Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Tony-Nominee Lauren Patten Joins LGBTQ 'See Yourself, Be Yourself' Media Representation Panel

On Saturday, March 20 at 2 PM EST, Pride and Less Prejudice will host a virtual panel on the importance of LGBTQ media representation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51PM

See one of the worlds most popular operas at the Sydney Opera House for the cost of a movie ticket by Sean McLoughlin

In its bid to encourage more people to experience grand opera, Opera Australia is offering $20 tickets to 2,000 first

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:49PM

Darebin Speakeasy Feb-June 2021 Season Announced – A year-round contemporary performing arts program presented at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre an by Gabi Bergman

The February to June Darebin Arts Speakeasy season features a program of premieres and performances bigger than ever before, bursting

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:38PM

Enlightenment by Joe Paradise Lui, featuring Merlynn Tong with illustrations by Badiucao to premiere 10 March by Gabi Bergman

Featuring illustrations by renowned artist and activist 巴丢草  (Badiucao), ENLIGHTENMENT by acclaimed Melbourne theatre makers Elbow Room and written by

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:33PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles Returns to Salt Lake City this April at the Maverik Center by Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles

Together longer than the Beatles, RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES will bring the greatest hits to life, from Ed Sullivan all the way to Abbey Road. This mind-blowing performance takes you …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:42PM

GMU students have a winner in ‘Sing Happy! The Music of Kander & Ebb’ by David Siegel

The joys of a new online musical await: Sing Happy! The Music of Kander & Ebb, an engaging, confidently performed, energy-filled one-hour revue performed by the talent-rich students of G…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:07PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Online World Premiere by Barry Gordin

In Case You Hadn’t Heard:  A Conversation Between America’s Past and Its Promise on February 22 @ 8pm at baystreet.org February 16, 2021: In Case You Hadn’t Heard, a provocative v…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:56PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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#JohnLloydYoung's Vegas 2021 Valentine Concert Promo by Call Me Adam

If you missed the LIVE presentation of John Lloyd Young’s "Vegas Valentine Concert," you can catch it ON DEMAND through February 21, 2021. Click here for tickets: 3rSfxDs Read my FULL rev…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:15PM

Livestreaming a Conversation: Master Class with Murielle Borst-Tarrant

By . Pangea World Theater and Art2Action present a conversation about directing with Murielle Borst-Tarrant livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:11PM

Theatre Review: ‘Torn’ presented by AmaZing Theatre by Mary Ann Johnson

This is a new play that sheds some light on the time when Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to the White House to have dinner — an unprecedented act in the early 20th century…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:02PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Golden Globes nominee profile: James Corden (‘The Prom’) returns to his stage roots by Tony Ruiz

Many people may only know James Corden as that British guy who hosts “The Late Late Show with James Corden” or “Carpool Karaoke.” However, the Emmy and Tony winner has a long history…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:58PM

Talks on UK-EU artists visa yet to start, admits minister

Actors, musicians and creative industries battle wave of post-Brexit red tape

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:58PM

Review: Despite glitches, “Silver Linings” marks Atlanta Ballet’s welcome return by Gillian Anne Renault

The Atlanta Ballet’s free livestream Silver Linings was an experiment, and like many... The post Review: Despite glitches, “Silver Linings” marks Atlanta Ballet’s welcome return app…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 06:58PM

Music and live entertainment industries submit open letter to the Australian Government by Peter J Snee

An Open Letter published today seeks to bring attention to the continuing devastation the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Australia’s

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:56PM

Livestreaming How Did We Get Here?  

By . IPG International Presenters Group presents the conversation How did we get here?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:55PM

Word Up! S3 E3: Songwriting with Eldad Lembe by The Old Globe

RIGHT NOW--collaborate in the comments section to create an original SHORT STORY with us! Join musician Eldad Lembe with host Laura Z. for Word Up!, a fun, festive, weekly word-based colla…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:27PM

A New Adaptation of ‘The King and I’ to Hit the Big Screen by Matthew Wexler

"Something wonderful" is coming to the silver screen!  Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "The King and I." The post A New Adaptation of ‘The King…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:12PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Johnny Pacheco, Giant Of Latin Jazz And Salsa, Dead At 85 by Artsjournal1

“Pacheco, a Juilliard-trained multi-instrumentalist who’d found success recording with his band, Pacheco y Su Charanga, sparked a musical revolution when, in 1964, he met Jerry Masucci a…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Keeping Up Live Performance As The World Goes Virtual by Artsjournal1

“We have a total commitment to live performance. That’s what we do. We’re not a film company,” says the director of the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia. What’s more, “we really …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Santa Fe Opera Hires New Boss With New Title by Artsjournal1

With the previous artistic director, Alexander Neef (who was shared with the Canadian Opera Co.), having left for the Paris Opera, Santa Fe decided to combine his position with that of direc…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

