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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASS to premiere at the MTC in March by Gabi Bergman

Melbourne Theatre Company returns to the mainstage on Thursday 11 March with the Australian premiere of Sexual Misconduct of the

February 2021 Theater Openings Week 3: New York Pops Up Festival begins. Lillias White as Sarah Vaughan. by Jonathan Mandell

Below are the day-by-day theater openings from February 15 to 21st. In this third week of what’s normally a fallow theater month, we get a return to in-person performances, with the launch…

National Folk Festival announces Katie Noonan as new Artistic Director

Sydney artist Leyla Stevens wins 66th Blake Prize

Episode 27! Valentine's fun at Magic Kingdom! Grey Stuff Cupcake review, #MeatLollipop, and MORE! by Framily Travel

The Broadway Bradshaws have Valentine's fun at the Magic Kingdom including some Disney Dad Trivia, Riding Big Thunder Mountain, It’s a Small World, Reviewing the Great Stuff Cupcake, tryin…

Survey finds that people are considering leaving the Victorian music industry

From Queensland farm boy to West End star by Bella Bevan

Star of the West End’s The Phantom of the Opera, Paul Tabone, came from humble beginnings as a descendent of Italian immigrants

Lead cast announced for The Wedding Singer

The Hidden, All Too Contemporary, History Behind Middlemarch by Artsjournal2

No, it’s not that many mediocre men are threatened by smart women (timeless!) or that mismatched marriages can destroy those in the marriage (also timeless!). It’s about plague. – LitH…

Moving The Louvre’s Collection Far From The Floods by Artsjournal2

In 2016, when the Seine flooded its banks, museum workers toiled 24 hours a day to haul thousands of artworks out of underground storage for their protection. Cut to now: “For more than 16…

When Science Doesn’t Cut It by Artsjournal2

Director Iram Parveen Bilal (I’ll Meet You There) explains: “I’m the daughter of a physicist mother and a chemistry professor father. … We were told from the get-go that education is…

Greenland (dir. Ric Roman Waugh): Film review by Dan Scully

Worth checking out before the world ends The post Greenland (dir. Ric Roman Waugh): Film review appeared first on phindie.

London’s TINA Anticipates June 2021 Return! by Ashani Smith

Big wheels keep on turning! As we’ve watched for the past year many Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End productions fall silent as the coronavirus pandemic closed the door on many theater…

Survey finds that people are considering leaving the Victorian music industry by Sean McLoughlin

A new study looked at how the pandemic has impacted the Victorian music sector – it found that 58% of

THE WEDDING SINGER lead cast announced by Peter J Snee

Following a nationwide call-out that saw over 600 applicants, the stars of the Australian premiere of The Wedding Singer have

Intrepid Museum’s Kids Week offers performing arts programs on Wednesday by Deb Miller

Kids Week (February 15-19) at the Intrepid Museum is going virtual this year, with dozens of streaming demonstrations, shows, workshops, performances, and special guests that will keep kids …

Jamie deRoy & friends Valentine by Barry Gordin

Jamie deRoy & friends Valentine’s Day Special: More From the Archives on Sunday, February 14 at 7:30 PM February 14, 2021:  To celebrate Valentine Day Jamie deRoy & frien…

This Week on Broadway for February 14, 2021: Ken Ludwig by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Ken Ludwig. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatri…

What We Talk About When We Talk About Amy Tan by Artsjournal2

Maybe Asian American writers should stop dissing Tan. “I understand the resistance to being lumped in with her; I feel it, too. But when I recently re-read The Joy Luck Club, I could not …

The Secret Life Of Museums During Lockdowns In The UK by Artsjournal2

Each lockdown has meant something different for the staff, especially of science and natural history museums. For instance, James Maclaine, senior fish curator at London’s Natural History …

The Indianapolis Museum Of Art’s Job Ad Asked Director To Maintain A ‘Traditional, Core, White Audience,’ Which Did Not Go Over Well by Artsjournal2

