The Ajoona Guest House

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SET LIST: BROWNIE AND SHOBEAN AT 54 BELOW, 8/14/22 by Jason Robert Brown

Shoshana Bean and I have been yodeling, complaining, cracking each other up and messing up lyrics together for about fifteen years now. We sang together at a wedding, we sang together at a b…

An Unacquainted Orchestra, Tasting India, and tea by Salem Collo-Julin

The Chicago Black Artist Union is a grouping of Black Chicago creatives from several disciplines who joined together to share their artistry with a variety of Chicago audiences, support each…

Cast and extra cities announced for Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP by Gabi Bergman

The cast for the 70th Anniversary Australian production of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap was revealed today by producer John Frost

New cast to join the Australian #HamFam by Gabi Bergman

The producers of HAMILTON are thrilled to welcome two new performers to the principal cast of the Australian company, with

We Were Promised Honey! review – glimpses into uncertain futures by Mark Fisher

Roundabout at Summerhall, Edinburgh Sam Ward takes hints from his audience to imagine how their lives could go from here, in a bittersweet contemplation of fate There is a joke in Waiting fo…

“Chasing Hares” at the Young Vic by Aleks Sierz

While Britain is experiencing a “summer of discontent”, with inflation, strikes and other conflicts, it is odd that so few plays are as overtly political, and as overtly resonant as Sona…

The Coil Project debuts zany and fun ‘Forgotten Monsters of Filmland’ by Gregory Ford

The play's campy nostalgia evokes creepy and memorable horror movies.

UKRAINIAN CHILDREN BRING A PLAY FROM A BOMB SHELTER TO BROOKLYN by Robert Shuman

(Sarah Bahr’s article appeared in The New York Times, 8/12; via Pam Green.) The group recently arrived in New York to perform “Mom on Skype,” first staged in April in Lviv, at the Iron…

Body Through Which the Dream Flows by Edward A Kliszus

Body Through Which the Dream Flows OpeningNight.Online With a marvelous coterie of young dancer gymnasts, Soomi Kim's The Body Through Which the Dream Flows uses a multi-dimensional visual a…

A year after Afghan War, Updated FAMILY MUSIC our musical drama dealing with aftermath of the Afghan War by Fred Landau

Two highlighted numbers at https://youtu.be/hLFfOPBzmagMore demos from this show at  https://youtu.be/0ha6R1Z2yQo and https://youtu.be/_vLnGZVtRc4A FAMILY MUSIC  script - UPDATED August …

Learning to Fly review – a riveting, remarkable hour of theatre by Catherine Love

Summerhall, Edinburgh Consummate storyteller James Rowland revisits his childhood friendship with an elderly neighbour and shares heart-tugging experiences As theatre recovers from the pande…

This Week on Broadway for August 14, 2022: On That Day in Amsterdam by Matt Tamanini

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere, and Matt Tamanini discuss “On That Day in Amsterdam” at 59E59; “I Wish: The Roles That Could Have Been” and Roe Hartrampf Concerts at 54 Below; S…

REVIEW: Sap, Roundabout Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival ✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Sap playing at Roundabout at Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh Festival 2022. This post REVIEW: Sap, Roundabout Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival ✭✭…

REVIEW: Manic Street Creature, Roundabout Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Manic Street Creature now playing at Roundabout at Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. This post REVIEW: Manic Street Creature, Roundabout Summ…

REVIEW:Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is About To Happen, Roundabout Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, a play by Marcelo Dos Santos starring Samuel Barnett at Roundabout at Summerhall at the EdF…

Ivo van Hove: ‘UK’s theatres can teach its politicians a lesson about life after Brexit’ by Miranda Bryant

As the Belgian director brings his new production of A Little Life to Edinburgh, he says the British stage has been brilliant at maintaining links with Europe Ivo van Hove, one of Europe’s…

Still Floating review – poignant and troubling return to an island adrift by Catherine Love

Summerhall, Edinburgh Shôn Dale-Jones once imagined his childhood home Anglesey separating from the UK. Now he revisits the Welsh island in a Brexit Britain where belonging has become a vex…

Jerry Sadowitz show cancelled over ‘extreme racism, homophobia and misogyny’ by Mark Brown

Some comedians at Edinburgh fringe express concern after promoter pulls Sadowitz’s second performance Jerry Sadowitz had his show cancelled at the Edinburgh fringe because its content was …

Margaret Severn: Danced in Masks by Trav S.D.