‘Drenching Richness’: Alex Ross Revisits The Films Of Andrei Tarkovsky by Artsjournal1

Ross fell under the director’s spell upon seeing Andrei Rublev in college. “The long pandemic months seemed a good time to burrow back into Tarkovsky’s world. Life was moving at a neo-…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Black Dancers And Dance Companies Worry They Won’t Be Able To Survive Pandemic by Artsjournal1

Broadway dancer NaTonia Monét says that, even when theaters finally start up again, “you have your few Black shows that come along, but other than that, you’re fighting for the one or t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

‘A Thunderclap”, Says Publisher: Unknown Work By Proust Coming This Spring by Artsjournal1

“The texts in The Seventy-Five Pages [Les Soixante-quinze feuillets] were written in 1908, around the time Proust began working on In Search of Lost Time, which was published between 1913 …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Music Critic Peter G. Davis, 84 by Artsjournal

He was longtime critic for New York Magazine. Peter was best known as an authority on opera — his 1997 book The American Opera Singer is an essential work — but he covered every form of …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Jorge Morel, Classical Guitarist And Composer, Dead At 89 by Artsjournal1

“[He] added a vast repertoire to his instrument and performed to packed concerts around the world. … In between classical concerts, Mr. Morel paid his bills by performing nightly at the …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

To Understand The Problems With Big Tech Platforms We Need To Understand What’s At Risk by Artsjournal

Harvesting data at scale makes us collectively vulnerable in ways that go beyond breaches of individual privacy. This is a new and nasty problem: even when individual rights are formally con…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

How A Bad Joke Ended Up In Canada’s Top Court by Artsjournal

Comedian Mike Ward made a bad joke about a teenager with a disability back in 2010. The victim sued and the case is now in the Supreme Court. Many comedians are supporting Ward. “The suppo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Documentary: Could It Be Years Before Big Music Festivals Return? by Artsjournal

“If, like me, you happened to watch the documentary mere hours after hearing that statement, the Glastonbury scene took on a whole different kind of emotional meaning. All of a sudden, it …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

COVID Has Shown Us That Theatre Is Too Dependent On Its Buildings by Artsjournal1

Lyn Gardner: “At their best, [theatre buildings] are creative powerhouses, community hubs, a place of inspiration, succour and sanctuary. But often they come with self-perpetuating, top-do…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Everyone’s Pivoting – Here’s What’s Relevant To Classical Music by Artsjournal

According to Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, there are ten different kinds of pivots. At least six out of them are relevant to classical music. – Ludwig Van

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

1,000-Year-Old Murals Identified In German Cathedral by Artsjournal1

“A series of frescoes showing the life and death of John the Baptist in the cathedral of the Bavarian city of Augsburg have been recently dated to the first decade of the 11th century, ran…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Claim: The COVID Shutdown Has Revolutionized And Democratized Theatre by Artsjournal

“The result is a worldwide swarm of approaches that have profoundly opened up the possibilities of the form, most likely for good. The word ‘theatre’ stands at the starting post, all b…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Composer Gets No Play Until She Puts Her Music Out Under Male Pseudonym by Artsjournal

A change of name it all started to click. After adopting the pseudonym Arthur Parker her pieces were getting the airplay she had struggled to achieve as a woman. – The Times (UK)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Finally: More Money, Resources For Black Theatre? by Artsjournal

In the last seven months, there has been a groundswell of support for Black-owned businesses and nonprofits that are focused on specifically and directly helping the Black community. People …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Why We Have Difficulty Trusting Science by Artsjournal

Precisely the same methods, and precisely the same leaps of brilliance and faith that led in some cases to science that has withstood the test of centuries, led also to results that were rap…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

The Cultural Significance Of Magazines by Artsjournal

“The best way to think about magazines is as the analog Internet—they’d foster communities of people, just like on social networks,” Steven Lomazow, a seventy-three-year-old New Jers…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54PM

Broadway-Bound THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Focus of BLACK INSPIRATION Virtual Audience-Development Event

The Black Public Relations Society-New York and the Black Theatre Network in association with SimonSays Entertainment, have come together to create BLACK INSPIRATION, a virtual audience dev…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PM

THEATER-FILM-MUSIC TALK

Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, the Congress for Jewish Culture will host a special celebration of writer Sholem Asch, with an online event titled ASCH WEDNESDAY. Sholem Asch is best known for his …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:49PM

In the News: New Plays from Pearl Cleage and Susan Soon He Stanton, More by Talaura Harms

Plus: Rebecca Luker's alma mater announces a scholarship and a stage named in her honor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

Model Majority celebrates the Lunar New Year with a Saturday night of comedy by Deb Miller

On Saturday, February 20, at 8 pm, NYC’s premiere Asian American sketch comedy team, Model Majority, founded by Veronica Dang in 2018, presents a night of laughs and more to celebrate the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:30PM