The explanation of the current CEO and director of the Indianapolis Museum didn’t, perhaps, help. Charles L. Venable said that “the decision to use ‘white’ had been intentional, and …

Will Covid-19 Kill The Pandemic Movie? by Artsjournal2

Maybe, but then again, the form has a way of shifting with new information to meet the times. However, it will have to be something other than documentary: “Unless there emerges a bizarre …

Brenda Ballin, Longtime And Well Loved Guide At The Met, 91 by Artsjournal2

Ballin started volunteering as a docent in the 1970s. “Whatever lucky group she had in tow was pretty much guaranteed a good show. Along with an extensive knowledge of the artworks, she co…

What The ‘To All The Boys’ Trilogy Has Meant For Its Star by Artsjournal2

Lana Condor on the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy author Jenny Han: “When we first were talking years ago, she said, ‘I just want you as Lana and as a young Asian-American g…

Legendary Casting Director Lynn Stalmaster Has Died At 93 by Artsjournal2

You know his work even if you don’t know of the man. “Stalmaster’s accomplishments are too numerous to list exhaustively, but among them: He became the first casting director to receiv…

The Modernist Poet Who Understood The Precarity Of Civilization by Artsjournal2

Aime Césaire, whose Discourse on Colonialism remains (all too) relevant – and who protested to some effect in 2005after French President Jacques Chirac instructed schools to teach about t…

Missing ‘Bridgerton’? Turn To TikTok by Artsjournal2

First there was Ratatouille: The Musical or Ratatousical, which raised more than a million dollars for actors, with the no doubt bemused blessing of Disney. Then TikTok went sea chanty. Now?…

Cole Porter Created A Pro-Immigration Protest Ballet In The 1920s by Artsjournal2

Of course he did. “Like modern immigration laws, the [1921] Emergency Quota Act inspired a wave of pro-immigration activism, and Porter, who was born to the state’s wealthiest family and…

Why Are The Met’s Trustees Sitting Idle While The Museum Contemplates Selling Its Treasures? by Artsjournal2

The problem isn’t earned income lost to tourism (that is, no tourism). The problem is the trustees. “Met trustees established a special fund to deal with the pandemic crisis. So far, acc…

Madison Fears He Made Constitution’s Impeachment Clause Too Hard for Idiots to Grasp by Andy Borowitz

“If I had to write the impeachment part all over again, I’d really dumb it down,” James Madison said.

Commentary: While the Met contemplates selling its treasured art, rich trustees sit idle by Christopher Knight

The COVID-19 crisis is defeating America's greatest art museum.

NSO @ Home LIVE • February 14 • Valentine's Day Special by The Kennedy Center

JM SYNGE’S POWERFUL VISION OF IRELAND STILL PROVOKES AND INSPIRES by Robert Shuman

(Seán Hewitt’s article appeared in the Irish Times, 2/13; Illustration: JM Synge: For many years, his drama was too close to home.) In the year of the dramatist’s 150th anniversary, his…

Review: Beware the Text, and Other Tales From ‘Smithtown’ by Jesse Green

Four not-very-believable characters in a chain of monologues are rescued by a cast of exceptionally believable actors.

In Memoriam, Paul Owen, Scenic Designer with Actors Theatre of Louisville, 85 by Michael Eddy

We were saddened to hear that Paul Owen, the longtime scenic designer with Actors Theatre of Louisville, died on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Palliative Care Unit at Baptist Health Louis…

Love Is in the Air on Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is playing cupid for Valentine's Day. I…

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Will Chase & Ingrid Michaelson on Broadway Profiles by Lindsey Sullivan

Spend Valentine's Day with this creative couple! Broadway fave Will Chase and chart-topping singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson have been together for five years, and on the newest episode o…

Special Valentine's Day Treat- Broadway Bradshaws make Red Velvet Mickey Waffles! by Framily Travel

Happy Valentine's Day, Framily! Enjoy this special Valentine's Day Treat and join the Broadway Bradshaws as they make Red Velvet Mickey Waffles!

