The Shark Is Broken Opening Night: The actors and creative team discuss the hilarity and depth of the show, theatre accessibility, advice for young playwrights and more.
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:33PMThe Shark Is Broken Opening Night compilation of answers from cast, Christian Slater, James Monroe Iglehart, and more!
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:33PMAvant Bard Theatre announces its 8th annual Scripts in Play festival and two full productions for the 2023-2024 season. Producing Partners Sara Barker and Alyssa Sanders welcome to the leade…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:29PMANNAPOLIS, MD (August 1, 2023) – Ballet Theatre of Maryland, the state’s leading professional ballet company, has released individual tickets for sale for their 45th year in residence at…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:09PMIntroducing Playbill Picks, show recommendations from America's top theatre magazine, written by the Playbill staff.
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The upcoming season was the first planned by artistic director Jeanette Harrison, who was appointed in 2022.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:43PMLate summer offerings from Theatre in the X, Mural Arts, TerraCycle, and Project Capoeira bring the heat this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:40PMThe Netflix film, co-starring Carey Mulligan, arrives in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMRoxey Ballet presents the second annual River Dance Festival, featuring diverse talent from across the nation. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:33PMIf I were forced to name one favorite show, it might well be Sweeney Todd. (Actually, it would be Sweeney-Night Music-Follies, but that's cheating.) Sweeney's size, wit, pathos, beauty, and …
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Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this episode will air in New York City on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:55PMC Aurora, EdinburghThe long-ago disappearance of a great-aunt is explored in Nishla Smith’s captivating performance, enhanced by hand-painted animations
For decades, Nishla Smith’s famil…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 03:54PMOne of the biggest heavy metal music festivals in the world, Hellfest recently wrapped its 16th edition in Clisson, France where KISS launched the festival with Claypaky Xtylos and an array …
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:43PM"Back to the Future: The Musical," the time travel adventure, joins a long line of problematic screen to stage musicalizations which do not improve on the originals in any way. Joining the l…
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SOURCE: PLSN at 03:34PMNeutrik Americas, the leading supplier of robust and reliable professional AVL connectivity solutions, announces the appointment of Fernando Manfrini to the position of Technology Business M…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:31PMThe new musical has a book by Emily Mann, music by Lucy Simon and Carmel Dean, and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PMIn “Once Upon a One More Time,” Jennifer Simard finds value in seeing “how small you can make something and achieve a big result.”
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:19PMWorld Cup champion Lionel Messi was welcomed to his new team - Inter Miami - at the team’s DRV Pink Stadium in Fort Lauderdale with a dazzling welcome celebration. The bright, bold, and co…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:05PMTiago Santos, Emerson Collins and Bruce Melena (Photo by Dlugolecki Photography) The Red Suitcase Reviewed by Deborah Klugman P3 Theatre Company at The Broadwater Through September 3 Playwri…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 03:05PMEkaterina Melnick and Mark Blanchard (Photo by Derek Jones) Venus in Fur Reviewed by Socks Whitmore McCadden Place Theatre Through Sept. 3 The term masochism (defined by the dictionary as …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 03:03PMTwo new books consider the possibilities and limits of documentary theatre in a polarized nation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:03PMThrough a rock score, the musical explores the historical record of the 19th century axe murderer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PMBrisk Festival Edition III Reviewed by Martín Hernández Morgan Wixson Theatre Through Sept. 9 This international theatre festival has winnowed hundreds of submissions down to 52 entries, a…
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The Broadway Bradshaws took a little day off to have a Relaxation crustacean vacation elation staycation at the Art of Animation resort ! We have stayed here 4 times before, but have never…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:59PMTwo books come not to bury the Bard but to bring his writing down to the common ground we share.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:58PMPriscilla Gilman’s memoir portrays her father, Richard Gilman, as a passionate, difficult figure who bequeathed her life lessons, many unwittingly.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:57PMWatch a preview of the highly anticipated production of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Bucks County Playhouse, featuring the talented duo of Kate Baldwin and Nicholas Rodriguez. Don't miss…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:55PMCheck out photos of Laurence Fishburne, Katrina Lenk, Miriam Silverman, and other talented actors from the New York Stage and Film Summer Season. Get a glimpse of the shows and the actors br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:55PMPatti Hartigan’s excellent new biography gives us a rich portrait of the playwright’s life and art, and a measure of his significance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:49PMFreestyle Love Supreme, featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Christopher Jackson, will close out the Delacorte Theatre at the Public Theatre ahead of its renovation.