Witnessing the Impact: How does the pandemic affect disabled people and their caregivers? by David Block

BSR is partnering with the Witnessing the Impact of COVID-19 in Disabled People’s Lives archive project. This story by journalist David Block spotlights people who rely on caregivers in th…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:21PM

BLACK RITUAL (OBEAH) by Agnes de Mille | Celebrating the Unnamed Dancers of the 1940 Production by American Ballet Theatre

In 1940, during American Ballet Theatre’s inaugural season, the ballet BLACK RITUAL (OBEAH) by Agnes de Mille made its World Premiere. The work was performed by 16 Black and Brown dancers;…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

Dorset Theatre Festival Names New Fellows, Commissionees by Amelia Merrill

The program will be overseen by resident artist Jade King Carroll.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM

Cast Members From FROZEN, HADESTOWN, DEAR EVAN HANSEN & More to Join THE BROADWAY CAST REUNION SERIES

Lee Lessack and Robert Bannon, the hosts of the weekly, online chat show, Quarantine, Cabaret and Cocktails, have launched a new live online series, giving audiences an opportunity to get c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Tony Awards Nominees May Suffer Due To Delay In Voting by Marc Hershberg

In waiting a year after the shutdown to begin voting, Tony Awards voters might not remember the shows well enough to cast accurate votes.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:00PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Go Behind The Scenes of Ethel Merman and Carol Channing's Time on The Love Boat by Seth Rudetsky

This week, Seth Rudetsky learns how soap operas are surviving in the COVID-era and relives a harrowing SNL quick change.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM

Bowerbird’s Liminal States series presents Laraaji by Aaron Pond

Bowerbird presents multi-instrumentalist Laraaji in its Liminal States series, streaming concerts with an unlikely goal: to put the listener to sleep. Aaron Pond reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:55PM

Sideshow Theatre Company Announces Virtual 2021 Season by Amelia Merrill

The season will feature multiple play readings with customized digital party experiences, including live-streamed D&D games.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM

Theatre for One creates a one-on-one connection between artist and audience by Marissa De La Cerda

Court Theatre unveils a digital experiment in microtheater. Before the pandemic, seeing a play often meant sitting in the dark and fading away amongst the crowd …

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:30PM

S. KOREA’S MUSICAL SCENE RESUMES ONSTAGE SHOWS, WELCOMES FANS AS COVID-19 SEATING RULES EASED by Robert Shuman

(from Yonhap 12/12; PHOTO: provided by Acom, shows a scene from the musical “The Last Empress.” (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) — The South Korean musical scene i…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:26PM

Audio Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Dancing Men’ by We Happy Few by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

Brent Morris is a mathematician, scholar of Freemasonry, and Sherlock Holmes aficionado who lectures on “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” and cryptology at the heart of the famous Sherl…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:16PM

Livestreaming a Convening: Black Spatial Relics

By . Black Spatial Relics presents their second annual convening livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Tuesday 23 February to Sa…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:12PM

Facetime Interview: Kevin Spirtas: Michael Slade Tribute: After Forever's Emmy Award winning Co-Creator and Writer by Adam Rothenberg

This interview is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Michael Slade, Co-Creator and Emmy Award winning Writer of the multi-Emmy Award Winning Digital Series After Forever. I welcome back …

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 04:06PM

Review: All On Her Own, MZG Theatre Productions by Olivia Kiely

Review: All On Her Own, MZG Theatre Productions 2.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping AYT going an…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:06PM

Review: Heads or Tails, Living Record Festival by Anna Perry

Review: Heads or Tails, Living Record Festival3.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and p…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:06PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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LISTEN: Idina Menzel Curates Broadway 'Showstoppers' Playlist for Spotify

The playlist, curated by Menzel for Spotify, features songs from Hamilton, Come From Away, Rent, Jagged Little Pill, and many more (including, of course, Wicked).

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PM

9 Videos (Not Enough!) by Newcomer Maggie Bera Impersonating Broadway's Leading Ladies!

Meet Maggie Bera. You won't believe how spot on these Broadway Leading Lady impressions are in these 9 videos!