I had some difficulty finding a photo of modern dancer Margaret Severn (1901-1997) that I could actually use, for the perfectly comprehensible reason that she was the kind of performer who i…

VIDEO: Gabriella Uhl & Jonathan Lengel Talk 13: THE MUSICAL by Richard Ridge

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge sat down with Gabriella Uhl andJonathan Lengel ahead of the premiere of 13 the Musical to discuss landing their dream roles in the new movie musical. The duo al…

Theatre Review: ‘My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy’ at Theater J by Helen Ganley

Framed by an open stage and wearing all-black clothing, Brad Zimmerman maneuvers around his simple set of a chair and a table beset with a single rose in a vase and a childhood sports trophy…

Two Broadway Shows Take Final Bows Today by Team Bww

Today, August 14, 2022, Broadway says goodbye to two Tony-nominated productions. Tina- The Tina Turner Musical will conclude its run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre following 27 preview perform…

Smiling Billy Parsons: The Cinema’s Most Successful Dilettante by Trav S.D.

I had a heck of a time getting a bead initially on today’s subject, for two not insignificant reasons, over and above his relative obscurity. One is his multiplicity of professional names.…

Lillias White @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

Tony Award Winner, Lillias White, brought her new show to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor for their Musical Mondays series.  August 12, 2022: The one and only Lillias White brought her ne…

Denzel Washington Honors August Wilson’s Legacy at House Opening by Ollie Gratzinger

After fund-raising and restoration efforts, the childhood home of the playwright will offer artist residencies and other programming.

Edinburgh fringe 2022 week one roundup: from care home tales to a Berlin fetish night by Deborah Chu

Sex, social commentary and Ian McKellan in a dance Hamlet: where else but the first full fringe since 2019, with standouts including Sheeps, Bilal Zafar and ‘a show without actors’ Day f…

Medea review – Adura Onashile exudes awesome authority in bloody tragedy by Mark Fisher

The Hub, Edinburgh Liz Lochhead’s Scots verse spits wit and venom as male power meets female determination with operatic intensity, in this National Theatre of Scotland staging Everybody i…

Yippee Ki Yay review – Die Hard, starring a knackered dad in a vest by Chris Wiegand

Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh The Bruce Willis action film has had a big impact on superfan Richard Marsh. He retells the story in rhyme, with his finger for a gun Richard Marsh has clearly seen…

‘Captures the heart’: FINDING MAGIC – Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Online Show) by Louise Penn

A Zoom performance by Beverley Bishop, directed by Peter Beck, Finding Magic includes an audience recorded at the time of the livestream, to give a sense of interactivity.

Honor Olivia Newton-John on This Week's 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 paying tribute to the late Olivia New…

REVIEW: Ryan Lane Will be there Now in a minute, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Ryan Lane will be there Now in a minute, playing at the Assembly Roxy as part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. This post REVIEW: Ryan Lane Will be there N…

Shane Crawford announced as the Pharaoh in JOSEPH AND THE TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Sean McLoughlin

Tim Lawson in association with Michael Harrison and The Really Useful Group are thrilled to announce that AFL legend, SHANE

13 Facts About 13 The Musical by Broadway By Ghostlight

With the film adaptation of the Broadway musical 13 hitting the small screens this week courtesy of #Netflix, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look into this modern middle school …

$14 Million Gift To Transform New Haven Symphony by Frank Rizzo

Transformative changes are ahead for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, fueled by a historic multimillion-dollar gift that will create new outreach initiatives and a new home for its performa…

Irvine Welsh’s Porno review – coarse and gutsy Trainspotting sequel by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Welsh’s band of unruly misfits reunite – 15 years older – in an intense, dark farce that rushes to a conclusion all too soon For all that the characters …

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: My Favorite Cease and Desist Letters

A while back. I was in an audience of theatre fans watching an onstage conversation between Frank Rich and Stephen Sondheim and the subject of unauthorized changes made in regional and amate…

Cat On a Hot Tin Roof by Sandi Durell

by Yani Perez . . . Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened this summer at Ruth Stage Theatre at St. Clement’s after being postponed numerous times due to the pandemic. This is the first of Tennesse…

