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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PMThe new choreopoem from nicHi Douglas features music by S T A R R Busby and JJJJJerome Ellis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMPalumbo will depart at the end of the current season, after nearly two decades with the institution.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMCreated 100 years ago, Nijinska’s ballet Les Noces is a feminist masterpiece. Andrea Miller, who has choreographed a new version using Stravinsky’s music and art by Phyllida Barlow, hail…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25PMMerrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez & Jonathan Groff starts previews tonight on Broadway!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:11PMVirtuosi in recital!
The Los Angeles Philharmonic 2023/24 season is chock-full of exciting concerts and celebrity artist appearances. The following season’s highlights will be perform…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:07PM“What a terrible tragedy.” Indeed. That’s the lyric cried out as, in theory, the famously magnificent Cornish home at the heart of the story burns to the ground at the climax of the mu…
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There were 25 productions running on Broadway last week with 16 playing to 90% capacity or more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PMPart 3 in a 3-part essay series from Zoë Kim about how she created her Edinburgh Fringe solo show: Did You Eat? (밥 먹었니?).
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PMWatch cast members of A Wonderful World St. James Infirmary in rehearsal!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:55PMCheck out a sneak peek photo of Stranger Things: The First Shadow!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PMIn a triptych of plays, now onstage in Santa Monica, Calif., the Ukrainian playwright responds with ferocity to the invasion of his country.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PMIn taking a solo show to Kyiv, I joined in a statement of solidarity, common humanity, and everyday expression in the face of invasion.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PMSugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker will have its world premiere at New York City Center, where it will play November 14-28. It will then play in Chicago at Auditorium Theatre Dec…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 03:15PMFor the week ending Sept. 17, the 25 currently running productions grossed $21,640,927.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:13PMNew paint, new art—a new celebration!
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The Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission has approved plans for the legendary RTN Crew, creators of the iconic 787-f…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:03PMHow popular is Broadway? According to the trade association The Broadway League, at its pre-pandemic peak, audiences for Broadway shows surpassed that of the ten professional sports teams of…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:00PMOn any given day in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, you can find a block party, parade, or festival taking over the city’s streets. But there is only one day eac…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:00PMTwenty-two million people can’t be wrong. That’s the number of folks who ride the Staten Island Ferry each year. And while most of those people on the boat are residents of the “forgot…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:00PMWith 468 stations, 660 miles of track, over 3.5 million riders per day, and 24-hour service, the New York City Subway is the busiest and most extensive rapid transit system in the Western wo…
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With 13 cast members out of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond musical, the show's associate director, Austin Regan, stepped in!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PMAndrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express makes a triumphant return to London's West End in summer 2024.
SOURCE: Theatrely at 02:40PMA transgressively absurdist exploration of the culture of Black music from blues to funk as the soundtrack of revolution, and its survival and commodification in the present. Camille Bacon-S…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:33PMWriter Pearl Cleage's play is about characters trying to hold on to their idealism, and their relationships, even as conflict lurks around every corner.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:30PMWhat makes this play intriguing is the space between, the quiet of mind in its many forms juxtaposed with the noise of forced intention that is so poignant in its playing.
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:25PMThe lovable Little Red is back by popular demand!