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:49PM

Broadway Beaux Bradley Gibson and Adam Hyndman Are Now Broadway Husbands by Talaura Harms

The couple shared photos from their Las Vegas Little White Chapel wedding on Instagram.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PM

VIDEO: Keenan Scott II and Brian Moreland Discuss the Impact of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN

Writer Keenan Scott II and producer Brian Moreland discussed the upcoming Broadway premiere of Thoughts of a Colored Man. The new play, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, will open on Broad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PM

A Jagged Little Pill Conversation with Celia Rose Gooding and Lauren Patten by TDF

Celia Rose Gooding and Lauren Patten talk about the show, their friendship and Alanis Morissette! TDF is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing the power of the performing arts…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PM

Livestreaming a Convening: School of Resistance

By . NTGent presents Schol of Resistance: A film and discussion series livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Wednesday 24 Februar…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:39PM

Mike Nichols Got His Juiciest Backstage Stories From Broadway by Gordon Cox

There are plenty of juicy backstages tales from both Hollywood and Broadway in “Mike Nichols: A Life,” the new biography of director-producer-performer Mike Nichols. And the juiciest of …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:32PM

Ain't Too Proud Show Spotlight: Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal by Broadwaysf

Get Ready, San Francisco! Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal has another installment of the new Show Spotlight series ready to take center stage. In honor of Black History Month, Tamsen hig…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:19PM

Arena Stage stretching in new directions online with a film by Indigenous artists and 3 original musicals by Peter Marks

Artistic Director Molly Smith continues her original films with “Indigenous Earth Voices” as part of the theater’s virtual spring lineup.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:03PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Controversial Playwright Sholem Asch to Be Honored Tomorrow with ASCH WEDNESDAY by Ruth Ross

Sholem Asch is best known for his play GOD OF VENGEANCE, which he wrote in 1906 and was published in English-language translation in 1918. Set in a brothel, the play includes Jewish prostitu…

SOURCE: www.njartsmaven.com at 02:45PM

Community Voices Comedic Writing Episode 3: Do you get tickled by things most people find disturbing by The Old Globe

Do you get tickled by things most people find disturbing? This is your episode, dear dark side friends. Dust off your skeleton and put on your blackest lipstick, because today’s episode is…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:29PM

Black History Month Dreamcast: An All-Black Revival of Waitress

Next order up in our Black History Month Dreamcast series, we look at the sweet as pie Sara Bareilles scored musical Waitress.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:20PM

Cases Q&A: Sending a lockdown love letter to the arts by Terri Paddock

In April 2020, I was due to chair a post-show Q&A at The Other Palace for new British musical CASES. Of course, that run was cancelled due to Covid, but when composer-lyricist Dominic Po…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 02:17PM

Piano Bar Live! Streams Tonight, Tuesday, February 16, with Host Scott Barbarino, Plus Sally Darling, Kenny Davidsen and Jamie McRae

Featuring new performers with every show, the weekly, award-winning Piano Bar Live! (PBL!)streams that his Tuesday, February 16th at 7:15 pm ET, with host Scott Barbarino and guests Sally Da…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:12PM

Jessica Hecht, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melanie Moore Join The Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop by Andrew Gans

Director Igor Golyak’s latest work fuses film, theatre, and video game technology.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Jessica Hecht, Melanie Moore, Anna Baryshnikov & More Featured in THE CHERRY ORCHARD: A NEW MEDIA WORKSHOP

The Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop is an experiment in development by Arlekin Players Theatre’s founder and director Igor Golyak, who has been a leading innovator of virtual theat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PM

Janie Dee shines in streamed production of Terence Rattigan's 'All On Her Own' by Matt Wolf

Solo plays are everywhere these days and why not? So it’s not too surprising to note the renewed interest in All On Her Own, a slice of Terence Rattigan esoterica that premiered on TV in 1…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:57PM

Broadway Gave Mike Nichols His Juiciest Backstage Stories by Variety

The author of "Mike Nichols: A Life," Mark Harris, on the director's life and influential work -- and the dramas behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 01:49PM

Jessica Hecht, Anna Baryshnikov, Melanie Moore to Lead New Media Presentation of The Cherry Orchard

The free workshop production will also star Mark Nelson and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48PM

"Another National Anthem": What Assassins Tells Us About the American Identity

Three decades after the original production closed, Assassins is still more relevant than ever.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48PM

VIDEO: New Lyric Video Released for 'You'll Never Walk Alone', Honoring 65th Anniversary of CAROUSEL

Today Concord Theatricals launched a brand new lyric video in honor of the 65th anniversary of the 1956 film Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel, featuring the musical’s most enduring…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PM

Transcendent Spirits: Lift 40 Voices and Dance by Marina Harss

Streaming highlights: the New York Chorale Society, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and City Ballet’s ‘Prodigal Son.’