SOURCE: Theatrely at 02:38PMBonnie Milligan will be appearing in the upcoming episodes of And Just Like That..., the popular Sex & the City spinoff on Max. Milligan plays Lela, Charlotte York's new boss at a New Yo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PMThe Reading Rep Theatre production will be directed by Paul Stacey.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PMThrough a rock score, the musical explores the historical record of the 19th century axe murderer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PMA reporter and critic who knew Wilson nearly from the start of his playwriting peak, she wrote the biography she wanted to see.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:11PMThis new musical from the producers of Six has been a hot Fringe ticket.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PMThe Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina-led sci-fi thriller “I.S.S” has been picked up by Bleecker Street. Helmed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the film follows a research trip on the Internati…
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company welcomes renowned directors Phylicia Rashad and Jess McLeod to their highly anticipated 2023/24 season. Get the latest updates and insights into the exciting addi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMMoulin Rouge! has announced that Gabe Martínez will make his Broadway debut as Santiago on October 10. Ricky Rojas, who originated the role, will play his final performance at the Al Hirsch…
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SOURCE: Google at 01:37PMThe one-night-only event will mark the final performance at Central Park's Delacorte prior to its temporary closing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PMNew Musical Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by Taylor Mac and Jason Robert Brown, will premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 2024. Tony Award winner Rob Ashford will direct, …
SOURCE: Theatrely at 01:19PMTO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD returns to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 12–17, 2023.
Emmy Award®-winning actor Richard Thomas stars as Atticus Finch in the First National Tour…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:10PMThe Ariana DeBose-led sci-fi thriller I.S.S. has been picked up by Bleeker Street for a U.S. theatrical release. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Nick Shafir, the film was …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PMThe Tony Award winner will direct “Purpose” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, about an Illinois family at the center of Black American politics.
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Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mandy Gonzalez, Javier Munoz, and more Broadway stars. Bid on the exclusive Char…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PMAmong the hustle and bustle of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, here are some quiet spaces to get a breath of fresh air.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMRob Ashford will direct the 2024 production at the Chicago venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMThis new musical is a children’s classic in the making.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMJoin Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, and other surprise guests for a special one-night-only event, A BRIEF INTERMISSION, at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Celebrate the thea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PMAntonio Díaz, “El Mago Pop”, the most successful illusionist the continent of Europe has ever produced, announced today that general rush and digital lottery tickets will be available f…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:30PMDiscover the highly anticipated premiere of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL at Goodman Theatre. Get all the details on dates and ticket information for this limited engagement produc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMThe film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen is coming to Netflix in the U.K. and Ireland! Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprised his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMEuropean illusionist Antonio Díaz will make his Broadway debut in a limited engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PMThe Tony-winning musical continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PMIt may have “funeral” in its title but this play is also a funny and moving snapshot of life in Hong Kong.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PMFox Associates, LLC is thrilled to announce a multi-year agreement to present Broadway productions at Stifel Theatre in downtown St. Louis. “We are excited to bring more great Broadway ent…
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John Berendt's bestseller is set in Savannah, Georgia, and became a 1997 Clint Eastwood movie.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AMThis solo play explores the early years of Williams and is directed by Alan Cumming.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 11:37AMJapanese anime continues to have its day onstage with this latest show coming in between London premieres of My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away.
SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:30AMMaestro, Bradley Cooper’s new movie about legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, will have its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival. In his directorial fol…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMGet the latest update on Moulin Rouge! The Musical as Gabe Martínez takes on the role of Santiago starting in October. Don't miss the chance to see the new cast member in action at this hig…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMAndrew Rannells, who will co-star with Josh Gad, will be part of the ticket event.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMThe Fund is continuing construction on the $135 million housing and community arts project, which will also include The Cicely Tyson Residential Building.
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:00AMIn serving constellations of disability, this growing program within Chicago Children's Theatre builds confidence, celebrates joy, and fills a gap in support networks.
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Twelfth Night: A Darkly Enchanting Burlesque Affair
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Toil and Trouble Burlesque at The Three Clubs
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:44AMBy Bob Shuman Who is this Shakespeare who needs to be banned in Florida public schools, who dared to write a play called Romeo and Juliet? Was he decadent? Was he warped? Has he really…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:42AMRockers On Broadway, an annual music event raising money for charities that include pre-professional training and scholarships in the performing arts, will celebrate its 30th Anniversary on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AMLighting Designer Eric Price turned to Elation’s Proteus Lucius™ as the feature light of an all-purpose floor package for rock band Taking Back Sunday as they headlined the travelling 'S…
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:24AMThe James Earl Jones Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street) will open Friday, August 18 at 10 AM ET for the Broadway premiere of Gutenberg! The Musical! starring Tony Award® nominee…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMThe James Earl Jones Theatre box office will open Friday, August 18 at 10 AM ET for the Broadway premiere of Gutenberg! The Musical! The first 50 people in line on Friday morning will have…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMTim Sheader directs the recently extended engagement of the Tony-winning Harvey Fierstein-Jerry Herman musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AMThe song made its premiere in the recent episode of the hit Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.
