The West End production of the worldwide smash musical Mamma Mia! has revealed additional casting for its return to the stage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50PMFrom classical music -prodigy - to “High Priestess of Soul,” this story taps into the legend that is Nina Simone with an honest and powerful portrait of her rich life and her ultimate de…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42PMBy: Sandi Durell
June 17, 2021: In a live interview, via Zoom, with John Lloyd Young in California and TheaterPizzazz in New York City, a unique experience unfolded getting to know this T…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:25PMThe 2022 inductees for Hollywood's iconic Walk of Fame have been announced and among this year's star recipients are two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and late pop culture icon and B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05PMThe Book of Mormon returns to Broadway November 5, 2021! Tickets on sale June 28.
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Review: Doctor Who: Time Fracture, Immersive Everywhere4.0Overall ScoreDoctor Who: Time Fracture is the newest experience by Immersive Everywhere which has opened at the appropriately titled…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48PMHey J! I get really nervous before auditions and I often feel very anxious about them. Any tips for managing
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:30PMTiny House | June 29 - July 18
by Michael Gotch
directed by Mark Lamos
Details + Tickets: https://www.westportplayhouse.org/show/tinyhouse/
Stephen Emerick, VIDEO EDITOR
Tiny House Digit…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:18PMBy . TV Free Europe presents Tilos az abadság - F* Ree Artists / New Year's Eve Revue livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thurs…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:09PMThe solid voices of Adelina Mitchell (as Catherine) and Alex Stone (as Jamie) convey the evening’s exhilaration, hope, and grief.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:03PMThe Big River star and Tony Award honoree comes to the prestigious program after a decade-long tenure at New York University's New Studio on Broadway.
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Mexican-born musical multi-hyphenate Jaime Lozano is having a blockbuster summer, with both online and live appearances, in addition to his work on the hottest film to hit the screens. As pa…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:55PM(Joseph Cermatori’s article appeared in The New York Times, 6/11; via Pam Green; Illustration: Rotating the perspective to depict massive, magnificent interiors, the Bibiena family transfo…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:46PMThe Jimmy Awards has just announced this year’s 72 nominees from 36 regions around the US. The national student showcase will be streamed on Thursday, July 15th at 7:30 PM. The show w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMThe University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance has appointed acclaimed musical theater artist and educator Michael McElroy as the new chair of the school's top-ranking Depar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMAmerican Repertory Theater has released footage of “Down at the Diner” from the December 2014 workshop of Waitress. This original opening number was subsequently cut and replaced with �…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:34PMJulianna Rose is second runner-up in 2021 Thespian Democracyworks essay competition.
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 05:24PMBy . Tonya Pinkins presents Through A Black Woman’s Lens—Hollywood & Theater livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursda…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:21PMJay Españo brings international perspective as the new AD for PrideArts; plus Leaders for a New Chicago awards and a new fund in honor of the late Malcolm Ewen
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Plus: Check out the Judy Garland-inspired art up for auction at Night of a Thousand Judys, benefiting The Ali Forney Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PMOutdoor theater is exploding this summer, with the continuation of New York State’s NYPopsUp and New York City’s Open Culture street performances, with the opening of Little Island park …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:46PMThe student participants from 36 regions across the U.S. will compete at the July 15 streamed ceremony honoring the best in high school musical theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM“Everything you can imagine is possible with our little Bandwagon.”
Bandwagon 2 drove away into the sunset last month but the memories, collaborations, and partnerships continue on. Wat…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:36PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Roster Set for PBS' A Capitol Fourth
Vanessa Williams will host the 41st annual Capitol Fourth concert. Similar to last yea…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMThe Broadway League has announced the nominees participating in this year's Jimmy Awards, also known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (a.k.a. the Tonys for high school stu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMToday, we're getting to know Six queen Courtney Mack, with whom you can book a shoutout today!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMLineup Includes a Family Hit of Stage and Screen, an Award-Winning Broadway Play, an Updated Classic from the America Canon, and World Premiere by a Red-Hot Baltimore Playwright Baltimore �…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:26PMFrom the Williamstown Theater Festival to New York Stage and Film, theatergoers can experience world premieres, concerts and more.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:03PMWatch the full interview HERE: http://bway.world/JennBL
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Richard Ridge chats with Broadway favorite Jenn Colella, wh…
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Additional July Performances Welcome Patrons Back for In-Person Concerts (Baltimore, MD) – The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) kicks off a month of free summer concerts on July 4 with t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:57PMWanna see Bruce on Broadway? People are paying thousands of dollars on reseller site for the tickets to “Springsteen on Broadway.” But
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:48PMOstensibly the story of the struggle for dominance over the electrical industry in Gilded Age America between celebrated inventor Thomas Edison and Pittsburgh upstart George Westinghouse, �…
SOURCE: pittsburghquarterly.com at 03:36PM“The System of Doctor Goudron and Professor Plume” is the latest installment of the National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air. While modeled on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The System of Doc…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:34PMFilmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland merges the stories of two of the twentieth century's most eccentric and talented writers in this fascinating documentary.
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:24PMA Festival Queerstory examines the Stratford Festival’s 1965 workshop of the then-unknown play Fortune and Men’s Eyes, by John Herbert. André Morin walks us down the sometimes invisible…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:24PM“We’re Gonna Die” is a play with music that faces reality — yes, we are all going to die. That’s okay, because the point of life is living, so why waste it? Young Jean Lee’s “W…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:19PMRoyal Festival Hall, LondonENB’s dancers deliver in a mixed bill and William Forsythe’s all-male Playlist leaves everyone grinning from ear to ear
For dance post-lockdown, the gala is in…
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A whimsical American fable performed by live folk musicians that will charm and delight audiences of all ages.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:38PMA knockout award-winning new play inspired by real-world boxer Jack Johnson will come to life on our Copaken Stage before going on tour throughout the community
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:37PMA fast-paced, laugh-a-minute, World Premiere by one of America’s hottest playwrights.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PMA different actor reads the script cold for the first time each performance. There's no director, no set, and it's 100 percent unrehearsed.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:17PMThe Meyer Sound Spacemap Go U.S. Roadshow will roll across the country through the summer and fall with stops in 10 cities, including sessions in conjunction with the Church Facilities Confe…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 01:10PM
Smith, president of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, gets ready for his shows at the nightclub with his band, Britton and the Sting.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:36PMLast week, Lyric Opera of Chicago released The New Classics: Songs from the New Golden Age of Musical Theater and it was an absolute gosh darn delight.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:28PMProducing Theatre During a Pandemic
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 12:26PMAlexandra Silber stars in the Paula Vogel play, which was in previews at the venue prior to the coronavirus shutdown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMReed and Ephraim Birney are in the Berkshires, reprising their roles in “Chester Bailey.” They discuss what it’s like to play off — and fight — each other.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMDavid Byrne’s American Utopia has found a new Broadway home. The show, which already announced its return to the New York stage, will play the St. James Theatre. Performances will begin o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMJames Corden recruited Ariana Grande to help celebrate the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown status across the country by belting out a hilarious spoof of Hairspray's "Good Morning, Baltimore" on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMLive performances will resume at London's Menier Chocolate Factory in September with the reopening of the European premiere of Paula Vogel's Indecent. Starring Broadway's Alexandra Silber, t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMWe at Stage Directions send our sincere congratulations to Playwright, Katori Hall for her being awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for her play The Hot Wing King. The play is a funny, deeply f…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 12:06PMGabriel TorresHometown: Bucaramanga ColombiaCurrent Town: New York City, NYQ: Tell me about Haus of Dust.A: Haus of Dust is a new campaign to bring awareness about substance use in latin…
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disguise has unveiled its new rx II hardware release, with the fastest and most powerful professional GPU available on the market. The new rendering node unlocks 40% more graphics processing…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:59AMHe stole our hearts in Broadway's "Bonnie & Clyde," melted them on the CW's "The Carrie Diaries" and just before the pandemic hit, Claybourne Elder was seducing us with "Barcelona" in the Br…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:29AMDespite the current capacity restrictions in the UK, a number of West End productions are soldiering on under social distancing guidelines. Along with the likes of SIX, Amélie and Les M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMTHE DESTRUCTION OF JANE: The 1981 TARZAN film became a massive financial hit due to its dizzyingly unintentional bad taste, and screenwriter Paul Pecorino set out to push these offensively v…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:23AMOff Broadway will be available to the public via Broadstream from June 24th-June 27th. Learn more about how to receive a link to the show here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMBy Paul T Davies
Paul T Davies reviews Doctor Who - Time Fracture, the latest immersive theatre experience to hit London.
This post REVIEW: Doctor Who Time Fracture, UNIT HQ, London ✭✭�…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:13AMLearn more about the non-profit organization Musicians United for Social Equity, as well as this upcoming event with Billy Porter.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMDavid Byrne's American Utopia will return to Broadway this fall at the St. James Theatre. As previously announced, performances will begin Friday, September 17, 2021.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMJune is bustin’ out all over with graduations. High school, colleges (and even pre-schools!) are sending their students off to their next “stage.” And from what I’m hearing from the …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMIn Hamilton and Me, Giles Terera shares his personal story and relationship with Hamilton and his character, Aaron Burr. It covers how he auditioned for the role of ‘the villain’ and the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
#49! VIP Tour PART 2 and VIA NAPOLI! Epcot secret entrance, NO WAITING to ride Frozen, Test Track, and Soarin’! THANK YOU KATE FOR AN AMAZING TOUR! then Finding Spike the Bee, Grown-up dr…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AMTune in today, June 17 (12pm ET) as Richard Ridge chats with Broadway favorite Jenn Colella, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, June 20 (3pm and 8pm).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMIn what could be a harbinger for Broadway’s post-Covid protocol, Springsteen on Broadway has announced that audience members must be vaccinated with an FDA-approved vaccine, a policy no do…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:51AMBroadway Bares: Twerk From Home premieres online this Sunday.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:48AMThe TV concert special will air July 4 on PBS.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMShort Speeches to Pack a Punch
Written by Amanda Grace
June 21, 2021
Sometimes, less is best. All shorter than 1 minute, these monologues will leave your audition panel wanting more.