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:35PM

New York Theatre Barn Will Present Excerpts From Freedom Riders Musical by Dan Meyer

The presentation features a conversation with writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:23PM

F@T5: Long Distance! Episode 15 — Navigating 2-Person Scenes with Francesca Betancourt by The 5th Avenue Theatre

Hey Musical Theater heads! Fridays @ The 5th doesn’t stop just because we’re all stuck inside! Here's Episode 15: "Navigating 2-Person Scenes" — A Realtime Scene Study with Francesca …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:21PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Celebrate International Commedia dell’Arte Day 2021 on February 25 with Faction of Fools Theatre Company by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Join Faction of Fools Theatre Company, DC’s Commedia dell’Arte theatre company, on Thursday, February 25th for an all day virtual soirée celebrating International Commedia dell’Arte D…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:50PM

Madison Square Garden Will Re-Open Next Week for Knicks Game

Plans to re-open venues in New York continue to unfold, and today comes news that the famed Madison Square Garden will re-open next week for the Knicks and Rangers games.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

Andrew Barth Feldman, Jennifer Damiano and More to Join LITTLE ME: GROWING UP BROADWAY Podcast

Marc Tumminelli and Little Me: Growing Up Broadway, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, is celebrating their one year anniversary with new episodes, as well as, their new �…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PM

London's Sister Act Postponed to 2022; Whoopi Goldberg Exits Production by Lindsey Sullivan

Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the previously announced London remount of the musical Sister Act has been postponed. Performances at the Eventim Apollo are now scheduled for July 19,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

See Reneé Rapp Dish About Mindy Kaling's The Sex Lives of College Girls on Broadway Profiles by Lindsey Sullivan

After making her Broadway debut in Mean Girls, Reneé Rapp is set to star in the HBO Max comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls. The performer spoke about her new role on the latest e…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

West End Revival of Good, Starring David Tennant, Postponed Again by Lindsey Sullivan

The previously announced West End revival of C.P. Taylor’s Good, starring David Tennant and directed by Dominic Cooke, has been postponed again. The production was originally scheduled to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Get Ready for an Inside Look at Ain't Too Proud on the Latest Broadway Profiles Show Spotlight by Lindsey Sullivan

The latest edition of the Broadway Profiles Show Spotlight Series, a special digital-only series that features nationally touring theatrical productions, has arrived! The latest episode, whi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

MTC Student Monologue Challenge: Belinda + Midori by Manhattan Theatre Club

This week's monologue was written by Belinda Leung, a senior from Brooklyn Technical High School in New York, and performed by Midori Francis. To read more about the challenge please visit …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:42PM

Second City nears sale to a private equity company ZMC, also owner of ‘Grand Theft Auto’ by Chris Jones

Chicago’s famed comedy theater Second City is close to a deal that would see it sold to Strauss Zelnick's ZMC.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:28PM

Cast Set for Sheffield's Virtual Production of The Band Plays On by Andrew Gans

Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau will direct the Chris Bush play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Tamer Tamed’ by The Rude Mechanicals by Susan Brall

For Valentine’s week, The Rude Mechanicals present “The Tamer Tamed,” directed by Liana Olear and produced by Joshua Engel. The first performance was available February 13 on YouTube. …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:07PM

Stars in the House Goes Behind the Scenes With Black Theatre United February 16 by Andrew Gans

Carin Ford and Lisa Dawn Cave guest host Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

The Subtext: The Many Forms of Jen Silverman by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks with the playwright of 'The Moors' and 'Collective Rage' about how writing for TV inspired her write a novel about the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:05PM

All On Her Own: Janie Dee Lays Bare Terence Rattigan’s Fierce Monologue by David Finkle

★★★★☆ A foremost 20th-century playwright gets his due in this impeccably streamed presentation The post All On Her Own: Janie Dee Lays Bare Terence Rattigan’s Fierce Monologue ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Get Healthy This Month with The Ultimate BIPOC FitPro Database!

Looking to live a healthier life this February and beyond? Look no further than The Ultimate BIPOC FitPro Database- a new resource highlighting the many talented, hardworking, and knowledge…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:53AM

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Gorman, Wayne Brady & More to Take Part in #Ham4Progress Presents: THE JOY IN OUR VOICES

Join Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Gorman, Wayne Brady, Gayle King and Senator Warnock in celebrating Black History Month with “#Ham4Progress Presents: The Joy In Our Voices”, celebrating…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM

Village Song 3: Nostalgia for Ellen Stewart, Kenny’s Castaways and Bob Dylan, Contempt for Zero Irving. by Jonathan Mandell

In this third and final episode of Rattlestick Theater’s Village Song, the young songwriting students from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts illustrate once again the paradox of Greenwich …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:41AM

Whoopi Goldberg Exits London ‘Sister Act The Musical’ Starring Role Due To Pandemic Postponement by Greg Evans

Whoopi Goldberg won’t be falling back into the old habit after all: The View moderator has canceled plans to appear in an upcoming London revival of Sister Act The Musical due to the produ…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:39AM

Whoopi Goldberg Departs London Run of Sister Act Musical, Where She Was to Play Deloris

The run of the musical has been pushed to 2022.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:24AM

VIDEO: Watch Leslie Odom Jr. & the Cast of ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI in 'Behind The Scene'

The actors in the film, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Kingsley Ben-Adir, take the audience “Behind the Scene” in this once-in-a-lifetime convergence of legends in which Ma…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10AM

NEWS: The West End run of Good starring David Tennant is postponed for a second time by Press Releases