This charming, song-infused retelling of Little Red Riding Hood finds Little Red at the center of new adventures and new ways of seeing fam…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:20PMDeborah Cox has unveiled a first look at her costume for the upcoming Broadway revival of The Wiz. Cox surprised Tamron Hall on her talk show by singing for her 53rd birthday episode. The se…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PMNew musical Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent) will get its world premiere at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene this winter. The production features Steven Skybell, Abby Goldfarb, …
SOURCE: Theatrely at 02:19PMA trio of new shows joined Broadway last week to mostly decent box office figures as the fall season begins to take shape. Most impressive was Gutenberg! The Musical! starring Josh Gad and A…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:01PMThis play is not a walk in the park. It is a running of the gauntlet. Both these characters are playing a high stakes game, and because of the combination of writing, direction and perfo…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:00PMReflecting the fiercely independent personalities of Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard in light on a co-headline tour requires a deftly balanced show. A towering, power-projecting, cathedral-l…
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Rachel Bloom remembers the exact moment that she decided her latest stage project, “Death, Let Me Do My Show,” couldn’t be the lightweight standup show she was hoping it would be. It w…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:56PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 9/17/2023.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMColours of Ostrava is the Czech Republic’s largest and most eclectic music festival. Colours’ Technical Director Josef “Pepa” Ženíšek led a core production team and is also instru…
SOURCE: PLSN at 01:45PMAudible Inc. celebrates the fifth anniversary of Audible Theater with new shows: The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Nobody Cares starring Laura Benanti, and the world premiere of Dead Outlaw. Rea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMThe three-day celebration of Broadway took place September 8–11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43PMWith a book by Eric Simonson and songs by the Violent Femmes' Gordon Gano, Milwaukee Rep brings a legendary true crime saga to the city where it began.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PMFUNNY GIRL is coming to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from April 30–May 26, 2024.
WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN!
Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by …
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:30PMANDRUS NICHOLS' excellent production stars Samantha Steinmetz as "Emily Webb", who smartly endows her with a simple portrayal of girlishness and whimsy. She is sad sometimes, pensive sometim…
SOURCE: theberkshireedge.com at 01:24PMThe show is intense and thought provoking and it is one that will stay with you for a long time. Starring ATRA ASDOU & AFSHEEN MISAGHI, this is one that should not be missed. Through Sept 2…
SOURCE: www.newjerseystage.com at 01:10PMThe festival presents a violent Shakespearean interaction with fruit, dance for neurodiverse and neurotypical audiences and showers of (play) money.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:07PMSUGAR HILL: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker will then play Chicago after its debut at New York City Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley will host the not-for-profit's first large-scale, in-person fundraiser since the pandemic.
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Afiya’s (Atra Asdou) husband, Jawid, is played by Afsheen Misaghi. He has thrown his lot in with the Taliban. Misaghi plays his part with a depth of unassuming masculinity yet He feels gr…
SOURCE: unionnewsdaily.com at 12:59PMI originally intended to do a post on The Mamas and the Papas on the birthday of their late songwriter and arranger John Phillips (1935-2001), but by most accounts he was a piece of work and…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:55PMBroadway Records will release London’s Bridge Theatre cast recording of Guys & Dolls, available digitally on September 29, 2023.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PMRegan made his Broadway performing debut during the September 17 matinee at the Broadhurst.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PMEmily Mann will direct the Tennessee Williams classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PMAt Curious Theatre, a first-rate cast delivers with Tracy Letts’ funny, shocking play
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SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 12:27PMThe show is filled to the brim with musical talent from its cast and live orchestra. By LAURA MILLS
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:24PMThis circus-inspired take on the beloved musical works wonders in numerous
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SOURCE: ashevillestages.com at 12:19PMBrickman & Elice Revive Comedy/Horror Love Story by Patricia L. Morin As the old TV theme song goes: “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky,” and never lost for…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:08PM“There will be f*ck-ups!” Oliver to his cast, or me to my editor upon submitting this article.
