-created on steps of Regent Theatre

RITUAL: Parts 1-5 (Full) by Manhattan Theatre Club

Open Weekend 2021 at TarraWarra Museum of Art

15+ Stage Performances to Watch February 8-9 - See Lillias White, Lilli Cooper, Denée Benton, 'The Weir' and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can w…

IMPRESSIONS: Café La MaMa Live: La MaMa Moves! Online, Featuring Kari Hoaas and Anabella Lenzu by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Café La MaMa Live: La MaMa Moves! Online, Featuring Kari Hoaas and Anabella Lenzu, "An engaging storyteller, Lenzu manipulates movement, spoken word, music, video projectio…

IMPRESSIONS: Café La MaMa Live: La MaMa Moves! Online, Featuring Kevin Augustine/Lone Wolf Tribe and Tamar Rogoff with Mei Yamanaka by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Café La MaMa Live: La MaMa Moves! Online, Featuring Kevin Augustine/Lone Wolf Tribe and Tamar Rogoff with Mei Yamanaka, "Rogoff’s The Yamanakas At Home , a work-in-prog…

Lilli Cooper and Denée Benton Star in Virtual Concert of Haley at Therapy, Benefiting Broadway Cares, February 8 by Andrew Gans

Penned by Josh Canfield, the new musical offers a comedic look into one woman’s first therapy session.

Listen to Tonya Pinkins, Condola Rashad, and Melanie Nicholls-King in Cell by Dan Meyer

Cassandra Medley’s short audio play is presented by Playing on Air.