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the producers of the West End production of CP Taylor’s GOOD, starring David Tennant and directed by Dominic Cooke have postponed the forthcoming …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:05AM

TheSharedScreen’s ‘Tape’ unspools tense and scorching storytelling by Michael Poandl

TheSharedScreen’s scorching new Zoom production of Tape — the 1999 play turned 2001 indie film starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman — is a successful experiment in embracing the presen…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:03AM

BWW Flashback: Getting to Know the Many Versions of THE KING AND I

Paramount Pictures will remake Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical, The King and I. Paramount reportedly intends to 'reimagine this classic story with a contemporary perspective that…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM

Hit The “Pandemic Wall”? You’re not alone. by Reilly Hickey

A great writer reads your mind. They articulate something you’ve been thinking.  But haven’t put it into works.  Or even admitted to yourself. (One of the reasons for Dear Evan Hansen�…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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The Congress for Jewish Culture Celebrates Controversial Jewish Writer Sholem Asch with ASCH WEDNESDAY by Suzanna Bowling

Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, the Congress for Jewish Culture will host a special celebration of writer Sholem Asch, with an online event titled ASCH WEDNESDAY. Sholem Asch is best known for his …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:39AM

Whoopi Goldberg drops out of Sister Act musical as UK run delayed to 2022 by Louis Chilton

Actor was set to reprise her role from the beloved 1992 comedy film on stage

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:33AM

Child is Father to the Man: 11 Show Biz Juniors Who Tried on Their Old Man’s Shoes by Trav S.D.

The other day we shared a post showcasing pairs of famous people who possessed the same name. Today, a variation on a theme, only with one of the stars chiefly famous for sharing the name of…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:33AM

A Black Perspective by Barry Gordin

ACA Galleries group exhibition of prominent African American artists extended through March 20, 2021 February 16, 2021:  ACA Galleries, located at 529 West 20th Street in the gallery di…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:24AM

Black History on Broadway: Celebrating the 1976 Revival of Guys and Dolls by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony-nominated production, directed by Billy Wilson, featured an all-Black cast with Motown-style musical arrangements.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O’Hara Pay Tribute to Late Mentor and Teacher Florence Birdwell by Dan Meyer

Ms. Birdwell, a professor of voice at Oklahoma City University, passed away recently.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AM

West End Production of Good, Starring David Tennant, Postponed Again by Talaura Harms

No new dates have been set for the revival of the C.P. Taylor play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM

VIDEO: Matt Mucha and Taylor Okey Have an Egg Roll (Mr. Goldstone) on SECOND ACT SNACKS

Here they are, boys! Here they are, world! This week, Mooch and Taylor jumped on Mama Rose's tour bus and ventured down to Chinatown for an egg roll that would make Mr. Goldstone thrilled! I…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AM

NEWS: Leading theatre names call on Government to allow outdoor performances ‘at the earliest opportunity’ by Press Releases

Signatories, along with 60 other names, including Annilese Miskimmon (artistic director, English National Opera); Catherine Mallyon (executive director, Royal Shakespeare Company); Neil Cons…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM

Hot Clip of the Day: It's Britney, Broadway! Nick Adams, Hayley Podschun & Benjamin Rauhala Tribute To Beloved Crossroads Scene

A noteworthy Britney Spears anniversary occurred yesterday, the 19th anniversary of the film release of Britney's 2002 movie (written by Shonda Rhimes!) Crossroads aka when we all started si…

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Whoopi Goldberg Departs London Cast of Sister Act as Production Postponed Until 2022 by Andrew Gans

Goldberg and Jamie Wilson will produce the limited run at the Eventim Apollo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM

"You'll Never Walk Alone" | From Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL (Official Lyric Video) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

"You'll Never Walk Alone" Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by the 2018 Broadway Cast Stream or download the Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel 2018 Original B…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:49AM

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 by Susan Grace

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VIDEO: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Ask Leslie Grace To Join IN THE HEIGHTS Film

In an emotional video, she shares how she reacted when she got the call confirming she would be in the movie. 

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39AM

CLAIRE BLOOM AT 90: A PHENOMENAL ACTOR WITH POISE, SPIRIT AND STEEL by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 2/15; via Pam Green; Photo: ‘High creative aspirations’ … Claire Bloom, photographed in 2016. Photograph: Sarah Lee/the Guard…

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Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, February 16- with Patrick Page, Robert Cuccioli and More!