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ by New York Philharmonic

For more information visit https://nyphil.org Subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/user/NewYorkPhilharmonic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nyphilharmonic Twitter: https://twitter.com/ny…

Overcoming Stage Fright

Please enjoy this article about managing stage fright from Certified Life Coach, Sue Hurwitz who also happens to be my mother: As an audience member, what you usually see onstage are actors …

David Cameron, you won't enjoy this: inside the Windrush scandal musical by Amelia Gentleman

On Hostile Ground features a singing former PM – and plenty of savagely witty numbers about wrongful detention and deportation. As it prepares to launch, we go behind the scenes David Cam…

In Memoriam: Rupert Neve, Audio Industry Icon, 94 by Michael Eddy

Rupert Neve, an innovator and business owner whose analog audio equipment designs have become an essential component in music recording, live sound production and home hi-fi systems, died on…

‘Amusing look at love in lockdown’: VALENTINE’S SKETCH SHOW – Northern Comedy Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

The material in Valentine’s Sketch Show feels a little rough at times, but when things click and the company runs with it, you do have a giggle. However, Northern Comedy Theatre (ba…

Stan Ross: “I’m With You” by Trav S.D.

I don’t claim that the photo above is REPRESENTATIVE of the career of comical bit player Stan Ross (Abraham Schiller, b. 1926). As an X rated movie, some might regard The Sexpert as a low …

Super Bowl LV, NY PopsUp and the Darkness Before the Dawn by Mo Brady

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Get Watching: The First Oscars Shortlists Are Out by Artsjournal2

Of course, we’ve all probably been watching quite a few things during the past year, but have those things included Academy-honored movies? Time to start, perhaps. – The Guardian (UK)

How A Few Women, In Just A Couple Of Years, Changed The Course Of Art In The U.S. by Artsjournal2

Women Artists for Revolution (W.A.R., of course) weren’t shy about their rallying cry in 1969. “The group ignited a robust movement against gender discrimination within, and widespread e…

What’s The Best Place To Work (And Work Only) From Home? by Artsjournal2

Turns out it might not be sitting on the couch behind your daughter in the TV room. (Who could have known, pre-pandemic?) – Fast Company

Can Theatre Help Heal The United States’ Political Divides? by Artsjournal2

Well, that sounds hokey. But it’s powerful, a program from Georgetown that, a co-founder says, shows “there is a particular power that performance has, to allow us to listen deeply, bear…

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (33) by Robert Shuman

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

NEWS: Hearts For The Arts 2021 winners are announced by Press Releases

The winners have been announced for the annual National Campaign for the Arts’ (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2021. The awards celebrate the unsung heroes of local authorities who are ch…

Check Out These 10 Swoon-Worthy Moments on Broadway for Valentine’s Day by Marc J. Franklin

Make your heart melt with Hadestown, The Bridges of Madison County, and more.

Comedians Telling Erotic Stories review – first snogs, orgies and a come-on from Boris by Brian Logan

OnlineRachel Fairburn’s showcase aroused funny bones, if not G-spots, with Shappi Khorsandi, Lou Sanders and Will Duggan If ever there was a time for comedians to diversify their skills, i…

Remember Stage Kisses? by Jonathan Mandell

Smooching is not exactly a lost art this Valentine’s Day; it’s more like in storage, along with many other practices, onstage and off. But it’s a good day to remember how much theater …

Malls And Nail Salons Are Open, But Not Museums? by Artsjournal2

Dear Gavin Newsom, this makes no sense at all. Signed, a lot of LACMA and other art-lovers in California. Weirdly: “LACMA can open its Resnick Pavilion gift shop but not the galleries with…

A Right-Wing Mayor Opens Museums In France Despite National Restrictions by Artsjournal2

Not that left-wing art-lovers can’t sympathize (and a socialist mayor in another town is planning to defy the national orders as well), but … well, honestly? This is another seemingly bi…

Robert Binet’s ‘The Dreamers Ever Leave You’ started as an intimate performance at the AGO. When the pandemic sidelined a Harbourfront run it wa by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