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SOURCE: kendavenport.com at 10:00AMNew version of 2012 play comes to National Theatre with all-black cast. Plus: RSC’s Falkland Sound revisits the 1982 conflict
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Seeing “Springtime for Hitler” in all its bad-taste glory hits a little differently when it’s staged in Skokie in 2023. The suburb is of course the home of the Illinois Holocaust Museu…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:54AMSpamalot is coming back to Broadway! Performances begin Tuesday, October 31, 2023, and the official opening knight is Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Broadway’s St. James Theatre (24…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AMGet a first listen to 'Paradise,' Idina Menzel's latest single from her upcoming album, 'Drama Queen.' Menzel collaborated with disco legend Nile Rodgers on the track. Menzel also worked wit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMThe season opens with Once Upon a Mattress, Jan. 24 – 28, with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer with book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer. The concert adap…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30AMGilded Balloon, EdinburghHenry Naylor’s well-intentioned drama about deaths in care homes lets anger cloud its judgment
Hyde, Manchester, in the 1990s. Frank and Georgie’s 78-year-old mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMThe revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, directed by Jamie Lloyd, begins in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AMMeryl Streep and Ashley Park deliver a stunning performance of “Look For The Light,” a beautiful new song written specifically for the show by multi-Grammy winning artist Sara Bareilles …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AMDenis Jones directs and choreographs the production at the St. Louis venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AMMore than 60 people, mostly community members who are nonprofessional performers, take to the stage Aug. 25-27 in Seattle Rep's Public Works staging of Shakespeare's classic.
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‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Initial Casting, Jake Shears to Play Emcee in ‘Cabaret,’ Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Trailer “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMAustralia’s women’s team – also known as the Matildas – face off against the Lionesses in Wednesday’s semi-final
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:37AMThere are two reasons for choosing to reflect upon Madonna (Madonna Ciccone, b. 1958) on this particular birthday. 2023 puts us at the 40th anniversary of her entry onto the pop charts and h…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:19AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe nerdy comic takes his standup in a new direction with this partly participatory show but it doesn’t exploit his strengths
He may be making his 10th Edinbu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AMThis comedian is hilarious in his stand-up show that's definitely (despite what the title says) not meant for children.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:07AMAkerley joins Sara Barker and Alyssa Sanders on leadership team. Next up: Scripts in Play festival, a co-production with Longacre Lea, and a DC premiere.
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Balancing sadness for the losses with hope about what's been saved, heritage workers are in the early stages of planning recovery and restoration efforts.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:43AMCompany has shared a video of Britney Coleman, who stars as Bobbie in the musical's National Tour, performing 'Being Alive' at Broadway in Chicago!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43AMThis RuPaul's Drag Race winner gets surprisingly vulnerable in a new laugh-filled and moving solo show.
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Paul T Davies review Locusts at Space @ Surgeon's Hall as part of the @edinburgh Fringe.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:13AMThey might be ‘edgy, queer’ comics by night – but by day Shelf are children’s entertainers, and they’re not the only fringe act with a sideline in making kids laugh
When the comedy…
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Paul T Davies reviews Wasteman at Assembly as part of the Edinburgh Fringe.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:50AMFeelgood show acquires added poignancy on an emotional night
Forty years ago, the world was very different for gay men. AIDS was devastating their communities around the world, especially …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:19AMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 16, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07AMAttachment: The Leech Show is a merry romp about an influential reviewer and sums up the industry’s paradoxical attitude to theatre criticism
Advice has been circulating among fringe compa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMSwan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonBrad Birch’s drama aims to explain how it felt to be the centre of the world’s attention in the war but being narrated at becomes tiring
When the RSC inv…
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Vivienne Jolie-Pitt has loved musical theatre ‘since she was a young girl,’ a source says.
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:25AMA drunken and divided dinner party in 2014 is the setting for Peter Arnott’s Chekhovian new comedy. But almost a decade on from the independence vote, why did it take so long?
On a gloriou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMFor more than 60 years, the spiritual power of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s signature work has stunned audiences including Obama. Here, company members explain what it’s like to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMRoundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghUsing verbatim interviews, Ell Potter and Mary Higgins turn their attention to how relationships end – including their own
The boldest, bravest and strang…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghElle Dillon-Reams’ solo show is a stream of consciousness about sexual assault and womanhood
‘Writing about this has been confusing,” says Elle Dillon-Rea…
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There are just ten days until acclaimed musical theatre star Anna O’Byrne brings her celebrated one-woman show Becoming Eliza to
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:36AMFORTY YEARS ON, FROM TWO PERSPECTIVES This is a properly interesting RSC commission: a history play about the Falklands invasion by Argentina in 1982 and the British task force which e…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:35AMA PERFECT PERFECT GANESH In the realm of contemporary theater, where scripts often tend to shy away from tackling profound and uncomfortable subjects, A Perfect Ganesh is a remarkable outlie…
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:18AMFifty years ago this week, the world was introduced to the timeless classic “Nutbush City Limits,” a global hit and
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Paul T Davies reviews Prick by Laurie Flanigan Heggie at the Space On The Mile presented as part of the Edinburgh Fringe.
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:57AMThe forthcoming Broadway rejuvenation of The Wiz will feature Nichelle Lewis in the pivotal role of Dorothy, heralding her inaugural
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 12:39AMThe hit musical, which just opened at Broadway's Winter Garden, continues at the West End's Adelphi.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AMThe renowned musical, Six, has released new visuals in an updated trailer for its West End production. This latest trailer
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