Today (February 16) in live streaming: Laura Osnes sings with Seth Rudetsky, Josh Groban in concert, and more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25AM

Ryan Murphy Set to Receive Cinematic Imagery Award at the 25th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

He is the originator of the popular American television programs American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Pose, Hollywood, Feud, Glee, and The New Normal, among many others.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

THEATER-FILM-MUSIC TALK by Sandi Durell

Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, the Congress for Jewish Culture will host a special celebration of writer Sholem Asch, with an online event titled ASCH WEDNESDAY. Sholem Asch is best known for his…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:18AM

Organised Fun goes online with the audience in control by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Organised Fun is a new online comedy improv show where the audience determines what people do. Anything can happen and you don't need to leave your home. This post Organised …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:17AM

Italy’s Art Museums Emerge From Lockdown, And They Have Lessons For The Rest Of Us by Artsjournal1

“‘We are now where you will be in a few days,’ wrote novelist Francesca Melandri in a piece for the Guardian newspaper in late March 2020. Her moving ‘letter from your future’ coin…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

Here’s What A British Musician Now Has To Go Through To Work In Europe by Artsjournal1

While the UK was in the EU, a British musician could pretty much just accept a gig and go. Now she has to apply to each member country for a separate short-term work permit, with all the emb…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

If You Know Who Wrote Jitney, You Could Have Been Last Night's Champion on Jeopardy!

Unfortunately for the returning winner, that drama was not written by Stephen Sondheim.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:03AM

VIDEO: Watch Ben Rimalower and Daniel Nolen's NEXT YEAR, SOME YEAR, Episode 22- Live at 12pm!

For followers of the their podcast and previous livestream ('Tuesday, Thursday, April, August') as well as newbies, this will be fun and fast-paced program of fan favorite segments like 'All…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01AM

‘Corinne Walker plays all the roles with aplomb’: ILLUSIONS OF LIBERTY – Applecart Arts (Online review) by Michael Davis

Written by Lorna Wells and directed by Aisling Gallagher, Illusions of Liberty focuses on Liberty Jones (Corinne Walker) – a young cellist who has just had test results from doctors regard…

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17: The Sound of Music by Musicalsplaining

In honor of the late Xtopher Plummer, we take a look back at the classic 1965 film. Lindsay tries her best to understand what nuns do with their free time and Kaveh reveals his basic side. …

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Whoopi Goldberg drops out of Sister Act London run as postponement announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Sister Act London has announced a postponement to the 2021 season at the Apollo Hammersmith and the withdrawal of Whoopi Goldberg. This post Whoopi Goldberg drops out of Sist…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:53AM

This Week in Broadway History: February 16 - 22 by JK

This Week in  Broadway History: February 16 - 22 🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭  February 16, 2007: The future Tony-winning Best Play, Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? opens at the …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AM

Macbeth by Sandi Durell

By Carol Rocamora . . . “By the pricking of my thumbs/Something wicked this way comes.” Indeed, it has.  Polly Findlay’s Macbeth, now live-streaming on BroadwayHD, is a “wickedly”…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:05AM

A New Movement: Despite Diminishing Funding that Threatens its Future, Dance in Chicago Soars. And Now is the Time for Equity to Take Wing by Sharon Hoyer

Thanks to the ingenuity of Chicago’s dance community through a lean ten years and a hellish ten months, Chicago remains, and will remain a mecca for dance.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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BroadwayRadio Special: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” Roundtable (Tuesday, February 16, 2021) by Ashley Steves

In today’s special episode, Matt, Ashley, and Grace party like it’s 1997 and take a look back at “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” now available on Disney+. Any and all fee…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

Westfield News ArtsBeat 2/16/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 2/16/21. Jorgensen's Spring season, Kevin Rhodes on Brahms, Pericles at CT. Rep, The (Little) Big Broadcast returns and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

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Christopher Jackson (‘Hamilton’) on the ‘surreal’ nature of watching the show back on Disney+ [Complete Interview Transcript] by Kevin Jacobsen

Christopher Jackson played George Washington in “Hamilton,” which was opened up to a huge audience last summer thanks to a live recording on Disney+. The film has since been honored with…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:43AM

A Dramaturgy of Elliot B. Quick by Piehole

Elliot spent his career looking for the meaning of this elusive concept [of dramaturgy], and with the following we attempt to honor him and continue his quest by articulating what Elliot’s…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 07:42AM

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 2/16/21 by Mark G. Auerbach

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. Brahms’ Last Hurrah with Springfield Symphony Maestro Kevin Rhodes; UCONN;s Jorgensen Center announces its Spring season with B…

SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.com at 07:41AM

Celebrities rally together to support the Theatre Artists Fund in new video series by Hira Desai

To mark the anniversary of theatre closures, we're sharing the stories of our celebrity friends who, when faced with struggles, were lent a helping hand. The post Celebrities rally together …

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:30AM

Lookback: the wider cultural meaning of Don Knotts’ death by Terry Teachout

From 2006: When I was young, everybody I knew watched The Andy Griffith Show. Today there are no TV shows that “everybody” watches, and no movies that everyone has seen. Indeed, the Ame…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