Burn; Ballet Freedom review – Alan Cumming gives it a whirl as Robert Burns by Sarah Crompton

King’s Theatre; Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghThe actor makes his dance debut in a visually stunning yet curiously empty life of the poet. But every move counts in the Freedom Ballet of Ukra…

Jerry Sadowitz Edinburgh fringe standup show axed due to complaints by Gareth Rubin

Pleasance theatre cancels Scottish comic, saying his material ‘does not align with our values’ The Scottish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has had his Edinburgh fringe show cancelled by the ven…

Identical review – a new musical of The Parent Trap has its own special effect by Clare Brennan

Nottingham PlayhouseThe casting of twins as the separated sisters adds a frisson to Trevor Nunn’s elegant production of the twice-filmed tale, with pitch-perfect music by George Stiles Eri…

The week in theatre: All of Us; Jarman – review by Susannah Clapp

Dorfman; King’s Head, LondonDisablism, austerity and therapy-speak fuel Francesca Martinez’s jolting drama, while Mark Farrelly channels Derek Jarman in a rush of memories There are star…

‘It’s writing from the heart’: ALL OF US – National Theatre ★★★★ by Alun Hood

It would be unsurprising, indeed completely understandable, for a new state-of-the-nation play focusing on the treatment of, and opportunities for, disabled people in present-day UK, to fetc…

Stratford Festival’s 2023 season will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical ‘Rent’ and Tony-winning comedy ‘Spamalot’ by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

‘Rent’ will be directed by Broadway veteran Thom Allison, a source close to the production told the Star.

Behind the baton: There's no easy path to becoming an orchestra conductor by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In addition to musical ability, people skills and leadership skills are perhaps the most essential qualifiers for a conductor.

A new ‘Tempest’ and a new stage launch the Elm Shakespeare Company’s return to Edgerton Park by Christopher Arnott

Elm Shakespeare Company is doing its first full professional Shakespeare show since COVID. "The Tempest," directed by the company's artistic director Rebecca Goodheart, runs Aug. 18 through …

Acclaimed musical theatre director and choreographer Donna Feore taking a break from Stratford Festival in 2023 by Karen Fricker Theatre Critic

Donna Feore is working on a number of projects in the U.S., including the world premieres of two shows with connections to hit films.

Hand To God

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The Mousetrap: Why We’re All Ensnared by Amanda Ellison

John Osborne’s acclaimed 1950s drama Look Back in Anger premiered in London in 1956, and finished its run by the

Andrew Barth Feldman sings “Archie’s All-American” at 54 Below by Mr. Joe Iconis

“The Four Gifts”: Heartfelt & Amazing Life of Local Hero—at Hillbarn by Joanne Engelhardt

Father Joe Bradley’s Inspirational Story Calls for Sharper Focus   by Joanne Engelhardt “The Four Gifts,” at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City, shows what happens when a person who is …

Jane Lynch Plays Final Performance in Broadway's Funny Girl August 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

The stage and screen star makes an earlier exit due to a pre-planned vacation and a surprise Emmy nomination.

Tina—The Tina Turner Musical Ends Broadway Run August 14; Tour to Follow by Andrew Gans

The Tony-nominated musical began previews October 12, 2019, prior to an official opening November 7 at the Lunt-Fontanne.

POTUS Finishes Limited Engagement on Broadway August 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Lilli Cooper, and more star in the new play directed by Tony winner Susan Stroman.

Immersive Barcelona Next to Normal Closes August 14 by Raven Brunner

The adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical is performed without sets or props.

Pulitzer Winner Martyna Majok's Sanctuary City Completes West Coast Premiere August 14 by Leah Putnam

The play about two DREAMers in contemporary America completes its run at Berkeley Rep.

Fernanda Coppel's King Liz Completes West Coast Premiere August 14 by Leah Putnam

Starring in the Geffen Playhouse production are Ray Abruzzo, Sabrina Sloan, Nancy Linari, and Oscar Best.

First Off-Broadway Revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Completes Run August 14 by Leah Putnam

The production stars Sonoya Mizuno, Matt de Rogatis, and Christian Jules Le Blanc.

Rajesh and Naresh, a New British Asian Queer Romantic Comedy, Completes Edinburgh Fringe Run August 14 by Leah Putnam

Set after the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, the show follows the cross-continental love story through long distance and cultural clashes.