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The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will return to the heart of New York City’s Theater District on Sunday, October 1, 2023, and has added more tables from beloved Broadway shows…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AMThe honorees will be celebrated at the 59th annual ceremony in October.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMThe production previously enjoyed a Leicester run in 2021.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMStars like Suzanne Farrell and Edward Villella celebrated alongside dancers of today, many born years after the death of George Balanchine, the company’s revered founder.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:49AMIn Lafayette, theatre kicks off adult programming with a winning musical
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SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 11:23AMIn this video, watch as we catch up with star of the To Kill a Mockingbird National Tour, Richard Thomas! He chats about the importance of this story, why it still resonates with audiences t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMSee production photos of the play, a co-commission with the National Theatre, RISING Melbourne, and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMA new production of Eisa Davis’s Bulrusher at McCarter Theatre Center delivers on the playwright’s vision: welcoming, submerging, and transforming us. Jeannine Cook reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:10AMAccording to Broadway Direct, the website that manages online sales for Hamilton, a single prime ticket in row K of the orchestra to see the Tony Award-winning musical during the height of t…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:00AMAre you excited about the idea of going to see Broadway shows but get sticker shock when you see what it’s going to cost? You’re not alone. Four hundred dollars for a single premium orch…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:00AMBut Off-Broadway is much more than just an incubator for commercial hits. Produced in theaters with much smaller seating capacities, Off-Broadway offers artists and producers the opportunity…
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HOW HIP-HOP FOUND ITS WAY TO THEATRE
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 10:57AMNicholas Hytner directs the classic musical at the Bridge Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AMNew Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by producer Mark Cortale with Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese to create and develop new theatrical works, has commissioned its ne…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:52AMDaphne Rubin-Vega and Tim Daly will lead The Night of the Iguana Off-Broadway this December. Learn more about the play here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AMThe screen star will make her stage debut as the murdered actor Susan Cabot.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMThe lineup has been announced for Variety's annual Business of Broadway Breakfast, set to take place in New York on October 2. Included in the event are cast members from Merrily We Roll Al…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:37AMMikayla Renfrow, who is currently in the ensemble of Aladdin and understudying the role of Jasmine, took to TikTok to share a story of how an airline went above and beyond to get her to the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:13AMThe Monty Python-style send-up of the Bram Stoker classic is currently haunting Off-Broadway's New World Stages.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMLuke Sheppard will direct the production at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMThe concert version of the Broadway musical will play the Eventim Apollo in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMLondon’s Southbank Centre has expanded its inventory of Ayrton LED moving head fixtures with the addition of 12 Ayrton Mistral S spots to its permanent rig over the Royal Festival Hall’s…
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:04AMOn September 18, Broadway united for Broadway for Biden- a one-night-only concert fundraiser event for the reelection of President Joe Biden. Check out photos from the night here!
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Bellevue Teatret (Bellevue Theatre) is located in Klampenborg, a desirable suburb north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its scenic location is about 100 meters back from the beach, and stunning view…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:57AMThe new CHAUVET Professional REM series of LED video panels is the ultimate in camera-friendliness, both in terms of the images it displays, and in the way those images are picked up by came…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:50AMThe Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has announced the 2023 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 59th annual ceremony on October 23 in New York. Find out who w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AMLauren Gunderson’s new play is timely, tantalising but doesn’t quite hit its mark
With more than 20 plays under her belt, San-Francisco based Lauren Gunderson is one of the most produced…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:49AMYou Gotta Believe (YGB), a New York City-based, national organization that focuses exclusively on finding permanent parents and families for older kids in foster care, hosted its 9th annual…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:43AMOn this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago's month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play 'Something …
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:40AMMiracle of miracles, a silent comedy star I haven’t yet written about. I don’t know how Glen Cavender (1883-1962) slipped through the cracks (maybe I thought Glenn Tryon was Glenn enough…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:37AMPhiladelphia Theatre Company and others have received project funding.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:34AMJohn Waters is known for his 1988 film Hairspray, was remade as a Tony Award-winning musical on Broadway. But in John Waters' 1988 original, it was an 18-year-old Ricki Lake who was first t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AMShakespeare Theatre Company's 23/24 season has opened with EVITA, which is playing now through October 15. Read the reviews for Evita here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07AM"Wait, no-one's played this role before...ever?!" Originating a role is a very exciting, if slightly daunting opportunity. Emma Houlahan offers her advice on the process!
SOURCE: blog.stageagent.com at 09:01AMA lot of major film and TV productions may currently be on hold due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but luckily the New York theater scene hasn’t been affected. A new Broadway season is …
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The new claims made me think about the media’s treatment of the woman he so famously humiliated on Radio 2. I hope we all know better now
Contemplating the notion of crossing the line, Rus…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMHampstead theatre, LondonLauren Gunderson’s smart play finds a software engineer creating a digital version of a sister who has disappeared
While screenwriters strike, partly over the thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMAs he caps his 30-year tenure, the University of Chicago Office of the Provost will lead a comprehensive search for his successor in the coming months.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:47AMToday we celebrate the late James Haskins (1941-2005), author of somewhere upwards of 150 books for young people and adults. We know of Haskins chiefly on account of two works in particular:…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:33AMCombine equal parts family drama and youthful enthusiasm with a dash of stoner comedy and you get “Baked! The Musical,” delivered piping hot at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre.
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‘Heart of Rock and Roll’ Heading to Broadway, ‘Swing State’ Reviews, Betty Who and ‘Hadestown’ Cast Sing on the Street “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM40 Years of Broadway: 1993 - 2003:
Top Flops, Revivals and New Shows
When you see my list of my Top 10 favorite Broadway shows from August 20, 1993 - August 19, 2003, you'll probably be m…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:37AMGreat news! Today is the pub date for Eve Golden’s new book Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life of Lupe Velez. Fans know the high marks set by Eve’s earlier works on Jean Harlow, The…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:25AMDracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, officially opened at New World Stages last night, September 18. Performances will run through January 7. Read the revie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19AMCirque du Soleil could soon have a permanent U.K. home at iconic London venue The Saville Theatre, which is being revived and restored by Yoo Capital. Located on Shaftesbury Avenue, in the h…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:00AMBloom talks trunk songs, cut jokes, demo derbies and wrestling with mortality in "Death, Let Me Do My Show."
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Hamilton alum and The Wiz star Keenan D. Washington (Little Town) has released an all new original mashup, 'Found Beautifully Depared', in honor of Suicide Prevention Month.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33AM“Baked!” is a sweet, funny, coming-of-age show about a bright-eyed valedictorian who finds herself short of tuition for Harvard.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:30AMI have heard the future, and it is here. It happened from listening to COMPANY, SWEENEY TODD, INTO THE WOODS and ASSASSINS. You’re about to quote Katz from WOMAN OF THE YEAR and say, “So…
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 06:00AMSpecial guest Princess Weekes is back for yet another adaptation of Cinderella, this time the 1997 Disney live-action classic starring Brandy and Whitney Houston. Angie hates on Gus Gus, Pr…
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Henry Fraser's inspirational memoir is now a musical, directed by Luke Sheppard of "& Juliet" renown.
SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:55AMDracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, officially opened at New World Stages last night, September 18. Performances will run through January 7. Check out phot…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25AMDracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, officially opened at New World Stages last night, September 18. Performances will run through January 7. Check out phot…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25AMOfficial London Theatre is the number one site to get theatre tickets, news and exclusive interviews for top London shows.
Whether you like an upbeat musical, a hilarious slapstick comedy, a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:13AM1979. Inside Clarence House, The Queen Mother’s receptions are in full swing and the champagne is flowing. Guiding the proceedings is William ‘Billy’ Tallon, holder of the royal corgis…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:13AMBy Douglas Mayo
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express is to return to London in Summer 2024 at a specially designed auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park.
This post Starlight Express retur…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:05AMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 19, 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 05:04AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express, which has been seen by over 20 million people across the world, will make its triumphant return to London.
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WELCOME TO THE WEST WING, WHERE THE WOMEN ARE FUCKED AND THE MAN IS FECKLESS Seven women propping up one man—that’s the premise behind Selena Fillinger’s POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:59AMLOSS AND GRIEF IN A SILICON WORLD In a bleak grey minimalist space Merril (a restlessly gamine Myanna Buring) is grieving her much younger sister Angie, who has vanished, pre…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:55AMAn original British musical delivers, and then some
It's rare that a new musical or play opens in the West End with as much positive word-of-mouth as The Little Big Things. Social media has…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:19AMOpera Australia’s new Artistic Director Jo Davies today announced the Company will present an epic, fully staged production of Tosca,
SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:09AMWith heart-pounding energy, fiery passion, and blazing raw talent, the Argentinian men of Malevo are set to heat up the
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