Almanac: George Herbert on February and March by Terry Teachout

February makes a bridge, and March breaks it. George Herbert, “Jacula Prudentum” Continue reading Almanac: George Herbert on February and March at About Last Night.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Long live the King-Cat by Megan Kirby

A history of John Porcellino’s midwest influence The graphic novel Map of my Heart begins with a cartoon map of Hoffman Estates: the high school, the Barringt…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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‘You’ll be eager to find out what happens next’: Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels – Finborough Theatre (Online review) by Maryam Philpott

Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels has already become a gripping anatomy of relationships and the attempts to manipulate two quite different women.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

39 Martin Luther King Jr. murals, one for each year of his life, planned across Connecticut by Susan Dunne

CT Murals is partnering with 39 communities across Connecticut to create 39 murals for each year of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life by MLK Day 2022.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Sister Act The Musical is rescheduled to July 2022

A press release from the producers of Sister Act The Musical, Jamie Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg, announces that they will not open this summer as planned at London’s Eventim Apollo. The per…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 05:30AM

London Theatre News Today: Tuesday 16 February by Hira Desai

Sister Act The Musical at London’s Eventim Apollo postponed until July 2022 Due to the current and ongoing pandemic restrictions and the knock-on effect this has had to the international p…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:14AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Liz Lerman Talks Movement & Discord by Artsjournal1

The choreographer, performer, writer, educator, and speaker shares her creative process and the connection between movement and discord. – Aaron Dworkin

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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'A critic said my stomach was a warning to us all!' Simon Callow meets Derek Jacobi by Chris Wiegand

The theatre legends look back at working with Laurence Olivier and Peter O’Toole, the pain of biting reviews, the joy of a good run – and the agonies of being miscast Derek Jacobi and Si…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM

Stars in Your Eyes: the 50s musical saluting actors in a crisis by Chris Wiegand

Our series on films about theatre continues with a British comedy in which variety acts face an existential threat when TV steals their audience Theatres around the country are shutting thei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Songs that are Lovely Duets by Broadway Direct

In the world of Broadway, there’s no better way to express love than by bursting out in song. Keeping up with the month’s theme of love, this playlist is full of epic Broadway duets perf…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:03AM

February 16: Human diversity should be celebrated in theatre — so why are plus-sized actors given fewer opportunities? by Mark Shenton

... Read More The post February 16: Human diversity should be celebrated in theatre — so why are plus-sized actors given fewer opportunities? first appeared on Shenton Stage.

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Devising Our Future Through a Commons-Based Approach by Jamie Gahlon

By Jamie Gahlon. Jamie Gahlon, HowlRound’s director, kicks off the Devising Our Future series by reflecting on the necessity of working together now to co-envision and co-create the future…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Lauren Yee Talks Inspiration and Broadway Dreams by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

Lauren Yee was hosting the fifth Asian American night at Signature Theatre for her play Cambodian Rock Band when she learned the show’s run would need to close early as COVID-19 emerged in…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:44AM

5 Questions with Tom Kitt of Jagged Little Pill by Broadway Direct

Tom Kitt is a Tony Award-winning composer and has been keeping busy and doing a lot to keep the theatre community engaged during the Broadway shutdown. He’s nominated again this year for a…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:27AM

VIDEO: On This Day, February 16: Happy Birthday, John Tartaglia!

Tartaglia earned a Tony Award® nomination for his performance in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Avenue Q, for which he originated the roles of Princeton and Rod. Additional Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02AM

Disney Dad Trivia #2- Cinderella edition! by Framily Travel

Join the Broadway Bradshaws for Disney Dad Trivia- Cinderella Edition!

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00AM

We’re Saved! Norm Lewis Hits Note So Low It Causes Seismic Shift, Fully Reversing Climate Change by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Thankful alert! Actor and Broadway baritone Norm Lewis has reportedly hit a vocal note so low...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

Controversial Reimagining of Sam Shepard Play Completely Lacks Incest by Broadway Beat

by Samantha Prosser. @samanthprosser (Twitter), @samantharaquelprosser (Instagram). ANCHORAGE, AK. - The local Throb Theatre Company rece...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM

15+ Stage Performances to Watch February 16-17 - See a 'Moulin Rouge!' conversation, 'The Night Watcher,' 'Così fan tutte' 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…

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WATCH: TDF's 'Jagged Little Pill' Conversation - Costars Lauren Patten and Celia Rose Gooding on their hit Broadway musical

Costars Lauren Patten and Celia Rose Gooding on their hit Broadway musical---In Jagged Little Pill, the thought-provoking Broadway musical inspired by Alanis Morissette's album of the same n…

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SOCIAL DISTANCE DANCE VIDEO: During an Isolating Global Pandemic Janessa Clark Creates "COMMUNION" by The Dance Enthusiast

"It was a deliberate choice to film vertically. For one, the only mode of capture for this project was a smartphone. I didn't want to hide that fact. I wanted to celebrate that part of how w…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM