Ways to Enjoy Theater Virtually by Adrienne Gaffney

Missing live performances during the pandemic? Get your theater fix with a handful of online stellar productions (new and old).

OUR TOWN at the Playhouse: A panel hosted by Mark Lamos by Westport Country Playhouse

Howard Sherman is a writer, arts administrator, and former executive of the American Theatre Wing. His recently published book, Another Day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s OUR TOWN in the 21s…

Thank You, Impeachment Prosecutors. Rep Raskin’s Closing Argument, Video and Transcript. by Jonathan Mandell

These nine members of Congress served as the impeachment “managers,” prosecuting the cast against former President Donald Trump, in a trial that resulted in an acquittal, although the vo…

A virtual remount of ‘Borders’ examines international separation and connection in online dating by Deb Miller

Amidst the ongoing pandemic shutdown of live performance venues, Off-Off-Broadway’s Dirty Laundry Theatre adapted emerging Israeli playwright Nimrod Danishman’s original stage play Borde…

Report: Broadway On Hold Until Summer or Fall, Six to Nine Months Says League President by Roger Friedman

Broadway will not be back before this summer or fall. That’s what Broadway League president Charlotte St Martin said in an interview

Review: Romeo and Juliet, Metcalfe Gordon Productions by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Romeo and Juliet, Metcalfe Gordon Productions3.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping paying A…

B&Me's Happy—and Sad—14th Anniversary by Jan Simpson

This is a bittersweet anniversary for me: I published the first Broadway & Me post 14 years ago on Valentine’s Day but it’s now been nearly a year since I’ve seen a show in person.…

Review: Good Day Bad Day, Crips Without Constraints Part 2 by Ryan Van Champion

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Review: Circles: Michael’s Story, The Actor’s Quarantine Collective by Ryan Van Champion

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FRANCE’S FEMALE DERVISH TAKES TRANSCENDENCE ONLINE by Robert Shuman

(from France 24, 2/13; Photo: France 24; via the Drudge Report.) French-Iranian Rana Gorgani, 37, used to think of whirling as something that should remain behind closed doors JOEL SAGET AF…

'I'll Meet You There': A Dancer Finds New Rhythm In Her Culture by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to fimmaker Iram Parveen Bilal about her new movie, set in a Pakistani Muslim community in Chicago.

Returning To 'Our Town': Why The Play Still Hits Home After 80 Years by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Howard Sherman about his new book, "Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century," which interviews participants from an array of pr…

Review: Hotel Good Luck by Erin Kahn

Bobby is an introspective radio host who has four listeners, an obsession with death, and a hatred for the 6th of November. The latter is understandable, since his grandparents all died in f…

S*P*A*Minar | Ask a Prop Manager Anything by Michael Eddy

If you’ve ever had a question you wanted to ask a Prop Manager, here’s your chance. The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) is holding its first ever prop manager AMA on Sun…

Abby Phillip by NPR

Abby Phillip, host of CNN's "Inside Politics", joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, and Alonzo Bodden.

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Undiscovered Sonnets Double Feature by Stratford Festival

‘Richly rewarding’: THE WHIP – RSC (Online review) by John Chapman

The legacy of Britain's involvement in the slave trade is fascinatingly examined in the audio version of The Whip from the RSC.

REMEMBERING HAL HOLBROOK; HE GAVE US TWAIN AND THEN HIMSELF by Robert Shuman

  (Keith C. Burris’s article appeared in the Journal Inquirer, 2/8.) I have known, in my life, many men who thought of themselves as “great,” and were anything but. And I have known a…

Free Valentine E-cards for theatre lovers by Lorraine Treanor

We hope you enjoy these lyrics and lines on love. To share simply copy and email them, or let us do it for you. Just click the radial button to choose any card and click the ‘Next’ butto…

Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani on a dance to the music of friendship

The actors discuss stretching their acting and dancing muscles in a new drama livestreamed from London’s Almeida Theatre

The Academy of Ancient Music give a fizzing performance in Eccles: Semele

This first professional recording on period instruments marks a step forward for the 1705 opera

Not You, The Other One!: Umpteen Famous People With the Same Name as Another Famous Person by Trav S.D.

This is a post that has been germinating for years and will no doubt get added to as new inspiration strikes. In fact, the impetus probably goes back 20 years, when I first heard about Spike…

VIDEO: Harry Connick Jr. Releases Music Video For 'Amazing Grace'

Harry Connick Jr. has released a new music video of 'Amazing Grace.' The video was filmed inside the Sterling Opera House in Derby, CT.

A great stage flick from AmaZing Theatre rips U.S. racism in ‘Torn’ by Kendall Mostafavi

AmaZing Theatre Company is presenting an original movie/play hybrid that they have dubbed a stage flick: Torn, by local playwright John Becker. The show is based on the momentous event in 19…

The Melancholy Soul of ‘Tchaikovsky’: A Cinematic Journey by Alan Smason

By EDWARD RUBIN The first name that comes to mind whenever the name Hershey Felder comes into play is that of actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Not only do both men physically resemble each other, ar…

Stage and Screen Actor Christopher Pennock Dies at 76

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Broadway and television actor Christopher Pennock has died at age 76 following several days of hospitalized care.  

For Valentine’s Day: - a few original theater love songs by Fred Landau

 For Valentine’s Day: original theater love songs  “Is It Mushy to Say I Love You” somehow passed 73,000 views http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZZfjTLHl1s "Brooklyn Boy" https://yout…

Album Review: Cases the Musical ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

This new album is the latest stage in the musical’s ongoing developing journey. Marking four years since its London premiere, this new musical following the fortunes of four artists experi…

Piano Bar Live! Spotlight at Ribbon 72 Series Launches on Sunday, February 14, with Vocalist Hilary Kole

A new series, Piano Bar Live! Spotlight at Ribbon 72, kicks off on Sunday, February 14—Valentine’s Day—with vocalist Hilary Kole and Jon Weber at the keys. There will be two LIVE sets …

Taylor Swift Brought Back Some Original ‘Love Story’ Musicians for the Remake: Who Returned and Who Didn’t by Chris Willman

It’s become clearer that Taylor Swift is making her re-recordings of her older catalog as close to the originals as possible, but the question arises: How difficult is that to pull off wit…

Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93 by Cynthia Littleton

Lynn Stalmaster, the legendary casting director who worked on nearly 200 movies ranging from “West Side Story” to “Harold and Maude” to “Tootsie,” has died. He was 93. Stalmaster…

Billie Holiday’s ‘God Bless the Child’ Gave Blacks Their Own Mournful But Hopeful ‘Over the Rainbow’ by Chris Willman

Of all the words of wisdom my mother has passed on to me, the earliest ones I remember have been the most useful. She told me I could achieve any goal I set for myself, but being Black, I wo…

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: February 13-14- with Laura Osnes, Josh Groban and More!

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, February 13-14, 2020.

‘A quirky addition to the ‘shows at home’ space’: MANIMALS (Online review) by Louise Penn

Michelle Hudson’s love life is the anchor on which this “NSFW” Zoom show and online app is tethered. Manimals is an interactive show/online game presented as a workshop launch for a ne…

In ‘Tom Stoppard,’ Hermione Lee Takes On a New Challenge: a Living Subject by Charles McGrath

The acclaimed biographer’s life of the widely admired playwright and screenwriter follows her works about Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton and others.

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra launches new digital concert series by Eric Meyer Special To The Post-Dispatch

The initial six concerts, filmed in high-definition at Powell Hall, are available through the SLSO’s website, with the first available for free through Feb. 27.

Joe Allen’s: less a place to get (an off-menu) cheeseburger, more a community hub by Mark Shenton

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The Other Side of the Story: The Best Friend by Kerry Hishon

Welcome to part two of Theatrefolk’s The Other Side of the Story series! (Find part one here.) Today’s post brings into focus a character that’s normally just outside of the spotlight:…

In Space, No-One Can Hear you Quarantine: San Diego Fringe Theatre Artists Discuss a Year-Long Collaborative Online Monologue Project. by Irina Yakubovskaya

The works of San-Diego-based theatre company Lonesome Whistle Productions thrive in the intersection of satire, improvisation, boundless imagination, and profound appreciation for innovative…

On the Couch with Stephen Marsh

Review: Tarragon Theatre’s “Orestes” by Rick Roberts by Laurie Fyffe

Tarragon Theatre’s technological foray into the virtual reality of a Covid-19 lockdown begins with news of a murder, specifically, the brutal slaying of Clytemnestra at the hands of her so…

Jewish International Film Festival returns for 2021

Filmed Version of Romeo & Juliet, Starring Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath, Begins Streaming February 13 by Andrew Gans

Nick Evans directs the Shakespeare classic.

Ken Leung Stars in Carla Ching's Revenge Porn From Play-PerView February 13 by Talaura Harms

Proceeds from the digital reading will benefit Ma-Yi Theater Company.

Stars in the House Presents Harmony 2021 Gala, With Cyndi Lauper, Ann Harada, Frenchie Davis, Nick Adams by Andrew Gans

The February 13 stream of Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's series benefits New York Gay Men's Chorus, Youth Pride Chorus, and Tonewall.