‘Dreamers’ is the latest addition to the National Ballet of Canada’s free online programming. The company has also commissioned new works from Jennifer Archibald, Vanesa Garcia-Ribala …

‘Perfect for the season’: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA – RSC (Online review) by John Chapman

A rom com with a dark edge makes for good Valentine's Day entertainment

A great dance company, a famous Canadian choreographer and a broadcast quality recording made in Paris: that’s Crystal Pite’s ‘Body and Soul’ by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

The work that Pite made for Paris Opera Ballet has its Canadian digital premiere on Feb. 17 through new dance initiative Digidance.

Good Grief review – tender tale of loss in a hybrid of stage and screen by Susannah Clapp

Original Theatre; available onlineSian Clifford and Nikesh Patel rehearsed for two days on Zoom before being filmed in a studio in Lorien Haynes’s impressively naturalistic bereavement sto…

Milliners create out-there hats for Quantum Theatre's 'Far Away' by Tyler Dague / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Now Playing On TikTok: 'Bridgerton' The Musical by Jeff Lunden

Not long after the Netflix Regency romance premiered on Christmas, two young songwriters asked on TikTok: "Ok but what if Bridgerton was a musical?" Millions of people wanted to know the ans…

Dan Furman: Cabaret HotTrax Featured Artist by David Sabella

Dan Furman: Cabaret HotTrax Featured Artist by David Sabella Dan Furman hails from Old Hickory, Tennessee (just outside Nashville). He began playing piano and composing music at an early age…

Thur., 2/18 @ 5:00 pm & Sat., 2/20 @ 8:00 pm Zoe Lewis by Cabaret Hotspot!

Zoe Lewis & the Social Distancers in CONCH CABARET! Thursday, February 18th @ 5:00 pm More music and mayhem through the window with Roxie, Ciggy and some fabulous local guests! https://w…

Mon., 2/22 @ 7:00 pm Stearns Matthews Living Room Concerts Return! by Cabaret Hotspot!

  STEARNS MATTHEWS’ LIVING ROOM CONCERTS! Monday, February 22nd @ 7:00 pm Monday, March 22nd @ 7:00 pm Monday, April 19th @ 7:00 pm (That’s the third Monday of each month.) 20% of tips …

Sat., 2/27 @ 6:00 pm Sean Patrick Murtagh presents Serenade by Cabaret Hotspot!

SEAN PATRICK MURTAGH in THE MARIO 100! CONCERT NO. 2 SERENADE Saturday, February 27 @ 6:00 pm EST Live and Free on Facebook: facebook.com/seanieboysfnyc Sean Patrick Murtagh proudly presen…

Feb-April Patrick DeGennaro Announces Two Vocal Workshops by Cabaret Hotspot!

VOCAL COACH PATRICK DeGENNARO ANNOUNCES TWO VOCAL TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS Tuesdays, February 23 – March 30th from 6:00-8:00 pm Thursdays, February 25 – April 1st from 6:00-8:00 pm To registe…

February 14: Trump’s latest impeachment drama and his threat to democracy by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post February 14: Trump’s latest impeachment drama and his threat to democracy first appeared on Shenton Stage.

“A Strange Loop” by Michael R. Jackson by Jack Wernick

Jackson’s brave and ingenious dismantling of race and sexuality norms provides a portal from which those who have experienced discrimination based on their identity can readily embrace his…

Andrea Marcovicci Celebrates Valentine's Day February 14 With Free Concert Benefiting The Actors Fund by Andrew Gans

The stage and screen star performs the songs of Jerome Kern.

Celebrate 49 Years of Grease With a Look Back at the Original Broadway Production and Beyond by Playbill Staff

The original Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre February 14, 1972.

46 Broadway Actors Share Their Most Romantic Stage Roles by Andrew Gans

Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis, Betty Buckley, André De Shields, Chita Rivera, Kelli O'Hara, Shereen Pimentel, and more recall their most memorable love-filled theatre outings.