F…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 10:36AMThe production will play a limited engagement at the West End’s Theatre Royal Haymarket beginning June 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMPerformer Stuff Presents “In the Holding Room” Industry Podcast Episode 19
Written by: Christiaan Abbott
June 17, 2021
Performer Stuff continues with episode 19 of the podcast “I…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 10:21AMThe circus-burlesque-nightclub experience comes to 46th Street.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:12AMBirbiglia's latest solo work will be directed by Seth Barrish.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:12AMByrne's Broadway hit returns this fall.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:12AMJ. Harrison Ghee, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Robyn Hurder, and Jelany Remy are also set to appear in the virtual fundraiser June 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AMFor theatre tickets, the latest news and more about the Olivier Awards visit https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/
The company of Porgy and Bess perform at the 2015 Olivier Awar…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:07AMAlvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Carnegie Hall, and more offer tributes to enjoy from home.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AMOpera Theatre of St. Louis shifted the focus from oppression to expression with "I Dream a World," presented outside the Missouri History Museum.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:03AMDavid Byrne’s American Utopia, the theatrical concert performance that played a limited engagement on Broadway to great acclaim and full houses for five months in 2019 and 2020, and months…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AMThese early Dance Theater of Harlem stars met weekly on Zoom — to survive the isolation of the pandemic and to reclaim their role in dance history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AMFollow along as Noah Catala teaches the final sequence from the film's title song.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM“David Byrne’s American Utopia” will return to Broadway this fall at the St. James Theatre. The show had previously announced plans to return to Hudson Theatre, where it had played a…
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The production will play the St. James Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMWord Up Live Invited Dress
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:52AMBroadway Update: Mockingbird, Mormon, Love Supreme Return
By: David Sheward
June 17, 2021: The new Broadway calendar is almost complete. Two more shows shuttered during the pandemic hav…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:49AMPlaces Please Project aims to provide $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based theater workers who have been out of work for over a year and are struggling to pay rent. Led by board …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 09:46AMIn person, Ann Dowd, sweet, solicitous and ready to laugh at herself, is far removed from Gilead, the totalitarian state where Aunt Lydia, her alter ego on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” rules…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:12AMRehearsals have begun. The canopies are up. We are doing everything we can to ensure a safe return to live theatre – and it’s exciting to be back at it. But as we await news from the gov…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:12AMJohn Early directs the limited engagement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:07AMThe shows are free in person and via livestream.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:06AMI saw a sad, but not surprising thing on the internet recently — a clip of ’80s era comedian Joe Piscopo (b. 1951) performing at some Trump rally organized by My Pillow guy Mike Lindell.…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:03AMBut wait! you say. We don’t say “Eskimo” anymore, and anyway Eskimos aren’t Icelandic! If that was your response, you don’t read very carefully and have missed the quotation marks …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:03AMPlaying at Theatre Peckham before a UK tour, Tamasha Theatre’s Under the Mask – written by a junior doctor – is a haunting revisit of the early days of the pandemic.
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After the harrowing events of the last year, the production is a noble effort—but something of a misfire.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:52AMEnjoy the curtain call from opening night of J'Ouvert (second play in the RE:EMERGE season) at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Tickets available: https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/jouvert-1…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:38AMOn Saturday, many of the city’s cultural venues are holding performances and parties to mark the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AMA new nonprofit fund called Places Please Project will provide $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based theater workers who have been out of work and struggling to pay rent as Covid …
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:00AMActor Lilli Cooper, writer Kyle Jarrow, composer Andrew Lippa and other theater industry members have teamed up to provide $500,000 in rental relief to theater workers in New York City. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMThe billionaire former wife of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos picked out smaller Chicago arts organizations for her donations, and asked that the spotlight not be on her.
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It's been a tough year for music and art venues. Here's how a state relief package will help venues stay afloat.
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:42AMWalt Disney Animation Studios and the pan-African entertainment company Kugali revealed the first images of their hotly anticipated Disney Plus original series “Iwájú” during a present…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42AMDisney has tapped top toon talents from across the African continent for “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” a Disney Plus Original anthology of animated films set to premiere on the Mouse H…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42AMRita Moreno has posted a new statement saying that she is “incredibly disappointed” following her comments about the lack of Afro-Latino representation in “In the Heights.” During an…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42AMYork is a West Australian ghost story inspired by 200 years of real accounts. It is a raw, resonating new
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:39AMDavies Mews, Bond StreetThis immersive show makes up for its disarray with the visceral thrill of moving among familiar and stunningly realised aliens
“It’s been a frantic day,” says L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMCheck out the rehearsal images for Heathers, opening at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 June PLUS the final guest stars are announced for Wonderville.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:19AMAs London venues reopen, theatergoers can choose to reckon with works like “The Death of a Black Man” or enjoy frothier fare from George Bernard Shaw.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:03AMIn Lita Doolan’s new play The Wyre Lady of Fleetwood, the Wyre Lady refers to a real-life pleasure boat in the seaside fishing port of Fleetwood, just down the promenade from the holiday r…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM